Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 3 - 9 March 2022 Issue 1913

Issue No. 1913

Banking changes UNICA JA’S merger with Liberbank brings the closure of 143 branches belong‐ ing to both banks on March 18.

In all, the Malaga‐ based bank will eventually close 395 offices with 1,513 employees made re‐ dundant, although according to in‐ formed sources quot‐ ed in the Spanish me‐ dia, only one Unicaja office is scheduled to close in Almeria Province.

The autonomous region of Castilla‐ Leon will be the most‐affected by the first phase of clo‐ sures, with 56 branches due to pull down their shutters on Friday March 18.

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CHARITY TRIUMPH PAWS-PATAS SHELTER: Well-loved cats looking for purrfect fur-ever homes.

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Photo credit: Chrissie Cremore

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VERA Town Hall has created AlertaOkupa, an App to solve problems created by squatters.

“This goes back some years,” Vera’s mayor Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanco said. “It has be‐ come a public safety issue, gen‐ erating social alarm with around 100 occupied proper‐ ties, according to town hall in‐ formation sources.”

“Members of the public who

Squatter alert witness any kind of situation linked to squatting can use the AlertaOkupa app to send an anonymous alert to the local administration. They are also guaranteed privacy and at the same time they are contribut‐ ing to the fight against squat‐ ting,” Jorge Blanco said.

The information, which can include photos, videos and au‐ dio files, is instantly relayed to the town hall’s departments of Urban Development, Social Services, Public Works and Ser‐ vices, the mayor explained.

Thanks to these details, the appropriate steps can be taken

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La Geoda hardly damaged Photo credit: Vera town hall

ANTI-SQUATTER APP: Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanca explains how AlertaOkupa functions.

in line with established proce‐ dures, collaborating with the different departments in‐ volved. “We are aware that lo‐ cal administrations are limited as to what they can do to solve the squatter problem. This is an issue that is complex and global, involving many vari‐ ables that depend on national laws,” Jorge Blanco said.

“But what we do have clear is that Vera Town Hall is on the side of residents affected by squatters and we shall continu‐ ing to develop initiatives like AlertaOkupa,” the mayor de‐ clared.

THE man and woman who managed to enter Pulpi’s crystal‐lined cave, La Geoda, did less damage than was originally feared.

They entered on New Year’s Eve and although the news did not emerge until mid‐February, the Guardia Civil did not take long to trace them after they boasted about the feat on Face‐ book.

“The damage was minimal, it wasn’t as bad as it might have been and is not apparent at first glance,” Juan Bautista Lopez, Pulpi’s Tourism councillor and deputy mayor, told the Spanish news agency, Efe. “But the break‐in is now in the hands of the law and we hope that the case is dealt with in an exemplary manner,” Lopez said, adding that security would be stepped up at the cave.

“You can’t see anything at all,” a tourist who recently visit the abandoned silver mine where the geode was discovered by chance in 1999, commented afterwards.

Mila Carretero, the geologist who coordinates visits to La Geoda, confirmed that the gypsum crystals looked as though they were in perfect condition. “Although the intruders scratched them, it’s hardly noticeable,” she said.

Population explosion ALMERIA City’s green parrakeet popula‐ tion has tripled over the last five years.

Jose Luis Molina from Almeria Univer‐ sity Scientific Collections Centre (Ce‐ coual) revealed that a 2015 survey lo‐ cated 129 of the wild parrakeets in the provincial capital.

By 2018 there were 220 and, at the last count, Cecoual estimates that 355 of them have now colonised the city’s Andarax, El Boticario and El Toyo parks, as well the University gardens and the Nueva Almeria, Ciudad Jardin and Plaza de Toros neighbourhoods.

Despite the threefold increase, the

city’s parrot population is “small and controllable,” Molina told the provincial Spanish press.

Measures to control the population will include dipping parrots’ eggs in paraffin as well as trapping and sterilis‐ ing adults.

“They could then be given in adoption to willing volunteers,” Molina suggest‐ ed.

These solutions have not yet been put into practice, explained Almeria City’s Environmental Sustainability councillor.

“Junta de Andalucia permission is necessary first,” she said.

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NIBS EXTRA Go faster THE ObjetivoAlmeriaAVE‐ CorredorMed association, pressing for improved rail connections for Almeria, is using a drone to obtain a bird’s‐eye view of progress made on constructing the track for the Almeria‐Murcia high speed train. The footage will be used to back the association’s insistence that work should speed up.

Almeria offer ALMERIA City mayor Ra‐ mon Fernandez‐Pacheco is willing to provide help for Ukrainians fleeing the war.

“Almeria has always been supportive and welcoming,” Fernandez‐Pacheco de‐ clared in his Twitter account.

“City hall now offers Spain’s government all collabora‐ tion in welcoming Ukrainian refugees. This barbarism has to end now,” he declared.

Fast food ADRA’s first Burger King, which provides employ‐ ment for 23 young people, was inaugurated by Adra’s mayor Manuel Cortes. He was very pleased to wel‐ come the fast food outlet, he said, as it reflected the way the municipality was making continual progress and growing each day.

Own premises ROQUETAS’ Red Cross now has its own headquarters in‐ stead of sharing Proteccion Civil’s premises. Handing over the keys to the remod‐ elled Adult Education School, Roquetas mayor said that this was the town hall’s way of thanking the Red Cross for the altruistic work it carried out each day.

Cash needed REHABILITATING Cantoria’s neo‐classic Almanzora palace needs around €5 mil‐ lion. As the hall has an annu‐ al budget of approximately €6.5 million, the town hall will ask for cash from the Ministry of Public Works or, failing that, the EU’s Next Generation Fund created to counteract the pandemic’s economic effects.

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‘No wind farm’ say 13,000 OPPOSITION to the offshore Mar de Agata wind farm fac‐ ing the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar national park continues to grow.

To date 13,000 people ‐ in‐ cluding members of 120 lo‐ cal, regional and national groups ‐ have signed the on‐ line www.change.org peti‐ tion organised by the Stop Parque Eolico Mar de Agata platform.

“They understand that the loss of biodiversity resulting from the wind farm would be as serious as climate change,” an Amigos del Par‐ que Natural Cabo de Gata‐Ni‐ jar group spokesperson said.

“And the battle against cli‐ mate cannot be fought at the expense of biodiversity.”

Environmentalist, wildlife

OFFSHORE WIND FARM: To date 13,000 people have signed the online petition.

protection groups and fishing guilds opposed to the Mar de Agata project have been joined by Ashal, which repre‐ sents Almeria Province’s hos‐ pitality sector, as well as as‐ sociations whose members own businesses located in‐ side the national park.

Stop Parque Eolico Mar de

Campervans ‘breaking rules’ ROQUETAS mayor Gabriel Amat ad‐ mitted that the town has a camper‐ van problem, with dozens parked in the town.

“It’s one thing for some to come, they always have, and we have tried to ensure they enjoy staying in our municipality,” he said earlier this month as complaints grew.

“But now they are affecting resi‐ dents and ignoring regulations,” Am‐ at added.

Amat explained that although the town hall was able to lodge com‐ plaints, it could not actually fine mo‐ torhome‐owners who outstayed their welcome. “That must be done by the coastal authority, Costas, or the Environment department. The Local Police reports them and then forwards the fine.”

At the other end of the coast, the Junta’s Sustainable Development de‐ partment is debating whether to bring forward its annual campaign to discourage motorhomes from wild camping in coastal areas. Concentrat‐ ing on the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar nation‐ al park, this is carried out by rangers from the Environment department, who patrol during July, August and September. They remind camper‐ vans that they may not remain overnight and should move to a per‐ mitted site, imposing fines for those who ignore their warnings and re‐ main. Owing to the current prolifera‐ tion of wild campers, this year could see an earlier start, hinted Raquel Es‐ pin, the Junta's Sustainable Develop‐ ment delegate to Almeria.

Agata argues that the 20 wind turbines, each of which is 261 metres high, would oc‐ cupy an area of 70 square kilometres very close to sev‐ eral officially‐protected ma‐ rine zones.

The platform, which is con‐ tinuing to collect signatures for the www.change.org pe‐

tition stressed that renew‐ able energy, if well‐planned, is a good option for comply‐ ing with the EU’s objectives.

“But the process needs a participative and decen‐ tralised transition, making use of already‐developed ar‐ eas with the least possible impact on the environment.”

Guaranteed water supply

WATER DEPOSIT: Will now guarantee a continuous supply.

WORK is progressing on Vera’s new water deposit in the El Hacho area.

With a 3,426‐cubic metre capacity, this will substitute the existing deposit that was built in 1983. This holds only 800 cubic metres, said Alfonso Garcia, Vera’s Infrastructure council‐ lor who is also CEO of Codeur, the semi‐pub‐ lic sector company which is building the deposit and is responsi‐ ble for Vera’s water supply.

Accompanying Ve‐ ra’s mayor, Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanco, on a recent visit to the site, Garcia explained that the new deposit

would guarantee a continuous supply if faced with interrup‐ tions or unforeseen emergencies.

“This will allow us to advance on the Sus‐ tainable Water Strat‐ egy that has been drawn up by the town hall together with Codeur,” Jorge Blanco said.

“It means that Ve‐ ra’s water infrastruc‐ ture will be sufficient for a future increase in the supply allocat‐ ed via the Junta’s Plan Hidrologico wa‐ ter plan,” the mayor added.

“That is vital if we are to complete the important construc‐

tion projects that are included in the town’s General Development Plan (PGOU) and will enable the municipality to grow.”

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Andalucia or Murcia?

A RECENT survey revealed that 68 per cent of Alme‐ ria Province residents be‐ lieve their identity is dif‐ ferent from Andalucia’s.

The study was carried out for Accion por Alme‐ ria, a cultural association that since 2013 has pro‐ moted Almeria’s ‘inborn culture’ and defends the province’s right to exist as a separate autonomous region. Sixty per cent of those interviewed admit‐ ted that they would back a political party that could represent Almeria provin‐ cially and regionally, said Accion por Almeria’s pres‐ ident Gregoria Fernandez.

Fifty‐two per cent went so far as to suggest that Almeria Province had more in common with its neighbour to the east ‐ Murcia ‐ than its Andalu‐ cia neighbour, Granada.

The Almeria en Accion president theorised that Almeria could just as easi‐ ly have become part of the autonomous region of Murcia or stood alone as a one‐province autono‐ my. He also pointed out 62 per cent of Almeria res‐ idents were unaware that Almeria was recognised as a separate kingdom during the Middle Ages.

“The population of Almeria and Andalucia have recognised each oth‐ er as different for cen‐ turies,” Fernandez said, quoting the old saying: “Almeria belongs to Lev‐ ante and not Andalucia.”

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TWO elderly British women who disappeared from Arboleas on February 22 were found next day in Almeria City.

Aged 79 and 83, they had driven from Arboleas earlier in the day but failed to return home that night. A worried family member reported their absence to the Guardia Civil in Zurgena at 11pm, explaining that both suffered from dementia.

Alerted by the Emergency Services, they were eventually lo‐ cated in their car by the National Police at 4.30am the following morning in Calle Emilio Campra Bonilla in Almeria City.

Both women, who were in a good state of health “but a little disorientated” were taken to police headquarters in Almeria City, where the husband of one of the women was waiting for them.

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Small charity solves a big problem ONE un‐neutered female cat could be responsible for a staggering 2,072,514 cats over an eight‐year period.

“That’s why the Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) scheme for controlling feral cat colonies is so vital,” pointed out Chrissie Cre‐ more, vice‐president of the PAWS‐PATAS animal chari‐ ty based in Los Gallardos.

“PAWS‐PATAS is proud to inform you that as of February 21 we have suc‐ cessfully trapped, neutered and returned 683 feral cats,” Chrissie told the Euro Weekly News.

“This is an amazing tri‐ umph for a small charity trying to solve a big prob‐ lem,” she said. “There are

only a few volunteers tak‐ ing on this massive task and helping local commu‐ nities in Mojacar and sur‐ rounding areas,” she said.

“PAWS‐PATAS has pre‐ vented thousands and thousands of kittens from being born into an unfortu‐ nate and unknown exis‐ tence, either starving to death or dying from a painful disease.

“We have struggled for decades with funding but thankfully a large legacy was donated specifically for our TNR campaign, but this amazing gift has now been exhausted,” Chrissie explained. “We receive no statutory funding, there‐ fore without the dedica‐

tion and generosity of our volunteers, fundraisers ‐ and you, the public ‐ we could not survive. Our thanks must also go to our fantastic and supportive vets,” she said. “We are passionate about this cam‐ paign and want to contin‐ ue our work and help with the feral cat population.”

To neuter a female cat costs between €60 and €80 and male between €35 and €55, Chrissie said, adding that readers who wish to help can donate via the www.paws‐patas.org website or at one of their outlets in Turre, Las Buganvillas, Mojacar and Mojacar Playa, specifying that it is for TNR use.

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Spanish in Ukraine THE Ministry of the Interior will be deploy‐ departure of the second and last convoy on ing a new elite GEO group on the Ukraini‐ Friday, February 25, in which the ambas‐ an border. sador, Silvia Cortes, travelled.

Their deployment is part of ‘Operation The officers were in charge of lowering Prussia’ in which the National Police is guar‐ the national flag, which they will guard until anteeing the security of the two convoys they arrive back in Spain. Along with the se‐ that have left the Spanish embassy in Kyiv. curity tasks, the officers are attending to As happened with the withdrawal of the needs of the evacuees with water, Spanish troops from Afghanistan, and the food, and sanitation. evacuation of diplomatic personnel and their collabo‐ rators, the elite group of the National Police has been guaranteeing the security of the embassy and the com‐ THERE were scenes of devastation as a storm hit Mini‐ patriots for two weeks now, Europe Brussels with the sad sight of the Tower of Brus‐ in the face of the imminent sels City Hall falling onto Market Square.

Russian attack that finally Don’t worry however as no‐one was injured and it started last week. should be possible to repair the incredible damage with‐ According to the same in a month or so. Mini‐Europe is a park featuring all the sources, the National Police wonders of Europe, in miniature. Bonsai trees, flowery have also been in charge of groves and dwarf trees embellish the 350 monuments physically securing the which have been reproduced at scale 1/25.

Spanish embassy after the

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THE conflict in the Ukraine has already pushed the gas price as it rises as much as 60 per cent in one day, however it has still yet to achieve the pre‐Christmas high of €160/MWh. With the war not likely to end any time soon and with sanctions in place gas prices are likely to remain high in the short to medi‐ um term, however there is one good thing that has come out of it which is that the European Union is now firmly committed to building its own sus‐

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Gas up 60% Supply is guaranteed. tainable energy supply.

Like so many countries in Europe, roughly 25 per cent of Spain’s electricity is gen‐ erated through plants that use gas to generate elec‐

tricity pushing the price to the consumer above €240/ MWh, a price reversing all the reductions that has been seen this year.

The Minister of the Eco‐ logical Transition, Teresa Ribera, has said that the en‐ ergy supply is “guaran‐ teed”, but at the same time warned of rising prices with most households likely to see a sharp increase in their electricity costs again.

No longer neutral

ON Monday February 28, Switzerland said the country would adopt all EU sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its invasion of the Ukraine.

The move is a huge deviation from the country’s history, Switzerland historically having remained neutral when it comes to international conflicts.

A statement issued by the government following the council meeting said: “In view of Russia’s continuing military intervention in Ukraine, the Federal Council took the deci‐ sion on February 28 to adopt the packages

of sanctions imposed by the EU on February 23 and 25.”

The statement also said that the sanctions will be adopted immediately, including those imposed on the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Repeating its offer to mediate the govern‐ ment said: “Switzerland reaffirms its solidari‐ ty with Ukraine and its people; it will be de‐ livering relief supplies for people who have fled to Poland.”

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Convoy nearing Kyiv ON Tuesday, March 1, a convoy of Rus‐ sian forces was seen stretching a stag‐ gering 65 kilometres near Kyiv.

The convoy was made up of tanks, sup‐ port vehicles, artillery and armoured ve‐ hicles, while satellite data from Maxar Technologies found ground forces and ground attack helicopters in Belarus.

On Monday, February 28, peace talks were held between Ukraine and Russia but according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the shelling of Ukraine by Russia intensified. He be‐ lieved that the timing was not coinciden‐ tal.

Zelenskyy commented: “The talks were taking place against the backdrop of bombing and shelling of our territory, our cities. Synchronising of the shelling with

CONVOY: Included armoured vehicles.

the negotiating process was obvious. I believe Russia is trying to put pressure (on Ukraine) with this simple method.”

The Ukrainian president has said that no concessions will be made “when one side is hitting each other with rocket ar‐ tillery.”

Van Gogh auctioned A MASTERPIECE painted by Van Gogh while he was at a psy‐ chiatric hospital is set to be auctioned in New York for around $45 million. One of the works painted while he was in the Saint‐Remy psychiatric hospital will headline Christie’s 20th‐ century art auction scheduled for next May. The piece, Champs près des Alpilles, painted in 1889, has re‐ mained in private hands since its creation and has never been exhibited in public. It is also one of two works that Van Gogh sent from the hospital to his good friend Joseph Roulin.

“Painted during his stay at the asylum at Saint‐Remy, and lat‐ er owned by his friend Joseph Roulin, (...) Champs près des Alpilles is inextricably linked to the tragic biography of the painter,” said Vanessa Fusco, co‐head of Christie’s 20th‐century auction in New York.

The painting, which was owned until 2003 by designer Yves Saint Laurent, is a landscape he painted outside the asylum in the south of France where he was treated for a year after a mental health crisis that led him to cut off his ear.

Danger of cyberattacks THE Spanish government has asked senior civil servants and diplomats to change their passwords in order to avoid potential Russian cy‐ berattacks.

The advice comes from the National Cryptologic Centre, a cybersecurity body attached to the National Intelligence Centre. This alert comes after the Ministry of Digital Trans‐ formation in Ukraine reported the largest cyberattack in the country’s history on February 15, “against state websites and the banking sector.” The minister of Digital Transfor‐ mation, Mikhail Fyodorov, pointed out that the attack had been prepared in ad‐ vance and had a cost “amounting to millions of dol‐ lars.”

The head of the Ukrainian Security Council’s cybersecuri‐ ty department, Ilya Vityuk, said that while it was too early to point to a direct perpetra‐ tor, it could not have been a lone hacker or small group, given the high cost of such an operation.

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Kurt Zoumastyle cat attacks THUGS are carrying out Kurt Zouma‐style cat attacks as part of a new online obses‐ sion.

In February, Kurt Zouma was caught on video having abused his pet cat. His foot‐ ball club fined him £250,000 over the incident. The RSPCA also took his cats away. The football star was seen on film kicking and slapping one of his cats.

The incident has sparked a horrific craze. One online group has taken to sharing similar attacks. They have been sharing the footage on social media.

According to one publica‐ tion, one pet owner from Dorset was left with expen‐ sive vet bills after her cat was attacked.

Pet owner Dawn was shocked when her young cat Murphy returned home after having been viciously at‐ tacked.

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FOLLOWING the recent trend set by major recording artists, Neil Diamond has become the latest superstar to sell his entire work of music. Universal Music has purchased the entire catalogue of the 81‐year‐old singer/songwriter’s in‐ credible catalogue of songs, as well as the publishing rights.

It is not known how much money exchanged hands in the deal, but it is believed to be in the region of the £300 million that Bob Dylan previously received from Universal Music.

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Dirty money THE UK government has fi‐ nally presented plans to stop the money laundering that the country is renowned for, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that the coun‐ try is “No place for dirty mon‐ ey.”

The government an‐ nounced plans to table the Economic Crime (Transparen‐ cy and Enforcement Bill) on Tuesday, March 1, which they say will stop the laundering of ill‐gotten wealth through the purchase of UK property.

Underlying the bill is the need for property owners in the UK to declare their true identity, which will target those who use shell compa‐ nies to make their purchases.

A separate Economic Crime Bill is also in the offing, which wlll target company owner‐ ship. It is understood that the bills allow for the jailing of anyone who breaks the rules, for up to five years.

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Hero pilot

ONE Ukrainian pilot has been named the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ after reportedly shooting down 10 Russian planes.

According to Ukraine’s offi‐ cial Facebook account, during the first 30 hours of the war, the pilot shot down six planes.

Taking to Twitter, Ukraine released footage of the pilot.

The post read: “Ukraine prob‐ ably not its first ace since World War II. This is the anonymous pilot of the MiG‐ 29, nicknamed the Ghost of Kyiv.”

They added: “To become an ace pilot, you need to shoot down five planes. And the Ghost of Kyiv shot twice as many.”

The post continued: “And al‐ though it is still unknown who

Planes shot down.

is piloting the Ukrainian MiG‐ 29 plane and whether he is re‐ sponsible for the 10 downed Russian planes, Ukrainians are grateful to this hero with brass balls, who’s having Russian air‐ craft for breakfast.

“God speed and happy hunting.”

Birmingham delays

TRAVELLERS have complained that they have been hit with severe queues at Birming‐ ham Airport. Issues have reportedly arisen as passengers have queued in their hundreds to get through security.

One passenger heading home to Belfast told media: “I was in the queue for at least an hour.

“The thing with an airport is they will always absolutely know how many people are coming through because everyone is checked in. I’d al‐ ready checked in and as soon as I turned round the corner I was met with a queue of

around 200 people, maybe more.

“Some were very elderly and had no place to sit down. We were all just stuck there stand‐ ing in this queue.”

The passenger went on to add: “People were frustrated because there was no com‐ munication while we were waiting as to what the issue was and when I finally got through to the security point, only two lines were open.

To be fair to the staff, they were working flat out but it just took so long to get through.”

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Vehicle thefts THE Ministry of the Interior has released data that shows an average of 37,000 vehicles are stolen every year, although the country is not in the top 10 for car thefts in the European Union.

The European average is 150,000 cars stolen each year with Greece topping that list with over 180,000 or 500 a day.

Other countries where car theft is high may sur‐ prise you, Sweden, Czechia (the Czech Republic), France, Italy and of course

Greece.

Perhaps the worst aspect of the high rate of car thefts is that less than 10 per cent of the cars stolen are recov‐ ered, with police saying that the chances of finding the vehicle are the best within the first 48 hours. Af‐ ter that the chances of re‐ covering the vehicle drop dramatically.

This they say is down to the speed of the organised car theft rings who move swiftly to remove from Spain or to break them up and to sell the parts.

Breast cancer progress INOPERABLE breast tumours have been successfully eliminated using new technol‐ ogy tested in a Sevilla hospital According to a statement issued on Sat‐ urday, February 26, by the Ministry of Health, new technology to fight cancer tu‐ mours has been developed by a group of professionals from the Virgen del Rocio Uni‐ versity Hospital in Sevilla.

Led by Santiago Velazquez, a radiophysi‐ cist from the Comprehensive Oncology Clin‐ ical Unit, his team has discovered a treat‐ ment that successfully allows the elimination of some inoperable breast tu‐ mours.

“The technology created, called Exabreast, makes it possible to increase the precision and fusion of different types of images such as those from CT and MRI, and to irradiate the breast tumour with more precision, more energy and in less time,”

New technology was tested in Sevilla.

said the statement from the Health Min‐ istry.

Adding, “with this technique, as detailed

by Velazquez, we have changed the type of cell death, we break the cell membrane, al‐ lowing tumour DNA and RNA remains to come out of the tumour, which makes it easier for the immune system to detect the tumour cells.”

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Spain refuses troops

SPAIN’S Defence Minis‐ ter, Margarita Robles, said Spain will not in‐ crease its military pres‐ ence in eastern Europe She announced on Fri‐ day, February 25, that Spain will not be sending additional troops to join those already deployed in eastern Europe with Nato forces. This is de‐ spite the fact that other countries are mobilising extra soldiers to the re‐ gion after Russia’s inva‐ sion on Thursday Febru‐ ary 24, of Ukraine.

Ms Robles made it clear that because Ukraine was not a mem‐ ber of NATO then Spanish forces are not required.

But, any aggression against one of the coun‐ tries belonging to the At‐ lantic Alliance will imme‐ diately have “immediate consequences” she stressed.

Robles was appearing in La Moncloa to explain

Appeared in La Moncloa.

the results of the telem‐ atic meeting of the NATO countries, in which the president of the govern‐ ment, Pedro Sanchez, had participated. Like the rest of the leaders, she explained that he had ex‐ pressed his absolute re‐ jection of the Russian in‐ vasion of Ukraine.

‘Partygate’ questionnaire THE Met Police have confirmed that more than 50 people have been sent the ‘Partygate’ questionnaire including the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who has denied that he broke lockdown rules.

However his receipt of the questionnaire would suggest that amongst the more than 500 documents and 300 images, there is evidence that he may have done so.

Scotland Yard again reminded recipients that the question‐ naire has formal legal status and must be answered truthfully, with respondents being required to account for their presence and to give an explanation of their participation. The question‐ naires have to be returned within seven days.

Sunak when asked in February whether he expected to re‐ ceive a questionnaire told media: “No... well, I don’t know.”

The questionnaires will be sifted through along with all the documents and images provided by the Cabinet following senior civil servant Sue Gray’s own inquiry into the ‘Partygate’ allega‐ tions.

Horror skating injury DANCING ON ICE’S Connor Ball took to social media to share an image of his horrific injuries after he fell during Sunday’s show on February 27. Connor had been skating with partner Alexandra Schauman when he fell and sliced his leg open.

Connor has made it through to next week’s show though. The star took to Insta‐ gram to share photos as he

Fell and hurt his leg.

prepared for the show. He al‐ so shared an image of his in‐ jured leg. Connor posted:

“Swipe for my night’s progres‐ sion! but warning: don’t swipe too far if you’re squeamish…

“What a crazy night, I really did get too much into the whole pirate thing. thank you for all the messages I really ap‐ preciate it, I’m absolutely gut‐ ted about the routine but so grateful you guys still went ab‐ solutely mad and voted me through I can’t thank you enough!!”

Animal laws

ON Friday, February 25, the Council of Min‐ isters gave the green light to what is effec‐ tively the first animal protection law in Spain, but many still don’t understand why dog owners will need training.

Ione Belarra, Minister of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, has now explained that Spain wants to penalise those who abuse animals and to teach young boys and girls to respect the environment and all living beings.

Ms Belarra said that the government wants owners to understand the responsi‐ bilities of pet ownership, and to have this understanding they feel it is important that

people have the required knowledge to look after their pet correctly.

She said the intention is to have a short informational course that can be undertak‐ en either face to face or online, forming part of the need to change the culture and understanding of pet ownership.

What they want to avoid is the situation where people acquire only to abandon them when they realise what is involved, as they do the possibility of the pet being abused after taking ownership.

The course has yet to be designed, suf‐ fice to say that professionals and vets will be involved.

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easyJet passengers stranded EASYJET has apologised to passengers who were stranded 320 miles away from their Gatwick destination following flight disruption caused by Storm Eunice.

Flight EZY8122 from Berlin was expected to land in Gatwick, but was diverted to Newcastle due to bad weather.

One passenger slammed the airline for a “total lack of communication.”

The traveller said: “We were on the tar‐ mac there for approximately five hours where the pilot tried to resolve the prob‐ lem of returning us to Gatwick.”

They added that later they were told to make their own way home, saying: “We were left to make a quick decision to get on a metro to Newcastle Central to get the

THE British Embassy in Madrid has announced an extension until April 30 for those living in Spain and us‐ ing a UK driving licence.

The embassy said: “That means that those of you who were living in Spain be‐ fore 1 January 2021 can continue to drive in Spain with your valid UK driving licence until April 30, 2022.

“If you moved to Spain after January 1, 2021, your

Strong winds caused flight disruptions.

last train to London King’s Cross.”

An easyJet spokesperson commented on the complicated situation due to Storm Eunice. The spokesperson explained: “Due to strong winds impacting parts of the UK during the storm, like other airlines, we experienced some disruption to our flying programme.”

UK licence update licence will be recognised for six months from the date you obtained resi‐ dence, or until April 30, 2022, whichever is later.

“For those of you who registered your intention to exchange your licence with the DGT before December 30, 2020, but have not yet done so, you have until

April 30 to request an ap‐ pointment.”

The Embassy added: “As the Ambassador said, nego‐ tiations are continuing and we are committed to reach‐ ing a long‐term agreement with Spain to enable UK li‐ cence holders to exchange their licences without tak‐ ing a test.”

THE US Supreme court has put an end to former Pres‐ ident Donald Trump’s fight to block the release of capitol insurrection records sought by those investigating last year’s deadly attack on the Capi‐ tol by a mob of his sup‐ porters.

Trump’s appeal follows the court’s January 19 or‐ der that led to the docu‐ ments being handed over to the House of Represen‐ tatives investigative com‐ mittee by the federal agen‐

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cy that stores government and historical records.

Largest cruise ship THE Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship, has made its debut and is now ready for its first passengers.

Built by Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint‐ Nazaire, France ‐ the Wonder of the Seas is three years in the making and measures 360 metres (1,188 feet), more than the length of three football pitches.

Its 18 decks house 6,988 guests in eight neighbourhoods, one of which contains over 20,000 real plants. Its on‐board features include what’s described as the ‘tallest slide at sea,’ as well as a 10‐deck‐high zip line and a huge poolside movie screen. The ship is crewed by 2,300 staff.

The Wonder of the Seas will operate out of Fort Laud‐ erdale and will offer five to seven night cruises in the Caribbean, and later in the year in the Mediterranean.

Trump challenged the original ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on December 9, which had upheld a lower court rul‐ ing. In that ruling it said Trump had no basis to challenge President Joe Biden’s decision to allow the records to be handed over to the House of Rep‐ resentatives select com‐ mittee.

The ruling by the Supreme Court is a major blow to Trump’s fight over the Capitol insurrection records as it is to his ef‐ forts to stop himself from being implicated.

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New banking protocol

A NEW Spanish banking pro‐ tocol has been agreed thanks to the dedicated hard work of retired doctor Carlos San Juan De Laorden and his 647,950 supporters on change.org.

Following his first visit to Madrid to meet with the Min‐ istry of Finance, he returned on February 21 at the request of Minister Nadia Calviño to learn the details of the new protocol to strengthen the so‐ cial and sustainable commit‐ ment of the banking sector.

Considering that Spanish bu‐ reaucracy (like many other

People power does work.

countries) has a reputation of moving very slowly, this reac‐ tion, just a month after the pe‐ tition went online is quite amazing and shows that sometimes people power does work.

According to the man whose headline was “I’m old not an idiot” this new docu‐ ment addresses many of the requests that he had placed and the highlights, including a requirement that banks ex‐ tend their opening hours to al‐ low more face‐to‐face meet‐ ings.

Importantly also, there will be a cancellation of the need to make appointments online as this was causing distress to many older people who are not comfortable with the inter‐ net.

Star saves family

ACTOR Benedict Cumberbatch saved a ‘petrified’ family from a tricky situation while filming his new movie The Power of the Dog last year.

Cumberbatch revealed the details, say‐ ing: “I came back from shooting the film in August and we were off to the beach. To get there we had to cross a field and in the field was a petrified family who just could‐ n’t move, they were frozen because of a

herd of cows with calves, “I thought, ‘I can do this,’ and I just sort of parted the waves of cattle. The family was like, ‘That was incredible. Hey, aren’t you Sherlock?’ It was very un‐Sherlock ac‐ tivity!”

Cumberbatch has now reportedly been nominated for a best actor Oscar along‐ side Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit‐McPhee and Kirsten Dunst.

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Trade deal SECRETARY of State for Trade Anne‐Marie Trevelyan has signed the UK‐Singapore Digital Econo‐ my Agreement (DEA) along‐ side Singapore’s Minister‐in‐ charge of Trade Relations, S Iswaran. According to her, this will cut costs, slash red tape and pave the way for a new era of modern trade as it sets the standard for trade rules, helping the UK Build Back Better from the Covid pandemic. Happy to see Sin‐ gapore’s trade deal which follows similar agreements with Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the British government suggests this DEA is the most innovative trade agreement ever signed, and the first by a Eu‐ ropean nation.

It will strengthen trading relationship with Singapore ‐ worth £16 billion in 2020 ‐ by ending outdated rules that affect both goods and services exporters, making it easier for UK business to target new opportunities in both Singapore and the wider region.

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Aid to Ukraine and finally...

SPAIN is to send 20 tons of humanitarian aid, including medicines and medical supplies worth more than €150,000 to the war‐torn country of Ukraine.

Under the umbrella of a Team Europe initia‐ tive, the transportation will be carried out by road, at a reported cost of €10,000. On Satur‐ day, February 26, Mr Albares attended the re‐ ception of the first shipment of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which will depart from the Tor‐ rejon de Ardoz airbase in Madrid.

Mr Albares was accompanied by Dmytro Matiuschenko, the charge d’affaires of the Ukrainian embassy in Spain, as well as Anton Leis, the director of the Spanish Agency for In‐ ternational Cooperation and for Develop‐ ment.

ONE person was reported dead on Sun‐ day, February 27 after they were run over by an AVE high‐speed train in Cordoba.

The tragic incident occurred at an unau‐ thorised crossing point near the Villarrubia station.

The tragedy took place at around 11.20am, and involved the 10.28am Mala‐ ga‐Madrid AVE train. As a result of the ac‐ cident, the passengers were transferred to another Renfe train at around 1.35pm, af‐ ter the judicial authorities allowed them to resume the journey to their destination.

THE ‘largest plane’ was destroyed in Ukraine. The plane named ‘Mriya’, or ‘dream’ is said to have been destroyed by Russian attacks. The aviation world is in mourning for the loss.

Ukrainian authorities said they plan to rebuild the plane which had been at an airfield near Kyiv.

FIRST SHIPMENT: Of humanitarian aid.

“Spain, as a people with strong roots in soli‐ darity, is extraordinarily sensitive to the pro‐ found suffering of the Ukrainian population,” said Albares during his visit. He also took the opportunity to reiterate his strongest condem‐ nation of Russian aggression against the Ukrainian people.

Train accident

Renfe has reported that this person was hit at an unauthorised crossing point about 800 metres from the Villarrubia sta‐ tion, on Km354 of AVE track 1.

As reported by the company, passen‐ gers on board the train involved in the ac‐ cident were informed of the incident through text messages on their mobile phones, through the train’s public address system, and through the Twitter channel @InfoRenfe.

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TUI ‘nightmare’ HOLIDAYMAKERS have finally revealed the details of their holiday nightmate after were hit with a 20‐hour delay on a TUI holiday on Febru‐ ary 12.

The holidaymakers had been heading back from Cape Verde to Birming‐ ham Airport. Initially, the travellers were stuck at the airport for five hours before their flight was fi‐

nally cancelled.

They were heading back to the hotel when they were finally told that a medical emergen‐ cy had occurred on board the outbound flight. This meant that the plane had ended up in Tenerife and was not available.

A spokesperson for TUI commented on the medi‐ cal emergency. They said: “We can confirm that TOM705 from Sal to Birmingham on February 12 was delayed due to a passenger on the out‐ bound flight requiring ur‐ gent medical attention.

“We understand delays can be frustrating, but we did everything we could to get passengers home as quickly as possible.

“The safety and well‐ being of passengers and crew is always our high‐ est priority and we’d like to thank passengers for their patience and under‐ standing.”

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RAF Sniffer dog honoured A SNIFFER dog working in Afghanistan for the RAF has been awarded the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

A German shorthaired pointer who worked as a sniffer dog for the RAF in war zones in Afghanistan, in a ceremony in Lon‐ don on Tuesday, February 22, became the 74th animal to be awarded the People’s Dis‐ pensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Dickin Medal.

This prestigious honour is the highest pos‐ sible recognition during military combat.

Hertz was born in Croatia, and aged one, after showing exceptional skills in detecting drugs, was given a pioneering role of sniff‐ ing out ‘personal electronic devices’ such as GPS devices, SIM cards, and mobile phones. He is the only sniffer dog to have

ROCK star Sir Elton John was involved in a horrific incident when his private jet had to carry out an emergency land‐ ing during the recent storms in the UK. His aircraft reportedly suf‐ fered hydraulic failure whilst it was at an altitude of 10,000ft. Attempting to land in the middle of winds that reached around 80mph,

Hertz has exceptional skills.

ever been able to do this.

“In terms of British military working dogs, he is a one‐off,” commented his handler, and trainer, warrant officer Jonathan Tan‐ ner. “He’s very much a unique animal,” he added proudly.

After spending two months with Hertz, he was ready to start work, going on to sniff out more than 100 devices during his military ca‐ reer.

Elton John crash twice the plane’s pilot had to abort his landing manoeuvre at Farnborough Airport in Hampshire. Once the aircraft finally made it safely onto the runway, fire crews were seen rushing to the scene.

In pictures obtained by one publication, the 74‐year‐old

British musical legend is ob‐ served stepping out from the £66 million private jet and in‐ to the torrential rain at the airfield.

“The jet was being buffet‐ ed and couldn’t land. It was horrible to see,” a witness told the publication.

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M*A*S*H star dies

SALLY KELLERMAN, who played Maj. Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ O’Houlihan in M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 84.

The Oscar‐nominated ac‐ tress passed away on Thurs‐ day, February 24. She was al‐ so known for her work as a musician and author.

Ms Kellerman's death was confirmed by her son Jack.

He explained that his mother had been suffering from de‐ mentia, and passed away in California’s Woodland Hills, at an assisted care facility.

In an incredible showbiz career that spanned more than 60 years, Sally’s first film role in ‘Reform School Girl’, was in 1957. From there, she went on to ap‐ pear in some of the biggest television shows of the day, including Star Trek, Bonanza, Hawaii Five‐O, The Outer Limits, and The Twilight Zone.

Her biggest and most memorable role has to have been playing Maj. Margaret

‘Hot Lips’ O’Houlihan, in Robert Altman’s 1970 film M*A*S*H, for which she earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Support‐ ing Role. Unfortunately, she lost out to Helen Hayes for Airport.

Also known as a musician and author.

Shark death fiancee speaks THE fiancée of the British man killed in a shark attack said she was the ‘luckiest woman alive.’ The Brit was the first person to have been killed by a shark for 60 years in Australia.

Simon’s fiancé Jessie Ho told one publication the British ex‐ pat was “one of a kind.”

She paid tribute and said: “Simon is the love of my life and I am the luckiest woman alive to have met him.

“He was generous and selfless. He loved me, his family and his friends so fiercely.

“He is my soulmate, and was a wonderful son, brother, un‐ cle and friend.” The pair had been keen scuba‐divers, hikers and campers. Simon left behind family in Cornwall. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s marriage was postponed in 2020. The pair would reportedly have been wed in only a few weeks.

Simon Nellist, 35, tragically died in a shark attack on Wednesday, February 16 in Little Bay in Sydney, Australia.

WARNED VIEWERS: Speaking on This Morning.

Energy price rise MARTIN LEWIS has issued an energy price rise update after Russia invaded Ukraine last week.

As the full‐scale invasion was launched oil prices soared.

Speaking on This Morning, Lewis warned viewers that en‐ ergy prices are rising.

Martin explained: “News of what is going on in Ukraine and Russia has seen wholesale energy prices hit sky high.

They have spiked sky high. How on Earth we factor that into the equation, I will be honest, I do not know.”

He went on to add: “I was talking to my team today. We do not know. Is it a two day spike? Is it a two week spike? In which case, it is not that big of a deal.

“Is it a two month spike? A two year spike? In which case the fixes now may be very cheap if we look into a crystal ball into the future and this continues to escalate for a long time.”

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Le Pen suspends bid MARIE LE PEN, the right wing French National Ral‐ ly candidate, suspended her presidential bid as it became clear that she is struggling to win enough support from local lead‐ ers.

She cancelled a press conference on education on Thursday, February 24, as well as an engagement on Friday, February 25 that would have seen her travel to the Somme.

Her spokesperson told the media that she lacked a little over 40 of the 500 signatures of support needed from local elected officials to be able to run for the top office.

Le Pen, who is a contro‐ versial figure, has seen her support from local of‐ ficials dwindle amid com‐ petition from other right‐ wing candidates, even though she has the sup‐ port of the influential mayor of Beziers, Robert Menard.

Menard had flirted with support for ultra‐right polemicist‐cum‐politician Eric Zemmour, a candi‐ date that has received the backing of ex‐US presi‐ dent Donald Trump.

Following her loss in the

2017 run‐off Le Pen had sought to sanitise her par‐ ty’s image, to make it more acceptable to the majority of the country who voted for the current President, Emmanuel Macron.

Victims’ rights THE Catholic Church in Spain has taken a major step forward after announcing that an external au‐ dit is being commissioned to investigate alleged child abuse. The audit will be conducted by a law firm and will be similar to that carried out in France and Germany.

The announcement by the President of the Epis‐ copal Conference, Cardinal Juan José said that the audit will be undertaken by Cremades & Calvo Sotelo and will be ‘complementary’ to those that are carried out by the government.

In making the announcement he again asked the victims for forgiveness, explaining that the Church “wants to take a step forward in its obligation of social transparency, help and reparation to the vic‐ tims and collaborate with the authorities in cases of sexual abuse of minors that affect the Spanish society.”

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No face masks outdoors.

FACE coverings will no longer be required in Scotland from March 21, according to First Minis‐ ter Nicola Sturgeon.

Speaking on Wednes‐ day, February 23, the politician also announced that the Covid‐19 passport scheme would end from Monday, February 28, bringing to an end the

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The decisions were an‐ nounced as part of the Scottish government’s plans for managing the pandemic with a new ‘strategic framework’, that will see masks retained in indoor settings like on

public transport, but not elsewhere.

Covid‐19 guidance will no longer be required to be followed by places of worship, businesses and service providers, and customer contact details will no longer have to be kept for the purposes of

contact tracing.

All other restrictions will also end on the same date as the end of the certifica‐ tion scheme.

The first minister out‐ lined her government’s commitment to “contin‐ ued access to PCR and lat‐ eral flow testing free of

Dying thoughts A MAN who was attached to a machine to scan for brain seizures has allowed scientists to accidentally record his brain as he dies from a heart attack.

The sad turn of events has provided insight in to what might happen moments before we die. The study, published in Frontiers In Ageing Neuro‐ science, focused on an 87‐year‐ old man who was hooked up to a machine monitoring brain ac‐ tivity as he was being treated for epilepsy.

What they found was an in‐ crease in gamma waves, brain

waves that are associated with more sophisticated cognitive functions and are especially ac‐ tive when we are concentrating, dreaming and meditating, as well as retrieving memories and processing information.

The recorded brain waves known as gamma oscillations, suggest that, as we die, we ex‐ perience the same neural activi‐ ty as during dreaming, recalling memories, or meditating.

The findings raises the ques‐ tion of whether our lives really do ‘flash before our eyes’ in our final moments.

charge where we transi‐ tion to a system of testing that is more targeted.”

The announcement that Scotland is to end the cer‐ tification scheme follows the earlier announcement

by Boris Johnson that all restrictions will be re‐ moved.

Four-day week A SERIES of labour reforms announced in Belgium on Tuesday, February 22 will soon allow workers to choose a four‐day working week, and will give employees the right to ignore their bosses after they finish work.

That means the ability to turn off work devices and ig‐ nore work‐related messages after hours without fear of reprisal. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo told a press conference: “We have experienced two difficult years. With this agreement, we set a beacon for an econo‐ my that is more innovative, sustainable and digital. The aim is to be able to make people and businesses stronger.”

Workers in the gig economy will also receive stronger le‐ gal protections under the new rules approved by the multi‐ party coalition, while full‐time employees will be able to work flexible schedules on demand. Enacting the reforms is however months away as the draft legislation will have to pass through multiple readings by federal lawmakers.

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Drink laws

Skippy sighted

THERE are tiered laws concerning the age of drinking alcohol in Denmark where 16-yearolds can drink any alcohol up to 16.5 per cent proof and then 18 for stronger liquor, but there are proposals that only 18-year-olds should be allowed to buy booze of any type.

ALTHOUGH no one in the area of Lolland has reported that one of its kangaroos is missing, local police are appealing for information as there have been several sightings by drivers of Skippy (or a cousin) at the side of the road.

THE NETHERLANDS Hostage taker

John Lemon

A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Amsterdam who took a hostage in the Amsterdam Apple store on February 22 and demanded €200 million in cryptocurrency to let him go, died in hospital after being run over in the street by a police car whilst trying to escape.

THE founders of Kever Jenerver (a Dutch gin), have announced they have received a demand from a law firm representing Yoko One to stop selling a jenever-based cocktail drink they had created and called John Lemon. They say that if they don’t comply, they will be sued.

BELGIUM Saving birds

Paper shops

IT’S not easy being a sea bird when you have to battle against raging seas and howling winds, which is why the Ostend Bird Sanctuary has been busy dealing with a large number of birds simply exhausted due to the storms or covered in oil.

IN the UK everyone knows about betting shops, but in Belgium there is a completely different slant, as numerous so called ‘paper shops’ are allowed to take bets but many are mini casinos which have a handful of out-ofdate magazines according to the government.

GERMANY Airport protest

Ukraine solidarity

MEMBERS of the ‘Uprising of the Last Generation’ group staged a protest by gluing themselves to access roads to airports in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich on February 23 in protest at food waste in Germany. A total of 19 demonstrators were removed by police.

THE day before Russia invaded the Ukraine, the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was lit in blue and yellow, the colours of the Ukrainian flag at the request of the mayor, Franziska Giffey who was in quarantine suffering from the effects of coronavirus.

FRANCE Hunt complaint

Abortion law

AFTER a man was shot in the chest and killed by a hunter who claimed he thought it was a wild boar, 120,000 people have signed a petition calling for France to ban hunting of any type two days a week as well as on public holidays.

PRIOR to the forthcoming April elections and following the pandemic when many clinics were closed, French lawmakers have voted to extend the deadline before which a woman can obtain an abortion from 12 to 14 weeks, more than 45 years after abortion was made legal.

NORWAY Eurovision

False start

GIVEN that Wolf a Banana is the English title of the song chosen to represent Norway at the next Eurovision Song Contest, keeping to the theme, the duo presenting the song are known as Subwoolfer and both wear yellow wolf masks speaking via an interpreter.

AN internal flight from Bergen to Bodø in northern Norway on the Widerøe airline had to turn back after a drunk passenger started threatening cabin crew and passengers when he couldn’t get more alcohol and after being subdued was taken off by police.

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What is International I N T E R N AT I O N A L W O M E N’S DAY is observed by many coun‐ tries on March 8, celebrating the political, cultural and his‐ torical achievements of women around the world.

International Women’s Day marks the achievements of women and also serves as recognition in supporting and taking action against gender equality.

The first International Wom‐ en’s Day (IWD) was born in the USA in honour of the 1908 gar‐ ment workers’ strike in New York, where women protested against their working condi‐ tions.

However, the first milestone was much earlier ‐ in 1848. In‐ dignant over women being barred from speaking at an an‐ ti‐slavery convention, American women Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott joined a few hundred people at their na‐ tion’s first women’s rights con‐ vention in New York. They de‐ manded civil, social, political and religious rights for women in a Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions ‐ the move‐ ment was born from there.

The holiday was initially as‐ sociated with far‐left move‐ ments and governments until its adoption by the global femi‐ nist movement in the late 1960s, becoming a mainstream global holiday following its adoption by the United Nations in 1977.

It was in 1979 that the most comprehensive bill of rights to protect women was created ‐ the Convention on the Elimina‐ tion of All Forms of Discrimina‐ tion against Women (CEDAW) ‐ defining the meaning of dis‐ crimination against women and

IWD: Marks the achievement of women and supports action against gender equality.

Why is purple used on International Women’s Day? MARCH 8 marks International Women’s Day, but why is the colour purple used to commemorate the movement for women’s rights and appreciating the social, economical, and cultural feats of women?

Purple is the internationally known colour for symbolising women, a shade that represents dignity and justice. Purple has a long history as the colour of the Women’s Liberation Movement, with the National Women’s Party in the USA suggesting wearing the hue because ‘Purple is the colour of loyalty, consistency and purpose, unswerving steadfastness to a cause.’

The IWD states that purple is the colour of the future, as well as the past: “Purple is historically associat‐ ed with efforts to achieve gender equality.

“In this context, it was first used alongside green and white as the colours of the Women’s Social and Po‐ litical Union, the organisation that led Britain’s women’s suffrage movement in the early 20th century,” said the IWD organisation.

So wear purple on International Women’s Day, it’s the easiest way to show your support!

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the requirement to eliminate it.

The growing movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nations women’s conferences, has helped build the commemora‐ tion into a rallying point to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political and economic spheres.

This year, the theme for IWD is ‘Break the Bias’, highlighting the need for a world free of bias, discrimination and stereo‐ types against women.

Although we have moved a long way from the inception of IWD, we still have a long way to go until we see equal rights, equal pay and the end of gen‐ der discrimination.

Anne Frank (1 929 – 1945) “How wonderfu l it is that nobo dy need wait a sing le moment befo re starting to impro ve the world.”

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Mary Willoughby of Darrmar Storage, Mallorca DARRMAR STORAGE is a family‐ run storage business owned by Mary Willoughby and her husband Darren, however, there is a strong and powerful female presence in this company that gives it an edge!

Beginning as a demolition business, the couple decided there was a need for storage and house clear‐ ance facilities in the area and, from there, the business was born.

Four strong women, Mary, Sue, Charlene and Gillian, provide a unique and friendly service to clients in a typically male sphere, giving a personal touch and a friendly face at the forefront of what they lovingly call ‘the Darrmar family.’

Mary describes her goals as “look‐ ing after the team, we are like the aunties in a family! We are posi‐ tioned to be able to empathise with our clients and their needs, provid‐ ing customers from all over the world with secure and affordable storage space in south west Mallor‐

THE TEAM: Has gotten to know their clients on a personal level.

ca. We deal with both business clients looking to store goods and stock and personal customers for those requiring additional personal storage.”

When asked whether she had ex‐ perienced any pitfalls or obstacles being a female in a typically male sector, Mary said herself and Darren

have created a unique company ‐ gaining their business success from word of mouth ‐ that has a team of men and women working together to achieve their goals. The business deals with many returning clients and have gotten to know their cus‐ tomers on a personal level in order to provide the services they need.

MARY WILLOUGHBY: Looks after the team.

So whether you just need a small space to store your items, a tempo‐ rary space whilst you are in the pro‐ cess of moving or carrying out a re‐ form, or if you are a business looking

for a solution of where to store your stock, then Darrmar Storage has the answer you are looking for and you are sure to get your service with a smile!

Sue Kiff of APAA Dog and Cat Rescue

SUE KIFF: Explains what motivates her.

APAA Nerja is a registered animal res‐ cue charity whose goal is to rescue and rehome abandon ed and abused dogs and cats in the Nerja area. The Euro Weekly News spoke to the charity’ s treasurer, Sue Kiff, on what motivates her and what it’s like to be a woman in business.

Sue previou sly worked for a bank, working her way up to train the staff in the business, noticing that most bankers were male and it was a typically male

APAA NERJA: Volunteers are motivated to spend their spare time finding homes for abandoned dogs in the area.

sphere. Sue said: “I worked my way up through the bank and ended up being a staff trainer. I did notice that the bankers were mainly men and that, in banking, it wasn’t what you know, but who you know ‐ typical of many businesses. Now, I know lots of women in banking and working for banks, so that shows a posi‐ tive change for women in the industry.”

Now, Sue has worked her way from dog walker to treasurer in APAA ‐ an ani‐ mal charity that is solely run by powerful

and caring women. The charity has two shops in Nerja, both run by women, and the Director of the compan y is also fe‐ male.

Asked why she thought this and what motivates her, Sue explained: “I am mo‐ tivated by the animals and by getting these dogs out of the gutter and into homes. Animals are, sometimes, treated terribly in Spain and this is what moti‐ vates me to help at APAA. “Althou gh there are some men who

walk the dogs, it’s still mainly women and the charity is spearheaded by wom‐ en, lots of them Spanish. Many foreign women from the UK, Germany and Swe‐ den volunte er at the charity shops or walking the dogs.”

Although many of the women volun‐ teering for the charity have full‐time jobs, they are still motivat ed to spend their spare time finding homes and fos‐ ter carers for abandoned dogs in Nerja and the surrounding area.

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Current female leaders We have looked back through history at powerful female leaders who changed the course of history and forged ahead in times of darkness, bringing nations together rather than dividing them. However, we also have some current female leaders who are still shaping the course of history today.

MAGDALENA ANDERSSON programmes to alleviate poverty Eva Magdalena An‐ among children. dersson is a Swedish Compassionate yet strong, politician and has Ardern made history in been the first fe‐ 2018 when she attended male Prime Minis‐ the United Nations gener‐ ter of Sweden al assembly meeting with since 2021. her three‐month‐old baby Andersson has in tow ‐ setting a new expressed three po‐ standard for women want‐ litical objectives: to ing to balance their career lead Sweden away and parenting. from the privatisation Ardern said: “If I can do one of the welfare sector, thing, and that is change the Has three political objectives. taking back “democrat‐ way we think about these ic control of schools, healthcare and elderly things, then I will be pleased we have care.” achieved something.”

She also expressed her desire to make Away from politics, women have been Sweden an example in climate change for leading the way and setting an example in the rest of the world and has promised to charity and philanthropy, improving the end the segregation of immigrant commu‐ lives of women and girls. nities, putting a stop to the increasing bombing and shooting incidents ‐ many of MALALA YOUSAFZAI ‐ which have been gang related and occurring THE MALALA FUND in disadvantaged immigrant neighbour‐ In 2012, hoods. when young Most recently, Andersson has strongly Pakistani condemned Russia’s ongoing invasion of M a l a l a Ukraine, saying “We stand in solidarity with Yousafzai Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.” was on her way to JACINDA ARDERN school she Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party was the vic‐ and the country’s youngest Prime Minister, tim of a hor‐ Jacinda Ardern has forged her own way in rific shooting. politics and highlighted how women can be The support she effective leaders as well as mothers. had shown for girls’ Supports girls’ education.

Ardern has become education made somewhat of a her a target for the feminist icon extremists who carried out the attack. and has en‐ Following her recovery, she created ergised fe‐ the Malala Fund in 2013 as an organi‐ male vot‐ sation to empower women and girls, e r s , dedicating her work to ensuring all calling females have safe access to educa‐ for free tion. universi‐ She became the youngest recipi‐ ty educa‐ ent of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 tion, the and, in her own words, said of female decriminali‐ solidarity: “I think realising that you’re sation of abor‐ not alone, that you are standing with mil‐ tion, and the cre‐ lions of your sisters around the world, ation of new is vital.”

Has become a feminist icon.

Michelle Oba ma (1964 - pre sent) “There is no lim it to what we, as women, can accomplish .”

Women who led the world With the current Ukraine crisis and International Women’s Day being commemorated in countries across the world, The Euro Weekly News has been taking a look at some of the most powerful women in history who have previously led us through similar dark times.

CLEOPATRA (69 BC ‐ 30 BC) “I will not be triumphed over.”

This seemingly simple, but meaningful, quote from Cleopatra shows how she would have pursued even the smallest of victories.

While queen of Egypt (51–30 BCE), Cleopatra influenced Roman politics at a critical time and, at the height of her power, controlled virtually the entire eastern Mediter‐ ranean coast ‐ the last great kingdom of any Egyptian ruler.

QUEEN ELIZABETH I (1558 ‐ 1603) “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stom‐ ach of a king, and of a king of England too.”

On August 9 1558, Queen Elizabeth I used her power over language to frame the narra‐ tive of the Spanish Armada.

As fear of invasion by Spain remained high in England, especially with the action of the Spanish Armada taking place so close to its shores, the words Queen Elizabeth I reported‐ ly spoke at Tilbury have gone down in history and become one of Britain’s defining mo‐ ments, leading her to be named the saviour who stood strong to protect her nation.

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (1820 ‐ 1910) “Every woman, or at least almost every woman, in England has, at one time or another of her life, charge of the personal health of somebody, whether child or invalid,‐ in other words, every woman is a nurse.”

Refusing marriage for a career in nursing, Florence Nightingale championed cleaner and safer hospitals during the Crimean War. In 1954, Nightingale brought a team of 38 volunteer nurses to care for the British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War ‐ which was intended to limit Russian expansion into Europe ‐ this was the first time that women were allowed to officially serve in the military.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884 ‐ 1962) “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.”

Eleanor Roosevelt supported the advance‐ ment of women in professional and political positions and supported the rights of work‐ ing‐class women through organisations in‐ cluding labour unions.

When her husband Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated as president of the United States in 1933, she transformed the duties of the first lady and began the progression of women’s right and became the eyes and ears for her husband when he became unwell.

During the Second World War, Eleanor fought for the rights of Jewish refugees fleeing from Nazi Germany and continued to travel the world on behalf of her hus‐ band.

Supported the advancement of women.

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Women changing the world THIS year’s International Women’s Day is centred around breaking the bias, and these successful women have certainly done that.

International Women’s Day (IWD) has been celebrated for hundreds of years in countries around the world, marking the achievements of women and also serving as recognition in supporting and taking action against gender equality. This year, the Euro Weekly News has taken a look at some of the most successful women who have broken the ‘glass ceiling’.

According to UIS data, less than 30 per cent of the world’s researchers are wom‐ en, however, throughout the centuries, women have been incredibly influential in sci‐ ence, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Take Mag‐ gie Aderin‐Pocock, for exam‐ ple, a once space‐obsessed dyslexic schoolgirl who be‐ came one of the top scientists and BBC presenter who now encourages young girls into STEM ‐ changing the stereo‐ type of scientists and TV per‐ sonalities from being white and male.

Although the majority of people have heard of the pub‐ lication The Huffington Post, very few people know that the driving force behind it was very successful female en‐ trepreneur Ariana Huffington.

Huffington not only built the company herself, but also proved that she was able to successfully sell the company to AOL for around $315 mil‐ lion. Even after selling the company, Huffington still has a big role in the daily opera‐ tions.

The saying goes “behind ev‐ ery successful man, there is a woman” and Sheryl Sandberg ‐ the true founder of Facebook ‐ is a great example of this.

Often thought of as a man’s realm, Sandberg’s main focus was to generate revenue and

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help Facebook to become profitable. Her work helped the $100 billion company val‐ uation.

In politics, Labour MP Stella Creasy was recently denied maternity leave and also told to leave the Commons when she brought her sleeping ba‐ by into the chambers, causing uproar from fellow females.

Together with the charity Pregnant then Screwed, Creasy is spearheading the This Mum Votes project to champion policies to help parents in all workplaces and to fund mothers to stand for office to argue for them ‐ making the world of work a better place for women.

With many women forging ahead to end inequality, gen‐ der bias and the gender pay gap, International Women’s Day is a great way to get in‐ volved and learn how you can change the world for women for the better.

Stella Creasy.

Maggie A-P. Ariana Huffington.

The world’s most powerful women FORBES’ 18th annual list of power women includes 40 CEOs, 19 world leaders, an immu‐ nologist and, for the first time in more than a decade, a new number one has entered the list. Here are the top five power women leading the world…

In at number one is philanthropist, author and ex‐wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Following the announcement of her divorce, Scott pledged to give away over half of her wealth over the course of her lifetime.

Kamala Harris is in at number two, the first woman, black person and first south Asian‐American to become the US Vice President ‐ inspiring women and girls all over the world.

At number three is Christine Lagarde, the first woman to head the European Central Bank in 2019 and the first female to run the International Monetary Fund ‐ forging more female voices into a typically male sphere.

Chair and chief executive of General Motors, Mary Barra, is fourth on the list as the first woman to lead one of the big three automakers in America. The company is setting an example by being one of the only two global businesses that have no gender pay gap.

Melinda French Gates is one of the most powerful women in philanthropy, as co‐chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Although previously married to Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Melinda became a billionaire in her own right after Bill Gates transferred her $2.4 billion worth of stock. Much of her work has been dedicated to the rights of women and girls.

Melinda Gate s (1964 - pres ent) “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a stro ng woman.”

Kamala Harris.

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Sustainable tyres

Snow joke

IN April this year, finalists in a challenge to produce more sustainable tyres will see their entry driven by a professional racing driver over one lap of the Nokian Tyres Ivalo Test Centre White Hell, in Lapland, with the winner having the chance to work with Nokian Tyres.

SNOW in Helsinki is not only much greater than usual or even forecast and despite the fact that the council budgeted to spend €24 million on clearing it, they now believe that it will cost around €5 million more and they are running out of space for it.

IRELAND Guinness is good

Royal visit

ONE of the ingredients in a pint of Guinness which creates the most amount of damaging CO2 is barley and the Irish brewer has announced the roll out of a three-year experiment working with 40 of its farmer suppliers to try to reduce emissions.

TO celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, members of the Royal Family will undertake a series of tours in the spring of 2022 and the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting the Republic of Ireland from Wednesday March 23 to Friday March 25.

ITALY Transport strike

Olympic winners

A NATIONWIDE transport strike affecting local buses, trams, subways and railways across Italy took place on Friday, February 25, although generally, unions agreed to ensure that there were some services running during morning and evening rush hours. The reason for the strike was over working conditions.

ACCORDING to reports from the US Media, the Italian Olympic Committee is spending €2.4 million to reward every medallist who was successful at the Beijing Winter Olympics and if they were in a team each individual receives the full amount ranging from €180,000 to €60,000.

PORTUGAL Genocidal assassin

Vegan leather

FORMER judge Rui Fonseca e Castro accused the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of being a “genocidal assassin” for allowing the coronavirus vaccinations to be administered and said this on a video hoping to be sued by the President to further publicise his argument.

PORTUGAL has banned the phrase vegan leather when applied to items such as shoes, clothes and bags that look like leather but are made from synthetic products, as the government believes that the phrase is not just confusing but is deliberately misleading.

RUSSIA Logo removed

Oil price

RUSSIAN gas giant GAZPROM is a major sponsor of German football club FC Schalke which has announced that “Following recent developments, FC Schalke 04 have decided to remove the logo of main sponsor GAZPROM from the club's shirts. It will be replaced by lettering reading ‘Schalke 04’ instead’.

ONE of the side effects of the Russian invasion of the Ukraine is the fact that the price of crude oil surged above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014 on fears that all important gas supplies from Russia to Europe will be either restricted or cut.

SWEDEN Joint statement

Avicii museum

THE Swedish Football Association along with Poland and the Czech Republic have issued a joint statement refusing to travel to Russia for the 2022 World Cup playoffs next month amid the escalating crisis. The three are in the same qualifying round with Russia for the Qatar World Cup.

AS a gesture of recognition towards the late DJ Avicii who played at their wedding, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip attended the opening of a new interactive museum dedicated to the DJ (who committed suicide in Oman in 2018) in Stockholm on February 24.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Positive news SPANISH national tourism authori‐ ty Turespaña, has announced that according to figures compiled by the Labour Force Survey (EPA), the unemployment rate in the Spanish hospitality sector in the last quarter of 2021 stood at 10.1 per cent, a full 2 per cent lower than in the same quarter of 2019.

SWIFT conclusion ONE of British PM Boris Johnson’s proposed measures against Russia is to remove them from the SWIFT international payment system used by banks all over the world and if agreed by the EU and USA could hurt Russia or propel it to‐ wards China to form a joint version.

Less exposure SPEAKING on February 25, Minister of the Economy, Nadia Calviño, ob‐ served that “Spain has less expo‐ sure” to the Russian economy than other members of the European Union at an informal meeting of EU Economy and Finance ministers discussing the consequences of the Ukrainian invasion.

John Lewis change FOR almost a century, retailer John Lewis has boasted ‘Never Knowing‐ ly Undersold’ promising to match prices on like‐for‐like brands sold by other retailers that sell both online and through shops. On Friday February 25 it announced that this would stop in the summer as so many buy from online only stores.

Stumbling blocks IN theory, economic and political re‐ lations between Spain and Moroc‐ co should be strong, but there are two major stumbling blocks which have hindered trade. First is political with Spain continuing not to recog‐ nise Morocco’s rule in the Western Sahara and the other is economic and concerns smuggling and the en‐ claves of Ceuta and Melilla. A new policy paper from the Moroccan In‐ stitute of Strategic Intelligence (IMIS) highlights the smuggling of goods from the enclaves into Mo‐ rocco, the problem of migrants liv‐ ing outside the enclaves trying to get in and the appetite in Spain for Moroccan grown cannabis.

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€480 million

is the profit that insurance company Catalana Occidente made in 2021, representing an increase of almost 75 per cent on 2020 figures.

Old risks, new challenges Digital OLD risks, new challenges, same ob‐ jective said Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos, Chair of the Basel Committee on Banking Su‐ pervision.

Delivering the keynote speech at Eurofi High‐Level Seminar 2022 in Paris on February 25, he said that the Committee will continue its work related to Covid‐19, with a view to ensuring that banks remain resilient and contribute to the recov‐ ery.

The outlook continues to be marred by uncertainty and diver‐ gences across regions. Per capita in‐

comes in 2023 will remain below their 2019 levels in nearly 40 per cent of emerging market economies, in contrast to advanced economies.

He observed that while the global banking system has largely weath‐ ered the pandemic to date, it is cru‐ cial that banks remain alert to risks and vulnerabilities as the pandemic continues to unfold.

Debt levels ‐ encompassing both public and private debt ‐ are at an all‐time historic high of nearly $300 trillion (€268 trillion) or 350 per cent of global GDP.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

The unwinding of public support measures ‐ which were critical in shielding banks from losses thus far ‐ means that banks will have to in‐ creasingly rely on their own re‐ sources to absorb potential shocks.

The risks of a sharp house price correction triggered by changes in interest rates or financial costs will test banks’ resilience in the event of a debt overhang and economic slowdown.

In his opinion, the banking world must also learn from the experience of the past few years to help guide future areas of work.

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Problems with bank My problems with the bank have been going on for some months and the longer it takes, the more I fear the bank will ‘dismiss’ my request complete‐ ly. My personal opinion of my bank has now reached an all time low. Any help on this would be greatly appreciat‐ ed.

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If you get no response, you finally have recourse to the complaints department of the Banco de España.

You will probably need professional help with this complaint, such as your lawyer or gestoria. And you can always change banks, but you will have a hard time recovering any money they owe you. It is better to make your move after you have got your complaint resolved.

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THE furlough scheme introduced by the UK government to help people and businesses financially during the pandemic has reported‐ ly seen billions lost through fraud and error.

According to a Commons Public Accounts Committee, the UK Gov‐ ernment’s response to the pan‐ demic “has exposed the taxpayer to substantial financial risks from

Furlough scheme fraud fraud and error” and it does not know the exact amount, but esti‐ mates it to be £5.3 billion, which is 8.7 per cent of the scheme’s total spend.

The total cost to the exchequer through all Covid‐19 loans and schemes is closer to €15 billion,

with HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Work & Pensions, and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy all having been party to the losses.

The report reads: “Government estimates that losses due to fraud and error from the Coronavirus

Talent

THE European Pillar of Social Rights was created to ensure that those with disabilities have equal rights with the able bodied to find work.

It is estimated that just 51 per cent of the disabled in Europe are in work, but in Spain the number of people with disabili‐ ties entering the job market has risen by more than 20 per cent in the last six years.

This is due to the commitment of organisations such as ONCE and the EU partly funded Digital Talent programme which aims to provide trainees with the lat‐ est skills in new technologies where those with disabilities can compete on an even playing field.

Not so Innocent AFTER viewers complained about a TV advertisement from Coca Cola owned Innocent drink brand, the UK Advertising Stan‐ dards Authority (ASA) has ruled that it was misleading.

The cartoon encouraged peo‐ ple to buy Innocent’s product and it drew a strong association between Innocent Drinks and a positive impact on the environ‐ ment.

The ASA acknowledged that the ad contained aspirational messaging, including imagery of people recycling but considered that many consumers would in‐ terpret the overall presentation of the ad to mean that purchas‐ ing Innocent products was a choice which would have a posi‐ tive environmental impact.

For this and other reasons, the complaints were upheld.

Job Retention Scheme alone will be £5.3 billion. The estimated loss due to fraud and error across all Covid‐19 response measures is not known, but is expected to be at least £15 billion across measures implemented by HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Work & Pensions, and the Depart‐ ment for Business, Energy & Indus‐ trial Strategy.”

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LOOKING AHEAD: An expected March rate hike could lend some support to the pound.

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

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Euro EUR/GBP: Unmoved at £0.83 EUR/USD: Up from $1.12 to $1.13 The euro traded in a wide range in February, with the single currency being rocked by fears over a potential war breaking out in Eastern Eu‐ rope, as well as a surprisingly hawkish turn by the European Central Bank (ECB).

The former has acted as a key headwind for the euro in recent weeks as tensions between Russia and Ukraine mounted. EUR investors were naturally unsettled by the potential im‐ pact a war in Europe and the sanctions im‐ posed by Western powers could have on the Eurozone economy.

On the other hand, the euro was given a shot in the arm as the ECB concluded its first policy meeting of 2022 in early February.

In her post‐meeting press conference Chris‐ tine Lagarde, refrained from reiterating her previous stance that a rate hike this year would be ‘unlikely’, sparking considerable speculation the ECB’s first rate hike in over a decade could come before 2023.

Looking ahead, the situation in Ukraine will likely act as a key catalyst for the euro in the coming weeks. A fully fledged invasion by Rus‐ sia could place considerable pressure on the single currency.

Pound GBP/EUR: Unchanged at €1.19 GBP/USD: Up from $1.34 to $1.35 The pound was also infused with some volatility over the past four weeks as UK politi‐ cal jitters offset the announcement of another interest rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE).

As was widely expected, the BoE concluded its February policy meeting with the announce‐ ment it would be raising interest rates to 0.5 per cent. This helped to underpin Sterling in re‐ cent weeks, particularly after the bank signalled rates may continue to rise in the near‐term af‐ ter four of nine policymakers broke ranks to

vote for an immediate hike to 0.75 per cent.

However, the pound’s gains have been sti‐ fled somewhat by UK political developments amidst considerable pressure on Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister over his involve‐ ment in the Downing Street ‘partygate’ scan‐ dal.

Also weighing on Sterling sentiment are growing concerns over the UK’s cost‐of‐living crisis, amidst fears UK economic growth could be stymied by households reigning in their spending.

Looking ahead, an expected March rate hike from the BoE could lend some support to the pound this month, but any substantial gains are likely to be curtailed by the same cost‐of‐liv‐ ing and political concerns.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from $0.74 to $0.73 USD/EUR: Unchanged at €0.88 The US dollar has flip‐flopped over the past month amidst fluctuating expectations for the next Federal Reserve rate hike.

While a March hike appears inevitable, questions remain over how aggressively the Fed might raise interest rates. Strong payroll and inflation figures had bolstered expecta‐ tions the Fed could pursue a half‐percentage increase next month.

However some notably dovish minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s January policy meeting has subsequently tem‐ pered these expectations.

Elsewhere the uncertainty surrounding the Ukraine crisis has also infused volatility into the US dollar amidst the uneven risk appetite which followed Russia’s first incursion into the country.

In the coming weeks the trajectory of the US dollar will no doubt remain linked to the Fed’s next interest rate decision. If the Fed opts for a more aggressive rate hike the US dollar might soar.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT TRAGICALLY, my prophecies of last week regarding the Russian atrocities in Ukraine have materialised almost to the letter. The only prediction that surprisingly didn’t transpire was China’s accord with Putin’s actions.

By abstaining from the vote at the UN Security Council, the Chinese have shown that even they refuse to condone the deeds of this sinister dinosaurian throwback. One thing you can take to the bank is that Putin would never have risked this invasion if Trump had still been at the helm! This evil opportunist perceived his potential enemies, with its sad bunch of weak leaders, scuttling out of Afghanistan and all rather more absorbed in appeasing the woke brigade than taking any robust military action ‐ and pounced.

By the same token, with our lamentable efforts to prevent ‘global warming,’ we have closed down our oil and energy production to such an extent we have become disproportionately reliant on supplies from the East, which is subsequently restricting our ability to impose more effective sanctions.

In other words the liberal lefts are

TRAGEDY responsible for even more misery than already anticipated ‐ I told you they were dangerous! What the blinkered greens refuse to acknowledge is that for every mine or factory that closes in the West, the equivalent opens in the scornful East. These disillusioned tree huggers live in the same Shangri la la land we all craved in the marihuana haze of the 60s; a time when we thought that peace and love would prevail and people would spend a blissful existence dancing around with flowers in their hair.

As much as I too would love to think that this was the future of the human race, in the world of today’s realities it just ain’t gonna happen. Try asking one of those brave Ukrainian fighters what they think of gender free toilets and political correctness, when their people are being murdered and their country laid to ruins by a neighbouring tyrant.

And what about those defiant and brave citizens who are standing up to the might of one of the most powerful nations of the world? Shades of ‘The Mouse that Roared’. Even the

housewives are signing up to fight. They are a pure antithesis of the cowardly boat mob; deserters that have fled their countries and left it to their enemies while they plead for succour in the West ‐ another action the lefties condone.

It’s time we put all these misdirected ‘holier than thou’ PC clowns back in their woolly boxes and rearrange our priorities before it’s too late. In about a thousand years, when the human race mutates to more mundane matters, we can bring ‘em all out again. Till then we must get back to reality and support the beleaguered Ukrainians in any way we can. Let’s just hope someone in Russia sees sense and rids us of this evil dictator, before his ego involves us all in a war none of us can win!

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com. expatradioscotland Monday and Friday 1pm till 4pm.

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Documentary review - A fatal flaw in Downfall: The case against Boeing NETFLIX’S Downfall is a fright‐ ening look at what caused two Boeing planes ‐ considered the safest aircraft in the world ‐ to crash, killing 346 people. This documentary has a re‐ spectable critic rating of 89 per cent and an audience rating of 92 per cent on Rotten Toma‐ toes, and the reviews on social media are just as positive.

This shocking documentary uncovers the negligence and corporate greed that led to the two fatal crashes that hap‐ pened just months apart ‐ Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019.

The opening scene is an air‐ port, a place that we usually think about with excitement, travel and opportunities ‐ con‐ trasting the terrible and terrify‐ ing fates that the pilots and pas‐ sengers had aboard the two ill‐fated Boeing 737 Max planes.

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nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy, brings to light the shocking cover‐up from Boeing and their PR attempt at blam‐ ing the Ethiopian plane crew.

Boeing had, in fact, failed to train its pilots and pro‐actively decided to not inform them about the MCAS safety system which ultimately led to the tragedies.

It also exposes the larger questions about America’s ethos, Wall Street’s involve‐ ment and a culture of reckless cost‐cutting ‐ regardless of hu‐ man safety.

This documentary is clearly narrated, including testimony from ex‐pilots, ex‐engineers who used to work for Boeing helping build planes, and the families of victims of the crash‐ es. It is an exceptionally strong expose with a clear aim that still does not take away from the tragedy of 346 people losing their lives.

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OPEN LETTER TO THE From our Facebook MAYOR OF TORREVIEJA HOW is it possible that a family occupying a house on a street in Torrevieja, can tear down part of the wall in front of the house to raise it with new bricks?

Then they re-wall the neighb o u r ’s e n t r a n c e i n t h e w a l l with bricks and cement, a little later they tear down part of the n e i g h b o u r ’s w a l l , t o r a i s e i t with new bricks, without any authority caring in the least.

Has the family occupied this house as well?

Does this mean that if I want a larger living space, can I then make an opening from the inside of my house to the neighbour and take over his house and re-wall the entrance to the wall?

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Long delays at Palma airport again JUST a quickie, over one hour wait to get through Passport Control @ the airport again.

Appears to be prejudice against third world visitors,

PROBLEMATIC: Can people just do what they want?

British, as two control officers for about 400 plus people.

European walk through.

Also what has happened to taxi fares, gone through the ceiling.

Ridiculous how much things have gone up on the Island.

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PUTIN: What should the western leaders be doing?

Zendini Escapologist Yes they could actually fight against him, sanctions against a billonaire will not work, only make the ppl suffer ppl are dying

Peter Chapman They could stop recruiting for NATO.

Miss-o GH

PRAY FOR UKRAINE THE situation in Ukraine is so fluid that it is pointless to do more than record some of the events of the past few days and consider how they apply to those of us living in Spain and the UK. At the end of the day, as individuals we are essentially helpless to influence events, but we can publicly show our support for those experiencing the horrors of invasion although whether that really makes any difference is difficult to know.

The sunflower is Ukraine’s national flower and symbolises the warmth and power of the sun, so many people are taking images of fields of sunflowers and posting them on social media to show their support for the people.

This is particularly pertinent for Andalucia which is one of the major areas of growth in Spain although they are grown commercially in

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I might be old but I like to always keep an open mind and an open heart to everything.

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many parts of the country.

Although war can bring significant income for the arms producers, it can also hurt the financial position of those who have made their fortunes, as the value of shares drop and sanctions take effect on the wealthy in Russia.

It is reported that a number of oligarchs have met with President Putin to tr y to pressurise him into pulling back, not necessarily out of the love of peace, but more likely for the love of commerce and money.

I r o n i c a l l y, i n B r i t a i n , o n e o f P o r t u g a l ’s newest passport holders, Roman Abramovich has reportedly been banned from living in the UK and has ‘handed over’ control of Chelsea Football Club to supporters one day before they beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup wearing a strip of blue and yellow, the colours of Ukraine.

The sooner sanity returns the better for all.

What they can do now, is answer a question: where have they suddenly got so much millions €, to be sent to Ukraine, if till now they were even struggling to pay salaries to their own population, being in crisis practically at the edge of poverty?

Jeanette Richardson Just get rid of him, one way or another surely someone can do the job before he becomes another Hitler.

Jason Acn Yes if all the countries don’t stand by and by and unite against this madman, they must be made accountable !!!

Erika Stanbury If he can send Russians in undercover, why can’t the west do the same, and help where it really matters?

Celia Emery What else could they do well, they could really stand up to him.

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Broadly speaking, these are the main benefits of hob‐ bies:

‐ They help you to develop skills and abilities and allow you to discover previously unexplored talents. ‐ They create balance in

your life by helping you to disconnect from the stress and worry of your daily rou‐ tine. ‐ They are a great way of fighting against nervousness and cheering you up when you are feeling down. ‐ They have been shown to help to prevent diseases such as Alzheimer’s by keeping people mentally active. ‐ They require effort and discipline and therefore con‐ tribute towards self‐control. ‐ You can meet like‐mind‐ ed people and make new friends. ‐ They encourage creativity and healthy competition.

Chess, cooking, hiking, sewing, ballroom dancing… the options are endless.

Hobbies undoubtedly have an all‐round positive effect on health, so what are you waiting for?

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Define and shine: haircare after 50

HAIRCARE needs change over time, and are not the same at 50 as they are at 20. Read on to find out how to keep your hair looking its best after 50.

Hair can be an impor‐ tant part of a person’s im‐ age. Taking care of it en‐ hances your natural beauty and a good hairstyle can really lift your spirits.

Over the years, our hair, just like our skin, goes through different stages and it is important to know how to adapt our haircare routines to our changing needs as time goes by.

After 50: Define and add shine Over time, the loss of material not only makes the hair visibly thinner and frizzier, but also affects natural curls and waves by de‐structuring them and

HAIR: An important part of a person’s image.

altering their natural shape. Years of dyeing and bleaching can also lead it to lose its natural shine and become dull.

From around the age of 50, it is easier to keep hair in tip‐top condition if it is short or shoulder‐length.

In this decade, colour is a fundamental tool for giv‐ ing us a more useful ap‐ pearance. Highlights can help to bring light to the face and enhance the cut,

and each colouring session should be followed by it is a shine treatment.

A collagen treatment can be used to rejuvenate the hair, as it can restore elasticity, body, volume and strength to the hair in just one session, restoring its natural wave, shape and shine. Finally, you may want to incorporate some products that contain an‐ tioxidants into your hair‐ care routine.

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community by shopping lo‐ cally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by sup‐ porting local high streets, markets, butchers, green‐ grocers and all of the won‐ derfully quirky indepen‐ dent 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 businesses can support the local commu‐ nity. You may find something

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

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 family’s table and there is nothing bet‐ ter than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have sup‐ ported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the fu‐

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Remember, your local store is going up against multination‐ als and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support.

Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local busi‐ nesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they re‐ ceive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their em‐ ployees.

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Community in conflict

CLAIRE GORDON

FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD SO conflict between Rus‐ sia and Ukraine is upon us, like it has been threaten‐ ing for eight years before the Western media picked it up and decided to make it the main headline. As the frontline tightens and physical combat becomes a reality, misinformation spreads and fights a sepa‐ rate war within the realm of the internet. People ask on local forums whether certain shops and bars are owned by Russian citizens as if the boycott of those small enterprises has an effect and impact on the wider scope of Putin’s ad‐ vance into foreign lands.

People think that by sepa‐

rating people into ‘us and them’ they are contributing to resistance against a singular leader and his misguided war‐ mongering.

What some people are failing to understand is that one leader’s foray in‐ to invasion does not re‐ flect an entire country’s mentality. There are thou‐ sands of Russian people protesting Putin’s acts of aggression, even though they face arrest and bru‐ tality for doing so. The correlation between Putin’s actions and the will of his people is as un‐ founded as saying every English person is 100 per cent behind Boris Johnson and every decision he makes while in office.

Government and press offices are sometimes in place to turn people against one another.

Something the Tory party has been excelling at since they came to office is ‘di‐ vide and conquer.’

Most people have no choice in whether their re‐ spective countries go to war. It is the leaders of a country that determine foreign policy and work out how to drag their peo‐ ple along. It is usually a matter of explaining how they are under attack by ‘others’ and telling them they must protect them‐ selves while being patriot‐ ic to the place that they were born into, dismissing the people who were un‐ fortunate enough to land outside of the borders put down across the land they

know.

While some people de‐ cry the work that left‐ leaning people do amongst the bigger pic‐ ture that is the world to‐ day, I feel it is more im‐ portant than ever to respect the individual. We are, after all, all people at the end of the day, regard‐ less of where we were born or the colour of our skin. The more that we can band together in the face of self‐centred, con‐ flict‐focused leaders and build community and self‐ sufficient networks, the better we can survive and stand resilient as the cor‐ rupt world around us To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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

crumbles. Every person having their own state and their own means to live in the world without being reliant on a capitalist sys‐

tem is basically what so‐ cialism is all about and the work the left does feeds into this. It shouldn’t be ignored.

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It looks like this pet trend is becoming more than just a fad, with an increasingly high de‐ mand for exotic animals in other parts of the globe.

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www.euroweeklynews.com THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) took to social media to warn road users.

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INDICATORS: Many people do not use them properly.

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LOS AMIGOS LOSE OUT DESPITE spirited perfor‐ mances at the Euro Weekly News Iberian Challenge Cup held at Torrox (Malaga) on Sat‐ urday February 26, Los Amigos were unable to make any impact and failed to reach the finals.

Ten teams participated with the eventual win‐ ners Athletic Club Funda‐ cion Bilbao defeating Malaga WFC in the final.

The Los Amigos squad all agreed that it was a great experience and look for‐ ward to taking part in fu‐ ture tournaments.

You could be playing in one of these tourna‐ ments... No you are not too old! If you are 50 or over you can once again display the skills you had just a few years ago, walking pace and no physical contact.

An excellent form of exercise to get you in shape. Why not try a ses‐ sion at one of Almeria’s

ALMANZORA VALLEY: Plays twice weekly.

LOS AMIGOS: Agreed it was a great experience. three clubs?

Almanzora Valley Walking Football Club ‐ Members of WFAI Who are we? A group of players of mixed abili‐ ty and varying ages who get together twice a week to continue their participation in the beau‐ tiful game. If you think

your days of playing foot‐ ball have ended then think again ‐ Walking Football allows you to continue to play and at the same time gives ex‐ cellent health benefits through continuous exer‐ cise.

We play twice weekly at La Alfoquia football

pitch next door to the public swimming pool.

Tuesday 9.30am ‐ 11am Friday 9.30am ‐ 11am Everyone is welcome ‐ just turn up at one of the sessions. We have a ses‐ sion on fitness and skills for 30 minutes before playing four x 15‐minute football sessions.

Also sessions at Lubrin and Los Amigos (Turre).

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You could start your own club... apologies for no details this week as promised.

However, details on how easy it is to start playing walking football and start your own club will be featured in next week’s Euro Weekly News.

Make sure you get your copy.

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Footballer booked for t-shirt message PREMIER LEAGUE footballer Matty Cash scored the opening goal on Saturday, February 26, for his club As‐ ton Villa, in their splendid 2‐0 away win against Brighton, but was then booked.

Cash promptly celebrated by taking off his jersey to display a message written on his t‐shirt underneath to former Polish teammate Tomasz Kedziora. The 27‐ year‐old Pole is currently playing as a defender for Dy‐ namo Kyiv, in the capital of war‐torn Ukraine. The message read, ‘Tomasz Kedziora + family, stay strong bro’.

Following strict FA rules about players removing their shirts, referee John Brooks had no option but to give Cash a yellow card. Brooks’ action caused contro‐ versy in the Sky Sports studios, who were covering the match.

Presenter Jeff Stelling roundly criticised Brooks for being an ‘inexperienced’ Premier League official, and urged the FA to scrap the booking. “He’s been booked for it! John Brooks is an inexperienced Premier League referee,” exclaimed Stelling.

Adding, “Hopefully when people come to their sens‐ es, the Premier League will just ignore that. They should just ignore that.”

Users on social media were quick to comment, al‐ though to be fair to the referee, he was only following guidelines laid down by the FA. One user commented, “Is the ref joking? That is actually ridiculous,” while an‐ other wrote, “It is the law to be booked for that, but the inexperienced ref could have shown some com‐ passion and common sense and let him off.”