Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 5 - 11 May 2022 Issue 1922

Issue No. 1922

All agreed THERE was consensus on all proposals between po‐ litical parties at the provincial council’s last plenary session on Friday April 29.

With 16 motions ap‐ proved, 13 of them unani‐ mously, the Diputacion can now allocate €33 mil‐ lion to key plans that will centre on the provincial population’s well‐being and quality of life, the council’s president Javier Aureliano Garcia said.

The recently‐approved proposals included adding 10 more munici‐ palities to the 60 who have already opted for DUS 5000 grants ‐ using cash made available from the EU’s Next Generation fund ‐ for projects that are committed to clean energy.

Zurgena, Ragol, Abruce‐ na, Las Tres Villas, Laroya, Padules, Pulpi, Oria, Taberno and Alboloduy have now been added to the list of small munici‐ palities that will be able to make savings on ener‐ gy bills while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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ROSES ALL THE WAY

Turn to page 2 UKRAINE FUNDRAISERS: Pupils from Albox’s Virgen de Saliente primary school contributed with their teacher, Francine.

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TO date, 1,264 Ukrainians have been granted refugee status in AlmeriaPprovince.

Of these, 241 received at‐ tention from the reception system via the Red Cross, the ACCEM non‐government or‐ ganisation and Cepaim‐Alme‐ ria Acoge.

“These are the latest figures announced during a video call with the inter‐administration

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committee that has been set up to monitor persons dis‐ placed by the Ukraine war,” the central government’s Ter‐ ritorial Policies delegate to Almeria said.

The Diputacion provincial council, representing towns with populations below

20,000, together with the five bigger municipalities, provid‐ ed the Sub‐delegation with details of the current situation and assistance that has been provided for the refugees.

At present, 25 of Almeria’s 97 municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants are

taking care of Ukrainian refugees, most of whom are living in Mojacar, Albox, Huer‐ cal‐Overa and Canjayar.

The Junta’s Almeria Delega‐ tion also gave details of the assistance it is providing, with 195 children now attending primary and secondary schools and healthcare.

Recycle, don’t throw ADRA Town Hall is encour‐ aging residents to recycle textiles with six more specif‐ ically‐designed containers in addition to the existing 15.

Jose Crespo and Ignacio Jines, respective Urban Cleaning and Public Works councillors, recently exam‐ ined the new containers ac‐ companied by the local manager of East West tex‐ tiles.

This company collects tex‐ tiles, free of charge, before separating clothes that are in good condition and pass‐ ing them on to charitable organisations.

Those that have no fur‐ ther use are then recycled and transformed into insu‐ lation material for the con‐ struction industry, vehicle seat filling, and industrial textiles.

“Thanks to this process, Adra is more environmen‐ tally‐friendly and sustain‐ able, while promoting ethi‐ cal commitment,” the councillors said.

for Ukraine THE Almanzora Group of Friends had a great morning on April 23.

The Albox‐based as‐ sociation were cele‐ brating St George’s Day as well as Day of the Book and the Rose, when it is cus‐ tomary to give a book and a red rose to loved ones.

“The weather god smiled on us and in‐ stead of the forecast rain, the sun shone, although it was a lit‐ tle windy,” Shelagh Murdoch told the Eu‐ ro Weekly News.

“We had some love‐ ly raffle prizes, a su‐ perb selection of nib‐ bles, the ever‐ popular Play your Cards Right, and a football game.

“Juliet Ryall enter‐ tained us with music and singing and there were red roses to give away with a book of choice,” She‐ lagh said.

Last, but far from least, were singing, dancing and recita‐ tions from nine tal‐ ented pupils from the Virgen de Saliente

primary school.

“Our sincere thanks to all our volunteers and donors of food, prizes and other items,” Shelagh said.

“As always, your generosity was very much appreciated and contributed to the success of the event.”

All proceeds will go the Albox Ukranian appeal, which has al‐ ready sent two buses loaded with food and clothing to the Ukrainian border, bringing back 110 people, of whom 95 are living in Albox.

Two more lorries have since repeated the trip with much‐ needed supplies.

“We have a collec‐ tion box in our Plaza San Antonio library in Albox for anyone who would like to donate to this worthy cause,” Shelagh said.

For more informa‐ tion about the Al‐ manzora Group of Friends, visit the www.almanzoragof.o rg website or their Facebook page.

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NIBS EXTRA Course work TWENTY‐FIVE people com‐ pleted a 60‐hour training course on dismantling Car‐ boneras’ decommissioned power station, obtaining an Occupational Risk Certificate enabling them to work in a supervisory capacity, while ensuring that health and safety measures are com‐ plied with. A second course has now begun with 50 stu‐ dents, all from Carboneras.

Minor tremor SPAIN’S National Geographic Institute (IGN) registered a 3.5 earthquake two kilometres beneath Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia) at 9.15am on April 29. Also felt in Pulpi, San Juan de los Terreros and Cuevas del Almazora’s Burujulu and Los Lobos neighbourhoods, the tremor caused no appre‐ ciable damage, the IGN an‐ nounced afterwards.

Starting young ALMERIA’S National Police arrested a 17‐year‐old Algeri‐ an, accused of skippering a six‐metre, 100 horsepower boat bringing in 11 irregular Syrian immigrants who paid €5,000 for the journey. After leaving Ain el Turk in Libya on April 24, they were intercept‐ ed and detained on April 25, police sources said.

Sexist crimes ANDALUCIA courts dealing with gender violence of‐ fences received 33,956 for‐ mal complaints last year, 8 per cent more than in 2020 according to a report from the Upper Court of Andalucia (TSJA). Of these, 3,300 cases occurred in Almeria Province, resulting in 842 protection orders and 42 criminal con‐ victions.

Quiet please RESIDENTS in Almeria City’s Avenida Cabo de Gato are pe‐ titioning for the police to inter‐ vene and close down a local disco. As well as complaining about excessively loud music, the petition claimed the fights which have occurred for years outside the nightspot had in‐ creased in recent months.

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A treat for petrolheads MEMBERS of Passione Rossa, the Italian Ferrariowners’ club, visited Mojacar with more than 40 luxury cars on Thursday April 28.

Almeria was the club’s choice for the Ferrari Western Tour 2022, the world’s largest Ferrari meeting outside Italy, organised by Passione Rossa, the UNED open university and provincial council, the Diputacion.

The cars - a selection of different models from varying eras which included Ferrari’s first hybrid model - reached the province after setting out from Rome and making a stopover in Barcelona.

Photo credit: Mojacar Informa

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FERRARI INVASION: Rain did not deter enthusiasts waiting at Mojacar’s Parque Comercial.

Mojacar was the first stop in the Ferraris’ tour through the province and despite the rain, numerous fans turned out to admire the cars as they entered the Parque Comercial car park.

It was here that the Ferrari

Western Tour 2022 got off to its official start, welcomed by Mojacar councillors Francisco Garcia Cerda, Raquel Belmonte and Pedro Torres who were there to greet the cars, their drivers and Fabio Barone, Passione Rossa’s

president. He was accompanied by Antonio Satacroce, Ferrari’s Spanish delegate, who presented Mojacar Town Hall with a commemorative plaque in recognition of the municipality’s “contribution, commitment, dedication and efforts” in arranging the meeting with the Ferrariowners.

As Mojacar Town Hall sources pointed out afterwards, the Ferrari Western Tour is being covered both by the Italian and international sports media, providing invaluable indirect advertising for the municipality and all of Almeria.

Tajo water lost to sea

Extensions given go-ahead

CUTTTING the Tajo‐ Segura water transfer by 40 per cent will take a toll on Alme‐ ria’s agriculture.

The central govern‐ ment’s policy of in‐ creasing the Tajo’s en‐ vironmental flow to safeguard the river’s ecosystem came into effect on May 3, thereby reducing Almeria, Murcia and southern Alicante’s share.

Almeria’s allocation will diminish by an an‐ nual 11 cubic hec‐ tometres, including seven cubic hectome‐ tre for agriculture.

Tajo water, supple‐ mented by the desali‐ nation plant and the

THE Junta’s Health service gave the go‐ahead for improvements to Torrecardenas hospital.

A €458,800 contract to draw up plans to modernise and extend the A and E department and the Intensive Care unit has now been put out to tender.

Torrecardenas’ Emergency de‐ partment currently serves 306,000 people in Almeria, An‐ darax, Carboneras, Nijar, Rio Nacimiento, Sorbas and Taber‐ nas. The €5.5 million project in‐ cludes streamlining routes inside A and E so that patients, and those accompanying them, do not have to coincide with those from other zones. At the same time this will avert an image of “overcrowding and disorganisa‐ tion,” Health department sources explained.

Intensive Care is to have extra beds in a 630‐square metre ex‐ tension adjoining the existing unit, increasing the to‐ tal to 36.

Negratin reservoir, has irrigated approxi‐ mately 8,000 hectares of Huercal‐Overa, Cuevas del Almanzora and Vera’s agricultural land.

The Tajo water is good quality and costs around 12 cents per cubic metre, com‐ pared with 45 cents for desalinated water.

Growers dependent on the pipeline water intend to take legal action, demanding €5 billion compensation for Almeria, Murcia and Alicante.

“Losing this water won’t be felt for just a year, but forever,” said Fernando Rubio, speaking for the

Aguas del Almanzora irrigation syndicate.

The Tajo‐Segura pipeline provided Almeria Province with an annual 15 cubic hectometres for crops and nine for domestic use since 1980.

Slashing Almeria’s allocation will not on‐ ly affect agriculture, as publicly‐owned Galasa needs this wa‐ ter to complement the Acuamed desali‐ nation plant’s supply used in 20 municipali‐ ties.

“This madness ben‐ efits no‐one because the water will be lost to the sea in Lisbon,” Rubio told the local Spanish media.

High season beach restrictions ACCESS to 13 Cabo de Gata‐Nijar beaches will be limited to authorised vehicles between June 11 and September 25.

Raquel Espin, the Junta’s Sustainable Develop‐ ment Delegate to Almeria, also announced that groups of kayaks, canoes and other motorless craft will be limited to five.

Larger groups will need permission from the Delegation stipulating specific protection condi‐

tions for the coastal ecosystem while regulating use of the publicly‐owned maritime strip, Espin said. An exception would be made for rescue op‐ erations to save human lives, she added.

The Junta is currently tendering the contract to control vehicle access to the national park, control traffic, maintain the natural ecosystem and protect the environment in return for charg‐ ing each car a €5 fee.

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Limaria’s signal saga THE Euro Weekly News recent‐ ly described the plight of Li‐ maria residents waiting two years for a mobile phone sig‐ nal.

Our article prompted Li‐ maria resident Bob Saunders to contact the newspaper with details of his experience. “Ac‐ tually, it’s more like a decade,” Bob said. “We have lived in Li‐ maria for six years and during that time we have had no mo‐ bile service. “I know there have been several meetings with Arboleas’ mayor, but to no avail.”

Bob explained that the town hall had erected another mast, two metres away from an existing mast. “And that’s where it stopped. Nothing connected to it. I personally have written to the town hall several times, only to be fobbed off with excuses,” he said. Bob maintained that was cheaper for the town hall to erect another mast rather than rent the existing mast, which Arboleas does not own.

“All smoke and mirrors, and as I have pointed out to the town hall many a time, they are putting residents’ lives at risk.” Meanwhile, following an April 22 meeting with Limaria residents, Arboleas mayor Cristobal Garcia Granados con‐ firmed that the town hall had embarked on “an arduous mission” to persuade Movistar to install an antenna.

Like Bob Saunders and the other Limaria residents, Garcia Granados also stressed that the absence of a mobile signal was putting the local popula‐ tion at risk.

“For the well‐being and safe‐ ty of our residents, let’s hope for a rapid solution,” he de‐ clared.

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ROCK ALBOX FEST returns for its 37th edition on October 29.

The concert, one of Spain’s longest‐established rock concerts. was also one of the first to return last year despite the pandem‐ ic, with Parabellum, Manolo Kabezabolo, Manifa, Xuorum and Negocio present on stage on November 6.

Although this year’s performers have yet to be announced, the Rock Albox Fest organisers confirmed that Distorsion, Rat‐ Zinger and The Nadies would be appearing on October 29.

So, too, will local Albox groups, including La Rabia, who have just released a new disc and have been described as “one of the most promising names in provincial punk.”

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Warning, Nolotil, is a dangerous drug T I R E D, coughing, feverish were the com‐ plaints of my neigh‐ bour Mark, when I vis‐ ited him about two weeks ago. Corona, we decided and with this Omicron variety going around he would be back on his job and in the pub in a couple of

days. Next day he did not look any better and was coughing up a lot of nasty stuff.

Some more Paraceta‐ mol, extra vitamins and things would be better soon. Next day I called Mark in the morning to ask if he needed any shopping

to be done: “I am just at the Farmacia and tested nega‐ tive for corona” he said with a very shivery and croaky voice. Off we went to the emergency in La Nucia be‐ cause his throat was on fire.

Strep‐ tococcal bacteria had taken hold of him resulting in a ‘Strep throat’, and a quite se‐ vere case at that, was the diagnosis of the doctor. Off to the hos‐ pital in Villajoyosa we were sent. I drove fast because Mark had now

For short-term use only.

also breathing problems due to his swollen throat and was spewing out more and more muck.

In to the emergency at the hospital ward, by now needing a wheelchair, I delivered him with a very wor‐ ried look into the hands of the medical

staff. Mark’s wife Mandy had cut her hol‐ iday in the UK even shorter and was on her way back to Spain. All we could do was wait.

Next day the news came. Due to a very painful meniscus prob‐ lem Mark was pre‐ scribed Nolotil (also called metamizol) which he had used for over a week. However, Nolotil has been found in some cases to cause sepsis leading to differ‐ ent forms of infection including viral ones.

In Mark’s case his white blood cell count

was reduced to zero (0) leaving his body de‐ fenceless against infec‐ tion. Luckily for him, however nasty and very painful, he only suffered from a Strep throat. Many cases are known where the side effects of Nolotil lead to internal infections.

In other cases the rapid drop in white blood cells (Agranulo‐ cytosis) can lead to death within a couple of days. Although the Spanish AEMPS (Span‐ ish Agency for Medicines and Health Products) warned for many years about the danger of this product, it is in Spain still fre‐ quently prescribed and at Farmacias also avail‐ able without prescrip‐ tion. AEMPS commands Nolotil as a prescrip‐ tion‐only medicine and recommends ‘only for short‐term treatment’.

If prolonged treat‐ ment is necessary, car‐ ry out regular (haema‐ tological) controls for Agranulocytosis symp‐ toms.

Now, Mandy, glad that her ‘hubby’ is back home after eight days at the hospital, sees it as her duty to warn ev‐ erybody about this danger. She also tries to figure out why North Europeans seem to be more susceptible to the disadvantages of Nolotil. This even more since Mark was pre‐ scribed Nolotil for his painful knee for a mini‐ mum of 10 days, three times a day at 525 mg without any monitor‐ ing. Cristina Garcia de Campo has been cam‐ paigning against the widespread use of Nolotil.

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Walk for Life raises €645 MAUREEN BOLTON held a Quiz Night at Bar Carril/ Cafetastic in Ar‐ boleas which raised €645.

Money was raised from entry fees, a raffle, an auction and ‘Being cheeky to Mo’ cash penalties.

A special thank you to Pierce Harrington for his generous donation to the evening. The winning team was ‘Pembo’s Gang’, and they gave their cash prize back as a donation to the charity.

For more information and photographs go to walk4lifearboleas. com .

€3.5 billion for refugees

ON Friday, April 29, the European Union (EU) an‐ nounced in a tweet that it has now provided €3.5 bil‐ lion in support of Ukrainian refugees.

With now more than five million Ukrainians having fled the ravages of war in their country, the EU contin‐ ues to take the lead in providing support with food, ac‐ commodation, healthcare, education and jobs.

In a show of wonderful solidarity and humanity, Eu‐ ropean countries have opened their doors to fleeing Ukrainians. With many having lost everything, the help from people, charities and governments all across Eu‐ rope has been invaluable.

Every day there are new stories reflecting the kind‐ ness of strangers as people open the doors to their homes, such as the Irishman who has opened his 15th century castle to provide accommodation for a family to the stories of baby supplies being left at the border and railway stations to allow Ukrainians to take what they need.

Richard walks again

ON Saturday April 2 Richard Clarke of Cali‐ da Homes and some dedicated friends walked 60 plus kms between Carboneras and Almeria with an overnight stop.

The team with Richard were David Tay‐ lor, Tracey Fowler, Tracey Bartlett and Rob

Allen with support car drivers and road‐ side motivators Wendy, Hannah and Ester ‐ Richard said, “Huge thanks, to FC Los Amigos for the immense support/funds raised and to all at Almeria Radio.” They raised an incredible €3,270.

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NHS parking hike

DESCRIBED by some as scandalous, hospital staff working for the NHS in England are to be charged up to £90 (€106 ) more a year as parking charges are hiked.

Despite all the hard work put in by doctors, nurses and other NHS staff and the failure to show appreciation fi‐ nancially, they are now being asked to cough up extra to pay for their parking.

During the pandemic parking charges were removed but they have now been reinstated but at a higher price, however those in Scotland and Wales don’t pay for theirs.

Rachel Harrison, GMB National Officer, said: “We think it’s an appalling decision. The timing of it is even more in‐ sulting, especially during the cost of living crisis.

“The government has no understanding of what the NHS is facing. We’re two years through a pandemic which is not over. Staff are absolutely exhausted and this is just another thing to discourage them from staying in the NHS. We’re seeing an exodus.”

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Flights chaos

T R A N S P O R T Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that he will “look for ways to try to assist” the travel industry following chaos at UK airports.

He has though said that he will not “compromise in any way, shape or form with aviation security and safety.”

On Wednesday, April 27, Shapps told the Commons’ Transport Select Committee “I have looked at the rules and found an area where we

BRITISH tourists, and many other nationals from outside the Schengen bloc, need to prove they have at least €100 per day for their stay in Spain.

Border guards can ask for travellers to produce such proof.

“Foreigners must prove, if re‐ quired to do so by the officials in charge of controlling the en‐ try of people into Spanish terri‐ tory, that they have economic resources [for entering the country],” the Spanish Ministry of Interior notes.

can assist with the bureaucracy, particularly with regard to new people coming into the industry, and their need to be security checked.

“We can begin the training, with‐ out exposing them to the parts of the training which are security‐re‐ lated, without having the security check complete, as long as it’s com‐ plete before they start the security‐ related stuff.

“I have a Statutory Instrument ‐ I

UK AIRPORTS: Working with the sector.

think it comes to the House today ‐ to do exactly that.”

As reported by one publication, Shapps added: “This is an example of how we’ll try to work with the sector, but in the end they will have to resolve these problems by get‐ ting people in the right places.”

Proof of funds

Means of proof include cash, certified checks, traveller’s checks, payment letters, or credit cards, which must be ac‐ companied by the bank account statement or an up‐to‐date bank book.

In practice such checks are rare, but they do happen.

The reason the rate is set at more than €100 per day (€120

in France) is because that repre‐ sents 10 per cent of the mini‐ mum wage (gross minimum in‐ terprofessional gross salary).

From January 1, 2022, the Spanish authorities have estab‐ lished the minimum interprofes‐ sional salary at €33.33 per day or €1,000 per month, depending on whether the salary is fixed on a daily or monthly basis.

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Ireland border checks FEARING rising inflation, the UK has postponed border checks in Ireland for the fourth time, pushing the implemen‐ tation to the back end of 2023.

The checks required as part of the divorce agreement were implemented by the EU imme‐ diately after the agreement came into force, however the UK has failed to implement the checks despite signing the

BORDER CHECKS: Have been cancelled again.

Netflix axes Meghan MEGHAN MARKLE’S new animated se‐ ries has been axed by streaming giant Netflix.

After its recent well‐documented loss of 200,000 subscribers, the company has de‐ cided to drop the series, titled ‘Pearl’.

David Furnish had worked on this pro‐ ject with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, as executive producer. The main feature of the series was a 12‐year‐old girl ‘inspired by influential women from history’.

‘Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self‐discovery as she tries to overcome life’s daily chal‐

lenges’, a statement from Meghan Markle read when the series was an‐ nounced last year.

Netflix boss William Ackman said in a statement, ‘While Netflix’s business is fun‐ damentally simple to understand, in light of recent events, we have lost confidence in our ability to predict the company’s fu‐ ture prospects with a sufficient degree of certainty’.

Following the docu‐series ‘Heart of In‐ victus’, ‘Pearl’ was to be the second series to be produced from the Sussexes’ Netflix deal signed in September 2020.

agreement. Firstly because they said they needed more time to get prepared, then to appease political allies in North‐ ern Ireland and now as the country battles, like the rest of the world is, with rising infla‐ tion. The government said that spiralling energy costs and frag‐ ile global supply chains were the main reasons behind the decision.

Banking fee rises CAIXABANK and Santander have done away with free banking from Saturday, April 30. Clients of the two banks, who do not meet their conditions for free banking, will have to pay up to €240 a year. According to personal finance website ‘HelpMyCash’: Banks will pe‐ nalise those customers who do not have their salary paid into their account each month, as well as those on low in‐ comes. If you bank with any of these companies it is important that you check what criteria you need to meet to make sure that you do not pay unneces‐ sary fees. Both Caixa and Santander have changed their fee structures effec‐ tively doing away with free banking.

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Spain’s jobs boom

NEW JOBS: Forecast has improved.

SPAIN’S Stability Pro‐ gramme, published on Fri‐ day April 29, forecasts the creation of 1.5 million new jobs and an unemployment rate of under 10 per cent by 2025.

The improved forecast is based on the government’s belief that labour reforms approved at the end of 2021, will reduce unemploy‐ ment. The main objective is to bring the current unem‐ ployment down from the current rate of 13.6 per cent, with the pandemic over and the government making ma‐ jor investments in new in‐ frastructure and new tech‐ nology. Adding to the

positive forecast is the news that the economy is now on a more sound footing, even though the pandemic drove up borrowing, with a posi‐ tive current account and sav‐ ings figures at their highest levels since 2008. There has also been a drop in tempo‐ rary unemployment. The programme also focuses on the implementation of ac‐ tive employment policies that seek to reduce struc‐ tural unemployment making an adjustment between supply and demand. Atten‐ tion will also be given to in‐ creasing flexibility in employ‐ ment and an increase in productivity.

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Spain threatened

ALGERIA has threatened to cut Spain’s gas supply if any is diverted to Morocco after the Spanish govern‐ ment sought to reopen the Maghreb gas pipeline.

In its response the Pedro Sánchez government said that any gas shipped to Morocco will not be Algeri‐ an gas, but gas that is pro‐ cured from other suppli‐ ers.

The Algerian govern‐ ment in issuing the threat said: “Any transport of Al‐ gerian natural gas deliv‐ ered to Spain, whose des‐ tination is none other than that provided for in the contracts, will be consid‐ ered a breach of contrac‐ tual commitments, and consequently, could lead to a breach of the contract that binds Sonatrach with its customers. Spaniards.”

NATURAL GAS: Cannot be diverted to Morocco.

A reply issued by Mon‐ cloa said: “Morocco has asked for support to guar‐ antee its energy security on the basis of commercial relations and Spain has re‐ sponded positively to its request, as it should do with any other partner or neighbour. With total

transparency, Morocco will be able to acquire LNG on international markets, unload it in some peninsu‐ lar regasification plant and use the Maghreb gas pipeline to reach its terri‐ tory. In no case will the gas acquired by Morocco have Algerian origin.”

Charles’s tree projecct PRINCE CHARLES has called for the UK’s ‘dwindling’ historic natural habitat to be re‐ newed as he revealed a new project to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Prince Charles unveiled a collection of 70 ancient woodlands and trees dedicated to the monarch in a video message recorded under the old Sycamore at Dumfries House in Scot‐ land, it was reported on Sunday, May 1.

Charles said these “precious” assets must be preserved for future generations.

Some of the 70 ancient woodlands and 70

trees dedicated to the Queen include Sussex’s Five Hundred Acre Wood, the inspiration for 100 Acre Wood in Winnie the Pooh.

Charles said: “I believe it is absolutely vital that we do our utmost to nurture our historic inheritance through careful management and, in the case of the woodlands, that we can expand them and link them to other nat‐ ural features like our hedgerows.

“And if we are to create the ‘ancient’ trees of the future, we must plant more trees in hedgerows, fields, churchyards and avenues.”

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Dog breeds irrelevant DATA from more than 18,000 canines shows that pedigree has a limited role in behaviour.

A dog’s breed was responsible for less than one‐10th of differences in be‐ haviour among thousands of dogs, re‐ searchers said in a study published on Thursday, April 28, in the journal Sci‐ ence.

“When you adopt a dog based on its breed, you’re getting a dog that looks a certain way,” said co‐author Elinor Karlsson, a computational biologist at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts.

“But as far as behaviour goes, it’s kind of luck of the draw.” The reason is partly because breeds are a modern invention.

We have been shaping how dogs ap‐

FRIENDLY: Behaviour not guaranteed.

pear and behave since dogs evolved from wolves more than 10,000 years ago.

Labrador retrievers aren’t guaranteed to be docile and friendly, according to geneticists who analysed variations in the canine genome.

BRITISH sunseekers and staycationers are being warned to take care when booking a break this sum‐ mer, with scams linked to holidays increasing by a third over the last year.

Based on analysis of rele‐ vant scams reported to Lloyds Bank, fraud relating to flight bookings was up by 13 per cent in the 12 months to March 2022.

The average amount lost to a flight scam was £2,955.

Scam reports linked to hotels were up by 18 per cent, with the average amount lost £1,231. Pack‐ aged holiday‐style scams also saw a 17 per cent in‐ crease over the same peri‐ od, with victims losing £2,342 on average.

The biggest increase came from scams linked to fake caravan bookings, with cases surging by a massive 108 per cent year‐ on‐year. The average amount lost in each case was much lower though, at £374.

Many of these scams start with false adverts on search engines or social

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Holiday fraud

SCAMS: Holidaymakers are being warned to take care.

media.

Victims often click on a link taking them to a web‐

site and believe they are dealing with a legitimate company.

Heinz’s Jubilee

TO mark the queen’s platinum jubilee Heinz have rebrand‐ ed two of the nation’s favourites HM Sauce and Salad Queen.

The limited edition bottles were due to arrive on super‐ market shelves from Monday May 2.

Heinz have said that Brits enjoy quintessentially English food and like nothing more than a good reason to celebrate such an event with good old British classics.

Heinz Senior Brand Manager Anke von Hanstein said: “This is an extraordinary moment for the Queen and the great British public, and we want to celebrate this with two of our most well‐loved and historic sauces.

“Releasing limited‐edition bottles in time for the Jubilee felt like the perfect fit. We hope our customers enjoy these celebratory designs and that they add a squeeze of fun to the Jubilee celebrations, however one is celebrating.”

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Ryanair chaos

ON Friday April 29 Ryanair charged passengers £55 for making use of the airport check‐in counters after their website crashed leav‐ ing customers with no oth‐ er option.

Ryanair, well‐known for its charges and rigid adher‐ ence to its policies, contin‐ ued to charge passengers for using the airport check‐ in service even though their website was down leaving passengers with no alterna‐ tive.

Hundreds of complaints were made to web monitor‐ ing service Down Detector that Ryanair’s website had crashed from 6am to 9.30am on the Friday morn‐ ing, with many screenshots being posted.

Passengers who took to social media complained that the site was down with the message “something’s gone wrong with your re‐ quest” being received. Oth‐ ers reported that despite this and having proof the

AIRLINE: Their website crashed causing difficulties.

site was down staff at Stansted Airport had contin‐ ued to charge customers the fee. A Twitter user, named Rhys, said: “Just got charged

more than €200 to check‐in at [Rhodes International Air‐ port] ‐ Seemingly all because [Ryanair’s] website had an error.”

The final bow

R U M O U R has it that Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are to make an emotional return in the grand finale of Neighbours.

A report in one Australian publication on Saturday, April 30, claimed that Neighbours legends Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are going to make an appearance when the Ram‐ say Street soap takes its final bow in August.

Earlier this year, television bosses an‐ nounced that they were scrapping the long‐ running soap, which has graced our screens for close to 40 years.

The publication claimed that sources told them that ‘Scott and Charlene Robinson’ had filmed scenes at Pin Oak Court in Vermont South, just outside Melbourne.

Back in March, show chiefs hinted they were g o i n g t o t r y a n d t e m p t Ky l i e a n d J a s o n t o make a return and give the soap a ‘fairytale ending’.

The final episode is due to be broadcast on Monday, August 1 this year.

UK licence blow UK driving licences are no longer legal to use in Spain after the grace period to change them for a Spanish licence ended on Sunday, May 1.

On the Brits in Spain consulate and embassy page, on Friday April 29, British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott commented: “The UK and Span‐ ish governments are still negotiating. UK and Span‐ ish ministers spoke today and agreed to rapidly ac‐ celerate talks next week in the hope of reaching an agreement soon ‐ as we already have in almost ev‐ ery other EU Member State.

“But we’re not there just yet. And we will not have reached an agreement in time for the end of the current grace period (April 30).”

He added: “Negotiations will continue early next week and we will provide you with further news when we have it.

“We are doing all we can to secure a long‐term solution swiftly.”

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Fatter means fitter Drug shortage uproar

A LARGE scale survey has found that people who are over the age of 80 and have a BMI that is higher than what is recommended, may live longer.

The research undertaken in China found that weight guidelines should be changed for this age group, as those that apply to younger people may not be appropriate.

Based on a person’s height and weight, body mass index (BMI) scores are meant to give an in‐ dication of the person’s healthy weight. Most guidelines suggest that someone with a score above 25 is considered overweight and 30

obese. But those guidelines said Xiaoming Shi at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Pre‐ vention in Beijing are largely based on measure‐ ments taken from younger age groups. That means they may not be appropriate for an older and less active person.

On average they found that the optimal BMI for the over‐80s was around 29, largely driven by a lower risk of death from non‐cardiovascular causes such as cancer or respiratory disease.

This group also had a lower risk of death from cardiovascular diseases, but the relationship was weaker.

Kellogg’s court battle US food giant Kellogg’s is taking the British gov‐ ernment on as it takes it to court over new rules that would affect the marketing of its products due to their sugar content.

The new rules, which the government said are needed to fight unhealthy lifestyles and obesity, will see foods that are high in fats and sugars restricted from being given prime shelf space in stores.

But Kellogg’s say that the formula the gov‐ ernment is using to measure the nutritional val‐ ue of cereals is wrong and is not being imple‐ mented legally, with the law likely to affect

Frosties may be affected.

products like Frosties, Coco Pops and Crunchy Nut. Chris Silcock, Kellogg’s UK Managing Director said: “It measures cereals dry when they are al‐ most always eaten with milk.

“All of this matters because unless you take account of the nutritional elements added when cereal is eaten with milk, the full nutri‐ tional value of the meal is not measured.”

R ES EA R C H by the Pharmaceutical Ser‐ vices Negotiating Com‐ mittee (PSNC) shows that acute medicine shortages in England is resulting in abuse from frustrated pa‐ tients, as more than two thirds of the pharmacies report being without stock every day.

According to their report, the associa‐ tion said that many drugs are in short supply including Hormone Therapy Replacement due to Brexit and the pan‐ demic which has af‐ fected supplies of key raw materials needed in the manu‐ facture of many drugs.

As a result phar‐ macists are being threatened, spat and sworn at for something that it is outside of their con‐

trol.

More than half of pharmacists and counter staff say the ongoing supply issues is causing problems for customers manag‐

ing their health.

Two thirds of those pharmacies report dai‐ ly shortages and an‐ other quarter report‐ ing several shortages a week.

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Animal welfare law

ON Thursday, April 28, pro‐ tection measures for ani‐ mals were boosted as legis‐ lation banning ‘the use of cruel glue traps and intro‐ ducing fines for people who fail to provide the proper levels of care to their pets, zoo animals and livestock’ became law in the UK. The new bills introduced

by MP Jane Stevenson ‘ban the use of inhumane glue traps which are a widely available method of rodent control but can cause im‐ mense suffering.’

Animal welfare minister

Protecting our animals.

Lord Zac Goldsmith said: “We are a nation of animal lovers and the passing of today’s legislation is a sig‐ nificant moment for the health and welfare of the country’s animals.

“The UK, since leaving the EU, has been able to

further strengthen its posi‐ tion as a global leader on animal rights.

“The penalty notice mea‐ sures being introduced to‐ day will act as a powerful deterrent, building on mea‐ sures we have already tak‐ en such as increasing prison sentences for cruelty of‐ fences.

“We will also be protect‐ ing wildlife and domestic pets from falling victim to inhumane glue traps, and we have delivered on our manifesto commitment to put animal sentience provi‐ sions into law.”

British Army expands

THOUSANDS of British Army troops will conduct a series of planned exercises across Europe this summer in one of the largest de‐ ployments since the Cold War. Around 8,000 British Army troops will take part in the exercises the Min‐ istry of Defence said in a statement on Friday, April 29.

The training mission will see 72 Challenger 2 tanks, 12 AS90 tracked artillery guns and 120 Warrior ar‐ moured fighting vehicles deploy to countries from Finland to North Macedo‐ nia, demonstrating the Army’s modernisation into a lethal, agile and global force.

EXERCISES: Will see troops join forces with allies.

Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies and partners are involved in the exercises.

The high readiness forces from the Lead Armoured Task Force and Air Ma‐ noeuvre Task Force will take part. Defence Secre‐ tary Ben Wallace said: “The

security of Europe has nev‐ er been more important.

“These exercises will see our troops join forces with allies and partners across NATO and the Joint Expedi‐ tionary Force in a show of solidarity and strength in one of the largest shared deployments since the Cold War.”

Tragic dog death

A FAMILY has been left heartbroken after their golden retriever fell victim to the deadly Alabama Rot disease, which has now claimed the lives of seven dogs in the UK this year.

The Backhouse family want to raise awareness of Alabama rot before anyone else suffers the loss of a family pet. Mar‐ ley, their Golden Retriever, was eight years old when he died earlier this month, after picking up the killer disease on local walks around Ledbury.

“We want to raise wider awareness of Alabama Rot,” Rob Backhouse told me‐

dia. “We want to hopefully save another family the pain we have gone through.”

Rebecca Backhouse told one publica‐ tion: “It’s one of those things you never think will happen to your dog.”

Rebecca first noticed something was wrong when Marley wouldn’t stop licking his back left paw, but was sure it was not Alabama rot after checking images on‐ line.

He was taken to a vet and treated at a clinic but, sadly, his condition deteriorat‐ ed rapidly and he had to be put down a week later.

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Brexit’s food price push A REPORT by researchers from the London School of Economics released on Wednesday, April 27, said that Brexit has added 6 per cent to the

cost of Britain’s food bills.

The research drew comparisons between the cost of food import‐ ed from the EU, which

$16bn for oceans

THE seventh global annual Our Ocean Confer‐ ence concluded on Sunday April 26 with 410 commitments and pledges worth more than $16 billion €(15.15 billion) to protect our seas.

Co‐hosted by the Republic of Palau and the United States, the conference was the first to be held in a small island developing state.

Started by John Kerry in 2014, the conference titled ‘Our Ocean, Our People, Our Prosperity,’ highlighted the importance of a healthy ocean to small island developing states. It also focused attention on all communities where the ocean is a primary source of sustenance.

D e l e g a t e s f r o m m o r e t h a n 7 0 c o u n t r i e s a t‐ tended the conference, all of whom committed to concrete action to advance ocean issues.

Speakers and presentations highlighted the importance of ocean‐based climate solutions, in‐ cluding shipping decarbonisation, marine na‐ ture‐based solutions, and offshore renewable energy, in keeping the 1.5‐degree target within reach and improving global climate resilience.

still accounts for the ma‐ jority of food imported, with food from else‐ where.

They found that extra trade barriers created by Britain’s exit added 6 per cent to the cost of food, with prices rising higher than those levied on imports from else‐ where.

Examples they quote are the increase in the price of fresh pork, toma‐ toes and jam which come mainly from the EU and the rise in prices of items like tuna fish and pineap‐ ples which come from further afield.

Nikhil Datta, a re‐ searcher at LSE said: “This research demon‐ strates a clear and robust impact of Brexit‐induced trade frictions increasing food prices for UK con‐ sumers during a time when the economy is al‐ ready facing inflationary pressures from global sources.”

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America’s oligarch crackdown

US President Joe Biden, speak‐ ing from the White House on Thursday, April 28, revealed that he is working on a legisla‐ tive package that will allow the American government to sell off all the assets that have been seized from Russian oli‐ garchs. This would include all the luxury properties and yachts, and the proceeds could then be utilised to help pay for humanitarian and mili‐ tary aid in Ukraine. “We’re go‐ ing to seize their yachts, their luxury homes, and other ill‐be‐ gotten gains of Russian Presi‐ dent Vladimir Putin’s kleptoc‐ racy. These are bad guys,” he declared.

BIDEN: New legislation underway.

He explained that this new legislation would “create new

procedures of forfeiture and seizure of these properties,

and it’s going to assure that when the oligarchs’ assets are sold off, funds can be used di‐ rectly to remedy the harm Russia caused and help build Ukraine.”

Current funding for Ukraine is known to be running out, so the sale of these assets would be welcomed as part of the President’s recent call for Congress to provide an extra $33 billion (€31.4 billion).

GMB porn outrage GOOD MORNING Britain’s Ben Shephard made a correction after a guest’s comments on ‘porn’ in Parliament sparked uproar on Thursday, April 28.

Viewers were fuming after believing that journalist Quentin Letts was defending a Tory MP accused of viewing porn in the House of Commons. Letts commented: “If you’ve ever been in the Houses of Parliament, it’s an ex‐ tremely boring place, “I think it would be wrong of viewers to think parliamentarians are constantly thinking about great matters at state when they’re in the House of Com‐

mons. It’s not exactly like a church in there.”

He added: “The politicians tend to represent the people of the country and there are a lot of grotty people in this country who get a kick out of pornography, and it’s always struck me as a pretty peculiar thing to do.” Viewers soon took to social media to complain, lead‐ ing host Ben to set the record straight, com‐ menting: “I feel like everybody slightly got the wrong end of the stick. A lot of people seemed to be up in arms that you were de‐ fending watching porn in the House of Com‐ mons. That’s not what you were doing.”

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William’s fundraising James Corden quits

A RECORD amount of £944,000 was raised on Monday, April 25, at a gala held by Lon‐ don’s Air Ambulance Charity in the UK capi‐ tal.

The event was attended by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, who is its patron.

Prince William even took to social media after his visit, sharing multiple images on his official Twitter profile. “As a former Air Ambulance pi‐ lot, I have seen first‐hand the difference trauma teams can make to those in need,” the Duke wrote. Adding, “So it is a great privilege to be the Patron of this exceptional Charity.”

The royal also spoke about a boy called Bruno he met during his visit to the London Air Ambulance Charity. “I had the great privilege

JEREMY KYLE, the former king of daytime television, is making a return to our screens with his own nightly show on TalkTV. For more than 20 years, Jeremy Kyle was one of the biggest names and most recognised celebrities on British television, until a tragic incident halted his ca‐ reer.

“My suits don’t fit like they used to, but I don’t care

GALA EVENT: Attended by Prince William.

to meet a young man named Bruno, and his father Daniel. Aged 11, Bruno was knocked off his scooter and suffered a serious brain injury.

London’s Air Ambulance Charity flew to him, arriving within minutes to bring the hospital to his side, and saving his life.”

Jeremy Kyle returns ‐ I couldn’t be more thrilled to be back in front of the camera,” the 56‐year‐old former king of daytime tele‐ vision told one publication.

Jeremy made a cameo appearance on the new television network this week, and revealed, “I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed it until I stepped into the studio and felt the

lights. Presenting live TV is almost like a drug, it hooks you in and I just love the for‐ mat.”

He had already returned successfully to the public do‐ main last year via the new network’s stablemate, talkRADIO. His show on TalkTV will cover current af‐ fairs and topical news each weeknight.

IN shock celebrity news from America, 43‐year‐old James Corden has announced that he will step down as the host of the Late Late Show.

His hit show on CBS has won countless awards, and CBS bosses had reportedly tried their best to convince the Londoner to stay on.

The actor, singer, presenter, and entertainer has allegedly walked away from a multi‐

It’s been a hard decision.

million‐pound deal that CBS had offered him, in favour of spending more time in Britain

RUSSIA has reportedly suffered a setback in Ukraine as a major tank design flaw has been exposed.

The tanks are said to be suffering from a de‐ fect which leads to a ‘jack‐in‐the‐box’ effect that can literally blow the tank’s turret off.

The issue reportedly comes from storing multiple shells inside the tank turrets.

An indirect hit can lead to an explosive chain reaction due to where the ammunition is stored. According to experts that can cause

with his family. James also wants to be able to go and watch his beloved West Ham playing football he said.

Speaking to one media out‐ let, Corden explained, “It’s been it’s a really hard decision to leave, because I’m so im‐ mensely proud of the show.

I’m thrilled to be extending for a year. I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave and then I stayed on.”

Russia’s tank flaw

a shockwave that can blast the tank’s turret ‘as high as a two‐storey building’.

Commenting on the design flaw Sam Ben‐ dett from the Russian Studies Programme at the Centre for a New American Security re‐ vealed: “What we are witnessing with Rus‐ sian tanks is a design flaw.

“Any successful hit … quickly ignites the am‐ mo causing a massive explosion, and the tur‐ ret is literally blown off.”

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The average human will eat 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

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Olivia Wilde sued AMERICAN actress, and Harry Style’s girlfriend, Olivia Wilde, 38, was handed legal documents while on stage at an event on April 26.

Wilde was handed a manila envelope with the legal documents while she

was speaking about her new thriller movie Don’t Worry Darling at the Cin‐ emaCon event in Las Ve‐ gas.

She asked: “This is for me?” as she held the enve‐ lope marked personal and confidential.

UK housing boom DESPITE negative consumer confidence and high in‐ flation, the asking prices for homes in the UK contin‐ ues its steady march upwards as it rose once again in April.

A survey by the property search portal Rightmove released on Monday, April 25, said that the asking price of homes had continued to go up, but that it was expected to slow down as the cost of living crisis started to bite.

According to their survey asking prices rose by 1.6 per cent in April slightly down on the 1.7 per cent recorded in March, with more than half the houses selling at or above the asking price.

Despite fears that interest rates will continue to climb the market continues to experience a boom, even though the temporary tax breaks on property purchases has ended and the costs of ownership have risen.

Originally, it was thought that there was a script in‐ side the envelope, but it contained custody papers.

Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, who share two children, have been sepa‐ rated since late 2020. They were engaged, but never married.

Jason Sudeikis reported‐ ly “had no prior knowl‐ edge” that his former fi‐ ancée, Olivia Wilde, would be served with child cus‐ tody documents during her appearance at Cinema‐ Con. “We have never in the history of the convention had an incident where a delegate has approached the stage who was not au‐ thorised to be there. In light of this incident, we are re‐evaluating our secu‐ rity procedures to ensure the safety of all our atten‐ dees,” Mitch Neuhauser Managing Director of Cin‐ emaCon said in a state‐ ment.

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Andrew stripped ON Wednesday, April 27, York councillors voted unanimously that Andrew should be stripped of his Freedom of the City of York title.

The title was awarded to Prince Andrew in 1987 but he has now been branded as an “utter disgrace” by local councillors.

Darryl Smalley is the City of York Council’s executive member for culture, leisure and communities.

Smalley put forward a mo‐ tion to say that Andrew should be stripped of his ti‐ tle and also proposed that he should not hold the Duke of York title any longer.

Smalley commented: “The Honorary Freedom of York is the highest honour we, as a city, can bestow on those who represent the very best of York. The honour is held by many no‐ table and accomplished people who carry it with pride and responsibly.

“Having been stripped of

his military roles and royal patronages by the Queen, we believe that it is right to remove all links that Prince Andrew still has with our great city.”

Branded a “disgrace.”

€10m violin

THE ‘Da Vinci of violins’ set to be auctioned in Paris on June 3 is expected to fetch up to €10 million (£8.42m).

As explained by Sophie Perrine, from the Aguttes auction house near Paris, “There are many violins, but this one is like selling a Rembrandt, a Goya, or even a Leonardo da Vinci painting.”

It is one of only 150 such violins crafted in 1736 by Giuseppe Guarneri, the revered Italian luthier from

Cremona in Italy. Its owner is the famous French virtu‐ oso Regis Pasquier, which means that the instrument has graced concert halls worldwide.

Violins made by Guarneri have proved to be far more prolific than those crafted by his com‐ patriot and contemporary, Antonio Stradivari. These maple‐backed instruments have shown higher longevi‐ ty and quality compared to that of their nearest rival.

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Dell computers was started by a 19-year-old.

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

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Nuclear plant warning Taxpayer fraud squad

THE situation at the Russian‐controlled Za‐ porizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine is ‘not sus‐ tainable’ and could prove dangerous, the di‐ rector‐general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned.

Access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been sought, in vain IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Thursday, April 28.

The station, in south‐eastern Ukraine, re‐ quires repairs “and all of this is not happen‐ ing,” he said.

Grossi continued: “So the situation as I have described it, and I would repeat it today, is not sustainable as it is. So this is a pending issue. This is a red light blinking.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

TWITTER have followed Google’s lead by banning ads that contradict the science on climate change according to a statement re‐ leased by the company on April 23.

The statement said: “Ads shouldn’t de‐ tract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” with scientific consensus important in keeping the conversation real and factual.

Although social media sites such as Twit‐ ter and Facebook have been targeted for posts by climate change deniers, the ban on ads does not appear to affect posts.

The announcement was made to coincide

Europe’s largest nuclear plant.

does not want IAEA inspectors to go to the facility under the authority of a ‘third power’.

Grossi said he is due to meet Russian offi‐ cials soon to discuss access to the nuclear plant ‐ Europe’s largest ‐ which was captured

by Russian forces on March 4.

Twitter ban with Earth Day coming just hours before the European Union’s agreement to control con‐ tent on their sites that involves hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.

The company has said that it would make more information available on how it in‐ tends to monitor the situation and how it plans to provide ‘reliable, authoritative con‐ text to the climate conversations’ its users engage in.

THE UK government has an‐ nounced it is launching an expert ‘fraud squad’ to crack down on criminals who steal taxpayer money.

The news was announced by the government on April 27, and Rishi Sunak revealed that the team will be up and running by the summer.

The government ex‐ plained: “The new body will recruit leading data analytics experts and economic crime investigators to recover mon‐ ey stolen from Covid support schemes and spot suspicious companies and people seek‐ ing government contracts.

“Counter fraud experts will also mount mandatory in‐ spections on Whitehall pro‐ grammes to uncover vulner‐ abilities.”

Chancellor of the Exche‐ quer, Rishi Sunak said: “We will chase down fraudsters who rip off the taxpayer. This elite fraud squad, backed by £25 million, will ensure the latest counter fraud tech‐ niques are being used to track down these criminals.

“People are rightly furious that fraudsters took advan‐ tage of our vital Covid sup‐

port schemes, and we are acting to make sure they pay the price.”

Contraceptive pill RESEARCHERS at the Uni‐ versity of Minnesota be‐ lieve human trials of a new male contraceptive pill could be just months away.

According to the scien‐ tists who invented the med‐ ically named YCT529 non‐ hormonal pill, in trials in mice, it achieved results on a level with female birth control medication. Their pill allegedly stopped 99 per cent of the potential mice pregnancies.

Speaking with one publi‐ cation, Minneapolis chemist Dr Gunda Georg, explained that after stopping the tri‐

als, and administration of the pill, “The mice could fa‐ ther pups again four to six weeks after they stopped receiving the compound.”

There were no reported vis‐ ible side effects either.

Dr Georg revealed that as the results had been so en‐ couraging, then human tri‐ als could possibly start in “the second half of this year. Of course, you have to be careful with this analysis because they are mice and not humans, but neverthe‐ less, the effect was very, very promising,” she de‐ clared.

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30% of people refuse to sit on a public toilet seat.

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Harry’s Camilla ultimatum PRINCE HARRY reportedly has ‘no intention’ of attending Prince Charles’s coronation if the Duchess of Cornwall is Queen Consort.

Harry is said to be steadfast in his decision de‐ spite the Queen giving Camilla her seal of ap‐ proval to use the title if the Prince of Wales is to become King.

A report in one publication alleged: “One red line has recently emerged, however.

“Harry has no intention of attending his fa‐ ther’s coronation if Camilla is to be anointed and crowned just a few feet from where his moth‐ er’s coffin lay in Westminster Abbey. “[The Queen] may have given her blessing to Camilla becoming Queen Consort, but Harry re‐ fuses to bend.”

The Queen has clearly and publicly given her

THE defence ministry in Russia has threatened UK diplomats in Ukraine.

Diplomats were warned that as they return to Kyiv they could be targeted af‐ ter Russia threatened to strike back at ‘decision‐ making centres’ in Ukraine, regardless of whether diplomats from other countries including the UK are present.

NO INTENTION: Of attending coronation.

backing to Charles’s wife to be Queen Consort in a move to shape the future of the monarchy.

In a written message to the nation, the monarch said: “It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.”

Russia’s UK threat

After the UK’s Armed Forces Minister, James Heappey, outlined the UK’s support for attacks on Rus‐ sian supply lines, a Russian spokesperson commented: “As we have warned, the Russian armed forces are in round‐the‐clock readi‐ ness to launch retaliatory strikes with high‐precision

long‐range weapons at de‐ cision‐making centres in Kyiv.

“The presence of advis‐ ers from Western coun‐ tries in the Ukrainian deci‐ sion‐making centres won’t necessarily pose a problem for Russia in making a deci‐ sion to launch retaliatory action.”

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Massive cleanup operation LAST month, the Consorcio Vega Baja Sostenible organised the largest clear‐up op‐ eration ever carried out in the area.

The Consorcio manages the treatment of the rubbish collected from 27 Vega Baja towns, and the consortium's president Teresa Belmonte commented beforehand that the Vega Baja had beautiful natural surroundings.

“But sometimes there is a lamentable build‐up of rubbish,” she said.

Belmonte herself joined the 1,500 volun‐ teers who removed the drinks cans, bottles, discarded facemasks and all the other litter that pollutes the Vega Baja.

Also present was Joan Piquer, director‐gen‐ eral of the Generalitat’s Quality and Environ‐ mental Education department.

“Activities like these are necessary to edu‐ cate and make people aware of the need to manage waste treatment correctly so that we may enjoy surroundings free of scattered lit‐ ter,” he said.

The Vega Baja rubbish‐collecting morning was part of the EU’s Let’s Clean Up initiative, which consists of organising volunteer teams who, with support from the national or re‐ gional authorities, remove rubbish and litter from public spaces.

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Best Chef Award

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A better solution needed DENIA is looking for another way to control its rapidly‐expanding wild boar population.

Maite Perez, Denia’s Environment council‐ lor, has admitted that the cages installed dur‐ ing the first three months of the year were not a success.

“There were days when we caught five or six, but this wasn’t what we had expected,” Perez said.

“We are going to rack our brains to come up with a solution before the summer.”

Meanwhile, the boar are not only colonis‐ ing Denia’s agricultural areas and Montgo, but are increasingly seen near the town centre and have also been the cause of road acci‐ dents.

WILD BOAR: Have learnt to avoid capture in Denia.

NEWSDESK AXARQUIA

Developing bioplastic A GROUP of researchers from the Insti‐ tute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) La Mayora in Algar‐ robo, in the Axarquia region of Malaga, has developed a bioplastic made from cellulose and a fluorine‐rich compound that is safe, biodegradable and resis‐ tant to fats and oils. These qualities make it suitable for use in the packag‐ ing of foods such as biscuits or snacks.

They made the announcement on Fri‐ day April 29.

Researcher Susana Guzmán said that the bioplastic was developed “by adding a certain amount of fluorine to cellu‐ lose,” a natural polymer that degrades in seawater in a much shorter period of time than conventional plastics, which can take a few hundred years to de‐ grade.

Other interesting properties of these bioplastics are their hydrophobicity (re‐ sistance to water and other liquids), their resistance to water vapour, oxy‐ gen and oily substances and their me‐ chanical versatility.

Interestingly, the chemical reaction be‐ tween the cellulose and the fluorine‐rich compound means that these compounds “cannot separate” during the useful life of the material, thus offering great resis‐ tance and safety to the consumer.

MALLORCA

Wonder of the Seas

TOP CHEF: Dani Garcia with restaurant staff.

MARBELLA chef Dani Garcia, who has three Michelin stars to his credit in his restaurants, is now in the run‐ ning to become the world’s best solo chef in the kitchen.

This was announced on Thursday, April 28 by the organisers of The Best Chef Awards. The organisation makes a top 100 list of chefs annual‐ ly, from which the winner is chosen.

Polish neuroscientist Joanna S l u s a r c z y k , a n d t h e I t a l i a n g a s‐ tronome Cristian Gadau, created this contest in 2017. It aims to reward the actual chefs and not so much the

restaurants, in the way that most other awards do.

First of all, the process consists of making a list of 200 pre‐candidates, 100 of them new, and selected by anonymous professionals in the restaurant sector. The other 100 are the same ones that participated in the previous year’s contest.

After this, the next step is to whit‐ tle the 200 down, to obtain the final top 100. This is achieved through an online vote, where both nominees and anonymous professionals can participate.

AN inaugural visit to Palma was made by Wonder of the Seas as the world’s largest passenger ship docked in the ear‐ ly morning of Tuesday May 3.

Cruise ships were major losers during the two years of the pandemic, with the relatively close contact of so many pas‐ sengers and crew being a breeding ground for the transmission of the virus.

For some considerable period, these vessels were almost like the legendary Flying Dutchman as they were not wel‐ comed in ports and had to stay at sea with their crews until the pandemic start‐ ed to wane.

Now they are back with a vengeance and Royal Caribbean’s latest flagship has 18 decks, caters for nearly 7,000 passen‐ gers with 22 restaurants and 11 bars plus a number of attractions to entertain chil‐ dren and those young at heart.

It is expected that Palma will be a regu‐ lar port of call for Wonder of the Seas, al‐ though the sudden arrival of thousands of passengers as well as some of the 2,300 crew may not sit well with those wishing to see fewer liners and tourists visiting Mallorca’s capital.

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Copenhagen scores

Greener greens

ACCORDING to the 2022 Wellness Travel Report compiled by Icelandair, Copenhagen came fourth based on scores across seven parameters with success in internet speed, safety, quality of life and healthcare and good results in air pollution and climate, but performed badly in the cost-of-living category.

AS golf becomes an ever more popular participant sport in Denmark, a special project financed by the European Union will see five clubs in Copenhagen attempt to become greener by phasing out diesel driven mowers and replacing them with electric robotic machines and even burning the rough.

THE NETHERLANDS King’s Day

New record

FOR the first time in three years, the Dutch were able to celebrate King’s Day on Wednesday April 27 in the usual manner.

Members of the Royal Family who were on the streets in Masstricht attracted a crowd of some 40,000 and all passed peaceably.

AS Dutch trawlers bring up rubbish in their nets, rather than throw it back into the sea as they might have in the past, they now return it to the shore for disposal and in 2021 they had a record haul of 756 tonnes.

BELGIUM Bronze conundrum

Fewer permits

HAVING lost the relevant file and clearly embarrassed that the government sold a stolen Nigerian Bronze for €240 in 2007, the Belgian authorities are investigating the purchaser, as if he knew it was stolen, he could be prosecuted for handling stolen property.

IN order to cut down on bureaucracy and unnecessary paper work, it is now no longer a requirement to obtain a permit to introduce bicycle lanes, solar panels and street art murals in Brussels, provided all meet certain pre-set requirements.

GERMANY Oil agreement

Tehachapi quilters

DIFFICULT times need difficult solutions and it seems possible that the German reliance on Russian oil could be resolved thanks to a proposed agreement with Poland, which would see Germany ship oil to Gdansk from abroad and later deliver it to Germany through the Pomeranian pipeline.

A GROUP of quilters in California’s Tehachapi Mountain have come to an arrangement with quilters in Germany to send them unique blocks of fabric, which they in turn make into finished quilts which are then given to the children of Ukrainian refugees.

FRANCE Three cherries

World’s oldest

AFTER being elected as president for the second time, Emmanuel Macron’s first public outing was a visit to the French town of CergyPointoise. No sooner had he arrived than he was greeted with a barrage of cherry tomatoes, but his security protected him with an open umbrella.

SISTER ANDRE, a French nun who recently celebrated her 118th birthday, is now the world's oldest known person, following the death of a Japanese woman who was just one year older. Now blind and living in a home in Toulon, she still attends Mass daily.

NORWAY Ukrainians banned

Burning question

THE Ukrainian Ambassador to Norway applied for permission to walk with a group of Ukrainian children in Norway’s annual May 17 children’s parade, but his request was rejected as the parade committee said that it would be inappropriate as it is not a political event.

A STUDY of the views of Norwegians on the matter of the burning of religious symbols carried out by the Institute for Social Research has found that 30 per cent who responded were in favour of the action as a freedom of expression.

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Cancelled visits

Ration hugs

SPEAKING to newspaper Helsingin Sanomat, the harbour master at the port of Helsinki, said more than 100 international cruise ships had cancelled planned stops at Helsinki in 2022, due in part because they could not sail on to St Petersburg since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

ALTHOUGH Covid-19 is still present in Finland, things are starting to get back to normality, but top specialist Asko Järvinen has warned people to be careful about hand shakes and hugs and to make sure that the person you are meeting is comfortable with either.

IRELAND Seeing double

Smoky coal

ORGANISERS of a 3D exhibition The Van Gogh Dublin Immersive Experience were surprised to discover that another organisation was launching Van Gogh The Immersive Experience in Dublin as well which is more than likely to cause confusion with potential visitors.

AS the Irish government still considers whether it will have to allow some small communities to continue to burn peat, a traditional form of fuel, Irish prime minister Micheál Martin has called for a ban on the burning of smoky coal in Northern Ireland for health reasons.

ITALY Double barrel

Trevi Fountain

AN Italian court has ruled that it is illegal for children to automatically be given the father’s surname and said that the child should have both parent’s names, although they can decide in which order or they can agree on a single surname if they prefer.

FORGET three coins in the fountain as two Dutch tourists who broke a local law by jumping into the Trevi Fountain in Rome and then being caught by police when trying to escape arrest have been fined the maximum of €450 each and banned from the area.

PORTUGAL Licence renewals

E-gates

DRIVERS who reach the age of 50 are required to renew their driving licences, but a report from the Institute of Mobility and Transport said that 44,566 drivers who should have renewed their driving licence did not and could be fined €600 or even imprisoned.

AS British travellers complain about long queues to enter certain EU destinations, good news for those visiting Portugal as Lisbon, Faro, Porto and Funchal have implemented egates which can be used by British visitors to make entry into the country quicker, but they will still have passports stamped.

UKRAINE Bojo slip

March of Living

DESPITE being popular in Ukraine, Boris Johnson has been given a telling off by a former head of the Polish army for jeopardising efforts to support Ukraine by publicly revealing that Ukrainian soldiers were receiving training in Poland on how to use British anti-aircraft missiles.

ON April 28, Holocaust survivors undertook for the first time in three years their annual March of the Living through the former Auschwitz death camp, joined this time by Ukrainian refugees who have made it across the border to Poland.

SWEDEN Interest rates

Royal meeting

THE Riksbanken, Sweden’s Central Bank has admitted that as inflation is currently at the highest level since the 1990s, it has increased the basic interest rate from zero to 0.25 per cent in an attempt to try to counter the problems caused by an increase in energy prices.

BRITAIN’S Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo met with Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia in the royal palace of Stockholm on Thursday April 28 ahead of the World Dyslexia Assembly, as both Beatrice who is a Dyslexia Ambassador and the Prince have learned to cope with the problem.

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FINANCE 20 years in Spain

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turnover (most of it outside of Spain) during 2021 has been announced by Spanish family company Cosentino Group which produces special surfaces for buildings.

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GDP reduction

Credit: Ryanair Media Centre

ON April 29, Minister of Economic Affairs, Nadia Calviño and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero advised that the Spanish government had revised its forecast of GDP growth in 2002 downwards from 7 per cent to 4.3 per cent.

Expected year end deficit to be 5 per cent.

NatWest profits DESPITE potential problems with customers’ ability to pay off loans, NatWest not only posted much larger than expected pre‐tax profits for the first quarter of 2022, 40 per cent up at £1.2 billion, it was even able to reduce bad debt provisions by £38 million.

Legal anomaly THE Spanish Corporation of Registrars has highlighted an anomaly in Spanish law so that unlike other members of the European Union, it is not possible to identify the partners of a limited company which complicates the fight against money laundering and seizing Russian owned assets.

Money released IN the 1970s, Britain made a great deal of money supplying arms to the Shah of Iran and after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, it kept hold of £400 million. On Wednesday April 27, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran confirmed that the money had been repaid.

Ted Baker sale ALTHOUGH not originally for sale, British fashion brand Ted Baker has received a number of offers of interest to purchase the company which has more than 350 stores worldwide. After an initial approach from one investor, there were quick follow ups from Authentic Brands Group which has recently taken over sports clothing manufacturer Reebok and then a further expression of interest from American private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Initial valuation appears to be in the region of £250 million, although a statement from Ted Baker indicated that offers received so far undervalued the company which in turn saw shares push upwards.

Minister Maroto in centre with Michael O’Leary on the left.

RYANAIR has celebrated its 20th anniversary in Spain and explained its contribution to the Spanish economy and so‐ ciety on Thursday April 28.

To do this, it has released a study by the consulting firm PwC which considers the im‐ pact of corporate activity in Ryanair as a generator of more than €14 billion per year to the Spanish economy.

From modest beginnings with its first Spanish flight to Girona in 2002, Ryanair cur‐ rently invests more than €8 billion in 27 airports, of which 10 are bases and supports more than 300,000 indirect and 6,000 direct jobs, offering

more routes and connections than any other airline in Spain.

Since the beginning of its operations in Spain in 2002, Ryanair has transported more than 400 million passengers to/from Spain, bringing signif‐ icant benefits to the Spanish economy and society as a whole.

Ryanair is committed to con‐ tinuing to grow and develop in Spain and its autonomous communities for many more years to come through collab‐ oration with associated air‐ ports, the government and lo‐ cal tourist organisations, working to reduce access costs

that make Spain attractive to airlines.

The company plans to grow to 225 million passengers in 2026 following a strategy that is in line with what its cus‐ tomers are looking for, a greater range of destinations throughout the year and at low prices.

Minister of Industry, Com‐ merce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, praised the role of Ryanair in contributing to the connectivity “of Spanish desti‐ nations that were previously off the radar of tourists, such as Girona, Santiago, Malaga, Sevilla or Alicante, among oth‐ ers.”

ECB criticises limit on cash payments A STATEMENT by the Organisa‐ tion of Consumers and Users (OCU) said that the European C e n t r a l B a n k ( EC B ) d o e s n o t agree with Spain’s tax evasion law which limits the amount of cash (€1,000) that can be used for payments as: The limit of €1,000 is dispro‐ portionate.

This limitation will have ad‐ verse effects on the legal ten‐ der status of euro banknotes.

By significantly reducing the ability of payers to use euros, the freedom of citizens to choose the means of payment is also reduced.

The penalty regime laid

down in the law is excessive: the fine of 25 per cent of the amount paid is, in the view of the European Central Bank, too high.

In addition to this, cash pay‐ ment is of great importance, especially for certain social groups, which is why the Euro‐ pean Central Bank also makes several points in this respect; Cash is widely accepted.

It is fast, and allows transac‐ tions to be settled instantly.

It is an always‐available op‐ tion, as it does not require an operational technical infras‐ tructure and related invest‐ ments, issues that need to be

taken into account in situa‐ tions such as power outages or failures of electronic payment systems.

It makes it easier for payers to control their own spending.

It is the only means of pay‐ ment that does not entail the legal possibility of charging a fee for its use.

Cash payment is not subject to daily or weekly payment limits set by banks.

According to the ECB “Cash is essential for elderly users, mi‐ grants, the disabled, socially vulnerable citizens and anyone with limited access to digital services.”

Fill your Boots FOUNDED in 1849 as a single chemist shop in Nottingham, Boots grew into the largest pharma‐ cist in the UK with more than 2,000 stores and has changed hands on a num‐ ber of occasions.

Currently owned by US‐ based Walgreen, it is known to be up for sale at an expected price of around £6 billion and once again, what is seen as a British institution is in the sights of another American investment company Apollo Global Management, but there appears to be a new play‐ er circling the company.

Reports suggest that looking to possibly form an alliance with Apollo is Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani who could, if suc‐ cessful, see the chain ex‐ pand into Asia and the Middle East.

Cryptocurrencies being used more ON April 26, the Bank of Spain published a report explaining how Spaniards and other Europeans have been using cryptocurren‐ cies during the last year.

The report concludes that Europeans prefer to use decentralised services a n d u n b a c k e d c r y p t o ‐ a s‐ sets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum possibly as there is less chance of tracing transactions.

According to Spain’s Cen‐ tral Bank, more and more money is being spent in Eu‐ ro using crypto‐currency and during the period un‐ der review, with a total of €845 billion it is now con‐ siderably greater than in Canada and the USA. One surprising statistic revealed that contrary to general opinion, just 1 per cent of transactions ap‐ peared to involve illegal ac‐ tivities.

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% CHG. 1.300,00 187,00 2.492,0 3.429,5 1.513,50 4.176,0 1.591,5 10.516,0 622,00 562,20 1.895,5 428,70 487,40 717,20 1,000 142,34 493,00 4.008,0 2.672,50 378,40 3.268,5 508,20 178,45 3.073,0 1.554,0 1.258,5 78,88 1.605,0 1.678,00 3.163,5 7.668,0 5.928,0 3.952,0 324,20 559,60 2.770,0 9.990,0 7.882,0 752,47 1.781,20 482,50 2.422,0 937,40 1.992,50 489,45 141,66 1.627,50 572,00 5.104,0

NET VOL 1,09M 2,55M 142,29K 2,43M 489,45K 561,49K 623,72K 987,51K 427,52K 132,32K 393,26K 2,16M 1,76M 5,71M 0 34,90M 986,01K 108,48K 1,97M 19,17M 1,92M 406,38K 5,28M 238,04K 350,17K 362,01K 3,10M 1,33M 591,82K 283,41K 102,54K 39,15K 1,39M 1,20M 1,06M 481,29K 285,29K 220,31K 163,08K 4,35M 19,08M 298,87K 268,10K 193,25K 14,69M 10,31M 887,58K 1,25M 170,24K

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1.522,00 5.038,0 73,80 227,10 1.870,5 754,60 249,40 46,10 7.844,0 773,20 115,25 1.460,00 1.228,00 223,30 5.952,0 1,89 915,00 2.100,0 603,40 999,60 6.202,0 2.418,00 548,00 611,80 5.637,0 82,38 0,60 729,00 1.266,50 0,0453 2.830,0 885,00 1.365,50 3.164,0 2.173,0 1.313,50 1.456,50 12.090,0 1.866,50 1.274,00 542,00 127,55 272,20 228,80 3.656,5 1.165,50 126,84 2.835,0 983,60

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1.544,50 5.062,0 74,80 235,50 1.897,0 762,20 251,20 47,41 8.010,0 774,00 117,95 1.487,25 1.228,50 226,40 6.042,0 1,89 957,40 2.128,0 604,60 1.012,00 6.218,0 2.424,00 550,40 616,80 5.736,0 84,88 0,60 731,20 1.281,50 0,0453 2.922,0 902,60 1.371,00 3.169,0 2.188,5 1.321,50 1.466,50 12.190,0 1.868,50 1.309,00 561,40 129,25 275,20 232,80 3.656,5 1.167,50 127,00 2.891,0 990,40

1.513,50 4.982,0 73,20 222,60 1.850,0 752,60 248,10 45,80 7.812,0 772,20 113,25 1.455,00 1.194,00 222,30 5.902,0 1,89 910,00 2.078,0 600,20 996,20 6.102,0 2.379,00 533,60 602,60 5.615,0 82,18 0,60 713,80 1.264,50 0,0453 2.828,0 882,80 1.355,00 3.113,0 2.119,0 1.286,00 1.453,50 11.815,0 1.834,50 1.270,00 524,47 125,70 269,10 226,50 3.564,0 1.142,50 125,74 2.790,0 978,80

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CHANGE 146,16 180,78 242,91 161,11 156,76 207,69 157,68 49,76 65,63 68,04 317,60 306,84 188,22 136,85 46,09 183,49 123,17 252,30 88,32 287,61 125,24 162,07 182,82 175,00 519,59 49,17 224,93 44,90 155,91 116,00

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Currency outlook: War in Ukraine and central bank rate speculation drives currency volatility

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Unchanged at £0.83 EUR/USD: Down from $1.10 to $1.09 The euro trended broadly lower over the past month, with ongoing concerns over the war in Ukraine infusing considerable volatility into the single currency, due to the Eurozone economy’s vulnerability to the conflict.

At one point this allowed EUR exchange rates to spike on reports of ‘constructive’ progress being made in peace talks and hopes for a face-toface meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

However, these hopes were almost immediately scuppered, following reports of alleged atrocities committed by Russian troops in the town of Bucha, prompting the euro to shed most of its gains as Zelensky suggested this would make future negotiations difficult.

The pressure on the single currency was then reinforced by the European Central Bank (ECB), which struck a disappointingly cautious tone in the wake of its latest policy meeting.

Looking ahead, the situation in Ukraine will no doubt continue to act as a key catalyst for the euro in the coming weeks. This could leave the euro

EURO: The pressure on the single currency was reinforced by the European Central Bank.

exposed to further losses so long as peace talks remain at an impasse.

Pound GBP/EUR: Unchanged at €1.20 GBP/USD: Down from $1.32 to $1.30 The pound was also infused with some volatility as a result of the war in Ukraine as an uneven market mood unsettled the increasingly risk-sensitive currency.

GBP investors grew increasingly concerned by the war’s impact on the UK economy, amid fears a prolonged conflict could further stoke global inflationary pressures and exacerbate the UK’s cost-of-living crisis.

A hotter-than-expected inflation print offered some support to Sterling in mid-April, however these gains proved short lived amidst uncertainty

over the Bank of England’s (BoE) next interest rate hike.

There are growing doubts over whether the BoE will follow through with a fourth consecutive rate hike in May, amidst fears the UK could be at risk of a recession this year, Elsewhere the pound’s gains have been stifled

by UK political developments after Boris Johnson was issued a fine by the police for breaking lockdown rules in the ‘partygate’ scandal.

Going forward the primary focus for GBP investors will be on the BoE’s next policy decision, with the pound poised to slump if the bank ultimately opts to stay its hand in May. US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from $0.75 to $0.76 USD/EUR: Up from €0.90 to €0.91

NEWS

The US dollar trended broadly higher through April, with demand for the safe-haven currency being underpinned by a prevailing risk-off mood.

The cautious mood was driven by both uncertainty over the situation in Ukraine as well as concerns over strict Covid lockdowns implemented in parts of China and the potential knock-on impact on the global economy.

Also bolstering the US dollar in recent weeks has been hawkish Federal Reserve interest rate expectations.

A continued surge in inflation and some hawkish comments from numerous Fed policymakers helped to solidate expectations that the US central bank will pursue a series of aggressive interest rate hikes in the coming months.

However, it hasn’t all been plain sailing for the US dollar, with the inversion of the US yield curve triggering concerns the US economy could fall into a recession at some point over the next couple of years.

In the meantime however, the US dollar looks well positioned to extend its current bullish momentum, with an expected half-per cent Fed rate hike in May and ongoing concerns over the war in Ukraine likely to underpin demand for the ‘greenback’ in the near-term.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Algerian warning ON Wednesday April 27, the Algerian govern‐ ment warned Spain that if it supplied any Algeri‐ an gas to Morocco, it would terminate sup‐ plies gaining a response from Spain’s energy minister saying that it would not sell Algerian gas. Spain also imports gas from France, Qatar and Nigeria.

Inflation down PRELIMINARY figures released by Spain’s Na‐ tional Statistics Institute for April show that in‐ flation has dropped from last month’s 9.8 per cent to 8.4 per cent, thanks mainly to lower fuel and electricity prices. The Spanish gov‐ ernment is subsidising diesel and petrol costs until July.

NEW ONLINE BETTING COMPANY GIBRALTAR had no option oth‐ er than to follow the lead of the United Kingdom and ac‐ cept the obligation to leave the European Union following the Brexit vote.

There are a number of rea‐ sons why this appeared a poor result for the Gibraltarians, not the least being that having worked hard to shrug off its perceived position as a tax haven, it had attracted a num‐ ber of overseas gaming compa‐ nies to invest there.

A number decided to either leave completely or reduce their presence on the Rock and move to what they expected to be easier EU locations such as Malta.

Now however, one company founded just six years ago in the UK and said to be worth billions, sports entertainment b u s i n e s s DA Z N h a s c h o s e n

DAZN has partnered with major sporting stars.

Gibraltar‐based Pragmatic Group to partner with and un‐ der an exclusive, multi‐year agreement, a new business headquartered in Gibraltar will launch and operate a new bet‐ ting service under the DAZN

BET brand.

According to the broadcast‐ er, responding to what DAZN customers say they want and the trend towards recreational in‐play betting, over the next few years the partnership will develop a fun, convenient, and integrated experience for ca‐ sual bettors to enjoy alongside DAZN’s live sports streaming.

S h a y S e g e v , C EO o f DA Z N Group, said, “The convergence of sports media and betting is the future. This historic part‐ nership brings together the leading sports media company and a technology partner who is committed to developing in‐ novative experiences for fans.

“It underscores DAZN’s com‐ mitment to revitalise the sports viewing experience by offering a broader spectrum of digital entertainment for fans.”

Legal tender ON April 27, the president’s office in the Central African Republic (CAR) an‐ nounced that it has adopted bitcoin as legal tender alongside the CFA France.

The CAR which is one of the poorest countries in Africa is now the second country in the world to officially recog‐ nise the bitcoin following the earlier decision by El Salvador in Central America.

With a single bitcoin currently trad‐ ing at just over €37,400, it is question‐ able how helpful this decision will be for ordinary people in the country, al‐ though some members of the elite may find that moving large amounts of money across the internet is attractive.

Checks delayed FOR the fourth time since Brexit, the UK government has delayed introducing checks on EU goods entering the UK (which were finally due to begin in July) until 2023, over fears it will cause disrup‐ tion at ports and increase delays and in‐ flation.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THIS piece is dedicated mainly to those crying into their herbal teas over the UK government’s decision to ship the rubber boat immigrants to Rwanda.

This week I received a link from a black lady living in the north of England. Her son has just resigned his position as chef at a local hotel; one of scores allocated to immigrants from Afghanistan.

Apparently he had become so upset by the constant racist and rude remarks from the ‘guests’ that he finally decided he would simply have to relinquish his position. His Mum, visibly upset on the link, then went on to explain that almost without exception, most Afghans are arrogant racists and will not even sit down with any local councillor who is black!

They also refuse to have their food served by anyone black or allow black cleaners to tidy their rooms. Those in this same hotel recently complained that their television sets were too small and all rooms subsequently had their TVs exchanged for 42 inch screens.

Hotels On arrival they are each issued with prepaid cards containing £1,000 and mobile phones. They are all signed on, given job seekers allowance and many are signed up for brand new houses. And as if this wasn’t enough, they are repaying the generosity of the British people by showing no respect whatsoever and virtually trashing these hotels with damage that could ultimately cost the taxpayer millions.

I also received a letter from a gentleman in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He told me that Eastbourne hotels, which charge around £100 a day, are full of these immigrants.

Almost beyond belief, once a week large numbers are ferried by 15 or 20 taxis for a free day at David Lloyd’s Health Club, plus a day at a nine‐hole golf club! You really couldn’t make it up.

And all this is going on while Britain’s homeless including many ex‐ servicemen are sleeping in doorways!

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp just hope that the woke bleeding hearts brigade (and leftie money grabbing lawyers) are unable to delay this utterly commendable and absolutely necessary operation for too long.

We may as well upset everyone this week. I recently received an e‐mail attachment which showed the transgender winner of a female swimming competition in the USA. This individual was broad shouldered, six feet three in height and heavily muscled.

All power however to the female contestants who came second and third. They insisted on calling the girl who came in fourth to join them on the podium for photographs.

Well done girls, but the way things are going I’m afraid you’re in one race you will be extremely lucky to win; unless of course the world sport governing organisations decide to use some common sense and label this whole exercise completely illegal.

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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes THE fascination with Marilyn Monroe and the details sur‐ rounding her death is still pre‐ sent today, and this Netflix documentary delves a little deeper into the life of the icon‐ ic movie star and her personal conversations with her inner circle. This documentary has a disappointing 41 per cent critic rating and a 21 per cent audi‐ ence rating on Rotten Toma‐ toes, however, I think it is worth a watch for those inter‐ ested in the popular sex sym‐ bol. Monroe’s death in 1962 at the age of just 36 has been a controversial topic over the years, given her close relation‐ ships with President John F Kennedy and his brother Bob‐

by Kennedy. The documentary is the creation of investigative journalist Anthony Summers, following a three‐year investi‐ gation into her death in the 1980s. Summers returns to the investigation and narrates the documentary, which is based on interviews with thousands of people and 650 hours of

recorded audio, which serves as the backbone for the docu‐ mentary. Monroe was known to have kept secrets and, by the time of her death and the height of the Cold War, Mon‐ roe was celebrated as Ameri‐ ca’s most famous ‘dumb blonde’. Just three months af‐ ter the infamous performance at Madison Square Gardens for the President’s birthday, she was found dead.

Monroe’s case was officially closed following a botched in‐ vestigation riddled with flawed evidence, inconsistent state‐ ments and a conflicting time‐ line. However, this documen‐ tary debunks the theory that she was murdered after inter‐ views with the ambulance company owner, Walt Schae‐ fer, who claims that she died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

This is a fascinating docu‐ mentary, particularly because of the previously unheard con‐ versations with Marilyn and her closest confidants.

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UK TV: Gone completely woke.

Hi there How I agree with you about TV in the UK now. I wonder if Barclays Bank have any white customers as their last three adverts were only showing nonwhite actors.

Last Sunday we went to Benidorm Palace to see the Manfreds. It was a brilliant show, but I do not expect to see them on UK TV anytime soon as they tick all the wrong boxes - they are elderly, white, male and don’t swear!!

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Two points of view How refreshing that at last we are able to read contrasting comments in the Euro Weekly News, for far too long Loopy Lee has been able to air his racist white supremacy capitalist views with little rebuff, but now we appear to have a regular weekly column by Claire Gordon that outlines the vast difference of opi-

AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED HOW different things might have been if the Conservative Government under David Cameron had had the foresight to implement the election pledge to grant voting rights to all British expatriates living abroad.

There could have been time to push through the bill meaning that those who had lived abroad for more than 15 years could have had a part in deciding the most important vote in living memory.

One can understand that there is actually a strong argument against those living abroad from voting in general elections as they are not really affected by the results but for the Brexit Referendum, they were and still are intimately involved.

The actual limit is arbitrary and has changed from as little as seven years to more than 15 but it was Conservative policy that the time limit should be scrapped

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nion between extremism and moderation, it’s almost like having the Sun newspaper and the Daily Mirror on the same page. Well done to the editor, now we really can call it the People’s Paper.

Ramon

UK has gone woke

COST OF LIVING: Does it cost you €100 per day in Spain?

Louise Cottrill

Totally agree with Leapy.

Been saying this for months. The whole of the UK has gone woke.

The adverts on TV are ridiculous. Can’t remember seeing an all white or all black couple depicting the subject of the advert. Why are they overstating a multi race relationship ALL the time? It’s not fact.

They are forcing us to believe that is what we MUST do.

Of course, there are a few of those relationships, but not the same percentage that these adverts show.

Who are the cretins that make these rules up?

John

OUR VIEW

and it supported a private members’ bill to this effect.

An estimated 2.3 million Britons live abroad and now following the vote in parliament on April 28, they will all have the right to vote in UK General elections and in 2019, almost 250,000 who had been out of the UK for less than 15 years did so.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that a number of those living overseas supported Brexit and for those living outside of the European Union it probably meant little, It is however probably safe to assume that the majority of those living within the 27 member states actually didn’t support Brexit and although it is too late to do anything about it, those affected by the changes are probably a little resentful about their inability to influence such an important change to their lives.

Sounds like with this and everything else Spain doesn’t want tourism. Wake up or tourists will be going elsewhere to support those economies.

Jim Fraser €100 per person? Or per family? In actual cash? As people use cards more now or you take out from ATM whilst on holiday, so basically impossible to implement.

Leanne Evans So for a family of four for 14 nights that £5,600. Probably won’t have paid that for the holiday. Ridiculous.

Karen Preece Strange calculation because on that basis you can stay 10 days for what people who live there spend in a month.

Chris McGovern Who on earth decided that you need that amount, is that per person, obviously they don’t want holidaymakers to come. So stupid.

Neil Hutchison I can see holiday firms being inundated with cancellations. In fact I’m booked for October in Mallorca but looking at switching to Greece now.

Neil Hutchison Looks like Spain has too much tourism and wants people to go elsewhere.

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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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

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ELON MUSK, the world’s richest man, gets a lot of flak about his wealth and passions (buying Twitter, the latest).

People ask: ‘Elon, how about doing something worthwhile?’ Well, what about virtually creating the electric car industry, building a Hyperloop, SpaceX? Not forgetting Starlink, with‐ out which Ukraine communications wouldn’t exist.

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk are all products of the US ethos of every‐ thing is possible no matter what class you belong to or what school you went to. Also the big three weren’t focused on making money initially. They wanted to develop products benefiting mankind and started at the bottom against the odds working day and night for virtually nothing, often in the garage. In 2008, facing bankruptcy, Elon put in all the money he possessed because he had a vision of what could be achieved with Tesla and SpaceX ‐

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THAT’S RICH! THE WORLD’S ENTREPRENEUR BILLIONAIRES

ELON MUSK: He had a vision.

the sign of a true entrepreneur. In the UK, Richard Branson is probably the closest to the big three above.

Problem is, the UK doesn’t really en‐ courage thinkers anymore. True, we’ve produced Sir Clive Sinclair, Turing and Berners‐Lee. But we’ve become too cautious and, instead of cheering on those with inventive minds, we often just knock them.

Many recoil at the very mention of extreme wealth, but forget that some of the world’s richest people worked hard to acquire it. Bill Gates was per‐ sonally involved with writing the codes which evolved into the software that runs on so many of the world’s com‐ puters. And has given over $50 billion to the Gates Foundation which seeks cures for infectious diseases.

Gates and the founders of Amazon, Tesla, Facebook etc are all en‐ trepreneurs who have created, mainly through their own drive and determi‐ nation, substantial and reputable busi‐ nesses serving millions of customers

and employing hundreds of thousands of staff. One hundred and fifty years ago, the list would have been dominat‐ ed by people who inherited their wealth across centuries, originally ac‐ quired by men who waged wars and unleashed barbaric kinds of violence.

Speaking of which, can you buy Rus‐ sia and sack Putin, Elon?

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Death in Windermere’, ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, pa‐ perback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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Hadron super collider reboots THE Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and highest‐energy particle collider. It was built by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and hundreds of univer‐ sities and laboratories, as well as more than 100 countries. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres in circumference and as deep as 175 metres beneath the France‐ Switzerland border near Geneva.

Following three years of maintenance, consolidation and upgrades, the Hadron super collider has rebooted and immedi‐ ately broke a world energy injection world record.

Restarted on April 22, the collider has since circulated two beams of protons in opposite directions at a record energy in‐ jection of 450 billion electron volts (450 GeV).

The restarting of the collider is the be‐ ginning of preparations for four years of physics‐data taking that is expected to start this summer.

CERN’s Director for Accelerators and Technology, Mike Lamont said: “The LHC itself has undergone an extensive consoli‐ dation programme and will now operate at an even higher energy and, thanks to major improvements in the injector com‐ plex, it will deliver significantly more data

Hadron super collider reboots and immediately breaks world record.

to the upgraded LHC experiments.”

Once at full speed the collider is expect‐ ed to break even more records with the energy and intensity of the beams ex‐ pected to deliver up to 13.6 trillion elec‐ tron volts (13.6 TeV).

The increased energy coupled with a new specialised detector, ALICE, scientists will be able to record up to 50 times more ion collisions. That means being able to study the Higgs Boson, the fabled God Particle, in greater detail putting the Stan‐ dard Model of particle physics and its var‐ ious extensions to the most stringent tests yet.

Most importantly the new tests will im‐ prove physicists’ knowledge of cosmic‐ ray physics and the quark‐gluon plasma, a state of matter that existed shortly after the Big Bang ‐ hence the name the God Particle as scientists believe this is where everything that we know started.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

Retinol for anti-ageing YO U may have heard of the importance of retinol in skincare. But do you know what it really is and what it does for our skin?

Retinol is vitamin A in its active form. When it pen‐ etrates the skin, it has a whole host of anti‐ageing benefits.

Cosmetics containing this active ingredient are used to reduce expression lines and hyperpigmenta‐ tion caused by excessive sun exposure. Retinol helps to reduce marks such as those caused by acne, and also increases the pro‐ duction of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, all of which are substances found in our skin that are depleted over time. It is good for oil regulation and the elimination of dead cells.

Retinol‐containing prod‐ ucts usually contain low concentrations to minimise irritation, but this does not make it any less effective.

Treatments with pure vita‐

RETINOL: Use on the whole face or just specific areas.

min A can lead to faster re‐ sults, but always require expert supervision.

As retinol can cause some redness and irrita‐ tion at first, you may want to apply it at night. It is safe to use during the day‐ time, but it does make your skin more sensitive to the sun and it is extra im‐ portant to use good sun

protection. It takes time for the skin to get used to retinol creams. Start by us‐ ing it once a week or once every few days to see how your skin reacts. You can use it on the whole face or only on specific areas, such as scars or blemishes.

If you have any doubts, seek advice from a derma‐ tologist.

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7 surprising things that harm your gut bacteria KEEPING your digestive sys‐ tem happy is not just about diet. Continue reading to find out seven surprising things that may be harming your gut bacteria without you realising it.

Smoking and alcohol Smoking and alcohol influ‐ ence the variety of microor‐ ganisms in our large intes‐ tine. These changes can lead to an increase in pathogens, producing inflammation and pain.

Lack of exercise Good fitness has been as‐ sociated with more Akker‐ mansia muciniphila, which has anti‐inflammatory effects and could be used to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Antibiotics Antibiotics prevent bacte‐ ria from multiplying and have saved millions of lives. How‐ ever, they affect both good and bad bacteria. They can cause harmful changes in the diversity of gut flora.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: There are several things that can cause harm.

Stress When under stress, the body releases cortisol. This hormone affects the smooth muscles of the digestive tract, producing alterations in the large intestine that affect the intestinal flora and cause inflammation and pain.

Poor diet A lack of diversity in gut bacteria slows recovery after exposure to infection. A diet rich in whole foods provides your gut with a variety of nu‐ trients that help promote the growth of different types of bacteria.

Lack of sleep

Your body has its own in‐ ternal clock, called the circa‐ dian rhythm. It seems that the gut also has a circadian rhythm. Disrupting this through lack of sleep can have harmful effects on gut bacteria and may be linked to obesity and type 2 dia‐ betes.

Travel Making long trips can tem‐ porarily affect our gut bacte‐ ria. These disruptions cause certain microorganisms to in‐ crease and others to de‐ crease. Recovery from this can take up to 48 hours after travelling.

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

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal,

we challenge you to main‐ tain that habit by support‐ ing local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area.

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

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have giv‐ en us so much. Local stores

support charities and they sponsor local sports teams.

In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy.

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

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

They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support.

Spending your money lo‐ cally will make a real differ‐ ence to the local economy.

Local businesses recircu‐ late a greater share of ev‐ ery euro they receive at lo‐ cal level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees.

So remember.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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Vienna International Convention on Consular Relations events

CONSULAR MATTERS

THE Malaga Consular Body has organised the commemo‐ rative events of the Vienna In‐ ternational Convention on Consular Relations signed in 1963. The Consular Body of Malaga is made up of almost 50 accredited consulates.

The Vienna Convention states that consular relations have existed between people for centuries and has taken in‐ to account the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United Nations relating to the sovereign equality of States, the maintenance of peace and security and the promotion of

PICASSO MUSEUM: One of the events which was held in Malaga.

friendly relations among na‐ tions. The first consular repre‐ sentation in Malaga was a commercial agreement signed in 1641 with Denmark.

It seemed evident that an in‐ ternational convention on con‐ sular relations, privileges and immunities would contribute to the development of friendly relations between nations, re‐ gardless of their differences in constitutional and social sys‐ tems of each country and awarding that the purpose of said privileges and immunities is not to benefit individuals, but to guarantee the consular offices the effective perfor‐ mance of their functions on behalf of their respective countries.

Among the commemorative

acts of this 59th anniversary, the Consular Body of Malaga organised an academic confer‐ ence about the consular func‐ tion for the morning of April 28th 2022, at Law School of Malaga University where the panelist talked about the diplomatic and consular rela‐ tions and public international law. Likewise, the Consular Body of Malaga held a cocktail party in the Gardens of the Pi‐ casso Museum in Malaga.

In the photo with my col‐ leagues, is the German and Ukranian general Consuls at the Picasso Museum.

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Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Senior Lawyer at Just Law Solicitors • www.justlawsolicitors.com • contact@justlawsolicitors.com

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DAVID WORBOYS THINGS could be a lot better these days. In the last few years, we have experienced a number of setbacks, some of them seemingly irre‐ versible. The greatest issue glaring at us right now must be climate change. If this is irreversible, then in the longer term, all other prob‐ lems, however serious at present, will soon be irrelevant. Let’s just hope that we can take all necessary measures in time.

The Russians could rise against Putin if they have the will or the courage, and Ukraine can be rebuilt.

Covid will phase itself out in the face of increasing immunity and scientific solutions. Inflation will eventually re‐ cede as the economic cycle pro‐ ceeds. Declining standards in every‐ thing may be halted by a general realisation that quality products and pride in service still matter. Mean‐ while, huge damage has been in‐ flicted by all these factors.

Other problems may not be re‐ versible. The transgender move‐ ment, artificial intelligence, intensive

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COULD IT BE WORSE? Climate change and artificial intelligence - life could be a lot worse than it is today.

farming and Kim Jong‐un’s dynasty could be here to stay.

Could it get worse? Well, there could be five different sexes in vari‐ ous permutations; our minds may be controlled by humanoid robots; we could be cloning sheep and goats for factory farming; and Kim may strike and subjugate South Ko‐ rea.

Yes, it certainly could be worse than it is. As I sit here, China has not invaded Taiwan, Singapore and

Japan. In Western Europe we are not at war and there has not been a global outbreak of bubonic plague for quite a while. Europe has no Zimbabwe‐style hyperinflation and acceptable goods and service can still be found.

There are advances in communi‐ cation, science and technology. Tes‐ la cars are manufactured entirely by robots and advances continue to be made in medical research, if not in treatment.

Meddling around with nature will most likely be the cause of the ex‐ tinction of the human race and our planet. Already the joys of romantic and physical love are not what they were 90, or even 60, years ago in a less cynical world. Then we were ei‐ ther masculine or feminine and our mental and physical differences mu‐ tually attracted each other. Widely reported waning interest in sex and increasing sexual confusion could unsettle society as we know it ‐ and

even affect procreation.

The other enduring dangers we face are potentially apocalyptic. We have been granted the ability to cre‐ ate artificially intelligent machines able to think more quickly and make broader decisions than we can. Fu‐ ture intelligence may not take the form of robots, but it may be able to control and subjugate us. It may de‐ cide whether or not the human race should continue to exist.

The climate change issue may take longer. If our planet becomes sufficiently polluted, it will not be able to sustain us or any of its living creatures. If we continue to neglect the environment, we may not be controlled by robots. We simply won’t exist.

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Toxic food for dogs DOGS will often beg for food or find sneaky ways to get their paws on extra treats, but not all foods are safe for dogs to eat. That’s why we have put to‐ gether a list of some of the foods that are poisonous to our fur‐ ry friends to avoid ill‐ ness and even fatali‐ ties.

Onions, garlic and chives Whether dry, raw or cooked, foods in the onion family are par‐ ticularly toxic to dogs and can cause damage to red blood cells and gastrointestinal irrita‐ tion. Signs of illness are not always imme‐ diate and can happen up to a few days after ingestion.

Chocolate Chocolate, however much dogs and hu‐ mans enjoy it, is an‐ other food that is poi‐ sonous to dogs.

Chocolate contains theobromine (the highest content is in dark chocolate) which is toxic to dogs and can cause kidney fail‐ ure.

BE CAREFUL: About what your dog eats.

Scratch-free bathing CATS are quite good at keeping themselves clean, however, from time‐to‐time they will need to be bathed prop‐ erly ‐ but how do you do this without stressing out your feline friend and getting scratched in the process?

Choose the right time Choose a time when your cat will be most calm, play for a while beforehand to tire them out a bit, making them more relaxed and easier to control.

Trim claws and brush fur Cat claws should be trimmed regularly and before a bath is a great time, meaning you are less likely to get scratched. Brushing your cat’s fur will get rid of any loose hair and mat‐ ted fur ahead of bathing.

Use a rubber bath mat and fill the tub Use a rubber bath mat to prevent your kitty from slipping and then fill the bath with luke‐ warm water. Gently low‐ er your cat into the bath and wet their fur using a jug or a cup ‐ avoid the ears, eyes and nose as these are sensitive.

Lather up Use five‐parts water and one‐part shampoo that is suitable for your

KEEPING CLEAN: From time to time cats will need to be bathed.

cat’s type of fur. Start from the head and gen‐ tly massage the sham‐ poo in, moving down the body. To wash the face, gently use a damp cloth.

Rinse away Be sure to rinse your cat thoroughly as any leftover dirt or residue will irritate their skin.

Dry Use a towel to dry the fur and make sure you are in a warm place that allows their body to warm up and continue drying off.

Treats Treats are very impor‐ tant for your cat to start associating getting bathed with receiving treats!

Macadamia nuts Macadamia nuts contain a toxin that can affect your dog’s muscles and nervous system, resulting in panting, weakness and swollen limbs.

Avocado Av o c a d o p l a n t s c o n ‐ tain Persin in the leaves, fruit and seed, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs.

Grapes and raisins The active ingredi‐ ent in grapes and raisins which causes the toxin is not known, however, both of them cause severe liver damage and kid‐ ney failure. By the time your pet begins showing signs of being unwell, it could al‐ ready potentially be too late to save them.

If your dog eats even a small amount of these items always act immediately and take your them to the vet.

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Cost of running out of fuel on the road RUNNING out of fuel whilst driving in Spain could be a very costly affair if a traffic po‐ lice patrol happens to come along at that unfortunate moment in time. The General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has a selection of four differ‐ ent fines that the officers can apply in situations like these.

We should know, there is no actual fine for running out of fuel, only for the conse‐ quences.

The easiest solution is to not reach that stage and to al‐ ways stop and fill the tank with plenty of notice. Driving a vehicle until it reaches the very end of its fuel supply can be harmful to the engine if sediment or impurities that normally collect at the bot‐ tom of the tank should be sucked into the fuel system.

It is possible that your ve‐ hicle could run dry and end up stranded in the carriage‐ way. If your vehicle starts stuttering, the sign it is run‐ ning out of fuel, you might panic and pull the vehicle up somehow facing in the wrong direction. This would be the

first €200 fine.

Once a vehicle runs dry, the power steering normally stops working, which means you might have to get out and start pushing your vehi‐ cle out of the road. This is an‐ other €200.

From the moment you step out of your vehicle on a road, by law you are required to warn other roads users.

You must wear a reflective vest, as must all passengers who exit the vehicle. A new V‐16 warning beacon must be placed on top of the vehi‐ cle, or, failing this, the old‐ type warning triangles. Any failure in these aspects can in‐ cur a fine of €80.

Usually, once parked up, the instinct is to call for the tow truck. It is always advis‐ able to check this in your in‐ surance policy, and know where to find the number quickly.

Should you decide to make your way on foot to the next service station, this is when you could receive the biggest fine. It is essential that any container you transport fuel

back to your car with, is ap‐ proved. The transportation of dangerous goods ‐ which petrol or diesel are classed as ‐ is regulated by law. Any con‐ tainer, regardless of capacity, that is not approved, can land you with a hefty fine of up to €3,000.

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Amy Pieters wakes up from coma Real Madrid clinch LaLiga

DUTCH cycling champion Amy Pieters, on Thursday, April 28, woke up from a co‐ ma she had been in since last December. She had suffered a fall from her bike while training with the national track team from the Nether‐ lands, in the Alicante munici‐ pality of Calpe on the Costa Blanca.

A statement released by the Dutch Team SD Worx on Thursday explained that the 30‐year‐old athlete “can com‐

DUTCH CYCLIST: Suffered a fall during training.

Wimbledon to allow the unvaccinated

AT the All England Club’s spring briefing on Tues‐ day, April 26, it was announced by the organisers that unvaccinated tennis players will be allowed to participate in this year’s Wimbledon Champi‐ onships.

This will come as good news to world No1 No‐ vak Djokovic, who earlier this year confirmed that he would be prepared to miss any tourna‐ ments that required players to be vaccinated. In January, the Serbian star was embroiled in con‐ troversy after the Australian authorities refused to allow him to enter the country without being jabbed.

Ian Hewitt, chairman of the All England Club also pointed out that there was “no viable alter‐

native” to banning players from Russia and Be‐ larus from taking part at Wimbledon, after pres‐ sure from the British government.

It had been announced last week that UK gov‐ ernment sanctions against those two countries as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, would see Wimbledon become the first individual tennis tournament to enforce a ban on players. This ap‐ plied to the tournaments preceding Wimbledon as well.

Hewitt explained that they had been left with just two options, either to make players sign some form of declaration where they con‐ demned Russia’s actions, or simply ban the play‐ ers.

municate a little non‐verbally, and recognises people, un‐ derstands what is said, and can do more and more activi‐ ties.”

At this stage, it is still too early for doctors to make a di‐ agnosis of the exact medical damage Pieters may have suffered from the brain injury.

The champion rider lost con‐ sciousness after suffering a blow in the fall and was taken to a hospital in Alicante. From there, she was eventually air‐ lifted to Amsterdam, where surgeons performed life‐sav‐ ing surgery on her head.

Pieters was transferred to an ICU following her opera‐ tion, where she had re‐ mained unconscious due to severe brain damage.

The national champion has been undergoing a spe‐ cialised intensive neuroreha‐ bilitation programme at a Dutch institution. Her family has thanked the public and fans for their support and good wishes, and now asks for the privacy of those in‐ volved to be respected.

REAL MADRID thrashed Espanyol 4‐0 on Satur‐ day, April 30 at the Santiago Bernabeu to wrap up their 35th LaLiga title. With four matches still to play, Carlo Ancelotti’s team has an unassailable lead at the top of the table.

Two goals from Rodrygo, and one apiece from Marco Asensio and Karim Benzema sealed a bril‐ liant win against their lacklustre opponents.

At 62 years old, Carlo Ancelotti has achieved an unprecedented fifth title in five different Euro‐ pean leagues. The Italian coach has now won the title in 2004 with Milan in Italy, 2010 in England with Chelsea, in France in 2013 with PSG, in 2017 and 2018 in Germany with Bayern Munich, and now today, in Spain.

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho has managed to win in four different leagues in Portugal, Eng‐ land, Italy and Spain, while Giovani Trapattoni equalled this in Italy, Germany, Portugal and Aus‐ tria.

Often criticised for the way he sets his teams up, the Italian’s track record as a master tactician cannot be questioned as he enters the football record books.

The celebrations will be short and sweet as An‐ celotti and his men turned their attention to Champions League second‐leg tie with Manch‐ ester City on Wednesday May 4. They trailed 4‐3 from last week’s leg at the Etihad in England.