Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 5 - 11 May 2022 Issue 1922

Issue No. 1922

Another dog day SUNDAY May 8 will see the return to Fuengirola of the 11th Dog Day event (after two years of being sus‐ pended) which celebrates and recognises all of the positive work that our ca‐ nine friends perform in so‐ ciety.

Starting at the Plaza de España at 10am, following a brief reminder that even urine has to be cleaned up, a march will take place via Calle Cuesta and the Paseo Marítimo until it reaches the Parque Fluvial.

There will be plenty of activities highlighting the assistance given to security and rescue forces, guides for the blind as well as givers of unswerving com‐ panionship.

If you arrive without a dog, you may well find yourself adopting a new furry friend and helping to give it a forever home which so many deserve.

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MALAGA AIRPORT STILL POPULAR

BUSY AIRPORT: Is a boost for the economy of the Costa del Sol.

MORE seats on flights to Costa del Sol compared to last year was the news con‐ firmed by CEO of Costa del Sol Tourism, Margarita Del Cid on Friday April 29.

Speaking at the Ser fo‐ rum in Torremolinos, she highlighted the fact that the number of seats of‐ fered on flights to Malaga in the period May 1 to September 30, 2022, com‐ pared to the same period of the previous year, repre‐ sents an increase of 68 per cent Looking at the number of beds available in the area, she was able to say that with almost 3.4 million beds available to visitors,

this represents a welcome growth of 0.8 per cent over the same holiday period of 2019.

It’s not just foreign visi‐ tors, but the number of seats on internal aircraft at 531,000 is up by 16 per cent over the 2019 figures and although British and French figures are down, they have been replaced by signifi‐ cant increases from other European destinations.

Whilst it is true, that the 2021 figures were negative‐ ly influenced by the pan‐ demic and therefore the comparison isn’t ‘like for like’, the fact that they stand up well against the 2019 figures is a boost for

the economy of the Costa del Sol, especially the hos‐ pitality industry.

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Lars Tharp in Benahavis Credit: Arts Society Benahavis

Lars and society members enjoyed dinner.

ANTIQUES expert Lars Tharp was guest lecturer at the Arts Society Benahavis meeting on Tuesday April 26.

Many will recognise him from his regular appearances on popular BBC TV pro‐

gramme Antiques Roadshow, but for this lecture he was talk‐ ing about one of his favourite artists William Hogarth and his misadventures.

Under the title Five Men Be‐ having Badly, he told the story

of five days in 1732, when five friends toured the Medway towns in Kent and their drunk‐ en frolics were recorded by participant Ebenezer Forrest, whose lines set the scene with ‘We all proceeded merrily to Friendsbury.’ Forest’s diary was bound with watercolours and added to by fellow trav‐ ellers, Samuel Scott and William Hogarth and the re‐ sulting 16‐page account trans‐ ports readers to a corner of Kent in the 18th century.

The Danish born expert cap‐ tivated his audience and con‐ tributed a signed copy of his recent book Hogarth’s China to a raffle which was won by a delighted Lynda Woodin.

Following the well‐attended event, some of those partici‐ pating joined Lars for dinner at local restaurant Rufinos.

Find out more about Lars at www.tharp.co.uk and visit http://theartssocietybena havis.com/ to learn about fu‐ ture lectures and how to join.

Floral visit THE Estepona Floral Art Club is organising a day trip to the botanical gardens of Molino de Inca in Torremolinos with lunch in a nearby Venta. Cost is €25 per person with the coach leaving Estepona at 10am, returning at about 4pm with possible pick‐ups and drop offs en route, but reservation is a must and to reserve your seat send an email to esteponafloralartclub@hotmail.com Tuesday May 17.

The April meeting which took place at Agro Jardin Estepona was highly successful attracting 32 people who produced some inter‐ esting and attractive flower arrangements. The group will return to the same venue on Tuesday June 7 from 3pm to 5pm for a further demonstration of flower arrangement and you can confirm your wish to participate by emailing the address above.

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Twin towns THE towns of San Pe‐ dro Alcantara and Arenas de San Pedro twinned in ceremony performed in the Avi‐ la town on Saturday April 30.

Deputy mayor of Marbella, Javier Gar‐ cía who represents San Pedro attended the ceremony at the Castillo del Con‐ destable Dávalos de Arenas which cele‐ brated the 400th an‐ niversary of the Beat‐ ification of San Pedro de Alcantara, patron saint of both munici‐ palities Accompanied by representatives of the Brotherhood of the Patron Saint of San Pedro de Alcan‐ tara, a document twinning the two towns was signed fol‐ lowed by a musical performance by the municipal bands of each town.

After thanking the people of the town of Arenas de San Pedro for their welcome and for agreeing to the twinning, Council‐ lor Garcia confirmed that representatives of the Avila town would visit San Pedro Alcantara for a similar ceremony in Septem‐ ber of this year.

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NIBS EXTRA Pool champions THERE’S lots of excitement at the Majesty Bar on Calle Independicia in Fuen‐ girola as for the first time ever, their team has won the local Pool League.

They will be hosting the awards ceremony on May 12 at 8pm and teams from 16 of the local bars will at‐ tend.

Ecomarb event ON April 30, Marbella mayor Ángeles Muñoz, ac‐ companied the attendees of the Ecomarb initiative, an action that travelled along part of the munici‐ pality’s coastline from the beach of Río Real to that of El Rosario to raise awareness about the recy‐ cling of plastics and the preservation of the seas.

More stops THE M‐125 bus route be‐ tween Benalmadena and Torremolinos was expand‐ ed from Tuesday May 3, to include two new stops at Calle Conrado del Cam‐ po on the corner of Calle Federico Mompou and on Calle Giordano Bruno, in front of the IES Concha Méndez Cuesta.

International Meeting THE annual International Meeting together with the Family Day, will be held on Saturay May 14 in El Castillo and in the Puerto de la Duquesa from 12pm reported Manilva Council in order to highlight its pride in the fact that the municipality welcomes all.

Saving trees WORKERS from the mu‐ nicipal delegation of Parks and Gardens in Estepona have been mobilised to check more than 500 ficus trees in the municipality in order to treat them against possible damage by the insect psylla which can cause long‐term dam‐ age.

ADOPT a ready neutered cat or dog if you live in Fuengirola as part of a special project implemented by the council to try to increase the numbers offered a new home.

Last year, the council confirmed that F uengirola residents could adopt a pet from the Municipal Zoosanitary Park free of charge but on A pril 29 this year, C ouncillor F rancisco J avier G arcía L ara announced that the animals would also be neutered before being found a new home.

T he objective of this measure is to encourage the people of Fuengirola

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Adopt a pet Credit: Fuengirola Council

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Councillor García Lara promoting pet adoption.

to give these animals a chance to find a home and a new life.

Race for Ukraine THE Race for Ukraine is to take place in Sabinillas on Saturday May 21 in order to raise funds for humanitari‐ an aid.

Organised by the St George Charity Association, in collaboration with several local businesses, and Manil‐ va Council, the eight‐kilometre course is open to both serious athletes and those who just want to have fun whilst raising money for those in need of assistance.

Those who want to take part need to register at www.dorsalchip.es, which is a company accredited by the Spanish Athletics Association.

There is a cost of €10 for those aged 18 plus which will give each participant a t‐shirt, time screen chip, in‐ surance and gift bag, whilst for younger participants (and dogs), a simple donation is requested.

The race starts at the Marítimo Paseo (Masters Square) of Sabinillas with pick up of shirts from 9.30am, the ‘serious’ race starting at 11am and the fun runners event starts 10 minutes later.

From 12.30pm you can tuck into a pork roast, visit the Artisanal Market from 2pm and enjoy a selection of live music from 3pm.

“Fuengirola is a friendly city for animals. That is why, for a long time,

adopting a dog or a cat has been free for those registered in Fuengirola. “ U ntil now, the city council financed the temporary reception service, the placement of the microchip, the processing of the animal’s documentation, as well as the compulsory vaccinations. “ N ow, we are going one step further by paying for their sterilisation so that adopting is free of charge,” said the councillor when announcing the decision.

Best Chef Award MARBELLA chef Dani Garcia, who has three Michelin stars to his credit in his restaurants, is now in the running 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 organi‐ sation makes a top 100 list of chefs annually, from which the winner is chosen.

Polish neuroscientist Joanna Slusarczyk, and the Italian gastronome Cristian Gadau, created this contest in 2017. It aims to reward the actu‐ al 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 se‐ lected by anonymous professionals in the restaurant sector. The other 100 are the same ones that participated in the previous year’s con‐ test.

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

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Busy weekend for Lions THE La Cala de Mijas Li‐ ons Club and the Dia‐ betic Support Group with their volunteers were certainly busy over the last few days of April.

There was the Soli‐ darity Market at the La Cala Town Hall on the last Wednesday and Saturday of the month and then the May Fair at Finca Alegria.

There were lots of items for sale from the Lions Charity Shop and also many passers‐by were tested for sugar diabetes, whilst also over the weekend Mi‐ jas Town Hall organ‐ ised a successful and well attended Book Fair at Las Lagunas where once again the La Cala Lions Charity Shop had a great dis‐ play of books in several languages.

Don’t forget that on Monday May 9 at 7pm, it’s time to ‘Bully Off’ at the Village Inn for a fun darts evening costing €10 to include supper and welcome drink.

As usual tickets can be purchased from the Lions charity shop in Calle Torremolinos, which is already stacked with great summer outfits.

Ojen Eco Reserve and finally...

SOMEONE appears not to approve of the Ojen Eco Reserve as after fining it more than €100,000 and closing it to the public, a further €1,700 fine has been issued.

According to the management of the Re‐ serve, the fine is for not having a Fire Protection plan in place, but they claim that this is untrue.

Not only do they spend the winter months to undertake preventative work against fire, they have actually prepared a plan which was sent by certified mail to the Ojen Council so

they claim that this latest fine, issued without any contact from the council is unfair and im‐ proper.

The reserve is a former hunting ground which is home to large numbers of wild boar, deer, mouflon and mountain goats and has been open to the public as well as schools and it was able to continue to care for the wild ani‐ mals thanks to entry fees paid by visitors.

Find out more at http://www.ecoreserva ojen.com.

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A BRIDE-TO-BE had an unexpected moment of chivalry by two Local Police officers from Malaga on Monday, May 2.

As she was driving to her wedding in the Malaga municipality of Churriana, her car broke down, so the nervous bride was stranded on the side of the road, with her godmother, and an‐ other girl. Just when they thought that they would no longer make it to the wedding on time, a patrol vehicle from the Mala‐ ga Local Police stopped next to them.

Approaching to check that everything was okay, the panic‐ stricken bride explained the situation to the two policemen.

To her surprise, they offered to deliver the bride to the wed‐ ding and with the permission of their superior in Malaga, they went to change the vehicle they were driving, as it had a separa‐ tion screen for detainees.

They subsequently returned to ‘rescue’ the bride and her companions, and drove them to the church on time.

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The Queen of the fair Family Charity Fun

PROCESSION: Val Williams as the Queen of Great Britain.

ON Saturday, April 30, the huge International People’s Fair procession in Fuengirola took place, involving 33 dif‐ ferent countries and with local charity giver, Val Williams, as the Queen.

Spain was the final coun‐ try in the procession, with Great Britain just before.

Val said this “was certainly an advantage, as we could see the wonderful displays by the other countries be‐ fore we got in line for our group!”

There were 25 in the group for Great Britain,

made up of various charac‐ ters, ie, Guardsmen, James Bond and two glamorous assistants, Queen of Hearts, Mary Poppins and the sweep, Mad Hatter, etc. The Queen in her carriage head‐ ed the group. Val said: “The response was amazing and the Spanish were shouting loudly, bowing, curtsying, waving and taking photos.”

Val continued: “I was honoured to accept the role as the Queen and it was a truly fantastic experience of joy and happiness on the faces of the crowd who

lined the streets laughing happily and obviously en‐ joying themselves. I sat in my carriage waving to ev‐ eryone who made me feel like a true Queen. The whole process was a plea‐ sure.

“The town hall contingent excelled themselves in the preparation and the opera‐ tion of such a massive task and it was a complete and utter success for everyone.

Congratulations Fuengirola for organising such a won‐ derful carnival, the best I have ever seen.”

IT was a fantastic turn out of guests, volun‐ teers and charity stalls on Sunday, May 1, at the Finca La Alegria Charity Family Fun Day raising money for Ukraine and the beautiful livery stables in La Cala.

Around 150 guests were out in force to enjoy the day and support raising funds for the stables and the people of Ukraine. The bar was open and guests enjoyed live music from Mama Kath & the Soul Sisters, pony rides, face painting, an assault course and plenty of fun games.

There was a wide range of charity stalls including Donkey Dreamland, ACE and the Diabetes Association, as well as indepen‐ dent stalls such as Nu‐Skin, Arty Crafty Mummy, Roberts Deli, Pretty and Unique Boutique, KiKi’s Closet and Villa Carmen Bees.

Steph of Yorkshire Linen said of the day: “It’s a great atmosphere and everyone here loves the stables, which is a lovely family friendly place. It’s nice to see such a great turnout and to raise money for Ukraine.”

The day saw lots of volunteers out in the sun, with stalls set up selling a range of things from handbags and clothes, beauty products, home‐made crafts and various things for the home.

Also present was La Cala Lions, a charity shop in La Cala, and Action Against Dia‐ betes ‐ who were doing free diabetes test‐ ing at the event. Anne Bowles of Action Against Diabetes said: “We are very pleased to have been here and we have met some people who needed help with di‐ abetes.”

May Day celebrations at Finca La Alegria’s charity fun day.

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EXCLUSIVE

Interview with King of Clubs’ Maureen Prest

HIT BOOK: King of Clubs is available to buy on Amazon now.

FOLLOWING the success of hit book King of Clubs, which tells the story of the spectacular Batley Variety Club and its owner James Corrigan, its author, Mau‐ reen Prest is now in talks for a new and exciting TV series.

The Euro Weekly News sat down for an exclusive interview with Maureen during her recent holiday in Marbella, to discuss the club, the TV series, and some of her favourite stars.

Former PR manager for the Batley Variety Club turned best‐selling author, Maureen explained that King of Clubs is currently being turned into a series by the screenwriter of Hol‐

by City, Joe Ainsworth, who is already working on a script.

Maureen said: “Joe had read the book and got in touch, so we’re working on the script now and in talks to get it funded.”

The series, like the book, will focus on James Corrig‐

an, owner of Batley Vari‐ ety Club ‐ a large nightclub built in the 1960s where local people had the chance to watch some of the biggest performers in the business.

Maureen told the EWN: “The nightclub was built in the most unlikely place ‐ a large industrial estate ‐ and attracted a large amount of press due to the undeniable charm of James and the stars the club attracted.

“It was a hugely popular venue that was open for 10 years and saw some of the biggest stars such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Gracie Fields and Tommy Cooper grace the stage.”

Maureen said of James: “He had the most amaz‐ ingly persuasive way about him, he was a charming man who was very proud of Batley.”

After taking part in a number of documentaries about James and the club, Maureen decided to tell the story herself ‐ as long

as it was the real story.

Maureen said of writing the book: “I enjoyed writ‐ ing it, and I didn’t need to do much research because I was there! I am surprised it has taken off like it has, I’ve even had messages from British libraries telling me that it is one of the books that is taken out the most.”

When asked about her favourite memory of work‐ ing at the club, Maureen said: “My favourite memo‐ ry is of Louie Armstrong.

For such a big international artist he was so lovely and made an effort to meet all of his fans.”

Looking ahead to the new series currently being written about her time at the club, Maureen told the EWN: “I think Michael Sheen would be perfect to play the part of James and Sheridan Smith would be good to play my part.

“I can’t wait to see him on TV and Joe is a great guy ‐ I’m very honoured to have him on board.”

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Small Oasis Project SMALL OASIS, a development company responsible for more than 500 different types of homes, organised The Open House Party, for real estate agents and business people on the Costa del Sol, giving atten‐ dees a guided tour of the resort and luxury apartments, a cock‐ tail reception and live music.

CEO Jim Small gave a talk in which he shared his experience in the real estate sector, high‐ lighting differentiating aspects between the US market and Eu‐ rope and, more specifically, the Costa del Sol. Jim Small pointed out that af‐ ter the pandemic caused by Covid‐19, they are seeing a sig‐ nificant migration in the United States. “People are moving more to areas like the Costa del Sol, away from cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago or Washington. Everyone wants a product like this: sea views, this gastronomy, this climate, this lifestyle.”

As for prices in the US market, Jim Small said that the inflation‐

ary pressure on prices is due to supply and demand. There is currently more demand than supply, particularly in attractive markets that would be compara‐ ble to those here. In addition, there are two other reasons why prices are rising. On the one hand, supply chain problems stemming from Covid. On the other hand, labour shortages, “about 10 million people have not returned to work after Covid,” the CEO said.

The CEO of Small Oasis ex‐ plained that the US market is huge, the same size as Europe, which has very large companies with well‐established systems and procedures. In this sense, the executive highlighted as one of the advantages he has seen in Spain and, mainly on the Costa del Sol, is that, although there are also large companies, there are many more specialised inter‐ mediary companies that allow to focus on different products or geographic regions, “which helps to better serve cus‐ tomers,” said Small.

In terms of processes and bureaucracy, the most important difference is that “in the United States every‐ thing is much simpler, faster, more linear. I can buy a property in the United States in a matter of hours, and you can’t do that here. It is different to Spain, but perhaps here it provides more protection to the consumer by having to go through a more le‐ gal process,” stated Small.

OPEN HOUSE PARTY: Giving attendees a guided tour of the resort.

During his speech, the CEO of Small Oasis also explained what makes the Small Oasis project different, stating: “We’re trying to take the best of the United

States and bring it to the community we’re creating here, bringing it together with the climate, the food, the peo‐ ple of the Costa del Sol, taking advantage of it all.

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Warning, Nolotil, is a dangerous drug TIRED, coughing, feverish were the complaints of my neighbour Mark, when I visited 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 Paracetamol, 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 neg‐ ative for corona” he said with a very shivery and croaky voice. Off we went to the emergency in La Nucia because his throat was on fire.

Streptococcal bacteria had taken hold of him re‐ sulting in a ‘Strep throat’, and a quite severe 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 also breathing problems due to his swollen throat and was spewing out more and more muck.

In to the emergency at the hos‐ pital ward, by now need‐ ing a wheelchair, I delivered him with a very worried look into the hands of the medical staff.

Mark’s wife Mandy had cut her holiday 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 problem Mark was prescribed Nolotil (also called metamizol) which he had used for over a week.

However, Nolotil has been

For short-term use only.

found in some cas‐ es to cause sepsis leading to different forms of infection in‐ cluding viral ones.

In Mark’s case his white blood cell count was re‐ duced to zero (0) leaving his body defenceless against infection. Luckily for him, however nasty and very painful, he only suffered from a Strep throat. Many cases are known where the side ef‐ fects of Nolotil lead to in‐ ternal infections.

In other cases the rapid drop in white blood cells (Agranulocytosis) can lead

to death within a couple of days. Although the Spanish AEMPS (Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Prod‐ ucts) warned for many years about the danger of this prod‐ uct, it is in Spain still fre‐ quently prescribed and at Farmacias also available without prescription.

AEMPS commands Nolotil as a prescription‐only medicine and recom‐ mends ‘only for short‐ term treatment’.

If prolonged treatment is necessary, carry out reg‐ ular (haematological) con‐ trols for Agranulocytosis symptoms.

Now, Mandy, glad that her ‘hubby’ is back home after eight days at the hospital, sees it as her du‐ ty to warn everybody about this danger. She al‐ so tries to figure out why North Europeans seem to

be more susceptible to the disadvantages of Nolotil. This even more since Mark was prescribed Nolotil for his painful knee for a minimum 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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Spain’s jobs boom SPAIN’S Stability Programme, published on Fri‐ day April 29, forecasts the creation of 1.5 mil‐ lion new jobs and an unemployment rate of under 10 per cent by 2025.

The improved forecast is based on the gov‐ ernment’s belief that labour reforms approved at the end of 2021, will reduce unemployment.

The main objective is to bring the current un‐ employment down from the current rate of 13.6 per cent, with the pandemic over and the gov‐ ernment making major investments in new in‐ frastructure and new technology.

Adding to the positive forecast is the news that the economy is now on a more sound foot‐ ing, even though the pandemic drove up bor‐ rowing, with a positive current account and sav‐ ings figures at their highest levels since 2008.

There has also been a drop in temporary

NEW JOBS: Forecast has improved. unemployment.

The programme also focuses on the imple‐ mentation of active employment policies that seek to reduce structural unemployment mak‐ ing an adjustment between supply and demand.

Attention will also be given to increasing flexibili‐ ty in employment and an increase in productivi‐ ty.

Proof of funds 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 pro‐ duce such proof.

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

Means of proof include cash, certified checks, traveller’s checks, payment letters, or credit cards, which must be accompanied 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 minimum wage (gross minimum interprofessional gross salary).

From January 1, 2022, the Spanish authori‐ ties have established the minimum interpro‐ fessional salary at €33.33 per day or €1,000 per month, depending on whether the salary is fixed on a daily or monthly basis.

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 fi‐ nance website ‘HelpMy‐ Cash’: Banks will penalise 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 impor‐ tant that you check what criteria you need to meet to make sure that you do not pay unnecessary fees. Both Caixa and Santander have changed their fee structures effectively doing away with free banking.

€3.5bn 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 Ukraini‐ an refugees.

With now more than five million Ukrainians having fled the ravages of war in their country, the EU continues to take the lead in providing support with food, accommoda‐

tion, healthcare, educa‐ tion and jobs.

In a show of wonderful solidarity and humanity, European countries have opened their doors to flee‐ ing Ukrainians. With many having lost everything, the help from people, charities and governments all across Europe has been in‐ valuable.

Every day there are new

stories reflecting the kind‐ ness of strangers as peo‐ ple open the doors to their homes, such as the Irish‐ man who has opened his 15th century castle to pro‐ vide accommodation for a family to the stories of ba‐ by supplies being left at the border and railway stations to allow Ukraini‐ ans to take what they need.

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Passport warning A PASSPORT OFFICE work‐ er has warned that applica‐ tion delays will get even worse this summer.

The Passport Office has told millions of Brits to wait up to 10 weeks for their passports due to a huge de‐ lay in applications.

But a backlog of 500,000 documents has meant appli‐ cants have been left waiting more than 10 weeks for re‐ newals, with some com‐ plaining it took up to four months to get hold of their new passports, said news re‐ ports exclusively on Friday, April 29.

The Passport Office is fac‐ ing a recruitment crisis and has failed to hire enough staff to deal with a post‐ Covid pandemic surge of five million applications.

Earlier this month, the government issued a warn‐ ing, telling people to allow up to 10 weeks to get their passports, rather than the usual five to six weeks.

Croatia blocks Sweden CROATIA President Zoran Milanovic announced on Tuesday April 26: “We will block Sweden and Finland membership” to Nato, as their applica‐ tions will provoke Russia.

Croatia, who are yet to ratify their membership of NATO, believe that any entertaining of member‐ ship applications from Scandinavian states will do little more than pro‐ voke Russian President Vladimir Putin. Croatia has its own issues as it tries to get Bosnia‐Herze‐ govina to update their electoral law.

Milanovic told re‐ porters in Zagreb that: “As far as I’m concerned, they can get into NATO, they can poke the rabid bear in the eye with a pen.

“However, until the electoral law issue in Bosnia‐Herzegovina is re‐ solved, until the Ameri‐ cans, the English, the Ger‐

ZORAN MILANOVIC: Blocking Swedish membership.

mans, if they can and want to, compel Sarajevo and Bakir Izetbegovic to update the electoral law in the next six months and grant Croats their el‐ ementary rights, the Sa‐ bor must not ratify any‐ one’s admission to NATO.”.

NATO cannot admit new members without the approval of current ones.

Charles’s tree project 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 Scotland, 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 Sus‐ sex’s Five Hundred Acre Wood, the inspira‐ tion 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 av‐ enues.”

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The final bow RUMOUR has it that Kylie Minogue and Jason Dono‐ van are to make an emo‐ tional return in the grand fi‐ nale of Neighbours.

A report in one Australian publication on Saturday, April 30, claimed that Neigh‐ bours legends Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are go‐ ing to make an appearance when the Ramsay Street soap takes its final bow in August. Earlier this year, television bosses announced that they were scrapping the long‐running soap, which has graced our screens for close to 40 years. The publi‐ cation 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 go‐ ing to try and tempt Kylie and Jason to make a return and give the soap a ‘fairytale ending’. The final episode is due to be broadcast on Monday, August 1 this year.

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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 rel‐ evant 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

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 celebrates 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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Dog breeds irrelevant DAT A from more than 18,000 canines shows that pedigree has a lim‐ ited role in behaviour.

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

“When you adopt a dog based on its breed, you’re getting a dog that looks a certain way,” said co‐ author Elinor Karls‐ son, a computational biologist at the Uni‐ versity of Mas‐ sachusetts in Worces‐ ter, Massachusetts.

“But as far as be‐ haviour goes, it’s kind of luck of the draw.”

The reason is partly because breeds are a modern invention.

We have been shap‐ ing how dogs appear and behave since dogs evolved from

wolves more than 10,000 years ago.

Labrador retrievers aren’t guaranteed to be docile and friendly, ac‐ cording to geneticists who analysed varia‐ tions in the canine genome.

Behaviour not guaranteed.

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 Spanish governments are still negotiating. UK and Spanish ministers spoke today and agreed to rapidly accelerate talks next week in the hope of reaching an agreement soon ‐ as we already have in almost every 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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Brexit’s food price push Record levels 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 at‐ tention on all communities where the ocean is a primary source of sustenance.

Delegates from more than 70 countries at‐ 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 im‐ ports from elsewhere.

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

Nikhil Datta, a re‐ searcher at LSE said: “This research demon‐ strates a clear and ro‐ bust impact of Brexit‐in‐ duced trade frictions increasing food prices for UK consumers during a time when the economy is already facing infla‐ tionary pressures from global sources.”

A REPORT by the Stock‐ holm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) released on Monday April 25, said that global mili‐ tary spending has reached record levels in response to the crisis in the Ukraine.

Despite the economic fallout of the pandemic, global military spending in 2021 rose by 0.7 per ent according to the re‐ port, with predictions that the increase will be vastly higher in 2022.

Expenditure is expected to rise the most in Europe as countries move to bol‐ ster their defence against Russia, and in their sup‐ port of Ukraine as it tries to drive out the invading forces.

Total expenditure is said to have reached US$2.1 trillion (€1.96 tril‐ lion), the highest figure on record.

Topping that list is Rus‐ sia where spending grew by 2.9 per cent in advance

of the invasion of Ukraine, with defence ac‐ counting for 4.1 per cent of the country’s gross do‐ mestic product (GDP).

Global military spending.

Queen’s Jubilee THE UK government has officially extended opening hours to give people the opportunity “to continue their celebrations of this historic milestone over the bank holiday.”

On Monday, April 26, the government revealed that Parliament had “passed an order to extend licensing hours in pubs, clubs and bars across England and Wales from 11pm to 1am to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The extension will cover Thursday June 2 to Saturday June 4, providing the opportunity for people to continue their celebrations of this historic milestone over the bank holiday.

“Platinum Jubilee is a historic national occasion, and the licensing hours extension will coincide with the ex‐ tended bank holiday.”

Home Secretary, Priti Patel, said: “For 70 years Her Majesty The Queen has served the UK and the Com‐ monwealth with the utmost dignity, steadfastness and resolve.

“The Platinum Jubilee is a truly historic national occa‐ sion, which will see families, friends and communities across the country come together to celebrate this un‐ precedented landmark in a remarkable reign.”

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Animal welfare law ON Thursday, April 28, protection measures for animals were boosted as legislation banning ‘the use of cruel glue traps and in‐ troducing fines for people who fail to provide the proper Protecting our animals. 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 immense suffering.’

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

“The UK, since leaving the EU, has been able to further strengthen its position as a global leader on animal rights.

“The penalty notice measures being introduced to‐ day will act as a powerful deterrent, building on measures we have already taken such as increasing prison sentences for cruelty offences.

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

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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‐

Tragic dog death A FAMILY has been left heartbroken after their golden re‐ triever 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 Al‐ abama rot before anyone else suffers the loss of a family pet. Marley, 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 media.

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

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

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

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

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 de‐ ploy to countries from Fin‐ land to North Macedonia, demonstrating the Army’s modernisation into a lethal, agile and global force.

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 Secretary Ben Wallace said: “The security of Europe has never 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.”

EXERCISES: Will see troops join forces with allies.

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America’s oligarch crackdown US President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Thursday, April 28, revealed that he is working on a legislative package that will allow the American gov‐ ernment to sell off all the as‐ sets that have been seized from Russian oligarchs. This would include all the luxury properties and yachts, and the proceeds could then be utilised to help pay for hu‐

manitarian and military aid in Ukraine. “We’re going to seize their yachts, their luxu‐ ry homes, and other ill‐be‐ gotten gains of Russian Pres‐ ident Vladimir Putin’s kleptocracy. These are bad guys,” he declared. He ex‐ plained that this new legisla‐ tion would “create new pro‐ cedures 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 directly to remedy the harm Russia caused and help build Ukraine.”

Current funding for Ukraine is known to be run‐ ning out, so the sale of these assets would be welcomed as part of the President’s re‐ cent call for Congress to pro‐ vide an extra $33 billion (€31.4 billion).

GMB porn outrage GOOD MORNING Britain’s Ben Shephard made a cor‐ rection after a guest’s com‐ ments on ‘porn’ in Parlia‐ ment sparked uproar on Thursday, April 28.

Viewers were fuming after believing that journalist Quentin Letts was defending a Tory MP accused of view‐ ing porn in the House of Commons.Letts commented: “If you’ve ever been in the Houses of Parliament, it’s an

extremely boring place, “I think it would be wrong of viewers to think parlia‐ mentarians are constantly thinking about great matters at state when they’re in the House of Commons. 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 so‐ cial media to complain, lead‐ ing host Ben to set the record straight, commenting: “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 Commons. That’s not what you were doing.”

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James Corden quits 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’.Comment‐ ing on the design flaw Sam Bendett from the Russian Studies Programme at the Centre for a New American Security revealed: “What we are witnessing with Russian tanks is a design flaw.“Any successful hit … quickly ignites the ammo causing a massive explosion, and the turret is literally blown off.”

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

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William’s fundraising 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.

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RESEARCH by the Phar‐ maceutical Services Nego‐ tiating Committee (PSNC) shows that acute medicine shortages in England is re‐ sulting in abuse from frus‐ trated patients, as more than two thirds of the

Drug shortage uproar pharmacies report being without stock every day.

According to their re‐ port, the association said

that many drugs are in short supply including Hormone Therapy Re‐ placement due to Brexit

and the pandemic which has affected supplies of key raw materials need‐ ed in the manufacture of

many drugs.

As a result pharmacists are being threatened, spat and sworn at for some‐ thing that it is outside of their control.

More than half of phar‐ macists and counter staff

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say the ongoing supply is‐ sues is causing problems for customers managing their health. Two thirds of those pharmacies report daily shortages and anoth‐ er quarter reporting sever‐ al shortages a week.

Nuclear plant warning Contraceptive pill THE situation at the Russian‐ controlled Zaporizhzhia nucle‐ ar plant in Ukraine is ‘not sus‐ tainable’ and could prove dangerous, the director‐gen‐ eral 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 Thurs‐ day, April 28.

The station, in south‐east‐ ern Ukraine, requires 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

Europe’s largest nuclear plant.

red light blinking.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want IAEA inspectors to go to the facility under the au‐ thority of a ‘third power’.

Grossi said he is due to meet Russian officials soon to discuss access to the nuclear plant ‐ Europe’s largest ‐ which was captured by Rus‐ sian forces on March 4.

R ES EA R C H E R S at the University of Minnesota believe human trials of a new male contraceptive pill could be just months away.

According to the scien‐ tists who invented the medically 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 preg‐ nancies.

Speaking with one publication, Minneapo‐ lis chemist Dr Gunda Georg, explained that

after stopping the trials, and administration of the pill, “The mice could father pups again four to six weeks after they stopped receiving the compound.” There were no reported visible side effects either.

Dr Georg revealed that as the results had been so encouraging, then hu‐ man trials could possibly start in “the second half of this year. Of course, you have to be careful w i t h t h i s a n a l y s i s b e‐ cause they are mice and not humans, but never‐ theless, the effect was very, very promising,” she declared.

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.”

Fatter means fitter 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.

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

The statement said: “Ads shouldn’t detract from im‐ portant conversations about the climate crisis,” with sci‐ entific consensus important in keeping the conversation real and factual.

Although social media sites such as Twitter and Face‐ book 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 with Earth Day coming just hours before the European Union’s agreement to control content on their sites that in‐ volves hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.

The company has said that it would make more infor‐ mation available on how it intends to monitor the situa‐ tion and how it plans to provide ‘reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations’ its users engage in.

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Olivia Wilde sued AMERICAN actress, and Harry Style’s girlfriend, Olivia Wilde, 38, was handed legal docu‐ ments 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 Dar‐ ling at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas.

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

Originally, it was

thought that there was a script inside the enve‐ lope, but it contained custody papers.

Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, who share two children, have been sep‐ arated since late 2020.

They were engaged, but never married.

Jason Sudeikis report‐ edly “had no prior knowledge” that his for‐ mer fiancée, Olivia Wilde, would be served with child custody docu‐ ments during her ap‐ pearance at CinemaCon. “We have never in the history of the conven‐ tion had an incident where a delegate has approached the stage who was not authorised to be there. In light of

this incident, we are re‐ evaluating our security procedures to ensure the safety of all our at‐

tendees,” Mitch Neuhauser Managing Di‐ rector of CinemaCon said in a statement.

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

A survey by the property search portal Rightmove re‐ leased 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.

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The most leaves ever found on a clover is 56.

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Harry’s Camilla ultimatum Andrew stripped 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.”

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.

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

The Consorcio manages the treatment of the rubbish collected from 27 Vega Baja towns, and the consortium's presi‐ dent Teresa Belmonte commented be‐ forehand that the Vega Baja had beauti‐ ful natural surroundings.

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

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

Also present was Joan Piquer, direc‐ tor‐general of the Generalitat’s Quality and Environmental Education depart‐ ment.

“Activities like these are necessary to educate and make people aware of the need to manage waste treatment cor‐ rectly so that we may enjoy surround‐ ings free of scattered litter,” he said.

The Vega Baja rubbish‐collecting morning was part of the EU’s Let’s Clean Up initiative, which consists of organis‐ ing volunteer teams who, with support from the national or regional authori‐ ties, remove rubbish and litter from public spaces.

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A much better solution needed

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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.

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Wonder of the Seas

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Extensions given go-ahead THE Junta’s Health service gave the go‐ahead for improvements to Tor‐ recardenas 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 ten‐ der.

Torrecardenas’ Emergency depart‐ ment currently serves 306,000 people in Almeria, Andarax, Carboneras, Nijar, Rio Nacimiento, Sorbas and Tabernas.

The €5.5 million project includes 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 “over‐ crowding and disorganisation” Health department sources explained.

Intensive Care is to have extra beds in a 630‐square metre extension ad‐ joining the existing unit, increasing the total to 36.

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WILD BOAR: Have learnt to avoid capture in Denia.

DENIA is looking for another way to control its rapidly‐ex‐ panding wild boar population.

Maite Perez, Denia’s Environ‐ ment councillor, has admitted that the cages installed during 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 expect‐

ed,” Perez said.

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

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

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.

FINANCE 20 years in Spain

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€1.4 billion

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

BUSINESS EXTRA

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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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

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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.

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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!

Still think they shouldn’t all be sent to Rwanda? Give us a break. Let us

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

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

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?

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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

Emotional Vampires SUZANNE MANNERS THE TV series ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ depicts vampiric house‐ mates living in a quiet suburban neighbourhood in the US. One of the characters is an emotional vampire.

He doesn’t suck blood, he sucks the joy and pleasure from the lives of those around him, instead of sharp‐ ened canines, he uses a deadpan and monotone diatribe containing the most boring detail.

How many of us have met people like him? Seemingly innocuous folk who carry with them an aura of de‐ spair, woe and despondency. I’m not talking about those suffering from de‐ pression, but the people who take great pleasure in dampening the mood or metaphorically stamping on moments of joy and passion.

Some people cannot help their neg‐

plain about any and everything at full volume and who trample on any early morning excitement with announce‐ ments of impending doom or admin.

These people are also known as lemon suckers, but not in a shot of tequila, salt and lime, sense of it.

As humans we all need a moan or to let off steam as it prevents us from storming into the bosses’ office and giving them a piece of our minds and leaving with a P45.

Historically, bitching about people helps the members of a tribe to filter out the predators (or those who would bore you to death around the campfire). So by all means bitch away but please remember unless what you say is constructive you’re not a ro‐ mantic vampire, you’re just a troll.

BITCH AWAY: But remember, you’re not a romantic vampire, you’re just a troll.

ativity, I myself am quite a pessimist and a fully paid up member of the cynics club, but I desperately try not to trample on anyone’s joy (unless

they are racist, homophobic, sexist, loudly opinionated, or just boring).

At work they are the colleagues who tut and moan at new initiatives, com‐

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With around 25,000 Finnish in the Costa del Sol living in Fuengirola alone, the Euro Weekly News has put together this weekly celebration of one of Europe’s most culturally rich countries and its residents. Filled with fascinating information on Finland’s traditions, language and food, this section covers everything you need to know about this northern European nation.

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Finnish festivals FOLLOWING a long and dark win‐ ter, Finland comes alive in the sum‐ mer with festivals and events! The country hosts numerous festivals, ranging from quirky film festivals under the midnight sun to hard‐ core metal events. These are the best five festivals in Finland that you should experience at least once.

Flow Festival in Helsinki This contemporary music and arts festival includes everything from gigs, film screenings, talks and plenty of food and drink. Held at a former power plant, the industrial surroundings of this festival serves as a showcase for the most popular artists of the moment as well as new and emerging ones.

Midnight Sun Film Festival Held in the small village of So‐ dankylä, in Finnish Lapland, during the nightless nights, lovers of film and cinema gather together as movies are played throughout the day and night, merging under the never‐setting sun.

Over 100 films are shown during the festival, including Finnish and in‐ ternational movies, classics and con‐ temporary pieces. Leading film crit‐ ics also provide insight into the masterpieces and help the audience understand the themes and under‐ tones of the films.

Tuska Open Air Metal Festival Hard‐core rock fans and metal‐ heads gather from all corners of the world at this open air festival in the

Finnish capital of Helsinki. The festi‐ val has hosted legends such as Alice Cooper, Megadeath and Lamb of God, and is among the most re‐ spected metal festivals in the world.

Don’t forget to get involved in the mosh pit!

Ruisrock This is the second oldest summer festival in Europe that is still running.

Born in 1970, the festival has hosted iconic artists such as Nirvana, Bon Jovi and Bob Dylan, to name a few.

Even though the festival’s roots are in the rock genre, Ruisrock has ex‐ panded its offering to feature artists such as rapper Travis Scott as well as many up and coming Finnish artists.

Pori Jazz Known for laid back picnics and

FLOW FESTIVAL: Finland comes alive with summer festivals.

groovy music, Pori Jazz is the largest and oldest summer jazz fes‐ tival in Europe, founded back in 1966! The event has grown hugely since then and lasts for nine days,

with over 130,000 jazz lovers at‐ tending each year.

Pori Jazz has seen the likes of Grace Jones, Phil Collins, Chuck Berry and The Roots grace its stage.

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Finnish film & TV A Mediterran WITH Netflix discovering pop‐ ular Finnish dramas such as Deadwind and Bordertown, we have put together a list of films and TV series that have all enjoyed acclaim in Finland and around the world. While subjects and approaches may vary, each tells a distinctly Finnish, but universally power‐ ful, story about the state of the world.

Aurora This rom com, which is avail‐ able to rent on Amazon, tells the story of a nail technician called Aurora from Finnish Lap‐ land. Aurora agrees to help an Iranian refugee seeking asylum with his daughter. This film was recently profiled in Variety and is full of clever one‐liners and relatable humour while also telling honest tales of alco‐ holism, poverty and the preju‐ dices against refugees. Aurora tackles global themes and uni‐ versal struggles through a Finnish lens.

Bordertown

BORDERTOWN: Stream this hugely popular Finnish series on Netflix.

This may be one of the best‐ known crime dramas to have come out of Finland and is cur‐ rently available to stream on Netflix ‐ even being praised by cult author Stephen King! This Nordic noir series tells the story of what happens when detec‐ tive inspector Kari Sorjonen takes a role as head of the Seri‐ ous Crime Unit in Lappeenran‐ ta, 15 miles from the Russian border, and moves there with his family to lead a quiet life.

Needless to say, more drama happens than he could have

ever imagined.

DeadwindSofia Karppi This series follows the story of who returns to work as a homicide detective too soon after being widowed. There are two seasons available to watch on Netflix and tells the story of Pihala and her col‐ league Sakari Nurmi as they in‐ vestigate a mysterious murder case. The series has gained in‐ ternational praise from the likes of The Verge and Bustle and has a huge cult following in Finland.

Cold Courage Cold Courage, available on Amazon Prime, is an English‐ language crime series based on Finnish author Pekka Hiltunen’s bestselling book of the same name, that takes place in Helsinki, Dublin, Lon‐ don, Antwerp and the eastern Finnish region of Kainuu. It tells the story of two young Finnish women living in London who belong to a secret agency that seeks to challenge the legal sys‐ tem and bring justice to those the law cannot help.

WE have been looking at all things Finland, including Finnish summer festivals, Finnish recipes, the cul‐ ture in Finland and Finnish films and TV. Here, we have given you the recipe for the classic Finnish dish of cabbage rolls ‐ a cousin of the Mediter‐ ranean dolma!

Ingredients: 1 green cabbage (4 lbs), salt, 1/2 cup Arborio rice, 1 1/2 cup beef broth, 1 lb ground beef, 1/2 cup bread‐ crumbs, 1/2 cup of whole milk, 1 large yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons marjo‐ ram, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, dark syrup (maple syrup will work too), 1/2 cup cabbage water, butter.

Method: Fill a large pot with water, bring to boil.

While the water is boiling, prepare the cabbage, re‐ move the outermost leaves and cut out the hard stalk from the bottom. When the water is boiling, add a tea‐ spoon of salt and place the cabbage in the boiling water.

While the cabbage is cooking, heat up the beef broth and cook the Arborio rice in it for 10 minutes.

Combine the whole milk with the breadcrumbs in a

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nean cousin mixing bowl and let stand while the rice cooks.

Chop the onions and garlic and saute them in the olive oil until soft, do not let them brown.

Discard the excess beef broth from the rice, and add the rice, onions and garlic, ground beef, marjoram, salt and pepper to the breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly.

Check your cabbage, you should be able to start peeling leaves whole from it. Be care‐ ful, the leaves are very hot!

Set the leaves one by one on a cutting board and add two spoons of filling on each, then fold them like envelopes. Set the rolls with the seam side down on a baking dish in single layer.

When the rolls are all done, add 1/2 cup of the cab‐ bage water to the dish, sprinkle with syrup and top ev‐ erything with few specks of butter.

Bake in a 425ºF oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375ºF and bake for an additional 60 minutes.

Make sure to check on the rolls so they won’t dry out and add more cabbage water if needed.

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Finnish recipes ACCORDING to some, Finland’s most‐ loved foods come from Karelia ‐ the east‐ ernmost region of the country. The Kare‐ lian pasty, a small, thin‐crusted pie filled with rice, is available in every grocery store across the nation! Not to mention a stew named after Karelia and a few other delicacies including the cabbage roll, a cousin of the Mediterranean dolma. Bring a taste of Finland to your home with these essential Finnish recipes!

Karelian Hot Pot (Karjalanpaisti) (for four ‐ five people) 300g chuck steak, 300g pork shoulder, 300g stewing lamb or mutton, 2‐3 onions, 1 1/2 tsp salt, 8 allspice, water

MEATBALLS: Serve with Lingonberry jam and gherkins.

swedes and lingonberry purée.

Method Cut the meat into cubes (4×4 cm). There is no need to remove small bones. Put the meat and coarsely chopped onion in layers in a casserole, seasoning each layer with salt and allspice. Add enough water to al‐ most cover the meat.

Bake without a cover at a moderate temperature, c. 175 °C, for 2 1/2‐3 hours.

Cover the casserole towards the end of the cooking time.

Serve with mashed potato, boiled

Meatballs (Lihapullat) (for four ‐ five people) Meatballs: 500g minced beef, 1 dl fine dry breadcrumbs or two slices of white bread, 1 dl cream, 1 onion, 1 tblsp oil, 1 egg, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp allspice or white pepper.

Gravy: 2 tblsp fat, 2 tblsp flour, 4 dl pan juices Method

Mix breadcrumbs with water and cream in a bowl. Let stand for a while. Finely chop the onion and sauté in oil in a frying pan.

Add the onion, egg, seasoning and meat.

Mix until smooth. Wet your hands and shape the mixture into balls. Fry meatballs in hot fat on all sides.

To make gravy, brown the flour lightly in fat. Add the liquid stirring all the time. Add the cream and season to taste.

Serve with potatoes and grated carrots.

Lingonberry jam and gherkins also go well with the dish!

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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!!

Regards Roger

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-

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.

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UK has gone woke

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

AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED

OUR VIEW

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

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.

CORRECTIONS

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

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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‘Whats Your Story?’ Retinol for anti-ageing WE have all envisioned the perfect life that we see on social media from our role models that we look up to, but did you know many have overcome a trau‐ matic childhood, loss in the family, alco‐ holism, drug dependency etc.

I myself, didn’t have the best start from a troubled background. My Dad walking out when I was five, later learn‐ ing he was a sex offender (thankfully nothing happened to me) but it de‐ stroyed my family. This was not the biggest trauma, I was yet to face. When I was 15 approaching GCSEs, just before Christmas, my Mother and I had been told news no one wants to hear...that my lovely Brother had been murdered whilst out Christmas shopping by a para‐ noid schizophrenic, he had just turned 24 the day before. Since then I had to carry on with college like a normal teen trying to navigate their way into early adulthood with so much emotional trauma. I couldn’t handle the college as I felt completely alone without my Broth‐ er and was suffering with panic attacks severely in the new college environ‐ ment. I tried to take my own life with an overdose of Seroxat antidepressants as couldn’t handle the pressure of college,

@MINDFULTEENWORLD ON INSTAGRAM feeling alone in grief and seeing my Brother’s corpse in my head like a bad nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. It af‐ fected my relationship with my Mother too, it was too much to bare for one family and resulted in a family break‐ down. We had very little mental health support which is why it means so much to me now to help support teens.

If you can relate to my story and are currently suffering with your Mental Health, please reach out to a profession‐ al, be it a teacher, doctor, a psychologist and it’s important to remember that it’s ok to not be ok and we must talk about our feelings.

Mindful Teen World is also a support for teens and here also to listen and treat your story confidentially! Stay strong and believe this bad chapter will come to an end ready for a new chapter!

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Prevent bunions A BUNION is a deformity of the big toe that causes it to point towards the other toes as the result of constant pres‐ sure, and it can become in‐ flamed and painful.

Bunions are mostly caused by poor biomechanics, the use of inappropriate footwear (high heels or shoes that are too narrow) or dis‐ eases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Before the lump or swelling forms around the big toe, there may be persistent discomfort, and simple, ev‐ eryday actions such as putting on footwear or walk‐ ing may cause pain.

When you visit a podiatrist, the specialist will confirm the diagnosis by means of a man‐ ual examination of the foot, X‐rays and an analysis of the way you walk. Once all this has been done, the specialist will decide on the most ap‐ propriate course of action.

Podiatrists will recommend using special insoles, which can cushion the pain and cor‐ rect the posture of the foot when you walk.

YOU may have heard of the importance of retinol in skincare. But do you know what it re‐ ally is and what it does for our skin? Retinol is vitamin A in its active form. When it pene‐ trates the skin, it has a whole host of anti‐age‐ ing benefits.

Cosmetics containing this active ingredient are used to reduce ex‐ pression lines and hy‐ perpigmentation caused by excessive sun expo‐ sure. Retinol helps to reduce marks such as those caused by acne, and also increases the

production 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 products usually contain low concentrations to minimise irritation, but this does not make it any less effective. Treat‐ ments with pure vitamin 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 daytime, but it does make your skin more sensitive to the sun and it is extra important to use good sun protec‐ tion. It takes time for the skin to get used to retinol creams. Start by using it once a week or once every few days to see how your skin re‐ acts. 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 dermatologist.

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Out & About with Lynn McCabe

Who knew this?

On a trip to Almeria.

Got something going on locally, then contact me at lynn@euroweeklynews.com or 678 033 241.

Road trip THIS week I had the pleasure of joining a colleague on a road trip to Almeria. The journey took three‐and‐a‐half hours.

The roads were excellent, in great condition and some very beautiful scenery, including Spain’s Sea of Plastic. This really is quite something! Seventy‐eight thousand acres of greenhouses, spread out along the land. Eu‐

THERE’S a secret WhatsApp button on your iPhone that unlocks hidden features.

It’s a clever trick that long time iPhone users might know about. The feature is called Quick Actions, and works from Home Screen. Simply long press on an app icon to unlock a hidden menu. It might not work for all apps, but many support this feature. And one of those apps is WhatsApp. If you long press on WhatsApp, you’ll find that several options suddenly ap‐ pear. The first three are standard Apple op‐ tions: Remove App, Share App and Edit Home Screen. But the bottom four are WhatsApp specific features. Top of the list is My QR code.

This will automatically pull up your Whats App QR code so you can quickly share your contact details with someone else. It’s handy if rope gets most of its produce from here, with 3.5 million tons of fruit and vegetables produced yearly. The Sea of Plastic is visible for miles and miles along the journey, and I actually thought it was snow at one point.

Our road trip took us to many locations from Albox, to Turre, following onto Garrucha and

you’ve met someone briefly and want to swap info. They can simply scan the code with their iPhone camera to add you.

This one is particularly useful for sharing your businesses contact details while out and about or for saving the phone number for that great new restaurant you found easily.

The second option on the list is Camera. It’s a quick launch option for the camera, so you can snap a great moment directly in WhatsApp to share with friends or colleagues.

Third on the list is New Chat, which is an easy way to quickly send a message to a contact.

And finally there’s Search. This lets you search the app and your conversations to find a key bit of info. Unlocking this hidden menu and using it regularly could save you lots of time.

Mojacar. There is a large popula‐ tion of English who live here and I had the pleasure of meeting just a few.

I was very impressed with the friendliness from the locals, and their genuine interest in the newspaper. I also observed the Spanish locals seem to appreci‐ ate the tourists more in these ar‐ eas. The businesses that we visit‐ ed were all feeling very positive about the approaching season, all very punctual and very grate‐ ful for our time.

We stopped at Rosie Lees in Turre, for some breakfast. Rosie was delighted to see my col‐ league and made me feel very welcome. Mojacar reminded me of a seaside town from years ago. Everyone knows everyone, and a real sense of community.

Mojacar has beautiful beaches, lots of bars and restaurants. Eat‐ ing out and drinking is a little cheaper in these areas, as is ac‐ comodation and travel. Almeria has its own airport, and great golf courses.

We stayed at the El Paradores Hotel in Mojacar, which was very pleasant and reasonable.

The hotel is located right in the centre. Lovely bright roooms, very friendly staff. The hotel has a swimmimg pool.

I was so impressed that I will definitely be returning in the summer months. On reflection of my trip, I found myself think‐ ing about business owners on the Costa Del Sol, many of whom have the same attitude as that of the business owners that I had the pleasure of meet‐

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This place is a gem RECOMMENDED by locals and loved by visitors, Casa Robertos is a must visit if you are in Fuengirola. Robertos opened its doors in 1968 and continues to be one of our great success stories.

From the outside it is a beautiful building, but noth‐ ing prepares you for the inte‐ rior. As you enter the cosy, quaint restaurant, you are greeted with a sea of golf clubs. Yes golf clubs, and lots of them. The walls and sur‐ roundings are filled with his‐ tory and this restaurant boasts the Guinness World Record for the most golf clubs suspended from the ceiling, 5,000 at the last count Roberto proudly told me.

Of course this restaurant is a favourite for golfers, but honestly it has wonderful unique appeal for everyone.

Casa Roberto opens daily from 6.30pm Monday to Saturday and closes on Sun‐ day. The menu is Mediter‐ ranean, European, and inter‐ national and they also cater for vegetarians, vegans, gluten‐free and other di‐

etary requirements.

Robertos appeals to all na‐ tionalities. Staff are efficient and friendly but it’s Roberto who is the star of the show here. He welcomes every‐ one, and has a wonderful way with people, ensuring you have a five‐star evening.

The a la carte menu is priced very reasonably and Robertos has a menu del dia, which is excellent value at €15 for three courses. There is also a nice wine list.

Reservation is advised to avoid disappointment; Robertos has two floors but small occupancy.

Tel 952 465 809. Casa Robertos Calle Espana 10.

Fuengirola Spain 29640.

ing in Almeria. The last few years have been tough on everyone.

Especially those in business.

As we approach this season, which we are all hopeful is going to be a busy one, I feel honoured to be part of the community on the Costa del Sol. We are all working tirelessly to help get businesses back to their glory again after the pandemic and I

would call on everyone, both business owners and customers, to continue to do everything they can to continue to encour‐ age that tourism back to Spain and get the Coast thriving again.

Whether that’s through a special offer, promoting your business, or recommending your favourite place to a friend, we can all do our bit to help.

A ceiling of golf clubs.

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BOOGIE WONDERLAND SALÓN VARIETÉS THEATRE THIS coming weekend at the Salon, something completely different with ‘Boogie Wonderland’, a disco act that wowed the crowd at the recent ‘Night for Ukraine’ benefit concert at the Salón.

With high impact choreography, funky tunes and a great deal of sparkle, they are guaranteed to liven up your weekend!

Next weekend Friday May 13 and Saturday May 14 - 7.30pm.

The trio are Craig and Ruth Norris (who also work with Rock of Ages Spain) and Lee Roberts and together they bring all the vocals, dancing and attitude you would expect!

And next weekend for one night only - The ‘Zing Duo’ present a spectacular tribute to Sir Elton

Funky tunes and a great deal of sparkle.

John!

‘Bennie and The Jet’ play the Salón stage on Saturday May 21, so get your tickets now!

Book both now online at salonva rietes.com or call the box office on 952 474 542!

Teatro Salon Varietes, C/ Emancípación, s/n, Fuengirola 29640 - Malaga.

Telephone (+34) 952 474 542 - boxoffice@salonvarietestheatre.com Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 11.00 - 14.30 We also open one hour before any show!

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Triple A events in May IT’S a dog’s life in Marbella as Triple A celebrates its 30th birthday with lunch and then the traditional dog walk, a few days later.

First on the agenda is the birthday party which takes place at La Sala Banus on Tuesday May 10 from 2pm to 4pm, where guests will be offered a two‐course lunch with cava plus enter‐ tainment from the popular Peet Rothwell and a raffle.

Tickets cost €35 per per‐ son which have to booked and paid for in advance by calling 952 814 145 or emailing reservations@lasa labanus.com.

Then on Sunday May 15 at 10am, it’s time for the Triple A dog walk which has been missing from the annual cal‐ endar for the last couple of years. Starting at Restau‐ rante Manuka in Marbella, there’s a €15 entry fee which entitles those taking part to breakfast at the restaurant and a goody bag, but if you don’t have a dog to bring, don’t worry as you can re‐

Credit: Triple A Facebook

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Dogs need affection and plenty of food.

serve one of the many homeless but happy canines looked after by Triple A. For more information and to reserve your place/dog contact events@tripleamar bella.org.

As part of this fundraiser, dedicated and long‐term supporter of Triple A, Lily van Tongeren is running a go fund me page in recognition of a brave little dog, Pasja who was left abandoned and paralysed just a couple of

years ago.

Now, after years of daily rehabilitation, aqua therapy, physio and a never give up attitude from Lily and part‐ ner Tom, Pasja is ready to take part in the walk.

To donate to the appeal, visit https://www.go fundme.com/f/pasja‐walk ing‐to‐raise‐money‐for‐triple‐ a or go to https://www.you tube.com/watch?v=e1m5IaZ C4Vw&t=5s to see Pasja’s journey.

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Que Pasa Gibraltar THE annual Gibraltar Electron‐ ic Music Festival is to take place on Saturday July 16 at Victoria Stadium from 2pm.

Known as Que Pasa, last year’s event attracted visitors from across the Costa del Sol and this year with 12 different

DJs taking part, it promises to be an even more exciting event since not everyone will be worrying about the pan‐ demic. There is something for everyone who likes electronic music with Deephouse, House, Techhouse, Techno,

Minimal and Breakbeat sup‐ plied by a mixture of local and international DJs. Those already confirmed as taking part are Marco Faraone, Darius Syrossian Blackchild / Wheats, Iglesias, Mr Bray‐K, Plata, Jestin, A04F, Miggs, Do‐ ran and currently cost of entry is £45 plus booking fee from https://www.buytickets.gi/es/ eventos/que‐pasa‐gibraltar‐ 2022‐479 although the price will increase to £50 nearer the event. Headliner Marco Faraone is an Italian DJ and producer, originally from Tus‐ cany, responsible for the UNCAGE label with which he founded in 2010 and which has released his material plus that of other producers since then. In order to gain entry, you must bring a valid ID card or similar such as a passport as well as your ticket and the or‐ ganisers advise that those at‐ tending should rave responsi‐ bly, stay hydrated throughout the day and remember that the laws in Gibraltar are similar to the majority of European countries.

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Money Makers SHAKING their Money Makers at the Doña Julia Golf in Casares over five nights is a band that has appeared on La Voz Spain and An‐ dalucia’s Got Talent.

Formed in 2013, Spanish band the Money Makers chose the name because any num‐ ber one hit is bound to be a money maker and all of the songs in their set which range from the 1950s to the present day were once real money makers for their com‐ posers.

The band started by rehearsing pop and rock from artists such as Queen, Bob Dylan, Oasis, and Police, offering classic songs for all audiences, eventually evolving into the cur‐ rent set list which attempts to cover the en‐ tire history of rock and pop.

With a huge repertoire, often consisting of medleys covering 10 to 12 songs from a par‐ ticular decade, it’s not unknown for the

COSTA DEL SOL favourite Ricky Lavazza re‐ turns on Saturday May 7 with his Curtain Up tribute to the best of the West End and Broadway. Joining Ricky will be Juliet James, Gemma Lloyd and Emma Prothero at the popular Moonlight room at the Sunset Beach Club in Benalmadena.

Doors open at 7.30pm with the show start‐ ing at 8.30pm and entry is by ticket only cost‐ ing €15 available from the Sunset Beach Club

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The Money Makers band. band to play from 80 to 100 different songs in an evening.

The band will be playing on May 6, June 3, July 1, August 5 and October 8 as part of five special evenings which will include a wel‐ come glass of bubbly, a three‐course dinner and wine, beer or soft drinks from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.

Tickets cost €28 and must be reserved via colin@jivespain.com.

Curtain Up Leisure Desk, at www.lava‐productions.rocks or by calling 695 887 366.

Enjoy a selection of the best from such blockbuster shows as Les Miserables, Phan‐ tom of The Opera, Cabaret, We Will Rock You, Motown the Musical, Dreamgirls and many more.

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From the Wall PINK FLOYD tribute band are to play hometown of Alhaurin de la Torre on July 2 as part of their Spanish tour.

From the Wall are an eight‐piece tribute to the Floyd who come from Al‐ haurin and other parts of Malaga Province.

The show, which will last more than two hours will be held at the open‐ air Auditorium of the El Portón Municipal Estate starting at 9pm and if the weather is warm, there is little doubt that this will be a very special evening.

Incorporating lights and videos alongside a strong stage presence, they will be recreating some of the best of one of Britain’s most ac‐ claimed bands and for this show, the band promise to add a number of additional surprises, not seen by other audi‐ ences.

Tickets which cost €12 plus booking fee are available as below.

Visit https://www. mientrada.net/evento/fr om‐the‐wall‐pink‐floyd‐ tribute to obtain tickets which cost €12 plus booking fee.

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Verdi Opera Piano Man returns THE Cervantes Theatre in Malaga City will present two nights of opera with performances of Il Trova‐ tore, the great classic that Giuseppe Verdi composed with a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

The opera was based on the drama El Trovador by Spanish playwright Antonio García Gutiérrez and as Cammarano died before the work was finished, it al‐ lowed Verdi to make nu‐ merous changes after he commissioned young li‐ brettist Leone Emanuele Bardare.

Il Trovatore forms part of what is known as the ‘mid‐ dle period’ or ‘popular trilo‐

gy’ of Verdi’s production ‐ beginning with Rigoletto and culminating in La Travi‐ ata ‐ which marks his dis‐ tance from romanticism.

This stage production comes from the Croatia Na‐ tional Theatre in Zagreb and has a mainly Spanish cast incorporating the Malaga Opera Choir and music is performed by the Malaga Philharmonic Or‐ chestra.

The two performances take place on Friday May 27 at 8pm and Sunday May 29 at 7pm and tickets are now in very short supply but can be reserved at https://www.unientradas. es.

Killer Queen of Magic KILLER Queen of Magic will rock Malaga City from 9pm on Friday May 13 at The Hall.

If you missed either of their shows in the UK Caseta at the Fuengirola Feria de los Pueblos over the May hol‐ iday weekend, there’s another chance to catch up with popular local tribute band Queen of Magic.

The four members of the band have studied the mu‐ sic of Queen and perform in such a way that the audi‐ ence believes that they are listening to the original group itself.

They have a wide repertoire including all the most popular hits played note for note and entry costs €12 if booked in advance through the usual online agencies or €15 on the night.

PIANO MAN Paul Maxwel will be making an‐ other appearance at El Gamonal Restaurant in San Pedro Alcantara on Sunday May 15.

It’s a lunchtime event starting at 2pm where he will be recreating much of his Elton John Experience show.

Tickets which can be obtained direct from

the restaurant or Eventbrite.es cost €65 per person and guests will enjoy a welcome cock‐ tail followed by brunch as well as Paul singing and playing his piano.

Following brunch and the performance, there will be an after party at Bar Six in Aloha from 7pm to keep the mood going.

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PROPERTY

Why the Costa del Sol? Virtual property tours BUYING a property is exciting but can also be a stressful process, in be‐ tween searching for your dream home in the best location and arrang‐ ing viewings ‐ particularly if you don’t yet live in the area. So, what are the benefits of virtually touring your po‐ tential new home and what exactly is a virtual tour?

A virtual tour will help you to see a property in great detail, with a listing tour providing a short journey through each room in the property. It will usually feature close up shots of interesting features, starting at the front door.

A 360‐degree virtual tour is a supe‐ rior version of a video tour and has the added advantage of being interac‐ tive. Using controls, potential buyers can move through the rooms them‐ selves and access all corners and fea‐ tures of the rooms.

A real‐time virtual tour is usually carried out through Zoom, where a vendor will show buyers around the property while discussing features of the property.

You can even view properties that haven’t been built yet with Virtual

VIRTUAL TOURS: Explore your new property virtually.

Reality Realisation software. This is a computer‐generated tour that shows you, very realistically, what that property will look like once it’s com‐ plete.

With so many properties of varied types on the Costa del Sol, it could take forever to visit your potential new home in person! It is also diffi‐ cult to remember all of the features of each property, however, with vir‐ tual tours you can visit the property several times from the comfort of your own home. Once you have viewed a selection, you can then de‐ cide which properties to view in per‐ son, saving you valuable time.

T H E first things that comes to mind when thinking about the Costa del Sol are beautiful weather, stunning beaches, palm tree‐lined roads, great bars and buzzing nightlife ‐ so it’s easy to see why so many people relocate or buy a second home in the area! But, what are the benefits of buying prop‐ erty on the Costa del Sol? Quality and price The Costa del Sol has an excellent quality to price ratio, in fact, it is the best in Spain, with the infrastructure of great technical skill and architectural quality.

With so many beautiful towns and cities on the Costa del Sol, you’ll be spoilt for choice and vari‐ ety.

Investment Buying property on the Costa del Sol can be a long‐term investment as property prices rise and it

PALM TREE-LINED ROADS: Live the Costa del Sol dream.

is always a popular year‐ round destination for holidaymakers. You could be making money while also having a fabulous holiday home to enjoy yourself!

Tourist infrastructure and town planning Due to its popularity, the coastal strip of the Costa del Sol has fabu‐ lous infrastructure that allows travelling around the main towns and the capital city of Malaga ex‐ tremely easy.

The public transporta‐ tion system is also excel‐

lent, including day and night bus services and high‐speed train lines.

Not only this, Malaga Air‐ port also hosts interna‐ tional flights every day making it extremely easy and quick to get to your destination.

For things to do, the Costa del Sol has excel‐ lent cultural facilities in‐ cluding over eight large theatres, the largest number of golf courses in Andalucia, a variety of theme parks, marinas, natural parks and sea centres to enjoy.

Affordable Marbella IN this week’s property sec‐ tion, the Euro Weekly News is looking at the affordable ar‐ eas to purchase property in Marbella, the benefits of vir‐ tual property tours and why purchasing property on the Costa del Sol is an excellent destination choice.

Associated with flashy cars, high‐class restaurants, exclu‐ sive country clubs and cool nightclubs, many have the per‐ ception that Marbella is re‐ served for the rich and fa‐ mous. Although it is true that Marbella is a favourite for mil‐ lionaires, business tycoons and

celebrities ‐ Marbella is more affordable than you think.

Marbella and the Costa del Sol are among the finest inter‐ national luxury resorts, howev‐ er, compared to Ibiza, Costa Esmerelda and Mallorca, Mar‐ bella is more affordable in terms of real estate and lifestyle.

Property and the lifestyle in Marbella are also much more affordable than major Euro‐ pean cities such as Paris, Lon‐ don, Amsterdam, Dublin and Frankfurt!

The best areas for more af‐ fordable real estate include Calahonda, Mijas Costa and El Rosario, where a stylish Span‐ ish apartment can be found from upwards of €200,000, as well as residential areas such as El Paraiso, Atalaya and Sel‐ wo Hills on the New Golden Mile between San Pedro Al‐ cantara and Estepona, and the coastline west of Estepona.

Some bargains can also be found in Sabinillas, La Duquesa and Casares, as residential ar‐ eas with investment property continue to become more and more popular.

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MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING I SAW a post, comical in nature but touching on a very delicate subject.

The reference was to someone being at the end of his or her tether but questioning how long the tether was and does anyone know when and where the tether actually starts? How is it that suddenly we’re at the end of it?

I decided to ponder the predicament; why is it indeed that all too frequently we wait until we have reached our limit to realise that we’ve let whatever it is go so far it brings us to a grinding halt?

How can it be that we unexpectedly find ourselves at breaking point with no prior inkling or warning that said limit was on the horizon or imminent.

It would seem it’s simply due to the fact that we tend to function on auto‐ matic pilot when in panic mode, literal‐ ly until the point of distraction, react‐ ing and combusting to the external influences and commitments of our day to day being all we can negotiate.

No time to reflect, ponder and consider alternative modes of action because

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there is no time to contemplate with a peaceful mind.

We concentrate on our jobs and working our way ‘up’ in life whilst al‐ ways having to prove our worth. We expect the same for our children, frightful that if they don’t do well at school that they will have no opportu‐ nities later on in life. This gives to un‐ derstand that they are not good enough just because they are them‐ selves.

These priorities that demand a longer and more challenging school system to then become part of an au‐ tomated and competitive work day, leaves little or no time to enjoy child‐ hood or what it means to be a young adult in an exciting and diverse world; very little to look forward to.

I’ve taken the opportunity to ask my young interns about the things they stress over. Unanimously fear of failure and not living up to the demanding and incessant expectations of parents and teachers is a tremendous responsibili‐ ty; the dread of not only not letting ev‐

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eryone down, but then being a failure in life because of it.

With the undeniable increasing num‐ bers of suicide attempts within children from as early as the ages of nine and 10, we cannot afford to underestimate or diminish the impact our system is having on them.

I have worked closely with children for over 20 years and a loving home and appreciation of their efforts is of‐ ten all they need when other basic life necessities are readily available. Help‐ ing our children find their way should be our only priority, not imposing our aspirations, nor stealing their inno‐ cence and sense of wonder.

This Saturday once again there is a Darkness into Light walk to remind us just how precious each life is; and that we’re here for one another, particular‐ ly if you’re at the end of your tether.

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Hadron super collider reboots

Are you pleased I’m back?

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

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man 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.

I’M back after a bout of unwellness and a Tenerife holiday with my family and my best mate of 67 years and his family - 13 of us in total. Our flight was at 6.45am which meant we had to be at the airport at 4.30am.

The parking courtesy bus takes you to the airport and I wasn’t expecting any hold ups, but because people were diving into the car park to drop passengers off this then causes a massive back up and much hooting and shouting. Flight was good and hotel transfer went smoothly. I’d notified the hotel we would be arriving very early and our room was ready. We had a high floor room and I’d paid extra for sea view.

There was a sea view but only if you were 8ft tall and could look over the very high concrete wall. Sitting in the terrace chairs the wall was the only view. What was needed was either glass or railings, but definitely not a sold wall - or put tennis umpire chairs up there.

Next we start to unpack and there’s seven hangers. Really? For two of us for a week?

There was a few shelves but not a drawer in sight. How can that be possible?

Nowhere to put socks or pants, not even in the bedside cabinet. This is a five-star hotel not a hostel. To their credit we got more hangers.

When I went to reception to complain about the drawers, or lack of, situation the very helpful girl said she agreed and loads of people complained about it. So why doesn’t management do anything about it? Did you know they also have the Spanish shrug in Tenerife? Oh and the safe in the room was €3 a day, which is petty I think.

Anyway the food was great and the staff were exceptional. It was a very big hotel and only had four, as I call them doctor’s lifts, because you need a lot of patience to wait for one.

All in all, because of the company, we had a fabulous time, even though three of the party have since tested positive for Covid, another three are suffering from what used to be known as coughs and colds and were also bedridden for a few days.

Are you pleased I’m back?

Mike’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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PETS

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.

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.

BE CAREFUL: About what your dog eats.

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

Scratch-free bathing CATS are quite good at keep‐ ing themselves clean, howev‐ er, from time‐to‐time they will need to be bathed prop‐ erly ‐ but how do you do this without stressing out your fe‐ line 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 be‐ fore 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 matted fur ahead of bathing.

Use a rubber bath mat and fill the tub Use a rubber bath mat to prevent your kitty from slip‐ ping and then fill the bath with lukewarm water. Gently lower your cat into the bath and wet their fur using a jug or a cup ‐ avoid the ears, eyes and nose as these are sensi‐ tive.

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

suitable for your cat’s type of fur. Start from the head and gently massage the shampoo 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 contin‐ ue drying off.

Treats Treats are very important for your cat to start associat‐ ing getting bathed with re‐ ceiving treats!

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

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also black-out blinds. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades. design (101730)

BLINDS, awnings, mosquito screens, curtains, vast choice. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (291815)

SOLAR BLINDS AIR CONDITIONING by Cool and Cosy. The family company that cares. Installation and repairs.

Quality machines.

Ecosense movement sensors supplied and fitted from 100 Euros. For other energy-saving products visit www.cooland cosy.es. 952 935 513. We are Junta de Andalucia authorised installers as the new law states (real decreto 115/2017). On the Costa del Sol since 1993 (287213) QUALITY Air Conditioning Installations. Economical to use, & silent in operation. 26 Years installation history in Spain. EnviroCare. All Areas Covered. 952 663 141/670 409 759 info@envirocarespain.com www.envirocarespain.com (295314)

AWNINGS ACE OF SHADES – All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation; also recovery service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design T1(101730) SUNSHINE AWNINGS/ BLINDS Awnings, Persiana, Shutter & Rejas Specialist.

New & Repairs. 25yrs on the coast. 680 323 969 (295609)

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SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER to improve your living environment. ian@solar shadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (290765)

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BUILDING SERVICES JIM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Bathrooms/ kitchen reforms, repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting, tiling, maintenance. Give us a call no job too small. 692 207 799 / 645 559 423 (294590)

PLASTERING FRANK Dr Damp, bricklaying & plastering. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (295377)

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Plastering, Tiling & Plumbing services. Established 2005.

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CHARITY COLLECTIVE CALLING are urgently requesting donations of clothing, shoes, handbags & home-ware. We sell good quality items, which then supports low-income families and the homeless in the community. These items can be dropped directly to our charity shop Tienda Solidaria: Av. Pablo Ruiz Picasso, 4, San Pedro de Alcantara, alternatively, call us to arrange collection on +34 711 006 961 (295137)

CHIMNEY SERVICES CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497 (293053) APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing.

NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (295514)

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GENERAL BUILDER, Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry.

Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available (294356)

PLUMBING & GENERAL BUILDING All your plumbing needs. Bathroom, kitchens, tiling & painting.

Benalmadena based, travel no problem. Glen 669 073 773 or Paul 642 098 115 (294773)

ACE OF SHADES – Vertical, Venetian, Roman, Roller, Wooden blinds, various colours available,

NEW REJAS, GATES, Carports & Fencing, repairs & alterations. Work Guaranteed.

Reliable. 19yrs on Coast.

Steve the Welder. Call/Whatsapp 655 040 648 (295613)

www.handymanser vices.es Electrician, plumbing, construction, painting. Innovation.

ROT deduction for Swedish, Sotogrande to Marbella 648 712 530 (294359)

SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas.com for more details or call 635 999 765 / 666 960 262 (292511)

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ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. Also buy cars, campervans, boats & bikes. 697 511 071 (295147)

FOR ALL your beauty products order. Avon delivered to your door. www.avon.es/store/jan (294533)

FABULOUS OPPORTUNITY Direct from owner, frontline restaurant in Fuengirola.

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We meet at The Ark Christian School, Calle Río Darro 2 y Plaza Juncal, 29651, Mijas Costa (The road behind the Mijas Aquapark)on Sundays at 11.00am. Pastor, Andrew Seale Tlf 682 713 491 www.thearkspain.com (293850)

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CLEARFLOW– Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. www.de satorosclearflow Facebook: DesatorosClearflow (294767)

ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years experience, wet/dry clean.

Honest, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email acservs@outlook.com (290739) CONEJO CLEANING & Property Management.

Est. over 25 years.

Rentals management, one off cleans. New Property set up service.

Wendy 635 630 370 / 952 964 407 www.cone jocleaning.com (294579) Starlight Cleaning Services. All types of cleaning.

Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. Deep Clean for Bars & Restaurants. We also do a professional Chimney Sweeping service. 682 636 451 www.starlight-spain.com (293737) ALL types of cleaning undertaken for apartments, villas, bars. Specialise in kitchen deep cleans. Torremolinos – Fuengirola area Call 641 440 317 (295930)

DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English Painters & decorators. All aspects. Interior/exterior, private residential, commercial & communities. Spraying: door, kitchens & furniture. Light construction. Call/WhatsApp: Daniel: 628 066 308 www.rainbowpinturas.com (295140) ATD DECOR. British Painter.

30 Years’ Experience. Punctual. Great Rates. Call for free quote. 603 132 783 Facebook: @ATDDecorMalaga (295560)

DESIGNS & SIGNS SIGNS all type of 3D letters and light boxes, full CNC cutting services , large and small format printing like posters , roller banners , business card and flyers, we create your corporate identity, logos, real estate boards, decoration items for homes and offices. We co ver the Coast and delivery. 951 310 395 / 665 804 321 info@eyeprint.es (295065)

DOMESTIC APPS REP. DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497

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HEALTH & BEAUTY BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX & fillers from €95.

Skinny Jab & Fat reducing injections. Cover Coast & Inland. www.beautifulmarbe lla.es 609 347 086 (295540)

CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J Schaegen, Specialised in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (295647)

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Appointments. Also Outcalls.

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GENERAL SERVICES EXPERIENCED CAPABLE YOUNG MAN available for laboring work, heavy lifting & support with removals.

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HOT TUBS & SPAS HOT TUBS new used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. Used good Hot Tubs for sale. 691 973 131 / +44 7836 379122 (294340)

HOUSE CLEARANCES ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. Also buy cars, campervans, boats & bikes. 697 511 071 (295147)

INSURANCE EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (282687) MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 952 147 834, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 952 147 834 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now!

(200726) STAY SAFE! Abbeygate Insurance Call 971 277 455 For your security www.abbey gateinsure.com (291234) LSM INSURANCE. No fat singing blokes or trumpeting telephone´s, just professional service at the best prices for all your insurance needs in-

5 - 11 May 2022 cluding car, household, commercial, life, health and travel. Tel 952 578008 or www.lsmin surance.biz for a quotation (295139)

LOCKSMITHS LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (288129) ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITHS AND SECURITY COMPANY, FREE HOME SECURITY SURVEY. 636 770 865 / 952 660 233 WWW.SECURITYOF SPAIN.COM CONTACT DAREN (294126)

MISCELLANEOUS GOLD & SILVER Bought & Sold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

MOBILITY THE WORLD OF MOBILITY superstore. Your independent living & mobility specialist. All mobility needs under one roof. Sales, Repairs & Rentals. FREE delivery with all online sales. www.worldofmobility.es/shop (295808) SENIORWORLD (est.2008) – MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ‘n’ recline chairs & a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire, for a better life. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices (294342)

MOSQUITO SCREENS ACE OF SHADES – Don’t let the bugs get you!

Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730) MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a high-quality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service.

GLASS CURTAINS GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass pa nels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (294354)

GUTTERING UTTERING: Protect your property from rain damage. Quality guaranteed.

LAWYERS

All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (294354) MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated, colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 www.mosquitonick.ws (295855)

MOTORING FOR SALE – VAUXHALL ANTARA 2.2 cdti 4x4, 2013, low mileage, good condition, RHD, Spanish plates. Reduced to €7.500 ono. 645 037 335 (1296046) WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 952 147 834. (200726)

CAR SERVICES MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work.

Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (295506) ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (294957)

WANTED ALL CARS / Commercials wanted, runners or non-runners. Cash. Buyer collects.

Transfer included. 605 109 796 (294574) WANTED, wanted, wanted!!

All cars, all years, all models… from exotic to classic.

Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (294958) CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (290739) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837 (290739)

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CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (290739) CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921 (290739) WANTED 4 wheel drive, up to €5,000, must be in good condition. Instant cash. 635 500 164 (295812)

IMPORT / TRANSFER CARS transferred, history checks, Imports and Embargo problems. Change of use and lost papers. Change your car to Spanish plates, simple efficient service. Cars bought and sold. Please call 678 808 837 Or email carsin spain@live.co.uk (290739)

MUSIC ENHANCE YOUR SPECIAL DAY WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF LIVE SPANISH GUITAR PLAYED BY DAVID CHRISTIAN-CLARK. ECLECTIC REPERTOIRE. RECOMMENDED BY TOP WEDDINGPLANNERS AND AGENTS. SEE HIM ON GOOGLE & FACEBOOK. PARTY BAND AVAILABLE ALSO. CALL 00 350 540 367 29 (295061)

NAUTICAL INTERNATIONAL SKIPPER LICENCE, VHF/DSCRadio or Radar Courses held in English individual or small groups starts soon. 626 245 098 (295607)

PASSPORT RENEWALS UK & IRISH Passport renewals including photos.

Complete Service. Cath’s Cards. 952 885 759. www.cathscards.es (295683)

If you can read it, so can your clients. Contact us and have your business grow at + 34 951 386 161

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PEST CONTROL COCKROACHES, ANTS, insects, fleas, mice, rats, wasps, termite specialists. Fumigations, bars, restaurants, houses, etc. Sanitary department officially registered certificates.

Guarantee. Serving the coast since 1985. Only legal English owned pest control company on the coast. If you want the best then phone N.P.S. Nigel 606 008 940 (293982)

PETS KENNELS CAT & DOG World Kennels and Cattery. 952 112 978 / 630 197 435. www.catand dogworld.com (295535)

PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning.

We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm.

(93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfoun dation@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, the Centre is now open again to visitors every Sunday from 9am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el

Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind Venta Miralmonte. For more information and directions see our website www.horserescue spain.org, our Facebook page Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos or tel. 610 845 491 or 656 935 613 (93322) SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00.

Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 in fo@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you.

We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clear-out, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875.

Visit our website www.sos-ani mals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)

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PROPERTY TO LET LONG TERM RENTALS AVAILABLE and also wanted. Super prices.

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POOLS

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PROPERTY WANTED SELLING UP?? Why not give us a call an let us give you an honest and realistic valuation of your property. List with us and let us take the stress out of selling your home. No sale no fee!! English agent on the ball with clients waiting. Please call 685 524 921.

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PROFESSIONAL SERV. MALAGA EXPAT CONSULTING - Spanish Paperwork: NIE, Residency, TIE, NonLucrative & Golden Visas, Car Transfers, Property Tourist License, Translations, Property Search & Relocation Consultancy.

Outstanding service at competitive rates. Call or WhatsApp Irina Saltmarsh 687 733 743 www.malaga expat.com (295136)

THINKING of selling your property or interested in a current valuation? We have clients actively looking for properties from Torremolinos to Calahonda. List with us and let us sell your property. Call Joe 626 864 683 (294765) WWW.INTERMARBEL LA.COM Costa del Sol Property Sales & Long term rentals wanted. All areas / All budgets / All types. Spain +34 951 708 422. UK +44 208 144 5008. Email info@intermarbella.com (295509)

PROPERTY FOR SALE WWW.INMOANDALUZ.CO M. Bargain inland properties for all budgets, fincas, village homes, apartments and villas. Legal building plots. 952 491 609 / 685 514 835 (292246) WWW.INTERMARBEL L A . C O M Costa del Sol Property for sale. All areas / all budgets / all types.

Spain +34 951 708 422. UK +44 208 144 5008 Email info@intermarbella.com (295509)

MIJAS countryside townhouse. 2 bedrooms 2 bathrooms. Spectacular sea views. Storage, pool and Parking. 800€. To see photos. www.bit.ly/MIJAS. Tlf. 627 642 642 (292529)

REMOVALS/STORAGE 15 CUBIC metre van returning to the UK 20 th May 2022. Space available each way. Tel. 639 928 090 (295018)

MAN AND VAN MAN & VAN, 20€ ph. Removals, Rubbish & House Clearances. Paul 634 112 677 (289055)

SITUATIONS VACANT

CLASSIFIEDS 2 MEN, Van €30 p hour.

House Clearances & Storage. 651 081 610 (294942) MOVEIT-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (291435)

NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL LOCAL REMOVALS AT AFFORDABLE RATES. 1/2 DAY FROM €90.

FULL DAY FROM €175. WE ALSO PROVIDE A FORTNIGHTLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE TO UK AND EUROPE (INCL SCOTLAND).

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING TO USA, AUSTRALIA, ETC AND FULL STORAGE FACILITIES. TEL (0034) 952 578 507 OR (0034) 637 892 278 / EMAIL gary moveit@yahoo.co.uk (295077) JDS EURO TRANSPORT & R E M O V A L S - Re g u l a r trips throughout Europe.

Contact Julian 00 44 7884 908 929/00 34 637 066 114 See Fa c e b o o k Page for recommendations (293747) MOVEIT-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (291435)

STORAGE STORAGE lowest price guaranteed. Packaging materials Self-Storage Marbella 952 811 311 (292300) MOVEIT-storeit.com Tel David 696 810 618 (291435)

CLASSIFIEDS ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service.

Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / in fo@aceofshades.design (101730) ROLLER shutter repairs, 7 days a week, conversion from manual to motorised, new installations. All areas covered. Coast and inland. 655 825 931 (291815)

SERVICES FURNITURE FRENCH POLISHING REPAIRS, restoration etc. restore your valuable furniture to its former glory. Tel 647 579 519 / 952 499 944 (285318)

SITUATIONS VACANT DISTRIBUTION DRIVERS wanted for Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical. One day per week.

Must be legal to work in Spain, have own transport, know the areas and be reliable.

Please send CV with covering letter to Martyn by email mab021262@gmail.com (292475)

SOLAR SOLAR Hot Water heating: FREE HOT WATER. 26 years installation history in Spain. Envirocare. All areas covered.

Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141/ 670 409 759 info@envirocare spain.com www.enviro carespain.com (295314)

SOLAR ENERGY SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for Large Glazed Areas To R e f l e c t H e a t / G l a r e A n d S t o p F u r n i t u r e Fa d ing And Still Keep The V i e w. S ave H e a t i n T h e W i n t e r To I m p r o v e Yo u r Living Environment. ian@solarshadetint i n g . c o m Te l I a n 9 5 8 4 9 6 571 / 644 546 176

SOFT FURNISHINGS CURTAINS, blinds, cushions and much more. Free estimates and home visits.

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TRANSLATORS OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS All Languages.

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TV & SATELLITE REPAIRS – TVs, Plasmas, LCDs, Digi-Boxes, Video, Hi-Fi & microwaves. Free estimates, can collect. 35 years’ experience. John 952 491 723 or 600 706 201 (295617) REPAIR - SETUP – SUPP L Y British TV Channels, Smart TV, Satellite TV, Firestick, WiFi Networks, STARLINK Satellite Internet, Marine Electronics. Andrew & Jayne 711 021 678 or 00447968 488 998 c o s t a s a t e l l i t e @ gmail.com w w w. c o s t a electronicsolutions.com (296041)

UPHOLSTERY ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet and upholstery cleaning, 28 years experience, wet/dry clean. Honest, reliable. 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 ac s e r v s @ o u t l o o k . com (290739)

WATER HEATERS Electric & Gas Water Heaters. Quality Installations. 26 years installation history in Spain.

EnviroCare. All Areas Covered.

952 663 141/670 409 759 in fo@envirocarespain. com www.envirocare spain.com (295314)

WINDOWS DREAM Windows & Building Services UPVC windows & doors.

High quality at great prices 15yrs on the coast. All work guaranteed. Also offe r A l u m i n i u m w i n d o w s , M o s q u i t o s c r e e n s , Pe rs i a n a s , Glass replacements, shower screens & much more. Call us on 619 604 562 dreamwin dow1@outlook.com (295643)

WINDOW CLEANER TRADITIONAL Window Cleaner. Give your windows and doors that professional finish at affordable prices. Call Chris 711 007 665/ 952 638 548 (294581)

WINDOW TINTING MOBILE SERVICE. ITV Legal. Solar Reflective tint fo r g l a s s c u r t a i n s , b a l conies, yachts. Stop fading, heat & glare. 958 496 571 – 644 546 176 ian@solar s h a d e t i n t ing.com (290765)

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CASSIE. Mature English lady. Discreet and clean.

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by Mark Slack THE advent of the electric car has produced an array of striking car designs from the stylistically avant‐garde to interiors that resemble a modern incarnation of a Conran shop. However, for some manufacturers it’s evolution rather than revo‐ lution and Volkswagen is arguably the main propo‐ nent of this ethos. It has served them well as can be seen by the second‐hand values of cars like the Golf.

The purpose‐built ID range of EVs ‐ ID3, 4 and 5 ‐ is a complete range of models from hatchback, to SUV and Coupe.

Prices for the line‐up start at €42,626/£35,835 and its design is such that the uninformed would be hard pressed to know it doesn’t have a combustion engine under the bonnet.

Unless of course it glides past you in a car park or city street. It’s essentially an EV Golf in all but name and many people I spoke to agreed, in fact some even

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VW ID4 - practicality for your EV shortlist thought it was a new Golf.

My test model was the ID4 SUV that offers six trim levels with prices starting at €43,479/£36,550. There are four battery options with ranges stretching from 213 miles up to 320 miles, and pow‐ er options from 148PS up to 204PS. As with MPG figures the ranges quoted are ideal world, which you are unlike‐ ly to achieve. Having said that some EVs are now get‐ ting much closer to their potential maximum range and the ID4’s range seemed pretty good.

Standard fare includes navigation, dual zone cli‐ mate, heated front seats, wireless mobile phone charging and LED lighting.

The interior is functional, although looks better in this writer’s view in lighter colours, with nicely clear graphics. Gear changes, such as they are in an auto‐ matic, are controlled via a

ID4: Handles well and feels confident even on winding cross-country roads.

l e v e r mounted to the side of the steering wheel instrument panel, not unlike a column change for those old enough to re‐ member such things.

On the road the ID4 is commendably refined with little in the way of road or wind noise and there’s a general feeling of airiness and space. Power is good, as with all EVs, and the ID4 can easily leave other traf‐ fic in its wake, meaning a keen eye needs to be kept on prevailing speed limits.

Cost of running out of fuel on the road RUNNING out of fuel whilst driving in Spain could be a very costly af‐ fair if a traffic police patrol happens to come along at that unfortunate moment in time. The General Direc‐ torate 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 consequences.

The easiest solution is to not reach that stage and to always 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 bottom of the tank should be sucked into the fuel system. It is possible that your vehicle

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could run dry and end up stranded in the carriage‐ way. If your vehicle starts stuttering, the sign it is running 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 nor‐ mally stops working, which means you might have to get out and start pushing your vehicle out of the road. This is another €200.

From the moment you step out of your vehicle on a road, by law you are re‐ quired to warn other roads users. You must wear a re‐ flective vest, as must all passengers who exit the vehicle. A new V‐16 warn‐ ing beacon must be placed on top of the vehicle, or,

failing this, the old‐type warning triangles. Any fail‐ ure 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 advisable to check this in your insurance 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 re‐ ceive the biggest fine. It is essential that any contain‐ er you transport fuel back to your car with, is ap‐ proved. The transporta‐ tion of dangerous goods ‐ which petrol or diesel are classed as ‐ is regulated by law. Any container, re‐ gardless of capacity, that is not approved, can land you with a hefty fine of up to €3,000.

Facts at a Glance Model: VW ID4 Life Pro Performance Engine: Li-lon 77kwh 204PS Gears: Automatic Performance: 0-100 km/h (62 mph) 8.5 seconds/Maximum Speed 160 km/h (100 mph) Range: up to 320 miles Emissions: 0 g/km (WLTP) Price as tested: €51,744/£43,500 Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

It handles well and feels confident even on winding cross‐country roads. It’s one of those cars that feels

so comfortable longer dis‐ tances shouldn’t be an is‐ sue, not least due to its electrically induced silence.

If you’re looking to switch to a practical EV then the ID range really has to be on short list.

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Walking Football clubs shine in Europe AC BENAHAVIS and Malaga WFC both took two teams to compete in the Copa De Eu‐ ropa in Albufeira, Portugal last week.

As Andrew Sweeney, Be‐ nahavis chairman comment‐ ed “A great competition managed and run at a very high standard. The tourna‐ ment was enhanced by the standard of refereeing which ensured an even playing field for all teams participating.”

Keith Doughty head of ref‐ erees on the Costa del Sol had the honour of being in the centre for the final and commented, “I will be back next year for sure.”

AC Benahavis entered an over 50s and an over 60s team. Both teams were short on numbers, but AC Bena‐ havis entered the competi‐ tion with true Benahavisian determination and pride.

This paid dividends with the over 50s reaching the quarter finals, going out on penalties 3‐2 following a fiercely contested 1‐1 draw against Malaga, who went one step better going out in

ALBUFEIRA: Benahavis entered an over 50s and an over 60s team.

Jaxon was a mascot for the Malaga team. the semi‐finals to eventual winners Athletic club de Bil‐ bao. Chairman of Malaga

Wayne Clark said “I am de‐ lighted by our progress.” Last Wednesday in the Hidromas‐

ter Championship, WFS Cala‐ honda who were still in with a chance of challenging for the league title played the Walk‐ ing Dead missing several key players, it was always going to be a challenge for Calahonda against a team they had beat‐ en previously 3‐1.

The Walking Dead domi‐ nated,running out 8‐0 win‐ ners and staying top of the league. Calahonda manager Lesh Brzuzy commented “we were beaten by a very strong team.” This result leaves Malaga in a position that they must win their remaining two games to win the league.

SPORT

Real Madrid clinch LaLiga 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.