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TOURISM SURGE Laura Kemp RESERVATIONS in tourist homes near the coast of Mallorca and Menorca have reached 97 per cent and 88 per cent, respectively, in Au‐ gust, according to data from a study by Rentalia.

Nationwide, 79.9 per cent of tourist homes located less than nine miles from a beach are already reserved for the month of August, while at this time last year the reservation forecast for August 2021 was 66.9 per cent.

The study analyses the availability calendars of apartments and holiday homes located on the coasts of Spanish provinces and is‐ lands.

According to the report, Lanzarote is the destination in which the reservations of homes near the beach have increased the most in one year, going from an occu‐ pancy level of 51.2 per cent last year to 75.8 per cent

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The Balearic Workers’ Union (UOB) warned of the increase in temperatures.

HOT AIR ON May 24, the Balearic Workers’ Union (UOB) warned of rising temperatures and demanded that classrooms be adapted to sustainable air conditioning and calen‐ dars that can adapt to the Mediterranean climate.

The union organisation explained that it has request‐ ed a meeting with the Prevention Service to establish the guidelines in the face of the increase in tempera‐ tures.

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COASTAL HOMES: Bookings have surged in Mallorca and Menorca for this August.

this year.

They are followed by in‐ creases in the coast of Castellon (from 42.7 per cent to 62.9 per cent), Barcelona (from 55 per cent to 74.8 per cent), Mallorca (from 77.6 per cent to 97

per cent), Tarragona (from 66.9 per cent to 86.3 per cent), Malaga (from 69.9 per cent to 87.7 per cent), Tenerife (from 50.1 per cent to 67.3 per cent), Girona (from 68.5 per cent to 85.6 per cent), Gran Canaria

(from 39.3 per cent to 56.1 per cent), Valencia (from 63.2 per cent to 77.3 per cent), Alicante (from 73.8 per cent to 86.9 per cent) and Murcia (from 62.4 per cent per cent to 73.2 per cent).

STRONG STORMS MALLORCA has been on yellow alert due to the risk of heavy rains and storms causing flooding.

During the early hours of Friday, May 20, the intense rainfall ‐ in some parts of the island more than 60 litres per square metre were reg‐ istered ‐ caused hundreds of inci‐

dents, as reported by the 112 Emer‐ gency Service through their ac‐ counts on social media.

Specifically, in Mallorca 116 inci‐ dents were dealt with, 78 of them in Palma, 15 in Marratxi and five in Capdepera. Most of the incidents managed were due to street,

ground and local flooding.

The State Meteorological Agency predicts that storms and rains will continue, especially in Menorca and Formentera, which could leave up to 20 litres per square metre, which is why the yellow warning remains active.

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More intercity buses to run Tamsin Brown

AS of Monday, May 23, there will be more intercity buses running between the town of Calvia and Palma to give res‐ idents and workers in the area a wider range of public transport options.

The most significant improvement is the 31 per cent increase in service on lines 104 and 105 between Magaluf and Palma, with a bus every 20 minutes from Monday to Sunday. Line 104 also has an additional departure from Maga‐ luf at 12.30am and from Palma at 12.10am.

Lines 101 from Port d’Andratx and 102 from Peguera will resume the route they had prior to the start of the Son Vic works. The Peguera line has in‐ creased its service by 29 per cent with a bus every 25/30 minutes from Mon‐

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Now more intercity buses between Calvia and Palma.

day to Saturday.

Users of the 103 Santa Ponça ‐ Palma line now have a bus every 25 minutes from Monday to Saturday, and on Sun‐

days, there are eight more services.

There are several more services that have also been increased. For more in‐ formation, visit the tib.org website.

1,000 women farmers in Senegal given access to agricultural resources THE Consell de Govern of the Balearic Islands has autho‐ rised the Department of So‐ cial Affairs and Sports to award a direct grant of €132,000 to the United Na‐ tions Entity for Gender Equali‐ ty and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), which supports UN member states and works with governments and civil society to achieve gender equality.

The project is aimed at im‐ proving women’s access to land and providing them with productive agricultural re‐ sources, techniques and tech‐ nology that are adapted to

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1,000 women farmers in Senegal will receive a grant for agricultural techniques.

meet the changing demands of climate change in southern Senegal.

The project will work with 1,000 women farmers in the Ziguinchor region. In Senegal, the rural population repre‐ sents 70 per cent of the total population and agriculture is a hugely important source of in‐ come.

In rural areas, women make up almost 70 per cent of the workforce, although there are obstacles for wom‐ en in accessing and controlling resources, which exacerbates the gender gap in the rural world.

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NIBS EXTRA Fine arts degree FOR the first time, the Balearic Islands Government has approved the introduc‐ tion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, to be taught from the 2022‐2023 academic year at the ADEMA Universi‐ ty School (part of the Univer‐ sity of the Balearic Islands).

Passing the test ON May 24, the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) and the government held their an‐ nual meeting and highlight‐ ed the adequate compli‐ ance for the inspection and control of radioactive facili‐ ties in 2021. Twelve inspec‐ tions have been carried out on radioactive facilities, 28 on medical radiodiagnosis X‐ rays and three evaluations of applications for radioac‐ tive facilities.

Municipal libraries FROM May 30 to June 12, the Josep Maria Llompart li‐ brary in Palma will open from 8.30am to 11pm Mon‐ day to Friday, from 1pm to 11pm on Saturdays and from 9am to 11pm on Sun‐ days. The Ramon Llull library will have the same extend‐ ed opening hours between June 13 and 22.

The champions ON May 19, the players of the Mahon football team CD Menorca visited the mayor, Héctor Pons, at the town hall. They received a commemorative plaque, in ‘recognition of their title as champions of the 2021‐22 Regional Football League’, and they gave the town hall a club t‐shirt.

Fire drill THE fire brigades of Palma and Mallorca carried out a joint fire drill at a hotel in Arenal de Llucmajor in Pal‐ ma on Monday May 23.

The drill simulated a rescue operation using a ladder.

Hoses were deployed near the source of the fire and self‐contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) used.

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Robotics and recycling

FROM Monday May 23, EMAYA, the public water utility company in Palma, has added three robotics activities to the educational programme it offers at infant, primary and secondary schools.

The programme is titled ‘EMAYA a l’escola’.

The new activities combine robotics with waste separation and recycling.

The workshops take place in the classrooms for about two hours.

The pupils are divided into small groups and learn to program a small

Palma children learn about robotics and recycling at the same time.

‘robot’ to separate figures that represent different elements of waste and

sort them into the corresponding containers for collection.

As well as learning the basics of programming in a way that is adapted to their age, the children learn how to identify different waste materials and how they need to be separated in a certain way in order to be recycled.

This activity began to be offered at Palma’s schools in March and has been very well received, being fully booked in just a few weeks. In just over three months, 200 activities have been carried out with 4,650 pupils from 32 schools in Palma.

Job opportunities for the young THE Balearic Islands Government has approved a programme aimed at unemployed but qualified young people who have not yet had their first professional experience in the area they studied.

The programme, which will start in October 2022, is financed by the European Social Fund and the Min‐ istry of Labour and Social Economy and has a budget of €8 million, which will benefit almost 300 unem‐ ployed young people.

The programme aims to encour‐ age talented young people to stay in the Balearic Islands and to reduce the barriers that people encounter when looking for qualified jobs due to not having any previous profes‐ sional experience.

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The Balearic Islands is launching a recruitment programme for young people.

The initiative allows local corpora‐ tions, the island councils and munic‐ ipal associations to hire unem‐ ployed young people under the age of 30 who have a university degree or equivalent vocational training.

This will allow young people to obtain work experience in the field that they have specifically studied and to receive a salary, thereby im‐ proving opportunities for future employment.

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Ibiza ends Covid aid ON May 20, Ibiza Town Hall announced that it has finished distributing aid to companies and self‐employed people in the city of Ibiza who were affected by Covid‐ 19. The sum of €1,913,709.80 comes from the agreement signed between the Ibiza Town Hall, the Government of the Balearic Islands and the Council of Ibiza. The town hall contributed €750,000, the Balearic Government contribut‐ ed €581,854.90 and the Council of Ibiza con‐ tributed €581,854.90.

A total of 692 applica‐ tions were submitted to the call for applications, which was open to both people who work all year round but were af‐ fected by the state of alarm and to seasonal self‐employed workers who were unable to start their activity in 2020 or whose activity was significantly re‐ duced.

Of these, 389 applica‐ tions were approved for a total amount of €1,351,950. The aim of these measures was to help the self‐employed and small businesses in their economic activity.

Catalan book festival and finally...

ON June 11 and 12, Manacor will be the liter‐ ary capital of the Catalan‐speaking territories as it becomes a ‘Book Town’ (Vila dell Llibre).

There will be a full cultural programme with more than 70 activities for all audiences in just a day and a half, which will combine di‐ versity, knowledge and fun in equal measure.

Women writers will take centre stage, with participation from a variety of successful Catalan authors including Maite Salord, Carme Riera, Empar Moliner, Anna Manso, Marta Orriols, Mar Bosch, Marta Vives and many more. There will be theatrical shows that will pay a very special tribute to impor‐ tant literary figures from Manacor’s past, as well as numerous family activities including

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Many prominent writers will be at the Catalan book festival in Manacor.

experimental workshops and a space for young children to enjoy reading in a relaxed setting. All in all, there will be more than 15 hours of uninterrupted cultural activities in Manacor on Saturday, in addition to the five hours on Sunday.

THE new ‘Health Innovation Point’, otherwise known as a Hi Point, is now operational on Alcudia beach. The service has been promoted by the Alcudia Town Hall Council through the municipal company EMSA and has the funda‐ mental objective of raising awareness of cancer, especially skin cancer.

The Hi Point provides health‐related advice and informa‐ tion by means of a sun intensity indicator with different colours and a software system that collects data and in‐ forms the user about their level of sun protection.

It also has a shaded area for resting and taking a break from the sun, a mobile charging point, a 24‐hour defibrilla‐ tor and an option to connect to the emergency services.

The Hi Point is operational around the clock at the point of access to Alcudia beach, next to the tourist information office at Ciutat Blanca.

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Brit seriously injured Matthew Roscoe

Firestarters arrested Chris King

A 19‐YEAR‐OLD British tourist has been seriously injured after jumping headfirst into a swimming pool at a club in Magaluf on Tuesday, May 24.

The event took place at 1.25am after the Brit jumped into the pool at the Magaluf Oceans Beach Club, according to Spanish media outlets.

Emergency services were called to the scene upon reports that a young man had thrown him‐ self headfirst into the shallow end of a swimming pool located in the hotel in Calvià, Balearic Is‐ lands.

When paramedics arrived, the young Brit was found with a severe head injury and possible spinal cord damage and was rushed to the Son Espases Hospital in the island capital Palma where he is said to be in serious condition.

This is the second serious incident to have oc‐ curred in Magaluf this year.

THE Guardia Civil arrested 13 German tourists on Friday, May 20 suspected of setting fire to a bar next door to their hotel.

They group were staying in the resort of El Arenal de Lluc‐ major.

Another adjacent hotel es‐ tablishment and residential property were also affected by the blaze.

As reported by Lucmajor Civil Protection, the fire broke out on Calle Berga de Llucmajor at around 3.30pm, apparently on the green roof of the terrace of

a catering establishment at‐ tached to a hotel. Firefighters from the Mallorca Fire Brigade, who tackled the blaze, report‐ ed that the hotel was evacuat‐ ed for security reasons.

112 emergency services mo‐ bilised patrols from the Local and National Police, along with a 061 ambulance, to the loca‐ tion of the incident. Medics re‐ portedly attended to one in‐ jured man at the scene who hurt his leg while escaping from the fire. According to re‐ ports, Guardia Civil sources al‐ so reported that several hotel guests were treated for smoke inhalation.

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No child without glasses

Best story writing Equality for women A MALLORCA student has won a story writing competition for the Balearic Islands.

The AMIC‐Ficcions literary competition held its prize‐giving ceremony for the Balearic Islands on Sunday, May 22, at the Arxiu del Regne de Mallorca.

The competition is aimed at secondary school students and is held in all Catalan‐speaking territories. In this year’s edition, 4,493 students registered, an increase of 51 per cent com‐ pared to the previous edition. In the case of the Balearic Is‐ lands, the number of participants doubled.

Of the 463 participants from the Balearic Islands, including 136 from Mallorca, the story by Maria Antònia Maimó Vidal, from Felanitx Secondary School, was awarded the prize for the Best Story from the Balearic Islands and the Best Story from Mallorca.

THE Balearic Islands are going to initiate a pilot plan to achieve equality for women within the structure of the Guardia Civil.

This programme was announced on Tuesday May 24 by the director general, Maria Gamez during her visit to Palma, stat‐ ing that the policy of equality and respect for women is a pri‐ ority in the Guardia Civil.

This specific unit in the Balearic Islands will be made up of a commander and an officer. Its function will be to advise and facilitate equality policies, such as promoting family concilia‐ tion measures.

At this time, the number of female staff in the Guardia Civil is 8.5 per cent.

However, in the Balearic Islands this percentage is higher and stands at 13 per cent, with 224 female officers assigned to the Islands.

Specsavers has launched a campaign called ‘No child without glasses’.

SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS in Santa Ponça is committed to sup‐ porting their local community during these difficult times. As well as being involved with collecting food for local food banks during the pandemic, the optician has seen that many families are struggling and this can mean that they aren’t able to pay for their children to have the glasses they need. They have launched a campaign called ‘No child without glasses’ and chosen their local school CEIP Son Ferrer to partner with.

They are offering families who are lacking financial re‐ sources free eye tests and free glasses so that children at the school do not struggle to reach their potential due to visual problems. Parents of children who are registered at CEIP Son Ferrer were invited to register to be included in this charity ini‐ tiative during the month of April.

Martin Blake, store director of Specsavers Ópticas said: “Good vision is vital for children to perform well at school and we don’t want any child to be held back, or struggle with their studies because they can’t afford the glasses they need. That’s why we’re launching this campaign with CEIP Son Ferrer. We hope that it will also encourage parents and kids to remember to get their eyes tested regularly, to ensure their vision is good and their eyes are healthy.”

The store is located at Avda. Rei Jaume I 117, Locales 14 Y 15 in Santa Ponça.

Call the shop on 871 964 331 to book your eye test or book online at www.specsavers.es.

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Accessible fountains Tamsin Brown ON May 20, Palma Town Hall announced that the Department of Infras‐ tructures and Accessibili‐ ty has begun installing

new fountains that are more accessible.

Two fountains in the Parc de les Estacions, one in the Santa Isabel play‐ ground and three in the Wifi park have already

Noise cancelled ON May 24, work began on the installation of sound‐ absorbing screens on the Ma‐1 motorway in Son Caliu, Calvia. The aim is to improve the living conditions of the people who live near the motorway, who are be‐ ing significantly affected by the noise caused by the approximately 13,000 vehicles that travel along the road each day.

The Consell’s Department of Mobility and Infras‐ tructures commissioned a detailed acoustic study in‐ volving digital modelling and numerical simulations carried out using Computer‐Aided Noise Abatement (CadnA) software before the project was drafted. The sound‐absorbing screens will cover a distance of 172 metres.

The mayor of Calvia, Alfonso Rodríguez Badal, high‐ lighted that the residents of the area will see an im‐ portant reduction in the amount of noise pollution they have been suffering. The works, which are being carried out by the company VOPSA, have a budget of €152,158.87 and will be completed in around four months.

been adapted.

Over the next few weeks, the Department of Infrastructures will continue their works.

The project has an in‐ vestment of €36,202.

The new accessible fountains will be located in the following areas of Palma: Parc del Crèdit Balear, Plaça dels Nins, Plaça de Josep Maria Llompart, Parc de Po‐ nent, Parc del Rafal Vell, La Fertilitzadora, Son Oli‐ va, Bernat Visca, Les Ve‐ les, Son Rossinyol, Gas‐ par Rul‐lan, Baltasar Valentí, Capità Ramonell Boix, Vicari Joaquim Fuster, Cala Marçal, La Ribera, Camí de Son Banya, Parc Krekovic, Baladre‐Àlber, Son Gib‐ ert, Bosc de la Ribera, Les Cases de Son Ametler, Cala Malgrana, Camí de Son Fangos, El Pil‐larí Nou, La FEMU, Parc de les Vies, Parc de Son Pe‐ drals and Can Palou.

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Childrens’ health Laura Kemp AFTER two years of digital celebration, Spanish paediatrics will meet again in Pal‐ ma de Mallorca to celebrate the 68th Congress of the Spanish Association of Paediatrics (AEP) on June 2, 3 and 4.

This new edition, which returns to the venue planned for the 2020 Congress, will take place at the Palau de Congressos de Palma de Mallorca in a mixed format ‐ both in person and online.

More than 2,000 paediatricians will gather around a scientific programme that

will address emerging health problems as a result of Covid‐19, the repercussions of the pandemic on child and adolescent mental health, the management of pa‐ tients with sleep disorders and the imple‐ mentation of health programmes in schools.

The press conference will be held on June 2 at 10.30am and will be attended by President of the AEP Dr Luis Blesa, Presi‐ dent of the AEP Scientific Committee for Congresses Dr Juan Jose Diaz Martin and President of the Balearic Paediatric Society (SOPEBA) Dr Juan Carlos de Carlos.

Covid non-compliance THE penalties for breaches of Covid regulations, although they are not currently in force, will remain in place in case it is necessary to reapply them. They will be regulated by a law approved on Tues‐ day May 24 and can reach up to €600,000.

In December 2021, the gov‐ ernment approved specific modifications to a wide range of regulations, including penal‐

ties for non‐compliance with Covid regulations that had not existed until then. This decree was validated last February and, on May 24, the regional chamber passed it into law.

The regulation classifies the control of Covid certificates as a serious or very serious sanc‐ tion for leisure establish‐ ments, bars, restaurants, gyms, concerts or sporting events, among others.

Although these require‐ ments are not currently in force, the government aims to have a legal framework in case they have to reapply them in the future.

Penalties can range from €100 to €300 for minor of‐ fences, from €3,001 to €60,000 for serious offences, and from €60,001 to €600,000 for very serious of‐ fences.

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Chris King DR Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director‐General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulated Spain for its ‘excellent’ vaccination cov‐ erage on Saturday, May 21.

He was attending a bilateral meeting in Geneva with Carolina Darias, Spain’s

Vaccine success Minister of Health.

He also thanked Spain for its support in the fight against Covid‐19 with initia‐ tives such as the release of the patent for the Covid‐19 serological antibody

Body of boy, 6, found POLICE divers of the Special Group of Under‐ water Activities of the Guardia Civil (GEAS), on Saturday, May 21, locat‐ ed the lifeless body of a six‐year‐old boy who had disappeared earlier

in the day.

According to local press, the child had been reported missing by his relatives on the beach of the Valencian town of Canet d’en Berenguer.

112 emergencies im‐ mediately mobilised firefighters, the Red Cross, and patrols from the Guardia Civil to the location.

On arrival, they initi‐ ated a search operation for the youngster, who had apparently gone missing after last being seen playing in a sandbank.

The search teams were joined by a boat and rescue helicopter from Maritime Res‐ cue, along with a Red Cross boat, a SAMU ambulance with medics, and a boat and divers from the Guardia Civil's spe‐ cialised underwater unit.

As reported on so‐ cial media, two crews from the Valencia Provincial Firefighters Consortium were in‐ volved in the search, as well as the Special Height Rescue Group (GERA).

test developed by the CISC, the first to be carried out under the C‐TAP initia‐ tive.

Among other issues discussed in their meeting, were the key points of the

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Covid‐19 vaccination campaign in Spain, and the donation of more than 70 million doses to third countries .

This meeting formed part of the paral‐ lel agenda of the 75th World Health As‐ sembly being held in Geneva from May 22 to 28. This is an assembly that re‐ volves around the concept of ‘Health for peace, Peace for health’.

Help for refugees THE government of Spain has granted more than 100,000 temporary protection permits to people displaced by the war in Ukraine since the conflict began, according to recent da‐ ta.

As of Tuesday, May 17, a to‐ tal of 102,732 temporary pro‐ tection permits have been is‐ sued to Ukrainian citizens and to date, a total of 24,983 iden‐ tity cards have been issued to the refugees.

The Director General of the Police, Francisco Pardo, re‐ ported that more than 2,500 refugees are currently being attended to in police stations ‘daily’ at the four centres set up in Madrid, Alicante, Barcelona and Malaga.

On Wednesday, April 20, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, visited the Ukrainian refugee centre in Malaga before flying out to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelen‐ skyy. The visit to the centre in Malaga concluded Sánchez’s tour of the four centres set up in Spain which aim to provide

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Ukrainians with a temporary protection permit, valid for one year, allowing them to

SANCHEZ: Visited the refugee centre in Malaga.

live and work in Spain togeth‐ er with temporary accommo‐ dation.

No Covid passport THE requirement for travellers from non‐EU countries to present a Covid passport to enter Spain is to be scrapped.

Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, announced on Thursday, May 19, that “in a matter of days” Spain will stop requiring tourists from outside the EU to have a Covid vaccination certificate to enter Spanish territory. The move will see Spain begin to dispense with the EU’s Covid Digital Certificate. This re‐ quirement came into force in July last year to try to make travel safe, initially between member states. It was later extended to passengers from third countries, who cur‐ rently present their own vaccination certificates.

The Covid passport will not be necessary, but it is be‐ lieved travellers might still be obliged to present a certifi‐ cate that shows that they have recovered from the virus within the last 180 days or show a negative diagnostic test, PCR or antigen test, performed 24 hours before travelling.

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Monkeypox cases Russia expels higher than thought Spanish diplomats FERNANDO SIMON, direc‐ tor of the Centre for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies (CCAES), admitted on Sat‐ urday, May 21, “the transmission of monkey‐ pox between humans was higher than expect‐ ed.”

Speaking in Zaragoza, he confirmed the detec‐ tion of 30 positive cases of the disease in Spain.

With more suspected cas‐ es under investigation, Mr Simon conveyed a message of calm to citi‐ zens.

“Caution must always exist, but right now we must not give a feeling of excessive anguish, since it is a disease with partic‐ ular characteristics, and against which the small‐ pox vaccine for those

Fernando Simon, director of the CCAES.

born before 1977 pro‐ tects to a certain extent,” he explained.

He assured: “In gener‐ al, it is not one of the most serious or the most frequent conditions. Now there is not enough infor‐ mation to assess every‐ thing, and we have to be careful about declaring a

risky situation that may change completely in a few days. That does not mean that we profession‐ als do not have to be very attentive though, and it implies importance in terms of health.”

Monkeypox is transmit‐ ted by prolonged and close respiratory contact.

THE Russian government has ordered the expulsion of 27 Spanish diplomats, in a tit‐ for‐tat move.

According to a press re‐ port, Spain’s Ambassador, Marcos Gómez, was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where he was told that Spain must remove the 27 diplo‐ mats. According to the re‐ port, the expulsion is a direct ‘protest’ by Russian Presi‐ dent Vladimir Putin at the expulsion of the same num‐ ber of Russian diplomats ear‐ lier this year.

The Russian government were by all accounts clear that this was a simple recip‐ rocal response to the expul‐ sion of diplomats from the Russian embassy in Madrid.

Sergei Lavrov’s depart‐ ment declared the 27 diplo‐ mats persona non grata and gave them seven days to leave Russia once formal no‐

tification is received.

It is understood that both France and Italy were also summoned to the Foreign Ministry where they were told that 34 and 24 diplo‐ mats would be expelled,

each being given seven days to leave.

Spain does not see the ex‐ pulsion of 27 diplomats as justified, with the Spanish team in Moscow of no threat to Russia or its security.

Border reopens

THE first 12 hours of operation of the Beni‐Enzar post be‐ tween Spain and Morocco in Melilla, after its reopening at 12am on Tuesday, May, 17, saw 1,656 people and 530 ve‐ hicles cross from one side to the other.

The first morning of border activity resulted in the transit of 904 people and 255 vehicles in both directions and the early hours of Tuesday saw an even higher figure when 752 people and 275 vehicles were counted from 12am to 7am, as reported by the Spanish press.

According to official figures from the Spanish govern‐ ment, 662 people entered Melilla from Morocco on foot. In the opposite direction, from Melilla to Morocco, 562 peo‐ ple crossed the border on foot in the early hours of Tues‐ day and 432 in the morning. As for vehicles, 163 entered from Morocco to Melilla in the early hours of Tuesday and 127 in the morning, while 92 left Melilla for Morocco be‐ tween midnight and 7am and 148 from 7am to 12 noon.

GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area.

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

And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping local‐

ly means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper on‐ line but have you considered where your money is actually going?By shopping local‐ ly you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giv‐ ing back to the communities that have giv‐ en us so much. Local stores support chari‐ ties and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores

and bars may help the generations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the lo‐ cal economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create locally owned sup‐ ply chains and they invest in their employ‐ ees.

So remember, buy local.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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Elizabeth line opens Peter McLaren‐Kennedy AFTER nearly four years of delays, London’s Elizabeth I line has finally opened to the city’s commuters.

Massively over budget and well past the pro‐ posed completion date, the £18.9 billion (€22.25 billion) Crossrail project is expected to give the city a massive boost as it cuts travel times from the east to the west.

Stretching from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in the west to Abbey Wood in the southeast and on to Shenfield in Essex, travel‐ ling times will be more than halved. But for now the train will only operate as three separate sec‐ tions, with end to end trains only expected to begin operating after summer.

The delay in operating the end to end service will mean longer travel times and the need to change

trains, however it is still expected to save a signifi‐

cant amount of travel time.

Death Star designer dies THE designer of the Death Star and the X‐ Wing made famous in the Star Wars series, has died, aged 90.

Although not a household name, Colin Cantwell was a man who left his mark on the world for his sci‐fi designs that appeared in many of the best‐selling movies of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Cantwell died at his Colorado home on Sat‐ urday, May 21.

Born in 1932 in San Francisco, he studied animation at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he also attended Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned School of Architec‐ ture.

Besides working in film, Cantwell had a long career working with NASA, creating educa‐ tional programmes for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the 1960s. In addition to help‐ ing people better understand space flight, he also acted as a go‐between giving live updates to US newsreader Walter Cronkite during his famous moon landing broadcast in 1969.

An author of two science fiction books, Cantwell worked as a computer graphics con‐ sultant on many films, including the 1983 film War Games.

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UK retail recovery A SMALL recovery in April retail sales was driven by strong alcohol sales and fashion, ac‐ cording to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Figures released on Friday, May 20 suggest that more people are staying at home rather than going out as infla‐ tion drives prices up‐ wards in pubs and restaurants.

That combined with the warmer weather saw better‐than‐expected al‐ cohol and fashion sales.

Economists had pre‐ dicted a slight fall after a dip of 1.2 per cent in March, in anticipation of rising bills in the growing cost of living crisis.

Heather Bovill, ONS Deputy Director for Sur‐ veys and Economic Indi‐ cators, said: “Retail sales picked up in April after last month’s fall.

However, these figures still show a continued longer term downward

ALCOHOL SALES: Better than expected.

trend.

“April’s rise was driven by an increase in super‐ market sales, led by al‐ cohol and tobacco and

sweet treats, with off‐li‐ cences also reporting a boost, possibly due to people staying in more to save money.”

War crime conviction A RUSSIAN soldier who pleaded guilty to murdering an unarmed 62‐year‐old Ukrainian civilian after he shot through an open car window has been sen‐ tenced to life in prison. Sergeant Vadim Shishi‐ marin, is the first to be sentenced for war crimes in the conflict, after the 21‐year‐old Russian tank commander pleaded guilty to firing shots at am un‐ armed man on February 28. Appearing in court dressed in a blue and grey hooded sweatshirt, Shishimarin showed no emotion as the verdict was read out.

Canada storms WHILE Spain was basking in a heatwave, severe storms have been raging through Canada, leaving five dead and hundreds of

thousands without pow‐ er.

The storms, which bat‐ tered Ontario and Que‐ bec, resulted in damage

to trees, power lines and buildings.

Thunderstorms that de‐ veloped near Ontario on late Saturday, May 21 tracked over southern Ontario and into Ottawa leaving a trail of destruc‐ tion.

More than 350,000 cus‐ tomers without power, and “many power out‐ ages continue today,” a weather agency said on Sunday, May 22. They added that many trees were uprooted, buildings damaged, roads left un‐ passable.

Nearly 500 crews were mobilised on Sunday to try and deal with the storm damage, working to restore power to the more than 500,000 prop‐ erties affected. According to reports at the peak of the storm, more than 550,000 homes were af‐ fected by power outages.

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Why time in the markets matters When you have worked hard to build up your savings, it is not always easy to decide how best to look after them, especially for your retirement years. You probably have some or all of the following objectives: • Protect your capital and maintain financial security • Generate an income • Grow the capital, but with an acceptable level of risk • Leave a healthy inheritance to your family You know that you need to invest to earn enough capital growth but may also be wary about taking on too much investment risk.

When invested, geopolitical events and market volatility can make you nervous. But by getting a better understanding of investment principles you can avoid some common pitfalls and turn your goals into reality.

The risks of trying to time the market Successful investors are

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marathon runners, not sprinters. Staying invested in the markets over the long term usually gives the best returns. When markets fluctuate it can be tempting to buy and sell investments, to chase short-term gains or out of fear. Unfortunately, this can often result in entering or exiting the market at precisely the wrong time – reacting to current conditions is usually too late.

Then there is the risk of missing out. It’s surprising what a

difference certain days in a market cycle can make to returns. If, for example, you are not invested because you are waiting for share prices to stabilise after volatility, you could miss benefiting from rebound days if the market suddenly rallies.

To illustrate this, if you had invested £100,000 in the FTSE All-Share index for the ten-year period up to 31 December 2021, staying invested the whole time, you would have enjoyed a profit (before fees and charges) of £110,700 – your investment would notionally have more than doubled to £210,700, including the original investment.

Investors who missed the five, ten and twenty best days saw profits (before fees and charges) drop to £64,090, £40,540 and £6,820 respectively. Those who missed the best 30 days saw a loss of £15,800.

The importance of diversification Ensure your investment strategy is well diversified and suitable for your situation, risk appetite

and goals.

The best strategy for minimising risk is to diversify by spreading investments across multiple areas. This should include a range of different asset classes as well as geographical regions and market sectors. Diversification gives your portfolio the chance to produce positive returns over time without being vulnerable to any single area or stock underperforming.

Establishing a suitable investment approach Carefully assess your situation, income requirements, goals and timeline alongside your appetite for risk. This is best done objectively by an experienced professional who can then build a diversified portfolio with the right balance of risk/return for your peace of mind. Your arrangements should also be structured tax-efficiently for Spain.

If you have capital to invest but today’s climate makes you nervous, you could consider spreading the timing of your investments over a period by in-

vesting in tranches. The ‘pound cost averaging’ approach can help smooth out volatility and potentially improve average returns over longer periods.

Ultimately, a long-term, diversified investment approach is vital to help protect and grow your capital. While a ‘keep calm and stay invested’ approach usually gives the best overall results over time, make sure you still review your planning once a year to realign your investments with your risk profile and continue meeting your financial goals.

These views are put forward for consideration purposes only as the suitability of any investment is dependent on individual circumstances; take individual personalised advice. The value of investments can fall as well as rise as can the income arising from them. Past performance should not be seen as an indication of future performance.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Hero celebrity Musk’s Brazil deal

Diana’s tiara exhibited ON Saturday, May 28, Sothebys is opening a new exhibi‐ tion featuring the tiara Princess Diana wore during her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981.

Called ‘Power and Image: Royal and Aristocratic Tiaras’, the exhibition is dedicated to the Queen’s Plat‐ inum Jubilee, and will have stunning display of 40 pieces of jewellery.

The most famous tiara in the exhibition is the Spencer Tiara, famously worn by Princess Diana during her wed‐ ding to Prince Charles.

Lord Spencer, Diana’s younger brotherl, has reported‐ ly loaned the garland‐style tiara to Sothebys London and it will be showcased for the first time since the 1960s.

According to the auction house, it was a go‐to accessory for Diana, who reportedly wore the piece seven times between her marriage in 1981 and her death in 1997.

Chris King

ELON MUSK has agreed to deploy an internet satellite net‐ work over the Amazon for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

The president on Fri‐ day, May 20, described the alliance that he is trying to forge with American business ty‐ coon Elon Musk, as “a courtship that will end in marriage”.

Musk had arrived as a surprise guest of the far‐right government to analyse the eco‐ nomic potential of the country.

He was expected to announce a plan to ‘monitor’ the Amazon and also help to ex‐ pand the nation’s in‐ ternet network to

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COOKERY legend and loveable TV presenter, Ainsley Harriott MBE, was hailed a hero after saving a wom‐ an from drowning at the Chelsea Flower Show on Monday, May 23.

The opening day of the Chelsea Flower Show made a dramatic start when a lady fell into a water fea‐ ture. Onlookers were shocked as they watched events unfold.

According to reports, Harriott was part of a group of several people who helped pull the woman to safety. She was treated by paramedics, but her con‐ dition, as yet, is not known.

The 65‐year‐old presenter is perhaps best known for much loved cooking shows, Ready Steady Cook and Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook. Admired for his fun and no nonsense approach to cooking, he is also the best selling author of numerous cookbooks. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a gardening show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society, the UK’s leading gardening charity.

SATELLITE NETWORK: Elon Musk with Jair Bolsonaro.

reach the most remote points in the region, thanks to his large Starlink network of satellites.

The world’s richest man held a meeting with the Brazilian head of state and a group of soldiers at a

luxury hotel in Porto Feliz, located in the in‐ terior of the state of Sao Paulo.

There he announced his interest in bringing the Internet to 19,000 schools which operate in areas far removed from the main cities.

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Queen cancels IT has been reported that for the first time in 70 years the Queen will not receive the salute from the Trooping the Colour parade on Thursday, June 2, and pass this honour on to Prince Charles.

The Queen used to attend on horseback herself, but in recent years has travelled by carriage.

Instead, this year, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal will ride in the parade as colonels of the Welsh Guards, the Irish Guards and the Blues and Royals.

Her Majesty still reportedly hopes to attend some of the ceremony, which starts four days of celebration to mark the Queen’s official birthday and Platinum Jubilee. Earlier in May, the Queen did not at‐ tend the State Opening of Par‐ liament for the first time in 59 years, handing over the baton

Monkeypox quarantine Pitch invasion

BELGIUM is the first country to introduce compulsory quarantine for those who test positive to monkeypox.

Health authorities there have confirmed that those who contract the virus will have to self‐isolate for three weeks.

The World Health Organisation has confirmed worldwide cases of monkey‐ pox with outbreaks in 12 different countries.

Spain has reported 30 cases whilst there are 23 confirmed cases in neigh‐ bouring Portugal. The UK Health Security Agency has detected 11 additional cases of monkeypox in England.

Monkeypox can be caught from infected wild animals in parts of west and central Africa. It’s thought to be spread by rodents, such as rats, mice and squir‐ rels. You can catch monkeypox from an infected animal if you’re bitten or you touch its blood, body fluids, spots, blisters or scabs.

MANCHESTER CITY fans have been charged after a pitch invasion following their Premier League title win, and for an assault on the Aston Villa goalkeeper on Sunday, May 22.

The FA said it is “very concerned” with the series of incidents that have taken place this week during end‐of‐season pitch invasions, with former players believing it won’t take long before someone is seri‐ ously hurt.

During the pitch invasion, Aston Villa’s goalkeeper Robin Olsen was attacked by fans, resulting in Sky pundits Gary Neville and Roy Keane calling the per‐ petrators “idiots” and “scumbags”.

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Van Gogh Alive THE most visited multisenso‐ ry exhibition in the world ar‐ rives in Palma from June 26 to September 5, 2022, at the Victoria Hall of the Victoria Gran Melia Hotel in Palma.

This is no ordinary exhibit.

Van Gogh’s works have been exhibited and enjoyed around the world for over a century ‐ but never in this way. Created by Grande Ex‐ periences, Van Gogh Alive is a digital art experience that offers visitors the unique op‐ portunity to immerse them‐ selves in the work of Vincent van Gogh and enter his world like never before.

Forget tiptoeing through eerily quiet galleries, and viewing paintings from afar ‐ Van Gogh Alive will have you interacting with art in ways

The most visited multisensory exhibition in the world arrives in Palma.

you never imagined. From the moment you enter, a powerful and vibrant sym‐ phony of light, colour, sound and fragrance compels you to leave the world behind and immerse yourself in Van Gogh’s paintings, an experi‐ ence that is captivating as well as entertaining and edu‐ cational.

Adults and children alike delight in the show on a grand scale, viewing works of art from new angles and discovering unique perspec‐ tives. But don’t just take their word for it: experience it for yourself!

To find out more and to book tickets go to www.van gogh‐alive.es/.

‘A live’ Mallorca

‘A LLIVE’ is a unique and exclusive family din‐ ner show by The Cast Company in La Pescaderia de Andi in Cala Major, Avinguda de Joan Mir, with the premier on June 15 and then every Wednesday night.

Tickets cost €99.00 ‐ €145.00 and the show will be held from 7pm until 11:30pm.

Book your tickets here www.thecastcom pany.com/ for an evening full of surprising acts of singing, dancing, magic, music, the‐ atre and variety. Half price tickets can be purchased for the try‐outs, taking place one June 13 and 14. Tickets include food and drinks.

‘A Live’ is a unique and exclusive dinner show. It is the story of the grand son of Santi‐ ago (the fisherman from Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea) who travels to the Is‐ land Mallorca to find happiness by becoming rich.

However, the beautiful Esmeralda shows him what real beauty and happiness is. Song, dance, magic, music, theatre and variety await you, so buckle up for an an unbeliev‐ able evening that will leave an everlasting memory!

Find out more via www.thecastcompany. com.

THE Cirque de los Horrores arrives in Palma with its new show, ‘Bacanal’, from July 6 to August 14, in its large tent set up in Son Fus‐ teret. This unique and irrev‐ erent show encourages the audience to laugh and un‐ leash their most hidden de‐ sires.

The show will be held on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9pm, Satur‐ days at 7pm and 10:15pm and Sundays at 9pm.

Book via www.circode loshorrores.com.

After the success of the shows ‘El Origen’, ‘Mani‐ comio’, ‘Cabaret Maldito’ and ‘Apocalypse’, with more than 3,500,000 million view‐ ers, its director Suso Silva

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Circus of horrors

NEW SHOW: Encourages the audience to laugh.

(National Circus Award), is bringing Bacanal to Palma this year.

The Cirque de los Hor‐ rores has reinvented the idea of circuses and has made innovation, creativity and fun one of the pillars of its success, managing to cre‐ ate a new market and offer‐ ing shows that have never

been seen before.

Audience participation, adult humour, and the best circus acts in the world have made the Cirque de los Hor‐ rores shows the most ac‐ claimed in recent times.

Thanks to their universal nature, viewers from differ‐ ent countries and cultures can enjoy the shows.

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Book fair begins

The Palma Book Fair will run from May 27 until June 5.

STARTING on May 27 and running until June 5, the wonderful Palma Book Fair will take place on Passeig del Born.

The event will take place between 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 9pm.

Although some of the book may be in Spanish or Catalan, you will most likely find some English ones and, if not, it could be an opportu‐ nity for help with learn‐ ing the language!

There will also be concerts, storytelling and children’s activi‐ ties, making it a great event for the whole family.

If you are not really into books, the Palma Book Fair still offers the splendid opportunity to simply stroll around the area and enjoy the at‐ mosphere in the sun.

This year will mark the 40th edition of the fair.

Mallorca Live

The line up includes Muse, Supergrass, Metronomy and Christina Aguilera.

THE line‐up has been announced for the anticipated Mallorca Live Festival, taking place at the old waterpark in Calvia from June 24 to 26.

On June 24, the first concert starts at 6pm and the final one finishes at 6am. On June 25, the first concert starts at 6.45pm and the last one finishes at 6am. On June 25, the first concert starts at 6pm and ends at 4am. Tickets cost from €59 and can be booked via https://mallorcalivemusic.com.

Friday, June 24 will see C Tangana, Editors, Izal, Peggy Gou, Kase.O Magnetism, and Rioberta Bandini perform.

On Saturday, June 25, Christina Aguilera, Franz Ferdinand, Su‐ pergrass, Jeff Mills, Cut Copy and Temples will perform.

On the last day, Sunday, May 26, the headliners will be Muse, Justice, Metronomy, Milky Chance, The Blessed Madonna and Ben UFO. Besides 20 hours of music there is also an Art Zone, World Food Market (includes vegan and vegetarian food), Chill Out Zone and Visual Arts.

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John Cleese in Palma

The godfather of modern comedy comes to Palma in July.

Laura Kemp ON July 17, iconic English actor, comedian, screen‐ writer, and producer John Cleese will be per‐ forming in Palma. The event will take place at Palma’s Auditorium at 8:30pm.

Tickets cost between €45 and €75 and can be booked via auditorium palma.com.

Dubbed the ‘Last Time to See Me Before I Die’ show, it’s the man who gave us ‐ among so many others ‐ Basil Fawlty, Monty Python, A Fish Called Wanda and many other iconic television shows and films.

Cleese has been tour‐ ing for the ‘last time’ for five years and has said that he will retire when the tour ends, whenever that may be.

The show ends with a solemn funeral speech, saying that it may be the last time you can see him live on stage, but consid‐ ering that his mother reached the age of 101…

However, it may well be the last time you can get to see him in Mallorca.

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Mallorca cuisine ON May 24, the presenta‐ tion of the Serra Sur Route of the Mostra de Cuina de Mallorca took place at the Calvia Town Hall with the president of the Consell de Mallorca Catalina Cladera, the mayor of Calvia Alfon‐ so Rodriguez Badal, the councillor of Andratx An‐ toni Bordoy, and the presi‐ dent of CAEB Restauracion Alfonso Robledo.

On Saturday, May 28, in Plaza Tora de Peguera, the public will be able to enjoy the following performances free of charge: From 7pm to 7:40pm itinerant batucada ‘Valquiria’.

Rolling Stones Rally THE Rolling Stones Rally will meet this year at Es Cruce, Ctra. de Palma, 0, 07250 Vilafranca de Bo‐ nany at 10.30am to start their drive at 11am on Sunday, May 29.

The route for the drive will be given on the day and will explore the East‐ ern Farmlands and take in some beautiful roads and valleys on the way to Selva. The drive will be about 70 kilometres and along the way there might be the odd ques‐ tion to answer to keep participants on their toes.

Coffee and refresh‐ ments are available to purchase from the restaurant at the meet up point.

Lunch at the end of the route will be at Foc I Cal‐ iu, Plaça Biniamar, nº2, 07313 Selva.

From 7:30pm to 8:30om, performance by the group ‘Carretera 8’.

The Mostra de Cunia de

Mallorca will take place be‐ tween May 26 to 29 and consists of the preparation of eight gastronomic routes

Deia music festival THE Deia International Music Festival will begin on June 2 and the season will run until September 29.

The highly popular festival, which usually takes place in May, features concerts held at one of Mallorca’s most re‐ markable sites, the Son Marroig estate, from where you can look down on the Foradada peninsula with the hole in it. It is a beautiful setting.

Opening the season will be the Alban Kwartet from Utrecht ‐ two violins, viola and cello. Their programme will begin at 8:30pm and feature works by Brahms, Mozart and Anton Webern, who influenced avant‐garde composers such as Olivier Messiaen and Karlheinz Stock‐ hausen.

On June 9 at 8.30pm, Roberto Alvarez and Kenya Vokhmianina will play the flute and piano to works by James Rae, Daniel Sanchez Velasco, Gonzalo Casielles, Elisenda Fabregas and Pablo Aguirre.

On June 16 at 8.30pm, La Cuarentena Tango will play Latin American songs and folklore.

On June 30 at 8.30pm, French violinist Gilles Apap will play works by Shostakovich, Dvorak and Mendelssohn.

For more information about the festival and program‐ ming, go to https://www.dimf.com/index.html

through various areas of the island of Mallorca to promote the restaurant sector and the consump‐ tion of local products.

In addition, this route is sponsored by the Calvia Town Hall with the collabo‐ ration of the town councils of Andratx, Estellencs and Banyalbufar.

Alfonso Rodríguez Badal has pointed out that “our destinations are local desti‐ nations and that is why it is so important that we seek quality and that we make our quality product known.”

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Let’s brunch

ON Saturday, May 28, the International Active Meetings North Mallorca group will be holding a brunch event at Sa Caravana in Palma (Plaça del Bisbe Berenguer de Palou, 11a, bajos) at 12pm until 3pm. This fun socialising event has been organised

by Maria Alomar C. For €14 you will receive a coffee of your choice, a smoothie or fruit juice of your choice, yoghurt with fruit and muesli, a pastry and toast. The €14 must be paid via PayPal when subscribing to the event via www.meetup.com/International‐Active‐Meetings‐ NorthMallorca/events/285694581/, where you will also find more information about the meet‐up.

Bookings should be made by today, Thursday May 26.

Further food and drink orders can be made and paid for at Sa Caravana and vegetarian options are available on request.

The goal of this meeting is to enjoy a coffee in good company and to have nice conversations in English to get to know each other.

You can get in touch with the group via WhatsApp on this link https://wa.me/message/FR7VGASYRJPAO1 Following the brunch, members will be staying afterwards for some socialising games.

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REMAKES, REBOOTS & REVIVALS version will always be better than copies or dubbed versions.

‘House of Cards’? The UK version was BREAKING VIEWS typically British and concise, dark humour Nora is the author of popular psychological throughout with one of the most terrifying suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. final episodes ever. The US version, for ‘TEN PERCENT’, the re‐ many a typical soap opera make of a popular French of politics, ended up being a TV series, recently opened vast multi‐season vehicle to mixed reviews in Britain for an actor who shall not which makes you wonder be named. Both produc‐ if you view a show differ‐ tions had their merits but ently depending on the differences are typical whether you’ve seen the of UK/US cross pollination. original or not. Series like Now you might think ‘The Killing’ and ‘The that too, but as crime writer Bridge’ were such quality I couldn’t possibly com‐ shows which many didn’t ment... think could be bettered so Nora Johnson’s critically I wasn’t interested in acclaimed psychological watching the remakes, but crime thrillers (www.nora‐ maybe they were highly johnson.net) all available enjoyable for those who online including audio‐ missed out on the origi‐ books. Profits to Cudeca Nora’s latest thriller. nals. cancer charity.

Similarly, I haven’t seen the US version of ‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ since For more from our having read the book and enjoyed the orig‐ columnists please inal film, it would have been serious, um, scan this overkill.

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Owl adoption Laura Kemp

Over the years, he has been docu‐ menting the relationship between a pair A WILDLIFE artist in the UK man‐ of mating owls called Luna and aged to capture the mo‐ Bomber, with the pair ment when a tawny raising several owlets owl whose eggs had in his makeshift failed immediately hollows. adopted two res‐ Fuller has cue chicks ‐ watched cuddling and Bomber and cleaning Luna raise them. six owlets at Raptors can once before be some of and rates the most de‐ them as high‐ voted parents ly devoted and homemak‐ p a r e n t s . ers, and a video of Bomber, in partic‐ Tawny owl whose eggs had failed a tawny owl ular, will attack any‐ immediately adopted two rescue adopting two res‐ thing that comes chicks. cue chicks is an close to his nest. adorable reminder of that.

“Not only did her eggs fail to hatch Wildflife artist Robert Fuller is a de‐ this year, but she also lost her clutch last voted observer of wild animals, with his year,” Fuller explains on his YouTube website containing blog articles about video. the wildlife in his garden and the area “Luna the tawny owl is finally a around it ‐ including several tawny owls mom.” who nest in boxes and hollows which Luna is a rescue owl herself, and her Fuller has rigged with nest cams. story completes the circle in many ways.

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FINLAND

Top scoff

Historic signature

A SURVEY of the world’s most popular sandwiches undertaken by CNN has included the Danish smørrebrød, the open rye bread which can be topped with almost anything and says that it is even more important to Danes than smorgasbord is to the Swedish.

A FINNISH journalist Jari Hanska lent Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto an €8 pen purchased from Stockmann's online store, so it would stand out as he signed Finland's NATO application letter on May 17. Since then, stocks of the pen have sold out to souvenir hunters.

THE NETHERLANDS

IRELAND

Double Dutch

Outdoor drinking

DUTCH Jews who were sent to concentration camps and returned home at the end of the Second World War often found that their houses had been allocated to local officials who refused to move out. Thousands of surviving relatives are still fighting for compensation.

ALTHOUGH the Republic is known for having plenty of bars, it is thanks to Covid-19 that it will still be possible to drink alcohol in adjacent approved outdoor seating areas on public land until 11pm as the government extends the legislation for another six months.

BELGIUM

ITALY

Historic experience

Howling wolf

BELGIAN radio station VTR interviewed rock journalist Jean-Noël Coghe who revealed that he picked up a beer mat from Brussels bar Le Coq in 1967 but only recently realised that on the back was ‘Are You Experienced’ doodled

by Jimi Hendrix months before his debut album was released.

THANKS to the legend of Romulus and Remus, Italy is very fond of wolves although farmers may not be so pleased to learn that according to the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research there are now some 3,300 wild wolves in the country.

GERMANY

PORTUGAL

Thirsty summer

UFO investigation

OKTOBER FEST could be in trouble this year as according to media site DW, Germany's brewers have warned that there might not be enough beer bottles for this coming summer season due to rising production costs and logistical issues which will affect smaller breweries in particular.

NOT claiming to be convinced that there are aliens among us, a group of researchers including lawyers, former police officers and engineers have created the Centre for Investigation of Aerospace Phenomena in Porto, with the intention of studying what they refer to as ‘extraordinary phenomena.

FRANCE

UKRAINE

To little girls

Real thing

FRANCE’S first female prime minister for more than 30 years, Elisabeth Borne, was formally welcomed by President Macron on May 16 and in her inaugural speech, said "I want to dedicate my nomination to all little girls and tell them to go all the way pursuing your dreams."

LATEST company to restart production in the Ukraine is Coca-Cola as its plant in Kyiv Oblast has reopened after closing in February following the Russian invasion according to Forbes. Although not in full swing it is gearing up to supply drinks locally and resume exports to Moldova.

NORWAY

SWEDEN

a-ha

LGBTQI inclusivity

NOTHING to do with ABBA and Alan Partridge, a-ha The Movie is a full-length documentary, released this May, dealing with the rise of Norwegian band a-ha who although they only had one hit in the USA, managed to sell 55 million records worldwide.

AS Sweden and Finland upset Russia over their application to join NATO, they also managed to upset another country as they both flew the rainbow flags on May 17 over their Embassy buildings in Lusaka, Zambia where homosexuality is against the law.

FINANCE Investment banker SWISS bank Credit Suisse has reportedly persuaded the head of investment banking at Barclays in Spain, Nacho Moreno to become head of investment banking and capital markets for Spain and Portugal as it replaces senior executives who have moved on to other companies.

STAT OF WEEK

£3 billion

is the amount that the Hinkley Point C, nuclear power station being built in Somerset is over budget which was originally set at £23 billion.

Growth drops Credit: Bank of Spain

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Amazon Spain TO celebrate the Day of Cultural Diversity on May 21, Amazon Spain revealed that it employs staff from more than 100 different countries across five continents in its different Spanish operations and apart from Spain, there are many staff of European Union nationality as well as Latin America.

Senior discount THE Iceland chain of supermarkets is to offer a 10 per cent discount to its UK customers aged over 60 every Tuesday in an effort to help them cope with the dramatic rise in the cost of living as supermarkets battle for custom.

Green Product VALENCIA based Recover, a leading materials science company and global producer of low‐impact, high‐ quality recycled cotton fibre and cotton fibre blends, has won the Green Product Award 2022 in the Fashion category. Announced on May 18, the company was recognised for its innovative, environmentally friendly products, which are created in partnership with the supply chain, offering an end‐to‐ end sustainable solution for major brands and retailers. Over 1,500 participants from 52 countries applied for this year’s awards, before Recover was chosen as a winner.

Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos.

THE Bank of Spain has published its Annual Report for 2021 which also looks forward to 2022.

Released on May 18 with a fore‐ word by Bank Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos, it outlines the situation which saw the country recover from the pandemic and obtain significant financial support from the European Union.

Rather than concentrate on what has been, it is important to look at the future and the Bank now concurs with the recent ob‐ servations from the European Commission that the economy will grow more slowly than ex‐

pected.

Originally forecasting a growth of 7 per cent, the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has helped to add to the dramatic rise in energy costs has seen inflation rocket which in turn meant that in April the government reduced growth forecast to around 4.5 per cent.

In his review however de Cos has admitted that even this may be optimistic and that he wouldn’t be surprised if it dropped further to 4 per cent.

This is born out by a statement in the report which said “in the absence of any additional consid‐

erations, this would lead to a me‐ chanical downgrading of about half a percentage point in the av‐ erage GDP growth rate in 2022.”

Currently, it is very difficult to make accurate forecasts due to the Russian government whose actions are not predictable and current belligerence towards NA‐ TO members and those wishing to join could easily affect the econo‐ my during the second half of 2022.

With constantly increasing infla‐ tion, the rest of the year could be difficult for the whole of Europe although the capping of electricity prices may benefit Spain.

New investment from Qatar A STATE VISIT by the Emir of Qatar saw promise of huge investment in Spain prior to the controversial FIFA World Cup finals later this year.

In his first official visit to the country, Sheikh Tamin Bin Hamad Al Thani met with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia before spending much of Wednesday May 18 in Madrid with President Pe‐ dro Sánchez.

The visit, which coincided with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries is part of a European tour which will take in Germany, Slovenia and the UK. Spain and Qatar have agreed to up‐ grade their bilateral relations to a

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Credit: La Moncloa

FIGURES for UK April spend announced by the Office for National Statistics saw an unexpected jump of 1.4 per cent.

Overall, however, this jump is put down to increased sales of alcohol and tobacco, suggesting consumers are staying at home to save money.

The Emir of Qatar with Pedro Sánchez.

strategic partnership, deepening eco‐ nomic and political ties between the two countries and the Emir confirmed that his country would invest almost €5 billion into the Spanish economy in the near future.

A total of 12 agreements and mem‐ oranda of understanding (MoU) have

been signed, covering economic, trade, education, military and judicial cooperation, health, science and inno‐ vation.

Apart from the fact Qatar is one of the top 10 investors in Spain and it is still a long way behind leaders Switzer‐ land and the USA, it is also an impor‐ tant producer of natural gas, having the third largest reserves in the world.

As the European Union looks to be increasingly less reliant on Russia for energy resources and Algeria dis‐ tances itself from Spain due to its sup‐ port of Morocco’s claims on the West‐ ern Sahara, Qatar which is already said the be a major supplier of gas to Spain, becomes increasingly more attractive.

Surprise speech

PERHAPS somewhat unwise‐ ly, a senior HSBC banking offi‐ cial Stuart Kirk accepted an invitation to speak at a Finan‐ cial Times Moral Money Sum‐ mit.

As global head of responsi‐ ble investing at the bank’s as‐ set management division, Mr Kirk was happy to talk about financial risks of climate change but his comments which included the statement “There’s always some nut job telling me about the end of the world” came as some‐ thing of a surprise to listen‐ ers.

Now, the Financial Times has reported that despite the fact that it claims his speech was vetted and approved, he has apparently been sus‐ pended and HSBC directors are publicly distancing them‐ selves from his opinions on the over exaggeration of cli‐ mate change.

Victims of lockdown success ALTHOUGH not quite ‘easy come, easy go’ certain online companies which saw huge growth in the UK during lock‐ down have seen their busi‐ nesses shrink as Britain and the world went back to work.

At one time, fitness brand Peleton couldn’t put a foot wrong and even had to ration sales of its static bikes due to the demand but that is a thing of the past and with its share price dropping significantly it saw its founder leaving and could now be up for sale.

Another victim has been Netflix as fewer people sign up to the online channel and it has even had to sack 150 staff who are mainly em‐ ployed in the USA to save money.

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CHANGE(P) 1.241,00 189,30 2.224,0 3.623,0 1.450,00 3.952,0 1.622,0 10.582,0 563,60 486,40 2.241,0 421,00 426,90 761,40 1,000 155,62 496,85 4.178,0 2.735,50 426,65 3.466,5 527,05 187,30 2.845,0 1.614,5 995,8 88,43 1.731,5 1.736,00 3.200,0 6.890,0 5.898,0 3.651,0 302,70 529,00 2.600,0 9.548,0 9.488,0 799,00 508,70 1.785,40 2.202,0 873,60 1.754,50 494,00 128,50 1.806,00 558,40 4.784,5

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1.413,50 4.658,0 71,22 230,00 2.350,0 746,60 253,80 43,67 7.274,0 771,00 118,65 1.463,00 1.208,50 212,30 6.132,0 1,89 756,80 2.129,7 628,20 999,80 6.190,0 2.278,00 490,10 560,80 5.500,0 82,84 0,60 669,20 1.332,00 0,0453 2.838,0 733,07 1.107,50 3.115,0 2.348,5 1.268,50 1.528,00 10.440,0 1.908,00 1.238,00 588,60 127,80 259,10 200,60 3.493,0 1.132,50 122,34 2.666,0 945,00

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On your bike USING some €500 million from the EU Recovery Fund, Spain intends to pro‐ mote the safe use of bicy‐ cles for travel and to create 1,000 kilometres of new bi‐ cycle lanes and 4,100 park‐ ing spaces in 30 cities.

Gender divide A REVIEW by Sky News of data from the UK Office for National Statistics reveals that over the past five years whilst the price of clothing and toiletries has escalated, women have been the worst hit.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT LAST week’s ‘conspiracy’ piece seems to have caused quite a furore.

Contrary to a number of reader’s opinions, including the correspondent published on the Letters page, I was not stating that all the conspiracy theorists were talking insecure rubbish.

My views were directed more at those that appear to find a conspiracy in almost every major and often minor event that ensues.

I do actually believe in a number of conspiracies. For example, I think it highly possible that Kennedy was taken out by the mob. I consider Marilyn Monroe was murdered, as was Steven Ward and I’m convinced the tragic Dr David Kelly was ‘removed’ before he could reveal the truth about the so‐called weapons of mass destruction preceding Blair’s Iraq war fiasco. So ya see the ol’ boy is not averse to the occasional conspiracy theory, just those that are besotted by them.

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completely over‐ flowing with cases of depressive mania.

There is of course method in their cheerless and miserable attitude. Most of their news reports blame the government for just about every UK malady under the sun. If they can manage to turn the whole country into one great big lump of human misery, they may just get the voters opting for a change in the next election ‐ if only to cheer them up!

Don’t laugh (whatever you do!) their dejection and misery methods were highly successful in the local elections.

Coupled with a relentless, never ending rake up of ‘birthday‐gate’ (and their utter lack of enthusiasm for Starmer’s ‘beer‐ gate’) including the attitudes of every carefully selected interviewee ‐ who almost without exception were predominately left wing, government accusing moaners ‐ they managed to overturn 500 conservative council seats without any new Labour policy declarations or ideas whatsoever!

How quickly they have also managed to cause people to forget the billions the Conservative government handed out to people and businesses in their efforts to help them survive and get through the

Covid pandemic.

As for the rising cost of living, plus threats of a possible recession; most of the world’s major countries, après pandemic, are in exactly the same position. It’s not the British government’s fault.

Don’t look to Starmer’s bunch for answers; outside of an energy company ‘windfall tax’ ‐ which would actually be akin to putting a sticking plaster on an amputation ‐ their precious Labour government actually have no ideas whatsoever on how to solve the problems.

I know who I would rather trust to bring the country out the other end of this global nightmare and it aint the likes of Starmer, Angela Rayner or Diana Abbott.

Let old Boris have his cake and eat it I say.

I’m sure he won’t be such a naughty boy again’.

Keep the faith.

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SAME PROBLEMS Dear Editor, Reading Rita’s letter, I had the same problem I contact‐ ed the DVLA and waited over four months. I think they were Shirking From Home. The answer finally came too late to do anything and despite my driving for 55 years in many countries, Spain were saying British people should take a new test, in Spanish that even many Spanish people fail, and the queue meant it could be in 10 months’ time or more. Meanwhile Spanish people driving in Britain have no problems.

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Left stranded Peter McLaren‐Kennedy writes: “Despite adequate notice from the Spain gov‐ ernment and significant warnings from the British Embassy in Madrid and oth‐ ers, many British people resi‐ dent in Spain have failed to swap their licences. That has left some stranded without transport.”

I’m sorry to say, I did not ‘fail’ to swap my licence. I ar‐ rived in the country in Octo‐ ber 2020 and applied for res‐ idency before December 31, 2020. When attempting to register to exchange my li‐ cence in the dying days of 2020, the Spanish authori‐ ties turned me away ‐ telling me I wasn’t a resident.

I’m well aware many didn’t even attempt to ex‐ change their licences. To claim I failed, when I was ac‐ tually prevented from swap‐ ping my licence by the local authorities, is not only hurt‐ ful: it demonstrates a lack of understanding of the com‐ plex issues at hand.

Benoit Simoneau

CHANGING LICENCES: People are waiting months.

OUR VIEW DISABLED DISCRIMINATION IN Animal Farm George Orwell wrote ‘All animals are created equal but some are more equal than others’ which could actually apply equally to British holders of blue disabled badges.

The European Union boasts about equality and inclusion for the disabled and Spain has even passed a law declaring pets as sentient beings (although hunting and bull fighting will still be allowed).

Following Brexit however it appears that some Spanish authorities have decided that UK holders of disabled blue badges are no longer equal to disabled people from the European Union as there are reports of people being fined for using their UK blue badges to park in disabled spaces.

According to the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the member states of the International Transport Forum (ITF): EU and EEA, along with USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Korea, have agreed in principle to reciprocity for each other’s disabled citizens: “To provide people with reduced mobility with a document (Parking Card / Permit) _ _ _ and to give the same parking facilities to holders of this document coming from another member or associated member country as they do to their own nationals.”

So, in theory, a protocol exists that should allow any non-EU passport holder with a blue badge issued by their country to park in a disabled space in Spain but the UK government says on its section concerning Blue Badges that Spain, amongst other countries is undecided with regards to usage and the matter continues to be negotiated.

Many councils around Spain appear quite happy to let British badge holders park in their disabled spaces, but there is an element of trial and error, so be careful and hope for the best.

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Laura Kemp WITH thousands of aban‐ doned animals in rescue centres all across Spain, there is a desperate need for people to give loving homes. Adopting a pet is a wonderful and rewarding decision, so, we have taken a look at some top tips to consid‐

Adoption tips er when you adopt a new dog.

Which dog is the best fit for me?

From health history to

behavioural needs, it is important to ask why the dog is in a rescue shelter ‐ was it abandoned, a stray or rescued from an

abusive home? This will help you understand the potential needs required of you.

Where was the dog

found and in what condi‐ tion?

A dog who was surren‐ dered by an owner may be in a different physical condition then a stray found on the street. Un‐ derstanding where a dog has been helping you to be the best owner that you can be!

Has this dog been adopted before?

It helps to know if there have been unsuc‐ cessful adoption at‐ tempts in the past and whether the dog has had issues living with young children or other ani‐

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Is this dog housebro‐ ken and/or leash trained?

Do you have the time to housetrain and/or leash train a dog? Under‐ stand your abilities as a new owner before falling in love with an untrained pup!

Other things to consid‐ er are the size of the dog and your home, medical conditions, the activity levels of the dog, the age of the dog and the physi‐ cal maintenance such as the type of fur the dog has.

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Carlos Alcaraz breezes through first Chelsea takeover round of French Open at Roland Garros SPAIN’S Carlos Alcaraz is through to the second round of the French Open after winning his opening match at Roland Garros.

Spain’s young tennis star, the 19‐year‐old Carlos Al‐ caraz, made his first appear‐ ance on Sunday, May 22, in the prestigious French Open tournament at Roland Gar‐ ros. The recent winner of the Madrid Mutua Masters 1000 was given the prestige of playing on the Philippe‐Cha‐ trier centre court.

The Murcian breezed through against Argentina’s Juan Ignacio Londero in straight sets, 6‐4, 6‐2 and 6‐0, setting up a second‐round match with fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos, ranked No42 in the world.

Giving the centre court to Carlos Alcaraz was a decision that irked world No3 Alexan‐ der Zverev, who had to settle for playing his match on the less prestigious Suzanne Lenglen court.

ROLAND GARROS: Carlos Alcaraz made his first appearance at the weekend.

Londero came into the French Open ranked No 141 in the world, and was only competing thanks to an invi‐ tation. Alcaraz ‐ playing on the main Roland Garros court for the first time ‐ took only one hour and 51 minutes to dispose of his opponent.

In the same tournament last year, the Spanish star had arrived as the world

No97, reaching the third round, quite a turnaround in comparison to this year’s billing. Titles in Rio, Miami, Barcelona, and Madrid, make him a serious contender for this year’s French Open.

In fairness to Londero, he had nothing to lose, consid‐ ering his opponent’s current form, and for one hour, he held his own. Playing with a

relaxed style, he eventually came undone in the 10th game when Alcaraz finally clinched the first set.

After that moment, it was plain sailing for the young Spaniard, breaking Londero’s serve early in the second set.

Alcaraz took that set, and powered his way to a third set without losing another game.

PREMIER LEAGUE bosses approved the proposed takeover of Chelsea FC by US businessman Todd Boehly on Tuesday, May 24.

The proposed takeover of Chelsea FC by a consortium head‐ ed by 46‐year‐old US businessman Todd Boehly is worth in the region of £4.25 billion.

“The Board has applied the Premier League’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test (OADT) to all prospective Directors, and under‐ taken the necessary due diligence,” said a statement from the English Premier League.

It continued: “The members of the Consortium purchasing the club are affiliates of the Clearlake Capital Group, LP, Todd Boehly, Hansjorg Wyss, and Mark Walter. Chelsea FC will now work with the relevant governments to secure the necessary li‐ cences to complete the takeover.”

Although approval has been given, the deal could still come undone at the last hurdle. The final seal of approval has come from Whitehall. An additional paragraph in the EFL statement read: “The purchase remains subject to the government issu‐ ing the required sale licence and the satisfactory completion of the final stages of the transaction.”

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Wimbledon stripped of ranking THE ATP has announced that male players at this year’s Wimbledon tournament will be stripped of ranking points.

Following the decision by the All England Club in April to ban Rus‐ sian and Belarusian stars from this summer’s Winbledon tennis tour‐ nament, the ATP announced on Friday, May 20, its intention to strip male players of ranking points.

“The ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without dis‐ crimination, is fundamental to our Tour,” said a statement from the body that controls men’s tennis worldwide.

It continued: “The decision by Wimbledon to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing in the UK this summer undermines this principle and the integrity of the ATP Ranking system. It is also inconsistent with our Rankings agreement.

“Absent a change in circum‐ stances, it is with great regret and reluctance that we see no option

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WIMBLEDON: Russian and Belarusian players banned from compting. but to remove ATP Ranking points from Wimbledon for 2022,” it con‐ cluded.

Among the top players to be banned is Russian star Daniil Medvedev, the world No2. The controversial ban has been criti‐ cised by fellow top stars including

Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.

An announcement last month by the All England Club admitted that their banning of players was made ‘with sadness, that they will suffer for the actions of the leaders of the Russian regime’.

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Man City Premier League champions MANCHESTER CITY have claimed the 2021/22 Premier League title for the second consecutive season.

On Sunday, May 22 was lined up to be one of the most thrilling final days of the English Premier League for many years. Leaders Manchester City were at home against Aston Villa, while second‐ placed Liverpool had a home match at Anfield versus Wolves.

One point separated the two sides going into their matches.

Manchester City had a superior goal difference so Liverpool really needed to secure a victory if they were to reclaim their title. In a twist of fate, former Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard was in charge of Aston Villa.

The Etihad stadium is such a stronghold for Pep Guardiola’s side that to see Villa go two goals in front through Matty Cash and ex‐Liverpool star, Philippe Coutinho, after 69 minutes was not really in the script. In a remarkable turnaround, Man City completed a stunning comeback, scoring three goals in five min‐ utes to 3‐2 ahead.

A second consecutive title went to City, as substitute Ilkay Gun‐ dogan netted twice, with Rodri notching one in between. Liver‐ pool ran out 3‐1 winners over Wolves but in the end, it meant nothing in relation to the title.

Tottenham clinched the final Champions League spot by thrashing Norwich 5‐0 at Carrow Road. At the other end of the table, Leeds United secured a miraculous 2‐1 away win over Brentford to keep the Elland Road club in the top‐flight. Burnley join Watford and Norwich as the third club to be relegated, after losing 2‐1 to Newcastle at Turf Moor.

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