ISSUE NO. 1688
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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
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Serial robber held
TAKEN AWAY: Man accused of robbing a dozen homes. ACCORDING to the Guardia Civil, a man has been arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a number of robberies in Mazarrón. Investigations began when reports were received by the police of robberies being carried out on what were mainly second homes or holiday residences in the port of Mazarrón, particularly in the areas known as Ordenación Bahía - where five of the robberies took place - and the Paseo de Rihuet that accounted for a further seven. It appears that the ‘modus operandi’ of the thief was to have previously monitored his future targets by ensuring the properties weren’t occupied and thus make it easier for him to remove easy-to-transport personal effects and small items of furniture. Enough evidence was obtained during the investigation to identify the alleged suspect and led the Guardia Civil to arrest a 25-year-old man from North Africa and charge him accordingly. He has since been sent to prison following a court hearing in Totana, Murcia.
JAILED: Katharina Katit-Stäheli (inset).
Hospital horror Mother jailed for killing baby A Swiss mother who kidnapped her 10-month-old baby son before slitting his throat in a Costa Blanca hospital will serve 11 years in jail. The verdict by an Elche jury comes after the requested 17-year sentence was reduced because Katharina KatitStäheli, 43, suffers from a mental disorder which “impeded her judgement and made her believe it was the only way,” a court statement said. Her son was born with hydrocephalus, a condition which causes fluid to accumulate in the brain and the head to increase in size. She believes the condition was caused by an oral medication she took without
knowing she was pregnant, having always sworn by natural remedies in the past. When the infant was born she rejected medical solutions offered by a Zurich hospital and stole her husband’s car before fleeing her homeland to Alicante. An international arrest warrant was issued by Swiss authorities and the woman was later spotted in a Torrevieja shopping centre by a Spanish
citizen who had seen her photo on the television. After being held by police she was taken to hospital for checks on the child, and once there requested that she be allowed to bathe him. But once alone she produced a kitchen knife from her handbag and stabbed her baby in three places before plunging the blade into her own neck in a failed suicide attempt.
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Smooth criminal A KNIFE-WIELDING man who held up a bank in the Corazon de Jesus neighbourhood in Elche has been jailed, although he will not be charged with robbery after asking staff for drugs rather than money.
Get a room ELDA Council has passed a new bylaw prohibiting sexual intercourse or nudity in public spaces, including roads, after a number of such incidents were reported by citizens.
Fizzled out A MAN who reportedly tried to burn down a house while three minors were inside has been held by police in Dolores, although he failed to start the fire having fled after dousing the walls with petrol.
Fatal fall A WORKER has died after falling from the ninth floor of a building under construction in the San Juan beach area in Alicante City, after a crane struck the wall where he was working in Calle Músico Vicente Spiteri.
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Battery and assault gang detained GUARDIA CIVIL in the Murcia region have arrested three members of a criminal group connected with the alleged theft of more than two tons of vehicle batteries. As part of an investigation the t h r e e Latest news Spaniards, and aged bemore as it tween 36 and happens 40 and with a string of similar offences in the past, were based in Cartagena and La Unión. The operation began in June after a number of similar robberies with force were reported and caused great concern among those working in the agriculture sector that were beginning to fear for both their safety and property. The investigation showed that two of the alleged thieves carried out what is believed to be at www.euroweeklynews.com
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least 12 thefts of these industrial batteries taken from lorries and tractors, and the third is a junkyard manager that acquired the stolen goods. It’s alleged that he then covered up the criminal activity by creating fake delivery notes. All of the stolen property has been recovered and returned to their rightful owners.
ARRESTED: One of the alleged battery thieves taken into custody. RELATIVES of four of the five fatalities of a major car accident are seeking to discover what really caused their deaths. The accident happened close to the La Paz service area on the A-7 motorway, and the families are instructing their legal representative to argue that such a serious accident could only have been caused by the driver of the lorry being distracted, possibly because he was using his mobile phone. Their lawyer, Pedro López Graña, said: “There was good visibility on the road, the driver’s cab gave him a higher view of the road and yet, despite this, there was not the slightest trace that the vehicle has used its brakes either before the first collision with a car or in the subsequent crashes that included up to eight vehicles.” In trying to get to the truth behind the crash which could possibly be due to the fact the driver had tested positive for cocaine - although he did say that he had taken it two days prior to the incident the families’ lawyer will also ask the court to contact the driver’s mobile telephone provider to see if he was using the phone at the time of the collision.
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TV on the beach A FULL production team from the Channel 4 TV series ‘A Place in the Sun’ are back in the area. They have been filming on a local beach in Mazarrón in an area known locally as Bahía Chic and will be in the municipality for two days.
Kidnapper caught N AT I O N A L P O L I C E i n E l c h e h a v e a r r e s t e d a m a n i n h i s 5 0 ’s who had entered a bank with a knife, and kidnapped two members of staff and three customers. No injuries have been reported, but some involved were treated at the scene due to anxiety attacks.
THE origin of the Camino de Santiago stretches back to the ninth century, when the tomb of Saint James the Great was discovered in Santiago de Compostela. Legend claims that the remains of the revered apostle were carried by boat from Jerusalem to be buried in the Galician capital. Since then, millions have flocked to pay their respect to the apostle in the city’s cathedral and many churches, monasteries and villages were built around the route. However, the popularity of the journey began to fade during the 14th century as a result of wars, disease epidemics and natural disasters. The route began to regain its appeal during the 19th century, but it wasn’t until the 1980s, when the Council of Europe declared the site the first European Cultural Route, that the pilgrimage began to surge in popularity once more.
Local thief found GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Murcia have arrested a man suspected of being behind at least 11 thefts from parked cars in Jumilla. Police traced the culprit to a home 250 metres away from the scene of most of the robberies after a number of investigations.
KNACKERED: Hikers abandon their shoes at ‘world’s end,’ the pilgrimage’s final destination.
Still hard times DESPITE the economic recovery b o th n a tio n a lly a nd loc a lly, the number of people living at levels of
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STUNNING: The remains of Saint James the Great are believed to be buried in the Santiago de Compostela cathedral. Now people from across the globe flock to complete the Camino each year and nearly 300,000 pilgrims made it to Santiago de Compostela in 2016 alone. While some still make the journey for religious purposes, many just take the opportunity to test their endurance and explore the Galician countryside.
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Money for old site MURCIA City Council has approved a grant of €60,000 to the municipality of Totana in order to carry out emergency works aimed at maintaining the archaeological site of La Bastida. The site has suffered from a series of landslides that has put its safety at risk.
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SIX rubbish containers in Murcia have been virtually destroyed by fire and four others badly vandalised, as confirmed by the Local Police. Specifically, the streets affected by the fires were Puerta Nueva, Marques de Vélez, Ronda de Levante, and three others in Príncipe de Astúrias.
THE Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of Saint James, has been one of the world’s most important religious pilgrimages for centuries, but its popularity has surged in recent years, writes Kat Ashton.
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THERE are many different paths that pilgrims can take to reach Santiago, including routes that start in other European countries such as France and Germany. One of the most popular choices is the ‘French Way,’ which starts in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of the Pyrenees border and making its way through Pamplona, Logroño, Burgos and Leon before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. The route stretches for over 800km and takes around a month to complete. The true end of the Camino however actually lies at the Cabo Finisterre cape near the Galician fishing village Fisterra. True devotees tackle this extra 100km stretch from Santiago to worship in front of a sacred image of Christ and see the ‘World’s End.’ It has also become tradition for travellers to abandon their destroyed walking shoes here or burn them in fires.
poverty remains the same as 2012. It’s estimated that 6.4 per cent of the populations of Elche, Crevillente and Santa Pola are struggling to access basic goods and services.
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The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1687 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 71 local stories.
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EWN a true leader THE phenomenal growth of EWN Online continues. October was another record-breaking month for the EWN’s website and social media platforms which are now firmly established as the leading internet sources of Spanish news in English.
And the increasingly impressive statistics look set to go on during the year-end build up towards Christmas and New Year. The website is now drawing ever closer to a staggering 900,000 page views per month, with a million clearly achievable in the weeks and
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479 new page likes for the month which takes us UP to 22,469 Total reach for October was 945,982 (20% up on September) - so we’re really nudging the 1 million target! Top story was the Galicia wildfire story which reached 50,459 people.
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Poll of the week Is it wrong not to wear a poppy ahead of Remembrance Day?
LAST WEEK’S POLL: Following the Guardia Civil’s announced crackdown on horse hobbling, are police doing enough to combat animal cruelty in Spain?
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TRIVIA FROM AROUND THE WORLD The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bar in Japan, where it sits 10 metres underwater and is often used by divers to leave postcards.
Buzz Aldrin was not the first man on the moon but was however the first person to urinate there, according to National Geographic. During the Second World War, the crew of British submarine HMS Trident kept a fully grown reindeer called Pollyanna aboard their vessel for six weeks after receiving the animal as a gift from Russia.
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Record of number of page views: 866,944 UP 21% on previous best month (September 2017) Number of users: 256,774 UP 44% on September 2017 Our top article (Ryanair flight cancellations) received over 34,000 page views
months ahead. Meanwhile the Facebook page now boasts an amazing near 23,000 followers. These figures have left all traditional rivals trailing in their wake, with the EWN Online team’s reputation for round-the-clock, accurate reporting of the latest news increasingly being noted, appreciated, and followed. The EWN has a brief to lead, both in Print and Online, while others appear merely able to follow.
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A US ranger went into the Guinness Book of World Records for being struck the most times by lightning. Roy Sullivan was hit seven times throughout his life, in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
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Father and son arrested for illegal detention NATIONAL POLICE in Alicante have arrested two men, a father and his son, after allegedly keeping a man against his will for two days. They have been charged with extortion, robbery with intimidation and illegal detention for holding the victim in a house in Alicante after they stole his car and forced him to legally transfer the vehicle to them. The events took place about a month ago when the victim reported the incident to police in Alicante. He had originally travelled to an address in the city to sell a mobile phone and he was invited into the house by the two men where he believed a sale of the phone would take place. Instead, the couple kept him in the house for the next two days without food or drink or use of a toilet, during which he was allegedly threatened and intimidated to
hand over all the documents to his car he had with him. They had even prepared a bill of sale that included all the details of the ‘seller’ which they forced him to sign. While locked up, the men stole the car and the alarm was only originally raised when the man’s mother reported his disappearance and the missing persons protocol was set in motion.
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After two days in captivity, he ma na ge d to e s c a pe onto the street where he immediately notified the polic e . The y w e re a ble to identify the pair involved in the crimes - both of Spanish na tiona lity - a nd be ga n a search for them. They were arrested last week when the stolen vehicle was also recovered along with some of the man’s belongings.
The total length of Spanish coasts, which is further than the distance between the US and Spain.
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Born to be a star
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SHE’S the Marbella-born actress who appears set to conquer Hollywood. And Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown is well on the way to achieving her dream after the second season of hit series Stranger Things amassed over a record million mentions on Twitter within 48 hours of it being released. The 13-year-old, whose parents hail from GOING PLACES: Bournemouth, is said to be Millie Bobby Brown. worth more than €5.5 milRAUNCHY: Christina Pedroche. lion after the first season of the supernatural drama garnered 22 million viewers in the United States alone. It comes after the starlet appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue and was named in Time Magazine’s InfluenA WELL-KNOWN Spanish glamour modtial Teens of 2017. el has been robbed after having her clothes She has now signed lucrative sliced open in Madrid. Wilma Gomez, 33, deals to promote Calvin Klein and was at a train station when she realised that Converse products after spending the a brand new mobile phone and 600 USD summer filming upcoming blockwere missing from her jacket. buster Godzilla: King of Monsters “I went to buy a ticket and when I put alongside Oscar nominee Vera my hand in my pocket there was a big CHRISTMAS Farmiga and English screen icon hole,” she said. “It’s a very busy place and CRACKER: Charles Dance. because I’m so clueless I thought I had Wilma Gomez.
Sheer delight! SHE’S the actress and host who set tongues wagging after presenting Spain’s televised New Year’s Eve coverage in a transparent dress. And Christina Pedroche, 29, again left little to the imagination as she put on an eyepopping display after taking to the catwalk during the 2017 Women’s Secret Night lingerie show in Madrid. She shared the runway with famous Spanish models including Rocio Crusset and Estela Grande at the glittering event presented by Hollywood star Elsa Pataky.
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lost my cell phone or my money, which I was going to exchange for Euros. “They literally cut my clothes!” But it was not all bad news for the 2007 Miss Playboy Spain, who currently stars on TV in Chile, as the stunner revealed that she was visiting her home country for a festive photo shoot. “I’ll be on the cover of the Christmas edition of Playboy,” confirmed the Mallorca-born bombshell. “The first time I did it was in 2008.”
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STEAMY: Hoult HE’S played an inand Costa. troverted schoolboy, a manipulative teenager and a mutant superhero. But British actor Nicholas Hoult, 27, appears to have finally come of age after stripping off for a raunchy sex scene alongside 32-year-old Spanish actress Laia Costa in his latest film Newness. The romantic drama premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has just been released worldwide via streaming service Netflix.
A bit Messi FOOTBALL mega star Lionel Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo appeared to accidentally reveal that the pair’s third child will be a boy. The blunder came in a birthday social media message to eldest son Thiago, who recently turned five. It comes after the 29-year-old last month confirmed that she was pregnant after tying the knot with the 30-year-old Barcelona striker in June.
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TWO families had to be evicted from their homes on Calle San Isidro de Bigastro in Orihuela after one collapsed without warning. It happened in the early hours of Sunday morning when it’s believed part of the floor of one of the houses gave way after a supporting wall gave way. Those affected are a young married couple with two children who live in the house as well as another couple who live next door and have been prevented from accessing their property due to safety concerns. The owners were fast asleep around 1am when they woke up after hearing a loud bang. At
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first, when they turned on the lights, they didn’t notice anything strange but when they turned them back off again they noticed street lights coming in through the back of the house... where the kitchen and toilet used to be. Firefighters from Orihuela were called to the damaged house where they confirmed that some structural damage had caused the supporting wall to collapse and led to the floor following suit. The back of the property ended up as a pile of
rubble, and following inspections by municipal technicians and advice from firefighters and the police it is thought the homes will have to be demolished. The local council has already said that it will give every possible support to the affected families although it’s understood that they’re staying with other family members in the meantime. Further detailed examinations of the property have taken place to look at the possibility that a water leak caused a weakness in the supporting wall.
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Overnight burglars on trial NINE PEOPLE have been put on trial by the Provincial Court of Alicante, accused of being part of a criminal organisation believed to have carried out burglaries in a number of municipalities across the Vega Baja. These took place between 2009 and 2010 in homes located in Torrevieja, Orihuela and Rojales among others. The case Prosecutor is asking for prison sentences that range between three and five years to reflect several crimes of robbery and one of illegal association with the organisation. The gang of thieves usually broke into the victims’ properties overnight and when the occupiers were sleeping to avoid being disturbed. Most of the homes robbed had reported handbags and electronic appliances as being the popular stolen items although in some cases vehicles parked outside had also been taken.
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Time to reflect AS hundreds of thousands get ready to consider the futility of war and to proudly wear their poppies on Remembrance Sunday, people are still dying around the world. Not every war is a formal declaration between two or more countries but in many ways, unofficial armed conflict is even worse as those taking part will often ignore what are known as the ‘rules of war’. There are no less than 44 recognised international armed conflicts where a minimum of 100 people were killed during the past 12 months and in a number of cases, such as Syria and Yemen, the conflicts are supported by foreign financial and military aid. Representatives of the American government have recently made it clear that the only way to get North Korea to change its ways is by a full invasion and the industry of war benefits the taxpayers and economies of America and most of the European Union. This ignores the atrocities that have been committed by Daesh on innocent civilians and which sadly can never be contained as a single madman driving a vehicle into a random crowd can never be contained. Sunday is a time to reflect on the past and the future and to hope that our leaders do what they can to protect as many innocent lives as possible.
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Local councillor’s car not covered stopped by officers when her car was allegedly poorly parked and, once it was established the vehicle wasn’t insured, was taken by a grua (tow truck) to the municipal car
pound. She was fined €400 as the insurance had expired back in 2016. The councillor has admitted her guilt and has apologised for what
has happened. In her defence, she said that everything had been due to a confusion with the insurance company when she believed that her policy was still in force. Even
so, she fully accepted that the responsibility is hers and hers alone to ensure her car is insured and in fact re-insured the vehicle the day after the fine was issued.
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LOCAL POLICE in the municipality of Callosa de Segura have fined one of their councillors for having a car without insurance. PSOE Councillor Ana Belen Berná was
NEW ARRIVALS: TUIfly aircraft become regular Murcia visitors.
Brussels and Leeds get new direct flights MURCIA-SAN JAVIER Airport has inaugurated their winter season with the opening of two new routes that received the traditional aviation baptism by fire trucks as they arrived on the runway. The two new routes connect Brussels-Charleroi - operated by the Belgian company TUIfly - and Leeds-Bradford by Ryanair. The connection with Brussels will have two weekly frequencies (Monday and Friday, with one arrival and one departure) and will be the first time Murcia-San Javier has been able to offer more than one connection to Belgium (the other being to and from Antwerp-Deurne Airport) and
both operated by TUIfly. The Antwerp flight comes into the Mar Menor-based airport on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In addition, from now until the end of March, Murcia-San Javier will have flights to LeedsBradford on Tuesdays and Saturdays, on a route operated by Ryanair. The airport’s winter season which goes from October 29, 2017 to March 24, 2018, will see the airlines plan to offer more than 1,440 aircraft movements, 2.7 per cent more than in the previous winter season, and have scheduled more than 255,500 seats.
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Tons of stolen pomegranates
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for not having a valid ITV the fig season during May (MOT) certificate. and June - which are the Four people were identimain products in these mufied as having nicipalities. quantities of Reinforcepomegranates in ments over the their vehicles past two that they months set up couldn’t account 18 different Latest news for. One was traffic control and carrying 140 kipoints looking more as it los and another at both people happens with 75 kilos and and vehicles three others were p a s s i n g found to have 200 kilos bethrough the rural areas and tween them. they are checked to see if The police inspector was anything indicates illegal ackeen to point out that as the tivity. During the campaign, confiscated goods are perish56 vehicles were detained able they are distributed to with two of them denounced people in need via the local The price per head at the Hard Rock social services organisations, Hotel Ibiza, reportedly the world’s most so nothing goes to waste. expensive restaurant.
LOCAL POLICE in Albatera in collaboration with the Guardia Civil in Dolores have seized a total of 415 kilos of alleged stolen pomegranates. They were discovered during a series of patrols in the farm areas that take place during the months of September and October that are the main harvesting months for the fruit. The Chief Inspector of the Local Police, Pedro Serna, explained that apart from the routine patrols throughout the year, they are reinforced during two harvesting seasons for figs and pomegranates -
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October was dry SPANISH State Meteorological Agency has said that October in the Alicante Province has been one of the sixth warmest and driest since October 1950. The average temperature has been 18.2ºC.
Road death ONE person has died and one seriously injured in a car accident on the N-332 in Gran Alacant on the stretch of road between El Altet and Santa Pola.
Jobs record NUMBERS of fixed contracts in Murcia reached record levels during the month of October with 7,492 people being taken on, surpassing the 6,905 registered in May.
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Auditorium ‘white elephant’ gets presidential approval XIMO PUIG, the President of the Valencian government has paid a visit to Torrevieja and took time out to see the Torrevieja Auditorium as it unveiled its new programme. Puig, accompanied by the mayor of Torrevieja José Manuel Dolón and other local dignitaries, said the planned events
will help make the building a perfect place for an economic, social and cultural synergy. Reflecting on the troubled history of the building over recent years, the Valencian President continued: “This place clearly could have been used better. Now at last Torrevieja Auditorium will have a stable and permanent programme” he de-
clared, insisting that they intend to do away with “white elephants.” Puig went on to assure their commitment to get the people of the Vega Beja in general and Torrevieja in particular better access to culture. “The auditorium can be the venue for great economic potential, not just for cultural events.”
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Underage drinkers part of festival disruption COINCIDING with the Medieval Market that was held at the time, Local Police in Elche were forced to make interventions due to dozens of complaints received from locals. Specifically, 56 denuncias were issued for the possession of narcotics, added to the 86 for drinking alcohol on public roads outside the permitted venues and bar and restaurant terraces. In addition, 13 fines were issued for urinating on the public roads and seven others were reprimanded for screaming in the street and violating noise pollution regulations. Three of those detained for drunken behaviour were found to be underage and were subsequently taken care of before their parents were informed. Police have encouraged parents and guardians of minors to maintain better surveillance and monitoring of their children to avoid, as far as possible, these situations happening again.
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How will UK inheritance tax affect your family? Liability to UK inheritance tax is based on domicile, not residence. If you are a UK domicile, or are deemed domiciled under HM Revenue & Customs rules, your worldwide estate above the thresholds is liable to tax at 40%. Assets in the UK are liable regardless of domicile. You can live in Spain for many years and remain a UK domicile. It is however possible to adopt a domicile of choice in Spain or elsewhere if you cut ties to the UK. The rules are complex so you need specialist advice if you wish to protect your heirs from this tax. There are now two allowances for inheritance tax: Standard nil-rate band - The tax-free threshold is currently £325,000. It should rise each year in line with inflation, but it has been frozen for a number of years. When this allowance is not used, or only partly used, you can transfer the balance to your
£1 million by 2020.
By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks spouse/civil partner. Residential Nil Rate Band (RNRB) – This new “family home allowance” came into effect in April 2017. It is being introduced gradually, so that it is £100,000 this tax year, rising by £25,000 each year until it is £175,000 in 2020/21 (after which it will rise in line with inflation). This allowance is also transferable, so this makes a total potential threshold for a couple of
You can claim the family home allowance on a property outside the UK, provided it is your main home. Local inheritance tax may still apply. Note, however, that there are limitations on the Residential Nil Rate Band: • It only applies to property (a family home • You need to have lived in it at some stage • The property must be inherited by descendants • They must receive it directly • Only one property can benefit • Larger estates may not benefit Estates worth over £2 million receive a smaller allowance, and those over £2.2 million do not receive any RNRB at all. This applies to your whole, worldwide estate, not just to property. So this will include your savings and investments, trusts, pay outs from
life insurance policies, pension lump sums received on the death of a spouse/partner, cars, furniture and personal belongings such as jewellery. It will also include applicable gifts given away over the last seven years. Debts and liabilities are deducted from the total assets and gifts. Since the residential nil rate band is only available where property is passed directly to children and grandchildren, this will not apply to many trusts. If you own property in a trust, seek advice to establish what you need to do to protect your family from paying unnecessary tax. Seek advice on how to protect your family and other heirs from inheritance tax. It gets more complex for expatriates because of the domicile issue. You need specialist cross-border estate planning advice to establish where you are domiciled and the most effective solutions for you. It is important to understand how the
UK tax interacts with Spanish succession tax and what steps you can take to avoid or mitigate these taxes for your heirs. Blevins Franks has 40 years’ advising expatriates in Spain on estate planning and inheritance tax planning. Contact us for personalised advice on UK inheritance tax, Spanish succession tax and establishing an effective estate plan that achieves your wishes. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. 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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H O U S E p r i c e s i n To r r e v i e j a , based on the values of land, have increased during the third quarter of 2017 by 1.56 per cent. This means that the average price in the municipality is now €1,325 per square metre. However, according to a study made by Preciosviviendas.com, if someone wants to buy an apartment on Calle Poseidón they will be expected to pay €2,495 per m2 and thus makes it the most expensive street in the city. Overall, the total value of the 1 2 0 , 4 0 2 h o m e s i n To r r e v i e j a i s valued at €11.7 billion. This information now available offers all those living in Torrevie-
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TORREVIEJA: Land prices see jump during this year to date.
ja - or thinking of moving into the area - a free consultation as to the value of the homes and allows them to keep informed about not only property values but the level of building activity. Thanks to the exhaustive valuation processes, both the highest and lowest property prices in Torrevieja are now known and shows that District 03 possesses the highest average values and District 01 is at the other end of the scale. Calle Poseidón tops the list, with Avenida Agua in second spot at €2,081 per m2. The road with the cheapest average price is Calle Carreno with €886 per m2.
Fines imposed for tractor blockers TRACTOR drivers in Murcia have been fined €3,000 each for blocking roads and causing disruption to traffic during a demonstration back in April. The protest took place by the drivers at the lack of available water to irrigate their crops due to closures of wells to avoid spillages into the Mar Menor.
The fines - which can be reduced by 50 per cent if paid within 15 days of receiving the notification - have been imposed following a report on incidents that attracted over 600 calls to police and 712 complaints from locals via Twitter. Roads were blocked for 29 hours as the tractor trail toured the city, ignoring traffic lights and occupying more than one lane.
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Sporty spending MURCIA’S city council has invested more than €1m in sports facilities across the region in Cabezo de Torres, El Esparragal, Sangonera la Verde, Sangonera la Seca, Avileses and Valladolises.
Needy grants PROJECT ‘Solidarity Shopping Basket’ taking place in the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar has given €31,500 in grants to coordinate and distribute food to the most needy.
Family bonus LOS ALCÁZARES will give large families in the municipality up to 60 per cent reduction in the annual property tax (IBI) which is the maximum discount allowed.
Cabby arrest POLICE arrested a taxi driver for the alleged abuse of a passenger in Alicante. The victim had no money to pay her fare after her purse had been stolen.
City accident TWO elderly people were injured after being hit by a car on Avenida Benito Pérez Galdós in Alicante. The couple affected were taken to Alicante General Hospital.
4-year drop ORIHUELA has lost 18 per cent of its population over a period of four years. Numbers dropped from 91,260 in 2013 to an estimated 75,092 in 2017.
Flood risk EXPERTS have warned that Alicante is built on a series of ravines and old lagoons in which water still accumulates during heavy rainfall, and the city is always at risk of flooding.
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AVE TRAINS: Residents won’t hear them passing through.
Residents to be protected from high-speed noise WORKS on the AVE highspeed railway line between Cartagena and Murcia at the spot where it’s due to connect with Madrid and what is referred to as the ‘Mediterranean Corridor,’ will include an investment of €1.8m to install noise screens. These will be placed along a stretch of almost 3.4 kilometres of track that is aimed
to protect 226 homes from noise pollution. The planned barriers will be 3.5 metres high and must be erected to comply with official noise levels as set out in Royal Decree 1367/2007. This sets limits of 60 decibels after 7am and during the afternoon and down to 50 decibels for the late evening and through the night after
11pm. To achieve such official levels, the cost of the sound barriers will cost €150 per square metre without the building costs. All this information is part of an environmental impact analysis on the Murcia-Cartagena high-speed connection that was recently published in the Official State Gazette.
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Both citizens and businesses praised for glass recycling glass than usual during the summer season just ended. A total of 852 tons of glass
has been recycled as part of a comprehensive plan launched between the council and the non-profit organisation Ecovidrio, and accounts for a 6 per cent increase year-onyear. Environment councillor Fanny Serrano, who has been a major promoter of the campaign, stressed that “the awareness of glass recycling that exists in Torrevieja has enabled us to recycle double the national average.” She was delighted to receive, on behalf of the municipality, one of the ‘Green Igloo’ awards for having exceeded the previous year’s recycling figures. It’s not just individual citizens that have been praised for their environmental credentials, as many in the hospitality industry have played their part during the summer exercise.
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THE municipality of Torrevieja has announced that it has managed to recycle even more
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UP t o 5,000 chi l dr en i n school s i n Mur ci a now get their meals for free. A new schem e has been unrolled among six new cant eens whi ch serve 217 centres.
Kidney visit THE mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, has visited the dialysis unit of Area III i n La Vi ña where between 80 and 90 of t he 200 ki dney patients are treated.
AWARD: Fanny Serrano (left) accepts a ‘Green Igloo’ on behalf of Torrevieja. A total of 251 establishments based in Torrevieja took part in the scheme and are a vital element as they generated around 50 per cent of single-use glass containers. The summer season accounts for 30 per cent of the total glass
collected during the year. For 2016 as a whole, Torrevieja recycled 2,434,340 kilos of glass which equated to 28.9kg per inhabitant that had been placed in the 649 green containers across the municipality.
Mental aid A CHARI TY gal a i n aid of Ápices has raised €646,000 t o hel p t he 60 peopl e t hat suf f er from mental health issues i n t hi s dedi cat ed sheltered housing association.
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had managed to bring him A TORREVIEJA man is back to consciousness and alive and well thanks to the restore his vital signs as they quick work of a couple of waited for an ambulance to off-duty nurses. He had sufarrive. The paramedics confered a heart attack in the tinued where their colstreet when the two auxilleagues had left off and cariaries just happened to be ried out CPR. passing by at the time when The patient was taken to the man collapsed. Torrevieja where he received Estefanía Tortosa works at emergency treatthe Orihuela Cosment and was well ta Health Centre enough to go and Mario García home after a few at the Torrevieja days. As he Hospital, and worked in the hosthey had just colLatest news pital, Mario lected Mario’s and popped into the inson as the incimore as it tensive care unit dent unfolded in happens every day to check front of them and on the progress of quickly stopped the patient he’d no doubt the car they were in. helped to save. “Normally I As they reached the padon’t drive past that particutient they discovered that he lar area, so it was lucky that was unconscious and had the patient is alive. It makes suffered a cardiac arrest. me very happy,” he said. They immediately began to Whether on-duty under the try to revive the man and
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of Spaniards do not have a siesta, despite the country being famed for it according to a government study.
normal day-to-day pressures of a hospital or on their free days, members of the Spanish health service are always on duty and have once again demonstrated their dedication.
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Pool opens at last AFTER almost a year of work and repairs to the indoor heated pool in Torrevieja, the plan is to reopen the venue during this month, according to councillor Víctor Ferrández.
Forest floor CHILDREN spending time in the Vega Baja Hospital will experience a brighter experience as the corridors, ceilings and floors of the paediatric zone have been painted to resemble a forest.
High levels THE region of Murcia has recorded the highest amount of migrants in the space of 24 hours. A total of 284 people have been found in 26 boats.
Golden day ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport has celebrated its 50th anniversary by holding an open day for its employees, their families and former employees, including a tour of the operations centre.
Scaffold fall A 27-YEAR-OLD man was injured after falling from scaffolding when he was working in Murcia. He was taken to the Reina Sofía Hospital.
Sea defence CARTAGENA City Council has answered complaints about the use of heavy cleaning machinery saying that it’s necessary due to the amount of posidonia seaweed on the beaches.
Out to grass THREE Frenchmen have been held and more than five kilos of cannabis seized after a Local Police patrol spotted one of the suspects loading a large box into the boot of a car on a rural road near Elche.
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Positive car sales growth for 2017 DURING the first 10 months of this year, the Murcia region has seen a significant growth in the number of car sales. Registrations of cars and jeeps have reached 21,747 between January and October representing an increase of 9.8 per cent compared to 2016. October itself recorded a sharp jump year-on-year with a 17.3 per cent in-
crease and 2,294 units sold. This is according to data from ANFAC, Faconauto and Ganvam, associations that represent manufacturers, dealers and retailers. These results place Murcia as the second biggest vehicle sales autonomous region - equal with Madrid and just behind Navarra where their growth was 11.2 per cent.
Across Spain as a whole, the registrations of cars and SUVs stood at 94,676 during the month of October, which is a rise of 13.7 per cent compared to the same period last year. By individual sectors, sales to private customers in October reached 54,459 - up 11 per cent - while the company sector bought 33,700 (up 19 per cent).
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THE Vega Baja Hospital is taking part in a national project under the name of ‘Project Zero Infection’ (IQZ) with the aim of reducing to a minimum the proportion of patients who suffer infections after und e r g o i n g Latest news surgery. and According to more as it data from the happens Spanish Society of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Hygiene, PREVENTION: More sophisticated and safer surgical which is responsible for the procedures to stop infections. nationwide implementation nate from operating theatres. quently undertaken in the of the project, approximateIn order to meet the obcountry’s hospitals. ly 4,700,000 Spaniards unjectives proposed in the IQZ Evidence suggests that dergo surgery each year, project, a team was set up most of the infections which makes surgery after composed of a doctor and a picked up in hospital origicare one of the most fre-
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nurse of the preventative medicine department of the Vega Baja Hospital, as well as others connected with quality control and surgery interventions. They will be expected to carry out a set of recognised efficiency measures that will be essential to achieve the desired objectives. These include thorough disinfecting of the patients with a special solution and also acquiring electric shavers to remove hair when required without damaging the skin that could attract infections. Surgery undertaken in the orthopaedic and traumatology departments has these new procedures in operation already and the effectiveness of the disinfectant regimes will be assessed and evaluated over the coming weeks and months. Department manager Miguel Fayos said: “We are committed to all these initiatives that will benefit patient care and we wish to take this opportunity to thank all the professionals at the hospital who work so hard to improve our health.”
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STREET markets in Santiago de la Ribera have taken measures to guarantee the safety of the traders and their customers in the wake of recent terror attacks in Spain and across Europe. The initiative, promoted by the Local Police, is for some of the market traders to place their own vehicles at either end or at strategic points of the weekly markets to shield streets from any potential attacks. The project is already being carried out in San Javier for their Thursday market. Chief of the Local Police, Salvador Angosto, said that the agreement of the traders had been unanimous to the idea that first came from a suggestion by local councillor Teresa Foncuberta who had seen a similar operation in another municipality. After an survey among the traders, police found a strong will to carry out the plan and it was put into operation. The plan is to extend this into the markets in La Manga next summer. It was stressed should emergency vehicles need access to the market, the vans could be moved quickly by their owners manning the market stalls.
THE Vega Baja is suffering from an invasion t hat nobody can st op. The Arizona cactus has r et ur ned i n hi gh num ber s t o t he Si er r a de Or i huel a and i n San Miguel.
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Up the river TH E H ydrographi c Confederation in Orihuela is taking advantage of a lack of water f l owi ng i n t he Ri ver Segura t o cl ean m ud and silt that has built up.
Fired up ONE in every three municipalities in the Alicante Province will have dedicated brigades to prevent and fight fires. M ore areas wi t h l ess than 1,000 inhabitants will benefit.
Won’t bite THE com pany em ployed to fight against mosquitoes in Torrevieja has not extended their contract, despite the option to do so. The counci l has ensur ed t hat a service will continue.
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Great wall of Tabarca gets further investment THE island of Tabarca will see one of its areas of cultural interest getting further investments, with the famous wall benefiting most. A total of €265,009 is being spent and was announced by the central government delegate in the Valencian Community, Juan Carlos Moragues, who said that the work will be started shortly and will last three months. There have already been investments in 2009, 2014 and 2015 and with this latest amount, the subsequent programme of works will allow this part of the wall to be accessible to both residents and the thousands of tourists that visit Tabarca e v e r y y e a r, a n d i n c l u d e s the section from the north-
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RESTORATION: Tourists to see wall in all its glory. west end to the San Gabriel door. The area has been declared an ‘asset of cultural interest’ since 1964 and the planned restorations will
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take place on the part of the wall facing the sea and only 10 metres away from the shore. A new stairway will be constructed to enable public access to the parts of the wall that have been lost, parapets will be renovated and the paved area will be rebuilt.
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SHORE FUTURE: Javier Manzanares (inset) announces sand store. TORREVIEJA Council has announced that it will ensure its popular beaches will have enough sand on them for at least two years. Councillor Javier Manzanares said that at least 15,000 cubic metres of sand will be needed and that it will be taken from the area around Torreblanca. It will be treated
and stored and used when necessary, Manzanares has described the project as “very important for the city� and that work has been going on behind the scenes for some time to make it a reality. Details of the contract and the programme of works need to be fully decided upon but it
will eventually allow the removal and cleaning of an area of Torrevieja that it is accepted has been neglected for a number of years. Manzanares concluded by saying that never before has so much sand been collected and stored to protect the beaches and to be prepared for future storm damage.
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Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph. By John Smith THERE are two specific dates associated with the end of the First World War, one of which is permanent and the other changes each year. People all across Britain will observe a two minute silence at 11am this Saturday (the 11th hour o f t h e 11 t h d a y o f t h e 11 t h month), which is the time and date when hostilities formally ended after more than four years of battle during what is now re-
In memory of those who laid down their lives membered as The Great War. The nearest Sunday to November 11 is chosen as Remembrance Day where people gather together to remember and mourn the dead
Behind the poppy IN the spring of 1915, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian doctor who had just lost a friend during the First World War (1914-1918), was inspired to write the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ after seeing poppies growing in battle-scarred fields where little else would grow. The poem inspired Moina Michael, an American academic, to make and sell artificial red poppies which were later introduced in the UK by a French woman, Anna Guerin. In 1921, The Royal British Legion ordered nine million of the poppies and sold them on November 11 to commemorate the end of the Great War. The first year alone, the poppies raised £106,000, a staggering amount of money in those days, which was used to help First World War veterans. Nowadays poppies are mostly sold in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to pay tribute to servicemen and women killed in conflict. The poppy is traditionally red to reflect the colour of field poppies and is considered a symbol of remembrance and hope.
in all wars, although in Britain and here in Spain, more emphasis is given to those who died during the 20th and 21st centuries. In London, next Sunday will see
the usual massive ceremony at the Cenotaph which will be attended by members of the Royal Family, representatives of the Commonwealth and Overseas Territories,
Royal British Legion’s Remembrance Sunday By Benjamin Park THE Royal British Legion (RBL) continues to provide a la rg e numbe r of s e rvic e s across Spain year after year. A he a d of this R e me mbrance Day, we spoke to a few members of RBL branches around the country about what the occasion means to them and how they will be spending the day. Jo Taylor, Chairman of the RBL Coin branch, first set-up th e bra nc h in 2006 ha ving previously been a member of two other branches in Spain. She spoke of how her b ranc h c hoos e s to honour loved ones on November 11. “ O n R e me mbra nc e D a y,
we provide a bell service,” she said. “People who attend speak of loved ones they have lost and it’s not just in the First World War, we have people who speak about loved ones they have lost in Iraq, Afghanistan and other wars too. “After people have told me of their loved ones, I read a piece about them and we hold a short moment of silence. We try to ke e p the s e rvic e both public, but private at the same time.” Steve Taylor, who served in the Royal Air Force, was first a member of the RBL in Oxfordshire but transferred his membership to Mollina
when he moved to Spain 10 years ago, where he is now Chairman. He said: “I have attended many Remembrance Day services in and out of uniform both in the the UK and many overseas locations. “I t i s not onl y about t he First World War but every loss of life up to today.” Dave Punshon, a member of the Mollina branch, said: “Though I never served in the armed forces, my father was a standard bearer and founder member of the legion club in my home town. “As he died when I was 22, Remembrance Day is a time of reflection on two counts.”
politicians, veterans of various conflicts and serving military together with a huge audience of onlookers. Due to their advanced age, the Queen and Prince Philip will play a reduced role in the laying of wreaths as they cannot be expected to spend hours standing around in what is invariably a chilly morning. As well as the main service in London, the laying of wreaths takes place all over the UK as well as the Commonwealth and there will also be many parades embracing ex-servicemen now settled in Spain plus the usual services in Gibraltar. Poppies are worn as a symbol of respect and tribute on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day and funds raised from their sale go towards assisting ex-servicemen through the Royal British Legion. The original concept of the wearing of poppies in remembrance - which was inspired by a Canadian military officer and poet who wrote ‘In Flanders Fields’ actually came from America and was adopted by the American Legion before the concept came to the UK in 1921 from France.
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Reality TV sex abuse scandal A CONTESTANT on the Spanish reality TV show Big Brother was kicked off the show after it was alleged he sexually assaulted a female co-star. The show’s producers reportedly got the police involved after booting out Jose Maria Lopez Perez, aged 24, along with his girlfriend Carlota Prado Alonso who was also on the show. Officers in Madrid confirmed that one of the programme directors had made a formal complaint but revealed they had yet to hear from the woman in question. The producers allegedly have video footage of the incident, reported to have taken place on Saturday evening, which they have handed over to the police to help their investigations.
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Dog attack horror Victim has both legs amputated A WOMAN is fighting for her life after being attacked by dogs in Galicia. The 82-year-old from Covelo, Pontevedra, named as Maria Dolores AB, was set upon by two French mastiffs owned by a neighbour as she returned home from mass. Horrified witnesses described how the animals bit her lower legs and scalp to the bone. She was reportedly dragged for 30 metres and her injuries were so serious that surgeons were forced to amputate both her legs below the knees. According to local media reports, the dogs had escaped from the garden of their owner’s home, with police now probing the incident after it emerged that residents had complained about them being loose on several occasions. The victim was taken to a hospital in Vigo where she remains in a critical condition. One of the dogs is a pure French mastiff, also known as Dogue de Bordeaux and a breed considered potentially dangerous in Galicia, and the other a boxer cross, but neither had
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FRENCH MASTIFF: The breed responsible and (inset) the scene in the wake of the attack. the mandatory microchip or health card. Under Spanish law owners of dog
breeds considered potentially dangerous, including rottweilers, pit bull terriers, and Staffordshire bull terriers
must possess a mandatory licence and keep the animals muzzled and on a lead whenever in public.
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‘We’re playing with democracy’ EX-CATALAN President Carles Puigdemont was released on bail in Belgium after the Spanish government issued a European arrest warrant in his name. Puigdemont had fled to Brussels after Spanish authorities voted to impose direct rule on Cataluña following the illegal independence referendum on October 1. Puigdemont, along with four of his ministers, handed himself into the Belgian authorities on Sunday but they were freed after a 10-hour hearing. The court will now decide whether to act on the warrant. Catalan officials face up to 30 years in prison on charges of rebellion, embezzlement of public funds, sedition and disobedience. Eight members of the former parliament have already been jailed following a hearing in Madrid, which Puigdemont re-
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IN LIMBO: Carles Puigdemont must wait for Belgian officials to decide whether to extradite him. fused to attend, pending the government’s enquiry into the controversial referendum. Meanwhile, in an article he wrote for a British newspaper, Puigdemont pointed out how the “leaders of this democratic project face the severest punishment possible - the same as for cases of ter-
rorism or murder. “The Spanish state must honour what was said so many times in the years of terrorism: end violence and we can talk about everything,” he declared. “We’re playing with much more than our personal futures: we’re playing with democracy itself.”
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Unique Li! Chinese officer goes viral Photo credit Guardia Civil
THE only Chinese member of Spain’s Guardia Civil has become a social media sensation after the force tweeted his picture to demonstrate multiculturalism. More than 10 nationalities are in the Guardia and 1,127 officers were born abroad. The 35-year-old was born in the city of Zhenjiang in China but moved to Spain with his parents who were in search of a better life when he was just six-years-old. After doing business studies Li joined the army in Spain, becoming the SENSATION: Guardia Civil officer Li. first Chinese person to do so. 1.70cm,” he explained. But from an early age he wanted to be a poLi joined the Guardia Civil in 2004 and says: liceman. “I owe everything I have to the Civil Guard. It In 2004 he passed all the Guardia Civil engives me the bread of every day and I feel 100 trance tests, except one. per cent Spanish.” “In the first measurement they misjudged and He has a Spanish DNI and has renounced his said that I was only 1.68 metres tall. So they Chinese passport. measured again and I was the minimum height of Li lives in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, with his Romanian The price per head at the Hard Rock wife, and has two children, Hotel Ibiza, reportedly the world’s most expensive restaurant. Martín and Sofía.
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AMANCIO ORTEGA has strengthened his position as the wealthiest person in Spain with a personal fortune in excess of €70 billion, according to the latest Forbes’ Rich List. It comes after the founder of Inditex fashion group best known for its Zara chain of stores - briefly toppled Microsoft mogul Bill Gates to become the richest person on the planet in August this year. The 81-year-old tycoon’s assets are equivalent to the combined wealth of the 51 individua ls w ho follow him in the annual Top 100 published by the Spanish edition of Forbes’ magazine. Second place on the 2017 list is occupied by Ortega’s daughter and heiress Sandra Ortega Mera who is estimated to be worth €6.5 billion, while third place is taken by Mercadona president Juan Roig with €4.8 billion.
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ROLLING IN IT: Amancio Ortega (inset). The top 10 is completed by boss of hotel group Iberostar Miguel Fluxa (€3.6 billion), president of infrastructure giant Ferrovial
Rafael del Pino (€2.9 billion), OHL construction chief Juan Miguel Villar Millar (€2.7 billion), Roig’s wife and Mercadona vice-
president Hortensia Herrero (€2.6 billion), casino magnate Manuel Lao (€2.4 billion), Mango founder Isak Andic (€2.3 billion), and security firm Prosegur head Helena Revoredo (€2.3 billion). But the influence of the famously reclusive Ortega who has a 59 per cent stake in Inditex, the largest textile group in the world, plus a property empire managed via Pontegadea Real Estate is such that if he is removed from the list the average net worth of the top 100 falls from €1.58 billion to €890 million. Only 27 spots are occupied by women, who have between them amassed €24.5 billion.
Suspected terrorist recruiter held A MAN has been arrested in Valencia over suspected ties with Daesh. The 47-year-old would allegedly relay messages from the jihadi organisation to potential recruits and aid in sending them to conflict areas.
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in Sagunto where he was exposed to terrorist propaganda, converting him to extremist ideologies. The accused also allegedly continued his recruitment efforts over the internet and would provide closely guarded Daesh files to potential recruits, meet up with them in secret and teach them how to hide their
tracks online from authorities. He was also described as anti-social, and would generally avoid contact with people who did not follow his religion and ideals. Since 2015 when the Spanish Home Office raised the terror alert to four, authorities have arrested 206 jihadi terrorists in Spain.
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SHOCKING: One of the youths holds the cat before launching it from a window.
Feline lucky Cat survives cruel ordeal OFFICERS from Spain’s Guardia Civil are investigating youths who flung a cat from a second floor window in Torre del Mar, Malaga, and filmed it. The police have identified the alleged abuser, aged 16, who already has a criminal record. Although the cat survived the 15-metre fall a video of the incident sparked outrage on social media. At the start of the recording, that was widely circulated on WhatsApp and other social networks, the 14-year-old recording it and a third youth can be heard asking the 16-year-old not to do it.
But, amid laugher, they then encourage him to fling the cat from the balcony of the second-floor apartment into the street below. Local Police from Velez-Malaga who visited the family home were told by an older brother of the alleged abuser that the cat “is alive and has not suffered physical damage.” Since the incident, believed to have been filmed on All Saints’ Day, the mother of the boy contacted the Guardia Civil to complain about the harassment her son has since suffered on social media.
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SIZZLING: Hooters is known for its fried food and scantily-clad staff.
What a hoot! US chain keeps abreast of Europe EYEPOPPING US chain Hooters has confirmed it is to open its first diner in Spain. The raunchy brand is famed for its chicken wings and beer served by young waitresses in revealing outfits, which have earned it the self-proclaimed ‘breastaurant’ moniker. And with more than 430 eateries in 28 countries, the first Spanish Hooters will soon open in Castelldefels, Barcelona, according to the
company’s Facebook page. Hooters has come under fire for objectifying women due to its compulsory barely-there orange-and-white uniform consisting of tiny shorts combined with a cleavage-enhancing vest top, while the logo features an owl with its eyes replaced by nipples. In the US, it has attracted further criticism for promotional events such as staff beauty pageants and calendars with
photos of girls in various states of undress, while female applicants are reportedly asked to reveal their measurements during the interview process. It comes as Director of Operations in Spain, Julio Arias, moved to dismiss claims that the restaurant was forced to seek an alternative to its original site in Viladecans after being slammed by feminist groups, insisting that the switch was due to ‘space issues.’
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DESTITUTE: The offending plants and (inset) Robbie.
Going to pot A MAN from Scotland who claims he was falsely accused of running a cannabis farm in La Linea de la Concepcion, near Gibraltar, has been left homeless after police seized his passport. Robbie Miller, aged 24, had left Scotland to find a job as a software engineer in Gibraltar and rented a room in a shared flat with a British biker. A few days later, officers raided the property in La Linea de la Concepcion and discovered six large cannabis plants weighing seven kilos. Robbie was held by police for 24 hours before the court seized his passport and released him on bail. The judge allegedly wasn’t interested in hear-
ing his evidence that allegedly proved that the cannabis plants, which he claims must have been growing long before he arrived in the country, were nothing to do with him. Robbie, originally from Hamilton in Scotland, has since been forced to sleep on a bench as he couldn’t book another place to stay without a passport. He told media sources that he wanted to return back to Scotland as soon as possible, but this has also proved impossible with no passport and limited funds. Mr Miller has hired a Spanish lawyer to represent him and hopes the judge will grant him an early hearing and dismiss the case as soon as possible.
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A night to remember ON November 25, MABS Murcia Mar Menor will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a Celebration Dinner Dance at Serena Golf. Tickets have been on sale to volunteers for several weeks and, as there are still tickets available, they wanted to give supporters the opportunity to join in the celebration. The event starts at 7.30pm with a cava reception, followed by a three-course dinner of cream of vegetable soup, roast chicken with potatoes and vegetables and chocolate cookie tart. A vegetarian option is available upon request.
Music will be provided by the Cats Cash Bar. Tickets are €19 and can be bought at the MABS shop or MABS centre in Murcia or by emailing mabsdon nawalsh@gmail.com or visiting the MABS Facebook page. They are also running a raffle with a prize of a juxury break of two nights for up to six people in Cuevas Helena, Andalucia which was featured on TV’s Channel 5 ‘Our Dream Hotel.’ The raffle will be drawn at the Celebration Dinner. Tickets are €5 and the winner will be announced at the Celebration Dinner.
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Out and about
DOGGY DAYS: Members of the Stroller group along with their four-legged friends. ABOUT 60 members of one of the Torrevieja U3A Stroller groups, along with a few fourlegged friends, went for a stroll in Guardamar del Segura after meeting up for a coffee and a chat in the park cafe. The members first embarked on a leisurely
walk through the park areas followed by a meander along the beach where the group broke up into smaller groups and descended upon various cafes for a well-deserved coffee, or a spot of lunch, and, of course, another natter.
COMMUNITY
Festive fun fayre TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is holding their Annual Christmas Fayre at TCF (Avenida de la Cortes Valencianas, 68) on Saturday November 25 between 1pm and 3.30pm. Their Craft Club has made beautiful inexpensive gifts for Christmas, including jewellery, handmade cards, knitted goods and embroidery. There will also be home-baked items, toiletries and bric -a-brac stalls. Refreshments are available. If you need any more information please contact Jim Speakman at jimbryn@hotmail.com.
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Splendid in scarlet
FAIR FUN: The event is the perfect opportunity to get in the holiday spirit.
‘Tis the season... REACH OUT’S popular Christmas Fair is almost here again. The event will be held as usual at the Marina Bar on Calle de las Rosas in Torrevieja on Saturday November 18 at 2pm. The fair is the perfect chance to purchase Christmas gifts and decorations. There will also be a tombola, raffle and many other stalls plus Christmas songs courtesy of ‘The Rascals’ and also a visit from Santa himself
for the children. Festive food options will also be on sale. It is bound to be a fun-filled afternoon for the family, so make sure you make a note in your diary to support this event and, of course, this worthwhile charity. Reach Out/Extiende La Mano was founded in 2011 to help the homeless and tries wherever possible to prevent families joining the ranks of those living rough.
FOLLOWING its recent launch in Benidorm, the Poppy Appeal is now very much underway across the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida. However, it has perhaps got off to the most colourful start on the Orihuela Costa where Chelsea Pensioners, Wayne Campbell BEM and Skippy Teasdale, have been doing a great job. After arriving back from Benidorm, there was no rest for the pair who were out again the following weekend, meeting and greeting on La Zenia Boulevard. Dressed in their world famous scarlet tunics, the pair collected almost €600 in a matter of hours. While they posed for dozens of photographs with individuals and families, Wayne rcalled that “Every poppy sold represents a life. That’s why it is so important that we never forget.” The Royal British Legion would like to thank the staff at La Zenia Boulevard for their continued and valued support.
CHELSEA SMILE: Staff from Super Perfumerias with Wayne Campbell and Skippy Teasdale.
Fair apology THE Amata craft association had planned to host a craft fair as part of the Tapas con Historia event, which was originally scheduled to be held from November 3-5 on the Avenida de los Pinos in Guardamar del Segura. However, due to organisational problems the town hall cancelled the event at the last moment. Because of the short notice there was no time to advise local residents, and Amata would like to apologise to all those people who made the journey, and hopes that a visit to the other attractions of Guardamar, such as its tapas restaurants, dunes and parks, will have compensated for the disappointment of the cancellation.
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THE Pinoso Branch of the Royal British Legion in Spain is holding its annual Service of Remembrance at the Parochial Church of St Peter. The event is usually well attended by a large Spanish and British contingency. The newly formed Murcia Branch and the Pinoso Trefoil Guild will also attend the service on Sunday. The parade will
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COMMUNITY
Pinoso Remembrance Day parade leave the Pinoso theatre at 10.15am for the service at 10.30am. Everyone is welcome. After the service there will be lunch at the El Timon Restaurant. For details and menu choice please contact Janice Rawl-
ings at janiceinspain@gmail.com. Please remember, you do not have to be an ex-member of the Armed Forces to join. Meet people, make new friends and raise money to help the armed forces of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Mont hl y m eet i ngs ar e hel d t he l ast Tuesday of the month 7.30pm at Meson Tonet Restaurant in Pinoso. For more details, please email robin son.sandra60@gmail.com or call 693 790 843.
Reach out for fashion TH E R e a c h O ut Fa s hion Show at the Marina Bar in Torrevieja raised a whopping €628 for this worthwhile charity which cares for the homeless and underprivileged families in the local area. Follow ing the fa s hion show, guests could compete in tombola , ra ffle , a nd ‘name the gorilla’ competitions and explore various other stalls. The afternoon went along swimmingly. The e ve nt orga nis e rs David and Lorraine Whitney would like to thank the stall holders who came and
BEST DRESSED: The Reach Out models at the end of the fashion show. made their contribution to the success of the afternoon,
as well as everybody who donated goods for the event
and al l t hose who cam e along to support the charity. A special big thank you was also given to Rita and Dave Monaghan from Marina Bar who, al ong wi t h their trusty staff, provided refreshments and meals. The next Reach Out event will be the popular Christmas Fair, again at the Marina Bar on Saturday November 18 at 2pm. Revel l er s can expect gifts, decorations, Christmas songs and also a visit from Santa for the children so make sure this afternoon is marked in your diary.
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SWEDEN
NETHERLANDS
Rail rise
Under watch
THE number of people choosing to take the train over the Oresund Bridge between Sweden and Denmark has increased after police stopped carrying out ID checks on commuters earlier this year.
THE Netherlands will hold a referendum to decide whether to pa s s a new sur vei l l ance l aw, w hich wi l l al l ow agenci es t o gather data from large groups of pe op l e at once, af t er near l y 400,000 signed a petition to oppose it.
Wise words THE oldest blogger in Sweden, 105-yearold Dagny Carlsson, has expressed her support of the global #MeToo campaign which brings incidences of sexual harassment to light on social media.
STRETCHING OUT: More people now choose to make the 16km commute over the Oresund Bridge by train.
Weapons raid
holm hotel where they were staying.
POLICE have detained three people suspected of possessing illegal weapons during an operation which involved setting off smoke grenades in the Stock-
Mix-up CHARGES have been dropped
against a Swedish driver who allegedly showed children as young as 10 a ‘pornographic film’ on a school bus when it emerged the film was actually just a romantic comedy.
GERMANY
Wind power GERMANY reportedly generated so much wind power over the
A RARE fungus known as ‘bishop’s mitre’ which has not been seen in the Netherlands for nearly three decades was spotted in a na tur e r eser ve i n Twent e, acc ordi ng t o t he Nat ur e Today website.
Gender gap THE Netherlands has dropped from 16th to 32nd place on the World Economic Forum’s annual gender equality ranking, after it was revealed there is still a 16 per cent average wage gap between men and women.
Actor shamed DUTCH bank ING has decided t o dr op Kevi n Spacey as a speaker at their Business Boost event i n Rot t er dam l at er t hi s month following multiple accusations alleging the actor committed sexual assault.
NORWAY
Job joy UNEMPLOYMENT numbers in Germany remained at a record low of 5.6 per cent in October, according to a report by the Federal Labour Agency, which is the lowest level since the reunification in 1990.
Fungi found
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weekend that costs fell to below z e r o a n d a n e w w i n d e n e rg y record was broken, according to Wind Europe.
Hot spot A NEW study has revealed that Germany has overtaken the UK as Europe’s top destination for real estate investment, increasing from
€54 billion to €68 billion in the past year alone.
Drugged up A 52-YEAR-OLD ‘natural healer’ was taken to court after allegedly drugging a group of doctors at a convention in the town of Handeloh, 27 of which had to be treated in hospital.
Free labour A STUDY which analyses the pay gap between men and women found that women in Norway would stop being paid on November 6 if their wage was divided into the same amount earned by men each month.
Going for gold
FRANCE
BELGIUM
Father’s say
Tragedy strikes
NEARLY 58,000 people have signed a petition to call for paternity leave in France to be extended from the current limit of 11 days to six weeks.
A BELGIAN mother of two was killed when a terrorist ploughed into cyclists in New York on Tuesday, while a further three Belgian nationals were injured in the attack which killed eight in total.
Paris poem
Party pooped
FRENCH president Emmanuel Macron surprised a 13year-old British girl on her birthday when he sent his response to a poem she wrote about the Eiffel tower and sent to the Elysee Palace.
Taking sides IT has been revealed that only 10 per cent of French people have a positive view of US President Donald Trump while 25 per cent approve of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Cutting back FRANCE has announced plans to severely reduce the number of people given the 200-year-old Legion d’Honneur award each year, with officials saying that it will only be awarded in the future based solely on merit.
POLICE were sent to an abandoned warehouse in Engis in the early hours of last Wednesday morning to break up a rave party that was being held in secret.
Hostile hosts BRUSSELS is looking into reports that the UK government is creating a hostile environment for European citizens living in Britain after 5,300 were expelled from the country during the previous 12 months.
Trouble makers A BELGIAN mayor has banned far-right leaders from Dutch nationalist parties from holding a rally in Brussels’ Molenbeek neighbourhood, which has a large Muslim community, over fears that it would disrupt the peace.
NORWAY has unveiled plans to bid to host the Winter Olympics 2026, which would allegedly c os t t he count r y €2.3 bi l l i on and would be the first time they have hosted the games in more than 30 years.
Flying high N O RW E G I A N A I R h a s b e e n named Europe’s best low-cost airline for the fifth year in a row at the Airline Excellence Awards, and has been revealed to carry around 5.2 million UK passengers each year alone.
Fish threat A SPECIES of trout that has lived in Norway’s Bandak Lake since the Ice Age is reportedly under threat as a result of the development of hydropower in the area.
DENMARK
Cheery country DENMARK has been included in list of the top 10 most positive countries in the world for the first time, which is based on the amount of positive actions and achievements accomplished over the past year.
Green reach THE green light has been given to build a 750-kilometre-long cable between Denmark and the UK to help the Danes export green power produced by wind turbines.
Rained down THE wet weather over the summer in Denmark turned out to mean bad business Carlsberg beer, which normally sees profits rise when it’s sunny, as the annual turnover dropped by 1 per cent.
Auto theft FIVE men have been accused of theft and fraud after hiring luxury rental cars in Barcelona and Paris and driving them to Copenhagen, with no intention of returning them.
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RUSSIAN PRESS
Electric style RARE BREED: One of the few Teslas zipping around Russia.
TESLA has more than doubled the number of its electric cars sold in Russia in the past year. The American giant is still looking for a Moscow showroom but has name value among the country’s rich and famous. Billionaire Roman Abramovich is believed to have bought 20 Tesla cars for his friends.
Swine threat A SEVERED pig’s head was dumped at the office of a businessman in Irkutsk. He had agreed to provide a meeting space to Alexei Navalny, the country’s main opposition leader. Navalny met thousands of supporters last week in Siberia. The anti-corruption crusader is despised by Putin supporters.
Immortal photos A NEW art project takes photos of young victims of the Soviet purges of the 20th century and reimagines them as modern day hipsters. Hassan Bakhaev gained access to thousands of old photos from the Immortal Barracks database. He used computer technology to merge modern clothes into the frames.
Photo credit: Instagram
DASHING: Young policeman driving Russian women wild.
Gulag life A HUMAN rights group claims there are 117 ‘political prisoners’ in Russian jails. The number has shot up by 15 in the past year say the Memorial NGO. It says the real number is “undoubtedly much larger.” The Kremlin has previously denounced the organisation as a ‘foreign agent.’
Dead assassin A CHECHEN accused of plotting to kill President Putin survived an assassination attempt in Kiev. A volley of bullets struck Adam Osmayev’s car, injuring him and killing his wife. The couple fought as volunteers against Russian soldiers in east Ukraine. She had thwarted an earlier murder attempt by shooting dead the assassin.
Bye privacy ANONYMOUS web browsing is now illegal in Russia. VPN software, which enables internet users to secretly access blocked websites, is heavily regulated. This makes it difficult for netizens to avoid their location being tracked as they surf the web, a trick used by the young and hackers.
Officer swoon A HANDSOME young policeman from St Petersburg has managed to attract 50,000 followers on Instagram. Roman, aged 23, accidently drove the internet wild with simple photos of him in uniform near major attractions. Red-faced with the unexpected attention, he has since deleted his account.
FINANCE
THE Spanish economy has steadily recovered over the past three years, allowing the government to be confident that it can meet financial targets set by the European Union. The Bank of Spain however has indicated that unless the Catalan crisis is resolved quickly that economic growth could be threatened and in a worst case scenario be as low as 2.5 per cent against a forecast 3.1 per cent.
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AS airlines become increasingly more streamlined and cost aware, so they are anxious to become more efficient and two are now weighing passengers. For years, those travelling on commuter helicopters in the USA were required to be weighed in order to ensure even distribution of people and baggage, but Air Samoa are now charging overweight passengers extra in order to affray fuel costs. Now the concept has travelled across the Pacific and Atlantic to
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By John Smith Europe and Finnair has started asking passengers flying out of Helsinki to pop on the scales with their hand baggage. This is voluntary and the more rotund will not be charged extra but the concept could well be copied by airlines across the EU although at already busy airports like Malaga, the extra time taken may delay the introduction of personal weigh ins. A spokesman for the airline explained that whilst it was possible
BUSINESS EXTRA
Hi-energy ENERGY Company Red Eléctrica de España (REE) made a profit of €495.5 million in the first three quarters of the year. This is 5.1 per cent more than in the same period of 2016 and is in line with company forecasts.
Job losses UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain increased by 56,844 in October which is considered to be a positive result considering that October is traditionally a bad month, with the average figure nearer to 90,000 over the past 10 years. November figures however may increase due to the Catalan crisis.
Oil boost REPSOL, one of the major Spanish oil companies, has reported a profit of €576 million (higher than forecast) for the third quarter of the year. Overall debt at the end of September had reduced to €6.97 billion, thanks to higher oil prices.
Senate demands help for Jordan THE Senate, the Upper House of Spain’s Parliament has signed a document urging the Spanish government to give financial support to the Kingdom of Jordan. In addition, it wants Spain to demand that the European Union also gives economic assistance to Jordan which is being crippled by the
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It isn’t so much where inflation is now but where it is going that concerns us,” commented Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England after it raised interest rates 0.5 per cent.
ready to come into service by 2026. After being criticised for giving lucrative rail contracts to overseas companies which may have resulted in British workers losing their jobs, the short list contains a number of companies with UK manufacturing bases. The fact that these companies have been short high speed listed is important to them, but the tender will not be issued until next year and contracts awarded only in 2019.
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is the record-breaking amount of tourist spend in Spain for the first nine months of 2017.
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High speed train shortlist THE UK Department for Transport has shortlisted five companies for a £2.75 billion (€3 billion) contract to build trains for the new HS2 rail network. T h e winner will des i g n , build and service some 54 new highspeed trains and one of those selected Patentes Talgo is SpanPrototype ish with its train. head office near Madrid. The high speed trains which should have a top speed 225mph are due to be
€69.892 billion
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cost of dealing with large numbers of Syrian refugees. It is estimated that there are several hundred thousand Syrians claiming asylum in that country who have joined up to two million Palestinians, hundreds of thousands of whom live in refugee camps.
for any airline to gauge the weight of any aircraft and checked baggage accurately, it had to rely on European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) passenger standard weight estimates which assume that a male weighs 84.6kg, a female passenger weighs 66.5kg and the average child under-12 weighs 30.7kg. By checking on the actual weight of passengers the Finnish can then produce its own averages with the hope that it may be able to reduce the amount of fuel needed for each flight.
Freixenet decides to stay IN an about face, Freixenet the Catalan-based cava producer has decided to keep its headquarters in the province. Now that the Spanish government has applied Article 155 and dismissed the Catalan parliament, the president of the Freixenet board has made it clear that there is now no longer any need to relocate which it had seriously considered.
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As Spanish stores join in
Santander to reduce staff
THE concept of a special day of discounts goes back to 1932 when a number of US businesses realised that people were bored on the day after Thanksgiving. America stops for the Thanksgiving public holiday held on the fourth Thursday of November every year and the next day, almost by default, is taken as an extra holiday by millions of people. This year Black Friday falls on November 24 and American stores see this as the start of the Christmas season with many taking advantage of the discounts to commence their Christmas (and in many cases Hanukkah) gifts. For decades, this phenomena was kept the other side of the Atlantic but as more and more US corporations became involved in owning business in Europe, so the concept of Black Friday moved over and now it is yet another excuse for sales in the UK and more recently Spain. Amazon, the online giant started to trail their Black Friday deals at the beginning of November and also include a deal of the day in the run up to that Friday, although they have in the past launched Black Friday a week earlier and run their offers for two weeks! Retailers ensure that there are a number of bargains in store but in previous years there has been chaos as consumers arrive hours in advance of opening and push and fight in order to grab the relatively small number of real bargains available. Someone is always ready to dream up a bright alternative and now we also have Cyber Monday where other companies offer their goods at discount online with the downside being your computer
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might crash but you won’t be crushed. Spain has come a little late to the party, but major chains and even some local stores are likely to participate although they tend to simply offer percentage discounts on items of clothing and electrical goods rather than making significant cuts on individual pieces seen in other countries.
OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS ARE BACK IN THE NEWS
Paradise Papers hacked THE hacking of a law firm based in an offshore tax haven, this time Bermuda, has highlighted the amount of wealth now estimated at €10 trillion lodged secretly around the world. Even a 91-year-old woman and her 96-year-old husband are caught up in this investigation although a spokesperson for HM Queen Elizabeth II has made it clear the investment of £10 million (€11.25 million) in Bermuda and Cayman Islands is quite legal. The United Kingdom is very much involved in these latest revelations as the law firm Appleby which is reported as being hacked is based in the Isle of Man with offices in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, all British Overseas Territories and all with UK appointed Governors. Britain’s involvement with offshore tax havens has been long and for many years has attracted adverse reviews from countries such as the USA with stricter control only taking place recently. When added to the fact that many British lawyers and fund managers are
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heavily involved in advising clients as to legal means of avoiding tax, Britain is certainly far from innocent in its overseeing of the activities of its Caribbean Territories in particular. It isn’t just the Queen who has taken advantage of the situation according to the latest revelations following the Appleby hack in what is now being called the ‘Paradise Papers.’ It is suggested that the major shareholders in Arsenal and Everton, who have both worked together whilst making their money in Russia not only have investments offshore via Appleby but may also be sailing close to the wind with regards to rules concerning ownership of more than one Premier League club. Others said to be involved include a close aid of Canadian Prime Min-
ister Trudeau who has campaigned against tax havens as well as American billionaire and recently appointed US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross who for years advised Donald Trump with many more names yet to be revealed. The latest accusation is that the former mayor of Barcelona and current spokesman of the PDeCAT - which supports Catalan Independence Xavier Trias Vidal de Llobatera has been a beneficiary of a family trust which had money in Switzerland for decades although he denies knowing about it. The politicians in the Territories involved take the view that it is not their duty to collect tax on behalf of other larger countries and they are doing what they can to ensure the financial well-being of their fellow countrymen by keeping taxes to a minimum. Following the major coverage of the previous ‘Panama Papers’ which resulted in many political resignations around the world, this latest scandal looks set to run and run.
B A N C O S A N TA N D E R i s going to employ an independent company to advise it on how best to handle the staff it has inherited following the takeover of Banco Popular. It has already confirmed that it intends to make redundancies in both bank’s workforces and envisages the loss of several hundred positions over the next 12 months. Having already closed 300 of the Popular branches and disposing of more than 2 , 5 0 0 s t a ff s o o n a f t e r t h e takeover it now wants to try to integrate a number of the remaining inherited staff into its existing operation. Santander now employs more than 200,000 staff in its combined Spanish and International branches which is a slight reduction in the workforce during 2017.
Government to review mortgage laws WORK on legislation to bring Spanish mortgage rules in line with European Union directives is about to be undertaken which will give consumers greater protection. It is expected that draft regulations will ensure that banks will be unable to evict homeowners who are in default on their loans as easily as they can currently and that there will be limits as to the percentage of default that has to be reached before action can be taken. In addition, it is intended that companies will be prohibited from setting targets for those staff selling mortgages, as targets with commissions can sometimes encourage canvassers to allow those who can’t afford repayments to be accepted.
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Carrefour still continues growth FRENCH supermarket group Carrefour continues to grow in Spain and is about to open its sixth store to remain open 24 hours a day. Whilst the company has been opening superstores in suburbs of main towns and cities and even ‘cash and carry’ outlets Supeco, it is also looking to expand its gourmet Market outlets in affluent areas throughout Spain. The new Carrefour Market Boulevar is described by the company as “one of the best supermarkets in Madrid” and is stocked with quality produce
of the type that might be found in specialist departments in Harrods or Selfridges. With 12,000 products ranging from fresh fish to sushi, quality cheeses and meats and a f r e s h b a k e r y, t h e M a r k e t even includes dedicated eateries, as well as a fine wine cellar. Supermarkets generate huge amounts of income for their shareholders and have to be increasingly more innovative and focused on target groups in order to ensure that they maintain and increase their market share.
American agency expects house prices to rise in Spain COINCIDING with the decision by the government to change mortgage regulations, an American credit rating agency is forecasting a surge in Spanish house prices. One of the three main agencies, Moody’s has reviewed pricing and building in various European countries and whilst Spain is not at the top of the league, it believes that prices will rise on average by 8.6 per cent over the next three years. The main jump is expected to be in 2018 at almost 6 per cent and will then slow down for the following two years. The main drivers of the price rise are low interest rates, a stronger economy and a larger number of
younger workers managing to find and retain employment according to the review. Britain and Germany are the two leaders in growth of prices as well as new building, but Spain is certainly due to see some price hikes especially as there are likely to be more new buyers than new properties being built. Prior to the crash, the construction industry was awash with cash and new builds were springing up a l l o v e r t h e c o u n t r y, b u t m a n y o f these developments were never completed and although there is some sporadic new building, many buyers are having to look at older property.
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I’ve never had much respect for politicians LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
OTHERS THINK IT BACK in the 60’s I saw a number of the ‘Old Boys’ club members with their trousers down, both metaphorically and in reality. Well I remember a prominent London MP rushing up to me at a party. Clad in a string vest and very questionable Y-fronts, he implored me to “take over upstairs.” Apparently, the ‘blonde’ nymphomaniac he was endeavouring to satisfy had become too much for him. I didn’t accept his offer I may add! Another told me he thought smoking marihuana was ‘such fun!’ No, I’m afraid politicians in general have never impressed me much. There is one overriding problem with the elder male occupants of the Westminster power corridors. The majority went to public school. Students from these male-dominated institutions never really learned to mix with the female of the species. Their only experiences with the opposite sex were annual school dances and overbearing Nannies. This, accompanied by the odd grope of the slightly more promiscuous young ladies from the local St Trinians, left women reduced to nothing more than subjects of locker room
PUBLIC SCHOOL POLITICIANS: Becoming dinosaurs? humour and ribald banter in the dorms. The outcome of this attitude, resulted in the total absence of respect for those of a gender, they considered not only mere objects of sexual titilation, but also intellectually inferior and subsequently had no important standing in the
male-dominated corridors of their future political ambitions. Many of these elder statesmen on the benches fall into this category, and still consider Westminster nothing more than an extension of their public school education and
debating societies. As attitudes change, and more and more women are elected into the house, these ex-public schoolboys are slowly becoming the dinosaurs of the political arena. Frankly, apart from serious offences, racking up ancient knee brushings and somewhat innocuous schoolboy’s sexist innuendoes, is a complete waste of time and energy. Time to get back to more serious issues, like running the country for example! Thank the Lord the Labour Party are also up to their proverbials, or else they would be using it as yet another weapon in their armoury of schemes and skulduggery to keep the government on the back foot till the next General Election! Picked up a lovely piece of terminology this week; non-erotic cognitive distraction. This is the condition of ladies having their moment of intense sexual arousal being spoiled by suddenly remembering they’d missed a pedicure appointment, or something of that ilk. Apparently sufferers of this unfortunate ‘malady’ are encouraged to ‘stay in the moment.’ Stay with me luv, it’ll only take a moment! Keep the faith, columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Cyclists - know the law WE answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.
DRAMATIC: The Roman amphitheatre in Cartagena is one of the largest in Spain.
Historic harbour BOASTING one of the most strategic ports in the Mediterranean, the city of Cartagena was once the threshold for every empire that invaded Spain and has inherited an impressive collection of cultural landmarks as a result. Located in the region of Murcia, this important naval city was founded in around 220 BC by the Carthaginians but didn’t become the thriving metropolis it is known as today until it was conquered by the Romans. It is still possible to see mosaics and murals that date back to this era in several of the city’s protected buildings. The city is home to an impressive array of ruins, such as the Roman amphitheatre, which is the second biggest on the Iberian Peninsula, and the Byzantine wall that was built to protect the city from invasions. An easy way to get a grasp of just how many lives this city has lived is to take a trip up to Conception Castle which offers impressive views of the whole bay. Here you can see the Spanish warships anchored where Phoenician traders used to dock their boats, and the effortless blend of modernist buildings and ancient fortresses proves just how well the city has held onto its history as time has passed.
CYCLISTS: Must abide by rules of the road. IT is probably safe to say that all road users have witnessed a bicycle rider going through a red light or riding on the pavement, a practice that many find frustrating, but always one that raises the same question, are cyclists allowed to do such things? The simple answer is NO. In terms of law, once a bicycle is being ridden it is classed as a vehicle and therefore covered by the same rules and laws as a car, a lorry, a bus, in fact any other vehicle on the road. It is only when the rider dismounts and walks with the bicycle is it considered otherwise. In this instance, the situation means that the person has become a pedestrian. That is the same reason why cyclists cannot ride across zebra crossings, because we wouldn’t expect a lorry to do that, and the rider must dismount before they do. Listening to music using headphones or using a mobile phone when riding a bike are prohibited in the same way as they are for other vehicles. Consuming more than the prescribed limit of alcohol or using drugs is also not allowed, as a cyclist you
are governed by the rules of the road. Just so you know what you are risking, let’s have a look at some of the most common infractions. Not having a bell on your bicycle - 80€ Faulty or no brakes - 80€ Carrying an extra person on the bicycle 80€ Failing to stop at a traffic light - 200€ Failing to give way at a junction - 200€ Not having lights - 200€ Having too many lights - 200€ Failing to wear high visibility clothing between sunset and sunrise and in poor visibility -200€ Riding under the influence of alcohol 500€ There are many other laws and infractions commonly committed by cyclists, as well as other road users of course. We will look at these in more detail in future editions, but for now, take note, you can indeed be fined on your bike and remember that one golden rule, when you are riding your bike, it is a vehicle and governed by the same rules and laws as every other vehicle.
For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook. I sold my property in January for €42,000 and my solicitor held back 3 per cent of the selling price, which came to €1,260. I came back out this month and I asked her about it. She said, if I want that back, the Tax Office will ask for the other €900. Is this correct? I have paid my Form 210 taxes. M C (Costa del Sol) WHEN a non-resident sells her property in Spain, she must pay Spanish capital gains tax of 19 per cent on the profit she has made. Your buyer filed Form 211 and paid 3 per cent of the price to the Spanish Tax Agency as a guarantee
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against your capital gains tax. That is the €1,260. If you had no profit, you can claim this back from the Tax Agency.
However, it seems you have made a profit and your lawyer has calculated your capital gains tax at €2,160. So, if you try to recover your 3 per cent deposit, you will be charged a further €900 which, apparently, is what you actually owe.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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Pedal power E-BIKE batteries work hard, so they’re expensive. And they’re heavy. Postmen where I live use a €500 e-bike with a monstrous lead-acid battery; not the way for the rest of us to go. Most bikes use lithium-ion batteries, which recharge for just a few cents overnight and will take you 30 kilometres or more depending on your own pedal-power and hills. E-bikes don’t (yet) generally recharge downhill. For mega-trips you might even consider carrying a second battery - but beware of that extra weight. How often you can recharge your expensive battery depends on how you treat it. Like any lithium-ion, it dislikes total discharges. So treat it well with plenty of shallow charging and discharging and I can’t resist saying it, you’ll get hundreds of cycles.
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On yer bike with a battery boost In an era of batteries with everything, Terence Kennedy asks if tiny motors can get us back on two wheels. WE all know Holland is as flat as the proverbial tortita. Indeed, my Dutch wife’s home town even advertises its 80-metre ‘mountain.’ So it’s all the more surprising then in a country where cycling is so embedded, that last year for the very first time, the ‘flat-earth’ Dutch bought more e-bikes than those conventional clunkers. Electrically-assisted bicycles, to give them their full name, are conquering the market at nearly 10 per cent growth a year, say the experts. Annual European sales have hit more than a million now and rising, and the world’s main e-bike producer China already has some 220 million on its roads. So when you ‘get on yer bike’ these days, should it be battery-assisted? Granted there’s a fairly hefty
entry price: perhaps €700 for a modest machine, over €3,000 for one which could qualify you for the Tour de France if you don’t get rumbled. (In fact a French competition cyclist did just get caught using a hidden electric motor. He apparently did it ‘to ease his sciatica.’ Yeah, right). E-bikes come in two flavours, essentially those which make you work (cheaper) and those which don’t (time for a second mortgage). The most popular are the ‘pedalassisted,’ where you have to keep pumping or you’ll grind to a halt. Depending on your budget and how hard you work, your battery may take you between 30 and 100 kilometres or more of actual powered cycling. Just don’t expect a ‘free
DUTCH COURAGE: A 1933 Junkers e-bike from Holland. ride’ when you hit a hill; getting up it is a shared endeavour between you and your battery. Simple e-bikes have three boost settings (one, two and ‘wheeeee!’), and of course the usual traditional gears, from three to 21. E-assistance from the motor (usually in the front wheel hub) cuts out past 25 km/h to avoid over-enthusiastic riders becoming strawberry jam at the bottom of a hill. Fancier e-bikes have regenerative braking, a hand-throttle, can fold or for the true road warrior, can even pull a trailer full of batteries. As with electric cars, some governments now subsidise e-bikes as
part of their ‘greening’ policies. So should you boost your pedalpower? As many of us know the European mainland is generally more bike-friendly than, say, the UK where unseating cyclists can be a national sport. Our climate is conducive, that initial ‘whoosh’ as you pull away from cyclists on their prehistoric bikes is gleeful, and there’s nothing to rival the wind in your hair and the insects in your mouth. And simply as physical exercise, it’s certainly a lot better than my previous regime: first-thing every morning up-down-up-down-updown, then open the other eyelid…
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Pestminster crackdown or hysterical witch hunt? Nora Johnson
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THERESA MAY ‘begged for help’ and the UK press has been inundated with tales of sexual shenanigans in Hollywood and Westminster. First up, Hollywood. That people are no longer willing to accept disgraceful, predatory, controlling behaviour is welcome news and long overdue. Yet it seems that any accusation is immediately taken at face value. The guilt of the accused is automatically taken for granted, and mob justice prevails. But shouldn’t we be careful as a society? Historically, creative people often weren’t very moral or very nice. Caravaggio, the painter, killed a love rival. Richard Wagner: an anti-Semite and serial adulterer. Byron: sexually very exploitative, apparently. If we reject the creative work of these people, aren’t we depriving ourselves of something valuable? Kevin Spacey is generally considered a fine actor. But should his career be destroyed over alleged incidents way back while maybe drunk? At the time of writ-
DISGRACED: Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexual misconduct. ing, they don’t seem to compare with Harvey Weinstein’s behaviour which appears to justify all the condemnation it’s attracted. Many of our own outstanding actors in the past led lives that were often controversial. If we’re only prepared to accept the artistic creations of sexually well-adjusted, blameless individuals then our films, novels and other creative works could become quite bland too.
As for Westminster, MPs warn of “wild rumours” fuelling a witch hunt worse than the expenses scandal. And following that scandal, who wanted to become an MP? As a group, they’re despised, distrusted and discredited. Now only a few public-spirited individuals, the ambitious with sufficient outside income, and an army of incompetents fill the benches. Is it surprising our Brexit performance’s been so pathetic? Whilst in no way condoning sexual harassment by politicians of young aides and others fearful for their careers, it seems to me the few decent MPs left will be subject to another witch hunt. And there can’t be many people without some incident in their past they’d rather forget! After this lot of ‘sinners’ has been hounded out, who’ll be left to deal with the single-most important challenge facing the UK in recent times? Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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Forgotten your password? I’M sure you know what I mean. That moment, no that dreaded moment, at the supermarket checkout, when you’ve put the password for your card into that hand held device, only for it to display everybody’s nightmare phrase - password incorrect. You chance a guilty look behind and see the queue of shoppers, trolleys twitching with intent, growing by the second and all staring angrily at you, daring you to get it wrong for a second time. What a nightmare passwords are. James Bond never seems to have a problem remembering or cracking them. He sees something once and that’s it, he remembers it forever, well at least until the end of the two-hour film. Yesterday I had a little time to spare and got to wondering, as you do, how passwords first came about? Unbelievably they’ve been around for a long time, there’s one at the start of Shakespeare’s well-known play about that Danish Prince, Hamlet. But it seems that the real culprits were those Ancient Egyptians. Apparently, they had to give a password for getting into certain important places, having to negotiate their way past guards with seriously pointy spears. When it comes to passwords, I thought that I was being clever by keeping them simple - 12345 or even, brilliantly I thought, password - but they are the most popular passwords of all. But, what if we all change our passwords to ‘Incorrect’ then when we forget them, the machine will simply remind us! Crack that code if you can James Bond! columnists@euroweeklynews.com Readers interested in submitting articles for this guest column should send articles of around 250 words on topics felt to be of interest to the cosmopolitan EWN readership to editorial@euroweeklynews.com.
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7:00am The Hairy Builder 7:30am Women at War 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm On the Waterfront 2:45pm Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath 5:15pm Hebrides: Islands on the Edge 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Strictly - It Takes Two 8:00pm Meet the Lords 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Extreme Wives with Kate Humble 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Snowfall 12:45am Peaky Blinders 1:45am Panorama 2:45am Louis Theroux
8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm The Good Old Days Leonard Sachs chairs the old-time music hall programme, first broadcast on 2 January 1980. 9:20pm Top of the Pops 10:00pm Top of the Pops 10:30pm Storyville Documentary which tells the unknown story of how the Beatles helped to destroy the USSR. 11:30pm Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution with Howard Goodall 12:30am Arena Arena presents the first part of the greatest Beatles story never told. 1:30am Top of the Pops 2:10am ... Sings the Beatles 3:10am Storyville
7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom's One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm Travel Man 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am First Dates
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Quiz show hosted by Bradley Walsh. 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm International Football Live 11:15pm ITV News 11:50pm ITV News London The latest news and weather from London and the South East. 12:05am International Football Highlights 1:00am Play to the Whistle
7:00am The Cube 7:45am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am Planet's Got Talent 10:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Dinner Date 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:20pm Emmerdale 1:50pm Emmerdale 2:20pm Planet's Got Talent 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Dress to Impress 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men Popular US sitcom. 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Knocked Up 12:30am Family Guy
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7:00am The Chase 7:55am The Chase 8:55am The Protectors Adventure series about a European crime-fighting team. 9:25am The Saint Freelance troubleshooter Simon Templar embarks on another case involving action and intrigue. 10:25am The Sweeney Classic detective series. 11:30am Cash Cowboys 12:30pm Storage Wars 12:55pm The Saint 2:00pm The Avengers 3:05pm Ironside 4:05pm Quincy, M.E. Another case for the chief coroner of LA County. 5:05pm The Sweeney 6:05pm The Avengers 7:10pm Storage Wars 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am A Dangerous Man
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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Floogals Digby Dragon Rusty Rivets Shimmer and Shine Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Mofy The Wright Stuff Can't Pay Special: Big Family Bust-Up 5 News Lunchtime The Hotel Inspector Home and Away Neighbours NCIS The March Sisters at Christmas 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show The World's Greatest Bridges Eight Days That Made Rome Conspiracy Babel: The Real Stairway to Heaven
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7:00am Let Me Make You a Martyr 8:50am Aftermath 10:30am The Hatton Garden Job 12:10pm Christmas in the Smokies 1:50pm Assassin's Creed Michael Fassbender stars as a career criminal saved from death row by a shadowy organisation. 3:50pm Voice From the Stone 5:30pm Aftermath 7:15pm The Hatton Garden Job A ragtag group of career criminals plot an audacious, multimillion-pound raid on an underground facility in London. 9:00pm Assassin's Creed 11:00pm Fifty Shades Darker 1:20am The Resident
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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Live 11:45am Lord Mayor's Show 1:05pm Football Focus 1:35pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Rugby League World Cup Highlights 3:00pm Rugby Union 5:30pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm Len Goodman's Partners in Rhyme A fun, play-along family game show all about rhyming. 6:35pm BBC News 6:45pm BBC London News 6:55pm Pointless 7:45pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm Casualty 10:00pm Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2017 11:40pm BBC News The latest national and international news from the BBC. 12:00am Mrs. Brown's Boys
7:00am Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 7:45am Animal Park Summer Special 8:30am Naomi's Nightmares of Nature 9:00am Deadly 60 9:30am Show Me What You're Made of 10:00am Saturday Mash-Up! 12:00pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 1:00pm Nigella: At My Table 1:30pm Italy Unpacked 2:30pm Wild Brazil 3:30pm Flog It! 4:15pm Mastermind 4:45pm Cycling 5:45pm Rugby Union 8:30pm Rugby Union 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Effie Gray Drama based on a true story. 11:40pm QI XL 12:25am Private Peaceful Wartime drama adapted from the Michael Morpurgo novel.
8:00pm Natural World 9:00pm The Mekong River with Sue Perkins Sue Perkins embarks on a life-changing, 3,000-mile journey up the Mekong, south east Asia's greatest river, exploring lives and landscapes on the point of dramatic change. 10:00pm I Know Who You are Spanish thriller series. 11:15pm I Know Who You are 12:35am The Vietnam War Ten years in the making, this immersive series tells the epic story of the Vietnam War, bringing the war and the chaotic epoch it encompassed viscerally to life. 1:30am Top of the Pops 2:05am Top of the Pops 2:45am Natural World
7:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:15am Frasier 8:40am Frasier 9:05am Frasier 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:20am The Simpsons 10:50am The Simpsons 11:15am The Simpsons 11:45am The Simpsons 12:15pm The Simpsons 12:45pm Come Dine with Me 1:20pm Come Dine with Me 1:50pm Come Dine with Me 2:25pm Come Dine with Me 2:55pm Come Dine with Me 3:25pm A Place in the Sun 4:30pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Best Laid Plans 6:00pm Grand Designs 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Volatile Earth 8:30pm Formula 1 10:00pm Terminator Genisys 12:30am G.I. Joe: Retaliation 2:40am The Last Leg
8:30am Fireman Sam 8:40am Olly the Little White Van 8:45am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:10am Paw Patrol 9:20am Nella the Princess Knight 9:35am Noddy: Toyland Detective 9:50am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:05am Shimmer and Shine 10:20am Digby Dragon 10:35am Peppa Pig 10:45am Peppa Pig 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am The Gadget Show 12:25pm Coming Home for Christmas 2:15pm Operation Christmas 3:55pm All I Want for Christmas 5:35pm Christmas Song 7:15pm Our First Christmas 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm NCIS: New Orleans 9:55pm NCIS: New Orleans 10:45pm Live Boxing 12:45am Football on 5
7:00am How I Met Your Mother 7:25am How I Met Your Mother 7:55am The Goldbergs 8:20am The Goldbergs 8:55am Made in Chelsea 10:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 11:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:25pm Johnny English Reborn 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Bourne Legacy 12:40am Gogglebox
7:00am SKY Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Live European Tour Golf Day three of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player from the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa. 3:00pm Rugby Union England v Argentina. 6:15pm Rugby Union Ireland v South Africa. 8:30pm Football Denmark v Republic of Ireland. 11:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts The opening day of the Grand Slam of Darts, hosted at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. 1:00am SKY Sports News 2:00am SKY Sports News 3:00am SKY Sports News 4:00am Live Fight Night International
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7:00am Murder, She Wrote 7:50am Murder, She Wrote 8:45am Heidi Two part adaptation of the classic story about an orphan who is sent to stay with her reclusive grandfather in the Swiss mountains. 10:55am Carry on Follow That Camel 11:55am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 12:00pm Carry on Follow That Camel 12:50pm Wycliffe 2:00pm Foyle's War 4:00pm Foyle's War 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am The Syndicate 1:05am Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte's classic story, adapted by Kay Mellor. 3:10am ITV3 Nightscreen
7:00am Football's Greatest: George Best 7:15am World Superbike Championship Highlights 8:20am Motorsport UK 9:20am World Endurance Series 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Hat-Trick Heroes 11:50am The Protectors Adventure series about a European crime-fighting team. 12:20pm Fishing Impossible 1:25pm The Big Fish Off 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live from Doncaster 5:00pm The Sweeney 6:00pm The Car Chasers 6:30pm The Car Chasers 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:25pm Football's Greatest 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am 6 Bullets American action thriller. 1:15am FYI Daily 1:20am 6 Bullets
11:25am Underworld: Blood Wars 1:05pm Xxx: Return of Xander Cage 3:00pm Days of Thunder 4:50pm Air Force One 7:00pm The Italian Job 9:00pm Xxx: Return of Xander Cage 10:50pm Underworld: Blood Wars 12:25am Rocky
7:00am Christmas in the Smokies 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2017 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond? 9:00am Aftermath 10:50am Blade Runner 2049 11:20am Almost Christmas 1:25pm Assassin's Creed 3:30pm The Hatton Garden Job 5:15pm Aftermath A hard-working construction worker is forced to deal with life-shattering loss and grief when his family are killed in a plane crash. 7:00pm Almost Christmas 9:00pm Assassin's Creed 11:00pm Fifty Shades Darker 1:00am Voice From the Stone 2:45am The Resident
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Fangbone The Powerpuff Girls Thunderbirds are Go Wishfart ITV News Saturday Morning with James Martin Gino's Italian Coastal Escape The Harbour ITV News The X Factor Thunderbirds are Go Midsomer Murders Catchphrase The Cruise Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs ITV News London ITV News You've Been Framed! Ninja Warrior UK The X Factor The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News World Cup Play Off Highlights Run, Fat Boy, Run Jackpot247
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7:05am Coast 7:50am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:35am Great British Garden Revival 9:35am Countryfile Autumn Special 10:30am Rugby League World Cup 2:00pm Rugby Union 3:00pm Tennis 5:30pm Cycling 7:00pm Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 8:00pm Big Life Fix 9:00pm Robot Wars 10:00pm Louis Theroux 11:00pm Snowfall 11:45pm Mock the Week 12:15am Rugby League World Cup Highlights 1:15am The Human Factor 3:10am Question Time 4:10am Holby City 5:10am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
8:00pm Only Connect Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the series where knowledge will only take you so far. 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Hedd Wyn: The Lost War Poet 10:00pm Shark 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Horizon 12:30am I Was There: The Great War Interviews 1:30am War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme 3:00am Balletboyz - Young Men 4:00am Shark A wildlife series on the sharks of the world. 5:00am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.
8:30am Scrambled! 8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am Ben 10 9:10am Mr. Bean 9:30am Make it Pop 10:00am Wishfart 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Columbo 12:25pm Tipping Point 1:25pm ITV News 1:35pm The X Factor 2:55pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm Prince Harry and Meghan: Truly, Madly, Deeply 6:00pm Sheridan 7:00pm ITV News London 7:10pm ITV News 7:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:30pm The X Factor 10:00pm Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song 11:30pm ITV News 11:45pm Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera 12:45am Play to the Whistle
8:00am The Cube 9:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:00am Guidance 11:30am L.A. Story 11:45am Ready, Set, Style 12:15pm Third Wheel 12:40pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 1:10pm Bean 2:10pm FYI Daily 2:15pm Bean 2:55pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 4:55pm Happy Feet Two 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Happy Feet Two 6:45pm Despicable Me 7:45pm FYI Daily 7:50pm Despicable Me 8:40pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 9:40pm FYI Daily 9:45pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 11:00pm Family Guy 12:30am American Dad!
7:00am Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte's classic story, adapted by Kay Mellor. 9:00am Heartbeat 9:55am Heartbeat 10:55am Murder, She Wrote 11:55am Murder, She Wrote 12:55pm Murder, She Wrote 1:55pm Heidi 3:55pm Columbo: The Conspirators 6:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm The Syndicate 11:05pm Honest 12:10am Chicago Velma murders her husband and Chicago's slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn, is defending her. 1:20am FYI Daily 1:25am Chicago 2:25am The Knock 3:20am Mr Selfridge 4:10am Agatha Christie's Marple 5:45am Judge Judy
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Kevin Can Wait Kevin Can Wait Kevin Can Wait Frasier Frasier The Simpsons The Simpsons The Simpsons Sunday Brunch Homer Goes to College Mr Plow Homie the Clown Homer Badman Last Exit to Springfield The Last Temptation of Homer Homer the Heretic Deep Space Homer Homer the Great Men in Black Channel 4 News Britain's Forgotten Army The Queen's Favourite Animals Big Ben Formula 1 1: Life on the Limit The Supervet
8:50am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:15am Paw Patrol 9:30am Nella the Princess Knight 9:50am Noddy: Toyland Detective 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Shimmer and Shine 10:30am Digby Dragon 10:45am Peppa Pig 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:00pm 5 News Special 12:05pm Football on 5 12:35pm Another Cinderella Story 2:20pm On Strike for Christmas 4:00pm Dear Santa 5:45pm A Christmas Star 7:15pm Deck the Halls 9:00pm Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm MTV Europe Music Awards 2017 12:00am Due Date
7:00am Rules of Engagement 7:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00pm Made in Chelsea 1:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Inbetweeners Movie 12:00am The Inbetweeners 12:35am The Inbetweeners 1:05am Gogglebox 2:10am Rude Tube 3:10am Rude Tube
7:00am SKY Sports News 8:00am Total Goals A round-up of all the latest news from across the sporting world, with analysis of all the major headlines and stories from around the Premier League and beyond. 9:00am Live European Tour Golf 3:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts Day two of the Bwin Grand Slam of Darts from the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. 5:30pm Football 8:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts 12:00am Live NFL: Sunday Game 2:00am Live NFL: Sunday Game Carolina Panthers host Miami Dolphins at Bank of America Stadium in the NFL.
7:00am Football's Greatest 7:20am The Avengers 60s style action adventure, with the bowler-hatted sleuth Steed and a slinky succession of glamorous female sidekicks. 8:25am The Avengers 9:35am The Avengers 10:40am The Sweeney 11:45am The Sweeney 12:45pm Storage Wars 1:10pm Storage Wars 1:45pm Snooker The Ricoh Arena in Coventry plays host to the climax of the 2017 Champion of Champions. 6:15pm The Car Chasers 6:40pm The Sweeney 7:45pm Snooker 12:15am Gascoigne 1:30am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 1:35am Gascoigne
8:55am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 10:45am Ride Along 2 12:35pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2:55pm Behind Enemy Lines 4:45pm Cast Away 7:10pm The 13th Warrior 9:00pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 11:15pm Ride Along 2 1:00am Rocky II
7:00am Voice From the Stone 8:50am Almost Christmas 10:55am The Top Ten Show 2017 11:10am Mum's List 1:05pm Assassin's Creed Michael Fassbender stars as a career criminal saved from death row by a shadowy organisation. 3:15pm Aftermath 5:05pm Almost Christmas 7:10pm Mum's List 9:00pm Assassin's Creed 11:00pm Fifty Shades Darker Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return as the bookish Anastasia Steele and damaged billionaire playboy Christian Grey. 1:25am The Resident 2:55am Voice From the Stone 4:40am Blade Runner 2049
7:00am EFL Greatest Games 7:30am SPFL Greatest Games 8:00am EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 8:30am Football Countdowns 9:00am Football's Greatest 9:30am Football's Greatest Teams 10:00am EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 10:30am The Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 12:30pm EFL Greatest Games 1:00pm Ronaldo 1:30pm Magical Messi 2:30pm EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 3:00pm Football AFC Wimbledon v Peterborough United. 5:30pm Football 8:00pm Ronaldo 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:40pm Football 10:40pm La Liga Icons 11:00pm Football Years 12:00am La Liga Icons
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8:20am Julie and Julia 10:30am How the Grinch Stole Christmas 12:20pm Bridesmaids 2:30pm Calendar Girls 4:30pm As Good as It Gets 7:00pm How to be Single 9:00pm Calendar Girls 11:00pm Bridesmaids 1:10am Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie 2:50am The Heartbreak Kid Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
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TV Couch Critic TELEVISION highlights don’t come much bigger than The Blue Planet 2, (BBC One, Sundays). Laid back, knowledgeable and understated, David Attenborough delivers a feast of educational beauty that is inspiring, humbling and certainly never dull. Dolphins that surf ‘for the fun of it’ and giant trevallies that leap from the sea to snatch birds mid-flight, some scenes are reminiscent of the racer snake in last year’s Planet Earth II offering. One that got away got a cheer in our household. The distressing sight of walrus and their young crammed together on what’s left of the icebergs and others desperately trying to find a piece of ice to rest on was sobering, given the Arctic has lost 40 per cent of its ice in the last 30 years. It’s a hope that the powers-that-be find a way out of the world’s complacency in order to take action before it is too late. This truly is one not to be missed. The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4, Tuesday) appeared to have survived the controversial
Attenborough serves up a not-to-miss blue treat! quarter final eviction of ‘fans’ favourite’ Liam Charles, as well as Noel Fielding’s fridge gag, but the grand final was still bestowed with one last gaff. The more dedicated Bake Off fans may well have been alert to Prue Leith’s error in tweeting the winner 10 hours before the programme was screened, citing her lack of time-zone knowledge as she was in Bhutan at the time. The tweet was quickly deleted and despite this final faux pas Bake Off appears to have completed the move from the BBC without too much trouble with viewing figures up. For the record, Sophie was crowned champion with appearances on This Morning and Sunday Brunch assured. Is there any chance Weatherfield police could ask the local council to put CCTV up in Coronation Street
ATTENBOROUGH: Sunday feast. (ITV1) given it appears to be the biggest crime hotspot since Oxford in the times of Inspector Morse. Having had the contents of a factory emptied in broad daylight, the great ‘non- existent- flat’ scam that left residents owed thousands - not to mention murders in the street and bodies under Gail’s converted
JESSICA: Constantly drunk. garage ‘ cameras would definitely assist investigations. Additionally, maybe the increasing body count at the hands of current ‘businessman’ Phelan, who appears immune to police interest, would also cease. We live in hope. Having been a Forces’ child, I looked forward to the life on an
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army base abroad on The Last Post (Sunday BBC One), but the reality I recall is very different to the programme written by Peter Moffat and based on his own childhood memories. Set in 1965 on a British military base in Aden, a port city in southern Yemen, it has lots of weekly drama with kidnappings and killings galore. I cannot decide whether to feel sorry for Ed’s wife Alison, played wonderfully by Jessica Raine (the slutty one) who is constantly drunk whatever time of day. However, she makes me laugh with her complete disregard for social niceties with the other wives and constantly tries to lead astray newcomer Honor, the new captain’s wife (the naïve, innocent one) played by Jessie Buckley. Charming overall in its old fashioned manner, it provides a view of how army life affects the wives as the military police try to reconcile the British Empire with the rise of the Swinging Sixties. It will actually be 50 years on November 30 since Britain withdrew from Aden, the former Crown Colony. Critique: SC, Torrevieja, Costa Blanca
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Cassandra Nash A weekly look HE’S a bit of a coward is Carles Putzschdemont (someone else’s joke, but too good not to share). Cataluña’s president Carles Puigdemont chickened out of announcing the Republic on October 10 as his separatist supporters expected. On the eve of UDI, faced with accusations of treachery, he chickened out of announcing the regional elections that could have halted Article 155 and suspending Cataluña’s autonomous status. Allegedly pushed by his Juntspel Si coalition partners, ERC, Puigdemont could not chicken out of the October 27 vote proclaiming the Republic to a halfempty parliament chamber and some serious Front Bench faces. He looked more cheerful the next day going walkabout in Girona, where he was mayor between 2011 and 2016. He smiled for the inevitable selfies and said he would turn up for work as usual on Monday. Instead he poodled off to Brussels with five members of his government to hire the lawyer Paul Bekaert who has defended members of the Basque terrorist group ETA and halted the extradition to Spain of Natividad Jauregui. The next day Puigdemont said he would return to face the music, but “only if guaranteed a fair trial,” so until he gets a ‘get-out-of-jail’ free card he will head a government in exile. Chicken.
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Having tried to placate voters inside and outside Cataluña until now, Iglesias stayed with the hounds by calling to order Albano Dante Fachin, party leader in Cataluña, after at least one Podemos regional MP voted for independence on October 26. Whether he likes it or not, that’s where Iglesias must remain if Podemos wants any credibility in Spain’s 16 other regions.
Sentenced twice over CHICKEN RUN: Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont fled the country after declaring independence.
Hare and hounds UNTIL now Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds regarding Cataluña. Meanwhile the October Sigma Dos poll puts Unidos Podemos - the not entirely successful Podemos-Izquierda Unida merger - on 15.3 per cent of the vote, now fourth after Ciudadanos on 16.7 per cent.
ASAMBLEA NACIONAL CATALANA leader Jordi Sanchez is in Soto del Real prison, remanded for his part in organising demonstrations in Barcelona last September. Shortly after he arrived, Sanchez asked to move after he heard a prisoner shout Viva España. The request was rejected as Sanchez’s safety was not at risk, the prison authorities explained. The trustee assigned to share his cell was luckier. After several days in Sanchez’s company he confessed that he couldn’t put up with the Catalan separatist a day longer. He was always banging on about independence, he complained: “It was like being sentenced twice over.” Fortunately he was moved next day but he has our sympathies: we know just how he felt.
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On benefits THE Catalan crisis could not have come at a better time for Mariano Rajoy and his government. Little attention has been paid to the Gurtel kickbacks and corruption trial involving leading Partido Popular politicians past and present. The Public Prosecutor maintained that former Health minister Ana Mato benefited, through her exhusband, from presents and commissions bestowed by Gurtel boss Francisco Correa. She read from the usual script, claiming she had no idea who had paid for the nice little extras that the family enjoyed. So someone smart enough to become Health minister wasn’t smart enough to query the origin of such generosity. Or did she merely shrug her shoulders and fasten her seatbelt as she and the kids took off for Disneyland? columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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Across 1 Element from uncommon planet (4,5) 8 Crude oil’s in store (4) 9 A cat and a lion wandering in Spain (9) 10 Cancel Royal Engineer’s dingdong (6) 13 Harridan’s dead crafty (6) 15 Outer form, of course (5) 16 A healer from an insecure relationship (5) 17 Grant given to a section of a hospital (5) 18 Film award for first one seen crying about refugees (5) 21 Celebrity new owner has changed (6) 22 Formal and avant-garde art seen in school (6) 25 True novel about an unpaid worker (9) 26 Cocktail after meal in wood (4) 27 Drink to the crashing of Beetle car (9)
7 Amassed a crowd outside Germany (7) 11 Repeated and rewritten in real pen (9) 12 A royal dispute for a missile (5) 14 Listen to team leader with compassion (5)
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16 Greek city in the Adriatic or in Thessaly (7) 19 Doze off while ozone’s dispersed (6) 20 Take for granted cook amuses (6) 23 Change old German sovereign (5) 24 Charlie and Henry eat shark (5)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 21 represents N and 22 represents J, so fill in N every time the figure 21 appears and J every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
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Down 2 Conscious of a town in Herts (5) 3 Venezuela teacher demonstrates lift (5) 4 Some take a poll on who is God (6) 5 Dehydration results from a scruffy T-shirt (6) 6 Raids pier by mistake, as it’s in poor shape (9)
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Across 1 Young swan (6) 4 Tedious (6) 9 Covetousness (7) 10 Blemish (5) 11 Share of something (5) 12 Objectives (7) 13 Rigorous (6) 15 Periodic count of the population (6) 18 Bring to an end (7) 20 Clean with hard rubbing (5) 22 Distinctive, typically pleasant smell: (5) 23 Easily agitated (7) 24 Israeli currency (6) 25 Comes to an end (6)
Down 1 Talons (5) 2 Glassworker (7) 3 Expel from a country (5) 5 Watch closely (7) 6 Empty, void (5) 7 First book of the Bible (7) 8 God or goddess (5) 13 Distinguish oneself (7) 14 Assemble in proper sequence (7) 16 Grave (7) 17 Deceive by a mock action (5) 19 Range (5) 20 Rise suddenly (5) 21 Groundwork (5)
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Across 2 Chairs (6) 5 Supper (4) 6 Well (for water) (4) 7 Wall (interior) (5) 10 Palabras (5) 13 Thing (object) (4)
14 Side (of person) (4) 15 Slice (6) Down 1 Silk (4) 2 Venta (4) 3 To rain (6)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
4 Piedras (6) 7 Lápiz (6) 8 Pasa (6) 9 Rocío (3) 11 Pan (for cooking) (4) 12 Doubt (4)
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‘ I WAS LUCKY, HE ONLY PUT HIS HAND ON MY KNEE WHEN I ASKED FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH! ’
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: • Average: 9 • Good: 12
• Very good: 17 • Excellent: 22
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) EURO MILLIONS Tuesday October 31
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alec calf caul clef clue cult felt flat flea flue fuel lace late leaf left luau lute tael talc tale teal cleat cleft fault fetal flute latte cattle cutlet cuttle tactful FLUCTUATE
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Sudoku LA PRIMITIVA
There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.
Saturday November 4
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
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1 Cleaver, 5 Trail, 8 Reeve, 9 Transit, 10 Case, 11 Pensions, 13 Euston, 15 Tender, 18 Sheraton, 19 Bait, 22 Retsina, 23 Lover, 24 Tyres, 25 Castles.
7 Prerogative, 8 Angler, 9 Plenty, 10 Scared, 12 Actual, 13 Gun, 14 Unlike, 16 Casino, 18 Vienna, 20 Shandy, 22 Marchioness.
1 Beetroot, 6 Sueca, 8 Ice, 9 Algo, 11 Aire, 13 Inks, 14 Orar, 16 Tap, 17 Clavo, 19 Estación.
Down: 1 Coracle, 2 Ewers, 3 View, 4 Rather, 5 Teamster, 6 Abscond, 7 Lotus, 12 Notaries, 14 Shelter, 16 Retorts, 17 Mosaic, 18 Sprat, 20 Anvil, 21 Plus.
Down: 1 Open, 2 Pedlar, 3 Porridge, 4 Wasp, 5 Divert, 6 Restrain, 11 Confirms, 12 Ancestor, 15 Ignore, 17 Shares, 19 Ache, 21 Dusk.
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Down: 1 Bastante, 2 Eye, 3 Real, 4 Onion, 5 Teaspoon, 7 Caer, 10 Girl, 12 Ropes, 15 Acta, 18 Ahi.
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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is, however, a balance to be found. Don't be put off by people who have become sloppy in their approach because this is not going to affect you.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people. Some of those people prove to be quite fascinating.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.
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A kiss is sexual assault? Oh please SIR, I read Leapy Lee’s recent article in EWN issue 1687 and absolutely agree. This whole debacle has my eyebrows climbing my forehead and jaw dropping to my chest. Tried to kiss me, says one, hand on knee, says another. Please don’t think I’m unsympathetic to reports of serious sexual assault, I’m not. However, claims of hugs, elbow holding, kiss on cheek will eventually have the knock on effect of stopping any physical contact between the sexes and mankind will resort to laboratories to procreate! The march of feminism is being dealt a serious blow. People in positions of power who use their position to threaten or persuade minions for sexual favours are not the type of person we need to govern the country. The whole Weinstein affair has opened floodgates. But what in the name of God were these girls thinking? Going to hotel rooms for auditions or work? Surely they’re not that naive? Just look at the man! How else would
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No home comforts I HAVE for some years been paying €400 to €500 a month to rent a property in Spain. Rather than waste money like this, I would rather buy a cheap property that I can own. But I am now over 65 and as far as any Spanish lenders are concerned, I am one step from death so not worth lending to. I live on my own. As well as a British state pension, I have a company pension, but it is difficult to save when I have to pay rent every month. I am not going to suddenly become unemployed, not going to have more children and don’t smoke or drink, own my own car and have no depen-
The uniform (RAF) EMPTY HOMES: An ongoing Spanish problem? dents. I have no loans or credit cards. The loan would still be paid if I became injured or sick, and I am willing to take out life insurance. But banks and lenders would sooner lend money to younger people who may default on them
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Passengers held on return to UK WHAT happened to freedom of movement within the EU????, should have just opened the exit door!!! Julio This is what was voted for, stronger border controls, and until they have checked you through, legally you’re not on British soil! They can refuse anyone from entry at this point, and send you back from whence you came. George R Carman
Brits wreck Benidorm hotel room They should lock them up in Spanish prison for five years and ban them from ever returning to Spain again! They are an embarrassment to the British people! Disgusting cretins! Julie Jones Peel Bet they don’t behave like this in Russian hotels next year during the World Cup a week in a Russian prison and they will be crying for the British Embassy. Michael Hearne They ought to have their passports confiscated, they are an embarrassment to decent people. We had a couple like this in our lovely hotel in Kefalos in July. Kenneth Bartram What a bunch of pathetic, childish, mentally deranged idiots! They should be locked up and made to pay every penny it costs to repair that room. Ellie I agree with Ellie they should be locked up what a disgrace. Not all English people are like that but we all get
Comments from EWN online tarred with the same brush. Totally outraged get a life lads, would you do this in England? I don’t think so idiots. Lesley
At least 27 dead in church shooting in America When oh when are the American people going to wake up. Tell the President to start protecting the population by legislation. Jack Lawlor But don’t touch the gun laws the second amendment protects them. More people die in America than in the war on terror through the stupid gun laws. Gary Patrickson
Teens throw cat from second-floor window Seems as if the mother is as bad as the son. If my son had done that he would have gotten a good hiding from me. Gerrie Lewis
And the mother is upset that her little brat kid is being harassed on social media! He deserves a lot more than that! how about some punishment being handed out by the Guardia! Christine van Baten I hope the people who did this get their just desserts. These people should be fined heavily and also put into prison. Carol Patricia Nichols
Arrest warrant issued for sacked Catalan leader Just proves want to be dictators, can’t just take over without agreement of the country the people or an election, Spain was only looking after all of its citizens, He was only interested in himself. Viva España. Robert B Johnston It was a coup d’etat by avaricious elected individuals to try to remove one of Spain’s most profitable areas. Cataluña is responsible for 20 per cent of Spain’s GDP... the riches that abound in this area were funded by all of Spain not just from this area and built up over many generations... it was a money and power grab that could cost the perpetrators their liberty for a very long time... they deserve what they get for fooling the people into believing that they were acting in the interest of Cataluña... they are servants of the state of Spain. Mike Aucott
I THINK of you! Wearing your suit of blue So proud, so debonair, so strong My heart would beat with so much pride If then I had you by my side But alas! The years have come between The tears they flow, for what might have been But think of tomorrow, not of the past, Just remember, a love, that will always last. Maggie, Albir
Free country? I AM very concerned about the situation in Cataluña. How on earth was an illegal referendum allowed to happen? If Spain is so set on it remaining part of the country, why were they allowed to have their own police force plus TV and radio stations in their own language in the first place? Why should they not be allowed to form their own little country - I just feel so sorry for them! Wendy Chisholm, Arroyo Medina, Almeria
Bright idea WITH all the facilities on the Costa del Sol’s beaches, including gymnasiums, massage beds and showers, isn’t it time councils started to install changing rooms as well? There would only need to be three or four near the showers, with gaps at the top and bottom to prevent any funny business! Name withheld, Fuengirola
Get a grip SORRY Viv Forbe (Letters 1687), but we very much should be afraid of human-led global warming, which is a scientifically-proven FACT! And especially here in Spain, where we are running out of water at an alarming rate. Try reading some scientific reports on the issue rather than Fox News or whatever and maybe your opinion will change! Anthony Purvis, Mallorca
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Don’t delay, book yourself in for your flu jab today! Flu vaccinations at Medcare THE seasons are now changing, with cooler nights and still warm days, and it is the time when germs begin to incubate. As in the UK, Spain also has an annual influenza programme to ensure those who require vaccination are given the flu vaccine from September to November. Don’t take a chance.... Influenza or flu is a viral infection caused by the influenza virus. It is passed on when people breathe in liquid droplets containing the virus that have been sneezed or coughed into the air, or when people touch objects contaminated with the virus. Possible complications include pneumonia, which often needs hospital admission. The flu can cause infections all year round but it is most common in winter. Anyone can get the flu and the more close proximity a person has with people who have the virus
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other person. Those most at risk should have a vaccination every year. This is because the flu virus itself changes slightly every year. The World Health Organisation monitors the spread of influenza viruses worldwide and recommends which strains to include in the vaccine to combat the likely prevalent strains. Despite popular belief the flu virus does not give someone the flu as it does not contain an active virus. After having the vaccine some people experience symptoms of a heavy cold at the same time or just after, but should not take the flu. Medcare is offering the flu jab for just €25 until the end of 2017! Make an appointment now to avoid complications over the coming months. Call 966 860 258
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Silky smooth winter hair By Sally Underwood WHILE summer can dry out and damage our hair, central heating can have the same effect in winter, leading to dull, tangled hair. With Christmas coming up and with it a whole host of seasonal parties, we have put together some simple to use tips to keep your hair looking silky smooth a n d sp l i t e n d -fre e throughout the festive period. No bubbles. The first part of your haircare regime starts with y o u r sh a m p o o . M o s t cleansers contain sulphates, which a r e t h e c h e m i c a ls that fro t h , g i v i n g y o u r shampoo bubbles. They can also b e h a r sh , however, stripping away y o u r h a i r ’s natura l o i l s a n d moisture and meaning yo u u se m o r e conditioner and other products to compensate. There are now many sulphate-free shampo o s o n t h e market t o su i t every budget. M ask m u st . Masks a r e n o t just for the face any mo r e a n d many hair care brands n o w sell hair masks , a heavie r a n d more c o n centrated versio n o f
th eir n o rma l c onditione r. O nc e or twice a week, use a hydrating or repairing mask on towel-dried hair after washing. Run the mask through with a wide-toothed comb and leave to ab-
sorb for around 15 minutes. For maximum benefits, wrap a hot, damp towel around your hair while the mask is on, helping it to penetrate deeper. Get the gloss. Finish off your routine by running a serum or leave-in conditioner through your damp hair before blow-drying or styling. The product will help seal the hair shaft, giving a smoother appearance and preventing moisture loss.
LUSCIOUS LOCKS: Cold weather can leave hair looking dry and dull, so make sure you take special care of it this winter.
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WE are constantly bombarded with advice about health, receiving contradictory advice almost every week about what we should and shouldn’t be eating. While experts seem to go backwards and forwards on the health of red meat and dairy, there is at least one thing everyone seems to agree on; fruit and vegetables. While many of us now take a daily multivitamin to supplement our diet, it is possible to consume all your vitamins with a just a few crops. Vitamin B6 keeps your immune and nerve systems functioning properly. One banana a day is all it takes to get your recommended daily allowance. Vitamin C can boost ‘good’ cholesterol levels, help protect against damaging free radicals and promote a good immune system. Just one large orange a day provides all your vitamin C needs and tastes good too! Calcium, which helps keep our teeth and bones strong particularly important for
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SMART EATING: Get all the vitamins and minerals you need from just a few key ingredients.
Eating your greens women after the menopause is found in abundance in spinach and other leafy green vegetables with just one cup offering you your recommended daily allowance. For easy snacking, dried apricots are another good source of calcium, with around six offering you your RDA.
Vitamin D is an easy one living in Spain, just 15 minutes walking outside in winter will offer you your daily allowance. Spinach wins the award for most versatile vegetable on the list, with one cup offering your RDA of folic acid, iron and magnesium.
Broccoli also punches above its weight, offering you both vitamin E and magnesium, while legumes will provide you with your zinc needs, vital for a healthy immune system. So why not drop the multivitamin this winter and grab some greens instead?
SKIN is fascinating. The body’s largest organ, skin generates itself every 28 days, constantly renewing to keep our bodies protected from external aggressors like bacteria and UV rays. Its many layers also help regulate body temperature, maintain the body’s balance of fluids, sense pain and absorb the impact of any knocks or hits. And while the skin on our bodies is thick and largely takes care of itself, the skin on our faces is much thinner than elsewhere on our bodies, around a fifth of the thickness of that on our arms, legs and chests. It also contains far more sebaceous glands - the glands which produce oil meaning the skin on our face is oilier than elsewhere, but conversely can become dry because of its thinness.
Regular cleansing and moisturising is good for your skin.
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your skin type TAKE CARE: Knowing your skin type will help you find the best products to keep it looking healthy.
We all know we can help make our skin look better by regularly cleansing, exfoliating and mo i st u r i si n g o u r skin, but knowing what skin
type you have is the first step in choosing the right products and getting the results you want. With a huge range of skin-
care products on the market it can be a baffling choice in the pharmacy or supermarket, with many of us simply pic king up the s a me thing over and over again without thinking about it too much. If you aren’t getting the results you want though, it may be w orth c ons ide ring w he the r you a re us ing the right products for your skin. Below is a guide to knowing what type of skin you have. There are four main skin types. Dry skin produces le s s oil a nd w ill ha ve a n ove ra ll rough a nd dull a ppearance, while oily skin offers the reverse problem with a gre a s y s hine a nd vis ible pores. Combination skin will pres e nt dry pa tc he s on the cheeks with oily areas around the nos e a nd fore he a d a nd normal skin will have fine pores and be neither too oily or dry.
SOFT SKIN: Face masks are a great way of getting rid of dry skin.
Get masked off FACE MASKS have been one of 2017’s biggest beauty trends, seeing a whole host of celebrities take to Instagram to share snaps of themselves covered in the stuff. Because while masks have been around for years - mainly in the form of clay or charcoalbased creams which are designed to draw impurities to the surface - the new generation offers hightech solutions to a whole host of beauty problems. The largest trend of the year so far has seen people use multiple different masks on various parts of their faces to achieve different goals, in a craze named ‘multi-masking.’ Devotees have been known to use up to five masks across their
face to achieve their desired look. For those suffering from blemishes on their nose but a shiny forehead and dry, dull cheeks, for example, this approach could work, offering a solution to each of the problems. If you do want to give it a go, it is probably a safe bet to go for something purifying for any oil areas, a hydrating mask for any dry areas and one for radiance for any dull parts of your face. Put them on the relevant sections of your face and leave them on no longer than each of their recommended times. The result could be healthy, glowing skin, although it could be an expensive habit!
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SAVVY SCENTS: Sniffing essential oils can help relieve the symptoms of some illnesses. By Sally Underwood WITH November in full swing, the build up to Christmas won’t be far behind. What can be a magical and fun part of the year can also be stressful. Ferrying children and
grandchildren to parties, buying presents, all those last-minute preparations and the inevitable hangovers can all lead to feelings of stress, lethargy or even anxiety. While there are
many ways to deal with stress, an easily accessible option which may help could be aromatherapy. The study of aromatherapy sees essential oils used in different ways to balance emotions. The oils themselves are readily accessible either in health food shops or online and can be combined with ‘carrier’ oils to make their scent last longer. For anyone dealing with stress, lavender is known to have a soothing effect. This oil can help promote calmness and a sense of well-being, while ylangylang and rose oils are also said to relax
the senses. Try putting a few drops of an oil in your bath, or on your pillowcase before bed if you are struggling to unwind or sleep. The festive season can also be tiring and if you want a healthier pick-me-up than caffeine, there are several oils which may help bring back your ‘zing.’
Oils are readily accessible either in health food shops or online and can be combined with ‘carrier’ oils. Grapefruit, juniper berry, peppermint, lemon and bergamot oils are all uplifting and can be used with a carrier oil like avocado, jojoba or coconut oil to make a homemade body moisturiser which will offer you energising bursts of fragrance throughout the day. Finally, if you have overindulged, ginger can be fantastic for settling the stomach. Why not try making your own room diffuser using ginger oil mixed with orange and peppermint oils? The soothing smell will help calm feelings of nausea and have you onto your next party in no time!
SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. When do a baby’s teeth start to grow? A child’s teeth usually start to grow within the first few months however this can vary greatly. Some babies will start to teeth when they are three to four-months-old whereas some don’t start until after they turn one. What are the symptoms of teething? The main sign that your baby has started teething is when they want to constantly chew on something as their gums are irritated. Their gums will also be noticeably inflamed and they will drool a lot. Your child may also be irritable and in some cases also have a fever.
Are there ways to reduce the pain? In general a baby will feel better when they have something to chew, you can purchase a teething ring which you can put in the fridge before giving it to your child which can also help soothe the pain. If it’s not enough you can also use analgesics or anti-inflammatories such as paracetamol and ibuprofen. When should you seek medical help? Usually it is not necessary to go see a paediatrician unless the baby is extremely irritated or has a high fever as these could be signs of other problems.
If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com
HEALTH & BEAUTY FORGET the health warnings you may have heard about having too much salt, there are actually some variations that are incredibly good for you. Epsom salt may look like regular salt but it is actually made from tiny particles of magnesium sulphate, instead of sodium chloride like traditional table salt. The only thing is, you can’t eat it. It turns out most people are actually lacking in magnesium sulphate, with scientists reporting that levels in humans have been steadily decreasing over the last four decades. This is believed to be the result of several major lifestyle changes, including abusing certain medications, stripping farmland of its minerals by using fertilisers, and eating too much fast food. Low magnesium levels have also been linked to numerous ailments, such as insomnia, anxiety, depression, high levels of stress and infertility. However, using Epsom salt is an easy way to up your levels, and also has a variety of other benefits. Scrubbing your skin with it while in the
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JUST A PINCH: Taking a bath with Epsom salt helps to soothe aches and pains. bath or shower can work wonders for your skin, as it provides gentle exfoliation and dissolves straight into the water. Epsom salt has been shown to improve bone health, as the skin quickly absorbs the minerals which are then transport-
ed to the bones. Magnesium is one of the main minerals you need to help keep bones strong. Pouring some Epsom salt in the bath also helps to soothe sore muscles and relax the mind. It can also reduce inflammation and drain out tox-
ins, and has been shown to reduce the stress hormone cortisol. However, it is important to remember not to do any internal cleanses with Epsom salt the way you can with sea salt, as it can be toxic in large quantities.
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COFFEE is more than just that tonic which makes it easier to get out of bed in the morning; it can also be used in a number of homemade beauty remedies to make you look as fresh on the outside as you feel on the inside. As an alternative to cucumber patches, try soaking two cotton pads in cold coffee solution and leave on your eyelids for five minutes as a way of helping to reduce dark circles. To add some extra shine to your locks, mix coffee grounds in with your regular conditioner and leave for 10 minutes. You can also mix coffee grounds with sugar and coconut oil to make a fantastic natural body scrub, which will help to open pores and get rid of dead skin.
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Sabores, flavours to suit all tastes IT is becoming increasingly more common for Indian restaurants to offer a second or third choice of cuisine and this is exactly what happens at Sabores. Based at La Marquesa Golf, Sabores has been open for 18 months and is the third restaurant from the family who own the well-established and much respected Taj Mahal Indian and Rialto Italian restaurants in nearby Benimar. Sabores is all about combining the best of the flavours from these two restaurants and adding an international flair with a hint of Spain and Mexico as well. Although expatriates, especially the British, love curries and have been brought up on them, many Spaniards have been slow to experiment so Sabores is the ideal restaurant where those whose taste buds want to try something new are able to do so whilst partners and friends can be more traditional in their choices.
SABORES: Perfect for watching the world go by. There is a fresh, airy and modern look to Sabores which occupies large premises in the commercial centre. There is a lovely outside terrace, perfect for watching the world go by as you enjoy a lunchtime drink and tapas or an evening meal with friends and family if the weather stays clement. There are views over La Marquesa golf course from
both sides of the restaurant and the staff are ready and waiting to attend to your every need. Children are well catered for making it a popular destination for families. Comments on TripAdvisor
are almost exclusively five star and this is reflected in its position as one of the top three restaurants in Rojales with positive reviews being received from Spanish residents, local expatriates and holidaymakers alike. Check out Sabores to see what they are going to offer in the run up to Christmas and the New Year but it’s guaranteed that an Indian, Italian, Mexican, Spanish menu will ensure that there is something tasty to suit every palate. Sabores Calle Quesada Ballester 1, Local 8 Campo de Golf La Marquesa, Rojales Tel: 865 772 999 www.facebook.com/pg/ saboreslamarquesa
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Rocking the night away C R U Z A Z U L’ S fundraising events helps pet owners on low incomes with vet bills and enables the charity to work with local communities to control feral cat colonies humanely. The latest music event, ‘Rock My Soul,’ proved a huge hit, raising €1,532.50 for the charity. The owners of ROCK AND ROLL: Guests were treated to an evening of music The New Arches from some of the area’s finest entertainers. in Los Alcazares provided the project. from the public and local venue and John ‘J J SoulThe Cruz Azul Donation businesses, the amount man’ organised the event. Centre is situated on the raised at this event and the Guests were treated to Av e n i d a d e l a U n i o n i n growing success of the Dogreat performances by suS a n J a v i e r, n e x t d o o r t o nation Centre in San per compere and DJ, Paul Yo r k s h i r e L i n e n . O p e n Javier, Cruz Azul can conAllen, Roxy Housewine, Monday to Saturday from tinue to help more pets Johnny Lea and the great J 10am until 2pm. Call 693 whose owners are on low J Soulman himself. 017 616 for more informaincomes and continue its Thanks to the continuing ‘Trap, Neuter and Return’ tion. generosity and support
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UNMISSABLE: Firauto.
A wheely great weekend! THE 41st edition of the Firauto automobile fair promises to be the biggest yet and a dream for petrolheads. Taking place at the Institucion Ferial Alicantina, near Alicante-Elche airport, from Friday November 17 to Sunday November 19, the event is being held alongside the Expocar second-hand vehicle and Sobre2Ruedas motorcycle shows. Whereas Firauto will showcase all the latest models to hit the market, Expocar will provide the opportunity to buy second-hand and kilometre-0 vehicles at competitive prices.
Visitors can even run checks on their own vehicles since Applus ITV will be on hand throughout the weekend. The show is open from 10.30am to 9pm on all three days. Tickets on the door cost €8 or €6 for pensioners and holders of a young drivers’ licence, although a voucher offering discounts and advance €5 tickets are both available on the website www.feria-alicante.com. Children under the age of 12 can enter for free when accompanied by a paying adult.
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Calling all photographers! €500 for being in the frame CARTAGENA Port of Cultures, with the collaboration and sponsorship of El Corte Inglés, has launched its ninth Photography Contest, which is a welcome addition to the programme of activities that began in October and continues into November under the banner of ‘Mysteries and other stories.’ On this occasion, participating contestants must photograph the nooks and crannies and areas of the streets and alleyways of Cartagena that contain a certain charm and mystery. Such images can be found everywhere in the city which is full of modernist art and architecture and museums. Cartagena councillor Juan Pedro Torralba - who was deputising as mayor until very recently - said: “The objective of this contest is to capture images of those places that contain picturesque corners that contribute to making Cartagena the city it is. We are also delighted to have El Corte Inglés in Cartagena sponsoring the prizes for the fourth con-
HIDDEN GEMS: The architectural beauty of Cartagena. secutive year.” The prizes are: First prize: €500 El Corte Inglés voucher.
Second prize: €200 El Corte Inglés voucher. Two third prizes: €100 El Corte Inglés voucher.
There will also be a raffle for another €100 voucher from the sponsors. Details on the photographic contest can be found on the Cartagena de Culturas website and the deadline for submitting images is during the week from November 13 to 19 inclusive. A jury will then select the best 50 images assessing the style, creativity and expression in selecting the first prize photograph. The 50 photographs chosen, among which will be the first prize winner, will be exhibited in El Corte Inglés in Cartagena from November 29 to December 12 and allow members of the public to vote the second prize and the two third prize winners. In previous years when this competition has been held, it has attracted the attention of a number of photographers from all across Spain and has enabled many of them to become accustomed to the city and get to know for themselves the many tourist and cultural attractions.
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Torrevieja welcomes a Red Cross exhibition TORREVIEJA’S councillor for Integration and Immigration, Carmen Morate, has presented the opening of a photographic exhibition. The exhibition entitled ‘Atrapados - Crisis de refugiados en Europa’ (Trapped - the refugee crisis in Europe) is being held in the Exhibition Hall of the Centro Cultural Virgen del Carmen until Sunday November 26. The councillor explained the exhibition will highlight the Red Cross interventions in the migration crisis by two of the Spanish workers who spent time in Greece dealing with the issues first hand, Operations Coordinator Salvador Ramírez and midwife Teresa Martínez. Morate stressed the objective of this exhibition and related talks is to publicise the work of those involved and “above all to offer a real insight and perspective to the very difficult situations people are facing on a daily basis and to try to raise awareness of the need to find solutions,” she said. Persecution, armed conflict and poverty force millions of people to leave their home each year. In the last five years there has been an alarming increase in forced migration due to the conflict in Syria and the continuing outbreak of conflicts worldwide. The Spanish Red Cross intends, through these photographs, to report on the situation of the victims of the conflict, of those who still suffer it, of those who were forced to flee, and of the millions of people who are in the refugee camps from Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey or Europe, waiting to rebuild their lives. It highlights the work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, providing humanitarian aid, health care and psychological support, in Syria and in countries causing the refugee situation.
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Sardines on the beach feature in Bolnuevo fiestas THE municipality of Bolnuevo - along the coast from Mazarron - is preparing for its Fiestas del Milagro (Miracle Fiestas). Beginning tomorrow (Friday) and carrying on until and including Sunday November 19 it includes music, a fair and the traditional pilgrimage. It all begins with the opening cry from the town crier whose identity has not been released as yet, and the first night of the festival will feature a concert by the Mara Bang Band and taking part in the municipal marquee installed on Avenida López Meca. Music makes up the main attractions of the 10 days of fiestas with the highlights being a performance by José María ‘El Luiso’ on Friday November 17 and the events will feature a number of local DJs at the Day Fair on Sun-
TRAVELLING away from Spain this week the focus turns on Buttafuoco Storico from Italy; a serious competitor to Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone. Little known outside Italy, it is reasonably priced and produced in the Oltrepo’ Pavese, a beautiful hilly area 70km from Milan that has by Lorenzo cold winters and Barbareschi warm, dry summers. Different type of soil bottom gravel embedded in sand, compact sandstones and also clays - in the relatively small territory impart unique characteristics to the grapes. Through fermentation of several indigenous grapes with different characteristics, the winegrowers produce a unique wine of structure that can age for years. The blend is 50 per cent Croatina that brings the colour and hints of red fruit; 25 per cent Barbera with its acidity the backbone of the wine, plus Ughetta Canneto and Uva Rara that enrich
STREET PILGRIMAGE: The Purísima en route to Bolnuevo. day November 19. In fact, Sunday November 19 is one of the most awaited days by all the people of Mazarron as, after the mass in the church of San Andrés, the image of the Purísima (the Virgin) will be taken in a pil-
grimage to Bolnuevo. Thousands of people are expected to take part and the evening will finish as tradition dictates with the cooking and eating of sardines on skewers enjoyed by families and friends on the Bolnuevo beach.
Hidden gem from Italy softness and fruit. Buttafuoco Storico is produced by only 14 winemakers who adhere to strict rules, including being harvested by hand, aged at least 12 months in wooden barrels then a minimum six months in bottles embossed with the ‘Mark of the Dawn Treader ship,’ and only marketed three years after harvest. Excellent with red meat and game dishes it also goes perfectly with blue and mature cheeses. My favourite labels - all below €20 for a 2011 or 2013 vintage - are Vigna del Garlenzo - Az; Agricola Giorgi Franco di Giorgi Pierluigi; Vigna Montarzolo Azienda Vinicola Calvi Davide; and Vigna Costera -
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ITALIAN: Excellent with red meat. Azienda Agricola Maggi Francesco. These are 24 months in barrel and 10 months in bottle, so equivalent to a Spanish Gran Reserva. Salute and happy tasting.
The full programme can be picked up at local Tourist Offices in the area and in the town hall. It can also be downloaded from the municipal website and from social media networks.
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A SPECTACULAR selection of theatre, music, dance and opera make up the first permanent programme of the Torrevieja Auditorium. Víctor Ullate, Héctor Alterio, Pepón Nieto, Lolita Flores, Antonio Orozco and El Niño de Elche, are among the artists lined up to take part in 11 different shows until the end of February. The programme was launched during the recent visit to the Torrevieja Auditorium by the President of the Valencian Community Ximo Puig and has been made possible by an investment from them of €1.7m over the coming years to the Sonara Producciones company. This money has come on top of the €50m that has been spent of repairs and maintenance on the building that has been underutilised since its inauguration in 2011. A further €350,000 has been spent in adapting the stage to accommodate all possible types of theatre shows and for a thorough cleaning of the outside of the building, all in readiness for the first show on Thursday November 16. And that first show will be
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EXCITING LINEUP: Torrevieja Auditorium and (inset) Victor Ullate and María Barranco. one of the most important ballets in Spain - El Amor Brujo by Victor Ullate - and regarded as one of his greatest works. The music was composed by Manuel de Falla just over 100 years ago and many versions of the ballet have taken to the
stage, but none like the Ullate version that was premiered during the 1990s and became one of the great events in the history of Spanish contemporary dance. On Sunday November 19, ‘La comedia de las mentiras’
(The Comedy of Lies) directed by Pep Anton Gómez and stars Pepón Nieto, María Barranco and Paco Tous among others. On Sunday December 17, Dos más dos (Two plus two) is a comedy that tells the story of
Adrián and Julieta and Tomás and Silvia who are life-long friends. The latter couple are a pair of swingers and have de-
SOCIAL SCENE cided they want to get their friends involved... and thus the comedy unfolds. The story has its origin in a film directed by Diego Kaplan and written by Daniel Cúparo and Juan Vera, and after seeing it on a visit to Buenos Aires four years ago David Serrano thought it would make a great piece of theatre. The full programme also makes room for classical dance and none better than The Classical Ballet of St Petersburg featuring Andrey Batalov, one of the most outstanding figures of the current Russian ballet scene and the principal dancer with the Mariinskiy Ballet. They will be performing one of the classic fairy tales in the world, ‘The Nutcracker’ by Tchaikovsky, on Tuesday January 16. Tickets for all the performances are now available by going to the Torrevieja Auditorium website at www.auditori otorrevieja.com or by phone on 902 150 025. Keep looking out in the Social Scene section of the Euro Weekly News for details of future events at the Torrevieja Auditorium.
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Intelligent homes change lives emergency services, or booking a plumber if it can’t be fixed on the spot. Owners will save a great deal of money as the house adapts its energy output to suit the mood. Barrera claims 70 per cent can be saved on lighting and 40 per cent on air conditioning. Homeowners interested in incorporating the new technology into their homes can expect to fork out anywhere from €2,500 to €150,000.
By Matthew Elliott A S PANI SH c o m p a n y h o p es to mak e a splash in the smart homes sector. HogarTec wants to bring the intelligent homes, taking the American market by storm, to Spain. Managing director Enrique Barrera has presented his vision to the Spanish Association of Domotics (Cedom). He waxed lyrical about a situation where an owner would return home, press a button and, within minutes, air freshener is released, heaters and lights are turned on, and personal preferences set in motion. These could be music, films or even food preparation. “It self-manages by incorporating all of its elements into one entity, coordinated by a central power source, as though it were a living organism,” Barrera said of HogarTec’s intelligent homes. At the touch of a button on their mobile phones, homeowners will be able to control all the equipment in their property. They will also be notified by text if there’s a leak or the security system is triggered. But these homes won’t just wait for the owner to return to fix the problem. They will react to it themselves, even calling
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Housing Life’s a beach! discomforts SPANIARDS spent more time and money on their cars than their homes. A new survey found that, on average, 5 per cent of the household budget goes towards car maintenance This contrasts with just 3 per cent for the house, according to research from the I Want to Live Better report from the National Association of Distributors of Ceramics and Building Materials (ANDIMAC). Despite devoting a tiny fraction of their budget to home upgrades, the survey found that a sizeable number of Spaniards are extremely dissatisfied with home life. Chief complaints include noise pollution,
specifically poor insulation separating them from the neighbour ’s ruckus, artificial light pouring in from the outside, and winter warmth. One in 10 of the 800 people surveyed said that soundproofing their property would be the top priority for change. Nine in 10 complained that their homes used energy inefficiently, wasting heat that they sorely need. Seven per cent don’t feel comfortable in their homes, arguing that older buildings aren’t suited to the needs, and size, of modern residents. One in 10 Spanish homes has no access to the internet, causing further disappointment throughout.
STUDIES show that people who live close to the coast are happier than those who live inland. While doctors used to prescribe trips to the coast for hundreds of years to cure all manner of ailments, there has been little research into why being by the seaside actually has proven health benefits until recently. Scientists from the University of Exeter ’s European Centre for the Environment and Human Health have conducted several experiments to delve into why the ocean has such a positive impact on our well-being. They actually discovered that those who live by the coast absorb greater levels of vitamin D and enjoy the health benefits of this. Vitamin D helps to keep bones strong and regulates the immune system, which can ward off all manner of illnesses. The researchers at Exeter University concluded that living by the sea encourages
EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY: Is a sea view the secret to happiness? outdoor activity so more people who live there get in a daily dose of exercise. The fresh, salty air by the coast can also help with respiratory problems such as asthma, coughing and bronchitis due to the negatively charged hydrogen ions in the air that help the body absorb
oxygen. Swimming in salt water also does wonders for the body as it boosts the immune system, improves circulation and hydrates skin. So the next time you’re on the hunt for a new home, keep in mind all the good an ocean view might just do for you.
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Prime property recovering SPANISH prime property has found itself on firm footing again after a period of uncertainty, according to estate agent Knight Frank’s latest Price Index. Over the past five years, Spain’s property market has undergone a radical transformation, the country’s prime market now appeals to a broader mix of buyers, with investors taking advantage of the recent surge in tourist numbers. The report provides a snapshot of five of the country’s key second home destinations, an analysis of prime pricing, prime areas and buyer nationalities in Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, Ibiza and Mallorca. Higher employment rates, alongside rising disposable income, is underpinning housing demand with mortgage lending up 20.2 per cent in March 2017 compared to the same period last year. Harvey continued: “With enquiries for homes up 150 per cent year-onyear it is those established prime international destinations, including the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, that continue to outperform peripheral locations.”
No Brexistential crisis here in Spain BREXIT will not affect British real estate
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choosing your fire pit is whether you would like a gas or wood option. While wood provides a comforting crackling sound, as well as the smell of bonfire, gas alternatives can be much easier to replace and clean. More food for thought is just how multi-functional you would like your pit to be. While some only contain the fire itself, others double as a coffee table, offering a wide rim which can be used to hold food and drink. Also providing both warmth and light to your garden are outdoor pizza ovens. While less of a central
focal point, these fashionable accessories can offer you authentic Italian-style pizza in just minutes, with temperatures reaching up to 900 degrees. With wood burning, electric and gas options on the market, and with prices starting low, why not expand your kitchen space outdoors and make pizzas and barbecue foods all year round? As with any fire, it is always important to never leave a fire pit or pizza oven unattended and to take all normal fire safety precautions.
Plentiful pumpkins - not just for Halloween PUMPKINS are a famous vegetable with a lot of virtues that are renowned for their long storage life and ease of growing. They are traditionally grown on hills in the vegetable patch but can also be grown in large containers and grown vertically up a trellis if space is an issue. There is a huge range of pumpkin varieties. A lot of publicity is given to having the largest pumpkin but for practical reasons smaller varieties, such as butternut are more suitable. It is fun to grow some as decoration such as the miniature gourds that can be dried or larger pumpkins to carve out designs highlighted by candles inside such as for Halloween. The main reason for growing them however is their ability to be stored for months in the right condition to have rich thick soups and other warming recipes over the winter months. To grow them you need a very compost enriched soil to retain moisture and provide nutrients as they are heavy feeders and need plenty of moisture around their roots but not on their leaves and vines. Wetting the plants parts above ground encourages fungal problems such as powdery mildew. You can grow them in a barrel or other large container of well composted soil mix and grow the smaller varieties up a trellis in a sunny position.
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IT is essential that all dogs are regularly inoculated and wormed, that is; inoculations and boosters every year, worming treatments every three months as your vet will advise. The only effective worming products are available from your vet. Many pet owners encounter problems at the vet. The dogs and cats do not like to be examined. From an early age, make it a pleasant experience for your pet to be handled and examined by different people. Always do this while you are present, reassure and reward the dog with praise and titbits. Only ask sensible people, who are used to dogs to assist
THE VET’S TABLE: Do not let your dog jump off alone. you with this exercise. Some if not most vets prefer to examine their patients on a table. So if you have a dog that can be lifted onto a suitable table, get the dog used to being put on the table. Hold him in a comfortable position for a few seconds, praising him and reassuring him, then give him a ‘titbit’ and gently lift him off.
Never let a dog jump off the table by himself. If you use a table, make sure a mat or cover is placed on it so that it is not slippery for the dog. There is no quicker way to make a dog hate being picked up and put on a table than to place it on a slippery surface. Administering prescribed treatments: Often following a visit to your vet
you will be required to continue a course of treatment at home. This can include: giving pills or liquid medicine (orally); applying ointments to eyes, ears, and skin; administrating eye or ear drops. The only reason dogs object to taking medicine is that they are not used to being handled. It is kinder to prepare your dog to the best of your ability for
the occasion when this will probably arise. This is best done by training your dog to allow you to handle it and examine any part of its body, under any circumstances, without any resistance from your dog. Pills can often be given by disguising the pill inside a little piece of butter, margarine or cheese. There are’many “Do Not’s” associated with this sort of training, all of which are common sense, but you would be surprised how many dog owners have little of this precious commodity. Do not give dogs any medicine unless specifically prescribed for that dog by a vet. If in doubt about your dog’s health, consult a vet, never take advice from unqualified people; this includes pet shops, dog breeders, dog trainers, behaviourists and the person who had a dog with the same sort of symptoms. Do not put anything in your dog’s ear. Look, don’t poke! Report discharges or smells to your vet. Do not put any drops or ointment into your dog’s eyes. Do not interfere with any lumps, bumps, wounds, cysts, rashes or anything else on your dog’s body. Consult your vet.
THE Furbo dog camera has finally arrived in Spain, allowing owners to check on their dogs and even give them treats while they are out of the house. The camera, which has already been on the market in the US and the UK for several months, lets dog owners spy on their pooches by accessing the camera through an app on their phone. It also has a microphone, meaning you can communicate with your pet and even has an interactive game setting that can give your dog treats. All you have to do is con-
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CANINE CAM: Have you ever wondered what your dog gets up to when you’re not around? nect the device, which is about the size of a water bottle, to your Wi-Fi at home and download the app.
You also have to add the treats before you leave, and then you can choose when to give them to your dog throughout the day. The app even allows you to take videos and photos and share them on social media. If that didn’t already sound impressive, the camera also has a barking detector so the owner can find out when their dog is getting restless, as well as a system of light signals which warns dogs that their owner is about to communicate.
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CHARITIES THE SPIRITUALIST Centre, Benijofar meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. During this session Open/Development Circles will be held on Thursday 16th and 30th November, where you can develop your skills commencing at 6.30 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. The Divine Service, with Mediumship, on 12th November will be taken by Ray Bailey (Remembrance Day Service). Jillian and Martin will take the Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 14th November. The Divine Service with Mediumship, on Sunday, 19th November, will be taken by Len Cox. Contact Wendy on 965 323 028. www.spiritualistcentre-benijofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23@ gmail.com or info@spiritualist centre-benijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789. LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja is a friendly, English speaking Church. We
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by Matthew Elliott anti-lock system and is far easier to use than traditional hydraulic handbrakes. That doesn’t mean new drivers will suddenly be performing rally stunts on public streets. Drivers will have to know how to drift before they can make any real use of the new technology. Not to mention the fact that drifting is illegal on almost all public roads. Expert drivers will be able to make use of a USB stick, plugged into the Drift Stick, t o m o n i t o r t h e i r p e r f o r-
THE Spanish government has announced a series of changes to the ITV test for private vehicles in 2018. Coming into force on May 20, an official statement said that the MOT equivalent will be “more demanding” in order to detect cases of manipulation regarding emis-
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DRIFT GIFT: Ford RS goes old school with drift stick.
mance. If they have access to one, they can take it down to the track and work on their drift with decent feedback.
Ford’s Drift Stick goes on sale in December in the United States. It will cost $999 (€860) and be compatible with the RS Edition, a
special edition of the acclaimed Focus RS, lauded for its mechanical control. F o r d h a s n ’t y e t s a i d whether or if the Drift Stick will be available in Europe
ITV test overhauled sions in particular. All centres will thus be equipped with new diagnostic reading devices which will connect to vehicles’ onboard computers to analyse
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Performance braking FORD has a new solution for drivers who miss the oldfashioned hydraulic handbrake. Its Drift Stick goes against the modern obsession with the electronic handbrake. The Drift Stick is a lever connected to the electronic handbrake in the new Ford RS Edition. Skilled drivers can use it to lock the rear wheels and slide, rally car like, while conducting a sharp turn. The patented device slips easily into the car’s diagnostics port. It was developed with the help of rally driver Ken Block, who showcases the Drift Stick in a YouTube video for Ford. It works in unison with the
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security systems and detect ‘malicious software’ or ‘cheating.’ ITV inspectors must also hold a ‘Superior Automotive Technician’ qualification as a minimum.
In addition, if a vehicle passed its technical inspection in any other European Union country it will remain valid in Spain until the next scheduled review.
Vanquish bows out THE very last of the Aston Martin Vanquish S range has been released. The S Ultimate is the British firm’s glamorous send off to the now iconic model. Aimed at serious collectors, there are just 175 Ultimates up for grabs, with a starting price of £211,995 (€237,706). There’s little to improve on the monstrous 595bhp already offered by the regular Vanquish S. So this rare collectable instead focuses on style, with three new designer themes to choose from. Ultimate black, a blueish grey, and white gold are the colour schemes, while buyers can be as picky as they like about the interior design. All Ultimates feature carbon fibre brakes, treadplates, and grilles and are emblazoned with a rose gold ‘Ultimate’ badge.
Drivers may also book their test up to one month in advance of the suggested date. Finally, if a vehicle fails the ITV test motorists will be able to choose a different centre for the second test rather than being forced to use the same one as before.
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Brazil tough nut to crack for England after Germany test ENGLAND host Germany on November 10 and Brazil on November 14 in international friendlies at Wembley ahead of the 2018 World Cup Finals with manager Gareth Southgate throwing down the Gauntlet. “I don’t think anybody can sit back and safely think they’re going to be involved next summer,” warned Southgate. “In every position there’s really strong competition,” said Southgate, who has brought in Joe Gomez, Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus Cheek. Southgate has left out Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Daniel Sturridge, Jermain Defoe, Chris Smalling, Jake Livermore, Fraser Forster and Aaron Cresswell. Reining World champions Germany, world cup winners four times, and five-time World
UKSPORTSCENE with Andrew Atkinson Cup winners Brazil are arguably England’s toughest duo they could face as an indicator to their 2018 World Cup hopes. It will be a real test of steel and nerves against Joachim Low’s Germany - cruising to qualification from Group C with nine wins out of nine. Brazil are likely to field their strongest side, including stars Philippe Coutinho, Neymar and Gabriel Jesus, as they prepare for Russia, in a bid to clinch their sixth World Cup success. Southgate will finalise the England squad - after friendlies against Germany and Brazil and games against Holland in Amsterdam on March 23, and
SPAIN Captain Sergio Ramos will get a taster of the 2018 World Cup Finals when they play hosts Russia in an international friendly game on November 14. “We have never lost focus and been united on one aim to reach the World Cup. It will be my fourth World Cup and that fills me with pride,” said Ramos. Spain meet Russia in a friendly in St Petersburg at the 70,000 capacity Kretovsky Stadium - dubbed the ‘UFO’ - to play on a pitch that has been relaid THREE times! A third new pitch was laid in June, three weeks before the start of the Confederation Cup. Zenit FC played two league games on the second pitch laid, and chunks of turf were ragged up! “Russia doesn’t have experience with sliding pitches in football stadiums and that’s a real challenge,” said St Petersburg’s Deputy Governor Igor Albin. The Kretovsky Stadium is one of 12 stadiums across 11 Russian cities that will host matches, including the 2018 World Cup semi-final and the third-place play-off games. The Kretovsky Stadium has been praised as one of the world’s most advanced stadiums which took over a decade to build, reportedly costing more than 49 billion rubles (€950 million), seven times the amount announced in 2004 when original plans were drawn up. Deputy Governor Albin said: “This multifunction sport and cultural complex is exploited all year round so we have a retractable roof and a sliding pitch. It’s a reasonable price.”
against Italy at Wembley on March 27. “If I had to pick a squad tomorrow I know who I’d take. Over the next six months that could evolve drastically,” said Southgate. Phil Jones, John Stones and Gary Cahill are key defensive players and Southgate believes Jones, 25, is the best defender England have in their locker. “Not just this season, but there was a long period in the middle of last season where Phil Jones has been the best defender,” Southgate said of the Manchester United star. “Phil has had great experiences - with both club and coun-
try - he organises and competes well and it’s clear what he brings to the team,” said Southgate. England squad for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil: Tammy Abraham (Swansea City, loan from Chelsea), Dele Alli (Spurs), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Jack Butland (Stoke), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Eric Dier (Spurs), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Joe Hart (West Ham, loan from Manchester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool). Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Spurs), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace, loan from Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
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Danny Rose (Spurs), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Spurs), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Harry Winks (Spurs), Ashley Young (Manchester United). *Northern Ireland play Switzerland in their first leg play-off on today, with the return second leg in Basel on November 12, in their quest to reach the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.
F1: Lewis hams it up LEWIS HAMILTON heads to Brazil on November 12 having won his fourth Formula 1
“We’ve qualified for the World Cup, which was our primary objective,” said Lupetegui. Pique and national teammate Sergio Ramos put aside political differences to reach next summer’s World Cup after Pique had been vocal in his support for Cataluña’s referendum on independence. Pique said he could quit, but a pact was made: “I have a very good relationship with Gerard - even though we think differently - we have no problem between us,” said Ramos.
World Championship in Mexico last month. “This year was a massive challenge I was looking forward to,” said Hamilton, ahead of the penultimate race at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil Mercedes driver Hamilton, who has won three titles in four years, joins Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as the only drivers to have won at least four F1 titles. F1 title rival, Ferrari driver Vettel, has battled for the title with Hamilton this season: “Fighting against a great team in Ferrari with the highest decorated driver in the sport was a massive challenge. “It’s great to have two teams fighting - we need more of that - it pushes us all more to the limit, that’s what’s got us excited for the sport,” said Hamilton. The São Paulo race marks the 46th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 45th time is has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950 – along with it being the 34th World Championship event to be staged at Interlagos.
Márquez’s fourth MotoGP title bid SERGIO RAMOS: World Cup winner.
Ramos proud as Spain head to Russia Before Spain head to Russia they host Costa Rica in Malaga on November 11, the first of a double-header friendly fixtures awaiting coach Julen Lopetegui’s squad. Spain defeated Israel 1-0 last month, to finish five points ahead of Italy in the World Cup qualifying Group G. Spain qualified for the 2018 World Cup, beating Albania 3-0 in Alicante, in the wake of the disputed referendum in
Cataluña, that lead to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique being booed. “Many things have happened but we have focused on the best interests of the team,” said Lopetegui, who has won eight out of nine competitive games since replacing Vicente del Bosque in 2016. On qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Lopetegui said: “We are delighted and proud of what we have achieved, it’s very important for Spain.
SPAIN’S defending MotoGP World Champion Marc Márquez heads to Valencia on November 12 - needing only an 11th place finish - to win a fourth MotoGP title. The 2017 MotoGP World Championship final race in Valencia sees Respol Honda Team’s Márquez enter the last round of the season ahead of Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso. Standings after race 17 of 18 see Márquez 21 points ahead of Dovizioso, after the Italian won the Malaysian MotoGP on October 29. Márquez, who needs to score five points - if Dovizioso wins - an 11th place or better finish, was pointless in three races during the 2017 MotoGP World Championship, when crashing out in both Argentina and France.
NEXT week only in the Euro Weekly News. Sports correspondent Andrew Atkinson talks exclusively in-depth in Part 1 of a two-part interview with British born teenage swimming sensation, twice-Junior World Oceanman Female World Champion, Club Natacion Elche star, Zoe Connolly, 16.
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REAL MADRID have not been awarded a penalty in their first 11 league games for the first time in over 35 years. The feat has not occurred since 1981, before any of the current squad were born.
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Dani keeps Monte in safe hands By Andrew Atkinson CD MONTESINOS travel to Santa Pola on November 12 in the 1st Regional Group 8 of the Valencian League looking to consolidate their standing under coach Carlos Perez. “Playing at a higher level will be more difficult this season,” Carlos exclusively told the EWN. The Los Montesinos, Alicante-based club has settled into the higher echelons of 1st Regional football, underlined with an emphatic 5-1 away
win at CF San Gabriel, after suffering early season defeats. Notable performances have come from goalkeeper Dani who saved a spot-kick against CF San Gabriel - and strikers Vazquino and Carlos Ventura, who have netted a plethora of goals. “We hope to consolidate our position in the 1st Regional this season,” said Carlos. Favourites for promotion UD Horadada - undefeated host Hondon Nieves at the weekend; CF San Gabriel meet Atco. Catral; Intercity Sant. host Rafal and Altet entertain Santa Pola CF. San Miguel CF travel away to Dolores, with struggling bottom club Torrevieja, who face CD Montesinos on November 19, hosting S Guardamar CF. Cox host Callosa Deportivo B.
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A great day’s racing AS the autumn 2017 season draws to a close, SAMM racers will find themselves frustrated by days that had either not enough or too much wind. Seven boats started the morning race on November 5 and they were a little strung out, with Lavanter bringing up the rear. Her skipper, Robert, is very experienced but it was the first time on a boat in 40 years for his new crew member Martin. A triangular course was set to prepare for the forecasted wind shift and strength drop at midday but it never came and was NW gusting from eight up to 14 knots all day. Tug and Jack on Shoestring Tres soon took the lead which they held onto to finish in 32 minutes, chased all the way by Julian on the Topaz in 34 minutes and Diane and Tim on Shoestring Uno in 34.5 minutes. For the afternoon race, the wind was the same, so a course alteration was made by extending the windward leg, hopefully to give a longer race. Seven boats again started and all were through within 20
SAMM RACERS: Seven boats started the morning race on November 5. seconds, an excellent start, probably the best for some time. John Down, on his Quba was the first over with the fleet in hot pursuit. The first leg was just off the wind, the second leg a downwind run and the third leg a long beat on the up wind leg, with the course change having the desired effect as the fastest boat took 49 minutes to finish. At the end of the first lap of four, the Laser of Tug and Jack had taken the lead followed by the Topaz, Shoestring Uno,
Quba, Sirocco, Lavanter and the Sea Hopper. This was the same order until the last lap when Lavanter overtook Julian sailing singlehanded on Sirocco. The result order is changed with the application of the handicaps. Morning race: Shoestring Uno, Diane/Tim. Shoestring Tres, Tug/Jack, plus 35 seconds. Topaz Duo, Julian, plus 24 seconds. Afternoon race: Topaz Duo, Julian. Shoestring Tres, Tug/Jack, plus 12 seconds. Quba, John, plus 39 seconds.