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Oil be! A TOTAL of 25 people based in Malaga who are suspected of stealing olives from farms across Andalucia to sell on have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers visited six olive oil mills as part of the probe and said they uncovered some 43,861 kilos of the fruit as well as 594 litres of oil. The investigation began
last October and concluded with the arrest of the 25 as well as the probing of 46 other suspects. It was made up of a joint effort between forces in the Malaga, Almeria and Granada provinces. The detained suspects stand accused of theft, burglary, public health crimes and belonging to a criminal organisation.
Footy sex rap DRAMATIC SAVE: The man (inset) was found part of the way up La Maroma.
Gorge drama by Joe Gerrard A 42-YEAR-OLD man knocked unconscious while attempting to scale the highest mountain in the Sierra Tejeda, Almijara and and Alhama Natural Park has been rescued by a Guardia Civil helicopter. Andalucia’s 112 emergency
services said they received a call from a group of ramblers who told them one of their fellow hikers had gone missing at around 8.40pm on Sunday. The walkers told emergency services the 42-year-old had gone missing while trying to climb to the summit of the 2,069 metre-high La Maroma.
They lost him between Canillas de Aceituno and Alhama de Granada, they said. The callers told them they had realised the man, from Malaga, was missing when they finished their route but that they failed to find him after retracing their footsteps. Guardia Civil mountain rescue officers were despatched
Selfie terror plunge A 24-YEAR-OLD man from Durcal has died after plummeting more than 50 metres from a disused railway bridge while trying to take a picture of himself. The man, named as Jenaro Melguizo, was reportedly with his brother while driving across the Puente de Lata bridge on Friday. Melguizo is believed to have asked his brother to stop the car so he could step out and take a photograph. He did not return. His sibling then got out of the car to find him and instead discovered he had fallen off the bridge and into the gorge below.
It is unclear what caused the fall but it is believed the man was attempting to take a ‘selfie,’ or picture of himself. Melguizo was reportedly popular in his home town of Durcal, playing oboe for the local Amigos de la Musica de Durcal band and for an indoor football team. He was due to graduate with a degree in Art History from the University of Granada and also worked at a well-known local cafe. Family and friends were joined by other locals at his funeral. Relatives said he would be remembered for his passion and work ethic.
from Sereim as part of the search and rescue operation which followed the call. Police searched for the man throughout the night but without success, with rain and fog making it harder to find the 42-year-old from their helicopter.
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A 26-YEAR-OLD footbal l coach has been ar rested in Malaga City in connection with an online child grooming probe. National Police raided t he m an’s hom e and seized computer equipm ent whi ch i s set t o be analysed by child protection officers. Three mobile phones, a hard drive,
tablets and a laptop were also taken for examination by police. The 26- year- ol d was later remanded in custody by Malaga’s Court of Instruction Number 12 on charges of the corruption of yout hs whi ch he deni es. The i nvest i gat i on continues with the court taking over the probe.
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NEWS EXTRA Name of the game NEW data from the National Statistics Institute has revealed there are more than 800 children named after media figures or screen characters in Spain, including 135 Rihannas, 159 Neymars, and 516 (Princess) Leias.
Flight mare CABIN crews for Ryanair in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Italy warned in a statement they will go on strike this summer unless the lowcost carrier accepts their demands over working conditions by June 30.
Vagi-what? OPPOSITION political parties in Lepe, Huelva, have demanded that posters advertising a ‘vaginal acrobat’ show at a brothel in nearby Alamonte be torn down after they appeared next to publicity for a local water park.
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Brit fraudsters held By Matt Ford A FATHER and son who fraudulently claimed almost €1.2 million in VAT rebates before fleeing to Spain have been captured at a Benidorm villa. Former builder Brian Colwell, 76, and his chartered surveyor son Jamie, 51, used the cash to fund luxury lifestyles, but have now been brought to justice after being sentenced in their absence at Bournemouth Crown Court earlier this year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said, during the January trial, that the pair were behind a scam with Jamie’s former girlfriend, Briony James, 45, in which they falsely claimed to have forked out more than €16 million constructing properties between 2009 and 2015. Colwell Jr, who was the ‘ringleader,’ set up bogus firms in Dorset before recouping €1.1 million in VAT payments for new houses which were never built. He used some of the cash to rent an expensive home on the exclusive Sandbanks peninsula,
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LIVING THE HIGH LIFE: From left, Jamie Colwell, Brian Colwell and Briony James used the money to fund lavish lifestyles. also blowing money on designer clothes, high-end cars including a Porsche 911, and a speedboat. His father was installed as director of the two companies and enjoyed ‘good living’ in a fourbedroom rented property in Hares Green, Bournemouth, HMRC told the court. Judge Jonathan Fuller QC added: “All the money obtained went to fund the lifestyles and living costs of those involved. “Particularly in the case of the Colwells it was extravagant, high-end sports cars and the like. “No documentation exists sup-
porting any legitimate activity at all, their sole purpose was to facilitate the fraud.” Colwell Jr was jailed for five years three months, while Colwell Sr was handed a two-year eight-month term, but they failed to present themselves for the sentencing, sparking a manhunt. Former dressage competitor James, of Bouverie Avenue South, Salisbury, was jailed for 20 months over her role in the plot after splashing the proceeds on stabling, saddles and vet bills for her four horses. A probe into the trio’s activi-
ties revealed that the companies’ office was Colwell Sr’s bedroom, where investigators found fake invoices stuffed into carrier bags. But after Colwell Jr and James admitted a VAT fraud charge and Colwell Sr pleaded guilty to acquiring criminal property, the two men vanished. It iss now known the younger used a light aircraft to reach northern France, with the elder joining him after catching a ferry from Portsmouth to Caen, from where they drove into Spain. They were eventually held on a European arrest warrant and will face additional breach of bail charges in the wake of their extradition to the UK. Richard Wilkinson, of HMRC’s fraud investigation service, said: “The Colwells thought they could evade prison and use their criminal cash to fund a new life on the Costa Blanca. “We will pursue those criminals who blatantly steal from the public services we all rely on, and look to recover the proceeds of their crimes.”
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Six held in theft probe SIX people suspected of being members of a gang accused of some 39 thefts in Malaga and Cordoba provinces have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers from Nerja seized several batteries and household appliances from a vehicle in connection with the probe, with five of the suspects remanded in custody.
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Abuse claims A 19-YEAR-OLD transsexual girl from Torre del Mar has told police she was verbally harassed while on a bus in Velez-Malaga. The girl, named as Andrea, was reportedly on her way to a job interview when two people began yelling at her, and no one on the bus intervened to stop it.
Drugs bust GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized some 11 kilos of hashish, 26 kilos of marihuana and five kilos of hashish pollen at Malaga airport. Police claimed they found the drugs while screening luggage going through the terminal, with two people bound for Amsterdam arrested in connection with the haul.
False report NATIONAL POLICE have claimed two complaints of mobile phone theft received by them were hoaxes. Investigations later found both phones had been misplaced or lost and not violently stolen as those reporting the cases claimed, with officers estimating the cost to police of probing false reports averages between €200 and €1,000.
Rights march AROUND 200 people took to the streets of Motril to demand equality for women while the town hosted a conference on promoting gender rights in athletics. Susana Feixas, the local council’s women spokesperson, said it was “very exciting” to see people of all ages take part in the march.
Animal call MEMBERS of the leftist Izquierda Unida (IU) party on Velez-Malaga Council have requested the authority take action to help protect hedgehogs and other creatures. Miguel Angel Sanchez, one of the members, called on officials to put up signs on the town’s roads to warn drivers of animals crossing.
A GRAND TOUR: Sevilla’s Plaza de España.
IT’S known to split opinions among locals. But whether over-the-top or a magnificent example of Spanish architecture, Andalucian capital Sevilla’s Plaza de España remains a sure-fire tourist hit. And the grandiose square has just been ranked the world’s second-best landmark in TripAdvisor’s annual Travellers’ Choice Awards, beaten only by Cambodia’s sprawling temple Angkor Wat. Built for the Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair in 1929, the bombastic 50,000 square-metre plaza is the size of five football pitches. It is the most celebrated example of a style dubbed regionalist architecture, which combines the Renaissance Revival and Moorish Neo-Mudejar Revival styles. Designed by Aníbal Gonzalez, the complex was designed to showcase Spain’s industrial and technological strengths. Located inside the impressive Maria Luisa Park, the plaza is surrounded by a huge semi-circular building fronted by a 500-metre canal and, love it or hate it, it remains a must-see on any visit to the regional capital. Now housing government offices and museums, the sweeping building has also featured in Hollywood blockbusters including Lawrence of Arabia and Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
Animal petition AN animal rights group in Velez-Malaga has delivered a petition signed by more than 2,300 people to the local council calling for protection for stray creatures in the town. The call follows concerns from the Our Animal of Velez-Malaga: Lost, Found or Abandoned group over current animal policies. The group said they began collecting signatures after claiming proposals
adopted by the council to help animals were not fully acted on. “The members of our Facebook group have been obliged to show the dissatisfaction of residents due to the large number of neglect and abuse cases appearing daily in the area.” Measures agreed on by local authorities in June 2016 called for working with local shelters to help control the number of strays.
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Ex-mayor guilty JOSE ANTONIO GUTIERREZ, the former mayor of Sedella, has pleaded guilty to illegally buying overpriced equipment for the town from his brother’s firm and pocketing the difference. The official was handed a nine-month suspended prison sentence and has been disqualified from serving in a public post for five years by a court in Malaga City. The court heard the ex-mayor
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had obtained a financial benefit at the expense of local authorities when he signed contracts for the supplying of computers and sports equipment in 2013. Prosecutors claimed Gutierrez reached an agreement with his brother to create two companies which he then granted the tender for supplying the equipment. Both have been fined almost €10,000, with Gutierrez’s sentence suspended for three years.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1716 of the Euro Weekly News Axarquía - Costa Tropical edition, including 43 local stories.
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POLL OF THE WEEK Following Lidl’s announcement that it would stop using plastic bags by the end of this year, should all supermarkets follow suit? LAST WEEK’S POLL: Will you be supporting England or Spain in this year's World Cup finals?
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MADE IN VALENCIA? Aielo de Malferit and (inset) a label for Kola-coca liqueur, which the distillery still makes today.
Taking a pop! A RURAL Spanish village has laid claim to inventing soft drink Coca Cola. The American beverage is widely reported to have been concocted as a medicine by pharmacist John Pemberton in the late 19th century, before he sold the recipe and trading rights to business tycoon and company founder Asa Griggs Candler. But 79-year-old Juan Juan Mico, who owns the Ayelo distillery in Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, believes he owns a notebook containing the original secret recipe to Kola-coca. And the council of the village, which has a population of 4,706 and lies around 40 minutes inland from the Costa Blanca, has just written to the giant multinational asking for permission to make the connection public, although the evidence is far from concrete. “Everything points to this being the case,” argues Mayor Jose Luis Pinter. “Our aim is to get Coca-Cola to acknowledge the project so that the town will get recognition. We’re not seeking anything more than that.” According to residents, local entrepreneurs Enrique Ortiz, Ricardo Sanz
and Bautista Aparici opened the distillery 138 years ago, with the municipality already on the map for its liqueurs and American vines, which continue to be cultivated in the area and sold to La Rioja and other wine-producing regions. An 1892 document signed by Maria Cristina of Austria, regent of Spain, named the distillery as a royal supplier, allowing it to use the official crest. Señor Aparici was in charge of sales, travelling internationally with a suitcase of samples, and rumour has it that he visited Philadelphia in 1885, a year before Pemberton began marketing Coca-Cola in his home city of Atlanta, Georgia. Juan - who bought the distillery in 1971 - says the only difference between Kola-coca and Coca-Cola is that in the former, coca leaves and kola nuts were mixed with soda, while in the latter fresh water was used. He, and many of the village’s residents, believe that the brand was sold to its American rival during the first half of the 20th century for around €180 to €300, a pittance of what the €60 billion firm is worth today.
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A night spent in ravine He was found in the early hours of Monday morning having spent the night lying in the Arroyo del Selladero ravine about 1,400 metres above sea level, after being knocked unconscious following a fall. The 42-year-old reportedly told police he had come to in the morning not knowing where he was or how he got there, as well as missing a shoe. He had decided to make his way down to the ravine to find a way out before officers reached him. He was then airlifted to Granada City for treatment to head wounds. Guardia Civil officers, National Police and Local Police were involved in the operation. La Maroma is one of the tallest mountains in the region popular with hikes.
OUR VIEW Corruption crisis leaves Spain bereft of stability AFTER digging his heels in for longer than anyone thought possible, the Spanish Prime Minister has surely now eroded any semblance of credibility. Dogged by corruption, the ruling in which 29 officials and associates of Mariano Rajoy’s ruling People’s Party (PP) were found guilty in the Gürtel kickbacks scandal spells out that the leader’s groundbreaking testimony in the case was questionable. The time for excuses is over, and the PP’s silence at a time when the country’s stability is threatened by the Catalan independence crisis deafening. Whether Rajoy survives tomorrow’s vote of confidence or not, it is time the country sought an alternative government. Crisis of confidence - page 8
Celebrations full of bull THE shocking video clip of a bull writhing in a Valencian street during a traditional celebration has shocked many in the country. But the battle against the use of live animals in Spanish fiestas has been running for centuries, and some progress has been made with the practice already banned in some areas. And anyone still in favour should check out director Jaime Alekos’ 2017 documentary Tauromaquia, which recorded bullfights from the animal’s perspective. It is a brutal insight into the terror and humiliation these poor creatures experience. Shunning of the bulls - 10
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Toff life SHE’S known for her hectic social life. But Lottie Moss, 20, took a breather as she sizzled in a striped bikini for a day by the pool in Ibiza. The sister of supermodel Kate looked totally relaxed as she stretched out on a sun lounger, after recently insisting she had no interest in fame or reality TV.
For your rise only HE recently confirmed his return for a fifth James Bond movie after signing a rumoured €115 million deal. And British actor Daniel Craig, 50, looked to be in character as he hit the set to film a beer commercial at the Parador Cardona Hotel near Barcelona. Danny Boyle is lined up to direct the 25th 007 flick, but Daniel’s return was unexpected as he revealed three years ago that he would rather ‘slit his wrists’ than make another.
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SHE’S landed in Mallorca ahead of presenting the summer’s steamiest show. And Caroline Flack, 38, was clearly over the moon to be back in Spain as she posted a series of teaser snaps and videos on social media. The star wrote ‘guess where I am’ over a moving shot of rolling Spanish countryside taken through a car window. Photo credit ITV2
BOND MORE TIME: Daniel Craig will again play the spy.
BACK ON THE ISLAND: Caroline Flack.
And she followed it up with a picture of three bags of jamon-flavoured Ruffles crisps lined up on her pillow, captioned: ‘When you get to the island and he has three packs of Ruffles waiting for you.’ The suggestive mention of ‘he’ could suggest she is to be joined by fiancee and former Apprentice contestant Andrew Brady, 27. The pair got engaged in the wake of a whirlwind romance which saw him pop the question in April, just three months after they are believed to have got together.
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T-rextasy HOLLYWOOD star Chris Pratt wowed the crowd in Madrid as he stepped out for the Spanish premiere of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in Madrid. The 38-year-old leading man look at ease as he posed alongside co-star Bryce Dallas Howard, flashing a broad smile and peace signs at fans. It comes after the pair reunited for the sequel to Jurassic World, which was a hugely successful reboot of the Jurassic Park movie series.
ROAR-SOME: Chris Pratt.
Brazil’s Ron bags double HE’S the former Barcelona and Brazil star who made his name as one of the most technicallygifted footballers in the world. But World Cup winner Ronaldinho, 38, has been forced to take a step backwards after denying he is about to marry two women at the same time, or even one of them. The retired midfielder, who quit the beautiful game earlier this year, is rumoured to be living with ‘fiancees’ Priscilla Coelho and Beatriz Souza at his €5.7 million Rio de Janeiro mansion. But he has never publically confirmed his re-
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HERE COME THE BRIDES?: From left, Priscilla, Ronaldinho and Beatriz. lationship with either of them, despite them accompanying him to events, and has moved to scotch claims he is marrying them in August. “The whole world is calling me… I’m not going to get married, it is the biggest lie,” he told a Brazilian sport channel. Polygamy is illegal in Brazil, according to reports.
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NEWS EXTRA Man held over theft A SUSPECT has been held in connection with an attempted burglary which Guardia Civil officers claim took place at a public building in Manilva, with an iron bar and a vehicle also seized by police.
Bar axing AUTHORITIES in Nerja are set to tear down the Papagayo chiringuito near the Balcon de Europa this week at a cost of around €27,700 after the bar stood empty for almost four years following its closing over noise concerns.
Access works PATHWAYS on Avenida del Mediterraneo in Rincon de la Victoria and Avenida de Malaga in La Cala del Moral have been resurfaced and new lighting has been fitted as part of ongoing efforts to make them more accessible.
Drugs bust NATIONAL POLICE have seized a total of 443 marihuana plants from a rooster farm in Velez-Malaga, with a 32-year-old man arrested in connection with growing and trafficking the drug and defrauding electricity suppliers.
Bags given THE environmental department of Nerja Council is set to send out some 3,000 reusable bags to locals in the town with a view to help keep the area clean and stop the throwing away of plastic bags.
Bridge plans A PLANNED walkway spanning the River Guadalhorce to connect Velez-Malaga with Torrox could soon go ahead after authorities planned to act with ‘agility’ to speed up the works, with the project first floated in 2014.
ALMUÑECAR’S aquarium has welcomed the arrival of more than 30 baby cuttlefish as part of efforts to boost the numbers of the sea creatures. The molluscs, which can reach a length of between 30 to 40 centimetres, will join the site’s collection of Mediterranean creatures which include jellyfish, lobsters and seahorses. Cuttlefish are from the same class of animals as squid and octopuses.
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Baby boom Federico Salas, a resident biologist at the aquarium, said the births demonstrated the site’s facilities and the good care animals receive there. “These births complete the fishes’ biological cycle which is something that is not always achieved due to the complexity of the process,” he said.
Salas added the food used to feed the cuttlefish was fundamental in helping them to grow and breed properly. “We feed them with small crustaceans called artemia at first. When they reach a larger size we feed them with larger ones known commonly as shrimps,” he said. “When they are young they must also
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be acclimatised which we do by monitoring water temperatures and other parameters.” The molluscs, currently measuring between two and three centimetres are already on display in the aquarium for people to visit. Almuñecar’s aquarium is open Monday to Sunday between 10.00am and 2.00pm and then between 6.00pm and 10.00pm as from tomorrow (Friday).
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Dirty cash scandal By Matt Ford A FORMER treasurer of Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP) called his 33-year prison sentence ‘political’ after he was jailed without bail. Luis Barcenas, 60, who previously worked closely with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, was also fined €44 million after being found guilty of fraud, accepting bribes and money laundering. But the former official told Spanish media he intends to appeal the charges. And the party itself must pay €240,000 after judges at the
JAILED: Luis Barcenas, left, Francisco Correa and Pablo Crespo.
country’s highest criminal court ruled that it profited from an underhand kickbacks-for-contracts scheme. Dubbed the Gurtel case - after the German word for belt, correa in Spanish - the enquiry was triggered by businessman Francisco Correa, 62, who was probed for paying bribes to party officials between 1999 and 2006 in order to win public contracts. Correa was sentenced to 51 years, while his close ally Pablo Crespo, 58, received 37 years and six months, although both men were already behind bars. For their roles in the corrupt network Barcenas’ wife Rosalia Iglesias will serve 15 years and Correa’s ex-wife, Carmen Rodriguez Quijano 14 years and eight months. Rajoy last year became the first serving Spanish leader to testify in a criminal trial when he was called to give evidence after serving as the PP’s vice-secretary general at the time. He denied wrongdoing and claimed his role did not include party finances, before denying the existence of a slush fund used to pay illegal bonuses to senior officials. But in a 1,687 page ruling, the court found 29 of 37 defendants guilty of crimes ranging from forgery and embezzlement to influence peddling. The PP has confirmed it will appeal against its fine.
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UNDER FIRE: Mariano Rajoy will learn his fate tomorrow.
Crisis of confidence LAWMAKERS in Spain’s parliament are set to discuss and decide on the fate of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a debate and vote of confidence today (Thursday) and tomorrow respectively. The moves, triggered by the left-leaning opposition Partido Socialista (PSOE) come as Rajoy’s conservative People’s Party (PP) continued to reel from the fallout of the Gurtel case. The ruling led to the introduction of a motion of no confidence, in the Spanish Parliament’s Congress of Deputies on Friday. PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez said if the no confidence motion passed and the PSOE ousted the PP his party would seek stability before calling national elections. “The question that the 350 deputies have to ask is very simple: if after the sentence of the Gurtel plot, Mariano Rajoy can continue to be prime minister, yes or no,” Sanchez said. The PSOE’s version of the no confidence motion would see Sanchez made prime minister thereby unseating Rajoy. Sanchez’s party currently has 84 seats in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies, Spain’s lower house of parliament. The motion will need the backing of 176 lawmakers to succeed, with the far left Podemos party’s 47 members having said they will support it. The popular centrist Ciudadanos has supported the minority PP government in parliamentary votes, but its leader Albert Rivera said it would walk away from the pact after calling for early elections.
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STREET TALK
A strip in the right direction? Holiday hotspots including Magaluf, Marbella and Barcelona have introduced new laws which will see tourists fined up to €750 for roaming the streets topless, clad in swimwear, or otherwise semi-naked. But do holidaymakers and residents agree sun-seekers should cover up away from the beach? Lennart Osterdihl, 59, on holiday from Sweden with 42year-old son, Matias “I’M not a strict guy but I think they should cover up. Sleeveless shirts are fine, but anything less is not proper,” Lennart said. But son Matias had a different view: “When it’s hot it is nice to have the option to strip off.” Both disagreed with the fine: “It’s too much, a telling off would work better. I jumped a red light in Australia once and the officer who caught me made me drive up and down the road 10 times. It definitely worked, he was huge! Bar workers Matias Vasquez, 28, born in Norway to Chilean parents and colleague Cristina Dimitrova, 34, from Bulgaria “It does not matter if they are shirtless. It’s like when women breastfeed in public, it’s absolutely natural.” Cristina: “You can do what you want at home but it’s disgusting to show your body on the streets. Matias just likes looking at the pretty women,” she joked. “It’s not true. It’s fine for both sexes,” he replies. Tina Bakke-Gusjass, 30, holidaying from Norway with partner and two children “On the beach it is OK but not in shops. “Sometimes you see people shirtless when buying food and it is not hygienic. A €750 fine is a bit heavy though. Police should just tell them to dress properly.” Bas Dekker, 24, on holiday with girlfriend Melissa,
22, from the Netherlands “In a country as hot as Spain it is normal to wear less clothes. “But it depends on the behaviour. If you are drunk and making lots of noise while shirtless it becomes a problem.” Ulf Sundberg, 60, holidaying from Sweden with wife Dures from Sweden “It’s common sense to dress properly in public. “You have to think about others and teach your children you can’t just do what you whatever you like. People have to respect each other.” Isabel, 55, a traffic warden from Malaga “Stripping off is what the beach is for! SUN’S OUT, “I usually put a dress on when going into GUNS OUT: the centre, it’s just Bas. more elegant! Fines are the best
TOPLESS TANGLE: Cristina and Matias.
way to get humans to stick to laws unfortunately. I’m a traffic warden, I know what I’m talking about. If we were all a bit more civic, we might not need them.”
A LITTLE RESPECT: Ulf.
DIFFERENT OUTLOOK: Lennart and Matias.
STRIPADVISOR: Isabel
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Thousands march in giant cruel by Joe Gerrard & Matt Ford
THOUSANDS of anti-bullfighting campaigners have taken to the streets of Madrid to protest against animal cruelty at Spanish festivals. In the Puerta del Sol square they threw red powder into the air to symbolise what they regard as unnecessary and cruel bloodshed, with more than 20,000 bulls and cows killed during bullfights and other celebrations each year. Organised by activist group Tauromaquia Es Violencia (Bullfighting Is Violence) and backed by more than 170 animal rights associations, around 40,000 people are estimated to have turned out for the march. Spokesperson Laura Gonzalo claimed bullfighting is an outdated practice as she said: “We are demonstrating because society wants to change. “We demand courage from
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`BULLFIGHTING IS VIOLENCE’: Campaigners threw red powder to symbolise bloodshed. politicians, we want them to start listening to us and to take steps to abolish bullfighting.” Juan Carlos Monedero, the co-founder of the far left Podemos party, also voiced his support and said bullfight-
ing could no longer be considered a part of Spanish culture. “We do not tolerate someone who mistreats a dog, why do we tolerate someone mistreating a bull?” he said. It comes after distressing
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lty protest footage online of a Spanish fighting bull collapsing in the street sparked outrage. The disturbing clip shows the animal unable to support its own weight after being released during the traditional ‘Bous al Carrer’ bull-running celebration in Villareal, Valencia. In the video, it struggles for a few steps before falling to the floor, where it repeatedly slams its horns into the tarmac as it writhes in apparent pain. Onlookers then pull it to its knees by the tail but it quickly slumps to the ground again. The issue of bullfighting in Spain has become increasingly divisive over the years. Those in favour argue it is a part of Spanish culture and a way of life for those involved. But campaigners say the sport is nothing more than cruelty towards defenceless animals.
by Matt Ford A BRITISH holidaymaker is to receive almost €11,500 after winning a four-year court battle against budget airline Jet2. Nick Taylor, 43, took on the Leeds-based carrier after 36 passengers walked off a flight from Costa del Sol to the UK in the wake of a security scare. He was returning to Manchester from Malaga with his wife and young son when a fellow traveller started to behave oddly. After demanding to enter the cockpit ahead of takeoff, the ‘agitated’ man snapped photos including selfies before breaking his mobile phone’s SIM card, triggering fears of a terrorist attack. The culprit was quizzed by police before being allowed to
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It’s only fare Jet2 passengers win €11,500 payout
return, sparking outrage and leading Nick and 35 others to abandon the aircraft. But after he forked out €850 for new flights the following day, the low-cost travel firm refused to cover the costs, so 22 of those affected got together to launch a legal case. Nick, who hails from Blackburn in Lancashire, represented the claimants at Burnley County Court, where a judge has now ruled that Jet2 must pay compensation. Nick told UK media: “These big firms think normal people
like me don’t have what it takes to see it through. “But it just goes to show justice can be served if you keep at it and don’t give up. “We just wanted the company - who treated us like morons - to take us seriously. “We were just normal people just trying to get our money back - and it’s paid off.” He said of his decision to disembark: “It was very unsettling as we thought our lives would be in danger if we flew with that man still on board. “There was absolute chaos
Bullet-proofed POLICE in Motril have taken a delivery of some 98 bulletproof vests costing around €50,000. The purchase comes as unions representing Local Police had called on authorities to improve the safety of officers. Maria Angeles Escamez, Motril council’s public safety spokesperson, said: “The vests are
adaptable to the size and physical features of every one of our officers. I am satisfied to meet this demand and to ensure officers have the equipment they need to help residents.” Jose Luis Rojas, the sub-inspector of Local Police, said the vests would allow officers to safely deal with dangerous situations.
around us - children crying, people shouting and scuffling. “Obviously we were thinking it could be some sort of ter-
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rorism issue. “And an air hostess was crying and in distress, which didn’t exactly reassure us. “I couldn’t help think if the professionals are scared for their lives and not happy with that idiot being on the plane, then why should we risk it for the sake of around £1,000? So we decided to get off.”
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War pamphlet
Border talks
OFFICIALS in Sweden have sent a booklet entitled ‘If Crisis of War Comes’ to some 4.8 million households, with the updated version of the Cold War document giving instructions on surviving an invasion.
DANISH officials have approached their Canadian counterparts in an attempt to resolve a long-standing territorial dispute, with a working group established to provide recommendations on the status of Hans Island.
Rape law LAWMAKERS in Stockholm have passed measures making all sex without explicit consent rape, with the law meaning prosecutors will no longer have to prove violence, threats or exploitation of alleged victims to secure a conviction.
Heat wave TEMPERATURES across Sweden have consistently stayed above 20 degrees Celsius with weather forecasters Storm having said the position of jet streams
Tax probe WAR CRISIS: Sweden’s military concerns grow. blocked cold weather fronts in the country’s atmosphere.
Killing dig ARCHAEOLOGISTS working on
the island of Oland have unearthed evidence of a 1,500-year-old massacre which claimed the lives of more than 26 people, with researchers claiming there was evidence they died in a fire attack.
BERLIN police have come under fire after a video surfaced on social media
IMMIGRATION Minister Inger Stojberg has faced a backlash after comments in which she said Muslims should consider taking time off work during Ramadan, with the official claiming the fast poses safety risks for employees.
Weight data DENMARK has some of the lowest rates of child obesity in Europe according to the World Health Organisation, with around 5 per cent of children aged between six and nine considered overweight.
Deal appeal
Bomb blows
Race row
Rama-damned
F RANCE
G ERMANY AROUND 9,000 Dresden residents were evacuated from the eastern part of the city after explosives experts defused and partially exploded a British Second World War-era 250-kilogram bomb found during building work.
AUTHORITIES in Copenhagen have said they will investigate allegations of some 2.3 billion Danish crowns (€308.7 million) being paid out in fraudulent tax returns on share earnings between 2012 and 2015.
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appearing to show several black British nationals being ordered out of a KFC in the city by officers for being ‘too loud.’
Carmaker call VOLKSWAGEN have said United States President Donald Trump should reconsider imposing tariffs on cars imported into the country in response to
his launching of a probe into the vehicle trade and the US’s national security.
Pipe works PREPARATIONS for the laying of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany have begun with dredging work off the Baltic coast, with some countries concerned about its effects on energy security.
NETHERLANDS
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Data union
Protests erupt
A GROUP has formed in Amsterdam which aims to collectively bargain on behalf of internet users over the use of their data by companies, with members dubbing it the ‘Datavakbond’ or data labour union.
THE alleged shooting of a two-year-old Iraqi-Kurdish girl by police in Hainaut Province has caused hundreds of protestors to take to Belgian streets, with demonstrators critical of the government’s response.
Grow probe
Brit summit
ILLEGAL marihuana rearing in the Netherlands is more widespread than previously thought, according to Statistics Netherlands who estimate around 20 per cent of those growing the drug unlawfully are caught.
BELGIAN Prime Minister Charles Michel has visited London for a meeting with British counterpart Theresa May, with Brexit, the Iran deal and Russia discussed according to a Downing Street spokesperson.
Rave on
Child alerts
A 24-HOUR nightclub in The Hague is set to mark its oneyear birthday with what it said would be a marathon 36-hour rave beginning on July 6, according to a statement.
FACEBOOK has announced it plans to roll out its Child Alert scheme to Belgium, with the system activated by a judge if a child whose life is believed to be in danger disappears.
Called off
Drugs space
PRIME MINISTER Mark Rutte cut short a visit to India in order to return to the Netherlands to address domestic issues, according to a Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson.
LAWMAKERS in Walloon region have passed measures to allow drugs users to inject substances in supervised designated spaces, with medical professionals and advisors to be on hand.
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron is set to approach Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for help with European Union efforts to patch up the Iran nuclear deal following the withdrawal of the United States from the agreement.
In good books THE European Union has officially recommended that France be taken out of the bloc’s excessive deficit procedure after nine years of spending cuts impleme nted by t he gover nm ent i n Paris.
Flying car cash TAXI firm Uber has announced it plans to invest some €20 million in developing electric vehicles capable of vertically taking off and landing in France over the next five years.
What a vintage THREE bottles of Vin Jaune wine dating from 1774 are set to go on sale after being found in a French cellar, with an auction spokesperson claiming they will be the oldest currently on the market.
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Navy worries INCREASED Russian naval activity in international waters close to Norway are becoming a growing concern according to the country’s navy head, who said it was not reassuring that warships were capable of striking key targets.
Palace works
Crypto cash
Love letter
THE Central Bank of Norway is reportedly weighing up introducing a centralised cryptocurrency akin to the likes of bitcoin, with the money issuing body examining the issue as the usage of physical cash declines.
THE Norwegian government has published a 26-page document lauding membership of the European Economic Area (EEA), with officials writing it was ‘vital’ for jobs, business and welfare.
ROYAL PALACE officials are set to begin increasing security measures around the site this autumn, with police concerned over free road access to the front of the monarch’s residence.
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DOUBTS: Sergei and Yulia Skripal (inset) were allegedly poisoned in Salisbury.
Russian officials’ Skripal scepticism THE Kremlin has said it has ‘no grounds’ to trust a statement issued by the daughter of a former Russian spy allegedly poisoned in Britain. Government spokesperson Dmitry Poskov’s comments come as Yulia Skripal made her first media appearance since leaving hospital. London accused Russia of masterminding the alleged Salisbury nerve agent attack while Moscow has denied involvement.
Downed plane probe INVE ST I GATOR S lo o k in g in to th e shootin g d o wn o f f lig h t M H -1 7 o v e r Ukraine in 2014 have claimed the missile used came from Russia’s armed forces. Wilbert Pa u l i sse n , t h e h ea d o f a D u tc h crime squad probing the crash, alleged vehicles carrying the missile belonged to Russia’s 5 3 r d An t i - Ai r c raft Brig ad e, w ith Moscow denying involvement.
No fines for gas firm A STATE-LINKED Russian gas company has said it is ‘satisfied’ with a European Union (EU) decision not to fine it following
a seven-year antitrust probe. Gazprom’s D ep u ty C hie f Exe c utive A le xa nde r Medvedev said the ruling was the ‘most reasonable’ outcome for the European gas market and added the company would comply with regulations.
Rabbi faces exile A LEADING member of the Jewish faith could be deported from Russia following a failed attempt to overturn a verdict in the country’s courts. Asher Krichevsky, the chief rabbi of Siberia and Omsk, previously appealed against a decision to revoke his residency permit in connection with a national security case.
Behind closed doors TWO Russian billionaires have reportedly attended a closed meeting at a Washington DC-based think tank. Mikhail Fridman and Pyotr Aven were guests at a round table discussion held at the Atlantic Council. Garry Kaspoarov, former chess champion and Russian dissident, criticised organisers for not opening the event to the public.
Duly noted RUSSIA’S Central Bank has unveiled a new design for the 100-ruble (€1.38) note to mark the country’s hosting of this year’s FIFA World Cup. The blue and green bill (pictured) shows a football with a map of Russia on one side and a young boy admiring Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin on the other. A total of 20 million bills are due to enter circulation.
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STAT OF WEEK Online giant cops sexy nurse knock A SPANISH union has urged online retailer Amazon to stop selling ‘sexy nurse’ outfits and medicallythemed sex toys. Satse, a syndicate acting on behalf of the nursing sector, has written to the e-commerce giant to express its outrage over its marketing of ‘tightly-fitting costumes featuring plunging necklines and short skirts.’ According to an official statement, it believes the racy ensembles promote a ‘sexist image of female nurses and a resort to sterotypes,’ and is demanding all such products be removed from sale immediately.
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31 May - 6 June 2018 The amount of structural funds - used to reduce regional disparities in income and wealth - Spain is set to receive from the European Commission between 2021 and 2027, after Brussels this week approved a 5 per cent hike.
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Brits abroad tip the scales BRITISH holidaymakers over-tip by almost €10 a day, according to a new study. And the excessive gratuities - typically amounting to €134 over a 14day break - are being blamed on a failure to master local etiquette. Among 3,000 sun-seekers quizzed by UK price comparison website comparethemarket.com, which carried out the research, more than one third admitted to lacking confidence when it comes to tipping abroad. But while one quarter generously over-tipped on purpose, more than
by Matt Ford one in 10 revealed they had been confronted by an irate local in the wake of a blunder. Chris King, a travel expert at the online portal, said: “Heading on holiday should be a real highlight for everyone in need of a well-deserved break. “However, it seems millions of Brits are frequently getting themselves tied up in currency conundrums and it’s costing them their sanity.” He added: “We hope our latest
fact-checking tool will help out Brits abroad so they can check out the do’s and don’ts before they jet off - saving their blushes in the process.” The website has created a series of tools and guides to help tourists tip the right amount after researchers found that four in 10 claimed it adds stress to their trip. Less than a third of Britons knew you should leave a 10 per cent tip in Turkish restaurants, with only 16 per cent aware the same amount should be handed over to taxi drivers in South Africa.
Spanish brands sink in top 100 JUST two Spanish brands are included in this year’s 100 most valuable companies in the world. Galicia-based fashion retailer Zara, valued at €26.9 billion, fell eight places to number 42, while telecommunications specialist Movistar, which owns 02, dropped to number 53 despite increasing its value to €22.8 billion. The top three brands, according to the annual report by British PR company WPP, are internet giant Google, which topped the ranking with a value of €259.1 billion, tech firm Apple (€257.9 billion) and online retailer Amazon (€207.6 billion).
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Banks for nothing MORE than half of Spaniards do not understand ‘basic financial concepts’ including inflation and compound interest rates, with 63 per cent believing that a current account is the best way to save money, according to new Bank of Spain data.
Tax to grind SUITE DEAL: Granada saw the biggest hike of 19.7 per cent. THE average nightly price of hotel rooms in Spain continues to soar, reaching €94 in the first quarter of 2018. This represents a year-onyear increase of 5.6 per cent, according to the latest Hotel Price Radar report by global hotel solutions provider HRS. Andalucian city Granada has seen the biggest hike, with prices having shot up by
19.7 per cent, while in Alicante they rose by 8 per cent. But in Barcelona and the El Arenal neighbourhood of Palma de Mallorca the cost of a room plunged by 1 per cent and 6 per cent, respectively. Swiss city Zurich remains Europe’s priciest destination with an average price of €170 per night, while London is second with €165.
FORMER Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, 74, will return to court on June 27 after admitting that he defrauded the Spanish tax office out of almost €6 million in unpaid income tax in 2008 and 2009.
Wage fail THE European Commission has in its 2018 list of recommendations to Spain slammed the widespread overuse of temporary employment contracts, which is ‘among the highest in the EU’ and ‘hinders growth with lower salaries.’
Delayed budget passed EMBATTLED Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party has had its new national budget narrowly passed by Spanish Parliament. It comes after five Basque nationalist lawmakers made a last-minute U-turn, breaking an earlier vow to withdraw their support while the government remains in control of Cataluña.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) said in a statement it had ‘decided, out of a sense of responsibility, to vote yes to the budget,’ which will take effect in June after passing through the Senate, where Rajoy’s party holds an absolute majority. Its approval was viewed as a crucial test of strength for the minority government to survive until the next scheduled general election in 2020.
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% CHG. 0.88 0.66 -2.19 7.25 -1.11 0.86 -8.47 -0.08 0.00 -5.22 -0.38 -11.37 -13.55 -0.29 0.32 -1.08 -0.42 -0.24 0.92 0.59 -0.09 -0.55 2.04 1.67 1.96 0.93 -9.38 -17.74 5.01 -0.82 -1.54 -1.41 -6.69 1.45 0.03 -2.16 -0.23 3.31 -0.29 -3.27 1.52 1.72 -1.82 0.49 0.00 0.59 -0.18 0.07 0.03 0.78 2.44
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Are British police giving up on crime? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT WHAT on earth is going on with the British police force? They continually gripe about being undermanned and ill equipped. They moan about being so weighed down with work they have been forced to downgrade ‘risk assessment’ of crimes to a ridiculous level and are constantly moaning that they simply ‘can’t cope’ with the latest crime figures. As legitimate as these claims may be, our precious plod does seem to find the time to, dance around maypoles, thread their boots with rainbow laces and appear in a whole host of police reality programmes! Well, whereas laces and prancing about may not be very time consuming, I can assure you reality programmes most certainly are. There are 11 cop shows running at the moment, from Cops in the Sky to the most recent, which concerns seizing criminal’s assets (scraping the barrel comes to mind!). Well I’ve done a number of reality programmes (including a few I would rather forget!), and I can assure you they take forever. Every five minutes you see on the screen can take hours to shoot. The retakes alone can be unbelievably time consuming. How can these ‘overworked’ rushed-off-their-feet officers of the
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COP OUT: The BBC’s Traffic Cops and (inset) a reveller grinds on a police officer during the Notting Hill Carnival. law possibly find the time to be ‘reality stars’? Another thing these shows are inclined to do is eat into the respect the public should hold for its upholders of law and order. Any aura of mystique or invincibility is stripped away by these programmes, which often show the utter contempt a
small number of individuals have for the upholders of law and order. With the wide publicity television creates, public order and criminal acts are then copied by other members of toerag society, who would normally be wary of the unknown out-
come their actions could bring. One of the worst displays of contempt for the law I have ever seen was the disgraceful episode of the man at the Notting Hill Gate carnival who simulated a sex act on a WPC. Instead of arresting him there and then, the officer tried vainly to squirm away from him, looking for all the world like some embarrassed giggling young schoolgirl. The whole unsavoury incident was captured on camera and received about a million hits on social media. No doubt this creep is still strutting around revelling in his new-found notoriety. Mind you the fact that he was of ethnic origin meant they were probably too frightened to arrest him anyway (it’s a culture thing ennit!?). No, I’m sorry but respect for the law is obtained by solving crime and putting away the bad guys, not strutting around like jumped up, ego tripping American TV robocops. Let’s all get back to the true reality. The fact that glamourising the police doesn’t do one iota toward rooting out criminals. Posing on telly and signing autographs simply doesn’t hack it. It’s time the powers that be put a complete ban on all cop reality shows. Let’s restrict their TV appearances to announcements of successful conclusions to crime investigations. Now THAT’S the way to earn respect! Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID
Swipe left or right for love Terence Kennedy deciphers the online dating world for those who dare
A LARGE and hairy friend recently tried his luck with an online dating site. The first time they actually met he discovered that his soulmate lady-friend was an equally large and hairy man. In a world where online dating now generates an astonishing €3 billion, 20 per cent of people admit they found their life partners online. As perhaps did another 20 per cent, but they’re too embarrassed to say so. Online dating has revolutionised the age-old process of finding a mate. At least in the 40 per cent of the world which doesn’t believe in arranged marriages and yes, that statistic surprised me too. But as an Indian marriage broker I once interviewed explained so succinctly: ‘Westerners fall in love then marry. We marry and love follows.’ There’s a whole raft of jargon which means nothing to those of us whose dating dates back to a bygone era of dance-hall fumbles or simple serendipity.
FINDING LOVE: ‘There’s an app for that’. ‘Swiping left or right,’ for instance, will strike a chord with pretty much everyone below 40: it’s the hallowed process of initially accepting or rejecting a potential mate in hugely-popular dating apps like Tinder, Grindr or Bumble. Tinder is the world’s biggest dating app boasting 20 billion matches,
Grindr is geared largely towards gay and bisexual men, and Bumble is female-focused, ‘where women make the first move.’ So there. Dating agencies have actually thrived in the West since the 1960s, but with more singles in the world now than ever before, it took the evolution of social media to
rocket it ever upwards. It’s not without its pitfalls, and not just the risk of falling for another large and hairy man. Apparently 53 per cent of users lie in their online dating profiles, more men are searching than women, and the desirability of female candidates peaks at the age of 26 where men peak at 48. A fifth of women surveyed on one site confessed to using (much!) younger photos of themselves, and two-fifths of men admitted to lying about their jobs. And yes, let’s not beat about the bush, so to speak: lots of folks use online dating sites to find casual sex. A third of those women surveyed actually did the deed on their first online dating encounter. I particularly relish what happened to one of the earliest online dating founders, a couple who laboured together long and hard to set up their site and then staged a trial run of the new system. It matched her with someone else, and she left him.
Love actually NEARLY one-fifth of older internet users surveyed (60+) said they have looked for love online. Love. Lust doesn’t count. There are some do’s and don’ts for those who haven’t yet dabbled online. To list a few: Be precise. Use good grammar. Don’t boast. Keep the fibs to a minimum. Use a recent photo. Only give a mobile number. Tell someone where you are on first dates, and for heaven’s sake stay off your phone during the actual encounter to avoid the impression that you’re looking for someone better. Be very, very aware of those euphemisms lurking in even the most attractive profiles. ‘Forty-ish’ probably means 49, ‘fun’ means annoying, ‘outgoing’ could well be loud and embarrassing, and ‘emotionally secure’ means medication is involved. You have been warned.
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Turn out your attics! Scour your cupboards! Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England ON the rare occasions when a ‘yangcai’ porcelain comes to auction they are the subject of fierce competition. A Famille-Rose porcelain bowl was sold at Sotheby’s for €24.7 million in April of this year in Hong Kong. These so called ‘yangcai’ porcelain commissions were the very best that the Chinese Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen could produce. They were made as one of a kind items, sometimes in pairs, however never in large quantities. The technique combined a new colo u r p a l e t t e wi t h w es te rn styled compositions. As well as th e i r su p e r i o r q u ality, ‘yangcai’ enamels were intended to create the most opulent and luxurious effects possible. And a magnificent vase, rediscovered by chance in the a t t i c o f a Fr e n c h fa mily home, was brought to Sotheby’s Paris by its unsuspecting owners
WORTH A POURTUNE: The rare vase is expected to fetch at least half a million Euros. in a shoe box. Sotheby’s spec ia lis t O livie r Va lmie r opened the shoe box and was struck by its quality, research revealed the va s e to be a unique example produced by the finest craftsmen of the time of the Q ia nlong Empe ror. The vase is of exceptional rarity. Imperial inventories of the 18th century mention
pairs of vases of this design only twice. One commissioned in 1765, the other in 1769. The exquisite vase has a body encircled by a landscape with deer, cranes and pine trees, all symbols of health and longevity. A genuine painting on porcelain showing nine fallow deer and five cranes in a rocky landscape with a waterfall surrounded by pines and mist covered peaks. O nly one othe r s imila r vase wi t h a slightly different subject matter and now in the Guimet museum in Paris is known. This magnificent vase will be offered at
auction on June 12, 2018 at Sotheby’s Par i s wi t h an est i m at e cur r ent l y of €500,000-€700,000. Presenting the vase to the press last week, the chairman of Sotheby’s Asian Art Eur ope and Am er i cas Henr y Howar dSneyd pleaded, “Chinese art has been admired and collected across Europe for centuries, but the importance of certain pieces is occasionally lost over time. Given the huge appetite for Chinese art among today’s collectors, now is the time to scour your homes and attics and to come to us with anything you might find!!”
Advertising Feature I WAS sitting in my office calmly discussing the collection of community management fees, the next thing I know I am embroiled in an International Art Fraud of massive proportions. It is strange how events take on a life of their own! It all started last August when I was approached by an eminent art gallery in London, knowing we did a lot of work in Spain, seeking help to recover either payment of €500,000 give or take a few or, better still, could we recover various works of art sitting in a southern Spain art gallery - no names mentioned. Of course visions of a fabulous fee crossed my eyes until I started to uncover a web of fraudulent art sales across northern and eastern Europe, Scandinavia and USA. Works of art were being sold at least three times each, fraudulently certificated, payment arranged and the art never delivered. The perpetrators, living the life of luxury in eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Spain, in particular, seeming to sell magnificent sculpture at knock down prices. As this soon became a matter for the international police authorities it was a shame that I could not use my skill of collection to gain a fee.
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Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
HEARD about the sexism complaint recently filed at an academic conference in San Francisco? The one by Simona Sharoni, an American professor of women’s and gender studies, against Richard Ned Lebow, a British professor of international political theory who, when asked which floor he wanted in a lift, replied: ‘ladies’ lingerie.’ There are at least two issues here. First off, the daft victim status those like Professor Sharoni adopt. Secondly, the potential she has to cause Professor Lebow to face an investigation, possibly a tribunal and/or lose his job. The first is amusing material for satire. The second is serious and really quite alarming. I’d be really keen to know which part of ‘ladies’ lingerie’ gave such pain and concern to super-snowflake Prof Sharoni? Was it ‘lingerie’? Is this an offensive word because it implies (maybe) flimsy, frilly sort of stuff? And because the Prof appeared to think this sort of thing was, generally speaking, for ladies? Or was the offensive word ‘ladies’? There are now zillions of genders, and I’m not sure that ‘lady’ is even one of them. Whatever next! These silly women are throwing away the gains made over generations. No-one, man or woman, has a right not to be offended. And if you are offended by poor jokes, you have too little of real worth going on in your life. This culture in which everyone has to be a victim of something or someone is, psycho-
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WRONG FLOOR: Just the mention of ladies lingerie causes upset to Simona Sharon (inset). logically speaking, very unhealthy. Those who genuinely have been victimised need support to survive and work through it, not useless pity. Most are victims of nothing more than the fact that to live in society requires compromises with others. Will there ever be an end to absurdities like this? Is this the future when we’re all getting into driverless cars and asking robots to make us a cuppa? For any Just William fans amongst you out there, sometimes I just want to go the full Violet Elizabeth Bott, and queam and queam until I’m thick... Anyway, please, Professor Lebow - don’t apologise. Men’s knitwear, anyone? 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.
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Must they pay for new drains? Some of the residents on our urbanisation have received a demand for between €2,000 and €5,000 from the property developer. See the attached letter, which says the town hall has ordered the installation of two new pumping stations and a wastewater drain. Further, we will then have to apply to connect to this new system. We had no knowledge of this work being carried out; the first we knew about it was when we received the demand. Can you advise us of our legal position on this matter? W M (Costa Blanca)
Fi rst , t al k t o David Searl your CommuniYou and the Law ty President for clarifiin Spain cation. When the town hall provides services, they can legally require that necessary installations be made. No Community vote is required. The question is whether the original developer must pay for these because he did not provide them in the first place, or whether the property owners themselves must pay. You probably need a lawyer to defend your interests in this matter because it apparently does not affect your entire Community.
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Good luck with it all! Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHEN Twitter recently asked me to update my terms of service, I did what any responsible grumpy old git would do - I accepted the new terms without reading them so I could get back to the next hand of poker. But when Facebook, Ryanair, Uber, PayPal, Linea Directa and basically every company I had an app for, or that I did stuff with, all started notifying me, with similar urgent language, I began to grow suspicious. And I wasn’t alone. My Mrs expressed her annoyance, and I am sure I am not the only one that wants to know: WHY? While a call for better data protection, in the light of Cambridge Analytica, is a good, albeit naïve guess (did you really think any sites would fix their shady practices THAT quickly?), the answer traces back to a decision made two years ago by the European Union. In April 2016, after four years of debate, the European Parliament voted to approve a law called ‘General Data Protection Regulation.’ The law went into effect on May 25, 2018, hence why you’ve been flooded with notifications. Organisations that are non-compliant risk fines of up to 4 per cent of their annual
global turnover, or up to €20 million. All of the reforms going into effect are designed to help us punters gain a greater level of control over our data, while offering more transparency through data collection. Here in layman’s terms are a few that caught my eye: 1. Obtaining consent - the terms of consent must be clear. This means they can’t stuff your terms and conditions with complex language designed to confuse their users. Consent must be easily given and freely withdrawn at any time. 2. Timely Breach Notification - if a security breach occurs, they have 72 hours to report the data breach to both their customers and any data controllers if their company is large enough to require a GDPR data controller. Failure to report breaches within this timeframe will lead to fines. 3. Right to be Forgotten - also known as the right to data deletion, once the original purpose or use of their customer’s data has been realised, their customers have the right to request that they totally erase their personal data. OK, so by now you have got bored with reading all this stuff as I have and will just sign it all anyway. Oh and by the way, included in all this you will be giving all your email suppliers - AOL, Yahoo, Gmail etc permission to read all your emails! Good luck with it all! mikesenker@gmail.com
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Someone who has been unhelpful in the past suddenly steps forward. Could you have been wrong about them? Probably not. Keep a clear mind when with them. Saturn influences you to be more organised before a bout of indecision strikes.
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This is a brilliant week for money and business. Mars is influencing you to be more upfront and practical in your approach. You may feel changes coming on that you would rather deny. Burying your head in the sand is not an option. Take the bull by the horns and you could be surprised at your success.
The influence of Venus and Jupiter brings you the influence and status that you deserve. It's not that you haven't worked towards it but now you start to see the benefits. There is an urge to improve your appearance and surroundings to fit in with the 'new you'.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You will see the lighter side of life this week when you discover that someone is holding a torch for you. You are flattered and vaguely interested. Your combination of intelligence and humour make you a delightful companion.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is much to be tackled this week, but you are wary of making full-on decisions. Taking things one step at a time is the best policy because it gives you space to consider the options. There is a restlessness about you that is hard to pinpoint. Perhaps you are feeling positive but have to hold fire because of others.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Energy levels go up and down and you seek to ration yours by not going all-out physically. It is still possible to be quite dynamic while planning. Indeed, your clear vision impresses a colleague. If you are due for promotion then some good news is likely. Blow your own trumpet rather than wait for others to do it for you.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The changes affecting you for the past few weeks continue but you are now getting better at managing their direction. Someone wanting you to take a logical action should not be allowed to push you forward. When to act will be clear to you.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) During the past few weeks you may have gained a different perspective on life. Your need for a close attachment and harmony in your life should not be underestimated or denied in the name of practicality.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) To be truly happy you need to build on your partnerships. Keep these in balance and everything else will fall into place. Life has taught you some rather harsh lessons recently. The upshot of that is you now feel more in control and more secure.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is an all-consuming need to see some reward for all your efforts. There will be those who will tell you that you need to push harder for success. Perhaps you need to be with more like-minded people. Certainly being with the wrong colleagues can bring your spirits down.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) When needed you are sure to be positive this week. On a project, 'striking while the iron is hot' springs to mind. There is much fun to hand but it must be 'work first' at the moment. Some opportunities do not come twice and you need to be aware of them when they present themselves. Spend some quality time with your loved ones.
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production (5) 12 Shell motor at full speed (8) 14 Admire characters in wire spectacles (7) 16 Persistently annoys burrowing creatures (7)
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17 Celebrated fine morning round American (6) 18 Bird with new or old coin (5) 20 Commonplace tea ceremony (5) 21 Give notice of conflict over new leader (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents Z and 17 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 3 appears and B every time the figure 17 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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Across 1 Teetotal (5) 4 Reject with contempt (5) 7 Stately (9) 8 Design on metal, glass, etc by eating out the lines with an acid (4) 10 Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence (5) 13 Enthusiastic (5) 14 Capital of Norway (4) 17 Exactly alike (9) 19 Sugary (5) 20 Small and of little importance (5)
2/18 Lion or tiger for example (3,3) 3 Irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction (4) 4 Any member of a ship's crew (6) 5 Disrobe (7) 6 To or at no great distance (4) 9 Wine cup used in the Christian Eucharist (7) 11 Win a victory over (6) 12 Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms (6) 15 Utter obscenities or profanities (4) 16 Bring to a standstill (4) 18 See 2
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The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Priory 2 Russia 3 Matrix 4 Sticky 5 Quorum 6 Silica 7 Squint 8 Clutch 9 Linkup 10 Umlaut 11 Within 12 Kitten 13 Impact 14 Around 15 Uplift 16 Incubi 17 Defray 18 Becalm 19 Aerial.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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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 G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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.
TARGET: • Average: 20 • Good: 28
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 15 • Excellent: 20
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QUIZ: KEEPING IT SIMPLE 1. According to the famous children’s nursery rhyme, ‘Simple Simon went a-fishing for to catch a...’ what? 2. Charles III, also known as Charles the Simple or Charles the Straightforward, a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was the king of which country from 898 until 922? 3. ‘Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated’ is a famous quote by which Chinese philosopher? 4. Name any two of Simply Red’s four UK Top Five hit singles? 5. Released in March 2001, Pure and Simple was the debut single for which band put together in the first ITV Popstars series? 6. Released in October 1991, Simply the Best was the first greatest hits compilation by which famous American singer? 7. ‘Simples’ is a catchphrase that has been used in an advertising campaign since 2009 for which price comparison website?
8. SMTP is an internet standard for electronic mail (email) transmission. What does SMTP stand for? 9. The current line-up of which Scottish rock band, formed in Glasgow in 1977, is Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Ged Grimes, Sarah Brown, Gordy Goudie, Cherisse Osei and Catherine AD? 10. Which American brothers wrote, edited, produced and directed the 1984 American neo-noir crime film Blood Simple? Not a lot of people know that... Fort Simple was an American fort built in Topeka, Kansas, as a result of Major General Sterling Price's Missouri Raid in the late summer and autumn of 1864. Topeka had become the permanent capital of the State of Kansas in 1861, but no fortifications had been built to protect the city from guerrilla bands that roamed eastern Kansas.
Answers: 1. WHALE, 2. WEST FRANCIA (accept FRANCE) he was also king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919– 23, 3. CONFUCIUS, 4. Any two from: HOLDING BACK THE YEARS (1986), IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW (1989), FAIRGROUND (1995) and ANGEL (1996), 5. HEAR’SAY, 6. TINA TURNER, 7. COMPARE THE MEERKAT (accept COMPARE THE MARKET), 8. SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL, 9. SIMPLE MINDS, 10. JOEL AND ETHAN COEN (COEN BROTHERS)
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• Clint Eastwood, Actor; May 31, 88 • Sergio Aguero, Footballer; June 2, 30 The star of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The Manchester City striker joined the side in and Dirty Harry first became known for playing 2011 after playing for Atletico Madrid from Rowdy Yates in the Rawhide TV series. He has 2006. Born in Buenos Aires in Argentina, he began his football career aged 15 at since directed films such as Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Million Dollar Baby and Independiente and later played for his country’s Gran Torino. national team and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Morgan Freeman. • Morgan Freeman, Actor; June 1, 81 • Kelly Jones, Musician; June 3, 44 Freeman was born in Memphis in the United The singer-songwriter and frontman of Stereophonics helped pen songs Dakota, The Bartender and the States and turned down a drama scholarship at Jason State University to work as a radar mechanic in the US Thief and Have a Nice Day. He was born in Wales. Air Force. He won plaudits for his roles in The • Angelina Jolie, Actor; June 4, 43 Shawshank Redemption, The Dark Knight, Bruce Jolie was born in Los Angeles in the United States and dropped out of acting school at the age of 14. She later Almighty and The Sum of All Fears.
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landed the lead role as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider and went on to star alongside future husband Brad Pitt in Mr & Mrs Smith in 2005. • Ona Carbonell, Swimmer; June 5, 28 Carbonell has taken home several medals in various international tournaments including the London Olympics in 2012. Born in Barcelona in Spain, she began synchronised swimming at the age of nine. • Jason Isaacs, Actor; June 6, 55 The actor who played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter film franchise was born in Liverpool in England and became involved in drama while at college. He played Michael Britten in the TV series Awake and featured alongside Mel Gibson in The Patriot.
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455 - Rome sacked The Vandal army enters Rome and begins two weeks of plundering the city. It was one of the last defeats for the Romans before the final fall of the Western half of the empire in 476. 1215 - City falls Zhongdu, modern-day Beijing, falls to the Mongol forces of Genghis Khan bringing the Battle of Zhongdu to an end. The fall of the city exposed the rest of eastern China to further conquests. 1669 - Last entry Samuel Pepys writes in his diary for the final time due to increasingly poor eyesight. Pepys later became famous for his account of the Great Fire of London. 1783 - In flight The montgolfiere, an early hot air balloon, is demonstrated in public for the first time by brothers JosephMichel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier in Annonay in France. 1832 - June revolt The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris against the rule of King Louis Philippe of France. It would later become immortalised in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. 1885 - Chief flees Big Bear, the leader of the Cree tribe, escapes from the North-West Mounted Police in the last battle on Canadian soil. 1944 - Beach landings Around 155,000 Allied troops begin their assault on the Normandy coastline in D-Day as part of Operation Overlord, their bid to liberate western Europe from Nazi occupation. 1967 - Album released The Beatles release their record Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Critics praised their efforts viewing it as a successful marriage of popular culture and high art.
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WILLIAM FOGG has just received a letter from a London law firm informing him that he is the sole heir to great-great-grandfather Hannibal. His inheritance consists of one key for a door in Marrakesh. With curiosity getting the better of him, William sets out to follow a trail of clues left by his ancestor which takes him around the world. He learns first that Hannibal, who he knew little of before, was a renowned Edwardian polymath later publicly discredited by the British establishment. He vanished on an expedition in northeast China in 1939. William learns more than just facts about Hannibal. He soon finds his ancestor’s life work consisted in discovering the deepest mysteries of humanity in Tahir Shah’s Hannibal Fogg and The Supreme Secret of Man.
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ON Monday May 21 my friends and I were sitting on Levante Beach, Benidorm when we noticed an incident. An elderly man was brought ashore where lifeguards started to perform CPR, they worked so hard to save him for approximately 40 minutes, even after the ambulances arrived, but sadly it turned out to be in vain as he was eventually pronounced dead. My heart went out to his wife who was present at the time. The Spanish lady was comforted by fellow bathers and eventually escorted from the beach with the female doctor who had arrived to tend to her husband. I don’t know if the man got in trouble whilst swimming in the water or had a heart attack but the coincidence was that we briefly left the beach to take refreshments after such a sad scene and on our return the red flag and the white one underneath it showing a jellyfish symbol were being flown. We spoke to one of the lifeguards and everybody had been told to stay out of the water as jelly
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Estepona flowers put Marbella into the shade I MUST congratulate the mayor of Estepona Jose Maria Garcia for putting on an amazing array of flowers and plants when entering the town from every direction and in the town. To g e t h e r w i t h a l l t h e s c u l p tures and pedestrian streets with pots of geranium plants and beautiful promenade, the town h a s b e e n t r a n s f o r m e d t o a re a l alternative tourist spot to Marbella. This has also encouraged a ESTEPONA: Garden of the Costa del Sol. large amount of outside investment benefiting the town tremendously. invest similar funds to her town which is beI think the current mayor of Marbella Angeginning to look a bit shabby. les Muñoz should take a visit to Estepona to Paul Wilkinson, Nueva Andalucia, Marbella see what has happened and maybe she should
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Thousands call for an end to bullfighting Anyone who says “it’s part of Spanish culture” should understand that slavery was part of Western culture for centuries, it doesn’t make it morally acceptable. Ian Grant Not allowing women to vote, cock fighting, badger baiting, slavery etc etc were all part of various cultures over time, but it was no reason to keep them. Killing bulls for fun and entertainment needs to be banned. Darren Leighton
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Yes always found it the cheapest! But alas also the most affected airline by French air strikes!!!!! Been caught out three times!!!!! Pam Jeffs
Yep. Fine them! Nothing wrong with getting merry and having a good time... however drunks trashing the streets at 4am and waking up the locals is something else. Everyone likes a drink, nobody likes a drunk... Zara Mária
Regularly fly with them to Alicante and some of the high season flights are Hen/Stag party vomit fests that make you sorry to be alive. I want to hate Ryanair but they do exactly what you’d expect for that price point. Look at it as a coach trip, have low expectations and be surprised when they
The police need to be more present to give out the fines. I saw a shirtless Brit male on Friday being refused entry into El Corte Ingles. He made a fool of himself by standing up on a wall and started jeering and shouting in at the security man. Yvonne Kennedy Kinch
Bikini clad tourist lands in Mallorca airport If it’s an instant fine for walking the streets in Magaluf and Palma in beach gear, why allow it at the airport!! Put him back on the plane! Steve Pugh Send him home Spain and the Islands don’t need this sort of tourist. Trisha Rodgers
Flight attendant breaks into dance Could do with more entertainment on flights, brilliant. Susan Eaton Great to see a bit of humour and ‘non robotic’ customer service! Watch this space, his boss will see it and start charging passengers for it!! Steve Cracknell He was happy that there were no loud drunken Brits on board? Trish Martin
fish had been spotted. Whether or not this was just coincidence or it had something to do with the man’s death I don’t know. Robert Sanders, Benidorm
Good point DEAR Leapy, I read your latest article with interest. One thing that never seems to get a mention is that Ramadan generally starts just before GCSE exams start. Hardly fair on pupils is it, to be sent to school on an empty stomach and be expected to produce your best in an exam. As far as I know the Catholic Church does not expect youngsters (or pensioners, come to that) to fast during Lent. Just a thought. Keep up the good work. Valerie, Spain
Lucky escape AT approximately 5pm on Monday May 21 a motorcyclist lost cont r ol and cr ashed al ong t he road, close to the Mascarat Dental Clinic. Fortunately, next door to the dental clinic is the Altea Medical Centre which opened in May of last year. Two of the nurses who were on duty in the clinic, rushed to the scene to assess and give emergency treatment to the rider. He was very badly injured and needed oxygen which was proved by the medical team. The police arrived within a short time in order to close the road and secure the area. When the 112 ambulance arrived, the paramedics praised the Altea Medical Centre for saving the rider’s life. If it were not for the fast thinking nurses responding so efficiently and rapidly, and the fact that the accident took place directly outside the Centre, the final result could have been much worse. Barry White, Altea
Not forgotten LEAPY, just a quick email after reading your latest tale in EWN. I wanted to tell you that you may have gone but are certainly NOT forgotten. I was listening to the Ken Bruce Show on the radio and one of the questions was... what kind of arrows did Leapy Lee sing about. Strangely I was reading your article at the time. Keeping the faith. Stew, Kent
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Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
WHY shouldn’t Pablo Iglesias buy a rather nice €600,000 house in a rather nice area like Galapagar? Are he and his partner Irene Montero expected to live in a slum because Podemos sets out to represent the marginalised? As it happens they are: Podemos politicians are supposed to live in conditions and neighbourhoods that resemble those of their voters and donate 40 per cent of their pay to the party.
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How the other half lives Iglesias and Montero comply with this obligation, but the Podemos supremo earns another €40,000 a year from television shows and royalties which immediately sets him apart from most of us. Pablo Iglesias, like Iñigo Errejon, comes from a very comfortable background, so the Galapagar villa is the sort of home you’d expect him to buy, or you would if he hadn’t condemned Hacienda minister Luis de Guindos for spending €600,000 there’s a coincidence -
on a penthouse flat. Or if he hadn’t once told an interviewer that he couldn’t understand people who live in villas. Still, the Communist nomenclature lived infinitely better than most of the USSR. Nicolas Maduro doesn’t suffer the same privations as most Venezuelans and Jong Kim-Un doesn’t live in the same misery as most North Koreans. Podemos might have been created for voters fed up with the political caste system but it didn’t take long for its leaders to join it.
Let’s party RICARDO GONZALEZ is a Pamplona High Court judge who was a member of the tribunal which decreed that the gang rape of an 18year-old girl by five men known as the Manada (Herd) was sexual abuse, not aggression. In fact Gonzalez was all for acquitting them, and lamented that he feels ‘persecuted’ by the public for his carefully-considered and conscientiously- deliberated opinion.
SOCIAL CLIMBER: Pablo Iglesias is living among the well-heeled of society.
Gonzalez, it should be remembered, saw footage of the rape on the Manada’s phones and pronounced that as far as he could see they were just having a good time and loads of fun. All of which raises the question of what sort of parties he goes to and what he regards as fun.
Another one down EDUARDO ZAPLANA was arrested for money laundering and bribery and held in custody while his home was searched. Mayor of Benidorm between 1991 and 1994, he was the president of the Valencian Community president until 2002 when Jose Maria Aznar made him Minister of Labour. After Mariano Rajoy lost the 2004 general election he was the Partido Popular’s parliamentary spokesman before walking through the revolving door into a Telefonia sinecure in 2008. Zaplana supposedly salted away commissions on irregularly-awarded Valencian Community contracts, so it’s the same old story of another big name sucked down into the quick-
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‘So there!’ moment MARIANO RAJOY is usually averse to taking action, but he does like to make a gesture, as he did by ignoring the inauguration of Quim Torra as Cataluña’s president. Admittedly Torra overplayed his hand by asking Madrid to send a low-profile representative instead of the vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, so a miffed Rajoy sent no-one at all. Everyone knows that Torra is exiled Carles Puigdemont’s frontman and he’s going to ignore the law and the rules, but he was democratically chosen by parliament. It might have been a satisfying ‘so there!’ moment for Rajoy to ignore the inauguration, but it was a petulant reaction that did the Constitution no favours.
sands of corruption. Surprise surprise? No: the only surprise is that the story took so long to emerge. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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Shall we Split from being told how to think? TV COUCH CRITIC by Adam Whalley-Lewis DID you catch the final episode of BBC1’s drama The Split on Tuesday night? To summarise, Nicola Walker played Hannah Stern, a Londonbased divorce lawyer wanting to break the money hungry image of her contemporaries and practise with decency and honesty... haven’t we been here before? If you remember the cliché breakfast, power jacket and too high heels of episode one, you are probably a bigger fan than most, but there were some brilliantly written pieces too, Stephen Tompkinson and Meera Syal splitting for example. Writer Abi Morgan did try and cover some challenging topics, the football ace and the glamour model who argued over a pre-nup, but for me the ‘this is mid-week TV’ language got in the way. I apologise in advance for what comes next, but
search out Channel 4’s The Battle for Britain’s Heroes, which aired on Tuesday this week. Afua Hirsch is our guide for this troll back through Britain’s history to find fault. Afua is a writer and journalist. If you have heard of her (I hadn’t) she recently had a spat with Piers Morgan about her own, personal views, about Winston Churchill. If there was ever a good way to publicise your own show
CONTROVERSIAL: The Battle for Britain’s Heroes. would anyone actually describe a pre-nup as something written by the head for when the heart has forgotten that it once loved - you are a glamour model love, ditch the bloke in shorts, shove the pre-nup down his socks and go find a guy who wants to be with you for better or worse. The series ended with a run of events most of us could see coming a mile away and a wedding. Not sure about a second series, maybe move it to Sunday and stop playing it safe? Maybe Hannah could hook up with the footballer and show him ex-
actly where that pre-nup should be shoved or maybe we should just accept that Tuesday, Wednesday and half of Thursday’s TV is safe, lovely and NOT SMITTEN: The Split. wrapped up in a nice cup of tea Afua, a spat with Piers will do just and an iced bun? nicely. Sticking with Tuesday’s TV, if Now, I’m risking people saying you want to make your blood boil
I’m swaying into Leapy territory here, but suggesting Churchill, Nelson and others should not be celebrated as British heroes probably crosses a line for most us. You can see the show on Channel 4 Catch Up, but please have some rosehip tea somewhere close if you do. Looking ahead, ITV Racing Live has coverage of The Derby from Epsom on Saturday afternoon. It’s a classic. I want to close with two look backs; firstly, Cornelia Frances died this week in Australia. Best known for her part in Home & Away, this Liver Bird also had parts in Sons & Daughters, The Young Doctors and was the host of the Aussie version of The Weakest Link. Thanks Cornelia. Second, if you made it through the final Peter Kay’s Car Share BBC1 Sunday, without crying, well done. A little bit like Benidorm I can’t quite believe the show has finished. Unlike Benidorm, Car Share can still command an audience in the millions, brilliant work Peter and Sian. Happy Viewing.
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The Pets Factor The Dengineers Super Tech Beyond Bionic Steve Backshall v the Monster Mountain Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? Homes Under the Hammer SAS: Rogue Warriors The World According to Kids Money for Nothing Second Chance Summer: Tuscany Love in the Countryside Flog It! Grammar Schools The Forest Dad's Army Ladies in Lavender Nothing Like a Dame All Girls Live at the Apollo Later Weekend with Jools Holland
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:40am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:05pm Britain's Got Talent 1:40pm Britain's Got Talent 2:10pm Ninja Warrior UK 3:15pm You've Been Framed! 4:15pm Red Riding Hood 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Red Riding Hood 6:20pm The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 9:00pm The Amazing Spider-Man 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm The Amazing Spider-Man 11:40pm Family Guy 12:10am Family Guy
4:30am This is BBC Four 8:00pm The Burrowers: Animals Underground 9:00pm Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano Inspector Montalbano investigates cases in the town of Vigata in Sicily. 11:50pm Sicily: The Wonder of the Mediterranean 12:50am Top of the Pops Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1985 1:20am Top of the Pops 1:50am Kate Bush at the BBC 2:50am Hot Chocolate at the BBC 3:50am How to Get Ahead: At Renaissance Court
5:30am Love Your Garden 6:25am Judge Judy 6:45am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am Love Your Garden 7:50am Murder, She Wrote 8:50am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am The Likely Lads Comedy film based on the TV series of the same name and starring James Bolam and Rodney Bewes, 1976. 11:40am A Touch of Frost Crime drama based on the books by RD Wingfield 1:35pm A Touch of Frost 3:45pm Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light 5:50pm Lewis 8:00pm Endeavour 10:00pm Endeavour 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:15am On the Buses 2:40am On the Buses 3:10am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
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7:00am Milkshake! 11:15am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:50am Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:15pm Police Interceptors 1:05pm Police Interceptors 3:05pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 4:05pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5:05pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 6:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 7:55pm 5 News 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Queen Victoria and Her Tragic Family 10:00pm Elizabeth I: Death of a Dynasty 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Crooked House
10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am The Big Questions 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Garden Rescue 3:00pm Money for Nothing 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Points of View 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm Britain's Best Home Cook 6:50pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile Royal Special 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm A Very English Scandal 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Imagine... 12:35am Up in the Air 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead
7:20am Glorious Gardens From Above 8:05am Gardeners' World 9:05am Countryfile Royal Special 10:00am Beechgrove Garden 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 12:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 1:45pm Wanted Down Under 2:30pm Rowing: World Cup Belgrade Highlights 4:00pm Rugby League Challenge Cup 6:30pm Flog It! 7:00pm Dragons' Den 8:00pm Million Pound Menu 9:00pm Journey in the Danger Zone: Iraq 10:00pm Frankie Goes to Russia 11:00pm Atlanta 11:20pm Atlanta 11:45pm Live at the Apollo 12:15am The Spectacular Now 1:45am Question Time 2:45am Holby City 3:45am This is BBC Two
8:00pm Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways Dan Snow examines the development of the railways. 9:00pm How to Build...Britain's Secret Engineers 10:00pm Normandy' 44: The Battle Beyond D-Day 11:00pm The Jeremy Thorpe Scandal 12:00am Amazon Abyss 1:00am Civilisations Stories 1:30am Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways 2:30am How to Build...Britain's Secret Engineers 3:30am Return to Larkinland
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8:00am The Oddbods Show 8:05am Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures 8:30am Teen Titans Go! 8:45am Adventure Time 9:00am The Haunted Hathaways 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Sunday 10:25am Countrywise Secret Wild Places 11:25am Casino Royale 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:10pm St. Trinian's 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Celebrity Catchphrase 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Info not available 1:10am Great Art 2:05am Jackpot247 4:00am Motorsport UK 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
3:50am Teleshopping 6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:50am Take Me Out 12:50pm The Flintstones 1:55pm FYI Daily 2:00pm The Flintstones 2:35pm Planet 51 3:40pm FYI Daily 3:45pm Planet 51 4:25pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 6:30pm Despicable Me 2 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Despicable Me 2 8:30pm Battleship 9:30pm FYI Daily 9:35pm Battleship 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad!
3:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Murder, She Wrote 7:50am Murder, She Wrote 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am Heartbeat 11:00am Heartbeat 12:05pm The Likely Lads 1:50pm Rising Damp Comedy spin-off from the TV series of the same name starring Leonard Rossiter, 1979. 3:50pm A Touch of Frost 5:50pm Endeavour 8:00pm Vera Detective drama series based on the novels by Ann Cleeves. 10:00pm Unforgotten Second instalment of a six-part crime drama about an unsolved murder case. 11:00pm Unforgotten 12:00am Wire in the Blood 2:00am Blue Murder 3:20am Liverpool 1
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5:45am House Doctor 6:10am Great Scientists 6:35am Wildlife SOS 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Access 11:40am Police Interceptors 12:30pm Police Interceptors 1:20pm Police Interceptors 2:20pm Naughty Toddlers 3:20pm Naughty Cats Make You Lol 4:20pm Disobedient Dogs Make You Laugh Out Loud 5:20pm Most Shocking Talent Show Moments 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm The Unstoppable Flying Scotsman 10:00pm The Flying Scotsman 11:00pm Top of the Box 95: 12:55am The Best of Bad TV
4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am Tommy Cooper Comedy and magic from comedian Tommy Cooper. 7:30am Ironside 8:30am World Superbike Highlights 9:30am Isle of Man TT 10:30am French Open: Roland-Garros Live Coverage of the French Open Tennis from Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the year. 10:00pm Isle of Man TT 11:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 12:00am World Rugby U20 Championship 2018 Highlights of the Rugby Under 20s World Championships. 1:00am BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights
7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Rugby Union Brumbies takes on Sunwolves at the GIO Stadium, Canberra in Super Rugby. 9:50am Rugby Archive 10:00am Cricket Day two of the second Test as England host Pakistan at Headingley 11:00am Cricket 8:00pm Info not available 10:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf Final Round The final day of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio. 12:00am Live Women's Us Open Golf 1:00am European Tour Highlights 2:00am Sky Sports News
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8:30pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:00pm Castles: Britain's Fortified History 10:00pm South Downs 11:00pm I Was There Kate Adie on Tiananmen Square. 12:00am Versailles: The Dream of a King 1:00am The Secret Life of the Motorway 2:00am Ice Age Giants 3:00am What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment
1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm Jo Brand's Cats and Kittens 4:20pm Killer in Paradise 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm The Space Shuttle: Triumph and Tragedy 11:00pm Traffic Cops 12:05am Criminals Caught on Camera
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3:30pm Ray Mears: Bushcraft 4:30pm Edwardian Farm 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Curious Creatures 8:00pm Great American Railroad Journeys 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm Grammar Schools 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather
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2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Jo Brand's Cats and Kittens 4:15pm Escaping Evil: Saving My Children 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5: England v Pakistan 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector 11:00pm Hot Body Hot Yoga 12:05am The Woman Who Ate a House
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3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm On the Buses 5:20pm On the Buses 5:55pm Rising Damp 6:25pm George and Mildred 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm DCI Banks 12:00am DCI Banks 1:05am A Touch of Frost 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
7:00am The Chase 8:00am The Chase 9:00am The Protectors 9:30am Isle of Man TT 10:30am French Open: Roland-Garros Live 10:00pm Isle of Man TT 11:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights 12:00am Cycling: Tour Series Highlights 1:00am River Monsters 2:05am Motorsport UK 3:05am Ax Men 4:00am Teleshopping
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9:55am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am The Bachelorette 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:35pm Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad!
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Making your face light up EXTRA BEAUTY: False eyelashes can create a look of glamour.
Eyelash errors RADIANT: Subtly lift the features of your face by applying a make-up highlighter. THE great thing about makeup highlighters is that you can look radiant and glow without it seeming as though you’ve any make-up on at all. To begin with, imagine a line running from the middle of your ear towards your lips and another running from the top of your ear to the outer corner of your eye. You will apply the highlighter between these two invisible lines. Simply take a makeup brush and sweep the
highlighting powder on before blending this in. Then disguise any complexion or dark circles under your eyes by gently working into your skin an illuminating concealer. Follow this by blending some highlighter just under your eyebrows to achieve defined, bold eyebrows. If you want your nose to look slightly slimmer then add a subtle highlight down its bridge, putting some extra on the tip of
Targeted relief PHYSIOTHERAPY is a good way to identify, correct and relieve acute or prolonged movement dysfunction caused by localised pain or as the result of an injury. Whatever the origin, physiotherapy can help to resolve it. A good session will focus on relieving the pain, stabilising the injury and preventing it from getting any worse. The focus will then be on restoring movement and strength with the end goal of achieving the full recovery of the patient. Remember, if you have developed localised muscle pain or have experienced an injury then leaving it untreated can mean that it can be very difficult to reverse in the future. And don´t forget, that in addition to alleviating pain and improving muscle strength and mobility, a physiotherapy session can also provide you with a greater sense of well-being.
your nose to give it an instant lift. These subtle additions can be complemented with some gentle eyeliner and a lip gloss to gently lift the whole face. Remember, this advice is not one-size-fits-all. Some people prefer a more subtle radiant look, whilst others more stronger dominant features across the face. Only you will know the techniques which suit you best.
WHILST false eyelashes can create a more dramatic look, if applied incorrectly they can also have the opposite effect. Nobody is born with an innate professional knowledge about how to apply these, so the important thing is to be aware of the basic errors and then avoid them. Once you’ve opened them up, don’t presume that your false eyelashes are the correct length for your eyes. You may need to cut them slightly so that they fit correctly. Then, once you’ve applied the application glue, wait at least 30 seconds before you apply the eyelashes. This gives the glue time to harden and get sticky and avoids the issue of the eyelash moving around. Be very careful where you apply the eye-
lashes. Don’t leave them much above the line of your natural lash. This will create a very clean and neat effect. If your pre-night out routine involves putting on a face mask to clean your pores. Don’t apply your eyelashes until you have removed the mask. Otherwise you run the risk of accidently pulling them off. And remember, simply because you have bought single-use eye lashes doesn’t mean that you can only use them once. As long as they’re in good condition, there’s no reason for you not to use them a couple of times. Just be sure to clean them and maintain their shape. But be extra attentive to make sure that you can’t see any glue residue from their previous use.
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THERE is going to be an artistically busy month in Nerja when the 59th International Music and Dance Festival opens on Saturday June 16 and runs until July 19. There will be five performances which embrace blues, gospel, jazz, flamenco and classical music with two concerts inside the grotto, two in the surrounding area and the fifth which will be free to be held in the Plaza de España. There is an impressive and diverse lineup with a performance by American soprano Barbara Hendricks who will be presenting her show, The Road to Freedom, which is made up with a mixture of blues, gospel and negro spiritual songs that evoke the struggle of the slaves for freedom and the end of racial segregation in tribute to Martin Luther King. Then in complete contrast, Friday June 29, sees the arrival of the flamenco company of Manuel Liñan, who will present his Nomada where this versatile choreographer, director and performer participates in a performance which features three male and three female dancers, three singers and two guitars. The free concert will take place on
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MANUEL LIÑAN: Scenes from Nomada. Thursday July 5 as the Provincial Symphony Orchestra of Malaga, under the direction of Salvador Vazquez and Antonio Ortiz at the piano, will present a selection of works by Beethoven and Dvorak in the Plaza de España. On Friday July 13, in the gardens of the Cueva de Nerja, the Cuban clarinet and saxophone player, Paquito D’Rivera will celebrate his 70th birthday supported by the Pepe Rivero Trio. Spain holds a special place in the heart of this grammy award-winning artist as having become disenchanted with the Cuban regime, he was granted political asylum by the American government dur-
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THE first Gastronomic Route ‘Playas 5 Espetos’ in Torre del Mar, started last Monday and will run until Friday June 22. The concept and logo 5 Espetos has now been r e g i s t e r e d o ff i c i a l l y and refers to the tradition of grilling sardines over a wood fire but also recognises the quality of the beaches in the local area. In this first event, the following chiringuitos (beach bars) will be battling it out to win the prize for the best espeto, El Pollo de Benajarafe; and from To r r e d e l M a r : B e r e Bere, Tanit Bay, Colonia, Sirena, El Boqueron, Casa Miguel, Va r e l a a n d E l C a n i t o Dolphin.
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by Andrew Harding THIS week another Thai dish, for the purists among you this is my recipe and not a traditional Thai one. I do have some issues with people who want their food as authentic as possible, because authenticity is not always as it would appear. To give two examples, chilli peppers originated in Central America so should not feature in Indian, Thai and other Oriental cooking, but they do. You cannot get much more British than Fish and Chips, but the potatoes only became a worldwide staple after the Spanish conquered Peru in 1536. The Spanish brought them to Europe after the conquest and their popularity grew after that. They became such a staple in Ireland, the Great Potato Famine of the 1840’s killed one million people, a further million emigrated. Italian purists complain about pineapple on pizza, probably due to the fact it comes out of a tin, not because of its Brazilian origins. Personally, I think it is an abomination, but if someone wants to
put pineapple on their pizza and not mine, why should I be concerned? Fusion food is a relatively new phenomenon and I don’t have a problem with it either, provided it tastes and looks good. Certain combinations of ingredients should, in my view, be avoided. Olive oil has no place in any cuisine other than Southern European, but it can be used in Mexican at a push. A couple of weeks ago my column contained a recipe for Thai Red Chicken Curry this week it is for: Thai green chicken curry with coriander Serves 4 1 tin coconut milk 1 bunch coriander leaves, whole and washed 2 whole onions, chopped
Tip: A repetition of similar hints from the Thai Red Chicken Curry Recipe but use red chillis not too finely chopped to make identification and removal easier for those who do not like hot
6 whole garlic cloves, chopped 3 whole chicken breast halves without skin, cubed 2 tablespoons oil; vegetable, sunflower or rapeseed NOT olive 1 packet Thai Green Curry Paste 2 chicken stock cubes, crumbled 1 whole aubergine, cubed 3 whole green pepper, chopped Red chilli peppers, optional Root ginger, optional 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil 1. Blend coconut milk with the coriander and put to one side. 2. Fry onions, garlic and chicken in the oil for two or three minutes until chicken sealed on all sides. 3. Add curry paste, fry for two more minutes and pour in the coconut milk/coriander mix. 4. Bring to a gentle simmer and add the stock cubes, aubergine, red and green peppers. Add the optional finely chopped ginger and chilli peppers to taste. Simmer for 15 minutes until the aubergine is soft, add sesame seed oil. 6. Serve with rice or noodles.
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By Matt Ford BRITISH buyers have shrugged off Brexit fears to lead a new surge of property sales to foreigners in Spain. It comes as the first quarter of 2018 saw the most deals completed since 2014. New data from the national Land Registry shows that sales shot up by 13.4 per cent from January to the end of March, with revenue rising to the highest quarterly total since late 2008. And the number of overseas buyers rocketed by 13.2 per cent, according to the latest report by Spanish property registrars. British shoppers headed the ranking as they accounted for 14 per cent of foreign sales, with German and French nationals each representing 8 per cent. Belgians were responsible for 7 per cent of overseas purchases, Swedes and Italians 6 per cent, Chinese 4 per cent and Russians 3 per cent. Demand from Bulgaria increased the most after sales soared by 16 per cent, with Morocco and the Ukraine also demonstrating sharp growth. But the number of buyers from Switzerland plummeted by 15 per cent, and those from France 10 per cent.
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ON THE SPEND: The first quarter of 2018 was the busiest in a decade for overseas sales. Mark Stucklin of Spanish Property Insight said that the Swiss plunge is not significant since the country only serves up around 150 sales per quarter. “A small change in buyer numbers
can deliver a high percentage change and we can’t read too much into one quarterly decline, though generally speaking sales are about 10 per cent down from 2016 when the Swiss Franc
was incredibly strong against the Euro,” he added. But he believes the French nosedive could be of importance and blames the Catalan independence crisis for the slump.“France has traditionally been the second biggest market, and a decline of 10 per cent is noteworthy,” he said. “I suspect the answer has something to do with the constitutional crisis in Catalonia, a Spanish region that borders with France, where the French have long been the biggest group of foreign buyers, with 43 per cent of the foreign market for second homes, according to the latest figures from the Association of Spanish Notaries.” The expert does not expect British expatriate strongholds to be affected, though, with the outlook generally positive since the figures do not map out where foreign buyers are concentrated. “It is likely that all regions have seen an increase in buyers from abroad, with the possible exception of Cataluña,” he concluded.
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Bugs begin to bite before summer GRAEME TYRRELL NOW is the time to take precautions to protect the garden’s ecology. It is always wonderful to garden in spring, but before the start of summer the bugs begin to bite. The garden paradise you created starts to look a bit fr a y e d . Ap h i d s p ro liferate and suck on the sap of your flower buds, snails seek out plants in the garden that you water, wasps become active to make venturing into the garden a risk, caterpillars munch on the leaves of your prized plants, bugs snip off your valued seedlings at ground level, it can all become a bit disappointing after the lush healthy growth in early spring. Yet this is a part of the garden’s ecology. Not all bugs and insects are detrimental, so do not go rushing off to find the insecticide to rid the garden of bugs. It may do more harm than good. Part of the ecology of a garden is that insects like aphids proliferate, but this is followed by ladybirds and other beneficial insects also increasing in number
NATURAL CONTROL: Lunch is served for the helpful ladybird. to obtain a natural control of the pests. Many insecticides will kill the beneficial insects resulting in the need to constantly use insecticides to keep pest insects under control. The best approach is to use mild natural methods locally to control the pests. Insects, such as aphids, can be eliminated where they present a problem on your favourite
plants. Simply spraying water can dislodge aphids, but add soap or
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cost or danger to yourself or the environment as they are not toxic. This method will minimise damage to the beneficial insects as you can just eliminate the aphids on the plants you wish to protect and let nature take care of the ones on other plants. Wa s p s f o r m p a r t o f t h e ecology to control many other insects such as caterpillars and beetle larvae and also play a part in the pollination of many plants. That they sting makes them a danger, so managing them to reduce their danger is important. Lures to specifically trap wasps are very useful to eliminate them in places where there are too many without harming the other beneficial insects. The approach to eliminate all of the insects everywhere in a garden is
well-known to adversely affect the ecology and bring about more plagues of damaging insects and deficiencies of beneficial insects that ultimately is more of a problem. Much as we may be afraid of many pests, it is best to learn about their function in a garden. I use the approach to control pests only on the most important plants using non-toxic methods. I let caterpillars of butterflies feed on plants so that I have the beauty of butterflies in the garden. I do this even with my roses, as the caterpillars are only there for a short season and the plants recover well. Overall the garden benefits. It can be worth the sacrifice of some plants not always looking perfect if the garden has a healthier natural ecology.
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The second part of this step is to physically reduce the waste produced. Compact down your waste simply by standing on it. This also means you’ll have less bin runs to do as your bin will fill up less quickly. Reuse your goods or products, either for the same use or for something imaginative and different. For example, you can reuse your water bottle to store water for your plants. Also, get into the habit of using a shopping cart
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DIVORCE is a sad fact of life. These human problems can cause stress to dogs. A dog is a social animal bonded to a family routine and a way of life. It relies on us for its mental, physical and emotional welfare. When it comes to difficulties in relationships, the family pet is often the last to be considered. Couples shouting and arguing with each other will affect the dog (and also the cat). Our blacker moods and tantrums can create nervous behaviour in dogs. If I am called to a home where there is a dog howling, barking, being destructive, digging, house soiling or showing any signs of anxietyrelated behaviour, where it is apparent that the dog has an inability to cope with life, I always ask if there has been a death, separation or a divorce. Any of these could have
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triggered the problems which are a typical expression of canine anxiety. Another extreme behaviour pattern is for a dog to go to the bottom of the garden, as far away from the home as possible. It could stay close to walls. This often happens when a dog’s instinct tells it that it is dying. In the wild, dogs leave their packs
and go away to die. If there is no known medical problem and a separation has taken place, then these behaviour patterns can also be considered an expression of extreme canine anxiety. Dogs are creatures of habit, functioning to our timetable of wake-up, meals, play, bed, etc. When faced
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with the upheaval that accompanies divorce, some dogs find it harder to accept a change of routine than others. This is especially so for the older dog, which more often than not may go rapidly downhill. We have made the dog into a social animal. It is also a sensitive and silent watcher,
able to pick up our vibes, react to changes in its schedule or environment or changes in atmosphere caused by arguments within the family. Marching out in anger and slamming doors will cause stress in a dog. The dog hears the shouting and feels the aggression and this can be frightening. Some owners
aware of this will put their dog outside the room when they argue. This can be another form of punishment for the dog. Sometimes a dog can have a positive influence. Divorce can cause behavioural changes in a child, from bursts of angry rebellion to periods of deep brooding silence. Dogs play a beneficial role, since a child can make the dog his best friend to be hugged, to be cried with, and to be told any secret, knowing his best friend will neither pass judgement nor tell anyone. When a couple separate or divorce, my advice is to keep the children and dog (or dogs) together. Sharing a dog between two households rarely works, as this causes stress to the couple, the child and the dog. It is the couple’s responsibility to decide what is best for it now.
Fox sake VEGANISM is the practice of abstaining from consuming some or all animal products. Many vegans extend the philosophy to other areas of their lives, including imposing the diet on their own pets. This issue came to a head recently with the publication of pictures of an emaciated looking pet, by an apparent animal rights activist in Barcelona. But what does it mean to impose a vegan
diet on an animal, and is it a healthy choice for the animal? Owners of vegan pets insist that this diet is particularly suited to animals that suffer from certain allergies, diseases and pathologies, such as digestive and cardiovascular problems,
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obesity, leishmania (in dogs) and the prevention of crystals (in cats). However, critics of the pet diet state that for many pets the meat aspect of their diet is crucial to their well-being. They argue that pets should eat what they eat in the natural world and make the point that some pets, such as cats, will have problems digesting plants and processing non-meat substitutes, actually causing them health problems. The jury still seems to be out on this. What is clear however is that you are responsible to care for and nourish your pet to ensure that it is - and appears healthy and happy. If you can’t do this, maybe keeping pets isn’t for you.
FOXY VEGAN: Sonia Sae from Barcelona with her vegan fed fennec fox ‘Jumanji.’
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“ MINI proves that it pays to share MINI is launching a new app called MINI Sharing, where owners can give friends and family permission to open and start their car via a smartphone. As part of a pilot project in Madrid, this personal form of car sharing is now being tested under everyday conditions. The peer-to-peer sharing
trial is designed for a fleet of up to 500 vehicles, and owners of current MINI models produced since March 2018 will be invited to participate. Vehicles will be equipped or retrofitted with a MINI Sharing Module, enabling access and the starting of the engine via a smartphone. The trial will be an important marker to establish
whether the scheme can be rolled out globally by BMW Group, as part of its digital mobility services strategy. With its increased commitment to the D-ACES (Design, Autonomous, Connected, Electrified and Services) topics, the company is playing a leading role in innovation. Sebastian Mackensen, MI-
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SMART MOVE: MINI hopes to roll out the sharing model worldwide. NI senior vice president, said: “With MINI Sharing, we enable our customers in Spain to participate in the sharing economy. This new technology fits perfectly with our desirable cars and our innovative customer demographic.” The initiative allows the vehicle owner to share their
MINI with up to 10 people of their choosing, with availability highlighted in the app’s inbuilt calendar function. Guest drivers can use the app to make a reservation request and after the owner has given their consent, the location and directions to the vehicle are displayed on their phone.
Using a Bluetooth connection, the smartphone then becomes the car key, opening doors and starting the engine. The MINI Sharing App records all the travel data required for billing, and drivers can transfer payments to the owner via PayPal based on a flat rate of €0.30 per kilometre.
Sergio Ramos shows off his fancy fleet SERGIO RAMOS is not only a star footballer, he also has a world class car collection. The Real Madrid captain boasts an impressive array of cars that total around €2.3 million, including luxury Porsches and Aston Martins. Audis feature heavily, as does a stunning €191,000 Mercedes-
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FLASHY FIAT: The car holds its own in a star-studded stable.
AMG G 63, but the one he shows off most proudly to his 23.3 million Instagram followers is valued at just €9,700. The four-time Champions League winner has revealed that he received a personalised Fiat 600 as a birthday present in March, and has been giving it preferential treatment ever since. It is only fitting that a Los Blancos legend should have white cars too, and both are Porsches. One is a 911 Carrera S, valued at around €162,000, and the other is a 977 Turbo S, also priced at €162,000. As a father of three, Ramos also has a stylish family option in the form of the Audi RS6 Quattro, which features a fourlitre V8 powerplant engine and can reach 596 bhp. An elegant estate, it’s worth €91,000, a snip for a man who earns €12 million a year. A love for fast cars, and in particular Aston Martins, has seen Ramos jokingly labelled James Bond in Spain. He even splurged €200,000 on a 5.9 litre DBS V12 Aston Martin, which was seen in the 2006 Bond film Casino Royale.
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OT content with organising an amazing Classic Car Tour from Brooklands in Surrey to Monaco, CCCA Presidente and wife Carol also organised a visit to the legendary Monaco Historic Grand Prix at the end of it. This superb event runs a week or two before the ‘modern’ F1 race but is much more accessible and generally more enjoyable for those of us with a love of yesteryear! CCCA members Kerry Michael MBE and former F1 McLaren ace Mark Blundell were competing there over this fabulous weekend festival of historic motorsport. Kerry Michael was in his first race in his newly acquired 1961 Emeryson F1 car, competing in the class for rear engined F1 cars. Only a very small number of these beautiful Grand Prix cars were built and they later became the Alfa Romeo works cars, although with different engines. During their time as Emerysons they used both the Climax S4 and Maserati S4 power units. Kerry’s event went well with only small adjustments needed for the first free practice session on the Friday. No problems were experienced for the qualifying session on the Saturday other than an issue with the brakes which was sorted by the support team of enthusiastic mechanics over from the UK especially to look after the yellow Emeryson. Come the race on Sunday and Kerry was off to a great start, passing some six cars on the grid and then working his way up through the field. Sadly his efforts came to an end when he was given a drivethrough penalty for jumping the start. A crying shame as no great advantage was had from what was a minor infringement. Still, the car finished its first F1 race in Kerry’s hands and much was learned, ready for the next event! There were a number of CCCA members at this fabulous event and all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We must wait another two years before the race runs again so we all hope to be back there in 2020!
‘CCCA member Mark Blundell, McLaren M19.’
‘CCCA member Kerry Michael MBE, Emeryson F1 Car.’
‘We made it! Sunbeam Tiger.’
Jaguar Enthusiasts Club THE Jaguar Enthusiasts (JEC) enjoyed their May classic car run last weekend. Organised by Philip and Jenny Wray, the event started near Pizarra. A full turnout was a great reward for a lot of hard work on the part of the organisers and saw the route set off at 11.00am in the direction of Alora and then Abdalajis. A much enjoyed cava stop and a coffee stop was built in before crews arrived at Antequera for a most enjoyable lunch. Many enjoyed the short distance all that crammed in to 91 kilometres (57 miles).
The CCC of A has also been busy and continues to be so. Their May classic car run was well supported and was organised by Martin Hall and Trevor Naylor. The run started from Venta Platero, near Coin and finished at the Monda Castle with a very good lunch.
The Club’s next Club night and dinner will be at Treetops Restaurante at El Chaparral Golf Club on Tuesday, June 5 and the next classic car run will be on Saturday, June 9. The start has yet to be announced but the finish will be at the excellent, and beautiful, restaurante El Gamonal near San Pedro.
The Summer Ball The Club has its famous annual Summer Ball on Tuesday, June 19. Held as always at the Tamisa Golf Hotel, guests will enjoy canapés and cava on arrival, a super threecourse dinner, all wines included, sitting ‘al fresco’ under the stars with tables laid around the swimming pool. There will be entertainment from one of the Coast’s top entertainers, Ricky Lavaza with dancing during and after dinner. Always nice to see such an event with everyone dressed in dinner jackets and posh frocks for the ladies. This super event costs only €40 pp inclusive and tickets can be booked through Club vice-chairman Brian Ladd. brian.ladd8@gmail.com
UK Registered Classics A reminder to those owning and running UK registered classics here that the law in the UK has changed now. All cars of 40 years and older now do not need to have MOT certificates and also qualify for free road tax. Cars must be registered as ‘Historic Vehicles’ to qualify. However, if your taxation class is still “PLG’ on your V5 log books, simply take that to your local post office who will get that amended to ‘Historic.’Your car will then be legal for use. You will still have to tax the car online but it will be free of charge. Further information on such things can be obtained from our friends at Lifestyle Group. Email chris@lifestylegroup.es.
Further information on Classic Car Club of Andalucia events can be found on the Club’s website www.cccandalucia.com. Membership of this vibrant club is open to anyone owning a genuine classic car here in Spain. Saca tu coche clásico del garaje y diviértete con el.
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Champions League Final
Transfer rumours
Bale shows Real class
Who is in, who is out, and who is most wanted in England and Spain? Credit: GarethBale11/Twitter
GARETH BALE scored one of European football’s great goals as Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 to win their third successive Champions League title. Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a huge blow with only half an hour played, as star player Mohamed Salah collided with Sergio Ramos and got his arm caught underneath him as they fell to ground. The incident led to Salah being stretchered off with a dislocated shoulder and he is now a doubt for the World Cup with Egypt. Liverpool keeper Loris Karius endured a game from one of his worst nightmares, gifting Karim Benzema the opening goal shortly after half time with a rushed pass out of hand. The Reds recovered from the calamity to equalise through Sadio Mane, before Bale came off the bench to
Manchester United are ready to make a €228 million move for Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale, after the player’s anger at not starting the Champions League final. (Independent) Liverpool are to step up their search for a new goalkeeper with Roma’s Brazil international Alisson and Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid and Slovenia, among the main targets. (Sun) Barcelona are eyeing up a deal for Sevilla and France defender Clement Lenglet, who would provide back up for both Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti. (Daily Mail) Brighton have agreed a deal to sign Deportivo La Coruna striker Florin Andone for an undisclosed fee on a fiveyear contract. (BBC)
WONDER STRIKE: Gareth Bale’s stunning goal set up Real Madrid’s win. score a spectacular overhead kick and put Real 2-1 up after 64 minutes. There was to be no comeback from a shell-shocked Liverpool this time, and Karius’ misery was complete when he fumbled Bale’s spec-
ulative 30-yard shot into the net in what should have been a routine save. The result sealed Real’s record 13th win in the competition, and their fourth in five seasons to give coach Zinedine Zidane his third triumph
in three years. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has now lost his third successive final since arriving at Anfield, having suffered defeats in the League Cup and Europa League finals of 2016.
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Manchester City are ready to bid for Kylian Mbappe if financial fair play sanctions force Paris St-Germain to call off the permanent signing of the 19-year-old loanee from Monaco. (Times) Chelsea might need to double their €4 million salary offer if they want ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri to replace fellow Italian Antonio Conte as manager at Stamford Bridge. (BBC) Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has advised Florentino Perez not to bring Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois to the Bernabeu, and will continue to back Keylor Navas. (Caught Offside)
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Norrie aims for slam CAMERON NORRIE has gone into his first French Open full of confidence after breaking into the world’s top 100 rankings. The 22-year-old Briton reached the semi-finals of this week’s Lyon Open, beating world number 10 and second seed John Isner along the way. “I am at Roland Garros for the first time since the juniors and it was a little overwhelming just to see all the people there,” said Norrie. “It was completely packed and that’s before the matches start. It’s a great feeling to be around here.” Norrie reached the last four in Lyon without dropping a set but could not get past Gilles Simon, who was then edged out by Dominic Thiem in the final. The British number three turned professional only 12 months ago after skipping his final year of studies in Texas, and was a Wimbledon wildcard last year.
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GONE TERRY: John is to leave Aston Villa. Aston Villa defender John Terry, 37, will leave the club this summer after Steve Bruce’s side lost Saturday’s Championship play-off final. (Telegraph)
ON THE RISE: Cameron Norrie is a bright prospect for British tennis. However, this will be the first time that Norrie’s ranking has earned him an automatic place at a major, and he showed good potential on the
surface in the Davis Cup in February. Norrie and Davis Cup teammate Kyle Edmund combined to win their first doubles title
at the Estoril Open in Portugal earlier this month. “I think I have the game, the attitude and professionalism to get to the top,” said Norrie.
Lionel Messi has given his approval for Barcelona to move for Ajax youngster Justin Kluivert, if they fail to land Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann. (Sky Sports) Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering a return to Japan to resume his managerial career. (Daily Mail)
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ENGLAND’S Justin Rose claimed his ninth PGA Tour title with a three-shot win at the Fort Worth Invitational, in Texas. He carded a six under-par closing round of 64 to finish with a 20 under total.
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DANNY JOY: Ricciardo celebrates his hard fought victory. and when it finished, I was like, “thank goodness.” The defending champion spent much of his race bemoan-
ing his tyres, but managed to finish in third place behind Vettel. Race-winner Daniel Ricciardo was relieved to be able to dictate a slower pace on the tight circuit and said: “I don’t think we’ll be able to maintain that kind of rhythm on a track like Montreal” (the next race). Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola said: “We need to decide what we want. If they want to push, we will produce more consistent tyres, less sensitive to overheating.”
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Vroom vroom Froome CHRIS FROOME became the first Briton to win the Giro d’Italia as he coasted home in Sunday’s professional stage in Rome. The 33-year-old is the seventh man to complete a Grand Tour hat-trick after adding Italian success to the 2017 Vuelta and four Tour de France wins. “For any cyclist this is the dream to have all three leaders’ jerseys in the space of 10
months,” Froome said. Froome finished 46 seconds ahead of Dutch defending champion Tom Dumoulin in the overall standings. Britain’s Simon Yates, who led for most of the race and claimed three stage wins, finished 22nd in the general classification, with Ireland’s Sam Bennett claiming the sprint finish for a third stage win of his own. Froome’s
victory also means he is only the third man, after legendary pair Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault, to hold cycling’s three most prestigious stage races at the same time. Although the rider remains dogged by an ongoing antidoping investigation, he said there should be ‘no question at all’ about the validity of his win, and is confident he will be cleared. Photo credit Team Sky/Twitter
Monaco: Drivers slam ‘boring’ race Credit: redbullracing/Twitter
LEWIS HAMILTON and Fernando Alonso slammed the Monaco Grand Prix as ‘not really racing’ and ‘the most boring race ever.’ Drivers were lapping several seconds slower than normal pace as part of team strategies to manage tyres and ensure only one pit stop was necessary. Daniel Ricciardo was down on power for the majority of the race but bravely held off the challenge of Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton to take the chequered flag. He was missing seventh and eighth gears but used all of his skill and race craft, while benefiting from the track’s narrow twists and turns. Hamilton said the race was “super-unexciting for everyone”
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TAKING THE CHRIS: Froome now holds all three Grand Tours.