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Brit looks for heirloom by Joe Gerrard A BRITISH man who believes he lost his grandfather’s identity tag from the First World War while returning from Spain has spoken to the media to help find it. Paul Slaughter, a former GB international parachutist, said he thinks he lost the item while going through a security screening at Alicante-Elche airport. He added in an interview with Spanish media that he noticed it was missing after collecting his belongings and that it may have slipped onto the airport floor. “It means a great deal, it is irreplaceable,” he said. “It is especially significant because it is the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War this year. In two
TO BATTLE: British soldiers in the First World War.
months it will also be the 100th anniversary of my grandfather’s death,” he said. Slaughter said the tag measured roughly 3.8 centimetres by 2.5 centimetres. It bears his grandfather’s name, JWW Slaughter, along with his battalion, the 5th Canadian, his identity number and ‘Lt’ for lieutenant. It originally had engraved on it ‘Sgt’ for Sergeant but this was crossed out when his grandfather was promoted.
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NEWS EXTRA Human chain A TOTAL of 175,000 Basque nationalists reportedly held hands forming a 125-mile line linking San Sebastian, Bilbao and Vitoria demanding a vote on independence from Spain, international media reports.
Rebels tried THREE Spanish suspects are being prosecuted by the German authorities for alleged acts of public disorder and physical aggression which occurred during anti-capitalist protests at the G-20 summit in Hamburg last year, according to media.
Flashy Spain THE sale of luxury goods grew 6.2 per cent last year making Spain the fasting growing consumer of top brands in Europe ahead of France and Germany, according to the Deloitte consultancy firm.
Israel ‘illegal’ VALENCIA’S parliament has passed a motion declaring the province an ‘Israeli apartheidfree zone’ and left-wing Podemos party leader, Pablo Iglesias, called the state “an illegal country,” media reports.
By Matt Ford A BRITISH mum who almost lost her leg after a waterslide accident saw the limb infected with flesh-eating bugs is suing a Benidorm hotel. Helen Priestly, 42, cut her leg in two places and was twice forced to have surgery. And the mother-of-one from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, has filed charges against the hotel for its ‘death trap’ chute as she battles to get it shut down. She said: “The slide I was on is a potential death trap. It’s only a matter of time before an adult or child is seriously injured on it.” The incident came after she forked out more than €950 on a four-star break in the Costa Blanca resort with husband Leon, 40, and 15-year-old daughter Danielle. Helen rode on the slide without knowing that someone had broken their leg on it earlier the same day. She explained: “I didn’t stand a chance really as the gap to go through wasn’t really big enough to get through. “The water current was really strong and it slammed me into the opening. I was in absolute agony.” And after fighting against the flow to get off the attraction she realised how badly she was hurt. “I started nearly passing out from the shock and blood loss. I had a big massive hole in my leg like an indent,” she added. An ambulance took her to a
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‘I WAS HYSTERICAL’: Doctors told Helen she could lose her leg or even die. private hospital where medics x-rayed the leg and put her on an IV drip before letting her go. The hotel refused to cover the cost of a wheelchair, leaving the family to pay, and they were not visited by a rep for two days. She continued: “I was in constant pain but they wouldn’t help us at all from then on. I was in intense pain and couldn’t wait to get home.”
But things took a turn for the worse six weeks after they arrived home, when she was admitted to the Rochdale Infirmary in massive pain before being diagnosed with necrotising fasciitis, commonly known as flesh-eating disease. She said: “A cloudy, milky liquid was pouring out of my leg, it was disgusting. “One time I woke up and my bed was soaking from all
the liquid and it was so bad the nurse thought I had spilled a glass of water on the sheets. “But as the poisons were gone I felt a bit better.” Doctors then performed two emergency operations in a bid to save the leg after a transfer to Royal Oldham Hospital, where she was admitted to the high dependency unit. She added: “I actually felt better and had a cup of tea. But then the doctors looked at my leg and said I might lose my leg and told my husband and daughter I could also die. “I was hysterical I couldn’t believe all this had come from a water slide. “It was like something out of a horror film. “There were massive holes and gaping wounds in my legs and you could see the bone.” An official from travel operator Jet2 said: “The health and safety of our customers is extremely important to us and we are exploring Helen’s claim fully. “As this is part of an ongoing legal process, we are unable to comment any further at this time.” Helen’s legal representative Paul Stevens added: “It defies belief if the same slide that severely injured Helen is open and still causing injuries.”
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THE BIG PICTURE Nº 18
A BRITISH man is among three in Alicante Province and 24 across Spain arrested in connection with a police child pornography probe. An evangelical pastor was also among those detained in the national operation which saw officers raid several homes and seize computer files which are now being analysed.
Two arrested A 58-YEAR-OLD man and a 41year-old woman have been detained in connection with an alleged clothes shop heist at a shopping centre in Murcia City. Police claimed a third female suspect was still at large following the arrest in connection with the robbery said to have taken place at the Nueva Condomina centre.
One dead A SWISS national was left dead and five people were injured following a crash on the A-7 motorway near Alicante City. Firefighters were called out to the kilometre 19 junction and freed two people trapped inside their vehicles and the wounded, two of them seriously, were taken to hospital.
Pension call AN estimated 200 people have demonstrated outside Murcia’s Regional Assembly over pension figures which show payouts to retirees in the region are currently €114 below the national average. The protestors, from groups such as the Defence of Public Pensions, also called on authorities to improve aid for funerals and supporting relatives.
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SPEARS OF DESTINY: Workers in Caparroso, Navarra.
White gold IT must be collected at night to protect its delicate colour and texture. And the asaparagus dubbed ‘white gold’ is now being harvested by temporary workers in northern Spain. Within a few hours of being picked, the delicacy is either sold in local markets or boiled and placed into tins or jars, otherwise its high water content - considered critical to its distinct flavour - can be lost. And if exposed to the sun, the pricey veg can quickly turn purple. Those responsible for picking it must move quickly, and a dozen people can harvest up to 1.5 tonnes in a single night. And there is another reason for their haste, since
salaries for the seasonal workers, here pictured in Caparroso, Navarra, are partly based on the amount they collect. The region’s climate, comprised of cold winter and spring nights, is said to be ideal for producing top quality asparagus, which receives a special label of geographical origin under European rules. A kilo typically sells for €2.90 if bought directly from farmers, with the price doubling or tripling in food markets elsewhere. Locals eat the asparagus by holding it with two fingers upside down above the head and lowering it slowly into the mouth.
Name changes ALICANTE City’s council is set to meet tomorrow (Friday) to discuss changing street names dating back to the era of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. The meeting was postponed while the authority waited on the Valencia Region’s Superior Court of Justice to rule on name changes, which are required under Historical Memory laws.
Rail trouble AROUND 40 passengers aboard trains from Madrid bound for Cartagena had to get off at Murcia’s station and continue the journey by bus due to staffing issues last Sunday. Rail company Renfe said the travellers would be entitled to a part refund due to the changes which affected two trains.
Vapour rupture THE Repsol petroleum company has said it has stopped non-toxic vapour from escaping a valve after clouds of smoke were spotted billowing from its Escombreras refinery near Cartagena last Tuesday. Firefighters and Local and Environmental Police were called to the plant after authorities in the area declared a Category one incident at around 11am. Locals were told to avoid going outside and to close the doors and windows of their homes while emergency
services and Repsol dealt with the leak. The cloud is believed to have been water vapour which contained traces of hydrocarbons, the chemicals produced as a by-product of oil refining. Ana Belen Castejon, the mayor of Cartagena, is believed to have contacted Repsol after being made aware of the incident. Emergency services said the rupture was fixed by gradually closing a pipe valve, with the leak deemed resolved by 12.30pm.
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A losing battle PUBLIC HEALTH officials have said a mosquito native to Southeast Asia but that has spread to Spain in recent years is likely here to stay. David Vicente, a pharmacist at Alicante’s Public Health Centre, said the battle waged by authorities against the tiger mosquito is “practically lost,” with the insects having settled in the area. “The species is very resistant and is great at adapting to different environments, making it difficult to control,” he said.
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He added locals should avoid letting water go stagnant by emptying and changing the water in pet drinking fountains, plant vases and pipes daily. Vicente said tiger mosquitoes were found in Spain for the first time in 2013 in Cataluña and had since spread to Alicante Province and elsewhere. He added there were no recorded cases of diseases being spread by these insect bites so far in Spain.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1718 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 69 local stories.
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Do you agree with Spain’s decision to allow the boat carrying more than 600 migrants to dock in Valencia? LAST WEEK’S POLL: Do you think Spain will be better off under its new government?
Yes 74%
RED LETTER DAY: The recovered document and (inset) a depiction of Columbus’ 1492 landing in the Americas.
The right note A 500-YEAR-OLD letter written by Christopher Columbus has been returned to Spain by the United States. It comes after a seven-year international probe which reached as far afield as Paris and Brasilia. Written in 1493 and addressed to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, the letter describes the notorious explorer’s discoveries in the New World. It was among 16 original copies, of which several were stolen from Barcelona’s National Library of Cataluña archives in 2004 and 2005. They were replaced with forgeries, but the switch was only discovered in 2011 when experts received a tip off about the plot from an informant. Spain’s US ambassador described the repatriation of the letter as ‘a showcase of the ties that bind the United States and Spain together’ when receiving it during a ceremony in Washington, DC. “We are truly honoured to return this historically important document back to Spain, its rightful owner,” US Attorney David Weiss added. The letter was a manual copy of the original, written in Spanish to the monarchs who paid for his journey to the Americas.
It covers the people, landscape and wealth that the navigator found between his August 1492 departure from Puerto de Palos in Huelva, Spain, and return to Lisbon in March 1493, seven months later. It was at the time translated into Latin before being sent to kings and queens across Europe. Investigators said the document was sold by two Italian book dealers for €600,000 in 2005, before a Brazilian businessman snapped it up for €900,000 in 2011. And it is believed they were alerted to the scam by an expert employed by the latest owner to check its authenticity. An agent was then dispatched to Spain to check that the archived version was a fake, sparking a joint enquiry by US Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), and the Department of Justice. The unnamed owner reportedly agreed to hand the letter over after being contacted by the authorities. ICE said in a statement that it has recovered 11,000 stolen artefacts from 30 countries since 2007, and that a second copy of the same letter was in 2016 returned to Italy.
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MISSING: Paul Slaughter’s tag resembles this one pictured. “The tag was worn on the wrist in those days and was snapped in two to stop anyone else using it. I inherited it some 40 years ago, had it spliced back together and have worn it ever since,” he said. Slaughter’s grandfather, JWW Slaughter, was living in Canada when he became one of the first to volunteer to fight in the war shortly after it broke out in 1914. He was aged 19 at the time. He was gassed during fighting and was sent back to Britain for treatment where he met and
married his wife. The two had a son in 1917. Slaughter was ordered back to the front and was killed on August 8, 1918 during the Battle of Amiens. He never met his son. The Battle of Amiens was part of the opening phase of what later became known as the Hundred Days Offensive. It began on August 8, the day Slaughter was killed, and lasted until August 12. The Offensive was an allied push into German-held territory that led to the end of the war the following November.
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SHE set pulses racing after hooking up with US singer Ginuwine in the Celebrity Big Brother house. And Ashley James, 31, turned up the heat once again after slipping into a skimpy orange bikini in Ibiza. The blonde stunner flaunted her enviable curves as she soaked up the sun at a beach club opening party, posting a series of racy images on social media.
PLACE IN THE SUN: Peter Stringfellow.
In the lap of the gods
Flash of Ash ORANGE CRUSH: Ashley James.
HE was Britain’s most famous nightclub owner. And tributes have poured in for Peter Stringfellow, who died aged 77 after losing a decade-long lung cancer battle. The self-made millionaire had a long-affiliation with Spain, and in the 1990’s bought a villa near Puerto Portals in Mallorca. He once said of the island: “I liked it immediately. The first thing I did was buy a boat, which
I lived on for around six years before buying the villa.” He listed the property as one of the five things he couldn’t do without in a 2013 interview, but last year put it up for sale before buying land in southern Italy to be closer to his half-Italian wife Bella’s family. At the time he said: “The area’s probably like Mallorca was 20-odd years ago. It’s incredible value, the land is incredibly easy to buy and you can build a lot cheaper than anywhere else.”
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SHAKY GROUND: Gerard and Shakira.
BARCELONA footballing star Gerard Pique confirmed to the King of Spain that his luxury Barcelona home was ransacked while he was watching pop star girlfriend Shakira performing in Germany. The admission came as Felipe VI visited the Spanish national team’s training camp before they jetted to Russia for the World Cup. It is believed that the 31year-old defender’s parents were sleeping inside the man-
sion in Esplugues de Llobregat when burglars described as ‘professionals’ broke in and made off with luxury watches and jewellery. Video footage posted online shows Pique shaking hands with the royal before explaining that his mum and dad were unharmed and that no arrests had been made. He had travelled to Cologne to watch his partner of eight years, 41, as she completed the latest leg of her world tour. Spain begin their World Cup Group B campaign against fierce rivals Portugal on Friday.
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ISLAND FEVER: The Love Island 2018 contestants.
Summer of love IT’S back. The 11 initial singletons are now ensconced in a luxury villa somewhere on Mallorca. And the Love Island 2018 contestants are now looking to couple up or clear out as the popular ITV2 series gets underway.
Known for its raunchy sex scenes, this year’s line-up includes Eastenders star Danny Dyer’s daughter, Dani and Adam Collard, who once shared a three-way kiss with Charlotte Crosby and Chloe Ferry in a cameo on Geordie Shore.
SHE’S best known for hitting the runway in skimpy lingerie. But Dutch Victoria’s Secret angel Romee Strijd, 22, showed she’s not averse to swimwear as she topped up her tan in Ibiza. Joined by boyfriend of nine years Laurens van Leeuwen, the beauty put on a jaw-dropping display by the water.
BEACH BABE: Romee Strijd.
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OUR VIEW
Forget the past NO matter what anyone may think about the leaders of North Korea and the USA, their meeting in Singapore on Monday is without doubt of historic importance. It has been suggested that Chairman Kim Jong-un has actually outfoxed President Trump by appealing to his vanity as the first US President to establish a ‘friendly’ relationship with North Korea. The North Korean economy has been significantly disadvantaged by the sanctions imposed upon it and if these are to be eased as the two countries discuss nuclear disarmament then Kim will be able to take the credit whilst making promises of things to come. The Americans had demanded ‘complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation,’ but there was no mention of this following the meeting and whilst the two parties have signed a document of understanding, full details of the content are awaited. At the end of the day however, when one considers that technically North and South Korea are still at war (there is only a ceasefire in place) any move to lessen the tension in the area has to be positive and will also come as a relief to neighbours including China. According to President Trump the pair have forged “a special bond” whilst Kim said “We’ve decided to leave the past behind.” The next few months will determine whether this is a game of smoke and mirrors on the part of either side, but any action that helps to make the world a safer place cannot be criticised.
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www.euroweeklynews.com Sandra Canero, 33, and Rocio Gallego, 31 both traffic wardens from Malaga. Sandra: “Yes, we do. We wear thick black trousers for our work as traffic wardens and they still manage to bite our ankles. It is worse for some colleagues though. One is allergic and comes up with swollen red boils when bitten. She scratches the bites, they get infected and then she can’t work.” Rocio: “At home we use the liquid plug-in devices, which do the trick. We have even tried to get our fluorescent work tops changed because they attract bugs, and also because people mistake us for police.”
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A WET spring has created ideal breeding cond explosion as the heat kicks in. But with holida alert by public health experts, how many of us a Miguel Angel Nadal Pedrosa, 35-year-old bar worker from the Costa del Sol. “At home I have mosquito nets everywhere. It is a kind of fabric you can easily find in the shops. I use to cover my windows and even my balcony to stop them coming in. It works! But they don’t bite me anyway. I’m not sure why. Maybe it is because of my skin or my blood type.”
BUG OFF: Sandra and Rocio.
Silvia Edwards, originally from Berkshire, resident in Fuengirola for 12 years. “Mosquitos aren’t a problem, it’s the flies in October that bother me. They are a real nuisance. If you go out to a restaurant they swarm over you, especially if you are eating fish. We have mosquito nets at home but the odd one occasionally gets in so we use the anti-mosquito plugs just in case.”
NET PROFIT: Miguel.
BORED OF THE FLIES: Si
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ditions and raised fears of a summer mosquito aymakers and residents warned to be on high are really terrorised by the bloodsucking pests? Minna Kivimaki, 22, from Lapland, visiting Spain to gain practical experience for her Science degree. “There are a lot of mosquitos in Lapland, which might surprise some people. Back home we have lots of reindeer and the mosquitos feed off them. But actually, they don’t bite me at all in Spain. I don’t understand why people complain about them so much.”
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NO BITE-MARE: Minna.
Raquel, 23, from Amsterdam, on holiday in Spain. “Yes, it is funny you should ask because we actually had a one-and-a-half-hour battle with a squad of seven mosquitos last night. There were no batteries in the air-conditioning remote control so the bugs were flying happily. They woke us up at four o’clock. My friend was lying in
SWARM WARNING: Raquel.
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the bed with a sandal waiting for them to fly past while I walked around the room. It was like an insect warzone, with mosquito bodies piling up around the room. We definitely won. It was quite an adventure!” Olafur Isleifsson, 64, from Iceland, on holiday in Spain. “I rarely get bitten. But if I do I never notice. They do come into the house and bite my wife, but not me. She uses repellent from the pharmacy which seems to do the job. But compared to my friend, my wife hardly suffers at all. He gets bitten all over his face and has to be admitted to hospital. Everyone wonders why they get bitten, or don’t get bitten. Maybe it is because I have AB negative blood type.”
NO BLOODY PROBLEM: Olafur.
Jail for partner murder
A MAN in court accused of murdering his partner and hiding her body in their Torrevieja apartment building has accepted a 20-year jail sentence. John Charlie Leiva pleaded guilty after previously telling the court the death was accidental. He is now set to serve a 20-year sentence after
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reaching a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors who originally sought 25 years of jail time for the defendant. The court heard the defendant strangled Johanna Bertina PG on the terrace of their home on Calle Ramon y Cajal in Torrevieja in June 2016. He then apparently hid her body behind a self-made brick and mortar wall.
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Migrant crisis Spain takes in ship refused by Italy and Malta THE Spanish government allowed a ship carrying more than 600 migrants to dock in Valencia after both Italy and Malta refused its entry. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had ‘given instructions for Spain to comply with its international commitments in matters of humanitarian crises’ according to a Moncloa statement. Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said “saving lives is a duty, turning Italy into a huge refugee camp is not. ‘Italy is done bending over backwards and obeying - this time THERE IS SOMEONE WHO SAYS NO,’ he wrote on Twitter. He suggested that Malta should accept the Aquarius, but it refused arguing that it fell under Italy’s jurisdiction. Mr Salvini, leader of the right-wing League party, promised to take a tough stance against migration and has also said he was considering taking action against organisations that rescue migrants at sea. He has accused them of working with peoplesmugglers. “Malta takes in nobody,” he added. “France pushes people back at the border, Spain defends its frontier with weapons.”
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DENIED: Italy refused to allow the Aquarius to dock. Mr Malvini said it was time for Italy to “say no to human trafficking.” The ship was carrying 629 people on board. According to reports there were 123 unaccompanied minors, 11 younger children and seven pregnant women as well as 15 others with serious chemical burns. The humanitarian group Medicos Sin Fronteras initially refused to make the trip to Spain as they were concerned over food supplies. The migrants were then split onto a further two boats, with Italy providing food
and water for the three-day trip to Valencia. Both the mayor of Barcelona and the mayor of Valencia offered their cities to take in the ship, with the latter being the end destination for the Aquarius’ 1,300km journey. This comes after Spain’s maritime rescue service launched a huge operation to save 334 migrants - four of which died - in the Mediterranean Sea. The migrants were crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa in nine different boats.
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NEWS EXTRA Light growth ALICANTE-ELCHE airport passenger arrivals grew 2.3 per cent between January and May with around 550,000 British holidaymakers helping the province compete with tourism revivals in North African resorts, media wrote.
Brute force MURCIA Local Police have made a swathe of arrests for gender and domestic violence in the province last weekend including two men, a woman and a couple involved in separate cases, media reports.
Silent right RESIDENTS living in Alicante’s historic centre are reportedly considering going to court on human rights grounds to end ‘excessive noise’ coming from street bars and restaurants especially on weekends.
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Parentage appeal thrown out of court
Sex pest bus driver held A SPANISH bus driver has been held and charged with dangerous driving after allegedly pleasuring himself while at the wheel. The sordid incident took place in Valencia, with the 60year-old’s arrest coming after a young woman filed a complaint. According to a police statement, she sat in a seat to the suspect’s right after getting on the packed local service, and immediately saw him leering at her through his rearview mirror. She then realised he had his trousers undone and was performing a sex act on himself, before catching sight of his manhood as he ‘brazenly rubbed it back and forth.’ The horrified victim rang the bell and got off the bus at the next stop before reporting her sickening experience. Investigators contacted public transport firm EMT,
EASY RIDER: The incident took place aboard a packed Valencia bus. with the culprit identified in the wake of a short internal probe. It is believed he has been freed ahead of an upcoming court appearance.
Queued cars were ‘takeaway’ giveaway THE Guardia Civil arrested three members of the same family for selling drugs in Redovan. The two women and a man, aged 45, 27 and 31, lived in two houses in a residential area and the street-level dealers were so popular that there were sometimes long queues of cars outside. Some came from as far away as Callosa, Orihuela and La Campaneta
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but the trio, confident that their sophisticated security measures which included CCTV and patrols on foot and in vehicles were sufficient to escape detection. In the end they were given away by the queuing drivers who came to pick up their purchases which they had ordered by phone earlier in what the Guardia Civil said amounted to a drugs “takeaway.”
Armed with a warrant to search both houses, the Guardia Civil discovered that although none of the family had any visible means of support, there was €21,865 hidden inside toilet rolls, tins of baby formula and freezer containers amongst other places. They also found already-prepared wraps of cocaine as well as material and utensils for preparing the drugs.
A COURT in Murcia has dismissed an appeal lodged by a man who claimed the girl he believed was his daughter was actually conceived during an affair. Murcia’s Provincial Court ruled the plaintiff could not be compensated by his wife and her lover, backing a decision from the region’s Court of First Instance. The latter originally ruled the defending parties did not intentionally cover up the girl’s parentage, with the man arguing he was not told the truth deliberately. He had sought a €116,800 payout from the defendants. The woman and her lover both admitted to having an affair between 2005 and 2009, during which time the girl was conceived. The court heard the pair had tried to use contraception to prevent the woman becoming pregnant. Justices also heard the plaintiff and defendant had slept together without using contraception, meaning the girl could have been the man’s daughter. Murcia’s Provincial Court ruled in line with the Court of First Instance with the exception of requiring the plaintiff to pay court costs to the defendants.
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CRISTIANO RONALDO has reached an agreement to pay the Spanish authorities €19 million to settle his tax affairs. The Real Madrid and Portugal star has been trying to resolve the situation for some time, after being accused of tax fraud. However, no resolution will be official before the start of
SUITABLE AGREEMENT: Ronaldo (centre) hopes to put the tax saga behind him. the World Cup, due to the recent change in the national government. Ronaldo has reportedly admitted four of the fraud charges, meaning he will not have to spend any time in jail.
Meanwhile, he is believed to have been offered a staggering €32.5 million annual contract to stay at Real Madrid, but whether that is enough to keep him remains to be seen.
Test ‘too hard’
MORE than 5,700 students have signed an online petition for the results of an important maths test not to count towards university admission because it was ‘too hard.’ The Social Sciences mathematics exam was much harder compared to previous years, Mafer Gutierrez, a final year baccalaureate student, said. The exam did not allow students to show their knowledge or abilities, Gutierrez added.
Students are doubly upset because the test results - which count towards university admission - could prevent students accessing sought-after social sciences degrees. The Ministry of Education said it is willing to review the content of the examination providing an official claim is submitted. But so far none have been received, according to Vicent Marza, the Education minister.
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Shredded Brit’s luggage ripped to pieces A BRITISH passenger on an easyJet flight to Spain has slammed the airline after his luggage arrived on the conveyor belt ripped to shreds. Harry Drew, 26, was told his hand luggage had to go into the hold on his return flight from Barcelona to Bristol but he claims as soon as his bag came into view he could immediately see it was damaged. The council worker from Exeter was left fuming after he found most of his clothes had been ruined, including an Exeter City football shirt given to him by his uncle who had recently passed away. Harry told news outlets his “uncle passed away two months ago. That’s irreplaceable. “The bag had just come out on the carousel and it was all ripped. The bloke at the bag-
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RIPPED: Harry’s luggage arrived from the conveyor belt torn to pieces. gage desk reckoned it could have been chewed up by the conveyor belt. “No one brought it out and asked whose it was, it was just dumped on the belt and that was it,” he added. Harry claims he has tried contacting easyJet on numerous occasions to complain
about the incident but hasn’t heard anything back yet. “It’s frustrating because it’s all my clothes I took away and they’re not giving me the time of day. “I want a response and some sort of compensation for this. They need to do something about it,” Harry said.
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Lost and found GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Murcia have located and recove r e d a d i a m o n d -en crusted cross which went missing in 1977 and which was formerly used by the Bishopric of Cartagena. Police were able to track down the religious artefact, known a s t h e ‘ B i s h o p Bailiff ’s breastplate,’ after allegedly discovering it for sale online. A man from Alzira in the Valencia Region has been arrested in connection with the discovery of the item. Officers handed back the
cross and two missing manuscripts from the 17th and 1 8 th c e n tu rie s fro m t he archives of the Cathedral of Murcia which were found earlier this year. The presentation of the artefacts to the Diocese of M u rcia w as a tte n d e d by government delegate Franc is c o Be rn ab e, M u rc ia ’s c u ltu re min is te r M iri a m Guardiola and Bishop Jose Manuel Lorca. They were joined by Guardia Civil officers. The Bishop of Cartagena thanked the Guardia Civil
for returning the artefacts. Their authenticity has been c onfirme d by the M urc ia Region Archaeology Museum.
Flying high GUARDA CIVIL officers arrested three pensioners at an airport in Spain after they were caught with kilos of cocaine in their luggage. The trio landed at Madrid-
Barajas from Peru when the two women, 67 and 72 years old, were pulled to one side when suspicious white packages were found in their bags at customs control.
Four kilos of cocaine powder was seized as well as two liquor bottles with cocaine inside. The man travelling with the pair was also arrested.
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election meaning his left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) will have to work with other parliamentary parties to get legislation passed. Credit: Pedro Sanchez/Twitter
SPAIN’S new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has now finished making ap-
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THE PSOE currently has 84 seats in the 350-strong Congress of Deputies and 62 members out of 266 in the Senate. Sanchez struck an agreement with smaller parties such as the far left Podemos and Basque and Catalan nationalists to unseat Rajoy. He will need their support to get laws passed until another election is held, due on or before July 2020.
Congress of Deputies THE Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados in Spanish) is the lower house of Spain’s Parliament, the Cortes Generales. Deputies cover some 52 multi-member constituencies and are elected to serve four year terms unless snap polls are called. The Plenary of the Congress refers to the meeting of all members for debates and votes. There are also Commissions made up of a smaller number of members to examine legislation and government policy.
Senate THE Senate (Senado in Spanish) is the upper house of parliament. Senators represent each of Spain’s Autonomous Communities or regions, with larger provinces such as Andalucia having more members. A total of 208 of the members are elected to serve four year terms while a further 56 are appointed by regional assemblies. Senators are tasked with debating and voting on legislation, as well as approving some government appointments and members have the power to suspend regional governments.
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SANCHEZ’S team has already met at the Prime Minister’s official residence of La Moncloa for their first meeting. He said of his cabinet: “It is a team prepared and aware of the challenge we face, ready to work for dialogue and to serve Spanish society.”
1 • Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) President of the Government (Prime Minister) Born: February 29, 1972 (46) in Madrid Previous work: Chief of staff to UN envoy in Bosnia, Economics Professor, Madrid City Council member, Congress Member. 2 • Carmen Calvo (PSOE) Vice President of the Government, Minister of the Presidency, Government Relations and Equality (Deputy Prime Minister) Born: June 9, 1957 (61) in Cabra, Andalucia Previous work: Junta de Andalucia, Congress member, Minister of Culture. 3 • Josep Borrell (PSOE) Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Co-operation Born: April 24, 1947 (71) in La Pobla de Segur, Cataluña Previous work: Engineer, Academic, Congress Member, European Parliament Member, Civil Servant. 4 • Dolores Delgado (Independent) Minister of Justice Born: November 9, 1962 (55) in Madrid Previous work: Prosecutor in Spanish courts and the International Criminal Court. 5 • Margarita Robles (Independent) Minister of Defence Born: November 10, 1956 (61) in Leon Previous work: Judge, Civil Servant, Congress Member. 6 • Maria Jesus Montero (PSOE) Minister of the Treasury Born: February 4, 1966 (52) in Sevilla Previous work: Health Manager, Andalucian Parliament Member, Junta de Andalucia Minister. 7 • Fernando Grande-Marlaska (Independent) Minister of the Interior Born: July 26, 1962 (55) in Bilbao Previous work: Police officer, Magistrate, Judge. 8 • Jose Luis Abalos (PSOE) Minister of Public Works Born: December 9, 1959 (58) in Torrent, Valencia Previous work: Teacher, Councillor, PSOE official, Corts Valencianes member, Congress Member. 9 • Isabel Celaa (PSOE) Minister of Education, Spokesperson of the Government Born: May 23, 1949 (69) in Bilbao
Previous work: PSOE official, Basque Parliament Member, Basque Government Minister. 10 • Magdalena Valerio (PSOE) Minister of Labour, Migration and Welfare Born: September 27, 1959 (58) in Torremocha, Extremadura Previous work: Civil Servant and Councillor in Guadalajara, PSOE official, Congress Member. 11 • Reyes Maroto (PSOE) Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Born: December 19, 1973 (44), Medina del Campo, Castilla y Leon Previous work: Academic, Madrid Assembly Member. 12 • Luis Planas (PSOE) Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Born: November 20, 1952 (65) in Valencia Previous work: Labour inspector, Cordoba Assembly Member, European Parliament Member, Junta de Andalucia Member and Minister, Ambassador to Morocco. 13 • Meritxell Batet (PSOE) Minister of the Territories Born: March 19, 1973 (45) in Barcelona Previous work: Academic, PSOE official. 14 • Teresa Ribera (PSOE) Minister of the Environment Born: May 19, 1969 (49) in Madrid Previous work: Academic, Civil Servant, NGO and UN Advisor. 15 • Maxim Huerta (Independent) Minister of Culture and Sports Born: January 26, 1971 (47) in Utiel, Valencia Previous work: Radio and Television Host, novelist. 16 • Nadia Calviño (Independent) Minister of the Economy and Enterprise Born: October 3, 1968 (49) in La Coruna Previous work: Civil Servant, European Union Budget Director. 17 • Carmen Monton (PSOE) Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare Born: March 9, 1976 (42) in Burjassot, Valencia Previous work: Burjassot Councillor, Congress Member. 18 • Pedro Duque (Independent) Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities Born: March 14, 1963 (55) in Madrid Previous work: Astronaut, Academic, Company Chair.
Political parties Partido Socialista (PSOE) PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez’s party the current ruling party of Spain. It is led by Sanchez and its name in English is the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party. The PSOE is the oldest political party currently active in Spain and it has enjoyed historic ties with the country’s trade unions. It is centre-left and progressive, with a liberal social outlook and a preference on higher public spending and for state intervention in the economy. Podemos PODEMOS translates as ‘We Can’ in English and the party was founded following protests against inequality and corruption. It is headed by Pablo Iglesias, a left-wing academic, and is currently a part of a broader coalition of far-left parties in Parliament known as Unidos Podemos. They have a liberal social outlook and economically they have proposed taking key industries into government ownership and providing citizens with a basic income. Unidos Podemos have 67 seats in the Congress and 20 seats in the Senate. Ciudadanos CIUDADANOS, or Citizens in English, was formed in Cataluña in response to what they claim is the failure of Spain’s two main parties and the rise of Catalan nationalism. It is led by Albert Rivera and rose to become the largest party in the Catalan regional parliament following a snap election this year. They emphasise Spanish unionism, are socially liberal and promote business-friendly policies such as lowering corporation tax and cutting red tape. It has 32 seats in Congress and four in the Senate. Partido Popular (PP) THE party of former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the name of which means the People’s Party. Rajoy remains the caretaker leader of the party with a new leader due to be elected later this year. Its roots lie in the now defunct Alianz Popular, a conservative party founded by politicians sympathetic to dictator Francisco Franco. The modern day PP is socially conservative and promotes policies friendly to the Catholic Church, and it tends to favour less intervention in the economy. The PP has 134 seats in the Congress and 148 in the Senate. Other parties THERE are several smaller parties in the Spanish Parliament representing a variety of causes and interests. Many of these are part of what is known as the Mixed Group, Deputies and Senators in parties with too few seats to form official groupings. Most represent regions such as Cataluña, the Basque Country, Valencia and the Canary Islands. The regionalist party platforms vary from advocating for more autonomy in the Spanish system to outright independence.
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Love Island break-in LOVE STRUCK: The boys would have had plenty of distractions in the villa. TWO local boys in Mallorca have reportedly snuck into the villa where Love Island Australia is filming and chatted with some of the singles there. Further details of the incident are unclear, but it would be enough to make even the
programme’s makers blush. The Channel Nine show has a Mature Adult (MA) rating, meaning adult content can be broadcast, including nudity. One of Love Island Australia’s evicted contestants, single mum Kim Hartnett, re-
vealed that some couples openly had sex inside the house. However, a spokesman for ITV studios has denied any breach of the premises took place and emphasised that the villa is monitored by roundthe-clock security.
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BRITAIN’S Jet2.com airline has celebrated 15 years of flights between Leeds and Alicante lauding it as one of their ‘most popular’ all year-round destinations. The airport’s popularity is down to nearby holidaymaker favourite hotspots on the Costa Blanca (‘White Coast’) including Benidorm, Calpe, Albir and Moraira, the company said. Customer helpers and Alicante Airport team member
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TOP EARNER: Jet2.com staff gather at Alicante airport to celebrate Leeds route. celebrated the occasion with a selection of cakes and drinks. The British airline started operating the Leeds connec-
tion with Alicante in 2003 and also runs all-year round flights from their eight other UK bases.
Bargain-hunting Ibiza tourists offered balcony bunk beds for €50 a night SKYROCKETING holiday rental prices have led to locals offering creative accommodation such as bunk beds on a balcony for €50 a night. Tourism chiefs were stunned by the offers, appearing on holiday let sites such as Airbnb. One apartment has been advertised as ‘turning into a mini hostel each summer’ and offers nine beds in total, with bunks squeezed into tiny spaces including the
balcony. The Platja d’en Bossa flat even had a security camera in the living room to monitor the tenants. Local newspaper Diario de Ibiza claims one week’s rent in Ibiza costs the same as a whole month in Lanzarote. Other unusual rentals include wooden shacks and even vans converted into ‘caravenettes’ for €90 a night.
Enticements to fire brigade SAN MIGUEL DE SALINAS is offering to provide a permanent base for the Forest Firefighting Brigade. The municipality is strategically situated between the existing La Mata national park and the future Sierra Escalona and Dehesa de Campoamor regional park, which partly occupies San Miguel de Salinas land. San Miguel councillors Sergio Correas and Maria Jose Costa are visiting Valencia later this month where they intend to put forward the offer during a meeting with Jose Maria Angel Batalla, the director of the Valencia region’s Security and Emergency Response Agency (AVSRE). The Forest Firefighting Unit could provide a year-round service for the Vega Baja, the councillors will argue. At present the only unit of this kind is based in Guardamar although this is not operative 365 days a year, Correas and Costa intend to point out. Costa has already been in contact with the AVSRE, putting forward the need to provide the municipality and
the rest of the area with a Forest Firefighting Brigade. San Miguel de Salinas occupies 5,506 hectares of land and 1,821 of these are classed as woodland. “This base would not only be good for San Miguel de Salinas, but would answer a
need that exists throughout the Vega Baja,” the councillor said. “Remember that 27 municipalities are totally defenceless in the event of a forest fire, bearing in mind where fire brigades are based and the areas they have to cover,” Costa added.
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By Joe Gerrard GIBRALTAR’S chief minister said he was ready to work with the new Spanish government but added he would not stray from his position on sovereignty at the United Nations (UN) yesterday. Fabian Picardo was speaking before the United Nations Special Committee on De-
Chief minister speaks at UN colonisation at the UN headquarters in New York City. The Committee meets every 12 months to discuss the British enclave’s status. The Spanish envoy to the committee called for further
talks with Britain on sharing sovereignty over the territory. Britain did not send a representative to the meeting. Picardo said authorities on The Rock would not deviate from their position that Gibraltar would “never” be Spanish. He added he was willing to reach out to Pedro Sanchez’s new Partido Socialista (PSOE) government and that he wanted a positive relationship based on co-operation with Spain. “We sincerely trust that the political change in Madrid may allow the space for future co-operation. In that respect, the ball is in their court,” he said. “We remain ready to work together in the mutual interest and to the mutual benefit of our people,” he said. The chief minister also called on Committee representatives to visit Gibraltar in order to see its “modern reality” for themselves. Francisca Pedros, Spain’s
envoy to the meeting, said Gibraltar was the only colony left on the European continent and described its governing arrangements as “anachronistic.” “There is no other solution to the Gibraltar dispute than a process of decolonisation negotiated between Spain and the United Kingdom in the terms established by the United Nations,” she said. “Spain has repeatedly invited the United Kingdom, a
friendly country, partner and ally, to fulfil the mandate of the United Nations and negotiate on Gibraltar,” she added. Britain was given a right of reply at the meeting but the country did not send a representative as it maintains the territory is self governing. Picardo and Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia are set to continue meeting with diplomats including Britain’s ambassador to the UN today.
TALKS: Diplomats met at the UN in New York City to talk about Gibraltar’s status.
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Drugs call POLICE drugs officers have claimed Murcia is becoming the marihuana ‘garden’ of Europe due to a rise in the number of growing operations detected. The Drugs and Organised Crime Unit made the claim in a report into the rearing of marihuana in the region. Police said people were increasingly renting industrial buildings and other sites in rural areas in order to set up large cultivation operations. “Murcia is said to be the vegetable garden of Europe. Now it is becoming a marihuana garden,” the report stated. “There has been a real boom in the production of the drug, which is manufactured on a large scale by organised gangs, due to the low costs of production,” it added. Police said penalties for growing marihuana were often “symbolic” with those tried often getting reduced sentences months long.
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DIALOGUE CALLS: Borrell (right) took over from predecessor Alfonso Dastis last week.
Minister: Cataluña verging on ‘strife’ SPAIN’S Minister of Foreign Affairs has called for dialogue on Cataluña after saying the region is on the verge of “civil strife” in an interview on Sunday. Josep Borrell added in the interview on a Spanish news television programme participation from across the political spectrum would be required to resolve the situation in the region. “We are on the verge of a civil confrontation,” he said.
The minister’s comments come as the government in Madrid has begun restoring the powers taken away from Cataluña following last year’s independence referendum and declaration. Borrell said the government’s first obligation was to maintain the unity of Spain, but Madrid was willing to open channels of dialogue with authorities in Cataluña. He added it would have to be within the framework of the
law in reference to the courts previously finding last year’s referendum unconstitutional. “The next time they play poker they will play with chickpeas because they have been playing with the future of this country,” Borrell said. He added in reference to proindependence politicians currently in jail or abroad in connection with last year’s secession push that their fate was in the hands of the courts.
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Plenty of fish in the sea AFTER two weeks of meagre catches, 50 tons of anchovies were unloaded at Torrevieja’s quayside fish market after one night’s fishing. The auction at the Lonja of catches by boats, including some from Murcia and Almeria, lasted from 7.30am until 10am. With eight-kilo boxes of anchovies fetching between €15 and €16 each, approximately €100,000 changed hands, although the Fishing Guild did not confirm these prices. Lorries were waiting outside the harbour, ready to take the anchovies to restaurants and fishmongers as well as supermarket chains and wholesalers. The Fishing Guild took steps to prevent skippers from selling fish on the side, away from the official auction, and controlled vehicles’ access to the Lonja.
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Barca calling Punk rock bank robber freed By Staff Reporter A REMORSEFUL punk rock bank robber who fled to Spain has been freed after handing himself in following a €2 million heist. Gilles Bertin, 57, was handed a five-year suspended jail term 30 years after he took part in a raid on an armoured lorry depot in Toulouse. And the man described as France’s Sid Vicious will now be allowed to return to his family in Barcelona. Bertin went on the run to Spain and Portugal after the 1988 hold-up, and investigators believed him to be dead, but in 2016 he turned himself in because he was ‘tired of living a life of nervous suspicious and lies,’ according to reports. The raid took place while the former heroin addict was fronting cult Bordeaux-based punk outfit Camera Silens.
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BACK FROM THE DEAD: Billens onstage with Camera Silens and (inset) arriving at court. And he replaced his drug habit with the ‘thrill’ of crime, telling French media: “More than the money, it was the adrenaline I was after most.”
Working with 12 accomplices, he spent a year planning the robbery of a depot run by American security firm Brink’s. The gang picked up old uniforms
A DISRUPTIVE passenger on a Jet2 flight to Spain has been handed a lifetime ban after forcing the plane to divert to France. The man was travelling w ith a group w hic h w a s “aggressive towards crew and passengers,” Jet2 said. According to reports the flight, bound for Ibiza, was
from a flea market near Paris, painting them blue to disguise themselves as police. They made off with around €2.9 million in today’s money, very little of which was ever found. After fleeing to Spain Bertin changed his name to Dider Ballet, running a small Barcelona café owned by his new partner’s parents. He was in 2004 sentenced to 10 years behind bars in absentia, but six years later the authorities declared him dead. A French Assize Court ruling ‘took into account his approach’ during sentencing, with the verdict sparking applause. He told the judge he had been living “without an identity” since the raid, and wanted to raise his son “in the truth.” He added: “I am relieved, I will now be able to find my identity.”
‘Aggressive’ passenger gets life ban forced to land at ToulouseBlagnac Airport in France wi t h pol i ce havi ng t o r emove the unruly passenger.
A spokesper son f or t he ai r l i ne sai d i t was “ver y clear that consuming alcohol illicitly contributed to this behaviour.” Managing director of Jet2 Phil Ward said “we will not under any circumstances tolerate this type of disgraceful behaviour on board our aircraft,” said Mr Ward.
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NEWS EXTRA King’s display KING FELIPE VI attended an acrobatic air show in Murcia Province this weekend to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the General Air Academy’s (AGA).
Dead lucky THE huge eucalyptus at the entrance to Torrevieja cemetery was not felled as feared when Iberdrola connected high-tension cables for the desalination plant, instead engineers installed them underground without damaging roots.
Saved water BENIJOFAR received permission from the CHS water board to irrigate the Cañada Marsa park with 60,000 cubic metres of recycled water once Hidraqua has installed additional infrastructure for its use.
Drugs baron snared by Matt Ford A COSTA DEL SOL drugs lord has been captured during a major antidrugs operation in La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz. Around 100 armed officers were involved in the swoop, with Antonio Tejon Castaño, the younger of two notorious siblings known as the ‘Castaña brothers’ cuffed as he visited Patricia Parody Cano, the mother of his two children. Earlier raids had seen him escape by fleeing over rooftops in the La Atunara neighbourhood, a drug trafficking stronghold. A police source confirmed: “The meetings between them were always brief and organised through third parties with heavy security measures.” The Castaña brothers are known as the ‘kings of narco’ in the Campo de Gibraltar area, and the arrest is seen as a coup for drugs police, who on this occasion received help from a Costa del Sol-based special response team dubbed The Greek Brigade. Castaño had been on the run since 2016, when 30 of his closest associates were jailed, and his cartel is be-
CUFFED: The raid saw Antonio Tejon Castaño (inset) held. lieved to employ hundreds of otherwise jobless families in the area. The move saw his drugs empire which is among Europe’s biggest and mostly imports hashish from Morocco - collapse briefly, but most of those arrested were released after a few months and the network picked up where it left off. Investigators had resisted the temptation to storm his home, described as
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a ‘mansion fortress’ in a police statement, instead preferring to survey his movements covertly before launching a dawn raid on the property he had been seen visiting at night on several occasions. They are now thought to be seeking his brother Francisco and nephew Samuel, who was in February broken out of a local hospital by a hooded gang while in police custody.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are working on five digs at three sites in Guardamar this month. They will be excavating and consolidating Phoenician, Roman and Islamic sites at la Fonteta, Moncayo and Cabezo Pequeño de l’Estany that date between the eighth century BC and 11th century AD. “Once restoration has been completed, excavations can begin,” said Guardamar’s Culture and Patrimony councillor Pilar Gay after visiting the Moncayo site, accompanied by the municipal architect Jose Gambin who is supervising the project. The regional government recently allocated €578,242 for the La Fonteta project where archaeologists are investigating an eighth to sixth century BC Phoenician site and Moorish remains going back to the ninth and 11th centuries. Guardamar Town Hall has also obtained permission to explore Cabezo Pequeño d l’Estany, where Phoenician remains are ‘exceptionally well-conserved’ thanks to their location in the Guardamar dunes, where they were protected by the sand for centuries.
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NEWS EXTRA Wasted water A BURST pipe flooded part of the Vinalopo riverbank in Elche’s Porfirio Pascual neighbourhood, repeating a similar episode when a leak in the 40-yearold domestic supply network flooded nearby Valle Trenzado.
Free-way THE Alicante and Tarragona stretch of the AP7 road could be converted from a fee-paying to a free passage if plans from Spain’s new development minister Jose Luis Abalos proceed, press reports.
Best cheers MALABUSCA gin, distilled in the Baix Vinalopo, was placed amongst the 50 best in the world by a jury at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, alcohol’s answer to the Oscars.
Exam search FEMALE pupils wearing Islamic head coverings were taken to the toilets to be searched before they could sit entrance exams for Elche’s Miguel Hernandez University, prompting complaints of discrimination from Alicante’s Islamic Community.
Brain bank A POPULAR PARTY parliamentary group is driving an initiative to establish a ‘knowledge savings bank’ to help preserve Murcia’s cultural and intellectual artefacts from experts across all disciplines, according to sources.
Fig crop ALBATERA’S yield of black mission figs, which should double last year’s figures with a predicted production of 2,000 tons thanks to favourable weather conditions, are expected to fetch €3 per kilo at origin.
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Pupil gets short shrift A CALLOSA DE SEGURA high school teacher turned away a girl from his class because her shorts were too short. State school pupils do not wear uniform and high schools set their own dress code, although teachers’ unions explained that these can be vague. Marc Candela, spokesman for the STEPV union which represents the majority of teachers, said that
pupils should follow recommendations but admitted that the way these were interpreted ‘varied from person to person.’ Candela added that whenever there was disagreement the union felt that dialogue was preferable. “If somebody isn’t appropriately dressed it’s better to talk, but preventing them from entering the classroom
isn’t a good idea because pupils have the right to an education.” Javier Gonzalez, a UGT union official, said it was necessary to comply with norms governing dress, behaviour and attitude while maintaining an atmosphere or work and study. “You’re not at a swimming pool or leisure area,” he pointed out.
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Road to ruin ‘Drunk’ Brits puzzled by futuristic crossing A NEW ‘smart’ zebra crossing on the Costa del Sol has baffled British holidaymakers. The surface includes LEDs which light up when hidden cameras detect pedestrians approaching. But the crossing in Fuengirola has left unsuspecting revellers in the holiday hotspot baffled, after hilarious footage of partygoers trying to cross the road emerged online. In one clip, four women are seen approaching the crossing,
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MAKING THEM CROSS: The revellers seem bewildered by the lights. and stop dead in their tracks as it lights up before one moonwalks across it.
The quartet then retreat to the side of the road before trying to work out how it is triggered.
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Third Agers stand their ground MORE than 400 pensioners demonstrated outside Torrevieja Town Hall, demanding that the cafeterias at five social centres be reopened. Some of the cafes closed two years ago and all were shut down because they lacked a contract. The protest, authorised by the national government’s sub-delegation to Alicante Province, was organised by four senior citizens’ centres and the Municipal Leisure Centre (CMO), popularly known as the Third Age disco. The pensioners had been threatening for several weeks to pressure the authorities into speeding up the contract which was almost drawn up a year ago. Town officials amended the conditions at the last moment and contract regulations introduced last March also held things up.
Antonio Costa, president of San Pascual Third Age Centre blamed town hall officials rather than the mayor. “They make objections and bring everything to a halt,” he said. Not all of the protesters agreed and after an hour of calls for the mayor to appear Jose Manuel Dolon went down to the street. Megaphone in hand, the mayor explained that he and the officials who were working on the contract would meet the pensioners’ representatives. They had every right to protest after two years without the cafeterias, he told the demonstrators. “It is a constant worry that we have not been able to find a solution for reasons that are strictly administrative,” Dolon said.
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Confidence tricksters held THREE people were arrested in Torrevieja for defrauding foreigners with non-existent property deals. A Spanish man and his Polish partner acquired clients by posing as a well-
off couple before taking them to the office of the third man, a lawyer who wrote the contracts and attended to the red tape involved. The victims were also
overcharged for routine management services, paying €800 for a Fiscal Identification Number (NIE) and €3,500 for providing proof of economic solvency. They were asked to pay €30,000 to reserve a property but the trio would make the same offer - without the owner’s permission - to two different people. Once the three had pocketed the money, they routinely avoided their clients, many of whon were reluctant to make official complaints as the majority lived outside Spain. Others who complained directly to the fraudsters would be fobbed off with bogus documentation. Following a police raid on the lawyer ’s office, two of the accused were remanded in custody while the third was released after paying bail.
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by Matt Ford A GANGSTER mob who smuggled Albanian immigrants into the UK has been busted by Spanish investigators. The undocumented migrants are believed to have paid €6,000 each for passage to Britain, with some of the cash paid up front and the remainder transferred once passage had been secured. A total of 14 people - nine men and five women - have been held including the ringleader, who has also been charged with drug trafficking after a raid on his home in Pielagos, Cantabria revealed he was buying large amounts of cocaine in the Netherland before selling it locally. Migrants would also stay at the property for short periods before travelling as stowaways on ferries from Santander or Santurce after sneaking into the trailers of articulated lorries un-
PLOT FOILED: Fourteen people were arrested during the crackdown. der cover of darkness. The vehicles’ locks would be forced in such a way that they could be resealed by gang members, allowing the illegal immigrants to steal inside while the drivers slept at service stations or the ports themselves. A second tactic employed by the traffickers saw Spanish motor home drivers paid to hide the migrants in their vehicles before driving to Calais and entering the UK via the Channel Tunnel or by ferry to Dover. The latter ploy was foiled three times by border forces in
England and Spain. The Albanian crime boss had himself unsuccessfully tried to enter the UK on eight separate occasions. Two migrants were found at his home during the swoop, with officers also seizing 17 kilos of hashish, 300 grammes of cocaine and 60 grammes of methamphetamine alongside incriminating bank documents, laptops and other electronic devices. One Albanian woman and two children are also set to be deported from Spain.
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CREVILLENTE Town Hall agreed to change the names of three streets bearing the names of politicians linked to Franco’s regime. Enrique Varela, Dr Augusto Aznar and Macia Rives all openly participated in the armed uprising against the democratically-elected government in 1936 and, their names under the Historic Memory, were vestiges of the dictatorship. But the town hall, governed by the Partido Popular, turned down two other proposals from the Esquerra Unida party that the names of Franisco Candela Marti and Salvador Mas should also be removed from local streets. Both were local leaders of the Falange fascist party condemned to death by political militants. “They had nothing to do with the military uprising because they were remanded at that time,” argued Crevillent mayor Cesar Asencio. Meanwhile the regional
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MISTAKEN IDENTITY: Crevillent school not named after Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera. Education department has ruled that the Primo de Rivera state school needs to change its name, again for infringing the Historic Memory laws. The school governors have now written to the Generali-
tat explaining that the surname in question belonged to Miguel Primo de Rivera, the dictator who governed Spain between 1923 and 1930, and not his son Jose Antonio de Primo de Rivera who founded the Falange party.
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King goes state side SPAIN’S monarch is due to travel to the United States today (Thursday) and is due to meet President Donald Trump in Washington days later. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the trip last week. Officials added King Felipe and Queen Letizia will begin their visit in New Orleans in the state of Louisiana. They will then travel to San Antonio in Texas before being received by Trump at the White House in Washington DC next Tuesday. The king and queen are being accompanied by Spain’s new Foreign Minister Josep Borrell. The Foreign Ministry said Louisiana and San Antonio were chosen as stop offs for their historic connection to Spain. “It is to keep important historical testimonies of the deep and close ties that unite Spain and the United States,” officials said. King Felipe previously said the United States was an “essential” ally of Spain. “In our relations, which go back to the earliest moments of the great American nation, the continuity and quality of shared values and interests prevail,” he said. Louisiana was part of the Spanish empire until 1800 while San Antonio has its roots in a mission founded by Spanish Franciscan Antonio de Olivares in 1718.
LET’S DO THIS: King Felipe and Queen Letizia are to meet President Trump.
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SPAIN’S reservoirs are 72 per cent full, comfortably in excess of their average over the last 10 years. They contain almost 9,000 cubic hectometres more than they did a year ago, but the previous government’s Ministry of the Environment has extended the Segura and Jucar basins’ drought status until September 2019. With 354 cubic hectometres of water - three fewer than this time last year - the reservoirs feeding the Segura stand at 31 per cent capacity, well below their 10-year average of 52 per cent. The Plan Hidrologico del Segura, the outlines for distributing Segura water, is currently being updated and a Confederacion Hidrografica del Segura (CHS) communique explained that the decision to maintain the drought status was based on indicators de-
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SEGURA BASIN: Drought declared until 2019. tailed in the government’s Planes de Sequia drought measures. “Any citizen wishing to present proposals or objections may do so within seven weekdays to the Jucar or Segura Hydrographic Confederations or the Ministry,” the communique continued. This fourth extension to the
drought decree which was passed in 2015 will allow the Ministry to continue applying the special measures during the 2018-2019 ‘water year.’ This ends on September 30 next year in both river basins, although this latest extension will be conditioned by the evolution of the drought, the Ministry said.
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BAG DROP: Plastic litter is a plague for marine life. A REPORT to mark World Oceans Day has revealed that tourists are causing a 40 per cent spike in marine litter entering the Mediterranean Sea. The vast majority of the waste is plastic, and Turkey and Spain are two of the worst culprits, followed by Italy, Egypt and France, the study by wildlife charity WWF said. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of microplastics are dumped in the sea each year, and wildlife is suffering for it. More than 200 million tourists flock to the Mediterranean each year, including many Britons, and WWF is trying to raise awareness of the problem to holidaymakers. The conservation charity is urging people to bring a bag for life on holiday, and cut down on
face wipes, chewing gum, and straws. While China is the largest plastics producer in the world, Europe is second and the detritus can injure, entrap and kill marine animals. Spain also only recycles 21 per cent of the electronic waste that it produces according to recent figures, placing it well below the European average of 35 per cent. Figures provided by research group Eurostat reveal that of the country’s 930,000 tons of electronic refuse produced per year, only 198,000 are processed. Only Romania and Russia, with rates of 13 per cent and 6 per cent respectively, have a worse record on this issue.
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OFFICIAL LAUNCH: Staff from the AECC and Monroe’s Pub. THIS Saturday ‘Rock Against Cancer’ with be held in the historic Eras de la Sal, beside
the Tourist Office in Torrevieja. This third edition will provide much-needed funding
AGE CONCERN Costa Blanca South will be holding its Summer Fair this Saturday at their centre located on Calle Paganini in La Siesta. Doors open from 10am and visitors will be able to enjoy an array of stalls selling jewellery, clothes, cakes, plants, bric-a-brac, mobility aids and more. Just like a traditional village fete in the UK you will be able to try your luck with the lucky dip, guess the name of the teddy and have a go on the tombola. From approximately 10.30am music will be per-
and awareness for the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC). There will be family activities from noon to 5pm such as dances, yoga, inflatable castles, workshops and games. Following this, the music will start on the main stage with performances by wellknown groups such as Ricky Diamond, Kolted, Osezno, Sonic Blue, The Awakening of Silence, Wild Freedom and The Cages. This will be the farewell performance of local Torre-
vieja Punk Rock Band Sensa Yuma, so it will be a great evening. In addition, solidarity shirts, caps and bracelets will be on sale along with
food and drinks and lots of fun activities. Admission is free, so go along and join in the fun. For information call Keith Nicol on 609 063 614. Credit: Sensa Yuma
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Rock Against Cancer
FOND FAREWELL: This Saturday will be Sensa Yuma’s final performance.
Summer fair formed by the Alpengold Oompah Band, followed by some Morris dancing. This year’s fantastic raffle includes a star prize of coach trips to the value of €200 with a local coach company. Other prizes include a BBQ grill, a kettle and toaster set, bone china mugs, meal vouchers and much more. Tickets can be bought for just €1 each from the centre or from either of the shops in Torrevieja or
Los Montesinos. To increase their stock on the cake and plants stalls, they respectfully ask if anyone would like to donate cakes, pastries, pies, plants or shrubs to bring them along on the day. All money raised at the fair will go to maintaining Age Concern’s vehicles, shops and centre so as they can continue to offer help and care to the over 50’s in the area. For any further information please contact their centre between 10am and 1.30pm from Monday to Friday by calling 966 786 887. You can also find them on Facebook.
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The boys in blue THERE will be an opportunity to meet Manchester City legends for a Q&A event at the Casino Mediterráneo Orihuela Costa. This unique event will take place tomorrow (Friday) from 7pm. A number of the top former lads from Manchester City will be there including Peter Barnes, Colin Hendry, Asa Hartford, Tommy Booth, Andy Dibble, Dave Bennett and Gary Bennett. There will be two auctions on the night with fantastic items. The first is four match day tickets with food and drink included for any game of your choice (apart from the Manchester United derby) and the other is a signed shirt from the Premier League Champions. The Spain v Portugal game will also be on the big screen. Please remember to bring proof of ID to enter into the casino.
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TWO new stores in health and children’s fashion have recently opened in the Habaneras Shopping Centre in Torrevieja. This follows the recent purchase of the centre by Castellana Properties, who now own 12 commercial establish m e n t s t h r o u g h o u t Spain. The two new stores, Holland & Barrett and Mayoral, w ill o ff e r c u st o m e rs a greater selection in health and children’s fashion. Thes e o p e n i n g s are part of an ongoing and con-
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OPENINGS: Habaneras shopping centre has launched two new stores (insets). tin u e d in v es tme n t by Castellana Properties in the
Habaneras Shopping Centre.
Zumba loving children JAN HARDING and Yvette Cooper are hosting a Grand Charity Event at Lo Crispin Tavern in Algorfa, Torrevieja on Saturday from 11am to 6pm. Throughout the day there will be 30-minute live act performances, with BigFM broadcasting live on the day from the event. There will also be a psychic medium, a cake stall and various craft stalls. Attendees will have the chance to win meal vouchers and many other prizes in competitions
such as a raffle, tombola, guess the teddies name and guess the number of sweets in a jar. There will be plenty of games to keep people entertained with skittles, Jenga, and pitch and putt. And the children will be kept entertained with a bouncy castle and children’s entertainers. Entrance is only €2.50 and all proceeds on the day are in aid of the ALPE Shool for Children with Special Needs. For more information call Yvette on 634 191 417.
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DOG SHOW: You can also meet and pet a selection of some of the dogs.
Fun packed morning BARKINSIDE rescue sanctuary are hosting a dog event on Friday June 22 from 10am to 12pm at the Tipsy Terrace in Hondon de los Frailes. At the event, La Casa Canina will put on a dog agility show to demonstrate different levels of training from an experienced dog through to a young pup just learning how to jump and go through hoops! Expert agility dog handler, Diego Martinez, will show how it should be done with his champion border collie Enya. Following this Danny de Castillo, the acclaimed assistance dog trainer, will then ask his own dog to demonstrate an amazing range of obedience and skills.
You will also get to meet and pet a selection of some of the beautiful dogs that have been abandoned and rescued and who are being cared for at Barkinside, based near La Romana/Novelda. There will be stalls where you can purchase all dog-related things and a range of general items including jewellery. This fun-packed morning will delight any dog lovers. There will also be a grand raffle which has great prizes including a large basket full of goodies and lots of wine. For more information email Janni Menday on jmenday@gmail.comor visit the www.Barkin side.es.
SASSY AND BEAU recently held its grand opening to celebrate its launch. The new shop brings something new to the Spanish market with its glamorous and glitzy products which have been sourced from the UK and around the globe. The shop stocks a range of items which aim to inspire customers how to decorate their homes. In addition to offering items to purchase, Lorna and her staff offer a Design Studio during which customers can talk about what they want to achieve within their home surroundings and get professional advice about how to create it. The grand opening was a huge success with many local residents and business owners attending. People were able to enjoy prosecco and canopies, in addition to a 10 per cent discount which was offered on all products on the evening. A huge number of items were purchased and orders were made. In fact, due to de-
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HIGH CLASS: Customers can be inspired by Lorna and her arrangements. mand, Sassy and Beau have already extended the range of choice they offer to include larger items, such as furniture. Customers can now look around the store and be inspired from complete dining room table arrangements, in addition to much more. The highlight for many at the event was the presence of the Channel 4 cameras.
Channel 4 have been following Lorna and her team since she first picked up the keys to her new premises. This is for a new series they will be airing called ‘New Life In The Sun,’ a reality show which follows Brits who have moved abroad to establish a new business. For more information contact Lorna on 643 652 410 or visit www.sassyandbeau.com.
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STAT OF WEEK Fuel firm set to fork out €15bn SPANISH energy firm Repsol has pledged to sink €15 billion into exploration, production and refining over the next two years. It comes after years of costcutting exercises after the company was boosted by a rebound in global oil prices. The investment will be partfunded by the €3.8 billion sale of a 20 per cent stake in utility Gas Natural to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. Oil production soared from 727,000 to 750,000 barrels per day over the first quarter of 2018, an official said.
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14 - 20 June 2018 million The amount that information technology failures at British bank TSB have cost Spanish parent Sabadell since 2015 after a rise in fraudster attacks, according to a company statement.
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Thieves in the bagging area SHOPLIFTERS cost the Spanish economy more than €1 billion per year, a new report says. The probe by the Association of Large Consumer Companies (AECOC) shows that alcoholic drinks, Iberian ham and chorizo, creams, make-ups and perfume top the rankings of products targeted by petty crooks across the country. And an estimated 22 per cent of the culprits are employees stealing while at work, according to the 2017 data. The food and drink section of the analysis shows Iberian meat products
by Matt Ford are singled out by 73.3 per cent of peckish raiders, with wine, beer and spirits chosen by 86.7 per cent of thirsty thieves. Jams and marmalade are the secondmost popular foodstuffs pilfered. In textiles, clothing including shirts, trousers, underwear, jumpers and socks are looted by 81.8 per cent of shoplifters, with hair bobbles, earrings, bracelets, rings and other accessories also taken during 54.5 per cent of swoops. Creams are the most desirable cosmetic product for criminals, being
stolen in 86.4 per cent of cases, with make-up and perfumes picked out 69.2 per cent of the time. Tools and batteries are top of the list for 70 per cent of hardware villains, according to the AECOC statistics, while consoles and video games, computer accessories and mobile phones are earmarked by 60 per cent of electronics jackers. The report reckons that most of these items are chosen for ‘their physical characteristics, monetary value or the ease with which they can be resold on the black market.’
Deals on wheels set new records SPANISH carmaker SEAT has set a new sales record. The Cataluña-based firm shifted 49,200 cars in May, beating the previous high of 48,400 set in 2000, after sales rose by 15.5 per cent. Vice-president for Sales and Marketing Wayne Griffiths said: “Our May sales enable us to maintain our position as one of the fastest growing brands in Europe. Our results went up by at least 14 per cent in the main European markets, and by more than 20 per cent in the case of Italy.”
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Wage war set to end THE Spanish association of employers and the country’s biggest trade unions are close to reaching an agreement which will see the national minimum wage rise to 14 payments of €1,000 following months of talks, according to reports.
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SUPER CHARGED: The Apple Store in Barcelona. TECH giant Apple has paid €14.5 million to the Spanish Tax Agency in the wake of an inspection. Subsidiary Apple Retail, which manages the US firm’s 11 official stores across the country, footed almost €14.2 million of the bill after its VAT, corporate and income tax payments were probed. The rest of the cash was stumped up by Apple Market-
ing, a wholesale branch responsible for charging commission on products sold to shops by Ireland-based Apple Distribution International. Spain recently announced a new tax aiming to crack down on taxation strategies used by multinational companies, which often set up sales divisions in countries with low tax rates including Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands.
ALMOST 72 per cent of the 2,849 firms that have set up headquarters in Madrid since last October have left Cataluña in the wake of last year ’s illegal independence referendum, according to new Spanish Finance Ministry data.
Swiss move SWISS food and drink company Nestle has revealed it plans to move 850 jobs to Spain over the next 18 months as it extends its Barcelona technology hub in a bid to improve its e-commerce offering.
Swede idea over plastic SWEDISH furniture firm IKEA has pledged to phase out all single-use plastic products from its stores by 2020. The flat-pack specialist said that plastic straws, plates, cups, freezer bags, bin bags, and plastic-coated paper plates and cups would be discontinued or replaced by alternatives. A company official said: “We don’t have all the
answers yet but we are working together with our suppliers to find solutions that are good for both people and the planet.” The chain has already committed to axing oilbased plastics and the latest move will see all its plastic products made with recycled materials. It comes amid rising fear over plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
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Lawless Britain fuelled by family breakdown LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT PERSONALLY, I think the crime wave of tsunami-like proportions, which is at the moment practically engulfing the UK, has very little to do with the countries lack of police resources. I believe a large part of the blame can be firmly apportioned to the breakdown of the family u n i t . Hu g e n u mb ers o f familie s across the UK, have for years taken full advantage of the liberal benefits policies of successive governments. Child benefits have been a particularly lucrative source of earnings. Consequently, many children have been conceived and born purely to add to the family income. This has resulted in enormous dysfunctional families, of individuals to whom benefits are a way of life and children merely a means to a financial end. There is no love or guidance in these families. Once the children’s purpose has been served, they are left to roam the streets with no sense of decency or compassion for their fellow h u m a n b e i n g s w h a ts o ev er. H o w could there be, when there have been no examples of it at home? Once let loose, they link up with like-
YOUNG OFFENDERS: Are benefits to blame?
minded offsprings of their fellow dysfunctional neighbours and begin to run riot. They soon begin to realise, that the impossibly priced electronic devices and expensive ‘toys’ they have been bombarded with on television, are completely out of their financial reach, even if they took a ‘proper’ job. So, they turn to crime. Heaven forbid I could condone their often-horrendous actions, but quite frankly I
can easily see that they must actually feel they have very little choice. To be honest I can see no answer to the immediate situation. Lock up as many of them as possible I suppose. As to the future, only allowing child benefits for up to two children would be a start. At least this would curb the temptation to pour even more unwanted and unloved future criminals into our society. More police
are certainly needed, but only because the numbers of young criminals have escalated so al ar m i ngl y. I woul d l i ke t o see boot camps built all across the country, where these young offenders can be sent to learn discipline, values and respect for their fellow human beings. Trades could be taught. Even simply showing someone actually cares may rescue at least a proportion of them that can then be released to become valued members of society. Although Spain also has some problems with young offenders it is nothing like the enormous criminal issues confronting the UK at this time. I firmly believe that a great deal of this lies in the simple fact that the Spanish family unit is still as strong as ever. Love and respect are firmly entwined and pr act i sed f r om gr anni es and gr anddads down to the youngest of the broods and although I do feel they spoil some of their kids rotten, its infinitely better than chucking them out to survive with no pre-preparation, guidance or sense of decency whatsoever. Thanks for all the mail. Keep ‘em coming. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com leapylee2002@gmail.com
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No-one is above the law I SOMETIMES find it difficult to understand why people stick so stubbornly to an idea or path of action even when everyone is telling them they are wrong and at the end of the day it is going to cost them a lot of money. Money that could better be used for the benefit of our own family for example. Stay with me this week because the outcome of a recent case could impact on all our communities with similar problems. I want to share with you a situation that came to an end only last week in the English courts. Of course it concerned an owner of an apartment in Spain. The owner bought it off plan 12 years ago. For the first few years he and his family used it and enjoyed it, then it was rented out to various families and then for the past eight years it was left empty. Throughout the whole period Management Fees were hardly paid, a few Euros occasionally to keep the Community from taking strong action and as we know that is not unusual in Spain. Finally in 2016 my firm was instructed to collect €19,000 from the owner. The owner lived in England and we approached him for
payment. He gave us the usual answers, basically refusing to pay. He also quoted the English Statute of Limitations stating that debts over six years old could not be sued for, although there was nothing to stop us asking. Fortunately for the community the property was repossessed by the Bank, as the owner had also defaulted on his mortgage. Under Spanish Law the bank paid the last three years, but this still left a large sum still due. The community instructed us to sue for the balance that remained, but it had to be for the Statement amount left within the last six years, which amounted to just €6,000…………… ………………But now the interesting part happened……………………….. We had a long think about the Law and realised that all contracts regarding Management Fees are made in Spain under Spanish
Law. In Spain The Statute of Limitations up until a few years ago was actually 15 years, although now changed to five years. Spanish law also stated that any amounts due under relevant contracts before 2015 could still be chased up to 2025 (now recently changed to 2020). As EU law dictates that these rules can apply on any legal action taken in another EU state, we pointed this out to the Judge. He had to agree and let us amend the proceedings to include ALL outstanding amounts plus costs. Despite vigorous defence arguments, to no avail, this month the Community was awarded Judgement for over €23,000. This amount was duly paid under further threat of Judgement Execution. Several lessons can be learnt by us all on this matter. Owners should never assume that they can just walk away from their legal
obligations and communities should not let them. In this case it did take a leap of faith to pay out legal costs but the result still gave back a healthy return and at least nearly all legal costs were repaid by the debtor. Even though we await the dreaded Brexit, our legal advisors are confident that the current EU/UK legislation that led to this great result will remain on the UK Statutes together with thousands of other laws. The most important lesson is that no one should be above the law and if we are going to enjoy the benefits of our Spanish communities then we should all take a deep breath and sometimes take a legal leap to collect overdue fees. LPL Commercial Investigations Worldwide Debt Recovery Specialising in the recovery of Outstanding Community Charges In Spain, Cyprus and Portugal www.lplgroup.com communitycollections@lplgroup.com Tel: +44 (0) 208 551 4019 (UK office) Mob: +34 689 408 412 (Greg Bryan Spanish Speaking local Representative)
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You want to pay cash? Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man DID you all see the headlines last week? The one that looked as though the end of mankind was nigh? You know the one that said people had to use money to pay for a cup of coffee. Yeah, I know the actual problem was that Visa had a glitch for a few hours but you would have thought that it was definitely the end of the world. I mean who carries a few quid on them any more? Well apparently in the UK nobody does and to tell you the truth that scares me more than the fact that Visa had a problem. We are turning into a cashless society. There’s Apple Pay, this pay and that pay. You only have to stand next to a machine and get your phone out and it pays your bill. The dangerous thing is we aren’t ready for it and the reason for that is because if a hacker or a computer techy gets the hump or the power dies, the whole system goes to hell in a hand cart. There are actually already shops and restaurants that do not take cash at all. So imagine what happens to them if something major happens and they can’t get the system going again for a week or two. Then there is the Big Brother aspect where you are
being tracked 24/7. I know we are anyway but I also know of people that are paying for items that cost as little as £1 on a card! Commentators often suggest the phenomenon is driven by ‘consumer demand’ which is partially true. Ask a room of people to raise their hands if they wish to be able to use digital payment, and most will do so. But if you reframe the question as, ‘Do you want to not have the option to use cash?’ and people are more hesitant. We like new options, but we don’t like having options removed. A society without cash is a society without on-demand, easily accessible money. It is a society that relies entirely on the banking sector and the vulnerability that comes with digital wallets. Although there are obvious benefits to digital cash, we cannot live without a balance of both. Ok a quick revisit to some of the things I’ve mentioned before, but which this week have ticked me off again. Why do motorbikes not have to pay for parking spaces? Why do they insist in parking right in the middle of a space or on the edge of disabled bays? They will cross over the centre line when there’s a traffic jam and head towards you in a way that you have to swerve to miss them, even though they are on your side of the road. Zebra crossings do not even exist in their world. Why? mikesenker@gmail.com
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8:30am The Haunted Hathaways 8:55am Drop Dead Weird 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Saturday 10:25am Midsomer Murders 12:20pm Long Lost Family: What Happened Next 1:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:30pm The Best of the Voice Worldwide 2:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 5:15pm Catchphrase 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:25pm Take Me Out 8:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 11:15pm ITV News 11:35pm Rocky II 1:50am Jackpot247 4:00am Mr Selfridge 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
9:30am Natural Born Winners 10:30am Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes? 11:30am Simply Nigella 12:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 12:45pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:45pm Wanted Down Under 2:30pm The World According to Kids 3:30pm Second Chance Summer: Tuscany 4:30pm Demolition 5:30pm Choose the Right Puppy for You 6:30pm The River Wye with Will Millard 7:00pm Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In? 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Earth: One Amazing Day 10:00pm Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018 11:00pm All Girls Live at the Apollo 11:45pm Later Weekend with Jools Holland
8:00pm The Burrowers: Animals Underground 9:00pm Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise 10:00pm Hidden 11:00pm The League of Gentlemen 11:30pm The League of Gentlemen An award-winning black comedy series set in a remote town which is populated by a range of bizarre characters. 12:00am Top of the Pops Mike Read and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 23 May 1985. 12:30am Darcey Bussell's Looking for Audrey 1:30am Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story 2:30am Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
7:05am Mobil 1 7:35am Triathlon 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:45am Frasier 10:15am Frasier 10:45am The Big Bang Theory 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:40am The Simpsons 12:10pm The Simpsons 12:40pm Come Dine with Me 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:15pm Four in a Bed 2:45pm Four in a Bed 3:20pm Four in a Bed 3:50pm Four in a Bed 4:20pm A Place in the Sun 5:25pm Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it 6:30pm Channel 4 News 7:00pm Snow White and the Huntsman 9:20pm Rugby Union 11:55pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 2:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 2:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:05am My Kitchen Rules
6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:30pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:30pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 3:35pm FYI Daily 3:40pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 4:15pm The Smurfs 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm The Smurfs 6:20pm Hotel Transylvania 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Hotel Transylvania 8:05pm Legally Blonde 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Legally Blonde 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Celebrity Juice 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:20am American Dad! 1:50am American Dad! 2:15am Through the Keyhole 3:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
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10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights 12:30pm British Touring Car Championship Highlights 2:00pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live from York 5:00pm Khartoum 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Khartoum7:40pm World Cup Rivalries: Brazil v Italy 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm Cycling: Women's Tour Highlights 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Lethal Weapon 12:15am Memphis Belle 1:15am FYI Daily 1:20am Memphis Belle 2:25am BRDC Formula 3 Championship Highlights 3:30am The Protectors
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Love Your Garden Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Love Your Garden Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Poirot Drama featuring Agatha Christie's legendary Belgian sleuth. Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Mystery drama with Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Endeavour Vera Murder, She Wrote ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping
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Divine Designs Wildlife SOS Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Gadget Show Funniest Dogs Behaving Badly Funniest Ever Toddler Tantrums Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Can't Pay Special: Big Family Bust Up Can't Pay Special: Secrets and Lies 5 News Chuckle Time The Wonderful World of Puppies Cricket on 5 Before They Were Stars Blind Date 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows Greatest Ever Celebrity Wind Ups Super Casino
9:00am Avatar 11:45am Top Ten Show, the 2018 12:00pm Jurassic Park 2:10pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 4:30pm Jurassic Park III 6:15pm Avatar 9:00pm Jurassic Park 11:15pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1:30am Jurassic Park III
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5:50am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00am Couples Come Dine with Me 7:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:55am Don't Tell the Bride 10:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 10:20am The Goldbergs 10:50am The Goldbergs 11:20am The Goldbergs 11:50am The Goldbergs 12:20pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 12:50pm Young Sheldon 1:20pm The Big Bang Theory 1:50pm The Big Bang Theory 2:20pm The Big Bang Theory 2:50pm The Big Bang Theory 3:20pm The Big Bang Theory 3:50pm The Big Bang Theory 4:20pm The Big Bang Theory 4:50pm The Big Bang Theory 5:20pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm The Big Bang Theory 6:20pm The Big Bang Theory 6:50pm The Big Bang Theory 7:20pm Hulk 10:00pm Bad Teacher 11:50pm Gogglebox 12:55am Gogglebox 2:00am Tattoo Fixers
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6:00am The Hurricane Heist: The Eye of the Storm 6:30am Monster Family: Special Take a special look at Sky Movies Original Film Monster Family 7:00am Blood Money 8:45am Marjorie Prime 10:30am The Land 12:30pm Blade Runner 2049 3:15pm The Layover Two best friends compete for the affections of a handsome stranger when their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning. 5:00pm It 7:25pm Blood Money 9:00pm Blade Runner 2049 11:45pm The Layover 1:20am It 3:40am Inside... 5:30am The Hurricane Heist: The Eye of the Storm
6:00am Football's Greatest 6:30am Football's Greatest Teams 7:00am Phenoms - The Creators 8:00am Phenoms - Italy 9:00am World Cup Breakfast 9:30am One2eleven 9:45am One2eleven 10:00am Phenoms - Spain 11:00am World Cup Matchday 11:30am Phenoms - France 12:30pm Football's Greatest 1:00pm Sports Saturday World Cup Special 7:00pm Phenoms - Ghana Nigeria Senegal 8:00pm World Cup Matchday 8:30pm Football's Greatest 9:00pm Phenoms - The Attackers 10:00pm Best Championship Goals 2017/18 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm Phenoms - USA 12:00am Phenoms - Argentina 1:00am Phenoms - France 2:00am One2eleven 2:15am One2eleven
Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Rugby Union New Zealand take on France at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington in the second Test in their series. 11:30am Cricket England meet Australia in the second ODI in their series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. 5:00pm Rugby Union 7:00pm Live US Open Golf Day three of the 118th US Open from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York 1:30am To be Announced 2:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News
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7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm BBC News 1:25pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:10pm Escape to the Country 2:40pm Points of View 2:55pm Songs of Praise 3:30pm Britain's Best Home Cook 4:30pm Match of the Day Live 7:10pm A Question of Sport 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Poldark 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:15am The World Cup: Hopes of a Nation 12:50am Match of the Day
4:05am This is BBC Two 7:15am Coast 7:45am Glorious Gardens From Above 8:30am Gardeners' World 9:30am Countryfile: Queen and Country 10:25am Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Spring Kitchen with Tom Kerridge 1:10pm Carmen Jones 2:55pm The Odd Life of Timothy Green 4:30pm Money for Nothing 5:15pm Flog It! 6:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 7:00pm Dragons' Den 8:00pm Million Pound Menu 9:00pm Expedition Volcano 10:00pm Managing England: The Impossible Job 11:00pm Atlanta 11:25pm Atlanta 11:50pm Begin Again 1:30am Question Time 2:30am Holby City 3:30am This is BBC Two
8:00pm Julius Caesar Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 10:00pm Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV 11:30pm Storyville 12:50am Can Science Make Me Perfect? With Alice Roberts 2:20am Timewatch Kate Williams tells the story of how an unassuming little girl rose to be the most powerful woman in the world. 3:10am Oh Do Shut Up Dear! Mary Beard on the Public Voice of Women
8:10am Ninjago 8:30am The Haunted Hathaways 8:55am Drop Dead Weird 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Sunday 10:25am The Martin Lewis Money Show Live 11:20am To be Announced 12:20pm The Best of the Voice Worldwide 1:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 4:15pm Catchphrase 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018 10:15pm Info not available 11:15pm ITV News 11:30pm To be Announced 1:05am Britain's Busiest Airport - Heathrow 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am Motorsport UK 4:50am ITV Nightscreen
6:40am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:40pm Take Me Out 2:50pm You've Been Framed! 3:55pm Casper 4:55pm FYI Daily 5:00pm Casper 5:50pm Smurfs 2 6:50pm FYI Daily 6:55pm Smurfs 2 7:55pm Step Up 2: The Streets 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Step Up 2: The Streets 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Love Island 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am Family Guy 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am American Dad! 2:30am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
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King of Queens Motorsport Eat the Week Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch Bake Off: The Professionals The Simpsons The Simpsons Mirror Mirror Location, Location, Location Bang on Budget Channel 4 News Escape to the Chateau Bake Off: The Professionals The Handmaid's Tale The Swingers: Walter Presents 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown All is Lost The Secret Life of the Zoo Mobil 1 The Grid. Gillette World Sport My Kitchen Rules
Teleshopping Snooker v Darts The Protectors Cycling: Women's Tour Highlights British Touring Car Championship Highlights Isle of Man TT Isle of Man TT The Professionals The Sweeney Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Khartoum FYI Daily Khartoum World Rugby U20 Championship 2018 Sporting Funnies River Monsters Cycling: Women's Tour Highlights Source Code FYI Daily Source Code The Ghost Writer FYI Daily The Ghost Writer
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Divine Designs Nick's Quest Milkshake! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Britain's Greatest Bridges Police Interceptors Police Interceptors Funniest Cutest Kittens Ever One Chance Walking on Sunshine 5 News Britain's Favourite Abba Songs Abba: When All is Said and Done The Mamma Mia Story ABBA: Live in Concert 5 Goes to Eurovision: Greatest Hits Lip Sync Battle UK Super Casino Dale Winton's Florida Fly Drive My Mum's Hotter Than Me!
5:50am How I Met Your Mother 6:10am How I Met Your Mother 7:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 9:25am Kevin Can Wait 9:55am Kevin Can Wait 10:30am Kevin Can Wait 11:00am Kevin Can Wait 11:30am Kevin Can Wait 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm The Goldbergs 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2:30pm Young Sheldon 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm Cheaper by the Dozen 9:00pm The Crystal Maze 10:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am Gogglebox Australia
6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am World Cup Breakfast 9:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:30am Cricket England meet Australia in the second ODI in their series at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. 11:30am Live Rl One Day Cup Semi Final The opening semifinal from the Royal London One-Day Cup. 7:30pm Live Us Open Final Round 1:30am Info not available 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News
7:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 9:00am Saving Private Ryan 12:00pm Dunkirk 2:00pm Doctor Strange 4:00pm 12 Rounds 6:00pm Saving Private Ryan 9:00pm Dunkirk 11:00pm Doctor Strange 1:00am 12 Rounds 3:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
6:00am Anon: Special 6:30am Monster Family: Special 7:00am Marjorie Prime 8:45am Blood Money 10:30am Please Stand by 12:20pm Blade Runner 2049 3:05pm It 5:30pm The Layover 7:15pm Please Stand by Sensitive comedydrama starring Dakota Fanning as a young autistic woman and Star Trek superfan determined to win a screenwriting contest. 9:00pm Blade Runner 2049 11:45pm The Layover 1:20am It 3:50am The Land 5:45am Top Ten Show, the 2018
9:00am Football's Greatest Teams 9:30am Football's Greatest Teams 10:00am Phenoms - Uruguay 11:00am Phenoms - Spain 12:00pm Phenoms - Ghana Nigeria Senegal 1:00pm Phenoms - France 2:00pm EFL Greatest Games 2:45pm EFL Greatest Games 3:00pm EFL Greatest Games 3:45pm EFL Greatest Games 4:00pm Phenoms - Germany 5:00pm EFL Greatest Games 5:15pm EFL Greatest Games 5:30pm EFL Greatest Games 6:00pm EFL Greatest Games 6:30pm EFL Greatest Games 6:45pm EFL Greatest Games 7:00pm Phenoms - Mexico 8:00pm EFL Greatest Games 8:15pm EFL Greatest Games 8:45pm EFL Greatest Games 9:15pm EFL Greatest Games 9:45pm EFL Greatest Games 10:00pm Phenoms - Brazil 11:00pm Phenoms - Germany 12:00am Phenoms - Mexico 1:00am Football's Greatest
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Sports utility vehicles or luxury road cars Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England NEW YORK, March 2018 - The Range Rover Velar judged the most beautifully designed vehicle on the planet, winning the World Car Design of the Year title at the 2018 World Car Awards. Bringing glamour, modernity and elegance to the Range Rover family, the €65,000 Velar offers a unique combination of design excellence and engineering integrity. The distinctive design of the Range Rover Velar features perfectly optimised proportions and a stunning silhouette. Its super-slim Matrix Laser-LED headlights, flush deployable door handles and sleek Touch Pro Duo infotainment are all hallmarks of Range Rover’s reductionist design philosophy. Gerry McGovern, Chief Design Officer, Land Rover, said: “The continued evolution of our design philosophy is driven by a relentless focus on creating highly desirable vehicles our customers will love for life. The Range Rover Velar brings a new dimension
AWARD-WINNING: Sports utility vehicles or luxury road cars. of modernity to the Range Rover family with an abundance of innovative technologies, all making this vehicle a joy to drive and be driven in. “We’re honoured that the jury recognised the tireless endeavours of our designers and engineers in delivering a vehicle with compelling design, tailored technology and relevant innovation which come together to create a vehicle of instant desirability.”
Land Rover and Range Rover have travelled a long road in 70 years from dominating the farm yard to dominate the Luxury SUV market and playing major roles on battlefields, the current generation represented by the Range Rover Velar is the SUV of choice for Oligarch Technocrat or Sheikh besides sundry Royalty! Such dominance can only be challenged. No surprise then that weeks later RollsRoyce Motor Cars launched the much antici-
pated ‘Cullinan’ - starting from €285,000 named after the largest diamond ever discovered now set among the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. A challenge to the dominance of the Range Rover, Giles Taylor, Director of Design, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars said: “From the very beginning the design team treated this brand new Rolls-Royce as a unique, high bodied car. With global customer expectations in mind, our aim was two-fold - realise a presence to match the magnificent capability of Cullinan, whilst setting sector defining standards for luxury and elegance. We know that many of our luxury patrons pursue sports or leisure hobbies that require precisely this type of go anywhere vehicle - Cullinan’s design gesture had to possess an immediate sense of effortless accomplishment.” Perhaps recognising the merest suggestion of following rather than leading what is now a crowded choice of SUV’s Giles Taylor acknowledged, “The label SUV is now applied to anything with a two-box silhouette and the least suggestion of going off tarmac. We envisioned an authentic, three-box high-bodied all-terrain car with a convention-challenging design and absolute capability that would satisfy the adventurous urges of our clients.” Interesting to note that both are British brands.
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BBC News Breakfast Rip Off Britain Homes Under the Hammer Crimewatch Roadshow Live Island Medics Bargain Hunt BBC News Regional News Doctors The Boss Escape to the Country Match of the Day Live BBC News Regional News Match of the Day Live EastEnders BBC News Regional News Weather Have I Got Old News for You The Graham Norton Show Match of the Day Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:20pm Regional News and Weather 1:30pm FIFA World Cup 2018: Sweden v South Korea 4:15pm Catchphrase 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Vera 10:00pm Long Lost Family: What Happened Next 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:45pm FIFA World Cup 2018 12:45am Play to the Whistle 1:45am Jackpot247
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This is BBC Two Flog It! Rip Off Britain Garden Rescue Antiques Roadshow Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Week in Parliament The Daily Politics Tennis Richard Osman's House of Games Curious Creatures Great American Railroad Journeys The Family Farm Versailles QI Newsnight Weather Managing England: The Impossible Job Putin's Russia with David Dimbleby Countryfile Back to the Land with Kate Humble This is BBC Two
9:00am Coronation Street 10:00am You've Been Framed! Gold 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am The Bachelorette 12:10pm You've Been Framed! Gold 1:15pm Coronation Street 2:15pm You've Been Framed! Gold 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! Gold 7:25pm Twilight 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Twilight 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad!
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Emmeline Pankhurst: The Making of a Militant 9:00pm Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers 10:00pm Joan of Arc: God's Warrior 11:00pm Snatches: Moments From Women's Lives 11:30pm Rebel Women: The Great Art Fight Back 12:30am Pop Go the Women 1:30am Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time 2:30am Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power Documentary uncovering the 300 year-long campaign by women for political and sex equality in Britain, revealing the largely forgotten heroines who fought for the cause. 3:30am Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers
8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Car S.O.S 12:05pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Posh Frock Shop 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 11:00pm Gogglebox the Best Bits 12:05am The Crystal Maze 1:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell
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Road to Avonlea Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Classic Coronation Street 7:30am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am Judge Judy 9:30am Judge Judy 9:55am Judge Judy 10:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:35pm Heartbeat 1:40pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Mamma Mia! 11:10pm Lewis 1:15am In Plain Sight 2:15am In Plain Sight 3:05am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
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TECH FOR THE TIMID O KAY I ’ l l f i n a l l y o w n u p . Guilty as charged of broadcasting without a licence m’lud. In mitigation you’d have to be j u st a f e w m e tre s from m y h o m e to pick up my illegal transmission on a s tan d a r d FM r a dio. You’d also have to be a fan of the BBC’s unrivalled speech station, Radio 4, because that’s all I’m pirating. And technically I’m narrowcasting, not broadcasting. It’s just one way of several today of bringing the world’s radio stations into your home. If your purse can stand the pain you could buy a dedicated internet radio for upwards of €100, and then devote your entire life to th e t h o u sa n d s o f s ta tio n s it pull s i n . A sm a r t s p e a k er lik e Amazon’s Echo or Google Home now does the same, as indeed can your smartphone or tablet with an
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Video didn’t kill the radio star Terence Kennedy confesses to running his own pirate radio
FM TRANSMITTER: Start your own station. app like TuneIn Radio. You could use a sledgehammer to cra c k a n u t, a s a home s ic k frien d o f min e ha s done . H is computer pumps out BBC radio constantly through a little Bluetooth dongle, but most Bluetooth s p e a k ers lik e the one he the n moves around die a death just a few metres from their source. FM goes further. My solution has simplicity on
its side once you’ve set it up - the a bility to lis te n to your programme of c hoic e from a ny old FM radio, a n y where. We l l , anywhere w i t h i n a bout 10 me tre s , w hic h puz zled the heck out of our Spanish neighbour suddenly hearing ‘The World At One’ where Radio Nacional should have been. (Tip: for cross-cultural harmony, don’t choose a frequency already ocupada). Here’s my recipe, and it’s definitely not rocket surgery. 1) Choose your signal’s source. The e a s ie s t is a ra dio s ta tion s tre a me d from your c ompute r (though I us e d my U K -tune d satellite decoder instead because I just love making life difficult
for myself). 2) Buy any one of the dozens of tiny personal FM transmitters offe re d on Am azon and el sewhere, the kind normally plugged into a smartphone to play music through t he car r adi o. Pl ug i t straight into the computer’s headphone socket. (If yo u do pr ef er m y m or e challenging decoder route, you’ll need something like a SCART [or RCA plugs] to 3.5 mm stereo jack socket adapter, plus a common 3.5 m m m al e- t o- f em al e stereo extension cable). 4) Choose an empty channel on the transmitter so as not to obliterate your neighbours’ favourite Spanish station. 5) Fire up your radio source and the transmitter, pick up any FM radio, tune it to the chosen frequency. And bingo, there’s Britain’s unofficial second national anthe m e v er y weekday at t wo. Dum-ti-dum-ti-dum-ti-dum, dumti-dum-ti-daah-dum….
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London calling FINDING an FM transmitter rather than Bluetooth is becoming trickier but they are available, like the one shown here, at around €10. Running it constantly will hammer the batteries, but rechargeable units can normally be left plugged into a power source. The audio plug goes directly into your computer’s headphone socket. If you decide to use a decoder instead you’ll need a 3.5 mm stereo cable with a male plug at one end to go into that SCART adapter mentioned earlier, and a female socket at the other to take the transmitter’s audio jack. Run an internet search for ‘Hama SCART adaptor’ (other brands are available, most around €10), and although this is an equal-opportunity column, do make sure you get the male one.
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Marjorie Prime So B. It The Layover That's Not Me Blade Runner 2049 Please Stand by Anon: Special So B. It The Layover Two best friends compete for the affections of a handsome stranger when their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning. Blade Runner 2049 Dazzling sequel to Ridley Scott's sci-fi noir masterpiece, starring Ryan Gosling as an LAPD officer who unearths a long-buried secret That's Not Me The Land American Satan Marjorie Prime
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TV COUCH CRITIC by Adam Whalley-Lewis SO, the 2018 World Cup has started and I’m sure fans of the beautiful game will already have their viewing schedules planned over the next month. England kick off their campaign on Monday against Tunisia and Spain take on Portugal tomorrow (Friday), followed by Iran on Wednesday and Morocco on June 25. I think those Eurovision flags might put in an appearance over the next couple of weeks. BBC and ITV are sharing the coverage from Russia, the BBC have the first English and Spanish games. As promised last week, I’ve been catching up on Versailles, which is back for a third, and has rumour has it, final series on BBC2 on Mondays. This isn’t a show for historical buffs or for anyone who doesn’t like an obscene amount of nudity and frolicking in their dramas. They can’t
keep their clothes on for goodness sake and I’m sure the Sun King’s palace would have been chilly, Versailles isn’t on the Costas after all. But this is a lavish production with plot turns, sweeping hair, tights and frock coats, and that’s just the men. When the women can keep their clothes on, it’s all big hair, heaving bosoms and beauty spots. Have I sold it to you yet? Series three sees the King’s brother Philippe return to court with ill-gotten treasure, in this case less Spanish gold and more the defeated Emperor Leopold. Louis eventually finishes building the Palace, but there is revolt in the air from the local peasants. The peasants keep their clothes on and don’t have to heave anything. They are simply there to revolt and be revolting. Look out for Matthew McNulty playing a soldier who mends shoes (I’ve no idea either) and whose family seem to be from a suburb of Paris somewhere in North Yorkshire! You can’t have missed that ITV2 are showing Love Island every day for what looks like the longest run in the history of the show. There are
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DASHING: Matthew McNulty plays a soldier in Versailles. very few reasons to watch, although the villa where all the action happens is in Mallorca, just outside Sant Llorenc des Cardassar. The beautiful
young participants wear less clothing than anyone in Versailles, but I have to say don’t look in the least bit cold, that’s the Spanish sun for you.
Caroline Flack is your host, whilst Iain Stirling narrates the action. You don’t need to watch to keep up with what’s going on, just picture a hot tub, sunshine and pretty boys and girls running about with very little on, bitching about each other. OK, you guessed, I’m a fan. Only kidding, well... If you need to get away from the football or clothing optional shows, there are lots to pick from, with most of my favourites currently on Netflix. If you can ignore his head being too big for his body and the ill-fitting trousers, Designated Survivor sees Kiefer Sutherland playing a politician propelled to the US Presidency when most of the American government are killed. It’s a gritty, political drama and worth a binge session. If you get a cloudy week (unlikely, I know) Suits is also one to seek out. We all know a certain new Duchess is one of the stars, but this legal drama is so much more than Meghan. And finally, bit of a curve ball, You Me Her is an American/Canadian comedy about a suburban couple who, well, you get the picture, three isn’t a crowd.
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How to get through to Boris the pranksters’ way Nora Johnson
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HEARD about the hoax call that duped Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson into talking to a man he thought was the Armenian prime minister for 18 minutes? During the phone conversation Boris was asked about the Salisbury poisoning and how to deal with President Putin. He’s just the latest victim of two Russian pranksters who previously called Sir Elton John in the guise of Mr Putin, and who also convinced President Erdogan of Turkey he was speaking to his Ukrainian counterpart. Well, this won’t be the first - or the last prank call. There was, reportedly, an incident over 20 years ago when a radio presenter from Quebec managed to get through to the Queen claiming to be the Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien. Her Majesty thus appeared live on a radio programme, demonstrating an excellent
BORIS BLUFFED: The UK Foreign Secretary was tricked by an impersonator. grasp of Quebec politics, in fluent French! Clearly this isn’t - for once - a lapse by Boris, but rather a security breach by his aides in not adequately vetting calls put through to him. I’d suggest he uses the same automated systems that most of the companies in the UK use and then these pranksters would never get through or simply hang up in the process! Maybe an automated system like the following: 1. If you want to discuss the latest faux pas of Mr Johnson, please press 1.
2. If you want to discuss our worldclass, leading-edge strategy: ‘Taking Back Control,’ please press 2. 3. If you want our Three Brexiteers to appear at your next stag do, please press 3. 4. If you want to discuss the UK’s foreign relations, you are held in a queue of 250,000. 5. If you want to discuss or offer a free trade deal (however unilateral), forward the contract clearly marked where to sign. 6. If you want to discuss Mr Johnson’s next attempt at getting fired or staging a coup, please call 007. ‘Buffoon Boris’ is a featherweight, a blundering featherweight, in a heavyweight contest. Get him out of the ring before he does any more damage. Please! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
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LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they use ‘Proceso Monitorio’? I am the president of our urbanisation. We have two owners who do not pay the community fees and give no response to the administration. For each of the properties the debt is now more than €20,000. We are taking the necessary court actions to obtain embargoes on the two properties. One of our members has read an article which refers to the ‘proceso monitorio’ as a means of asking the court to order payment or even a forced sale of the property within three months to cover the debt. It is particularly the aspect of forced sale which attracts our interest. A M (Costa del Sol) The ‘ Proceso David Searl Monitorio’ is a You and the Law sort of smal l cl ai ms in Spain court procedure which can be usef ul i n some cases. Unfortunately, for any debt over €6,000 it turns out to be almost the same procedure as a normal court case. It appears that you have already gone to court to claim the debt in a normal proceeding, so you are doing the right thing, even if it takes a long time in the over-loaded Spanish courts.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
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Down 1 Hold off being freed in error (5) 2 By the end of December, any red sort of fox (7) 3 Rise late, panic and be the first to arrive (8)
4 Assistant put in the wrong dye (6) 5 Fire container (4) 6 A falsehood pointed to a foreigner (5) 7 Supposed it's erupted at sea (7) 12 To scrap plane is not unusual (8) 13 Refunds are best when resolved (7)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
15 The deacon tends to demonstrate deal (7) 16 Church area making capital hot (6) 18 Left one recipe for a solitary sole (5) 20 Avoid a western city (5) 21 Stupid cats flee (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 12 represents T and 18 represents H, so fill in T every time the figure 12 appears and H every time the figure 18 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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Cryptic Across 1 Giggles start to interrupt dreadful sad song (5) 4 Hopelessness I spread about (7) 8 Head of flower, partly developed, that catches insects (7) 9 Primate uniting church with devil (5) 10 Practical folks damaged the saltires (8) 11 Join knight outside in turn (4) 13 Salad vegetable which is hard to chop up (6) 14 Received hot stuff - crossed swords (6) 17 Bighead, is elderly, yet daring (4) 19 Need break after quick bound (8) 22 Pick-me-up that's too nice not to finish (5) 23 Alternatively, some of Britain’s tea drinkers (7) 24 Withdraw because of a very minor injury (7) 25 For example, brown back or elbow (5)
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Across 1 Meet at a point (5) 4 Hold firmly (5) 7 Asylum (9) 8 friendly nation (4) 10 Strong and sharp (5) 13 Proprietor (5) 14 Money, goods or services owed by one person to another (4) 17 Come upon, as if by accident (9) 19 Spend thoughtlessly (5) 20 Slightly intoxicated (5)
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Across 1 Lamer (4) 3 Scoreboard (8) 9/6 Toothpaste (5,2,7) 10 Barrer (5) 11 Cansado (5) 12 Oil (6) 14 Carnation (6) 16 Sad (6) 19 Marble (6) 21 Short (length) (5) 24 Lino (ropa) (5) 25 Mop (for floor) (7) 26 Asterisco (8) 27 Eastern (side, part) (4)
Down 1 Relaxed and unconcerned (6) 2 Possess (3) 3 Badger's burrow (4) 4 Quick look (6) 5 Whenever (7) 6 Written agreement between two states or sovereigns (4) 9 Anarchic (7) 11 Free from harm or evil (6) 12 Robust (6) 15 Be informed or assured of (4) 16 Fair, impartial (4) 18 Extreme end of something (3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Lápiz de labios (8) 2 To sew (5) 4 Bees (6) 5 Swan (5) 6 See 9 Across 7 Maduro (4) 8 Silla de montar (6) 13 Limonada (8) 15 En contra de (7) 17 Cohete (6) 18 Acantilados (6) 20 Smaller (in size) (5) 22 Habitaciones (5) 23 Pan (pot) (4)
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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 P) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
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1 Faroles, 5 Socks, 8 Robin, 9 Gerente, 10 Enemigo, 11 Which, 12 Grueso, 14 Manner, 17 Helar, 19 Bruises, 21 Lechuga, 22 Spoon, 24 Style, 25 Nearest.
Down: 1 Fur, 2 Roble, 3 Lentils, 4 Siglos, 5 Screw, 6 Cancion, 7 Shepherds, 10 Eggshells, 13 Unlucky, 15 Apuesta, 16 Obtain, 18 Route, 20 Stone, 23 Net.
1 Spliced, 5 Shear, 8 Revenue, 9 Ogres, 10 Palma, 11 Rapture, 12 Erupts, 14 Talent, 17 Dictate, 19 Rheas, 22 Wheat, 23 Reading, 24 Doric, 25 Sleuths.
Down: 1 Scrap, 2 Level, 3 Contact, 4 Dreary, 5 Sloop, 6 En route, 7 Rosiest, 12 Endowed, 13 Unclear, 15 Airfare, 16 Hearts, 18 Aztec,20 Exist, 21 Sagas.
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Primarily, you are wanting to see some appreciation. That is understandable given the efforts that you have made. Do not be annoyed, however, if it is a while coming yet. Others are not always as well tuned in as you. If necessary, use a go-between discreetly to make sure of progress.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Increased activity in your love life means less time to really concentrate on business. Make sure that priority financial matters are dealt with. Not doing so will see you kicking yourself later on. A close relationship is going well. There’s no reason to wonder why, the charm offensive is obviously working.
Relatives issue words of warning but they have only your best interests at heart.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Opposing opinions on a matter close to your heart see you hesitating. There is nothing wrong with asking for advice. The chances are that you know someone who has already been through your situation. Don’t let pride make you miss out on a solution.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Not everything in the garden is rosy but you are made of strong stuff. Your conviction that something is right helps you in discussions. Support given to a loved one may be misguided, especially if it is a huge financial gamble.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20)
LA PRIMITIVA
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
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Across: 1 Curate, 4 Spread, 9 Abstain, 10 Ocean, 11 Toys, 12 Delicate, 14 Handy, 16 Cider, 20 Agitated, 21 Cage, 24 Evade, 25 Examine, 26 Siesta, 27 Reject.
Down: 1 Chaste, 2 Risky, 3 Thaw, 5 Prohibit, 6 Elevate, 7 Dinner, 8 Under, 13 Adjacent, 15 Agitate, 17 Bakers, 18 Rebel, 19 Repeat, 22 Alike, 23 Fake.
CODE BREAKER
Keeping an eye on your health is particularly important at the moment. Because you have been active, it could be that you need to give yourself a bit of time. Pampering and just plain relaxing are all going to stand you in good stead during the coming week.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a time to enjoy the present and look forward to the future. Don’t forget, along the way, to congratulate yourself for all that you have achieved in the last year. Sometimes you do not blow your own trumpet and people appreciate you in a quiet way.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Opening your mind to a new idea has convinced you that it is time for a change in direction. This is such a time, but not all changes will be permanent. Give yourself a way out of any situation this week. Using your tact and charm, it will require only a little application to please everyone.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Improvising within a new business situation may not give you the perfect answer to a problem. What it will do, however, is give you an insight into the way others live. Until now, your approach to life may have been a little onesided.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) An appetite for something new means that you tread unknown ground. It’s an exciting time when you may find it easier to do things alone. This does not mean you have to feel alone as others can be told of your progress.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Part of being ‘you’ is your independent mind. Some may try to change that this week. Why would someone want to make you more dependent on them? Could it be that they feel insecure? Giving reassurance may be all that is needed. We all feel the need for appreciation.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A recent holiday has set your mind racing. This being a romantic time means that you can get a little over-excited. Your romance may not be set to last but you should fully enjoy it nonetheless.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Trying to be everything to all people is tiring. No one knows this more than you. Give yourself a little time and space this week because it will make a great difference to your spirits.
QUIZ: UNDER THE WEATHER 1. Brontophobia is a morbid fear of which dramatic weather phenomenon? 2. From Spanish for ‘the little boy’, what name is given to a periodic large-scale warming of the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, especially off the coast of Peru and Ecuador, associated with extreme meteorological phenomena in the Pacific region? 3. In which year was TIROS I, the first successful low-Earth orbital weather satellite, launched? (± two years) 4. Released in September 1982, what was the title of the Weather Girls only UK hit single? 5. What name is given to a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity, often associated with thunderstorms? 6. What name is given to the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather?
7. Which actor played the television weatherman, Phil Connors in the 1993 comedy film Groundhog Day? 8. Which famous 1970s UK number one hit single contains the lines ‘Thunderbolt and lightning, Very, very frightening me’? 9. Which fictional superhero character from Marvel Comics’ X-Men, has the psionic ability to manipulate weather patterns over vast areas? 10. Which international scale of wind force, named after the English admiral and naval hydrographer who devised it, ranges from from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)? Not a lot of people know that... the fastest a raindrop can fall is 18 mph (29 km/h)
Answers: 1. THUNDER (astraphobia is a morbid fear of thunder and lightning), 2. EL NIÑO, 3. (April 1) 1960 (accept 1958 to 1962), 4. IT’S RAINING MEN, 5. CUMULONIMBUS, 6. METEOROLOGY, 7. BILL MURRAY, 8. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, 9. STORM, 10. BEAUFORT SCALE.
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No matter be it humble here’s home AS I opened the lid of our bottle bank I was amazed to see a wasp busily making its home it’s still there working away in its rubbish house, at least until the bin is emptied! Then it will probably have to buzz off. Tom Gibson, Costa Blanca
Waiting time I HAVE received a bill of €4,700 for external repairs to the building that has finally been almost completed, but still not quite right to move in, although it was started in 2005. It’s not only me that has to pay, but to wait eight years to obtain the building li-
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I LOVE living here on the coast... wonderful weather, most of the time, meet so many interesting people... wonderful food. But, what is it with the Spanish? They seem to obey no laws. From the former prime minister being caught up in corruption/bribery scandal to the lady mayor of Madrid, eventually resigning when caught on camera apparently shoplifting! The president of our community is in the same position. I know the idea of democracy is still relatively new to Spain... post Franco, 1974? On the roads it is anarchy... Is it the national hobby to disobey traffic signs? Just returning from the supermarket, the traffic signs clearly show the direction of flow... but no, every other Spanish registered car (not rented) was determined to go in the other direction! I know I am a ‘grumpy old Englishman’ but am I alone in having this problem? Michael Colin, Estepona
BUSY WASP: It’s not just ants that work hard.
cence from Elche Council is another joke. I really wouldn’t mind if the building was old, but now 13 years in and I’m still having dramas. I now wish that I hadn’t bought in Spain, but been like many others who sold and now rent. I’m sick of property problems. Paul Butler, Elche
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Con and pro Leapy I AM normally a great advocate of your column and agree with a majority of your views. Unfortunately your latest subject has left me angry and disappointed. I am a retired 30-year police officer who spent time in uniform and as a de-
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‘Aggressive’ passenger banned for life They shouldn’t let people board if they are intoxicated. They should also take away their ‘duty free’ bottles. Eileen Hanworth
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Make it a criminal offence, heavy fines plus all costs involved. Ban for life. Why should flight staff have to put up with this behaviour? Why too should French police have to deal with these ignorant louts? Chris Symington
Not entirely Bill, big insurance payouts are also to force the industry involved to make sweeping safety improvements to avoid further big losses. Matt Silver
Yup and it should work like the pub blackwatch scheme and their details handed to all the other airlines so they can’t fly with them either. Andrew Fitzgerald
Scot OAP spends birthday trapped in Spain
Good don’t need this behaviour, make it clear it will not be tolerated. Val Anderson
€17.2 million compensation for crushed hand How can anyone justify that, if she had carried on working for the rest of her life she wouldn’t earn anything like that amount, which is what compensation is for. Bill Newall
He received excellent treatment, the doctors maybe even saved his leg and this family is whining over a language barrier? Utter arrogance, that is all I want say about this. They could have complained about the heat on top of that to round it up. Show some gratitude instead. Peter Sauer
Uber begins operating on the Costa del Sol
This is typical, no thanks or acknowledgment of a job well done. All the hospitals have interpreters, but they are there to interpret medical and welfare matters. I wonder how many British hospital, or Scottish ones have multilingual interpreters. People like this make my blood boil. Kathryn Ramsden
I used Uber a lot in the UK because to be honest they were miles chesper than black taxis but looking this morning at the cost of fares of destinations I use regularly, here in Calahonda I’m seeing it as a lot cheaper to use the local taxi company.. eg Calahonda to La Cala cost us 1011€ , Uber quoting 13.75€ - big difference... just something to keep in mind Mr and Mrs Holidaymaker. Señor Simon and Dee
You couldn’t drag me back to the UK if I was ill, Spanish hospitals all day long. A friend of mine who lives here broke her leg in the UK visiting her family and was TRAPPED over there, that’s even worse but she didn’t whinge. Kaye Jane Riley
About TIME, taxis here are a rip off, cost me €10 before I even got off my urbanisation the other day as I needed picked up and I’m on the border with Marbella and Mijas and I was crossing over it straight away. Matt Silver
tective in the Metropolitan Police. Your article in some respects is wholly inaccurate and portraying what is one of the hardest jobs any person could undertake. Addressing your points on reality shows, I have to say my wife makes me watch them. The shows themselves follow officers in real time. I and my colleagues have given access to the media on occasions, and I don’t recall after kicking a door in or questioning a subject getting a director shout ‘take two!’ The programmes highlight the type of work and people they have to deal with. The thing that encourages these idiots is the courts handing them such paltry punishments. After all the police are racist, homophobic and every other ist and phobic that can be thrown at them. The poor female officer subjected to the behaviour at Notting Hill was part of the usual order from above, ‘Don’t arrest anyone, it might kick off.’ If you want to have an opinion, it is good to have done some research and at least have some facts at your fingertips. Dave, Porto Petro.
Gone too far Leapy, ONCE again you’ve hit the nail on the head and vocalised what I have been thinking about these police shows for a long time. Every time some skank sees a fellow criminal on TV abusing the police and behaving like an ass, then getting no more than a slap on the wrist, it will just encourage him to do the same. Why respect the law if doing so makes no difference to your sentence? For me though one of the worst things about those cop shows is seeing the huge amount of effort the police put into apprehending some violent idiot who then resists arrest, screams and swears, and lies about his details, and at the end the announcer says ‘no charges were brought.’ How about the resisting arrest and telling lies? No, just a ‘don’t do it again, son’ and be on your way. If that doesn’t encourage criminals and general disrespect and bad behaviour towards the police, what will? Problem is, the liberals would scream human rights the minute they said anything that might offend the criminal, so I guess they have to be careful. But I feel it has gone too far if those TV shows are any guide. Angus Silvie, Torre del Mar
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IT appears that eating too many eggs a day is an old wives tale after all. Recent research in China has debunked the myth and studies instead suggest that eating at least one egg a day may reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. Of course, it is widely known that eggs are an important aspect of a healthy diet. They are one of nature’s most nutritious foods containing Vitamins A, D, B and B12, and high levels of protein. Eggs also contain lutein and zeaxanthin
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Clucking great news that can help prevent eye damage in old age. This is welcome news for the egg industry after years of bad press in which eggs have been linked to salmonella as well as cholesterol levels.
However, concerns about cholesterol levels in eggs have also been widely dispelled, with findings suggesting that this has more to do with how the eggs are cooked (fried
in oil, for example) than the actual egg itself. Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Dietetic Association said that “people shouldn’t be frightened of eating too many eggs.” The only concern with
EGG-TASTIC: Recent findings come as welcome news for the egg industry.
eating too many, is that too much protein is being digested and this can put a strain on people’s kidneys. However, don’t think that you can keep yourself in tip-top shape simply by downing some eggs. Experts in the study stressed that egg consumption needs to be part of a healthy lifestyle if any benefit is to be reaped.
HEALTH & BEAUTY SUGAR is a natural component of food like fruits and vegetables, but eating too much of it comes with consequences. We are now a lot more aware of the risks of too many sweets, but there are still plenty of myths about sugar and what it does to us. The industry has long denied that it plays any role in chronic disease, but research suggests otherwise. Studies have connected excessive consumption with memory loss, high blood pressure, heart disease, cavities and weight gain. Most people could eat less sugar, less often. However, quitting sugar completely is unlikely to improve your health. Some sugar-free diets encourage people to cut out foods s u c h a s f r u i t a n d d a i r y, without evidence to support their exclusion. But whole fruit is a great source of fructose as well as other essential minerals and vitamins. However, research does show that reducing your intake of sugar in drinks such as coffee, tea
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Not so sweet and fizzy drinks does have a p o s i t i v e e ff e c t o n y o u r health. So, if you want to start somewhere, this is the place.
T h i s d o e s n ’t m e a n t h a t you can’t enjoy the sugarlike flavour that you have come to love. Sugar substitutes such as raw honey or
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GOOD GUM: A chewing gum a day might keep the doctor away.
Exercising your jaw A LTH O U G H ba nne d in Singa pore , ma ny pe ople love c he w ing gum w hils t going about their daily business. For s ome it’s a ha bit, whilst others love the range of juicy flavours that certain gums can offer. But most won’t have rea lis e d tha t c he w ing gum whilst you walk could help you to lose weight.
Accor di ng t o new r esearch, when you chew gum you act ual l y wal k f ast er whi ch i n t ur n m eans t hat your body burns more calories. Wal ki ng f ast er al so i ncr eases your hear t r at e which is another important factor in losing weight. The study, from Waseda University in Tokyo, was t he f i r st t o l ook at how
chewi ng gum aff ect s t he body whi l st wal ki ng. Al l previous studies had set out to discover how it impacts the body whilst resting. The research team which presented the findings at the recent European Congress of Obesity in Vienna concluded that: “chewing gum whi l e wal ki ng aff ect s a num ber of physi cal and physiological functions in m en and wom en of al l ages.” This is welcome news for the chewing gum industry and not the first time that chewing gum has been associated with health benefits. Pr evi ous st udi es have found that chewing gum on a regular basis can help to r educe st r ess and pr ot ect your teeth from plaque and decay.
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Beat the bite this summer BURNING PAIN: Important to take care of your feet.
On the right foot WITH temperatures heating up, the season to ditch your socks and boots for sandals and flip-flops is here. However, experts say thousands of women could face crippling problems by wearing the wrong shoe size during the summer months. Many women have no idea that their summer shoes should be at least half a size bigger than their winter ones to cope with hot, swollen feet and to prevent blisters. Consultant Podiatrist Emma Supple says “Throughout winter we ignore our feet, we never look at them and we neglect them badly. So when we finally take our
socks off, our feet are really prone to debilitating blisters when we wear sandals and flip-flops. When we then wear the wrong size shoes it is a recipe for a foot disaster.” While anyone can have a mishap when it comes to foot pain, it’s important to take extra care if you have certain foot health conditions. Plantar fasciitis, bunions, and various complications related to diabetes can all feel worse in the sweltering heat. By protecting your feet with the right summer shoes, many foot health problems can be avoided or at least lessened.
AS everyone prepares for the holiday season, health authorities are urging holidaymakers to use repellents. This c ome s a s a ggre s s ive tiger mosquitos capable of carrying Zica, Dengue and Chikungunya fever have been found in parts of Europe. With the invasive insect active a c ros s the c ontinent, authorities in s e ve ra l Europe a n countries have been urging travellers to be vigilant from May to September. M a ny tra ve lle rs to short haul destinations believe ‘the insects there don’t carry diseases.’ Research has shown that a staggering 63 per cent of the 20.72 million holidaymakers who travel to Europe do not use insect repellent and 23 per cent of short-haul travellers believe ‘there are no biting insects’ at their destination. In addition, 16 per cent don’t purchase insect repellent until their arrival. However, public health authorities have been urging holidaymakers to use
BUZZ OFF: Tiger mosquitoes are spreading across Europe.
anti-mosquito sprays and wear long sleeved clothing and trousers. The symptoms of Chikungunya inc lude s e ve re j oi nt pai n, f ever, headaches, weeping eyes and a rash, with similar symptoms for Zeka and dengue fever. The disease is often mild
and healthy adults may not notice any symptoms at all. If you are hesitant about spraying a chemical-based insect repellent on your skin, there are some natural alternatives that you can purchase or make yourself at home. These include waterbased mixes which include Lemon Eu-
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by John Smith SPAIN has become a major hot spot (in more ways than one) for open air summer music festivals. It now attracts young and not so young people from across the country and indeed much of Europe who flock to see international stars perform. The following is a general list of some of the largest festivals and is by no means complete but at least gives an idea of where some of the best music with a very different range of music, genre and artist performing will be taking place. Almost to be expected, Barcelona and Madrid are two of the busiest cities to host festivals, but in fairness there is something going on across the country and this doesn’t take into account bands who play one off open air gigs at the various fairs and fiestas around the country. Sónar, Barcelona, June 14 to 16 This is very much an electronic music festival which is now in its 25th year with headliners Gorillaz and Thom Yorke joined by a host of up and coming musicians including a large contingent from Africa. Download Festival Madrid, June 28, 29 and 30 Held at the Caja Mágica this is the event of
DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL: This could be Ozzy’s last gig in Spain.
the season for metal heads with performances from 54 artists including headline acts Guns ‘n Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest and Marilyn Manson. Weekend Beach Festival, Torre del Mar, July 4 to 7 Now in its fifth year, the Beach Festival offers a wide selection of different music ranging from The Offspring to Jimmy Cliff via DJ David Guetta and Spanish rocker Bunbury. Bilbao BBK, July 12 to 14 This event in the Basque Country mixes pop-
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rock and more indie bands and welcomes the Gorillaz, Florence and the Machine and Childish Gambino. Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, July 12 to 14 In competition with BBK, Mad Cool boasts crowd pleasers Pearl Jam, Arctic Monkeys and Queens of the Stone Age as well as a selection of underground bands and electronic music. Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Valencia, July 19 to 22 This well-established festival sees a plethora of top bands including The Killers, Pet Shop
Boys and Liam Gallagher play through the night on the beach. Benidorm Low Festival, July 27, 28 and 29 Although featuring mainly Spanish bands, the two big names from the UK announced so far are the Chemical Brothers and Biffy Clyro. Arenal Sound, Valencia, July 31 to August 5 Close to Benicassim, the town of Borriana, has another beachside festival and with nearly a week of festivities attracts a large number of party goers with attractions including Crystal Fighters, The Vamps and Steve Aoki. DGTL Barcelona, August 10 and 11 This somewhat specialist festival brings Dutch Techno Festival to Barcelona so if thumping sounds at potentially the hottest part of the year turn you on then get ready to rave. MTV Gibraltar Calling, September 21 and 22 Since last year, the annual festival has been associated with MTV and offers a mixed line up of current stars such as Stormzy, Rag’n’Bone Man and Rita Ora alongside vintage rockers such as the Boomtown Rats and Sweet. There are also regular concert runs such as the Marenostrum Festival in Fuengirola which welcomes Ricky Martin and Santana and Starlight in Marbella which sees Sting and many Spanish top stars.
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NOW that the new Cirque de Soleil TOTEM show is well into its Malaga City dates, its next port of call is Alicante City where the sheer brilliance of its performers will leave audiences gasping. The event which is described as a journey into the evolution of mankind arrives in Alicante City on July 21 and runs until August 19 in the arena at the Cortijo de Torres Fairground. The show follows the human species from original amphibian state to the ultimate desire to fly. The six interlinking parts of the performance which are broken up by a number of clowns and an intermission include a pair of high flyers on trapeze, followed by an amazing Amerind dance performance by a supreme acrobat and then a pair of roller skaters also performing as Native Americans. The slightly more esoteric part of the performance called the Sparks of Life sees members of the cast appear in exotic
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TOTEM: Five incredible unicyclists. amphibian and fish like costumes cross the arena by bouncing on trampolines. Two male acrobats compete with each other on rings to a Bollywood backbeat, until a single female athlete arrives to show them how it’s done! Wearing colourful costumes inspired by the lost civilisations of South America, a team of acrobats will stun the audi-
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ence by leaping across the arena on bars in an attempt to escape earth’s gravity. Then five unicyclists will amaze as they toss metal bowls with their feet and catch them on their heads as they travel around the arena, metres above the ground. In between, the cast manage to recreate a living scene from Darwin’s Origin of the Species.
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by Andrew Harding IT is the start of summer and also the start of the barbecue season, this week and next I will include two of mine, my relatives and my friend’s favourite recipes. First of all, a few words about barbecuing. The characteristic flavour of barbecued food comes from juices and fats dripping on to the heat source creating smoke and undesirable flames (quench with a water spray) when the fats and oils catch fire. Whether the heat source is burning charcoal, an electric element, or lava rock heated by a gas flame the flavours are all the same. I have never used an electric barbecue, but have used charcoal and gas, my personal preference is for bottled gas, because it is quicker to reach the required temperature, is more controllable and it is much cheaper especially if your domestic water is heated by bottles of butane. You can use the last dregs of butane heating the barbecue instead of gambling on a
Tickets for this incredible month of circus with a complete difference start at €28 and range in price depending upon the position of the seats and whether VIP treatment is required. The website www.cirquedu soleil.com/es/espana/alicante/t otem/comprar-entradas has full details of pricing and availability of tickets.
MEATY TREATS: Home-made burgers. shower that may or may not be hot, as you rinse off the soap and shampoo. The following is my original recipe, enjoy! Andy’s ultimate beefburgers Serves 4 • 2 small onions, chopped • 3 whole garlic cloves, skinned and chopped • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 700 grammes good quality minced beef • 4 teaspoons mustard powder • 2 teaspoons black (or green) peppercorns, coarsely ground • 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Hint: I hate lettuce, tomato and gherkins added to hot burgers, this destroys both the taste and texture of all four items. I serve the burgers in a bun, spread with olive oil and placed cut side down on the grill for about a minute, until slightly toasted. Fried onion, mushroom and cheese on top of the burger takes it to a new level! Salad and gherkins should be a side dish Hint: Don’t overwork the beef when mixing with the other
• 3 whole beef stock cubes, crumbled • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1. Fry onions in olive oil until golden, add garlic and continue to fry until cooked through, place to one side to cool and then liquidise in a blender. 2. Add to ground beef together with all the other ingredients, mix by hand until mixed thoroughly. 3. Leave in fridge for two hours in a covered bowl. 4. Using kitchen roll and a cheap cooking oil, coat the barbecue grill plates with a thin film of oil to prevent food from sticking. Light the barbecue, when hot, take a tangerine size piece of beef mix and flatten, then cook until crisp on outside and cooked on inside (or, pink if you prefer and you trust the source of the meat to avoid foodpoisoning), put to one side and keep warm. If you want cheeseburgers, place thinly sliced cheese on top of the almost-cooked burgers and pull the hood down on the barbecue and leave until the cheese has melted. 5. Serve
ingredients, the texture of the beef, as well as its flavour, needs to be just right. Most propriety burgers fail on all counts, but especially on texture. Hint: Liquidising the onion/garlic is not essential provided they are finely chopped. Tip: Peppercorns need to be freshly ground, when bought finely ground it loses flavour very quickly.
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Lighting u EVERY year, the city of Alicante thrills to the noise of burning bonfires and huge volleys of fireworks during the festival of St John the Baptist (San Juan). It is one of the most important events in the city’s diary and has been officially declared to be of International Tourist Interest and its origins lie in the tradition of burning unloved objects at the time of the arrival of the summer solstice. Although there are a number of minor celebrations in the run up to the festival, the main events start next Wednesday and runs until June 29, the feast day of Saint Peter. It is a true festival of fire, including events such as the proclamation (The Pregón), the setting up of the bonfires (the Plantà), the procession of the effigies (Cabalgata del Ninot), parades and processions in different parts of the city with the main event taking place on June 24, the feast day of Saint John Baptist, when a host of large statues made of cardboard and wood are set alight. To coincide with the festival and running a little before and after, are six days of bullfighting at the Alicante bullring which will no doubt attract some protests from those who oppose the entire concept, but will equally at-
One of the firework displays. tract a number of Spanish visitors. Once the main celebrations are over, there will be a fireworks competition on Coco beach which runs from Monday June 25 for five nights with different companies taking part on a nightly basis. The importance of this event should not be underestimated especially as the City Council expects up to one million visitors to attend the
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various events, bringing in very useful amounts of money to local business.
A major bonfire. Such a large influx of visitors however does present a number of potential problems especially when one considers the number of things that could go wrong with bonfires and fireworks around the city. The council however is working closely with the Police and Fire departments in order to ensure that all visitors enjoy the events and are kept safe.
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Classics with a twist CERTAINLY to look at him, it would be a little difficult to imagine that Ara Malikian is a virtuoso classical violinist but he is that and much more. The Lebanese/Spanish musician has released 26 solo albums over his career, the bulk of which are classical in style but over the years he has created his own sound. Last year, he supported Sting in Fuengirola and is currently on tour with a band that boasts drums, guitar, viola, cello, double bass and Indian percussion. This Saturday sees him perform at the Auditorium Parque de la Rotonda in Elche with tickets costing €35 plus commission from https://ara-malikian-elche-2018.eventbrite.es.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow FOLLOWING the success of the resurrection of Welcome to Sweetville, the next show from Networks Theatre will be Romeo and Juliet which has already started rehearsal. This will be the 100th show produced by the Theatre and 75 students from the Networks English Studies academy are participating divided into two groups. They will each prepare an identical show in just three short weeks. There will be eight performances in all over two days, Thursday June 21 and Friday June 22 with tickets costing €7 for adults and €4 for students but it should be noted that the performances are for students and families only. After the summer break they’ll be back with a new season of shows. Already announced for November will be their 17th pantomime Dick Whittington and his Cat! This show, written and directed by Nick Moore, tells the story of Dick as he travels to London with his best friend Fluffy the cat. With his mother Dame Winifred Whittington in tow he’s convinced the streets are paved with gold. Packed with brilliant songs and choreography, side-splitting comedy and laughter the Networks’ pantomime is always a guaranteed great night out.
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Group A rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet. Visit their website www.networksthe atre.com to keep in touch with all that is going on at the permanent home for English-speaking theatre in Calle San Agustín 25, Orihuela, For those who didn’t make all of the shows, the book that commemorates the centenary is available for a limited time
only in every Networks English Studies office (Calle San Agustín, 25, Calle La Huerta, 9 and Calle Reyes Católicos, 1). Priced at just €12, this limited edition book is a wonderful souvenir packed with memories from both of their theatres during the group’s 19year history.
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PALMA SPRINGS UP: The city is enjoying a boom in popularity and development.
west down the coast to Puerto Andratx, as well as a string of resorts that are investing mil-
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to achieve a garden on the walls and in open spaces. The value of a hanging basket is that they can be placed to use space that otherwise is not used. On a balcony they can be placed to provide shade in summer instead of using blinds by making a row of baskets that capture the sun so that the balcony stays shaded. In winter they can be taken down to allow more of the sunlight to warm the zone. The flexibility of hanging baskets makes them very versatile to always have the best flowering plants on display in prominent positions so that your hanging garden always looks its best. There is also the advantage of growing a wider range of different types of plants as they can be moved to shelter when adverse conditions prevail. The choice of plants will depend, to a degree, on the time you can devote to your plants. Hanging baskets do need attention as they need regular watering and occasional feeding with liquid nutrients to stay healthy. Succulents and low water use plants
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the next year. Hanging baskets are not really for larger growing plants or plants with a long life expectancy as the pot size will limit growth and the soil can become depleted of nutrients quicker than garden grown plants. They may seem to need frequent attention but the work is not heavy or difficult and does not require much bending. So placing them at a good height suitable for your care is important to make care easier. The right container is important. There is a great variety of different types available. Ceramic pots give a good choice to select from. Some ceramic pots
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PEDRO SANCHEZ, Spain’s latest president, immediately took advantage of the Partido Popular’s disarray following the Gurtel verdicts by calling for a vote of no confidence in Mariano Rajoy. That it succeeded, thanks to Podemos, the Basque nationalists and the Catalan secessionists flummoxed everyone. The motion had little chance of prospering and everybody said Sanchez should have gone along with a general election, but that was the last thing he wanted. Sanchez only entered the national parliament in 2009 and 2013 by default when others ahead of him on the PSOE voting list renounced their seats. As party leader he led the party to its worst-ever defeats in 2015 and 2016 and has consistently repelled PSOE voters although not the paidup party members who twice handed him the primaries. That’s why Sanchez, who looks so imposing but has until now sounded so unconvincing, couldn’t risk a general election.
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Sidling in through back door He has sidled into the Moncloa palace through the back door on a vote of no but would he have won a general election? Not an earthly.
Peor imposible THE Spanish nationalists, who can be found in all of Spain’s political parties, were not happy that Pedro Sanchez accepted the support of the Catalan secessionists to become president.
They were even less happy that he promised dialogue or - heaven forbid - negotiation. It’s not accidental that Catalan secessionism began to gather momentum once Rajoy became president in 2011 and instead of seeking a political solution turned the problem into a colossal court case. Dialogue and consensus are the only way out of the Catalan labyrinth and these are what Sanchez is promising. His work will be cut out for him,
with only 85 PSOE MPs in the national parliament, but at least things can’t get any worse in Cataluña than they were with Rajoy.
June 1 when Rajoy was given his marching orders, but is already throwing a wobbler. Sanchez, who intends to govern alone, has not brought Podemos into the government and Iglesias warned: “If we aren’t partners, we’re the Opposition.” Felipe VI didn’t look ecstatic when he signed Pedro Sanchez’s SOON-TO-BE-FATHER Pablo Iglenomination as president, but perhaps sias, he of the he was reflecting that Spain’s is a €600,000 pad, constitutional monarchy and it’s just looked ecstatic on a job, really. But Pedro Sanchez who drove a stake into the heart of the PSOE and split it down the middle with his ‘No means no’ refusal to give the presidency to Mariano Rajoy in bide his time while making life as difOctober 2016, has made ficult as possible for the PSOE and everybody happy. the Partido Popular. He has given the party Rivera, whose party helped back its hope and selfRajoy become president in Occonfidence so if you see tober 2016, knows he has lost a smiling face in the out. However much he tries street, that’s a PSOE to upstage Sanchez he revoter. Until the next genmains the understudy who MISSED OPPORTUNITY: eral election, anyway. won’t be called on to take Albert Rivera could have the starring role. won a general election.
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Waiting in the wings CIUDADANOS leader Albert Rivera might have won if a general election had been called immediately after judges censured the PP as institutionally corrupt. Rajoy knew it, too, and this knowledge was his undoing. Rivera refused to back the no-confidence vote because Pedro Sanchez had the support of the Basque nationalists (bad) and the Catalan secessionists (infinitely worse). Instead he wanted elections but must now
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CHARITIES/CHURCHES THE SPIRITUALIST CENTRE, Benijofar meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m. Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. The Divine Service, with Mediumship on Sunday 17th June will be taken by Gail Ross (UK Medium). The Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 19th June, will also be taken by Gail Ross. THE CHURCH WILL NOW BE CLOSED UNTIL SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER FOR THE SUMMER. THE MEDIUM WILL BE LINDA SHEPPARD. Contact Wendy on 965 32 3028. www.spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com New email is phoenixchurch23@gmail. com or info@spiritualistcentrebenijofar.com Identificacion Fiscal G54713789. LA SIESTA EVANGELICAL CHURCH on Urbanisation La Siesta, Torrevieja is a friendly, English speaking church. We hold services each Sunday and everyone is welcome. Our 11.15am Services are held every 2nd and 4th Sunday in the month (and 11.15 am on the 5th Sunday, if this applies.) On the 1st and 3rd Sunday’s our Services are at 9.30am. Our choir sings at our 11.15am Services and there is also a Sunday school, called Stepping Stones, on these Sundays. We welcome residents, visitors and children. For more information see our website www.lasiestaevangelicalchurch.org or telephone Pastor Keith on 666 180 108. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188. (95461) www.euroweeklynews.com
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. Englishspeaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 679 212 535; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aacostablanca.org (93323) ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric-a-brac. There is usually something there for everyone - but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 17.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja. Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996. (95455) THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 - 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co. uk (95457)
HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282). Both offices are open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Thursday (10 am to 1.30 pm) at the Hope Fellowship Church (opposite the Thursday Market site) at Avda de Justo Antonio Quesada, Urb. La Marina (Tel 615770145). We are online at www.helpvegabaja.com and also on Facebook. You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@helpvegabaja.com. We also have a 24-hour Emergency help-line which is available to both members and non-members on 966 723 733 (95456) THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca. Different International and local mediums every Sunday and Tuesday. Sunday, divine service with clairvoyance 11 am start. Tuesday, evening of clairvoyance doors open 7 o’clock for 7.30 start. Spiritual Healing is available on Sundays after service and on Thursday mornings from 10. 30 until 12. We have a development group on Tuesdays 5 until 6.30 for those interested in meditation and advancing your knowledge of spirit. Private readings are available on request. Please join us and make new friends, a warm welcome awaits you all. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665. Email, schugy54@gmail.com (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information. (95459) www.euroweeklynews.com
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CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone. Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hotmail.com (95475)
PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pi larchurch.org Reg No: 2009SG/A (95463) TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465) STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar. Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their carers. With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social
INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church. All nationalities welcome. Sunday service 11.00 a.m.; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 / 617 215 463 www.icatorrevieja.org (95476) ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664 FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@ya hoo.co.uk (95477)
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ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca. The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja. The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association, which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www.rafa.org.uk/costa-blanca (238593) THE PATIENCE LODGE No 2177 of the R.A.O.B meets every Sunday morning at the Sacko´s Bar, El Limonar near Las Siesta at 10am. We are always looking for new and lapsed members to join us. Please call Secretary Dave Tonge on 688 704 091 for further information. (253807) CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.30am. Everyone welcome at Turre Evangelical Church next to Muebles Nuñez just across form the vet. Tea, coffee and fellowship after every service. Transport can be arranged. Tel: 950 617 549 www.givinglight.com.
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MOTORING FACT PORSCHE’S first fully electric sports car has been named the Taycan, with production set to begin in 2019. The name can be roughly translated as ‘lively young horse,’ referencing the imagery at the heart of the Porsche crest, which has featured a leaping steed since 1952. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG said:
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If anyone can Taycan “Our new electric sports car is strong and dependable; it’s a vehicle that can consistently cover long distances and that epitomises freedom.” The name was announced as part of Porsche’s 70th anniversary celebrations since it started mak-
ing sports cars. It will be Porsche’s first all-electric car, and was previewed by the Mission E Concept, although the brand has been building plug-in hybrid models of some of its cars for several years. The power figures are certainly
impressive, with 592 bhp and 060mph in ‘well under ’ 3.3 seconds. Porsche is also being ambitious with its range estimates too, and claims the Taycan will be able to achieve 310 miles on a single charge.
Elsewhere, the sports car maker has committed to a €6 billion investment in electromobility - including new versions of the Taycan, electrification of its current cars, expanding production sites and developing charging infrastructure. The Taycan will also lead to 1,200 new jobs being created at a new factory for the model in Zuffenhausen, Germany.
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BMW i8 has a world-beating engine THE plug-in hybrid drive system in the BMW i8 has won its category in the world’s leading engine competition for the fourth year in succession. It won its class - for units with 1.4 litre to 1.8 litre displacement - in the International Engine of the Year Award for the fourth time in a row. The BMW i8’s drive solution came onto the market in 2014 and has topped its category in the prestigious competition every year since. It has also been the world’s highest selling plug-
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Transfer rumours Who is in, who is out, and who is most wanted in England and Spain? Arsenal are in talks to sign Sampdoria’s €25 million defensive midfielder Lucas Torriera, 22, who is playing for Uruguay at the World Cup. (Daily Mail) Real Madrid have made contact with former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas about succeeding Zinedine Zidane as manager. (Express) Fiorentina have increased the asking price of Italy international midfielder Federico Chiesa, 20, to €70 million amid interest from Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. (Talksport)
World Cup 2018: England unfazed by great expectations THE biggest sporting event on the planet begins today (Thursday) in Russia, where 32 national football teams will compete for glory and sporting immortality. England’s World Cup preparations concluded with a promising 2-0 victory over Costa Rica at Elland Road, and Gareth Southgate’s squad will approach the tournament with quiet optimism. It has been an unusually tranquil build-up for England, so far devoid of injury dramas, tabloid scandals or selection sagas. There are signs that Southgate knows the style of play he wants his team to adopt, and that he has the personnel to deliver it. Gone is the iron grip of the Fabio Capello regime, or the muddled selections and positioning of players under Hodgson. Southgate’s men were all happy to take part in an open-media session that would have been unthinkable not so long ago. WORLD number one Rafael Nadal won an incredible 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam on Sunday, putting him three behind Roger Federer’s all-time record. The Spaniard edged an intense opening set, before tightening his grip on the second with an early break of serve. Despite having cramp in the third set he somehow managed to increase the tempo, and 24year-old Thiem in his first major final, had no answer. “It’s a dream to win 11 times,” said Nadal. “I played a great match against a great player. “He is a player who pushes you to the limit.”
The England manager has talked about learning the art of ‘calm leadership’ from Euro ‘96 manager Terry Venables, and has grown visibly in his role. “Pressure is what you perceive it to be and is influenced by what you read and watch,” said Southgate. “We had some guys in from the Marines who had lost limbs. What is the pressure on us?” Southgate has a squad with plenty of youthful enthusiasm, not scarred by previous failures, and one that seems to be growing in confidence. “We are mates going to play in a World Cup, the highlight of everyone’s career,” he added. “It’s fantastic.” Spain meanwhile, tore their way through World Cup qualifying, scoring 36 goals while winning nine out of 10 games. They have also been outstanding in
friendlies, beating Belgium, France, drawing with world champions Germany and smashing Argentina 6-1. Above all, manager Julen Lopetegui has restored the excitement and joy which typified the teams that won the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, and the World Cup in 2010. This can be seen in the speed at which they recover the ball and their desire to keep searching for more goals even when the games have been won. “Most of all I’ve been impressed by the passion of the players to be a team, their desire to use their individual qualities for the collective good,” said Lopetegui. Only 11 players from the squads that flopped over the last four years have made it into the 23-man group, and linchpin Andres Iniesta will want to finish his international career on a high.
Nadal serves up 11th French Open title Nadal’s victory means that the past six Grand Slam titles have been won by either him or Roger Federer, with the next generation of players struggling to break their dominance. Nadal is only the second player in history to win the same Grand Slam 11 times after Margaret Court, who won 11 Australian Open titles between 1960 and 1973. The Spaniard had been the hot favourite to win at Roland
Garros, after warming up with three clay-court titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome. Against seventh seed Thiem he was at his destructive best. “What you have done - to win this tournament 11 times - is one of the greatest things in sport,” Thiem said to Nadal afterwards.
CLAY KING: Nadal is the greatest player ever on clay.
Barcelona left-back, Joel Lopez, 15, has agreed terms with Arsenal. (Metro) Liverpool will step up their efforts to sign Switzerland’s Stoke midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri when he returns from the World Cup. (Mirror) Credit: Photo Works/Shutterstock
LION HEARTED: The England team are calmly confident that they can make a mark.
COURTING COURTOIS: The keeper is believed to want a move to Spain. Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is reportedly ready to push hard for a summer transfer to Real Madrid this year. (Sun) Tottenham have emerged as contenders in the race for Barcelona midfielder Rafinha. (BBC) Real Madrid are preparing a €150 million bid for Lazio and Serbia midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. (ESPN) CSKA Moscow are willing to sell Arsenal target Aleksandr Golovin this summer, but are likely to demand at least €25 million for the Russian international. (Talksport) Paris St-Germain are interested in signing Chelsea’s French midfielder N’Golo Kante. (Sky Sports) Chelsea and Liverpool are set to compete for Dutch Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, 29. (Daily Mail)
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14 - 20 June 2018 BRITAIN’S Zharnel Hughes ran 9.91 seconds - the fastest time in the world this year as he went under 10 seconds for the first time in Jamaica. Only Linford Christie has ever run faster for Britain.
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quered flag was waved a lap too early, and Vettel blasted: “Tell them not to wave the flag when it’s not done.” He continued on his way to complete the 70 laps, but the race was declared at 68 laps, based on official count back rules, as a result of the mistake. World champion Hamilton was struggling with engine temperatures in the first part of
the race, which forced Mercedes into an earlier than planned pit stop. It meant the Briton lost a place to Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo at his stop, but he did manage to fend Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen off. Vettel, for whom this was a 50th career victory, said: “Perfect is a good way to describe it. To have a race like we have today is unbelievable.” Credit: @F1/Twitte
FERRARI’S Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix to retake the Championship lead, with Lewis Hamilton settling for fifth. Vettel converted pole position into a lead at the first corner, and managed to keep Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas at arm’s length throughout the race. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took third after a brave but unsuccessful attempt to pass Bottas through the first two corners. Hamilton started fourth but dropped back a place, leaving him a point behind Vettel with a third of the season gone. In a bizarre end, the che-
VICTORIOUS VETTEL: The German is a four-time F1 champion.
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DUSTIN TIME: Johnson’s win comes just before the US Open begins.
Dominant Dustin takes St Jude Classic DUSTIN JOHNSON cruised to a six-shot victory at the St Jude Classic on Sunday to regain the world number one ranking. Johnson started the day as joint leader with fellow American Andrew Putnam, and hit a four-under par 66 at TPC Southwind in Memphis.
The 33 year-old put the seal on his victory by holing from 171 yards on the 18th fairway for an eagle two. The 2016 US Open champion finished 19 under-par, six shots ahead of Putnam who started with a double-bogey on the first.
Sunday’s victory was the 18th PGA Tour win of Johnson’s career, and his first since the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii in January. Johnson had lost his number one spot to Justin Thomas last month after 64 weeks at the top of the rankings.