Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 30 August - 5 September 2018 Issue 1730

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COSTA BLANCA NORTH

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NEWS EXTRA Unfree speech A 75-YEAR-OLD man was attacked in Oliva after he criticised a group of youths with a placard in support of separatist Catalan politicians currently on remand for infringing the Constitution.

Body found AFTER a diver’s body was discovered entangled in the nets of a Cullera fishing boat, police investigating the death believe he was the owner of a parked car with tow-bar found near the shore.

Hot nights AN Alicante University study found in 2016 that there were 60 ‘tropical nights’ in Denia and 55 in the following year when the temperature did not drop below 22 degrees, compared with 20 in 1980.

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Main suspect in Dutch boy’s murder arrested 20 years on in Spanish forest THE main suspect in the 1998 murder of an 11-year-old boy at a summer camp in the Netherlands has been arrested in a Spanish forest. Jos Brech, 55, was recognised by a Dutch tourist who tipped off police after seeing a photo of the man wanted in connection with the sexual assault and murder of Nicky Verstappen. The youngster had disappeared from the Brunssumerheide nature reserve overnight on August 9, 1998. His body was found nearby the next day. He had been sexually abused before he was killed, according to police. The detainee now faces extradition to the Netherlands within a few days. Brech became the main suspect in the murder after the investigation asked 16,000 males aged 40 to 65 from Limburg, the area of the murder, to voluntarily submit to a DNA test. Among the 2,000 who turned

JOS BRECH (right): Has been arrested in connection with the murder of Nicky Verstappen (above). down the request was Jos Brech. As he had previously been questioned by police as a witness he quickly became a suspect. When Brech - said to be a survival expert who could hide out in remote locations - disappeared from the country without saying a word to his family or friends an international ar-

rest warrant was issued. Acting on information from a Dutch tourist, Spanish police arrested Brech in a forest about 50 miles from Barcelona. Originally Dutch and French police thought he may have been hiding out in the Vosges region where he owns a cabin. A search of his property allowed detectives to find DNA traces, which they say link him to the

killing of Verstappen. At the time of the murder police had launched a massive search, but the boy’s killer was never found. New techniques allowed police to garner DNA evidence from the boy’s clothes in 2008, but no matching specimen could be found - so earlier this year police asked 16,000 men to voluntarily give DNA samples.

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Fall while fleeing

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A YOUNG woman was injured after falling while running away from her partner. The couple, both Romanian, were apparently arguing and she tried to get away by sliding down a ‘light pole’ at a property in Benissano. Her 29year-old boyfriend, who is said to have been drinking, was later arrested for ‘ill-treatment.’

Aquarium vote OCEANGRAFICO VALENCIA has been voted second best aquarium in the world by users of travel search engine TripAdvisor. The attraction has risen from fourth place last year in the annual Travellers’ Choice Awards, beaten only by the Oceanario de Lisboa. The award distinguishes establishments ‘that have consistently demonstrated their excellence in hospitality.’

Donors down BLOOD donations were down for August with many people away on their annual holidays. The councillor for Health of the city council of l’Alfàs del Pi, Marisa Cortés, said it is traditionally a complicated month. Of the 31 people who showed up to give blood, 27 were accepted, four of whom were first time donors.

Step to recovery THE hospital of Denia has opened a rehabilitation unit for patients who have suffered a heart attack. In the new room, equipped with gym equipment, patients can perform moderate physical exercise, under supervision, between two or three times a week. This represents the first phase of treatment, before continuing the routines at home.

On the books THE Graull de Xabia school is to be demolished and a new one built in its place. The project, to be put out to tender, will cater for around 980 students, with two classrooms for pre-school, six for children and 12 for primary school, a gym and a 300-seat dining room with kitchen.

Red handed A BRITISH man and a Swedish national have been arrested following a robbery with force at shop in the Arenal area. The pair allegedly forced a door at 5am in the morning before fleeing with €2,500 worth of stolen goods straight into the path of waiting officers.

AUTONOMY DAY: Ceuta marks it autonomous status this Sunday.

City celebrates THIS is Roberto Pla’s aerial view of Ceuta, one of Spain’s enclaves in Africa which celebrates its Day of Autonomy this coming Sunday. Lying only 14 kilometres from Cadiz and 28 kilometres across the Strait of Gibraltar from the British territory, Ceuta has been under Spanish rule since 1668. Ceuta is one of two Spanish autonomous cities, the other being the country’s other African enclave of Melilla. The cities have more powers than those on the mainland and have days to mark their status as Spain’s Autonomous Communities (regions) do. King John I of Portugal captured Ceuta from the

Kingdom of Fez after sailing for the city on August 21, with it being conquered the next day. Ceuta’s flag is similar to that of Portugal’s capital of Lisbon and it still bears the shield of the country. Portugal formed the Iberian Union with Spain in 1580, meaning all its overseas possessions were jointly run by both countries. The Iberian Union dissolved in 1640. By 1668 Ceuta was in Spanish hands after King Afonso VI of Portugal handed it to King Carlos II of Spain under the Treaty of Lisbon. Ceuta is now part of the Andalucia region. It was attached to Cadiz Province until autonomy was granted in March 1995.

Drunk youth held on abuse charges A TEENAGER has been arrested and accused of abusing two girls aged 12 and 14 after the three of them had become intoxicated on an urbanisation in Benidoleig. All three were on holiday and the 17-year-old suspect allegedly obtained a bottle of vodka to celebrate the last day of his holiday. The group apparently got drunk

over the course of the morning and it is claimed the youth then took advantage of their condition to sexually abuse the young girls. The victim’s families became aware of the incident and reported it at the Local Police station in Pedreguer. Later that same day the Guardia Civil tracked the boy to his home in Riba-roja near Valencia.

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Forest fire aid

ONE million euros is to be allocated to help those affected by the fires that destroyed 3,000 hectares of forest in Gandia last month. Over the last few days, the Valencian government has been finalising plans and criteria for the distribution of aid. The huge blaze affected shrub, woodland and properties between the regions of Safor and Vall d’Albaida. And in order to reach more victims, it has been decided not

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to take into account the families’ incomes, something that was formerly considered when handing out aid, limiting access for many. Town councils will now manage the requests and have 45 days to prepare the list. A PostEmergency Single Office has been set up to deal with this. In the meantime, a €411,000 programme of clearing burned trees to avoid possible falls on people, homes and roads is to be carried out.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1729 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 65 local stories.

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TREASURE TROVE: Salvador Dali’s (inset) letters feature in the archive.

The art files ARCHIVISTS in Barcelona have received a trove of documents which they believe could shed new light on Spain’s 20th century avant-garde art movement. The files, which include thousands of documents from artists including painter Salvador Dali and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, belonged to the Barcelona art critic Sebastia Gasch. Many of them have never been published before. Their donation to Catalan scholars was signed off by Emili Gasch, an Economics Professor and son of the art critic and Eugenia Serra, director of the region’s National Library. Joan Minguet Batllori, a Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and an expert on Gasch, said the collection was “sensational.” “There is a wide breadth of items. Not only are there letters from some artists and very important critics in the history of 20th century art. There is also important material about the circus as well as about dance, flamenco and Spanish cinema,” Batllori said. Emili Gasch said it also featured letters from his father’s “constant friend” Joan Miro, the painter, sculptor and ceramicist from Barcelona.

There was also correspondence from Dali and Lorca who Sebastia Gasch counted among his friends, his son added. The documents, seen by some Spanish media outlets, detail how Dali and Gasch came to know one another. The critic wrote to the artist in 1926 after seeing one of his works in Barcelona. Gasch wrote an article praising Dali’s work. The archives feature a letter from Dali thanking him for his praise and also to tell him about his distaste for the word ‘artistic.’ “It is a horrible word that only services to indicate things that lack art at all: artistic show, artistic photography, artistic advertisements, artistic furniture,” Dali wrote. Their friendship later soured after Dali delivered a lecture in the 1930’s declaring himself a communist, which Gasch mocked. Dali called Gasch an “imbecile” in a letter responding to his mockery which is in the archive. The documents also feature correspondence, poems and letters from Lorca. “I always say that you are the only critic and the only sagacious person I have ever met,” Lorca wrote.

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Desperate appeal to find missing woman AN urgent appeal has been made by the family of a woman who has been missing on Costa del Sol for more than a month. Marie McManus, aged 42, last used her credit card to check into a hotel in Torremolinos, Malaga, on July 8 - and the card was last used on July 11 in the same holiday resort town. Her now distraught mum was the last person to speak to her on July 15. Now Declan McManus, from Stockport, has appealed, “If anyone happens to be in Benalmadena, Fuengirola or surrounding areas please keep your eyes peeled for Marie or simply get her to call my mum please!” He’s called for anyone with information to contact the police in Spain, via the 112 emergency number, or the UK police on 101 saying that all information received will be treated as confidential.

MARIE MCMANUS: Has not been seen for more than a month.

A taxing situation BRITISH consul SarahJane Morris and representatives from HM Revenue and Customs will be talking about tax on Tuesday. The meeting at 5pm in the Salon de Actos at Moraira’s Espai La Senieta will focus on new legislation requiring individuals to ensure that their foreign income and assets are in order before September 30. This will entail tougher fines, warned Laura Hillstead, Teulada-Moraira’s councillor responsible for International Residents.

These changes could involve Britons living abroad w h o p a y tax o u ts id e the U K , th e c o u n cillo r explained, citing people who rent out their house in the UK while living abroad or those who still have bank accounts or investments in the UK. “This could affect more people than you’d think,” Hillstead continued. The Revenue and Customs representatives will answer questions and provide updates on associated tax matters, but the councillor stressed that they

could not give specific advice relating to Spanish tax. As well as British consul Sarah-Jane Morris, Teulada-Moraira’s mayor Carlos Linares would also be present, Hillstead said. “ D o c ome a nd le a rn about this new legislation, how it could affect you and how to prepare for it,” she urged Teulada-Moraira’s British residents. “It will be an interesting meeting for anyone with doubts or questions as well as lawyers, administrators and tax consultants.”

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KIKO HERNANDEZ is one of the most well-known faces in Spanish television and a few days ago he was seen going out to dinner with a woman he claimed was just a friend. They dined at a restaurant in San Sebastian de los Reyes, on the outskirts of Madrid. The pair opted for a rather summery dress style and they both appeared to be really enjoying each other’s company. It seems it cannot be avoided that members of the public go crazy for any news surrounding Kiko’s life outside of ‘Salvame,’ a programme aired on Spanish television network Telecinco since 2009. Who is she? Are they friends? Was it a date? These were just a few of the questions posed by many of his followers on social media. The establishment was likely chosen due to it being a rather small restaurant where they thought they could relax, the pair left together in Kiko’s car later that night. According to a statement by the man, he claims the la-

TV PRESENTER: Spanish TV personality receives unwanted attention. dy was just a good friend and said she was actually someone who worked behind the scenes on the show. The name of the woman has not been disclosed and Kiko has said he plans to keep her identity private out of respect for her.

Film festival in Madrid AMERICAN actor and filmmaker Danny DeVito, known for films such as Twins and Batman Returns, will receive a lifetime achievement award. The ceremony will take place at the San Sebastian AWARD film festival in Spain next month. The 73-year-old will also attend the festival to proCEREMONY: mote his latest film, Smallfoot, a 3D animated comedy Donostia adventure in which he provides the voiceover for a yeti. Award for In a statement, the San Sebastian festival organisers Danny DeVito. said DeVito ‘led a versatile career’ in theatre, film and television spanning almost five decades. DeVito will receive the festival’s Donostia Award on September 22. The Award has been given out each year since 1986.

Hot and steamy MADRID-based pop artist Ruth Lorenzo posted risque photos of herself on her instagram account. The ‘Dancing in the rain’ singer and fifth place X Factor contestant continues to wow more than 100,000 followers with images like steamy shower selfies in lingerie. She is well-known for her playful and seductive nature, posting suggestive photos.

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A TELEVISION presenter, Jasmine Harman who has coverered A Place In The Sun: Home or Away since 2004 was flooded with suggestions by her Instagram followers after sharing a problem she encountered on set. The 42-year-old TV PERSONALITY: Funny went shared a number viral. of selfies as she got to work this week, but one in particular stood out. She wowed her fans with a monochrome photo, perhaps teasing them with a hint of cleavage, wearing a striped dress and beaded necklace. In the background, a man could be seen sat on a bench a little worse for wear and Jasmine later captioned the snap ‘when someone is sleeping off their hangover in the exact spot you want to film in.’ The mother-of-two added a bunch of hashtags and asked her supporters what she should do next. The popular TV host soon received plenty of suggestions, with one follower saying: ‘Chuck a bucket of water over him.’ Two others continued the thread saying: ‘Just tip the chair and run’ and ‘it would make great television.’ Many followers also joked about the identity of the man asking which member of the crew it was, whilst others simply offered understanding ‘been there.’

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from Front page » By Tara Rippin KNIVES, sticks and clubs were used during a violent clas h b e t we e n t wo r iv al gypsy gangs. Five people were injured during the ‘revenge’ motivated fight in Villena. Sources say the brawl started when eight members of one clan from La Pedrera burst in t o a h o u se i n th e neighbourhood of San Francisco, popularly known as El Poblao, where there were seven members of a rival family inside. The violence is then said to hav e sp i l l e d i n t o th e street, where a variety of

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Armed gypsy clans in street brawl weapons were apparently used. The Guardia Civil were c a lle d in a n d th e 15 brawlers were eventually separated, and five taken to th e H ea lth Ce n tre o f Villena. There they were treated for wounds to the hands, gashes to the head, and other cuts and bruises.

But the violence threatened to continue as sources reported around 40 angry relatives from both families a rrive d a t the e me rge nc y entrance and began rowing. More officers were deployed to keep the warring families apart until the injured had received medical a tte ntion a nd w e re dis charged.

CAMPAIGNERS: A protest promoting life not death was held after bull died.

Bull death protest A PROTEST was held in Benitachell on Friday following the death of an animal set to take part in the town’s annual bull-running festival. About 60 people turned out at the event organised by PAMA, the Marina Alta animal association. The animal is said to have died of a heart attack that may have been brought on by the extreme heat in the truck it was being kept in. PAMA say they are planning a further protest on Saturday to coincide with Javea’s

‘Bous a la Mar.’ Last week’s event included a poem composed by local poet Angel Padilla, accompanied by a flamenco dancer, aiming to show the poetry of life and not death. The mayor of the town, Josep Femenia, attended as a ‘neutral observer.’ He stressed his environmental credentials but said that events such as bull running and whether they should be staged were largely in the hands of Valencia, Madrid and Europe, not at local level.

A source claims the aggressive clash followed an earlier fight in a local nightclub the night before. It is believed the storm on the house on Saturday afternoon was a revenge attack, although the reasons behind the a ggre s s ion a re unknown. It has been revealed that tensions between the two

f am i l i es go back m any years, and this isn’t the first large-scale violent incident to take place. Patrols from the Villena and Sax units were involved in breaking up the altercation, as well as troops from the Citizen Security Unit (USECIC) who were displaced from the Commandery of Alicante.

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NEWS EXTRA Jazz music A FREE festival of jazz which included concerts and master classes was held at the Casa de la Cultura, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Bous last weekend, featuring Eva Romero and Ramon Cardo Trio, Swing Machine and the CMS Trio.

Patient pressure ACCIDENT and emergency cases saw a 50 per cent increase over the summer at Denia Hospital prompting complaints from users, and officials said this is triggered by an influx of people.

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Fuel thief canned A MAN who tried to run over a mechanic who was trying to stop him escaping with fuel syphoned from a lorry has been found and arrested. The 48-year-old man managed to extract 20 litres of diesel from a commercial vehicle being

JERRY CAN: Man tries to mow down mechanic for 20 litres of fuel.

repaired at a garage in Alicante City centre. He then allegedly tried to mow down an employee who was attempting to prevent him from getting away. The worker threw himself to the ground to avoid being struck, before calling the police.

Officers didn’t take long to find the getaway car in the area, along with the stolen fuel in the canister. The suspect was charged with committing a crime of robbery with violence and intimidation.

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Literally shifting tons of seaweed AFTER two weeks of intensive night-time onslaughts, 3,500 tons of seaweed have been cleared from Denia’s beaches. The Posidonia or Neptune Grass was washed up during storms and high seas earlier this month and the beach-cleaning concessionary company has had to use diggers to shift 233 lorryloads of the seaweed over the last two weeks. Environmentalists recommend leaving the banks of accumulated seaweed at the water ’s edge on Costa Blanca beaches during the winter months where they act as a natural barrier against erosion. This is not an option during the high season and af-

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SEAWEED ONSLAUGHT: Working through the night. CLEAN BEACHES: Back to normal.

ter a fortnight of non-stop work each night, the beaches are clear once more and the shoreline unobstructed. On the last night alone, the beach cleaning removed 150 tons from the Marineta Cassiana, Les Rotes and l’Almadrava beaches and announced that the service has resumed as normal, using the normal equipment.

OUR VIEW All change ONE interesting side line that has emerged from the current possibility of a no deal Brexit is a review of the ongoing need for the 1p and 2p coins in the United Kingdom. It has been clear for many years that the production of these coins is actually a loss maker which costs the country a large amount of money each year, as the cost of the metal used in the blanks is higher than the actual value of the coins themselves. The argument in favour of keeping the coins is two-fold, firstly, any companies were involved in making offers which ended in 99p as there was a marketing perception that an item priced for example at £9.99p was seen to be much cheaper than an item priced at £10. Research suggests that fewer offers of this type are being made so the need to be able to offer 1p in change has reduced dramatically. The second fear was that the disappearance of the two smallest sterling coins would be treated as a sign of inflation which is generally unacceptable to any government in power, but as inflation appears inevitable according to many economists over the next few years, it is believed that the loss of the 1p and 2p would almost go unnoticed with the 5p filling most gaps. The same observation concerning production is true with regards to the 1 and 2 euro cents and there appears to be little justification in continuing with those coins as well, although Italians of a certain age may resist the concept as they remember the days of change being given with boxes of wax matches, bus jetons or sweets.

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Musical tribute

IMPRESSIVE: Antonio Tomas has made a name for himself paying tribute to the music of David Bisbal. LA VOZ semi-finalist (Spain’s version of The Voice) Antonio Tomas wowed crowds with his tribute to famous Almerian singer David Bisbal.

The review of his greatest hits, called ‘The Soul Standing’ was held at the Pago del Lugar and organised by the city council.

Antonio, who also won ‘Yo Soy David Bisbal’ on the Spanish TV programme ‘Que tiempo tan feliz’ delighted the audience with songs including Sin Mirar Atras, Ave Maria, Mi Princesa, Silencio, Diez Mil Maneras, Antes Que No. The performance was supported by Lorena Jamco, a popular band of first-class musicians, two dancers from national shows and several other artists. Together they took a tour of Bisbal’s hits from his first album Corazón Latino to his last Hijos del Mar.

DYED RED: Super mature tomatoes colour the streets of Buñol annually.

Fruity fiesta A MAMMOTH 145,000 kilos of tomatoes were expected to be thrown in the streets of Buñol in Valencia yesterday. Seven trucks containing 540 boxes of the fruit were delivered by the Castellon Cooperative of La Llosa on Tuesday morning, in preparation for the annual Tomatina. Cooperative manager, Jose Ramon Mecho, explained

that the tomatoes come from Xilxes, La Llosa, Moncofar, Almenara, Benicarlo and Hellin, and that if they were not used for the event, they would stay in the field without catching, because they are not valid for sale as fresh or for preserves. He also said they were ‘super mature’ so that nobody would get hurt. One of the Tomatina organ-

isers, Rafael Perez, explained that residents would be covering their balconies with plastic and facades, so that everything would be ‘tightly closed and no tomatoes could enter.’ An impressive 17,000 tickets went up for sale prior to the tomato throwing party, with an additional 5,000 free passes for residents of Buñol. Annually, the fiesta attracts people from all nationalities.

RESCUE: Intoxicated foreigner pulled from the sea.

Sea rescue A DRUNK man suffering from hypothermia was found clinging onto a buoy at sea after a passer-by heard his cries for help. The woman called rescue services at 1.30am on Sunday morning, and the Guardia Civil of Moraira and Local Police of Teulada, together with the Red Cross and Civil Protection of the town, were deployed. The ‘young foreigner’ had become stranded 400 metres from a yacht club in the area close to Portitxol cove. Once treated and stabilised, the man was transferred to the Health Centre of Teulada and subsequently transported to the Marina Salud Hospital in Denia.

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Tourism trends Arrivals slow while spending rises By Joe Gerrard THE number of foreign holidaymakers in Spain this year may be lower than in 2017 but the amount spent by them could be higher, according to tourism officials’ forecasts. Spain’s Tourism Board’s report predicted there could be ‘zero or negative’ growth in the number of overseas tourists holidaying in the country this year in the worst case scenario. There could be a ‘very moderate’ growth in the best case scenario, the document added. The report said the Tourism Board expected ‘positive and hopeful’ holidaymaker spending figures driven by a growth in ‘cosmopolitan tourism’ such as cultural visits and food and drink trips. Statisticians from Turespaña drew up the report to forecast figures for the July to October period. The predicted slowdown in arrivals compared to previous years was largely dri-

ven by a slump in visitor numbers from Britain, Germany and France, the three leading tourist nationalities in Spain. Visitors from the three countries account for more than 50 per cent of the total arrivals in Spain between them. The report stated there could be a rise in French tourists during September and October this year. Trends from British visitors suggested there could be a fall of 4.2 per cent of tourists from that country during the same period, it added. Forecasts state the amount of overnight stays from Germans and their spending could fall during the same period. Tourism Board officials said there had been promising growth in the number of holidaymakers coming from the United States, Italy and the Netherlands. Growth from those nationalities, as well as from Belgium, Sweden, Portugal and Switzerland could help to buoy numbers, they added.

A general growth of 2.4 per cent between July and October is expected. Industry performance in the final months of the year could lead to a stagnation or decline in visitor numbers for 2018, the report stated. Spending is predicted to grow by 5.3 per cent during the July and October period. This is driven largely by a growth in spending from US and Portuguese travellers of 11.9 per cent and 21.1 per cent respectively. This year’s figures come on the back of two record-breaking years for tourism in Spain which in part explains the slowdown. Tourism experts have reportedly begun to wonder whether Spain has hit its ‘ceiling’ for the amount of arrivals in the country. Findings from the report also suggested the move away from classic ‘sun and beach’ holidays towards cosmopolitan tourism is expected to continue.

SLOWDOWN: A decline in holidaymakers is predicted this year.

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Scam warning to British holidaymakers By Tara Rippin THIEVES disguised as women are robbing British tourists at a popular holiday hotspot, the latest distraction technique threatening Spain’s resorts. According to a Facebook group, set up to highlight crime in Benidorm, the crooks apparently ‘target vulnerable Brits’ as part of a scam which has been brought to light by the closed group Benidorm Robberies, Muggings and the Pea Men. And holidaymakers are being urged to take extra care and guard their wallets, phones and luggage from the moment they arrive. One victim wrote on the site, which has 9,398 members: ‘We arrived home yesterday to the UK after having an awful week last week in Benidorm. My 84-year-old dad had his wallet stolen five minutes after getting off the coach outside Don Pancho Hotel and also on

WARNING: Tourists warned to keep personal belongings safe. Wednesday afternoon in the indoor market my sister had her wallet stolen. ‘I would just like to say to all people going there to be very, very careful.’

Another user wrote: ‘So today after an aborted landing at Alicante because of the weather and landing at Murcia we finally got to the Don Pancho 14

hours after leaving home, only to get off the coach and be immediately pickpocketed.’ The poster managed to snatch back

her purse and added: ‘She legged it luckily for her. What a start to a well-deserved holiday.’ Last month the government issued travel advice for British holidaymakers heading to Spain - warning of ‘date rape,’ ‘fake police’ and ‘balconing.’ The holiday hotspot has been badly hit by a recent spate of issues, including a shooting in Benidorm, falls from hotel balconies and World Cup-related incidents. And so the travel advice for sunny Spain has been updated - warning British travellers, especially in the tourist resort of Benidorm - to look out to ensure a safe trip. Official advice from the UK’s Foreign Office states: ‘Most visits to Spain are trouble free, but you should be alert to the existence of street crime, especially thieves using distraction techniques. Take extra care to guard passports, money and personal belongings.’

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A PATIENT wearing a robe climbed on to the roof of a hospital in Valencia to ask his girl f r i e n d t o f o rg iv e him. The man, who was apparently being treated at the

p s y c h iatric w ard o f the General Hospital of Valencia, is said to have almost lo s t h is b ala n ce at o ne point. Firefighters and the Local Police were called, and after a few tense min-

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utes, the patient’s partner arrived on the scene. She told him that she forgave him, for what exactly is unknown, and the unidentified man climbed down to safety.

RISKY: Hospital patient climbs hospital to ask for forgiveness.

First Constitution CAMPELLO Town Hall is giving protected status to two graffiti inside the Torre de la Illeta. The inscriptions on an interior wall - Constitucion o muerte (Constitution or death) and Viva la libertad (Long live freedom) - refer to the shortlived Constitution approved by the Cortes de Cadiz in 1812, Spain’s parliament during the Napoleonic occupation. It was decided to save the graffiti when the tower was restored in the early 90’s although they were not documented at the time and their origin was as uncertain as it is now.

Following investigations carried out by the town hall, the inscriptions were probably made between 1820 and 1823 during the Trienio Liberal, the threeyear period when a liberal government briefly ruled Spain. This followed a military uprising against the Borbon king, Fernando VII who was returned to power in 1823. Although the graffiti were already protected as they are inside a listed building, Campello’s Culture department now include them in the Catalogue of Protected Assets in their own right.

Drenched and assaulted A SOAKING wet woman was discovered by a security patrol who responded to an emergency call regarding domestic violence. The 27-year-old claimed she had been hit and threatened by her 40-year-old partner, who threw water over her as part of a prolonged assault. Her clothes were said to have been slashed with a knife by the assailant. The couple share a five-month-old baby who had been in the same room throughout the incident, which occurred in the small Valencian town of Almassora. The patrol officers detained the man until the Guardia Civil arrived and charged him.

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ABLAZE: Almost 18,000 hectares of land were destroyed by fires.

Fire damage at ‘a low’ by Joe Gerrard WILDFIRES in Spain gutted almost 18,000 hectares of land from the start of this year to mid-August, the smallest area consumed by blazes in the last 10 years. Data from the Agriculture Ministry showed some 80,228 hectares of land were destroyed by fire during the same period last year. That was the highest figure since 2012, the year which saw more than 180,637 engulfed by wildfires. An average of 66,061 hectares of land were covered by blazes over the last 10 years. Firefighters were called out to an average of

8,833 wildfires over that period, with this year’s number at 4,493. The majority of this year’s fires, 3,227, did not cover an area larger than one hectare. A total of 1,266 fires covered more than one hectare and three fires were classed as major due to them burning more than 500 hectares. Spain’s Mediterranean coastal areas took the brunt of this year’s forest fires, with almost 40 per cent of the land destroyed by blazes on such places. More than 38 per cent took place in the northwest, almost 20.3 per cent were inland and about 2.3 per cent in the Canary Islands.

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Ops cancelled as air con fails A LL ope ra tions a t Villa joyosa hospital were postpone d a fte r its a ir c onditioning broke down. All floors were affected a nd w ith te mpe ra ture s reaching 31ºC that day, the Health department distributed electric fans in the hospital’s key areas and hired temporary external equipment. “ We don’t know w ha t could have caused this, but thre e units fa ile d a t the same time and we have no air conditioning,” admitted D r R os a Louis C e re c e da , the hospital’s Director General. Engine e rs a nnounc e d that there was no possibility of re pa iring the units a nd the hos pita l’s e ntire a ir c onditioning s ys te m w ould ha ve to be replaced. Wors t off w a s the ma in hospital building, where the operating theatres, wards and common areas are located although the cafeteria in the a nne x w a s a ls o a ffected. “No-one can operate in these conditions,” medical s ourc e s e xpla ine d a s the hos pita l s us pe nde d a ll scheduled operations until the temporary system was

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Sitting out on counter-terror body No date for Cataluña’s Mossos joining CITCO after a year by Joe Gerrard CATALUÑA’S autonomous police force has yet to join a national terrorism and organised crime body which includes forces from the rest of Spain, according to the centre’s sources. The Mossos d’Esquadra, which reports to the region’s Generalitat administration, has not joined the Centre for Intelligence against Terrorism and Organised Crime (CITCO). Cataluña’s regional government signed a deal pledging the Mossos would do so last year, the body’s sources told Spanish media. A spokesperson for Spain’s Interior Ministry has confirmed that the Mossos are not part of the centre, according to the same reports. They added the force’s incorporation was being finalised but no official date had been set. The reasons for the refusal were down to technical issues and not politics, the spokesperson added. “The databases of CITCO and the Mossos are in differ-

NO SHOW: The Mossos have yet to join CITCO. ent programmes,” the spokesperson said. An unnamed member of CITCO disputed the Ministry spokesperson’s claim. They said the issue with databases was solvable if the right software was bought. “The Mossos did not get involved because they did not want to,” he said. A Mossos spokesperson said it was up to the government and not the police to give reasons as to why they had not joined the body. Official told the media during a press conference which followed the attack in

Cornella on August 20 that preparations were being made to join the body. The news follows a deal signed by Cataluña’s Generalitat and Spain’s Interior Ministry in July last year in which the former committed to updating the Mossos systems to join CITCO. This has yet to happen. The Generalitat’s signing of the deal meant Cataluña, as well as the Basque Country, were among the first to agree to prepare their police forces to join CITCA. Ertzaintza, the Basque police force, are independent from Madrid and answer to regional authorities, they are in a similar arrangement to the Mossos. CITCA was founded in 2014 and was set up to coordinate the work of the National Police, Guardia Civil and Spanish intelligence agencies in terror and organised crime. They use a computer system known as SICOA to help stop attacks and avoid different forces overlapping and doubling up on work. Members of the body, including the Mossos and Ertzintza, commit themselves to sharing all their data with CITCA under the terms of their joining. Final responsibility with the body lies with Spain’s Interior Ministry and Security Minister who is currently Ana Botella.

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CALLOSA hosts the Fiesta Estelles, honouring Valencian poet Vicent Andres. Estelles will be held in Plaza del Llaurador at 9pm on September 8 with poetry readings and a recital by singer-author, Andreu Valor.

Cheers! BENITACHELL winemakers involved in the Biomoscatell project have created a new sparkling white wine named ‘Cova dels Arcs’ which is completely organic, has no phosphates and is made using the ‘orange wine’, process.

Safety first NIGHT-TIME traffic was diverted from the Sant Jordi bridge in Alcoy while workmen installed the methacrylate panels to link the bollards that were installed to protect pedestrians, following the Barcelona terrorist attack in August 2017.

INJURED: One casualty was airlifted to Santiago Hospital. A CRASH between a minibus and a car left one person dead and 15 others injured. A spokesperson at the emergency control centre for 112 Galicia said the sole occupant of the car, a man aged about 36, had to be cut free from the wreckage by firefighters, but died at the scene. Fifteen of the 18 passengers in the minibus, includ-

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ing three children, were injured. One casualty, with more serious injuries was airlifted to the Hospital Clínico de Santiago by air ambulance. The rest were transferred to other local hospitals by road. The collision happened on Sunday morning in Boveda (Lugo) in Galicia on the CG 2.2 road, at kilometre 40.8.

GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized a collection of stuffed animals that include specimens from several protected species in danger of extinction. The operation began when the Investigation Team of the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Guardia Civil learned of a person in Sevilla who collects stuffed animals. When they tracked him down and searched his garage they found trophies and heads of creatures including a polar bear, black bear, wolf, lynx, and buffalo. The collection also included four complete elephant tusks, ivory carvings, a complete leopard and puma. There were also rhino and hippo legs used as decorative items, including a bottle rack and an ashtray. In most of the cases the owner of the collection did not have the required paperwork to prove the prove-

ENDANGERED: Many of the collection exhibits are protected. nance of the stuffed animals. According to the collector he had built up his collection by visiting markets and small shops while on holiday on the Andalucian coast, as well as through

the internet. The collection was seized by SEPRONA officers. The investigation is still open and no course of further action has been ruled out.

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Wads of cash recovered by Tara Rippin A PURSE containing €1,000 was found by a woman walking in Cullera and handed in to the Local Police - one of three returned by good Samaritans in seven days. Madrid tourist Patricia Crespo spotted the purse on the floor while strolling along the promenade at around 1am on Sunday morning. On looking inside, she discovered the large amount of cash - in 20 and 50 euro notes - personal identification and two magnetic keys. The honest holidaymaker took it to the Local Police station, and officers were able to establish the owner, also a tourist from Madrid called Martha Luz Penko, was staying at a nearby hotel. Ms Penko was soon reunited with her belongings, and Ms Crespo was thanked for her ‘good actions.’ Later the same day, a source said officers were able to reunite a different wallet, containing €80, with its rightful owner. A stranger handed the wallet into the local post office, who forwarded it to the police, who in turn contacted the Cullera resident to let them know they had recovered the lost property. And days later an anonymous person turned in a purse to the same station, containing €760, whose owner was also traced.

HONEST TOURIST: A wad of cash in 20 and 50 euro notes was found on Cullera promenade. Head of Cullera police, Juan Jose Figueres, expressed huge gratitude to the ‘citizens and tourists who, in less than a week have shown exemplary examples of civility that demonstrate the importance of citizen collaboration in the development of the work police do.’ He added that it was unusual for there to

be three such cases in one week, and that many wallets found are probably never handed in. “It is of value that in a municipality like ours, particularly in summer, it’s full of people of this calibre, which helps us to continue offering a service of lost objects,” he added.

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS said goodbye last week to a budding young reporter who approached us looking for a leg up in her career. Gabriella Elkhouri, who is working towards her journalism badges in Sweden, spent two weeks in our Costa del Sol head office. Journalists and designers showed her the ropes and helped her to score a front page on our Mallorca edition. The words that follow are from Gabriella who was tasked with writing a retrospective of her time at the paper before she left us. Here is her story: “After two fun weeks of learning the ins and outs of a weekly newspaper I’m now sharing my internship experience at Euro Weekly News. My name is Gabriella Elkhouri, I was born in Sweden, at the age of one my family moved to Spain where I was raised. After 19 years living under the sun I moved back to Sweden, where I am currently in my first year of studying Journalism and Multimedia, at Södertörns University to become a journalist. At the end of July I contacted Euro Weekly News and asked them if I could have an internship with them. They gladly accepted and shortly after I began my internship. The EWN staff were extremely

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RISING STAR: Gabriella Elkhouri (centre) with the EWN team and her front page. welcoming and helpful, and offered me very good advice. As a Swedish girl growing up in Fuengirola I was always surrounded by different nationalities, it is something that has affected me positively and shaped me to the person I am today. The reason for my choosing Euro Weekly News was because its a newspaper that makes different nationalities feel at home when they are not in their motherland. Something that I have felt here. The first week as an Intern I was story searching, shadowing the editor

seeing how articles were made. I also spent my time with reporters and learnt the aspects of planning pages for the newspaper. I was given the opportunity to write a front page, with all the help I could get. The first time I saw the front page in paper was really exciting, especially when I saw my name on it. I have been here for two weeks now and learnt so much in such a short time. One of the biggest things I discovered with the EWN is that when everybody works together, that is

when the best results are achieved, ‘Teamwork makes dream work’ as they say. I have managed to work harder and faster, something that is really going to be useful for me in the future. I now appreciate more the importance of news and how it affects people and society in general. I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Euesden for awarding me two weeks of internship with the newspaper. I really appreciated the willingness to let me explore all the departments within the company.

I was able to sit in on meeings, collaborate with the writers and write content for the publications. EWN really allowed me to see how an editorial team works from start to finish. I have gained skills in researching, writing and learnt the meaning of team work. I look forward to going back to cold Sweden and taking these experiences with me. This internship has only helped to increase my desire to work for a company like this in the future. Thank you again to the team of EWN for all of your support, and for all of the opportunities you have given me.” Everyone at EWN is delighted to wish Gabriella all the best for the future and we are all looking forward to reading her articles or seeing her deliver news on the television. EWN’s door is always open for young aspiring journalists to come and hone their skills. If you think you are up to the challenge then please contact us by the phone numbers or email addresses listed in the newspaper.

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Court judge lawsuit State backs Llarena in ex-Catalan leader case by Joe Gerrard SENIOR members of the Spanish government have said the state has hired a Belgian law firm to defend a Supreme Court justice who is being sued by Cataluña’s former president. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the case concerning Judge Pablo Llarena was a state matter and not a private one. He added the government would act in the interests of ‘jurisdictional sovereignty’ over Carles Puigdemont’s and four of his ex-advisors’ civil suit. Llarena’s court date has been set for Tuesday in Belgium. The former Catalan leader’s lawyers claim Llarena is guilty of ‘political crimes’ over his handling of their client’s holding of last year’s independence referendum and declaration. Puigdemont said the Spanish government would set a ‘very serious’ precedent if it chose to defend the judge. It comes as government officials previously ruled out defending the

SUED: Carles Puigdemont (pictured) filed the suit against Pablo Llarena.

judge claiming the case was a private matter between Llarena and Puigdemont. Dolores Delgado, Spain’s Justice Minister, said in an interview with a Spanish radio station that the defence of Llarena was tied up with defending the interests of Spain. Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has

reportedly called on Belgium to come to Spain’s defence over the case. Belgian officials have ruled this out on the grounds it would interfere with the independence of their courts, their government said. Spain’s governing left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) has come under fire from all sides politically, over

its handling of the situation. The opposition conservative Partido Popular (PP) said previously it would seek to take action in Spain’s parliament over the government’s earlier decision not to back Llarena. Pablo Casado, leader of the PP, said: “The government must explain its abandonment of its functions.”

Catalan regionalist parties in Parliament have criticised the government’s decision to back the judge. A spokesperson for Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña (ERC) said it had hoped for more ‘courage’ from Sanchez. The spokesperson added the PSOE government should bear in mind how it came to power. Those comments were in reference to the ERC’s and other regionalist parties backing of a no-confidence motion to oust the previous PP government in June. Josep Lluis Cleries, of Puigdemont’s Partido Democrata Europeo Catalan (PDeCAT) party, said: “If you are Catalan, they persecute you. If you are a judge of the Supreme Court you have your defence secured and paid.” The civil lawsuit filed by Puigdemont claimed his and other pro-independence figures’ political rights were violated after arrest warrants were issued over last year’s secession push. Spanish courts ruled the referendum was unconstitutional and the declaration issued had broken treason and embezzlement laws.

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MEASURES: Surveillance cameras earmarked for Novelda to detect offenders. SECURITY cameras and traffic control measures look set to be installed at the entry and exit points of Novelda following a spate of house burglaries. Two arrests have been made in connection with raids in Ledua, which sparked a campaign for security measures from concerned residents. Responding to the issues raised by local community, the city council of Novelda joined forces with the Guardia Civil to temporarily monitor incoming and outgoing traffic. Vehicle controls, camouflaged patrol cars and remote surveillance were deployed and as a result two men, a Romanian and a Spaniard, were detained and charged.

And now plans to make the surviellence permanent are gathering steam. Head of Novelda police Rafael Sarrio, said ‘these arrests are the result of hard work and neighbourhood collaboration,’ while urging people ‘to take extreme precautions, even more so in summer, by implementing security with alarms, bars or dogs.’ He went on to urge homeowners to avoid heroic acts, should their properties be targeted by thieves, adding that ‘first of all should prevail the safety of people.’ The advice is to try to remember the physical characteristics of suspects, such as clothing, direction of escape or model and vehicle registration.

Mayor Armando Esteve, said the government is preparing an economic report, to be included in the 2019 budget, for the installation of security cameras and traffic monitoring in Novelda. A measure that would ‘help control and clarify these crimes and improve the enormous work done by our Local Police,’ he said.

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Summer ends, jazz starts ALFAZ en Jazz which begins this Saturday is the Valencian Community’s longest-established Jazz festival. “This is always the Casa de Cultura’s first festival after the summer, and is an event that knows how to maintain and reinvent itself over the passage of time,” said Alfaz’s Culture councillor Mayte Garcia. The festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year by opting for diversity and Mediterranean music, Garcia revealed earlier this month. The Babalu Swing Band, Jose Luis Gutierrez, the Kiko Berenguer Band and Ricardo Belda with Arantxa Dominguez will all be performing in this year’s festiva. Sessions will be at 10pm each Saturday on September 1, 8, 22 and 29 at the Auditorium in the Casa de Cultura. Tickets cost €5 each. This year’s festival begins with the Babalu Swing Band vocalist Juanjo Navarro, Borja Baixauli (tenor sax) Sergio Garcia (trumpet) Jorge Riera (guitar), Xuso Barbera (doublé bass) and Ruben Diaz (drums) – who take listeners back to the Twenties with standards by Cole Porter and Duke Ellington and Swing versions of pop classics.

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NEWS Gap bridged THE €312,000 bridge over the Soler stream that separates Calle San Miguel will now provide continuity while linking it to Avenida de San Pere. This will improve traffic flow at the entrance to Albir and provide an alternative for drivers who can take the Cami Vell d’Altea road to Benidorm instead of the N-332.

In the swim early APPROXIMATELY 200 people took part in the water sports campaign at Alfaz’s municipal pool. “A total of 150 children have participated in one of the rounds of courses,” said Sports councillor Luis Miguel Morant. “Each of the rounds lasted 20 days with one-hour classes held from Monday to Friday for all levels, from basic initiation at 18 month to perfectioning for 15-yearolds,” explained Juan Carlos Hernandez who was in charge of the courses. As sell as lessons aimed at the very young, the Sports

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MUNICIPAL POOL: Young pupils who learnt to swim department has also organised courses for adults in the evening, with a total of 50 taking part. “Prevention was one of our principal concerns when planning the classes,” Hernandez said. “That was why we arranged

initiation classes for the undertwos,” he added. “We felt that in an area like this where children are frequently in contact with the sea and swimming pools that it was important for them to learn to swim as soon as possible to prevent accident and

New lo two s RENOVATING the water supply and main drainage in Calle Oslo and Calle Noruego is drawing to a close. Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques and Urban Development councillor Toni Such recently went to the site to see firsthand the work that is being carried out to collect and channel rainwater. They also saw the improvements that have been made to both the residential streets where work is progressing to schedule. “We expect the project to be completed by the end of

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Park life THE Sierra Helada national park, much of which lies inside Alfaz’s boundaries, remains unknown to many residents and visitors but until September 9 an exhibition of photographs by Jaume Fuster at the Fundacion Frax on Albir seafront reveals the park’s best-kept secrets as well as its most viewed and wellknown features.

ook for treets September, satisfying the needs of a neighbourhood that will now have infrastructure that has been completely renovated,” Arques said. Both the mayor and the councillor emphasised the impact that the project will have on quality of life in the zone. “This affects not only the water network,” they stressed. “Architectural barriers have been removed, pavements widened and environmental pollution will be much reduced, thanks to the installation of energy-saving street lighting.”

Southern route approved ALTEA’S Urban Development councillor expressed surprise at criticism of the proposed southern bypass between the N-332 and AP-7 motorway. Imma Orozco pointed out that when the Partido Popular and Cipal controlled the town hall, their Ronda Sur plans were turned down by the Ministry of Public Works in Madrid as well as the Generalitat’s own Public Works department. These would have involved a road constructed on land in Alfaz and La Nucia that would have continued parallel to the Els Arcs watercourse before joining the roundabout under the Trenet roundabout

on the outskirts of Altea. Instead, the current proposal which has official blessing, involves a roundabout only 350 metres outside the Altea boundary, “This was purposely chosen to avoid an unfavourable outcome,” Orozco said. “We have a local vision of mobility and our option will be useful to adjoining towns and further inland, and the Generalitat also sees it this way.” The councillor added that Alfaz is likely to approve the amended route, “something that did not worry the current Partido Popular spokesman when his party designed a link

DONKEY CARAVAN: Young people raising environmental awareness.

The donkey caravan hits town AN itinerant project that brings together young people from all over the world recently visited Albir. The Donkey Caravan earned its name in the past when the organisers, the association De Amicitia, rode donkeys to the different towns they visited. The initiative brings together young people of different nationalities who create street theatre while raising public awareness of the need to protect and defend the environment. The young people, who are travelling throughout Spain this summer, gave an

open-air performance in the area adjoining the Anchor at the end of the Albir beach, passing on the values of respect and care for the environment. “The Donkey Caravan is a very interesting initiative directed at the young,” said Alfaz’s Youth councillor Isabel Muñoz. This was particularly apt, she pointed out, bearing in mind Alfaz’s commitment to sustainability and the town’s profound relationship with its natural surroundings and in particular the Sierra Helada national park.

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Missing girl ‘well and unharmed’ FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Shalom Alejandra Treviño who went missing from her Altea home is now safe and sound, back with her family. Four days earlier her desperately worried mother, Marina, broadcast a message, asking members of the public to ring the police or contact sosdesaparecidos@ sosdesaparecidos.es if they saw her daughter or could give any clue regarding her whereabouts. The Guardia Civil treated the case as ‘most urgent’ asking anyone who could shed light on Shalom’s disappearance to ring the emergency service numbers or Altea’s Local Police. Marina also broadcast a message to her daughter, hoping that she or someone close to her would hear it, assuring her that her parents both loved and needed her and to please return home.

“Nothing will happen, darling, Photo cred it: Policia Lo we’re with you in cal Altea everything,” she assured Shalom. If you need me, call me. I want to know that you’re well.” So far no details of Shalom’s disappearance or her return home have been revealed, apart from a notice from Altea’s Local Police force explaining that the search for her had been deactivated. She was well and unharmed and was at home with her parents, SHALOM FOUND: Police the brief statement search called off. said.

ALTHOUGH no first prize was awarded this year, Valencia-born baritone Jose Maximo Zarzo Lopez took second prize in the 30th edition of the International Course for Instrumentalists, Conductors and Singers held earlier this month in Alfaz. Zarzo Lopez studied at the Valencia and Alicante Conservatoires and is currently perfecting his technique in Switzerland.

Mystery man in the chapel WHO was Jose Cortes? His name appears on an inscription that was found almost 20 years ago in a side chapel at Alfaz’s San Jose parish church. Jose Cortes, ‘en el año de 1837’ reads the inscription discovered during renovations to the church. The panel was affected by damp last winter and, following permission from the regional government’s Heritage department, repairs are being carried out by expert restorer, Enrique Jorda. There are several theories regarding Jose Cortes’s identity and why his name appears on a church wall. It could be the name of an architect or a workman or a member of a well-known local family that owned the ochre mine. “They also carried out building

work and reforms,” said Alfaz’s Patrimony councillor Mayte Garcia. The date could also provide another clue as Alfaz separated from the Barony of Polop in 1836 and in 1839 a Jose Cortes appears in the municipal archives as mayor. Carolina Frias suspects there could be another inscription either above the original or somewhere else in the church. “We have found another inscription under this one and have contacted Alicante University experts so that we can use infrared equipment find out what lies beneath it,” the archaeologist said. “But probably we shall never know with any certainty who Jose Cortes was but we shall see what we can from historic documents.”

NEWS EXTRA Best friends ALFAZ’S Education department confirmed that next year it intends to repeat the successful Eduka-Dogs scheme which helps underforming pupils or those with family or personal problems by introducing them to a dog-training programme.

Life saver FOLLOWING the recent Blood Donors session at Alfaz’s Health centre, councillor Marisa Cortes thanked all those who gave blood: “It is an act of maximum solidarity that can save lives,” she said.

Big day MEMBERS of the Costa Blanca Uruguayan Association recently celebrated their country’s independence from Brazil, which was signed in August 1825, with a celebration held at the Anchor in Albir.

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Road death PEDRO CHOQUE LOPEZ, a 68-year-old Calpe resident whose daughter Carol was the principal attendant to the Fiestas queen, died when his car left the N-332 main road in Ondara. According to the Emergency Services his death was not caused by the impact and he appeared to have had a heart attack while at the wheel.

Muralla Roja residents see red LA MURALLA ROJA, designed in 1968, is one of Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill’s most iconic buildings. It is so renowned that the Community of Property Owners has put up notices warning sightseers who venture inside that they are on private property. They are tired of visitors gazing at their apartments or taking selfies with the Muralla Roja in the background and notices advise the public that once they are on the other side of the outer wall they are technically guilty of breaking and

ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK: Ricardo Bofill’s 1968 design. entering. This is punishable by up to two years in prison and residents will immediately inform the authorities on detect-

‘Anti-noise laws need redefining’ claim THE PSOE opposition party on Calpe Council complained that noise pollution by-laws are complicating work for the self-employed. ‘We are calling for a reformulation of the by-law, because the town hall is imposing a halt on a sector that needs to work in August’, the Socialists claimed. They pointed out that there was ‘enormous controversy’ when the mayor, via decree and despite the bylaw, gave a shopping centre special permission to carry on building work because it was not in a residential area. This was unfair to hundreds of self-employed who are obliged to stop work in August, the party statement claimed. In the past, many of the local self-employed who operate in the construction or maintenance sectors were able to take holidays in Au-

gust but are now obliged by the crisis to carry on working. Many are afraid to work as they fear they could be fined, owing to the by-law which prohibits ‘all kinds of development, construction or building works between August 1 and 31’ with the exception of minor works that produce ‘neither noise nor a nuisance to neighbours.’ These regulations are too vague and leave too wide a margin for interpretation, the Socialists argued. Exemptions have to be approved by the mayor himself or the appropriate town hall department, the PSOE statement continued: ‘Obliging a family’s income to depend on whether or not this bothers the neighbours is too subjective for a bylaw that sets out to be precise.’

ing the presence of intruders, the notices warn. Jealously protecting their privacy two years ago, residents

enclosed the green space adjoining the Muralla Roja with a wall, which the town hall ordered the Community to remove. A council notice explaining this landmark disappeared long ago, but the town hall is currently applying for Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) status for the Muralla Roja and another Bofill apartment building, Xanadu. Once granted, it will be possible to arrange visits to both the Utopia-inspired buildings which are nevertheless ‘rooted in tradition and the landscape.’

Golf tournament coming up THE second edition of the La Marina de Ifach golf tournament will be held on September 16. There is a male and a female category and this year there is a free golf workshop on Saturday, September 15 for everybody who has registered. To attract players, prices are affordable at €25 for visitors and €15 for members and, depending on the number of participants, there will be one or two rounds of starting fees. Registration is open until 8pm on September 12 either by emailing: info@golfifach.com or calling 966 497 114.

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Boat rescued THE occupants of a catamaran that capsized off Punta Estrella in Moraira were able to cling to the hull while waiting for help. They were soon picked up by the launch belonging to the SVA life-saving service whose lifeguards managed to right the boat and tow it to Moraira’s marina with the girls on board.

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Ready to reign next year TEULADA-MORAIRA now knows the identities of the town’s Fiestas queens selected to preside the 2019 celebrations. Twenty-seven children put down their names as candidates for the role of junior Fiestas queen or the boy who will accompany her to official events next year. The name that the 2018 junior fiestas queen took out of the ballot box during the evening

gala belonged to Naiara Peciña, who will preside next year’s fiestas in honour of the town’s patron saint, San Vicente Ferrer. She will be accompanied by Joan Buigues. The principal queen is Noelia Exposito, chosen from the 20 girls born in 2000, who will be accompanied by Rafael Bordes, one of the 19 boys - also born in 2000 - who entered the ballot.

Hostile reaction to hostel youths CARLOS LINARES warned Generalitat vice-president Monica Oltra that the La Marina youth hostel was unprepared for its present occupants. Thirty young people from Buñol who are in care are holidaying there, but in Linares’ letter to Oltra, who also heads the Equality and Inclusive Policies department, he maintained that the youth centre had neither adequate security nor sufficient security guards. They could not stem brawls and scuffles or prevent the young people leaving the hostel at night, Linares claimed after a meeting between the

Local Police and the Guardia Civil. The youngsters have caused damage, been in fights and behaved aggressively, the mayor said. As reported in a previous edition of the Euro Weekly News, an incident was referred to the Public Prosecution department after a 16-year-old smashed a mirror shortly after the group arrived and allegedly tried to attack a security guard with a shard of the broken glass. Since then 16 adolescents staying at La Marina have been involved in incidents. The Guardia Civil and the

Local Police were called in after three boys began brawling, while another was arrested for threatening behaviour. There have also been complaints of pilfering and robbery. Linares called on Oltra to improve safety at the hostel and meanwhile send in National Police officers from the Valencian Community’s Autonomous force. “The majority have integrated perfectly, taking part in all activities adaptably and with good behaviour,” insisted the Generalitat’s Social Welfare department in a review of the young people’s stay at the hostel.

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Town hall help TEULADA Town Hall received a €33,987 grant from the provincial council, the Diputacion, to spend on the Women’s and Social Welfare departments. Of this, €1,877 will be used to develop a legal advice service for women while the remaining €32,110 will be assigned to different Social Welfare programmes including Help at Home.

NEWS EXTRA Donors needed TEULADA-MORAIRA held its fourth Summer Blood Donation Marathon, with surprises, drinks and lotteries for donors. The Valencian Community needs a daily 250 units of blood each day, the regional transfusion centre explained.

Student info AT a recent town hall meeting, Teulada-Moraira’s students received information regarding public transport for Marina Alta residents who commute to Valencia each week, together with details of applying for study grants.

Jazz treat THE Bourbon Street Stompers, described as ‘the hottest young New Orleans Band in Europe,’ together with Joshua Stewart will be performing at the Teulada-Moraira Auditorium on October 6. Tickets at €20 are now on sale.

For foodies FOODEXPERIENCE starts at 5pm in the TeuladaMoraira Auditorium next Monday, combining creative cooking, arts and crafts and Mediterranean design with the participation of Papila, El Taller de Piñolero, Julio Guixeres and Rakel Cernicharo amongst others.

An industrious family

AN Alicante-based Algerian housebreaker and his two sons targeted TeuladaMoraira and other Marina Alta towns. A breakthrough came after a witness gave the Guardia Civil a description of one of the men and the make of the car he used, later recognising him in a photograph. This, together with a location revealed by a stolen tablet’s GPS app led the Guardia Civil to an Alicante

City neighbourhood where they located the three suspects, a 54-year-old Algerian whose sons aged 26 and 28 possessed Spanish nationality. They habitually drove stolen cars to TeuladaMoraira and other Marina Alta towns where they robbed villas, usually foreign-owned. After arresting the three men, the Guardia Civil re-

covered many items stolen from more than 50 properties. The haul included €13,000, £2,100 and $350 in cash, as well as jewellery, 15 laptops, 20 tablets, 13 mobile phones, 30 watches, more than 30 pairs of sunglasses, a television, sound systems, perfume, luxury bags and five memory sticks. The Guardia Civil also found six vehicles, some worth more than €60,000, all now bearing false number plates which in turn had been stolen.

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Boat paradise MORE than 1,000 pleasure craft have been mooring each day off Javea’s beaches during August with 300 alone in La Sardinera. Thanks to the 85 environment-friendly mooring buoys installed off the Javea coast earlier this summer, there have been 85 fewer anchors damaging the underwater meadows of Neptune Grass.

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Bollards added to La Barraca road PLASTIC bollards have been installed along two sections of the road to Javea’s La Barraca beach. The town hall hopes they will discourage the drivers who ignore the yellow lines painted on the side of the road and continue to park. This was an urgent decision, municipal sources explained, and taken on safety grounds after police warned that the inconsideratelyparked cars could hinder access in an emergency. This has already happened when an ambulance was held up earlier this month after it was called to assist a beachgoer with a heart attack. As traffic caused similar problems at La Barraca beach last summer, a roundabout was added at the beginning of the high season and yellow lines were painted on the sections of road where cars should not park. Despite the preventive measures, drivers continued to leave their cars on the yellow lines and the Local Police were issuing more than 100 fines each day,

UNANIMOUS VOTE: Javea square for Vicente Bisquert Riera.

Local craftsman honoured

BEACH ROAD: Making it less easy to park. prompting the town hall’s decision to install the bollards. Even now drivers are undeterred and two cars were recently towed away after parking beside the bollards and denting them.

ALL parties on Javea Council voted in favour of naming a town square after Vicente Bisquert Riera. Better-known as Vicent de Gracia, he was a craftsman renowned for working the rough local stone, the piedra tosca typical of Javea architecture, including the San Bartolome fortress church. The small tree-lined plaza that will bear Vicente Bisquert Riera’s name is located between Calle Muret, Calle Loreto and Calle Escoloa and contains two of his works, a fountain dedicated to the Virgen de Loreto and the cross beneath a stone canopy. As Javea’s mayor Jose Chulvi pointed out, the plaza is close to the Raval de la Mar cross that Bisquert Riera also restored. The master stonemason was also responsible for fountains in the Plaza de la Iglesia, Plazoleta del Convento, the balconies on the Casa Abadia building and many sculptural elements inside the San Bartolome church.

Reception for gold medallists GIRLS from Javea’s handball team, members of Javea’s Club Handbol were officially congratulated at the town hall. They are the new Spanish champions in the Cadete category, having won the finals in the national championships held in Laredo (Cantabria). After a meeting with Javea mayor Jose Chulvi, the girls were publicly honoured in the main council chamber in the presence of their trainer, club directors, councillors, families and friends.

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Twisting town hall’s arm MUCH to its regret, Javea Town Hall has authorised a restaurant on the Segon Muntanyar beach. “Short of buying the land, there was nothing we could do,” said Urban Development councillor Isabel Bolufer. Instead, the plot for the restaurant is located on private property and received the go-ahead from coastal authority Costas. The Ley de Costas of 1988 vetoes house-building in the area but does allow hospitality trade installations. Had the application for planning permission been made a month later, after Javea’s General Development Plan was made public in June 2017, things would have been different Bolufer said. Despite the municipality’s policy of sustainability, the town had no choice in the matter, she added. Residents in the area hope to collect enough signatures in a Change.org petition to halt the project. “This will not enrich Javea,” the petition organ-

PRIMER MUNTANYAR: A peaceful, rocky beach. isers said. “We believe this rocky beach should remain in its virgin state.” There was a considerable risk of pollution at all levels that would mar the peaceful beach for residents and tourists using the beach, they warned.

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Mistaken identity A SWIMMER snorkelling between the Grava beach and the Gorgos river mouth contacted the authorities after spotting a suspicious-looking metal cylinder. Covered in shells, limpets and seaweed, the casing resembled a bomb that had been lying on the seabed only a few metres from the shore since the 1936-1939 Civil War. It would not be the first time, as Spanish Navy experts had to detonate a Civil War mine in a controlled explosion on Denia’s Marineta Cassiana beach in 2015. Divers from the Guardia Civil’s GEAS unit inspected the Javea object which they identified as an oxygen bottle like those generally used in hospitals.

Canoes get around FOLLOWING complaints about canoes crowding into Javea’s Cova Tallada they are now parking in a Roman channel. The canal, the Sequia de la Noria, was excavated from the rock on the Segon Muntanyar at the southern end of the Arenal beach by the Romans in the first century AD. This channelled seawater to salt beds in the zone now known as El Saladar where salt was produced to process the fish raised in the adjoining fish farms. Much later a waterwheel or ‘noria’ was added, giving the channel its present name. Photographs of the canoes appeared on the Xabia en la Pell Facebook page, prompting a debate on tourist massification and its impact on the town, although one poster defended the canoes, maintaining that they hurt no-one ‘and were only there for a few days.’

PARKING SPACE: Canoes left in the Sequia de la Noria.

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Tax and legal advice if you are thinking of making a Spanish property gift WE regularly receive enquiries about making a gift of real estate properties in Spain in favour of a relative, mainly from parents to children, but also between spouses. The taxes to be paid, would differ depending whether the gift is made between tax residents, or non-tax residents in Spain. The reasons for making such gifts and transfers are often different: sometimes the owners do not want or cannot afford to maintain the property, or could be undertaken as a way to minimise inheritance tax in their country of origin, or in Spain. Another possibility is that tax residents in the United Kingdom may want

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to make a gift of a property in Spain to relatives living in the United Kingdom prior to Brexit, whilst Britain is still a member of the European Union and can take advantage of all the tax benefits of being part of the EU, which may not be possible after Britain leaves the EU. Tax aspects When planning to make a gift or donation, the owner must take into account the value of the property, and what is the minimum tax value that

will be accepted by the tax authority. You have to calculate the gift tax to be paid, which will depend on the amount or value of the gift, the number of beneficiaries, the relationship between donor and recipient (eg children, spouses, cousins, friends etc) as well as their place of tax residence. It must also be borne in mind that in addition to the gift tax based on the value of the gift there may be a liability for capital gains tax and municipal capital gain or plusvalia. For these reasons, it is important that all aspects of potential tax liability are studied carefully before any action is taken. Legal aspects Clients who want to

make such a donation need to be aware of the legal consequences of the gift, because after it has been made the former owner and donor will no longer own the property and will have no rights on it. It could be possible for a conditional donation to be made, including a reversion pact, meaning that the property may return to the donor in certain cases. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues. If you want to receive legal and tax advice about gifts in Spain, contact us and we will be pleased to advise you.

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Tourists stand ground as protestors storm beach

SHAMELESS: Tourists blast ‘mass tourism’ protestors.

By Tara Rippin A BEACH invasion by Spanish demonstrators fighting ‘mass tourism’ backfired when angry holidaymakers turned the tables, shouting abuse and accusing them of being ‘shameless.’ About 30 members of the protest group Arran marched into the sea at El Arenal in Mallorca, letting off orange flares and raising placards claiming ‘Tourism kills Mallorca.’ The demonstration, watched by dozens of families on the beach during one of the busiest weeks of the summer, took a turn when tourists apparently began retaliating, swearing and accusing them of being ‘shameless.’ Sunbathers, believed to be Spanish, are also said to have joined in, pointing out that the campaigners were putting

their jobs at risk because of their anti-tourism views. Arran has always stressed that it is not against tourism but massification, whereby holiday resorts in Mallorca and Ibiza have become too over-crowded to the detriment of residents. They have staged a number of protests this summer and last year, including wading into a restaurant in Palma, where they also let off pink flares and showered customers with confetti. Some scared diners are reported to have thought it was a terrorist attack. Last year, they are reported to have pelted tourist buses with eggs, scrawled graffiti on hotels and super-glued the locks of tourism establishments in Spain. Police were apparently called in to deal with the latest demonstration as the row

escalated and officers had to give ‘special protection to those who were holding the placards.’ Other Arran members are said to have run off when they spotted the police. A spokesperson for Arran Palma said they were protesting about the current tourism model and the ‘labour exploitation’ associated with it. They later tweeted that they had ‘a right and a duty’ to demonstrate and claimed police seemed more concerned about their protests rather than the daily problems residents had to endure as a direct result of mass tourism. Palma Council is reported as saying it was their intention to move towards a more sustainable tourism model ‘that generates quality employment and respects cultural and architectural heritage.’

Pupils sniff out marihuana plantation ELDA’S National Police raided a marihuana plantation located beside a privately-run nursery school. They had received a tip off sent anonymously to the confidential antidroga@policia. es email address although teachers and their young pupils could see the plants some of them almost two feet tall - from the playground.

They could also smell them when they reached the flowering stage. The police raid resulted in the arrests of an Elda man of 54 and another from Albacete aged 48, and the confiscation of 60 plants, 14 marihuana cuttings, one kilo of chopped marihuana and almost three kilos of buds.

After checking the property police found that it fitted the usual picture of a quiet property with little traffic and few passers-by that is habitually chosen for clandestine plantations. This, together with specific information received via email was sufficient to obtain a court order to search the premises, sources said.

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Boy drowns on holiday A 10-YEAR-OLD boy with an unspecified disability drowned in a swimming pool at a villa near Moraira. The tragedy happened on the Cami Vell del Portet and the ambulance service confirmed that when they arrived the youngster was unresponsive, although they tried to revive him. The child and his French family were on holiday in the area. Two days later, a twoyear-old boy was pulled from another private pool in Elda. His condition was described as serious.

CHARGE: More changes to cabin bag policies.

Cabin carry-on costs to increase By Tara Rippin IN the wake of strikes and bouncing cheques, budget airline Ryanair has announced plans to charge passengers for hand luggage - its second cabin bag policy change this year. Non-priority customers can currently take one bag weighing up to 10 kilos into the cabin, and one can be stored below free of charge. While priority passengers have the luxury of carrying two hand luggage items aboard. But as of November 1, normal (non-priority) flyers will be charged €8 for any second item, or €10 if not paid for during the reservation. But the move could present positives for people who want to check smaller bags in the plane’s hold, with €8 preferable to the €25 charge to check in bags up to 20 kilos. An option for those planning to carry a second bag would be

to opt for Ryanair’s €6 priority boarding plan while purchasing tickets, giving passengers the option to carry-on two bags into the cabin for free. But those who have flights booked with Ryanair departing after November 1 will still be expected to cough-up the additional money if they arrive with a second item of hand luggage. Ryanair claim the new policy will ‘speed up the boarding and cut flight delays,’ attributing the lengthy process of checking second items of handluggage into the hold for free is the main cause for delays for the airline. Labelling up to 120 suitcases per flight apparently causes delays of 25 minutes. A FAQ with responses on their website attempts to make things clearer for anybody travelling with the airline. One of the questions relates to paying for priority status. A curious client asked:

“What happens if more than 100 customers want to buy priority boarding?” To which the answer was ‘they can’t,’ priority boarding is capped at 95 customers per flight (out of 189 guests). When asked if this was a ‘sneaky or hidden Ryanair charge,’ a spokesperson replied: “No, this simplifies and improves the boarding gate experience and punctuality for all customers. Ryanair has no hidden extras, all optional services or fees are brought to the customers’ attention and agreed prior to booking.” But the news is unlikely to be welcomed by holidaymakers and business travellers who have endured numerous delays recently due to strikes. And the company’s media woes were fuelled when compensation cheques, issued to customers whose flights were delayed or scrapped in July, bounced.

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NEWS EXTRA Bin it PERSISTENT fly tippers face fines of €3,000, Benissa’s town hall warned, as it launched a campaign to raise public awareness of the serious economic and environmental damage they cause while damaging the municipality’s image.

Puzzle solved THE mummified body of a man discovered in Benissa last year belonged to Peter Mulder, a 63-year-old Dutch citizen whose family in Amsterdam reported him missing after they lost contact with him in 2016.

No show PRESENTING Benitachell’s General Development Plan (PGOU) was delayed until September 17 after the region’s official Bulletin erroneously announced that it would be on show before the town hall could set up the public display.

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Tax deadline Brits told to declare earnings in crackdown By Joe Gerrard

THE British government has told its taxpayers, including those living abroad, that they must declare their earnings on overseas assets by September 30 or face penalties. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the country’s tax collecting authority, said the call was aimed at those who have not informed officials of assets and earnings outside the country. It relates to earnings which come under income, capital gains or inheritance levies. The deadline follows the passing of new tax rules in Britain which are designed to target those who stash unde-

clared earnings foreign assets, according to Treasury sources. It comes as Britain is set to join the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) system this October which allows a total of 100 countries, including Spain, to share financial accounts data. Mel Stride, the British government’s Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said he urged anyone who had not already contacted HMRC to declare overseas assets to do so. “We will continue to relentlessly crack down on those not playing by the rules,” Stride said. “This new measure will place higher penalties on those who do not contact HMRC and ensure their offshore

ASSET CALL: HMRC’s deadline is September 30. tax liabilities are correct,” he added. The Treasury said in a statement that earnings from renting out holiday homes and other overseas properties were liable to be taxed. If a taxpayer notified HMRC by September 30 they would then have 90 days to fully disclose their earnings and pay any tax owed. “If taxpayers are confident that their affairs are in order they do not need to worry. If anyone is unsure, HMRC

recommends they seek advice from a professional tax advisor,” the government department said. The Treasury added those wishing to declare could do so by using its digital disclosure service, telling a HMRC official or any other method agreed with tax collectors. Stride said the government had recovered the equivalent of more than €3 billion in undeclared earnings since 2010.

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Two decades on we remember the People’s Princess By Tara Rippin TWENTY-ONE years on from the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales, the day is forever ingrained in the nation’s memory. We all remember where we were and what we were doing when the tragic news was announced to the world that the beloved royal had been killed. The most photographed woman of her time died of fatal injuries in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after a horrific car crash in a tunnel in Paris. She had been travelling with her boyfriend Dodi Fayed, who also lost his life together with driver Henri Paul, and the circumstances surrounding the accident attract controversy and conspiracy theories to this day. Her untimely death at just 36 years old led to a huge international outpouring of grief from people who are now remembering her two decades on. A number of events have been organised and TV shows broadcast to mark the anniversary of the stunning ‘People’s Princess,’ who loved spending time at Spain’s iconic Byblos Hotel in Mijas.

CARING: The Princess regularly visited sick and terminally ill patients across the country. Her Royal Highness stayed three times at the leafy enclave in the hills above Fuengirola, where she was famously photographed topless by paparazzi. The hotel, which recently reopened its doors after closing in 2010, was the first place she spent the night during her debut visit to the Costa in 1993

- the same year she announced her withdrawal from public life. This followed a well-documented life in the limelight, after marrying into the world’s most famous family. Diana, born in 1961, grew up at Park House on the Sandringham estate, but moved to Althorp in Northampton-

shire when her father inherited the title of Earl Spencer in 1975. At just 19, the now infamous photograph of a shy Diana pictured outside the kindergarten where she worked in Pimlico, London, was revealed to the media in 1980. The following year she and Prince Charles kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day, July 29, 1981. An estimated 750 million viewers watched the fairytale wedding on television, while millions lined the streets. In June 1982, Prince William was introduced to the world from the steps of St Mary’s Hospital in London, and two years later, in September, Prince Harry was born. As well as being a fashion

icon, Diana was a well-publicised humanitarian figure, who brought the issue of Aids to the forefront when she was famously photographed shaking hands with a patient in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1991. Another iconic image struck a chord with the nation as Diana can be seen sitting alone outside the Taj Mahal - the monument of love - in 1992. Nine months later, the couple announced their separation and Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced in 1996. To this date, Diana remains one of the most famous women in history. After her death, a sea of flowers was left outside Diana’s Kensington Palace home, and in scores of locations across Britain and further afield.

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BOTTOMS UP: Beer was popular with tapas orders.

Bar beer drinking up THE amount of beer drunk in bars and restaurants in Spain has risen by more than 2 per cent over the past year, according to market data. Statistics from the NPD Group showed the rate of growth between July 2017 up to the end of June this year took place despite weather hampering production. Data showed that one out of every four cold drinks consumed outside of the home

was beer. The beverage was served in 41 per cent of orders in tapas restaurants and almost 30 per cent in other venues such as coffee shops and fast food outlets. The one-in-four figure is a national average. It rose in certain venues such as bars, regions including the Mediterranean coast and at certain times of the day including before meal times. Beer was ordered in more

than 24 per cent of mid-morning meals, versus 18 per cent of lunch time orders and 12 per cent during the afternoon. The percentage then rises to 23 per cent of orders by Spanish dinner time in the evening. NPD figures also showed the consumption of soft drinks had grown by 5.5 per cent during the same period and cold drinks in general rose by 3 per cent.

SOUNDPROOFED: Less noise from Los Molinos treatment plant. BENITACHELL Town Hall is soundproofing the Molinos urbanisation’s waste treatment plant. The town hall’s outlay of €2,000 will improve quality of life for the residents as the noisy installation is close to their homes, municipal sources said. Two silencers have been fitted to the fan outlets and the building’s acoustic insulation will be improved and the existing

windows replaced with others that are double-glazed with air-chamber insulation. The door will also be substituted with PVC carpentry doors. The Molinos plant treats sewage from 83 properties with 333 inhabitants whose wastewater, once treated and purified, is used to irrigate the urbanisation’s green spaces.

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ABUSE CLAIMS: The footage allegedly shows guards beating prison inmates.

Prison ‘torture’ video surfaces FOOTAGE has emerged online which appears to show guards beating inmates at a Russia prison previously implicated in torture allegations. The video, believed to have been leaked from Yaroslavl prison, comes as 12 former officials there were arrested this summer following previous footage allegedly showing guards waterboarding an inmate. Russia’s Federal Prison Service (FSIN) has pledged an investigation.

Gunned down A MAN who opened fire on police near Russia’s Foreign Ministry in Moscow has died in hospital, according to authorities. The shooter, who left one officer wounded, has been identified as Renat Kunashev from the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Investigators probing the incident said he had no known ties to extremists or a criminal record.

Feminist probe INVESTIGATORS have been probing a Russian feminist blogger over allegedly inciting hatred towards men, according to the online personality. Lyubov Kalugina told the anti-extremist SOVA

Centre she had being summoned by investigators who said she could face charges in connection with some posts. Kalugina said the charges were ‘completely absurd.’

Election warning A SENIOR United States official with the Trump administration has reportedly told a Kremlin security advisor not to meddle in the country’s upcoming November midterm elections. John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s national security advisor, said he told Russia’s National Security Council’s head Nikolai Patrushev that such activity would not be tolerated.

Bank threat THE London branch of Deutsche Bank has threatened to cut ties with Russian’s government unless it submits updated customer information, according to a letter seen by media. The document, signed by a senior employee and lawyer, stated business would cease if no reply came within 30 days. The procedure was standard practice, a spokesperson for Deutsche Bank said.

Electric memes THE unveiling of an electric concept car from Kalashnikov which the company hopes will compete with United States mogul E l o n M u s k ’s Te s l a h a s s p a w n e d several online memes. The posts, which came under the tag ‘How do you like that, Elon Musk?,’ included ones of the car adorned with Russian Orthodox icons. It was also photoshopped in space in a nod to Telsa’s plan to send a vehicle to Mars.

LIFT OFF: The car appeared in space.

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State mulls paying up THE Economy Ministry is weighing up whether to voluntarily pay back money early to a European banking fund. Spain has debts of €26.7 billion with European Stability Mechanism (ESM) which it must repay by 2022. The fund was created to provide European Union (EU) member states with emergency cash during financial crises. Government sources said it was studied whether to make the early payment, or amortisation, but added no decision had been reached.

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Court cuts tax bill SPAIN’S National Court has ruled that the country’s government must lower the amount by which it intended to fine a United States-based steel company for alleged tax fraud. The Madrid court ruled against the government in an appeal filed by Alcoa in connection with an audit in which the Treasury claimed it owed some €131 million in fines. The court found officials had not accounted for losses the company racked up in the years before the 2006 to 2009 period when the fraud is alleged to have happened. It has

by Joe Gerrard now ordered the government to recalculate the figure. The company has reportedly factored in a €26 million expected loss to its third quarter earnings over possibly having to pay the fine. Alcoa sources said it did not expect a favourable outcome if the Spanish government took the case to Spain’s Supreme Court for further appeal. The firm and Arconic, a subsidiary of Alcoa which specialises in aerospace and vehicle manufacturing,

have estimated the new figure could range between €21 and €53 million. Company sources said the final bill would be split between Arconic and Alcoa. The former is set to assume 51 per cent of the cost and the latter 49 per cent under the plan if the two are still fined. The €26 million figure assumes a worst case scenario in the company’s forecasts designed to cover the 49 per cent of the total the Treasury is likely to demand. Alcoa is the sixth largest aluminium producer in the world.

SPANISH government spending on pensions rose by 4.86 per cent to more than €9.2 billion by the end of July, a historic record for that month. Pensioners were paid an extra €100 in July due to a revaluation which left seven months of arrears. Pension increases in this year’s General State Budget by 3 per cent for minimum rates and 1.6 per cent for all others also pushed up spending government officials said.

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Merger report CORPORATE mergers fail to generate the value expected by shareholders and investors in around two thirds of cases according to a report from the KPMG consultancy which claimed i n t e g r a t i n g d i ff e r i n g c u l tures and workforces were factors in the findings.

Home sales ACCORD: Gimeno headed up El Corte Ingles. DIRECTORS at the El Corte Ingles department store chain have reached an agreement with their shareholders over the departure of president Dimas Gimeno. Gimeno accepted an agreement drawn up by the firm’s bosses last Saturday evening. He resigned shortly before being formally dismissed on Sunday following a standoff which lasted several months.

The former president has agreed to sever ties with El Corte Ingles in exchange for the firm paying him the equivalent of two years’ salary as part of a compensation package. The total payout has not been confirmed. The agreement follows a week of talks in which Gimeno tried to secure a bigger payout over his dismissal which was agreed by company bosses last June.

LUXURY home purchases rose in Spain by 27 per cent in the first half of this year and the number of sales in Cataluña fell by 13 per cent between January and June, the real estate agent Lucas Fox said.

Power funds SPAIN’S Council of Minister has approved a €15.25 million payout to electricity firms who helped to cover a shortage of funds in the sector during 2013 after the courts ruled the government had to compensate the firms in 2014.

Self-employment grows THE number of workers set up as self-employed has grown by 1.3 per cent across the Spanish economy since 2009 to almost 3,251,950, according to data. A report from the National Federation of Autonomous Workers’ Associations (ATA) showed that 43,219 more workers had opted for the status from July 2009 to the same month this year.

Women led the growth in numbers while the number of men who worked for themselves declined. The number of female self-employed workers grew by 7.9 per cent while males fell by 1.9 per cent. Data also showed self-employed workers aged 40 and above represented 65.2 per cent of the total.

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C LOSING P RICES A UGUST 27

PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY Anglo American 1,575.00 0.00 Associated British Foods 2,360.00 0.00 Admiral Group 2,078.00 -55.79 Ashtead Group 2,377.00 0.00 Antofagasta 833.60 -5.80 Aviva 492.30 0.62 AstraZeneca 5,885.50 0.00 BAE Systems 612.00 0.00 Barclays 183.66 0.00 British American Tobacco 3,909.00 0.00 Barratt Developments 541.80 -2.20 Berkeley Group Holdings (The)3,635.00 0.00 British Land Co 632.20 0.00 BHP Billiton 1,661.20 -10.18 Bunzl 2,330.00 0.00 BP 563.70 0.00 Burberry Group 2,265.00 0.00 BT Group 223.80 0.30 Coca-Cola HBC 2,658.00 0.00 Carnival 4,666.00 0.00 Centrica 142.00 0.00 Compass Group 1,676.00 0.00 Croda International 5,158.00 0.00 CRH 2,642.00 -30.00 DCC 7,030.00 10.00 Diageo 2,750.00 2.00 Direct Line Insurance Group 334.40 0.00 Evraz 491.60 0.00 Experian 1,906.00 0.00 easyJet 1,566.50 0.00 Ferguson 6,150.00 0.00 Fresnillo 947.20 0.00 Glencore 320.75 -2.65 GlaxoSmithKline 1,603.00 0.00 GVC Holdings 1,092.00 0.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 2,175.00 0.00 Halma 1,431.00 0.00 HSBC Holdings 686.20 0.00 International Consldtd Airs Grp 705.60 0.00 InterContinental Hotels Grp 4,749.00 0.00 3i Group 910.00 1.60 Imperial Brands 2,800.00 0.00 Informa 765.00 0.00 Intertek Group 5,236.00 0.00 ITV 165.50 0.00 Just Eat 786.00 0.00 Johnson Matthey 3,554.00 0.00 Kingfisher 280.00 0.00 Land Securities Group 920.00 0.00 Legal & General Group 257.00 0.00

% CHG. NET VOL 0.00 21,587.95 0.00 18,723.09 -2.68 5,982.14 0.00 11,521.38 -0.70 7,936.15 0.12 19,262.87 0.00 74,499.12 0.00 19,583.65 0.00 31,338.28 0.00 92,838.89 -0.41 5,539.01 0.00 4,888.28 0.00 6,188.07 -0.61 34,341.08 0.00 7,802.43 0.00 111,404.80 0.00 9,367.74 0.13 22,349.09 0.00 9,812.88 0.00 9,256.52 0.00 8,110.96 0.00 26,441.03 0.00 6,753.29 -1.14 21,528.19 0.14 6,347.30 0.07 67,743.65 0.00 4,588.38 0.00 6,985.56 0.00 17,446.78 0.00 6,206.38 0.00 14,208.54 0.00 6,810.37 -0.83 44,328.52 0.00 79,360.06 0.00 6,402.22 0.00 10,292.71 0.00 5,421.34 0.00 136,996.80 0.00 14,113.76 0.00 9,003.44 0.18 8,896.55 0.00 27,129.05 0.00 9,627.32 0.00 8,460.23 0.00 6,742.56 0.00 5,316.37 0.00 6,835.60 0.00 5,967.60 0.00 6,817.72 0.00 15,239.66

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Lloyds Banking Group ORD 60.84 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,502.00 Micro Focus International 1,289.00 Marks & Spencer Group 304.10 Mondi 2,137.00 Melrose 230.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 266.80 National Grid 814.30 NMC Health 3,812.00 Next 5,470.00 Ocado Group 1,079.50 Paddy Power Betfair 7,205.00 Prudential 1,735.00 Persimmon 2,454.00 Pearson 927.60 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,710.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 244.80 Royal Dutch Shell 2,563.50 Royal Dutch Shell 2,614.00 RELX 1,730.00 Rio Tinto 3,719.00 Royal Mail 464.90 Rightmove 4,942.00 Rolls-Royce Group 1,009.75 Randgold Resources 5,122.00 RSA Insurance Group 640.60 Rentokil Initial 335.40 Sainsbury (J) 336.40 Schroders 3,114.00 Sage Group (The) 643.60 Segro 653.20 Shire 4,513.00 Smurfit Kappa Group 3,270.00 Sky 1,540.75 Standard Life Aberdeen 322.90 Smith (DS) 507.80 Smiths Group 1,603.00 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 555.30 Smith & Nephew 1,373.00 SSE 1,250.50 Standard Chartered 647.20 St James's Place 1,157.00 Severn Trent 1,935.50 Tesco 254.60 TUI AG 1,458.50 Taylor Wimpey 168.80 Unilever 4,434.50 United Utilities Group 716.80 Vodafone Group 175.28 WPP Group 1,293.00 Whitbread 3,997.00

CHANGE(P) 0.11 1.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 -10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.02 -1.00 0.00 1.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -9.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 -6.19 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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43,263.93 15,624.61 5,536.71 4,960.51 7,803.87 10,994.23 6,372.22 27,840.40 7,912.01 7,587.71 7,779.64 5,894.97 44,878.45 7,789.55 7,259.14 47,560.46 29,444.96 116,200.62 96,914.47 18,086.92 48,156.80 4,658.00 4,441.47 18,826.78 4,788.30 6,581.78 6,178.85 7,492.55 7,020.26 6,952.86 6,618.24 40,439.30 7,728.35 26,472.87 9,566.64 6,983.24 6,316.35 7,951.71 12,035.43 12,720.52 21,306.01 6,124.16 4,651.14 24,837.62 8,520.05 5,616.22 52,852.40 4,965.51 47,002.48 16,352.53 7,328.61

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COMPANY 3M AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CO CATERPILLAR CHEVRON CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA DOWDUPONT EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACHS HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL CORP J.P.MORGAN CHASE JOHNSON & JOHNSON MC DONALD'S CORP MERCK AND CO. NEW MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER AND GAMBLE TRAVELERS CIES UNITED TECHNOLOGIE UNITEDHEALTH GROUP VERIZON COMMS VISA WAL-MART STORES WALGREENS BOOTS WALT DISNEY CO

PRICE 207,985 107,2500 218,370 353,740 142,000 119,70 46,630 45,66 71,22 80,16 242,50 202,0600 147,28 48,3250 117,1800 134,8800 160,1700 68,92 109,170 82,46 41,6076 83,480 132,23 135,16 266,70 54,79 145,24 94,7749 69,46 112,3100

CHANGE% +1,31% +1,41% +1,02% +1,25% +2,74% +0,58% +0,67% +0,07% +2,90% +0,68% +3,14% +0,38% +0,85% +1,40% +2,18% -0,79% +0,50% -0,17% +0,71% +0,01% -1,87% +0,14% +1,32% +1,35% +0,92% +0,02% +0,72% -0,18% +0,36% +0,34%

CHANGE VOLUME(M) 2,695 122.132,93 1,4900 92.408,34 2,210 1.055.604,48 4,360 203.346,30 3,790 84.507,19 0,69 229.439,45 0,310 219.384,74 0,03 194.237,35 2,01 164.239,09 0,54 339.699,77 7,39 91.557,38 0,7600 231.047,27 1,24 134.448,38 0,6650 225.381,37 2,5000 393.962,84 -1,0700 361.581,86 0,7900 124.236,68 -0,12 183.347,67 0,770 839.120,47 0,01 105.608,31 -0,7924 243.746,51 0,120 207.773,83 1,72 35.414,49 1,80 108.204,62 2,42 256.710,90 0,01 226.651,54 1,04 258.148,46 -0,1751 279.858,08 0,25 68.972,62 0,3800 167.149,26 M - MILLION DOLLARS

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Most Advanced Tilray, Inc. Cronos Group Inc. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Obalon Therapeutics, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. iQIYI, Inc. Limelight Networks, Inc. Pinduoduo Inc. Amarin Corporation plc

$ 52.759 $ 11.925 $ 115.67 $ 3.1519 $ 6.39 $ 38.90 $ 54.565 $ 31.32 $ 4.785 $ 18.8116 $ 2.995

8.899 ▲ 20.29% 1.985 ▲ 19.97% 18.80 ▲ 19.41% 0.3619 ▲ 12.97% 0.59 ▲ 10.17% 3.43 ▲ 9.67% 4.765 ▲ 9.57% 2.67 ▲ 9.32% 0.405 ▲ 9.25% 1.5916 ▲ 9.24% 0.225 ▲ 8.12%

$ 14 $ 4.677 $ 24.22 $ 24.64 $ 7.09 $ 11.90 $ 3.50 $ 8.42 $ 4.89 $ 7.85 $ 13.68

6.23 ▼ 30.80% 0.513 ▼ 9.88% 1.93 ▼ 7.38% 1.91 ▼ 7.19% 0.54 ▼ 7.08% 0.90 ▼ 7.03% 0.25 ▼ 6.67% 0.58 ▼ 6.44% 0.31 ▼ 5.96% 0.46 ▼ 5.54% 0.76 ▼ 5.26%

Most Declined Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. Geron Corporation Fanhua Inc. Fossil Group, Inc. Ribbon Communications Inc. Cadiz, Inc. Marin Software Incorporated Tocagen Inc. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. ProShares UltraPro Short NASDAQ Biotech

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL MINISTERS from Spain’s government have said they will not move forward with their plans to balance the country’s books until the Senate is stripped of its debt policy veto. Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said following a meeting of the Council of Ministers last week the government would press on with its deficit reduction strategy once changes came in. Her comments come as leftist parties including the anti austerity Unidos Podemos group and the pro Catalan independence Esquerra Republicana de Cataluña (ERC) backed the governing Partido Socialista (PSOE). Valencian regionalists Compromis have also offered their support. Calvo said the veto, which allows the upper house of Parliament to strike down debt and deficit legislation, had created an “exceptional and unintelligible” situation. “We are aiming to return to the constitutional normality we had under previous laws which maintained Congress’ pre-eminence over the Senate,” Calvo said. “The Congress as the seat of popular sovereignty will be able to adopt final decisions, as is the case with all other laws. The Partido Popular (PP) introduced this veto, perhaps for political and partisan reasons,” the Deputy Prime Minister added. Legal experts have reportedly said it

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Deficit path stalls Ministers vow to remove Senate veto

VETO ROW: Ministers want to strip the Senate of the power. would be difficult or “almost impossible” to remove the veto before the end of this year. Pablo Casado of the opposition conservative PP, who currently hold an absolute majority in the Senate, has said his party would oppose the reforms.

The centrist Ciudadanos also voiced their opposition. Casado claimed it was a ploy from the government to try to end the separation of powers laid out in the constitution. Teodoro Garcia Egea, the general

secretary of the PP, said the move showed the leftist and anti-austerity leader of Podemos Pablo Iglesias governed Spain. “One of the demands of Podemos is to remove powers from the Senate in which Spanish voters gave an absolute majority to the PP,” he said. The tussle over the veto follows meetings between government ministers at Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s residence in La Moncloa last week for talks on deficit plans. Their proposed stability pact set a target of the deficit equalling 1.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019. The figure is up from the previous PP government’s goal of 1.3 per cent. Deficits for spending have been targeted at 0.4 per cent for the Madrid government, 1.1 per cent for the welfare budget and 0.3 per cent for regional spending. The government has estimated that their plans will see them spend €6 billion more than was to be spent under PP plans.

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Executive earnings rankings THE boss of one of the world’s largest fashion firms has topped a list of the highest paid chief executives of the biggest firms listed on Spain’s stock exchange. Pablo Isla, the president of Inditex, earned the most money last year of any IBEX 35 executive at €10.7 million. The figure included a €6.5 million pay packet and another €4.1 million in shares, according to data from Spain’s National Securities Market Commission. The president of Acciona, a renewable energy and infrastructure company, came second. President Jose Manuel Entrecanales earned a total of €10.4 million last year. Energy firm Iberdrola’s CEO, Jose Ignacio Sanchez Galan, took home €9.4 million. Ana Botin, the head of the Santander bank, came fourth with €7.8 million.

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Government control for dangerous dogs? LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT HORRIFIC photos once again this week of a young baby savagely mauled by a pet dog. How long is it going to be until the authorities realise that a number of canine breeds are actually no more adaptable to the living conditions of human beings than many dangerous wild animals? To my mind the likes of Bull Terriers, Mastiffs, Rottweilers etc should be viewed in one place and one place only. The local zoo. In the last 10 years there have been 17 deaths in the UK due to dog attacks and 200,000 reports of dog bites in the last year alone! These are horrendous figures and the most tragic fact of all is that the majority of victims were extremely young. Many of these tots, now scarred for life, have had their whole futures altered beyond redemption, simply because the two-legged animal that should be the most responsible of all, deems for some unknown reason to allow unpredictable, potentially life destroying four legged canines to share their homes. When are they going to recognise the devastation these animals are actually capable of? I do actually shudder when I see photos, or postings

DANGEROUS BREEDS: These dogs are capable of causing devastation. of dangerous dog breeds, cuddling up or licking the faces (not too hygienic anyway!) of babies of sometimes a few months old. One, split second vicious snap and those faces could be gone forever. When are the government going to see some sense and ban certain dangerous breeds altogether? I await the slings and arrows of DDO’s (dan-

gerous dog owners) with my usual full metal jock strap firmly in place! Contrary to the outcry that accompanied it, I did have some sympathy for the British pensioner who said her Benidorm holiday was ruined because her hotel had ‘too many Spaniards in it.’ Not being present at the time, I can’t comment on her remarks about the general rudeness of the

other guests, although I am fully aware that certain cultures may appear somewhat more abrasive and a little more obtrusive than the British are generally exposed to! No, to an extent I can fully emphasise with her problem. Some years ago, when the children were a great deal younger, I decided to take them all to a hotel in Mallorca over the Christmas period. After checking in and exploring our ‘special Christmas treat’ It didn’t take long to realise that the hotel was full of Germans. In fact, the whole of the Christmas festivities were geared toward the Alemannia’s. The staff all addressed you in German. The shows (including the comedian) were German orientated. The food had a distinct German flavour, the bars were empty by 10pm and breakfast was served at some ungodly hour around sunrise! Our whole Christmas was in fact ruined. I believe that hotels do have a certain responsibility to inform potential guests that their establishment may be geared toward some culture or citizens from a specific country. At least you would then have the choice of who you would prefer to share your hard-earned break with. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Countryfile Summer Diaries 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Murder, Mystery and My Family 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Royal Recipes 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Impossible 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The King's Speech 1:25am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:30am BBC News

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm James Martin's American Adventure 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm Senna 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am Who's Doing the Dishes?

7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Countryfile Summer Diaries 8:15am Impossible 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Strictly Ballroom 3:30pm Killer Bees of Africa 4:15pm Kate Humble: Into the Volcano 5:15pm The Truth About Lions 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:45pm The Repair Shop 8:30pm Women's World Cup Qualifier 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Edinburgh Nights with Nish Kumar 12:35am BBC Ouch Storytelling Live Going Out 1:35am The Prosecutors 2:35am Picnic at Hanging Rock 3:30am This is BBC Two

5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. 8:30pm BBC Proms 2018 10:30pm Top of the Pops Janice Long and John Peel present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 3 April 1986. 11:00pm TOTP2 12:00am BBC Proms 2018 2:30am Petula Clark Live in Berlin Actress, songwriter and above all singer, Petula Clark is a music legend 3:30am TOTP2 4:30am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 9:55am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am The Bachelorette 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm Judge Rinder 7:00pm Dress to Impress 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am The Royal 9:55am Judge Judy 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:20am Inspector Morse 1:35pm The Royal 2:40pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Inspector Morse 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pm Diana 12:00am The Murder of Becky Watts: Police Tapes 1:05am DCI Banks 2:05am DCI Banks 2:55am A Touch of Frost 4:40am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green

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The Chase Storage Wars Storage Wars Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Avengers Storage Wars Storage Wars Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights Steve Mcqueen: Motorcycle Movie Star First Blood FYI Daily First Blood Out for Justice FYI Daily Out for Justice Minder Lethal Weapon ITV4 Nightscreen

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The fractious child

Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

VICE-PRESIDENT Carmen Calvo’s was the voice of reason when she remarked that an “unacceptable phrase was not an attack on the Spanish state.” She was referring to declarations from Cataluña’s regional president Quim Torra who is not renowned for honey-tongued oration, particularly when referring to the national government. Pablo Casado, the Partido Popular leader who proudly refuses to give an inch over reformed terrorists or Cataluña, fell on her statement like a ton of the bricks used to build monuments to the past. Casado urged Calvo to “fulfil her obligations and defend Spain” presumably by returning to the abrasive authoritarianism that was the former government’s default mode and took Mariano Rajoy up a one-way street. Torra was equally offended at Calvo’s dismissal of his claim that his government did not need to defend itself and should instead attack “an unjust state.” Pedro Sanchez, who continues to insist that Cataluña requires a political and not a judicial solution, refuses to rise to the bait. And as every parent knows, ignoring tantrums has always been the best way to

CREDIT: El Nacional.cat

FEATURE

CARMEN CALVO: Voice of reason. get the better of a fractious child.

Where the bodies are JOSE LUIS VILLAREJO is a pensioned-off police commissioner now imprisoned on remand. During 10 years’ leave of absence between 1983 and 1993 he made a multi-million fortune with a network of detective agencies.

What better sideline for a high-ranking police officer than working for public bodies, commercial companies and private individuals? On Villarejo’s return to active duty he worked undercover for the Ministry of the Interior and was involved in Jorge Fernandez Diaz’s ‘dirty war’ discrediting Catalan politicians. His name pops up in practically every Spanish scandal including the recently-aired tapes where Juan Carlos I’s former mistress claims that the Rey Emeritus got rich on commissions and has black money sheltered in tax havens. Villarejos has also tried to conceal his wealth and is charged with money laundering and involvement with a criminal organisation. Even now he could still beat the system as the Public Prosecutors investigating his illegal activities have challenged the investigating judge’s decision to lift the case’s gagging order. Information contained in Villarejos’ impounded documents and files could put ‘the institutions’ at risk and even compromise the ‘safety of the State’ they warned. The retired policeman has always been a smooth operator. And of course it always helps, knowing where the bodies are.

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Fat chance A RECENT analysis of 1936 data on 21-yearold army conscripts living in Madrid revealed that young men from the working class district of Vallecas were three centimetres shorter than those from classy Salamanca. The postcode says it all before the anthropologists can get a word in edgeways, but what would a similar survey say today? No doubt it would find that 21 year olds in Vallecas are as tall as those in Salamanca but much, much fatter. The more slender your means these days, the wider the girth.

Bad test result ABDELBAKI ES SATTY, the late imam of Ripoll who blew himself up on August 16 last year, was behind the Barcelona massacre of August 17. Like many jihadists, he was imprisoned on drug offences and between 2010 and 2014 he was visited four times by agents from the CNI, Spain’s intelligence service. According to reports in the Catalan media, they considered getting him onside but he failed the psychological tests necessary to become an informant, which was probably fortuitous. As Osama bin Laden ably demonstrated, jihadi collaborators show little loyalty to their paymasters.

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9:10am The Dengineers 9:40am Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom 10:10am Planet Dinosaur 10:40am David Attenbrough's Natural Curiosities 11:00am Nature's Miracle Babies 12:00pm Natural World 1:00pm Nigel Slater: Eating Together 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu 2:30pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:00pm Scrappers 4:30pm Garden Rescue 5:15pm Escape to the Country 6:15pm Flog It! 6:50pm A Passage to Britain 7:50pm BBC Proms Extra 8:30pm Eric and Ernie 10:00pm Morecambe and Wise in Pieces 11:00pm Gone Girl 1:20am Mystery Road 3:15am This is BBC Two

4:30am This is BBC Four 8:00pm Secrets of Our Living Planet Documentary showcasing the incredible ecosystems that make life on Earth possible 9:00pm Lost Land of the Tiger 10:00pm The Plague 10:50pm The Plague 11:45pm Reading Festival Highlights 2018 12:45am Top of the Pops 1:15am Top of the Pops Paul Jordan and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 27 February 1986. 1:45am Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock 2:45am Secrets of Our Living Planet 3:45am Lost Land of the Tiger

7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:15pm Catchphrase 1:55pm You've Been Framed! 2:25pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 3:25pm FYI Daily 3:30pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 4:35pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 6:20pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 9:00pm Rock of Ages 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Rock of Ages 11:25pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad!

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King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Para Triathlon: Superhero Tri Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed The People's Vet Channel 4 News Formula 1 Speed with Guy Martin Oblivion Exodus: Gods and Kings Hollyoaks Omnibus French Collection

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7:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:55am Made in Chelsea: Croatia 10:00am How I Met Your Mother 10:30am How I Met Your Mother 11:00am The Goldbergs 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm The Goldbergs 12:30pm Tooth Fairy 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Great British Bake Off 5:15pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 6:20pm Extreme Cake Makers 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Pitch Perfect 12:10am Gogglebox

Sporting Funnies The Protectors The Avengers Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights Motorsport UK ITV Racing: The Opening Show British Touring Car Dirtquake VII Storage Wars ITV Racing: Live from Sandown The Train Robbers FYI Daily The Train Robbers Mr. Bean Mr. Bean Cycling: La Vuelta a Espana Highlights River Monsters River Monsters Tremors FYI Daily Tremors Crank FYI Daily Crank Better Late Than Never

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4:30am The Bachelors A widowed teacher and his teenage son pack up and head to LA in search of a fresh start. 6:30am Moana: Special 7:00am Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:15am Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings 9:00am The Boy Downstairs 10:50am Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 1:00pm Pitch Perfect 3 2:50pm Braven 4:40pm Tall Tales From the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings 6:20pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 8:30pm To be Announced 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 3 10:40pm Braven 12:20am The Boy Downstairs 2:10am Jackals 3:50am Top Ten Show, the 2018 4:10am The Competition

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7:45am Football Leeds United meet Middlesbrough at Elland Road in the Sky Bet Championship 11:00am Soccer A.M. 12:30pm SPFL Matters 1:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 4:15pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:15pm Football 9:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:00pm Football 12:05am MLS Greatest Games 12:15am MLS Greatest Games 12:30am MLS Greatest Games 12:45am MLS Greatest Games 1:00am EFL Goals: Championship 2:00am Football 4:05am MLS Greatest Games 4:15am MLS Greatest Games 4:30am Football Countdowns 5:00am EFL Greatest Games 5:15am EFL Greatest Games 5:30am SPFL Greatest Games 5:45am SPFL Greatest Games

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8:00pm BBC Proms 2018 Elgar Cello Concerto. 9:30pm The Gardeners of Kabul 10:00pm Hull's Headscarf Heroes 11:00pm The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca 11:30pm France 12:30am The Golden Age of Circus: the Show of Shows 1:45am Scotland's Vital Spark: The Clyde Puffer 2:45am Going Going Gone: Nick Broomfield's Disappearing Britain 3:45am The No 5 War

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The Karate Kid, Part II The Karate Kid, Part II The Next Karate Kid Top Ten Show, the 2018 The Karate Kid The Karate Kid, Part II The Karate Kid, Part II Bad Boys Bad Boys II Machete Doctor Strange

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Do you need a bodyguard?

by Adam Whalley-Lewis WELL, it would seem that quite a few of us do if BBC1’s new prime time Sunday night thriller is anything to go by. Auntie trailed this one heavily, which doesn’t always guarantee a winner - Love Island? - but after an exhausting day on the Costa with lovely friends Linda and Gary, I sank into a thankfully air conditioned sofa on Sunday with a glass of blanco and wasn’t disappointed by the vino or the TV. The action and there is a lot of it, centres around Home Secretary Julia Montague, played impeccably by Keeley Hawes and a close protection officer, David Budd, who Richard Madden makes his own. Now, a little bit like Nuns who can count the number of Popes they have lived through, I can count quite a number of Home Office chiefs (from my former life) including an incident in a lift with a guide dog, the then Home Sec and a really big protection officer and I recognised some of what was going on. That said, as with most action thrillers, about a year of exciting stuff is obviously going to be packed into each episode. I’m not too sure we have ever had such a sexy chief at the Home Office either, male or female. If episode one grabbed you, the storyline going forward will keep you watching. We already

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NEW THRILLER: Starring Keeley Hawes and Richard Madden. know that Julia has ambition to move from the Home Office to Downing Street (remind you of anyone?) and David is complex, to say the least. The action continues on BBC1, Sunday and of course on iPlayer. A quick thank you to everyone who has emailed me their thoughts and suggestions, keep them coming. Special mention to Michael

and his suggestion to petition ITV bosses about Brad speeding up his questions to the Chaser and to Caroline, who wants more suggestions for the week ahead, will see what I can do. Fans of Neighbours, Channel 5, weekdays, will no doubt be excited by the upcoming marriage of Aaron and David. A raft of Erinsborough dramas conspire to put a black cloud over

the big day, including one of the grooms not being able to walk, falling out with his future father-in-law (Paul Robinson) and a stand in celebrity celebrant. This same sex wedding is a TV first for an Australian show, never been done before on a show from down under. Maybe Skippy will put in a guest appearance? Sadly Ant won’t, as it seems Holly Willoughby is co-hosting I’m A Celebrity with Dec, what will Phil do without her? Nothing to do with the Jungle, but Naked Attraction is back on Channel 4, Fridays. I’ve no idea who the target audience are for this one. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a dating show, kind of Blind Date style, but everyone takes their clothes off and they all chat about, well you can guess. Clearly the viewing figures stack up, but I’m not sure just who is admitting they are watching! Looking ahead (Caroline this is for you) BBC1 are showing The King’s Speech on Friday night, this is a movie I would stay up to watch if you haven’t seen it, X-Factor is back on Saturday night and only because Caroline is a Marbella girl, I need to mention Gemma Collins: Diva Espana, ITVBE Sunday evening - only watch if you are a TOWIE fan or you call Marbella home. Happy Viewing. HappyViewing1@outlook.com

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage Architect and historian Francesco da Mosto embarks on a journey across the Mediterranean sea 9:00pm Art of Germany 10:00pm Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country 11:00pm The Story of Ireland 12:00am Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami? 1:00am Milton Keynes and Me 2:00am The Story of Scottish Art 3:00am Britain's Lost Waterlands: Escape to Swallows and Amazons Country 4:00am Art of Germany

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YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION Letters should be emailed to yoursay@euroweeklynews.com or make your comments on our website: www.euroweeklynews.com DEAR Editor, A large area of waste ground in front of my apartment block was sanded over and used as a parking area for the recent Torre del Mar air fair. Now that it’s over, it is a dog litter tray. Men, women and children let their dogs run free on it so they can poop on it, then take their dogs away when they have done their business. Time to chip all dogs so that these criminals can be heavily fined for such anti-social behaviour. Dog poop carries numerous diseases and you can bet that any fly that lands on your food or face has been on some dog poop very recently. And fine the owner of any dog not chipped. Michael Hill

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Airport closed HI, I’d just like to say how disappointed I am about San Javier airport closing, as the alternative Corvera is 34 kilometres further on. I for one will never use it, San Javier was making money and busy. Why on earth didn’t they put the military over to Corvera, it would have been out of the way, but no. Again money spent on this monstrosity which nobody wanted and they could have extended San Javier. Roy Wallace

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HAVING read your article (Our View, Well done Councils) please, please tell me where these caring councils are who look after residents. I live in the lovely town of Catral renowned not for its beauty but its history of corruption and illegal building on a large scale!! The very rich ex-mayor and many other agencies lined their pockets, though this was 16 years ago those activities are still impacting on residents of Catral in a big way The mayor of Catral whom I am sure is a very caring person unfortunately has little more power to help than a dog with rubber teeth as Valencia Council took his real power away. In 2007 many residents were served with demolition orders on their homes, can you even begin to imagine the heartache and worry that caused, we are now in the year 2018 and yes although these orders are suspended they are still registered against our properties, some residents do not even know they have them till they try to sell their houses All attempts to resolve this awful situation have failed. Top solicitors, estate agents, residents have all been totally ignored by Valencia who refuse to discuss the matter with anyone and are sitting on these orders even though they

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ILLEGAL BUILDINGS: Many residents were served with demolition orders. could not demolish nor intend to demolish any of the houses. Ailing health, ageing and financial problems are effecting many of us who are retired and need to sell our houses which as you can imagine is nye on impossible until these orders are lifted. The heartache goes on and despite what you think about caring councils nobody seems to care about the forgotten residents of Catral. Maybe your paper could give some thought about the other face of the caring councils which I am sure are not exclusive to Catral. Thank you and I hope I have touched a caring nerve somewhere. Regards, Kay Fitter

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Police make grim discovery in car boot at roadside check PM: A ‘random’ roadside check?? Where they look in the boot??? Intelligence led I would suggest.

STUBBED OUT: Costa beaches pioneer ciggyfree zone C F Rowe: Great idea!!

FUEL TAX: Spanish government proposal to increase diesel price by estimated 28.6 per cent

Comments from EWN online Man crushed and seriously injured by 250 kilo bull in Spain

Gary: Cows create more emissions than cars…. maybe they should tax them.

Kathryn Ramsden: Better than having the poor bulls running terrified through the streets, if idiots run in front of this on purpose they should have to pay their own medical bills. Eve Nicholls: Better than some poor animal being run into the ground until it’s so exhausted it dies! Christine Marshall: At least no animal will be humiliated, tortured and killed.

Pet owners in Spain warned to be on their guard for ‘spiked’ food

Pickpockets dress as women to steal from Benidorm tourists claim

Zara Mária: Anyone know what area? I never take my eyes off my dog when we're out these days

Gill Reynolds: We witnessed a beggar woman sat cross legged on the pavement with a shawl thrown over herself and every now and again a man would arrive, bend down and throw a purse or wallet under her shawl.

WATCH: Dozens of migrants land on beach packed with stunned holidaymakers in Spain Tomas Kirken: Legitimate asylum seekers should be properly helped. All others as migrants should be detained and then sent back to wherever they got into the people smuggler’s boat. Simple as that.

David Clark: Send them back! Cherry Lacuadra Talledo: That’s good return them where they belong.

€70,000 of fake goods seized in Benidorm tourist shop raids Fiona Hanson: These are sold on every single town market we go to! Matt Coy: Fake goods? Just sit on any beach in Spain for an hour.

I totally agree HI Leapy, I have just read your article ‘Are our values being threatened’ in this week’s Euro Weekly and I had to write to say that I agreed with every word you wrote. What is it with us British that as soon as someone speaks his mind particularly about people from the Muslim community, that they are somehow branded as being racist??? We have always prided ourselves on having free speech in the UK but this seems to be being eroded. Thank goodness there are still people like yourself who are happy to speak up for what I am sure is the great majority of us Brits. Always enjoy your column. Thanks Gill Chapman (Benalmadena)

EU departure DEAR Editor, I write into your paper occasionally, with views on the subject of the UK leaving the EU as it affects UK nationals who are TAX resident in Spain ( not to be [frequently] confused with part timers and holidaymakers) Today I see in the Irish papers that the Central Bank is trying to find a way of enabling UK state and private pensions to be paid into pensioners’ euro accounts, in the event that capital and financial services will not be included in any ‘deal’ and worryingly this disastrous idea of walking away with no deal at all. There are about 135,000 UK state pensioners tax resident in the Republic of Ireland. Private pensions added raises this figure to 150,000 (UK gov figures). These are very largely people on fixed incomes - much like the majority of UK pensioners resident in Spain (110,000) but I see no move to encourage people to talk about this, and, really prepare for any eventuality. All I hear is ‘it will sort itself out somehow,’ ‘it will be all right in the end,’ ‘wait and see what happens.’ Would there be any way of trying to get all the information in one place - reliable, verifiable as to what exactly do pensioners need in order to minimise the disruption and expense this exit is most likely to produce, and would a media project to stimulate this be worthwhile in the public interest and - an element of the media public service information responsibility? Included would be all the essential elements of EU citizenship, and adherence to the laws of the host country, eg - all financial contracts, the EHIC, driving licences, ownership of vehicles, etc, etc and, what being a citizen of a third country would mean in each category. Triples all round - cheers = Ian (beiderbeck)

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WIDE EYED: Parts of women’s eyes were larger than men’s on several measures.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) That little bit of extra cash has made you realise something. Not everything is as simple as you would wish it to be, and throwing money at a problem will not make it go away entirely. There are some things that you need to come to terms with. It is much easier to incorporate the uneasy into your life if you take a more relaxed attitude.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Sometimes, when we are making a journey, it is not the usual route that is best. Something has changed in your sphere and there is a need to adjust to it. There are other options that will bring the same result and maybe even a more convenient one. You will need to do two things. The first is to open your mind to the possibilities.

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A way opens up before you that can bring wealth. Branching off from that is a path to certain happiness. Which will you take? If having that money means changing your nature (or trying to) is that going to make you happy? On the other hand, if you sidestep the money can you

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you looking for guidance? Maybe you are thinking that a recent acquaintance will be able to provide it. You ran something by a few friends and they are not so sure. That is because this is a situation where you need an expert, not a well-wisher. Best not to waste your time and jangle your nerves.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) It appears at times that you are in the middle of a play. The lights are on you, the mike’s wired, your audience awaits, then nothing. Not that you are lost for words. You know exactly what to say and do. What you are wondering is why you are there in the first place. Maybe where you are was not intended.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’ve been working hard, maybe in the dark some of the time. This week someone shines a torch on your situation and you see exactly where you are. Surprised? You shouldn’t be.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Getting a creative project started has opened your eyes to many things. Perhaps you question why you did not do it before. The fact is that it doesn’t matter. You are where you are right here and not because that was where you were heading.

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Cryptic Across 1 Huge American soldier meets small insect (5) 4 Hackers heard in the Treasury? (7) 8 To appeal to a tart, act flustered (7) 9 Bird pines away (5) 10 Contrary rate of payment for a poet? (8) 11 Left east German bewildered (4) 13 Greets assembled wading birds (6) 15 Bemoan mental defect (6) 18 Fifty and I'm past flabby (4) 19 Show cart off to US politician (8) 22 Post the money for a bet (5) 23 Finger protection, the limb being broken (7) 24 Have faith in a new Serb way (5,2) 25 Warbles in The Rising Sun (5) Down 1 Seize grain and fruit (7) 2 Thespian that Chirac tore into (5) 3 Endeavour to cover a waistcoat, it's an absolute farce! (8) 4 Copper trial is most shrewd (6) 5 Don't eat quickly (4) 6 I met Poe rewriting typical example (7) 7 Exhausted writer found in street

(5) 12 Air posed problem for take-offs (8) 14 Go berserk and strike errand boy (7) 16 Walks unsteadily, begins tracking river creatures (7)

Code Breaker

17 Dispatched with railway guard (6) 18 Cobblers' equipment survives (5) 20 Bird with rook and duck on waste container (5) 21 Put up with a large carnivore (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Z and 14 represents L, so fill in Z every time the figure 10 appears and L every time the figure 14 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.

Across 1 Additional payment (5) 4 Irritable (5) 7 Be persistent, refuse to stop (9) 8 Remain (4) 10 Cause (6) 12 Enter and rob a dwelling (6) 13 Smaller amount (4) 16 Harmless (9) 18 Spirited horse (5) 19 Pool or fund of money held in common (5)

English - Spanish

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Across 1 Police officer (7) 5 Chest (5) 8 Taburete (5) 9 Línea aérea (7) 10 Arrival (7) 12 Monedas (5) 13 Huérfano (6) 15 To judge (6) 18 People (seen as a mass) (5) 19 Contento (7) 21 Godson (7) 22 Perla (5) 23 Anxiety (5) 24 Seventy (7)

Down 1 Alloy of copper and zinc (5) 2 Short sleep (3) 3 Nimble and quick (4) 4 Mentally quick and resourceful (6) 5 Watch and direct (7) 6 Of a strict bearing or demeanour (5) 9 Put in order (7) 11 Not easily irritated (6) 12 Sate of extreme happiness (5) 14 Examine in detail (5) 15 Fastening device (4) 17 Fix conclusively (3)

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Down 1 Aisle (aeroplane, theatre) (7) 2 Suelto (5) 3 Cabbage (3) 4 Praise (6) 5 Paracaídas (9) 6 Techo (7) 7 Hornos (5) 11 Housewife (3,2,4) 14 Lápices (7) 16 Knee (7) 17 Delantales (6) 18 Attractive (f) (5) 20 Mancha (de aceite, pintura, etc) (5) 22 Animal doméstico (3)

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (ZEROES) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ANNULI ERSATZ FARINA FREEST NEATER PALATE POETRY QUEASY ROTTEN SPREAD STRAIT SURETY TAPPET TRASHY TREATY TROUPE UPTAKE VISUAL ZEROES (10)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Strand 2 Pirate 3 Seethe 4 Detest 5 Heater 6 Petite 7 Stereo 8 Hither 9 Suitor 10 Rhesus 11 Rattle 12 Resort 13 Harass 14 System 15 Tousle 16 Repair 17 Desert 18 Inlaid 19 Sodden.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case N) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 11 • Good: 15

• Very good: 22 • Excellent: 29

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 11 Good: 15 Very good: 21

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 27

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Choir, 4 Macaw, 7/19 Aye aye, 8 Targets, 9 Peak, 10 Serene, 13 Floral, 14 Bets, 17 Slender, 20 Yearn, 21 Stern.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Clasp, 2 Oregano, 3 Rate, 4 Morsel, 5 Cue, 6 Waste, 11 Elevate, 12 Pardon, 13 Fussy, 15 Stein, 16 Arms, 18 Era.

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Across:

Across:

1 Clearance, 8 Sane, 9 Onlookers, 10 Orator, 13 Edible, 15 Raise, 16 Acrid, 17 Trawl, 18 Eagle, 21 Regard, 22 Ardent, 25 Residency, 26 Aged, 27 Redressed.

1 Buckets, 5 Curas, 8 Grape, 9 Lettuce, 10 Pestaña, 11 Reach, 12 Sueldo, 14 Acabar, 17 Watch, 19 Recibos, 21 Reality, 22 Night, 24 Snowy, 25 Rotonda.

Down:

Down:

2 Liner, 3 About, 4 Ankara, 5 Curses, 6 Main brace, 7 Genteel, 11 Abrogated, 12 Order, 14 Deter, 16 Arrival, 19 Adhere, 20 Lazier, 23 Duels, 24 Nacre.

2 Crabs, 3 Emerald, 4 Saltar, 5 Citar, 6 Rhubarb, 7 Shepherds, 10 Passwords, 13 Extraño, 15 Coconut, 16 Prayer, 18 Hairy, 20 Begin, 23/1 Tea bag.

App of the week Carrot An app which delivers users weather forecasts with a twist. It provides ‘eerily’ accurate forecasts and gives quick access to hourly and daily forecasts as well as throwing in some surprises for users. It features several ‘secret’ locations including the moon, the Pyramids and Chernobyl. It has showers of personality and meteorological fun for users.

QUIZ: THE EYES HAVE IT 1. According to Greek (and later Roman) mythology what was the name of the primordial race of savage giants, each with a single eye in the centre of his forehead? 2. Eye of the Tiger by the American rock band Survivor was the theme song for which 1982 American sports drama film? 3. In bingo slang, which number is known as Kelly’s Eye? 4. In Shakespeare’s Othello, which character speaks the line: ‘O! beware, my lord of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock’? 5. In which year was the giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames, the London Eye first opened to the general public? 6. What was the name of the Yorkshire-born inventor of cat's eyes?

7. Where Is the Love?, Shut Up, Hey Mama and Don't Phunk with My Heart were all UK Top 10 hit singles for which American musical group? 8. Who directed, produced and co-wrote the 1999 erotic drama film Eyes Wide Shut? 9. Who has been the editor of the British fortnightly satirical and current affairs news magazine Private Eye since 1986? 10. Who played James Bond in the 1981 film For Your Eyes Only? Not a lot of people know that... on a dark night, a human eye could see a candle flame flickering up to 30 miles (48 kilometres) away.

Answers: 1. CYCLOPS, 2. ROCKY III, 3. ONE, 4. IAGO, 5. 2000 (March 9), 6. PERCY SHAW, 7. THE BLACK EYED PEAS, 8. STANLEY KUBRICK, 9. IAN HISLOP, 10. ROGER MOORE

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• Cameron Diaz, Actor; August 30, 46 scored number one hits with Don’t Wanna Lose Diaz debuted in the 1994 comedy The Mask and You and other songs. She worked in Miami later went on to score Golden Globe nominations Airport before fame and was approached by the for her parts in There’s Something About Mary CIA for her language skills and later won seven and Gangs of New York. Born in San Diego, Grammy Awards. California in the United States, she modelled for • Salma Hayek, Actor; September 2, 52 Levi’s and Calvin Klein before becoming an actor. Hayek was born in Coatzacoalcos in Mexico and Salma Hayek. • Richard Gere, Actor; August 31, 69 studied International Relations at the University The star of Pretty Woman and Chicago was born Iberoamericana in Mexico City before acting. She in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States and later played the painter Frida Kahlo in the 2002 film Frida studied at the University of Massachusetts on a and featured in La Chispa de la Vida. scholarship. He has also featured in the films I’m Not There • Gareth Southgate, Football Manager; September 3, 48 and Primal Fear and is a practising Buddhist. Southgate managed the England national team in this year’s World Cup in Russia. Born in Watford in England, he began • Gloria Estefan, Singer; September 1, 61 his football career in 1988 at Crystal Palace before playing The artist has sold more than 100 million records and

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for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England from 1995 to 2004. • Mark Ronson, Musician; September 4, 43 The producer, DJ and co-founder of Allido Records has collaborated with Jack White, Amy Winehouse, Bruno Mars and Adele. Born in London in England, he attended New York University in the United States and received a Grammy in 2007 for his work on Winehouse’s Back to Black album. • Johnny Vegas, Comedian; September 5, 48 Vegas was born Michael Pennington in St Helens and went to Middlesex University before selling boiler insurance door to door and working in a bottling plant. He debuted as a contestant on the Win, Lose or Draw show and later featured in the comedies Ideal and Benidorm.

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Time to mend JAYA is a journalist living in New York City and she is nursing a broken heart. She has just gone through her third miscarriage and as a result her marriage seems to be on the rocks. In a desperate attempt to overcome her grief she decides to travel to India to trace her family’s history. Soon she meets Ravi, her grandmother’s former se rvant and confidan t , who tells her remarkable tales of struggle, tragedy and r es ilience from h e r ancestor during Britain’s occupation of the country. T he s tories res onat e with Jaya who is keen to find strength in the present by delving into the past. She soon discovers she has that strength by virtue of her grandmother’s astonishing and brave legacy. T he power of love , dreaming and healing is explored in Sejal Badani’s The Storyteller’s Secret.

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70 - Siege over The Roman general Titus defeats the armies of Jerusalem and destroys the Second Temple while taking the city. 476 - End of Empire Romulus Augustulus, the last of the Roman Emperors, is overthrown by Germanic tribes. The event marks the end of the Western Roman Empire. The former emperor is exiled to Campania in Italy and disappears from the historical record. 1449 - Emperor snatched Mongolian forces capture the Zhentong Emperor of China during the Battle of Tumu which sees around 20,000 Mongols defeat about 500,000 Chinese soldiers. 1666 - Fire outbreak The Great Fire of London begins and would go on to rage for three days and destroy around 10,000 buildings including the old St Paul’s Cathedral. 1774 - Congress meets The first Continental Congress made up of delegates from Britain’s Thirteen Colonies in America meets in Philadelphia. The body would later become instrumental in launching the War of Independence against British rule. 1952 - Book debut American writer Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is published for the first time. The work would go on to win him the Nobel Prize for Literature. 1997 - Princess dead Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed are killed in a car crash in Paris along with their driver Henri Paul. 2016 - Climate deal The United States and China agree to sign up to the Paris climate accords, which President Donald Trump would later withdraw from.

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Mental health illnesses are on the rise ALMOST two in five workers are suffering from stress and anxiety. According to a survey conducted by Behaviour and Attitudes, mental health issues are now the most common illness in the workplace. In fact, it suggests that these health conditions have pushed cancer and back pain into second and third place for illnesses among staff. Some 38 per cent of employees say they are under stress, according to the survey which was commissioned by Friends First and conducted by B&A. It found cancer in second place with 33 per cent of workers citing it, followed by chronic back pain, which is suffered by 32 per cent of workers. Almost half of under-35s say they have taken extended sick leave of a week or more due to stress or anxiety. While four out of 10 surveyed say they have taken extended sick leave due to an accident or illness. The average sick leave period was 14 weeks. However, a quarter of employees say they

would not be paid for a period of sick leave, even for one month or less, adding more stress to an existing problem. Friends First said that in general most of the workers surveyed described themselves as being ‘reasonably healthy’ or ‘very healthy,’ with just 10 per cent claiming they are less healthy than they would like to be.

Karen Gallagher, protection director of Friends First, said the research showed mental health issues had the potential to affect us all and the effects of stress and anxiety knew no boundaries when it came to age, gender or profession.

ON THE INCREASE: Workers cite stress and anxiety as major issues.

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The answers could be at your fingertips GEL fillers and shellac techniques have become huge money spinners within the female beauty industry, but your nails are more than just an aesthetic tool. They can say a lot about your health, and can tip you off to any irregularities, according to the Berkeley University of California, Wellness. Here are a few examples of how the nail can indicate problems in other parts of the body. Nails normally curve at a slight upward angle from actual bed. But nails that arc downward may indicate disease of the lung, liver, inflammatory bowel or cardiovascular, as well as HIV infection. White bands, Muehrcke’s nails, is a condition characterised by

a pair of horizontal white lines running parallel to the nail base. These may arise after chemotherapy, but are also associated with liver and kidney disease. Beau’s lines are horizontal indentations that may be a sign of injury to the nail and again can occur as a result of chemotherapy or as a result of a high fever. But they can also suggest a zinc deficiency, diabetes or peripheral vascular disease. Spoon nails, or koilonychias, may be abnormally thin and flat, or even concave enough to hold a drop of water. This is apparently associated with anaemia or repeated exposure to chemicals or trauma. Terry’s nails are white plates with a dark band at the tip. Common in people with liver disease, the condition may also occur as part of normal ageing. However, research shows that they are also associated with diabetes, congestive heart failure and HIV infection.

HEALTH & BEAUTY A NEW health and fitness craze looks set to cause a stir, and not because it’s difficult to pronounce. Qigong, pronounced cheegong, is the 5,000 year old Chinese practice of keeping mind and body sane and well. This is through various means, including postures, meditations, guided imagery and importantly, breathing techniques. Qi means ‘breath’ or ‘air’ and is considered the vital-life-force or life-force energy. Practitioners believe that this force penetrates and permeates everything in the universe. According to one teacher of 12 years, Sifu Anthony Korahais, Qigong is easier than yoga and accessible to everyone. He claims to have taught extreme athletes, dedicated couch potatoes, people aged from 20 to 80, disabled veterans and marathoners. A simple exercise Sifu uses to illustrate the lack of boundaries, is the ‘pushing mountains,’ which involves gently moving your palms back and forth in a flowing manner, and coordinating your breath with the movement. He says ‘anyone can do this exercise, it can be done in a wheelchair, and can even be done with one arm.’ With Qigong, you don’t need to memorise long, complex routines, or worry about the martial aspects of the art. Apparently you can dive immediately into the meditative and energetic aspects, which is also what apparently brings you quick results. But while some Qigong exercises are physically easy, others

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Get Qi-going for rapid results are challenging. But because there are so many different techniques, it’s easy to raise the difficulty level for those who are ready. Similarly, there are movements appropriate for those who are ill or out of shape, and even techniques that an Olympic athlete would struggle with. Sifu points out that Qigong is also a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine, along with

acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. He said: “In China you can find Qigong in the hospitals. In fact, in some there are entire Qigong wings.” Over the years, Sifu has collaborated with acupuncturists, massage therapists, chiropractors, psychologists, reiki healers, osteopaths and nutritionists. “I have seen with my own eyes how Qigong can greatly

complement other forms of healing.” And while yoga is ‘empowering,’ Sifu says the difference with Qigong is that it doesn’t require physical strength or flexibility. In fact physical strength can be a hindrance. Body builders for example, often struggle to relax the muscles and let go of deeper layers of tension. Sifu added that an art that doesn’t need brawn for success is

PRACTICE: Techniques are simple and can be practised anywhere. empowering for women, the physically unfit, the disabled, children and smaller sized men like himself. As well as being fun, Qigong is accessible in that you don´’ need much training to start get-

ting results. “I can train a fresh beginner to start getting amazing results in just three hours,” said Sifu. There are numerous sites online you can visit to find out more.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID BY force of habit, a young colleague recently ended an e-mail to the tax authorities with a row of kisses. Ouch. Digital communication is still a brave and scary new world, especially for those of us with a reduced shelf-life. It’s not just the text-speak terms like LOL which are confusing. (For years a friend assumed it meant Lots of Love and used it thus. He only discovered his mistake in a hurt response to a note of condolence). Join me on a voyage of discovery through 13 of the more important email etiquette tips. 1. Plenty of us absolutely hate emails without a subject line. Even worse: WRITING THE SUBJECT LINE IN CAPS. Easy there, pardner. 2. Use a proper salutation. Except to friends, hey, yo or hiya doesn’t cut it. When in doubt the time-tested ‘Dear …’ works just fine. 3. Don’t blitz your entire address book with funnies or a cat video. If you can’t desist, at least use the

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E-MAIL: Tame the beast. BCC (blind carbon copy) button so you’re not releasing your entire address book into the wild to delight the world’s spammers. 4. Don’t assume the recipient knows who you are just from your e-mail address, especially if it’s ‘hotlips36-24-36@gmail.com.’ Attach a proper signature to every email. 5. Check previously-quoted text for potential landmines before re-

sending it, unless the entire ‘thread’ has only been between you and your single correspondent. 6. Mixing up Reply and Reply All has cost many a hapless employee their job. Ditto not ensuring you’ve clicked the right addressee. 7. Don’t put emojis in business correspondence. Sad-face emoji really doesn’t do when apologising for missing the tax-form deadline.

Some testing times! Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS round at friend’s the other day and they have a youngish child who was being a little boisterous. Not naughty, just being a child basically and, all of a sudden, the mum said: “If you don’t behave you will have to go to your room.” Now, when I was a kid, this was definitely a punishment. In my room I had a bed and a wardrobe and maybe a few toys. I’ve seen this kid’s bedroom when we were shown round the house. Believe me, being sent there was not a punishment. There was a flat screen TV, Play Station speakers, headphones and a laptop. I know things change, but it’s becoming harder and harder for me to accept certain things. For instance, some youngsters can hardly write because everything is done on a keyboard. Then there is predictive text - who needs to learn how to spell? Here’s one for you - ask anyone under the age of 20 to tell you the time on a normal watch. You will be amazed at the amount that can’t. Why? Because all people do

now is look at their phone and read the digital clock. In my opinion every child should be taught how to tell the time on a normal analogue watch. What do you think?

Not so good AND now to insurance, there are many adverts on TV for comparison companies, but remember that can be a minefield as some promote the companies that give them a bigger commission. Then there is the dreaded small print. You think you are getting the same, or better deal. But I’ve found, when trying to sort my daughter’s car insurance out, that what initially looks like the same or better cover doesn’t quite turn out that way. When you go through the clauses you can sometimes be better off with the original, which at first appeared to be dearer. And if the decision on what life insurance to purchase is decided by Michael Parkinson giving you a free fountain pen, then I suggest you need to take a serious look at yourself. mikesenker@gmail.com

8. Nowadays if you don’t reply to a message in 24 hours it’s a snub. 9. Go easy on the exclamation marks!!! Not for nothing are they called ‘screamers’ in newspaper parlance. 10. Never shoot from the lip; don’t e-mail when you’re angry. Or drunk, which should be a criminal offence. 11. Keep things brief and to the point. Wordy letters are a relic of a bygone age, more often’s the pity, but there it is. 12. Don’t send giant attachments, or fleets of them, without asking first. 13. Finally, last thing before hitting Send, run a (spell)check. Be particularly aware of the pitfalls of predictive text, which might easily have turned your dear to dead, being pregnant to pringles, your kissing to killing (I’ve had them all). Never mind the embarrassment caused when predictive changed the two vowels in a message about a lady’s car called a Volvo.

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To BCC or not BCC RULE 3 says don’t blitz your entire address book with a bulk e-mail, covered in detail in an earlier column. If you really must, at least ‘BCC’ the recipients rather than revealing to all and sundry just how many (or few) actual people you know. That’s also vital these days when lists of real, active addresses are digital manna from heaven for anyone of the spamming persuasion. The most common solution is to address the e-mail to yourself in the normal way. Then go through your address book adding recipients individually, by clicking the BCC button for each. Incidentally, did you know that under Europe’s new GDPR rules, bulk e-mailing is now technically illegal unless you ask each person’s individual consent? So good luck with that.

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on Friday October 12 and Saturday October 13. So far 10 bands or performers have been announced as taking part, but

this list will increase as the dates of the event get closer. The line-up for the Friday is The Fly, Badlands, OBK, Jaime Urrutia, Café Quijano and Tequila whilst on Saturday, announced so far are Perdiendo los Papeles, Danza Invisible, Coque Malla and Golpes Bajos. Ticket prices start at €42 for the two days and there are various options including VIP tickets and packages including hotel stay. Credit: María Martos Wikimedia

BILLING itself as the ‘best national pop/rock concert,’ the sixth Iberia Festival will take place at the Auditorio Julio Iglesias in Benidorm

Danza Invisible play the Iberia Festival.

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BIKE SHOW: Scenes from the Sunday event.

Bikers delight FOR the eighth year running, the beach resort of Albir entertained the annual Costa Blanca Bike Custom Show thanks to the support of the l’Alfas del Pí Council. More than 1,000 bikers riding Harley Davidsons of various types and vintages arrived in the town last Sunday to make this one of the largest concen-

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to Live Well by Andrew Harding Vitamin C: Ascorbic Acid NECESSARY for the production of collagen in the body (collagen holds the cells of the body together and is necessary for wound healing). Humans cannot synthesise it within the body like other animals can, so it needs to be present in the diet on a daily basis. It is present in all citrus fruits, tomatoes and their juices, red and green peppers, potatoes and green leaved vegetables. It is destroyed when heated, but one small glass of fresh citrus fruit juice will provide more than the minimum daily requirement. Deficiency results in the disease: ‘Scurvy,’ the symptoms of scurvy include; bleeding gums, loosening of the teeth and wounds not healing as they should. If untreated, it will result in death. Cheerful stuff! I hope this week’s recipe makes you feel more optimistic? It is a luxurious version of an old favourite. Chilli con carne Serves 4 1 whole, large onion; chopped 4 whole garlic cloves; chopped 2 whole red chilli peppers sliced 1kg minced beef

trations of Harleys seen this summer on the Costa Blanca. The focus of the meeting was on the unbeatable natural environment in Eucalyptus Park on Oscar Esplá del Albir Avenue, where thousands of bikers and residents from the Marina Baixa spent a relaxed morning, with lunch, live music and countless pop up biker shops.

After registration and lunch, the traditional ‘motera route’ began with the bikes following the coast and on their return, live music was performed with a range of Rock and Roll hits from the 60’s to the present, while visitors enjoyed the performances in the shady eucalyptus enclosure or strolled around the specialist stalls.

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OLD FAVOURITE: Chilli con Carne. 125ml red wine 2 whole beef stock cubes 2 teaspoons ground cumin 500 grams cherry tomatoes; halved 3 teaspoons black peppercorn, freshly ground 2 teaspoons salt 1 can red kidney beans, drained and washed juice of 4 whole limes 1 whole, large green pepper; chopped 1 large bunch of cilantro; finely chopped 2 tablespoons cream cheese 250 grams red Leicester cheese; grated 8 tortillas. Place onion, garlic, red chilli and ground beef in frying pan.

Dry fry until beef browned and other ingredients cooked through. Add red wine, beef stock, cumin and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes salt and black pepper and cook to reduce until sauce thickened. Add the red kidney beans and simmer for another 10 minutes Add lime juice and simmer for two more minutes, add cilantro, stir once. Check and add seasoning if necessary. Place tortillas on to a lightly oiled oven tin, place chilli con carne on one half of each tortilla, place cream cheese on top, followed by the red Leicester. Fold the tortilla to enclose the chilli/cheese mix. Place in an oven, pre-heated to 200 Celsius (fan oven), 180 Celsius (no-fan) for 10 minutes. Serve. Hint: Substitute red or yellow peppers for the green, or any combination. Tip: To avoid wasting unused chilli peppers, place in a shallow bowl in the sunshine until they dry out completely and then store in a sealed jar. Use scissors to cut them when they are needed and add to the sauce to rehydrate them.

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ONCE again, the Codex Belix, Spanish Historical Re-enactment Society w ill be r e c r e a t i n g t he N o rma n d y Landings on the coast of Benidorm. The organisation is dedicated to reconstructing events from history, going as far back as Roman times to the S econd Wo r l d Wa r a n d s o me 3 0 0 members dressed in authentic costumes and playing the parts of Germans or Allied troops are expected to take part. The event takes place over three days starting on Friday September 28 and apart from those dressing up, there will be a number of very impressive vehicles of the period, a display of uniforms and miniature dioramas, participation from the Spanish military, a vintage and militaria fair and of course an accurate reconstruction of the event. There will be music on Friday and S aturd a y n i g h t , c o n v o y s d riv in g around the town, a beach landing and on Sunday before the event closes the 1943 invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche) will also be re-enacted.

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The Normandy invasion is less than a month away

HISTORIC: Some of the German troops from a previous event. Whilst some question the relevance to Spain of these particular scenes fro m th e S e c ond World Wa r, these events are always very popular

with visitors and have the support of both the B e nidorm C ounc il a nd a number of expatriate veterans associations.

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Bobby Davro, ready to entertain THE excellent and very popular comedian Bobby Davro will be making a special appearance at the Benidorm Palace on Monday November 26 and it is recommended that reservations are made sooner rather than later as this is bound to be another sellout performance. The 58-year-old comedian hosted a number of his own shows on TV in the 1980’s as a comedian, impersonator, singer and comedy actor before becoming a straight actor, appearing in EastEnders and on stage. Recently he has been much in demand for pantomime and has appeared in a number of reality shows, but is still a comic at heart and appears at a number of company events as the host and guest speaker. This performance will see him supported by some special guests and tickets cost €25 for entrance, €50 for VIP entry which includes

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Bobby Davro still in demand. front row seats, a ‘meet and greet’ and photos or for the dedicated fan, a Super VIP ticket priced at €95 sees access to exclusive pre and after show parties, great seats, a ‘meet and greet’ with Bobby and his friends and souvenir photos. Doors open at 7pm and tickets can be purchased via ticketmaster or by calling 965 851 661. To see Bobby performing on video visit www.face book.com/davrolivebenidorm.

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NOW 42 years old, Dani Martin was the singer with Spanish punk band El Canto del Loco before leaving them for a solo career in 2010. He will be returning for the first time in four years to the Plaza de Toros in Alicante City on Friday September 14 with tickets costing from €32.50 to €52.50 online. Originally an actor, the singer attended drama school and appeared in a number of films and TV programmes before deciding to move his career into music and recorded six albums with El Canto del Loco and five so far on his own, with the most recent being Grandes Éxitos y Pequeños Desastres which was released last year. This current tour which is named after his latest album takes him across Spain and then on to Mexico and Miami before returning to Spain and hitting further cities, ending up in Madrid in December.

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After 18 years still selling out

DANI MARTIN: Remains as popular as ever. With numerous platinum awards and sell out concerts there is no doubt that his 18 years in the music business have seen him record with some of the best American producers and performed alongside some of Spain’s

most popular musicians. He has been a success and the fact that he has been adding shows at large venues since the tour was first announced suggests that he will continue to be at the forefront of Spanish singers.

A Festival of all of the arts THE town of Gandia is gearing itself up for its September Festival which will run from September 28 until October 1 and the organisers promise that it will stick to the traditions of the festival, but also bring in some modern twists thus reinventing itself. This is a festival which will concentrate on the arts in all forms including music, theatre and painting with no less than 20 different companies from Spain, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France and Italy taking part. As previously announced, Indie Rock Band Vetusta Morla who are undertaking a nationwide tour will perform at the institute Maria Enríquez on September 29, supported by the duo Miss Dandy and at the price of just €25,

tickets are bound to sell quickly. The organisers want this to be a festival that encompasses and welcomes all regardless whether they are local, Spanish born or visitors from other countries and as part of their commitment to equality, women will be invited to participate in the traditional ball game. A number of different markets will be set up including the Renaissance Market (Palau area), Traditional Market (Sant Josep-Raval area), and the Arab Market (Plaça Coloments) and there will be a multicultural festival in Prado Square. Tirant Square will be the gastronomic centre with the Food Truck Festival and the children’s space will be held at the Marquesa.

Classics by moonlight THE last of the Concerts by the Light of the Mon will be held at the Frax Foundation in Albir tomorrow (Friday) at 11pm. The Duo Iannitti-Montomoli (piano and guitar) will be performing with tickets costing €10 (or €5 for pensioners and students) and these are available on a first come, first served basis at the box office which opens at 9pm.

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What does your #ootd selfie say Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

REPORTEDLY one in five shoppers admit to buying clothes online, wearing them once just to post a selfie, and then returning them for a refund. And 3544-year-olds (not teenagers this time!) are the worst culprits of all. Barclaycard, that barometer of fashion intel which commissioned the new research, says this trend to ‘snap and send back’ is increasing, partly thanks to the hashtag ‘outfit of the day’ (#OOTD). Here, Instagrammers upload a picture of themselves to showcase what they’re wearing - in a bedroom, on a beach, on the streets or wherever - and the hugely popular hashtag has more than 2m posts. I know it’s a trip down memory lane but I remember a pre-digital time that involved lusting after a particular outfit in a shop window, saving up and rushing back from the

shop to put it on. Or, picking out a fabric and pattern and sewing the dress or coat yourself. Way back when, many women were skilled home dressmakers who created beautiful garments for themselves on simple Singer sewing machines. They also sewed clothing for their families as well as curtains and other household items. And knitted and crocheted too... Not so long ago I was chatting with a careers advisor who said the clothing industry is desperate for skilled tailors and dressmakers. But the main thing schools are offering nowadays are ‘textiles’ courses, which are more concerned with

the design of fabric rather than constructing clothing. A final thought. Apart from the environmental impact of this constant buy/return cycle - more packaging, more transport miles, more waste - how do these people have so much time for selfies? According to the latest stats from Google, 24 billion selfies were uploaded to their photo-sharing site in just one year (2016), doubtless mostly of the #OOTD variety. Well, I can top that. I buy not just the one outfit but a complete new wardrobe every day, snap it and send it back. The IKEA delivery guys are getting really pissed off, though... Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING Where will they pay tax? We own a property in Spain and for 30 years we registered at the local Hacienda as ‘Resident Non-Taxpayers.’ Every year we produced a tax certificate from our country of legal domicile, South Africa, and only paid tax on our property in Spain. In 2013 we were told by Hacienda that, if we were Resident in Spain, we had to pay Spanish taxes and claim back our tax from our country of origin. My question is: In order to avoid double taxation, do we have to declare ourselves non-resident tax-payers in South Africa and only pay taxes in Spain, on the pension and annuity income we bring into Spain? N H (Costa Blanca) The short answer is: yes. Almost all David Searl You and the Law countries base their inin Spain com e t ax on resi dence and not nationality. By terms of the tax treaty between Spain and South Africa, updated in 2007, you must arrange to go off the books in South Africa and pay tax in your country of official residence, Spain. Furt her, you m ust decl are your worl dwi de i ncom e, not j ust t he am ount you bri ng i nt o Spain.

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PAIN’S property boom is being fuelled by the ruin of Venezuela’s. It is estimated that in the Salamanca district alone, more than 7,000 luxury apartments are now owned by Venezuelans. Their country is facing financial ruin, with inflation expected to hit one million per cent by the end of the year. And while some nationals face a fight to survive on a daily basis, others have found a safe haven for theirs in Madrid’s real estate market. According to real estate investment adviser, Luis Valls-Taberner, almost every street in Salamanca, an upmarket district of the Spanish capital, is home to

a wealthy Venezuelan. While he would not identify the buyers, he told told an international business newspaper that some of the properties were purchased through investment companies based in Miami or elsewhere - but the money always came from Venezuela. Madrid’s housing prices surged about 17 per cent last year, the strongest rise among Spanish cities, raising the cost of living downtown to levels last seen in 2007, before the country’s construction bubble burst. The Salamanca district, with its fashion shops and restaurants, has been at the heart of the boom, partly thanks to rich Venezuelans.

In Salamanca alone, by the estimates of some Madrid real-estate companies, over 7,000 luxury apartments are now owned by these expatriates. And the bulk is from families who became rich decades ago, in an economy whose main asset, oil, was nationalised in the 1970’s. According to Rolando Seijas, the Venezuelan founder of SNB Capital, a Madrid-based investment firm whose activities range from insurance services to an electronics component factory in southern Spain, the ‘big fortunes in Venezuela have always been connected among themselves and dependent on having a good relationship with the state.’ He added that ‘some Venezuelans

have become successful entrepreneurs in Spain, starting delivery services, opening restaurants and shops or taking over franchises, like that of the US fast-food chain Subway.’ Venezuelans have not only been buying Spanish real estate, but also building it. In 2017, the Cohen family, owners of one of Venezuela’s largest commercial real estate companies, opened the Sambil Outlet on the outskirts of Madrid, which bills itself as Spain’s largest shopping centre. This year, the Cohen group also bought a building in Salamanca which will be turned into a dozen luxury apartments.

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NEW trend is sweeping Spanish construction which involves building modern homes using techniques dating back centuries. The Adobe method has been used throughout history to construct buildings in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and elsewhere. The method involves making bricks from clay, sand and other natural materials such as straw which are dried in the sun before being built around a wooden frame. The technique is visible in buildings such as the Great Mosque of Djenne in Mali as well as in the Poeh Museum tower in New Mexico in the United States. Adobe methods are now being used in Spain to build eco and green homes and other buildings. Bricks can be made using traditional methods and there are now options to buy them already completed. Examples of Adobe homes exist in Spain in the form of both historic constructions and new builds. Spain’s hot and dry climate lends itself well to using the technique. The advantages of using the tech-

ADOBE BY ME: The homes are becoming popular in Spain. nique include its simplicity and its limited environmental impact. It is also economical, with Adobe buildings cheap to make and good insulators meaning savings can be made on energy bills.

Disadvantages include the method being time consuming, with bricks taking around three days to dry. It is also hard to build tall structures with the method and exterior walls require regular maintenance.

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The traditional hacienda-style mansion, located around seven kilometres

from the provincial capital, also features 10 ensuite bedrooms, a cinema room, swimming pool and a barbecue area. There are a total of 16 stable spaces on site, as well as a private chapel and wine cellar. A two-bedroom 300-metre square guest house and a three-bedroom staff cottage is also included on the 58hectare estate. The main house covers a total of 2,100 square metres. The firm selling the property, said it had been refurbished to “extremely high” standards and that no further work was required on the building.

PROPERTY SPECIAL TRONG investor interest in the real estate market triggered a 27 per cent growth in luxury residential property sales and purchases in the first half of 2018. This has been despite the uncertainty generated by the turbulent political situation in Cataluña causing a notable drop in the number of transactions of high standard homes in that area. Some estimates suggest that the number of transactions in Cataluña during the first six months of the year fell by 13 per cent. But the rest of the country has surged ahead when it comes to luxury property, simply shrugging off the falls seen in Cataluña to see a 27 per cent rise in prime residential real estate transactions, according to a report by Lucas Fox. This resulted in a sharp increase in the average sales price, which soared by 19 per cent in the first half of the year. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), 217,539 housing transactions were carried out between Jan-

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uary and May this year, representing an increase of 13 per cent over the same period last year. The sale of new homes represented 18 per cent of the total of transactions, with a total

of 38,328 new residential properties transferred. “Lower unemployment and access to credit, which is beginning to become a little easier, make it a very favourable

time for us,” says Férran Font from property portal pisos.com. The areas with the highest sales of luxury homes were the main Spanish cities and holi-

day destinations, which recorded a historic record in the number of transactions of prime residential properties. In Madrid, the number of transactions brokered by Lucas Fox increased by 20 per cent during the first half of 2018. In addition, the total value of these operations increased by 10 per cent over the first six months of 2017. Moving across to Valencia City, according to the Ministry of Development, the total value of sales transactions grew in the first quarter by 17 per cent compared to the same period last year. In the Barcelona region of El Maresme there were 80 per cent more luxury sales during the first six months of the year, despite the political uncertainty that hit the rest of Cataluña’s high end real estate market, according to Lucas Fox. However, there was a 27 per cent reduction in the total value of transactions, due to a reduction in the average price of the properties traded.

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MOTORING FACT SEAT is on course for a record year after it recorded its highest ever sales figures for the first six months of the year. The Spanish carmaker’s global deliveries went up by 17.6 per cent to reach a total volume of 289,900 vehicles. This figure represents an increase of more than 43,000 cars compared to the same period in 2017 and breaks the record set in 2000 of 278,500. In June, SEAT again sold more than 50,000 vehicles in one month (51,400), which is 13.7 per cent more than the 45,200 sold in the same period in 2017. According to SEAT Vice-president for Marketing and Sales, Wayne Griffiths: “In the first six months of 2018 we experienced a surge in growth beyond our initial expectations. After growing nearly 15 per cent in 2017, this year we are exceeding this figure thanks to the boost given by the new Arona. We are also confident for the second half of the year, when we plan to launch the CUPRA, Ateca and the SEAT Tarraco, which will expand

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proval standard, just like every other car manufacturer”. From January to June SEAT sales went up thanks to the excellent re-

sults obtained in the major European countries, which all posted doubledigit growth. Spain spearheads SEAT deliveries with 62,200 cars

(up by14.9 per cent) and the brand heads the list of registrations and top-selling models, with the Leon and the Ibiza.

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VW enter car share sector VOLKSWAGEN is to invest billions in entering the car sharing market. It is going to roll out its programme initially in Berlin with an all-electric fleet of cars under its We Share brand. The cars involved will be 1,500 e-Golfs when the service

begins operating in the second quarter of 2019, with an additional 500 e-up! following later. The plan is to gradually replace them with the first models from the new Volkswagen I.D. family from 2020. Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member for

Sales, said: “We want to motivate young, urban users to engage with e-mobility. The people of Berlin will be the first to enjoy the electrifying experience of our ’We Share’ car sharing offering.” Following the launch in Berlin, We Share is initially scheduled to roll out in further major cities in Germany. In parallel, there are plans to expand into core European markets and selected cities in North America from 2020. The primary focus will be on cities with a population of over one million. We Share is what is known as free-floating car sharing, ensuring the availability of electric vehicles for customers at all times. At a later stage “We Share” will be adding smaller vehicles as micromobility solutions to its fleet of electric cars. People will be able to book a car by using an app. Philipp Reth, CEO of the Volkswagen subsidiary UMI Urban Mobility International, in Berlin, said: “We will continue to develop this market and make this form of mobility accessible to a broad user group.”

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LIVERPOOL make the trip to the East Midlands to face Leicester on Saturday secure in the knowledge they have the main man when it comes to goals and assists. Mohammed Salah - who scored the winner in their last match against Brighton - has been directly involved in 45 Premier league goals since the start of last season. His 34 goals and 11 assists is 12 more than anyone else. For their part Leicester won for the first time in seven matches after going behind. Harry Macguire scored the winner in added time. Sitting in second place in the table Chelsea, who are behind Liverpool on goal difference, beat Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle 1-2 away. This meant new boss Maurizio Sarri became the fifth Chelsea manager to win his first three Premier League matches in charge. The others were Jose Mourinho, Gus Hiddinck, An-

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TOP SCORER: Mohammed Salah is congratulated by Virgil van Dijk.

tonio Conte and Carlo Ancelotti. He will be trying to make it four in a row when Chelsea travel to Bournemouth on Saturday who are in fifth place after a 2-2 home draw against Everton. Arsenal, who finally broke their duck with a 3-1 win over West Ham after losing to Manchester City and Chelsea, head to Wales to play Cardiff on Sunday. West Ham’s Issa Diop will hope for better luck in his match against Wolves. He became the eighth Premier League player to score an own goal on debut. On the other hand Wolves will have had a confidence boost after they held champions Manchester City to a 1-1 draw. Manchester United head for Burnley looking to get their season on track, while Tottenham are away to Burnley both games are being played on Sunday.

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WINNER: Dembélé scored the winner. BARCELONA face newly promoted Huesca on Sunday as they aim to keep their 100 per cent record going. So far the Catalan team have seen off Alaves 3-0 and followed that win with a 0-1 result away from home against Valladolid. Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal and Luis Suarez had another chalked off for offside as newly promoted Valladolid gave the reigning champions a scare. They thought they had equalised, only for a header by Keko to be disallowed for offside when reviewed by VAR. Barcelona will be back home

for their next match and will be hoping they are not as difficult to break down as Valladolid were. Real Madrid sit on top of the table on goal difference from Barcelona, and will also be playing at home, this time to Leganes. Madrid are brimful of confidence after beating Girona 1-4 away, with Kenzema scoring a brace. Gareth Bale knocked in one and Sergio Ramos another as the club showed they can live without Cristiano Ronaldo. Atletico Madrid will hope to follow up their first win of the league season with one on the road as they head to Celta Vigo

on Saturday. An Antoine Griezmann goal was enough to see off bottom of the table Rayo Vallecano in their last match. Sevilla meanwhile have a tough assignment if they are to hang on to third spot. They have started the season with an impressive 1-4 win away to Rayo Vallecano, but followed that up with a disappointing 0-0 home draw against Villareal. On Sunday they cross the city for the big derby game against Real Betis. The latter may only have one point so far this season, but they are guaranteed to put up a fight against their local rivals.

WINNER: Rohan Dennis won the opening time trial.

La Vuelta returns… LA VUELTA (Tour of Spain) cycling race started this week in Malaga before heading off into the Costa del Sol. Rohan Dennis (BMC) won the opening time trial, beating Team Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski into second place by six seconds with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Soudal) third. Although short - the flat course was just eight kilometres long - it gave cycling enthusiasts the chance to see their heroes at close quarters. Sunday saw the teams start off from Marbella on a course that took them to the Caminito del Rey in El Chorro. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) out-sprinted Kwiatkowski to take the stage having overhauled earlier attacker Laurens De Plus

(Quick-Step Floors) who came in third. The cyclist stayed on the Costa del Sol for stage three, racing from Mijas to Alhaurin de la Torre, before heading off east of Malaga. Stage four started in Velez-Malaga and went on to Sierra de la Alfaguara. Next up was the Granada to Roquetas de Mar route as stage five, before today’s (Thursday) Huercal-Overa to San Javier stage. Tomorrow cycling enthusiasts can view the riders on the Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia) to Pozo Alcon (Jaen) stage. Saturday sees the tour going from Linares to Almaden as the riders head further inland and up to northern Spain and Andorra in the coming weeks.

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WELCOME: Fans gathered to greet Guedes.

Speedy Guedes signs for Valencia in €40 million deal VALENCIA have agreed to make exciting young winger Goncalo Guedes a permanent signing after taking him on loan last season. The Portuguese star, who had an excellent spell for the club in 2017-18, has signed from Paris Saint-Germain for €40 million. The 21-year-old Portugal international joined the Ligue 1 club in January last year, but was only there nine months before being loaned to Valencia in September. The club said on en.valenciacf.com: “Valencia CF have reached an agreement on Monday with Paris Saint-Germain FC for the definitive transfer of Portuguese international Goncalo Guedes, who will travel to Valencia on Tuesday to sign his contract as a new Valencia CF player.” On arrival at the private flight terminal at the Manises airport on Tuesday, alongside Valencia’s major shareholder, Peter Lim, President Anil Murthy, General Director Mateu Alemany, Executive Director Kim Huat Koh and the football player’s agent, Jorge Mendes he was given quite a reception. As soon as he showed up at the terminal, the footballer

shook hands with Peter Lim as he was welcomed by more than 100 fans singing his name and chanting. A broad smile broke out on his face as he told the press he was ‘very happy’ to sign for the club. Last season he scored five goals in 27 appearances for Valencia. His talent and form saw him selected for the Portugal na-

tional team’s World Cup campaign in Russia, where he started in three out of four games. The player is a popular member of the team, and the news of his signing was welcomed by players as well as fans. Speaking on the club website captain Parejo said: “Some players make the difference and make the others improve. Welcome again Guedes.”

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30 August - 5 September 2018 FRENCH FOOTBALL LEGEND Thierry Henry has reportedly turned down the chance to become Ligue 1 Bordeaux’s head coach. The club is now thought to be lining up Claudio Ranieri for the role.

SPAIN’S Fernando Alonso was unwittingly at the heart of an incident that proved the worth of the controversial halo device now fitted to Formula 1 cars. Alonso’s McLaren was sent flying through the air when he was shunted from behind on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix and landed on top of Charles Leclerc’s Sauber. The halo, which has drawn criticism from some quarters for its looks, took the brunt of the impact and deflected the force of the impact away from Leclerc’s head. Pictures from the incident show scrape marks on the cockpit protection device. Although no one can know what would have happened

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without the halo, there is a real possibility Leclerc could have been badly hurt or killed in the incident. As it was he walked away unharmed from the spectacular crash at Spa. Sebastian Vettel went on to win the race and close the gap on championship leader Lewis Hamilton. The latter had taken pole after a heavy shower in qualifying, but the upgraded

FLYING: Fernando Alonso’s McLaren took to the air. INSET: Halo worked. Ferrari of Vettel had the edge in performance - especially straight line power. Running less wing for the high speed circuit, Ferrari seemed to have the better set up than Mercedes and the German passed Hamilton on the Kem-

mel Straight on lap one. The emergence of the safety car was the only time his lead was threatened, with

what he described as a poor restart allowing Hamilton to close in, but he soon built up a lead that he comfortably held

until the chequered flag. It was Vettel’s 52nd F1 victory and 107th podium, moving him ahead of four-times world champion Alain Prost in the all time lists. Hamilton came second in his Mercedes and now has a 17point lead in the championship. Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was third, with Valteri Bottas coming in fourth in the second Mercedes. Surprise package of the day was the performance of the reborn Force India team. Now known as Racing Point Force India after coming out of administration, they entered the race pointless after having their tally wiped clean. After a strong qualifying session where the two cars were third and fourth they showed good form in the race too. Sergio Perez finished fifth and Esteban Ocon sixth as they took 18 points to move up to ninth in the constructors’ championship, just one point behind Sauber and 12 behind McLaren.