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ISSUE NO. 1733
20 - 26 September 2018
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Bereaved relatives want tougher sentences by Tara Rippin THREE families of young people killed by drink drivers in Mallorca and Ibiza, have presented the government with a petition signed by around 350,000 people calling for changes to the law. The relatives, from Mallorca a n d I b i z a , a r e in volved wi t h a j o i n t c a mpaign on Change.org which is calling for ‘more justice’ and tougher penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Present at the handover at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid on Tuesday, were the pa r e n t s o f t e e n a g er Paula. The 15-year-old died after being hit by a woman who fled after the crash in Mallorca. Caught and tested, the fema l e m o t o r i st w a s found to be five times over the legal blood alcohol content (BAC). Her family were angered when she was released on bail after spending 12 days in prison. Rela t i v e s o f c y clis t Daniel Viñals and Vanessa Patricio, who were both killed in Ibiza after being hit by drivers under the influen c e o f a l c o h o l o r narcotics in separate incidents also commented. Daniel’s father Ramon Viñals, told Spanish press his son was struck by a man who was ‘drunk, drugged
CONGRESS: A petition calling for law changes has been presented. and left him lying there.’ He was given three years and six months. Mr Viñals went on to say th at it is ‘an o u tra g e th a t this is happening and there are crimes that are paid with three or five years in prison’ and are less serious, while a maximum for causing death in this way is four years. The family have already appealed the sentence, but Mr Viñal does not have ‘too much hope.’ But he said that joining other families ‘gives strength’ and is incredibly necessary for everyone to get the laws changed, pointing out that while their children ‘are not going to come b ac k a n y mo re , th ere are families, friends, people in the street, who cannot be unprotected in this way.’ Mr Viñal has already met with representatives of po-
litic a l pa rty C iuda da nos , and said he felt confident they had good intentions, although they have to meet and discuss the issue with other parties PP, Podemos and PSOE. The mothe r of a young man from Madrid who died in similar circumstances, lent her support to the campaign at the Congress. It’s believed the number of s igna ture s de live re d, when added to a previous petition, is sufficient to request changes in the penal code.
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NEWS EXTRA Killed on course SPANISH golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena, 22, from Cantabria, was found dead on the Coldwater Links golf course in Ames, America, and police have charged homeless man Colin Daniel Richard, also 22 with first degree murder.
Left vacant THE Spanish government is planning ‘coercive measures’ against the owners of empty properties by drafting new housing laws in a bid to ‘mobilise’ and free up some of the estimated 3.4 million empty homes in Spain.
Heart attack A PASSENGER travelling on an Alsa bus had to stop the vehicle when the driver lost control after suffering a suspected heart attack, at around 5pm on Tuesday, in El Berron in Siero.
ONE woman is raped somewhere in Spain every six hours on average, according to a report from the country’s Interior Ministry. There were a total of 788 rapes in Spain from January to June this year. The Interior Ministry’s report showed the rate was a 28.5 per cent increase on levels seen at the same time last year. The total number of complaints of sexual assaults more broadly stood at 5,731 for the first half of this year. The same figure for January to June last year was 5,083, an increase of almost 13 per cent. Yolanda Besteiro, Chairperson of the Federation of the Progressive Women of Spain, said Spanish society often blamed women for attacks rather than perpetrators. “According to our culture if an attack occurs it is because the woman has not known how to defend herself, or has dressed in a certain way or gotten into the wrong area,” Besteiro said. “Despite the increase in the number of complaints
Rape data Attack ‘every six hours’ we barely know the tip of the iceberg of the phenomenon of sexual assaults as only around 30 per cent of violations are reported,” she added. Government statistics have also shown that a total of 950 women have been
killed in gender violence-related incidents since records began in 2003. A total of 26 have died this year, the latest of which was in A Coruña. Carmen Calvo, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Equality Minister, said she
condemned the A Coruña killing and all those that had taken place in Spain. “Still some question the urgency of the State Pact against Gender Violence. Do not make politics out of tragedies,” Calvo said. Calvo’s comments are
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partly in reference to criticism from the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) Pablo Casado over the State Pact. He claimed it suffered from “serious legal defects” and that it may be unconstitutional due to it having been passed without Parliamentary approval. Casado has threatened to take the matter to Spain’s Supreme Court.
‘TRAGEDIES’: Calvo (inset) spoke out over gender violence and protests erupted previously.
CREDIT: Carmen Calvo (inset), Coffee Meets Polished, both via Twitter
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Writing on the wall CALVIA has created a database to help investigate graffiti and those responsible. The city council and Local Police, who want to wipe out examples that incite hatred and violence, now make written and photographic reports, paying special attention to the location and signature ‘tag,’ before removing the message.
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THE BIG PICTURE Nº 32
Sardines making waves
Sleek conman A 41-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested at Palma Airport in connection with six crimes of fraud and a theft. The Italian, living in Ibiza, allegedly posed as a manager with a well-known haute couture brand, driving high-end vehicles, to con legitimate former employees, all elderly, out of hundreds of euros each.
Cups raised CALANOVA Cancer Care Charity Shop, based in San Agustin, is taking part in the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, staging its own event at Agua Beach Hotel in Nova. The fundraiser starts at 10.30am on Friday, September 28, and there will be live music, all for a donation of just €5.
Clearer rules THE Balearic government’s health service and members of the ‘It is not healthy’ (no es sano) campaign have signed a collaboration agreement to improve the pharmaceutical drug policy on the islands. Public spending in this sector in the Balearics has risen by 21.4 per since 2017, and campaigners want more transparency.
FISH FRIENDS: Spain has a deep relationship with fish dishes. TODAY (Thursday) Malaga will host its first ever ‘Fiesta del Espeto’ (Festival of Sardines) on the beaches of La Venus de Marbella, La Salida de San Pedro Alcantara, and Pinomar de Las Chapas. One of the aims is to help get the dish added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists. Councillor for Culture, Manuel Cardeña announced the initiative last week and emphasised the importance of getting as much public
support for the festival as possible, before Malaga’s bid is officially presented to UNESCO. A range of events will be laid on including a book presentation by a local fish historian, a skewer workshop, and a photography competition. Spain has a long history of love for the sardine, and it is steeped in many region’s identity and culture. The Burial of the Sardine in April is a Spanish festival that
parodies a funeral procession and ends with the burning of a large effigy of a sardine. It is a ceremony that symbolises the burial of the past, allowing society to be reborn and transformed with new vigour. Unlike most funerals, there are a range of colourful costumes as revellers dance down the streets accompanied by live music, but then it wouldn’t be Spain without that.
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Class coffers AN education budget of more than €1 million has been earmarked for schools in the Balearic Islands, and leader of the government, Francina Armengol, claims the figure will continue to grow over the next few years. She also announced new aid to help parents cover the cost of day care, after-school and summer activities.
Flash figures THE Met agency recorded a total of 86 lightning strikes during Tuesday’s storm in Mallorca. In terms of rainfall, the most affected province was Sencelles with 63 litres per metre square, followed by Sineu, where 54.2 litres fell. The least affected areas were Es Mercadal (2.22) and Cuitadella (.41).
Evictions enforced Aggressive housemate THE demolition of four ‘shantie villages’ in Son Banya, occupied by 500 people, has resumed. National Police riot troops together with Palma’s local officers inspected two sites that had eviction orders this week, and found they were empty. The General Director of Welfare, Joan Antoni Salas, supervised the process. It’s been reported that on entering four makeshift homes, it was found the occupants had ‘finally opted to abandon them
before the eviction was carried out.’ Prior to this week, all affected families had either refused to take part in the ‘reintegration programme’ of the city council, or failed to comply with the procedures to get social assistance. For this reason, officials claim ‘extreme security measures’ were taken to reduce the risks of any altercations. Forty-five houses will be demolished to prevent them being re-occupied. A deadline of 2020 has been given to clear the whole site.
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PALMA police arrested a 61-yearold man in connection with the attempted sexual assault of a 70-yearold woman. The incident is reported to have occurred on Saturday, in a shared house. At 1pm, the woman reportedly returned to her room after having lunch, when the accused followed her and asked if she could make him something to eat and proposed a ‘sexual relationship.’ When she ‘refused outright,’ the alleged per-
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petrator grabbed her arms and hair and dragged her to his room where he threw her on the bed. The woman claims she kicked him and fled, locking herself in her room. After a while, she found the owner of the accommodation and explained what had happened. The detainee, who had apparently behaved aggressively before, was told to leave. He contacted the police when he couldn’t enter the house, but after hearing the allegations, officers arrested him.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1732 of the Euro Weekly News Mallorca edition, including 89 local stories.
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IN COURT: Toledo (inset) is accused of insulting Christianity.
‘Blasphemy’ case A SPANISH actor accused of insulting the Christian religion has been released without bail after appearing before a court last Thursday. Willy Toledo, who is also a prominent activist, was brought before the Madrid court after being arrested in the capital the previous day. He had previously twice failed to answer a court summons. Police detained him in connection with a Facebook post put online last year which defended three women facing similar charges. Insulting comments against God and the Virgin Mary were also made in the post, according to the complaint filed against him by the Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers. It is the latest in a series of cases which have seen artists, activists and others prosecuted over comments deemed illegal by the state. Toledo refused to testify before the court and only signed a pre-prepared legal statement. He later said his right to free speech was being violated. “Having five articles in the criminal code related to insulting religious sentiments is worthy of a third world country,” he said. Toledo’s post in July 2017 said Spain was “un-
bearably shameful” for charging the women over a mock religious procession which featured a giant vagina. He went on to reference God using swear words as well as using those words to comment on “the dogma of the sanctity and virginity of the Virgin Mary.” He later failed to appear for questioning claiming he had not committed a crime. The Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers said the remarks ridiculed the Christian deity and the mother of Jesus Christ. They also accused him of inciting hatred and discrimination after making comments outside the court in which he said “Catholic fundamentalists” should “disappear” from the face of the Earth. The Association said the case was not a matter of blasphemy, but one of Toledo attacking people’s right to hold religious beliefs. Javier Bardem, also an actor, defended Toledo and said such prosecutions put Spain at risk of returning to the days of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The case continues with a judge due to rule on whether Toledo will stand trial.
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Campaign on anti-social driving on Spanish roads By Tara Rippin CONTROL and surveillance is being stepped up all week as part o f a c a m p a i gn to prevent distractions at the wheel on Spanish roads. Up until Monday, the Directorate General of Traffic is reinforcing controls to avoid the use of the mobile while driving, in conjunction with the National Federation Aspaym, an association of people with spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities. According to the DGT, in three out of 10 accidents, the comm o n f a c t o r i s th e use of communication devices behind the wheel. In light of this, it is imposing between four and six points to offenders as opposed to the previous three. Statistics show drivers lose 40 per cent of their attention to the road and surroundings when using mo-
REIGN IN SPAIN: Burger giant to open new restaurants.
Fast food giant to open 250 new restaurants
RISKY: Using mobiles while driving reduces attention to the road by 40 per cent. biles. A spokesperson said the use of devices ‘produces a risk of suffering an accident similar to those with an excess of alcohol,’ which quadruple the risk of accidents.
The initiative started this week on the the A-2 and M115 near Barcelona, overseen by director of the Nationa l R oa d Sa fe ty Observatory, Alvaro Gomez Mendez. And volunteers from As-
pa ym a re s upporting the campaign by being on hand to make drivers aware of the consequences of their behaviour. Other dangerous include lighting a cigarette and adjusting an in-car radio.
BURGER KING boss Jose Cil visited a Barcelona branch where he revealed he intends to significantly add to the 750 established outlets in the country in the near future. During his stop-off, he greeted staff and reportedly, together with president of the Restaurant Brands Iberia and CEO of Burger King Spain, Gregorio Jimine, offered Whoppers all round. The Cuban descendant presides over the second largest fast food chain in the world, with 17,000 restaurants in 100 countries, and Spain is already its third largest market. Today there are said to be 60 per cent more stores than in 2010. But this is not enough for the burger boss, who wants to grow in emerging markets, in high traffic areas such as airports, stations and service areas, and in mature markets like Spain. He is reported to have pledged to ‘reach the 1,000 Burger King in Spain as soon as possible.’ Competitor McDonald’s is said to have about 500 restaurants across the country, but more than 37,000 worldwide.
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Island living LAST summer she was working her tan in the Love Island villa, and 12 months later Georgia Harrison is still enjoying the Spanish sunshine. The model, 23, flaunted her toned figure in a yellow and black bandeau bikini as she hit the beach in Ibiza. She left her honey-coloured locks loose and flowing around her shoulders as she frolicked with her pal in the ocean.
SPAIN SIREN: Georgia Harrison.
Right note TOWIE star James Argent, 30, bowled over his on-off girlfriend, Gemma Collins, 37, when he took to the stage and performed a song especially for her on their Mallorca break. Gemma sat gobsmacked as Arg - after much encouragement from the crowd - belted out a rendition of the Frankie Valli classic Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.
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Cruz control A shop after an op PENELOPE CRUZ is set to wow audiences again in her new psychological thriller Everybody Knows, alongside real-life husband Javier Bardem. She looked stunning as she arrived for the Madrid premiere of the upcoming mystery drama, showing off her sensational figure in a regal lace black gown teamed with classic black heels. The acclaimed actress, 44, enhanced her pretty features with smoky kohl liner.
BLACK BEAUTY: Penelope Cruz.
HOLLYWOOD star Antonio Banderas and girlfriend of four years Nicole Kimpel enjoyed a low key day off together as they went shopping in his home city of Madrid. They often have to jet around the world together, for his filming shoots and her demanding job as a banker. But Antonio looked relaxed in a blue polo shirt teamed with white shorts and trainers as he carried a large Armani shopping bag. Nicole matched her man’s casual style in ripped jeans turned up at the ankle, paired with a smart white blazer. The Dutch blonde layered a tight striped top underneath and added a pair of designer shades. She has been dating Antonio since 2014, after his 19-year marriage to
SHOP STOP: Antonio Banderas. Melanie Griffith, 60, ended. The Spanish acting legend’s latest outing comes after it was revealed that he had three stents implanted to widen the narrowed arteries in his heart.
Queen of the children’s hearts
AS the proud mother to Princesses Leonor 12, and Sofia, 11, Queen Letizia of Spain showed her maternal side as she visited the Baudilio Arce school in Asturias to inaugurate the 2018/2019 academic year. In adorable scenes the Spanish royal, 45, was swamped by excited young pupils as she arrived at the school on the first day of term. Her visit came after she and King Felipe joined fellow school run
parents in dropping their own daughters off at the school gates for the start of their new term in Madrid last week. Known for her effortless elegance, Letizia put on an understated chic display in a casual monochrome ensemble. Dressed in white jeans and a black and checked blouse, the former journalist made her way through a delighted crowd of children, and later helped them with their drawings in the classroom.
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NEWS EXTRA Bird numbers A TOTAL of 2,600 waterfowl of 38 species have been identified in the Albufereta wetland, making it the area with the largest population of this type of fauna on record, according to government statistics.
Dug up THREE of the five bodies which are believed to belong to the victims of Francoist platoons in August 1936, have this week been exhumed at Marratxi common grave by a team of archaeologists.
Half a note A TEAM of conmen from Sevilla which apparently hustled around half a million euros from gaming halls in Alcudia and Can Picafort using a five euro note divided in half, has been arrested by National Police.
Action plan THE bodies that make up the Technical Advisory Committee met this week to coordinate the actions to be taken in the Special Plan, which deals with the flood risk, activated September 15 to November 30.
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AIRPORT LUGGAGE: Baggage handler investigated.
Thieving airport worker A FLIGHT passenger filmed a baggage handler in Spain opening a suitcase, retrieving a speaker and putting it in his pocket. The witness reportedly caught the act on camera while onboard a Ryanair flight from Ibiza to Madrid, before alerting an air steward. Police apparently convinced the man to confess before returning the stolen item back to its rightful owner, a teenage boy who was travelling to the Spanish capital with his mum.
The suspect, who is understood to have been sacked after just three days in the job, now faces trial. In the footage he can be seen opening the c a s e on a lugga ge trolle y be fore searching the contents with one hand and putting the red speaker in his left trouser pocket. The boy’s mother told a Spanish newspaper that she was grateful the police had returned the speaker to her immediately as she had bought it for her son’s birthday.
WARNING: Tourists in Benidorm warned to be careful. A WARNING has gone out to tourists in Spain following an alleged spate of robberies of jewellery and wallets by ‘stealing and robbing prostitutes’ on the Costa Blanca. Footage shot by a video blogger, Harry-vlogs-Benidorm, has gone viral with more than 40,000 views within a day. He told the Euro Weekly News that the video was shot close to the English ‘guiri’ district in Benidorm next to the tourist police station, which is closed at night. Harry, a resident for five years, explained how the women try to hug or grab the mostly drunk tourists with the aim of emptying their pockets. He warned, “Stay as far away from them as possible! They’re sophisticated and terribly bad... before you know it, your jewellery or wallet has been robbed. They are very bad creatures.” On his Facebook page where he posted the video he wrote, ‘SHARE THIS
WARNING with your Benidorm friends: stealing and robbing prostitutes near the Strip in Benidorm.’ Harry said he has sent the footage to the Local Police and the town hall. The UK’s Foreign Office travel advice to Spain says: “Thieves often work in a team and tend to target money and passports. Don’t carry all your valuables in one place, and remember to keep a photocopy or scanned copy of your passport somewhere safe. “Many people have their passports stolen while passing through airports, either on arrival or departure from Spain. Take extra care to guard passports, money and personal belongings when collecting or checking in luggage at the airport, and on arranging car hire. “In any emergency, call 112. To report a crime, visit the nearest National Police or Guardia Civil Station to file a police report (denuncia) or call a dedicated English-speaking police line on +34 902 102 112.
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Sanchez may go to polls SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has raised the possibility of early elections if his minority government reaches a stage where it can no longer pass legislation effectively. Sanchez said he ousted predecessor Mariano Rajoy of the People’s Party with the support of other groups in Congress that have shown willingness to support some of his proposed bills. In a televised interview on Sunday he said that should such support slide, he would have no choice but to call an election.
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It marks a change of tack from the Prime Minister, who has previously insisted on seeing out the remainder of his term until 2020. Sanchez is struggling to pass legislation including next year’s budget plan with just 84 Socialist deputies in the 350-seat parliament. However, he said that he has been talking with allies like the anti-establishment Podemos party. One way to secure Podemos’ support could be to raise taxes for high earners, which Sanchez plans to do.
EVERY day in Spain, dozens of people’s lives are saved by crucial blood donations. The majority of surgeries, organ transplants and cancer treatments that are performed each day require blood transfusions. Moreover, despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain this blood is through the generosity of the public. Those interested in making a donation will be asked to provide some personal and medical information and documentation, to prove their identity.
He may have also been boosted by a poll on the weekend that suggested the Socialists have a clear lead over their rivals. However, Sanchez also needs the support of pro-independence Catalan parties, and while he won’t allow a referendum on secession, he wants to explore ways of allowing more self-government for the region to resolve the dispute.
VOTE CARD: Sanchez may think an election gamble is worthwhile.
BIG HEART: Those who donate are helping to save lives.
The process of the blood donation itself lasts only 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person). It is a completely safe procedure with minimal side effects, and every precaution is taken by medical staff for the health of the donor. If you want to donate blood in Spain you can do this at your local hospital or health centre, who will be happy to provide all the information. It can also be done through the Spanish Red Cross (www.donarsangre.org),
which operates a number of mobile units specifically for these donations. For information on organ donation in Andalucia, please visit the website: www.juntadeandalucia.es/temas/salu d/ser vicios/donacion-organos.html However, people who lived in Britain from 1980 to 1996 have been asked to check with the donation teams before giving blood. Some authorities do not accept donations from those who did, due to the outbreak of Creutzfeldt-Jakob (mad cow) disease.
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A letter from the British Ambassador by Simon Manley AS many of you are no doubt aware, this autumn will be an important period in the ongoing Brexit negotiations, leading up to the European Council meeting on Thursday October 18. Ahead of that, you might have seen that the Government has published a series of technical notices on a range of areas, to help businesses and citizens prepare in the unlikely event of a no-deal Brexit. Firstly, let me reassure you though that the Government does not want, nor does it expect, a no deal outcome in the negotiations. As a result of the significant progress made in negotiations, I remain confident that the UK will agree a positive and ambitious deal with the EU - an outcome that is in the interests of both the UK and the EU, and in the interest of both British and EU citizens. And of course, we continue to discuss the implementation of the deal agreed last December on the rights of UK citizens current-
ly living in the EU and EU citizens living in the UK, with the Spanish authorities. But as a responsible government, we must prepare for all eventualities, however unlikely. Hence these technical notices on driving licences, and travelling between the UK and the EU, amongst other subjects. I appreciate that this is a period of uncertainty and many of you have questions and want more advice for UK nationals living in Spain. We want to help you prepare for all scenarios and further relevant information will continue to be made available on gov.uk over the coming weeks. And both the Embassy and Consulates will continue with the o u trea c h e ve nts tha t w e ha ve pla nne d throughout Spain, with some 20 such events planned between now and the end of the year, and ensure that your questions and concerns are shared with the relevant UK government departments. In the meantime, please ensure you are correctly registered here in Spain, and stay up to date with the latest news,
by s igning up for e ma i l alerts and visiting the Living in Spain guide on gov.uk, and continue to follow our ‘Brits in Spain’ social media channels, including on Facebook. Both I and our UK in Spain consular teams will continue to share with you what we know, when we know it, to provide you with as much clarity as possible.
AMBASSADOR: Simon Manley.
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UK diplomat falls short when explaining balcony accidents
ISLA PLANA: In Cartagena, Murcia.
Body found in cove TH E l i f e l e ss b o d y o f a woman was found floating in a co v e i n t h e so u t h o f Spain on Sunday morning.
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c e ive d a n a le rt a t a round 8.30 am. The grim discovery was ma de off the M ue lle de l Maestro Romero beach in Murcia. Initial reports suggest the woman was approximately 55-years-old and of ‘fore ign na tiona lity’ a nd was spending some time at the house of friends while she was on holiday The G ua rdia C ivil ha s opened an investigation to c la rify the c a us e of he r death.
GENERAL LLOYD MILEN, a high-ranking British diplomat in Spain, has come under fire on social media after he tried to explain the recent spate of balcony-related deaths involving British holidaymakers. Taking to his social media accounts, the Barcelonabased British Consul promoted an interview he had taken part in during the weekend with a top newspaper in Mallorca. In his interview with the Spanish press, General Milen spoke of the balcony problem and suggested why he believes British tourists have made up such a large proportion of those involved in balcony falls this summer. When asked what the British government were doing to tackle the rising balcony death figures in Spain, the British diplomat, whose remit includes the Balearic islands, claimed that the reason for the spate of accidents
TWITTER: In uproar. involving balconies is that, “British people don't tend to live in flats with balconies and perhaps they’re not accustomed.” General Milen alleged also that the difference in alcohol measures in Spain were to blame. He claimed, “a gin and tonic in the United Kingdom tastes of tonic, here it tastes of gin.” General Milen’s comments were not well received and he was widely ridiculed across Twitter and other social media forums in Spain.
One Mallorca-based emergency services worker took to Twitter to write, ‘Us Mallorcans are not used to snow, we fall out of the cable cars when we go skiing.’ ‘We don’t usually have kettles in Spain but that doesn’t mean we pour boiling water over ourselves when we see one!’ wrote another. Luis Alfonso, a Madridbased lawyer referenced General Milen’s interview and jibed that ‘When I visit the UK I now have an excuse if I have a car accident. In Spain we’re not used to driving on the left.’ One Spaniard, controversially and outrageously expressed his dislike towards British tourists, ‘the solution is to put balconies in the UK so they kill themselves there and stop coming here to be pains in the a**e.’ On Sunday, a British man was impaled after falling from the fourth-floor balcony and landing on a sun brolly.
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Interest rates held Commentary by Moneycorp THE UK’s economic growth held steady at 0.4 per cent and indicated the possibility of a faster pace of growth towards the end of the year. Inflation reports from the BoE shook GBP markets, but Mark Carney’s confirmation that he would stay on until January 2020 to provide stability during the Brexit process proved a positive. Michel Barnier ’s optimism about the possibility of reaching a deal helped to give sterling a boost. The BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to hold firm with interest rates at 0.75 per cent but raised its growth forecast to 0.5 per cent for the third-quarter, up from 0.4 per cent. This gave the pound a slight boost, although as with the BoE forecast, it was tempered by the shadow cast by the uncertainty of Brexit. The euro zone economic growth forecast looks steady at 0.4 per cent every quarter through to the end of 2019 according to a Reuter ’s poll, but there are
some suggestions that growth is losing momentum and could be further impacted if a trade war between the United States and China escalates further. The ECB kept the main interest rate at 0 per cent as expected. Jean-Claude Juncker has called on the European Union to champion the euro as a global currency to rival the dollar and demanded more powers for Brussels to flex its muscles on the world stage. American nonfarm payrolls went up by a provisional 201k in August. There was a 2.9 per cent annual increase in average US hourly earnings: it was of little value in an environment of 2.9 per cent inflation. Regarding the US producer price index data, the core index - excluding food and energy prices - went down by 0.1 per cent in August. It has logged similar declines in recent years but this time investors did not like it. The greenback not only lost ground to
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Canadian dollar ’s biggest upward move came six hours after oil t o o k o ff . T h e l i k e l i h o o d i s t h a t t h e Loonie also gained some traction from optimism about a NAFTA deal. The Australian dollar recently fell after the decision by the Reserve Bank to maintain the current interest rate. Westpac’s index of Australian consumer confidence fell three points to 100.5. De-escalation of US/China tensions and positive employment stats helped the Aussie, with 44k new jobs delivered against a forecast of 15k. The kiwi dollar appears to be also c a u g h t u p i n t h e m i x . Tr a d e t e n s i o n s have been weighing on the kiwi and the possibility of an end to the impasse was good news down under. Next week sees the release of the second quarter gross domestic product data; if this is stronger than the central bank anticipates, it may help the kiwi.
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Hero Brit looking for compensation A BRITISH holidaymaker has demanded compensation from TUI after the emotional impact of saving the lives of two drowning children spoiled his trip. The man, Steven Tartt, a 32-year-old father-of-two from Merseyside, was holidaying on the popular Balearic island of Menorca. Reports suggest that upon seeing two children, a boy, seven and a girl, six, struggling at the bottom of the hotel pool, Mr Tartt dived to the rescue to pull the drowning children out to safety. However, the heroic act has reportedly taken a toll on Mr Tartt’s mental health and he claims the trauma of the incident ‘affected’ him, causing him to take a week off from work. In addition to this, Mr Tartt claims the lifeguard on duty at the hotel swimming pool, ‘wasn’t doing his job’ to save the children and that they ‘couldn’t be a***d to move.’ Mr Tartt spoke to the British press blaming holiday provider TUI’s failure to ‘hire capable staff’, for ‘ruining his holiday’.
TRAUMA: Steven Tartt claims he had nightmares after the incident. According to Mr Tartt, TUI has allegedly ruled out compensation, citing that Mr Tartt’s decision to take action was his decision alone. Mr Tartt says he is suffering nightmares after the incident, during which he is unable to get to the children in time. TUI has now responded to the allegations with a company spokesman stating: “We’re sure everyone shares our thanks to Mr Tartt
for his brave actions.” Despite not offering monetary compensation to Mr Tartt, TUI say “the most appropriate support we could provide would be to offer free access to our independent partner the Centre for Crisis Psychology (CCP).” The holiday provider added that the hotel in question took “immediate and appropriate action with the staff member involved.”
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Impaled on sun brolly SHOOTING: National Police are now investigating.
Horror assault victim named THE British victim of an alleged gang attack last week on the Costa del Sol has been named by two UK national newspapers as Craig Moran. Moran suffered from shots, knife cuts and punches after reportedly being tricked into a meeting. Police said Moran was ‘kneecapped,’ suffered broken bones in his lower body, and was cut from the corners of his mouth up to his ears, known as the Glasgow or Chelsea smile.
Moran was found after being dumped in a ditch. Reports in the Spanish media claim that the specialist Unit against Drugs and Organised Crime (UDYCO) has taken over the investigation into the incident. Officers from UDYCO are understood to be searching for a group of three or four Brits and believe the attack could have been related to a ‘settling of scores.’ Spanish police have not yet made any arrests.
A BRITISH holidaymaker was impaled on a sun umbrella after falling from the fourth floor of his Ibiza hotel. The 31-year-old tourist is understood to have plunged from the balcony of his San Antonio apartment at 10am on Sunday morning. He suffered severe injuries after the pole of an umbrella pierced his leg. The unnamed holidaymaker was aided by emergency services who sawed off the umbrella pole before rushing him to the Can Misses Hospital on the island. Reports suggest the British man remains in a serious condition in the hospital. Spanish police have since launched an investigation into the circumstances of the fall. The popular Ibiza resort of San Antonio has been the scene of numerous incidents and accidents involving Brits this summer.
PAINFUL: Holidaymaker was seriously hurt.
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FISH eaters in Spain have the highest exposure to chemicals which can affect hormonal levels and the reproductive system. A team from the Institute of Research Catalan of Aigua, took samples of fish and shellfish from 11 European countries and found a significant presence of compounds known as ‘endocrine disruptors’. Similarly, the potential risk to the population was evaluated, for which the available data on fish consumption habits in five of the countries and the levels of the pollutants found were crossed. The findings put Spain most at risk, mainly due to the high consumption, followed by Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Bel-
Presence of pollutants MACKEREL: One of many species tested.
gium. But members of the public are assured there is no real cause for concern.
Published in the journal Environment International, the survey revealed that the pollutants have made their way into
the marine environment and transferred to the organisms that live in it. A spokeswoman for the In-
stitute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies said that in high concentrations, the chemical substances can repre-
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sent a risk. It is therefore important to know the levels present in the species of sea life that are usually eaten. But she added that the concentrations of contaminants found should not alarm the public or make them change their eating habits. In total, 65 samples of fish and shellfish from European markets, fish markets and imports were collected and studied. The 12 most popular with consumers were analysed; mackerel, tuna, cod, perch, pangasius, sole, sea bream, plaice, salmon, mussels, prawns and crab. In all cases, the presence of 12 compounds was assessed, both in raw samples and in steam-cooked foods.
Cracking a growing market
TRANSFORMED: Spain looks set to harvest 15 per cent more almonds this season compared to last. SPANISH farmers are being forced to replace traditional wheat and sunflower fields with almond orchards amid a boom in global demand. The nut’s well-publicised health benefits have seen a steady surge in its use in its natural form and in milk and flour alternatives. World almond production has doubled in the last 10 to 12 years, from 600,000 tonnes to 1.2 million tonnes, and consumption has apparently increased at the same rate. And Spain looks set to harvest more than 61,000 tonnes of almonds during the 2018-19 season, a record amount and a 15 per cent increase over the previous period, according to a national producers’ association. As the world’s third largest almond producer, behind Australia and America, Spain uses almonds in many traditional desserts
such as nougats. And despite being a major producer of the nut itself, it continues to import vast quantities from California, from where 80 per cent of the world’s supply originates. Spanish farmers have been encouraged to grow almonds due to rising prices which went from €3 to €9 per kilo, four to five years ago. They are currently getting about €5 per kilo. As a result, the landscape in the south of the country has been transformed. An expert on almond farming from Spanish agriculture machinery firm Agrosan, told a national newspaper that the Guadalquivir valley landscape, in the dry region of Andalucia, had changed so much in recent years that wild boar now come down from the hills to eat almonds.
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TREMORS: The quake could be felt in Fuengirola.
Earth trembles AN earthquake of magnitude 4.2 was registered in the popular Spanish holiday destination on Sunday, with the epicentre off the coast of Fuengirola in Malaga. According to sources from the National Geographic Insitute, the earthquake occurred at 8.47pm on Sunday, at a depth of 65 kilometres. Another, of magnitude 3.1, was felt 11 minutes later, 64 kilometres deep. There
were no immediate recordings of material or personal damage and no emergency calls had apparently been made directly afterwards. Just off the coast of Malaga, under the Alboran Sea, there is an active fault which produces numerous tremors throughout the year, many of them barely noticeable. However, it was the source of an earthquake in January 1996 which produced a reading of 6.3.
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WAR GAMES: About 300,000 Russian troops took part in Vostok 2018.
Military drills in Far East RUSSIA and China have taken part in the largest war games from the former country in four decades with last week’s Vostok (East) 2018 drills near two countries’ border. The exercises saw the military test advanced missiles that may be able to avoid radar detection. The projectiles could outperform all foreign equivalents, a Kremlin defence spokesperson claimed.
Activist court ban THE head of a leftist anti-Kremlin party has said a court has banned him from protesting, taking part in political events or leaving the Moscow region for three years. Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov was released from prison this week and said he plans to appeal against the court’s decision.
Probe clears footballer ANTI-DOPING investigators in Spain have concluded that a Russian footballer who plays for a team in the former country did not commit any wrongdoing over alleged doping. De-
nis Cheryshev, a winger for Valencia, previously said he had never used banned substances. He was placed under investigation after his father said he had taken growth hormones to treat an injury.
New sanctions hit A COMPANY in Russia has been hit by new United States (US) economic sanctions which were imposed on its Chinese parent firm and its North Korean Chief Executive. Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury Secretary, said the measures were designed to stop cash flows to North Korea via businesspeople who ‘hide’ behind front companies.
Poisoning claims MEMBERS of an anti-Kremlin punk rock group have claimed one of their band mates may have been poisoned after he was taken ill last week. Staff at the hospital where Pyotr Verzilov, a Canadian citizen, has been taken said they were waiting for results from an examination before taking further action.
Meme battle THE Russian cybersphere has become awash with memes depicting a political opposition figure taking on a senior security official after the latter challenged him to ‘combat.’ Viktor Zolotov, head of Russia’s National Guard, threw down the gauntlet after Alexei Navalny made a video alleging state corruption. “I promise to turn you into a juicy pounded steak in a few minutes,” Zolotov said. The statement spawned a number of fighting-themed memes.
COMBAT CALL: The internet lampooned Zolotov.
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Dream deal ONLINE travel agency eDreams Odigeo has successfully refinanced its debt through €425 million of guaranteed bonds, due in 2023. The move enables the company to extend the maturity of its debt to five years and increase flexibility with the National Securities Market Commission. It will also mean that eDreams will save more than €12 million in annual interest payments, improving cash flow. The deal is expected to be finalised on September 25.
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20 - 26 September 2018 This is the valuation of CEPSA, the second biggest oil company in Spain which has announced its intention to float 25 per cent of its shares on the stock market.
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Court to make big call A SPANISH court is to decide within days whether or not to extradite Herve Falciani, a former HSBC analyst who leaked documents alleging widespread tax evasion, to Switzerland. Mr Falciani was arrested in Madrid in April on his way to a conference on the need to protect whistleblowers, but was released on bail. He has already been convicted of industrial espionage in Switzerland in absentia for the scandal that be-
by Tara Rippin came known as ‘Swiss Leaks.’ A Swiss court handed him a fiveyear jail sentence in 2015 but the 46year-old has avoided the country since. The Franco-Italian national worked for the Swiss branch of HSBC and became known as ‘the man who terrifies the rich’ after leaking information in 2008 that alleged HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm helped 79,000 clients evade billions
of euros in taxes. “Whistle-blowers must be defended, because their information stops such cases from remaining without consequences,” he said after the hearing. The information that Mr Falciani previously passed to French tax authorities has led to the prosecution of high profile individuals including Emilio Botin, late chairman of Spanish bank Santander, and Arlette Ricci, heir to the Nina Ricci perfume empire.
GLOBAL EXCHANGE, a Spanish company specialising in offering currency exchange services at international airports, has clinched a deal to become the main operator of the service at Istanbul New Airport. It is the biggest airport contract in the history of the company in what will be the largest airport presence in the world with 40 offices. The inauguration of the airport, which is currently completing its construction, is scheduled for October 29.
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Home sale BANKIA has put more than 4,300 properties up for sale with discounts of up to 40 per cent, and while 2,900 are homes, the rest include industrial buildings, commercial premises and offices.
Bank boost
TAX REFORM: Ms Montero is looking for ways to raise tax receipts. THE Spanish government has announced that it will be able to raise €4 billion for the Treasury by raising corporation and fuel tax, as well as a financial transactions tax. Finance Minister Maria Jesus Montero said those who earn over €150,000 a year will also see their income tax rate rise to 52 per cent, bringing in a further €400 million.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has hinted that he wants to raise Spain’s tax payments as a percentage of GDP from 38 per cent to 46 per cent, in line with the European average. But opposition party Podemos does not believe that PSOE is doing enough to raise revenues, and believes tax increases for the wider public can be achieved without causing undue hardship.
CHANGES to the international accounting standard mean that the fall in value of Telefonica’s shares during the year will not have a negative effect on the income statements of its main shareholders (BBVA and CaixaBank).
Travel sick THE Mallorcan Barcelo Group aims to raise revenues to expand its hotel empire by putting its trave l d i v i s i o n , Av o r i s R e i n venting Travel, up for sale at a value of €350 million, and is in talks with two private equity funds.
Eurofinsa takes a piece of Isolux ISOLUX, an engineering and construction group that went bankrupt more than a year ago, has sold its production unit to Eurofinsa. Eurofinsa will use the site to expand its renewable energy network, and will take on 20 workers from Isolux. The deal was settled for around €150,000, although it also includes the absorption of Isolux’s €1.5 million debt.
It will open the door for Eurofinsa into a renewables industry it has previously had no experience in. Eurofinsa operations director Raphael Benatar said: “This purchase will allow the company to compete at the highest international level in projects relating to transmission lines, and solar and electric power, among others.”
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Lloyds Banking Group ORD 58.93 London Stock Exchange Grp 4,782.00 Micro Focus International 1,313.00 Marks & Spencer Group 284.05 Mondi 2,113.50 Melrose 220.90 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 256.93 National Grid 799.30 NMC Health 3,565.00 Next 5,368.00 Ocado Group 906.00 Paddy Power Betfair 6,835.00 Prudential 1,696.50 Persimmon 2,385.00 Pearson 846.40 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,682.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 247.15 Royal Dutch Shell 2,469.25 Royal Dutch Shell 2,503.50 RELX 1,579.25 Rio Tinto 3,593.50 Royal Mail 485.10 Rightmove 479.23 Rolls-Royce Group 973.60 Randgold Resources 4,639.50 RSA Insurance Group 608.80 Rentokil Initial 319.50 Sainsbury (J) 321.70 Schroders 3,006.50 Sage Group (The) 582.40 Segro 646.60 Shire 4,513.75 Smurfit Kappa Group 3,029.00 Sky 1,578.00 Standard Life Aberdeen 317.55 Smith (DS) 486.70 Smiths Group 1,571.00 Scottish Mortgage Invstmnt Trst 542.90 Smith & Nephew 1,400.50 SSE 1,104.75 Standard Chartered 613.95 St James's Place 1,093.50 Severn Trent 1,901.00 Tesco 234.30 TUI AG 1,375.00 Taylor Wimpey 170.30 Unilever 4,254.00 United Utilities Group 709.40 Vodafone Group 168.92 WPP Group 1,130.75 Whitbread 4,667.50
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42,138.92 16,528.74 5,672.64 4,666.54 7,664.32 10,625.00 6,161.61 27,072.34 7,487.26 7,534.63 6,439.40 5,741.37 43,893.64 7,480.33 6,593.70 45,990.94 29,807.24 112,324.28 93,768.26 31,646.90 46,660.32 4,824.00 4,312.48 17,854.71 4,414.00 6,234.91 5,917.10 7,047.74 6,726.43 6,269.19 6,606.10 40,148.89 7,325.13 26,757.24 9,341.67 6,669.05 6,193.90 7,757.28 12,180.33 11,370.33 20,239.20 5,788.17 4,534.20 22,963.70 7,791.69 5,567.07 50,793.31 4,829.13 44,956.37 14,194.90 8,518.86
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PRICE 207,880 109,5600 223,840 359,800 144,900 117,38 47,400 45,99 68,58 82,92 229,24 209,0700 148,33 45,5400 113,5000 139,4900 160,8400 69,98 113,370 83,49 42,9600 83,610 130,01 137,80 265,31 54,55 147,84 94,5900 70,28 109,2600
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CHANGE VOLUME(M) -1,170 121.886,55 0,9000 94.311,27 -2,570 1.081.130,64 4,340 206.728,20 -0,640 86.111,81 1,08 224.974,83 0,160 222.916,61 0,16 195.613,17 -0,34 158.147,61 0,60 351.067,55 0,91 86.532,11 -0,3800 239.319,38 -0,62 135.354,39 -0,0300 212.216,40 -0,0200 381.561,17 -0,4000 374.351,78 -1,5600 124.779,74 -0,85 186.166,77 0,460 871.044,16 0,02 106.933,62 0,1100 251.924,16 0,160 208.081,27 1,18 34.814,88 2,28 110.292,86 -0,18 255.272,00 -0,39 225.397,09 0,21 262.607,87 -0,5300 276.970,43 -0,20 69.746,70 -1,4100 162.436,64 M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. $ 4.75 frontdoor, inc. $ 37 Frequency Electronics, Inc. $ 9.20 China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc.$ 12.79 ProQR Therapeutics N.V. $ 20.80 Maiden Holdings, Ltd. $ 3.10 Windstream Holdings, Inc. $ 4.85 Ballard Power Systems, Inc. $ 3.78 KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $ 17.17 REGENXBIO Inc. $ 81.20 Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. $ 22.19
0.90 ▲ 23.38% 7 ▲ 23.33% 1.33 ▲ 16.90% 1.75 ▲ 15.85% 2.35 ▲ 12.74% 0.35 ▲ 12.73% 0.53 ▲ 12.27% 0.41 ▲ 12.17% 1.62 ▲ 10.42% 7.60 ▲ 10.33% 2.04 ▲ 10.12%
Most Declined Altimmune, Inc. RF Industries, Ltd. Opko Health, Inc. IRIDEX Corporation Pinduoduo Inc. DAVIDsTEA Inc. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. Turtle Beach Corporation VIVUS, Inc. Funko, Inc. Obalon Therapeutics, Inc.
$ 5.45 $ 8.25 $ 3.90 $ 6.69 $ 26.34 $ 2.95 $ 16.52 $ 18.91 $ 5.63 $ 20.98 $ 2.95
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Meet Leapy’s dream woman… LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DREAMS are funny things. Not generally being one who experiences nightmares (unless I’ve had a good old blue cheese late night overdose!) I usually drift off looking forward to what the next few hours of La La land has to offer. Sometimes I fly. What a buzz that can be. Occasionally I fall gloriously in love. I often find myself negotiating narrow ledges and falling from a great height. In fact, at one time this dream was so frequent that now and again I would allow myself to actually hit the ground, just to see what happened (presumably nothing, as I was still lying in bed unscathed the following morning!). I’ve had tea with the Queen, talked my way out of some serious trouble and travelled in a spaceship. Well folks all these nocturnal journeys pale in the light of the trip I took the other night. In an experience that was beyond my wildest dreams, (geddit!) I dreamed I was having an illicit affair with Theresa May! Yeah yeah, I know, I lied about the nightmares right!? Well, be that as it may, there I was, in a packed hall, trying to blend into the background while she ad-
TRUE LOVE: Or maybe the stuff of nightmares! dressed the party conference. After the meeting we both slipped off to the hotel and... no no, actually I didn’t - it wasn’t that much of a nightmare! To be honest I think the problem was me rising to the occasion. In the circumstances, pretty understandable. Probably took a leaf out of her book, she hasn’t managed to rise to the occa-
sion since she was elected! The point here is that a couple of Viagras would have got me out of trouble. No pill on earth will save her if Brexit goes (even more) pear shaped. Come back Nigel, all is forgiven. Dream on Leapy, dream on. What about that spoiled brat Serena Williams with her unforgivable, wholly petulant outburst
at the US Open last week? This privileged individual, who is actually living the dream, to me showed her true colours when she screamed abuse at the umpire who had quite rightly pulled her up for receiving on court coaching and smashing her racket. She continued her vitriolic hatred at this (absolutely correct) court official by calling him a liar, a thief and then accusing him of sexism. Naturally this awful woman was losing her match at the time! Who knows what unfair disadvantage this outburst created for her unfortunate opponent, whose quiet dignity and to my mind nerves of steel, still enabled her to go on and win the title? (there is a God!) ‘It wasn’t fair, I was standing up for women’s rights,’ bleated the Williams woman to the press the following day. Well I’ll tell you something girls, females like this are the enemy in your midst, especially those who have become multi-millionaires by simply being female and knocking a ball over a net. Oh, and by the way, this thoroughly nasty piece of work, also accused the artist who depicted her in a brilliant caricature the following day, of being a racist! Why am I not surprised!? Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID FORGET 2012. For all we sad souls hooked on technology, the real date the world was supposed to end was the final midnight of 1999. The hugely-hyped Millennium Bug made millions for its ‘pest controllers’ worldwide. Power grids would collapse because older computer systems couldn’t handle dates beyond 1999. Civilisation would implode. Mea culpa: I was one of those ‘experts’, and I probably made enough from peddling my own alarmist Millennium Bug articles that I didn’t have to work again until, oh I dunno, the following Tuesday. Was it all much ado about nothing? After the world threw an astonishing - €500 billion - at the ‘problem’, the worst that actually happened was a few HSBC cash dispensers failed, some invalid Australian bus tickets, and shock horror, sundry lottery machines throwing a wobbly in America. It did all set me wondering just how reliable even the absolute experts’ tech predictions can be, given that by now we were supposed to be getting around in flying cars and let-
The future is a foreign country “Tech pundits are hopeless at predicting those known unknowns,” says Terence Kennedy.
THE END IS NIGH: It wasn’t. ting robots do all our work. Certainly we’re close enough now to a favourite prediction date, 2020, to make educated guesses on whether some of the most popular predictions might actually happen: the Internet of Things taking over the world, automation in everything from grocery shopping to replacing the poor warehouse sods working for peanuts ‘picking’ our online orders, cryp-
tocurrencies like Bitcoin going mainstream, blockchain tightening up online security overall, and artificial intelligence, where of course resistance is futile. But what then? How many of these regularly-aired expert predictions are likely to become reality by 2030, 2040 or even 2050? • Nanobots plugging our brains directly into the cloud.
• Human reincarnation through Artificial Intelligence. • Space tourism. • Self-driving, (flying?) cars. • Unlimited energy from ocean thermal power. • Wars unabated (sigh), but fought by robots. • No more vegetarianism: all meat is synthetic. • Intercontinental railways. • Cancer cured. • Drones mapping every inch of the planet, including the ocean floor. • No more smartphones; voicebots everywhere. • Textbooks replaced by virtual reality. • Hyperloop travel making today’s trains seem like Stephenson’s Rocket. • All new houses built by 3D printers (the Dutch have already started). • Virtual telepathy dominating personal communication. And perhaps the scariest of all: • Half the world’s current jobs will no longer exist by 2050. Including writing this column. So enjoy it while you can. Please.
Back to the future A CLAIRVOYANTS’ association once cancelled its meeting ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’. So what predictive hope is there for the rest of us, especially when an IBM chairman once famously said the world would never need more than four or five computers, and Bill Gates thought the internet was a passing fad? In 1895 the president of the British Royal Society said heavier-than-air flying machines were a scientific impossibility. The British Post Office dismissed phones as an American novelty not needed in England, ‘where we have more than enough messenger boys.’ Most illuminating of all was the prediction of a leading Oxford academic in 1878. ‘When the current Paris exhibition closes,’ he pontificated, ‘electric light will close with it, and no more will be heard of it.’
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ANY teachers amongst you out there? Want to be a really outstanding teacher now that school’s back? Well, how about planning truly inspiring lessons while trying to understand the needs of every single student and passing on a passion for your subject that lasts a lifetime? Or: simply bribe the class with, err, biscuits? Researchers found that giving students a treat means they not only evaluate their teachers as better educators but also believe the course itself’s improved. The German study demonstrated that in classes involving chocolate biscuits the teacher was rated about 4 per cent better than in classes without, while the course material was judged 20 per cent better. Wow! Suggestive digestive? Well that takes the biscuit! Sounds easy in principle but with PC/Generation Snowflake you’d bankrupt yourself buying gluten free, halal, ethically-sourced vegan, low-fat biscuits. And then there’s the risk of invading their safe spaces and the offer of biscuits being seen as a ‘sexual advance’.
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BRIBERY: Is not the best way forward. However, isn’t there a clear conflict of interest with student questionnaires anyway? Lecturers are supposed to be objective and unbiased in their assessment of students but surely there’s a natural tendency for students to give better reviews to lecturers who’ve given them higher marks? And student ratings in module questionnaires are readily manipulated too even without biscuits. One old trick used by staff is to get students to complete their questionnaires at an early morning session. Generally, only eager, committed students come to these classes - the smarty-pants, more know-it-all ones are still fast asleep!
LAURA PENN ‘PENN TO PAPER’ IN these days of Brexit, Boris and Botox, it is very rare that a news story makes me LOL like the adventures of a certain taffy did last week. As reported in this publication, Alun Griffiths went along to his local pub in Merthyr Tydfil one evening after work and ended up waking up in Magaluf. From Merthyr to Maga in one drinking session! When Alun’s girlfriend called him to say his dinner was on the table he confessed that he was in Spain, so his Welsh Rarebit would most likely be enjoyed by the dog. ‘She wasn’t best pleased,’ he reported - covering a multitude of Welsh oaths - and ear bending. It did make me think about the many times that Magaluf has given me cause for much mirth. I fondly recall seeing a huge man dressed in only a pink tutu tottering down the beach in stilettos - and this was 10 o’clock in the morning! On another occasion I witnessed a heated exchange between a man in a Dalmatian dog costume and a Smurf in a wheelchair. Mild, as I know there are many wilder tales. I am well aware of the town’s seedy reputation. I have seen with my own peepers
More seriously, using the results of such questionnaires to decide staff promotion and remuneration is distinctly counter-productive in educational terms. It provides a major inducement for staff not only to avoid teaching anything ‘hard’ but promotes grade inflation. Finally, how reassuring to know that Oxbridge students don’t spend all their time protesting about Britain’s colonial past. Oxford has overtaken Cambridge as the university that spends the most on sex toys from Ann Summers: £11,266 (€12,631) to £9,410 (€10,550). Leeds and Manchester were in third and fourth place. Isn’t student life, err, hectic? 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. columnists@euroweeklynews.com
I live on the first floor of an apartment block and there are mould spots on the inside of a wall. It appears that the cause is a retractable awning (toldo) belonging to the neighbour, that is always open. When it rains, the water runs against our apartment wall and causes seepage. To whom can I report this problem? The apartment of the neighbour is practically never occupied (holiday home) and belongs to another block of flats. J M (Costa Blanca) You need to report the David Searl problem to the presiYou and the Law in Spain dent or the administrator of the Community of Property Owners of the apartment block next door. Even if the owner of the flat is not present, the awning is finally the responsibility of the community because it is attached to the outside of the building. The other community will have an address for the administrator or a location of the president. It would be a good idea to put your problem in writing in Spanish, as well as speaking to someone in charge. If the owner of the flat hears of the problem from his president, this will sound more official than a complaint from a neighbour.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
The madness of King Magaluf Photo credit: Laura Penn
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DRINKING SESSION: Gone a little too far. some of the antics that go on and heard firsthand reports of others. I must even hold one hand up and say that (in my younger, wilder days) I have been known to act with gay abandon in the two-square miles of madness that is Magaluf. It was back in 2015 that Calvia Council started making moves to clean up both the image of the town, changing the name to Costa Calvia and issuing 64 rules against
unsocial behaviour. Fines for breaking these rules range from €100 for climbing a tree to €3,000 for a serious offence. Sex in public places is forbidden along with abusive language and (more bizarrely but I totally agree) shining laser lights. Most of the rules are not only common sense and welcomed by most visitors and residents alike. However I fear that Rule Number 47 - ‘Don't drink alcohol if it is go-
ing to harm the peacefulness of an area or lead to drunkenness’ - will take some explaining to the guy dressed as a giant whoopee cushion. It appears as the 2018 season draws to a close, the rules are having an affect with a number of young boozy Brits choosing to party in places like Bulgaria where beer is 80p a pint. Whether the much-sought after market of young families are replacing them in Magaluf remains to be confirmed. I have two friends who are both in their late 80’s who have lived in the heart of Magaluf for over 40 years and they wouldn’t dream of moving anywhere else. Most evenings they go for a stroll and are often entertained by the (mostly) jovial and colourful antics of people enjoying themselves on holiday. If Calvia Council manages to achieve its goal of eradicating the tawdry and replacing it with the ordinary then Shagaluf will remain only as a smile in the memory of those who were there) - and (as they say about the Swinging Sixties) if you remember it, you weren’t really there at all. Laura Penn presents ‘The Sunshine Club Radio Show’, 10am-12 noon Sunday on Mallorca Sunshine Radio 106.1 FM www.mal lorcasunshine.radio.com.
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Cryptic Across 1 Blow on the foot for warmth (4) 3 Disease on farm is shocking (8) 9 Gets off in area with illuminations (7) 10 Albert and I have become animated (5) 11 Could break cover (5) 12 Stays will alter a waist (6) 14 Refuse to accept hard defeat (6) 16 Dawdle, moving around like a duck (6) 19 Eurostar very nearly contains nothing to eat (6) 21 Silent diplomacy includes Italy (5) 24 Beginnings of twisted torso (5) 25 Delay concerning impish chap right away (7) 26 Helped to show donkey is with Edward (8) 27 Consul possibly coming back, partly for bonus (4) Down 1 Poverty to leave a mark on big town (8) 2 Leonard Marx taking silver from the Windy City (5) 4 Italian time American is able to be read (6) 5 In autumn, plough an area in West Africa (5) 6 European leader has two men thrown out (7) 7 Look for adherent of religion,say (4)
8 Blames cold pelts (6) 13 Trek less confusing for flighty hunters (8) 15 Fixed allowances in proportion by points (7) 17 Painter in Hobart is talented (6) 18 Court order last month regarding energy (6)
Code Breaker
20 Takes chances with first really sloppy kiss (5) 22 A slight cold contributing to much illness (5) 23 Killer whale in Windsor Castle (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents G and 14 represents Y, so fill in G every time the figure 1 appears and Y 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 Not drunk (5) 4 Water in the form of vapour (5) 7 Day immediately before today (9) 8 Wealthy (4) 10 Ferocious (6) 12 Vocalist (6) 13 Shed tears (4) 16 Correction (9) 18 Ski run of compacted snow (5) 19 Head of a city government (5)
English - Spanish
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
Across 1 To roast (4) 3 Grillos (insectos) (8) 9 Conejos (7) 10 Gum (anatomical) (5) 11 Bald (person, head) (5) 12 Although (6) 14 Olvidar (6) 16 Rough (not smooth) (6) 19 Cremallera (6) 21 Onza (5) 24 Hedgehog (5) 25 Fencing (sport) (7) 26 Tan pronto como (2,4,2) 27 Eyebrow (4)
Down 1 Indian stringed instrument (5) 2 See 17 3 Move fast (4) 4 Affording beautiful vistas (6) 5 Approve (7) 6 Perhaps (5) 9 Own up (7) 11 Interfere with (6) 12 Imprint (5) 14 Earlier in time (5) 15 Appear to be (4) 17/2 Much younger male lover (3,3)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Reef (8) 2 Tree (5) 4 To tear up (6) 5 Limpiar (5) 6 Plug (electrical) (7) 7 Costra (médico) (4) 8 Moustache (6) 13 Slap (8) 15 Pasas (7) 17 Esponja (para el aseo) (6) 18 Proof (6) 20 Lead (metal) (5) 22 Ruido (5) 23 Scholarship (4)
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.
Nonagram 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 R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: Average: 14 Good: 19
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
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42
48
50
55
58
BONUS BALL
44
IRISH LOTTO Saturday September 15
5
7
18
Excellent: 36
28
37
40
BONUS BALL
38
EURO MILLIONS
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Tuesday September 11
BONUS BALL
back bake bark beak beck berk bike cake dark deck dike dirk fake kerb kerf rack rake rick baked baker biked biker brake break brick caked crake creak drake dreck faked faker fakir freak irked raked backed backer barked bicker braked debark dicker racked ricked bricked dieback backfire BACKFIRED
9
18
32
2 3
46
38
Friday September 14
BONUS BALL
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3
33
3 4
45
40
EL MILLON: HLZ53001
Sudoku
LA PRIMITIVA
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
Thursday September 13
2
11
23
24
43
49
BONUS BALL
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JOKER: 6 080 327
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Saturday September 15
4
21
24
26
34
36
BONUS BALL
14
8
JOKER: 1 326 119 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday September 16
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8 28
18
BONUS BALL
49
8
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
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CRYPTIC Across:
1 Receipt, 5 Robin, 8 Shampoo, 9 Naipe, 10 Yerno, 11 Prevent, 12 Pocket, 14 Obispo, 17 Tiritar, 19 Cliff, 22 Theft, 23 Ciruela, 24 Stare, 25 Seasons.
1 Windsor, 5 Coats, 8 Raise, 9 Scatter, 10 Trestle, 11 Scare, 12 Cadre, 14 Laity, 19 Toils, 21 Surmise, 23 Adipose, 24 Skint, 25 Ewers, 26 Disease.
Down:
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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
relationship needs sorting out now before things get worse.
Cast your net wide this week and be prepared to take advantage of a state of freedom. With high energy and an expansive mind, you are in a good position. Avoid being thrown out of kilter by activities around you. It may be difficult to make real progress at times but that does not mean you are unable to plan.
Having been given a chance to take responsibility at the beginning of the month, you are determined to do your best. Certainly, it is a time to concentrate on any business matters which need attention.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20)
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)
As the moon shines on you, it is almost possible to feel the light. After a few recent hiccups it is now possible to get down to achieving your heart's desire. Whether that is what you will want at the end of the day is neither here nor there. What matters most to your well-being now is to see some results.
A great light shines on your romantic life. Whether it is meeting up with old chums or a new date, there is electricity in the air for you. Equally, a business coupling is particularly fruitful and you count your blessings to have gone down a particular path.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There will be good news regarding an application or legal document. Following on from that your finances take a turn for the better and this could be long term. Having extra cash is great, but be wary of someone who would like to part you from it. At the weekend, events take a romantic turn but timing may be bad owing to other commitments.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you feel more in control as the week comes to an end, do not make the mistake of counting your chickens before they are hatched. If you do, you could end up with egg on your face. Continue to plan to get the best results but bide your time.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Colleagues are far from helpful at the moment and you may even feel that matters are going backwards. It may be necessary to move away and leave them to haggle among themselves. Perhaps later you may step in and take control of the confusion. If your business life is far from good then it is more than balanced by harmony at home.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Your mind is sharp and it is easy to spot problems before they arise. Some dispute regarding a trip is disappointing. However, you are not able to please everyone in this instance. A glitch in a close
LEO (July 24 - August 23)
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) The usually flamboyant attitude which is yours at this time of the year is now subdued, but this will not last for too much longer and soon things will be back to normal. You will be looking to spice up your romantic life and your partner will be only too willing to go along with your suggestions.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) There is a lot going on and sometimes you need to take a step back. A feeling that you have covered some ground before is not unfounded. However, there are certain aspects of your life which need to be revisited. Only in this way are you able to see the real progress that has been made.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Expectations are high. With energy peaking early on, projects gain momentum and there are early results. A suggestion made to a loved one some time ago is now acceptable and there could be some excitement. Rather than setting down hard-and-fast plans, it may be better to be flexible.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your love life is highlighted and, although you may be suspicious of your good luck, this is a new phase. Whereas before you had some reason to mistrust you are now able to have confidence. It is a great time to progress your inclinations on the romantic front.
QUIZ: MELLOW FRUITFULNESS 1. Adams Pearmain, Beauty of Bath, Blenheim Orange, Chelmsford Wonder and James Grieve are all British varieties of which fruit? 2. By what other, more common, name is the chinese goosberry now known? 3. Eric Wimp, an ordinary schoolboy turns into which adult superhero, sporting a distinctive cowled blue and yellow outfit complete with a yellow two tailed cape when he eats a certain fruit? 4. The cognac-based liqueur Grand Marnier is principally flavoured with which fruit? 5. The tangelo is a citrus fruit hybrid of a tangerine and a which other fruit? 6. What was the title of Fats Domino’s first and only UK Top 10 hit single, which reached number six in December 1956?
7. Which Irish rock band was formed in Limerick in 1989 by lead singer Niall Quinn, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan, and drummer Fergal Lawler? Quinn was replaced as lead singer by Dolores O'Riordan in 1990. 8. Which League One football team are nicknamed the Tangerines? 9. Who wrote the award-wining novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, first published in 1985? 10. Written in 1903, The Cherry Orchard was the last play written by which celebrated Russian playwright? Not a lot of people know that... the peach, which was once known as a Persian apple, is a symbol of longevity and good luck in China.
Answers: 1. APPLE, 2. KIWI FRUIT (accept KIWI), 3. BANANAMAN, 4. ORANGE, 5. GRAPEFRUIT, 6. BLUEBERRY HILL, 7. THE CRANBERRIES, 8. BLACKPOOL F C (they are also known as the Seasiders and the ‘Pool), 9. JEANETTE WINTERSON, 10. ANTON CHEKHOV
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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 ALTHOUGH I agree there should be better control over ‘dangerous’ dogs, consigning them to zoos is unkind to any animal, even the best zoos are not the same as freedom. (Leapy Lee) As an owner of a German Shepherd - one of the first to be designated a dangerous breed - and several other dogs, I would like to point out that there are very few natura l l y v i c i o u s a n i ma ls , a n d some of the smaller ones can be nasty too. The problem is the owner, in the same way that there are no dangerous cars that don’t have a driver behind the wheel. Too many people do not know how to train a dog, or understand that little Billy ‘playing with the dog’ may not seem unkind, but pulling e a r s a n d t a i ls ca n b e provocative. S mal l c h i l d r e n a n d b a b ies should never be left unattended with any animal. Muzzling is not the answer. Are you all o we d t o d r i v e a v e h icle without a licence? It’s a potentially dangerous vehicle and you have
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Zoos are not the place for dogs! just as if he/she had injured them by negligence with a gun. Sheila
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WHY can’t people be a little bit more considerate when throwing away their rubbish? I have seen people drive to the bins and throw their glass, paper and plastic in the normal bins, then drive off straight past the recycling bins! Is it all that hard to pull up at the correct spot when you are in a car anyway? The problems of plastic getting into the environment have been well documented and it is largely due to this sort of lazy and thoughtless behaviour. I have seen in the news that a young inventor has come up with a way of scooping up the vast amounts of plastic swirling about in our oceans, but surely it is bet-
to be taught how to be safe to drive. Anyone who owns or wants to o w n a larg e d o g , s hould be re quired to attend training classes with the animal.
RECYCLING: Think of the future. ter if it is never allowed to get there in the first place. Come on people, use your heads and think green if we want to live in a clean and pleasant world! Maggie J
If they are not up to standard to handle a dog with control, then a muz z le for the dog s hould be mandatory until the owner is certified capable. They should also be made aware
All letters by email or post should carry the writer’s address, NIE and contact number though only the name and town will be published.
that a large dog should not be left unattended with children. Should their child or any other child be hurt by the dog, then rather than bla ming t he ani m al t he per son should pay heavy compensation,
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British man knee-capped and tortured in horrific attack Costa del Sol again! Glad I live here in the Costa Blanca. Sheila F Starting to think we made the right decision leaving there now. The gang violence is getting progressively worse. Debs LM
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So scary that this can happen without any warning. ‘AWAKE AND TALKING’: Leonie C Reveals gran of British Omg that’s awful. Judy S boy found at bottom of swimming pool in Spain PEAS OFF!: Police con- but he’s still very poor- tinue crackdown on ly ‘Benidorm’s oldest Great, Spanish Doctors are the best. Well Done. John WR scam’ Got to be pea brained to fall for this scam.
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UK driving licences ‘may no longer be valid’ in Spain in event of ‘No-
Deal’ Brexit So that applies to Europeans coming to the UK as well? That’ll be interesting and I wonder how the lorry drivers would manage? Ryan P I changed my UK one for a Spanish licence. It cost €64 and took three months. They gave me a provisional A4 licence. I had to do the medical (very easy). The exchange is called ‘Canje.’ Neil PW That word ‘May’ keeps cropping up in relation to a problem. ‘May’...be we should not rely on ‘May’ any more! Ron S If that’s true then there are many other places in the world to visit. Spain’s loss. Lusso P
REIGN IN SPAIN?: Burger King boss plans 250 new restaurants Can’t believe people still eat that JUNK (won’t even call it food). Not surprising the world’s situation today with promoting these establishments… Felipe
LEAPY LEE says it, others think it. Personally I doubt many Brits l ucky enough t o l i ve i n Spai n would agree with this guy’s anti EU rantings, preferring to enjoy right to reside, health cover etc. And qui t e why he t hi nks EU employees are nasty and self-serving is beyond me. However, one comment is totally untrue: Euro MEPs are elected so please stop calling them unelected, it’s an untruth. And as for ‘democracy’ Lee should note that public opinion has changed, sent i m ent now favours Remaining. Seriously, can’t you get someone better to write a column than this bigoted idiot? Henry Partridge Editor’s note: While we don’t always agree with Leapy the EWN does believe in his right to air his views.
Parking woes THANKFULLY the summer is over. I can f i nal l y par k m y car within a kilometre of where I live! Every year in August Fuengirola (Costa del Sol) is packed to the rafters and there is simply no room to move. Leave your parking spot and that’s it - you will be driving round for hours before you can find another. My point is why don’t the authorities make the town centre a residents only parking zone and set up free or at least very cheap secure park and ride schemes for the tourists? It would take the pressure off the town centre roads, and I am sure many people would be happy to know they can leave their car in a secure location where it would be looked after. And the locals would be happy that they can park a bit nearer home. David Andrews
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The pressure is on N E A R LY t w o - t h i r d s o f the population are ignoring the simplest step in reducing their risk of stroke, heart attack or heart failure by not knowing their figures. This is the finding of a new national survey by Blood Pressure UK which this month marked Know Yo u r N u m b e r s We e k 2018. The charity is now calling for all households to purchase a validated b l o o d p r e s s u r e m o n i t o r, with government subsidies for people on low incomes and those most at risk, saving the NHS over £1 billion every year for the 6.5 million people who still remain undiagnosed. The research found that 26.7 per cent of respondents consider going out with friends and socialising more of a priority than having their blood p r e s s u r e t a k e n . W h a t ’s more, 14.9 per cent would rather watch TV and a further 10.4 per cent would opt to watch football instead. E v i d e n t l y, i t a p p e a r s that high blood pressure, which is apparently one of the most preventable and treatable conditions but remains one of the leading causes of death, is of little concern to the majority. Of people surveyed 36 per cent are more concerned about other ailments (and the subsequent effects on their health) than knowing their blood pressure numbers, putting themselves at an increased risk of a debilitating stroke and/or heart attack. When it comes to knowing your blood pressure
numbers, 63.7 per cent of people do not know theirs, with 16.2 per cent thinking a healthy blood pressure reading is 130/80mmHg which implies pre-high blood pressure, compared to an ideal blood pressure reading of 120/80mmHg. Of the 33.7 per cent of people who own a blood pressure monitor, 41.7 per cent still go to their GP more than once a year to be tested, with 26.2 per cent believing they will receive a more accurate reading. Meanwhile of the 66.3 per cent of people who do not own a blood pressure
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monit o r, j u s t o v e r a quarter say they don’t feel the need to test their blood pressure at all. And 16.6 per cent claim they only trust their GPs to test them. Almost a third of people think those aged 40 plus should start to worry about their blood pressure, only 19.3 per cent believe those in their 30’s should worry. Wi t h unhealthy lifestyles and poor diet contributing to more
CHECKS: Knowing your blood pressure numbers can help avoid future problems. young people in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s being diagnosed with hypertension, around one-in-three people in the UK are now living with high blood pressure. Key risk factors for developing high blood pressure are eating too much salt, not enough fruit and vegetables, being overweight and not taking
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by Adam Whalley-Lewis I HOPE everyone is safe following the recent storms and whilst we are in a caring and sharing space, I want to share something with TV Land Readers. I’ve swapped the vino for a hot chocolate and the air con and fans are taking a well earned break. TV schedules are settling into an autumn pattern and the date for the X-Factor final has been announced, ITV Saturday, December 1 for anyone who might be interested. Can only mean one thing my TV friends, I dare not mention Navidad just yet, right? Ellie (Mi Cortijo, Casares) emailed in to ask for a little bit more TV News, so here we go Ellie. TV News this week has to be dominated by the announcement from Netflix that Designated Survivor is coming back for another season next year. About time too. Another term for Mr Sutherland Jnr and his impossibly ill-fitting suits? Not to be out done, ITV’s The Chase recorded the biggest daytime TV jackpot of £100,000 a couple of weeks ago and I think it was The Governess who the contestants were up against. Well done them.
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GOGGLEBOX: A few new faces as well as some of the regulars. Fans of Big Brother (CH5), I know you are out there, will surely have learned that right before the current launch show, Emma and the team were told the show was to be axed when this series finishes. There has already been an eviction for something tweeted in 2014 by one on the want-to-be contestants (rightly so). Ellis looked like fun too, maybe if she were less racist she would still be there - better still, not racist at all, just a thought. And finally, who doesn’t love the new John
Lewis, Bohemian Rhapsody advert? It is a classic in the making. Just a thought though, how will the Partnership top this offering for Christmas? I think the people who schedule Sunday evenings across the major channels need to get together for tapas and work out how not to clash The Bodyguard (BBC1), King Arthur's Britain (BBC2), Vanity Fair (ITV) and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls (CH4). These four all aired at the same time on Sun-
day evening. I’m going to side step Bodyguard and Vanity and mention the other two. If you missed Bodyguard or Vanity, just hang around your local bank cash point looking lost, someone will update you. So, King Arthur’s Britain: The Truth Unearthed, BBC2 and iPlayer, focused less on The Round Table and a sword in a lake and more on what it was like in Britain during the Dark Ages. The DA covered a period in British history between 400-200BC when our ancestors lost the ability to write, the economy collapsed and Simon Cowell launched Britain’s-pig-farmers-have-got-talent. Made that last bit up. Professor Roberts, Alice to her friends, expertly guided us through a massive new excavation in Cornwall, throwing new light on this dark piece of our history. Well worth tracking down. The Celebrities on Bear’s Island (Channel 4) could have done with Professor Alice to referee their arguments this week. Last week Roxanne left with something like PTSD linked to a fire and this week a tropical storm hit the Island, the fire went out and James Cracknell finally showed he actually has some emotions, well hidden, but they are there. Loved it. Happy Viewing. HappyViewing1@outlook.com
Million dollar con! Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I DO love a talent show. I always have - all the way back to Hughie Green with Opportunity Knocks, up to today’s stuff like X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and I even watch America’s Got Talent. These shows give the chance for someone to get the break they need. I like the answers contestants give when someone on the judges’ panel asks, ‘And what will you do with the million dollar prize money.’ They say they are going to do this or they are going to do that. But the truth is that they are very unlikely to do anything with it as, if like me, you read the small print in the closing seconds of the show, they state that the prize money is paid over 40 years. Yup, that’s right, you read it correctly - 40 years! Are they taking the Michael or what? Is it a con? Well, in my opinion, it is. I know they are promised other stuff like a show in Las Vegas. But, if you offer a million dollar prize, give them the prize and be done with it. Over 40 years the prize money is paid as an annuity which works out at about $500 a week less tax which can be increased if it’s added to any other earnings. Winners are given an option of taking a lump
sum of about $430,000 which is also added to their annual income don’t forget, so after taxes they are left with approximately $200k. That’s still a nice amount but it’s not a million dollars. If they said the prize money was $200k do they think nobody would turn up for auditions? Of course they would, because they want to be famous. So just be honest. Why do all these shows have to make out the prizes are better than they are? If they were doing it for the money most could earn more than $25k a year busking and that’s readies which they would probably not declare anyway, or at least not all of it. It’s like the programme Dragons’ Den. Fewer than 50 per cent of the deals made in the den actually work out but no-one ever tells you that. Lock her up Do you remember Donald Trump’s mantra re Hillary Clinton? ‘Lock her up! Lock her up!’And then getting his frenzied followers to scream the same. Well, I’ve worked out that the easiest way for that to have actually happened would have been to give her a job as an advisor in his administration. I think we are at eight and still counting that have been nicked or are under investigation. Next week I might tell you why I’ve got the raving hump about Brexit - or not! Depends what mood I’m in by then!! mikesenker@gmail.com
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Update on food, drink, entertainment, what’s on and weekly happenings
Big Coffee Morning and Bakeoff fun in store MALLORCA 41 CLUB will be holding its A n n u a l B i g C o ffee M o rn in g a n d Bakeoff competition on Friday, September 2 8 , f r o m 11 a m at M o o d Be a c h Restaurant and Night Club, Costa den Blanes. The event has been running for five years now and always attracts a packed house. The Club will again be donating all profits to local cancer support charities a n d e x p e c t t o b e ab le to p a s s o n around €2,000. Mood Beach have again supported the event by providing the venue and coffee at no cost so all the modest entry fee of €5 goes to the charities. Everyone is encouraged to bring and enter a cake in the Bakeoff competition with five different categories so whether your speciality is cupcakes or chocolate sponge, you have a chance of winning. Of course there’s no compulsion to bring a cake, but who knows, maybe a
to Live Well by Andrew Harding AS I promised last week, I will finish my discussion of micro-minerals this week. Chromium: This is necessary for increasing the effectiveness of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood glucose concentration. Good sources include broccoli, green beans and potatoes. Manganese: Manganese allows your body to metabolise carbohydrates, fats and amino acids from proteins. This trace mineral is also a necessary part of bone formation. It is found in lentils, pineapple, chick peas and spinach. Molybdenum: An element incorporated into the enzymes that allow your body to break down amino acids. Legumes, nuts and grains are good dietary sources. Selenium: Helps control thyroid hormones that regulate all of the body’s metabolic processes. Selenium also functions as an antioxidant, helping to fight free radicals that can cause chronic diseases. Food sources include cereal, grains, nuts, dairy foods and meat. Here is this week’s recipe: Pan Fried Tuna with a Romesco Sauce Serves 4 4 sprigs thyme, leaves picked off,
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B ut what is M allorc a 41 Club? In Mallorca it’s a branch of the UK 41 Club, so called because originally members were part of the Round Table organisation - you remember, those nice young men who organised local bonfires, fetes, water festivals etc for charity? Well, whe n thos e s a me young me n reached 40 they were thrown out under an age rule (does sound awfully young now!) and created a club on similar lines, but a bit less intense, for those aged 41 or more. Mallorca’s Club has been going for 26 years now with similar objectives of having fun and fellowship, but with a purpose. T h e c lub w e lc ome s all e x-R ound Tablers to their monthly dinner meetings in Santa Ponsa. Tel Graham Whitmore on 626 929 805.
THE arts in Mallorca are flourishing and Pasodos is Mallorca’s leading dance company. The company was created in 2001 and directors Laura Macias and Gavin De Paor are now spearheading the Ballet Season at Teatre Principal de Palma, staging full length productions as well as choreographies for a number of Operas. They also present work at the Palma Auditorium and the latest is a new ballet La Vuelta al Mundo (Around the World) ideal for all of the family which will be performed on Friday October 12 with tickets €25.
In this one act performance, a wealthy businesswoman decides to produce a ballet with the help of her friend. Travelling around the world, they collect ideas inspired by each country, its customs and colours and throughout the trip
6th Festival Internacional de Música Vila de Santanyí THIS Sunday at 8pm, the church of Sant Andreu de Santanyí is the setting for a great free concert (although voluntary donations will be appreciated) as part of this festival. The Orquestra Simfònica Illes Balears which was formed in 1988 will perform under the direction of Vicente Balaguer with Eduard Belmar as main soloist on flute. The programme includes two works, The Marriage of Figaro, Overture, and Concerto for Flute No 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Symphony No 6 The Pastoral by Ludvig van Beethoven.
Tuna: delicious, fresh, light and healthy
TASTY: A balanced diet. stalks discarded 4 tablespoons olive oil 4 tuna steaks, 150-175g each salt and black pepper, freshly ground 4 lemon wedges, to serve 4 tbsp olive oil 50g white bread, diced 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 red chilli, finely diced (or more if you like heat) 6 canned plum tomatoes 100g blanched flaked almonds, toasted 2 small jars of roasted red peppers (drained) juice of 2 lemons, and zest from 1 of them freshly ground salt and black pepper 1. First make the Romesco sauce. Heat the olive oil in a small, heavy-based frying pan and add the bread, garlic and chilli.
A scene from the colourful La Vuelta al Mundo.
2. Fry gently until the bread begins to brown, constantly stirring. 3. Place the bread mixture in a food processor with the tomatoes, almonds, red peppers, lemon juice and zest. Process the mixture into a paste and season with the sea salt and freshly ground pepper. 4. Add the thyme to the olive oil and lightly brush over the tuna. Season the fish with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Reserve any olive oil left over. 5. Heat the pan until very hot, then pan fry the tuna for 3-4 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the tuna and whether you want it slightly rare or cooked through. 6. Place on the serving plate with the Romesco sauce on the side. Add a wedge of lemon, drizzle with the reserved, thyme-flavoured oil and serve. Tip: Toast the almonds in the same pan you cook the tuna. Tip: I don’t throw away unused bread I blend it into breadcrumbs and then freeze. Hint: Make multiple quantities of Romesco sauce, defrost and refreeze up to three times.
they find the different characters who will take part in the performance. This innovative production uses video projections to enhance the idea of world travel to include Paris, Russia, Japan, the US, Brazil and Iceland.
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OVER the last 10 years, the international market for second ho m e s h a s c h a n g e d drastically, according to a new su r v e y, a n d o wn ers with properties in Spain are now expecting them to reap rewards. Real estate advisor Sav-
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Homeowners seek a profit ills and HomeAway, claims that today’s buyers are prioritising rental income over the luxury of purchasing ex-
clusively for their own use. Today, more than a third of all additional homes are bought a s s ole ly re nta l
properties, compared to 14 per cent in 2000. A c ompa ny s poke s ma n said that in a low interest
INCOME BOOST: Second homes are now expected to generate additional income.
Read the small print - if you can! IF your bank tries to penalise you for running foul of their multitude of legal clauses, check the small print. Not for what it says, but for the actual size of the letters used in the document you signed. A judge in Sevilla has just annulled a debt of €3,000 because the bank had used print where the letters were just half a millimetre big. It is a little known fact that there is actually a legal minimum size for small print. The General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users establishes in article 80 that the requirements of contract clauses must be accessible and legible, and must have a minimum size of 1.5 millimetres. And this is the argument used by a court of first instance in Sevilla, which has cancelled a debt of €2,989 claimed by a bank from a client for late pay-
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TOO SMALL: There is a minimum size for written clauses. ments. In his case, the letter in which the conditions for financing his credit card had small print three times smaller than stiplulated by law. The judge decided that the conditions were abusive because of their lack of clarity - quite literally. This particular case may relate to a credit card agreement,
but the regulations are thought to apply to all financial legal documents including home insurance and even mortgage agreements. This is not the first court to invalidate a contract for including an illegible letter, with the Provincial Court of Castellon annulling a similar clause because the letters could only be read with a
magnifying glass. The Banco de España itself published a circular in 2012 stipulating that the size of the characters in any financial contract must be at least 1.5 millimetres. “Contractual documents shall be drafted in a manner that is clear and comprehensible to the customer. In particular, the size of the lower case may not be less than 1.5 millimetres high. The contract must faithfully reflect all the stipulations necessary for a correct regulation of the relationship between the client and the entity, avoid the use of technical terms and, if this is not possible, explain their meaning adequately. “The contract shall not include any concept that is unnecessary or irrelevant for its correct application and interpretation,” explains the financial regulator in the circular.
rate environment, investors are seeking out income gener at i ng asset s. He added that buyers are increasingly l ooki ng not j ust t o cover costs, but to turn a profit. The f i ndi ngs suggest British second home buyers shop more widely than all other nationalities, with onl y 24 per cent of second homes located in the UK. Spain accounts for 16 per cent of properties owned, with the top three location choi ces by i nt er nat i onal
owners being the Algarve (5 per cent), Costa del Sol (4 per cent) and Costa Blanca (4 per cent). The Spanish, Italian andPortuguese, all countries favoured by holidaymakers, prefer their own countries, with less than 5 per cent of t hei r addi t i onal hom es bought overseas. The r esear ch sur veyed 4,300 property owners from across Europe, North Ameri ca and t he r est of t he world.
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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England AN additional luxury feature has arrived for the latest version of the Rolls Royce extended wheel base Phantom. Though what more could possibly be added to the luxurious systems, devices and accoutrements that add up to the most luxurious limousine in production today. An engine providing silent and immense torque, an external profile that is iconic and instantly recognised. Not only a Wi-Fi hotspot and a bespoke picnic hamper for the day at the races as well as those doors that are sweetly nicknamed ‘suicide’ yet discreetly conceal umbrellas. Where else logically would you keep an umbrella in a motor car? Revealed at the Chengdu Motor Show, China the ‘Privacy Suite’ for the new and extended wheel base Phantom. The Privacy Suite claims not only to harbour a massive leap forward in sound absorption in a motor car and what appears at first glance to be a massive TV screen dividing the passenger compartment from the front cabin. It is in fact a privacy screen made of an Electrochromic glass. A glass that will at the nonchalant flick of the switch transform from opaque to transparent and then back again at will. For the really wealthy that crave ‘to be alone’ the Privacy Suite offers further refinements of solitude. Rear Privacy Curtains will surround the pas-
Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
FORMER regional president of the Madrid Communiy Cristina Cifuentes had a Master’s degree-that-never-was in Autonomous Law from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. Partido Popular leader Pablo Casado’s degree, also in Autonomous Law, apparently has a similar pedigree. Pedro Sanchez’s ex-Health minister Carmen Monton, with a Master’s in Inter-disciplinary Gender Studies from the same university, was the next to have her academic record torn to shreds. Cifuentes and Casado were indifferent students who obtained indifferent Law degrees while Monton studied Medicine and her Master’s degree should have been a walkover.
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Effortless privacy senger on the remaining sides so that no one can discern who or what is happening in the car as it sweeps effortlessly towards the golf course or the palatial office. Quite possibly the ‘Bespoke Rear Theatre Entertainment System’ has been triggered in the Privacy Suite and two high definition 12-inch monitors associate speakers and sound-systems all linked to the Phantom’s fully connected software. Controlled from the centre console conveniently situated close to a discreet drinks cabinet. Alone, beneath the Starlight Headliner with the Bespoke Clock silently measuring out the intervals between destinations. A further wondrous refinement, given the occasional need to communicate with the driver. A convenient large aperture controlled sole-
ly by the passenger allows notes or documents or indeed other objects to be passed between the front and rear cabins. The cost of the Privacy Suite can hardly be significant when placed alongside the original cost of the Phantom. All told perhaps €500,000 if you make an effort. The concept though does demonstrate Rolls Royce Motor Cars dedication to the effortless privacy of the Phantom owners. FIRST CLASS: Bespoke picnic hamper.
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Degrees of uncertainty All the same it looks as though she fudged it and resigned in order to spare the government embarrassment rather than face the gossips down. But isn’t it time for over-generous Rey Juan Carlos University to face the glare of the interrogator’s lamp as well as big-name degreeseekers? The junior fixer EL PEQUEÑO NICOLAS is on trial and faces a six-year prison term. Now 24, he was a junior fixer with a spectacular line in deception. He convinced those twice or three times his age that he was linked to Spain’s intelligence service CNI, former vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria and even, he
Exit ‘Rajoy’s girl’ SORAYA SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA left politics because Pablo Casado took over the Partido Popular. Former vice-president of the Spanish government Santamaria was earmarked to succeed Mariano Rajoy, the boss who depended on and trusted her. But for the first time the Partido Popular held something approaching Primaries and that first taste of free-
hinted, royalty. He was photographed with former ministers and Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre as well as Jose Maria Aznar, inveigling his way into the official reception on the day Felipe VI was installed as king in 2014. The young and talented conman tripped up when he tried to swindle businessman Francisco Martínez de la Hidalga out of €300,000 by posing as a government representative with a cock and bull story about a property in Guinea. The police warned De la Hidalga that he was the victim of fraud, and that was the beginning of the end for Nicolas Gomez Iglesias, who was arrested in 2014. Doutbtless he’s now expecting all those friends in high places come to his aid.
dom produced Pablo Casado. The paid-up card-carriers wanted Santamaria but 57 per cent of the delegates they appointed went for Casado instead and inflicted the first big public defeat on ‘Rajoy’s girl’. For many insiders it was a chance to settle old scores with Santamaria who rarely bothered to oil the party machinery and Casado is the leader that the Partido Popular decided it needs now, free of the linger-
Scar tissue A VIDEO celebrating the Spanish Constitution’s 40th anniversary shows two Civil War combatants chatting to each other. One is 102 and the other 98 but Podemos supremo Pablo Iglesias complained of the video’s “false equidistance” presumably because one fought for Franco. So he didn’t like seeing two old men talking about their families and lives on equal terms? Not everyone has forgiven what happened between 1936 and 1939 and not everyone can forget but opening old wounds only causes more pain.
ing miasma of corruption. There is no room for Santamaria in Casado’s party, so rather than accept humiliating crumbs from the rich man’s table she’s off to eat better on her own. Young fogey Pablo Casado is the best thing that could have happened to the PSOE party but whether he’s the best thing that could have happened to the PP remains to be seen.
NEW PASTURES: Soraya Saenz de Santamaria was Rajoy’s favourite.
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Small moves to cut costs ENERGY bills can go through the roof, with houses full of devices devouring electricity, even when appearing to be turned off. Many appliances constantly use energy when not actually switched on or are on standby. The Energy Saving Trust has outlined how to detect which appliances use the most electricity, and how to save money on bills when leaving your home for any length of time. Apparently, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is leaving devices on standby, which can add an average of €35 a year onto bills. It is advisable to remove plugs, which also avoids the risk of electrical fires. Normally forgotten about, Broadband and wifi modems
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Some odes to our four-legged friends
David THE Dogman
The careless villagers passed by, as they were pleasure-bound, But none of them took time to see, the faithful, hungry hound Too tired and true to leave his post, he stayed there to the end And folks had said of old Tom Dare, ‘He didn’t have a friend!’
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BY way of a change, I thought a little bit of poetry about our fourlegged friends would be in order. I hope you enjoy these odes as much as I do… He waited for his master’s voice He waited for his master’s voice, his friendly little pat Days had been lean for old Tom Dare, not food enough for two But old Tom whispered to his dog, ‘I’ll share along with you, Since Jennie went away from us, there’s been no one to care No one but you to give a thought, for lonely old Tom Dare.’ And so the two of them had shared, if it be feast or fast That morning Rover had a bone it was their very last. And there was nothing left for Tom - it didn’t matter so Because he lay upon his bed, and knew that he must go.
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The days have passed, but no one stops, of all that come and go Old Rover lies beside the door, half-hidden in the snow I know that old Tom had a friend,
a loyal friend, because Today I found old Rover dead, the bone between his paws. A birthday poem from the dog You feed me when I’m hungry, You keep water in my dish, You let me sleep on anything, Or in any place I wish. You sometimes let me lick your hands, Or even lick your face, Despite the fact I’ve licked my-
self, In every private place :-) You taught me how to come when called, You taught me how to sit, You always let me go outside, So I can take a (.......) stroll. I’ve been with you thru oh, so much, Thru laughter and through tears, I hope you live to be a hundred ... That’s 700 doggy years.
Photo of century... IT was considered the best photo of this century... or is it? A lioness and her cub were crossing the Savannah but the heat was excessive and the cub was in great difficulty walking. An elephant realised that his cub would die and carried him in his trunk to a pool of water walking beside his mother. But the internet has gone into overdrive saying it is a hoax. What do you think?
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EXCITING: The new WaveRunner collection for 2019.
New fun innovations from Yamaha WITH the introduction of exciting new models and innovative versions throughout the WaveRunner series for this season, Yamaha shows its constant ambition to stay at the top of the global watercraft market. Two main themes have emerged from these update craft, firstly, the company has taken on board consumer demand for more affordable fun on the water. Secondly, with the intention of making the most of Yamaha’s growing range of exclusive and innovative features, they have increased the amount of technology in the most economical models. This includes what they refer to as the revolutionary RiDE ™ system, the impressive systems of electronic control of accelerator and control of driving, with its many associated features, such as the electronic trim control that allows an instant driving change. According to the owners, the availability of impressive and advanced technical features such as these is what really makes the difference when choosing a jet ski, because they feel safe buying the best of the best. FX SERIES: at the head of the range is the iconic FX series that combines exciting levels of performance with maximum luxury. This
impressive range of four models incorporates a set of technical features and totally new and exciting designs. VX SERIES: The Yamaha range of 14 models also includes the four fully equipped models, but with the extraordinary value for money of the VX series. These models offer versatility, a great price and reliability. EX SERIES: The four models in the EX series incorporate affordability with performance, easy handling and economical driving costs. The exciting new EXR series joins the range this year, with an impressive range of features that are normally only found in premium models. GP1800R and VXR the GP1800R, supercharged and with an overwhelming performance, is the undisputed star at the head of the group and is in great demand around the world, along with its ‘sister’ high performance, the VXR. Both models will be updated in terms of performance for 2019. SUPERJET: the unique and unmistakeable SuperJet is a standing piloting machine and a Yamaha legend of the racing world which is exclusively aimed at competition and continues to be in great demand.
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Five awards in Cannes for Superyacht maker ITALIAN shipyard the Azimut/Benetti Group won the Shipyard of the Year Award at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival as well as four other awards. The recognition has been given to the Group, which will celebrate its 50 years of activity in 2019, for its consistency in its business management, based on long-term strategies, strength and ability to research innovative design and function. The other awards were for the best interior design in the 38 to 50-metre class for the Seven, the innovation award in the 14 to 18.5-metre class with the S6, which had its international debut at the Cannes event. In addition it took best interior design for Azimut 55 Fly in the 14 to 18.5-metre class and also for Azimut Grande
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RECOGNITION: The jubilant team collecting the Shipyard of the Year Award. 32 metre in the 24 to 38-metre section. Both models bear the signature of Achille Salvagni, who confirmed his style with the interior design of these two yachts, characterised by a refined and timeless elegance. According to Giovanni Vitelli, Vice President of the Azimut/Benetti Group, “The Ship-
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From Mallorca to Gibraltar IT was only a year ago that two environmentalists installed their first Seabin in Port Adriano with the hope that they would be able to make money from a project which would do something to keep the waters of Mallorca and the world cleaner. The Seabin is a floating debris interception device that collects litter by drawing in water from the sea surface which passes through a catch bag. Each device has the ability to collect over half a ton of floating debris each year including microplastics that are up to 2mm small. This is not going to break down the floating is-
lands of plastic, but is ideal for marinas and docks and the Department of the Environment has installed and is testing Gibraltar’s first Seabin at their Small Boats Marina. It is hoped the Seabin Pilot Project, spearheaded by the DEHCC, will encourage the deployment of Seabins in all of Gibraltar’s marinas and help continue to raise awareness on the impact of plastic pollution. Plastic has an astonishingly large impact on the marine environment and it is estimated by 2025, the oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish.
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KIA’s new five-door tourer KIA claims that its new Kia ProCeed merges stunning design with the space and versatility of a tourer in a five-door shooting brake body. Looking at the pictures it does have an interesting design, with plenty of curves - although whether it could be described as ‘stunning’ is probably in the eyes of the beholder. The ProCeed will make its public debut at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, before going on sale exclusively to European drivers at the
beginning of 2019. Emilio Herrera, Chief Operating Officer for Kia Motors Europe, said: “The ProCeed is a car that represents everything Kia stands for. This beautiful shooting brake body offers drivers an unmatched combination of design, space and versatility, representing a unique proposition in the mid-size family car segment. “Engineered on European roads, for European drivers, the ProCeed will be engaging to drive. Built in Europe, to the highest standards of production, it also offers owners the reassurance of Kia’s unique seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty.”
NEW MODEL: Manufacturer says its ProCeed is ‘stunning.’ Carrying the name over from the second-generation Kia Pro-cee’d three-door coupé, the ProCeed has been designed, developed and engineered in Europe. A product of Kia’s European design, product development and R&D teams in Frankfurt,
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duced earlier this year. Matching the design and engineering which renders it the sportiest iteration of the new Ceed model family, the Kia ProCeed will be available exclusively as a ‘GT-Line’ or high-performance GT model. Herrera added: “As part of the expanded Ceed model family, the ProCeed will play a significant role in Kia’s ongoing European growth. More than 1.3 million examples of the Ceed family have been sold in Europe since 2006, making it one of our best-selling models alongside the Sportage. The ProCeed widens the appeal of the Ceed range even further.”
Latest BMW electric car presented BMW has unveiled its latest allelectric racing car - and it is certainly striking. The new BMW iFE.18 is the car that will be used by the new BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and both were introduced to the
press at BMW Welt’s double cone in Munich. The racing car might impress with a ‘futuristic’ design but the real innovation is hidden unseen deep beneath the bodywork. The drivetrain is the secret that
BMW hopes will give it a distinct advantage in season five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Behind the wheel will be BMW works drivers António Félix da Costa (POR) and Alexander Sims (GBR). “Formula E is not only an innovative and spectacular race series that has established itself as one of the top race series in the world with a totally new approach to sustainability and events within just a few years,” said Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Development and Motorsport, who opened the BMW iFE.18 launch
STRIKING: BMW’s new all-electric racing car.
in front of media representatives, partners and other guests from around the world. “For BMW, it is also the perfect test lab for production development. “The technology transfer between motorsport and series production is intense. Our experience from series production benefits the drivetrain of the race car. At the same time, insights from Formula E flow directly into the development of future series production drivetrains. So, I am looking forward to a great racing season.” Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, Sales and Brand BMW, explained the significance of the Formula E involvement for the BMW brand and said: “BMW stands for innovation leadership. We are pioneers when it comes to electromobility. We were convinced by Formula E from the very beginning and as ‘Official Vehicle Partner’ we’ve been involved from the start, in to order actively help shape the series. “BMW i and Formula E share the same values: pioneering spirit and innovation.”
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CHELSEA manager Maurizio Sarri said Eden Hazard may be the best player in Europe after the Belgian scored a hattrick in a 4-1 demolition of Cardiff. Hazard scored twice in seven minutes before half-time, after Sol Bamba volleyed home for the visitors, as the Blues went top of the league. He scored his third with a late penalty after Bamba brought down Willian, who added the Blues’ fourth from long range. Chelsea will head to the London stadium to face West Ham on Sunday, while Cardiff will entertain Man City on Saturday. Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 to win a fifth straight league game at the start of the season for the first time since 1990. Georginio Wijnaldum scored his first away league goal for the Reds with a technology assisted header, and after half-time Roberto Firminho doubled their lead by pouncing on the ball after it hit the post. Erik Lamela pulled one back for Spurs deep into stoppage time but it was too late and Liverpool’s victory was fully deserved in a typically energetic display. Liverpool will next host Southampton on Saturday, while Tottenham will travel to Brighton. Leroy Sane opened the scoring for
NETTING VICTORY: The British Davis Cup team is building confidence.
Great Britain win CAMERON NORRIE gave Great Britain a 3-1 victory in their Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan by winning his singles match against Sanjar Fayziev in Glasgow on Sunday.
The British number two, who lost his opening singles match on Friday despite having had a match point in the third set, triumphed 6-2 6-2 6-0. Victory in the tie ensures Britain will be seeded in the revamped Davis Cup when it starts in February. Fayziev was a late replacement for world number 60 Denis Istomin. Norrie said: “It’s an extremely proud moment, the crowd were awesome. Britain started the day
with a 2-1 lead after Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot came from behind to win their doubles match on Saturday against Istomin and Fayziev. Norrie’s victory at the Emirates Arena meant there was no need to play the scheduled fifth rubber between Dan Evans and Jurabek Karimov. The Davis Cup will change to an 18-team event season finale in 2019, rendering the tie effectively meaningless.
Man City in a 3-0 win over Fulham, as the defending champions maintained their unbeaten start to the season. David Silva’s half volley stretched their lead before Raheem Sterling tapped in from Sergio Aguero’s low cross shortly after half-time. A fourth win of the season keeps City within touching distance of unbeaten leaders Liverpool and Chelsea. They will travel to Cardiff on Saturday and Fulham will host Watford. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho said Romelu Lukaku epitomised his team’s performance as they edged a spirited game against Watford 2-1. United scored twice in three first-half minutes as Lukaku diverted Ashley Young’s cross in via his chest, before Chris Smalling fired home Marouane Fellaini’s knock-down. Watford pulled a goal back midway through the second half, through Andre Gray, and despite a red card for Nemanja Matic, they could not find a way to equalise. United will host Wolves on Saturday, while Watford will face Fulham. Other fixtures this weekend will see Arsenal entertain Everton, Bournemouth travel to Burnley, and Leicester host Huddersfield.
Hamilton has victory formula MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in the Singapore Grand Prix to strengthen his hold on this year ’s World Championship. Hamilton’s brilliantly controlled drive from a pole position was helped by the latest in a series of questionable strategy calls from Ferrari. It dropped Hamilton’s title rival Sebastian Vettel from second to third behind Max Verstappen, throwing away a position the German had earned by overtaking the Red Bull driver on the first lap. While Vettel was left to question his team once again this season. Hamilton’s only worrying moment was caused by back markers at about two-thirds distance. Haas driver Romain Grosjean and Williams’ Sergey Sirotkin ignored the closing Hamilton in the heat of their battle for position, and cost him his five-second advantage over Verstappen. Hamilton had to fend off an attack from Ver-
BIG LEAP: Hamilton has taken another big stride towards the title. stappen into turn seven as a result, which he just managed to do, and Grosjean was later given a five-second penalty for his misdemeanour. Hamilton’s victory, with Vettel third behind Verstappen, extended the Briton’s advantage over the German in the championship to 40 points with six races and a maximum of 150 points remaining. “We are going from strength to strength in terms of our understanding of the car,” said the Briton. “But it is not the end.”