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Lifeguard assaulted A LIFEGUARD was assaulted on the La Venziola beach in the tourist town of La Manga del Mar Menor while protecting swimmers from a rogue boat. The vessel apparently entered the area strictly for swimmers only, meaning boats are prohibited because of the potential danger to bathers. The lifeguard issued a warning with his whistle which was ignored by the two people onboard the boat which proceeded to break through the protective jellyfish nets. According to witness reports, bathers on the beach began to
RECEIVING TREATMENT: Lifeguard assaulted in Murcia.
Abandoned newborn A BABY girl has been discovered in a shopping bag, with her umbilical cord left dangling from her stomach at the entrance of somebody’s house in Torre Pacheco. Angeles Martinez returned home on Tuesday afternoon to find the wailing package at her doorstep. She described the situation as a surreal mix of good and bad when she spoke to the
Guardia Civil who she called soon after taking the baby inside. The authorities are currently focused on finding the mother whilst baby is being cared for by hospital staff. This is the second time a newborn has turned up on somebody’s front door this year in Murcia.
support the lifeguard, shouting and protesting - but their efforts failed to stop the boat and its two passengers from continuing towards the beach. The lifeguard tried to photograph the boat, but the two occupants allegedly attacked him, punching him and leaving him with a split eyebrow and an injury to his eye socket as well as breaking his glasses. He was attended at the scene by paramedics who gave him stitches. The Local Police were able to identify the alleged suspects and the council has initiated criminal proceedings. Through Twitter, the lifeguard received an outpouring of support from well-wishers and colleagues.
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Pollution protocol MURCIA Local Police have issued an emergency pollution protocol due to the rising levels of carbon emissions that exceeded the maximum air toxicity level (50um) earlier this week.
The levels have since subsided but they remain dangerous. Police have urged citizens to start using bicycles and public transport instead of cars to bring the levels back down.
SIXTY ARRESTS: But some of the immigrants who arrived this week are still on the run.
Immigrants held AT least 60 immigrants that have arrived at different points along the Costa Blanca have been arrested. The Guardia Civil and the Local Police were first alerted to the arrival of four boats arriving at Vega Baja at the start of the week carrying anywhere between 10 to 14 migrants each on board. Most of those on this first wave of rib vessels were arrested on sight, but some are still at large having fled the scene. Many who tried to evade
capture were tracked into a wooded area but were promptly found and detained. Another boat was spotted further up the coast at Cabo De Las Huertas a day later and the most recent arrival was a boat containing an estimated 11 migrants in Cala Ambolo, a beach closed off to the public near Denia. The Red Cross is currently providing medical assistance to the migrants that are reportedly of Moroccan and Algerian nationality as they await evaluation by the immigration authorities.
Adapted beaches ORIHUELA Council has created adapted bathing areas on four of the beaches along the coast to adequately support people with limited mobility. The councillor for Beaches, Ramon Lopez, went to the four locations where the disabled bathing areas are located earlier this week to inspect them. The areas that have been adapted can be found on the beaches Cala Bosque in La Zenia, Playa de la Glea in Campoamor, Barranco Rubio
Beach also in Campoamor and the Cala Capitan Beach in Cabo Roig. The new wooden decks and walkways installed for mobility scooters and wheelchairs will ensure those who struggle to walk will be able to easily make their way closer to the shoreline and enjoy the shade of the structure. In addition there are special amphibious chairs, lifeguards with disability training and disabled toilets available.
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Driver held A TOURIST was arrested after falling asleep at a traffic light when he was four times over the legal alcohol limit. Police were alerted to the presence of a man parked with the car engine running in the middle of the road in the Carmen area of Murcia.
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Ranger day THE Civil Protection unit, Environmental Agency and the emergency services of Orihuela celebrated the annual World Ranger Day last weekend. For protecting the environment from humans and humans from the environment, they have received huge praise from the locals.
Summer fun SIXTY children have participated in the 26th Santiago and Zariache Summer School this summer. The event will go on until mid-next week when children aged between five and 13 will have the opportunity to make tshirts, swim in the town pools and visit the science museum.
Dog saved THE Murcia fire department has saved a dog after it fell down a ravine in Cerrillal. The bank between Baños and Mendigo is eight metres deep, so luckily for the dog, the firefighting hero doubles as a rock climber in his spare time and was able to shimmy down and get him.
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MURCIA police have det a i n e d a 3 0 - y e a r- o l d m a n i n Los Garres after his wife called the police to report his violent behaviour towards her. The Local Police have urged all those who are being abused in a relationship to come forward before it is too late.
LAS MENINAS is a famous art exhibition put together by Fernando Perez that has made its way to the streets of Heroes de Cavite in Cartagena. Fifty of some of the most highly regarded examples of traditional art from around Europe are currently on display outside in the street.
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STUNNING: Riaño faces the Picos de Europa range in Castilla y Leon.
Best village THIS picture of a village in Castilla y Leon comes as it was recently crowned the best in Spain following a public vote. Riaño, in Leon Province, was n a m e d 2 0 1 9 ’s B e s t Vi l l a g e i n Spain after winning almost 20,210 votes in Cadena Ser’s contest. It beat the town of Frigiliana, in Andalucia’s Malaga Province, by more than 5,700 votes. Riaño and Frigiliana came first and second in the poll which saw 50 villages vie to be named
Spain’s best. Riaño lies close to Castilla y Leon’s border with Asturias in the north of Spain. It sits 1,148 metres above sea level and covers an area of almost 98 square kilometres. The village which stands today is known as Nuevo Riaño (New Riaño). It was built after the original village, which dated from the 18th century, was demolished to make way for a reservoir in 1987. The modern-day village is home to 474 people, according to the lat-
est census data from 2018. Riaño and the surrounding area are known for their natural beauty. It lies in the so-called Spanish Switzerland which is popular with skiers and for other winter sports. The village has been part of the Mountains of Riaño Regional Park since 2016. It lies opposite the Picos de Europa range. Riaño is also known for the Church of San Martin de Pedrosa del Rey which was built in the 13th century.
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Tourism on the rise THE Department for Employment, Economy and Tourism has approved a plan to increase the flow of tourism in the region of Murcia. Councillor Pedro Garcia Rex said that he wants to ‘streamline’ the processing of paperwork needed to licence tourist destinations and activities bringing in tourism. Rex believes that this will lead to more tourism projects, better activities for tourists and less hassle for those organising them. In a council statement Rex exclaimed that the Tourism Development Operational Plan is ‘essential’ to boost the tourism industry in Murcia, as it is a giant factor in growing the economy in the region. Rex believes that with a strong management team which communicates well with each other they can attain this goal. Mayor Jose Ballesta has given permission for the subdivision of the Department for Tourism to work independently.
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Employment soars MORE than 200 people found employment in Lorca in July, according to the Councillor for Local Development and Employment, Isabel Casalduero. Statistics from the Regional Employment and Training Service (SEF), show 4,525 Lorcans registered as unemployed at the end of July, that’s 204 less than the month before. The figures also show that 86 of them found work in the agricultural sector working on farms. Casalduero also mentioned in her report that there were a significant number of jobs attained in the service industry. She went further to explain that in the summer months this can be expected due to the increase in tourism and leisure. The councillor was adamant that one of the main duties of the council is to create jobs and help workers keep them. She recommended that there be new training programmes and better promotion of job opportunities to achieve this aim.
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Tourism on the rise THE region of Murcia comes in at number six on the list of the most popular destinations for rural tourism in Spain. The undisputed leaders are Navarra, Asturias, Andalucia, Cataluña and Galicia in that order where occupancy ratings in rural guesthouses range from 50-61 per cent respectively. Campsites, rural houses, yurts and other forms of rural tourism in M u rcia h a v e a 4 9 per cent occupancy, close behind Galicia. These results are surprising as holidaymakers tend to choose the beach, which Murcia has plenty of in comparison to landlocked Asturias and border region Navarra where there is little other than inland accommodation. According to INE statistics Murcia is 3 per cent higher than the national average with regards to rural tourism occupancy rates and 4 per cent up from last year.
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ATTRACTION: Lorca Castle is fun for the whole family.
Summer at Lorca Castle LORCA Town Hall and Lorca Workshop of Time have linked up to promote tourism at the castle publicising day and night tours. The councillor for Tourism Francisco Morales explained that throughout August there will be lots of
fun for the whole family at the fortress of the sun for tourists and locals alike. There will be two theatrical guided tours every day, one in the morning and one at night. On Sunday or ‘family day’ there is a special package which includes
a day at the castle with food and children’s entertainment. Every Friday until the end of August there will be a different band playing from 9pm then after 11pm soloists will take to the stage to perform.
Champions of the sea ‘EL CARMEN ELITE SAILS’ from Cartagena are this year’s winners of the Copa Del Rey that took place in Palma de Mallorca last weekend. The wind conditions were not ideal, favouring the larger boats more than the lighter ones, but still Jose Coello and his crew managed to take the crown in the Orca 2 class. Other success stories from Murcia in the
competition include the ‘Nemox’ which was manned by Jose Francisco Romero and his crew. They took home bronze in the ‘Corinthian’ class for semi-professionals. Unfortunately Romero’s other X35 vessel didn’t do so well placing down the order in 15th. In the other classes, Team ‘Vision Future’ came first in the Orca 0 and ‘Cannonball’ won the IRC.
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Plagues get atomised THE Department for Urban Development and Modernisation of Administration in Murcia has put its new ‘atomiser’ to use in the city’s parks. The council purchased the revolutionary atomising technology that eviscerates infestations last year, but only now have they been able to use it due to regulation changes and training complications. The technology can reportedly be used for any type of tree or plant, so is ideal for the diverse plant life that grows in Murcia City’s green areas. It not only kills the pests that are destroying the plants, it actually waters them in the process, killing two birds with one stone. The chemicals used are not toxic to humans or animals. The first place that the remote control pest busting sprayer is being tested out is the historical Floridablanca gardens. The council have made plans to move onto the Artillery Barracks next as it is a similarly popular spot.
Noise pollution THE council of Murcia has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay €50,000 to a resident of a busy area in the city famous for its nightlife and noisy neighbours. Calle Victorio de Murcia, right next to the university, is home to a long line of bars famously bustling with loud music and people shouting until the early hours. For the council’s inaction in the matter, neglecting complaints from residents and approving the construction of new bars, they have been charged with causing one of the street’s residents psychological and physical harm. It is according to the Superior Court of Justice (TSJRM) the council’s duty to protect its citizens against this type of disturbance.
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TRAPPED: Hiker was rescued at picturesque Cala Cerrada.
Hiker rescued from ravine A 40-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued after falling down the Cala Cerrada ravine in Azohia, Cartagena. After receiving a phone call from the wounded hiker the emergency services dispatched a helicopter which came to her immediate rescue. The Emergency Coordination Centre also sent the Guardia Civil, the fire department and paramedics. The rocky section of the ravine that the woman was crossing is famous for its flora and fauna. There have been reports of rare breeds of owl,
black turtles, Peregrine falcons, wild boar and even dolphins in the area. The desert landscape boasts an array of hardy succulents perched on interesting rock formations. The path is however easy to lose as it is constantly undulating and winding along the coastline. The area is in a very remote corner of the Costa Calida, so it took the emergency services just under an hour to reach the hiker. The woman was transported straight to St Lucia hospital where she is currently awaiting her diagnosis after losing the use of her legs.
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Alicante president in Orihuela IN his first state visit as the new president of the province of Alicante, Carlos Mazon has shown solidarity with the Orihuela Town Council and Mayor Emilio Bascuñana. During his visit Mazon outlined his priorities and one of them that stood out was his determination to improve the water supply which in his opinion is not up to the standard that it
should be. Mazon brought the vice president of waterworks ‘Ciclo Hidrico’ Anna Cerna with him to discuss the issue with the council. By the end of the meeting they had reached an agreement that the Provincial Wa t e r B o a r d w i l l b e r e launched so the new project can get underway as soon as possible. Another issue that Mazon set out to tackle was the
poor roads of Orihuela town so he also brought the deputy head councillor of roadworks in Alicante, Alejandro Morant, with him. A total budget of €350,000 has been allocated to the projects in Orihuela. Bascuñana and the town council have expressed their appreciation that Mazon chose Orihuela as his first stop as president.
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BLAZE: There were two cases of fires on board boats in Aguilas last week.
Burning boats in Aguilas FIREFIGHTERS were alerted to a boat which had gone up in flames on the coast of Aguilas at Las Delicias beach last weekend. The emergency services along with the Red Cross were dispatched immediately to the mouth of the Rambla de las Culebras where the boat was anchored. The burning boat was about 300 metres from
Volunteer retires WILMA AITKINHEAD has retired after 21 years volunteering for Age Concern, a global charity headed by Age UK which promotes independent living for the elderly. Wilma was working happily as a shop manager in Torrevieja for the charity and according to the president of the association Maureen Payne, she thrived there and will be sorely missed. She received a €250 travel voucher and a basket of flowers for her long and faithful service.
the shore so the maritime rescue ships ‘Titania’ and ‘Genil’ were also sent to help out. It took the combined forces about half an hour to put the fire out and according to sources, the damage wasn’t too serious as a result of the speedy response time. This was the second case of a burning vessel firefighters tackled in Aguilas last week.
Murcia FC REAL MURCIA visited Los Arcos in Orihuela last week to continue their pre-season training with the Orihuela FC squad. Murcia are in Segunda division B whilst Orihuela are in the third national division, so a good learning experience for Orihuela.
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Drone finds drugs Jeronimo Moya says that the new drones use the latest FLIR thermal imaging technology and 4k resolution cameras to give a clear picture of where and what illegal activities are going on in the area. He also made the CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons
THE Local Police in Cehegin have started using drones to locate hidden marihuana plantations and to detect other crimes in the area. The Director of the Department for Public Safety
CRIME DETECTOR: A police drone with all the trimmings
suggestion that it could be used to locate missing persons. The Police Department in Cehegin have three qualified drone operators at present, but training will commence in the near future for the rest of the force.
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NO EGGS: Experts suspect the loggerhead sea turtle may search for a new nesting site (file photo).
Fruitless search FRUSTRATED experts were unable to find any eggs belonging to the female loggerhead sea turtle which has been nesting on a beach in La Manga, as reported in last week’s EWN. Locals reported that a female loggerhead returned to a particular spot on a beach next to Kilometre 9 on the shore of the Mar Menor three times, indicating that she had found an adequate place to lay her eggs and was preparing a hole for them. After experts examined the turtle’s tracks in the sand and located the potential site of the
nest, they were disappointed to find that no eggs had been laid despite the obvious signs of digging. Scientists from the University of Valencia believe that the turtle will be looking for a nest elsewhere, most likely somewhere nearby on the Costa Blanca. The first loggerhead nest in over a century in Spain was found only five days ago in Calblanque. Researchers believe that their sudden appearance is due to the warmer climate which the Mediterranean coast is experiencing this year.
Cannabis club coup THE cannabis industry in Cartagena has taken a hit as the young owners of one of the city’s cannabis clubs
were arrested at last week. The 22-year-old president and the 20-year-old secretary of the club have been inves-
tigated since the end of June for selling illegal narcotics. Strictly speaking cannabis clubs can only exist legally as a place in which to smoke cannabis as opposed to buying it, but there are several loopholes that owners use to sell the drug in the establishments. The law does not forbid the gifting of marihuana from one person to another, so cannabis clubs have developed a system whereby the customer (or club member as they must be referred to) pays a membership fee which then gives them the right to make ‘donations.’ In return the club ‘gifts’ a certain amount of cannabis to the member and that is how they are able to get away with it but as in this case, the police can decide whether the establishment is classed as a club or a vendor and shut it down.
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Gibraltarian firefighter becomes British Champion
By John Smith FIREFIGHTERS from Gibraltar regularly take part in competitions around Europe and even the USA with considerable success. This year, Matt Coulthard representi n g t h e G i b r a l t a r F i re S e r v i c e t o o k part in the British Firefighter Challenge in Watford and beat 200 other
competitors to become 2019 British Champion. This highly strenuous event has been devised to replicate the arduous challenges faced by firefighters whilst working to save those in peril from fire. The race consisted of running up a tower, pulling a hose externally up the façade of the tower, forced entry, carrying and coiling the hose, carrying a heavy con-
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tainer, casualty rescue simulation, and finally a head-to-head run. The winner was Matt Coulthard who completed the course in the fastest time and apart from being a thrilling event, it was organised to support the Firefighters Charity, which helps serving and retired fire service personnel, some of whom now suffer from mental problems with PTSD.
Blood donations needed THE Spanish Foundation of Blood Donors and the National Fundaspe Foundation are reminding Spanish residents that blood banks still need donations to remain consistent throughout the summer. The foundation estimates that at least 150,000 donations will need to be received throughout August for the levels to remain at the correct level. The campaign always increases its visibility throughout the summer months as the need for transfusions increases due to the increased population. They also take into account the fact that donors often take holidays during these months and therefore postpone their regular donations. The plea is part of the ‘Red Olympiad: Summer 2019’ campaign which was
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APPEAL: Spanish blood foundations fight to keep blood bank levels high during the summer. launched in June to make sure vital blood reserves do not drop below a certain level. There are a number of restrictions when
it comes to expats donating blood. Visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible.
Formula 1 to remain in Barcelona - for now THE government of the Generalitat de Cataluña have signed a one year extension to
keep the Formula One World Championship at the Circuit de Barcelona/Cataluña until 2020.
The announcement was made by spokeswoman Mertixell Budó to keep the flagship series at the Montmelo circuit for another year, despite dwindling attendance figures and political uncertainty. The 2019 ‘Spanish’ Grand Prix held at the circuit recorded the lowest attendance since 1999 and the circuit’s future was in doubt, however a last minute deal to extend the contract has given the track more time to turn its fortunes around. One glaring omission from the statement given was the lack of the word ‘Spain’ in the reading. Tensions are running understandably high between Cataluña and Spain which hassled to the official naming of the circuit the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Cataluña. The news of the 2020 race held at Montemelo will be the 30th anniversary of the popular event.
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Kids! You gotta love ‘em! EW N Facebook viewers certainly do as videos featuring t he antics of toddlers prove hugely popular. ‘I am a sprinkler ’ s hows a little boy sitting in a fountain w ith the s pr a y of water giving the impression he is having a wee. ‘He must have had a few pints,’ commented one viewer in reference to the huge spray of water cascading in-
to the air. ‘Next morning regrets’ proved massively relatable as a little girl falls back-
ward s i n s h o ck as she opens a wallet we’ve all been there the morning after a heavy night out!
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Support for the EU grows CONFIDENCE in the EU has grown by nine percentage points in Spain since last year and approval now stands at 47 per cent, according to a new survey. The Eurobarometer, which measures social and political attitudes across the bloc, found support for the bloc rose by two percentage points across the EU on average. The Spanish led in terms of feeling European, with 87 per cent say-
ing they consider themselves EU citizens compared to the bloc-wide average of 73 per cent. More than four-fifths of Spanish back the euro compared with an average of 62 per cent across the EU. The top three issues for the Spanish were immigration, economy and climate change which were the same across the bloc. Climate change ranked higher than economy as an average.
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THE WEEK IN POLITICS By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S acting prime minister is once again courting smaller parties in the Congress of Deputies to secure support for a return to power after his investiture vote failure. Pedro Sanchez began by travelling to Valencia City to meet with representatives from the regional Compromis party. He was joined by the leftleaning Partido Socialista’s (PSOE) Organisational Secretary and acting Development Minister Jose Luis Abalos. Acting Finance Minister Maria Jesus Montero said ahead of the visit that Sanchez would keep ‘discreet’ channels of communication open with such parties. Sanchez’s current situation is a far cry from PSOE’s triumphalism following April’s general election and May’s local, regional and European vote. Although PSOE won 123 seats, short of the 176 needed for a majority, a deal with the leftist Podemos and a handful of smaller parties seemed like a
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TRYING AGAIN: Sanchez is attempting to secure support. foregone conclusion. That, coupled with the rout of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and an underwhelming showing from the far-right Vox despite forecasts they would bag several seats, gave the left confidence. But now the picture is completely different. PSOE’s talks with Podemos ran until the 11th hour but came to naught, resulting in the latter abstaining in two investiture
votes which Sanchez lost. That began a countdown for the acting prime minister to strike a workable deal and restage the votes by Monday September 23 or hold another election. Hence this week’s meeting with Compromis. The party has one seat in Congress, but Sanchez needs all the support he can get. King Felipe, whose constitutional duties include overseeing
indecisive electoral outcomes such as April’s, has said he would prefer politicians to reach an agreement before returning to the polls. Uncertainty abounds, but one constant is that the PP and the centrist Ciudadanos both remain steadfast in their decision to vote against Sanchez’s investiture come what may. Both parties have no doubt factored in the possibility of another election which could see the PP in particular claw back its April losses. But the approach is placing a strain on Ciudadanos. Leader Albert Rivera recently packed the party’s National Executive with figures loyal to his approach after a raft of protest resignations. Meanwhile, Podemos sources indicated they wanted to reopen talks with Sanchez. But their chances of getting a coalition offer may have narrowed since they rejected the last one.
Coalitions common POLITICIANS across Spain’s regions have overwhelmingly acquiesced to coalition deals to govern after May’s elections while their national counterparts continue trying to come to terms with the fractured political landscape. Analysis in Spanish media this week showed almost 40 million Spanish people now live under coalition governments at a regional level. Only four regional governments, Asturians, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha and Galicia are run by one party. The left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) controls the former three while the conservative Partido Popular (PP) rules the latter. Elsewhere coalitions, sometimes featuring multiples parties, are the norm. Aragon and the Canary Islands are both governed by four-way coalitions. Two or three parties tends to be more common, and the way they align shows who could be prepared to work with who nationally. The PP governs in four regions, Andaucia, Castilla y Leon, Madrid and Murcia, thanks to pacts with the centrist Ciudadanos. The pact struck between the two parties in Andalucia at the start of this year, including backing from the far-right Vox, has become their blueprint for achieving regional power. Elsewhere PSOE typically sides with the leftist Podemos achieving what acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez could not. It also tends to work with regionalist parties.
Poll tracker: • Partido Socialista (PSOE): 36.1 per cent, 137 seats • Partido Popular (PP): 17 per cent, 70 seats • Ciudadanos: 12.6 per cent, 37 seats • Unidos Podemos: 12.3 per cent, 33 seats • Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control
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BREXIT BRIEF Health insurance risk BRITISH travellers could be left without health coverage while holidaying in Europe if Britain leaves the EU without a deal in October, a senior opposition Labour figure has said. Shadow Culture Secretary Tom Watson told British media ‘millions’ of families would face more expensive holidays because of the government’s no-deal approach. “Over the school summer holidays, families across the country will have saved and planned for a holiday to spend special, quality time together, but this prime minister’s mishandling of Brexit could make holiday prices rocket,” Watson said. “Boris Johnson’s reckless, senseless approach to Brexit will leave working families worse off. He must urgently rethink and take no deal off the table,” he added. British holidaymakers would no longer be covered by European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) if Britain leaves without a deal and would have to buy travel insurance. The cards cover travellers for health claims ‘medically necessary’ treatment while travelling in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. Figures obtained by Labour showed more than 21,200 claims were made for under 16s under the scheme from January to June this year. It comes as the NHS recently issued advice stating access to EU healthcare is ‘likely to change’ under a no-deal.
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Testing times By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S new prime minister’s plan to achieve Brexit by October 31 with or without a deal is set to face its first test with new talks in Brussels. The European Commission is due to hold talks with Boris Johnson to find a way forward on Brexit. A spokesperson for the Commission said the meetings aimed to avoid a no-deal which they added would cause significant economic disruption. Johnson’s pledge to broker a better deal than predecessor Theresa May faced an immediate stumbling block. Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva said the bloc would not reopen the draft Withdrawal Agreement negotiated last year. She added the EU could revisit the political declaration, the document which sketches out what a future relationship between Britain and the bloc would look like. Johnson could achieve concessions on the latter but his pledge to scrap the Northern Ireland backstop is not feasible without Withdrawal Agree-
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‘Unprepared’ for no-deal MOST companies which export goods to the EU are not prepared to do business if Britain leaves the EU without a deal in October because they lack the required economic operator registration and identification (EORI) number, government figures suggest.
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RENEGOTIATION: Johnson (inset) is due to return to Brussels.
ment changes. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay called on the EU to look at the deal again because parliament would not accept it in its current form. May repeatedly failed to pass it and that ultimately proved to be her downfall. If Johnson cannot secure changes then he currently plans to push for a no-deal, a path which is equally fraught with obstacles. Health Secretary Matt Hancock
fired a warning shot to Remain-supporting MPs saying they had run out of time to block a no-deal in Parliament. But Hancock’s opposition counterpart Jonathan Ashworth said there would be opportunities for lawmakers to stop a no-deal. Conservative Remain-supporting MP Dominic Grieve said he would be willing to bring down the government to stop a no-deal. Johnson’s path to Brexit will not be smooth.
SECOND Brexit referendum supporters are planning to urge Remain backers to vote tactically to oust dozens of Brexiteer MPs if a snap general election is held later this year, according to leaked documents from the People’s Vote group.
PR call THE Full Fact charity has called on the government to explain how its almost €110m Prepare for Brexit information campaign will be ‘transparent, accurate and value for money.’
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AN emergency health worker from San Vicente del Raspeig reportedly replied to a woman who spoke to him in Valencian with ‘Viva España!’ after she called to ask for an ambulance, according to Plataforma per la Llengua. The events took place in June when the woman called 112 to request an ambulance. The woman was asked by the health worker to speak in Castellano but the woman continued
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Linguistic discrimination in Valencian and, according to sources, the man did not offer any kind of care to the patient and instead patronised her by saying ‘Long live Spain, long live the king, long live order and law!’ Platforma per la lengua, an organisation set
up to respect and protect local languages and dialects stated that the man showed ‘linguistic prejudices improper of a worker of the public sector of the Generalitat.’ He has also recommended that the worker ‘take a Valencian course.’ The organisation also pointed out that
‘Article 9 of the Statute assumes that Valencians have the right to address the Administration in either of the two official languages.’ In addition, he points out that in article 6 ‘the Generalitat will guarantee the normal and official use of the two languages.’
Horsemeat scandal arrest A DUTCHMAN accused of being at the centre of the horsemeat scandal that started in the UK and spread to 13 countries has been arrested in Spain. Jan Fasen was given a jail sentence over the 2013 incident and has now been arrested in Calpe on the Costa Blanca at the request of French authorities. He and three others were convicted of selling 500 tonnes of horsemeat to a French company, while claiming it was more expensive beef. That company went on to sell frozen meals to 28 different companies in the UK and 12 other European countries which contained the mislabelled meat. Consumer trust was severely damaged and millions of por-
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SCANDAL: Horsemeat hit the headlines.
tions of food, mainly frozen lasagne and meatballs had to be removed from supermarket shelves. Spain’s National Court is now considering the French request for Fasen’s extradition. He is being investigated for similar offences in Spain dating
to 2017. He is alleged to have again been at the centre of a ring selling horsemeat unfit for human consumption in Europe. Fasen had earlier been bailed pending a trial. Some 65 people including abattoir owners, vets and farmers are also being investigated.
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GUN: Police found revolver in backpack.
Held up at gunpoint IN a terrifying experience a man walking through the streets of a sleepy Spanish town had a gun pointed straight between his eyes as he was robbed of ₏300. The incident happened in the rural town of Ventas de Zafarraya on July 29. The victim reported to Guardia Civil that he was approached by an individual who without a word took out a gun that was hidden in his waistband and pointed it at the victim’s fore-
head while demanding cash. Fearing that he might shoot, the victim gave the robber his wallet. The assailant then ran off. The Judicial Police team of the Guardia Civil of Loja identified a suspect from the description given. When they traced the suspect, they found a revolver in his backpack. The gun was ready to fire with five rounds of ammunition, two of which had already been detonated.
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CAMPED OUT: Homeless people are living outside the Prado museum.
Homeless demand housing in Madrid
A GROUP of around 150 homeless people have set up camp outside the El Prado Museum in Madrid and are demanding that the government offer them a place to live. Mayor Jose Luis Martinez Almeida spoke out against the protest declaring that public spaces may not be used as a campsite, but as of yet has made no attempt to remove them from the museum grounds. Deputy Mayor Begona Villacis went as far as
to say that most of the protesters were not actually homeless and for the small number that were, she had offered temporary housing. Since the economic crisis of 2008 and the refugee crisis of 2015 housing has been difficult to come by for those with limited resources. There are currently 33,000 homeless in Spain according to government statistics and the poverty is clear to see in the parks of Madrid where large groups of refugees are living rough.
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Prisoners’ favourite phones A MOBILE smaller than a cigarette lighter has become the number one phone smuggled into Spanish prisons. The illegal mobile phone market in Spanish prisons has been on the rise for years, but for some time now the ‘minimobiles’ have been the main ones smuggled in. At the moment about 1,500 phones of all types are confiscated in prisons each year, showing that it is common for prisoners to have access to a phone, despite it being prohibited. In 2008 the Ministry of the Interior decided to install frequency inhibitors, so that any illicit phones would not work in any case. But they are now obsolete as they only work against 2G and 3G phones. Minimobiles are so small that they can easily be smuggled into prisons. Two were found hidden in the sole of a shoe for example, while others have been hidden in the rectum and only spotted by x-ray. They are cheap too, costing just €20.
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AKITA INU: Classified as a dangerous dog.
Dog knifed to death A DOG has been knifed to death after it attacked and seriously injured a woman and slightly hurt two men in the family home. The Akita Inu attacked the family in the town of Mataro (Barcelona). The animal was owned by one of the adult children and for unknown reasons, shortly after midnight on Tuesday, attacked the mother, aged about 60, the husband, aged 65, and one of the children, aged 25. Faced with the violence of the attack, a second son took a knife and stabbed the dog several times.
The woman was rushed to Trias i Pujol hospital with very severe wounds, while the two injured men were slightly hurt. The Akita Inu is a dog that comes from Japan and has its origins in the Japanese warriors, who used it for defence and attack, and to hunt bears. In Spain it is catalogued as a dangerous breed. Currently, the law considers potentially dangerous the following breeds and their crosses: Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Tosa Inu and Akita Inu.
FIVE people were reportedly murdered in Barcelona throughout July. The latest killing of a young man took place in the port area of the city. Perhaps just as alarming as the murders themselves are the figures that have been released - these murders in July make up 25 per cent of all murders that have been committed so far in Barcelona this year. With a crime rate of 120 per thousand residents, people have taken to Twitter to highlight any crimes such as violence or pickpockets to warn each other, although the police fear that this may lead to people taking the law into their own hands. People are encouraged to report crimes to the police for them to handle and to remain vigilant and safe and to remain calm and not incite panic.
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ITV appointment problems in Mallorca THE ITV (the inspection of vehicles) is something that all vehicles have to pass in Spain to ensure that all cars are working properly and safe to drive. Driv i n g a c a r t h a t d o e s n o t have an ITV will result in a fine of €200. But in Mallorca, there are reportedly no appointments available until at least November at most centres and none until December in Palma. If you decide to go to the ITV without an appoint m e n t t h e n y o u c o u ld b e waiting up to four to five hours to be seen. This huge backlog is causing concern amongst motorists who wish to stay within the law and pass t h e I T V a n d av o id th e €200 fine but cannot afford to
wait until the end of the year or s p e n d fo u r o r five hours in a queue. This concern has reportedly g iv en ris e to ‘fraudule nt a ppointments’ appearing online offering a previously booked slot for €100. To combat these fraudulent appointments, the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, and the director of Mobility and Infrastructures, Ivan Sevillano, has announced a measure that should streamline the system and avoid long waiting lists. “All those appointments that do not have a registration numb e r w ill b e rele a s e d. The y amount to 14,800,” Sevillano told the media.
POSSIBLE SITE: The Isaac Newton Telescope network in La Palma.
La Palma wants the TMT telescope THE Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities Pedro Duque has claimed that La Palma is ready to set up the Thirty Metre Telescope (TMT) on the island if it is not sanctioned in Hawaii. Activists in Hawaii are protesting against the installation of the giant telescope on their island as scientists want to build it on the sacred summit
of Mauna Kea which is the tallest volcano in Hawaii and when measured from its underwater base, the tallest mountain in the world. At over 4,000 metres above sea level, the dormant Mauna Kea is perfect to look into space as there is minimal cloud cover and the clarity of the sky is close to the transparency of the sky in the Atacama desert,
the driest place in the world. In a meeting at the Council of the Astrophysics Institute of the Canary Islands (IAC) between IAC director Francisco Rebolo and Minister for the Economy, Knowledge and Government Employment Carolina Darias, the Minister appeared fully committed and ready to build the TMT on the Canary Island at a moment’s notice.
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ACTION: Police acted quickly and rescued a bloodstained man. A SERBIAN man brandishing a knife paraded a bloodstained countryman he was holding hostage on a balcony in the tourist hotspot of Puerto Duquesa on the Costa del Sol. Four Local Police officers rushed to the rescue when the men - one handcuffed, blindfolded and helpless appeared on the balcony in full view of passing tourists. The knifeman was threatening to kill his compatriot, say police.
Officers tried to calm the aggressor, with one keeping him talking while the others raced to the flat where they subdued the knifeman and rescued his victim. The mayor of Manilva, Mario JimĂŠnez, has congratulated the policemen for their rapid action, professionalism and courage. He added that violence is rare in the municipality, but it is important that police act quickly when needed to ensure the safety of citizens.
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TROUBLE: Inflation in Venezuela is over 10 million per cent causing global unrest.
THE head of the Venezuelan oil company PDVSA has been found dead in an office in Madrid. The circumstances surrounding the death of Juan Carlos Marquez Cabrera are currently being investigated but police have so far eluded to suicide as the most obvious cause. Cabrera is of Spanish origin but had worked in Venezuela for many years under the lead-
ership of Hugo Chavez. For his role in the Venezuelan oil industry he was always a character of great interest for the US due to the ties that they and Russia both share in the business. Cabrera was allegedly prepared to divulge sensitive details pertaining to the Venezuelan oil industry at a US court hearing after receiving several corruption charges from a judge
in Madrid last week. The accused claimed that he knew many things in relation to Venezuela’s biggest export such as the origin of several million dollar transactions that have gone under the radar. After Cabrera was reportedly found dead with his belt wrapped around his neck earlier this week, the judge ordered that the case be investigated immediately.
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Child porn arrest AN Italian wanted on child porn charges has been arrested at Tenerife North airport. National Police executed an international arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities. The unnamed man has been wanted on child abuse and porn charges after
the Carabinieri searched his house last year. They had found child pornographic content allegedly recorded by the arrested man himself. The Italian attaché in Spain and the Carabinieri collaborated in the arrest operation.
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Opportunities for Argentine migrants THE Spanish government has authorised work permits for more than 1,000 Argentine students to enter the country and apply for roles. The applicants are made up of students between the ages of 25 and 30 years with medium and high qualifications in the technological, research and financial sectors. Out of 3,000 applicants, 1,084 have been selected to receive a three-month work visa. In that time they will have a chance to have interviews with the companies they organised whilst in Argentina, and once a role has been confirmed, contracts and residencies will be issued. The scheme is the first implementation of an existing policy that was originally drafted in 2003, however this pioneering authorisation sees the first time it has
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JOB POSSIBILITIES: Secretary of State for Migration, Consuelo Rumí has been instrumental in the new scheme. been used. The scheme was part of President Pedro Sanchez’s plan to open Spain’s doors to legal migration, providing a relief from the bureaucratic minefield involved with migrating and finding work. Secretary of State for Migration, Consuelo Rumí explained: “The main objective
of this project is to consolidate a route of entry for professionals who, being of foreign nationality, maintain a link with Spain through their parents or grandparents. “The selection has taken into account the best employability profiles and the needs of Spanish companies,” she continued.
Argentina was chosen as the first nation to participate in the initiative due to its strong links to Spain. According to the latest INE data, 465,666 Spaniards are currently living in Argentina. The Argentine government has also expressed a strong interest and maximum collaboration in the scheme.
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A SPANISH man has died after apparently jumping from a third floor balcony in the popular holiday resort of Cala Major, Palma. The incident happened at approximately 10am on Monday morning at the Marivent Hotel. Eye witnesses claim they saw the man running from his room and appearing to deliberately ‘jump’ from the balcony. Emergency services rushed to the hotel but
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FORTY-FIVE children aged between nine and 12 from the Western Sahara have been welcomed to Oviedo as they partake in the ‘Holidays for Peace’ project set up by the Asturian Association of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People. Some 200 families all over Asturias are taking part in the scheme which gives young West African children the opportunity to leave their sizzling hot countries for a slightly cooler summer in Spain, trading in 60 degree heat for a pleasant 30 degrees. The project began in the
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VITAL PROJECT: Sahrawi children in class (file pic). year 2000 and ever since then around 200 Sahrawi children
have been visiting Asturias each summer to learn more
about the culture with their host families. They also get the rare opportunity to visit qualified doctors and cool off in the famous northern Spanish rain. The ‘Holidays in Peace’ initiative is run by Paula Bernardo who says she is happy that the children appear to gain confidence during the months that they are in Spain as they learn more and more and get settled in. After a shaky start for many, due in part to the exhaustion of a long journey, the youngsters benefit hugely from the experience according to Bernardo.
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the man was pronounced dead on the scene. The area was secured as the body was removed for autopsy to determine the cause of death. An investigation is also underway with police officers interviewing hotel staff and witnesses to try and find out the possible motive behind the jump. According to sources the man was on holiday with his wife at the time.
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Georgian gang busted A GANG of Georgian burglars who toured Spain to commit their crimes has been arrested in Salamanca. Members of the National Police of Sa la ma nc a ha ve dis ma ntle d the criminal organisation, detaining six
men during raids on three homes. The gang allegedly travelled to towns across Spain on burglary ‘tours’ where they would carry out several break-ins in a single day before returning to Salamanca with
their loot. Police say the gang was well organised with each member having a clearly defined role. The detainees have been brought before the courts.
Fireman saves boy A FOUR-YEAR-OLD child has an off-duty fireman and first aid-trained hotel staff to thank for his life after he started to choke on an ice lolly. Victor Monzon, a fireman in Gran Canaria, was on holiday with his wife and little boy at the island’s Cordial Mogán Hotel. His wife entered the dining room when she noticed the situation: Marcos, a four-year-old boy, had choked on an ice lolly and was suffocating. She alerted her husband, who rushed to help, aware that time is of the essence in these cases. The child
was already being cared for by the hotel’s sector chief, Juani González, who like the rest of the workers have first aid qualifications. “Everything happened very quickly, in thousandths of a second,” explained Victor. “I took the child, who had turned blue, and I put him face down to give him a few slaps on the back.” What he put into practice was the Heimlich manoeuvre, a first aid procedure that removes obstructions from the airway, using the variant for babies and young children.
Putting off having children SPAIN is the European Union country where women delay motherhood for the longest. According to statistics published by Eurostat, 8.8 per cent of Spanish women have their first child after the age of 40. This puts the country top of the European list, with the most first-time mothers over the age of 40, taking over from Italian women, who are now in second position. Spain is also among the countries in the Union with the highest percentage of births amongst
mothers aged 50 and over. Top is Italy, with 306 births, then the United Kingdom with 157 then Spain, with 130 births to mothers of that age. Of the 194,465 births in Spain in 2017, a total of 117,198 were to mothers aged between 30 and 39. According to data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadísitca (NIE), by 2018 the average age for first time mothers in Spain had risen to 32.2 years. In addition, the fertility rate in Spain is also among the lowest: 1.25 children per woman.
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THE first fatal accident caused by an electric scooter in Spain will result, at most, in the payment of a fine. The rider of the scooter faces a charge of a reckless misdemeanour, which does not carry a prison sentence. One of the key reasons the accident is considered a misdemeanour is that he was driving at less than 10 kilometres an hour. On August 13 last year, Berta, a 90-year-old woman, was walking with the help of a frame along the Rambla del Carme, in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona). She was returning home after her usual morning walk when she was hit from behind by an electric scooter carrying two people. It was driven by 19-year-old Alexi. Berta fell and hit her head on the ground suffering an internal haemorrhage. A few hours later
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ACCIDENT: Electric scooter like this was involved (stock photo). she died in hospital. The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) confirmed after the incident
that it was the first known death of a pedestrian after being hit by an electric scooter.
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Saudi millionaire new Almeria boss SAUDI ARABIAN millionaire Turki Al-Sheikh is the new boss of UD Almeria football club. The former Saudi Minister for Sport has officially taken over from businessman Alfonso Garcia as the r e d a n d w h i t e ’s l a rg e s t shareholder after signing a €20 million deal at a notary in Almeria City at midd a y o n F r i d a y, a f u r t h e r €5-7 million going to pay off the club’s debt, according to Spanish media reports. The 38-year-old advisor to the Saudi Royal Court is aiming to turn the Almeria side into a force to be reckoned with in the national leagues and internationally, Spanish press reported. Tu r k i A l - S h e i k h i s t h e club’s third owner since it
NEW AND OLD: New UD Almeria boss Turki Al-Sheikh and outgoing club president Alfonso Garcia are all smiles. was founded in 1989. Alfonso Garcia was UD Almeria president for 16
years, having acquired a majority stake in the club in July 2003.
‘Unique’ Iberian remains ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the largest structure built by ancient Iberians ever found in Spain. Researchers digging in Castilla-La Mancha’s Cuenca Province said the structure, which features three rooms and
is more than three metres tall, is unlike anything ever found in Spain. The La Cava complex, near Garcinarro, also features a Bronze Age settlement thought to have been built sometime between 2100 and 1500 BCE.
Miguel Angel Valero, Professor of Ancient History at the University of Castilla-La Manca, told Spanish media archaeologists were still investigating the unique find. “We usually just find the remains of stone or adobe walls which now and again stand at around one metre tall,” the professor said. Mar Juzgado, one of the archaeologists working at the site, said: “We don’t know what we are going to find at this site because there is nothing similar to compare it with.” Researchers are yet to determine what the main building was used for. Some theories claim it was a temple while others argue it was used for storage. The La Cava site features the remains of Roman and Visigothic buildings, with archaeologists saying each new culture that moved into the area built on the ruins of their predecessors. The Iberians were a culture living in Spain before the arrival of settlers from Carthage and Greece and before the Roman conquest of the peninsula.
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FIRST: PP Leader Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo (PP).
All female front for Congress FOR the first time in history the four main political parties in Spain will have a female spokesperson in the Spanish Congress. Álvarez de Toledo (PP), Adriana Lastra (PSOE), Inés Arrimadas (Cs) and Irene Montero (UP) will form the new public facing team that will represent Spain on the political front line. The appointing of the four female spokespersons can be attributed to good fortune that they have all been elected simultaneously, however the enlisting marks a pivotal moment in the country’s political campaign for gender equality. “There has been ‘the fortunate circumstance’ that the appointment of these four women coincided, but the essential thing has been deliberately positive discrimination. And, 10 years later, this is the fruit,” re-
flects Ignacio Varela. Over the past few years, all of the major parties have been heavily campaigning for equal rights and equal pay. The scheme has so far paid dividends as the current percentage of female representation in parliament is 47 per cent. The spokespersons will also be joined by representatives from the remaining smaller parties, Laura Borràs for the Junta per Catalunya, Mertxe Aizpurua of EH Bildu, and Ana Oramas of Canary Coalition. The new congressional panel mirrors the effects of the campaigns to bring the genders to equality throughout positions of power. “Only using laws will not achieve real equality, but without them either, and the political world should serve as an example to society,” said the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet.
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Slap-up Sunday WHO doesn’t love the weekend, in particular that typically British tradition of a slapup Sunday lunch with family and or friends. But which do you prefer? Are you a firm favourite of a full roast dinner with all of the trimmings and sauces, or have you been swayed by the Spanish delights on offer at chiringuitos on the beach, and partial to a selection of fresh fish. Let us know! Visit our Facebook page @EuroWeeklyNews
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AI ‘opportunity’ SPAIN has an opportunity to become a European leader in artificial intelligence (AI), its industry minister has said. Reyes Maroto, who attended a recent confe re nc e on the s ubje c t, sai d Spai n had learned about the technological possibilities of AI ‘very fast’ despite joining the race late.
“We have the resources and the talent. We are already deploying 5G networks and we must also take advantage of this second digital dividend,” Maroto said. The country now has a ‘unique’ opportunity to take advantage of the strategic technology and emerge as an AI frontrunner in Europe, the minister added.
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73-year-old retiree cycles around Spain A RETIRED firefighter has circumnavigated Spain on an electric bicycle covering over 4,000 kilometres at the age of 73. Miguel Vivo set off from Bilbao with a friend in June and whereas his friend had to stop from exhaustion in Murcia, Vivo went on to complete the full circuit of Spain finishing in Basilica de Bogoña a month later. The Bilbao firefighter is no stranger to adventure, having spent a large portion of his life canoeing, trekking, paragliding and even motorcycling across South East Asia for three months.
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BIG ADVENTURE: The Haibike electric bike similar to that used by Miguel Vivo to ride around Spain. This is sadly his last big adventure as he puts it in his biography. He has been suffering from cancer for some time and does not feel up to another
grand world tour but he commented in his book expressing that if he were to die tomorrow, at least he has lived an intense life.
Killed by own car A YOUNG woman died after being crushed by her car as she tried to park. Aroa Gastón Lagar, aged 25, was entering her garage in the town of Nogales (Extremadura). Police believe she left the driver’s door open when she got out of the car. At that moment the car began to roll backwards trapping her between the door of the vehicle and the frame of the garage.
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Belgians rescued GUARDIA CIVIL have rescued two Belgian hikers who became lost and stranded in a Spanish mountain range. The duo had been making their descent from a walk in the Picos de Europa in northern Spain when they came to a particularly difficult passage. With markers difficult to interpret they ended up taking a wrong turning, and became stranded when they realised they couldn’t continue descending and were unable to go back either. They managed to contact Guardia Civil with their coordinates, who sent a mountain rescue team in a helicopter to find them. In an operation made difficult by fog, they were located and picked up at an altitude of 2,000 metres. They were then taken to a cable car station where they were found to be unharmed but exhausted.
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Moorish remains demolished THE Malaga Metro team has bulldozed through an ancient Muslim archeological site that has been there since the 11th century. The Guadalmedina train station has taken precedence over the centuries o l d N a s r i d Wa l l a n d h a s thusly replaced it. Some archeologists have expressed that the Nasrid area was so unique that it seemed to defy the effects of time and appeared as though it had been unchanged for almost a millennia. The Department for Culture in Andalucia is apparently furious with the decision to build over this historic site and has declared the actions of the Malaga Metro as ‘unforgivable’ in a recent council statement. The rail works are being conducted directly beside El Corte Ingles which is situated parallel to the Muslim historical site. The
REMAINS: Railways supplanting protected historic areas. area next to the Nasrid Wall was previously classified as a Property of Cultural Interest (BIC), but the railway company
has gone ahead with the development anyway. Even though the council has designated certain areas of this historic Muslim
quarter as ‘protected,’ most of it has been decimated and the remains are now only a shadow of what they used to be.
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Domestic violence death toll JULY was a bloody month when it came to domestic violence in Spain. Nine women and a child died at the hands of men in the 31 days, making it the worst month since January when seven died at the hands of partners or ex-partners. Those who have died have been named as Piedad, Mónika, María Asunción, Elena, María del Carmen, Rita, Eva, Maruchi, María Josefa and little Cristian. So far this year at least 37 women have been killed in incidents of domestic violence, the highest figure since 2011. What stands out about the July figures is the victims themselves. Often murdered women have previously reported abuse, but in July most had not made any previous complaints. Another recurring pattern is that many of the men who murdered their partner or ex then committed suicide immediately afterwards, or tried to do so.
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David Guetta’s exwife’s villa burgled SUPERSTAR DJ David Guetta’s ex-wife has reported that her Ibizan home has been burgled. Guardia Civil officers are investigating the incident at Cathy Guetta’s Cap Martinet home, which is said to be worth €30 million. Specialists have searched the house for clues after the property’s alarms and surveillance systems were apparently overridden in last
Thursday night’s break-in. There have been no reports on whether anything was stolen in the incident and no arrests have been made. This is the latest in a series of woes since the night club entrepreneur moved to Ibiza with high hopes of transforming the island’s music scene. After her divorce from David Guetta, she settled in London, but later she
decided to move to Ibiza “to create something big, to make history in the island’s music scene.” But she has faced several set-backs since the move. Sant Josep Council initiated a case of urban infraction for illegal works at Villa Titanium, valued at €1.9 million. She faces a fine of €1 million. Her beach club business also ran foul of local planners initially.
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Expats Guide to
Spanish Life
Organ donation LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.
As of 2010, Spain has operated an ‘opt-out’ (or presumed consent) system for deceased organ donation. This addresses the rate or refusal of potential donors or their families in giving permission for the use of organs. The rate of family refusal in Spain is 13 per cent, compared to 37 per cent in England (according to the National Transplant Organisation figures - ONT). According to the ONT, Brits living in Spain are more likely to donate their organs than their countrymen back home. It’s not necessary to have a donor card. What is important is to let family members and loved ones know your wishes in terms of organ donation. Figures published by the Spanish ONT in 2017 put the country as world leader in donation and transplants, reaching a new record with 46.9 donors per million people and 5.261 transplants. Spain has been a global leader in organ donation and transplantation for the past 26 years. Broken down by organ, there were 3,269 kidney surgeries (up 9 per cent on 2016), 1,247 liver transplants (up 8 per cent), 304 heart procedures (8 per cent rise), 363 lung surgeries (up 18 per cent), 70 pancreas transplants (down 4 per cent) and eight bowel surgical procedures (up 100 per cent). According to the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), these surgeries are equivalent to six donors and 14 surgical procedures a day. In addition, Spain saw a new record in bone marrow donation last year, with 78,291 new donors and an increase of 196 per cent over the previous year. At this rate, the country could reach its target of 400,000 bone marrow donors well before the mid-2020 goal. In Spain the number of those on the waiting list was reduced to 4,896 in 2017, from 5,480, although the number of children waiting for organs increased to 74, from 48 a year earlier. Lung and heart are viable for four to six hours after death, liver and pancreas 24 hours, kidney 72 hours, corneas 14 days, bone and skin five years, and heart valves up to 10 years. Small intestines, veins, tendons and ligaments can also be donated. A single organ donor can save up to eight people and a single tissue donor may enhance the lives of up to 50 people. This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
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Benijofar by night THE endless moonlit fun filled nights continue in town as the San Jaime Festival ends and the next wave of talented performers takes the stage. The new musicians will have a lot to live up to after the versatile and dynamic performances staged in the Fiestas Patronales San Jaime.
The foam cannons, water pistols, confetti blasters and cameos from the town’s leadership cumulated in a memorable experience for everyone involved through the second half of July. Now it will be up to the musicians to show what they have in store in the wake of the continu-
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UP NEXT: What is in store for Benijofar? ation of the Bella Luna Live event, the Full Moon Dinner later this month and Motown night nearer the end of August. Each of these upcoming
events are free to attend, but we highly recommend that you grab a bite to eat as soul music generally requires soul food to activate all of the senses.
THE council of Benijofar has set a date for the old exterior energy meters to be changed over to the new ones. The new equi pm ent m ust be i nst al l ed by Decem ber 31 t hi s year. Considering that the house has an old one wired up already, it will be the electricity utility company’s duty to change it, but if not, it will be unlawful to keep an old one that is not registered with a provider. The new utility mediating system will ensure that tampering with the mains electrics will be impossible. On the plus side, the resident will be able to control and monitor the consumption rate themselves.
Security cameras THE police in Benijofar are currently working on phase two of the new CCTV camera network in the town after implementing the first installations earlier this year. The 16 CCTV cameras already in operation are placed around the town in strategic areas. They have different purposes, some are aimed at stopping speeding and some at keeping a vigil and watchful eye over the citizens to make sure no harm comes to them. By the end of the year police expect to double the number of cameras in Benijofar so that residents can feel completely safe to walk and drive.
NASTY STING: The orange tinted, yellow-legged Asian hornet.
Deadly Asian hornet POLICE in Benijofar have warned locals of a potentially lethal Asian hornet that is currently at large in the area. They have advised residents to call the authorities immediately on 112 if they see a nest of these deadly black and orange insects otherwise known as the ‘Yellow-Legged Hornets.’ The ‘Velutina Vespa’ as it is referred to
amongst scientists has caused several fatalities recently in Spain. Most recently, the death of Miguel Alvarez Calvin in Asturias in June who inadvertently disturbed a nest in a tractor tyre. Although Calvin was aware of his wasp allergy, this particular variety of hornet’s venom is so strong that even after he injected himself full of adrenaline
and antihistamines, he died whilst being transferred to the nearest hospital. The sting of the Asian hornet is not lethal to most, only those who have an allergy to wasps, bees and hornets. It is currently travelling from northern Spain to southern Spain in droves at a rate of around 40km per day according to insect experts.
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Catral NEWS WITH the recent local elections, various councillors are not only feeling their feet but according to some observers are looking to fill their pockets. The Catral Council has a coalition majority formed by the Independent APC and the PSOE with the deputy mayor coming from the APC. A question has been asked by the opposition Partido Popular (PP) as to why the deputy mayor Juan JosĂŠ Vicente continues to work whilst also taking a salary (said to amount to â‚Ź33,000 per
annum) from the council. The opposition argues that he should be devoting all of his time to his council role, but the deputy mayor has insisted that this is perfectly within the rules and that he will not shirk from undertaking his full role as councillor but having worked within the insurance industry for 15 years does not want to lose touch with current business practice. In order to undertake his council role properly, he will cut down on the amount of time he spends on his private work.
Catral history IF you are looking to learn more about the history of Catral you would be well advised to visit the Municipal Library in Calle Manuel Flores as it now hosts the permanent exhibition telling the story of the town throughout history. There are three specific areas of interest, the first concentrating on history and archaeology, the second on traditional dress and the third highlighting musicians and composers from the area. Admission is free and it is open from Monday to Friday 10am to 1.30pm and 5pm to 8.30pm, with groups of visitors (such as schools) welcome provided they make arrangements in advance by calling 966 787 466.
Credit: Escuela de Verano Catral
Financial fallout
EDUCATIONAL VISIT: Discovering the history of the town.
Shortly after it opened a large group of youngsters from the Catral Summer
School had a most enjoyable and educational visit.
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La Marina / San Fulgencio NEWS
THIS weekend sees the annual August fiestas in Urbanisation Marina-Oasis in honour of the Virgen del Paz. Details remained sketchy at the time of going to press, but the festivities will be in Consum Square on Friday and Saturday evening. The ever popular foam parties have been promised too. On Sunday there will be a giant barbecue during the day in Plaza Sierra de Castilla. Councillors for Fiestas, Samantha Hull and Fina
Sampere Mirete, earlier last month put out a joint statement after receiving several comments about the fiestas moving from their normal spot in the first week of August. They said: “For whatever reason, the previous council had not organised anything for this year’s fiestas on the Urbanisation, and so we were left with a very short timescale to arrange everything. “If we had insisted on the fiestas taking place over the first week of August, then we would have had no fiestas at all, as such events have to legally be put out to tender. Unfortunately, it’s not a case of picking up a phone and booking acts etc. The earliest dates we could arrange the fiestas for was the following weekend. “With a reduced budget, we also took the decision to ensure quality over quantity and have top-class entertain-
Credit: Micadew/Flicker/Creative Commons
It’s fiesta time
POPULAR: Foam parties will be held in Consum Square on Friday and Saturday. ment over two nights in Consum Square… and yes, there will be the traditional foam parties on both nights; and also have a giant barbecue on Phase One - Plaza de Sierra Castilla - on Sunday lunchtime. “These arrangements will be for one year only as there
Credit: Policia Local de San Fulgencio/Facebook.
BAD PARKING: Remember other people need access too.
will be more time to prepare for 2020’s events… over the first weekend in August! “Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at and enjoying what promises to be an excellent weekend of Urbanisation fiestas.”
Be considerate LOCAL POLICE are warning inconsiderate drivers who park illegally blocking pavements and accesses that they will be dealt with by way of fines. In a statement the force said that people should remember that there are many citizens with reduced mobi l i t y who can f i nd t hei r way totally blocked by bad parking. Officers have also started motorbike patrols for the busy summer period as they allow better and faster access on crowded streets than cars do.
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Torrevieja NEWS Anti-terrorist blockades TORREVIEJA Town Council has placed 22 concrete barriers at strategic locations in the city designed to stop terrorist hit and run attacks. The action comes in an effort to prevent any further incidents like the horror that transpired during the terrorist attacks in the summer of 2017 when a car drove down La Rambla in Barcelona killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others. Although Torrevieja responded two years ago by placing 42 barriers around the city, the townsfolk felt that more were needed and the old ones updated due to the ever-growing terrorist threat proportionate with the growth in tourism. The barriers are dotted around the the city preventing vehicles entering key pedestrian areas such as the Vista Alegre Promenade, La Libertad, Juan Aparicio Promenade and Los Españoles Avenue.
Torrevieja Carnival TORREVIEJA will be teaming with fancy dresses, feathers and fiesta next weekend on August 16 and 17 as the ‘Summer Carnival Parade’ is coming to town. Thirteen of the biggest festival production groups of Torrevieja will come together to fill the streets. The president of the Torrevieja Carnival Association Francisco Pizana along with members of the national carnival team are setting the event up and making sure that everything goes according to plan. The streets of downtown will be closed for much of the weekend and detours will be marked out by the police so that the parade
flows nicely without too many disruptions. From 8.30pm onwards on the Friday, the colourfully clad party people will pass through Virgin Del Carmen Centre and Calle Ramon Gallud finishing up on Calle Patricio Perez. On the Saturday, the festival will move on to Eras Del Sal at 8pm where the ‘children with no names’ as well as other acts from Cadiz will perform. Tickets cost €15-25 for this dramatic spectacle and can be purchased on the website www.sangochaos.com or at the Virgin del Carmen Cultural Centre.
FIESTA: Torrevieja Carnival throwback to February.
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Villamartin
Fun never stops THE entertainment just keeps on coming at Villamartin Plaza as the summer season reaches its full height. Tonight (Thursday, August 8) sees a new local band take to the stage. Don’t be fooled by the term ‘local band’ though - the Medusa Power Trio is made up of three seasoned professionals who have played with some of the best over the years. These are Marty Prior, ex bass player for the Cockney Rebels, Terry Lucket ‘The
R oc ke t’ w ho ha s pla ye d w ith ma ny s ta rs a nd s upporte d ma ny a nd B obby Nikolov an amazing drummer. They are very talented musicians who are guaranteed to offer a great night out. Remember entrance is free, but it is best to book a terrace table at one of the
plaza’s restaurants and bars to guarantee a good view. Medusa should be taking to the stage from about 9.15pm. More entertainment treats lined up include The Galaxy’s on Tuesday from 9.30pm hosted by Joe Swinnen Live Shows. The Happy Freuds make
a trip down from their Javea base to play on T h u r s d a y, A u g u s t 1 5 a t 9pm and Queens of Rock play on August 21 from 8.30pm. T h e n o n T h u r s d a y, A u gust 29, again from 9pm, a great night is in store in the Solar Eye Night to Remember concert. Credit: Papucs Görög/JoeSwinnen Live/Facebook
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LINED UP: The Galaxy’s will play Villamartin Plaza.
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Credit: Ballet Kebanna
La Zenia NEWS EACH year, the Orihuela Department of Tourism requests financial assistance from the Valencian Tourist Office in order to promote the town and its suburbs. So far this year, it has received some €6,750 and by adding a similar amount, the Tourist Office has been able to promote the attractions of the town including the beaches of La Zenia. Advertising has been aimed at attracting visitors during the off season and has included radio advertising and foreign press.
PERFORMING: Members of Ballet Kebanna are out of this world.
Four more nights of entertainment WITH the weather continuing to hot up, the free entertainment at La Zenia Boulevard is doing the same. Every evening there is something different to entertain and with the selection of shops and places to eat and drink in the complex, this is certainly a shopping centre to visit for more than one reason. Tonight (Thursday, August 8) the Boulevard welcomes a band called IDEM which was formed in 2011 as a tribute to one of Spain’s rock/pop idols Manolo García who has been recording since 1980 with a number of top bands and individual musicians. This tribute put together by namesake Luis García is in great demand with fans and having played more than 800 gigs to date, IDEM is bound to offer a very professional and tight set of music which
takes in rock, pop and even Arabic elements. Friday night sees a young band of exceptional musicians play their tribute to the phenomena which is the Gipsy Kings who are actually not Spanish but come from France, although the parents of various members had fled from Cataluña and their antecedents are both Catalan and Moroccan. As a band, they are credited with introducing their version of rumba/flamenco to an international audience and they have a huge portfolio of songs. It doesn’t matter which language you speak as you enjoy this tribute which includes such well-loved numbers as Bamboleo, Volare, Bailame, Djobi Djoba and possibly Hotel California. Saturday boasts that it will be the best Shopping Night in
Attracting tourists
the Universe as you can enjoy a drink as you are entertained first by the Boulevard’s DJ, then you and your family can have photographs taken with a cast of Aliens and Star Wars characters before an out of this world performance by Ballet Kebanna. All of the events mentioned above start at 8pm and run from one to three hours, but earlier on the Saturday and the Sunday starting at 6pm, the Zenia Kids Club is organising a special Fan workshop where provided you enrol your child at the Customer Service Point they can learn the intricacies of not only making but using their own fan. Also on the Sunday at 8pm, the Batukada Marakatá Junior percussion band will show audiences at La Zenia Boulevard why the youngsters were such a sensation on Spain’s Got Talent last year.
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By Joe Gerrard THE leader of Britain’s Labour opposition has said the party will table a no confidence motion against Boris Johnson’s government after the prime minister ruled out calling a snap election. Jeremy Corbyn said Labour would push for a no confidence vote at a point where they can win it. Boris Johnson said calling a general election
No confidence pledge was the ‘last thing’ he wanted to do. Corbyn said Labour would do ‘everything’ to stop a no-deal including holding the no confidence vote. “The prime minister seems to be trying to slip no-deal through, slip past Parliament and slip past the British people,” Corbyn told British media.
“No-deal will be really serious. Serious for food prices, for medical supplies, for trade, for investment, and it will drive us straight into the hands of the sort of trade deal that Donald Trump wants to do with Boris Johnson. “I’m sorry, it’s not on, it’s not acceptable. We will do everything we can
INTERNATIONAL
to block it,” the Labour leader added. It comes as Johnson said Britain would leave the EU on Thursday October 31 with or without a deal. The government’s preparations to face a nodeal outcome have also been ramped out. The prime minister recently pledged almost €2.3 billion-worth of funding for no-deal preparations. Labour said the money was an ‘appalling waste.’
Six-year-old ‘thrown off’ Tate Modern art gallery A 17-YEAR-OLD schizophrenia patient has been c h a rg e d w i t h t h r o w i n g a six-year-old French tourist off a balcony at London’s Tate Modern art gallery. Police sources said the six-year-old, who was on holiday with his family, fell more than 30 metres after being pushed off the balcony on Sunday. He was in a critical but stable condition in hospital this week after doctors were able to save
his life, according to medical sources. Wi t n e s s e s s a i d t h e y heard a woman scream ‘he’s my son’ after he landed on a fifth floor roof on the gallery.
The suspect is said to have evaded minders before allegedly pushing the b o y. P o l i c e s a i d i t i s u n clear if he escaped the secure home where he lives or if he was out on a day trip and they are still investigating T h e 1 7 - y e a r- o l d h a s b e e n c h a rg e d w i t h a t tempted murder over the fall. The case continues.
PUSHED: The boy fell more than 30 metres off the Tate Modern.
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Popular entertainer dies HULL-born singer and impressionist Joe Longthorne MBE has passed away peacefully at his Blackpool home at the weekend. A statement from his website read, ‘Joe died in his bedroom, laying in the arms of his devoted husband of 21 years, Jamie, with his rosary beads clutched tight to his chest. ‘He leaves behind sister Ann and brother John. Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to Jamie and all the family at this sad time.’ Joe’s career spanned over 30 years. He was currently performing around the UK and Spain and recently performed in Benidorm.
JOE LONGTHORNE MBE: Passed away aged 64.
CREDIT: Facebook/Joe Longthorne
He first came into the public eye in 1981 on ITV’s Search for a Star before going on to present his own television program, ‘The Joe Longthorne Show.’ His albums went gold and platinum and he sang at the Royal Variety Show
on several occasions. In 1989 he was diagnosed with the blood disease lymphoma. He would fight this until a bone marrow transplant in 2006 nearly killed him. In 2012 he was awarded an MBE for his charitable work.
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First sales drop for seven years
CAR sales have fallen in Spain for the first time since July 2012, with the number of purchases last month 11 per cent less than last year industry figures show. Data from the ANFAC, Faconauto and Ganvam associations found almost 116,690 cars were sold in July. ANFAC said: “The situation is worrying, especially if one takes into account that July is one of the best months for families buying cars.” The carmakers’ association has called for ‘shock measures’ to reverse the decline.
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The rate at which rents have risen since 2013, according to the Bank of Spain which found increases were the highest in Madrid, Cataluña and the Balearic and Canary Islands.
Temporary jobs to fixed posts
Minister hopes for deficit cut SPAIN’S acting finance minister has said the government still aims to meet EU deficit targets of 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the year. Maria Jesus Montero said she was not concerned about figures which showed the deficit rose by 27 per cent during the first half of this year. The figures reflected increases in p en s io n s me a n in g the y did not show a ‘real’ rise in the deficit, according to Montero. “If everything goes as planned by the government, this year the deficit will be at the 2 per cent we
By Joe Gerrard have committed to Brussels.” The finance minister’s comments c ome a s gove rnme nt figure s s how e d the s ta te de fic it ros e to more than €10.5 billion while the public deficit climbed to almost €17 billion. Montero said the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) had forecast the deficit to fall below 2.5 per cent of GDP by the end of this year. The finance minister also said the government would soon be in a position to present a draft budget to
lawmakers. Montero added the left –le a nin g Par t i do Soci al i st a’s (PSOE) investiture into government, which will be needed to pres e nt a budget , was out of her hands. “I hope that we can count on a new government to update the budget as soon as possible,” the minister said. It comes after its previous draft budget was effectively vetoed earlier this year, triggering April’s snap general election. The Cortes instead chose to extend the previous conservative Partido Popular’s (PP) 2018 budget to cover expenses for this year.
MORE than one third of all indefinite job contracts signed in Spain during the first quarter of this year began as temporary positions, the highest rate in seven years. Data from the Public Employment Service (SEPE) showed the figures had grown for the fifth year in a row. Andalucia, had the highest conversion rate with 48.4 per cent. More than 397,700 temporary contracts became indefinite during the first half of this year, the first time the number has fallen in absolute terms since 2013.
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Gas price cut call THE National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) has called for gas tariffs to be cut by 26 per cent for residential customers and by 6.7 per cent for industrial users to benefit buyers and boost competition.
Centre sale DROP: Companies belonging to IAG saw earnings fall.
IAG profit fall COMPANIES belonging to the International Airlines Group (IAG) made a total consolidated profit of €806 million in the first half of this year, a year-on-year fall of 42.3 per cent. Accounts sent to the National Stock Market Commission (CNMV) showed total pre-tax profits stood at more than €1 billion, 11.7 per cent lower than January to June 2018. CEO Willie Walsh said the company had performed solidly despite the drop, with passenger revenues rising by 1.1 per cent. Ticket revenues rose by 7.2 per cent. The company’s fuel and emission permits costs also rose by 20.5 per cent, hitting overall earnings.
A SUBSIDIARY of the South African property company Vukile, Socimi Castellana Properties, has closed a deal to buy the more than 100,000-squaremetre Puerta Europa shopping centre in Algeciras, Andalucia for €56.8 million.
More clients DUTCH financial company ING now has four million customers in Spain and made more than €2.5 million in net profits in the country in the first half of this year, according to the firm’s figures.
Plan to tackle hiring fraud OFFICIALS with the Labour Ministry have drawn up plans to combat the fraudulent hiring of workers on incorrect contracts. The ministry is set to use its Anti-Fraud Tool to detect possible irregularities this month. September is due to see letters being sent to companies warning them they will have one month to put workers on correct contracts. Ministry officials are planning on conducting a
round of inspections in October at companies suspected of not complying with these requests. The move comes as part of the government’s Master Plan for Decent Work 2018-2020 which was approved a year ago with the agreement of employers and trade unions. Figures show there were more than 48,550 inspections at companies thought to be improperly hiring workers from August 2018 to June.
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0,40
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588.004
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0,48
0,02
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-0,45
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-0,02
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-0,92
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-0,13
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-0,08
34.954.464
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-0,02
3.478.017
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-0,24
917.150
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-0,60
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22,490
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-2,27
-0,44
2.644.091
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-3,40
-1,27
523.474
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-1,62
-0,47
471.237
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4.467.193
43,865
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2,029
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0,82
0,01
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-3,70
-1,01
1.621.073
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-2,57
-0,64
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46,760
0,21
0,10
490.434
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-2,53
-0,62
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66,440
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-2,60
243.116
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-0,13
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3,186
-0,84
-0,03
4.148.821
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1,954
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-0,00
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34,430
-2,35
-0,83
3.879.812
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30,200
-0,89
-0,27
509.433
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9,622
0,23
0,02
1.972.954
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10,975
-0,32
-0,03
2.373.090
24,790
-2,56
-0,65
1.285.115
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20,410
0,44
0,09
435.325
25,200
-2,17
-0,56
385.906
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6,110
0,86
0,05
2.725.864
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16,910
-1,13
-0,19
6.331.985
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7,500
-1,39
-0,11
1.995.804
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2,422
-4,79
-0,12
62.287.532
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18,830
-2,16
-0,42
1.849.442
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1,872
-2,32
-0,04
3.958.358
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16,040
-3,49
-0,58
655.680
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2,140
1,42
0,03
5.633.855
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9,384
-3,36
-0,33
2.754.914 7.734.867
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20,430
-3,31
-0,70
748.254
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6,726
-3,80
-0,27
6,461
-2,99
-0,20
30.128.968
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2,915
-2,74
-0,08
4.433.497
21,360
-0,63
-0,14
1.542.601
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1,554
-3,57
-0,06
13.741.433
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8,508
-2,99
-0,26
2.294.614
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2,207
-1,47
-0,03
15.475.300
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-2,84
-1,60
410.069
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56,420
-5,37
-3,20
591.108
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0,32
0,03
1.055.398
49,395
-1,35
-0,67
2.476.183
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8,39
0,35
13.157.950
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7,954
-0,53
-0,04
1.612.990
ITV
1,067
-1,20
-0,01
12.049.307
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1,504
-0,86
-0,01
75.296.296
30,330
-5,51
-1,77
539.048
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-3,90
-1,76
684.084
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-1,69
-0,04
5.554.166
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-3,94
-0,38
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0,53
0,04
3.871.548
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-2,09
-0,24
1.334.393
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Calviño out of IMF head race SPAIN’S economy minister is no longer running to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the government agreed to withdraw her candidacy to achieve a European consensus on the appointment. Government sources said Nadia Calviño would no longer seek to lead the IMF, a key pillar in the global financial system. “The government is committed to achieving a European agreement so Economy Minister Nadia Calviño will not go through to the next selection phase,” the sources said. “We will continue to work to put Spanish officials forward for the governance of international organisations and we consider it an honour that any member of the government is considered,” they added. Calviño’s departure from the race comes as European leaders remained at loggerheads over who would succeed current IMF director Christine Lagarde last week. She said a full consensus was yet to be reached as she prepares to step down.
Jobless higher than 18 states THERE are more people out of work in Spain than in 18 other EU member states combined, according to the bloc’s latest unemployment figures. The latest figures from the Eurostat data agency showed there were more than 3.2 million people out of work in Spain as of June. A total of 18 other countries have almost three million people out of work between them, still below the amount in Spain. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Croatia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden’s combined rate of unemployment was still lower than Spain’s. Those countries have a combined population of around 120 million compared to Spain’s 47 million, showing the proportion of people out of work was also higher. The Spanish proportion of unemployed was higher than two of the EU’s largest economies, France and Germany. France, which has a population of 67 million, had 2.5 million out of work in June, while Germany with 83 million people had 1.3 million unemployed.
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Bankruptcy rate decline CHEAPER: ADIF hopes train companies will pass on savings to customers.
Rail changes on track THE body which manages Spain’s railway infrastructure has paved the way for the country’s publicy-owned train company to cut prices ahead of the market’s opening to competition. ADIF has changed the system used to calculate what it charges to Renfe in fees and taxes, as well as those of the company’s future competitors. The Spanish rail market is due to be opened to competition from December 2020 under EU rules. ADIF president Isabel Pardo unveiled the changes as part of the body’s strategy for the period from 2020 to 2025, the first five years of
rail market liberalisation. Operators will be offered discounts on fees if they increase the number of trains on Spanish tracks to reward them for increasing services, the plans state. Aena, the body which manages Spanish airports, uses a similar system for charging airlines. Pardo said ADIF was offering the discounts on the understanding savings would be passed on to customers through ticket price cuts. The president added ADIF would consider allowing Renfe to run night trains under its AVE high speed service to better compete with rivals.
They would be allowed to run at night provided they did not interfere with track maintenance, Pardo said. Both plans are subject to changes to Spain’s Railway Law which are pending the investiture of a new government following the indecisive result of April’s snap general election. France’s publicly-owned SNCF, ILSA, Globalia and Britain’s Virgin have all said they are interested in entering the Spanish rail market after it is opened to competition. ADIF is set to chose the first companies which will be allowed to operate in Spain this December.
GDP growth slows THE Spanish economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, down from the first quarter rate of 0.7 per cent according to new figures. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.3 per cent between the second quarters of 2018 and this year. The rate was down from the first quarter year-on-year rate of 2.4 per cent. The INE said in a statement national demand had fallen during the second quarter, but external demand grew at the same time. The growth rates fell just shy of those forecast by the Bank of Spain. The central bank predicted GDP would grow by 0.6 per cent quarteron-quarter and by 2.4 per cent yearon-year. The General Council of Economist’s Financial Observatory said the slowdown was caused in part by a fall in domestic demand. Data showed household consumption increased by 1.7 per cent from the second quarter of 2018 to that of this year. The rate of growth was 0.2 percentage points higher than the first quarter’s year-on-year rate.
THE amount of families and businesses which declared bankruptcy fell by 4.6 per cent and 13.6 per cent respectively from the second quarter of 2018 to April to June this year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
New store SWEDISH fashion chain H&M has opened a new store in the Alicante Province town of Alcoy’s Alzamora shopping centre after making net profits of almost €510 million in the first half of this year.
Sea delivery FOOD delivery company Deliveroo has unveiled plans to launch a service to serve boats off the coast of 17 Spanish cities this summer, similar to services launched in Britain in 2017 and for riverboats in Paris in 2018.
Costs to fall THE National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has approved a 33 per cent cut in tariffs for fixed network phone calls, a reduction from more than 0.08 cents a minute to around 0.064.
‘Tough’ month SPANISH manufacturing contracted last month, according to the purchasing managers index (PMI) which registered 48.2 points which IHS Markit economist Paul Smith said was another ‘difficult’ month for industry. SLOWDOWN: Spain’s economic output grew at a slower rate during the second quarter of this year. Government administrative spending grew year-on-year by 1.9 per cent, 0.1 points less than in the first quarter. Investment grew by 1.2 per cent year-on-year compared to the 4.7 per cent rise from the first quarter of 2018 to this year. Investment in capital goods shrank by 1.4 per cent year-on-year in the
second quarter after growing by 7.2 per cent from the first quarter of 2018 to 2019. The latter indicator is seen as a litmus test of business confidence in future economic activity. Construction grew by 5.8 per cent year-on-year, 0.8 percentage points less than the equivalent rate for the first quarter.
Plant sale ALUMINIUM maker Alcoa has sold factories in Asturias and Galicia to the Swiss for Parter Capital for about €115 million after nine months of talks between the firms and stakeholders including government officials and trade unions.
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The great, now sadly lamented, Joe Longthorne MBE LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THIS week saw the passing of probably one of the finest variety entertainers the UK has ever produced. So mystified was I at the extraordinary initial lack of main media coverage, I decided to dedicate this week’s offering to his memory. I’m talking of the great, now sadly lamented, Joe Longthorne MBE. Joe was world class. Unfortunately, over the years, those who managed his career and well-being were not. Consequently, even after appearances in Las Vegas and success on TV, this multi-talented vocal impressionist, never maintained the world accolades he so richly deserved. Nevertheless, his UK theatre tours, club dates and charity functions were always sold out and he never failed his thousands of adoring fans. Throughout his long battle with cancer, Joe continued to follow the profession he loved, and only recently pulled out of his latest tour when the dis-
JOE LONGTHORNE: A truly unique international artist of the first order.
ease simply became too overwhelming. Although I hadn’t seen Joe for some years, I have followed him closely on social media and have often related the circumstances surrounding my first meeting with this highly amusing and lovable entertainer. It was back in the late 70’s. I had been engaging in an ultimately disastrous business enterprise to bring live entertainment to the expats working in Saudi Arabia. We had brought in a few shows and decided in the light of somewhat limited success, to ‘up the ante’ and import a rather more upmarket group of acts. Joe, then relatively unknown, was one of the artists we selected. On the bill we also engaged a band, which comprised of five young musicians who worked under the name of ‘Coaster’ - a title which by sheer coincidence happened to be the name of the model of local buses in Jeddah at the time. The cast duly arrived and after a couple of days, decided they wanted to visit the local Souk. Now Jeddah, in those days, was not exactly conducive to tourism and ‘Westerners’ were looked on with no small amount of apprehension and suspicion. Instructing the boys to be as inconspicuous as
possible, I told our Yemeni chauffer to drive them to the local market. They promised to be back for tea - they weren’t! A nail biting hour or so later, the door flew open and the driver rushed in. In a complete panic he told me the band had been arrested! Apparently the boys, including Joe, had seen what they thought was a dumping ground for crashed cars and buses and had been trying to prise off one of the chrome ‘Coaster’ emblems as a keepsake. In fact the site was actually the local police pound! I hurried down, my thoughts a turmoil of possible deportations, lashings and Lord knows what. I needn’t have bothered. As I approached the circle of police surrounding the group, I realised they were all laughing! There in the centre was Joe. Notwithstanding a total language barrier, he had the whole bunch of them in peals of laughter. They actually escorted us all home. That was Joe Longthorne, a truly unique international artist of the very first order. RIP Joe. Far more deserving of a knighthood than others I could mention! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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How hard can it be? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man What a bunch of aerosols! It drives me nuts. I shake the container and hear plenty of swishing so I assume there is plenty in there, which there is. But after pressing the button nothing, except a little puff of air, comes out. I shake it again, I tilt the container – nothing. How hard can it be to make a product that actually works? This is not an unusual occurrence in the Senker household. There’s the sun creams all packed ready to go to the beach. We get there, find our pitch, move the beds this way and that whilst trying not to remove a layer of skin from my feet whilst walking round the bed. The ice box is in position under the shade. I sit down; get the sun cream - a spray bottle of course for a more even application. I shake the bottle as per instructions, point the nozzle at my legs, and pump three times ... nothing, zilch, nada. I check that I’ve twisted the thingy on the nozzle into the on position.
Yeah, everything is in the correct place. Now I’m staring at it, talking to it, trying to unscrew the - what I now find out is a top that doesn’t unscrew. I’ve paid about €20 for this stuff. I’m on the beach. I can’t take it back because it came from the UK with my daughter. So here are the choices. Go and buy another which I’m not doing. Or I force the top off and try and apply it that way. Of course I go for the brute force and ignorant approach as there is no way I’m buying another one. I finally manage to remove the top and as it comes off the bottle semi explodes showering me with more sun cream than would be needed to protect the two rows of sunbeds in front of me. I can tell my family is really concerned for me by the level of screeching laughter I can hear. Oh well, it can’t get any worse can it? Well not until we get home and Mrs S asks me to help her make a tuna and sweetcorn salad. Good idea - pass me the tuna please. It’s a ring pull can. I get it in the upright positon and pull, simplicity itself, and there is the ring pull sitting there on my finger instead of the tin. OK, back to the tin opener. Why, oh why does this happen to me? Or maybe to you too?
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Ain’t what it used to be CASSANDRA NASH A WEEKLY LOOK - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
THE Left can’t get it together and it’s not all that easy for the Right, especially Albert Rivera. He doesn’t want to be seen cosying up to the ultra-Right, but is too ambitious to renounce the power brought by the three-way Partido Popular Ciudadanos and Vox arrangement. Inside his party, Rivera occupies a political no-man’s-land where he calls the shots in splendid and increasingly autocratic isolation. Ciudadanos founder Francesc de Carreras has left the party, likewise C’ Economy spokesman Toni Roldan. De Carreras lamented that the party is no longer what it set out to be, and Roldan said that Albert Rivera puts his own interests before those of the party and Spain. In an informal online poll in the Catalan daily La Vanguardia 84.65 per cent of participants believed that
Rivera would eventually pay - in votes - for his dalliance and ill-disguised alliance with Vox. And a probable November general election will show whether Rivera paid a bargain price for his Vox-enabled elevation or was sold a pup.
Hitting the big time IF Podemos and the party supremo Pablo Iglesias were destined
to hit the big time, it would have happened by now. Iglesias presumably believed that erupting onto the political scene in the European elections of 2014 by taking five seats had set the pattern for Podemos’ national trajectory. Support amongst the undecided and politically-uncommitted has drifted away with each national, regional and local election, but
Loser takes all THE latest Centro de Investigacion Sociologica (CIS) poll put Pedro Sanchez and the PSOE on 41.3 per cent of the vote. The Partido Popular took second place with 13.7 per cent and Unidas Podemos’s measly 13.1 per cent overtook Ciudadanos’ measlier 12.3 per cent. Vox slid downhill to 4 per cent. Ironically Sanchez’s investiture has defeat hurt him less than his rivals, especially Albert Rivera whose anti-Sanchez veto has done him more harm than good. Anti-Sanchez.
Iglesias and Podemos nomenclature have not yet received and digested this message. If, as he maintained, Iglesias really did hope for a left-wing progressive government, he would have put his own ambitions to one side and voted in favour of Pedro Sanchez in the investiture debate. The other half of the Unidas Podemos tandem, Izquierda Uni-
da, increasingly favours backing Sanchez, asking for nothing in return. After all, it is more blessed to give than receive and Sanchez would have been - could still be eternally in their debt. Trouble is, Iglesias knew that a role in a putative Sanchez government, even in the shadows, was his only remaining chance of hitting the big time. He blew it and the small time is all he can expect now.
Genderless offence NOT long ago a Vox councillor, observing a minute’s silence after a woman was killed by her partner, stood several metres away from mourning fellow-councillors of all parties. She regretted the death, she said, but insisted that gender played no part in ‘inter-family’ violence. What else to call it when a male kills a female partner? Apart from murder?
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I READ the news of Spain’s PSOE and Podemos failing to agree to a coalition with despair and I see it as a missed opportunity. I had looked forward to a new government that would serve the interests of workers here in Spain rather than those of big business. As a Brit I have watched as rightwing governments there and in Spain loot and pillage their countries to serve their corporate puppet masters. Taxes for the wealthiest have been slashed while ordinary people have been punished with brutal austerity regimes. PSOE and Podemos had a chance to put an end to this but they failed to take it. Their failure to put aside party politics and unite on a left-wing basis is tragic but it will ultimately be the working class, not they, who pay the price. The two party’s lack of political vision may allow reaction to rear its ugly head. Owen Carlson
Possible backlash DEAR Leapy Lee Totally agree with you on items of your manifesto (Issue 1776). Unfortunately difficult for people that agree with you to be outspoken on these matters as would be called RxxxxT. Good luck. Sue Gell
In support DEAR Leapy It was with great delight we read and re-read your article (What if manifesto, 1776). Our top 10 are as follows 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 18, 23 and in top place should without any doubt be number 9 - regards introduction of two years national service. Keep on with your thinking because we really enjoy your article every week. Best regards, Lynda and Laurence Patterson
Support? No chance I WAS surprised to read a raft of letters backing Leapy Lee’s rightwing daydream ‘manifesto’ so I thought I would restore impartiality by writing in. The article features all the classic hallmarks of the reactionary right which are now being put into practice across the world to ruthless and inhumane degrees. Nationalist tripe including the reintroduction of national service can be dismissed easily. Why any parent would want their teenage children to be taught to kill people in the service of neo-imperialism is beyond me. But what caught my at-
NATIONAL SERVICE: Should it be re-introduced? tention most were points 10 and 12, where the wanna-be führer explicitly advocates that camps be opened for young offenders and ‘illegal’ immigrants. We’ve seen that before and we know how it turned out. But we also see it today, in Leapy’s
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proposed form, on the southern US border. If you are saying you support Leapy’s manifesto then you ought to research those centres where children are caged and separated from their families and women are forced to drink from toilets. Ernest Peters
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A SCHEME which saw 45 children from Africa’s Western Sahara travel to northern Spain for summer holidays shows what can be achieved with global thinking and international solidarity. The ‘Holidays for Peace’ scheme saw children aged between nine and 12 visit Asturias’ Oviedo. They will not only benefit from cooler climes. Such schemes help both the children and people here in Spain look beyond the narrow confines of nations and see that we are all part of one global community. When people from different backgrounds come together they are able to share ideas, experiences and cultures not only to their benefit, but to the betterment of all. The children can learn that the world offers opportunities for exploration and for making meaningful connections in the most unlikely places with the most unexpected people. Barriers of country, religion, culture and society soon evaporate and what is left is one human being enjoying the company of another. The children will also have much-needed respite from conditions in their home countries that are tough to say the least. Western Sahara was annexed by Morocco in the late 1970s. The UN and NGOs have repeatedly denounced the occupation and its associated human rights abuses. The children now have a respite from the fear and suspicion living under such conditions produces. Everyone needs to have holidays to rest, but we should think ourselves fortunate that we do not have to return to such situations.
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Human monkey hybrid No, because if it works the monkeys will be killed and the organs harvested but even then they won't know how long they’ll last in a human body. The Chinese abuse every animal in the world except pandas. Their human rights record runs parallel with Saudi Arabia. Thelma Dance This was attempted 70 years ago in the UK, unfortunately it all went pear shaped, the resulting hybrid was Jeremy Corbyn! The UK government has since that day banned this procedure for fear of more nutcases infesting the UK. Jim Feaviour
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idea how to treat, train and care for them? Steve Walsh Sometimes animals can snap. They are ill, a disease, exactly the same as humans. We don’t always know the reasons why. Such a sad ending, but if the dog severely injured the woman and continued in the attack. I am sure that anyone would have tried to defend themselves however they could.
Man gets goats he rescued put down For heaven’s sake, leave him alone! Raising your own food has been the norm for thousands of years! The law is there for use where appropriate and this is NOT such a case. Use common sense legal eagles!! Brian Photastic
POLL OF THE WEEK Do you enjoy fish in a chiringuito on a Sunday lunchtime or do you prefer a traditional roast of beef or chicken with all the trimmings? • Traditional roast of beef? • Chicken with all the trimmings?
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Choices , choices: have them both? NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England TWO cars on the horizon are the Lotus Evija and the Mercedes-AMG GT R. Both are looking for buyers now, yet one you may have to wait a little longer for delivery than the other. So time enough to get sated rather than bored before having yet more fun with the second. The Mercedes-AMG GT R is available now for deliveries in the autumn and uses a hand built biturbo four-litre V8 engine to push this supercar from 0 to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds. The Lotus Evija will go a little faster, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves as they are very
different cars. Back to the Mercedes-AMG, its top speed is electronically limited to 197 miles hour. Yes, that’s a lot and there are going to be few roads that will permit the attempt to reach that top speed without winning a long conversation with an angry speed cop and a large fine. Though of course there is always the track if you really must push through the gate. The Roadster has a triple layered soft top whose elaborate structure is fitted with what Mercedes describe as an ‘acoustic mat’ to reduce noise. The soft top is naturally made to be opened and closed and comes in three colours black, red or beige. Why beige? No idea, though thoughtfully the soft top may be deployed while at a standstill to entertain the gawping pedestrian or at speeds of to 31 mph, a very precise and German upper limit. Fully kitted with AMG highlights and enhancements from the Performance Exhaust to the Performance Headlights, ‘climatised seats with a memory package; air scarf with neck level heating,’ Lotus Evija dihedral doors open via keyfob.
Mercedes-AMG GT R Roadster ready for the Autobahn.
the Roadster is on the road from £178,000. The Lotus Evija, emits no carbon at all. It’s also the first British all electric Hypercar meaning it has a top speed of 200mph and will get from 0 to 62 mph in less than three seconds. Weighing in at just 1,680 kg’s the Evija is certainly no Mercedes-AMG GT R the aesthetic is utterly different while both convey even while stationary the capacity for agility, speed and savage yet controlled acceleration they do so with utterly different sensibilities. The Evija has a range of 250 miles or 400 km and will enter production in 2020 to reserve a production slot, there are just 130 slots as this is a very limited edition will entail a £250,000 deposit with an on the road cost from £1.7 million each. The Evija benefits from a power train developed by the scion of the F1 and Formula E Williams racing team, and Lotus’s technical partner Williams Advanced Engineering. Lotus and WAE have developed a mid mounted power pack immediately behind the two seats that supplies energy to the four powerful e-motors, with a target weight of just
1680kgs Lotus expect the Evija to be the lightest pure electric Hypercar to go into series production. The Evija incorporates recently developed techniques and technologies tested on the racetrack from the Formula E series as well as Le Mans. Inspired by Le Mans race cars an intriguing exterior element are the Venturi Tunnels which pierces each rear quarter of the Evija, directing airflow through the bodyshell. A visual exclamation mark yet this design element pursues a concept known as ‘porosity’ the delivery of high energy air flow to the rear of the car, this reduces the low pressure behind the car and so reduces drag. The car goes faster! When viewed from the rear each Venturi tunnel is illuminated with red LED evoking the afterburner effect of a fighter jet especially when seen at night. To make the point Lotus fit an extra LED hidden within the tunnel to illuminate its interior. Two supercars with striking exteriors, two super powerful powertrains, two amazing decisions to make or just one. Which to choose? An entertaining time to be hand in making the choice. Nick Horne, London, England
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Keep up the pace this week so that you have plenty to discuss and 'write home about’. With your mind so active, you are capable of doing in a day what would normally take a week. By-pass those who try to slow you down. There will be plenty of time to be a plod later.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Others may be changing their minds, and generally being a bit of a pain. That may irritate you but it is no reason to change your plans. Both you and your colleagues will be glad that you did in the longer term. You may need to find some peace and space for yourself come the weekend.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Looking back over the past few months you will realise that fine adjustments are needed. Both your working life and diet need attention, so be determined that progress made will continue apace. Certainly, you have no qualms about facing any problems straight on. You thrive on responsibility and there is no shortage of that at the moment.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Now that you are feeling much better, it will be tempting to put aside your healthy eating and exercise, but if you remember what a difference it makes it would be silly to stop now. Enlist the help of a friend or two in keeping the momentum going.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) There are so many things to do or try that you should be spoiled for choice. No, don't settle down in front of the TV. Get out, make some friends and aim to learn something new every day. That may only be the name of your neighbour on the bus but it counts. You are charming and urbane, so don't keep it all to yourself.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) When your feelings are so positive, which they should be now, it is hard to remember that they have ever been any other way. You may have a plan in mind for a new activity to get the adrenalin flowing. How much more enjoyable, though, to find someone to share this with you. Book that course and maybe you will meet them there.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) After a few recent excesses, bad habits can prove hard to shake off. Remember that any time of the year is a good time to make a fresh start. Don't put off looking after your health any more than you would put off stashing a cheque in the bank. Use it or lose it? You know it makes sense. Think about combining health with a holiday.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) It happens that energy is sometimes low. Take the chance to read up on why this could be. You may think that you know it all, but in this world there is no chance of that. Maybe you are out of touch generally, or just out of touch with your own needs. Give building your strength priority. How much better you will cope with extra energy.
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If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus.” Emma Goldman, Activist
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) With so much going on, you are in danger of burning yourself to a frazzle. You won't realise until you have done it, so make a point of getting some peace and quiet, preferably both of them at the same time. Relax and don't even think about things that are unchangeable. Time will sort out most things for you.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Leave nothing to chance when it comes to your health. Although you are feeling good now you will soon have problems because you are more concerned with others than yourself. This can be good but can also be overdone. You know how good you can feel. Increase this by simply not accepting second-best treatment.
EAR-SPLITTING: Spending a lot of time in the New York Subway can cause hearing loss.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Concentrate on your physical needs this week and spend much more time on yourself. There will be plenty of opportunities to look after others when you are feeling 100 per cent yourself. Stay in control of day-to-day plans.
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There are some persons in this world who, unable to give better proof of being wise, take a strange delight in showing what they think they have sagaciously read in mankind by uncharitable suspicions of them.” Herman Melville, writer
IF you spent just a few minutes in the New York City Subway you would eventually suffer hearing loss, according to a study. Researchers found the volume in the 86th Street Station was as high as 101.9 decibels, louder than a jet plane taking off or a power lawn mower. Times Square, one of the busiest, registered up to 96 decibels. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines state people should not be exposed to noises louder than 90 decibels during an eight-hour working day.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Your tendency to see yourself through the eyes of others can lead you to undervalue your worth. This could see you going pear-shaped, emotionally. Try not to believe everything that you are told because there are always at least two ways of seeing things. Be positive. You are capable of so much. Take care of your needs on a daily basis.
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TIME
Across 1 Time runs out – it's the end of the line (8) 4 Middle Eastern oil is hard work (4) 8 Some formal takeovers for an island (5) 10 Spain's victory, as I've read is hard to pin down (7) 11 Correspondence from landlords (7) 12 Condiment for a mariner (4) 14 Thai tangled with it in Society Islands (6) 16 Gene spinning round in motor (6) 19 Instrument made of brass or ebony initially (4) 21 Italian city in which more can mingle (7) 24 Keep, to look at (7) 25 Trees uprooted and planted again (5) 26 Glossy magazine uncovers a beating (4) 27 Soft soap, dupes are converted (8) Down 1 Part-timer behind original design (8) 2 Frivolous, as in an Emily Bronte novel (5) 3 No longer any use when anxious (6) 5 Oxford college window (5) 6 A German song was not true (4) 7 Biblical character upset masons (6) 9 Fastening left at church (5)
13 Are Peter's letters swapping witty banter? (8) 15 Conservative chap inside offering a possibility (6) 17 Religious images one deceives (5)
Code Breaker
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
18 Seem upset about central heating plan (6) 20 Shatters sculptures (5) 22 Noblemen needing laser treatment (5) 23 Mexico always provides fuel (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents M and 24 represents Z, so fill in M every time the figure 1 appears and Z every time the figure 24 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 Close observer (9) 5 Russian country house (5) 7 Rhythmic dance originating in Cuba (5) 9 Accidental hole that allows something to enter or escape (4) 10 Young unmarried woman (6) 12 Chess piece (6) 13 Forbids (4) 15 Passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft or train (5) 16 Generally incompetent and ineffectual (5) 18 Extremely small (9)
Down 1 Unhappy (3) 2 Cooperative unit, especially in sports (4) 3 Traditional headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head (6) 4 Infectious childhood disease (7) 6 Skeleton of a motor vehicle (7) 8 Error (7) 9 Building or room where books are kept (7) 11 Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past (6) 14 Caress or greet by touching with the lips (4) 17 Fasten or secure with a rope, string or cord (3)
English - Spanish
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across 1 Peine (4) 3 Paraguas (8) 9 Charity (7) 10 Hamlet (5) 11 Autumn (5) 12 Podrido (6) 14 To tear up (6) 16 Spark (from fire, electricity) (6) 19 Ortiga (6) 21 Discutir (5) 24 Cups (5) 25 Casita (de campo) (7) 26 Surtido (8) 27 Lake (4)
Down 1 Puppy (8) 2 Blackbird (5) 4 Ripe (6) 5 Asado (5) 6 Escaleras de mano (7) 7 Abbot (4) 8 Language (6) 13 Porter (airport, railway station) (8) 15 Estornudos (7) 17 Salud (6) 18 Rescate (6) 20 To cough (5) 22 Good-looking (f) (5) 23 Other (f) (4)
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Hexagram
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (CHORAL) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ANYWAY BEAUTY BUSBOY CHORAL (10) DEAFEN FROSTY HOYDEN HURRAH LACKEY LAUNCH LINDEN OBLONG RANKLE SHABBY SHEATH SHEAVE SNOTTY TURBAN TURKEY
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Lichen 2 Retort 3 Cashew 4 Artic 5 Wealth 6 Filthy 7 Glycol 8 Beetle 9 Bounty 10 Gabble 11 Gallop 12 Bauble 13 Beadle 14 Befoul 15 Bumble 16 Edging 17 Bedlam 18 Nibble 19 Bubble.
Nonagram
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
TARGET: Good: 17 Very good: 25
• Average: 23 • Good: 32
• Very good: 45 • Excellent: 59
SCORING:
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 32
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Down:
2 Trek, 3 Scarab, 4 Unanimous, 5 Eager, 6/16 Ask out, 8 Imitation, 12 Revere, 13 Heart, 17 Alms.
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ENGLISH-SPANISH
Across:
Across:
1 Span, 3 Reptiles, 9 Avoided, 10 Embed, 11 India, 12 Report, 14 Lairds, 16 Sprain, 19 Chumps, 21 Smear, 24 Merit, 25 Averred, 26 Nitrogen, 27 Tsar.
1 Butcher, 5 Sepia, 8 Split, 9 Needles, 10 Enojado, 12 Those, 13 Owners, 15 Noises, 18 Peral, 19 Conocer, 21 Prestar, 22 Donde, 23 Leyes, 24 Degrees.
Down:
Down:
1 Spaniels, 2 Avoid, 4 Endure, 5 Twerp, 6 Liberia, 7 Soda, 8 Edward, 13 Intruder, 15 Inherit, 17 Pastel, 18 Estate, 20 Motto, 22 Earns, 23 Oman.
1 Bostezo, 2 Toldo, 3/22 Hot dog, 4 Rincón, 5 Sweetcorn, 6 Pillows, 7 Aisle, 11 Abrelatas, 14 Nursery, 16 Streets, 17 Scared, 18 Pupil, 20 Canoe.
App of the week Fitness challenge AN app which challenges users to a 30-day fitness challenge workout which are designed by professional coaches to improve health. Data from Google Fit can be synchronised with the app to show how many calories have been burned while the app also automatically tracks users’ progress. It offers short and long workouts as well as special routines for abs and full body sessions.
QUIZ: HA HA HA All the answers are words that begin with the letters HA 1. According to Greek mythology, what is both the name of the underworld abode of the souls of the dead and also another name for Pluto, the god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone? 2. Begun in AD 122, what is the name of the Roman defensive wall across northern England, stretching from the Solway Firth in the west to the mouth of the River Tyne in the east (about 120 km, 74 miles)? 3. From the Latin for ‘you shall have the body’, in law what name is given to a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention? 4. Introduced in The Crab with the Golden Claws, what is the name of the merchant marine sea captain who is Tintin's best friend? 5. Originally built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453 and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century, what is the name of the sixth century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul?
6. Port-au-Prince is the capital of which country in the Caribbean, occupying the western third of the island of Hispaniola? 7. What name is given to a dealer in small items used in sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread? 8. What surname is shared by the US rock’n’roll singer who was backed by the Comets and the Afro-American author who wrote a fictionalised account of tracing his family roots back to Africa? 9. What was the name of the nightclub and music venue in Manchester that became famous in the Madchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s? Despite considerable and persistent financial troubles, it survived until 1997, mainly supported by record sales from New Order. 10. Which city is the provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia? Not a lot of people know that… Shakespeare’s play Hamlet has given us a whole host of famous phrases, including: to the manner born, cruel to be kind, neither a borrower nor a lender be, brevity is the soul of wit, this mortal coil and hoist with one’s own petard.
Answers: 1. HADES, 2. HADRIAN’S WALL, 3. HABEAS CORPUS, 4. HADDOCK, 5. HAGIA SOFIA/SOPHIA, 6. HAITI, 7. HABERDASHERS, 8. HALEY (Bill and Alex), 9. HAÇIENDA , 10. HALIFAX
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
CODE BREAKER
TARGET:
4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 12
1 Grotesque, 7 Alike, 9 Amass, 10 Edit, 11 Nadir, 14 Dazed, 15 Dove, 18 Unite, 19 Laser, 20 Incessant.
How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
Kakuro
How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Across:
Boggled
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Costa Blanca
TOMORROW
TODAY
DENIA
DENIA
JAVEA
JAVEA
CALPE
CALPE ALTEA
ALTEA
BENIDORM
BENIDORM
ORIHUELA
ORIHUELA
TORREVIEJA
TORREVIEJA
Malaga
Almeria
Bilbao
Madrid
TODAY: MAX 32, MIN 23-S
TODAY: MAX 29, MIN 24-S
TODAY: MAX 33, MIN 23-C
TODAY: MAX 34, MIN 20-S
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25 - S 24 - Cl 23 - S 22 - S 21 - S 21 - S
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29 30 30 30 28 28
25 - S 25 - S 24 - S 24 - S 22 - Cl 22 - S
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31 24 21 21 23 24
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33 34 33 31 31 32
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Mallorca
Barcelona
TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 25-S
TODAY: MAX 34, MIN 22-S
TODAY: MAX 30, MIN 23-CL
S: Sun
25 - S 24 - S 24 - Cl 23 - Cl 22 - Cl 22 - S
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Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Cl: Clear
26 - S 24 - S 25 - Cl 24 - Cl 23 - Cl 23 - S
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34 35 34 33 31 31
C: Cloudy
22 - S 23 - S 24 - S 23 -Cl 21 - S 22 - S
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31 30 30 29 28 28
JAVEA CALPE ALTEA BENIDORM
Benidorm
TODAY: MAX 31, MIN 24-CL
33 32 31 31 29 30
DENIA
20 - S 19 - S 17 - S 16 - S 16 - S 16 - S
Alicante Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -
SATURDAY
23 - S 23 - S 22 - S 21 - Cl 21 - Cl 20 - S
Sh: Showers
ALICANTE ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA
Th: Thunder
Sn: Snow
Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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.
James by the Coward Robert Ford. Born in Falmouth, Massachusetts in the US, he studied physics at Colombia University. • Alan Shearer, Footballer; August 13, 49 Shearer was born in Gosforth in England and played football on the streets while growing up before making his professional debut with Southampton in 1986. He went on to be a striker with Newcastle United and joined England’s national team in 1992. • Mila Kunis, Actor; August 14, 36 Kunis made her big screen debut in 1995 in Piranha and has since gone on to feature in That ‘70s Show, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Black Swan. Born in Chernivtsi in Ukraine, she first enrolled in acting classes aged nine.
Word Ladder WEAK
HAND BACK
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Tough choice
Move from the start word (WEAK) to the end word (HAND) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
WEAK BEAK BEAD BEND BAND HAND
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• Princess Beatrice, Royal, August 8, 31 Malaga Province, Andalucia in Spain, he The daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah initially showed promise as a footballer before Ferguson is the first woman in line to the throne giving up the sport to pursue acting. but is sixth overall. Born in London, she studied at • Hulk Hogan, Wrestler; August 11, 66 Hogan is the second-longest combined reigning Goldsmiths, University of London and now occasionally performs minor royal duties. WWE Champion of all time and was inducted Gillian Anderson. • Gillian Anderson, Actor; August 9, 51 into the organisation’s Hall of Fame in 2003. Sar of The X-Files was born in Chicago, US and began Born in Augusta, Georgia in the US, he played bass in acting with an amateur group while in secondary school. several bands and dropped out of the University of South Florida to form the group Ruckus. She went on to land roles in films The House of Mirth, A Cock and Bull Story and The Last King of Scotland. • Casey Affleck, Actor; August 12, 44 • Antonio Banderas, Actor; August 10, 59 The star of Manchester by the Sea won an Academy Banderas is best known for his roles in The Mask of Zorro, Award for his role as Lee Chandler and was nominated in 2007 for his performance in The Assassination of Jesse Interview with the Vampire and the Shrek series. Born in
Solution WEAK LEAK LEAD LEND LAND HAND or
BIRTHDAYS
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This week in history
Wartime journey REMOTE marshes in the southern corner of England cannot escape the country’s civil war which in 1648 is about to reach its bloody climax. On Midsummer’s Eve that year Alinor sits in a graveyard waiting for deliverance from her abusive husband. She is descended from a wise woman and has been ostracised by a society in the throes of anti-witch hysteria. Alinor expects to see a ghost but instead she meets James who is on the run. She begins to show him a secret passage across the marshland but does not know she is leading him into impending disaster. The man and woman begin to traverse the landscape during a time where women such as Alinor are feared for their arcane knowledge of herbs. Villagers contemplate taking violent action against her in Phillippa Gregory’s Tidelands.
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ALICANTE
523 - Reaping rewards Byzantine Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius, a leading official in the empire, with extensive estates in Italy for his service to the Pragmatic Sanction. 991 - Battle defeat An army of Vikings led by Olaf defeat the Anglo-Saxon forces of King Æthelred at the Battle of Maldon. The AngloSaxons would pay off the Vikings with around 3,300 kilograms of silver to prevent them from pillaging what is now Essex. 1040 - King death Scotland’s King Duncan I is killed by his cousin and rival for the throne Macbeth. The killing would go on to be immortalised in the William Shakespeare play of the same name. 1264 - In revolt Muslim rebels defeat a Castilian garrison and capture the Alcazar of Jerez de la Frontera in the Mudejar revolt against Christian rule in Spain. 1765 - Rule begins Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II signs the Treaty of Allahabad with Robert Clive after the Battle of Buxar. The treaty marks the beginning of the British East India Company’s rule in India. 1945 - Atomic bomb The nuclear bomb Fat Man is dropped on the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the US, killing around 35,000 people. Japan would surrender days later, ending the Second World War. 2003 - Taking charge NATO takes command of peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan in its first major operation outside Europe.
JOAN STANLEY (Judy Dench, Sophie Cookson) is living out her retirement peacefully in an English suburb when she is arrested by MI5. Secret services suspect her of passing intelligence to the Soviet Union during the Cold War and begin to question her. The interrogation brings back memories of when she was studying physics at Cambridge University and falls in love with German Jew and communist Leo Galich (Tom Hughes). The romance ignites an interest in Marxism. She becomes torn between her country and beliefs in Red Joan.
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Leap of faith
JORIS PLU TAKING the leap of faith - what does it mean? For instance, the path you have been walking on until now in your life no longer suits you. Taking the leap of faith means you are willing to go forward, taking the next step in your new positive and wonderful chapter of your life. That is why so many photos about the leap of faith are about jumping. Sometimes or may I say most of the time jumping means not really knowing where you will be landing. And that is called trust. A very, very powerful word. Trust. Trusting that the next step you are going to take will be ok will be the step you need. How many times do you see other people doing this and saying to yourself ‘Wow, I wish I had the nerve to do it. But it all looks so scary, so uncontrollable.’ And most people do not take that
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jump, that leap of faith. Staying in a place where they do not belong any more. And it gives them pain. Pain which is in that moment more ok than the belief, the trust that the next step will be even better for them. Who are we to decide that another person needs to change, needs to take that leap. If at that certain moment a human being needs to stay on the rather safer site than that which is ok. We all have our reasons, our fears, our time to take the leap. Or not take it at all. Sometimes it takes a long time before we jump. That is ok too. There is totally nothing wrong with being happy with where you are in life. But if you keep on hearing
HERE are some tips to keep your eyes healthy: * Get regular eye tests. The tests carried out by an optician will not only detect eye conditions such as glaucoma, but can actually detect medical conditions like diabetes. * Wear decent quality sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun. Sunglasses help prevent certain eye diseases related to the sun. Prolonged exposure to the sun’s UV
that nagging voice in your head that you have to jump… then just jump. If we listen to our body, heart and soul. Really listen. W e
know very well what is good for us or not. Most of the time we do not trust enough that feeling. Fear and trust. Two powerful words. Taking the leap is about trusting, even though you do not see the net to catch you, knowledge that you will land safely. Think for a moment about all
GO FOR IT: Take the leap of faith.
those people who took the leap, who jumped. If you ask them, most of them, if not all, will tell you that they have should done this much earlier in life. That the jump was totally fine. That they are so happy with their next step in life. Once we master our jumps in life we will be much happier since we are listening to our inner voice, our soul, what it really wants. From that moment on we will love to jump. We now know how it feels. And it feels good. So practice your jump. One step at a time. And if you need help for your first jump, ask for help. You will receive it. Once someone said… When you are at that point in your life that you are scared to jump… then that is the moment to jump. Otherwise you end up staying in the same place for the rest of your life. Enjoy the leap of faith in your life, enjoy the jump.
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rays can lead to cataracts, and macular degeneration. It’s therefore important that your sunglasses provide 100 per cent UV protection. * Eat healthily, particularly plenty of fish, fruit and vegetables which have specific nutrients that are important for eye health. Remember the old joke, ‘Are carrots good for your eyes?’ and the answer was, ‘Of course, have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?’
Well actually there is some truth in the joke, Carrots are high in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good vision and eating carrots will provide you with the small amount of vitamin A. Try to ensure that you eat a balanced diet containing sufficient omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E. * Dry eyes can be a problem. Drinking more water can help. Mild dehydration often makes dry eye
problems worse. This is especially true during hot, dry and windy weather. Simply drinking more water sometimes reduces the symptoms of dry eye syndrome. * Stop smoking. Smoking is harmful to the eyes. Research has shown that smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataracts. Cigarette smoke irritates the eyes and will worsen dry eyes.
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More than skin deep
BLOCK THE RAYS: Wear a wide brimmed hat.
HEALTHY skin, full of vitality tends to be the preserve of the young and beautiful. As we age our skin loses its elasticity. Skin also becomes thinner and more fragile; glands lose their ability to effectively moisturise the skin and it’s therefore common for older adults to have dry skin. Here are our top tips for keeping you and your skin looking at their best and keeping it that way. Use warm water rather than hot when you wash, and avoid taking too many baths or showers. Use mild cleansers rather than harsh soaps and alcohol-based products. Consider using a fragrance-free moisturiser and keep your skin well hydrated to help prevent the cracking and itchiness that can accompany dry skin. Stay out of the sun, whenever possible, during the time when rays are strongest, 10am to 4pm. Remember you can get sunburnt even when it’s cloudy or when you’re in water. Use broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF of 35 or more. Apply it 15 to 30 minutes before going out and reapply every two hours. When outside in the sun, wear loose, lightweight, long-sleeved shirts and long pants or long skirts, along with a wide-brimmed hat. Also wear sunglasses that block the sun’s rays to protect your eyes. Smoking damages your skin in numerous ways, contributes to wrinkles and generally ages your skin. Blood vessels in the outer layer of skin narrow in smokers, reducing blood flow and depleting the skin of nutrients and oxygen. Collagen and elastin, which provide elasticity in skin, are also damaged by smoking. Even minor nutritional deficiencies can cause rashes, skin lesions and other skin changes. Make sure you’re getting a healthy mix in your diet. Make sure you drink enough water - when you dehydrate, your skin does, too. Lastly, put a humidifier in your home to add moisture to the air, particularly if you use air-conditioning, as these units tend to dry the air.
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Getting a good night’s sleep A R E F R E S H I N G n i g h t ’s sleep is essential to our health and indeed our beauty regimes (tired bags under the eyes just are not sexy) and although each i n d i v i d u a l ’s a c t u a l r e quirements can be different, it is normally recommended to get between seven and nine hours sleep per night. There are ways to get a good night’s kip. Try to get into a routine with the same bedtime and wake up time, even on the weekends. Yo u r b o d y w i l l t h e n adopt this pattern and you will be ready for sleep at the right time. A relaxing, routine before bedtime will enable you to wind down ready to go to bed.
Daily exercise can help y o u t o b e t i r e d w h e n i t ’s time to go to sleep. Your bedroom should be free from any noise or light that could disturb your sleep. Check your room for noises or other distractions. This includes a bed p a r t n e r ’s s l e e p d i s r u p tions such as snoring. Consider using blackout curtains, eyeshades and earplugs. Make sure your mattress is comfortable and supportive. You will feel more refreshed and this will reduce aches and strains in the morning. Avoid bright light in the evening and expose yourself to sunlight in the morning. This will keep
your circadian rhythms in check. Alcohol, cigarettes and caffeine can disrupt sleep as can eating big or spicy meals which can cause discomfort from indigestion that can make it hard to sleep. Switch off your mobile phone, television and computer well before bedtime, they invariably stimulate the brain, making it harder to get to sleep. If you can’t sleep, go into another room and do something relaxing until you feel tired. If you’re still having trouble sleeping, don’t hesitate to speak with your doctor or find a sleep professional.
NO REST: Snoring, keeping you awake?
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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
A BIT of a rant this week (so what’s new, I hear you say!). First off, news that struggling British high streets experienced their worst month in 24 years in May as sales fell at the highest rate on record potentially leading to further closures. Followed by reports that more than 200 Boots stores across the UK could be closed by their American owners in a bid to cut costs, Boots join the list of a string of well-known names suffering in the tough high street environment. Last year, Poundworld, Toys R Us and Maplin all went bust and disappeared altogether. Other household names - Homebase, Mothercare, Carpetright and New Look - were forced into restructuring deals with their landlords, closing hundreds of stores. Changing consumer behaviour as shoppers spend more on experiences and increasing concerns about the economic outlook post-Brexit are continuing to wreak havoc on the industry. Yet if British high streets are being left empty, then Primark, which notched up 50 years in business in June, seems indestructible. Sales increased by 4 per cent in the six months to March, while established brands (such as Debenhams and LK Bennett) were going belly up and, under pressure from online shopping
HELP! UK high streets left running on empty
LOW POINT: May was the worst month in 24 years. and popular fast-fashion brands, the fate of Sir Philip Green’s Topshop empire was left hanging by a thread (see what I did there?). And it’s even more surprising that the UK’s biggest fashion retailer by volume (though not by value) has succeeded without moving into online shopping. Basically, Primark’s message is: if you want it, you have to get off your **** and go buy it. And clearly mega-crowds do. Its brand-new Birmingham mega-store is almost a tourist destination, day-trippers magnetised by its in-store blow-dry bar, beauty salon and Disney-themed cafe. Primark proves that brands can’t just stay still. Companies have to keep reinventing
themselves with fresh products - trading on past glories no longer cuts it. Nonetheless, it’s sad that with fewer Boots around soon there’ll be nothing much left on the high street bar betting shops and Oxfam... Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘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 online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and (now) audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Can they pay him less? I am 71 years old, retired, and I receive a state pension from the UK. At the last municipal elections I was elected councillor. I was told that I am not entitled to the retribution of €16,000 per year which the other part-time councillors receive, because this salary is incompatible with my pension. Instead, I am offered a payment of €700 a month for attending the monthly ‘Information Commission’ meetings and €300 a month for attending the council meetings. If I don’t attend, I don’t get paid. I do not receive any expenses or benefits. This sounds wrong to me. Can you please tell me if the decision taken by the town hall is correct? S B (Costa Blanca) In principle, yes, it is correct. Spanish YOU AND THE law states that a LAW IN SPAIN pensioner can earn up to the amount of the legal minimum wage without affecting the amount of his pension. After a big jump last year the legal minimum wage for 2019 is almost €10,000. The councillor’s salary of €16,000 is well above this. Because the Spanish tax man cannot reduce your UK pension, it seems they have found a way around this.
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Let me entertain you posed for a picture with pal Karl Brazil in a vest featuring a psychedelic lion. Both pictures come as Williams and Field recently enjoyed a family holiday on Formentura with their daughters Teddy, six, Coco, 10 months and son Charlie, four. Williams and Field wed in 2010. Daughter Teddy was a bridesmaid at Princess Eugenie’s wedding in October.
SINGER Robbie Williams sported a daring new look while holidaying with wife Ayda Field in the Balearic Islands. The 45-year-old Williams donned a military style hat adorned with a picture of a tiger and teeth to match. He wore colourful face paint to complete the look. A picture posted by Loose Women host Field to Instagram bore the caption: ‘This Tiger Ain’t Sleeping Tonight.’ Other pictures showed Williams continuing the big cat theme when he CREDIT: Ayda Field Williams, via Instagram
COUNTDOWN star Rachel Riley showed off her baby bump during a recent trip to northern Spain for her honeymoon. The 33-year-old newlywed took in Cataluña’s Barcelona and Bilbao in the Basque Country with husband Pasha Kovalev. Riley captioned one picture taken next to Bilbao’s Guggenheim art museum: ‘Half-way bump and
Baby on the way
ROARING TIME: Robbie donned tiger face paint in Formentura. all brewing nicely! Mother’s intuition says it’s definitely a girl. Or a boy. Or a cockapoo.’ The mathematician also joked her husband was now having to dig her a ‘bellyhole’ while on the beach. Riley’s baby bump was on full show in one shot taken in what looked like her hotel room when she sported just a bikini.
All loved up LOVE ISLAND host Caroline Flack appears to have found romance herself if a picture posted by apparent beau Lewis Burton is anything to go by. The former professional tennis player, who is 12 years Flack’s junior, uploaded a picture to Instagram of the two sharing a loving embrace and kiss in Ibiza. Burton captioned the picture: ‘self-confessed Caroline Flack.’ Celebrity gossip magazines interpreted this as a reference to Flack being a self-confessed ‘cougar,’ or woman that dates younger men. The pair are said to have shared a string of dates before going ‘Instagram official.’ But Burton’s ex Lauren Rose threw a spanner in the works JUST FRIENDS?: Flack and Burton when she told British media he shared an embrace in Ibiza. was still in love with her. “He’s just playing us both. I know it’s a rebound but that will show in time,” scorned lover Rose said. Burton is also said to have told his ex him and Flack are ‘just friends.’ In another twist, the picture of Flack and Burton appears to have been removed. CREDIT: Lewis Burton and Caroline Flack, both via Instagram
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Market PLACE Every week we will be listing some of the hundreds of events, happening in the Costa Blanca South region. We are particularly keen to help to promote charity events, so if you are organising one or know of one, please let us know at info@euroweeklynews.com.
Albatera: Thursday, 9am to 2pm; Calle Mayor - general market with around 40 stalls Algorfa: Wednesday, 8am to 1pm; Calle Fernando de Rojas - general market with around 10 stalls Benijofar: Tuesday, 8am to 2pm; Calle Corazon de Jesus - general market with around 20 stalls Cartagena (Los Dolores): Thursday, 8am to 2pm; Calle Conesa Caldron - general market with around 120 stalls Cartagena (Urbanizacion Mediterraneo): Friday, 8.30am to 1.30pm; Calle Sierra de Cazorla - year round general market selling fruits, clothes and home equipment from around 160 stalls Cartagena Cenit: Wednesday, 8am to 2pm; Avenida Ribera de San Javier - huge general market where you can buy flowers, clothes, decorations and food from 282 stalls Cartagena (Barrio Peral): Monday, 8am to 2pm; general market with about 90 stalls selling tools, pharmaceuticals and vegetables Ciudad Quesada: Friday, Midday; Avenida de Quesada Por La Paz - big general market with 60 stalls Gran Alacant: Thursday and Sunday, 8am to 2pm; Avenida Escandinavia - large general market with 130 stalls selling everything from clothes to food Guardamar del Segura: Wednesday, 8am to 2pm; Calle Ingeniero Mira/San Emigdio large general market with 335 stalls spread out over the town selling everything from clothes to food Guardamar (Campico): Sunday, 9am to 2pm; Carretera CV-895 - antiques, second hand items and general market sometimes displaying 500 stalls Hondon Valley: Thursday, 8am to 1pm; Calle Azorin - small year round general market with around five stalls La Manga: Every day during summer, 5pm to 2am; Plaza Bohemia - runs from June until September 15 , there are ceramics, decoration and artisanal products on offer La Mata: Friday; Eras del Cerro - general market with around 180 stalls La Romana:Saturday, 8am to 1pm; Calle de la Fuente - year round market with 48 stalls Lorca: Thursday; Calle Santa Quiteria General market with 250 stalls Lorca (Antiguedades): Second Sunday of the month, 10am to 2pm; Plaza de EspaĂąa second-hand items and antiques Los Alcazares: Tuesday; Calle Catalanes general market
Los Montesinos: Friday, 3pm to 8pm; Calle de los Santos Medicos - year round general market with 50 stalls Mazarron (Camposol): Thursday, 9am to 2pm; Avenida del Saladillo - general market with 125 stalls Mazarron (Puerto de Mazarron): Second Saturday of the month, 10am to 2pm; Paseo Maritimo - artisanal and second hand products on offer Murcia: Thursday; Calle Auditorium general market with 163 stalls Murcia (Alhama): Tuesday; Avenida Juan Carlos I - general market Murcia (Javali Nuevo): Friday; Calle Real general market with 63 stalls Murcia (Corvera): Sunday, 9am to 2pm; Calle San Carlos I - general market with 30 stalls NB Murcia has many other markets throughout the year Pilar de la Horadada: Friday, 8am to 2pm; Calle Isla - general market with 135 stalls Pinoso: Saturday, 8am to 1pm; Plaza de Colon - year round general market with 48 stalls Rojales: Thursday, 8am to 1pm; Avenida Justo Quesada - year round general market with 130 stalls San Javier: Thursday; Calle Cartagena General market San Miguel de Salinas: Wednesday, 8am to 1pm; Calle Juan XXIII - Year round general market with 165 stalls San Pedro del Pinatar: Monday; Calle Victor Pradera - General market Santa Pola: Monday and Saturday, 8am to 2pm; Avenida de Albacete - Large year round general market with 440 stalls specialising in food and clothes Torre de la Horadada: Tuesday, 4pm to 10pm; Calle Alcarria/Calle Italia - Summer only general market with 265 stalls Torre Pacheco: Saturday; Avenida Fontes General market Torrevieja: Friday, 8am to 2pm; Avenida Delfina Viudes - General market with over 500 stalls selling everything from artisanal products to groceries Torrevieja (Hippies): Every day, 10am to 10pm; Paseo de la Libertad - Old artisanal market with around 300 stalls Villamartin: Every other Monday, 9am to 2pm; Calle del Guadalquivir - General market
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THERE may still be some tickets left for The Jacksons (Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito) who are undertaking a world tour to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the Jackson 5 at the Eras de Sal in Torrevieja tomorrow (Friday, August 9). Newly announced support acts are young British guitar wizard Austin Slack who plays in so many bands around the Costa Blanca that even he has difficulty keeping track of them and is not a stranger to playing to as many as 20,000 people as support to better known groups. Also on the bill (but not related) is 20-yearold Cassa Jackson a London-based singer-songwriter who has been attracting a lot of attention with her new material. This will be an evening of the old and the new and whilst VIP tickets are sold out, there is an English/Spanish hotline number 663 385 757 or online booking at www.heatwavepromotions. CASSA JACKSON: Is attracting attention. com.
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Jacksons in concert
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SHADOWS: Sara Baras loves to perform. HIGHLY regarded dancer Sara Baras brings her Flamenco s h o w S h a d o w s t o t h e Te a t r o Principal in Alicante on Friday September 13 and Saturday September 14 following a European tour.
This new show features the musical collaboration of violinist Ara Malikian and she will be accompanied by more than 15 dancers and musicians on stage. After this stop in Alicante, Sara Baras will take this show
to Latin America and Asia and will end the tour in 2020 in Madrid. Tickets cost from €34.50 to €65 for each of the performances which start at 9pm and may be purchased online via the theatre website.
Top bass player ONE of the founder members of Dire Straits, bass player John Illsley has embarked on a major tour of the UK, Germany, Holland and Spain and he and his band will be appearing at the Sala Rem in Murcia capital on Sunday October 6. Dire Straits sold more than 100 million albums during their existence which started in 1977 and lasted until 1995 when just John and Mark Knopfler remained from the original line-up. He is still friends with Knopfler and both have recorded together on solo albums and keep very much in touch. This latest tour will see the band performing numbers from his solo albums, including his most recent Coming Up For Air, as well as a selection of the best loved Dire Straits numbers from their various albums. Tickets for the gig cost €27.50 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.es.
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Super Troupers Auditorium into Abba world. Guests will enter the Auditorium to see an empty set on
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IF you love the music of ABBA then tomorrow night (Friday, August 9) the Torrevieja Auditorium will be turned into a television set. Abba Live TV is a tribute concert that honours the Swedish quartet with a show where the public interacts with the cast to transform the
CLASSICAL: Camerata Virtuosi.
Free event ON August 17 at 10pm, the Camerata Virtuosi classical group will perform Piazzolla F ore v e r a t t h e C e n tral Park in El Campello. Entry is free and the musicians taking part will be
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Joaquín Palomares and Antimo M irav ete (v io lin), David Fons (viola), Gonzalo Meseguer (violin cello), Abtuan Arutunian (double bass) and Albert Giménez (piano).
stage that will soon be filled with cameras, lights, sound, make-up artists, stylists, musi-
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All of their best songs will be performed, but there won’t be just two boys and two girls on stage, but a large cast who will sing and dance in tribute to Sweden’s finest. Tickets cost from €20 to €24 for the show which starts at 10pm and may be obtained at https://www.bacantix.com.
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Landlords’ winter goldmine LANDLORDS are opening their homes to students in record numbers. Spain’s student renters are now among the fastest growing demographics in the property market. The rise in students searching for their own shared flats has not gone unnoticed by homeowners looking for a solution to the seasonality problem. Students fit the mould perfectly. Rents are typically from September to May or June, just when rates can be dramatically raised for summer. On average students also pay more per month than working tenants for their rent. And it is not just Madrid and Barcelona who are benefiting from the student expansion. Strong student popula-
MALAGA: More and more young Spanish are moving to different cities to study. tions exist in Sevilla, Malaga, Valencia, Asturias and Granada. More and more young Spanish are moving to different cities to study, away from the parental nest. They also want
the independence of distinct accommodation, rather than opting for halls of residence. The halls themselves are being spruced up and advertised to Chinese students at eye water-
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ing prices. Landlords are able to demand a reference and a parental guarantee to ensure deposits are paid, the rent is timely and the place isn’t a pit by the end of the contract.
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Digital housing THE digital advance of Spain’s housing sector has seen a variety of new, innovative real estate companies move into the marketplace. Most of these newcomers operate solely online and offer an alternative approach to traditional agents. They offer niche services in the hundreds of mini-marketplaces which exist within the sector. Thousands of Spaniards are now employing normal real estate agents, but searching online for more options when it comes to legal advice, property searches, market reports and a huge swathe of other related property services. This emergent new sector is growing so popular it even has its own name in Spain. It is dubbed ‘PropTech,’ combining two English words to appear even more modern. It includes a huge range of companies, from those who print nifty attention-grabbing For Sale adverts, to others offering comprehensive personalised property advice. Few of these developments would be considered new in the UK, but are a fresh input to a Spanish property market which is enjoying its recovery after losing almost a decade of progress to the crisis.There’s a darker side to PropTech too though. Ironically it can also be used against the millennial generation who are most technologically equipped to embrace it. Landlords are now employing PropTech companies to scour social media to perform effective background checks on potential tenants or buyers. With privacy largely a figment of 20th century imagination, it doesn’t take long for a professional to piece together a complete picture of an applicant’s employment status, personality, music tastes and liability to fall behind on rent or mortgage payments.
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From dinosaurs to chickens and birds PETER PURVEY TODAY, modern science tells us that that the dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago following earth’s cataclysmic collision with a huge asteroid. Nothing could be further from the truth ! True, Tyrannosaurus Rex and many other huge members of his species did disappear about this time, but for three hundred million years earlier many had been undergoing a monumental change; their skins, previously covered with a soft downy substance which were slowly turning into feathers. In an area of NE China the geologic record is beginning to reveal the transition of feathered dinosaurs, from simply being able to glide from tree to tree to the discovery of the skeleton of a fourwinged dinosaur which astonished experts. By about 220 million years ago some developed a bat-like leathery membrane which may have helped it to become airborne. These so-called flying reptiles called Pterosaurs were the first
FOSSILIZED: Scientists have compared T Rex bones to various modern vertebrates. vertebrates to gain flight; their later, more advanced cousins became the dreaded Pteradactyl. Between 150 and 120 million years ago rare fossil skeletons depict the earliest recognisable bird, named Archaeopteryx, but still revealing its dinosaur ancestry. One, nicknamed the ‘dragon dinosaur’ appeared to have a feathery ruff around its neck; the delicate tracery of its wing feathers clearly
visible in the limestone. It would have been about the size and appearance of a large turkey. but probably flightless. From the bones of a T Rex which was found more frozen than fossilized, scientists have extracted proteins and compared them to various modern vertebrates. Those with the closest similarity were found in ostriches and chickens. The conclusion was that the humble chicken was T Rex’s closest living rela-
tive and the smaller, increasingly birdlike dinosaurs, survived the great extinction of 65 million years ago and evolved into every flying creature that you see today. Not surprising, really, when you consider that dinosaurs made nests and reproduced by laying eggs. So if you want to see the remains of the dinosaurs, LOOK UP ! There’s a lot of them about and we eat the eggs.
Strange, but true ! Sometime before the start of the First World War, three friends were enjoying a boisterous day out. Come evening it began to rain heavily. Soaking wet, inebriated and almost out of money they entered a nearby hotel. The manager, viewing them with the greatest suspicion, refused them a room, but allowed them to sleep in the lounge. Come morning he made them sign the guest register. After they had left he saw that their surnames were… Edison, Firestone and Ford. Three men who were to revolutionise the world. The hotel still exists, now with a large plaque in the lounge to commemorate the event. To all chocoholics. It would appear that the origins of the use of chocolate can now be pushed back to a time of over 5,000 years ago. Residues found in ancient pottery suggest that the coco bean was farmed for food, medicine or a drink 5,000 years ago in Equador. I try to make my articles informative, amusing and sometimes thought provoking; Any comments, to me, peter calpe@gmail.com.
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tion see our website www.lasiestaevangeli calchurch.org THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, La Fustera. For more info: contact Frank Bentley on 966 495 188. (95461) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS IS ALCOHOL COSTING YOU MORE THAN MONEY? Drinking to excess not only affects your health it can spill over into every other aspect of your life – damaging everything that is important to you. English-speaking AA meetings are held throughout the Costa Blanca from Valencia City to Murcia. Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or discuss a possible drinking problem contact Costa Blanca North: *648 169 045* or Costa Blanca South: *625 912 078* or Costa Calida *679 385 105*. All calls are treated in the strictest confidence. AA in German: 645 456 075; Spanish: 679 212 535; Flemish: 635 047 053; and Scandinavian: 659 779 222. www.aa-costablanca.org (93323) ROUNDABOUT CHARITY SHOP. We are now into summer and very soon we will be feeling the heat! It is time therefore for another visit to the shop where you might find a bargain or two. Choose from the clothing selection, jewellery, household goods, books or bric-a-brac. There is usually something there for everyone - but not always. Charitable donations have recently been made to The Alzheimers Centre, Cancer Research and The Amigos Ambulance Service. We still need your help with donations etc. Please keep them coming in! We are situated on Avenida Del Furs close to the Fountain Roundabout and immediate left by Don Colchon bed shop. (93325) ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch now meets on the first
Wednesday of the month at 1700 (5pm) at CHE LOCO bar/restaurant, El Chaparral urbanization, Torrevieja. For more information please contact Chairman Paul Edwards on 618644934, Vice Chairman Danny Kay on 966716274 or Secretary Margaret Forshaw on 966921996. (95455) ROYAL BRITISH LEGION - Why not make this year the year you volunteer? Call and see how you can help either as a caseworker (with full training) or as a Telephone Buddy. We also visit beneficiaries who are housebound or in hospital. If you feel you could support us here in Spain, and you have a Spanish phone number then why not email us for more info tbuddyh hvisits@gmail.com. If you or your partner served or are serving, and you feel you need help or support then contact us using the details on the card, we are here for the small things as well as the big, sometimes talking to someone is the first step to feeling more in control. It can be a personal need or some help with your home or information on what or who to speak to on a medical issue, we help with signposting if we cannot help directly, just call and have a chat with Pam who will try to guide you to where you need to be. If you would like to go to a branch meeting then find your nearest one at, www.britishlegion.org.uk/co unties/spain-north Orihuela Costa - covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 -19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostar bl.co.uk. (95457) HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based
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therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group. For info please contact 654 801 260 or email strokesupport group@hotmail.com, website: torreviejastrokesup port.org. We are always looking for volunteers who have the skills and knowledge to support our groups and activities. (95473) ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meet the 1st Monday of every month at Lounge D, Calle Holanda, Plaza Mayor, Gran Alacant at 6pm. For further info, contact the branch Secretary at granala cant.secretary@rbl.commu nity CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone. Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hot mail.com (95475) INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church. All nationalities welcome. Sunday service 11.00 a.m; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs. Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia - Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 /617 215 463 www.i c a t o r r e v i e j a .org (95476)
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CLASSIFIEDS ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664 FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges meeting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.quesada@yahoo.co. uk (95477) ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca. The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja. The meeting starts at 1430 hrs. You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join
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Honda Jazz Sport Navi available with a more punchy 1.5-litre petrol engine which will widen its appeal to younger buyers who tend to prefer more zesty performance and sharper handling. The previous 1.3-litre 101 hp petrol engine is still available, but the new 1.5-litre unit packs 128 hp, and with a six-speed manual gearbox (a CVT auto gearbox is an option) delivers a quick 0-100 kph time of 8.7 seconds and a top speed of 190 kph (118 mph). Average fuel economy is 17 kpl (47.9 mpg) and emissions are 133 g/km. With this larger engine in my upper-spec Sport Navi test model, there was not only an immediate performance boost but a whole new persona for the Jazz because it has also had an exterior make-over to give it a bolder and more potent look, which helps it compete in a tough sector which includes rivals such as the Ford Fiesta, VW Polo and Toyota Yaris. The Jazz also boasts lighter
SPORT NAVI: With forceful new styling. suspension for more agile handling and a new damper system which improves ride quality, so out on the road it excels with responsive acceleration and ass u r e d cornering. It is pleasingly comfortable to drive on urban roads and when you leave the city and need more speed, the car revs eagerly and shows it wants to go. Clever use of cabin space means the Jazz is bigger inside than you might expect, and has good occupant space front and rear, with wide doors allowing easy access. A large tailgate reveals a 354litre boot, expandable to 897 litres by folding the rear seats
Facts at a glance Model: Honda Jazz Sport Navi Engine: 1.5 litre petrol Transmission: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 8.7 seconds, top speed 190 kph (118 mph) Economy: 17 kpl (47.9 mpg) Emissions: 133 g/km
Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
flat. It gets full marks for practicality. And it score highly for equipment too. Standard kit on this model includes fourpowered windows, cruise control, auto lights, touch-screen infotainment unit with connectivity and smartphone mirroring, sat-nav, forward collision warning, lanekeep assistance, and auto city braking system. Jazz prices start at €16,290 (£14,600) and there are several trim levels, with my Sport Navi version at €20,383 (£18,250). With the new engine option, forceful new styling and with Honda’s legendary reliability record, the potential market for the Jazz is greatly increased and this sporty version should prove popular.
Agile and dynamic WITH an output of up to 310 kW (421 hp), the completely new Mercedes-AMG 2.0-litre engine is currently the world’s most powerful turbocharged four-cylinder manufactured for series production. Mercedes-AMG has bettered the output of the preceding engine by 30 kW (40 hp) and maximum torque has also increased from 475 to up to 500 Nm. This gives an acceleration of zero to 100 km/h in record time with the CLA 45 S 4MATIC+ Shooting Brake requiring just 4.0 seconds, while the base model CLA 45 4MATIC+ Shooting Brake gets up to speed in 4.1 seconds. AMG has extensively reinforced the body shell, as it provides the basis for the precise self-steering characteristics, as well as track stability when driving at high speed. The eight-speed dualclutch transmission also contributes to the car’s agile and dynamic char-
acter. The gear ratios have been configured so that the driver experiences spontaneous acceleration in all speed ranges. Depending on the selected driving mode, the driver receives a specific drive configuration with different accelerator and gearshift characteristics. With its sporty appointments and the sophisticated infotainment system, the high-quality interior creates a close, personal connection between man and machine. The driver and front passenger are seated in an active position on contoured sport seats with firm lateral support. The standard upholstery is a combination of black Artico man-made leather and Dinamica microfibre. This car also has the Mercedes voice control
POWERFUL: Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4MATIC+ Shooting Brake.
system, simply activated with the words ‘Hey Mercedes.’ The advanced artificial intelligence system recognises and understands nearly all sentences from the fields of infotainment and vehicle operation, even if they are expressed indirectly. Combined fuel consumption 8.4-8.2 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions 191-188 g/km. The shooting Brake additionally offers a pronounced degree of practicality. At 505 litres, the boot is large enough to accommodate a wealth of recreational and outdoor equipment plus the tailgate can also be opened contactlessly with an easy-pack system and comes with hands-free access.
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IT was magnificent seven for Lewis Hamilton as he clinched a gripping Hungarian GP for the seventh time seven years on from his first win for Mercedes. That first win was also at the Hungaroring and had been an unexpected victory at the time after Mercedes had struggled in the first few races of the season. This time round it took a gamble from the team and a superlative drive from Hamilton to snatch victory from Max Verstappen in a race of high ten-
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Magnificent 7 for Lewis Hamilton sion and drama. The two had a race-long battle that the young Dutchman looked to be winning after an excel-
WINS AGAIN: Hamilton had an incredible drive.
lent drive from pole. Hamilton was all over the back of Verstappen after the first round of pitstops saw the British racer with fresher tyres. But Verstappen impressively held him off despite Hamilton pushing hard. When his Mercedes brakes started to get overheating problems and his tyres started to wear Hamilton had to ease off. It was then that the Mercedes team had a masterstroke. They changed strategy and brought Hamilton in for a second pitstop. Verstappen’s Aston Martin Red Bull team failed to react, leaving him to try to last the race out on worn tyres. While Hamilton now had the advantage of fresh tyres he still had a massive gap to close on the leader of around 20 seconds. The Briton chased down Verstappen,
European champs again ly gave it away again as they went sevIT has been a long wait but Spain’s unen long minutes in the final quarter der-18 basketball players are European without scoring a single field goal. champions once again. However, as the clock ticked down They overcame Turkey 57-53 in up stepped Oier Ardanza who the final to take the title for the scored with a pair of free throws, first time since 2011, but they and a put-back layup that made it had to do it the hard way. 55-50 with 38.5 left to play. They found themselves 13 Turkey managed a quick threepoints behind in the second pointer, but could not secure a rehalf of the match being bound and Spain scored late p l a y e d i n Vo l o s to ensure the win. (Greece) but 6ft FIBA Secretary Gener11in Santi Aldama al Andreas Zagklis and stepped forward to FIBA Executive grab the game by Director Europe t h e s c r u ff o f t h e Kamil Novak neck. were on hand to He sank shots w i t n e s s S p a i n ’s from long distance, triumph. got to the hoop and dominated the game as he collected 23 points, all after MVP: Santi Aldama came coming off the bench. off the bench to top score. Even then Spain nearCredit: Baloncesta España/Twitter
and with three laps to go, Hamilton made the pass to take the lead, going on to take his seventh Hungarian GP win. Verstappen was forced to pit, as his tyres were now totally worn, and came back out in second. He promptly pumped in the fastest lap, to get the extra bonus point, and crossed the line 17.7s adrift with Sebastian Vettel passing Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc late on for third. Spain’s Carlos Sainz took a brilliant fifth for McLaren ahead of Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly and Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen. Bottas, who was forced to pit early on for a new nose after contact with Hamilton and Leclerc, recovered to eighth, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Toro Rosso’s Alexander Albon completing the top 10. In the championship race Hamilton now has 250 points, a 62 point lead over teammate Bottas. Mercedes-AMG Petronas (438 points) lead Ferrari (288 points) by 150
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points in the Constructors’ Championship. Lewis Hamilton said: “We’ve been together for seven years, but this feeling never gets old. If it wasn’t for everyone here and back at the factory, this wouldn’t have been possible. “I’m so grateful to be a part of it and for the team for continuing to believe in me, push the limits and take a risk. We struggled a little with the brakes today, so I was trying to save as much as I could for when I had a chance to pass Max. It was very, very difficult to get by. “I wasn’t sure if I could close the 19second gap, but the team said to just get your head down, so I did. I kept pushing, the gap closed and the laps were like qualifying laps. I was on the limit all the way. I take my hat off to the team and I think if Niki were here today, he would take his hat off too.” Mercedes team leader Toto Wolff said: “What an unbelievable comeback. This is why we love the sport, you are holding onto moments like this, where it’s an unexpected result and this is why it feels so great. “We didn’t think it would go this way but the strategy team did so well and made great calls. There was a specific point in the race where we weren’t sure if Lewis would catch Max, but he got his head down and once the Red Bull was in sight, we knew he’d pounce. “An incredible drive and a great result to head into the summer break with.”
Exciting regatta in Mallorca THE Copa del Rey MAPFRE is a regatta with a reputation for exciting sailing and tense finishes, and the 38th edition that finished at the weekend didn’t disappoint. After six exciting days of competition, the identity of the champions of the 11 classes was only revealed on the last day. Among the milestones of the 38th Copa del Rey MAPFRE was the defence of their 2018 titles by Estrella Damm in the BMW ORC 2 class and L’Immens Laplaza Assessors in BMW ORC 3. Historic victories were scored by Natalia in Mallorca Sotheby’s ClubSwan 42, which became the first Romanian champion and Oman Air, which became the first Omani champion. On top of that the Federación Balear took the first all-female crew prize. In total 132 teams of 26 nationalities competed in 11 classes and four regatta areas in Palma Bay. The 11 winners are: the Italians Cannonball in Mallorca Sotheby’s IRC and Cuordileone in ClubSwan 50; the French Team Vision Future in BMW ORC 0; the Omani Oman Air in
GC32; Natalia in Mallorca Sotheby’s ClubSwan 42; and the Spanish Porrón IX in Swan 45, Estrella Damm in BMW ORC 1, El Carmen - Elite Sails in BMW ORC 2, L’Immens - Laplaza Assessors in BMW ORC 3, Federación Balear in Purobeach Women’s Cup and Grupo Garatu in Herbalife Nutrition J80. Speaking after the final classifications were anounced Helena Alegre, skipper of Federación Balear, Purobeach Women’s Cup champion said: “We only met for the first time one week ago. It was all to play for today but when we won the first race then we could breathe a little easier. And to win this event for all female crews on our own home waters with a bunch of girls we all met up together is great. We have won the Cup and won friends.” This was the first time the Copa del Rey has had a category for all female crews. It was introduced as a way of helping Spain’s Olympic qualifying campaign. But it is not the only category that women can sail in, as proven by Natalia Brailoiu, skip-
per of Natalia, Mallorca Sotheby’s ClubSwan 42 champion. She said: “It is a dream come true! This has been a good, strong class in which you have to fight for every place, every point. This time we were very concentrated and focused.” Ed Baird, tactician on Cannonball, Mallorca Sotheby’s IRC champion said: “This is terrific. You come here worried when you have not seen another Maxi72 for eight months and so to win is great. “Proteus did a great job winning today which was the best they could do to get second. Bella Mente is a brand new boat and the other two boats here are three years old and we are all here hoping we are competitive with the new boat.” Leonardo Ferragamo, skipper/owner on Cuordileone, ClubSwan 50 champion said: “I feel extremely rewarded and very excited. There is a lot of relief, the tension of racing seven very intense days goes away. I think this will be my 10th Copa del Rey and to win it with the ClubSwan 50, one of the main classes here, feels like a great achievement.”
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BARCELONA have gone on a mini-tour of the USA without talisman Lionel Messi after he injured a calf during his first training session back after his post Copa America holiday.
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Marquez equals Hailwood record By Dilip Kuner CHAMPIONSHIP leader Marc Marquez reaffirmed his position at the top of the MotoGP standings after another dominant weekend at the Czech Grand Prix in Brno. After equalling Mick Doohan’s 58 career pole positions on Saturday, his win makes him only the fourth rider in modern history to reach 50 top tier victories. The win also means he equals legendary British rider Mike Hailwood’s 76 wins across all classes. Fourth on the all time winner list, Marquez heads to round 11 in Austria with 210 points - 63 points clear of second placed Dovizioso. The race weekend was littered with scattered showers which played right into the Spaniard’s hands. Marquez is rightly known for being fault-
less in mixed conditions. The race start was delayed for 40 minutes after a shower deposited standing water onto the start/finish straight and into turn one. Marquez started from pole after a masterful display in qualifications saw him lead the field by 2.5 seconds. From the start, the factory Honda rider pulled away for a commanding lead and although close rival Andrea Dovioso (Ducatti) would stay with him for the opening stages of the race, he would later drop back as tyre wear came into play. The battle behind the leading two was a close one, with Alex Rins, Jack Miller and Valentino Rossi trading places throughout the early stages. Rossi would fall back leaving the two youngsters to battle for the final position on the podium. Miller managed
to overtake Rins on the penultimate lap for his second podium of the year. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow would cross the line in fifth ahead of Yamaha duo Valentino Rossi and Fabio Quartararo. Danilo Petrucci was eighth, with Taka Nakagami and Maverick Vinales finishing off the top 10. Marquez said: “I was really concentrated from the beginning as there were still some wet patches, especially at turn one. I knew I needed to keep my rhythm as the Yamaha riders were starting from behind and they were strong in warm up. “Then I saw that Dovi was behind me so I had to keep pushing
and pushing. I had a little warning on lap 10 because that is when I started to push more to try and open the gap. “Delaying the race was the best decision that could have been made because the
track was in a mixed condition and it could have been quite dangerous. A crazy weekend with the weather, but the
whole Repsol Honda Team were perfect and helped me a lot to achieve victory!”
DOMINANT: Marquez racked up his 50th victory in MotoGP.