Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 16 - 22 April 2020 Issue 1815

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A SMALL but significant sense of normality is being restored in Spain as the government eases the lockdown and allows millions of ‘non-essential’ workers back to work. The move comes as Spain records its lowest number of Covid-19 cases in three weeks, falling to 3,477. Construction, factory and shipyard workers can return to work after a fortnight ban, as can cleaners, sanitation and security employees among others. Ghostly quiet towns and cities will see more activity as an estimated 1.7 million people head back to work. Supermarkets are noticeably busier after closures for the Easter period, while shoppers are still taking recommended precautions, and there appears to be a rise in road traffic. While chemists, supermarkets, petrol stations, tobacconists and launderettes have stayed open through the State of Alarm, bars, restaurants, cafes and nightclubs have remained closed, and there are no immediate plans to change this. Though the lift of the ‘industrial lockdown’ has been welcomed by many, there are concerns it’s still too early. The President of the Catalan government, Quim Torra, is not in favour of Spain’s executive’s decision, but with no power to block the move, put forward a plan to ease a potential nega-

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workers who may come into close contact with each other with personal protection equipment. These precautionary measures may well be adopted across the country.

RETURNING TO WORK: Hopes of some sense of normality. tive impact. Some of these measures include checking the temperatures of workers twice a day, with the health services alerted in any case of an increase in temperature. On Monday morning, police in Madrid were handing out protective masks to commuters returning to work ‘who have no alternative

means of transport.’ Other measures to ease the country out of lockdown include increasing the frequency of public

transport by a third while ensuring a minimum distance of 1.5 metres between passengers at any bus stops or train plat-

forms. The Catalan government intends to stagger movements by introducing shifts and to provide

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EASTER HOLIDAYS AT HOME LAST week Euro Weekly News asked its readers how they would be celebrating this year’s unusual Easter holiday, as traditions and celebrations must be kept within the household as a result of the quarantine imposed by the State of Alarm and coronavirus pandemic. Given the extraordinary circumstances we find ourselves in, some of our readers have gone to extraordinary measures to make sure they make this Easter just as memorable! A few of our readers have truly missed being able to share this special holiday with their most loved ones, something that will certainly never be taken for

granted again. Although social distancing makes it impossible to go over to a relative’s house for dinner, it doesn’t mean you can’t invite the whole family to a video call. Thanks to the wonders of technology, families across the UK and Spain have been able to be ‘virtually present’ at each other’s Easter meals in an attempt to add some normalcy to this abnormal situation. Another reader in Nottingham, has let EWN know that although their camping holiday over Easter was cancelled, this did not discourage them from celebrating it in full force. They set up camp in their back garden to enjoy the sunshine and give their two little boys some form of adventure during the

EASTER CELEBRATIONS: This year was unusual. quarantine ‘holidays.’ The whole family slept in tents overnight so they could wake up ready to start their traditional treasure hunt on Easter Sunday. A reader, in Benalmadena, has remained determined to practise her faith, especially now, as we navigate through these unprecedented and tough times. Although she was not able to go to Easter Mass, her church organised the service to be livestreamed over social media. Although the faithful cannot

physically attend, they are there in spirit. She also had some incense similar to the one typically smelt on the streets of Malaga during this religious holiday which brought a comforting smell into the house. A family in Alicante decided to take it easy, sit back, and relax during the holidays. Amongst all the pressure to be productive and constantly be doing something, this couple decided to take the time to truly relax. They ordered a take-out instead of getting in the kitchen

and rented Jesus Christ Superstar to watch as a special treat. A kitchen-fanatic in Almeria decided that despite the fact that Semana Santa was cancelled she was still going to enjoy eating her favourite traditional sweet dish - Torrijas. This typical Spanish treat, which is similar to French toast, is made with old bread dipped in a milk, egg, and cinnamon mixture, which is then deep fired and finally soaked in sugar. Definitely not a treat for the faint hearted!

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Confinement comforts AS the nation is forced to stay indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is hardly surprising sales of alcohol and tobacco have soared since the coronavirus outbreak. Social media is awash with images of trolleys stacked high with beer and other alcoholic beverages, as shoppers prepare for a lengthy lockdown, and tobacco sales have shot up. Whether it is to battle the boredom or as a coping mechanism, experts say the reality is alcohol and tobacco consumption is on the rise, presenting its own health, psychological and social issues. Some countries have gone so far as to ban the purchase of alcohol amid fears of a rise in domestic violence. The World Health Organisation has dubbed drinking to deal with stress an ‘unhelpful coping strategy,’ highlighting the fact alcohol is a toxic and psychoactive substance with dependence producing properties, and contributes to three million deaths each year globally. In Spain, the sale of beer rose by 77.65 per cent in the first week of April with respect to the previous week, while wine jumped by 62.7 per cent and alcoholic drinks by 36.58 per cent, according to a study in the consumer magazine Inforetail, which is supported by the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service Stores and Supermarkets (Asedas). The hike since the government announcement is believed to be because people are limited to the number of visits they can make to supermarkets, and therefore buy more each trip, as well as boredom. With regards to tobacco, sales have shot up. But the industry points out this does not necessarily mean more people are smoking, it could indicate smokers are stocking up in

SALES UP: Wine purchases up more than 60 per cent.

SEX WORKERS: Have been left ‘out on the streets.’

TOBACCO: It is believed people are stocking up.

preparation for several more weeks in lockdown. The biggest tobacco producers have recorded huge sales in the first quarter of 2020. So far this year, Marlboro is by far the most valuable tobacco brand of choice in the world, with a brand value of almost €30.5 billion. L&M, which ranked second, is worth €5.5 billion. Sales of tobacco products in

the UK increased by 9 per cent in the third week of March compared to the same period in 2019, according to global data analysis firm, Nielsen. The rise is in contrast with a 1 per cent fall in the 12 months to March, compared with the same period a year earlier, as health-conscious smokers reportedly quit or switched to reduced-risk products such as vaping devices and oral tobacco. Meanwhile other industries in Spain face an uncertain future. Prior to the coronavirus crisis, estimates put revenue from Spain’s domestic sex trade at €24.5 billion a year, with an estimated workforce of 300,000 and hundreds of licensed brothels. But the industry faces ruin, with the vast majority of sex workers left ‘out on the streets’ without much support. Unlike regular employees, most sex workers won’t benefit directly from the package of loans the government or financial assistance for the self-employed. Around 90 female workers at one of Europe’s biggest brothels, Paradise, in La Jonqera, Gerona, literally found themselves on the street when the venue closed its doors on March 13, amid strict State of Alar m measures. Club owner, José Moreno, has reportedly filed for the temporary layoff scheme ERTE, which affects 69 employees, but none of these are sex workers. Moreno told El Pais “two months of closure means ruin, we’ve survived so far, but we’ll see what happens from now on.” A GoFundMe page has been set up on behalf of OTRAS Union to support sex workers in Spain, ‘who are still in danger’ and left to fend for themselves. They have raised €4,450 of their €14,000 since March 25.

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Sailing club flags at half-mast FLAGS at sailing clubs around the Balearic Islands are flying at half-mast in memory of the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. The gesture will remain in place for as long as the countrywide State of Alarm continues. It was the ACNB Clubes Nauticos de Baleares Association, which represents the islands’ main non-profit nautical sport entities, which put forward the idea for the homage. “We are showing our solidarity with all the families who have lost one of their loved ones in these such difficult days for everyone,

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GENUINE: The ACNB president described the gesture as “symbolic, but sincere.” and we want to stand by your side with this act, which is symbolic, but sincere,” commented

Flood of farm job applications THE Mallorca farmers’ union has received a flood of applications for temporary work from hospitality sector workers left jobless by the coronavirus crisis lockdown, according to Spanish press. The Unio de Pagesos farmers’ union ad for work like preparing the land, planting, picking and sorting produce reportedly attracted more than 600 applications in just one day. While the majority were sent in by people who usually work in hospitality, there were also a good number from construction sector workers, the reports said. “This avalanche of CVs in 24 hours shows that the situation

in Mallorca is very difficult,” the union secretary general Sebastia Ordines told Spanish press. In normal times Mallorca’s temporary farm workers come from South America, particularly Colombians, but the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the island’s agricultural organisation to try and find labour locally. Commenting this week on the royal decree which allows the unemployed to replace temporary workers, Balearic Island government regional Agricultural minister Mae de la Concha described it as “very necessary to be able to cover the season and a good option for people on the dole.”

ACNB president Miquel Suñer. The sailing clubs have been closed to maritime traffic and to

access from the land since the start of the lockdown, although the clubs have organised security to guarantee the safety and basic maintenance of their facilities. Suñer underlined the association’s enormous gratitude to health workers, law enforcement officers and the armed forces working on the front line of the coronavirus battle, for their “enormous effort and sacrifice,” and to all those working in shipping who guarantee the supply chain to the archipelago, where the ports are the gateway for basic necessity products.

Urgent aid for the vulnerable THE Mallorca government is giving Palma City Council €1.6 million for providing urgent aid to vulnerable groups worst hit by the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The funds are to be allocated to measures like social care at home, reinforcing teleassistance services, the acquisition of individual protection equipment or urgent social income allowances. The Consell de Mallorca explained that the funding will be channelled through the IMAS Mallorca Social Affairs Institute. The measure follows a virtual meeting this week between Consell president Catalina Cladera, IMAS president Javier de Juan, Palma mayor Jose Hila, and Social Well-being councillor Antoni Noguera

Half-cut mum lets 13-year old drive A HALF-CUT mum who let her 13-year-old son drive her round the streets of Alcudia is under arrest, Spanish press reported. A Local Police control caught up with the junior motorist and his mother after a number of the town’s residents called on Thursday afternoon to report they’d seen the vehicle passing by with the youngster at the wheel. According to Spanish press the woman looked as though she had been drinking, a breathlyser test confirming she had consumed alcohol. The officers also discovered the car was uninsured and had not passed an MOT. The police impounded the car and detained the mum for a traffic safety violation for allowing the youngster to do the driving and for breaking the coronavirus crisis lockdown restrictions without just cause.

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MESSAGE: Mallorca will be waiting to welcome tourists once again. A SELFIES competition is the latest initiative in the Mallorca government’s ‘See You Soon’ campaign aimed at reinforcing the island’s appeal among its main visitor markets amidst the damage and uncertainty the coronavirus crisis has created for the tourism sector. Members of the public

are invited to share images of themselves at home along with something which reminds them of Mallorca. The idea is to underline the message that ‘everything will be alright,’ and that Mallorca will be ready and waiting to welcome tourists once again when the health emergency situation comes to an end. The campaign is also

aimed at highlighting the importance of everyone doing their bit to defeat the Covid-19 pandemic by respecting government imposed restrictions on movement and for now staying at home. The Consell de Mallorca has created the ‘landing page’ website www.stay homemallorca.es to support the promotional actions.

Complicated walker rescue THE rescue services launched a complicated operation after a woman who went walking with her dog in the Pollensa mountains on Easter Sunday got stuck in a steep, difficult to access area. It took a Soller fire service mountain rescue specialist team six hours in driving rain and in the dark to free the 35-year-old Italian from where she was trapped in the Cavall Bernat sierra. The walker had only suffered minor injuries and was able to walk to safety. She now faces sanctions for violating the coronavirus State of Alarm restrictions.

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TRICKY: The walker got stuck in a steep and difficult to access area.

Knife-wielding thief cuffed A KNIFE-WIELDING thief suspected of robbing at least five Palma businesses is under arrest. National Police detained the 44-year-old the day after a pharmacy in the is-

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land capital was targeted last week. The robber reportedly pretended to be looking for glasses, then suddenly pulled out a knife from his pocket and went towards

the shop assistant, who fled. He then emptied the cash till and made off. Police connected the hit on the pharmacy with other robberies in the city since November.

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AGE CONCERN AUTHORISED THE Balearic Island government has recognised Age Concern Mallorca as one of the entities helping during the Covid-19 crisis. The organisation said its volunteers therefore have authorisation from the administration to travel where necessary to aid English-speaking members of the community. Age Concern Mallorca’s volunteers are providing various kinds of essential assistance. They can drop off shopping and necessary items for those unable to do it themselves, and help with medical appointments and access to the various kinds of assistance the government is offering.

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ASSISTANCE: Volunteers are helping people in a variety of ways. Age Concern volunteers are happy to just call and have a chat with people who are isolated on their own. They can also signpost people to various kinds of therapists providing online help to people suf-

fering because of the health emergency confinement. In exceptional cases Age Concern can arrange for patients who need transport to hospital or doctors’ appointments. The organisation emphasised that during this crisis it is still helping all English-speaking residents in Mallorca, and that its services are open to all who need their help. And while the focus is on nonSpanish speakers, they are of course there if any Spanish residents need their help too. To get in touch with Age Concern Mallorca telephone 678 352 040 or email mallorca@agecon cern.org.es.

EVEN assuming lockdown restrictions are no longer in place by summer, the curtain at Palma’s Principal theatre will remain down until the second half of August, the board of trustees announced. The board said the plan is to start a new season rolling with a summer festival which will include as many as possible of the shows which should have been on this spring and which have had to be cancelled because of the health crisis.

The board has also approved an ‘emergency’ rescue plan for Mallorca’s theatre sector, which envisages increasing its own productions and co-productions with different municipal theatres for this autumn. The idea is to support the island’s theatre companies, which have all been hit by the State of Alarm suspension of all cultural activities, and at the same time to build links with municipal theatres.

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Theatre curtain down until August

PLANS: The idea is to start with a summer festival including shows originally programmed for this spring.

WE’LL BE BACK REAL MALLORCA football team has promised “We’ll be back” in a new corporate video dedicated to everyone on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus and its fans and aimed at sending out a message of encouragement and strength. The two-minute video posted on the La Liga side’s social media features images of its victory over Deportivo de la Coruña to reach the Spanish top division, this season’s matches against Real Madrid and Barcelona, and scenes of ecstatic fans celebrating the team’s victories in the Son Moix stadium, as well as footage of essential service workers.

Patient caught pinching A PATIENT who tried to walk out of a hospital in Palma with more than €400 worth of stolen health material in the early hours of the morning is under arrest. Police surprised the 38year-old woman with two boxes packed with surgical use items before she could leave the Son Espases. Officers had been at the hospital keeping a watch on an individual who had been detained when staff tipped them off that the 38year-old was wandering around the corridors even

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THEFT: Police officers surprised the woman with more than €400 of surgical items. though she had been discharged several hours earlier, raising suspicions she could be up to no good.

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Sunbather and surfer caught out ter, German residents in Spain, face sanctions for violating the coronavirus health emergency measures on confinement. Just a short time later Guardia officers came across another island resident walking her dog on an area of waste ground in Puerto Calero after driving five kilometres from

her home in La Asomada, again in violation of the restrictions on movement. Over the water on Fuerteventura, the Guardia discovered a young man surfing in Pozo Negro. He and the three women sanctioned in Lanzarote could have to pay fines of between €601 and €30,000. CREDIT: Guardia Civil Gabinete de Prensa

SUNBATHERS and a surfer who ignored the State of Alarm lockdown restrictions in Spain’s Canary Islands have got caught out. A Guardia Civil helicopter spied two women sunning themselves in a cove on the Pechiguera coast in Yaiza in Lanzarote. The mother and daugh-

REQUEST: Building residents asked the doctor to go and live in a hotel. have to think about your neighbours. There are elderly and children here,” the note says. Friends of the doctor expressed their anger to the neighbours’ attitude towards a health professional. “The world is full of ungrateful and bad people,” tweeted Ariana Mesa. “I’m sure this neighbour goes out to applause at 8pm,” she added sarcastically, adding, “Dear neighbour, go to hell.”

PROHIBITED: The surfer violated lockdown restrictions on movement.

Police cuff armed robbers in Madrid A TRIO of armed robbers targeting Madrid pharmacies since the start of the coronavirus lockdown are under arrest. Police reported the three hit 11 pharmacies in the capital, going in brandishing firearms to threaten employees and getting away with the contents of the cash registers. Last week police made two arrests for eight other thefts from Madrid pharmacies since the State of Alarm came into force. A plain-clothes officer sussed the duo were about to rob an establishment in the Carabanchel district and frustrated their plans, leading to their detention.

Flying hospital SPAIN’S Aeroevacuation Medical Unit (UMAER) has converted an A400M - one of the largest and most modern transport aircraft in Europe - into a flying hospital to help in the fight against coronavirus. The aeroplane, from the 31st Wing based in Zaragoza, can now transport five critical patients and 14 minor care patients. Manufactured at the Airbus factory in Sevilla, the A400M is operated by the air forces in the UK, Germany, France and Spain, among others. It was adapted at the Torre-

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THE neighbours of a doctor in Ciudad Real want him to move out of their building for the duration of the coronavirus crisis. The doctor arrived home at his apartment in Alcazar de San Juan to find a note stuck to his front door asking him, albeit it politely, to go and live in a hotel until the health emergency is over. “We know about your good work in the hospital and we are grateful, but you also

AERIAL SUPPORT: The adapted A400M can transport 19 patients. jón air base in Madrid, before a ‘compatibility verification flight’ was carried out to check that the medical equipment doesn’t interfere with that of the aircraft, that electrical outlets are compatible and other technical aspects.

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OUTRAGE poured on the Costa del Sol and the Costa Blanca as Madrid City residents headed to the coast and their second homes despite the State of Alarm. Motorways were jammed with traffic as residents from Madrid, the worst affected coronavirus area in Spain, headed to their second homes on the coast for Easter.

Billionaires barred POLICE wait to intercept a private jet full of billionaires and young woman trying to get to a £50,000 a night villa in France during the Coronavirus lockdown The party of 10, three businessmen, three young women and various staff, were planning to fly by helicopter to a stunning £60 million villa called Alang Alang where they would stay during the Covid-19 pandemic. But customs and police officers barred them from stepping off the jet and ordered them to return to the UK following a three-hour standoff on the tarmac. A member of the travelling party said they were not holidaymakers but three billionaires on their way to the cliffside villa to complete a business deal that would have created over 900 jobs. He claimed the others in the party were bodyguards, a secretary and translators. The businessman would not give any further details but said the trip had been booked days in advance with airport authorities and blamed the French authorities for being ‘stupid.’ “The businessman claimed the failure of the project would mean 994 jobs would not be created.

Coastal outrage Whilst police attempted road blocks anticipating a surge, it didn't seem to deter as hundreds of cars jammed roads for the journey. It's caused an onslaught of calls

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JAM-PACKED: Hundreds of cars.

and messages into the news desk of the Euro Weekly News as readers hit boiling point with outrage at such actions of selfishness as well as breaking the law.

Drug trials THE Covid-19 health crisis has created a high demand for drug trial approvals. In the last month, the Agencia Española del Medicamento has received some 120 “intentions of interest,” says César Hernández, head of the department of Medicamentos de Uso Humano. Of these, 35 have been specified in the for mal presentation of a document, of which 21 have already been approved and are in progress. In addition, permission has been given to carry out another 57 observational studies. Hernández points out that of the 120 initiatives some will never come to fruition, but others will become trials. In certain casSPANISH medical researchers are looking at the use of laser technology to spot if people have the coronavirus. The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) has been running six laboratory demonstrations in a long-term project to see if lasers can detect cancer cases and other bacterial infections. Those tests have been promising and scientists believe that once prototypes have been successfully put through their paces,

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CÉSAR HERNÁNDEZ: Some initiatives will not work but others become trials. es, if they worked with the same idea, they have been asked to group together. "It is more interesting that they come together,

that there are fewer but larger initiatives so that it does not happen as in China, where many trials were carried out with so few people that the results have not been useful," says the specialist. For Hernández, the high number of initiatives is good for everyone: it encourages research in Spain, allows groups to gain experience and take advantage of the great potential of Spanish public health, which, due to its universal access and technical level, is traditionally a good participant in large-scale trials. In this case, there are also many affected, which makes it much easier to get volunteers.

Laser Tests For Covid-19 they hope that the new laser units can be distributed to scan for the coronavirus within a year. Professor Laura Lechuga, from the ICN2 said: “Our detector box is user-friendly with a minimal amount of operating knowledge needed. It could be widely used by doctors and nurses to test patients." The concept is all done by photonics, which focuses on the properties of light, and

A CLINICAL trial on how to protect Spain’s health workers from the coronavirus will begin shortly, the Health Ministry has announced. More than 19,000 health workers have tested Covid-19 positive since the beginning of the

PROFESSOR LAURA LECHUGA: Detector box is userfriendly. would bring an instant test result. According to the scientists, their system is allegedly more reliable than the currently

used finger-prick testing kit for Covid-19, which has caused some disagreement over the reliability of the test results.

For EU support THE majority of Germans are in favour of the EU financially supporting Spain and Italy - the two countries hit hardest by the pandemic. A survey by the ZDF chain shows 68 per cent of Germans think the EU should offer financial aid to both countries. Voters from all parties are in favour, with the exception of the far-right party, AfD, where just 28 per cent support the idea. The parties with the most support are the Grune (85 per cent) and Die Linke (81).

Trials to protect health workers outbreak - 15 per cent of all cases in Spain. A 10th have been hospitalised and a fifth have recovered. In light of the risks health personnel face on a daily basis, Spain’s

Health Minister Salvador Illa has confirmed the country will soon begin a clinical trial on how to stop frontline workers from becoming infected. The Clinical Trial for the

Prevention of Coronavirus Infection in Health Workers (Epicos), will study 4,000 health workers at all levels, from dozens of hospitals in 13 regions in Spain. Illa said it is the largest

trial of its kind in Europe. The Spanish Medicines Agency has reportedly received 120 proposals for trials in the last few weeks, 21 of which are already approved and underway.

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Two week review STERLING has found itself in no-man’s land, left behind, in turn by the safe-havens and the commodity dollars. An eventual net average loss of 0.8% left sterling level with the US dollar and cost it a fifth of a euro cent. It lost appreciable ground to the Australian and NZ dollars. Sterling’s situation was not improved by the prime minister in the intensive care unit of St Thomas’s Hospital. In his absence the government found it difficult to avoid looking indecisive and investors were less than impressed. It was in contrast to last week, with sterling the winner, strengthening by an average of 1.9% against the other major currencies. Last Friday Fitch lowered Britain’s credit rating from AA to AA-. It went on to downgrade three rail infrastructure agencies and 18 banking groups as a logical corollary to the sovereign downgrade. It was a sign of the times that investors were not the slightest bit concerned. The sudden leap in government borrowing, as a result of the sweeping stimulus measures announced over the last couple of weeks, made a downgrade all but inevitable. For the euro the biggest challenge was the failure of euro zone finance ministers to find common cause on joint fiscal stimulus.

After a 16-hour video conference on Tuesday the Eurogroup was unable to agree on a way to provide emergency finance to the countries particularly Italy - hardest-hit by the tragic Coronavirus. The impasse highlighted the EU’s national divisions but did not prevent it picking up a fifth of a US cent. The Covid-19 mitigation effort in Euroland currently operates on national lines, with Germany pumping in €750 billion for Germany for example. Investors would like to see the sort of cooperation which, many argue is necessary for the survival of the currency union, if not the EU itself. Where Europe struggles to get its stimulatory act together, America has got well into the swing. At the end of last week, after much wrangling, the president signed a $2 trillion stimulus bill which will, among other things, send $1,200 to all those earning up to $75k a year. In the last two weeks 10 million people signed on unemployed and another six million are likely to have joined them in this week’s figures. And that figure does not include those who were unable to register because the system was overloaded. In the normal course of affairs the single most important US economic statistic is the monthly

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mallorca@moneycorp.com. change in nonfarm payrolls. Over the last 12 months they averaged a 150k increase. Last Friday’s figure, nominally for March, was an aberration, falling 701k. However, so inured are investors to miserable statistics that there was no reaction from the US dollar. It was unchanged against sterling and a fifth of a cent lower against the euro. Only the Ivey purchasing managers’ index was of any real relevance and it was no prettier a sight than the readings from elsewhere. The index plunged 28 points to 26.0. The Bank of Canada’s quarterly Business Outlook Survey, which was carried out ‘before concerns around Covid-19 intensified in Canada,’ still found sentiment softening. Confidence deteriorated most

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among firms in energy-producing regions. After touching an 18-year low at the end of March and rebounding by 45%, WTI crude stayed mostly between $24 and $28 during the week ahead of the OPEC+ meeting this Thursday. The Loonie matched most of the moves, in spirit if not in detail. It added two-thirds of a US cent and took a cent and two-thirds off the pound. There was a degree of confusion last Friday when the Bank of Canada announced another halfpercentage-point rate cut, together with a large-scale asset purchase programme intended to support the functionality and liquidity of provincial government funding markets. Investors decided it was a good thing and the Loonie prospered. Although the data and economic news from Australia were mostly mediocre, the Aussie was the week’s top performer, strengthening by an average of 1.7% against the other majors. It took more than five cents off sterling and added one and a half US cents. Investors found renewed confidence that things would be alright as soon as Covid-19 has vanished. Last Friday’s confirmation of the €2 trillion US stimulus package was of particular help, while a pessimistic comment from the US president sent it on a downward spike on Wednesday. On the pandemic Trump told people to prepare for a “very painful” few weeks.

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SPAIN-BASED Portuguese citizens stuck in their home country under lockdown restrictions got much-needed medication thanks to a collaboration between the Spanish Red Cross and Guardia Civil and Portugal’s GNR Republican National Guard. All three of the Portuguese live and work in Spain, but found themselves trapped in their holiday homes in Bemposta after the border between the two nations was closed. They all got in touch with the Red Cross to see if they could help get their regular prescriptions to

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COLLABORATION: The Spanish Red Cross and Guardia Civil and the Portuguese GNR come to the rescue. them, the nearest authorised border crossing point for travellers and goods

being some 100 kilometres away. The Red Cross got the

Guardia on board, who in turn contacted the Portuguese authorities. The result was the literal handing across the border of the medications to the GNR officers, who then did the home deliveries. At the same time the Guardia and Red Cross handed over a donation of materials for a Bemposta residence for the elderly from the pharmacy in Fermoselle, where two of the Portuguese nationals are usually based.

Caught dumping ALTHOUGH the majority of Guardia Civil officers are involved directly in policing activities as decreed in the State of Alarm due to coronavirus Covid-19, some sections are still undertaking their usual duties. One such is the Nature Protection Service Seprona and they are keeping an alert eye to activities of companies which may try to take advantage of what they perceive to be a lessening of police surveillance. One such company in Coria del Rio,

SPAIN’S Guardia Real, the military unit that serves King Felipe VI, are out on the Madrid streets. They have left behind their royal duties that principally involve providing an escort for the royal family and visiting foreign heads of state. Currently they are patrolling the city on foot or horseback, checking that Madrid’s population are not flouting the lockdown restrictions. They are also disinfecting care homes for the elderly and other communities classed as vulnerable, which includes convents where most of the nuns are in the at-risk age group. Using thermal-fog generators and a rapidaction chemical agent made by Bayer that kills

Sevilla is involved with the production of fertiliser and officers discovered that the company decided to take a chance of remaining undiscovered by discharging contaminated water into the drains through a manhole close to its premises. The discovery was very simple as samples of rainwater accumulated in the grounds of the business, showed, when tested, that they were polluted with waste and the company is likely to be charged with an environmental crime likely to affect public health.

A different role for Spain’s Royal Guard in Madrid

ROYAL GUARD: Now assigned to State of Alarm duties. the virus in eight seconds on doorknobs, banisters, handrails, baths and other ‘hot zones.’ The 1,500 members, of whom 10 per cent are women, are drawn from Spain’s Army, Navy, Air Force and associated military corps. Out on street patrols they have found that citi-

zens who feel uncomfortable when confronted by the police or Guardia Civil are less uneasy when they are stopped by the Royal Guard. “We are here to be seen as much as anything else, so that people take quarantine seriously,” an officer explained.

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It’s not a dirty word

CATALAN Socialist and former Spanish Minister Josep Borrell who now holds a senior position in the European Union has said that nationalisation is not a dirty word. He argues that in the current state of fiscal emergency, it is per­ fectly in order for EU member states to temporarily take over companies which are struggling to continue to trade, if they seem to be likely to have long term prospects once the crisis is over. Putting Spanish money into Bankia for example was a form of nationalisation.

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is the second tranche of loans to be made available by the Spanish government so that companies and the selfemployed can continue until the State of Alarm is cancelled.

Blockbusters films for free

Game console sales soar THE Revolut digital bank has re­ leased information regarding pur­ chase habits amongst its 500,000 or so Spanish clients since the declara­ tion of the State of Alarm. Generally with its client base be­ ing young urban professionals the results will not be typical of the whole of Spain and some could have been guessed at, but never­ theless are quite interesting. With no branches and all busi­ ness conducted through a mobile app, it is very easy for the company to collect and analyse figures quick­ ly.

By John Smith First and foremost one of the largest areas of growth has been with regards to the purchase of video games with growth for PlayStation up 158 per cent in March with Nintendo not far be­ hind at 139 per cent. The second fact that jumps out is that although the number of trans­ actions in supermarkets has dropped by about 10 per cent, the spend is much higher than usual which means that people are visit­ ing less often and buying more on

each occasion which is in keeping with Spanish government recom­ mendations. Companies like Amazon who arrange home deliveries of all man­ ner of different products have un­ derstandably benefited as have home entertainment organisations like Apple, Netflix and Spotify, al­ though the percentage growth in this sector is in low double figures. The recommendation not to use cash has caused cash withdrawals at ATMs to fall by 83 per cent, but the biggest casualties are fast food outlets and retail clothing stores.

FOUNDED by the Spanish govern­ ment, the RTVE TV channel is about to launch a specialist online free film channel featuring some of the most popular and success­ ful recent Spanish films by direc­ tors such as Pedro Almodóvar and Javier Fesser. New films will be added regu­ larly during April to the somos­ cine site and although they will of course be broadcast in Spanish, this is a chance for those expatri­ ates who either speak the lan­ guage or want to improve their knowledge in a fun way to see the latest blockbusters.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Must president be a member? The president of our community of 35 properties has been in office for 20 years and now asks at the AGM for someone to relieve him, but his requests have been in vain. Can the names of all residents be ‘put in the hat,’ and the selected person must take office? Many members are of ill health and others only visit here for three months at a time. Is it possible to pay a non­member of the community to serve as president? Our administrator says that Spanish law requires that the community presi­ dent must be an owner. Is this correct? If a name is drawn out of the hat, can that person refuse to serve without con­ sequence? M S (Costa del Sol) Yes, the law says that a community YOU AND THE president must be LAW IN SPAIN a member of the community. A per­ son elected president is required to serve unless he can convince a court judge that he is unable to do so. Per­ haps you could reach an understanding with your admin­ istrator to take on extra duties in exchange for an in­ crease in his fees. This would ease the burden on the president.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Petro Euros THANKS to the massive drop of value of shares around the world, the Saudi government backed investment fund PIF has spent more than €1 billion in the past few weeks in purchasing shares in European oil companies.

UK overdraft THE Bank of England has offered the British government the opportunity to borrow up to an initial £400 million by way of an overdraft to help cope with the need to fund additional expenditure caused by the lockdown and Covid-19.

Credit rating STANDARD & POOR’S (S&P) the American credit rating agency has warned that it may have to reduce its rating of Spanish toll road operator Abertis because of the reduction in travel on motorways due to the coronavirus and State of Alarm.

British banks unite THE majority of British Banks and Building Soci­ eties have received ap­ proval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to grant interest free overdrafts of up to £500 to customers with good

credit records. Each bank is making a different offer to cus­ tomers although RBS/ NatWest which still has British government in­ volvement is initially the most parsimonious of

the biggest banks, just undertaking to only charge 18.9 per cent! All of these offers start in April but individuals with UK accounts should check with their banks to see the offer.

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Cut back in oil production FOR the oil producing countries in OPEC and also OPEC+, a high price for crude is absolutely essential in order to keep their economies buoyant in this time of coron­ avirus crisis. Finally it looks as if two of the largest producers Russia and Saudi Arabia are in agreement as to cuts in production in order to try to make the wholesale price increase from the extreme lows that have occurred in the past month. Simply with national and inter­ national lockdowns, the number of people driving has dropped con­ siderably meaning that consump­

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By John Smith

IN AGREEMENT: Oil production continues but at slower pace.

Diageo pay dividend THERE’S money in the black stuff but that’s not just oil as owners of Guinness, Diageo have decided to buck the trend by paying a good dividend to their shareholders.

This goes very much against the grain of other large organisations which have cancelled or postponed theirs but Diageo are paying 27.41p per share held.

More than 50 per cent of Guinness sales are made in pubs and bars, but whilst that revenue is lost, there has been an increase in sales through stores and supermarkets.

tion of diesel and petrol has slumped. Aviation fuel has also taken a sharp drop as fewer airlines are flying fewer people to fewer desti­ nations. To achieve this however there has to be some form of unity amongst major producers and it is only recently that Russia joined OPEC+. Another large producer is Mexi­ co and although part of OPEC+ it is reluctant to reduce production as it needs a constant volume of funds to support its weak econo­ my. According to the Mexican Presi­ dent, the US, although not part of either group, might help resolve the situation by offering to cut its own production as a ‘gift’ to Mexi­ co, although one of the reasons could well be that the production of shale oil is more expensive than production by traditional meth­ ods. If your car’s fuel tank is low, now may be the time to think about filling it up.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Virus buster SANOFI a French pharmaceutical company which manufactures Plaquenil, a drug based on hydroxychloroquine, which is being tested to see whether it can counter the effects of Covid-19 will send a quantity to Spain.

Massive gain AS the stock markets start to recover slightly, the biggest gainer in a single week was Spanish owner of Zara, Amancio Ortega whose worth increased by just under €7 billion, beating fellow billionaires like Jeff Bezos according to Fortune magazine.

Milko calling ONE area of UK business that has benefited from coronavirus is that of dairies which make home deliveries and more streets have seen the return of the electric floats as milkmen across the country add more essentials to their daily deliveries.

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8:00pm BBC News 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1989 9:00pm How Do Pop Songs Work? 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1989 10:30pm Sounds of the 70s 11:00pm Elvis: The Rebirth of the King When Elvis Presley began performing in Las Vegas in 1969, many believed that was the end of his career, especially after the excitement of his '68 Comeback Special. 12:00am Sinatra: All or Nothing at All 1:00am Gregory Porter's Popular Voices 2:00am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 3:00am Elvis: The Rebirth of the King 4:00am How Do Pop Songs Work?

8:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Frasier 9:35am Frasier 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Come Dine with Me 11:00am Come Dine with Me 11:30am Come Dine with Me 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm The Steph Show 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Joe Lycett's Got Your Back 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner

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9:10am You've Been Framed! 10:05am You've Been Framed! 10:35am Superstore 11:00am Superstore 11:25am Dinner Date 12:30pm Dress to Impress 1:30pm Catchphrase 2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 4:00pm Dinner Date 5:00pm Dress to Impress 6:00pm Superstore 6:30pm Superstore 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm American Pie: The Wedding 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

4:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home. 7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 8:00am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 9:00am Heartbeat 10:05am Outside Edge 11:05am Rising Damp 11:40am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Grantchester 12:00am Grantchester

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST what is wrong with these people? With thousand dying by the day and millions more infected, we are still getting the purveyors of piffle stringing numbers together in an effort to convince us that these amounts of people would have died anyway! Just what planet are they on? For heavens and sanity’s sake, why don’t they all crawl back into their dens of flat earth fantasy and leave those with even a modicum of common sense to face up to reality and get this devastating conflict over with? Rest assured, somewhere out there will also be morons blaming the whole pandemic on some alien attack or other. Ah well, takes all sorts. It’s not only the present situation I find worrying, it’s the aftermath that will see our mental and financial resources stretched to the very limits. I think we need to prepare ourselves for a steep rise in divorce

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Never be same again

A CHANCE: To respect our fellow man.

rates, rampant mental issues, family breakdowns and harrowing tales of personal tragedies. Millions of jobs will have been lost, a multitude of businesses will have crashed and we will undoubtedly experience a re-

cession far worse than any we have seen in the past. There will be soup kitchens on the street with food banks and accommodation for the homeless in greater demand than ever. Hopefully we will avoid rioting and looting in our streets

but don’t hold yer breath! On the positive side there will be tales of valour, victory, sacrifice and succour. The human race is a remarkable phenomena and I believe this horrendous experience will make us far stronger and closer together. Recognising our own fallibilities, will, I feel make us completely rethink our priorities and recognise just how fragile our physical being can be. I think we will be more caring for each other, more attentive to environmental issues and certainly more appreciative of our services and medical workers. Although money will obviously be a major concern, I believe people will have realised that wealth, position and worldly goods mean nothing to a bane that can desecrate the human race in a heartbeat and certainly has no respect whatsoever for material power or wealth. This whole terrifying experience

has been an enormous wake up call. It’s time to step back and smell the flowers. Time to take a long hard look at ourselves and say hello to the neighbours. An opportunity for those, who will undoubtedly continue trying to segregate and undermine our societies, to be shown once and for all they will not be tolerated - with firm measures implemented to prevent them doing so. The one certainty in all this is that our existence as we know it will never be the same again. We must all take this chance to rethink, replenish our resolve and begin to create a new world order of peace, love and respect for our fellow man. And if it has to be achieved with a dove in one hand and a sword in the other. So be it. Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com EXPATRADIO.UK

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12:30pm Nadiya's Family Favourites 1:00pm Football Focus 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm FA Cup 5th Round Catch Up 4:00pm Money for Nothing 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Garden Rescue 6:15pm BBC News 6:30pm BBC London News; Weather 6:35pm Weather 6:40pm Pointless 7:25pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:55pm Catchpoint 8:25pm Casualty 9:15pm Gavin & Stacey 9:45pm Outnumbered 10:15pm All Round to Mrs Brown's 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:00am Match of Their Day 12:45am The Damned United

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10:25am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:30pm James Martin's Islands to Highlands 1:30pm Ainsley's Mediterranean Cookbook 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm Love Your Garden 3:00pm Midsomer Murders 5:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 6:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:20pm ITV News London 7:30pm Ninja Warrior UK 8:30pm In for a Penny 9:00pm Britain's Got Talent 10:20pm Through the Keyhole 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:29pm ITV London Weather 11:30pm Crank

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Teleshopping 8:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 8:50am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:35am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:25am Dress to Impress 11:25am Dress to Impress 12:25pm Take Me Out 1:30pm In for a Penny 2:00pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2:30pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm Step Up Revolution 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm Step Up Revolution 5:00pm Pan 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm Pan 7:15pm Shrek 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm Shrek 9:00pm Spectre 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Spectre 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:20am American Dad!

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8:00pm The Private Life of the Royal Academy 9:00pm Coast Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present a guide to England's south coast from Brighton to Chesil, revealing what makes these two pebble beaches special. 10:00pm Twin 10:45pm Twin 11:30pm What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment 12:30am Top of the Pops: 1989 1:00am Top of the Pops: 1989 1:30am Our Musical History 2:30am Coast 3:30am The Private Life of the Royal Academy

7:00am Outside Edge 7:25am Outside Edge Kevin and Maggie have an awkward conversation about their fertility problems, while Rog and Mim arrive to discuss the forthcoming marriage blessing. 7:55am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 10:55am Coronation Street 11:25am Coronation Street 11:55am Coronation Street 12:25pm Midsomer Murders 2:20pm Endeavour 4:15pm Carry on Up the Khyber 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Carry on Girls

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9:30am The Big Bang Theory 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:25am The Big Bang Theory 10:50am The Simpsons 11:20am The Simpsons 11:45am The Simpsons 12:15pm The Simpsons 12:45pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:40pm Four in a Bed 2:10pm Four in a Bed 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:15pm Four in a Bed 3:45pm Four in a Bed 4:20pm Mend It for Money 5:20pm Animal Rescue School 6:20pm Food Unwrapped 7:15pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm £4 Million Restoration: Historic House Rescue 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Star Trek: Into Darkness 12:35am 47 Metres Down 2:15am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:05am The Simpsons

10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:15am Floogals 10:25am Digby Dragon 10:40am Shimmer and Shine 10:50am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:05am The Loud House 11:20am Access 11:30am Friends 12:00pm Friends 12:30pm Friends 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2:40pm Access 2:45pm Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 4:20pm Oliver! 5:20pm Access 5:25pm Oliver! 7:25pm 5 News Weekend 7:30pm Cruising with Jane McDonald 9:20pm Harry & Meghan: Royals at War 10:20pm Prince Philip: The Queen's Loyal Consort 11:15pm The Royal Family: Affairs & Infidelities 12:10am Cher

11:00am Sunday Worship 11:30am Wanted Down Under 12:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm FA Cup 5th Round Catch Up 3:50pm Money for Nothing 4:35pm Escape to the Country 5:05pm Garden Rescue 5:50pm Penguins - Spy in the Huddle 6:50pm BBC News 7:05pm BBC London News; Weather 7:10pm Weather 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Antiques Roadshow 8:45pm Together at Home - A Global Concert 10:15pm Killing Eve 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm The Deer Hunter 2:25am Weather for the Week Ahead

9:00am The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Great British Menu 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 2:00pm Your Home Made Perfect 2:50pm Hugh's Wild West 4:00pm World Snooker: Crucible Classics 6:00pm Alex Higgins: The People's Champion 7:00pm Inside the Factory 8:00pm The Americas with Simon Reeve 9:00pm Race Across the World 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm Trigonometry 11:45pm Limmy's Homemade Show 12:15am What We Do in the Shadows 12:45am What We Do in the Shadows 1:10am Question Time 2:10am Fraud Squad NHS 2:55am Holby City 3:55am This is BBC Two

8:30pm Canal Boat Diaries 9:00pm Wild Arabia 10:00pm A Midsummer Night's Dream A woman and her lover elope, pursued by her jealous suitor and his lovesick admirer. 11:30pm One-Hit Wonders at the BBC 12:30am Jago: A Life Underwater 1:20am Handmade in Bolton 1:50am Becoming a Lied Singer: Thomas Quasthoff and the Art of German Song 2:50am Utopia: In Search of the Dream 3:50am Wild Arabia Documentary revealing the connections between the wildlife, landscape and people of the Arabian peninsula.

6:35am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 7:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:15am The Big Bang Theory 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:00am The Big Bang Theory 9:25am Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Monster Trucks 6:05pm Channel 4 News 6:50pm Grease 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:00am Legend 2:25am Northern Soul 4:10am Couples Come Dine with Me 5:05am Location, Location, Location

10:15am Floogals 10:30am Digby Dragon 10:40am Shimmer and Shine 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am The Loud House 11:20am Access 11:25am WWE Raw Highlights 12:25pm Police Interceptors 1:25pm The Bridge on the River Kwai 2:25pm Access 2:30pm The Bridge on the River Kwai 4:45pm Jason and the Argonauts 5:45pm 5 News Update 5:50pm Jason and the Argonauts 7:00pm The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Filthy House SOS 10:00pm Rich House, Poor House 11:00pm Utterly Outrageous XRated Comedy

7:00am World of Sport: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 7:10am Tommy Cooper 7:35am The Saint 8:35am The Professionals 9:40am The Sweeney 10:45am Minder 11:50am Minder 12:55pm Giant Lobster Hunters 1:55pm The Sting 2:55pm FYI Daily 3:00pm The Sting 4:30pm Red River 5:40pm FYI Daily 5:45pm Red River 7:15pm Smokey and the Bandit II 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm Smokey and the Bandit II 9:10pm Jaws 4: The Revenge 10:10pm FYI Daily 10:15pm Jaws 4: The Revenge 11:00pm The Wolf of Wall Street 12:00am FYI Daily

6:00am Sky Sports Boxing Gold 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am ICC Cricket World Cup 8:00pm Fights of 2019 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm A League of Their Own 12:00am Premier League Highlights 12:30am Premier League Highlights 1:00am Premier League Highlights 1:30am Premier League Highlights 2:00am Premier League Highlights 2:30am Premier League Highlights 3:00am Premier League Highlights 3:30am Premier League Highlights 4:00am Premier League Highlights 4:30am Premier League Highlights 5:00am Premier League Highlights 5:30am Premier League Highlights

10:10am The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 10:25am James Martin's Islands to Highlands 11:20am Ainsley's Mediterranean Cookbook 12:25pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:20pm ITV News and Weather 1:30pm Britain's Got Talent 2:50pm Twister 5:00pm Tenable 6:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 7:00pm In for a Penny 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm The Family Chase 9:00pm The Good Karma Hospital 10:00pm Belgravia 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London 11:20pm Exposure 12:20am Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline

8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:50am Dress to Impress 10:50am Dress to Impress 11:50am Britain's Got Talent 1:05pm Catchphrase 2:10pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:40pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 4:45pm FYI Daily 4:50pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 5:30pm The LEGO Batman Movie 6:30pm FYI Daily 6:35pm The LEGO Batman Movie 7:35pm Jurassic World 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm Jurassic World 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Home Alone with Joel Dommett 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad!

4:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Outside Edge 7:25am Coronation Street 8:00am Coronation Street 8:25am Coronation Street 8:55am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am Emmerdale 10:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:55pm Midsomer Murders 3:55pm Midsomer Murders 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Les Dawson Forever 10:00pm Les Dawson Forever 11:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:00am Alexander Armstrong's Land of the Midnight Sun 1:05am The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

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Teleshopping The Car Chasers Auto Mundial The Saint The Professionals Minder Minder The Sweeney The Sweeney The Towering Inferno FYI Daily The Towering Inferno Where Eagles Dare FYI Daily Where Eagles Dare The Magnificent Seven Ride! FYI Daily The Magnificent Seven Ride! Fargo FYI Daily Fargo Giant Lobster Hunters The Professionals Minder Teleshopping

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HELP IS AVAILABLE

NOW more than ever, whilst the world is facing unprecedented and unique circumstances, people struggling with mental health and addictions are looking for a solution. Since the lockdown came into force in Spain and throughout Europe there has been a sharp rise in the numbers of people turning to alcohol and other drugs to self-medicate against the horrors of anxiety, stress and depression and others to relieve feelings of loneliness and boredom. The supermarket aisles dedicated to alcohol sales have empty shelves and some are just using lockdown as an excuse to drink more frequently and in larger quantities than usual. Self-help groups have had to close their doors, and alcoholics and addicts isolated from likeminded friends and accustomed to the support of fellows are at risk of relapse. Phoenix Programmes is run by husband and wife team

Chris and Anita. It aims to treat the diseases of alcohol addiction, substance misuse and behavioural disorders and was established based on their experience and knowledge gained over 25 years working in the field of addiction treatment. "Our mission is to provide the very best structured 12-Step treatment programmes, which will enable individuals to live their lives fully, free from stress and the effects of alcohol, drugs and prescription medication. “We also treat a wide variety of behavioural disorders including food, OCD and problems with gambling, sex, video games and the internet.” Across their range of treatment options: The Phoenix Programmes Rehab Clinic, which is the oldest established treatment centre in Spain, and rated one of the best residential rehab centres in Europe. The Phoenix Sober Living programme and the Phoenix Day Care programme they have al-

ready helped thousands of clients overcome their addictions. In response to the current pandemic, and to evolve in an ever-changing world where it is not always viable or necessary to physically travel, Phoenix Programmes is launching the Phoenix Online Treatment Programme (launch date Monday April 13) and it is ground-breaking and innovative. It enables those individuals in need to get treatment wherever they are based globally. Through a blend of one-toone therapy and individual lectures - using Skype, Zoom or other online communication tools, and a series of study guides and worksheets, Phoenix Programmes will work with you to explore problems and identify underlying emotional causes.

PHOENIX PROGRAMMES: Helping clients’ addictions.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Phoenix Online Treatment Programme or any of their other courses contact their confidential helpline on +34 685 582 150 or visit www.phoenixprogrammes.com for more information.

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TUESDAY - 21 APRIL

MONDAY - 20 APRIL 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Customer is Always Right 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Panorama 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News at Ten

5:30pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories 11:00pm Inside No 9 11:30pm The Mini Mash

8:00pm The Joy of Painting 8:30pm The Beauty of Maps 9:00pm Meet the Romans with Mary Beard 10:00pm Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure 11:00pm Patrick Kielty's Mulholland Drive 11:50pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 12:50am The Search for the Lost Manuscript 1:50am The Secret Life of Books 2:20am Life is a Circus

2:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Kirstie's House of Craft 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:30pm Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry On 10:00pm Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins for Stand Up to Cancer 11:00pm A Very British Sex Shop

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Coronavirus: Q&A 9:30pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm A Mother's Son 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

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Rising Damp A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Classic Emmerdale Classic Emmerdale Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Agatha Christie's Marple Heartbeat Agatha Christie's Poirot Endeavour DCI Banks DCI Banks

Kojak The Saint Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Quincy, M.E. Kojak The Saint Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Made in Britain River Monsters Giant Lobster Hunters 11:00pm Rocky 12:05am FYI Daily

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2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Customer is Always Right 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Life and Birth 10:00pm Our Girl 11:00pm BBC News at

3:00pm World Snooker: Crucible Classics 5:00pm Eggheads 5:30pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm The Farmers' Country Showdown 8:00pm Race Across the World 9:00pm Your Home Made Perfect 10:00pm Inside the Factory 11:00pm I'll Get This Extra Helping 11:45pm Newsnight

8:30pm The Beauty of Maps 9:00pm Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines 10:00pm Expedition Volcano 11:00pm Britain's Ancient Capital: Secrets of Orkney 12:00am The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl 1:00am The Renaissance Unchained 2:00am The Art That Made Mexico: Paradise, Power and Prayers

2:05pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 6:00pm Kirstie's House of Craft 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer 10:00pm The Truth About Amazon 11:00pm Shut-Ins: Britain's Fattest People 12:00am Gogglebox

2:15pm 5 News Lunchtime 2:20pm NCIS 3:15pm Kill Thy Neighbour 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Access 6:40pm The Yorkshire Vet 7:10pm Celebrity 5 Go Barging 8:00pm Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm A Country Life for Half the Price 11:00pm Fred & Rose West: Five Clues That Caught the Killers 12:05am Murdered By...

4:00pm Carabao Cup Highlights 5:00pm Fit In 5 5:10pm Fit In 5 5:20pm Fit In 5 5:30pm Fit In 5 5:40pm Fit In 5 5:50pm Fit In 5 6:00pm Sky Sports News 6:30pm Gary Neville's Soccerbox 7:00pm Premier League Best Goals 8:00pm MNF Hlts 9:00pm PL Retro 11:00pm A League of Their Own

3:00pm James Martin's Islands to Highlands 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Doc Martin 9:00pm A Very British Lockdown: Diaries from the Frontline 10:00pm A Mother's Son 11:00pm ITV News at Ten

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Across 1 Prize taken from astrophysicist (6) 4 Skinhead doesn't have trousers (6) 9 Con a former policeman (5) 10 Keep track of fool in middle of heath (7) 11 I'm on the phone still (8) 12 Fighting at the end of May, be careful (4) 14 A cry of pain descriptive of a coward (6) 16 Qualifier raved about bad start (6) 19 Platinum blonde reveals no emotion (4) 20 Traces of strange prediction (8) 23 Landing includes solitary colonist (7) 24 Publication for children (5) 25 Bird allowed outside tavern (6) 26 Those obnoxious creatures are trapped, never mind! (6) Down 1 Confirm exam, if the end of July (7) 2 Drug turns up in emu I possess (5) 3 Intellectual euphoric at summit (8) 5 Solitary mortgage by the sound of it (4) 6 Company chief ordered to get a small house (7) 7 Street light without a home (5) 8 Mean simply missing school (5) 13 Had sieve fixed with glue (8) 15 Ridicule pool man swimming (7) 18 Firm with nothing in stock (5) 17 Very cold November for a marsh bird 19 Plane constructed in Asian country (5) (7)

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21 A service revolution in part of India (5) 22 Kelly has inherited unit (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents Q and 18 represents Z, so fill in Q every time the figure 4 appears and Z every time the figure 18 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Inclined to fear or alarm (5) 4 Cigarettes (slang) (4) 7/18 Rehearsal (3,3) 8 Permitted (7) 9 Told untruths (4) 10 Japanese dwarf tree (6) 12 Rough (6) 14 Cab (4) 17 Insignificant (7) 18 See 7 19 Retained (4) 20 Adjust finely (5)

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Across 1 Hervidores (7) 4 Banco (asiento) (5) 7 Desagradable (5) 9 Friendship (7) 10 Merecer (7) 11 Mugre (grasa) (5) 12 Brown (6) 14 Tejón (6) 18 Level (standard) (5) 20 Cotton (7) 22 To have a bath (7) 23 Codo (5) 24 Seven (5) 25 Pobreza (7)

Down 2 Perhaps (5) 3 Expensive (4) 4 Bird of prey (6) 5 Women's long, formal dresses (5) 6 Increase (8) 7 Exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing (8) 11 Aid (6) 13 Get up (5) 15 Be in accord (5) 16 Surplus (4)

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

Down 1 Reino (7) 2 Thesis (5) 3 Serpientes (6) 4 Traer (5) 5 Nada (7) 6 Seto (barrera) (5) 8 Wasteland (5) 13 Venganza (7) 15 Ángulo (5) 16 Escapar (3,4) 17 Despertar (del sueño) (4,2) 18 Clouds (5) 19 Grande (5) 21 To owe (5)

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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS PISCES (February 20 - March 20) So far as your work or business life is concerned, those in authority may seek to see things done their way. Where they seem to pay lip service to your needs, that is all it is talk. Be clear that you want action and that you will not give in easily. Humour will not help.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Putting yourself first is necessary at the moment. There is so much happening this week that you may be tempted to run yourself ragged trying to do it all yourself. It is possible to persuade others to give a hand and, although it may seem too much trouble at the time, you will reap the benefits in the longer term.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You should bear in mind that you are the best one to decide what you want, when you want it and how you will go about getting it. Others may offer you short cuts, but is that really going to deliver the goods? I think not.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You know where you are going and who with, but there is this one unresolved thought in your mind. It is just a thought, isn't it? Or is it more? This is something only you can answer. Be prepared this week to take advice and ask questions.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) You are still looking more to the past than to the future, but now it seems that circum-stances are urging you to move ahead at more of a pace. Because the matter becomes urgent, it may seem to you that circumstances are overtaking you. The choice is still yours if you show speed and determination.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) What you truly want in life is now becoming clear to you. Not for you the fuzzy ideas of the past. Now, you realise that, if you do not give a strong lead, then others will lead you. To avoid going backwards now you must be determined and clear. Show others that you are firmly taking the lead in your future.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) With your self-confidence on a high note, you are ready to sing the song of your future. There will be highs and lows but that is what makes life interesting and exciting. Do not now avoid changes for the sake of peace. What is exciting and balanced this week is where your future lies.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Where you see things failing to go your way, it may seem that others are being unfair. It is unlikely to be that simple. Perhaps, by being too easy-going and friendly, you have given the impression of not being particularly caring. State your case and change the tune.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Judgment may be impaired this week and it would be advisable to get second and even third opinions. In much the same way that you sometimes have an instinctive feel for things and situations, you now have this sensation about a certain person. An unbiased and imaginative opinion scatters your stress.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This week be prepared to be forthright when it comes to a certain difficult situation. This involves someone trying to get you to make a decision you are either not sure of or against. Your good humour is unlikely to deflect them but being openly insistent may.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you being pushed into a corner? There is no need to respond with aggression, but a smooth and fast move is required to avoid this. They say that forewarned is forearmed. You know more of the circumstances than I do, but there is someone you can call on as an ally, isn't there?

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are looking to having everything your own way, which may not be entirely out of the question. The only sticking point could be that you are not even willing to be sharp with someone who has been far from straight with you. Be prepared to trip over a loose end later if you do not tie it up now.

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DUE TO THE STATE OF 13 15 16 7 ALARM 49 38 27 PRIMITIVA 0 LA JOKER: 8 205 072 AND EL20GORDO 9 31 44 WERE NOT 45 37 34 7 PLAYED JOKER: 6 381 073 THIS EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA WEEK. Thursday March 12

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

TARGET: Good: 20 Very good: 28

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alit alto calm clam clan clap clip clop clot coal coil cola colt laic lain lamp limn limo limp lino lint lion loam loan loci loin loti mail malt milo milt moil molt nail noil opal pail palm plan plat plot tail talc toil claim clamp clint clomp copal linac nopal octal pilot plain plait plant plica talon tonal oilcan oilman plaint pliant coalpit implant optical optimal topical complain platonic COMPLAINT COMPLIANT

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Brass, 4 Basis, 7 Alligator, 8 Tome, 9 Deface, 12 Sodden, 13 Snag, 16 Odourless, 18 Defer, 19 Snare.

Down: LA PRIMITIVA

Average: 14

Excellent: 36

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.

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

Sudoku

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Blunt, 2 Alarmed, 3 Sulk, 4 Begged, 5/17 Set off, 6 Surge, 10 Amnesia, 11 Terror, 12 Sword, 14 Grime, 15 Bets.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Sausage, 5 Chain, 8 Omens, 9 Uniform, 10 Nascent, 11 Peers, 12 Solace, 14 Wrests, 17 Budge, 19 Novella, 22 Arizona, 23 Idols, 24 Helot, 25 Everton.

Down: 1 Swoon, 2 Utensil, 3 Aisle, 4 Equity, 5 Clipper, 6 Alone, 7 Nemesis, 12 Sabbath, 13 Cheroot, 15 Sellout, 16 Insane, 18 Drill, 20 Voice, 21 Arson.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Hacksaw, 5 Charm, 8 Beret, 9 Arrears, 10 Siempre, 11 Llave, 12 Storms, 14 Naipes, 17 Regar, 19 Undress, 21 Plateau, 22 Olive, 23 Desks, 24 Bufanda.

1 Habas, 2 Cartero, 3/22 Set off, 4 Whales, 5 Cerilla, 6 Araña, 7 Mussels, 12 Striped, 13 Markets, 15 Presión, 16 Suburb, 18 Glass, 20 Sueca.

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DEAR Euro Weekly, Thank god (‘scuse the pun) you still graced us with some Easter news and ideas. I was so worried it was all going to be brushed under the carpet this year. We have two young children and normally make a big deal of getting up and having hot cross buns, painting eggs and then taking the kids out to roll them down the hill. The kid’s section you did was a good idea as we are running out of ideas for them so we dipped dyed the eggs and hid them around the house instead. I tried to make hot cross buns, but am no Mary Berry, they were a bit hard. I hope all the readers managed to have a lovely time too, even if it was just Skyping their families or watching Easter films. Happy (belated) Easter. Suzie Bellows Marbella

Caffeine dream Dear Euro Weekly, Thanks for keeping me going. I can’t wait to get back outside, I am genuinely missing random human contact. Before the lockdown I would be moaning about too many people in the street, the Spaniards congregating in the middle of small pavements for a family chat, nobody covering the tills on

OUR VIEW Keeping control MILLIONS of people around the world, sheltering in their homes from the coronavirus, have turned to communications platforms like Zoom, Facebook Messenger, Skype and Instagram in order to work or stay connected to friends and family. Some aren’t willingly surrendering their online identities during this pandemic, many are being compelled to do so by their schools, family or work. For those fortunate enough to have laptops and reliable broadband internet at home, it is not sufficient to simply update privacy policies or customer agreements. Technology companies see an opportunity in this crisis. Verily, a division of Google’s parent company requires a Google account to find and arrange Coronavirus testing and says it may share your personal health information with third parties. Parents seeking a remedy for their children’s boredom could be forgiven for not poring over lengthy privacy policies before connecting them with grandparents on video chat or entertaining them with a few hours of streaming YouTube videos. Many companies make it exceedingly difficult to opt-out of data collection, burying permissions deep on their websites or frequently changing privacy policies that dictate how and how often personal information can be harvested. Once you start using some services it can also be hard to stop, particularly if your files or photos are stored there. It may be tempting for corporations to see their increasing numbers as a sign of long-term prosperity, but consumers need the option to delete user profiles after the crisis. People have lost control over a lot as a result of the coronavirus. At least they should be able to control what happens to their personal data.

CORRECTIONS

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK Spain Considers Closing Borders and Turning Away Tourism This Summer to Focus on Keep Summer Safe For Nationals Sue Mary Get the country back to a stable state of health and hopefully this pandemic will have gone by next year. Resources need to be used for the local population rather than an influx of holidaymakers.

Mike Baxter calls police macho ar*eh@les during lockdown on Spain’s Costa Del Sol and Costa Blanca and requests common sense Tammi Garcia Blackaby Easter bunny.

Mercadona when it’s busy, you know the regular moany old man stuff. Now I just can’t wait to see people in the street, children playing in the parks again, angry rushes along the high street to get home to my dog after work. It’s funny the things you take for granted that you miss. Hopefully, it will continue to make me feel differently. I don’t miss the beggars or being shoulder barged by ignorant people, but I do miss my favourite coffee! Yours in need of a good cuppa. Frank Dollimore Los Boliches

I think they are doing an amazing job... whether we like it or not they are there to protect us... and every single one of them is putting their selves and their families at risk every day...!!!

Spain’s lockdown could last until May 29 if it follows China’s strategy to combat Covid-19 Graham Wilson The lockdown is just in place to help hospitals cope with the amount of people who are infected by limiting contact. Just because the lockdown is lifted or changed does not mean the virus is less serious or has gone. Everyone will need to keep doing what they are doing by limiting contact until the vaccine is found or there could be a second wave. Anyone who thinks bars and restaurants will be open and we can all go out and start socialising or go to the beach are fooling themselves.

Unfair fine Dear Euro Weekly News, With regards to officers cracking down on Spain’s city dwellers travelling to the beaches of the Costa Blanca for Easter. On Sunday, April 5 I was fined €600 for walking on the beach with my dog. The Molinell (Oliva) beach is 400m from my house which lies in a touristic area where at this time over 95 per cent of the properties are empty. In the three weeks we’ve been under lockdown I might have seen five others on the beach also with their dogs and another five in the whole urbanisation. I don’t see what justifies the €600 as obviously I didn’t pose a threat to others and/or myself. In fact, the officer was the only person who had come within two metres from me at that time. Michael Woods Oliva, Denia

Your own fault Dear EWN, Are people idiots? I have seen a large number of people on Face­ book moaning about being stopped by the police whilst they are off out to buy some fags or some other non­essential outing. Stay in your house! If it is all over the news, in the papers, there are police patrolling the street you only have yourself to blame. Also, if you go out I hope you get fined however many times it takes to get the message into your head. If you are not bothered about your own health maybe you will care about others? Yours truly, James Thompson Denia

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Main airline Ryanair announce when they will resume flights to Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca Airports Duncan Morris How can any airline give a date to start flying as no one knows when the crisis will end. They are purely doing it so they have income from customers’ bookings.

Spain’s Government orders Costa Blanca’s coastal towns to remove ‘anti-tourism’ barriers Richard Morton NO! Lockdown means lockdown end of. What you fail to realise is that when restrictions are lifted there will still be many thousands of people infected. Therefore, the chances of a second spike are very real.

Sunbathing Covidiot gets so drunk that THREE paramedics need to treat him despite being in high demand amid Covid-19 Jace T Adams How unsafe must those paramedics have felt when he was projectile vomiting in front of them? And he didn’t even receive a fine or a caution? This is why so many people aren’t taking the lockdown seriously in the UK!

Europe’s borders may stay shut for six months more due to threat of Covid-19 from US and other countries Kathleen Sutcliffe Absolutely, otherwise can see this flaring up all over again, and all this time in lockdown will have been in vain. BETTER SAFE THEN SORRY. Keep the borders SHUT.

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I’VE been thinking about the Millennials. They get so much criticism, don’t they? I can hear the likes of our Leapy Lee and his idol Richard Littlejohn grumbling “don’t know they’re born, do they ‘eh? They should be forced to do National Service, blah blah.” Donald Trump, who Lee and Richard probably admire was a draft dodger, let’s not mention that though! What made me think about the Millennials was something my American friend posted on his Facebook page “This is so not fair for high school seniors who had their prom and graduation ceremonies taken away from them. Being born after 9/11 and growing up with wanton violence, only to enter adulthood amidst a worldwide pandemic. They really got the bad end of the stick here.” I thought, you know what, he’s right. All I’d seen up until then was criticism of our youth. Comparing the Pandemic to the War or shortages in the 70s. The old ‘they

MILLENNIALS: They get so much criticism, but they are coping well. should just get on with it because we had it worse’ attitude. You cannot compare this Pandemic to the War. In the War, what kept people going was community spirit. There is no community now, we are all separated. I think back to when I was a young woman - I lived for the weekends and my friends. For as much as I loved my parents, the last thing I wanted to be doing was stuck indoors watching Saturday night TV with them! This is possibly the most mentally challenging thing our kids will ever have to go

through. I think it’s great how the Millennials are coping. Yes, they may have taken to Instagram to post selfies of themselves in daft face masks. I’ve heard about some bizarre challenge they’re doing about not showering too! But generally, they’re sticking to the social distancing rules. Inside. Making their own memories. It’s middle aged people who don’t seem to be able to stay indoors. I’m seeing photographs of them in the media, not the kids. I also saw a suggestion that we clap for our children one night. Not a bad idea at

all. This may not be an actual war for them, but it’s just as challenging. If we can’t clap, just appreciate the effort they are making, by staying away from everything that’s normal at their age. As the Queen said “Those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any. That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow feeling still characterise this country. The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future.”

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When to disclose your mental illness with someone you are dating? MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED DATING isn’t easy at the best of times, without the several different challenges that come with dating with a mental health disorder. The big one, though, and I mean it’s the big question we ask ourselves before we even go on that first date, well I do! When do I tell him I have bipolar ?!?! I mean, when is the right time to drop the bombshell? Is there even a right time ? Is there a set timeline? Is it on the fourth date, is it when things are beginning to get serious ..? Do I just tell him casually over dinner? Do I make a big announcement ? I don’t think there is a manual or ‘the right way’ or ‘right time’ to tell someone, it has to be when you feel comfortable enough to disclose something so personal to you, the timing is up to you, it’s not about feeling ashamed, and it’s normal to worry what their reaction may be. The caution is understandable. We watch Movies and Series that show us dating someone with a mental health disorder to be ‘crazy,’ ‘psycho,’ ‘undatable,’ ‘unpredictable’… the list could go on!

With all that said I believe the right person, it should go without saying, will accept you for who you are and the diagnosis you come with. If a person criticises your condition or refuses to understand it, needless to say, you need to get rid! They are not the one for you! But you know what…! Better you tell them early on and find out their reaction than during a bad episode and then having to deal with that on top of things. But actually tell them... it’s important. Because eventually, if things do work out for you both, you will need to have a conversation about what you might need from them or what they might need expect from you. If they don’t want to date you because they can’t handle it, that’s fine, but it’s unfair on both of you if they are forced to make that decision while you are ill. But whatever you do… don’t do what I did and when he did try to talk to me about it, tell him to eff off and then wonder why he did, in fact, eff off!! The story of Ms Bipolar’s life… Let me know your thoughts or if you have anything you would like to add! Don’t forget to email me on the address below or follow me on facebook @Mswillowbipolar. Love Ms Bipolar x

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NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England CONSIDERING a lively new car for 2021, then look no further. Styled on an aggressive fighter jet, the legendary F/A 18 is the latest limited edition hyper car from Aston Martin is the car for you. The ‘Aston Martin V12 Speedster’ is ready to order now with deliveries planned for the first quarter of 2021. In development for the past 12 months and launched prior to the Quarantine by CEO Andy Palmer, “It makes me enormously proud to reveal Aston Martin’s latest, most exciting special model today. “The V12 Speedster is an incredible demonstration of the breadth of capability and determination from the ‘Q by Aston Martin’ team, who have worked tirelessly to create this stunning, two-seat sports car aimed at our most demanding and enthusiastic customers.” The V12 Speedster uses elements from both the DBS Superleggera and Vantage model lines yet creates its own unique platform. Independent double wishbone front and multilink rear suspension with coil springs and adaptive damping offering multiple modes, the V12 Speedster rides on standard 21-inch forged centre lock alloy

wheels with ceramic brakes 410mm on the front axle and 360mm on the rear as standard stopping power. Miles Nurnberger, Director of Design, Aston Martin Lagonda, said: “With the V12 Speedster we do go back a step and look into our past for inspiration. Since the DB11 launch, everything has been focused and very forward looking. Here though, we find a different tempo. There’s clear lineage from the 1959 Le Mans winning DBR1 to our Centenary celebratory CC100 Speedster Concept in 2013. There is also a bit of 1953 DB3S in the mid-section, so it really is our latest incarnation of the Speedster concept. It’s also inspired by fighter jets as much as it is by our history, and it has been created to deliver an incredibly visceral experience, hence why it is a V12, rather than a V8. With the V12 Speedster we are amplifying all the emotional strings that we can to the absolute maximum.” Powered by a 5.2-litre twin turbo V12 engine with an estimated peak output of 700 bhp and a ZF 8 speed automatic transmission the V12 Speedster is able to accelerate to 62 mph [100kph] in 3.5 seconds on the way to a top speed of 186 mph [300 kph].

Nurnberger adds: “No roof or screen, a big engine, low, with broad shoulders and exaggerated and emotional styling with twin humps and the spine separating the driver and passenger. The light, low, rear end contrasts with the bold, enlarged grille, unique headlights and bonnet nostril at the front. “The bonnet nostril we haven’t done in a very long time, but we’ve brought them back. It’s a neat trick visually to allow us to win some space for the V12. It creates this iconic looking vent.” The interior uses a mix of traditional and modern materials. Structural satin carbon fibre contrasted with traditional hand crafted saddle leather, chrome, aluminium and even 3D printed rubber. Visually and physically the interior reduces mass for a leaner and efficient style. Matt Becker, Aston Martin Chief Engineer, said: “For raw, driving thrills the V12 Speed-

No roof or screen and a big engine bring raw driving thrills of the Aston Martin V12 Speedster due on the road in Q1 2021. ster is unparalleled, the fully open element of the car adding a new dimension to the experience. It engages on every level, delivering a precise, involving driving experience, with agility and poise backed by abundant power from Aston Martin’s twinturbo 5.2-litre V12. Driving doesn’t get any purer than this.” Just 88 examples will be produced with prices starting at £765,000. Nick Horne, London, England

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Federer’s Challenge WHILE Wimbledon was cancelled this year because of the coronavirus, it looks like tennis star Roger Federer is staying in shape and has gotten more people to join him. Tennis is best and traditionally played with at least one partner, the champion shows that it can

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Workers doing amazing job THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge praised NHS staff and other key workers for doing an “amazing job” as they met some of their children during a virtual visit to a school in Burnley, Lancashire. William and Kate carried out their first royal tour via video link, chatting to pupils and teachers from the school to learn how they are coping during the coronavirus outbreak. The couple ‘virtually visited’ Casterton Primary Academy, close to Burnley General Hospital, which has remained open to teach children of key workers and other vulnerable youngsters. “To you and everyone who is in during this time, it must be such a relief for all the parents who are key workers to know that their children have the normality and structure and they’ve got a safe place for them to be,” Kate

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