Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 29 October - 4 November 2020 Issue 1843

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REPRESENTATIVES from seven Benidorm hospitality and in­ dustry­linked industries visited Madrid last week. They were received by Igna­ cio Diaz, a high­ranking official and spokesman at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, together with Miguel Sanz, director of Turespaña, which promotes tourism out­ side Spain. The representatives per­ suaded the Spain’s govern­ ment to review the possibility of applying the ERTE furlough scheme introduced during the State of Alarm to their sectors. “Since the start of the Covid­ 19 pandemic, takings have fall­ en between 50 and 60 per cent and now we are approaching the worst time of year,” said Raul Parra, president of shop­ keepers’ association, AICO. “We need the government to act now and come up with solutions to prevent dozens of businesses from closing.” The Ministry assured the

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MADRID MEETING: Representatives from Benidorm’s tourism-linked sectors at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.

Benidorm where many are finding it impossible to pay the high rents. Diaz also assured the Benidorm delegation that the central government is currently working on a 12­month exten­ sion of the deadline for repay­ ing Institute of Official Credit (ICO) loans. These would ordinarily come due next March or April, but business­owners will instead be given a year to try to sta­ bilise their finances before hav­ ing to pay up, AICO and ABRE­ CA revealed after the meeting. “The meeting had some good things, like these two an­ nouncements,” Parra said.

Turn to page 2 » Benidorm associations that the government is planning future benefits. These include non­re­ payable grants towards renting commercial premises, a per­ manent headache for small and medium­businesses espe­ cially in municipalities like

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Love Letters postponed JAVEA PLAYERS announced that the theatre group are postponing their production of Love Letters on November 10­14 and November 17­21. Although theatre performances are not affected by the new rules an­ nounced on October 24, the Players wish to participate in the commu­ nity effort to minimise Covid infection risks and are therefore postpon­ ing the show. Tickets purchased will be refunded in full. “We are sad to have to take this decision and regret any inconve­ nience,” they said. “We look forward to the time when we can an­ nounce a rescheduled Love Letters.”

Wining and Dining

GREAT MEAL: Twenty-eight members of the U3A Wine and Dine Group in Alfaz. TWENTY­EIGHT members of the U3A Marina Baixa Wine and Dine Group recently enjoyed a great meal in Alfaz. “Readers who have not heard about the association and would like to join, are as­ sured of a very warm welcome,” the U3A Ma­

rina Baixa said. “Please visit the www.u3amarinabaixa.com website or the Facebook page to find out more.” Those without internet access should contact the U3A Marina Baixa secretary Joan Flint on 966 808 591 or 663 637 167.

Denia Rock Choir together again SATURDAY October 17 was World Singing Day and the chosen song was What a Wonderful World. This was also a wonderful reason for the Denia Rock Choir (DCR) to get together for the first time since the March lockdown in Basetes park. Meeting at 10am, they sang under direction of Claire Lowe, Kate Spelling told the Euro Weekly News. “It was amazing to think that all round the world, people were singing the same song at the same time,” Kate said. “What joy it brought DRC members to get together and sing! We are hoping that it can become regular, rules and weather permitting,” she added.

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Taking the first steps “At least we have taken the first step and our claims have reached the ministry,” Parra said. Alexandre Fratini from ABRECA, which represents the hospitality trade, agreed that some questions went unanswered, and the associ­ ations still do not know what the government intends to do with the allocation for Im­ serso subsidised holidays for pensioners. The Benidorm delegation also wanted to know why Eu­ rope, but not Spain, had cre­ ated tourism vouchers and ­ a longstanding complaint ­ was Benidorm, the third most important tourist desti­ nation, still not officially classed as a tourist munici­ pality. “Brussels is waiting for us and we aren’t going to stop,” Fratini declared.

U3A eight months on CALPE U3A held their general meeting on Octo­ ber 15 in the Salon Blau at the Casa de Cultura. There was a talk by Pedro from Calpe Red Cross who brought three members of the team ­ Cristina, Alba and Laura ­ with him. The Red Cross are very positive about their work and are keen to liaise closely with Calpe U3A, they said. The organisation is also requesting un­ wrapped Christmas toys for the children of fami­ lies that have been affected by the Covid­19 pan­ demic. Liam McKervey gave an insight into his expe­ riences in the nursing profession and as a nurs­

ing home manager. On one occasion he received a 3am phone call explaining that the chef had won a cow in a card game and it was in the kitchen. When Liam arrived he found a horse, not a cow, and after arranging for the horse to be tak­ en to a nearby farm, the kitchen had an immedi­ ate deep clean. Liam has put his name forward to take over as Calpe U3A president at the November annual general meeting, which will be held on Thursday, November 19 at the Casa de Cultura’s Salon Blau. Doors open at 10am and will commence at 11am.

10th Painters’ Meeting THIRTY artists met in Albir last Saturday, October 24, to take part in the 10th Painters’ Meet­ ing. This was organised by ArtA­ vant, with collaboration from the Alfaz Town Hall’s Culture de­ partment. The aim was to allow partici­ pants of all ages to spend the day painting at the Albir Biblio­ playa. This year’s theme, Rela­ cionarte, centred on the concept of openings and the connecting

spaces between two zones, the organisers explained, and the paintings will be exhibited at the Casa de Cultura in November. Alfaz’s Culture councillor Manuel Casado ­ accompanied by councillors Rocio Guijarro, Martine Mertens, Luis Miguel Morant ­ visited the painters at work on Albir beach where they met ArtAvant’s president, Isabel Pedrola. The meeting was not a com­ petition, Pedrola explained, but an opportunity for the young

and adults to enjoy painting out­ doors in a friendly atmosphere. ArtAvant, which was founded in 2007, is dedicated to encour­ aging creativity and mutual learning, while connecting artists from all branches of the arts at different levels of experi­ ence. Together with organising talks, workshops and exhibi­ tions, the association also holds art classes for adults and chil­ dren at Alfaz’s Casa de Cultura from October to June.

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NIBS EXTRA Asbestos risk IMPROVEMENTS to Calle Pare Pere and Calle Major in Denia have come to a halt while the town hall awaits official permission to remove Uralita fibrocement, which contains health-threatening asbestos. Meanwhile, work is on schedule and continues in adjoining Calle La Bretxa and Calle Cos de Guardia.

Tax break JAVEA Town Hall Finance department is waiving its 2021 tax on bars and restaurants whose terrace tables occupy public pavements and spaces, although this means a €200,000 reduction in the local government’s income. Terraces may also continue to occupy more than their allocated space to ensure adequate social distancing.

Local limes OLIVA’S citrus fruit growers are promoting limes, which they are now publicising throughout Spain. Although not traditionally associated with Oliva, they explained that the limes are fresher and in better condition than imported fruit and are more environmentally-friendly as they do not involve long journeys or generate excessive carbon footprints.

Tree surgery LA VILA’S Environment department and the Diputacion provincial council are clearing, pruning and maintaining the pinewoods adjoining Calle Tramuntana in La Cala de Villajoyosa. Deadfalls and weaker trees are being removed, reducing the everpresent fire hazard and favouring hardy native species that are able to retain rainwater and help to prevent erosion.

Heavy metal A SPANISH couple were charged with stealing copper drainpipes worth €5,000 from the facades of Marina Alta villas, targeting properties with elderly owners in isolated areas and selling on the copper to Benissa and El Vergel scrap dealers. The woman was charged and released, although her partner has now been remanded.

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Lions go fund racing State of Alarm TEULADA­MORAIRA LIONS re­ ceived a €250 donation from the recent Ladies’ St Leger Race Day event at Maxim’s. Organiser Coral Guise­Smith offered the Lions 50 per cent of the profits, which she stipulated should go to the local Food Banks. Teulada­Moraira Lions were extremely grateful to Coral and Libby for their generosity and assured them that the funds will be directed as requested, as they regularly donate to the Food Banks, particularly when their usual funding routes are interrupted for some reason. There are strong indications that poverty will be a key prob­ lem in the local community this winter following the pandemic’s impact on businesses, and Teu­ lada­Moraira Lions are keen to look at all options to boost their funds.

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DONATION: €250 for Teulada-Moraira Lions, thanks to Maxim’s Ladies St Leger Race Day. To help them in this endeav­ our, they are asking everyone to visit the Lion’s Den charity shop a couple of doors away from Letters R Us beneath the Pepe La Sal supermarket at the Cen­ tro Comercial in Moraira. For those who would like to support the Lions, but do not feel comfortable about going

into the shop, they also have a GoFundMe page https://www.gofundme.com/f/ teulada­moraira­lions which can be accessed via their website or Facebook page. For more information about the Teulada Moraira Lions, visit the www.tmlions.com web­ page.

THE Spanish government implemented a nationwide State of Alarm on Sunday, October 25. The State of Alarm means that the pub­ lic must abide by: A mandatory nationwide curfew for the entire coun­ try is now in effect from 11pm until 6am daily. The autonomous regions of Spain are able to amend the time of the curfew by one hour at their discretion, but the rules will remain in place for a 15­day period, after which it will be re­ viewed from November 9. The initial period will last for 15 days with parliament having to ratify any exten­ sions or amendments mov­ ing forward. The extraordinary meet­ ing of the government

council of ministers was held on Sunday, October 25 at midday and approved the required decree to im­ plement the new State of Alarm. Until the government is content that the rate of in­ fection has dropped to ac­ ceptable levels, they have stated that they will contin­ ue to seek extensions to this process until the spread is confined. At this stage, the govern­ ment has made no indica­ tion that it intends to im­ plement a further national lockdown, however, in his speech on Friday October 23, Sanchez would not go as far as to rule it out en­ tirely. This information was cor­ rect at the time of print.

Some tales to tell Call for Help

U3A VALL DEL POP’S second general assembly of the 2020­2021 season saw members gather­ ing at El Cid in Benidoleig. The next two general assemblies will also be held at El Cid while municipal halls are unavail­ able, although to accommodate their other events these will move to Wednesdays. The meeting concluded with Tales to Tell from Clive Browning, an Environmental Health Officer from the 1970s through to 2008. Clive reminisced on his work, pointing out that many complainants now refer their case di­ rectly to a solicitor rather than the Environmen­ tal Health Officer. He recalled visiting a sweet old lady who

complained after finding that nothing came out when she tried to pour out milk. Clive immedi­ ately spotted a mouse stuck in the mouth of the bottle and only then realised that she was blind. Then there was the Fish and Chip shop in a poor area of the city where everything seemed superficially acceptable, until Clive saw a man with a bucket of peeled potatoes emerging from the family bathroom. Further investigation showed the potato peeling was ongoing whilst a gentleman was sit­ ting on the toilet and reading the paper to the peeler. For further information on U3A Vall del Pop check the www.u3avalldelpop.com website.

Benidorm’s good figures MORE than 46,000 people visited Benidorm’s beach­ es during the October 9­12 long weekend. “These figures demon­ strate the holiday’s impact on the town, with hotel occupancy reaching 70 per cent according to the Hos­ bec hoteliers’ associa­ tion,” Benidorm mayor Toni Perez announced.

Tourist apartments, campsites and second res­ idences also saw an influx of visitors, the mayor added. “Although these figures are far from pre­pandemic levels, they confirm that Benidorm is a leading tourist destination, even in adverse conditions,” he said.

Albir charity calendar

THE We Love Albir associa­ tion’s 2021 calendar is now on sale for €7.50. It was produced with collaboration from Alfaz Town Hall and Zeblack printers with all proceeds from sales of the calen­ dar going to the local Vol­ untariado Social to help those affected by the Covid­19 crisis. The images of Albir and Alfaz used for the calendar were ceded by We love Albir members and the town hall. Zeblack made no charge for the printing costs.

ON Monday, October 19, the Euro Weekly News was con­ tacted by Paula Martin. She was making a general call for the people who know and love Benidorm to rally round and help the town. “Friends of Benidorm, we need your support now,” Paula declared. “Many of you have had wonderful times in Benidorm and now Benidorm needs you to help us recover.” “As a town we are in dire straits. Our industry is tourism but without tourists our young people have no work, no hope, no aspirations, no money. “Benidorm, the jewel in the Costa Blanca’s crown, has lost its sparkle. Please support the town you visited dur­ ing the good times,” she said. Thirteen thousand of Benidorm’s 68,000 inhabitants are pensioners, but they alone cannot support the town, Paula pointed out. Other nearby towns where half the population are pensioners are not doing too badly, but in Benidorm 33,500 people ­ the workforce ­ were aged between 18 and 65. “How many are without jobs? Too many!” lamented Paula, calling on Benidorm’s friends to help them get back to work. “Come to Benidorm once a week to one of the restau­ rants or bars that are open,” she urged. “You can get a roast dinner from €4.50 while tapas and a drink will set you back between €1.50 and €2. A Menu of the Day starts at €7 and upwards, with something to suit every pocket. “Friends and neighbours of Benidorm, we desperately need your support,” Paula declared. “Our young people want to work… please help them!” ‘Friends of Benidorm’ are looking to raise funds to run an advertising campaign to promote the local area, please contact Benjamin on 644 009 838 to donate.

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THE Garda are back on the Irish border and carrying out checks on drivers after the highest­level lockdowns were imposed on both sides of the frontier. Irish police have not carried out such stringent checks on dri­ vers from Ulster since the days of the Troubles when the IRA moved guns and explosives into the war­torn province. Now they are on the lookout for people making non­essen­ tial journeys, after the Republic this week imposed swingeing Level 5 restrictions which ban people from travelling more than three miles (5km) from their home. On Wednesday, October 21, when Ireland’s new six­week national lockdown began, the Gardai were given new powers by Dublin to prosecute people making non­essential travel, with fines of up to €2,500 and jail for up to six months.

CELEBRATIONS in Chile have tak­ en place over a vote to rip up the dictatorship­era constitution. There have been jubilant scenes throughout Chile after 78 per cent voted ‘yes’ to rewriting the country’s dictatorship­era constitution on Sunday, October 25. President Sebastián Piñera praised the peaceful vote, after violent scenes were witnessed at demonstrations during the week in Santiago. Right­wing President Piñera agreed in November 2019 to

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Border Patrol Chile Celebrations Finnair Jubilant Chileans take to the streets to celebrate. hold the referendum as Chileans called for a reform of the old dic­ tatorship­era constitution, which they argued entrenched inequal­ ities by putting the private sector

in control of health, education, housing and pensions. The referendum, originally due to be held in April, was post­ poned due to the pandemic.

M40 huge pileup Aragon circuit-breaker confirmed AT least 20 people have been injured in a huge 12­car motor­ way pile up on the M40 in the UK. The horrific pileup occurred on the M40 motorway on Sun­ day, October 25 just before 6pm on the southbound car­

riageway close to J4 for High Wycombe. Ambulance services confirmed that 11 people were taken to hospital with “serious or minor injuries.” An air ambulance and the fire service attended the incident.

JAVIER LAMBAN, president of Aragon, announced a regional cir­ cuit­ breaker which began at mid­ night on October 27. This will last until November 9, a measure that is permitted under

the State of Alarm announced on Sunday, October 26. Lamban pointed out that the capital cities of three Aragon provinces ­ Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel ­ are already confined and this has now

Fabulous Joan JOAN COLLINS looked as fabulous as ever as she and husband Percy Gibson spent time chatting with fans outside their Madrid hotel on Tuesday, October 20. The actress, 87, was barely recognisable beneath her face mask, sunglasses and hat, but still managed to look every inch a su­ perstar.

Joan was as accommodating as ever stopping to have photos with fans as she took some downtime from filming. The screen icon was in Madrid to film scenes for new medieval series Glow and Darkness, in which she plays Queen Adelaide of Savoy alongside Jane Seymour and Denise Richards.

been extended throughout the re­ gion. The population may travel freely inside Aragon, but cannot leave the region nor may others enter, without “a justifiable rea­ son,” Lamban said. “The evolution of the pandemic has obliged us to take these mea­ sures,” he added, arguing that it would be “reckless” to soften the blow. The next two weeks ­ to­ gether with the previous seven days ­ were key to flattening the curve, he added. Lamban also announced that Aragon’s 11pm­6am would re­ main unchanged and rejected the possibility of applying weekend lockdowns. “This is not something we have considered,” he said.

Food

FINLAND’S main nation­ al airline, Finnair, has been selling its busi­ ness class meals in a su­ permarket near Helsin­ ki airport, and following its success, they’re set to be sold in more. The experiment proved a big hit among customers as over 1,600 meals were sold within days of the launch. For the takeaway meals, priced at €12.90, customers get the chance to live the life of a business class flier with a choice between: beef with teriyaki­ radish sauce served with grilled spring onion and rice, or smoked arc­ tic char with chantarelle risotto, on offer. As it battles to limit job losses at its catering division in the wake of the Covid­19 pandemic, Finnair has also decided to sell the meals in more supermarkets.

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Nerja Feria More Monet please AN oil painting by Banksy paying tribute to a Claude Monet masterpiece sold in Lon­ don Wednesday, October 21, for £7.6 mil­ lion. The incredible price achieved by Sothe­ by’s for Show Me the Monet is the sec­ ond­highest yet for the mystery British street artist. Five collectors pushed the winning bid over the estimate of up to £5 million.

NOT A FIRST: Nerja feria was cancelled 110 years ago. THE Nerja Town Hall in Axarquia has published a document dated September 3, 1910, that reveals that the suspension of the feria this year as a result of the health crisis is not a first for the town. It appears 110 years ago the town was also forced to cancel the feria, on that occasion due to a cholera epidemic. In said act, which the municipal archive has made known due to its coincidence with the current reality, it is specified that “considering that it is highly inappropriate at the present time to hold celebrations that involve the agglomeration of the public and suppress celebrations that ordinarily are held every year in this town on October 9, 10 and 11.” As pointed out by the town hall in a statement, this year’s budget allocated to the fair, which amounted to €325,000 has been re-allocated to help the Covid-19 crisis.

Daddies Girl

DAVID and Victoria Beckham caused huge debate yet again among their fans on Tuesday, October 20, after a picture was shared of him kissing his daughter Harper on the lips. David, 45, was seen enjoying some quality time with his youngest offspring Harper, nine, as they foraged for fruits and vegetables. However, when Victoria, 46, uploaded the sweet snap to her Instagram account, divided followers soon started to debate whether they thought this was appropriate. However, an overwhelming amount of support was also shown as others flooded the comments section with kind words.

Created in 2005, the painting trans­ forms Monet’s Water Lily Pond into a fly­ tipping spot. A Banksy depicting the UK parliament populated by chimpanzees fetched £9.9 million a year ago. The artist’s identity remains a mystery as his works have begun to attract increas­ ingly high sums at auction. Meanwhile, he continues to use his art in stunts that gen­ erate huge publicity.

Empty Plates Protest IN yet another act of protest people left empty plates with messages about hungry children outside a local Tory headquarters on Monday, October 26, after their MP voted against pro­ viding free school meals for children over the school holidays. Southend West MP Sir David Amess was

one of the 322 Tories who voted against the Labour Party motion to provide free school meals for children during the half­term break and Christmas holidays. A range of food banks and restaurants, pubs and cafes have signed up to Marcus Rashford’s campaign to feed vulnerable families.

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Alcohol Free GUINNESS has launched a new alco­ hol­free version of its famed stout af­ ter a four­year endeavour to replicate the same taste. The Irish brewer says Guinness 0.0 is a response to a growing consumer ap­ petite for non­alcohol, lower­calorie beverages. The product was developed by an innovation team based at Guinness’s brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin. Aisling Ryan, one of the team’s lead brewers, said ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of versions were tried until they finally landed on one they were happy with. She said: “It’s been a long time in the making.” Ms Ryan said finding a way to take out the alcohol in a ‘gentle way’ with­ out using heat was crucial in maintain­ ing the Guinness taste.

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Lonely gran A LONELY gran has sent a heart­ breaking message as she begs to see her family. Mary Fowler, 104, is a resi­ dent of Balfarg Care Home in Glenrothes, Fife. Because of Covid­19 restrictions, she hasn’t had any physical contact with her family in months. Locked down since March, Mary has only had brief visits with one of her children, who she had to speak to through a window. Now Mary has record­ ed a heartbreaking message

LONELY: Care home gran makes heart-felt plea to see her family. telling the world the restrictions are ‘cutting her to bits.’ Mary insisted that while she is “very well looked after” at Balfarg, she needs to see her children.

Balearic Fury THE president of the PP in the Balearic Islands, Biel Company, has de­ manded the ‘immediate’ resignation of the President of the Govern­ ment, Francina Armengol. She was allegedly seen in a bar well after curfew on Tuesday, October 6. Regulations on the islands to curb the coronavirus pandemic require bars and restaurants to close before 1am. The president and several senior ministers met on the night in ques­ tion for a working dinner. After dinner, the president and her colleagues ‘found an open establishment, specifically the Hat Bar, and entered.’ The president claims that they left the bar at around 1am, however ‘at the time of departure, the Director General of Communication suf­ fered a blackout,’ so they waited outside until he recovered.

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Urban Garden ALMERIA greenhouses have inspired the Green­ domo Project to develop urban, sustainable agri­ culture. What was once a desert in Almeria is now a sea of greenhouses ­ and the orchard of Europe. This has inspired a group of pioneering companies to develop the Greendo­ mo Project in a bid to build similar greenhouses which can be used in a va­ riety of outdoor spaces in­ cluding parks and other green spaces, terraces or even the attics of urban buildings. Greendomo looks set to play a big part in urban agriculture in the future. That could help make a huge contribution to food security and could transform the everyday lives of city dwellers across the world.

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Child burns Maxwell’s Denial A CHILD suffered burns to her face as hand sanitiser accidentally caught fire while she was playing with it. Izabella Reaume, 6, from Toledo, Ohio has been left with horrific scars on her face after the FDA warned of a sharp increase in sanitiser products testing positive for methanol contamination. The brave little girl was playing with the hand sanitiser in her garden when her cousin ignited a lighter, causing the sanitiser to burst into flames. Izabella’s mom Larrissa said doctors had to cut off her clothes. “I carried her in my arms. When I saw what had happened to her face I was devastated.”

Malaga Lights no show THIS year Christmas may be a little different, with a bleak outlook motivated by a rebound in Covid-19 cases in Malaga, with curfews and further restrictions being reinstated. Many Brits won’t risk going home for fear they will be unable to return if borders are closed, but Malaga is turning on its Christmas lights, just without the show. Malaga City Council continues with its plans to be

among the European cities with the best Christmas lighting. The Ximénez company is already placing the decorative elements of Calle Larios and the city centre, which will be illuminated on Friday, November 27. However, there will be no show scheduled and the crowds which occurred in previous years to see the initial switch-on would be unthinkable.

TRANSCRIPTS of a 2016 de­ position reveal Ghislaine Maxwell denied knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s child abuse, in which she states she never witnessed ‘inap­

propriate underage activi­ ties’ by him. Ms Maxwell, who is set to go on trial next year accused of helping Epstein traffic and sexually abuse underage

Students Jump STUDENTS risked their lives jumping from windows to avoid being caught at a lockdown party. Footage posted on social media shows University of Salford students risk life and limb to avoid being nabbed by security breaking up an illegal lockdown party. The party took place at the Peel Park Quarter accommodation on Wednesday, October 21. When security went to investigate a ‘gathering’ they found multiple students scrambling from first floor windows in a bid to escape detection. Photos and videos show friends on the ground helping some students down, while others jumped down unaided. Salford was in Tier Two lockdown on the night, with people banned from mixing with other households indoors. The area has since moved onto stricter restrictions under Tier Three.

Invasive touch Tip of the iceberg

LEISURE centres are to receive £100 million to keep Britons fighting fit. But while Swim England has welcomed the investment in public leisure centres “as a good start,” it fears it will only cover the “tip of the iceberg.” The cash is part of £1 billion worth of funding for councils in need announced by the Prime Minister earlier this month. But Swim England chief executive, Jane Nickerson, is con­ cerned that 200 public swimming pools remain closed fol­ lowing the national lockdown due to the coronavirus pan­ demic, despite being able to reopen since July 25.

SERIOUS concerns have been raised by Australia after 13 Aus­ tralian women were reportedly subjected to invasive internal exams in Qatar. The incident happened as the women tried to board a flight from Doha to Sydney on October 2, where according to a Channel Seven report, they were taken to an ambulance on the tarmac and ordered to remove their underwear before be­ ing examined. The women were not told the reason behind the examina­ tions, however, they reportedly happened after staff at the Hamad International Airport discovered a prematurely born baby, not known whether to be alive or deceased, in a bath­ room.

girls, has long fought for this deposition to be kept secret with her lawyers believing their release would violate her rights to a fair trial. It came from a civil defamation lawsuit, which has since been settled, brought by one of Epstein’s accusers, Virginia Giuffre. Fifty­eight­year­old Maxwell, daughter of the late dis­ graced UK newspaper ty­ coon Robert Maxwell, was arrested in July after being accused of perjury for having denied her involvement in Epstein’s schemes when she gave her deposition under oath.

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29 October - 4 November 2020 A WOMAN is in critical con­ dition after falling 100ft from a fairground ride. A 25­year­old Australian woman is fighting for her life after plunging 100ft from ‘The Hangover’ ride at the Cairns Showfest on Sat­ urday, October 24. Onlookers claim the woman screamed “I’m falling” before she slipped and became ‘entrapped’ in the mechanism of the ride, which swings passengers 360 degrees. Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Fire and

Fairground ride Emergency Services freed the woman but she had al­ ready suffered ‘significant head and spinal injuries.’ It is not known how the woman fell, but police say an investigation into the safety of the ride is current­ ly ongoing. The Hangover ride’s safety is under police investigation.

Harry Styles A Right Royal H A R R Y S T Y L ES has branched out into the business world with in­ vestment in a new music venue. The One Direction band member and solo artist announced on Monday, October 26 that he has invested a “significant figure” in what is set to become the UK’s largest ever indoor music arena. Manchester’s £350 million Co­ op Live boasts 23,500 seats, greater than London’s 20,000­ seater O2 Arena, and is set to open in 2023.

Opportunity PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton are looking for the right candidate for an exciting job opportunity. William and Kate are looking for someone to work in housekeeping at Kensington Palace and the suc­ cessful candidate will need to be able to “maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.” The deadline for the job offer is November 7 at 11.55pm and the salary for the coveted job starts at £19,140. The successful candidate will be offered the chance to ‘live­in’ at the palace, with all meals and travel expenses provided.

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Food Fight BRITISH AIRWAYS has axed its deal with M&S to provide its in­ flight meals and now Greggs is set to battle Waitrose to win the contract. Greggs and Wait­ rose will battle it out to see who will be n e x t t o p r o v i d e BA with a selection of salads, sandwiches, and snacks after sources dismissed ru­ mours of the airline returning to free meals on short­haul flights, which they stopped in 2016 when their deal with M&S was a n­ nounced. A spokesman for M&S highlighted their appreciation for their time work­ ing with BA: “We are proud to have been a s u p p l i e r t o BA’ s short­haul food ser­ vice since 2017.

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Fake News TRUMP’S personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has hit back at claims that he was filmed in a highly compromising situation for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Borat movie as ‘a complete fabrication.’ Giuliani was filmed in the Mark Hotel in New York City in July where he was tricked into

giving a fake interview with an actor playing Borat’s daughter, posing as a TV journalist. In the footage, the former New York mayor appears to recline on the bed and put his hand down his pants. Giuliani has said that he thought the hotel meeting was a serious interview about the

Giuliani dismisses Borat hotel scene. Trump administration’s han­ dling of the coronavirus pan­ demic.

Massive Birds of Prey Cake THE world’s largest Zuger Kirschtorte cake has been baked by a team of 10 bakers in the Swiss town of Zug. Weighing a hefty 531 pounds (almost 241 kilos), the cake ­ also known as a Swiss cherry cake ­ was created by bak­ ers from the Confiserie Speck bakery who spent 55 hours working on the dessert. The cherry liqueur­filled cake mea­ sured about 13 feet in diameter and was cut into around 3,300 pieces which were given to local residents once it had been officially measured.

A STUDY by the Raptor Protocol (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors), published on Wednesday, October 21, spans 12 years and shows the vast majority of Ireland’s birds of prey have been killed by human attacks or other activity including poisoning. Just over 300 of the birds were found to have been poisoned or suffered some form of unnatural death between 2007 and 2019. The study involved collecting carcasses and injured birds, carrying out X-rays, post-mortems, DNA sampling, toxicology, follow-up investigations and data analysis. In the 12-year period, a total of 338 incidents were recorded, including 214 poisonings which accounts for 71.5 per cent of incidents.

FOUR Nottingham Uni stu­ dents have each been fined £10k for throwing a house party on Tuesday, October 20, against lockdown rules, claim­ ing police ‘spoiled their fun.’ The Nottingham Trent third­years were caught by police last week playing host to over 30 revellers in a prop­ erty in Kimbolton Avenue, Lenton, and were each

Fined Big slapped with a £10,000 fine. They have also been suspend­ ed from university pending an investigation.

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Although the students had claimed everybody had left, when police entered the property they found dozens of party­goers hiding in the kitchen, bedrooms and base­ ment. A spokesman for the uni­ versity said that all four have been suspended and could face further disciplinary ac­ tion.

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BRITISH Airways owner IAG reports a €1.3 billion third­quar­ ter loss after having to cut flying schedules for the rest of the year and coronavirus restrictions playing havoc with the busi­ ness. The announcement of the significant loss far outweighed predictions of €920 million and highlights the major task Luis Gallego has on his hands after being appointed as IAG’s new boss in September. Despite the report of the major losses the company said that liquidity was strong having raised €2.74 billion from shareholders and received the funds in early October, raising its total liquidity to €9.3 billion.

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WHEN the clocks went back in Spain on Sunday, October 25, many in Spain were hoping it will be for the last time. The practice of daylight savings was introduced in the early 20th century as a way of making the most of the natur­

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A CASH­SAVING app which lets parents get free toys from families who don’t want them any more is being expanded across the UK. YoungPlanet is an app that enables parents to put unused chil­ dren’s toys to good use with new families and away from landfill, for free. Founded by parents to address ‘the inherent waste, product obso­ lescence and cost of raising children’ as well as to help declutter mod­ ern homes. YoungPlanet was first launched by husband and wife, Jason and Emma Ash, last year, starting off with a trial in London. They’ve now expanded to several other areas in the UK.

Clock Stop al light and conserving fuel, but is con­ sidered by many to be obsolete. This means that European nations must communicate whether they

choose summer or wintertime. If they opt for the first option, the last time change will take place in March 2021, while the clock will be changed for the last time in October 2021 in those nations that decide to stay with wintertime.

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WhatsApp Shopping FACEBOOK Inc has con­ firmed that its popular messaging app, What­ sApp, would start to offer in­app purchases. The social media giant, who also own Instagram, bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion and has been looking for ways to boost its revenue after ex­ periencing slow monetisa­ tion growth. The company, owned by Mark Zuckerburg, is looking to boost its revenue from the messaging app whilst trying to fuse together its e­commerce infrastructure across the entire company. Facebook Shops launched in May and the world’s biggest social me­ dia company has been looking to unify its shop­ ping experience across its platforms with WhatsApp set to enable businesses to sell products via the Face­ book integrated software and hosting service.

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Top Latin Artist

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS has been crowned Billboard Top Latin Artist of All Time. The Spanish singer/song­ writer was honoured at the Bill­ board Latin Music Awards cere­ mony at the BB&T Centre in Sunrise, Florida, on Wednesday, October 21. The Latin star, who celebrated the birth of his third child with retired tennis ace Anna Kournikova eight months ago, began his career during the mid­ 90’s and has become the King of Latin Pop. The ceremony had a limited audience due to Covid restric­

KING OF LATIN POP: Enrique Iglesias. tions and five stages were used which were sanitised between acts which included Reik, Jessie Reyez, Gente de Zona, Gerardo Ortiz and Carlos Vives.

Spiderman Activist AN activist in his 60s, dressed in a Spiderman costume, scaled Big Ben scaffolding to display several banners. Just before 8am on Thursday morning, October 22, a man appearing to be in his 60s climbed the scaffolding onto Big Ben where he displayed multiple banners carrying messages to the government. In a rush of different senti-

ments, the Spiderman activist seemed to be urging the government to give northern England an extra £2 billion in funding before putting areas into the tier three ‘very high’ alert level. Scotland Yard confirmed that the man climbed down from the scaffolding at around 10am, where he was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass.

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NEW TREATY: A Nuclear test in North Pacific.

T H E   U N has confirmed a ban on nuclear weapons will come into effect next year. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is set to come into force on January 22, 2021, according to Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General. A statement released on Sunday, October 25 said: “The Secretary-General commends the States that have ratified the Treaty and salutes the work of civil society, which has been instrumental in facilitating the negotiation and ratification of the Treaty.” From January, the development, production, testing, storing, using or threats to use nuclear weapons will all be banned. So far, none of the world’s major nuclear powers - the U S, Britain, F rance, C hina or R ussia have signed it.

POLICE in Ireland shut down a suspected illegal pub kitted out with bar and pool table. The ‘fully operational bar’ was discovered by Gardai after visiting a suspected unlicensed establishment, or ‘sheeban,’ near Athy in County Kildare on Friday evening, October 23. They found the premises was FULL FITTED: The ‘bar’ kitted out with a stocked bar, had a pool table and 70” full-sized pool table, tables, TV. chairs, stools, and a smoking area, along with a 70” flat-screen TV. Several kegs of beer, a significant amount of alcohol and bar equipment was seized during the search. Officers launched an investigation after learning about the use of suspected sheeban through social media.

Longest ICU THE longest ICU patient in Spain fighting coronavirus has died shortly after leaving hospital. Ángel Mateos, who became the patient holding the record for the longest time spent in an ICU unit due to coronavirus after 172 days in intensive care, has died. The extraordinary man, hailed by hospital workers as ‘a great fighter,’ was admitted to the ICU of Igualada Hospital, Barcelona, where he had worked as an auxiliary nurse for 20 years, on March 16. Mateos faced multiple complications while in the ICU from March to September 3, including kidney failure, sepsis and pneumonia.

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Cowell is looking healthier after putting on weight. SIMON COWELL has ‘broken his vegan diet to put on weight’ to aid recovery from broken back Music mogul Simon Cowell, 61, fell off an electric bike in Au­ gust and reportedly had exten­ sive surgery to mend his broken spine. Now celebrity pal Sinitta claims he is ditching the vegan diet in order to pile on the pounds to aid his recovery. Cowell shocked fans earlier in the year when he shed a mas­ sive 60 pounds by adhering to a strict vegan diet as part of a life style makeover, but long­time friend Sinitta says that Cowell is now feeling much healthier after adding more protein back into his diet.

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Covid Rude Al Fresco Cost COVID has cost Ameri­ cans 2.5 million years of life, claims Harvard scien­ tist Stephen Elledge. The molecular biolo­ gist and geneticist calcu­ lated life expectancy for more than 200,000 Americans who have died of Covid­19. And surprising find­ ings revealed the virus has cost Americans 2.5 million years of life ­ about the same as from six months of cancer deaths. He also found that half of the fatalities have been people who died in middle age, not elderly people ‘who may have died soon anyway.’ Younger people don’t die of coronavirus at the same rate as older peo­ ple, but they do die, said Elledge.

A WOMAN has been fined £230 for having ‘al fresco’ sex with a stranger. Kate Jackson, 40, and Jonathan Pisani, 44, were seen having sex on a pave­ ment in Stalybridge town cen­ tre, Greater Manchester, at 3.43pm on August 10. A concerned passer­by phoned the police as she thought Jackson was being raped, but later examination of CCTV footage showed the couple kissing and cuddling. The pair were arrested at the scene and charged with outraging public decency. In addition to a £50 fine,

Jackson received a fine. Jackson, who lives at a house on state benefits, was also or­ dered to pay £180 in costs and surcharges. Pisani is due to be sen­ tenced in December.

Embarrassed A DUTCH researcher guessed ‘maga2020!’ on his fifth guess, gaining access to the US president’s messages and could post tweets in his name and change his profile! The researcher, Victor Gevers, gained access to the president’s mes­ sages and could post tweets to Trump’s 87m followers in his name. He could even have changed the US president’s profile if he had wanted to. A privacy researcher at ProPrivacy, Andreas Theodorou, said: “For the President of the United States to use such a weak password is, not sim­ ply an embarrassment, it is clearly dangerously incompetent.”

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A YOUNG mother accused of killing her baby says she was told by her partner not to tell anyone. Tiffany Tate, 22, and Michael Roe, 33, are charged with killing their newborn baby, Hol­ ly, between September 8 and 11 at their home in Crowbor­ ough, East Sussex. Tate, who

Young Mother has borderline learning difficul­ ties, told the court that Roe said not to tell anyone their daughter had stopped breath­

ing days before she died. Ex­ pert medical evidence shows the baby suffered brain injuries on at least three occasions. Tate admitted she consid­ ered acting violently against her baby in a police interview. The pair denies murder and allowing the other to kill their baby.

www.euroweeklynews.com M I L I T A R Y assistance was sought by police to deal with an oil tanker incident off the coast of the Isle of Wight. According to the coast­ guard, a mayday call was made at around 9am on Sun­ day, October 25 as crew members reportedly shel­ tered in a safe room when ‘Nigerian stowaways’ became violent. Armed units set up base at the dockyard in Portsmouth, and according to Isle of Wight Radio, lights on the ship, which had been illumi­ nated earlier, were no

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MAYDAY CALL: Oil tanker off the Isle of Wight. longer to be seen. It was originally suggested that the tanker had been hi­ jacked, but lawyers represent­

ing the owners of the vessel, which had come from Nigeria, told the BBC the incident was ‘100 per cent not a hijacking.’

School Shooting Man A 12-YEAR-OLD girl became the seventh child to die in a school shooting in Cameroon after she failed to recover from her injuries from the attack on Saturday, October 24. Gunmen stormed a school in the south west region of Cameroon killing seven children and injuring a further 12, with the 12­year­old girl passing away on Sunday, October 25. The latest loss of innocent lives come as part of conflicts between separatist insurgents and government forces, which began in 2017 when protests by English­speaking north west and south west regions of Cameroon over perceived margin­ alisation by the dominant French­speaking majority escalated into violence. Alarming stats show that more than 3,000 people have died since the violence began.

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A MAN visited Tesco in just underpants to protest the non­essential item sale ban. Christopher Noden stripped down to his boxer shorts and visited his local Tesco in Wales in protest against the new controversial firebreaker shopping rules, which bans stores from sell­ ing ‘non­essential’ items.

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Handshake A wow project

A FEMALE teacher who lost out on a job to a male teacher be­ cause of his ‘strong handshake’ sued the school for sexual dis­ crimination. Vanaja Greenwood was passed over for a job as a Maths teacher in Pinewood School in Bourton, near Oxford, in favour of male teacher Neil Crossley. Assessing their interviews for the position, head teacher Philip Hoyland noted that Mrs Greenwood was ‘gentle’, where­ as Mr Crossley had a ‘firm and strong handshake’ which ‘in­ spired confidence.’ Mrs Greenwood won a sex discrimination claim against the school following an employment tribunal in Bristol and a reme­ dy hearing will be held at a later date, at which any compensa­ tion owed to Mrs Greenwood will be decided. THE King of Thailand was rushed to hospital after one of his bodyguards tested pos­ itive for coronavirus. Thailand’s monarch King Vajiralongkorn was rushed to a Bangkok hospital in a secret 2am visit amid coronavirus fears after one of his security personnel tested positive. Vajiralongkorn was treated in the Thai capital before leaving the hospital in the early hours of Wednesday October 21. Vajiralongkorn succeeded to the throne in 2016 after the death of his father, King

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The King and Queen mingle with fans. Bhumibol, who had reigned since 1946. Just days before the coro­ nation, the King married his long­term consort and gave her the title Queen Suthida.

DIMAS GIMENO, the former president of El Corte Inglés, has embarked on a new project by creating Wow, a store to rival retail giant Primark. Located at the very fashionable number 18 Gran Vía in Madrid, the su­ perstore will offer everything from fashion to hospitality, through household and leisure items. Work has already begun on the new site on one of Madrid’s most popular streets, which measures more than 5,500 square metres. These works are expected to be completed during the month of April 2021 and, subsequently, the opening date will be announced. The brand has already se­ cured funding of €2.8 million from US firm FJ Labs and ex­ pects to launch a new round of marketing before the end of the year to attract even more backers.

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Perfect Day D I S N E Y’S Executive C hairman B ob I ger has invested in vegan company Perfect Day and will also join the board. Iger, who began his new role at Disney in February after relinquished his CEO title earlier this year, is said to be interested in new ventures to invest in and with the popularity of plantbased or meatless foods increasing in recent years, this seems to be a great move. Perfect Day aims to make dairy products without using animals in an effort to create a more sustainable product, cutting out factory farming, lactose, hormones and antibiotics.

Tragic Mum A TRAGIC mum took her own life with the body of her baby son later found at home. After the body of paediatric nurse Nicola Keane, 34, was found under a toll bridge near Dublin, Gardai went to her house in Lucan where they woke her husband and found sevenmonth-old son, Harry, dead. The devastated father was unaware that his baby boy was dead in the upstairs room, it is understood. Detectives found no signs of violence or evidence of a violent

TRAGEDY: Nicola Keane took her own life.

death during a forensic examination of the house, it is reported.

‘Miracle man’ A ‘MIRACLE man’ who battled for 214 days in hospital after being diagnosed with Covid-19 has finally gone home. Richard Misior, 81, spent 214 days in Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia, after contracting coronavirus on the Ruby Princess cruise ship in March. Doctors feared the Surfers Paradise native wouldn’t survive as he spent his first 77 days in intensive care. Indeed, once on the road to recovery, Mr Misior had to undergo intensive rehabilitation, even learning to walk again. Mr Misior was finally released from hospital on Thursday, October 23.

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Pepper Police in Poland POLICE in Poland used pepper spray to deter protestors objecting to the new abortion laws. Hundreds of people marched to the home of Deputy Prime Minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in Warsaw on Thursday, October 22 to vent their anger at new abortion laws. The protestors clashed with riot police, leading officers to use pepper spray to subdue the crowd. It comes after Thursday’s rul-

THE court ruling has caused widespread anger.

ing that the ending of the life of a deformed foetus is unconstitutional; now in Poland, abortion is

Possible deal SIR ROD STEWART could avoid trial and possible jail - for allegedly punching a bouncer. The 75-year-old singer and his son Sean, 40, both deny battery after an altercation with hotel bouncer, Jessie Dixon, 33, in Palm Beach Florida on New Year's Eve. It now appears their lawyers are close to a deal with prosecutors, a court was told. The resolution could involve a plea deal, with lighter charges or a more lenient sentence in exchange for a guilty plea, reports The Sun, which would avoid the risks and expense of a trial.

only permitted by law in cases of rape or incest, or if the mother’s life is at risk.

50% rent THE Catalan government announced on Wednesday, October 21 that businesses who were unable to carry out their normal function during Covid restrictions - such as bars and restaurants - will be subject to up to 50 per cent rent reduction by law. Proportional reductions will apply, with those commercial premises forced to cease trading altogether receiving a 50 per cent reduction. In the cases of other businesses, proportional reductions are now required by law, where an agreement can’t be reached between landlord and tenant.

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Uber drivers sue ‘Hayride’ from hell

FORMER Uber drivers have launched a legal challenge claiming the firm used automated ‘robo-firing’ algorithms to dismiss them. They want courts in the Netherlands, where Uber’s data is based, to overrule the algorithm they claim caused them to be fired, arguing the taxi app had not given them access to evidence of ‘fraudulent activity.’ Uber told the BBC that drivers’ accounts were only shut down following manual review by humans, and said the company provides requested personal data that individuals are entitled to. According to the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU), which has launched the legal challenge, in the last two years it

UBER: Former drivers launch legal challenge.

has seen more than 1,000 individual cases where drivers have allegedly been wrongly accused of fraudulent activity and immediately had their accounts terminated without a right of appeal.

A WOMAN died and 17 other people were hurt when a hayrack ride overturned in Hamilton, Illinois. A statement from the Illinois State Po­ lice confirmed Wayne York, 41, was tow­ ing a tractor trailer with more than 20 passengers riding on hay bales when it overturned shortly after 9pm. York is believed to have ‘lost control,’ throwing several passengers ­ aged be­ tween one and 43 ­ from the trailer. A Hamilton woman, 32, died as a result of the incident. The driver was issued with a penalty for ‘failure to reduce speed to avoid an acci­ dent.’

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EastEnders Sacking A DIRECTOR of EastEnders has been sacked for breach of Covid rules after spending two days on set with coronavirus symptoms. The cast have been left livid after first assistance director, Joe Nu­ gent, continued to work while posi­ tive with the killer virus. Nugent took a test but didn’t tell They confirmed filming will his bosses or colleagues. continue but there will be He then went to work as normal ‘schedule changes’. on Monday and Tuesday, October 19 and 20, at the BBC’s Elstree set in Borehamwood, Herts. EastEnders chiefs confirmed two positive cases of coronavirus on set, Nugent ­ who has been sacked ­ and an unnamed cast member.

Awkward! Melania

YET another awkward mo­ ment for the Trumps as Mela­ nia appeared to rip her hand away from her husband after the presidential debate in Nashville on Thursday, Octo­ ber 22. The President and First La­ dy were in stark contrast to the Bidens, who greeted each other with a warm hug. Thursday night’s debate saw Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off for a final time ahead of the November 3

elections. They hashed out their issues in a much calmer manner than seen in previous debates, and at the end of their lively discussion both the Democratic party and Repub­ lican party leaders’ respective wives joined them on stage. While they held hands dur­ ing photos, as the Trumps turned to walk off stage, Melania appeared to yank her hand out of her husband’s grasp and walked away from him.

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ARMED & EXORCIST A POLICE officer dad armed his daughter with a rifle while performing an exorcism on his son. Christopher Dougherty, 37, was arrested over the weekend at his home in Orange County, Florida. He was first taken to hospital and arrested shortly afterwards on Sunday. When police arrived at the house, Dougherty’s young daughter told them her dad had armed her with a rifle, bullet­ proof vest and Kevlar helmet. He allegedly told her to lie on the floor in the bedroom and shoot anyone who arrived, as he tried to perform an exorcism on his son who was ‘full of demons.’ Dougherty was also fired from his job on the same day for ‘an unsatisfactory performance finding in a separate matter.’ AN almost total ban on abor­ tion could be introduced in Poland as a top constitution­ al court is set to make a rul­ ing. Poland already has some of the strictest laws in Eu­ rope with abortion only being allowed in cases of rape or incest, if the foetus is seriously compromised, or if the mother's life is at risk. The news has angered hu­ man rights groups who are urging the Polish govern­ ment to reject the plans, which under the new legisla­ tion would also ban termina­ tions in cases of foetal de­

Cash Crisis A SURVEY of more than 7,000 people, conducted by the FCA during the coron­ avirus pandemic, found 12 million people in the UK had low financial resilience, meaning they may struggle with bills or loan repay­ ments. The data shows two mil­ lion of those who are not fi­ nancially resilient have be­ come so since February 2020. Due to the impact of the pandemic, many of those who have experienced changes in employment and increased stress are now likely to have low financial resilience, said FCA. These consumers are more likely to fall behind on payments with those from a Black and Minority Ethnic background were more like­ ly to be affected, with 37 per cent of adults taking an in­ come hit.

DOUGHERTY: Performed exorcism on son.

Abortion Ruling fects. This appears to be the main issue of contention for those advocating against the

move as nearly all abortions carried out in Poland are where the foetus has severe disabilities.

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A COUPLE forced to leave their caravan in Wales fear they are being ‘sent home to die’ in a Covid hot­spot. Susan and Ken Dinn had been shielding in their cara­ van in a holiday park in Caernarfon, North Wales, since July. With the imple­ mentation of a firebreak in Wales, the holiday park closed and the couple was

Sent home A final goodbye forced to return to their Knowsley home, a borough which has recently seen the highest rates of coronavirus in England. Ken, who suffers from chronic asthma, and Susan, who has arthritis, fear they have been ‘sent home to die.’

HORSE CARRIAGE: Charley’s favourite colour teal on show. LOVED ones said a final good­ bye to a schoolgirl who took her own life due to bullying and ha­ rassment during lockdown. The funeral of 12­year­old Charley Patterson took place on Friday, October 23. Horses wearing her favourite teal colour drew Charley to the ser­ vice in Whitley Bay Crematori­ um. The schoolgirl took her own life after her mental health de­ teriorated during lockdown,

amid constant bullying on a school computer. Charley’s mother Jamie said that the schoolgirl had tried to kill herself twice previously, in November and March. Jamie took Charley’s phone, but she had to use her Chromebook for school work, and apparently the abuse continued through Face­ book and WhatsApp. Charley’s devastated father Paul found her body on October 1.

AID workers are facing ‘gross miscon­ duct’ proceedings for sexual relation­ ships with those receiving aid. Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has imple­ mented a ban on sexual relationships between staff and individuals receiving aid. The government has warned that

BRITAIN'S oldest person, Joan Hocquard, has passed away aged 112 at her home in Poole, Dorset. Joan, who was born in 1908 under the reign of Ed­ ward VII, reportedly refused her 100th birthday card from the Queen in 2008 because she didn’t want people to know how old she was! Her 74­year­old nephew, Paul Reynolds, who report­ ed that Joan had passed away at aged 112, said: “She had an extraordinary innings

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OLDEST PERSON: Joan Hocquard was 112 years old.

Aid workers aid workers who are found ignoring the ban will be facing ‘gross misconduct’ proceedings. It has also banned ‘sexual activity with children regardless of the age of

consent locally, exchange of money, employment, goods, or services for sex.’ The ruling comes as the FDCO stress­ es the ‘inherently unequal power dy­ namics that can lead to increased vul­ nerability to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment if power is abused.’

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Children found

TWO children were found alive in their home after their parents died in bed. The children, one and five, were found alive in their flat in the Leningrad area of Russia three days after their parents ‘died from eat­ ing poisoned pickles.’ When a worried relative called after the family failed to turn up to a family gathering, the couple’s five­year­old daughter claimed her mum, 25, and dad, 30, had been ‘sleeping’ for a long time, and that her dad had ‘turned all black.’ Tragic Alexander and Viktoria Yakunin have been described by neighbours as the ‘perfect couple.’

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GOOD deeds boost overall health and well­being, accord­ ing to new research. Research assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong and lead author of the study, Bryant P H Hui, PhD, claims “prosocial behaviour” ­ altruism, cooperation, trust, and compas­ sion ­ are all vital ingredients of a harmonious and well­function­ ing society. He said it is a necessary part of “the shared culture of hu­ mankind” and that the team’s research shows “it also con­ tributes to mental and physical health.” Hui and his colleagues also found that random acts of kind­ ness, such as helping an older person with their shopping, were more strongly linked with

RECOVERED: Police later found the four stolen go-karts.

HELPING NEIGHBOURS: Spontaneous good deeds are apparently more beneficial to well-being. overall well­being than formal prosocial behaviour, such as scheduled volunteering for a good cause.

VOGUE editor Anna Wintour has split from her investor partner after 20 years. Anna Wintour, editor of the iconic fashion magazine, split from her part­ ner of 20 years, investor Shelby Bryan. Their relationship caused a stir among New York’s elite when they

SEVERAL Go­karts were stolen from a karting centre in a shopping centre in Murcia City to race around the streets before being aban­ doned. Local Police in Murcia recovered the four go­karts close to the Nueva Condomina shopping centre from where they had been taken. Witnesses reported seeing young people driving dangerously in the streets around the centre. When the police arrived at the scene at almost 1am on Thurs­ day, October 22, the ‘racers’ had fled and two of the karts had been abandoned in the centre car park. The other two go­karts were later found on an industrial estate close by after further reports of reckless driving from residents. As yet, police have not identified any suspects.

Vogue editor got together in 1999, as Texas­born Bryan, 74, allegedly walked out on his wife to be with Wintour, 70. The separation sets up the prospect of a multi­million dollar divorce, with

Wintour boasting an estimated net worth of $35million alongside her husband’s sizeable fortune. The pair have rarely been pho­ tographed together since 2013, when it was revealed that Bryan owed $1.2 million in back taxes to the IRS.

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Accidental Release A WANTED Italian mafia boss, who was being tracked by Spanish police for over two years, was accidentally released by a Spanish court on Tuesday, October 13, having already been arrested. Vittorio Raso, who is believed to be one of the leaders of the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate from the Italian region of Calabria, couldn’t believe his luck when he was re-

leased after giving his statements on extortion charges to a judge at Spain’s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional. The mix-up happened when two hours after the 41-year-old’s release from his holding cell inside the City of Justice in Barcelona. A new warrant for his arrest has been issued by the judge of the case as Raso remains at large.

A I JUDGES Emergency

ROBOTS that analyse a defendant’s body language to detect signs of guilt will re­ place human judges in 50 years, accord­ ing to Artificial Intelligence writer and speaker, Terence Mauri. He claims the ‘polite’ machines will speak every language and they will be able to detect physical and psychological signs of dishonesty with 99.9 per cent ac­ curacy. Inbuilt cameras will capture telling speech patterns, changes in body temper­ ature and hand and eye movements. Based on his two­year study due to be published next year, Mauri believes robots are likely to become the norm in the ma­ jority of criminal and civil hearings in Eng­ land and Wales by 2070.

THE Quebec town of As­ bestos, which was once the location of the world’s largest asbestos mine, is home to around 7,000 people and took the name, which studies have linked to deadly illness­ es such as cancer, due to its mining heritage of the miner­ al. Since Asbestos has been

Landing

A BA flight was forced to make an urgent landing ‘af­ ter crew fell ill and reported a smell of burning.’ The flight had to return back to Heathrow in an emer­ gency landing that took 10 minutes. Flight BA 2596 was bound for Verona on Wednes­ day, October 21, and updated passengers saying the aircraft had suffered a ‘technical issue.’ In a message from British Airways sent to one traveller, they said: “We apologise for the delay to your flight to Verona today. “We had to return back to London Heathrow due to a technical issue. Safety is our number one priority and we would never continue a flight unless it was safe to do so.”

Identity Crisis banned worldwide for many, although Canada only banned it from manufactur­ ing, importing, using and ex­ porting in 2018, the town has voted to change its name to the ‘Val­des­Sources.’

Residents of the small Canadian town, Val­des­ Sources, can now take a big breath of fresh air as they move forward and away from the negative connotations at­ tached to the Asbestos name.

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www.euroweeklynews.com ANTIBODY levels drop 'rapidly' after coronavirus infection, according to researchers. A team of researchers at the Imperial College London claim immunity appears to be waning after discovering that the number of people testing positive for antibodies has fallen by 26 per cent between June and September. This means there is a risk of becoming infected with coronavirus several times. As part of the college's REACT-2 study, more

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Antibodies than 350,000 people in England have so far taken an antibody test. In the first phase of testing at the end of June, around 60 participants in every 1,000 had detectable antibodies. But this figure fell to just 44 per 1,000 participants in the latest round of testing in September.

Stabbing ARMED police were called to the scene of a serious stabbing and several burnt­ out cars in Sparkhill, Birm­ ingham on Monday, Octo­ ber 26. A man was found in the road of the quiet residen­ tial Knowle Road in Sparkhill with multiple se­ vere stab wounds, as armed police, paramedics and the fire service were all called to the scene of the horrific incident just after 11pm. As well as the stabbed man, at least three cars were set alight. West Midlands Police is yet to release a statement.

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Animal abuse ANIMAL abuse fines have tripled in Spain’s Valencia region. Hailed ‘the most ad­ vanced animal rights laws’ in all of Spain, the Valencian Community Courts approved new measures to protect the nation’s animals last week. The new law will see fines for animal abuse of up to €45,000, three times as much as they were before. Valencian Communi­ ty councillor for Rural Development, Mireia Mollà, told reporters the new law recognises animals as ‘sentient be­ ings’ deserving of ‘digni­ ty.’ The fine structure works from ‘mild’ (€3,000), to ‘serious’ (€9,000) to ‘very serious’ (€45,000).

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Explosive Theft Times Square Lorry

driver

Times Square subway station.

POLICE: Looking at CCTV. AN explosive theft occurred in the seaside Merseyside town of Southport as robbers stole cash from an ATM, in a crime police have dubbed ‘extremely reck­ less.’ Merseyside Police and fire­ fighters were called to the scene in Chapel Street after an alarm was triggered at a WHSmith at

2.10am on Sunday, October 25 following explosives being used on the ATM. The amount stolen has not been confirmed yet. Detectives are now trying to track down CCTV footage of the area and are performing a forensic examination at the scene.

Space Hub NATO experts are building a ‘space’ hub among threats from Chinese and Russian weapons. Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary general announced on Wednesday, October 21, that the experts are working on build­ ing a new ‘space hub’ to keep an eye on Chinese and Russian weapons, which Nato fears may try to ‘shoot down satellites.’ Head of the Ministry of Defence’s Strategic Command Gener­ al Sir Patrick Sanders warned that both countries were develop­ ing anti­satellite weapons and Britain, therefore, “is under di­ rect threat, certainly in the cyber domain.”

A WOMAN was shoved onto the Times Square subway tracks in an unprovoked attack. NYC cops reported that a 28­ year­old woman was pushed off the Times Square platform onto the subway tracks in a random attack on Friday, October 23. The New Jersey woman was waiting for a train at around

9:40am, when a man who ap­ peared to be homeless pushed her from behind, before fleeing the scene toward Eight Avenue. The terrified victim was able to scramble back onto the platform before the train hurtled into the station; she suffered minor in­ juries to her arm and was treated at NYU Langone Hospital.

Jihadist terrorist

THE Guardia Civil have arrested an alleged jihadist radical and ter­ rorist in Altea, Alicante. Officers of the Information Service of the Guardia Civil, support­ ed by EUROPOL detained the suspect on Wednesday, October 20 in the Alicante municipality of Altea. The Moroccan citizen, 50, was arrested for alleged terrorist activities as a radical supporter of the Daesh terrorist group. Officials report that he centred his activities around searching, editing, commenting on and disseminating Daesh propaganda material. The extremist then identified possible targets on social media, mostly young people, and attempted to recruit and radi­ calise them.

A LORRY driver who overturned his vehicle was six times over the legal alcohol limit. The accident oc­ curred on the N­334 Almeria to Valencia road within the munici­ pality of Yecla. Guardia Civil were called to the scene when it was re­ ported that a lorry had overturned on the car­ riageway. The driver of the ve­ hicle is reported to be a 41­year­old Spanish national from Sante Fe in Granada. Emergency personnel at the scene quickly established that the man was un­ der the influence, and a subsequent breath test revealed that he was six times over the legal alcohol limit for professional drivers.

FINANCE Moving out REPSOL has decided that its activities in Ecuador where it has been exploring for oil for the last 20 years are not sufficiently profitable and is therefore (subject to government approval) selling its assets to a Canadian company for €4.2 million.

Trade deal ALTHOUGH it was loudly proclaimed that Britain and Japan had agreed a trade deal, it was actually only finalised on October 23, but despite praise from Boris Johnson it doesn’t seem to be as advantageous as the one recently signed by Japan and the EU.

Merger progresses AS progress to merge moves forward, the Boards of Bankia and Caixa Bank have called December shareholder meetings to gain formal approval for the proposal which will create a huge new Spanish banking entity.

Veggie burgers ok THE European Parliament has voted to reject a proposed ban initiated by the powerful farming lobby on use of meat terms for vegetarian products such as veggie burgers, but it will stop dairy descriptions like imitation cheese.

Robot tax THE Parliamentary Commission of the Toledo Pact in Spain’s House of Congress wants the government to consider introducing a new tax on companies that introduce robots to replace workers who after losing their jobs could apply for Social Security.

EWMG update AFTER closing 50 stores, Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group (EWMG) has now announced that it has less than one week to find an injection of new capital or at least sell its Jaeger clothing brand or else it could shut down with a loss of 24,000 jobs.

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is the amount that Spain’s BBVA expects to invest in its venture capital business over the next three years.

Cheaper face masks

UK vitamin sales £500m AS British Summer Time ends once again and with sunshine in short supply, new research from Mintel reveals the nation’s use of the sun­ shine vitamin (D) is growing faster than any other vitamin supple­ ment. New product develop­ ment is on the rise as well as according to Mintel Global New Prod­ ucts Database there has been a 20 per cent in­

crease in new product launches containing Vita­ min D from January to August 2020 compared to the whole of 2019, as brands respond to the nation’s insatiable ap­ petite for Vitamin D. By speaking to 1,978 internet users aged 16+ in July 2020 the report established that 24 per cent of those regularly taking vitamins had in­ creased their consump­ tion since the outbreak

LEGALLY SPEAKING

of the coronavirus pan­ demic. Apart from the popu­ larity of Vitamin D, over­ all sales of vitamins have declined this year with one exception, Vitamin C which has increased by just 1 per cent, but the market is still worth al­ most £500 million (€550 million) and is forecast to grow in 2021. The report says that consumers are more worried about their

health following the out­ break of Covid­19, and are seeking out preven­ tative measures in the long term, including tak­ ing vitamins and supple­ ments, but not many people decided to start taking vitamins if they hadn’t before. Those who did howev­ er said that they remem­ bered the benefits that they had been told about when they were younger.

A joint meeting

Same officers for 20 years? I live in a community of 18 apartments on the Costa Blanca. Every year the administrator tells us we need to pay an extra €100 on top of the fees. When I ask why, he refuses to respond and has blocked my phone. The community has had the same adminis­ trator and president for 20 years. They have never been questioned. They get work done, but no one sees estimates as they always use the same compa­ ny. I feel that these procedures are not correct. Is there an organisation where I can find out if the ad­ ministrator is in fact legal? Some owners think the president is not an owner and therefore should not be president. I F (Costa Blanca)

DAVID SEARL

Did the members vote the YOU AND THE LAW surcharge of €100 IN SPAIN at the AGM? If not the matter should be discussed at the meeting. Does the administrator have a contract? If the administrator is licensed he will be a member of the ‘Colegio de Administradores de Fincas’ of your province. However, this is not a le­ gal requirement. If the president owns a property this will be registered in his name at the Spanish Property Registry.

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

ALTHOUGH described as a ship­ builder, Spanish company Navan­ tia has diversified and is now heavily involved in the produc­ tion of offshore energy structures and may well benefit from the large handout that Spain has re­ ceived from the European Union. As the company specialises in Naval shipbuilding, it can’t be guaranteed regular work, espe­

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The two diplomats have met previously. THE French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, attached to the Ministry for Eu­ rope and Foreign Affairs, spoke recently with his Spanish coun­ terpart, Xiana Méndez Bértolo. They discussed measures to be undertaken jointly to strengthen the multilateral trade system, notably within the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the French delegate deter­ mined to use European Union trade policy instruments to de­ fend European interests, and with respect to the Airbus/Boe­ ing dispute. He also supported the neces­ sary alignment of EU trade agreements with the environ­ mental goals of the Paris cli­ mate agreement and they con­

sidered an initiative aimed at implementing an EU carbon border adjustment mecha­ nism. The two ministers took part in the second round of the France­Spain Economic Forum, jointly organised by MEDEF (France’s largest business fed­ eration) and its Spanish equivalent, CEOE (Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organisations). France is the second largest supplier and fourth largest for­ eign investor in Spain with al­ most €50 billion in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and has al­ most 2,000 companies in the country, employing 350,000 people. It is also the largest export market for Spanish compa­ nies.

It’s an ill wind cially with so many countries suf­ fering financially, so it has had to look at other areas of produc­ tion. Spain is committed to boost the economy but also to invest in

clean energy and this is where Navantia could reap real finan­ cial benefits as it has been ex­ panding its wind turbine arm which started in 2014 and is ide­ ally placed to produce whatever

AFTER being told by the Euro­ pean Union that contrary to what it has stated publicly, the Spanish government is now thinking about reducing VAT on face masks, but a supermar­ ket group has taken action on its own. The Mercadona supermar­ ket chain has announced that its 1,600 stores in Spain will re­ duce the price of its packs of 10 non reusable adult masks un­ der the Deliplus range from €5 to €3 which is a 40 per cent re­ duction. Children are not ignored as their packs of 10 are also re­ duced, but in this case from €4.50 to €3.

Chinese supermarket sale THREE years after entering in­ to an alliance to develop phy­ gital (a combination of physi­ cal and digital marketing) food retail in China, French super­ market giant Auchan Retail (which trades under the Al­ campo name in Spain) has sold its shares in SunArt to Al­ ibaba for around €3 billion. SunArt has 484 hypermar­ kets, 150,000 employees and the largest market share for food in China, but the pay­ ment to Auchan will allow it to develop existing outlets and move into new markets by 2022. While Auchan and Alibaba will no longer work together, they remain committed to fu­ ture technological collabora­ tion. is needed for the Spanish market. Both solar power and land­ based wind turbines are a regular sight across the Iberian Peninsu­ la, offshore wind farms are still very much in their infancy but the company has produced bot­ tom fixed machinery for 10 pro­ jects so far and is now investigat­ ing the possibility of floating versions.

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Pedro Sánchez supported Barcelona New Economy Week with the King. A REPORT by Spanish bank BBVA suggests that the Spanish economy is likely to be something of a roller coaster ride, but the long­ term prognosis is better than might have been ex­ pected with 2020 seeing an overall contraction of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 11.5 per cent followed by growth of up to 6 per cent in 2021. The first six months of the year had a dramatic effect on production and sales due to the lockdown, but the third quarter has surprised analysts as it likely, when fi­ nally reported, to show a definite turn for the better due to growth in demand not just nationally but for exports as well. Much will depend on the fourth quarter and the steps that national and regional governments will take in or­ der to combat the rise in positive infections with Covid­19 and exports could

also be harmed as other countries may move back in­ to sporadic lockdown. There is of course the Spanish Recovery Plan to be considered which will utilise the significant injection of European Union funds into the economy of which ap­ proximately 50 per cent is a grant and the balance is a long­term loan with reason­ able rates of interest. The lack of international tourism has caused signifi­ cant problems both from an employment perspective where hotels either re­ mained closed or simply shut at the end of Septem­ ber and this had a three­fold effect as tax revenue was lost, staff were placed in ERTE with the government paying for them and third­ party suppliers lost their usual business. All now rests on how dra­ matic the spike in the coron­ avirus pandemic is and this is something that makes all

Spend, Spend, Spend, IN 2011, regulations concerning deficit and debt ceilings were added to the Spanish Constitution due to the problems with the economic crisis, but now these have been suspended by the Spanish Parliament. By abstaining from the vote in late October, the Partido Popular allowed the minority government to ignore deficit targets for two years and to borrow without restriction in order to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to this, the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva effectively encouraged unlimited spending whilst the global problems continued.

financial forecasts potential­ ly unreliable.

BUSINESS EXTRA Closing the Gap THE US retailer Gap is considering closing all of its 129 stores in the UK, France, Ireland and Italy and becoming franchise only which could see the loss of several thousand jobs and its European distribution centre in Rugby could go.

Digital currency AS it publishes its plans for the future of the Spanish economy, the Bank of Spain has indicated that it believes it important to consider introducing some form of CBDC (digital currency) in order for banks to cope with new challenges.

Clucking good news KFC has announced that it is considering using UK government Kickstart funding to create more than 5,000 new jobs for youngsters before the end of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic means that more Britons are eating takeaways rather than going to restaurants.

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Not all doom and gloom LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AT the risk of dripping on like an old tap, I truly do find it difficult to believe that the Covid­19 ‘flat earth’ deniers are still harping on about ‘conspiracies’ and falsified numbers. In all fairness, they do seem to have shifted their stance slightly and albeit reluctantly, now concede that there actually is a problem. However, never being able to admit they are totally in the wrong, they still maintain the number of cases to be grossly exaggerated. Well, just last weekend I witnessed a young lady from South Yorkshire in tears being interviewed on TV. She was a hospital cleaner. This plainly distressed young lady, was begging the more cynical members of the public to please take the virus more seriously. Why? Because the hospital cleaners were being traumatised by the ever increasing numbers of body bags

they had to clean for reuse! Last Saturday the whole of South Yorkshire went on to Tier 3. This was after the local authorities had themselves pleaded with the government to raise the level in an effort to contain their huge rise in infections and deaths. Last Sunday there were 3,000 new cases and 174 deaths, in that area alone. Exaggerated or not, this could still reach around 1,200 deaths a week! I would also like to reiterate to my social media trolls and dissenters, I am not paranoid. I am not a scaremonger and I am not fearful of becoming a victim. In fact, I’m pretty sure, with all my symptoms; I actually had the virus as far back as February. I’m writing this because I care about other people and consider the sceptics to be misled, naïve and downright dangerous. For all our sakes toe the line, follow the rules, stop blaming the authorities ­ and do all you can to reduce the number of body bags that need to be cleaned for reuse! Having said all that, I do also believe that in general the virus is on the decline. (Yaaay). So many have caught it and

recovered, it stands to reason that the disease is unable to spread among communities as easily as it did at the outset. The numbers of re­infections reported are also so small to be almost negligible. Personally I think we will now only see large outbreaks confined to specific areas. Those parts of the country that have already been hit heavily, will find their number of cases gradually begin to decline. The important thing is to keep numbers as low as possible so the medical facilities can cope. If this means following the directives of the experts just a little longer, then so be it. I think that come the spring the whole nightmare will be all but over and we will be able to look forward to a New Year slowly returning to relative normality; hopefully without having obscene ‘no jab ­ no job’ experimental vaccines foisted upon us! See, not all doom and gloom is it? Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Monday. Wednesday. Friday.

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Why did I become grumpy? MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man AS I am truly fed up with Covid, Trump, Boris etc, here’s the story of how I be­ came Mr Grumpy. It’s 100 per cent true and about my first wife. Back in the early 70’s I met this girl Jackie at the Ideal Homes exhibition in Brighton. She was a model there and I was selling non­stick frying pans ­ a sto­ ry on its own, but anyway after just a few months we were married. We bought a house in East London and that was it. The problem was back then, when I was in my 20’s, I did what a lot of 20­ year­olds did, which involved drugs, al­ cohol and parties. My neighbour Fred owned a car lot and also raced a Formula 1 stock car and we used to go to race meetings with Fred and his wife. One day I woke up and asked Jackie why Fred’s stock car was parked on a trailer outside our house. She informed me that I had got so drunk the night before and bought it off him. I didn’t have a clue how to race but

over the next few months I learned and raced at various tracks around the coun­ try. I wasn’t very good compared to the experienced racers who mostly were all in the motor trade and had their own mechanics. I had to pay for a mechanic as I was selling dress fabrics in East Ham shopping hall. Jackie and I had been married about five years at this point and she’d decid­ ed to leave me. But I came up with a cunning plan to make her stay. I asked her to come to my next race. My plan was to crash, she’d rush over to save me, fall in love all over again and decide to stay. She agreed to come and all was going to plan until I realised I was in third place and actually had a chance of winning. Now I had a tough decision to make. Go for the win and lose my wife or crash and lose the race, but hopefully keep my wife. I fulfilled my dream of stand­ ing on the podium finishing in third place and I’ve never seen my first wife from that day to this! I also never raced again as it was too damn expensive. But things always turn out for the best ­ the current Mrs S and I have been together for over 35 years! Email:mikesenker@gmail.com

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BEER WITHDRAWAL I WAS reading your article online entitled ‘Lidl withdraw a batch of dangerous beers sold in Spain’ and, I am not sure if it’s only me or not, but I get the feeling that there seems to be a lot in the news recently about supermarkets recalling food items. I don’t know if it is because food standards have changed or some extra regulations elsewhere, but I find it worrying that this seems to be an increasing trend of late. Most of the news I have seen has been focused at shops in the UK, but this is a worrying trend and I surely can’t be the only one to have noticed. Thank you. Karen Benalmadena

It’s his daughter for heaven’s sake. People should stop trying to demonise parents for showing love to their children.

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Circuit breaker lockdown in Scotland’s central belt extended by a further two weeks You say circuit breaker, I call it consumption breaker.

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Non-essential

WITH increasing coronavirus restrictions everywhere, it is easy to see how people are getting frustrated. Guidance is ever changing and, often, not entirely logical or practical. Earlier this week a shopper was seen tearing the plastic wrapping off children’s clothes in Tesco in Wales in a rage over their classification as ‘non-essential goods.’ Surely many people would agree that buying new, warmer, clothes for their children going into the winter months is not only essential, but fundamental. A r e v i e w o f t h e U K g o v e r n m e n t ’s w e b s i t e states that you can go to the shops for ‘food and other essentials,’ however, nowhere on the site is there a definitive list as to what constitutes ‘essential’. In this instance, it would seem to stand that it is up to the public to use ‘common sense’ when deciding on what is allowed as essential, however, with every individual having different life priorities, it stands to reason that ‘essential’ would be different for everyone. Furthermore, every supermarket chain, store and corner shop will have different ideas about what is essential to their customer base which would see some items for sale in one environment, but not in others. Ultimately, if the government expects the public to follow the guidance to the letter … then the letters need to be written.

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All this government are bothered about is, lining their own pockets and as long as their stomachs are full, Oh, and they can give themselves a pay rise while children can go hungry. And those that voted them in should hang their heads in shame.

David Beckham divides fans ‘again’ by kissing his daughter

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Just a quick email to say ‘Thank you’ for making my Spanish holidays enjoyable. I can’t wait to read your column in the Euro Weekly and always agree with your viewpoint. (Last one read was entitled ‘New Generation of Youngs-

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SUPERMARKETS: Are recalling certain food items. ters’ October 8-14.) More power to your elbow. Ian (Back in the UK in Quarantine)

Paseo Police As a very regular walker, morning and afternoon on the Paseo in Fuengirola, I am astonished to see the amount of people not wearing masks, while the police just cruise past them and do absolutely nothing. I thought that they were supposed to uphold the law and protect citizens, well they are currently doing neither. Surely a foot patrol on the Paseo and around town issuing fines to the idiot / selfish non-compliant germ spreaders would resolve the problem in a very short period of time, as most of the offenders look quite poor and ignorant. Please ask the police to implement the law, protect the citizens and engage in foot patrols. DD

New reader I’m on my way to Spain (in France at the moment) to join some friends for the winter. I am new to your paper, but I’m finding it really interesting and helpful. KO

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Much loved Benidorm Place announces its temporary closure Such a shame. They always put on a fantastic show. However, in these turbulent times it must be difficult to cover costs with the current restrictions. I wish them good luck for the future and hope things all turn out well for them in the future.

KL

Marcus Rashford shows Tories what compassion is Keep up the good work Marcus. So happy to see someone using their fame to champion the cause. So many innocent children going without food need someone to care.

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“Individual responsibility” is needed to curb coronavirus says Sanchez Protect the elderly and vulnerable and let the rest get out and do some herd immunity and get this sorted, will be the only way.

SA

Complete and utter waste of money this year. David, Online

UK Set for Coldest October on Record Many will be buying thermal clothing just to sit in at home as there’ll be nowhere to go and utility bills will be too high to pay with no income. David, Online

Stop her - spitting is assault! If that person that was spat on develops the virus then she should be charged with attempted murder.

PC

Lonely gran begs to see family

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I’m sorry but I would take any fine given to me to see my gran of that age. She knows herself she may not live much longer. This is unnecessary, cruel and against our human rights and freedom. Treat people with respect and dignity.

TA

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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your efforts to get your message across might be best delayed for seven days. Fickle Venus and flighty Mercury will cross swords with other planets, so keep your ideas and emotions grounded. Take nothing for granted on Tuesday, and don’t agree to anything without the facts.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Don’t jump from one financial frying pan into another. Take it easy on all fronts, especially where your money, emotions and other people’s moods are at odds with your ideas. There will be more than one good reason to compromise a little.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You will see the advantage of working towards a new location, or even a specific makeover for your domestic scene. Either way, wait for a further green light, especially where money’s concerned. Monday and Thursday are delicate days, so play it cool.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Refuse to be miffed by whatever disagreements or difficulties clutter your world. The sooner you get on with things, the better for your peace of mind. Even this week’s affrays and dismays are simply passing clouds. Put yourself first, and things will start to change. There’s no telling what might occur, especially if you explore new options.

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Scanning the rest of the star-signs, you’ll see that you have many things in common this week: challenging influences at work and play, and during other clogging capers. Unexpected events, finances, or the usual everyday frustrations could pile on the pressure.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) You’re not the only member of the zodiac who’ll have to toughen up. It’ll pay you to chill on Tuesday, be patient on Wednesday, and put your potent insights into orbit throughout the weekend. Although certain set arrangements are liable to veer off track, some discussions and shared commitments are slowly but firmly improving.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) The full moon in your own sign is a powerful ally against this week’s planetary fracas. Speak from the heart and reject any ambiguous emotional games. It’s the only way to clear the air and truly know where you’re heading.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) There’s a financial theme to many of your plans and ideas. Above all, spend with care and examine all offers carefully. Rely on your sixth sense, especially where close-toyou matters are concerned. Give more thought to what you hope to have achieved in 12 months from now. Be patient, especially over personal stresses and strains.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

Move forward on this week’s positive waves of optimism. Treat yourself, but don’t over-indulge your temptations. The planets aren’t dancing to all your wants and desires. If certain situations or individuals seem complicated, wait until the dust settles, then follow your hunches.

Your emotions, extra expenses and other domestic pressures are on the boil. Put off major decisions until next week. Meanwhile, loosen up, walk into some creative space, and if necessary, talk to someone who understands your ups and downs. There are good things waiting to happen, so refuse to lose your nerve.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

There’s a saying that if it doesn’t rain, it pours, so keep an umbrella of humour to hand. Christmas is around the corner, and with it, a much happier trend for your workaday, social and financial prospects. Strive through this showery emotional week, and the sunshine will surely follow. Meanwhile, focus on the now.

It’s both a vertical and horizontal week. What goes right somewhere could easily go wrong elsewhere. Sensitive Venus conspires with touchy Mars to trigger tensions and troubles. If you’re aware of where others are coming from, you’ll be fine. You’ll have fun, but don’t let your spending splurges rule your head on Wednesday or Saturday.

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

AMOEBA BEETLE BURIED CARBOY CARROT CARTEL CATCHY ENABLE ERRANT FONDLE MANTIC MARBLE (10) MEAGER NUANCE PEBBLE REJECT RETAIN TRAUMA UMPIRE

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 24 October

13-18-19 47-53-57

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1-6-18 29-31-42

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EURO MILLIONS Tue 20 October

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5-6-15 37-42 Fri 23 October

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10-15-19 21-23

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EL MILLON: GDT59080 LA PRIMITIVA Thurs 22 October

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13-17-31 36-39-43

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JOKER: 5593195 Sat 24 October

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CODE BREAKER

ENGLISH-SPANISH

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

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 4 represents V and 14 represents M, so fill in V every time the figure 4 appears and M every time the figure 14 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Abad (5) 3 Recetas (de cocina) (7) 6 Lectura (7) 8 April (5) 10 Varied (5) 11 Cenicero (7) 14 Luck (6) 15 Moreover (6) 17 Duodécimo (7) 20 To put (5) 21 Rhythm (5) 22 Flag (7) 23 To hide (7) 24 Levadura (5)

Down 1 Upside down (2,5) 2 Wheat (5) 3 Ruler (measuring tool) (5) 4 Choque (5) 5 Salado (5) 7 Acuerdo (9) 9 Rarely (9) 12/13 Cinturón de seguridad (4,4) 16 Criado (7) 17 Stubborn (5) 18 Parte de delante (5) 19 To have (5) 20 Pensamiento (flor) (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Shake, 4 Spine, 7 Listening, 8 Edge, 10 Debate, 12 Dragon, 13 Gets, 16 Assistant, 18 Tasks, 19 Seems. Down: 1 Scare, 2/15 All ears, 3 Easy, 4 Sweden, 5 Imitate, 6 Eagle, 9 Glasses, 11 Horses, 12 Draft, 14 Shuts, 17 Toe.

CRYPTIC

Across: 1 Legends, 5 Pests, 8 Nerve, 9 Uniform, 10 Rotters, 11 Steal, 12 Resort, 14 Essays, 17 Cynic, 19 Compact, 22 Tardier, 23 Shack, 24 Lasts, 25 Sustain. Down: 1 Loner, 2 Gyrates, 3 Niece, 4 Squash, 5 Priests, 6 Stole, 7 Samples, 12 Recital, 13 Rockies, 15 Alabama, 16 Icarus, 18 Narks, 20 Moses, 21 Token.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Bolsa, 3 Semilla, 6 Campana, 8 Stone, 10 Carta, 11 Florero, 14 Empate, 15 Abetos, 17 Mustard, 20 Miedo, 21 Susto, 22 Payment, 23 Scratch, 24 Razor. Down: 1 Bicycle, 2 Araña, 3 Scarf, 4 Museo, 5 Acero, 7 Mariposas, 9 Over there, 12/13 Leap year, 16 Shorter, 17 Mesas, 18 About, 19 Depth, 20 Mayor.

CODE BREAKER

BOGGLED

FUTOSHIKI

rand ramen land lane lame lama blarney bland blame byname admen adman amyl amen amend name jute darn damn dame dace dance marl manly many mane madam madame myna mend mete mace upend open openly acme ament came cent cento tend tent tenet penal pend penman pecan pout potent pent tout tope madman madmen mama enema

NONAGRAM aeon amen anew earn gean gnaw gone gown gran mane mean moan morn mown name near norm omen rang roan wane warn wean worn wren agone among anger argon gnome goner groan grown mange mango manor namer orang organ owner range reran roman rowan rowen wagon woman women wrong enamor engram garner gnawer manger moaner monger morgen narrow onager orange ragmen ranger warner warren groaner regrown wagoner wronger WARMONGER

HEXAGRAM

WORD LADDER

1 STORMY 2 SORTIE 3 POTENT 4 ERRATA 5 INTONE 6 TEDIUM 7 FLORIN 8 EMERGE 9 STROLL 10 FIGURE 11 UPDATE 12 BILLET 13 FOURTH 14 LINGUA 15 TROIKA 16 ETHANE 17 BARREN 18 UPLIFT 19 DARKLE

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ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA

TOMORROW

DENIA JAVEA CALPE

Malaga TODAY: MAX 23 MIN 15-C Fri 23 14 - Th Sat 23 12 - Th Sun25 12 - Cl Mon 25 13 - Cl Tues 23 13 - Cl Wed23 13 - Cl

Alicante TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 15-C Fri 19 15 - C Sat 17 13 - Th Sun19 14 - Cl Mon 19 15 - Cl Tues 19 14 - Cl Wed19 14 - Cl

Almeria TODAY: MAX 24, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - C Sat 22 16 - Cl Sun23 15 - Cl Mon 23 15 - Cl Tues 23 15 - Cl Wed21 14 - Cl

Benidorm TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 13-C Fri 21 15 - C Sat 21 16 - Th Sun21 16 - Cl Mon 22 16 - Cl Tues 22 15 - Cl Wed23 15 - Cl

Bilbao TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 14-C Fri 19 13 - C Sat 20 17 - Th Sun18 16 - Th Mon 17 16 - Cl Tues 17 15 - Th Wed16 15 - Sh

Mallorca TODAY: MAX 23, MIN 14-CL Fri 23 15 - Cl Sat 23 15 - Th Sun22 14 - Cl Mon 24 14 - Cl Tues 23 14 - Cl Wed23 13 - Th

Madrid TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 13 -CL Fri 17 15 - Th Sat 16 13 - Sh Sun17 13 - Cl Mon 18 13 - S Tues 19 13 - Cl Wed19 13 - Cl

Barcelona TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 14-CL Fri 21 15 - Cl Sat 21 15 - Th Sun22 13 - Th Mon 22 13 - Cl Tues 21 13 - Cl Wed21 12 - Th

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FUTOSHIKI Fill in the squares so that each digit from 1 to 6 occurs exactly once in each row and column. Greater-than and less-than signs indicate the relationship of the two adjacent squares. There is only one solution, and you can find it without guessing.

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

ALTEA BENIDORM ALICANTE

ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA

SATURDAY

DENIA JAVEA CALPE ALTEA BENIDORM ALICANTE

ORIHUELA TORREVIEJA

S: Sun

C: Cloudy

Th: Thunder

Cl: Clear

Sh: Showers

Sn: Snow

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

KAKURO 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.

CRYPTIC Across 1 Duke and wise man backing artist (5) 4 Stroll round Minehead, having the power (5) 8 A ghoul’s cooked stew (7) 9 Like bad jokes in Cape or New York? (5) 10 Club for the workers (5) 11 Eagles drifting round North African country (7) 12 One who adds to the season (6) 14 Police headquarters that is for a Jamaican criminal (6) 18 Throw some coins around, an act of humiliation (7) 20 Christmas month has gold ornamentation (5) 22 Pole inside grotto temporarily (5) 23 Clipped an ear in the outhouse (7) 24 Try us out, we're in need of practice (5) 25 Small crew for engine driver (5) Down 1 Gets Sid to sort out compendiums (7) 2 Cheese produced by United Dairies in Goa (5) 3 Take elf fans back (7) 4 In Armagh a stoic is dismayed (6) 5 Meat from Jacob, a contractor (5) 6 Crazy, angered, mad, (7) 7 Faithful ally, excited to receive Oscar (5) 13 Keep an eye on nit in back room (7) 15 Speech that may be written on an envelope (7) 16 Title giving lad more trouble (7) 17 Mass attended by Irish beside unknown river (6) 18 Penny at church in plot (5) 19 New house back in French city (5) 21 Swear nothing is taken from path (5)

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QUICK

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.

Across 1 Provoking fear or terror (5) 4 Plant louse (5) 7 Tried (9) 8 In good order (4) 9 Suitable for growing crops (6) 12 Hat tied under the chin (6) 13 Dull and dreary (4) 16 In complete agreement (9) 18 Brief and to the point (5) 19 Animal trap (5)

Down 1 Fragrance (5) 2 Forsake, leave behind (7) 3 Abominable snowman (4) 4 Esteem highly (6) 5/17 Empty talk (3,3) 6 Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid (5) 10 Coffee shop employee (7) 11 Catlike (6) 12 Not having a sharp edge or point (5) 14 Flat-bottomed canal boat (5) 15 Chief or leader (4) 17 See 5

WORD LADDER Move from the start word (LARK) to the end word (DOVE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

LARK

SPANISH LESSON

BACK DOVE

Discussing pain with ‘dolor’ and ‘tener’ In Spanish when something is hurting, instead of saying 'my stomach hurts', they say 'The stomach hurts me'. Doler (to hurt)

NONAGRAM

Me duele la cabeza - My head hurts Me duele la garganta - My throat hurts Me duele el cuello - My neck hurts Me duelen los pies - My feet hurt Me duelen los ojos - My eyes hurt Me duelen los oídos - My ears hurt

Tener (to have)

Tengo un dolor en mi espalda - I have a pain in my back Tengo un dolor de muelas - I have toothache Tengo vómitos - I have sickness Tengo un resfriado - I have a cold Tengo tos - I have a cough Tengo fiebre - I have a fever

Important Information:

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

What time is it? / ¿Qué hora es?

Es la una - It’s one o'clock Son las dos - It’s two o'clock Son las tres - It’s three o'clock Son las cuatro - It’s four o'clock Son las cinco - It’s five o'clock Son las seis - It’s six o'clock Son las siete - It’s seven o'clock Son las ocho - It’s eight o'clock Son las nueve - It’s nine' o'clock Son las diez - It’s ten o'clock Son las once - It’s eleven o'clock Son las doce - It is twelve o'clock Es el mediodía - It’s noon / midday Es la medianoche - It’s midnight De la mañana - in the morning De la tarde - in the afternoon De la noche - in the evening Es la una y cuarenta - It’s one forty (1:40) Es la una y cuarenta y cinco - It’s one forty-five (1:45) Son las dos y diez - It’s ten past two (2:10) Son las dos y cuarto - It’s quarter past two (2:15) Son las dos y media - It’s half past two (2:30)

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Stay In Your Shed, Dave! Didn’t You Do Enough Damage First Time Round? A FURIOUS David Cameron is report­ edly trying to block the publication of damaging details about his handling of Brexit revealed in a new book. A bi­ ography of the former cabinet secre­ tary Lord Heywood, written by his widow, has unearthed a document that he wrote before the Brexit vote warning Cameron about the dangers of holding an EU referendum. Cameron shouldn’t worry about a book, his reputation is already seared into the history books and the con­ sciousness of the nation. He was warned not to hold a referendum by George Osborne, and apparently many others gave the same warning. He thought he could wing it, just like he has done throughout his life. So, another old Etonian, out of his depth, promoted because of connec­ tions and a gambler who didn’t have a plan for Brexit. Called a referendum when it wasn’t in the national interest. With no preconditions. Just in or out. And lost. He should have walked away from the pre­referendum ‘renegotiation’ de­ bacle, informing the EU that if that was

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CAMERON: A damaged reputation. the best they could do it’d result in a vote to leave. Maybe that might have concentrated a few minds sufficiently to gain enough concessions, primarily on free movement, to keep the UK in. It was also Cameron who, when ad­ vised against bombing Libya by the then Chief of the Defence Staff, told

him to get on with the military stuff whilst he did the politics. Well, he did the politics and look where we are with Libya. Classic arrogance of a man who thought he knew best but had no idea why he thought so. Dave, you don’t need anyone’s help or books to damage your reputation, you managed that all by yourself. Now, retreat to your luxury shed and hum one of your little ditties to make your­ self feel better. You’ll forever be the PM who chose to roll the dice, ran a dreadful cam­ paign, lost and then scuttled off when things went belly up. For many, that’s exactly what happened. Nothing you can do about it. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place,’ ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Land­ scape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora­johnson.net) available on­ line as eBook (€0.99;£0.99), Apple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

Making Choices ROBERT SHALLIS ON a daily basis we make small choices and to varying degrees throughout life. Our choices in life can define us, they can make or break us and even haunt us. Best­selling author John C Maxwell, said ‘life is full of choices and every choice you make, makes you.’ We always make a point of reminding our 16­year­old son before he goes out with friends to make the right decision and wise choices. Where we find ourselves in life can very much be down to the initial choices we have made and therefore, our results are often symptoms of those decisions. So how do we know when to make the right choices when faced with making an im­ portant decision? Firstly, it’s important to understand that perception can be very different from one person to another, therefore, it can seem that whatever choice you make could be the wrong one depending on whom you talk to.

However, if it feels right and feels good, it usually comes from a space that will benefit most for the greater good. Making a decision from your heart tends to come from your true self which can be a good indicator. Decisions are also made from the head as well as the heart, understandably so, it can be easy to become confused as each can contradict the other and lead to procrastina­ tion. But whatever choice you make depending on its relevance can sometimes be frighten­ ing, which is why many of us just cannot commit to making a decision at all. Too many of us play it safe and therefore deny our­ selves the opportunity to grow, develop, benefit and expand in life. Years later we can have regrets and can find ourselves saying, ‘if only I’d decided to do this or that all those years ago, look where we’d be now.’ However, faced with the op­ portunity to have the same choices again, you’d be surprised how many people would repeat the same pattern over again. People are so concerned about making the wrong choices they simply make none. So, make a choice, make it from the heart and take a leap of faith. If it’s the wrong choice, at the very least, you’ll find out quicker.

I see making a choice as a fork in the road analogy, asking myself, which one I should take and often naturally think that if I take the wrong one, it’s a bad choice. Again, I go with my heart and choose what feels right however, I accept that circumstances can change and what may have felt the right thing to do at the time can sometimes turn out with hindsight to be the wrong decision. It’s ok to make mistakes, we’re human af­ ter all. Wrong decisions are a part of life al­ though, understanding why we’ve made them helps us grow. It is an opportunity to learn, accept the consequences and not to dwell on the choice you’ve made, simply move on knowing you are a little wiser than you were before. Remember, the quicker you learn what is wrong, the quicker you can unravel what is right. So start to make those all­important choic­ es today and understand that the right choice is not always the easiest, but making a decision one way or another can lead to some wonderful opportunities. Mistakes can be rectified and forgotten but regret can last a lifetime. The choice is yours! Rob Shallis www.robshallis.com

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Bargain bidding AN Italian town is selling off abandoned homes for €1 in an attempt to reverse a trend of depopulation. Over the next few weeks, dozens of dilapidated properties will go under the hammer in Salemi in Sicily, with prices start­ ing at €1. Town mayor, Domenico Venuti, told CNN Travel he wants to breathe new life into Salemi, which saw its popula­ tion drop considerably when at least 4,000 residents left after an earthquake that shook Sicily’s Belice Valley in 1968. He said all the buildings belong to the city council, which al­ lows for a speedy sale with less red tape. Venuti pointed out that prior to launching the scheme, the council first had to recover old parts of Salemi where the houses are located. This meant upgrading infrastructure and services, including roads, sewage pipes and electric grids.

12-Minute Covid Test UK high street pharmacy Boots is set to launch a 12­ minute Covid nasal swap test and will be available in over 50 of its stores. The £120 test will be avail­ able for people who are not showing any symptoms after the 12­minute Covid nasal swab was approved by au­ thorities in Europe and the US, along with the device needed to process the test. More than 500 patients

were tested during trials of the product with the Covid test accurately detecting the virus in more than 97 per cent of cases. UK high street pharmacy Boots appear to have struck a great deal as the quick test kits featuring technology de­ veloped by UK­based life sci­ ences company LumiraDx ap­ pear to be one of the quickest, and cheapest, on the market.

Furious Shopper A FURIOUS shopper ripped plastic from ‘non­essential’ items in a supermarket in Wales. Gwilym Owen, who was not wearing a mask, was seen removing plastic covers Moment furious Tesco from items which shops are shopper rips plastic off clothing. no longer allowed to sell un­ der the new Welsh lockdown restrictions. The man was heard to shout “since when have clothes been exempt?” and “rip the f***ers off!” as he tore the plastic sheeting from racks of clothing. Wales was plunged into a ‘firebreak’ lockdown at 6pm on Friday, October 23. During this period, which will last 17 days, people will be asked to stay at home and to leave only for a limited number of reasons, including exercise, buying essential supplies, or to seek or provide care.

Arson Attempt

GERMANY’S ‘Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases’ was attacked as part of an arson attempt on the facility overnight on Saturday, October 24. According to a report from the Berlin police, the building, which advises the German government on public health mea­ sures to stem the coronavirus pandemic, was attacked by sever­ al assailants causing damage to one of the windows before secu­ rity guards arrived on the scene. The guards witnessed the attackers throw bottle­based incendiary devices at the building, which caused mild damage. Thankfully, no­one was hurt.

HEALTH & BEAUTY DIONE LOCKYER I COULD never be bothered with taking care of my mental mindset! As a mum, wife, daughter, sister, auntie and friend, I always put everyone else’s needs before my own. The excuses would come in thick and fast! ‘I don’t have time to read a self­help book,’ ‘I don’t have time to watch a video,’ ‘I’d rather pull my hair out, than lis­ ten to some woman who thinks she’s got her sh*t together 24/7.’ ‘I CAN’T BE BOTHERED!!’ These words lead me to some of my darkest moments. I would sit around for days, wallowing in self­pity, blaming everyone and everything in the world. I accepted that this was the way my life was supposed to be and I told myself that I have to deal with it! I was offered help in many dif­ ferent ways, yet never felt wor­ thy of the investment. I am now 43 years old and spent way too much time ac­

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Collaring insight and empathy A JAPANESE engineer and biologist has invented a collar which can tell us exactly what our pet dog is feeling at any given time through colour changes. The invention, named Inupathy (a combination of insight and empathy) works by analysing dogs’ heart rates using al­ gorithms which vary depending on the current activity and translate the results into a colour code. Red means nervous, blue relaxed, white concentrating and rainbow happiness, in­ ventor Joji Tamaguchi explained. The collar also connects automatically to a mobile app which gathers emotional and physical data on the dog each day and later reports on the intensity of feelings reported, al­ lowing owners to better understand their four­legged friends, Tamaguchi has said. The inventor is currently trying to raise funds on Indiegogo crowdfunding website to help improve his collar, which should be available for pur­ chase in the near future

DOG COLLAR: Changes colour.

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BUY & SELL PRIVATE collector will buy your Gold, Rolex & Patek Philippe Watches Tel – 678 716 693 (288662)

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COMPUTERS Computer Repairs – Laptops/PC`s Qualified Technician –648 065 224 No Call Out Charge No Fix No Fee andy@wiz ard-computers.biz (281089)

ELECTRICIAN MB ELECTRICS. Approved electrician. Any electrical repair. Iberdrola paperwork. Affordable prices. Miquel 655 282 175 www.mbelectrics.es (288732)

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to read more visit ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IT comes as a surprise to non­ car passengers in Volvo’s XC60 that the Swedish car maker produces an even bigger SUV. The reason is that the XC60 feels spacious enough to host a modest public meeting (social­ ly distanced), with enough room in the boot to cater for their hunger and thirst too. Mounting miles at the wheel will shrink the car for those not used to its size, whereupon it is merely large in

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Volvo XC60 - a classy performance a good way; generous with its space and comfort. Smaller, in a surprisingly good way, is the car’s thirst for petrol. Its engine is backed up by an electric motor which takes power from a battery charged when you plug it in and also when you brake (a plug­in hybrid, in other words), and the result was an impres­ sive 5.5l/100km (51mpg) over a mixed driving week.

The secret is plugging in when you can, and for most a home and work charger will be the answer. Our public charge point network is shameful. With a claimed range of 33 miles on pure electric, the best I achieved with the XC60 was 29 miles, but still sufficient for a reasonable one way com­ mute. In a car this big and one that pulls with real purpose when overtaking, and in near silence, it is very impressive. The four­ cylinder, 2.0­litre tur­

bocharged and supercharged engine doesn’t disappoint. Perhaps even more impres­ sive, and rather harder to build into a car, is the sense that everything you see or touch is there to make your progress just a little more comfortable and keep you calm when all around are feeling flustered. The big touchscreen is a model of logical clarity even if features like heating and venti­ lation still work better as knobs you grasp; not symbols you stab with an outstretched finger. There’s more serenity on display in the very upmarket version of the XC60 you see here, with an interior finished not in the black that seems to come as standard these days but in soft, light nappa leather. And very good it looks too, backed up by grey drift wood inlays, adding a IMPRESSIVE: Generous with space and comfort.

crisp and modern feel to the interior. If that makes the XC60 sound potentially expensive, you’d be right. The Inscription

Pro costs €64,962 (£58,920) but packs enough standard kit to keep most of us happy and, being Volvo, a plethora of safe­ ty features. A very classy act.