Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 29 October - 4 November 2020 Issue 1843

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29 Oct - 4 Nov 2020

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STANDING STRONG

MOJACAR is still the same de­ spite the pandemic, local mayor Rosa Maria Cano de­ clared to the local Spanish media. Asked about the increasing number of Covid­19 outbreaks in Almeria Province she replied that “for the moment” there was practically no problem. “But we are following with interest and concern the evo­ lution in the most­affected neighbouring municipalities. We send them all our support and solidarity.” Meanwhile, Mojacar was “more than ever” a safe place for families and friends to spend a peaceful holiday, the mayor said. “We have adapted to safety measures, social distancing and hygiene. Mojacar still has its picturesque corners, the best professionals and best tourist offer,” Cano told the Press. “We have also looked out for the elderly and anybody who was alone, while support­ ing those who lost their jobs during the pandemic and risk

MOJACAR MAYOR: Rosa Maria Cano ready to overcome all the new challenges.

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social exclusion.” The mayor had praise for the support received from the Diputacion, Almeria’s provin­ cial council, which had gone to great lengths to help munici­ palities including Mojacar. So too had the regional gov­ ernment, the Junta de Andalu­

cia, she added: “It has shown great aware­ ness and understanding of people’s problems, and I hope that it can gradually increase aid once new channels are set up.” Despite the pandemic’s dra­ matic effect on municipal re­

sources, Cano said that thanks to “hard work and effort” since she took over, the town hall’s bank balance was healthy. “Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean that we have as much as we would like to have or need,” she stressed. “But we shall do everything within our power to go on helping our residents, their businesses and their families,” Cano pledged. She and her team had worked morning and night, day after day throughout the health crisis. “We are still working at this rhythm and we don’t intend to stop until we can overcome all these new challenges. Our res­ idents know that.”

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At your convenience Help where needed along their routes until the central government ap­ proved a skeleton service for them. To prevent a repetition with curfews now in place during much of the night, Spain’s Confederation of

Freight Transport has asked regional administrations to allow restaurants and bars on main roads and industri­ al estates to provide a simi­ lar service so that they can eat a meal, drink coffee or simply visit the loo.

Photo by Cuevas del Almanzora town hall

HUNDREDS of lorries leave Almeria each night, deliver­ ing fruit and vegetables all over Spain as well as France and central Europe. During lockdown drivers were affected by the lack of bars and restaurants

SELF-EMPLOYED: Hard-hit by the Covid-19 crisis. MORE than 230 self­em­ ployed workers in Cuevas de Almanzora requested a sub­ sidy to offset the effects of the Covid­19 crisis. Of these, 225 applications were granted, revealed the town hall which has so far al­

located €90,000 in emer­ gency under the Cuevas Cuenta Contigo (Cuevas Counts on You) programme. “The town hall hopes that this direct aid will help, as far as possible, to prevent any­ body from getting left behind

Grow your own in Pulpi FOUR Pulpi families were allocated allotments in the ninth edition of the town hall’s ‘Un huerto, una familia’ programme. Signing the contracts at the town hall, Social Services councillor Fina Garcia, asked the new al­ lotment holders to use irrigation water wisely and to keep the plots of land tidy. Thirty­four families have benefited from the ‘One allotment, one family scheme,’ which com­ menced in 2011 following an agreement with the Primaflor agricultural firm which provides equip­ ment, seeds and plants.

during this crisis,” said Cuevas’ mayor Antonio Fer­ nandez Lira. “Not only with a wide range of initiatives including promotions and discounts but with a cash injection, too,” he added.

Extra teachers for Adra ADRA’S six Infants and Primary state schools have 14 more teachers. Education councillor Pedro Peña ex­ plained that these additions would im­ prove the ratios in the classes with most pupils. The councillor also pointed out that de­ spite the PSOE opposition party’s claims that the town hall had allocated only sev­ en new teachers to Adra’s schools,, there were double that number. He explained that two schools had not received extra teachers because classes al­ ready had fewer than 20 pupils.

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NIBS EXTRA Costly fire AN arsonist convicted of starting a fire that destroyed a fifth of a hectare of woodland in Alcaudique (Berja) in August 2019, received a fouryear prison term. Andalucia’s Upper Court of Justice also ordered him to pay a €1,219 fine and the €1,201 cost of extinguishing the blaze, which took firefighters more than 24 hours.

Peppy peppers GERMANY is now the principal customer for Almeria’s fruit and vegetables, followed by France, the UK, Italy and the Netherlands, Junta figures show. Germany’s principal buys are peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers although Almeria peppers also top the lists of exports to the UK and Italy, ahead of tomatoes.

Express delivery THE Guardia Civil were called in after security guards spotted two people throwing a package over the wall of Almeria’s El Acebuche prison. After finding the packet with 95 grammes of hashish and 45 tranquilisers as well as a jack-knife, officers located and identified the individuals, both of whom had extensive police records.

No change MARTA NAVARRO ROS, a 20year-old from Vera, learnt that she was shortlisted for this year’s Premio Planeta, Spain’s most prestigious literary prize, on seeing her name amongst finalists announced on the Antena 3 news. “I didn’t expect it, but it won’t change my life,” said Marta who is studying Audio-Visual Communication and Philosophy in Barcelona.

Dalias death A MALE was rescued from a municipally-owned water deposit in Dalias after a witness contacted the Emergency Services on seeing him in difficulties. He was installing a buoy in the fivemetre deep deposit, but medics called to the scene were unable to save the man’s life and could only confirm his death.

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Mojacar RBL dates for November Photo credit: RBL

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REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY: A Service will be held at the Open-Air church on November 8. FORTHCOMING meetings and events for the Mojacar branch of the Royal British Legion are as follows: Thursday November 5 at 11.30am Branch meeting, coffee and a chat on Thurs­ day, November 5 at Hotel Continental. The speaker will be the Rev Vincent Oram and non­ members are welcome to attend, as it is not nec­ essary to have links to the armed forces. Friday November 6 at 7.30pm Fish and chips or Baked Potato with chilli or beans at the Quiz Night, at Badgers, Mojacar Playa, with Tony Matthews as quiz master. Sunday November 8 at 10.30am Remembrance Sunday Service at the Open­Air

church in Mojacar Playa. This will be followed by Roast Sunday Lunch (€10) at Scotties, next door to the Open­Air church at 12.30pm. The RBL need to let Scotties know how many people will be attending the lunch, so please con­ tact the Secretary on 634 359 763 as soon as pos­ sible. Thursday November 19 at 12 noon The RBL’s Mojacar branch holds its Annual General Meeting at Hotel Continental and all members are invited to attend. This will be followed by lunch on Mojacar Playa within 100 metres of the Continental. Members are asked to contact the Secretary if they are in­ terested in lunch.

El Algarrobico still standing THE regional government is seeking viable ways of demolishing the El Algarrobico hotel in the Gata­Nijar national park. This would include removing the rubble and remains of the 20­storey hotel’s 411 rooms fol­ lowed by revaluing and restoring the land, an­ nounced Carmen Crespo, who heads the Junta’s Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development department. It would be reflected in the Junta’s Budget, she confirmed. Built at the water’s edge in 2003, the hotel breached Spain’s Coastal Laws, attracting the ire of environmentalists. Although the developers insisted that they

possessed all necessary permits, these were is­ sued in the 1980s before El Algarrobico became a protected area. The courts ordered a halt to building in 2006, although this continued until 2009 and by 2016 the courts confirmed that the hotel was illegal. Regarding a date for the demolition, Crespo stated she “very much hoped” that this would be announced next year. “We all want a date for the demolition be­ cause we are convinced that this is what society wants and needs,” she said. “From an environmental point of view recov­ ering the land is really important and we are quite determined.”

velopment delegation have decided to approve this activity, who are we politi­ cians to reject it?” asked regional MP Ra­ mon Herrera who represents Almeria. Countering complaints from the PSOE

COMPROMIS senator Carlos Mulet pointed out in parliament that the US has never kept its promise to rid Palomares of plutonium 239 contamination. He was referring to the 2015 agreement between both coun­ tries whereby the US undertook to clear the area of all nuclear residue. This was necessary following the 1966 ‘incident’ when a B­52G Air Force bomber collided in mid­air with a KC­135 tanker while re­ fuelling. All four aboard the tanker were killed and three of the B­52G’s crew of seven died when the aircraft broke apart. The disaster did not end there, as the B­52G was carrying four hydrogen bombs.

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State of Alarm 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.

Vera’s in Halloween spirit VERA Town Hall asked local shops to decorate their win­ dows for Halloween. This is the second edition of the Noche Encantada ini­ tiative although 2020’s activ­ ities have had to be reduced owing to Covid­19, and there will be no fancy­dress com­ petition or a children’s fiesta

Ironing out a problem in Carboneras THE regional government insisted that shipping 100,000 of iron ore through Carboneras will not endanger resi­ dents. “If experts from the Sustainable De­

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party, Herrera pointed out that iron ore will not be stored at Carboneras port, as it will arrive from the Alquife mine only when due to be loaded onto a waiting ship.

Palomares still waiting Three were found near Palomares on the outskirts of Cuevas del Almanzora where the non­nuclear explosives in two of the bombs had detonated on impact. They contaminated an area covering two square kilometres with plutonium 239. The fourth bomb was found at sea, 10 weeks later. “The Foreign Ministry maintains its objective of reaching a legal­ ly binding agreement permitting a comprehensive rehabilitation of the zone,” explained the government’s written reply to Mulet. The Ministry had also made clear to the US that Spain has no in­ tention of letting the matter drop, it added.

in the Plaza Mayor. Instead there is a window­ dressing competition, Com­ merce councillor Ana Lour­ des Ramirez announced. “We hope this will encour­ age the public to make their purchases in local shops and boost spending,” the coun­ cillor said.

Always present JOSE MARIA SANCHEZ GARCIA, honorary Le­ gionnaire and an auxil­ iary chaplain at the Via­ tor base, presented a portrait of King Felipe VI, the highest­ranking gen­ eral in the Spanish army, to commemorate the Le­ gion’s centenary. The oil painting by Jaen artist Felipe Herroros Rodero will henceforth always occupy a prominent po­ sition at the base.

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Vogue editor VOGUE editor Anna Wintour has split from her investor partner after 20 years. Anna Wintour, editor of the iconic fashion magazine, split from her partner of 20 years, investor Shelby Bryan. Their relationship caused a stir among New York’s elite when they got together in 1999, as Texas­ born Bryan, 74, allegedly walked out on his wife to be with Wintour, 70.

The separation sets up the prospect of a multi­million dollar di­ vorce, with Wintour boasting an es­ timated 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.

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 Nick­ erson, is concerned that 200 public swimming pools remain closed following the national lock­ down due to the coronavirus pandemic, despite being able to reopen since July 25.

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

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.

Good deeds

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 re­ search shows “it also contributes 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 overall

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

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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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 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.”

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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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Rude Al Fresco Covid

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,

Cost 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.”

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.

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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 Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony at the BB&T Centre in Sunrise, Florida, on Wednesday, October 21. The Latin star, who cele­ brated the birth of his third child with retired tennis ace Anna Kournikova eight months ago, began his career during the mid­90’s and has become the King of Latin Pop.

KING OF LATIN POP: Enrique Iglesias. The ceremony had a limit­ ed audience due to Covid re­ strictions and five stages were used which were sani­ tised between acts which in­ cluded 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 sentiments, 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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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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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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Fairground ride A WOMAN is in critical condi­ tion after falling 100ft from a fairground ride. A 25­year­old Australian woman is fighting for her life af­ ter plunging 100ft from ‘The Hangover’ ride at the Cairns Showfest on Saturday, October 24. Onlookers claim the woman screamed “I’m falling” before she slipped and became ‘en­ trapped’ in the mechanism of the ride, which swings passen­ gers 360 degrees. Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services freed the woman but she had already suffered ‘signifi­ cant head and spinal injuries.’

The Hangover ride’s safety is under police investigation. It is not known how the woman fell, but police say an in­ vestigation into the safety of the ride is currently ongoing.

A Right Royal Opportunity PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton are looking for the right candidate for an exciting job opportunity. William and Kate are look­ ing for someone to work in housekeeping at Kensington Palace and the successful can­ didate will need to be able to “maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion.” The deadline for the job of­ fer is November 7 at 11.55pm and the salary for the coveted

Harry Styles HARRY STYLES 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 in­ vested a “significant fig­ ure” in what is set to be­ come the UK’s largest ever indoor music arena. Manchester’s £350 mil­ lion Co­op Live boasts 23,500 seats, greater than London’s 20,000­seater O2 Arena, and is set to open in 2023.

job starts at £19,140. The suc­ cessful candidate will be of­ fered the chance to ‘live­in’ at the palace, with all meals and travel expenses provided.

Food Fight BRITISH AIRWAYShas axed its deal with M&S to provide its in­flight meals and now Greggs is set to battle Wait­ rosetowinthecontract. Greggs and Waitrose will battle it out to see who will be next to pro­ vide BA with a selection of salads, sandwiches, and snacks after sources dismissed rumours of the airline returning to free meals on short­haul flights, which they stopped in 2016 when their deal with M&S was announced. A spokesman for M&S highlighted their appreci­ ation for their time work­ ing with BA: “We are proud to have been a supplier to BA’s short­ haul food service since 2017.

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Times Square subway station.

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.

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Abortion Ruling AN almost total ban on abortion could be introduced in Poland as a top constitutional court is set to make a ruling. Poland already has some of the strictest laws in Europe 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 human rights groups who are urging the Polish government to reject the plans, which under the new legislation would also ban terminations in cases of foetal defects. 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.

Cash Crisis A SURVEY of more than 7,000 people, conducted by the FCA during the coronavirus pandemic, found 12 million people in the UK had low financial resilience, meaning they may strug­ gle with bills or loan repayments. The data shows two million of those who are not financial­ ly resilient have become 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 pay­ ments with those from a Black and Minority Ethnic back­ ground were more likely to be affected, with 37 per cent of adults taking an income hit.

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ARMED & EXORCIST

DOUGHERTY: Performed exorcism on son.

A POLICE officer dad armed his daughter with a rifle while per­ forming 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, bulletproof vest and Kevlar helmet. He al­ legedly told her to lie on the floor in the bedroom and shoot anyone who arrived, as he tried to per­ form an exorcism on his son who was ‘full of demons.’ Dougherty was also fired from his job on the same day for ‘an un­ satisfactory performance finding in a separate matter.’

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1.3 Billion Euros Loss BRITISH AIRWAYS owner IAG has reported a €1.3 billion third­quarter loss after hav­ ing to cut flying schedules

Clock Stop WHEN the clocks went back in Spain on Sunday, October 25, many in Spain were hop­ ing 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 natural light and con­ serving fuel, but is consid­ ered by many to be obso­ lete. This means that European nations must communicate whether they choose sum­ mer 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 winter­ time.

for the rest of the year and coronavirus restrictions playing havoc with the busi­ ness. The announcement of the significant loss far out­ weighed predictions of €920 million and highlights the major task Luis Gallego has on his hands after being ap­

pointed 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 re­ ceived the funds in early Oc­ tober, raising its total liquidi­ ty to €9.3 billion.

Green Puppy

GREEN PUP: With the rest of his litter.

DOG loving Italian farmer, Cristian Mallocci, in Sardinia, who has eight dogs watched on amazed as one of his dogs gave birth to a green-furred puppy, who was instantly named Pistachio! Green fur on a dog is obviously very rare and is thought to happen when pale coloured puppies have contact in their mother’s womb with a green pigment called biliverdin. Interestingly, it is the same pigment that causes the green colour in bruises. However, the colour will not last forever as it will fade day-by-day as Mallocci looks to train the young pup up to look after the sheep with his mother.

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A I JUDGES ROBOTS that analyse a defen­ dant’s body language to detect signs of guilt will replace human judges in 50 years, according to Artificial Intelligence writer and speaker, Terence Mauri. He claims the ‘polite’ machines will speak every language and they will be able to detect physi­ cal and psychological signs of dis­ honesty with 99.9 per cent accu­ racy. Inbuilt cameras will capture telling speech patterns, changes in body temperature 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 hear­ ings in England and Wales by 2070. THE Quebec town of As­ bestos, which was once the lo­ cation of the world’s largest asbestos mine, is home to around 7,000 peo­ ple and took the name, which studies have linked to deadly illnesses such as cancer, due to its mining heritage of the min­

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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 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 released after giving his statements on extortion charges via video link to a judge at Spain’s High Court, the Audiencia Nacional. The mix-up happened when two hours after the 41year-old’s release from his holding cell inside the City of Justice in Barcelona, information was passed on that he was indeed wanted for being an Italian mafia boss. The extraordinary decision to release the prisoner came despite the court receiving an extensive police report explaining who Raso was, which also included a copy of a European Arrest Warrant issued by Italian police. A new warrant for his arrest has been issued by the judge of the case as Raso remains at large.

change its name to the ‘Val­des­ Sources.’ Residents of the small Canadian town, Val­ des­Sources, 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.

Identity Crisis eral. Since Asbestos has been banned worldwide for many, although Canada only banned it from manufacturing, import­ ing, using and exporting in 2018, the town has voted to

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

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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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% CHG. 1.043,50 2.756,0 1.934,0 1.015,50 2.929,0 1.706,3 7.935,0 580,60 481,80 4.497,0 272,30 493,85 450,90 109,14 528,40 4.200,0 1.570,00 200,78 2.550,5 374,70 102,95 2.431,0 1.457,9 989,6 40,40 1.957,0 1.128,00 2.811,0 6.261,0 4.986,0 2.584,4 288,70 523,78 2.938,0 7.974,0 12.560,0 1.207,00 1.334,30 163,50 2.430,0 1.379,50 2.559,24 315,60 104,05 1.279,00 437,80 4.078,0 1.264,00 5.944,0 72,92 207,20

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2.373,0 25,84 0,856 555,10 196,55 29,64 8.498,0 302,50 131,90 1.589,00 949,00 124,00 6.298,0 2.325,00 2.577,0 689,60 1.068,00 7.026,0 1.635,00 553,40 671,18 4.537,0 239,72 4,88 957,65 957,6 926,5 442,90 688,60 1.339,00 11,11 2.788,0 1.038,00 936,40 2.543,0 1.454,50 1.413,00 11.480,0 1.345,00 938,20 397,00 239,40 120,07 214,40 305,30 4.701,0 894,60 112,26 2.364,0 668,00

2.320,0 25,60 0,854 546,81 194,25 28,80 8.346,0 297,00 128,15 1.562,50 936,60 120,00 6.204,0 2.282,00 2.500,0 679,80 1.050,00 6.940,0 1.604,50 546,80 661,20 4.467,5 226,50 4,85 942,80 944,7 911,9 435,70 675,97 1.333,00 11,03 2.726,0 1.023,00 925,00 2.508,0 1.436,50 1.390,00 11.290,0 1.321,50 917,50 392,75 236,24 117,05 212,30 297,78 4.636,1 871,00 110,20 2.316,0 657,80

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CHANGE 172,18 1.642,36 3.205,33 230,07 116,55 170,26 170,65 74,37 38,97 51,18 285,24 208,21 283,19 178,64 116,62 48,67 147,47 104,45 230,41 80,62 216,28 130,60 142,88 250,57 422,89 335,65 57,97 199,88 144,14 128,50

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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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FEATURE

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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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

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

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.

TIME OUT 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

BONUS BALL

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IRISH LOTTO Sat 24 October

1-6-18 29-31-42

BONUS BALL

12

EURO MILLIONS Tue 20 October

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5-6-15 37-42 Fri 23 October

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EL MILLON: GDT59080 LA PRIMITIVA Thurs 22 October

BONUS BALL

13-17-31 36-39-43

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JOKER: 5593195 Sat 24 October

BONUS BALL

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CODE BREAKER

TIME OUT

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

FAKE CAKE CASE CAST COST COAT or

KAKURO

SUDOKU

FAKE CAKE COKE COLE COLT COAT

TIME OUT Almería TODAY VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA

WEATHER

MOJACAR ALMERIA RETAMAR ROQUETAS

ADRA

TOMORROW VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA MOJACAR

ALMERIA RETAMAR ROQUETAS

ADRA

SATURDAY VELEZ RUBIO ALBOX

HUERCAL OVERA GARRUCHA MOJACAR

ALMERIA RETAMAR ADRA

S: Sun

C: Cloudy

Th: Thunder

ROQUETAS

Cl: Clear

Sh: Showers

Sn: Snow

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.

TARGET:

SCORING:

• Average: 17 • Good: 23 • Very good: 33 • Excellent: 43

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

KAKURO

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)

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

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

TARGET: • Average: 14 • Good: 19 • Very good: 28 • Excellent: 36

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A new chapter WITH the world premiere of the new Golf GTI Clubsport, Volkswagen is “writing the next chapter of the successful Golf story.” The Clubsport has a power output of 221 kW (300 PS) and is the new flagship model of the eighth Golf GTI genera­ tion. With its enhanced tur­ bocharged engine, new fully connected running gear, and the brand new Nürburgring driving profile designed for the legendary Nordschleife track in Germany, the Golf GTI Clubsport marks a new mile­ stone for driving dynamics among front­wheel­drive sports cars. Many of the details in the Golf GTI Clubsport have been enhanced, including the even more agile turbocharged en­ gine (EA888 evo4), which now delivers 221 kW (300 PS) and 400 Nm of torque, and the new sports running gear equipped with a new Vehicle

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