The people’s paper ISSUE NO. 1859
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GOOD NEWS for the Costa del Sol after Covid rates in various municipalities within Malaga Province have fallen below 500 per 100,000, making it look likely that some borders will reopen this weekend. The Junta de Andalucia will make the decision whether to reopen these areas at their weekly Thursday meeting today, with the towns looking set to have border restrictions lifted if case numbers continue to fall. On Wednesday February 16, preceding the meeting of the Junta, figures fell to 418 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in Malaga , 409 per 100,000 in Fuengirola, 438 in Benalmadena, whilst the numbers in Mijas had dropped to 474.3 per 100,000. At the time of going to press the decision to reopen borders looks almost certain, and once a decision is announced, towns would be able to reopen from this Saturday February 20. Many of the largest towns in Malaga Province are, at the time of going to press, below the 500 cases per 100,000 people limit, including Nerja, Torrox, Velez-Malaga, Antequera, Rincon de la Victoria, Alhaurin
de la Torre, Alhaurin el Grande, Cartama and Coin. Meanwhile, Ronda, Estepona, Marbella and Manilva are still above this number, therefore their border restrictions will remain for the time being, although businesses are allowed to open.
LOCAL BUSINESSES: Will welcome the most recent news.
While Covid figures continue to fall in most parts of Andalucia, officials are still warning residents to be careful and abide by existing laws and local restrictions to prevent the virus figures rising again. Currently restrictions limit gatherings to a maximum of four people at a time.
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Marbella Taxi Association Women in rural areas The meeting at the Council Chambers.
Age Concern Easter Raffle THE Fuengirola, Mijas and Benalmadena branch of Age Concern expects 2021 to be a busy year and intends to fulfil its commit‐ ments to clients and volunteers. This will inevitably deplete their finances so they are launch‐ ing their Grand Easter Raffle to raise funds. Thanks to the efforts of local businesses, they have assem‐ bled an incredible selection of prizes and details of those gifts as well as contributors are displayed in their charity shop. Tickets will be on sale from Thursday February 18 at just €1 each (or five for the price of four) and are available from the shop at C/Francisco Cano 56 in Fuengirola which is open from 10.30am until 2pm weekdays (extended until 6pm on Wednes‐ day) as well as their four drop‐in centres. Their centres are conveniently located in Los Boliches, La Cala, Mijas Pueblo and Benalmadena. For full details please contact the Helpline on 652 537 615 weekdays or leave a message at any time.
MARBELLA mayor, Ángeles Muñoz invited a representative of the local taxi association Taxisol to the Council Chambers to thank the taxi drivers for their commitment over the last year. She recognised that the drivers had been significantly affected by loss of business due to the pandemic, but despite this not only did they carry on, but volunteered their service on more than 500 occasions to give free lifts to those in need and to cheer up children on their birthdays. Last year, the council allocated €120,000 to Taxisol to underwrite the running of their switchboard and for 2021, this amount will be increased to €150,000 in order to ensure that this important local public service continues to serve residents and visitors. It is estimated that the taxi sector lost up to 70 per cent of its turnover during 2020 and because it is so important to the smooth operation of the city, the council will continue to treat drivers as front-line workers and ensure that they are tested on a regular basis.
THE Association of Families and Women in Rural Areas (AFAMMER) has been recognised by the European Economic and Social Com‐ mittee (EESC) with a special award. The awards are given to projects carried out in the EU that have made an exceptional contribution to the fight against Covid‐19 and its consequences. Launched in 2020 on a one‐off basis under the slogan ‘Civil society against Covid‐19,’ the organisers chose AFAMMER because during the early stages of the pandemic, its mem‐ bers produced half a million masks and other health protection material. All items were donated to hospitals, old people’s homes, taxi drivers, the elderly and particularly exposed groups. In addition, AFAMMER set up a neighbour‐
PRIZES: The virtual Awards Ceremony. hood telephone network with the aim of al‐ leviating the loneliness and isolation suffered by many elderly people during periods of confinement, particularly in rural areas. At a virtual award ceremony on February 15, all of the projects honoured were present and each will receive a prize of €10,000 to al‐ low the good work to continue.
Real Fake Crime POLICE in Marbella have re‐ leased new details in the case of a fake armed robbery that reportedly took place in one of the town’s supermarkets. According to deputy inspec‐ tor Teodoro Garzon, police sus‐ pected the supermarket’s man‐ ager after he reported the robbery on November 28 last year. An armed man supposedly broke into the office, held up the manager and made off with a safe.
Garzon told one publication: “He was overactive, too nervous for what had happened.” Officers investigating the crime found a mobile phone nearby, on what they believed was the robber’s escape route. Analysis of the phone led them to a 29‐year‐old German man with various convictions for crimes against property. After searching his home, police re‐ portedly found the supermar‐ ket’s safe there.
Gibraltar battles oil spill THE Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA), in conjunction with other agencies, has continued with the clean‐up op‐ eration caused by an oil spill in the early hours of last Friday morning, February 12. On Sunday February 14, efforts were being focused on the re‐ trieval of oil around the harbour and the Gibraltar Bay with assets from both the private sector and the public sector being deployed accordingly. All cost attributed to this incident will be recovered from the vessel, believed to be registered in Liberia and until such time that payment is received, the vessel will remain de‐ tained in Gibraltar waters. The Gibraltar Government insists that there is no credible evidence to substantiate reports in some media of oil from this spill being present on land on the Spanish side of the bay and observed that this is the first spill in Gibraltar waters in many years.
They also found that the sus‐ pect was friends with the super‐ market’s manager, a 41‐year‐old Spanish man, and that the two had allegedly planned the rob‐ bery by WhatsApp. According to police, a mes‐ sage allegedly read: ‘You come in, after lowering the side rail‐ ings I will be at the office door, you point your gun at me, I open the safe for you and you go.’ Both men have since been ar‐ rested.
Boutique hotel refurbishment A NORDIC owned company which is based in Puerto Banus has applied for planning permission to reopen the boutique style hotel in La Alcaidesa. The existing Quercus hotel in La Hacienda residential district had four-star status even though it has just nine bedrooms as well as a cafeteria and restaurant area. Based on two floors with a basement, assuming that approval for its refurbishment is given by the La Linea de la Concepcion Council it is planned to have the work, which includes a car park, completed so that the hotel may catch the summer trade. Local councillor for Tourism Mercedes Atanet has indicated that she is very much in favour of this proposal as it shows a commitment to tourism in La Linea, despite the setbacks and difficulties encountered due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Holiday cover jobs THE Torremolinos Council will on March 3 start interviews in the final phase of selection of recruitment for labourers and cleaners to cover sick leave and holidays. All positions are covered by a maximum period of two years with the municipally owned cleaning company Litosa. Interviews will be held three days a week over a period of three weeks and a final list of successful candidates is expected to be published on April 2. Among the requirements required, applicants needed to prove that they were at least 16 years of age and hold a primary school certificate or equivalent. Applicants for the places reserved for people with disabilities had to prove their disability by means of a document issued by the competent body.
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NIBS EXTRA Love and Friendship IN honour of St Valentine’s Day, children in schools in Manilva, Sabinillas and El Castillo were invited to produce different artworks on the theme of Love and Friendship which saw a number of large murals as well as smaller pieces.
Weeding out ALTHOUGH disinfection work in Benalmadena continues, the council has appointed a specially trained two-man team to travel around the municipality spraying weeds in public places in using a vehicle containing a compressor to allow speedy application.
Conservation work WORK in the Iglesia del Llano in Casares moves onto a new phase as conservators will be involved in the recovery of the crypt in the basement of the church and the preservation of the skeletal remains found there.
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Vaccine registration THE Marbella councillor for Foreign Residents, Remedios Bocanegra, and the councillor for Health, Enrique Rodríguez, have told the foreign community about the need to register to be able to access vaccination against Covid-19. During a video meeting, with the presidents of the foreign associations and representatives of the advisory forum last week, they addressed various issues of interest to citizens of other countries residing in Marbella. Essentially, all citizens of other
VARIOUS ISSUES: Addressed at the video conference. countries who are working either self-employed or for a company (who should therefore be registered with Social Security) and those who are holders of the An-
Keep Semana Blanca safe SEMANA BLANCA which translates as White Week runs annually from February 25 to March 1 in the Costa del Sol and the schools are closed. In theory, it’s a winter break when the children have the chance to enjoy the snow but it also ensures that the kids are free to celebrate Andalucia Day on Febru‐ ary 28, a tradition that goes back to 1980. The Fuengirola Council and the direc‐
Happy birthday Ivy
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Planning permission PLANNING permission has been given for expansion of the San Francisco de Asís school in in El Coto (Las Lagunas) which will allow the school to integrate a number of new sporting facilities and a small swimming pool as well as a new access road.
tors of the town’s schools and institutes have asked families to “take extreme pre‐ cautions and observe all hygiene mea‐ sures” during that week in order to avoid new outbreaks of Covid‐19 when the chil‐ dren return to the classrooms. Infections increased dramatically fol‐ lowing the Christmas holidays and all councils are anxious to ensure that this doesn’t happen again and this wish was
embraced by the heads of various schools who recently took part in a video meet‐ ing. Having increased the education budget by 21 per cent to €1,405,000, to include full disinfection and cleaning of schools, the Council doesn’t want to see all of these efforts come to nothing if children and their parents don’t act responsibly during the break.
Motorhomes eviction
STANDING at the spot of a recently cleared illegal camp site, Torremolinos councillor for Se‐ curity, Antonio Ruiz, together with the chief inspector of the Local Police, José Miguel Ávila explained their decision. There had been a mass eviction of some 30 motorhomes and vans that had camped in an area of Los Alamos which is not equipped for this purpose and which represented a potential health hazard for local residents. “The Torremolinos Town Hall wants to ensure that the regu‐ lations are complied with. We respect the right of any person to sleep in their motorhome but we cannot allow irregular campsites to be created,” explained Antonio Ruiz. The action was taken earlier in the week by Local Police officers who confirmed that the motorhomes, vans and even a trailer were camped improperly in the field. “It is a health hazard. The permitted areas must have water collection facilities, among oth‐ er things,” the ouncillor pointed out.
LAST November, the Marbella Council recruited 15 new firefighters who have now completed 400 hours of training and shadowing existing officers so that in early March they will be added to the existing force bringing the total number of firefighters to 78.
DURING these still difficult times, a donation of 7,500 face masks by Amate Distributions to the local Food Bank has been appreciated by the Fuengirola Council and these masks will be distributed to families in need throughout the municipality.
dalucian health card may be vaccinated. “To obtain this, they must present a series of documents at the health centre including the
padron registration certificate, which must be less than three months old,” said the councillor. In the case of pensioners, they must also provide Model S1 (social security document from their country). Bocanegra commented that the foreign community already represents 30 per cent of the total population of Marbella and registration on the padron ensures that the council receives appropriate financial support from the government to cover the number of residents in the municipality.
BOUQUET: From the local mayor. A MUCH‐LOVED and integral part of the Benal‐ madena community, Ivy Rhodes, has celebrat‐ ed her 100th birthday. Ivy was born on Febru‐ ary 11, 1921, in Dudley, and made Benalmadena home 40 years ago. She is now a hugely loved member of the local community. Mayor, Victor Navas took the opportunity to wish the centenarian a happy birthday. Pictures posted on Facebook show him presenting Ivy with a beautiful bouquet and a touching card. According to Benalmadena for Residents Facebook page, “Ivy is a much loved and recog‐ nised figure in and around Arroyo, always avail‐ able if anyone needs her help. “In the absence of Covid, her intention was to throw a large party for 100 persons plus, to have a ‘knees‐up’ and say thank you to all her friends for their kindness and friendship over the years. “We do hope Ivy will be able to make a big celebration once the pandemic is over.”
Theatre to reopen Coffee capsules THE Cervantes Theatre in Malaga City is to re‐ sume its activity and opens its doors in March to Arcángel, who will present his Abecedario flamenco on Saturday March 6, to Ara Malikian and his return with his Little Garage show on Sunday March 7 and to Manu Sánchez, who will bring three performances of El gran emi‐ grante to Malaga on Friday March 12 and Sat‐ urday March 13. Malaga’s municipal theatres demonstrate their ability to adapt to the health circum‐ stances, offering new shows and adjusting their presentations, schedules and seating capacity to the regulations to contain the pandemic. The doors reopen with the classical music of the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra with con‐ certs on Saturday February 27 and the first chil‐ dren’s performances at the Echegaray (The Trav‐ els of Jules Verne on Sunday February 21 and New Shoes on Sunday February 28).
AS individuals and councils become more aware of the need to recycle, there are al‐ ways different products which are diffi‐ cult to categorise and one type is the cof‐ fee capsules that so many use. According to Torremolinos Council, they can fall into different categories and al‐ though logic suggests that they should go into yellow containers (used for recycling cans and plastic bottles etc) this is only the case if there are no coffee grounds left in‐ side, otherwise they need to be thrown in the grey bin as general rubbish. In the same way that batteries are be‐ ing recycled in special containers held in shops and supermarkets, a similar collec‐ tion scheme is beginning to take off but only for specific brands, so you need to en‐ quire when you purchase the capsules if your vendor takes back the empties.
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Spanish Association against Cancer THE mayor of Mijas, Josele González and the councillor for So‐ cial Services, Hipóli‐ to Zapico visited the local headquarters of the Spanish Asso‐ ciation Against Can‐ cer (AECC) late last week. The intention was to convey their sup‐ port for the organi‐ sation which pro‐ vides support for more than 300 resi‐ dents of Mijas and Fuengirola. Having allocated €20,000 to the AECC last year, the mayor wanted to discover what other assis‐ tance the council could give to the charity in order to cope with the effects of the pandemic on cancer patients dur‐ ing 2021. “The AECC is a group that provides an essential and pri‐ ority service and de‐ spite these circum‐ stances, nothing has changed for them, they continue to of‐ fer the same services, treating the same pa‐ tients, the vast ma‐ jority from Mijas,” said the mayor. Councillor Zapico added, “In this diffi‐ cult situation that we are going through, we want to encourage neigh‐ bourhood collabora‐ tion and we cannot forget about these social entities, therefore, from here, I ask that we all continue to col‐ laborate with them, either with small fi‐ nancial contribu‐ tions or with actions such as volunteering so that the services they provide are not diminished or cut back.”
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Letters wanted LETTERS are needed to cheer up people in Malaga Regional Hospital. During the first wave of the pandemic, Belen Navarrete, a nurse in the Infectious Diseases launched a campaign, asking for emails to cheer up patients who are in hospital with Covid-19. To begin with, the letters arrived every day. As many as 3,000 letters were received, not only from Malaga, but from the rest of Andalucia and Spain and even from countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Mexico and Argentina. However, they have stopped coming and there are still many people in hospital who have no
KIND WORDS: Many people are on their own. contact with relatives or friends and who would benefit from some words of kindness.
Letters can be sent to: mariab.cartas.hregional@gmail .com.
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High Profile Police Only Eight MIJAS Town Hall will continue with its high-profile community police presence, in a bid to bring the coronavirus numbers under control and avoid a return to previous restrictions, which would further harm local trade. Police are vigilant. Since January 23, the Local Police and Civil Protection have been patrolling sensitive areas of the town, such as the Senda Litoral, the Los Olivos and El Esparragal recreational parks, municipal parks, and the access routes to the trails of the Sierra de Mijas. Since the start of February, there has been reported 212 cases of people breaching the coronavirus restrictions, and the town hall is urging residents to please abide by the rules, as positive case numbers currently are on the decrease.
Age Care Association AGE CARE is gearing up to getting back to their regular coffee mornings and in the meantime have been phoning and emailing its members so they are not ‘alone.’ THey have already reopened the charity shop in Calahonda to great success. Over the past months Age Care has helped members to obtain the TIE cards, to install the
government sponsored Tele-Assist emergency phone line, as well as the visits to hospitals, clinics and doctors. Age Care is now waiting to be able to advise members on the eligibility and procedure required for the Vaccine programme. If you would like to volunteer, please call Lesley on 635 407 255 to find out more.
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IN his speech in Parliament on February 10, Jesús Aguirre, Minister of Health of the Junta de Andalucia, spoke of the terrible shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses in Andalucia. Mr Aguirre said, “Our goal is to vaccinate all Andalucians as soon as possible, but it will be a long process that will last months. I wish that immunity could be achieved for 70 per cent of the population at the beginning of June, but we would need a huge volume of vaccines. We have prepared personnel, the material, but we lack the vaccines.” He continued, “We are receiving them with a dropper, those that had to arrive do not arrive. The government says that it will give us a ‘timeline’ of vaccines for March and April so that we can organise the groups to be treated. With the forecast we have, at the current speed, we would only reach 8 per cent of the population".
Vaccines To Be Made In Spain REYES MAROTO, the Spanish Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism, announced this week that at least four firms in Spain will begin manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines and that the government is in talks to close a deal with another fifth pharmaceutical firm, reports Diario Sur. Ms Maroto said that the government is working tirelessly to bring about a future without Covid-19, whilst seizing the opportunity for the Spanish pharmaceutical industry to be more competitive and modern. Insud Pharma will manufacture the AstraZeneca vaccine, Rovi is going to be manufacturing the Moderna vaccine,
Reig Jofre will make the Janssen vaccine, and production of the Novavax antigen will by Biofabri. The Minister said, “This will accelerate the distribution of these vaccines in Spain, and we are working so that there will be more, because the country is very well positioned in the European Union both in the production of active principles and in the final stages of filling the medicine.” She also mentioned that the government are working on the possibility of a vaccination passport that, in the future, would allow safe mobility to take place both within S pain and the E uropean Union.
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83 Per Cent Drop
AIRPORTS: The number of passengers during 2020 dropped hugely. SPAIN’S airport operator, AENA, has reported the number of air passengers in Spain has dropped by more than 83 per cent during the pandemic. The figures from last month showed just 2.8 million passengers travelled in Spain, significantly less than the same month last year. In total, there were 2,814,424 passengers across 61,440 flights, with the number of passengers on international flights dropping by 88.7 per cent and the number of domestic ones falling by 74 per cent.
The news comes after Fernando Valdes, Spain’s Secretary of State for Tourism, said the country will once again welcome foreign holidaymakers in summer 2021. Speaking with one publication he said: “We’re putting all our efforts into making sure we have a decent summer from a health and tourist point of view. “By summer we want to see a gradual recovery of international tourism beginning with our European neighbours.”
No Quarantine for Brits SPAIN’S Tourism Minister Fernando Valdes has fuelled hopes of the return of tourism. According to one publica‐ tion, the politician has said that the country is likely to use a vaccine pass‐ port system this summer and British tourists will not have to quarantine. Mr Valdes said: “In Spain, we aim to have at least 70 per cent of the adult population immune by summer so I’d say to British people, ‘Keep open your expectations regarding holidays in Spain. We’re looking forward to wel‐ coming you again’.” He added, “a vaccine passport or
similar documentation” would help travellers “regain flexibility.” The politician said Spain did not have any plans to place a quarantine on tourists. He said: “We have other means beyond vaccines to control the transmission such as test before travel, facial masks, social distancing. “We’re going to keep all these mea‐ sures as long as necessary to let tourism recover gradually and as the pandemic evolves. “New vaccines approved will give us the necessary impulse to achieve our plan.”
Fishing Licences Furore THE UK Government has already grant‐ ed dozens of fishing licences to EU firms to allow them to operate within the 12‐ mile limit of British waters, even when Brussels refused to lift the block on live shellfish exports into Europe from UK firms, as reported by Express.co.uk. Since Brexit, a new regulation pro‐ hibits UK firms exporting live shellfish to the continent, crippling the fishing industry, and there had been reports that in retaliation to this regulation, the British Government would with‐ hold fishing permits. Michael Gove, when asked about
the possibility of stopping those fishing licences, in the House of Commons on February 11, replied, “It is important that we reserve our own rights when it comes to making sure that the EU lives up to its side of the bargain.” It has been revealed that licences to allow EU member state fishermen to operate within the 12‐mile limit had al‐ ready started being given out as far back as January 29, by the UK Single Is‐ suing Authority (SIA). As many as 80 li‐ cences have been approved, including 59 for French firms, and 17 for Belgian firms.
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Catalan results THE PSC socialist party and their leader Salvador Illa are celebrat‐ ing a ‘very good’ result in the Catalan elections of February 14. “Catalonia has given a lesson in civics and maturity,” said Illa. “Hope is always stronger than fear.” The former Health Minister celebrated saying “change is here to stay.” The victory, he added, “is a step forward” and change “is unstoppable” be‐ cause “Catalonia loves Spain and Spain loves Catalonia.” Miquel Iceta, the party’s First Secretary, has celebrated the re‐ sults. “You had to go to vote, it was safe to vote.” In addition, he wanted to remember “all the victims of the pandemic” and the healthcare personnel “who continue to fight on the front line.” Regarding the elections, he stressed that such a result had not been achieved “since the time of Maragall” and the result validates “the commitment to dialogue made by Pedro Sanchez.” Illa “has made it possible for change in Catalonia to begin to‐ day,” he ended up saying.
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Euro-plagiarism? You be the judge AFTER presenting two new songs Memoria and Voy a Quedarme (I’m Going to Stay), as his proposed entry, Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest candidate, Blas Canto and composers were accused of plagiarism. A Twitter user pointed out that the song Memoria was identical to Thai Food, a song by Rakky Ripper. Rakky Ripper responded quickly, saying that the song demoed in 2016 was uploaded to SoundCloud in the summer of 2019, when he says he approached several major record companies, such as Sony Music, Universal Music and Warner Music, the company to which Blas Cantó belongs. Rakky Ripper released his album independently in September 2019, and hinted that his song might have been used to create Memoria. “It might be coincidence,” he said “don’t blame me, it was other people who found the similarity, I just retweeted it. “Of course there are other similar songs, but here the phrasing, tone, rhymes with the letter ‘i’ and we even say the word ‘I’ at the same time, technically if I wanted to, I could sue,” he said. The public can now vote for their favourite via phone call, SMS, web or app to choose which one they prefer.
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Sanchez’s Future Strategy PEDRO SANCHEZ has officially presented the ‘Spain: Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy’ a set of 50 ambitious new measures aimed at enhancing the country’s economic and social recovery. The President explained “we want to see Spain as a beacon for entrepreneurs and start-ups from around the world. This strategy seeks to attract investment and make our country a
SANCHEZ: Presenting new strategy.
Vitamin D Could Help VITAMIN D when used to treat Covid‐19 could help save lives according to research carried out at Barcelona’s Hospital del Mar in Spain. MP David Davis, the former Brexit secretary has said that the findings be‐ long to a “very important study.” The Social Science Research Network pub‐ lished the findings. The Hospital del Mar in Barcelona has been treating Covid‐19 patients with calcifediol, a type of vitamin D and research has proven very promising. Davis took to Twitter and tweeted that, “The findings of this large and well conducted study should result in this therapy being administered to every Covid patient in every hospital in the temperate latitudes. “Furthermore, since the study demonstrates that the clear relationship between vitamin D and Covid mortality is causal, the UK government should increase the dose and availability of free vitamin D to all the vulnerable groups. “These approaches will save many thousands of lives. They are overdue and should be started immediately.”
place where start-ups can be born, receive financing and reach a global scale.” The strategy sets a roadmap for Spain to become a leading entrepreneurial nation by 2030, speeding up investment into Spain and boosting the country’s troubled economy. It plans to develop youth training and education to produce new talent - as well as attracting top workers from overseas. It also aspires to promote start-up companies and the expansion of small businesses to compete internationally, as well as encouraging innovation and sweeping modernisation in Spain’s public sector. As Spain prepares for major reforms in order to claim its EU investment fund - allocated to aid member states in their Covid recoveries - the success of the scheme could be a positive step in moving the Spanish economy away from its dependency on tourism and the service sector and providing top jobs to the country’s talented youth who are often forced to find work overseas.
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Prostate Cancer ‘Game Changer’ ‘PROSTAGRAM’ technology could save thousands of lives each year us‐ ing a simple scan that only takes 15 minutes. In Britain 12,000 men each year die from prostate cancer with a stagger‐ ing one in eight getting the disease, making it Britain’s biggest killer. The ‘Prostagram’ technology from Imperial College can recognise double the cases of the standard blood test and it is thought that many men would prefer the ‘Prostagram’ over a traditional rectal exam, that can be off putting to many. Professor Hashim Ahmed, Senior Author and Chair of Urology at Impe‐ rial College London explained that, “Prostagram has the potential to form the basis of a fast, mobile national screening programme for prostate cancer and could be a game‐changer. “Prostagram also has the potential to detect more aggressive cancers ear‐ lier and pass over the many cancers which don’t need to be diagnosed. “By finding these aggressive can‐ cers at the earliest opportunity, men have the chance to be offered less in‐ vasive treatments with fewer side ef‐ fects.”
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Five million apply to stay THE Home Office has now received 4.9m applications under the EU settlement scheme and has granted permanent resident status to 4.3m applicants so far. Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta all have populations of less than five million. Michael Gove said: “It is a great advertisement for this country. People have chosen to stay in unprecedented numbers. It gives a lie to some of the non-
sense that was propagated at the time of the Brexit vote that somehow the UK was less welcoming or that EU citizens would leave, or that there would be harm to our universities or to our healthcare sector.” The ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that around 700,000 foreign workers from across the world are believed to have left Britain during the pandemic between July and September.
Home Secretary Priti Patel welcomed the figures, saying: “That is why we put people at the heart of the scheme, knowing that behind these applications are stories of those who have established roots here. We promised we would make it as straightforward as possible for them to continue living their lives here. So I’m immensely proud that figures will show five million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.”
Chinese Visitors Coming Soon SPAIN is to welcome Chinese tourists at the end of the Coronavirus pandemic. Turespaňa, is the promotional agency for the Spanish national tourism ministry and they have plenty of plans in place. Many Chinese travellers are eager to begin travelling as soon as deemed safe. In the past Chinese travellers tended to visit in large groups, sightseeing and shopping in major cities. Other areas, especially rural areas are neglected by this part of the tourist industry. Trends are changing and future visitors are expected in small groups and will prefer to visit smaller cities and get to know nature. Turespaňa set up the ADVANTAGE: TOURISM programme in conjunction with the COTRI China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, to boost the number of tourists vis-
PLANS: Are in place for future tourism. iting other areas. Prof Dr Wolfgang Georg Arlt, CEO of COTRI explained that, “Chinese travellers do not fly all the way to Europe to go to the beach and most of them do not even come for the sunshine. Provided with the right offers and interesting stories, they will not only add to the number of visitors to Spain, but will bring benefits to new regions.”
Jab at work?
STAFF: Could be innoculated at work. FIVE large associations of the mass consumer industry Aces, Aecoc, Anged, Asedas and Fiab have sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and the autonomous communities proposing the scheme to innoculate staff in the workplace. And if the plan is given the go-ahead, workers at the likes of El Corte Inglés, Ikea and Carrefour could receive the jab within the next few months without having to go to a health centre. More than a million employees work in mass consumption companies, but at a national level the number of staff in other large companies exceeds 5.5 million. “We do not want there to be a bottleneck due to lack of health personnel during vaccination,” said Aurelio del Pino, President of ACES which represents Carrefour Eroski, Lidl and SuperCor supermarkets, among others. The administrations would still set the guidelines and the associations assure they have made a ‘solid proposal with sanitary guarantees.’
Glovo Expands SPANISH home delivery service Glovo has flourished during the pandemic. With many bars and restaurants reduced to offering take-out only, many business owners turned to the Barcelona-born service. The Spanish company closed 2020 with more than 18,000 new associated establishments. “In 2020, the different restrictions derived from the pandemic have had a great impact on the economy as a whole,” the company told Spanish daily OKDIARIO. More than 9,000 restaurants and establishments have joined Glovo since the start of the pandemic, of which 90 per cent are small and mediumsized companies, some of which wouldn’t have been able to facilitate food delivery without an outside agency. Glovo partnered up with pharmacies last year to deliver medication, and plans to invest €20 million throughout 2021 to strengthen its ties with supermarkets. Its objective “is to connect users not only with restaurants but also with supermarkets and other establishments in their city, including toy, electronics and video game stores, gifts, beauty or perfumery, among others, and with delivery in less than 30 minutes.”
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Wine and beer excluded THE Junta de Andalucia announced that the new law banning the sale of alcohol after 6pm will only apply to spirits with an alcohol volume of over 21 per cent. The surprise move will allow Andalucian residents to still purchase wine, beer, cider, and other products without time restrictions. In the statement, the Junta said that “spirits cannot be considered staple goods” but other alcohols would not be included ‐ which took effect from February 14. The government explained that “the purchase of spirits is associated with meetings of certain age groups” ‐ saying that the ban on high volume alcohol will prevent gatherings of young people as seen across the region despite lockdown measures. President Juanma Moreno said the ban on spirit sales after 6pm will help Andalucian cities and towns “avoid consumption in the street and reinforce respect for the limitations.”
3,327 Tonnes To Charity MERCADONA reportedly donated 3,327 tonnes of products to soup kitchens, food banks, and other chari‐ ties throughout Andalucia during 2020, the equivalent of 55,450 shopping trolleys. This is almost double the amount of food and other staple items that the supermarket chain had donated in 2019, having added 19 new soup kitchens to their previ‐ ous 85. In the province of Malaga alone, during 2020, Mer‐ cadona donated a whopping 403 tonnes of products, col‐ laborating with the Malaga Food Bank, the Malaga Red Cross, soup kitchens, and other charities. Mercadona’s customers also donated 652 tonnes of food.
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Brexit Clarification Following on from my article ‘British and Brexit’, last week, I received a few letters from EWN readers, and would like to clarify the points that were raised:
THERE is great confusion among British holders of an EU residence card (or EU citizen certificate) as to whether or not they are obliged to apply for a non‐EU foreigner’s resi‐ dence card (TIE). The UK Withdrawal Agreement establishes that it will be up to each member state to decide whether or not to oblige British residents in its territory to ex‐ change the ‘green card’ for the TIE, and to this end it provides as a general rule in its Article 18, para‐ graph 1, letter b) that the applica‐ tion (for the TIE) must be made within the first six months of 2021, although it provides that it may be requested after that period if the reason for not doing so earlier is justified. This is the general rule. BUT it so happens that Spain has chosen not to make it compul‐ sory, and here lies the confusion. Do I have to do it before June 30? Can I do it whenever I want? Do I ever even have to do it?
BREXIT CONFUSION: The British are no longer citizens of the European Union. As an expert in processing for‐ eigners and knowing the mentali‐ ty of the authorities, my advice is to make the change as soon as possible, and if possible within the first six months of this year, al‐ though if it is done later there should be no problem. You have to take into account that the British are no longer citi‐ zens of the European Union and it makes no sense to keep a docu‐ ment that does not correspond to
the actual real situation. It must be taken into account that all British citizens will have to apply for a new, exclusively British passport in which the term ‘Euro‐ pean Union’ does not appear and it would be contradictory to have a non‐EU passport and a residence permit as an EU citizen. It should also be kept in mind that if they travel to other EU Member States they may not be admitted for having exceeded 90
days of stay within the EU accord‐ ing to their passport and their EU residence card may not be accept‐ ed as a valid document in those States. For all these reasons, among others, it is clear that sooner or lat‐ er all British residents in Spain will have to apply for the TIE. Having said that, I will now an‐ swer the questions posed: 1. Do I have to do it before June 30? No, you don’t have to do it before June 30. 2. Can I do it whenever I want? Yes, you can do it whenever you want. 3. Do I ever even have to do it? Yes, you will have to do it sooner or later. It is very easy to do so now. In the future nobody knows.
Ricardo Bocanegra Lawyer and Gestor www.bocanegra.com Marbella
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Impossible Burgers THE FDA is facing a massive lawsuit after complaints that an additive in plant‐based Impossible Burgers to make them look like they are ‘bleeding’ is dangerous for human health. The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) launched the legal action claiming that not enough testing had been done on the additive, de‐ signed to give vegan products a more meat‐like appearance. “FDA approved soy leghe‐ moglobin even though it conducted none of the long‐term animal stud‐ ies that are needed to determine whether or not it harms human health,” said Bill Freese, who is a sci‐ ence policy analyst at the CFS. “We find this to be all the more troubling because a number of po‐ tential adverse effects were detect‐ ed in a short‐term rat trial: disrup‐ tion of reproductive cycles and reduced uterine weights in females, and biomarkers of anaemia, re‐ duced clotting ability, and kidney problems.” Impossible Foods has hit back at the CFS, claiming that it is an “anti‐ GMO, anti‐science organisation that has been spreading lies about Im‐ possible Foods for years.”
Brit Offers Endangered Animals TAKE AIM SAFARIS, a compa‐ ny running safaris in Johan‐ nesburg and Zimbabwe, has reportedly emailed clients try‐ ing to encourage them to go to South Africa to hunt and kill endangered species that they claim are plentiful since the pandemic. The Sunday People saw an email sent out to 3,000 clients globally, by the company owner, Carl Knight, in which he wrote, ‘Big elephant and trophy buffalo + hippo, croc are plentiful.’
BIG GAME: People are photographed with their trophy.
King Carlos Doing OK REPORTS about the health of Spain’s former King, Juan Carlos, from Spanish journalist Pilar Eyre, were denied by the Spanish Royal Family. According to Eyre, author of several books on the Spanish monarchy, the former Spanish monarch, was in critical condition. She tweeted: ‘King Juan Carlos is in grave condition and the Royal House is evaluating the possibility of his transfer to Spain.’ She claimed King Felipe VI’s sisters ‐ Infanta Ele‐ na, Duchess of Lugo, and Cristina Federica, Infanta of Spain ‐ have flown to the Emirates to visit their
father, which is true. They are expected to return to Spain soon. However, according to Spanish mag‐ azine, Hola!, Carlos said: “I am fine. I do two hours of gymnastics a day and I feel very good.” The Palace of Zarzuela also made a statement: “Faced with certain alleged information on the state of health of His Majesty King Don Juan Carlos, sources from the House of His Majesty the King in‐ dicate that they have no basis.” Last year it was also published that he was ad‐ mitted by Covid and the Zarzuela came out to deny it.
It continued, ‘The areas are well‐rested, the animal move‐ ment is fantastic. I have quota available on the big cats, leop‐ ard, and lion plus elephant bulls at unbeatable prices,’ ac‐ companied by photographs of trophy hunters posing with their ‘kill’. According to the Sunday People, Mr Knight is charging clients £14,500 to kill a lion, and £10,000 for an elephant, but claims that the creatures are ‘plentiful’ did not go down well with the World Wildlife Foundation, who say there are only around 415,000 African elephants in exis‐ tence, with them facing ex‐ tinction, and also African lions are said to be down to just 20,000 in the wild. The founder of the Cam‐ paign To Ban Trophy Hunt‐ ing, Eduardo Goncalves, tweeted, ‘Carl Knight is selling lucrative hunts in endangered animals to make money for himself and put a sick smile on the face of those who en‐ joy killing animals just for fun.’
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Riots Cause €30,000 Damage THE town hall of Linares, Jaén, estimates that €25,000 and €30,000 worth of dam‐ age was caused during the ri‐ oting on February 13. Demonstrators took to the streets to protest after an incident in which two off‐ duty police officers one of whom was a deputy inspec‐ tor, had beaten up a man and his 14‐year‐old daughter on February 12. Hostilities erupted in the vicinity of the police station, with crowds of people throwing objects at police officers, and setting fire to rubbish containers. As a result 20 officers were reported injured, while 13 members of the public were detained, including two mi‐ nors, all of whom have been provisionally released. The damage listed included: bus shelters, rubbish containers, traffic signs, fencing, and traf‐ fic light control panels. The two officers at the centre of the incident have since been jailed by a judge.
Device Data Warning THE Guardia Civil issued new advice about disposing of old devices telling the public that; Two out of every five mobile phones, personal computers and devices sold, contain per‐ sonal data.
“Whenever you are going to get rid of them, you must for‐ mat them or reset them to factory settings.” Consumers should follow advice given by The Office for Internet Users (OSI) when sell‐
ing any of their old devices. OSI said: “Most users think that erasing the files and data from the memory of our de‐ vices is enough, however, the stored information can be re‐ covered with relatively simple methods available to anyone.” The body recommended: “Delete all information from browsers (cookies, history, cre‐ dentials). Web browsers usual‐ ly store information (web pages we visit, favourites, cookies, saved credentials, etc) that you can delete, to erase all traces. Cookies, autosaved credentials and history can be easily deleted from the options of your favourite browser. “Finally, restore to factory state. All smartphones and tablets have this option to re‐ turn it to the original point. It is a very simple process that will format the information stored on your device. In the case of desktops, you may think that it is enough to for‐ mat it, but it is not. We recom‐ mend you use secure erasure tools that you will find on OSI.”
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Jamon excluded Last Minute Orders PRODUCERS of Spain’s iconic jamón ibérico want ham products to be excluded from the new EU ‘Nutri‐ Score’ health label alongside olive oil. The European Union has in‐ troduced a voluntary scheme that Spain has joined, to label
all food with a ‘traffic light’ health score. Green ‘A’ for most healthy foods, like fruit and vegetables, while Red ‘E’ will mark crisps and other junk food. Jamón ibérico ‐ a staple of kitchens and tapas bar across Spain ‐ would be classed as a
Boris’ Burrow
PLANS to build an undersea tunnel linking Northern Ireland to Great Britain could possibly get the go‐ahead as soon as next month, the Telegraph reported. The tunnel, being dubbed ‘Boris’ Burrow,’ would be around the same length as the Channel Tunnel and, if constructed, would help to unblock trade which has been hit by Brexit. The Prime Minister is awaiting the findings of a study by Sir Pe‐ ter Hendy, the chairman of Network Rail, on the feasibility of a link between Stranraer in Scotland, and Larne in Northern Ireland. The interim report is expected in the next few weeks, and may recom‐ mend commissioning a formal feasibility study of the project. Alister Jack, the Scottish secretary, interviewed by Chopper’s Politics podcast, said he favoured a tunnel because “a bridge would be closed for probably 100 days a year with the weather in the Irish Sea. My strong inclination would be that he thinks it should be a tunnel, because he and I have had conversations about the weather patterns in the Irish Sea and Beaufort’s Dyke, and there’s a munitions deposit there.”
Yellow ‘C.’ Producers say this would not be representative of the health benefits of ham, as was the case with olive oil, which the government an‐ nounced will be excluded. The Ministry for Consumer Affairs has voiced concerns that key components of the Mediterranean diet ‐ which some attribute to the long life expectancies of Spaniards and Italians ‐ will not be fairly represented. The EU hopes their labels ‐ part of its Farm to Fork Strategy ‐ will be rolled out by the end of 2022.
LABELLED: Jamón Ibérico wants to be excluded.
LASTMINUTE.COM has been warned it must refund £1 million (€1.14 million) to customers for their cancelled holidays or face legal action. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) claim the travel firm still owes 2,600 customers refunds promised for their cancelled holidays. According to the CMA, the company failed to repay holidaymakers within 14 days of their package holiday being cancelled on or after December 3. It is also accused of telling some customers to speak directly to the airline to get the cost of their flight back, in breach of consumer rules. Under a 2018 law, if a package holiday is cancelled by the provider customers are entitled to a full refund from the agent within 14 days. Millions of holidaymakers had their holidays cancelled in 2020 due to Covid. The CMA had also written to more than 100 package holiday firms, including Virgin Holidays, TUI and Sykes Cottages, to remind them to comply with the law.
CANCELLED: Customers must be refunded for holidays. After receiving complaints from Lastminute.com customers, the CMA told the company in November to repay
what it owed by January 31, 2021. According to the CMA, €1.14 million of that is still owed.
Anthea Outrage ANTHEA TURNER has been accused of fat and disability shaming after posting a meme of an obese McDonald’s customer in a wheelchair berating a thin young woman for not wearing a mask. The former Blue Peter presenter, 60, shared an illustration con‐ deming people for telling others to wear masks on Twitter. The car‐ toon woman stated, “Put a mask on! You’re putting my health at risk!” to a surprised looking individual. But the decision appeared to have backfired with some fans claiming the image was ignorant and offensive to people disabled through no choice of their own. The tweet came shortly after she posted a link to a report on obesity being a bigger killer than smoking in England and Scotland. Anthea has since insisted it was targeted at people who had made themselves unhealthy, not those who were vulnerable and ill through no choice of their own. She stressed: “This is not about people clinically ill who need all the help and support we can give them ‐ it’s a Covid wake‐up mo‐ ment we’re all going to have to address.”
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Cyclists Protest FIVE THOUSAND cyclists joined a protest in Malaga City on February 14, organised by Ruedas Redondas, calling for a better and safer, system of segragated bicycle lanes in the city. The situation arose after the Malaga Council had brought in a new by-law on February 1 which stopped cyclists and scooter riders from using the pavements of Malaga, and a system of fines came into operation for any infringements. Sunday’s protest was nicknamed a ‘bicifestación,’ joining a combination of ‘bici’ (bike) and ‘manifestación’ (demonstration), and organiser, José Luis Marín, said his manifesto has three objectives: to achieve a safe network of segregated cycle lanes, an adequate network of bicycle parking racks, and protection for children and the
Wolves vs Farmers T H E ban on wolfhunting in Spain was well-received in some sectors. H owever agricultural and livestock organisations are demanding that Sanchez put a stop to this measure and find a solution which suits everybody. Farmers in the northwest of S pain refute the claims that the Iberian Wolf is in danger of extinction, and say that there are more than 2,500 in existence. M eanwhile, they say that they are the ones in danger of extinction because they have no support and wolves are wiping out the livestock and with them, their livelihood. The wolves do not kill to eat, and often leave animals mutilated, in agony or in shock, which can also cause animals to lose the babies they are carrying.
BIKE PROTEST: Called for a better and safer system. most vulnerable. José Luis Marín said, “We want to use our bikes for our everyday needs, because they are not aggressive, don’t cause atmospheric or noise pollution, and are healthy.” Malaga Council subsequently
called a meeting of its ‘bicycle committee,’ with councillor for Mobility, José del Río, saying he would act as soon as possible “to provide spaces for use by bicycles and personal mobility vehicles where technically viable.”
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Forty-five new traps THE Spanish Traffic Department (DGT) plans to install 45 new speed cameras in the coming months, bringing the number of speed traps in Spain to over 1,400. The government has said that the speed cameras will mainly be section radars which could be operational before the end of the year. It was announced last year that surveillance on the roads and radars would increase and more drones would be used. The Traffic Department has been collecting more than €1 millon per day since 2008 in fines for drivers who violate traffic regulations.
Pandemic Backlog Plan EXTRA staff have been brought in to vehicle inspection points in Malaga Province to deal with the pandemic backlog. In Malaga, the two month closure of the ITV stations caused a backlog of 150,000, plus the lack of staff meant that the usual 16,000 vehicles per week, were not being seen since they reopened. Despite an extended period of grace, many still have their ITV pending from last year.
If stopped by the Guardia Civil, they could face fines of up to €200 even if they can prove that they have an appointment. This can later be appealed and the money will most likely be returned, but initially the fine will have to be paid. The 229 inspectors throughout Andalucia, 46 of them in Malaga, are on temporary contracts which could be renewed to continue to help with the situation.
Cavadas Online Puppy Scam is named top Doc False puppies for sale. FUENGIROLA’S National Police arrested a couple in the town who were allegedly swindling unsuspecting dog-loving customers online by advertising puppies for sale, asking potential buyers for a deposit to be paid in advance, and then once the deposit was in their bank account, cutting all communication. The couple, a male and a female, aged 33 and 34 were arrested on suspicion of online fraud, and identity theft. The police say that as many as 20 people had been duped into sending a deposit. The couple are thought to have pocketed up to €9,000 with their scam, targeting victims all over Spain, until the National Police’s cybercrime unit managed to track the couple down.
DOCTOR Pedro Cavadas has been included on Forbes’ list of the 100 doctors in Spain. Plastic surgeon Pedro Cavadas has come to be known as a ‘miracle doctor’ for some of the work he has done, but this year, he is best known for his predictions regarding the coronavirus pandemic. He was one of the first doctors in Spain to warn of the extreme danger of Covid-19, even before it arrived in S pain. H e later said that wearing masks would be mandatory at least until the end of 2021. In October last year, he said that he didn’t believe vaccination would be efficient before two years had passed.
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Rider Laws SPAIN’S Labour Ministry, trade unions and business associa‐ tions have agreed to improve the rights of food delivery rid‐ ers to make them permanent staff instead of self‐employed. This decision to put proper rights in place for the riders was prompted by a decision in the Spanish Supreme Court in September last year, by which a rider employed by Glovo should be considered a mem‐ ber of staff and not self‐em‐ ployed. The new law, aims to im‐ prove working conditions for the riders who work for com‐ panies such as Deliveroo, Glo‐ vo and Uber Eats, and other services delivering food. It could also be extended to de‐ liveries of other products. The regulations will still need to be approved in parlia‐ ment and may still need some time for a consensus to be reached. Although Unions Comi‐ siones Obreras and Union General de Trabajadores, are pleased with this step for‐ ward, Associations of delivery
workers said that their opin‐ ion had not been taken into account. They are unhappy with the proposal as some would prefer to remain self‐ employed, allowing them to decide who they work for and when.
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Stonehenge Origins ARCHAEOLOGISTS believe that remains of an ancient stone circle in Wales reveals the true origins of Stonehenge. It is possi‐ ble that Waun Mawn stone circle in Pembrokeshire’s Preseli Hills may have been dismantled and rebuilt ‐ as Stonehenge. The discovery was made during filming of a BBC documen‐ tary. It is now thought that people migrating from the Preseli re‐ gion dismantled their monuments and took them with them. This could explain how bluestones from the region made it as far as Stonehenge. Professor Mike Parker Pearson of University College London, lead for the ‘Stones of Stonehenge’ research project, spoke of the people and the site and said, “It’s as if they just vanished. Maybe most of the people migrated, taking their stones ‐ their ancestral identities ‐ with them. “With an estimated 80 bluestones put up on Salisbury Plain at Stonehenge and nearby Bluestonehenge, my guess is that Waun Mawn was not the only stone circle that contributed to Stonehenge. “Maybe there are more in Preseli waiting to be found. Who knows? Someone will be lucky enough to find them.”
MARBELLA’S Triple A animal shelter has launched a campaign to help cover the costs of the 400 animals it cares for. Alfonso Sanchez, a former professional basketball player who helps at the shelter, said: “One of the main drawbacks we face is that you cannot predict the number of abandoned animals there will be in a city during a year.” Most abandoned animals also arrive with some illness or injury, requiring medications or treatments to recover, including surgery; in addition to the behavioural problems. Triple A has been looking after animals in Marbella for more than 30 years.
Pints Plummet BEER SALES: At their lowest level.
THE British Beer and Pub Associ‐ ation (BBPA) has called on Boris Johnson’s government to pro‐ vide the pub and hospitality in‐ dustry with a firm reopening date, as they reveal that beer sales are at their lowest level since the 1920s, with pubs, bars, nightclubs, and restaurants all being forced to shut, in the pro‐ cess losing an estimated £8 bil‐ lion in sales. For now, the industry is wait‐ ing to hear what will be an‐ nounced on February 22, the
date that the government has said it will broadcast its roadmap plans for getting Britain’s businesses open again. Chairman of the BBPA, Philip Whitehead, said, “After nearly a whole year under forced clo‐ sure, or open but under severe restrictions, pub trade has been decimated and sales of beer in pubs have plummeted. Further‐ more, due to their revenue falling off a cliff in 2020, pubs are holding debt and have little to no cash left.”
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Low-Cost Shop ANOTHER supermarket has set its sights on Spain. Russian bud‐ get retailer Mere bosses say the stores will be up to 20 per cent cheaper than the alternative su‐ permarkets, offering everything from food and household goods to clothes and the latest gadgets. Managing director of Mere in Spain, Andrey Murzov has said that the stores will be “spartan” and “no frills.” “Everything is stocked on pal‐ lets or in boxes, in order to re‐ duce overheads as much as pos‐ sible and be able to offer very cheap products,” Murzov ex‐ plained. “This model of store is similar to what Lidl and Aldi used to do years ago. Our aim is to offer the best prices every day, thanks to a business concept that involves saving costs ‐ rent, decoration and personnel.” The retail giant plans more than 100 stores around the country by 2025. The first branch is due in May, expanding to 10 or 15 by the end of 2021.
Instagram bans Abuse INSTAGRAM has announced new security measures after a re‐ cent spate of racist abuse mes‐ sages aimed at Premier League footballers including Chelsea’s Reece James, and Manchester United players, Axel Tuanzebe, Anthony Martial, and Marcus Rashford. The content policy manager at Instagram’s parent company Facebook, Fadzai Madzingira, told Britain’s Press Association that she was horrified at the messages, “Currently, we will set a specific ban or what we call a block for a set amount of time when someone violates those rules and we extend that time should they continue to do so.” She continued, “What we’re announcing today is that we’re taking tougher measures on peo‐ ple who violate those rules in In‐ stagram direct messaging, so in‐ stead of just extending the time, we’ll be removing the accounts al‐ together.” Adding, “That allows us to ensure that we have a lower tolerance for that sort of abuse in direct messaging and we’ll be clos‐ ing those accounts more quickly in Instagram direct messaging than anywhere else on the platform.”
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Heroine DNA tested THE descendent family members of Maria Dominguez Remon - a legendary anti-Francoist who became Spain’s first female mayor - are hopeful that a recently discovered body could be that of the murdered Civil War activist. Remon was a pioneering jour-
nalist, anti-fascist, and politician before being executed by Franco’s forces in 1936. Born in northeast Spain, she fled a forced marriage to Barcelona aged 18, where she became a Republican journalist and activist. She later became Spain’s first female mayor in 1932. Due to outspoken opposition
‘Vaxi Taxi’ A NEW ‘Vaxi Taxi’ scheme aims to give Londoners without transport greater access to jabs. The pilot programme, funded by the Covid Crisis Rescue Foundation will carry people to pop‐up vaccination centres across London. Director Dr Sharon Raymond, said: “We are aiming to have pop‐up vaccination clinics across London eventually, with a fleet of Vaxi Taxis to help set them up in community centres and faith centres. “We hope that by doing these pop‐up vac‐ cination centres in community centres and faith centres it will reassure people that this is a good way forward. “It will be a familiar place, not having to go to their own GP surgery.” Dr Raymond added: “It’s about collaborating with the community with the NHS to try and achieve the common goal of getting this country vaccinated.”
to the fascist forces of General Francisco Franco, she was executed in 1936 and her body was buried in an unmarked grave. Experts are now running DNA tests to see whether the remains are those of the anti-Franco heroine, after a hair clip, of the same style worn by Remon, was found with remains in a grave near the Aragon town where she died. If the tests confirm the body is Remon’s, her family are hopeful that one of Spain’s most courageous and outspoken feminist historical figures will finally be laid to rest with the honour she deserves.
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ONLINE dodgy dates Jay walk FRAUDSMART, an Ireland-based fraud watchdog, warns that lockdown measures have led ruthless romance scammers to exploit widespread loneliness to prey on their victims. Niamh Davenport, head of the anti-fraud department of BankWARNING: On scammers. ing and Payments Federation Ireland, told RTE that “fraudsters are preying on people’s isolation and vulnerability as a result of the restrictions we are experiencing. “By using dating apps or sites, the fraudsters’ objective is to gain trust and build up a relationship and emotional connection with their victims,” said Davenport, “They will often devote months to this process, after which time they will create a sense of urgency in order to ask their victim for money or indeed in many cases have the victim offer them money.” In some cases, people have been defrauded of over €50,000 according to the watchdog.
Heineken Workforce Woes BREWING giant Heineken has announced plans to cut 8,000 jobs worldwide, as the pandemic takes its toll on the hospitality sector. The cuts, amounting to almost a 10th of its entire workforce, are part of a radical savings overhaul of €1.98 billion in over two years. The world’s second‐largest brewer after Anheuser‐Busch InBev, says it is pinning all its recovery hopes on its premium products and new, healthier, zero‐alcohol options. The beer and pub sector is pressing the UK government to give it a reopening date. The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) says restrictions on trading and lockdowns cut sales by more than half last year, equivalent to approx €9 billion of lost earnings. The government insists it has a plan for reopening the economy, which it will reveal later this month.
fines THE General Traffic Depart‐ ment (DGT) have clarified that FAILING to stop at a du‐ ly marked pedestrian cross‐ ing can cost drivers a €200 fine and four points off their licence. The DGT stated that pedestrians and cyclists have priority over motor ve‐ hicles when they are on any pedestrian crossing, bike lane or path or a properly marked hard shoulder. In a report by ABC, the president of the Madrid As‐ sociation of Automobile Dealers, Moises Gonzalez, said pedestrians must also avoid endangering their lives and should still only step out into the road when the speed and distance of an approaching vehicle al‐ lows for it to be done safe‐ ly. If a pedestrian is hit on a pedestrian crossing, despite acting responsibly, the pedestrian is entitled to compensation.
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Virgin Changes VIRGIN ATLANTIC: Extending their rebooking horizon for all customers.
VIRGIN ATLANTIC has introduced an unprecedented scheme to allow an unlimited number of date and flight changes as part of changes to its terms offering increased flexibility. Changes also include an extension of the rebooking horizon for all customers to April 30, 2023. The updated commercial policy enables Virgin Atlantic customers making a new booking for travel up to April 30, 2022, or those with a cancelled flight up until August 31, 2021, to make as many free-of-charge changes as necessary to their travel dates, origin or destination until April 30, 2023, and one free name change. The changes also apply to customers who already have an open ticket with credit due to flight disruption. Also, the cost of fare difference will be waived if the new travel date takes place on or before May 31, 2021 - a two-month extension on the previous policy. Virgin Atlantic customers with a pre-existing booking made up to and including February 5, 2021, also have the flexibility to reschedule their travel for a new travel date up to and including April 23, 2023. If their rebooked travel is between June 1, 2021, and December 31, 2022, any fare difference will be waived up to the value of £60 for Economy, £120 for Premium and £350 for Upper. Experts all agree that leisure travel is likely to have greater resilience over the long term, given the public’s ‘tremendous pent-up demand’ to return to the skies.
Jorge Drexler Signs Deal in Spain JORGE DREXLER, the 57‐year‐old Uruguayan five‐time Latin Gram‐ my‐winning singer‐songwriter has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, Spain, and will release his 14th studio album later this year. Drexler won an Academy Award for his song Al Otro Lado del Río, in the ‘Best Original Song’ category, when it was featured in the 2005 film ‘The Motorcycle Di‐ aries,’ and his recently penned song Codo Con Codo, about the Covid‐19 pandemic, received a nomination for ‘Best Song’ at the 21st annual Latin Grammys. Jorge’s big break came in the 90s when Spanish songwriter Joaquin Sabina invited him over EXPERTS at the University of Nottingham are developing a ‘universal Covid‐19 vaccine’ that would effectively beat all variants of the virus, which could be ready in as little as 12 months and end the need to keep tweaking vaccines as the virus mutates. UK company Scancell ‐ which develops cancer jabs ‐ are working to create the new variant‐proof vaccine which is
DREXLER: New album on way. to Madrid to collaborate with a wide range of Spanish artistes, and as a result, through the years, Drexler has collaborated in writing songs for many artistes, including Shakira, Rosario, and most recently for one of Spain’s biggest young tal‐ ents, C Tangana.
Don’t Double-Mask SPANISH experts have warned against doubling up on masks and suggest this can actually REDUCE their efficiency. Covid experts from the Preventative Medicine and Public Health of Alicante has directly contradicted the latest advice coming out of the US, which has suggested that citizens should wear a double mask to increase protection against in‐ fection. On the contrary, those in the know in Spain have sug‐ gested that doubling‐up on face shields can actually have the opposite effect because of the chance of not having the masks on properly. “It can even be counterproductive, because wearing two masks means that one of the two is not well adjusted,” warned Juan Francisco Navarro, president of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine. “It is proven that a 2 per cent fit deficit causes the mask to lose 70 per cent of its filtering power.” Much better, the ex‐ perts agree, to use one mask and ensure that the nose piece and straps are all properly and securely fitted, so that there are no gaps for aerosols to enter through.
Brits Developing Universal Jab hoped to be ready in 2022. Human trials will begin in the second half of this year, af‐ ter positive results from testing the jab on mice. Chief medical officer Dr Gillies O’Bryan‐Tear said: “We don’t necessarily claim it will be
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a pan‐coronavirus vaccine, but it has got the potential to be so, simply because of where it is targeted.” Existing vaccines like the Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs tar‐ get Covid’s spike protein ‐ how‐ ever, the new universal vaccine
is hoped to target a different protein in the core of the virus which will allow the jab to knock it out even as it mutates. Britain is currently one of the world’s leading nations in ad‐ ministering vaccinations and a universal vaccine would be an‐ other major victory in helping to steer the world back to nor‐ mal after almost 2.4 million people have been killed by Covid.
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Obesity Breakthrough Trial tackling obesity.
SEMAGLUTIDE - a drug that is already used to treat Type II diabetics - could be a gamechanger in tackling obesity after a successful trial of 2,000 patients saw many make ‘effortless’ weight losses. The drug simulates a hor-
Oscars About
FOR the first time since 1953 ‐ the first time the ceremo‐ ny was ever televised ‐ the ‘Oscars’ will be broadcast, ‘live and in‐person,’ from multiple locations. The change, due to the ongoing pandemic was an‐ nounced by the Academy, without offering any informa‐ tion on the possible venues to be used. Already a pan‐ demic‐delayed big night, the Oscars was rescheduled from the original date of February 28 and will now be held on April 25. One of the locations will be the ‘home of the Oscars,’ the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, which has hosted for many decades now, with an Academy spokesman com‐ menting to AFP, “the ceremony is adapting to the re‐ quirements of the pandemic.” He continued, “To create the in‐person show our global audience wants to see, the ceremony will be broadcast live from multiple locations, including the landmark Dolby Theatre. The 93rd Academy Awards will be an Oscars like none other while prioritising the public health and safety of all those who will participate.”
mone - GLP1 - that creates the sensation in users of having eaten a filling meal. Combined with a diet and exercise regime, the average trial participant lost one-fifth of their body weight . Jan, a trial participant from Kent, told the BBC that it “felt effortless” to lose weight while being administered semaglutide once a week. She said that previous diets had made her “miserable” and that the drug had suppressed her desire to overeat. Despite the successful weightloss results, side-effects of the drug include nausea, diarrhoea, constipation, and vomiting. Experts hope that with further research and advancements, semaglutide could be rolled out with fewer defects. Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, from the University of Cambridge, said: “This is the start of a new era for obesity drug development with the future direction being to achieve levels of weight loss comparable to semaglutide, while having fewer side-effects.”
Narco-Sub in Police Museum ON DISPLAY: The interesting craft. IN November 2019, a narco‐submarine, the first to be inter‐ cepted in Europe, was captured off the Galician coast in an an‐ ti‐drug operation. Carrying three tons of cocaine it was manned by three drug traffickers who were detained by in‐ vestigators with four more people later arrested in connection with drug smuggling. Since 2006, stories about the existence of ‘narco‐sub‐ marines’ were something of a legend for Spanish narcotics of‐ ficers. They had heard of drug‐laden semi‐submersibles mak‐ ing the trip to Spain and Africa. But had never caught one. Sources at the time said that the submarine was made in Guyana and had been in operation ‘for years.’ It was able to make ‘at least two trips a year,’ until police seized it. An international tip‐off put investigators on the trail of a submarine carrying 3,000 kilos of cocaine from Colombia to Galicia, a region with a long history of drug‐smuggling activity. The semi‐submersible, after required refurbishment, will re‐ main in storage at the teaching centre of the National Police in Avila where members of the public are welcome to view the interesting craft.
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‘Laughing Gas’ Gang THE National Police has disman‐ tled an international criminal gang who were importing and distributing nitrous oxide, better known as ‘laughing gas,’ for use in private parties and discos in Spain, with four males aged be‐ tween 17 and 28 years of age be‐ ing arrested. Torremolinos Local Police re‐ ceived calls from members of the public in Benalmadena about ac‐ tivities involving ‘suspicious mer‐ chandise,’ and so ‘Operation Bombona’ was initiated. The gang was importing cylin‐ ders of the gas in large quantities, and on January 29, officers caught one member of the gang taking delivery of a shipment of cylinders and arrested him. A search led to the discovery of 200 cylinders in his garage, (around 1,600kg of nitrous ox‐ ide), with 5,000 balloons, 108 nozzles used to fill the balloons with the gas, and 67g of hashish. Investigations led to a ware‐ house containing cylinders ready for distribution, in Coslada in Madrid, which police traced back to a seller in The Netherlands.
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Guardia Civil Arrest 64 THE Guardia Civil have arrested 64 people accused of belonging to a criminal group that distributed marihuana throughout Eu‐ rope. The group reportedly transported large quantities of marihuana to Germany and Italy and the head of the gang was report‐ edly kidnapped and murdered. The investigation discovered private homes growing marihuana in the Grana‐ da area and selling crops directly to the leaders of a large gang. The product was taken to a house, guarded 24 hours a day, next to the house of one of the leaders, where the drugs were stored, packaged and sold. During the investiga‐ tion, one of the gang’s leaders disap‐ peared and the following day his body was found. Police later learned the organisation had basements accessed through hydraulic doors hidden in the floor, to hide the plan‐ tations and marihuana buds, as well as weapons and money. Police carried out seven searches and confiscated 5,500 plants, €95,675, seven high‐end vehicles, a firearm and ammuni‐ tion, 1,342 lottery tickets and 501 kilograms of marihuana. Sixty‐four members of the group were arrested.
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Facebook Smartwatch NEW DEVICE: Will offer health and fitness features.
FACEBOOK INC is building a smartwatch that will let users send messages and also offer health and fitness features. The social media giant plans to start selling the device next year in a market currently dominated by Apple Inc and Huawei. Facebook’s smartwatch will work via a 4G or 5G mobile connection, letting users send messages through its services and also connect to the services or hardware of health and fitness companies, according to a report. And although Facebook has not expressed a strong interest in health and fitness devices in the past, the company does have a track record in wearables with its Oculus headsets and forthcoming smart glasses. Facebook also acquired the neural interface startup CTRL-Labs in 2019. CTRL-Labs specialised in building devices that could transmit electrical signals from the brain to computing devices without the need for traditional touchscreen or physical button inputs, which may factor into whatever wearables Facebook builds in the future including a smartwatch, smart glasses, or future Oculus headsets.
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Hate crime
WITH the drop in temperature in Denmark, police have been forced to keep an eye open for ice ramblers who can be fined for walking on frozen lakes if no council sign has been erected giving permission to access the ice.
THE French far-right leader Marine Le Pen who is likely to contest the next Presidential election against Emmanuel Macron claims that the government is trying to silence her after she was charged with hate crime for tweeting images of Daesh atrocities.
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THE OLVG hospital group in Amsterdam has been fined €440,000 by Dutch privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegeven for allowing unauthorised individuals unlimited access to patients’ medical files when they should have only been accessible by doctors and nurses.
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BELGIAN hairdressers and barbers have reopened but due to anti-coronavirus regulations, barbers will not be allowed to give shaves or trim men’s beards for the time being. Shaving and other facial treatments will not be permitted until March 1.
WITH the march of science, researchers in Finland are relying on volunteers to collect wolf faeces, which they freeze and then send to the University of Turku, where the scientists analyse contents and DNA in order to monitor the population.
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WITH criticism of the German Government’s ability to obtain sufficient stocks quickly, the good news is that BioNTech has commenced production of the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with US group Pfizer at a new facility situated in the German town of Marburg.
TWO men died when a train carrying 20 passengers crashed into a lorry believed to belong to a driving school near the town of Uddevalla in the early evening with snow falling. The deceased were travelling in the lorry.
THE release of a new film and the publication of two books has highlighted allegations that more than 700 Norwegian Jews were sent to Nazi death camps during the war, with it is claimed, help from the Norwegian authorities.
FINANCE Pop-up charging THE Scottish Parliament has announced that it is considering installing temporary charging points at bed and breakfast accommodation in popular parts of Scotland in order to encourage drivers of electric cars to visit during the coming summer.
Spanish Sandbox JOINING major banks in the experiment, insurance company MAPFRE will also participate in the proposed ‘Spanish Sandbox’ project which features special government approved supervisors who monitor financial sustainability to minimise risk in the financial sector.
Brexit problem JD SPORTS has indicated that due to more difficult than expected regulations following Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, it is considering opening a European based warehouse where goods manufactured outside of the UK can be delivered.
Rato release AFTER being in prison since October 2018, former Spanish Minister and president of Bankia, Rodrigo Rato has been told by the National Court that due to his age and good behaviour he will be released from prison without serving the full sentence.
MWC Barcelona returns ONE of the very first major international exhibitions to suffer from the appearance of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 was the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona. As different exhibitors from the Far East started to drop out, it became obvious that the show which is considered the world’s most influential exhibition for the connectivity industry had to be cancelled. Now however, it is returning to its Barcelona home and will run from June 28 to July 1 with the expectation of some of the industries market leaders exhibiting and attending seminars.
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is the amount that Google has announced it is budgeting to spend in Spain over the next five years to help with the country’s digital transformation.
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Reform before receiving funds THE European Commission has called on Spain, and oth‐ er EU countries, to make massive reforms in order to avail of the bloc’s multi‐bil‐ lion Covid investment fund. Spain must reform its pub‐ lic administration system and labour laws among oth‐ er areas in order to receive the €150 billion recovery fund allocated to it by the European Commission. The commission’s Vice President, Margaritis Schi‐ nas, said that “nobody is go‐
ing to sign 27 blank cheques” ‐ saying that the EU would need to see “the compatibili‐ ty of national plans within the fund’s criteria” in order to avail of the much‐needed support. She warned that there would be “no invest‐ ments without reforms.” The Vice President stressed that the EU’s €750 billion bailout fund for Covid‐ hit member states presents “a unique opportunity, not only to spend the money to‐ gether but also to finance
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can president share emails? The president of our community has set up a system of communication where he sends out emails collectively to all owners, often asking opinions, but any replies are sent only to his own mailbox. Even if the owners click ‘reply to all owners.’ We ask if this is legal? We have veri‐ fied that this system is being used by our current president. (by email) Spain’s law of da‐ ta protection pro‐ YOU AND THE LAW hibits the publica‐ IN SPAIN tion of private information without permission. So the distribution to all community members of the emails of all the other members certainly amounts to ‘distribution.’ Perhaps some community members prefer that their private comments and opinions are not publicly shared out. So, yes, the system is not only legal but required by law. It seems that your president is sim‐ ply obeying the law and not trying to keep secrets. If all the emails were sent out and one member com‐ plained to the authorities, the president could face serious charges if he did not comply with the data protection law.
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FOR the last four years, the Spanish Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CEPYME) has recorded the country’s fastest growing companies. STI Norland, one of the largest manufacturers of solar trackers and fixed structures in the world, has been included in the
the new European econo‐ my.” She stressed that in Spain’s case, the country’s emergence from its current recession is “a challenge for Europe, not just a challenge for Spain.” Schinas called for closer collaboration between Pe‐ dro Sanchez’s leading PSOE party and their longtime ri‐ vals the People’s Party (PP) ‐ saying that both groups “must share the responsibili‐ ty for making the fund a suc‐ cess.”
Madrid is currently in the process of drafting its ambi‐ tious reform strategy for the EU, and officials claim they are devising a scheme to pay back the multi‐billion‐euro fund by 2058. With the Spanish econo‐ my paralysed by Covid, it is possible that the country is on the brink of a massive transition period as it pre‐ pares to leap into reforms and claim a potentially game‐changing investment package.
UK economy Chancellor Rishi Sunak has to hope for a spring turnaround. LATEST figures released by the UK Office for National Statis‐ tics (ONS) show that the British economy showed a downturn of a record 9.9 per cent in 2020. In this report, it was re‐ vealed that the current de‐ cline in the economy was the largest annual fall in UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on record and was mainly due to the lockdowns caused by the Covid‐19 pandemic. After a very poor Novem‐ ber with GDP shrinking 2.3 per cent, as more businesses were allowed to open in De‐ cember and with online pur‐ chases for Christmas, the economy grew by 1.2 per cent. The ONS says that it is very
Credit: Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street.
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difficult to accurately forecast likely quarterly results for 2021 until it becomes clear that the pandemic is abating and therefore business can re‐ turn to a semblance of nor‐ mality. In addition, there is an on‐ going uncertainty of how Brexit will affect the economy which depends upon the speed in which trade agree‐ ments are reached, especially with the European Union where there is still much to be decided. The general opinion ap‐ pears to be that the British economy will continue to lan‐ guish until spring but will then be likely to see a resurgence, especially if vaccinations con‐ tinue at reasonable speed.
STI Norland success CEPYME500 list that is issued annually. After a rigorous evaluation of its turnover, sustained growth, size and profitability, CEPYME has decided to recognise the
work in research and development carried out by the company from Navarra. The decision to include any company is reached by taking into account the economic results obtained dur-
ing recent years, the capacity of a company to generate activity and employment, as well as its potential for innovation and international projection. “Our growth goes on and
PERHAPS as many feared, Ams‐ terdam has overtaken London as Europe’s most valuable trad‐ ing capital quadrupling trades in January according to the Finan‐ cial Times (FT). The paper revealed that share dealing on the Amsterdam ex‐ change (bourse) managed by Eu‐ ronext, averaged €9.2 billion per day which is four times more than its December figures. In London, by contrast the re‐ ported daily volumes fell to €8.6 billion per day and the FT re‐ ports that the shift is due to a ban on EU‐based financial insti‐ tutions trading in London as the EU is yet to rule that UK ex‐ changes enjoy the same supervi‐ sory status as their European counterparts. Whilst turnover is down sig‐ nificantly, there is no indication that there will be any further London job losses as those com‐ panies that intended to move will have done so already and it doesn’t really matter where the traders are situated as so much is done electronically.
Bitcoin risks AS the value of a single Bitcoin soared to over €39,000 follow‐ ing a $1.5 billion (€1.24 billion) investment by Tesla, the Bank of Spain warned about the high risk of investing. It wasn’t so many months ago that the Bank indicated that it saw some positive rea‐ sons for Spanish banks to de‐ velop their own cryptocurren‐ cies but it immediately acted alongside the Spanish Nation‐ al Securities Market Commis‐ sion (CNMV) to warn investors to be prudent. Since its early days of buy‐ ing a pizza online, Bitcoin has seen huge rises and equally mega‐falls in value. we will close the current year with sales of around €100 million in Spain and €200 million across the whole group,” said President Xabier Blanco, adding “We thank CEPYME for the initiative and hope that our experience serves as an inspiration to other companies.”
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BA flights and sustainable fuel The Freedom Pines facility in Georgia.
BRITISH AIRWAYS is to power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel produced from sustainably‐sourced ethanol, as part of a new partnership with sustainable jet fuel com‐ pany LanzaJet. The partnership, which re‐ flects the importance the air‐ line is placing on sustainability and its continued investment in sustainable aviation fuel, will see British Airways invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial scale Freedom Pines Fuels fa‐ cility in Georgia, USA and ac‐ quire cleaner burning sustain‐ able aviation fuel from the plant. It expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its flights by the end of 2022. In addition, the partner‐ ship will involve LanzaJet im‐ plementing early‐stage plan‐ ning and design for a potential commercial facility for British Airways in the UK.
The plant in Georgia is due to begin construction this year. It will convert sustain‐ able ethanol (a chemical com‐ pound widely blended with petrol to reduce its carbon in‐ tensity) into sustainable avia‐ tion fuel using a patented chemical process. The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70 per cent in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fos‐ sil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year. Sean Doyle, British Airways’ CEO, said: “Despite the crisis in global aviation, it is vital for our future that we continue to address climate change and we remain focused on playing our part to reduce the impact we have on the planet. “For the last 100 years we have connected Britain with the world and the world with
Brazilian investment THE Brazilian subsidiary of Spanish bank Santander is investing more heavily in Brazil’s agriculture industry and sees this as a major option for growth. This is just part of the bank’s focus on Brazil which it sees as one of the most important economies in South America and it considers that the pandemic is allowing it greater freedom to step in to invest where other banks are pulling out according to Bloomberg. Food is always going to be saleable and both soy and coffee in particular are exported on a worldwide basis.
Britain, and to ensure our suc‐ cess for the next 100, we must do this sustainably.”
BUSINESS EXTRA Whinging Poms AUSTRALIAN boss of accountancy firm KPMG UK has stepped down after reportedly accusing staff of moaning and ‘playing the victim card’ after an internal survey indicated that large numbers of staff were having difficulties coping during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Unrealistic and dangerous IN his annual Mansion House speech to the city of London and prior to March negotiations with the EU, the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said it would be “unrealistic” and “dangerous” for the UK to stick to EU banking rules after Brexit.
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Equality not sought, but retribution LEAPY LEE SAYS IT
SONGS OF PRAISE: Has been a much-loved presentation for many years.
OTHERS THINK IT THIS week I came out in full sympathy with DUP MP Gregory Campbell. I too was offended and indeed angered at last week’s BBC ‘Songs of Praise.’ There was not one white face in the whole programme. This is a much loved presentation that has strived for many years to nurture its religious content in an atmosphere of unbiased love and wonderful diversity; last week it was turned into an all‐black gospel song competition. With three judges sitting in ornate golden chairs, it was akin to a Simon Cowell offering of ‘Britain’s Got Talent.’ Had this been an all‐white presentation there would have been an almighty outcry from the likes of the BLM and woke brigade, and probably noises of displeasure from the church hierarchy for bringing the church into disrepute. Mr Campbell voiced his concerns in much the same way and subsequently was actually asked by the ‘usual suspects’ to apologise for it. He quite correctly refused, citing the
fact that he was telling the truth in that it was a programme with no attempt at diversity whatsoever, and as the whole cast, musicians, singers and judges, were all black was indeed a racially biased presentation. He added that he abhorred
racism in any form, but if we had to apologise for stating the truth, then we had come to a very sorry state indeed. I couldn’t agree more. If we are to defeat racism it has to be a two‐way street. In fact it has to be a
multiple‐way street. Where are all the Asians, Sikhs, Orientals, Balkans and Orthodox Jews in this overall diversity row? What we appear to be witnessing is a purely black dispute with the white populace. All of it reminds me of SA during
apartheid. The whites hated the blacks and both black and whites hated the Asians, who were derogatorily known as ‘Cape Coloured’s.’ What actually worries me is that the black races will NEVER forgive the white for the past ‐ even though they certainly didn’t have the monopoly on slavery. Throughout history, untold thousands of whites have also been bought and sold. The difference is that we’ve stopped blaming it for every misfortune that befalls us and moved on. I worry that it is not equality that is being sought here but retribution. If we don’t somehow curb the wokers, I have a vision of the white populace one day finding themselves in the same position as many SA whites today ‐ and it’s not pretty! The Seaford Head School in East Sussex has recently accused Winston Churchill of being ‘a racist who imprisoned and tortured many.’ They have announced that the ‘Houses’ in the school named after Churchill would be renamed. Nelson Mandela House will remain of course. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com/ expatradioscotland Mon Wed Fri.
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Divide and conquer MARBELLA MOMENTS BY NICOLE KING IT’S not a new thing for us to be at odds with one another; we all have an opinion and with everything that’s going on, more than likely a conflictive or polemic one. Even within my close circle of friends the dis‐ parity of convictions, not opinions, convictions, is actually a bit mind blowing; myself included. People I’ve known for years have ‘taken sides’ and formulated conclusive and definitive opin‐ ions on so many things; things that when it comes down to it, we could concede, we actu‐ ally know very little about, even though we thought we did. Things are rarely as they seem and are based on how they are presented to us. An easy example is ‘Brexit’; how many things seemed to be true that have turned out to be incorrect and now we’re learning of more fac‐ tors daily that were not even discussed over the past years; conveniently perhaps? I only point this out in the hope of us taking a step back to analyse whether sharing these
MEETING UP: With Lily van Tongeren of Triple A, Marbella. points of view is even worth our time. If we in‐ tend to actually do something about it, then by all means, go for it. The same goes for giving an opinion: unless specifically asked for or a life or death situation; better to say nothing. This is perhaps the hardest thing to do; put our egos aside and not have to add our point of view or how we could have done it better.
Like attracts like; so what is it that we really like? Do we actually like putting others down, ridiculing them for having a different opinion, for having an open, or closed, mind? Most ge‐ niuses were those who dared break the mould and stand out from the crowd; following their inner convictions, regardless of the masses. We all count for something and have some‐
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EXPATS FEEL ABANDONED From our Facebook HAS anyone given a thought to the hundreds of elderly British Citizens / tax payers who are stranded in Europe, and who feel that they have been abandoned and are living under a death sentence with no assistance at all from their home country? In particular the Costa del Sol, where most of the Brits are extremely frightened Surely the UK government could do something to help them? - considering its proximity to Gibraltar? I’m sure the majority of people would be very willing to pay - Surely there is a story here? - the situation is quite dire, as nothing can be expected from the EU. It could become a tragedy - which would not reflect well on the UK government. Sincerely, Jacqueline Buck
Leapy Lee Hello, I don’t normally take the time to write to complain but ‘Leapy Lee’s’ last piece really made my temperature rise and I feel something had to be said. The out and out racism on display in his column about China I found highly offensive and I’m not even Chinese!! I understand he has controversial views but in the current state of the world, promoting hatred and attacking other nations, I feel is a dangerous game, and from a paper which I normally read and enjoy, I am shocked… I normally enjoy your informative local and national news but don’t feel there is any place for his opinion in a NEWS paper. I don’t feel a NEWS paper is the right platform to give a racist a voice - there are plenty of other online platforms where I’m sure his racist opinions are welcome. AP
You are so right Hi Leapy You are so right re your article about China. If you see how they are taking over Africa with all the small shops even in the smallest towns it is frightening. But like some of the governments of the western worlds, ridiculous Covid rules and their idiotic PC attitudes I don’t think it will change until it’s too late. Take care. PW
KEYBOARD WARRIORS WITH the apparent news that the latest spike in coronavirus is beginning to tail down in most countries around the world, it may be time to look forward with tentative optimism. Various Spanish Autonomous Communities are generally relaxing restrictions slightly to make life just that little more comfortable for those of us living here regardless of nationality and this should put most of us into a positive frame of mind. It has been very difficult for everyone and frustrations have manifested themselves in different ways with there being little doubt that many have suf-
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Euro Weekly News, what do you want? ‘Sorry for all the doom and gloom,’ written by Leapy Lee. This is a very stupidly written blah blah article by someone who has probably never been to China, at least someone who does not think. It is offensive to all Spanish shoppers who like to buy from the Chinese shops we know here in Andalucia. The local middle class in Spain could also have opened these kind of businesses. This Leapy Lee would have written a more valuable article if he had investigated the changed purchasing behaviour of the people since the Covid. Why do internet companies not complain? Gerrard Remmel
New Underhand Practice by Spanish Banks Since Brexit Please warn your readers of a new practice by Spanish banks on UK transfers or UK cheque deposits since January 1, 2021. Spanish banks are now charging a minimum of €10 per transfer of money from the UK and on Sterling Cheque Deposits even if you send the funds in Euros. Their pathetic excuse is Brexit, even though they have not changed their systems nor incurred any additional costs than prior to December 2020. There has been no prior notification of this new charge. They also do not show the charge on your account merely show the amount less the charge. This is very underhand and does not befit a professional business. I am a retired Bank Director and was also a Director of a European and International Clearing System (Eurogiro) dealing with among other matters, Money Transmissons Clearing and International Payments. If we had treated our large corporate and individual clients in this way, we would soon have been out of business and castigated or fined by the Regulators. Paul Christopher Segall Gran Sol Calpe
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fered mental strain as they learn to cope with the completely different world that has been created over the past 12 months. So many have suffered from financial hardship and physical illness and in many cases local communities have been exceptional in the way in which they have tried to help those who are worse off than themselves and they should be proud of their commitment. What has however been very disappointing and indeed downright disturbing at a time when we should all be pulling together and supporting each other is the appearance of ‘keyboard
warriors’ who for reasons best known to themselves want to persecute those they disagree with. It is simple cyber bullying which is not only unnecessary, but for those who have suffered during the crises it is very hurtful and totally inexplicable. The internet gives a sense of entitlement and anonymity to those who wouldn’t be able to threaten, intimidate or try to destroy the livelihood of others. Disagree by all means, but do it rationally and with some thought as to the feelings of those you disagree with.
Gitta-Mary Moulder F Falck-Muus I do all my shopping in Mercadona, and I haven’t noticed any increase in what I always buy. Even some things are cheaper than some months ago.
Ann Marshall Yes definitely, also pet food prices have increased, no wonder people are abandoning their animals.
Genni Gianfranceschi Bertini I’ve been writing down the price oscillations since I moved here three years ago, honestly just to compare with those back home, both in the UK and Italy. Whilst Carrefour has risen its prices, and worsened its fresh produce, both Mercadona and Mas have lowered prices from a couple of cents to up to 40. Not bad in my opinion.
Jim O’Shea It’s like most commodities in Spain, food, drink electricity, water, all essential items, but no support from government, no wages, so how are families expected to survive.
Chris Jolly Definitely gone up even in the cheaper supermarkets.
Georgette Swift Defo have gone up... so has electricity.
Matt Bush Bacon in El Jamon has just risen from 7€ kilo to 8.95€ kilo, there’s just one example.
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Is someone trying to sidetrack you by casting doubt on a relationship or plan? Something is going on so make sure that you have all the facts. It would be gullible of you to take everything at face value. You have good supportive colleagues and may seek their advice. Be optimistic as the weekend comes and remember your sense of humour.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Showing confidence means others see you as being very much in control. They need to see that you can be trusted. If a plan is not going in the right direction, be prepared to change tack. Changes should not be made to financial plans until you are sure of your ground. Romantically, you are being admired.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) It is all go for you at the moment. Not only will you be particularly clear-thinking but your intellect will be sharp as a knife. Your enthusiasm spills over from your business life to personal matters, leading to a hectic and eventful time all week. When it comes to romance, a positive and dynamic approach stands you in good stead.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) It is now important that you are clear about the person you wish to spend your time with because you may have more than one option. Plans that you started last week are now showing progress. Keeping the pace growing is essential to beat rivals. It is not an easy week by any means but it should not be boring.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A tendency to be emotional because of a setback should be avoided. When you feel the pressure rising, remember that nothing is worth risking your health for. Sound out friends and colleagues to avoid overreacting. It is a week when you realise how someone close is able to be a great help. The question is, can you accept it?
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There is sensitivity in your chart. It is possible to overlook someone who needs your time and consideration. You are not a mind-reader and they may not directly seek your help. Be aware, then, of how others are faring.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) When someone asks you this week where you are going, will you know the answer? You will make progress if you do. If you're not sure, then there is no point in going full steam ahead. This is a week to consider your options on all fronts, particularly in business.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A personal decision needs to be made. No major changes are necessary so long as you have a firm plan. It is not so much that caution is required, rather more that you should give yourself time to consider. In the longer term, you may see this week as a turning point.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a week of planning and making changes. Some things click into place and you realise that you are on your way to completing an ambition. The trick is to manage it without upsetting people on the home front.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Are you putting off a decision affecting others? This is a good time to take the bull by the horns. Keep an eye on finances involving younger people. Sometimes, you are better able to help in other ways, perhaps by giving encouragement or advice.
SAGITARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Your activities this week may seem to be ones best done alone. To a certain extent this is true. However, if you wish to make others feel important and gain their support in the future, you should involve them. You don't have to take advice which is given but be diplomatic when not acting on it. Hurt feelings can cost money.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you feeling less positive than usual? We all do at times. If energy is low get out for a long walk in a relaxing place. Perhaps watch a film that raises your spirits. There is about you a kind of regret and fondness for the past, but there is nothing wrong with sentimentality so long as it does not cloud your picture of the future. That can be bright indeed.
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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 (TALCUM) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ALLURE BEYOND CAREER DYNAMO HITHER INGEST MARAUD MORTAR ODIOUS SCALAR SODIUM SPLASH STANCE TABLET TALCUM (10) TANNER TREBLE TROPHY TROUPE
LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sat 13 February
15-16-37 42-44-50
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EURO MILLIONS Tue 9 February
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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, 5 represents Q and 26 represents X, so fill in Q every time the figure 5 appears and X every time the figure 26 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 Lapel (6) 4 Vacas (4) 8 Blonde (5) 9 Agreement (7) 10 Promesa (7) 11 Grueso (pared, libro, tronco) (5) 12 Unemployed (11) 17 Spy (5) 19 Buscar (persona, objeto perdido, trabajo) (4,3) 21 Bather (7) 22 Wide (street, river, trousers) (5) 23 She (4) 24 Caballos (animales) (6)
Down 1 Raya (en tela, diseño) (6) 2 Lip (5) 3 Perfil (7) 4 Corte (tribunal) (5) 5 Preocupado (7) 6 Oruga (11) 7 Rocoso (5) 13 Spanish (7) 14 Angry (7) 15 Hierbas (5) 16 Escobas (6) 18 Anxiety (5) 20 Caras (5)
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION • LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION QUICK Across: 1 Lies, 3 Whole, 8 Rectangle, 9 Fixed, 10 Asks, 14 Rare, 15 Camel, 18 Prominent, 20 Often, 21 Free. Down: 1 Lack, 2 Earlier, 4 Heal, 5/19 Log off, 6 Acres, 7 Feast, 11 Sweater, 12 Drops, 13 Eager, 16 Bite, 17 Gale.
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Across: 1 Saveloy, 4 Coped, 7 Array, 9 Chasten, 10 Inexact, 11 Enter, 12 Granny, 14 Prop up, 18 Lumps, 20 Lincoln, 22 Garbled, 23 Edith, 24 Rally, 25 Sponger. Down: 1 Soaking, 2 Verge, 3 Yachts, 4 Cease, 5 Pit stop, 6 Dinar, 8 Yearn, 13 Admiral, 15 Rinse, 16 Panther, 17 Glades, 18 Lager, 19 Splay, 21 Owing.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Seller, 3 Flight, 8 Retired, 10 Leona, 11 Wheel, 12 Escuela, 13 Sport, 15 Vasos, 20 Insecto, 22 Until, 24 Girar, 25 Breathe, 26 Rasgar, 27 Bakery. Down: 1 Straws, 2 Litre, 4 Lilac, 5 Grosero, 6 Tea bag, 7 Edges, 9 Ruler, 14 Postres, 16 Amuse, 17 Ginger, 18 Combs, 19 Sleepy, 21 Carta, 23 Title.
CODE BREAKER
BOGGLED
FUTOSHIKI
asea sauna sate seat suet ease etas hues teas tease tuft nape napa newt neap nett neat neath heat heft heap heal helve weft wheat whap when whet wheal wean weal wealth welt feta fetas fete fetus five anus anew ewes thus thew theft than thane then twelve teal tael tapa tape tale pane panel pean petal peat peal pelt paean path pate paten pale althea alto lean leap lath lathe lathes late
NONAGRAM agar amir aria carp cart crag cram gram grim grip grit marc mart pair para part pram prig prim raga ramp rapt rata tarp tram trap trig trim trip acari apart atria atrip carat carpi cigar cramp crimp maria prima raita tapir tiara tramp agaric amrita armpit impart tarmac tragic PRAGMATIC
HEXAGRAM
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1 BEHEST 2 LOAVES 3 MEMBER 4 REOPEN 5 BLUISH 6 TIPTOE 7 SPLINT 8 MORTAL 9 FREEST 1O NUANCE 11 MYRTLE 12 MUTTER 13 SCANTY 14 JOYFUL 15 ARCANE 16 SMOOTH 17 MARVEL 18 BLANCH 19 ARREAR
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Costa del Sol TODAY ANTEQUERA
COIN RONDA
MIJAS
BENALMADENA MARBELLA ESTEPONA
TOMORROW ANTEQUERA
COIN RONDA
WEATHER
MALAGA
MIJAS
MALAGA
BENALMADENA MARBELLA ESTEPONA
SATURDAY
Malaga TODAY: MAX 17 MIN 6 Fri 15 7 Sat 12 8 Sun 12 7 Mon 11 9 Tues - 13 9 Wed 15 9
Alicante TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 8 Fri 16 7 Sat 17 7 Sun 16 8 Mon 16 9 Tues - 19 8 Wed 19 7
Almeria TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 6 Fri 17 9 Sat 15 7 Sun 13 8 Mon 15 8 Tues - 16 9 Wed 17 8
Benidorm TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 9 Fri 19 9 Sat 18 9 Sun 17 8 Mon 19 8 Tues - 17 10 Wed 17 8 Mallorca TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 7 Fri 16 7 Sat 17 8 Sun 17 8 Mon 18 9 Tues 17 7 Wed 16 8
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COIN RONDA
MIJAS
MALAGA
BENALMADENA MARBELLA ESTEPONA
S: Sun
C: Cloudy
Th: Thunder
Cl: Clear
Sh: Showers
Sn: Snow
Bilbao TODAY: MAX 18, MIN 5 Fri 17 9 Sat 14 9 Sun 14 8 Mon 13 8 Tues 16 9 Wed 15 8 Madrid TODAY: MAX 13, MIN 8 Fri 16 8 Sat 15 7 Sun 14 7 Mon 16 8 Tues 17 9 Wed 17 10
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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.
Barcelona TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 9 Fri 17 9 Sat 16 9 Sun 15 11 Mon 16 11 Tues 18 9 Wed 19 10
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Average: 19 Good: 27 Very good: 39 Excellent: 50
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 In hospital I'm possibly drooping (4) 3 Hand over wine for travel document (8) 9 Feral horse has to, nag is different (7) 10 More towards the rear later (5) 11 Adhesive out of the reach of engineer (5) 12 Charm listener by the finish (6) 14 Quiet class got smaller (6) 16 Crazy bird (6) 19 Prepared no part for a supporter (6) 21 Was including the National Trust in people's needs (5) 24 No cat goes astray in West London (5) 25 Everyone was in debt, that's permitted (7) 26 Sweet courses back under pressure (8) 27 Black stuff covering small ruler once (4) Down 1 New palm pots designed to brighten the road (8) 2 Israelite leader some confused with Samaritan leader (5) 4 Fishes in corners (6) 5 Draws back the turf (5) 6 The bush is to the rear of the building (7) 7 Bird often seen in the afternoon (4) 8 Rave organised in Tennessee pub (6) 13 I scorned eccentric Judge (8) 15 Actual rock for estate agent (7) 17 A French source of water that makes you sick (6) 18 How chess game ends for prisoner (6) 20 Ran Kansas classes (5) 22 News about last of giant amphibians (5) 23 Settles in the French country (4)
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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
Down
1 Scholars (8)
2 Lag or linger behind (5)
8 Once more (5)
3 Declare untrue (4)
9 Unit of length (5)
4 Drink of the gods (6)
10/15 Woman's elaborate full-length
5 Have in common (5)
dress (4,4)
6 Without interruption (10)
11 Most current (6)
7 Sandwiches consisting of fried cakes
13 Iterate (6)
of minced beef served on buns (10)
15 See 10
12 Equipment for taking photographs (6)
18 Rub or scrape out (5)
14 Pointed tops of mountains (5)
19 Perfection (5)
16 Large body of water (5)
20 Setting out (8)
17 Present (4)
WORD LADDER Move from the start word (LOCK) to the end word (CART) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
LOCK
QUIZ BACK CART
UP TO THE MINUTE QUESTIONS 1. According to pop artist Andy Warhol: ‘In the future everyone will be world-famous for...’ how many minutes? 2. As of January 1, 2019 golfers can search for up to how many minutes before their ball is deemed lost? 3. Dedicated to the Countess Delfina Potocka, who was the composer of the Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Valse du petit chien, popularly known in English as the Minute Waltz? 4. How many minutes are there in one week? 5. In which year did Roger Bannister run the first sub-four minute mile? 6. On average, how many minutes does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth? 7. The Minutemen were civilian colonists who independently organised to form militia companies self-trained in weaponry, tactics and military strategies from the American colonial partisan militia during which 18th century conflict? 8. Which actor was paid an unprecedented $3.7 million to play the title character’s father Jor-El for 13 days work and less than 20 minutes on screen in the 1978 superhero film Superman? 9. Which singer topped the UK singles charts in April 1965 with the song The Minute You’re Gone? 10. Who was the chairman of the BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game Just A Minute for almost 52 years?
NONAGRAM
RACHEL AND FRIENDS
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 G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Not a lot of people know that… on average, during one minute, lightning will strike the Earth 360 times, a hummingbird will flap its wings 4,000 times, you will blink about 12 times and 1,800 stars will explode
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Answers 1. 15, 2. THREE – prior to that date, players had five minutes to search for a lost ball. 3. FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN, 4. 10,080, 5. 1954 (May 6), 6. EIGHT MINUTES (and 20 seconds). 7. AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR also known as the AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, 8. MARLON BRANDO - in comparison, Christopher Reeve earned $250,000 in the title role, dominating most of the 143-minute running time, 9. CLIFF RICHARD, 10. NICHOLAS PARSONS
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GO LOCAL SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy. THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community by going local through the lock‐ down and for your all your shopping this year, in‐ stead of feeding online gi‐ ants and superstores. This lockdown and with M o t h e r ’ s D a y a n d Ea s t e r upcoming, we challenge you to rediscover your lo‐ cal high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area.
Due to the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic, you may have to support many local busi‐ nesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock‐ down restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help sup ‐ port the local community. Although it may be a eu‐ ro or two cheaper else‐ where or online, consider where your money is actu‐
ally going. By shopping at an inde‐ pendent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your com‐ munity by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores sup‐ port local charities, sup‐ port and sponsor local sports teams and in many c a s e s t h e s m a l l i n d e p e n‐ dent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous genera‐ tions and support not just the current owner but the generation before. Fo r t h o s e s t o r e s w h i c h are new, that extra couple
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18 - 24 February 2021 of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an in‐ dependent store and com‐ pete with the multination‐ al and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local green‐ grocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a lo‐ cal studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their ca‐ reer path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your
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BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local econ‐ omy. When we buy local,
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our money stays lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that l o c a l b u s i n e s s e s r e c i r c u‐ late a greater share of ev‐ ery euro as they create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and invest in their employ‐ ees. Data shows that local re‐ tailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, com‐ pared to just 14 per cent
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for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing pro‐ duce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses rev‐ enue from sales to buy supplies from a neigh‐ bourhood hardware store. This example illus‐ trates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the lo‐ cal economy leads to a stronger financial foun‐ dation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fu‐ els new employment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses em‐ ploy more people per unit of sales and re‐ tain more employees
over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Chari‐ ty Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to follow the latest government ad‐ vice and any guidance busi‐ nesses have to keep every‐ one safe.
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
Too much salt for most Spaniards I Need You to Understand This MS BIPOLAR UP AND DOWN WITH BALANCE UNEDITED
LARGE AMOUNTS: Can have a detrimental effect on health. SPANIARDS consume nearly double the recommended dai‐ ly amount of salt. The World Health Organisa‐ tion (WHO) recommends that adults should consume less than 5g of salt per day, but da‐ ta published by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) indicates
that the Spanish population consumes an average of 9.7g of salt per day. The report said that 72 per cent of ingested salt comes from processed foods such as sausages, breads, cheeses and ready‐made meals, with many Spaniards not aware of the salt content in the foods they buy. Experts explain salt can be consumed as ‘visible’ and ‘in‐ visible’ salt. In contrast to the popular belief that salt added during the cooking and season‐ ing of the dishes (‘visible’ salt) constitutes the highest per‐ centage of salt consumption, this represents only 20 per cent. It is the ‘invisible’ salt, which comes from food, that is the most concern, accounting to
around 80 per cent of total salt consumption. Salt is essential, but large amounts can have a detrimen‐ tal effect on health if con‐ sumed in excess. For some years now, Spain has joined the National Salt Reduction Plan of the European Union. This plan includes studies to know the consumption of salt in the Spanish population and the main sources of salt, the application of public aware‐ ness actions and the promo‐ tion of food education in the school. These initiatives, through the AESAN, are part of a broad‐ er strategic plan such as the Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prevention of Obe‐ sity, to help reduce salt intake.
S O M E T I M E S, when I get stressed, anxious or frustrated, I break down. The hard part is, it’s not just from things most people would find stressful. In fact, I deal pretty well with the big things: loss breakups. I know these things are bad and I feel what I would consider ‘normal’ emotions when they happen. Maybe that’s because I know everyone feels them and society accepts those emotions as valid. My body and my brain can’t tell the difference between a life-or-death situation and a normal, everyday worry. I have the same panicked reaction to misplacing my phone as I might to misplacing my purse. M y brain and body can go from zero to 100 in two seconds flat. I ’m never truly calm: I might look like it on the outside but beneath the surface, there’s a trigger just waiting to flip and throw me into a full-on panic attack. What makes this even more fun is that I have learned to become anxious about the possibility of becoming anxious. I ’ve been this way my whole life but I never knew there was a name for it. When I ‘overreacted’ as a kid, people thought I was just being dramatic. Maybe they thought I just wanted attention and thought crying was the best way
to get it. N othing could be further from the truth. I want nothing more than to be happy. Because, you see, my ‘happy’ is a million times more happy than anyone else’s. I’ve gotten better at this over the past few years. I’ve become better at voicing what I need, even if I’m far from perfect. At least now, I can say it’s starting to get bad before I’m ‘there.’ At least now, I can recognise when I can’t handle a single minute more before I’m lying on the floor, pounding my fists into my own body out of frustration and rage. If I get there, there’s not much I can do but go to a quiet place where I don’t have to see or talk or touch anyone and try to use any number of tools - from medication to breathing exercises - to bring myself back to normal. If you’re going to be in my life, then you should know about this. But if respecting my different needs or believing me when I say I have a need makes you feel hurt, then it’s better we not be friends. Love Ms Bipolar x
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Intense cycling could help ward off ageing A QUICK, intense, four minutes of cycling could help stop the ageing process. It could be the news everyone who hates long workouts has been waiting for, as a US study found that short bursts of in‐ tense exercise, such as spinning classes, which are fast cycling classes, can help reverse dam‐ age to cells which decline with age. High‐intensity interval training, or HIIT training, helps halt the damage to the cells which
start the ageing process. The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota signed up 72 men and women aged between 18 and 30 and 65 to 80 for HIIT exercises, resis‐ tance training using weights, and combined training with longer bouts of cycling and few‐ er weights sessions. As well as helping cell ageing, they found that short bursts of exercise improved fitness, cut body fat and can help to prevent diabetes, but it was not so
effective at improving muscle strength which declines with age. The volunteers with the greatest improvement in revers‐ ing cell damage, carried out four minutes of intensive cycling, fol‐ lowed by three easier minutes, 12 times a week, along with an‐ other 90 minutes walking on a treadmill. The researchers are using their findings to try and develop a drug that will mimic the effects of exercise in warding off old age.
YOUTHFUL SPIN: Short bursts of intense exercise helps slow down ageing.
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DAVID WORBOYS ONE morning in 1971, my wife screamed as she tripped over the cat and dropped my porridge on the kitchen floor. Scuttling across the floor, with the cat in hot pursuit, was a mouse. A mouse was a small ro‐ dent, created for the entertainment of cats and vivisectionists. Fifty years later a mouse is a hand‐held pointing device that detects two‐dimensional motion relative to a surface. And so, I had to forget breakfast as I needed to go to the loo to download (an expression I learned in Australia) before leaving for the office. Today downloading is the transmission of da‐ ta to my computer from a web page or other remote system. On the way to the station I stopped to buy a mouse‐trap at a hardware store. Nowadays, hardware means computer components that can be physically touched, such as a laptop or keyboard. During the lunch break I wanted to get an uplifting book about Vlad the Impaler. I went to the library to
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WORDS FAIL ME! IN TIMES GONE BY: A mouse was a small rodent and an eye pad was to help me get to sleep. browse through the history section. Today browsing means exploring a website by scanning and reading infor‐ mation. A platform was a place where I used to stand in the 50s, shivering in the freezing January wind while waiting for the next unheated train to Clapham Junction. Now it means a digital service that facilitates interactions between two or more distinct but interdepen‐
dent sets of users (whether firms or in‐ dividuals) who interact through the service via the Internet. Returning home from the train sta‐ tion, I was shuddering with cold and had developed a sore throat. Before going to bed, I decided to minimise the risk of a bad cold by taking a tablet. To‐ day a tablet is a small portable com‐ puter that accepts input directly on to its screen rather than via a keyboard or
mouse. I was now in bed with a tempera‐ ture and a bad cold. After a sleepless night yesterday, I would need a good night’s sleep this time. To facilitate the drift into dreamland I would need to eliminate any light by resorting to an eye pad. Today my i‐pad is a small hand‐held computer activated by touching the screen. Despite the eye pad I could not get
to sleep because my nose was blocked up and I was sweating. I was hoping I had not caught a virus. In these dark times a virus is a program or a piece of code that is loaded into a computer without the owner’s knowledge. It can cause unexpected or damaging ef‐ fects, such as corrupting the system software or destroying data. A virus is something most unwel‐ come on our planet today.
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Not one good review to be had MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man OH where to start? I know, Vodafone. I have been a customer of theirs since 2004 when they were called Airtel. I noticed, back in October, my monthly bill had gone up a little and kept thinking I must check the bills but I didn’t. But this week I did and, for some reason, my bill had increased by about €3 a line. I have two lines so it’s €6. I called them and got through to the English-speaking section and then tried to explain my query. Why the price increase, what was it for? I was told, “There was a price increase on your tariff.” Why? And this is where the whole English-speaking and English-understanding falls down. “Why has my tariff gone up?” “It’s not just yours, it’s everybody’s.” “I don’t care about everybody else; I’m only interested in mine.” Then I said, “hold on a minute, that’s even worse because let’s say you have two million customers, you have just nicked €6 million a month, €48 million a year for absolutely nothing! She then told me all the benefits, which were the same
as I’ve always had. But I had to laugh when she told me about my free roaming charges because, for the last year, I haven’t been able to ‘roam’ past the end of the street! We to-ed and fro-ed a bit longer and I finally gave up because she just didn’t get it and was trying to get me to change my tariff for an even dearer one. Five minutes after that call I got another from them asking what I thought of their service. Not a lot, I can tell you! I then looked on Trust Pilot and they have a 1 star rating. I could not find one good review. Trouble is apparently all the other companies are the same. Anyone got any recommendations? I have been trying to track down the people involved with the wrecking of my daughter’s car and am amazed at the protection they have. It’s impossible to find out anything about directors etc or how they got credit card facilities or who places their ads on Google. The data protection stuff seems to give these toe rags all the protection they need. Halifax bank are being their usual unhelpful self, saying that because this, that and the other they won’t refund the payments made and quote some nonsense as to why not. So, once again, the scumbags are fully protected! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
HAVING written here about how badly Boris dealt with the pandemic initially compared with his current success with the vaccination roll‐out (unlike the EU), I risk being awarded an OBE. That’s not an Officer of the Most Ex‐ cellent Order of the British Empire (so stop that curtsying at the back!), but the dubious honour of being ‘overtaken by events.’ Writ‐ ing about Covid‐19 carries that risk in spades. You’ll recall the EU’s much‐criticised row with both the UK and AstraZeneca over vaccine shortages. In particular, it was condemned over its threat to put checks on the Northern Ireland border to prevent vaccines produced in the EU from reaching the UK. This could have been an opportunity to strengthen the EU and help to break down the nationalism that constantly plagues its deci‐ sion‐making process. Instead, it reinforced all these tendencies, hugely embarrassed the EU internationally and robbed it of sorely‐needed credibility for its own citizens. But the UK is lucky to have AstraZeneca at all. It was nearly sold off with the enthusiastic
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HERD IMMUNITY: Has to stretch across borders or else it is unachievable. backing of Conservative ministers in the UK Government some years ago to: Pfizer! And As‐ traZeneca itself is the result of the merger be‐ tween Sweden’s Astra and the UK’s Zeneca ‐
the latter the offspring of the ICI group. Finally, let’s not forget that we need to get through this virus crisis together. When people can move freely within their countries and
across borders because it’s safe and without lockdowns, then that’s what we should all be aiming for. The UK needed to move particularly fast be‐ cause of its high death rate and massive eco‐ nomic contraction (both among the worst in Europe). Whether it will have done well in managing this crisis say a year from now is un‐ knowable. My hunch is the EU will still have done quite well on a global scale. For now, we need to be patient and not con‐ fuse people with blame games and a one‐sided focus on the day‐by‐day speed of vaccinations. Herd immunity has to stretch across borders or else it is unachievable. Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no‐ ra‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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PET CHARITY ACE CHARITY ‘El Refugio’ in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-charity.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. (93320) ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319) ANIMEX Foundation offers free will upgrading when leaving something for abandoned animals. Contact animexfounda tion@gmail.com or call 692 166 434 now for this absolutely free service (288287) ARCH - The Andalucian Rescue Centre for Horses, registered charity 8448, is open to visitors every Sunday from 9 am until 2pm. Working closely with the Spanish authorities, we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome abused and abandoned horses and donkeys. Come and meet our current rescues, learn about our work and how you may be able to help. Run solely by a small team of dedicated volunteers, the Centre is located between Alhaurin el Grande and Coin in Comm. de Viña Borrego behind
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SEPE the horse and donkey charity is open to the public at weekends from 10.00 to 5.00. Volunteers are much needed in all departments and are welcome at any time. For our riding for the disabled classes, we are also in need of extra helpers. We are nationally registered by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior (164640) but only with your support can we give the equine a voice. If you can just commit to 2 or 3 euros a month it will really help make a difference. You can find us at Lauro Golf Equestrian Centre, Alqueria, Alhaurin de la Torre. Tel. 608 258 950 info@sepeonline.net www.sepeonline.net (93321) SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So, if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about re-homing, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sosanimals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317)
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ROLLER SHUTTERS ACE OF SHADES - PERSIANA (security shutter) electric and manual, various colours available including wood effect, we also offer a repair service. Make your home more secure! Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceofshades.design (101730)
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WINDOWS DREAM Windows & Building Services UPVC windows & doors. High quality at great prices 15yrs on the coast. All work guaranteed. Also offer Aluminium windows, Mosquito screens, Persianas, Glass replacements, shower screens & much more. Call us on 619 604 562 dreamwindow1@outlook.com (290917)
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack SINCE first emerging from the Rover car company in 1947, as a prototype with a central driving position, Land Rover has been synonymous with off‐road prowess. In fact the last Defender still owed much to its immediate post‐war cousin. Of course today the talk is once again all about De‐ fender, but this time in its newest form. Which brings me neatly on to talk about a com‐ pletely different Land Rover!
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Land Rover Discovery Sport The Discovery Sport, al‐ though having a trendy, up‐ market image, is in today’s terms reasonably affordable. Prices for the 2021 model range start at just under €36,486 (£32,000), and if that seems somewhat less than cheap, well I have recently been driving a Toyota RAV4 that’s listed at €40,477 (£35,500). The other thing that surpris‐
es with the Discovery Sport is a lead‐in model with two‐ wheel‐drive. More SUVs come in two‐wheel‐drive than four nowadays but a two‐wheel‐ drive Land Rover still comes as surprise. My particular Discovery Sport was an R‐Dynamic S Plus, with four‐wheel‐drive, turbocharged 2.0‐litre petrol engine, mild hybrid electric as‐ sistance and automatic trans‐ mission. The easy way to tell a Sport from a standard Discov‐ ery is not only the size but the Sport doesn’t have that, to some, rather annoying
offset rear number plate. Priced from €44,416 (£38,955) the Dynamic ver‐ sions represent a good step up from entry level for a relative‐ ly small price increase. Of course by the time you’ve ticked some option boxes the price can climb quicker than a Land Rover up a mountain. My test model had over €6,800 (£6,000) in options. That said the standard, al‐ though it is rather more than that, specification is pretty de‐ cent. Privacy glass, power tail‐ gate, powered, heated and dimming door mirrors, pow‐ ered and heated front seats, leather, surround camera, 10” touch screen, navigation, smartphone connectivity and a panoply of safety kit and a myriad of other standard fea‐ tures. Reliability has to be men‐ tioned as there’s much talk about the lack of it with Land Rovers. While I know people who have had issues, equally I know many that have experi‐ enced no issues whatsoever.
The all‐wheel‐drive of my Discovery was tested in gen‐ uine snowy conditions in which it was, unsurprisingly, highly effective and confi‐ dence inspiring. Inside the Land Rover it’s a very nice
place to be, a mix of modern tech and quality materials. Good power delivery, smooth gear changes and de‐ cent handling are the hall‐ marks of what is an impressive machine.
SPORT IT has been a disastrous few months in the Premier League for the reigning champions so an es‐ cape out of the country must have been a welcomed change for the side who lost 3‐1 to Leicester at the weekend ‐ a result that has seen the club’s title chances slip away and even calls for manager Jurgen Klopp to step down.
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Best in Budapest After being forced to give up home‐field advantage due to coronavirus restrictions in their country, German side RB Leipzig must have felt a little hard done by but in truth, they gifted the game to the English side ‐ which
ended Liverpool’s run of three straight defeats ‐ after this 2‐0 vic‐ tory in the Champions League on February 16. Both goals were handed to Liv‐ erpool within a five minute period in the second half. First Marcel Sabitzer, the Leipzig captain, mis‐ placed a pass in behind his own defence for Mohamed Salah to latch onto, slotting the ball home easily past former Liverpool goal‐ keeper Peter Gulacsi on 53 min‐ utes. Then in the 58th minute, Curtis Jones set a ball over the top for Sa‐ dio Mane who capitalised on some inexplicable defending from Nordi Mukiele to punish the Bun‐ desliga side.
Thrilling thrashing THE Camp Nou in Barcelona is one of the most frightening stadiums in the world to play a football match, with one of the most incredible atmospheres you can imagine as a footballer, but, in the middle of a pan‐ demic, with no crowd, it would seem as though the playing field has been levelled for both teams, and it’s a case of ‘may the best man win.’ PSG went to Barcelona for this first‐leg quarter‐final tie and absolutely thrashed them, 1‐4, in a thrilling encounter of Euro‐ pean football at its finest, with some of the biggest names in world football on the pitch, but it was not to be Lionel Messi’s night, although he did have the honour of scoring the opening, and the only goal of the match, for his side.
The star of the show was the 22‐year‐old Frenchman, Kylian Mbappe, who is current‐ ly labelled the most desirable football play‐ er in the world, and on this showing, he has lived up to that tag, as he smashed in three goals, to surely put the contest to bed be‐ fore the second leg is even played. Interviewed after the match by French broadcaster RMC Sport, Mbappe said, “We are very pleased. It was a very important match for us. We wanted to come here and win and we have done it in style.” The scary statistic of this humbling of Spain’s legendary club is that it was done without Neymar, or Angel Di Maria, who are both to return, to what looks a very good PSG right now.