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The people’s paper Issue No. 1874
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Back to sea CONCHETA, a four-kilo turtle, was recently released on Moraira’s Ampolla beach. The injured turtle, found some months ago in Vinaros (Castellon), was nursed back to health at the Oceanografic Aquarium in Valencia City.
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Roman remains BENIDORM Town Hall will give the remains of a small Roman fort in El Tossal in La Cala ‘maximum protection’ that will complement its future designation as a Site of Cutlural Interest (BIC).
More fish THE regional government gave permission to extend the fish farm off Calpe, increasing production to an annual 3,000 tons of bream and sea bass despite opposition from residents owing to the visual impact.
FUNDRAISERS: Charity Day collected €5,021 for the Preventorio children’s home in Gandia.
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New equipment for Health Centre
THE physiotherapists at Javea’s Health Centre were de‐ lighted to receive a new exercise bike and a Magnet Therapy Device from the Original Charity Shop. The new bicycle is a great help in treating and strengthen‐ ing leg muscles and for cardio training. The Magnet Therapy Device is used for rehabilitation treatment for people with fractures, muscle and joint problems, in‐ flammation etc. The Original Charity Shop’s mid‐summer sale is in full swing, so why not pop in and grab a bargain! There are great offers on ladies and gents’ summer clothing, jewellery, handbags, shoes, bedding, curtains, furni‐ ture, kitchenware, crockery and much more. Find them on Carrer de Nancy 1 in Javea’s Arenal. For more information visit their web page: www.chari tyshoplibrary.com or email info@charityshoplibrary. com. They are open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 1pm. If you wish to sell your unwanted goods, please phone 966 460 803 to make an appointment.
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Vouchers for bookings VALENCIA Community residents have made 16,168 hotel reservations so far this year through the Generalitat’s Bono Viaje travel voucher scheme. The Viatgem CV (Let’s travel) programme was introduced last
year to encourage holidays inside the Community’s three provinces of Valencia, Alicante and Castellon at a time when the hotel industry was hard-hit by the Covid pandemic. The vouchers are available to
all those registered on a Valencian Community municipal Padron and cover 70 per cent of accommodation costs up to €600. The second phase of the scheme covers the period between January 1 and June 15 this year, with a third starting on September 15 and continuing until December 31. Roughly 3,000 of this year’s reservations correspond to the first fortnight of June, regional Tourism secretary Francesc Colomer announced. “This reflects the rhythm of the coming summer season, promising positive figures that herald the revival of the Valencian Community’s tourist sector,” Colomer said. “The Bono Viaje programme has helped to keep part of our offer open, singling us out as a lively, year-round destination,” the Tourism chief declared. Benidorm, Calpe, Altea, Finestrat, Javea and Elche were the most popular Alicante Province destinations, while the majority of Castellon bookings were for Peñiscola and Oropesa with Valencia City the most sought-after in Valencia Province.
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Drunken teen jailed
A DRUNKEN teen who threatened to shoot and kill easyJet cabin crew on a flight from Alicante has been jailed. Kieran Harris, aged 19, became aggressive after having refused to wear his face mask on a three-hour flight from Alicante to Manchester last year. Not only did the drunken
teen threaten to shoot and kill cabin crew on the flight, but he also aggressively asked cabin crew member, Dorota Kazimierczak, to perform a sexual act. Manchester Magistrates' Court heard how he threatened the cabin crew after he had been drinking vodka. The teen
said: “I’ve killed people, and I will kill you as well.” When the plane landed he had to be escorted off by police at Manchester airport The teen from Garston in Liverpool has been jailed for 12 weeks and was ordered to pay £250 compensation to Miss Kazimierczak.
Take that back, please
SPAIN’S Ministry of Culture recently designated the Valencian Community’s brass and silver bands
Moraira drowning THE first registered drowning of the year was registered in Teulada-Moraira last week. The incident occurred at around 3.45pm when the emergency services were advised that an unconscious man had been seen on Moraira’s Ampolla beach. The victim was attended by a BLS Basic Life Support unit and SAMU ambulance medics who carried out CPR procedures but were unable to revive the victim, later identified as a 60-year-old German tourist.
an Intangible Cultural Heritage. So far, so good, but members of the bands themselves, many town and city halls as well as members of the public, have objected to the Ministry’s decision to describe them as “mimicking Catalan choral groups.” Despite similarities between the Valencian and Catalan languages, Valencia has always claimed historic superiority over Catalonia, culturally and socially, its music and bands are their own, all concerned have now argued. Spokespeople for all the political parties on Javea Council voted in favour of backing the town hall’s formal addition of its name to the Valencian Community’s Federation of Music Societies (FSMCV) request to the Ministry of Culture, asking for a rectification.
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NIBS EXTRA Happy hour DRIVERS will get an hour’s free parking in Benidorm’s Aiguera, Tomas Ortuño, Mercado and Ametlla del Mar car parks after the town hall reached an agreement with the concessionary company. Local businesses and the hospitality trade have applauded the measure, which they said would encourage more clients.
Idyllic views A SMALL hotel on a 586-metre peak surrounded by the Aitana, Serella and Xorta sierras with views of Guadalest and Altea Bay was voted the world’s secondmost romantic hotel. Only the Narrows Escape Rainforest Retreat in Montville (Australia) was considered more idyllic in TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice 2021 poll.
No tolls ALL parties on Denia Council, including the PSPV socialists, voted in favour of a Compromis motion insisting that the AP-7 motorway should remain toll-free, despite the central government’s announcement that charges could eventually be re-introduced in line with EU requirements. “We have already suffered enough,” councillors agreed.
Rocky shore COASTAL authority Costas gave permission for volunteers to remove accumulated stones by hand from the waterline at Moraira’s Ampolla beach this weekend, June 5 and 6. These were brought in by heavy seas during the spring storms and are currently preventing safe access to the water for bathers.
Not fair MONICA OLTRA, the regional government’s vice-president, lamented the UK’s decision not to include Spain on its green list for travellers. She announced that negotiations would continue, since individual regions like Valencia, which has Spain’s lowest Covidincidence rate, deserved to be evaluated on their own figures and not Spain’s.
Villa query SIXTY-TWO Campello residents lodged a complaint with the town hall complaining that a half-built villa on the Muchavista beach was unauthorised and the promoter lacked planning permission for a project of that size. The property’s licence was still being processed, owing to “various irregularities” the Urban Development department explained.
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Time to switch off
CALPE Town Hall is repeating its national publicity campaign ‘Switch off in Calpe’ on underground and railways stations. This year’s promotion centres on Madrid, Valencia and Murcia as well as cities in Castilla La Mancha whose residents habitually take their holidays in Calpe. This 2021 campaign began in May, coinciding with the Fitur tourist trade fair in Madrid which is normally held in February, explained Paco Avargues, Calpe’s Tourism councillor. It also comes at the same
CALPE CAMPAIGN: Publicity posters in principal railways and underground stations. time as lifting the State of Alarm and ending the mobili-
ty restrictions between Spain’s different autonomous
regions, he said, with the better weather tempting national tourists to book weekend getaways. Calpe had also wanted to get a step ahead of other holiday resorts, promoting local tourism and offering Calpe as a safe destination, Avargues added. The ‘Desconectate en Calpe’ slogan was deliberately chosen to define the municipality as more than a ‘sun and sand’ destination, but also somewhere to escape the routine imposed by the pandemic and restore energy levels.
Hungarian Fugitive Arrested N AT I O N A L P O L I C E officers in Benidorm have arrested a 57‐year‐old Hungarian fugitive who was known to have an outstanding European Arrest Warrant issued against him in Hungary for extradition, where he is wanted on crimes of grievous bodily harm, and perjury.
Medical staff to be laid off THE Marina Baja Health Area will lose ap‐ proximately 30 per cent of the extra medical staff taken on during the pan‐ demic. A total of 9,300 health professionals were taken on when the Covid crisis was at its worst, with 3,309 assigned to Ali‐ cante Province. Now that the situation has begun to ease and as their contracts come to an end, the regional govern‐ ment’s Health department announced that not all contracts would be renewed. Of the 350 who were assigned to the Marina Baja Health area, 104 ‐ practically 30 per cent ‐ will be leaving, announced the Personnel Committee which had be‐ lieved the contracts would be extended by six months. The cuts will principally affect the Ma‐ rina Baja hospital in Villajoyosa, sources told the Alicante Province media. The area’s primary health care centres will hardly be affected as most of their temporary staff will be retained to en‐ sure that the rhythm of anti‐Covid vacci‐ nations is not affected. Nevertheless, the Generalitat Ximo Puig announced shortly afterwards that “the immense majority will be taken on again” throughout the Valencia region to ensure attention in tourist zones and cover staff holidays.
A police operation had been launched to locate and arrest the man ‐ who had been on the run since 2019 ‐ after intelligence reports said he was hiding out somewhere in the province of Alicante, and after investigations, he was found to be living in the popu‐ lar holiday town of Benidorm, so an
operation was set in motion to arrest him. After his arrest, the fugitive was placed at the disposal of the Central Court of Instruction No1 of the Nation‐ al Court of Madrid, where a judge will be in charge of processing the Euro‐ pean Detention Order.
Asian predators on Montgo THE non‐native deadly Asian predatory wasp, also known as the Asian hornet, has been located on Montgo. Last Saturday morning, an elderly couple visiting the recreation area on Cabo de San Antonio’s Javea side, said afterwards that they started running as soon as they spotted the nest of the highly dangerous wasps. They alerted the leisure area’s atten‐ dant who immediately contracted the regional government’s Environment de‐ partment who sent an employee to take photographs and cordon‐off the zone. The attendant also warned visitors
not to approach the area where the nest was located. In their native habitat, the Asian wasps are responsible for 90 per cent of all insect stings. Owing to the large amount of venom in its outsized stingers they are capable of causing the death in a person prone to allergies and, in a massive attack, of those who are not but are in precarious health. They also prey on butterflies, flies, hornets and, above all, native honey‐ bees and are responsible for decimating entire colonies in Cantabria in northern Spain.
Dig deep for the Chaplaincy THE Anglican Chaplaincy on the Costa Blanca is making an appeal for unwanted or broken gold or silver jewellery. Jewellery placed in the boxes displayed in charity shops, hairdressers and other establish‐ ments during the Dig Deep and Give Us a Ring can then be exchanged for cash that will assist with the cost of maintaining the Chaplaincy. The Anglican Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit comprises seven Costa Blanca churches in Gan‐ dia, Denia, Javea, La Fustera, Calpe, Albir and Campello that are completely self‐funding. Like so many charities, they have suffered financially during the pandemic. Senior Chaplain Fr Marcus Ronchetti along with Fr Jim Booker and Fr Rodney Middleton ensure that parishioners receive everything they would expect in a normal Church of England parish, both spiritually and pastorally, including weddings, blessings and funerals. More information is available on the www.costablanca‐anglicanchaplaincy.org website, while Lin Bentley or Sally Cressey, Calpe (local wardens) at linandfrank@gmail.com or sally.page.968@gmail.com will provide further details of the Dig Deep and Give Us a Ring ap‐ peal.
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Gruelling Puig Campana run FINESTRAT has been preparing for the annual Kilometro Vertical Puig Campana (Puig Campana Vertical Kilometre) run. “We are very excited because the State of Alarm was announced just as we were present‐ ing last year’s edition of the Kilometro Vertical,” said Finestrat’s Sports councillor David Alarcon. “It has been a compli‐ cated time owing to the health and safety mea‐ sures with practically no events, so competitors are very enthusiastic about enjoying the Puig Campana trail.” Daniel Osanz Laborda, World Mountain Trail Running champion, was amongst the 267 people planning to compete in the Kilometro Vertical. Alarcon explained that Daniel Osanz would not be competing for the Re‐ gional Championship, as he belongs to the Aragon Federation. “But he does not want to miss the opportunity of tackling Puig Cam‐ pana,” the councillor said.
Double-purpose clear-up THE Bulevar de los Músi‐ cos that ends at Albir’s beach has received a thorough overhaul. “Trees and shrubs were pruned during the winter,” explained Oscar Perez, the Alfaz councillor responsible for Parks, Gardens and Technical Services. “Now we are clearing weeds and undergrowth and stepping up mainte‐ nance as always when we start to prepare for the summer season,” he said. Ensuring that the boulevard is clear is dou‐ bly important as its sunken garden area is al‐ so a streambed that plays an important part as a runoff for rainwater dur‐ ing the periods of torren‐ tial rain that, although more usual in the au‐ tumn, increasingly occur in the summer.
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An exciting day LAST week things were a little differ‐ ent at the Preventorio de Gandia children’s home. Not all heroes wear capes, some wear leather jackets and helmets like the convoy of 25 Harley David‐ sons that headed recently to Gandia. It was an exciting day for the chil‐ dren, but the bikers had set out with more in mind than showing them their fantastic Harleys. They were there to present the Preventorio with a whopping €5,021 cheque thanks to a fundraising Char‐ ity Day organised by Daniel and Lau‐ ren, the owners of the American Bike Rental and Bar in Moraira. The Preventorio originally opened in the years following Spain’s Civil War, but although the school at‐
tached to the centre receives an an‐ nual subsidy of €12,000 from the re‐ gional authorities, the residencia has to rely on Church funds and dona‐ tions. The Charity Day cheque will there‐ fore go a very long way towards helping the Preventorio, especially after this difficult pandemic year. The children’s home ‐ its full name is Preventorio Infantil de Nuestra Señora del Amparo de Re‐ al de Gandia ‐ is a residence for chil‐ dren aged between three and 13 years of age. At present 55 children who can‐ not for a variety of reasons stay with their own families, live there from Monday to Friday, also attending the school.
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Benidorm Free Parking
PUBLIC PARKING: Will offer one hour free. THE new initiative by Benidorm Council offering one hour’s free parking, ‘Benidorm + cerca,’ will be imple‐ mented in four privately managed public car parks, with a total of more than 1,100 spaces, and will start on Sunday June 6. The tourism sector in Benidorm has been demanding incentives for weeks to prevent con‐ sumer ‘leakage’. The car parks taking part in the scheme are l’Aigüera, Tomás Ortuño, Mercado, and Ametlla del Mar, all of them are located in the heart of Benidorm and the last one in Rincón de Loix is very close to the beach. Between the four of them, as well as the 1,100 park‐ ing spaces, they have added a further 630 private park‐ ing spaces on Avenida de Europa and Ruzafa with which the business sector had already reached an agreement on.
U3A Men’s Dining EIGHTEEN gents assembled at the Punjabi Restaurant in Calpe on Thursday May 27 for lunch with the usual members al‐ though some, who have been the UK for some time, were still sadly missing. There was also a number of new faces who all showed great enthusiasm and obviously enjoyed themselves as they have shown interest in com‐ ing to our next monthly lunches. We have to thank John for or‐ ganising this very successful after‐ noon. We are all getting back into the swing of things now that we can meet and enjoy each other’s company, excellent food and welcoming ambience. Ian Taylor will be organising our next meet‐ ing which will be on the last Thursday in June. We are hoping that all the usual crowd will be there and hope to see our new members and maybe those re‐ turning from the U.K.
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Expat Pub Landlords Plead to BoJo EXPAT pub owners in Benidorm have been urging Boris John‐ son and his government for Spain to be put on the UK’s green list and insist the region is ‘completely safe’. Costa Blanca, is normal‐ ly a thriving tourist destination, but has been left crippled by the Covid‐19 pandemic. British holidaymakers account for at least 40 per cent of tourist traffic in the popular resort and the damage caused by limited tourism has left bar bosses claiming Boris Johnson’s refusal to put Spain on the travel green list is a selfish act to boost the economy GEORGE GRISHIN’S family of books on the history of Denia now has four mem‐ bers! ‘Dein Dénia’ has been published in German, ‘Won‐ derful Denia’ in Russian, ‘De‐ lightful Dénia’ in English and ‘Dénia Divina’ in Castilian. In some ways, the book is a record holder. For the first time a foreign author (a non‐
with UK holidays. Scott O’Brien, who owns The Bulldog pub in Benidorm, said “Things are completely safe over here now. It’s strict with mask‐wearing in the streets and people are getting vac‐ cinated quickly.” Scott, 55, has been living in Spain for 35 years but has had to survive on his savings and was originally from Glas‐ gow, “The feeling here is that Boris Johnson wants to keep the money in Britain with staycations. If the UK got rid of the quaran‐ tine it would make a huge difference. We’re struggling out here and we need the Brits.”
Books on the history of Denia Spaniard!) has written a short history of Denia cover‐ ing its 2,600 years, in the context of Valencia and the whole of Spain. Was Denia ever a Greek town? When did a bat land on the Valencian coat of arms? Who are the leading
authors of the Golden Age of Valencian Literature? Where in Spain are the two Holy Grail Cups kept? What did Napoleon write about the Spanish War of Indepen‐ dence? Practical aspects are also covered, such as where to
eat delicious food in Denia, what to see and where to go shopping. The books can be bought at ‘Publics’ shop in Denia, or by mail, ordering via gr ishins@me.com. The price is €12 in the shop, or €15 by mail, to cov‐ er the cost of shipment. See you in Denia!
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Giving 4 Giving team
GIVING GOES ON: Three lots of €1,000 were donated this month. ONCE again Gary and his amazing team just really do keep on giving! This month they have donated €1,000 to Doggie Angels animal rescue in Finestrat and the money was handed to Dee the president. A further €1,000 went to the men’s shelter in Gandia that was
accepted by Hazel Layt and finally €1,000 to Rainbow Dog and Cat Rescue in Benidorm. Giving 4 Giving are always in need of donations to enable them to continue their good work, so if you wish to donate, please call Gary on 603 137 697.
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easyJet Issues Statement EASYJET were forced to issue a statement fol‐ lowing claims that the ‘majority’ of its flights are now being cancelled. The statement comes amidst thousands of Brits get their hopes up about flying away on holiday this summer. With a number of countries now on the green list, meaning travellers won’t have to quarantine when they return home, many are being left con‐ fused and disappointed. A verified easyJet account Tweeted on May 27, “The majority of our flights are being cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. Flights will continue to be reviewed. We continue to review our sched‐ ule and will make amends where we can in order to reflect the changes in demand and restrictions.”
One customer asked why their upcoming holi‐ day to Malia, Crete, that is booked for June 28 had been cancelled and no flights in the whole of June to most Spanish destinations.” easyJet took to Twitter to respond and to warn customers of extensive cancellations. However, when they were approached, a spokesperson for the firm provided an alternative statement: “We want to fly as many customers on as many flights as possible this summer, however as all airlines have been doing throughout the pandemic, we continue to adjust our flying schedule based on the restrictions put in place by governments to en‐ sure our flying programme best matches de‐ mand.”
Pau Gasol Amazon Docuseries
VARIETY has announced that Amazon Prime will release a four‐part docuseries following Spanish basketball player Pau Gasol, following his return to Eu‐ ropean basketball after a serious foot injury that required surgery in 2019. Fans will be able to watch the yet‐to‐be‐titled spe‐ cial after Amazon Prime picked up exclusive rights in a deal made by Prime Video Content
Spain head Ricardo Cabornero and Fernando ‘Ferran’ Prieto on behalf of the filmmakers. Worldwide rights outside of Spain are still available and be‐ ing handled by RTG Features out of the US. The series has been in produc‐ tion since 2019 and will release late this year.
A special for Gasol fans.
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Mobile App Everybody Should have IF you have never heard of the AlertCops app, then you really should check it out. It is an official free mobile phone app from the Spanish Law Enforcement Agen‐ cies, that you can install, enabling you to contact the emergency services directly, and they contact you right away. AlertCops allows you to share your position with the people you want or with a rescue centre,
and you can also send photos and videos to the public security services, or pe‐ riodically send your posi‐ tion during the time the alert is active, and you can not only request police or fire assis‐ tance, but also medical assis‐ tance. Moreover, you will receive se‐ curity, emergency, or informa‐
Sanchez’s Helicopter Ride PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez and two senior ministers have been trounced by Spanish media outlets for using a helicopter to travel to a green energy event in Toledo after announcing Spain would end short flights. Travelling to promote his environmental proposals, including a ban on flights on routes that can be made in two and a half hours by train, Sanchez, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera and the Minister for Industry, Reyes Maroto, decided to arrive in the city by helicopter on Monday May 24. The distance between Madrid and Toledo is just 45 minutes by car and 25 minutes by train. The reason given for Sanchez using a helicopter to cover such a short distance is that he urgently needed to attend an extraordinary summit in Brussels with other European Union leaders to address the management of immigration and other issues.
tional notifications depending on where you are, or you can chat with public security services in your own lan‐ guage. Among the crimes that can be reported are those motivated by racism, LGTBIQ + phobia, religion or beliefs, disability, and ideology, and the app also includes an ‘SOS button’, aimed at assisting vic‐ tims of gender violence, and healthcare personnel, who, if finding themselves in a risky situ‐ ation, can alert the security ser‐ vices, identifying their position, as well as being able to send a 10‐ second audio recording of what is happening, directly from a but‐ ton accessible from the home screen of the mobile. People with impaired hearing can also use this app, as well as those who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and easily under‐ stand the iconic or pictographic language. You can contact AlertCops on alertcops@interior.es or down‐ load the app FREE from your app store
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Salaries disclosure Glasses can Detect Coronavirus in Seconds E M P L OY E R S will have to disclose salaries to potential job candidates before they fix a date for an interview, according to proposals put forward by the European Commission. W orkers will also have the right to see pay scales broken down by position and gender in an effort to ensure pay transparency and end the practice of women being paid less for the same work.
The proposals will also end the practice of employers asking candidates what their previous salaries were and will empower employees who discover they are victims of pay discrimination to seek compensation. T he C ommission’s proposals have been welcomed by Spain’s vicepresident, Carmen Calvo, who said there was still a long way to go, “We have not achieved full equality.”
Cyclist’s challenge DISABLED cyclist Álex Roca and extreme athlete Valentí San‐ juan took on the ‘Start your impossible’ challenge to cycle 700 kilometres in a bid to promote inclusion through sport. Álex who has cerebral palsy, took on the challenge with Valentí, to cycle the 700 kms in the space of only seven days as they travelled from Barcelona to Madrid where they delivered the Olympic torch on May 31 to athletes who will take part in the Tokyo games. Speaking of the challenge Valentí commented that: “Since we can’t take the torch to Tokyo, at least we took it from the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona to the athletes in Madrid who will compete in the Games.” The two athletes feel that they made the perfect team together and travelled via tandem helping each other on the way and pushing each other to complete the challenge. Álex spoke of the challenge for his body and commented that: “For me and for my body, it’s a tough thing to do.” Álex has taken on many challenges including the Titan Desert, one of world’s toughest races and he has also com‐ pleted the Barcelona half marathon. He went on to add that: “It was hard when they told me I had herpes in my brain and that I was going to die. And now nothing is im‐ possible.”
IN a stunning feat of tech‐ nology glasses have been created which can detect the potentially deadly coronavirus in only three seconds by taking a photo of a person’s eyes. The stunning invention is being developed thanks to both artificial intelligence and scientists from Spain, America and China. The glasses work by de‐ tecting symptoms of the disease in the eyes. Coron‐ avirus patients who are both asymptomatic and symptomatic show a very characteristic inflamma‐ tion of the eyes. This led the scientists to create the new glasses. Technology can help with the detection of the potentially deadly coron‐ a v i r u s a s t h i s t y p e o f i n‐ flammation of the eyes can sometimes be missed by healthcare workers. The artificial intelligence of the glasses though is able to detect it. The glasses according to Alfonso Soriano, an engi‐ neer at Innoarea are able to provide a near instant result. The process would be for the glasses to be used first and once a posi‐ tive result is recorded a PCR test would then be performed straightaway at a mobile clinic. The scientists joined to‐ gether to develop these stunning new glasses and
they hope to be able to use the system as an extra measure of security at large events or in the hos‐ pitality industry. IN THE EYES: Symptoms can be detected by the glasses.
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‘Votes for life’ for British citizens living in Spain ● British citizens who have moved abroad will be given ‘votes for life’ as the UK Govern‐ ment scraps the arbitrary 15‐ year limit on the voting rights ● New measures announced on Thursday May 27 will also make it easier for overseas elec‐
tors to remain registered to vote for longer. ● Together, these changes will empower more British citi‐ zens living overseas to partici‐ pate in the UK’s democracy. New measures announced in the Queen’s Speech will make it
easier for British citizens who have moved abroad to partici‐ pate in British democracy. Decisions made in the UK Par‐ liament on foreign policy, de‐ fence, immigration, pensions and trade deals affect British citi‐ zens who live overseas. It is therefore right that they have a say in UK Parliamentary General Elections. On May 27 the Government was setting out further detail on plans to scrap the arbitrary rule that prevents British citizens from voting in General Elections if they have lived abroad for more than 15 years. The changes, which will form part of the Elections Bill, will also include measures to enable overseas electors to stay regis‐ tered to vote for longer, with an absent voting arrangement in place. HMA Hugh Elliott, said: “In an increasingly connected world, most British citizens living in Spain retain deep ties to the United Kingdom. Many still have family there, worked there for
HMA Hugh Elliott. many years, and some have even fought for our country. “They deserve to have their voices heard in Parliament, no matter where they live, and I am delighted that UK Nationals living in Spain will now be able to par‐ ticipate in our democracy.” The proposals fulfil a mani‐ festo commitment to deliver ‘votes for life’, extending the voting franchise for UK Parlia‐ mentary General Elections to all British citizens living overseas
who have been previously regis‐ tered or previously resident in the UK. These changes will come into effect in time for the next scheduled General Election in 2024. In addition, new rules will mean overseas electors can stay registered for longer, including with an absent voting arrange‐ ment in place, requiring them to renew their registration details once every three years, rather than annually.
Electors will be able to reapply for a postal vote or re‐ fresh their proxy vote at the same time as renewing their voter registration, streamlin‐ ing the process and helping to ensure overseas electors have appropriate voting arrange‐ ments in place ahead of an election. The Government’s wider Elec‐ tions Bill will also: improve ac‐ cess to voting for electors with disabilities; prevent foreign in‐ terference by hostile actors; tackle electoral fraud by post, proxy, in polling stations or through intimidation and undue influence; and increase trans‐ parency and accountability with‐ in our elections. Further announcements will be made on its measures ahead of the Bill’s introduction. UK Nationals living in Spain can also vote in local municipal elections in Spain once they have been resident here for more than three years. For further information visit gov.uk/livinginspain.
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Iberian Lynx success THE number of Iberian lynx‐ es in the wild has rebound‐ ed after the native cat near‐ ly became extinct at the start of the century. There are now 1,111 of them in what is seen as a major conservation success story. The Environment Ministry said on May 28 that 414 cubs were born last year. The race to save the lynx began in 2002 when the number of the wild cats na‐ tive to the Iberian Peninsu‐
Almost became extinct. la, fell to 94 in Spain and none in Portugal due to farming, poaching and road accidents. Now among the popula‐
tion of 1,111 there are 239 breeding females, a record high since monitoring of the species began, the ministry said in a statement. “With a 30 per cent in‐ crease from 2019, this de‐ mographic curve allows us to be optimistic and to draw scenarios that distance the big Iberian feline from criti‐ cal risk of extinction,” the ministry said. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said the numbers are encouraging.
‘Think Again, Think Spain’ Campaign THE Forum of Renowned Spanish Brands, ICEX Spain Export and Investments and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce have launched a new in‐ ternational campaign ‘Think Again, Think Spain.’ The campaign aims to improve the image of Spain’s businesses and economy by sharing the success stories and good practices of leading Span‐ ish brands associated with excellence, creativity, versatility and innovation. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said, “This campaign will
contribute to enhancing the value of the Spain brand as an avant‐garde, dynamic and prosperous country. “We are a nation with its own character, but al‐ so with a great global vocation that is present in the world through our companies, and we are leaders in key sectors of the economy of the future such as renewable energies, the telecommunica‐ tions sector, high‐quality agri‐food products and leading products in the pharmaceutical sector and the automobile sector,” she added.
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New ITV (MOT) rules DRIVING your car on Spanish roads without a valid ITV (MOT) from the first of June 2021 could now carry a fine of €500, according to a report from the DGT. Driving without having an ITV or current insurance is con‐ sidered a serious or very seri‐ ous offence, depending on the
circumstances. According to the current law, not having the technical inspection up to date can entail a financial penalty of between €200 or €500, de‐ pending on the case. This also includes cars parked in the garage or on the street without having carried out the technical inspection.
Hancock PPE Lies ALLEGEDLY Matt Hancock lied about PPE supplies at a coron‐ avirus meeting at No 10 which placed thousands of frontline healthcare workers at risk, according to a No 10 source. Back in March 2020 Hancock had allegedly told Prime Min‐ ister Boris Johnson that much‐needed PPE supplies were headed for the NHS when in fact they were not. It is alleged that Hancock claimed that a PPE shipment containing masks and gowns coming in from China had been “sorted out and there was no problem,” but two weeks later the consignment had not arrived, as it was flashing on a Cabinet Room screen in red. The PPE debacle had to be cleared up by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Dominic Cummings is said to have become furious after having discovered that the much‐needed supply of PPE was arriving via boat rather than via plane.
Driving without insurance can attract a fine that varies from €601 to €3,005, depend‐ ing on the uninsured time and if the offence is repeated. Continuing to use the vehicle despite it having serious de‐ fects, apart from taking it to a garage for repair in order to re‐ take the test, generates a fine of €200. In this case, the owner of the vehicle is obliged to re‐ pair the serious defects and re‐ turn to the ITV station, within a maximum period of two months, to verify the correc‐ tion of said defects. Continuing to drive the vehi‐ cle with very serious defects through a no‐pass, carries a penalty of €500. In these cases, the vehicle is not authorised to leave the ITV station by its own means, but will have to be transport‐ ed by a ‘grua’ to the garage for repairs and return to the ITV station, within a maximum pe‐ riod of two months, to check if the defects have been correct‐ ed.
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Masons donate to MABS THE International Club, in El Campello, recently held a Charity Fun Day and Santa Faz Lodge No 48 took the opportunity to man a table, containing a display of aprons and jewels (courtesy of W Bro Bob Alchin), and answer any questions visitors had about Freemasonry. Of particular interest was a Roy‐ al Masonic Hospital Nurse’s silver belt buckle owned by the Club’s
SANTA FAZ: A cheque for €1,250 was presented to the charity. Secretary, Kim, who did her train‐ ing there. During that afternoon,
Overcrowded Beaches Closed BARCELONA City Council closed three beaches in the city due to excess bathers on Saturday afternoon (May 29) which was the first day of the high season for bathing in the Catalan capital. The beaches were Mar Bella, Nova Icaria, and Bogatell, whose entrances were closed by high occupancy at 6pm. This year, several guidelines have been put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Barcelona City Council imple‐ mented a capacity control system on the beaches at the start of the high season, made up of 22 informants, 24 access con‐ trollers and two coordinators. These workers, in addition to monitoring the capacity of the beaches, also work to raise environmental awareness among bathers and give out information on Covid prevention measures.
a sponsored back wax, was ad‐ ministered by a local beautician, Carmen, to the Worshipful Mas‐ ter, W Bro Greg Hustler, which raised €157. Most of which was donated by those Brethren who were present, to ensure the re‐ serve was reached and the event went ahead! Later, the Lodge pre‐ sented a cheque for €1,250 to Ire‐ na, the MABS Area Rep. The WM stated that the MABS Cancer Support Fundación’s com‐ mitment in Spain could be summed up in this short sen‐ tence: “To care, comfort and counsel people affected by can‐ cer.” Should you have any ques‐ tions or would be interested in be‐ coming a Freemason, please contact by email on prensa@glp valencia.com.
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Airbus & Unions Extend ERTE Backlash for Postal Service EUROPEAN aircraft manufactur‐ er Airbus and the unions have reached an agreement to extend the temporary employment reg‐ ulation file (ERTE) in its Opera‐ tions division in plants in Getafe (Madrid), Illescas (Toledo) and Puerto Real (Cádiz) until June 30.
AIRBUS: Workers’ contracts are safe for now.
The unions reported the ex‐ tension of the ERTE, which ended on May 31, will now run from June 1 to June 30 , while the con‐ ditions and guarantees will be the same as those that have been ap‐ plied since November. On November 18, 2020, the company and the unions agreed to a six‐month extension for the suspension of workers’ contracts until May 31 this year. In this sense, during the time that the file did not last, it was agreed that the workers would receive 70 per cent of the base salary and seniority, without af‐ fecting their extra pay, vacations or variable remuneration. A few weeks ago, the Spanish Government and the UGT and CCOO unions sent Airbus man‐ agement a proposal to guarantee the industrial future and employ‐ ment of the company in Spain.
CORREOS is the state‐owned postal service in Spain and they recently issued a series of stamps in a bid to fight racism. They issued four stamps in dif‐ ferent skin tone colours, all with different prices. Correos called them equali‐ ty stamps and they were re‐ leased on the anniversary of
George Floyd’s death. George was horrifically killed by a Minneapolis police officer.
Vaccinating Farm Workers DOZENS of farmworkers in Spain are awaiting their turn to be vaccinated by a team of nurses against the coron‐ avirus. With Spain being the main provider of fresh fruit and vegetables to the rest of Europe, it is now a race against time to immunise the army of cheap labourers on farms as harvest season looms. The outbreaks of Covid among farmworkers in the north eastern regions of Aragon and Catalonia last year come as a stark warning and the aim is to prevent a re‐ peat of these outbreaks that fuelled a spike in infections and led to localised lockdowns. Jordi Janes, the mayor of Alcarras, said: “We had a really rough time last year. Municipalities were locked down, fruit packing stations were closed due to the Covid cases. “This gives us peace of mind,” he added, as he was standing outside of the vaccination centre which has been set up in the town’s school to vaccinate approxi‐ mately 400 agribusiness workers.
The Spanish postal service believes that the stamps “re‐ flect an unfair and painful re‐ ality that shouldn’t be al‐ lowed.” They aimed to highlight racial inequality with every parcel or letter which was sent with one of these stamps. The campaign though has caused controversy. Correos aimed to “shine a light on racial inequality and promote diversity, inclusion and equal rights,” but critics have hit back at the campaign. Antumi Toasije, who leads the government’s Council for the Elimination of Racial or Ethnic Discrimination took to Twitter to express his con‐ cerns. He hopes to stop the sale of the stamps. He tweet‐ ed and commented that: “A campaign that outrages those it claims to defend is always a mistake.”
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Diana’s Fateful Interview Guardia Civil Acquires Vehicles
THE next series of The Crown will feature Princess Diana’s fateful interview with Martin Bashir. A source close to the successful TV show told The Telegraph the scripts were prepared last year and will not be changed now, even after the Dyson Report found the 1995 interview to be the result of ‘dishonest’ and ‘de‐ ceitful’ tactics from Bashir. “The team were doing the most incredible research and they’ve got it all in there: the build up to the interview, how Bashir effectively groomed Diana, the interview itself, and the after‐
THE CROWN: Will feature the interview. math are all factored in over more than one episode,” the source said. Prince William has said he hopes the interview will never be aired again as it had destroyed his
Twitter Lists New ‘Blue’ Service TWITTER has a new subscription service on app stores, in an indi‐ cation that the social media giant is preparing to trial the offering soon. ‘Twitter Blue’ is listed as an in‐app purchase, priced at £2.49 in the UK and $2.99 in the US. There are no further details, and the company would not confirm online rumours that subscription ser‐ vice would allow users to ‘undo’ tweets. The app is likely an attempt by Twitter to diversify its sources of revenue. The pilot offering is due to start soon, but it is unclear in what countries the subscription service will be trialled. A technology blogger who had access to the service said an “un‐ do tweet” featured and a “reader mode” to make reading long threads easier. But Twitter has declined to confirm her claims.
parents’ marriage. He said he felt “indescribable sadness” that the interview had left his mother feeling “fear, paranoia and isola‐ tion” in the years before her trag‐ ic death.
THE Guardia Civil has added 62 brand new 200 horsepower Al‐ fa Romeo Stelvio cars ‐ with petrol engines and automatic transmission ‐ to its fleet of pa‐ trol vehicles, as reported by the Dutch‐based multinational automotive manufacturer, Stellantis group, which is the result of the merger between the PSA and FCA. This model of vehicle was chosen by the Guardia Civil as the result of a public tender, in which the vehicle selected was based on a variety of factors, in‐ cluding economic criteria, and
Isla Mágica Sells out THE Isla Mágica theme park in Sevilla reopened on Saturday May 29, with a car park completely full, long queues and a large influx of children, on a day sponsored by the popular Spanish artist India Martínez, who hails from Cordo‐ ba. Martínez was at the entrance of the park to greet the first cus‐ tomers, along with Rosa Hernán‐
dez, the Tourism councillor for the Andalucian government, and Guillermo Cruz, the Isla Mágica di‐ rector. The 100 per cent maximum ca‐ pacity planned for the opening day was easily reached in the first few hours, and those lucky cus‐ tomers will have been the first to enjoy the park’s new attraction, Agua Mágica.
technical capabilities. A spokesperson for Stellantis described this vehicle as being able to, “confidently cope with the provision of patrol service in harsh winter conditions, the vehicle is equipped with the Q4 all‐wheel‐drive system, which
includes an active transfer case and a front differential de‐ signed to suit Alfa Romeo’s spe‐ cific technical requirements, in order to control a high torque in very fast times with a particu‐ larly compact and light configu‐ ration.”
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Legacy claim. Court action against the heir for the handing over of the legacy. IN today’s article, we are going to talk in a simple way, about the legacy claim. That is, how can the beneficiary of a legacy, legatee, claim it. Normally, against the heir or the executor of the inheritance. Definition Through the legacy, the tes‐ tator leaves a right or a specific asset to one or more people. The legatee is different from the heir. The legatee is a specific suc‐ cessor, he only receives one or more specific things. The heir is a universal succes‐ sor. That is, inherits the assets of the deceased in general. Legal basis Article 858 of the Spanish Civil Code (CC), provides for the possibility of making bequests or legacy. In addition, when an heir is obliged to make a legacy, the heir will be obliged to fulfil it. And, if the legacy is not im‐ posed to a special heir; all heirs will be bound.
Handing over request. As stated in Article 885 of the Civil Code: ‐ The beneficiary of a legacy or legatee, ‐ Cannot occupy the item be‐ queathed by his own authority. Unless authorised. ‐ Therefore, will have to re‐ quest the delivery and posses‐ sion of it, to the heir or the ex‐ ecutor. Therefore, normally, the beneficiary of a legacy, must re‐ quest the heir to deliver it. Lack of delivery or hand over. Legacy claim. If the heir refuses to deliver the legacy, he can claim for it in court. In the cases of legacies of money, it must be paid in mon‐ ey. Although in inheritance it is not. And not with other assets or items. Although it is possible and convenient, to reach agree‐
ments, if possible. In addition, by accepting the inheritance, the heir agrees to fulfil the legacies. Consequently, the heir would be obliged to deliver it, even affecting his own assets and money. Thus, before ac‐ cepting the inheritance, it is convenient to make sure that it will be possible to fulfil the lega‐ cies. The jurisprudence of the Spanish courts. In relation to the aforemen‐ tioned, we highlight sentence number 67/2018 of the Provin‐ cial Court of Cordoba. In which it is remembered: 1. The obligation of the heir to the delivery of the legacies. 2. That when the heir is not a forced heir (by law), if they ac‐ cept the inheritance; will be re‐ sponsible for the delivery of the legacies, not only with the as‐
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sets of the inheritance (estate) but also with his own assets. Conclusion. Thus, for the above reasons: First, that it is possible for the heir to accept and get the in‐ heritance. Even if the beneficia‐ ry of a legacy of a specific item does not intervene. Second, that the legatee must normally request the de‐ livery of the item bequeathed. Third, the heir will some‐ times respond with his own as‐ sets for said handing over of the legacy. Therefore, if you are the ben‐ eficiary of a legacy, and the heir or executor does not give it to you. Know that you can legally in Spain, initiate the legacy claim action. Consult our probate and in‐ heritance services on our web‐ site www.white‐baos.com, and contact us. The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, it merely conveys information related to legal is‐ sues.
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Campaign To Lower prices THE draft proposal was presented on Tuesday June 1 to the Council of Ministers and may reduce the price of electricity bills by as much as 5 per cent. The Ministry for Ecological
Transition was to present the draft proposal to the Council of Ministers on Tuesday from which it is intended to end the so-called ‘benefits that have fallen from the sky’ in reference to the excess remunera-
tion that companies get for electricity produced by their gas and nuclear plants. The law is part of the government agreement signed by the parties of the Unidas Podemos and PSOE. However, it is not until now that, in the midst of escalating electricity prices, Teresa Ribera has brought the matter to the attention of the Council of Ministers. “The government is concerned about the impact of the price of Co2 [carbon dioxide] on the price of electricity and its possible consequences on the recovery of the domestic and industrial economies,” sources from the team of Vice President Teresa Rivera said. The idea is that if people are encouraged to use electricity at times of less demand, it will reduce the need to invest in infrastructure for the transmission and distribution of electric supply, and in turn allow them to save on their bills because these investments are paid for by consumers.
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Vaccination rank SPAIN’S vaccination process ranks seventh in the Euro‐ pean Union. On Thursday, May 27, it marked five months since Spain began to
vaccinate. More than 150 days since Araceli, at 96, opened the way to immuni‐ sation with her first dose, with another 8,434,232 peo‐
International Cruises return from June
THE Spanish transport ministry said it will allow cruise ships to dock in its ports from Monday June 7, in the lat‐ est bid to salvage the country’s battered tourism sector in time for the summer 2021 season. Spain’s maritime authorities approved the reopening because of falling Covid‐19 incidence rates and an in‐ crease in vaccinations, according to an order in Spain’s state bulletin published on Saturday, May 29. Spain banned cruise ships from docking in its ports back in June 2020 as the pandemic ripped through Eu‐ rope. A number of high‐profile spreader events were linked to cruise liners around the world with passengers and crew being taken ill, some died onboard and many were taken ashore to ICUs. “Shipping companies will have to comply with mea‐ sures established by the health ministry ... to guarantee total security, both for cruise passengers and for the cities where they land,” the transport ministry an‐ nounced.
ple following the same path. Getting to this situation has not been easy at all. Problems in supplies, the stigmatisation of the AstraZeneca injection as well as doubts and con‐ stant changes in the vaccina‐ tion strategy remain etched in the nation’s memory. But the rhythm has picked up a significant pace, to the point that Spain has become one of the most effective countries when it comes to vaccinating in all of Europe. Since last April, Spain has always been among the coun‐ tries with the most doses ad‐ ministered in relation to the total population. And, to this day, these data are still intact: according to Our World in Da‐ ta, a portal that has brought together information on Covid‐19 from most of the countries in the world, Spain is the seventh member of the EU with the most doses given, above the European Union av‐ erage and ahead of countries such as Italy, France and Por‐ tugal.
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Gary Quits BT Sport FOOTBALL legend, and television presenter, 60-year-old Gary Lineker, announced on Twitter on Friday evening, May 28, that he is quitting BT Sports, in order to be free to travel Europe next season, with his four sons, watching his beloved team, Leicester City playing. Lineker joined the channel in 2015, to present their Champion’s League coverage, and Saturday night’s final in Porto, between Manchester City and Chelsea was to be his last job with BT Sports, although he will remain in his roles as host of B B C ’s Match Of The Day,
GARY LINEKER: Wants to travel Europe with his sons. where he has been since 1999. In a statement, the former
Leicester City striker said, “Porto’s mouth-watering allEnglish final this weekend was
my final Champions League show for BT Sport. I’ve loved hosting the best club tournament in world football and I’m genuinely proud of being part of their truly groundbreaking coverage over the past six years.” In a prolific football career, Lineker was capped 80 times between 1984 and 1992 by England, scoring 48 goals, and was the top scorer at the Mexico World Cup in 1986, while in the league, between 1978 and 1985, he scored 86 goals for Leicester City, and went on to play for Everton, Barcelona, Spurs, and Nagoya Grampus in Japan.
Germany removes regions from risk list THE Spanish Embassy in Madrid announced that as from Sunday May 30, at 00.00hr, Ger‐ man authorities removed the Spanish regions of Cantabria and Castilla‐La Mancha from their list of risk areas, which means that citi‐ zens of these two regions will not have to un‐ dergo mandatory coronavirus quarantine up‐ on entering Germany. This measure has been taken by the German authorities in response to results and data pro‐ vided by the Rober Koch Institute, which auto‐ matically records the weekly incidence in vari‐ ous regions, and when it drops below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, it relaxes the restric‐ tions on access to Germany from those re‐ gions. In the last few weeks, Germany has already removed the Spanish autonomous communi‐ ties of the Balearic and the Canary Islands, as well as more recently, Extremadura or Asturias,
Germany has relaxed its restrictions. from their risk list, but other parts of Spain, in‐ cluding Andalucia, Aragon, Castilla y León, Cat‐ alonia, Madrid, Melilla, Navarra, the Basque Country, and La Rioja still remain on the list.
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Hot Tubbing for health Stadium In Flames RESEARCHERS at the Universi‐ ty of Coventry have found that a good soak in hot water has many of the same medical ben‐ efits as aerobic exercise. The healing properties of a hot bath were discovered by ancient Egyptians 4,000 years ago. Heat therapies, including baths and hot tubs, raise the core body temperature im‐
HOT WATER: Has healing properties.
proving blood which can in turn control blood sugar, lower blood pressure, and reduce in‐
25 Million Doses surpassed SPAIN has surpassed 25 million doses of administered vaccines. In total, 17.8 per cent of the population are now completely pro‐ tected with the full regimen of two doses (8,434,233 people), and 36.2 per cent have received at least one dose (17,187,731 in‐ habitants). The Ministry of Health has registered 5,007 new infections on May 26 and has added 54 deaths to the official count. The accu‐ mulated incidence falls two points and now stands at 126 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days, the lowest since Au‐ gust 17, 2020. In total, 3,657,886 people have been infected and 79,855 have died since the start of the pandemic. Just a month before summer begins, there is already a Spain that lives at low risk of contagion. Specifically, almost 4,000 mu‐ nicipalities where 27 per cent of the Spanish population lives reg‐ istered incidents below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days, the limit from which the Health traffic light considers that the risk of transmission is ‘low’ or ‘very low’.
flammation. The best way to reap the benefits is sit in water as high as your shoulders for an hour. But they cautioned, “Before you contemplate cancelling your gym membership and in‐ vesting the savings in a Jacuzzi, know that regular saunas or baths are unable to replicate all the health benefits of exercise training, such as promoting fat loss and increasing muscle mass. A Finnish study found that middle‐aged men who used saunas four to seven times weekly cut their risk of fatal cardiovascular disease in half compared men who only sweated it out once a week. Saunas also help with de‐ pression and can decrease the risk of dementia.
REAL MADRID’S Bernabeu Stadium caught fire on Wednesday, May, 26, in the evening as smoke was spotted billowing out of the iconic ground as it undergoes construction work. The historic stadium, which has been the home of Los Blancos since its completion in 1947, has a capacity of 81,044 ahead of current im‐ provements. The Bernabeu was the first stadium in Europe to host both a UEFA European Championship final and a FIFA World Cup final, having been named after the legendary striker Santiago Bernabeu. Sizeable flames could be seen burning inside the stadium through one of the exposed parts of the construction and the images were shared on social media. Madrid were granted permission to begin the major construction operation ‐ which is due to be completed for the start of the 2022‐23 season ‐ at the 73‐year‐old venue in March. Bizarrely, all the works will actually reduce the final capacity by one seat.
Virtual cocktail challenge WHOLESALE company Import Montes in association with Nero Premi‐ um Vodka are running the second Summer Cocktail Championship. Anyone can participate by sending a video no more than three min‐ utes long to WhatsApp 004 661 403 showing the cocktail which must contain Nero Premium Vodka. There are three prizes, €500, €250 and €125 with a closing date of Saturday June 5. Points will be awarded based on the background environment of the video, the recipe which should reflect summer on the Costa del Sol, the actual professionalism of the mixing, the way in which the cocktail looks and is presented and the use of not just Nero Premium Vodka but mixers supplied by Import Montes. The competition is supported by a number of organisations and businesses including the Marbella Council.
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Six months wait for jab PEOPLE under the age of 55 without major health com‐ plications who have already had the coronavirus infec‐ tion must wait for six months from diagnosis be‐ fore they will be able to be vaccinated. The Ministry of Health said reinfection within six months was “exceptional” but people older than 55 or those with health risks that make them vulnerable to re‐ infection would be exempt‐ ed from the delay. According to its vaccina‐ tion strategy anyone who has had Covid‐19 will not get the single dose Janssen vac‐ cine, but will be eligible for AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna. Healthy people under 65 who had Covid‐19 will re‐ ceive just one shot because they have already developed natural immunity and the vaccine acts as a second dose. People over 65 will get both doses.
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Furniture giant brings rentals Thousands Demonstrate THE Swedish giant Ikea, now has its furniture rental business available in Spain aimed at busi‐ nesses, companies and the self‐ employed and it does so with the idea of continuing to influ‐
ence its idea of promoting the circular economy. With this new service, it aims to reach 30 mar‐ kets and one million customers by 2030. The concept is already under‐
WhatsApp Privacy Update Policy EARLIER this month, the owners of WhatsApp, FaceBook, said that users would lose functionality over time if they decided not to accept its new privacy policy by May 15. In a reversal of the de‐ cision, Facebook now says that plan has changed, and users who don’t accept the updated policy actually will NOT see limited func‐ tionality. Hundred of thousands of users left WhatsApp upon hearing the news that they may remove the free messaging functionality and moved to the Telegram app. Although many have returned to WhatsApp, thousands have remained with the platform’s main competition. “Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy ex‐ perts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement who added that this is now the plan moving forward indefinitely. All in all, the rollout of the policy has been a confusing mess and raised concerns that WhatsApp would begin sharing more of users’ personal data with Facebook. (Some WhatsApp user data, such as users’ phone numbers, is already shared with Facebook, a policy that went into place in 2016.) WhatsApp however, has stressed this is not the case, though ‐ the policy update is regarding messages sent to businesses via WhatsApp, which may be stored on Facebook’s servers.
way in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Poland, focused on renting and leasing furniture and decorative objects for IKEA Busi‐ ness clients, and the company of Swedish origin considers that the launch of this new service in Spain is one more step towards sustainability and circularity of the economy. IKEA RENTAL is available in all centres in Spain with two options, one being the client pays a fixed monthly fee and at the end of the contract acquires ownership of the products by paying an extra fee and another, flexible one, which allows the client to decide at the end of the agreement whether or not to acquire the fur‐ niture and decorative objects. The objective of this second option is to give a second life to the furniture, promoting sustain‐ ability. The new service will be, in general terms, available for all the products of the assortment although with some exceptions for hygiene and installation rea‐ sons and it continues to offer planning by the experts of the Swedish house as well as trans‐ port or assembly.
Against State Pensions
THOUSANDS of people demonstrated on Saturday, May 29, in several Spanish cities to defend the public pen‐ sion system and also to protest against the cuts that they say are being prepared by the Min‐ ister of Inclusion, Social Securi‐ ty and Migration, José Luis Es‐ crivá. Valencia ‐ The protests start‐ ed when hundreds of pension‐ ers gathered in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento de Valencia ‘for the future of decent public pen‐ sions’ and their revaluation equal to or above the CPI and against their possible privatisa‐ tion. They described the measures announced in the General State Budgets as ‘shameful and insuf‐ ficient’ in relation to a rise of up to 3 per cent for the lowest pensions. Madrid ‐ Around 1,000 peo‐ ple gathered in a demonstra‐ tion that took place between Puerta del Sol and the Congress
PENSIONERS: Protests were held throughout Spain. of Deputies. The participants chanted slogans against the government and they have set out their principles, as their header banner stated: ‘In de‐ fence of the public pension sys‐ tem ‐ NO to the Toledo Pact.’ Barcelona ‐ At least 1,000 people, according to the Guardia Urbana, gathered at the headquarters of the Gov‐ ernment Delegation in Catalo‐ nia, also in defence of the public pension system. Basque Country and Navarra
‐ Thousands of pensioners, called upon by the Movement of Pensioners of Euskal Herria, also demonstrated in the three Basque capitals, Pamplona, and various municipalities in the Basque Country and Navarra. The largest of the marches were seen in Bilbao, where sev‐ eral thousand people partici‐ pated, the vast majority were pensioners, but also included trade unionists, members of so‐ cial groups and workers of com‐ panies who are in crisis.
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Renfe Connecting more Cities SPANISH train operator Renfe, has started to rebuild its ser‐ vices to different parts of An‐ dalucia, out of its Sevilla base, with new timetables as from May 31. With the recovery of these latest services, it means that Renfe will have gone back up to between 75 and 80 per cent of its pre‐pandemic timetable, with the new links to Cordoba,
Granada, Malaga, and Cadiz. Renfe’s Avant service will link Sevilla with the cities of Cordoba, Malaga, and Grana‐ da, adding a last‐minute ser‐ vice between Sevilla and Mala‐ ga as well, while its Media Distancia will link up with Cadiz. Trains will depart from Sevil‐ la at 6.40, 8.30, 9.45, 10.45, 12.45, 14.45, 15.45, 16.45,
Jihadists Jailed For 2017 Attacks
THREE members of a jihadist cell responsible for attacks in Barcelona in 2017 in which 16 people died and more than 100 were injured were sentenced last week. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, who is a Spanish citizen, and Driss Oukabir, a Moroccan citizen, received jail terms of 53 and 46 years respectively. Said Ben Iazza, also a Moroccan, will serve eight years for collaborating with a terrorist organisation. Hoili and Oukabir were found guilty of belonging to a terrorist organisation, manufacturing explosives, attempted terrorist acts and 29 counts of grievous bodily harm. Prosecutors had sought lighter sentences and were asking for 41 years for Houli and 36 years for Oukabir. They will however not serve more than 20 years of their terms and their sentences can be appealed.
17.45, 20.10, and 21.50, while the Cadiz Bay departures will be at 5.40, 6.30, 9.40, 11.40, 12.40, 14.40, 15.40, 17.40, 18.40, 19.40, and 20.40.
Prince Philip’s three key staff to inherit THE Duke of Edinburgh left an estimated €48 million when he died aged 99, just weeks before his 100th birthday. While the majority of his estate is likely to have been left to the Queen, a source close to Buckingham Palace claimed the Duke also recognised his closest aides. “Unlike some other royals, Prince Philip will be generous to the three men who looked af‐ ter him. These include his pri‐ vate secretary Brigadier Archie Miller Bakewell, his page William Henderson, and valet Stephen Niedojadlo,” said the insider. All three men were hugely supportive of the Duke in his fi‐ nal years with Mr Bakewell fre‐ quently standing in for Philip when he couldn’t make an en‐ gagement.
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Dealing with conflicts HOW to deal with common neighbour issues in Spain is a tool everyone should be equipped with. From noises, early morning parties, barking pets, the list is endless when it comes to problems with neighbours in buildings and residential areas throughout Spain. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic has brought new conflicts as a result of restrictions. Isabel Bajo, President of the College of Property Administrators of Madrid (CAFMadrid) and vice president of the College of Property Administrators of Spain, analysed all the possible problems between neighbours and gave recommendations on how to
deal with some common conflicts. Neighbours having a party beyond set hours: According to Bajo, mediation in conflicts is the most important thing. There are some schedules which should be respected. Limits should be set by talking to those who break the rules. If this does not come to fruition, then you can complain about the noise levels and ask the police to act. But the first thing is to start with mediation. What can be done about the noise of pets? There are municipal rules stipulated for this situation. If a pet is left abandoned on a terrace, it
could be crying all day and causing discomfort. The owners must ensure that this does not happen, both for the inconvenience of neighbours and for the animal’s welfare. In the case of animal cruelty, you can contact the Guardia Civil Seprona department. What is the current regulation of pools during the pandemic? The restrictions are a little less harsh than last year, as the capaci-
ty allowed in the pool last year was 50 per cent and this year it is 60 per cent. In the perimeter area of the pool, a social distance of three metres should be implemented and in that space of three square metres is where towels and clothes should be left. The area should be disinfected twice a day. Also, the use of a mask is mandatory when entering and moving around the pool grounds.
Jack Sparrow’s Wedding IN COSTUME: The Pirates of the Caribbean fan married.
‘JACK SPARROW of Vigo’ has finally won his legal battle and the ‘Pirates of the
Caribbean’ wedding has final‐ ly gone ahead in Spain. The Pirates of the Caribbean ‐ Johnny Depp fan finally won his fight to be allowed to get married wearing his fancy dress Pirates costume and has finally been able to make María Salinas his wife. The wedding went ahead in front of the judge who had actually previously denied them permission to marry due to the costume, refusing to perform the ceremony. Alberto Carreira, speaking about the wedding explained: “I’m not sure what changed between our first attempt at marrying on April 23, and our second attempt on May 26 ‐ nothing did, actually. “There’s proof in the form of videos and photos in which I agreed to take off my pi‐ rate’s hat and ‘Jack Sparrow’ wig so that I could be easily identified as the person on my official documents, but this was not accepted the first time around. “So I don’t know what hap‐ pened today.” Spanish media approached the Galicia regional High Court of Justice which ex‐ plained that as Alberto had ‘agreed to remove his hat and wig’ in order to be identified ‘as established by law’, the wedding could go ahead.
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Ageing Population Bank of Spain reported.
BY 2050 there will be two re‐ tirees for every three active workers making ageing one of the most serious demograph‐ ic challenges facing Spain. Between 2010 and 2060 the dependency ratio, the
number of retirees compared to the number of workers, will grow by 34 per cent. This means Spain will expe‐ rience the greatest increase in the dependency ratio in Eu‐ rope and by 2050 for every three people of working age, there will be almost two peo‐ ple over 65 years of age, a trend which will have a nega‐ tive economic and social im‐ pact, according to the Bank of Spain. “We have never experi‐ enced an acceleration in the dependency ratio of this type,” said Oscar Arce, the bank’s Director General of Economy and Statistics on Thursday May 27. The trend will have will have an effect on consump‐ tion, investment, employ‐ ment, productivity, wages and prices, and also on the management of monetary and fiscal policies, he said at the first ‘Forum on Ageing Age and Life: Repercussions of ageing in the Spanish econ‐ omy.’
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Support for the Self-Employed Extended THE Spanish government is set to approve an extension of support to freelancers and the self-employed. The move follows a hard-won agreement with
U P T A , AT A a n d U AT A E , unions representing autonomos. Social Security contributions will be reduced by 90 per cent for the month of
Covid contagions A MACRO-STUDY confirms that an asymptomatic person can be as contagious as a hospitalised patient. The largest study of viral load in Covid patients, with more than 25,000 participants, now confirms the decisive role of invisible super spreaders. From the Charité Hospital in Berlin, Germany, the research shows that people infected with coronavirus reach their peak viral load in the throat between one and three days before the onset of symptoms. Some people become real virus spreaders without suspecting it. According to the new study, a normal sample taken from the throat contains 2.5 million copies of the virus genome, but nearly 9 per cent of those infected have one billion copies or more. The work confirms an explosive scenario: more than a third of patients with a very high viral load are asymptomatic or have only mild symptoms. Given that the average age is 37, they are a highly mobile population. The results have been published in the Journal Science www.sciencemag.org.
June, 75 per cent for July, 50 per cent for August and 25 per cent for September for those self-employed workers who are entitled to the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity. Article 5 of the law says the self-employed who were registered in the RETA and the Special Regime for Sea workers will enjoy the bonuses as of June 1. As in the case of the E R T ES, the extension will be until the end of September. Article 6 says the selfemployed who are forced to suspend their work as a result of “a resolution adopted by the competent authority” in relation to the coronavirus pandemic, will have the right to some social security benefits. The amount of the benefit is once again 70 per cent of the minimum contribution base that corresponds to the activity carried out by the self-employed.
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Covid Vaccine Blood Clot Puzzle
Working on research. GERMAN scientists claim to have found the cause of the blood clots which have been linked to the Oxford/AstraZeneca and the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines in rare cases. Not only do scientists believe they have found the cause of the blood clots, they also believe that the vaccines can be altered in order to prevent the reactions happening too. Rolf Marschalek, a professor at Goethe university in Frankfurt believes his research that he has been working on since March could contain all the answers. He has been leading studies into the blood clot puzzle and believes that the problem comes from “the adenovirus vectors that both vaccines use to deliver the genetic instructions for the spike protein of the Sars-Cov-2 virus into the body.” Both the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for the potentially deadly coronavirus have been affected by the rare blood clotting side effect. The German scientist has been contacted by Johnson & Johnson, and according to the scientist they are looking for ways to alter the vaccine. He explained that Johnson & Johnson: “is trying to optimise its vaccine now.” “With the data we have in our hands we can tell the companies how to mutate these sequences, coding for the spike protein in a way that prevents unintended splice reactions.”
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The Best Value For Money NOW that the good hot weather is almost upon us, and we start thinking about being able to sit out on the terrace, or in the garden, or indulging in a BBQ, the typical accompaniment is normally a glass of wine, or a cold glass of beer out of the fridge. A recent study was conducted by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU), to discover which were the best value for money beers you could purchase in a supermarket, during which, they studied lager-type beers, which refers to low fermentation beers, blonde, clear, refreshing, with little body and bitter, which are known to be without a doubt, the most sold in Spain, and the OCU concentrated their study on the 34 most consumed beers in the market. After analysing all 34 beers between classic and special, only seven of them obtained good results from the OCU experts, with five of the beers ranking as the best on the market. From the classic beers, and regarded as the best value for
Amazon Buys MGM Studios
IT was just a few days ago that the rumour of the possible purchase of MGM Studios by Amazon began - it was even said that Apple was also interested in acquiring the studio behind franchises like James Bond and Rocky. Now, however, it’s official: Amazon has acquired MGM Studios for $8.45 - €6.93 billion This purchase indicates that Amazon
would be acquiring a catalogue of more than 4,000 movies and 17,000 television series, in order to give greater weight to the catalogue of originals that are in Prime Video. Some of the franchises that will now also be under the arm of Amazon will be the Pink Panther, Rocky, Creed, The Handmaid’s Tale, and James Bond.
A cold glass of beer. money, the experts valued the classic Mahou, Amstel Original, and the Cordon Gard del Eroski, while out of the speciality beers, the experts ranked Mahou 5 Estrellas, and Steinburg Especial from Mercadona. From this result, I think we can safely say according to OCU at least, Mahou is the best value for money brand of beer on sale in supermarkets, in both categories.
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New Tax Law Closer A TOUGH new Spanish tax law designed to beat fraudsters has taken a step closer to being rat‐ ified. The Congress of Deputies approved the Draft Law on Pre‐ vention and Fight Against Tax Fraud on Tuesday May 25 and now it moves to the Senate.
The bill includes measures to combat tax fraud linked to new technologies and cryptocurren‐ cies and will allow for the pros‐ ecution of ‘inappropriate be‐ haviour’ by large companies and will target ‘abusive tax planning’.
Sevilla Inspired Gin launched in US
IT is a much-loved staple of many expats’ drinks cabinets in Spain but until now, Tanqueray Sevilla Orange Gin has been little known across the Atlantic. That is set to change with a nationwide launch of the gin in America along with a quirky advertising campaign featuring heart throb Joe Jonas cast as a weatherman. Joe presents the Tanqueray Sevilla Orange Weather Report and forecasts ‘sunshine in a glass’ with Tanqueray Sevilla Orange, a vibrant orange flavoured gin inspired by the taste of Sevilla oranges and the warmth of the Mediterranean. First launched in European markets in September of 2018 and in select US markets in the summer of 2019, Tanqueray Sevilla Orange is a citrus-forward orange flavoured gin with a zesty orange taste and warm hints of spice.
The bill, if approved, will contain measures to end tax amnesties as these discrimi‐ nate against taxpayers who comply with their tax obliga‐ tions. “Tax amnesties make it pos‐ sible to regularise undeclared assets under more advanta‐ geous conditions than if they had been taxed regularly and normally,” the government said in a statement released last week. Companies or individuals who owe the treasury more than €600,000 will be publicly listed as debtors, previously debts of €1 million needed to be accumulated before the name of the debtor was made public. The bill also targets compa‐ nies that use sophisticated soft‐ ware and accounting methods to hide their true income and the limit for cash payments be‐ tween businesses will be re‐ duced from €2,500 to €1,000 so that ‘fraudulent practices will be made more difficult’.
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Added To Green List Soon SPAIN expects to be added to the UK’s Green list on June 7, and Brits are already flooding in, even though Spain is cur‐ rently classed as amber. Fernando Valdes, Spain’s tourism minister has high‐ lighted that Spain should not be on the amber list, and that he expects the country
to make it onto the green list during the next review. Many expats are desper‐ ately waiting to see their families, and hope that Spain will soon be added to the green list. Speaking to the press, Valdes spoke of the coun‐ try’s progress with the vac‐
cination programme. He explained that: “Right now Spain is doing a great ef‐ fort not only in terms of vac‐ cination, we have at least one third of our whole popu‐ lation with at least one dose... but also, we do have
some holiday destinations which are very loved by British tourists such as the Balearic Islands, Costa Blanca or Malaga, with our notifica‐ tion rates which are pretty low and by the same notifi‐ cation range of the UK.”
Actor Kevin Spacey’s new film
Waiting for tourists.
SCANDAL hit actor Kevin Spacey plans to return to the big screen playing a policeman investigating a man wrongly accused of being a paedophile. Spacey, who has been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, is to play a detective in Franco Nero’s film about a man wrongly suspected of being a child abuser. The plot involves a blind artist, to be played by director Nero, who can draw people by listening to their voices, who is accused of abusing children. Vanessa Redgrave, who is married to Nero, will play his piano teacher. Spacey dropped out of public view in 2017 when more than 20 men alleged sexual misconduct by the actor between 1995 and 2013. Spacey denies all accusations of misconduct. Netflix dropped him from his starring role in House of Cards and his character in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World was recast and his scenes reshot.
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Worry about renewable plants CONSERVATION groups are worried but renewable energy plants will not harm nature and wildlife, minister insists. The move towards renewable sources of energy is compatible with the protection of biodiver‐ sity and Spain’s natural heritage, the government has insisted. The statement comes after conservation groups raised con‐ cerns about ad‐hoc and industri‐ al‐sized projects blighting the countryside. The Vice President and Minis‐ ter for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, confirmed on Thursday May 20 that that there is “a flood of requests for renew‐ able projects very much above what is estimated to be neces‐ sary to meet our goal of reduc‐ ing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.” The government however is demanding that these projects respect the environment and wildlife and will use strict plan‐ ning laws to decide where they are built but the minister ruled out a moratorium while these laws are being worked out.
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THE President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is threatening to flood Europe with “migrants and drugs” after the EU imposed sanctions for the hijacking of a Ryanair jet. Lukashenko, Europe’s last dictator, said the EU and others have launched a “hybrid war” and want to “suffocate” Belarus before starting a war against Russia. “I acted lawfully and was protecting the people according to all internation-
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Belarus Threats al rules,” he said in his first public appearance since the incident. “As we predicted, ill-wishers from outside and inside the country have changed their ways of attacking our country. They crossed many red lines, crossed the boundaries of common sense and human morality,” he added.
The EU called the forced grounding of the Ryanair flight on Sunday May 23 a “hijacking” and demanded the immediate release of the journalist, Roman Protasevich, a key critic of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko who was pulled from the plane along with his girlfriend.
Blow To Sudden Death A SPANISH blow to sudden death from heart problems with the possible creation of the first ever myocarditis rapid test. Myocarditis is extremely difficult to diagnose and is detect-
ed when the condition is triggered. Sadly though in many cases it is mistaken for a heart attack. Scientists have now published in the New England Jour-
What’s Not to Like?
SOCIAL media giants, Facebook and Instagram, are giving users the option to hide public ‘likes’ on their posts. The move though could scupper the influencer industry as likes are a key metric used to measure what impact influencers really have. Facebook, which owns Instagram, has been testing the new feature since 2019. The company said the move would make the social media platforms “less stressful”. “What we heard from people and experts was that not seeing like counts was beneficial for some and annoying to others, particularly because people use like counts to get a sense of what’s trending or popular, so we’re giving you the choice,” Facebook said in a blog post. The multi-billion-dollar corporation added it will fund “external research about people’s experiences on Instagram, and how we can improve our policies and products to support our community.” Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram said, “We’re always trying to figure out the effects of what we build on people’s lives and we want to do what we can to minimise the bad and maximise the good.”
nal, and it is hoped that for the first time ever there is the possibility of detecting myocarditis using a simple test which only requires a blood sample. This could see effective recovery chances increased dramatically. Dr Martín has spoken to the Spanish press and explained more about the serious condition: “A heart attack occurs when the artery is blocked by a thrombus or fat accumulation, which is known as arteriosclerosis. Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that activates a ‘counter-attack’ of the immune system. And the reasons why it occurs are completely different: most often it develops after a viral or bacterial infection, autoimmune problems or is induced by certain poisons and drugs. But the symptoms of acute myocarditis are exactly the same as those of myocardial infarction.” According to the doctor, myocarditis is one of the leading causes of sudden death in young men.
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The bloc agreed on May 25 to impose sanctions against Belarus, including banning its airlines from using EU air space and airports. Several European national airlines including Air France have also said they will now avoid flying over Belarus. Lithuanian officials said the pilot diverted to Minsk because the control tower told him a bomb would go off if he landed in Vilnius. Upon landing, no bomb was found.
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300 Kilos Of Masks
EIGHT bus drivers from Trans‐ portes Metropolitanos de Barcelona (TMB) who love diving left their vehicles for a
few hours to dive 100 metres out to sea in the bathing area of the Forum, with the aim of cleaning the seabed.
Cryptocurrency Trading Platform BIT2ME, the Spanish cryptocurrency platform, has just launched Bit2Me Trade, the first high-frequency cryptocurrency trading platform developed by a Spanish exchange. The new cryptocurrency trading tool is aimed at both beginners and professional traders. The platform can manage hundreds of millions of euros 24/7, and it contains a configurable panel with more than 100 indicators of technical analysis or statistics of the last 24 hours, among other features. One of Bit2Me Trade’s main features is its customer service system, available by phone, chat, or email in nine languages. “There is nothing more stressful than having a doubt or an incident and not being able to phone anyone, so we thought it would be interesting to offer this possibility,” says Andrei Manuel, COO and founder of Bit2Me. Leif Ferreira, CEO of Bit2Me, added, “With Bit2Me Wallet we respond to the needs of the most inexperienced clients, and with OTC we offer large operations to institutions. Now, with Bit2Me Trade, we address professional users and traders, thus closing the circle.”
In one morning, the men managed to collect 300 kilos of used Covid masks and rub‐ bish, with the help of the in‐ structors from the Helisub diving club. The promoter of this initia‐ tive is Israel Arribas, whom you would normally see driv‐ ing on the H2 bus line in the Catalan capital. Arribas said that there were few divers for such a massive amount: “We were 12 or 13 divers, and we have not removed even a quarter of what there was. There is still much more.” During the cleaning, the volunteers found some very curious items: City Hall fences, tyres, and even a mannequin. Of course, the main reason for doing it has been the masks. In fact, Ar‐ ribas assures that there were so many that they have only been able to get a small part. “Others have had to stay there because we couldn’t cope.”
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FRANCE
Like Asterix
Embracing occult
AS busloads of residents from the island of Langeland protested outside parliament, Mayor Tonni Hansen-ix told TV2 that he felt like “Obelix and Asterix when they beat the Romans” after plans for an exit centre on the island for criminals due for deportation were scrapped.
ACCORDING to a poll by Ifop, almost 70 per cent of French young people, between the ages of 18-24 believe in astrology, numerology, palm reading, clairvoyance and cartomancy and this has increased dramatically since the lockdown as they have had time on their hands to explore the occult.
NETHERLANDS Turbine death
NORWAY
A FRENCH programme to increase the population of bearded vultures in Europe which are on the threatened list had a knock back, when a female called Angèle who was carrying a tracking device flew into a wind turbine in the Dutch countryside near Wieringerwerf and was killed.
Still happy
BELGIUM
FINLAND
EU shrinks
Police uniform
BRUSSELS as the major home of the European Union has been warned to expect a significant shrinkage in occupied office space as the EU plans to reduce its footprint in the city by at least 25 per cent by 2030 with more people in fewer offices.
AS Finnish society becomes more cosmopolitan, the Interior Ministry has been asked to consider whether it will change rules concerning the ban on wearing religious headwear such as the hijab in order to attract recruits from more diverse backgrounds to the join the police.
GERMANY House of One A CORNERSTONE has been laid on the future site of House of One, a building project organised by committed Christians, Jews, and Muslims looking for a place to meet and will house a church, synagogue and mosque. Costing around €43 million it should be completed by 2026.
NORWAY continues to appear in the top 10 countries in the world listed as the ‘happiest’ by statisticians who produce an annual Gallup survey and was placed at number eight. Finland came top and a total of five Scandinavian countries appear in the top 10.
SWEDEN Human rights A JUDGEMENT by the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the way in which surveillance by the Swedish state is being carried does not respect people’s privacy. Although the court has no formal power, it advises Sweden to change its laws.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Billion Poundland THE Pepco Group which owns Britain’s Poundland as well as Dealz and Pepco in Spain has made its debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange with an initial market capitalisation around €5 billion although shares jumped in price by 8 per cent on the first day of trading.
€1,000 limit THE Spanish government is determined to cut back on tax evasion and its latest law concerning fraud will lower the amount of cash that an individual can pay to any third party from €2,500 to €1,000. This was already in place for businesses.
TRG sold PRIVATE Equity company Miura Partners based in Barcelona has sold The Reefer Group (TRG), a company involved in the production and marketing of semi-trailers, trailers and refrigerated trucks in Alzira (Valencia) to a consortium of French investors led by the venture capital firm Amundi.
Hugo Boss GERMAN fashion group Hugo Boss became an international name after the end of the Second World War, although it was responsible for the design and production of clothes for the Nazi Party. The Fraser Group owned by Mike Ashley has now denied that it is planning a takeover.
Royal Household savings THANKS to the pandemic, the Spanish Royal Household didn’t spend €595,308 from its €8.5 million budget last year. This information was reported by the Palace on May 27 as was explained by a reduction in the number of journeys made by the King and Queen both internally and internationally due to the lockdown in Spain and most other countries. In addition, the annual payment to King Juan Carlos of €200,000 has been suspended by King Felipe VI due to his alleged hidden business dealings and Juan Carlos received just €42,000 for the year.
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is the amount that the Mexican Government has agreed to pay Spanish-French consortium Alstom and Azvi to supply 42 new trains for that country’s rail service.
Spain targets South America SPEAKING in Madrid, Span‐ ish President Pedro Sánchez has confirmed that he wants the Spanish economy to expand through new and attractive export markets. Considering the natural historic and linguistic links with Latin and South Ameri‐ ca, he made it clear that this was an area that he was particularly interested in and has vowed to invest up to €4.5 billion in order to in‐ crease Spain’s presence in that huge market.
Having recently received a visit from Argentine presi‐ dent, Alberto Fernández, he is about to reciprocate and will fly to both Argentina and Costa Rica from June 8 to 11 with the intention of starting the export ball rolling again following the pandemic. Like the European Union but on a smaller scale, Mer‐ cosur, the Southern Com‐ mon Market, is a South American trade bloc estab‐ lished by the Treaty of
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Asunción in 1991 with full members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela (currently sus‐ pended) and associate countries Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. The European Union is Mercosur’s number one trade and investment part‐ ner and is also the largest investor in its member countries, but although there is an avowed wish to enter into a free trade
agreement between the two blocs this is still being negotiated. Sánchez has made it clear that if it has not been finalised by 2023, in the second half when Spain takes over the presidency of the EU and (and the next Spanish General Elec‐ tion is not due until De‐ cember of that year, so odds are that he will still be in office) he wants to ensure that the agree‐ ment is signed off.
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Stuck in Spain We are UK citizens, but have been living in India for eight or nine months a year and coming to Spain for visits of 10 or 11 weeks. We do not have a residence in the UK. We are unable to return to India as there are few flights and the Covid situation is getting worse. So we are in Spain, not knowing when we can return to India. We would like to regularise our situation so we don’t get penalised for being here longer than 90 days when it is out of our control. Is it covered by ‘force majeure’? I have e‐mailed the British Embassy twice, they don’t seem able to help, also the immigration of‐ fice in Valencia who couldn’t help. K M (Costa Blanca) There are two rea‐ sons why no official YOU AND THE LAW body can help you. IN SPAIN First, the only law that applies is that you are required to leave Spain after 90 days. Second, no rules have been passed that would allow you to ‘regularise’ your situation. So there is no definite answer to your question. And, yes, something like ‘force majeure’ will al‐ most certainly apply to your situation.
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THE latest Football Benchmark of worth from accountants KPMG sees two Spanish and five English clubs in the top 10, but values are down due to the pandemic. For the third year running Real Madrid has the highest estimated val‐ ue at €2.9 billion, but this is a massive drop of €570 million over the 2020 season value. Barcelona worth just a little less at
Pets at Home
UK based Pets at Home are aiming to become the best pet care business in the world and their latest figures see another significant boost in revenue. Total group revenue grew 7.9 per cent to £1.142 billion (€1.257 billion) with retail revenue breaking £1 billion (€1.1 billion) for the first time with growth of 8.7 per cent during the year to March 25, 2021 despite Covid‐related restrictions. An estimated 8 per cent in‐ crease in UK pet ownership over the past year due in part to lockdown has raised the outlook for ongoing growth across the pet mar‐ ket, with puppy training classes being very popular.
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CHINESE President Xi Jinping had a half hour phone con‐ versation with Spanish Presi‐ dent Pedro Sánchez this week. After asking Sánchez to convey his cordial greetings to King Felipe VI, he pointed out that China and Spain are important strategic partners and cooperation between the two is important. He explained that the two sides should understand and support each other as China stands ready to work with Spain to expand bilateral trade, actively promote co‐ operation projects in such ar‐ eas as port logistics, smart cities and clean energy, strengthen third‐party coop‐ eration with Latin America and Africa.
Wealthiest football clubs €2.87 billion has knocked Manch‐ ester United into third place and the Red Devils worth €2.66 billion are down 20 per cent over the previous year. There are no other Spanish teams in the top 10, but Liverpool come in at
fifth, Manchester City sixth, Chelsea seventh and Spurs ninth showing that the Premier League is without doubt the most valuable in Europe. Arsenal have however dropped out of the rankings and the other places are made up by Bayern Munich, Paris
St German and Juventus. There hasn’t been a huge amount of movement within the top 10 but in value the 32 clubs who were evaluat‐ ed have between them lost a mas‐ sive €6.1 billion at January 2021 when compared to January 2020.
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NET VOL 1,09M 431,41K 2,49M 1,74M 817,66K 643,17K 2,23M 1,56M 1,99M 324,35K 6,94M 3,49M 4,50M 396,24K 33,32M 3,79M 210,93K 3,47M 42,00M 3,91M 2,30M 81,23M 1,19M 1,02M 890,34K 8,59M 363,69K 3,68M 923,10K 331,36K 148,73K 3,45M 2,29M 1,76M 1,10M 637,99K 173,16K 2,61M 11,71M 26,96M 662,42K 803,36K 304,23K 23,63M 17,79M 3,28M 2,94M 260,06K 444,08K 291,70K 5,43M
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265,60 3.046,0 703,20 284,30 49,89 7.574,0 509,00 172,70 1.906,50 939,20 207,00 8.158,0 35,82 1.889,00 3.160,0 735,60 1.501,00 6.368,0 1.839,00 473,80 603,00 6.064,0 107,02 7,10 1.348,20 1.345,6 1.283,6 684,20 656,60 1.808,00 16,88 3.557,0 1.195,00 1.043,50 2.453,0 1.540,50 1.549,50 12.700,0 1.542,00 1.397,50 507,80 275,00 171,40 223,25 432,10 4.226,5 983,60 128,30 3.182,0 974,00
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266,60 3.098,0 709,60 289,00 50,10 7.618,0 512,80 174,75 1.924,00 946,60 209,10 8.226,0 36,01 1.933,50 3.188,0 742,80 1.539,50 6.390,0 1.853,00 476,50 605,60 6.149,0 109,18 7,11 1.358,70 1.358,6 1.300,2 684,60 670,20 1.809,50 17,06 3.600,0 1.198,00 1.048,00 2.471,0 1.555,00 1.560,00 12.810,0 1.567,00 1.409,00 516,60 278,60 173,15 225,60 438,40 4.247,0 992,80 129,78 3.237,0 985,40
264,30 2.975,0 692,40 284,30 49,51 7.326,0 498,90 171,50 1.906,50 939,00 206,40 8.134,0 35,37 1.885,00 3.098,0 734,00 1.501,00 6.320,0 1.833,00 472,20 595,00 6.035,0 105,88 7,03 1.344,25 1.344,4 1.283,6 684,00 651,00 1.793,00 16,77 3.556,0 1.170,00 1.032,50 2.440,0 1.517,00 1.549,50 12.645,0 1.524,50 1.381,50 507,80 272,50 167,30 222,85 430,00 4.175,5 978,80 127,80 3.182,0 973,40
5,97M 667,42K 2,22M 13,73M 209,92M 659,10K 1,26M 11,17M 1,26M 7,27M 17,59M 160,05K 1,21M 905,63K 696,41K 1,49M 3,24M 1,23M 3,10M 2,40M 1,09M 2,07M 33,10M 1,60M 11,59M 11,59M 7,59M 17,78M 2,38M 9,52K 5,65M 194,06K 2,78M 1,89M 471,54K 2,51M 474,00K 128,91K 1,90M 1,05M 6,08M 6,10M 17,03M 13,08M 1,79M 3,85M 1,63M 88,08M 336,36K 2,48M
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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.21998 Japan yen (JPY)......................................133.789 Switzerland franc (CHF) ...........................1.0976 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4367 Norway kroner (NOK) ...............................10.204
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PRICE 203,04 2.411,56 3.223,07 237,94 124,61 247,02 241,08 103,79 52,90 55,29 328,73 372,02 318,91 230,91 143,74 57,12 169,25 164,24 233,89 75,89 249,68 136,46 134,85 238,10 625,22 411,92 56,49 227,30 142,03 178,65
CHANGE 204,39 2.428,14 3.247,99 240,87 125,80 248,98 242,26 104,12 53,22 55,71 332,87 373,07 321,51 232,24 144,33 57,65 171,01 164,94 234,41 76,40 252,08 137,36 136,13 243,50 635,59 415,47 56,64 229,43 142,45 180,14
CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 202,80 1,74M 2.407,69 1,21M 3.219,70 2,33M 236,13 3,24M 124,55 71,31M 245,37 11,20M 238,79 2,29M 102,95 7,28M 52,84 14,86M 55,20 17,01M 328,33 12,04M 368,26 2,17M 318,85 3,20M 230,31 2,53M 143,49 2,53M 56,94 20,31M 169,17 6,40M 163,26 10,29M 232,45 2,85M 75,80 13,33M 249,56 18,27M 136,09 4,15M 134,64 10,48M 237,83 17,81M 622,38 22,74M 410,02 2,37M 56,29 14,03M 227,15 5,78M 141,64 7,06M 178,08 7,13M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A Danaher Corp. 5% Mand. Pfd. Series B Boston Beer Co. Cl A Veeva Systems Inc. Cl A NVR Inc. Cable One Inc. Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mand U.S. Bancorp Dep. Pfd. Salesforce.com Inc. White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
0.13% 5.09% 2.30% 2.69% 10.09% 0.53% 1.04% 0.92% 1.62% 5.43% 0.77%
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Most Declined GameStop Corp. Cl A Wayfair Inc. Cl A Texas Pacific Land Corp. Markel Corp. Sea Ltd. ADR Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3x Shares Snowflake Inc. Silvergate Capital Corp. Martin Marietta Materials Inc. Nabors Industries Ltd. Lithia Motors Inc. Cl A
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Currency outlook: US dollar slumps on abysmal payroll reading, Pound surges amid easing political uncertainty
EUROZONE: Improving economic outlook was a key source of support for the euro.
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Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.87 to £0.86 EUR/USD: Up from $1.20 to $1.22 An improving economic outlook in the Eurozone has been a key source of support for the euro over the past month. This comes in response to the continued acceleration of the EU’s vaccine rollout as well as the reopening of more countries within the bloc. This upside in the euro has also been supported by recent EUR data releases, which have been broadly positive and point to a strong rebound in economic activity in the second quarter. However, confirmation that the bloc suffered a double‐dip reces‐ sion over the winter ensured it wasn’t all plain sailing for the single currency. Turning to June, we are likely to see the euro maintain its recent uptrend as the Eu‐ rozone’s economic prospects continue to improve. Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.14 to €1.15 GBP/USD: Up from $1.38 to $1.41 The past month has seen the pound trend broadly higher, with the most no‐ table upswing in Sterling coming in re‐ sponse to reduced political uncertainty in the UK. This came after the Scottish National Par‐ ty failed to secure an outright majority in May’s election, reducing fears of an imme‐ diate independence referendum. Also providing some lift to Sterling has been the reopening of more of the UK
economy and positive domestic data re‐ leases, although these gains have been tempered somewhat in the second half of May by UK coronavirus developments. With the spread of the Indian variant of the coronavirus in the UK threatening to disrupt the government’s roadmap for eas‐ ing restrictions, domestic coronavirus headlines are likely to act as a key catalyst of movement in the pound in the weeks to come. US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.72 to £0.70 USD/EUR: Down from €0.82 to €0.81 After fluctuating in late April in response to a dovish Federal Reserve policy state‐ ment and upbeat GDP figures, the US dollar experienced an aggressive selloff at the start of May following a startling miss in the latest US payroll reading. A sharper‐than‐expected acceleration of domestic inflation in April helped the ‘Greenback’ to claw back some of its losses in the week that followed. However, this upside in USD proved short lived, amidst expectations the Fed will continue to view the surge in inflation as ‘transitory’, as well as in the face of an increasingly upbeat global outlook, which has sapped safe‐haven demand. Looking ahead, USD investors will likely be keeping a close eye on May’s payroll fig‐ ures, as another underwhelming reading will likely keep the pressure on the US dol‐ lar and validate the Fed’s current dovish bias. Currencies Direct have helped over 325,000 customers save on their currency transfers since 1996. Just pop into your lo‐ cal Currencies Direct branch or give us a call to find out more about how you can save money on your currency transfers.
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So bitter and biased
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT an arrogant and highly predictable organisation the BBC actually are. When Dominic Cummings made his now infamous and highly illegal ‘Durham dash,’ during lockdown in March of last year, the media, especially the BBC, made an enormous hue and cry, accusing him of being a blatant liar and baying for his resignation. In the light of his recent unsubstantiated accusations against the government, the BBC has revelled in his statements, treating them all as though they were gospel truth and truly making a meal out of every ‘fact’ that has spilled from the lips of this obnoxious individual, who is obviously so bitter and biased towards his former employers he would swear they were hatching a plot to put everyone in a onesie and stick a chip in their heads if he thought he could get away with it. The BBC has of course also used the whole unsavoury incident to somehow divert the public’s attention from the Martin Bashir interview with Lady Diana, now proven to have been
UNSAVOURY. Heads have rolled at the BBC.
obtained by stealth and the falsifying of bank documents. In their usual ‘damage control’ mode they have symbolically begun to sever the heads of a few initial scapegoats and minions involved. Tony Hall, who was head of the BBC at the time, has resigned from his position on the board of The
National Gallery, a gesture which means just about zilch. Bashir has stepped down citing ‘health reasons’ and to date that has been the sum total of their retributions. Will they reach the top? Don’t hold yer breath. I dread to think of the phone calls, text messages and shady
meetings that have taken place among the hierarchy, as they scrambled to cover their backs in their undoubted panic to exonerate themselves from the whole seedy exercise. Well, I maintain Tim Davie and the whole rotten biased bunch of them should be unceremoniously weeded
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out and dumped somewhere nasty. Why should the British taxpayer have to shell out for a load of well‐heeled manipulators, who are the hypocritical purveyors of left wing propaganda and Political Correctness which, if they have their way (heaven forbid) will ultimately put the UK under the jurisdiction of the Labour party at the next election? I suppose it’s a complete coincidence that the new strain of Indian Covid happened to manifest two to three weeks after the return of the thousands of ethnic minorities who were allowed to visit Pakistan and India to celebrate the Ramadan and Eid festivals? I also understand that a further nightmare that is threatening journalist and newscasters all over the world is yet another new variant which is thought to have originated in Wales and will henceforth be known as the Llanfaipwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob wlllantysiliogogogoch Strain! Just kidding. See ya. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.co. expatradioscotland Mon. Wed. Fri. 1pm till 4. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Joint property ownership and living in Spain CONSULAR MATTERS THE period of 180 days per year of staying in Spain affects both the EU and non‐EU citizens, either for tax or for visa reasons. Brexit and the ending of the transition period has certainly changed things for UK citizens. Howev‐ er, there is no need to worry about coming to live here in Spain. We have helped a huge number of people and every residency or residencia applica‐ tion we have made at Just Law Solici‐ tors has been successful. As a lawyer here in Spain one of the more common questions I get asked by citizens of the United Kingdom and the rest of non EU citizens is how long can I spend in Spain now Brexit has hap‐ pened, and the transition period has ended As a citizen of a non EU country if you don’t want to be a resident in Spain, the maximum time you can spend is 90 days in a 180‐day period. More than 90 days you will need your residencia and
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more than 183 days you will have to pay your taxes in Spain, whether you are an EU citizen or non‐EU citizen. So, what if you just want to spend 90 days in a 180‐day period? Well, nothing has changed, you can buy a property, a car, have a mobile phone contract, life just continues as it did before the UK left the European Union.
However, some people are rightly concerned about the tax, property ex‐ penses and security issues with their Spanish property being left unattended for six months of the year. What is the solution? I am old enough to remem‐ ber timeshare here in Spain, the solu‐ tion is not the timeshare you may have heard of. Rather two or more people
buy a property in Spain and form a mini community with rules. That way your property can be occupied all year round and share costs. Basically, if all the owners agree then you can enjoy your property as you wish. So, has the infamous timeshare returned? Most certainly not, maybe the best name for it is private co‐owner‐
ship. So, if you want to buy a property on this basis or just for yourself and you know an independent lawyer, get in touch with our English‐speaking staff for a no obligation quote, or any other qual‐ ified independent lawyer here in Spain. Remember you can buy a property without viewing, but I do not advise that you do this. Once you have made an offer via the Estate Agent or direct to the private owner, do not sign or pay anything until you have taken some advice. When you are choosing your lawyer, it is important to get the lawyer’s practising number, that way you can check with the Bar As‐ sociation that they are actually a lawyer and that they are currently authorised to practise. This is important because if some‐ thing goes wrong, the lawyer will be in‐ sured by the Bar Association. Just Law Solicitors are regulated by the Bar Asso‐ ciation in Malaga. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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This is definitely not my fault! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I’V E been watching and reading stuff about Prince Harry and Prince Charles and it seems to me that Harry has decided that his dad wasn’t a great dad as far as being a good role model. Harry has been getting some stick for it too but I actually get where he is coming from, after all, Charles’ treatment of Harry’s mum was disgusting. All through their courtship and marriage Charles was having an affair with Camila and was just using Princess Diana to knock out an heir and a spare. Everybody in the Royal Family knew and it looked like it was quite acceptable. So it’s not surprising that when Harry got older there was resentment for his father and ‘The Firm’ for their treatment of his mum, and in his opinion, towards Harry’s wife too. It reminds me a bit of Bobby Moore. I knew his son Dean pretty well until his death some years ago. Dean was a troubled soul and one day we were talking about how it was being the son of an English legend and hero. Wherever he went
he was introduced as Bobby’s son. He saw statues of his dad and everybody said how much they loved him and what a great man he was. But Dean had a slightly different view because, apart from remembering what a great footballer he was, Dean’s memory was that he was the man that cheated on his mum with another woman and wrecked his home life. But, of course, no-one ever realised how that messed up Dean’s life and, in the end, actually cost him his life too. On a different subject I was parking my car the other day and the only space available was hard to get into because the car next to me had parked so badly. Its back end was over the white line which meant that my car had to go over the white line on the other side. The thing is that when I got back the offending car had gone which left mine looking like I had parked badly. I knew it wasn’t my fault and I felt like shouting out ‘It’s not my fault, I was forced to park like this.’ It’s a bit like when you come out of the loo on an aeroplane when someone hasn’t cleaned up properly and you want to say to the next person that it wasn’t your mess! No-one believes you. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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EMMA WALLSWORTH THE fast current changes in climate which many of us have personally wit‐ nessed over the last eight years, always seem to creep up on us. I am sadly not as prepared as I should be in the few oc‐ casions we have to collect rain water. We have managed to improve some of the ways in which we collect rain water and minimise water waste in our home. Here are a few simple ways that may help you... 1) Add guttering to your home that leads to collection barrels. 2) Use a bowl in the sink when washing fruit and vegetables, water your plants with it afterwards. 3) Turn off the tap when cleaning your teeth. A running tap uses up to nine litres of water per minute. 4) Wait until you have a full load be‐ fore using your washing machine or dish‐ water, or handwash. Some new machines use less then seven litres per kilogram of clothes. Dishwashers can use 10 ‐15 litres of water each load. 5) Collect your grey water, use a simple filter system to then use on your garden. 6) If possible, have a shower rather than a bath. A five‐minute shower uses around 40 litres of water. 7) Use a watering can instead of a
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Here comes the sun... pebbles, wood chippings etc. 4) Mulch soft fruit bushes with grass cuttings, straw and composts. 5) Place plant pots in the shade. 6) Close plant flowers, shrubs and veg‐ etables in beds to reduce weeds. Please visit our website to read more about water saving tips and easy ways to make your own mulch to use in your gar‐ dens. Follow us: Facebook ‐ The Simply Natural Group Facebook community page • Simply Flora & Fauna YouTube • Simply back 2 basics Website ‐ thesimplynaturalgroup.com Email ‐ thesimplynaturalgroupltd@gmail
RAIN WATER: There are many simple ways to collect and minimise waste. hosepipe or sprinklers. Garden sprinklers can use between 500 and 1,000 litres of water per hour. In the garden:
1) Plant draught resisting plants. 2) Water with drip feed irritation sys‐ tems. 3) Use mulch and use small stones,
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May Day Festivals and Covid LETTER FROM
CANARIES DEAR reader, here we are, halfway between spring solstice and summer equinox. The Romans celebrated Floralia, the Celts Beltane and, leaping forward a millennium and over hundreds of oth‐ er May day festivals celebrated throughout history in the northern hemisphere, International Workers’ Day was declared in 1889. Here on La Gomera, we’d have been leaping over fires in Agulo on St Mark’s Eve had it not been for the pan‐ demic. The astute will have noticed 24/4 isn’t May Day, but that’s a long story involving cultural appropriation (as it’s now called) and we must avoid sidetracking to crack on with the news. Admittedly, I’m not entirely sure why, as a glance at any period in histo‐ ry reveals the basic human condition as unchanged: there are always elites, masses and ‘civilisation’ systems held together or apart by alliances, beliefs,
SEARCH: For missing father and his two daughters continues. violence or ideals. Together with natu‐ ral disasters, these are backdrop to the endless cycle of reproduction, birth, growth, maturity, acquisition, more re‐ production, ageing and death. While our tools have evolved, the evolution of our species, hell‐bent on trashing its only natural environment, is entirely questionable. News of palliative measures must therefore be applauded. Step into the limelight Tenerife, now declared Bio‐ sphere by UN‐regulated Institute of
Responsible Tourism for its “degree of compliance with Sustainable Tourism Objectives,” according to IRT head Patricio Azcárate. Tenerife’s Cabildo: “...creates a mul‐ tidisciplinary team which will work to fulfil sustainability objectives,” promis‐ es tourism head David Pérez. Priorities will be the installation of adequate sewage collection and treatment sys‐ tems and a change to renewable ener‐ gy. Why islands this far south should be totally dependent on oil power
(and they all are, with the exception of El Hierro) when the technology’s long since existed to use natural energy, is a mystery, a question of traditional com‐ placency. A quick Covid roundup reveals zero new cases in La Gomera and La Palma; six in El Hierro; Fuerteventura two; Lanzarote and La Graciosa five; Gran Canaria 39 and Tenerife 65, giving some justification for cautious opti‐ mism that tourism bucks could be coming in soon to swell empty coffers,
but not for complacency. Five thousand Canarian residents have left the islands in search of an in‐ come since the pandemic began, victims of €116,000 million losses caused by tourist industry collapse nationwide. Meanwhile, the Tenerife land and sea search for two small sisters ab‐ ducted by their father intensifies and goes international, with further searches of father Tomás Gimeno’s property in Igueste de Candelaria and breaking news of a €70,000 bank transfer made directly before the dis‐ appearance. His white Audi A3, with children’s drawings, hair elastics and drink cartons visible in the interior, stays parked by the marina where his boat, subsequently found empty and adrift, was moored. Investigations now include the pos‐ sibility that Gimeno transferred his daughters to an ocean going yacht. With all Macaronesia’s ports fruitlessly on alert, ‘crossing the Atlantic cannot now be ruled out,’ according to police. Barbara Belt. barbarabelt@gmail.com EWN May 2021.
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NOSTALGIA AIN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE! from the ‘winning’ (dreadful word!) side until the scores are level when the game stops. And what about ‘A’? Isn’t ‘A’ discriminatory and elitist? Where does it leave all the other letters of the alphabet? Are they inferior? What about all those letters people use to de‐ scribe themselves today? Are all those letters, and people they denote, to be excluded? I feel offended on behalf of B, C, D etc. Seriously, do you remember when we were allowed a sense of humour? When we could disagree with someone without being accused of a hate crime, or sexism, or racism or some other ‐ism? Truly, nostalgia ain’t what it used to be...
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IN the latest diversity drive, Rugby chiefs have scrapped using the ‘inappropriate’ nickname ‘Saxons’ for England’s second team which will revert to the name ‘England A’ after 15 years of being branded as the England Saxons. This in the wake of the RFU’s decision to distance itself from ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,’ the slave spiritual adopted as a terrace anthem by England rugby supporters. What is wrong with these people? Are we going to force Sussex (South Saxons) and Essex (East Saxons) to change the names of their counties because the name doesn’t describe the people who live there or discriminates against residents who can’t trace their ances‐ try to the Saxons? The RFU does realise that England derives from the land of the Angles, right? Yes, rugby may need to be more inclusive but a mindless name change won’t help. This is
ANGLO SAXONS: Why should we be ashamed of our history? just more absurd and pointless ‘wokery’ on steroids. Saxons are part of our history so why should we be ashamed of their cultural impact, and how does the name ‘Saxon’ stop non‐ white people from playing rugby? The corollary being we should maybe scrap using the word
‘England’, because presumably that name will trigger some with its associations with Empire and being white British? Maybe, too, we should refrain from any competitive sport as it will hurt the feelings of the loser. The alternative is to withdraw players
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Suspicious growths AN abnormal growth on your skin can cause you worry and discom‐ fort as well as looking unattractive. This happens when there is an ab‐ normal build up of cells on the sur‐ face of the skin, causing beign or cancerous abnormalities that range in colour and size. Overexposure to the sun and harmful ultraviolet rays are one of the main causes, although well covered areas like your palms or genital area, also can be affected. There are three main skin can‐ cers: Basal cell carcinoma: This may appear as a pearly or waxy bump, flat, flesh‐coloured or brown scar‐like lesion or a bleeding or scabbing sore that heals but returns. Squamous cell carcinoma: Will appear as a firm, red nodule or a flat lesion with a scaly, crusted surface. Melanoma: Signs include a large brownish spot with darker speckles, a mole that bleeds
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regularly or changes in size or colour, a lesion with irregular borders that can be pink, white, blue or blue‐black in colour or a painful itchy le‐ sion. Lesions found in the membrane of the mouth, nose, vagina or anus can also be the sign of melanoma. Make an appointment with your GP who can check any suspicious growths and pre‐ scribe further treatment if necessary.
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I exercise regularly and eat healthily but still fail to lose weight, What could be the cause? IF you eat a good diet and exercise regularly but find it hard to lose weight then the reason could be a hormonal imbalance of thyroid or cor‐ tisol. Cortisol is very important to our body because it causes us to react when we see or feel that we are in danger. However, a continued high level of cortisol can trigger a series of problems. It is also known as the stress hormone as it is over produced by the body when a person is under extreme stress. This over production can destroy the muscles and nega‐ tively alter the metabolism, generat‐ ing weight gain and fatty tissue de‐ posits on the neck and mid‐section. Some of the common symptoms of high cortisol are mood swings, anxi‐ ety, headaches, hypertension, ex‐ treme changes in appetite diarrhoea, superfluous facial hair and a swollen face. With a thyroid imbalance there are often no symptoms except weight
Discuss diet and lifestyle changes. gain, so it is essential to contact your GP who can perform the relevant tests to positively diagnose your dis‐ order. Seeking advice from a Nutritionist is extremely beneficial, to discuss diet and lifestyle changes that can be made to stabilise the hormone levels.
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the natural colour of your eyes. With such lenses, you can transform from a dark blue to a light blue, or from brown to hazel. For a more dramatic transformation, go for opaque coloured lenses. These will hide your natural eye colour and give you the freedom to go wild and really
draw attention to yourself. These fancy dress contact lenses will mean you can sparkle with rainbow eyes for pride or create the vampire look for a fancy dress party. Remember that you need to look after both the lenses and your eyes. Even if you go for biweekly or monthly lenses, they must still be removed and disinfected on a daily basis.
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90-DAY RULE OVER the past weeks there have been numerous articles and letters regarding the 90-day rule in Spain. A great number of people, including myself, purchased a property in this country to facilitate a holiday home, to be enjoyed as and when I could, always sticking to the 180-day rule with regard to non-residential occupancy. Like many others, during my time in Spain I contributed to the economy paying all dues and purchasing a car. All bills like water, electricity, telephone, internet, suma, private health insurance being settled by standing order. The purpose of this letter is to suggest a possible practical solution to the difficulty in the issue of a document in the form of a NON-RESIDENT HOME OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE. To obtain such a document the house owner would produce, either at a police station or local town hall the following documents: 1. Original or copy of the Escritura for the property. 2. Passport. 3. Recent utility bills. 4. Copy of an up-to-date Padron. 5. Any other relevant documentation as required. On payment of an administration fee, say €50, the certificate would be issued and renewable say every three years. This would entitle the owner(s), either sole or joint, access to their property as and when required. This suggestion is of course open to any modification particularly with regard to the use of the property by immediate family members, but I am sure there is an answer out there for a workable solution. This idea could perhaps be considered by the EU as a whole as there are properties owned in all countries by non residents. Name and address supplied
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and after finally finding out how to get on the ‘list’ for vaccination (I’m an expat with private health insurance), and subsequently registered at the health centre in Marbella (Las Albarizas), I have been waiting seven weeks so far. I've been at Las Albarizas three times since to try and get on the list, but every time told that I will be called in due time! It’s absurd that the Junta here appears to have placed this age group on ‘hold’ due to the lack of AstraZeneca, whereas in other parts of Spain, the most vulnerable are being given alternatives which have since become available! I suspect that Richard and I are not alone and thus it would be much appreciated if this issue could be highlighted again in you excellent newspaper. V Bonnell
A Covid windfall tax Dear Sirs As the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be under control, it is time to consider a windfall tax on all those who have profited from the virus or seen their, already vast, wealth increase. This should not be seen as an attack on the wealthy, but a contribution towards the underpaid health workers who have spent the year saving lives, at a huge risk to their own, and the millions who have seen their livelihoods suffer through job losses or forced business closures. It cannot be equitable in a democratic society that sports stars, video, internet, distribution, energy or financial company bosses should make fortunes at the expense of the rest of the population. A one-off windfall tax on excessive gains would go someway to reduce growing inequality and help governments finance the cost of looking after those who have been penalised due to the pandemic.
Hi, Interesting to see the article about poor Richard and the inability to get vaccinated for Covid-19! I’m 66
COVID COMPARISON IT must have been impossible to ignore the seven-hour marathon that was Dominic Cummings speaking to a joint inquiry of the health and social care and science and technology committees. Although the often used phrase says ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’ it would appear that it is quite appropriate for the way in which Cummings has come out ‘dishing the dirt.’ If what he said is true, then the incompetence of the British Government and Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock in particular is quite unbelievable, but perhaps in some
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ways understandable. In fairness to them, they were facing a problem that caught the entire world by surprise and creating a sensible and workable solution was without doubt something that would tax any group of politicians. When compared to Spain for example, the British started off incredibly badly and seemed to completely flounder and have no real idea of how to cope with the pandemic. Spain on the other hand appeared to react very quickly and declared a State of Alarm and lockdown earlier than the UK, but the fact is that with a
population of 46.75 million (according to statista.com) and 80,000 deaths attributed to coronavirus, 0.16 per cent of the population in Spain died. In percentage terms, the actual number of fatalities is close to the UK which with its population of almost 68 million, there were 128,000 deaths, equating to 0.19 per cent of the population. It seems that the so-called clowns in the UK didn’t do as badly as one might have thought and as far as vaccinations are concerned, they have certainly been very successful in obtaining vaccine and inoculating their population.
Jackie Butcher YES, definitely bring him back.
Angie Ellacott I think it was a real shame that Piers was driven off the programme - he was the only person on there that wasn’t afraid to say it as it was!!! I haven’t watched the rest of the PC Brigade since!!
Linda Stevens Bring Piers back!! I haven’t watched the programme since he left. Such a shame he was forced out.
Judith Loureiro You don’t have to apologise for saying nothing wrong. ITV made their choice, and now their ratings are paying the price...
Bambalie Sowe Mr no respect, no one needs him back.
Nicki Burgess He did make it amusing, the ones that have been on definitely a bit bland! Bring him back!!
Jill Swain So boring without him!
Kathleen Fielding No he’s got a very nasty toxic tongue.
Linda McGarry Don’t come back.
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GO LOCAL
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local now that the lock‐ down has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and su‐ perstores. We challenge you to rediscov‐ er your local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky in‐ dependent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under con‐ trol, it is a good idea to try and support many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect ser‐ vices they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on‐ line, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and spon‐ sor local sports teams and in many cases the small indepen‐ dent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current
BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
owner but the generation be‐ fore. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambi‐ tion, 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 independent store and compete with the multina‐
tional and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur‐ chasing 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 local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone look‐ ing to change their career 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 glam‐ ourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people allevi‐ ate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your mon‐ ey locally will really make a differ‐ ence in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in
two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they cre‐ ate locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐ my, compared to just 14 per cent
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 produce. First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This exam‐ ple illustrates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to still follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.
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DAVID WORBOYS PUCCINI’S operas are among the high‐ est form of art and I personally find them sublime, along with some of the works of Donizetti, Bellini and Gior‐ dano. However, the towering com‐ posers of opera are considered to be Verdi (Italian) and Wagner (German). Much as I love Puccini, I would not ar‐ gue with the global assessment by those closely involved. However, just a few days ago, a slightly intoxicated Lon‐ doner assured me that “Puccini will al‐ ways live in the shadow of Verdi.” But how can such wonderful music be in the shadow of anything? Are Haydn and Mozart ‘in the shadow’ of Beethoven? Are Murillo and El Greco ‘in the shadow’ of Velazquez? Surely not. In many walks of life and over several centuries, the scrutiny of experts and common opinion have given us clear ‘front‐runners’. But those who really live in their shadows are usually those whose obscurity is the result of a far lower level of talent. Among athletes, Muhammed Ali was widely declared the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). But how can a boxer, however
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EVOLUTION: Darwin was much more celebrated than Wallace. sublime his style and whatever his achivements, be compared with ath‐ letes from other sports, such as Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Steffi Graf? And do the achievements of Joe Frazier and Rocky Marciano live in the shadow of anybody, including Ali? We don’t yet know who will be the GOAT in men’s tennis. But the race is so close between Nadal, Federer and Djokovic that none of them will be shad‐ owed. We should not forget that, bar‐ ring his injuries, Murray would most
probably be right up there with them. However, many great inventors and scientists etc have been pushed into the shadows ‐ in so far that they are not as well‐known as others in their field, al‐ though they were there first. Darwin seems to have succeeded in pushing Alfred Russel Wallace into the shadows through alleged plagiarism. Darwin is much more celebrated than Wallace, although it was probably the latter that developed the original theory of evolution. George Stephenson intro‐
MALE DANCERS: Kelly and Astaire - who else is in the same class. duced the Rocket in 1829 and his name is known all over the world. But the first steam engine was built by Richard Tre‐ vithick in 1802. He lives on in the shad‐ ow of Stephenson ‐ in that his name is not so widely known. Only Gene Kelly, of all male dancers, is not shadowed by Fred Astaire. Apart from Michael Jackson, with a totally dif‐ ferent style, who else is there in the same class? This is the result of trying to rate or rank people and their achievements, re‐
gardless of personal taste and opinion. It should not really matter whether Ver‐ di’s operas are regarded as ‘better’ than those of Puccini. So, when I next hear an aria from La Boheme or Madama But‐ terfly, Tosca or Turandot, it will not en‐ ter my head that Verdi is held in higher esteem by a majority of aficionados. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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CUPRA: The new sports model is popular. SEAT has reported a loss of €36 million (£31.2 million) in the first three months of 2021, which is 25 per cent less than the corresponding peri‐ od of the previous year, of course, the result of the pan‐ demic, and the global short‐ age of semiconductors which led to lower production lev‐ els, and consequently, sales. The Volkswagen group it‐ self seems to be one of the companies handling the pan‐ demic best, reporting an eightfold increase in profits in the first quarter, with a net profit of €3,244m (£2,820m), while turnover jumped up 13
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack THE French have a reputation for some rather advanced mechanical design as well as a certain aesthetic flair. Renault have an additional automo‐ tive string to their bow in F1 racing, and especially with the new Team Alpine where hopes for success are high. Success is very evident in the latest Megane Sport Tour‐ er. Despite the rebranding of estates as tourers and shoot‐ ing‐brakes they are still de‐ signed with practicality in mind. Although not the largest estate the Megane still has a useful load area over a hatchback. Prices for the range start from €27,304 (£23,500) but in the case of my RS‐Line Plug‐in hybrid it’s a somewhat hefty €38,336 (£32,995). That’s a near €6,971 (£6,000) premi‐ um over the nearest pure petrol stablemate, but the Plug‐in hybrid develops an ex‐ tra 20hp and carries addition‐ al features including that plug‐in capability. Most plug‐in hybrids have a short pure electric range, be‐
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Renault Megane Sport Tourer - accomplished quality ing designed for the daily commute. Typically, they recharge in less time because of the smaller capacity bat‐ tery and most importantly there are no range concerns as you have, in the Megane’s case, a 1.6‐litre petrol engine to back you up. There’s a pretty decent all‐ electric range of around 30 miles which is enough for a modest daily commute. As ever a home charger is essen‐ tial to get the best from the car’s electric power. The interior of the Megane has an air of quality, much im‐ proved of late, and there’s a decent size touchscreen built into the fascia, no ‘bolt‐on iPad’ look here. It really is a very nice place to be accom‐ modated. Unlike so many cars the digitalisation is at a sensible level ‐ rivals please take note ‐ and there’s a choice of driving modes to make the most of the hybrid
options. On the road there’s plenty of power for quick getaways and overtakes and it’s mostly
carried out in a serene and audibly calm atmosphere. There’s a slightly sporty edge but this is no traffic light
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along the way. All‐in‐all this is a very ac‐ complished car, lots of stan‐ dard equipment and the look and feel of a quality build. The hybrid element adds to the potential practicality but at its price there’s some stiff competition from more pre‐ mium badges. That said I would still very happily have kept hold of this one.