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The people’s paper Issue No. 1881
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Fire cover AS it has done for the last 30 years, Santa Pola fire station has reopened for the summer. The sub-station also helps to covers fires in Arenales, El Altet and La Marina, halving the time that it would take for firefighters to arrive from Elche.
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HELP NEEDS HELP!
In demand THERE is a 2,000 waiting list for school-leavers hoping to study Medicine at Alicante University or Nursing at Elche’s Miguel Hernandez University. Demand is seven times higher than the offer at either centre, as there are just 130 places for Alicante and 200 for Elche.
Happy events THIRTEEN Chorlitejo Patinegro (Kentish Plover) chicks have hatched in Torrevieja’s municipal nature site, Molino del Agua, following special measures introduced to protect the threatened species. Four pairs of the birds built nests there in May, producing clutches from which nine, and later four, chicks emerged.
HELP: Plans for a private facility at San Miguel centre. AFTER supporting people for over 40 years, HELP Vega Baja are requesting help for them‐ selves. The charity recently contacted the Euro Weekly News, explain‐ ing that they have a project they need help with. “One of the areas where we support people is by providing in‐ formation and advice when they are experiencing difficult times,” HELP president Michele Masson said. “This can involve some very emotional conversations which are not appropriate in an open office,” she told us. “We frequently make our‐
selves available outside normal opening times at our San Miguel centre but have seen a definite increase in the number of occa‐ sions when visitors need to speak with us in private or perhaps sim‐ ply want someone to listen or of‐ fer emotional support.” As a result, HELP would very much like to have a private facili‐ ty where they can offer this assis‐ tance. Meanwhile, the San Miguel centre has a small area which could be altered and would be ideal for meeting these needs. “Sadly, Covid restrictions meant that our fundraising events have been put on hold.
We are therefore putting out a plea for a builder or handyman prepared to offer their time and expertise to work on this project with us. We would put aside funds for the materials required,” Michele said. “We appreciate that this is a ‘big ask’ but this project would not only help the charity, but most importantly it would be a tremendous support for people within the community.” If you think you can help for this great cause, please call Richard Garland (Charity Secre‐ tary) on 966 723 733 or email the office@helpvegabaja.com ad‐ dress.
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ALICANTE Province’s winemakers have won a 10year battle with their Valencian counterparts. The Supreme Court has ruled Valencia’s bodegas may not use grapes grown in Alicante or Utiel-Requena if they wish to retain their own protected Designation of Origin (DOP) label. Utiel-Requena is located in Valencia Province but has its own DOP label, putting its grapes off-limits for Valencian wines. The Supreme court ruling automatically annulled a verdict from the Valencian Community’s Upper Court of Justice that in 2019 ruled against Alicante
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and Utiel-Requena retaining their own DOP labels. Much earlier, both areas joined forces in opposing attempts by the regional government of the day to group all the region’s wines under the Va-
lencia label in 2011. They bitterly opposed a measure that erased their own DOP status going back to 1932, two of the oldest in Spain.Between them Alicante and Utiel-Requena vineyards occupy 44,500 hectares of land. Most belong to family-run bodegas cultivating traditional Monastrell and Muscatel grapes and the Bobal variety allegedly introduced by the Romans. Not only Alicante winemakers have a vested interest in protecting and promoting their wines, as town halls and business-owners value the industry as another tourist draw.
UK tourists flock to Spain TOURISTS have been flocking to Spain after the UK government allowed vaccinated travellers to come back from amber list countries without quarantine from July 19. The number of tourists making their way to Spain following the amber list changes on July 19 has increased dramatically, with airlines reporting higher numbers of planes arriving at airports. In total, 489 flights were scheduled between the UK and Spain on the day the government began allowing travellers to amber list countries to come back without quarantine, representing a three-fold increase on the previous week.
The airports with the most flights were Palma de Mallorca, with 113 flights, Ibiza with 70, Alicante-Elche with 62, and Malaga with 59. Meanwhile, airline Jet2 also reopened its flights between the two countries, allowing x of holidaymakers to enjoy a holiday in Spain. Ryanair is also expecting greater numbers of travellers, and has announced it will be expanding its summer routes in July. Businesses in Spain have welcomed the arrival of UK travellers, with the Executive Vice President of the Association of Hotel Businessmen of the Costa del Sol (Aehcos), Javier Hernan-
dez, saying that after the elimination of the restrictions by the UK government they expect “a greater rebound in reservations during the next few days.” He added that occupancy rates are 58.20 per cent for July and 62.03 per cent for August. Hernandez said the majority of tourists were British, adding “we are satisfied by the elimination of the restrictions and surely during the next few days hotel establishments will begin to reopen in those areas that mainly work with this British sector.” The UK government has said that vaccinated travellers coming back from amber list countries will not have to quarantine this summer.
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Plan for selfemployed to receive aid ALICANTE Council will be injecting some €7.2 million into the economy. The money comes to help those who have suffered from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The money will be available as aid to those who are self-employed and also to small businesses in Alicante who have up to 10 workers. The town council approved grants of between €2,000 and €4,000. The money will come from €6.8 million credit which is still available for the second part of Plan Resistir. The plan initially had over €11 million, but over €4 million in aid was given out in March. The number of applications that have been approved though exceeds the amount of money available. This means that the town hall will be supplementing the fund with a further €400,000 plus. This additional money means that the town hall will be able to help the 3,112 self-employed people or small businesses who have had their applications approved.
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NIBS EXTRA Big binge
Big money NO-ONE took the first prize in last Friday’s Euromillions draw although Torrevieja lottery administration El Conejo de Oro (The Golden Rabbit) processed a ticket that won the extra ‘Millon’ prize. The second-category Euromillions prize of €123,838 went to punters in San Sebastian (Guipuzcoa) and Mejorada del Campo (Madrid).
Waste not THE Rojales Democratic Party (Pader) complained that agricultural waste removed from Rojales’ Botanic park was being dumped back there. The town hall’s Works and Services councillor has now explained that the weeds and prunings are being shredded inside the park itself and will be used to mulch paths.
Charge it THE regional government’s Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) will pay financial assistance of €7,000 to private individuals, self-employed or companies that acquire a new all-electric vehicle under the central government’s Moves III scheme. There will also be a €5,000 grant for all those buying a new hybrid.
Going cheap IT is 10 years since the collapse of Alicante-based Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) savings bank. The formerly mighty bank had assets of €70 billion, 6,500 employees and 1,000 offices but after costing almost €12.4 billion in bailouts was bought by Sabadell bank for €1.
More help THE regional government’s Plan Vega Renhace which was introduced to assist the area following the disastrous September 2029 floods will now include Crevillent. The town adjoins five Vega Baja municipalities and shares the area’s water and irrigation infrastructure, explained the Plan Vega Renhace’s representative in Orihuela, Antonio Alonso.
Spangles are back! AFTER 18 long months, Spangles performed again at La Torre Golf Resort in Roldan (Murcia). “It was the best feeling ever to stand together and make music for an audience once more. We have so missed not having public performances and it was thrilling to be back,” said musical director Valerie Lynch. Roldan holds a market every Wednesday and Friday evening during July and August, which is attended by approximately 750 people. Spangles sang in a beautiful setting, allowing them to safelydistance in the open air to an
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TORREVIEJA’S Local Police contacted the Guardia Civil after receiving reports of a ‘botellon’ outdoor drinking session at the seawater swimming pools on Torrevieja’s seafront in the early hours of Saturday morning, July 17. Around 1,000 young people were present, sources revealed, but dispersed without problems when told to leave.
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SPANGLES: The four-part harmony chorus is performing once more. audience of more than 50 people. “It’s an absolute pleasure to be back performing again, after such a long time,” said chorus manager, Lyn Baines.
“We had such positive feedback from the audience too, for our strong, resonant and beautiful sound and Spanish audience members sang along to their favourite songs.”
Spangles is a ladies a cappella chorus, singing in four-part harmony and a founder member of the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers (SABS). They rehearse every Thursday and are hoping for more open-air performances while the good weather lasts. “Don’t hesitate to get in touch with me at info@spanglescho rus.com to book them for an event or if you are thinking about joining,” Lyn said. More information about the chorus is available on the info@spangleschorus.com website.
Opera and music on the beach OPERAS from Madrid’s Teatro Real will be retransmitted on the esplanade at Playa Fla‐ menca this summer. There will also be live concerts by local musicians, announced Orihuela’s Culture councillor Mar Ezcurra. “There will be opera from the Teatro Real on Wednesdays and live concerts each Sunday at 8.30pm on the Playa Flamenca promenade,” she said. July 25: The Orihuela Symphony Orchestra (OSO)
A clean, green, sustainable TORREVIEJA’S Brilla Festival between August 1 and 7 will be sustainable as well as brilliant. During its seven days, the ‘boutique’ festival will use only clean renewable energy in line with its commitment to the environment and sus‐ tainability. Promoters Pablo Pamies and Antonio Castillo announced that they will purchase renewable energy credits certifying that the megawatts consumed during the seven‐day festival were matched by the production of an equal amount of renewable energy. “We want a festival that is clean, green and non‐polluting,” they said. Cox Energy, which is co‐sponsoring Brilla Tor‐ revieja and produces 100 per cent renewable solar energy, will issue the credits once the festi‐ val is over. “We realised that this activity would have a great environmental impact,” Pamies and Castil‐ lo said. “So the Brilla Torrevieja team decided from the outset that sustainability would be one of the festival’s main pillars,” they explained, adding that they wished to offer the best music and wanted the public to enjoy themselves without harming the environment. “People are aware of the effect of climate change on the planet and they want to partici‐ pate and support solutions to alleviate this huge problem,” Pamies and Castillo declared.
July 28: Otello (Verdi) August 1: Gines Perez de la Parra choir August 4: The Ban on Love (Wagner). August 8: Union Lirica Orcelitana (ULO) or‐ chestra August 11: The Barber of Seville (Rossini) August 15: Asociacion Cultural Amigos de la Musica y La Danza (ACAMDO) August 18: Carmen (Bizet) August 22: Trio Camerata Antigua August 25 Tosca (Puccini).
August 29: Asociación Musical (DACAPO) September 3: City of Orihuela Orchestra (OCO) Entry is free, but limited to capacity. “Last year’s programme was such a suc‐ cess that we decided to add more dates and the concerts,” Ezcurra said. “We want Opera in Orihuela Costa to be an annual date, bringing the best music to hundreds of residents and visitors each sum‐ mer.”
Health centre battle won GRAN ALACANT’S primary care health centre will remain open until 9pm throughout the summer. Despite having its own municipal office, Gran Alacant belongs to Santa Pola whose town hall complained earlier this month about plans to close the centre at 3pm each day during the high season. Cover was more important than ever
when the floating population soars, mu‐ nicipal sources pointed out during negotia‐ tions with officials from Elche General hospital’s Health district to which the Gran Alacant centre belongs. Their arguments were successful and the regional govern‐ ment department confirmed that the Gran Alacant centre will open between 8am and 9pm this summer.
Take them too Low-key day ELCHE City Hall is asking families not to leave pets behind when they set off on their holidays. “They are part of your family. Be re‐ sponsible! Don’t abandon them!” the campaign begs. “A great number of animals are aban‐ doned all over Spain each summer,” pointed out Elche’s Animal Welfare councillor Mariola Galiana. “Dogs and cats are the worst‐affected,” she said, “but each year there are more exotic an‐ imals including snakes, rodents, birds and turtles. “As a result this creates colonies of non‐native species that damage local ecosystems, displacing native species and triggering problems that are a serious threat to our own biodiversity.”
ORIHUELA had to forego most of the annual Dia del Pajaro celebrations again this year owing to Covid restric‐ tions. There could be only a short proces‐ sion after the Oriole Flag, the city’s symbol, was lowered from the city hall building, the Marques de Arneva palace. From here it was carried by Ori‐ huela’s mayor Emilio Bascuñana, who was escorted by mace‐bearers, to the Santas Justa and Rufina church. The Dia del Pajaro (Day of the Bird) commemorates the city’s reconquest by Alfonso of Castilla on July 17 in 1242, although the Christian occupa‐ tion was finally consolidated by Jaume I in 1266.
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On the buses S A N F U LG E N C I O’S Tourism and Markets councillor, Darren Parmenter, announced a twice-weekly bus service linking central San Fulgencio and the urbanisations. The buses run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, assisting residents’ mobility on market days and improving access to all the municipality’s commercial areas. They make 12 stops and five trips a day, and are completely free. “Any resident living in the urbanisation area can now visit the Tuesday market adjoining the municipal sports centre,” Parmenter explained. “At the same time residents in the town centre can visit the Thursday market in Calle Justo Antonio Quesada.” The service runs every 40 minutes, with departures at 9am, 9.40am, 10.20am, 11am and 11.40am. Buses set out from and return to Calle Francisco de Quevedo street on Tuesdays, while on Thursdays they begin and finish at the Multipurpose area in the town centre. “This service responds to residents’ long-standing demands and will be trialled until next September,” Parmenter commented. “We hope this will encourage residents and visitors to move around the area, bringing business not only to market traders but all the municipality’s businesses and shops,” he added. “And if the buses prove to be a success, the service will continue year-round.”
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Town hall takes a stand VOX threatened to take legal action after LGTBI flags were attached to Crevillent Town Hall’s balcony on Gay Pride Day. “Make no mistake, all the municipal political groups support gender ideology, waving LGTBI flags,” VOX warned last month when the flags went up. “Only VOX refuses to surrender to the ideological imposition of ‘progressive’ policies,” the party’s two councillors in‐ sisted. “Far from believing in equality, they want to promote a collective for econom‐ ic motives.” Three weeks later, the flags remained on the balcony after the local govern‐ ment, a three‐party Compromis‐PSOE‐Es‐ querra coalition, ignored VOX’s threat of legal action. Crevillent’s Equality and LGTBI council‐ lor, Ana Vanesa Mas, declared that the rainbow and trans flags supported equali‐ ty and diversity.
“We feel it’s despicable for two council‐ lors to use their time and their salaries to create hate and rejection,” Mas said. Meanwhile, members of LGTB Crevil‐ lent thanked the town hall for not giving in to VOX’s demands. Last week they gathered outside the town hall to read a statement that began, “That’s enough!” The statement maintained that the LGTB collective did not want to be doubt‐ ed “when we are murdered out of hate like Samuel,” in reference to Samuel Luiz, victim of a recent homophobic killing in Valencia. “We don’t want to be doubted when we are treated with disrespect at work or when a neighbour makes life impossible for a same‐sex couple,” the statement continued, before ending with a call for more love and less hate. “My love doesn’t kill, but your hate does,” it concluded.
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Lobster lollipop tapa wins Alicante competition LOBSTER may not be the first thing that you think of when your mind wanders to tapas, but a lobster lollipop tapa has won the Alicante tapas compe‐ tition. The restaurant Gastrobar Jorge have won first place in the ‘De Tapas por Alicante’ Alicante tapa competition with their lob‐ ster lollipop. Second place went to the only vegan tapa on offer which was created by El Mincho Alicante restaurant. The vegan tapa to come in second place was a celeriac and roasted avocado tapa. Third place went to Cafeteria el Corte Ingles. The deputy mayor of Alicante, Mari Carmen Sanchez, and the councillor for Commerce and Catering, Lidia Lopez headed to the Central Market in Alicante for the final of the first edition of the tapas competition. The com‐ petition ran from June 1 to June 30 and a staggering 30 restau‐ rants in Alicante joined in. “This initiative has been a great success, especially after all these difficult months for the ho‐ tel and catering industry, encour‐ aging consumption in the month of June, when we have not had
Winner of the competition.
the Bonfires,” said Councillor Mari Carmen Sanchez. Both members of the public and the judges were able to vote on the stunning selection of tapas. Anyone who cast their vote via social media will be en‐ tered into a raffle with a chance of winning a stunning prize. Fourth and fifth place in the competition went to Pintxo el Tx‐ oko, in fourth place, and fifth place went to Restaurante de tapas Alicante.
Habaneras Contest host returns JOURNALIST Carolina Casado is once again presenting the 67th Torrevieja Habaneras Contest in Alicante. The Habaneras “celebration is a tribute to the sailors of Torrevieja, who travelled to trade with Cuba, bringing these popular melodies back with them.” “The Torrevieja International Habaneras and Polyphony Com‐ petition is the most outstanding event of its type in Spain. This vil‐ lage on the shores of the Mediter‐ ranean has been hosting the com‐ petition since 1955.” Torrevieja has welcomed back
Carolina Casado is back. a familiar face for the 67th edi‐ tion, journalist Carolina Casado from Madrid. This will be the eighth time that she has taken charge of the stunning event which is considered to be an event of international interest to tourists. It has also won a medal of cultural merit from the Gener‐ alitat Valenciana. Carolina previously presented the contest from 2009 to 2015, and now again in 2021. Everyone is happy to see her back and make her feel welcome. Before her arrival she com‐ mented: “I am looking forward to meeting again with Torrevieja and caress that love for the Habanera that you have managed to instil in me in the magical enclosure of the Eras de la Sal.” The event will run until July 24 with Carolina hosting the special programme which will also be recorded. The seven evenings of the Habaneras event will be tele‐ vised on La 2 and the International Channel too.
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Our readers think the government should have no say in what we eat THE majority of our readers think that the government should not have any say in what and how much we eat. After Alberto Garzon, the Min‐ ister for Consumer Affairs, sparked outrage when he said we should all cut down on or give up meat, we asked our readers if they agree and if they think too much meat is eaten in Spain. President Sanchez said he likes his steaks ‘al punto’ and 57 per cent of our readers responded that it’s none of the government’s business and they would eat whatever they like! Meanwhile, 19 per cent admit‐
EATING MEAT: People didn’t plan to give it up entirely. ted that they thought that we should eat less meat, but didn’t plan to give it up entirely. The sur‐ vey also revealed that people think more meat is consumed in Spain than by the British, for ex‐ ample.
Finally, 23 per cent responded that we should all become vege‐ tarians. Our readers spoke of the im‐ portance of understanding where what you eat comes from and un‐ derstanding the carbon footprint of it. Another argued that it is bet‐ ter to eat meat which has come from a farm nearby, than to con‐ sume avocados from California which “have to be flown halfway round the world, but kills millions of bees” she added, “or maybe use palm oil once we clear the Amazon to grow the palms, or possibly tofu, brought all the way from China in a ship.”
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Spending Fake DGT traffic fines Lego flagship store recovery NATIONAL spending on tourism in June recovered to the prepandemic level. The summer season in Spain starts with encouraging data for the national tourism sector, at least with regard to Spanish trips. While waiting for the arrival of international visitors to gradually normalise, which are still well below normal before the pandemic, national tourism spending soared to exceed the levels recorded two years ago, driven by the end of the regional closures after the ending of the State of Alarm last May. According to a BBVA Research report released on Monday, July 12, the spending of Spanish credit card users of this bank in provinces and communities other than those they reside in was four percentage points higher in the last week of June than that registered in the same month of 2019, something that had not happened until now at any time since the pandemic broke out.
POLICE are warning of a new scam of fake emails with DGT traffic fine de‐ mands after receiving thousands of com‐ plaints from drivers in Spain. The General Directorate of Traffic al‐ ready alerted the public in December 2020 that this type of scam had returned. The email is so good that it includes the official logos of the DGT itself and the Ministry of the Interior in order to lure its victims into the trap. The aim of the false email is to encour‐ age the user to click on the supposed offi‐ cial form, after which they will be asked for their personal data in order to pay the supposed fine. If, by any chance the user falls for the scam, a file will be downloaded in the background without them noticing. A banking‐type program known as Mekoito will then run and access the us‐ er’s bank account, squeezing every last euro out of it. This is based on a system capable of opening different windows and accessing different banking websites and pretending to be the user. To avoid these deceptions, both the DGT and experts specialised in cyberse‐ curity recommend looking at the email and checking its domain to rule out possi‐ ble deceptions and scams as they do not use this format to notify drivers about fines.
TRAFFIC FINES: DGT will not send by email.
THE Lego group are set to open their first flagship store in Spain which is set to open towards the end of 2021 and will be located in Barcelona. The Danish multinational firm announced that the new store will open hopefully before the Christmas campaign begins. This new store confirms the Lego commitment to Spain where they already have six certified shops. The shops are located in Barcelona, Madrid, Zaragoza and Sevilla. The Lego flagship store will be located at Barcelona’s 9 Paseo de Gra‐ cia. Visitors will be treated to an impressive experience including an in‐ teractive discovery tree. The tree will be constructed from nearly one million Lego pieces. The tree is meant to express the Lego group’s com‐ mitment to the environment along with their commitment to inclusivi‐ ty.
UK Embassy commiserates with expats FROM July 19, British visitors coming to Spain do not have to quarantine when they return to the UK. But residents in Spain who have both doses of Covid vaccine will still be required to quarantine if going back to the UK prompting many to express their anger and disappointment. The UK Embassy in Madrid said it understood the rules were causing annoyance. “We have received many questions and comments about last week’s announcement that those UK Nationals who have been double-vaccinated by the NHS will, from July 19, be able to return from amber-list countries without the need to quarantine on their return,” the Embassy posted on its popular Facebook page on July 14.
“This is good news for anyone coming to visit you here in Spain, but we recognise the disappointment that this exemption does not apply to you. The government is taking a phased approach to amending requirements and is already exploring plans to remove quarantine for vaccinated non-UK residents arriving from amber countries later this summer, when it is safe to do so. “We will update you as soon as we have further news on this. Meanwhile, you have the option of travelling to the UK and doing quarantine or using the Test to Release scheme to shorten your quarantine period. If you have been vaccinated here in Spain, we recommend getting the EU Covid digital certificate, which will be useful for travel within the EU,” the embassy added.
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Hope for asthmatics COMPANY GSK has created the National Institute for Severe Asthma (INAG) to improve the quality of life for asthmatic people. In Spain, the prevalence of asthma is 5.5 per cent of the population and of these, 7.7 per cent suffer from a severe form. Among its objectives are to improve the training of specialists, unify the criteria for diagnosis and treatment, make visible in the population the limitations that these patients have and, above all, improve patient access to Asthma Units. Luis Perez de Llano, head of the Pneumology Service at Lucus Augusti University Hospital in Lugo (HULA) highlighted the work of the Asthma Units. He said: “They have turned out to be very costeffective because they allow bringing the experts together and the necessary technology.”
Katie Hopkins dumped BRITISH far‐right commentator Katie Hopkins, 46, has been dumped by Seven, which means she will no longer be a mem‐ ber of the Big Brother VIP cast. She has also now been thrown out of Australia after having breached her contract, according to local press. The controver‐ sial far right figure had released a live video from what appeared to be a Sydney hotel room. The video appeared on Saturday morning and Hopkins spoke of coronavirus lockdowns and even planned to breach quaran‐ tine rules. She described coronavirus lockdowns as “the greatest hoax in human history.” Karen Andrews, the home affairs minis‐ ter, ordered an urgent review to see if Hopkins had violated her visa conditions. According to local press though her contract has been termi‐ nated as it required her to comply with visa conditions and not bring the network into disrepute.
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PRINCE WILLIAM has been ‘privately comforting’ England players after the Euro 2020 final, after Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were targeted with racist abuse online. After the Euro 2020 final the Duke of Cambridge headed to the Wembley changing room to talk to the England team and offer his commiserations. Since then, he has been in contact pri-
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Prince comforts players vately with Saka, Rashford and Sancho. Prince William, who is president of the FA, recently tweeted to show his disgust at the abuse the players had suffered from. “I am sickened by the racist abuse aimed at England players after last
night’s match,” he tweeted. “It is totally unacceptable that players have to endure this abhorrent behaviour. It must stop now and all those involved should be held accountable. W.”
Banderas in Indiana Jones
Gran Vía metro open
MALAGA’S ‘favourite son’ Antonio Banderas, has joined the cast of Indiana Jones 5 alongside Harrison Ford. Banderas will co-star as Ford relaunches his iconic title role as the adventuring archaeologist, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Mads Mikkelsen also joining the Disney franchise for the fifth instalment. Logan filmmaker James Mangold has taken over the directing duties from Steven Spielberg, who helmed the first four features. Having already started production at Pinewood Studios near London, the fifth Indiana Jones film has a long development process going back to 2008, when, coming off the release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, reports first surfaced that writer George Lucas and director Spielberg were aiming for a fifth entry. In 2016, Disney announced the film would be released in 2019 with To star in new film. Spielberg returning as director.
AFTER three years of construction, Madrid’s Gran Vía metro station is finally open again to the public. The newly inaugurated pavilion-style entrance at Madrid’s freshly renovated Gran Vía Metro station stands like a gateway welcoming people to the Spanish capital. The construction is a replica of the former entrance, built in 1917 by architect Antonio Palacios, and it is faithful to the original design. According to members of the public present at the inauguration, the granite used for the structure is so clean and blemish-free that it almost looks unreal. The new image of the station is further enhanced by four new lifts, 13 escalators, voice-recognition functions at ticketvending machines, and a museum space exhibiting the many treasures that were discovered during the renovation work.
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Police arrest alleged jihadist from France in Vitoria OFFICERS in Vitoria have arrested an alleged jihadist from France. Ertzaintza officers in Vitoria entered a guest house in search of a previous tenant. According to internal police sources, they were in search of a Maghrebi citizen who is on the European list of
suspected jihadists. “In addition, he was suspected of carrying weapons,” according to media sources. An alert was triggered when hotel data was uploaded and police cross referenced the details of a Tunisian passport and found him to be an alleged jihadist on the European suspects list.
The suspect went straight to his room and by 5am the next day, officers of the Ertzaintza had surrounded the guest house. After 6am, a patrol of plainclothes officers entered the establishment and waited in the room next to the suspect for him to leave his room.
When the alleged jihadist got up shortly after 7am, he went out into the hallway and was met with two officers: “And almost immediately with six or eight others who came in after him. He didn’t even move,” said a source from the establishment in Vitoria.
Prison for 3 murder suspects
A JUDGE in Spain has confirmed the imprisonment of three people accused of killing a man in what has been described as a homophobic assault. The court number 8 of La Coruña has confirmed the three people accused of the killing will be placed in prison until their trial. The three stand accused of murdering Samuel Luiz in northern Spain. As reported by the Superior Court of Xustiza de Galicia, the three men appeared separately and, when asked by the judge if they had any further comments, two did not add anything to their previous statements. The news comes after the
SAMUEL LUIZ: Was brutally attacked in La Coruña. La Coruña Provincial Prosecutor’s Office requested that the three men arrested for the murder of young Samuel on the Riazor Beach promenade be admitted to prison without bail and the judge agreed. The only one the prosecutor has not asked to be admitted to jail is a woman arrested
for allegedly cheering while attacking the young man. In addition to these four detainees, the National Police also arrested two minors. Regarding the classification of the crime, sources from the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia have reported that the judge will determine whether it is murder or homicide.
UNICEF vaccine aid THE Ministry of Equality, Social Policies and Conciliation, through the Andalucian Agency for Development Cooperation (AACID) has launched various actions to ensure universal and equal access to the Covid vaccine in poorer countries. Equality will allocate €580,000 in collaboration with UNICEF and the Andalucian School of Public Health to facilitate vaccination processes in Africa and Latin America, which will allow, among other things, the acquisition of 400,000 doses to immunise the population in Mali. “The inequality in access to vaccines not only appeals to ethical criteria,” states the Minister of Equality, Rocio Ruiz, alluding to the possible appearance of new variants in case of not containing the infection in a global way. Globally, officials plan to distribute 1.3 billion vaccines to low and lower-middle-income countries and humanitarian crisis areas.
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Criminals posed as officers THE Guardia Civil have arrested nine people and are investigat‐ ing another six in Madrid and the province of Toledo, for crimes against property that they committed with great vio‐ lence, whilst also posing as members of the security forces.
It is reported by the Guardia Civil that the leader of this crimi‐ nal gang ‐ ‘Goyito’ ‐ has been ar‐ rested on 20 previous occasions, having committed more than 200 crimes, and those arrested are also reportedly related to an attempted murder in Navalcan,
4,000 ignored curfew THE first night of the new curfew rules in Catalonia Province saw Barcelona police having to remove 4,357 people who had taken to the city’s streets and beaches, who were not respecting the new curfew. This new action was brought in after the Generalitat de Catalonia made a request to the Catalonia High Court of Justice, asking for the 161 municipalities - almost 80 per cent of Catalonia - in the province with the highest rates of infection to once again have a curfew imposed between the hours of 1am and 6am, in an effort to combat the spread of the virus in the province, especially among young people. Barcelona’s Guardia Urbana police force reportedly highlighted the ‘normality’ and ‘absence’ of incidents involved during the evictions on the first night of lockdown in the capital of Catalonia, saying that there had been no noticeable increase seen in the number of private parties or concentrations taking place in the streets. Most of the 4,357 evicted people were reportedly found on the streets and squares of the city centre, and in the Ciutat Vella district of the city, as well as on the beaches, where there were many tourists.
Toledo, last June, where a man was wounded after being shot at. During the investigations, offi‐ cers quickly learned that this gang was a perfectly structured and hi‐ erarchical criminal group, whose members were not afraid to use firearms to intimidate their vic‐ tims, with each of their rob‐ beries being planned meticu‐ lously, and carried out mainly at night after studying the area and the communication routes. They used high‐end vehicles that they had stolen, capable of reaching up to 200kph per hour, and they did not hesitate to ram any other car that got in their way. According to a statement from the Guardia Civil, during searches, they recovered many stolen items, including clothing, perfumery items and acces‐ sories, audiovisual material, a collectible motorcycle, numer‐ ous motocross helmets, along with a police newspaper, and masks with the logos and ini‐ tials of the National Police. The operation remains open, with the police not ruling out further arrests.
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Avoid the sun after vaccine
SUNBATHING: It is advisable not to be exposed to the sun during the hottest hours. IT is being recommended not to sunbathe in the middle of the day after being vaccinated. In the recommendations of the Ministry of Health for vaccination, there is no mention of the prohibition of sunbathing after being vacci‐ nated, in fact, it is advisable to choose outdoor activities to avoid infections. However, the SUMMA coordinator at the Wizink Vaccination Centre, Raquel Jimenez, rec‐ ommended not to expose yourself to the sun. “It is not advisable to be exposed to the sun during the hottest hours,” said the expert, al‐ though the manufacturers of the vaccines do not specifically mention anything about it.
“Before vaccination, there are no contraindi‐ cations, a normal life should be carried out and afterwards, one must wait about eight hours to ensure that there are no side effects before making efforts and being able to start a normal life,” she added. The recommendation comes from the side ef‐ fects that the vaccine can produce hours after re‐ ceiving the injection, fever being one of these most common symptoms. Likewise, having a headache is another of the most repeated symp‐ toms of the Covid vaccine, a pain that can also be caused or increased due to long sun expo‐ sure.
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Parental leave extension THE Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, has an‐ nounced the government’s
intention to extend parental leave for the birth and care of a baby, which is currently
Millions in seized tobacco PORTUGAL’S Guarda Nacional Republicana and Spain’s National Police, supported by Europol and the Spanish cus‐ toms authorities, have dismantled an organised crime group involved in excise fraud and the smuggling of tobac‐ co products. Investigations on July 7 led to 82 location searches, 70 in Portugal and 12 in Spain, targeting private residences, warehouses, garages and vehicles; five arrests in Portugal and 12 in Spain; seizure of eight tons of tobacco and cigarettes worth €113,500 along with seven weapons, 24 vehicles and €216,000. The criminal network was involved in the illegal import of large quantities of tobacco leaves and strips from Spain into Portugal. This raw material served the illegal produc‐ tion of both cigarettes and tobacco for roll‐your‐own‐ cigarettes distributed on the Portuguese black market. In mid‐June, Spanish authorities discovered and disman‐ tled cutting and processing facilities. The tobacco pro‐ cessed there was shipped to Portugal, where it was stored in different warehouses before being further distributed. Since the investigation was launched in May 2020, the Portuguese and the Spanish authorities have detained 23 individuals and seized about 1.8 million illicit cigarettes along with 11 tons of tobacco, with a total worth of about €3.2 million.
16 weeks, to six months. “Paternity and maternity leave must be generally up to six months,” and the Ministry of Social Rights will negotiate with the PSOE to include this extension in the family diver‐ sity law that it is preparing. This was announced on Wednesday, July 14, by Be‐ larra, in an event organised to present the first draft of a rule that will begin to be pro‐ cessed next year and that Unidos Podemos wants that, in addition to this possible extension of the permits, in‐ cluding the introduction of a ‘universal’ benefit for depen‐ dent children. “This Ministry, with that of Equality, are going to work so that the permits are extend‐ ed and to also extend infant education from zero to three years in the public network of infant schools,” the head of Social Rights assured in a Conference on the Family Di‐ versity Law. Spain currently ranks sec‐ ond in Europe with the low‐ est birth rate.
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Car rental fraud arrest Aid to
M A L AG A National Police have taken down a criminal organisation based in Mala‐ ga, Madrid, Murcia and Ali‐ cante, which was dedicated to defrauding vehicle rental companies. Twelve members of the or‐ ganisation have been arrest‐ ed for the alleged crimes of money laundering, fraud and belonging to a criminal or‐ ganisation. The main ‘leader’ of the organisation has also been arrested for the alleged crime of the illegal posses‐ sion of weapons.
Officers carried out search‐ es in which they discovered jewels and high‐end jew‐ ellery valued at over €1 mil‐ lion, a revolver with six car‐ tridges, €150,000 and various documents, according to a statement from the National Police. The investigations began when Malaga Local Police in‐ tervened a vehicle in which the occupants were carrying €99,940 and could not prove the origin of the money. Dur‐ ing investigations into its ori‐ gin, officers noticed the exis‐
tence of other vehicles from rental companies and detect‐ ed the group were involved in some type of scam. Officers found that the or‐ ganisation had rented vehi‐ cles fraudulently and sublet‐ ted those vehicles to other criminal organisations. False identities were used be‐ tween the person renting the car and the end user of the vehicle. This made the identities of the members of the organisa‐ tion more difficult to identi‐ fy.
Twitter ban over ‘gory videos’ TWITTER has blocked the account of bullfighter José Antonio Morante de la Puebla for posting several videos of the bullfight he took part in on Saturday, July 17, in Algeciras, after the platform apparently considering that it promoted ‘sadistic pleasure.’ The bullfighter immediately condemned the action by Twitter once the
account had been blocked with a message stating that ‘freedom does not exist in this country. Enough already.’ According to Twitter, these publications (one of the slaughter of his second bull and the third being the act of *banderillas that also featured the same bull) violate several of its rules, specifically the one that prohibits the publication of
SHIPMENT: Is now on its way.
Tunisia
THE first shipment of humanitari‐ an aid donated by the Ministries for Health and Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Coopera‐ tion has left Spain for Tunisia. The shipment consists of 100,000 antigen tests, 15 trans‐ port and emergency respirators and 50,000 FFP2 masks donated by the Ministry for Health, and 122 oxygen concentrators donat‐ ed by the Ministry for Foreign Af‐ fairs. It left Spain on July 16 and is
multimedia content that shows ‘free bloody scenes .’ “You cannot share excessively graphic multimedia content (eg serious injuries, torture...) Exposure to gory scenes can be harmful, especially if the content is published with the intention of causing delight in cruelty or sadistic pleasure,” said the social network.
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designed to combat the effects of the pandemic, which is hitting the North African country hard. A second flight is scheduled to leave in two to three weeks with more medical supplies containing 24,000 PCR tests, five oxygen con‐ centrators, two ventilators for ICU use, eight multi‐parametric vital signs monitors and eight infusion
pumps, all of which are essential for the fight against Covid‐19. To‐ gether, this humanitarian action is worth approximately €1.1 million, with approximately €655,000 in material donated by the Ministry for Health and approximately €450,000 donated by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It involves six tonnes of medical supplies.
BBK Festival confirms 2022 line up IN what is set to be a stunning event, a series of ‘retro’ artists and bands have been lined up to appear at the Bilbao BBK Festival in Spain. This will be one of the biggest events for music lovers in 2022 and tickets are set to go on sale soon. The line‐up will include Placebo, The Killers and Supergrass and Pet Shop Boys, and other artists will be announced closer to the time. Sadly, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the event in 2020 and 2021 was cancelled. The main performers have already been announced nearly a year in advance to get fans excited and start selling tickets. This is something that happens with most major concerts. The 2022 event will take place in the Basque Country and will run from Thursday, July 7 until Saturday, July 9. This will give event goers three days of back‐to‐back music and the event will even have a camping ground so everyone can make the most of the concerts.
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New EU fisheries regulation
NEW FUND: Will help improve safety conditions. A NEW EU fisheries regulation has been welcomed by Spain. The Minister for Agriculture Luis Planas said it will help improve health and safety. The new regulation allows for a fund of €1.12 billion to support the modernisation of Spain’s fishing fleet, including engine repairs in vessels under 24 metres in length, the first purchase of fishing vessels for young fishermen under 40 years of age, and compensation for temporary shutdowns and scrapping. According to the minister, these measures are nec‐ essary in order to promote “generational change in the fishing sector” and to improve health and safety condi‐ tions at work. The new fund will cover temporary shutdowns and support for investment on board vessels for reasons of energy efficiency or improved working and safety con‐ ditions, even if the individual gross tonnage of the ves‐ sel increases, as long as this does not lead to an in‐ crease in the country’s overall fishing capacity. In addition, it will be possible to continue support‐ ing companies in their adaptation to new technologies and offer support for investments in energy efficiency and the economy.
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Education will continue EDUCATION will continue as normal in Spain as cases of Covid in the young grows. Pilar Alegria, the new Min‐ ister of Education, has spo‐ ken about schoolchildren re‐ turning to lessons in the next academic year. She ex‐ plained that in the next aca‐ demic year education will continue despite the pan‐
demic and will be charac‐ terised again by use of masks along with ventilation in schools. Alegria is a Spanish Social‐ ist Workers’ Party (PSOE) politician who took over as Minister of Education and Vocational Training on July 12, 2021. She took over from Isabel Celaa.
Correos profits THE Correos Group has released the accounts for the first half of 2021, a period in which it has reported a consolidated profit of €1.8 million. This figure clearly shows a positive upward trend in busi‐ ness after the complexities of the previous year, during which the pandemic accelerated the collapse of the use of the postcard, or letters, a service which normally accounts for 65 per cent of Correos’ revenues, with a recent drop of 560 million letters less than in 2019, although the company still posted an operating income growth of 20.6 per cent, compared to only a 1.6 per cent operating expense. This is the result of the effort and strategy implemented to adapt the company’s business model to the new situa‐ tion, where it has adjusted production costs and increased revenues due to the new pricing policy.
Sadly, at this current mo‐ ment in time the fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting youngsters the hardest in Spain with around 90 per cent of new cases be‐ ing registered against those under 30 years old. Alegria gave thanks to the educational community and the parents of students who have fought hard to ensure that education has carried on right throughout the pan‐ demic, even during the dark‐ est moments. “It may seem simple, but if we look at other European countries, none has been able to do it like Spain. We have all learned during this time and we will apply the lessons learned during this school year,” said Alegria. She also explained how vaccination has been autho‐ rised in Spain for children who are over the age of 12 years old. As was carried out last year, Spanish schools will see the use of masks and ventilation being key in pre‐ venting new infections.
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Paying Tribute SPAIN paid tribute to coron‐ avirus victims in an event presided over by King Felipe VI, who was accompanied by Queen Letizia. The commemorative event focused on paying trib‐ ute to health workers who have lost their lives during the ongoing pandemic. This is the second com‐ memorative event to pay tribute to coronavirus vic‐ tims. The event took place on Thursday, July 15, at the Plaza de la Armeria of the Royal Palace. During the tribute event the king was expected to present 120 Grand Cross of Civil Merit awards to health workers who have been claimed by the virus. The King planned to present four of these medals in public to relatives of the health work‐ ers and the rest later at the Palace. Around 700 people at‐ tended the event including most of the state authorities.
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Seven arrested by NCA
SEVEN British fugitives have been arrested in Spain in the space of just three weeks as a result of joint operations be‐ tween the National Crime Agency and the National Police. The fugitives ‐ all men ‐ are wanted in the UK for various un‐ related offences including sup‐ plying Class A and B drugs, sup‐ plying firearms, causing wounding with intent and con‐ spiracy to rob. The flurry of arrests were exe‐ cuted by the National Police with support from the NCA’s in‐ ternational liaison officer net‐ work, Interpol Manchester and UK police partners. In late June one suspect, aged 45, was arrested in Estepona on the Costa del Sol. He was want‐ ed by the NCA in connection to a 40kg cocaine conspiracy. In the early hours of July 4, a 27‐year‐old man was arrested in Marbella for allegedly causing wounding with intent. He is wanted by Greater Manchester Police. Another UK national wanted by West Midlands Police, was
CAUGHT: Fugitives were arrested after a joint operation. arrested on July 5 in Fuengirola, on suspicion of cocaine and firearms supply. On July 6 two brothers aged 37 and 35, also wanted by GMP, for allegedly supplying cocaine were arrested in Alicante. A day later a 36‐year‐old man wanted by Merseyside Police was arrested in Estepona for al‐ legedly supplying firearms and Class A and B drugs. On July 12, a 26‐year old man wanted by Greater Manchester
Police was arrested in Fuengirola in connection to affray with a machete. The suspects remain in cus‐ tody awaiting extradition pro‐ ceedings. The NCA’s international liai‐ son officers worked with Span‐ ish partners and the Crown Prosecution Service to execute the arrests ‐ some under pre‐ex‐ isting European Arrest Warrants, and some under new Trade and Cooperation Agreement war‐ rants. Dave Hucker Head of Euro‐ pean Operations at the NCA, said: “Seven arrests in just three weeks is the result of some very hard work by the Agency with our Spanish partners ‐ who have allocated critical resources and operated quickly to secure these arrests. “Fugitives should know that the NCA work hand in glove with international law enforcement partners, and that we therefore have significant reach. “At home and abroad we will never give up on finding offend‐ ers who have fled justice.”
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Zurich Malaga Marathon 2021 announced
ORGANISERS: Registrations are now open for the event.
THE Zurich Malaga Marathon 2021 has been confirmed as being held on December 12 after it was cancelled in 2020. Registrations are now open for this event, and also for the half marathon, after last year’s race had to be can‐ celled due to the pandemic. Almost 3,000 participants are taking part, who
had booked up previously for the 2020 event, and have kept their names in for the 2021 race. According to the or‐ ganisers: “It is a marathon that wants to continue growing, as it had done until 2019, an edition that ended with more than 7,000 participants, and the victories of Martin Cheruiyot, and Sela‐ mawit Getnet Tsegaw, breaking the
records of the event, with 2:10:08, and 2:27:56 respectively.” To continue bringing together runners from all over Spain, Europe, and the rest of the world, the organisers of the Zurich Malaga Marathon currently offer “very special prices, to participate in an edition that promises to continue inno‐ vating and surprising runners,” with
Madrid to return 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca MADRID is set to return around 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine as they do not have the target population to administer it to. At the moment in Spain the AstraZeneca vaccine can be administered to those over 60 years old, or to essential personnel. The Community of Madrid have a surplus of around 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, but they do not have anyone left that meets the re‐ quirements. This means that they will return it to the Ministry of Health, where it can be handed out to other areas in Spain. Enrique Ruiz Escudero, the Regional Minister of Health, has criticised the Ministry of Health for the fact that they have too many vials of the vaccine that they cannot use and not enough doses of other vac‐ cines. He commented that they are lacking in doses of Pfizer, Janssen and Moderna, and he considers that this “is compromising the vaccination horizon” in Madrid. The Community of Madrid is thought to have in re‐ serve around one million doses of the various vac‐ cines which will be given out as second doses to those people who have already received their first vaccina‐ tion.
entry fixed at €40 per person for the marathon, and €25 for the half marathon. Registrations can be made via the event’s website through the fol‐ lowing link, http://zurichmara ton‐ malaga.es/inscriptions and, by access‐ ing the site, runners will not only be able to participate in the Zurich Malaga Marathon, but also get a runner’s bag.
Penelope Cruz pays emotional farewell to Pilar Bardem PENELOPE CRUZ has paid an emotional farewell to Pilar Bardem, who has died at the age of 82. She said goodbye to her mother‐in‐law Pi‐ lar Bardem in an emotional letter on social media. Penelope spoke kindly and showed her admiration of Pilar. Penelope is an Oscar‐ winning actress and is married to Javier Bar‐ dem. Along with the message Penelope shared a photo of the two actresses together during the 1997 film Carne tremula. This was directed by Pedro Almodovar and the pair along with Javier all got to work together, as reported the Spanish press. “I look at this pho‐ to and I wonder what our reaction would have been if someone had told us at that mo‐ ment that destiny had wonderful plans to unite us beyond the cinema. That the birth with Pedro was also a rehearsal of life itself, or maybe we both already knew it then,” said Penelope. “You were always so good to me! You couldn’t dream of a better mother‐in‐law. “Thank you for all the love you have given us, your children, your grandchildren, all your family and friends. You have given me so much,” added Penelope
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The great Spanish omelette debate SPAIN has come together at last in a moment of unity to settle one of its most ancient and divi‐ sive questions. It has been revealed by El Mundo that the majority of Spaniards do, in fact, prefer their tortilla de patatas with onion! The poll was unmistakable, with 71.7 per cent of those sur‐ veyed favouring onion, 25.3 per cent against the addition of onion, and 1.9 per cent did not answer. Some social media users ex‐ pressed their disappointment: “Tortilla de patatas with onion isn’t tortilla de patatas ‐ it’s a tortilla with stuff.”
How wall lizards thrived in Spain A NEW study may have uncovered why wall lizards have become the most successful reptile in the Mediterranean region. The results reveal how drastic changes in sea levels and climate six million years ago affected species formation in the area. The researchers believe they can now explain why the lizards became so diverse and widespread, something that has puzzled biologists since the 19th century. The evolution of wall lizards offers clues on how major events in the Mediterranean climate and geology millions of years ago affected how species formed or became extinct, and paved the way for biodiversity. Wall lizards date back around 20 million years. However, species formation seems to have picked up speed shortly after the Messinian Salinity Crisis six million years ago. During this period the Mediterranean almost dried out, only to rapidly fill up with water again as the Strait of Gibraltar opened. The research indicates that species isolated from each other for millions of years occasionally have found each other and shared genes. By comparing DNA sequences from 26 species and eight subspecies, the team successfully mapped the major features of the evolution of wall lizards.
Another said: “Kneel, sincebollistas!” For Teresa Cuerda who owns Casa Dani, the famous Madrid tortilla bar that she opened in 1991 with her sister and broth‐ er‐in‐law, the survey was just confirming what she thinks is a familiar truth: “Tortilla with
TORTILLA: Most people prefer it with onion. onion has always been far more popular at Casa Dani than tor‐ tilla without onion,” said Cuer‐ da. “I’d say around 90 per cent of our customers prefer their tortilla with onion,” she said.
World’s first organic caviar is produced in Loja, Granada THE world’s first-ever organic caviar is being produced by Caviar Riofrio in the Granada municipality of Loja. Caviar Riofrio is a company that was founded back in 1963 by the Navarrese doctor, Luis Domezain, located in the town of Loja, and originally built as a trout farm. The doctor soon incorporated sturgeon to the farm, but a tragic flood in September 2018 covered one of the fish farms in mud, and in just a few minutes more than 11,000 sturgeons died. This was when Carlos Cadenas and his partner Antonio Romero got involved, buying the farm in 2019, with the objective of returning it to its former glory - but sadly Antonio passed away in 2020 rebuilding the business. Loja is at a similar latitude south of the Caspian Sea as Iran, and, as in Iran, the waters originate in mountains that are over 3,000 metres high, are free of pesticides, and maintain a constant temperature of between 14ºC and 15ºC, and with an investment of over €2 million, Carlos Cadenas has rebuilt the fish farm while still respecting the natural environment. He currently has more than 100,000 sturgeon specimens at the farm, consisting of the three most famous varieties of the fish, all under the careful supervision of four biologists, three from Russia, and one Spanish.
Sailboat attacked by killer whales A SAILBOAT has been attacked by a group of killer whales in the Strait of Gibraltar. The Salvamento Maritimo set out on a rescue mission to help a sailboat that had been attacked by a pod of killer whales in the early hours of July 15. According to reports the boat was a recreational sailing boat which had two people on board. They called for help at 3.50am. The sea conditions were also bad and they were being hit by two metre waves. The crew members were able to confirm that they had followed protocol which included lowering the sails and turning off the engine. Luckily for the people on board the Salvamar Enif was able to find them and accompany the two-metre-long boat to safety at Cadiz’s Barbate where they arrived safely at 6am.
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Why chasing star performers won’t guarantee investment success Financial markets are complicated and unpredictable, with no formula you can follow to ensure you will strike big, or even get out more than you put in. It is important for private investors to carefully manage risk and not get swayed by the latest trend and chase good performance. History repeatedly shows that the best performer one year could be amongst the worst the following year. Asset class performance There have been many examples of ‘star’ assets that soared before crashing back to earth. The dot.com bubble famously saw US technology stocks in the Nasdaq Index rise fivefold in the late 1990s before falling 77% in 2002. Recently we have witnessed the volatile fortunes of cryptocurrencies. Essentially, there is little longterm benefit in only picking the latest top-performing asset. If you look at which asset type generated the most returns during a year, you
month at the top and no two years followed the same pattern. Without a crystal ball you could not have picked the right winners every time.
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would likely see a different star each month. Take 2019 – the year started with North American equities on top, then the spotlight moved to UK stocks, European shares, property, Japanese equities, emerging market then Asia-Pacific stocks and UK bonds before the year ended with cash in the lead. Over the tenyear period from 2010, one asset class rarely spent more than one
Fund manager performance The same is true of ‘star’ fund managers. While many seem to offer similar investment opportunities, the difference in performance can be significant… but often temporary. Let’s say you had invested £10,000 in a UK-listed shares fund over the ten-year period starting 1 January 2010. If you happened to be in the best performing fund over that period, you would have made a net profit of 440%. Investing in the lowest performing fund would have brought a much-reduced profit of 49%. On the face of it, it appears you should just pick the best performing fund. But again, choosing a previously successful fund manager does not guarantee ongoing top performance. Statistics illustrate how the performance of the top 25% of
fund managers tends to weaken over time. Of the 56 managers in the top quarter of performers in 2015, for instance, only four remained the next year. A sensible investment approach There are some key principles you can follow to help manage risk and reach your financial goals. Diversification – spreading your investments across multiple areas (a range of different asset classes, geographical regions and market sectors) is the optimal strategy for minimising risk. Diversifying gives your portfolio the chance to produce positive returns over time without being vulnerable to any single area or stock under-performing. You can diversify further using a ‘multi-manager’ approach, which reduces reliance on any one manager making the right decisions in all market conditions. Think long term and have patience when investing – chasing good, quick returns rarely succeeds
in the long run. Likewise, exiting a market when it dips would lock in your losses and make you miss any rebounds when markets recover. Research shows that ‘time in’ the market – staying fully invested – is a more successful strategy for investors than trying to ‘time’ the market. Match your portfolio to your personal situation, income requirements, goals, timeline and appetite for risk. This is best assessed objectively by a professional who can then build a diversified portfolio with the right balance of risk/return for you. A locally based, but cross-border adviser can bring all the principles together while ensuring your arrangements are structured as tax-efficiently as possible for Spain. All advice received from Blevins Franks is personalised and provided in writing. This article, however, should not be construed as providing any personalised taxation or investment advice.
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Police indicted for kicking in door of Madrid flat
A J U D G E has indicted 12 National Police officers for allegedly entering a Madrid apartment during the State of Alarm due to the coronavirus without the consent of its occupants or a court order in an
action known as ‘kick in the door’. T he judge in of M adrid has been investigating the complaint of the occupants of the apartment for some events that occurred at dawn on December 9,
2020. The events took place when the officers went to the apartment, located at number 14 C alle Pan y Toros in the Madrid district of Villaverde. The authorities were contacted by a neighbour
who claimed to have heard screams. According to the proceedings, the officers allegedly entered without a warrant and the occupants of the house, who assured that they were celebrating
the birthday of one of them, were arrested for an attack on the authority for allegedly preventing their identification and resisting arrest, which has also led to a judicial investigation. The occupants of the
house, represented by the lawyer Marina Fernandez, also denounced the police for breaking and entering, considering that they did not commit any crime that would justify entering the apartment.
Dangerous electricity pylon gone JAEN’S most dangerous electricity pylon, responsible for the death of more than 50 birds of prey, has been demolished. In a joint effort between the Aquila a-LIFE project and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development of the Junta de Andalucia, with the collaboration of a
BIRDS: Were electrocuted.
Fair immigration call MINISTER for Home Affairs, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has asked his European counterparts to ensure that the future Pact on Migration and Asylum, currently being negotiated by the EU partners, includes ‘an equitable distribution of responsibility and solidarity’ in migration policy. “We note with concern that all the initiatives to advance in the negotiations on the new pact concentrate on rules that demand greater responsibility from the member states of first entry of migratory flows, while in the field of sharing and solidarity, proposals are unrealistic and distant from the agreement,” said Grande-Marlaska. He also insisted the EU needs to make a firm commitment to a preventive and cooperative migration policy. “There is an urgent need to make progress on the external dimension by strengthening instruments for collaboration with the countries of origin, reinforcing their operational capacities and establishing a reliable and lasting framework for cooperation. The reality of migration imposes it on us. We have a few months ahead of us with a foreseeable increase in irregular entries into the EU. We should anticipate and prevent them,” he said.
private owner, an electricity pylon considered to be a black point in the electrocution of birds, and said to be the most lethal in the province of Jaen, has been demolished. Fifty pylons of a privatelyowned power line which runs through the municipalities of Linares and Bailen have also been corrected thanks to this three-way collaboration, after more than 50 birds, most of them raptors, have been electrocuted along this line in recent years, according to the conservation entity Grefa, which coordinates the Aquila a-LIFE project. Since its launch more than three years ago, Aquila a-LIFE has made it possible to rectify more than 3,200 electricity pylons that were dangerous for the Bonelli eagle, a species whose recovery is the objective of this project supported by the EU. According to data from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, more than 33,000 birds die annually in Spanish territory due to electrocutions or collisions in power lines.
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Influencer 0 degrees angers many in August FOR those who love a cold summer, there is a town in Teruel that has been given the nickname of the coldest town in all of Spain in summer. The town in question is called Griegos and is located in the Sierra de Albarracin region, with an area spanning 31.77 km² and boasting a population of 138 inhabitants, according to data from 2020. Although its climate is the continental Mediterranean, the altitude of the town is what causes such low temperatures in this municipality. With an average annual temperature of only 7.5°C, it is 1,604 metres above sea level. Its winters are usually extremely cold and long, and on the contrary, the cool and short summers can even register temperatures below 0 degrees on some occasions in August. In winter temperatures can drop below -15 degrees. The municipality has great tourist attractions that will surprise its visitors. The Church of San Pedro, in whose construction there are still remains of the 16th century and the subsequent extension of the 17th century. Meanwhile, the Muela de San Juan is one of the most incredible viewpoints that can be found in the area to observe a beautiful panoramic view of the region. Also, visiting its well-known ‘House of Butterflies’ where lovers of insects will discover more than 2,000 specimens is one of the obligatory visits in the coldest town in Spain.
SPANISH social media in‐ fluencer and singer, Dar‐ rechi, 19, who has 26 mil‐ lion viewers on TikTok, has caused anger after saying he avoids using a condom by telling sexual partners he is sterile. Darrechi stated that because none of his part‐ ners had fallen pregnant from unprotected sex with him “I started think‐ ing that I had a problem. So, I tell them ‘relax I’m sterile’. It’s true, I find it difficult with a condom, so I never use one,” he said. He later came out on Instagram to apologise af‐ ter his comments went vi‐ ral saying: “I’m really sor‐ ry... it’s just crazy what I said. “I want to apologise, really. Sometimes I don’t
DARRECHI: Is now being investigated. realise the responsibility that is mine... “I made a comment that really is out of place and that is not right. Sometimes I say things and sometimes I exagger‐ ate, but it’s just crazy what I said, I wish it had been cut at the edit and no one would ever have heard it,” he continued.
The equality minister for Spain has now asked a prosecutor to investigate Darrechi. Irene Montero said on Twitter that she wants an investigation in‐ to whether Darrechi’s comments were true and, if so, to identify victims of his deception as it would constitute as sexual abuse under Spanish laws.
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#ImVaccinated promotion MANY young people in Spain feel unfairly sin‐ gled out as those responsible for the fifth wave of the pandemic, due to uncontrolled parties and crowds and, therefore, they have launched a campaign on social media net‐ works to encourage everyone to get vaccinat‐ ed and show that most of them respect the rules. With the use of the #ImVaccinated hashtag, they have wanted to show their commitment to curbing the pandemic, at a time when young people over 16 have already begun to be vaccinated in some communities such as Madrid, the Basque Country, Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. They want to demon‐ strate their collaboration to stop the spread of the virus in this new wave of infections that af‐ fects this age group in particular as it is the one that, within the vaccination strategy estab‐ lished by the Ministry of Health, receives im‐ munisation later compared to other age co‐ horts. On Twitter, Instagram and Facebook there are constant messages from young peo‐ ple who encourage their followers to get vacci‐ nated, attaching a photo after receiving the vaccine or posing next to the health personnel who have administered the doses. And it is now, after the constant pointing out that they are responsible for the new wave of infections when young people want to show they are aware of the seriousness of the situation and want to be vaccinated.
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End of Petrol and Diesel THE European Green Deal is one of Brussels’ priorities for the next few years and the approaches are ambitious. So much so that the European Commission sets the end of sales of combustion vehicles,
petrol and diesel, and also hybrids in 2035. This was explained on Wednesday, July 14, by President Von der Leyen, accompanied by several commissioners, in the presentation of initia-
First Covid lung transplant T H E Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona has carried out the first lung transplant in the country to a patient who had contracted Covid-19 and to whom the coronavirus inflammation had caused irreversible damage to these organs. The 51-year-old man with no previous pathologies was infected at the end of January and admitted to the ICU for 127 days, 122 of them connected to an extracorporeal oxygenation device (ECMO), a machine that performs the functions of the lungs. After four months his lungs did not respond and the Bellvitge Hospital, where he was admitted, requested an assessment from the V all d’ H ebron Lung Transplantation Committee. Jordi Soriano, the transplant patient, explained on Friday, July 16, that when he entered the hospital “ I was connected to a machine with which I have been for almost four months.” After being operated on, “after 24 days they took it away from me.” This has been a five-month journey, Soriano explained.
tives in the framework of the fight against climate change. In addition, the Commission proposes a fund of €72,000 million to face the increases in electricity and energy poverty. The European economy based on fossil fuels “has come to an end,” the president herself told the press. “The emission of CO2 must have a price” that works as an incentive to move towards less polluting technologies, said Von der Leyen to summarise a broad regulatory package that “combines the reduction of emissions with measures to preserve nature and to put jobs and social balance at the heart of this transformation.” In any case, this new step by Brussels will then have to be negotiated with the Council of the EU, which represents the Member States, and with the European Parliament, so that the EU reduces its polluting emissions in 2030 by at least 55 per cemt compared to 1990, with a view to shedding CO2 by the mid-century.
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Caught red handed TWO men have been arrested after being caught red‐handed in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Sevilla for
poaching. They were seriously prepared for the mission, dressed in camouflage whilst
Sanlucar dates now set DAT ES have been confirmed for this year’s famous S anlucar de B arrameda, C adiz H orse R acing programme, to be held in two cycles, the first between August 3 and 6, and then the second cycle on August 18, 19, and 20. This has already been approved by the Spanish Jockey Club, which officially regulates horse racing at the national level, and in a press release from the Horse Racing Society, it is confirmed that the programme comprises 22 races, 10 in the first cycle, and 12 in the second, with the possibility of adding one more prize, which would be given an extra fourth race day. All the races will be for horses and thoroughbred mares from three years old and upward, and the distances will range between 1,400m and 2,000m, with a total prize budget of €159,460 allocated. The Andalucia Prize will be run on August 18, with a €10,200 prize, and the Ciudad de Sanlucar grand prize, which will once again be the most prestigious race of the equestrian meeting, with a first prize of €13,600, which will be the final race on the last day.
wearing balaclavas and carry‐ ing a large backpack which was found to contain the remains of a wild boar which had been cut into pieces. The men had a startling ar‐ ray of hunting equipment in‐ cluding a long‐range rifle with a scope, a silencer, and indepen‐ dent thermal sight and other equipment. They were also car‐ rying various 308 mm calibre ammunition. The police had been working to track down illegal poachers, having received information that poaching was taking place in multiple locations in the province. They were caught on private property and they had not been granted permission to be there by the owner. Wild boar in Spain is not con‐ sidered to be an endangered species but there is a season for hunting. According to the officers the men had been hunting out of season which is considered to be seasonal poaching.
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TOP names for new born babies in Denmark during 2020 were for girls Alma (514) and for boys Alfred (520) according to information released by Danmarks Statistik. Runners up were Oscar and Carl for boys and Agnes and Ella for girls.
THE latest anti Covid measure imposed by President Emmanuel Macron will hit anti-vaxxers where it hurts as in order to visit a café or restaurant, individuals will have to show that they have been vaccinated or have recently tested negative for Covid-19, otherwise no service.
THE NETHERLANDS VW pay out A DUTCH court has ruled that people who purchased new Volkswagen, Seat or Skoda diesel cars fitted with software that falsified the vehicles’ emissions test results should receive compensation of €3,000, whilst those who purchased the cars second-hand will receive €1,500.
BELGIUM Sir Pent FIREFIGHTERS in Anderlecht thought that they had seen everything until they were called to a car dealer’s showroom and asked to remove an unidentified 50cm long snake from under the bonnet of a car that had recently been imported from Bordeaux, France.
GERMANY Gender-neutral A DECISION has been made by Lufthansa that all of the airlines within its group will drop the phrase Ladies and Gentlemen as it is now committed to gender-neutral language and crews may simply say ‘dear guests’, ‘welcome on board’ or ‘good morning/evening’.
NORWAY Oil OK A SURVEY, conducted by research bureau Sentio for newspaper Klassekampen, showed that 59 per cent of Norwegians were in favour of ongoing oil and gas exploration, 23 per cent were opposed and 18 per cent were undecided. Those against has shrunk by 11 per cent in two years.
FINLAND Scooter curfew WITH effect from September, people in Oslo will no longer be able to rent e-scooters between 11pm and 5am, due to the high rate of accidents. According to Norwegian NTB Data, of all the major cities in Europe, Oslo has the highest number of escooters per capita.
SWEDEN No ID A MAN claiming to be a plain-clothes policeman flagged down a car containing two women in Malmo and accused the driver of speeding. He showed no ID, didn’t try to get into the car or fine the woman, but simply drove away.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Face masks WITH the removal of pandemic restrictions on July 19, many UK companies have decided that they will require that staff and customers continue to wear masks. Those who have already indicated this are supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco as well as bookseller Waterstones.
Netflix games AS more competing companies such as Apple and Disney enter the online TV market, Netflix continues to look to increase its customer base and has reportedly employed a new expert executive to head up a new Video Game division which is expected to go live in 2022.
Scam warning THE use of Bizum, a mobile App to make small payments to friends became so popular in Spain during the lockdown that companies such as El Corte Inglés have started to accept payment but the Spanish Government is now warning about a proliferation of scams.
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Restructuring AFTER having closed eight John Lewis stores earlier this year, John Lewis and Waitrose are looking to cut 1,000 management jobs across the UK. In a statement it said that it wanted to try to avoid compulsory redundancy and will help affected staff (averaging three members of management at each store) to find other roles such as customer service roles. The decision has been made due to the growth of online shopping and the group intends to continue to improve its business through its web offers.
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is the amount that American investment bank Morgan Stanley earned in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 56 per cent over the previous year.
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AMERICAN technology giant IBM is acquiring Spanish data analytics company Bluetab Solutions Group SL for an undisclosed sum. Bluetab will become a strategic part of IBM’s data services consulting practice to further advance its hybrid cloud and AI strategy. “The outside‐in digital transformation of the past is giving way to the inside‐out potential of using company‐ owned data with AI and au‐ tomation to generate busi‐
ness value and create intelli‐ gent workflows,” said Mark Foster, Senior Vice President, IBM Services and Global Busi‐ ness Services. “Our acquisition of Bluetab will fuel migration to the cloud and help our clients to realise even more value from their mission‐critical data,” he added. Founded in 2005 and based in Madrid, Bluetab has long‐standing relationships with leading brands in the banking, telecommunica‐
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tions, and energy and utilities industries throughout Spain and parts of Latin America in‐ cluding Mexico, Peru and Colombia. Bluetab enables leading enterprises to drive more val‐ ue from their data by trans‐ forming their on‐premise da‐ ta and analytics estates to hybrid multi‐cloud data plat‐ forms using a combination of public cloud providers and technologies including Red Hat OpenShift. Bluetab’s expertise in data
and cloud migration services includes specialised data strategy, data fabric and ad‐ vanced analytics. Bluetab’s highly skilled da‐ ta experts will join IBM Global Business Services to capitalise on the rapidly growing data services market opportunity. The transaction was an‐ nounced on July 15 and is subject to customary closing conditions including regulato‐ ry clearance and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021.
Returning ashes to the UK
Lawn Bowls Again I saw your EWN piece on club ownership and the assets in the bank belonging to the club signatories and not to the members. I am the sec‐ retary for a Lawn Bowls club on the Costa del Sol and also a bank signatory. I wish to ensure that the assets are shared by the members. My concern is that we al‐ ready belong to the Federation of Bowls in Andalucia and I wonder if going for the Associacion Civil will af‐ fect this membership which governs our sport here in Spain. I understand a lawyer is needed.
VAT free ONE positive effect of Brexit for UK residents travelling to EU destinations is that they are now entitled to claim back VAT on any item they purchase which may be returned to Britain, but they should complete a DIVA tax free form instore or have invoices stamped on departure.
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Yes, you need a lawyer and no, it will YOU AND THE LAW not affect your fed‐ IN SPAIN eration status. This Asociacion Civil status makes your club a legal body that can hold a bank account in its own name. When the officers of the association are changed, they register at the bank. The assets are not ‘shared’. They belong to the club. It means you must file your accounts and list your officers and activities each year. You may even be able to apply for grants to help meet your expenses. W N (Costa del Sol)
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Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
FOUNDED in 1980, Majestic Wines looked to be in trouble as more people turned to online purchasing, but in 2019 it was purchased by American investment firm Fortress for £95 (€105) million. With the return of former manag‐ ing director John Colley, shops and jobs were saved and staff instore continue to offer knowledgeable advice on the large range of differ‐
REMAINS: Things have changed. WHEN a person dies in Spain, they may want their remains to be cremated. If this was arranged in their pre‐paid funeral plan, it will be carried out as per their wishes. However, due to current coro‐ navirus restrictions, it is important to know that human ashes can no longer be returned from Spain to the UK privately with a courier service as they could in the past. Instead, the same procedure as is required when repatriat‐ ing a body must be carried out and unfortunately this is con‐ siderably more expensive than it was to send the ashes with a courier. Golden Leaves can arrange the whole process for you so that it will go smoothly and your loved one’s ashes will be safely returned to the UK. On the other hand, a family member can take the cremat‐ ed ashes back to the UK with them and Golden Leaves Funer‐ al Plans can provide the certificates required for transport.
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Spanish wines popular in UK ent wines that it stocks. Talking to Euro Weekly News about its Spanish wines, a spokesman explained: “Spanish wines have dominated the best‐sell‐ ing list at Majestic for some time, with key regions such as Rioja a firm customer favourite. “In recent times, this has started
to shift ‐ with more interest across other key regions and styles. In par‐ ticular white wines from Spain have started to become more popular, firstly with grapes like Albarino, but increasingly also White Rioja too ‐ including Majestic’s first ever own label Definition Rioja Blanco. “After a difficult few years in
ONE Bank of England (BOE) ex‐ pert said on July 15 that the Bank may need to take action to curb inflation earlier than ex‐ pected after conditions for tight‐ ening monetary policy appear to have been met already. Michael Saunders, a member of the BOE monetary policy committee, said that with the economy reviving and inflation above the committee’s 2 per cent target, it may need to con‐ sider ending its bond‐buying programme in the coming months rather than the expect‐ ed December. The BOE reduced interest rates to a historic low of 0.1 per cent to tackle the financial ef‐ fects of the pandemic, but may now need to start increasing rates again.
Girl power YOUTH and Gender took priori‐ ty in Spanish President Pedro Sánchez’s recent cabinet reshuffle. Although only PSOE minis‐ ters changed, the average age has dropped to 50 and women now constitute 63 per cent of the cabinet. Most obvious promotion was that of economy minister Nadia Calviño, who has now become the first Vice Presi‐ dent. Calviño has experience of economics in her previous role with the European Commission and will be a lynchpin in the re‐ covery programme which will have access to up to €140 bil‐ lion in the coming years. terms of harvests, the region has re‐ cently returned to strong sales growth in our 200 UK stores, driven by this increase in interest along‐ side some other exciting develop‐ ments; including from regions like Rias Baixas, Toro, Priorat and Ribero del Duero ‐ showing that Spain is now about so much more than just simple Rioja when it comes to wine.”
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Ceuta and Melilla
‘Hand luggage’ Melilla WHILST the unemployment situ‐ ation in Spain appears to be get‐ ting better, Spanish enclaves in Morocco are finding their economies are getting worse. For many years Ceuta and Melilla had relatively thriving economies due to the fact that they benefited from what is known as ‘atypical commerce’ whereby goods were shipped in from around the world. They were then taken to the borders with Morocco where mainly women, who had access to cross the border, were paid to take large packages as ‘hand lug‐ gage’ into Morocco, avoiding im‐ port duties. From 2018, Morocco started to make it more difficult for this to happen and come the outbreak of the pandemic, bor‐ ders were closed, meaning that a huge flow of income disap‐ peared from both Ceuta and Melilla and this continues to
the present day. Each of the enclaves houses around 85,000 residents and it is reported by the World Politics Review that although about half of those employed work for the Spanish Government, adult un‐ employment is now around 30 per cent in Ceuta and 20 per cent in Melilla. The local economies used to thrive on import taxes (much lower than Morocco or Spain) on goods which soon found their way across the borders but this source of income has now disappeared. The way forward seems to be either rapprochement between Morocco and Spain (which cur‐ rently seems unlikely) or the possible incorporation of the two enclaves into the EU cus‐ toms zone which would be likely to generate options for income. Morocco isn’t just belligerent because of the ‘atypical com‐
Arcadia debts MOST of the accounting with the Arcadia Group is confusing and now it needs a second set of Administrators to wind up 21 of its companies. In November 2020, Deloittes were appointed Administrators and raised some £320 (€352) million through the sale of Top Shop and other high street names which allowed the repayment of a £50 (€55) million loan to Lady Green. Now Mazars is charged with resolving payment of debts to creditors with around £30 (€33) million in the pot, although it is suggested that more than £40 (€44) million is owed in unpaid VAT alone.
merce’ but because Spain still won’t recognise its rights to oc‐ cupy the Western Sahara, which Spain moved out of in 1976.
BUSINESS EXTRA Offices sold PONTEGADEA the real estate investment arm, (said to be worth €15 billion) of Europe’s richest man Amancio Ortega, the founder of Zara has made a new investment, buying the London offices of global private equity firm Cinven which is based in St James’s Square.
Revolut value DESPITE continuously making losses, UK online bank Revolut has been valued at a stunning £24 (€26.4) billion after raising £578 (€636) million in a fundraising effort which makes it the most valuable British Fintech operation trading today. It also forecasts profit this year.
Turnover down ONE of the world’s richest football teams, Real Madrid saw a massive drop in turnover due to the suspension of matches and then banning of crowds due to the pandemic, so has declared that for the 15 months to June 2021 it earned €653 million.
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Well, good luck with that one!
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, I hope the woke wallies that encouraged the introduction of an act of such provocative propaganda into our national sport are pleased with themselves. The taking of the knee, in support of a Marxist, anti‐white (and in fact anti male) organisation has ‐ as I was scoffed at for prophesying months ago ‐ now created more racism in the UK than ever could have been previously envisaged. Instead of a few low lifes making derogatory noises from the terraces, or the occasional banana being thrown on the pitch, there are now thousands of spectators voicing their displeasure of this act of blatant racial confrontation at the start of every match. And now it is announced that some of our mislead athletes will be continuing this practice of ‘gesture politics’ at the Tokyo games! This decision is in direct violation of the Olympic charter that states and I quote: ‘No kind of demonstration, political, religious or racist propaganda is permitted on any
The Olympic Charter is clear.
Olympic site or venue’, unquote. In yet another act of total disregard for the rules and regulations and with utter contempt for the millions of sport fans, who want to enjoy sport for sports sake, this arrogant BLM movement is now about to tarnish the most glorious celebration of peaceful sporting rivalry ever created with political statements akin to the Nazi demonstrations at Hitler’s 1936 games in Berlin. Well I personally think the
Japanese should ban the whole debasing operation and, as they did with the Black Power athletes in 1969, disqualify those who decide to flout the time honoured rules of this magnificent unbiased competition. The problem here of course is that some who initially (and irrationally) thought it would be ‘pretty cool’ to display this kneeling act to the supporters, cannot now back down for fear of being accused of racism themselves. Do I detect a certain
irony? For all our sakes get off your knees and get on with these sporting events in the true unbiased and multicultural spirit they were originally intended. After all it’s not as though black and minority figures are underrepresented in these events. In fact many categories are positively dominated by ethnic athletes. These continuing accusations of white privilege are a positive disgrace and completely non‐ productive to anyone truly wishing to
solve the problems. Personally I think the words of the great actor Morgan Freeman were probably one of the most intelligent pieces of advice I’ve heard, when he announced in the media that the best way to end racism was to stop talking about it! The BLM movement is a far left Marxist organisation which, under the guise of seeking racial equality, is intent on causing as much disruption and resentment as it is allowed to get away with. Time it was exposed for what its intentions truly are (which is actually black female domination!) Well, good luck with that. I believe the British government has finally capitulated to Covid. It’s now every man, woman and child for themselves. And good luck with that as well! Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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A CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE POLITICAL KIND NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS
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AFTER decades of doing everything possible to keep reported UFO sightings secret, the Pen‐ tagon has changed tack. According to a recently‐ released report, it has no explanation for dozens of unidentified flying objects seen by US military pilots. All the cynics amongst you may well point to the fact that aliens only seem interested in places where western powers are known to test new technologies (places like southern California, Vir‐ ginia Beach etc) and to let them know just when the little green folk show some interest in Syria or Sri Lanka. And that maybe there is another expla‐ nation for UFO videos released by military forces: the need to convince us of the ongoing existence of threats, real and imaginary, to maximise their funding. Admittedly, we’ve been told by our own gov‐ ernment there’s been no substantiated evidence of Unidentified Flying Objects over the past half
ALIENS: Are not just confined to British politics. century. But heck, that’s the UK Government ‐ it wouldn’t LIE to us, would it? Unidentified means unidentified, not alien but alien could be applied to some UK politicians. And let’s face it: there are some very strange people in
politics. And even more who claim that the lack of UFO sightings over the years is simply because aliens have all now been assimilated into the vari‐ ous political parties. But these aliens aren’t confined to British poli‐
tics. Consider former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the number of times she ‘mis‐spoke’ about being in places where she clearly wasn’t. Under sniper fire in Bosnia. Under bomb fire in Belfast. It always sounded so thrilling ‐ like some‐ thing out of a Dan Brown novel. Problem was, it did come out of a Dan Brown novel. Fiction that’s totally out of this world. Then there’s Donald Trump still refusing to ac‐ cept the election result... Yes, politicians are strange. Alien‐like. And with us. And, unlike the Pentagon, we’ve got the PROOF... And a final thought: in space, nobody’ll hear Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk etc in their rockets. So can Dominic Cummings go too (plus any others you’d like to add?) Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cude‐ ca cancer charity. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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GO LOCAL BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local now that the lockdown has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores. We challenge you to redis‐ cover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under control, it is a good idea to try and support many local busi‐ nesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can oper‐ ate, especially if you are un‐ able to get out due to health reasons or any other restric‐ tions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the lo‐ cal community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on‐ line, consider where your mon‐ ey 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 com‐ munity by making a small ges‐ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small inde‐ pendent stores are actually
much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous gen‐ erations and support not just the current owner but the gen‐ eration before. 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 lo‐ cal businesses to help them over the coming weeks, think‐ ing 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 sa‐ lon or an online study course for someone looking 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
alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money cir‐ culating within the local econo‐ my. Studies have shown that lo‐ cal businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned sup‐ ply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retail‐ ers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain re‐ tailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits ev‐ eryone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce. First, they sell to a local
restaurant, which in turn pre‐ pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employ‐ ees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy sup‐ plies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neighbours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportu‐ nities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more peo‐ ple per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local commu‐ nity is with a Charity Gift cer‐ tificate, 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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Keep those biting bugs at bay EMMA WALLSWORTH SUMMER has arrived and so have our biting bugs, mosquitoes and stinging insects, so make sure you are prepared. Make your own bite and wasp sting relief soft salve at home. Ingredients: • 17g of organic beeswax • cup of organic olive oil • cup of organic coconut oil • 5 drops of lavender essential oil • 5 drops of calendula essential oil • 5 drops of peppermint oil Method: 1. Add water into a pan and heat. 2. In a glass jug add grated beeswax 3. Place jug into pan of hot water (water should only reach halfway up your jug) 4. Melt wax and stir with a wood skewer. 5. Once wax is melted add your olive oil and coconut oil 6. Once all melted take off the heat and add your chosen essential oils 7. Pour into heatproof jars and leave to set.
STING RELIEF: You can make at home. Essential oil health benefits: Lavender essential oil can erase nervous tension, increase blood circulation, cure res‐ piratory problems, sanitise skin and scalp and calm pain. Calendula oil blends well with other floral oils and oils that also provide good antibacte‐ rial and antiseptic properties.
Peppermint can be attributed to the pres‐ ence of menthol and other biochemicals which have been tested to repel bugs, cock‐ roaches, and mosquitoes. You can always prepare a safe bug repellent with the use of peppermint oil as a base, although it can be applied directly to keep the bugs and mosquitoes away.
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My whole life is flashing past! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION
Views of a Grumpy Old Man THE world we live in today makes these articles almost write themselves unless you are dumb enough to believe everything that is being fed to us. We are being mugged off big time and I’m not talking about Covid, I’m talking about everything. I live on the Costa del Sol and if one didn’t read the news, watch it on TV or look at the internet you wouldn’t know there was anything different going on except there are people walking about in masks. The beaches and restaurants are full. Obviously lots of businesses haven’t made it but there is still ‘normal’ life going on. The UK government has introduced an ‘amber plus’ now to make sure they ruin as many peoples’ holidays as possible. When BoJo and Sunak were told to isolate suddenly they’re part of a new experiment and won’t be treated the same as the plebs. Two hours later they did a complete U-turn. Do they really think the public are going to stand for this nonsense? Over 300,000 people were at Silverstone this weekend and were
not really subject to any stringent checks that they are complying with the entry rules. This was confirmed by the boss of Silverstone in all the press and news programmes. If the organisers believe everyone is being totally honest then I’ve got some bridges and palaces in London I’d like to sell them. So they are trying to nick the whistle blower who released the CCTV footage of Hancock’s hallway grope. Actually they should give that person a reward, maybe a knighthood, for doing the right thing and exposing the lying, cheating, smiling assassin scumbag to the public for what he really is. Just got a message that 34 passwords stored on my phone have been compromised and I need to change them. I looked at the offending apps and I have to tell you I can’t remember 90 per cent of them so it’s going to be a fun time changing them. My phone also told me today that I’m listening to my music too loud and promptly turned it down for me! I’m now arguing with my phone about how loud I can have my music. A note to all the app makers - please change the way I have to enter my date of birth. Just let me type it in - it’s really distressing to scroll all the way down to 1949 from 2021. It’s like my whole life flashing past me!! Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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Magnesium on the go SUMMER has arrived and we should all be taking advantage of the wonderful weather to get out to do all the things we planned during the winter months. However, if you find you are lacking the energy and enthusiasm it may be due to a lack of magnesium. Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body. It is responsible for aiding the reaction of over 600 chemical reactions needed to keep the body healthy. Deficiency of the mineral, not easily detected in the early stages, can be the cause of fatigue and depression. How can we regain our ‘get up and go?’ The answer could lie in our diet. There is such a wide variety of foods containing all the vitamins and minerals we require, not only to boost our energy but also to lessen anxiety and enable us to fully enjoy our lives. At this time of the year we certainly don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen,
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DAVID WORBOYS MANY families are named after birds, such as Finch, Starling and Wren. Some of those named after a nightingale spell their name Nightingirl, which raises a few questions. How long has Spencer Nightingirl been cheating on his wife, for example? A family is more likely to be named after a bird than a type of metallole organoarsenic com‐ pound with the formula C4H4AsH. In this unlikely event, the family name would be Ar‐ sole. I was brought up to be‐ lieve that an arsole was a cad, an idiot or a useful part of the anatomy. I am fascinated by the sur‐ names (or family names) that we inherit at birth but also by Christian (or first) names be‐ stowed upon us shortly after‐ wards. I have never heard of a Mill‐ wall supporter called Mar‐
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CHRISTIAN NAMES NAMES: Bella is not a suitable name if you look like Jo Brand.
maduke, for in‐ stance. If there were such a person, I should imagine he would need to be a mighty good street fighter to deter the taunts and bullying such a name
would have attracted at school and at The Den. Conversely, there are cer‐ tain names considered un‐ suitable for a future British monarch. Even in today’s liberal environ‐ ment, a King Elvis or Queen Madonna in Buck‐ ingham Palace is about as likely as a rocking‐horse winning the Epsom Der‐ by. Come to think of it, King M a r ‐ maduke would raise a few weary laughs. It is impossible to know how a new‐ born baby is going to turn out. Will he be obese at 12, 6’5” at 17 or as thick as a plank? Will
she be timid, ginger‐haired or treble‐chinned at 10? So, if we stray too far from the conven‐ tional name, there is plenty of scope for getting it hilariously wrong. It would have been difficult to predict the evolvement of Michael Jackson through his various stages of physical ap‐ pearance and artistic talent. The name Michael was per‐ haps a wise choice, if not the most appropriate. The Corker parents need to be pretty confident about the physical breeding of their baby daughter before choosing Isa as her name (although his inappro‐ priate appellation does not seem to have bothered Lord Adonis). A distant relative of mine was christened Bubbles. She was a gloomy introvert with short straight dark hair and a pallid complexion.
The kind who lit up a room every time she left it. I remem‐ ber a girl at school with body‐ odour who suffered daily jibes because her name was Rose, while a neighbour’s daughter with uneven grey teeth was called Pearl. Bella and Linda are also risky names for a girl who is going to look like Jo Brand. An ebullient Irishman I worked with in Vienna was ac‐ tually named Harry Curry. The actress Minnie Driver in fact drives a Lexus RXL. Even with the most conserva‐ tive of Christian names, the un‐ expected can happen. In 1986 a Yorkshire woman christened Mary, married a postman called Leeroy Christmas.
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ROJALES PANTO GROUP: Are recruiting new members. THE Rojales Pantomime Group are raring to get up and running again after not being able to perfrom the last two panto seasons due to Covid. The group is now recruiting members to join its next Rojales pantomime. This time they are going after lots of buried treasure in the Caribbean in their very funny and unique version of Treasure Island, which they hope to be able to entertain the general public with at the beginning of next year in the traditional panto season. If joining your local dramatic theatre group is on your list of things to do, now is the chance for you to do something about it as you are invited to their recruitment event on Friday, July 30 to be held at The Tavern in Lo Crispin at 6pm. Why not come along
for an hour and meet some of the cast and crew and see what a lovely friendly bunch they are. They are all amateurs who enjoy entertaining the public so don’t be shy, this is a great way to meet new friends. They have an excellent social secretary who loves arranging events for the group throughout the year, so if you fancy acting, singing in the chorus or helping behind the scenes they would love you to come and meet us on July 30. It’s fun, fun, fun all the way with the Rojales Pantomime Group. For more information on how to join their group, email Doug McClone on douglasmcclone@yahoo. co.uk.
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Volkswagen batteries and electric cars V O L K S W AG E N has an‐ nounced that it wants to make Spain a strategic pillar for its electrification project by installing the third of its gigafactories in the country, where batteries would be produced for all the group's brands, while also manufac‐ turing its electric utility vehi‐ cles from 2025, however, this move is dependent on state subsidies, the consortium is reported as saying. The car manufacturing gi‐ ant has presented its New Auto strategy for 2030, a plan in which software de‐ velopment plays a funda‐ mental role, because it is based on building safer, smarter and when the time comes, autonomous cars. It is not the only priority that Volkswagen has, be‐ cause by 2030 the industrial group intends that its carbon footprint will have been re‐ duced by 30 per cent, com‐ pared to 2018, and on the
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack MG was an iconic British car, but in terms of new models is now an iconic British badge. Taken from the ashes of the Rover Group the Chinese car maker SAIC owns MG and produces a small range of cars and SUVs in petrol, hybrid and all‐electric. The main models are SUVs but one of the newest is the MG5. It’s an all‐electric affair and an estate, which will surprise many as SUVs con‐ tinue to find favour with a majority of buyers. With an affordable starting price of just €29,371 (£25,095), after the UK government grant, it offers lots of space, excel‐ lent equipment levels and a very good claimed range. It’s not the cheapest EV out there, but in terms of space and equip‐ ment it offers a great package. It’s a fairly ba‐ sic design in terms of looks but because it’s fairly
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kwh battery to provide a 214 mile range, or in pure city driving 276 miles. Energy re‐ generation is better in the urban environment because of the stop/start nature of the driving. If you can find a 50 kw charger then your volts can charge up to 80 per cent in 50 minutes. In reality our public charging network isn’t great and even if you find a fast charger there are so many factors, you might find it doesn’t charge at full rate. That said the MG charged commendably quickly during my tenure and provided enough volts to make it use‐
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practical, well equipped and rather likeable family and business holdall. If you’re looking to move to an EV on a budget then the MG5 could be the perfect start.
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Bolt record won’t be broken USAIN BOLT is “very confident” his world records won’t be broken by sprinters heading to Tokyo 2020. In a lengthy Instagram Live with @Olympics, Usain Bolt predicted that the 100m Olympic final will be fast but not at a world record pace. And Bolt thinks his fa‐ mous athletics world records will remain in‐ tact during Tokyo 2020 in 2021. “I’m very confident,” Bolt said during an In‐ stagram Live with @Olympics. “I’m not saying it’s not going to happen. But I don’t think the crop I’m watching; I don’t think they’re there at a level [to run times of] 9.58s or 19.19s. So, we’ll see what happens.” In 2008, Usain Bolt went to Beijing as the favourite to win the 100m title on the athlet‐ ics track in the iconic Bird’s Nest Stadium. He won individual Olympic titles in the 100m and 200m at world record paces and became a global phenomenon. The current 100m and 200m world records were set a year later at the World Champi‐ onships in Berlin. The 100m record stands at 9.58s with the 200m at 19.19s. Bolt said he backs US sprinter Trayvon Bromell who set a world leading time of 9.77s on June 5. “He’s really stepped up and shows that he’s ready and he is fit,” Bolt said.
BOLT: Confident he will keep his records.
“As long as he stays good, he should be on top.” The 100m is a notoriously brutal race with tiny margins marking the difference. “Mentally, it’s tough on you and making one mistake in the 100m finals, it can be your downfall. So, let’s see what happens.” The Olympics will host a new event in the athletics programme in 2021. The mixed re‐ lays will provide another opportunity for 400m runners to take an Olympic medal. Bolt was reluctant to provide any predic‐ tions for the winners directly. “But I think Great Britain and the US really have strong teams. So, let’s see how that goes.” The first round of the 4x400m mixed relay will be on the first day of athletics competi‐ tion at Tokyo 2020 on Friday July 30.
Hamilton wins British Grand Prix THE British Grand Prix at Silver‐ stone is one of the biggest events in the UK’s sporting calendar, and Sunday July 18, saw around 140,000 Formula One fans de‐ scend on the famous Towcester 3.7 mile circuit to watch 52 laps of what is always one of the most ex‐ citing F1 races of the year. Sunday’s first‐ever F1 Sprint ar‐ ranged the starting grid, with Red Bull’s current driver’s champi‐ onship leader, Max Verstappen, on pole, and Britain’s seven‐time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, alongside in second place. One of the most thrilling laps un‐ folded as the lights turned green, the Dutchman kept the lead, with the front two battling through the first corners, until they reached Copse, where they made contact and Verstappen had a huge crash at around 180 mph, spinning off across the gravel and smashing into the tyre wall.
His eighth British win. Thankfully, as he got out of his car, he looked shaken but was able to walk away, but in the confusion, Charles LeClerc shot past Hamilton to take the lead, just as the race was red‐flagged, with Hamilton be‐ ing heard to say, “I was ahead go‐ ing in there. Pulling alongside, it was my line,” said Hamilton over the team radio. “He turned in on me, man, giving the guy space.” After a 10‐minute stop, the cars lined up again and the Ferrari of leClerc kept the lead, with Alonso and Sebastian Vettel fighting for
sixth, entering Luffield, Vettel lost control of his Aston Martin and spun off, elevating the Spaniard to sixth position, with Hamilton being told he had a 10‐second penalty for the incident with Verstappen. Hamilton pitted, and served his penalty, rejoining in fifth place, los‐ ing positions to Bottas and Norris, 4s behind Norris and a handful more behind Bottas, but he was charging, and it was only a matter of time before he caught and passed both of them, and with Bot‐ tas in second, a message came through telling him to move over to let Hamilton through, and the Brit moved up to second, ready to chase the Frenchman down. On Lap 50, a brilliant move by Hamilton saw him take the lead, which he was not going to give up, taking the chequered flag to win his eighth British Grand Prix, closing the gap on Verstappen at the top of the driver’s championship.