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Big prize THE Cuponazo draw organised by ONCE, Spain’s organisation for the visually-impaired, brought €25,000 each to 17 people who bought a coupon on Friday July 16. They acquired them in Huercal-Overa from vendor Teresa Farres, who sells tickets in the town centre and restaurants in the area.
Hard work A PUPIL at the SEK-Alboran school in Almerimar, Antonio Palomino, obtained a 45, the highest mark possible in the International Baccalaureate exams, regarded as the world’s most demanding and prestigious. “I worked and studied hard for a long time, and it wasn’t easy,” Antonio admitted.
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Rest period THE Marquez brothers Marc and Alex, with 10 world motorcycle championships between them, have once again been staying in Mojacar. They have visited the town and its beaches for the last five years to relax and “recharge their batteries” before next season’s races, they explained.
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ADRA Town Hall has established procedures to prevent ill‐treat‐ ment of the elderly. Manuel Cortes, Adra’s mayor, together with Social Services and Third Age councillor Patricia Berenguel, recently explained the initiative to helpers from CLECE, which provides services for the elderly, the Local Police and Proteccion Civil. Cortes stressed that the new protocol set out to protect the elderly, raise awareness and draw attention to possible abuse by raising a unified voice to condemn their ill‐treatment. “This is a reality that we have to combat,” the mayor said. “Together we must eradicate a problem that affects those who are our greatest heritage, sources of wisdom who have watched over us and given us so much and who now need us,” he declared.
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New traffic control cameras installed
THE city council of Almeria is hoping to improve traffic control in the El Toyo urbanisation. It plans to purchase and install 19 video surveillance cameras which will focus solely on con‐ trolling vehicles in the area. The contract is out for tender
and will involve an investment of €176,718.79 plus taxes. The process will be open until July 28. The council plans to install 19 cameras in total. Eleven of these will be used to supervise roundabouts and crossroads in
the El Toyo urbanisation. A fur‐ ther eight cameras will be fixed cameras and be used to guaran‐ tee access in the area, as report‐ ed the local press. The location for the cameras has not been finalised yet but ap‐ proximate locations have been
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decided on. The cameras will be placed throughout the neigh‐ bourhood to control traffic. The cameras will be con‐ trolled from the control room in the Local Police headquarters and integration work will be re‐ quired as part of the tender.
Blaze could have been caused by an owl
THE Sierra Cabrera blaze in Turre could have been caused by an owl. It is thought that the blaze which occurred on Monday, July 12, could possibly have been caused by an owl. On Monday afternoon the Consorcio de Bomberos del Levante were alerted to three fires that occurred at the
same time. Extremely high temperatures were seen on the Monday and strong winds were also witnessed in the ar‐ eas of the fires. The three fires occurred in Pozo del Es‐ parto (Cuevas del Almanzo‐ ra), San Juan de los Terreros (Pulpi) and in Los Gallardos. All three fires were put out without any major issues but
Arboleas councillor dies MIRELLA GRANADOS, councillor for Arboleas in Almeria, has died of cancer. The town of Arboleas is mourning after the death of Mirella Granados was announced. The town coun‐ cil for Arboleas made the announcement via social media on Monday, July 12, and announced that sadly Mirella Granados Garcia had died after working as councillor of Urbanism and Works in Arboleas for 10 years. She had been fighting against cancer for the last five years. The town hall paid condolences to her family and said: “After 10 years in the post of council‐ lor of Urbanism and Works, as part of the E de G, Ar‐ boleas, today, we deeply regret the loss of one of its members. “Today, we deeply regret her loss and convey our condolences to her family and friends. “In this long shared history, Mirella always knew how to be there, in the easy and difficult moments, giving the best of herself, for her people.”
later on Monday night a con‐ cerning blaze started in the Sierra Cabrera. Firefighters along with the Guardia Civil are investigating the cause of the fire. The initial investigations suggest that it could have been caused by an owl com‐ ing into contact with an elec‐ trical tower.
Power line protest LOCALS in Bedar have formed a new associa‐ tion to protest against a proposal to install a new high voltage power line in the area. If the line goes ahead, it will be supported by towers, some up to 33 metres tall. Celeste Picken, spokesperson for the newly launched High Voltage Line Diversion Association, said: “The line is supposedly ‘green’ and is appar‐ ently necessary to transfer, through our mu‐ nicipality, the energy from the massive solar and wind farms that are intended to be in‐ stalled in Tabernas. “But, as often happens, reality and theory are not the same, and we don’t see anything eco‐friendly about this line. What we do see is that it unnecessarily crosses a protected area, and, more specifically, a Special Area of Conservation protected by the European Union. We consider there are other possible routes better and less harmful than this.”
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NIBS EXTRA No visits A DOCTOR was attacked and insulted at Vera’s primary care health centre last week after turning down a patient’s request for a home visit for a minor ailment. The irate family member who later burst into the health centre now faces legal proceedings from Andalucia’s Health Service (SAS).
Green future THIRTY members of the Partido Popular’s Nuevas Generaciones youth section have cleared rubbish and litter from Vera’s El Salar de los Canos wetlands. The initiative reflected their “clear commitment” to the environment, the circular economy and a green future, said the PP’s Infrastructure and Mobility vice-secretary for Almeria.
Swotting up A TOTAL of 7,370 people have visited Roquetas’ public libraries since restrictions were eased in May and June and the centres resumed their normal activities. This included extending opening hours during the exam period when the study room was used by between 80 and 140 students each weekend.
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Time for a dip PROVINCIAL council, the Diputacion, has budgeted around €3 million for swimming pools in 20 Almeria municipalities. Work finished on new installations for El Higueral (Tijola), Huercal de Almeria and Enix as well as repairs and improvements for Albanchez, Alhabia, Alhama de Almeria, Felix, Fiñana, Lucar, Ohanes and Urrsacal. Work is also ongoing in Alcolea, Bacares, Cobdar, Fines and Seron. Javier Aureliano Garcia recently visited Enix to see the new
ENIX POOL: The Diputacion’s president and vicepresident visit the newly-opened municipal pool. €350,000 complex which includes a children’s pool, a picnic area, bar and dressing rooms shared with users of the adjoining sports courts. He was accompanied by Angel Escobar, the Diputacion’s vice-
president who also heads the provincial council’s Public Works department. “The projects that we have finished and those that we are carrying out are essential for these municipalities,” Escobar said.
“We are going to continue answering the demand as the expense involved requires an effort that it is very difficult for town halls to take on.” The Public Works chief also commented that municipal pools were a fundamental resource that provided equal opportunities for residents of the province’s 103 municipalities. “Almeria province summers are very hot and a swimming pool boosts both tourism and the local economy,” Escobar added.
Strict orders for boat-owners BOAT‐OWNERS without permission to leave their craft on three Nijar beaches were given 10 days to remove them. Nijar mayor Esperanza Perez Felices ex‐ plained that the town hall was introducing the measure to safeguard “the use and enjoy‐ ment” of the San Jose, Aguamarga and Las Negras beaches located inside the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar national park. Perez Felices also called on firms that organ‐
ise sea triips or hire out boats and kayaks to avoid “possible conflict” with swimmers and the owners of launches and pleasure boats. The mayor reminded owners that leaving boats on the maritime strip of shoreline that is set aside for swimmers was “strictly forbid‐ den.” Chests and other containers used for their equipment must also be removed, Perez Felices said. Even those with permits should leave boats or equipment at least 10 metres
from the shore, she added. Once the deadline had passed, all boats or other objects infring‐ ing regulations would be removed and taken to the municipal deposit, with owners respon‐ sible for all expenses incurred, the mayor warned. At the same time, Perez Felices also asked for cooperation from swimmers and beachgo‐ ers: “They should make way for a boat when its owner wants to reach the water.”
Let’s go THIRTEEN people interned in Almeria’s Albergue Juvenil escaped on the same day last week. The hostel accommodates migrants who test positive for Covid after arriving by sea or have been in close contact with a case. Despite security guards, two left in the evening and 11 that evening.
Plant life CARMEN remains one of Spain’s most-often encountered names and a wholesale florist in Almeria suggested presenting the Carmens who celebrated their Saint’s Day on July 16 with a ‘pet plant’ instead of cut flowers. With the right amount of TLC this would accompany them year-round, he said.
Lower bills CANTORIA, Cobdar, Olula del Rio, Purchena, Sierro and Urracal will economise on their municipal lighting bills by renewing streetlights and installing LED technology via the Diputacion’s Energy Efficiency Plan financed by the EU’s FEDER regional development plan. This should bring savings of around €170,000, the provincial council predicted.
Serial killer ETIENNE DEDROOG, a Belgian, denied killing an elderly man in Nijar on November 16 in 2011. A month earlier in France, he had murdered an elderly woman whom he had also robbed. Dedroog was speaking from the Belgian prison of Lantin where he is serving a life sentence for a double murder. Questioned by an Almeria judge via videolink he admitted that he was in the province in November 2011 but had no in‐ volvement in the Nijar death. He insisted that he had not robbed the victim or taken his car which was found four months lat‐ er in La Jonquera (Girona) and bore traces of his DNA. He had hitchhiked to the French border Dedroog said, claiming via an interpreter that this would explain the presence of his DNA. Investigators found that he stayed in a Benidorm ho‐ tel on the night of November 16, arriving in Valencia on November 17 and Huesca on November 25. He reached Belgium on November 28, where he killed an elderly couple but gave himself up when he realised that the po‐ lice were closing in.
Obstacle for fishing vessels MARKER buoys setting out two channels in Cabo de Gata’s marine reserve are making life difficult for fishing boats. Luis Rodriguez, president of the Pescartes as‐ sociation which fishes in the reserve using tradi‐ tional methods, maintained that although the channels for boats and craft in Playa de San Miguel were installed according to charts they were incorrectly positioned. “One of them should be nearer the salt beds,”
Look out birdies ALMERIA City Hall is bringing in an out‐ side company to count and control the municipality’s pigeons and non‐native birds. It intends to spend €80,000 on the two‐year contract which will include re‐ ducing the number of pigeons and seagulls in the city as well as birds classed as invasive. This will inevitably focus on the green parrots that are now a noisy nuisance in some neighbourhoods. The contract has been put out to tender and the cho‐ sen company will also have to analyse the birds’ health and the effects of their common diseases on the populace. According to municipal sources, the contract could also cover a census of the city’s wild boar, goats and other hoofed animals as well as reptiles.
Rodriguez claimed, explaining that the fisher‐ men were consulted in the past so they could continue fishing without problems throughout the year instead of having to dodge obstacles. “It’s senseless and benefits nobody,” he said. Rodriguez also warned that a second marked‐ out channel was practically unusable, as it had been installed below the Paseo Maritimo prom‐ enade. Any boat would have trouble accessing the beach, he said.
Almeria on tsunami watch ALMERIA is included in Proteccion Civil’s Tsunami Hazard Plan. The monitoring system, approved at the end of May, op‐ erates via alerts from the National Geography Institute (IGN) notifying conditions that could trigger a tsunami along the Spanish coast. A priority objective is creating a National Tsunami Alert System (SINAM) to alert Proteccion Civil and the public Emergency Services of the arrival of potentially lethal tidal waves. As a zone with a high tsunami risk, Almeria will have an important part to play, owing to a deep geological fault in the Alboran Sea. This is the point where the European and African tectonic plates meet, producing instability and the underwater earthquakes that can produce tsunamis.
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Work from home in Vera VERA Town Hall has launched a telework‐ ing campaign. “Choose Vera and we will see to the rest,” it promises, un‐ dertaking to smooth the path for anybody planning to move to Vera and work from home. The Covid pandemic has converted tele‐ working into a way of life for millions of people in Spain and worldwide, Mayor Jose Carmelo Jorge Blanco pointed out. “This new percep‐ tion of business and labour relations seems to be here to stay, and we see teleworking as an opportunity for growth and economic recovery,” he said. Deputy mayor Al‐ fonso Garcia an‐ nounced that the town hall hopes to speed up the recovery of Vera’s economy by attracting new resi‐ dents wanting to work from home. “We also want to appeal to talent as well as investment,” Garcia added. “We intend to con‐ vert Vera into an ideal location to work and at the same time de‐ velop professionally.” The town hall ad‐ mitted that it also hoped the scheme would help to increase the number of resi‐ dents on the munici‐ pal Padron, reaching a registered population of 20,000. Meanwhile, Vera in‐ tends to provide co‐ working space at the ‘Work Club’ in the Casas Palaciegas, which it is currently restoring. “This will be one of the biggest work cen‐ tres in Andalucia,” municipal sources re‐ vealed.
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Individual initiatives a godsend IT is almost two years since animal charity PAWS-PATAS has been able to organise any grand fundraising events. “But additional income from individual initiatives has been an absolute godsend for the charity,” explained PAWS-PATAS president Vicky Hall. Monthly outgoings now exceed €10,000 because of the huge number of kittens, cats, puppies and dogs abandoned at the shelter gates. “That’s why we want to say a massive thank you to Nancy, Richard and Jay, the owners of Valery Bar and Restaurant in Mojacar, for donating €220,” Vicky said. They decided to hold a special raffle before the European Cup Final with the very special prize of a genuine England football shirt. Two hours prior to the match, selling €2 tickets, they raised a whopping €440 which they decided to donate to local charities, PAWS-PATAS being one of them. “There are more plans on the horizon to support local charities, as it really is so nice to be in a position to help,” said Nancy, who recently adopted a cat from the PAWS-
PATAS shelter. “What would we do without all the special angels who continue to support us?” asked PAWS-PATAS acting vice-president Chrissie Cremore as she gratefully received the donation. “Be it quizzes, hair-shaving or walking a million steps, people’s generosity is so heart-warming and so appreciated,” she declared. “This money will go towards much-needed kennel renovation for cats and dogs. We desperately need more secure holding pens.” Meanwhile, PAWS-PATAS are organising a Kitten and Cake morning on Saturday, July 24, at their Turre outlet from 11am to 1pm. “Come and cuddle (and adopt) a kitten, scoff cake and coffee and win one of our lovely raffle prizes,” Chrissie said. “There are lots of amazing items on sale, and the Information Centre will answer any questions or queries you may have and also supply details about becoming a volunteer.” For further information visit the www.pawspatas.org website.
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Vaccine ‘cuts’ continue in Almeria VACCINE ‘cuts’ continue in Almeria, as a number of doses available to the province falls again. The Junta de Andalucia launched their ambitious vaccina‐ tion programme which had hoped to see herd immunity hit during August. This has suffered another setback. According to da‐ ta from the Ministry of Health and Families of the Junta de An‐ dalucia the number of available doses of the vaccine that will ar‐ rive in Almeria has decreased again. Almeria has hit some record weeks previously where they have vaccinated a staggering 16,000 people a day. They also hit a stunning target of 80,000 peo‐
VACCINES: The number administered has slowed down. ple vaccinated in a single week. Sadly though according to the Minister Jesus Aguirre, this was expected to drop during July and the number of vaccinations ad‐ ministered was expected to slow. This is now proving to be true. According to the Almeria Health Department this week on‐ ly just over 40,000 doses of the various vaccines will arrive in
Almeria. Around 26,000 are ex‐ pected to arrive from Pfizer, near‐ ly 7,000 from Janssen and over 6,000 from Moderna. Almeria is also expected to re‐ ceive a limited number of As‐ traZeneca doses, but these are set to go to those who have al‐ ready had their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The number of doses of vac‐ cines available is falling. Last week Almeria received a total of around 45,000 vaccines. From Ju‐ ly 5 to July 11 Almeria received over 50,000 doses. In spite of the limited availabili‐ ty of vaccines in Almeria, more than 50 per cent of the inhabi‐ tants have already been immu‐ nised.
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‐ 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 understanding the carbon footprint of it. Another argued that it is better to eat meat which has come from a farm nearby, than to consume 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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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 between the National Crime Agency and the National Police. The fugitives ‐ all men ‐ are wanted in the UK for various unre‐ lated offences including supplying Class A and B drugs, supplying firearms, causing wounding with in‐ tent and conspiracy to rob. The flurry of arrests were exe‐ cuted by the National Police with support from the NCA’s interna‐ tional liaison officer network, Inter‐ pol Manchester and UK police part‐ ners. In late June one suspect, aged 45, was arrested in Estepona on the Costa del Sol. He was wanted 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 Mar‐ bella for allegedly causing wound‐ ing with intent. He is wanted by Greater Manchester Police. Another UK national wanted by West Midlands Police, was arrest‐ ed on July 5 in Fuengirola, on suspi‐ cion of cocaine and firearms sup‐ ply. On July 6 two brothers aged 37 and 35, also wanted by GMP, for al‐ legedly supplying cocaine were ar‐ rested in Alicante. A day later a 36‐year‐old man wanted by Merseyside Police was arrested in Estepona for allegedly supplying firearms and Class A and B drugs. On July 12, a 26‐year old man wanted by Greater Manch‐ ester Police was arrested in Fuen‐ girola in connection to affray with a machete. The suspects remain in custody awaiting extradition pro‐ ceedings. The NCA’s international li‐
aison officers worked with Spanish partners and the Crown Prosecu‐ tion Service to execute the arrests ‐ some under pre‐existing European Arrest Warrants, and some under new Trade and Cooperation Agree‐ ment warrants. Dave Hucker Head of European Operations at the NCA, said: “Sev‐ en arrests in just three weeks is the result of some very hard work by the Agency with our Spanish part‐ ners ‐ who have allocated critical re‐ sources and operated quickly to se‐ cure these arrests. “Fugitives should know that the NCA work hand in glove with inter‐ national law enforcement partners, and that we therefore have signifi‐ cant reach. “At home and abroad we will never give up on finding offenders who have fled justice.”
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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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€1 bn Covid funding THE European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Spanish plans to set up a €1 billion recapitalisation fund which will invest through debt and equity instruments in certain companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The scheme was approved under the State Aid Temporary Framework. “This €1 billion recapitalisation scheme will enable Spain to support companies affected by the coronavirus outbreak by fa‐ cilitating their access to finance in these difficult times. “We continue working in close cooperation with Member States to find workable solutions to mitigate the economic im‐ pact of the coronavirus outbreak, in line with EU rules,” said Ex‐ ecutive Vice‐President Margrethe Vestager. The measure is open to companies established in Spain and active in all sectors except the financial one, with total net yearly revenues of a minimum €15 million and up to €400 million on a consolidated basis, and that are now facing capital needs due to the coronavirus outbreak. Companies that have already re‐ ceived support through the ‘Solvency Fund for Strategic Enter‐ prises’ approved by the Commission in July 2020 are not eligible for aid under this new scheme. BITCOIN millionaire Erik Finman has an‐ nounced a phone for conservatives. Erik Fin‐ man, the youngest millionaire thanks to Bit‐ coin, aims to develop an undetectable mobile phone so as not to transfer personal data to large companies. Now, at 22 years old, the millionaire wants to create a mobile phone he has christened ‘Freedom Phone’ for companies like Twitter or Facebook, something highly demanded by the conser‐ vative public close to Trump. According to Finman, these social networks are censoring
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Moroccan migrants demand recognition MOROCCAN migrants who are still living on the streets of Ceuta are demanding recogni‐ tion from the Spanish govern‐ ment. About 200 Moroccan mi‐ grants, mostly adults, gathered together on Saturday July 17 in front of the Government Dele‐ gation in Ceuta and demanded what they called a “dignified re‐ ception.” They are part of the al‐ most 3,000 that have been living on the streets of Ceuta for the
Mllionaire creates new phone messages of this ideology and he wants to put an end to it. He has announced on Twit‐ ter that the ‘Freedom Phone’ is already on sale for $499 (€424). With it, he supposedly seeks to end companies that, according to him, silence right‐wing movements. Finman assures that Freedom Phone is “the first phone that guarantees your freedom of ex‐
MIGRANTS: Demanding raids are carried out legally. past two months, after the mas‐ sive entry they made through the breakwaters of the Tarajal
pression and freedom.” This smartphone has conservative applications already in‐ stalled at the factory, such as Parler, which was once removed from the Apple and Google application stores, and ultra‐conser‐ vative media apps, such as OANN or News‐ max. This phone will have its own applica‐ tion store which will not have any type of censorship or control, according to Finman. Likewise, Duck Duck Go will be the default browser of the device to avoid the use of the Google search engine.
and Benzu borders which sepa‐ rate Ceuta from Morocco. The protest responds to the convocation of the NGOs No Name Kitchen, Maakum and Elin at the request of the mi‐ grants themselves “to stop be‐ ing invisible,” the organisation explained. Reda, one of the twenty‐somethings who en‐ tered Ceuta on May 17, has act‐ ed as spokesman for the group demanding that the police raids on public roads and the returns to Morocco “carried out without proper legal procedures” be stopped.
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France requires test UNVACCINATED Spanish travellers en‐ tering France must now present a neg‐ ative coronavirus test taken within 24 hours, as opposed to the current 72 hours. Unvaccinated travellers entering France from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece, and Cyprus are now required to present a negative coronavirus test (PCR or antigen) taken a maximum of 24 hours before travel‐ ling. This new rule comes into effect after the rebound in Covid cases worldwide and in France due to the Delta variant. The reinforced control system will also apply to people arriv‐ ing from the United Kingdom, who must also produce a negative test car‐ ried out a maximum of 24 hours in ad‐ vance, compared to the current 48 hours which apply to British travellers entering France. The period after which people who have received their second dose of the vaccine are allowed to enter France has been reduced from 14 to seven days, after which it is possi‐ ble to enter the country without a de‐ tection test (28 days in the case of the single‐dose Janssen vaccine or a single dose for who have had the virus). The French Government has warned that it will be strengthening all of its land, air, and maritime border controls to en‐ sure strict compliance with these new coronavirus measures.
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Car rental fraud arrest 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‐
Aid to Tunisia THE first shipment of humani‐ tarian aid donated by the Ministries for Health and For‐ eign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation has left Spain for Tunisia. The shipment consists of 100,000 antigen tests, 15 transport and emergency res‐ pirators and 50,000 FFP2 masks donated by the Ministry for Health, and 122 oxygen concentrators donated by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. It left Spain on July 16 and is de‐ signed to combat the effects of the pandemic, which is hitting the North African country hard. A second flight is sched‐ uled to leave in two to three weeks with more medical sup‐ plies containing 24,000 PCR tests, five oxygen concentra‐ tors, two ventilators for ICU use, eight multi‐parametric vi‐ tal signs monitors and eight in‐
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.
SHIPMENT: Is now on its way. fusion pumps, all of which are essential for the fight against Covid‐19. Together, this hu‐ manitarian action is worth ap‐ proximately €1.1 million, with approximately €655,000 in
material donated by the Min‐ istry for Health and approxi‐ mately €450,000 donated by the Ministry for Foreign Af‐ fairs. 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.
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
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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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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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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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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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, 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 hierarchical criminal group, whose members were not afraid to use firearms to intimidate their victims, with each of their robberies 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 search‐ es, they recovered many stolen items, including clothing, per‐ fumery items and accessories, audiovisual material, a collectible
motorcycle, numerous mo‐ tocross helmets, along with a po‐ lice newspaper, and masks with the logos and initials of the Na‐ tional Police. The operation remains open, with the police not ruling out fur‐ ther arrests.
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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.
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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Lockdown fines COURT RULING: Has yet to be published.
MORE than one million fines handed out for breaches during the first State of Alarm which began in March 2020 are set to be annulled following a Consti‐ tutional Court ruling on Wednesday July 14. People who already paid fines should be able to claim their money back. Across Spain, approximately 1.15 million people received fines ranging from €601 to €30,000 for breaching lockdown restrictions. The vast majority of these fines were handed out to people living in Andalucia and
Madrid. While the court’s full ruling has yet to be published, Spanish media outlets are also suggesting that businesses that made claims against the government for loss‐ es incurred during the lockdown may be able to see their cases proceed. However, fresh claims introduced after the court’s rul‐ ing on July 14 will not be enter‐ tained. Introduced in March 2020, the State of Alarm allowed the gov‐ ernment to temporarily suspend civil liberties, confining people to
their homes, shutting schools, businesses and industries. The government has defend‐ ed its actions despite the ruling. Pointing to the six‐to‐five margin of votes leading to the court’s decision, the new Minister for Justice, Pilar Llop, said the gov‐ ernment did what it needed to do to save lives. “The confinement of the State of Alarm saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the face of an extreme emergency for pub‐ lic health and the rapidity of the disease’s evolution,” Llop said at a press conference on July 14. “At that time, the govern‐ ment’s duty was to take immedi‐ ate, urgent and proportionate measures to contain the spread of an unknown virus and defend the lives of millions of compatri‐ ots,” she added. The case was brought to the court by Vox, who are claiming the ruling as a major victory and they demand the government resigns.
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Gambling fraud
NATIONAL POLICE officers, in ‘Operation Monaco’, have carried out an investigation against an alleged criminal group dedicated to manipulating electronic roulettes in gambling halls in Granada, and investigators estimate that in one night, the gang would have illegally earned €56.500. Three of the alleged members of this organisation were already arrested a few months ago in Madrid, charged with operating scams in up to 19 establishments, where they would have swindled around €60,000. Currently one of those investigated for the events is in prison in Madrid, while three other identified, two men and a woman are unaccounted for, with investigators continuing the search for their location, an arduous task since they are known to often abandon the national territory, and when they are in Spain, they change their address regularly. This recent investigation was launched after a complaint from the owner of a gambling establishment in the centre of Granada, and during their investigation they discovered the modus operandi used was a radio frequency identification card that could alter the normal operation of two roulettetype gaming machines, causing them a financial loss of €56,500.
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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 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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Worker loses eye A HEALTH worker has lost an eye after being brutally at‐ tacked on a Madrid Metro train for telling a passenger to wear a face mask. Police in Madrid are looking for a man accused of the as‐ sault. Video footage of Thurs‐ day July 15’s incident, that oc‐ curred at the Alto del Arenal station on Line 1 of the Madrid Metro, has since gone viral on social networks, and police are hoping that somebody will recognise the aggressor. The man allegedly attacked the health worker with a sharp object, which went into his eye, and even though he was transferred to the 12 de Octubre Hospital, they were unable to save his eye. In the video, the aggressor, wearing a pink baseball cap and a backpack is seen picking something up and leaves the carriage as the train pulls into the station. He shouts at the man, “Let it be clear to you, I hope you die, asshole.” The National Police have asked the public to contact them if they know who the man is.
Liquidators called in
PULLMANTUR: Potential investors are being sought.
Arrested on Camino de Santiago A FUGITIVE wanted in connection with three murders in Brazil was arrested while doing the Camino de Santiago. His arrest occurred on July 15, when officers from the National Police - through their control of the hostels in the area detected the presence of a 53-year-old Spanish citizen, of Argentinian origin who was doing the famous treks of the Camino de Santiago. The officers were able to verify that the man was listed with a ‘red notification’ from Interpol, standing accused of committing a triple homicide in Rio de Janeiro some years previously. After his arrest, his full identity was subsequently confirmed, and he appeared before a judge in Palencia.
SPANISH cruise company Pull‐ mantur has made a request to the courts to open the liquidation process, in order to carry out an inventory of the company’s assets to allow potential investors to in‐ ject the necessary capital needed, or to sell it. This move has been long‐ex‐ pected, as the pandemic has hit the cruise sector badly, with no re‐ al date set in stone for the resump‐ tion of activities. In a statement from the bankruptcy administrator of the shipping company, it said: “Pullmantur continues negotiating with two or three investors.” While Pullmantur commented, “Unfortunately, the prolongation of the State of Alarm and its suc‐ cessive extensions, together with the restrictions in the cruise opera‐ tion, made Pullmantur, like the rest of its competitors, have to postpone again its plans to restart activities, due to the restrictions in Spain to contain the Covid‐19, dis‐ rupting all its work plans.” If an investor can be found then the company can restart, and rein‐ state the workforce, but in the ab‐ sence of any investor then the company would end up closing.
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Spanish citizenship for Senegalese heroes SAMUEL LUIZ: Died after a vicious attack by numerous young people.
THE Spanish government are set to grant nationality to the two Senegalese men who risked their own well‐being to try to pro‐ tect Samuel Luiz during a vicious attack which took place in La Coruña. Samuel was tragically beaten to death by multiple young peo‐ ple in what is considered by many people to be a homophobic attack. The Secretary of State for Migration has confirmed that the Spanish government will grant Spanish nationality to these two brave men. Samuel’s friends have been among those to request this happen. The two men have been welcomed by Samuel’s friends into their group and are treated as one of their own. The Spanish government has the legal authority to legalise people’s irregular situations in Spain on a discretionary basis. This can occur when people show exceptional solidarity and thereby prove themselves to be worthy of being citizens. The government believes that this describes perfectly the two young Senegalese men who tried to save the life of Samuel. One of them even threw his own body over Samuel’s to protect him during the attack. The other man helped Samuel’s friends.
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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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22 - 28 July 2021 T H E V all d’ H ebron H ospital 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
First Covid transplant
device (EC M O), a machine that performs the functions of the lungs. After four months his lungs did not respond and the Bellvitge Hospital,
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where he was admitted, requested an assessment from the Vall d’Hebron 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.” A fter being operated on, “after 24 days they took it away from me.” This has been a five-month journey, Soriano explained.
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 initiatives 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.
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GREEN DEAL: Initiatives are fight against climate change. 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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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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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.
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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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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GIVE UP SMOKING NOW! Dear Editor Should we be baffled to see a letter from a reader that has been allowed to rant for a second time on the same subject (Smoking Beach Goers)? In my life experience there is no bigger fool than a selfrighteous one. BW firstly tells us how they discard their cigarette butts responsibly, out of regard for the environment. This is in a plastic water bottle or drink can. If such items with sand and cigarette butts inside are recycled, they will spoil the entire batch. If cans and bottles are not being recycled and BW cares for the environment, is this not a contradiction? BW also complains about signs stating ‘the bleeding obvious’ and yet praises such signs in Portugal advising against ‘using the beach as an ashtray’. The signs about Covid-19 in Spain are reminder signs, not information signs. Public information campaigns correctly ensure people are later reminded. This may appear repetitive, but is essential. Perhaps there is one message in the Covid-19 public health information campaign that BW missed, which is that during pandemics of a virus that targets the lungs, is a good time to give up smoking. NS
Welcoming, NOT!! An observation from flights coming in from the UK today to Malaga airport. As Spain suffers from a Covid induced lack of tourism, one would think that any tourists braving the restrictions to come to Spain and pay for the expensive tests would be more than welcome? Not so. Malaga airport border control was utter chaos. Queues of over an hour to get through the border, guards clocking off and leaving posts unmanned. Tourist tempers flaring and nobody from authority to help out. Quotes from more than a few in the queue said they would never come back to Spain after their experience. If Spain wants tourists, then start acting like a welcoming brand. Remember, there is, and will be, lots of competition for tourists. G McGill
Thank you I have just read an article about Anne Hernandez, Founder of Brexpats Spain Support Group who has been awar-
FREEDOM DAY ENGLAND THERE is a certain irony that as England removed the majority of antiCovid regulations on July 19, socalled Freedom Day, that probably the three most important members of the government were isolating. The Health Secretary who said just a few days ago that he planned to keep his mask to hand, Sajid Javid is now suffering from Covid-19 and because of this, Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak are also self-isolating until Monday July 26. Those in England are being told that they are being given the responsibility of looking after them-
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NO SMOKING: Don’t use the beach as an ashtray. ded an MBE for her work in supporting Brits in Spain since Brexit became an issue. She said “I have done this to help my fellow Brits and I honestly don’t think that deserves special merit or recognition. It is something we should all be doing, helping one another!” Recently my husband and I needed help in an emergency. Our beautiful young daughter-in-law had died from Cancer leaving behind her distraught husband, our son, and our granddaughters aged six and four. We needed to go to England at short notice for the funeral and did not have time to make our usual arrangements with house/dog sitters, so we asked around, our friends and on many Facebook groups whether anyone could look after our dogs at reasonable cost. There were two issues, we don’t like leaving the dogs at kennels and also we had to pay hundreds of pounds for Covid tests, so cost was an issue. The response was, yes so and so can at €10 per dog, so that would have been 16 days x two dogs €320. One family with whom we have an arrangement to help each other for the odd day would have done but were away at the time, and one neighbour nearby whom we felt could have helped, said “no”. However, one wonderful person who belongs to a club my husband is part of, phoned up to say that she was happy to come to the house and dog-sit for us and did not wish to be paid. Also another friend did the airport runs for us, one of which was for a late night flight. They know who they are, we are touched and most grateful. P & B Saunders
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selves and effectively hope for the best! Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are taking a somewhat cautious attitude, but they can expect a relaxation of the rules between now and the middle of August, but if as some experts predict, there is a huge increase in infection in England over the coming weeks, these three regions may have a change of heart. One of the biggest questions is whether or not to wear masks in public and the situation is very clear, do or don’t, it’s up to you but you are probably safer to keep the
masks on and some organisations like supermarkets and Transport for London will insist that they are kept on. Now that UK residents who have received both vaccinations in the UK no longer have to quarantine upon return to the UK from Spain (which is amber) a rise in holiday bookings must be expected and sadly a possible subsequent additional surge in infection here in Spain. We all want to get back to some form of normality but everyone needs to remember that the disease is still there and caution should continue to be the watchword.
POLITICIANS: The rules do not seem to apply to them.
Michele Edwards They’ve had their vaccines, that must have the advantage to be exempt from quarantine otherwise why bother having it.
Tracey Michael Jesney This pilot scheme has been in place a few weeks, my sister and brother-in-law did it when my niece tested positive, they had to use lateral flow tests every day and two PCR tests during the 10 days, but were allowed to carry on their lives as usual. People really do need to check the facts.
Murray Wasik Surprise, surprise, all of a sudden there is a ‘pilot scheme’ now in operation that Johnson the slippery one is testing out.
Nicola Hendy The man is an absolute joke, get rid of him.
Bev Taylor Doesn’t make any difference what we think. Those idiots are playing with people’s lives. They don’t give a ....
Patricia Smith Well it’ll backfire as he’s not showing by example. He’s an utter disgrace and not fit to hold the post.
Murray Wasik And how many would still vote for this little Hitler. He originally advocated herd immunity and has had Covid, now let’s see if he has tested positive and been reinfected.
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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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Food for thought
THE benefits of a healthy diet have been known for a long time, the typical Mediterranean diet often considered to be the most beneficial. Beauty experts are now acknowledging how eating certain foods can aid our beauty regime. Beauty Flash UK have issued a list of specific foods, explaining their properties to show ‘we can eat ourselves beautiful.’ During the summer months when we are more exposed to the harmful rays from the sun it is important to protect our skin. The recommended foods are the following: Soy beans, encourages a clear complexion, containing beneficial minerals and high in protein. Kidney beans, reduces blemishes as high in Zinc containing healing properties. Avocado, moisture, full of fatty acids which help to protect skin from sun damage.
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Greek yoghurt, prevents wrinkles, said to make skin firmer and more resistant to lines. Olive oil, reduces inflammation and puffy skin, containing anti-oxidants and can be consumed or applied directly to the skin. Hair care is equally as important, especially at holiday time when damage can be caused by the sun and chlorine in swimming pools. The following foods are recommended: Oysters. To strengthen
hair follicles, contain Zinc to aid the protein structure which makes up the hair follicles. Poultry, high in protein to strengthen hair and encourage growth. Salmon, full of Omega-3 fatty acids to feed the glands around the hair follicles. Spinach, prevents breakage, contains Vitamins A, C, Iron and beta - carotene to help ensure a healthy scalp. Cheese, rich in calcium and protein to promote growth of long and healthy hair.
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A spoonful a day keeps harmful rays away! SUNBATHERS are increasing the risk of skin cancer by failing to apply the right amount of sunscreen to the body, according to new research. On average, people are using less than half the tanning lotion than is advised by the manufacturers because they apply such a thin layer. A new study conducted by scientists at Kings College London recommend using a safer method to ensure sufficient protection called the ‘teaspoon method.’ Anthony Young, a professor of Photobiology from the university, split 16 volunteers into two groups of eight. The first group were exposed to ultraviolet radiation to simulate sunlight over one day, while wearing sunscreen of varying thick-
ness. T he second group received exposure similar to conditions on a five-day holiday to destinations such as Tenerife, Florida or Brazil. Biopsies taken after the experiment concluded that proper sun cream use lowered damage seven-and-ahalf times compared to using no sun protection, even when the UV rays were very weak. Those exposed to five days of high ultraviolet rays, who wore the correct amount of sunscreen, showed significantly less damage and sunburn was reduced by 40 per cent. T he new measurement method to apply sunscreen is a simple gauge to ensure correct dosage of the cream keeping ahead of the recommended 2mg of cream per cm2 of skin. For instance, an average woman should apply a total
of six teaspoons of cream every time she puts on sun protection - half a teaspoon to each arm, face and neck, and then one full teaspoon to each leg, front and back of the body. This should be applied three times a day depending on sun exposure. “Most people who use an SPF 20 sunscreen will actually be getting something like S P F 4 because they aren’t applying enough,” said Professor Young. “They overestimate the protection they are getting and then stay out in the sun too long and get burned. “But it is difficult to estimate how much to use and for the whole body you actually need a lot of sun cream, far more than people realise.” If the method is accepted by the manufacturers, a measuring unit could be included with the cream.
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Relieve stress - hug a tree FOREST Bathing is the latest health and well-being craze to arrive in Europe. The bathing does not involve water, it just uses all your senses to absorb the atmosphere of the forest. The art has been practised in Japan and South Korea for many years to improve the physical and mental state of the body. Japan is the most densely populated country in the world, needless to say stress levels are high. Research has proved that forest walking relaxes the mind, lowers blood pressure and can improve recovery from illness and surgery. Extensive scientific research carried out by the Japanese government, found that chemicals released by the trees, known as phytoncides have an antimicrobial effect on our bodies, boosting the immune system. As a result of their findings they introduced ‘shinrin-yoku’ their name for forest bathing - as a national health programme. Forest bathers are encouraged to first of all just stand in the woodland, close their eyes and become aware of their senses: the feel of the ground beneath their feet, the scent of the trees and flora, and the sounds surrounding
WOOD YOU BELIEVE IT: Getting in touch with nature can be calming. them. The second stage is to walk slowly observing any movement. The trees swaying, the leaves quivering, flying insects and the growth of plant life. Lastly it is time to choose a tree that you feel some connection to. Once you have made your choice you must hug the tree telling it your innermost thoughts and worries. With all the pressures of modern everyday life, forest bathing seems such an easy, relaxing way to relieve stress and improve health completely free of charge.
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The Power of Progress
ROBERT SHALLIS DO you feel you are making progress in your life or feel as though you are just treading water to stay afloat whilst tackling the daily challenges that life presents? George Bernard Shaw, the influential Irish playwright once wrote ‘’Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.’ In other words, if we choose to accept things the way they are then that is all we will ever experience. You cannot make progress if continually choosing the exact same approach. But by the same token, choosing to take steps to improve and create something better for ourselves, is the start of making progress. This is the start of taking control and changing outcomes. It sounds rather easy, doesn’t it? It is easy; however, it is easier not to change because we are creatures of habit and therefore the majority of people regress and slip straight back into their old patterns of behaviour. A good reminder to keep moving
SMALL STEPS: To a better way of being.
forward and give you extra drive and determination is to understand that to achieve and get what you want, you must be willing to do what many others do not, which is do ‘something.’ One of the mistakes that many of us make when trying to move forward and progress is that we listen to the wrong
people, the people that try to put obstacles and excuses in your way and tell you all the reasons why you cannot succeed at something. These are people who are very good at finding problems to a solution, rather than solutions to a problem. The right people to listen to are those who have achieved what you
want, the ones that have broken through the pain barrier, believed in themselves, overcome the challenges along the way and are happy to help you do the same. It’s up to us who we listen to. Of course, if anything is worth achieving, it will undoubtedly present challenges along the way. The key is to trust in your ability and focus on the end result. The headlights of a car will only light up a very small distance in front of you but you know that you will always be able to see far enough in front of you in order to reach your final destination. So, break it down, take each step at a time, that is key to the process of progress. Eventually you will reach your desired destination in life whatever that may be, however big or small, it’s your journey and it’s your choice. Always focus on the final goal and don’t allow the bumps in the journey to cloud over it. The miraculous thing about making progress, however small and however challenging is that it creates a happier way of being ‐ you are progressing
towards the realisation of a worthwhile dream. It’s exciting to know that you are heading towards where you want to be, following your desires, this will fill you with a wonderful sense of bliss. We’ve heard the quote ‘getting there was half the fun’ so enjoy the process and the journey in doing so. By taking the decision to start making progress, you would have already created a successful way of being. Your new strength of character will show your true measure of success in ways that you may not have thought possible before. If you tread water all your life, you will eventually drown in your own disappointment having never reached your destination, so don’t let that be you, start by making a small step today and progress to a better way of being. Rob Shallis www.robshallis.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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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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FEATURE
GO LOCAL
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community 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 re‐ discover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderful l y qui rky i nde‐ pendent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pandemic appears to be un‐ der control, it is a good idea to try and support many lo‐ cal businesses by ordering online and making use of a n y c l i c k a n d c o l l e c t s e r‐ vices they can operate, es‐ pecially if you are unable to get out due to health rea‐ sons or any other restric‐ tions. The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help support
the local community. Although it may be a eu‐ ro or two cheaper else‐ where or online, consider where your money is actu‐ ally going. By shopping at an inde‐ pendent store you’re putting food on a local fam‐ ily’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your communi‐ ty by making a small ges‐ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores sup‐ port local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a fami‐ ly’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner but the generation before. Fo r t h o s e s t o r e s w h i c h are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are
supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an inde‐ pendent store and compete with the multinational 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 communi‐ ty spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their ca‐ reer path.
As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actu‐ ally be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these diffi‐ cult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the re‐ covery of the local econo‐ my. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local econ‐ omy in two ways. First, buy‐ ing local keeps money cir‐ culating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every eu‐ ro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees.
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Data shows that local re‐ tailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for na‐ tional chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing pro‐ duce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from
sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial founda‐ tion for our neighbours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more em‐ ployees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity
Gift certificate, why not do‐ nate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to still fol‐ low the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep ev‐ eryone safe in the future.
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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
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because it’s fairly straight‐ forward it has a very decent load area. Passenger space is also generous and there’s good seat adjustment so everyone should find a comfortable driving position. Standard fare includes navigation, cruise control, rear parking camera, keyless
start, air conditioning, auto‐ matic lights and an eight‐ inch touchscreen. The higher trim level, there are just two, adds keyless entry, au‐ tomatic wipers, heated seats, power mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror and faux leather seating. Power comes from a 52 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‐
able without range anxiety. As ever a home charger is a must to make EV life practi‐ cal. On the road the MG5 isn’t a speed machine, as with all electric cars it has good pace, and the ride can get a little choppy on rougher sur‐ faces. That said it’s a comfort‐ able drive and an immensely 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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Volkswagen batteries USING Google maps 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
GIGAFACTORIES: Batteries produced for the whole group. horizon is the objective that individual mobility, based on cars, will represent 85 per cent of the market and its business by around 2030. The German consortium has reportedly allocated a €73,000 million fund for in‐ vestment in new technolo‐ gies between 2021 and 2025, which represents 50 per cent of its total projected invest‐ ments, while electrification and digitisation will gain weight, so that by being more efficient, a reduction in fixed costs of 5 per cent, and another in material costs of 7
per cent is expected, an opti‐ misation that also happens by having fewer models with combustion engines. Spain would become, in Volkswagen’s plans, a funda‐ mental country, if the gener‐ al framework and state sub‐ sidies are considered sufficient by the German company, which would mean their proposed Spanish gi‐ gafactory would come into operation in 2025, and join its others in Skelleftea, Swe‐ den, operated by Northvolt, and that of Salzgitter in Ger‐ many.
GOOGLE maps is a very use‐ ful app at the best of times, but now that it has the latest update, as far as drivers go, this browser application is something that can help you to save money on your jour‐ neys as well. Since the latest update with Google maps, the app is now really proactive, and of‐ fers a very complete service for drivers, and you can now check the position of traffic radars, find out if there are any traffic jams or delays on a route you might be plan‐ ning to take, or even find the location of your vehicle in case you ever forget where you parked it. Another, and the service that can help you to save money, is the possibility of locating the cheapest fuel at the fuel station nearest to your vehicle’s position at the time of searching, which can help you to save a lot of eu‐ ros on a fairly long journey, if you know how to operate the app correctly. A search for the cheapest
petrol station can return a search result showing the lo‐ cation nearest to you, along with the price per litre of the fuel at each station in the vicinity, to enable you to choose the one you think to be the most economical, and to do this you simply type ‘petrol stations’ into the search bar of the application. This will give you a search
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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.