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Renovation project THE Junta has award‐ ed the €141,065 con‐ tract to draft plans for restoring Velez‐Blanco castle to a Granada architectural and en‐ gineering firm. Confirming the con‐ tract, Culture Dele‐ gate Eloisa Cabrera said that the team had been given a 32‐ month deadline to produce an action plan for the first phase of renovations. With a €1.3 million budget, this initial phase, expected to take 15 months to complete, will centre on the castle roofs, the Homenaje tower, the principal rooms open to the public and access to the first courtyard. The timetable for the extensive repairs needed for the castle, built between 1506 and 1515, has been based on the inspec‐ tion that was carried out in March 2020 to analyse the state of building and decide which sections were most in need of ur‐ gent attention.
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Clear road ahead MOJACAR is closer to get‐ ting its much‐needed coastal bypass. The Junta’s depart‐ ment of Public Works, In‐ frastructure and Territo‐ rial Planning and Mojacar Council have signed a col‐
laboration agreement to build a two‐kilometre section of road between the A‐1203 road and Paraje de Las Marinas. The €5.9 million pro‐ ject will complete the by‐ pass begun 30 years ago
to decongest the heavy traffic that collapses Mo‐ jacar’s Paseo del Mediterraneo each sum‐ mer. Marifran Carazo, who heads Public Works, In‐ frastructure and Territo‐ rial Planning, described the agreement as the result of “intensely hard work” to unblock a stalled problem “and give it a second chance.” Now that the Junta has authorised the pro‐ ject, the next step in‐ volves closing an agree‐ ment regarding funding before the contract is put out to tender. “We have achieved a new scenario, with a route that will be safe and environmentally‐ respectful,” Carazo said, revealing that if all goes according to plan the contract will be awarded this year. Once awarded, the new section of road
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MOJACAR BYPASS: Marifran Carazo confirmed the Junta and Council’s collaboration agreement.
should be finished within two years, she added. Mojacar’s coastal by‐ pass, which Carazo said had been “plagued by de‐ lays and setbacks” was initially begun in 1994 but construction was halted 12 months later at the contractors’ request. Work resumed in 2002 and the first phase be‐ tween the A‐370 and ALP‐818 was completed in 2005, although the re‐ maining 5.7 kilometres’ unfavourable Environ‐ mental Impact Statement prevented construction from progressing. The section has now been rerouted, success‐ fully unblocking the pro‐ ject, Mojacar Council sources said.
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No more masks THE Spanish govern‐ ment has officially ended the mandatory requirement of masks indoors as from Wednesday, April 20, with some excep‐ tions. On Tuesday April 19, the Council of Ministers officially approved the new regulation that will eliminate the require‐ ment except in health centres and on all public transport, while in the work‐ place it will be up to individual companies to decide. “We are going to recover nor‐ mality and show our faces and smiles,” said spokesperson Is‐ abel Rodriguez The rule puts an end to two years of mandatory masks in closed public spaces. Health Minister Car‐
olina Darias said: “Masks will no longer be mandatory in all areas of educational centres.” Students will no longer have to wear them in the schools, although it is recom‐ mended that teachers with vulnerable health conditions wear them, as well as any other people with the same conditions when they cannot maintain 1.5 metres of interpersonal dis‐ tance. “They will not be mandatory in a work environment,” the minister clarified. The government has not ruled out any fu‐ ture changes with some councillors even talking about the pos‐ sibility of resuming mask regulations in winter.
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NIBS EXTRA Fast work PATIENTS now wait two days for a primary health care ap‐ pointment compared with five days on December 31. Since then, the waiting peri‐ od has been steadily re‐ duced, the Junta’s Health and Families delegate Juan de La Cruz Belmonte said, thanks to hard work by the province’s health profession‐ als..
More recycling ADRA residents deposited 275 tons of glass in the town’s 150 recycling bins last year. Cardboard recycling rose by 35 per cent in 2021, together with 13 tons of cartons and containers, an increase of al‐ most 50 per cent, said Council‐ lor Jose Crespo who is in charge of street cleaning.
Guild grants THE Junta contributed €6.5 million in subsidies to Andalu‐ cia’s Holy Week brotherhoods and guilds following the 2018 regional election. Emphasising the brotherhoods’ contribu‐ tion to conserving Andalucia’s cultural heritage, Rosalia Es‐ pinisa, who represents Alme‐ ria in the regional parliament, pointed out that the province received €1.8 million of this al‐ location.
Pedal peril CYCLISTS were involved in 934 accidents in Andalucia since 2020, the central gov‐ ernment revealed during a recent parliamentary ques‐ tion‐and‐answer session. Of‐ ficial figures also revealed 300 cycling accidents over the last three years in Alme‐ ria Province, which resulted in eight deaths, 23 accidents requiring hospitalisation and 150 minor injuries.
False identity AN El Ejido driving school contacted the National Police after realising that the sub‐ Saharan pupil who originally enrolled at the centre did not resemble the mask‐wearing person who later took the practical test. Both men, who are related, were arrested and have been charged with using false documents.
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Indalo Players’ next production PASSING through Mojacar recently, the Euro Weekly News’ roving reporter ac‐ cepted an open invitation from Bill White of the In‐ dalo Players. “Pop in as we rehearse our latest production, Murder in the Panto,” he said. The first thing she no‐ ticed was the abundance of colour from both cos‐ tumes and the set, plus the gags you expect to find in a panto. They are all there, from ‘Look out, he’s behind you’ to the traditional ‘Oh yes it is’ as well as some lovely but inoffensive in‐
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MURDER MYSTERY: Hapless police inspector tries to unravel whodunnit.
nuendo. Hearts will go out to the police inspec‐ tor called in to unravel the mystery of who com‐ mitted the dastardly deed from a bunch of theatri‐ cals that refuse to take anything seriously. As she says at one point: “It’s
Paint and win VERA Council has an‐ nounced that the 19th edition of the Open‐air Painting Marathon will, weather permitting, take place on May 15. The national competi‐ tion was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the Covid‐19 pandemic but comes back stronger than ever this year with prizes totalling €9,300 said Vera’s Culture coun‐ cillor Maria Manuela Ca‐ parros. As well as awards of €2,000, €1,200 and €1,000 for the three best paintings, this year sees two additional prizes. The Premio Andalucia de Acuarela (Andalucia Wa‐ tercolour prize) worth €1,300 has been donated by Grupo Vera Import and the Premio Provincial 2022 sponsored by the Council will bring the winner €800. There are also five run‐ ners‐up prizes of €600 donated by local firms. “The competition at‐ tracts top‐level painters from all over the country. Some even come from abroad to capture our municipality’s most pic‐ turesque and significant places,” Caparros said. She also thanked Afip‐ intura for once again or‐ ganising the competition:
“The association is a cul‐ tural model for Vera and does commendable work.” Afipintura not only called on artists to take part in the competition, but also encouraged Ve‐ ra’s local population to “watch and enjoy” the in‐ credible atmosphere that will surround the artists working in the streets. More information about the competition is available at www.vera.es website or by emailing the acafipintura@gmail. com.
like trying to control a bunch of meerkats.” Bill, who wrote the play, explained that this was his third murder mys‐ tery. “I always try to write them so they can be viewed as a light‐hearted
piece of entertainment but with enough to keep murder mystery aficiona‐ dos satisfied,” he said. With Murder in the Panto performances on April 21 and 22, little time now remains to purchase tickets from Shea’s Bar in Mojacar, which some will remember as the Kimrick. The Indalo Players will be taking Murder in the Panto on tour around the area, including Bedar and Los Gallardos. Bill added: "Watch this space as we are still talk‐ ing to more venues and may be turning up at a place near you.”
Almeria’s sights ITALIAN blogger Francesca di Pietro has been touring Almeria Province’s tourist desti‐ nations, invited by the Diputacion Regional Council. The influencer, a psy‐ chologist who uses tourism psychology con‐ cepts in her blog, encour‐ ages her followers to travel alone. Di Pietro, who is fre‐ quently quoted in the Ital‐ ian media including Cor‐ riere della Sera, Vogue Italia and Cosmopolitan, has been introduced to Almeria Province’s most‐
Ready to help families PURCHENA, which has 1,621 inhabitants, awaits the ‘im‐ minent arrival’ of three families from Ukraine. Once in Purchena, they will be provided with accom‐ modation in the Alberge Municipal, a hostel in Calle Juan Jimenez that was originally the town’s Adult Education Centre. The council can guarantee the families’ basic necessi‐ ties on arrival, municipal sources explained, although it will later need cooperation from the local population to continue covering their needs. “Any person, entity or group interested in collaborat‐ ing with these families is asked to contact Purchena’s So‐ cial Services department,” a municipal communique an‐ nounced. Purchena is not the only town preparing to welcome Ukrainian families who have been forced to flee their homes because of the Russian invasion. Albox has been waiting since last month for new ar‐ rivals from Ukraine, said Mayor Francisco Torrecillas. “We have to help them,” he added.
visited tourist enclaves in‐ cluding Mojacar, Almeria City, the Cabo de Gata‐Ni‐ jar national park and the Tabernas desert, revealed Fernando Gimenez, who heads the Diputacion’s Tourism chief. This type of promotion strategy was very effec‐ tive, Gimenez said: “Readers of these blogs and websites an‐ swer to a very interest‐ ing type of profile, peo‐ ple who are constantly travelling and are keen to discover new destina‐ tions.” Referring to tourism in general, Gimenez said that he is “very opti‐ mistic” about the tourism sector’s recovery in 2022: “We are returning to nor‐ mal on all levels both with promotional activi‐ ties like these and our ex‐ cellent occupancy figures over Easter.”
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Beaches back to normal DESPITE unremitting rains and gales, Nijar’s beaches were ready for Easter. Once the storms had abated, municipal services worked from Agua Amar‐ ga to San Jose, cleaning debris from the beaches, levelling sand, replacing walkways and foot show‐ ers in record time. Visiting the municipali‐ ty’s beaches with the Jun‐ ta’s Tourism delegate Vi‐ cente Garcia Egea on Tuesday April 12, Mayor Esperanza Perez Felices was confident that tourists and residents alike would find the beaches in good condi‐ tion. “Despite significant damage our basic infras‐ tructure allows us to carry out repairs in very little time. The beaches were soon back to normal in optimum condition and looked as they do in the summer,” she said. Perez Felices also point‐ ed out that images circu‐ lating on the social media gave the impression that the storm damage was ir‐ reparable or at least far worse than it really was. “This discouraged both advance and last‐minute bookings, but we were able to guarantee that the Cabo de Gata‐Nijar na‐ tional park, from the first to last beach and from the first to last bar, hotel and rural accommodation was more than prepared to meet the demands of holi‐ day visitors,” she added.
and finally... TURRE’S Cabrera lookout point adjoining the Torreon tower succumbed on April 13 to the recent weeks of incessant rain. The collapsed structure with its privileged views of Sierra Cabrera slid down to the grassy area below, although with‐ out causing victims or injuries. Turre’s Local Police cordoned‐off the area that same evening, but it was not until the next day that the extent of the damage became apparent.
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APSA Easter Raffle Free tuition for Ukranians
T H E APSA Dog Rescue Easter Raffle was drawn on Thursday April 14 at Lorena’s Café‐Bar in Piedra Amarilla. It raised a whopping €1,178.50. APSA Presi‐ dent, Terry Le Gassick said “this will go a long way to support the care, shelter and the rehoming programme for the dogs
Raising funds for the dogs.
in our care. A big thank you to everyone who do‐
nated prizes and bought tickets.” APSA has been work‐ ing with rescued animals in the Almanzora Valley since 2004 and in this time has helped find for‐ ever homes for thou‐ sands of abandoned dogs. APSA are currently looking to expand their foster carer network. Homing Officer, Amanda Odell said “Foster carers are an in‐ valuable part of our team, getting dogs used to a home environment before adoption. It is in‐ credibly rewarding and APSA pay for all costs including food.” More information can be found at www.apsa. org.es/foster.
AC CO R D I N G to the Scottish government on Thursday, April 14: “Displaced Ukrainian students settling in Scotland will be given access to free tuition and living cost support, subject to parliamen‐ tary approval. “Under new propos‐ als from the Scottish government, Ukraini‐ ans wishing to embark on a further or higher education course from academic year 2022‐23 will be eligible for free tuition and living cost support, providing they have submitted an ap‐ plication to the Homes for Ukraine, Ukraine Fa m i l y o r t h e U k r a i n e Extension schemes.
“Existing Ukrainian students who have pre‐ viously started courses in Scotland and who are experiencing hard‐ ship will be eligible to apply for immediate fi‐ nancial assistance through a newly creat‐ e d £ 1 m i l l i o n I n t e r n a‐ tional Students’ Emer‐ gency Fund.” Minister for Higher Education and Further Ed u c a t i o n J a m i e H e p ‐ burn commented: “We are determined to do everything we can to give displaced people from Ukraine the warmest welcome pos‐ sible and we want to ensure students arriv‐ ing here have the sup‐ port they need to start
or continue their high‐ er and further educa‐ tion.
Rail sale
BRITISH rail tickets will go on sale from April 19 with discounted tickets available on journeys from April 25 to May 27, with some routes enjoying up to 50 per cent off. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “For the first time ev‐ er, operators across the rail industry are coming together to help passengers facing rising costs of living by offering up to 50 per cent off more than a million tickets on jour‐ neys across Britain. There’s no better time to visit friends, family or just explore our great country, so book your tickets to‐ day.” Jacqueline Starr, CEO of the Rail Deliv‐ ery Group, added on April 19: “We want ev‐ eryone to be able to benefit from travelling by train because it’s more than just a jour‐ ney, it’s a way to con‐ nect everyone to the people, places and things they love. As part of the Great British Rail Sale cus‐ tomers will enjoy over one million discount‐ ed tickets, so they can explore some of the fantastic locations that are accessible by rail.” Tickets can be purchased online from participating retailers with the up to half‐ price rate applying to a range of off‐peak tickets spreading the length and breadth of the country.
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Stormers ready BRITAIN will supply Ukraine with a deployment of Stormer High‐Velocity Missiles (HVM) armoured mis‐ sile launchers along with 120 personnel carriers. The 13‐ton vehicles can be flown to the war on C‐ 17 transport planes this month. Ukrainian officials witnessed the weaponry in ac‐ tion during a display by the Ministry of Defence two weeks ago on Salisbury Plain. Operated by a three‐ man crew of driver, gunner, and commander, the Stormer can deliver its deadly payload of 17 Starstreak missiles on the enemy, and then travel at speeds of up to 50mph to escape quickly.“The Stormer‐Starstreak combination will be a huge boost to Ukraine’s fighting capability,” said the former com‐ mander of British troops in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, on April 18. “It is an extremely effective, highly‐mobile combat vehicle that will do severe damage to any attempts at low‐level attack by Putin’s air forces. This news will anger Moscow, which is already threatening retalia‐ tion against the West, especially Britain, for supplying weapons,” he added.
NEXT winter could see millions more Covid‐19 infections, ac‐ cording to Dutch Health Minis‐ ter Ernst Kuipers. “It is not over,” he said on Saturday April 16. His new public health strategy will fo‐ cus on personal responsibility, although the details are still be‐
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Terminal Three No blurring
MANCHESTER Airport’s Terminal Three is set to reopen to cope with passenger demand after months of chaos, queues and de‐ lays. Passengers travelling through Manchester Airport have been plagued with delays and queues for several months. One passen‐ ger even turned up 13 hours ear‐ ly in a bid to beat the queues. Terminal Three was partially reopened on March 27, but this was only for a limited number of passengers. The terminal is set to fully reopen on Friday, April 22. Despite the impending re‐ opening, Manchester Airport continues to advise passengers to make sure they check in three hours before their flight as well as checking the coronavirus trav‐
Covid concern
ing worked out. He said any new restrictions will be based on health concerns, as well the economic, social and cultural impact: “It is a very intricate and very difficult balance. We
Terminal is set to reopen.
el advice for their destination country before they head to the airport. “All passengers flying out with Aurigny, British Airways, Eastern Airways, Iberia Express, Loganair, Ryanair and Vueling will check in at the Terminal Three entrance. All arrivals into the airport with those airlines will also go through the Terminal Three building,” the airport announced.
know this is incredibly disrup‐ tive.” Projections undertaken in the Netherlands suggest that as many as 10 million infec‐ tions could occur during the
seven‐month flu season, from mid‐September until mid‐ April. Kuipers added that he is confident the Dutch authori‐ ties can track the spread of Covid and any possible new variants: “We did not have this type of testing for previous dis‐ eases.”
GOOGLE said that it has not removed the blurring of Russian military instal‐ lations on its maps and that the images were al‐ ways unblurred. Genevieve Park, a Google spokesperson, said on Monday April 18: “We haven’t made any blurring changes to our satellite imagery in Rus‐ sia. While the circulating images are likely legiti‐ mate, they were avail‐ able on Google Maps long before the conflict in Ukraine.” Google does blur its
maps of potentially sensi‐ tive areas, including mili‐ tary locations. However, it does not blur all images. Viewers can see detailed satellite imagery of Nellis Air Force Base and even Area 51 in the US. It is believed that Google does provide more detailed satellite imagery to a number of Western military forces, most notably the US. But it says it has not modi‐ fied any images for pub‐ lic consumption since the start of the war in Ukraine.
and finally... LACIE PATTINSON, eight, saved a lamb’s life after finding her ‘close to death’ when she was rejected by her mother.She nurtured the distraught animal with love and cuddles and today she is best friends with the sheep. The schoolgirl’s mum Hayley Pattinson, 37, said they even threw Lucky the sheep a party to celebrate her first birthday.
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Thandiwe Newton split THANDIWE NEWTON has reportedly split from her filmmaker husband of 24 years, Ol Parker. The couple share three children. And the actress may be heading to rehab after she dramatically exited ‘Magic Mike 3’ which she had been filming in London alongside Channing Tatum. Thandiwe denied earlier reports she had been fired from the Magic Mike film over an argument about Will Smith and the Oscars slap with her co‐star. Newton said she had quit due to personal reasons. Now it has been claimed the star has separated from her hus‐ band. A source on set told one publication: “Thandiwe had been acting strange on set. It became clear she couldn’t play the role. “There is a lot going on in her personal life, she and her husband have separated. “She seemed so stressed, she even brought her two pet rabbits to her hotel for emotional support,” the source added.
Sinking ship MOSKVA: The ship was allegedly hit with two cruise missiles. PICTURES of sinking Russian warship Moskva have emerged as new ac‐ counts strongly dispute the official Russian version of the loss of Vladimir Putin’s Black Sea Fleet flagship. The photos published on Monday April 18 are thought to have been tak‐ en by a passing Turkish ship. The Moskva, a Soviet‐era guided missile cruiser, sank near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on Thursday April 14 after Ukraine said it hit the ship with two cruise missiles. Russia has confirmed the ship sank, but said this was due to an ac‐ cidental fire which detonated am‐
munition on board. A young sailor’s account of surviving the carnage on the Moskva was re‐ vealed by Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s leading investigative media outlet. The sailor’s mother told Novaya Gazeta: “He called me, and he cried over what he had seen. It was horren‐ dous. Clearly not everyone survived.” She added: “Most of the wounded have limbs torn off, because of the ex‐ plosions from both the missiles and the detonated ammunition.” Fears have also been raised that the ship went down with nuclear war‐ heads.
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Favourite to win
UKRAINE is 2‐1 to win the Eurovi‐ sion Song Contest which will be held on May 14 in Turin, Italy. Hip‐hop folk band Kalush Orches‐ tra are expected to sweep the board with a blend of modern elements and ethnic instruments. Forty countries will take part in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest. Kalush Orchestra performed their song, Stefania, at a warm up event in Israel. The group said that the song has become an anthem for Ukrainians. “We are really happy that we have the opportunity to boost the morale of people here,” lead singer Oleh Psiuk said on April 14. The group has special dispensa‐ tion to perform as most men of fighting age are not allowed to leave Ukraine. The UK’s entry, TikTok sensation Sam Ryder, is closing the gap at 13‐1 with his song Space Man, the fourth most tipped act behind Ukraine, hosts Italy and Sweden. Russia had originally planned to participate but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine.
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Helen Mirren’s stepson passes away THE acting world is in mourning for Rio Hack‐ ford, son of Taylor Hack‐ ford. Helen Mirren’s stepson died on Thurs‐ day April 14 in Califor‐ nia’s Huntington Beach after a long illness. Screenwriter D V DeVincentis paid tribute to his friend and said: “Rio was more attuned to experience than any‐ one I’ve ever known, he would stop what was happening to point it out, compel you to pay attention, he would or‐ der you a must‐have ex‐
Died after a long illness.
perience from a beloved menu and hold your eye as you paid attention to what was happening in your mouth…. He would put an experience for you on the stereo, then
start it over and play it again for you because we were talking over it the first time and ‘Pal, you really have to listen to it’.” Fellow actors also paid tribute and Robin Tun‐ ney said: “I was so sad to hear about Rio passing, he was too nice to be that handsome. Too cool to be that relatable. My Gosh that man was spe‐ cial. RIP Rio.” Cary Elwes stated: “So sorry for your loss. May his memory always be a blessing.”
Theatre not TV
CELEBRITY Danniella Westbrook said that while her dream role would be on Emmerdale, it is live theatre that makes her happy. “I’m not joining Em‐ merdale. I’m actually not looking to go back to TV just yet. I’m looking to go back to theatre, that’s re‐ ally for me, it’s something that lights me up. And I’m also looking to maybe do a radio show, a breakfast show or a drive‐time
Prefers live theatre.
show, and do present‐ ing,” she said on April 12. “I do a lot for GB News so I’m really into that, politics and stuff like that. If they had a celebrity
Married At First Sight I would do it, if I wasn’t getting married then I would have done some‐ thing like that. My part‐ ner always said to me to go on it anyways and get it out of your system, he’ s cool. “I love EastEnders, I love Sam, but my dream is Emmerdale. I’d love to be in Emmerdale, I’m a country girl. You can see where I live. I ride hors‐ es,” she added.
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A PLAN signed by Home Secretary Priti Patel that will see asylum seekers sent to Rwanda for processing, has been branded illegal by the United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Gillian Triggs, Assistant Secretary‐ General at the UNHCR, said the plan was an “egregious breach” of international and refugee law.” Triggs, who is Australian, said: “My point is, just as the Australian policy is an egregious breach of international law and refugee law and human rights law, so too is this proposal by
Illegal plan
the United Kingdom government. It is very un‐ usual, very few states have tried this, and the purpose is primarily deterrent and it can be ef‐ fective, I don’t think we’re denying that. But what we’re saying at the UN refugee agency is that there are much more legally effective ways of achieving the same outcome,” she added on Saturday April 16.
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Gas games
GERMANY is to invest bil‐ lions of euros to move away from Russian gas, the government announced on April 14. The investment of nearly €3 billion will go towards the acquisition of floating liquefied natural gas im‐ port terminals. Finance Minister Chris‐ tian Lindner tweeted: “De‐ pendence on Russian ener‐ gy imports must be reduced quickly and sus‐ tainably. “Floating LNG terminals make an important contri‐ bution to this, for which we must provide funding.” Following the invasion of Ukraine, Europe and in particular Germany have been looking to reduce their reliance on Russian imports, with most turning to the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Around
FLOATING TERMINALS: Billions are to be invested.
20 countries supply LNG which is transported by ship, however it does re‐ quire terminals in order to offload the gas. Russia currently ac‐ counts for around 45 per cent of Europe’s require‐ ment, with that figure clos‐ er to 55 per cent in Ger‐
many in recent years. Since the start of the invasion that number has dropped to 40 per cent. As Germany does not yet have a terminal it has been relying on more ex‐ pensive imports from the Netherlands, Norway and of LNG.
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Divorce applications up 50%
WITH the new no‐fault laws barely two weeks old since they were intro‐ duced, divorce applications in the UK have soared by 50 per cent according to figures released on Wednesday April 13. Introduced on Wednes‐ day April 6, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 eradicated the no‐ tion that one party in the couple had to be at fault or have committed some form of wrongdoing. It also does away with the need for couples to prove they have lived apart for two or more years if they were not able to prove that anyone was at fault. Importantly the change means that the divorce cannot be contested by the other party, a requirement that forced many to live in unhappy marriages be‐ cause both parties had not agreed to getting divorced. HM Courts & Tribunals data for the first week of the new law shows that
3,000 requests were filed, an average of 600 a day. Prior to the in‐
troduction of the new law applications averaged around 2,000 a week.
NEW LAWS: Makes divorcing your partner easier.
Beach rules
LAW CHANGES: over up when you leave the beach.
A LOT has changed since the start of the pandemic and that includes the rules and laws that govern beach usage in Spain. Little known, but a rule that has been around for many years, is that beachwear is for use on the beach. That means quite simply that you should cover up when you leave the beach, so no bikinis and bare chests. You could be issued with a fine of up to €300 for breaking this simple rule. Many people think it’s quite ok to camp out on the beach overnight or to park your RV /
Campervan in a beach car park for the night. Abuse of these rules has seen a harden‐ ing of attitudes and a tighten‐ ing of the laws which could now see you fined by as much as €1,500. Spain is quite tolerant when it comes to nudity however the law is simple, if it causes offence it is a crime. That means topless ladies sun‐ bathing on beaches is accept‐ able, appearing fully nude in areas other than nudist beach‐ es is not. Falling foul of this rule could see you issued with a fine of €750.
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BRITISH comedian Rob Beckett took to Twitter to warn fellow British Airways’ customers after he had travelled to Walt Disney World on a dream holiday with his two children. Beckett wrote: “This is a public service announce‐ ment. Avoid @British_Airways until they have sorted out their IT and staff problems. Absolute shambles. They are all over the place. Especially if you’re travelling with kids. Fingers crossed we have a flight home. They aren’t sure.” He followed the post with a few laughing face emojis. Despite the travel chaos, the comedian said he and his family had the “best holiday ever.”
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Morocco finds gas LARGE natural gas deposits have been discov‐ ered off the coast of Larache in Morocco. According to reports, 11 companies had drilled 67 wells, out of which, 40 contained gas supplies. Starting operations with these new deposits will not require a significant investment appar‐ ently, due to the proximity of the gas pipeline that crosses northern Morocco, along with a large network of industrial warehouses. The largest deposit was said to be the one found by Repsol.
A report on these gas discoveries has been delivered to the Infrastructure, Energy, Mines and Environment Commission, in the House of Representatives. It was handed in by Amina Benkhadra, general director of the National Of‐ fice of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM). According to Benkhadra, Repsol has recently discovered large amounts of gas in the sea, off the coast of Larache. This discovery was con‐ firmed by the drilling of wells carried out by the British company Chariot Oil and Gas, between the end of 2021, and the beginning of 2022.
12-year-old fundraiser WHEN a young boy from Cum‐ bria, UK, set up his Instagram account, he had no idea how it would impact his fundraising efforts for Ukraine. Gabriel Clarke, 12, fell in love with woodworking when he was just three or four when his mother gifted him his grandfa‐ ther’s hammer. Now, he has raised over £243,000 for Ukraine and has over 250,000 followers on Instagram sup‐ porting him. A viral Twitter post about Gabriel´s woodwork saw fans
Gabriel’s Bowl for Ukraine.
commission around 20,000 handcrafted wooden bowls. Gabriel’s mother took to Just Giving to explain that these would take the boy 32
years to create and that in‐ stead he had decided to create one bowl, Gabriel’s Bowl for Ukraine, which would go to a selected doner to the Save the Children Ukrainian appeal. The winner of the bowl has now been chosen, however, you can still donate on Gabriel’s Just Giving page until Sunday, April 24. Go to Gabriel’s Instagram page here: (@clarkie_wood‐ work) or Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/f undraising/bowlforukraine
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Presenter receives death threats THE Oscar slap completely overshadowed other events on the night including a joke by actress Amy Schumer that resulted in her receiving death threats. Schumer said she received the threats after making a joke about Kirsten Dunst saying she thought the Oscar nominee was a so‐called seat filler and asked her to stand up. Dunst was sitting at the table with her hus‐ band, Jesse Plemons. Seat fillers are the people who sits in a star guest’s chair while they are accept‐ ing an award or going to the bar. Schumer pretending not to recognise Kirsten Dunst at the awards ceremony was seen by some as an insult. Some of the threats she has received say: “Who do you think you are that you can in‐ sult Kirsten Dunst like that?” The threats have been so bad and numerous that she was called by the police who asked: “Did you make fun of Kirsten Dunst at the Oscars?” Speaking on the Howard
Actress Amy Schumer.
Stern Show she said: “The secret service got in touch with me,” adding that “the
joke was coordinated ‐ like the other jokes at the event, we even spoke before.”
and finally... A TEEN who disappeared when he was 16 years old was dis‐ covered by the Summit County Sheriff's office in Utah, who said they had responded to reports of a homeless person wander‐ ing around the Kimball Junction area, pushing a shopping cart. How Oswalt, the autistic teen who has been reunited with his family after three years, got to be 1,200 kilometres and more than 11 hours’ drive away from where he disappeared re‐ mains a mystery.
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First MP takes in refugees
A FORMER cabinet minister has taken in a Ukrainian refugee family under a gov‐ ernment scheme to help dis‐ placed people from the war. Robert Jenrick, the Conser‐ vative MP for Newark, Not‐ tinghamshire, and his family have welcomed Maria, 40, Christina, 11, and Boden, 15, into their home, the BBC re‐ ported on Friday, April 15. He is believed to be the first MP to take in refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Jenrick told the BBC that both families had a “very emo‐ tional” meeting when they met at Stansted. “I think the family we are sponsoring were happy to be in a place of safety,” Jenrick said. “Like most Ukrainians who come under the scheme they are leaving behind husbands, fathers, relatives and friends so there are mixed emotions.” As of Wednesday, April 13, 25,100 visas had been issued under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme ‐ which allows families in Britain to sponsor refugees to live with them ‐ from 55,600 applications. A monthly payment of £350 is available for the hosts.
JENRICKS: Welcomed a refugee family into their home.
Piers Morgan ‘farce’
PIERS MORGAN has said his Good Morning Britain exit over his Meghan Markle comments was a ‘farce’. Morgan stormed off GMB when he revealed that he did not believe the comments that Meghan made during her Oprah Winfrey interview. After Morgan stormed out, Ofcom had to deal with more than 50,000 complaints. He told one publication “I thought the whole thing was a farce, and I’m delighted that actually as a result of the farce, we’ve ended up with a whole network which is now dedicated to preventing that kind of farce from recurring, “You shouldn’t be shamed or vilified or cancelled for having an opinion, unless you genuinely are spewing hateful bigoted stuff.” Morgan is set to take to the air again with news channel TalkTV on Monday April 25. His new show will be aired globally and will be broadcast from a studio in West London’s Ealing.
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Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.
Record Shanghai cases A RECORD number of symptomatic Covid‐19 cases was reported in the Chinese city of Shanghai on Satur‐ day, April 16 despite the whole city’s population of around 25 million being locked down.
Other regions of the coun‐ try are starting to implement further restrictions. Announcing a 14‐day lock‐ down, the closure of the central Chinese manufactur‐ ing area of the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone will
Darknet arrest
AUTHORITIES in Russia have arrested the alleged co‐ founder of the world’s largest marketplace on the darknet on Friday April 15, a week after the platform was shut down by German and US authorities. The marketplace known as Hydra was shut down after German authorities seized the servers on which it was run, along with more than €20 million in Bitcoins. Charges filed by the Justice Department in the US named Dmitry Pavlov, 30, as the administrator of Hydra’s servers. The accused had said he was unaware of the charges and said he was innocent of the charges brought against him. Pavlov told media that: “We are a hosting company and have all the necessary communications licences. We don’t administer any sites, but only provide servers for rent as in‐ termediaries.”
affect companies like Apple Inc. Its main supplier Fox‐ conn is located there. This lockdown will be "”adjusted according to the epidemic situation,” said the authori‐ ties. Following dozens of Covid‐ 19 infections this month, res‐ idents of Xian, in the north‐ west of China, have been urged to avoid making un‐ necessary trips. Companies have also been encouraged to let their employees work from home, or even live and sleep on the premises. Responding to concerns among residents about po‐ tential food shortages, a Xian government official con‐ firmed on Sunday April 17 that a lockdown would not be imposed in the city. More than 500 infections were reported last weekend in Shanghai’s neighbouring city of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province.
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Megan and Harry warning IT is feared that Harry and Meghan could ‘hijack and overshadow’ the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee if the couple return to the UK this summer. “Charles wants the Plat‐ inum Jubilee to focus only on the Queen,” a source told one publication on Sunday, April 17. “Many are disappointed that Andrew overshadowed Prince Philip’s thanksgiving service and don’t want the Meghan and Harry circus to hijack the Jubilee. “This is the Queen’s show and should be about her and her 70 years of service rather than Meghan’s fashion, the kids and Harry. “They don’t want it to be‐ come the Harry and Meghan show. Charles and all the fam‐ ily are agreed on that,” the source said. Harry and Meghan have not confirmed whether they will attend the Queen’s four‐ day bash, which includes fam‐ ily at Trooping the Colour and a line‐up of royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Couple have not confirmed their attendance.
Filmed on Russian TV RUSSIAN television broadcast video footage on Satur‐ day, April 16, showed a second British fighter who was in their hands. He was heard identifying himself and ex‐ plained that he was captured in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. “Hi I’m Shaun Pinner, I am a citizen of the UK, I was captured in Mariupol. I am part of the 36 Brigade First Battalion Ukrainian Marines. I was fighting in Mariupol for five‐six weeks and now I’m in Donetsk People’s Re‐ public,” said the man in the video. Mr Pinner was previously seen in a video filmed at the start of March, from a location he could not reveal. “I can’t tell you where we are, because of [operations se‐ curity],” he said. “But this is a school that the Russians have just bombed… we’ve just had a week of intense fighting.” There had been claims by Russia at the end of March that Mr Pinner had been killed, with copies of his pass‐ port being posted on social media, but according to sources, he was in a field hospital after receiving in‐ juries.
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MAN CITY fan Liam Gallagher has taken to Twitter to express remorse for his “outlandish behaviour” after he directed a death threat tweet at Atletico Madrid player Stefan Savic. The former Oasis front man saw red as he watched Atletico Madrid play Manchester City in a tense Champions League match on Wednesday, April 13. In the game, which ended in a 0‐0 draw, Savic appeared to headbutt City player Ra‐
Death threat tweet
heem Sterling. Gallagher, 49, in a now‐deleted tweet wrote: “Stefan Savic this is a threat if I come across you ya goofy looking **** your dead MCFC.” The famously loud‐mouthed Liam returned
SCRATCH CARD: The winning ticket is now in safe keeping but remains unpaid.
€250,000 win unclaimed
A MIGRANT in Belgium who won €250,000 with a Belgian scratch card dis‐ appeared unpaid as he was reportedly en route to the UK to claim asylum. It is believed that he purchased the €5 scratch card from a Spar supermarket in the ferry port of Zeebrugge towards the end of March, but he was told that the su‐ permarket could only pay out prizes up to €2,000 and he would have to go to the Na‐ tional Lottery to collect his prize. He then left the premises and was not heard from again for some time and the only evidence of his existence was record‐ ed on the CCTV in the store. Then on Tuesday April 12, the man, ac‐
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companied by a lawyer turned up, was cor‐ rectly identified and was given the ticket by the local police. Having been identified as the correct owner of the card, another problem arose as such a large payment has to be made to a bank but as the man had no such account or had even applied for residency in Bel‐ gium he couldn’t be paid. The ticket now sits with his lawyer and the National Lottery have confirmed that they can pay the winnings into a foreign bank account as he can’t open one in Bel‐ gium, but until he can provide details, the ticket is in safe keeping but remains un‐ paid.
to the social media platform on Friday, April 15, to apologise. “I’m really upset and annoyed at myself I feel I’ve let all my fans down by my outlandish behaviour. I’m a role model to GROWN UPS hope you can forgive me,” the singer wrote.
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He also wrote: “He who without sin throws the first stone have a good Friday and remem‐ ber always look on the bright side of life ya Bumbaclarts.” And in another tweet he appeared to refer‐ ence his outburst directed at Savic, whose team were knocked out of the Champions League in the goalless game. “Love love love peace peace peace forgive forgive forgive kiss kiss kiss,” Liam wrote.
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Emergency sea landing Innocent war victims
PASSENGERS were left shocked after they were warned their Aer Lingus flight was going to make an emergency sea landing. The warning on the Zurich to Dublin flight seemed to be a glitch though, as only minutes later the passengers were told to ignore the previous announcement. The flight made it to Dublin airport on schedule without any further inci‐ dents. Traveller Fearghal O’Lideacha revealed: “I was sitting down near the back with my son, who had headphones on.” As far as he could remember the warning message said: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is an emergency. Please prepare for a ditched land‐ ing.” Mr O’Lideacha knew that a ditched landing meant that the plane was going to attempt a sea landing. An Aer Lingus spokesperson stated that on flight EI343 from Zurich
to Dublin an “incorrect” warning message had played. The spokesperson commented: “A follow up announcement was made
advising passengers of the error. At no point during the flight was there any risk to the safety of the aircraft or those on board.”
Big Brother return REALITY show Big Brother is set to return next year ‐ but on ITV. Producers are in talks about a return run of the iconic show featuring members of the public as in the original series. It is likely to be screened on ITV2 in autumn 2023 af‐ ter Love Island has aired. Big Brother ‐ which last appeared on Channel 5 ‐ was originally hosted by Davina McCall, 54, on Channel 4. The much‐loved hit show ran for 18 years until 2018 and launched the careers of household names such as Jade Goody, Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson. A TV source told one publication: “They think putting it on ITV2 will open it up to a new audience and legion of younger fans. “They are really keen on getting the deal done on Big Brother, and hope to have something firm to announce soon.”
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A chef’s hat has 100 pleats.
PRINCE CHARLES in his East‐ er message on Sunday, April 17 highlighted the suffering of “innocent victims of conflict”. Although the Prince does not refer explicitly to Ukraine his Easter message was a call to address the plight of refugees. In his annual Easter address, the Prince of Wales said: “Today, millions of peo‐ ple find themselves displaced, wearied by their journey from troubled places, wounded by the past, fearful of the future ‐ and in need of a welcome, of
PRINCE CHARLES: Addressed the plight of refugees.
rest, and of kindness. “Over the past years, I have
Online safety
THE UK government’s groundbreaking Online Safety Bill is set to be debated for the second time in Parliament. According to the government on Sunday, April 17, the bill “requires social media platforms, search engines and other apps and websites allowing people to post content to improve the way they protect their users.” The debate over “the most important legislation in the inter‐ net age” was set to be held on Tuesday April 19. Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries said: “The time has come to properly protect people online and this week MPs will debate the most impor‐ tant legislation in the internet age.”
found myself heartbroken at the sufferings of the innocent victims of conflict, or persecu‐ tion, some of whom I have met and who have told me stories of unutterable tragedy as they have been forced to flee their country and seek shelter far from home. “But amidst all this sadness and inhumanity, it has been profoundly moving to see how so many people are ready to open their homes to those in need, and how they have offered their time and their resources to help those facing such soul‐destroying sorrow and hardship.”
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Renfe to install defibrillators SPANISH train operator Renfe intends to invest €3 million on the installation of defibrillators in its fleet. A total of 668 such devices will be fitted on its AVE, long and medium distance, and tourist trains, of which 570 are already at the start of the start‐up process. This initiative’s main ob‐ jective is to ‘save lives’, guaranteeing maximum safety in the event of a possible cardiorespiratory emergency suffered by any passengers using Renfe’s rail transport. The defibrillators will be located in the most acces‐ sible areas of the trains, such as in the cafeterias, vending areas, or spaces for people with reduced mobility. Signage will be placed both outside the cars and inside, at differ‐ ent points, to help find them if necessary. This project involves providing the personnel located in these cardio‐
protected spaces with ad‐ equate training in order to guarantee rapid action in the event of sudden
cardiac arrest. To date, a professional group of 2,226 people has been trained.
City will be rebuilt
RINAT AKHMETOV, be‐ lieved to be the wealthi‐ est businessman in Ukraine, has vowed to re‐ build the war‐torn city of Mariupol once hostilities with Russia are ended. He owns two huge steel‐ works in the besieged city that has been bombarded almost out of existence by Russian forces over the last seven weeks. After eight years of con‐ stant fighting in the east‐ ern region of the country, Akhmetov has witnessed his business empire being destroyed at the same time. Even so, he remains
defiant enough to have full belief in Ukraine’s armed forces holding the city. Akhmetov is the boss of Metinvest, the largest steelmaking company in Ukraine. In the current cli‐ mate, he has had to an‐ nounce that it is impossi‐ ble for his company to deliver on its existing con‐ tracts. Speaking in Friday April 15, Akhmetov said that more than one‐third of Ukraine’s metallurgy pro‐ duction capacity has been disrupted because of the conflict.
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There are 4 times more empty homes in the US than homeless people.
Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!
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Embracing Ukraine Masks in Scotland
FUENTES DE ANDALUCIA, in Sevilla, adopted the name ‘Ukraine’ for Holy Week in a show of moral support for the invaded country. The small town boasts a sign at a roundabout at the village’s entrance, where Ukraine replaced Fuentes de Andalucia and the country’s blue and yellow flag was painted alongside. Streets have been renamed City of Kyiv, Ode‐ sa and Mariupol in the village of more than 7,100 inhabitants, east of Sevilla. The villagers have also raised €3,500 within two days toward a planned centre for refugees, which could house up to 25 Ukrainians fleeing from their war‐torn country. “There are no borders in the world we live in,” one local man said. Mayor Francisco Martinez said the name
SEVILLA TOWN: Adopted different name.
change is an action of solidarity with the situa‐ tion experienced by the Ukrainians due to the Russian invasion. The initiative also is in solidarity with other places in the world that suffer war conflicts, oth‐ er street names reference Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, Palestine and Afghanistan.
Scam call offers rebate
A NEW scam is in operation in the UK with the Local Government Association (LGA) warning that cold‐ callers are pretending to be from councils with an offer of a £150 energy bill rebate. The scammers are taking advantage of the one‐off rebate offer that is avail‐ able for most A to D band
properties, asking for bank details so they can credit the money into accounts. The LGA said however that councils will never ask for bank details over the phone with those who pay by direct debit and who are entitled to the rebate, re‐ ceiving the money directly into their account.
Those who do not pay by direct debit will have re‐ ceived a letter from their council explaining how to go about claiming. The warning again asks people to remain vigilant and not to respond to texts, emails or calls that ask for personal details of any kind.
CHANGES to face covering laws came into force on Monday, April 18, in Scot‐ land. According to the Scottish government: “The legal re‐ quirement to wear face coverings in most indoor public spaces and on pub‐ lic transport will become guidance” from April 18. The government though has recommended that: “face coverings continue to be worn where appro‐ priate ‐ including in indoor crowded spaces and on public transport ‐ as mem‐ bers of the public are ad‐ vised to carry on taking sensible precautions to re‐ duce the spread of Covid‐ 19. “Data shows the situa‐ tion has generally im‐ proved, but Covid has not gone away with over 5,000 cases a day still being recorded in Scotland.” First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “In recent weeks we have seen
steady progress as we move back to a greater sense of normality and a more sustainable way of managing this virus. “However our NHS is still
under pressure and the most vulnerable members of our society can still ben‐ efit from additional mea‐ sures to protect them from the virus.”
Bulldog and pug ban THE Blue Cross is calling on MPs to back a strict new crack‐ down on ‘dangerous’ breeding of bulldogs and pugs in the UK. The charity has launched a campaign that hopes to see an ‘end to the trend of the horrendously bad breeding of brachy‐ cephalic pets.’ The Blue Cross hopes that the breeding of French Bulldogs, Pugs and Persian cats will be banned. The Blue Cross’ Becky Thwaites told one publication: “We have already started contacting MPs. Ultimately Blue Cross is determined to see the end of the poor breeding of flat‐faced dogs and are considering all options both legislative and non‐ legislative to achieve this.” The organisation has said that flat‐faced breeds account for 20 per cent of dogs in the UK. As the breeds gain in popularity breeding issues are exacerbated. Currently, in the UK, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Ar‐ gentino and Fila Brasileiro are banned.
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A man once wore 60 shirts to the airport to avoid extra fees.
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Tending the Palmeral ORIHUELA’S Environment Department contin‐ ues to add new palms to the Palmeral forest. In line with the Palmeral Master Plan, the de‐ partment intends to plant another 50 trees in addition to the 300 planted since 2020 to rejuve‐ nate Europe’s second‐biggest palm forest after Elche’s. The aim is to regain a density of 300 trees per hectare, compared with the current 220. “The new trees will be planted in zones where they can be easily watered to guarantee their survival in the summer. More will be planted in the autumn when they need less maintenance regarding irrigation,” said Councillor Damaso Aparicio. There are also plans to replace fig and olive trees while incorporating traditional crops in‐ cluding two plots for cotton, Aparicio revealed. Six plots are to be given over to alfalfa on land in danger of being taken over by weeds: “Alfalfa improves the soil and will limit their spread,” Aparicio said. With wheat now growing on a further 4,500 square metres of Palmeral land, an increasing number of traditional crops have returned to what the Councillor described as “a unique open space.”
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Junta supports Marenostrum
AXARQUIA
Better beaches in Torre del Mar ON Wednesday April 13, the first deputy mayor of Velez‐Malaga and councillor for Beaches, Jesús Pérez Atencia, officially pre‐ sented the recently completed works on Levante Beach in Torre del Mar, which in‐ volved the extension of the infirmary of the central lifeguard post and the installation of a new bathroom. According to the mayor, the improve‐ ments to the lifeguard post have resulted in “a more comfortable, spacious and accessi‐ ble infirmary area in order to provide a ser‐ vice to the whole of our coastline.” In addi‐ tion, the new outdoor toilet has three cubicles for use by men, women and people with reduced mobility. He added: “After the last storm, we have been working on a series of improvements to all our beaches with the sole objective of having everything in optimal conditions for Easter. In addition to incorporating this bathing area, we are going to continue working in all of the towns along the coast, adding new equipment to continue provid‐ ing a quality service to users of our beach‐ es.”
MALLORCA
Heroic action in Alcudia
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Storm Celia aftermath CALLOSA’S Fuentes de Algar were able to open time for Easter despite Storm Celia’s destruction at the end of March. The force of the rain‐swollen Algar that feeds the series of rockpools and cascades swept away three bridges and seriously damaged another while sweeping away trees, railings and oth‐ er infrastructure. Despite an initial announcement that it would be impossible to repair the damage in time for Easter week, it was possible to improvise temporary but safe crossings for visitors to the natural enclave. “It was very hard work to make sure that the Fuentes could reopen so soon after the storm,” said Mayor Andres Molina. The damage will cost €70,000 to repair. Meanwhile, swimming was banned because of Algar’s dangerously strong currents and the signposted one‐way system has been reactivated. Originally introduced to ensure social distancing during the pandemic, the one‐way system was reinstated to avoid mishaps on the repaired infras‐ tructure while visitors were also ad‐ vised to wear comfortable, nonslip footwear.
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ANDALUCIA BRAND: Confirming the arrangement.
THE Junta de Andalucia is supporting the Marenostrum Fuengirola project, which in 2022 celebrates its seventh year. Fuengirola councillor Rodrigo Romero said on Monday April 18 when announcing this tie up with the delegate for Tourism in Malaga, Nuria Rodríguez “the Junta de An‐ dalucia intends to generate interna‐ tional projection through musical events and in this sense its commit‐ ment to Marenostrum Fuengirola is ideal. “I think that our objectives com‐ bine perfectly, since many of the fes‐ tivals that we are going to have here
have a great international projec‐ tion.” For her part, the Tourism delegate responded that “Marenostrum Fuen‐ girola is in a special enclave, at the foot of the sea, next to the Sohail castle, surrounded by history and nature. “I think, today, we must recognise that it has been a complete success, that it has been consolidated and that it has placed on the internation‐ al map from cultural tourism and to us, who are committed to the pro‐ jection of the Andalucia Brand, this festival will help us promote that brand from Fuengirola.”
A TALE of heroic action came to light on Thursday, April 14, regarding the collapse that occurred in a Mallorca hotel on Satur‐ day April 9. It has been revealed that when the incident happened, the manager of the hotel in Puerto de Alcudia rushed into the rubble to assist one of his mem‐ bers of staff. Showing total disregard for his own safety, the director held the hands of a 59‐year‐old cook who had been crushed by a falling wall, while firefighters fought to release her. Ac‐ cording to 061 sources, the woman’s thigh was compressed, and she also suffered in‐ juries to other parts of her body. Both staff members were reportedly transferred to the Muro hospital in a serious condition. The incident happened in the three‐star BlueSea Piscis Hotel, at around 3pm. It was first believed that a gas explosion had caused the collapse of a ceiling into the kitchen area, but it has now been confirmed that it was actually due to gym equipment on the floor above. Police sources indicated that the collapse “could have been a real dis‐ aster.” These same police sources explained that there were around 330 clients staying in the hotel at the time. They have since been relo‐ cated to other establishments, with the ho‐ tel facility having been sealed. It will not open its doors until a report from the munic‐ ipal technician certifies that there is no risk of new collapses.
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Holy veto
Car thefts
THE Danish Lutheran Church had the right to veto the building of any construction that would obscure the view from a church within three kilometres which meant that wind turbines were being banned, but due to anxiety to escape Russian energy domination this will be scrapped.
ACCORNING to a recent report by Confused.com, Denmark has the lowest theft rate of cars in the whole of Europe averaging just one per day, although other research says that more than 100 bicycles are stolen daily throughout the country.
THE NETHERLANDS Pack your trunk
Seeing glasses
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the fact that the owners of the last circus elephant in Holland, Buba, have received permission to sell the 45-year-old to the Kimba Elefant Park in Hungary, which is part zoo and part circus and is owned by a circus family.
BLIND singer Stevie Wonder has been given a special pair of glasses created by a group of researchers at Delft University to trial. The Envision glasses have an inbuilt camera which records the environment and reports in speech what it sees to the wearer.
BELGIUM Dead on arrival
Bare faced cheek
PASSENGERS and crew were shocked when a Brussels Airlines flight travelling from Sierra Leone to the Belgian capital had to be diverted to Madrid on April 13 after a medical emergency was declared on board, but the passenger who was unwell died soon after the plane landed.
A NAKED man who reportedly told police that he fancied taking off his clothes and going for a walk around the streets of Geraardsbergen was arrested on April 12 and was fined for offending public decency before being released.
GERMANY Minister resigns
Back tracking
DUE to the fact that she took a four-week holiday shortly after devastating floods occurred last year in the state where she was a senior official, Anne Spiegel who later was elected to Parliament and became Minister of Families and Women has now resigned.
UKRAINIAN President Volodymir Zelensky appears to be distancing himself from reports that he didn’t want German President Steinmeier to visit Kyiv and says that he wasn’t aware that the President has asked to join other leaders in a proposed official visit.
FRANCE Saving money
New verb
IT has been reported by www.navyrecognition. com that Normandie (D651), an Aquitaine-class frigate of the French Navy which was launched in 2018 sailed out of its home port in early April without its Electronic Warfare suite's jammers due to budgetary reasons, despite the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
THOSE using social media in Ukraine have apparently coined a new verb macronete (macroner in French and English) created following inactivity by Emmanuel Macron and it means to refer to someone who ‘appears to be worried about a situation, but does nothing.’
NORWAY Defence problems
Electric shock
AFTER Norway’s Defence Minister Enoksen resigned on April 9 (the date that the Nazis invaded Norway in 1940) due to sexual misconduct, his relatively unknown replacement Bjørn Arild Gram has been linked with a ‘me too’ sexist text which he denies sending.
IN a bid to increase the use of public transport in major Norwegian cities, the Public Roads Administration proposes that the government should significantly reduce the amount of benefit given to drivers of electric vehicles who receive subsidies before and after purchase.
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Leather jacket
Tea party
MUCH has been made in the Scandinavian press about the fact that Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin wore a black leather jacket at a press conference following her meeting with Swedish leader Madgalena Andersson, with the suggestion that she is bringing fashion back to politics.
TO celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, British Ambassador to Finland Theresa Bubbear is hosting a series of tea parties whenever she travels around the country and those wishing to take part are invited to apply on a first come first served basis via the Embassy Twitter account.
IRELAND On the rocks
Hey Ho Lego
WHAT could have been one of the most expensive tipples ever sold, a 142-year-old bottle of Cassidy’s Whiskey from Monasterevin in Co Kildare, fell flat as it only reached €5,500 in auction and was withdrawn as it fell so short of its estimate of more than €12,000.
AN Irish family of five who live in Southampton won a UK competition to have their house immortalised in Lego bricks for display in the Legoland Windsor Resort were invited to view the unveiling of the building which is part of a new area called The Brick.
ITALY Colosseum lollies
Cross controversy
FOUNDED in Argentina in 2011 by a father and son duo who wanted to introduce quality Italian style ice cream to South America, Lucciano’s which now has around 60 outlets has opened its first gelateria in Rome even selling Colosseum shaped ice lollies.
A TWEET from the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Holy See (Vatican) said that he was concerned about a plan for Ukrainian and Russian families to jointly carry a wooden cross during the Stations of the Cross ceremony with Pope Francis at the Colosseum on Good Friday.
PORTUGAL Discount travel
Duty up
PORTUGUESE rail company CP has announced that it will make some 30,000 tickets available to travellers who wish to make a rail journey within the country between April 21 and July 15 with a saving of up to 80 per cent depending upon route and time of travel.
TWO of the hobbies that many people have, drinking and smoking, will be more expensive during 2022 as an extra 1 per cent duty is to be added to both alcohol and tobacco which is expected to generate an extra €49 million in tax revenue.
UKRAINE Poignant Passover
F**k You stamp
THE Jewish Feast of Passover (Seder) which took place on April 15 symbolises the exodus from Egypt but has a far more modern meaning as thousands of Ukrainian Jews found themselves either part of a new exodus due to the Russian invasion or still at home resisting the invaders.
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky posed with some of the one million new Ukrainian postage stamps issued on April 12 which show an armed Ukrainian soldier with his middle finger raised to a Russian vessel. Unlike the Penny Black this will become known as the F**k You stamp
SWEDEN Power storage
Taking off
AFTER several years of research, Swedish scientists have succeeded (in theory) in producing electricity by connecting solar energy to a thermoelectric generator which can store the power for almost two decades thus making it possible to ignore the weather, time of day or season.
THE first electric aircraft, a two-seater Pipistrel with a flight range of around 50 minutes has been approved for pilot training purposes in Sweden and the newly opened Green Flight Academy believes this is an ecofriendly way of giving basic flying lessons.
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FINANCE Public spending HISTORICALLY the European Union has been harsh with the four PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain) and their inability to limit their public deficits and debts, but due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent inflation, control will be suspended for 2022.
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Updating hospitality accounting methods Credit: haddock
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Boiled eggs THE Easter Bunny is to be kicked into touch next year as the UK government is going to ban special discounts or two for one offers and placement of chocolate treats such as Easter Eggs near to tills in order to try to reduce obesity especially in children.
Equal pay THE Spanish Ministry of Labour and Equality has now released a new job assessment tool, which is available to all companies which will allow them to identify whether there are any obvious pay differences between male and female employees doing the same or similar jobs.
Hand me downs ONE of the problems with children is that they keep growing, which means that parents are always having to buy new clothes. Recognising this, Marks and Spencer are trialling membership of peer‐to‐ peer marketplace where parents can buy, sell, donate, and recycle outgrown kidswear through dotte.
Seafood galore EUROPE’S premier seafood event is due to take place in Barcelona between April 26 and 28, with more than 2,000 companies from 76 countries taking part. Despite Brexit and the fall out over fishing rights in British waters, a number of British companies will be exhibiting at Seafood Expo Global which in 2019, (the last time it took place being in Brussels), 29,000 people from 155 countries visited. Attracting exhibitors from as far away as the Falkland Islands which has a significant and valuable squid and toothfish export industry, the world’s biggest seafood trade fair will contribute up to €100 million to the economy of Barcelona.
Controlling restaurant costs.
MOVING Spanish hospitality industry into the digital age as it starts to re‐ cover from the pandemic, new tech‐ nology is being introduced in order to make ordering of stock more efficient and to calculate the cost of each item on the menu. One innovative company, Choco has created new software which digi‐ tises ordering, supply chain and com‐ munications for suppliers and restau‐ rants. Although it’s a €7.5 billion market in Spain the majority of owners con‐ duct most transactions with pen and paper or spreadsheets. According to Larry Aschebrook, A UK company has been shut down for mis‐selling white goods service plans and was known to target elderly and vul‐ nerable people. According to the UK govern‐ ment on Wednesday, April 13, Premier Protect Holdings Ltd, which traded as Premier Protect 365, has been wound up by the Courts. The company had sold service plans for white goods and TVs. Along with targeting vulnerable people the company is also said to have pressurised ‘customers into ‘renewing’ non‐existing ser‐ vice plans.’ The official report explained: “After providing card details and
Managing Partner of G Squared, the Choco software already shows “im‐ pressive levels of user engagement and true value creation for cus‐ tomers; we are excited to see Choco fulfil its potential to modernise the food supply chain, at a time when we believe it is needed more than ever,” he adds. The company, which has grown by 333 per cent in Spain in the last year was valued at €1.12 billion just three and a half years after its creation. Another innovative new company, haddock, specialises in intelligent cost control for restaurants and has revo‐ lutionised Escandallos, a tool that cal‐
culates the costs of dishes automati‐ cally. With their Escandallos function‐ ality, the user will only have to take a photo of their invoices and delivery notes and upload it to haddock. The platform will automatically ex‐ tract the information from the prod‐ ucts and the restaurateur will only have to choose the ingredients of their recipes to make the price tag for each dish. The ingredients will be automatical‐ ly updated with the last purchase price, and once the sale price has been added, the restaurateur will be able to control the profit in real time for each dish on the menu.
Accused of mis-selling setting up an annual payment, customers subsequently found it was impossible to contact the company to arrange a refund. In some cases, the company actu‐ ally took money from individu‐ als without their consent. “Neither the company, nor its director, Abdelhak Akayour, co‐ operated with the Insolvency Service investigation. The for‐ mer director, Imran Munshi, said he set up the company ‘to compare white goods and poli‐ cies on them’, but that it had been sold to Akayour before it ever traded.
“Munshi’s name however still appeared on both the account opening documentation with the serviced office provider, and the company’s own white goods supplier. “The Financial Conduct Agency issued a warning regarding Pre‐ mier Protect in December 2020, saying it was not an authorised company and therefore any pay‐ ments made to Premier Protect were not covered by the Finan‐ cial Services Compensation Scheme and customers would not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service.”
Net zero BIRMINGHAM Airport is set to create net zero carbon by 2033 and has already made progress in becoming environmentally responsi‐ ble having introduced elec‐ tric vehicles, solar power and energy efficient mea‐ sures. Chief executive Nick Bar‐ ton revealed on April 12, “Our Net Zero Carbon Plan sets out how we will be‐ come net zero by 2033 through investments in en‐ ergy saving initiatives and stakeholder partnerships over the next decade. “Our investment to be‐ come net zero will escalate immediately with a multi‐ million‐pound outlay up to 2025, focusing on renew‐ ables and energy efficien‐ cies. “The second phase of in‐ vestment will be developed to complete our net zero transition by 2033, with a focus on emerging tech‐ nologies to create a low‐ carbon environment.”
Seized goods MANY years ago, British Cus‐ toms used to regularly send items seized at Heathrow Airport to an auction room in Hounslow rather than just destroy them. Similarly, here in Spain, when items are seized by ei‐ ther the courts or law en‐ forcement agencies and are confiscated, provided they are not illegal, they also are auctioned off. The Ministry of Justice has just put up for auction 1,259 lots made up of various ob‐ jects such as carpets, paint‐ ings, watches and books, val‐ ued at more than €300,000 and any profits will serve to compensate the victims of various crimes. All of these items will be auctioned online through the specialist Escrapalia auc‐ tion portal.
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CHANGE(P) 1.339,50 198,95 2.499,0 4.184,5 1.696,00 4.578,0 1.646,0 10.574,0 650,20 551,80 2.466,0 435,60 545,00 766,80 0,010 146,26 509,00 3.982,0 2.994,00 400,40 3.273,5 521,60 189,20 3.081,0 1.623,5 1.392,5 79,38 1.589,0 1.677,50 3.031,5 7.620,0 5.918,0 3.978,5 321,30 578,60 2.767,0 10.065,0 8.640,0 823,60 1.781,40 534,90 2.531,0 980,00 2.087,00 522,40 146,44 1.682,50 618,80 5.204,0
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1.667,00 5.042,0 75,22 237,90 1.868,0 750,20 269,40 43,97 8.060,0 768,00 119,60 1.411,50 1.179,50 216,40 6.102,0 1,89 1.126,00 2.118,0 608,00 1.052,50 5.926,0 2.403,00 524,60 634,60 6.122,0 89,65 0,60 717,80 1.360,50 0,5000 3.120,0 946,00 1.332,00 3.051,0 2.164,0 1.186,50 1.412,00 12.350,0 1.760,50 1.366,00 499,10 128,20 260,60 233,90 3.407,5 1.125,50 130,70 2.802,0 961,40
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CHANGE 149,59 182,47 257,57 171,27 185,54 229,21 172,94 52,38 65,57 66,00 333,03 312,25 196,70 130,58 46,75 181,40 128,30 253,73 87,51 288,30 134,38 160,30 196,45 185,01 553,29 54,19 215,95 45,42 158,29 133,59
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Free water A NEW Spanish law which came into effect on April 11 means that all bars and restaurants are required by law to offer free tap wa‐ ter as an alternative to bot‐ tled water in a bid to re‐ duce the use of plastic, so diners could save money.
Gold standard ORVANA is a multi‐mine company owning the El Valle and Carlés gold‐cop‐ per‐silver mines in northern Spain as well as some in South America. Despite hold ups due to the lorry drivers strike, the company extracted 10,595 ounces of gold by end March 2022.
Tesco profits ALTHOUGH Tesco has an‐ nounced pre‐tax profits for 2021 at just over £2 billion, a steady rise, it has warned shareholders that 2022 could be difficult as it may need to reduce profit in or‐ der to keep prices down and stay competitive.
Ferries return FERRY operators and the myriad of informal ticket offices across southern Spain should see a prof‐ itable summer now that ferry services are operating between Spain and Moroc‐ co once again following a two‐year hiatus since Spain now supports Morocco’s claims on western Sahara.
Ukrainian currency THE EU wants to allow refugees to exchange some Ukrainian banknotes in order to make life a lit‐ tle easier for them. The non‐binding resolu‐ tion confirmed on April 19 wants to see member states set up national schemes that would allow for the conversion of hryv‐ nia notes under similar conditions across the EU. The schemes would al‐ low displaced persons from Ukraine, including children, to exchange up to 10,000 hryvnias (ap‐ proximately €310), per person. This would be free of charges, and at the official exchange rate as pub‐ lished by the National Bank of Ukraine. The dura‐ tion of these schemes would be a minimum of three months. Due to the disruption caused by the Russian mili‐ tary aggression, the Na‐ tional Central Bank of Ukraine had to suspend
AN initial report by the National Statistics Insti‐ tute (INE) puts Spain’s March inflation rate at 9.8 per cent, two points higher than February. This is the highest rate since May 1985 and appears to be fol‐ lowing the course of many countries throughout the western world, the majority af‐ fected by energy prices in particular. Not surprisingly, one of the main culprits is the jump in the cost of fuel following the Rus‐ sian invasion of Ukraine, but another factor is the steady in‐ crease in the cost of housing. Although the cost of consumer goods and eating out did increase, this was by less than the overall rate of infla‐ tion.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE: Examples of Ukrainian currency.
the exchange of hryvnia banknotes into foreign currencies in order to pro‐ tect the country’s limited foreign exchange reserves. This has affected the convertibility of the hryv‐ nia banknotes in EU coun‐ tries, where many banks were unwilling to ex‐ change the hryvnia due to exchange rate risks.
Some of the country’s neighbours such as Poland and Romania have taken it upon themselves to allow some limited right of ex‐ change as refugees cross into their territories, but as they travel further into the EU, they are effectively left with useless money, hence the European Com‐ mission review.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than four million people, escaping the war have arrived in the EU and although member states as well as charities and individuals are offering a great deal of support, this move will allow many in‐ comers to feel that they are not totally dependent on the goodwill of others.
Possible increase in alcohol duty
Golden hello NOT long ago, British Air‐ ways were trying to get rid of staff in order to reduce costs but now finds itself in a reverse situation, needing more cabin crew. As it sees more people wanting to travel it has regularly can‐ celled flights due to staff shortages. Training and ob‐ taining airport security checks are time consuming so it has announced that it will give new staff who are already qualified (ie they work for other airlines) a £1,000 ‘golden hello’ paid over six months provided they start work by July.
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Spirit prices could be increased by 2023.
BRUSSELS wants to force Spain to raise taxes on wine, beer and al‐ coholic beverages and it is expect‐ ed that a formal proposal on the matter will be put forward after a public consultation. Public consultation on raising taxes on alcoholic beverages is set to remain open until July 4, whilst any rule changes could come into force by the second quarter of 2023, as reported by the Spanish
press on Wednesday April 13. According to the European Com‐ mission, the rule that determines the minimum rates applied to al‐ coholic beverages by member states has not changed since 1992 and it is expected that tax increas‐ es could raise around €1 billion per year in Spain if similar rates to the rest of Europe were applied. As reported by the Spanish press: “Spain is the fifth country
in the EU (adding the United King‐ dom to the member states) that gets the least money from the tax applied to distilled spirits with an alcohol content of 40 per cent or more. It is also one of the lowest earners on beer.” Taxes on alcohol are intended to ‘discourage excessive consump‐ tion.’ In Spain though, drinking wine is considered part of the Mediterranean diet.
Hello campers SOME 18 months ago, US private equity firm Blackstone spent around £3 billion on purchasing Bourne Leisure, owners of Haven, Warner Leisure Hotels and Butlin’s. Now it is looking to offload Butlins which currently only oper‐ ates three holiday camps in Bognor Regis, Minehead and Skeg‐ ness, although it does own three hotels as well. According to Sky News, there appears to be a great deal of in‐ terest from other American investment companies such as Fortress Investment Group, which owns Punch Taverns and TDR Capital, one of the principal shareholders in Asda. The likely price is be‐ lieved to be in the re‐ gion of £600 million.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT TO my mind, Boris Johnson’s plan to ship illegal boat immigrants to Rwanda is nothing short of brilliant. Naturally, with monotonous predictability the wokes and ‘do gooders’ are screaming their discontent, along with the lefties, who would rather see the country go to hell in a hand cart than lose a Labour vote in the next election. Don’t get me wrong, I actually don’t consider this scheme has a great deal of shelf life at all. As soon as the millions paid out to the Rwanda authorities are seen to be financing their private jets more than immigrant’s welfare, I envisage the whole scheme fizzling out. No the point here is deterrent. When the first participants of the scheme begin posting back pics of Rwanda housing instead of UK hotel rooms, those still heading for Calais will immediately begin to rethink their trip and actually remain in other EU countries en route. The majority of these people do not want sanctuary; they have proven that over and over again. They want the soft handouts and free benefits that have been provided by the beleaguered British taxpayer for
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far too long. So well done Boris, a bit of common sense at last. Another thing that appears to have been overlooked is that if the UK was still shackled by the EU it wouldn’t have been able to take these measures; yet another Brexit plus that will undoubtedly be played down by the left wing British media. So, Ta Ra! The final chapter in the plastered bridegroom saga of a couple of weeks ago. You may recall our groom was the victim of a dastardly stag night plot devised by his best man who had left him with his arm unnecessarily in Plaster of Paris for the whole duration of his wedding and honeymoon. Now read on. A couple of years later on, lo and behold the best man had himself succumbed to love’s young dream and subsequently fixed the date of his own wedding. Naturally with the memory of the ‘joke’ he played at the time of his friend’s betrothal still lingering, he anticipated a form of revenge would certainly arrive at some time or another. But it never materialised. Despite his nerves being wrecked, the stag night and the wedding all went successfully by without any apparent
hitch. With a quiet sigh of relief and the cheers of well‐wishers in his ears, he and his bride finally flew off to their honeymoon in Barbados. After checking into their luxury hotel they soon retired and subsequently enjoyed their first romantic night in the sumptuous bed of the bridal suite. The next morning, after even more canoodling, the groom called room service and lazily ordered breakfast for two. To his disbelieving and incredulous ears from under the bed issued the unmistakable voice of his maligned bridegroom friend of yore. ‘You better make that for three’ it cried triumphantly. Yep, you guessed it. His friend had been with them all night. A ménage a trois they could definitely have done without! Ain’t revenge grand? Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.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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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp
Now streaming: The Girl from Plainville
THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE is based upon an Esquire ar‐ ticle by Jesse Barron explor‐ ing the bizarre story of Con‐ rad Roy III, an 18‐year‐old Massachusetts teenager who took his own life after being encouraged by his 17‐ year‐old girlfriend Michelle Carter. This series has an impres‐ sive 93 per cent critic rating and a 62 per cent audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes and is worth a watch if you are into the true crime genre and ethics‐based crime cas‐ es. I remember reading the Esquire article and being horrified and confused at the thought of a teenager convincing another to take their own life, even going as far as telling them to ‘drink bleach’ and pushing them to ‘do it today’. The series goes into great detail about the relationship between Conrad and Michelle, portrayed in an in‐ credible performance by Elle Fanning (Super 8), and the
bizarre and haunting text messages leading up to Con‐ rad’s death. Although this series is based on true events, hav‐ ing watched a few docu‐ mentaries on the case, some of the storyline and conver‐ sations have been overly dramatised (the audience is also informed of this at the beginning of each episode). I feel the case was bizarre enough without the drama‐ tisation and focusing on the facts would have been enough to portray the story. This mini‐series brings up a lot of question about ethics and whether a person can be prosecuted for con‐ vincing another to commit suicide. Carter was convict‐ ed of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 and was released early from prison, after serving only 11 months of her 15‐month sentence. It is unclear where Michelle is now. The Girl from Plainville is available to stream on Hulu now.
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HIGHER MARKET PRICES? From our Facebook DOES anyone ever question the difference in pricing here in Spain and the UK with the German supermarkets? I buy an English newspaper twice a week and can’t help but notice the huge difference in prices offered on their adverts. Aldi this week were offering cauliflowers at 39p each (not a kilo), 2kg of potatoes at 23p, cucumbers at 39p each, these are just an example of many products that are on offer every week at ridiculously cheap prices compared to Spain, are we being ripped off here?
SPANISH PRICING: Are we being ripped off here?
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Fan of Leapy’s I read with a smile your piece in the paper every month - great stuff. I wanted to moan, and you seemed like a good sounding board. These blooming car seats for kids. How did we survive without them quite easily actually. A cushion under them and one either side and a seat belt. I can’t remember anyone dying. That awful rain we have just had. I hated passing people with kids and you can’t give them a lift because you don’t have one of these blooming seats. People on holiday here with kids had to walk in the downpour to get breakfast if they had kids, hiring a car would have meant buying car seats as well.Where do they all go as the kids grow out of them. They are not bio-degradable so there must be a
mountain of them somewhere. How is that saving the planet? And parents have to buy bigger cars to fit the things in, how is that saving the planet as well. They are the most irritating rule that has ever been brought into the world. A serious note about them. If a car turned over, you would have trouble getting a tot out and what if the car went under water or caught fire. I think health and safety haven’t thought this through. Keep the Faith. Sylvia
Reply to our reader Peter Peter and his wife should have applied for residencia after they had been here 90 days. It’s a bit late af-
VISIT RWANDA WHEN the Arsenal Football Club signed a deal with the Rwanda Development Board in 2018 said to be worth £10 million a year and due to run until 2025, it is unlikely that they would have expected such a visit to become an enforced requirement for many. The fact that an estimated 800,000 people were massacred in 100 days of genocide in that country in 1994 is uppermost in the minds of many who are worried about the British government deal with Rwanda to shunt off illegal arrivals to Britain. The country ranks at number 139 in the world for annual GDP and although supposedly (at least according to the Rwanda government) the economy is booming, it is worse off than recognised poor countries such as Malawi and Zimbabwe. Many people who object to illegal arrivals will welcome the decision by the Conservative government which includes eight members of ethnic minorities in
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ter 15 years. They will also owe many years of back taxes to hacienda as I presume they have never filed a tax return either. If they can prove they were living in Spain prior to the end of the transition period then they would be covered under the withdrawal agreement. So can apply for residencia under the old EU requirements of a very small amount of savings/income. But no doubt hacienda will take note and want what they are due. If they stayed as illegal immigrants they would be flagged at the airport as overstayers when they tried to get back into Spain and face large fines - normally a minimum of €1,000 each and possible bannings. Best getting advice from a good gestor in order to get legal. Lucie, Andalucia.
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its Cabinet and a further 15 on the back benches. It must also be remembered that many of the ‘white’ Conservatives are themselves from immigrant families and the Prime Minister was born in the USA. Britain has been a melting pot since time immemorial and whilst some logical control of immigration is clearly necessary, the decision to try to send people from mainly ethnic minority backgrounds to a poor African country smacks of either desperation or discrimination. Quite rightly, European countries are welcoming fleeing Ukrainians and offering sanctuary, but those leaving war torn Syria and Yemen let alone the Talban purges in Afghanistan are likely to end up, if the British government can get way with it, in an African country which less than 30 years ago almost eradicated a single ethnic group.
ASYLUM SEEKERS: Should they be sent to Rwanda?
Dario Dumez It must be done to send a message, even if only a few hundred are sent. There are just too many migrants coming in. And... if all the fit, healthy young men leave those countries, how will they ever prosper and advance? Let some in, teach them to be builders, plumbers, doctors etc, but send them back. And tell them ‘10 years in your home country working and you will be allowed to apply for British citizenship’.
Kenneth Faktor Carslund Denmark have wanted to do this the last four years and have been looking into legal issues. So they are very happy that Boris does this now. They will quickly see how every human rights organisation treats this and how many lawsuits await Boris... that’s been the only thing holding Danish government back... it has a huge value for the countries sending the asylum seekers there. We have several places in Denmark where people failed to get asylum lives. Due to human rights laws Denmark is forbidden to return them to countries in conflict. Many of those terrorise the local communities. If placed in Africa that problem will disappear. I think this is one of the main issues why Denmark have pursued this route past four years now.
Joe McGowan Absolute tosh. A racist and despicable idea from a racist and despicable party.
Christopher Price A short term headline grabbing and unrealistic measure. How about concentrating on withdrawal from the EHCR and returning them to war-0torn France?
Kathy Relph It should stop trafficking.
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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD JUST when you thought there wouldn’t be some‐ thing big enough to pull out of the bag to distract from the fact that the En‐ glish prime minister is a law‐breaker and an in‐
Costly policy
credibly heartless per‐ son, the chancellor and his wife have been USA green card holders to avoid tax bills, and multi‐ ple members of parlia‐
ment have been investi‐ gated by the police, along comes Priti Patel and the grand unveiling of the Rwandan offshore processing centre. An ab‐ surd policy that has no basis in human decency or common sense, it can only exist as a diversion technique to distract or‐ dinary people and ap‐ pease racists. The UK government has already agreed to pay their Rwandan coun‐ terparts £120 million be‐ fore a single refugee has even been transported there, as the country cur‐ rently struggles through a cost of living crisis that is biting all but the most well‐off households. There is no doubt that this figure will spiral out of control if this trans‐ portation policy becomes
reality. We only have to look at the Australian version of this scheme to see that it is an awful idea on every level. Australia currently transports refugees to an asylum prison on the is‐ land of Nauru and the costs to do this are astro‐ nomical. Nauru refugee prison currently costs the Australian government a huge £430 million a year, which amounts to £4.3 million per person held there. A ridiculous price to pay for something that amounts to not much more than institutional racism. When Priti Patel was looking into a refugee prison in Albania last year, projected costs were already looking to be £100,000 per person per year and we all know
that government projects always balloon over bud‐ get. As well as the off‐ shore processing centre, there is to be a Greek‐ style ‘reception centre’ built in North Yorkshire as well, where people will have to ‘obey strin‐ gent rules or face losing their right to claim asy‐ lum’. It has been proven over and over again that these detention centres achieve nothing but harm, violence and cruel‐ ty and the UK govern‐ ment is aware that there are alternatives, but still chooses to inflict this state violence on vulner‐ able people. The prison at Nauru is also rife with abuse by guards of the people being held there There is little doubt in my mind that these poli‐ cies are being pushed to
deflect scrutiny from all the other wrong‐doing of this despicable govern‐ ment. I also believe that the money the plans will cost will line the pockets of Tory backing compa‐ nies. But as Boris John‐ son wrote himself in the Telegraph in 2011: “When a regime has been in power too long, when it has fatally ex‐ hausted the patience of the people, and when oblivion finally beckons ‐ I am afraid that across the world you can rely on the leaders of that regime to act solely in the interests of self‐ preservation, and not in the interests of the elec‐ torate.” Let’s hope the electorate finally stands up for themselves and those less fortunate than them. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
How to aid digestion after eating too much M A N Y of us overeat from time to time. It is generally not a cause for concern if it only happens occasional‐ ly, but it may cause poor digestion, bloating, drowsiness and discomfort. Fortunately, there are a few tips and tricks that can help alleviate the after‐ effects. • Routines and good eating habits After overeating, opt for light, easi‐ ly‐digestible meals but eat at normal times. Avoid undereating to compen‐ sate. Fasting will shock the body and make you feel excessively hungry, which may lead to more overeating. • Drink plenty of fluids Drink plenty of water throughout the day. You do not need to worry about feeling even fuller, as drinking water little by little helps the digestive pro‐ cess and facilitates intestinal transit. Avoid carbonated drinks, as the gas can make bloating worse. • Move around Although intense exercise will be uncomfortable after overeating, a short walk can aid digestion, stimu‐ late the metabolism and help im‐ prove blood sugar levels. Lying down can worsen problems such as bloat‐
OATMEAL: Suitable for sensitive skin as it is gentle and soothing.
Home-made face scrubs Opt for light, easily-digestible meals.
ing and acid reflux. • Try herbal tea Teas such as chamomile, peppermint or lemon balm can help with digestion. Fennel tea is thought to be particularly effective. Pregnant women, breast‐ feeding mothers and people taking medication should consult their doctor before consuming such plants. • Relax and appreciate the moment Overeating from time to time is not the end of the world, especially when the meal is part of a family gathering or a special celebration. You can ap‐ preciate the time you spent together and the wonderful food you ate with‐ out feeling guilty.
ALL-YEAR sun protection and a good cleans‐ ing routine are essential for keeping the skin healthy, but exfoliating is also an important yet often forgotten part of skincare. Our epidermis is made up of millions of lay‐ ers of cells. When the cells die, they remain on the skin and make it look dull. Using an ex‐ foliating scrub at least once a week will help to remove dead cells and impurities and in‐ crease the production of collagen and elastin. Beauty treatments do not need to be ex‐ pensive, as perfectly good results can be achieved with natural ingredients that you al‐ ready have at home. There are many types of exfoliating scrubs on the market, but the two most common ones are mechanical exfo‐ liants and chemical exfoliants. Mechanical exfoliants contain hard parti‐ cles that work by manually removing the lay‐
er of dead cells. For example, oatmeal is a mechanical exfoliant that is suitable for sensi‐ tive skin as it is gentle, soothing and anti‐in‐ flammatory. Sodium bicarbonate helps to re‐ move dead skin, clean pores and regulate oil. Rice flour leaves the skin looking smooth and luminous thanks to its anti‐inflammatory properties. It is especially suitable for blem‐ ished skin. Chemical exfoliants may be more aggres‐ sive on the skin, and you should consult a specialist beforehand. Citrus fruits contain al‐ pha‐hydroxy acids, which are excellent natu‐ ral chemical exfoliants for blemished skin, al‐ though they may cause a stinging sensation and are not suitable for sensitive skin. Papaya is also excellent for chemical peel‐ ing, as it helps to remove dead skin and leaves skin soft and moisturised.
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Increase your endurance
EVERYONE knows that regular physical exercise is important. The benefits are almost immediate, and exercise is considered to be the main protective factor against age-related diseases. Endurance plays an important role for older people and is key to allowing them to remain independent for as long as possible. Endurance can be trained with activities such as walking, jogging, swimming and dancing, as well as with other everyday activities, such as raking leaves or cleaning the windows. These activities increase your heart rate and breathing rate for an extended period of time. Doing them regularly will allow you to move further, faster and more efficiently. To improve your endurance, set goals and make them gradually more difficult. Start slowly, especially if you are used to a sedentary lifestyle. Start with five or 10 minutes at a time and build up to 30 minutes. Doing 30 minutes of regular moderate-intensity activity is ideal for gaining endurance. Remember that you know your limits. Endurance activities should not make you breathe so heavily that you are not able to speak. They should not cause dizziness or pain. Try counting your steps with an application
WALKING: Increases your heart rate.
or device to measure your progress. For example, if you walk under 5,000 steps a day, try to gradually add 3,000 to 4,000 more steps. If you are walking around 8,000 steps a day, try to reach 10,000. When you are ready, you can also increase the difficulty by walking the same number of steps in a shorter amount of time or walking on steeper slopes.
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GO LOCAL BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.
THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the community by shop‐ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal,
we challenge you to main‐ tain that habit by support‐ ing local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area. Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actu‐ ally going? By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have giv‐ en us so much. Local stores
support charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the future fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your money lo‐ cally will make a real differ‐ ence to the local economy. Local businesses recircu‐ late a greater share of ev‐ ery euro they receive at lo‐ cal level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees. So remember. When you go shopping ‐ go local!
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Lobster’s new plan
LO B S T E R the ‘all‐in‐English’ mo‐ bile network has launched a new mobile plan that gives cus‐ tomers in Spain even more great options with Lobster for them‐ selves, their families and for business. Lobster’s new ‘Just Spain’ plan has unlimited calls in Spain and 18GB of data for only €10. It is aimed at customers who pre‐ dominantly make calls only in Spain, want lots of data, and want to enjoy a service that’s provided completely in their own language. The new mobile plan offers the same great Lobster all‐in‐English experience (the website, the bills, and a friendly customer service in native English), with no contract or commitments. Lobster wants its customers to stay because they’re happy with the great service. Lobster has built a reputation on providing a first‐class mobile service for English speakers in Spain. Its customers have rated
4.6 out of 5 stars on Trustpilot, and 4.8 out of 5 stars on Google, and have given great reviews on its Facebook page, making it one of the best valued mobile net‐ works in Spain. With Lobster multiple SIMs can be managed from one single ac‐ count, making it easy for fami‐ lies and businesses to manage multiple phones. People interested in the new plan should go to lobster.es or call Lobster on 1661. Lobster will take care of moving them over from any other Spanish provider whilst keeping their Spanish mo‐ bile phone number, or they can provide a brand‐new Spanish number. The new ‘Just Spain’ plan com‐ p l e m e n t s L o b s t e r ’ s t h r e e p o p u‐ lar international plans (Small, Medium and Large) that offer unlimited calls and texts in Spain, to the UK and other coun‐ tries, starting from €12 and all with Lobster’s unique all‐in‐En‐ glish experience.
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack MENTION electric cars to even the least car aware per‐ son and it’s highly likely they’ll mention Tesla. It’s been the EV brand of choice and remained relatively un‐ challenged, with the Model 3 being well received. However, there’s a similarly cool, trendy and eminently capable rival in the form of the Polestar 2. While not car‐ rying the sleek and smooth exterior of the Tesla the Polestar, part of the Volvo sta‐ ble, has a determined and muscular stance. Inside there’s a definite Scandina‐ vian vibe with a range of stylish treatments from light wood and fabrics to Nappa leather and black ash veneers. It’s a very nice place to be seated. A large central screen, which still doesn’t cut it over buttons in my view, is relative‐ ly intuitive with exceptionally clear graphics. Although the interior is definitely minimalist there’s no loss of premium feel. As with the exterior of the car it’s the archetypal less
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is more effect that has been executed so well by Polestar. Standard features across all Polestar 2 models includes automatic lights and wipers, heated powered seats, 19‐ inch alloy wheels, LED head‐ lights and adaptive LED rear lights, navigation, climate, Ap‐ ple Car Play and Google built‐ in ‐ although having to say ‘Hey Google’ to execute com‐ mands is ridiculous ‐ and one of the best standard in‐car au‐
dio s y s ‐ tems. Four extra cost option packs are offered depending on model. On the power front you can have a standard single motor, a long range version and then a long range dual motor mod‐ el. The range varies from 298 to 335 miles depending on which model you choose. In
Facts at a Glance Model: Polestar 2 Black – Long Range Single Motor Engine: Li-lon 78 kwh battery – 231PS Gears: Automatic Performance: 0-100 km/h (62 mph) 7 seconds/Maximum Speed 160 km/h (100 mph) Range: up to 336 miles Emissions: 0 g/km (WLTP) Price as tested: €56,039/£46,900 Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
real world terms think of de‐ creasing these figures by about 10 per cent and you probably would be about at your real world range. In my experience the Polestar comes pretty close to meet‐ ing its mileage expectations. As with combustion pow‐ ered cars range depends on how you drive. These range figures aren’t quite up to Tesla standard but they’re still very useable and, considering the weight and style of the Polestar, pretty impressive. On the road the Polestar has a certain something which makes it special. Power delivery is smooth and effort‐ less with admirable insulation from road and wind noise. Unlike so many cars the safety tech, such as lane keep, is pretty good being more pro‐ gressive and less immediate or ‘snatching’ when it kicks in. With prices starting from €48,870/£40,900 it’s an EV that we’ll certainly be seeing more of on our roads.
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Audi preparing to move into Formula 1
THE German car manufacturer Audi ‐ a subsidiary of the giant Volkswagen ‐ is preparing to make the leap into Formula 1 racing from 2026, as a partner and supplier of engines to the McLaren team. It is also rumoured in media reports that Porsche, another German manufacturer linked to the same automobile group, will approach Red Bull Racing, another of the leading teams in the sport. Audi already has a significant presence in the sports world. It is a minority shareholder in the German football club Bayern Munich. The brand shares a 25 per cent stake equally with Allianz, and Adidas, while the remaining 75 per cent belongs to the club, and its partners. If Audi seems to be willing to make the leap to Formula 1, then this would also indirectly imply the presence of Volkswagen in the most followed mo‐ torsport series in the world. Negotiations are already quite concrete. Manag‐ er Magazin claims that Audi would pay McLaren a capital of €650 million, for which it would get a ma‐ jority at McLaren, and one‐third of the Formula One team. McLaren currently has another giant in the car manufacturing sector in Germany, Mercedes, as a partner, with which it has a contract until 2025. In the event of not being able to reach an agreement with McLaren, there is speculation that Audi could enter into deals with Williams, another historic Formula 1 team, as reported.
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Understanding how the DGT velolasers operate THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) contin‐ ues to evolve and stay perfectly in parallel with the development of technology. As a result, in 2018 the entity intro‐ duced its state‐of‐the‐art velolasers. These tiny de‐ vices weigh about two kilos and are barely 50cm in diameter, mak‐ ing them easily camou‐ flageable and almost im‐ perceptible to road users. Speed control systems are constantly being re‐ viewed and improved to combat infractions in the best possible way, in a bid to limit the number of traffic accidents. Velo‐ lasers are cinemometers that work both day and night, and can be placed on a tripod or attached to a sign by means of a mag‐ netised device. They can also be incor‐ porated into Guardia Civil motorcycles. In addition to its com‐ fortable and appropriate
STATE OF THE ART: The velolasers are wireless and operate autonomously.
size, another of the great advantages of these radars that have been is‐ suing fines for four years is the advanced technolo‐ gy they use. Velolasers do not need anyone to control them, as they are wireless and operate au‐ tonomously. They work with both Wi‐Fi and 4G technology, with autono‐ my that lasts up to five hours. These devices have a range of between 15 and 50 metres, and up to two lanes from their location. One of these lasers is ca‐ pable of recording speeds ranging from 30 to 250km/h, which testifies to their great precision. Something especially use‐
ful when applying the re‐ spective penalties is the fact they can distinguish between light and heavy vehicles. The technology of these cinemometers al‐ lows the closest officers to be notified immediate‐ ly when an infraction takes place, so that they can instantly issue the fine. With the introduction in March 2021 of the new Traffic Law in Spain, the DGT has launched a cam‐ paign called ‘New times, new rules’. It has been published through social networks, to advise road users of the restrictions and sanctions that have been introduced.
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Davidovich dream crushed
ALEJANDRO DAVIDOVICH has failed to finish his dream week with a first ATP tour win on Sunday, April 17, in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The 22‐year‐old from Mala‐ ga lost in two straight sets, 6‐3, 7‐6 (3‐7), on Court Rainier III, to Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas, the world No5 ranked player. It was a titanic effort by the young Andalucian, but the vast experience of the player from Greece shone through in the end. He re‐ tained his Monte Carlo
GREEK STAR: Tsitsipas is the world No5 ranked player. Masters crown, lifting his eighth ATP Tour title in the process. This was the
Greek player’s fourth ap‐ pearance in a Masters 1000 final.
Malaga to host Davis Cup MALAGA has been chosen to host the finals of this year’s David Cup. This comes after a convinc‐ ing offer from the International Tennis Federa‐ tion (ITF), and Kosmos. The Davis Cup will return to the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Sports Palace between November 21 and 27. The city had originally been picked as one of the four venues for the 2022 Finals Group Stage, which will be contested from September 14‐18. Bologna in Italy, Glasgow in Scotland, and Ham‐
burg in Germany, are the other three. They will each host a four‐nation group, with all matches taking place on indoor hard courts. A replacement for Malaga at this stage of the com‐ petition is due to be announced before the draw for the Final, which takes place on April 26. Andalucia has hosted the competition on mul‐ tiple occasions, including the 2004 and 2011 Davis Cup Finals, which were played in Sevilla. Spain’s last Davis Cup tie was held in Marbella.
Tsitsipas beat Andrey Rublev to triumph in Monaco last year, and this year came through against Alexander Zverev in the se‐ mi‐final. Davidovich mean‐ while had seen off some big names on his way to his first‐ever ATP final. Novak Djokovic was first to go, followed by American No1, Taylor Fritz. The Spaniard started fe‐ rociously, getting the early break, but Tsitsipas stepped up and ended up taking four out of five games to clinch the first set. His solid backhand did a lot of damage on several occasions. Serving for the match at 5‐4 in the second set, he failed to capitalise though. It took a tie‐break to fi‐ nally secure the second set, the match, and the first trophy of the season for Stefanos Tsitsipas. He becomes the sixth player to win back‐to‐back titles in Monaco during the era of the Open.
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Flammable underwear THE new race director for Formula one is facing mounting criti‐ cism as discussions with drivers get heated over his ban on flammable underwear. Niels Wittich was dragged into a two‐hour debate with drivers on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix over his enforce‐ ment of the ban. Drivers were both bemused and unhappy at the prospect of spot checks to ensure that they are wearing the correct under‐ wear, while former drivers were surprised to hear that it took more than two hours to thrash out what should be a relatively minor issue. F1 driver‐turned‐pundit Karun Chandhok said: “From what I understand, the drivers on Friday in Australia spent more time discussing the underwear thing than actually anything about the track. “I think you have to question whether it was really of incre‐ mental benefit. Conversely, how much of a disadvantage is it just to allow their normal pants underneath? If a fire has got to that point, there’s a lot of other things to consider,” Chandhok added on Friday April 8.
DRIVERS DEBATE: How much of a disadvantage?