Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 15 - 21 July 2021 Issue 1880

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15 - 21 July 2021

Choppers out THE Valencian Community’s emergency rescue helicopters were called out 88 times between January and the end of June, 20 fewer than in 2020. Seventy per cent of the emergencies occurred in Alicante Province where helicopters were needed on 61 occasions in mountainous or inaccessible locations inland and on the coast.

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Wider road ANOTHER section reopened on the Santa Pola-Elche CV-865 road where work to widen the road has been ongoing for some time. A 1.5-kilometre segment in the Valverde district now has two lanes in each direction, easing journeys between the coast and city and helping to prevent former traffic holdups.

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Elche city hall wades in ELCHE councillors voted to demand the central government’s “firm commitment” to guaranteeing domestic and irrigation wa‐ ter at a reasonable cost. The motion also declared that it was “essential and impera‐ tive” to maintain the area’s present volume of Tajo‐Segura wa‐ ter. “We have put through a proposal relating to the Tajo‐Segura pipeline, more specifically the Plan de Cuencas (Tajo‐Segura Basins Plan) that was the subject of a public consultation in June,” said Elche’s mayor Carlos Gonzalez. “The motion is also the result of a meeting on July 7 with Hugo Moran, junior minister for the Environment, that dealt with vital questions linked to the water supply,” he added. It also stemmed from city hall’s agreement with Riegos de Lev‐ ante, the association that provides members with water for crop irrigation, the mayor said. “We urge the central government to reach an agreement with the irrigators. Any change or any decision that has anything to do with pipeline or the Tajo‐Segura Basins Plan must be the out‐ come of an agreement with the irrigators,” Gonzalez declared. “This agreement has to guarantee water that is of sufficient quality to answer the needs of our territory. For us, as a local government, this is basic.”

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A L I C A N T E and Murcia were named in a Madrid court case that will try 23 members of a dog fighting ring. W hen the hearing begins in February 2022, the Public Prosecutor will recommend prison terms totalling 102 years for the network’s members who were active in Madrid, Canarias,

Dog fighting network brought to justice Almeria, Alicante, Murcia and Malaga. T he organisation bred dogs belonging to dangerous breeds, teaching them to be aggressive, doping them with testosterone to strengthen their muscles and

training them on treadmills “to the point of exhaustion,” according to the Public Prosecution department. Dogs that were seriously injured during fights were later used as sparring partners in

training sessions and killed when they were of no further use, the court will hear. The National Police dismantled the ring in 2017 following a raid on a dog fight in G uimar ( T enerife), arresting eight of

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the accused and rescuing 226 dogs. M ost were in very bad condition and 42 eventually died. The remainder were taken to Salvando Angeles sin Alas (Saving Angels without Wings) and the Public Prosecutor is also asking for considerable compensation in this respect.

Schooner visits port of Huelva THE Pascual Flores, a small three-masted schooner historically linked to Torrevieja, set sail on a E uropean tour last week. T he boat’s first port of call was Huelva, where the Pascual Flores was previously restored and made seaworthy by the non-profitmaking F undacion N ao Victoria. From here the boat made for La Coruña, before visiting several French ports and reaching Nantes for a rendezvous with El Galeon, a F undacion N ao V ictoria replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon.

HOME AGAIN: Restored Pascual Flores recently spent five days in Torrevieja port. T he boats then sail together to Germany for the Maritime Days event held between August 9 and 12 in Bremerhaven. B efore setting out for Huelva last week the Pas-

cual Flores also spent five days in T orrevieja port where it was visited by more than 3,000 people. The schooner, which was built in 1917 in Torrevieja, took local salt to Mediter-

ranean ports as well as North and West Africa and was acquired by Torrevieja Town Hall in 1999 in very bad condition. It was restored following a four-year collaboration agreement signed in 2020 by Torrevieja mayor Eduardo D olon and F undacion Nao Victoria, which receives an annual €150,000 for restoring and using the Pascual Flores. The schooner advertises Torrevieja wherever it docks in Spain and Europe, Dolon pointed out, although it will remain in Torrevieja port for two months each year.

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Late claim A MURCIA man, claiming to represent the heirs of the Teatro Circo’s former owners, insisted that the plaza in front of the Orihuela building belongs to them. He maintains that when city hall bought the theatre in 1988, it failed to include the plaza in the purchase agreement.

No backing THE Ciudadanos party, which shores up the Partido Popular’s majority at Orihuela City Hall, will vote against the 2021 Budget, spokesman Jose Aix announced. It did not back plans to spend 2021’s surplus on outlying Sierra de San Miguel districts, excluding other parts of the city, Aix said.

Too warm TORREVIEJA Town Hall is spending €102,000 on a directlyawarded contract to replace airconditioning at the Municipal Leisure Centre where mass vaccinations are administered. This was necessary after a Public Health report alerted to temperatures of more than 26 degrees at the centre, said Public Safety councillor Federico Alarcon.

Break-ups IN the 40 years since Spain passed its Divorce Bill in 1981, General Council of the Judiciary statistics revealed that 3,663,284 marriages have been dissolved via the law. During this same 40-year period, 424,496 couples were divorced in the Valencian Community, with Alicante Province accounting for 186,000.

Doggy paddle SANTA POLA’S Cala dels Gossets was named Europe’s most dog-friendly beach in a 2018 poll by Travelguau, a website for tourists wishing to travel with their dogs. Some visitors are nevertheless taken by surprise, unaware that to use the beach they must produce their microchipped pet’s papers with vaccination details.

Flamingos fly out THE flamingos, possibly with 200 chicks, have left the salt lake in the Torrevieja National Park. The reasons for their departure are still unknown, said Sergio Arroyo, spokesman for the Friends of the Southern Alicante Wetlands (AHSA) environmentalist group. “At the beginning of May around 500 flamingos were seen gathering at the mound in the centre of the Torrevieja lagoon where they had nested in 2020,” Arroyo told the local Spanish media.

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TORREVIEJA experienced a mild 1.6 earthquake eight kilometres below the surface last Sunday morning, the area’s third in just over 24 hours, following those of Montesinos and Benejuzar. Torrevieja’s Public Safety and Emergencies councillor afterwards stressed that tremors were ‘totally normal’ in a zone with high seismic activity.

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TORREVIEJA FLAMINGOS: Colony left at the beginning of July. “On May 14 we saw that the first of the birds were incubating,” Arroyo said, “By May 19 there were roughly 200 nests in two

groups 500 metres apart.” Although conditions this year were less favourable than in 2020 as regards the availability of food

and access to the nesting zone, it was clear that the flamingos were forming a colony, the AHSA spokesman explained. “But by July 4 there were no adults on the lagoon’s central mound and a day later all the flamingos had left,” he said, “We don’t know if the chicks had hatched although it’s likely that most of them had emerged.” Arroyo lamented that the National Park management had not monitored the colony: “What’s more they were completely unaware that the colony had left.”

Bonnie Tyler’s Torrevieja concert cancelled BONNIE TYLER will not after all perform in Torrevieja this Saturday, July 17. An official statement from the singer’s representatives announced that the con‐ cert has been cancelled owing to the British government’s current Covid re‐ strictions. The artiste’s official Office in Spain confirmed that it is negotiating with Torrevieja Town Hall’s Culture de‐

Joining together PILAR DE LA HORADADA’S Guardia Civil are currently carry‐ ing out patrols with German po‐ lice officers. “Owing to the important num‐ ber of foreign tourists visiting the coast ‐ many of them from Ger‐ many and France ‐ officers from both countries will be bringing even more quality to the atten‐ tion that the Guardia Civil already offers,” the Alicante Province force announced beforehand. Pilar’s mayor Jose Maria Perez and Public Safety councillor Mari‐ na Saez recently met representa‐ tives of the officers who will be collaborating on the Plan Turismo Seguro 2021 (Safe Tourism Plan 2021) project throughout July and August. Perez said he was grateful that the joint patrols of Guardia Civil and German officers had been as‐ signed to the municipalities of Pi‐ lar la Horadada and Orihuela Cos‐ ta. Meanwhile, the mayor added, French gendarmes are also coop‐ erating with Guardia Civil officers from the Altea post and will be on patrol in Polop, La Nucia and Alfaz as well as Altea.

partment to hold the concert in 2022, the statement continued. “Regretting the inconvenience that this has caused, we wish to explain that there are two options for persons who have acquired tickets. These will be valid for the concert on August 28 this year in Los Alcazares (Murcia). Or they may re‐ quest reimbursement for their tickets

from the platforms ‐ El Corte Ingles or www.giglon.com ‐ where they acquired them. The Giglon tickets will be reim‐ bursed up to July 18.” The Bonnie Tyler Office went on to ex‐ plain that tickets acquired by holders who had not requested their return would be valid for a 2022 concert in Tor‐ revieja “or a nearby location.”

The eyes have it GRAFFITI eyes continue to appear on buildings, monuments and street benches in Elche. There are now more than 30 in the city centre and the Local Police are trying to track down the author or authors of the scrawled eyes with three long eyelashes with, occasionally but not always, a letter or symbol below it. Elche’s Local Police force includes a graffiti ex‐ pert who has ruled out taggers who have been arrested in the past. Nor have investigators re‐

ceived reports of graffiti eyes in other towns or cities, Public Safety councillor Ramon Abad re‐ vealed. Once located, whoever is responsible will face criminal charges and a fine of up to €750 for each of the eyes. The exact amount will depend on how much it costs to remove the graffiti, as eliminating the scrawls requires specific treatment and in some cases damaged surfaces must be repaired.

Walk the Salt THE Generalitat will spend €3 million on converting the Tren Salinero (Salt Train) track into a Via Verde walking route. The 33‐kilometre line once linked Orihuela with Tor‐ revieja whose station closed to passengers in 1970 and to freight trains in 1986 . Presenting the project last weekend in Algorfa, the Generalitat’s Public Works and Transport department, Arcadi España, said the project responded to a long‐ standing call from local mayors and members of the public. “This will bring a great advance in quality of life and sustainable mobility as well as job creation,” España said. The Via Verde would also help to kickstart tourism in a sustainable manner, he said, pointing out the project’s links with the Generalitat’s Plan Renhace to help the Ve‐ ga Baja to make progress “in the best possible circum‐ stances.”

Fighting back ORIHUELA City Council continues its standoff with Elche over the origins and birthplace of Arroz y Costra. This is the Orihuela version of paella‐ type rice with a crust of beaten egg whose recipe first appeared in the 13th century. Meanwhile Elche, which claims authorship in the 16th century, has applied to the Generalitat’s Culture department to designate Arroz con Costra as an Asset of Intangible Cultural Interest. The dishes are almost identical apart from the slight variation in the name, but Orihuela has now published details of the legitimacy and authentici‐ ty of its version in Orihuela, Cuna de Ar‐ roz y Costra, the latest edition of Capitu‐ los de Nuestra Historia (Chapters in Our History) by Antonio Luis Galiano Perez, the city’s official chronicler.

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Mapping it all out T H E Vega Baja has dozens of uncharted kilometres of watercourses, including sections of the Segura and its tributaries. For this reason, the Confederacion Hidrografica del Segura (CHS), which controls the area’s waterways, is taking steps to delimit and define them. The C H S knows where these streambeds are located but often the stateowned rights-of-way that may not be built upon are not officially documented and protected. These usually-dry watercourses are vitally important during torrential rain and should be reserved exclusively for evacuating floodwater. Instead, they are frequently blocked by housing or agricultural activities, the CHS has pointed out. Documenting these streambeds is considered a priority, particularly in the Vega Baja where more than 50 kilometres are involved. The Rambla de Abanilla-Rio Chicamo watercourse - 14 kilometres between the Carretera de La Matanza in Orihuela and the mouth of the River Segura - is one of the most important, and was responsible for much of the catastrophic flooding of September 2019. The C H J’s Cuenca Basin Plan intends to act on the experiences accumulated in recent years, using new technology offered by the Sistema Nacional de Cartografia de Zonas Humedas (National Wetland Mapping System) to prevent a repetition.

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Pony rescued in soaring heat temperatures

AS we all try and stay out of the sun as the heat wave sweeps across the province, bare a thought for the team at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Cen‐ tre, who are battling in intense temperatures to keep their equine residents cool and calm. With the thermometer rising, the Rescue Cen‐ tre this week received another call from the au‐ thorities in Almoradi who had found a pony abandoned, tied up to a tree and left without food or water. Sue Weeding, founder of Easy Horse Care, said: “Her condition is heartbreaking. She is skin and bones and shows signs of laminitis, a hoof disease caused by inappropriate feed.” After getting her back to the Rescue Centre in Rojales their equine vet Dorothea examined their newest arrival. She is completely blind in one eye, thought to be from some sort of blow or in‐ jury, and her other eye has just 60 per cent vi‐ sion. Sue added: “She is a dear little thing but is so skeletal and she is probably in foal. To think that

someone could just tie her up and abandon her in this heat is appalling.” Easy Horse Care will now, as with all their oth‐ er rescued animals, spend every last euro they have on caring for her and giving her the best life possible. Sue also thanks the Local Police in Almoradi who were concerned about the welfare of the pony and took her to the police station, cooled her down and gave her water until we could go and get her. This is the 28th equine they have rescued from the town and there is simply nowhere else for these animals to go. Yet, despite the cooperation and support of the local authorities, funding is still lacking and they rely on the generosity of fundraisers, donations and money coming in from their charity shops. If you can help in any way, please contact the Centre. You can make a donation via the website at www.easyhorse care.net. For more informa‐ tion contact Sue on 652 021 980.

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Renewing your UK passport WHILST there have been horror stories of people waiting months for a new passport and even the UK Gov website warns that it could take up to 11 weeks, the reality appears to be much better at the mo‐ ment. There are a number of ways of applying for a new passport and many large towns have businesses which for a reasonable fee will facilitate the renewal on your behalf, but if you are computer savvy, then it is also possible and fairly easy to renew online. Provided that you are a British National and want to simply renew your expiring passport, then visit https://www.gov.uk/overseas‐passports. You will be asked a number of short questions and then taken to the actual application form where you will be required to com‐ plete and submit an ac‐ ceptable digital photo‐ graph (which you can either take

yourself or obtain from a local photographer). There are very clear rules about what is acceptable and you can even check if the photo you have is ok and it will either be accepted or what is wrong with it. Once you have completed all of the documenta‐ tion and submitted your photo, you need to pay the current fee of £86.00 + £19.86 return courier fee for a standard adult passport if submitted online (paper ap‐ plications may cost more). Once all of that is done, you will receive a confirmation that the order has been accepted and an address to which to return the passport being replaced which includes the reference number of your application. To be on the safe side, it is best to send the passport via some form of regis‐ tered postal delivery or courier. Once received by the passport office, they check that you are entitled to a replacement and issue the new passport. At all times, they will keep you updated on devel‐ opments from the date of applying for the passport to actual receipt which most recently have been just three weeks. There are slightly different requirements for the replacement of lost passports, first time passports and children’s passports, but all are clearly explained on the web‐ site and it is even possible, although ex‐ pensive, to obtain a temporary, one use only, passport for emergen‐ Credit: Andrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street cies. EASY TO APPLY: Boris Johnson has his own new passport.

Ring for help SANTA POLA’S La Ermita and Bancal de l’Arena beaches have a lifesaving service this sum‐ mer. Red Cross lifeguards are now on duty there although the town hall has also come up with a solution where there is no service. This is an SOS panel where help can be summoned in an emergency by pressing a button. Nevertheless, the Red Cross organisation, which pro‐ vides Santa Pola’s lifesaving ser‐ vice, asked members of the public to use this facility only when really necessary. “Many beachgoers do not understand the purpose of these panels and we have re‐ ceived several calls asking for general information about the beach,” a spokesman said.

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13 held for trafficking

A SEX trafficking gang who lured people into prostitution has been brought down by Spanish and Romanian police. The network, who used the

‘loverboy method’ had been lur‐ ing in victims by seducing them and promising them a better life overseas. Thirteen people were arrested

Correos and Renfe join up SPANISH postal service Correos is reported to be studying the creation of a joint company with railways operator Renfe to make a parcel delivery service by train, while at the same time allegedly analysing the viability of also directly providing an air transport parcel service. PwC Asesores de Negocios (PwC) has been commissioned by Correos to prepare a business plan that analyses the possibility of creating a new entity owned 50 per cent by Correos and 50 per cent by Renfe, with both being public companies. The project, as published on the state contracting portal, and as stated in the award certificate, has a budget of €224,445, and an execution period of two months, without the possibility of modification or extension. This possible move by Correos looking to form this new ven‐ ture, comes at a time when the government, together with ADIF and Renfe, has said it wants to promote the transport of goods by rail.

and 16 buildings were raided by the Spanish and Romanian Na‐ tional Police in two crackdowns that took place in Spain in Febru‐ ary and in Romania in June. On Thursday, July 8, Europol announced that 25 victims ‐ 24 Romanians and one Bulgarian ‐ had been identified. Nine of the victims were located in Romania and 16 in Spain. The gang would traffic the vic‐ tims to Spain where they would be taken to nightclubs and sexu‐ ally exploited. The criminals would then take the victims’ earnings and leave the country, avoiding travelling by plane. During the raids, police also seized mobile phones, digital equipment, €40,000 in cash and five bank accounts. A similar network was brought down in October last year by French and Romanian police in which three women, who were said to be the sus‐ pects’ girlfriends, had been traf‐ ficked to France to work as pros‐ titutes. The suspects used the victim’s money to buy them‐ selves real estate and luxury cars in Romania.

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Cheers to beers!

ACCORDING to a study carried out by a group of Spanish researchers from the Spanish National Research Council CSIC, in collaboration with the Forum for Beer and Lifestyles Research (FICYE), and published in the current edition of medical journal Nutrients, one or two beers a day is the amount that has been established as ideal, according to the study. Dr Ascension Marcos is the director of the Immunonutrition group of the Department of Metabolism and Nutrition of the Institute of Science and Technology of Food and Nutrition (ICTAN), of the CSIC, and one of those responsible for the study into moderate beer consumption and cardiovascular health. “The available scientific evidence supports the health benefits of moderate beer consumption in adults, and according to the review, a moderate alcohol consumption of 196g a week for men, and 112g a week for women would set the daily margin on one or two beers - between 400ml and 700ml - if you break the weekly total down into well-distributed amounts,” the researcher said. Moderate beer consumption leads to a lower cardiovascular risk, and lower mortality in general, a lower risk of diabetes in men, an increase in the density of bone mass, reducing the risk of fractures, especially in the elderly. And they say beer is not associated with general or abdominal obesity.

New national service

NEW GUIDELINES: A document outlines the reform of the National Security Law. ANY person residing in Spain of the legal age shall soon be obliged to carry out so‐called ‘personal tasks or benefits’ as required by the authorities, following new guidelines being drawn up by the National Security Council ‐ if a state of crisis is declared in the country. Should this happen, again, all

citizens ‘without exception’ must comply with the orders and in‐ structions issued by their local au‐ thorities. This order is being established in a document outlining the reform of the National Security Law that is being prepared by the government which incorporates some of the lessons learned during almost a

Sanchez condemns Haiti death THE President of Spain, Pedro Sanchez condemned the assassina‐ tion of Jovenel Moise, the president of Haiti. He has called for unity in the country in a bid to overcome the crisis. Moise died during an attack on his residence by a group of unidentified people. Sanchez took to Twitter on Wednesday July 7 and voiced his condolences to Moise’s family. “Spain firmly condemns the assassination of the President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise,” said Sanchez and expressed Spain’s solidarity “with the Haitian people”.

year and a half of the health crisis. In the event that a state of crisis is declared in Spain (‘situation of in‐ terest to National Security’ is the name given by law), the authori‐ ties may seize any type of proper‐ ty. What the articles do make clear is that the measures adopted will be gradual and proportionate to the situation to be faced and will be limited to the time strictly nec‐ essary to overcome the crisis situa‐ tion. The duty concerns not only all citizens but also companies and le‐ gal entities to collaborate with the authorities to overcome whatever crisis faces the country. The text is based on Article 30 of the Constitu‐ tion, according to which ‘Spaniards have the duty and right to defend Spain’.

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Investment scam OFFICERS of the Spanish National Police and Mossos d’Esquadra, in an operation coordinated by Eurojust and Europol, have dismantled a boiler room scam that used the name of famous Spanish celebrities and others to lure investors into their fraudulent money schemes. Eight individuals have so far been arrested, two of them in Malaga and Madrid, five in Bulgaria and one in Israel. All have been accused of fraud and money laundering throughout Europe using fraudulent investment schemes after having more than 300 complaints registered against them in Spain. Investigators estimate that the total amount of money netted by the criminals exceeds €8 million in Spain and €30 million across the rest of Europe and was obtained between 2018 and 2019. In business, the term boiler room refers to an outbound call centre selling questionable investments by telephone. It usually refers to a room where salespeople work using unfair, dishonest sales tactics, sometimes selling penny stocks, private placements or committing outright stock fraud. The investigation began with the receipt of several complaints, through Euuopol and from different countries throughout the European Union - all of them regarding investment scams involving cryptocurrencies and diamonds.

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Jet2 targets Amber countries JET2 has announced it is reopening flights and holidays to amber list countries following the government’s announcement that vaccinated travellers will not need to quarantine after coming back to the UK. The airline confirmed it will be offering holidays to 40 green and amber list countries this summer. “This is the news that UK holidaymakers have been looking forward to, as it finally signals a meaningful restart to international travel,” C EO of Jet2, Steve Heapy, said. “We will be restarting flights and holidays to all Amber List destinations from July 19 onwards and we are ready for the wave of demand that this long-awaited and very welcome news will bring. We know how many customers want to jet off on our flights and ATOL protected package holidays, and we are ready to fly them away. “Our team of colleagues could not be more excited to take customers on their much-awaited holidays and to deliver our award-winning VIP customer service.” “With the government looking to unlock restrictions from July 19, we have been calling for international travel not to be left behind,” he said.

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THE European Commission says that it will have enough doses of the vaccine against Covid-19 to be able to vaccinate 70 per cent of the adult population of the EU by the end of July. “We have set a goal of vaccinating 70 per cent of the adult population,” said Stefan De Keersmaecker, Health spokesman for the Community Executive said on Tuesday July 6. “We believe that a sufficient number of

EU doses for 70% doses will be administered this month to allow the member states to achieve this goal,” he said. Almost 62 per cent of the adult population in the EU already received at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 40 per cent of those over 18 years of age are fully

Samuel was beaten. Lina and the pair had decided to make a video call to another friend Vanessa and this was when everything went wrong. The reaction of the LGBTI community saw thousands of people take to the streets on Monday, July 5, to condemn discrimination and the shock‐ ing crime which took place at

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vaccinated, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. But there are disparities. Belgium leads the table among the EU states, having already vaccinated 88 per cent of the adult population with at least one dose, Bulgaria has only some 17 per cent of first doses administered. Spain, for its part, has vaccinated about 65 per cent of those over 18 years of age with at least one dose.

Mum’s fear over Samuel TENSIONS are high after the recent death of Samuel Luiz in La Coruña, with one mother sending a shocking message to her gay son that shows her fear for him and for others. So far, police have arrested four people as alleged perpe‐ trators of the horrific attack. According to some the crime is not being considered as a ho‐ mophobic attack, but Samuel’s friends said that he was beat‐ en while his attackers shouted ‘faggot’. His friends certainly consider the attack to have been homophobic. Samuel had his whole life to live and was working as a nurs‐ ing assistant helping others. He had been out with his friend

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the weekend when Samuel was beaten to death. Many people in the LGBTI community are now afraid and they have shown this in mes‐ sages posted across social me‐ dia networks. Families are also fearful for their loved ones. One son took to Twitter to share a message that his mother had written to him via WhatsApp. It reveals the shock that many people are feeling at the moment, and their fear. “In Coruña they have killed a boy for being homosexual. Please, no kissing in the street, no holding hands, no nothing,” said the message from the young man’s mother.

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NIGHT CLUBS in Andalucia could face closure in August if people do not exercise “pru‐ dence,” the President of the Junta de Andalucia has warned. The President of the Junta de Andalucia has warned night clubs across the region could face closure in August if peo‐ ple do not act to halt the

Clubs shut in August? spread of the fifth wave of Covid that is sweeping across Spain. Juanma Moreno said on July 8 only “prudence” can prevent

the imposition of new restric‐ tions and he called on young people to be especially careful and vigilant. Moreno’s com‐ ments come as Valencia will impose fresh restrictions on night clubs beginning at mid‐ night on Saturday, July 10. On July 8, Valencia re‐intro‐ duced restrictions and is urging people to wear masks out‐ doors. The Generalitat is also seek‐ ing powers to impose curfews in high‐risk areas between 1am and 6am, limit the num‐ ber of people who can meet at home to 10, and halt the sale of alcohol in shops and super‐ markets after 8pm.

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Masked students in September SCHOOLS in Andalucia are planning on reopening in September with face‐to‐face classes but students will have to wear a mask during classes and recess. Online education will only be available to students in the third year of ESO or for schools in areas where the health alert is level three or four. The An‐ dalcuian Ministry of Health and Sports said on July 9 it will publish its directives soon in order to give schools time to prepare ahead of September. Like the last academic year,

IT has been estimated that nearly 2,100 mi‐ grants have died trying to reach Spain in the first six months of this year. The death toll is close to figures recorded for the entire year of 2020, according to the non‐governmental organisation Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders). In a report published on July 8, the organ‐ isation found that 2,087 people had died or disappeared at sea while trying to reach Spain in the first half of this year. The mi‐ grants were from 18 nations, mainly in West Africa but also from Bangladesh, Syria and

BUBBLES: Students will stay in same physical space. students will also be organised in ‘bubbles’, “the students will occupy the same physical space in the classrooms and complementary services ‐ desk, seat, workplace, school cafeteria ‐ in order to be able to identify contacts in the

2,100 migrants perish at sea Yemen. The majority of the deaths (1,922) were because of shipwrecks en route to the Canary Islands, according to Info Migrants. “It’s been a horrendous year,” Helena Maleno, an activist who leads the NGO, said at a news conference held to present the organisation’s report. The NGO pointed out that the death toll is five times higher than those registered in

event of contagion more pre‐ cisely. The classroom that the coexistence group uses and the recreation spaces, the use of the toilets or the use of common areas must be clearly delimited,” the ministry de‐ creed last year.

the first six months of last year and the high‐ est it has ever been since it began recording migrant deaths at sea 14 years ago. The dangerous conditions on the notori‐ ously dangerous Atlantic archipelago is part of the reason for the increase in deaths. Maleno also blamed this year’s increase on the use of inflatable boats to cross the route and inadequate cooperation between the rescue services of Spain and Morocco. She added that there is also a lack of rescue at‐ tempts to save boats even when the NGO raises an alarm.

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Ryanair sets up customer panel Farmers fury at meat campaign RYANAIR has announced its Customer Advisory Panel, comprising seven customers from six European countries. Having received over 10,000 applicants from 16 countries across Europe Ryanair’s seven successful candidates will travel to Dublin for the

first of the Customer Advisory Panel meetings in September 2021, coming together to provide feedback and recommendations that will help Ryanair continue to improve its guest services. While interest was strong across all markets, the UK trail-

blazed ahead with almost a third of applicants, closely followed by Ireland (20 per cent) Although the airline has not revealed the participants’ second names, the group includes Jaime, 47, from Ibiza and Naomi, 34, from Belfast, now living in Madrid.

A NEW campaign launched by the Minister for Consumers, Alberto Garzon, encouraging Spaniards to eat less meat has been met with stiff resistance and ridicule. Spain’s Minister for Consumers, Alberto Garzon, on July 7 launched a Twitter campaign

#MenosCarneMasVida - less meat more life - however the move has angered the Minister for Agriculture Luis Planas, the opposition, the Junta de Andalucia, and livestock farmers across Spain. Garzon told media outlets that livestock farming is bad for

New Picasso at the Prado

THE Prado Museum in Madrid has unveiled a newly acquired painting by Pablo Picasso, Buste de Femme 43, painted in 1943. The painting is a donation to American Friends of the Prado Museum from the Aramont Art Collection of the Arango Montull family. The Prado Museum has also been gifted the Portrait of Philip III by Velazquez by American Friends of the Prado Museum. “American Friends’ actions are certainly great news for Spain and all those who visit our country attracted by our artistic and cultural heritage. A painting from one of our greatest artistic geniuses which up to now had been in a United States’ private collection will be displayed in public thanks to the Arango Montull Family’s and American Friends’ generosity, for all of those who love Picasso’s work, our museums

the environment, that people should eat meat less frequently and only buy quality meat from sustainable farms. Agriculture Minister Luis Planas was quick to point out that Garzon had not consulted him ahead of launching the campaign. Planas, a member of PSOE, said the campaign “does not make sense” and “this campaign is as wrong as the one that sugar kills.” Garzon is the leader of Izquierda Unida, who joined the government as part of Podemos, who in turn formed a coalition with PSOE placing Pedro Sanchez as President.

PICASSO: A newly acquired painting. and culture,” said Javier Solana, Chairman of the Board on Tuesday July 6. Because of Covid-19, the Prado’s revenues declined 75.5 per cent from €33.1 million to €8.1 million due to an 84 per cent decline in ticket sales from an all-time record of visitors in 2019 and a 90 per cent decline in Prado Store and restaurant revenues.

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Sanchez questions Catalan fund PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez said Madrid will study the legality of a Catalan public fund cre‐ ated to cover the fines imposed on ex‐officials by the Court of Auditors. If the €10 million fund is legal, the courts can accept the money; if it is not, it cannot be used to pay fines imposed on dozens of offi‐ cials for their roles in promoting and facilitat‐ ing Catalonia’s 2017 independence bid, Sanchez said. “We have always maintained that every‐ thing that is approved by all the regional gov‐ ernments has to be subject to the law. There‐ fore, we are going to study the decision that has been taken and, from there, if it is subject

to the law, we have no objections; and if it is not subject to law, then obviously we will have to appeal it. It’s been subjected to an objective study right now. I cannot say anything else,” Sanchez said on July 6. Meanwhile opposition to Barcelona’s pro‐ posal is mounting among Spain’s opposition parties charging that it amounts to a great swindling of the Spanish public purse. On July 7, the government of Catalonia cre‐ ated a €10 million fund to cover fines meted out to former officials. The Court of Auditors in Madrid said they have until July 15 to pay up. Forty former officials were handed fines, some in excess of €2.5 million on June 30.

Health experts curfew THE Alert Report of the Ministry of Health has pro‐ posed that Spain close nightlife and study the pos‐ sibility of applying a new curfew in the face of rising coronavirus infections. Health technicians on July 5 said they consider it nec‐ essary to take measures “urgently” to stop the trans‐ mission of the virus, and

they want to limit operating hours for bars and restau‐ rants. In addition, they advocate suppressing the celebration of mass events if compli‐ ance with prevention mea‐ sures cannot be guaran‐ teed. The health experts also said that hotels and other areas of accommodation

should be used to quaran‐ tine people if they can’t property isolate at home. “While the increase in transmission continues, the action protocols must be adapted to a mitigation sce‐ nario that allows the priori‐ tisation of resources and flexibility of processes for adequate monitoring of the situation,” the experts said.

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Delta variant dominant

THE Delta coronavirus vari‐ ant is now dominant in at least four regions in Spain, and it is spreading rapidly despite the ongoing coron‐ avirus vaccination pro‐ gramme. The strain was originally discovered in India and is now spreading throughout Spain at astonishing speeds.

The delta variant is domi‐ nant in at least four regions of Spain: Valencia, Navarre, Madrid and Catalonia. Reports from the Ministry of Health regarding coron‐ avirus variants on June 14, show that from the samples they analysed 11 per cent of infections were due to the strain. Many experts though

England charged by UEFA UEFA have launched an investigation after Kasper Schmeichel, the Danish goalkeeper appeared to have been targeted with a laser pen at the Euro 2020 semi-final on July 8. A laser pen apparently targeted the goalkeeper shortly before England’s Harry Kane took a penalty. England are being investigated for other issues too such as crowd disturbances and fireworks going off during the game. England will also be investigated as fans booed the Danish national anthem. European football’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body have confirmed that they have launched disciplinary proceedings against England. If England are found guilty of the offences, then the English FA could face a variety of fines from €500 for each firework that went off, up to an €8,000 fine for the laser pen. The fact that the Danish national anthem was also booed by England fans could gain a further financial penalty too.

think that the strain is spreading at a faster rate. But the situation has changed drastically in the following 14‐day reporting period. The number of young peo‐ ple being infected by the coronavirus is rising rapidly and the 14‐day cumulative incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants is 814 in the 20‐ 29 age group. According to data collated by Spain’s autonomous re‐ gions it is believed that the Delta strain is actually re‐ sponsible for 32 per cent of new infections. This is con‐ siderably higher than the Ministry of Health’s figure of 11 per cent. Experts worry that young people will spread the virus onto elderly people. “The point that’s worrying is that young people could spread the virus to the elderly, even if they are vaccinated,” said the head of Microbiology at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Tomas Pumarola.

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Children learn faster

SMALL children learn language at a pace far faster than teenagers or adults. One explanation for this learning advantage comes not from differences between chil‐ dren and adults, but from the dif‐ ferences in the way that people talk to children and adults. For the first time, a team of re‐ searchers developed a method to

experimentally evaluate how par‐ ents use what they know about their children’s language when they talk to them. They found that parents have extremely precise models of their children’s lan‐ guage knowledge, and use these models to tune the language they use when speaking to them. The results are available in an advance

45M tourists expected this year SPAIN’S government has said it is set to welcome nearly 45 million international tourists this year, despite the travel restrictions in place across Europe. Tourism Minister Maria Reyes Maroto said Spain will receive a large number of international tourists later this year. “We expect around 17 million international tourists during the summer, and many will be British because it is a market that is very faithful to Spain,” the minister said on Thursday July 8. The government’s figure of 45 million tourists is around half the 83.5 million visitors the country received in 2019.

online publication of the journal of Psychological Science. “We have known for years that parents talk to children differently than to other adults in a lot of ways, for example simplifying their speech, reduplicating words and stretching out vowel sounds,” said Daniel Yurovsky, assistant professor in psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. “This stuff helps young kids get a toehold into language, but we didn’t know whether parents change the way they talk as chil‐ dren are acquiring language, giv‐ ing children language input that is ‘just right’ for learning the next thing,” he added on July 4. Adults tend to speak to children more slowly and at a higher pitch. They also use more exaggerated enunciation, repetition and simpli‐ fied language structure. Adults al‐ so pepper their communication with questions to gauge the child’s comprehension. As the child’s language fluency increases, the sentence structure and complexity used by adults in‐ creases.

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UK labour shortage UK employers are struggling with the worst labour shortage since 1997 as the number of overseas workers drops due to Brexit and Covid. The labour market is also being hit as the

UK reopens from lockdown. Employers in Britain are strug‐ gling to recruit staff as British businesses reopen after lock‐ down. Businesses are also seeing recruitment issues as the number

Climate change fears A NEW Eurobarometer survey shows that European citizens believe climate change is the single most serious problem facing the world. More than nine out of 10 people surveyed consider climate change to be a serious problem (93 per cent), with almost eight out of 10 (78 per cent) considering it to be very serious. When asked to pick out the single most serious problem facing the world, over a quarter (29 per cent) chose either climate change (18 per cent), deterioration of nature (7 per cent) or health problems due to pollution (4 per cent). In terms of policy response, nine out of 10 Europeans (90 per cent) agree that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced to a minimum while offsetting remaining emissions to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050. The survey was released on Monday July 5. Close to nine in 10 Europeans (87 per cent) think it is important that the EU sets ambitious targets to increase renewable energy use.

of overseas workers has dropped too. The Recruitment and Employ‐ ment Confederation (REC) and the accountancy firm KPMG have both issued warnings over the potential risk to the UK economy and its recovery. The UK is currently experiencing acute labour shortages the likes of which had not been seen since 1997. Many areas of the economy are facing this issue and top of the list are areas including trans‐ port and logistics, hospitality, manufacturing and construction. The issues are also found in high‐ er paid sectors such as IT, finance and engineering. “We need action from busi‐ nesses and government to reskill and upskill furloughed and prospective workers now more than ever, as the increasing skills gap in the workforce has the po‐ tential to slow the UK’s economic recovery,” said the head of edu‐ cation, skills and productivity at KPMG UK, Claire Warnes.

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FINLAND has been named the best country in the world for Quality of Life, according to the latest C EOWORLD magazine 2021 report. Scandinavia did very well in this report with Denmark second and Norway third, Belgium fourth and then Sweden fifth. The rankings measure global perceptions of 165 nations chosen because they contribute most to the world’s GDP.

Quality of life is tops in Finland More than 258,000 people around the world are asked to evaluate the countries based on 10 metrics ranging from stability to transparency to equality The C EO W O R L D report explained that being safe, politically stable, and having a well-devel-

oped public health system drove Finland’s quality of life ranking to the top of the Best Countries 2021 list. Sixth to 10th places were taken by Switzerland, Netherlands, France, Germany and Japan respectively with the UK coming in at

11 and Spain 20, whilst the worst countries included Syria, Sudan, North Korea and surprisingly the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat which is placed 50 lower than war torn Yemen. In order to determine the rankings, researchers at the C E-

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OWORLD magazine analysed and compared 165 countries across 10 key categories: Affordability, Economic stability, Family-friendly, A good job market, Income equality, political neutrality and stability, Safety, cultural influence, Well-developed public education system, and Welldeveloped public health system. Each attribute was graded on a 100-point scale.

Bye-bye plastic ear buds and straws EU’s Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive came into effect on Saturday July 3, which means that many common items made with single-use plastics are now banned in the bloc. Cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, stirrers, chopsticks, straws, expanded polystyrene single-use food and beverage containers, and all oxodegradable plastic products are on the list of products that are banned from being placed in establishments across the EU. The objective of the EU Directive is “to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models, products and materials.” Single-use plastic products are used once, or for a short

NOW BANNED: No more plastic straws. period of time, before being thrown away. The 10 most commonly found single-use plastic items represent 70 per cent of all marine litter in the EU, and up to 85 per cent of all marine litter in the EU is plastic. “This is the latest in a series of measures we’re taking to

reduce plastic waste and better manage the waste we do produce. Our future depends on us rapidly changing the way we produce products; this will contribute to a much wider effort to address climate change,” said TD Alan Farrell, Fine Gael Climate Action Spokesperson.

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T H E reason why men are now more likely to get Covid than women in the UK has been revealed. According to scientists, Euro 2020 may be the reason why men are now one third more likely to catch the potentially deadly virus than women. Imperial College L ondon have performed a study and this

Why men are more likely to get Covid shows that between June 24 and J uly 5 one in 170 people in England were infected with the virus. This is the first time that an infection rate difference has been spotted between men and women. Scientists

believe that this difference may be due to men having ‘more social activity than usual’ due to Euro 2020. Steven Riley, professor of infectious disease dynamics at Imperial College London believes that the increased

Breathing workout lowers blood pressure A BREATHING workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise or drugs according to a new study that shows that a breathing exercise known as Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training can reduce blood pressure in weeks, with benefits on par with daily exercise or medication. Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as ‘strength training for your breathing muscles’ lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication. New CU Boulder research in the July edition of Journal of the American Heart Association, provides the strongest evidence yet that the ultra-time-efficient manoeuvre known as High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST) could play a key role in helping ageing adults fend off cardiovascular disease. “There are a lot of lifestyle strategies that we know can help people maintain cardiovascular health as they age. But the reality is, they take a lot of time and

Lowers blood pressure. effort and can be expensive and hard for some people to access. IMST can be done in five minutes in your own home while you watch TV,” said lead author Daniel Craighead, an assistant research professor in the Department of Integrative Physiology. Developed in the 1980s as a way to help critically ill respiratory disease patients strengthen their diaphragm and other inspiratory (breathing) muscles, IMST involves inhaling vigorously through a handheld device which provides resistance. Imagine sucking hard through a tube that sucks back.

rate currently seen in men is linked to several factors. “There’s lots of evidence that mixing inside is more likely to result in transmission than mixing outside,” said Professor Riley on July 7.

“If I had to speculate about the impact of the Euros, I would first think about the possible impact - much, much more broadly than when we are around London - I would think about the increased probability that peo-

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ple are mixing inside more frequently than they otherwise would,” he said. “So, my first thought wouldn’t immediately be to the stadium and the immediate surrounds, it would be about the more general behaviour of the population, but we don’t have results that address that directly in this study,” he said.

Cyber gang wants €60M HACKERS are demanding companies pay them almost €60 million to restore encrypted data held by them after launching a massive cyberattack last week. The hackers suspected to be behind a mass ransomware attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on July 4, have demanded almost €60 mil-

Hundreds were affected.

Germany lifts UK ban A COVID-RELATED travel ban on people from the UK and four other variant-hit countries was lifted by Germany on Wednesday, July 7. The restrictions, which also applied to people from Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal, were relaxed, with fully vaccinated travellers not required to quarantine. The countries will now be reclassified as “high incidence areas”, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said. However, non-vaccinated people will still be required to quarantine for up to 10 days, with the option to end their isolation early with a negative test on the fifth day. The five countries have until now been classified as ‘virus variant areas’ because of the spread of the Delta and Delta Plus variants, which were first identified in India. Although German citizens and residents were exempt from the ban, they were required to quarantine for 14 days when they arrived in the country.

lion to restore the data, according to a posting on a dark website. The demand was posted on a site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal world’s most prolific extortionists. The gang has an affiliate structure, occasionally making it difficult to determine who speaks on the hackers’ behalf, but Allan Liska of cybersecurity firm Recorded Future said the message “almost certainly” came from REvil’s core leadership. The group has so far not responded to any attempt by authorities to reach it for comment. REvil’s ransomware attack, which the group executed on July 2, was among the most dramatic in a series of increasingly attention-grabbing hacks. The gang broke into Kaseya, a Miami-based information technology firm, and used their access to breach some of its clients’ clients, setting off a chain reaction that quickly paralysed the computers of hundreds of firms worldwide.

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Fish fats ease migraines A DIET higher in fatty fish helped frequent migraine sufferers re‐ duce their monthly number of headaches and intensity of pain compared to participants on a diet higher in vegetable‐based fats and oils, according to a new study published in the BMJ on

Friday July 2. The study of 182 adults with frequent migraines expanded on the researchers’ previous work on the impact of linoleic acid and chronic pain. Linoleic acid is a polyunsatu‐ rated fatty acid commonly de‐

New pacemakers can dissolve and disappear

THE first-ever transient pacemaker has been created which dissolves into the body when it is no longer needed and disappears. The stunning new technology means less danger for the patient and potential cost savings too. The device is wireless, does not require batteries and is fully implantable for temporary use. The technology is expected to greatly improve patient care in the future. The stunning new pacemaker was revealed by scientists at Northwestern and George Washington Universities on Tuesday July 6. The transient pacemaker is battery free, has no wires and disappears when the patient no longer needs it. The tiny device can be used in patients who only need a pacemaker temporarily. This could be when they are waiting for a permanent pacemaker or after having surgery and need a helping hand for a little while.

rived in the most Western diets from corn, soybean, and other similar oils, as well as some nuts and seeds. They found that a diet lower in linoleic acid and higher in levels of omega‐3 fatty acids, like those found in fish and shellfish, could soothe this pain pathway inflam‐ mation. Participants all received meal kits that included fish, vegetables, hummus, salads, and breakfast items. One group received meals that had high levels of fatty fish or oils from fatty fish and lowered linoleic acid. A second group re‐ ceived meals that had high levels of fatty fish and higher linoleic acid. The third group received meals with high linoleic acid and lower levels of fatty fish to mimic average American intakes. The diet lower in vegetable oil and higher in fatty fish produced between 30 per cent and 40 per cent reductions in total headache hours per day, severe headache hours per day, and overall headache days per month com‐ pared to the control group.

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Rare albino stag

A RARE albino stag has been spotted by hunters in forests in Malaga Province. The video which Club de Caza, Spain’s largest hunting magazine obtained, shows the stag in all his glory, his coat com‐ pletely white and his antlers are pale pink as opposed to the usu‐ al brown. According to Jera y Sedal the stag is extremely rare as it is esti‐ mated that only one in 30,000

deer suffers from albinism and they are highly prized among hunters. As far as the magazine knows the video was shot in Malaga Province. It is not the first time the animal has been seen, but the magazine says this is the best recording of it they have seen. Albinism is the result of cells that cannot produce melanin, the pigment needed to colour skin, scales, eyes and hair. This

genetic condition gets passed to offspring when both parents carry the recessive gene. When albinism is present, the animal can appear white or pink. Aside from appearance, these animals often have problems re‐ lated to albinism, such as issues with eyesight. Melanin helps eye development, so without it, irises, retinas, eye muscles and optic nerves may not form prop‐ erly.

PSOE wins Granada mayoral race PSOE candidate, Francisco Cuenca, has been elected mayor of Granada after a tumultuous month in the Nasrid city. Two Ciudadanos (Cs) councillors, former mayor Luis Salvador and his deputy, Jose Antonio Huertas, voted against their own party’s instructions for PSOE and now face being expelled from the Cs over the July 7 vote. There were no abstentions. Fifteen votes in favour of Cuenca, 10 from the PSOE, three from Unidos Podemos and two from the Ciudadanos, compared to 12 for the Partido Popular (PP) candidate Francisco Fuentes, who had

six from his own party, three from Vox and the remaining three from independent councillors. Vox’s candidate, Onofre Miralles, who put himself up as runner just 24 hours before the ballot, voted for Fuentes in the end. Cuenca is now Granada’s fourth mayor since 2016. The political crisis which led him to power was precipitated by the Partido Popular (PP) abruptly withdrawing from a coalition with the Ciudadanos (Cs) in June when the Cs mayor, Luis Salvador, refused to rotate the post with the PP.

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Reality is reality THE Archbishop of Granada, Javier Martinez, believes that Spain is “on the way to a third dictatorship, in one way or an‐

other, because laws are im‐ posed that go against the com‐ mon good.” He also said Spain’s new eu‐

Carer emptied senior’s bank account

NATIONAL POLICE in Madrid have arrested a domestic worker who, when the elderly man she cared for died from coronavirus, emptied more than €35,000 from his account and used his bank card for online shopping. The pensioner’s family denounced the fraudulent transactions from the bank account of their relative, who died in March 2020, in the middle of May of this year. The fraudulent purchases were made between the months of March and September 2020 when the funds ran out. The complaint was filed late because of pandemic-related delays. The researchers found that the card charges came mostly from purchases on the internet that included appliances, furniture and food. The investigations targeted a 45-year-old Spanish woman of Ecuadorian origin who had cared for this person for a long time. The woman was charged with fraud and other offences on Wednesday July 7.

thanasia law was “an offence to human reason.” The archbishop made the re‐ marks in his sermon on Sunday July 4 in Granada. “The trans law, for example, converts sentiment into a legal category. It is not the first time it has happened. In the 30s and 40s of the last century, the feel‐ ing of superiority of the Aryan race resulted in millions of deaths when it became law,” he argued. Believers, he said, must start “learning anew to be free in the face of these two laws, which are also an offence to human reason in many ways.” “This does not mean any judgement on any person, of any kind, or transsexual of any kind. But reality is reality, it cannot be changed. Whoever is born a man will always be a man. Whoever is born a woman will always be a woman. Regardless of the hor‐ mones that they put in them, or the operations that they do to them,” he added.

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New sexual consent laws SPAIN’S government has ap‐ proved tougher laws on sexual consent with the new bill known as ‘Only yes means yes’. The government hopes to crack down on sexual harass‐ ment and sexual violence with this new legislation. The ‘Only

yes means yes’ proposed law in‐ cludes laying out the offences related to sexual consent and it is hoped that the sexual culture of Spain will change with the proposed law. “Consent is recognised only when a person has freely

9,000 called violence hotline in June

OVER 9,000 calls were made to the phone service for victims of gender violence in June. The telephone service for victims of gender violence 016 received 9,049 calls in June, 10 per cent more than in May and 6 per cent more than in the same month of 2020, a figure that is the second-highest since this phone service started operating in 2007. The minister against Gender Violence, Victoria Rosell, said that the highest figure was registered in August 2016, when 9,916 people called the service. Couple or ex-partner issues account for the majority of calls - 87 per cent - Rossell said on Wednesday July 7. Support is also provided through WhatsApp on the number 600 000 016 and minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 202 010.

demonstrated it through ac‐ tions which, in the context of the circumstances of the case, clearly express the person’s will,” says the new bill. The bill went to Parliament to be voted on after it was ap‐ proved by Spain’s cabinet on Tuesday, July 6. It will probably take several months before it passes through Parliament though. Maria Jesus Montero, a spokesperson for the govern‐ ment considers the proposed law to be “a decisive step for‐ ward” to protect women. She also believes that it will “make us, without doubt, better as a society.” “We have to transform our sexual culture, placing women’s consent at the centre of how we see things,” said Montero. With current laws in Spain victims need to prove how dur‐ ing an attack they were the vic‐ tim of violence or prove how they fought against their attack‐ er. For many this new bill can‐ not come soon enough.

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Tree huggers

Fire damage

AFTER activists occupied a tree for three weeks on Amager Fælled a 223-hectare nature reserve in Copenhagen protesting about planned construction, they were removed by police but the Planning Appeal Board ruled that work must be halted until January to protect vulnerable wildlife.

AS if losing Notre Dame Cathedral to fire wasn’t bad enough, the Paris city authorities and public health officials have been named in a legal complaint for failing to safeguard the health of people living nearby due to lead pollution caused by the fire.

THE NETHERLANDS Musseling in THE Dutch mussel industry has been granted €900,000 by the European Union in order to fund a marketing campaign to persuade youngsters in the Netherlands to include the crustacean in their diet. Some 10 million kilos of mussels are gobbled up each year mainly by those over 50.

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NORWAY High flyers NORWAY’S Trade Minister Iselin Nybø took the unusual step of publicly criticising the senior management of Norwegian Air after it transpires that despite using public money to support the airline and making segments bankrupt, two directors were each paid bonuses of Kr11 (€1) million.

FINLAND Nasal vaccine

TWO armed men entered a camp run by the Flemish scouts and guides for children aged nine to 11 in the early hours of July 6 and stole credit cards, wallets and mobile phones from various adults who were awake using threats of violence before escaping.

ROKOTE Laboratories has been promised some €9 million to enable further development and to start clinical trials on a nasal spray which will act as a Covid vaccine. The vaccine has been formulated by the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland.

GERMANY

SWEDEN

Big Brother

Suspected murder

FROM August 2, the authorities will require all German citizens applying for a new government-issued ID card (currently 62 million exist) to give their fingerprints which will be stored electronically on the card. Until now, this was a voluntary procedure for ID cards although obligatory for passports.

AN express train running from Malmö to Hässleholm, travelling at around 180 kmh hit and killed an adult and two children who were on the track. Although Swedish police have been reticent to release much information, they are investigating the possible murder of the children.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Corte Ingles card IN order to take advantage of the resurgence of consumer spending in Spain, Financiera El Corte Ingles (which is 51 per cent owned by Santander Bank) wants to expand its in store credit card so that it may be used to purchase goods from other companies.

Inflation target FOR the first time in more than a decade, the European Central Bank has reviewed its economic strategy and confirmed that although it wants to keep inflation at 2 per cent, it concedes that this may not be possible and can fluctuate.

Bank merger HAVING received shareholder approval four months ago, the merger of Unicaja and Liberbank is still pending as although it has now received approval from the CNMC, it is still awaiting the formal Spanish government ok but hopes that it will be forthcoming by the end of July.

Ocado expands UK grocery technology company Ocado has signed an agreement with the Alcampo group in Spain to develop a Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) to serve the Madrid region from 2024, with additional CFCs to be announced. They will also co-operate on improving delivery to online customers.

Italian problem ALTHOUGH highly successful, Barcelona based food delivery company Glovo is rarely out of the news as different governments take exception to some of its activities. Having been told by a Spanish court that its workers should be treated as employees not self-employed it now finds one of its overseas arms under scrutiny. A report by Reuters reveals that the Italian Data Protection Agency has given its subsidiary Foodinho 150 days to change its computer algorithms in order to avoid discrimination against staff.

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is the amount that the Spanish Tax Agency says that it collected in 2020 through its actions to fight fraudulent tax evasion.

Morrisons may soon be American AMERICAN money seems destined to find a home in Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain Mor‐ risons which unlike oth‐ ers mainly generates its own produce. Last month it turned down a bid from private equity firm Clayton, Du‐ bilier & Rice (CD&R) worth £5.5 billion (€6 bil‐ lion) claiming it did not accurately reflect the worth of the company. This month however it

has accepted in principle, subject to shareholder approval, a £6.3 billion (€6.9 billion) bid from an‐ other US equity firm Fortress Investment Group. Fortress in particular appear to be anxious to ensure that they are not seen as pirates or asset strippers and their pro‐ posal appears to be couched in terms which will satisfy both the unions representing the

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supermarket’s 110,000 staff as well as the UK Government. Now, a third US in‐ vestor, Apollo Global has indicated that it may be interested in launching its own bid but has not as yet made a final decision. In the meantime, in an‐ ticipation of a higher price, Morrisons shares have risen from around £1.80 (€1.98) in January to £2.67 (€2.94) on July 5, the day after the offer

was made which was 5 per cent higher than the offer price. One of the many at‐ tractions to investors is the fact that Morrisons hold a contract with Amazon UK for same day grocery supply to cus‐ tomers ordering online and with Amazon already opening its own super‐ market in London, there are some expectations that it too may enter into the bidding fray.

Planning your own funeral

Was policy mis-sold? For 10 years I entrusted an insurance agent with my household and two car policies. Pre‐ miums increased after a few claims for burst or leaking pipes. My agent reduced my premium by reducing the building value. When claiming for a burst pipe 10 months later, they deducted 17.5 per cent due to un‐ der insurance. The agent’s calculation was under‐val‐ ued by 17.5 per cent. In other words they under‐sold the policy, but the agent ducked the error. To add fur‐ ther insult, the agent sent me a renewal policy for the following year which showed the same mis‐selling er‐ ror. What are my rights against the agent?

Your rights against an insurance company YOU AND THE LAW include seeking com‐ IN SPAIN pensation if they have underpaid a claim or if you can prove that they failed to inform you fully. In your case, the first misunderstanding is that your ‘agent’ is not an agent; he is an insurance broker. He may deal with several different insurance companies. There is no error of calculation here. However, if the broker did not ex‐ plain to you that under‐valuing your property means that your payment is reduced by the same percentage, then you have a possible case.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

THE British Financial Institutions are looking for ways of attracting money back to London and on Wednesday July 7, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) saw a historic first. Following a practice which is not unknown in the USA , a Fintech company simply called Wise be‐ came the first ever direct listing of a tech company on the LSE.

ONE of the advantages of having a pre‐ paid funeral plan with Golden Leaves is being able to arrange the funeral that you real‐ ly want. By planning your own funeral, not only will you get the send‐off you want, you will relieve your family of the burden, both financially and with regards to making decisions. Planning the details of your own funeral will give you more time to think about what you want, including the following: Where would you like it to be held? Do you want it to be religious or not? Who do you want to lead the service? What readings or music would you like? Do you want a theme? What would you like to be wearing? Do you want any special flowers and/or donations? Do you prefer burial or cremation? What type of coffin, headstone or urn do you prefer? Where do you want to be buried or want your ashes to go? Most importantly, let your family know you have a funeral plan and give them a list of contacts you want to be informed of your death.

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Wise now worth £8 billion The founders of the company, two Estonians took the company public using a direct listing, which does not involve raising new capi‐ tal or bringing in new investors like in a formal IPO launch. Many investors remember the recent relative failure of the tradi‐ tional IPO launch of Deliveroo

which due to its structure did not attract investment by large institu‐ tions. This was effectively a three‐hour long auction which saw prices start at £1 and shoot up to £10 for shares priced at £8 and this raised a staggering £8 billion (€8.8 bil‐ lion).

Sanchez under pressure SPANISH President Pedro Sanchez is under pressure to provide tax breaks to encourage companies to return to Catalo‐ nia after an exodus to Madrid following the region’s 2017 inde‐ pendence bid. He has a political dilemma as a failure to do so could cost him the support of Catalan national‐ ist parties who prop up the PSOE in government, Spanish daily ABC reported on July 8. Any tax breaks will rankle Madrid which recently re‐elect‐ ed Madrilenian president Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the Partido Popu‐ lar as the community has bene‐ fited from the exit from Barcelona. Other autonomous commu‐ nities such as Andalucia are also unlikely to be impressed. Catalonia’s debt is also con‐ cerning, as the region is €79.1 billion in the red.

Spain and UAE AS President Pedro Sanchez visits the Baltic States, his Secretary of State for Trade, Manuel Muñiz held a virtual meeting with his op‐ posite number from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi on July 7. With the participation of pro‐ fessional bodies from both coun‐ tries, a memorandum of under‐ standing was signed to confirm the wish that the UAE has to work more closely with Spain to organ‐ ise cross investments. “The signing of this agreement will contribute to achieving sus‐ tainable growth in investment flows between the two countries, and allow the creation of perma‐ nent channels of communication between Emirati and Spanish business owners,” said Dr Al Zey‐ oudi. According to Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus who founded the company in 2010 when they were both working in London, Taavet was being paid in euros and Kristo in sterling, but both hated the thought of paying exchange commission to banks so created their own exchange and transfer company with low customer charges.

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NET VOL 89,83K 96,02K 332,03K 218,25K 6,58K 151,34K 336,35K 297,97K 169,58K 38,92K 1,16M 340,82K 78,37K 61,76K 1,59M 208,26K 25,70K 720,58K 934,53K 276,97K 212,56K 2,14M 77,73K 89,77K 196,90K 1,52M 45,39K 349,51K 60,74K 8,90K 22,44K 267,93K 398,61K 427,40K 16,18K 20,19K 31,14K 107,01K 224,59K 1,07M 80,08K 78,92K 8,70K 385,82K 1,74M 39,51K 502,85K 36,41K 37,46K 28,00K

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121,75 280,70 3.089,0 681,40 262,70 45,92 7.858,0 434,80 155,05 1.955,95 938,00 200,00 7.762,0 33,05 1.908,00 2.946,0 682,95 1.350,50 6.418,0 2.003,00 507,84 647,94 6.023,0 96,63 7,60 1.443,0 1.443,00 1.411,8 690,01 1.740,00 16,14 3.579,0 1.313,50 1.170,50 2.608,0 1.559,50 1.610,42 13.959,3 1.525,50 1.515,75 445,90 279,50 160,20 234,10 346,27 4.270,0 1.027,40 117,78 3.047,0 959,00

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Most Declined U.S. Bancorp Dep. Pfd. -1.80% Capital Senior Living Corp. -8.90% Cable One Inc. -0.19% Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. -6.62% PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF-2.06% ResMed Inc. -1.22% MediaAlpha Inc. -6.57% Vanguard Extended Duration ETF -1.75% Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares -8.34% S&P Global Inc. -0.57% Eli Lilly & Co. -0.90%

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WH Smith’s airport stores

AIRPORT-BASED: InMotion is a major presence in the USA. IT was announced on July 8 that WH Smith will open 18 technology and accessories stores at UK airports. Following the decision by Dixons Carphone to close all of its UK airport concession stores in April of this year, WH Smith applied to take over some of the vacant outlets and will operate its InMotion subsidiary in a number of ma‐ jor UK airports including Lon‐ don Heathrow, London Stanst‐ ed, Manchester, London Luton, Birmingham and East Midlands. InMotion is the largest air‐ port‐based digital accessories retailer in North America, comprising 117 stores across 43 airports in the United States, with a presence in nine of the top 10 and 22 of the top 25 busiest US airports. It sells a range of technology

and digital accessories from the leading brands in the cate‐ gory, includes premium head‐ phones and earbuds, travel ac‐ cessories, mobile power, portable speakers and action cameras from suppliers such as Apple and Samsung. The company expects to in‐ vest around £15 million (€16.5 million) up to August 2022 in refitting and stocking the shops but says that in a fully recovered travel environment, it anticipates that these stores will deliver sales of c.£60 mil‐ lion (€66 million) per year. Although business has suf‐ fered in its travel division with sales running at around 48 per cent of 2019, its High Street shops are seeing much better results at 86 per cent of 2019 turnover. The liquidity position re‐ mains strong and at the end of

Looking up THE Spanish economy is forecasted to grow by 6.2 per cent in 2021 and 6.3 per cent in 2022, according to the EU’s latest interim economic forecast. The EU’s economy is forecast to rebound faster than previously expected, as activity in the first quarter of the year exceeded expectations and the improved health situation prompted a swifter easing of pandemic control restrictions in the second quarter, the European Commission said in a statement on Wednesday July 7. “The EU economy is set to see its fastest growth in decades this year, fuelled by strong demand both at home and globally and a swifter-than-expected reopening of services sectors since the spring,” said Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy.

June 2021, the company had cash in hand of £95 million (€105 million) and their re‐ volving credit facility of £250 million (€275 million) remains undrawn.

BUSINESS EXTRA Huge fine THE European Commission has imposed a fine of €875 million on three German car manufacturers, Audi Porsche, BMW and Volkswagen, all part of the same group, accusing them of violating anti-cartel regulations with regards to their technology to reduce diesel emissions.

Pandemic profit ON July 8, UK based Watches of Switzerland reported full-year sales of more than £905 million (€995 million) and increased profits as sales of luxury watches increased by 16 per cent. It now plans to expand into Europe and strengthen its position in the UK and USA.

First purchase BRITISH investment fund Stirling Square Capital Partners has made its first major venture in Spain by purchasing Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS), a Catalan based natural fertilizer group for an undisclosed amount which is understood to be in excess of €150 million.

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DO YOU BELIEVE UFOS EXIST?

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I BELIEVE that to deny there are other forms of intelligent life in the universe is either breathtakingly arrogant or an almost frightening naivity. The human brain is not actually geared to take in the vast numbers of planets and stars, or even conceive the sheer volume of galaxies that exist in the endless expanses that we refer to as ‘space.’ If you could count the grains of sand on this planet of ours, which includes all the deserts and vast depths of our oceans, you still wouldn’t even be coming close to the sheer magnitude of stars that could be capable of sustaining some form of life in the infinite reaches of the universe. It stands to reason that these beings could be thousands, possibly millions of years in advance of us in intellect and intelligence. To the manifestations existing in these unknown dimensions, travelling through time and space would be a mere bagatelle. Distances themselves

Trip to Pluto anyone?

would have no meaning and even time, as we perceive it, would have ceased to exist. Is it not then perfectly feasible that these advanced races would welcome some time to chill out, in much the same way as we need to occasionally switch off and relax? Vacations and scientific expeditions would, I think be something of a priority in the worlds of these ancient wonders of creation, and I can truly visualise some holistic ‘Happy Holidays’ brochure informing its

customers that you can partake of the ‘Grand Planetary Tour,’ which takes in a selection of other worlds at different stages of their evolution. Naturally, any set of beings advanced enough to have access to this type of holiday, would be far too intelligent to ‘interfere’ with any other primitive races they would be observing on their galaxy cruise. This is why I believe that most of the thousands of UFO sightings reported over the years have probably been glitches or errors on

the part of the organisers. (These cheapo travel companies are all the same!) The wonders of creation are fully intended to be beyond our wildest imagination; but to maintain we are the only cluster of beings that exist and there are no other ultra‐ intelligent manifestations ‘out there’ I actually find totally inconceivable! ‘Where shall we go this year darling? Shall we do the Earth, Pluto, Sun all inclusive? Too passé? Well what about a trip down that newly

discovered Black Hole’? ‘Ok, that’s a great idea; just make sure we don’t have to isolate when we get there!’ Is this Patel woman for real? Her new mind boggling smoke and mirrors solution to the ‘boat immigration’ problem is to introduce prison sentences of up to four years for those deemed guilty of this ‘offence’. At the moment it costs £45,000 a year to keep one person incarcerated. This amount could probably be tripled if you take into account the legal fees and court cases that, due to the UK’s ludicrous ‘uman rights policies, would automatically precede any punishment. Just what planet does this particular alien exist on? ‘Beam me up Scotty.’ Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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ARE MASK-DITCHERS THE NEW ANTI-VAXXERS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

WITH the government easing Covid restric‐ tions, is England being condemned to be split into two hostile tribes between mask‐wear‐ ers and mask‐ditchers ‐ beset by distrust and maybe violence? But then this is an age when people define their identity not by what they are for, but who they are against ‐ ‘the other’. Once more, it's Leave / Remain; Right / Left; Nanny State / Libertarianism; Pro‐Vaxxers / Anti‐ Vaxxers. All the good people are on one side. Again. Whether you’re a right wing culture war‐ rior or a left wing libertarian, invariably ‘the other’ is not only ‘stupid’ but ‘malevolent’. Any vital nuanced thinking and debate are buried under an avalanche of lazy, polarised opinion. Basically, accept risk and accept the conse‐ quences! If you’re considered at a level of risk

TWO SIDES: Don’t belittle others for being cautious. and aren’t jabbed (voluntarily) and become infected: tough luck. Don’t blame others or the system. If your employer demands you are jabbed and lose your job: tough luck. You made a choice ‐ don’t blame them for doing what they also feel is right.

If you wish to wear a mask still, do that. It’s absolutely OK. If you chose not to, then that’s OK too. Don’t belittle others for being cautious. They may have lost loved ones in the most painful and loneliest way. It may also have

been your actions (or lack of) indirectly that killed them. Finally, I’d like to see more police on the streets to provide a reassuring face to this re‐ turn to ‘normality’. To push back against any rise in personal physical attacks in a poten‐ tially toxic atmosphere of acrimony, distrust and quite possibly violence and to be able to recognise the troublemakers walking down the streets. People with agendas can bleat on about convenient ‘facts’ to support an argu‐ ment, but they’d be better off spending their energy looking forwards not backwards. This is a steady walk to victory not a race for the finish line. So, as the great face mask face‐off begins in England, which camp are you in? Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Ap‐ ple Books, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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GO LOCAL

THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by going local now that the lockdown has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores. We challenge you to redis‐ cover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonderfully quirky independent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under control, it is a good idea to try and support many local busi‐ nesses by ordering online and making use of any click and col‐ lect services they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the lo‐ cal community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on‐ line, consider where your mon‐ ey is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your com‐ munity by making a small ges‐ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small inde‐ pendent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a fam‐ ily’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the cur‐ rent owner but the generation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros

BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local community.

spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambi‐ tion, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an independent store and compete with the multina‐ tional and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur‐ chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local sa‐ lon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a fami‐

ly member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a bet‐ ter gift. Helping people allevi‐ ate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money cir‐ culating within the local econo‐ my. Studies have shown that lo‐ cal businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned sup‐ ply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retail‐ ers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain re‐ tailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits ev‐ eryone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing

produce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn pre‐ pares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses rev‐ enue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hard‐ ware store. This example illus‐ trates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neighbours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportu‐ nities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more peo‐ ple per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local commu‐ nity is with a Charity Gift certifi‐ cate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to still follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.

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It’s absolutely disgusting! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man WELL it’s not coming home - unless you live in Italy - and that’s all I was going to say about that. But it can’t be left at that because of the absolute scum that went on social media to racially abuse the young black players that were involved in the penalty shootout. They should have their accounts banned immediately and the people involved should be found and nicked. It’s absolutely disgusting! They are the same people that boo the opposition’s national anthems and probably went on to social networks to say how disgusting it was that none of the Spanish players sung their national anthem. Of course, being so stupid, they didn’t check or know that the Spanish national anthem doesn’t have any words! Lawyers, accountants, estate agents, management agents - people forget they work for us and unless I go for a specific piece of advice, should do what they are asked to do and do it in a reasonable time scale. My daughter, back in November, asked her management company for per-

mission to install an electric car charging unit. The snotty person she’s dealing with still hasn’t got round to making a decision. So now, because of his inaction, lawyers will have to get involved which is more expense for everyone, all because one person just won’t do the job they are paid to do. I am about to sell a property but because of travel restrictions the buyer has given his lawyer Power of Attorney. We know the purchaser and his family and he knows the property. We are selling it complete as it’s a rental apartment and the agent has taken photographs of all fixtures and fittings and sent the lawyer 49 pages of coloured photographs. We printed out the last page and signed it. Next day we get a ‘phone call telling us that the lawyer, not his client, won’t accept it and we have to print out all 49 pages and sign each item individually. I, of course, said no problem, my pleasure - no, hold on what I actually said was no, go and do one! If it’s not acceptable don’t buy the apartment and we will all move on. The point is it’s not the client asking this, it’s the lawyer who has got busy all the way through the transaction with nit picking what should be a very simple deal. I haven’t heard anything more so I presume all is OK. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com

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Choc milk boosts recovery Tan-tastic: how to stay bronzed

CHOCOHOLICS will be happy to learn that chocolate milk is one of the best drinks to boost recovery after exercise. According to a recent survey, chocolate milkshakes allow athletes to exercise for six minutes longer than advertised sports drinks as well as improve heart rate and lactic acid levels which could cause cramping. The chocolate and milk combined contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats and electrolytes unlike the more traditional drinks which often do not contain proteins. The research was conducted at the Sadoughi University in Iran, Study author Dr Amin Salehi-Abargouei said, “Chocolate milk contains carbohydrates, proteins, fats, flavonoids, electrolytes, and some vitamins which make this drink a good choice for recovery in athletes. “The take-home message is that chocolate milk is a lowcost, delicious and palatable option for recovery and provides either similar or superior effects compared with commercial drinks.” One-hundred-and-fifty participants were used in the experiment and asked to complete a number of tasks from running and cycling to gym work. Their post-recovery process was then analysed with tests done on heart rates, levels of lactic acid and tiredness. Kim Spaccarotella from Kean University in Union, New Jersey, was not involved in the study, but agreed with the research, saying, “Any food that provides carbohydrate, protein, fluid and electrolytes and is well-tolerated will help promote recovery. “In addition to chocolate milk, other popular choices are cereal with milk, smoothies, sandwiches or soup. A small meal will even work, if the athlete is feeling hungry.”

MILKING IT: One of the best after exercise.

W E spend hours in the sun trying to get bronzed and look good, but after a few days back in the colder weather, any reminder o f t h e e n d l e s s h o u r s p atiently sunbathing soon fade; here are a few tips to help keep you looking tanned and healthy. Preparation of the skin is vital to achieve a glowing tan, always moisturise the skin daily, there is no such a thing as over moisturising. Days before take time to exfoliate the skin thoroughly and apply liberal amounts of moisturiser. Apply as often as possible, peeling skin is not attractive! Once you are happily settled at your holiday destination, use sunscreen. Higher factors for the first few days are recommended until you have the basis of a tan then you can lower the factor. Always use an after-sun cream, preferably one

containing Aloe Vera that helps repair the skin. When showering use cool water. Hot water can strip the skin of oils essential to retain a good tan. It is advisable to use a hydrating shower cream or oil rather than a gel or

a foam. If you need to exfoliate after your holiday, do so very gently. Dead skin cells can make the skin appear dull but do not scrub! Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water.

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Rock against cancer

ORIHUELA is gearing up to raise funds for cancer charities with ‘Rock Against C ancer’, a music festival hosting a series of popular acts. Taking place on Friday, July 16 from 3pm, the festival will be at The Emerald Isle on Orihuela Costa. Acts will include Aces High, Alex Tipping, Nikki G, Leroy Morales, Stevie Spit, L ucinda O ’ C onnell, B ella Luna, and Carla Stone. Alongside the music acts will be a raffle and auction. The focus of Rock Against Cancer is to raise money and awareness for the fight against cancer, research and prevention through entertainment, events, concerts and other activities. F ounded in 2009, R ock Against Cancer is an annual music event dedicated to raising funds and awareness about Cancer, with a special focus on helping local people and individual sufferers.

RAISING FUNDS: There will also be a raffle and auction. Its first event was organised by Monroe’s Rock Cafe Pub owners Neil and Nigel Wyatt, Torrevieja’s oldest Theme Pub, to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Nigel and Neil then teamed up with the Torrevieja Town Hall and joined forces with those who had been involved in producing Torrevieja’s International Charity Benefit Concerts in 2004 thru 2006. This combination helped to create

what is now the largest International Charity Music event in the area. T he popularity of R ock Against Cancer has resulted in its expansion, with events including on Oriheula Costa now taking place. The festival will take place at The Emerald Isle on Calle Marte 2, La Florida, 03189, Orihuela Costa. For more information, call 965 327 138 or visit www.emeraldislespain.com.

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FREE CONCERT: Entry is until capacity is filled.

TORREVIEJA’S Symphonic Youth Orchestra will be performing on Thursday, July 15 at a free entry concert. The orchestra’s summer concert will begin at 8pm at the Real Club Nautico in Torrevieja with free entry until capacity is filled. The orchestra started out in 2010 under the direction of Jose Francisco Sanchez with a presentation concert at the Palacio de la Musica on July 10. Shortly after, the youth orchestra were able to attract more musicians to begin de-

veloping a repertoire for a symphony orchestra. In addition, the orchestra collaborated annually with events organised by Fernando Guardiola where poems were enlivened with music for the occasion. The youth orchestra later expanded its number of members thanks to a meeting held with the ‘Francisco Casanovas’ Professional Conservatory of Torrevieja and its current director Inmabel, which allowed more students to get involved.

Thanks to its expansion, the orchestra has increased its number of members, currently having 34 members in the string section, 25 in the horn section and five percussionists. Most of the musicians are middle-level students from Torrevieja, Orihuela, Cartagena, Murcia, Almoradi, Elda and Elche, while others are finishing their training. For more information, visit www.jovenorquestrasinfonicadetorrevieja.c om.

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Alicante’s Summer of Music Festival ALICANTE Council is bringing music to the province with its ‘Verano de Musicas’ (summer of music) festival. Organised by the Department of Culture of the Alicante City Council and Alicante Provincial Council, 20 concerts are taking place in July and August. On Friday, July 16 there will be a concert by Peter Gimenez & The Free Band Southern Pacific- Rock Sureño y de California from 9pm. The band will be playing music inspired by the Southern Pacific, a rail line that linked the southern United States with California, taking in songs from the early 1950s to 1980s rock. Playing in the band will be Peter Gimenez, who will be singing and on guitar, as well as Antonio Molto on saxophone, KlauGandia singing, Yass Kim singing, Joaquin Martinez on guitar, and Benjamin Sun on piano. The festival will then host further bands and on Saturday, July 17 Guarana will perform, with the Alicante Municipal Symphonic Band on Sunday, July 18. All concerts will be free, with concerts by the Municipal Symphonic Band accessed without a ticket, and tickets for all other concerts able to be booked online at https://cultura musica.eventbrite.es. Summer of Music is the result of the joint work of the Alicante Provincial Council and the Department of Culture at Alicante Council. All concerts will take place at Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The council said that health measures will be in place. For more information, visit https://www.alicante.es/es/ festivales/verano-musicas-plaza-del-ayuntamiento.

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Huge fines for BMW THE European Commission found that Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen group, Volk‐ swagen, Audi and Porsche, breached EU antitrust rules by colluding on technical devel‐ opment in the area of nitro‐ gen oxide cleaning. The Commission has im‐ posed a fine of €875,189,000. Daimler was not fined, as it re‐ vealed the existence of the car‐ tel to the Commission. All par‐ ties acknowledged their involvement in the cartel and agreed to settle the case. “The five car manufacturers Daimler, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche possessed the technology to reduce harmful emissions beyond what was legally required un‐ der EU emission standards,” said Executive Vice‐President of the Commission Margrethe Vestager on Thursday July 8. “But they avoided to com‐ pete on using this technology’s full potential to clean better than what is required by law. So, today’s decision is about how legitimate technical coop‐

eration went wrong. And we do not tolerate it when com‐ panies collude. It is illegal un‐ der EU Antitrust rules. Compe‐ tition and innovation on managing car pollution are es‐ sential for Europe to meet our ambitious Green Deal objec‐ tives. And this decision shows that we will not hesitate to take action against all forms of cartel conduct putting in jeop‐ ardy this goal,” she added. The car manufacturers held regular technical meetings to discuss the development of the selective catalytic reduc‐ tion (SCR)‐technology which eliminates harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx)‐emissions from diesel passenger cars through the injection of urea (also called ‘AdBlue’) into the ex‐ haust gas stream. During these meetings, and for over five years, the car manufacturers colluded to avoid competition on cleaning better than what is required by law despite the relevant technology being available. More specifically, Daimler,

BMW and Volkswagen group reached an agreement on Ad‐ Blue tank sizes and ranges and a common understanding on the average estimated AdBlue‐ consumption. They also ex‐ changed commercially sensi‐ tive information on these elements. They thereby re‐ moved the uncertainty about their future market conduct concerning NOx‐emissions cleaning beyond and above the legal requirements, so called ‘over‐fulfilment’, and AdBlue‐refill ranges. This means that they re‐ stricted competition on prod‐ uct characteristics relevant for the customers. That conduct constitutes an infringement by object in the form of a limitation of techni‐ cal development, a type of in‐ fringement explicitly referred to in Article 101(1)(b) of the Treaty and Article 53(1)(b) of the European Economic Area (EEA)‐Agreement. The conduct took place be‐ tween June 2009 and October 2014.

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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IT’S one of those cars that’s been a staple of city streets for decades, the preserve of young first time drivers and more mature drivers who have downsized as their mo‐ toring requirements lessen. In its latest form though the Nissan Mi‐ cra bears no resemblance to its forebears. Gone are the rather dumpy, bug eye looks in favour of a modern, sharply styled city car. Prices start from €16,711 (£14,340) with four trim levels, just one engine, a 1.0‐litre, three‐cylin‐ der turbocharged petrol, and a choice of five‐speed manual or CVT automatic gearbox. All have four doors and the Micra looks particularly snazzy when you open the door. My top‐line Tekna model was finished in optional Passion Red paintwork (€670/£575) with an in‐ terior that had light grey highlights on the seating and dash. Standard fare is good with even lead‐in models equipped with au‐ to lights and wipers, Bluetooth, air conditioning, power door mirrors, tyre pressure monitoring system and a plethora of safety kit. My Tekna model (€22,614/£19,405) added a Bose sound system, navi‐

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Nissan Micra Tekna gation, Apple Car Play and Android Auto, parking sensors, cruise con‐ trol, rear view camera, automatic air conditioning and keyless entry and start. It’s a smart place to be with plenty of room at the front and, considering its diminutive size, reasonable space for the rear pas‐

sengers, so the Micra fits a lot in to its small frame. The steering is a little light on the move, better in town, but re‐ sponds well enough and the ride is pretty decent even over rough sur‐ faces. The CVT automatic gearbox is a smooth operator but rather slow to respond and

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Facts at a Glance Model: Nissan Micra Tekna CVT Engine: 1.0-litre 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol developing 99hp Gears: CVT automatic Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) Petrol 10.9 secs Maximum Speed Petrol 183 kph (114 mph) Economy: Petrol 5.6 l/100km (50.4 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 105g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

lengthens the 0 to 100 kph dash by two seconds over the already moderate performance of the manual. Ease the right foot and the auto box is fine, but try a more spirited start and things get quite

noisy and not much in the way of forward motion. Personally, I would opt for the manual gearbox to make the Micra a really useable and likeable city car. With such a lot of competition

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the Micra has its work cut out against the likes of Ford’s Fiesta and Vauxhall’s Corsa, to name just two. However, the Micra beats, significantly in some cases, the competition on price. It also has the more edgy and unusual looks, plus higher levels of tech. It’s moved into a car for the young and trendy with equipment to match.

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Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon 2021

NOVAK DJOKOVIC’S win at Wimbledon on Sunday July 11 ‐ his third successive crown on the famous Cen‐ tre Court grass ‐ takes him into the tennis history books, level with Spain’s Rafa Nadal and Switzerland’s Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slam titles each. With this victory, Djokovic is the first male tennis play‐ er ‐ since the Australian legend, Rod Laver, back in 1969 ‐ to win the opening three Grand Slam tournaments of a tennis season, and is only the fifth player in history to achieve that. The 34‐year‐old Serb was involved in a thrilling 6‐7 6‐ 4 6‐4 6‐3 battle with the 25‐year‐old Italian, Matteo Berrettini, who was making his first‐ever appearance in a Grand Slam tournament final, and he certainly didn’t let himself down, as he captured the first set after a tie break. A crowd of 15,000 witnessed a magnificent display of tennis from both players, who maybe suspected a shock was on the cards when the No1 seed lost the first set, before fighting back to win the next two sets in a true champion’s style, as, remarkably, today’s set was only one of two that he dropped during the whole of the SW19 fortnight. Berrettini saved two match points at 5‐3 in the fourth set, before being unable to return the third serve, slicing it into the net, and a joyous Djokovic collapsed to the hallowed grass with his arms stretched out wide, clearly emotional after his incredible achievement, while the

DJOKOVIC: Involved in a thrilling final. Italian had very contrasting emotions, crouched double, hands on knees, after an admirable effort. Speaking after his win, the champion said, “Winning Wimbledon was always the biggest dream for me when I was a kid. A seven‐year‐old boy in Serbia con‐ structing a Wimbledon trophy with improvised materi‐ als and standing here with a sixth real trophy is incredi‐ ble. It is amazing.” Adding, “It was more than a battle. I would first like to extend my congratulations to Matteo, his family, and his team for a fantastic tournament. A tough match today, obviously I know that it’s not the best feeling losing in a final, but I’m sure that there’s a great career ahead of you. As Matteo said, it’s just the beginning and I truly be‐ lieve in that. Matteo has an incredible game, very pow‐ erful, an Italian hammer ‐ I felt that!”

Italy are the new Champions of Europe THE moment was finally upon us, England versus Italy at Wembley Stadium, the culmination of one month of international competi‐ tion, leaving just two nations standing to battle it out for the tro‐ phy England have never won, and that Italy last won back in 1968, having since been runners‐up in 2000, and 2012. Gareth Southgate had tweaked his team slightly, going with a five‐ man defence that featured Atleti‐ co Madrid’s Kieran Trippier, who replaced the young Arsenal striker Buyayu Saka in the starting 11, apart from that, he started with the same team that played Den‐ mark in the semi‐final. Southgate must be able to pre‐ dict the future, because the player he had introduced was responsi‐ ble for an incredible ball across the box that found Manchester Unit‐ ed’s Luke Shaw in space, and he thundered a shot on the half‐vol‐ ley beyond the stranded Azzuri keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, scoring the fastest goal ever in the history of the tournament, after

only one minute and 57 seconds. Both teams pressed but there were no real clear‐cut chances, as ITALIAN CAPTAIN: Giorgio Chiellini. both sets of players defended their lines so well, and through a very solid Italian de‐ England’s midfield was superb, as fence, and the game drifted to‐ they went in 1‐0 at the break. wards an extra 30 minutes of play. Incredibly, in the 64th minute, Extra time saw Jack Grealish England had only their second at‐ take the field, replacing Mason tempt on goal, as John Stones rose Mount, and Mancini surprisingly to meet a corner, forcing Don‐ swapped Verratti for Locatelli, af‐ narumma into a fingertip save. ter Verratti had dominated the And then came disaster for Eng‐ middle of the field for the Italians land, as Chiesa won a corner in the for a lot of the second half. 66th minute, the ball was crossed A last throw of the dice saw to the far post where Marco Ver‐ Man United pair, Jadon Sancho ratti’s header was brilliantly and Marcus Rashford enter the blocked by Pickford, only for the field of play, with three minutes ball to bounce to veteran defend‐ left on the clock, it looked like go‐ er Leonardo Bonucci who couldn’t ing to penalties. fail to score, and Italy were level. And so, with Pickford saving Southgate dealt a card in the two penalties, Donnarumma 70th minute, swapping Kieran saved penalties from Rashford, Trippier for Saka, and then Hen‐ Sancho, and finally Saka, for Italy derson replaced Declan Rice, but to be crowned the new champi‐ try as they may, there was no way ons of Europe.