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Feeling positive THE Gibraltar Government is ‘very optimistic’ that the UK, EU and Spain will sign a ‘safe and secure treaty’ after its leaders met in Madrid for talks. It comes after Chief Minister Fabian Picardo led a delegation including Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia and Attorney-General Michael Llamas to the Spanish capital. Llamas is now set to head to London to take part in the next formal round of negotiations with the EU, with the other pair joining on a video link. “The Government remains fully committed to a positive, safe and secure treaty for Gibraltar and is very optimistic that such a treaty will be agreed,” a spokesman told the Olive Press. The latest round of talks come as a prominent Spanish think-tank advised Madrid to sign a deal ‘as soon as possible’.
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HILE most Spanish of vegetarian and supermarket chains stock a range vegan products, one cruelest luxury foods is now turning into of the world’s tation product for discerning an ethical, imiThis latest foodie invention is a vegan shoppers. it’s literally flying off foie gras, called Fuah, the shelves. and Real foie gras is made from duck or goose The Olive Press gets because the birds are usually tube-fed liver and is controversial a thumbs up for the ally eat, to fatten their more than they would usu- latest ethical meat In the UK, King Charlesliver before slaughter. is reportedly banning market, writes Jo substitute to hit the royal estates, while the cruel product California and New Chipchase In these more socially York also want to ban from aware it. The product can be serve visitors or friends times, it is simply not something bought in specialist to campo. The cost concerned about animal stores, online, and The vegan version is €5.99 online and welfare. in Alis Madrid called Hellomade by a start-up company in In an Olive Press taste test at Bar Piki, €8.99 in Alcampo. a dozen in Canar, Foods beetroot extract and and uses coconut oil, Indeed, expats and Spanish gave it a thumbs near Granada, over everyone lentil flour to create up. Fuah. its so enthusiastic who tried it liked it, and one young he Spaniard was The company worked “I really enjoyed theimmediately bought some online. taste although than a year, revising on the recipe for more was super tasty and had a really I’ve never tried the real thing, times, it claims. it an incredible 800 designer Freya it nice creamy texture,” Rogers, from said fashion Sorrell Within 12 hours of “From Badger, from Lanjaron, an animal abuse pointOrgiva. launch last month, of view, this provides added: the first 5,000 units free option.” a good, cruelty am pleasantly surprised. It is creamy “I Spain. When 30,000 sold out across Maria Jose Moreno, delicious and you and get an attractive glass added: “It’s years tributed, these were more were dis- but I remember jar to keep when you’re since I had real foie also snapped up. the flavour well – creamy finished.” as nice.” and tasty and this gras, The only negative is it being is just people with unsuitable for nut or gluten allergies, so be sure to read the label first.
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promote the book. “The prisoner had been removing clay and cement and was going out at night, before returning and distributing alcohol and all the stuff he was stealing. “Someone on his parole board even thought he saw him out one evening, which of course he denied. “He covered the hole with a map of
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A PRISONER who painstakingly tunnelled a hole to escape his cell each night and wander the streets of Gibraltar was only given away after he was spotted by someone from the Rock’s parole board. The incredible story - straight from The Shawshank Redemption, a film released the year before - only recently came to light in the memoirs of Superintendent John Field, whose career in the Royal Gibraltar Police spans 30 years. It was one hot night in the summer of 1996, after officers had arrived at the old Moorish Castle Prison, that they found a prisoner had painstakingly dug an escape hole through his cell wall. Rather cunningly, the hole was hid-
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The Elcano Royal Institute released its annual ‘Spain in the world’ report last week signed by 34 co-authors. The institute said that as a ‘key partner of the UK in many trade sectors’ an agreement would be in its favour and if hard borders came in it would threaten ‘10,000 Spanish jobs’. “Spain has too close a relationship with the UK and needs fluid trade, stable investment and a cooperative relationship with Gibraltar,” the report added. Spain’s Foreign Minister said his government was ‘very close to a deal’ with the UK at last week’s Davos economic forum. Jose Manuel Albares added the UK was acting with ‘a constructive spirit’ suggesting the two-year wait for an EU treaty could be coming to an end. Picardo meanwhile told GBC the details of the draft treaty were ‘mind-blowing’.
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