Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 26 August - 1 September 2021 Issue 1886

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1886

26 Aug - 1 Sept 2021

Coaxed down ON August 23 a 34-year-old Moroccan man was spotted by Guardia Civil officers in Inca breaking a restraining order for the third time in as many days.

When challenged, the man who was on a balcony on the fifth floor of a building threatened to jump off, but was eventually coaxed down.

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Road safety AFTER years of pleas from local residents, the Manacor Council has taken action to improve the surface of the Son Macià road at four different bends where for various reasons a number of accidents had previously occurred.

The work was carried out over a 12-week period at a cost of almost €240,000.

Power subsidy DUE to ongoing demand, the budget for subsidies for the installation of solar and powered generators offered to individuals, not for profit organisations and small/medium sized businesses is to be increased by €600,000 according to the Balearic Government and represents 12 per cent of the original budget.

Palma Airport has been particularly busy.

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THE Balearic Islands were the main destination in Spain for international travellers in July according to statistics compiled and made public by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

In total, hotels in the Balearic Islands received 1.08 million guests in July, completing a total of 5,757,981 overnight stays which is double the June figure and stands at 60 per cent of the 2019 figure.

To add to this triumph, the Balearic Islands were the desti-

nation with the highest degree of occupancy by hotel places in all of Spain during July, with 61.7 per cent of capacity.

Perhaps to be expected, Mal-

lorca was the tourist area with the highest number of overnight stays in the country (4.19 million) by 758,279 travellers, most of whom were foreigners.

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THE Balearic Government has decided that due to the reduc‐ tion in positive cases of infection, it will lift night restrictions in Menorca as far as restaurants and bars are concerned.

For the time being, the hospitality industry in Mallorca will not benefit from this easing of restrictions, but it appears likely that provided figures continue to fall and drops below the 500 per 100,000 inhabitants infection level that it too will see the measures relaxed within a week.

The problem for Mallorca has been the prevalence of ‘bottle parties’ where mainly young people who are not cohabiting get together in public and both the Balearic Government and local councils have been using the police to try to prevent such get togethers which fuel infection.

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Lamprey season THE ban on lamprey fishing was lifted by the Balearic Government effective August 25, and the season will run until December 31, although it usually ends in early December.

There are up to 34 boats engaged in lamprey fishing, of which a total of 112,880 kilos were caught last year, generating a reported income of €547,200 and it is particularly popular with specialist groups in Mallorca.

The brotherhoods of Cala Rajada and Alcudia are the most important in terms of catches, but the OPMallorcaMar Producers’ Organisation regulates the catches of its members, establishing a maximum daily catch of 150 kilos of lamprey per boat.

According to Minister of Agriculture Mae de la Concha, lamprey “is an example of fish that has been valued in recent years thanks to the joint work between the fishing sector itself and the institutions which is now much more profitable as well as sustainable.”

Give a little bit THIS could be a song of choice for fans of Supertramp who pur‐ chased tickets to see former singer and songwriter Roger Hodgson play in Mallorca on Au‐ gust 2, 2020.

Due to the pandemic, the con‐ cert was cancelled but now, with no news of a new date, the pro‐ moters One World Music Enter‐ tainment based in Girona have not made any refunds.

Indeed, it appears that this is not the only event that they had to cancel as the management for Antonio José’s tour of eight Span‐ ish venues including one in Mal‐ lorca have directed ticket holders to One World Music for refunds.

Credit: Roger Hodgson press kit/Rob Shanahan

ROGER HODGSON: Was due to play in August 2020.

Now, based on the Roger Hodgson situation, the Associa‐ tion of Consumers and Users of the Balearic Islands (Consubal) has taken up the case and is de‐ manding an initial €20,000 via the

Consumer Arbitration Board of the Balearic Islands for existing members who are due refunds.

Consubal believes the total amount due could be much high‐ er.

Catalan music festival FOUR Mallorcan groups who sing in Catalan will be playing at the Gira‐Illa Festival in the Parc de sa Riera in Palma on October 16.

It’s organised by the Consell de Mallorca and Palma Council and taking part will be Alanaire, Anegats, Reina and Suasi and the Appliances.

Whilst the festival is aimed at a Mallorcan au‐ dience it is hoped that bands taking part will be

appreciated and followed from lovers of Catalan music and vocals on the mainland. It is a mixture of experience and new emerging talent as Suasi has been making music in Catalan for 30 years, whilst Alanaire are an emerging group who should have a long career ahead of them.

Tickets for the festival will go on sale soon via the website https://palmacultura.koobin.cat.

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Councillor controversy HAVING decided that he does not believe that the Ciu‐ dadanos Party has any form of cohesive policy, Palma coun‐ cillor Josep Lluís Bauzà has resigned.

At one time the party’s candidate for Palma mayor, he in‐ tends to continue to remain on the council but as an inde‐ pendent councillor.

Whilst thanking him for his past service, Ciudadanos Pal‐ ma are calling for him to resign from the council as they ar‐ gue that he was elected on a Ciudadanos ticket and if he is no longer part of the party then he should step down.

As he remains a councillor, he will continue to receive fi‐ nancial benefit but may vote against the proposals of the party who he represented when elected and therefore, they believe that he should resign and seek re‐election.

No more parking PORTS IB which is responsible for the rehabilitation of certain buildings in Portocolom (Fe‐ lanitx) will on Monday August 30 be placing sandstone blocks on their roofs to stop parking.

Work is being undertaken to draft a full proposal on the reform of the port, but it has already been confirmed that some of the structures are un‐

safe which is why they should not be used for parking, or in‐ deed for pedestrian access.

In addition, other motorists and delivery drivers are using the Carrer del Carme where parking has been banned for some time and this area will also come under scrutiny.

It is anticipated that some structures will have to be de‐ molished.

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In trouble FOLLOWING agreement from Calvia Council, officers of the Guardia Civil have taken action against a tourist vessel carrying 162 people which arranged disembarkation of passengers without prior authorisation at the Portals Vells beach, which currently has a maximum capacity of just 146 people.

Refuge THE Consell de Mallorca has told the Balearic Government that if required it would be prepared to offer refuge to 16 women and children from Afghanistan making accommodation in the Institut Mallorquí d’Afers Sociales building available for them.

Training room WITH the opening of the new headquarters of the Urgent Medical Attention Service (SAMU) 061, located in the Can Valero industrial estate in Palma it has been possible to include a training room to be used by front line staff to improve their techniques.

Olympic medallist HAVING won his fifth Olympic medal at Tokyo, Spanish canoeist Saúl Craviotto spent some time enjoying Mallorca on holiday with his family in Manacor. During his time on the island, he took the opportunity to visit the Rafa Nadal Museum, who was himself a two-time Olympic medal winner.

Closing time A BAR owner in Magaluf was caught by a combined operation between officers from the Local Police and Guardia Civil and has been charged with being open after permitted hours, allowing people to stand together at a bar drinking and for exceeding the allowed capacity.

Winning number THERE were some happy faces in Sa Pobla as the first prize of the most recent National Lottery draw on Saturday August 21 saw ticket number 72083 worth €600,000 sold by an outlet in the town, although the number of winners is not yet known.

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Extension of tourist season IN an attempt to extend the tourist season until at least November of this year, the Con‐ sell de Mallorca is discussing op‐ tions with the hospitality indus‐ try.

It considers that Mallorca con‐ tinues to be seen as a safe desti‐ nation which offers quality and sustainable options to visitors and with nearly 90 per cent of hotels open for business, the sea‐ son so far has been reasonable but needs to generate as much income as possible for the econo‐ my.

In order to continue to attract visitors now that 70 per cent of

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OPTIONS: Attracting older visitors for the autumn season.

ALL is not well with the drivers working for the Interurban Transport of the Balearic Is‐ lands (TIB) who have initiated strike action.

In the first instance, running daily until Au‐ gust 27, the strikes will take place between 9am and 11am and then 5pm and 7pm and will affect the Andratx, Banyalbufar, Calvia, Esporles, Estellencs and Palma lines.

A spokesperson for the drivers explained

Love Island Germany AS Mallorca says goodbye (and possibly good rid‐ dance) to the beautiful boys and girls of UK hit TV show Love Island, it’s time for the German version to be filmed.

Presented by Dutch ac‐ tress and model Sylvie Meis, the sixth series will be trans‐ mitted on RTLII starting on Monday August 30 and run‐ ning throughout September.

For those who don’t know the show, it mixes a number of single men and women in a luxury villa for four weeks in the hope and expectation that they will find true love.

The producers have un‐ derstandably declined to give details of the exact lo‐ cation of the villa, but it would not be surprising that as the UK version finished on August 23 if the same lo‐ cation is used since it would already be fitted with cam‐ eras and microphones.

It is all good for the econ‐ omy as well as tourism as viewers get a chance to see the island.

Bus drivers’ strike the drivers were trying to ensure that workers using the lines were inconvenienced as little as possible and the times chosen were more like‐ ly to cause disruption for tourists. It should

the Mallorca population is vacci‐ nated, it will be necessary to move away from sun and sea and to look at other options to bring in new tourists from both the mainland and abroad.

Certainly, marine holidays are a useful tool, but in order to ex‐ tend the season, hotel accom‐ modation as well as tourist at‐ tractions will need to stay open longer and be aimed for example at older visitors who could enjoy a peaceful and relaxing stay.

This would coincide with the fact that Imserso (Spanish council sponsored) holidays are due to return in October.

however be noted that the elderly and fami‐ lies with children will also lose four hours each day of potential travel time and will have to get on much more crowded buses.

If the worker’s demands are not met they plan 24 hour strikes from August 31 to September 2 and if still unsatisfied, from September 6, will undertake indefinite strike action.

Dream or Nightmare THE dream beach of Es Trenc is more like a nightmare ac‐ cording to many sources in‐ cluding the Balearic Group of Ornithology and Nature De‐ fence (GOB).

They are calling for a com‐ plete review of parking and access to the Es Trenc car park which, they say is causing sig‐

nificant damage to the envi‐ ronment in what is a National Park. Apart from the over‐ crowding in the car park itself, entry and access is made worse by drivers who don’t want to pay the car parking fee and simply park on the road causing obstruction.

The mayor of Campos

blames the government as when Es Trenc became a Na‐ tional Park, part of the agree‐ ment was that there should be parking for 500 cars with dif‐ ferent access roads, but this has never happened.

In the meantime, drivers continue to fume and their cars continue to pollute.

52 SUPER SERIES returns AFTER 18 months of no action, the 52 SUPER SERIES Regatta returns to Mallorca with nine yachts competing for the 2021 title off the coast of Puerto Portals.

In addition, a further seven TP52s will partic‐ ipate in the invitational race, so that a total fleet of 16 vessels will be moored at the Calvia port.

Surprisingly, there are no Spanish teams par‐ ticipating in the title races and the teams in‐

FORGET Beverley Hills prices, there’s a spectacular designer villa for sale in Mallorca priced at €65 million.

The Villa Solitaire in Son Vida has been designed with Italian flair by Mi‐ lanese architect Matteo Thun and is meant to represent a sailing boat as it looks over the city of Palma with the sea beyond.

South facing, the seven‐bedroom

volved see three flying the American flag, two the Union flag and one each from Germany, Russia, South Africa and Turkey.

Spain is however represented in the invita‐ tional class with one yacht alongside two from Italy and one each from Finland, France, Hong Kong and Thailand.

After two days of practice sailing, the event started in earnest on Tuesday August 24 and runs until the weekend.

Spectacular designer villa property sits within a 4,250 square metre private plot and boasts two swimming pools, huge terraces and even a Zen Garden.

Built over four floors, the ground

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Mallorca and Afghanistan ON Saturday August 21, President Pedro Sánchez visited the Tor‐ rejón de Ardoz military airport in Madrid.

This is the Spanish Reception Centre and the European ‘Hub’ of arrival for all Afghans who have collaborated in recent years with the community institutions.

He was accompanied by the presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; and the European Council, Charles Michel as well as the EU High Representative for For‐ eign Affairs, Josep Bor‐ rell.

It was at that time that Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Spain on the commit‐ ment that it had in re‐ spect to helping the evacuation of so many deserving individuals from Afghanistan.

The Balearics and Mallorca in particular are part of this effort as Llucmajor‐based Air Eu‐ ropa is providing air‐ craft to the Spanish mil‐ itary to fly people from Dubai to Madrid, thus freeing the Spanish Air Force to concentrate on their operation to fly in and out of Kabul before the August 31 deadline.

In addition, the Balearic Government was very quick to offer to take in a number of Afghan refugees and the Podemos Party is calling for Palma to be declared an official refuge for Afghani evac‐ uees.

floor offers the living areas, the first floor hosts the bedrooms and six bathrooms, the rooftop has an open‐ air cinema and jacuzzi whilst the base‐ ment has parking underground for six cars.

Naturally there is a lift and for the money, the property comes complete with custom made furniture from Ital‐ ian designers Nilufar.

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Spanish humanitarian emergency operations BETWEEN January and July 2021, the Hu‐ manitarian Action Office of the Spanish Agency for International Development Co‐ operation (AECID), which is responsible for the management and implementation of Spain’s official humanitarian action abroad, managed 11 emergency aid operations worth more than €6 million, most of which went to vulnerable populations in coun‐ tries without sufficient resources to treat extremely ill patients or the means to es‐ tablish basic disease prevention measures.

These Covid‐19 responses took place in Lebanon, Bolivia, Brazil, India, Nepal, Guatemala, Paraguay and Tunisia.

Among the crises caused by non‐natural events, the one resulting from the explo‐ sion of a military arsenal in the city of Bata, Equatorial Guinea, led to the largest opera‐ tion for AECID in 2021.

In March, at Equatorial Guinea’s request, the Agency deployed 14 members of the Spanish Technical Aid Response Team, the Spanish Emergency Medical Team, to Bata.

The team supported local health workers in caring for the injured and contributed to the rehabilitation of the affected health fa‐ cilities.

The bulk of these operations, carried out between January and July 2021, amounted to more than €6 million and were carried out either through direct bilateral relations ‐ country to country; through the activation of emergency agreements with Spanish NGDOs ‐ or by contributing to international humanitarian aid organisations that assess and estimate the costs of the emergency and make international appeals for aid adapted to alleviate the effects of a given crisis on the population.

Blood donor appeal

THE community of Madrid has called on blood donors as the summer period has yet again hit reserves hard, having fall‐ en to 18 per cent below what is needed, which means that the situation in hospitals could become complicated.

The Spanish region only has 4,100 bags of blood at the moment, when they really need to have at least 5,000 bags available to those who need it.

They are looking for around 900 donations to enable them to maintain healthcare activi‐ ty. The Regional Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero set out to encourage the pub‐ lic to donate blood and on Monday, August 23, he head‐ ed to the Transfusion Centre

Squatter cheek!

POLICE officers were called to a property in the city of Zaragoza on Thursday, August 19, by a squatter who was occupying a home, where she informed them that she was actually liv‐ ing there illegally, and that the owner had just put a padlock on the entrance and she want‐ ed them to remove it.

The woman asked the officers to cut the chain so that she could gain access to her ‘home’, explaining that the owner had earlier snatched the house keys from her in a violent manner, which meant that all her belong‐ ings were locked inside and she had no way to access them, in‐ cluding her insulin, as she was a diabetic.

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With the help of firefighters, the police finally managed to ac‐ cess the building through the balcony, where, once inside, it was found that the owner had put a chain with a padlock to prevent entry to the squat, so the police proceeded to cut it off, and allowed the squatter back inside.

It is possible that the police could now open proceedings against the owner for coercion because the law states that squatters become the legal resi‐ dents of a property, and they cannot be evicted without a court order.

Reserves have fallen.

and gave blood himself.

It is important to maintain blood reserves and every sin‐ gle donation can benefit up to three patients in the area. Ac‐

cording to the Regional Min‐ istry of Health blood donation is perfectly safe and is not a cause for concern regarding the coronavirus.

Little people bullfighting READERS have responded to a poll by the Euro Weekly News to let us know their thoughts on little people bull‐ fighting in Spain.

EWN readers were asked whether comical shows in bull‐ rings featuring little people should be banned and 41.4 per cent said no, they should be free to choose where they work.

In total, 37.9 per cent of readers said they thought little people bullfighting should be banned, but because of the harm to the bulls, meanwhile 10.3 per cent said it should be banned because it is degrading to little people.

A further 3.4 per cent of people said that these shows should not be banned because those involved are paying taxes and should not have to live on benefits.

One reader also argued that the practice should not be banned for one group of people but not others. Ms Ruiz said: “Why should little people be stopped from doing something when taller people aren’t stopped.”

Traffic deaths down SPAIN registered its lowest number of traffic ac‐ cident deaths ever in 2020. Covid‐19 restrictions prevented people from driving frequently.

In 2020, 1,370 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. The number also includes people who died within 30 days after the accident oc‐ curred.

According to the government, “The de‐ crease in the death toll occurred in a context of a reduction in long‐distance trips caused by mobility restrictions imposed due to the

Covid‐19 pandemic.”

The death rate stood at 29 deaths per million inhabitants, one of the lowest in the European Union in 2020, only behind Sweden (18), Malta (21) and Denmark (27).

The average rate for the countries of the Eu‐ ropean Union was 42. In the European Union as a whole, the mortality rate per million inhabi‐ tants decreased by 17 per cent between 2019 and 2020, while in Spain this reduction was 22 per cent.

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Driving age limit debate SPAIN is debating whether the driver age limit should be revised after a spate of fatal wrong direction acci‐ dents involving elderly peo‐ ple have been reported.

On Thursday, August 19, a hit‐and‐run driver in Ponfer‐ rada, León, killed a 61‐year‐ old woman and injured three other women. The driver was 85 years old and

Whatsapp phone scam NATIONAL POLICE are warning of another telephone scam that is mainly being used through WhatsApp and has been taking place throughout the year.

The scam is related to false advertisements on websites that offer sexual services from women in exchange for pay‐ ment.

The scammers upload fake advertisements to various contact pages showing women offering sexual services.

They contact the victims via telephone or through messag‐ ing apps and inform them that because they did not meet the girls they have contacted, they have wasted time so therefore accrued a debt with them.

They intimidate the victims by telephone with the aim of generating sufficient fear for them to accept to pay the debt they never contracted and request financial compensation.

Once the victims make a first payment, there are always subsequent requests for money. The receipt of the money by the scammers is done immediately upon entry through ATMs. In case of being contacted by telephone in this way, the National Police has urged not to make any payments and to contact the police via www.policia.es/colabora and their social media pages.

he was driving in the oppo‐ site direction.

Several people believe that at a certain age you should stop driving, al‐ though others believe that you have to look at the men‐ tal and physical capacity of each person and not the age.

Despite the opposing views, there is still no age limit for driving in Spain.

Medical Recognition Cen‐ tres are those that assess whether or not a person is qualified to drive a vehicle, regardless of their age. This is measured through psycho‐ technical tests and these tests are the same for all ages and are necessary to re‐ new the driver’s licence.

A total of 15.5 per cent of those with a driving licence in Spain are over 65 years old, which is equivalent to 4.1 million people. In 2019, 491 elderly people died in a road accident, according to the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) and this figure represents 28 per cent of the total victims.

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Millions in funding THE EU will provide €41 million in funding to help low and middle‐income countries facing an un‐ precedented health, hu‐ manitarian and socio‐eco‐ nomic crisis as the Covid‐19 pandemic con‐ tinues to persist, com‐ bined with the imbalance in the delivery of vac‐ cines.

To help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle Ea s t a n d A s i a t a c k l e t h e consequences of the pan‐ demic, the EU has allocat‐ ed €31 million for, among others, health assistance to vulnerable popula‐ tions, support for the management of Covid‐19 cases, and for building re‐ silience in the local health systems in view of future surges.

In addition, €10 million in funding is allocated to support the United Na‐ tions Children’s Emergen‐ cy Fund (UNICEF) in deliv‐

ering vaccines to children under the COVAX Humani‐ tarian Buffer.

Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenar‐ cic, said, “The EU has been leading the multilat‐

eral response against the coronavirus pandemic, in several ways. Team Eu‐ rope is a leading contribu‐ tor to the COVAX, which works to ensure that no country is left behind.”

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Cruelty beyond belief A DOG in Jaen has died after being tied up by his owner on a house terrace and left screaming for help in a 43‐de‐ gree heatwave, without any water or food.

According to a report by Jaen City Council, residents in the Puente Tablas area, in the capital, alerted police at around 4.00pm on August 15, that the dog had hardly any shade, and was left without food and water.

There was no sign of the owner, although residents could hear the poor animal’s screams due to the high tem‐ peratures that afternoon.

When the officers arrived at the scene, they verified, from outside the plot, that the ani‐ mal was tied to a tree, with‐ out any shadow to protect it from the sun and without food or drink to help it cool off.

After ringing the bell several times with no response, they found an open door and dis‐ covered the poor animal in the garden of the property.

Shocked at the state of the dog, they immediately con‐ tacted the veterinary services of the municipal authorities, who took over. The veterinary doctor reported that nothing could be done to save the dog’s life and sadly, was eu‐ thanised so as not to suffer any more pain from the se‐ vere sunburn.

Praise for Pedro THE President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has praised Spain’s effort to rescue European and Afghan citizens from Kabul.

Speaking at a joint press conference with President Pedro Sanchez at the welcome hub for evacuated Afghan EU Delegation staff and their families at Torrejon Air Base, she said, “I first of all also want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear Pedro, for inviting us to the reception hub here. And I want to thank you for having taken the initiative and I also want to thank the High Representative, Josep Borrell. “The two of you having taken the initiative, with the respective Minister for Foreign Affairs and Development, to coordinate the reception of incoming Afghans here, who have worked for the European Union, and to coordinate their arrival here with their families.

“And indeed, as you said Pedro, you can feel it today: In

PRAISE: For Spain’s rescue efforts. the times of need, Spain has shown humanity and Spain has proven a great sense of solidarity. So, Spain is here an example for the European soul at its best and I really want to thank you,” she added on August 21.

Rebuilding with Spain THE King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, called on Friday, August 20, for the need to “inaugurate an unprecedented stage” in rela‐ tions with Spain, in his speech

delivered on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the King and People’s Revolution.

Admitting that relations with KING: To rebuild relations.

Spain “have recently gone through an unprecedented crisis, that has strongly shaken mutual trust, and raised numerous ques‐ tions about their fate,” Mohamed VI affirmed THE father of the two children who went missing in Tenerife was ar‐ that, “we have worked rested in western Portugal on Tuesday August 24. The children were with the Spanish side in a discovered too, and are said to be in good health. climate of total calm, The two young children, Kristian and Amantia Toska, went missing transparency, and respon‐ from Germany in January along with their father. At the time of the sibility. In addition to the disappearance their mother was not able to report it as he had traditional constant threatened to kill them. It took some time before she reported the points, which constitute shocking disappearance.According to Joaquin Amills, the president the plinth of relations, to‐ of SOS Desaparecidos, the father of the children had called the day we ensure that they mother several times and said “if you go to the police, I will kill you, are consolidated, by jointly your family and the children.” understanding the inter‐ ests of the two neighbour‐ ing countries.”

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Princess Leonor in Wales IN just over one week’s time, Spain’s Princess Leonor will arrive in Wales, where for the next few years she will study at the exclusive UWC Atlantic College, a boarding school that is one of the most prestigious institutions in Europe.

It means she will be separated from her family for the first time, which means a big change for all concerned for a family that is so closely knit, with her mother Queen Letizia, her father Felipe VI, the King of Spain, and sis‐ ter, Infanta Sofia, all resigned to Leonor de Borbon making her way alone.

The Princess of Asturias is due to start her studies in September, and she is looking for‐ ward to meeting, and making, new friends from around 100 countries at the facility, where, on October 31, she will turn 16, and with the strict rules enforced by this presti‐ gious school, it is very unlikely that she will be allowed any special guests, and will have to celebrate with her new‐found friends in Wales.

Students visa chaos

BREXIT: Caused the rules to change.

IT is only weeks before British students are set to begin studying in Spain but many are facing visa chaos. Universities have called on the Spanish embassy to let students in as they have been preparing for months and some under‐ graduates are said to have waited more than a month to get their appointment to get the doc‐ uments they need to enter the country.

Both the Spanish embassy and the foreign office have been approached by UK universities in a bid to convince them the students should be allowed to complete their applications once they arrive in Spain.

PayPal work cryptocurrency PAYPAL is to allow users in the UK to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency through the payment platform for the first time in the companies history.

The firm said its new service would allow customers to choose from four types of digital cryptocurrency: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash and will be available both via the PayPal app and website. A new crypto tab will be added to the PayPal platform, showing real-time currency prices as well as offering educational content to help answer common questions and learn more about cryptocurrencies, including the potential risks, PayPal said.

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Village hits back at townie tourists A SPANISH village has hit back at urban tourists who have little to no clue about rural life.

After a small number of tourists rang Ribadesella’s town hall to complain about the noise of roosters, donkeys, and to let the authorities know that wan‐ dering cows had left a mess be‐ hind them, the town hall decided to put up posters around the vil‐ lage warning tourists that coun‐ try life is noisy and if they cannot handle it, they should leave and holiday somewhere else.

The poster said, “Here we have church bells that ring out

regularly, roosters that crow early in the morning and herds of live‐ stock that live nearby and at times carry cowbells that also make noise. If you can’t handle all this, you may not be in the right place,” it added.

If, however, tourists can appre‐ ciate and understand rural life the poster added, “If on the other hand you’re one of the privileged ones who can bear all this, you’ll enjoy the wonderful surround‐ ings and the excellent products made by our fantastic farmers, ranchers or artisans. Enjoy Rib‐ adesella!”

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Understanding new electricity bills A CAMPAIGN to help people understand electricity bills has been launched in Malaga by the council, as both Spaniards and expats alike are feeling the pinch with the new elec‐ tricity pricing system which began at the start of June.

The initiative has been designed to set out to help everybody understand the new sys‐ tem and save money by developing a cam‐ paign to help understand the new electricity bill. The aim of the initiative is to clearly ex‐

ELECTRICITY: New pricing system.

Spain misses its vaccination target Brit family’s death

IT remains a mystery as post‐mortems fail to find out why British Google engineer Jonathan Gerrish, his wife Ellen Chung and their one‐ year‐old daughter Muji were tragically discovered in an out of the way area of the Sierra National Forest on Tuesday evening, August 17.

Police initially suspected that carbon monoxide could be to blame for the deaths due to disused goldmines in the local area, but according to the Mariposa County Coroner toxicology reports could take three weeks.

According to California police officers the deaths are considered as a “very unusual, unique situation,” due to the fact that “there were no signs of trauma, no obvious cause of death… no suicide note and post‐ mortems have failed to show how the family tragically died.

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SPAIN has missed its August 18 vacci‐ nation target as promised by President Pedro Sanchez.

On May 10, President Pedro Sanchez vowed that Spain would reach herd immunity with a target of 70 per cent of the population vaccinated against Covid‐19. However, 100 days later, just 63 per cent are vaccinated, a shortfall of at least three million peo‐ ple.

According to data from the Ministry of Health, 29,968,303 Spaniards have already received their first Covid vacci‐

nation, that is 62.79 per cent of the population.

Spain’s incident rate stands at 398.94 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Meanwhile, some autonomous re‐ gions are still waiting for vaccines to be delivered.

The Delta variant currently accounts for 85 per cent of Covid‐19 cases in Spain. Deaths in Spain over the last 14 days are however three times the Eu‐ ropean Union average, according to the European Centre for Disease Pre‐ vention and Control.

plain to people how the changes, which took place to the electricity billing system on June 1, affect them.

According to the town hall: “An information leaflet has been designed and distributed in the 11 districts of the city through the District Councils and the municipal offices for citizen attention (OMAC), as well as the Consumer Office.

“A website https://nuevafacturaluz.com has also been created.”

EU authorises GMO crops THE EU Commission has authorised seven genetically modified crops ‐ three maize, two soybeans, one oilseed rape and one cotton ‐ and renewed the au‐ thorisations for two maize and one oilseed rape crops used for food and animal feed.

All of these GMOs have gone through a compre‐ hensive and stringent authorisation procedure, in‐ cluding a favourable scientific assessment by the Eu‐ ropean Food Safety Authority, the Commission said on August 17.

The authorisation decisions do not cover cultiva‐ tion. Member States did not reach a qualified majori‐ ty either in favour or against at the Standing Commit‐ tee and at the subsequent Appeal Committee.

The authorisations are valid for 10 years, and any product produced from these GMOs will be subject to the EU’s strict labelling and traceability rules.

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€1bn funds MINISTRY of Transport has launched the first call to distribute €1 billion in EU funds and the objective of this line of aid from the Re‐ covery Plan is to decar‐ bonise cities, mitigate noise and improve air quality. A second call is scheduled for next year, to complete the €1.5 billion planned for this line.

The call is aimed at mu‐ nicipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants and provincial capitals, includ‐ ing the possibility that mu‐ nicipalities with between 20,000 and 50,000 inhabi‐ tants that have public col‐ lective transport services.

The municipalities can apply for the aid aimed at digitising their transport services, the sustainable re‐ newal of the fleet and the promotion of modal change in urban environ‐ ments, prioritising active mobility and collective public transport.

The municipalities have until September 30 at 2pm to apply for the subsidies.

Child deportation

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Electric scooter ban A NEW proposal aimed at limiting the use of electric scooters through the south‐ ern region of Cordoba will come into law next year. Specifically, the new law is aimed at the thousands of scooters that permeate daily by both locals and tourists through the historical centre of the town, taking to the pavements, zip‐ ping past pedestrians at high speed. With this global self‐mobility trend growing all the time, new legislation to protect pedestrians and other road users was in‐ evitable. Personal mobility vehicles such as electric scooters are now officially considered vehicles across Spain and their ‘drivers’ are obliged to comply with national traffic laws in the same way drivers of cars or motorbikes do. Vehicles for people with reduced mobility are not included in this group.

Former MP on fraud charge YOUNG MIGRANTS: Often suffer abuse in their homeland.

HUMAN rights groups have denounced Spain’s expulsion of unaccompanied chil‐ dren to Morocco, calling the deportations illegal with ministers urging the Spanish government to call an immediate halt to the process.

Amnesty International spokesman Angel Gonzalo said the deportations of minors began on Friday August 12 and continued on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14. The Interior Ministry and Spanish police did not imme‐ diately respond to requests for comment or confirm the exact number of children af‐ fected. Spain is legally obliged to care for young migrants until their relatives can be located or until they turn 18.

Save The Children, meanwhile, urged Span‐

ish authorities to assess the needs of each child and not deport them en masse, about a quarter of the migrant children it interviewed in Ceuta had suffered abuse in their home‐ land, according to the organisation.

Hundreds of unaccompanied minors were among a massive surge of over 10,000 people who tried to enter Ceuta in May by scaling a border fence or swimming around it. Morocco has since taken back the bulk of the migrants.The mass exodus took place after Spain agreed to provide medical treatment for the Sahrawi leader heading the fight for an independent West‐ ern Sahara, which was annexed by Moroc‐ co in the 1970s. Rabat reacted furiously by recalling its ambassador in Madrid.

FORMER MP Jared O’Mara has been charged with fraud by the Crown Pros‐ ecution Service (CPS) in the UK.

The politician has been charged over alleged fraudulent expenses made in 2019.

Mr O’Mara was elected an MP in 2017 before stepping down in 2019. His former aide, GERMANY announced that it has re‐ Gareth Arnold, also faces accu‐ moved Catalonia, the Canary Islands, sations of fraud. Rosemary Asturias, Castilla‐La Mancha, and Va‐ Ainslie at the CPS, said: “The lencia from its list of high‐risk travel des‐ CPS made the decision that tinations, but that it will keep the rest the three men should be of Spain in this classification for now. charged after reviewing a file The change means travellers over 12 of evidence from South York‐ years old from these autonomous com‐ shire Police. The news comes munities will no longer have to quaran‐ after Prime Minister Boris tine for 10 days when arriving in Ger‐ Johnson was accused of per‐ many, however, a negative PCR test, or suading Tory donors to pay for a vaccination certificate when entering fiancee Carrie Symond’s the country is still mandatory. £200,000 (€233,800) redecora‐ tion costs.

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A NEW museum designed to look like the hollow tree in The Tinderbox is now open in the writer’s old home town of Odense and is dedicated to the work of Hans Christian Andersen. Covering some 18,000 square metres, visits are currently restricted due to the pandemic.

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Electric scooters

Tragic accident

IN many Dutch cities it is possible to rent an electric scooter and then drop it off when you are finished with it. Sounds a good idea, but you can’t solve mobility problems by causing mobility problems, as too many people just leave them on pavements blocking pedestrians.

A 78-YEAR-OLD farmer and his 52-year-old son who were moving their free-grazing livestock from one area to another are believed to have been attacked and killed by their own cattle according to information released by the police in Sykkelven investigating the case.

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Free furniture

Fewer police

WHEN the Belgian Government decides that furniture needs to be replaced in its ministries it normally sells it online but rather than do this, it is now donating all of its used furniture to those who lost everything in the July floods.

THE National Police Board of Finland has said that some police departments will be forced to reduce staff if the government does not allocate more funds for law enforcement, as the police budget for 2022 is between €35 and 40 million less than expected.

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Camping not Glamping

Bright idea

IN the centre of Berlin there are some 13 official campsites where owners of vans can park up and enjoy a holiday without all of the normal trimmings of pretty views, grass or even lakes, but there are occasional views of the former Berlin Wall.

IKEA is to sell renewable energy generated from solar and wind parks to Swedish householders who sign up to pay a fixed monthly fee and if they don’t use all of the power that they are contracted for, they will be able to sell it back to the Swedish company.

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Balancing the Chancellor’s books… could your pensions be affected?

The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak, like his counterparts in Spain, has a difficult balancing act to find ways of raising revenue while still keeping public support strong for the government. And pensions and property are being brought into sharp focus in the media when it comes to the options he has available.

With the pandemic having caused governments to provide huge financial support to keep their economies afloat, they will now need to raise money to pay what effectively is massive government debt – and taxation is one of the most obvious routes.

But what does that mean for you?

Changes that may be made by the Spanish government could, over time, make tax-efficient investing trickier and capital taxes more encompassing. So careful planning with expert advice becomes even more important now to legitimately avoid paying any

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more tax than necessary.

And if you have a pension fund or other UK assets (such as property) they could be adversely hit by changes the UK government may bring in over the next years to start repaying its pandemic debts.

Property in the UK Property has already been targeted in terms of second homes in the UK and the council tax applied.

And UK rental income is taxable; selling it can attract capital gains tax as it is not your principal home, and stamp duty is set to return to its pre-reduction level.

You may want to hold onto a UK home for emotional reasons and as somewhere you could move back to. Many people, however, opt to downsize, so that if they retain a UK home it is a smaller one they can easily nip back to at will, rather than need to rent it out to pay the bills.

Pensions lifetime allowance Those with established pension funds (final salary or money purchase) built over their working life may be concerned about speculation that the lifetime allowance – which has been cut several times – may be further reduced.

This would bring many more people into the higher taxation regime. The lifetime allowance is the maximum amount of tax-relieved pension savings an individual can build up over their lifetime.

Currently £1,073,100, tax relief on any pension benefits taken over this amount is recovered by applying a charge to the excess – 25% if taken as pension income or 55% if taken as a lump sum.

The lifetime allowance normally rises in line with inflation, but in March the UK government froze it for the next five years.

And recent press speculation suggests that one option being considered is potentially cutting the lifetime allowance to £800,000 or £900,000.

Do you know how much your pension fund is valued at? It may be worth checking.

The UK’s 25% Overseas Transfer Charge And with the UK’s Overseas Transfer Charge not having been extended yet – enabling suitable pension transfers to be made within the EU without the penal 25% tax being applied as it would for outside the EU – maybe now is a good time to review your position.

Our next article will look at the UK State Pensions ‘triple lock’ and whether it will be maintained for EU expatriates, and Spain’s 2019 ruling that non-EU pension plans do not qualify for the wealth tax exemption. The latter means British expatriates here may find that their pension fund now pushes them into the wealth tax net.

If you haven’t reviewed your financial affairs recently with your adviser, this may be an excellent time to do so.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change.

Tax information has been summarised; individuals should seek personalised advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevins franks.com.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PAUL STATHAM is a musical polymath who plays piano, keyboards, drums and guitar and even teaches song writing courses and production at Solent University.

Although he lives in North London where he has his own home studio, he has been a visitor to Spain for the last 20 years and his dream is to own a home in Salobreña in Axarquia.

He is currently staying near Motril after spending a week with former flat mate and best friend Rob Downes, guitarist with the band Then Jerico who also lives in Axarquia.

Often musicians tend to stick with one style of music, but Paul certainly embraces a huge range and his career has seen a number of major changes, mostly to his benefit.

He was (and still is) in a band called B‐Movie from his teen years and they obtained a record‐ ing contract which then saw him form Peach with Lisa Lamb and producer Pascal Gabriel and had a sizeable hit in the USA with On My Own which was part of the soundtrack for the movie Slid‐ ing Doors.

From there, he was signed to the Warner Chappell com‐ pany as a songwriter and got together with Dido, co‐ Photo cred it: Paul Stath am

Paul Statham describes himself as a sound artist.

Paul Statham Multi-talented UK musician writing a number of songs for her smash hit album No Angel which sold more than 20 million copies.

He was then approached and asked if he would like to write with Kylie Minogue and they spent two weeks together, producing a number of songs, two of which were on her hit album Fever and Paul says “she was a delight to work with.”

From there he has worked regularly with Jim Kerr and Simple Minds as well as writing with for‐ mer Spice Girls Geri Halliwell and Emma Bunton, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Rachel Stevens, Natalie Im‐ bruglia and Will Young.

At the same time, he has recorded no less than seven albums with former Bauhaus singer Pete Murphy and they had some success in the States where Goth music was popular, playing for up to 7,000 people at a time.

Another side is his record label Loki (pronounced Low Key) that came about as he explained “I’m a huge Marvel Comics fan and years ago I thought that it would be great to have a name connected with one of my heroes, so I was lucky enough to snap up lokirecords.com.”

The name laid dormant for some time, but now he releases tracks from some of the bands he plays with as well as selected material from other musi‐ cians.

When asked who his influences are, Paul said “All time favourite is Another Green World by Brian Eno but I’m also very fond of David Bowie, especial‐ ly Blackstar, his album released just before he died.

“Other favourites are Leonard Cohen who taught me how important lyrics are and Tom Waits as well as Bacharach and David.”

We spoke about Spotify (a site to listen to music at a price) and whilst agreeing the concept was good, he explained that on average for every mil‐ lion plays of a number, the record company re‐ ceives around €4,500 and the composer €500 which is being contested at the moment.

In the meantime, he has just released the second Dark Flowers album Radioland featuring Jim Kerr and singer The Anchoress, as well as other top mu‐ sicians which he describes as electro ambient coun‐ try and would love readers to give it a listen on Spo‐ tify.

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FEATURE

GO LOCAL

THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local now that the lock‐ down has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and su‐ perstores.

We challenge you to rediscov‐ er your local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area.

Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under con‐ trol, it is a good idea to try and support many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other re‐ strictions.

The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community.

Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money 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

Exports to USA SPANISH olive oil exports to the USA have soared as the trade barriers have now been lifted. Biden made the decision to lift the trade barriers which were put in place previ‐ ously by Trump.

So far this year olive oil exports have grown by 37.5 per cent. This amounts to over 57,000 tons of olives and comes at a staggering value of over €150 million. When Trump imposed trade bar‐ riers it meant that Spanish olive farmers could not af‐ ford to sell to the North American market as it be‐ came unprofitable. The market has recovered fan‐ tastically since Biden took over and removed the bar‐ riers.

back to your community by mak‐ ing a small gesture and shopping in this way.

Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner but the gener‐ ation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are support‐ ing 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 in‐ dependent store and compete with the multinational and chains.

So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that 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 salon 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 family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult 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 local, and it strengthens the local econ‐ omy in two ways. First, buying lo‐ cal keeps money circulating with‐ in the local economy.

Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they cre‐ ate locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees.

Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐ my, compared to just 14 per cent

for national chain retailers.

Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction.

For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce.

First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This exam‐ ple illustrates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities.

Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and re‐ tain more employees over time.

A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, 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.

Black fly invasion AN alert has been announced for Aragon, Catalonia, the Communi‐ ty of Valencia and Madrid for an increase in black fly.

According to the National Asso‐ ciation of Environmental Health Companies (ANECPLA) Aragon, Catalonia, the community of Va‐ lencia and Madrid will be the most affected by plagues of black fly.

The flies reproduce on the

banks of rivers and due to the cur‐ rent heatwave that has affected Spain, the director of ANECPLA, Jorge Galvan has explained this could produce a peak in the vol‐ ume of the fly population.

Because the black fly is indige‐ nous, it is not an invasive species, however, over the last several years attacks on humans have in‐ creased, and their bites in the

Bites lead to infections. shape of a saw can lead to ‘infec‐ tions and allergic reactions’ that can, in some cases, require ‘hospi‐ talisation’.

Sanchez’s surprise gesture PEDRO SANCHEZ won over more hearts as he made a surprise gesture to a resident in Sotalbo, after fires recently devastated Avila. Paquita, lives in the town and Sanchez was visiting to meet with the local mayors who have seen their towns affected by shocking fires recently.

Paquita asked Sanchez to sign her plaster cast as she had injured her leg and ended up in plas‐ ter. Sanchez promised that he would sign the

cast after the meeting and he kept his promise.

Paquita watched eagerly as he kept his promise and wrote: “For Francisca, with love.

Pedro”, something which touched the resident of Avila deeply.

Paquita later decided that she would do all she could to help the towns hit by fire and said that she would auction off her newly signed plaster cast.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA New boss GLOBAL giant American pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is appointing a new CEO effective from January 3, 2022, as current vice president, Spaniard, Joaquín Duato will replace the incumbent CEO Alex Gorsky. This appointment will make him one of the most powerful international Spanish executives.

Second bite AS the battle to take over UK supermarket Morrisons continues, the Sunday Times has reported that with plenty of money available, whichever US investment fund loses out, there will almost certainly be a bid for Sainsbury’s which could be as high as £10 billion (€11.5 billion).

Redundancy WITH the loss on August 31 of the concessions to collect funds from three toll roads in Catalonia, operator Abertis has managed to come to an agreement with unions concerning termination of employment of 340 staff who worked in the booths and offices.

Borrowing down UK Government borrowing at £10.4 billion (€12 billion) in July 21 was down £10.1 billion (€11.6 billion) on the amount borrowed in the previous July, thanks mainly to the easing of restrictions which saw a boost to the economy, but is the second-highest amount since records began.

New flights LOW-COST Norwegian passenger airline Flyr is introducing new flights from Oslo to Alicante and Malaga. Founded in August 2020 partly in response to the demise of Norwegian Air, Flyr which has its HQ in Oslo and operational base at Gardermoen/Oslo Airport initially only flew within Norway itself.

Currently, the airline has just two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in its fleet, but is confident that it will be possible to add to both the number of aircraft in service and the staff of 70 and is now expanding to fly to European destinations from Oslo.

Effective from August 21, it will operate a weekly flight to Alicante and twice weekly flights to Malaga and Nice.

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is the amount of additional tax that the Spanish Government will STAT OF earn this year from the rise in the price of electricity according to €3.3 billion Partido Popular leader Pablo Casado.

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Morrisons bidding war THE Morrisons bidding war has taken a twist as a US offer arrived worth £7 bil‐ lion (€8 billion) but from a different investment firm.

On August 19, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice whose ear‐ lier bid for Britain’s fourth largest supermarket was rejected, announced that its newly created division, Market Bidco Limited had offered £7 billion to take over Morrisons and that the supermarket’s board

had accepted the offer.

This is now the third of‐ fer that the Board has ac‐ cepted, the first two being from rival US bidders Fortress, which is not nec‐ essarily out of the running.

Any offer has to be ap‐ proved by the majority of the company’s sharehold‐ ers and this latest offer is approximately 60 per cent up on Morrisons’ share closing price on June 19, 2021.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

This values each share at £2.85 (€3.28), but with‐ in 24 hours of the offer be‐ ing accepted by the Board, the share price in London had climbed to £2.91 (€3.35) which suggests that the market believes there is still considerable room for improvement on the offer.

Fortress in the mean‐ while is advising sharehold‐ ers not to take precipitate action and it seems likely

that a further bid could be imminent, but no decision on any bid will be made until a shareholders’ meet‐ ing due to take place in Oc‐ tober.

British companies are at the moment considered by many to be underval‐ ued and there are a num‐ ber of overseas invest‐ ment companies looking to snap up bargains as the UK recovers from the pan‐ demic.

Digital legacies

Are tree roots included?

A root from a tree has damaged a sewerage pipe under my bathroom. I read thoroughly my insurance policy and was frustrated to see that nowhere in its 48 pages does it mention this eventuali‐ ty. So I telephoned them and was told that my policy did not cover removal of roots which block sewers un‐ der my house. I pointed out that the definition of a house in the home insurance policy included the sew‐ ers but they said no. I ask then, what about the risks to your house not described in an insurance policy as ei‐ ther included or excluded?

N S (Costa del Sol) Your frus‐ tration is understandable but YOU AND THE LAW we find that dam‐ IN SPAIN age from tree roots blocking drains and sewers is basically never covered by any home insurance policy. Many complications arise in assigning blame such as whether you have maintained your pipes in good condition and determining where the roots come from. As to risks not listed as included or ex‐ cluded, of course a detailed description of all the thou‐ sand ways things can go wrong would be impossible.

You can be quite sure the insurance company will decide they are excluded.

DAVID SEARL

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AS the stadium undergoes com‐ plete refurbishment and the team play at the Alfredo de Ste‐ fanos stadium, the Real Madrid merchandise store at Bernabeu was ramraided.

The attack on the store which saw three vehicles involved took place at 6am on the morning of Thursday August 19 according to eye witness reports.Ironically,

A social media will.

A DIGITAL legacy is anything which a person created or owned in digital format: social me‐ dia profiles, conversations and comments, photos and videos, profiles on online gaming sites and streaming platforms, blogs or websites, downloaded Apps, music, e‐books, documents on the cloud, online banking, etc.

It is becoming more common to make plans for what will hap‐ pen to them after you die.

It is usually handled by giving access to someone you trust, pro‐ viding a list of your accounts with the usernames and passwords, and explaining if you want them closed, cancelled or memorialised.

You should legitimise your digital legacy in a ‘social media will’, ideally kept separate from your existing will so you don’t have to keep updating it every time you create a new account or change your password.

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Real Madrid ramraid earlier that day, members of the first team had been taken by coach to the stadium to inspect the renovation work which was started some time ago, as no crowds were allowed in the sta‐ dium for live matches.

The two‐storey shop remained

fully stocked during the work and it appears that a single vehi‐ cle drove into the glass doors and then the robbers emerged from two accompanying cars and literally swept the shelves clear of very expensive team clothing and other branded souvenirs.

Spanish success THE latest Spanish business success sees installation of railway signals in Cairo under‐ taken by the Talis Group.

On Friday August 20, the Spanish Ambassador to Egypt, Ramon Gil Casares met with Egypt’s Minister of Transport Kamel El‐Wazir to inspect the work currently being under‐ taken to upgrade the railway signals on the Cairo‐Alexan‐ dria railway line.

In a statement released by the Egyptian Transport Min‐ istry, El‐Wazir said the signals project is being carried out by Talis Group of Spain in Sidi Gaber and Alexandria railway stations and the minister ob‐ served that the work is ex‐ pected to be completed by December 2021.

Copper lines THERE are still plenty of peo‐ ple alive who will remember telephone exchanges and manual switchboards, but as‐ sumed that these had com‐ pletely disappeared.

To some extent this is true and younger people may well have been amazed to see how calls in Spain were handled many years ago if they watched the Netflix series Ca‐ ble Girls. Now, Telefónica has announced that it has closed down 1,000 telephone ex‐ changes which used lines made from copper and these have been replaced by more reliable fibre lines.

The company celebrates its centenary in 2034 and plans to have completely replaced all copper lines by then.

By the time that the police ar‐ rived following an alert from a member of the public, the rob‐ bers had disappeared with their haul.

There is a huge market for this time of branded material and as it is genuine (rather than coun‐ terfeit) it will probably sell quickly and at reasonably high prices.

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% CHG. 1.318,00 263,90 3.659,0 2.881,5 1.403,00 5.480,0 2.012,0 8.674,0 635,20 595,40 4.095,0 416,70 571,60 575,00 1,324 180,48 710,00 4.811,0 2.191,00 291,10 2.712,0 518,60 167,55 2.685,0 1.847,5 1.441,8 50,50 2.650,0 1.490,50 3.758,0 9.220,0 6.024,0 3.529,5 441,30 806,00 3.195,0 10.175,0 13.700,0 829,60 1.508,80 314,30 2.986,0 1.471,50 2.536,00 394,90 160,60 1.560,00 527,40 4.477,0 2.174,00

NET VOL 44,51K 386,92K 16,10K 440,18K 85,53K 37,36K 216,96K 94,03K 186,56K 89,51K 8,11K 1,29M 105,58K 385,45K 62,56K 3,07M 100,27K 12,33K 935,86K 3,77M 244,71K 52,27K 2,78M 24,87K 158,45K 114,66K 736,34K 18,45K 289,89K 16,77K 8,53K 8,09K 269,96K 248,22K 457,75K 50,68K 0,96K 14,54K 160,38K 376,47K 5,50M 22,48K 35,35K 12,75K 2,19M 4,14M 16,05K 196,45K 46,96K 9,03K

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5.256,0 116,25 328,12 2.970,0 709,00 265,50 44,11 8.080,0 839,11 164,10 2.038,00 966,40 212,00 7.960,0 32,00 1.946,80 2.830,0 619,60 1.501,00 5.600,0 2.172,00 583,60 704,60 5.233,0 112,18 7,26 1.410,2 1.410,90 1.404,8 733,00 1.564,50 17,68 3.662,0 1.353,60 1.287,00 2.815,0 1.417,00 1.427,50 15.935,0 1.642,50 1.588,00 448,50 173,73 251,15 313,90 4.105,4 1.064,00 122,52 3.080,0 975,40

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5.300,0 117,30 332,00 3.002,0 721,00 266,60 44,72 8.112,0 839,60 167,00 2.059,00 982,00 215,40 8.022,0 32,09 1.949,50 2.890,0 629,00 1.502,00 5.681,0 2.190,00 589,10 712,60 5.277,0 112,80 7,26 1.412,0 1.411,11 1.406,0 738,02 1.565,50 17,73 3.697,0 1.370,00 1.295,00 2.880,0 1.440,50 1.433,50 16.125,0 1.672,00 1.609,50 452,30 177,80 252,15 317,00 4.149,0 1.089,50 123,64 3.105,0 981,40

5.250,0 115,75 302,00 2.968,0 706,00 265,00 44,08 8.040,0 832,20 164,00 2.039,29 965,60 211,80 7.940,0 31,79 1.936,10 2.828,0 617,40 1.486,00 5.594,0 2.167,00 583,00 703,60 5.190,0 111,10 7,19 1.398,0 1.397,75 1.390,4 733,20 1.556,50 17,59 3.655,0 1.351,50 1.283,50 2.810,0 1.415,50 1.425,69 15.920,0 1.635,00 1.587,50 448,00 173,65 247,75 309,60 4.099,5 1.062,00 122,50 3.057,0 973,40

7,98K 343,89K 7,33M 10,80K 91,60K 911,60K 5,03M 34,60K 371,27K 469,42K 3,40K 445,74K 1,34M 5,58K 130,06K 25,03K 52,43K 427,99K 568,94K 78,34K 185,72K 13,16K 75,64K 49,84K 8,01M 54,18K 378,91K 344,59K 832,70K 20,94K 1,64K 271,54K 4,98K 449,94K 87,86K 49,20K 129,22K 8,22K 7,42K 137,21K 48,84K 623,50K 580,13K 3,02M 580,47K 258,80K 114,17K 3,77M 26,39K 137,19K

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US dollar (USD) ......................................1.17278 Japan yen (JPY)......................................128.952 Switzerland franc (CHF) .........................1.07285 Denmark kroner (DKK) .............................7.4370 Norway kroner (NOK) .............................10.5085

currenciesdirect.com/mallorca • Tel: +34 687 906 226 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES A UGUST 23

COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Amgen Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot Honeywell IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Procter&Gamble Salesforce.com Tesla UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney

PRICE 194,16 2.768,7 3.199,95 223,53 148,19 212,67 204,94 94,30 58,22 56,64 359,37 395,87 329,24 227,70 139,11 52,01 179,44 154,72 238,49 78,68 304,36 167,79 145,09 256,13 680,26 429,71 55,52 231,36 151,45 175,12

CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 195,13 193,37 2,39M 2.772,3 2.729,3 772,97K 3.207,81 3.175,76 3,32M 226,24 222,01 2,71M 148,50 146,78 59,51M 214,74 210,94 9,16M 207,26 203,59 2,75M 94,88 93,21 9,52M 58,33 56,85 21,83M 57,03 56,58 10,38M 359,99 353,31 8,53M 396,45 391,00 1,57M 329,68 322,47 2,92M 228,73 226,51 2,07M 139,38 137,27 2,63M 52,38 51,42 25,59M 179,92 178,07 5,29M 154,90 153,16 6,76M 239,39 236,32 1,96M 79,20 78,22 5,97M 305,84 298,06 40,66M 168,01 165,42 3,78M 145,98 144,78 5,01M 257,87 252,61 5,47M 692,13 673,70 14,72M 431,36 426,91 2,38M 55,71 55,20 10,61M 232,16 230,30 5,43M 151,72 149,75 6,42M 175,21 172,65 6,12M M - MILLION DOLLARS

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COMPANY

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VOLUME

Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A NVR Inc. Large Cap Growth Index-Linked ETN due 2028 Cable One Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A RH UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced HubSpot Inc. ServiceNow Inc.

0.24% 1.74% 9.92% 1.29% 1.11% 2.26% 2.60% 2.31% 2.25% 2.40% 2.32%

849 11.21K 1.14K 32.5K 124.77K 360 329.34K 277 1.99K 377.78K 1M

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783.49K 13.19M 4.81M 91.06K 391.22K 761.15K 3.5M 1.42K 754.7K 279.65K 216.62K

Most Declined Shopify Inc. Cl A Snowflake Inc. Sea Ltd. ADR Mettler-Toledo International Inc. Boston Beer Co. Cl A Domino's Pizza Inc. Deere & Co. Colfax Corp. Tangible Equity Un Rafael Holdings Inc. Lithia Motors Inc. Fair Isaac Corp.

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First UK class action

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

ANTI-COMPETITIVE: Mastercard to contest class action.

HAVING now lost a final appeal against the validity of the claim, Mastercard is being sued for £10 billion in the first UK class action.

In 2007, the European Com‐ mission declared that Master‐ card’s multi‐lateral interchange fees were anti‐competitive.

These are fees paid by busi‐ nesses when transactions are made using a Mastercard, which the Commission decided resulted in higher prices being charged to consumers.

The then UK Chief Financial Ombudsman Walter Merricks considered that there was clear evidence that British cardhold‐ ers had suffered to the tune of some £14 billion (€16 billion) be‐ tween 1992 and 2008.

Since 2015, he has been bat‐ tling to bring what is known in the USA as a class action where‐ by consumers do not have to be named individually and this

right was granted in the 2015 Consumer Act. Understandably Mastercard have attempted to block this case and have been successful in various UK courts, but now the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of bringing this class ac‐ tion to court saying that the Competition Appeal Tribunal had been wrong in rejecting the claim in the first instance.

The action has been changed in as much as it no longer in‐ cludes claims on behalf of the deceased, but is said to be worth around £10 billion (€11.5 billion) and if the action is suc‐ cessful refunds could be expect‐ ed by around 46 million con‐ sumers who probably aren’t even aware of the case itself.

Mastercard will be contesting the claim according to a report

by City AM and observed “This claim isn’t being brought by UK consumers, but is being driven

Raw material prices AS the world’s economies try to rebuild following the financial problems of the pandemic, a World Bank report suggests that raw material prices are spiralling upwards.

According to this report, prices of some materials such as aluminium have tripled since 2019 whilst others have exceeded the prices forecast to be likely in 2035 already.

Add to this, the disappearance of many workers such as HGV drivers in the UK which is causing shortages and it is clear that consumers are going to experience a barrage of price hikes for a whole range of items for some time to come.

by lawyers, backed by organisa‐ tions primarily focused on mak‐ ing money for themselves.”

BUSINESS EXTRA Currying favour IN a bid to curry favour with its vegetarian and vegan employees, the Volkswagen HQ in Wolfsburg has confirmed the wurst news possible for meat eaters as after the summer holidays, currywurst (German sausage favourite) will be removed from the canteen menu.

Sky Showtime A NEWCOMER to Spain’s online TV supply industry, Sky Showtime which is due to start streaming in 2022 has reportedly signed a series of deals which will allow it to screen thousands of hours of movies, documentaries and kid’s programmes. No prices have as yet been revealed.

UK inflation THE latest figures released by the UK Office for National Statistics shows that inflation in July had fallen from 2.5 per cent to 2 per cent, in line with Bank of England expectations with lower prices for clothing and footwear being a major factor.

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USA HAS LOST IT

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TRULY do believe America has lost the plot. Bumbling Joe Biden rather reminds me of a movie I once saw. In the film the general is killed. To keep up army morale, his dead body is propped up on a horse with a pole stuck up its back as he leads his troops into the battle.

I think Biden is actually demised and his carefully coiffured body is being worked with a remote control ‐ probably operated

by Kamala Harris! And it’s not in the least bit funny. Because of his, and a few other naive so‐called American leaders’ decisions, hundreds, probably thousands of people will die, and the terrorist will now govern a stronghold which will ultimately prove more dangerous to the West than all the other Islamist countries put together.

It’s also worth remembering that the Saudis (who have been very quiet!) are predominately Sunni, as are the Taliban.

Bin Laden came out of Saudi Arabia ‐ and the Americans have been selling the Saudis the latest military hardware for years! Should we be worried ‐ well what do you think? Personally I believe we need Trump back; he would have made a more intelligent withdrawal than the Biden

JOE BIDEN: Worked by remote control.

administration that’s for sure. Mind you, any one of us with half a brain could have done better than Jurassic Joe! Just recently this man instigated the presentation of the squared off American flag to the relatives of George Floyd, declaring him to be ‘a

fallen hero’! You really couldn’t make it up.

Let me remind you of Floyds ‘heroic’ record. Six burglaries. Two violent home invasions. Three armed robberies, beating four of his victims senseless. Passing counterfeit money and being arrested 23

times. And Biden considers him an American hero! What an insult to the true heroes of the US, whose tearful relatives accepted the folded flag after burying loved ones who had given their lives for the country.

FEATURE

As a further point of interest, after a year of burning the city and tearing down the statues of patriots and Columbus, New Jersey has erected a 700‐pound bronze statue of George Floyd in his ’honour’ outside of City Hall. His family have received over $50 million (you ‘eard) from compensation and ‘go fund me’! And the man, who runs what is purportedly the most powerful nation in the world, thinks this thug is a national hero.

Heaven help us all.

Just to round off this week’s column of utter disbelief. The society of transgender folk have now come up with a real peach.

‘Neopronouns’. Apparently you should now choose how you want to be referred to. For example you may hear ‐ ‘Hello my name is Petal and my pronouns are they/ them. Subsequently, when talking about Petal, you should use the pronouns they, them, their etc. For example Petal is at ‘their’ desk. Before entering ongoing interaction, you should always ask, ‘what are your pronouns at the moment’? But you should avoid asking somebody about their preferred pronouns ‐ it implies their gender is a choice, rather than simply a part of who they are! Confused?

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A FEW OF LIFE’S IRRITATIONS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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GOOD morning, class. No talking at the back, please. I’d like to begin with another few moans.

For me, everyday irritants include: sticky price labels that don’t come off, selfies, photographing food in restaurants, people who use an upward inflection at the end of sentences and automated phone systems that claim “your call is important to us” while putting you on hold for an hour.

Calls like: “We apologise for the delay in an‐ swering your call ‐ we are experiencing a higher call volume than expected” seem to greet you ev‐ ery time you have to phone one UK media group I won’t name and shame. When will they adjust their ‘expectations’ and provide more ‘customer advisers’? They then tell you their website more than likely has the answers you need. I mean, where do they think you’ve spent the last 20 min‐ utes looking for the answer to your query before you had to ring them?

ON HOLD: Automated phone systems are just one everyday irritant.

Other irritants include food packets that re‐ quire a magnifying glass to read the instructions.

Getting a new toothbrush out of its packet. Jar lids that you need the strength of Tarzan to prise open. And as for opening ‘child‐proof’ containers,

I’m going to have to wait until the two‐year‐old next door is four before I have a reliable ‘opener’.

Let alone the packaging on scissors that require scissors to open.

In fact, packaging generally. First world prob‐

lems, I know, but even so...

Finally, where are all the UK GPs? A relative re‐ cently called into her GP surgery which has nu‐ merous doctors and health assistants to find it completely deserted apart from one patient wait‐ ing and a receptionist sitting behind a glass screen so massive she couldn’t hear anything, so any chance of patient confidentiality was scuppered.

But try booking an appointment! This involves a 30‐minute wait on the phone to be informed there are no doctors available because the surgery is (still) enforcing the same Covid‐restrict‐ ed service it was a year ago.

Where have all the doctors gone? Gone to golf courses every one.

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Travel

Spirit of Dali remains in Figueres THE modern town of Figueres, Girona has a population of 45,000 people and from most angles looks very normal for northern Spain. The area can claim an eclectic history however being the birthplace of Narcis Monturiol, the inventor of the first motor powered submarine, and singer Monica Naranjo.

The huge Castell de San Ferran dominates the town but no more than the presence of world famous Catalan surrealist Salvador Dali.

The legacy of Dali can be felt over Figueres, even decades after his death. The Dali Theatre and Museum helps to preserve his heritage and if you have one day in the town this is one of the best places to visit.

It is built on the site of a theatre where Dali’s first exhibitions took place which was destroyed by a fire during the Spanish Civil War. In the 1960s Dali decided to rebuild the monument and dedicate it to his works and inspirations.

A visit to his museum will provide a vivid insight into the eccentric imagination of Dali evidenced by the outside of the building which is designed like a Moorish style palace wall but decorated with giant eggs. Dali wanted his museum ‘to be a single block, a labyrinth, a great surrealist object’ and this he certainly achieved.

The museum does not feature Dali’s most wellknown works like ‘The Persistence of Time’ or ‘The

DALI MUSEUM: Designed like a Moorish palace with eggs on top.

Elephants’ as many of these are displayed in museums across the US as well as in Brussels and Madrid or held by private collectors.

Instead the museum houses many pieces from Dali’s private collection, which are no less impressive, and together constitute the single largest collection of Dali works in the world by far. To truly understand the artist, a trip to this museum is essential.

Included in the pieces on display are paintings, sculptures, collages, mechanical creations and other items which display Dali’s vivid imaginings.

Other artist’s works do feature in the museum. A Frida Kahlo exhibition recently ended and numerous surrealist displays of art by artists in Dali’s private collection are permanent features.

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by Mark Slack I’M frequently told that all cars look alike nowadays, the only differentiator being the badge on the bonnet. Well there’s no mistaking Hyundai’s latest SUV, the Tucson. It has a very imposing front which reminds me a little of the 1960’s Dodge Charger RT. The lights are shielded at the outer edge of the dominant front grille and provide an excellent level of light in terms of both spread and distance. It’s a neat styling touch that certainly makes drivers do a double take in their rear view mirror.

The range starts with the SE Connect powered by a 150 hp, 1.6‐litre petrol engine, across the range, and priced at €33,746/£28,710. There are petrol and mild hybrid models along with hybrid and plug‐in hybrid versions. More tech op‐ tions include manual or auto‐ matic gears and there’s all‐ wheel‐drive options too.

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Hyundai Tucson - bold styling!

The latest Tuscon has a very imposing front.

Facts at a Glance Model: Hyundai Tucson Ultimate Engine: 1.6-litre, turbocharged, petrol, 48v mild hybrid, developing 150 ps Gears: 7-speed automatic Price: €41,596/£35,390 Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 9.6 seconds/Maximum Speed 188 kph (117 mph) Economy: 6.4 l/100km (44.1 mpg) combined driving - WLTP Emissions: 144 g/km - WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets. .

climate, automatic lights and wipers, high beam assist, LED headlights with cornering, cruise, heated and pow‐ ered folding door mirrors, automat‐ ic dimming rear view mirror, parking sensors with rear camera, keyless entry and start, navigation, Bluetooth and wire‐ less charging. It’s an im‐ pressive list.

The test model was an Ulti‐ mate trim with mild hybrid power mated to a seven‐speed automatic gearbox. Priced at €41,596/£35,390, the Tucson carries off this higher price be‐ cause it not only looks quality, but feels it in the way it drives and the interior has an upmar‐ ket aura.

Thankfully in an age of digital

mania Hyundai have sensibly retained traditional dials in the driver display and separate controls for things such as the climate control, rather than burying them in the digital menu of the large 10‐inch touchscreen.

Seating is very comfortable with multiple adjustment, in‐ cluding on the premium model luxuries like heated rear seats, ventilated and heated front seats along with power adjust‐ ment and heated steering wheel. Driver and passengers will not complain about space as there is plenty of room for all along with their luggage.

On the road the Tucson has plenty of power from its 1.6‐ litre engine and is both smooth and refined, but it’s never go‐ ing to set your driving pulses alight. Then it isn’t meant to be a driver’s car, this is a family and work machine capable of everything from the school run to chauffeuring for a black tie dinner.

It’s a very big tick in the box for the Tucson!

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Champions Man City back to winning ways A relentless City team were ahead 64th minute for the floodgates to within six minutes when Gabriel Jesus open, as the big defender, Aymeric La‐ crossed, only for Grant Hanley’s at‐ porte, notched his first goal at the Eti‐ tempted clearance to cannon off goal‐ had, putting away Ilkay Gundogan’s keeper Tim Krul and into the Norwich corner, for 3‐0, sealing the points for net for an own goal, and then, a mo‐ the Blues, but it was not over, as Ra‐ ment all home fans had been heem Sterling entered the action waiting for, Jack Grealish as a substitute, seeing Gabriel got on the scoresheet on Jesus notch up a hat trick of as‐ his home debut, sending a sists as he set Sterling up for message to the critics who goal number four after 70 questioned his £100 million minutes. move from Aston Villa, al‐ In the 78th minute, Norwich though it can be said he City finally had their first, and probably didn’t really last, attempt on goal, know much as Milot Rashica about his fired a shot in goal on 22 vain, and it was minutes, as left to another he turned sub, Riyad home a Mahrez, to cross from claim the fifth Gabriel Je‐ as he slotted sus.It took home in the GREALISH: Scored on 22 minutes. until the 84th minute.

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PREMIER League champions, Man City came into the match at the Etihad Stadium against Nor‐ wich City on Saturday, August 21, off the back of a defeat to Tottenham on the opening day of the season, and straight away the doubters were gossiping on social media, but, on this show‐ ing, there are no problems in the blue half of Manchester, as Pep Guardiola’s men slammed five goals past a freshly‐promoted, hapless Norwich team, in front of an official crowd of 51,437.

Barcelona rescued

by Memphis Depay BARCELONA topped LaLiga on Saturday, August 21, but only after scraping to a hard‐earned draw at Athletic Bilbao’s Nuevo San Mames stadium, when new signing Memphis Depay’s thunderbolt pulled the scores even for the Catalans.

Inigo Martinez opened the scoring after 50 minutes for the Basque Country side, heading home a fine goal, supplied by Muniain, after Athletic had totally dominated the first 45 minutes of the match, starting the second half with the same intensity.

Inaki Williams was in teriffic form, as was his strike partner Ohian Sancet, who hit the crossbar with one attempt, after a skilful move involving a swivel and shot, with both men running the Barcelona defence ragged at times, a de‐ fence which contained another new signing, former Man City centre half, Eric Garcia, who suffered the indignation of being red carded for hauling down Nico Williams in the 93rd minute, when he was clean through on the Barca goal.

Barcelona were not without their opportunities, as Ronald Koeman and his team try to adjust to life without Lionel Messi, but based on Saturday’s form, although it is early to say, there might just be a new hero developing in the form of Dutch international Depay, who had some moments of sheer bril‐ liance, and he could have notched a winner right at the death, if he hadn’t dragged his shot wide of the Bilbao goal.

Koeman lost Gerard Pique in the first half, as he limped off, to be replaced by Ronald Araujo, who would have had his name on the scoresheet had Brazil’s Martin Braithwaite not been judged to have committed a foul in the lead‐up to a spectacular effort that found the back of the net, only to be ruled out.

There is a burden on the shoulders of Frenkie de Jong in the centre of the park now that Messi has departed, and he came close to an equaliser when he attempted to chip the keeper, only minutes before Depay’s goal.