Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 9 - 15 September 2021 Issue 1888

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The people’s paper Issue No. 1888

9 - 15 Sept 2021

Grassed out A NOSY tourist thought that he had spotted a small marihuana plantation on the terrace of a townhouse in Palma and immediately alerted the Local Police, who with officers from the National Police investigated and discovered a small number of mature plants being cultivated.

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Helicopter rescue AFTER being alerted to a problem by the master of a ferry travelling from Tangier to Sète in France, a Salvamento Marítimo helicopter evacuated an eight-year-old boy suffering an epileptic fit and flew him to Son Espases hospital in the early hours of Wednesday September 8.

Historic vessel THE Catalan singer, Ramon Mirabet is undertaking a tour with a difference as followers of his website can see that he is touring the Balearics on the historic vessel Sant Isidre, built in Portocolom in 1925 and he is planning to stage a concert there on September 9.

Sub standard PALMA Council is concerned that some unscrupulous landlords are taking advantage of the shortage of affordable rental property by ignoring the rule that says minimum useful interior area must be 26 square metres and has spotted seven advertisements where the dimensions are much less.

BECOMING EASIER: Late night get-togethers are now allowed.

GIVEN the improvement in the epidemiological and welfare situation, the Balearic Govern‐ ment has issued a resolution so that night time restrictions on Mallorca are removed.

This means that social and family meetings between peo‐ ple who don’t live in the same household in Mallorca are now allowed, although maximum

occupancy of the tables in en‐ tertainment, catering and nightlife establishments re‐ mains at eight people inside and 12 people outside.

The epidemiological data as of September 3 that allows this decision indicates that the cu‐ mulative incidence at 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants was 251 in Mallorca and the occu‐

pancy of critical beds was 19.37 per cent. All islands in the group except for Ibiza are now with‐ out night time restrictions, but the ‘party island’ has to ensure that those who aren’t cohabit‐ ing must keep apart between 2am and 6am until at least September 13.

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A SHORT ceremony was held by the Consell de Mallorca to say goodbye and thank you to 22 workers who had been employed for four months as part of the SOIB Reactiva 2020 programme.

The programme allowed for long term and young unemployed to obtain work experience running from May to the end of August with their employment cost underwritten by the programme which will now continue into 2022. Those involved, both male and female, were employed in a variety of areas including environmental education, waste management and gardening which saw several attending the Sa Dragonera Natural Park.

The positive results of this project have encouraged the Consell to confirm that it will continue to participate in the future.

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Getting easier This doesn’t mean that the Government is giving the young people in Mal‐ lorca a carte blanche to enjoy so called ‘bottle parties’ in public, but it does mean that people can get together in their own homes and spend more time in each oth‐ er’s company.

The matter will contin‐ ue to be reviewed on an ongoing basis and if any significant spike in new infections occurs, then no doubt the government will consider taking new actions to rectify the situ‐ ation.

Finally, although air‐ port restrictions will still stay in place, it will no longer be necessary to submit a QR travel form for vaccinated people (it will be enough to present the Covid Certificate) and children under the age of 12 (previously six) will not have to show any Covid related documentation.

Potential pollution detected

RECENT water analysis carried out by Soller Council is worrying as it indicates a content of faecal bacteria that exceeds by a factor of 16 what is legally allowed in the sensitive area according to GOB Mallorca.

The Balearic environmental association points out that Decree 49/2003, of May 9 declared sensitive areas due to their special nature must be the subject of special measures with regard to the quality of the water discharged from treatment plants.

Soller is named in this decree

Credit: GOB

Testing the water. and on August 11, the council commissioned an analysis of the water that farmers receive from the treatment plant,

which is the same as that which is poured into the sea.

The results of the analysis determined that there was a significant trace of faecal matter and therefore GOB considers that as the marine dynamics of the area makes it easier for the water discharged to end up entering the bay, the discharge of wastewater from Soller could be affecting the protected area.

For this reason, they want the Balearic Government to rectify the situation and prepare a medium-term strategy to cover all such treatment plants.

Raising money for charity NEW GENERATIONS of Mallorca have raised €1,306 for the Duchenne Parent Project organisation through a charity paddle tennis tournament.

On, Sunday September 5, more than 30 young people associated with the Partido Popular (PP) political party participated in the paddle tennis tournament held in Alcudia to publicise this rare disease that mainly affects children.

Those taking part and spectators

collaborated by buying products from the Foundation or by donating money to it with the funds going to accelerate and promote research on Duchenne disease and to seek treatments for those affected.

The president of the PP in Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, observed that “you cannot stop investigating against Duchenne disease” and wanted to “thank New Generations of Mallorca for their work in organising the event.”

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World Physiotherapy Day S E P T E M B E R 8, was World Physiotherapy Day and the 42 physiotherapists in the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu Palma and Inca and Rehabilitation Centre of Palma celebrated their special day. Physiotherapy professionals treat all sorts of different physical problems in the areas of rehabilitation, geriatrics, orthopaedic surgery and traumatology, in order to relieve pain and care for patients as they start to recover.

What some may not realise is that physiotherapy has been a fundamental discipline during

the 20 months of the pandemic due to its great work in the musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory recovery of patients who have had the infection.

These dedicated professionals treat Covid patients, both during hospitalisation and after discharge, in outpatient care.

There have been so many problems such as muscle weakness, fatigue, lack of concentration and insomnia which adversely affects each person’s quality of life and physiotherapy has proven to be very helpful.

Horse drawn carriages PROGRESO IN VERDE, the only political party in Mallorca that defends animals is to make a formal complaint about Palma City Council to the official ombudsman.

The party is furious about the fact that the Council has done nothing to rectify the treatment of horses tethered to carriages which are used by tourists to view the city.

The activists argue that the matter has been under review for more than six years and that the Council has done nothing to protect the horses which have to work during the heat and with possibly inadequate stables.

It is suggested that agreements to assist the animals have been made and then ignored and there is no logical

explanation as to why the horse drawn carriages cannot be replaced by electric buggies. “It’s very difficult to reach out to those who don’t want to listen to you and crosses their arms to the exploitation of animals,” observed Guillermo Amengual, President of Progreso in Verde which is why this next step is being taken.

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THE Balearic Institute of Housing (IBAVI) is using an environmental improvement technique that consists of placing dry Posidonia (sea grass) as a method of insulation in the roofs of protected housing being built in Palma in Carrer Salvador Espriu and this use will be expanded to other developments.

Special awards NINE shops in Pollensa have been singled out to receive wall plaques that officially identify them as Emblematic Establishments of the Balearic Islands.

The mayor Bartomeu Cifre, and the general director of Commerce, Miquel Piñol, visited each shop to present the plaques.

More buses RECOGNISING that school terms are about to start which means a larger number of users, the EMT Palma bus company is increasing services by more than 10 per cent on routes which will be used by children to get to their classes.

Pollution case A STUDY is about to be undertaken by experts from the University of the Balearics to try to identify the impact of nitrate pollution in ground water in different parts of Mallorca. It is expected that they will be able to quantify what caused the pollution.

IT is understood that the Consell de Mallorca will approve a proposal from the MÉS political party that all of the Consell’s public representatives speak in Catalan if on official business and this will also apply to politicians when debating in council.

Disabled badge AN officer of the Algaida Local Police suspected that a driver who had parked in a disabled bay was not in fact disabled and when he returned to the car, questioned him and discovered that he regularly borrowed a relative’s blue badge to make parking easier.

CHILDREN: Back to school but are they registered? gates or on school‐related forums) and ask other parents and families if they have been through the resi‐ dency process for their children.

For most people it’s a straight‐ forward process that is very simi‐ lar to that for adults and involves completing the EX‐20 and EX‐23 forms, but Age in Spain is here to

Rough justice him a taste of his own medicine before officers from the Local Po‐ lice and the ambulance service arrived on the scene.

The thief was arrested and taken away whilst the woman was given first aid on the spot before being transferred to Son Espases hospital for treatment for abrasions, a dislocated shoul‐ der and a possible broken cheek.

help if you need it.

People shouldn’t be put off by the name Age in Spain as the or‐ ganisation is here for UK nationals of any age and, of course, our infor‐ mation and support with the resi‐ dency process is all free!

If people need help with regis‐ tering their child as resident in

OFFICERS from a number of the Mallorca fire teams answered an emergency call that took them to Porto Petro in Santanyi to tackle a fire which was af‐ fecting a number of small boats in the marina.

It is understood that the blaze started at around 5.30am on the morning of Tuesday September 7 and by the time that officers from the Felanitx,

Calanova Cancer Charity THE Calanova Cancer Charity is keeping very busy with a number of different events taking place.

Firstly, a very special pre‐ sentation and donation was made in the Calanova Cancer Shop by an eight‐year‐ old boy called Kai who presented his long hair to Jaime Coll the president of Aspanob, the As‐ sociation for Children with Cancer in Mallorca together with the €311.23 that he had collected in sponsorship to have it cut.

So, remember that anyone who is having long hair cut, there is always a need for good quality hair so that wigs may be made for children suf‐ fering from cancer.

On September 28, for the eighth year running, the char‐ ity will be taking part in the Macmillan Coffee Morning

Before the haircut.

SPONSORED: Kai with Jaime Coll after the haircut. which raises funds to keep supporting Macmillan nurses in the UK. The get‐together will take place from 11am at the Secret Garden in Portals Nous and a donation of €5 is requested.

Everyone is invited to attend and will be more than wel‐ come to bring their own cakes or biscuits to share with those present.

Spain, they can contact the charity by sending an email to info@agein spain.org or calling +34 932 209 741.

You can also find more informa‐ tion about the residency process, including detailed information guides at www.ageinspain.org.

Age in Spain Director, Helen Weir, said: “It’s important to re‐ member that all children need to be registered as resident in Spain ‐ whatever their age.

“If you have sorted out your own residency but haven’t yet reg‐ istered your child, then now’s the time to do it.

“It will make things much easier for your family in the coming years.

If you’re not sure how to proceed then please contact us. We can help.”

Fire damages boats

Credit: Calanova Cancer Charity

Catalan speech

A SPANIARD who allegedly has problems with alcohol and drugs was arrested in Palma on Sun‐ day September 5.

Reports indicate that he at‐ tempted to rob tourists in the area of Calle Aragon in the Mal‐ lorcan capital but without suc‐ cess and then spotted an elderly woman (who it later transpired was 80) and stole her bag, knock‐ ing her over in the process.

Witnesses who saw the at‐ tack chased after the man and not only caught him, but gave

Back to school Photo credit: Pixabay

Green insulation

IT’S time to go back to school but don’t forget Spanish residency for children is just as necessary as resi‐ dency is for adults.

As we move into September, families have been making sure that their children are prepared for the school year ahead.

At the same time, Age in Spain is reminding all UK parents living in Spain that children need to be reg‐ istered as resident in the same way as adults.

Due to the cultural differences between Spain and the UK regard‐ ing documentation and official pro‐ cesses, it’s sometime easy to forget that children need to be registered, too.

Earlier in the year Age in Spain asked people to be “good neigh‐ bours” and ask other members of the British community in Spain if they had sorted their residency yet.

Now they’re asking people to make residency part of the back‐to‐ school conversation (at the school

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Finally, the charity has opened a Furniture Store just 200 metres from the old shop which is a lot bigger and at the moment has some ex‐ tremely good nearly new fur‐ niture, some in modern older and some more traditional plus a selection of paintings, carpets, fans and televisions, indeed something for every‐ one.

Llucmajor and Manacor sta‐ tions were able to bring it com‐ pletely under control several hours later, two boats were sunk, whilst a third suffered some damage.

In order to combat the risk of pollution in the marina, the offi‐ cers, with the assistance of Civil Protection volunteers initiated the Special Contingency Plan for Marine Water Pollution and installed a barrier to stop the spread of toxic discharge.

An investigation is now un‐ derway to try to identify the cause of the fire.

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Destination for Dutch tourists DURING a visit to Palma, the Dutch Ambassador to Spain held a meeting with the Presi‐ dent of the Consell de Mallorca concerning promotion of Mal‐ lorca as a culinary destination for Dutch tourists.

Catalina Cladera together with the Minister of Tourism and Sports, Andreu Serra and the director of the Mallorca Film Commission, Pedro Barbadillo welcomed Ambassador Jan Versteeg, as well as the hon‐ orary consul in Mallorca, Ingrid van de Reyt on September 6.

At the meeting, in addition to discussing tourism and the cur‐ rent situation surrounding the pandemic, the parties consid‐ ered what joint actions they could take aimed at promoting quality tourism through the pro‐ motion of alternative options to the sun and sea.

“We will take action during the autumn and winter to work with the Netherlands to pro‐ mote gastronomic tourism, aimed at visitors interested in learning about other values of‐ fered by the island, such as a gastronomic experience and discovering our local product,” explained President Cladera.

In addition, Mallorca is an at‐ tractive international destina‐ tion for film and TV crews and the visit by Ambassador Ver‐ steeg coincided with a week‐ long visit by a Dutch TV crew recording a travel documentary.

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MORE MONEY AVAILABLE. The Governing Council of the Balearic Islands has approved the extension of the public call for grants to make more money available to create charging points on Mallorca and the other islands. The creation of new semi‐fast charging points for electric vehicles, will be financed within the framework of the tax on tourist stays in the Balearic Islands along‐ side measures to promote sustainable tourism, aimed at public entities (PRAL programme).

Originally it was planned to spend €6 million and this has now been increased to €10.2 million, with the breakdown of spend be‐ ing; 2021 €3 million, 2022 €5.9 million and 2023 €1.3 million. The government is committed to a process of implementation of elec‐ tric mobility in which the development of the electric vehicle is a step towards a more sustainable model of environmental econo‐ my, given that the replacement of combustion engines by vehicles electricity involves saving fossil fuels and reducing CO2 emissions.

It believes that the Balearic Islands are an ideal territory for the promotion of electric vehicles, thanks to their size, requiring short rather than long journeys, the need to optimise energy resources and to improve the tourist experience.

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Spain on alert from Hurricane HURRICANE LARRY is expected to mainly hit the United States, Canada and the West Indies, but the effects of Hurricane Larry will also be felt across Europe according to experts.

It is expected that Spain will begin to feel the effects from Sunday September 12, and will see lower temperatures, DANAs and instability.

The effects are not expected to be anything like the weather seen recently when Spain saw floods in many areas after the last DANA hit.

Hurricane Larry is expected to be a category three Hurricane that will turn into a tropical storm. It is expected that it will bring winds hitting up to 285 kilometres per hour. Luckily though the Hurricane itself is not set to land in Spain, but the country will still feel the knock-on effects.

Although Larry will not directly affect Spain, the hurricane is intensifying and next week, it will transform into a deep squall in the middle of the North Atlantic that will affect the Iberian Peninsula.

From here on, the effects will depend on where this squall is located.It is expected that the weekend will begin with temperatures rising due to a tropical air mass, before a new DANA hits the west of the peninsula bringing with it rain and cloudiness.

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More pay for low Penalty for paid UK workers keeping cash

THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought that UK workers’ salaries should be raised and a majority said they should.

In total, 85.7 per cent of readers said they think that low paid UK workers should have their salaries raised, while only 7.1 per cent said that salaries were already good in the UK com‐ pared to other countries.

One respondent said that all wages, for both the low paid and the well paid, should be raised to increase the amount of money the govern‐ ment could take in taxes to cover the costs of climate change.

It recently emerged that UK workers re‐

THE Minister for Defence, Margarita Robles, said during an informal meeting of Euro‐ pean Union defence ministers, “Europe cannot be a passive actor, or look the other way, in the future of the people of Afghanistan.”

Robles told her European counterparts that “the hard lessons learned in Afghanistan must be taken into account in all our other missions” and must serve to “mark a before and after in the way the Euro‐ pean Union projects security.”

She insisted that “stabilisa‐

UK WORKERS: Earn less now than in 2010. ceived on average £1,000 (€1,165) less now than in 2010.

Figures released by the government showed that wages had not risen in line with inflation, costing workers an average of around £1,000 a year.

Robles calls on EU tion missions can never end abruptly. The delicate balances they help to create suffer if ex‐ ternal actors suddenly disap‐ pear.”

She also proposed to EU De‐ fence Ministers that “the nec‐ essary actions to facilitate the departure from Afghanistan of the remaining family members of our Afghan collaborators who could not be evacuated and of other particularly vulner‐ able people, especially women and girls, who wish to leave

Afghanistan resume as soon as possible.”

The minister also wanted to pay “a heartfelt tribute to all the men and women of our armed forces, to the soldiers of other countries, and to those collaborators who have died in Afghanistan over the last 20 years,” with a fond memory for them and their families, as well as for the 13 US soldiers and Afghan citizens who lost their lives in the attack on August 26 at Kabul airport.

MOST people would consider it a stroke of luck if they were walking down the street and found some money on the ground, however by law you cannot keep the money and could be fined ‐ or even worse, imprisoned ‐ for keep‐ ing it!

Article 253 of the Spanish Penal Code states it is punish‐ able. If the amount of what is appropriate does not exceed €400, a fine of one to three months will be imposed,” the article says. On the other hand, and shockingly, the penalty may be extended up to two years in prison.

Airbnb anti-party AIRBNB have launched a war on illegal parties and have cre‐ ated an anti‐party system that is keeping the peace in Spain and other countries too.

Airbnb are aware that both tourists and locals do not want outrageous parties being held and the platform has received many complaints about parties, but in August 2020 they be‐ gan a new system for detecting people who plan to have unauthorised parties.

The system is working in Spain and so far they have blocked around 50,000 people from booking with them. The numbers in Europe are even higher and around 375,000 re‐ quests for accommodation have either been redirected or de‐ nied.

According to Airbnb the anti‐party system came about “to prevent irresponsible behaviour and reduce unauthorised parties in accommodation in some countries in Europe.”

They have successfully implemented the system in the United States and Canada too.

House prices rise THE average house price in Spain closed in August with a rise of 3.3 per cent compared to March 2020, the month in which the pandemic broke out and the health crisis began, according to reports. Compared to August of last year, the rise in prices was 5.2 per cent, and 0.2 per cent in August compared to Ju‐ ly.

The report highlights the fact that house prices have recovered strongly after the falls they suffered in the sec‐

ond half of last year, ex‐ plained Andrea de la Hoz, senior analyst at Tinsa’s Research Service.

According to the ap‐ praiser, the housing market is currently living “in a scenario of a sus‐ tained increase in prices, growing demand and limited supply,” which has caused “high inter‐ annual variation rates” in prices and “an upward trend that is consolidat‐ ed without setbacks month by month for the different geographic ar‐ eas.”

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ABTA Call for evidence

T H E Association of British Travel Agents (A BT A) is putting pressure on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, with A B T A C hief E xecutive, M ark Tanzer, saying: “This summer has been a missed opportunity to kickstart the industry’s recovery. While international travel is technically open, it is still heavily restricted by government policy.

“Testing and quarantine requirements remain a huge bar-

rier to taking a foreign trip and these requirements are out of step with our EU neighbours.

“We continue to put pressure on the government to make foreign travel more accessible and to support travel businesses, particularly as we enter a critical period for the industry, with some key milestones coming up - including the government’s strategic review on travel requirements (due 1 O ctober) and the end of furlough.

THE EU and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement which will secure the delivery of the remaining Covid‐19 vaccine doses to Member States under the terms of the Advance Purchase Agreement concluded on August 27, 2020, with AstraZeneca.

The agreement will also end the pending litigation before the Brussels Court.

Commissioner for Health and Food Safe‐ ty Stella Kyriakides said, “Today’s settle‐ ment agreement guarantees the delivery

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Sanchez ignored advice

P R E S I D E N T Pedro Sanchez reportedly ig‐ nored advice given to him in 2018 that could have lowered the cost of electricty by 30 per cent.

In 2018, the Executive of Pedro Sanchez ig‐ nored the proposals of the Energy Transition Expert Commission to lower the price of elec‐ tricity by up to 30per cent.

The Expert Commission also recommended a tax shakeup that would make greener source of electricty cheaper.

Their recommendations were first made in 2018 when the Partido Popular held power, but the were again made to Sanchez when he took control of La Moncloa later that year.

The average daily price of electricity in the wholesale market continues to reach record highs with a cost of €132.65 per megawatt‐ hour (MWh) on September 6, making the most expensive day for electricity consumers in the history of Spain.

The EU and AstraZeneca agree of the remaining 200 million Covid‐19 vac‐ cine doses by AstraZeneca to the EU. “While this week we reached the impor‐ tant milestone of 70 per cent full vaccina‐ tion of the EU’s adult population, there are significant differences in vaccination rates between our Member States, and the con‐

tinued availability of vaccines, including As‐ traZeneca’s, remain crucial.

“And as the strongest supporter of glob‐ al vaccine cooperation and solidarity, we will continue helping the rest of the world.

Our aim is to share at least 200 million dos‐ es of vaccines through COVAX with low and middle‐income countries until the end of this year. Vaccine solidarity is and remains our trademark,” she added on September 3.

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EWN readers back Piers Morgan GMB comeback AN overwhelming majority of Euro Weekly News readers have said they would like to see Piers Morgan back on Good Morning Britain after he was cleared by Ofcom over his criticism of Meghan Markle.

Readers told the Euro Weekly News they wanted to see Morgan back, with many complaining that Good Morning Britain was less interesting without him.

One reader, Jill Swain, said: “Yes, GMB is boring without him.”

However, others argued that he should not come back to the show following his confrontational interviewing style.

Many said that Piers Morgan had not allowed guests he inter‐ viewed to speak as much as him, while others said he was too opin‐ ionated on the show.

Morgan had previously left his job on the programme after he criticised Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah.

The star later won his Ofcom case following thousands of com‐ plaints by viewers over his criticism of the royal.

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SPAIN DONATES. The Ministry of the Interior has spent around €100,000 on two purchases of equipment which will be donated to Mauritania with the aim to fight ‘against terrorism, drug traf‐ ficking and any other form of cross‐border crime that is a threat to internal and international security.’

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Immediate increase in minimum wage PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has said that his government wants an “immediate” increase in the minimum wage this year for workers as the economy is grow‐ ing and the cost of living is increas‐ ing.

“There won’t be an economic recovery if it isn’t a fair recovery, if it doesn’t reach all levels of soci‐ ety,” the president said at a confer‐ ence in Madrid on Wednesday, September 1.

The minimum wage in Spain is currently €950 a month.

Last year, Spain suffered the biggest dip in its economy in the euro zone and is now set to be one of the recipients of the most

European Union recovery funds.

This money will assist the coun‐ try in closing some economic gaps that have been longstanding be‐ tween wealthier countries in the north. The government expects that the unemployment rate will be 15.2 per cent by the end of 2021, according to Economy Min‐ ister Nadia Calvino, who made the claim on July 27.

An economic growth of 7 per cent has been predicted for 2022, in comparison to a 6.5 per cent growth this year.

Sanchez also reaffirmed that his government will continue acting within EU rules to address high en‐ ergy prices.

Migrant arrivals double SOME 8,222 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands between January 1 and August 15 this year. In the same period last year that number was 3,364, according to the Interior Ministry.

In 2020 more than 23,000 migrants arrived in islands, eight times more than the number in 2019.

The total number of people arriving in Spain in 2020 rose by 29 per cent and was almost 42,000 people.

THE 2021-2022 academic year begins in the next few days for more than eight million students from all over Spain, but is causing a great deal of uncertainty and anxiousness among parents and children alike.

While teachers strive to make up for lost time, communities around Spain will re-apply the bulk of prevention measures that were put in place last year, although more spaces for relaxation to alleviate organisational difficulties will be opened up.

This is turning out to be a worry for many parents due to the rise in younger people of coronavirus - the vaccination campaign has only just targeted 12-year-olds who will undoubtedly be mixing with

School returns

CLASSROOMS: Return to a more classic scenario.

New QR scam

THE National Police are warn‐ ing the public about a new type of fraud that cybercrimi‐ nals are now committing using QR codes, and in a statement issued, they want the entire population to be aware of the protection measures that can be taken, as they explain, since the pandemic, “citizens have changed their habits, and its consequences are having an impact not only on the dai‐ ly life of the population, but also on different activities that they carry out through the use of technologies.”

They have pointed out that when people go out anywhere,

it is becoming more common to have to check prices ‐ gyms, restaurants, cinemas, shops, platforms ‐ by scanning the QR code provided, created with the aim of enabling their con‐ tent to be read at high speed, but, according to the National Police, this type of code "”has been exploited by computer scammers to use them in a criminal way, and obtain per‐ sonal and / or banking data of the victims.”

To avoid being victims of this type of crime, the police

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cybercrime specialists point out that it is very important “not to click on unknown links, links received via emails or SMS, and be very careful when scanning an unknown QR code,” while recommend‐ ing “to avoid falling for the hook of harmful codes” to configure the ‘app’ that scans them “so that it does not au‐ tomatically redirect to the page or content they point to, or to install a reader ‘app’ that allows a preview of the link.”

The number of sardines that make up a standard ‘espeto’ (a skewer of grilled sardines, a tradition on Malaga beaches).

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younger children in break times and play areas.

For example, lower restrictions this year mean an increase in the maximum limit of students allowed in bubble groups, both in kindergarten and primary school, and the minimum distance between tables in secondary school is reduced from 1.5 to 1.2 metres. Each community decides its school calendar, based on its own criteria, needs, contexts and traditions. This year, unlike last year in which the health crisis forced the return to classrooms of the different courses and stages to be staggered much more, it returns to a more classic scenario.

Further probes for the ex-King PROSECUTORS are investigat‐ ing both withdrawals and de‐ posits that were made to for‐ mer King Juan Carlos over several years and are looking into his account from 2014 to 2018, where he had received his annual allowance of nearly €200,000. According to reports, investigators are checking that payments correspond with those set out in the Spanish na‐ tional budget. Royal officials have been answering ques‐ tions put forward by the in‐ spectors and have provided all information requested.

The inspectors are said to be trying to trace small deposits, that were made to Juan Carlos.

It is thought that these small amounts were meant to pay for store purchases.

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4.4 million international tourists visited Spain in July SPAIN welcomed 4.4 million international tourists in July, 78.3 per cent more than in the same month of 2020, while spend‐ ing reached €5,231 million, according to the Statistics on Tourist Movements on the Border and the Tourist Expenditure Survey prepared by the National Institute of Statistics.

In July the average expenditure per tourist stood at €1,190, 19.3 per cent more than a year ago and the average du‐ ration of a holiday in Spain was 8.3 days “This data reflects the gradual recovery

BUSINESSES in Spain say in‐ creasing the minimum wage will hinder job creation and slow the economic growth.

The minimum wage is cur‐ rently €950 per month, even a symbolic rise of €25 extra per month could harm businesses as they attempt to recover from the impact of the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic, business representatives reported. In May, the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Minimum Wage suggested a 10 per cent hike to the mini‐ mum wage. If approved, the in‐ crease could see the minimum wage in Spain rise to €1,045 per month.

The Bank of Spain said the last

of international tourism and shows that Spain has managed to be perceived as a safe destination by millions of travellers.

The confidence of international tourists in our country is due to the effective progress of the vaccination process, which places us at the head of world powers, together with the leadership shown by the Spanish tourism sector in the development and deployment of strict security protocol,” said the minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto.

Businesses at odds minimum wage hike may have backfired and cost the country 180,000 jobs, an argument now being used against another

raise. Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz however has dismissed link‐ ing the two as an “enormous mistake” and “pure ideology”.

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BUNGLING BANK ROBBER. Alan Slattery fled empty‐handed from the Nationwide Building Society branch in Eastbourne after tellers struggled to read his threatening note.

Slattery, 67, and a retiree left the bank with no cash earlier this year after employees struggled to read his message demanding they hand over cash, revealed Sussex Police.

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HUGH ELLIOTT became British Ambassador to Spain in August 2019 and whilst he would have expected to deal with Brexit, the pandemic came out of the blue.

In commemoration of his two years in post, he kindly agreed to speak with Spain’s largest circulating English language newspaper Euro Weekly News and was both friendly and quite open, subject always to the fact that the British Government makes policy decisions.

We spoke first about his role as a champion of British commerce and when asked how Brexit had affected exports to Spain, the Ambassador confirmed that Brexit had affected business as the UK, as a country, is now out of the Custom’s Union which means that there are new procedures for both sides to follow and the Embassy had been very involved in giving advice.

What cannot be quantified is the effect that the pandemic has had on business which clearly saw a significant downturn during 2020, but he was able to say that the trend is now positive with a recent upturn of 13 per cent.

Next came the situation between Gibraltar, the UK and Spain and he

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Two years on EWN speaks with ‘Our Man in Madrid’

Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott. was on the Rock on August 31 alongside the new UK Ambassador to the EU and the Gibraltar Government to discuss the next step towards an agreement with the European Union which will have to be managed by Spain.

Having agreed the framework for the future on New Year’s Eve 2020 which Britain, Gibraltar and Spain

were comfortable with, the matter then progressed to the EU which has its own procedures, but the mandate that was finally forthcoming is not acceptable to Britain or Gibraltar and the matter is being reviewed.

His view however is that he remains confident that agreement which is acceptable to all parties will be forthcoming.

There has been considerable disruption for British passport holders, be they resident in Spain or the UK with regards to travel and many of our readers are anxious to know whether Spain which is seeing a considerable improvement in the number of infections and the increase in vaccinations would soon join the ‘green list’.

Hugh Elliott acknowledged that travel is still not normal and that things can change rapidly as the pandemic still exists, but the important thing for travellers to the UK is the fact that if they are double vaccinated then there is no requirement to undertake quarantine and travel is so much easier now.

Having said this, he urged potential travellers to always check with the UK Gov website for the latest travel advice.

Pensions are another important

topic for those living in Spain and whilst the Ambassador was not able to comment upon the future of the Triple Lock, he wanted to remind everyone that there had been a major step forward following Brexit in as much as those British pensioners living in Spain would continue to enjoy the increases (whatever they be) as if they were living in the UK. As far as residencia is concerned, the majority of British applicants who had applied have been accepted and by the end of December 2020, the latest available figures, it was recorded that 381,348 UK passport holders had been granted residency.

Speaking of residency HMA Elliott wanted to remind readers not to overlook the fact that the entire family, including children should be registered and finally suggested that although not technically necessary, it would probably be more convenient for those with the green paper document to now exchange it for the TIE card.

The Embassy and the consulates around Spain exist to offer advice and assistance to British passport holders and the www.gov.uk website is a good place to start when looking for the latest information.

EU young translators’ contest kicks off SECONDARY schools in all EU countries can now start enrolling for Juvenes Translatores, the European Commission’s annual translation contest.

Schools can register online for their students to compete with peers around the E U. This year, the topic of the texts that young students are asked to translate is ‘Let’s get on track - towards a greener future.’

Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, said, “The aim of the contest is to inspire young people to get interested in a career as translators and, in general, to promote language learning. The topic is in line with one of the EU’s most important political priorities, the European Green Deal, which is of particular interest to young people.

“In addition to tackling this interesting subject, the aim of the competition is to bring together young people from different countries with a love for languages, to encourage them and help them overcome barriers between

people and cultures. The ability to communicate with and understand one another, regardless of differences, is essential for the EU to flourish,” he added on September 2.

Participants can translate between any two of the EU’s 24 official languages, that is 552 possible language combinations. In last year’s contest, students used 150 different combinations.

Scots need Covid passport NICOLA STURGEON announced on September 1, that vaccine passports will be needed for entry into nightclubs and large events in Scotland.

The first minister said that the “limited use of vaccine certifica‐ tion” could help to curb the spread of Covid in autumn and win‐ ter.

Sturgeon said numbers of new infections are currently 80 per cent higher than the previous week and five times higher than four weeks ago, describing these figures as “extremely concern‐ ing.”

The situation has also been made “fragile and serious” by the rising hospital admissions, according to Sturgeon.

If the new rules are approved by parliament in the coming week, they will affect live events with more than 500 people un‐ seated, outdoor live events with over 4,000 people unseated and outdoor events with more than 10,000 people.

Sturgeon said that although these events “matter to our econ‐ omy, and to our cultural and social life,” they are “not essential services” and bring “many people together in relatively small ar‐ eas.”

“By ensuring that people entering these settings are fully vac‐ cinated, we would be taking a proportionate step to help make these settings safer for everyone attending and, by extension, for all of us,” she said.

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Med diet a help IN a study to examine a Mediterranean diet in relation to prostate cancer progression in men on active surveillance, researchers found that men with localised prostate cancer who reported a baseline di‐ etary pattern that more closely followed the key principles of a Mediterranean‐style diet fared better over the course of their disease.

“Men with prostate cancer are motivated to find a way to impact the advancement of their disease and improve their quality of life,” said Justin Gregg, assistant professor of Urology and lead author of the study. “A

Mediterranean diet is non‐inva‐ sive, good for overall health and, as shown by this study, has the potential to effect the pro‐ gression of their cancer.”

After adjusting for factors known to increase risk of cancer getting worse over time, such as age, prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) and tumour volume, men with a diet that contained more fruits, vegetables, legumes, ce‐ reals and fish had a reduced risk of their prostate cancer growing or advancing to a point where many would consider active treatment.

The researchers also exam‐ ined the effect of diabetes and

statin use and found a similar risk reduction in these patient groups.

“The Mediterranean diet consistently has been linked to lower risk of cancer, cardiovas‐ cular disease and mortality. This study in men with early stage prostate cancer gets us another step closer to providing evi‐ dence‐based dietary recom‐ mendations to optimise out‐ comes in cancer patients, who along with their families, have many questions in this area,” said Carrie Daniel‐MacDougall, associate professor of Epidemi‐ ology and senior author of the study.

NEWS

EUROPEAN NIBS DENMARK

FRANCE

Cycle success

Still controversial

ACCORDING to the Cycle Cities Report compiled by money.co.uk, Copenhagen is the best city for cycling in the world just freewheeling ahead of nearest competitors, the Estonian capital Tallinn and Amsterdam. The high cost of hiring or buying a bike in Denmark was a negative factor.

THE 93-year-old Jean-Marie Le Pen who was considered too extreme for the French National Front party which he founded and was expelled by his daughter, continues to hit the headlines and is due to go on trial for allegedly inciting racial hatred.

THE NETHERLANDS

NORWAY

Stop and Search

Winter woes

IN a bid to cut the amount of gun and knife crime committed in Amsterdam, the police are undertaking a trial ‘stop and search’ regime and have given an absolute assurance that there will be no racial bias and all stops will be on a random basis.

STILL not out of the financial woods, Norwegian Air which is currently operating 51 aircraft, has made it clear that if winter bookings are slow and seats are not filled, then it will cancel flights at the last minute in order to save money.

BELGIUM

FINLAND

Copper haul

Brighter lights

AS the price of copper has increased dramatically, thieves in Brussels have been targeting antique style street lights and are climbing the lampposts and removing the copper shades which, once the glass is removed, can be sold as scrap. More than 20 in two streets have disappeared.

THE Finnish Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory in Lapland said that the intensity of the Northern Lights is determined by the sun’s 11-year solar cycle and as the northern hemisphere is now entering a period of higher solar activity, so the Northern Lights will be brighter than ever.

GERMANY

SWEDEN

Festival of Lights

ABBA Voyage

EVERY September, Berlin is illuminated for the annual Festival of Lights (not the religious kind) where some 75 public buildings are illuminated at night with around 100 different art designs and this year unique art light is the theme. Visitors are urged to respect social distancing.

‘THANK you for waiting, the journey is about to begin’ was the cryptic message on a new Twitter account called ABBA Voyage, apparently set up by the four former members of the Swedish mega pop group and many believe that there are new songs on the way.

Enrique Iglesias retires Twin giant SPANISH pop icon, Enrique Iglesias, announced that on September 17, he will release what will be the 11th and last al‐ bum of his musical career, aptly titled ‘Final’. “It will have vol‐ ume 1 and volume 2, but it is the last. I am at that moment in my life, that chapter of my life, which I think is the right time to stop,” he explained.

Enrique broke the news in a talk broadcast on the internet, where he was accompanied by the Puerto Rican superstar, Ricky Martin, and the Colombian singing star, Sebastian Yatra, with whom he begins a North American tour at the end of this month, and who were both clearly surprised when they heard him make his announcement.

POP ICON: Enrique Iglesias.

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The ranking of Spanish among the most spoken languages across the globe.

pandas born TWIN giant pandas have been born in Madrid Zoo Aquarium, the zoo said in a statement.

The twin pandas were born on Monday, September 6. The tiny bundles are now in incubators to give them the best start in life possible.

It is the second time Madrid Zoo aquarium has welcomed baby giant pan‐ das. The parent giant pandas are on loan from China.

The mother panda is called Hua Zuiba, and the fa‐ ther is called Bing Xing.

The first baby panda ap‐ peared at 8.30am and the second arrived four hours lat‐ er, the zoo added.

The baby giant pandas have not been named yet and it is also not possible to tell if they are boys or girls, however in the coming days, Chengdu technicians will be able to confirm it with greater confidence.

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How colour blindness can affect your job choices Opticians offer colour vision testing as part of a child’s first eye exam EXPERTS are encouraging children to undergo colour vision tests at an early age to help guide their future career choices.

This is one of the reasons Specsavers Ópticas in Santa Ponça includes colour vi‐ sion testing as part of the first eye test for children eight years old and over.

It is estimated that around 8 per cent of men and 0.5 per cent of women are born colour blind. Colour blindness, also known as colour vision deficiency, is a ge‐ netic condition affecting the colour sens‐ ing cells in the retina of the eye.

The vast majority of people with colour blindness can see many colours, but have problems distinguishing certain colours, particularly red and green. Total colour blindness, an inability to see any colour, is very rare.

Although colour blindness or colour vi‐ sion deficiency does not usually cause people many problems, it can limit their career choices, with some jobs requiring a colour vision test to be able to work in that field.

Store director of Specsavers Ópticas in Santa Ponça, Martin Blake, says it is much better for children and their par‐ ents to find out if they are colour blind at an early age, so they can focus their en‐ ergy and dreams on the right careers.

“I’ve seen a lot of young people, who have been following the dream of be‐ coming a pilot, firefighter or police officer for many years, only to find out at the fi‐ nal hurdle that they can’t work in that field due to being colour blind. It is a real blow to find this out so late, that’s why we always offer children a colour vision check during their first appointment.

Knowing that you’re colour blind from an early age allows you to focus your energy and dreams on a profession that you are able to do and ensures there are no nasty surprises.”

There are various careers which re‐ quire you to have good colour vision and colour identification. These include en‐ tering the air force or navy as pilots or en‐ gineers, or the merchant navy as an offi‐ cer. You will also not be able to be an air

traffic controller, train or bus driver, a customs inspector, firefighter, or hold certain positions in the police force or in civil aviation.

Specsavers Ópticas use the Ishihara test to identify colour deficiency during a sight test. The optician will show you a number of plates which are printed with dots of different colours, brightness, den‐ sity and sizes, arranged so that the dots of similar colour form a figure (for example a number) among a background of dots in another colour. If a person has defective colour vision, they will be unable to iden‐ tify some, or all, of the figures hidden in the dots depending upon what type of colour deficiency they suffer from.

Martin adds: “We recommend a yearly eye test for children from six years

old and asking for your optician to test the colour vision from the age of eight, if your child hasn’t had the test before.

Regular eye tests are particularly impor‐ tant for children, as during the first 12 years of their lives, as much as 80 per cent of learning is accomplished through vision. One in four children has an unde‐ tected vision problem that may inhibit their progress, so make having an eye test part of your ‘back to school’ rou‐ tine.”

Specsavers Ópticas offers free com‐ prehensive eye tests for children, including a colour vision test as standard during a child’s first appointment for children aged eight and over. The team is committed to making sure that everyone is taken care of in the best pos‐ sible way, both in the test rooms and in the rest of the store. That’s why there are restrictions on the number of cus‐ tomers in the store at any one time, and it continues to maintain the highest hy‐ giene and personal protection measures.

Specsavers Ópticas Santa Ponça is located on Avenida Rei Jaime I 117, Locales 14 and 15, Calvia.

Please visit www.specsavers.es to find out more or to book an eye test.

GO LOCAL SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Twitter news TWITTER Spain employs just 21 people to manage its dwindling 4.1 million users and despite concerted actions by both the Spanish Government and the European Commission to see taxation based on country of service, the American owned company is still invoicing out of Ireland.

Unemployment down THE number of registered unemployed in Spain fell by 82,583 in August (-2.4 per cent) and is the largest decline for the month since records began according to information released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy, although there are still 3,333,915 unemployed.

Frankenfish WITH the demand for fish continuing and the fear that stocks will dwindle even more due to overfishing, companies around the world are looking to create vegan versions or to grow fish using stem cell biology and tissue engineering to create the perfect replica.

No sale RYANAIR has announced that it has terminated talks about purchasing up to 250 Boeing 737 Max jets because it considered the price to be too high and Boeing was not prepared to meet the Irish airline’s budget despite the size of the potential order.

Trade with Pakistan DURING a recent visit to the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce, Spanish Commercial Attaché Aitor Santiago Garin said that Spain and Pakistan had to do more to encourage imports and exports.

He confirmed the current bilateral trade volume between Spain and Pakistan was quite low with the bulk of Pakistan’s exports to Spain confined to textiles products, when there was so much more in the areas of fruit and vegetables and pharmaceuticals for example which could be developed.

It was agreed the lack of awareness about Pakistani products in Spain was a major trade barrier, which should be addressed to enhance trade ties.

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is the amount that the Expansion newspaper understands is STAT OF being paid by Spanish private equity company Portobello Capital €300 million to take over its infrastructure services division of Ferrovial.

WEEK

Takeover reviewed THE CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, af‐ ter reassessing the merger.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached the provisional view that the merger could result in a worse deal for Footasylum shoppers throughout the UK. This means customers could find themselves facing higher prices, fewer dis‐

counts and less choice of products in store. It could al‐ so result in the merged company investing less in improvements to customer service.

At this stage, the CMA’s view is that blocking the deal, by requiring JD Sports to sell Footasylum, may be the only way of addressing these competition concerns.

Kip Meek, chair of the group conducting the in‐ quiry, said, “Since our origi‐

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nal inquiry, we have gath‐ ered a significant amount of additional evidence, includ‐ ing on the impact of coron‐ avirus, and we still have concerns about JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum.

“This deal would see Footasylum bought by its closest competitor and, as a result, shoppers could face higher prices, less choice and a worse shopping expe‐ rience overall.

“While many stores were

closed during lockdown, on‐ line sales in this market have been stronger than ev‐ er, and revenue from in‐ store sales is rebounding as people return to the high street.

“JD Sports, Footasylum and others in the sector now have the opportunity to give us their views, on both our provisional deci‐ sion and our suggested rem‐ edy,” Meek added on Thurs‐ day September 2.

Bank accounts

I have been told that Andalucia is going to sharply reduce inheritance tax and include inheri‐ tors who are not direct children in the reduction as well.

Is this correct? If so it would make an important differ‐ ence to my estate planning.

Second-Hand September ACTRESS Sienna Miller is fronting this year’s #Second‐ HandSeptember campaign to raise awareness about the harmful effects fast fashion ‐ clothes that are produced in high volume and at relatively low cost to the consumer ‐ have on the planet.

Oxfam’s campaign comes ahead of the UN climate summit COP26, which will be held in Glasgow in November, and is a vital opportunity for global lead‐ ers to take decisive action to tackle the climate emergency.

Consumers send 13 million items of clothing a week to land‐ fill, and the textile industry ac‐ counts for up to 10 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions ‐ more than interna‐ tional aviation and shipping combined.

To help reduce emissions, Ox‐ fam is asking UK consumers to only buy second‐hand clothes for the month of September and donate their pre‐loved items.

S D (Costa del Sol) Provide a Will.

Yes, it is correct.

The important YOU AND THE LAW change is not so IN SPAIN much a tax reduc‐ tion because Andalucian law had already lowered the tax to 1 per cent for spouses and children, but the inclu‐ sion of other family members in this reduction, which opens the door for nearly a million Andalucians and resi‐ dents to share in the reduced tax.

The exemptions will now apply to brothers and sis‐ ters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. The change is planned to come into effect in 2022. It forms part of a more general lowering of taxes in Andalucia including in‐ come tax and property transfer tax. The first stages of the tax reform, put into effect in 2018, have already pro‐ duced positive results as the reduced taxes actually pro‐ duced increased revenues

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

MAKING a complaint about an online purchase in Spain is far more compli‐ cated than if you wish to make a com‐ plaint in store.

It is very well‐known that business‐ es in Spain are required to keep com‐ plaint books and if a consumer has a dispute with that seller or service provider, even if the consumer is in the wrong, then they can demand ac‐ cess to the complaints book.

WHEN someone passes away in Spain, another concern is what to do about their bank accounts. It is best not to withdraw money before the person’s death, even if they tell you to do so, because this could cause problems lat‐ er with other heirs. If you are authorised to use their ac‐ counts, you can do so, but any withdrawals or transfers will show up later. If you are an heir and the Will of the deceased states that you are entitled to the money in their account, then you will need to provide the bank with the Will, the Certificado de Ultimas Voluntades and death certificate to access the contents.

If you are not sure what bank accounts the deceased owned, then you will need to go to the Tax Agency and they will be able to provide you with the information if you prove that you are the heir.

Also remember that direct debit bills will continue to be paid until they are cancelled.

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Online complaints All businesses are required by law to make these available and the complaint can be made formally by completing a form which is signed by both parties and submitted to the Community Consumer Office where the matter will be considered

and a solution recommended.

Often a simple demand to make a formal complaint will be sufficient to change the mind of a business which is trying to get away with something when it is in the wrong, as it may well prefer not to be in‐

More US investment IT’S not just supermarkets in the UK that American investment companies are interested in as investment giant T Rowe Price has taken a 10 per cent stake in the online fashion retailer Boohoo to become one of its largest shareholders.

This investment will now sit with its 11 per cent shareholding in ASOS, another UK online fash‐ ion business which earlier this year scooped up Topshop, Top‐ man and Miss Selfridge brands following the demise of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia business.

As companies start to recover from the lockdown, it seems that the UK is a particularly at‐ tractive market for US investors. volved in a formal dispute.

In theory, consumers have similar rights if they purchase online, but the reality is somewhat different and far more complicated to access, as many major companies do not have the equivalent of an online complaints book.

It can be done and the Consumer Offices of Autonomous Communities will give advice on how to do this.

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Bitcoin is bitten

TAKING ACTION: Cryptocurrency is under scrutiny.

AS the European Central Bank considers introducing a virtual euro, Bitcoin is bitten as Spain takes action to regulate cryp‐ tocurrency.

The Bank of Spain has been warning that investments in all types of cryptocurrencies, not just Bitcoin, are potentially, very risky, but a significant number of Spaniards have been taking advantage on the until now rel‐ atively tax free profits from buy‐ ing and selling.

This is likely to change very shortly as the Government and the Bank want to protect Spain against the twin evils of terror‐ ism financing and money laun‐ dering as well as making sure that no tax avoidance takes place.

A new registration process for crypto‐exchanges is due by Oc‐ tober so that exchanges, along with crypto‐asset custody plat‐ forms and wallets, will be re‐ quired to register with authori‐

ties in order to comply with le‐ gal requirements.

According to website www.ambcrypto.com, the Na‐ tional Securities Market Com‐ mission (CNMV) issued warn‐ ings to 12 entities on Monday August 30 for remaining unlist‐ ed in the commission’s registry.

Those under fire include pop‐ ular exchanges such as Huobi and Bybit, both of which al‐ legedly don’t have permission to provide investment services.

Once the new registry is es‐ tablished, companies will have until January 2022 to apply for registration and to be accepted.

They will have to be able to prove that they have sturdy an‐ ti‐money laundering and anti‐ terrorist measures in place.

This registry will be shared with other countries within the European Union with the intent of ensuring that all transactions are transparent and above board.

No-shows AS restaurants all over Europe are trying to recover from the problems of closures over the last year and in many cases reduced capacity, a major problem for them is people not turning up for bookings without bothering to cancel.

A report by hospitality company Zonal revealed that as many as 14 per cent of all reservations are ignored by customers and in the UK, 18-34-year-olds were the worst offenders and this was having a dramatic financial effect on businesses. According to Zonal the British hospitality sector alone could be losing as much as £17.6 billion (€20 billion) a year because of this.

Spain isn’t necessarily anti‐ cryptocurrency but it wants to ensure that it takes its fair share of the profits and doesn’t leave any options for money launder‐ ing in any form.

BUSINESS EXTRA Golden welcome GEARING up for the Christmas rush, Amazon in the UK first offered a £1,000 (€1,150) signing on bonus for new staff and now it is promising a £50 (€57) weekly bonus for staff who turn up for work on time.

Inflation up CONSUMER prices in Spain are rising at the fastest pace in almost 10 years, ironically fuelled by massive increases in the price of diesel, petrol and electricity although a report by the European Central Bank says that this spike will be temporary and prices likely to drop in 2022.

Blame Brexit THERE’S an old song about A Pub with no Beer and that’s what has happened to Wetherspoons in the UK who have found themselves out of Heineken, Carling and Coors due to the shortage of HGV drivers due to a combination of Brexit and Covid.

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A favourable result

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WELL, I’m sure it will come as no big surprise that I was delighted with the outcome of the Piers Morgan Ofcom enquiry. As an ardent exponent of the freedom of speech, and lucky enough to contribute to a publication of similar leanings, the favourable result of the Morgan/Markle affair, was not only a triumph for common sense, it was a victory for all those who believe that, irrespective of who you are, and provided it doesn’t cause unnecessary suffering to others, you should be able to air any opinions you so desire.

Of course, this awful woman won’t stop there. No doubt she will put her humiliating defeat down to the biased British hierarchy protecting their monarch. This view in itself is of course offensive, but as I believe we only judge others by our own behaviour, I think this just about sums up the attitude of this wholly unpleasant young lady.

What I also found most interesting was that there were some 57,000 dissenters who wrote in complaining about the programme ‐ a figure that the BBC revelled in; but many thousands more on social media ‘liked’ the final outcome.

OFCOM ENQUIRY: Talk show host Piers Morgan’s recent case was a triumph for common sense.

It goes to prove that it is generally those who don’t agree with an opinion who tend to make the most noise. The majority, who do concur, are more likely to simply nod to themselves, poke a button on their PC and be quietly thankful that some common

sense still prevails. I do however, sometimes wish the majority would make themselves a little more explicitly responsive, after all with the overall lack of public positive agreement, the disillusioned minorities are often of the opinion that they are in fact the

actual majority. Time they were unwoken up! Stop being the silent majority OK? Make some noise. How can we stamp out racism in the game, wail the football big shots?

Well, in my opinion the first thing they should do is ban the taking of the knee. I do

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wholeheartedly agree that the recent racist behaviour at the Hungary/England football match was totally unacceptable. However, knowing Hungary’s record of racism, particularly among its football fans, would it not have made more common sense to have just dropped this controversial ritual, for this one game at least? Anyone with half a brain should have realised that blatantly paying homage to a fascist anti‐white organisation (BLM) at the beginning of the match would be like showing a red rag to a bull. No wonder racism subsequently kicked off in all its repugnant glory.

A few weeks ago I wrote that the true effects of the Covid vaccinations would not be known until we had experienced the passing of real time. I took some quite heavy stick for that particular assessment.

A number of letters accused me of ‘Irresponsibly spreading fear, particularly among the young’ etc. Imagine my surprise, when this week the government announced they were not recommending the vaccinations for children between the ages of 12 and 15. Funny that!

Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.

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NEWS THAT LEAVES EVERYONE LOST FOR WORDS scribed as suitable for ‘faeces’. The errors re‐ portedly resulted from a poorly designed computer programme unable to cope with multiple meanings of certain English words.

Amazon claimed it was ‘always keen’ to im‐ prove customers’ experiences...

But apology of the year surely came from ‘The Scottish Farmer’ (buy it to keep up with the latest ewes!) which contained the startling revelation that the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland had opened ‘a brand‐new spanking pavilion’. The magazine’s political affairs editor comment‐ ed: “I can only apologise for a faux pas which has brought much joy to our readers.” I bet!

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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AS we try to deal with the grief, fear and anxiety of the past 18 months, mis‐spelt subtitles, misprints and misunderstandings won’t cure the ills of our times, but they’ll hopefully take our mind off them.

Church Service Sheet Typos, a rather eclectic Facebook group dedicated to ecclesi‐ astical misprints, discovered an alarming new way of fighting Covid. Pictured on the site was the following notice: ‘Please Sa‐ tanise Your Hands.’ It also reported the fol‐ lowing unfortunate text message about a pri‐ mary school church service: ‘Please join us for refreshments afterwards and if we can wash your dirty willies, please bring them along.’ Followed swiftly by the correction: ‘WELLIES!’ Another one: ‘The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement’, and: ‘Low self‐esteem support group will meet Thurs‐

FAUX PAS: But misunderstandings will hopefully take our mind off the ills of our times. day at 7pm. Please use the back door.’

For its part, Norwich Cathedral was quick to assure worshippers they would always find a welcome during lockdown: ‘We are still open daily, providing space for silliness, reflection and prayer.’ ‘Silliness’ was later corrected to ‘stillness’, but was the message right first time round? The cathedral had

previously installed a helter‐skelter in the nave, so either would have been accurate.

And the launch of Amazon’s new Swedish website didn’t go as planned due to numer‐ ous cultural gaffes/ mistranslations. Cus‐ tomers saw a swastika‐emblazoned shower curtain for sale, frying pans listed as items for ‘woman’ and a silicone baking mould de‐

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Before taking a few hens in‐ to your home, check with neighbours and the local council first, as they’re classed as ‘livestock’ and sometimes aren’t allowed to be kept in gardens.

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Toyota Corolla Touring Sport - a car for all reasons engine and electric motor are used independently ac‐ cording to demand, acceler‐ ate and both cut in to pro‐ vide power, when decelerating the car goes to electric power only.

It’s a clever system that’s not only effi‐ cient but manages, unless you’re con‐ stantly using full throttle, to use electric power for a surprising amount of driv‐ ing. As a hybrid it removes range anxiety and makes the Corolla a true car for all jour‐

ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack T H E term Tourer is used a lot nowadays and essen‐ tially means a small estate car. That might seem a bit of a contra‐ diction, but most people don’t need the extra space of‐ fered by a tradition‐ al estate car, they just need that little bit of additional practicality. Whether for family sporting activities, weekends away or that extra load of gardening rubbish to the local tip, the Tourer of‐ fers a neat bridge between a normal car and a potentially larger than required SUV or estate.

One of the best Tourers in terms of that additional lit‐ tle bit of practicality is Toy‐ ota’s Corolla. The Corolla name has been a mainstay in Toyota’s sales lists for decades, a slight Auris relat‐ ed intermission apart, and a popular addition to many driveways up and down the country. In its current hybrid guise the range of Corolla Tourers start from €30,036/£25,755 and ends with my top‐line Excel ver‐ sion with 2.0‐litre petrol power costing €37,272/£31,960.

There are seven grades

TOURER: A smooth performer with decent acceleration. within the Touring Sports line up and standard equip‐ ment across the board in‐ cludes adaptive cruise, auto lights, LED headlights, dual zone air conditioning, heat‐

ed front seats, reversing camera along with Blue‐ tooth, Apple Car Play An‐ droid Auto.

Engine choices are 1.8‐ litre 122hp or 2.0‐litre

Facts at a Glance Model: Toyota Corolla Excel 2.0 Touring Sport Engine: 2.0-litre, 184hp, 4-cylinder petrol Gears: CVT automatic Price: €37,272/£31,960 Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 8.1 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 5.0 l/100km (56.4 mpg) combined driving WLTP Emissions: 112 g/km - WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

184hp petrol engines, both mated to automatic trans‐ missions. Toyota’s hybrid system starts the car in EV mode and introduces the petrol engine once moving above what might be termed car park speeds.

While cruising, the petrol

neys, whether long or short.

Inside there’s a feeling of quality in the build and ma‐ terials with a usefully large touch screen, unusually for a Japanese car pretty intu‐ itive to use, and some but‐ tons. Hurrah! It’s a smooth performer with very decent acceleration and there’s even a vaguely sporting ver‐ sion.

The only downside was the darker interior of my test car made one of my passengers feel a little on the claustrophobic side, but lighter colours are available.

Overall this is an eminently sensible and practical choice on so many levels.

and finally...

BECOMING POPULAR. Electric vehicles are increasing in popu‐ larity with around 260,000 in the UK according to the latest avail‐ able data. It’s now far more common to see charging points in public car parks, large supermarket car parks and motorway ser‐ vice stations and you can now share your neighbour’s charger too (with their permission of course).

SPORT THE Qatar 2022 World Cup quali‐ fier between Brazil and Argentina was abandoned under the most bizarre and unprecedented cir‐ cumstances.

In an unprecedented turn of event on Sunday September 5, the Qualifier in Sao Paulo, be‐ tween Brazil and Argentina was abandoned, when Brazilian health officials took to the pitch accom‐ panied by Brazilian Federal Police officers just after the game had started, to confront Argentinian players and accuse them of break‐ ing coronavirus rules.

The Argentina team walked off the field, leaving captain Lionel Messi, with the health officials and the managers of both teams, who held a discussion on the pitch, which resulted in the match being abandoned, with CONMEBOL, the South American football con‐

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Brazil v Argentina qualifier abandoned federation confirming that the match was called off by the refer‐ ee.

A disciplinary report will now be submitted to FIFA, and the president of Brazil’s health agency Anvisa, Antonio Barra Torres, has allegedly said that four Argentini‐ an players will be fined and subse‐ quently deported from Brazil for allegedly not complying with coro‐ navirus protocols, after he had ap‐ parently already asked for the im‐ mediate isolation of the four players prior to the game.

Coronavirus rules in Brazil state that anybody arriving from the UK ‐ which was the case with the four Premiership players ‐ must isolate for the mandatory 14 days, and while Anvisa refused to publicly name the players, the only four who play in the Premier League, and who had flown in from Cara‐ cas last Friday with the rest of the squad ‐ are Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham,

ON THE PITCH: Health officials together with police officers stopped the match. and Emiliano Martinez and Emil‐ iano Buendia of Aston Villa.

In a statement issued before kick‐off, Anvisa said, “Anvisa con‐ siders the situation a serious health risk, and so has asked local health authorities to determine the immediate quarantine of the players, who are stopped from participating in any activity, and

should be prevented from re‐ maining on Brazilian soil.”

Anvisa also claim to have been tipped off to the fact that all four players had been in the UK during the last 14 days, but had not stipu‐ lated that on their immigration forms, which is clearly being inter‐ preted as them giving false infor‐ mation to the health authorities.

Max Verstappen becomes a Dutch national hero FORMULA ONE driver Max Verstappen is a national hero in the Netherlands after becoming the first Dutchman to ever win the Dutch Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen started the Heineken Dutch GP at the Zandvoort racing circuit on Sunday afternoon, September 5, in pole position, and led the race from start to the che‐ quered flag, to become the first Dutch Formula One driver to ever win a home Grand Prix, elevating him to the status of a national hero, as the capacity crowd of 80,000, mostly or‐ ange‐clad fans went ballistic, with orange smoke filling the sky as they celebrated.

This victory in the Red Bull car puts the 23‐year‐old Dutch‐ man back on top of the driver’s championship, three points ahead of his rival Lewis Hamilton, in the Mercedes, who fin‐ ished in second position, and now they will head to Monza in Italy next weekend and do it all again, for the season’s second sprint race.

Speaking emotionally after the race, Verstappen said, “Obviously the expectations were high going into the week‐ end, and it’s never easy to fulfil that, but I’m just so happy to win here, to take the lead in the championship as well. It’s just an amazing day. The whole crowd... it’s incredible,” with Toto Wolff, the boss of the Mercedes team conceding, “Credit to him, credit to Red Bull, they were absolutely fault‐ less today.”

Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas finished third, briefly leading the race when Verstappen went in for a pit‐ stop, with France’s Pierre Gasly bringing his AlphaTauri home in fourth spot, as another French driver, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took fifth.