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The people’s paper Issue No. 1892
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Benissa still waiting AFTER 14 years of delays, Benissa’s N-332 bypass has suffered another setback and will not be finished until next year. Benissa, like Altea and Oliva, is one of the few remaining Alicante Province municipalities where the notoriously busy and dangerous N332 crosses the town centre. Last June the central government, responsible for the country’s main roads, announced that the bypass would be in use by the end of this year. Instead, Benissa mayor Arturo Poquet learnt last week that owing to “a small modification” in the La Pedrera industrial estate section, the date has been put back to the beginning of 2022. Madrid failed to specify exactly when this is likely to be, Poquet revealed.
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Doing their own thing COSTA BLANCA hoteliers and travel agencies are al‐ ready offering winter hol‐ idays for the elderly. They are taking matters into their own hands rather than wait while the central government awards the concessions to organise subsidised Im‐ serso pensioners’ holi‐ days. With all potential Im‐ serso clients now vacci‐ nated against the coron‐ avirus, the holidays should commence soon, although hotel sector sources claim that the first clients cannot arrive before November. Meanwhile the Servi‐ group hotel chain has launched eight‐day, €260 full board packages in four‐star hotels that in‐ clude transport to and from Alicante airport or the city’s AVE railway sta‐ tion. Mundosenior, currently competing for the conces‐ sion to organise Imserso holidays, is advertising
stays of eight, 10 and 15 days, with transport and full‐board included from €260 per person. The Viajes El Corte In‐ gles travel agency has joined the race to attract pensioners and is selling Benidorm holidays from €220 per person per week. All these offers are open to the over‐60s, un‐ like Imserso, which re‐ quires clients to be over 65, Spain’s retirement age, or in receipt of a pension. “This is good news,” de‐ clared Nuria Montes, sec‐ retary general of the Hos‐ bec hoteliers’ association. “But it is only a tempo‐ rary solution.”
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Good winter ahead BRITISH holidaymakers are flooding back into Benidorm after travel restrictions were eased. The area is said to be lively as hotels, which have been shut for over a year, re‐ opened their doors to British tourists. The new travel rules came into force on Monday October 4 and local bars are hir‐ ing staff to meet the demand. Association president of the Benidorm bar and restaurant association (ABREC) Javier del Castillo talked about the im‐ proving situation: “Businesses are reopen‐ ing and opening for longer. We hope this continues and more Brits come.” The number of Brits heading to Benidorm is expected to rise dramatically. The president of the hotel association HOSBEC Toni Mayor stated: “The situa‐ tion has improved dramatically. There’s a British atmosphere in Benidorm which re‐ minds me of the atmosphere of old be‐ fore the pandemic struck. “Around 20 per cent of the holidaymak‐ ers in town at the moment are now British… hopefully we’ll be back to the way things were three years ago,” he added. “We’re hopeful that’s going to happen. All the bars and cafes in the Little
VISITORS: Are expected to rise quickly.
England area are open and doing good business because they’re packed.” Mayor was also optimistic about the coming month: “We think the number of Brits holidaying here will rise rapidly and there could be a massive surge. It looks like it’s going to be a good autumn and a good winter, possibly the best winter we’ve had for the last few years.”
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Jalon water EXCAVATIONS at the Moli de Giner watermill in Jalon confirmed its 14th century origins, although the machinery was modified for modern energy sources during the Industrial Revolution. Once the €750,000 rehabilitation is completed, the mill will become a museum devoted to the use of water in Jalon’s past.
Early birds FINESTRAT’S Puig Campana primary school now has an early morning Aula Matinal class organised by the Parents Association, enabling families to drop off children between 8am and 9am before work. This is Finestrat’s second Aula Matinal, as the scheme already functions at the Balco de Finestrat primary school.
New club ALFAZ’S newly-opened Club Escandinavo already has more than 300 members, principally from Sweden but also Norway and Denmark. Occupying the old Mas Amigos association’s premises in Cami de la Mar, members meet each Friday to enjoy Nordic snacks, borrow from the library, join in activities or book excursions.
Longer hours ALTEA Town Hall has modified the timetable for work on remodelling the seafront promenade between Calle Astilleros and Travesia Sant Pere. This may be carried out between 7am and 7pm on weekdays and from 8am until 2pm on Saturday, with a total halt on Sundays and fiesta days.
Long wait CALPE’S mayor Ana Pastor complained at the regional government’s slowness in demolishing the old building occupied by the Gargasindi special needs school to make way for a bigger installation. Since 2020 the Gargasindi’s 80 pupils have used premises in Benissa ceded in the meantime by the town hall.
BENIDORM Town Hall is clearing the usually‐dry Barcelo and Derramador streams which nevertheless overflow during heavy rain. Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, councillor responsible for Street Cleaning, explained that his department was spending €37,000 on minimis‐ ing the possibility of flooding this autumn and winter. Litter, discarded items and rubble, as well as vegetation and dry reeds are being re‐ moved from the sections of the Barcelo and Derramador streambeds that cross munici‐ pal property, De Zarate ex‐ plained. A team of municipal em‐ ployees are clearing the Der‐
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Ready for the rain Photo credit: Benidorm town hall
BARCELO STREAM: Heavy machinery brought in to clear the waterway.
ramador watercourse, al‐ though the councillor ex‐ plained that a specialised out‐ side firm has been brought in to clear the Barcelo, and as
well as supplying the neces‐ sary workforce it is also pro‐ viding heavy machinery. “We clean the streambeds of rubbish throughout the
year but this intensifies in the autumn,” De Zarate said. He also pointed out that the Confederacion Hidrografi‐ ca del Jucar (CHJ), which is re‐ sponsible for waterways of all kinds in the Jucar basin, does not clear the sections of the Barcelo and Derramador that lie outside the Benidorm boundaries. Despite repeated requests from Benidorm Town Hall, the CHJ failed to meet its obli‐ gations “above all at this time of the year,” De Zarate lamented.
In search of a song
More fish in the sea
STATE broadcaster RTVE has put a name to the pre‐ selection festival for the next Eurovision Song Con‐ test. It will be called Benidorm Fest and the corporation has now announced the conditions for choosing the singer and the song that will represent Spain in the annual contest. “There will be room for all genres and everybody who wants to enter the contest,” said Eva Mora who heads RTVE’s Eurovision delegation. “We want this pre‐selection to have international impact,” Mora declared to television presenter Ion Arramendi . “We want it to resemble ‐ or to be better than ‐ similar festivals in Italy, Sweden and Albania,” she continued. “We are building on solid, sturdy founda‐ tions but we must be like the Empire State building in New York and we have a long way to go.”
THE Generalitat gave the go‐ahead to plans for enlarging Campello’s existing fish farm. This summer Niordseas, a subsidiary of the multinational Avramar, installed the Valencian Community’s largest fish farm off the Campello coast, capable of producing an annual 5,000 tons of seabass and seabream. This was only the project’s first phase and Niordseas has now received the regional government’s permission for the second phase involving a similar‐sized installation that should start production in 2023. The existing fish farm is situated in front of Cala Lanuza and La Lloma de Reixes while the cages belonging to the second phase will be installed at a depth of between 35 and 50 me‐ tres, and located 3.2 nautical miles (5.7 kilometres) from the shore in front of Rincon de la Zofra between the Muchavista and Carrer La Mar beaches.
Spanish flavour beerfest CALPE’S 2022 Fiestas Com‐ mittee will raise funds by organising the Oktober‐ festers beer festival over the approaching Puente (long weekend). Mariola Mulet, the Fies‐ tas Committee president, Calpe mayor Ana Sala and the town hall’s Fiestas councillor Paco Avargues recently announced the event that will take place between October 9 and 12. Calpe has held an event based on Munich’s Okto‐ berfest for more than 30 years and Mulet explained that the committee wanted to celebrate a beer festival “with a Spanish flavour.”
As well as beer, Spanish food will be available at popular prices, with live music from the McLucas, La Xaranga El Truc, the Bande‐ ta de Bernia and Gran Babylon. Calpe Town Hall, in charge of organisation, will install a marquee in Parc de la Creativitat where the Ok‐ toberfesters event is to be held. “October has always been a month for fiestas in Calpe, with the San Francis‐ co procession and Moors and Christians,” Avargues pointed out. “Now this ini‐ tiative will round off our fi‐ estas calendar.”
Late start for anglers THE Teulada‐Moraira Fish‐ ing Club’s first match of the winter season was can‐ celled owing to bad weath‐ er and an unfishable river. When they finally man‐ aged to start the winter league, the River Jucar was cloudy, which was not a good sign. The weather was overcast but with a temperature of 25 de‐ grees, conditions were not bad. The 12 contestants caught 37 fish weighting 51 kilos and as the match sec‐ retary had a bad back, ev‐ erybody helped with the weighing‐in process. There were three dry nets but considering the weather
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and the cloudy river, it was not a bad day’s fishing for most. Mick Owen came first with six fish, weighing 9.925 kilos, with Barry Barlow in second place with eight fish weighing 9.9 kilos and Jeff Richards third, with six fish weighing in at 7.5 kilos. For further information contact Frank Povey on 966 490 338 or email frank.povey@btopen world.com or call Ray Craig on 966 492 083.
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Put to good use WATER consumption in Alicante Province has fallen by 43 per cent in the last 20 years. Compared with 200 litres of water in 2000, every person in the province now uses an average of 115 litres, found Alicante University re‐ searchers. Washing machines and dishwashers are more water‐efficient, they pointed out, while many Spanish owners of second res‐ idences in the provinces have occu‐ pied them less since 2010 owing to the economic crisis. Water infrastruc‐ ture has improved, reducing the number of leaks, while less water reaching the province via the Se‐ gura‐Tajo pipeline al‐ so had an effect on the Alicante Universi‐ ty figures. Waste treatment plants played an im‐ portant part, the in‐ vestigators explained, citing the Monte Orgegia installation in Alicante City which last year supplied 1.2 million cubic metres of water that was lat‐ er used for park irriga‐ tion and hosing down streets. Ninety‐three cubic metres of every 100 cubic metres of water reaching the province’s distribu‐ tion network is now used, the Alicante University found, one of the highest per‐ centages in Spain.
and finally... BACK TO NORMAL. After almost five months, Alfaz’s Hogar del Pensionistas has resumed its activities as a senior citizens’ social centre. The Hogar was used during the large‐scale anti‐ Covid vaccination campaign, but vaccination has switched to health centres for the few remaining residents without jabs and the Hogar can gradually recommence its activities, cours‐ es and workshops.
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Poppy Appeal parade at last THIS year’s Poppy Appeal Launch in District North Spain takes place in Benidorm on Saturday October 16. “Having been forced to hold a re‐ duced ceremony behind closed doors last October because of Covid, we’re delighted that restrictions have now relaxed sufficiently and we can return to the format of pre‐ vious years,” said the Royal British Legion’s Kevin Reardon. There will be a Parade of Stan‐ dards from both the Royal British Legion’s branches in Spain and other ex‐service associations. The Stan‐ dards will leave Calle Castellon at 12 noon and move along the Paseo de Levante promenade. Once again, they will be led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums. Mean‐ while, the audience waiting for the main ceremony in the Rincon de Loix will be entertained by the Royal
British Legion Concert Band awaiting their arrival. The main ceremony will begin at approximately 12.15pm and last about 30 minutes. This year’s princi‐ pal guests will be Antonio Perez, Benidorm’s mayor, Joe Falzon, na‐ tional vice‐chairman of the Royal British Legion and Captain Ian Clarke RN, British Defence Attache, Madrid. After the event, there will be a buffet lunch at the Marina Hotel to which all spectators are cordially in‐ vited at a cost of only €15 (excluding drinks). Those wishing to attend the lunch should contact their local Legion branch, whose details can be found on the http://counties.britishle gion.org. uk/counties/spain‐ north/the‐district‐its‐branches web‐ site.
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Giving 4 Giving
ONCE again Giving4Giving pulled it out of the bag! Their first €1,000 was to Car‐ itas in Finestrat village and was accepted by the village priest Vincente and Carmen Pascual Lorrca ,the second went to the Red Cross in Al‐ tea, the third to Busy Bees in Benidorm for the ladies shel‐ ter Casa Martina which was
G4G: Donated €4,000.
accepted by Wayne and the fourth €1,000 was donated to Finestrat social services for food and supplies for the less fortunate. They made a fifth donation of winter clothes to Bruised But Not Broken cancer charity shop in El Campello , as their
basement was flooded and they lost all their winter stock, so G4G took down a van load of clothes to help them out. G4G urgently needs volun‐ teers at all their shops so if you can spare four hours a week, please call Gary on 603 137 697.
Alicante shark alert AUTHORITIES raised a red flag on the beaches of Moraira in Ali‐ cante after a shark was spotted on Saturday, October 2. The decision came after officers from the Guardia Civil con‐ firmed the sighting during a routine check of the water. A diver detected the shark and Teulada Town Council were alerted. As a precaution, the beaches of El Portet, L’Ampolla, and Plat‐ getes were evacuated. Officers from both the National Police and the Guardia Civil investigated to find out what type of shark was spotted. The main objective was to assess if it posed any danger to the public. No further information was released.
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Is the Grass Ever Greener?
A collection of 3 lighthearted comedies.
HOT on the heels of Jávea Play‐ ers’ sell out sensation, Love Let‐ ters, their November produc‐ tion is Duets, a collection of three light‐hearted comedies exploring relationships, all set in the same living room [for which the hard‐working, be‐ hind the scenes, set construc‐ tion team is very grateful]. Pe‐ ter Quilter is an accomplished playwright: his plays have been produced in 40 countries around the world and translat‐ ed into 30 languages. He has had three successful shows in London’s West End, a hit run on Broadway, and has twice been nominated for the Olivier Award ‐ for Best New Play and Best New Comedy. Duets comprises three sets of characters, three crucial mo‐
ments, the first couple being Jonathan and Wendy. They are on a blind date, a scenario fraught with danger at the best of times. They hope to get it right this time, even though they’ve failed miserably up to now. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, “This bittersweet quick‐change com‐ edy is streaked with pathos and is effortlessly charming, with each character sketched with verve and skill.” The performance will be in Jávea Players’ Studio Theatre from November 16 to 20, at 7.30pm. Tickets are €12, available only online. Box of‐ fice opens October 15. For more information see: www.javeaplayers.com/jp/b ox‐office/.
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Mixed fortunes but great performances THE Barbarians played two hard games at the weekend against strong teams from Abelles and Teruel. The S16s travelled to Va‐ lencia on Saturday October 2 to play one of the strongest teams in the re‐ gion, Les Abelles, whilst the Seniors travelled to the Aragon region on Sunday October 3, to play a strong outfit from Teruel. With many players just playing their first year in the under 16s this season, the Barbarian team put up a great performance against opposition that had been playing together for many seasons. Take nothing away from the home club, they were all round a better team and simply knew how to play at this level, whilst many of the Barbarian play‐ ers are still learning after stepping up from last year’s under 14s team. In very hot conditions, the young BaBas played their hearts out and and deserved 100 per cent credit for the effort they put in. Without doubt they will learn from these experiences going from strength to strength as we play each new game. On Sunday following a three‐hour drive to Teruel, the Seniors came up a strong team that based their play around a heavy duty forward pack. After an error strewn start, the seniors gradually
got their act together and ground out a win 47‐17 against hard tackling opposi‐ tion. It was the first match of the new league season and the Barbarians were a bit rusty around the edges, but pleased to get a win under
their belts and look forward to improving for the next match at home in two weeks time. The Barbarians run Acade‐ my teams from under 14s to 16s to 18s and through to seniors and welcomes ev‐
eryone to come and train and join the club. Free quali‐ fied coaching is available at all levels. Please call Santi (Spanish) on 676 612 357 or Mac (En‐ glish) on 609 646 349 for more information.
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Spain celebrates job creation U N E M P LOY M E N T in Spain fell in September by 76,113 people and now stands at the levels of October 2018. The to‐ tal number of unem‐ ployed in September 2021 was 3,257,802. Tra‐ ditionally, Spain’s job market receives a boost at the outset of the sum‐ mer season ‐ mostly thanks to tourism ‐ and then recedes in August. However, this year’s posi‐ tive trend is yet to sub‐ side.
UNEMPLOYMENT: This year is showing a positive trend.
The number of people paying Social Security in seasonally adjusted terms stood at 19,559,689 peo‐ ple in September. Thus,
the number of employed people in February 2020, the month prior to the start of the health crisis due to Covid‐19, in which
Genuine email alert
IF you are self‐employed and receive an email from the General Treasury of Social Se‐ curity in the next few days, you should not delete it or file it as spam, as it’s probably real. On this occasion, the email is not one of the common cases of phishing, a method used by cybercriminals to trick a user into sharing their personal or banking data by posing as a trusted institution. If the email comes from the account nore ply@seg‐social.es, it is not a fake and you
should read its content. The Treasury has confirmed via Twitter that it is sending an in‐ formative email to self‐employed people re‐ garding debts and account charges. It has also emphasised that “it is not fraud,” with the aim of reassuring recipients. Any email that arrives on behalf of Social Security, but with a different sender, can go directly in the recycling bin, since it is most likely an attempt by cybercriminals to get valuable information from users.
19,479,814 affiliates were counted, has been sur‐ passed, representing the highest recorded affilia‐ tion level historically. Taking into account sea‐ sonality and the ‘calendar effect’, there have been increases in almost all branches of activity, with special intensity noticed in the services sector (85,742), reported the Ministry of Labour. Only the agriculture sector saw a decline. President, Pedro Sánchez said on October 1: “Spain is doing better and within a year I am convinced that Spain will do even better.” Sánchez also confirmed the increase of €15 per month in the minimum salary (SMI) to €965. “We must approve measures that break the wage gap. Continuing to advance the SMI is not only social jus‐ tice and dignity, but also entails an economic bene‐ fit,” he added.
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EU migrant smuggling plan THE European Commis‐ sion will adopt a renewed action plan against mi‐ grant smuggling and a communication on the application of the Employ‐ ers Sanctions Directive. Both are part of a ‘com‐ prehensive approach to migration’ under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The initiatives aim to prevent organised exploitation of migrants and reduce irregular mi‐ gration. On September 29, Vice‐ President for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas said: “Last week marked one year since we put our pro‐ posals on the table for a New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Whilst progress on their adop‐ tion has been painfully slow, at the same time, migratory challenges have continued to arise in forms new and old. “From continued pres‐ sure in the Central Mediterranean, to a dete‐ riorating situation in Afghanistan and new pressure on our Eastern borders, all of these devel‐ opments show the imper‐ ative need for a sustain‐ able European asylum and migration frame‐ work.”
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Inclusive tourism pledge
THE Minister for Indus‐ try, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said her priority is to reactivate and modernise the tourism sector. To guarantee security, and diversify the range of destinations so that tourism benefits all people and territories. Speaking at a ministe‐ rial summit organised on World Tourism Day by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Maroto said Spain in‐ tends to modernise the tourism model to make
it more sustainable, digital and inclusive from an economic, en‐ vironmental and terri‐ torial point of view. “Spain places inclu‐ sion as a priority within the Sustainable Tourism Strategy 2030. It is es‐ sential for us to dis‐ tribute the benefits of tourism throughout our territory and to make it a useful tool for inclu‐ sive development,” she said. “Spain focuses on measures related to so‐ cial inclusion, in partic‐
ular to make tourism accessible to all. For ex‐ ample, we collaborate with organisations such as the ONCE Founda‐ tion for the cooperation and inclusion of people
with disabilities. “We are working to improve the pioneering sun, beach and urban destinations, as well as promoting rural and in‐ land tourist destina‐
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tions, through tourism products based on their heritage, such as cul‐ tural tourism, gastrono‐ my, wine tourism and active tourism,” she added.
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Readers’ poll
PROTESTS: Have been organised against the rising prices of electricity throughout Spain.
Expats furious over rising electricity prices EXPAT readers have told the Euro Weekly News they think the Spanish government should nationalise the electric‐ ity networks to lower prices. The EWN asked readers whether they think electricity should be nationalised to end the energy rip‐off and 100 per cent said it should. The price rise of electricity in the wholesale market saw a new all‐time high on Wednes‐ day, September 29, reaching €189.9 per megawatt‐hour (MWh). The price was the highest historically registered, more than the €188.18 per MWh that reached the wholesale market on September 16, and the €182.71 per MWh that the pool marked on September 28. The price more than triples the amount that was paid dur‐
ing the fifth Wednesday of September of last year when it was €49.15 per MWh. The high costs of electricity has caused outrage across Spain, with the Communist Workers Party of Spain (PCTE) calling for rallies across cities. Under the slogan ‘No to the tariffazo,’ the party, which has joined with the youth organisa‐ tion Colectivos Jovenes Comu‐ nistas, organised protests in cities in Andalucia, Castilla y Leon, the Basque Country, Cantabria and Asturias. In Andalucia, the protests were announced in Cordoba, Malaga and Sevilla; in Castilla y Leon they were announced in Leon, Salamanca and Valladol‐ id; and in the Basque Country, in Bilbao and San Sebastian. Demonstrations were also an‐ nounced in Oviedo and San‐ tander.
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A 52-YEAR-OLD climber has been successfully rescued by the Alicante Fire Brigade on October 2. The climber had fallen several metres on Puig Campana and the daring rescue took more than 18 hours to complete, as it was complicated by environmental conditions. A lack of natu‐ ral light and the injuries of the climber also hampered the mission.
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New ERTE at a low THE Social Security agency registered 239,230 people protect‐ ed by a Temporary Re‐ dundancy Programme (ERTE) on September 30, according to provisional data. The number of workers on the ERTE scheme associated with Covid‐19 is at its lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic. The ERTE, designed to help businesses and pro‐ tect employment, reached more than 3.6 million workers at its highest in 2020, mean‐ ing that more than 93.4 per cent of those affect‐ ed have already left the scheme. Compared to the last day of August, there was a decrease of 32,960 people on ERTE if the no‐ tification date is consid‐ ered, but if the discharge date is used the de‐ crease is 17,924 people. The Travel Agencies and Tour Operators sec‐ tor is the one that has the most workers under this protection instru‐ ment, with 30.97 per cent of the sector’s affili‐ ates, followed by Air Transport, with 14.65 per cent, Gambling and Betting Activities (12.1 per cent) and Accommo‐ dation Services, with 10.53 per cent.
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Brits want 4-day week
PILOT SCHEME: Nearly six out of 10 adults would like the working week to be reduced.
A POLL has revealed that most people in the UK are in favour of moving to a four‐day work‐ ing week. According to the poll, nearly six out of 10 adults would like the working week to be reduced to 32 hours without loss of pay. The research has been carried out following the decision of the Scottish Government to try out the system following pilot schemes in countries across the world. Almost 57 per cent of adults support the four‐day working week, with only 21 per cent opposing. The number drops dramatically in the over 65s and conservative voters but both groups still favour the move. The idea was a key part of Jeremy Corbyn’s manifesto for the Labour Government in 2019. Clive Lewis, a former Labour leadership candidate, said: “It’s no sur‐
prise that such large numbers of people sup‐ port it, with evidence showing it can have a re‐ ally positive impact on working people and businesses.” The Norwich South MP added: “As we emerge from the pandemic we have a real chance to do things differently, where people have more time to spend with family and friends, and where the balance between work and leisure is more balanced.” Leaders from countries such as Finland and New Zealand support the four‐day working week and ex‐ perts believe it would create more jobs.How‐ ever, not everyone backs the idea. A Govern‐ ment spokesperson said: “There are no plans for the government to mandate a four‐day working week, as the cost to the economy, businesses and jobs would be excessive.”
Covid vaccine patch SCIENTISTS have developed a new painless Covid vaccine patch using 3D‐printed mi‐ croneedles. The prototype patch has been created by scientists from Stanford University and the University of North Caroli‐ na. Each patch contains 100 needles. The patch comes in at only one square centimetre and is made of polymer. The tiny needles barely penetrate the skin, but are extremely ef‐ fective at delivering the vac‐ • Diagnostic imaging and ultrasound Rx • Clinical tests and serological tests, internal medicine, parasitology • Soft Tissue Surgery and Traumatology • Ethology, behavioural disorders and animal behaviour • Physiotherapy, acupuncture, custom recovery and Healing touch • Ophthalmology • Dentistry and dental surgery & more • Import - Export
cine. Human testing of the patches has not yet been un‐ dertaken. Researchers discov‐ ered that when testing on mice, the vaccine patch gave an antibody response around 20 times higher than a tradi‐ tional jab after three weeks. After a month, the antibody response was shown to be 50 times higher. The scientists said: “Using model vaccine components, we demonstrated that 3D‐ printed microneedle delivery
resulted in enhanced cargo re‐ tention in the skin, activation of immune cells, and more potent humoral and cellular immune responses as com‐ pared with traditional vacci‐ nation routes.” The technolo‐ gy used for the patch is not new, but previously it had been difficult to manufacture on a large scale. The scientists have overcome these prob‐ lems using advanced 3D print‐ ing. The new technique uses continuous liquid interface production. The scientists be‐ lieve that the new prototype could be the answer to reduc‐ ing vaccine hesitancy in peo‐ ple who have a fear of nee‐ dles. Chemical engineer Joseph DeSimone said: “In de‐ veloping this technology, we hope to set the foundation for even more rapid global devel‐ opment of vaccines, at lower doses, in a pain and anxiety‐ free manner.”
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Lost Lennon track sold AN unreleased track by John Lennon has sold at auction in Denmark. Several Danish school‐ boys recorded an inter‐ view with John Lennon and Yoko Ono back in 1970. The cassette tape features the Beatles star singing an unreleased song and sold at auction in Copenhagen for a stagger‐ ing £43,000. The schoolboys turned up late for a press confer‐ ence. Luckily they were still invited in and got the chance to interview Lennon. The recording was made by Karsten Hoejen. Speaking to the BBC, Hoejen said: “We were a bunch of 16‐year‐ old hippies. We went in and saw John and Yoko sitting on the sofa, it was fantastic. We sat down with them and were quite close to each other.” He continued, “John asked me, ‘where do you come from? A radio sta‐ tion?’ I said ‘No, from a school magazine’.” After a traditional Dan‐ ish dance, Lennon played a song or two. First, he sang Give Peace a Chance, before launching into an unreleased song, Radio Peace. Lennon had intend‐ ed for this song to be the theme tune for a radio sta‐ tion he wanted to set up in Amsterdam. Hoejen ex‐ plained: “The radio station was never opened and the song was never released. To our knowledge, the on‐ ly place where this song exists is on our tape.” The auction house di‐ rector Alexa Bruun Ras‐ mussen remarked: “A recording like this is in‐ deed very rare, we are not sure that there are any other recordings like it, be‐ cause it’s an unofficial recording.”
A rare Beatles’ recording.
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Spain extends ERTE
THE government has extended the tempo‐ rary lay‐off (ERTE) scheme until February 2022. A special ERTE regime has also been put in place for the Canary Islands. The agreement was reached between the Min‐ istry for Labour and unions to extend the plans until February 28. The focus now, the government said, is on training workers as they re‐enter the workforce. The Canary Islands have been granted an ERTE scheme to reflect the difficulties busi‐
A FIRE has ripped through the Camping Villa Caravaning com‐ plex in La Manga, next to the Mar Menor in Murcia. The blaze occurred on Sunday, Oc‐ tober 3, destroying 19 plots containing bungalows and car‐ avans. According to the emergency services and the Local Police of Cartagena, there were no in‐ juries, but many people had to be evicted from the site. The 112 emergencies reported re‐ ceiving a call at around 8.30am informing them of the fire.
nesses, employers and employees face in the wake of the Cumbre Vieja volcano ex‐ plosion on La Palma. On the Canary Islands, “Workers will have protection and companies will benefit from exemptions of up to 100 per cent of social contributions in the event of their activity being totally impeded and of up to 90 per cent in the case of activity limitation,” the government said on September 27. Nationwide, the ERTE will continue to
provide guarantees for working people. The government confirmed: “The ERTE will con‐ tinue to have protection clauses such as, among others, the so‐called zero counter, which is extended until December 31, 2022, or the employment maintenance clause. Al‐ so the limitations on subcontracting, the performance of overtime hours or the limits related to the distribution of dividends and access to these aids by companies domi‐ ciled in tax havens.”
Fire devastates caravan site
Blaze destroyed 19 plots.
As a result, they immediate‐ ly mobilised the Cartagena
Fire Brigade, and the Consor‐ tium Firefighters, along with
patrols from the Guardia Civil, Local Police, and Civil Protec‐ tion, plus an ambulance. Three light pumps, two mothership pumps, and two light vehicles, tackled the blaze, with a total of 22 personnel in attendance. Cartagena City Council has announced that they are offer‐ ing a housing solution to those who have lost their caravans, but it will not be necessary to relocate any residents as they had relatives in the vicinity.
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Elderly prankster arrested A 70- Y E A R - O L D woman was arrested in Almeria after mak‐ ing 24 fake emergency calls. The Guardia Civil charged her as the author of a crime of public disorder after making the prank calls. Officers began an investiga‐ tion after three people report‐ ed the issue to the Guardia Civ‐ il of Almeria. They claimed a person had made numerous calls to the emergency ser‐ vices. The calls waste the time of phone operators and officers who attended the houses of the alleged victims. According to reports, all of the calls related to false re‐ ports of abuse or domestic ac‐ cidents. All of the calls were linked to the same address in Pechina, Almeria. The Guardia Civil compiled a list of all the calls and the woman’s voice was recognisable on all the recordings. The 70‐year‐old woman has now been arrested for a crime of public disorder. Officers from the Guardia Civil have passed the case over to the court of Almeria.
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Covid centre closures VACCINATION CENTRES: Are now closing across the country.
THE vaccination campaign is still active as more Spaniards wait to be immunised against Covid‐19. However, many mass vaccination cen‐ tres are closing across the country. On Thursday, September
30, two centres, one in Bilbao and another at the Miguel De‐ libes Cultural Centre in Val‐ ladolid, were closed after im‐ munising more than 400,000 people. It was also the last day of mass vaccinations for the Gali‐ cian Cidade da Cultura, in San‐ tiago de Compostela where they recorded a total of 482,000 vaccine administra‐ tions. It was the first vaccina‐ tion centre in Galicia and be‐ gan operating on March 11. Some communities had to return vials of the different vaccines because fewer peo‐ ple are attending appoint‐ ments. The region of Valencia announced on October 1, they will return 240,000 doses of Janssen and AstraZeneca to prevent them from expiring. However, they will not be wasted as they will be includ‐ ed in the national fund that will be sent to developing countries so that they can use them as part of the Global Vaccine Action Plan ‐ devel‐ oped by the World Health Or‐ ganisation (WHO).
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Supporting Calpe & Benissa Lions S P EC S AV E R S Ó P T I C A S in Javea and C alpe have collected an estimated 30,000 pairs of glasses for the Calpe & Benissa Lions Club since they started collecting in 2006. The president of Calpe & Benissa Lions, Carole Saunders, picked up the latest collection of 12 boxes from the J avea store Maria Georgieva of recently. T his contained an Specsavers Javea. estimated 2,000 pairs of glasses, donated by cusC alpe, and all their customers and local residents. tomers for the continued Claus Weger of These glasses were then sent support to allow us to Specsavers Ó pticas, to the Melvin Jones Glasses help people in need all Robert McLean Lions R ecycling P lant in S an V inover the world.” Club Calpe & Benissa. cente de Raspaig. Once there, To take part in the camthey are cleaned and sorted paign, drop off your old by volunteers from Elche and Alfaz del glasses in the stores in Avenida del Pla P i L ions C lubs, before being sent to 125, Edificio Caribe, Local 6, Javea, or people with limited access to optical in Avenida Ejércitos Españoles No 6, supplies around the world. Edificio A polo V I I , L ocal 22, C alpe. Carole Saunders explains why this is The Calpe & Benissa Lions also have a so important. “ I t’s vital to have the charity shop in Calpe, on Avenida Pinsupport of companies such as S pec- tor Sorrolla, 15, Edificio Pueblo where savers as there are so many people y o u c a n d r o p o f f a n y s e c o n d - h a n d around the world where having glass- items of clothing. They are also looke s i s c o n s i d e r e d a l u x u r y . W i t h o u t ing for new members and volunteers glasses, these people struggle with to support their different projects. education and their jobs, so donating If you are interested in finding out your old glasses really does make an more call 639 637 520 or email enormous difference to people’s lives. calcalpe@gmail.com. “We are very grateful to the team at To find your nearest Specsavers Specsavers Ópticas in Javea and Ópticas visit www.specsavers.es.
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Glastonbury wildlife shock ACCORDING to scientists, dangerously high levels of Class A drugs have been detected in the river that runs through the site of Glastonbury Festival. Researchers discovered that during the festival, which runs over five days, levels of cocaine and MDMA were dangerously high and causing damage to wildlife. Festival‐goers prefer to pee on the land rather than use the toilets at the Somerset festival. Experts urged those who at‐ tend the festival in the future to use the facilities provided. Dr Christian Dunn, from Ban‐ gor University, said: “Our main concern is the environmental impact. This study identified that drugs are being released at levels high enough to disrupt the life cycle of the European eel, potentially derailing con‐ servation efforts to protect this
endangered species.” He added, “Education is es‐ sential for environmental is‐ sues, just as people have been made aware of the problems of plastic pollution, and Glas‐ tonbury have made great ef‐ forts to become plastic‐free, we also need to raise aware‐ ness around drug and pharma‐ ceutical waste ‐ it is a hidden, worryingly‐understudied yet potentially devastating pollu‐ tant.” A spokesperson for the festi‐ val said protecting local rivers and wildlife was of “paramount importance” to Glastonbury Festival and that it has a waterways sampling regime in place during the event each year. They said “no concerns” were raised by the Environ‐ ment Agency following Glas‐ tonbury 2019.
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Vic Reeves’ tumour VIC REEVES (real name Jim Moir) revealed he has been left deaf in one ear due to an inoperable tu‐ mour. The comedian is undergoing regular MRI scans to see how the tumour is growing. His loss of hear‐
ing has affected his love of music and other areas of his life. Speaking of his tumour Reeves said: “I’ve got a vestibular schwan‐ noma ‐ it’s a tumour in my head. I’ve gone completely deaf, 100 per
cent deaf, in the left ear, and it will never come back. It’s dead ‐ abso‐ lutely completely gone. It’s like the size of a grape, so they just have to keep an eye on it.” He added, “It’s benign. They can’t remove it ‐ they can shrink it or they can leave it and keep an eye on it, and that’s what they’re doing.” “I had to throw away all my stereo LPs,” Reeves joked. I thought the stereo was great when it first hap‐ pened. All I’ve got left is Frank Ifield and mono!” Dr David Jenkinson, in‐ terim CEO for the Brain Tu‐ mour Charity, explained a little about the disease: COVID-19: Safety measures are not being followed. “Our warmest wishes go to 2020. Residents of the hos‐ One occupant told how Vic Reeves after his diagno‐ tel have claimed that occu‐ a roommate had been in‐ sis with a vestibular pants are not able to self‐ fected with coronavirus schwannoma, also known isolate even after having but had not been able to as an acoustic neuroma. tested positive for Covid. self‐isolate. He said: “The They are slow‐growing, Southwark Council has guy was sick for three days. low‐grade brain tumours, reportedly written to Home We had no masks at that which account for around 8 Secretary Priti Patel to warn time. One night I had to call per cent of all primary brain that housing asylum seek‐ an ambulance. It wasn’t tumours. ers in the hostel poses “im‐ until five days later he was “They are rarely life‐ mediate risks.” moved to another room.” threatening.”
Asylum hostel risk ASYLUM seekers were crammed into 24‐bed hos‐ tel rooms despite the risk of Covid‐19. The hostel in Southwark, South London, is said to be housing around 500 people. This, despite the local council saying the facility was not safe to house rough sleep‐ ers. One report claims many asylum seekers are having to share the same room. The rooms are said to be filled with dozens of beds, amid the ongoing coron‐ avirus pandemic. So far in 2021, the number of small boats arriving in the UK has doubled compared to
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FEATURE
Buying and selling a real estate property in Spain REAL ESTATE law in Spain. Buy‐ ing and Selling a real estate property. Transmissions. Build‐ ing licences. Large investors. Purchase, sale, gift a property, drafting and negotiate a good letting contract, update the Land Registry and the Catastro de‐ scription of a property, apply for the needed building permits, are all important actions that need to be carefully studied in order to guarantee the needs and in‐ terests of the client. In our Real estate law in Spain department, we can advise you on these sec‐ tions. Purchase of real estate in Spain When you want to buy a property in Spain, you must be properly advised. It is essential to know the applicable regulations, before deciding to buy a proper‐ ty. Among the services that we provide as lawyers in White Baos, is the realisation of a legal due diligence on properties. After which, you will be able to know the legal situation of the property. From the situation in the Land registry, cadastre,
planning, etc. Likewise, legal advice is essen‐ tial when negotiating the clauses of a sales contract. Likewise, taking into account the circumstances of the case, it may be interesting to acquire the property personally, or through a company, etc. There will also be times when the purchase could be subject to different taxes. Thus, we may be more interested in paying VAT or Patrimonial Transmissions, etc. Due to the importance that the purchase of a property al‐ ways has, legal advice is essential, to avoid unnecessary risks. SaleofrealestateinSpain Likewise, when we are going to sell a property in Spain, it is ad‐ visable to have expert legal ad‐ vice. Thus, when our clients are sell‐ ers, their interests are different than when they are buyers. So the negotiation and drafting of the sales contracts, and the me‐ diation contract with the real es‐ tate agency, are essential. Our office can also do a prior due diligence of your property to
know its legal situation. And so, put it up for sale in a proper way. Property transfer in Spain There are many occasions in which our clients ask us for help to transfer a property. Sometimes, they want you to transfer the property to a family member, or a friend. In these cas‐ es, it is essential to study the cir‐ cumstances of the specific case. And thus, to be able to deter‐ mine the most effective way from the legal and tax point of view, to transfer it. It can be through a donation, a sale, an inheritance, etc. Our law firm can inform you, about the options and expenses. So you can decide, which is the right way in your case. Letting agreements In Spain, the regulations that regulate lettings are constantly changed. Knowing the applicable law and its interpretation is es‐ sential when negotiating and drafting a letting contract. In or‐ der to have our rights protected. Many clients are unaware that, for example, according to Spanish law, the tenant may
have the right to extend the con‐ tract up to a minimum duration. All this, even if a different dura‐ tion has been agreed in the con‐ tract. This occurs on letting for properties to be used as a main home. Our law firm can advise you on your letting contract. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant. Legal advice for large investors When it comes to large in‐ vestors, legal advice is different. In these cases, a pre legal due diligence of the investment must be carried out. The constitution and adminis‐ tration of the real estate compa‐ ny. Optimisation and tax advice on the operation. Project management, etc. Our service of real estate law in Spain As specialist lawyers we can advise you in relation to all these matters, also and especially at the judicial level, in the event of a legal dispute. If you want expert legal advice on this matter, do not hesitate to contact us.
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Abortion rate drop
THE number of abortions performed in Spain decreased by 10.97 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019. According to the State Registry of Voluntary Interruptions
of Pregnancy (IVE) published on Tuesday September 28 by the Ministry of Health to coincide with World Safe Abortion Day , the IVE rate in 2020 was 10.30 per 1,000 women be-
Football star’s fuel plea ENGLAND has been hit by fuel shortages and many people have been queueing at the pumps. In some areas, 90 per cent of the pumps have been affected by the shortages. And some stations have seen demand grow by 500 per cent. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced 5,000 temporary visas for lorry drivers to try and ease the problem. The shortages have also hit the world of football and Mill‐ wall’s Matt Smith took to Twitter to ask for help. He tweeted: “Anyone in the West London (Chelsea/Ful‐ ham) area know where’s a good bet to get fuel at the mo‐ ment? Struggling to find anywhere! If not, can anyone give me a lift to training in the morning?” Fans soon commented on the post. One person tweeted: “Get @jedwallace12 to carry you in, he’s been carrying the rest of the team for two years.” Another fan said: “Genuine offer. Downside you’ll have to cover admin cost for insurance and Spotify is pre‐set to John Mayer or Flock of Seagulls. Oth‐ er than that you’re good to go.”
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7 million
tween 15 and 44 years old, compared to 11.53 in 2019. The decrease may have been caused by “the exceptional situation caused by the Covid pandemic” the Ministry of Health said. The decrease occurred in “each and every one of the autonomous communities and in all age groups.” Most IVEs take place during the first weeks of pregnancy. The Ministry stressed: “The Department headed by Minister Carolina Darias has the firm intention of continuing to guarantee the right of women to voluntary interruption of pregnancy in public health, improving access to this benefit in the National Health System, while valuing work developed by all and all health professionals inside and outside the system in favour of the health and safety of women.”
is the number of foreigners living in Spain, around 15 per cent of the population.
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Pirate taxi war
THE town council of Malaga are fighting back against pirate airport taxis. Pirate taxis are a drain on legitimate taxi drivers who have to pay taxes and other expenses. So far this year, Local Police in Malaga have caught 90 pirate taxis in the area around the airport. This figure has dropped from previous years, as coronavirus restrictions have affected the number of pirate taxis in the area. José del Río, councillor for Mobility said: “The airport is going to improve the signage so that travellers arriving in Malaga have clear indicators of where the taxis are.” The airport director along with the Local and National Police held a meeting last week. Their aim is to improve the taxi service and “prevent unauthorised vehicles from entering to pick up passengers.” Avelino Barrionuevo, councillor for Security, explained that Local Police officers are
AIRPORT TAXIS: Police are trying to improve the service.
being trained at the Public Safety School of Malaga Town Council (ESPAM). He also said that both uniformed officers and plain-clothes officers are fighting against pirate taxis who illegally pick up and drop off passengers at the airport.
Barrionuevo explained, “We know who they are, but you have to catch them during an economic transaction or when they are picking up or dropping off passengers. The Local Police know who does it, but they have to be caught.”
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Readers’ poll
Spanish government urged to act over train strikes
INDUSTRIAL ACTION: Has been called by the drivers’ union SEMAF.
THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they think the Spanish Government should be doing more to prevent the train strikes causing travel disruption in Catalonia and a huge 100 per cent said they should. EWN readers said that travellers need trains to run on time, with no readers agreeing that workers should be on strike. The strike, called by drivers’ union SEMAF, started on Thursday, September 30, sparking travel chaos in Catalonia. The industrial action is set to take place until Tuesday, October 12 following accusations by train workers that Renfe had failed to comply with agreements to guarantee services. The union also criticised the, “failure to re‐es‐ tablish all non‐covered employment and all cir‐
culations suppressed, and the breach of the col‐ lective agreement, and will not solve it, with re‐ gard to new incorporations and processes of mobility and integration of staff. Delaying, misin‐ forming, and intentionally hindering the normal development of processes.” SEMAF also claims that a further 150 workers are needed and that Renfe is not complying with an earlier agreement to increase employment numbers. The strike last week caused chaos throughout the day in Rodalies in Catalonia, with the cancel‐ lation of more than 400 trains, the specific clo‐ sure of some stations, such as Plaça Catalunya, and the interruption of services in Saints. Renfe criticised drivers for not coming to work.
Prince tops the charts PRINCE WILLIAM’S new book, Earthshot: How to Save Our Planet, has topped the Amazon best‐ seller charts on its first day of release. The self‐de‐ scribed ‘book of action and optimism to save our plan‐ et’ topped the charts in sev‐ eral categories, including Animal Habitats, and Envi‐ ronment, after its release on Thursday, September 30. Co‐written by former WWF executive director, Colin Butfield, with input from multi‐award‐winning producer, Jonnie Hughes,
the publication is described as the definitive book of The Earthshot Prize. The ob‐ jective of the book is to raise awareness about car‐ ing for our planet. It hopes to inspire a decade of repair action around the globe. The 39‐year‐old Duke penned the foreword him‐ self. To coincide with the Duke of Cambridge’s first book, the BBC will be broadcast‐ ing a five‐part series created by Butfield and Hughes in the autumn. Inspired by President John F Kennedy’s Moonshot, the Earthshot
prize was launched in 2020 by Prince William and the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cam‐ bridge. It is being lauded as the most prestigious award of its kind. The global objectives of the project include five goals: restore nature, fix the climate, build a waste‐free world, revive our oceans and clean our air. A global team of influential individu‐ als known as the ‘Earthshot Prize Council’ will be re‐ sponsible for awarding the prize every year, from 2021 until 2030.
New Star Wars spin-off DISNEY+ will premiere a brand new action series from the Star Wars uni‐ verse on December 29. Produced by Lucasfilm, ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ is derived from the high‐ ly successful ‘The Man‐ dalorian’ series. It joins the company’s other cur‐ rent Star Wars offering, the animated ‘Star Wars: Visions.’ The adventure fea‐ tures the legendary Star Wars bounty hunter Bo‐ ba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand. It follows the two as they navigate the galaxy’s underworld and return to the sands
of Tatooine to stake their claim on the terri‐ tory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate. Boba Fett first came to prominence among Star Wars fans in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ when he hunted down Han Solo and his ship, the Millen‐ nium Falcon, whilst on the payroll of villains Jabba the Hutt and Darth Vader. Fett was back again in 1983’s ‘Return of the Je‐ di’ and was presumed dead after falling into the mouth of a giant sand monster. But fans
got a shock when he reappeared in ‘The Man‐ dalorian’ set many years later.
Fake police car theft A GUN-TOTING fake po‐ lice officer stole a car in Granada, after threatening to kill the driver. Officers from the Guardia Civil detained a 45‐ year‐old man. The man along with three other people posed as policemen in a ploy to steal a car on the A‐92 at Huetor Tajar in Granada. The fake police officers used intimidation with a gun and even fired a shot in the air. The driver had been heading from Sevilla when he was forcefully stopped by another car. He was forced to kneel down and they threatened to kill him. Two of the peo‐ ple got in the driver’s car and fled. The other two people left in their own ve‐ hicle. The driver went to the Guardia Civil and the police for help. Officers carried out an inspection of the scene and discovered a shell casing, confirming a weapon had been fired. Officers are still trying to identify the other three in‐ dividuals involved in the theft.
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Cruise ship pollution
CRUISE ships should be monitored for the envi‐ ronmental harm and pol‐ lution they case, say Span‐ ish and European researchers. New research called for global monitoring and ef‐ fective legislation for the cruise industry because of their impact on both the environment, and human health and well‐being. The review finds that cruising is a major source of environ‐ mental pollution and degradation, with air, wa‐ ter, soil, fragile habitats and wildlife affected. Dr Josep Lloret, of the University of Girona, said: “Our paper highlights that cruising is a prime example of how the fates of our health and our environ‐ ments are intertwined. “Up until now, most studies have looked at as‐ pects of this in isolation. Our review is the most comprehensive to date to combine these research fields and take a holistic
view of how cruising dam‐ ages our environments and our health. We now need
global legislation to min‐ imise damage on both our oceans and our health.”
Crime crackdown
SPAIN, supported by Eu‐ ropol, coordinated an EU‐ wide action plan targeting the facilitation of illegal im‐ migration, drugs and firearms trafficking. The operation took place between September 15 and 18 and involved 27 countries (17 EU Member States and 10 non‐EU countries). They were supported by Eurojust, Frontex, INTERPOL and oth‐ er international organisa‐ tions.
The activities took place mainly in Southeast Europe, while other countries from across the continent partici‐ pated by sharing intelligence and conducting operational actions at the national level. The actions, involving al‐ most 11,000 officers on the ground, led to 330 arrests re‐ lated to different crimes in‐ cluding drug trafficking, the facilitation of illegal immigra‐ tion, document fraud and the trafficking of firearms.
and finally...
A MISSING drunk man in Turkey accidentally joined a search party that was actually out looking for him. He managed to spend hours helping the group before real‐ ising it was himself they were looking for after he had been uncontactable after having drunk a little too much!
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Spain gas boost To boldly go
JOSE MANUEL ALBARES, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, travelled to Algeria on September 30, to hold meetings with officials over gas supply issues. After the meeting he de-
clared: “I have received the guarantee of gas supply from Algeria to Spain, as well as the Algerian commitment to satisfy Spanish demand.” The trip was made in the
wake of the recent breakdown in diplomatic relations between Algeria and Morocco and the possibility of a gas supply problem in Spain this winter. Algeria has made it clear that it is prepared to cut off the gas supply to Morocco on October 31. This would have repercussions for Spain and Portugal, as the Maghreb-Europe gas pipelines connect with the Iberian Peninsula through the Strait of Gibraltar. If the two pipelines were closed off, it would force Spain to concentrate on shipping gas through the Medgaz gas single pipeline, which directly connects Algeria with the Almeria coastline through the Alboran Sea. That would not be enough to supply the quantity of gas it currently receives from Algeria, which would raise the price to consumers.
STAR TREK legend William Shatner is set to become the oldest person to travel into space when he rides in Jeff Bezos’s latest rocket, Blue Horizon on October 12. This ship is the latest in Jeff Bezos’s series of space tourism flights. Shatner will be 90 years of age when it takes to the skies making him the oldest person ever to go into space. Having ‘boldly gone where
SPACE: William Shatner.
no man has ever been’ on board the Starship Enterprise,
this is Captain James T Kirk’s opportunity to do it for real. He will surpass 82‐year‐old Mary Wallace ‘Wally’ Funk, who became the oldest per‐ son in space when she was a passenger in Blue Horizon’s first‐ever human‐manned flight on July 20. The iconic ac‐ tor said: “I’ve heard about space for a long time now. I’m taking the opportunity to see it for myself. What a miracle.”
UK furlough ends THE furlough scheme put in place by the UK government ended on September 30 with nearly a million people still signed up. The initia‐ tive cost around £70 billion and helped millions of people during the coronavirus pandemic. According to figures from the ONS, around a million people face uncertainty as the pro‐ gramme ends. Economists have predicted that unemployment rates will rise despite job op‐ portunities in recovering sectors including trav‐ el and hospitality. They also predicted a rise in redundancies. When coronavirus financial sup‐
port schemes came to an end in both Australia and the US, unemployment rates spiked. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to unveil a new scheme worth £500 million to help poorer households with living expenses. Chief executive of UK Hospitality, Kate Nicholls, is hoping people will take advantage of vacancies in the industry: “With businesses currently experiencing a record number of va‐ cancies, our hope is that those seeking em‐ ployment will consider the varied and exciting opportunities a career in hospitality offers.”
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Tourists return
FRENCH, Brits and Germans are leading the tourist return to Spain with the Germans top‐ ping the spending charts. According to the government, the French led the number of arrivals in August, with 1.3 mil‐ lion tourists; followed by the British with 714,668 and Germans with 677,599. For 2021 so far, France is the main source market with more than 3.4 million tourists and an increase of 16 per cent compared to the same period in 2020. Germany, with almost 2.6 million and an increase of 24 per cent, occupies second position.
MUNICIPALITIES across Spain have requested EU subsidies totalling €1.5 billion to accelerate the decarboni‐ sation of cities, improve air quality and mitigate noise. City councils have submit‐ ted 258 applications from 188 municipalities, which in‐ clude more than 1,100 ac‐ tions aimed primarily at pro‐ moting active mobility in city centres and the deployment of zero‐emission fleets. The call for 2021, which has a budget of €1 billion, is set out in competitive com‐
Germans so far have spent €2,894 million (17.1 per cent), followed by the French with €2,696 million (16 per cent) and British tourists spending €1,822 million (10.8 per cent). More than 15 million tourists have visited Spain in 2021, according to the Statistics on Tourist Movements on the Border. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto said: “This data proves that Spain is perceived as a safe destination and a country that facilitates international travel thanks to the rapid implementation of the Covid‐EU digital certificate.”
Clean cities
petition for projects that are impactful and sustainable. The competition aims to fund “a reliable, attractive, accessible and affordable ur‐ ban public transport system with more modern, efficient and sustainable fleets; with the introduction of a smart mobility concept adapted to new habits and with the promotion of digitisation for planning, management and evaluation,” the govern‐
ment said. A second call is planned in 2022 with a budget of €500 million. Municipalities with be‐ tween 20,000 and 50,000 in‐ habitants are eligible for aid for the digitisation of trans‐ port, the sustainable renewal of the fleet and the promo‐ tion of modal change in ur‐ ban environments, prioritis‐ ing active mobility and collective public transport.
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EWN EXCLUSIVE
MANY people will re‐ member Gerry Rafferty, the singer and musician who had two enormous hit singles with Stuck in the Middle with You (as part of Stealers Wheel) and Baker Street un‐ der his own name. After years of patient work, his daughter Martha has sort‐ ed through a huge library of demo tapes and with the help of many of his friends who had played with him over the years as well as a young pro‐ ducer, she issued this month his 11th solo album Rest in Blue. One of his early friends and drinking partner, Patrick Knowles who now lives on the Costa del Sol and has had a musical career himself told Euro Weekly News about his
Credit: Paisley Scotla nd/Alex Kyle Photogra phy
Gerry Rafferty, a new album relationship with one of Scot‐ land’s favourite musicians. They met by chance when both were long term guests at the Cavendish Court Hotel in Maida Vale in the early 1970s as Gerry having left the Hum‐ blebums (his folk group with Billy Connolly) was getting Stealers Wheel together. The two hit it off straight away and spent many nights at the famous Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in London and as the two were in their early 30s they both enjoyed a few drinks and singing Irish Rebel songs, since both were Catholics. They kept in touch for some considerable time and Patrick still speaks to daughter
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A 2014 tribute concert in Paisley to Gerry Rafferty.
included it on the sound‐ track of Reser‐ Martha who explained to him the background surrounding the new album. There are two very interest‐ ing pieces of information about Rafferty’s best‐known songs, the first being about the lyrics of Stuck in the Mid‐ dle with You which include the phrase ‘Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right, here I am Stuck in the Middle with You.’ Written by Rafferty, it is ba‐ sically a dismissive tale of the music industry and the people working in it who he believed took advantage of musicians generally. It obviously struck a chord with Quinten Tarantino who
voir Dogs. The other ‘controversy’ sur‐ rounds the signature alto sax breaks played by Raphael Ravenscroft on Baker Street with Ravenscroft claiming he came up with the music itself but as has been proven by the release of an original demo, Rafferty composed it on gui‐ tar but didn’t think the sound was strong enough. Gerry Rafferty died of com‐ plications of the liver caused by his excessive drinking in 2011, but his legacy continues both with these two hugely successful singles and body of work, but also thanks to the continued involvement of his daughter Martha.
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THE Guardia Civil has created 84 new teams charged with combat‐ ing the rise in cybercrime. Maria Gamez, the general direc‐ tor of the Guardia Civil made the announcement on October 4 dur‐ ing a press conference in Cordoba, held to celebrate the Institutional Week of the Benemerita force. The head of the Guardia Civil ex‐ plained that 84 teams, comprising 300 officers, have been created
Cybercrime crackdown
throughout Spain, for the preven‐ tion of, and the response to, cyber‐ crime. This initiative is part of the Strategic Plan against Cybercrime of the Ministry of the Interior, de‐ signed to prevent, protect and prosecute cybercrime.
It is also in place to protect the rights and freedoms of all users in cyberspace. She was accompanied in the press conference by Rafaela Valen‐ zuela, the government representa‐ tive in Cordoba, and Colonel Juan
Carretero, head of the Guardia Civ‐ il Command. “These are functional teams in charge of reinforcing the response in the matter of cyber‐ crime, particularly in the face of online scams,” explained Maria Gamez.
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Court suspension for Puigdemont PUIGDEMONT, the former president of Catalonia and a mem‐ ber of the European Union parliament, was briefly arrested in Sar‐ dinia in September. He had been invited to at‐ tend a Catalan cultural event and a meeting of independence sympa‐ thisers on the Mediter‐ ranean island. At a hearing on Oc‐ tober 4 his legal team said Puigdemont had immunity as a member of the European Parlia‐ ment. His immunity was lifted earlier this year, but Puigdemont has appealed. His arrest is the re‐ sult of the active search and capture or‐ der that had been is‐ sued by Judge Pablo Llarena on October 29, 2017. Puigdemont fled Spain for exile in Bel‐ gium in 2017 after he declared Catalan inde‐ pendence. “The arrest of Puigdemont is due to an ongoing judicial procedure that applies to any citizen in the Eu‐ ropean Union, who must answer for his ac‐ tions before the courts,” the govern‐ ment of Spain insists.
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MAJOR airlines, including Iberia and easyJet, have committed to better infor‐ mation and timely reim‐ bursement of passengers in case of flight cancellations. The Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) enforce‐ ment authorities were alert‐ ed in December 2020 to ad‐ dress several airlines’ cancellation and reimburse‐ ment practices in the context of the Covid‐19 pandemic. Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said: “It is good news for consumers
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that airlines cooperated dur‐ ing the dialogues, and com‐ mitted to respecting passen‐ gers’ rights and improving their communication. In the early phase of the pandemic, some airlines pushed vouch‐ ers on passengers. They were acting against EU con‐ sumer protection rules. That was unacceptable. Following our joint action, I am pleased that most of them have now
agreed to refund these vouchers. I call on authorities to ensure that the remaining airlines also offer a money refund for such vouchers.” The airlines include Aegean Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Brussels Air‐ lines, easyJet, Eurowings, Iberia, KLM, Lufthansa, Nor‐ wegian, Ryanair, TAP, Vuel‐ ing and Wizz Air.
Spain trade & tech boost
THE launch of the EU‐US Trade and Technolo‐ gy Council (TTC) is potentially a huge boost for Spain, says Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto. The (TTC) met for the first time in Pittsburgh on September 29, 2021. Maroto, said: “It is great that the US and the EU reinforce their cooperation to strengthen the semiconductor production ecosystems, so necessary in indus‐ trial sectors such as the automotive industry, in which Spain is a world power.”
“The shortage of semiconductors is a prob‐ lem that affects the entire automotive indus‐ try and requires joint action on both sides of the Atlantic,” she added. The Council was co‐chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Mar‐ grethe Vestager, European Commission Exec‐ utive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Secre‐ tary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
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is the percentage of the population reporting crimes in Spain, compared to the European average of 15.5 per cent.
THIS year’s Institute for the El‐ derly and Social Services (IM‐ SERSO) trips could be delayed until November, said the pres‐ ident of the Spanish Confed‐ eration of Travel Agencies (CEAV). Confusion still continues over the trips, which, accord‐ ing to the Ministry of Social Rights, are scheduled to begin this October. But, this is con‐ tradicted by Carlos Garrido, president of the Spanish Con‐ federation of Travel Agencies (CEAV), who believes they will not start until the earliest in November. CEAV has asked the Admin‐ istration to resolve the proce‐ dures expeditiously so they can start selling and encour‐ age demand. The contract is pending following a dispute between rival travel groups Traveltino and Halcon Viajes over a point of sale in Arucas on Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. According to the documents posted on the government’s portal, the Imserso pro‐ gramme is made up of three
different sectors: coastal areas of the peninsular, the islands and the interior and Europe,
with a total budget of €66.69 million (without VAT) and 816,029 places on offer.
Denise Welch heartbreak LOOSE WOMEN’S Denise Welch has been left devas‐ tated after her beloved dad Vin died. The star took to Insta‐ gram to reveal the tragic death and said: “Pneumo‐ nia plus his existing pul‐ monary fibrosis was more than even he could take.” Denise posted a heart‐ breaking photo showing her holding her father’s hand. She wrote: “Last night at 11pm, we lost our dad, the
life force that was Vin Welch. After making a miraculous recovery from major surgeries, pneumonia plus his existing pulmonary fibrosis was more than even he could take. “He left us surrounded by his family who could not have loved anyone more. I can’t quite function as I’m so grief stricken but I know he meant a lot to so many peo‐ ple, even those who’d never met him,” she added.
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OFFICERS from the Guardia Civil have rescued more than 265 kilos of live octopuses caught in illegal traps. They did so as part of Operation Santolagarro. The offi‐ cers were able to detect poachers off the coast of San‐ toña in Spain.
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Citrus trade stance
SPAIN has asked the EU not to offer any more concessions to South African citrus growers. The citrus sector in Spain is worth €2.5 bil‐ lion per year on average. Citrus fruit accounts for 4.9 per cent of the Spanish agricultural sector and 32.5 per cent of all fruit grown in Spain. Spanish citrus growers harvest 60 per cent of total EU production, which places Spain as the main citrus producer in the EU and the fifth largest in the world. Faced with the upcoming review of the economic partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African development community, Agriculture Minister Luis Plana and Trade and Tourism
THE EU and EU consumer authorities have called on Volkswagen to compen‐ sate all EU consumers for misleading them about vehicle emission standards. The Commission and EU consumer au‐ thorities argue that Volkswagen’s com‐ mercial practices violated EU consumer protection laws regarding the marketing of diesel cars equipped with illegal sys‐ tems. On September 28, Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, said: “Six years ago ‘Dieselgate’ broke. Up until now, not all consumers have been compensated. There have been court rulings exposing
Minister Reyes Maroto have addressed a joint letter to the Commissioners for Agricul‐ ture urging no more concessions to South African citrus growers. In the letter, Planas and Maroto state that Spanish citrus production is harmed by a lack of reciprocity in trade agreements. “The next review of the agreement should not offer ad‐ ditional concessions for citrus imports,” they argued. Spanish production and export of citrus fruits are of crucial importance for the agri‐ food sector as a whole and have a direct im‐ pact on the rural economies in Spain. Since the agreement was signed, South Africa has notably ramped up production.
Alicante Covid doll created AN Alicante company nate viruses and bacteria. has created a doll it These claims are claims to be virus‐free backed up by the and able to beat Covid‐ Valencian Institute of 19. Microbiology (IVAMI). The company, The doll aims to Berjuan, created the doll prevent the transmission using a fabric which can de‐ of viruses. The company is activate 99.99 per cent of virus‐ not new to innovation and SANIBABY: First of its kind. es and bacteria. The material has previously created the Be‐ should be able to beat the bé Glotón breastfeeding doll viruses for 100 washes. and the Mosquidoll, a mosquito‐repellent doll. Berjuan are based in Alicante and have The company hopes that Sanibaby will get named the product ‘Sanibaby’. The doll is said ‘children back to playing and sharing toys nor‐ to be the first of its kind with its ability to elimi‐ mally.’
VW compensation call
Volkswagen’s unfair treatment of con‐ sumers, and yet the car maker is not will‐ ing to work with consumer organisations to find appropriate solutions for con‐ sumers. “As I wrote to the company last year, not only consumers residing in Germany, but all consumers need to be compensat‐ ed,” he added. To date, Volkswagen has only agreed to compensate EU consumers residing in Germany at the time of the car purchase.
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The German car manufacturer has in‐ formed the Commission and authorities of its view that voluntary payments to Eu‐ ropean consumers residing outside Ger‐ many were not justified since the affected cars have now been altered to meet legal requirements. The company’s position has not changed despite recent EU and national court decisions which is why the Commis‐ sion and EU consumer authorities are mounting the pressure.
and finally... GIRLS allowed. Marbella’s Sugar Bay beach club hosted the only all‐female international cocktail competition on October 4. The Lady Amarena 2021 Championship is a global event covering five continents and 21 countries. The final phase will be held in Bologna (Italy) in 2022 where na‐ tional winners will compete in a live challenge for the world crown. China are the reigning champions.
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A COMPETITION has been launched to name a cute young guide dog puppy. As part of a campaign to support the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs (FOPG), Specsavers Ópticas is running the competi‐ tion during the month of October. One lucky winner will have the honour of nam‐ ing the guide dog puppy, as well as winning a hamper of prizes. This will include a voucher for a pair of designer sunglasses, a selection of goodies from the charity, a cer‐ tificate, and a photo of the puppy. Jorge Martínez de Lizarduy Araico, from Specsavers Ópticas Benidorm commented: “We are really looking forward to receiving some great name suggestions for FOPG’s next litter of puppies. Names must start with the letter N, be short and easy for the dogs to hear and can’t be people’s names. Please tell us what name you have chosen and why you have chosen it. They can be for female or male dogs. We’ll select our favourite at the end of October and an‐ nounce our lucky winner and their chosen name.’ The competition, which is free to enter, runs throughout Blindness Awareness Month in October. To enter the competi‐ tion, follow Specsavers Ópticas on Face‐ book, Instagram or Twitter and send them a message with your answer, or comment on
Name a Guide Dog Puppy Competition GUIDE DOGS: Fundraising actions are a great help to provide as many as possible for people who need them.
the competition post. Alternatively, you can email your entry to paul.ainsworth@spec savers.com, or fill in a paper entry form at one of the Specsavers Ópticas stores. Specsavers Ópticas in Guardamar have a raffle running in store until the end of November to raise money for the charity. Simply donate €1 or more to the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs in store and be entered into the raffle to win a prize basket of dog treats, a dog toy and chocolates for the owner. The winner will be announced at the beginning of December. The competition and raffle is being organ‐
ised as part of Specsavers Ópticas’ cam‐ paign to raise €5,000 for FOPG by the end of 2021 and to raise awareness of the tire‐ less work they do. The Foundation breeds, trains and delivers more than 100 guide dogs every year to people who have severe visual impairment across Spain. They provide these guide dogs free of charge thanks to the support of ONCE and companies and individu‐ als such as Specsavers Ópticas and their clients who pull togeth‐ er to raise funds for this worthy cause.
Specsavers Ópticas is located in Javea, Calpe, Benidorm, Torrevieja, La Zenia and Guardamar on the Costa Blanca. Pop in to your nearest store to enter the competition, or visit www.specsavers.es to find out more.
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The work of this Foundation is essential for blind or severely visually impaired peo‐ ple to live as independently as possible. Go‐ ing from walking with a cane to walking with a guide dog represents a great im‐ provement in their mobility, substantially increasing the speed and safety of their movements, which enables them to inte‐ grate better into the community and lead fuller lives. To breed, train and place a guide dog with someone, costs approximately €40,000 and today there are more than 400 blind people waiting for a guide dog in Spain. Fundraising actions like this are a great help to provide as many guide dogs as possible for people who really need them.
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Plane crash injures journalists TWO journalists along with two other people received minor injuries after a light aircraft accident. The accident took place at the Casarrubios del Monte aerodrome in Toledo. The journalists were reporting on the aviation school when the accident happened on September 30. According to sources from 112 emergency services, the accident happened shortly after 3pm at the aerodrome. The light aircraft had lifted off and left Cuatrovientos, in the
LIGHT AIRCRAFT: Crashed as it was trying to land.
Community of Madrid. The crash occurred as the plane was landing. Officers from the Guardia
La Palma animal rescue bid VETS on the island of La Palma face the challenge of saving animals affected by the recent volcanic eruption. Specialists have been working in a makeshift tent set up by the Red Cross in a field near Los Llanos, one of the most affected areas. The College of Veterinarians has provided crucial equipment. There are five vets working on site every day as well as a group of volunteers. One of the vets, Elena Tarife, said: “Many animals have arrived dehydrated. This is because they fled the houses because of the noise or the owners did not have time to catch them. I know of a case where they had six dogs and two ran away, scared. “I have seen mostly pets: dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, chickens ... But there are also many livestock animals affected.” She added, “We are relocating them to shelters and to people who have offered to keep the animals at home until the owners find a place to keep them.” She said that many of the animals’ eyes were affected by the ash.
Executive’s tech fear
HEAVYWEIGHTS: Have banned social media at home.
TOP technology executives involved in the production of some of today’s most popular devices such as mobile phones and tablets are apparently among the most likely to ban or limit their use in their own homes. Even applications they are involved with, such as social media platforms and streaming are not welcome. Heavyweights of the industry including the late Steve Jobs, his successor at Apple, Tim Cook and Bill Gates have all said on more than one occasion they do not let their children use devices with an internet connection or social networks. Steve Jobs said in 2010: “My kids haven’t used the iPad. We limit the amount of technology they use at home.” Bill Gates did not allow his children to have a mobile phone until they were 14 years old, and Tim Cook has said that he gets angry when he sees his little nephew using social networks.
Civil, the Local Police, firefighters from both Santa Olalla and the Community of Madrid rushed to the scene of the incident. They were joined by an emergency doctor and a basic life support ambulance. Cameraman Álvaro Esteban and journalist Alexi Poblet from the Madrid Directo programme were injured in the crash. The two other people in the aircraft were also injured too. Everyone was taken to hospital for treatment. According to reports all those involved in the accident are now in good health.
Car stolen with boy inside A CAR was stolen in Sevilla with a five-year-old boy inside on September 29. The shocking theft took place outside a nursery Iin Villanueva del Ariscal when the boy’s mum nipped in to pick up her daughter. The car was found abandoned on the outskirts of town only half an hour later. Fortunately, the child was still inside and was unharmed. Officers from the Guardia Civil are looking for a man who took the car after it had been left for a few moments with the engine running. The boy had an immobilised leg and was left inside the car as it is difficult to move him. According to witness reports the alleged perpetrator is a man aged about 25 years old. He is said to have a dark complexion and was wearing a cap.
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Cave engravings discovered Pen Farthing animal risk
AN unusual set of cave en‐ gravings, corresponding to graphics typical of the Gravettian period of be‐ tween 28,000 and 20,000 years ago, has been located in the Alkerdi 2 cave in the Navarrese municipality of Urdazubi/Urdax. As reported by the Gov‐
ernment of Navarra, these findings consist of a dozen engraved figurative repre‐ sentations, among which are bison, aurochs, and horses, with at least five series of lines attached to them, dou‐ ble traced in red paint. They were located in a net‐ work of narrow galleries that
New Ryanair route RYANAIR has announced an expanded winter schedule from Edinburgh including a new route to Madrid in Spain. Scotland recently announced changes to travel rules. The pre‐departure coronavirus testing requirement for anyone who is fully vaccinated and will be arriving in Scot‐ land has been ditched. This has caused an increased de‐ mand for travel. The four new routes mean that Ryanair will have a total of 50 routes from Edinburgh. Ryanair had previously an‐ nounced additional routes to Knock, Tallinn, Shannon, and Turin for winter 2021/22. The other new routes are Cork, Palermo, and Paris. Aviation Director at Edinburgh Airport, Kate Sherry, spoke of the growing demand for travel. She said: “It’s clear to see there is confidence in the Edinburgh market as one for sustainable growth and it is good news that Ryanair are working with us to add new routes and help people return to travel safely.”
are accessed by an almost impossible pothole, all at a very deep point in the cavity, two floors below the current cave entrance. Diego Garate, a specialist in prehistoric rock art, from the University of Cantabria, conducted the preliminary study, which was presented at the European Heritage Days on Saturday, October 2, in Urdazubi/Urdax. Although the research is still in its early stages, they point out that it is an excep‐ tional set of engravings, since it presents unusual charac‐ teristics in Paleolithic rock art.
FOUND: Prehistoric rock art.
SOURCES in the government have reportedly said some of the animals that former Roy‐ al Marine Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing rescued from Afghanistan are infected with a disease that could be passed to hu‐ mans. Pen’s effort to rescue the animals from Afghanistan caused much controversy at the time. Some critics accused him of ‘costing lives.’ The mis‐ sion was successfully carried out in August when 173 cats and dogs were brought to safety in the UK from the Nowzad animal shelter. According to reports some of the animals are in‐ fected with Brucella Canis. This is a bacterial infection. The infection can cause abor‐ tions in infected animals. It is uncommon for this to be passed to humans, but it is possible. All the animals res‐
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About 25% of western United States’ air pollution is from China exports.
cued by Pen from Afghanistan are in quarantine. A spokesperson for Defra explained: “We have some of the strongest biosecurity and safety controls in the world to help protect people and ani‐ mals against diseases coming into the country.” Pen commented: “The Nowzad charity has always
been fully compliant with the regulations as laid out by De‐ fra for the import of dogs from Afghanistan. “If further testing is needed currently beyond what is nor‐ mally required for entry to the UK, then our charity will be more than happy for those tests to be carried out by De‐ fra,” he added.
IMPORTED ANIMALS: Full tests are to be carried out.
and finally... CR7 out of juice. Cristiano Ronaldo’s driver spent seven hours sat at a petrol forecourt in the star’s £220,000 Bentley but left without adding a drop to the tank. The driver was joined at the Shell service station by the star’s security team in a Range Rover. They also left on emp‐ ty as an expected fuel tanker failed to arrive.
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No end in sight
SCIENTISTS are now un‐ able to estimate when the eruption on La Palma will end, the President of the Canary Islands admits. The Cumbre Veja volcanic eruption is not near its end, the President of the Canary Islands, Angel Victor Torres, said on October 4. The volcano, which began erupting last month, was initially estimated to last for between 24 and 84 days Over the weekend it en‐ tered a more aggressive phase with new fissures and lava flows appearing. Hun‐ dreds of small earthquakes have been registered on La Palma since and the amount of sulphur dioxide in the air remains high indi‐ cating that there is more la‐ va to come. President Angel Victor Torres said: “I have to con‐ vey that we do not know when it will end, it does not seem that we are near the end yet.” Hundreds of acres of
prime farmland have been destroyed and even areas that escaped the lava are at risk because farmers are un‐
able to irrigate their crops. At least 5,500 people re‐ main evacuated from their homes.
Planes and helicopters seized GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized a staggering three light aircraft, two helicopters and multiple cars along with €75,000 in cash and firearms. Documentation, navigation equipment and electronic communications were also seized by the officers involved in the investigation. The operation spread across five provinces in Spain and involved over 400 officers. According to the Guardia Civil, the operation took place on Monday, October 4 in Huelva, Sevilla, Caceres, Toledo and Murcia. The aim of the operation was to tackle drug trafficking by air. During the operation, 23 searches were carried out and 24 people were detained. The Guardia Civil could make more arrests this week. The operation was named Limoneros, and focused on an airfield in Fuentes de Andalucia in Sevilla amongst oth‐ er areas. The operation also covered the Sevilla towns of Huevar del Aljarafe, Sanlucar la Mayor, La Campaña, Car‐ mona, La Puebla del Rio, Utrera and Los Palacios y Vil‐ lafranca.
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MIGRANTS: Melilla, Ceuta and Almeria are seen as a gateway to Europe.
Immigration rise
THE number of immigrants who tried to enter Spain by land and sea before September 30 has increased by 51 per cent, according to data published from the Ministry of The Interior. Between January 1 and September 30, 2021, a total of 28,729 were counted, over half more than in the same period from the previous year, when 19,024 entries were recorded. Of these, 47 per cent made it to the Canary Is‐ lands, where a total of 13,118 migrants arrived in the islands (116 per cent more than in 2020), while the remaining 13,320 made it to the coasts of mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands (18.8 per cent more than a year before).
The number of arrivals by sea to Ceuta has also grown, by a staggering 142 per cent. Between January 1 and September 30 of last year, 286 peo‐ ple arrived in the autonomous city, compared to the 694 that have been counted so far in 2021. On the other hand, arrivals in Melilla fell by 73 per cent with four people arriving in the first nine months of 2021, down from 15 last year. Melilla, Ceuta and more recently Almeria in Spain are seen as a gateway to Europe as mi‐ grants cross from Africa ‐ many of them fleeing conflict and extreme poverty in sub‐Saharan countries, and others increasingly arriving from Syria or Palestine.
Madrid declaration
A GROUP of 30 countries have signed the Madrid Dec‐ laration to protect Antarctica. The declaration urges the in‐ ternational community to un‐ dertake new initiatives to con‐
serve biodiversity and curb the impact of human activity in sensitive areas of the south‐ ern ocean. Known as the Madrid Declaration, the signa‐ tories were approved during a
Cybercriminal scams a million A CYBERCRIMINAL has reportedly stolen almost €1 mil‐ lion from Sevilla City Council while posing as a legitimate client of the entity. It would seem that this online criminal used the identity of a company which had won the con‐ tract to supply last year’s Christmas lights for the city. He then emailed the City Council requesting they change the account number where the municipal treasury should make the payment for the service being provided. With this simple scam, the criminal was around €1 million better off, while Sevilla’s treasury was severely out of pocket. An anonymous hacker who advises such entities re‐ vealed: “The lack of culture in computer security is key in this type of fraud. The company’s email may have been compro‐ mised. But in the end, the City Council staff failed to detect something was wrong when they received the email from the cybercriminals. There are no protocols.” The National Security Scheme (ENS) was established in Spain, to help combat cybercrime. This entity collects a cer‐ tificate for those administrations, entities, and companies that have established a security policy, and the conditions of trust in the use of electronic media. The hacker reveals that only nine city councils in all of Spain have acquired this certifi‐ cate, and that Sevilla is not among them.
high‐level session inaugurated by President Pedro Sanchez on October 4. “Now, when climate change shows its most adverse effects in the polar areas, it is essential to continue advancing in the preservation of these ecosys‐ tems with the necessary mea‐ sures to guarantee their sur‐ vival. Spain ‐ it’s affirmed ‐ will always be at the forefront of this multilateral effort, guided by evidence and scientific rig‐ or,” Sanchez said. The Madrid Declaration states: “Antarctica is a natural reserve devoted to peace and science, where measures of a military nature are prohibited, and military personnel and equipment may be used only for scientific research or other peaceful purposes. “Given our concern for the profound and often irre‐ versible impacts of climate change, we stress the need to work in an active and coordi‐ nated manner to undertake initiatives intended to mitigate and adapt, in order to lessen the effects of climate change and the impacts of human ac‐ tivities, occurring in Antarctica and surrounding waters within the Convention area,” it adds.
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THREE batches of gazpacho products were withdrawn from the market by FACUA on October 1 amid ethylene oxide fears. The gazpacho sold by the Alvalle brand was discovered to contain traces of oxide containing ethylene. Ethylene oxide has been banned in the European Union since the 1990s, as it is a pesticide considered a mutagenic, toxic, and carcinogenic substance that could cause cancer in extreme cases. This move follows another recent case when the same
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Gazpacho fears
TAINTED PRODUCTS: Three lots have been recalled.
substance was found in some ice cream, leading FACUA to
Angola cultural relationship SPAIN is set to build economic and cultural relations with Angola as the two countries celebrate their 44th anniversary of diplomatic ties on Tuesday October 19. President Pedro Sánchez and João Lourenço, the President of Angola, have pledged to deepen bilateral relations. Sánchez said: “Spain wants to contribute to the design of EU policy towards Africa so that it is oriented towards the progress and industrialisation of the continent, the creation of jobs, especially for young people, and the effective implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area. Angola is a “priority country” for Spain due to its political weight, regional projection and enormous economic potential and it is part of the 2019 ‘III Africa Plan’ and the ‘Foco Africa 2023’ Action Programme developed by Spain.
withdraw products from Mars and Nestle. The three lots which have been recalled are L5243, which is gazpacho with beetroot, along with L1236 and L1244 from gazpacho gourmet. All three have an expiration date of November 2021. Although these products have already been withdrawn from sale, consumers are asked to make sure that they do not have any at home with these characteristics. If so, they should contact the company to alert them of its existence, by calling 900 164 164, or email contacta@pepsico.com, or, via the Avalle website.
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CRUISES from Spain have increased due to national tourism demands. The Spanish government reintroduced international cruises in Spain on June 7. Companies were initially conservative with reinstating these services. This was due to restrictions on movement and social distancing requirements. But
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the coronavirus situation in Spain has improved and tourism is growing. Over the summer, domestic tourism made up for a lack of foreign travellers. Cruise companies
have taken advantage of this and have increased operations in Spain over the autumn and winter. Fernando Pacheco, general manager of MSC Cruises in Spain, explained
that since June 7 the company has had ships running from two Spanish ports: Barcelona and another in Valencia. The autumn programme, which runs from October to December, has been increased and the company will have four cruise ships running from Barcelona to Valencia, Malaga and Palma. “The experience of last
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summer tells us that domestic demand is still very strong and that the same thing will happen in autumn, there will be a lot of domestic travel and little foreign travel,” said Pacheco.
is the number of officially recognised languages in Spain.
SIX people were injured when a bus overturned on the A‐1 in the munici‐ pality of Avala, between Vitoria and Pamplona on Sunday, October 3. The bus was on its reg‐ ular route between the Basque country cities of Vitoria and Pamplona when the accident oc‐ curred. According to the Basque Department of Security, the bus left the road for no apparent rea‐ son, then flipped over on its side, near the Alava town of Iruraiz‐Gauna. Five passengers were in‐ jured, along with the driv‐ er. The accident happened at around 4.10pm as the vehicle was travelling along the A‐1. The five passengers who were in‐ jured were all young and were able to leave the bus of their own accord, although they suffered various cuts and bruises. As a precaution, they were transferred to hos‐ pitals in Santiago and Txagorritxu. The road re‐ mained closed at 6.20pm while Ertzaintza officers controlled and diverted traffic onto the A‐3100, as a recovery team worked to restore the bus onto its wheels.
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THE Minister for Consumer Affairs, Al‐ berto Garzón, has warned that food waste in Spain is “socially and environ‐ mentally unsustainable.” According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, each person in Spain wastes 31 kilos of food per year. And it is not just about individual choices. About 14 per cent
Food waste warning
of food produced is lost between har‐ vest and retail. Another 17 per cent is wasted in households, food service and retail. Garzón stressed that when food is lost or wasted, all the resources used for its production ‐ water, land, energy,
labour and capital ‐ are also wasted. The Minister said his department is now working on legislation that would encourage supermarkets and other retailers to offer better discounts on food items that are approaching their sell by dates.
This is the first major announce‐ ment Garzón has made since he was vilified for suggesting Spaniards should eat less meat earlier this year. Garzon is the leader of Izquierda Unida (United Left), who joined the government as part of Podemos, who in turn formed a coalition with PSOE placing Pedro Sanchez as president.
Madrid edging to normality
NEW MEASURES: For food and entertainment venues.
MADRID lifted all Covid capacity restrictions on food and en‐ tertainment on Monday, October 4. There are no more limits on the number of people allowed at a table, and face masks need not be worn in outdoor spaces as long as a safe distance can be maintained. The new measures apply to bars, restaurants, nightclubs, cin‐ emas, theatres, multi‐use spaces and sports centres. Madrid premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso, of the conservative Popular Party (PP), made the announcement on September, 29, during an in‐ terview on Spanish TV. “Starting Monday, we are going to get rid of all the restric‐ tions on capacity and we are practically a step away from how it was before the pandemic,” she said from Washington, where she is on a promotional visit. Since September 20, there have been no restrictions on the opening hours of these venues. However, capacity has been limited to 75 per cent. With re‐ spect to bars and restaurants, there has been a six‐person limit on indoor tables and a 10‐person limit in outdoor spaces.
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Andalucian art at Prado TWO important Andalu‐ cian baroque paintings are on loan to the Prado from the National Gallery in Ire‐ land. The exhibition will run until January 23, 2022. The exhibition will fea‐ ture The Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Story of Joseph by Murillo and Antonio del Castillo, both of which have survived complete; and the series on the Life of Saint Am‐ brose by Juan de Valdés Leal. The exhibition also showcases other paintings which originally belonged to series of this type that were split up and dis‐ persed over time. “Through these works visitors to the exhibition will be able to appreciate both the importance of se‐ rial creations in Andalu‐ cian painting of the period and the role played in the development of the latter by private collectors and patrons,” the Prado said. In total, the exhibition features 33 works from the Museo Nacional del Prado, the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin and institutions such as the Real Academia de Bel‐ las Artes de San Fernando, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla and the Biblioteca Nacional de España.
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Peeing at night
Rare find
A STUDY by Denmark’s Aarhus University and Stanford University in the US suggests that getting up at night regularly to have a pee could, especially if you are a male aged more than 60 with a benign prostate enlargement, increase your chances of getting dementia by 21 per cent.
A CASSETTE TAPE containing a 33-minute recording of John Lennon and Yoko Ono being interviewed by four Danish teenagers in 1970 which includes them singing an unpublished song and talking about world peace fetched Kr370,000 (€49,758) at a Danish auction on Wednesday, September 29.
THE NETHERLANDS Cat flap
Data fears
HUISKAT THUISKAT, a Dutch Foundation, claims that millions of birds and small mammals are killed every year by roaming cats and is taking out a test case against the Ministry of Agriculture demanding that it instructs the three million cat owners to keep their animals under control.
THE Dutch police have been criticised for regularly using drones manufactured by Chinese company Da Jiang Innovations, even though the Ministry of Defence has banned their military use because it has serious concerns about data security as it is stored on servers in China.
BELGIUM Pumpkin giant
Big Bad Wolf
NOT to be used for Halloween, but getting ready for the European pumpkin championships in early October, the Belgian contender so far measures 3.56 metres wide and 5.42 metres in circumference with an estimated weight of 1,020 kilos.
ALTHOUGH it wasn’t a scene from a 1930s horror movie, some 3,000 people gathered in the municipality of Meeuwen to join a Big Bad Wolf march to protest about the appearance of wolves in the area. Rather than flaming torches, they carried electric ones for safety.
GERMANY Tall ship
War crime
AFTER the first shipyard given responsibility to refit the Gorch Fock, a three-masted sailing ship used by the German navy for training cadets went bankrupt and with costs spiralling from an expected €10 million to €135 million, after six years the vessel has returned to service.
WHAT will probably be the last war crime trial to be held in Germany had to be put on hold as a 96-year-old woman who was a secretary at the Stutthof death camp situated in Nazioccupied Poland has ‘gone on the run’ after jumping in a cab.
FRANCE Saving face
Foie Gras
THE French Government is starting to bounce back from the loss of face suffered by losing the Australian submarine deal as President Macron has signed a €3 billion sale of frigates to previously cash strapped Greece which has also purchased 24 French fighter jets.
THE French ambassador in the UK has taken up the call from trade bodies involved in the production of Foie Gras to try to ensure that the import of this ‘delicacy’ into the UK is not banned as threatened in the Queen’s Speech in Parliament earlier this year.
NORWAY Bailing out
Chinese debut
TELECOMS company Telenor which is part owned by the Norwegian Government was caught unawares by the coup after expanding its interests in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and has been accused of trying to sell up to a Lebanese company in breach of international OECD rules.
CHINESE electric car manufacturers may be relatively unknown in Europe, but they have built huge industrial empires in their home country and one, Nio Inc, has just launched its ES8 electric SUV in Oslo since Norway expects to only allow electric car sales by 2035.
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Combatting Chefs’ charity fundraiser driver fatigue
S T A R T I N G from next year, a driver fatigue detection system will be mandatory in all new cars. A series of other driver assistance systems that improve road safety and driver comfort will also be obligatory. EU Commissioner Elżbieta Bienkowska for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs said: “Every year, 25,000 people lose their lives on our roads. The vast majority of these accidents are caused by human error. “We can and must act to change this. The new advanced safety features can have the same kind of impact as when the safety belts were first introduced.” The driver’s fatigue and sleep detector
warns when the driver has been at the wheel for more than a few hours. It also monitors eye movement, blinking and pressure of the hands on the steering wheel to detect when the driver is suffering from fatigue. It warns them by emitting a sound so they can stop and rest. These safety systems will not be mandatory on older cars although there are after-market systems that can be retro-fitted. Other systems set to become compulsory include intelligent speed assistance, lane assist, advanced emergency brakes, reversing camera or sensors and a data recorder in case of an accident (black box).
CHEFS from around Spain will gather in Mar‐ bella to raise funds for children with cancer at the Materno Infantil Hospital. A total of 33 Michelin‐starred chefs will take part in the event to be held on Monday October 25. The event also aims to raise awareness of the im‐ portance of eating healthily. Los Monteros hotel will host the ‘Chefs for Children’ event, which has the support of the Marbella Town Hall and the Provincial Council through the ‘Sabor a Malaga’ cam‐ paign. A gala dinner will be held.
The event aims to raise money for the Juegaterapia Foundation. The foundation helps children who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. The foundation is working on a project to create a green out‐ door play area on the rooftop of the Malaga health centre. Everyone attending the event will be treated to an exclusive tasting menu pre‐ pared by Michelin‐starred chefs. Tickets can be bought via the website chefs forchil‐ dren.es.
Brexit rule change EU citizens who do not have any post‐Brexit right to live in the UK will no longer be able to use EU ID cards to enter the country from October 1. EU nation‐ als who do not have settled status in the UK and those using visas to travel will now be required to show a passport. Under the new immigra‐ tion system, only those set‐ tled in the UK can use EU,
EEA or Swiss national ID cards to enter the country. This method will be accept‐ ed until 2025. The Home Office said the policy change comes as the UK ends the freedom of movement and “takes back
control” of its borders. A Home Office spokes‐ person added EU ID cards are an “insecure form of identification” and insisted those affected have been given almost 12 months to be ready.
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Bowie’s lost album DAVID BOWIE’S lost al‐ bum, recorded in 2001, is to be released by Par‐ lophone record in Novem‐ ber. Titled Toy, the album will form part of the fifth instal‐ ment of box sets from the artist’s discography titled: David Bowie 5. Brilliant Ad‐ venture. It covers his big hits from 1992 to 2001. The album was recorded with his band playing fully live and was intended to be a surprise release. But it was decided the concept was not compatible with the sounds of the moment. Bowie left it parked on the back burner and set about making his next album Heathen which went on to sell more than one million copies worldwide. An extended version will be released on January 7, 2022, the day before the singer’s birthday. It will in‐ clude a 16‐page booklet featuring never‐seen‐be‐ fore photographs of Bowie.
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Robotic disinfectant
Helsinki hold ups
DEVELOPED in Denmark six years ago, the first UV disinfection robot is now in production and costs €80,000, but the EU has donated one to the Turku University Hospital in Finland to undergo tests in the expectation that the mobile apparatus will kill Covid-19 and other bacteria.
ACTIVISTS with Extinction Rebellion Finland have started a 10-day demonstration at Mannerheimintie, the main thoroughfare in Helsinki, with around 1,000 people promising to turn up during that period. Police asked the demonstrators to move to somewhere safer, but the group refused.
IRELAND The Monk
Special moves
KNOWN as The Monk, Gerry Hutch arrived back in Ireland on September 29 after being extradited from Spain on a European Arrest Warrant, travelling in an Irish military aircraft which he boarded in Madrid and was formally arrested at Casement Aerodrome upon touchdown.
A VIDEO from Dublin has gone viral as it shows two men standing on a wall, using brooms as supports, whilst a third man pushes a couch over a balcony on the first floor of a block of flats as they safely bring it to the ground.
ITALY Sexist statue
Wild boar
A CONTROVERSY has broken out in Italy over a ‘sexist’ statue representing a female in a diaphanous dress based on a famous 19thcentury poem by Italian writer Luigi Mercantini. The bronze sculpture has caused a storm on Italian social media amid accusations of sexism.
SO regularly are wild boar sighted on the streets of Rome, happily navigating the traffic and looking for whatever food they can find on the streets and in bins, some jokers have suggested that it’s time to add a wild boar lane next to the cycle lanes.
PORTUGAL Hells Angels
Little Portugal
NO less than 88 alleged members of a Portuguese chapter of the Hells Angels have been charged with a huge number of different crimes involving a gang feud in a document which is 1,000 pages long and of those charged, 50 members are under house arrest.
THERE is a thriving Portuguese community in Little Portugal, Toronto, Canada and many of them turned out to welcome the arrival of a giant sculpture of a rooster, decorated by a local artist. The 2.8-metretall rooster was donated by the municipality of Barcelos.
RUSSIA Really lost
Secret drinker
A POLAR BEAR that apparently walked nearly 2,000 miles south from the Arctic into Siberia was found in a very weak state as she had lost a great deal of weight during her journey. Unable to be returned to the wild, Tompa now lives in Moscow Zoo.
A NEW book written by Boris Yeltsin’s former son-in-law, suggests that Yeltsin knew that Hilary Clinton didn’t approve of Bill’s drinking but at a meeting in the Kremlin, Yeltsin arranged for a bar to be set up in one of the larger cloakrooms which they both used.
SWEDEN Zlatan returns
Foo Fighter
LEGENDARY and sometimes controversial striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to international football playing once again for Sweden at the age of 40 in his nation’s World Cup qualifiers in October, now that he has recovered from injury even though he has played little competitive football.
SPEAKING to the BBC former member of Nirvana and now leader of the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl has waxed lyrical about the reformation of Swedish pop giants ABBA and has revealed that if given the chance, he would love to play drums with them.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Huge investment THE New West End Company, which represents 600 businesses, plans to invest £5 billion in London’s West End across 22 existing and new developments to make the area more appealing to the modern consumer following the devastation in retail businesses caused by the pandemic.
Corporation tax IN keeping with proposals agreed in principle for a unified corporation tax rate across the world’s major economies, Spain has its own internal battle to fight as Podemos junior partner in the government is fighting to introduce the 15 per cent minimum sooner rather than later.
Seasonal recruitment ANXIOUS to ensure that it doesn’t lose lucrative Christmas trade, Sainsbury’s has announced it needs to fill 22,000 seasonal jobs across the UK with recruitment taking place for immediate start. The company is paying incentives in order to try to engage several thousand delivery drivers.
Bank dividends NOW that the European Central Bank has withdrawn its restriction on payment of dividends to shareholders, imposed at the height of the pandemic in order to boost funds, both BBVA and Santander have confirmed their intention to pay up to 40 per cent of profits in cash.
Investing in Angola ANGOLA’S president João Lourenço visited Madrid for discussions on closer cooperation and held meetings with HM King Felipe VI and President Pedro Sánchez on September 28. At the meeting, the two leaders agreed on a Joint Declaration to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen sectors of economic interest for Spanish companies and investments in the country. The good economic relations between the two countries are evidenced by the fact Spain exported goods worth €87m to Angola in 2020 and imported items to a value of €548m.
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€225 million
is the amount that Japan’s Nippon Steel expects to earn by selling its last 7.9 per cent holding in Spanish steel giant Acerinox.
Prices are continuing to rise IN case you haven’t noticed, prices in Spain continue to rise and according to advance fig‐ ures released by the National In‐ stitute of Statistics (INE), infla‐ tion in September is up to 4 per cent. This is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which provides a statistical measurement of the evolution of the set of prices of goods and services that the resi‐ dent population in family dwellings in Spain consumes. This index is made up monthly by logging 220,000 prices from
479 articles, of 29,000 establish‐ ments based in 177 municipali‐ ties in the whole country and the data is obtained by a combi‐ nation of visits, telephone calls and emails, so is considered rel‐ atively accurate. Assuming this initial indicator is accurate then inflation is up by 0.7 per cent over the August figure and will be at the highest level since 2008. Some argue that inflation, if kept relatively steady and low, is a positive influence on any economy as it means that the
LEGALLY SPEAKING
supply of money is greater than the demand for money and this helps to increase business turnover and makes the econo‐ my healthy. Whilst this is positive for man‐ ufacturers and retailers it hits the consumer in the pocket and can also make exports less at‐ tractive. The latest increase in inflation is to a great extent due to the massive increase in the cost of both electricity and fuel for ve‐ hicles and compares to drops in prices during 2020.
The Golden Leaves’ guarantee
Will 90-day rule change? We are from the UK. We are struggling with the 90‐day limit for a tourist stay in Spain. As pensioners with a house on the Costa Blanca we usu‐ ally spend four summer months in Spain in our house and then rent for two months in Tenerife over the winter. We also ski for a week in Europe. None of this is possible with the 90‐day limit in 180 days. Our ques‐ tion is, are there ongoing negotiations taking place to increase the limit to 180 days, which is what EU visi‐ tors to the UK are allowed? We have written to vari‐ ous officials on this subject with no response. J L M (Costa Blanca) No, there DAVID SEARL are no YOU AND THE LAW negotiations tak‐ IN SPAIN ing place be‐ tween the Euro‐ pean Union and the UK regarding a change to the 90‐day rule. There have been discussions regard‐ ing the concept of ‘reciprocity’ meaning that per‐ haps the European Union could treat UK citizens the same as the UK treats EU citizens. This would mean the authorisation of 180‐day stays in EU countries. However, these talks have not pro‐ duced any concrete results, so it looks as if you will have to adapt your plans to meet the rule of 90 days in Spain and 90 days back in the UK. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
THIEVES can persuade UK iPhones to pay from Visa according to re‐ searchers from the universities of Birmingham and Surrey. They claim that there is a weak‐ ness in the Visa programming for ‘Express Transit’ when set up in an iPhone wallet and have demonstrated, using their own accounts, the removal of £1,000 thanks to this flaw.
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‘Express Transit’ scam Advice from the Apple website concerning ‘Express Transit’ says “Quickly pay for rides with Apple Pay using Express Transit on your iPhone and Apple Watch without having to wake or unlock your de‐ vice, or open an app. You don’t
even need to validate with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.” The only requirement is that the phone is turned on and the ‘Express Transit’ App has been downloaded to the iPhone. In a video seen by the BBC, the
Spain’s debt falls slightly THE Bank of Spain has con‐ firmed in its second quar‐ ter 2021 review that the general government debt under the Excessive Deficit Protocol (EDP)1 amounted to €1.42 trillion at the end of June 2021. This means that public debt has risen to 122.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is some 12.5 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2020, but has fallen from the first quarter deficit of 125.3 per cent. The report from the Bank suggests that this continued high amount of debt, which is currently growing at a rate of 10.4 per cent per annum has been caused by additional spending due to the pan‐ demic.
Retail sales WITH inflation increasing as well as National Debt, the forecast recovery for the Spanish economy has taken another, slightly less dra‐ matic, blow. Latest figures released by the Office of National Statis‐ tics (INE) reveal that retail sales decreased by 0.2 per cent in August following a flat July even though restric‐ tions have been lifted to a great extent over much of the country. Overall, retail sales are down by 0.9 per cent on an annual basis but the gov‐ ernment is still confident that the economy will bounce back strongly and has not changed its fore‐ cast of an overall 6.5 per cent growth by the end of the year. researchers demonstrated how the con occurs using two specific pieces of equipment which don’t even have to be near the iPhone so long as it is connected to the internet. So far, there have been no re‐ ports of theft actually occurring and the scam was only demon‐ strated under laboratory condi‐ tions.
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Currency outlook: Dovish ECB undermines the euro’s attempts to recover, US dollar rebounds amid bearish trade sentiment
STERLING: Rebounded following the Bank of England’s September policy meeting.
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Euro EUR/GBP: Unchanged at £0.85 EUR/USD: Unchanged at $1.17 The euro initially got off to a strong start in September, with the single currency carrying over some of its momentum from late August and supported by some robust Eurozone data releases. However the euro hit a major stumbling block in the form of the European Central Bank (ECB), which maintained its dovish stance as it concluded its September policy meeting, in spite of also announcing plans to begin reduc‐ ing the pace of its pandemic emergency pur‐ chase programme. This pullback in the euro through the second half of September has also been fuelled by po‐ litical uncertainty in Germany ahead of its gen‐ eral election as well as pressure from a stronger US dollar. Looking ahead, the single currency could face additional volatility in the weeks to come, as German coalition talks, and the increasing policy divergence between the ECB and Feder‐ al Reserve are likely to dominate EUR senti‐ ment. Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.16 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Unmoved at $1.36 The pound has traded in a wide range over the past four weeks, in response to growing doubts over the resilience of the UK’s econom‐ ic recovery. This comes as businesses express concerns over staff shortages, supply constraints and ris‐ ing energy prices, the combination of which could lead the rebound in growth to stall in the latter half of 2021. Also spooking GBP investors in early September were concerns over Boris John‐
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IRRESPECTIVE of your political leanings, your position in society or your financial worth; it’s very hard to ignore the fact that someone, somewhere, has totally lost the plot! Last week in the UK, over double the number of illegals had already arrived than came ashore over the whole of last year ‐ and there’s still three months to go! The situation is bordering on pure insanity. The majority of these people are male. A large percentage is fighting fit ‐ and even the authorities admit to the possibility that some 4,000 terrorists have already been smuggled into Europe by enemy forces. What on earth is going on? The UK’s esteemed Home Secretary, who you remember engages some 99 per cent ethnic assistants in her department (all by pure coincidence of course!) just seems to pipe up with some pacifying appeasement every time the going gets a bit tough. I truly have never heard a minister promise so much and deliver so little, (and we’ve heard a few!). It’s high time Ms Patel was hauled up and made to explain her immigrant policies
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in full, not with an occasional intelligence insulting platitude when her survival merits it. When is it all going to stop? The UK’s infrastructure is already crumbling. NHS, housing and accommodation is all but falling apart. The benefit system is bleeding the country dry and people are sick and tired of not being able to express their feelings for fear of prosecution. And still thousands of illegal aliens are able to pour in. The hotels are full of them, the government has no idea what to do with them and they are costing the taxpayers millions. Couple this with the fact that, according to the experts, an average 10 in every 1,000 is a potential terrorist; it’s certainly not rocket science to see that they have imported a substantial army already. It took only 19 to kill 3,000 people in the US. After these insurgents have recruited partisans and set up their respective ‘cells’, which is no doubt what they are instructed to do, they will have in place a lethal, internal force of such frightening proportions it could make 9/11 look like a light skirmish ‐ and all at British citizens’ expense. How they must all be
laughing. How gullible they must believe we all are. Well of course they are completely right! Anyone who believes that Taliban have ‘seen the light’ and changed the habits of thousands of years, shouldn’t even be in the vicinity of authority, leave alone its actual purveyors. I for one hope I’m still around to see the looks on the faces of the PC and Wokers when it finely dawns on them that they’ve made a terrible mistake and have, by their naive incompetence, managed to bring terror and grovelling submission to a once great nation. And finally; once again I see British footballers have been the recipients of racial taunts on the pitch. I notice they still insisted on the racially provocative ‘knee take’ at the start. The unprecedented rise of racism is purely down to those who doth protest too much ‐ methinks! Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Travel
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THE Picos de Europa are defined by soaring mountains, diverse wildlife and miles of forest making them the ideal location for thrill seekers looking for an adventure off the beaten track. Thinking of tourist attractions in Spain often conjures up images of beaches layered with sun cream lathered bathers or towns with a contrasting mix of Moorish and Christian architecture. Very few think of the mountain peaks in the North West with walking trails and scenery to challenge hiking holiday locations like the Black Forest or the Alps. The name was given by the early colonialists on their way home from America, as this was the first landmark they could identify. This is not surprising as the mountains are so huge they stretch through parts of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and Leon. The animals which roam throughout the area, most of
which is protected national park land, is one of the biggest draws of the Picos. In the most remote parts there are significant populations of wild wolves and brown bears which are known for avoiding humans and being quite timid. Buzzards, eagles and vultures can be spotted as well if you keep your eye to the sky. As physically challenging as it may be to hike around the Picos de Europa it is a rewarding experience which will provide breathtaking views of Lakes of Covadonga and vast expanses of forest relatively untouched by waves or tourists. If hiking up great hills doesn’t sound enjoyable the Fuente De cable car will take you up 800 metres to a great peak from which you can hike down. There is also a great network of natural caves beneath the mountains believed to be the deepest in the world which are still being explored.
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HIGH FIVE YOUR INNER DAIMON TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA
#TheWomanBeyond YOU may remember in my first col‐ umn I explained that if there’s a gap between who you’re capable of be‐ ing in any given moment and who you are actually being in that mo‐ ment, you will experience a level of Discontent. Regret. Anxiety. Depres‐ sion. And in last week’s column we intro‐ duced you to your Eudaimon ‐ how is she, did you name her yet?? Do let me know, I’d love to hear. If you’re feeling a little out of sorts ‐ let’s face it we all do at vari‐ ous times, me, it’s when, as I am at the moment, stuck in Rainy Blighty and wishing to be in our beautiful south of Spain. And in this case our
bad‐daimon raises its head!! aka: Unhappiness, feeling unful‐ filled or lacklustre, not a good feel‐ ing. Well, I hear you asking what IS the trick to closing the gap between who I’M capable of being and who I’M ac‐ tually being. How can I enjoy the mental and emotional well‐being of eudaimonia? The Greeks (you must have guessed by now, I love a bit of Ancient Wis‐ dom) had a word for that, too. And, if I had to summarise my entire philoso‐ phy in business and life in one word, this word sums it up perfectly ‐ Areté. The word Areté doesn’t directly translate into English, however in essence it means ‘virtue’ or ‘excel‐ lence,’ but it also has a much deeper meaning ‐ something closer to ‘ex‐ pressing the highest version of your‐ self moment to moment to moment.’
I’m all about doing what I do with excellence, if something is worth do‐ ing, it’s worth doing to your best. As part of my own research, I have spent the last 30 years trying to unearth what creates ‘success’ or what’s en‐ abled us to flourish. One of these se‐ crets is about putting into practice your best virtues ‐ So I have worked on establishing my own, my top five being, Creativity, Gratitude, Zest, Spirituality and Curiosity. When we are able to put our virtues into practice, through our work on a daily basis, there’s simply no room for regret or anxiety or disil‐ lusionment. So, when you’re at a choice point today, think Areté. Are you putting your core character strengths (virtues) in to practice? If you are not feeling fulfilled, or you are under‐ whelmed by your work or current vo‐ cation, perhaps it’s time to reflect
and make some changes. High five your inner daimon and ex‐ perience the joy of flourishing. If you’d like to find out more about establishing your Character Strengths ‐ drop me a line and I’ll send you a FREE Assessment that will tell you your Top Five Virtues. And you can start putting them into action. ¡Hasta luego! Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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POST OFFICE CHARGES From our Facebook In the Murcia Province it seems that the post office is now charging a handling fee for all mail from the UK. With Xmas coming everyone should be aware that not only is there a long delay, at least a month, but also a handling charge of at least €5 on deliveries from the UK!
A taxi plus fee to remove car from the pound cost €100, which for a pensioner is a little too much. Thank you. Dianne Thorpe
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Wake up! Dear Leapy Lee, Brilliant, I agree with all your opinions on BLM, immigration, woke etc,etc but ref climate change, you have really nailed it. I am astounded that everyone from the man in the street to Royalty and all in between are suckered into this CO2 scaremongering. Nice to hear someone with common sense, Leap. Keep up the good work on behalf of many of us. Regards Brian
Parking in La Cala de Mijas On Thursday September 29, l parked my car at the eastern entrance to the car park behind Carrefour, here there is space on the right hand side in front of Opticians Laza, with no yellow line, where l have parked many times. However the Local Police thought otherwise, and whilst l was shopping, called a grua to remove all vehicles parked there. The opticians asked police why, to be told it blocks lorries entering. Not 50 metres away, several bars and cafes have still got extended terraces into the road, often blocking traffic when lorries are unloading. There must be some consistency by Local Police, town hall etc, to either paint yellow lines where one should not park and the removal of these extended terraces, which are no longer necessary as we are told by the Junta we are now at almost 0 level, which would free up more parking space for an already lack of such in La Cala de Mijas.
PENSIONER’S DILEMMA MORE than one of our readers are facing a dilemma due to the 90/180 day restrictions for UK passport holders who do not hold residencia in Spain or indeed any other EU member State. Many retired people particularly enjoy the concept of living part of their life in Spain and the other part in the UK but whereas before, if they owned a property in Spain, they could spend the summer here and then return to the UK, that will be curtailed. So, if you were used to spending four to six months
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Hello Leapy, I would like to start off by saying that I absolutely love your column and always agree with what you’ve said. I feel the need to rant and what I’m about to say has been bottling up for some time because if I’ve ever mentioned this subject over Facebook I get called a racist. I am 67 years old and never considered myself racist in any way, shape or form but what’s happening now is making me racist. The constant TV adverts that now always contain black people together with presenters whether or not they are fit for the job, and the constant BBC stupidity and push of BLM just makes my blood boil. We have become the minority now and not allowed to speak up for the ‘white’ community. We can’t even display our national flags without hate being shown against them. I have lived in Spain for 16 years and never ever want to go back. The BBC infuriate me so much that I don’t watch it anymore and hardly ever listen or watch the news. The likes of Lewis Hamilton who blatantly supports BLM while raking in a fortune thanks mainly to his white British followers and who paid black people to attend social functions. Plus now the TV adverts showing black families are telling us to go vegetarian to help the planet. It beggars belief. Don’t get me started on the policing in the UK and the lack of respect for the law. I apologise for this rant but I needed to vent and now feel a bit better. There is so much to complain about in the UK it would take me weeks. I thank god my son and daughter have made a great life out here and never wish to return to the UK. Kind regards, Helen
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here from April to September for example, this is no longer possible as the maximum time you can spend is three months and then be out of the country for three months before returning. It would appear that the only way round this is to apply for Spanish residency, but that doesn’t suit everybody as there are so many ramifications, not the least of which is the burden of taxation being transferred to the Spanish system. For some, this may mean that they will decide to sell their
Spanish property or as some used to do, spend winter in Spain staying in low season priced hotels and there could be a noticeable loss to the economy if many decide that Spain (or indeed anywhere in the EU) is no longer an attractive destination for them. Businesses here need as much financial support as possible, but whilst the UK Government and the European Union have ‘bigger fish to fight over’ it seems highly unlikely that the plight of those affected will be uppermost in their minds.
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Sue Wilczynski Good , happy for them to take risks with their lives but can’t be allowed to risk the lives of others
Keith Lowrey Shouldn't let them play in the premiership either and stop their massive salaries....
Jacquie Anne Good for them. Their bodies their choice!
Matt Cox I’m surprised it’s only 5 . Wow … Let’s hope they don’t give in to the pressure .. Their long term health must come first ..
Valerie Thatcher Why will people not have a vaccine
Tina Gillmartin Good on them personal choice
Kevin Somerville Good for them
Peter Sauer Their land, their rules
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
By Clinica Britannia
Restrictions in the arteries
T H E Carotid arteries are major blood vessels situated on both sides of the neck. Their main pur‐ pose is to carry blood to the brain in order to supply it with essential nutrients and oxygen. These arter‐ ies over time can narrow due to ar‐ teriosclerosis or other causes, im‐ peding the blood flow, which can lead to transient ischemic attack (a mini‐stroke) or cerebral vascular accident (a stroke). The carotid Doppler or ultra‐ sound is a specific type of scan that focuses on the carotid arteries in the neck, looking for any restric‐ tions on the movement of blood through the arteries. With use of sound waves that are above the human range of hearing, pictures of inside of the arteries are creat‐ ed. A doctor may prescribe a carotid ultrasound for a variety of rea‐ sons: • A diagnosed increased risk of
Major blood vessels in the neck.
having a stroke. • A blockage, known as an occlu‐ sion, from plaque or blood clot. • A narrowing of the carotid artery, known as stenosis. • Suffering from a TIA (transient ischemic attack). This scan is regularly used as a risk assessment tool against strokes, as many people are asymptomatic. Contact your Health provider for further advice and information if this test suits your specific needs.
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A bit of what you love THEY say a bit of what you love is good for you, and it turns out that could be true. New research has found fat‐ ty cheese, yoghurts and butter could actually lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, de‐ spite previous dire warnings about the health risks of these dairy products. A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has found those who ate dairy‐rich foods, including cream and full‐ fat milk, had a 30 per cent low‐ er risk of the life‐threatening disease than those who ate less of these foods. The scientists are now sug‐ gesting dairy products shouldn’t be discouraged, as they are on some diets, and that we should be doing more research into their possible health benefits. The comprehensive study involved results from more than 63,600 adults over the course of 20 years from 16 dif‐ ferent research projects. The participants were all measured for dairy‐fat markers ‐ ones which show how much dairy has been consumed in the body ‐ before the study began. All participants were free from type 2 diabetes when the studies began, although by the time of the follow‐up, more than 15,100 had developed the disease. At the end of the research, scientists found those with higher levels of dairy‐fat markers had a 30 per cent low‐ er risk of type 2 diabetes. The study’s lead author, Dr Fumiaki Imamura from the Medical Research Council Epi‐ demiology Unit at the Universi‐ ty of Cambridge, explained, “our results provide the most comprehensive global evi‐ dence to date about dairy fat biomarkers and their relation‐ ship with lower risk of type 2 di‐ abetes.” He added, “we’re aware that our biomarker work has limitations and requires further research on underlying mecha‐ nisms, but at the very least, the available evidence about dairy fat does not indicate any in‐ creased risk for the develop‐ ment of type 2 diabetes.” The scientists see they would now like to explore whether the method of prepa‐ ration of dairy products has any impact on their health ben‐ efits.
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Clean and clear skin
IT doesn’t seem to matter how old we get, blackheads can always make an un‐ wanted appearance on our faces and bodies. Even long after fine lines and wrinkles have set in, our bodies can somehow still produce enough oil to create those annoying little black dots, often on our noses and cheeks. And while blackheads ‐ caused when a hair follicle becomes clogged with oil and dirt ‐ are harmless, they can cer‐ tainly be irritating. Unfortunately, there is no permanent way to remove blackheads, although thank‐ fully with good skin hygiene and regular extraction their appearance can be less‐ ened. An important first step is making sure skin is cleansed both thoroughly and regu‐ larly. Many dermatologists rec‐ ommend cleaning skin both morning and evening with a mild cleanser. Avoid harsh
Our skin: Can attract blackheads at any age.
or foaming formulas as these can strip the skin, leaving it likely to overpro‐ duce sebum, creating oily, blackhead‐prone skin. The right cleanser for
your skin type should leave it feeling clean but not tight after use. For particularly oily or spot‐prone skin, a salylic or glycolic acid cleanser can help remove
dead skin cells and speed up cell turnover, preventing the production of new blemishes. Once your skin is clean, you can encourage black‐ heads out of the follicles by gently and carefully steam‐ ing your face with a facial steamer or over a bowl of hot water. After around 10 minutes you can then gently exfoli‐ ate, removing any dirt and oil which has come out of the skin. If any blackheads are still stubbornly lingering, you can encourage them out by applying strips which can be found in supermarkets and pharmacies, which can re‐ move between 15 and 20 per cent of blackheads. Finally, if all else fails, it may be worth booking in for a professional treatment with a beautician or derma‐ tologist who can gently re‐ move blackheads for you and recommend products to prevent them returning.
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Take detox to the next level THERE are numerous types of detox available, promoting a variety of health benefits, although most of them con‐ tain some standard elements. Whichever detox you choose, the first thing to do is lighten up your toxin load. Eliminate alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, refined sugars and saturated fats, all of which act as toxins in the body and are obstacles to the healing process. Some believe the detox can be taken to the next level by minimising the use of chemical cleaners and chemical based healthcare products like shampoos and deodorants. Natural alternatives can be used instead. Stress can have a hugely adverse impact on the body, triggering stress hormones into your system and can con‐ tribute to excess toxins in the system so it is important during a detox to keep your mind calm and in a stress free environment. Practices such as yoga and meditation are simple and ef‐ fective at reducing stress by bringing your body and mind into harmony. There are hundreds of detox programmes, recipes and regimes depending on your needs. Many programmes fol‐ low a seven‐day schedule because it takes a few days to properly cleanse the blood. An example of a detox routine may include fasting on liquids for two days, followed by a carefully‐planned five‐ day detox diet to allow the digestive system to rest. Some popular detox regimes are: Simple Fruit and Veggie Detox, Smoothie cleanse, Juice Cleanse, Sugar Detox and Hypoallergenic Detox.
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By Clinica Britannia
My 8 year old daughter has a rash on her hands and feet that does not seem to be getting better, could this be a side effect of Covid-19?
GET TESTED: Some skin rashes are associated with Covid-19.
THE most common symptoms of Covid‐19 are fatigue, fever, and cough. However, some people, very often children and ba‐ bies, may experience less common symp‐ toms. One of these being a rash. Some general symptoms associated with many Covid‐19 rashes include: • Skin discolouration: Rashes are typically discoloured in comparison to neighbouring skin • Swelling: The affected area may appear swollen or puffy compared to other skin. • Itching: Many, but not all, types of Covid‐
19 rash may itch. • Hives: Itchy patches or weals that resem‐ ble hives. These most often affect the limbs and torso. • Rash with blisters: A rash can appear with blisters that may look similar to chicken‐ pox, usually found on the torso area. • Lace‐like pattern: Rashes can have rings of skin discolouration that form a lace or net‐ like pattern, typically affecting the legs area. • Pinpoint spots: Rash consists of dark pin‐ point spots. The legs are the most commonly impacted area.
It is important that you get your daughter tested as this certainly could be caused by the virus. A simple PCR swab test can confirm if this is the case and then be treated accordingly.
Hiding tiredness OUR busy everyday lives can be shattering in the modern world. There may be many reasons why you’re tired such as job stress, insomnia, burning the candle at both ends, or personal issues. In a perfect world we’d take a week off to relax and catch up with sleep but hello... this is not a perfect world, chin up and let’s get on with it, we need a quick make‐up fix! Tiredness can be hard to cover, but here are some tips: For bloodshot eyes, ei‐ ther from exhaustion or crying, flesh‐toned eyeliner is your new best friend. Go for a shade only slightly darker than your natural skin tone to cover those red rims. Matte shades are more subtle but shimmery ones have some great brightening power. A touch of blue mascara can work wonders on mak‐ ing the whites of your eyes appear whiter and in elimi‐ nating the appearance of
MAKE-UP: Can transform a tired face into a fresh face look if applied correctly.
the red tones. For those dark circles which may be anything from grey to blue to dark purple try a peachy or yel‐ lowy‐toned concealer. Peach looks more natural, but yellow is brightening. Your skin may be show‐ ing the tell‐tale signs of tiredness even if the rest of your face isn’t. Dull, lifeless skin can be perked up with a refresher spray. If it’s kept in the fridge then it’ll help refresh skin and re‐
duce puffiness. Light foun‐ dation or BB cream is al‐ ways a lifesaver in these situations but go easy, as trowelling it on never helps. A cream blush is a great fix for the face as it intro‐ duces a soft glow for a fresh‐faced look, instead of harsh unnatural colours. For cool undertones use a baby‐ pink shade, and for warm complexions, opt for something a little more peachy.
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ARBITRATION
CONSULAR MATTERS RECENTLY I received a notifi‐ cation for a hearing of a court case for January 13, 2026, which made me think of Arbi‐ tration. As a lawyer I am committed to saving clients money and time where possi‐ ble. One of the ways to do this is by Arbitration. I myself and a number of other abogados in Spain are listed as Arbitrators by the Spanish Bar Association. So when could you have Ar‐ bitration? Well for example if you rented out your house in Spain. In the tenancy agree‐ ment you could specify that if there was a dispute between the parties to the agreement, you, the landlord and the ten‐ ant consent to have the dis‐ pute resolved by Arbitration. Arbitration could also apply to a property purchase con‐ tract or a supply contract for goods. There are many other circumstances in which Arbi‐
ARBITRATION: As an example, can apply to a property purchase or a contract for goods.
tration could apply. The next question is why would I want Arbitration?
Well the two main advantages are speed and cost. With Arbi‐ tration you will get a resolu‐
tion within six months where‐ as a court case could take two or more years.
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Regarding costs, Arbitration is significantly less expensive. Do I need a lawyer? As with any legal matter in Spain there is no requirement to have a lawyer but of course, I recom‐ mend to have one. What if I win and the other party doesn’t pay me? Well the decision of the Arbitrator is final, you enforce the deci‐ sion in court to recover your damages from the other side. Can I choose my Arbitrator? If both parties agree in the contract then yes you can. If not then you are allocated an Arbitrator by the Bar Associa‐ tion, basically the next one on the list, like a cab rank. Can Arbitration be done in English? Well it can if I am the Arbitrator, otherwise you may need a translator, depending on which Arbitrator is appoint‐ ed, but the resolution has to be produced in Spanish. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
Marisa Moreno Castillo Lawyer and Consul for Denmark. www.justlawsolicitors.com • contact@justlawsolicitors.com Advertising Feature
Neater Heater announce a new, improved, website I T has been 12 years since Neater Heater first started successfully warming people’s homes in Spain by introducing them to a (previously un‐ known in Spain) range of economical and efficient Norwegian convector heaters. The company has developed since those early days. It has part‐ nered up with a number of business‐ es where Neater Heaters can be viewed and purchased directly, and it has increased the range and variety of models to appeal to the widest spectrum of customers from those who are technically disinterested all the way through to those who wish to control every aspect of their life with an ‘App’ on their phone. Neater Heater caters to you all. Richard Winter, co‐owner of Neater Heater ‐ “These last few years have challenged us, like all businesses, and has made us realise that our website, our virtual showroom, needed to be
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Painting exhibition AN exhibition of the paintings of Eduardo Marti is being held at the Gandia Library until Sunday, October 10. His show will exhib‐ it the works of the pop‐rock musician from Monday to Fri‐ day from 10am to 9pm and Saturday from 10am to 1.30pm. Interested in art since childhood, Ed‐ uardo Marti was part of the well‐known lo‐ cal pop‐rock group of Gandia in the 60s, Los Duendes, choosing music as a means of expression. He said it was, “a discipline to which I dedicated myself pro‐ fessionally as a bassist until a few years ago. I have recorded numerous albums and collabo‐
rated with groups such as Revolver, Jah Macetas, Julio Gal‐ cera & Mala Seguida, Amistades Peligrosas, Mocedades, Inhu‐ manos, Tony Ronald.” Eduardo Marti has been fan of painting from a very early age, after an operation. He said: “Because of my reduced mobili‐ ty I changed strings for brushes, resuming the taste and practice of painting and culti‐ vating my art through my emotions, striving in the maturation of my ideas, transmit‐ ting harmony.” After holding exhi‐ bitions in Valencia, in Cortafuegos and Fes‐ tinar, he has now opened his exhibition in Gandia. For more informa‐ tion, visit www.gan dia.es
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Performing arts festival THE Casa de Cultura in Alfaz del Pi is hosting its second per‐ forming arts festival until Fri‐ day, November 12. The festival began with a per‐ formance of ‘La herencia’, by the company Melpomene. The comedy with an LGTBI mes‐ sage was staged by Melpomene Teatro, which was born in 1995 with the intention of consolidat‐ ing itself as a company with a permanent repertoire. They have now premiered more than 20 plays and at the Casa de Cultura they presented ‘La herencia’, a comedy written and directed by Jose Manuel Vi‐ dal. The play looks at the lives of two couples who are presented with the chance of receiving an inheritance from a relative they have little contact with. The inheritance comes with very particular conditions, as they will be forced to change their way of life, their customs and even their way of relating to others. Jose Vicente Soriano, Ernesto Solo, Isabel Pardines, Jose
MELPOMENE TEATRO: Performing the comedy ‘La herencia.’
Manuel Vidal, Lucia Iñesta and Ana Arias make up the cast. The second Provincial Festival of the Performing Arts will con‐ tinue in Alfaz del Pi on Friday, October 15 with ‘Room 801’, by Lucas Locus, a show that com‐ bines theatre and circus.
On Friday, November 5, the children’s play ‘Protocolo Polo’, by the Alicante company En‐ clavados Teatro, will be per‐ formed, and on Friday, Novem‐ ber 12, ‘Clandestino’, by the company OtraDanza, will be performed Alfaz de Pi.
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U3A members on the move again! JAV E A U3A’s Spanish Culture & Cuisine group members took to the road again for the first time since January 2020 ‐ re‐ turning to some sort of normality after the pandemic hit. Group leaders An‐ gela Chantry and Tony Dearie organ‐ ised and led the trip, which they called ‘Paradores & Palaces’. Forty‐eight mem‐ bers of the group were delighted to be travelling once again, spending five days visiting Al‐ mansa, Albacete, Ruidera Lakes Nature Reserve, Toledo, La Granja and San Clemente. Highlight of the tour was the Puy du Fou show, the biggest in Spain ‐
TOLEDO: Members enjoyed ‘Paradores & Palaces.’
and the U3A group had the best seats in the house, in the centre on the first few rows! From the kingdom of Recaredo to the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, from the discovery of America to the arrival of the railway, the audi‐ ence was transport‐ ed through 1,500 years of history, per‐ formed by 200 actors and horse riders, ac‐ companied by special
effects on an im‐ mense five‐hectare stage. ‘El Sueño de Tole‐ do’ certainly was spectacular! Group leaders An‐ gela and Tony are now looking forward to their next trip in October, when the group will visit the Ayora Honey Festi‐ val. Visit the website www.u3ajavea.com for details of U3A ac‐ tivities.
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FOOD DONATIONS: Collected at the annual harvest festival.
Food bank donations THE Albir Anglicans have raised €155 and attracted various food donations for the Alfas del Pi food bank at their annual harvest festival. The event, on Sunday, October 3 saw a congregation of 25 take part, with all goods blessed by Fr Paul at the beginning of the service. A service of Holy Communion is held in Albir every Sunday at 9.30am at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church. The group also has a regular week‐ day service every Thursday at 11am
a t t h e Fo r u m M a r e N o s t r u m , A l f a s del Pi. For further information please con‐ tact Local Church Wardens, Elaine Mitchell on 636 164 467 or Paul Win‐ ter on 602 218 483. Albir is one of seven churches in the Chaplaincy, from Gandia to El Campello, in the Costa Blanca Angli‐ can Chaplaincy. For service times, locations and contacts, visit www.costablanca‐an glicanchaplaincy.org.
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Artistic abilities
CALPE Artists are invited to take in the historic centre and the local streets and landscapes.
ARTISTS across Calpe are being invited to take part in an art competition on Satur‐ day, October 16. The sixth Outdoor Painting Contest will take place in the his‐ toric centre of Calpe, with artists competing for a first prize of €1,200. The theme is the his‐ toric centre of Calpe and its streets and landscapes. Partici‐ pants will be posi‐ tioned in the town square, Plaza Beato Francisco Sendra, Calle Reverendo Antonio Pe‐ nalva, Calle Campa‐ nari, Calle Francisco Zaragoza, Calle Vicent
Gallart, Calle Torre‐ ones, Calle Mayor, Calle Santisimo Cristo, Calle Pescadores, Calle Puchalt, Calle Sant Roc, Calle Soledad, Calle Garcia Ortiz, Calle 2 de Mayo. The art will be a work created exclu‐ sively on the day of the contest and no notes made on previ‐ ous days will be ac‐ cepted. According to the council: “Artists of any nationality can partici‐ pate in the competi‐ tion, as long as they are not prohibited from receiving subsi‐ dies and are compliant with their tax obliga‐
tions and social securi‐ ty. “Each participant will be provided with all the materials neces‐ sary for their work, in‐ cluding the easel where they will exhibit their painting.” Those wanting to take part can register until Thursday, Octo‐ ber 14 by emailing in focultura@ajcalpe.es, providing their name, s u r n a m e , I D, a d d r e s s , telephone number, and email address. In the adult catego‐ ry, the first prize will be €1,200, the second prize €700, and the best local artist prize €500.
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Animal fundraiser A GARDEN market is taking place in Calpe on Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17 to raise funds for a street cat castra‐ tion programme. The market will be held at Carrio Alto 3 F in Calpe from 11am to 4pm and will host a large selection of puzzles, jazz CDs, vases, dishes, glass‐ ware, bags, electric household items, bric‐a‐brac and much more. All proceeds will go towards a local street cat castra‐ tion programme. For more information, contact Hille Beckers on 865 950 069.
MARKET: Will include puzzles and household items.
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OUR PASSION FOR PETS DURING THE PANDEMIC NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
ONE of the undoubted products of the pandemic has been our renewed love of animals ‐ and a spike in demand for feline and canine companions. However, as regards cats: “If your cat doesn’t respond when you call, it’s not because it doesn’t recog‐ nise its name. It’s because it doesn’t respect you and in‐ stead views your life with, at best, cold indifference.” This according to another ‘MOBO’ study (Masters of the Bleeding Obvious). But every‐ one knows this about cats: “A dog to adore you, a cat to ignore you.” (Au‐ thors unknown ‐ prob‐
ably Profs Paddypaws, Fluff and Tiddles.) My cat, bless him, is true to form. Me‐ ows like mad to go outside but then ‘blames’ me with a disdainful look if it’s raining. Even tries the back door in case I’m lying and there’s a different microclimate back there. Then looks at me as if it’s my fault it’s raining and I’ve the power to make it stop. Cats have their undoubted qualities but, frankly, I prefer dogs, so comparing the two would be a rather odd, pointless exer‐ cise, a bit like judging Boris Johnson by
the attributes required of a svelte, world class ballerina. Moreover, I reckon dogs are far smarter than many of the individuals involved in any survey/’study’. Remember the time when, in a vet’s waiting room, I was sur‐ prised to see owners pacing up and down, jingling coins in pockets, listlessly checking out posters and notices while all the dogs present were sitting, waiting calmly, pa‐ tiently? Then I noticed the sign on the wait‐ ing room door: ‘Be back in five minutes, Sit! Stay!’
Finally, many thanks for all the great comments left on my website about ‘The Sentinel’, my latest thriller, now available in audiobook format narrated by my good friend, the actor Rayner Bourton ‐ ‘Rocky’ in the original London production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’. Happy reading! In fact, even thinking about the novel is sending icy, blood‐curdling shivers down my spine... Nurse, the screens please! That’s better, now I’m back on the meds. And bring that big syringe! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐john son.net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback and au‐ diobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cude‐ ca cancer charity. A dog to adore you, a cat to ignore you.
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Nora Johnson’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
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DAVID WORBOYS A RESIDENT of Nerja would stand for ages on the edge of the pave‐ ment at a Zebra, as if ready to cross the road. As each driver slowed, he would wait until the vehicle stopped and then wave him on. He had no intention of crossing the road, but got his kicks from watch‐ ing the reactions of the drivers, which ranged from a shrug of resig‐ nation to expletive fury. He gained nothing from his actions which showed a total disregard for those drivers’ convenience. If everybody put themselves in the position of other people, our planet would be a paradise. But it is‐ n’t. This is because people drop lit‐ ter, shoot the red lights and jump the queue for a trivial personal tri‐ umph. If we all thought of others, this would not happen. This selfish behaviour is irritating but causes no lasting harm to the of‐ fended. However, the disregard of another person’s rights often devel‐ ops into abuse of his feelings, his welfare or even his human rights.
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EVIL UNDER THE SUN Kim Jong-Un and Mugabe - varying degrees of evil.
And so, we come to the more personal misdemeanours of steal‐ ing, lying and mocking. No physical violence is involved but a fellow be‐ ing suffers loss, disrespect or humili‐ ation. Evil reaches its next level with physical and psychological bullying, deliberate dangerous fouls in foot‐ ball, cheating the vulnerable out of their savings and blackmail. Then it’s life‐changing bodily harm, such as acid or knife attacks, rape and mur‐
der. Can the perpetrators not imag‐ ine being the victim rather than themselves? To live the rest of their lives with permanent injuries or con‐ stant suffering or bereavement be‐ cause of the actions of a fellow hu‐ man? Human ingenuity has given us countless inventions and discoveries to facilitate life’s convenience. Alas, they are always abused by self‐serv‐ ing criminals. Computers, websites, social media, artificial intelligence. All
require unprecedented measures of security to protect the rest of us. All the above relate to transgres‐ sions committed by individuals or small groups. While having tragic consequences for the victims, they don’t affect the broader world. Evil organised by large groups is another matter. Such groups usually have an all‐powerful leader. They include the totally evil ISIS and the Taliban in Afghanistan, Al‐ Qaeda, Boko Haram, Mexican and
Colombian drug cartels and people smugglers everywhere. Other evil is committed under the leadership of national governments or dictators. Xi Jinping oversees Chi‐ na (Uyghur and Hongkong), Putin ‐ Russia (dissidents), Kim‐Jong‐un ‐ North Korea (concentrated labour camps), Khamenei ‐ Iran (dissidents), Aung San Suu Kyi ‐ Myanmar (the Rohingya). Others don’t threaten the world beyond their borders. But the dam‐ age to their people, the infrastruc‐ ture and economies is incalculable. Protests are savagely crushed and imprisonment, slavery, starvation and disease are rife, simply because of the evil egoism of one incompe‐ tent male ruler and his brutal hench‐ men. Step forward, Assad, Dutarte, Lukashenko, Madura, Mugabe. The rest of you know who you are …. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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SUZUKI may not have the clout of larger car makers but has always driven well above its automotive
weight. A collaborative link with Toyota has produced Suzuki’s most expensive pro‐ duction car to date; the Across. Priced from €53,367/£45,599 the Across is a considerable step up the price league by normal Suzu‐
ki standards, but does hold the prospect of some con‐ quest sales. The Across is, with a few subtle tweaks, an RAV4 and in Suzuki form not on‐ ly feels and drives very premium but is a proper 4x4. A single model hosts one of the best equipped SUVs with standard fare includ‐ ing such things as leather trim, heated front and rear seats, heated steering wheel, dual zone air conditioning, elec‐ tronic four‐wheel‐drive, high beam assist, keyless entry and start, rear parking cam‐ era, reclining rear seats and much more. Power comes from a 2.5‐ litre, four‐cylinder petrol en‐ gine mated to 134kw electric motor providing hybrid pow‐ er. Four driving modes offer the option of pure electric, automatic between hybrid and electric, hybrid and bat‐ tery charge. There’s a claimed
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pure electric range of 46 miles, I managed 40 miles without any effort at conserv‐ ing battery power, so it’s a particularly impressive and commutable distance. The fusion between petrol and electric power is impres‐ sive too, with easily‐se‐ lectable modes and an e‐CVT automatic transmission that makes for smooth transitions without the usual raised en‐ gine revs. Add the self‐charge
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very intuitive. A conventional style automatic gear shift lever adds a touch of normali‐ ty in a world where the standard rules of car conven‐ tionality seem to have dis‐ a p ‐ peared. Many hybrids and elec‐ tric vehi‐ cles have lost that conventional look and all too frequently for reasons of style rather than practical substance. There is plenty of space for passengers and their luggage, not to mention lots of cubby boxes and pockets for your in‐car bits‐and‐bobs. With subtle styling tweaks to the front design the Across is a suitably rugged looking SUV, as befits a proper off‐road ve‐ hicle, and with a high specifi‐ cation more than lives up to the price tag.
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New DGT traffic regulations ON Thursday, September 30, a whole new set of traffic regulations and amendments came into force from the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT). The new regulation is called the Traffic, Circula‐ tion, and Road Safety Law, and carries some very strict penalties for drivers, so please be aware. The term ‘drivers’ ap‐ plies to motorcycles as well. One of the biggest new measures is a reform of an existing law, which states that from now on, any driver caught with a mobile phone in their hand ‐ whether it is ac‐ tive or not ‐ will be pun‐ ished with the loss of six points from their driving licence. At the moment, the penalty for this is on‐ ly three points, so it is now doubled. Probably the most con‐ troversial change is with regards to how drivers must overtake another vehicle. Until now, drivers were allowed to exceed the generic speed limit of the stretch of road they were on by 20kph when overtaking, but now, that part of the law is eliminated. This of course means that any vehicle found to be exceeding the road’s displayed speed limit while overtaking another vehicle will be liable to a fine, but the question arises of how anybody is ever expected to be able to overtake another vehi‐ cle safely under these rules. It opens up the sce‐ nario of another vehicle coming in the other direc‐ tion and causing a colli‐ sion, because the over‐ taking vehicle spends too long in the oncoming lane while trying to maintain the legal speed limit. As a matter of interest, the popular Spanish polit‐ ical parties of Ciu‐ dadanos, PNV, ERC, Plu‐ ral, and Vox, all apparently presented amendments with the aim of maintaining the
NEW RULES: Anyone caught with a mobile phone in their hand will be punished.
rule of exceeding 20kph when overtaking. Not using, or incorrect‐ ly wearing the seatbelt now carries a loss of four points, up from three points, and the same when not using child re‐ straints, helmets, or oth‐ er protective elements.
Drivers of personal mo‐ bility vehicles, such as electric scooters, will be obliged to use a protec‐ tive helmet in the terms that are determined by regulation, a measure that was included in the text through an amend‐ ment.
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