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Nothing wasted WATER drained from emptied swimming pools is being used to hose down Benidorm streets. “This cleaning operation covering streets, children’s play areas and adult fitness parks has commenced in the Foietes and Alfredo Corral areas,” explained Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate, Benidorm’s Street-Cleaning and Water councillor. This will gradually extend throughout the town and continue until the end of the year, he said. “Benidorm has been offering this free service for the last 15 years, using the water when swimming pools and water deposits on private property are emptied for repairs or upkeep,” the councillor revealed. Property-owners or propertyowners’ associations wishing to use this service should contact the town hall’s Street Cleaning department (966 815 566) or the FCC concessionary (965 855 184) to make an appointment.
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Twenty five years in Albir THE Norwegian church (Sjomannskirken) in Albir marked its 25th anniver‐ sary with a simple celebra‐ tion attended by Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques. The church, which was inaugurated on October 13 in 1996, is a religious centre but it is also a base for cultural, sporting, so‐ cial and leisure activities that supports Norwegian residents of all ages. The church also helps the vulnerable, whether they are tourists passing through or local residents, by providing counselling and assistance as well as volunteers in emergen‐ cies.
Eleven employees cur‐ rently staff the church with Pastors Peder Myren, who arrived recently to take over at the church, and Gjerulf Kristoffer Nod‐ deland at their head. The network of Sea‐ men’s Churches, now known as Churches for Norwegians Abroad, was founded in 1864 to assist Norwegian citizens living in different parts of the world. At present there are 28 centres worldwide, of which seven are located in Spain in the Costa de Sol, Mallorca, Torrevieja, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tener‐ ife and Albir‐Villajoyosa.
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Benidorm Palace rocks again! BENIDORM PALACE hosted its first Gala night since the pandemic shook the entertainment industry to the core more than 18 months ago. And what a night it was! Especially considering the chain of events leading up to the Gala on Sunday October 17. The show nearly didn’t go ahead fol‐ lowing a last minute cancellation of the headline act ‘Magic of the Beatles’ due to Brexit‐related visa issues. The red tape proved too difficult and costly for the UK‐based group to make the trip, an issue facing many touring bands and musicians. Rather than accept defeat, Benidorm Palace owner Christine Climent and her daughter Joanna set about finding a so‐ lution. In true theatrical tradition they insisted THE SHOW MUST GO ON! With five days to go, they found an alternative Beatles tribute act from Barcelona in the form of Flaming Shak‐ ers and also added a Shadows tribute named Atlantis to the bill.
The result was spectacular. A night to remember. Christine took to social me‐ dia to express her own feelings about the show: “Amazing! Fantastic! I could‐ n’t have asked for anything better. “Against all the odds, somehow, we got there and delivered one of the best nights ever performed at Benidorm Palace. Atlantis and Flaming Shakers, what a show! You guys gave us 100 per cent.” By the end of the night, the whole of the Palace were on their feet thanks to the performance of the two bands who literally blew the roof off. As well as lauding the bands, Chris‐ tine paid tribute to everyone behind the scenes who pulled out all the stops to get the show up and running including the sound and light depart‐ ment, the backstage crew and the box office. She gave special praise to her daugh‐ ter Joanna declaring: “Where would I be without you.”
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IT savvy
Bridge club meets again
TEN La Nucia women took a free two-week course on Information and Communications Technology directed at closing the gender digital divide. The course, financed by the provincial council’s Equality department, provided the local women with basic knowledge of using the internet to deal with administrative procedures and job-hunting.
THIRTY-FOUR members at‐ tended when the Valleys In‐ ternational Bridge and Social Club recently held their first weekly bridge game. Brenda Russell, the club’s president, said how delighted she was to see so many mem‐ bers return after nearly 18 months of interruptions due to Covid. The El Cid Restaurant is be‐ ing refurbished, so the meet‐
Not needed THREE Local Police officers were injured in Denia’s Calle Doctor Fleming while trying to break up a fight between a man and a woman. The couple immediately turned on the policemen, with the male smashing the rear window of a parked vehicle with his elbow during the tussle.
Home again POLICE, the Guardia Civil and firefighters mobilised two helicopters and drones to locate a 73-year-old man with dementia who disappeared from his Calpe home at 5pm last week. He was found at approximately 11.27am the following morning near the La Fossa beach in apparently good health, but disorientated.
Looking up THE recent ‘puente’ or long weekend incorporating two public holidays was the best since the pandemic hit. The Costa Blanca’s average 80 per cent occupancy rose to 82 per cent in Benidorm, which also accounted for approximately €10 million of the €15 million injected into Costa Blanca economy.
Loose change RECONSTRUCTING the longclosed rail link between Denia and Gandia has once again been excluded from the central government’s 2022 Budget proposals. Madrid’s €59,800 assignment, practically the same sum as the 2021 allocation, was criticised as ‘loose change’ incapable of advancing an uninterrupted link between Alicante City and Gandia.
WEEKLY GAME: Held for the first time in many months.
ing was held at Jaleo Restau‐ rant between Pedregeur and
Art therapy THE ARTS SOCIETY MARINA ALTA (TASMA) is committed to creating a culture of respect, giving support and celebrating differences. During the summer the TASMA committee began search‐ ing for a children’s charitable organisation which could bene‐ fit from their support. “The concept is to promote Art as Therapy as an ongoing charity affiliation,” explained TASMA’s chairman David Glover. “We are pleased to announce that we have identified the Colegio Especial Gargasindi Calpe, a local school for children with learning challenges, as our partner,” he announced. The Arts Society Marina Alta is working with the UK‐based Arts Society Young Art Programme to provide additional fu‐ ture gifting through monetary grants. An art competition for the 2022 Arts Society Programme Cover was held in August and the six winning artists’ artwork was exhibited at the Oc‐ tober 7 lecture. They will subsequently be printed on greet‐ ings cards, which will be offered for sale to members and guests at the November and December meetings. The proceeds of sales will go to the school. “Further assistance may come from local sponsors, Soci‐ ety members volunteering, and other opportunities and events throughout 2022 in coordination with the school,” David Glover added. For further information, contact Lanie Widmar or Mark Rackham on vc.marinaalta@theartssoci‐ ety.org or visit the www.marinaaltaarts.com website.
A uniform solution DENIA Town Hall has joined the Re‐uniform initiative and will re‐ cycle Local Police officers’ uniforms. Insignia, the firm that manufactures the officers’ uniforms, has placed two recycling bins at Denia’s police headquarters where officers can leave old items of official clothing. “The objective is to re‐use the material and eliminate the pollu‐ tion involved in disposing of the uniforms,” town hall sources ex‐ plained. Owing to their characteristics and functions, uniforms cannot be discarded or donated like other clothing to prevent them from reaching the street where they could be put to inappropriate use, they said. Instead, Re‐uniform collects and classifies the castoffs for pro‐ fessional recycling that separates their polyester content for re‐ use. Fifteen Spanish cities belong to this programme although De‐ nia is, so far, the only municipality from Alicante Province.
Benidoleig. To celebrate the occasion the members were
treated to tapas and cava be‐ fore knuckling down to the ‘se‐ rious’ business of playing bridge. The Valleys Bridge Club tries to strike a balance between playing competitive bridge and meeting for social events. New members are always welcome and details of the club can be found online at www.bridgewebs.com web‐ site.
Smart ambitions ALTEA aspires to be Spain’s first Smart municipality with a population of less than 50,000 inhabitants. A Smart city or municipality uses information and com‐ munication technology (ICT) to improve operational effi‐ ciency, share information with the public and provide a better service, explained Al‐ tea’s Tourism councillor Xelo Gonzalez at a recent Casa de Cultura meeting. Also present were the Va‐ lencian Community’s Tourism secretary general Herick Campos, Altea’s mayor Jaume Llinares and Mariano Torres, CEO of Sien Consult‐ ing. Altea’s local government has set itself the challenge of
obtaining the coveted Smart Tourist Destination certificate by the end of the year, Gon‐ zalez revealed. “Today we are setting out to show what has been car‐ ried out so far and the future actions that the town hall will be carrying out,” the council‐ lor said. Altea would be the first town with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants to obtain this recognition, she added. To date only Benidorm and the Costa del Sol West have achieved this official recogni‐ tion of tourism excellence and sustainability which, Gonzalez said, would allow the municipality to embark on the transition to a “green, digital tourism model.”
Lost grant mystery OPPOSITION councillors at Teulada‐Moraira Town Hall accused mayor Raul Llobell of losing a €118,000 grant to take on unemployed workers. Llobell has insisted that he signed the application for the Generalitat cash at 10.45am on July 26, producing proof that the deadline had not expired. “I’m surprised that having accessed all the information they requested that they did not check the data correctly before accusing me inappropri‐ ately and slandering me,” Llo‐ bell said. The mayor has now ordered an investigation into the loss of the regional government’s grant “to pinpoint whoever
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was responsible” for losing the grant and discover the reasons for what happened. “I signed on time in the cor‐ rect way, following the guide‐ lines,” Llobell declared.
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Time for some weeding SOME weed control was required before the Teulada‐Moraira Fishing Club’s latest Winter League match could start. They were fishing Section C of the River Jucar and weeds had made some swims un‐ fishable, explained the club secretary, Jeff Richards. The weather was overcast with a tem‐ perature of 21 degrees although conditions were nice, Jeff said. The 12 contestants caught a total weight of 59 kilos, with 44 fish and one dry net during an average day’s fish‐ ing that had a late start owing to the weeding. Graham Sewell with 13.75 kilos was first, followed by Ray Tur‐ vey (13.32 kilos) in sec‐ ond place, Frank Povey (11.12 kilos) third, and Jeff Richards (6.25 ki‐ los) fourth. Best fish of the day (3.37 kilos) was caught by Jeff Richards. For further informa‐ tion about the Teula‐ da‐Moraira Fishing Club, contact Frank Povey on 966 490 338 and frank.povey@ btopenworld.com or call Ray Craig on 966 492 083.
and finally... GET WALKING. Campello’s Sports department is organising eight monthly hiking excursions between now and next May. Visiting Maigmo, Guadalest, Font Roja, Montgo, Despenyador, the Benitachell cliffs, Aitana and the Cabeço d’Or mountain, the hikes have different difficulty levels and last between three and six hours. All of the excursions are supervised by a qualified sports instructor specialising in mountain walks, together with monitors from Campello’s municipal sports schools. The excursions are aimed at families and the over‐18s, while under‐18s should be accompanied by an adult. Adequate footwear and clothing are musts and participants should bring sufficient water and food. The €5 per person cost includes bus journeys, insurance and guides. Places are limited and should be reserved beforehand by ring‐ ing 965 632 247 or the Municipal Sports schools.
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Delayed celebration for CBYA EL PORTET, Moraira, was re‐ cently abuzz with yachts and dinghies for two days last week. They were belatedly celebrat‐ ing the 15th anniversary of the Costa Blanca Yacht Association ( C BY A ) w h i c h h a d t o b e p o s t‐ poned last year due to Covid. Yachts Poog, Bifrost, Jemila and TrickyD ‐ the latter fes‐ tooned with flags, bunting, plus blue and yellow balloons in the CBYA colours ‐ anchored off El Portet beach. The club owns four dinghies and a small catamaran, all of which were taken out by sever‐ al people over the course of the day, although swirling winds made for somewhat difficult conditions.
First prize went to Richard Jones for the best dressed yacht, Monique Neyzen won Best Helm for catamarans, Fer‐ nando Moneta for Lasers, and James Heather for the 420. Next day, racing yachts from Real Club Nautico Calpe were supposed to sail up to El Portet, but the elements conspired against them as there was hard‐ ly a breath of air. However, C BY A m e m b e r s c o n t i n u e d t o sail the dinghies and enjoyed the second day of this very so‐ cial event. Anyone interested in sailing, yachts or motorboats, will find more information on the www.cbya.org website. All are welcome, especially boat‐own‐ ers.
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Poppy Appeal launch
BENIDORM was once again the setting for the launch of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Ap‐ peal. Local mayor Toni Perez accompanied the Stan‐ dard bearers in the procession which set off at mid‐day on Saturday October 16 from Calle Castel‐ lon and marched along the Levante beach prome‐ nade as far as the Rincon de Loix. As in previous years, the parade was led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums band and included Chelsea Pensioners. The principal ceremony held at the end of the Paseo in Avenida Ametlla de Mar was attended by Joe Falzon, national vice‐chairman of the Royal British Legion, Captain Ian Clarke RN, the Defence Attache in Madrid, the British Consul Sarah‐Jane Morris, the Royal British Legion’s district chairman Donald Cubbon, Overseas representative Bob Chambers and Fi Hedges from the Overseas Sup‐ port Office. Expressing “greetings and congratulations” from Benidorm on the occasion of the Royal British Le‐
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BENIDORM TRADITION: Local mayor Toni Perez joined the parade along the Levante seafront.
gion’s centenary, Toni Perez referred to the pop‐ pies that each year symbolised remembrance and hopes for peace. Perez praised the support provided for former members of the armed forces during the months of the pandemic, carrying out the mission that had prompted them to join the Royal British Legion. “May you continue for another 100 years and for as many more as fulfilling your principles re‐ quires of you,” the mayor declared.
La Vila pays tribute
VILLAJOYOSA decorated members of the Local Police, Proteccion Civil and the public health system for their ser‐ vices during the pandemic. The awards event at Villa‐ joyosa’s Auditorium, attend‐ ed by the local authorities and the central government’s sub‐ delegate Maria Araceli Poblador, was included in a ceremony honouring the Guardian Angels, the Local Police’s patron saints. Jose Alvarez, chief superin‐ tendent of the Villajoyosa force and Public Safety coun‐ cillor Isabel Perona congratu‐ lated the officers and all the
public security forces for their role during the pandemic. “During lockdown, our se‐ curity forces and health pro‐ fessionals carried out com‐ mendable work and went much further than their obli‐ gations,” added La Vila’s may‐ or Andreu Verdu. “They showed their kindest, most compassionate and humani‐ tarian side.” Maria Araceli Poblador, the last to speak, referred to the banner declaring “Giving in is not an option” that the town hall had placed at the audito‐ rium, used until recently as a mass vaccination centre.
British consul in Benidorm BENIDORM’S mayor Toni Perez has hosted a town hall meeting for the British Consul, Sarah‐Jane Morris. “The meeting focused on coordinating and analysing the evolution of the British tourist market since the be‐ ginning of the pandemic,” a town hall communique ex‐ plained. Also present were Benidorm’s National Police and Local Police commissioners, representatives from the Attention for Foreign Tourists Service (SATE), the Visit Benidorm Foundation, hoteliers’ association Hosbec and the TUI and Jet2 tour operators.
“Everybody was rowing in the same direction, guaran‐ teeing the success of the com‐ mon aim of halting the spread of the virus,” Poblador said.
Slow down THE Cami Vell de Teula‐ da and Les Fonts cross‐ roads in Benitachell is to have a traffic round‐ about. The area has heavy ve‐ hicle flow and as both roads are wide without any traffic‐calming ob‐ stacles, residents are in‐ creasingly concerned about the dangers to pedestrians and their pets. Benitachell mayor Miguel Angel Garcia ex‐ plained that the €48,236 project, which includes the roundabout, resur‐ faced roads, improved signposting and clearly‐ marked parking spaces will increase road safety while slowing traffic.
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Readers’ poll
Boris Johnson’s controversial Marbella trip provokes outrage
BORIS JOHNSON: Was he right to go on holiday at the moment?
THE Euro Weekly News asked readers whether they thought Boris Johnson was right to go on holiday to a €29,500 a week villa in Mar‐ bella last week while the UK was suffering fuel and food shortages, and the over‐ whelming majority said he was not. In total, 82.4 per cent of readers said Johnson should not be on holiday while the UK was facing so many prob‐ lems, while just 17.6 per cent said everyone should have a holiday. Several readers said they thought the prime minister had left the country to avoid backlash from a damning re‐ port into the UK govern‐ ment’s handling of the pan‐ demic. Brian Francis said: “He al‐ ways runs away from damn‐ ing reports.” Meanwhile, Brenda Jones
said: “He’s just run away to Spain to avoid the damning report out today… that’s the only reason he’s here. And it’s his third holiday this year.” Other readers had more sympathy for Mr Johnson however, arguing that every‐ one should be able to have a holiday with their family. Colin Carter said: “Every‐ one expects a holiday each year so why shouldn’t the PM have one.” Home Office minister Damian Hinds also defended the PM’s need to get away. He commented that the holi‐ day is “important for the whole country” as the prime pinister needs time to wind down. He also said that the time would never be right. This is the first foreign holi‐ day that Johnson has taken since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Expat residency rejections
E X P AT S a r e g e t t i n g frustrated at the rising rate of rejections occur‐ ring during the post‐ Brexit Spanish residen‐ cy application process. Recent statistics show 2,400 applications were rejected so far this year. The original dead‐ line to apply and still be covered under the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU was Decem‐ ber 2020. Many expats were based in Spain at the end of the year, but for some of them the time ran out. However, those who consider they are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement may still apply. For those not covered who are looking to make a fresh residency application, the process must begin in England, through the Spanish Consulate. But accord‐ ing to legal expert D i e g o Ec h a v a r r i a , t h e Consulate is being very strict and “turning d o w n a l o t o f a p p l i c a‐ tions for stupid rea‐ sons.” He says English citizens now have the entry requirements of other countries not in the EU and these are very tough to achieve. The deadline was widely reported, but some Britons did not think the ramifications
would be so big. If you can prove that you resided in the country before the deadline there is still an oppor‐ tunity to apply, but the mountain of paperwork is more than some peo‐
ple can acquire. Diego said some applications have been turned down for reasons he consid‐ ers “nonsense.” He hopes the two countries can reach an agreement so that
Spain can welcome Britons again. He said: “Spain is a touristic country, it’s a big part of the economy. At the end of the day, the Brits are spending their pen‐ sion here.”
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Alicante residency help THERE has been lot of discussion about the issues still facing those trying to gain residency in Spain under the terms of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. As a result, the non‐profit organisation Asso‐ ciation Babelia is hosting a series of in‐ formation and one‐to‐one assistance sessions for UK Nationals in collabora‐ tion with the Diputación de Alicante and various town halls across the region. Many UK Nationals still have questions or are experiencing difficulties applying for residency under the terms of the agreement and the sessions are specifi‐ cally designed to help them. Some of the issues were covered in a recent article in Euro Weekly News which revealed that a large number of applications were being rejected. Babelia is particularly keen to encourage people who may struggle with paperwork to come along. There are 10 sessions planned across the region. The first is at Pilar de la Hordada to‐ day, Thursday October 21 and the final one will be in San Fulgencio on December 2. You can find more details and confirm your attendance at the following website: https://asociacionbabelia.org/en/infor mative‐talks‐and‐one‐to‐one‐assistance‐ for‐uk‐nationals‐applying‐for‐ residency/?fbclid=IwAR1ppNpQ5H7qP sqGKVAnbNL6fW9FWbtfIs2t9HKZLAL5A
RESIDENCY ASSISTANCE: There are a series of information sessions being held.
q3JYJeSNYgVunI For more information on the three or‐ ganisations providing free, confidential support to UK Nationals and how to con‐ tact them visit: https://www.gov.uk/ guidance/uk‐nationals‐support‐fund‐
uknsf‐applying‐for‐residency‐in‐eu‐or‐ef ta‐countries#spain Due to current Covid‐19 restrictions, the number of attendees is limited, masks must be worn at all times and so‐ cial distancing must be observed.
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Ex-police chief faces life Expats’ anger over
Readers’ poll
Hollywood strike
THE trial of notorious ex‐ police chief, Jose Manuel Villarejo, is taking place in Spain’s top criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid. Villarejo is pivotal in a web of scandal and corruption accusations that have shocked Spain. The 70‐year‐old former cop, who was arrested
four years ago, faces a maximum sentence of 109 years in prison if he is found guilty. He stands ac‐ cused of making secret recordings with business‐ people, some of which were leaked online after being discovered at his home during a search. It is alleged that he tried
Licence exchange concerns FILM INDUSTRY: Workers claim they are working long hours.
BRITISH expats in Spain have expressed their anger over a planned strike by Hollywood workers with 100 per cent saying they did not agree with the industrial action. The Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether the workers should be able to use a strike to demand better work conditions after many claimed they were being asked to work too many hours. Readers rejected the planned strike, however, and instead said that the workers already had a good job. The entertainment indus‐ try’s main union, the Interna‐ tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, (IATSE), an‐ nounced the plans, with 98 per cent of the union’s nearly 60,000 agreeing to a strike. IATSE represents a large number of all the people who work behind the scenes of
movies and television shows across America and the stop‐ page could have been a disas‐ ter for the companies that run the filming. Members demanded bet‐ ter hours and more rest, alongside penalties for pro‐ ductions that don’t stop for lunch breaks. They said that the boom in production over the last 10 years has led to longer hours and dangerous conditions on set. They demanded a 10‐hour turnaround between shifts, and a new provision to en‐ sure enough time away from the set on weekends. The president of IATSE, Matthew Loeb, spoke of a lack of urgency from the Al‐ liance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with whom they are bargaining. He said, “our members de‐ serve to have their basic needs addressed now.”
The Brits in Spain Consulate & Embassy Facebook page has recognised that many Brits are concerned over the long‐term arrangements for exchanging their driving li‐ cence in Spain. At the moment residents with valid UK licences only have until October 31 to use them. Brits in Spain said: “We recognise that many people are concerned about the long‐term arrangements for UK driving licence exchange here in Spain. Negotiations continue between the UK and Spanish governments on this issue. “However, under current Spanish law, residents with valid UK licences will only be able to use these to drive in Spain until October 31, 2021.” It is hoped that an exten‐ sion to the date will be agreed. Brits in Spain ex‐ plained: “We are asking the
Spanish Government for an extension to the October 31 date and will update you as soon as we know the out‐ come. “In the meantime, UK li‐ cence holders could, if they wished to, apply for a Span‐ ish licence. This includes tak‐ ing both a practical and theo‐ ry test. You can find more information here: https://sede.dgt.gob.es/es/p ermisos‐de‐conducir/obten cion‐renovacion‐duplicados‐ permiso/permiso‐ conducir/index.shtml.” He added, “If you success‐ fully registered your intent to exchange your licence by De‐ cember 30, 2020, your UK li‐ cence will also become in‐ valid on October 31, but you will still be eligible to ex‐ change it for a Spanish one until December 31, 2021 without having to take a practical test. We recom‐ mend you get an appoint‐ ment as soon as possible.”
to use these recordings to blackmail a number of people or to use them on behalf of other clients to destroy reputations. Police raids on his home recov‐ ered more than 40 ter‐ abytes of recordings. Mr Villarejo’s wife is one of 27 defendants in this case. While still employed in his role as a National Po‐ lice chief, Mr Villarejo set up a consulting company. It is claimed he abused his position to access sensitive police data in exchange for millions of euros. After spending three years in custody, he was
Villarejo is facing prison.
released by a court last March and declared he would cooperate with the authorities. Members of Spain’s roy‐ al family could be implicat‐ ed in this case as well as some of the country’s biggest tycoons and politi‐ cians.
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Primark recruits for Xmas
CHRISTMAS is nearly here and with it comes one of the busy shopping periods of the year. As a result, Irish low‐cost fashion chain Primark is now recruiting in Spain with over 80 jobs on offer. The firm is recruiting shop assis‐
tants/retail assistants and trainee/department managers. The Managers’ posts are up for grabs for anyone looking for a more specialised career who can meet the minimum require‐ ments.
The company is offering salaries of €1,239 per month for full‐time shop assistants, but most of the jobs though will be part‐time posi‐ tions for 20 hours a week. The part‐time jobs will offer a salary of around €600.
Primark said: “We are look‐ ing for enthusiastic people to join our shop as shop assis‐ tants on a part‐time or week‐ end basis.” Applications can be made via the Primark website.
Phone theft tip THE Guardia Civil is increas‐ ingly aware of possible crimes related to technology and so they are providing in‐ valuable advice on how to deal with mobile phone theft. This week, through their official Twitter account, the Guardia Civil advised: “If you dial * # 06 # on your mobile, the IMEI number will appear on your screen. Save it and in case of theft your operator will be able to block the ter‐ minal.” The IMEI is a code that identifies the device uniquely worldwide and is transmit‐ ted to the network when connecting to it. This code is known to the telephone companies. The IMEI allows functions such as the blocking of mo‐ bile phones in case of theft. When given to mobile phone operators, the handset can be blocked which will pre‐ vent the thieves from making calls.
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Murderer jailed
A MAN who murdered a British grandmother by beating her to death in her villa in Granja de Rocamora near Elche has been sentenced to 25 years in jail. Margaret McNulty’s trusted Dutch handyman beat her to death just weeks before her 71st birthday after going to her house to borrow money. Nicolas Pieter Pijnenborgh had known the widowed grandmother for four years. He grabbed her by the neck as she made him a coffee and then beat her repeatedly. He finally killed the elderly ex‐ pat by strangling her and leaving her to die with brain trauma, a broken jaw, several broken ribs, a fractured sternum, a broken spine and myocardial rupture. Pijnen‐ borgh made a partial confession after his detention, how‐ ever, he later claimed he had suffered from memory loss after consuming crack cocaine and alcohol. Judge Joaquin Maria Orellana Piera delivered his sentence in a 51‐page written ruling made public on October 15. He revealed Pij‐ nenborgh had been arrested for multiple alleged street muggings on women in Spain between January and February 2018. He also had 19 criminal convictions in the Netherlands for the possession of drugs and weapons.
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THE government of Spain may ban the Legion goat parade due to animal abuse laws. The general director of Animal Rights, Sergio Garcia Torres (Podemos), has prepared a text that limits animal par‐ ticipation in parades and processions. The Legion goat is a symbol of the history of Spain, however, the parade held on Tuesday October 12 could have been the last if the law of the Central Executive is ap‐ proved in its current terms.
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President’s reform pledge
ASTRONAUTS: Will spend six months working at China’s new space station.
Space station record
CHINA has announced the successful docking of its latest rocket, the Shen‐ zhou‐13. The three astronauts are on board and will spend six months working at the country’s new space station. This is the longest crewed mission to date, twice as long as the previous 90‐day mission. This trip is part of a major drive as China pushes forward in their attempt to become a leading space power. The three astronauts will use the mission to set up equipment on the new space station and test out tech‐ nology to expand the ship. Named ‘Tiangong,’ which means ‘Heavenly Place,’ the station is due to be used
for at least 10 years. It weighs 70 tonnes and will be expanded over the next two years with lab modules be‐ ing delivered by more crewed mis‐ sions in the future. The crew includes the first woman to visit the space station, Wang Yap‐ ing. A military pilot, the 41‐year‐old was China’s second woman in space, going up in 2013. The mission com‐ mander for this trip is Zhai Zhigang, 55, who used to be a fighter pilot be‐ fore completing China’s first space‐ walk ever in 2008. The last team member belongs to the People’s Lib‐ eration Army air force, 41‐year‐old Ye Guangfu.
AT the recent congress in Valencia, President Pedro Sánchez gave a speech focused on social democratic values and a government promise that will mark the next few months. He announced the next milestones of the Executive, after euthanasia, will be the increase in the minimum wage, the minimum income wage and the pension reform. After that will be the most profound change ‐ the abolition of prostitution. “We will advance putting an end to laws such as the gag law and the labour reform of the PP, imposed and without agreements, which made contracts precarious and de‐ valued wages. We will move for‐ ward by strengthening Europe. And we will advance, abolishing prostitu‐ tion that enslaves women,” promised the PSOE leader. There is a lot of opposition from employers on some labour reform issues. The Eu‐ ropean Commission is watching and Sánchez will have to decide shortly if he is willing to carry it out even with‐ out the agreement of the employ‐ ers, as he did with the minimum wage. The abolition of prostitution could also be of enormous political value for the socialist leader.
Could lorry crisis hit Spain? SPANISH lorry driver, José Ramón Gimeno, has warned: “In a short time we could be like in the United Kingdom.” Lorry drivers have always had a demanding job. This used to be compensated by a generous salary. Howev‐
er, everything changed with the 2008 crisis and things are getting worse. Costs are increasing for the industry. And the sector is now struggling to get new drivers. The lack of lorry drivers has severely hit the UK re‐
cently. Forecourts have been left without petrol. Supermarkets are begin‐ ning to suffer from stock shortages and problems have been predicted for Christmas. Some believe that Spain could be heading the same way. Javier San Martín, pro‐ fessor of logistics at the OBS Business School comment‐ ed: “The sector has become less attractive in recent years, probably since be‐ fore the crisis, and has been losing profit margins.” He added: “If you look at it this year compared to last year, the costs have gone up a lot because of an in‐ crease in the cost of insur‐ ance. The cost of fuel ranges between 30 per cent and 40 per cent of the total cost and petrol has gone up a lot.” The industry is having problems recruiting new drivers. Many older drivers are heading towards retire‐ ment. There is not a young workforce ready and willing to take over from them.
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Animals drone rescue
H E A R T B R E A K I N G images have been captured of animals trapped on La Pal‐ ma due to the volcanic explosions. Two companies have stepped in to help take care of dogs and animals that have been isolated in Todoque. The council of La Palma have thanked Volcanic Life and Ticom Soluciones for their help in keeping the animals alive. The companies are using drones to check on the animals. The animals are isolated in the upper area of Todoque. The area has been blanketed in ash from the Cumbre Vieja eruptions. The companies are using drones to
DOGS: Are scared after being trapped for days.
help the animals. The drones not only capture video footage, they can also carry weight and are being used to
transport food and water to the ani‐ mals. It is not possible to reach the animals on foot. Roads in the area have been covered with lava. Due to the explo‐ sions and ash in the air, helicopters can‐ not be used to rescue the animals ei‐ ther. According to the council, the two companies are working together self‐ lessly to take care of the dogs. Footage taken by the drones is upset‐ ting. It shows dogs that have become surrounded by ash and are scared after being trapped for many days.
Autonomo payments up in 2022
T H E General State budgets for the next fiscal year in‐ clude a rise in the minimum autonomo payments due from self‐employed workers. This is combining the usual yearly inflation‐based in‐ crease with any amounts that were delayed by the pandem‐ ic. The government has decid‐ ed that the amount will be
1.7 per cent according to the ‘inflation forecast.’ The minimum now moves to €294 a month for the gen‐ eral self‐employed, a €96 in‐ crease over the year. The cor‐ porate self‐employed can expect a higher increase of €18.7 a month, €225 more across the year. It was acknowledged that
the increase bases ‘do not rise in real terms,’ as it matches the expected rate of inflation for the following year. The smallest contribu‐ tions for the self‐employed are due to become even more mismatched to those of salaried workers, which are based on the minimum wage. Autonomos will still be able
to choose to pay in the mini‐ mum next year before the government instigates its new sliding scale system. Un‐ der the new system, the self‐ employed will also pay ac‐ cording to how much they earn. The Executive is expect‐ ed to approve these reform plans next year, but will not roll them out until 2023.
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Brit footballer jailed in Dubai A BRIT footballer jailed for 25 years in Dubai was allegedly ‘beaten and tasered’. Billy Hood, 24, was sen‐ tenced to the term in the notorious Al‐Barsha prison. He reportedly told a friend how he was “tortured” and “tasered” before being found guilty of possession and supply of drugs, and drug trafficking. Billy was found with four small bottles of vape oil containing traces of cannabis that he claims were not even his. His agent Alfie Cain said: “It’s been bad in Al‐Barsha, I’m not going to sugar coat it. When they took him to the drugs unit they beat him for five days. He told me police offi‐ cers tasered him, slapped him and fed him bread and little water. “He was basically tortured and put in a cell with 30 other people for five days,” he added. Billy says he signed a confession to make the torture stop. The docu‐ ment was written in Arabic and he could not understand it. Radha Stir‐ ling, Founder and CEO of Detained in Dubai believes that the sentence given to Billy is harsh: “It’s incredi‐ ble, 25 years for having an oil that can’t even get you high. It’s ex‐ treme.”
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Amazon Xmas job drive Singer’s puma attack horror Start shopping early.
THE UK is expected to expe‐ rience a huge demand for short‐term workers over Christmas. Amazon alone are set to recruit around 20,000 temporary staff. Due to labour shortages, they are offering sign up bonuses worth a staggering £3,000.
The bonuses will only be available in areas struggling with a shortage of labour. Many companies will bat‐ tle it out for labour in the run‐up to Christmas, accord‐ ing to the Food and Drink Federation. Many small firms will not be able to compete with Amazon. This could see Christmas supplies and deliv‐ eries hit hard. Ian Wright is the chief ex‐ ecutive of the Food and Drink Federation. He believes that the sign up bonuses from Amazon will be a “knock‐out blow” for other companies. Wright explained: “There isn’t a vast reservoir of British workers just waiting to be fought over. It’s incredibly difficult to get Christmas staff labour in many areas. It will mean higher prices and few‐ er choices on shelves. Suppli‐ ers will almost certainly pro‐ duce shorter runs of product and if they can, they will look at higher prices.” Parents have been warned to start their Christmas shop‐ ping early so that children are not left disappointed.
SPANISH singer Raquel del Rosario was hailed a heroine after she saved her five‐year‐old son from a puma attack. The singer was at her Califor‐ nia home at the time of the inci‐ dent. She took to social media on Octo‐ ber 17 to reveal details of the attack which happened late in August: “I’ve always jokingly said that one day, my children’s guardian angels would resign due to stress. On the way to the hospital with Mael in‐ jured in my arms, I wondered if his had left him that morning. ‘A few millimetres more and he wouldn’t have made it,’ were the doctor’s words. I knew then his angel had not left.” Her son had gone to look for fruit when she heard a scream: “A puma had pounced on him and was savaging him ferociously. I immediately stopped perceiving the world, I still can’t understand how I got through the garden in milliseconds or where the force came from that made me hit the animal repeatedly until I got it off,” she explained.
The Canarian singer also revealed what happened when the family re‐ turned from hospital: “The neigh‐ bourhood was full of press vehicles covering the news. I curled up in the car seat as I watched the scene through the window like I was living a real movie. Neighbours had sent letters, gifts, food and other goodies home.” The wildlife control and protec‐ tion discovered the puma was still crouched in my garden even though several hours had passed. Following the protocol dictated by California law, they were forced to put it down.
PUMA: Had to be put down.
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Netflix pays only £4m AS the stay at home orders hit the UK in 2020, the subscriber numbers for streaming service Netflix soared. More than two mil‐ lion new viewers signed up for the service, bringing the total number of customers to around 13 million. These numbers are thought to have brought in an estimated £1.15bn in revenue. They added 36 million subscribers worldwide, meaning they reach more than 200 million across the globe. Despite this increase, the UK branch of Net‐ flix only paid £4m in corporation tax to the Treasury last year. The monthly fees paid by fans are sent through separate accounts from its headquarters based in the Netherlands. Netflix has begun a shift away from this prac‐ tice, and in January started declaring its in‐ come in the UK to the correct tax authorities.
STREAMING: Subscriber numbers soared.
This may make a huge difference to the amount of tax paid to the UK, but the exact figures won’t be known for a while yet. The amount paid will depend on the profits made before the financial report of 2022. A lot of revenue Netflix earns is ploughed straight back into its expanding British‐made produc‐ tion arm.
Sergeant’s body located OFFICERS of the Special Group of Underwater Activities (GEAS) of the Guardia Civil have locat‐ ed the body of the Army sergeant, Mario Quiros Ruiz who disappeared on Tuesday October 12. Ruiz was carrying out an immersion practice in the El Grado reservoir, in Huesca. The young soldier ‐ who would have been 23 on Friday, October 15 ‐ was confirmed to have disappeared at around 3am on October 12, while on the military diving exercise in the El
Grado reservoir in the Huesca region of Aragon. It is believed that the divers were operating in pairs, but that sergeant Ruiz somehow got sepa‐ rated from his diving partner and did not sur‐ face. Sources close to the investigation have indi‐ cated that the body of the military man has been found at 1:50pm on October 16, by Geas troops from the Aragon area with the help of a robot at a depth of 65 metres.
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been able to pay all the debts, those that remain outstanding, to be forgiv‐ en. But in order to do so, he or she must meet a se‐ ries of requirements that you can consult on our website. The idea is that the debtor can start again, without debts. Allowing those who have been ru‐ ined or bankrupted, to be able to start new business or activities. It is this forgiveness of debts, normally the main objective in the case of natural persons or indi‐ viduals; in insolvency pro‐ ceedings, and thanks to the second chance law. • Express insolvency proceedings This is an insolvency proceeding that starts and ends immediately, as it is evident that there are insufficient assets to pay the costs of the pro‐ cess. The aim is to save
time and money for the parties involved in the in‐ solvency proceedings. You can obtain more in‐ formation about the bankruptcy express, its requirements, etc, on our website. • Advice on insolvency and bankruptcy law in Spain Our firm, whether you are Spanish or foreigner, Spanish tax resident or not, can help you in the insolvency and bankrupt‐ cy process in Spain. As lawyers we can ad‐ vise you in the event of insolvency, whether actu‐ al or imminent. Within our usual legal services, we will help you: ‐ Initiate bankruptcy proceedings and in partic‐ ular, those actions prior to the bankruptcy or in‐ solvency process. This can be fundamental to have the right in the future to the claim for the forgive‐
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Banksy shreds record A WORK of art by Banksy called ‘Love is in the Bin,’ has sold at auction in Sothe‐ by’s, London, for a record £18,582,000 (€21,194,000). It is the remains of the fa‐ mous piece ‘Girl with Bal‐ loon,’ which was shredded
at auction immediately af‐ ter the hammer went down on its final bid in 2018. It had been expected to sell for between £4 million and £6 million (€4.7m and €7.07m), but broke the record for any piece by the
anonymous street artist. An unnamed buyer, a Eu‐ ropean woman, had bid £1m (€1.17m) for the origi‐ nal piece in the same auc‐ tion house in London. The sale caused a stir when a shredder that had been hid‐ den inside the bottom of the painting’s large Victorian‐ style frame was activated. When the shredder stopped, all that was left inside the frame was the top part of the painting, depicting a heart‐shaped red balloon, on a white background. Chairman of modern and contemporary art at Sothe‐ by’s Asia, Alex Branczik, commented: “It is almost three years to the day since one of the most ingenious moments of performance art this century made auc‐ tion history. Banksy is no stranger to making head‐ lines, and this latest chapter in his story has captured imaginations across the world ‐ we can only begin to guess what might come next.”
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No kids allowed A RESTAURANT in Bilbao has decided to ban chil‐ dren, causing much con‐ troversy. The FACUA‐Consumers in Action Association has hit out at the Balicana restaurant after it im‐ posed the rule, which is clearly stated on their website. The consumer associa‐ tion claims that banning children is discriminatory abuse based on age. It al‐ so says the move goes against the law as chil‐ dren can enter bars and restaurants when accom‐ panied by a responsible adult. FACUA is calling on members of the public to report bars and restaurants that ban children. They have demanded that the restaurant be fined too. Many other restau‐ rants and bars in Spain have banned children. Journalist Berna Iskan‐ dar has commented on
the fear of children and how spaces should be made more child friend‐ ly: “Childphobia has existed since the beginning of time. Kids are the most vulner‐ able members of society and cannot defend them‐ selves.” “There is a real igno‐ rance among adults sur‐ rounding the needs of our youngest children who are supposed to meet ex‐ pectations that do not correspond to their age. Childhood is a stage of in‐ tense development dur‐
Childphobia exists.
ing which they have to ex‐ periment,” she added. She explained that soci‐ ety needs to build “more child‐friendly spaces where their rights and needs are taken into ac‐ count. Cities and bars need to adapt to them, not the other way around.”
and finally... FUENGIROLA ZOO, in the province of Malaga, on the Costa del Sol, is celebrating the arrival of a new addition to its collection of animals, with the birth of a new species at the Bioparc facility. The new mouse deer is the smallest ruminant in the world, as well as being the most primitive, weighing barely 300g, it is not much bigger than a mobile phone.
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Police QR scam warning THE National Police has re‐ leased tips on how to avoid QR code scams. In recent weeks, the media have also echoed this warning. Fraudulent activities that cy‐ ber criminals carry out through QR codes have existed for years. However, there has been a boom in their use during the months of the coronavirus pan‐ demic, when they have been used in places such as restau‐ rants, airports, concerts and theatres. The National Cybersecurity
QR CODE: Increase in use.
Institute (INCIBE) lists the risks to which we can expose ourselves when scanning a QR. These are possible cases of phishing, the download of malware or mali‐ cious code injection and session
hijacking. Cybercriminals trick victims into scanning a code that impersonates the original to covertly access information within their account. Tips include having an an‐ tivirus installed on devices. Be‐ ing wary of offers accessed by scanning a QR code. Making sure that a QR code has not been pasted on top of another. Not allowing direct file down‐ loads when scanning a QR code. They also suggest busi‐ nesses use a secure QR genera‐ tor service.
UK Government app launched PLANS to make it easier for the public to access online services via a GOV.UK app have been set out by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Steve Barclay. The move means that the public will no longer have to remember multiple user‐ names and passwords to access services such as free school meals, support for dis‐ abled family members and changing driver licence details in the future. Currently, there are 191 different ways
for people to set up a variety of accounts to access different services on GOV.UK, with 44 different sign‐in methods. This is in stark contrast to the private sector, where people expect to be able to log into and access a variety of different services via their smartphone. Steve Barclay said: “Now more than ev‐ er, it is important that the government re‐ sponds to people’s heightened expecta‐ tions about the services they use.”
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Gibraltar border dispute BREXIT DISPUTE: Threatening the Spanish Gibraltar border situation again.
A BRUSSELS-LONDON Brexit dispute is threatening the Spanish Gibraltar border situation again. The crossing into Gibraltar becomes a daily nightmare for the almost 10,000 Spaniards who work in the British colony. However, should the ongoing ne‐ gotiations not bear fruit, the European Commission could require Spain to impose controls on passengers and goods that cor‐ respond to an external border of the EU, a point of entry and exit to the Schengen area. The European and British delegations held the first round of talks on the future status of Gibraltar last week. The plan was to reach a pact before the end of the year. In theory, it would only be a matter of embodying in a treaty the same principle Madrid and Lon‐
don arrived at on December 31. This would give Gibraltar the advantages of the Euro‐ pean area without borders, without being part of Schengen and with Spain as a guar‐ antor. The role of the customs officers of the Eu‐ ropean agency Frontex and of the Spanish police in the port and airport of Gibraltar however is a point that could stall negotia‐ tions. The greatest risk is that the negotia‐ tion will be contaminated by London’s re‐ cent efforts to ignore and even violate the agreements on Northern Ireland that were reached in 2019. Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Al‐ bares, said on October 18, the differences over the Northern Irish protocol “should not” condition the agreement on Gibraltar.
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The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD
THE Tour de France Femmes is being resurrect‐ ed in 2022, after a gap of 33 years. The race will begin on the final day of the men’s Tour in the hopes of increas‐ ing the audience for the fe‐ male version of the famous trial. There will be two mountain stages, with one being a summit finish to round the race off. The date for the event is July 24‐31, 2022 and fea‐ tures eight stages. The men’s 21‐stage route was revealed on the same day and starts in Copenhagen on July 1. The women’s route has “the entire palette of what it’s possible to provide on a Tour de France,” according to course designer Thierry Gouvenou. This includes a stage over cobblestones in the north of France and a 40km time trial. The women’s race kicks off in Paris, and eight days later finishes at the summit of La Planche des Belles Filles. This is one of two mountain stages, with two rolling and four flat stages completing the run. The director of the race,
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Women’s Tour returns Marion Rousse, said the route is balanced and will suit “many types of riders.”
The aim is to make the wom‐ en’s Tour de France finan‐ cially viable in the long term.
Dutch Prime Minister murder plot A YOUNG man has been arrested in Amsterdam this week after police discovered plots to harm multiple members of the Dutch Parliament. One of the plans was to assassinate the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. A 22‐year‐old man had shared the ideas on the messenger app Telegram along with conspiracy theories and other thoughts of violence. The Telegram channels used by the man have since been closed for inciting violence against the authorities. The threads contained unfounded theories about the commission of pae‐ dophile acts and satanic rituals. In messages sent to others, the young man stated that “most of the Dutch hate that Rutte.” He also spoke about shooting politicians from a moving car. He said, “you open the window, take out the gun and shoot.” The plotter wanted to storm the Hague and was looking for people to assist him. Putting out a call for ‘revolutionaries’ who would use weapons and violence. The Prosecutor’s office has said that he would have discussed these ideas with collaborators face‐ to‐face as well as online. Three charges have been brought against the man, including incitement to commit a terrorist crime, gathering intelligence in preparation for said crime and threatening terrorist crimes. There was a possible assassination attempt on Rutte in September last year, but it is unknown if this arrest is connected.
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World’s first fusion plant UK sites have been short‐ listed for the world’s first fusion power plant proto‐ type. Fusion energy could potentially change the world and help sustain low carbon emissions in the fu‐ ture. The plant’s final location will be decided towards the end of 2022 by the Secre‐ tary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat‐ egy. Five sites have been shortlisted for the future home of the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant, the Spherical Tokamak for En‐ ergy Production, or ‘STEP.’ The shortlisted sites are: Ardeer (North Ayrshire), Goole (East Riding of York‐ shire), Moorside (Cumbria), Ratcliffe‐on‐Soar (Notting‐ hamshire) and Severn Edge (South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire). According to the govern‐ ment: “STEP is a govern‐ ment‐backed programme to build a prototype fusion energy plant in the UK. The STEP plant aims to generate
net electricity as well as demonstrating how the plant will be maintained and how it will produce its own fuel. “STEP will create thou‐ sands of highly‐skilled jobs
during construction and op‐ erations and attract other high‐tech industries to its host region, furthering the development of science and technology capabilities locally and nationally.”
Drowning case archived THE Court of Fuengirola, Malaga, has agreed to archive the criminal investigation case of a British father and two chil‐ dren who drowned in a swimming pool in Mijas Costa. The court has decided that “the perpetration of any crime is not duly justified” and numerous tests carried out indicated that nobody was responsible for the drownings. The event took place on December 24, 2019 when the three deceased family members were enjoying a few days of holidat. According to the testimony of those present, the nine‐ year‐old daughter got into difficulty getting out of the pool, so both the father and a 16‐year‐old brother jumped into the water with the intention of helping her. All three drowned and died of asphyxia due to submer‐ sion “probably due to a lack of swimming skills coupled with stress, nerves and panic.”
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The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand measuring 18 feet long.
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Forest-planting drones DRONES are being used in Spanish provinces to en‐ able the reforesting of se‐ lected areas. The drones are supplied by the start‐up CO2 Revolution, which is used by many Spanish companies to offset their carbon footprint. Refor‐ estations throughout Spain are certified by the Min‐ istry for Ecological Transi‐ tion, which offers guaran‐ tees of rigour in these actions. Pontevedra, Palencia, Guadalajara, Burgos, Cac‐ eres, Valencia, Sevilla, Sala‐ manca, Avila, and Leon will see new forests grow thanks to this CO2 Revolu‐ tion technology. Using a drone, it has been proved possible to disperse seeds more quickly and efficiently. The result is that trees can be planted up to 100 times faster than using tra‐ ditional methods and at a
Disperse seeds quickly.
much lower economic cost. Each drone can launch 10,000 seeds in a single day. These seeds are contained in a small pack that carries the pre‐germinated seed, together with all the ele‐ ments it needs for its growth and development. This method of repopula‐ tion has already been car‐ ried out in Guadalajara and Burgos in the first three months of 2021. Ponteve‐ dra started on September 20 and the others will begin between November 1 and January in areas that have been destroyed by fires or have become deserts. Native tree species are used in all cases.
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Heathrow price hike THE cost of family sum‐ mer holidays could spike by £100 in 2022 as Heathrow Airport eyes a price hike, an ex‐British Airways boss has warned. Willie Walsh has claimed that the UK’s busiest airport wants to increase the charges air‐ lines pay by more than 90 per cent from January. If agreed, it would mean a spike from £19.36 to £37.63 per passenger, as airlines would have to add the charges to ticket prices. As an example, a fami‐ ly of five could pay al‐
most £100 more for a flight from Heathrow if the Civil Aviation Author‐ ity regulator decides to approve the changes. Mr Walsh has accused Heathrow of acting like a “greedy monopoly” and said that their wealthy shareholders need to “step up” to provide in‐ vestment after years of generous dividend pay‐ outs. The Irishman, who now runs the International Air Transport Association trade body, has joined BA and Virgin Atlantic in lobbying to block the hikes.
and finally... PRINCESS CHARLOTTE is only six years old, yet she has come top of a young royal rich list. She even beat her older brother. According to a new study, Charlotte’s net worth is a staggering £3.6 billion. George came in with a net worth of almost £2.2 bil‐ lion. Charlotte’s younger brother Louis is lagging be‐ hind. His estimate came in at only £720 million.
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Fertility treatment extension FERTILITY treatment avail‐ ability is set to be extended to single women in Spain. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, announced on Octo‐ ber 16, that the availability of assisted human reproduction is set to be extended. Single women, lesbians and trans‐ sexuals will soon be able to benefit from fertility treat‐ ments in Spain. Darias made the an‐ nouncement when she spoke at a roundtable dis‐ cussion at the 40th PSOE Congress on science. Darias commented on the objec‐ tives of making “a more de‐ cent society” and “giving rights to those who do not have them.” The Minister of Health has also said that she is committed to shielding the health service from fur‐ ther cuts. Darias went on to speak about the coronavirus pandemic and the fantastic progress made by the Span‐ ish vaccination programme. According to Darias, the current low infection rates are “incredible and spectac‐ ular.” At the moment, al‐
SINGLE WOMEN: Will soon benefit from fertility treatment.
most 90 per cent of people more than 12 years old have been fully vaccinated against the pandemic. “We are world leaders,
we have 37 million vaccinat‐ ed and we want the entire population to be vaccinated, it is a commitment,” Darias pledged.
Lottery income revealed HAVE you ever wondered how much money is generated by the Spanish State Lottery (otherwise known as Loterias y Apuestas del Estado)? All is revealed in an annual government document. The lottery in Spain has been promoted by the State since 1763 when King Charles III created the Royal Lottery. In 1812, the Christmas Lottery known as ‘El Gordo’ (the Big One) was created and has now become the biggest lottery draw worldwide. On October 13, Maria Jesus Montero, Spain’s Minister of Finance, delivered her accounts of the new General State Budgets (PGE) for 2022 to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid. The document stated that the government foresees the State Lottery earning €1.8 billion in 2022, after taxes. That’s compared to a revenue of €1.639 billion in 2021, an increase of around €200 million.
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Alzheimer detection clue
SPANISH scientists are one step clos‐ er to using saliva to detect Alzheimer’s. The Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) estimates that 80 per cent of early Alzheimer’s cases are undiagnosed. In Spain, around 800,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease already. This num‐ ber is expected to grow as the popu‐ lation ages. At the moment there are no effec‐ tive treatments for Alzheimer’s. There are no early detection tools ei‐ ther. Spanish scientists have been working for years following a clue that could help them understand the disease. They also believe that this clue could lead the way to early de‐ tection. A protein called lactoferrin is pre‐ sent in human saliva. Scientists dis‐ covered that the lower the level, the higher the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They believe that this protein could lead the way to detecting the disease before it develops. Gorka Orive, associate professor of
PROTEIN: Is present in human saliva.
Pharmacy at the University of the Basque Country and founder of Geroa Diagnostics explained that lactoferrin is “the only protein with the potential to help diagnose Alzheimer’s in sali‐ va.” Scientists from the Pablo de Ola‐ vide University in Sevilla and Ciberned, led by researcher José Luis Cantero, have conducted a new study. This study has proven the link between levels of the protein and damage in the brain. Further work needs to be done, but this study could help pave the way for an Alzheimer’s test in the future.
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Baker’s illegal sprinkles rant
A BAKERY owner could not believe his ears when he was told of a customer reporting one of his colourful toppings to the council. When he let rip on social media, the ensuing posts went viral. According to the baker, the UK version of his forbidden US sprinkle tastes ‘like crap’ and he refus‐ es to use them. The shop will be on ‘sprinkle strike’ until he can get his way. Rich Myers owns ‘Get Baked’, a popular bakery in Headingly, Leeds. A trading standards officer went into the store two weeks ago to follow up on a complaint that had been made by a customer. They ruled that the imported sprinkles are indeed banned. The reason for the ban is the additive E127, which is ‘not permitted’ for this use in the UK. As Rich documented the ex‐ changes online, his unusual take on the proceedings left people in stitches. “To whoever reported us to Trading Stan‐ dards (Dan?), all I have to say is dear Lord, what a sad little life Jane,” he wrote, referencing
the famous quote from the Channel 4 programme, ‘Come Dine With Me’. “My daughter, who is now seven months old,
has to live with the fact that daddy can’t take her to Disney‐ land, because man can’t sell any ****ing cookies.”
Wages revealed for the government
HOW much does the president of Spain, Pedro Sanchez earn? The draft version of the 2022 budget shows the salaries that the government can expect to receive next year. Surprisingly, Pedro Sanchez does not receive the highest amount in the government. The salaries of the Constitutional Court come in as the best‐paid jobs among the high positions of the State. The president of the Constitutional Court, Juan José González Rivas, has the best‐paid position of all. His salary comes in at €160,728.12. Sanchez is only expected to receive a salary of €86,542.08. The draft law of the General State Budget for 2022 was sub‐ mitted to the Congress of Deputies on October 13. The docu‐ ment shows salaries earned by public posts. It also shows that all these positions will have a salary increase on last year. The three vice presidents will receive €81,341.16, while gov‐ ernment ministers are set to receive €76,355.28. Civil servants had been awarded a 2 per cent pay rise for 2022. The salary in‐ crease of government members is just 0.9 per cent higher than last year.
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An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand
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Shatner’s space age record
STAR TREK icon William Shatner has become the oldest person to visit space. He was in tears as he touched down on Earth after his monumental flight into space on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. Shatner said of the trip: “The little things, weightlessness, but to see the blue colour whip by. And now you’re staring at the blackness. That’s the thing, the covering of blue… this comforter of blue we have around us.”
BRITISH band the Rolling Stones have cut one of the most famous songs in their back catalogue from their con‐ cert playlist. It’s being held up as a victory by people who op‐ pose the insensitive lyrics. The 1971 song was a huge hit for the Stones, with fans raving over the guitar riffs and the musicality. This somewhat overshadowed the ‘crude and offensive’ lyrics, say critics. The track is one of the band’s most played songs while they are on tour, but the wording has been de‐ scribed as “gross, sexist, and stun‐ ningly offen‐ sive to black women.” Guitarist Keith Richards isn’t sure why the song re‐ ceives so much flack. He says it is about the horrors
“The most profound experience.”
“Then suddenly you shoot through it all, you whip off the sheet and you’re looking at the black ugliness. There is Mother Earth, comfort, and
there is… is that death? I don’t know? Is that the way death is?” Shatner called it the “most pro‐ found experience I can imagine.” The man behind Captain James T Kirk was seen ringing the bell before being strapped into the rocket, which took off from the Texas desert on October 12. He reached zero‐G and entered space at 107,000 metres altitude, experiencing several minutes of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth.
Brown Sugar axed
of slavery, and people are try‐ ing to “bury it.” Mick Jagger said the decision to drop the song is one of logistics only as it is tough to put together a set list. He said: “We’ve played Brown Sugar every night since 1970. So sometimes you think, ‘we’ll take that one out for now and see how it goes.’ We
ROLLING STONES: The 1971 song was a huge hit.
might put it back in.” Other people are mad at the group for ditching the song. Presenter Piers Morgan accused them of giving in to the ‘woke brigade’ and called the decision deeply depress‐ ing. The song
was last performed live in 2019, and has been streamed 170 million times on Spotify. The upcom‐ ing tour is the first since the death of drummer Charlie Watts in August.
and finally... EARLY politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered impor‐ tant. Since there were no telephones, TVs or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to ‘go sip some ale’ and listen to people’s conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at differ‐ ent times. ‘You go sip here’ and ‘You go sip there.’ The two words ‘go sip’ were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term ‘gossip.’
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The Queen is hiring
THE Queen is recruiting a cleaner for Buckingham Palace, however successful applicants could be hit with a low salary of £11,300. To be successful the candidate does not need any previous experience but will be ex‐ pected to ‘clean and care for a wide range of interiors and items, ensuring they’re presented to their very best.’ The advert can be found on the Royal Household website. Candidates are ex‐ pected to show a ‘keen eye
The Queen needs a cleaner for the Palace.
for detail’. They must also be ‘highly efficient and proactive’. The advert says: ‘Joining our professional team at our
sites in London, you’ll up‐ keep, clean and care for a wide range of interiors and items, ensuring they’re pre‐ sented to their very best. ‘Learning from your col‐ leagues, you’ll gain the spe‐ cialist professional skills needed, always aiming for the highest standards. And on occasion you’ll support functions and events too. ‘In an environment where development and training is commonplace, you’ll be able to grow your skills within your role.’
Humanitarian catastrophe VICKY FORD, the Minister for Africa, has an‐ nounced that the UK is set to provide an addi‐ tional £29 million of humanitarian aid. The aid will go to people hit by the catastrophic conflict in northern Ethiopia. Ford has called on parties in Ethiopia to en‐ sure that the humanitarian aid makes it through to the people who need it. Aid is being blocked by the Ethiopian government. It is not reaching the people in the Tigray region. Around 500 lor‐
ries of aid are needed each week. Only a small percentage of these are making it through. According to the UK government: “The con‐ flict has caused a humanitarian catastrophe, with the UN estimating that 5.5 million people face acute food insecurity. Over 400,000 people in northern Ethiopia are experiencing famine‐like conditions ‐ more than in all of the humanitarian crises in the rest of the world combined.”
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Under-16 bullfight ban UNDER-16s could be banned from bullfights in Spain. Thousands of bulls die each year in what is classed by many as an essential part of Span‐ ish culture. However, opposition against bull‐ fighting is growing. Bullfighting could be phased out under plans that are being supported by left‐wing politicians in the country. And new rules could see children under 16 years old banned from the traditional sport. The future of bullfighting will be discussed next week by delegates of the Federal Congress in Valencia. Various plans are being considered including stopping promoting bullfighting as part of Spanish culture and cutting funding for the ac‐
Opposition is growing.
tivity. Many people now see bullfighting as out‐ dated. This is especially true for people living in cities rather than in rural areas of Spain. Left‐wing politicians seem to be favouring phasing out bullfighting, even though it attracts thousands of fans each year.
Jihadist group dismantled A JIHADIST group disman‐ tled in Barcelona and Madrid were ready to carry out an attack. Officers from the National Police arrested five suspected jihadists in the cities. The alleged ringleader of the group was among them. The leader was dedicated to recruiting and indoctrinating new members. The operation was performed by officers from the National Police’s
General Information Com‐ missariat directed by the National Court, according to legal and police sources. Four of the alleged ji‐ hadists have appeared be‐ fore the judge already. They appeared before Joaquín Gadea, judge for the Audi‐ encia Nacional. Gadea or‐ dered the four men to be sent to prison. It is expected that the fifth jihadist will testify in the
next few days. He is in a Catalan prison already due to other crimes. This latest operation is linked to another that took place in January when three alleged jihadists were arrest‐ ed. One of them was said to have fought in the Syrian‐ Iraqi conflict zone. According to reports, the alleged ringleader has previ‐ ously spent time in an Alge‐ rian jail.
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More jail time for Cosby? B I L L CO S BY could go back to jail after an actress who accused the actor of sexual abuse has filed a new lawsuit against him in federal court in New Jersey. The lawsuit comes four months after a Pennsylvania court overturned the comedian’s sentence for sexual abuse. Cosby, 84, was sen-
tenced in 2018 to 10 years in prison of which he had to serve at least three for sexually assaulting Canadian Andrea Constand in 2004. C onstand is one of the more than 60 women who have denounced him. A mong that group of women is L ili B ernard, who has just filed a new lawsuit accusing the ac-
UN role for Spain THE United Nations Committee on World Food Secu‐ rity (CSA) has elected Gabriel Ferrero as its new pres‐ ident, who until now served as Spain’s ambassador to the Special Mission for Food Security. The election took place during the 49th meeting of the CSA and the candidacy of Gabriel Ferrero ob‐ tained 73 votes, while the Cameroonian representa‐ tive Medi Moungui received 48. The Committee on World Food Security, based in Rome, is an international and intergovernmental platform created in 1974 that aims to cooperate to eliminate hunger, and to guarantee food security and nutrition for the world.
tor of having raped and drugged her in New Jersey. Bernard said in a statement: “I have waited a long time to take my case to court and I hope to be heard and hold Cosby accountable for what he did to me. Even though it happened a long time ago, I still live in fear, pain and shame every day of my life.” She has filed legal action following a New Jersey law that gave survivors of sexual abuse a two-year period to file civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers, regardless of when the abuse occurred. The woman alleges that she met C osby on the set of The Cosby Show in July 1990 and that he drugged and raped her at the Trump T a j M a h a l H o t e l i n At lantic City a month later.
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Wasp sting victim airlifted A MAN was evacuated by helicopter in Ourense after being stung by a wasp. The rescue mission took place on October 12. The man suf‐ fered from a severe wasp sting in Grixo, which is locat‐ ed in the municipality of Pa‐ drenda. A medicalised heli‐ copter was called in. The Emergency services 112 in Galicia were alerted to the situation by professionals from the Servicio de Urgencias Sanitarias de Galicia. Man‐ agers from the Centro Integra‐
Wasp stings can be fatal.
do de Atencion a las Emergen‐ cias de Galicia (CIAE) also called in the Guardia Civil to help support the operation. Fortunately, the man was
successfully evacuated by a medical helicopter and was taken to a hospital to be treated. Severe allergic re‐ actions to wasp stings require im‐ mediate medical at‐ tention, with 3 per cent of adults suffering from insect sting allergies. Treatments in‐ clude epinephrine to calm the immune system, cardiopul‐ monary resuscitation (CPR), oxygen, steroids and other medications to help breathing.
Italian houses going cheap PRATOLA PELIGNA is an Italian town locat‐ ed in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is very close to the popular Roccaraso and Pescasserol ski resorts and just two hours from the capital of Rome. You can currently purchase one of its 250 houses for just €1. The authorities of Abruzzo started this programme to encourage the arrival of new residents to the most unpopulated areas of Italy. If you buy one of the hous‐ es, you have to agree to renovate it, so of course, it will be necessary to have some
savings for that. There is also a time limit on the renova‐ tions, with authorities insisting they will charge €10,000 if the renovation plans are not presented within six months of the pur‐ chase. It is also requested that work takes no more than three years to complete. A spokesperson for the programme said: “We do not need new constructions or new buildings. The strategy is to improve the housing environment, recover our cultural identity and revive the abandoned centres.”
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Start-up capital
Fartkontrol
A NEW report by money.co.uk has declared that Copenhagen is the most accommodating and affordable city in the world in which to launch a start-up and coming second in the poll was another Danish city, Aarhus, although having said that, they both have a poor record of success.
IF you don’t speak Danish and are a tourist driving from, say the airport into Copenhagen, you would probably be excused for having a quiet chuckle when you see a number of Fartkontrol posters on the route. In fact, this is a police speed warning.
THE NETHERLANDS Memorial ceremony
Tell the truth
A MEMORIAL ceremony has been held for seven wartime airmen whose plane was shot down in 1943. The first piece of wreckage of the plane was recovered from the bed of the Markermeer lake in 2008, but only now has its identity been confirmed.
THE Dutch Government plans to implement a new law next year which means that web shops and digital platforms which place fake reviews on their sites or remove bad ones will be committing an offence. The aim is to protect consumers from misleading information.
BELGIUM Flying pickets
Record pumpkin
DUE to what unions refer to as unreasonable pressure on employees, industrial action is being taken against Lidl stores in Belgium and as the company managed to stop a protest outside a distribution centre, the unions will be picketing stores without prior announcement.
AS previously reported, growers across Europe had been getting ready for the Belgian pumpkin championship, but the title remained in Belgian as Jens Segaert of Bruges triumphed with his mega pumpkin which weighed 781 kilos, not only a Belgian record, but also a European one.
GERMANY Speed limit
Roman holiday
GERMAN Autobahns have no speed limit which has, over the years, not only encouraged Germans to drive at high speeds, but has created a situation where foreigners visit and hire high performance cars. This could be a thing of the past due to EU environmental regulations.
NOW that Angela Merkel is due to retire as soon as a new German Coalition Government can be agreed, it appears that she is taking the time to visit some of her favourite countries. Hence trips to Rome and the Vatican City to be followed by Israel.
FRANCE Confessional secrets
Resistance fighter
A SENIOR Catholic Church leader in France, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, who is archbishop of Reims has reversed his original position concerning the sanctity of the confessional box and has now agreed that it should not take precedence over French laws on sex crimes against children.
HUBERT GERMAIN, the last surviving member of France's most distinguished group of Second World War Resistance heroes, known as the Order of Liberation, has died at the age of 101 and will be buried at Mont Valerien, where many resistance fighters were executed by the Germans.
NORWAY Healthy meal
Oil deal
THE new coalition government in Norway has announced that it plans to give every child a free healthy school meal every day and also to introduce some form of daily physical activity, although the actual content will be left for each school to decide.
AS Libya heads towards normality with a relatively secure government, it is looking to Norway to assist the country in reestablishing its important oil industry and to help it bring some of its oil fields back into production, as well as assisting in new exploration.
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Sir Michael Caine bows out SIR MICHAEL CAINE has insisted he will retire from acting and now considers himself a writer. The screen legend known for his roles in films such as The Italian Job, Harry Brown and Alfie has said that his role in the comedy-drama flick Best Sellers is likely his last. Speaking on BBC Radio 5, Caine said: “Funnily enough, it has turned out to be my last part, really. Because I haven’t worked for two years, and I have a spine problem, which affects my
Sir Michael is now writing.
legs. So, I can’t walk very well. “And I also wrote a book, a couple of books, which were published and were successful. So, I’m now not an actor, I’m a writer, which is lovely
because as an actor, you have to get up at halfpast six in the morning and go to the studio. As a writer, you can start writing without leaving the bed.” The screen icon previously performed a U-turn on his plans to retire at the age of 45 because he loves acting too much. Caine said in 2018: “What happened was, I enjoyed it so much that I just couldn’t stop. Things go up and down and you do what comes along. You have to make a living.”
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Batman trailer released PEOPLE attending the DC Fandome virtual event were treated to the first full trailer for ‘The Batman’, the latest film set in the gloomy city of Gotham. The clip is the first glimpse at Robert Pattinson taking up the famous black suit as he stars in what is apparent‐ ly the ‘darkest and most vio‐ lent’ outing yet. Fans have been anticipating the new version of the superhero and it did not disappoint. The new film is set in the early days of Batman’s story, just one year after he begins his life as the Caped Crusad‐ er. Director Matt Reeves has
turned Gotham into a dark and foreboding place. The main villain of this film is ‘The Riddler’ played by Paul
Dano. His face is hidden throughout the new Batman trailer which hints at a big re‐ veal in the film.
and finally...
AN incredible catch was made in the waters off the coast of Ceuta, the Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. A monster sunfish discovered trapped in the fishing nets of the UEDO networks on October 4 was described as a very important scien‐ tific find. Measuring 2.9 metres, the enormous creature needed two cranes installed on two boats to lift it out of the water. The fish tipped the scales at more than 1,000 kilos.
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Roma discrimination
Money seized
AS the Savonlinna Region Roma Association celebrated its 50th anniversary, its chairman Ossi Blomerus said that although conditions had improved for Roma gypsy people, there was still discrimination and many had to change their first name in order to get a decent job.
THE District Court of Helsinki has issued an order to seize up to €20,000 in funds held by the association behind Extinction Rebellion Finland, which is causing so many problems in Helsinki with its blocking of roads, whilst police investigate where the money comes from.
IRELAND Black Beauty
Hell Fire Club
FOR the first time in its 74-year history, a black woman has won the Miss Ireland title. Pamela Uba who came to Ireland from South Africa in 2004 says she hopes she has “opened a door and paved the way" for young asylum seekers to achieve their dreams.
A COURT has rejected a resident association objection to develop a visitor centre in the Dublin Mountains at a cost of €15 million. Part of the site will include local monument to the Hell Fire Club, site of one of Ireland’s first Freemasons buildings.
ITALY Suspended
Eurovision host
A SENIOR police officer in Rome, Nunzia Schilirò has been suspended from duty after telling a rally that she believed the new Green Pass required to show that workers had been vaccinated was ‘illegitimate’ and contravened Italy’s constitution. She is not aligned with violent protestors.
AS Italy won the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, it is its turn to host the 2022 competition and Turin beat four other candidates to be appointed as host city for Italy's first Eurovision in 30 years, which will take place on May 14.
PORTUGAL Drivers’ complaints
Worker shortage
ACCORDING to consumer network Portal da Queixa, the Portuguese office responsible for issue of driving licences has received 3,776 complaints to the end of September (up by 179 per cent on the previous year) with the largest number concerning the difficulty of exchanging foreign licences.
IT’S not just the UK suffering from recruiting trained staff as Portugal, which now has unemployment figures down to 6.2 per cent of the adult population, is also suffering and AHRESP, the association for hotels and restaurants confirmed that more than 80 per cent of restaurants were facing difficulties.
RUSSIA Russian exiles
Proper cosplay
AN estimated five million people have left Russia during the 20 years of President Vladimir Putin’s rule, according to a study published by the Moscow-based Takie Dela portal. What cannot be confirmed is how many left because of politics or simply wanted a better standard of living.
A GROUP of Siberian Star Wars fans who enjoy dressing up for cosplay has built a life-size replica of the Rebel Alliance’s XWing fighter over a period of three months, with the 13-metre scale model structure built out of painted plywood.
SWEDEN New flights
Back to roots
WITH cutback of international services operated out of Sweden by Norwegian Air, Eurowings, a German carrier which is part of the Lufthansa Group, will have five A320 airplanes at Stockholm Arlanda Airport from March 2022 offering a number of flights to three Spanish destinations.
THE northern town of Skelleftea with just 33,000 inhabitants is surrounded by forests, so has literally returned to its roots with the opening of the Sara Culture Centre which is considered one of the world’s tallest wooden buildings, constructed in timber and standing 75 metres high.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA More than stamps ENERGY company Repsol has teamed up with the Spanish Post Office, Correos to offer customers who visit 1,000 of its post offices, the chance to sign up to obtain both gas and electricity in an easy manner without the usual problems of bureaucracy.
UK economy AT a reception hosted by the British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, which was attended by members of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom as well as representatives of the Spanish Government, the Ambassador said that despite exit from the EU the economy was strong.
Public listing ALTHOUGH many football clubs in the United Kingdom and Italy have successfully launched themselves on the stock exchange, this has not been the case in Spain, although now a semi-professional team from Sant Joan d’Alacant, CF Intercity will go public on October 22.
Big Brother IN a landmark court case in the UK, a judge has ruled that a homeowner who installed security cameras and a Ring doorbell with a camera breached the 2018 Data Protection Act as they allowed the owner to see images of their neighbour’s property and garden.
New regulations IT was a good day for Telefónica on October 15 when the National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC) announced new regulations for the Spanish broadband market. Up until now, there were just 66 cities and towns throughout Spain where it was considered that Telefónica had sufficient competition that it did not have to keep rates reduced. Now this has risen to 696 areas (supplying 70 per cent of the population) where no reductions need be made although they will still have to allow access to fibre lines by their competitors across the country.
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Sánchez proud of record SPAIN’S President Pedro Sánchez was proud of the government’s record as he spoke to Parliament about his achievements on Wednes‐ day October 13. He highlighted the fact that his ad‐ ministration is implementing an in‐ crease in the Minimum Wage (SMI), the revaluation of pensions in line with inflation, the commitment to scholarships which reach 850,000 students and the creation of the concept of a Minimum Basic In‐ come. He took issue with the main oppo‐
sition party, Partido Popular (PP) ac‐ cusing them of being too negative about the state of Spain and they should promote the fact that “Spain is growing and creating jobs, we are at pre‐pandemic employment levels, and Spain has a low‐risk premium.” Much has been made with re‐ gards to the massive increase in en‐ ergy costs and he defended the gov‐ ernment’s actions, saying that European funds will be directed at reindustrialisation to create work as new energy policies are introduced. In the meantime, he pointed out
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Can he use SatNav? There was a report in Euro Weekly con‐ cerning use and holding of mobile phones in cars. What is the situation when the phone is held in a bracket on the dashboard with Google maps being displayed? I find that Google maps are more accurate than the SatNav which is at‐ tached to the windscreen or built into the dash‐ board. Will they also be illegal? T D (Costa Blanca) The Traffic DAVID SEARL Depart‐ YOU AND THE LAW ment has issued IN SPAIN detailed instruc‐ tions on the legal use of mobile units in vehicles. It is legal to use units that are built into the dashboard or mounted on it. This would include your SatNav unit or your mobile telephone in a mount, to answer your specific ques‐ tion, because you cannot use your hands. Any type of headset that goes over the ears is not allowed. Holding the mobile telephone in your hand, even if you are not using it, will draw stiff fines and loss of points. You can be caught by traffic cameras or from helicopters. The loss of six points has brought com‐ plaints because it is in fact the same loss as charged for reckless operation. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
BRITAIN used to be the creative hub of the world’s textile industry but as cheaper sources became available following the end of the Second World War, manufacturers of clothing looked to the East in par‐ ticular for supplies. Many people who enjoy the BBC’s Sewing Bee will recognise judge, fashion designer and Saville Row tailor Patrick Grant, but few
that the VAT on electricity bills has been reduced and other taxation measures are being put in place in order to ensure that energy compa‐ nies don’t make larger than normal profits due to the increase of whole‐ sale energy prices. Repeating a statement that he had made previously at the EUMED9 meeting in Athens in September, where he made it clear that in his opinion the energy crisis should be dealt with on a combined basis of all member states in the Eu‐ ropean Union.
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Using traditional methods will know that he has set up a spe‐ cial new environmentally friendly company, Community Clothing. This business says they have a simple goal; to sell great quality af‐ fordable clothing and by doing so create jobs and help restore eco‐ nomic prosperity in some of the
UK’s most deprived areas and have teamed up with two other groups, to create Homegrown Homespun. Their mission is to plant two of Britain’s overlooked fibre and dye crops; flax and woad, on urban land in the heart of the North West’s his‐ toric textile industry and to create
Domino’s recruits POSSIBLY anticipating a rush to buy turkey pizzas for Christmas, Domino’s Pizza said it is looking to take on 8,000 additional staff in the UK and Ireland to cope with the Christmas rush. Earlier this year it saw an exodus of temporary staff who had signed up for jobs during the pandemic, but many left once their old positions opened up again, so in June it recruited 5,000 staff. Alert to the fact that there seem to be more jobs than applicants, the company said that the ma‐ jority of new jobs will be permanent and highlights the fact that a very high proportion of its managers started either as kitchen workers or delivery drivers.
New Inditex charges INDITEX is to charge for bags in Spanish stores from Octo‐ ber 18 and this will eventually expand across its worldwide divisions. Having moved from plastic to paper bags last year, the world’s most successful fash‐ ion chain has decided that the next step in sustainability is to charge for paper bags in the hope that customers will bring their own bags with them when shopping. The cost will differ be‐ tween stores as they use dif‐ ferent sizes of bags, but the company said that it will make no profit from the charges and will funnel monies back to charities in each area where they oper‐ ate. clothes locally from the results of their labour. They argue that with our reliance on synthetic fibres, which involves the use of petrochemicals, the harm caused by non‐renewable materials that don’t biodegrade, makes it feasible in the long term to revive native textile crops, which have the potential to benefit both ecology and the economy
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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.314,00 1.317,00 Abrdn 258,30 258,30 Admiral Group 2.985,0 3.000,0 Anglo American 2.917,5 2.949,5 Antofagasta 1.517,00 1.525,00 Ashtead Group 5.890,0 5.936,0 Associated British Foods 1.807,5 1.820,9 AstraZeneca 8.743,0 8.768,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 594,00 597,60 Avast 557,80 559,20 Aveva 3.602,0 3.618,0 Aviva 400,40 401,70 B&M European Value Retail SA592,40 596,80 BAE Systems 594,80 596,90 Bank VTB DRC 1,512 1,512 Barclays 199,58 200,30 Barratt Developments 679,60 688,20 Berkeley 4.280,0 4.296,0 BHP Group 2.011,50 2.020,50 BP 366,10 366,20 British American Tobacco 2.599,0 2.609,0 British Land Company 499,20 502,00 BT Group 140,50 141,00 Bunzl 2.519,0 2.541,0 Burberry Group 1.845,0 1.866,0 Carnival 1.569,4 1.581,0 Centrica 58,42 58,88 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.497,0 2.505,0 Compass 1.461,00 1.485,00 CRH 3.426,0 3.430,0 Croda Intl 8.676,0 8.784,0 DCC 6.006,0 6.024,0 Diageo 3.585,0 3.607,0 DS Smith 377,30 380,00 EasyJet 627,13 640,20 Experian 3.170,0 3.201,0 Ferguson 10.505,0 10.565,0 Flutter Entertainment 14.500,0 14.625,0 Fresnillo 860,45 861,00 GlaxoSmithKline 1.402,80 1.406,40 Glencore 395,95 396,30 Halma 2.836,0 2.876,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.494,00 1.494,00 Hikma Pharma 2.335,00 2.350,00 HSBC 434,65 434,85 IAG 178,44 181,70 Imperial Brands 1.573,00 1.576,00 Informa 536,40 546,80 InterContinental 5.064,0 5.076,0 Intermediate Capital 2.099,00 2.108,00
% CHG. 1.309,50 256,20 2.970,0 2.894,0 1.511,00 5.870,0 1.804,5 8.707,0 593,00 555,20 3.595,0 399,30 589,40 592,60 1,506 198,10 679,00 4.260,0 1.998,00 363,75 2.596,5 498,90 139,65 2.514,0 1.831,5 1.557,2 58,18 2.488,0 1.457,00 3.411,0 8.676,0 5.980,0 3.577,5 376,60 626,60 3.167,0 10.480,0 14.320,0 846,72 1.391,60 391,80 2.836,0 1.469,50 2.335,00 429,70 177,60 1.564,50 533,60 5.016,0 2.084,00
NET VOL 30,73K 219,64K 68,08K 283,43K 58,66K 42,01K 22,03K 128,97K 72,69K 87,02K 11,65K 770,45K 97,50K 124,40K 5,86K 6,42M 133,36K 16,24K 441,05K 2,98M 164,06K 123,73K 937,61K 101,15K 68,62K 254,68K 2,21M 25,60K 170,89K 35,48K 16,24K 4,21K 295,15K 201,87K 379,29K 90,73K 26,82K 9,71K 42,23K 283,76K 5,52M 42,42K 32,63K 10,14K 3,61M 5,53M 86,25K 203,80K 34,02K 53,34K
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4.973,0 104,15 297,80 2.722,0 708,60 280,30 49,43 7.914,0 752,60 166,05 1.778,00 905,30 234,90 7.880,0 31,67 1.792,00 2.694,0 662,40 1.444,50 5.480,0 2.183,00 593,00 692,40 5.089,0 143,94 9,04 1.784,01 1.784,4 1.812,0 714,60 1.481,00 21,05 3.597,0 1.423,00 1.276,00 2.622,0 1.293,50 1.415,59 14.975,0 1.593,50 1.522,00 494,90 157,30 269,95 263,20 3.856,0 988,00 110,82 3.350,0 990,40
4.940,0 103,10 296,40 2.690,0 703,00 278,40 49,12 7.854,0 741,40 164,60 1.757,00 892,80 233,70 7.802,0 31,14 1.775,00 2.671,0 659,00 1.434,00 5.433,0 2.169,00 588,80 686,60 5.033,0 141,50 8,91 1.770,50 1.771,3 1.797,6 710,80 1.474,00 20,64 3.568,0 1.409,00 1.261,82 2.589,0 1.273,00 1.403,00 14.815,0 1.571,50 1.512,05 490,80 155,60 267,65 259,40 3.830,0 977,00 109,80 3.300,0 983,60
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CHANGE CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 183,00 180,68 2,16M 2.844,0 2.821,3 1,06M 3.410,42 3.304,00 5,14M 209,02 206,23 3,67M 144,90 143,51 67,62M 219,61 216,28 8,64M 199,45 195,30 4,72M 110,03 109,43 9,95M 55,89 54,96 15,02M 54,88 54,28 17,83M 329,07 322,51 21,37M 407,27 396,34 6,39M 350,95 345,75 3,35M 221,45 219,26 2,18M 144,85 142,79 3,17M 54,49 53,81 26,07M 161,81 160,41 6,89M 167,17 164,14 13,90M 246,38 241,99 2,56M 79,06 77,98 12,86M 304,45 300,52 25,25M 158,33 156,56 5,50M 144,87 143,68 6,92M 292,87 289,32 5,10M 843,21 822,35 18,45M 430,49 421,50 3,31M 52,81 52,01 26,65M 231,09 226,73 6,27M 141,10 139,96 6,86M 178,89 174,10 13,87M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A 0.96% Markel Corp. 1.76% AutoZone Inc. 1.08% Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 1.32% Generac Holdings Inc. 4.19% Shopify Inc. Cl A 1.27% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 3.80% BlackRock Inc. 1.65% Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced ETN1.72% Chemed Corp. 2.98% UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN 1.54%
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Most Declined NVR Inc. Domino's Pizza Inc. Boston Beer Co. Cl A Cable One Inc. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. Graham Holdings Co. AMN Healthcare Services Inc. Public Storage Doximity Inc. Arista Networks Inc.
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WORLD’S LARGEST: Maersk container vessels may divert from the UK.
CHRISTMAS gifts bound for the UK may not make it in time due to delivery problems caused by the ongoing shortage of deliv‐ ery drivers. Britain’s largest con‐ tainer port based at Fe‐ lixstowe in Suffolk which handles more than 35 per cent of all incoming con‐ tainers simply can’t deal with the volume arriving as there are insufficient HGV drivers available to deliver the containers around the country. So worried is the Labour Party about the shortage of drivers, lead‐ er Sir Keir Starmer who visited an HGV training centre in Greengate, Manchester was given the chance to get behind the wheel of a lorry with an instructor, but within minutes of trying to re‐ verse the vehicle, he struck a bollard and heard the words “You’d have failed your test.”
The turn around time for a container at Felixs‐ towe has jumped from an average of four days to nearer nine and there is a steadily growing backlog of empty containers which are taking up room normally used for full containers. The Danish Maersk Shipping Line is the largest in the world with some 705 container ships and it has now admitted that it will be diverting a number of its largest ships to other European ports, where containers may be reloaded onto smaller vessels and dis‐ patched to other UK ports, but this is not guar‐ anteed. Many British companies have been trying to stock up with toys and elec‐ tronics in advance of Christmas, but unless something can be done to unblock the jam, there may be a large number of
El Salvador criticised AS the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns about the acceptance of cryptocurrency, the Bank of Spain has issued its own document concerning adoption of Bitcoin by El Salvador last September. In essence, it criticises the Latin American country for introducing Bitcoin which is managed via the internet, when only 50 per cent of the population have access to the web directly and less than half have their own smart phones. El Salvador argued that with many people working overseas it was cheaper and easier for them to transfer funds home via the cryptocurrency.
disappointed faces around the Christmas tree on December 25.
BUSINESS EXTRA Discount deal THE Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar together with Haya Real Estate are offering some 9,700 properties for sale across Spain with discounts of up to 40 per cent from estimated market value. The offer will last until December 31 or earlier if all properties are sold.
Birthday pawtie THE Brewdog bar and restaurant in Milton Keynes UK has come up with a new way of generating business by offering to host pawties for canine guests and for just £5 each dog receives their own hat, whilst the top dog gets a special ice cream.
September inflation THE National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed on Thursday October 7 that its initial forecast for Spanish inflation in the month of September was correct at 4 per cent, which is the highest September figure for 13 years due to increases in electricity, fuel and clothes prices.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT OH how the UK remoaners would just love to blame Brexit for the nations present transportation predicaments. Unfortunately for the left wing propaganda machine, the main reasons for the hold up of goods in ports and places of entry in the UK are not due to Britain’s exit from the strangle hold of the creaking EU, but mainly due to the global supply chain snarl up of all deliveries and supplies. The whole of Europe, and now even the Americans are basically in the same laden boat. Just wondering what the stockpiling of turkeys and Christmas pud is going to look like! Don’t worry about ‘saving Christmas’; if the wokers have their way even the term itself will soon be a distant memory. Think it’ll never happen? Ha! Did you ever foresee that our young children would be taught by morons, who would tell them that if they wished they could choose from no less than 175 genders? Have no doubt, with the help of the UK’s leftist and biased media, these idiots are actually managing to take over. Gird your loins for yet more looney woke directives. Loughborough School has now ordered the words ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to be
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removed from the classroom vocabulary. They are to be replaced by the words ‘skilled’ and ‘unskilled’. So committing any wrongdoing is now actually not classed as bad, its being unskilled ‐ Whaaa? This ludicrous ruling has been implemented by the school head to ‘take the emotional heat out of managing discipline’. You really couldn’t make it up. There is also a current John Lewis ad on TV which depicts a boy of around nine or 10 twizzling effeminately around wearing a dress, smearing on make‐up and throwing various objects, and coloured liquid all over the furniture. And do you know what the commercial is for? Wait for it. Not cleaning substances. Not boy’s frocks. Not out of control youngsters, it’s actually for home insurance! What a great; typical woke message, that particular commercial delivers to our children. Innocents, now being deprived of their childhood, who will probably grow up as one of the most confused generations the civilised world has ever seen. And finally, in the light of the tragic murder of Sir David Amess, what the pussy footing
media has naturally failed to mention, is that Sir David was against many aspects of immigration. These included his opposition to giving asylum seekers permission to work if a decision on their application took over six months. Restricting support available to failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants and a large number of other government immigration measures he disagreed with. His death was not incomprehensible at all. It was a deliberate planned terrorist assassination ‐ whatever the ‘trying to make sense of it all’ slant the pathetic authorities try to put on it. Before unrestricted mass immigration, these incidents simply never took place. The authorities weak, woke, and appeasing attitude, coupled with the usual inanities from the UK’s utterly useless Home Secretary, will one day be the death of us all. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com. Expatradioscotland.com Mon. and Fri. 1pm till 4. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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IN the province of Burgos in northern Spain, you will find the municipality of Hornillos del Camino. It is a small town with less than 100 registered inhabitants. The town is known as the ‘Little Vatican’, due to the fact the majority of its residents are involved in religious activities, either as a priest, or a nun. It has the highest concentration of priests in Spain. Located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, in the Arlanzon region, this tiny municipality gained its name many decades ago. As the town’s mayor, Pedro Mayor said: “It is called ‘little Vatican’ because 60 or 70 years ago, of the 300 or 400 people who were in the town, there were about 60 religious workers. We are the town with the most priests per inhabitant in Spain,” he enthused. He added, “With the Camino de Santiago, the people found their spiritu-
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ality, or perhaps they went to seek studies in times with fewer economic resources, and found their vocation here.” In order to open up its economy, the municipality has recently been expanding businesses. The town features a 14th-century Gothic-style parish church and an old Roman settlement. The Fiesta del Gallo, which takes place at the end of July, is based on an old local legend. It tells of how some French visitors came to the town at the time of the War of Independence and stole all the chickens.
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#TheWomanBeyond I AM sure, most of us know that Roger Bannister was the first person to break the four‐minute mile, 3:59.4 to be ex‐ act. Even the smartest scientists and doctors of his era said that it was an ‘impossible dream’ to run a mile in un‐ der four minutes and that the human body was not capable of such a feat, Period, End of Story. And he, of course, wasn’t so sure!! But here’s what’s so awesome, can you guess how Roger trained to do the impossible? The answer is simple really: He broke down his goal into bite‐sized pieces. And here’s exactly how: First, he trained until he could run a quarter mile in a minute. (Wow, Nice job!) Then he trained until he could run half a mile in two minutes. (Well done!) Then he trained until he could run three‐quar‐ ters of a mile in three minutes. (Sweet!) Then he trained and trained until he thought he could run the full mile in less than four minutes.
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And, voila!! On May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England, the timekeeper looked down and saw the magic num‐ bers: 3:59.4. Roger achieved the impossible by breaking his ‘impossible’ goal into little bite‐size, doable pieces ‐ so simple, yet we all forget what a great idea this is. (As Henry Ford once said, “Nothing is particularly hard if you break it into small enough pieces.”) How about you? What’s your Biggest Most, Audacious Goal, the next exciting thing you want to achieve, in your life, business or ca‐ reer. I like to call it BIG Hairy ARSED Goal (BHAG)! You know, the thing you would do if you weren’t afraid? Or maybe even if you are afraid! YEAH. That one. Write it down, capture it in succinct words.
Now, let’s chunk it down and give you your next bite‐size doable target. Baby steps is all it takes. One of my favourite sayings when I find myself getting paralysed by the thought of a big goal or something that may seem a little (or a lot) overwhelm‐ ing is “Inch by inch is a sinch, yard by yard is hard.” What’s the very next micro‐goal you need to hit en route to that BHAG?! The thing that, once you achieve, will make it possible to hit your next target? Got it? Awesome. Now… What’s your next baby step? And, most importantly: Is now a good time to take it? PS. Want to watch the iconic moment where Bannister breaks the record and his take on the miracle mile? Share the moment itself, nearly 70 years on, I find this incredibly emotional. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT XoTnp_5sI
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TOTALLY AGREE IN response to the letter by SH in last week’s edition 14-20 October. SH in my opinion you are 120 per cent right and have had your same thoughts for years. I would like to think some politicians and thinkers agree with us that it will not be long before overpopulation brings the world to its knees and wars are fought over water, food, space to live and the yawning gap between the haves and have-nots. The UK is a perfect example of overpopulation and overcrowding. Wall to wall people, wall to wall vehicles, infrastructure cracking, as from an earthquake, education system, health system, housing system and any other system all going to pot and unable to cope with rising demand. How to reduce population is a problem no one wishes to face. The Chinese and Indians tried and failed (I don’t think a free transistor radio will be enough this time around), but it has to be done and obviously many difficult and delicate decisions will have to be made and if they are not I’m glad I won’t be here to see the total ruination of the planet. If the powers that be can spend the same money, time and energy as they have on COP22 on trying to solve the problem of this nuclear population explosion, there may be a chance, but one wonders whether the great and good have the brains and determination to tackle the seemingly unsolvable. PC
Balderdash Hi Leapy I completely agree with your comments, the world has gone completely mad, problem is we have got too many tree huggers and snowflakes. When does all this rubbish stop, I now feel for the younger generation. Regards Keith Moore
Thank you One of your best yet Leapy, as a Yorkshire man living on the CDS for the last 32 years with no racial tendencies, I agree totally with what you say, thank you and keep on writing for us. Best regards, Michael Glew Keep the faith
Britain not accepting Spanish vaccination Could anyone please let me know if it is correct, that if pinged by test and trace in the UK after arriving by flight from Spain that even having both vaccinations (in Spain) that you have to isolate as the British government are not accepting our vaccinations. This happened to friends and we are returning to Wales for Christmas for seven days and are concerned about this. Please could anybody clarify as not getting results on gov.uk. Regards NW
WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY FOR many of us, politicians are considered as selfseeking know-alls, many of whom use their positions to benefit themselves, their families and friends financially either whilst in seat or once they leave office. The embarrassment caused by the activities of the so-called ‘troughiteers’ is just another example of how our elected rulers can and have behaved and no doubt there are still major revelations due to come out about who made how much out of the pandemic in the UK. The tragic killing of Sir
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David Amess at his surgery however does put into perspective the fact that many constituency MPs put in a huge amount of hard work and commitment to try to help those they represent. Sir David had been an MP for 28 years and although he had not served in any senior government posts, he was considered a conscientious and hard-working Member of Parliament, so his murder was pointless and achieved nothing other than contempt for his killer. This of course is not the first murder of an MP with
the most recent before Sir David being that of Labour MP Jo Cox in 2015 and prior to that the attempt on the life of Nigel Jones in 2000. Much as we may be cynical about the intentions of many MPs in the UK (and in Spain as well), we can only express our deepest sympathy to the family of each and ever y victim and hope that although many MPs will continue to receive threats and abuse on the internet in the future, that it will be a ver y long time before another is attacked in this manner.
WILLIAM SHATNER: Was involved in the recent space mission.
Jojo Jojo Sjojo Such a waste of money!
Allan-Janice Snow Ball Just vanity projects, money could be better spent helping people in need now or helping research illnesses.
Pete Stimpson Should have left him up there. If you have lots of money the world’s problems are not your concern.
Steve Townend Probably what people said about the first aeroplanes.
Colin Carter Definitely vanity projects with people with more money than sense.
Bonnie Sparks Robeson It doesn’t matter as long as the taxpayers don’t pay for it.
Angie Ellacott What an absolute waste of money - when half the planet doesn’t have food or clean water??? It’s all about the haves and havenots!!
Byron Sherlock Why is Greta not there protesting climate.
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Why ‘beauty treatments’ are not self-indulgent! DIET and exercise were for many years the main focus of a healthy lifestyle but now we have a more holistic approach; taking greater care of mental health and overall well‐being. Many of us still feel we don’t have time and constantly make ourselves the last priority, but looking after ourselves also helps those around us. There are endless ways to relax/un‐ wind, but nothing quite compares to the benefits of experiencing a professional treatment in a relaxing, friendly and stress‐free environment. Facials, mas‐ sage etc are often referred to as ‘beauty treatments’ but what if we looked at them as ‘well‐being treatments,’ would we then give them more consideration and invest time to them? As well as the obvious physical benefits you get from a treatment, there are also emotional benefits that should not be ig‐ nored. Invest in yourself, leave the stress‐ es of everyday life and take the time to pause and take a break, de‐stress and un‐ wind in the care of the team at Mimiskru.
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Kina at Mimiskru explains how mas‐ sages improve blood circulation and can help relieve aches/pains easing condi‐ tions such as arthritis and sciatica. Body
exfoliating treatments promote cell re‐ generation, facials have been proven to boost serotonin levels, making you feel all‐round happier and healthier.
Our hands and feet are such busy parts of our bodies and need special care, man‐ icures and pedicures are not just about pretty nails the benefits are extensive in‐ cluding early detection of problems with the feet/nails, increasing circulation, ex‐ foliation, increasing blood supply and in‐ tense moisturising. Having a pedicure at Mimiskru can also include a back mas‐ sage in our fabulously comfortable mas‐ sage chair, so an extra treat for mind and body. Beauty treatments are often given as gifts to others, but we urge you to con‐ sider it an investment in your health and well‐being and book something for your‐ self. Mimiskru have a full range of treat‐ ments to choose from and you can book online where all the treatments are de‐ scribed in full. Gift vouchers can now also be bought online so a great idea to add to your list for Santa! Take a break and take care of yourself!
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Look after your diet at work STRESSING about issues at work can often lead to a poor diet and irregular eating patterns. The normal working day can start off well with a healthy breakfast, but by lunchtime and mid‐after‐ noon, a hectic environ‐ ment can lead to un‐ planned snacks or nothing to eat at all. Tight deadlines, overlap‐ ping meetings and other work commitment make us delay what we eat or opt for the wrong sort of things. According to experts, stress ‐eating is a big point of concern among office goers, and stress and anxi‐ ety‐induced hunger can have long‐term effect on the waistline. Doctors from SL Raheja Hospital in Delhi, claim that making simple and smart food choices throughout the working day can help boost cre‐ ativity and productivity, while keeping fatigue and stress to a minimum.
Tips to help make the most of your day include, having a good breakfast, banning sugary snacks from the workplace and drinking plenty of water. It’s advisable to steer clear of sugary, caffeine
laden drinks, and always eat a home‐made lunch. Healthy snacks such as nuts, almonds and raisins, tubs of raw or roasted vegetables and fruit smoothies are also a good idea.
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Panic attacks
WHILE it won’t stop panic at‐ tacks occurring, knowing what is happening to you physiologically and why, can help prevent it escalating. During an attack, you will of‐ ten automatically take shallow, rapid breaths. Simple breath‐ ing exercises can help you to be conscious of filling your lungs, slowing your heart rate. Focus on relaxing your mus‐ cles. Progressive muscle relax‐ ation (PMR), techniques such as visualisation and yoga, teach you to connect to sources of acute physical ten‐ sion, so that you know where you need to focus on relaxing. During an attack, try to limit the stimuli you are experienc‐ ing. If possible find a dark, quiet space where you can practise your breathing and relaxation techniques. Avoid caffeine, a possible trigger, and drink water to avoid dehydration, another possible trigger. Combat external stressors by making the most of audio apps, such as guided medita‐ tion, or an audio book to ground you mentally and hold your focus.
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Implants like natural teeth
IF you do not have all your teeth, it can be embarrassing when smiling, make you look older, cause your teeth to shift position and can often be painful to eat. Before the creation of dental implant technology, there were almost no sub‐ stitutes when it came to a missing tooth. The most common recommen‐ dations were to get removable den‐ tures, or to have fixed bridges placed in the mouth. Today, implant surgery has made it possible to restore one’s miss‐ ing teeth without it affecting the per‐ son’s teeth or general dental health. Implants are designed to look like a natural tooth, composed of metal and porcelain, they are a perfect replace‐ ment to fill the gap. The implant root, made of titanium which is easily ac‐ cepted by the body acts as a replace‐ ment for the missing tooth’s root. A tooth‐coloured crown is placed on top of the implant to match the other teeth. The benefits of implants is that they
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are more secure, there will be virtually no movement, they allow your face to maintains its natural shape as there is no bone shrinkage, giving you greater self‐confidence. You will not not need to avoid eating certain foods that would otherwise cause you discom‐ fort. Contact your Dentist to check if a dental implant would be a suitable op‐ tion to fill your gap.
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Blepharoplasty surgery
I have had bags un‐ der my eyes for many years and they are getting worse, can anything be done? Bags under the eye, mild swelling, puffi‐ ness, and dark circles BAGS UNDER EYES: Are common as you get older. are common as you age. This occurs because the tissue procedure where the surgeon re‐ structures and muscles supporting moves excess fat through an inci‐ your eyelids weaken as we age sion in the natural crease of the causing the skin to sag, and the fat u p p e r e y e l i d o r i n s i d e t h e l o w e r that is normally confined to orbit lid, rejoining the skin with tiny dis‐ the area of the eye moves to below solving stitches to minimise scar‐ your eyes. The space below your ring. This procedure is also suitable eyes can accumulate fluid, making if you have baggy upper eyelids or the under‐eye area appear puffy or e x c e s s s k i n o n u p p e r a n d l o w e r swollen. lids, which can interfere with vi‐ A l t h o u g h b a g s u n d e r e y e s a r e sion. usually a cosmetic concern and If you are conscious and do not rarely a sign of a serious underlying like the way your eyes look then medical condition, for persistent or c o n t a c t y o u r d o c t o r t o r u l e o u t bothersome under‐eye puffiness. other possible causes, such as thy‐ Blepharoplasty eyelid surgery is an roid disease, infection, or an aller‐ option to alleviate the problem. gy and for advice on treatment op‐ Blepharoplasty is an out‐patient tions. Contact your healthcare professional who can tailor a treatment plan for you to give you back that youthful look.
The benefits of a natural approach to life MORE and more people are opting for a vegan lifestyle, and embracing a huge ar‐ ray of alternative health and beauty products. The benefits are wide reaching and the market is vast. For starters, switching your toothpaste to a vegan alternative can help both your smile and the environ‐ ment. White Glo’s Pure and Nat‐ ural toothpaste is complete‐ ly vegan and organic. Free from fluoride, harm‐ ful chemicals and bleaches which are often incorporat‐ ed into tooth whitening products, White Glo’s tooth‐ paste formula uses natural ingredients. There are an estimated one billion plastic tooth‐ brushes contained within landfill sites across America alone. To try and combat this, White Glo’s toothpaste includes a free biodegrad‐ able bamboo toothbrush which naturally decompos‐ es as opposed to plastic toothbrushes that take an estimated 400 years.
Most importantly, switch‐ ing to vegan friendly cos‐ metics means products are 100 per cent cruelty free. Purchasing vegan cosmetics instantly shrinks the support for animal testing. More‐ over, using vegan cosmetics can have benefits for the in‐ dividual user due to the avoidance of animal by‐ products such as lanolin, which commonly blocks pores and encourages acne. Vegan cosmetics are also perfect for people with sen‐ sitive skin, due to the limit‐ ed number of ingredients used to formulate them, making it less likely to irri‐ tate skin. The naturally sourced plant ingredients used in ve‐ gan cosmetics means that inherently vegan formulas contain a greater amount of vitamins, perfect for keep‐ ing skin supple, healthy and bright. Currently, non‐vegan shampoos contain Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) which has been proven to encour‐ age hair loss. While natural plant‐based alternatives
such as tea tree oil and jojo‐ ba extract, stimulate hair follicles and the paraben free formula incorporated into vegan shampoo further reduces hair damage, as op‐ posed to non‐vegan alterna‐ tives. Another simple and effec‐ tive vegan swap, is substi‐ tuting a plastic hair brush for a more sustainable alter‐ native, such as a bamboo and rubber hairbrush. Choosing a vegan hair‐ brush is better for the envi‐ ronment, as materials such as bamboo and rubber are biodegradable. Whilst de‐ tangling hair is a painless and gentle process which preserves hair and prevents breakage, vegan hairbrush‐ es tease the scalp releasing natural oils which promote healthier, shinier and stronger hair. It’s clear that small modi‐ fications to vegan alterna‐ tive products have an end‐ less list of advantages, from protecting the environment, benefiting health and im‐ proving aesthetic appear‐ ance.
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ALICANTE’S Caja Negra and Casa de la Musica auditoriums will be hosting live perfor‐ mances and classes during the Production and Electronic Music Festival (ENSO) from October 28 to 30. The opening concert will take place at 9pm on Thursday, October 28 by Undo, one of the most relevant figures in electronic music in Spain and creator of the Factor City label. Meanwhile, on Fri‐ day, October 29 at the Caja Negra from 4pm to 8pm and 9pm to 11pm there will be mu‐ sic classes by Okkre and Ed is dead. On Saturday, October 30 in the auditorium of the Casa de la Musica, there will be music
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Winter wonderland THE U3A Calpe Choir will be performing a winter wonderland concert on Friday, November 26. Raising money in aid of Make a Smile, Calpe, the concert will take place at 7.30pm in the Salo Blau at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe. Tickets are available on 629 263 463 and for more information, visit www.u3acalpe.org.
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Food fundraising gala
CARITAS GANDIA is hosting the second edition of its charity food gala on Monday, October 25 from 8pm in Plaza Tirant in Gandia. The charity event will see 42 companies from the tourism and catering sectors get in‐ volved to raise funds to expand care at Gandia’s Day Centre for the Homeless. Admission to the gala will cost €20 and attendees will be able to enjoy tapas and drinks. All profits will go to the home‐ less. Several local companies are providing their services for free, including Oci Urba, which is in charge of furniture, Inma Florists which will be decorat‐ ing, Salva Servei, which will be providing glassware, and Jose Vicens, who will act as DJ. Ferran Martinez, councillor for Economic Policy and Trade, said: “It is a good idea to in‐ volve hoteliers in an event that was a success in its first edi‐ tion. In fact, we have now dou‐ bled both the space and the ca‐
CARITAS GANDIA: Helping out the local day centre for the homeless.
pacity while guaranteeing health measures.” Director of Caritas Gandia, Francisco Carrio, thanked the council and the 42 companies that are getting involved with the event. He said: “We are especially grateful to the restaurant sec‐ tor and tourists who are in‐ volved in this event, because after the hardships of the pan‐ demic they are now helping out
selflessly. All proceeds will go to the homeless users of the day centre.” Pere Montalban, president of the association of hoteliers of the Raval‐Prado‐Historical Cen‐ tre, also thanked Caritas Gan‐ dia. He said: “The hospitality in‐ dustry should be by your side.” He added: “This event is not only a charity event, it also has a great gastronomic level.”
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80th anniversary for RAF THE Life Vice President Peter Langley DFC, Chairman Max Maxwell MBE and fellow Members of the Aircrew Association Cos‐ ta Blanca celebrated the 80th anniversary of the formation of the Engineer Branch of the RAF on Wednesday, October 13. The anniversary was marked with a lunch at the El Gaucho Restaurant in Javea. The Aircrew Association Costa Blanca said: “The association’s celebration was privileged to be attended by the two sur‐ viving former Air Engineer Branch Mem‐ bers of the Association, John Othen and Peter Johnson. “During the lunch and after a highly ap‐ propriate grace, written for the occasion and given by Peter Langley, John Othen gave an illuminating and much appreciat‐ ed talk on the history of the Air Engineer Branch. “Later, following a popular raffle, in‐ cluding as prizes, two anniversary me‐ mentos donated by John Othen: an 80th anniversary mug and an 80th anniversary tea towel showing all of the RAF aircraft that included Air Engineers in their crews, Peter Johnson proposed the toast to the Air Engineer Branch. Peter Langley then closed the celebration with the Aircrew
TEA TOWEL: Showing the RAF aircraft.
Toast, To Absent Friends and Fellow Air‐ crew. “Another memorable and significant oc‐ casion in the Aircrew Association’s diary, following soon after the Association’s Commemoration of the Battle of Britain in September.” For more information about the Air‐ crew Association Costa Blanca, contact 966 495 228.
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THE Javea public library will be hosting the presentation of photography book Nits de Tinta on Friday, October 22 at 10pm at the Casa de Cultura. Written by Jake Abbott, Felipe Escolano and Pep Sopa, Nits de Tinta focuses on the lives of fishermen in Javea. From 2019, Javea Council began work‐ ing on an agreement that would boost funding for ‘Nits de Tinta’ to edit and publish the work. In return, as a co‐editor of the book, and providing €20,000 in funding, the council received 350 copies of the book. Mayor of Javea, Miguel Angel Garcia said the town is working to promote the tradition of fishing. He said: “We will continue to take steps to continue to value it and, in this way, make it known to our children and
JAVEA: Book focuses on local fishermen.
grandchildren.” The mayor added that the council want the El Poble Nou de Benitachell to host a museum dedicated to fisheries. He said: “We dream of building an ex‐ periential fishing space, where we can show the world the unique art of fishing and the stories of hardship of our elders and ancestors.”
GANDIA is hosting an international animated short film festival, Cor‐ toons, from Octo‐ ber 21 to 24. Taking place at the Teatro Serra‐ no in Gandia, the festival will show a series of short films over sever‐ al days. The festival, which is now in its 17th edition, promotes quality animation in‐ t e r n a t i o n a l l y , c r e a t‐ ing a meeting place for new artists and professionals in the sector, as well as an international show‐ case for artists and directors, animation schools, producers, distributors and fans
CORTOONS: Promotes quality animation internationally, as well as a showcase for artists.
of animation cine‐ ma. After 11 years of success in Rome, Cortoons Festival has moved to Gan‐ dia, and was organ‐ ised by Cortoons Festival, the city of Gandia and the Gen‐ eralitat Valenciana,
through the Institut Valencia de Cultura (Culturarts), with the participation of the Universitat Po‐ litecnica de Valencia (UPV) Campus of Gandia. For more informa‐ tion, visit www.cor toons.es.
Children’s theatre THE Desbaratats theatre group will be performing a children’s show aimed at awareness of the envi‐ ronment at the Gaston Castello community centre in Alicante on Saturday, October 23. The free show, Elfosfera, will take place from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
Starring Alicia Cortina and Jose Luis Beltran, the show will see two elves perform songs and legends aimed at raising environmental awareness. The performance will take place at the Gaston Castello community centre on Calle Pino Santo, 1 ‐ Ali‐ cante.
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GANDIA COUNCIL: Introducing the programme of live music and theatre.
Free concerts
GANDIA Council has an‐ nounced it will be running its successful Cultura Als Barris cultural programme again with live music and theatre. The programme will see two music groups perform on Saturday, October 23 and a theatre workshop take place on Sunday, Oc‐ tober 31.
In Plaza del Jardinet on Saturday, October 23 two musical groups from the region will perform, in‐ cluding Kela at 7pm and Soundcheck at 8pm. Entry will be free. Meanwhile, on Sunday, October 31, there will be a performance of ‘Teobaldo the Juggler’ at 12pm in the Plaza de Santa Anna.
Councillor for Culture Nahuel Gonzalez said: “We are gradually incorporat‐ ing theatre and music onto the streets of Gandia with the help of our musicians and thanks to local artists, in parallel with our ambi‐ tious cultural program‐ ming. Autumn is a good time to enjoy culture again.”
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack
T H E Y didn’t notice me sitting quietly at the wheel as they strolled past my car. “That’s one of those Ford Pumas,” said he. “Nice, isn’t it,” said she. A few minutes later they
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new Ford making strangers remark on its looks and paint (€911/ £775 worth of Grey mat‐ ter, since you ask). Been some time since that’s happened, I’d wager. If you think a lot of people buy a car be‐ cause they like the looks ‐ and then argue they bought it for more com‐ mon sense reasons ‐ this latest medium‐sized SUV promises a healthy bot‐ tom line for Ford. Underneath the smart body sits a lot of a cur‐ rent Ford Fiesta, includ‐ ing engine and gearbox. But the bits you can see are all new and stretch further in every dimen‐ sion than the Fiesta donor. Ford has a hard won reputation to maintain for building affordable cars that bring a smile to their driver’s face. It does too, with the sort of eagerness to tackle a cor‐ ner that the high stance
FORD PUMA: Positive steering and a snappy gear change.
might warn against. Posi‐ tive steering and a snap‐ py gear change add to the fun. You can pay as little as €24,400/£20,745 for a Puma, which will come with a 1.0‐litre 125PS en‐ gine and share all the at‐ tributes of the more models in the range. Power units include a mild hybrid system with an integrated starter/ generator for a little more power and im‐ proved green credentials.
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for dirty wellies and the like. The goodies count is impressive, with this posh ‘un coming with heated windscreen, fine sat nav, cruise control and a B&O 10‐speaker sound system. A whopping €5,617/ £4,775 of options, that grey paint included, along with fancy alloys, panoramic opening roof, power tailgate and a plethora of driver aids meant the test car nudged in at €35,113/ £29,850.
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Safety guide to reduce accidents CURRENTLY, the installation of smart crossings on the roads can prevent up to 40 per cent of acci‐ dents. It is just one of a number of new measures to be intro‐ duced onto Spanish roads to de‐ crease accident rates. This has been certified by the General Di‐ rectorate of Traffic in the latest publication of its official maga‐ zine, which includes an extensive description of these protective measures. The five most effec‐ tive measures to reduce acci‐ dents have common character‐ istics that do not involve substantial modifications to ex‐ isting infrastructures, rather just the addition of extra elements which do not involve high costs. The mechanisms are based on designs whose objective is to achieve a Safe System. This mechanism is recognised by the World Health Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and is included in Spain’s Road Safety Strategy 2021‐2030. Measures to reduce the num‐ ber of road accidents. All of the following advisories are based on the fact that human beings tend to make the same mistakes ‐ it is in their nature. “In this approach, the user is the main criterion of road design, and, therefore, a system capable of acting in the event of an error is sought human error, which is in‐ evitable, but it does prevent its consequences from being seri‐ ous. With this premise, the well‐ known roads that forgive human errors have been developed, which are roads that are de‐ signed and operated with the maximum guarantees to avoid accidents, and, if these occur, minimise their consequences, “ said Pedro Tomás Martínez, head of the Mobility Area of the DGT and director of the project. These are the five most effec‐ tive measures when it comes to forgiving these well‐known hu‐ man errors in highway driving. 1. Smart crossings The smart crossing device con‐ sists of an intelligent signalling sys‐ tem for all those intersections or crossings considered dangerous on conventional roads. This sys‐ tem has sensors whose signalling is activated only as a warning to drivers of the proximity of anoth‐ er vehicle in its crossing manoeu‐ vre. The purpose of these cross‐ ings is to avoid head‐on collisions at dangerous crossings. According to data from the US Federal High‐ way Administration. FHWA man‐
ages to reduce the number of wounded and deceased by a per‐ centage of between 40 and 55%. 2. Painted road surfaces It is a pigmented type of sur‐ face with a different colour than usual. Normally red colours are used uniformly and are very strik‐ ing to drivers both day and night. With these tonalities it is possible to increase the attention to the steering wheel on very danger‐ ous sections of the road; although they can also be located in pedes‐ trian crossings or other high‐traffic flow sections ‐ it manages to re‐ duce the accident rate by up to 35%. 3. Separation of senses Reinforcement is placed in op‐ posite directions that manage to increase the lane width. It consists of the installation of a physical barrier or central area framed by two longitudinal lines. This area is tinted with a colour different from that of the road or with a ze‐ bra. It manages to increase the lateral distance between vehicles in the opposite direction, avoiding frontal or frontal‐lateral collisions. In addition, it also serves to induce the perception in the driver that the road is narrower so that they
must drive at a lower speed and not overtake ‐ this can reduce ac‐ cidents by between 38 and 40%. 4. Ditching devices These systems serve to pre‐ vent the consequences of the im‐ pact of vehicles against what are known as ‘ditch safeguards’. These consist of slopes or struc‐ tures that are usually placed at in‐ tersections with additional roads or highways. Its purpose is to im‐ prove road safety margins, there‐ by reducing the severity of these accidents. This mechanism redi‐ rects the trajectory of the vehicle, avoiding a direct collision with these structures ‐ this has been proved to reduce mortality by up to 70%. 5. Sound guides ‐ Keeping on the straight and narrow This consists of grooves or pro‐ jections in the road that, when traversed by vehicles, produce a vibration or noise. They are usual‐ ly placed to separate the different directions of traffic or on the edges of the road. They manage to alert drivers that their direction‐ al path is being diverted from the road ‐ that they are veering off. This system has a factor for reduc‐ ing the loss ratio of 21%.
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