Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 7 - 13 April 2022 Issue 1918

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Water transfer THE Regional Min‐ istry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development be‐ gan to transfer wa‐ ter from the West‐ ern Costa del Sol to Axarquia on Mon‐ day, April 4, with a flow of 100 litres per second. The aim is to increase the resources avail‐ able for human use in an area suffering from severe water shortages.

The transfer will be temporarily in‐ terrupted over Easter.

The Junta de An‐ dalucia said that the drought affect‐ ing the Viñuela‐ Axarquia System is considered to be “exceptional”. This is determined by Decree 178/2021, which specifies the indicators of hy‐ drological drought and the exception‐ al measures to be implemented for the management of water resources in the Intra‐Communi‐ ty Hydrographic Districts of Andalu‐ cia.

Although the re‐ cent rainfall has improved the situa‐ tion in general, not all areas have ben‐ efited equally. This has been the case in the Viñuela‐ Axarquia System, where the volume of water in reser‐ voirs has only in‐ creased by four cu‐ bic hectometres.

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Urban allotment THE first deputy mayor of Velez‐Malaga, Je‐ sus Perez Atencia, and the councillor for the Elderly, David Segura, announced on Thurs‐ day March 31 that new plots of land will be raffled so that all of the urban allotments in the municipality can be occupied.

Perez Atencia said: “These gardens provide an urban leisure area where the residents who have been awarded the contract can plant, grow and harvest their own vegeta‐ bles. This activity goes beyond agricultural work to become a place for social gatherings and participation, which promotes models of healthy eating and sustainable mobility. To‐ day we want to announce the raffle of the three plots that have been released in the ur‐ ban allotments of Velez‐Malaga.”

David Segura added: “We want to energise the urban allotments themselves and we have given new people the opportunity to make use of the various empty plots.”

NEW REGULATION: The news will be welcomed by businesses and tourist hotspots across Spain.

MASKS will no longer be mandatory indoors in Spain after Easter following a de‐ cision from the Interterrito‐ rial Council of the National Health System (CISNS) on Wednesday, April 6.

Spain’s Minister of Health Carolina Darias informed the CISNS that they will be with‐ drawn from use from April 20. The new regulation will come into force when it is published in the Official State Gazette.

The decision comes after a request from several au‐ tonomous communities, such as Madrid, who said the mandatory measure is

no longer an effective way to control the transmission of the coronavirus.

The news will be wel‐ comed by businesses and tourist hotspots across Spain, which have struggled with forced closures, regula‐ tions and rules over the past two years since the virus for first detected in the country.

News that the Spanish Ministry of Health has de‐ clared Spain officially open to unvaccinated UK trav‐ ellers ‐ requiring only a later‐ al flow test taken in the last 24 hours ‐ could be consid‐ ered further cause for cele‐ bration for the country’s

tourist trade as summer ap‐ proaches and signs that things may be beginning to return to ‘normal’.

However, masks are likely to remain mandatory in health centres, nursing homes and on public trans‐ port, while experts have ad‐ vised the Government to recommend a “responsible use” of masks in vulnerable situations; when a safety distance of one and a half metres cannot be main‐ tained and in places where there is no good ventilation, such as shopping centres, supermarkets, shops, cine‐ mas, museums and bars.

ANNOUNCEMENT: New plots of land to be raffled.

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Hotels prepare for Easter Several species planted.

Tree-planting for climate crisis MALAGA Provincial Council has planted 1,650 trees in Vil‐ lanueva de Algaidas, Riogordo and Alfarnatejo in three par‐ ticipatory planting sessions held on March 6, 20 and 27.

According to the Deputy for the Environment, Inland Tourism, Climate Change and Sports, Cristobal Ortega, each species represents an estimat‐ ed absorption of 0.18 tons of carbon dioxide. “Each day, we planted an average of 550 plants, which will compensate for a total of 100 tonnes of CO2 emissions,” he said. Each activity involved 50 people who live locally and another 50 who travelled from Mala‐ ga City on a bus provided by the Malaga Provincial Council.

In Villanueva de Algaidas, the trees were planted in the Albaicin park; in Alfarnatejo, in the Alfarnatura tourist com‐ plex; and in Riogordo, in the La Liebrecilla recreational area.

The species planted includ‐ ed jacaranda, holm oak, carob, gall, mastic and hack‐ berry; as well as fruit trees such as almond, pomegranate, fig, strawberry and walnut; and aromatic plants such as lavender, rose‐ mary and thyme.

HOTELS in Malaga will be booked to more than 70 per cent of their capacity this Easter, according to predictions made public on April 1 by the Associ‐ ation of Hoteliers of the Costa del Sol, Aehcos.

Aehcos predicts that occupancy will reach 68.58 per cent in the pe‐ riod from Friday, April 8, to Monday, April 18, a percentage that will rise to 70.24 per cent in the period from Holy Wednesday to Easter Monday, April 13 to 18.

These figures may im‐ prove over the next few days, given the tendency for last‐minute book‐ ings.

The president of Ae‐ hcos, Jose Luque, is opti‐ mistic, saying: “Estab‐ lishments throughout the province are prepar‐ ing for the high season

AXARQUIA: There have been encouraging forecasts for occupancy rates over Easter.

with enthusiasm and ex‐ citement and are hope‐ ful of recovering to pre‐ pandemic levels.”

In terms of encourag‐

ing forecasts in Axar‐ quia, Nerja is predicted to have an occupancy rate of 74.13 per cent from April 8 to 18, while

Frigiliana‐Torrox is pre‐ dicted to have an occu‐ pancy rate of 85 per cent from Easter Wednesday to Easter Monday.

Dog park refurbished RINCON D E L A V I C T O R I A’ S Department of Infrastructures has granted a budget of €48,350 for the refurbishment of the Serrezuela dog park in Torre de Benagalbon.

The mayor of Rincon, Fran‐ cisco Salado, made the an‐ nouncement on Wednesday‐ March 30, saying: “This is

much‐needed work on a facili‐ ty that is often frequented by residents and pets, which, due to the passage of time and use, has suffered significant deterioration.

“This government team is fulfilling its commitment to offer dog parks and public en‐ closures in optimal conditions

for the use and enjoyment of the population and pets,” he added.

Salado also appealed to the public for help taking care of public facilities. The work will be carried out within a period of one month by the compa‐ nies Ingenieria y Disenos Tec‐ nicos SAU and Ituval SL.

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Four new defibrillators THE Department of Sports in Rincon de la Victoria has ac‐ quired four defibril‐ lators for sporting facilities.

They have been in‐ stalled at the munic‐ ipal football fields of Rincon de la Victo‐ ria, La Cala del Moral and Benagal‐ bon, as well as at the Municipal Sports Centre on Calle Mal‐ valoca.

The announcement was made by the councillor for Sports, Antonio Jose Martin, on March 29.

The devices, which had a budget of €16,940, are de‐ signed to help peo‐ ple in cardiac arrest and are connected to telecare services.

The mayor of Rin‐ c o n , F r a n c i s c o S a l a‐ do, said: “This medi‐ cal equipment is essential for a quick response in the event of a cardiac emergency. The aim is to be able to act fast and guarantee maximum safety for the public in the event of a cardiac accident that occurs outside the health sector.”

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NIBS EXTRA Plant control ALMUÑECAR Town Hall is offering a training course in the use of phytosanitary products, which are used to control plant diseases. The course is aimed at those who work in the agricultural sector. It has been approved by the Ministry of Agricul‐ ture of the Junta de Andalu‐ cia and is subsidised by the town hall.

Bilingual arts THE French language was the protagonist of a trip around the world that in‐ volved everyone at the Al‐ Andalus secondary school in Almuñecar, which held an Arts and Bilingualism Day with the slogan ‘Un voyage autour du monde avec la langue française’. The stu‐ dents’ creativity, originality and responsibility made the day a success.

Cycle race ON Sunday, April 17, the Rin‐ con Department of Social Welfare and the association Papilio will be holding a bike race as a symbol of their re‐ jection and condemnation of human trafficking. The race will start and finish at the Tourist Office with the point of return at Arroyo To‐ talan.

Figure skating THE Municipal Sports Pavil‐ ion in Torrox was the setting for an important figure skat‐ ing event on Saturday April 2, The Autonomous Champi‐ onship Show and Quartets and the fourth Andalucian Cup of Promotional Groups.

The talented skaters gave a lively and beautiful perfor‐ mance to those who accom‐ panied them.

Entrepreneurs’ Club ON March 29, the Algarrobo Entrepreneurs’ Club held its second workshop for digital transformation, which was all about Google Drive. Most of the attendees were sur‐ prised to discover they had such a powerful and useful tool at their fingertips.

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Lux Mundi trip PRIEGO DE CORDOBA: One of the most majestically beautiful towns in Andalucia.

FRIENDS of Lux Mundi Torre del Mar and Fuengirola have organised a fun day out on Thursday, April 21, to visit Priego de Cordoba, one of the most majestically beautiful towns in Andalucia.

It is located in a part of the Sierras Subbeticas Natural Park, with its high limestone peaks, valleys and tree-lined

river banks. Two things stand out in the town, its abundant water and its baroque architecture.

There will be free time to visit the many tourist attractions, including the Fuente del Rey Park, the castle, Barrio de la Villa, the beautiful chapel of Ermita de Nuestra Senora de Aurora and the

Municipal Museum.

There will then be plenty of time to have lunch before heading to Mueloliva to buy its prize-winning olive oil.

Tickets cost €23 or €20 with a Friends of Lux Mundi card, available at the Centre.

Proceeds are for fundraising.

For more information, visit http://lux-mundi.org/en/.

Informative meeting

THE Department of Social Services in Nerja organised an informative meeting for Ukrainian refugee families living in Nerja and Maro, which was held on, Friday, April 1, at noon, at the Community Social Services Centre.

The councillor for the area, Daniel Rivas, also invited the local families hosting the refugees to the meeting, as well as staff from the Nerja Health Centre and school teachers so that they could provide the families with helpful information. In addition, social workers gave recommendations on public aid and the documentation required.

Rivas said that the Municipal Collection Point for Humanitarian Aid at the Community Social Services Centre is open from Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm, for all residents, associations or organisations who wish to donate food and basic items.

The donations are being delivered to the association MayDan, based in Malaga, which is responsible for taking the items to Ukraine.

Daniel Nivas organised a meeting.

French Latino duo THE father‐daughter duo French Latino will present their eagerly‐awaited new album, Merci, at the auditorium of the Civic Centre in La Herradura on Sunday April 10. It is their fourth album and includes songs from a variety of genres, including bolero, salsa, cha‐cha and bachata, sung in Spanish and French.

Jean‐Paul and Michelle will be sharing the stage with great musicians from Paris and Sevilla, including a percus‐ sionist, a bass player, a brass trio with a saxophone, a trombone and a trumpet and two guitarists, one of whom is a flamenco guitarist. There will also be five dancers, in‐ cluding the 2021 and 2022 salsa world champions and runners‐up.

French Latino’s success comes not only from their con‐ certs, but they have a huge following online. Their video, Historia de un Amor, already has millions of views on YouTube, and thanks to their presence on networks such as Facebook, their fame has spread to countries all over Tickets, from €15, can be purchased at www.frenchlati no.com.

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ROUNDABOUT: Has been colourfully remodelled.

A tribute to the National Police ON March 29, the first deputy mayor of Velez‐ Malaga and deputy mayor of Torre del Mar, Je‐ sus Perez Atencia, together with the councillor for the Environment, Antonio Ariza, announced the completion of the remodelling of the Ange‐ les Custodios roundabout on Calle Camino Viejo de Malaga. The roundabout has been given the colours of the National Police and the flag of Spain as a tribute to the State Security Forces.

The works were part of the town hall’s plan to improve and decorate different parts of the mu‐ nicipality. Perez Atencia said that the changes brought colour and improved the aesthetics of the roundabout and also paid tribute to the Holy Guardian Angels, patron saint of the Na‐ tional Police.

Antonio Ariza said: “We have completely ren‐ ovated this roundabout, replacing the dirt area with several sets of artificial turf representing the flag of Spain and another in blue tones with the colours of the National Police, as we did previously at the roundabout of the Guardia Civil.”

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A GROUP of 34 students and three teachers from the Puerta del Mar secondary school in Almuñecar flew from Malaga airport to Bray, Ireland, on Thursday March 31. The students are taking a language immer‐ sion course.

“This course includes various activities, not only learning the English language, but also cultural activi‐ ties. These include a visit to the Irish capital, Dublin, an Irish dance workshop and many more,” said Ante‐ quera. The programme has been in place since the 2014‐15 academic year.

He added: “A language immersion course is ideal for improving their level of English. The destination has always been the English city of Broadstairs, ex‐ cept in the 2017‐2018 academic year, when they went to the Irish town of Bray. This year, due to Brexit, the impact of Covid and the currency, we have opted for Bray again.”

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Will not rest

THE UK will not rest until Putin fails and Ukraine pre‐ vails, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned.

Speaking at the British Em‐ bassy in Poland on Monday April 4, Truss said: “What we have seen on the streets of Ir‐ pin and Bucha are scenes we will never forget. We have seen butchery, evidence of rape and sexual violence as well as the indiscriminate killing of civilians.

“We will ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice for these barbaric crimes. And together with our allies we will step up our efforts to stop Putin’s ap‐ palling war. Three weeks ago, the UK led 41 states to refer these atrocities to the Inter‐

BARBARIC CRIMES: The perpetrators will be brought to justice. national Criminal court. The UK military and police are providing technical assistance to the investigations. And the Metropolitan Police War Crimes unit has commenced the collection of evidence.

We are working very closely with the Ukrainian govern‐ ment on this,” she said.

The UK is also launching a £10 million civil society fund to support organisations in Ukraine, including those help‐ ing the victims of conflict‐re‐ lated sexual violence.

“We will not rest until these criminals have been brought to justice,” the For‐ eign Secretary added.

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Hero expat Marine saves 21 Ukrainian refugees FORMER Royal Marine Commando, Richard McEnery, has led a party of heroic volun‐ teers on an emotional journey to the Poland‐Ukraine border, safely bringing back 21 Ukrainian refugees for relocation in Spain.

The team of volunteers from the organisa‐ tion Hope4U Ukraine, which was founded

by Richard, his wife Lauren and the two di‐ rectors of BayRadio Andrew Stammers and Daniel Sanders, set off to Krakow, Poland, on March 25 and arrived back in Spain on March 29.

Kal Sutherland, one of the volunteers, said: “We set off with a list of people we were going to collect, but we knew that list was fluid, that’s the nature of the situation.

The take home is that 21 people are now safe and that is incredible.”

When asked about his motivation to cre‐ ate the organisation, McEnery said: “I had considered fighting due to my former pro‐ fession, but realised I could do more to assist by offering this kind of help. Our organisa‐ tion is contacted by three to five families ev‐ ery day. The uniqueness of our charity is the ongoing support we provide, especially when it comes to accommodation. Key do‐ nations are accommodation, medical sup‐ plies and financial support.”

Daniel Sanders said: “This is something happening close to home, people can see how their donations make a difference.

“Five euros, driving someone to an ap‐

RICHARD McENERY: Has led a party of heroic volunteers on an emotional journey.

pointment, anything you can do to help real‐ ly makes a difference,” added Sutherland.

Hope4U is in the process of obtaining the necessary licensing that will allow them to relocate refugees from anywhere in the world. They are also setting up a clothing centre, a community centre and a youth centre in the Vall de Pop region.

For those interested in housing refugees, Hope4U can provide the necessary legal contracts for a three‐month period, as well as making sure the refugees are fully vetted.

To find out more about donating or volun‐ teering at Hope4U please visit the following website: www.bayradio. fm/donate.

Royal move PRINCE W I L L I A M and Kate are considering a move to Windsor as soon as this summer to be nearer the Queen.

The royal couple are said to have first looked at various royal mansions at Windsor, including Prince An‐ drew’s Royal Lodge.

And, a source said on Monday April 4 that the reasons for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to move to

Windsor are mounting because Andrew “spends a lot of time with the Queen.”

“There is not a man, woman or child who would not say he had every right to be at Philip’s thanksgiving.

But the family have been adamant there’s no way back. There are real fears that despite being banished from The Firm in January, he is using his closeness

to the Queen as a springboard back into public life,” the source added.

Andrew has been forced to step back from public life over his association with late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Earlier this month it was reported that the Queen had decided to make Windsor Castle her permanent home and main residence.

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From Spain to help refugees of Ukraine ALBION LAND spent a week planning his vol‐ unteer trip to help people fleeing war‐torn Ukraine and another two weeks in Romania on the border with Ukraine, arriving on March 17. He told the Euro Weekly News his story.

As he watched the horrific crimes of Russian President Vladimir Putin unfold, the Florida na‐ tive now living in Albondon in Granada, said he was “shocked and appalled” and felt com‐ pelled to help refugees. His journey began with a Facebook post, which saw dozens of people offering him housing and a warm bed or giving him concrete suggestions of how to help.

Albion, a 71‐year‐old retired journalist, had been joking with friends about the foreign le‐ gion of fighters heading off to help Ukraine de‐ fend itself when he was inspired to do some‐ thing “hands‐on.”

“I decided I wanted to do something physi‐ cal, to actually go there, rather than just send money,” he said.

Neighbours in Spain and friends in the States funded his entire trip through donations, with the staff of a local bar even donating their tips worth €200. Albion travelled to Romania, where he stayed with another volunteer, Cor‐ neliu Furman, who lives near the Ukrainian border and had offered him a place to stay.

Albion said: “Corneliu is not part of any or‐ ganisation. He is an individual who wants to

ALBION: Travelled to Romania.

HELPING OUT: Albion and the set-up.

ORTHODOX PRIESTS: Albion with some of the volunteers at the border.

help, offering transport, accommodation and food to refugees. There are many people doing this.”

Arriving on March 17, Albion spent time volunteering with the Orthodox archdiocese at Suceava train station, where most of the

refugees pass through, picking up food, clothing, medicines and other necessities.

“It is an incredible set‐up. The Romanian Fire Brigade transports the steady flow of refugees 40km from the border. From there, most travelled to Bucharest on the

train and rode for free,” he said.

“I also volunteered at the border, where I worked with more priests, monks and laypeo‐ ple. Women were carrying children and picking up baby supplies. Some people even brought their pets, mainly dogs, and agencies like Save the Children and the Red Cross are there.

There is also a Jewish charity serving hot soup and a Turkish kebab stall, both very popular with refugees and volunteers alike.”

When asked about some of the folks he worked with, Albion said: “I met a Ukrainian‐ American called Svetlana Tikhonov. She volun‐ teered at the train station and has also been fundraising to provide food, medicines and clothing to ship to Ukraine. One of the most shocking things I found out was that she re‐ cently had to buy body armour because the Russians have been trying to kill aid workers.

“I was touched by the Romanians’ generosi‐ ty and by the spirit of the refugees. They were grateful for even the smallest things, and it wasn’t hard to get a smile or even a little laugh from them,” he added.

Find out more about Corneliu Furman and how to support his work: https://www.face book.com/Asociatia‐Cultural‐Rurala‐a‐Muzeu lui‐Furman‐157771247622605 To support the work of Svetlana Tikhonov and donate: https://givebutter.com/VuZDiM.

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Employment growth

THE number of national insurance contributors in seasonally adjusted terms stood at 19,958,479 peo‐ ple in February, an in‐ crease of 23,998 or 0.12 per cent more compared to the previous month.

This is the highest level in Spain’s historical series, after 11 consecutive months of growth. The first quarter of 2022 closed with the creation of 119,000 jobs, despite the uncertainty generated by

New sanctions THE European Union has condemned “in the strongest possible terms” atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, and is preparing further sanctions against Russia “as a matter of urgency.”

Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, said: “The European Union condemns in the strongest possible terms the reported atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of occupied Ukrainian towns, that have now been liberated.

“Haunting images of large numbers of civilian deaths and casualties, as well as destruction of civilian infras‐ tructures show the true face of the brutal war of aggres‐ sion Russia is waging against Ukraine and its people.

“The massacres in the town of Bucha and other Ukrainian towns will be inscribed in the list of atrocities committed on European soil. The Russian authorities are responsible for these atrocities, committed while they had effective control of the area. They are subject to the international law of occupation,” he added on Monday April 4.

the war in Ukraine. Com‐ pared to the previous quarter, employment has grown by more than 170,000 jobs, exceeding the growth recorded in the pre‐pandemic years.

March figures exceed the 472,615 people em‐ ployed in February 2020, the month prior to the start of the Covid‐19 health crisis. Growth in employment compared to the pre‐pandemic level is widespread across sectors, with most sectors at high‐ er employment levels than in March 2020. There has been a particularly strong increase in innovative sec‐ tors such as Information and Communications with 12.4 per cent and Scientif‐ ic and Technical Activities up by 6.8 per cent.

“The first quarter of 2022 closes with signifi‐ cant employment growth, with little impact from the uncertainty of war,” the government said on Mon‐ day April 4.

SCAMMERS are contact‐ ing women who they manage to swindle by pretending to be their children asking them ur‐ gently for a sum of mon‐ ey to deal with an im‐ mediate problem, Spanish police warned on Monday April 4.

To perfect the scam, the fraudsters claim that they cannot communi‐ cate directly with their usual phone due to problems with their ter‐ minal and that they are unable to receive calls.

Faced with this situa‐ tion, the victims agree to make the immediate cash transfers as re‐ quested.

Finally, when the transaction has been made and the victims actually manage to talk to their children, they realise that they have been victims of a scam and can no longer can‐ cel the transfer.

In recent weeks, sev‐ eral scams have been detected in different parts of the country with which criminals

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Targeting mothers

PERFECT SCAM: Involving cash transfers.

have managed to de‐ fraud amounts ranging from €2,000 to €26,000.

In the event of receiv‐ ing a communication of this type, the National

Police recommend re‐ maining calm and mak‐ ing sure before any pay‐ ment that the person you are contacting is re‐ ally a relative.

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HEARTTHROB John Travolta wowed shoppers and punters at a bar in Norfolk when he mingled with locals days after present‐ ing at the Oscars. The 68‐year‐old Hollywood actor appeared at the Fakenham branch of the Morrisons where he was happy to pose for snaps with fans.

Security guard Gary Middleton told the Eastern Daily Press: “I didn’t even go up to him. He just came up to me and shook my hand.

“He looks a bit different to the way people remember him from the 1970s and 80s, or with his long, dark hair from Pulp Fiction. But you could tell who it was from the smile in his eyes.

We had a really nice chat,” Gary added.

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Strike suspended

AFTER 20 days of demon‐ strations, the Platform for the Defence of the Road Transport Sec‐

tor agreed on Saturday April 2 to “temporarily suspend” the strike action which began

ARMED FORCES: Will receive government funds.

Norway’s defence NORWAY’S Minister of Defence has said that the country will seek to strengthen its capabilities in the north after re‐ considering its situation in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The country will allocate around €210 million to the armed forces in the north of the country, with the funds to be spent on radar, artillery and infrastructure. The funds will, according to the government, help the country to defend it‐ self in the event of an attack from its eastern neighbour.

Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen said: “We will up‐ grade Værnes and Porsanger and strengthen the Army with more artillery. With these changes, the defence capability and especially the combat capability of the Army will in‐ crease.” The first phase of the upgrade at Værnes, which in‐ volves modernising and adapting the facilities, will be com‐ plete by 2024. The second phase at Porsangermoen is planned for completion in 2025.

on March 14.

The decision was reached after consulting with around 100 transport sector work‐ ers who attended an assem‐ bly at a service station in the Madrid town of San Fernan‐ do de Henares.

Manuel Hernandez, the president of the Platform had assured earlier in the day that the assembly would serve to “make the corresponding decisions.”

Even though the strike has been suspended, a new one can still not be ruled out, he said.

Hernandez said it is time to “be smart, and know how to manage the strength that the group has harvested in recent weeks, to strike the second blow, which is going to come.

“We have to organise our‐ selves even more in the provinces and prepare our‐ selves, so that, in a short pe‐ riod of time, we can return to act with more force,” he added.

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Crucial parts RUSSIA’S war effort is be‐ ing hampered as the country runs low on cru‐ cial spares and parts for its missiles, helicopters and tanks, because they are made in Ukraine fac‐ tories no longer supplying the country.

This includes engines for helicopters, ships and cruise missiles and a sub‐ stantial portion of fighter jet engines, as well as ground‐to‐air missiles and many tank compo‐ nents.

Tourism recovery IN February, Spain regained 71 per cent of the interna‐ tional tourists who arrived in the pre‐pandemic period prior to February 2020, reaching nearly 3.2 million

travellers, and the level of expenditure stood at 78 per cent, exceeding €3.7 billion.

The United Kingdom is the main source market with nearly 580,000 tourists,

Spain and France SPARE PARTS: Are made in Ukraine factories.

Estimates are that Rus‐ sia has lost more than

2,000 tanks and ar‐ moured vehicles and that the lack of parts will have affected the pro‐ duction of their T‐72 tanks, which have been at the centre of the in‐ vasion. Parts for their missiles are under‐ stood to be made in Izyum, an eastern Ukrainian city that Rus‐ sian forces have failed to capture.

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CITIZENS of both Spain and France will be able to acquire the other nationality without having to renounce their na‐ tionality of origin as of April 1. France is the first country outside Latin America with which Spain has signed such an agreement.

The new rules also affect all Spanish and French citizens who, prior to 2022, have acquired the nationality of one or the other country and renounced their previous nationali‐ ty, since from now on they can benefit from the provisions of this new agreement and enjoy their dual nationality from the date on which they apply for it.

“The agreement, signed in the French city of Mon‐ tauban a year ago, settles a historical debt with the Repub‐ lican exiles, while reinforcing the citizenship rights of Spaniards living in France and French citizens in Spain, which means an improvement in their conditions in their country of residence,” the Spanish government said on Fri‐ day April 1.

SAMANTHA MARKLE said Meghan and Harry will never win Brits’ affections back if they return to the UK. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down as se‐ nior working royals in 2020.

Samantha, Meghan’s es‐ tranged sister, said: “I can’t speak for the British people but from what I’ve heard, the pulse of the people is not likely.

SPAIN is among the world’s most sought‐after destina‐ tions for tourists this Easter, according to ForwardKeys, a leading global Spanish travel analytics company.

Air arrivals from abroad to Spain are expected to be on‐ ly 13 per cent below Easter 2019 values, while domestic air travel is on par with pre‐ pandemic values, just 1 per cent below.

“Throughout the pandem‐ ic, we have seen a lot of frus‐ trated demand, which has translated into renewed in‐ terest from travellers when‐ ever restrictions allowed travel again; in this new phase of the pandemic, Spain is rapidly recovering to pre‐crisis levels. This Easter we expect traditional source markets such as the UK and

representing 18.3 per cent of the total, while tourists from France spent more on their trip than two years ago, according to data from Frontur surveys and Egatur released on Monday April 4.

“In February, the trend of recovery in international tourism has been consoli‐ dated, with growth of more than 670,000 travellers compared to the previous month, which shows the perception of Spain as a safe destination. A trend that we expect to intensify signifi‐ cantly in the run‐up to the first milestone in the 2022 holiday calendar, East‐ er.

“Our forecast is that in April we will be able to re‐ cover around 80 per cent of international tourists from before the pandemic,” said the Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto.

Blown it “Their actions against the Royal Family and the racial mudslinging that took place in the media was so hurtful and egregious that you can’t take back the spoken word.

“There are some things that you can forgive, but it seems to

be an ongoing thing. It’s one insult after the other and peo‐ ple can only take so much be‐ fore the impression is solidi‐ fied.

“You might be able to for‐ give but you don’t forget,” she added on April 2.

Spanish Easter Germany to exceed pre‐pan‐ demic levels of arrivals,” said Juan A Gomez Garcia, Head of Market Intelligence at ForwardKeys on Friday April 1.

“The data ahead of the

summer season could not be more encouraging, with 197 per cent more bookings for international arrivals be‐ tween June and August than at the same time last year,” he added.

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ON Sunday, April 4, Alex Beresford was crowned the winner of the hit show All Star Musicals. Commenting on his win Alex re‐ vealed: “It felt absolutely amazing. It was surreal. We were all standing there on stage and waiting for them to call a name and when I heard Al.. I was like ‘oh my God, it’s me’ and it was just the best feeling in the world. I’ve never won anything like that before.” Alex had competed against Jacqueline Jossa, Michaela Strachan, Coronation Street’s Lisa George, Colin Salmon and rugby star Danny Care.

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Call in the army Opium cultivation RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary has called on the Irish government to draft in the army to tackle lengthy security queues at Dublin Airport.

Travellers at Dublin Air‐ port have been hit with massive queues and some travellers have even missed flights. The airport is hoping to hire new workers, but the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) contracts are said to be unfair and low paying.

AFGHANISTAN: Cultivation of the poppy is now strictly prohibited in the country.

THE Taliban banned opium cultivation with immediate effect on Sunday April 3.

Afghanistan is one of the world’s biggest opium producers and is a major revenue earner for a country that is suffering from se‐ vere financial hardship. The Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada is‐ sued an order that said: “As per the decree of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, all Afghans are informed that from now on, cultivation of poppy has been strictly prohibited across the country.

“If anyone violates the decree, the crop will

be destroyed immediately and the violator will be treated according to the Sharia law.”

Included in the ban is the production, use or transportation of other narcotics.

Afghanistan is in dire financial straits after the west implemented sanctions against the country after the Taliban’s coup last year. The Islamist group is seeking formal international recognition, with the international communi‐ ty making a number of demands before agreeing to the winding back of sanctions, one which has been the control of the drug trade.

O’Leary said: “We’ve been calling on Minister Ryan, who’s the Transport Minister, firstly to direct the DAA to hire and train not 250, but 400 additional se‐ curity staff over the next six weeks.

“In the meantime, we want to see 250 army per‐ sonnel called out, just for Fridays, Saturdays and Sun‐ days, for the next eight weeks. They will help do the frisking at the security

points and it will enable the airport to open all of the x‐ ray scanner machines in both Terminal 1 and Termi‐ nal 2 and keep the queues down,” he said on April 2.

“We need that combina‐ tion of a dramatic recruit‐ ment drive by the DAA, we need the army in there at weekends and in reasonably small numbers, 250 army personnel would allow the DAA to open up all the secu‐ rity things,” he added.

Italian dreams

A MAN who bought a house in Italy for €1 was forced to give it up. Danny McCubbin, who pre‐ viously worked with Jamie Oliver, had bought the house as part of the ‘Casa 1 Euro’ cam‐ paign.

Conditions on the sale meant that he had to renovate it within three years but Danny was unable to find workers and could not meet the strict deadline. When he was unable to renovate his home within the short time frame, he had to resell the house to the estate agent.

Danny said: “It was very difficult to find a

builder and over time the house deteriorated.

“By the time I did find a building company, it was double the cost to renovate it. I decided it was not worth it for me anymore.”

The Italian town only has 11,000 people living in it. Since giving up the first house Danny has bought another property that only required a lit‐ tle work. He is now settled in his new home and helps vulnerable families from his community kitchen. “I moved here at the end of December 2020, because I wanted to live in Italy when Brexit happened,” he added on April 3.

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Algerian threat Microchip outrage Prices have skyrocketed.

ALGERIAN state oil company Sonatrach promised on April 1 to maintain current gas prices for all of its clients with the exception of Spain. The company has threatened to review the prices charged to

its Spanish client, Naturgy.

The move appears to be sparked by the diplomatic crisis between the two coun‐ tries after Madrid changed its position on the dispute over Western Sahara.

Toufik Hakkar, the exec‐ utive director of Sonatrach said: “Since the beginning of the crisis in Ukraine, gas and oil prices have sky‐ rocketed. Algeria has de‐ cided to maintain relative‐ ly correct prices for all its customers.

“However, it is not ruled out to carry out a recalcu‐ lation of prices with our Spanish client.”

The contract between Naturgy and Sonatrach is currently undergoing an ordinary review process.

Algeria is also engaged in dialogue with Italy which is highly dependent on gas from Russia but could increase the amount of gas it uses via the Transmed gas pipeline from Algeria.

THE sale of the UK’s largest mi‐ crochip factory, Newport Wafer Fab in Wales, to a Chi‐ nese company has caused out‐ rage among Conservative MPs. The factory’s sale to Nexperia, a subsidiary of Wingtech, a Chi‐ nese technology firm, was ap‐ proved on Friday April 1.

There is currently a world‐ wide shortage of microchips, al‐ so known as semiconductors, due to the Covid‐19 pandemic.

These electronic components are a vital part of smartphones and other everyday devices.

The Chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat, said: “It’s not clear why we haven’t used our new powers under the National Security and Investment Act to fully review the takeover of one of our lead‐ ing compound semiconductor companies.

“This is an area where China is sinking billions to compete.

The government has no clear strategy to protect what’s left of our semiconductor industry,” he added.

SOLD: The Welsh factory sale has been approved.

Ambassador’s meeting PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez, has met with the Ukrainian Am‐ bassador to Spain, Serhii Pohoreltsev, to discuss Russia’s inva‐ sion of Ukraine and the situation of Ukrainian refugees in Spain.

Sanchez expressed his condolences for the loss of human lives to Ambassador Pohoreltsev on Tuesday April 5, as well as the horror and indignation of Spanish society at the terrible images reaching us from the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Spain is among the 40 countries that have requested an investiga‐ tion by the International Criminal Court.

The President reiterated that the war crimes being com‐ mitted in Ukraine cannot go unpunished and confirmed that Spain will continue to provide political support, humanitarian and financial assistance and military equipment to Ukraine.

Spain has established three reception centres for Ukrainian refugees, including Malaga, Barcelona and Alicante.

Millions of Ukrainians, forced to flee their homes, have en‐ tered the EU with Poland bearing most of the humanitarian load.

Monkey joy BARCELONA Zoo was very proud to announce the ar‐ rival of a spider monkey on Thursday March 31, a criti‐ cally endangered species which are included on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The young monkey, who is one of only 69 in the world, is said to be in excel‐ lent health, however it has at this stage not been sexed.

Its mother Perla is said to be highly protective, limiting zookeepers’ ability to check it out.

Barcelona currently has a troop of nine individuals with the remaining primates spread over 16 different in‐ stitutions, 32 males, 35 fe‐ males and two that have yet to be sexed.

The spider monkey is one of the largest primate species inhabiting South America and is charac‐ terised by having a prehen‐ sile tail that they use as an additional limb to move

through the treetops.

Populations of the animal have been declining due to deforestation, with its usual habit having been reduced to a mere 20 per cent of its size. Hunting also remains a problem for these monkeys.

The proud arrival.

No to Charles AUSTRALIANS do not want Prince Charles as king, according to the Australian Republican Movement (ARM).

ARM director Sandy Briar said: “With the Queen’s reign drawing to an end, we’re about to see some dramatic change in Australia. We’ll have Charles as King of Australia and that’s something that Aus‐ tralians clearly don’t want. We would make sure that there’s no overlap between the responsibilities of the prime minister and the head of state.

“That’s quite a difference from now, where there is a tension between the governor‐general as the Queen’s representative and the prime minister, with both of them involved in the passing of laws.

We should have an Australian chosen by Australians as their head of state,” she added on April 3.

The Republicans believe that Australians should be able to choose their next head of state.

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FURIOUS passengers have branded Manchester Airport a “disgrace” after they en‐ dured “dangerous” condi‐ tions while queueing on Fri‐ day April 1. Travellers also claimed they were hit with flight delays as the airport struggled to cope with the number of passengers.

One holidaymaker tweet‐ ed to Manchester Airport: “You are an absolute dis‐ grace! It was dangerous to‐ day. People will get hurt if you do not improve things.”

Another passenger said: “As far as bad experiences

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go this goes to the top. There was such complete chaos at the Security B Lane of Termi‐ nal 1 that passengers were either dehydrated or almost urinating themselves in a never‐ending queue that al‐ most turned into a mob due to Manchester Airport’s ne‐ glect.

“It took us four hours to walk 300 metres, squeezed in like cattle in the biggest Covid breeding ground in

the UK. Passengers were jumping over the barriers scared of missing the flights and these were either can‐ celled or severely delayed.”

The traveller added: “Our flight was delayed by nearly three hours and we were the lucky ones. There was so much tension that police had to step in several times and I am surprised that no violence broke out or medi‐ cal emergencies happened.”

Double standards

THE Argentine government has angered the United Kingdom by saying Britain has “double standards” for supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression while refusing to negotiate over the Falkland Islands. The contentious claim was made by Guillermo Carmona, Ar‐ gentina’s Deputy Foreign Minister for the Antarctic, Malvinas and South Atlantic, on April 1. April 2 marked the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War. Carmona said in both the Falklands and Ukraine there had been an illegal military seizure of the sovereign territory of one state by another.

“The British government has perhaps been

one of the governments that have con‐ demned most vehemently this violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity by Russia and it’s very good that the British government does this,” he said. “But what is happening is that the British government, at the same time that it condemns the violation of Ukrainian territo‐ rial integrity, has persistently maintained, for 189 years, a violation of the territorial integrity of Argentina,” he added. The UK has consis‐ tently refused to negotiate with Argentina over sovereignty of the Falklands, arguing that the 3,200 residents of the Falkland Islands have a right to self‐determination.

Beckhams burgled A MASKED burglar broke into the Beckham’s home in west London, stealing thousands of pounds worth of items.

The burglar managed to force their way into a spare bedroom at the mansion in Holland Park, which is worth £40 mil‐ lion, and stole the valu‐ ables while David, Victo‐ ria and Harper slept.

The theft, on February 28, was only noticed when Cruz, 17, returned from a night out to find the bedroom upturned and saw broken glass from a window.

David, 46, apparently called 999 and he and Cruz began searching the home for the perpetrator while 47‐year‐old Victoria and 10‐year‐old Harper waited for the police to arrive.

Although no one was hurt, the family were said to be “shaken up” by the incident.

The thief stole thou‐

BECKHAM FAMILY: Were said to be “shaken up”.

sands of pounds worth of designer clothes, acces‐ sories and electrical goods that were in the spare bedroom.

Two other properties in

the upmarket enclave were also targeted, how‐ ever, one of the houses was empty and the thief did not manage to force entry into the other.

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The index takes into account a number of fac‐ tors based on visa‐free travel, taxation, percep‐ tion, dual citizenship and personal freedom gathered from sources such as the International Air Transport Associa‐ tion, the World Happi‐ ness Report and 18 oth‐ er international sources.

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Based on the concept that citizens of different countries deal with dif‐ ferent requirements to pay tax, live freely, com‐ ply with regulations and avoid scrutiny when travelling, the report analyses the true value of each passport.

The majority of high scoring countries are based in Europe with Luxembourg coming first, narrowly beating Sweden, Ireland, Bel‐

gium and Switzerland.

Spain is ranked at 24 and the UK at 26, with neither of them making it into the top 20. The self‐proclaimed ‘Land of the Free’, the United States of America, comes in at number 41, well beaten by Canada and Chile as well as be‐ ing only three places above Hong Kong.

Unsurprisingly, the three worst passports to own come from Yemen, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Nature reserves

Over consumption

THE Danish government has decided to create a further 10 new national nature reserves in addition to the five previously announced in 2021 which between them will cover 25,000 hectares across the country at a cost of at least €12.5 million.

AS of March 28, Denmark had used its supply of naturally-produced resources for 2022, according to think-tank Global Footprint Network, which divides the world’s total output by its population to work out which countries are overconsuming and it was the 15th country in 2022 to reach that landmark.

THE NETHERLANDS High times

Tax meat

ANYONE would think that the authorities were too stoned to do anything about introducing the plan, created five years ago, to study legal production of marihuana in order to reduce the role of organised crime, especially as it has now been postponed until 2023.

DETERMINED to see the Dutch eat more healthily, a government investigation is being undertaken to discover whether it would be feasible to introduce a tax on meat and if so whether that would be likely to reduce the amount of meat consumed in the country.

BELGIUM Royal faux pas

Leaving litter

PRINCE LAURENT, brother of Belgium’s King Filip hasn’t been protected by his royal blood as he is due in court on April 22 for driving a car which had not passed the local equivalent of the MOT test and could face a fine or time in prison.

IN order to make residents realise how unpleasant it is to be faced with mountains of rubbish because people are too lazy to take it away, the council in Ghent has decided to leave litter uncollected in certain parts of Citadelpark.

GERMANY Human rights

Biogas

ON March 30, German Human Rights Watch Director Wenzel Michalski heavily criticised both the International Olympic Committee and world football's governing body FIFA over countries such as China and Qatar being allowed to host two of the world’s most prestigious sporting events.

IN order to become less dependent on gas from Russia, Green supporters are suggesting that the German government should look to cows who create abundant amounts of manure, which is already being turned into biogas by some farmers and scale this production up commercially.

FRANCE Alleged torture

Sniffer ants

FRENCH prosecutors have opened an enquiry into alleged torture and acts of barbarism supposedly committed by General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates who was appointed head of Interpol last November even though these allegations were known prior to his appointment.

IN a Sorbonne University laboratory in Paris, scientists conducted experiments using more than 100 ants, who were rewarded with sugared water (when successful) to detect cancerous cells in a series of experiments which proved to be 95 per cent accurate in their first phase.

NORWAY Stoltenberg resigns

Bug news

NORWEGIAN politicians may well breathe a sigh of relief as former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has resigned from his controversial new job as Governor of Norway’s Central Bank even before he started, so that he can remain as NATO secretary general for another year.

THANKS to the introduction of new, more efficient insect traps, a two-year investigation into the insect population of Norway which used DNA findings discovered that of the 16,000 species of insects caught, 400 had never been recorded in the country before.

FINANCE Strong words ON Tuesday March 29, Spain banned firms which get state aid to deal with the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from firing workers over rising energy prices.

Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said “When social protection mechanisms exist... we must not lay off.

Take care THE Gibraltar International Bank is warning of a Facebook page that appears to be advertising loans using images of the bank without authorisation. It says it has no affiliation with this page and advises people not to provide it with any information.

Inflation jumps PRELIMINARY figures released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Wednesday March 30 indicate that Spanish inflation continues to rise and is up by 9.8 per cent compared to March last year, caused in part by the knock‐on effect of the invasion of Ukraine.

AENA optimistic SPANISH airport management company AENA has been working on how best to recover income following the lockdown due to the pandemic and now cancellation of flights to Russia, but says in its latest strategic plan that it is optimistic for the future.

Oil price THE cost of crude oil is likely to continue to drop over the next week and the Biden administration confirmed that it will release a significant amount of oil from its strategic reserves in order to combat the rise in price caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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is the amount that Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa plans to invest in Spain and Portugal by 2030 as part of its energy transition strategy.

Treasury sells NatWest shares Better service

THE UK Treasury has disposed of NatWest shares worth more than £1.2 billion reducing its share‐ holding to 48.1 per cent.

So, for the first time since the financial crisis, NatWest Group plc (formerly Royal Bank of Scot‐ land Group plc) is no longer under majority public as the bank agreed to buy back shares for £1,212,421,779.

This is the government’s fifth sale of its NatWest shareholding bringing its level of ownership down to less than 50 per cent and is considered a landmark in the government’s plan to return to private ownership the institutions brought into public ownership as a result of the 2007‐2008 financial crisis.

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John Glen using a NatWest cash machine.

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen MP autho‐ rised the sale of approximately 550 million shares in NatWest at 220.5p per share raising just over £1.2 billion.

Commenting on the sale, John Glen said: “This sale means that the government is no longer the majority owner of NatWest Group and is therefore an impor‐

tant landmark in our plan to re‐ turn the bank to the private sec‐ tor.

“We will continue to prioritise delivering value for money for the taxpayer as we take forward this plan.”

At the height of the banking cri‐ sis in 2009, the Labour Govern‐ ment under Prime Minister Gor‐ don Brown owned 84 per cent of the bank’s shares and with the share price rising during 2022, the current value of the shares still owned is in excess of £12 billion.

As it has returned to profit, NatWest has been paying divi‐ dends to shareholders and sub‐ ject to approval its April AGM payment for 2021 should be in the region of 10.5p per share.

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IKEA store closure IKEA UK announced on March 30 that it proposed to close its Tot‐ tenham store as part of the busi‐ ness’ transformation plan for the capital.

The decision came as the re‐ tailer committed to investing more than £1 billion in London over the next three years to bet‐ ter meet the needs of its cus‐ tomers.

The proposal to close the Tot‐

SPANISH IT project company Sighore is working with on‐ line booking company The Fork to offer better services to the hospitality industry.

The key to this strategic agreement lies in the integra‐ tion of the Sighore‐ICS POS system in The Fork Manager site which will allow partner restaurants to improve their digital functionalities.

As an added bonus, it will now be possible for restau‐ rants to be able to under‐ stand the tastes and prefer‐ ences of diners based on information collected when they book.

Darío Méndez of The Fork said,”as a leading technology company and online booking platform, with more than 60,000 associated restau‐ rants, our mission is to al‐ ways be at the forefront of the latest trends.”

tenham store follows an exten‐ sive assessment of IKEA’s pres‐ ence in London in line with changing shopping behaviours.

Last year, online represented almost half of the retailers’ total sales and the demand for differ‐ ent services as well as conve‐ nient deliveries accelerated.

This, combined with the rede‐ velopment of the area where the store is located, prompted the

retailer to assess the long‐term viability of the site.

IKEA will now enter a period of collective consultation with the 450 workers affected by this pro‐ posal and is committed to retain‐ ing as many as possible.

The business will create over 600 vacancies in London before the proposed store closure, which as a priority will be of‐ fered to those workers.

THE overall 2021 deficit over GDP in Spain was far better than anyone forecast at 6.7 per cent which equates to €81.5 billion ex‐ cluding Financial Aid. This reduction in the deficit was greater than that communicated by the government to the Euro‐ pean Commission in the Budget Plan (8.4 per cent).

It also compares well to the estimates of all the na‐ tional and international or‐ ganisations such as the IMF (8.6 per cent), the OECD (8.1 per cent), the Commis‐ sion itself (8.1 per cent) and even the Bank of Spain (7.5 per cent).

This is a reduction of 27.9 per cent when compared to 2020, so in other words, de‐ spite the fact that the health emergency due to the pandemic continued last year, the deficit de‐ creased by 3.31 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Currency outlook: Conflict in Ukraine stokes volatility in currency markets

STERLING: Took a hit in the wake of the Bank of England’s interest rate decision.

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Unmoved at £0.83 EUR/USD: Down from $1.13 to $1.10 The euro was infused with significant volatility through the past four weeks as the war between Ukraine and Russia rocked currency markets.

EUR exchange rates are highly sensitive to the crisis in Ukraine amidst fears the Eu‐ rozone is particularly vulnerable to any eco‐ nomic fallout which could arise as a result of the war and sanctions imposed on Rus‐ sia.

This lead to the single currency fluctuat‐ ing through March. Stumbling amidst re‐ ports the Russian offensive may be intensi‐ fy, and rallying on any reports of positive progress being made in peace talks.

Elsewhere the European Central Bank’s (ECB) announcement it would wind down its asset purchasing programme by Q3 2022 helped to buoy EUR exchange rates, before ECB President Christine Lagarde quashed hopes the bank could raise inter‐ est rates before the end of the year.

Looking ahead, it seems safe to assume the situation in Ukraine will continue to act as a major source of volatility for the euro.

The longer the conflict drags on the more pain it is likely to cause the single currency.

Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.19 to €1.20 GBP/USD: Down from $1.35 to $1.32 The increasingly risk‐sensitive pound also traded in a wide range over the past month as a result of uncertainty over the war in Ukraine.

GBP investors are particularly concerned about the potential for the conflict to fan inflationary pressures in the UK, exacerbat‐ ing the current cost‐of‐living crisis.

Sterling took a notable hit in the wake of the Bank of England’s (BoE) March interest rate decision. While the BoE hiked rates to their pre‐pandemic levels as forecast, the bank’s forward guidance proved more dovish than hoped, prompting a sharp slump in GBP exchange rates.

This left the pound exposed to losses in the wake of the UK’s latest consumer price index. As a sharp rise in inflation was seen as piling more pressure on UK consumers.

Going forward, the pound could struggle to hold its ground as the reduced odds for more BoE rate hikes leaves the currency vulnerable to additional selling pressure.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.73 to £0.75 USD/EUR: Up from €0.88 to €0.90 The US dollar has trended broadly higher through March, with the safe‐haven cur‐ rency attracting considerable risk‐off flows as the Ukraine crisis rattled markets.

The start of the war saw the US dollar strike multi‐month highs against both the euro and pound amidst concerns over how the sanctions placed on Russia could im‐ pact the global economy.

While peace talk optimism has tem‐ pered some of the ‘greenback’s gains in re‐ cent weeks, the currency still remains well above the levels it was trading at prior to the war.

The upside in USD exchange rates has been aided by the Federal Reserve, which delivered its first rate hike since 2018, whilst also signalling plans for up to six ad‐ ditional hikes through 2022.

Looking ahead, the Fed’s aggressive monetary tightening plans and the ongoing war in Ukraine are likely to underpin de‐ mand for the US dollar in the weeks to come.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IN these worrying times of doom and gloom I thought this week I’d just lighten it all up a bit by reiterating a true story I scribed here some years ago. Hurray! It concerned a young Irish lad, happily looking forward to his impending marriage.

The night before the ceremony, his friends organised a stag night, which in true Irish fashion basically meant visiting as many Dublin pubs as physically possible.

This they duly did, until finally, after making sure the future groom was ‘feeling no pain’, they all staggered back to his apartment where he promptly passed out stone cold on the settee. It was at this point the dastardly scheme, already devised by his drinking buddies, sprang into action.

Two of these friends were actually male nurses at a local hospital. Naturally they were au fait with the art of administering plaster of Paris to broken bones. With all the ingredients, previously imported from the hospital, and with their ‘victim’ in a complete alcoholic stupor, they surreptitiously proceeded to plaster up one of his arms. With the operation completed, they quietly slipped away into the night.

The next morning the best man was

A Joke telephoned by an absolutely panic‐stricken groom. Displaying feigned amazement as to why the poor man ‘couldn’t remember a thing’, his friend explained that he had slipped and fallen outside one of the pubs and broken his arm. They had all finished up in the hospital where the break had been fixed and plastered, after which they had simply taken him home and left him sleeping. It was around this point the best man was supposed to reveal the truth and subsequently remove the cast before continuing with the groom’s special day.

Wrong! Seeking to prolong the ‘joke’ he once again neglected to reveal their devious plot. Some hours later, the congregation, bride and somewhat surprised ex stag party members, were treated to the extraordinary sight of a bemused groom arriving at the church with an awkwardly bent arm, cast in a sling where it stayed through the entire wedding ceremony and reception.

By this time, the scheme had lasted for so long, the rest of the perpetrators decided that discretion was the better part

of valour and decided to leave it to the best man to reveal all when he deemed fit. He never did. The bride, with the groom ‐ still plastered up and totally unaware ‐ actually embarked on their Caribbean honeymoon.

Not until their return was the whole sordid truth finally revealed. Naturally our hero was incensed, I’m surprised he didn’t commit murder, and broke off all interaction with his so‐called pals for some time. Not being of a vindictive nature however, he did finally make it up and appeared to put it all behind him. A couple of years later, lo and behold, it was the best man’s turn to enter into holy wedlock. Next week I’ll tell you about our hero’s revenge.

And I can assure you ‐ ‘It’s a cracker!’

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Now Streaming - Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King THE fascinating Netflix docu‐ mentary Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, delves into the baffling true story of how a cryptocurren‐ cy trader mysteriously disap‐ peared, sending millions of currency into the abyss and prompting conspiracy theo‐ ries about his supposed death.

Luckily, you don’t need to know much about cryptocur‐ rency to follow Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King, which investigates the story of Gerald Cotten and the many people who ended up with empty bank accounts af‐ ter investing in his cryptocur‐ rency exchange QuadrigaCX. This documentary has a mediocre 42 per cent audi‐ ence rating on Rotten Toma‐ toes, but at just 90 minutes long, it’s worth a watch par‐ ticularly for those interested in cryptocurrency, scams and conspiracies.

Simply put, Cotten’s QuadrigaCX took invest‐ ments, converted them into

Bitcoin and traded the cur‐ rency with the hope of re‐ turning a profit, taking a per‐ centage of each transaction.

His business started pretty lu‐ cratively, riding off the boom of Bitcoin’s sky‐rocketing share values.

At the time of Cotten’s death when he was travelling with his girlfriend in India at the age of 30, QuadrigaCX was Canada’s largest Crypto exchange and was holding over $200 million worth of clients’ money.

However, nobody but Cot‐ ten could access the keys and passwords for the company’s accounts, meaning all of the money was locked away and everyone who had invested was left with an empty bank account.

Investors band together via an internet forum to try and figure out what has really happened with Cotten ‐ did he fake his own death? Or is the story of him dying in India due to complications with his Crohn’s disease true?

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Rowling slams “cancel culture” comparison NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS

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YOU could be forgiven for thinking that, by now, you’d read or heard just about every possible comment, statement, explanation and wider cultural analysis of the war in Ukraine. And you’d probably be right. Ev‐ erything possible that could be thought or said about the war has now definitely been thought or said. Time and again, in fact.

And then you read about Putin’s outburst that the West is trying to “cancel” Russia for its traditional views, much as it did to JK Rowling for her views on trans rights. Well, really.

Putin’s comparison of criticism of the au‐ thor to the backlash against his invasion is even more pathetic than Boris’s comparison of Brexit to the Ukranian fight for freedom. I clearly missed the bit where JKR invaded a country and massacred civilians. How care‐ less of me. Voldemort Putin has lost the plot

POTTER vs PUTIN: What a feeble attempt to divert attention from his war crimes.

entirely here. No one does make‐believe, fantastical fiction quite like Vladimir Putin every time he speaks.

The difference is, fundamentally, that JKR voiced an opinion. Some people don’t agree with it but she has the right to it, to publish it and speak about it. And those who don’t

agree with her have the same rights. In Rus‐ sia, we are told, if you don’t have the same opinion as Putin you risk imprisonment.

So, is Putin simply trying to distract from the downscaling of his ‘special military oper‐ ation’ from regime change with this pathetic trolling, playing the victim card? Is he now

looking for sympathy from the West? Or is he preparing a scenario that the whole world is so against Russia he’s now backing down honourably, a situation he can then present to his own people?

If so, what a feeble attempt to divert at‐ tention from his war crime atrocities, the gross strategic misstep of his ‘special military operation’ and malfunctioning armed forces.

Vlad, if it’s any help, Tolstoy’s ‘Special Mili‐ tary Operation and Peace’ is still my favourite novel. And Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment isn’t bad either. I’m not sure you’ll ever face punishment for your many crimes though.

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CONSULAR MATTERS YOU may have heard that the Spanish consulates and Em‐ bassy in Great Britain are on strike and sadly at the time of writing there is no date for the strike to end.

At Just Law Solicitors we conduct residency or residen‐ cia applications for clients looking to move to Spain in 2022.

How are clients affected by the strike? First of all, if you’re applying for residency in Spain you need to obtain and submit several official documents. For example, one of the docu‐ ments you need to submit is your medical certificate which states that you don’t have a serious contagious infectious disease.

This document and other documents are only valid for three months from the date of issue. Once you have the docu‐ ments; we then need to obtain

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The Spanish Consulate strike in Great Britain matters and we will keep you updated.

It’s worth remembering that prior to Brexit these con‐ sulates were doing far less work, and the third country visa requirements have been added to their duties post Brexit. This we understand is one of the reasons for the strike. Of course, we will up‐ date you once we have more information. As always this isn’t legal advice. If you’re thinking of living in Spain or buying a property in Spain, get in touch with ourselves before you sign or pay anything.

ON STRIKE: The Spanish authorities are working to resolve matters.

an appointment for our clients but due to the strike appoint‐ ments are not available and the documents will eventually

expire as they are only valid for three months from the date of issue.

We are of course concerned,

and at the time of writing there is no solution. We under‐ stand that the Spanish authori‐ ties are working to resolve

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Extremes of the human spirit

DAVID WORBOYS WE have seen numerous cases where the perpetrator of a heinous crime against an‐ other human shows no remorse ‐ for mur‐ der, torture, life‐changing bodily harm or robbery of life savings. Are these people incapable of imagining how they would have felt if they had been the victim?

What defines us as a good or bad person is determined, more than anything, by our perception of others. If we follow the sim‐ ple Christian principle of ‘love thy neigh‐ bour’, we would not inflict harm on others.

If we understood that we are all connect‐ ed, how could we hurt or humiliate them?

How could we fail to feel their pain and their distress as our own when they suffer?

A majority of humanity is good rather than bad. The ‘good’ may be lazy, inconsid‐ erate or intolerant but, if also generous and law‐abiding, not bad people. Meanwhile, the ‘bad’ may have some virtues such as diligence, courage, and care for their fami‐ ly. But they could also be selfish, arrogant or cruel to strangers and animals and are therefore not good people. Most of us are near the dividing line, 45‐55 per cent of the extremes.

On the subject of extremes, one main

Mother Teresa and Putin are both members of the human race.

difference between the genocidal Hitler and Stalin is that Hitler destroyed and mur‐ dered beyond his national borders where‐ as victims beyond Stalin’s borders were ‘merely’ subjugated ‐ unless they rebelled.

The distinction between Putin and Kim Jong‐un is also defined by national borders.

The terrible crimes of Kim are, as I write, confined within his borders.

On a brighter note, let’s look at Mother

Teresa, who devoted her life to helping the poor. This Albanian woman moved to In‐ dia, a totally alien environment, to care for some of the most deprived people on Earth. Risking disease in the slums of Cal‐ cutta, she comforted and provided the best she and her sisters could for thousands of desperately sick and needy people. For her it was not a sacrifice so much as a commit‐ ment. She is an extreme example of mil‐

lions who make personal sacrifices for the betterment of their fellow humans.

The Europeans who welcomed refugees from Syria into their homes and are now accommodating Ukrainians are an inspira‐ tion. It is a huge commitment to share your home, your lifestyle and your assets with total strangers. Those who risk their lives for others and those who support charities with more than they can afford, often anonymously, are good people.

Whoever threatened to slit the throat of Lelde Vasa, the Latvian owner of a Russian sauna in Wolverhampton, just because she has Russian clients, must be a racist looking for any excuse for violence against any‐ body not like him. It would probably be the same if Leide were Ukrainian or black. But even this cannot compare with the relent‐ less slaughter unleashed by Putin in Ukraine.

Mother Teresa and Putin are extreme members of the human race.

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD THIS week, Louis CK was awarded the honour of best comedy album at the Grammy music awards, despite appar‐ ently being cancelled

Uncancelled culture four years ago due to admitted sexual miscon‐ duct forced upon wom‐ en he worked with or knew personally. The al‐ bum that won the

award even references his so‐called cancella‐ tion and the controver‐ sy surrounding the events that only came to light after five brave women came forward.

He at first tried to di‐ minish their recollec‐ tions. Then he tried, with some success, to derail their careers.

Then, finally, he admit‐ ted all he had done and apologised. He was dropped by his agent, had a film he was to star in shelved and lost a production deal with a TV channel.

His fans raged against the response but they needn’t have raged long. By the next year, he was up on stage in New York once more, touring the United States the year after

that, and has now reached the pinnacle of the scene by picking up his third Grammy. It seems as if cancel cul‐ ture for famous men has a shelf life, even though they are the people who decry it the most.

Maybe this can be of some relief to Will Smith, who is on the re‐ ceiving end of similar calls after his ill‐fated walk up the stairs of the Dolby Theatre last week, to slap Chris Rock across the face after the latter made a crass joke about Smith’s wife. I somehow doubt it though, as it seems the shelf life on cancella‐ tions is only reserved for men who are violent to women. The Acade‐ my Awards have said

they do not condone vi‐ olence after last week’s events, yet abusive peo‐ ple such as Harvey We‐ instein, Roman Polanski and Jared Leto are still in possession of their Oscars, even if the for‐ mer two have been stripped of their Acade‐ my membership.

Critics called the Smith slap “the most shocking Oscars inci‐ dent ever” while forget‐ ting that John Wayne had to be held back from storming the stage to attack an Indigenous American activist named Sacheen Little‐ feather who was col‐ lecting Marlon Brando’s award on his behalf. Lit‐ tlefeather was then also mocked and belittled by Clint Eastwood, a man who has still gone on to

receive many more tro‐ phies and widespread acclaim. It seems that male on male violence carries more weight than any other.

Even away from Holly‐ wood, we have Prince Andrew, fresh from pay‐ ing his way out of a court case that would have seen his unsavoury secrets out in the open, already back on the arm of the Queen at a public function. Mere months have gone by and we are being asked to act as if nothing has hap‐ pened and accept his in‐ volvement in royal mat‐ ters once more.

All of this does not sit well with me, as it reeks of there being little con‐ sequence for large ac‐ tions. That is, if you are a famous or rich man, of course.

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SADNESS IN UKRAINE From our Facebook

THINKING OF YOU: And the many other people facing the war in Ukraine.

My heart aches today And it’s just war and Sadness all day and Nobody knows it’s painful But me oh yes me And sadness in our eyes As our little children cry All through the cold, dark, lonely Night and snow is falling tonight And a bitter chill in the air And the worst pain is yet to come And I want to cry tonight but I’m holding my baby so tight And there’s no longer any more Tears to roll down my sad Lonely old face and I’m in a horrible blown up Place and it’s just war and

Destruction, disaster and hate And I’ve sat and cried and I’m Holding my baby so tight as my Loved ones died tonight And Lord Jesus Christ I want to break Free and move on But sadness lives on And we are drowning in a River of blood and we Can’t catch our breath And a lonely tear rolls down My baby’s face We are already dead In this blown up sad, lonely place.

David P Carroll

ENJOY HOLY WEEK EASTER is almost upon us and the fact that the annual parades, missing for so long, are returning to the streets is another sign that we appear to be coming out of the two-year nightmare that was the pandemic.

There is no doubt that Covid-19 still exists in some form or other, but we have had time to adjust to the inconvenience and cope with what now generally amounts for most people as a slight cold or dose of the flu.

For so many in Spain, the Easter activities are an important part of their life and although society is becoming much more secular, especially as more revelations emerge over the activities of priests in the past, it is true to say that there is comfort in tradition.

Many still belong to local brotherhoods and are ready to join with their friends and neigh-

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bours to carry the richly decorated and very heavy statues through the streets, applauded by what are bound to be large crowds of onlookers.

Even if you are not religious by nature, the sights and sounds of religious parades across the nation do show a feeling of unity, although for some, the ever-present involvement of the Guardia Civil, still part of the military, in these parades may be slightly discomforting.

Perhaps the most attractive sight for many is the involvement of the very young who often embarrass their parents and delight the crowds when they don’t behave or take the ceremonies as seriously as perhaps, they should.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of the Holy Week and be pleased that at least it is possible to celebrate the events once again.

TORY MP: Complained about his salary - is this correct?

Christine Norton It’s not just the salaries, it’s all the extra add ons they receive, legally or otherwise.

Lyn Gaskell How many would say they don’t deserve any pay?!!

Valerie Goodey They should get a normal living wage, not the disgusting amount they are paid.

Sheila Bowman If they were paid what they’re worth, they’d all be bankrupt!

Thelma Dance The Tories shouldn’t bother to campaign at the next election, anyone who votes for them should be sectioned.

Mervyn Sanders Why isn’t an MP’s salary related to the country’s average earnings?? If they do it, they must do it for commitment not greed!

Brian Francis I vote for a pay drop, preferably to zero.

Pauline Churchard Gritt They do not deserve the salary they get as they do not do a very good job. Always slow and always blowing their own trumpet about how much money they have put into different things. What can you expect from a government that has a liar as Prime Minister?

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Essential equipment for hamster owners consists of a cage, exercise wheel, water bottle, food dish and bedding.

While snazzy cages with mazes of plastic tubes look cool and are loved by children, they are not the best bet as they are difficult to keep clean and can also cause problems if a chubby hammy gets stuck in a narrow tube.

Exercise wheels should be made of solid plastic, rather than old‐fashioned wire ones which can easily cause injury.

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INVESTIGATORS at Valencia’s CEU‐Car‐ denal Herrera university have warned of the possible dangers of keeping turtles as pets. In a study led by veterinary pro‐ fessor Clara Marin, investigators discov‐ ered the presence of salmonella in 29 per cent of 96 privately‐owned turtles kept as pets.

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by Mark Slack YOU tend to get a sense of whether a car is different from what has gone before, whether it is likely to be a game changer, whether it is a sense of the fu‐ ture. BMW’s not uncontrover‐ sial iX is without doubt such a car.

It’s not only a statement as to the future direction for the famed German car maker, but also gives a sense of what is to come as far as our personal mo‐ bility is concerned. The looks are Marmite in that people tend to either love or hate them. What‐ ever way your design thoughts veer there’s no doubt that the iX

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BMW iX - controversial, but immensely driveable and an impressive machine is a stand‐out car.

While the exterior style may polarise opinion the interior gar‐ nered almost universal approval from those who looked at my test car.

Unsurprising since it’s a premi‐ um, clean and modern design.

I’m not a fan of the current trend for digitalisation, but BMW have managed to produce one of the most useable and in‐ tuitive.

You still have to dive into menus to operate most func‐

tions, but it manages to make life much simpler than most.

Seat controls are on the door panels and to open the door there’s a button rather than a traditional handle.

On the road the iX handles re‐ markably well considering it’s a large and heavy car, and even though my test model was the smaller battery pack it still pro‐ duces impressive acceleration.

It’s also a very quiet and refined car, even allowing for the fact it is electric there’s little in the way

of road or wind noise. If there is a problem, it is two‐fold; range and price.

The smaller battery has a quoted range of up to 257 miles, which in reality means a limited long‐distance ability, but in larg‐ er battery form the range is much more useable at 380 miles. Price is probably more of a factor in that the iX is very ex‐ pensive before you even begin to look at options. The range starts from €82,533/£69,905 and it’s not difficult with options

New Ambassador for Porsche EMMA RADUCANU wrote tennis history at the US Open last summer when a sensational winning run in New York resulted in her be‐ coming the first‐ever qualifi‐ er to win a Grand Slam tour‐ nament.

Now, the 19‐year‐old Briton will be one of the faces of Porsche in women’s tennis, repre‐ senting the sports car manu‐ facturer worldwide as a Brand Ambassador.

She represents a new gen‐ eration of successful young players on the way to the top of women’s tennis. Em‐ ma is currently world ranked number 13. After her success at the US Open, the young lady was made a Member of

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the Order of the British Em‐ pire by her country ‐ the youngest woman ever to re‐ ceive the honour.

In April, she will make her debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart’s Porsche Arena. “For me to be a Brand Ambassador for Porsche means a lot,” said

Raducanu. “Porsche is one of the brands I’ve always loved from a young age.

“One of my first tennis coaches drove a 911. When‐ ever I would turn up to prac‐ tise in the morning, I would see his Porsche, I would go ‘wow’ and I’d dream about one day sitting in my own.

Growing up, I would go to Brands Hatch and watch the Porsche Carrera Cup finals.

“The adrenalin I would get from motorsports and see‐ ing the Porsches was actually the most fun part of my week,” she continued.

“We’re delighted to wel‐ come Emma Raducanu to the Porsche family as a Brand Ambassador,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche AG. “She embodies not only a new generation of strong and self‐confident players but, as a personality, is also an inspiration and role model beyond the realms of her sport for young women all over the world.”

to tip the €118,070/£100k mark.

Open the doors and the rear tail‐ gate and you can see the carbon fibre structure of the iX, which may go some way to explaining that price level.

Will people buy it? I think so because despite the limited range on the entry model, and that high price tag, this is an im‐ mensely driveable, likeable and impressive machine. It will al‐ ways be a limited sight on our roads but one which will attract more admirers than detractors.

SPORT MAN UNITED have been forced to release a statement about Mason Greenwood after fans noticed he was still listed on the club’s website.

Manchester United have released a state‐ ment clarifying that there have been no changes to Greenwood’s status at the foot‐ ball club.

Greenwood, 21, was trending on social

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Man United statement media after fans noticed his profile was still on the Man United website, leading to spec‐ ulation that he may be reinstated.

Greenwood was suspended from playing or training by the club after his arrest in Jan‐

uary for allegedly raping and assaulting a young woman.

He was later released on bail and the club released a statement at the time saying he would be unavailable until further notice.

Mason Greenwood was suspended.