Costa Blanca North 8 - 14 September 2022 Issue 1940

RECENT VISIT: FI Events director Alexandre Molina with La Nucia’s mayor Bernabe Cano.

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“All the same, Formula One drivers could train here, even in winter. It could be very good.” La Nucia sports facilities were impressive, the For mula One executive said. “I’ve never seen any thing like this,” Molina declared. “The town has great installations for practising a large number of“Athletessports.” can come here to train and enjoy a sports atmosphere be cause you have the loca tion, the climate and the vision to bring every sport to the same place,” he said.“I’m very impressed with what I’ve seen, and I’ll be back in a couple of years when everything is finished,” Molina added, referring to plans for the new Soccer centre, pool complex with waves for surf­riding, riding centre and a second hotel. “This has been a mag nificent visit and we are very grateful to Alexan dre Molina for sparing the time to come here,” Bern abe Cano said. “He had heard about ‘La Nucia, Sports City’ but said he was surprised to find so many sports in stallations together, and the collaboration gener ated when themulaSportsevents.championshipsorganisingand“FromnowonLaNucia,CityhasanewForOneambassador,”mayordeclared.

Linda Hall ALEXANDRE MOLINA, Formula One’s Events di rector, recently discussed the possibility of drivers training at La Nucia’s Camilo Cano sports com plex.Molina, also Master of Podium Ceremonies at all Grand Prix events, was accompanied by La Nu cia’s mayor Bernabe Cano as he toured the town’s sportsRegardingfacilities.future For mula One events in La Nucia, Molina ruled noth ing out. “Formula One is very popular at present and we have very big events, but never say never,” he said.

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THE regional government is relaunching its Viatgem (Let’s Travel) initiative by issuing 20,000 vouchers for spending on hotel ac commodation.Atotalof€8 million has been allocated to the lat est edition of the Bono Vi aje vouchers, which can be used from September 19 until December 23, bring ing discounts of up to €600 on holiday breaks inside the Valencian Community. The scheme was initially introduced in 2020 to as sist the region’s belea guered tourist sector, bad ly affected by national and international travel restric tions in the first year of the pandemic. The scheme was so successful that the Generalitat has continued to issue the vouchers during low sea son periods, explained re gional president Ximo Puig as he announced this lat est edition. “We want the Bono Viaje vouchers to consolidate out­of­season tourism and sustain em ployment,” said Puig.

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ALFAZ Town Hall intends to get tough with fly­tippers with the threat of €1,500 for those who break the rules. Public Safety offficer Toni Such pointed out that illegal rubbish dumping was “senseless” when the town had two Punto Limpio facili ties and a door­to­door service for bulky household items. “Some people still decide to continue throwing away items of all kinds wherever they please, from garden waste to rubble and furniture, without thinking of the rest of the population,” Such said. “So now we are going to take things a step further. If people know about the services, timetables and the rules then they should take into account that breaking them brings a fine.”The Public Safety councillor announced that a watch would be kept throughout Alfaz, but he also called on members of the public to submit photos and videos of fly­tippers to the town hall. SAV, responsible for the town’s rubbish col lection, can also be contacted on the free 900 102 952 number, to answer queries and make appointments to pick up bulky items for recycling.

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ENROLMENT has begun for Adult Education classes in Benitachell.

TEULADA­MORAIRA residents have until September 30 to submit their proposals for the town hall’s 2022 Participatory Budget. This is the €20,000 allocation set aside for a project that has been chosen by local residents and which municipal experts consider to be feasible and practicable to carry out. Their initial proposals submitted to will be evaluated and narrowed down between October 1 and 31, with a shortlist announced on NovemberResidents1.will then have until De cember 15 to vote for their pre ferredOnceproject.chosen, this will be incorpo rated in Teulada­Moraira’s 2023 Budget, explained Citizens’ Partici pation councillor, Luis Cabellero. “It is essential to take into account public opinion when carrying out projects that will improve our mu nicipality,” he “Participatorysaid.Budgets are the best way of involving the local popu lation in political decision­making,” he added.

THE display of sumptuous dresses worn by La Nucia’s fi estas queens since 1971 will not close as announced on September 1 but continues until September 21. The exhi bition can be visited from 10am until 2pm and be tween 5pm and 8pm, Mon day to Friday. Saturdays open 10am until 1pm.

BENIDORM’S 100­capacity car park in Calle Jaen brings a total of 400 free parking spots to the Levante zone. This will alleviate problems once work begins on the Avenida Beniarda railway un derpass, when parking spaces will be reserved for residents in that area over the next 12 months.

As usual the town hall will be organising lan guage courses in Spanish, Valenciano, English and French as well as information technology and memory training.The Spanish courses are available at Beginners, Intermediate, Advance, Perfecting and Conversation. Valenciano class es for Theforeigners.Spanish, English and French courses, which last 50 hours, cost €110 while Valen ciano, which costs €35, has a duration of 60 hours. Enrolment continues until September 28 at the Public Library, Tuesday to Friday from 10am until 1.30pm or Monday to Friday be tween 4.30 and 6.30pm. More information is available at the Public Li brary, on 966 493 756 or the fpa@elpoble noudebenitatxell.com email address.

ENVIRONMENTALIST group Ecologistas Marina Alta (EA MA) warned that jet­skis have been routinely ridden over divers off Javea’s beach es throughout this summer. It had been happening “con stantly and on a daily basis,” EAMA warned, but predicted that nothing would be done to remedy the situation until an accident occurred.

EL CAMPELLO’S covered mu nicipal swimming pool, which was originally ready for use in 2017 but has never opened, is closer to function ing after what has been de scribed as an ‘administrative gymkhana’. Nevertheless, only Partido Popular and Vox councillors approved the town hall’s resolution of ob jections to the project.

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ALFAZ Town Hall has made a video ex plaining how local shops and businesses can take part in the Bono Consumo (Shopping Voucher) initiative.

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For the first time courses will include paint ing, restoration, cookery, photography and oenology (study of wines) but, as this is a pilot scheme, the classes will be held only if a mini mum of 10 people are interested in attending.

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“The video is very easy to follow and explains step by step the procedures for taking part in the campaign,” said Fi nance councillor Jose Plaza, who stressed its benefits in creating employment and boosting the local economy. Thanks to a €117,526 subsidy from the provincial council’s Consumer Promotion programme, shops and businesses taking part in the scheme will receive in full the 50 per cent discount they give on pur chases made with vouchers. Residents registered on the municipal Padron may purchase vouchers ­ with a €100 maximum ­ for 50 per cent of their face value to exchange in participating shops and businesses from today, Thurs day September 8. The video for participating businesses can be viewed on https://youtu.be/ h7GP3r8yV­c, while full details of the Bono Consumo are given on the www.al fasbonosconsumo.es website.

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LA NUCIA Town Hall re ceived a €3,417 subsidy for activities aimed at interna tional“Thisresidents.economic help will be used to advise and assist foreign residents with re gard to registering on the municipal Padron,” ex plained Juan de Dios Navr ro, head of the provincial council’s International Resi dents’ department, on a re cent visit to La Nucia. Thirty per cent of the town’s residents were born outside Spain, coming from 100 different countries, pointed out La Nucia’s For eign Residents’ councillor Jessica Gommans. The ma jority are present on the Padron, but many are not and are unaware of the benefits available both to themselves and the town once they are registered.

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Beach okayed CALPE Town Hall reopened the La Fossa beach on the morning of September 1, an nouncing that it was safe to use after suspected pollution was detected the previous day. Analyses by the Gener alitat’s Agriculture depart ment pronounced that the seawater had once again reached ‘optimum levels’, municipal sources revealed.

PUPILS at Villajoyosa’s Gas parot infants and primary school will no longer be taught in prefabs. After 15 years, they have a new school where deliv eries of desks, chairs, black boards, cupboards and all the other items that a school requires are arriving each day, ready for the start of term on Monday September 12. “The prefabs belong to the past,” Villajoyosa’s Edu cation councillor Xente Se bastia“Althoughdeclared.preparing the classrooms for the new school year has been ex pensive, we are happy to see the hopes of 450 fami lies become reality as their children say goodbye to the prefabs and start school in a Gasparot that is decent, efficient and modern,” Se bastia said.

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THE return of the Tram nochador and El Mussol de les Marines, the night services of the TRAM d’Alacant, has been very well received by passen gers, seeing up to 5,500 pas sengers a night. The services were provided by Ferrocarrils de la Generali tat Valenciana (FGV) between July 1 and August 27, accord ing to a local news source on Sunday, September 4. The journeys have been ac tive on Friday and Saturday nights, and August 14/15 due the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. These special services, ac cording to regional sources, are part of the initiatives pro posed by the Generalitat, through the Regional Ministry of Territorial Policy, Public Works and Mobility, which aim to increase the regular ser vice offered by TRAM d’Ala cant and Metrovalencia. The councillor for Mobility, Rebeca Torro said: “This year services returned after the pandemic and have allowed night­time journeys this sum mer, when a large increase in demand has been detected.”

Linda Hall AS summer ends and the likelihood of torrential downpours increases, Benidorm Town Hall is clearing rural streambeds andConcessionarybanks. compa nies FCC and Hidraqua are currently working on the the Barcelo, Derramador and Murtal streams locat ed within the town bound aries, announced Street Cleaning councillor Jose Ramon Gonzalez de Zarate.“Our aim is to minimise the effects of possibly tor rential rain,” he said. As in other years, this consists of removing litter, rubbish, vegetation and dried reeds, which De Zarate pointed out both improved the image of the areas adjoining the water courses and offered more safety should the expected storms“Throughoutoccur. the year we clear the banks and beds of Benidorm’s streams by removing rub bish and rubble,” De Zarate said. “That intensi fies at this time of the year when we also remove weeds and unwanted veg etation.”Thecouncillor explained that the town hall had also offered to provide Confed eration Hidrografico del Ju car (CHJ) with all necessary help to clear the sections of the streams outside the Benidorm boundaries.

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CHARITY EVENT: Alicante Bicycle Day is on September 25.

ALICANTE’S Bicycle Day event is a char ity event and the money donated will go to non­governmental organisations (ONGs).Toadd to the fun, gifts will be raffled among all participants at the end of the day, Alicante Town Hall has confirmed. Bicycle Day will be celebrated with two circuits, one of 10 km aimed at adults and children over eight years old and another for younger children. The use of helmets is compulsory. Alicante City Council is once again or ganising an extensive programme of ac tivities, workshops and initiatives to cel ebrate European Mobility Week. Included in the programme are two important events: the Ciclovia along the coastline on Sunday, September 18, and the Dia de La Bici, on September 25.

Jose Ramon Gonzalez, councillor for Mobility, has invited people to partici pate, stressing that “the Ciclovía and the Bicycle Day are two highly anticipat ed events that always have a high level of“Withparticipation.themwe aim to continue rais ing awareness and promoting sustain able mobility, to encourage people to change their travel habits with alterna tives to private vehicles.”

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RAISING FUNDS: Calling Costa Blanca animal lovers.

FOR a donation of only €12 Teulada is offering a simple supper plus lots of fun with a quiz, raffle, games and prizes

Animal Charity AKIRA was formed on April 1, 2011, after animal lovers noticed a need for a shel ter in the areas of Benis sa, Teulada and Moraira. Since that time AKIRA has continued to hold talks with both town councils with a view to securing suitable land, planning the construction and building of such a shelter, plus raising awareness of the charity. Details to make a dona tion to the charity can be obtained from: Asocia cion Protectora de Ani males de Teulada y Benis sa, Buzon 50146, La Pedr era Poligono Industrial, 03720 Benissa To contact AKIRA tel: 657 689 567 or www.akira­animals.com/visitcontact­us/

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The event is being held at Hill Top Sports Bar and Grill, Carrer Mosteles 33, La Sabatera, Teulada on Thursday, September 15, atBooking7.30pm. is essential. To reserve your place please contact Chris on 634 308 746. Watch this space as preparations are in place for a huge campaign to raise funds to make a Dog Park next to the Shelter.

U3A would like to develop and increase the range of so cial activities on offer to members, so, a new role of Social Secretary is available for someone with good organisational skillsCommittee Nomination forms can be downloaded from the website, u3acalpe.org, or obtained from the Secretary. Completed forms should be counter­signed by two U3A members and returned to the Secretary ­ these can be de livered via the U3A Mailbox at Total Postal or handed to the Secretary at a meeting, before the closing date of October 3, 2022.

SPONSORED by Oliva Nova Golf, Montgo Golf Society played for the Oliva Nova Cup on Fri day, September 2. The Director of Golf, Rafael Velasco Pedrol, presented the prizes. The winner was Geoff Willcock with a fine re turn to form with 39 stableford points, in second place was Mick Farmer with 33 points. We had four Nearest the Pin prizes with George Braddick picking up the goodies on hole 3, John Day on hole 9 in three, Geoff Willcock on hole 14 in three and new member, Steve Bel witt, on hole 16. Again this week, we had no Two’s, so the stock of Montgo con verted balls remain in tack.Montgo Golf Society would like to thank the Director of Golf and his staff for all the support they have given throughout the year. The society has no competition next week but will have a €1 rollup on Friday September 9. Please book in as nor mal so we can obtain the right number of tee times.

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THE autumn season will kick off with a General Meeting held at the LAFMA premises in Calpe at 10.30am on Thurs day, September 15. The speaker will be Jayne Nuttall Blake, President and Lead Nurse of Cancer Care, based in Javea. We shall be holding the usual monthly Coffee Morning from 10.30am to 12.00am on October 20. All members are warmly invited to come along for a social get­together. The AGM will be held at 10.30am on November 17. As al ways, new committee members are always welcome.

The Pauline Pope Foundation. THE Department for the El derly, under the authority of Veronica Martínez of Moraira region, has organ ised a series of activities to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons. On Saturday, October 1, from 11.00am there will be tournaments of different games including dominoes, parcheesi and petanque. At around 2.00pm there will be a giant paella and, at the end, the town hall is hoping everyone will be dancing!Itisimportant to note that for the petanque tournaments players must bring their own playing material.Theevent is open to ev eryone. Registration is free and should be confirmed by calling (+34) 965 740 158 extension 1100. The deadline for registra tion is Wednesday, September 28. The details to be provided are the name and surname of each attendee, contact tele phone number and, in the case of retired people, their membership number. The councillor for the area, Veronica Martínez, has encouraged all the resi dents of Teulada Moraira to “take part in a gathering in which we commemorate our elders in the best way we know how: by creating beautiful memories togeth er.”

“WE would like to thank all the artists and everyone who showed their sup port in aid of the Pauline Pope Foun dation. We raised €3,587.18 in total. Once all paperwork has been pro cessed, we will be distributing a helpline number for those affected by cancer.Wewould also like to thank Tim and Debra at the Dilligaf Bar in Benidorm for hosting the event. Thank you. You can donate to GoFundMe at www.gofundme.com/f/the­pauline­pope­foundation

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THE ‘Balconades’ exhibition has arrived at l’Alfas del Pi, an initiative from the neighbouring town of Altea, and is now in its 24th year. This year it is made up of 64 canvases, made by estab lished and amateur artists of different nationalities, l’Alfas del Pi Town Hall confirmed.

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The art is on display until October 2 and hangs from the facades and balconies of houses in the old Alfasino town, on streets such as Federico García Lorca, Baldons, Tinent Seguí, Ametler Amarg, El Gall, Major or La Plata. The mayor of Culture of l’Alfas del Pi, Manuel Casado, encourages residents and visitors to walk the streets of the old town and visit this great open­air exhibition. thank town.inbalconieshangCanvasesfromtheold

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A NEW initiative in Alicante involves 30 bar and restaurant establishments offering special tapas and drinks for between €5 andThe€8.event, run by the Association of Bar and Restaurant Professionals (APROSABA), will run from Friday September 9 to Octo ber 2, according to Alicante Town Hall. Alicante’s deputy mayor, Mari Carmen Sanchez, confirmed the event: “is to publi cise local gastronomy among those who visit us so that they can get to know our cultureMaribetter.”Carmen added: “We continue to support the hotel and catering sector at a time of uncertainty like the one we are liv ing through and after having been one of the sectors most affected by the pandem ic.”The secretary of APROSABA, Juan Fran cisco Gallego, said: “Last year the cocktail route was a great success and this year we wanted to focus on the Alicante product because we have first­class quality.” He added: “This quality is reflected in our hotel and catering industry, which contin ues to improve and has made a qualitative leap in recent times.”

EURO WEEKLY NEWS caught up with former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion Chris Jenkins at Chapman’s Boxing Gym in Alicante’s Jalon, to discuss how boxing can play an important role in the battle against mental health issues. Sitting next to Chapman’s owner Jamie, the 34­year­old, who started boxing at the age of 12, said that “if it wasn’t for boxing, I wouldn’t be here now.” The Welsh boxing champion said he wit nessed so many people going down the wrong route in life, from jail to early death, and without the discipline, respect and dedication that boxing brought him, he could have gone that way too.

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Boxer Chris Jenkins Chris Jenkins has inspired boxers at Chapman’s Boxing Gym in Jalon.

Both Chris and Jamie mentioned that training, boxing and keeping fit are great ways for people to avoid going down the wrong path in life and over come mental health issues.

“Boxing is needed for mental health but also for the naughty children of the world who the system fails,” Jenkins said. When asked about boxing in Spain, the Welsh fighter said that moving to Spain is something that he has considered and has en joyed training at Chapman’s since he’s been in Alicante.Ifyouwant to join the action at Chapman’s Boxing Gym, whether amateur or pro, for fit ness, camaraderie or mental health, everyone is welcome ­ just contact Jamie via WhatsApp; +34 617 627 985, email; jamiechap man22@hotmail.com or visit the Facebook page for more details.

Chris said that boxing can definitely help with mental“Peoplehealth.say boxing is a thug sport,” he said. “No, it’s the opposite of a thug sport.” “In the gym, it’s a little family, people to talk to.”“You’ll make friends, go for coffee. You won’t be in your house, drinking beer.”

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THE Generalitat of Valencia has awarded L’Alfas del Pi a grant of €3,285 for the improvement and re furbishment of the point of care for assisted bathing for people with re duced or no mobility. The Vice­Presidency and Depart ment of Equality and Inclusive Poli cies of the Generalitat Valenciana, made the award for the works to be carried out on the beach Raco de l’Al bir.L’Alfas del Pi Town Hall confirmed the news on Thursday, September 1 by announcing the grant: “is a big help.”Luis Morant, the councillor for Beaches and Environment of L’Alfas del Pi, confirmed: “This grant will be used to improve accessibility condi tions, with the purchase and installa tion of a new roll­up walkway to the seashore, with special features, with white stripes, for people with visual impairment.” new Cercanias routes Palm trees Beach-assistedreplanted bathing

RENFE has established a to tal of 12 new Cercanias train routes in the Valencia region which started on Monday, September 5. The latest train routes will include four new trains, two in each direction on the C­1 line, seeing two trains to and from Gandia, and a further two to and from Cullera. On the C­2 line, another four new peak­hour trains are scheduled to and from Algemesí.TheC­6 line between Va lencia and Castellon, will see the 10.35am service to Valencia and the 4pm ser vice to Castellon will be re stored on Saturdays, Sun days and public holidays. In addition, two new ser vices have been estab lished from Monday to Fri day, one to Valencia and Sagunto and the other in the opposite direction, ac cording to Renfe in a press release.Allpassengers can obtain more information through the usual sales channels, by telephone, as well as on the Renfe website, on the Renfe Cercanias App and on Twitter Cercanias Valen cia.VILLAJOYOSA Town Council has begun up rooting and replanting the palm trees affected by the red palm weevil on Avenida Rosa de los Vientos.Municipal operations carried out by the coun cillorship of Parks and Gardens have begun to pull up the trunks of the palm trees affected by the red palm weevil with the help of machinery to subsequently replant the new palm species. The council removed the palm trees along the Cala de la Villajoyosa that couldn’t be saved. Many of the trees had to be extracted in order to preserve the surviving species and to prevent the risk of the trees falling on people. The heavy machinery allows workers to ex tract the tree trunks without ruining the sur rounding botany, so that new trees can be plant ed in Theplace.new date palms planted in place of the dozen removed tree trunks have healthy, ro bust and slender trunks that can reach more than 20 metres in height.

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ALICANTE is strengthening its commitment to a ‘big’ Christmas, with the an nouncement of a competi tion for the construction of the figures of the three wise menThe dimensions of the three wise men, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthasar, will be similar to those of the Guinness World Record Na tivityIncludedScene. in the nativity will also be six monumental angels of between eight and 10 metres in size to be dis tributed around the area, Alicante Town Hall con firmed.Thecouncillor for Fiestas, Manuel Jimenez, explained that: “It is a new attraction so that Christmas continues to have the national and in ternational appeal that is in tended. It is also a support for the artists’ guild.” Jimenez also stressed that “it is a new support for artists, one of the profes sions most affected by the pandemic, and a new incen tive for the reactivation of local“Wecommerce.arehoping local business will benefit from the arrival of national and foreign customers,” he added.

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Early Music Festival

Expect fantastic artists such as the violinist Amandine Beyer, the harpsichordist Dani Es pasa, the countertenor Xavier Sabata, the spe cialist in Sufi music Ali Keeler, and the medieval lute player Efren Lopez. On Saturdays September 17 and 24, October 1 and Sunday 9 you will have the opportunity to enjoy the most important musical ensem bles on the international scene. To book tickets visit the website, www.en trapolis.com

THE Church of the Assumption in La Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca is preparing to host its eighth Early Music Festival. The Festival will take place from September 17 to October 9, Villajoyosa Town Hall has con firmed.TheChurch of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion in La Villajoyosa, a 16th­century Gothic build ing, will be the loudspeaker for exquisite per formances by some of the most in­vogue musi cians on the world scene.

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Woman saved after six hours

Pending its final closure, initially scheduled for this year, the station will be replaced by a modern infrastructure that will be built a short distance from the current one. It will be located on the concrete plate that covers the tracks, with an area of 696m². This train station gets its name from the fact that it was lo cated next to the Rec Comtal, the historic hydraulic infras tructure designed to provide an energy source to run the mills, along with irrigation for the orchards. In the 19th cen tury, it also provided water for the incipient industry of Barcelona.

The building is in Placa de l’Estacio, in Barcelona, where single­storey dwellings from the end of the 19th century are preserved in all their glory.

A WOMAN has been saved after she was stranded at sea for six hours, three kilo metres off the coast of Barcelona, it was reported on Monday, September 5. Emergency services re ported they had saved a woman early on Monday morning when she had been missing for several hours after going for a swim at Barceloneta beach in the Catalan capital. The woman reportedly went in for a swim at around 8pm on Sunday, and at 10pm it was report ed that she had not been seen coming out of the wa ter, thus initiating the search.Shewas located after six hours in the water and was been taken to the Hospital delJournalistMar. Anna Punsi tweeted:“LASTMINUTE: The girl that emergency teams have been looking for since last night in front of Barceloneta has been found ALIVE.”

Spain is in for a wet year

TRADITIONAL weather forecasters, cabañuelas or cavanuelas, are fore casting a wet Spain in 2023 using prediction methods that date back manyAccordingcenturies.toa Spanish news site, on Monday, September 5, these tradi tional weather forecast ers use the knowledge that has been passed down the generations to predict the weather. They have been taught how to read the sky to make predictions about rainfall patterns, and they say the rains are coming. But will they be right with the low rainfall of 2022 decimating crop yields.Intimes of drought, those whose livelihood is dependent on the rain look to all sources for some guidance on what is to come, resulting in demand for these weath ermen.Typically these fore casters work with short forecasts, usually a fort night. However, many of these forecasters are now looking further ahead as farmers and others look for positive signs. According to those spo ken to by the news source, the rains will come early in 2023 and will be such that reser voirs will once again fill and farms will produce abundant crops.

Oldest railway station to close SANT ANDREU COMTAL station is the oldest railway build ing in active service in Spain, and is Europe’s oldest such facil ity. It came into operation on July 23, 1854, when the rail way line connecting Barcelona and Granollers was opened.

SPANISH television channel Telecinco has launched a new reality TV show called ‘Pesadilla en El Paraíso’, ‘Nightmare in Paradise’, that hopes to fill the gap between Spanish re ality TV shows ‘Supervivientes’ and ‘La Isla de las Tenta ciones’.Theshow will see various contestants living together on a farm, deprived of the comforts of modern life, with contes tants being eliminated as the show runs its course.

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The TV show will reportedly lead to Jimena de la Frontera becoming a household name across Spain, attracting more tourism and benefiting the local area.

A TAXI driver in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had a lucky escape after his vehicle plunged five metres onto the roof of a building that was under construction, and he survived without injury. As reported by the Local Police force of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the incredible accident occurred on the Ca nary Island on Friday, SeptemberAccording2.to the local se curity service, the incident happened on Calle Panco Guerra in the island’s capital city.Immediately after being informed of the event, the Emergency and Security Co ordination Centre (Cecoes) 112 of the government of the Canary Islands deployed anSourcesambulance.reported that the taxi driver initially refused to be transferred to a medical centre to get a health check, and was attended at the scene by medics. After the medics departed the scene, the Local Police had to call them back when the driver suffered bouts of dizziness.

ON the 35th anniversary of the tragedy of the Al macenes Arias fires in Madrid, a remembrance service has been held, and tributes poured in for the firefighters who died in the 1987 fires. The tributes included the traditional floral dis play, Madrid Town Hall confirmed on Monday, September 5. On September 4 ,1987, a great column of black smoke could be seen from almost all parts of the city. The source was in the heart of the capital. When the fire brigade was alerted, the first flames were soon extin guished. But fire is treach erous, and shortly after wards, a cable that was burning on the fourth floor caused the ware houses to become a bon fire which would take the lives of 10 brave firefight ers.The tribute also includ ed a remembrance of the two municipal firefighters who died recently, in both cases while off duty. The first after being run over while cycling in the capi tal, and the second when his paraglider crashed in Bustarviejo.

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The contestants reportedly travelled to Malaga on Sun day, August 28, and were divided into groups of four in dif ferent hotels. The next day, they were taken to San Pablo de Buceite, a town in Jimena de la Frontera (Cádiz), where the two­month coexistence will take place.

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TOÑO PIÑEIRO, a resident of Valencia, made an astounding discovery whilst refurbishing an old abandoned property that he had bought in the village of Millan, in Lugo, Galicia. During the course of his building work, the man was shocked to uncover around nine million pese tas, equivalent to about €54,000. The old Spanish currency notes were inside six Nesquick jars scattered around the building and its outbuildings Mr Piñeiro explained to a Spanish publication. There is an element of good fortune but also bad fortune in this tale. When Piñeiro discov ered the first two jars, it was before the Bank of Spain’s deadline to exchange old currency. The property had been empty for almost 40 years before he bought it, and the amount of around €30,000 he made by exchanging the old notes came in very handy for building costs.However, since July 2021, the Bank of Spain no longer accepts old pesetas. This meant that the last three jars full of notes were worthless unless you are a collector of souvenir old notes, professed a dejected Mr Piñeiro.

SPANISH scientists have un locked the secrets of the ‘im mortal jellyfish’, the Turri topsisThedohrnii.journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has reported that Spanish scientists have re vealed the genetic code of this sea creature which has the ability to revert to its ju venile larval form over and over. Maria Pascual­Torner, Victor Quesada, and col leagues at the University of Oviedo, conducted a study to understand why the Tur ritopsis dohrnii has this spe cial ability. They compared its genetic sequence to Turri topsis rubra, a close cousin that doesn’t have those same rejuvenation abilities. In their report, the re searchers said that the T dohrnii is the only species that is able to repeatedly re juvenate itself after sexual reproduction, making it bio logically a jellyfish expert who is also director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography ­ who was not involved in the research ­ told a news source: “We’ve known about this species being able to do a little evo lutionary trickery for maybe 15­20 years.” It is hoped that unravel ling the mysteries of the im mortal jellyfish will help pro vide clues for human ageing.

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THE Guardia Civil has re leased more than 270 il legally captured birds in Valencia.Thetraps they were in were operated re motely by means of a rope that caused them to close and capture the specimens that had en tered inside. The agricultural fields were baited with plenty of grain to attract the birds, the Guardia Civil confirmed on Sunday, September 4. In the centre of the enclosure was another goldfinch used as bait, with one of its legs tied to wood anchored to theTwoground.people have been investigated for using illegal gear to cap ture the birds, the vast majority of which are protected.Duetothe breeding season of fringillid birds and with the aim of pre venting the capture of protected birds, the Guardia Civil has carried out various surveillance activities in this area in recent months. In the area known as ‘Camino Bayo’, belong ing to the municipality of Liria, in Valencia, sev eral illegal traps were found ready for use as a result of the surveil lance activities.

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A RECENT report by the Gener al Council of Notaries leaves no room for doubt. Over the last few years, the number of inher itances processed in Spain has increased by more than 20%. The same happens with do nations, that experienced an in crease of nearly 31% last year. Also noteworthy are the renun ciations to inherit, that reached an all­time high in 2021. The pandemic, the fear of future tax increases and the climate of un certainty, the main causes. In this situation, many people ask themselves: What is more con venient? Donating during my lifetime to my children? Waiting for them to inherit? In today’s article we analyse the main ad vantages and disadvantages of choosing between inheritance or •donation.Inheritance or donation. Definition and main differences between the two. The main difference be tween inheritance and dona tion is the moment at which each occurs. While in donations the donor passes on the assets and rights during his lifetime, an inheritance takes place after his or her death. What other differ ences are there between the two? On the one hand, the tax consequences. Without being able to generalise, inheriting is usually cheaper than receiving a donation. However, there are exceptions. On the other hand, it should not be forgotten that in inheritances, not only assets and rights are passed on, but al so the debts of the deceased can be acquired.

• Advantages of donating during your lifetime. The deadlines for processing a donation are much shorter than those required for an in heritance. Since it is not neces sary to compile the abundant documentation that is involved in a death. The donor can also impose conditions on the deliv ery of the assets, or reserve cer tain rights. For example, the donor may retain the usufruct of a house for as long as he or she lives. Donation also makes it possible to help family mem bers immediately, without hav ing to wait until death.

• Advantages of waiting to inherit the Perhapsassets.thebiggest advan tage of passing on assets through inheritance is the (gen erally more beneficial) tax regime. Let the following exam ple illustrate this. A property that the deceased acquired years ago for €150,000 is inherit ed. At the time of inheritance, its value is €290,000. Since it’s an inheritance, the capital gain gen erated (acquisition price ­ trans fer price) of €140,000 will not be taxed in the income tax (Art 33.3.b of the Personal Income Tax Law). This is known as ‘capi tal gain of the dead’. However, if the property was acquired through a donation, the donor would have to pay a total of €31,080 for this capital gain.

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• Which option is more ad visable from a tax point of view?Itis almost impossible to give a generic answer. It is essential to study each individual case. An inheritance in which assets and rights worth €700,000 are passed on is not the same as an inheritance worth €200,000. It is also key to know the number of heirs, as this will affect taxa tion. The more heirs there are, the less each one will receive, and therefore, the amount owed to tax authorities will be lower. On the other hand, the applicable tax reductions and bonus vary in each au tonomous community. For ex ample, in the Valencian Com munity, there is a reduction for donations between kinship which ranges from €100,000 to €156,000 (depending on the age of the beneficiary). This means that any donation of a property which price is lower than this figure would be ex empt from paying the tax. The inheritance tax also has numer ous reductions or bonuses. For example, the reduction in the tax base of 95% in the case of acquiring the habitual residence (with a limit of €150,000). Or the tax bonus of between 50% and 75% (depending on age and degree of kinship), etc. If you want to plan your in heritance, to minimise taxes, do not hesitate to contact us. We will study your specific case, number of assets to be trans ferred, heirs, applicable au tonomous community regula tions, etc, and we will offer you expert advice on which option is best in your case: inheritance or Thedonation.information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely con veys information related to le gal issues.

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MERCADONA supermarkets will return to their pre­summer opening hours from September, as announced on Thursday, September 1. The regular opening hours throughout Spain are from 9am to 9.30pm, from Monday to Sat urday, as one of the supermarket chain’s policies is that it always closes its shops on Sundays and public However,holidays.duringthe summer months of June, July and August 2022, the supermarket chain extended its opening hours and opening days of shops located in tourist areas. The summer timetable was established in cities and towns with the greatest tourist influx in Spain, from June 27 to August 29. In addition, their customer service hours have also changed, serving customers personally by telephone from Monday to Sunday, from 7am to 10.30pm. Their customer service tele phone number is 800 500 220.

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THE first century Roman bust of Antonia Mi nor, stolen in 2010, has been returned to Bornos, Cadiz, it was reported on Thursday, September 1. Antonia Minor was the mother of Germanicus, Livilla and the future emperor Claudius, and grandmother of Caligula, at the beginning of whose reign she died in AD 37. The first century bust was returned to the town by the Guardia Civil and the Ministry of Culture and Sport. The Bornos Town Council gratefully received the Roman ornament, which was stolen in 2010 from its place of exhi bition in the town of Cadiz. The event, which took place in the plenary hall of the Bornos Town Hall, was attended by the mayor of the Cadiz town, representatives of the Guardia Civil and the director general of Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Sport. Professor of Archaeology, José Beltrán Fortes, recognised the piece, in an exhibition at the Glyptotheque in Munich and alerted the Guardia Civil and the Spanish authorities to take the necessary steps to recover it.

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AN investigation has been launched after a ve hicle being transported in the hold of the Fred Olsen Express from La Gomera to Tenerife fell into the Duringsea.the crossing, the vehicle somehow fell into the Tenerife sea despite the shipping company’s staff being required to chock the wheels. The incident, which oc curred last week, hap pened between San Se bastián de La Gomera and Los Cristianos, ac cording to local media re ports.The vehicle is believed to have occupied one of the ship’s parking spaces closest to the entrance and exit ramp due to the passenger being one of the company’s Gold Class members.Carand van owners must leave one gear en gaged, the handbrake on and the steering wheel turned to the right, ac cording to the company. The shipping company staff is then in charge of chocking the wheels to avoid displacement, an action that must be veri fied by the shift supervi sor.An investigation has now been launched by the company.

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She had been scheduled to make a trip to bid farewell to the outgoing PM, but it was announced that Mr Johnson will instead travel to Scotland.

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BOB DYLAN has added three more dates to his first UK tour in more than five years after tickets for the first four shows quickly sold out. The announcement on Thursday, September 1 sees additional shows being held at the Manchester Apollo, Oxford New Theatre and Bournemouth BIC between Wednesday, October 19 and Saturday, November 5. The shows are in addition to those originally an nounced in July and which will take place at the London Palladium, in Cardiff, Hull and the Nottingham Arena. Two shows are also taking place in Glasgow.Dylan, who has won nu merous awards including the Nobel Prize for literature, re quires anyone attending his events to hand over their phones with all his shows ‘non­phone events.’ Concert goers will be re quired to lock their phones in pouches made by Yondr, a maker of bags that lock up phones during concerts, for the duration of the perfor mance. For many people, this will be the last chance to see Bob Dylan in the UK, with the additional dates being added to the sell­out tour.

The couple will receive a reward of £250,000 (€300,000) for the find, with some of the coins holding special value with each being worth more than £4,000 (€4,600).

A UK couple has found treasure buried under their kitchen floor, that is four centuries old. The find was made public on Thursday, September 1 with the Yorkshire couple said to have been testing out their new metal detector in the kitchen of their home when it beeped. The couple thought that it might be a ca ble box under the wooden floor, however, when they raised it to see what was there they were astonished to find the coins. The treasure is said to have belonged to a Hull merchant family, the Fernley­Maisters. After finding the treasure the couple contacted London auctioneers Spink & Son who visited their home to evalu ate the find. Spink & Son say the coins date back as far as 1610 and will be auctioned.

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HEAD of OSCE, Neil Bush, has criticised the Russian govern ment for the malign political and geopolitical tactics used in their illegal war against Ukraine. Neil Bush who is Head of the United Kingdom’s Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Co­operation in Europe (OSCE) has spoken out against the war in Ukraine, the UK government confirmed on Thursday, September 1. He confirmed that: “Over the last six months, Russia’s merci less warfare methods, including relentless targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, have proved beyond our worst fears. “We are by now familiar with the Kremlin’s administrative playbook for trying to establish control in the regions it tem porarily controls: but it has proved ineffectual.” Neil added: “Attempted passportisation will never undermine Ukrainian na tional identity. And the interna tional community will not recog nise the results of staged referenda that have been predecided in Moscow.” UK stands by Ukraine PRINCE CHARLES officially declared the Highland Games open on Saturday, Septem ber 3. In his capacity as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, Charles stood in for the Queen in Braemar amid her ongoing health and mobility issues. Charles was accompa nied by Camilla, along with Princess Anne and her hus band Timothy Laurence. As a part of the ceremony, Charles cut the heather rope and also opened the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Archway. They then took their place in the Royal Pavilion where they remained throughout the day and presented awards. This is the first time in her 70­year reign that the monarch has missed the Highland Games event. Her Majesty had reportedly been ‘carefully considering’ attend ing the ceremony, depending on how she felt. “The deci sion has been made for the Queen’s comfort,” a royal source BalmoralwillhealthDuecommented.tothe96­year­old’sworries,theQueenreceiveBorisJohnsonatCastlenextweek.

The Centres for Disease Con trol and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a list of signs that might indicate someone is trying the ‘blackout chal lenge’, including: bloodshot eyes, marks on the neck, se vere headaches, feeling dis oriented after spending time alone.

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LEON BROWN from Cum bernauld, Scotland, passed away suddenly on August 25, after taking part in an on line ‘blackout’ challenge. Lauren Keating, Leon’s mum, announced the tragic news on Twitter on Wednesday, August 31. She wrote: “This morning my whole world came crashing down around me. The love of my life, my best friend, my son Leon passed away during the night.” The Blackout Challenge also referred to as the chok ing challenge or the pass­out challenge encourages users to hold their breath until they pass out due to a lack of Expertsoxygen. have warned young users not to try the trend, which previously led to many deaths worldwide.

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FOLIC acid will be added to non­wholemeal flour across the UK to help pre vent life­threatening brain and spinal condi tions in foetuses, it was reported on Thursday, September 1. The UK government be lieves that adding folic acid to flour will prevent foetuses developing con ditions such as spina bifi da as well as generally im proving pregnancies affected by neural tube defects, causing them to fall by more than a fifth. Neural tube defects are a rare healthcauseerlycordbrain,thepregnanciesandveryconditiondevelopmentalwhichoccursearlyinpregnancyaffectsaround1,000eachyearinUK.Thisoccurswhenthespine,orspinaldonotdeveloppropinthewombandcanlife­threateningissues.Thepublichealthpoli cy, which has already been successful in Aus tralia, New Zealand and Canada, will see the UK government consider its proposal to add 250 mi crograms of folic acid per 100 grams of flour.

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ONE of Britain’s top singers will be perform ing in the Costa del Sol at the end of Septem ber, as Omar travels over for two special shows.Speaking to Euro Weekly News about the two gigs, Omar Lye­Fook MBE said that “com ing to Spain is like returning home” as he has regularly performed in both Barcelona and Madrid.He’slooking forward to his appearances at Max Beach in Riviera on Friday September 23 and then at Joy’s Live in Puerto Banus on Sat urday September 24, with admission to both shows being free.

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Omar has had a busy year as he is just fin ishing off his latest album, tentatively called Brighter the Day which features three collab orations with ‘The Modfather’ Paul Weller who Omar says is “the most humble super star I have ever met”. In fact, he toured Japan as a percussionist in The Style Council when he was just 18 and during his 30 plus years has worked with oth er top musicians such as Stevie Wonder (who demanded that they get together after hear ing his second album), Erykah Badu, Courtney Pine and many more. Although music is his first love, Omar start ed acting at a young age and appears in his own one man play Lovesong which he wrote and features his own music. Most recently however he had a short run in Eastenders playing Avery Baker who re united with his younger brother and then died of Throughcancer.this, he has found a new audience for his music and is looking forward to other acting opportunities, although he will next be seen in an episode of new ITV drama Riches. Omar comes from a talented musical family whose father was a session musician who played drums with Bob Marley and even the Rolling Stones, whilst younger brother won a Grammy as Scratch Professer and his sister Samia is a well­respected vocal ist in her own right. Music is also passing down the generations as he has recently returned from San Sebas tian where his two daughters took part in the Dance World Cup 2022, finishing third in their class.Inaddition to all this and despite being known predominantly as a soul singer, Omar says that he is excited by all types of music and incorporates reggae, roots, r’n’b and much more into his repertoire having just re leased a jazz album Live at Last recorded with friends QCBA, which was recorded at the Jazz Café in “HavingLondon.spent so long in lockdown, it’s a pleasure to be able to get back out and per form, so before coming to Spain, I have dates booked in London and Paris, but I am so look ing forward to my first gigs on the Costa Del Sol,” he Talkingconfirmed.aboutthe MBE he was awarded for services to British music in 2013, Omar said, “this was a real honour as I’m not a main stream artist and I was delighted that when giving me the award, Prince Charles asked me for a copy of my then new album The Man which I sent him and he kindly acknowl edged.”Omar Lye­Fook is a real gentleman with so much experience, talent and dedication to his music which means that his appearances this September should be in everyone’s diary. to appear in Marbella

Fans support celebrity WREXHAM officially be came Wales’ seventh city, after a competition which was part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebra tions.The official ‘Letter Patent’ confirmed city status from Thursday September 1 after the honour was granted ear lier this Secretaryyear. of State for Wales, Sir Robert Buckland stated:“Congratulations to Wrex ham on achieving city sta tus. The city and surround ing area already has so much to offer ­ it’s home to the fa mous Wrexham Lager Brew ery, the Unesco World Her itage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and a fantastic football club which is Wales’s oldest and one of the oldest in the world.”Councillor Mark Pritchard, Leader of Wrexham Council, stated:“Wehave so much to cele brate in Wrexham. We have an amazing World Heritage Site, an incredible football club with incredible owners, and a rich and diverse arts and culture scene. “But our greatest asset is our communities, and it’s the amazing passion, charac ter and creativity of the peo ple who live here that make Wrexham what it is.”

TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD reality TV star, Charlotte Dawson, was involved in a moped accident while on holiday in CharlotteItaly. confirmed the accident on Thursday, September 1, but assured fans she had been very lucky and was able to go home following stitches. She has found her own way to fame, appearing in reality TV shows Ex On The Beach and Celebs Go Dat ing, and is currently engaged to Matt Sarsfield, with whom she has a baby son,CharlotteNoah. is the daughter of the fa mous British comedian, Les Dawson, who died in 1993 when she was just eight months old. The celebrity shared the news on In stagram in a post that read: “When in Rome.. I fell off a scooter today travel ling around. I lost control of it, got scared went into the curb and fell over the handlebars. I’m ok... “It could have been a lot different... but wow it’s been a scary horrible day for me, Matthew and my friends... but thank God someone was looking down on me.”

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AN estimated 90 per cent of eligible households have received the UK government’s £150 council tax re bate to help with the cost of living, as reported on Thursday, September 1. The latest figures have shown that 16.6 million households have re ceived the cost of living council tax rebate in Eighty­sixEngland.percent of those eligi ble, were handed payments by the end of July. A total of £2.5 billion has gone to households in council tax bands A to D under the scheme, an increase of more than £500 mil lion on the previous month. House holds have until the end of Septem ber to claim the £150 payment, which does not have to be paid back.Anyone who is yet to receive their rebate is urged to check their local council website for more informa tion and make a claim. An extra £144 million has also be given to councils to provide discre tionary support to any household in financial need due to rising energy bills, including transient groups and people on low incomes in council tax bands E to H.

HAVE you ever thought about visiting Benigembla in the beautiful Jalon Valley? Then the weekend of September 10 and 11 offers an excellent occasion to do so. Because on those two days craft association Amata will organise a lively Arts & Crafts Fair in the Plaza de la Constitución of this little vil lage, that has preserved its authentic atmosphere. The Jalon Valley lies in the north of the province of Ali cante, about 15 kms inland from Benissa or Pedreguer. Jalon is well known for its big ‘rastro’ (second­hand and antiques market) on the Saturday mornings. Be nigembla is only 10 kms fur ther into the valley, so why not combine a visit to the two events on Saturday September 10? The Craft Fair in Benigem bla opens that Saturday from 11am till 9pm and on Sunday 11 from 11am till 7pm. More information, also in English, on 639 979 678.

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BENIDORM opens this September with a new open­air sculpture exhibi tion. The monumental pieces of the series ‘My Se cret Garden’ of the Belgian artist Arne Quinze are al ready being installed in the Paseo de Poniente, where they will remain until next May, as advised on Thursday September 1 by the council lor for Historical and Cultural Heritage, Ana Pellicer, who reported that “it is expected that the assembly work will end on Friday September 2.” My Secret Garden is made up of six sculptures “very colourful, several metres high and with a wingspan, made of aluminium, which represent different aspects of evolution and which ap pear light and fragile to the spectator’s eyes.” These are pieces that “the author himself will explain on September 15 during a guided tour of the exhibi tion, which is open to all citi zens and which will take place from 7.30.pm.”

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THE Swing Serenade of the Konzertfreunde brings world hits to Los Arcos Park, such as ‘Summertime’, the most frequently interpreted piece by G Gershwin world wide, whether Luis Arm strong, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald to the Beatles, on Saturday September 17 fromCole5pm.Porter, who often enjoyed his holidays in Paris, tells his story in his own way: ‘An American in Paris’ and then the inim itable clarinet solo of the ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ ­ simply a listening pleasure and a joy for the soul. For all concert lovers a recharge on this afternoon in the green. Where: In the park of restaurant Los Ar cos, N332, km 194 near Pe dreguer. Parking available. Tickets from Proakustik, €20 in Dénia, Avda. Joan Fuster 28 C, Monday ­ Fri day 9.30am to 1.30pm. Info and reservation from Tel: 965 788 840, as well as in fo@konzertfreunde.com and comwww.konzertfreunde. or at the box office, if still available.

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The head of Historical Her itage added that “the Paseo de Poniente or the Avenida Mediterráneo and its sur roundings have a unique and avant­garde architecture and design that makes them re ally attractive for exhibiting artistic creations, whether sculptures, photographs or installations.”

TEULADA Town Hall has opened the regis tration period for its consumer vouchers. The registration period for businesses in Teulada Moraira’s consumer vouchers will be open until September 11. To take part in the initiative, you need to register via the website www.bonoteuladamoraira.es or by contacting Unión Gremial on 613 331 719. Similarly, from October 1 to 31, is the date set for spending the vouchers in shops participating in this campaign to promote local shops. In addition, in order to bridge the digital divide that makes it difficult for the elderly to carry out certain online procedures, an appointment service has been set up on September 13 and 14 to call 613 331 652. This service is exclusively for people over 65 years of age. On the other hand, for residents of Teula da Moraira, vouchers will be handed out in order of appointment from September 19 to 23 in Teulada Town Hall, and from September 26 to 30 in the Espai la Senieta building in Moraira.

ON Friday September 9 at 9.30pm, Les Copletes a la Verge dels Dolors will be sung in the Plaza Mayor in l’Alfàs del Pi. An opportunity to attend one of the oldest fiestas in the region, recovered in 1987 thanks to the initiative of a few and the good memory of some of the oldest people in the municipality, and those who sing, recite and dance in a unique night that takes us back a few years.At9pm the joyful and colourful parade will begin, with the Queens, Ladies and Foremen, in a route through the most central streets of the town, until reach ing the Plaza Mayor where the festival will take place. At 9.30pm the singing of Les Copletes a la Verge dels Dolors begins. The singers Pepe Aznar and Ximo Ródenas will recite and perform the introductory poem. The audience is invited to join in and sing, either in thanksgiving or a prayer, depending on their circumstances. After Les Copletes, the traditional dances from Alphas will be performed again and the evening will end with a tasting of typical local sweets.

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BENIDORM PRIDE is warm ing up for its 12th edition, where more than 20,000 peo ple are expected. Until September 11 there will be themed parties, various events and a parade with more than 20 floats. The organisation hopes to regain the fourth place na tionally with this Pride. On Thursday September, 8 from 6pm ­ Magic Boys Pride Edition ­ male striptease show at Chaplins Bar, Av. de Mallor ca, 4. Buy your tickets on the Benidorm Pride Festival APP or at Company Bar, C/ San Miguel 16.

8.pm ­ White Party in the Oscar Esplá Amphitheatre (start of L’Aigüera Park). With International DJs, Gogos and live performances. Buy your tickets on the Benidorm Pride Festival APP or at the door of the12am.Amphitheatre.Themeparties in the Old Town venues. On Friday September, 9 at 2pm Chicas & Amigos ­ Oasis Beach Club, Levante Beach. Benidorm’s best tribute band, Girls Aloud. DJ set with Jessie Brooke from British radio Gaydio. Chill out pool area, jacuzzi.6pm ­ Heels Race in the Os car Esplá Amphitheatre (start off L’Aigüera Park). Free ad mission.8pm­The Glow ­ Neon par ty, an explosion of colour and music. Oscar Esplá Amphithe atre (start off L’Aigüera Park). Buy tickets on the Benidorm Pride Festival APP or at the door of the Amphitheatre. 12am­ Theme parties in the venues of the Old Town.

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A PIONEERING festival in the province of Alicante that maintains its essence, and in its long history has featured some of the best and most influential jazzmen in the world, returned on Saturday September 3, with the first of the three concerts‘L’Alfàsprogrammed.enJazz’Festival kicked off in the Casa de Cultura with Ariel Bringuez Quintet.OnSaturday, September 10, at 9pm, there is a Jazz concert by the group Trío Nova, with their show ‘Cla sicc In Jazz’ Giuseppe Nova (flute), Giorgio Boffa (double bass) and An drea Bacchetti (piano). Saturday, 17 September, 9pm. Jazz concert by Carlos Gonzálbez Trío Feat Perico Sambeat & Voro García. Carlos Gonzálbez (guitar), Perico Sambeat (sax) and Voro García (trumpet) Carlos Gonzálbez, pioneer of the Valencian and national jazz movement, considered the best Spanish guitarist of recent times, together with Perico Sambeat, the flag ship of jazz in the country and interna tionally recognised as a top­level figure, join forces in a line­up in which they bring all their maturity, experience and know­how.

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THE BBC is to donate the proceeds of sales from the Princess Diana Panorama interview to charities that were linked with her.The announcement, made on Friday, September 2 follows the broadcaster’s apology over the manner in which the 1995 interview was obtained. Seven charities are said to benefit from the £1.42 million (€1.64 million) in sales, these include Centrepoint, English Na tional Ballet, and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.Earlier this year the BBC apologised after a report by Lord Dyson concluded that the BBC had covered up the ‘deceitful behaviour’ of the interviewer Martin Bashir. Princess Diana made international headlines with the rev elations uncovered in the interview, including the famous quote wherein she said: “There were three of us in this mar riage, so it was a bit crowded.” Bashir is said to have lied to Diana’s brother Earl Spencer in order to get Princess Diana to agree to the interview.

FOLLOWING the resignation of Boris Johnson, the leader ship race to be crowned the UK’s next prime minister boiled down to just two ­ Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. On Monday, September 5, it was announced that Liz Truss had won the Conser vative leadership election and will become Prime Min ister of the UK. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won the race by 81,326 votes, against Rishi Sunak’s 60,399 votes. The UK’s next PM said that after “one of the longest job interviews in history” it was “an honour to be elected as leader of the Conservative and UnionistSpeakingparty.”about Boris’ de parture from the country’s top job, Ms Truss said: “Boris, you got Brexit done, you crushed Jeremy Corbyn, you rolled out the vaccine and you stood up to Vladimir Putin. “We all will deliver for our country, and I will make sure that we use all the fan tastic talents of our Conser vative“WeParty.willdeliver, we will deliver, we will deliver ­ and we will deliver a great victo ry for the Conservative Par ty in 2024,” she said. Truss wins Liz Truss beat Rishi Sunak to leadership.

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AUTOMATED border control systems (ABC) or eGates are automated self­ser vice barriers which use data stored in a chip in biometric passports. Several countries in Europe, and now even Canada, are introducing electronic gates for ID verification. It may not be long until border officers are no longer needed, Travel off Path confirmed on Thursday, September 1. Airport operators are installing Auto mated Border Control (ABC) systems with biometrics to improve passenger clearance without increasing staff costs, making the process easier for passen gers, and enhancing security at airports.

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Post­pandemic as the demand for trav el surged and airports struggled to cope with lack of staff, e­Gates took a front step and proved a useful resource in speeding up identity checks and ensuring the smooth influx of arrivals. People who travel with an ePassport can pass through an ABC portal, where the passport is read. The traveller’s biometry is compared with the information contained in the passport, and if these correspond they may pass the border.

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THE Venice Film Festival was opened on August 31 with a video message from the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, who urged the audience “not to remain silent” and described the war as “a drama based on real­life events, […] a horror, which is not 120 minutes, but 189 days long.” This year marks the 79th edition of the world’s longest­running film festival, which takes place on Li do Island. The public was surprised to see former US Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walk down the red carpet on the opening night for the world premiere of Noah Baum bach’s White Noise. Also on the red carpet was the French film icon Catherine Deneuve, who was given the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement. Deneuve, aged 78, said: “It is much better to be in Europe than in Amer ica if you are an actress and are older… things have changed a lot [regarding ageism in cinema], but I still think things are better in Europe for that.”

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Garrett said that “winning the auction to buy the violin was like winning the lottery for me.”

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The UHI effect was never more evident than this summer. Some European capitals reached record temperatures, mak ing the need to adapt increasingly urgent. The European Commission’s LIFE programme developed a set of systems for predicting the effects of UHIs in Thessaloniki and Herak lion in Greece and Rome, Italy. They set up an advanced forecasting model and heat health warning system to improve the public health re sponse to heat waves. The results from this project will help policymakers design better urban climate adaptation plans to protect human health and the environment.

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“I have fulfilled a lifelong dream [by buying it],” he told a German news source.

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WORLD­RENOWNED Ger man classical and crossover violinist David Garrett has re alised a dream by buying an iconic violin for millions.

David Garrett, who is recognisable for performing the German national anthem as part of the opening cere monies at the Formula 1 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, has purchased a violin made by the famous Italian violin maker Guarneri del Gesù (1698­1744) for €3.5 million.

The violinist, who turned 42 on Sunday, September 4, revealed that he had to sell several properties in order to pay for the instrument.

“For the money, I’ll have to part with one of my proper ties and sell an apartment in New York. But this violin is worth it to me!”

TEMPERATURES in cities are several degrees higher than in the countryside because urban areas have more buildings, cars and asphalt but tend to lack greenery and water areas. This is known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect and can cause heat­related deaths, increase energy consumption, worsen air quality and have a negative economic impact.

Tamsin Brown OVER 10 million ani mals are harmed ev ery year in experimen tal research in laboratories around Europe. Now Euro pean citizens are de manding an end to the harmful use of ani mals in testing for cos metics and other products.TheEuropean Citi zen’s Initiative (ECI) Save Cruelty­Free Cos metics, which was launched in August of last year by a coalition of animal rights or ganisations, closed on August 31 with 1,413,383 signatures against animal testing collected in one year. This toEuropeanlutionwhichEuropeantakenechoestosupportoverwhelmingofEUcitizensendanimaltestingthepositionlastyearbytheParliament,leadtoaresocallingontheCommissioncoordinateacon crete plan for transi tioning to non­animal testing.“Considering the health, environmental and political chal lenges that Europe and the world are cur rently facing, the huge public support sends a very clear signal to Eu rope’s lawmakers about the continued strong demands on this issue,” said Reineke Hameleers, the CEO of Eurogroup for Animals.

Ending animal testing Germany’s Board of Airline Representatives calls country’s masks rule unreasonable.

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THE decision by the Ger man Federal Cabinet to ex tend and ‘to even tighten the current obligation to wear masks on planes’ has met with ‘sheer incompre hension’ by the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), the air line association of more than 100 national and in ternationalAccordingairlines.tothe pro posed regulation, passen gers on board planes that are either taking off or landing in Germany will have to wear solely an FFP2 mask in future. “The German Federal Government’s plan is not reasonable to us. There is no epidemiological basis for such a step,” BARIG Secretary General Michael Hoppe said on Thursday, September 1. We appeal to the Ger man Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and Federal Council (Bundesrat) to re vise the legislative propos al.”Hoppe noted that inter national comparison shows Germany is com pletely on its own with this decision.BARIG said that for sev eral months now, maskwearing has no longer been mandatory at Ger man“Therefore,airports. it is com pletely inconsistent that passengers shall be obliged to wear an FFP2 mask as soon as they board an aircraft to or from Germany,” BARIG said.

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A 30-YEAR-OLD man (who has been charged by the police) kicked a ball at a low flying aircraft which was taking part in a religious ceremony in Sintra and to the surprise of the pilot it hit the wing causing slight loss of control.

ALTHOUGH Queen Margrethe II ascended to the Danish throne on January 14, 1972 her official 50th anniversary celebrations were held back until September to ensure that they were unlikely to be affected significantly by widespread outbreaks of Covid-19 as she celebrates with the country.

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DESPITE fears that this could be another case of ‘Big Brother watching’, the Finnish Parliament is likely to approve the use of digital identification from a phone app which will be legally acceptable alongside the more traditional passport or plastic ID card

UKRAINE Wish us luck IN a press briefing before setting off for the final stage of the journey to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, Rafael Mariano Grossi, Head of the UN team said "Wish us luck” as he acknowledged that there was still fighting and shelling in the area.

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BELGIUM is considered by many as the producer of some of the best chocolate worldwide but there is a current shortage as a major manufacturer had to destroy tons of chocolate due to the discovery of salmonella which closed the factory for six weeks.

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THE NETHERLANDS Getting tough AN investigation by newspaper Trouw has discovered that some Dutch students who live abroad and owe money to student loan provider Duo are unable to renew their passports if the debt exceeds €5,000 and only if they agree a repayment plan will they be temporarily extended.

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THE 85-year-old former Prime Minister of Italy, billionaire Silvio Berlusconi who has a penchant for young people, has taken to TikTok in order to try to woo young Italian voters as he attempts to become PM for the fifth time in upcoming elections.

THE Swedish Royal Family is reportedly not happy that it is to be given the same treatment as Queen Elizabeth with a six-part bio-pic titled Monarki about current monarch King Carl XVI Gustaf, who at 76, has settled down but was a playboy in his younger days.

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ACCORDING to a trio of French MEPs, the latest downside to Brexit is the fact that the British government is allowing the discharge of raw sewage into waters such as the English Channel which are shared with France and they want the EU to take action.

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IT’S common knowledge that German tourists love their poolside loungers, but this obsession may go back 1,400 years as an archaeological team in Bavaria has uncovered a folding chair that dates back to the 7th century and this is the latest in a number of similar finds.

IRELAND Keep out A TEACHER has been instructed by the High Court that he may not enter the school at which he works in Co. Westmeath because he has refused to call a transitioning student ‘they’ or by a new name until a final court ruling is made.

IT is now 70 years since Oslo hosted the Winter Olympic Games, but it appears that Norwegians want to see the competition back as in a nationwide survey, conducted by Respons on behalf of VG, 49 per cent were in favour of bidding for the 2030 event.

LONDON­based Neil Phillips, the co­founder and chief in vestment officer of a hedge fund was arrested in Spain on September 1. The arrest was based on a charge brought by the US government alleging conspiracy to commit com modities fraud in connection with a scheme to artificially ma nipulate the exchange rate of the US dollar and South African rand. The indictment alleges that he planned to fraudulently trigger a $20 million payment under what is known as a barri er options contract.

A FURTHER 62,135 workers were added to the Social Se curity employment rolls in seasonally adjusted figures for August according to a state ment by the Spanish govern ment made on September 2. This means that 20,173,277 are now registered as being employed in Spain.

The CMA understands that Mi crosoft already has a leading gam ing console (Xbox), a leading cloud platform (Azure), and the leading PC operating system (Windows OS), all of which could be impor tant to its success in cloud gaming. It fears that it could refuse to al low its competitors to have access to the games thus making it more difficult for UK consumers to achieve best value for money when choosing a console. According to a report by the BBC, Microsoft President Brad Smith responded by saying “We’re ready to work with the CMA on next steps and address any of its concerns.” Thereisto be a second phase to the CMA enquiry and time will tell whether it will try to block the sale.

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TOURISM in Spain contin ues to recover with foreign visitor figures up in July, even though numbers are still less than the same month in 2019. Data supplied to the Na tional Institute of Statistics (INE) by Frontur and Egatur showed that nearly 9.1 mil lion international visitors arrived in July (92 per cent of the 2019 total) but with a spend of €11.87 billion, they spent almost much as in “This2019.is extraordinary da ta that confirms our expec tation that in 2022 we would already experience a summer like the ones be fore, despite the challenge represented by the current inflation problems,” said the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto. In July, the average ex penditure per tourist in creased from €1,209 to €1,309 and the average stay also increased slightly.

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ONLINE discount sustainable food supermarket Motatos has just launched in the UK af ter raising £38 million from ex isting shareholders. Founded in Sweden it takes the simple concept that it should negoti ate with large manufacturers to purchase their surplus or short­dated stock and then of fer it at discounted prices to consumers.Ifacompany has been guilty of overproduction re sulting in surplus, has product with faulty packaging, has a surplus due to seasonal trends or has product near best be fore dates, it is often prepared to supply to Motatos rather than simply throw it away which benefits everyone.

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The United Kingdom continues to supply the largest number of visitors with 1.9 million tourists (88 per cent of those who came in July 2019), fol lowed by France, with more than 1.4 million (98 per cent compared to 2019) and Germany, with about 1.1 million, repre senting 88 per cent of those who arrived before the pandemic.Countries that have in creased their presence are Belgium, The Netherlands and Portugal and Ameri cans are beginning to re turn, although not in such large figures as pre­pan demic.Most popular destina tions in July were the Balearics, Catalonia and Va lencia although in the yearto­date Catalonia took first place, the Balearics second and the Canaries third.

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Exchange rate FOLLOWING the huge rise in inflation in the UK and the fact that the Ggovernment was seen to be a rudderless ship, the exchange rate be tween the pound and dollar has taken a hit and at the time of writing £1 would buy either $1.16 or €1.16.

Battersea Power Station ONE of London’s top land marks, until now just a dis used building, Battersea Pow er Station used to power Buckingham Palace and Hous es of Parliament before it was decommissioned in 1975, but it reopens as a shopping and tourist centre on October 14 after a total refit.

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Britain is not the only country in vestigating the deal and even shareholders in the company have acted against the plan alleging that it is being pushed through in order to escape paying compensation for an ongoing lawsuit.

ANOTHER proof that tourists are back, travelling around Spain once again is the news that the Guggenheim Muse um in Bilbao is celebrating the best summer in its history af ter welcoming 449,477 visi tors between June and Au gust 2022, far exceeding pre­pandemic numbers.

Gender flexible SPORTING goods manufactur er Puma has teamed up with Palomo Spain opened by de signer Alejandro Gómez Palo mo in 2015 to produce a gen der flexible collection (with each piece bearing the Palo mo label) which is ideal for both street credibility and sports participation.

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THE John Lewis Partnership is recruiting more than 10,000 temporary roles across the UK this Christmas to meet in creased demand over the busy festive period. As an added bonus, the group will be offer ing free meals in store to all of its staff including temporary workers at both John Lewis and Waitrose with effect from Octo ber 3 until January 6 to help with the cost of living. Andrew Murphy, Chief Operations Offi cer said: “We pride ourselves on creating a happy workplace because it’s our Partners who make the difference and it’s thanks to them that John Lewis and Waitrose are two of the UK’s best­loved brands.”

GAMES manufacturer Activision Blizzard targeted by Microsoft but the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fears a takeover could hurt competition and is in vestigating the deal. Microsoft which is one of the top three manufacturers of gaming consoles alongside Sony and Nin tendo is prepared to spend a stag gering £59 billion to bring the com pany under its wings. It seems an excessive sum but over the years, Activision Blizzard has developed some of the most popular games such as Candy Crush, Call of Duty and World of Warcraft and last year turned over more than £6 billion.

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SPAIN is becoming a very at tractive country as far as Asian tech companies are concerned with its commitment to invest in the future. It aims to become the central European Hub in the field of digitisation and development of semiconductors, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan thanks to the massive fi nancial support of the EU Therefore, on Wednesday August 31, President Pedro Sánchez, held a meeting in Madrid at La Moncloa with the CEO and Vice President of Sam sung Electronics, Jong­Hee Han.During the meeting they dis cussed the investment oppor tunities offered by Spain in these fields as the Recovery Plan allocates some €20 billion to digital transformation, with more than €3.5 billion aimed at reinforcing the technological training of the population, an other €3.5 billion destined for the modernisation of small and medium companies (SMEs) and €3 billion for the digitisation of public administrations.

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THERE’s money in burgers as Madrid start up Goiko has proved with turnover in 2021 exceeding €103 million, an increase in turnover of some 30 per cent compared to the pre vious year and it plans to open a further 20 outlets this year taking it to 100 restaurants. £20 pint

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THE Belgian company Bronze Property which owns cash and carry chain Makro (which has several outlets in Spain) and catering wholesaler Metro is applying for bankruptcy protection to try to safeguard its 2,000 plus staff across Europe.

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ON Thursday September 1, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez announced plans to tem porarily cut VAT on gas from the current 21 per cent to 5 per cent in a bid to make life more affordable during the winter. This will take effect from the beginning of October and run through until the end of De cember, although members of the opposition Partido Popular have suggested that it should be extended further. What needs to be re membered however is, that unlike the UK, a lot of gas used is the bottled variety and costs will reduce there, but although some 40 per cent of electricity is created through use of gas there will be no saving on the already re duced rate of VAT on that form of energy. MANY customers find it irritating to have to stand in long queues in some stores in order to pay for their goods. An experiment by low price Dutch retailer Hema, if successful, could see a whole new option for shops and con sumers as it trials a unique new mobile app developed by ING and European payment provider CCV. They claim it will revolutionise shopping as the app can turn any mobile phone into a payment terminal meaning that every member of staff on the shop floor will be able to easily accept card payments and send a digital receipt.

SPAIN’S Ministry of Agri culture, Fisheries and Food has increased agri cultural insurance sup port by €60 million to raise the state subsidy on the total cost of the pre mium by 10 percentage points to 40 per cent as this insurance is a key agricultural policy tool.

Commenting on this, Sánchez said “Our country as pires to lead in areas such as cybersecurity, 6G, artificial in telligence or cloud computing, in addition to accelerating the deployment of 5G.” During the meeting, the Samsung CEO outlined the plans the company has for its development in Spain in rela tion to the ambitious strategy designed by the government to turn Spain into a key player in the medium term in the de velopment of semiconduc tors.

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THE UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that NatWest Bank breached banking rules.Ithad been forcing business cus tomers to open a business current account, which incurs fees, in order to secure a loan ­ a practice known as ‘bundling’, the UK government con firmed on Wednesday, August 31. As such, hundreds of businesses have been charged monthly for a business account that they may not have wanted or needed. It also limit ed businesses’ choice as they were unable to hold an account with a sep arate provider, which may have bet ter met their requirements. The breach lasted for over three years, with NatWest failing to alert the CMA until January 2021. Having scrutinised the error more closely, the CMA became aware the bank had signed certain customers up for a business account when they had specifically requested to have a fee­freeAdamaccount.Land,CMA Senior Director of Remedies, said: “Forcing business es to open costly current accounts to secure essential loans is unaccept able and a direct breach of our rules, which have been in place for 20 years.The bank is in the process of re funding affected customers and will offer SME customers with a business account the option of switching to a fee­free loan servicing account. Although this is not the only bank to have been discovered to have done this, it is slightly embarrassing for the government which still owns 48.5 per cent of its equity, even af ter former Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen sold shares worth over £1 billion in March this year.

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AFTER receiving an energy bill of E20 million, Richard Walker, CEO of Iceland supermarket which has franchise operations in Spain has an nounced that he is cutting back on planned opening of new stores and has approached 10 Downing Street asking for more financial assis tance for businesses struggling to keep afloat.

ACCORDING to Tom Stain er of the Campaign for Re al Ale group (CAMRA) speaking to a UK newspa per, he believes that to keep up with increased overheads, pubs would need to charge £20 for a pint of beer but as that is not feasible, many will have to close down.

THE Co­op has agreed to sell its 129­strong petrol forecourt business which includes stores on these sites to Asda in a deal worth £600 million. The majority shareholders in Asda made their money from petrol stations in the UK so this acquisition is a natural fit.

The more the media excessively encour ages different cultures (15 per cent), the greater will grow the lack of support from the majority (85 per cent) of the British public. What if PM winner Truss turns out to be akin to another Margaret Thatcher?

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The historical citizens of the UK are not unintelligent. Vast numbers are not at all overjoyed with many of the con sequences that have transpired since they openly welcomed members of dif ferent nationalities into the population.

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The thought of Starmer and Rayner win ning against her really boggles the imagi nation! Nope, these vote grabbing tactics will utterly misfire and the results will once again be the usual left wing disaster. It will be interesting to observe just how far left they are ultimately prepared to go!

INTERESTING to read some of my mail of late. The piece published on our let ters page caught my attention. It was enquiring as to why there was so little media publicity, or public uproar con cerning the 87­year­old pensioner who was stabbed to death on his mobility scooter? The simple reason was that the arrested perpetrator was a young black male. This would go against the whole future ambitions of the left wing media bosses, who are hell bent on convincing the British public that they are all living happily in a glorious exis tence of mixed cultures. I’ll even go as far as to stick my neck out here and suggest that the saturated reporting relating to the tragic shooting of Olivia, the nine­year­old little girl, which went on for weeks and over flowed with information that the main suspect was a member of the Liverpool gangs, was purely because most of these particular criminal suspects were white. Had it been a murder committed by members of a different culture, the condensed amount of publicity would have no doubt equalled the atrocious murder of the white pensioner.

The media bosses are on a hell bent mission to get rid of the conservative government in the next election ­ basi cally because they know they will be more powerful and secure. Their news events are at this time revelling in the chaotic mess the country finds itself in. Any attempts by the government to as sist or rectify some of the problems (most of which are national complica tions) are nullified or almost scoffed at. They are continually informing the public that the new leader will have to sort out countless problems now affect ing a beleaguered British community, and their excessive casting of minority actors in commercials and documen taries is not only misleading, but utterly prejudicial to the majority of artistic professionals. It is all a part of their plans to put a Labour government into number 10. If they can make the UK in habitants feel they are propitious par takers of a perfectly mixed culture, they believe they will obtain a victorious in flux of votes from a grateful British pub lic. In actual fact they are totally wrong.

Many have moved out of once beloved cities and into more peaceful and patri otic rural areas. However these citizens are still principal partisans of their beloved country of origin.

FAMILY holidays are a great way for you and your loved ones to experience new things and see new places together. How ever, the satisfactory pay off can require a bit more advance planning than when you’re just travelling solo. The first thing you’ll want to think about is where you are going and what ac tivities there will be for you and your kids. Your children will be relying on you as the responsible parent, so you need to think about the documentation they need. This is usually a passport and, de pending on where you travel to, they might also need a VISA. Vaccinations are always important to ensure your family’s health, so check which ones you need before travelling. If you are travelling with a baby and they’re still breast­feeding, it’s also a good idea to check regulations around breast feeding in public, some places will be more tolerant than others.

ELECTRIC storms, hurricanes and forest fires are contribut ing to higher rates of power cuts, that last anywhere be tween a few hours to a few days. However, with advance planning and creativity, a power cut shouldn’t limit you to cold beans on bread or limp raw salad. If the power shortage only lasts a couple of hours, refrig erated food should be fine. However, if it lasts longer than four hours, try and use the food in the fridge so it doesn’t goGazpachooff. is a great solution for this. Make it thick and add some crushed bread and oth er vegetables to it to marinate together which will be deli cious.Panzanella salad (Italian bread and tomato salad) is another option that combines tomatoes and fruity olive oil and vinegar as well as any fresh herbs you have for a fill ing and healthy meal. Frozen vegetables in your freezer can be used to make an organic salad. Sweet corn, tinned black beans, lime, spicy salsa and cumin would make an appetising dish.

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I HAVE recently been advised by the Dentist that I need to have an upper denture. I am worried that it will not match with my other teeth and look false, can you give me some advice? If you have lost teeth through natural ageing or unfortunate injury, dentures are a great solution for correcting any dental health issues you may have with missing teeth. They can have a truly transformative impact on self­confidence and the way you eat and talk, whether you may need a part of full Thereone.are many ways in which dentures can be crafted with a natural look in mind to fit correctly in your mouth, face and match the other teeth if it’s a partial denture that you require. No two sets of dentures should look alike, as individuality is the best way to ensure dentures look like real teeth. Also, for most denture wearers, broken dentures are cause for an emergency and need to be treated by your Dentist as just that, ‘An Therefore,Emergency’.itisessential to research and find a Dental practice with qualified staff that can offer an express repair service as well as making the dentures for you. When your dentures break and you cannot use them, it can make you feel overwhelmed, as after all, you need them, just like natural teeth to carry on life as normal.

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Nevertheless, in women’s tennis there is only one answer. Excluding home victories, Court won 13 slams, Williams 17 and Steffi Graf 22. Court participated in 47 majors to win 24 ti tles (incredible). It took Serena Williams 80 attempts to win 23 and Graf just 54 to win 22. In 1970, Court won the calendar Grand Slam, emulating Maureen Con nolly. Graf achieved this in 1988 togeth er with Olympic Gold. She has also won each major at least four times. She re tired at the age of 30 with her 22 slams. At that age, Court had won 21 and Williams 14. Graf’s career coincided with other alltime greats; Navratilova, Seles and the Williams sisters. She had the measure of all of them. She was world number one for 377 weeks (Williams 319) and finished the calendar year as world number one on eight occasions (Williams five). And she reached 13 consecutive Major finals (Williams four).The statistics speak for themselves, but Steffi Graf is not an attention­seek er. She is not American, black (or les bian). She never had behind her the supportive publicity machine that favours some of today’s champions. In deed, what publicity she did attract re volved round her father’s tax evasion schemes. Consequently, all the focus has been on the 23 majors achieved by Williams.Asaplayer Graf had an awesome forehand, finesse at the net and speed around the court. Her game was not based on raw power and intimidation byItscreams.isfutile to try to equate men’s and women’s tennis, as proved by Bobby Riggs who, aged 55, beat Court (aged 31 and still ranked world number one). Both Court and Williams are among the most successful players ­ but not GOATS.

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EWN 8 - 14 September 2022 euroweeklynews.com FEATURE40 IN some sporting events the advantage of playing at home cannot be exagger ated. England, unlike all the other World Cup winners, have never reached a final on foreign soil. Playing in England in 1966, they won the com petition. In tennis, Margaret Court won the Australian title 11 times on her na tive territory and 13 ‘away from home’. As nobody has equalled her total of 24 Grand Slam titles, she is regarded as the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time). If Serena Williams had won the US Open this year, it would have been an amazing achievement. But, as things stand, could she be regarded as the GOAT? Absolutely not! Second best? Possibly.Trying to determine the greatest player is an inconclusive, subjective pursuit. Court would have lost to Sere na Williams if they had met five years ago but, with wooden rackets in 1970, she would have won. And the extent to which a player dominated the rest of the field depends on the quality of the contemporary opposition. So, the real issue is who was the greatest achieverthe most successful player? And even this can be affected by absences caused by health and injury issues.

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I FEEL I must write with disgust at the latest announcement regarding slaughter houses in Spain. It has just been passed that CCTV cameras are being installed in all slaughter houses to protect animals from cruelty whilst being slaughtered. I think they must be having a laugh! What about the cruelty to the bulls in the bull rings, just for enjoyment!!!! I rest my case. Elsie Manning Good work HI Leapy, just a very short note to say I love reading your col umn my friend, keep up the good work and don’t let the b......s grind you down All the best Tom PS enjoy your trip back to the lovely Emerald Isle

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DEAR Leapy How refreshing to know that I am not the only old f**t that thinks our way. We like you have left the UK, but only 15 years ago, but it was probably the best thing we have done. Living in Spain, slightly north of Alicante is a good place to be. My grandchildren are hav ing to pay over £800 a month for a room in a shared house. Our children have bought a share in a flat and have to rent the rest of it on a scheme to make it easy to buy. What a con that is! Also, saw a very good friend of mine yesterday, who is quite ill, his family have sug gested that he goes back to the UK, but he said he would rather die here. What a sad state for the old boy. Keep the faith Ted in Pinoso

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That’s changing quite quickly and also best before dates on hundreds of vegetables and fruit are being re moved across the UK with the idea that the average as sistant or shopper is able to see whether something is fresh or not and can make an informed decision whether to purchase.

There’s a financial saving for the supermarket as even if they reduce the price of an item that has been on the shelves for a while, there is still some return on their investment.

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WITH food costs spiralling it seems that at long last su permarkets throughout Europe are trying to stop the waste that sees food being destroyed rather than eaten. To some extent they had themselves to blame with an obsessive need to only offer perfectly shaped veg etables which they claim was due to customer de mand.Atthe end of the day many vegetables are peeled and cut before being cooked or served, so why would anyone care about a wonky shape or an ugly tomato when it tastes identical to the perfect specimen?

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As detailed in a different part of this week’s edition, a company in Sweden is buying up overstocked or short life goods from a range of manufacturers and offering them for sale online at reduced prices. Hopefully the day of the ‘bin diver’ is coming to an end as supermarkets are also making sure that items that might once have been thrown away are now being offered to charities and food banks.

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AUDIOBOOKS are booming in this timepoor, podcast­friendly world! According to the Audiobook Publishers Association, 74,000+ audiobooks were published last year in the USA alone with ‘Mysteries/ Thrillers/Suspense’ one of the most popu lar genres. After all, you can multitask while listening: 47 per ceent of those who buy audiobooks listen while commuting, about 25 per cent while working at home and 23 per cent while exercising. And publishers are doing full­scale pro ductions with celebrities to attract new readers (like Meryl Streep reading ‘Char lotte’s Web’, Dustin Hoffman ‘Being There’ and Michelle Obama all 19 hours of her own memoir, ‘Becoming’). Homer’s Iliad was essentially an audiobook before it was ever written down! All my novels are available in ebook/Ap ple Book/paperback and audiobook for mats. But this wasn’t always so. Imagine my surprise when a well­known and cele brated British actor visiting Spain contact ed me. He enjoyed reading my EWN col umn, and especially my novels and would I like him to record them as audiobooks? Rayner Bourton, who created the role of ‘Rocky’ in the original London production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and has nu merous TV and movie credits to his name, has now produced all my psychological crime thrillers, each one expertly narrated with authentic accents. Listen yourself to the free audio samples on Amazon, Audi ble etc, including the latest, just released ‘Death in Additionally,Windermere’!Rayner does considerable ‘voice over’ work, ‘voicing' The Unseen El der in ‘Witcher 3’, one of the world’s bestselling computer games. (Catch that, plus Rayner’s own audiobook: ‘The Rocky Hor ror Show: As I Remember It’.) I often get similar requests from readers (and arts/book clubs), but not all pan out. Would I, for instance, ‘ghost’ someone’s life story? (This from some retired accoun tants and librarians. Riveting reading, right?) Another wrote enthusiastically and exhaustively about his project ­ a memoir he’d imaginatively titled: ‘My Autobiogra phy’.Maybe I missed a bestseller (and block buster movie) there. Anyway, his ‘life sto ry’ turned out to be more OTT bonkers thanNowbizarre...ifyou’ll excuse me, I have a meet ing with the fairies at the bottom of my garden. Next week, an in­depth memoir about cats ­ their indifference, greediness, sexually deviance ­ presented by the renowned psychologists, Professors Lassie and Fido. Nora Johnson’s critically acclaimed psy chological crime thrillers (www.nora­john son.net) all available online including eBooks (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, audio books, paperbacks at Amazon etc. Profits to Cudeca cancer charity.

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LOCATED in the south of Alicante, just 1 km away from Spain’s sandy blue flag beaches, this campsite boasts a quiet, family atmosphere with entertainment and activities for all the family. And if sales are more your thing than sails, it’s also only 5km from Alicante’s largest shoppingCampingcentre.LoMonte is also adapted for those with reduced mobility to en sure everyone can have the best sum merThisholiday.year,try out the campsite’s new water slides or take a dip in the pool while your kids mess around in the onsite playground. If that feels a little strenuous for you, there’s also a spa and wellness centre so you can proper ly chill out on your holiday. For the sleeping situation, take your pick from the Kampaoh glamping pitch, a camping experience fit for an emper or with none of the fuss of assembling your own tent. Or choose from one of the quaint bungalows on offer in a range of different styles. Seasoned campers can also opt for a regular tent pitch or a plot to park their motorhome.

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CAMPING can be one of the most fun adventures you can go on, especially if you’re ex ploring some of Spain’s stun ning scenery and you’ve got great company along with you. However, if you have diabetes, camping can require a little more planning than just throwing a roll mat and a tent in a backpack and seeing where the wind takes you. Here’s some tips for camping with diabetes, so that you don’t miss out on all the fun! To keep your insulin cold, invest in a mini portable fridge.Make sure that you turn it off at night so that you don’t use up all the energy on your firstJustnight!because you have dia betes doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be able to cook your meals on an authentic camp ing stove, but it’s a good idea to prepare your meals in ad vance and to pack foods you know you can safely eat to en sure that you get all the sugar and nutrients you need.

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CAMPING can be a great way to spend some time outdoors, es pecially with the good Spanish weather, but it is important to know that there are a lot of laws and restrictions on camping in its beautiful countryside. Camping outside of autho rised campsites (wild camping) is forbidden in most of the Au tonomous Communities and there can be heavy fines for those who do not comply. For example, wild camping in Aragon can result in fines of be tween €600 and €6,000. In An dalucia, on the other hand, it is also prohibited but the law does not treat it as a serious offence and the campers will simply be asked to leave. The only Autonomous Com munities that are relatively per missive are the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and a few others, although each one has its own restrictions in terms of the number of people, the dura tion of the stay and the exact lo cation.Asthe rules vary greatly from region to region, it is always best to seek up­to­date and offi cial information from the local authorities before making any plans to go camping in Spain.

THIS campsite, dating back to the 13th century and located in the centre of Serra de Tramon tana has spiritual ties as a pil grimageHospederiapoint. del Santuari de Lluc was the site where a shep herd and a monk found an im age of Our Lady of Llluc, the bib lical Madonna, who was to be crowned as Queen and Pa troness of Mallorca upon the orders of the Pope Leo XIII. The campsite offers accom modation based on an inherit ed culture of hospitality, provid ing an experience like no other. This campsite is perfect whether you are searching for seclusion or tranquillity, either alone or with your nearest and dearest.Thecampsite staff prioritise the experience of guests above all else to ensure you receive pleasant and familiar treatment throughout your stay. There are standard double rooms available, as well as a su perior double room and a stu dio room, all complete with WIFI, a shower and a television.

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I DON’T understand, and never will, why the British media have to name terrible things and people with something which somehow glorifies them. For instance, there is an Isis terror group, known as the Beatles because of their British ac cents, who murdered hostages while fighting with Isis in Syria. The Beatles, to me, were the greatest thing to happen to music in my lifetime. Even today new musicians still say that they were influenced by them. So why does the me dia even put the two together in the same sen tence? Instead they shouldn’t name them or put any pictures of these pieces of scum or give their cause any publicity. Does anybody actually buy any of the products that pop up every bloody second on Instagram, Facebook and every site you go on? How many people reply to all the scam emails? Has any bloke’s w***y actually got bigger by replying to an email? My mate had a p***s extension - ruined the look of his house. There is a Jamie Foxx movie that has been shelved since 2016. It’s a comedy starring Jeremy Piven, Robert Downey Jr, Benicio del Toro, Ger ard Butler and Eva Longoria. A pretty good cast I think you’ll agree. So why won’t it ever be re leased? Well it’s because some of the actors play roles which means they are pretending to be someone they aren’t ….sorta like, how can I best describe it? I know - ACTING! Yes it does mean that Foxx is made up to look like a white racist cop and Downy Jr plays a Mexican, but really do they have to shelve a film because of fear of be ing cancelled? If people don’t like the idea of its storyline or cast then don’t go and see the movie. It’s as simple as that. Decided to go for a swim with Mrs S the other evening. Both of us just cossies and a towel and keys, no phones, just going for a quick dip which seemed like a great idea, except as I closed the front door Patti realised that we (she) had left a set of keys in the lock on the inside. If any of you have done that you will know that it means you can’t open the door. Thankfully a neighbour let us borrow a phone and an hour later we were back in thanks to us knowing someone who can break into houses. Oh and by the way without your own phone you are pretty much stuffed as nobody remembers numbers any more.

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IF a pet’s body temperature exceeds 39.5°C, it is consid ered abnormal or hyper thermic.Themost common cause of heatstroke is leaving a dog in a car or a closed room with inadequate ven tilation, no access to shade or water, excessive or vig orous exercise on a hot day. Brachycephalic breeds (flatfaced dogs such as French and English bulldogs, pugs and boxers) are at greater risk. Dogs cannot control their body temperature by sweating as humans do since they only have a relatively small num ber of sweat glands located in their footpads. Their primary way of regulating body temperature is by panting. The first sign to appear is panting. The heart rate increases and if heatstroke progresses, confusion or disorientation, bright red gums vomiting or diarrhoea. Finally collapse, seizures and coma can Heatstrokeoccur.isanimmediate medical emergency and you must go to your vet as soon as possible. Controlled reduction of body temperature is a priority.

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IT can be frustrating when your pet seems to not listen to you, but it is usually just a ques tion of a few simple techniques, consistency and patience. Read on for some tips. Cover the basics: make sure your dog is eating well and getting enough exer cise. A poor diet can lead to hyperactivity and other behavioural is sues, and if your dog is not getting enough physical activity, there will be nowhere for all that excess energy to go.If your dog gets excit ed and jumps at visi tors, although it’s fairly normal, this can be un desirable for some peo ple. A good method is to look away and not pay any attention. Try using a lead so that your dog learns to be calm when people come to the house. You may have already tried positive reinforce ment of good be haviour, but special at tention and treats can be very effective. If your dog plays too roughly or behaves bad ly, respond with a firm but controlled “no”. Their behaviour will not change overnight. However, seek advice from your vet if you are really stuck.

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Facts at a Glance Model: BMW 220i Active Tourer Luxury Engine: 1.5-litre, 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol with mild hybrid and developing 115 kW (156 hp) Gears: 7-speed automatic Price: €46,225 Performance:(£39,479)0-100 kmh (62 mph) 8.1 seconds/Maximum Speed 221 km/h (137 mph) Economy: 5.9 l/100km (47 mpg) WLTP Emissions: 133g/km WLTP Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

IT’S a BMW but not as we know it! The premium Ger man car maker is known for its sporting saloons and tourers, sleek sports cars and muscular SUVs. Which makes the 2­Series Active Tourer seem a little out of place within the range. However, it’s aimed at buy ers who would perhaps not normally consider BMW. It is a cross between a compact MPV (there’s a term you don’t hear nowadays) and spaciousOfferedhatchback.inpetrol, diesel or plug­in and mild hybrid form, prices start from €36,631/£31,285 and encom passes three trim levels. The lead­in model comes with LED lights, automatic tailgate, nav igation, automatic air condi tioning, cruise control and parking assistant. Power petrol engines and a 2.0­litre diesel.Tobe honest the exterior of the 2­Series Active Tourer looks fairly ordinary, take a seat inside though and things take a surprising turn. It is very similar to the new iX interior and looks very smart and very premium. It’s spacious and practical thanks to sliding rear and a layout that just feels veryAlthoughairy. the inevitable march of cockpit digitisation has removed most buttons and switches BMW’s system is one of the more intuitive, and easy to use with clear graphics and what buttons and switches remain operate with a crisp positivity lacking

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Themirrors.1.5­litre, turbocharged, three­cylinder petrol engine is mated to a seven­speed auto matic gearbox and benefits from mild­hybrid technology. It’s an incredibly smooth drive and unlike so many threecylinder units there’s none of the usual engine thrum unless you really push the revs. With 115kW/156 hp the bench mark 100 kmh/ 62 mph is reached in 8.1 seconds, so while not the fastest machine it’s more than capable of pick ing up its feet when required. It provides a genuinely practical family vehicle that carries the famous BMW roundel, and although it may not be the most affordable choice it feels and drives very premium. It may be an old adage but you get what you pay for in all things, and cars are no exception.

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RAFAEL NADAL cruised into the fourth round of the US Open in the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday, September 3, after a crushing 6­0 6­1 7­5 straight­sets victory over Richard Gasquet. The Spaniard has now played Gasquet 18 times without loss. The second seed took two hours and 17 minutes to dispose of his French opponent. In his previous two matches against Fognini and Rinky Hijika ta, he had lost the opening sets, but Nadal was totally un playable for the first two sets of this match. His ruthless atti tude saw him produce a 78 per cent rate of first­serve points, hitting 35 winners. He also converted three of six break points in a sublime display of tennis skills. The Spanish legend will now face Frances Tiafoe, the Ameri can No22 seed, in the next round. With the 2022 Australian and French Open titles safely in the bag, Nadal can forge ahead in his quest to become the greatest men’s singles champion of all time. Rafael Nadal at the US Open.

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RED BULL’S Max Ver stappen extended his lead at the top of the F1 driver’s championship to 109 points on Sun day, September 4. The reigning Dutch world champion won his 10th race from 15 this sea son. He took the che quered flag in his home Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, in front of 105,000 andraristion,theVerstappenspectators.startedraceinpoleposiwiththetwoFerofCharlesLeClercCarlosSainzrespec tively, in second and third. Ultimately, they lacked the pace needed to defeat the Red Bull. He had been leading comfortably until a bizarre sequence of events unfolded. Alpha Tauri’s Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda pulled up in the middle of the track claiming his pit crew had not fitted one of his wheels correctly. They informed him that there was nothing wrong but he pitted and after exiting, suddenly pulled to a halt on the track again, This forced a Virtual Safety Car into play.The drivers and teams now have less than one week to prepare for the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, September 11.

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