ONE YEAR ON OUR VIEW

ON Friday, February 24 it has been exactly one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, targeting some of its most populated areas, including the capital Kyiv.

Since then, tens of thousands on both sides have lost their lives, cities have been destroyed, and communities changed forever.

In that year, several things have become clear. First on that list is how fragile peace is, and how quickly life as we currently understand it can change.

In that year, we’ve also learned more about the astonishing courage and ingenuity of human nature when it is pushed to its limit.

Even more heart ­ warmingly though, we’ve also seen the kindness of ordinary people all around the globe who, touched by what they have seen in Ukraine, have donated, fundraised and even given their lives to help people they have never met. Many of those people are here in Spain.

While the war has also given us plenty of insight into the darker parts of the human experience ­ its irrationality, its cruelty, and its unfairness ­ it is that light in the dark that we must focus on.

Because it’s only through doing this that we will see an end to this conflict.

Spanish mortgage regulations, the ONLY insurance you are obligated to take out is FIRE INSURANCE. All other insurances are optional.

Neither are you obligated to take out insurance the bank are offering you. You can shop around. However you will need to make the bank as the beneficiary on the policy.

You are not obligated to take out life insurance, or any other insurance policies for that matter, apart from fire. I will point out though… it is common practice for your local bank/branch to make it a requirement of your mortgage application, that you take out life insurance.

CALAMINE lotion, an oldfashioned but effective treatment for chicken pox in children, is hard to find at present. The culprit is a TikTok influencer who recommended using it as a makeup base for skins prone to spottiness.

Doctors warned that calamine lotion is a medicine, not a cosmetic. “Using it every day not only strips the skin of moisture, but thanks to its phenol content, it can worsen rosacea, eczema and spots,” health professionals said.