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Catalonia’s president Artur Mas urged Catalans to “give the finger” to their opponents and vote for independence, the central government hit back with grim warnings of what would happen to the wealthy north-eastern region if it broke away.”Some say that Catalan independence is the panacea that cures all ills, that it will generate jobs. All of that is not true,” Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said during an interview with radio Onda Cero. “It would leave the EU. What would happen with pensions? There are many more pensioners than contributors. What would happen with financial institutions, what would happen with bank deposits, to the currency?” He also said he “did not know” if Catalans would be able to hold on to their Spanish citizenship if Catalonia became independent. The prime minister has ruled out any dialogue with the Catalan government as some business leaders and opposition parties have urged. He said any push by

Catalan nationalists to break away from Spain after the regional elections “would have no legal value; we would obviously go to the Constitutional Court.” Catalonia, a region of 7.5 million people accounts for a fifth of Spain’s economic output, has its own language which was suppressed during General Francisco Franco 1939-75 dictatorship. The region’s independence drive has intensified over the recent years of economic crisis.

DEBT WARNING Rajoy warning follows threats from the Bank of Spain’s governor Luis Maria Linde who earlier in the week warned an independent Catalonia would be dropped out of the Eurozone and lose access to credit from the European Central Bank meaning the prospect of a bank deposit freeze while a top social security officials have warned of possible problems with the payment of pensions. A similar warning on pensions was made in Scotland before its independence referendum last year which resulted in a “no” vote for separatists. In response Mas, the Catalan president, has flexed the region’s financial muscle to issue a warning of his own, saying an independent Catalonia might not pay its share of the public debt if Spain refused to do a deal. “How would the state face its debt if there is no agreement for Catalonia to assume its part?

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Threats fly as Catalan breakaway vote nears S panish leaders have increased pressure on Catalonia over its independence drive, warning it would put pensions and bank deposits at risk, as insults and threats heated up campaigning for the region’s crucial election. Nationalist leaders in Catalonia have vowed to declare independence within a year and a half if they win a majority of seats in the regional assembly on Sunday.

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A mother who believes her new-born daughter was stolen as part of a baby-trafficking scandal in Spain has travelled to Brussels to take her fight for answers to the European parliament. Ruth Appleby, from North Yorkshire, was told her baby had died hours after birth in a Spanish hospital. But she now fears her daughter Rebecca was taken away and sold to adoptive parents. It’s estimated 300,000 babies may have been sold by a network of doctors, nurses and nuns in Spain.

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Fifty-nine percent of Europe’s population is either overweight or obese

The World Health Organization has announced that despite declining smoking and alcohol consumption rates, Europeans were still the heaviest smokers and drinkers in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported its European region to be on track to hit targets set in 2012 to reduce premature mortality by 2020. But the organization said much more could be done to reduce major risk factors, addressing smoking and drinking habits. Most of the progress in the region since 2012 resulted from “improvements in countries with the highest premature mortality,” the UN agency’s report said. But it warned that “alarming” rates of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity in Europe could set back progress in reducing premature mortality.

longest-living region in the world,” said Claudia Stein, a senior WHO director for Europe. “[But] if rates of smoking and alcohol consumption and obesity do not decline, we may risk the gains in life expectancy we have seen - which may mean that the next generation may lead shorter lives than that we do.” The report estimated that on average 11 litres of pure alcohol were drunk per person each year, while 30 percent of the population continued to use tobacco.

NEXT GENERATION MAY LIVE SHORTER LIVES While Europeans are living longer than ever before, there remain “unacceptably high” differences in life expectancy between countries in the report, with an 11-year gap between the highest and lowest. Average life expectancy for men and women was reported to range from 71 in Belarus, Moldova and Russia to 82 for countries like France, Italy and Spain, according to the latest figures from 2011. Levels of premature mortality from non-communicable diseases - including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases - were decreasing “quickly” while levels of alcohol consumption, tobacco use and obesity remained high, which “could mean that this progress is not maintained,” the report said. “Europeans live long lives and healthy lives. We are the

LOSING THE WAR AGAINST OBESITY Meanwhile obesity rates were also increasing , with 59 percent of Europe’s population either overweight or obese, ranking only slightly behind the Americas, which have the highest rates in the world. Turkey, Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic and Israel were among the nations with the highest rates of overweight and obese adults, the report said. The Netherlands had recently scored as the skinniest EU country . “Smoking rates are going down everywhere - we have very few exceptions - but obesity is increasing and one does not offset the other,” Stein said. “What we do not want to see is that we are winning the war against alcohol and smoking but losing the war against obesity.”

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fears for his life as he sues Russia for billions

ergey Pugachev, a 52-year old billionaire who was once a close confidante of both Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin, is living in fear in Paris and is constantly tailed, his lawyers said on Tuesday. The claims came as he launches a €10.7 billion ($12 billion) suit in Paris against the Russian state, which Mr Pugachev accuses of seizing large parts of his sprawling business empire after he fell out with members of Mr Putin’s inner circle in the late 2000s. The Russian government denies the accusations and is seeking Mr Pugachev’s arrest for embezzlement and misappropriation of assets, in a move his lawyers have slammed as “sham criminal proceedings”. In a press conference in Paris, they said the Russian government had systematically stripped their client of property, mining, and shipping assets without providing appropriate compensation. They said a notice of arbitration had been delivered to Mr Putin and Russia’s ministers of economy, finance, justice and foreign affairs.

LIVING IN FEAR The claim is likely to be heard at the International Arbitration Court in The Hague, which previously ordered the Russian state to pay a record €45 billion ($50 billion) in compensation to shareholders of the Yukos oil company. “Over the past few years, Russia has pursued a multi-pronged attack against me, my family, and my investments,” Mr Pugachev said in a written statement. “I refuse to be intimidated by Russia’s tactics.” In July, the onetime billionaire fled London - where his wife and children live for France, where he has citizenship, saying he feared for his life after “devices” were found attached to his car and one used for ferrying his children. He is now receiving similar treatment in France, according to Léa Forestier, his Paris-based lawyer. She claimed he is “bugged and followed all the time by cars with false number plates” and has been under the protection of the French authorities since the summer. Nick Cherryman, Mr Pugachev’s Londonbased lawyer, said his client was followed as recently as yesterday in Paris and had taken photos of those following him as evidence.

after Mezhprombank collapsed amidst the global financial crisis in 2010. The Russian government has alleged that Mr Pugachev conducted a series of frauds leading to the collapse of the bank, including the transfer of €620 million ($700 million) of Central Bank bailout money to a private account in Switzerland controlled by his son. Mr Pugachev has denied that transfer involved Central Bank funds, and has claimed the bank collapsed as a result of Kremlin attempts to seize controlling stakes he held in two St Petersburg shipyards.

FALL FROM GRACE Mr Pugachev has previously said that Mr Putin considers him a traitor. He made billions after founding International Industrial Bank, or Mezhprombank, in 1992 and rose very quickly to become a key power-broker in post-Soviet Russia, enjoying the confidence of both Mr Yeltsin and Mr Putin. He advised both presidents on economic affairs, and is credited with playing a crucial role in Mr Putin’s election as president in 2000. For a decade from 2001 to 2011 he served as a senator in the upper house of the Russian parliament, where he represented the Siberian republic of Tuva. But he fell from grace spectacularly

Sergey Pugachev & Alexandra Tolstoy Mr Pugachev fled Russia for Britain in 2011 after the Russian government opened an investigation into embezzlement of funds from the bank. He subsequently took refuge in France, fleeing the UK despite a High Court order to remain in the country. His wife, Alexandra Tolstoy an English descendent of the novelist Leo Tolstoy, was present at the Paris press conference, but declined to comment. Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Mr Pugachev on Russia’s request.

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ODAY, you can’t switch on the television or pick up a paper without reading about the chaotic migrant crisis, the tabloids are full of political debates on the crisis but somewhere along the line the legal definitions between asylum seekers, refugees & economic migrants has gotten lost There are, however, vast differences in their meanings – which not only carry different implications for data and research, but also legal obligations. Substituting one word for another can conflate issues of migration, race and asylum with dire consequences – so what are their definitions?

Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Economic Migrants

MIGRANT The term “migrant” is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area or country of residence to another”. There are various reasons for migration, such as those who move to work or seek a better life – generally termed “economic migrants” – and people who move for family reasons or to study. People also migrate to flee conflict or persecution, which is where the definition converges with the term “refugee”. Although the word migrant used to be neutral, some believe the term is now a pejorative used to spread negative connotations of migration and enforce prejudices. In August, Al Jazeera said it would no longer use the word migrant to refer to people trying to cross the Mediterranean. “ Most European countries with advanced economies have specific policies in place to facilitate the mobility of highly skilled professionals and investors into their respective national economy. These people are considered desirable migrants and are deemed as expatriates

REFUGEE A refugee is defined as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster. The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the key legal document in defining who is a refugee, their rights and the legal obligations of states. The Convention describes a refugee as: “A person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unstable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former ha-

bitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it.” More people than at any other time in history have been forced to flee their homes and seek refuge elsewhere due to wars, conflict and persecution, according to the UN Refugee Agency. The number of people forcibly displaced at the end of 2014 reached 59.5 million compared to 37.5 million a decade ago, abetted by the eruption or reigniting of conflicts in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. One of the most visible consequences of the world’s conflicts and their consequences is the dramatic growth in refugees seeking safety through dangerous sea journeys. More than 2,000 people are believed to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean so far this year.

ASYLUM SEEKER An asylum seeker is someone who has applied for asylum and is waiting for a decision on their claim. In other words, in the UK an asylum seeker is someone who has asked the government for refugee status and is waiting to hear the outcome of their application. In order to become an asylum applicant and be recognised as a refugee in the UK, people must be on UK territory – as they cannot make the claim from their

country of origin. If their asylum application is unsuccessful and the individual has no other claim for protection awaiting a decision, a person may voluntarily return to their country of origin or they may be forcibly returned. It may not be safe or practical for someone to return until conditions in their country changes. Asylum seekers have been convicted for using false passports or travel, for example, to leave their home country. These convictions may adversely affect their asylum claim. Contrary to popular belief, the UK does not have more asylum seekers than most countries – far from it. With an estimated 173,100 asylum applications, Germany was the largest recipient of new asylum claims in 2014. The US came in second, with 121,200 applications. By comparison, the UK received just 31,300 new applications for asylum by the end of the year. The problems we are seeing today is that every government in Europe is trying to do the same thing, closing their borders and passing the responsibility for asylum seekers and refugees off to neighbouring countries. The deplorable situation in Calais as well as Lesbos, Lampedusaor Ceuta and Melilla are the result of this cynical approach and only by working together can European governments hope to resolve it.

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UK NEWS down with the president and discuss things face to face because I think we can solve many issues together.” Elton John is an active campaigner for LGBT rights and has previously criticized Putin for comments he has made seeming to compare homosexuals to paedophiles. During the recording, the false Putin-- who is speaking Russian, translated by his pretend press secretary-- asks Sir Elton what problems he thinks gay people have in Russia and what can be done to change it. Sir Elton says he would prefer to discuss it face to face. “I don’t really want to talk about it over the phone to be honest with you,” Sir Elton says. “If both our offices can find a convenient date where we can have a really wonderful discussion that would be a miracle, it would be a dream come true” he says. The two provisionally agree to meet in mid-November. ‘Putin’ then suggests that perhaps a gay pride parade should be arranged to coincide with Sir Elton’s visit. After a momentary hesitation, Sir Elton agrees: “Tell him, if he wants me to come to gay pride in Moscow, then yes I will go to gay pride in Moscow.”

Elton John victim of Putin prank

t seemed too good be true and in the end it was: Vladimir Putin did not called Elton John. Two Russian comedians have revealed that they made a prank call to the famed musician, during which they posed as president Putin ringing to discuss gay rights and to agree to a meeting with the musician. The pair aired a recording of their conversation with Sir Elton on the Russian equivalent of the Tonight Show on state TV, before publishing it on YouTube. Sir Elton had said that he’d received a surprise call from president Putin, shortly after he had expressed a desire to meet with him during a BBC interview earlier in the week. The star thanked Putin on his Instagram account and said he looked forward to meeting him “face-to-face in Russia”. But a few hours later, Putin’s press sec-

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retary denied that any conversation had taken place, leaving John and the Russian strongman leader in a peculiar “he said, he said” stand-off as the veteran musician’s team continued to insist Putin had called. But this unusual dispute has been cleared up now that the two comedians, Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov, known by their show-names “Vovan and Lexus”, have published their tape.

STARSTRUCK In it, a clearly delighted, and perhaps slightly star-struck, Sir Elton says how thrilled he is Putin has called and quickly starts trying persuade him to meet in person. “That’s incredible! I am a musician and a philanthropic person and a humanitarian,” Sir Elton says. “I am not a politician and I would love to sit

Sir Elton and his team have yet to comment on the release of the tape. The two pranksters, who specialize in hoaxing celebrities and officials, claim they decided to call after seeing the interview where Elton John said he wanted to discuss LGBT rights with Putin, who has been presiding over what critics have a called a homophobic legislative campaign in Russia. “We just couldn’t pass up this opportunity to see what Sir Elton would say if he thought he was really speaking to Putin,” Krasnov, who played Putin, said in a telephone interview. The voice of Putin in recording does not much resemble the real Putin; Krasnov said he had not tried to imitate Putin much because he knew Elton John would probably not be able to tell the difference since he was speaking Russian. “I don’t have much experience in this, so I wasn’t able to joke with my position,” Krasnov said. The pranksters said the best thing to come out of the call was that it appeared a real meeting may now actually happen between Putin and Elton John; Putin’s real press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, on Monday announced that though no call had taken place, Putin was in principle very open to seeing the musician.

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THE KRAYS - criminal masterminds in PR

E’VE all seen the image depicting Britain’s most famous gangsters Ronnie & Reggie Kray looking fiercely well-groomed in suits and narrow ties, a portrait taken by David Bailey in 1965 (pictured above) which is classed as the Mona Lisa of gangland portraits. At the time the portrait was taken, they were not the notorious gangsters they were to become, but former boxers who ran nightclubs and collected protection money from people in awe of their reputation as a two-headed fighting machine but the image was central to their brand. They aspired to be as famous as Al Capone, but as David Bailey stated in a BBC documentary “Their biggest mistake was posing for me. If you’re a real gangster nobody knows who you are”

twins, opened in cinemas last week. A new documentary, The Krays: the Prison Years, featuring some of their surviving henchmen, will shortly be shown on the Discovery Channel. Another documentary, The Krays: Kill Order, has recently been released on DVD following the release of another DVD, The Rise of the Krays, was released on DVD last month

PROFESSIONAL The Krays, of course, wanted everyone to know who they were. Their professional criminal careers were short lived after being sentenced to life in prison at the age of 35. They spent half their lives behind bars. Ronnie died aged 61 in Broadmoor in 1995, and Reggie, released very briefly from prison on compassionate grounds, in 2000. Nonetheless, all these years later, the fascination with their story remains – The Krays fascinate us. As we speak a Krays revival is under way. The film Legend, starring Tom Hardy as both

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Consumers keep billions of pounds in cash in their homes – often because they don’t trust the banks The Bank of England has warned that British people are hording up to £3billion in cash, with much of that currency hidden down the back of sofas, inside shoeboxes or squirreled away under a mattress. Experts believe that the average UK householder has approximately £345 hidden around the house. According to the Bank of England, one in six Britons has cash hidden around the home and the primary reason is incredibly poor returns on interest and the £85,000 cap on compensation in the event of a bank collapse. Thee BOE has warned that by keeping cash within the home many people are unaware that in most cases the cash is unprotected, as it was not covered by many home contents insurance policies. Even the most comprehensive cover only insures cash amounts of up to £1,000 in the home. The BOE found that even if every household in Britain had highend policies, there would still be £170m worth of cash unprotected.

and finally later this year its companion, The Fall of the Krays, will arrive. There have been more than 50 books by or about the Krays; Their coshes, knuckledusters and crossbows – part of their collection of antique and curious weaponry – are on display in a museum in Gloucestershire and there is currently an exhibition in Bethnal Green, entitled Legend of the East End (to tie in with the new film), where you can see Ron Kray’s dinner jacket, spectacles and ring in a glass case. Memorabilia including gypsy caravans made by Ronnie out of matchsticks and paintings of boxers by Reggie, now sell for thousands of pounds on eBay. We all know that throughout the late 1950s and early 60s, the Krays were carving out their reputation taking over the Regal billiard hall in the East End, where Ronnie attacked members of a Maltese gang with a cutlass after they foolishly tried to extract protection money from him and his brother.

THE FIRM By 1957, they had their own club, the Double R, and their own gang, known as “The Firm”, consisting of a mixture of London heavies, Scottish hard men and bent businessmen. They moved westwards, taking over gambling club, Esmeralda’s Barn, which made them thousands of pounds a week. The brothers felt like they were in the big time, even though at that time bank robbers

looked down on them as mere bullies, calling them “thieves’ ponces”, and “Gert and Daisy” behind their backs, claiming that they didn’t steal their own money and attracted too many dodgy hangers-on. By 1966, Ron who was already suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, murdered George Cornell, a gangster from south London for a slight after calling the homosexual Ron a “fat poof” The following year, Jack “the Hat” McVitie, who had also caused the twins some minor grief, was stabbed to death by Reggie. The twins now thought their reputation made them untouchable, but the police, under Detective Chief Superintendent Leonard “Nipper” Read, pursued them doggedly and ‘The Firm’ started to fall apart as its members gave in to police pressure and informed on the twins. In May 1968, Ronnie and Reggie Kray were arrested. Their Old Bailey trial the following year was, at 39 days, the longest murder trial in English legal history. The press and public couldn’t get enough of them so if Bailey’s photo was the first stage in the construction of the Krays’ ongoing PR campaign than stage two was their capture, the press adoration and subsequent release of their biography The Profession of Violence published in 1972, by John Pearson three years after the Krays were jailed for life. The book only added to strengthen the creation of their image, both through the richness of its prose and its unadorned revelations about their crimes. The brothers were jailed for life and a minimum of 30 years by Mr Justice Melford Stevenson, who told them that “society has earned a rest from your activities”. In prison there was to be little rest from the twins, who continued to promote their image as England’s No 1 gangsters so diligently. And that remains the great enigma about the Krays: the fame they craved ensured that they would be a target for the police, and yet they staged their crimes where they would be guaranteed an audience; the men they believed were totally loyal were the ones who ensured their downfall. Once jailed, they devoted their considerable energies to their image as gangland stars, always open to visitors from outside. Their criminal empire may not have stood the sands of time, but their name became a brand that retains its potency to this day for a nation both fascinated and repelled by the transgressive.

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Man arrested over murders of former British Olympian and wife A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a British former Olympic diver and his wife at their villa in Spain. Peter and Jean Tarsey, both 77, were discovered dead at their home in Xaló, near Benidorm earilier this year in March. A Guardia Civil spokesman confirmed that the arrest had been made in connection with the killings. He said: “A Moroccan man has been arrested but we are not authorised to give out any other details because the judge has placed a temporary gag order on proceedings. “Everything indicates that this man was the author of the crime and he will give a statement before the judge at which time we should be able to give out more details.” Tarsey competed for Great Britain at the Melbourne Summer Olympics in 1956 and for England at two Commonwealth Games. The couple had been living in Spain for about 20 years.

Spanish air traffic controllers call strikes for September and October Spanish air traffic controllers have set fresh 12-hour strikes on September 26th and October 3rd in protest at disciplinary sanctions by authorities. The USCA union said on Monday the stoppages would occur between 4am and 4pm GMT on both days as their members resume protests which affected thousands of travellers during four days of strikes in June and July. The strikes are in sympathy with 61 Barcelona-based controllers who had sanctions imposed after they were accused

Finally the First commercial flight lands at Spanish ‘ghost airport’ five years after it was opened

astellón airport, known as Spain’s “ghost airport”, received its first commercial passenger flight last week, nearly five years after it opened when a Ryanair flight from London Stansted landed minutes before its scheduled arrival time at 10.40am. The airport which has become an emblem of Spain’s reckless boom-era infrastructure spending, which left the country mired in debt. The building and maintenance of the facility has already cost taxpayers €170 million (£125 million) and an investigation by the European Commission is underway to decide whether subsidies paid to the company SNC-Lavalin running the airport constitute illegal state aid. The fully booked flight, carrying 189 passengers, was the first of the Irish carrier’s three weekly connections between the British capital and Castellón airport, close to Valencia. Ryanair, which is the only company currently operating scheduled flights to the “ghost airport”, will soon add a service from Bristol. The airport which was inaugurated in March 2011 by two politicians from Spain’s ruling Popular Party, whose careers have since been curtailed by corruption cases. Carlos Fabra, former Castellón provincial chief, is serving a fouryear jail sentence for tax fraud, while ex-Valencia premier

of paralysing airspace over the city during a protest in 2010 that left 200,000 passengers stranded. On that occasion, airport controllers accused 175 controllers of collectively abandoning their posts -- but 20 of 22 labour tribunals ruled they had neither disobeyed their employers nor abandoned their posts, according to USCA. The union issued a statement saying it was ready to talk to Enaire, the public corporation managing air navigation in Spain.

Francisco Camps resigned in 2011 to defend himself against accusations of accepting bribes. A controversial €300,000 (£220,000) sculpture believed to depict Mr Fabra still stands at the entrance to the airport. Aerocas, the company set up by the Valencia government to run the facility, spent €35 million (£26 million) on advertising to promote the unused building in another example of wasted money it was mostly spent on shirt sponsorship deals with local football clubs Villarreal and Castellón.

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Deadline for lost lottery ticket worth €4.7 million draws nearer In the last week of June 2012, a lucky-yetunfortunate person bought a ticket for the Primitiva lottery at an outlet inside a shopping centre in A Coruña, selecting the numbers 10, 17, 24, 37, 40 and 43 – These numbers proved to be a winning selection for a prize fund of €4.7 million but on the day the winning numbers were announced no claim was made with many thinking the ticket was lost. But no, the ticket was found by Manuel Reija on San Agustín square in A Coruña who despite being in line to winning an absolute fortune refuses to accept the money. Manuel Reija said it never once occurred to him to keep quiet and just cash the prize. After finding the ticket and running it through the machine and realized that all six numbers were correct, he rushed to inform the authorities. An official notice was placed in the provincial gazette informing people of the winning lottery ticket discovery and as you can imagine there was an inevitable avalanche of oppor-

tunists looking to state their claim and to date, 220 people have claimed the prize.

DEADLINE LOOMING 14 months has now elapsed since the announcement was made with the deadline for the claim set for September 25th, applicants have been asked to complete a claim form and send a description of the way the ticket presumably looked when it was lost – any scratches, pencil notes, whether it was folded or not, anything that may prove that applicants physically saw the piece of paper to A Coruña City Hall. Many of the claims have already been rejected, but other people still have their hopes up. After September 25th, another three months will go by before A Coruña issues an administrative resolution. Even then, there are also legal suits filed by people who are quite certain they lost their ticket, and whose cases will have to conclude before any decision becomes final.

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A Madrid court is investigating a company which used four fake Goya paintings to raise funds to build a medical centre specializing in spinal cord injuries west of Madrid. The company known as Inversión y Explotación de Activos, SL - which has since ceased to trade - approached local authorities in Villaviciosa de Odón, which is governed by the conservative Popular Party (PP), with a plan to build a medical centre in 2013. The firm produced four supposed Francisco de Goya paintings and a report attesting to their authenticity written by an individual who purported to hold a PhD in art history. The artwork which was valued at €10million was used to underwrite a capital increase that would enable the company to build the centre. This undertaking was enough to persuade local authorities in the town to change its zoning plan to allow a former hotel to be converted and grant planning permission. However the National Police’s Historical Heritage Unit became suspicious that these works of art may be forgeries when the owners of the paintings requested permission to take one of them to Switzerland. It then transpired that the other three had already been transferred to that country and the export paperwork indicated that these three paintings were by an unknown artist, and that their real value was €300, €350 and €950, respectively rather than €3,528,000,

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An interior prison scene painted by Francisco de Goya €1,386,000 and €2,016,000 as stated by the alleged art expert. Villaviciosa town hall has now noted that the project was a private venture and that the local government played no role in “any possible irregularities.” The police have ruled out any fraudulent real estate operations and is instead focusing on the overvalued artwork.

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Hate crimes against Muslims soar Islamophobia seems to be embedding itself into the Spanish way of life as the number of hate crimes against Muslims soars. In the last year alone 57 cases have been reported throughout Spain says the Interior Ministry. Figures show that attacks on Muslims and their property have risen in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo and related attacks in Paris in January. Messages such as “Islam es paz para tu pxxx madre” (Islam is peace for your fxxxng mother) was the painted message that appeared on a mosque in Burgos on January 8, the day after the killings in Paris. The next day, a similar message was scrawled on the entrance to the Abu Bakr mosque in Madrid. And on January 10, “Islam fuera de Europa” (Islam out of Europe) was sprayed on the façade of the mosque in Jaén. Three days after that, “Je suis Charlie.” was daubed on the walls of a mosque in Jeréz.

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This rise in reports of hate crime targeting Muslims comes amid growing media coverage of the ongoing effects against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, which has made the fight against Islamic terrorism one of the main objectives of police forces in Europe and the United States. The majority of hate crimes reported in 2015 were in Madrid, with cases also reported in Málaga, Valladolid, Barcelona and Albacete. Clinical psychologist Sergio García Soriano explains that people commit these types of crimes because they see certain groups as “disturbing their idea of a perfect world.” One of the main problems in identifying hate crimes is proving the reason behind it is intolerance. Insults are one of the main forms of evidence, says Miguel Ángel Aguilar, a Barcelona-based public prosecutor who specializes in hate crimes. In 2014 of those accused or found guilty of hate crimes, 79.1 percent were Spanish, and more than a third of them were aged between 26 and 40

Reporter shocks Spain by referring to King Felipe with informal ‘you’ A TV reporter has caused a stir by being a bit too chummy with his royal highness, referring to him with the informal “tu”. An important rule of etiquette in the Spanish language is to always use the formal form to show respect - especially when talking to the King. But proper Spanish etiquette seemingly slipped the mind of one TV reporter while she was interviewing King Felipe VI about the EuroBasket game on Sunday, where Spain beat Lithuania 80-63 to take home the gold. The Telecinco reporter was asking the King

about how he had adjusted his schedule to cheer the basketball players on to their win, but referred to him throughout by using the informal tu tense. In Spain, the tu form is used when speaking in an informal setting, with friends or to children. But the usted form is reserved for speaking to someone in a formal setting, such as to a supervisor, someone in a position of authority... or to royalty. The King himself did not seem taken aback by the reporter’s informality, and answered her questions with a smile.

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Spanish company Next Limit Technologies is also involved in developing the new technology. The company has announced plans to build an 8km long test track in Quay Valley, California.

The brainchild of Paypal founder & Tesla, American entrepreneur Elon Musk’s, Hyperloop is a high-speed train, connecting cities via a low-pressure steel tube that carries the train at speeds of 1,200 km/h (800mph). Hyperloop Transportation Technologies is working together with some of the brightest engineers across the world, using a crowdsourcing approach to researching the project. Scientists and companies each dedicate around ten hours a week for free to work on the project, which has attracted bigname collaborators such as NASA, Boeing, Google and Yahoo as well as worldrenowned universities Harvard, Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

“We finished the viability analysis at the end of 2014. We already have the technology. We are currently working to get the necessary licenses and will begin construction next year, opening to the public in 2018 or 2019,” Dirk Ahlborn, CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies told the audience at xSpain technology conference in Madrid. “The prototype will transport over 10 million people a year,” he added. “Within eight years it will be profitable.” He told the crowd at xSpain - which according to its website “brings together Spain’s most forward-thinking innovators” - that there were already around 20 cities interested in the transport. He said that it would be easier to roll out the massive infrastructure project in Africa, Asia and the Middle East due to the fewer bureaucratic hurdles. “More difficult than the technology and raising the money will be to get public and governmental approval because it is a huge infrastructure project,” Ahlborn said. Questioned about the huge costs associated with Hyperloop, Ahlborn argued that it was actually cheaper than the current high-speed rail line being built between San Francisco and Los Angeles. A Spanish firm won the contract to build part of the high-speed line in December 2014. ACS will design and construct the 105-kilometre (65-mile) stretch of railway line which will connect Fresno with North Bakersfield and will comprise dozens of viaducts, overpasses and underpasses.

magine boarding a vessel in Madrid, suspended inside a giant tube, then zipping off at 1,200 kilometres per hour and a mere 30 minutes later, disembarking in Barcelona. What seems to come straight from the pages of a science fiction novel could soon be reality, as US-based company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has announced the plans to build a test track for the futuristic technology in southern California and a competition for prototype pods.

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The school bell could ring for the last time for students and teachers in the tiny Valencian town of Bufali - unless they get some new neighbours. With a population of around 150 people, Bufali fears that it is too small to continue studies at its only school where currently just four students attend. With two of those four leaving the school next year, the town is now searching for a family with at least two children to move in so that the school will have a future. “We will only be left with two students and with just two students, the school will close,” one teacher said. In exchange for moving house, the town hall says it will offer the family a house with a rent of €200 and a permanent job at a waste collection company paying €15,000 annually. Dozens of families from around Spain have already contacted the town hall about the offer and personal interviews with the families are now underway to establish who gets to benefit from this fabulous offer.

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CORRUPTION CASES PLAGUING SPAIN Jesús Gil

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F you were to put together an A to Z of Spanish politics, the letter ‘c’ would have to be reserved for corruption. Unfortunate as it is, public life in Spain has been dogged by shady deals of all kinds in recent years. From allegations of illegal funding of political parties to more run-of-the mill bribes and backhanders to local bigwigs, news about illegal activity has become depressingly commonplace. To help you make sense of it all, we have compiled a list of the major corruption scandals in recent years, covering everything from slush funds to Swiss bank accounts. n THE MARBELLA MODEL: The larger-than-life character of Jesús Gil set the tone for the corrupt Costa del Sol resort, the judicial consequences of which are still unravelling 10 years after the former mayor and Atlético Madrid owner’s death. Juan Antonio Roca, the brains behind Marbella’s sprawling web of real estate-linked corrup-

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tion was sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined €240 million in October 2013 after a nine-year legal process in which 100 people were charged. n BID-RIGGING AND AN APOLOGY: Politicians, business executives and town hall civil servants were among 37 people arrested across Spain on October 27th in the latest political corruption scandal to stoke the indignation of crisis-hit Spaniards. The modus operandi was simple: bids for public contracts were manipulated to benefit certain firms, who then paid kickbacks to the politicians. The former Madrid region number two, Francisco Granados, is among the ruling Popular Party members involved, prompting an apology to the nation from Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. n ROYAL WRONGDOING: An offshoot of an investigation into corrupt dealings in the Balearics, the Nóos case has

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seen charges levelled at Princess Cristina and her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin. The latter is accused of using his connections to secure overpriced contracts from regional authorities for leisure events, the profits from which he later funnelled to his own family accounts despite his Nóos Institute supposedly being not for profit, while the princess has been charged with fraud and money laundering. n BANKIA BLACKHOLE: While the savings bank Caja Madrid and its successor Bankia were creating the biggest black hole in Spanish financial history, its executives and board members, delegated by the main political parties and unions, were spending freely on “phantom” credit cards, racking up €15 million in costs which were never declared or accounted for. Former minister and IMF chief Rodrigo Rato is among those being investigated.

Lawyer Helen Mukoro makes history running for next presidential election HELEN Mukoro, a Nigerian-born Spanish lawyer, is making history as the first woman and the first immigrant to run for Spain’s presidency, or the role of Prime Minister. Mukoro recently emerged as the presidential candidate of her new opposition party, Union De Todos, for Spain’s upcoming general election in December. Mukoro has gained prominence in Spain’s political scene after she founded Union De Todos, which loosely translates in English to “Union of All,” and in May she became the first Nigerian-Spanish candidate to run for mayor of Denia in Alicante. Mukoro lost the election, but her popularity soared and several people endorsed her for the presidential ticket. Mukoro, who lives in the eastern city of Denia, runs a legal firm and has worked as a legal consultant at the Red Cross Society in Spain. She served as CEO and president of the African Europe chamber of commerce and CEO and president of the National Agency of Forensic Experts, Mediators and Technical Professionals of Spain and Europe. Apart from her career and qualifications as an attorney, Mukoro is an author and holds various academic degrees. She holds degrees in social education and criminology and post-graduate certificates in tax and labour management, forensic psychology and in

immigration and domestic violence, according to her personal website. Mukoro said she decided to become a politician after witnessing years of economic crisis in Spain. Born in Nigeria’s Delta state she reportedly migrated to Spain in 1992, and has detailed her struggle as an African living in Spain. She said a political victory for her party would be a triumph for the African community worldwide. “If we win, it will be victory for the whole of Africa … the victory will be a history that will never be erased,” she told a Nigerian newspaper. “They can say that Nigeria is the first country to produce a black leader in Spain. That will [bring] pride to Nigeria and Africa. If we get there, Nigeria and Africans in Spain will be respected in a different dimension.” The 2015 Spanish general election is scheduled to take place on or before Dec. 20. The ruling People’s Party, led by Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, is seeking re-election for a second term in office while the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party is vying for a return to power after four years in opposition. New political parties and anti-corruption movements Podemos and Citizens have also made gains in local and regional elections, BBC News reported.

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n GARZÓN AND GÜRTEL: First blown open by Judge Baltasar Garzón in 2009, the Gürtel case focusses on a network of corrupt businessmen and Popular Party officials in Madrid, Valencia and elsewhere. The businessmen gave the PP free electoral events and gifts for which the officials awarded them bloated public contracts. Garzón was struck off for tapping jailed suspects’ phone conversations. Ex-Valencia regional president Francisco Camps was acquitted of corruption charges in the highest-profile Gürtel-related trial so far. n THE BÁRCENAS SLUSH FUND: The former treasurer of Spain’s ruling Popular Parry Luis Bárcenas – also implicated in the Gürtel case - is in jail having been accused of money laundering, fraud and bribery. His own handwritten ledgers show how the party received illegal cash donations from companies to create a slush fund the PP used to pay leading members salary top-ups and other expenses, such as the refitting of its Madrid headquarters. n THE PRICE OF PATRIOTISM: To some it was a shock when in July former Catalan president Jordi Pujol admitted to having failed to declare inheritance money held in a foreign bank account. But to many political opponents of the nationalist figurehead it was merely confirmation that after decades of taking an alleged three-percent slice on dozens of public contracts in the region, Pujol and his family were now feeling the heat of a police investigation. Media reports calculate the amount of euros the Pujol clan have whisked out of Spain is in the hundreds of millions. n ANDALUSIAN LAYOFF SUBSIDIES: The so-called ERE case is a massive probe into the misuse of some €150 million in public funds by Andalusian Socialist government officials (including former regional president José Antonio Griñán), their business associates and even the major trade unions. Over 200 people have been formally accused. Essentially, subsidies meant to help companies to pay employees’ redundancy packages or early retirement were doled out fraudulently, benefitting all concerned.

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Uneasy calm descends over Melilla, Spain’s heavily fortified African enclave

ALM seems to have returned to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north-east Morocco. Gone are the pictures of people straddling the wire and the throb of helicopters late at night as attempts on the fences seemed to have stopped. In the past four months nobody has scaled the barrier, which is six metres high and 11.5km long. The only attempt, early last month, failed before those seeking to reach the European Union could get to the triple layer

Fewer people are scaling the triple layer of barbed wire, but numbers reaching the Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa are rising of barbed wire. “We’re no longer in the headlines for illegal immigration because it isn’t a problem anymore,” the leader of the Melilla council, Juan José Imbroda, said.

Since January only about 100 people, out of a total of some 3,700 who tried their luck, have entered Melilla by crossing the perimeter fence. Last year they numbered around 2,100, out of 19,000 who tried. This has prompted the Guardia Civil to lend advice to Hungary, which has been fencing off its border with Serbia. The commander of the local detachment, Colonel Ambrosio Martin Villasenor, says vigilance is needed. “It’s a game of chess,” he says. Madrid has undertaken a range of measures to strengthen the barrier between Morocco and Spain, which is one of the key routes between Africa and Europe. After many people tried to make the crossing in 2014, reinforcements were posted to Melilla, adding to the 650 civil guards already on the ground. Under a controversial new “citizen security” law, which came into force this spring, border guards can send people who do get across back into Morocco, bundling them through small gates in the fence before they can seek asylum.

Lastly, the authorities have added a layer of fine mesh that makes it almost impossible to get a grip on the fence. And the barrier is fitted with sensors and cameras, so contact triggers an alarm in the control room at Guardia Civil headquarters. Units stationed nearby move in quickly. Moroccan authorities have installed their own barrier, created a ditch, and positioned forces to patrol the perimeter. And it has dismantled camps on Mount Gourougou, where people from sub-Saharan Africa were waiting to cross to Europe, returning there after failed attempts. It seems unlikely that the Melilla route has been closed for good. There have been fewer attempts along on the perimeter in recent months, but the number of refugees has increased. In 2014 the authorities registered 5,300 entries (across the wire but also by boat, using counterfeit papers or hidden in vehicles). For the first eight months of this year the number was 5,800. Most of these people hope to reach Germany. Morocco and Spain are just stages on a long journey.

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THE CHANGING FACE OF SAN PEDRO L OCATED ten minutes from the bustling city of Marbella and also ten minutes from the port town of Estepona, San Pedro is now a destination to which people can travel and spend the day. The beaches are lovely and the Paseo Maritimo, which snakes its way along the tranquil shores, hosts many fabulous bars and restaurants, where you can watch the world go by. However, it is the town that has changed in the most majestic way, with the opening of ´The Boulevard´ and further to that, the emergence of at least ten new restaurants that can boast world quality menus and some that could easily achieve Michelin star rating. ´The Boulevard´ with its weaving walk-ways, water features and manicured gardens, attract families with a number of play parks for the kids, which has been imaginatively thought through with enticing frames and swings. Teenagers have specific areas to use their skateboards, romantic couples sip coffee, local men gather for a beer and diners wishing to soak up the evening ambience in the balmy warmth of the southern sun. Boulevard 171, which was the first out of the gates, is owned by established restaurateurs - Troyano, who have had substantial local success with their coffee bars/patisseries throughout the Costa del Sol. This bar & restaurant is domiciled at the Guadalmina end of the boulevard, opposite La Colonia and serves a range of extremely well priced menu selections of salads, burgers, pasta and open sandwiches. El Guiño, has become an overnight hit with their sumptuous steaks and fish dishes, a varied selection of puddings also entice and if you wish to have a pit stop for a coffee or ice cream, not a bad choice of venue. Noa is also positioned on the boulevard and provides a convenience stop for pedestrians in need of refreshment. Ambrosia has been a lifesaver this summer as the temperatures soared on occasion above 50 degrees, with their wonderful air–conditioning. The menu has a fabulous selection of light bites, breakfasts, healthy choice lunches and comprehensive choice of local and international beers and spirits. As a relative newcomer, the restaurant is being steered by veteran restaurant manager

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Miguel, who has gained his experience in running La Sala El Rincon in San Pedro and is a well-known local face in providing great service and ensuring food and drinks are delivered on time. Urban Bistro Bar is the latest to open their doors in San P. and is owned by French Son and mother team, Adam and Corinne. With the help of Karina, the significant other half of Adam, who has been professionally trained in hotel and restaurant management, this is definitely a place to watch. Urban has a diverse menu, which boasts selections from Japan, Thailand, Mexico and

Spain with a compliment of prawn dishes, burgers and steaks that appeal to all. Vino y Mar has switched locations from Nueva Andalucía to San Pedro High street and has achieved immediate success with their French pizzas (Flambées), which are the specialty food item of The Alsace on the border of France and Germany. Flambées are yeast and gluten free and instead of using cheese as the main ingredient, crème fraiche provides the primary floor and together with the biscuit crisp base and traditional pizza toppings are quite simply the tastiest pizzas I have ever had.

Pampita Argentinean steak house, Barbulla, breakfast, coffee bar and provider of light bites day or night are all located in the town of San Pedro and provide the perfect place to relax with friends and to have a perfect lunch or a hearty dinner. During the next month there are at least another four important additional restaurants to open in the area, for which we will naturally give you our own review. Watch this space. If you are a visitor, make a special visit, it is a great destination for all. Photos: Richard Paine Smith

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fter-school & weekend activities help kids develop social skills, improve academic performance, and help them build strong supportive relationships with adults other than their parents. Kids benefit especially from the social skills development and improved academic skills, this leads to improved conflict management and better school attendance. From dance schools to football clubs, the Costa del Sol has plenty of after school clubs & classes so to help you find the class your child’s needs we have categorized these groups into four different areas of interest sport, of which we will feature over the coming months.

Duck n Dive Swim School Offers fun progressive lessons following STA (Swimming Teachers Association) Badge Scheme to motivate students of all ages and levels. Offering courses in Cancelada, Marbella, Coin, Fuengirola and Calahonda Duck n Dive Swim School is the largest swim school on the Costa del Sol and is a place where babies, children and even adults can learn how to swim with the proper technique with confidence in a safe, secure and caring environment. Classes are taught by qualified instructors who speak English, Danish and Spanish in clean pools at various urbanizations throughout the Costa del Sol or private lessons can be arranged in your own pool at home or in your community.

Atletico All Stars Kids Football in Marbella Under 8’s: From 3 years old we will focus on building confidence through team play, structured games and encouraging success. The 3 - 6 year olds train every Saturday and Sunday from 10am - 11am and Wednesday from 5pm - 6pm. Your first time is FREE.

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The Multisports Club offers sports activities for both children and adults based in Aloha Gardens in Nueva Andalucia, Marbella. They also offer a popular kids camp that runs during weekends and school holidays all year long. Offering a wide range of sports and fitness activities to suit both children and adults, including tennis, padel, aerobics, Zumba, and personal training, circuit training and even skateboarding!

Introduces and develops boys and girls aged 4 plus in the physical activity of Artistic Gymnastics in a fun, varied and progressive environment. Following the British Gymnastics Education program, we teach children specific gymnastics moves using balance beams, springboards, vaults, bars and floor mats whilst encouraging the development of physical, social, emotional and life skills.

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HE Jolly Roger flying from the bow of the Schmitt family ship ‘Aarrr Booty’ is a telling sign of what these modern buccaneers are after: Spanish gold. Instead of flintlocks and cutlasses, however, the Schmitts use maps and computers and bring lots of patience to bear in their quest for booty. The gold they seek -- and sometimes find -- is on the bottom of the ocean, the bounty of 17th-century Spanish treasure ships that sank in storms off the coast of Florida. Their slow, meticulous work often pays off: in June the family found hundreds of gold coins with an estimated value of $1 million. It came from a convoy of 11 Spanish treasure ships that sank in a violent storm off the Florida coast in 1715. “There’s truly no way to describe the emotion of pulling up something that’s been under the ocean for 300 years,” said Rick Schmitt, the 67-year-old family patriarch. The work can be monotonous. Day in, day out between May and September, and when the weather permits, the Schmitts sail out to sea, drops anchor and then deploys tubes that move sand on the ocean floor, powered by the ship’s propellers. A diver plunges into the water with a metal detector. If he finds nothing, the vessel moves forward and the operation is repeated. Eric, his wife Lindsay, sister Hillary, father Rick and mother Lisa take turns doing the chores on board. We are not really the average family, families (who) watch movies together and

MODERN DAY BUCCANEERS: in search of the ultimate spanish bounty go on picnics and hikes. We go out on the ocean and dive for treasures,” said Eric. “We have a lot of long days on the boat,” said Lindsay. “It’s hot out here.” And tempers flare at times in the close quarters of the Aarrr Booty. “Treasure hunting is hard work and there is always tension on every treasure boat,” said Rick. “But when we find something we realize why we are all here and what we are doing and we are very proud of what we are doing,” he said. This season, the family recovered nearly $2 million worth of treasure. To get to it they’ve had to pick through a lot of junk on the ocean floor -- beer cans, lead fishing weights, rusted metal. “We’ve found everything out here from refrigerators to water heaters, bombs...” said Jonah Martinez, skipper of the Capitana, a vessel that belongs to a treasure hunting outfit that goes by the name 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels LLC. The Capitana had its moment of glory in July this year when it found hundreds of coins, some of them quite rare, valued at $4.5 million. Queens Jewels LLC has the rights to re-

cover treasure from the fleet that went down in 1715 and the Schmitts along with others work for it as a subcontractor. Obtaining rights to search for Spanish bounty is in great demand currently, 11 companies have state permits to search for treasure in Florida’s coastal waters, the resting place of dozens of colonial-era shipwrecks.

Archaeologist’s vs treasure hunters The treasure hunting of these modern day buccaneers, however, does not sit well with archaeologists, who find little of scientific value in the work of people like the Schmitts. “Most archaeologists will not have anything to do with treasure hunting,” said Corey Malcolm, an archaeologist at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, a Key West institution built around the treasure recovered from Spanish

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Don’t judge a book by it’s cover ...especially if they can talk

THE Human Library based out of Denmark lets people check out “interactive books” for half an hour - but the words are coming from humans that volunteer to tell their tales. Readers can peruse the libraries catalogue and select an experience to hear about from Child Of The Holocaust Survivors, The Gypsy Tale, Iraq War Veteran, and Orphanage Boy, these are just a an examples of story titles offered. With library card in hand, readers are then

PARIS BIDS TO HOST 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES led to a discussion area to meet their book and hear the tale, cover to cover. Started in 2000 by a Danish youth-based non-profit organisation, the Human Library was a project intended to start conversation and foster understanding between different types of people that would normally never interact with each other. “The purpose is to challenge what we think we know about other members of our community,” reads the Human Library Facebook Page. “To challenge our stereotypes and prejudices in a positive framework, where difficult questions are accepted, expected and appreciated. The first Human Library event was hosted at the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. One of the largest summer festivals in Northern Europe, its theme focused on community activities to help stop growing levels of violence and bias in the area. Now the project has spread to over 50 countries across the world. So if you feel like you’ve got a bestseller inside you, check out the Human Library website (humanlibrary.org) to see if there are events happening near you–with no late fees involved.

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ARIS has officially declared itself a candidate to host the 2024 Olympic Games by submitting its letter of intention to the International Olympic Committee on Saturday, the Olympic Ambition Association (AAO) announced. “The Olympic spirit and the city of Paris share a common attachment to unity in diversity, tolerance in the face of differences and the same belief in peace of openness,” the letter, addressed to IOC president Thomas Bach and signed jointly by French National Olympic Committee president Denis Masseglia, and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, explained. The AAO, who are organising the bid, promise to “build a project which is un-

forgettable, innovative, responsible and sustainable”. The letter concluded: “Hosting the Games is to open up to the world and Paris is firmly rooted in the tradition of extending a welcome, which our candidature hopes to express.” Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Rome have also declared an interest in hosting the Games in 2024 and have either already submitted their official letters of candidature or are expected to do so in the near future, while Toronto, Doha and Baku have yet to decide officially whether to pursue their Olympic ambitions. A decision on the 2024 host city will be taken at the IOC congress in Lima in September 2017.

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Maasai women & donkeys bring solar power to those who need it most

OT long ago, dusk was a time of unease for the people of Magadi, a village in Kenya’s Kajiado County. As the sun set, farmers began worrying about their cattle, easy prey for hyenas and leopards. Children lit fires to finish their schoolwork, filling homes with smoke. Now as darkness falls, lights flick on across this sleepy hamlet, thanks to the efforts of more than 200 Maasai women at the frontline of a solar power revolution. The women, trained in solar panel installation, use donkeys to haul their solar wares from home to home in the remote region, hoping villagers will see the light–and benefits– of adding renewable solar energy in their homes. The solar house-calls are courtesy of a program launched by Green Energy Africa that is putting income into the pockets of women from the Maasai tribe, a semi-nomadic people of East Africa. The company provides the women with solar products — energy efficient lights, panels and rechargeable batteries—and teaches them how to install the equipment in homes and villages. There is a great need for solar energy in Kenya where more than half the population is living too remotely to connect to the country’s power grid. Installing solar power means people no longer have to burn firewood or kerosene to light their homes and

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EVENTY years ago, representatives from 50 warweary countries gathered in San Francisco to create an international organization aimed at saving future generations from the “scourge of war” - the United Nations. It was Dag Hammarskjöld, the tragic third UN secretary general, who said it best. “The United Nations was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell”. The kind of hell Hammarskjöld had in mind was not hard to imagine in the wake of Hitler’s world war, extermination camps and the atom bombs shadow spreading across the globe - mankind had reached rock bottom. There is little doubt that since its formation in 1945 the U.N has helped save millions it has been involved in every major crisis and has served as a catalyst for the prevention of others. It authorised the international coalitions that fought in the Korean War (1950 -53) and the Persian Gulf War (1991). It provided a forum for meditation in the Arab-Israel conflict resulting in numerous peace accords and keeping the conflict localized to the Middle East. U.N military forces have conducted numerous peacekeeping missions providing security and reducing armed conflict. Its agencies have worked tirelessly to help women achieve gender equality it has provided sanctuary from sexual assault during armed conflict and reunited families after displacement and most of all it has boosted health and education across the world. But as is the nature of the beast for all its many successes the U.N can catalogue a number of catastrophic failures, resulting in millions of innocent civilian deaths. Below we list both some of its greatest achievements and failures.

3 SUCCESSES Peace The big one – and the record is not so bad as we sometimes make out. Thanks in part to UN conflict resolution and peacekeeping initiatives, the number of people dying in conflicts has declined rapidly since 1945 – worldwide, fewer people died in conflict in the first decade of the 21st century than any decade of the 20th. War Crimes Prosecution The Liberian and Serbian leaders were both prosecuted for war crimes by tribunals set up by the United Nations, with Taylor sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment.

70 years on what has the UN achieved? “The United Nations was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell” heightening awareness to raising funds to making sure appropriate programs for prevention and treatment are implemented. The U.N has wisely recognized that the organization itself cannot shoulder this one alone, and has set up the Fund and other mechanisms aimed at drawing governments, other multilaterals, NGOs and corporations into the fight. According to the most recent report of UNAIDS, the number of people who died from AIDS and the opportunistic disease caused by AIDS has decreased from 2.3 million in 2005 to 1.6 million in 2012. There are more and more people who have HIV and who are supported by the U.N and its sub-organizations.

7 FAILURES erty and hunger, and thousands still die of malnourishment every year. But as with war, the numbers have fallen from the 20th century, when more than 70 million died from famine. Again, intervention by the UN’s World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organisation and UN-sponsored emergency aid management can take some of the credit. The World Food Program is known as one of the most successful programs U.N has ever ratified because of its enormous impacts on global community. Every year, the U.N feeds 104 million people in 80 countries. They feed people in war zones, natural disasters, health emergencies and poor countries. Disarmament - countries who gave up The Bomb Never before in history have countries voluntarily decided to give up weapons because they were too efficient. South Africa did this at the end of apartheid, and Kazakhstan when the Soviet Union fell apart. A number of other countries have committed to ending nuclear weapon research programmes and submit to inspections by the U.N International Atomic Energy Agency.

Veto Power The United Nations Security Council consists of fifteen nations, five of which are permanent: France, Russia, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The other ten nations are elected to serve two-year terms. The five permanent members enjoy the luxury of veto power; when a permanent member vetoes a vote, the Council resolution cannot be adopted, regardless of international support. Even if the other fourteen nations vote yes, a single veto will beat this overwhelming show of support. The most recent use of the veto was in 2014 when Russia vetoed a resolution condemning a referendum on the status of Crimea as illegal and in May Russia and China blocked a resolution condemning Syria – Today, this acts sees millions of Syrians displaced by war and thousands of migrants dying in the Mediterranean trying to flee the war torn country. Sri Lanka

Fighting AIDS The U.N is the leader when it comes to the global battle against HIV/AIDS. Between the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund to find Aid, the U.N is at the heart of every aspect of dealing with this epidemic, from

Milosevic died of a heart attack before a verdict was reached, but the precedent that dictators can face impartial, rather than victors’, justice has been established. Ending famine The world is an unequal place, with large parts beset by pov-

The small island nation of Sri Lanka experienced a bloody civil war lasting from 1983 to 2009, pitting the militant, separatist Tamil Tigers against government forces. In the final months of the war, the opposing sides were fighting in the heavily populated northeast coastline, a designated safe zone. The fighting forced 196,000 people to flee, and trapped over 50,000 civilians. Independent experts urged the Human Rights Council of the U.N to investigate claims of war crimes, and U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon acknowledged being “appalled” by the situation, but the United Nations made

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Militarized units in the zone were forced to disarm, and a peacekeeping force was put in place, consisting of six hundred Dutch soldiers. The Serbs then surrounded the safezone with tanks, soldiers, and artillery pieces. With the zone surrounded, supply lines were slow-moving at best. The U.N forces were running low on ammunition, fuel, and food, as the Serbs continued to build an army around Srebrenica. In July, Serbian forces invaded the area, forcing the small UN team back. As many as 20,000 Bosniak refugees fled to the U.N compound in Potocari, seeking protection from the advancing Serbs. Despite the UN peacekeeping force present, Serbian soldiers entered the camp, raping Bosniak women and murdering freely while the Dutch peacekeepers could do nothing. By July 18th, 7,800 Bosniaks were dead, due largely to an ill-equipped and unprepared U.N force. Rwanda Genocide The Rwandan genocide of 1994 details the gross inability of the United Nations to carry out its sworn duty to maintain peace and security. Following the Rwandan Civil War in the early 1990s, tensions between two ethnic groups, the Hutu and the Tutsis, were at a dangerous high. In 1993, U.N peacekeeping forces entered the nation, attempted to secure the capital and enable humanitarian aid.

The peacekeeping forces were not authorized to use military manoeuvres to achieve these goals. In January of 1994, a cable was sent from the Canadian Force Commander to the U.N headquarters detailing the imminent threat of genocide by Hutu mobs on Tutsi minorities. The Security Council never received the cable, and the notice was largely ignored. Following the loss of eighteen American servicemen in the Battle of Mogadishu, the United States was largely unwilling to help in any intervention. Most shocking in this series of events is the abandonment of a school by Belgian peacekeepers after ten soldiers were murdered. Thousands had flocked to the school for U.N protection, and roaming gangs of Hutu supporters killed nearly all of them. Close to one million Rwandans were killed in the genocide, amounting to twenty percent of the population.

Terrorism Many experts agree that “modern” terrorism began with the 1968 hijacking of El Al Israel Flight 426 by a Palestinian terrorist organization. The United Nations condemned the action, but failed to take any further action. These terrorist acts continued throughout the remainder of the twentieth century, with no reaction from the UN; a simple condemnation was as far as they would go. With the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the UN finally took action, outlawing terrorism and punishing those responsible for the attacks. Unfortunately, this applied only to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. State-funded terrorist programs—such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Mossad—were unaffected. Nations that support groups that are widely linked to

terrorism, such as Iran, are not held accountable specifically for these actions. To this date, the UN still does not have a clear definition of terrorism, and they have no plans to pursue one.

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Danes donate €11.5 million to Syrian refugees

joint fundraiser for Syria from Denmark’s two biggest broadcasters got Danes to dig deep into their pockets over the weekend. The Syrian refugee crisis was broadcast into the homes of Danes on Sunday night with a three-hour fundraiser simultaneously aired on the nation’s two dominant broadcasters, DR and TV2. Celebrities ranging from Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to The Killing star Sofie Gråbøl were manning the phones as the ‘Hjælp nu!’ (Help now!) Fundraiser generated over 86 million kroner (€11.5million) for the millions of Syrians who are either internally displaced or have fled to neighbouring countries. The raised funds will be distributed to 12 different humanitarian organizations that will convert Danes’ generosity into things like winter coats, boots, medical supplies and propane for cooking. Sunday night’s

programme marked the first time that the rival broadcasters joined forces for a fundraiser since 2011, when they helped raise 110 million kroner for various projects in Africa. The Syrian fundraiser was not without its controversy. When the programme was announced, many Facebook reactions were negative. “Never, we should help our own first,” Susanne Sus wrote, while Bjarne Larsen said: “As long as there are cuts to our elderly, sick and child services remain, I’m giving nothing.” But despite the mixed response online, the head of the Danish Refugee Council said that the fundraiser’s results show that “Danes are ready to help when it is needed. “This money will make a major difference for the Syrians who are today living in ramshackle buildings and often cannot get food as they prepare to face the fifth winter since the war started,” Andreas Kamm said.

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Man, Horse and the Sport of Kings A new documentary film and TV series on polo has entered the post production stage after the filming climaxed with coverage of the Santa Maria Gold Cup held at Santa Maria Polo Club Sotogrande. Marked for release in March 2016 the film will explore characters and rivalries, as well as current issues in the sport such as cloning, whilst shying away from the normal glitz , glamour and wealth associated with the sport, that can often project a superficial view of Polo and its players. As well as Spain the cameras followed the cast around polo’s year-round locations including Argentina and the UK. Jason Phillips, of Heritage Media, said: “The world of polo was crying out for a docu-film and TV series like this to be created. “When we were approached about the opportunity we were amazed that nothing similar had been done before successfully. It is an absolute film makers dream.”

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A feature documentary and TV series following the guts, glory, lifestyle and characters on and off the field of Polo of Kings speaks to Adolfo Cambiaso, the Argentine great, and Alan Meeker about their Crestview Genetics programme. “There are so many angles to the season that we are almost spoilt for choice,” added Phillips. “Whether it be the fierce competition on the field, the fashion and society that surrounds the sport, the innate attachment between man and horse that runs throughout the piece, and also the new issues entering polo such as cloning in Argentina - and then within this, you have the various characters, teams, clubs and competitions all vying for attention and victory.” For more information visit www. sportofkingsfilm.co.uk

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MR HENDERSON’S RAILWAY, BENAOJAN TO JIMERA DE LIBAR A marvellous piece of Andalusian heritage relegated to people´s memory,

uring the early years of the industrial revolution the age of train had arrived but somehow it by-passed southern Spain and Gibraltar. Gibraltar at that time was an overcrowded strategic Mediterranean military base completely cut off from the civilised world by land offering small and crowded dwellings, which were poorly ventilated & badly drained– For the residents this space covering a square mile must have seemed like a prison! Southern Spain was a rural beauty but with little infrastructure.

Although Spanish opposition prevented the line going all the way to Gibraltar, so a boat service to Algeciras with two steamer vessels was implemented. The mastermind behind the railway was a British engineer, John Morrison, backed by a very wealthy financier Sir Alexander Henderson. Their company already had considerable experience building ambitious railway projects in South America and therefore constructing a difficult rail link from Gibraltar to Ronda was an engineering challenge they were confident they could successfully achieve!

But in the late 1990s a change began to take shape. The ‘Algeciras Gibraltar Railway Company’ began construction on what has become affectionately called “Mr Henderson Railway”, a railway line providing travel through the once almost impenetrable mountainous region from Algeciras (very near Gibraltar) to Ronda and beyond passing through areas known for its bandits. The railway required a circuitous trajectory over rivers and mountains. In fact twenty bridges and sixteen tunnels had to be built making this an extremely challenging engineering feat! The intention was to connect southern Spain to the existing railway near Ronda and from there to Madrid and the rest of Europe. The route provided not only an escape for British garrison officers and civil workers based in Gibraltar the opportunity of travel and the chance to escape the rock, and experience Spain but offered blessed relief to travellers, whose wheeled carriages would often get stuck in the potholes of the terrible make-shift roads.

The first section of the railway ran from Algeciras to Jimena and was officially opened in October 1890. The next stage ran to Ronda and was opened in 1892, operating six passenger trains daily through 22 stations and costing 11 pesetas and 65 centimos (6p) for a first class seat from San Roque to Ronda. To encourage passengers to frequent the railway line Henderson decided to build a sumptuous hotel in Algeciras, where Gibraltarian residents would alight from the packed steamer which carried them across the Bay of Algeciras. An oasis of baroque colonial splendour and tranquillity in busy, dusty Algeciras, the Hotel Reina Cristina - named after the Spanish Queen who ruled until Alfonso III came of age - English to its very bones with a curved driveway which sweeps round to present a startling vista of huge pine and palm trees, behind which rears a huge confection of pergolas and rotundas, turrets and fancy brickwork, crowned with glazed green and brown terracotta tiles.

Image courtesy of Toma Tours During the Second World War it was popular with spies from both the Axis and Allied camps who spotted shipping in the Strait. Some even took sea view rooms on a long let and converted the bathrooms to dark rooms. In the 1890s the hotel was not only used by passengers on the new train line who would disembark from the small packet steamer from Gibraltar, it was also popular with those travelling on the P. & O. ships to India and the Far East who would disembark for the Saturday evening dances. In 1906 the Reina Victoria was built at the other end of the line in Ronda and today offers guests the same very English service and atmosphere enjoyed by the officers and ladies from Gibraltar a hundred years ago.

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Today the railway has been upgraded and remains an important freight route as well as providing passenger services for residents and visitors however you would still be forgiven for thinking that you had been transported to the set of The Railway Children. At many stations an English station clock hangs beneath a fringed wooden canopy. Metal slatted seats stand outside the stationmaster’s office. Some have a weighbridge for goods set into the platform, made in England of course. The original hand operated points and signals are still lovingly cared for. Most stations are well maintained, the platforms decorated with brilliantly coloured geraniums and petunias, the slatted fences painted annually. The stationmaster is also in charge of the points and level crossings so, after setting the necessary levers, he rapidly dons his uniform to await the arrival of the train. He is equipped with a red cap and

carries a red flag and a whistle with which he signals the train driver to proceed. It’s all very nostalgic. Electronic signalling has also replaced the manual method of warning of oncoming trains. The method was simple and foolproof. As a train left each station the driver was given a hoop. He handed this to the next stationmaster who could then release any train standing in the spur line at his station and the hoop would travel back to its home station with that driver. The original steam trains were replaced by diesel in the 1970s, a disappointment to steam buffs but a great increase in efficiency. When the rails were wet the old engines had trouble climbing some of the steep inclines and had to be preceded by a man throwing sand on the track, reducing the speed to a walking pace. The modern diesels spray sand automatically when they detect a lack of adhesion. Secure in the knowledge that progress will be in a forward direction passengers today can sit back and enjoy the spectacular scenery as the line follows the course of the Rio Guadiaro. You will notice that the towns and villages served by the stations are some way from the line and normally perched high above on their defensive ridges and buttresses. Estacion Gaucin, or Colmenar for instance, is 12 kilometres from Gaucin itself and Estacion Cortes serving Cortes de la Frontera is 5 kilometres away. After Estacion Jimena the line takes you through canyons and narrow valleys as it starts its climb up to Ronda, crossing and re-crossing the river. Just before Ronda the line performs a hairpin bend to manage the last hill. It is a fantastic example of the best of 19th century, British, engineering.

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CAN GIBRALTAR STAND ALONE?

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N August 9, Spanish authorities pursued a suspected smuggling boat into Gibraltarian waters, eliciting a strong complaint from the British Foreign Office. The exchange is typical of the kind of minor confrontation with Spain that constantly colours the modern Gibraltarian experience, incidents whose timing can often be traced to temporary requirements of Spanish domestic politics — the need to either galvanize public support (as in this case, with an election imminent) or to distract attention from a difficult subject (for example the political scandal in 2013, which coincided with

It is often said that nothing is certain but death and taxes. Today, a citizen of Gibraltar might partially agree, though considering the famously low rates in the British Overseas Territory, taxes actually are not that much of a problem. He may also wish to add another certainty to the list: Spain will try to reclaim Gibraltar as its own a fishing spat). For Gibraltar, this loud and demonstrative Spanish danger is actually just one part of

the true threat to the little former colony: a changing geopolitical landscape that has left Gibraltar wondering how it is to survive in the modern world.

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UK and Spanish authorities in stand off at the end of Gibraltar runway in UK waters

Life has always been somewhat precarious for the inhabitants of Gibraltar, a giant lump of Jurassic limestone thrusting 400 meters (1,312 feet) into the air at its highest point. The rock presents its sheer face to a narrow isthmus separating it from the Spanish border before sloping downward as it progresses out to sea, ending in a narrow coastal lowland. The entire territory makes up just 6 square kilometres (2.3 square miles). This small area now supports 30,000 residents, with

space so constrained that traffic is stopped whenever a plane needs to land because the runway bisects the main road. On the other side of the strait, the Moroccan mountain of Jebel Musa is clearly visible. The gap that separates Africa and Europe at this point is just 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) wide, but it connects the entire Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. For a long time, Gibraltar’s inhospitable geography inhibited native settlement, but its key strategic position meant that it saw plenty of traffic passing through. After years of conquests and re-conquests, Gibraltar has been home to Spaniards, Dutch and the English with Spain finally handing it to Britain in perpetuity in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

GIBRALTAR TODAY The modern era has seen great changes taking place in the Gibraltarian economy. The United Kingdom’s old trade routes have dried up, and the Royal Navy’s global role of patrolling the sea-lanes is now being played by the United States, which has established its own military base just up the Spanish coast in Rota, reducing Gibraltar’s usefulness. The colony, which had long received substantial British subsidies, has seen the mili-

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tary withdraw from the 1980s onward and the military’s contribution to Gibraltar’s GNP has dropped from 60 percent in 1984 to just 7 percent today. As a result of these changes, Gibraltar has had to stand on its own two feet. It has played to its strengths and independently built an economy on four pillars: financial services, gambling, shipping and tourism. Using its links to the United Kingdom and its low tax environment, it has provided onshore opportunities for British companies to limit their tax exposure, while offering Internet gambling companies’ similar benefits for basing themselves in Gibraltar. The commercial shipping industry was always going to present an opportunity, considering Gibraltar’s positioning and infrastructure, and its rich history has ensured a steady flow of tourists. The economy has boomed, most noticeably in the last decade while the developed world has struggled with the effects of the financial crisis. Between 2009 and 2013, while Spain shrunk 7.3 percent, Gibraltar was averaging growth of 9 percent per year. Gibraltar is one of the most densely populated spaces on Earth, but it is also now one of the richest, ranking behind only Qatar, Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland in the International Monetary Fund’s global GDP per capita calculations. But Gibraltar’s innovative business model is coming under heavy pressure. The tax avoidance industry may be spun as a useful way to add flexibility to the United Kingdom’s economy, but in fact it is depriving the British In-

Busy ship traffic at the Strait of Gibraltar

Pupular tourist attractions - the Barbary Macaques and the cable car that takes visitors to the top of the Rock

land Revenue of money. In current times of fiscal straitening and budget balancing, the government in Whitehall is looking to close loopholes. In 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to 10 British Overseas Territories, including Gibraltar, expressing the need to, “get our houses in order” by increasing transparency to tackle tax avoidance schemes. In 2014, a law was introduced that would link tax in the betting industry to the gambler’s location rather than the betting agency’s location, which has the potential to undercut Gibraltar’s advantage.

Unsurprisingly the Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association is challenging the law in the European Court of Justice. Whether or not these battles are won or lost immediately, the Conservative government is committed to trimming spending and curbing tax avoidance, and Gibraltar is likely to suffer. Meanwhile, the tourist industry has suffered its own setbacks.

GIBRALTAR-PHOBIC Spain’s centre-right government under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who was voted into power in 2011, has proved to be more Gibraltar-phobic than its predecessors, and relentless cigarette smuggling has led the Spanish to install substantial border checks that have slowed traffic to a snail’s pace. This impediment seems likely to outlast the government’s current term: Rajoy’s party is currently leading in the polls for the next election at the end of this year. The party’s border policy has the potential to severely disrupt Gibraltar’s tourist industry; Gibraltar has already seen tourist expenditures drop by 40 percent between 2011 and 2014. Finally, the international port industry has become more competitive than ever, and Gibraltar faces direct competition from Tangiers (incidentally, Gibraltar’s predecessor as Britain’s foothold in the region), which has recently received a great deal of investment from the Moroccan government with the stated intention of creating the largest port in Africa; 2014 saw 17 percent year-onyear growth in shipment volumes as a result. Though still viable, the foundations for Gibraltar’s economic growth may prove easily

shaken. Thus, today’s Gibraltar faces unprecedented challenges. The people of Gibraltar voted resoundingly in 1967 and 2002 in favour of remaining British, and it is hard to imagine Spain or the United Nations taking assertive action and pushing through an annexation of the region against popular opinion. In 2002, the vote was almost comically skewed: a tenuous 187 “yes” votes to sharing sovereignty with Spain, versus over 17,000 “no” votes. In 2016, the British electorate faces a referendum that may spell its exit from the European Union, in which case Gibraltar could make the difficult decision to stay in at the cost of eroding links with the mother country. The Gibraltarian economy has seen strong growth, but it is currently under threat as forces move to close off its primary sources of success. Throughout Gibraltar’s colonial history, its people have lived with the constant threat of Spanish annexation. But now they must manage a new threat altogether. Though its location at the mouth of the Mediterranean will give it lasting geopolitical significance, Gibraltar has lost its particular strategic utility to a much-altered United Kingdom. Because the British government, no longer the naval power it once was, lacks the incentive to subsidize Gibraltar’s prosperity, the territory is now learning to fend for itself. Gibraltar’s early successes have shown ingenuity and adaptability, and today’s residents will need to show even more of both to avoid suffering the same fate as their ancient Neanderthal forbearers. By Stratfor Global Intelligence

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New online auction site launches for Gibraltarians The recently launched online auction site called ‘Rock Bid’ is already being described as Gibraltar’s answer to Ebay.

The commerce platform that helps connect thousands of buyers and sellers offers a variety of products, ranging from beauty, technology, books and magazines. Whether you’re looking to buy the latest gadget, or make some money, creators of the platform say their aim is to make the process simple and fun. Users can buy and sell through PayPal, enabling individuals and businesses to securely send and receive digital payments. www.rockbid.net

Gibraltar steps up its fight against Cancer The HM Government of Gibraltar in partnership with Cancer Relief Gibraltar will be funding a new Hospice Unit at the Cancer Relief Centre. The in-patient unit will provide specialist nursing and medical care as well as support to patients with advanced caner and their families, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It is widely agreed that traditional hospital environments are not ideal for end of life care and with cancer being one of the main causes of death locally in Gibraltar the Hospice is being hailed as a massive leap forward in enhancing patient’s quality of life.

EXCELLENT SERVICE Minister for Health, the Hon Dr John Cortes commented: “Cancer Relief Gibraltar is already working very closely with the GHA and is doing excellent work in providing services for cancer patients and their families. This project take this a step further and will provide a facility we have never had before which will be of tremendous benefit to all. This is a further example of Government working hand in hand with healthcare charities in furthering the wellbeing of the community.” The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo, said: “So many families in Gibraltar are touched by cancer. We have to do something to better deal with peoples’ last days with their loved ones, to bring greater dignity to those who are dying from this cruel disease. Funding the provision of the hospice will enable us to ensure we in Gibraltar are reaching the standards that other nations now provide for their citizens in such situations. It’s the right investment for the future as we further modernise and improve aspects of health care in Gibraltar.”

Keeping safe for charity

THE Maroc Atlas Gibraltar 4x4 Club have arranged their 3rd 4x4 Charity Event this time in conjunction with Gibraltar Amateur Racing Club & Gibraltar Classic Vehicle Association who will oversee a Safety Awareness Driving Open Day, all in Aid of GBC Open Day! The event will take place on the 10th and 11th of October and will cover an extensive area at and around Europa Point . Members will have their vehicles available to give members of the public an off-road experience on the tracks and on the second day there will be an opportunity for the public to off-road around the tracks in their own vehicles. Other collaborators include The Lazer Tag Club, The Suzuki Power Group Gibraltar, The Gibraltar Amateur Racing Club who will be creating a lap track, The Gibraltar Classic Association who will be putting their vehicles in display and also enter the Lap Tracks! Lost World Marbella will be present with their Assault Course to contribute in the cause for the enjoyment of the community young and old! All this as well as Bouncy castles, RC vehicle racing tracks, food and drink will ensure a weekend full of fun!

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Subterranean Tunnels to Become Storage Facility for Wines Worth Over €60million The Government says it welcomes the establishment of a project to create a unique wine storage facility inside the Rock. The facility is expected to house over £60 million worth of investment wines in the first phase alone. The natural limestone of Gibraltar provides the perfect environment for investment grade wine to mature. Within the miles of tunnels created by Royal Engineers pre WW2, the state-of-the-art wine storage facility will offer every conceivable innovation and technology, including military grade security. The wine storage complex will be located at the old WT Station which is at the base of the Rock off Devil’s Tower Road opposite Beach View Terraces.

ONE OF A KIND FACILITY The multi-million pound conversion is expected to cost in the region of £6 million will be carried out in phases. It is being conducted in close collaboration with the Heritage Trust and local historians, and will feature an interpretation centre. This one-of-a-kind facility is expected to attract significant interest from the rapidly growing wine tourism industry, introducing a huge potential for Gibraltar tourism to develop and evolve in this crucial sector of our economy. Tracy Lee, CEO and founder of Gibraltar Wine Vaults said:

‘These are exciting times in the global wine storage sector with Gibraltar destined to be the hub of Western wine. Ideally positioned at the gateway of both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Gibraltar Wine Vaults is also able to offer competitive pricing, no Capital Gains Tax, no Inheritance Tax or VAT liability as well as superlative wine storage facilities.’ Although the Government welcomes this project as “a new area of economic activity for Gibraltar” the wine storage facility is a private sector commercial project. The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, who has led the detailed negotiations with the investors in his capacity as Minister for Lands, said: ‘It is well known that there is an extensive network of tunnels and vaults inside Gibraltar. These were dedicated almost entirely for military use and were owned by the Ministry of Defence. A large part of that tunnel network has been handed over by the MOD to the Government of Gibraltar over the years and this has led to different uses for different parts of the complex. Some vaults, for example, have been developed and used for storage and others have been used for car parking. The Government welcomes the project to convert part of that network into a facility for wine storage as this represents a new area of economic activity for Gibraltar. It is entirely a private sector commercial project. Gibraltar Wine Vaults is therefore a welcome addition to the local economy bringing revenue here but also creating jobs for managing the wine storage facility as well as the interpretation centre. This is a great example of our commitment to the preservation, promotion and sustainable management of Gibraltar’s heritage, working in tandem with local entrepreneurialism to promote a sound business operating on a global stage.’

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OR over three decades Gibraltarian dancers have been helping to put Gibraltar on the map by competing in dance competitions around the world, now the rock will have a chance to show the world what a strong dance nation it really is. Gibraltar is proud to be hosting the IDO European Dance Championships 2015 for solos, duets, groups and formations sections. Over 600 dancers representing 16 European nations will be competing. Local dance schools will also be taking part in the Solo, Duet and Group sections for Show Dance, after qualifying in the Gibraltar National Dance Championships held in May. 300 Members of The Gibraltar National Dance team took part in a an amazing Flash Mob event in Casemates Square earlier in the year to promote the competition which can be viewed along with full information and ticket prices on the following website www.eurodanceshow2015.com.

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n La Feria y Romería San Miguel 2015 4th t0 12th October - Torremolinos October sees the Feria of San Miguel come to town, the fair that celebrates Torremolinos’ patron saint. The event includes fairground rides, activities, food and parties as well as the traditional pilgrimage, with a big procession through the streets. n Teba Cheese Festival - 3rd & 4th October - Teba, Malaga The 2014 Andalusian Artisan Cheese Festival and market in Teba (Feria Mercado del Queso Artesano de Andalucia) will be held this year from Saturday October 3 to Sunday October 4 in the village of Teba. This village is located in the mountains just an hour and a half from Marbella. If you like cheese, then you won’t want to miss this experience that has been at-

tracting tourists to Teba for the last 12 years. Over 50 dairies form all over Andalusia as well as from other provinces gather to show their unbeatable quality homemade products. More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the event, with lots of other activities connected with cheese held for both visitors and cheese makers while the market is underway. They include supervised cheese tastings, supervised wine, olive oil and honey tastings, cheese making workshops and the Artisan Cheese of Andalusia competition for the “Guadalteba Prize”. This event is free of charge. n De Cotta Law, Local 6, Sierra Chica (opposite La Trocha CC), Coín De Cotta asks all clients to make a 10€ donation to a local charity on the day. For Coin this will be the Cudeca, the Hospice Charity.

In October the weather in the south of Spain is still perfect, no too hot and not too cold, a great time for walking. Why not join thousands of other walkers from all over the world, to discover the unknown sides of Marbella during Marbella 4Days Walking. The Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo, near the historic city centre, will be the starting point for the 20 and 30 km routes which will lead walkers through the city, the nature and along the beach. The last day, the 11th of October, participants will walk the Via Gladiolo (gladiolus being the Roman symbol for victory) back to the Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo where they will be welcomed with loud cheers and live music. The M4DW event is inspired by the biggest walkathon in the world, (Vierdaagse) which is held in the Netherlands every year and is hugely successful. You can participate on all four days but it is also possible to choose the days that suit you most. Subscription to the event is 40€ for all 4 days or 12.50€ for induvial days and can be done at www.marbella4dayswalking. com or on the day at the administration tent at Las Terrazas. De Cota Law Open Day, Coin, 6th October De Cotta Law will be holding FREE Legal Consultations on Family Law on Tuesday 6th October, 11am - 4pm. To get advice on divorce, child maintenance and pensions book your free 45 minute consultation call 951 315 161 or visit www.decottalaw.com n Torrox Feria, 1st – 4th October, Torrox, Axarquia, Malaga

n 10th Marbella International Film Festival - 7th to 11th October Marbella, Malaga The Marbella International Film Festival brings together artists and their films from all corners of the globe to display their talents to the commercial world. The Festival is growing in stature and receives continuous worldwide accolade, recognition and support for its contribution to the arts. The Festival has expanded considerably since it’s launch in 2006 and we now have additional collaboration and association with the Marbella Town Hall and Tourist Board, Marbella Film Office and the Andalucia Film Commission. During the Festival we host five glamorous evening events with many networking opportunities, culminating in the grand Gala Awards Ceremony. There will screening of some truly outstanding films at Teatro Goya, Puerto Banus, Marbella including the world premier of the latest creation

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Torrox Fair will take place on the first weekend of October in honour of its patron saints, the Virgen de las Nieves and San Roque. However, the actual festival for both saints takes place on 5 August. This fair will be held over four days, in which folklore and fun go hand in hand with tradition. The fairground will be filled with colour and an exciting atmosphere, with activities such as sampling typical local products and a wide range of musical performances in the official marquee. The fair will also have rides for the youngest members of the family and an enticing day fair located on Plaza de la Constitución. n Confetti Wedding Show, 3rd – 4th October, Sunborn Hotel, Ocean Village, Gibraltar The two day event will run on both days from 11:00am to 6.00pm, with vendors from every aspect of the bridal industry including, dress designers, venues, planners, florists, photographers and cake makers, this unique event will provide you with unparalleled networking opportunities.

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OME October, Spain’s northwestern coastline of Galicia becomes the best place to sample seafood in Europe. Hundreds of thousands flock to the seaside village of O Grove to enjoy the succulent flavours and delights available in the Fiesta de Exultacion de Marisco Seafood Festival held from the 2nd – 12th October. During the festival seafood is on sale for special prices at a giant gastronomic-cultural fair with hundreds of stalls, and local restaurants and chefs compete to produce the most popular seafood meals. Traditionally, Grove is an important maritime town of Galicia known all around the world for its excellent and high quality of seafood and particularly active about sea and its products with several activities such as inshore fishing, mussel farms and canning. This fantastic Festival is celebrated in the fairground situated in the port area of O Grove, on the edge of “Ria de Arosa” with many events and attractions being held over the two weeks, such as Sample Galician-Portuguese Folklore, Great Exhibition of live seafood, Gastronomic “catering do Mar”Mussel Festival, Seminar “Growing or Sea” Festa do turbot” Galicia and the fair .”Feria del Mar” FEIRAMAR. The main event of the festival is concentrated in varied cuisine of the “Rias Gallegas” offering a great and high quality of shellfish, oysters, mussels, cockles, razors, clams, shrimp,s callops, crabs, barnacles

A FISHYfest and culinary exhibitions, some big parades and much more to enjoy. O Grove has earned a reputation as ‘seafood paradise’ in Spain, partly due to the popularity of this festival, which was first organised in 1963 to encourage tourism and appreciation for the fisheries industry that traditionally dominates the region. An estimated 200,000 people now attend, and the seafood markets seem to grow every year. The festival will delight foodies and culture-vultures alike, and timing holidays in the region with the event is worthwhile.

squid and rice seafood, you can taste and enjoy every day at the fair at a moderate price. While delicious seafood of all kinds is the

centre of attention, the festival also offers live music, traditional dance, cookery competitions and workshops, sporting events, art

A week of CavaCentric Festivities

arcelona’s an exceptional city – we already knew that – but did you know that it’s known for Cava, Spain’s version of sparkling wine? Oh yes. And not only is Catalonia’s bubbling beverage pretty darn tasty, but there’s even a week dedicated to it, lest you need a reason to raise a glass. The event goes down in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, considered the capital of Cava – and for good reason, as this is where the majority of Spain’s bubbly comes from (some sources say as much as 90 percent of it!). It’s an industry that really started to take root in the 1800s, when a plague hit the grapevines of France, eventually making it to the Spanish northeast. But the people in these parts fought off the plant disease, eventually establishing Sant Sadurní d’Anoia as the new centre of Spanish sparkling wine. Not surprisingly, this is also where you’ll find two of the most well-known Cava producers, Freixenet and Codorniu. So what’s all this about a Cava Week? Well, during the beginning of October from the 7th -15th, the small town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia welcomes the masses for a Cava-centric week. The week’s activities get off to a flying start with the inaugural address and ensuing crowning of the Cava Queen. She arrives ac-

companied by her ladies in waiting escorted by the mounted brigade of the Barcelona police. The gathering then adjourns to the headquarters of the Cava Fellowship where a dinner of honour is served. The festivities continue with a host of dinners, a 300 person bicycle race, an art exhibition dedicated to Cava and a Petanque evening. There are also Catalan folk music concerts, more gourmet dinners, cava symposiums and, of course, the annual Barcelona train ride. On the 12th October 1,000 people from Barcelona board the Cava train bound for Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. This is a joyful event made even more fun with carnival characters such as the traditional big heads and cabezudos. On arrival everyone is escorted to the town hall and Cava Houses where you can tour the cellars. This is followed by lunch and entertainment, after which the train returns to Barcelona.

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You can get to this vino-filled festival by catching a train or bus from Barcelona. Or, you can visit this region and one of its most famous bodegas – either Freixenet or Codorniu — on a Monserrat and Cava Trail Small Group Day Trip from Barcelona. Other wine day trips from Barcelona abound too, giving out-of-town enophiles plenty of opportunities to get to know Catalonia’s wines.

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AN AGELESS CLASSIC – WITH A SPANISH APPEAL IN 1958, Scandinavian designer Børge Mogensen and his family travelled to Spain. For the hardworking designer, the trip became more than just a holiday. In Andalucia he fell in love with an old chair with a wide seat and broad armrests. Once back in Denmark, he created The Spanish Chair.

The chair he fell in love with was a traditional type of chair which is very common in areas influenced by ancient Islamic culture – from Spain to northern India. Børge Mogensen modernised the design by removing the elaborate carvings, and thus he created his own version with his customary geometrical precision. Yet he retained the most important feature: the broad armrests that give the chair its distinctive character. The broad armrests also serve as a practical place to place a cup or a glass. The Spanish Chair is formed of a solid oak frame and strong, butt leather seat and back slings. Butt leather is most commonly used for saddle making and the leather slings are wrapped around the oak frame then cleverly belted on the underside which allows you to tighten the slings as the hides soften and move over time, moulding to the users body shape. A truly generational piece of furniture which like all the classics gets better with age. Børge Mogensen, who would have turned 100 years old this year, is rightly remembered as one of the titans behind the mid-century ‘Danish Modern’ furniture design movement, alongside figures such as Jacobsen, Wegner and Kjærholm.

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Foreign demand pushes Spanish property prices up 5% Summary: Spanish property prices are rising on demand from overseas. Buyers from Britain and Germany seeking bargains are pushing up property prices in Spain, new figures show. According to Registradores de Espana (Spain’s property registrars), prices in June rose by more than 5% from the same month last year. Average prices in the second quarter rose 2.8% from the first three months of the year. Foreign demand continues to be strong, and in the second quarter reached 12.8% of all home purchases, compared with 12.2% in the first quarter. Buyers from abroad are also driving volumes higher. Between April and June more than 87,000 house purchases were registered, 11% more than in the same quarter of 2014.

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Spain’s economy has roared back to life, so why are investors more bearish?

Catalonia’s push to break free in an increasingly fractured political landscape have rattled bond holders, who are now demanding better returns to own Spanish sovereign debt instead of Italian government securities. Spain may be the Most Active Stocks second-fastest growing economy in the euro area, yet inves Name Last Prev. High Low Chg. % Vol. tors fear a messy general election in December will end in t Glencore 106.3500 106.3500 119.2000 99.5900 -10.63% 181.41M deadlock with upstart parties as king makers. t Lloyds Banking 72.3000 72.3000 74.3400 72.3000 -2.60% 148.38M “The Spanish bond spread could widen further until the dust t Vodafone Group PLC 211.9000 211.9000 217.7000 211.8500 -2.53% 51.97M settles on the new political landscape in Spain, that means t BP 325.2000 325.2000 334.6500 321.8500 -2.50% 44.33M until the next central government is sworn in and the Catalan t Barclays 246.6500 246.6500 255.5500 246.6500 -3.24% 41.53M case is settled,” said Raphael Gallardo, a Paris-based strategist at Natixis Asset Management, which oversees 328.6 billion t HSBC Holdings 487.400 487.400 506.100 487.150 -1.55% 40.79M euros ($371 billion) of assets including Spanish and Italian t Tesco 168.2000 168.2000 176.7500 168.2000 -4.70% 33.43M debt. t Legal & General 238.800 248.000 248.500 238.800 -3.71% 17.27M EXTRA YEILD t Taylor Wimpey 196.60 196.60 201.50 196.20 -2.53% 16.90M The extra yield investors demand to hold Spanish ten-year t BT Group 404.000 404.000 416.350 404.000 -2.30% 14.60M bonds instead of similar duration securities is near the highest since July 2013, when Spain was battling to return to growth after an 18-month recession. Now it’s set to grow at 3.3 percent, almost five times the pace of Italy. Investors are Name Last Chg. Chg. % Name Last Chg. Chg. % now demanding an extra 24 basis points to hold Spanish debt s RSA Insurance 406.200 +2.900 +0.72% t Glencore 106.3500 -12.6500 -10.63% instead of Italian securities, close to the 27.5 basis points on t Fresnillo 596.50 -0.50 -0.08% t Johnson Matthey 2,318.00 -204.00 -8.09% Sept. 11, the highest in almost two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with a 30 basis-point t National Grid 851.60 -3.50 -0.41% t Antofagasta 524.50 -41.00 -7.25% risk spread which investors should apply to the Spanish debt t Smith & Nephew 1,156.00 -9.00 -0.77% t Anglo American 648.10 -46.80 -6.74% over Italy’s, going by the median estimate of what analysts t Direct Line Insuran. 361.70 -3.30 -0.90% t GKN 254.60 -17.70 -6.50% surveyed by Bloomberg are pricing in. Since July, the tide has turned against Spain after an 18-month idyll during which the Iberian country enjoyed lower relative borrowing costs. As things stand, the Italian Treasury can place debt due in three years or longer duration at lower yields than Spain. The political uncertainty is prompting investors to shift their focus away from Spain’s economic performance. The first hurdle is a Sept. 27 parliamentary election in Catalonia, the country’s third-wealthiest region. Other election spoilers include two relative newcomers: Podemos, a protest movement turned anti-austerity party that resembles Syriza in Greece, and Ciudadanos, a pro-business party with a libertarian slant in its support for the legalization of prostitution and marijuana. The bottom line is that even if Spain’s economic fundamentals are solid, even better than Italy’s - right now it’s all about political risk. “A positive general election outcome -- i.e. no anti-establishment party in power -- would make Bonos a Most Active Stocks roaring buy in my opinion,” said Alan McQuaid, chief econo Name Last Prev. High Low Chg. % Vol. mist at Merrion Capital Group in Dublin. t Santander 4.872 4.872 5.077 4.863 -3.58% 63.48M t Abengoa B 0.773 0.773 0.874 0.723 -7.65% 39.91M t BBVA 7.502 7.502 7.724 7.457 -2.87% 33.71M t B. Sabadell 1.709 1.709 1.756 1.683 -2.68% 32.77M t Telefonica 10.950 10.950 11.300 10.920 -3.10% 26.44M t Iberdrola 5.817 5.817 5.917 5.782 -1.76% 21.84M t Bankia 1.095 1.116 1.120 1.077 -1.88% 20.38M t Repsol 10.190 10.190 10.750 10.185 -4.90% 14.36M Swiss insurer Zurich has pulled out of its offer to buy FTSE 100-listed rival RSA, scrapping a £5.6bn bid that was first ant Caixabank 3.515 3.629 3.636 3.503 -3.14% 13.37M nounced in July. Shares in RSA fell sharply following the unt Banco Popular 3.359 3.359 3.467 3.320 -2.92% 11.21M expected announcement, while Zurich shares lost 6pc.Under Takeover Panel rules, Zurich had until 22 September to make a decision - meaning it has pulled out at the last minute, folTop Gainers Top Losers lowing almost eight weeks of public discussions that as re Name Last Chg. Chg. % Name Last Chg. Chg. % cently as last week were continuing through due diligence on t Tecnicas Reunidas 41.550 -0.525 -1.25% t Acerinox 8.246 -0.774 -8.58% the tie-up.It is understood that Zurich management decided t Iberdrola 5.817 -0.104 -1.76% t Abengoa B 0.773 -0.064 -7.65% during a board meeting on Sunday to end the pursuit of a deal for RSA, with the British firm finding out late on Sunday t Bankinter 6.500 -0.123 -1.86% t Arcel. Mittal 5.457 -0.352 -6.06% night. t Bankia 1.095 -0.021 -1.88% t Sacyr 2.031 -0.119 -5.54% The Swiss giant blamed the costs associated with the explot Endesa 19.160 -0.375 -1.92% t Obr.H.Lain 12.175 -0.695 -5.40% sions in the Chinese Port of Tianjin last month, which have so far hit $275m. According to a statement by RSA, Zurich found nothing wrong with the company’s books but had to cancel the bid because its own finances had deteriorated.

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Global list of biggest pensions Exposes many countries flawed retirement plans as it highlights that two countries have over half the world’s retirement wealth

Spanish owner of Zara clothing store chain sees profit rise 26 per cent for first half of 2015 The Spanish owner of the Zara clothing store chain says profit for the first half of 2015 rose 26 per cent, boosted by growth in all markets around the world where the company sells clothes. Inditex Group said in a statement Wednesday that profit for the January-June period was 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion). Revenue for the period was 9.4 billion euros ($10.6 billion), up 17 per cent compared with the same six months last year. Inditex says it opened new stores in 35 markets during the first six months of the year, lifting its total store count to 6,777 in 85 markets. The company says more than 10,000 jobs were added and about a quarter of them were in Spain.

EPORTS on the pensions industry can be dull and are easily overlooked. One such study published recently has attracted few headlines yet offered wonderful insights into pension plans around the world. The world’s 300 largest pension schemes, a study put together by Towers Watson, allowed for interesting conclusions to be drawn on who owns the world’s retirement wealth – and what that says about how each country will meet future pension costs. Surprisingly, the only British scheme to make the top 50: was BT Group in 44th place it has accumulated $68bn to ensure it can pay employees past and present sufficient retire-

ment income. The next biggest British pensions were the Universities Superannuation Scheme, with big banks’ and utility companies’ schemes close behind. Spain is listed once within the list in 57th positions with Fondo de Reserva Seguridad which has amassed a pot of $50bn The list below shows the geographical spread of assets is fascinating. The US and Japan sit on half of the world’s retirement wealth: America has 38pc, Japan has 12pc. Next is the Netherlands. It has only 17 million citizens (0.23pc of the world population) but holds 7pc of pension assets. Norway and Canada are close behind with 6pc each.

Rank Fund Market Total assets $ 1 Government Pension Investment Japan 1,143,838 2 Government Pension Fund Norway 884,031 3 National Pension South Korea 429,894 4 Federal Retirement Thrift US 422,200 5 ABP Netherlands 418,745 6 California Public Employees US 296,744 7 National Social Security China 247,361 8 Canada Pension Canada 228,431 9 PFZW Netherlands 215,006 10 Central Provident Fund Singapore 207,872 11 Local Government Officials Japan 194,696 12 California state Teachers US 186,954 13 Employees Provident Fund Malaysia 184,697 14 New York State Common US 178,252 15 New York City Retirement US 158,702 16 Florida State Board US 154,657 17 Ontario Teachers Canada 133,282 18 Texas Teaxhers US 128,933 19 GEPF South Africa 123,204 20 ATP Denmark 122,028 21 Boeing US 106,042 22 New York state Teachers US 103,648 23 IBM US 101,855 24 Wisconsin Investment Board US 100,214 25 Pension Fund Association Japan 98,094 26 North Carolina US 97,178 27 Ohio Public Employees US 90,942 28 AT&T US 89,248 29 Future Fund Australia 89,170 30 Alecta Sweden 88,271 31 General Motors US 85.598 32 Washington State Board US 85,498 33 New Jersey US 81,884 34 Employees’ Provident India 80,741 35 National Wealth Fund Russia 75,344 36 Bayerische Versorgungskammer Germany 75,020 37 General Electric US 74,821 38 Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands 73,990 39 Ohio State Teachers US 73,380 40 California University US 71,801

Rank Fund Market Total assets $ 41 Oregon State Employees US 71,571 42 Metaavtech Vedrijven Netherlands 71,044 43 Australian Super Australia 68,749 44 BT Group UK 67,975 45 Virginia Retirement US 67,866 46 National Public Service Japan 67,252 47 Minnesota State Board US 66,821 48 Michigan Retirement US 66,663 49 Georgia Teachers US 66,525 50 Lockheed Martin US 65,495 51 Bouwnijverheid Netherlands 64,914 52 Universities Superannuation UK 64,825 53 Labor Pension Fund Taiwan 64,784 54 PFA Pension Denmark 64,777 55 Previ Brazil 62,856 56 Ontario Municipal Employees Canada 62,204 57 Massachusetts PRIM US 59,919 58 Lloyds Banking Group UK 59,415 59 Public Institute for social Security Kuwait 58,895 60 Public Service Pension Plan Canada 58,814 61 Ford Motor US 57,082 62 AMF Pension Sweden 54,953 63 Royal Bank of Scotland Group UK 53,535 64 United Nations Joint staff US 52,878 65 Healthcare of Ontario Canada 52,500 66 Pennsylvania School Empl. US 51,095 67 Fondo de Reserve Seguridad Spain 50,377 68 Keva Finland 50,077 69 Public School Employees Japan 48,751 70 Electricity Supply Pension UK 48,730 71 Varma Finland 48,477 72 Quebec Government & Public Canada 48,239 73 Tennessee Consolidated US 47,673 74 Colorado Employees US 47,644 75 PME Netherlands 47,609 76 Verizon US 46,725 77 Los Angeles County Empl. US 46,346 78 Organization for Workers Japan 46,346 79 Bank of America US 46,200 80 AFP Provida Chile 46,064

VW sees billions wiped off market value after rigging claims VW stock crashes after German automaker admits it rigged US emission tests Around 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) was wiped off the market value of Volkswagen AG on Monday following revelations that the German carmaker rigged U.S. emissions tests for about 500,000 diesel cars. Volkswagen’s share price dropped to a stunning 19.4 percent at near three-year low of 130.20 euros. Volkswagen’s market woes Monday followed a weekend that saw the company’s reputation for probity seriously damaged by revelations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. that it had skirted clean air rules. All told, the EPA indicated that VW faces fines that could run up to more than 16 billion euro ($18 billion).

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them on the right track, but they lost out significantly by failing to make sure their investments were being serviced as they should be.

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I was horrified to see that their portfolio hadn’t been reviewed since they invested in 2007. Sure, there had been the occasional phone call from their advisor, but by and large it had been left on autopilot. And they had suffered for it, underperforming the market by almost 30%. Or in monetary terms, around €68,000.

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Spanish banks warn of Catalonia independence Major Spanish banks have spoken of their fear stating that a split between Catalonia and Spain would cause a serious threat to financial stability in the north-eastern region, where a looming election is being framed by local leaders as a vote on independence. Spain’s two main banking lobby groups AEB and CECA, whose members include Santander, BBVA and Barcelona-based Caixabank, warned secession could force lenders to consider leaving the region. Banks and businesses in Spain, especially those with deep roots in Catalonia, have until now been reluctant to wade into the stand-off between the region and the government in Madrid and take sides, where political parties campaigning for Catalonia to break away from Spain - including that of current regional premier Artur Mas - have pledged to deliver independence within 18 months if they win a majority in this coming weekend’s election on Sept. 27. Opinion polls currently show pro-secession parties could win a slim majority of seats but fall short of getting half the vote, which could prolong the stalemate with the central government. Still, the bank lobby groups sounded an alarmist note over the prospect of a split which could force the region to leave the European Union and the euro zone. If banks had to reconsider their presence in Catalonia as a result, “that could in turn risk weakening the offer from lenders, and lead to more financial exclusion, hurt the availability of credit and raise the cost (of credit),” the AEB and CECA said in a joint statement. The groups have called on political leaders to resort to dialogue.

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DO YOU HAVE CHANGE FOR A BOWIE? Artisanal currency, a refreshing and totally legal way to pay

AVE you ever seen currency notes so beautiful that you’d actually hesitate to spend them? Well, they’re called ‘artisanal currency’, and they’re all the rage in several parts of the world, including London, Amsterdam, and New York. The concept is quite similar to artisanal coffee, cheese, or chocolate that is handmade, not mass produced .According to The New York Times, “these are small-batch currencies designed by locals and lovingly handled by millennials, who came of age during the rise of the Internet.” Interestingly, this local currency is not meant to be a collectible, but is legally accepted at cash-only community businesses so that the money stays within the town or district.

ETCHINGS London’s Brixton district, for example, has its own artisanal currency designed by awardwinning artist Jeremy Deller. His £5 notes feature a “fuzzy, psychedelic image of an androgynous face surrounded by rainbow clouds and swirling etchings.” Deller said that he wanted to create “something old-fashioned looking, something almost pre-currency.” Yet another £10 note in Brixton, designed by Charlie Waterhouse and Clive Paul Russell, honours musician David Bowie.

One hundred and twenty miles west of Brixton, in the city of Bristol, a pound note issued after a design competition that was open to locals displays a colourful lemur striding atop a vibrant cityscape. The back has magenta-hued, hand-cut stencil illustrations of accomplished denizens, including the author J. K. Rowling and Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. The local currency, though, is intended not as collectible but to encourage trade at the community businesses where they are accepted, rather than chain stores, where money taken in tends to flow out of town and into the coffers of multinational corporations. One perhaps surprising alternative-currency enthusiast is the former central banker Bernard Lietaer, who was an architect of the European Currency Unit, the convergence system between 12 currencies that led to the euro. Now a professor of money and sustainability at the Sorbonne in Paris, he believes that money is “an extraordinarily emotional object,” the immense power of which he likens, psychologically, to sex. Alternative currencies, he suggested, provide an “implicit incentive: I want to give priority to — and I’m willing to make an effort for — my region or community.”

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Casino Marbella innovates with different monthly initiatives. This time has been the slot machine fun tournament which has brought together most loyal players Slot Club Paradise. Two hours of play, knockout, excitement and adrenaline make these fun championships. More than 30 participants attended the event, all won a prize. The top four players were crowned champions. The tournament began on time, at five in the afternoon. The entry list reached a record 31 players. With a welcome drink positions were distributed. Luck and chance combined with the ability to play in this championship. The machines chosen for this competition have been the fun Keno Party. The Keno offers

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The main event of poker tournaments and side events linked to the party, delivered almost 20,000 € in prizes With a very select list of guests began last Friday “FILM FESTIVAL PARTY”. Casino gardens filled with sensuality and glamor in real Parisian style. Introduced at the XVI International Fantasy Film Week on the Costa del Sol, FILM FESTIVAL PARTY put the final note to the schedule of activities offered by the festival. Feathers, corsets and top hats were the style in an elegant look back to 1900. Entering in the real swing of the film, with a model like Nicole Kidman, framed in a Parisian “Moulin Rouge” photocall, welcomed guests, who posed next to the star model. Film Festival wanted to pay homage to distributor 20th Century Fox, who has just presented the village book ‘20th Century Fox: 101 essential films’. Hundreds of guests, including the actor Manuel de Blas, Antonio Dechent, Javier Quintas (director of “The Prince”) and authorities such as the Mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano; Alonso Mena, Youth Councillor, Mari Angeles Mena, Councillor for Culture of Benahavis, received a copy of the book from the organization.

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Growing old in Spain: what you should know about health care

OST Spanish pensioners live with and are looked after by their own families. Unless you are fortunate enough to have family members close by, the same level of care is unlikely to apply to you. You therefore have the following options:

One of the most important things to do before retiring to Spain is to plan for your old age. British consular officials recommend you do this ahead of time, when you are still physically and mentally fit

The DWP Overseas Health Care Team can be reached on 0191 218 1999. If calling from abroad ring +44 191 218 1999.

STATE NURSING HOMES EU citizens in Spain are entitled to apply for entry to Spanish state homes. Very few local authorities provide these, however, and places are limited even for Spanish pensioners, with long waiting lists. You will need to contribute towards the fees.

ENGLISH-SPEAKING DOCTORS AND NURSES It is possible, but not guaranteed, that you will find an English-speaking nurse or doctor in most hospitals. If an English-speaker is not available, most health services, particularly those in touristy areas, will provide an interpreter at a cost of around €12 (£9) per hour. In some regions, doctors refuse to treat patients who cannot speak Spanish unless they have an interpreter, as it can double diagnosis time. Finding an English-speaking doctor in a private hospital is almost guaranteed.

Private nursing homes These provide various levels of treatment and care range from purely residential to 24-hour nursing. For elderly residents with sufficient income, long-term care insurance or a family happy to cover payments, this is a possible option but they are expensive and there are no subsidies. Expect to pay between €2,000-5,000 (£1,500-£4,000) per month for 24-hour care.

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LOCAL COUNCILS Assuming that you are registered as living in Spain for more than six months of the year and are listed on the padrón of the town, you will receive help from the social services department of your local council so long as there is a population of over 20,000 in the community. The padrón is a list of all the people who live in a certain town. Resources for local councils are limited and vary by region. You might get an unqualified carer to come and help you at home but this is unlikely to be for longer than 30 minutes each day. There are also charities such as Age Concern España (acespana.org), which provides equipment such as wheelchairs. They can also help with repatriation back to the UK.

PRIMARY CARE Forty per cent of hospitals belong to the Spanish National Health System (Sistema Nacional de Salud – SNS) and the rest are privately owned. Medical centres and clinics offer a range of family and GP services, paediatrics and nursing, with midwives, physiotherapists and social workers. In most towns and cities, the number of doctors is around 4.9 per 1,000, according to World Health Organization figures which is double that of the UK at around 2.8 per 1,000. Spain operates a combination of private and public health care, with public health care

in England. GPs can agree to register you as a temporary patient as long as you are in the area for more than 24 hours but less than three months. For more information visit nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad andnhs.uk/NHSEngland/AboutNHSservices/ uk-visitors/visiting-england

available on a contribution-based system, meaning that you have to pay into the social security system (seguridad social) in order for you and your dependants to have access to free health care.

EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD (EHIC) EU residents are entitled to free health care while in Spain for the first three months of their stay, so long as they can provide an EHIC (European Health Insurance Card). This will cover any immediate treatments needed. Medical conditions that do not require immediate treatment might incur charges. The EHIC card is not valid for health care in Spain if the holder is a Spanish resident. The card only covers you for publicly funded health care in Spain, not private, so make sure that the clinic or surgery you attend is aware of this, especially if both public and private services are on offer. Also, should you need an ambulance, make sure that it takes you to a hospital that offers treatment that the EHIC card will cover.

S1 FORM Anyone who is in receipt of a UK state pension, long-term incapacity benefit or bereavement benefit will be eligible for the same medical treatment as a local. In order

to register for this, you need to obtain an S1 form from the International Pension Centre (IPC) in Newcastle. This needs to be filled in and presented, along with your Registration Certificate (Certificado de registro) and your local resident certificate (Certificado de Empadronamiento), and passport to your local INSS office. They will issue you with an accreditation to take to your local health centre.

Visits to the dentist have to be paid for in Spain and are not available under the state system except in certain circumstances. Children aged six to 15 have the right to a free dental health programme. In popular expat areas along the coast, there are a number of dental practices that cater to English speakers. Private dental work in Spain tends to be cheaper than private dentistry in the UK.

Once you have your S1 form and have registered it in Spain, you are also entitled to return to England to receive treatment for free, just like someone who is ordinarily resident in England. Since patients in England are required to make contributions towards the cost of their NHS care, such as paying prescription costs or dental charges, you are required to make the same contributions. According to the NHS, if you return to England to have treatment you will need to follow the same processes as people living in England. For example, most hospitals require a GP referral, issued by a GP in England before you can have hospital treatment. You may also need to show a copy of your S1 or ask the health care provider to contact the Department for Work and Pensions Overseas Healthcare Team to verify the status of your S1. You can seek health care through a GP appointment as you would if you were living

Contacts The Department of Health has two offices in Spain, which can deal with health care enquiries from British nationals either visiting or living in Spain. You can find more details at healthcareinspain.eu. Further useful information is available at gov. uk/healthcare-in-spain and gov.uk/ residency-requirements-in-spain

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Think yourself healthy

s autumn progresses onwards the days now begin to get shorter and pesty aliments and bugs that had all but vanished during the summer months appear in abundance. We all know that to keep ourselves in tip top shape we should take regular aerobic exercise, eat a healthy diet that includes foods high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, get adequate rest, and wash our hands thoroughly and often. However, little advice is given about how to boost the immune system using psychological techniques. This is a shame, because there’s so much that links our attitudes to the health of our immune system. What, then, is that evidence, and what psychological techniques can you use to strengthen your immune system?

Be positive First, try always to maintain an optimistic outlook, particularly when you refer to the difficulties you’re facing. A simple way to start is to become aware of your choice of words. For example, instead of saying you’re feeling ‘worried’ or ‘threatened’, say that there are some issues you’re ‘going to sort out’. In terms of health, rather than ‘avoiding the flu’, tell yourself you’re ‘building good health’. This may sound trivial, but the phrases we use colour our attitudes, and our attitudes have a powerful effect on our health. In an analysis of 83 studies that examined the link between optimism and physical health, the authors concluded that optimism was a significant predictor of good physical health outcomes - for cardiovascular disease and various cancers as well as for immune response.

Relax Second, create time on a regular basis to relax your mind and body. For example, in the evening, instead of switching on the TV or checking your Twitter or Facebook feed, sit down in a comfortable chair, dim the lights, and, for ten minutes, simply focus your attention on your breathing. Breathe slowly, in through your nose for the count of four, hold for four, and then breathe out through your mouth for four. Numerous studies have shown that Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, which includes exercises such as the one I’ve just described, has beneficial effects on immune function.

Sleep Third, get the best quality sleep you can. Try to go to bed at roughly the same time each evening, and prepare yourself for sleep with a proper bedtime routine. Studies show that if you turn off all screens and dim the lights 20 minutes before you get into bed, this will allow melatonin to rise, and as a result, you’ll relax, get off to sleep more quickly and sleep more restfully. A good sleep routine is crucial for health

Stay Friendly Finally, make an effort to keep up your social contacts. Your instinct may be to withdraw as the nights get longer, but it’s preferable to meet up face-to-face instead of relying entirely on remote communication. Numerous studies have shown that spending time with those who matter most to you is associated with resilience, and even with longevity - by quite a significant amount.

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When brushing is just not enough It is a question that most dentists hear from time to time “why if I’m already brushing and flossing my teeth do I need professional cleaning from my dentist?” While we’re thrilled that you’re practicing great oral health care at home, the truth is that this is still not good enough – and below we explain why everyone should have regular comprehensive professional cleaning. Traces of plaque are inevitable. Toothbrushes and dental floss are good tools, but they have their limitations. Every ones month is different and each tooth has its own little nooks and crannies where plaque can build up, and plaque also has a tendency to build up beneath the gum line and between teeth. Yes, even when you floss. So the fact is, with a standard toothbrush you’re going to miss it. And when plaque is missed, it begins to harden into calculus (tartar). Once that happens, it can only be removed with professional tools by people who have been specially trained in its removal. You might not be brushing as well as you think. This is a common issue. And that’s okay. We’re not judging! Many people never learn the right techniques for brushing and flossing. Part of our process here at The Dentist – Sotogrande is to review your brushing habits and find ways to improve them because the more plaque you can remove at home, the better for your oral health-care. Professional cleaning also gives us a chance to check your mouth for any other problems One of the most important things we do when we are cleaning your teeth is also examine your mouth for any of the signs that a problem might be developing. Some of the things we can find during a cleaning include developing cavities, evidence of the early stages of gum disease, and even the first signs of oral cancer! When it comes to dentistry (and your health in general), the earlier we can identify a problem, the easier it’s going to be to fix. By getting regular cleanings and check-ups, you could wind up saving yourself a great deal of time, discomfort, and expense in the future. Most dental problems are completely painless in their earliest stages, so by the time you feel pain or can tell that there’s a problem, you may be past the point where simple and conservative treatments can help. At The Dentist – Sotogrande we want our patients to live comfortable and happy lives with a healthy, beautiful smile, and regular cleanings and check-ups are truly the key.

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8 Nuts that are crazygood for your health

F nuts aren’t in your regular snack rotation, you’re missing out on major disease-fighting nutrients that protect your heart, boost brainpower, and more. Nuts are underrated as nutritious snacks particularly raw tree nuts, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts, and more, which have been linked to lower cholesterol, better heart health, weight control, and even a lower cancer risk. Unfortunately, too few of us eat nuts regularly: They account for less than eight percent of daily antioxidant intake. “That may be because people are afraid of the fat and calories in nuts, or they find plain nuts boring,” says Joy Bauer, Today Show nutritionist and bestselling author. “That’s a shame, because a small handful can pack your diet with filling protein, fiber, unsaturated fats, and important vitamins and minerals.” Here’s how your health benefits each time you nosh on a handful of nuts.

WALNUTS: Inflammation fighters

In addition to containing the most antioxidants of all nuts, which help protect your body from the cellular damage that contributes to heart disease, cancer, and premature aging, “walnuts are also the richest in omega-3 fatty acids, which fight inflammation,” says Bauer. They’re an especially great way to get these healthy unsaturated fats if you’re not a fan of fish, where these types of fats are predominantly found. A walnut snack may also turn around a bad day during that time of the month: The manganese they contain may reduce PMS symptoms. Serving info: About 14 halves = 185 calories | 18 grams fat

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Why you should go nuts for nuts decrease compared to a control group who didn’t eat them. Almonds may even safeguard your gut: A test-tube study (funded by the Almond Board of California) found that the nuts raised levels of good bacteria that bolster the body’s immune system. Serving info: About 23 nuts = 170 calories | 15 grams fat CASHEWS: Brain boosters

Cashews are particularly rich in iron and zinc. “Iron helps deliver oxygen to all of your cells, which can prevent anemia, and zinc is critical to immune health and healthy vision,” says Bauer. Cashews are also a good source of magnesium: One ounce provides almost 25 percent of your daily need. Magnesium may help improve memory and protect against age-related memory loss, according to a study in the journal Neuron. Serving info: About 18 nuts = 165 calories | 13 grams fat

Just one Brazil nut packs more than 100 percent of the daily value for the mineral selenium, which may help prevent certain cancers, including bone, prostate, and breast cancer. A recent study in the Journal of Medicinal Food suggests that the selenium found in Brazil nuts, along with soy, may help fight prostate cancer by inhibiting the growth of cancerous cells. However, don’t overdo it on Brazil nuts: High levels of selenium can be harmful, so stick to a serving or less. Serving info: 5 to 6 nuts = 185 cals | 18 grams fat MACADAMIA NUTS: The most MUFAs

PISTACHIOS: The skinniest nut

Pistachios are the most slimming nuts, with less than four calories each. Their shells make them especially dieting-friendly: “Eating them in the shell automatically slows down your pace so the snack lasts longer and you eat less overall,” says Bauer. They may also help you breathe easier: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers found that eating two ounces of pistachios daily may reduce lung cancer risk. Pistachios are rich in the antioxidant gamma-tocopherol, a form of cancer-fighting vitamin E. Pistachios are also packed with potassium, a mineral essential for a healthy nervous system and muscles, and are a good source of vitamin B6, which can lift your mood, fortify your immune system, and more. Serving info: About 50 nuts = 160 cals | 14 grams fat HAZELNUTS: More than just a coffee flavouring

An all-around healthy nut, hazelnuts are notable for their high levels of monounsaturated fats, which can improve cardiovascular health and help to manage type 2 diabetes, according to Bauer. They’re also rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which may prevent cataracts and macular degeneration, maintain healthy skin, and reduce risk of dementia. Serving info: About 21 nuts = 180 cals | 17 grams fat

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ALMONDS: Good for your gut

Almonds contain the most fiber — about three grams per ounce — compared to other nuts, and are richest in vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant. Almonds may even help you slip into those skinny jeans: In one International Journal of Obesity study, when two groups of obese adults followed low-calorie diets for six months, those who included almonds in their weight loss plans lost more weight than those who ate more complex carbohydrates. Other research shows that almonds are especially healthy for people worried about their blood sugar: Those who ate about 20 percent of their calories from almonds for four months saw their bad LDL cholesterol drop and their insulin resistance

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Pecans aren’t just for making tasty pies, they can also help improve your heart health. “Pecans are among the most antioxidant-rich nuts,” says Bauer. “They may help prevent plaque formation in your arteries.” In fact, a Journal of Nutrition study (funded partly by the National Pecan Shellers Association) found that consuming pecans can help lower LDL cholesterol levels by as much as 33 percent. Pecans may also buffer your brain health, according to an animal study from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. The vitamin E found in the nuts could delay progression of degenerative neurological diseases like amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Serving info: About 18 halves = 200 calories | 21 grams fat

Although ounce for ounce they’re one of the most calorie-dense nuts, macadamia nuts contain the greatest amount of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (MUFA) per serving. “This ‘good fat’ lowers LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol levels and blood pressure,” says Bauer. A Pennsylvania State University study (funded partly by the Hershey Company, which owns the Mauna Loa Macademia company) found that people who added macadamia nuts to their diets reduced their triglyceride levels, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol by nearly 10 percent. Serving info: About 10 nuts = 200 cals | 22 grams fat

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E’RE all for Michelin-star menus every now and again, but dining out at five-star restaurants night after night can be somewhat crippling on your monthly credit card bill! It’s a rare treat we all love to indulge in every so often, but rich, gourmet grub is not something most of us will gorge on night after night. But for fanatical foodies in London who just can’t get enough of decadent, luxury dining,

The world’s most expensive cake has been revealed and it’s an expensive monstrosity A proud father in the UAE has commissioned a cake encrusted with 4000 diamonds for his daughter’s birthday and engagement party which has cost him a whopping £48.5million ( €6.66 million) The cake is nearly two metres in length, and is styled to resemble a catwalk. The confectionary guests are dressed in the haute couture styles (edible) of the cake’s creator, 33-year-old former fashion designer Debbie Wingham. The cake is also topped with 4,000 rare stones that form her present. These include a 5.2-carat pink diamond, a 6.4-carat yellow diamond and 5 individ-

ual five-carat white diamonds - which in themselves are worth £30 million. While cake-making may be a new venture for Ms Wingham she is in fact no stranger to expensive designs: she’s responsible for what’s been claimed as the world’s most expensive dress, an £11.5 million number featuring black and red diamonds. The former title-holder for the world’s most expensive cake was a £32.4 million eight-tier giant created for the National Gay Wedding Show in Liverpool in March, 2013. Created by the Cake bakery in Chester, it boasted 4,000 diamonds.

there’s a new Michelin star food delivery service that will deliver your favourite gourmet dishes, without the hefty price tag. The service, called Supper, delivers sumptuous dishes from 19 of London’s most exclusive restaurant haunts. There’s every cuisine imaginable for the most indulgent of Friday night feasts. From aromatic Indian dishes freshly prepared by renowned Indian restaurant, Tamarind, to trendy Japanese titbits chopped up lovingly by the delectable Tsu-

nami, this is a weekend delivery service to get excited about! Of course the ambience of dining inside a restaurant is somewhat thwarted when you’re sat at home snuggled on the sofa. But if you’re wanting to recreate a romantic restaurant setting at home, without having to slave away over a hot stove, this is the perfect way to do it. Impress the hubby with your new-found culinary skills without having to lift a finger — genius! Anything you order will be freshly prepared and delivered within the hour, on slick blackuniform wearing bike riders. Peter Georgiou, the company founder, promises that the food will arrive in exactly the same state as it would were you sat dining in the restaurant. “The food is beautifully packaged,” he says, and “doesn’t move an inch, even when going over speed bumps.” So if you are after something a little more luxurious than prawn crackers and chicken chow mein, Supper may well be the answer to all your foodie prayers. It’s not the cheapest of takeaways, naturally. Customers on average spend around £80 £100 (€100 - €120) in a meal for two. From handmade, melt-in-the-mouth ravioli with light Parmesan foam, to decadent duck confit with a rich red wine jus, Friday night takeaway just got interesting. Gone are the days of greasy pizzas and crispy poppadum’s, SUPPER offers a new wave of fanciful fine dining, delivered straight to your door. How could you resist .

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10 mouth-wateringly delicious reasons to be a vegetarian in Spain

1. Gazpacho Possibly the most refreshing Spanish food that exists, gazpacho is a chilled vegetable puree that Spaniards swear by as a cure-all superfood. Vegetarian friendly and full of vitamins, who could resist a cold glass of gazpacho during the hot Spanish summers? 2. Tortilla de Patatas A classic choice - the famous potato omelette. You’ll find the tortilla de patatas all over Spain, and everyone has an opinion on the best way to make it. Onions or no onions? Fully cooked through or runny? Whatever your preference, there’s a tortilla for everyone and never a wrong time of day to indulge. You can even have it in a sandwich! 3. Berenjenas con Miel

Guidebooks warn vegetarians coming to Spain that they are entering the land of jamón. And it’s true - Spaniards love their pork products with a passion, but Spain is also home to a variety of delicious vegetarian dishes that locals love. Here’s what vegetarians in Spain should be eating 9. Pisto

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The Spanish version of ratatouille is called pisto, and it’s one of the most delicious stewed vegetable dishes in Spain. Usually consisting of peppers, tomatoes, onions and aubergine, many people like to make this dish a full meal by topping it with a fried egg.

Last by no means least - the sweet stuff. Vegetarians in Spain can still enjoy the sweetest of Spanish breakfasts, chocolate con churros. Sticks of fried dough dipped in melted chocolate?

These crispy fried aubergine (eggplant) are smothered in sweet honey or sticky cane sugar syrup— and either way they’re are absolutely delicious. Found primarily in tapas bars in southern Spain, they’re one of those dishes that you’ll crave long after the last bite. 4. Papas Arrugás con Mojo Picón

A popular vegetarian dish in the Canary Islands, these tiny wrinkled potatoes are cooked in heavily salted water and then served with savory mojo picón sauce. They make the perfect snack, and it’s impossible to grab only one! 5. Huevos Rotos A simple dish of homemade fried potatoes and runny fried eggs on top, huevos rotos is a true Spanish comfort food.

6. Espinacas con Garbanzos One of the best vegetarian options in Spain is a savoury spinach and chickpea stew called espinacas con garbanzos. This delicious dish is often served as a small tapa in Seville, and is easy to make at home too. 7. Pimientos de Padrón In the north of Spain you’ll find some of the world’s best green peppers. Pimientos de padrón used to be quite spicy, but over the years have been adapted to become mild. However, every now and then a super spicy pepper is hidden among the others, making ordering a plate of these akin to playing Russian Roulette! 8. Patatas Bravas One of Madrid and Barcelona’s most popular tapas to share, patatas bravas consist of deep fried potatoes smothered in slightly spicy homemade bravas sauce. Many Barcelona bars also add a healthy heap of alioli on top.

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Taste the Rainbow

40 years ago, Burger King opened its first Spanish restaurant, so to toast the anniversary the fast-food outlet has introduced a very special accompaniment to its most popular burger: “Whopper Wine.” In a nod to how BK prepares its patties, the wine is aged in barrels made of “flame-grilled” wood. Its flavour is meant to enhance that of the Whopper, with which it is meant to be imbibed. In order to be in with a chance to sample the pairing, Burger King fans have to send their all-time favourite Burger King tale or photograph to their Facebook site where judges will chose the 40 entries worthy of receiving a bottle. This is not the first time Burger King have branched out beyond the burger. In December 2008, the company launched ‘Flame’, a body spray described as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat”.

Doritos has unveiled a new, limited edition, brand of rainbow-coloured crisps to raise support and donations for the LGBT community. Inspired by the traditional ‘pride’ flag, the crisps come in red, orange, green, blue and purple and were created “to bring an entirely new product experience to our consumers to show our commitment toward

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RANCHO GRILL A classic but refined steakhouse with a modern culinary twist and Belgian style dishes. Famous for chateaubriand served on a small table charcoal grill allowing you to prepare your own meat just how you like it. The exquisite and exclusive wines on our list have been personally selected from Spanish and French vineyards. Bold and rich, they pair perfectly with our prime steaks. Our romantic terrace is the perfect setting to be wined, dined and dazzled . Don’t forget our Tiffany Room available for private parties and celebrations. Urbanización Carib Playa, 11, Exit Las Chapas, Marbella 29604 E: alfonso@banusgrill.com - T: +34 952 831 922 www.grillelrancho.com Advanced booking required.

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ith the transition from summer to autumn, it’s time to switch from the rosés, crisp unoaked whites and lighter reds to wines with a bit more body and warmth. There’s still room for variety just because the weather getting cooler it doesn’t automatically mean you have to switch to red!

Here we present a white wine that can definitely hold its own in against its red counterparts, and two reds for whatever scenario those fireside sofa moments bring this October.

The Money Spider, D’Arenberg The grape geeks among you may be surprised at the suggestion of an autumnal white from the roussanne grape, but stick with me; in a glass of this roussanne you will find everything you’d want, and more. Roussanne is a grape normally harnessed to marsanne and viognier in the Rhone Valley. However, this fantastic South Australia producer has taken an incredibly unappreciated grape and allowed it to be the star all on its own. With its perfumed scent of fresh pear, apricot and honeysuckle, it soothes your weary limbs like entertainment television does on a Saturday night. On the palate, concentrated summer fruits combine with a dollop of Greek yoghurt freshness, all underlined with a moreish, nutty backbone. Aromatic, intense and weighty, yet elegant – everything you could desire!

Masi Campofiorin Like roussanne, this grape is an untapped vinous talent. The lost grape of Bordeaux, it only resurfaced after a century of neglect to find new life in the wilds of Chile. And thank goodness! It is a fantastic grape with the succulence of a merlot but the concentration and intensity of a cabernet sauvignon or syrah, while being a far more adventurous choice than a Malbec. Carmenere is typically rich, medium-to-full bodied and spicy, and this wine is no exception. Abundant in blackberries, blackcurrant and wild briar fruit, this epitomises a liquid autumnal berry crumble, with a slight mocha and sweet spice enveloping the ripe fruit.

Domaine Fontsèque, Corbières 2011 There is nothing better than curling up on the sofa, cosy with a loved one, while it’s freezing cold and dark outside. And I promise you, this wine is definitely not a third wheel. Corbieres is one of the best-known wine regions of southern France, famous for its robust and intensely flavoured wines. That said, this wine’s blend of grapes could not be more judiciously balanced with concentrated aromas and flavours of blackcurrant, plums and brambles from the grenache, a warm clove spice from the syrah and a rustic, smoky, savoury nuance from the mourvedre, with carignan adding to and orchestrating the body of fruit, sumptuous perfume and satisfying tannic structure. It would be perfect with a simple charcuterie platter, some hard cheeses, or just on its own… Article supplied by:

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T may traditionally be seen as a pastime for the Women’s Institute or ladies of a certain age, but jam-making is undergoing a renaissance, with the credit crunch still biting, budget-conscious consumers seem to be turning their hands to making jams to help save money. Earlier this year it even emerged that Kate Moss has jumped in on the act and makes damson jam out of fruit from her Cotswolds estate which she is now considering selling! So to get started below we explain everything you need to know about making jam from scratch and an easy first recipe to get you started. Until recently there was a misguided belief that one should only use second-rate fruit for jam making. You can indeed make jam from less than perfect fruit, but the reality is that poor quality fruit makes poor quality jam. The secret to making really delicious jam is to make it in small quantities from gorgeous fresh fruit. Before rural electrification, the soft fruit season was a pretty hectic time for those who wanted to have their shelves packed with jams and preserves for the winter. Now that fruit can be frozen at the peak of perfection, there is not such an urgency because you can make jam all year round. However, the best jam is still made from beautiful fresh fruit in season. If you don’t want to spend your whole summer in the kitchen, the most practical approach is to freeze fruit in perfect condition in small, measured quantities so that you can make jam as you need it throughout the year. Jam made from frozen fruit will taste infinitely fresher and more delicious than a sixor seven-month-old jam even if it is made in peak season. Slightly under-ripe fruit makes better jam, because it has a higher acidity. The faster jam is made, the fresher it’ll taste, so for that reason, we always warm the sugar.

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PECTIN Pectin is a jelling substance that occurs naturally in many fruits. It is most concentrated in pips, cores and skin. The cell walls of under-ripe fruit contain pectose, an insoluble substance that changes into soluble pectin as the fruit ripens. Slightly under-ripe fruits are best for jellies and jams. Some fruits are high in pectin, while others have very little. One can compensate for those by mixing low and high pectin fruits such as blackberry and apple. High-pectin fruits Crab apples, blackcurrants, gooseberries, plums, redcurrants, cooking apples, cranberries, damsons, quince, oranges, lemons and many plums. Fruits with quite high pectin Raspberries, loganberries, boysenberries, tayberries and apricots. Low-pectin fruits Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, elderberries, peaches, sweet cherries, dessert apples, pears, figs and marrow.

for about 15 minutes. It should feel hot to the touch. Be careful not to leave it in too long or the sugar will begin to melt around the edges of the bowl and will eventually caramelize.

Great if you have one, but not essential. Alternatively, choose a low-sided, wide stainless-steel saucepan so that the jam cooks quickly. Avoid aluminium because the acid in the fruit will react with it and give a slightly tinny taste.

they don’t like the solid texture of the jam that it makes. The only exception one might make is for strawberry jam, which is difficult to set. However some redcurrant juice or lemon juice can be used to bring up the acidity, but you could use a small proportion of jam sugar if you like. The end result may be more like bought jam than handmade jam, though. Most use ordinary granulated sugar rather than caster sugar for jam making.

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thoroughly softened before sugar is added, as sugar has a hardening on the fruit. If you add the sugar too early, no amount of boiling will soften the rind or skins. You can vary the amount of sugar you use to taste. For example, if the fruit is very sweet, use less sugar. SHOULD I SKIM THE JAM? Don’t skim the jam constantly while it’s being cooked. Just skim it at the end, to reduce wastage. An old-fashioned tip that was passed onto me by my next-door neighbour Peggy Walsh is that if there’s a bit of scum left after skimming, then drop a tiny lump of butter (about the size of a fingernail) into the jam. It will dissolve the remainder of the scum. HOW DO I KNOW THE JAM HAS REACHED SETTING POINT? If you want to take the guesswork out of it, buy a jam thermometer (quite an expensive piece of kit); when the thermometer hits 105ºC (220ºF), the jam is set. But we rarely use a sugar thermometer, because I want students to be able to judge when jam is set without any fancy equipment. Another way to tell when your jam will set is to put a plate in the fridge to chill. When the jam looks as though it’s almost set, take a teaspoonful and put it onto the cold plate. Push the outer edge of the jam puddle into the centre with your index finger. If the jam wrinkles even a little, it will set. COVERING JAM JARS When the jam has reached setting point, pour it into sterilised jars and cover immediately. One can still buy packets of jam covers in most shops and supermarkets. These are made up of three elements, a silicone disc of paper, a large round of cellophane and a rubber band. Cover each jar with a silicone disc (slippy side down onto the surface of the jam). Wet one side of the cellophane round, then stretch it over the jar, and secure with a rubber band. If the cellophane disc is not moistened, it will not become taut when the jam gets cold. Alternatively, use screw-top lids, which should be sterilised in boiling water and dried before use. Later the jars can be covered with doilies, rounds of material or coloured paper. These covers can be added secured with plain or coloured rubber bands, narrow florists ribbon tied into bows or ordinary ribbon with perhaps little dried flowers or herbs.

RECIPE FOR RASPBERRY, BOYSENBERRY, TAYBERRY OR LOGANBERRY JAM If you’ve never made jam before, this is a good place to start. Raspberry jam is the easiest and quickest of all jams to make, and one of the most delicious. Loganberries, boysenberries or tayberries may be used in this recipe, too. Because it uses equal amounts of sugar and fruit, you don’t necessarily need as much as the recipe calls for. Sometimes when I’m trying to take the mystery out of jam-making for students, I put some scones into the oven, then make jam, and by the time the scones are out of the oven, the jam is made. It’s that easy! Makes 3 450g (1lb) pots | 900g (2lb) fresh or frozen berries 900g (2lb) white sugar, warmed (use 110g/4oz less if the fruit is very sweet)

1. Mould on the top

Wash, dry and sterilise the jars in the oven for 15 minutes. Put the berries into a wide, stainless-steel saucepan. Mash them a little and cook for 3–4 minutes over a medium heat until the juice begins to run, then add the warmed sugar and stir over a gentle heat until the sugar is fully dissolved.

If mould starts to grow on top of jam, I just spoon it off, give it to the hens and continue to eat the rest. Keep the jam in the fridge from then on and use it as soon as possible. When we were little, Mummy would just tell us to stir in the mould and eat it because it was penicillin and good for us – I’m not sure about that but I am alive to tell the tale! Having said that, eating mouldy shop-bought jam is a different matter and certainly not advisable. If you remove jam to a separate dish to serve it in, do not add it back to the main pot afterwards or it will go boozy.

Increase the heat, bring to the boil and cook steadily for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently (frozen berries will take 6 minutes). Test for a set by putting about a teaspoon of jam on a cold plate and leaving it for a few minutes in a cool place. Press the jam with your index finger. If it wrinkles even slightly, it is set. Remove from the heat immediately. Skim and pour into sterilised jam jars. Cover immediately.

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Mould grows on top of jam when: (a) jars are not properly sterilised (b) the fruit was picked while wet 2. Crystallisation Sugar crystals appear on top and sometimes through the jam. The jam is safe to eat but will taste very sweet and gritty. Crystallisation is caused when: (a) too much sugar is added (b) the sugar is not properly dissolved (c) the jam is over- or under-boiled 3. Fermentation When fermentation occurs, the jam will start to bubble and can smell gassy when the lid is removed. Jam that has fermented should not be eaten. Fermentation can occur when: (a) the jam is undercooked (b) the fruit was wet when harvested (c) the jars were not properly cleaned and sterilised

Keep the jam in a cool place or put on a shelf in your kitchen so you can feel great every time you look at it! Anyway, it will be so delicious it won’t last long!

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Goodbye thigh gaps - thighbrows are the next big body trend

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THE internet has proclaimed that the latest body trend we should all be paying attention to is the thighbrow. Confused? You will be! It’s not actually anything to do with artfully placing arches of hair along your legs, but is in fact the crease created when thigh meets hip, which, apparently, looks like an eyebrow. Thighbrow. The good thing about this body trend, versus that collarbone coin thing and the ubiquitous thigh gap obsession, is that you don’t have to have a specific body type to have a thighbrow. You just have to kneel, or lift your legs up, or just slightly contort your body until your thighs are up near your hips. Done. Easy. The usual celebrities are getting in on the act

Instagramming their thighbrows, above are a few. Let’s just not try not to get too obsessive about the size, and shape, and prominence of our thighbrows. All thighs are beautiful. Let them crease how they wish.

In loving memory Meadow Walker, 16, the daughter of actor Paul Walker who tragically died in 2013 has launched a foundation in his memory to mark what would have been his birthday earlier this month. Meadow tweeted that she wanted to start the Paul Walker Foundation to “share a piece of my father with the world”. The foundation’s mission statement is simply “Do Good” and reflects his passions for the ocean, for helping people and animals and spontaneous goodwill. Walker was also known for making documentaries about sharks with the National Geographic Channel, having studied ma-

rine biology before becoming an actor. The foundation is aimed at “empowering future generations by providing grants, scholarship opportunities and spontaneous acts of goodwill”. Walker, who was 40 when he died, was a passenger in the Porsche that a friend was driving when it hit a pole and burst into flames. His death prompted a huge outpouring of tributes from fans and people who had worked with him, including his Fast and Furious co-star Vin Diesel, who went on to name his daughter Pauline in honour of his friend.

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Celebrity Ink TATTOOS used to be associated with thugs, criminals and rebels - inked on to bodies in dodgy backstreet shops. But today you’d be hard pushed to find a celebrity who doesn’t boast a tattoo. For celebrities and mortals alike, tattoos have long been a shortcut to demonstrating to the world how passionate, cool or smart you are. The tricky bit is in deciding what to get.

Misspelt pearls of wisdom, rubbish artistry and - worst of all - names of lovers who end up breaking your heart are just some of the potential pitfalls facing anyone clambering into the tattooist’s chair. And the rich and famous have fallen into them time after time. Here we round up our favourite examples of celebrity tattoos that were meant to say ‘cool’, but really scream ‘regret, regret, regret’...

When Ed Sheeran revealed a massive lion tattoo on his chest on Instagram recently it certainly stunned a lot of people. The “Don’t” singer was getting quite a bit of flack for the large lion tattoo across his chest. So, Ed decided to stop the negativity by defending his new piece of ink “All this kerfuffle over a tattoo. If it was black and white saying a clever phrase in a language I can’t speak no one would’ve said anything,”

Topping the list is Cheryl Cole who shocked the nation when she unveiled a large rose tattoo sprawling across both bum cheeks and up her back. She later defended the inking, saying it has a personal meaning and that roses are her favourite flowers. The giant tattoo cost £12,000 and took 15 hours to complete.

When Sinead O’Connor revealed two bizarre red tattoos on her cheek of the initials ‘B’ and ‘Q’. Many hoped the letter was red ink but Sinead confirmed it was a real tattoo, clarifying why she got the tattoo Sinead said “It is a B and a Q … the initials of the last man who is ever going to s*** all over me. It’s dangerous to be considered pretty. I feel safer having unprettied my face and he doesn’t get to forget. So I’m double happy – we musicians do things differently.”

Like a job application or a witty riposte, the first run of getting words tattooed onto yourself is to make sure it is spelled properly. Heroes star Hayden Panettiere stumbled at this first hurdle with her Italian phrase which was meant to say ‘live without regrets’ but was misspelt . She has since admitted regretting the tattoo.

Mike Tyson is one of the original celebrities with bad tattoos and shocked the world with his Maori tribal around his left eye in 2003.Tribal tattoos look cool but do you really want to immortalize anything at all on your face if you’re not even part of the culture? It made for a pretty funny scene in Hangover 2 but can you imagine the family photos once he’s in his golden years?!

Brad Pitt’ss forearm work is an outline of Ötzi the Iceman found frozen in the Alps in 1991, some 5,300 years after his death, the tattoo has never been explained in interviews but with a career as long as his maybe he knew him?

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Porsche plans to challenge Tesla ...but Elon Musk can sleep easy for now. Production is still years away!

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COOL INTERIORS The interior is far out, but not that far out. On the show car everything works, including a holographic display controlled by hand gestures in the middle of the dash. The coolest part is the five-dial digital instrument panel is curved like the latest 4K TVs, and references the original five-dial design that adorned the very first 911 – the ‘901’ concept shown at the ’63 Frankfurt show – which stuck around for two decades after that. But that’s not all: the Mission E also employs a camera trained on the driver’s face, which knows which dial you’re looking at, highlights it and lets you bring it to the foreground via a button on the wheel. In terms of price the Mission E won’t be 918 Spyder hypercar territory, but rather more affordable. A starting price of around £100,000

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Mercedes S-class Cabriolet replaces legendary SL

What’s the car you most readily associate with fame and fortune? Perhaps a RollsRoyce or a Bentley, or maybe something sportier like a Ferrari or Porsche springs to mind. For many people, however, it’ll be the Mercedes-Benz SL. SLs have been driven by Hollywood stars and starlets, pop singers, rock guitarists, dancers, racing drivers; even princesses - the SL was the distinctly un-British car which Diana, Princess of Wales, was chided by the British press for buying. But soon, the SL will have a new name, as the march of Mercedes re-branding continues. Meet the new Mercedes S-class Cabriolet, joining the S-class fold. The Son-of-SL seems

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Kawasaki Ninja ZX10R launch KAWASAKI have confirmed the new Ninja ZX-10R is to be launched at an exclusive unveiling in Barcelona next month. The new model will have many subtle updates, the most notable being uprated brakes and suspension. The brakes are predicted to feature the latest cornering ABS system and the suspension is believed to feature Showa Big Piston Forks, all alongside an updated electronics package, ensuring that the new model keeps up with the current offerings from other manufacturers and to keep the bike competitive in WSB. Project Leader Yoshimoto Matsuda commented “With the new model we have focused our development resources on an overall engineering and performance improvement. We are proud of the result; it means a significant advance in terms of chassis and engine performance as well as providing the platform to introduce new, state of the art rider aids and other technology.” The current ZX-10R remains competitive in WSBK in the hands of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes but as a road bike, is now slightly lagging behind other manufacturer offerings. The latest sports bikes from BMW, Ducati and Yamaha all feature the latest electronics and suspension packages, this update is aiming to bring the new ZX-10R in line with them.

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New rules for Pet Passport entry into UK

Written by Lucy Pitts

Does your new pet passport fall foul of the rules? Last week I travelled back from Spain to the UK with my two dogs. We’re frequent travellers so I know the pet passport rules and it’s the third time this year we’ve travelled using the dogs’ current passports. The passports are almost identical having been issued at the same time, by the same vet using the same stamps so you can imagine my surprise when I was stopped at pet passport control at Calais and told I couldn’t travel because one of the passports wasn’t valid. Even though we’ve travelled on this passport before. And I wasn’t alone, there were half dozen other travellers being told the same.

The new scheme for pet Passport entry into UK It turns out one of my dogs’ passports was issued under the new scheme which came into force at the end of last year. And one of the changes that the new scheme brought in concerns the details of the stamp used on page 8 of the passport (the Rabies page) by the vet who issued the passport. It is no longer sufficient just to have just an “Official Veterinarian” stamp. Instead the verification must include the name, address, telephone number and signature of the vet (notwithstanding that these details appear on the page before and didn’t appear at all under the old scheme).

cal. However inside the new passports have a different layout and laminated areas.

Although the rule came into force some time ago, it clearly hasn’t been enforced until now and it’s tempting to think that with the new building and new uniforms have come a new approach. It’s also not easy to spot whether you have a new or old scheme passport as from the outside they are more or less identi-

1. Even if you think you are compliant, double check before you go. Your vet in the UK and Spain should know the rules but they don’t always. I’ve had a vet in Spain refuse to sign as well as stamp the passport, until I begged him to humour me. And don’t assume if there are changes to the scheme and

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The morale of the story I was eventually allowed to travel but only after my vet in the UK had been contacted and had completed and faxed back (yes faxed) a particular form. Had they not done so on the day I was due to travel, I was told I couldn’t travel at all.

So, if you are travelling with your pet to and from Spain:

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the headline changes don’t apply to you, that you haven’t been affected. There’s lots of help online https://www.gov.uk/take-petabroad if you are in any doubt. 2. Hard as it may be, don’t lose your temper in passport control. The changes are ridiculous and they said as much to me. But I was dealt with much quicker than my fellow travellers who lost their cool. In fact, the lady dealing with me couldn’t have done more for me, even calling my vet in the UK for me and generally calming my mounting sense of panic. It’s great that that pet lovers can take their pets with them to Spain and back these days and such a change from when I was a child and there were long periods of quarantine. But it is important to remember that the rules surrounding taking pets abroad are evolving and you have to keep a firm eye on the changes.

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THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER AND GALWAY IS ITS HOME

N the last weekend of September each year, the cosmopolitan town of Galway hosts the Galway International Oyster Festival, one of the biggest events in Ireland’s social calendar. A feast of live entertainment, gourmet food, fine wine and of course Oysters and Guinness. The Galway Oyster Festival has come along way since its humble origins in 1954. The festival was the brainchild of Brian Collins, hotelier at the Great Southern Galway. His intention was to extend the tourist season into September with an Oyster Festival Banquet, which was first attended by just 34 people. Since then the festival has become huge business, sponsored by Guinness, it brings an estimated 2m euros into the local economy and has developed into one of Ireland’s most celebrated festivals with a range of events.

The Galway International Oyster Festival is the premier event in the Galwegian calendar taking place between the 24th - 27th September, where people from all over the world descend on Galway to sample the world famous oysters of Galway Bay and the legendary craic of the West of Ireland

OYSTER OLYMPICS During this popular food festival, you can expect to experience a wide variety of tantalising events to enjoy from seafood trails, oyster hot spots, oyster opening (shucking) championships including the Oyster ‘Olympics’ or World Oyster Opening Championship, foodie talks & tasting events in some of Galway’s finest restaurants, food provenance tours, sample delights at the intimate food village at The Festival Marquee, a Mardi Gras style Gala Event through the streets of Galway, Best Dressed Lady competition, the Tribal Oyster Feast Off oyster eating competition along with family activities, live music, cooking demonstrations, ‘Hot Oyster Awards’ cooking challenge and more. Over the four days, the festival hosts the World Oyster Opening Championship, an annual beauty contest to select the Festival Pearl, a Mardi Gras Party with Champagne, Guinness and Oyster reception and an electrifying line up of top class artists, an afternoon Marquee Reception (with more Guinness and Oysters) and the grand finale, the Gala Ball. This year - A Seafood Trail a new addition to the festival offers a selection of Galway’s best restaurants serving locally sourced ingredients & seafood; each restaurant will have Galway Oysters available from Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th so all visitors can try the famed delicacy.

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SUDOKU Sudoku is one of the most popular puzzle games of all time. The goal of Sudoku is to fill a 9×9 grid with numbers so that each row, column and 3×3 section contain all of the digits between 1 and 9. As a logic puzzle, Sudoku is also an excellent brain game. If you play Sudoku regluarly, you will soon start to see improvements in your concentration and overall brain power.

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Solution to puzzle from issue 7 Remaining letters spell: FAMILY REUNION W E H P E N R E L A T I V E S F S T E L P I R T R E H T A F R S S B R O T H E R S A M R W E B R K C M E S D E M P P E O L I O E L I L O H L E A O T O A M D N T O G N A C T R W S T T U E T D S F E E N N E O I Y I H S S N D I F G U N N C S R O L C E E E A S S A N T E F E N B E W R R R U H P I S I L O S S N F D E E A G U R R W A L N L D T L L C N P H S I R H I I B A O I O I A I P T B N A L S F N I H G E R U H E E A G M U D T E C S N Y Y N R T R N E O A S Y N E G O R P T U S N D C D I T N E R A P D N A R G O N

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Dirk, an Amsterdam supermarket is offering shoppers a chance to have a dance while they browse the biscuit aisle by opening after hours as a nightclub. According to Dutch folk law it was once a serious consideration that Albert Heijn, another major Dutch su-

permarket would open as a club in the evenings following an anonymous request but nothing ever came of it. However the idea lived on and was finally realised last month. Ady Van de Plas, a 45-year-old photographer and fashion writer who snapped pictures at

CODEWORD Codewords are like crossword puzzles - but have no clues! Instead, every letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number, the same number representing the same letter throughout the puzzle. All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number! To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters. 22 17 23 11 12 14 5

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the event, said: “It was brilliant. There were loads of students and party-goers dressing up and it was a really good atmosphere. “People were shopping and partying at the same time. There must have been a couple of people who’d gone to do their shopping and just decided to have a dance while they were there. It was weird. People were wandering off to buy biscuits and then going back to the dancefloor. I thought it was a great idea, it was a right laugh and it’s made quite an impact in Holland.”

USA

An inmate has been arrested again after refusing to leave jail. 29-year-old David Spurlock of Arizona was so impressed with the jail in Maricopa that when the time came to release him following drugs charges he refused to vacate the premises. Sherriff Joe Arpaio explain that after his officers forcibly removed the man and escorted him away from the building, Spurlock headed straight for a Sherriff’s truck and unsuccessfully tried to start it later telling officers his planned to sell it. He is now back in jail on a burglary charge and is being held without bail.

AUSTRALIA

The parents of a 22-year-old man had to call the emergency services after discovering there son trapped waste deep in a washing machine. The Sydney man who had been stuck in the kitchen appliance at least 3 hours by the time firefighters arrived had to wait another hour for officers to completely disassemble the appliance. The firefighters wrote on their Facebook page: “Upon arrival the crew was informed that the patient’s legs had been entrapped in the washing machine for at least three hours. “This job was interesting as the crew had not performed a washing machine rescue before. However, under direction from station officer David Cross the crew implemented a plan to extract the patient by disassembling the washing machine. Once the exterior of the washing machine had been removed

firefighters had to cut away the stainless steel drum to remove the patient from the washing drum.” The man was taken to hospital as a precaution and is reported to have been “in a lot of discomfort” but escaped without injury.

The 6th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships held in Rossendale, UK has been won by a man dressed as Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. Joel Hicks fought of competition from Fred Flintstone, a pregnant nun and a chicken amongst others. In all 22 competitors threw down in 396 gallons of the best beef gravy. Gravy wrestling rules are simple: grapple and roll around in the meaty liquid for two minutes, with points going to the competitor who inspires the greatest crowd response at the end of each bout.

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Newcastle’s early struggles have Steve McClaren’s team nearing crisis McClaren admits he faces a ‘hard’ job at St James’s Park

ewcastle boss Steve McClaren says defeat to Watford reinforces the fact he faces a ‘hard’ job at St James’s Park. “There’s more pain to come, absolutely,” said Steve McClaren before Newcastle’s defeat to Watford at the weekend. “Don’t think it’s going to be rosy all the way. It has sometimes been one step forward and two steps back. It’s tough and it’s painful, but we expected this. You have to go through it.” As it turns out, he wasn’t kidding. They’re used to pain at Newcastle, to headlines about the negative goings on at St James’ Park, but in previous years they’ve largely been a rather tragi-comic club. The thing is, there’s not much comic about Newcastle these days. In a straightforward, rather boring and quite sad way, they’re just not very good. The defeat to Watford at the weekend meant they have collected just two points so far this season, losing four and scoring just three goals in their six games. In this calendar year they have played 25 Premier League games, winning three, drawing six and losing the other 16. If the team’s recent record doesn’t look especially clever, their manager’s doesn’t either. Eyebrows were raised, to say the least, when Steve McClaren was given a job at a Premier League club, straight after being sacked by one in the Championship. McClaren had guided Derby to the brink of automatic promotion before a heinous collapse in the closing months of last season,

during which they found new and interesting ways to lose every week, and subsequently dropped out of the playoffs altogether. McClaren’s record since the end of February reads: played 19, won two, drawn eight, lost nine, with a goal difference of minus 16. Of the many odd decisions that Mike Ashley has made while at Newcastle, appointing a manager who’d just presided over a calamitous few months to fix a club that had done much the same is among the strangest. McClaren’s career is a constant curiosity. For every success, there has been failure not far behind, and examples of the former are starting to fade with time. He won the League Cup for Middlesbrough then took them to the UEFA Cup final, then came the England debacle. He won the Dutch league with FC Twente, then was sacked by Wolfsburg. An abortive spell at Nottingham Forest was followed by failure back at Twente, then he came within seconds of actually going up with Derby, after they dominated the playoff final against QPR but were beaten by a late Bobby Zamora goal. Then there was the collapse last season. It’s virtually impossible to gauge how good a manager he actually is. Still, if he manages to turn things around at Newcastle, it would be a big tick in the positive column for him, because things look exceedingly grim at the moment. They seem confused in defence, anonymous in midfield and completely unthreatening up front.

Diego Costa charged by FA with violent conduct; Chelsea, Arsenal also charged Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after some contentious incidents in last weekend’s game against Arsenal. Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista was also charged with improper conduct, and both clubs were charged with failing to control their players during Saturday’s Premier League match. Costa, 26, has been criticised after his performance in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. The Spain international clashed with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel in the first half. Costa appeared to start the incident by twice raking his hands across Koscielny’s face and then chest-bumping him to the ground. Gabriel then came over to defend his teammate, and he and Costa both received yellow cards following their confrontation. But a minute later the Arsenal centre-back was sent off for flicking a boot at the Chelsea player. Costa was allowed to continue playing, but he now faces a suspension after the FA’s ruling. In February, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was left seething when Costa was retrospectively sanctioned for treading on Liverpool’s Emre Can, part of what the Chelsea boss perceived as a “campaign” against his side which included a Sky Sports montage entitled “Costa’s Crimes.”

P Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Man City 6 5 0 1 12 2 10 15 2 Man Utd 6 4 1 1 9 5 4 13 3 West Ham 6 4 0 2 13 7 6 12 4 Leicester 6 3 3 0 13 9 4 12 5 Arsenal 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 6 Everton 6 2 3 1 8 5 3 9 7 Swansea 6 2 3 1 7 5 2 9 8 Crystal Palace 6 3 0 3 8 7 1 9 9 Tottenham 6 2 3 1 5 4 1 9 10 Watford 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9 11 Norwich 6 2 2 2 9 10 -1 8 12 West Brom 6 2 2 2 4 6 -2 8 13 Liverpool 6 2 2 2 4 7 -3 8 14 Bournemouth 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7 15 Chelsea 6 2 1 3 9 12 -3 7 16 Southampton 6 1 3 2 7 8 -1 6 17 Aston Villa 6 1 1 4 6 9 -3 4 18 Stoke 6 0 3 3 5 9 -4 3 19 Newcastle 6 0 2 4 3 9 -6 2 20 Sunderland 6 0 2 4 6 13 -7 2

Sky Bet Championship Table P Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Brighton 8 6 2 0 11 5 6 20 8 5 2 1 14 5 9 17 2 Middlesbrough 3 Burnley 8 4 3 1 11 8 3 15 4 Hull 8 4 2 2 11 6 5 14 5 Ipswich 8 4 2 2 13 13 0 14 6 Reading 8 3 3 2 12 6 6 12 7 Birmingham 7 3 3 1 12 8 4 12 8 Cardiff 8 3 3 2 11 9 2 12 9 QPR 8 3 3 2 14 13 1 12 10 Leeds 8 2 5 1 9 8 1 11 11 Derby 8 2 5 1 7 6 1 11 12 Nottm Forest 8 3 2 3 8 8 0 11 13 Huddersfield 8 2 3 3 9 10 -1 9 14 Sheff Wed 8 2 3 3 10 12 -2 9 15 Charlton 8 2 3 3 8 10 -2 9 16 Fulham 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8 17 Brentford 7 2 2 3 11 13 -2 8 18 Wolves 7 2 2 3 8 10 -2 8 19 Blackburn 8 1 4 3 9 9 0 7 20 MK Dons 8 2 1 5 7 10 -3 7 21 Bolton 8 1 4 3 4 10 -6 7 22 Preston 8 1 3 4 5 9 -4 6 23 Bristol City 8 1 2 5 9 17 -8 5 24 Rotherham 8 1 2 5 9 17 -8 5

Spanish BBVA La Liga Table P Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Celta de Vigo 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 2 Eibar 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 6 3 Atl Madrid 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 4 Barcelona 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 5 Real Madrid 2 1 1 0 5 0 5 4 6 Villarreal 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4 7 Granada CF 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3 8 Espanyol 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 9 Dep. de La Coruña 10 Valencia 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 11 Real Sociedad 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 Sp. de Gijón 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13 Levante 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1 14 Las Palmas 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1 15 Málaga 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1 16 Rayo Vallecano 17 Sevilla 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1 18 Real Betis 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1 19 Getafe 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0 20 Ath Bilbao 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0

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LOYD Mayweather defeated Andre Berto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to equal Rocky Marciano’s legendary 49-0 unbeaten record. The finest prize-fighter of his generation did exactly what everyone expected against an opponent few believed worthy of sharing a ring with him. ‘Money’ Mayweather outclassed his opponent, claiming a routine 12-round decision in what, according to the champion and his camp, will be his last fight. The unbeaten Mayweather, a world champion for nearly all of his adult life across five weight classes, was in command from bell to bell of his 49th professional fight in defence of his WBC and WBA welterweight titles. The victory moved him level in the history books with Rocky Marciano, the former heavyweight champion who retired with a record of 49-0 in 1956. “You’ve got to know when to hang it up,” Mayweather said to pay-per-view network

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pain’s Javier Gomez has won his third straight world triathlon championship, finishing second behind countryman Mario Mola in the ITU World Triathlon Series finale. Gomez and Mola traded the lead several times on the last lap of the run until Mola outkicked Gomez over the final few hundred meters at Grant Park in downtown Chicago. Mola finished the 1,500- meter swim in Lake Michigan, 40-kilometer bike ride and 10-kilometer run in 1 hour, 44 minutes, 53 seconds, coming in just 4 seconds ahead of Gomez. South Africa’s Richard Murray was third in 1:45:35. The finish was dramatic, with Gomez making a final bid to win. “I surged pretty fast and said, ‘I’m going to give everything now and see what happens,’” Gomez said. “But he was a bit stronger in the last 300 meters,” Gomez said about Mola. “I just couldn’t beat him. He was faster today.” But by that point in the race, with the two of them well out in front of the rest of the

field, Gomez knew he had the title. “I was happy with my title in my pocket when I was running shoulder by shoulder with him,” Gomez said. “I still tried to win the race, but he was just stronger today and I’m happy with the second and happy with my fifth world title.” Mola finished second in the series standings. France’s Vincent Luis was third. “When I have the opportunity to race side by side (with Gomez), it’s always an amazing feeling,” Mola said. “I was lucky to get this one, to win today, but ah, he’s five times world champion.”

HISTORY IN THE MAKING Gomez is the first man to win three straight triathlon world championships and five overall. He also won in 2010 and 2008, making him the sport’s dominant man over the last several years. “I think I will need some time and probably some years to understand what I’ve done,” Gomez said. “It’s something that is amazing and I’m really proud of my career. I hope it’s not the last one.” Gomez said he’ll focus now on the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as he has never won an Olympic gold medal.

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RWC 2015 Roundup Proving that upsets and misfortune do still happen

he pool stages of the Rugby World Cup are more often than not a little bit predictable. The giants tend to book their quarterfinal berth with ease, rotating players as they do so, while the smaller nations tend to battle it out for third and an automatic qualification spot for the next World Cup on offer, which is precisely what Japan did when they booted South Africa out of the tournament. But upsets of this magnitude don’t usually happen – they certainly haven’t in the past – but with a combination of sheer bravery, determination and, it must be said, natural talent, Japan lit up the World Cup with victory in the first ever rugby match to be staged at the Brighton Community Stadium. The result now blow Pool B wide open, with all five sides now scrapping for a last-eight sport.

England still have work to do, but plenty to build on

It wasn’t the best performance seen by an England side under Stuart Lancaster’s tenure on Friday night, but the 35-11 victory over Fiji was probably just what the squad needed. Opening a home World Cup in scenes like those seen at Twickenham can’t be easy, and sadly some wilted under the pressure such as Ben Youngs and Ben Morgan. However, once the opening ceremony and all the fireworks were done with, the result is all that mattered, and England emerged with a bonus point victory over a side that will cause both Wales and Australia serious problems. While they will know there’s plenty of work to do, at least England already have five points in the bag.

Are Ma’a Nonu’s days numbered? Slow, lethargic & uninterested. A selection of words that could be used to describe Ma’a Nonu’s performance against Argentina on Sunday. When he got the ball the inside centre tried to impose himself over the opposition by using his sheer size and physicality, but off it he was caught out on more than one occasion. His place in the side may not be under pressure had Sonny Bill Williams not come on and changed the game. The former rugby league man consistently broke the defensive line and managed to make more offloads in 34 minutes than anyone

else has managed in the entire first round. Williams has to start their next game against Namibia, and should he perform anywhere close to his levels at Wembley, Nonu might have played his last match in the All Blacks’ No 12 jersey.

France send out a message that goes under the radar Late on Saturday night, south west London was transformed. A picture of white and red the night before, Twickenham was painted blue, La Marseillaise rang out repeatedly and you would be forgiven for believing the match was being played in Paris. France comfortably dispatched Italy 32-10, and despite not scoring a try until midway through the second half, they looked a much more together unit than the one that finished fourth in the Six Nations. Be warned: a together France is a dangerous France. With a short journey across the Channel, it feels like a second ‘home’ World Cup for France with so many fans travelling over. They were in good attendance for the England game on Friday and again at Wembley on Sunday afternoon. With the fans firmly behind them, who knows how far France could go. Not even they will be able to tell you.

Wales’s victory takes the brunt of the home nations’ injury woe Wales looked to be in good shape to build on their semi-final appearance in 2011, but now they look favourites of the big three in Pool A to miss out on reaching the knockout stages. The squad had already been rocked by the losses of Leigh Halfpenny, Rhys Webb and Jonathan Davies before the tournament started, but their opening 54-9 win over Canada has seen that injury list more than double. Prop Samson Lee – who was only just returning from injury – departed at the break and was seen receiving treatment on the replacements’ bench. There he joined full-back Liam Williams, another injury returnee, as well as hat-trick hero Cory Allen and flanker Dan Lydiate. Allen has since been ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury, and with questions over the remaining three, Wales’s squad is beginning to look desperately thin in key areas.

Shouldn’t we really have been surprised by South Africa’s defeat Yes, South Africa are considerably better than Japan and, at the time of kick-off, were 10 places above them in the world rankings. But was the win as big a shock as we all believed? This Springbok side have already

gone the entire Rugby Championship campaign without anything other than defeat, lost their first ever match to Argentina and have now slipped to sixth in the world – behind New Zealand, Australia, England, Wales and Ireland. They should still progress from the pool stages, but don’t expect too much else from Heyneke Meyer’s side.

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ieren Fallon is set to ride again in Britain tomorrow after signalling an end to his four-month stay in the US. The six-time British champion jockey has accepted the offer of mounts at Haydock’s two-day meeting from trainer Alan Swinbank, and said he intends to continue riding to the end of the season before making any decisions about his future.

Fallon, 50, took a break from riding in Britain in May after injuring his foot in the stalls and many were convinced he would never be seen in the saddle in the UK again after he departed to California where he spent much of last winter. In the last few months Kieren has passed up rides for the Derby meeting, Royal Ascot and the Northumberland Plate meeting at Newcastle.

On his return to the UK, Kieren said: “Alan Swinbank has asked me to come back. I’ve had a good time over here. I didn’t feel I was riding very well at home and I just thought a break would do me the world of good. It would be better than packing in anyway, I don’t feel I’m not ready for that just yet, and I have enjoyed my time riding out here in the sun. It has been a great experience just to let myself down and I have been riding a lot of good horses for Wesley Ward in the mornings, which has really revived me.” He added: “My weight is great and I just don’t feel ready to retire yet. Alan rang me to see if I would be available next weekend when he’s got a lot of runners and I’ve decided to come back rather than stay here. I will ride until the end of the turf season and the see what happens from there.” Swinbank’s decision to approach Kieren was prompted by Ben Curtis being suspended for nine days over the coming fortnight following two recent bans. The Richmond trainer said: “I will have a few runners at Haydock on Friday and Saturday and if Kieren is back in time he can have the rides. Kieren has ridden a lot of winners for me over the years and we get on very well. He keeps you posted, just like Dean McKeown used to.”

he catalogue for Book 1 of the 2015 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale includes 18 yearlings from the first crop of Frankel. Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony said: “The next chapter of the Frankel legend is set to begin and we are delighted to have 18 outstanding yearlings from his first crop in Europe’s premier yearling sale. They are an impressive bunch both physically and on pedigree with 15 of them either out of Group and Listed winning mares or half brothers or sisters to Group and Listed winners.” All of the current top 20 active sires standing in Britain and Ireland are well represented with the two phenomenal half-brothers Galileo and Sea The Stars leading the way with 43 yearlings catalogued between them. Numerically, Invincible Spirit leads the way amongst the top 20 active sires with 26 yearlings catalogued, followed by Exceed And Excel with 25, Oasis Dream with 20, Shamardal with 15, Dark Angel and Fastnet Rock both with 14, Pivotal and Dubawi with 13 apiece and Dansili with 11. In total the top 20 active sires have 262 yearlings catalogued between them with the current top 10 accounting for a massive 153 yearlings. Three champions head the list of freshmen sires with multiple Group 1 winner Nathaniel matching Frankel’s 18 yearlings and Australian superstar Sepoy with 16 from his first northern hemisphere crop. Commenting on the catalogue, Mahony added: “We have a catalogue of outstanding quality for Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. “As ever, Book 1 is the best sale to buy a European Classic winner, and with the introduction of the £25,000 Tattersalls October Book 1 Bonus, it is also the only chance for an owner to buy a horse which could pay for a year’s training fees by winning a maiden.

Carberry out for four months with broken leg

aul Carberry is facing up to four months on the side-lines after undergoing surgery on his left leg which was broken in a fall at Listowel on Saturday. The two-time champion jockey, 41, was hurt when Rich Coast, a 10-1 shot trained by Noel Meade, crashed out at the first fence in the beginners chase. The fence was by-passed on the second circuit while Carberry was being attended to by medical staff and it was close to the starting time of the second race before the multiple Grade 1-winning riders was moved from the track by ambulance. Carberry was taken to Tralee Hospital with a suspected broken left femur and the rider had surgery to fix the break on Saturday evening. Writing on Twitter, Carberry said: “Opp went well, off now for three to four months, will go insane. Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

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History beckons for Murray once again France and then Australia, so this has hardly been an easy ride to the final. Leon Smith’s players now find themselves facing a smaller tennis nation to win this competition but it will not be easy. Indeed, this is the first time since 1904, when they were new to the Davis Cup and finished as the runners-up to Britain, that Belgium have advanced this far. Of course, there are mitigating circumstances: Serbia and Spain, with Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal, would appear to have more impressive squads than Britain but, having both won the event recently, their star names have treated it with no more than cursory attention this time around.

he ghost of Fred Perry is slowly being laid to rest in British tennis with Andy Murray and the British team’s advancement into the Davis Cup final. The first time Murray said boo to the Perry ghost was at the 2012 US Open, so becoming the first British man since Perry in 1936 to score a Grand Slam singles title, and then he did so again and even more emphatically when he won the 2013

Wimbledon title, which made him the first British male champion on that grass since Perry 77 summers before. So now can Murray and company accomplish what no British team have managed since Fred Perry’s Class of 1936, who defeated an Australian team on Centre Court at the All England Club & win the Davies Cup? Naturally, history doesn’t hang as heavy over Murray the Davis Cup player as it did over

Murray the Wimbledon competitor, but you can be sure that winning this trophy would mean an enormous amount. Victory against the Belgians, which will definitely be played in Belgium, most probably in Brussels, and quite possibly on a clay court, would make Britain champions for a tenth occasion. So far this season, Britain have only played Grand Slam nations and former Davis Cup champions with victories over the United States,

The same can be said of Switzerland, the holders of the competition. With Stan Wawrinka and Roger Federerto rely on they should be nigh-on unbeatable but, having ascended the mountaintop once, they sent out Michael Lammer, Henri Laaksonen and Adrien Bossel (average singles rank: 517) in the first round this time around ... and promptly lost to Belgium. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but perhaps this is the fate that eventually awaits Britain. The Davis Cup is a title every top player wants to add to his CV over the course of his career, but not necessarily more than once. Murray is clearly willing (even eager) to put in maximum effort to achieve that but, if or when he does so, it should be no surprise if we do not see him quite so available to the cause in future years. He still has plenty he wants to achieve in the individual events, of course, and at 28 he is getting to the point where he will have to make decisions about managing his calendar and his commitments in order to do so.

VW set to take over Red Bull According to the BBC’s Eddie Jordan, Volkswagen is close to securing a takeover deal for the Red Bull F1 team. Jordan - who correctly predicted Lewis Hamilton’s move from McLaren to Mercedes - claims the deal would see Volkswagen buy the team and build its own engine, but Red Bull would remain as a major sponsor and use Ferrari power in the interim until the Volkswagen engine was ready in 2018. Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz - who Jordan says has agreed the deal with the Volkswagen board of directors’ chairman Martin Winterkorn confirmed on Friday its current engine deal with Renault will end at the end of this season. The potential deal will be a major U-turn for the world’s largest car firm, after previously stating that they had no interest in entering Formula One. However, with the four-time constructors champions now separating with engine supplier Renault, it seems Martin Winterkorn has convinced other directors that a deal for one of the best existing teams out there would be financially viable for the German company.

SPOLIT FOR CHOICE Should the deal go through, it is not known which brand VW will choose to race under. However, with such luxury brands as Lamborghini and Bugatti; as well as marques with recent motorsport success in the form of Bentley and Audi, the Wolfsburg-based firm will be spoilt for choice. Nonetheless, one certainty will be that should VW buy Red Bull then that team will run

on Ferrari power until VW can produce an engine of its own. With Mercedes-Benz reluctant to give a championship rival its superb engine, and Honda’s woes expected to continue for another year, the path seems clear for the team to run on Italian power once again. Even if the VW deal falls through, Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz is adamant the team will seek a reunion with the Maranello based team. Speaking to his own website “Speedweek”, Mateschitz stated that Ferrari engines would be “a very acceptable solution for the next two or three years”.

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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski stepped off the bench at half-time against Wolfsburg to score five goals in nine minutes during a 5-1 comeback win

ayern Munich substitute Robert Lewandowski single-handedly destroyed VfL Wolfsburg by scoring five times in nine minutes, including the league’s fastest hat-trick, as the champions crushed their rivals 5-1 to extend their perfect Bundesliga start to six wins. The Poland striker came on after the break and stunned Wolfsburg with three goals in four minutes, starting in the 51st from close range, to turn the game on its head. He struck twice more in the next five minutes, including a spectacular volley for the fastest five-goal haul in the Bundesliga’s 52-year history, leaving coach Pep Guardiola looking around in complete disbelief with his hands on his head. The win lifted Bayern to a maximum 18 points, three ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund. Wolfsburg, who had not conceded a goal in their last four matches in all competitions and played an outstanding first half to keep the Bavarians at bay, are third on 11. “I am very happy for Robert,” Guardiola told reporters. “For his confidence and our future this was extremely important. I can’t really understand it. Five goals! Neither as a coach nor as a player did I ever experience something like this and I can’t really explain it. Five goals against Wolfsburg are never easy,” said the Spaniard. In scoring the goals, Lewandowski broke a host of records, including being the first ever Bundesliga substitute to score five goals.

He is the first player to score five goals in a German league game for 24 years. And by scoring his first three goals in three minutes and 18 seconds, he recorded the quickest-ever Bundesliga hat-trick. The goals were timed 51’, 52’, 55’, 57’ and 59’, as the game finished 5-1 to Bayern. Bayern have now scored 300 goals since Guardiola took charge of the club 117 competitive games ago.

Man United set their sights on Pep Guardiola

ouis van Gaal has confirmed that he WILL walk away from Manchester United in 2017. The 64-year-old Dutchman, who signed a three-year contract when he arrived at Old Trafford last summer, insists he will not be reversing his decision to retire in 18 months’ time. But while Van Gaal is grooming his No 2 Ryan Giggs to be the next Old Trafford manager, those above him have other ideas with many believing Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is the prime target but problems arise as the former Barcelona boss is refusing to sign a new deal with the German giants and looks set to quit at the end of this season this would leave United’s hierarchy in a quandary as Van Gaal would still have a year left to run on his contract at that point. Guardiola has been tipped to become Manchester City’s next manager, because of the presence of former Barcelona executives Ferran Soriano and Txiki Bergiristain at the Etihad. But the Spaniard also has a close relationship with former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and has made no secret of his admiration for the Reds. City boss Manuel Pellegrini also has a contract until 2017 after signing an extension last month. So both Manchester clubs will have a decision to make when Guardiola is back on the market next summer – interesting times ahead!