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BRITISH retirees living in the European Union have been officially warned by the UK government to investigate taking out private health insurance from the end of next month in case of a no-deal Brexit, despite a very different signal coming out of the Spanish government. The stern UK warning comes as growing numbers of people are taking out healthcare policies in Spain, with an increase of over a million policy holders since 2013. One in five households in Spain now have health insurance at an average cost of nearly 1,200 euros, with a
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rise of almost six per cent in customers over the last year, taking the total to around 12 million people. Experts say the big rises are down to savage cuts made seven years ago to the public health system, resulting in longer waiting lists for operations. The UK government´s “advice” to retirees in the EU to look at going “private”was cast in stark terms, stating that those who had signed an “S1” form could be affected after March 29th. In contrast, the Spanish
government has pledged that that nothing will change if the UK crashes out of the EU without a deal at the end of March. The Madrid administration have posted that view on their official website and is set to pass a Royal Decree this month to ensure the rights of all British
citizens(including healthcare provision for retirees), remain roughly the same in a worst case scenario. Nevertheless, health insurance companies are targetting British expats across Spain and the rest of the EU, as the number of policies being issued reach new highs.
BUTANE BLAST A BRITISH couple suffered severe burns after an explosion ripped through their Torrevieja home on Monday afternoon. An accumulation of butane gas is thought to have caused the blast which was heard over a wide area. The incident in the ground floor apartment happened shortly after 2.20 pm on Calle Real de Torrevieja close to the
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junction with Avenida de Alfred Nobel on the Lomas Playa urbanisation. The unnamed couple, said to be in their seventies, were given initial treatment by SAMU paramedics before being taken to Torrevieja Hospital, and then transferred to the burns unit of Alicante General Hospital.
Blast damaged apartment
The couple´s little dog also suffered severe burns but seemed in good spirits as it was rescued by a fireman, and local police officers took it to a vet for treatment. Debris from the home was spread over the communal area of the apartment block, including the swimming pool, with early investigations suggesting that butane gas may have been behind the explosion.
Dog given attention