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REGISTERED CONTRACTOR tinyent. All homes outside the main hub of the town
All aspects of building work and in Ontinyent were evacuated on Monday night, with
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LEADING SURGEON REVEALS HOW The Euro Stress Tests … the real results
VANESSA FELTZ’S Back in July, 91 of Europe’s largest banks the Bank to resume a hike in official rates
DECISION TO HAVE GASTRIC BAND SURGERY OVERSEAS were required to disclose how much govern-
ment liability from European countries they
later this year. Also this morning, Australia’s
Labour Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, finally
WAS ‘GREETED WITH DISMAY’ BY OBESITY SPECIALISTS held on their balance sheets. Regulators
said the data showed banks’ total holdings
secured the support of two key Independent
MPs which enable her to form a working Gov-
of that debt as of March 31st. At the time, ernment with a majority of 2 over the opposi-
In an interview with in Britain. anything go wrong,” and doctors who just worries about the Banks’ government-debt tion party.
Jenni Murray and “The only potential he adds. don’t have the spe- holdings were fanning fears about the health All positive news for the currency going for-
Vanessa Feltz broad- advantage of health cialist knowledge of Europe’s banking system as a whole. Re- ward. Also this morning, the Reserve Bank
cast on BBC Radio tourism is that, on the and training to deal lease of the bank data was considered the
“10 to 15% of gastric of Australia announced unchanged rates
4’s Woman’s Hour, face of it, surgery in with them. main benefit of the stress tests, which were
band patients will for the Aussie Dollar, but signalled that it is
a senior bariatric Europe would appear widely criticized as being lenient overall, but
eventually run into maintaining its tightening bias. Sterling has
(weight loss) surgeon to be a bit cheaper. taken as showing that the exposures were
problems that will “By the time you picked up this morning following its ‘across
described how Feltz’s However, once the not as widespread and extreme as had been
require further cor- factor in aftercare the board’ dip yesterday. Rumour had it that
decision to have her cost of proper after- feared. According to an article in today’s Wall
rective surgery. You payments, for less the currency’s fall was on the back of a UK
gastric band surgery care is added in, the Street Journal, “An examination of the banks’
need a team that is than £1000 patients Clearer buying Euro/Sterling as part of the
overseas was greet- difference between disclosures indicates that some banks didn’t
willing to be there for could get weight loss Government’s requirement to fund the Eu-
ed with utter dismay Europe and the UK provide as comprehensive a picture of
you 24/7 in the event surgery carried out ropean Agricultural Budget. This caused the
by obesity special- often amounts to their government-debt holdings as regula-
of an emergency, not at some of the best rate to rise up through the 100 day moving
ists. just a few hundred tors claimed. Some banks excluded certain
just flying in and out centres in the UK by average thus cementing the move in thin
Mr David Kerrigan, pounds. of the country every highly experienced bonds, and many reduced the sums to ac- market trading. Today however, the currency
who advised the gov- “What really worries couple of weeks,” he surgeons offering count for “short” positions they held—facts bounced back assisted by the fall in the Euro
ernment on the NICE me is that people said. years of free unlim- that neither regulators nor most banks dis- but more on strong retail sales data from the
obesity guidelines who opt for cut price ited follow-up close closed when the test results were published British Retail Consortium which showed a
used today, said ‘a “Sometimes com- in late July”.
surgery overseas are plications, such as to home at a medi- rise in sales volumes compared to the same
collective groan’ often unaware of just cal clinic staffed 24 Asian markets, starved of news or data input month last year. Talk of the demise of the UK
went up among the band slippage or
how important medi- erosion, can set in hours a day.” following the US/Canadian Bank Holiday, Consumer seems greatly exaggerated.
UK’s leading bariatric cally supervised af- seized upon this article and dumped the
months - or even Other celebrities Today there is a raft of economic data global-
clinics after Vanessa tercare is” he says. Euro - especially versus the Yen - on fears
years - after the op- who have travelled ly but little of market importance other than
Feltz revealed that “They rarely receive that Eurozone Governments and Financial In-
eration is performed. abroad for gastric German factory orders. Expectations are for
she had travelled to the post-op support stitutions would accordingly find it difficult to
If picked up and band surgery include another strong number - not as strong as last
Belgium to have her that is so critical for raise new and renew maturing funding with
dealt with promptly, Anne Diamond, who month but still indicating year-on-year growth
band fitted. a safe and effective doubts returning over the health of the re-
most of these prob- had a gastric band exceeding 20%. A good question is whether
And he urged pa- outcome. lems can be safely fitted in Belgium. gion’s finance. The Yen was the favoured re- a strong German economy in isolation within
tients thinking of fol- “This is particularly treated by a bariat- cipient on the lack of mention of the strength Europe, propagating a strong Euro, is actu-
lowing her example She described her of the currency in the statement from the
vital with gastric ric surgeon without surgery as an ‘un- ally beneficial for the region…..
to proceed with ex- bands, which are not the risk of losing the Bank of Japan which followed their deci-
edifying failure’ be- sion to leave Japanese rates and QE levels report by Philip Ryan
treme caution. a ‘magic cure’, but band. Do you really cause no arrange- on hold. The Central Bank now seems more The contents of this report are for information purposes
“Here in the UK, simply a tool to aid want to be hundreds ments had been put only. It is not intended as a recommendation to trade or a
leading bariatric clin- weight loss. Patients of miles and several confident of strong domestic growth, and the solicitation for funds. Currencies Direct cannot be held re-
in place to provide expectation is that lower unemployment and sponsible for any loss or damages arising from any action
ics see a constant need to be shown hours away from your proper supervision
stream of patients how to use them surgeon if anything increasing inflationary pressures will prompt taken following consideration of this information.
and band adjust-
who have had com- properly - and that goes wrong? ments. To make mat-
plications following training needs con- “It’s a question of ters worse, the band
gastric band surgery stant support and being able to pick up had also been put in
abroad,” he said. “In reinforcement if they
most cases, these
could have been
avoided if only they
are to get a good,
safe result.”
the phone and talk
to someone knowl-
edgeable who can
the wrong place and
she later had to un-
dergo a second gas-
don’t get squeezed by the
had received the
critical aftercare
needed to ensure
As David Kerrigan
points out, buying a
gastric band without
put your mind at rest
when you’re not sure
that things are going
tric band operation
at a private clinic in
England.
banks on exchange
proper follow-up is ‘a as they should, or get David Kerrigan is
they received not just bit like buying a new you sorted out quick-
a good result, but a founder and medical
Ferrari without an en- ly without you having director of Gravitas,
safe one. gine in it’. “It’s likely to travel for hours to a pioneering, world
“Five or six years ago to be an extremely see them if some- class network of
there was a shortage expensive and disap- thing goes wrong. committed doctors
of well-trained gas- pointing experience,” “What makes mat- and surgeons who
tric band surgeons he says. ters worse is that have helped train
in the UK so many “Patients who live in many of those who many of the UK’s
patients opted to go the UK need to be do run into trouble bariatric (weight loss)
overseas for treat- followed up in the after overseas band surgeons (www.gravi-
ment. But these UK, preferably close treatment end up in tas-ltd.co.uk).
days this is simply no to where they live small private clinics
longer the case - we You can hear the full
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Mobile phone companies offer ‘poor service’ and ‘wrong information’
MOBILE phone operators persistently about internet coverage abroad via mo- Yoigo, Vodafone, Euskaltel, Happy Móvil, Orange and Movistar all gave conflicting
give incorrect information to customers bile phone from every single company and confusing information, and some did not know the answers.
and offer a poor service, says a leading except for R-Móvil, and all companies
consumer association. besides Yoigo gave the wrong, confusing
According to the OCU, some 12 per cent or simply no information about tariffs for
of complaints it receives from the gener- internet use abroad.
al public relate to telephone companies, OCU also rang major operators, pretend-
and 62 per cent of these concern mobile ing to be a client who had lost his or her
phone firms. PIN number.
For research purposes, staff at the OCU Very few asked for any further informa-
called most of the main operators to ask tion besides the customer’s name and
simple questions. NIE or DNI number to check that they ac-
One of these related to the cost of 902 tually had the phone’s legal owner on the
numbers and calls abroad from mobile telephone.
phones. The consumer group says calls are not
Yoigo, Vodafone, Euskaltel, Happy Móvil, answered from start to finish by the same They are frequently passed to another as Orange, Carrefour, Simyo and Movis-
Orange and Movistar all gave conflicting operator. department if they have more than one tar – the OCU workers were unable to get
and confusing information, and some did Customers who call have to go through a question. through as they were cut off after reach-
not know the answers. long list of options, which leads to a sec- In the case of some companies – such ing the end of the list of options.
They also had incorrect information ond and then a third list.
Apple opens stores RYANAIR has become Spain’s top airline Woman caught
in Barcelona and after its passenger numbers increased after holding up
Madrid by 32 per cent this year. a bank with a
APPLE has opened its first-ever store in Barce-
With 12.34 million
customers, the Irish
O’Leary predicts that
the company will
market will continue
to expand.
pean average.
He also criticised kitchen knife.
lona, in the La Maquinista shopping centre. cheap flight company have transported 22 O’Leary has also air-traffic control-
It has a team of around 70 members of staff has surpassed state million passengers in hinted at a return lers, calling them The accused, 35, burst into the unnamed
and sells over 100 iPads, iPhones, Macs and airline Iberia by more and out of Spain by to Valencia airport, ‘inefficient’, and was bank in Valencia carrying a rubbish bag and a
iPods, which customers can practice on be- than half a million the end of this year. which is now only quoted as saying: knife designed for slicing Serrano ham.
fore they buy. passengers. Now that the airline running a reduced “They sit on their fat Brandishing the knife at the staff, she is re-
Customers can also take part in practical With average one- has opened up a schedule in contrast butts doing nothing ported to have shouted: “This is a hold-up!”
workshops and one-to-one tuition, and also way ticket prices of base in Málaga and to its previous twice- when they should be But she left the premises empty-handed when
visit the so-called Genius Bar to gain free 35 euros, travellers Barcelona – a city daily flights to Lon- working. employees refused to give her any money.
technical assistance and assessment. will have saved a to- that sees 400 flights don Stansted, Rome “And they get enor- The day before, she is said to have pulled
Throughout the year, Apple will offer free tal of 2,500 million a week land and take Ciampino and other mous and unjustifi- the same stunt in the city’s Abastos district,
courses for youngsters to learn how to create euros by the end of off from its main air- European airports. able sums of money where a shopkeeper handed over the 85 eu-
their own films and music. 2010 through using port, El Prat – and The airline boss to provide a service ros in the till, fearing for his safety.
Some 150 million people have already vis- budget airlines rath- with Sevilla also on claims the cost of us- that others could give She was arrested this week on the C/ San
José de Calasanz in Valencia.
ited Apple shops this year in 11 countries: er than traditional the cards, the com- ing Spanish airports at half the price.”
carriers. pany is confident is some 68 per cent The accused is said to have an existing crimi-
the UK, the USA, Italy, Spain, Australia, nal record.
Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland, Ger- Ryanair boss Michael that the Spanish higher than the Euro-
many and France.
Another Apple shop is due to open in Ma-
drid this Saturday.
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Exchange rate risk A TOTAL of 75 schools in the Comunidad Valenciana say they will increase
on repatriation opening hours to help working parents and offer more tuition.
British people living in Spain assume that
Spanish banks operate in a similar way to the During the academic year that starts next A-levels). vate academies – and to ensure they are
UK. This is not the case. week, 38 schools in the province of Valen- For infant schools, the extra lessons will better educated all round.
In today’s current market place many people cia, 21 in Alicante and 16 in Castellón will involve additional tuition on reading and It is also aimed at cutting the numbers of
looking to sell a Spanish property will have take part in an experimental programme writing, whilst primary schools will con- pupils who leave school at 16 and do not
had to reduce the price of their property to that involves an extra hour’s class for in- centrate mainly on core subjects, music continue their formal education.
be able to negotiate a sale. With all the as- fant and primary schools and two hours and reading. Evening and Saturday classes and East-
sociated costs and taxes that need to be for high schools and sixth forms. These extra hours could also be used to er and summer schools in addition to
paid out, maximising the amount of pounds The extra time will be used to give reme- give training on leading a healthier life- mainstream compulsory education are
sterling that you finally receive for your euros dial and reinforcement classes, mainly in style, and on sporting activities. extremely common in Spain, with the
is vital. Clients need to be aware of two im- core subjects, foreign languages, profes- The aim is to provide extra education for majority of parents investing hundreds of
portant factors that can cost you dearly when sional and vocational training, and sub- children free of charge – a service that euros every month to send their children
converting your euros into pounds and mov-
jects for Bachillerato (Spain’s answer to many parents struggle to pay for in pri- to after-school classes.
ing those funds out of Spain.
Spanish bank charges
Once your sale has been completed you will Day of the bike September 19th Mortgages set to rise
receive a cheque from the Notary. Many
Spanish banks will charge a fee based on
VALENCIA’S Bicy-
cle Day in aid of
Real bridge on the
Paseo de la Alame-
Inglés in either Va-
lencia or Castellón
have been largely
wiped out or can
as Euribor is on the up
the value of this cheque to accept and clear
UNICEF is expected da – alongside the – participants will easily be treated.
the funds. They will then look to charge a fur- AFTER 21 months of monthly mortgage repay-
ther percentage fee to send your funds out to be a huge suc- river Turia gardens have the chance to For third world chil- ments consistently falling, they are beginning
of Spain. To put this into perspective, on an cess and a great – the bike rally is buy a UNICEF ted- dren, even com- to climb once again as the Euribor is starting
amount of 150,000€, you could incur costs chance for people expected to attract dy bear. The cost mon childhood to rise. For this month, a variable-rate mort-
of up to 1,200€ just to clear your cheque and to leave their cars around 10,000 of the teddy bear illnesses such as gage of 150,000 euros over a 25-year period
transfer funds out of Spain. As most clients at home, enjoy the people, just as it will be enough to mumps, chicken with an average rate of 0.8 per cent above the
close their accounts when they leave Spain, fresh air and get has in previous provide life-saving pox and whoop- Euribor will now be 651 euros a month rather
there is little room for negotiation. some exercise. years. vaccinations for ing cough can be than 645 euros. And the Eurozone’s interest
Exchange rate risk on repatriation Taking place on The 10-kilometre 22 children in the a death sentence rate is expected to continue to rise, with the
Sunday, Septem- ride will be an ex- third world. due to the lack of price of money remaining at one per cent for
The agreed sale price of a property is often
ber 19, to mark the cellent chance to In fact, all pro- proper medical fa- the foreseeable future. Economists do not ex-
based on the amount of pounds sterling that
pect to see a recurrence of the historic lows
the seller hopes to receive, according to the following Tuesday’s see the whole of ceeds from the cilities available, in interest rates between summer 2009 and
exchange rate at that time. However, a No- World Car-Free the city, including event will go to poor nutrition and spring 2010, a sign that the market is begin-
tary / completion date can take place some Day, people from taking a spin round this cause, allow- living conditions, ning to pick up.The Euribor hit rock-bottom in
weeks or even months after the contract of Valencia and sur- the Formula One ing the children’s and scarcity of March this year, falling to 1.215 per cent, but
sale has been signed. This means that sell- rounding areas are Grand Prix street welfare arm of the clean drinking wa- at the close of August it stood at 1.421 per
ers run the risk of the exchange rate moving
against them and thus reducing the amount
being encouraged circuit. United Nations to ter. Valencia’s Bi- cent. But the Central Bank of Europe (BCE)
to get the whole Along with the nom- inoculate kids in cycle Day is now in is not expected to increase interest rates by
of pounds sterling that they receive. For ex-
family out on two inal registratoin poorer countries its third year. much more until 2011.
ample, with an exchange rate of 1.15, a sale
value of 150,000€ will give you £130,435. wheels. fee – which can against illnesses The Magpies Is under new ownership.
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IVA hikes and lack of incentives has made new car sales drop to an historic low.
August, saw sales figures fell to of job security and public fund- were up by 17 per cent for non-
those of 21 years ago. ing cuts, the average consumer rental companies, with firms buy-
A total decrease of 23.8 per cent has far greater financial priorities ing more vehicles for use as com-
on last year’s sales – with only than buying a new car – and the pany cars or for delivery use.
44,600 new car registrations drop in sales seen last month is Seat was the most popular brand
– has caused confidence to plum- expected to continue for the rest last month, with 3,677 new cars
met in the motor industry. of the year. registered, followed by Citroën
Whilst the year-on-year figure still State funding cuts mean the previ- and Ford.
shows an increase of 21.9 per ously-available Plan 2000E, which For the year as a whole, Seat,
cent, with nearly three-quarters of made the cost of buying a new car Volkswagen and Peugeot have
a million new registrations, sales more affordable, the motor indus- been the most popular.
in August have been the worst try has lost around 600,000 sales
since the end of the 1980s. in two years.
With high unemployment, lack This said, corporate car sales
Air-traffic controllers call
Flat-rate mobile phone
plans are ‘dangerous’,
Brazilian male prostitutes force-fed for their contracts to be
says Vodafone boss cocaine and Viagra rescinded
A GROUP of young Brazilian men duped into a week. AROUND 200 air-traffic controllers have
VODAFONE has called flat-rate unlimited-call travelling to Spain with promises of lucrative Their captors forced them to hand over half called for airport governing body, AENA, to re-
plans ‘dangerous’ and ‘worrying’. work as models and dancers found them- their wages, in addition to 200 euros a week scind their contracts.
During a mobile phone conference at selves forced into sex slavery, drugged and for their accommodation. They want to be compensated for the chang-
Santander’s Menéndez y Pelayo University, locked up. They were also expected to pay back the costs es to their working conditions this February.
Vodafone’s Spanish president – Francisco The boys were forced to consume Viagra and of bringing them over to Spain out of their Spokesman for the air-traffic controllers in
Román – said the company was ‘worried’ other illegal stimulant drugs so they could wages – sums that exceeded 4,000 euros. question, César Cabo, says the sector has
about offering unlimited call times. continue to provide sexual services 24 hours National Police freed around 80 young men, been complaining about these conditions for
He said it is ‘impossible’ to stimulate demand a day. who had been flown into Spain via French and the last six months. This comes just after an
when customers can talk as long as they like They were mostly from the Maranhao region Italian airports on flights paid for by the gang agreement was reached between AENA and
for a flat fee at any time of the day. in the northern Amazon part of Brazil, and using cloned credit cards. the unions in August, which included maxi-
To this end, his opinion coincides with that of aged in their 20s. They had been placed in flats where clients mum annual hours of 1,670, and an average
Telefónica, although the latter has said it will Although the majority were offered jobs as would go to them for sex, or worked in broth- wage of 200,000 euros a year, to be reviewed
continue to offer flat-rate call-plans despite dancers or models, a few were aware they els. in 2013. The first agreement signed by air-
its reservations. would be working as prostitutes – but had no Around 14 people, including the ringleader traffic controllers was in 1999, and ran out in
idea under what conditions. who was based in Palma de Mallorca, have 2004. Since then, it has been renewed pend-
They had their passports confiscated and been arrested. ing new conditions being agreed.
were kept prisoner in various flats, mostly in A number of women and transsexuals were It included average salaries of 375,000 euros
Palma de Mallorca but also in Alicante, Barce- also exploited in the same way, and have a year and 1,200 working hours per year.
lona, Madrid, and León. been set free. Some 1,900 air-traffic controllers work for
The boys lived packed like sardines in tiny AENA.
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