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Europe Calling
by Vince Tracy
Vince and Neil Colbourne take a cynical and practical look at the news in UK and Spain
Episodes
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UK RNLI Ladies Leading the Way
Adam Powis made the foul-mouthed farewell on the public address system at the hardware giant's Weston-super-Mare branch in November. He shared a TikTok of the incident, which quickly went viral, showing the 18 year-old saying: 'This is a customer announcement. I just got sacked and B&Q are c****....
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Importing Hypocrisy
@vincetracy and @terrywhitehead discussed #Spain #weather #winter #construction #water #cultivation #farmers #Madrid #Eurostat #EU #Russia #imports #BBC #media #protests #Rome #CatholicChurch #PopeBenedict #PopeFrancis
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Christmas Week Paper Review
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill will make it easier for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate (GRC), which is legal recognition of their acquired gender.It will introduce a system of self-declaration for obtaining a GRC and remove the need for a medical diagnosis…
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Look at the Bigger Picture
All hell broke loose' in Dover yesterday when the driver was seen laughing as he threw the devices at the Western Jet Foil immigration centre on the dockside, where nearly 1,000 migrants were brought for processing less than 24 hours earlier.A council has broken up a family-of-eight after they…
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Feeling Totally Hacked!
China is operating dozens of secret police stations in plain view by disguising them as British restaurants, estate agents and other ordinary businesses, a civil liberties watchdog has claimed. A report from human rights organisation Safeguard Defenders warned China was operating more than 50...
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Protect the Family
A new report has suggested that mums who choose to stay at home with their children should be given an extra £8,000 for support. Researchers at the Civitas think tank plan to urge ministers to make an £8,000 childcare allowance available in order to help stay-at-home mums. Labour MP Rosie…
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Liz Truss-What next?
Mike Payne joined me to discuss the bizarre series events taking place in the UK after Liz Truss became Prime Minister. How much longer will she remain in office?
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Liz Truss-Beyond Belief!
Spain will waste €300 million by putting the clocks back by one hour according to calculations by the Institute for the Diversification and Saving of Energy (IDAE). By abandoning this move from Summer Time to Winter Time, the evenings (when people are more active) would remain lighter for one…
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Football's Greatest Challenge ´Climate Change!
Nicola Sturgeon was rebuked by ministers and MPs after she delivered the jibe during an interview in which she hinted at a possible election tie-up with Keir Starmer . The SNP leader insisted it is 'not difficult to answer' the question of whether Sir Keir or Liz Truss should be in No10, saying…
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Is Alexa Listening?
The Spanish government said on Thursday that residents whose wealth exceeds €3 million will be subject to a new asset tax during the next two years, 2023 and 2024, as part of its upcoming budget that will need to be approved by the Spanish Congress. Budget and Public Finances Minister María Jesús...
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A Female Perspective
Eco-protestors who smear the government as ‘genocidal’ paralysed central London for hours yesterday as they unleashed a planned month-long campaign of mayhem.Members of the group Just Stop Oil occupied four bridges in the capital, causing gridlock on busy roads, before converging on Parliament....
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What a Mess
Terry Whitehead 29th September 2022 Europe must prepare for 'previously unimaginable' threats to its offshore and undersea infrastructure, Germany's interior minister has said today, after the Nord Stream pipe was blown up in a suspected Russian attack. Leaders have already begun scrambling to...
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Fantastic State Funeral
What a colossal mistake it was to invite China's Communist leaders to the Queen's State Funeral in Westminster Abbey on Monday............... Britain's fattest man who weighs 47 stone has complained that his human rights are being infringed by his doctors who have put him on a calorie-controlled...
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Respect and Democracy
Celtic fans mocked the Queen's death with a banner that read 'F*** The Crown' and chants of 'if you hate the royal family, clap your hands' last night - while Rangers defied Uefa's ban on British teams playing the national anthem. Scottish football is divided by sectarianism and many fans who...
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Professional Standards
A police force has been praised for its 'fantastic decision' to bring back traditional headwear - just six years after switching to 'more practical' US-style baseball caps. Lancashire Police announced the U-turn on social media, saying it would be ditching the gender-neutral headgear for all its...
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Aspects of Policing
Police officers faced a backlash over the weekend for joining in with a performance of the Macarena at a Pride festival, as critics accused them of not taking their job seriously enough. Locals reacted with fury after multiple posts were made showing on-duty officers having fun on Lincolnshire...
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Honest Majority Always Comes Second
@vincetracy and @neilcolbourne discuss UK news #water supply #Tikok #GrantShapps #Cycling #Parenting #Education
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Taiwan, Inflation and Prince Charles
Taiwan, Inflation and Prince Charles 4th August 2022 ..... Moreover, Britain goes into the cost-of-living crisis with nearly full employment. The more people in work ,the more National Insurance and income tax contributions flow into the nation's coffers and the more there is to spend, pushing up...
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When will they ever learn?
hree died after the traditional bous al carrer ..........56 yr old in Picassent, 50 years old in Meliana and 64 years old Frenchman in Pedreguer in this year's fiestas. According to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s Deputy Head of the Ministry of information, the republic will be freed from Ukraine...
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If You Can't Stand the Heat
When I was a child, the TV weather forecasts were based around a map to which magnetic symbols, usually denoting fog or slanting rain, would be attached.When the weather did improve, it was always cheering to see childish little yellow sun images suddenly slapped on to our bit of the UK.At such...
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Sandra Bravo, The Church and Papal Bulls
Thousands of festivalgoers lined Pamplona's narrow streets for the centuries-old festival as the bulls charged through the city. Seven men needed hospital treatment on the third day - Saturday July 9. Expert runners that take part in the historic festival run directly in front of the bulls before...
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A Question of Values
A Question of Values with Barbara Anne 12th July 2022 Britons complained that it was 'too hot to work' today on what could be the hottest day of the year so far - with temperatures hitting 33C (91F) amid a heat-health alert, as sunbathers hit beaches and parks early this morning......... Radio…
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This isn't Tennis
The Australian Kyrgios, who has proved to be his usual controversial self during the first week of Wimbledon after a number of high profile incidents including rows with umpires and crowd members, grew frustrated with the match official during his third round tie with the fourth seed. ..............
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Dog Attacks, Union Chaos and Robots
A mother and her seven-year-old daughter were rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog while out shopping.Vicky Rafferty, 35, and her daughter Evie-Louise Mannion, seven, were at Gallagher Retail Park, Coventry, when the dog mauled them on June 6. EasyJet pilots have accused the 'chaotic'...
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Depths of Depravity
A physiotherapist who works in the Valencian town of Torrent was arrested on May 3rd after being caught red-handed raping a two-year-old girl. The physiotherapist who worked in the local municipal centre was surprised by the girl’s father after he heard her cries. According to the police, he…
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Tensions Between Spain and Algeria
The tensions between Spain ratcheted up a gear today April 27th as Algeria threatens Spain that it will cut the country’s gas supply if any is diverted to Morocco. That would see the recognition of its autonomy but under the control of Rabat. Algeria, who does not have diplomatic relations with...
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European Eyes on France
The head of the World Health Organisation has blasted the world's focus on the horrificinvasion of Ukraine, saying it shows the lack of 'equal attention to black and white lives'.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed other crises such as in his home country of Ethiopia do not receive the same…
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Morocco, N Africa Spain and new Conservative leader
Morocco has always chosen to put pressure on Spain. The Sahara was Spanish before Morocco existed. Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands are not and have not been colonies but Spain and never Morocco. USA, UK, France have never openly supported Spain and Morocco.
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The Spectre of High Inflation in Spain
Inflation in Spain is estimated to have surged to a 37-year high in March, rising to almost 10% over the past year as consumer prices have soared worldwide. The fear of a shortage of products due to the strike of transporters causes customers to stock up on basic products. It has finally been...
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Leave Kate and William Alone!
Whoopi Goldberg has joined the chorus of people calling on the royal family to apologize for their colonial past, insisting that the crown cannot 'ignore the fact that Britain ran roughshod over India for years' - just one month after she was suspended from her ABC talk show The View for saying...
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Truck Drivers Strike and Energy Costs in Spain
An indefinite strike by some Spanish truck drivers over rising fuel prices has triggered supply chain problems across the country, leaving several sectors struggling to cope, business associations have said. Spain’s Guardia Civil have been called out to guarantee the transportation of essential...
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Gucci Men Flamboyant and Feminine
Gucci's creative director has claimed men are turning to 'flamboyant and feminine' outfits to express their 'freedom' and crush gender stereotypes. Alessandro Michele, 49, has been credited for bringing gender fluid fashion to the catwalk since he started spearheading Gucci's revamp in 2015. A…
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The World's Bravest?
A Russian journalist who defied Vladimir Putin's crackdown on free speech to denounce his war on Ukraine on live TV has said she fears for her safety but does not plant to leave the country. Marina Ovsyannikova, 43, dubbed the 'bravest women on television', said she is 'extremely concerned' after...
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Spain's Valencia with Churches, Nuclear Energy, Route 99 and The Botellon
The Catholic Church in Spain will have to prove ownership of over 1000 properties, whichare currently being contested by local authorities. (29.01) Spain’s government handed over a list of almost 1,000 properties claimed by the Catholic Church in Spain on contested legal grounds to a federation…
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UK Education Under Scrutiny
Headteachers at schools in Brighton have sparked anger from parents by cancelling the words 'mum' and 'dad' and replacing them with 'grown ups' - to avoid discriminating against 'non-traditional' families. .Anti-racism campaigners have criticised new Government guidance on political impartiality…
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Spanish Banks Profit Up Customer Sevice Down
A retired Spanish doctor who has been campaigning to maintain face-to-face customer services at banks, presented a petition in Madrid on Tuesday with more than 600,000 signatures to the secretary of state for the treasury, Carlos Cuerpo, at the Economy Ministry. He also presented his petition to...
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Unilateral School Meals Veto on Meat
PARENTS have blasted a school's decision to go permanently "meat free". Students at Barrowford Primary School near Nelson, Lancashire, are only offered vegetarian dinners - and kids are also urged not to bring meat in their packed lunches. The new rule was brought in last year, but a letter...
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Queen Camilla
The Queen has used her Platinum Jubilee message to the nation to back the Duchess of Cornwall in a significant move to shape the future of the monarchy on her historic milestone. In a statement that ends years of uncertainty, Elizabeth II has expressed her 'sincere wish' that Camilla be given the...
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Confrusing Employment Data in Spain
According to data from the European Active Population Survey, published this Tuesday, February 1, by Eurostat, Spain finished 2021 with the highest unemployment figure in the entire European Union. An unemployment level of 13 per cent was recorded in December, a figure that is only close to…
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Difficult to find any Good News
The Ukraine crisis has entered Spanish domestic politics, showcasing division within the coalition government over Spain’s participation in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led effort to deter Russia from escalating the conflict further. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist...
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Who's Making Headlines?
join @tedrrywhitehead discussing #tennis #politics #health #spain #uk
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Media Priorities Wrong
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said this week's talks between Russia and the West over escalating tensions in Ukraine could end today if the US and NATO are not willing to show 'flexibility'. Among Mary Onuoha's most prized possessions is the small gold cross she has worn…
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Will ex-King Juan Carlos return to Spain?
Former King of Spain Juan Carlos wants to return home and does not care about possibly damaging the Royal Family's reputation by doing so, an expert has claimed. Juan Carlos, 83, who abdicated in 2014 in favour of his son Felipe VI, 53, has been living in Abu Dhabi since summer 2020 after…
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Spain and aspects of the Economy
December Riot police used water cannons and tear gas on demonstrators to disperse masked protesters who had set fire to plastic bins and rubbish in the street to block the road. Police used water cannons to disperse protesters as thousands of people marched through the streets towards the...
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Football's New Role
Birmingham City Football Club offers its respects to little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes..... Supporters at the home match with Cardiff will be invited to pay tribute to Arthur after six minutes — his age, in years, when he died at the hands of his stepmother Families have told of their 'disgust' after...
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Shopping in Spain Zara
The fashion world is now seeing its very own Succession moment play out in real life. mirroring the series, which sees a father grooming his children to take control of his empire, Spain's richest man and Zara founder Amancio Ortega has announced his youngest daughter Marta Ortega Perez, 37, will...
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Omicrom Variant Centre Stage
Neil Colbourne joins @vincetracy discussing the UK news including the #Omicron Variant #Barbados now a republic #China #Teenage Gun Killing #ClimateChange #Gender Paygap and #MaleChauvinism
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Alexa! Stop Spying on us!
Edward Snowden, one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, has warned us of what is to come. And it’s already here. This Reuters storey confirms that Amazon is spying on us in such detail that there is no longer any privacy in any aspect of our lives. Ibraheem Samirah, a Virginia lawmaker, has…
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Hydrogen Vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles will be on the road sooner than expected. Technology giant Bosch recently announced a €1 billion investment in new technology, with the clear goal of putting hydrogen lorries on European highways in the near future. As the world has spent the last two weeks watching COP26…
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