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6 FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019<br />
www.weekender.news<br />
QUICK DIP THEFTS<br />
by Alex Trelinski<br />
THE NUMBER of swimmers on Barcelona<br />
area beaches having their belongings<br />
stolen whilst they are in the water has<br />
got so serious, that the local police have<br />
handed out almost 200 emergency kits to<br />
victims this year.<br />
Included in the set is a T-shirt with the<br />
city’s logo on, a pair of shorts, flip flops and a<br />
metro ticket. So far this summer, 174 bathers<br />
have been helped by the police, with officer<br />
patrols being stepped up to try and curb<br />
the problem across the Catalan capital’s ten<br />
main beaches.<br />
The most popular beach is at La Barceloneta,<br />
with 900 thefts reported there over the<br />
season.<br />
Second infant death lands parents in jail<br />
A couple from Caudete (Albacete) are<br />
reported to have been jailed after their<br />
infant son suffered a traumatic death, 18<br />
months after another baby of theirs died<br />
in mysterious circumstances.<br />
The first child, aged just four months, was<br />
admitted to Albacete hospital in January<br />
2018 with head injuries and later died from<br />
cerebral bleeding. Although the Guardia<br />
Civil said that their explanation was inadequate<br />
- they stated they had found the boy<br />
in that condition - they were not detained, although<br />
a homicide investigation was opened.<br />
The mother soon became pregnant again<br />
and gave birth to another boy this February.<br />
by Simon Russell<br />
At the same age, four months, emergency<br />
services were contacted and the baby was<br />
found dead in the defendants home.<br />
He had suffered severe rib injuries and<br />
the autopsy showed signs of previous similar<br />
injuries. In this instance the couple were arrested<br />
and have remained in jail since July,<br />
although both protest their innocence, blaming<br />
possible medical malpractice. A trial is<br />
likely to follow unless evidence is found<br />
clearing the couple, while questions may also<br />
be asked of social services and the police after<br />
the second death.<br />
Cop with kit<br />
RYANAIR pilots based in<br />
Spain have announced five<br />
days of strike in the second<br />
half September, after<br />
the carrier confirmed that<br />
it will close its bases in Las<br />
Palmas, Tenerife South,<br />
Lanzarote and Girona in<br />
January, putting the jobs of<br />
more than 500 pilots and<br />
cabin crew at risk.<br />
The carrier told staff last<br />
month that it planned to cut<br />
its presence on the ground at<br />
airports due to delays in the<br />
delivery of the grounded Boeing<br />
737 MAX.<br />
A union spokesman said<br />
around 900 pilots would be<br />
invited to walk out on September<br />
19th, 20th, 22nd,<br />
27th, and 29th, with some of<br />
those dates coinciding with<br />
STRIKES GALORE<br />
by Alex Trelinski<br />
planned strikes already announced<br />
by cabin crew staff<br />
in Spain.<br />
The crew have called<br />
strikes for September 1st,<br />
2nd, 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th,<br />
20th, 22nd, 27nd and 29th in<br />
protest at the closures.<br />
UK-based pilots took strike<br />
action over their contracts<br />
at the end of last week, with<br />
Ryanair saying all of their<br />
scheduled flights were largely<br />
unaffected.
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