lets have some good news please

[ian-steele]

Re 1% rise for N.H workers, if for example u r on £400 a week, u would receive a £4 a week rise not enough for a box of chocolates,  a £6 week rise for all N.H  workers from a brain surgeon downward would  not cost as  much as the proposed 1%, remember 1%  of nothing is zero, 1% of  1000  is 10, lower paid workers always lose out with a % rise , a flat in crease across the board would  be fairer in this case.

[Spurs]

I agree Ian % rises just increase the gap . Why not try something radical like a £6 a week rise for all plus a £2000 tax free bonus for all on under £35k a year paid for by taking it from overseas development fund as a one off

[ian-steele]

The N.H deserve every penny, please don't go on strike, the public need you @ this critical time.

[Derek]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-three-quarters-of-european-countries-see-coronavirus-cases-rise-12241884


very interesting comment about Spain;  See link above
Sky News analysis has found cases are rising in three-quarters of European countries, with the highest increases happening in central and eastern Europe.

Only nine of the 40 European countries analysed recorded fewer cases in the first week of March than they did in mid-February, with Portugal, Spain and the UK registering the largest drops.

Spain is the only country that has a lower case rate than it did at the end of September.

[chris and jackie]

Not sure it’s really good news but lots of illegal streaming of football etc has been stopped!

An illegal mobile application for streaming videos and TV channels, with more than 100 million users, has been taken down in Spain following simultaneous raids in Murcia and Andorra.

It followed complaints made by the English Premier League and Spain’s La Liga, amongst others.

From Costa Blanca news

[ian-steele]

Good news still streaming football on my tablet, have noticed mobdro has been taken down, pity co's I liked to keep up with the Spanish channels.

[Joe1965]

I remember a time even before the internet cafe in the square when you had to go into Santa Pola near the castle to use a computer. It was full of all sorts playing games. It's probably gone now as well.
joe

[ian-steele]

I suspect internet café will go the same way as video rentals, can't see many opened  any more, I've still got my vhs player, prefer them to d.v.d players always sticking  & freezing.

[Blue and white stripes]

And even more recent going up the library to print off your boarding pass and having to show people where the @ sign was as UK computers didn't have three symbols on the same key. That was before being able to download them onto your phone
Re football streaming - I have Virgin on the go which works perfectly in Spain for all the channels I have at home except BBC .

[Tony Gillam]

Had it not been for the advent of the internet, imagine how much more complex our 'place in the sun' ownership would have been. From the budget airlines relying heavily;y on the web, car hire, banking, etc.

[kevinb]

Yes the web has made life easier, so glad I've got online banking for Spain, checking my balance with Bankinter and sending money is so easy.

[ian-steele]

yes kev internet banking is great,would be nice if it was free like u.k, i pay 140 euro to use the banco sabbel, the look after all my bills & a debit card for cash withdrawls & card payments plus regular transfers from my uk bank. Still expensive but as a non-resident i have to use it.

[Derek]

yes kev internet banking is great,would be nice if it was free like u.k, i pay 140 euro to use the banco sabbel, the look after all my bills & a debit card for cash withdrawls & card payments plus regular transfers from my uk bank. Still expensive but as a non-resident i have to use it.

Ian like your mobile phone you are paying over the odds.

BBVA online banking is free of all charges.

Derek

[kevinb]

Yes, we are used to free bank charges in the UK, just waiting for charges to be the norm at home as well. I wonder what negative interest rates would mean as well.

[ian-steele]

hi mushte, have you had your easyjet email cancellation for your May flight.