SPAIN must urgently change its rules on how much British pensioners need to earn to live

there or its economy will suffer badly, a leading ex-pat said to The Express. Speaking

from the Expat Centre in Costa Blanca South, Moira Carmenate said she was “surprised”

that Spain hadn’t dropped its requirement for pensioners to prove an annual earning of

more than £21,000 (€24,697).  

Malta has become the first European Union country to legalise cannabis at home and for

personal use.  MPs approved a legal reform on Tuesday, allowing citizens to grow and

possess limited amounts of marijuana.    Under the new law, citizens aged 18 and over

will be allowed to possess up to seven grams of cannabis, and cultivate up to four

cannabis plants at home.   

Grey amber or whale poo is worth more than its weight in gold, the 1.7 kilogram chunk

being worth an estimated €80,000....... Spanish law prohibits the marketing of grey amber,

who have sent it to a laboratory for authentication. .....   Secreted by sperm whales when

they suffer digestive problems, grey amber is highly prized as a perfume fixative.