When you read this newspaper next Monday, 24 July, you will likely have woken up to a new Spain leader, that is if the opinion polls are to be believed, as the self-styled ‘dull technocrat’ Alberto Núñez Feijóo is heavily tipped to become the next Prime Minister of Spain. We lead with predictions ans the latest opinion poll.

There will be no let up in the temperatures during the coming week as we spare a thought for the many forest firefighters who are most certainly not looking forward to a hot summer, as neither are Orihuela politicians who continue to receive denucias from Costa residents with AVCRL asking that the Mayor applies the same urgency to the many problems relating to the coast as he has to the approval of the new council salaries which were increased last week.