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Over 2 million tourists MORE than 2 million foreign tourists have visited the Valencia Region from January to May this year. The figure is a 7.1 per cent increase compared to the same period last year according to the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey (Frontur) released by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. Among the autonomous communities, the Canaries
saw the largest annual increase (13.1 per cent) with the arrival of 4.8 million foreign tourists, followed by Catalonia with an increase of 8 per cent. Nationally, Spain received 21.4 million foreign tourists until May, an increase of 8.2 per cent over the same period in 2012. In the first five months of the year almost all major emitting countries contri-
buted to this growth, particularly Britain and France with increases of 6.9 per cent and 11.1 per cent, respectively.
The German market, Belgian, Netherlands and the Nordic countries also saw an increase in tourists visiting the region.
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Quality beaches TORREVIEJA is flying the flags. Councillor for Beaches and Environment, Francisco Moreno, and the councillor for Tourism, Luis MarĂa Pizana, have hoisted at Cala Piteras, different flags that certify the quality of the services provided at each in the town. Francisco Moreno pointed out that in recent years Torrevieja has become one of the localities in Spain with the greatest number of flags, currently 29, that certify the proper care and maintenance of the beaches all year round.
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Leapy Lee 73 FLAGS FLYING: The councillors for beaches and tourism say Torrevieja has 29 quality flags.
Arrested for locking up wife A MAN who kept his partner locked inside the family home for almost a year has been arrested. The 26-year-old allegedly held the woman, aged 22, in a house in Hondon de los Frailes. He locked her in whenever he left home and subjected her to physical and sexual assault and even refused her any food or drink for days.
She managed to find a key and escaped to the National Police station in Elche reporting that she was being held against her will. It is understood her partner changed when they had their son a year ago, becoming more controlling. The woman’s father, who also lived in the house, has also been arrested.
Brothel closed down in San Javier A BROTHEL has been closed in San Javier as police arrested two people suspected of an offence relating to prostitution. The Police headquarters of Murcia became aware of the problems created around a home,
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located in Calle Ramon y Cajal in San Javier, where prostitution was allegedly being exercised with fights and alleged criminal acts continuously occurring within the premises and in its vicinity.
Investigations led police to learn the women in prostitution were from Colombia and Brazil so social workers were put in place to provide care for them. Two men believed to be operating without licences have been arrested.
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NEWS Beach working THE annual marketing and internet industry conference has taken place at Cols Beach in La Manga. The informal meeting is a twist on the idea of networking, called ‘beachworking.’ 24hr diving THE 4th ‘Scuba Diving Marathon’ organised in Cabo de Palos saw 30 divers participate in more than 24 hours of diving and training. It has already received innovation awards from PADI.
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Taken 3 filmed in Murcia FILMING of Hollywood movie ‘Taken 3’ staring Liam Neeson is taking place in Murcia. The Directorate General of Highways of the Community and the Traffic Department of the Ministry of Interior have approved closing the RM-E22 road in Cartagena between Isla Plana and La Azohia, for shooting of several scenes of the movie.
The road will remain closed to traffic from Monday to Wednesday up until 8pm. The affected section will have a diversion in place. During those days drivers who want to access the La Azohia or Isla Plana or come from these beaches to Cartagena, should do so via Mazarron.
The scenes will be shot in the vicinity of the hills of Cedacero and will consist of a car chase. Cartagena’s Fire Department will be in attendance. Taken 3 is the third and final instalment in the Taken film series and sees Liam Neeson resume his role as Bryan Mills. The film is expected to be released early 2015.
Rave reviews A STUDY on Benidorm showed that 93.41 per cent of respondents would return and recommend the beaches and 96.39 per cent rated ‘very positive’ the service and accessibility on beaches. Hotel rooms ELCHE’S hotels are recording an average annual occupancy of 50 per cent since 2008. The municipality has 12 hotels with 1,414 rooms. Street music TOMORROW (Friday) the fourth edition of ‘With music on the street’ takes place at various locations around Orihuela. The first of the four concerts starts at 9.30pm in Plaza Alfonso XIII.
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THE IX International Forum of Music of the City of Orihuela takes place from today (Thursday) until July 7 in La Lonja, offering master classes with internationally renowned musicians and free concerts.
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English centres THE Department of Education has approved the suitability of 10 centres and universities in the Valencia Region to become certifying centres for linguistic competence in foreign languages such as English. Dog cleaning TORREVIEJA has launched a new educational and awareness campaign aimed at cleaning the streets. The campaign of posters and radio messages is to remind dog owners to clean up after them.
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HOTEL occupancy in Benidorm fell to 89.1 per cent in the first fortnight of June, due mainly to fewer Spanish tourists, according to the hotel association, Hosbec.
Disabled access NINETY per cent of the beaches in San Javier municipality have disabled facilities with walkways for wheelchairs, amphibious bathing chairs and help by Proteccion Civil.
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GAY PRIDE: Will be celebrated on June 28.
International gay pride day
ON June 28 many city centres throughout Spain, and indeed the world, will be festooned with rainbow flags and outrageous floats - it’s gay pride day again! Officially called International Day of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Pride, it is traditional for collectives to publicly celebrate their sexuality on this day. Originally it was the day for LGBT people to promote self-affirmation and encourage the public to take a positive stance against discrimination and violence; a day for the collectives to promote dignity, equal rights and increase their visibility as a social group which celebrates its sexual diversity and gender variance. The basic notion behind the idea is that nobody
Quote of the Week I enjoy winning titles but what is done is in the past. Football is always tomorrow.’
Cholo Simeone, manager of Atletico Madrid football club, in reference to past wins and present woes.
should have to be embarrassed about who they are - regardless of sexual orientation - this is why they originally chose the word ‘pride’ and not just acceptance. Although June 28 still has this aim, these days it is also an excuse for a massive street party in some cities. Gay pride celebrations generally consist of outrageous costumes and floats being paraded around the city centre; always with the rainbow flag and pink triangles which are the principal symbols of the movement. This year, in many countries, there will also be a heavy political content as the question of same sex marriages has been at the forefront of the political scene.
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is the number of years that King Felipe’s sister, the Infanta Christina, faces if she is sent to prison for her part in the Noos case which concerned itself with money laundering and fiscal crimes.
TWO minors were amongst 10 people arrested on charges of burglary in the Mar Menor area. The youngest arrested was just 15. The gang mainly targeted television sets.
Tyre recycling OVER 4,000 tonnes of tyres were recycled last year in the Region of Murcia. The company that handles the recycling in Spain said this represented 2.5 per cent of their tyre collection operations in 2013.
Top marks A TORREVIEJA student has received the highest marks in the Valencia Region. Angeles Perez from La Purisima school scored an average of 9.775 in the Selectividad tests.
And finally... THE Spanish company, Suommo, has made a baby bottle in gold and it is encrusted with diamonds. They are asking a whopping €103,000 for the smallest sized one (25ml) and €270,000 for the largest (200ml).
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Diesel and cable thieves arrested
ARRESTS: Diesel thieves arrested in Cox.
Family of crime A CRIMINAL organisation dedicated to robbery and theft in the Murcia Region has been dismantled. Two police operations named ‘Odyssey’ and ‘Weapon’' has resulted in the arrest of 12 people, dedicated to committed burglaries from homes around Murcia, Molina de Segura, Fortuna, Archena and Alcantarilla. Two of the detainees had also taken steps to deal in firearms and face charges of illicit arms trafficking. The criminal organisation had a hierarchical structure, which was led by a family clan settled in Ceuti.
ARRESTS have been made in Torrevieja and Calpe by the ROCA team of the Guardia Civil. Investigations began in Torrevieja following the theft of 7,500 litres of diesel from fuel tanks stationed across the Vega Baja. Police carried out continual surveillance of potential targets and three people were arrested as they were preparing to steal diesel from a truck parked in Cox. The three Romanians aged from 23 to 29 were arrested on a total of 15 offences. The Calpe team were investing the theft of copper wiring after 15,000 metres went missing from Monforte del Cid. Three Spaniards, aged between 25 and 44 were arrested on suspicion of a crime of burglary.
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Summer noise conflict TORREVIEJA has received its first complaints of the summer over noise. Residents in the Molino Blanco urbanisation of La Mata have complained to police and Mayor Eduardo Dolon about activities of a night club in Avenida Los Españoles. They allege there are irregularities and illegalities at the venue which opened last summer and last week began the new season with a ‘noisy fireworks display at three in the morning,’ according to residents. The complaint focuses primarily on the lack of soundproofing with music being played outside on the terraces until dawn. Residents complained to the Ombudsman who sent an inspector but say the ‘thorough and detailed’ report was dated in March when the venue was shut.
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Woman suffers as ambulance gets lost AN elderly woman almost died in Elche after the ambulance
Beaches shameful THE opposition has criticised the state of Orihuela’s beaches. Jose Antonio Aniorte spent 11 years as a councillor working on the Orihuela Costa and is now criticising the Green Party and PSOE councillors of the Coast and Tourism saying the beaches, despite being awarded seven Blue Flags for 2014, are “dirty.” He provided photo evidence saying the state of the beaches is “shameful.”
went to the wrong address. It is reported that information from 112 to the ambulance was not correct delaying its arrival more than necessary. Those involved in the incident said “another four minutes and the woman would have been dead.” Local health professionals blame the delays on the cuts made by the government and the
centralisation of the service to Valencia. However, the Centre for Information and Coordination of Emergency (CICU) said there was no delay or lack of coordination, although it was recognised that the place where the SAMU ambulance was sent to was not the correct address, because the caller mistakenly gave the wrong direction.
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Caritas aids over 81,000 people CARITAS helped more than 81,000 people in 2013 in Alicante Province, 13 per cent more than in 2012. According to the annual report of
Caritas Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, the humanitarian organisation of the church aided 34,609 men and 46,702 women, giving donations and aid totalling more than €4 million, that is 5.46 per cent more than the previous year. Of that amount, 62.12 per cent went to assist people at risk of social exclusion, while 14.08 per cent was spent on people in vulnerable groups AS official authorisation is given to the new Ikea (women, youth, seniors, store on the Rabasa site, business-owners in people with AIDS). Alicante have again raised their objections. The The remaining was divided area will also house a shopping centre. between employment, rural The province’s Federation of Small and Medium and urban community action, Businesses (Facpyme), which represents 10,000 training, communication and businesses that provide 30,000 jobs, will appeal awareness, international coagainst the decision. operation and management, Facpyme secretary, Francisco Rovira, said it spells technical management, field ruin for Alicante businesses: “Ikea’s objective right monitoring and evaluation. now isn’t just furniture, it’s managing everything Over 70 per cent of Caritas’ that grows up around it.” economic resources came from Rovira questioned the employment that Ikea will the private sector in collections provide: “At first they spoke of around 9,000 jobs and donations and 1,636 and now Generalitat president Alberto Fabra says it people volunteered with the will be 4,000. Ikea in Murcia employs 400 workers NGO. at most. Two zeros have slipped in somewhere.”
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Calls for compensation after disabled son is refused access to ADDA THE father of a disabled son is calling for €30,000 compensation after being denied access to the Auditorium of the Provincial Council of Alicante (ADDA). The family, from Crevillente, was
denied access to the ADDA to attend a performance of the opera ‘Oh my son.’ The father said his son, aged 29, has muscular dystrophy that prevents him from moving and was invited to watch the performance by the artist, but on the day the disabled man was prevented from accessing the ADDA. The family has now THE family of a baby who died of whooping cough filed a complaint with is still waiting for preventative medication. the City of Justice of At just four-weeks-old, baby Aitor had trouble Elche against the ADDA breathing and was taken to Alicante’s San Juan claiming it was hospital. He died four days later from whooping discrimination and lack cough. His parents and brothers were vaccinated of equal treatment. They want and prescribed antibiotics but other relatives who had been in close contact with the baby later compensation to ‘repair complained that they were still waiting for moral damage caused’ adding that they have preventative treatment. They said doctors told them that the hospital had never been refused run out of vaccines, claims rejected by the hospital. entry to anywhere In a statement they said: “All staff and family except the ADDA, members in contact with the baby have received although it guarantees accessibility. the necessary antibiotics to prevent contagion.”
Family still waiting for whooping cough vaccine
Cheap rentals in Murcia RENTAL prices in Murcia continue to fall. The average price of renting a property in the region is €4.90 per square metre; 29 per cent lower than Spain’s average of €6.90. It means Murcia is one of the cheapest regions in the country to live.
Since 2007 the price of renting property in Spain has fallen by 31.8 per cent; Murcia’s prices have fallen 33.8 per cent. San Javier is the Murcian municipality where renting costs the most; an average of €5.48 per square metre.
Due to its popularity high speed AVE is now headed for Seville HOT on the heels of the popularity of the MadridAlicante AVE high speed line, the AVE is to now connect Alicante and Seville. From July 27 there will be connections from the province to Andalucia with trains operating every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday throughout the summer to check the operations and the level of interest in the route. With stops in Villena, Cuenca, Ciudad Real and Puertollano Cordoba, the estimated time of travel is
AVE: Summer trains from Alicante to Seville four-and-a-half hours. Meanwhile, passengers on the Alicante AVE to
Zaragoza will now not have to change train or seat in Atocha station, Madrid.
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Streets of shoes in Elche
HACKERS: Costa Blanca hotels are being targeted by computer hackers.
Hotels hit by pc hackers
HOTELS on the Costa Blanca are being targeted by hackers. The Hotelier’s Association, Hosbec, says all hotels are taking steps to protect themselves from cyber attacks with measures including specific insurance cover. Hackers are attempting to get personal information from hotel’s computers such as guests’ credit card numbers supplied when making reservations and settling bills. “The majority of hotels have detected attempts at illegal access to their systems,” Hosbec said: “In most cases their security measures have prevented hackers from getting any further.”
ELCHE is creating a shoe zone in the centre of the city with tax breaks for firms. Councillor for Enterprise and Employment, Angel Luis Mateo said: “The ‘streets of shoes’ is an initiative created with the objective of becoming a new tourist attraction for businesses and the city centre. Companies setting up in this area will have tax reductions of up to 95 per cent.” The idea is ‘ the area will house flagship stores offering the latest collections or unique designs solely in Elche: “Ultimately we are reviving the trade centre and positioning Elche as a benchmark in the industry and marketing of footwear.” Three streets will start the project, Salvador, Obispo Tormo and Pasaje.
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San Juan limitations in Santa Pola AS the Hogueras fiestas were celebrated on beaches across the Valencia region to mark the night of San Juan, Santa Pola prohibited bonfires in five areas. This year, the town hall decided to take extra safety measures in the Cape area to prevent fire, because the territory is
very dry as a result of the lack of rain. Apart from this area of the coast, Playa Lisa, las Calas de Santiago Bernabeu and Santa Pola del Este were also prohibited from bonfire celebrations. Councillor for Beaches, Loreto Serrano, said that by defining these areas it
Alicante AVE is the busiest THE Madrid-Alicante AVE high speed train now has proportionately more passengers than the Valencia route. A total of 1,732,000 passengers took the AVE Madrid-Alicante in the past 12 months; 600,000 more than in 2012 when there was only a conventional rail link between Alicante and Madrid. The 18 AVEs covering the route in both directions daily carried an average of 186 passengers on each train.
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Plans to reduce unemployment MURCIA Regional Government expects to reduce the number of
unemployed to 70,000 by 2018. Currently, the region
has 139,000 unemployed and in the first five months of the year has
CASINO: Benidorm’s newest attraction to open next month.
All bets on for July opening SLIGHT delays in the new casino in Benidorm will see it open mid-July and not this month as originally planned. Mayor Agustin Navarro toured the new
building located on the Avenida del Mediterraneo in the Rincon de Loix and said: “The casino will be a boost for Benidorm as well as the Rincon de Loix.”
created 14,200 new taxpayers. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Francisco Asensio Martinez, said the objective is to “grow above the national average and reach 3 per cent of GDP, implying a registered unemployment rate below 10 per cent.” Speaking at the Regional Assembly, the Minister said that the tax reform announced by the National Government “will result in the economic recovery” along with Murcia’s 31 measures recently introduced as part of the economy plan to boost the economy and reduce the number of people without work, of which more details will be known this week.
No paellas this summer for the whole of Valencia THE whole of the Valencia Region is now on maximum fire alert. As a result, 10 spots where picnickers come to make paella in the open air have been shut down for fear of sparks igniting vegetation. These and BBQ areas in natural parks have been closed on the orders of the Regional Government until September 30.
Murcia looking to target senior tourists to the region MURCIA’S tourism chiefs want to consolidate the Costa Calida into a ‘senior destination in Europe.’ The Institute of Tourism has applied to participate in the fifth edition of the ‘Europe Senior Tourism Programme’ where the director of the Institute, Mariola Martinez, explained: “The project of the region aims to consolidate the Costa Calida and all the
destinations; La Manga and the Mar Menor, Mazarron and Aguilas, as references for older Europeans aged 55 or over, who wish to enjoy planned holidays in the area during the mid and low seasons.” He added: “The region has extended its reach and has requested 10 European countries as target markets. “In 2012-2013 the initiative headed to the Czech Republic and
Bulgaria and this year we hope to target main international markets of the United Kingdom; Ireland; Germany; France; Belgium; Sweden; Norway; Poland; Bulgaria and Portugal.” The main attractions for tourists are the 247 miles of coastline and over 100 quality beaches and a strong supply of hotel accommodation available from October to April.
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Elche to enhance its online profile ELCHE has carried out a pioneering study in the Valencia Region on the profile of tourists to the city. In collaboration with Visit Elche, University of Alicante (UA) and the School of Industrial Organisation (EOI), the study has revealed that the average age of visitors is between 3546, most of whom come to the city accompanied by their families, and at least 75 per cent of them go online more than five times a day. This information has highlighted the importance of new technologies and will see the city improve its use of these technologies to enhance Elche’s positioning on web portals and to have a higher internet profile. Mayor Mercedes Alonso said that the way
€4 to park at beach USERS of the Calblanque beach, Cartagena, will be charged €4 for each motor vehicle to park all day throughout July and August. There will be no public buses to the beach. The measure is being put in place in a bid to limit and control the number of visitors to the regional park and comes following a study which showed 75 per cent of users would pay to be able to continue to visit the secluded spot of coastline. Authorities have been planning to establish this charge for the last two years but various legal complications delayed actions.
to understand tourism has changed, “because trips are scheduled from phones and tablets” and
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Remains of bar to go from the seafront THE Directorate General of Coasts has ordered the removal of a disco in the Bancal de L’Arena area of Santa Pola. Costas has begun the process to demolish the remains of a leisure pool bar that closed in the late 1980’s.
According to municipal sources, the bar was installed in one of the buildings that stood on the sea front and subsequently Costas kept the land, but the owners did not demolish the building when it closed. Now it will allow for more beach space.
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How many butts litter the beach? BENIDORM is to formalise a collaboration agreement with Elche’s University Minguel Hernandez to carry out a statistical study to know the customs and habits of beach users. Councillor for Beaches and Environment, Ivorra Vicente, said the main aims are to find out how many people smoke at the beach and how many leave their cigarette butts in the
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sand. Later an awareness campaign intends to be launched. The councillor said: “We want to make people aware that smoking is not only harmful to health but also for the environment.” In addition to this study, among the objectives set and achieved this year is the creation of the PPP Green Line, which improves management and fast resolution of incidents on beaches and the application to the Directorate General of Coasts to create a space for collecting and drying plants such as sea grasses.
MURCIA Region has the highest birth rate with 11 births per 1,000 inhabitants, combined with the greatest decrease in the rate of deaths at 5.7 per cent. Nationally, births fell in all regions in 2013, the year in which there were more deaths than births, but Murcia recorded the highest birth rate. Births fell for the fifth consecutive year, with 425,390 new children born, 6.4 per cent lower than a year earlier.
Debt paid
THE Valencian Government is to settle its debt with pharmacies next week as it announces two payments of almost €137 million will be made. The Ministry of Health said: “We want to reassure the sector and confirm compliance as promised by the Consell, to catch up on the payments before July 15.”
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HELP to support the locals
DESAYUN-ARTE: A monthly gathering.
Breakfast THE next Desayun-arte breakfast takes place on Sunday in the Parque Molino del Agua in La Mata. This breakfast happens every month at various locations around Torrevieja and is a celebration in the streets, identifying the possibilities of use of public spaces. The casual meetings and gatherings start at 10.30am, bring your cup, your chair and some breakfast to share.
HELP Murcia Mar Menor donated a bath chair for a child with cerebral palsy. A ‘thank you’ letter from the three-year-old’s parents expressed their gratitude for the donation saying it will be “such a help” to them. HELP MMM will also reimburse €500 towards the costs of trips to hospital in Barcelona for the family. At the charity’s general meeting it was announced that donations have been made to Prometeo, (€2,000) which is a day centre for disabled and mentally handicapped adults, who receive tuition in different tasks, AIDEMAR and to AFEMAR Day Centre, CARITAS Sucina and CARITAS La Puebla. Janet Duxbury from Mar Menor Management La Manga Club, also made a donation to of €370.
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La gente As part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. This week she headed down to a local rugby tournament...
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KA European Kids Association has now launched on the south Costa Blanca. Set up by Lauren Staton, her aim in forming EKA is to partner young people with
information through research and social networking, in an attempt to bring awareness to the possibilities of new opportunities. Lauren said: “These are third
generation kids, maybe here in Spain living their parent’s dream and many don’t realise the opportunities that there are here or in the UK we
EKA MEET RUGBY: Working together for opportunities for youngsters. aim to allow them to realise their potential.” EKA was initially based on the north Costa Blanca helping young people achieve their goals and ambitions and has now launched further south. Jackie Purves and Samantha Hull have joined forces with the EKA team after wanting to set up something locally for young people. They are also particularly focusing on educational opportunities: “People just don’t know about it, so it is about guiding the adults through the process as much as the children.” Jackie added: “Kids these days are told they are the lost generation
because of the crisis and if we keep telling them then they will believe it and we will have a generation of youngsters leaving school with no qualifications when really there is so much they can do.” Sam said: “A lot of youngsters and parents realise that they have to pass every single subject to get their leaving certificate and without that they can’t even get a job in a supermarket. “The process is different and schools do give information on further education but you really have to approach them and ask about it and people just aren’t aware.” Jackie and Sam have also linked with Garry
Dutch from Orihuela Rugby Club who shares their ambitions of creating more opportunities for youngsters. In promoting rugby and sport in general Garry said there are so many opportunities in sport: “There are so many jobs involved as well as playing from refereeing to physiotherapists and we want to make people aware.” EKA is organising some exciting future events and invites young people to contact them.
For further news and information visit EKA’s website www.europeankidsasso ciation.com or email Jackie directly at jaxateka@gmail.com
Domestic violence on the rise DOMESTIC violence complaints in Spain are up by 3.1 per cent. There were 30,411 complaints lodged with the police in the first quarter of 2014. In other words, each day 388 women decide to come forward and denounce the abuse they have been subjected to by their husbands or
boyfriends. Of all complaints, 70.7 per cent were filed by the victims themselves, while only 0.2 per cent by their family members. As reported by the Observatory on Domestic Violence, protection requests from abused women have increased by 1.5 per cent.
Rosell A&E to stay open THE A&E department at Cartagena’s Rosell hospital is to remain open. After months of questions over the future of the accident and emergency department, the Regional Minister for Health, Catalina Lorenzo, said the unit will remain open and additional staff will be working. The unit was going to close following the opening of the new Hospital Santa Lucia, which will now run in parallel with Rosell.
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BABY Jumping (El Colacho) is a very peculiar Spanish holiday dating back to the 1620s, a tradition that takes place every year in the village of Castrillo de Murcia to celebrate the Catholic feast of
Corpus Christi. The ritualistic festival has been rated as one of the most dangerous in the world. During the practice of this centuries old festival, men dressed as the Devil, known as the Colacho, leap over lines of babies that have been born in the village during the previous 12 months. The act is said to cleanse the babies of original sin, guard them against illness, evil spirits and to ensure them safe passage through life. While the Church still teaches that baptism by water is to cleanse the soul of original sin, Pope Benedict XVI has asked Spanish priests to distance themselves from El Colacho, in order to downplay the tradition’s connection with Catholicism, and to reassert the fact that baptism is not a giant leap by an airborne devil.
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LONG DELAYS: Strikes by French air traffic controllers are causing havoc.
French on strike STRIKES by French air traffic controllers were causing havoc to holiday makers earlier this week as flights across Europe were cancelled or delayed. The strike, which is in protest of prospective changes in air navigation in France, is expected to last for six days. However French authorities have predicted that the number
of flights affected will not be as bad as first feared. Flights to Spain are thought to be affected as they will have to travel into French airspace. Several airlines have cancelled flights as of this morning including Easyjet which cancelled around 25 per cent of their scheduled flights to France. The company has promised
customers that they can exchange their cancelled bookings for alternative travel dates, after June 30 when the strike is expected to end, or a full refund. French authorities are trying to keep disruption to a minimum, but with around 17,000 seats booked from the UK each week, it is expected many travellers will experience delays or cancellations. Passengers have been advised to check with their airline prior to travelling.
Reward is on offer ON the 10th anniversary of the murder of teenager Liam Kelly, Merseyside Police are offering a £20,000 (€25,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of Kevin Parle, who is suspected to be hiding in Spain. The 16-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his chest in the early hours of Saturday June 19 in 2004. The alleged murderer, Kevin Parle, is known to have links to the Torrevieja area of Costa Blanca. Several people were arrested in connection with Liam Kelly’s murder. Parle was released on police bail. Kevin Parle also uses the alias Joseph Kenneth Parle, and is described as white, 6ft 5ins tall and of broad build, with blue eyes and a one inch scar on the left side of his head.
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Premium service, not premium rates SAMARITANS in Spain wish to clarify that their telephone line is not a premium rate number. Recent information about 902 numbers being premium rate has concerned the Samaritans charity which wishes to say that not all 902 numbers have higher charges. They said: “Whether the number is premium rate or premium service depends
on the fourth number. 902 followed by a one, two three or four, are premium rates costing up to four times the standard rate, and from which the receiving company benefits financially, but 902 numbers followed by a five, six, seven, eight or nine are to provide a premium service, from which the receiver gains no financial benefit, but
Reading clubs TORREVIEJA’S reading clubs have closed for the summer. The Reading Youth Club and Ambigu, the Adult Reading Club, have a total of 40 readers who meet each fortnight and have enjoyed 20 different titles, with hundreds of requests for book loans made. Ambigu also took part in the ‘Lend me your eyes’ initiative which saw them reading to disabled people.
does benefit from a premium service.” Samaritans in Spain uses the number 902 883 535. The fourth digit is an eight which means that the number is not connected to any local telephone exchange. What this allows the Samaritans to do is have several phones in several locations attached to the 902 883 535 number, all with the same charge; it doesn’t matter where that listener is physically located. All Samaritans in Spain calls to 902 88 numbers are charged at national call rates. From landlines and public phones the connection charge is €0.08 plus €0.04/min, Monday to Friday from 8pm-8am and less at weekends. Calls from mobiles cost more.
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A donation for daily essentials HELP Murcia Mar Menor has made a donation of â‚Ź2,000 to AFEMAR. AFEMAR is a small day care centre in San Pedro which caters for adults with mental illnesses. Clients are always accepted via a psychiatrist in Cartagena and via Social Services. Because of the very limited
funding they can only cater for 10 adults daily in the centre. The centre provides psychotherapy, workshops, bicycle repair, renovation of furniture, garden projects, music, art, IT training and much more. They also help families get a more informed understanding of the illness and how to better cope with the situation. As Bernard Ash and Janneke Chambers from HELP handed the cheque to Jose Luis Martinez, vice-president of the centre, he said some funding is RECREATIONAL facilities will be available at the provided but this does not cover Pinar de Bonanza complex, Orihuela, for children building maintenance or materials for the workshops. during July and August. The donation will go towards The bilingual summer camp will see daily essentials and they are youngsters participate in zip lines, archery, hoping to purchase a large swimming and orienteering. van/minibus. HELP also donated There are plans to launch more activities two computers to the centre. during the summer. The summer camp is aimed Search Afemarmenor on at children aged from six to 14 and will run from Facebook or email 8.30am-2pm, although there is the option to afemar.menor@hotmail.com or extend the hours until 7pm. Prices per week call 968 181 910. start from â‚Ź50. Information from the town hall.
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Labour International name George Stevenson as lifetime president LABOUR INTERNATIONAL Costa Blanca have honoured former Chair of the branch, George Stevenson, with a
certificate naming him as lifetime President of the branch. George, was previously an MP and
MEP for Stoke on Trent and in thanking the branch said: “In my life I have been a shop steward, a councillor, an MEP and MP, but never a President.” Earlier in the meeting the branch was addressed by Jordan Newell, prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Colchester and assistant to Hazel Blears MP. He talked of the success of
the Party in gaining seats in the recent European and Local Elections. However, he said the Party was not complacent and needed to address the concerns of former Labour voters who had drifted towards UKIP. The meeting also received it’s regular update on the Spanish political scene from branch member, Kevin Bruton.
IN MEMORY: Basil Skyers reflecting at Roda Centro Civico.
HAH supports Basil Skyers Myeloma Foundation
HAH Mar Menor is to present €1,000 to the Basil Skyers Myeloma Foundation. Basil, with sister Sophia, her husband Clyde, a popular guitarist with Clyde and the Blue Grooves and his mother Iona, lived part of the time in Roda until he was struck down with
Myeloma, a type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow. He died in 2010. The family, well known locally, still spend much of their time at their house here and set up the Basil Skyers Myeloma Foundation in 2011. They are bringing awareness to Spain through an Annual Golf
Tournament held at Mar Menor Golf, and Campbells Restaurant in Roda. HAH decided to make this donation to help raise awareness in Spain. There will be a Hog Roast from 7pm at Campbells on July 10 when the cheque will be presented.
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Reach Out announce assisted housing fund LOCAL humanitarian charity, Reach Out/ Extiende La Mano, has launched an Assisted Housing Fund in response to a recent serious demand for emergency housing in the area.
PCN charity fun day A CHARITY fun day takes place on Wednesday at The Emerald Isle, La Florida. Paul Michael, Nikki G, Samantha Curtis and San Davy are performing and Bay Radio will kick start the party at midday. Money raised will go to Paul Cunningham Nurses.
The charity’s President, Karolina Leonard explained: “We have had a few desperate cases of late. A young 19-year-old homeless girl has discovered she is pregnant and is currently sleeping rough. We also have a widower with three young children (the youngest is just two). “He cannot find work because he is caring for the children, he cannot care for the children because he cannot work and very recently, he and his children were evicted and are now homeless. “Luckily, he was able to place the children temporarily (but separately) with family.” Karolina continued: “The assisted housing fund is a separate account which will allow us to help out with emergency
accommodation in special cases. It is quite possible that at some stage, these people might get assistance from social services, but the paperwork takes so long to go through that they could be on the streets for quite a while, waiting for a form to be stamped or an application to be approved.”
If anyone can donate to the assisted housing fund, Reach Out would be very grateful for any amount small, medium or large. Payments can be made into Bankia Cabo Roig account number 2038 6012 4160 0081 1038, Extienda la Mano. For more information on the charity call 965 713 063 or visit www.reachouttorrevieja. com.
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Domestic violence on the increase The Observatory on Domestic DOMESTIC violence complaints in Violence also said 12.5 per cent Spain are up by 3.1 per cent. of women decided to drop the There were 30,411 complaint. complaints lodged with the Continuing a trend that police in the first quarter of started in 2013, 2,490 2014. In other words, each lawsuits were filed for day 388 women decide to harassment and assault. come forward and denounce Of all complaints, 72.2 the abuse they have been per cent ended in a subjected to by their sentence, 64.5 per husbands or cent for abuse and 7.9 boyfriends. per cent for crimes Of all complaints, against personal 70.7 per cent were freedom. filed by the victims Data show that themselves, while only 0.2 per cent by perpetrators of domestic their family members. violence have been As reported by the victims themselves at DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: A social Observatory on some point, especially scourge on the rise. Domestic Violence, when they were protection requests children, or have from abused women have increased by witnessed domestic abuse. Psychologists 1.5 per cent. Of the complaints filed, agree that often the behavioural pattern 18.24 per cent were in the Balearic of violence is unfortunately transmitted Islands, 16.27 per cent in the Valencian from one generation to another, meaning Community and 15.09 per cent in an abused child is more likely to become a Andalucia. perpetrator later in life.
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Scrap metal for the price of copper as National Police dismantle crime gang NATIONAL POLICE have dismantled a crime gang which was selling scrap metals at the price of copper and making millions in the process. The gang would make cubes of the low quality scrap metal and then put a fine layer of copper over the top of it making it look like solid copper. For a year and a half they sold between 80 and 120 tonnes every week and made profits of between €192,000 and €320,000.
Three workers at a metals plant were working with the gang to accept the cubes and confirm their ‘quality.’ Fifteen people have been detained in Huelva and Barcelona, among them the leader of the gang. Investigations began when a series of financial transactions came to the attention of the police; a scrap metal group was frequently moving sums of up to €120,000. Initial enquiries revealed
FALSE COPPER: Cubes were made of low quality scrap metal.
that the money was being moved by a family, whose business was scrap metal, and some of the workers at the family’s businesses. There were no tax
records of the transactions and police suspected tax evasion, money laundering, belonging to a criminal group, falsification of documents, swindling and
possible illegal possession of firearms. The MO of the gang was as follows: in their factory the gang would make 60x60x60 cubes which they
would fill with scrap metal and cover with copper. The cubes would then go to a foundry in Huelva where the gang had three workers who would then confirm the cubes as good quality and have them passed through the system. In this way the gang was pocketing up to €320,000 every month.
The cost of higher education UNIVERSITY tuition fees often place a heavy burden on young students and their families. After finishing high school, most students wish to pursue an undergraduate degree and with good reason. A university diploma dramatically increases job prospects. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford to pursue higher education. In countries like the US, students often take out government loans and work out special repayment plans at low interest rates or apply for a scholarship. But how expensive are Spanish universities? As stated by the Observatory on Higher Education (OSU) in its latest
report entitled ‘The Cost of Studying in Europe,’ undergraduate studies in Spain rank sixth among Europe’s most expensive post-secondary courses. Public universities in Catalonia charge the highest tuition fees and master’s degrees in Barcelona are three times more expensive than in 21 out of the 38 countries the report looked at. Only Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales charge more than Catalonia. The report underlines that most European countries charge similar fees for undergraduate and graduate degrees. In Spain, however, master’s degrees are more expensive than bachelor’s degrees.
Vera Sacristan, coordinator of the report, said the Spanish Government does not usually offer financial aid to undergraduate or graduate students, and when it does, the funds are lower than in other countries. For instance, 71 per cent of the nations considered in the report guarantee students loans at low interest rates or without interest. However, students in Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Italy and Ireland cannot take out a similar loan. Sacristan said that “Spain must be consistent with its stance on higher education. If we think university students can benefit the country, despite their economic situation, we must charge less in tuition fees.”
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Spain exports wine tech to Napa Valley THE vineyards of Cataluña are exporting their expertise in irrigation systems to the valleys of the Napa region in California. Cataluña’s councillor for Agriculture, Josep Maria Pelegri, has been visiting the American wine region and in particular the area where Codorniu’s techniques are being used. Pelegri is visiting the area to reinforce the internationalisation of Cataluña’s industry and technologies and he was accompanied on his visit by Xavier Farre, a representative of Codorniu. Codorniu and the Institute for Agricultural Technology (IRTA) have been working together since 2001 on a project to
CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS: Benefiting from Spanish technology. investigate and improve the way vineyards are irrigated. The results have included, among other things, the recommendation of the use of drones to analyse the hydrological state of the vines.
While in California, Pelegri has also been meeting those responsible for the state’s parks and he hopes to involve them in the use of the new technologies for park maintenance.
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Police hunt serial child abductor A KIDNAPPER is on the most wanted list of the Ciudad Lineal police department after two young children were abducted in separate incidents. Law enforcement officials have launched a manhunt to locate the whereabouts of the criminal following the two
kidnappings that have shocked Madrid. The kidnapper first struck in April, when he tricked a nineyear-old girl into getting into his car. He drove her away, held her for five hours and later abandoned her near a subway station. She was reportedly in
good health, but still underwent a thorough medical examination to determine whether she had been abused. Now it seems he has done it again. The victim, six, was kidnapped near Ascao, when she was playing near a store her parents own.
Price of petrol goes up again THE price of petrol and diesel went up by 0.37 per cent in just a week and is approaching a yearly high. By the end of last week petrol cost an average €1.427 and diesel €1.320, almost equalling the previous high in September of last year. It has now been nine weeks that petrol has cost over the €1.4 mark according to an EU petrol report. This means that filling the average petrol tank, 55 litres, now costs €78.48 and the average diesel tank, also 55 litres, now costs €72.6, which is €0.32 more than last week. As a reference, a barrel of crude Brent oil costs $114.3 while the Texas sweet light costs $106.22.
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More than four hours later, a passer-by found her crying in a state of shock on Jazmin street, seven kilometres from where she was taken. It was 11.30pm. The girl could barely speak and the woman alerted police. The sixyear-old was taken to La Paz hospital where she was examined.
She was kidnapped at around 7pm. She was playing on the street with her older brother, 11. The kidnapper purportedly tricked the little girl into following him and used a ruse to gain her trust. A witness said: “Two men were watching her play. One of them was grey-haired and looked 40 or 50, the other man was blonde and younger. The older man gave the girl some rubber bands like the ones used to make bracelets, while the younger man talked to her brother to distract him.” Then she was gone. The father realised she was nowhere to be found and alerted his wife and police. It appears the kidnapper used a similar modus operandi: he tricked the girls into getting into his car, sedated them with pills, kept them in a flat for some hours, gave them a bath and abandoned them near a subway station.
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Poetry patios JOURNALIST Martin Moniche recited his favourite poems at Archidona’s third celebration of ‘Poetry for Patios’ which was celebrated at the Hotel Escuela Santo Domingo on Wednesday.
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ALHAURIN DE LA TORRE celebrated the age old tradition of Corpus Christi on Thursday; the mayor led the procession in which all the local children who took their communion for the first time participated.
MALAGA’S metro system will not reach the Gaudalmedina area until around 2016 according to the ministry of development delegate Manuel Garcia Pelaez.
Pantoja prison ISABEL PANTOJA has won her appeal and her sentence will not exceed three years and, as such, she will not have to go to prison although she will still have to pay back the €1.1 million.
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Kickboxing event KICKBOXING enthusiasts were treated to an exciting evening at the Jose Maria Garcia Sports Pavilion with nine electrifying combats in an event featuring 20 professional fighters.
Prose competition POETS interested in participating in the eighth edition of the ‘Amigos de la Herradura’ Poetry Competition can submit their best prose until October 20. First prize is €1,400.
San Juan CLOSE to 100 Local Police and Guardia Civil officers provided security on Almuñecar beaches during the Fiesta de San Juan.
Flamenco soiree FLAMENCO dancer Maria Gomez put on an astonishing performance at the Almuñecar Martin Recuerda Auditorium as part of her ‘Inquietudes del Alma’ show.
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Trees replaced GANDIA will spend €70,000 on replacing trees at Raco de Forques in the Beniopa district, which was devastated by forest fire in 2011. Planting will begin after the summer.
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Underground delays
Andalucia spent more than €126,000 and involved local entrepreneurs in the design and completion of the projects.
FABLED pirate Cachidiablo leads dramatised tours of Altea’s old town every Saturday at 8.30pm, setting off from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Prior booking at the tourist office is required and costs €5 a head.
Corpus Christi
MARBELLA and the Al-Andalus foundation have opened an exhibition at the Miraflores cultural centre which celebrates Andalucian artists; the exhibition is open until July 25.
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CLEAN: The lake is ready for summer visitors.
The Balsa de Cela gets a good clean THE residents and visitors to the Balsa de Cela in Alto Almanzora will enjoy a nice dip this summer. For the first time in over a decade Lucar Council has done a thorough job of cleaning the bottom of the lake, which has then been re-filled with water from the same environment. The cleaning task was preceded by a request to the Provincial Government of Almeria to help cover the costs that would result from this operation. The government contributed €5,000 of the approximately €10,000 required to clean the lake. The town hall put the remaining amount on the table, got down to work and now the Balsa is looking resplendent in time to welcome the summer season. Work took less than a week to complete and included painting of the walls inside the lake. In the summer, the population of about 250 inhabitants usually triples with the arrival of relatives who choose to return to their homeland to spend summer.
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ALMUÑECAR will have a new fire station starting in 2015, said Mayor Trinidad Herrera. The local government has already invested €800,000 in the construction project.
THE first Ruta Gastronimaca de Las Negras proved to be a great success with more than 200 people completing the whole route of 17 bars. Each bar served up calamares (squid), using different cooking methods.
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Cortijo del Fraile fine
Preserving the park PARKING restrictions for beaches between Genoveses and Cala Carbon in Cabo de Gata came into effect on Saturday and will remain until September 14. Parking areas are located in Monsul with two buses available to ferry people to the beaches.
THE Junta de Andalucia regional government has imposed another fine of €3,700 on the owners of the Cortijo del Fraile in Nijar. This is the ninth fine placed on agricultural company, La Mision for failing to conserve the historic building. It has yet to actually pay any of the fines.
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Berja attractions
THE UD Almeria winger Aleix Vidal has joined Andalucian rivals Sevilla for an estimated €4 million fee. Vidal has signed a five year contract with the club.
TWO new tourist attractions have opened in Berja. The medieval Villavieja cisterns and the Hispanic Muslim Baths in the area of Beneji. The Junta de
Table levies BARS and restaurants in San Vicente want more flexibility over payment for terrace tables. They pay for entire three-month periods even though many are needed only at weekends, proprietors complained.
In the swim THE open air swimming pool at the Camilo Cano sports stadium in La Nucia has opened for the summer. Admission costs €1 (€0.50 for Camilo Cano and Piscina La Nucia members).
Quiet please DENIA Town Hall should be firmer in controlling noise from a bar in Calle La Mar, an Alicante judge ruled. Residents must be able to sleep at night, he added.
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Increased security THE Ministry of the Interior announced that 460 National Police and Guardia Civil officers will reinforce security on the Balearic Islands during the summer.
Football transfer REAL MALLORCA President Biel Cerda is currently negotiating with West Ham United representatives the transfer of Spanish winger Marco Asensio, 18.
Movie stars AFTER their marriage was on hiatus last year, American actor Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones spent a holiday in Palma before travelling to Israel for their son’s Bar Mitzvah.
Indie rock LOCAL indie rock band The Prussians will play on Friday at the Es Gremi Centre Musical. Open at 21.30pm. Cost €12.
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NEWLY proclaimed King of Spain, Felipe VI, and his wife Queen Letizia have met with victims of terrorism in their first official event together since Felipe took the throne last week. The group welcomed the New King’s first speech calling for a “New Spain” during his proclamation in parliament. They remembered those victims of terrorist violence, who “lost their lives or suffered to defend our freedom, and they would be remembered with immense respect.” The meeting was attended by Interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz among other representatives of several groups of terror victims, who asked for greater commitment and resolution over unanswered crimes
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NEW KING: Together with Queen Letizia. committed by the separatists group ETA. It is estimated more than 300 ETA-related murder cases have not been solved.
The recently published poll showed that most Spaniards want their new king, Felipe VI, to play a greater role in politics.
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GERMAN PRESS Schumacher nodded
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Relaxed rules
NORWAY - Although more than half of Norwegians are overweight, the population see themselves as sporty, outdoorsy types.
THE British army is to relax its rules on tattoos in an attempt to recruit more soldiers. Currently soldiers cannot have any ink above the collar or below the cuff.
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Private school NORWAY - After Crown Prince Hakon announced that he would send his two children to private schools, Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, promised not to do the same and let her children continue in state run schooling.
PATRIOTIC: A singing parrot.
Shoe focus SWEDEN - After posting a strong secondquarter profit report, Swedish retail giant H & M has announced plans to open nearly 400 new shops worldwide with a focus on footwear.
Bird tracking DENMARK - In a bid to solve the mystery of bird migration, a Danish-built satellite will track the birds over great distances and transmit data for analysis to biologists at the University of Copenhagen.
Women only DENMARK - In the wake of a number of sexual harassment cases in Danish prisons the Justice Ministry is to consider the need for women only prisons.
A PATRIOTIC parrot has learnt to shout ‘England’ and ‘Come on Rooney’ when Roy Hodgson’s team are on TV. The nineyear-old African Grey also sings the tune to The Great Escape to cheer his team on.
Robot Bob BIRMINGHAM University scientists are trying out a robot which can patrol around offices and knows when something is missing. It can even recharge itself and make its own decisions.
Balding spooked TV presenter Clare Balding was spooked when she thought she saw a giant black cat near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. There has been a wave of big cat sightings in the county since the 90’s.
Baby chase A MAN helped his daughter deliver her baby by the side of the M275 in Portsmouth. Seven police cars chased him at speeds of more than 100mph; only to find when they pulled him over a newborn baby instead of a criminal speeder.
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DEVASTATING: Fire rampages through fore st.
STATE Duma deputy, Alexander Khinshtein, is facing an investigation after reports that he threatened airline attendants while drunk on board an Aeroflot plane in May.
More sanctions US Vice President, Joe Biden, has told Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, that the US would ‘impose further costs on Russia’ if it did not stop separatist violence in eastern Ukraine.
One too late A 29-YEAR-OLD Hungarian missed the last exit before the Dutch-German border and took the first one in Germany in order to return. But there the German police arrested him because he was not allowed to enter the country again after a court sentence. He is now languishing in jail for 532 days.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER was awake and had his eyes open during an ambulance transfer from Grenoble to Lausanne. He was able to communicate with the crew by nodding his head.
€80,000 found A PASSENGER on an airport shuttle train in Munich found a bag containing €80,000 which had been lost by a tourist. She handed it over to lost property and the rightful owner gratefully claimed it.
Two murdered A MOTHER and daughter have been killed in their home in Bergisch Gladbach, Cologne, police are still investigating the case but say that initial investigations indicate murder.
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THE directors of an LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) film were called to Moscow for questioning at the prosecutor’s office to explain what their film was about and who was featured in it. The film documents the lives of LGBT teens living in Moscow.
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Forest fires THE area affected by forest fires in Russia’s Far East has quadrupled overnight to 211 hectares; the Khabarovsk region has been the worst hit.
No heels STATE Duma Deputy, Oleg Mikheyev, wants to ban all canvas shoes, ballet flats and high heels as he considers them a health risk to the wearer; he wants orthopaedic regulations to be a state law.
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AN 89-year-old man has been arrested in the US for alleged war crimes. He is suspected of being a teenage guard for the Nazis at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.
Berlin airport JORG MARKS, an exSiemens engineer, has been named technical director of the disastrous €5 billion Berlin airport. He commented that completion of the project was ‘technically feasible.’
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Birthday party
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THE Amsterdam city park ‘Vondelpark’ celebrated its 150th anniversary with a festival attended by 50,000 people. It was ‘super cosily busy’ according to festival director Marc Pos.
THE tax burden in The Netherlands has risen slightly, Eurostat reports. Tax and social security contributions in 2012 comprised 39 per cent of the economy. In 2011 it was 38.6 per cent, 37.7 per cent in 2002.
PEOPLE in the Greek village of Kranidi are angry about the permission King Willem-Alexander has got for building a harbour and pier near his holiday house, saying they would never get
GRASS at six World Cup football stadiums in Brazil has been grown using sensors supplied by Dutch company SGL. They monitored whether the grass needed more light, water or fertiliser for eight weeks before kickoff.
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T has been a disastrous time for lovers of football in England and Spain. Both teams from those soccer crazy nations have had to beat a gloomy retreat after being knocked out early. So all the hopes and dreams of some of the best and most loyal fans in the world have been broken all too soon. It is a tremendous disappointment for many with all the excitement that comes with the knockout stages destined for other teams. For the Spanish it is the end of an era after eight years of dazzling success. Two European Championships and a World Cup is not a bad haul for largely the same group of players. But father time has caught
up with them and root and branch rebuilding is now needed. For England the long wait for glory goes on. But they are already further along the rebuilding road than Spain with some exciting young talent blooded in this tournament. Whatever the future holds one thing is for sure - football is one thing that England and Spain have in common. It is a shame that the opportunity for fans from both those countries to watch each other’s teams and share some banter over a beer and tapa has gone. But on the up side for football lovers, the teams left have been playing some beautiful stuff. It bodes well for one of the best tournaments in recent years.
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this had risen to 1.9 million. The 40,700 hoping to find work for the first time in the first quarter of the year was three times greater than in 2007. The majority - 35,300 - were women, principally housewives pushed by the need to augment the family income during the economic crisis.
Botin sticks up for Bank of Spain EMILIO BOTIN, president of Santander Bank, defended Bank of Spain’s role during the crisis. Earlier, the outgoing president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, had heaped responsibility for Spain’s problems on the Bank of Spain. “Whenever the European Commission asked the Spanish authorities how were the banks and how were the savings banks they always said that everything was perfect,” Durao Barroso complained. “I don’t agree with the president’s declarations,” Botin replied.
The supervisor had tried to anticipate the crisis with innovative measures, he insisted. These included the anticyclic provisions required of Spanish banks during the bonanza years, that were designed to help them survive in leaner times. It was less a problem of supervision than the deficient models of corporative and administrative control used by many of the former savings banks. Despite that, it cost less to cure the health of Spain’s savings banks than those of Ireland, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal or the UK, Botin claimed.
“It’s always difficult to find employment at this age,” said an Adecco expert, “but trying to find work for the first time is even more dispiriting.” “These jobseekers know they face an uphill battle,” he added, “and most believed it would take at least two years to find a job and age was a drawback.”
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More sickies ABSENTEEISM fell to 4.1 per cent in 2013 but rose slightly in the last quarter, reversing the trend of recent years when employees feared dismissal. Each missed an average 10.7 days last year.
Second thoughts SPANISH company Talgo presented the first of seven trains that will link Moscow to Berlin and other Russian cities. The Talgo allocated to the Moscow-Kiev route has now been re-routed to Nizhni-Novgorod.
Stating the obvious FINANCE MINISTER Luis de Guindos advised taxi drivers to move with the times. Referring to internet carsharing initiatives like Uber and Blablacar, which are bitterly opposed by licensed cab drivers, De Guindos stressed that they were obliged to respect the law. “Competition is very important, but they have to compete under
equal conditions. There can be no exemption from taxes,” said De Guindos, who heads the Spanish equivalent of the Treasury. But he also called on taxi drivers “to adapt, as we all must” to the changes that new technology has brought. “That’s obvious,” the minister concluded.
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STAT OF WEEK SPANISH millionaires with net assets worth $100 million (€73.83 million) increased to 3,475 last year. This was 3 per cent more than in 2012, according to the Knight Frank 2014 Wealth Report.
Increase in mature jobseekers A RECORD number of over-45s looked for their first job between January and April. This age group is already badly affected by the economic crisis, Adecco Foundation researchers pointed out. In 2007 there were 422,000 people aged 45 or over who were out of work and by 2014
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No gas crisis for Spain SPAIN is sitting pretty regarding its gas supply. Russia might have reduced Ukraine’s supply, alleging nonpayment, and depleting the supplies of other clients whose gas has to pass through the region. But unlike Estonia, Finland, Letonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia whose entire supply comes through Ukraine, Spain’s gas comes from various sources, explained the Asociacion Española del Gas (Sedigas). Last year it imported gas from 11 countries and also has six international pipeline connections. Two connect directly with Algeria, two with Portugal and another two with France. Fiftyfour per cent of Spain’s natural gas arrives via pipeline, principally from Algeria. The remaining 46 per cent is liquefied natural gas (LNG) imported in methane tankers that unload at one of Spain’s six functioning regasification plants. Here the LNG is then heated to turn it back into gas before it is piped to users. Spain currently accounts for 36.5 per cent of
BARCELONA: LNG storage facility. Europe’s regasification capacity, with plants in Sagunto (Valencia) Huelva, Cartagena (Murcia), Barcelona, Bilbao and Mugardos (La Coruña). There is another plant, at present unused, in El Musel (Asturias). “Spain even could send gas
onward to other countries,” Sedigas has revealed. The present infrastructure is sufficient to circulate 5.4 billion cubic metres of gas, but the Irun pipeline in the north of Spain will increase this to 7.1 billion cubic metres.
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Less money and more margarine SPANISH families spent an average €27,098 last year, 3.7 per cent less than in 2012. There were more eggs and margarine on the daily menu and sales of loose tobacco increased as many smokers started rolling their own. Children received 21 per cent less pocket money from their parents. Holidays, eating out, cinema visits and tickets for cultural events were all reined in last year although outlay on gas, electricity and water bills increased because of higher tariffs. There was also more to pay at the chemists owing to co-payment for medication and families spent more on education. Amongst other things this was due to the steep rise in university students’ annual registration fees. Grants for textbooks,
school transport and lunches were also harder to come by. An official Family Budget Survey by Spain’s Institute of National Statistics (INE) demonstrates that despite the recent improvement to the national economy the results of this progress have yet to filter through to families. Spending fell by 14.5 per cent between 2008 and 2013 and last year’s €27,098 family average is lowest of the crisis years. Families spent 30 per cent less on shoes, clothes and items for the home during these five years while spending on sewing materials and shoe repairs rose as people literally make do and mend. The survey also asked participating families for details of their spending on drugs and prostitution.
Are toxic employees killing your business? DEMOTIVATED?: Then try the carrot and stick approach.
Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.
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OCCASIONALLY we experience sloppy service from demotivated staff. Chances are the boss is out of sight figuring ways to attract new custom as fast as his apathetic employees lose old ones. I explained my car radio wasn’t working. Asking me what make and presuming he would check it out, I identified my car. Drumming his fingers on the counter, clearly thinking some village is looking for its idiot, he replies sarcastically, “No, what radio?” How I kept from dragging
him over the counter I don't know. An optician’s assistant looks at me like she just found me on the bottom of her shoe. “You do realise you will have to pay?” Is there an antidote to cretinous employees in a business environment where
it is near impossible to sack the work-shy, incompetent and downright mutinous? Try the carrot and stick approach. Reconsider the methods by which you pay staff. Tweak it so an element of incentive becomes integral to their livelihood. This could
be a bonus based on turnover or profits. Everyone likes familiarity so why not delegate key members of the staff to waiting upon regulars. Never take employees for granted, involve them as you would if they were partners
or shareholders. In fact, good staff are more important than investors. By the same token it should be pointed out to employees that you encourage clients to report their experience as a customer. By doing so, everyone who uses your business becomes a shareholder. Encourage employees to suggest ways by which their business, which you think of as your business, can be improved. Doing so involves them. They feel your business is as important to them as it is to you. A key element is to find ways to recognise not just individual but team performance. Again, this can be in the form of a bonus, financial reward, time off in lieu or restaurant vouchers. By doing things this way your staff will be as keen as you are to stamp down on the dumb insolent.
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EDUCATION is essential. But it’s how we educate our children that will see them succeed later in life. Sometimes children don’t need a fancy education or a run of titles after their name to become financially stable; they just need to have a little bit of real interest in something that excites them! Too often children are bored stiff and end up day dreaming their way through secondary school and university - if they make it to higher education. This is a problem. A half-hearted attention to learning is not conducive to nurturing the next Donald Trump or Richard Branson. What kids actually need is to be
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Getting children to think about who’s the boss!
START YOUNG: Teach children business. motivated by what teachers and parents tell them. Children are the future and if they are invested in young enough the sky is the limit. In the US a new trend is taking off whereby an organisation known as NFTE enters schools offering entrepreneurship
classes and training young people to run their own businesses. They say that by giving teenagers this knowledge early on in their education they are more likely to finish school and better able to thrive after graduation. During these entre-
How can we install a lift? Q. We have been gaining support to install a lift in our block on the Costa Blanca. However we You and the get no help from our management company Law in Spain representative or the committee. They would By David Searl not allow us to table a question on this. They said this was not permitted under the rules for “any other business.” They also blocked a motion to pay the Vice President, who is an architect, to produce a detailed proposal. Previously we were told that a postal ballot for a lift is against Spanish law. Is there a way forward? E.M. (Costa Blanca) A. Yes, there is a way forward, but let us take your points one by one. First, it is true that the AGM rules do not permit a vote on a major issue such as the installation of a lift, without advance notice. Such a vote cannot be taken under the last section of the Agenda, of “any other business.” It must appear on the official Agenda issued to the members well in advance of the AGM, so that they have time to make an informed decision. Second, postal ballots are not permitted for the community AGM. First you need informed advice from a lawyer not connected with your community. To install a lift, which improves accessibility, you may well find help from revised Article 10 of the new Horizontal Law, which aims to help the
handicapped and persons over 70 years of age.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
preneurship classes, the students must brainstorm and develop a business, and then present the business plan to judges, who select the best project and give a healthy cash prize. Previous winners, include two students from Chicago who created a football sock with a built-in pocket for shin guards. Their idea is currently being eyed-up by professional manufacturers. The push behind all this is not just about coming up with a killer business idea, it’s about getting kids excited and thinking about becoming their own boss. Not all students are academic and this type of
education helps gives others the chance to develop skills and perhaps shine in other areas. I personally love this approach to education. The old-fashioned robotic model of learn and regurgitate - that is all too common is Spanish schools - is outdated and inapt. Let’s give our children the opportunity to explore options, get excited about business and most importantly, try to become their own boss. The idea that anyone with a good idea and some hard work can become a success is one that parents and teachers should be promoting to the next generation.
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Best executives ANTONIO BRUFAU, president of Repsol and Angel Cano who heads BBVA bank were voted Spain’s best CEOs by Thomson Reuters. Joao Manso Neto of EDP Renewables was placed third.
Beer bargains MADRID, where a 33cl beer costs €1.05 was placed ninth in a survey of 40 cities. Oslo sold the dearest beer (€3.55) and Warsaw the cheapest (€0.79).
Not innovative? ONLY 16 per cent of Spanish PhDs work in the private sector, according to an OECD report. That compares to 75 per cent in ‘innovative countries’ like the USA, Korea and Japan.
Shedding light on last year’s electricity scandal SPAIN’S Markets and Monopolies regulatory body (CNMC) is investigating Iberdrola for possible price manipulation. The CNMC could not reveal the period in question, sources said, as this was an ongoing case. Neither should opening the investigation be allowed to pre-judge the energy company, they added. If Iberdrola is found to have been involved in ‘fraudulent price manipulation’ the multinational could be fined between €6 million and €60 million under Spain’s Electricity Sector laws. Despite the regulator’s tactful evasion, there is little doubt that the CNMC is interested in the days leading up to the quarterly
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INVESTIGATION: Iberdrola building in Bilbao. auctions of wholesale electricity last December. Prices rose so steeply that if they had not been annulled by the Spanish government, household electricity bills would have increased by 10.5 per cent. Since then the quarterly auctions have been abolished and the nonregulated portion of the consumers’ electricity bills
is calculated on the daily price of energy on the wholesale market or ‘pool.’ As news of the CNMC investigation broke, Iberdrola issued a statement announcing the probe was “limited to activity from certain hydraulic installations between November 30 and December 23.” They denied any wrongdoing.
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Light at the end of the tunnel THE construction sector in Spain will hit rock bottom in 2014. As stated by the Construction Technological Institute of Catalonia (ITeC) in their latest Euroconstruct report, the sector will start to slowly recover in 2015. Its reactivation will reportedly accelerate in the next few years, with an estimated 3.4 per cent increase by 2016. Nevertheless, it is not expected to reach similar figures seen in other European countries for at least five more years. Euroconstruct forecasts house constructions will increase by 5 per cent in 2015 and 8 per cent in 2016. It also predicts 40,000 new homes will be built in the second half of 2014, 6,000 more than in 2013, and more than 50,000 in 2015. Non-residential building construction will react ‘more slowly,’ according to Euroconstruct. It will purportedly start growing in 2016 (3 per cent). ITeC foresees 2014 will be the last year of economic contraction for the construction sector.
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THERE is no denying that studying abroad is the optimal way to learn a language and get to know another culture first-hand. It also offers the opportunity to enhance employment opportunities. However, planning to live and study in another country can also be very stressful, from figuring out what side of the road people are supposed to drive on to more serious matters like finding a place to live. It is estimated that close to 100,000 foreign students have rented a home in Spain for the duration of their academic endeavours so far this year. Some students choose to hunt for a room in a shared flat before arriving in Spain, while others rely on specialised intermediaries. However, many only begin to
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Looking for a place to live while studying abroad can be stressful
RENTING A BEDROOM: Sometimes prices are higher than expected. look for a place to live once they are in Spain and find that prices are higher than they expected. The average monthly rental rate for a bedroom in Madrid is close to €350.
In comparison, a student could rent a three-bedroom and 85-square metre flat in Albacete or a two-bedroom and 90-square metre flat in Almeria. Sources indicate that
between April and May 2013 the average rental rate for a bedroom in a shared flat was around €275 a month. It went down to €250 between August and September due to the supply
being greater than demand. Many real estate agencies act as intermediaries between the proprietor and the potential tenant and guarantee students a threemonth lease. Other websites specialising in home rentals require students to sign a one-year rental agreement. Rental rates usually cover cleaning, maintenance and Internet fees. For instance, average rental rates on Uniplaces, an international website for booking student accommodations online, are close to €410 for a bedroom in a shared flat, including service charges. Whole flats average €830 a month. Other intermediaries, like Aluni, charge an extra fee for service expenses, like water and electricity, which averages €40 a month.
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IMF: Has warned against a new housing bubble.
OULD Spain face a new housing bubble? Following the 2008 outbreak of the crisis, the Spanish housing bubble burst with catastrophic consequences. It brought about the collapse of real estate agencies and forced banks to take over while prices kept plummeting in a negative trend that is not over yet. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which seeks to promote sustainable economic growth, has warned against a new housing bubble that could possibly affect the United Kingdom, Belgium, Norway and Sweden. The list also includes Brazil, China and Philippines. The reappearance of housing bubble symptoms in these markets does not seem to affect Spain. Why? On the one hand, home prices have suffered steep declines, between 40 and 45 per cent. According to official figures, prices fell 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, compared to 2013. Home prices have declined for seven years in a row, though they have only just
begun to show signs of recovery. Recovery symptoms can also be felt in the number of property sale contracts. Home sales increased by 48.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2014. The decline of Spain’s purchasing power, unacceptable unemployment rates and the large stock of unsold homes have all put the brake on the market. Under these circumstances, prices are very unlikely to increase, which dispels fears of a new housing bubble in Spain. Much more so if one takes into account that the granting of credits is at an all-time low. The easy credit in the form of low interest rates that gave way to an increase in property sales until 2007 just will not return. Moreover, the average person in the street simply cannot afford a new home. For the time being, there are no possibilities whatsoever of a new housing bubble affecting Spain.
Hotel industry rejects plans to regulate private rentals THE Madrid hotel industry categorically rejected the local government’s intention to regulate 8,000 private rentals. The Corporate Association for Tourism Promotion (CATP) of Madrid, encompassing several hotel business associations and the Madrid Association of Travel Agencies have requested Ignacio Gonzalez, President of the Community of Madrid, to refrain from imposing control measures. As an alternative, they have suggested toughening the requirements included in an already drafted bill which is still to be passed.
The bill was submitted to the Advisory Council in late May and it is very likely that it will be green-lit. According to the CATP, the bill on private rentals of the Community of Madrid is ‘clearly permissive.’ It estimates that the number of private rentals could triple, should the bill be passed. Furthermore, the CATP believes that passing the bill could result in the disappearance of 3,000 jobs in the hotel industry. “It is an already existing phenomenon. We can’t prohibit it, but we can regulate it,” said Carmen Gonzalez, of the
Employment, Tourism and Culture Ministry. If private rentals were regulated by law, “we could guarantee tourists quality accommodations and the respect for their consumer rights.” She added that “private rental owners could be held accountable and tourists could make formal complaints when lodgings do not comply with the minimum requirements.” The bill defines private rentals as whole flats and houses that tourists can rent. It does not include individual bedrooms. If their properties were considered tourist lodgings bound by law, private rental owners would have to make
HOTEL INDUSTRY: Against regulating private rentals. sure they are included in the Tourist Businesses Registry. In addition, their rates would have to be clearly displayed. “We want to protect customer rights, eliminate unfair competition and create jobs,” said Salvador Victoria, spokesperson for the regional government. The Community of Madrid also believes regulating private rentals will encourage investment, which in turn will contribute to reactivating the economy by creating more jobs.
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Homes heartbreak as Catch 22 means no help for householders I TOTALLY agree with R G Waugh (Fuengirola), that if the powers that be don’t do anything, then we can use our vote in the next local elections. However, I can assure him that both the main parties have been asked about making changes to Andalucia’s Urban Planning Law (LOUA). I have also written to anyone that I could think of who might be able to help. The UK parliament cannot help as we are under Spanish Law. The European Parliament cannot help as we are under Spanish law. The Spanish Parliament cannot help as we are under the autonomous rule of Andalucia, and have no fear they have been contacted too. My main reason for writing letters is so that everyone knows about the situation, the stress and heartache that this causes, as well as the financial burden of fighting your case. You buy a house with all the correct paperwork, receive your deeds, heave a huge sigh of relief and then find out that you are not legal at all. Kath Williams (by email)
Friends united I WAS very interested to see the photograph of the Jaguar E type in a recent issue and even more surprised to see who sent it. I live in Spain now but I also worked at Jaguar Cars at the same time as John Austin who sent this photo and I have not seen or heard from him since the mid-sixties. It would be much appreciated if you can forward this e mail to John. Thank you for always producing a very informative paper. Michael Ellis, ex-Liverpool before Coventry Editor’s note: We have now put Mr Ellis and Mr Austin in touch with each other.
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ARE other readers already tired of wall-to-wall sun? Even the gloomy Thames Estuary where I once lived looks inviting now. Patsy Vincent, Alicante (formerly Essex)
Plain language I FULLY agree that a European prime minister should speak at least one other language. Given the cosmopolitan ambitions of any UK government I assume David Cameron has a working knowledge of both German and Russian? When I do not understand Spanish people very well, I say: “I do not speak Spanish well enough.” When British people speak of a similar situation, they nearly always say: “They did not speak English.” Can you explain to me why they put it this way? Pieter Scheele (by email)
UKIP vs EU THE usual ‘Guardianista’ rubbish from Bill Campbell, who says UKIP has only one policy - to get out of the EU. The point is, that as Brussels makes 75 per cent of our laws (and from November 1 a lot more), this one policy affects all other areas. In addition, a condition of membership of the EU is that we sign up to the European Court of Human Rights.
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For Bill to say that the effects of the EU are negligible is absurd. The UK is full up, yet we have net migration of 212,000 a year. We cannot deport foreign murderers, rapists, paedophiles and hate preachers because it would deny them their “Yuman Rights”! Roger Page, Mojacar Playa (Almeria)
Where to go? I AM allergic to a lot of medication and therefore have much I need to dispose of. I know this can be left at a chemist or any health centre but I would like to know what happens to this unused medication. Is it passed on to the poor or sent to third world countries? The
same applies to spectacles. Do opticians collect them to be sent to needy people? If there is anyone who knows whether these things are passed on to be used for the good of others I should be most grateful. Much of my unused medication is quite costly and I hate to think of it being dumped whilst many people are dying because it is unobtainable in their country. Christine Harbour, Torre del Mar (Malaga) Editor’s note: Specsavers stores around Spain do collect old glasses for charity.
Closed season MY wife and I drove all the way from Alhaurin to La Cañada, Marbella, specifically to do a spot of shopping. We were disappointed to find the whole complex closed! Another of those annoying local holidays it seems. We weren’t the only ones to be caught out: there were dozens of other folk with shopping funds burning a hole in their pockets. What defies belief is how a nation like Spain can be in such dire straits financially when it’s full of such enterprising traders with
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Scam alert GAS men arrived at my villa and I understood I had to have my gas checked out by law. As they seemed to have all the correct paperwork I allowed them in. They immediately removed all four of my gas regulators (two of them were only two years old). They then removed all the hoses and pipe fittings which they soldered back on, and also used copper piping from an old boiler in my garage to run another valve that I was told I needed. I then spoke to my next door neighbour and after being told this was a scam I confronted the six people who got very agitated. Unfortunately I had already paid them €485.13 and they would not refund any of the cash. I called the Guardia but when they arrived they said these people were legal and left. I took photos of their two vehicles and have circulated the registration numbers on Facebook to hopefully warn any other unwary people. I have since had a gas leak that I found in my garage fixed independently. Robin Gregory, Mojacar Playa (Almeria)
Fighting back I READ with interest Mary Goosey’s problems with cancelling her telephone contract. I sympathise as I have had a similar problem with my car insurance since moving from France to Spain. Despite sending several letters by registered mail to the company and the agent, cancelling my health, house and car insurances, it wasn’t until December they got the message. However they have continued to demand payment for insurance on one of my cars with the threat of bailiffs for non-payment. Unfortunately it is like hitting your head against a brick wall and no one seems to respond personally to the countless letters and emails I have sent. If it’s any consolation to Mary, I am now put off buying a phone package. Good luck Mary and don’t be intimidated by these companies! Grahame Arkcoll, Comares (Malaga).
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BBC TWO 7:00am This is BBC Two 7:10am Homes Under the Hammer 8:10am Animal Park 8:40am Match of the Day 9:20am Helicopter Heroes 10:05am Escape to the Continent 11:05am Gardeners' World 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon 2014
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CH5 9:10am Little Princess 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
THURSDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am Real Filth Fighters 7:30am Real Filth Fighters 8:00am Stargate Atlantis 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
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Moira stands to lose everything. Jai considers his options. Bernice battles her insecurities.
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12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am The Girl Raised by Monkeys 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs Paul Binski examines some of Britain's most fascinating religious artworks and artefacts. 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Spartacus: War of the Damned 1:15am Spartacus: War of the Damned 2:30am Hawaii Five-0 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am The Good Guys 5:00am Glee
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12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Coronation Street 2:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:35pm You've Been Framed! 9:10pm I Don't Know How She Does it 11:00pm TV OD 11:30pm Celebrity Juice 12:20am Two and a Half Men 12:45am Two and a Half Men 1:10am Dads
8:20am The Royal 9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm The Royal 3:45pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm afterlife 12:00am William and Mary 1:05am When Piers Met Sir Cliff
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Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life.
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The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.
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12:00am White House Down 2:15am A Man Apart 4:15am Resident Evil: Retribution Seasoned resistance fighter Alice launches into battle against the evil Umbrella Corporation as she struggles to save humankind in the face of an undead onslaught.
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4:30am An Eye for an Eye 6:20am Loss of Faith 8:05am Locked in 9:30am Eden 11:15am Brake Terrorists keep a Secret Service agent captive in a car boot and torture him for information.
12:55pm Hick 2:40pm Pride and Glory 4:55pm Beneath the Darkness 6:35pm Brake 8:15pm Eden 10:00pm Pride and Glory 12:15am Outlaw 2:10am In Dreams 4:00am Beneath the Darkness 5:45am Malpractice
5:05am Sweet Charity New Yorker Charity is fed up with turning tricks with feckless men.
7:45am Borrowed Time 9:25am Evita 11:50am Life of a King 1:35pm Gandhi 4:50pm Medicine Man 6:45pm Dead Poets Society 9:00pm Lincoln 11:30pm The Lifeguard 1:20am The Four Feathers Army officer Harry resigns his commission instead of fighting in the Sudan.
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A Polish gangster takes a motel manager captive when a bag of money goes missing.
3:30pm Any Day Now 5:15pm The Wolverine 7:30pm The Reef 2: High Tide 9:00pm The Wolverine 11:10pm Cold Comes The Night 12:45am Banshee Chapter 2:20am The Borderlands 3:55am Banshee Chapter 5:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special
Jungle Jim must stop Nazis dressed as Apes from stealing a golden treasure.
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World Cup 2014 On TV will be shown live in the UK on both BBC and ITV. England v Italy on TV will be shown live on BBC1 / BBC1 HD, England v Uruguay on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD and England v Costa Rica on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD. BBC will have 1st pick of the Second Round matches and 1st pick of the Semi Finals, whilst ITV will have 1st pick of the Quarter Finals. The 2014 World Cup Final will be shown live on both BBC1 and ITV.
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CH5 9:10am Little Princess 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 7:00am Real Filth Fighters 7:30am Real Filth Fighters 8:00am Stargate Atlantis 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
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3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker presents live coverage from the 2014 Championships at Wimbledon.
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9:00pm Celebrity Fifteen to One 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner
9:00pm The Hunt for Hitler's Missing Millions 10:00pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 11:30pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm A League of Their Own
US crime drama series.
4:15pm Her Fatal Flaw
6pm 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather.
7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show
3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Andy Murray and Laura Robson were celebrating victories on this particular day in 2013, with Murray going on to win Britain's first men's singles title since Fred Perry in 1936.
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9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm Gardeners' World 10:30pm QI 11:00pm Glastonbury 2014 11:30pm Newsnight
Continuing the third series of the awardwinning comedy.
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In-depth investigation of the stories behind the day's headlines with Andrew Neil.
12am 12:20am Uncle 12:50am EastEnders Omnibus A chance to catch up on the week's drama in Albert Square. 2:45am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:50am BBC News
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12:00am Spartacus: War of the Damned 1:15am Spartacus: War of the Damned 2:30am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Glee
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11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Emmerdale 2:30pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Educating Joey Essex 10:00pm White Chicks 12:20am Celebrity Juice
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Comedy 4:30am How to Make Love to a Woman 6:10am Little Shop of Horrors 7:50am Admission 9:40am Wild Hogs 11:25am The Internship 1:30pm Wedding Crashers 3:35pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 5:15pm The Guilt Trip 7:00pm Admission 9:00pm The Internship 11:10pm Wedding Crashers 1:15am It's All Gone Pete Tong 2:55am Weird Science 4:35am For a Good Time, Call...
5:45am Malpractice 7:30am Twilight 9:10am Murder at 1600 11:10am The Chamber 1:10pm Deadfall 2:50pm Caught in the Crossfire 4:20pm Gangster Squad 6:20pm Boyz 'n' the Hood 8:20pm Deadfall 10:00pm Training Day 12:05am Gangster Squad 2:10am Boyz 'n' the Hood 4:10am Single White Female A young Manhattan businesswoman becomes the victim of the ultimate flatshare horror.
5:45am Desk Set 7:40am Giant 11:00am Legends of the Fall 1:20pm The Devil Wears Prada 3:20pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 5:05pm Never Been Kissed 7:00pm Before Midnight 9:00pm The Devil Wears Prada 11:00pm Cinderella Man 1:30am Now is Good A terminally ill teenager makes a list of ambitions to fulfil in her final months.
3:15am All Good Things 5:00am A Star is Born Norman Maine's movie career is slowing down, but he can still spot talent.
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6:00am Jungle Manhunt
A look at the new sci-fi action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am Edge of Tomorrow Special 9:00am The Way Way Back 10:50am The Wolverine 1:05pm The Reef 2: High Tide 2:30pm 42 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm The Wolverine 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back 12:50am In Security
Jungle Jim searches for a famous football player lost in the jungle.
7:10am Gunsmoke 8:10am Gunsmoke 9:10am Hellcats of the Navy 10:45am Hell Bent for Glory 12:30pm Savage Mutiny 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Tarzan Escapes 5:40pm Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 7:55pm The Iron Mistress 10:00pm Payback 11:55pm Above the Law 1:50am Payback
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The UK Tax Residence Test The UK’s Statutory Residence Test which came into effect in April 2013 was a welcome development after the old system and provides much more certainty. However for more complicated cases it can still be complex and it is important to understand the detail of the test. The test is a definite process to determine your UK residence status for income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax purposes. All British expatriates need to be aware of how it applies to them. It is possible for HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to determine that you are UK resident, even though you believe you are resident in Spain. To assess your residence status, you need to work through the following three tests in order. If you are non-UK resident under the first test, the other two will not apply. Whether you are an ‘arriver’ or ‘leaver’ plays an important part, and this is based on your residence status
UK in any of the previous three UK tax years, and are present for fewer than 46 days in the current year. • You were resident in one or more of the previous three years, and present for fewer than 16 days in the current year. • You work overseas full time, subject to conditions. By Robert Croizat, Senior Partner, Blevins Franks
the previous three years. All references to ‘years’ are a UK tax year. A day in the UK is counted if you are there at midnight. (1) Automatic overseas test If you meet any of the following conditions, you are automatically treated as not resident in the UK: • You were not resident in the
(2) Automatic residence test You are automatically treated as resident in the UK if you meet any of the following conditions: • You spend at least 183 days in the UK in the current tax year. • Your only or main home is in the UK. • You work full time in the UK, subject to certain conditions. Sufficient ties test If your residence position is not determined by the above two tests, the number of days you can spend
in the UK without being UK resident depends on if you are an arriver or leaver, and the number of connecting ties you have. These are: • Family - spouse and/or minor children live in the UK • Accessible accommodation if available to you for 91 days and you spend one night there • Work - 40 or more days working in the UK • 90 days - if you spent 90 days or more in the UK in either of the two previous years • Country - if you spend more days in the UK than any other country (only applies to ‘leavers’). The more ties you have with the UK, the less time you can spend onshore without becoming UK resident. The test outlines circumstances in which an individual may be able to claim split year treatment. The UK does have a double tax
treaty with Spain, but it does not provide as much protection as you may think. It is possible to be tax resident in the UK even if you have been paying taxes in Spain. For peace of mind about your tax residency status, taxes you should be paying and where and the best tax planning for your situation, speak to a professional adviser who understands the intricacies of both UK and Spanish tax law and how the two interact. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:10pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Wimbledon
BBC TWO 7:00am The Big Sky 9:00am MOTD Kickabout 9:30am The Olympic Journey: Inspire Celebrating the biggest names, the rising stars and the unsung heroes of Olympic sport. 10:00am FIFA World Cup 1994 11:45am Wimbledon
ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 11:25am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm All Star Mr and Mrs 2:30pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist.
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CH4 8:55am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Big Bang Theory 12:50pm The Simpsons 1:20pm The Simpsons 1:50pm The Tomorrow People 2:40pm Channel 4 Racing
CH5 6:10am Nick's Quest 6:35am Michaela's Wild Challenge 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Access 11:05am Meerkat Manor Documentary series looking at a family of meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari Desert. 11:35am Big Brother 1:00pm The Hunt for Hitler's Missing Millions 2:00pm Away All Boats
SATURDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am Harrow: A Very British School 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am Making of David Attenborough's Bachelor King 12:00pm John Bishop's Only Joking 12:30pm What's Up 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Jersey Boys 2:30pm Futurama
3pm 5:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.
3:00pm Wimbledon A look back at 2013's memorable Wimbledon tournament, which featured Andy Murray's historic men's singles victory.
3:30pm Fool Britannia 4:00pm Tipping Point 5:00pm The Chase
5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me
4:15pm Under Ten Flags
6:00pm All Star Family Fortunes 6:45pm Catchphrase 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm The Cube
6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:15pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6:10pm 5 News
9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014
11:00pm Van Helsing
Real-life World War Two drama about the captain of the German military vessel Atlantis, and his determination to act honourably and humanely amidst the horrors of war.
3:00pm Futurama 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family
6pm 8:10pm BBC News 8:20pm Regional News All the latest local news.
8:25pm Weather The latest weather information.
6:00pm Wimbledon Britain had not had a men's singles winner since Fred Perry in 1936, but Murray ended that 77-year wait last year in style by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
8:30pm A Question of Sport
The latest news coverage.
6:15pm Columbo 7:40pm Columbo Another case for the cigar chomping, laidback detective as played by Peter Falk.
6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9pm 9:10pm The National Lottery 10:00pm Casualty 10:50pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:20pm BBC News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm Kevin Bridges
9:00pm Today at Wimbledon John Inverdale and guests bring the main action and stories from the All England Championships.
10:00pm Mock the Week 10:30pm Glastonbury 2014
Live coverage of the last-16 matches between the winner of Group C and the runner-up in Group D from the Estadio do Maracana in Rio.
Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale star in writer-director Stephen Sommers' breathless, all-action roller-coaster of a CGI monster-hunt.
12:15am ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:30am Gone 2:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA
1:35am Terminal Velocity 3:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:25am River Cottage Veg Heroes 5:50am Deal or No Deal
9:00pm The 12 Year Old Shopaholic, and Other Big Spending Kids 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole
9:00pm Star-Crossed 10:00pm Road Wars 11:00pm Futurama 11:30pm John Bishop's Only Joking
12am 12:40am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 1:25am Final Analysis 3:20am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:25am BBC News
2:30am Hard Candy After flirting online, photographer Jeff meets 14 year-old Hayley. 4:10am Match of the Day 5:55am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heart-thumping casino experience every night. 4:05am Bikini Body? The Truth About Diets
12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Cop Squad 2:00am The Good Guys 3:00am Last Man Standing 3:30am Last Man Standing 4:00am Last Man Standing 4:30am A Million Ways to Die in the West
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8:00pm Kodaline and Kelis @ Glastonbury 9:00pm Lana Del Rey and Jack White @ Glastonbury 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Jake Bugg Live @ Glastonbury 1:00am Family Guy 1:22am Family Guy 1:44am Family Guy 2:06am Family Guy 2:28am Family Guy 2:50am American Dad! 3:10am American Dad! 3:30am Uncle 4:00am Uncle
8:00pm Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
3:00pm Honey 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm Honey 5:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous! 6:00pm You've Been Framed! 6:30pm Scooby-Doo 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Scooby-Doo 8:15pm Johnny English 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Johnny English 10:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am White Chicks
10:15am The Royal 11:20am The Darling Buds of May 12:30pm The Darling Buds of May 1:35pm Wycliffe 2:45pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 4:50pm Lewis 6:55pm Lewis 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Bomb Girls 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:05am ITV3 Nightscreen
10:20am The Professionals 11:20am Cycling 12:20pm Greatest World Cup Goals 1:25pm The 'Burbs 2:25pm FYI Daily 2:30pm The 'Burbs 3:25pm The Story of Dr Wassell 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm The Story of Dr Wassell 6:10pm Midway 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Midway 8:50pm Hornblower 11:00pm Benidorm 12:00am Buried
3:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 4:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 4:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 5:00pm How I Met Your Mother 5:30pm How I Met Your Mother 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm Star Trek: First Contact 12:15am The Big Bang Theory
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Documentary series revealing the incredible swarm intelligence that lies behind animal invasions.
9:00pm Robert Plant @ Glastonbury 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:45pm Bryan Ferry @ Glastonbury 1:15am Top of the Pops 1:55am Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.
3:45am Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
Text-based information service.
3:30am Teleshopping
SKY MOVIES Action 5:05am The Poseidon Adventure 7:05am The Mask of Zorro 9:25am Born to Race: Fast Track 11:10am Fast and Furious 6 1:25pm Jack the Giant Slayer 3:25pm Pain and Gain Three Florida bodybuilders devise a criminal get-rich- quick scheme that goes horribly wrong.
5:40pm The Mask of Zorro 8:00pm Fast and Furious 6 10:15pm Jack the Giant Slayer 12:15am Pain and Gain 2:30am Crank 4:10am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Comedy 6:05am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:45am The Mask 9:40am Pitch Perfect 11:45am The World's End Special 12:15pm There's Something About Mary 2:30pm Ghostbusters II 4:30pm Best in Show 6:10pm The Mask 8:00pm The Hangover Part III 9:50pm Pitch Perfect 11:55pm There's Something About Mary 2:00am The Hangover Part III 3:50am Idiocracy 5:30am Ghostbusters II
6:10am Deep Family Secrets 7:50am Little Murder A jaded detective sees a ghostly apparition of a woman, who asks him to help catch her killer.
9:35am Out of Sight 11:50am Bad Company 1:50pm The East 3:50pm Miami Vice 6:05pm Out of Sight 8:10pm Red Rock West 10:00pm The East 12:00am Gangs of New York 2:55am Hours 4:40am 96 Minutes
8:00am Private Peaceful 9:45am The First Time 11:25am Sparkle 1:25pm One Fine Day 3:15pm Grease 5:10pm Grease 2 7:10pm The Break-Up 9:00pm Grease 11:00pm Grease 2 When Rydell new boy Michael meets hot Pink Lady Stephanie he is instantly smitten.
1:00am Dangerous Minds 2:50am Go for It! 4:30am Jersey Boys Special 5:00am One Fine Day
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6:10am Maleficent Special 6:40am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am Maleficent Special 9:00am The Way Way Back 10:50am The Wolverine 1:05pm The Reef 2: High Tide 2:30pm 42 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm The Wolverine 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back 12:50am In Security 2:30am Banshee Chapter 4:05am In Security 5:50am The Wolverine Special
7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 10:00am Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 12:15pm Tarzan Escapes Jane's cousins try to kidnap Tarzan to get their hands on her inheritance.
1:55pm Trouble Along the Way 4:00pm Ben-Hur 8:05pm The Left-Handed Gun 10:00pm Fire Down Below 12:00am The Long Kiss Goodnight 2:15am Fire Down Below 4:00am The Long Kiss Goodnight
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Countryfile
BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:10am Lucky Jim 8:45am Gardeners World 9:15am FIFA World Cup 1998 10:45am World Cup Highlights 11:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 1:00pm Glastonbury 2014 2:00pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics.
ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:20am Murder She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm Tipping Point 2:30pm Nature's Newborns
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CH4 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Avon Tyres British GT Championship 8:05am Triathlonguard Windsor Triathlon 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory
CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Super Samurai 11:35am Power Rangers Megaforce Five teenagers with attitude unite to combat the invading forces. 12:10pm Access 12:15pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm What to Expect When You're Expecting
SUNDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Maleficent: Special Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wicked new family adventure starring Angelina Jolie. 10:30am Jersey Boys 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm Twin Towns
3pm 3:00pm Flog It! 3:55pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Points of View 4:55pm Songs of Praise 5:30pm Match of the Day Live
5:30pm The Olympic Journey: Inspire Celebrating the biggest names, the rising stars and the unsung heroes of Olympic sport.
3:00pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.
5:00pm Midsomer Murders
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm The Golden Child 5:45pm Deal or No Deal
4:20pm Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
6:45pm Letters to Juliet
6:05pm Stepmom
Sitcom about a teenage girl with magical powers.
3:00pm Futurama 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm A League of Their Own 5:00pm A League of Their Own 5:30pm Modern Family
6pm 8:10pm BBC News 8:20pm Regional News 8:25pm Weather 8:30pm Countryfile
6:00pm Glastonbury 2014 Highlights 8:00pm The Tropic of Cancer Simon Reeve continues his epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer.
7:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:55pm Local News and Weather 8:05pm ITV News and Weather 8:20pm Catchphrase
Amanda Seyfried and Vanessa Redgrave star in Gary Winick's dreamy romantic drama.
Film,1998.
8:20pm The Wedding Date
8:40pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm About a Boy 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9pm 9:20pm Antiques Roadshow 10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Imagine...
9:00pm The Quest for Bannockburn 10:00pm A Cabbie Abroad 11:00pm Glastonbury 2014 Mark Radcliffe presents coverage of the opening day of the world famous Glastonbury Festival from Worthy Farm in Somerset.
9:20pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 It looks like being a pivotal game in England's World Cup campaign as they face Uruguay at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo.
9:00pm Born in the Wild Veterinary surgeon Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Joy Reidenberg explore the wonderful and occasionally weird ways that animals make babies in this new series.
10:00pm The King's Speech
9:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.
10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Bikini Body? The Truth About Diets
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Futurama 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
12am 1:05am And Now for Something Completely Different 2:30am Match of the Day 3:15am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 3:20am BBC News
2:00am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:55am Holby City 3:55am Match of the Day 5:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:30am Midnight Run 2:45am The Store 3:30am Motorsport UK 4:20am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
12:20am Rising Sun 2:35am The Black Dahlia 4:35am River Cottage Veg Heroes 5:00am Kirstie's Vintage Gems 5:05am Beat My Build
12:00am The Invasion 1:55am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heart-thumping casino experience every night. 4:05am Angry Britain 5:00am House Doctor
12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Road Wars 2:50am Modern Family 3:20am Road Wars 4:10am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse
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8:00pm Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith @ Glastonbury 9:00pm Bombay Bicycle Club and the Black Keys @ Glastonbury 10:00pm Ellie Goulding @ Glastonbury 11:00pm Disclosure Live @ Glastonbury 12:30am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad!
8:00pm Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde 9:00pm Queens of Country 10:00pm Arena
2:55pm You've Been Framed! 3:55pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed! 4:55pm Honey 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Honey 6:50pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 9:00pm Must Love Dogs 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Must Love Dogs 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm TV OD 12:20am The Matrix
10:05am Heartbeat 11:05am Wycliffe 12:20pm Inspector Morse 2:40pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 4:50pm Carry on Cruising 5:50pm FYI Daily 5:55pm Carry on Cruising 6:40pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Lewis 1:05am Something's Gotta Give 2:05am FYI Daily 2:10am Something's Gotta Give 3:20am William and Mary 4:10am Murder She Wrote
8:05am Cheers 8:35am Alias Smith and Jones 10:10am Ax Men 11:00am Duck Dynasty 11:30am Duck Dynasty 12:00pm MSA British Touring Car Championship 7:00pm BRDC Formula 4 Championship 8:00pm British National Elite Road Race Championship Highlights 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm Mars Attacks! 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Mars Attacks! 12:10am The Island
3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:30pm How I Met Your Mother 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5:30pm The Mindy Project 6:00pm New Girl 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Addams Family Values 10:50pm The Big Bang Theory 11:20pm Rude Tube 12:25am How I Met Your Mother
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Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.
1:37am American Dad! 2:00am Comedy Fest Live 2:55am Murdered by My Boyfriend 3:55am Stacey Dooley Investigates
A daily magazine programme which looks at the world of arts and entertainment.
11:30pm Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home In a genuine horror story, Dr Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the Victorian home and shows how they were unmasked.
12:30am Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde 1:30am Queens of Country 2:30am Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10
SKY MOVIES Action 6:00am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special A look behind the scenes of Guillermo del Toro's epic action sci-fi.
6:30am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 8:10am Jaws 10:20am The Lone Ranger 12:55pm The Wolverine 3:10pm Iron Man 3 5:25pm The Lone Ranger 8:00pm The Wolverine 10:10pm Demolition Man 12:10am Iron Man 3 2:30am Get Carter 4:25am Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome
Comedy 7:30am The Oranges 9:15am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:45am This is 40 12:10pm Grown Ups 2 2:05pm Identity Thief 4:10pm Kindergarten Cop A tough cop is forced to impersonate a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a criminal.
6:10pm Without a Paddle 8:00pm Grown Ups 2 9:50pm This is 40 12:10am Identity Thief 2:05am Without a Paddle 3:50am Top Secret
6:20am Point Last Seen 7:55am Flatliners 9:55am Conspiracy Theory 12:15pm Trance 2:05pm Inside Man 4:20pm Bullitt 6:20pm Eden 8:10pm Trance 10:00pm Inside Man 12:15am Basic Instinct 2:30am Taxi Driver 4:30am Money Train Foster brothers John and Charlie work as transit cops for the New York subway system.
7:00am The Top Ten Show 2014 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond?
7:20am First Night 9:25am Medicine Man 11:20am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 11:40am Chasing Mavericks 1:45pm Belle Special 2:05pm Dead Poets Society 4:25pm Les Miserables 7:10pm My Best Friend's Wedding 9:00pm Chasing Mavericks 11:00pm Millions 12:50am Hyde Park on Hudson 2:35am Cherry 4:20am Evita
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6:10am Edge of Tomorrow Special 6:40am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am The Wolverine Special 9:00am In Security 10:45am 42 1:00pm Edge of Tomorrow Special 1:30pm The Way Way Back 3:20pm The Reef 2: High Tide 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm 42 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back 12:50am In Security 2:30am Banshee Chapter 4:05am In Security
6:00am The Wackiest Ship in the Army 8:05am The Left-Handed Gun 10:05am Ben-Hur 2:10pm Son of Paleface 4:00pm Man in the Wilderness 6:00pm Face of a Fugitive 7:30pm King Rat 10:00pm Band of Brothers 11:25pm Band of Brothers 12:35am Glory 2:50am The Big Gundown 4:25am Edge of Eternity A Midwestern deputy sheriff works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon.
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm Operation Hospital Food with James Martin 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Wimbledon
BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:00am World Cup Highlights 8:45am Helicopter Heroes Rav Wilding looks at the work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 9:30am Watchdog Test House 10:00am Triathlon 12:00pm The Daily Politics 12:30pm Wimbledon
ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
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CH4 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun
CH5 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
MONDAY TV
SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 5:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.
3:00pm Wimbledon A look back at 2013's memorable Wimbledon tournament, which featured Andy Murray's historic men's singles victory.
3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!
3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Hush
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm 5 News
Tense thriller.
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 8:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
8:35pm Regional News All the latest local news.
12:30pm Wimbledon Britain had not had a men's singles winner since Fred Perry in 1936, but Murray ended that 77-year wait last year in style by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
Includes sport and weather.
The latest news coverage.
6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm The World Trade Center: Rebuilt
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Holby City 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News and Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Room 101
9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm Police Under Pressure 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight
9:00pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.
9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014
9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 10:00pm The World's Best Diet 11:35pm Bouncers
9:00pm Angry Brits: Caught on Camera 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm Big Brother
9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm Intelligence
12am 12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:00am Match of the Day 1:45am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
12:20am A Cabbie Abroad 1:20am Rainforest 2:20am Match of the Day 4:05am This is BBC Two 5:00am Britain's Great War
12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:50am You Cannot be Serious 1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
12:40am Beauty Queen or Bust 1:35am The Complainers 2:30am Scandal 3:15am The Mill 4:10am The Mill 5:05am Beat My Build A town house and a terrace are at the centre of this edition's renovating competition.
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:00am Super Casino 4:15am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am Intelligence 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Stargate Atlantis
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9:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 10:00pm Live at the Apollo 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm Badults Holiday. 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Badults Holiday. 2:00am Live at the Apollo 2:30am Live at the Apollo 3:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates
8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys
9:00pm Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Len Goodman's Dance Band Days 11:00pm The Edge of Darkness 11:55pm Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces 12:55am A History of Art in Three Colours 1:55am Only Connect 2:25am Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing
2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Cube 10:00pm I Don't Know How She Does it 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm I Don't Know How She Does it 11:55pm Celebrity Juice 12:40am Two and a Half Men
9:30am Murder She Wrote 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:50pm Heartbeat 2:50pm The Royal 3:50pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm The Little House 12:00am William and Mary
12:50pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:50pm Minder 2:50pm Magnum, P.I. 3:55pm Kojak 4:55pm Kojak 5:55pm The Sweeney 7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm Motogp Highlights 10:00pm Storage Wars 10:30pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Ax Men 12:55am Motorsport UK
4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 5:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm New Girl 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm Rude Tube 11:00pm What Happens in Sunny Beach... 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook.
SKY MOVIES Action 4:25am Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome 6:20am The Wolverine Special 6:40am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am Hero 8:45am Any Given Sunday 11:25am Dante's Peak 1:20pm Men in Black 3:05pm Men in Black II 4:40pm Hulk 7:00pm Fire with Fire 8:40pm Men in Black 10:25pm Men in Black II 12:00am Executive Decision 2:15am Dredd 3:55am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
7:00am Stand Up Guys 8:40am Wild Hogs 10:25am Fun with Dick and Jane 12:00pm To Rome with Love 2:00pm This is the End 3:55pm The Man with Two Brains 5:35pm Happy Gilmore 7:15pm Stand Up Guys 9:00pm This is the End 11:00pm Fun with Dick and Jane 12:40am Mr Woodcock 2:20am Stir Crazy 4:20am The Top Ten Show 2014 4:40am Dead Man on Campus
6:30am Loss of Faith 8:15am Disconnect 10:15am Hick 12:00pm A Few Good Men 2:20pm I Against I 3:55pm Taken 2 5:40pm Disconnect Technology causes several lives to intertwine with terrible consequences.
7:40pm A Few Good Men 10:00pm Taken 2 11:40pm Killing Them Softly 1:30am The Juror 3:40am Jackpot 5:15am Malpractice
6:40am Anna Karenina: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Knife Fight 8:50am The English Teacher 10:30am Adore 12:30pm The Great Gatsby 3:00pm Under the Tuscan Sun 5:00pm Dangerous Minds 6:50pm The Notebook 9:00pm The Great Gatsby 11:30pm Adore 1:30am Cold Mountain A wounded soldier escapes the American Civil War to go home to his sweetheart Ada.
4:10am Burning Man
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7:45am Man in the Wilderness 9:45am Face of a Fugitive
Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wicked new family adventure starring Angelina Jolie.
6:40am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am Maleficent Special 9:00am In Security 10:45am 42 1:00pm Maleficent Special 1:30pm The Way Way Back 3:20pm The Reef 2: High Tide 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm 42 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back
A man framed for murder tries to build a new life after escaping the law.
11:20am King Rat 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 5:20pm Terror by Night 6:25pm The Spider Woman 7:35pm The Woman in Green 8:50pm Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers 10:00pm National Lampoon's Vacation 11:55pm National Lampoon's European Vacation
OPINION & COMMENT
26 June - 2 July 2014 / Costa Blanca South
A descent to hell… T HE only thing going to stop young Muslim extremists from joining groups of murdering Jihadists is for their ‘religious’ leaders to cease convincing them they will enter the realms of paradise as a reward for their efforts. If they could only be taught that their crimes against humanity would put them on an inescapable spiral in the opposite direction you can bet their enlistments to these extremists’ organisations would fall to just about zero. But they won’t will they? Irrespective of whether these leaders fall into the ‘hate preacher’ category or not, I have never heard of one so called ‘moderate’ come out and put forward an alternate theory. The reason for this of course is that whatever their religious ideals, they all believe this Shangri-La hereafter ‘reward’ actually does exist. This of course, is the whole fundamental difference between decent caring Christians and the extremism of Islam. Christians believe that the more peaceful and blame free life you lead, the more chance you have of entering paradise, unfortunately these zealots believe exactly the opposite. Devout Christians truly do believe someone did actually return from the dead and teach them this was indeed the case. (Personally I retain an open mind!) All the Muslim world has is their flesh and blood leaders, who have no
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proof whatsoever their theories are correct. I find that all a bit sad. Such a waste of young lives to be told they must maim, kill and die horrible deaths to achieve happiness. No, it is the religious leaders who have all this misery, maiming and destruction on their consciences. Odd that you don’t see many of them in the front line or strapped up to suicide bombs; does this mean they don’t actually want to finish up in Shangri La? Mmm. Do I detect the whiff of hypocrisy? Well the little darlings are now on their THREE MONTH vacation. I’m watching two of mine lying on the couch. They have now been there over a half an hour and have so far not spoken a word to each other! I’ll tell you one thing mobiles have brought us, lots of blessed peace and quiet. Be thankful for small mercies. I see police are now preparing a claim that Leonard Rossiter was in a gang of sex attackers working on the set of a BBC drama in 1968. Rossiter of course died in 1984. As much as I sympathise with these young ladies
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who had their bums touched 45 years ago, don’t we think it’s time to call down the statute of limitations and save the taxpayer and authorities considerable time and money by moving on and getting a life? Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
REGARDING the Jolie/Hague anti-rape escapade (Leapy, Issue 1511). How in the blue blazes are they going to action this? Is someone going into darkest Africa or Islamic controlled countries to shout stop or we will prosecute you? We left South Africa to get away from crime, greed and corruption and the news of some demon raping babies because a so called witch doctor told them to do so to get rid of AIDS. The UK people need a swift kick up the backside. I am an outsider looking in and I can see there could be a lot of problems if the government of the day keeps on sticking its head in the ground, to say nothing of the ‘political correctness’ that it pushes. Edgar Wright (email)
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm Operation Hospital Food with James Martin 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Wimbledon
BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Animal Park 8:35am World Cup Highlights 9:20am Helicopter Heroes 10:05am Watchdog 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 1:30pm Wimbledon
ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.
www.euroweeklynews.com
CH4 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun
CH5 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
TUESDAY TV SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 5:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.
3:00pm Wimbledon A look back at 2013's memorable Wimbledon tournament, which featured Andy Murray's historic men's singles victory.
3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!
3:15pm NCIS 4:10pm Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Love Your Garden
6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Whale Adventure with Nigel Marven
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014
9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Auction House 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
9:00pm The Dog Rescuers 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother
9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Cop Squad 11:00pm Road Wars
US crime drama series.
6pm 8:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
8:35pm Regional News All the latest local news.
6:00pm Wimbledon Britain had not had a men's singles winner since Fred Perry in 1936, but Murray ended that 77-year wait last year in style by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
Includes sport and weather.
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Holby City 10:30pm Miranda 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Room 101
9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm Shop Girls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight
It looks like being a pivotal game in England's World Cup campaign as they face Uruguay at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo.
12am 12:15am Live at the Apollo 12:45am Match of the Day 1:30am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:35am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
12:20am Police Under Pressure 1:20am The Super League Show 2:05am Match of the Day 3:50am This is BBC Two 4:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am I Was There The Great War.
12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:55am Tales From Northumberland 1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
12:00am Undercover Boss USA 1:00am Pokerstars.Com PCA 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:30am Transworld Sport 3:25am FIM Superbike World Championship 3:55am The Avon Tyres British GT Championship 4:20am Triathlonguard Windsor Triathlon
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Wentworth 2:00am Access 2:10am Super Casino 4:10am Emergency Bikers 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor
12:00am 24: Live Another Day 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Stargate Atlantis
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8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Meet the Parents 10:45pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:10am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 2:30am Badults 3:00am Blood, Smack and Tears: Afghanistan's Heroin Hell 4:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:30pm Commonwealth on Film 10:00pm Rebels of Oz 11:00pm Rabbit-Proof Fence 12:25am Skippy: Australia's First Superstar 1:25am A History of Britain by Simon Schama 2:25am Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home 3:25am Commonwealth on Film 3:55am Rebels of Oz
11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:55pm Celebrity Juice 12:45am Two and a Half Men
9:20am Murder She Wrote 10:20am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:40pm The Royal 3:45pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Miss Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Philippa Gregory's The Little House 12:00am William and Mary
11:40am The Sweeney 12:40pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:45pm Minder 2:45pm Magnum, P.I. 3:45pm Kojak 4:50pm Kojak 5:50pm The Sweeney 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm World Rally Championship Highlights 10:00pm Commando: On the Front Line 10:30pm Commando: On the Front Line 11:00pm Natural Born Killers 12:00am FYI Daily
4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 5:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theorye) 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm New Girl 10:30pm The Mindy Project 11:00pm First Dates 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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SKY MOVIES Action 7:25am King Kong 10:35am Resident Evil: Retribution 12:20pm The Top Ten Show 2014 12:35pm Mean Machine 2:20pm The Transporter 4:00pm Transporter 2 Frank takes a job driving the young son of Miami's anti-drugs tsar.
5:35pm The Last Samurai 8:15pm Mean Machine 10:00pm Alex Cross 11:50pm The Transporter 1:30am Transporter 2 3:05am End of Days 5:10am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 5:25am Angel Flight Down A two-year-old girl with a small object trapped in her throat is flown to Denver hospital.
6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am The Knot 8:40am 13 Going on 30 10:25am You, Me and Dupree 12:20pm That's My Boy 2:20pm 10 Years 4:10pm Ted 6:05pm 13 Going on 30 Jenna is desperate for acceptance at school.
7:55pm That's My Boy 10:00pm You, Me and Dupree 12:00am Ted 1:55am Bad News Bears 3:55am Alter Egos 5:15am Heaven Can Wait Warren Beatty stars in and co-directs this quirky comedy.
7:00am Penthouse North 8:40am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special A special look at the fourth spectacular instalment adapted from Robert Ludlum's acclaimed spy series.
9:00am Compulsion 10:40am Bad Company 12:40pm The Double 2:30pm Swordfish 4:25pm Premium Rush 6:10pm Murder at 1600 8:10pm The Double 10:00pm Swordfish 11:45pm Crave 1:45am Fear 3:30am Bad Company 5:35am Deep Family Secrets
6:10am G.I.Blues A tuneful US soldier does his best to impress a club dancer while serving in Germany, but she's notoriously hard to please. Musical comedy.
7:55am The Cup 9:45am Million Dollar Baby 12:00pm Sparkle 2:00pm Darling Companion 3:45pm Awakenings 5:50pm The Right Stuff 9:00pm Million Dollar Baby 11:20pm Coach Carter 1:40am Hide Away 3:10am Return 5:00am Fun in Acapulco An unemployed man becomes a lifeguard in Acapulco, where he romances the beautiful girlfriend of his rival.
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6:45am Gunsmoke 7:50am Gunsmoke 8:55am Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers 10:10am Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 11:25am The Spider Woman 12:35pm The Woman in Green 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Gunfight at Comanche Creek 5:45pm All the Young Men 7:30pm King Rat 10:00pm Something's Gotta Give 12:25am Boys Don't Cry 2:40am Something's Gotta Give 4:50am Off Set 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set
A look at the new sci-fi action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
6:40am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special A special look at the sci-fi actioner starring Matt Damon.
9:00am In Security 10:45am 42 1:00pm Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 1:30pm The Reef 2: High Tide 2:55pm The Way Way Back 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm 42 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back 12:50am In Security
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Crimewatch 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:30pm Operation Hospital Food with James Martin 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Wimbledon
BBC TWO 6:30am Your Paintings 6:55am Wonders of Nature 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Animal Park 8:35am World Cup Highlights 9:20am Helicopter Heroes 10:05am Antiques Roadshow 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Wimbledon
ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.
www.euroweeklynews.com
CH4 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss Canada 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun
WEDNESDAY TV
CH5 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours
SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five0 McGarrett meets a CIA analyst and finds he has something in common with her. 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
3pm 3:00pm Wimbledon A look back at 2013's memorable Wimbledon tournament, which featured Andy Murray's historic men's singles victory.
3:00pm Wimbledon Britain had not had a men's singles winner since Fred Perry in 1936, but Murray ended that 77-year wait in style last year by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!
3:15pm NCIS
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm The Betrayers 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather
9:00pm This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
9:00pm Brand New House for ÂŁ5k
9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm 24: Live Another Day 11:00pm A League of Their Own
US crime drama series.
4:15pm Nightmare at the End of the Hall
3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama
6pm 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.
7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show
6:00pm Wimbledon France's Marion Bartoli also made history with her first Grand Slam title in the women's tournament, claiming the title without losing a set after a dominant two weeks in south-west London.
Includes sport and weather.
9pm 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The White Widow: Searching for Samantha
9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:10pm Coast Australia 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight
Round-up of the day's news.
11:35pm Hard Target
Home makeover series.
10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 11:00pm Big Brother
12am 12:30am A Question of Sport Jason Manford hosts the sports-themed family entertainment gameshow. 1:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:15am BBC News
12:20am Weather The latest weather information. 2:20am Welcome to Rio 3:20am British Airways 4:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 5:00am Regency Life
1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win
12:00am My Granny the Escort 1:00am Superstar DJs 1:30am The Simpsons 1:55am The Simpsons 2:20am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:15am Our Family Wedding
12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor Home improvement series.
12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis
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8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Tron Legacy 11:00pm Orphan Black 11:45pm Family Guy 12:07am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:52am American Dad! 1:15am Russell Howard's Good News 1:45am Orphan Black 2:30am Badults 2:55am Impractical Jokers 3:25am Impractical Jokers 3:55am Reggie Yates' Extreme South Africa
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 9:00pm She-Wolves: England's Early Queens 10:00pm Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces 11:00pm The Queen's Castle 12:00am Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions 1:00am Caravans: A British Love Affair 2:00am Parks and Recreation 2:20am Parks and Recreation 2:45am She-Wolves: England's Early Queens 3:45am Majesty and Mortar: Britain's Great Palaces
12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm Big Rich Texas 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:45pm Quantum of Solace 1:55am Two and a Half Men
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Understanding your back pain; spinal stenosis in focus By Russell Dougall and Sonja van Kommer registered Osteopaths (GOsC, UK) DO you have difficulty standing for long periods? Unable to walk short distances without resting? Finding yourself bent forward unable to straighten or have a loss of sensation and pain in your feet or hands? All of these symptoms can be due to one of the most common spinal conditions affecting the over 50’s, commonly known as ‘Spinal Stenosis.’ Spinal stenosis literally means narrowing of the spine; it refers to the condition in which the spinal cord or spinal nerves are compressed by the spine. The most common cause of this is due to arthritis, which may become more advanced with age. It affects principally the lower neck and lower lumbar spine, because both areas typically receive the most strain during our lives through poor posture, incorrect lifting and occupational strain. Over the past 19 years of clinical experience we have found that many people once diagnosed with this condition usually via a soft tissue scan called an MRI, are often prescribed medication to
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Baby with Legionnaire’s linked to birthing pool PREGNANT women have been warned against using a specific type of home birthing pool after a baby became infected with Legionnaire’s disease. It comes as a baby in the UK remains in intensive care in hospital with the disease. Samples taken from the heated pool, which has built-in filters that recirculates water and can be filled two weeks before the birth, confirmed the presence of the legionella bacteria. It is the first reported case of Legionnaire’s disease linked to a birthing pool in England, according to Public Health England (PHE). It is believed that women planning birth at home using a traditional pool that is filled when the woman is in labour are not affected by this alert and should not be concerned. Legionnaire’s disease is a serious lung infection giving symptoms including high fever, muscle pain and chills and is usually caught by breathing in small droplets of contaminated water.
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pressure, oxygen masks will drop down. If you are travelling with someone who needs help, put your own mask on first, then help your husband.” BA passengers were also reportedly delighted with the following: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard this British Airways flight to Denver. If your travel plans do not include visiting Denver, then now would be the perfect time to make yourself known to a member of the cabin crew.” Maybe cabin crew having fun at our expense is their way of getting their own back for the daft questions they’re asked on board. Such as: “Where are the lines between
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Sense of humour shown. countries?” - from those who’re convinced there are visible lines, like on a map.
“I don’t mean to scare you, but something out there has been following us for hours!” pointing to the light on the wing. And: “Have we landed yet?” But a recent survey of 3,000 Virgin Atlantic cabin crew threw up maybe the daftest yet: “Can you open the window?” “Can the pilot stop the turbulence?” “Where are the showers?” Sure you can roll down the window. That minus-60 temperature will be so invigorating! Naturally, the pilot can stop the turbulence he was only doing it on purpose. And the showers are right this way. Just open the door that says: “Do Not Open”...
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Hostages to misfortune Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.
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BOUT 10 years ago the word austerity returned to common use. I thought I knew what it meant but I checked it out anyway. Most of us now know what it means. Research reveals that in the EU and US more than 10,000 people have taken their own lives due to recession-related reasons. The term recession suggests an act of God. It is not. It is the wilful plundering of Western economies by banking cartels, conglomerates, corrupt and incompetent politicians. For many of us current austerity is an action replay. Yet, in some ways, I consider my generation, now sitting in God’s waiting room, as the lucky generation. The nature of war
VOLUNTEERS: War no longer for the masses. has changed though the curse of conflict is as widespread now as it was 1939 - 1945. Males born from 1940 onwards were the first in Britain who, unless they volunteered, would never wear military uniform. As a young seaman all my older peers had served in one of the services. The Merchant Navy lost a higher percentage of men to war than did Bomber Command. Yet, no one complained, no one questioned it. Women gave birth,
men served in the armed forces. Those old enough to be my big brother served the empire in India, Africa, the Middle and Far East; and in a shell crater that stretched from Liverpool to the Urals. We took death in our stride. As nippers it was commonplace to call in at a neighbour’s home to see and pay respect to someone who had gone on their not so merry way. We bathed in a tin bath in front
of a coke fire. We bought half a penny’s worth of fades; apples and pears too bruised to sell. Most people grew their own veg and we plucked or otherwise skinned chicken and rabbits that still had their feet and heads on. Many of us were to wait until we were working before we wore anything but secondhand clothes. The games we played were board games not bored games. We spent hours playing tiddlywinks, cards,
draughts, ludo, snakes and ladders. We still had ration books so purchase of food and clothing was strictly controlled. As in a prison you were allowed just enough to keep body and soul together. Heating and carpets were luxury items. For news we were dependent upon a tightly controlled media. As far as I can recall there were only two social classes, them and us. Austerity is trade linked and both prelude and consequence of war. When meeting US President Truman at Fulton in 1946, Winston Churchill was forthright: “The war was not just a matter of the elimination of Fascism in Germany but rather of obtaining German sales markets.” Today, Russia and China are seriously impacting on Western trade. This is the 1930s all over again. “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - for ever”. - George Orwell.
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1957: ‘Direct cause and effect’. The Medical Research Council report finds the link between lung cancer and smoking. 1959: The Queen and President Eisenhower open St Lawrence Seaway in Canada. The seaway connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. 1963: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’. Kennedy inspires the people of West Berlin with a morale boosting speech of defiance against the USSR 1964: President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Bill into law in America; this is one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history. 1971: Space mission ends in tragedy. After making what looked like a perfect landing in their Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan the three Russian cosmonauts inside were dead. 1974: Isabel Peron becomes Argentina’s first female president. Peron is sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic after her husband’s health fails. 1985: Ordeal ends for US hostages in Beirut. All of the 39 Americans being held by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon are released after nearly three weeks of captivity. 1986: The US supports rebels in Nicaragua. The International Court of Justice finds the US guilty of violating international law against helping rebels. 1987: Ian Brady, the Moors Murderer, offers to help police look for the bodies of his victims on Saddleworth Moor. 1991: Mrs Thatcher retires from the House of Commons. She gave up her seat in the House at the general election. 1994: Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza strip. After 27 years in exile the chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation returns.
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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) What is the reason that you are being held back? Are you sure that you are, in reality, being held back at all? These are not trick questions. Being honest with your answers this week will lift a cloud from your horizon. Perhaps you are seeing ghosts when there are only shadows. LEO (July 24 - August 23) With high energy you are seeking to get as much done as possible in a small amount of time. Rather than go at it ‘hammer and tongs’, it could be easier. Let someone help you out. They will find it satisfying and so you will both be happy. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You are freer than you imagine. Your imagination is letting you down a bit at the moment. Not for some time have opportunities been throwing themselves at you like this. The question is not if you should take up an offer but rather which one you should choose. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Give others the benefit of the doubt and your infinite patience this week. Situations will change from minute to minute. It would be a waste of energy to take anything at face value. Time is often the first thing to solve many problems. As with health, given a few days simple things will sort themselves out. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Although you are only too aware that you are capable of great good when you put your mind to it, it would be wise to bide your time this week. You may not realise that you are expending too much energy until your weary head hits the pillow. Be kind to your body. Some things that are taken for granted should not be so. This can lead to neglect. In neither home nor business is this recommended. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) It may seem that everyone wants your attention at the moment. There are times when you would like nothing more than to go away and clear your mind. This is not only possible but essential. You need some quiet moments. Even a day away can renew your spirits and energy.
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June 29: Nicole Scherzinger, 36. Singer. She gained fame as a dancer/singer with the Pussycat Dolls and later became famous in the UK for going out with F1 driver Lewis Hamilton.
June 27: Tobey Maguire, 39. Film actor. Maguire first came to fame in ‘The Cider House Rules’ and later went on to play Spiderman in the 2002 film. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in ‘Brothers.’ June 28: Kathy Bates, 66. Film actress. She received a massive fan base for her performance as a psychopathic ex-nurse in Stephen King’s film of ‘Misery.’ Her film debut was in 1971 in ‘Taking Off.’
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June 26: Aubrey Plaza, 30. TV actress. Plaza shot to fame playing April Ludgate on the television series ‘Parks and Recreation’ - she also appeared in ‘The To Do List’ in 2013.
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June 30: Jose Mota. Comedian. This comedian, actor, writer and director was an integral part of the comedy duo Cruz y Raya between 1989 and 2007. He got his start in the world of show business on the stages of Madrid clubs and was later picked up by Javier Sarda for his TV programme.
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July 2 : Lindsay Lohan, 28. Film actress. Although now famous for having been through rehab she shot to fame in ‘The Parent Trap’ in 1998 and won several MTV Movie Awards for her role in ‘Mean Girls.’
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) So strong have been the practical considerations of late that you have been in a bad position. You need to live more for the ‘now’ and less for the ‘tomorrow’. Of course, life should be a mixture of both but sometimes it all gets a bit jumbled. Getting a few hours peace and quiet on your own may be all that you need. Getting enough sleep is also important in this situation.
PISCES (Febraury 20 - March 20) How you feel about someone will change dramatically during the week. This will surprise you. Thinking about it logically, though, you have been missing the point for some time. Someone who you always thought of as a friend turns out to be much more. How you deal with this is very much an individual thing.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Wanting to put things right with someone close is a good instinct to have. It would certainly give you peace of mind. Indeed, this should be a quiet and peaceful week and one that is long overdue. Being successful in business is only one part of success. The light is dawning that what you have always wanted has changed.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Putting all of your eggs in one basket is rarely to be advised. It should particularly be avoided this week. For the sake of speed and ease it will be tempting to take short cuts and make decisions that are bland. These will, of their nature, not be of the ‘good’ or ‘great’ categories. You are capable of better.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) With your engine revving and the road ahead clear, a sense of great freedom is with you. There are those for whom this week is a chance to really make headway. For some, though, it is an irksome task. The difference is that some of you are taking a negative attitude. Make sure that yours is positive and you will have a chance to make real progress
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Someone very special could come into your life. You must, however, be at the ball to meet the prince. This opportunity for happiness is not going to jump up and bite you. A phone call could be the start of it all. Accept invitations and get out and about. Be aware of what is going on so that you can be in the right place at the right time.
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1. What name is given to an indoor area containing coin-operated game machines? 2. What name is given to the projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men? 3. What were the first names of the English writer for children who created the character of Winnie-thePooh in stories written for his son Christopher Robin? 4. Which American actor, director, screenwriter and author, a six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, is best known for his starring roles as Hawkeye Pierce in the television series M*A*S*H and Arnold Vinick in The West Wing? 5. Which American tennis player won the US Open singles championship in 1968 and Wimbledon in 1975, and was the first black male player to achieve world rankings? 6. Which city is the capital of Ethiopia? 7. Which colourless pungent liquid is widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals? 8. Which international organisation that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism, was founded in 1935 in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson and Dr Bob Smith? 9. Which mark (´), placed over certain letters in some languages, is used to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality (for example fiancée)?
Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case B) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: Average: 11 Good: 14 Very good: 20 Excellent: 24
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aced, acid, acne, cane, cant, cedi, cent, cite, dace, dice, iced, nice, acini, acted, actin, antic, cadet, caned, canid, cited, dance, dicta, edict, enact, nicad, cadent, canted, decant, enatic, incite, indict, incited, actinide, indicate, DIETICIAN
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Move from the start word (POUR) to the end word (DOWN) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
POUR POOR MOOR MOON MOWN DOWN
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1. AMUSEMENT ARCADE, 2. ADAM'S APPLE, 3. ALAN ALEXANDER (Milne), 4. ALAN ALDA, 5. ARTHUR ASHE, 6. ADDIS ABABA, 7. ACETIC ACID, 8. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 9. ACUTE ACCENT
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (PASTEL) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
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Unscramble the name of a former World Snooker Champion: SHRED THE PENNY
Across 1 Lively fracas - loses a neck garment (5) 3 Flowers produce various sores (5) 7 He has no illusions about a record (7) 9 Biting piece of chocolate with dry exterior (5) 10 Cash paid for music? (5) 11 Fast train state (7) 12 Jittery head of sales bothered (6) 14 Virginia backing young female subordinate (6) 18 The weather worried Tim and Alec (7) 20 Trouble returns in graduates’ pub crawl (5) 22 Gas makes one put on weight (5) 23 Rate the newly built hospital room (7) 24 Part of a church in Paisley (5) 25 Birds in the wilderness (5)
Unscramble the name of a large and conspicuous waterbird (one word): MR CARTOON FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: STEPHEN HENDRY, CORMORANT
Play on Words TOFEE TOPHEE TOFIE TOFFEY 6 They assist in the formulation of ideas (5) 8 Publication for children (5) 13 A US state or a Nazi in disguise (7) 15 Cheer up a source of inspiration (5) 16 Correspondence from landlords
(7) 17 Come to terms in North Yorkshire (6) 18 Some terpsichorean piece of work (5) 19 Raves about claims (5) 21 Demonstrated, in a way, shiny fabric (5)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 16 represents G and 22 represents T, so fill in G every time the figure 16 appears and T every time the figure 22 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Fraudulent (5) 3 Ten-year period (6) 6 Caribbean music style (7) 8 Arrogant (5) 10 Hang behind (3) 11 Be earlier in time (7) 12 Articulate (5) 13 Goods carried by a large vehicle (5) 18 Bitterly harsh (7) 20 Small rug (3) 21 Popular pub game (5) 22 Deep purple-red (7) 23 Selected (6) 24 Deepness (5)
Down 1 Belt fastening (6) 2 Expect to be true (7) 3 Hanging down limply (6) 4 Recurring pattern (5) 5 Over-stimulated (5) 7 Astronomical distance (5-4) 9 Man of the cloth (9) 14 Declared but not proved (7) 15 Foppish fellow (5) 16 Astuteness (6) 17 Fasten together (6) 19 Foundation (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
DIPPER Answers: Can’t spell for toffee, Big dipper
Down 1 Rushes to publish within seconds (7) 2 A role in different places (5) 3 Denounced damaged car trade (6) 4 Fly biting (5) 5 Checks for means of keeping insects out (7)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Seasons, 4 Risks, 7 Nails, 9 Austria, 10 Edifice, 11 Stone, 12 System, 14 Masses, 18 Taste, 20 Apostle, 22 Ageless, 23 Event, 24 Asset, 25 Scamper. Down: 1 Sonnets, 2 Alibi, 3 Scared, 4 Roses, 5 Sermons, 6 State, 8 Shine, 13 Sisters, 15 Adore, 16 Shelter, 17 Pauses, 18 Tiara, 19 Evert, 21 Twerp. QUICK Across: 7 Around, 8 Casual, 10 Lacking, 11 Saucy, 12 Beer, 13 Honey, 17 Ahead, 18 Bare, 22 Alarm, 23 Chortle, 24 Angler, 25 Genius.
Across 1 Puddle (6) 4 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 8 To look at (5) 9 Denso (sustancia) (5) 10 Medusa (9) 13 Puertas (de casas, vehículos, armarios) (5) 15 Young girl (5) 16 Alone (by oneself) (4) 17 Poetry (6)
Down 1 Like (4) 2 Acordar (precio, fecha) (5) 3 Descuidado (persona) (8) 5 Still (even) (3) 6 Ella (3) 7 Building (house, office etc) (8) 11 Cielos (5) 12 Nothing (4) 13 Two (3) 14 Aceite (3)
Down: 1 Wallaby, 2 Voucher, 3 Unfit, 4 Hamster, 5 Queue, 6 Flays, 9 Ignorance, 14 Chamber, 15 Captain, 16 Decease, 19 Banal, 20 Badge, 21 Bored. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cacahuete, 6 Tarde, 7 Ronda, 13 Traje, 14 Leave, 15 Dangerous. Down: 1 Cita, 2 Ciruela, 3 Heel, 4 Earn, 5 Meat, 8 Nublado, 9 Otro, 10 Vein, 11 Blue, 12 Pegs.
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TOP 10 HISTORICAL FIGURES WITH HIDDEN TALENTS MOST historical figures are remembered for only one thing - the thing that made them famous in the first place but many of these figures also had other, hidden, talents. Here are a few of them: 1. Thomas Jefferson Was a pioneering archaeologist. Jefferson was keen on many subjects and among them was archaeology. When he found a Native American tribal burial ground near his home he dug it up to satisfy his curiosity and this marked the first archaeological site in the US.
1 2. Hirohito Emperor of Japan during World War, was a respected marine biologist. He spent his free time indulging in his passion for all things aquatic; he even had his own marine laboratory with marine biologists on staff. 3. Victoria Woodhull Was a successful clairvoyant. Woodhull was a pioneer of the American suffragette movement even running for president with the Equal Rights Party. Before she achieved success in women’s rights she put on a convincing show as a seer of fortunes and psychic clairvoyant. 4. Paul Revere Was a pioneer in forensic dentistry. Most famous for his ‘midnight ride’ during the American Revolution, he studied dentistry and went on to identify the remains of revolutionary soldiers by their teeth so they could have a proper burial from their families. 5. Benjamin Franklin Was a chess genius. This founding father of the US was also a polymath excelling in a wide range of
NOSTRADAMUS: Wrote a cookbook.
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8. Gerald Ford Was an NFL prospect. Before becoming president of the US, Ford was scouted by the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. 9. Lee Wallace Was a bestselling novelist. This prominent Union general wrote one of the 19 century’s bestsellers: ‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ’ which was second only to the Bible until 1936.
Inspired by a true story involving a woman who drove her car into a McDonald’s, Mr Mercedes brings readers a classic good versus evil story set in an unnamed city of the American Midwest.
10. Ian Fleming Was a real spy. The James Bond creator knew what he was talking about in the world of spying having served as an ‘intelligence officer’ during the second World War.
areas. He is responsible for many firsts in the game of chess and was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame. 6. Jimmy Stewart Was a general in the US Air Force. He joined the air force when he was already a well known actor with an Oscar to his name. The first time he tried to join he was rejected for being two kilos underweight - he gained the extra kilos and was accepted on the second try earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses in his time there. 7. Nostradamus Wrote a cookbook. This early seer became famous for his accurate predictions but also contributed notably to the world of gastronomy writing several books on the
Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
THOMAS JEFFERSON (top): A pioneering archaeologist. PAUL REVERE (right): Pioneer forensic dentist. subject his best one being ‘Treatise on Make-up and Jam’ which included a cure for the plague.
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
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SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION beer, beers, bees, been, rebel, rebels, reel, reels, reeled, rein, reins, resin, reseed, leer, leers, lens, leis, lees, leek, eels, else, sled, sleek, sere, serene, seer, seen, seine, seiner, seek, snipe, sine, sink, seed, inkier, isle, pier, piers, pies, pine, pines, pins, pinier, pink, pinkie, pinkies, pinko, pinkoes, pens, pekoe, ekes, knee, kneel, kneels, kneeled, knees, kine, keel, keels, kens, kepi, dink
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Diamonds are for dummies… DIAMOND encrusted baby dummies and feeding bottles are now on sale costing tens of thousands of euros. Is that a waste and symbolic that today’s children are being spoilt? Do youngsters get given too much too soon or would it be better if they were made to work for their pocket money?
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EVILLE and Anita Hooper, both retired and living in El Rincon, Arboleas, thought it was ridiculous. Neville said: “What’s wrong with using your thumb! I had to clean shoes and do a bit of gardening to earn my pocket money. I had to help out on my dad’s allotment.” Anita said: “I had to earn my pocket money as well, I used to have to do the washing up after tea.”
STREET TALK Dave Greatrex, 66, also from Arboleas said: “Obviously these things are for people with more money than sense. When I was a kid I had to wash my dad’s car to earn a few bob. I also helped the milkman on his round at weekends. I don’t think kids today have the same opportunity to earn extra money like we did. I think youngsters should be made to work for their pocket money though.” Retired residents of Quesada Mary and Liz could not believe diamond encrusted bottles and dummies WORKED: Neville and Anita worked for pocket money.
were on sale for babies: “What a waste of money.” Mary agreed: “It is silly, people are losing their senses, it is just outrageous.” The pair agreed that even if they had millions in the bank they wouldn’t spend money on these items.” Mother of two children aged four and one, Sharon Calder, on holiday in Rojales agrees: “Baby items are expensive enough and so to spend thousands on things like dummies that are always lost and left lying around everywhere is just ridiculous. This is really just something that celebrities would buy to get into the papers and make headlines. No normal person
would buy these, it’s not about giving in to the children or spoiling them it’s about what the parents want.” RIDICULOUS: Friends Mary and Liz don’t think diamond encrusted bottles and dummies are sensible.
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ZARAGOZA is the capital city of Aragon, in the north east of Spain, and has a wide variety of traditional gastronomy mainly revolving around saffron and meat, rather than fish, due to its being inland. Nobody can visit the area without trying their most typical dish: the Chilindron which consists of a sauce made with a variety of vegetables, tomatoes, peppers and a lot of garlic, traditionally served over braised lamb but chicken is also a popular alternative. Cordero a la pastora (shepherd’s lamb) is another popular dish in the area, which is braised lamb served in its own juices with boiled or roast
BACALAO: Served with a saffron sauce and sofrito. potatoes. The only traditional fish dish is bacalao (cod) which is usually served with a saffron sauce and boiled vegetables with a thick tomato sauce on the side. For dessert the musteat is the adoquin de Catalayud (Catalayud cobble stone), a very large boiled sweet, which always comes wrapped in a paper depicting the
Virgin of the Pilar (local patron saint). Another traditional dessert which has spread itself all over the north of the country due to being so delicious is migas con chocolate (breadcrumbs in chocolate). This consists of breadcrumbs which have been rolled in sugar or honey and cacao powder then roasted for a short while in the oven until crispy.
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COPROPHAGIA, to give the proper name to the condition where dogs eat faeces, is a natural form of behaviour which most dogs learn from puppyhood when their mother will clean up after them. It happens more in puppies which come from rescue kennels and pet shops. It can also be started by poor house-
training where owners do not clean up after the pup. Boredom is another cause. Dogs that spend long periods alone in the garden or in kennels can develop this habit. In kennels, dogs will copy other dogs doing it. Don’t rub a dog’s nose in its excrement. This only teaches dogs to eat the evidence to avoid punishment. Don’t shout or chase the dog away. It will only learn to eat faster. Do remove the faeces,
especially if you live in a warm climate, for they encourage mosquitoes. You can also treat faeces with Tabasco or peppers. The dog will not find that taste very rewarding. It could be the dog is just hungry. Split the daily food ration into several portions and feed the dog three or four times a day with a higher fibre content. Alternatively, the dog could have a
NATURAL BEHAVIOUR: Where dogs eat their own faeces.
health problem. There is a condition called Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency, where a lack of enzymes in the pancreas will result in dogs being ravenously hungry. Dogs suffering from this will eat anything. Although the eating of faeces is absolutely repellent to humans, the smell and texture is attractive to dogs. Dogs have a different palate to our own. If all else fails, only allow the dog off lead with a muzzle. Taste is not such an important sense to dogs, despite claims to the contrary. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.
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Can you enjoy eating in your garden on the balmy scented tropical nights? Dick Handscombe
Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.
ON June 10 the Levante newspaper published an interesting chart indicating the number of tropical nights, when night temperatures did not fall below 20 degrees centigrade, in urbanised locations in the Valencia region. The trend is very significant, a five-fold increase since 1940 and almost a doubling since the 1970’s when tourist urbanisation began in earnest. The number of tropical nights is now approaching 90 per annum and in Murcia
EVENING DINING: A plant covered gazebo with subtle lighting so you can enjoy nature to the full. and Andalucía the number is probably greater. We are now in this annual season and it is great to arrange to eat
with friends in a night scented garden, with continuous wafts of scent from plants such as Dama de Noche and San Diego, with summer
drinks and tapas from 8.30pm onwards, and perhaps not starting to eat the main courses until even 10pm or later.
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night scented plants in strategic locations down-wind from your regular eating places, have you located outdoor speakers so that good background music can be played, have you located cooking and eating places in the heart of the garden to enjoy nature to the full including internal vistas lit subtly by floodlights, the night chorus of croaking frogs from a pond with the trickle of water from fountains and bats flashing past, and perhaps a nightly walk by a family of hedgehogs? I have three main evening eating places in the garden. A plant surrounded gazebo with facilities for cooking grills, paellas, tagines and fideos; an open terrace for eating baked and barbecued meats and fish on and in a Mexican oven; and a covered eating terrace outside the kitchen with a great night time vista of the heart of the back garden for eating things prepared in the kitchen should it rain. Amazingly it did rain, or rather it drizzled, for an hour yesterday evening even though the grand total of the precipitation was just one millimetre. But just a dozen kilometres away our neighbouring village had a really heavy storm and harvest devastating hail stones. Hopefully you purchased a house away from mosquito ridden marsh lands and planted lantanas near windows, doorways and eating terraces to deter the occasional flying insect that has escaped the gecko army on the walls of the house.
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RACE TEAM: Were in Talavera La Real, Badajoz over the weekend.
Strong weekend for Supermotoland THE Supermotoland race team were in Talavera La Real, Badajoz, over the weekend for the second round of the Spanish Supermoto championship with its two riders Anthony and Mat Ford-Dunn. Going into the weekend, both brothers were holding third position in their championship classes and they wasted no time at all in practice to get the best settings from their Advance
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Moves International Removals sponsored race bikes. When it came to qualifying, Anthony put himself on the first row of the grid, in second position for the Premier SM open class, whilst older brother Mat managed to go one better in the SM35 Master class and found himself in a comfortable Pole position for the race. Anthony was first to race, and in the first of his three races he was in third position and fighting for the lead with Angel Grau and reigning Spanish Champion Francesco Cucharrera. The three were having a tremendous battle with no quarter given when a small mistake from Cucharrera saw him crash in the dirt section leaving Anthony nowhere to go but into
Cucha’s fallen bike and both riders were all of a sudden on the deck. Anthony was first to remount and with his engine still running he was able to restart relatively quickly and set about chasing down the leader. Anthony’s pace was incredible but he just didn’t have enough time left in the race to catch and pass Angel Grau and ended up second at the flag. The second SM open race once again saw the same three riders in a desperate battle for the lead but this time it was Angel Grau’s turn to make a small error that saw him slide off his bike as he accelerated onto the start finish straight. Anthony made the pass and set after Cucha who opened a small gap. Despite closing the gap Anthony just wasn’t quite able to make the pass and finished second behind Cucha. The last race of the day saw Cucha and Anthony locked in a race long battle for the lead and despite breaking the lap record
ANTHONY: Was second in his first race and despite closing the gap, was second behind Cucha.
MAT FORD-DUNN: In dominant form in both his races, turned his pole position into two race wins.
Anthony was unable to pass the Reigning Spanish Champion and once again finished a very close second. The day’s results put Anthony in second position on the podium, just missing out on the overall win by one point to Cucha. The
result had elevated his position in the Spanish championship to second overall and the team now have until the third round of the Spanish championship on July 19 in Villarcayo, Burgos to find a little more power from Anthony’s bike.
Older Brother Mat was in dominant form in both of the SM35 Master races and he turned his pole position into two race wins and as well as standing on the top step of the podium at the end of the days racing, he had also elevated himself from third to first position in the championship and with a comfortable lead. Competition is fierce in the Master class and once again Mat will be refining his race bike before both brothers race again. www.Supermotoland.com
GT3-R - the rarest and most dynamic tourer BENTLEY has announced what it calls “the rarest and most dynamic member of the esteemed Continental family of Grand Tourers.” Inspired by the new Continental GT3 race car that stormed to victory at the second round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Silverstone, the
first UK race for Bentley for 84 years, it has unveiled the Continental GT3R, blending proven track and road credentials. If you want one you had better hurry - the production run is limited to just 300. All 300 examples of the Continental GT3-R will be hand-built
in Crewe and finished in Bentley’s Motorsport division. The GT3-R is a Grand Tourer with the performance of a racer. And that performance comes in the lap of luxury as you would expect from Bentley. It won’t be cheap, but the cost is not yet known.
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Tony takes the honours THIRTY SEVEN members and guests turned out at Alenda golf for the Café Uno GS annual remembrance game playing to win the Peter (Pedro) Overfield Cup. It was a great day’s golf which Pedro would have been proud of. Stableford was the order of play, along with some players slotting in their match play fixtures, a singles competition which is running alongside the society’s regular games. Back at Café Uno for the presentations and meal, Peggy Overfield attended and presented the trophy to the overall winner. The course and the weather was excellent, scores were as follows:- in the gold category first was A Douglas (33) on countback from G Pope. Best front nine (16) was scored by G Benson and best back (18) by N Padmore. In the silver category T Macmillan (36) won, again on countback from D Titchen. Best front nine (15) was scored by C Pepperday and best back (19) by I Cleaver. Winner of the ‘Pedro Cup’ was Captain Tony Macmillan.
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‘All Black’ for England at football and rugby as Nico wins in Austria Tony Matthews
International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.
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THERE is plenty of sporting action going on right now with the tennis at Wimbledon (with defending champion Andy Murray on court), World Cup football in Brazil and the 2014 Equestrian event at Hickstead. Starting tomorrow we have the three-day UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on Saturday South Africa play Scotland at rugby and on Sunday, Spain’s super-biker Marc Marquez will be seeking to win his eighth MotoGP victory of the season in Assen, Holland. FIFA WORLD CUP England and holders Spain (for whom Andreas Iniesta won his 100th cap) were eliminated at the group stage. Not good - but England boss Roy Hodgson is staying on - it’s Euro 2016 next. Lionel Messi has already scored two terrific goals
with more to come! His last-kick beauty beat Iran 1-0 to put Argentina into the last 16 where they join Belgium, Brazil, Germany, France, Holland, Costa Rica, possibly Algeria and others. The USA, lucky Portugal and Italy were also hoping to proceed. The knockout stage starts this weekend. Last Saturday, Jerome Boateng (Germany) played against his brother Kevin Prince (Ghana) in a thrilling 2-2 draw which saw Miroslav Klose score a record equalling 15th World Cup final goal for the Germans. Algeria won their first WC finals game for 32 years, beating Korea Republic 4-2 and so far, one third of the goals in Brazil have been scored from right-wing crosses/corners. FORMULA 1 - Grand Prix racing returned to Austria last weekend when 65,000 fans at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring saw Nico Rosberg win the 307km race. His team-mate Lewis Hamiton was second, Finland’s Valtteri Bottas (Williams) third (his first podium finish) and Felipe Massa, from pole position,
Good start TENNIS - Last year’s Wimbledon men’s singles champion Andy Murray started his defence of his title against Belgium David Goffin on Monday. The Scot is a strong candidate to retain his title, but could face Novak Djokovic in the semis and Rafael Nadal in the final. The 2013 women’s champion Marion Bartoli has retired. Andy Murray is back. fourth. After the fifth Mercedes one-two of the season, Rosberg now leads Hamilton by 29 points in the driver’s championship. RUGBY UNION England crashed to a three-nil series defeat against New Zealand after losing the final Test in Hamilton by 36 points to 13. This win saw the All Blacks equal the world record of 17 successive international victories. In South Africa, the
Springboks beat unlucky Wales 31-30 in a classic. CRICKET - Last Friday, Stuart Broad became only the fourth bowler in history to take two Test Match hat-tricks. He dismissed three Sri Lankan batsmen in successive balls in the second Test at Leeds, having achieved the feat against India at Trent Bridge in 2011. The others to have bagged two trebles are Hugh Trumble for Australia v England in 1902 and 1904, fellow
3rd annual 7’s rugby tournament AT the weekend Formentera del Segura held their third annual 7’s rugby tournament with teams coming from far and wide, with Albacete, Murcia regional champions as well as other teams from the Murcia region, San Javier, ORCOS (Orihuela juniors) and Torrevieja. Also teams from the Valencia Region with newly formed Tarafa and long established Elche. The day kicked off with ORCOS against Torrevieja
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RUGBY 7's: Garry Dutch awards the trophy to winning team Albacete
a far more experienced team, which showed what a great future Orihuela have if they can keep these kids on board with
the game going from end to end and ending up in a 20-20 draw. With many close games and ORCOS getting some
very good results against far more experienced teams, it was good experience for the young players who can hold their heads up high. The event ended with Albacete as the overall winners, winning all of their games. Garry Dutch from Orihuela Rugby Football Club said: “The best thing about the weekend was
when teams, due to some injuries, were short of players, the other teams gave them players and helped out, something you would never see in other sports. At the end of the day it was rugby that was the winner and that was what counted with teams already asking to come back next year, so good news for the area.” For more information on the club call Garry on 692 767 242, and for the juniors contact Oscar on 600 871 606 (Spanish).
Aussie Jimmy Matthews in the same match v South Africa in 1912 and Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, both v Sri Lanka in 1999. There have been only 41 hat-tricks in 137 years of Test cricket, 13 by Englishmen - Broad (2), Ryan Sidebottom, Dominic Cork, Matthew Hoggard, Darren Gough and Peter Loader since the 1950s and Tom Goddard and Maurice Allom, Jack Hearn, George Lohman, Johnny Briggs and Billy Bates from yesteryear. Sam Robson hit his maiden Test century (127) as Ian Bell made his 100th appearance for England at Leeds. On Monday, it was Sri Lanka 257 (Liam Plunkett 5-64) and 214-4 in reply to England’s first innings total of 365. But then the wheels fell off for England as Sri Lanka posted a big second innings and England closed day 4 on 57 for five chasing a record target of 350. SPORT IN BRIEF Finn Mikko Ilonen won the Irish open from Eduardo Molinari with home star Graeme McDowell tied in sixth place.... Michelle Wii has her first major golf title after winning the Women’s Open at Pinehurst... Wakefield stunned Wigan (third) 36-28, St Helens (top again) defeated Castleford 38-16, Warrington clipped Salford 36-20 and Leeds (2nd) beat Widnes 38-28 in Rugby’s Super League... Defender Joleon Lescott has joined WBA from Manchester City... Donegal will play Antrim or Ulster in Ireland’s Gaelic football final and coming up we have the Diamond Athletics meeting in Lausanne on July 3 - 5... the British F1 Grand Prix from Silverstone on Sunday July 6 and the first England v India cricket Test starts at Trent Bridge, July 9.
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Good turnout for Quesada GS THERE was a good turnout for the Quesada Golf Society’s game at ‘Font De Llop.’
The course was in good condition with the greens being a bit difficult to read and there were a few putts left short and some missed from close range. The game was an individual Stableford competition with two divisions. The winner of
the Gold Division was Roy Westlake with 33 points followed by John King (29) and Norman Lewis (28). In the Silver Division the winner was Glenys Thomas (33). In second was Ray Lee (31) and third place was Ronnie Spiers (30).
There were a couple of games in the annual knock-out competition with John King beating Alan Briggs and Roy Westlake just overcoming the challenge of Darryll Wright. The next game is at Alenda on Wednesday,
July 2. Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the membership secretary Les Pancott on 966 716 723.
Tough Seve course brings best out of Dag ONLY one member of TMGS achieved or bettered his handicap at the Seve designed Alicante Golf Course. It took 34 points for Vice-Captain John Eyre and Secretary Alan Rixson to claim third and second places in the Gold Division, with Alan taking it on count back. The winner was Dag Lovas with
36 points. In the Silver Division Ernie Wilson claimed third, with Kate Helm second, pipped by Kenny Hunter on count back with both scoring 35. Anyone wanting a game should visit www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966 719 604. TMGS: Some of the members.