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Doggy paddle NOT all Campello residents approve of the dogs-allowed beach. Four residents’ associations are threatening legal action against the town hall unless dogs are banned from the Punta del Riu.

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Stay-at-home ALFAZ DEL PI has been officially declared ‘eviction-free’ in a motion backed by all political parties. The council called on the regional government to intervene before the courts issued an eviction notice.

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Miami is looking to follow Benidorm lead

BENIDORM and Miami’s respective mayors met recently and agreed that they had much to learn from each other. Earlier Miami mayor Tomas

Regalado praised Benidorm for overcoming the problem of seasonal tourism. “We have fluid year-round tourism but have not perfected maintaining sustainable tourism 12

Big spenders FOREIGN tourists spent €1.620 billion in the Valencian Community between January and May, a 1.2 per cent increase on 2013. Eighty per cent of them stayed on the Costa Blanca.

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months of the year,” he admitted. Benidorm mayor Agustin Navarro also hoped to learn from Miami, he said, and looked forward to receiving a detailed run-down of its finance system. But Antonio Mayor, president of the Hosbec hoteliers association who was also present, later stressed that Benidorm “is not Miami.” Taking the reference to Miami's finance system as an allusion to the $1 a night tax paid by Miami tourists and the $3 imposed on cruise passengers, Mayor conceded that Cataluña also imposes a tourist tax. His reaction was prompted by suspicions need” banners proclaimed as “Xabia diu that Benidorm mayor no” protestors, many in black to Agustin Navarro could be symbolise pollution, formed a human planning a tourism tax like chain on Arenal Beach. Miami’s.

Javea says no to oil

JAVEA’s battle against oil exploration in the Gulf of Valencia is gathering momentum. “No oil! We’ve more energy than we

Calpe joins pirate accommodation war THE crackdown on unregistered apartments is set to intensify. Calpe’s holiday rental businesses, increasingly frustrated by the proliferation of illegal lets,

passed on their concerns to Tourism Councillor Jan van Parijs. The sector accounts for approximately 15,000 of the town’s tourist beds but landlords are cutting

corners by failing to register. Others offer accommodation on internet websites, they complained. The regional government is aware of their worries,

tourism chief Jose Enrique del Campo told members of the Consorci Calpe tourism association, and has launched an awareness campaign to pursue pirate offers.

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Touring carts make camp in La Nucia LA NUCIA provided one of the stopping points for traditional horse and donkey carts touring Alicante Province. Drivers, passengers and draught animals had set out three days earlier from Campello, passing through Aigues and Orcheta before reaching La Nucia. The fourth night of the expedition was spent at the Camilo Cano sports complex where 12 of the carts set up their camp. The following morning they paraded through the town to an official reception in the Plaza Mayor. Mayor Bernabe Cano thanked the Alicante Carters’ Association for adding La Nucia to their itinerary. “Carts are a rare sight on Alicante roads now that so few

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with an engraving by the La Nucia artist, Pepe Azorin, the caravan set off for Confrides, high in the mountains behind Guadalest. From there they will continue to Benifallim before the expedition ends in Castalla.

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Javea Council unanimous in vote for name change ONE of the principal squares in Javea Port is to be renamed. The town council voted

unanimously in favour of a proposal from PP councillors and non-aligned Juan Planelles to call it Plaza Adolfo Suarez. Until now it has borne the name of Almirante Bastarreche, a reminder of the Francoist past, as the Cadiz-born naval officer had backed the late dictator in overthrowing the Republican government. While commanding the cruiser Canarias CAMPELLO is providing municipal land for an during the 1936-1939 extension to the Infanta Elena cerebral palsy Civil War, Bastarreche centre. sanctioned the bomAll parties on the local council backed a bardment of the civil proposal to make the plot available to the population of Malaga Muchavista Hospital for 75 years. who were fleeing from the bombings by Italian The land covers 8,130 square metres in the and German aircraft. Las Lanzas area and is valued at €1.8 million. Instead the plaza will The Alicante Cerebral Palsy Association now commemorate (Apca) intends to build a centre which can offer Adolfo Suarez, who comprehensive care and complement attention presided over the first available at the existing centre. One kilometre democratic governments away at La Font in San Juan, it is now unable to cope with the demand for treatment. of Spain’s transition to democracy.

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‘No change’ plea MORE than 200 San Vicente called for school textbooks to remain unchanged. They cannot afford new books required for the national government’s new syllabus, they said.

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ELDA is the least ‘transparent’ large town in the Valencian Community’s three provinces. Gandia (Valencia) was the most, according to a survey of the online information made available by local councils. The region’s official auditors, the Sindicatura de Cuentas, examined data from the region’s largest towns and cities with

populations of 50,000 or more. The Sindicatura evaluated the degree of transparency in the towns’ economic and financial dealings as well as development and municipal services’ contracts. The inland manufacturing town of Elda, with 23 per cent transparency, was deficient in all categories, found the Sindicatura, awarding it only one point out

Theatre praised INTERNATIONAL ballet star Angel Corella recently gave master classes in Teulada’s auditorium. Its “continuing and ambitious cultural offer” and equipment make it one of Spain’s best, Corella said. Body identified A DISMEMBERED body found in Pego belonged to a 45year-old Gandia man who disappeared in early May. Investigators were led to the body by three recentlyarrested suspects, sources revealed. Shining light SALVADOR MOYA GARCIA from Jijona was one of 50 pupils selected from 5,000 Spanish secondary schools for the ‘Europa’ programme. He obtained an average of 9.50 throughout his secondary education. Little extras TWENTY Benidorm families have requested places in the social dining room for pupils during the school holidays.

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of a possible 17. Gandia’s 96 per cent was followed by Torrente in Valencia Province (86 per cent), Torrevieja (76 per cent) and Castellon (72 per cent). Benidorm put up a reasonable 62 per cent, while Elche with 59 per cent outstripped Valencia City’s 58 per cent. Alicante City failed to make the grade, with just 41 per cent.

Licence snub BENIDORM Council intends to revoke Enrique Ortiz’s permit to develop the unbuilt Armanello area. Ortiz failed to spend a promised €17.5 million on infrastructure and services, the town hall claimed.

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A BANYERES’ man has been arrested after police detected two local cars with the same registration. He was released on charges after checks revealed that only one vehicle was legal. Migel / Shutterstock.com

Pet names THE Valencian Community registered 101,152 dogs between January and June. The most popular names were Luna (18,000) and Linda (9,000) although there were 13 Rajoys and one Camilla Parker Bowles.

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Fish incentive THE regional government has given €78,282 to the Altea and Villajoyosa fishing guilds in a bid to encourage them to cooperate over correct labelling and traceability of catches.

Park prize GATA Council has asked for ideas for converting the former municipal football pitch into gardens. There will be €3,000 for the best project, which should include trees, gardens and a skate park. AGE-OLD TRADITION: The running of the bulls in Pamplona.

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T midday on Sunday, July 6, the official ‘chupinazo’ (firework) will be set off, marking the start of one of Spain’s most internationally known festivities: the San Fermin, or Sanfermines, as they are known locally. People from all over the world go to Pamplona, Navarra, to test their mettle in the age-old tradition of the running of the bulls. This is 849 metres, or two or three minutes, of pure adrenalin for those who take part, trying to outrun the beasts which have never been known to show mercy. The festivities go back several centuries but have become of world interest since Ernest Hemingway gave them so much publicity in his book ‘The Sun Also Rises’. Apparently, he was intrigued by the fair when he first went to it in 1923 and returned many times up until 1959. San Fermin, the patron saint of Pamplona, was the first bishop of Pamplona in the third century and the festivities associated with him came when cattle merchants arrived in the town to

Quote of the Week The Popular Party (PP) is the least popular party.’ Pablo Iglesias, leader of the Podemos political Party.

take their bulls to market. The bull running dates back to the 17th century when it was first reported, with concern for the excessive drinking and ‘dissolute behaviour’ associated with the fair.

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people took out membership of the new bicycle hire scheme in Madrid only to find that hackers had inserted photos of a naked man with an erect penis on the touch screens that people have to use to rent the bikes.

Trip slip A 60-YEAR-OLD hiker, unable to walk after twisting an ankle, had to be airlifted from the Peñon de Ifach in Calpe.

Dance steps BENIDORM’S fiesta queens and attendants have three weeks to master the ‘Peuet’. They will perform the traditional dance in front of the San Jaime y Santa Ana church on July 25.

Out of business FIFTY sacks of soil used in marijuana growing appeared in Aspe’s outlying Algezares natural park. This follows 500 marijuana plants and drums of fertiliser recently dumped there.

And finally... Party island Ibiza is suffering a spate of ‘cannibalistic attacks’ due, possibly, to a new drug which induces extreme violence in its users. MDVP was originally one of the chemical components in bath salts

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‘BOUS AL CARRER’ bull-running is more popular than ever during local fiestas. The regional government has authorised 1,581 of the events so far this year, compared with 1,184 in 2013.

Safe to cross THE Cami Campamento and MorairaCalpe crossroad is to get a pedestrian crossing, Teulada Town Hall has said.

Late payment DENIA’S previous council compulsorily purchased land for a health centre that was never built. The present council must now pay the owners €6 million, plus interest and costs, the courts have ruled.

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Hogueras strategy beats the crisis MORE Alicante City fiesta groups could merge to ensure the survival of

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This year the Pla del Bon Repos and La Goteta districts shared the Hoguera monument they fed to the flames during the San Juan fiestas. Other districts and their respective Hogueras’ commissions will go under unless they follow suit, predicted Albert Poveda, President of the Pla del Bon Repos-La Goteta committee. Sponsors have disappeared and advertising in souvenir fiesta programmes has diminished. Nearly all the cash required to pay for the elaborate bonfires now comes from the members’ pockets, Poveda said. Members of the Pla del Bon Repos-La Goteta commission ALBIR: Safety first this summer. pay €600 a year for adults and said Tent, thanks to the area Action €400 for children, compared Plan that for the last five years has with €1,200 before the merger. co-ordinated police response in the “Our budget grows healthier Marina Baja towns of Alfaz, Altea, by the day and we can improve the fiestas,” Poveda Benidorm, Callosa, Finestrat, La claimed. Nucia, Polop and Villajoyosa.

Alfaz steps up its high season safety measures SUMMER security measures are now in place in Alfaz del Pi, with special emphasis on Albir. Both human and technical resources have been doubled, announced Public Safety Councillor Genoveva Tent. Forty-one Local Police officers will be patrolling Alfaz’s beach area throughout the summer. They can also count on backup from Guardia Civil officers from the headquarters in neighbouring Altea. The force keeps a constant yearround watch on the area’s coastline and the Altea headquarters also has a sub-office located just a few metres away from Albir beach. Public safety is further assured,

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Not such a ‘grape’ idea for rabbits INLAND Agost has lost 70 per cent of its grape harvest. The culprits are ravenous rabbits, drawn to the vines because the drought has killed vegetation in their natural habitat. At the same time, more litters have survived because warrens were not flooded during rainy periods. “No-one remembers a plague like this even though rabbits have caused enough damage in recent years,” said Maria Lopez, President of an Agost cooperative. Responding to local growers’ requests, the regional government’s environment department agreed to bring forward the hunting season to June, although normally this does not start until October.

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Starring role for Ambolo Beach JAVEA’S Ambolo Beach has been chosen for sequences in Liam Neeson’s latest film, ‘Taken 3’. The beach, which is surrounded by cliffs, was closed to the public in 2006, owing to dangerous rock falls. Neeson and his costars Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Forest Whitaker have been on location in Murcia and filming is now coming to an end. The English-language French-produced action thriller is directed by Olivier Megaton and written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It is the sequel to the 2012 film ‘Taken 2’ and is the final instalment in the Taken series. Neeson is awaiting news on his nephew, Ronan Sexton, who was left in a coma after suffering a fall over the weekend. The 31-yearold son of Neeson’s sister is reported to have fallen from the top of a phone box in Brighton, UK.

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Bridging the gap from Denia to Gandia RAIL operator Renfe’s Alicantebound trains dogleg inland after leaving Valencia City. Mainline trains also run to Gandia

(Valencia) but the track finishes there. It is then necessary to reach neighbouring Denia and take the narrow-gauge regional tram

Keeping an underwater eye on the Bou Ferrer GUARDIA CIVIL divers recently explored the remains of the Bou Ferrer Roman galley off the Villajoyosa coast. The dive by officers belonging to the Special Undersea Activities Unit (GEAS) is part of the Guardia Civil’s underwater heritage protection programme. This will now include periodic checks of the unique site to ensure it is afforded maximum protection, explained Pepe Lloret, Villajoyosa’s Heritage Councillor. The galley, first discovered in 2000, is one of the largest ever found in the Mediterranean and carried a cargo of lead ingots plus 3,000 amphorae.

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into Alicante City. Bridging this gap is a long-held ambition and would boost tourism and commerce, local politicians and business-owners maintain. Although the central government remains coy about naming a date, the Ministry of Public Works has now requested basic information from Denia Town Hall. The ministry asked for details of roads and municipal services including drains, water supply and street lighting that would be affected by a future railway line. This will be passed on to TRN Ingenieria y Planificacion de Infraestructura, the firm commissioned last November to carry out a feasibility report on building the line. The twoyear study is due to be completed by late 2015.

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Fruitful plans A NEW Villena-based enterprise has leased 60 hectares of land near Sax from its British owner. The firm will plant 55,000 cherry and apricot trees.

Disco date A DISCO evening will be held on July 5 at Los Leones restaurant, Sol Park, Moraira. Hits from the 60s to 80s and a raffle with proceeds to Akira and TeuladaMoraira Lions.

Ticket to ride THE Line 31 bus has begun its MuchamielPlaya de San Juan summer service. Buses will leave Muchamiel on the hour between 8am and 9pm, returning at half-past every hour.

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Afternoon closing for health centres MARINA BAJA primary care health centres will close in the afternoon throughout the summer. From July 1 until September 30 centres in Alfaz, Altea, Benidorm, La Nucia and Villajoyosa will open from 8am until 3pm for regular appointments. The centres in Callosa and La Cala already follow this timetable, as afternoon sessions were discontinued on a temporary basis last summer, but never resumed. After 3pm the centres will have a reduced staff of a doctor, paediatrician and nurse to attend to emergencies.

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Killer is moved out of isolation JOSE BRETON, convicted of murdering his son and daughter in 2011, is to be moved from Villena Prison’s isolation block. Jose and Ruth, aged two and six, were killed in Cordoba where the family lived but Breton has never confessed to the crime. Investigators concluded that he killed his children in revenge for his wife’s decision to leave him. He was remanded for two years in Cordoba, where he was regarded with hostility and disgust by the other prisoners. He was transferred to Villena Prison after the trial where he is serving a 40-year sentence. Classed as a dangerous and conflictive Category One prisoner, his arrival at the isolation block was met with more hostility and he was moved to the infirmary and put on suicide watch. Last November Breton was moved back to the restrictive isolation block where prisoners remain in their cells 20 hours a day. Breton’s recent request for reclassification to Category Two and

RECLASSIFIED: Jose Breton. transfer to a regular block was granted by the courts and within a month he will be in direct contact with more than 100 inmates. Other prisoners give rapists, child killers and informants a hard time and problems are likely, insiders have predicted.

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School caretaker held for drug-dealing NATIONAL POLICE have detained the caretaker of a school for selling drugs to the students His wife and son have also been detained for the same alleged crimes. The detainee used his house, which is within the Malaga school boundaries, for dealing, sometimes to minors. Police confiscated 40 hashish pellets with a total weight of 416 grammes, a bag full of marihuana and €2,256 in cash. This investigation comes under a larger, more general operation in Malaga to try and stamp out all the small to medium dealers in the area. Investigations revealed that the caretaker was selling on school premises as the students would go

Money and drugs seized. to his house to buy the drugs as well as the bar down the road which he sometimes used. After confiscating drugs from several people who had bought them from the caretaker, thus establishing the point of sale, the police proceeded to arrest the caretaker, his wife and 25-year-old son.

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Wish lantern veto ignored in Javea DESPITE the ban on wish lanterns, dozens were set off from Javea’s Arenal beach on the night of San Juan. Their launchers intended them to float out to sea but the lanterns instead drifted inland, although fortunately

without triggering disaster. The flimsy lanterns with their naked flames are supposed to bring good luck as they soar skywards, but in this part of the world they are classed as pyrotechnic material and therefore illegal. Last year they caused a forest fire that consumed 1,000 square metres of woodland when set off from a villa on the Denia side of Montgo. The blaze took several The Coastal authorities ordered the town hall to hours to put out and the spend €21,780 on occupants, all members improving access to the of the same Irishseafront building and the American family were council has now commis- arrested. As the drought sioned a rehabilitation continues all potential fire project. Meanwhile, squatters hazards are banned have moved into what were throughout the Valencia once the club’s bar and region. This even includes kitchen. They support cooking paellas in the themselves with craftwork picnic areas of some that includes views of Calpe national parks as reported painted on large pebbles recently in the Euro Weekly News. they later sell for €4 each.

Derelict club taken over by squatters THE derelict Manzanera social club in Calpe has been taken over by squatters. The ruined club is part of the La Manzanera complex designed in the Seventies by the internationally acclaimed architect, Ricardo Bofill. Built at the water’s edge it was due for demolition under coastline regulations but was rescued at the last minute by Calpe Town Hall in December 2013.

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Healthy habits in Top three benefits abroad cheats jailed mid-Paleolithic MORE than £5 million (€6.26 million) of UK taxpayers’ money lost to benefit fraud abroad is now being recovered by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators in Spain. The team in Madrid has investigated more than 1,250 cases of benefit fraud by British residents over the last five years. ‘Abroad fraud’ is now the fourth largest type of benefit fraud, up almost 90 per cent in the last three years – and Spain is the top of the list, with 769 cases investigated last year alone. The free and confidential hotline to use in Spain to report suspected benefit cheats is 900 554 440.

The top three benefit fraudsters in Spain who have been convicted so far this year had claimed some £217,000 (€270,180) between them. All three have now received jail sentences. Janice Purdie, 62, from Hove, this month pleaded guilty to over £130,000 (€162,000) of benefit fraud and received a 12-month prison sentence. She failed to tell DWP that she owned a property in Spain and had numerous different bank accounts whilst she was fraudulently claiming Income Support, Pension Credit, Disability Living Allowance, Housing Benefit and Council Tax

Benefit over a nine-year period. Jimmy Rickner, 72, from Exeter, was this month jailed for six months for fraudulently claiming almost £50,000 (€62,570) of disability benefits and Pension Credit over eight years, when in fact he was living with his partner in one of two properties he owned in Spain. Thomas Wadham, 73, of Aylesbury, falsely claimed £37,000 (€46,350) of Housing Benefit and Pension Credit between 2007 and 2010 while he was living in Spain. He was sentenced to six months in jail in January and ordered to pay back all the money.

ALICANTE Neanderthals definitely got their five a day. Scientists analysing sediment from the mid-Paleolithic era at an archaeological site in El Salt found strong evidence that plants were common in their diet as long as 450,000 years ago.

Ainara Sistiago and her colleagues discovered evidence of faecal remains which they knew were not of animal origin. Owing to microbes living in the gut, the ratio between certain molecules produced when digesting animal fat and plant fibre is unique to humans. Sistiaga, a PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and La Laguna University in Tenerife, found evidence of both animal protein and plants, making the El Salt find the earliest recorded FINESTRAT Town Hall is continuing its round of talks on example of human faecal urban development projects with local residents. remains. Recently it was the turn of non-Spanish residents The discovery is who were invited to a meeting addressed in English by important, experts Urban Planning Councillor Juan Francisco Perez. Also explained as previous present was Nathalie Maertens, Councillor for Residents knowledge regarding the of Other Nationalities. Neanderthal diet relied on Finestrat has a registered population of 7,831, of indirect evidence. These whom 4,055 are from other EU countries. included residue from The town hall wants to hear the opinions of all cooking equipment as well residents before drawing up the next Urban the remains of prey in Development Plan (PGOU), Perez said. It was areas they were known to important to explain to residents what has been carried have inhabited, all of which out so far in Finestrat and to learn what they would like pointed to a meat-heavy to be done in the future, he added. diet.

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Two arrested for false accounting A MOTHER and daughter have been arrested in Agost on charges of false accounting. Central Operational Unit (UCO) agents arrested the owner of a printing business in the industrial area of La Escandella and her daughter in connection with alleged false invoices submitted by the UGT union to justify training and funds received by the Junta de Andalucia. Officers arrived in unmarked vehicles and closed the doors to proceed with

registration and to check all documentation and computer information. Other staff were also questioned during that time with the mother and daughter being escorted off the premises by police. The daughter defended the family business and stated: â€œI know that this company has everything in order. We have a very clear conscience.â€? She said the UGT was just another client and that they supplied many other unions.

Preventing Legionella ALCOY is maintaining restrictions put in place by the Department of Health to prevent Legionella, four years after an outbreak of the disease in the town. More than 300 people were affected by Legionella outbreaks in 2010 and since then there have only been isolated or sporadic cases, but this

has not prevented the Department of Health from keeping active prevention measures in place. For example, the current asphalting work on the Ensanche in Alcoy is being carried out under strict controls on chlorination and water temperature used in the

work as previously outbreaks recorded in the town were linked to this type of activity. Protocols are also in place concerning industrial refrigeration equipment and car wash machines, and restrictions remain active on street cleaning as well as watering gardens.

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More need help from Caritas CARITAS in Denia has said more and more families are living on the breadline. The NGO serving the town said last year they attended to 1,056 people, a rise from the 1,010 they helped in 2012. They say this increase comes despite Denia losing 5,000 residents due to the economic crisis with many immigrants, particularly Latin Americans, returning

to their home countries. Caritas is providing food to more residents, with juveniles accounting for 36 per cent. The director of the local parish church said: “In 2013, 44 per cent of users in Denia were new to Caritas. When a family member is out of work the domestic economic structure collapses and after many of years of crisis there are families who have nothing.” The charity said the profile of people facing social exclusion has changed with more young couples with children on the verge of poverty RESIDENTS are complaining that the lift down to having to return to live Alicante’s Postiguet Beach from Raval Roig has been out with parents and of operation for a month. grandparents who are After appealing for its installation for years, since it also struggling to survive opened in July 2012, it has been closed intermittently by on limited pensions. numerous breakdowns and acts of vandalism. This Caritas urges people to current closure is a result of vandals breaking the glass. do simple things to help President of the local residents’ association, Pedro residents and to donate Nunez, said: “It should have been fixed already. Many what they can to support residents use it in the summer not only to get down to the charity and their the beach but also to catch the bus.” neighbours.

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Reserves ‘critical’ at Alicante blood banks ALICANTE Province is desperate for blood donations. “We are in a very critical situation, stocks are below the minimum required,” warned Doctor Mabel Ortiz, head of the Alicante Transfusion Centre. She said 230 donations were needed

every day to meet demand. Currently, there are only reserves for two days with help being sought from Valencia to supply blood to hospitals. There has been a fall in donations during the San Juan fiestas and so far this year there has been a

La Vila pioneers drug research LA VILA Hospital has pioneered an innovative technique to detect the analysis of medication for rheumatic diseases. The Marina Baixa hospital has been looking at the biology of arthritis and why some drugs stop working and their frequency. By looking at antibodies in the blood for a rheumatic disease, doctors can best assess when a patient needs to stop and change treatment before it begins to lose effectiveness, and to avoid potential side-affects.

general fall in donations of 5 per cent compared to 2013. Campaigns are now being held throughout the summer calling for donations. To find out about blood drives or where you can become a blood donor locally, visit http://centrotransfusion.san.gva.es

€4m initiative to boost trade ALICANTE City plans to invest almost €4 million in commercial development projects, mainly in the city centre. The aim is to attract more visitors, encourage spending and consumption, and prevent the further closure of commercial premises.

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2 beach deaths in 24 hours A MAN has died whilst swimming at Poniente Beach in Benidorm. The 78-year-old, of Spanish nationality, was believed to be staying at the Dolphin Hotel. Rescue services at the scene were unable to revive him. The accident happened within 24 hours of another tragedy in Benidorm when a British man died from a stroke

on Poniente Beach. The 62-year-old tourist was treated for 40 minutes. The deaths come earlier than last year when Benidorm suffered the first summer drowning on August 4 when an 18-year-old suffered from cardiorespiratory arrest whilst trying to swim to one of the floating platforms off Levante Beach.

More floating attractions THE newest attraction to hit the beaches of Alicante, floating water platforms, open this week. On San Juan and Postiguet beaches, the small inflatable water park areas have been installed after the Tourist Board awarded the company Indocoda SL the contract to manage them. They will charge users â‚Ź10 an hour or â‚Ź25 for the full day. The water parks have different inflatable attractions for users of all ages and have already been installed in recent years in other towns in the province including Benidorm and Elche.

Women in fight A WOMAN has been arrested in Alcoy for hitting another woman over the head with the heel of her shoe. The fight between the two occurred in Calle Vistabella and ended with the arrest of the aggressor. Meanwhile, Local Police in the town registered 12 noise complaints about local venues.

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Doctors decry ban on sale of vaccine PAEDIATRICIANS in the region are accusing the Ministry of Health of encouraging private business centres following the ban on selling the

chickenpox vaccine in pharmacies. The president of the Association of Paediatric Outpatient Province (Apepa), Isabel Rubio, said the regional government is to blame as the vaccine is on the official vaccination calendar, but at 11 years old and not in the first months of life, as recommended by paediatricians. That is why, until last summer, many AVERAGE expenditure per household in the Valencia parents preferred to buy it Region on leisure, entertainment and culture has themselves at the dropped almost 32 per cent during the financial pharmacy for their health crisis, from €2,230.80 a year in 2007 to €1,522.80 in centre to administer. 2013. However, the State According to the Survey Expenditure published by Medicines Agency has the National Statistics Institute (INE), household since decided to ban their spending in this area has been steadily falling over sale, which Rubio said is the years since the start of the economic crisis. “so incomprehensible The survey showed that households are also without giving an official cutting their spending, especially in transportation, explanation,” making it down 28.1 per cent in the last five years, with visits only licensed for hospital to hotels, cafés and restaurants down 26.8 per cent. use. Paediatricians warn In 2013, spending on medications increased by that this limitation is being €34 and housing related services like water, waste used by private centres as and community expenses by an average €14. a way to raise cash.

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San Juan passed off with just ‘minor’ incidents NEARLY 50 people required medical assistance in Alicante on the

night of San Juan, which saw 70,000 people gather on the beaches of Postiguet and Canalejas. Civil Protection volunteers attended to cuts, burns and alcohol intoxication with 18 people requiring hospital attention. According to the

Department of Safety, the busiest night of the fiestas saw more security incidents, but they were ‘minor’, particularly considering the amount of extra people in the city and that patrols had been enhanced. Meanwhile, hotel

occupancy during the San Juan fiestas has been the best for 10 years. During the week it reached an average of 87.3 per cent, 8 per cent more than in 2013, despite criticism of lack of promotion of the celebrations. Even though some said the Ministry of Tourism

did not consider the festival important enough to promote it nationally or internationally, more than a million people were in the city.

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Psychiatry consultants EL CAMPELLO has incorporated a new psychology consultation service within the health centre in order to improve its quality of care.

STUDENT DIGS: Calpe’s Peñon d’Ifach is assisting with archaeological digs.

Digging into Calpe’s history ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations are to take place around the Pobla d’Ifach in Calpe. Alicante Provincial Council, through the Archaeological Museum (MARQ), has started a campaign which will see a total of 40 archaeology students from 17 Spanish and European universities participate in the digs until August 31. Through this programme, with the assistance of the City of Calpe and the Natural Park of Peñon d'Ifach, the

Alicante museum aims to continue the study of the system of access to Pobla, located in the west of the site. Tasks will focus primarily on the location of new graves in the burial area, by the church of Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, built between 1320 and 1340, which currently houses about 70 documented burials and 48 tombs. Tours for the public to see first-hand the latest news and developments from the excavation sites will be offered.

Ondara bullring RESTORATION of Ondara’s bullring, built in 1901, continues with the 18 workers on site being contracted until the end of December. A grant of €600,000 from the EU has made the project possible.

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Clean-up SIX workers hired by Calpe will continue with the clean-up, pruning and thinning of forests in the Sierra de Olta this summer. The programme is a continuation of work done this winter, using European funding.

Alfaz show ACTRESS Beatriz Carvajal is in Alfaz for the national premiere of theatre show ‘A vueltas con la vida’ at the Casa de Cultura on Sunday at 8pm.

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Flags are flying over Villajoyosa VILLAJOYOSA now has 16 flags flying on its beaches. Mayor Jaime Lloret hoisted the Blue and Qualitur ‘Q’ flags in a ceremony on Central Beach. The yacht club was also awarded a Blue Flag to coincide with the Day of Carmen, patron saint of sailors. This year, Villajoyosa has achieved Blue Flags for Varadero, Parais, Bol-Nou, La Caleta, and Central Beach. The mayor said: “We are very pleased to have got back five

Blue Flags. This award recognises the quality of our beaches, one of our tourist attractions, and will make them even more known and appreciated.” As 11 Qualitur flags were raised, Councillor for Beaches and Tourism Xaro Escrig said: “The flags granted to our beaches reflect the work of the tourism team on the beaches throughout the year to maintain quality awards year after year; our work, effort and investment on our

BLUE FLAGS: Villajoyosa’s beaches have a total of 16 flags flying for quality

Jewellery-heist trial

Free tests THE AECC cancer association is carrying out free skin tests on Sunday at Fustera Beach, Benissa, from 11am-2pm. PUERTO BANUS: Scene of the daring robbery in 2012.

PROSECUTORS in the case of a €4.7 million jewellery robbery in Puerto Banus are asking for a total of 156 years for the seven defendants on trial. The incident took place in 2012 when three men, and a security guard who

arranged their entry, committed a robbery in a large shopping centre in the well known port. They disguised themselves as builders to gain entry and once inside tied up a security guard and three workers and locked them in a room

Benidorm roads to get a boost BENIDORM is reviving the image of the busiest roads in the tourist town by improving pedestrian paths and lighting. Energy efficient street lighting will be installed in Avenida Mediterraneo and Europa with a grant from the Alicante Provincial Council being assigned to Benidorm for a total of €420,000 for the works. With the rest of the grant money, improvements to the paths of Avenida Jaime I will be carried out in the section between Avenida de Limones and Calle Marques de Comillas. These three roads are the busiest in the city and provide access to the beaches of Levante and Poniente.

while they stole €4.7 million worth of jewellery and watches. The 156 years are to be shared out among the accused who are: the three alleged robbers, the security guard who allegedly allowed them access to the centre and the three who allegedly received the stolen goods for their subsequent sale. Broken down this comes out to 38 years each for two of the alleged robbers and 40 years for the third, 34 for the security guard and four years for those who received the stolen goods. The suspects stand accused of, among other things, robbery with violence, illegal possession of firearms and receiving stolen goods. The prosecutor is also asking for compensation of a total of €2.4 for the affected businesses.

Forest fire prevention TWENTY-ONE volunteers will be on fire watch in Calpe this summer. The volunteers will carry out eighthour surveillance shifts as part of an extensive programme of activities put in place by the town hall dedicated to protecting the natural environment from fire. In total, 450 hectares will be monitored as part of preventative

measures to prevent forest fires. The team, including Civil Protection and volunteers through the Erasmus programme, will be supported by council vehicles and bicycles as well as the Local Police. No fires or barbecues are allowed in forest areas until October and agricultural burning is also currently not allowed until October.

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Brits help students to learn English FIFTY students in Calpe are now more proficient in the English language after completing a basic level course. Classes were taught by volunteer teachers in the classrooms of the Casa de Cultura from October last year through to May coordinated by the Department of Citizenship directed by Carole Saunders. Following the course, Mayor Cesar

STUDENT DIPLOMAS: 50 students completed a basic English course taught by volunteers. Sanchez, awarded the students a diploma and gave a small gift to the 13

British teachers who helped them speak and write English.

Electric cars for HAD unit EIGHT electric vehicles have been purchased for the Hospital at Home Unit (HAD) in Alcoy. This is the first sustainable fleet of vehicles within the Valencian Communityâ€™s Health Department. The fleet was unveiled by Regional Minister of Health, Manuel Llombart,

who travelled to the Virgen de los Lirios Hospital to see first-hand the environmentally-friendly cars. HAD employs four medical specialists, nursing supervisors, 10 nurses and a clerk. During 2013, HAD made a total of 13,523 visits to patients at home.

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Fashion for the community THE annual fashion show held for Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN) raised €1,575 for the charity which offers a vital home hospice care service for the terminally ill.

More than 200 people attended the show at the Quesada Country Club where volunteers of the charity

shops modelled the clothes available. For more information on the charity visit www.paulcunninghamnurs es.com or call 966 790 363.

BIG CUT: Laura is having her long locks chopped for charity.

The big hair cut THERE is still time to donate to The Big Cut as Laura Donoghue, owner of Sofia’s Restaurant in Javea, is to have her long locks chopped off for charity. Laura previously did a sky dive for charity and has been growing her hair for over a year, particularly with this fundraising event in mind. And on Sunday at the restaurant she will have her hair, which is

nearly down to her bottom, cropped by stylist Chris from Status Hair and Beauty Salon. There will be a small donation of €4 payable at the door to include a glass of cava and all money raised will be going to MABS cancer support group.

For more information, please call 966 462 903.

Happy days in Javea ‘HAPPY Days Are Here Again’ is now playing at the Casa de Cultura in Javea from tonight (Thursday) until Saturday. Sybil Kent’s inspiration for her light-hearted revue was the sheer

cussedness of the British in keeping on smiling however awful and terrifying life can get. Sybil has brought together a talented cast to present in song, dance, monologues and sketches, the great

British trait to keep on smiling. For last minute tickets call Mabel on 965 794 937 or book online at boxofficejp@gmail.com. Tickets including pretheatre dinner at 7pm are €15.

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Too much telly could be deadly WATCHING telly for more than three hours a day could double the risk of premature death. This is one of the terrifying conclusions that arise from a recently conducted study at the University of Navarra. Its results are in fact consistent with previous studies suggesting that there is an inherent link between mortality and the number of hours people watch TV. “Watching television is a popular sedentary behaviour. There is an increasing tendency towards a sedentary lifestyle,” said Miguel A Martinez-Gonzalez, co-author of the study. The researchers looked at 13,284 healthy Spaniards holding undergraduate degrees, 60 per cent of whom were women and whose ages averaged 37 years. The study aimed at determining the relationship, if any, between the risk of death and three common sedentary behaviours, namely watching TV, working on the computer and driving.

The subjects were followed for 8.2 years and there were 97 deaths during that period: 19 for cardiovascular diseases, 46 for cancer and 32 for other reasons. When analysing the data, researchers found that the risk of death was twice as high in those subjects who watched three or more hours of television a day, compared to those who only watched 60 minutes or less. However, they found no link between the risk of premature death and the number of hours spent behind the wheel or working on the computer, but still say more studies should be conducted to confirm these findings. “As people get older, their sedentary behaviour becomes more frequent, which increases many of the health problems associated with ageing,” explained Martinez-Gonzalez. He said adults should increase physical activity and avoid watching more than one or two hours of television a day.

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Operation Captura nets another fugitive SUSPECTED British drug trafficker, Christopher Mealey, aged 38, has been detained in Spain. Mealey was captured in a joint operation involving Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), the Spanish National Police, and the Metropolitan Police. The suspect was arrested as he was walking down the Paseo

Maritimo (promenade) in Marbella on the Costa del Sol. He was wanted in connection with an investigation into the smuggling of millions of pounds worth of cocaine. He was using a fake ID and had reinvented his background. He is the 60th member to be arrested of the 76 published names of

fugitives in the Operation Captura campaign. The campaign involves releasing ‘wanted’ posters with photographs of the fugitives and details of their alleged offences. “If you think you can evade capture by fleeing to Spain, you should know that we will track you down – the NCA and

its partners have the capability to pursue fugitives relentlessly,” declared the department. The Spanish National Police Fugitives Unit also stated that the “cooperation between Spain and the UK on fugitive operations has never been better. “This arrest once again demonstrates that sooner or later any British fugitives hiding out in Spain will be caught.” British expatriates, especially in the Costa del Sol area, should contact Crimestoppers with any information which could lead to the arrest of wanted British fugitives.

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Crackdown on illegal clinics in Madrid NATIONAL Police officers have dismantled six illegal clinics in Madrid. Following the operation, eight people were detained, while two others were formally charged. They are all Chinese nationals. They are being accused of allegedly impersonating doctors and of crimes against public health. The detained would purportedly offer gynaecology, paediatrics and dentistry services, operate on patients and even carry out abortions in private residences, according to police sources. In addition, the illegal clinics did not comply with the mandatory hygienic and safety requirements and were

not registered in the Registry of Health Centres, Services and Establishments of the Community of Madrid. As stated by law enforcement officials, they would especially advertise for Chinese nationals living in Madrid. To gain more credibility, they would go so far as to use the logos, names and credentials of perfectly legal Spanish clinics and laboratories. It appears one of the Chinese nationals placed under arrest faked a clinical analysis to make a patient believe he was suffering from a disease. During the operation, police officers seized more than 300 medical instruments and 148,000 pills.

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EDUCATING: Some native English teachers have no qualifications.

Spanish teachers are ‘losing out’ JUST because they are native speakers it doesn’t mean they have the ability to teach the language. Teaching unions are angry with the government’s announcement that it wants to hire more native English teaching assistants for the 2014/2015 academic year. The unions are saying that the native teachers are getting an unfair advantage as they are not required to have the same teaching

qualifications as a Spanish national to teach English; also they aren’t required to speak any Spanish. Carlos Iglesias, head of the primary and high schoolteachers’ union (FSIE) commented that there are six million unemployed in Spain; among them many teachers who would be more qualified to teach than a native speaker; although the native speaker may speak the

language better this does not qualify them to pass on the skill to others. “English teachers in Spain sometimes don’t even have TEFL qualifications. They have never taught before and just because they are nativeborn speakers, it doesn’t mean they should take the jobs of more qualified people,” commented a spokesperson for the association of language schools in Andalucia.

Make sure visitors have insurance MAKE sure visitors have adequate travel insurance when they visit you if you don’t want to risk hefty medical bills Travelling abroad uninsured can cost thousands if a trip goes wrong. Yet according to new research issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA), more than one in three young Brits think it is unnecessary to take out insurance when they travel overseas, often leaving their families to pick up the pieces. The findings from research conducted by ABTA come as the British Embassy urges expats living in Spain to encourage their young visitors to be fully prepared for their visits to Spain and ensure they are properly covered. Costs arising from uninsured accidents abroad can be significant, and it is often parents who are presented with an

unexpected and large bill with no hope of reclaiming the money. One in five young people think that a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) acts as a full insurance policy when abroad. In fact, an EHIC only provides access to state medical care in the European Economic Area. It’s important to realise that it excludes any other costs such as getting an individual back to the UK, which can run into thousands. Consular Director for Spain, Will Middleton, said: “If you have friends or family coming to visit, especially youngsters, make sure that they take out adequate insurance before they arrive. It is also important that they check that the policy covers them for everything they want to do while on holiday and that they have declared any medical conditions – or the insurance could be invalidated.”

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Ticket to ride A TICKET on the Malaga underground system will cost €1.35 to get anywhere; this is only five cents more than the bus fare.

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Drug spending PRESCRIPTION drug spending fell by 0.4 per cent in May in the Murcia Region. The figure is 14.03 per cent lower than the same month in 2012.

Scandalous!

Payments approved

THE mayor of Malaga, Joaquin Villanova, has termed the Junta’s (regional government) airport village plans as “scandalous” - the plans would leave many homes at risk of repossession by the government.

TORREVIEJA has had all invoices approved indicating the proper provision of services. Previous outstanding bills amounting to €1.93 million will now be paid for municipal services.

Yecla crash

City social council THE formal constitution of the Marbella City Social Council took place at the Hospital Real de la Misericordia and the mayor, Angeles Muñoz, qualified the project as important to the future of Marbella.

Taekwondo event BENALMADENA has hosted the fourth Taekwondo championship in the Pabellon Mayor of Arroyo de la Miel; more than 300 competitors took part in the annual championships.

Even cleaner MARBELLA has begun a new campaign for an even cleaner town. The initiative aims to make residents more aware of the need to recycle and keep the town looking good.

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Sport activities CLOSE to 1,000 children from the municipal sports schools in Almuñecar participated in a myriad of activities celebrating the end of the 2013-2014 school year.

Playground upgrade ALMUÑECAR Council has provided funds, estimated at €100,000, to pave the playground at the Las Gaviotas public school.

A BIKER, 39, died after colliding with a car in Yecla on the N-344. The two car occupants suffered minor injuries.

RESCUE: Rod and the team from EHCRC try to save the starved mare.

Horse rescue comes too late

THE rescue of an abandoned and starving horse in the Campo de Guardamar came too late. Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) in Rojales received a request for help from Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s animal welfare arm, and rushed to the property. “We found a very young horse starving and completely dehydrated,” said EHCRC co-founder Sue Weeding: “She was lying in full sun and had had nothing to eat or drink for four to five days. She was far too weak to get up.” After constant attention and assistance from EHCRC vet Dorothea, it was decided that nothing more could be done but put the horse out of its misery. EHCRC also discovered six starving dogs locked in dark cages on the property. All are now being cared for by the Cats n Dogs Aid Association in Quesada. EHCRC is continually looking for volunteers and donations to cover the cost of feeding and caring for the 82 horses, ponies and donkeys that live at the centre. For more information call 652 021 980 or email info@easyhorsecare.net

Arabic music

Fire damage

EGYPTIAN composer and guitarist Ali Khattab put on an amazing performance combining flamenco and Arabic music in the La Najarra Palace in Almuñecar.

FIRE destroyed eight hectares at the weekend between the towns of Roquetas de Mar and El Ejido. The blaze happened a year to the day since the last one in the area which is normally unaffected by forest fires.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA

Shopping spree

Hate crime

IN an effort to stimulate the commercial sector, Almuñecar Council and local stores have organised three ‘shopping nights’ (July 5, 19 and August 2 from 8pm to 2am).

RICARDO, 68, and his partner Luis Guillermo, 54, were attacked by a father and son as they sunbathed during International LGBT Pride Day at Cabo de Gata.

Paying homage

Oil recycling

ALMUÑECAR paid homage to English poet Laurie Lee (191 –1917). Lee lived in the city between 1936 and 1952 and immortalised it in ‘A Rose for Winter: Travels in Andalusia’ (1955).

BERJA has become the next town in Almeria to get orange bins for the recycling of household oil. Eight bins are in the town, with a free collection service for the disabled.

Bell tolls? AGUADULCE church Nuestra Señora del Carmen has asked its parishioners for their opinion on the construction of a bell tower. So far the response it has received has been positive.

New square WORK begins in the Carboneras area of Llano de Don Antonio with the construction of a new square. An amount of €200,000 has been invested in the project, designed by Maria Hernandez Jodar.

School investment CARTAGENA is investing €300,000 to improve the municipality’s schools with work being carried out throughout the summer. The main investment will be focused on replacing toilets and repairing electrics.

Guilty verdict A JURY has found a man guilty of murdering his ex-partner in Catral in 2010 after their five-year relationship ended. The prosecution has called for a 20-year prison sentence.

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Impending lawsuit THE family of Nuria Balcells, 66, who died during the Sant Joan festival in Ciutadella after being run over by a horse, has decided to sue the council.

Immigration matters THE National Police has launched a system of pre-booked appointments for all immigration matters processed in Palma and Ibiza.

Football camp MORE than 150 sport-loving children participated in the first week of the FCB Escola Camp Illes Ballears football camp held at the CIDE school.

Expensive tourism The Balearic Islands are the most expensive tourist destination in Spain this summer. Average costs for a single person are estimated at €65.7 per day.

Real Mallorca ALMERIA winger ‘Rafita’ is not likely to play for his current club next season and said he would like to “help Real Mallorca return to the First Division” of La Liga.

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Royal selfie

Green Devon

NORWAY - Prime Minister Erna Solberg is the most likely Western politician to reply to a tweet from a follower; 74 per cent of her tweets are replies.

A CHEEKY teen named Jack took advantage of the relaxed security on the Queen’s visit to Belfast and managed to snap himself and the monarch in a selfie shot.

THE golden sands of some Devon beaches have turned bright green due to the massive amounts of seaweed currently floating in the waters and washing up on the beaches. Preston beach has been particularly hard hit.

Bite bet NORWAY - A football fan has won 5,600 kroner (€700) after making a bet that Luis Suarez would bite somebody during the World Cup in Brazil. The bet was paid out at 175/1.

Racism worry SWEDEN - Four out of five Swedes are concerned about the increase in racism in Sweden. They are worried about other people’s attitudes towards immigrants and refugees.

Bomb threat SWEDEN - A man who shut down central Stockholm with a bomb threat said he did it as a move to protest against the government’s stance on the asylum process his application for refugee status was rejected.

400m kroner DENMARK - Mogens Jensen, the trade and development minister, has announced the government’s intention to raise aid for educating the world’s poorest children of 400m kroner (€536m).

Hellish neighbour RESIDENTS of Cornwall Drive in St Paul’s Cray, London, have had to put up with a giant mound of rubbish for three years now. The 40ft-high mound is part of a tip which cannot be moved due to a council battle with the company responsible.

Expensive tea

Scratch and sniff POLICE are distributing A5 sized scratch and sniff cards as part of a national campaign against growing marihuana. The cards emit the smell of growing cannabis, although they do not contain any active element of the plant.

WIMBLEDON bosses have banned spectators from bringing Thermos flasks into the club due to terrorism worries; the concession stands are selling cuppas for £2.20 (€2.75).

EXPENSIVE CUPPA: Tea at Wimbledon.

Kinky secrets in library

KICKED OUT: Pensioner for smoking.

No clients

MORE than 70 Russian universities are being checked on amid rumours of students being locked out of their dorms at night and having to bribe their way back in or sleep on the streets.

DESPITE a bumper grain harvest in the Crimea nobody is buying. Agriculture minister Nikolai Polyushkin commented that international buyers were being banned.

Hate crime

Less addicts

A FOREIGN tourist has died in the Crimean town of Yevpatoria. Police are investigating the death as a possible homophobic crime as the victim was not of ‘traditional sexual orientation.’

ALTHOUGH the number of drug addicts has stabilised for the first time in years in Russia, incidences of HIV are on the rise which suggests that the battle against drug abuse is still not over.

THE university of Twente received a gift of $7.5 million (€5.51 million) from the Bill Gates fund in order to execute a 20 month research project to improve smallscale agriculture in Asia and Afrika.

Road death A KNIFE-wielding man was run down on a motorway in western Germany. The unidentified man was thought to have attacked at least three people, one of whom is fighting for his life.

Not qualified

Smoked out

Poor students

Gates’ €5.1 million gift

A HORSE was snapped by a speed camera in Eppstein, Hesse, but he was not going at 59kph as some reports have suggested - the camera was set off by a car behind the horse.

THE man who designed the fire safety system at the scandal ridden Berlin airport has admitted that he is not a real, qualified engineer. The system is the main reason for the delays to the blighted project.

RUSSIAN PRESS

ACROSS the road from the Kremlin is Russia’s kinkiest secret: a pornographic treasure trove library. The library was founded by the Bolsheviks as a store for the aristocracy’s erotica collections it is off limits to the general public.

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DUTCH PRESS Car found

Young abuse

World Heritage

SPANISH police have found the burnt out car of Dutchman Martin Verfondern, who has been missing from Petin in Galicia since 2010. Some human remains were also found.

A 14-YEAR-OLD boy in Hardinxveld-Giessendam is being interrogated suspected of abusing a seven-year-old girl in the Westpark. He allegedly forced her into sexual acts.

THE Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam, built in the 1920’s by entrepreneur Cees van Leeuw with the concept of ‘light, air and space,’ has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

A PENSIONER has been evicted from his home of 40 years for smoking. Friedhelm Adolfs, 75, must leave his rented home after neighbours complained of the constant fumes from his cigarettes.

Plane crash ONE person has been declared dead and another missing after a plane went down in Sauerland. The aircraft crashed into a Eurofighter on exercises over central Germany.

Home garden socialism STATE Secretary for Social Affairs Jetta Klijnsma of the Labour Party (PvdA) has advised pensioners to grow their own fruit and vegetables as the value of their pensions diminishes.

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Expats flee homes as forest fire rages

WATER-BOMBING: A helicopter swoops in to douse the flames. to three properties. In total 18 firefighting aircraft, including two amphibious aircraft and two helicopters, as well as 200 members of the emergency services on the ground – divided in 16 different groups – were drafted in to fight the fire and try to protect property. By 6pm the flames were under control with firefighters remaining on the scene in case the high winds

fanned the fire back to life. In fact, one of their main concerns was keeping the flames from fully spreading to the Sierras Tejeda Natural Park and Almijara. The cause of the fire is still unknown and five homes were reportedly destroyed by the flames in Cruz del Monte. This was the worst fire to break out in the municipality in the last 40 years.

Bulls provoke naked protest MAX MALIN

MORE than 500 people, including expatriates and holidaymakers had to flee a forest fire that swept towards an urbanisation in Southern Spain. The blaze, which broke out near Competa in Andalucia, was fanned by stong winds and high temperatures and swept towards Las Colmenillas urbanisation, according to Andalucia’s emergency services. Infoca, a service put in place by the Junta de Andalucia to combat forest fires, reduced the alert level from 1 to 0 after the fire in the Axarquia had been brought under control. Around 500 people from Las Colmenillas and Cruz del Monte had to be evacuated as 100 hectares of forest land was destroyed. The majority of homes evacuated were holiday homes, with the holidaymakers taken to the Balcón de Cómpeta hotel while the blaze was fought. The critical point of the fire was reached at around 4.30pm when the flames reached Urbanisation Cruz del Monte and came perilously close

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A 42-YEAR-OLD Danish animal rights activist is scheduled to pose naked on the streets of Pamplona, Spain, in protest at the Running of the Bulls. In the demonstration organised by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the Spanish group AnimaNaturalis, Naja Bjørnlund plans to bare all and paint her skin to resemble a bull a day before the start of the famous San Fermín festival. Bjørnlund said: “Tormenting and butchering animals can never be justified as entertainment. I’ll gladly bare my skin if it will expose the cruelty of the Running of the Bulls and bullfighting.” The festival of San Fermín is a deeply rooted

Spanish tradition, celebrated annually in the city of Pamplona, where more than one million people come to participate in the Running of the Bulls from Sunday (July 6-14). The festival, famous worldwide, was central to the plot of The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, who brought it to the general attention of Englishspeaking people. “Each year, approximately 10,000 bulls die in bullfights, an inaccurate term for events in which there is very little competition between a nimble, sword-wielding matador and a confused, maimed, psychologically tormented, and physically debilitated animal,” according to the PETA website.

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Thanks and brickbats… T

HE fire season has well and truly started. Already there have been forest and bush fires right across Spain. The latest of these has just hit the beautiful area around Competa in Andalucia, where 500 people had to be evacuated and five homes were destroyed. While everyone’s sympathy should go to the owners of those homes, our thanks should go to the brave emergency workers who tackle these fires on a regular basis. And make no mistake it is dangerous, with firefighters having been killed when an unexpected change of wind left them trapped. In Competa, 200 men and women on the ground and 18 aircraft combined to tackle the blaze. Thankfully no one was hurt as an emergency plan was put into action.

Those residents and tourists most at risk were taken to safety as the flames approached and the brave firefighters managed to save many homes. The authorities had a plan, and they used it well, for which we should all be grateful. But elsewhere things are not quite so rosy. In Andalucia, people left homeless after a massive blaze swept through Mijas, Alhaurin el Grande and Ojen two years ago are still waiting for the help promised them by the Junta de Andalucia regional government. So there we have it, on the one hand a rapid response to a fire, on the other Spanish officialdom moving with the speed of a sloth. Thanks go to the authorities for their immediate action, and brickbats for their inaction and disinterest after the event.

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Spain’s €6-billion drug business DRUG-TRAFFICKING in Spain is a €6-billion business, €18 million a day. As stated by Minister of the Interior Jorge Fernandez Diaz in a press conference, G6 countries and the United States will work together to beef up their ongoing war on the illegal drugs trade. Established in 2003 with the purpose of dealing with immigration, terrorism and law and order issues, the G6 comprises six European Union member states: Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany. Minister Diaz talked to the media following an intensive meeting of G6 Ministers of the Interior in Barcelona to convey the results of the session.

COCAINE: Part of a multi-billion-euro illegal trade. According to some studies conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, drugtrafficking is a €300-billion business worldwide, which gives an idea of how big of a threat illegal drugs trade really is, said Minister Diaz. He added that 40 per cent of the cocaine and 75 per cent of hashish seized in the EU is

confiscated in Spain. One of the G6’s biggest concerns is the maritime cocaine smuggling to Europe from Andean countries. In Diaz’s opinion, the results of the G6 summit have made it clear that the fight against drugtrafficking is necessary in itself, since illegal drugs are harmful to society.

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STAT OF WEEK NON-RESIDENT foreign buyers acquired 15,402 Spanish properties – 20 per cent of all sales – between January and April. Britain bought most (13.8 per cent) followed by France (10.5 per cent) and Russia (8.4 per cent).

Good timekeeping by Spanish airlines SPAIN’S Air Europa and IAG are the world’s third and fourth most punctual airlines. Just over 89.6 per cent of Air Europa flights were on time in May, according to the report on scheduled passenger airlines compiled by FlightStats each month.

Iberia was close on its heels in third place, with 89.3 per cent punctuality. The Russian airline Aeroflot was the best timekeeper in May on 91.1 per cent, followed by the Scandinavian SAS with 90.8 per cent. Lufthansa, after months

Santander goes Scandinavian BANCO SANTANDER will buy GE Money Bank AB, the Scandinavian consumer finance division of General Electric. The transaction, which is expected to cost approximately €700 million, should be completed during the second half of this year subject to regulatory approval, said Santander. GE Money Bank has loans of €2.35 billion, corresponding to direct loans and credit cards, the bank stated. Sweden accounts for 55 per cent of the loans, Norway for 26 per cent and Denmark for 19 per cent. Santander Consumer Finance, meanwhile, leads in financing vehicle purchase, with a total volume of €8.9 billion in loans.

“Acquiring GE Capital’s business in Sweden, Denmark and Norway is an important step in Santander Consumer’s growth strategy,” said Santander chairman Emilio Botin. This would increase its geographical diversification and reinforce its position as Europe’s foremost consumer finance provider, he added. Santander is looking to benefit from the economic recovery by boosting returns from lending. It agreed to pay approximately €140 million for 51 per cent of El Corte Ingles finance unit last October and is now negotiating with PSA Peugeot Citroen to sell loans and create a joint venture to boost the manufacturer’s finance network.

amongst the leaders at the top of the list, fell to 19th place. Taiwanese Eva Airways’ 52.77 per cent punctuality record was the second worst while China Airlines with 51.33 per cent was at the bottom of the heap.

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Cars bring jobs CAR factories created 1,800 jobs last year, said the Anfac manufacturers’ association. The trend continued this year, with a further increase of 6,000 new jobs between January and April.

Gas goes KUTXABANK has sold its 5 per cent holding in Enagas, which owns Spain’s natural gas grid, for €274 million. The Basque bank’s holding has now been reduced to 0.018 per cent.

More foreigners paying social… BY last May 1,608,221 foreigners were registered with Spain’s Social Security system. This was 44,600 more than in April, but 43,169 fewer than during the same month last year. Of these, 855,356 were male and 752,875 female. Most Social Security contributors – 960,895 in all – are from outside the EU, while the remaining 647,326 come from EU member states. The majority were General Category

workers, who accounted for 1,369,005 of the total and included 212,465 from the agricultural sector while 216,641 were domestic workers. Romanians and Moroccans were the most numerous in this category. There were 234,566 self-employed foreigners, of whom the majority were Chinese. A further 4,356 foreigners worked in the maritime sector and 294 were employed in Spain’s mines.

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Sterling soars to a high as Euro collapses JUNE has seen the euro weaken massively as Sterling - Euro saw record highs in 18 months surpassing the 1.25 mark. This commenced due to a good run of UK economic data, also showing that the unemployment rate had fallen to a five year low. However, the biggest news in the Eurozone came from the European Central Bank (ECB), finally announcing major moves in interest rates and starting on the long path to eliminating fears of deflation. Having experienced just 0.2 per cent growth in the first quarter of 2014 and falling inflation levels - from 0.7 per cent in April to 0.5 per cent in May pressure mounted on the ECB at the start of the month to finally take a long-awaited action. On June 5, The European Central Bank announced a set of measures to promote growth and soften deflationary pressure currently affecting the Eurozone economy. These involved the cutting of all interest rates.

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In a milestone move, the ECB lowered the main refinancing rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.15 per cent and cut the deposit rate for banks from 0 per cent to -0.1 per cent. This is the first time the central bank has set a negative rate. This means that banks in Europe will be required to pay the ECB for the right to park their reserves with the central bank. By charging banks interest it hopes to motivate them to lend to businesses, which should help stimulate growth in the Eurozone economy. This is an extraordinary move that has never been tested before on such a large scale and it is the boldest step that the ECB has taken, so far, to stimulate growth and inflation in the region’s economy.

JUNE: Overall a dismal month for the Euro. Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, also introduced €400 billion of cheap credit in the form of Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (LTRO) and suspended sterilisation of government bonds previously bought, which should inject about €170 billion into the economy. Although the ECB has not gone as far as introducing a quantitative easing programme (as implemented by the US Federal Reserve), Draghi stated that the

central bank is willing to consider more measures to raise inflation, if necessary, by stating “we are not finished,” hinting very clearly that more stimulus was possible and that Quantitative Easing might follow shortly. Mid June - we saw the GBPEUR rate increase further by hitting the 1.25 mark as Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, warned that UK interest rates could increase sooner than the market had expected.

Meanwhile, the Euro has continued to tackle its problems, which were highlighted in manufacturing readings from Germany, France and the broader Euro region on June 23 as they fell short of expectations, adding to current weakness in the shared currency. ECB chief Mario Draghi has also hinted that interest rates are likely to stay at record lows for at least another 18 months as inflation rates remain at a dismal 0.5 per cent way off the targeted 2 per cent level. On a more positive note for the Euro - we saw Sterling weaken slightly against the single currency towards the end of June as Mark Carney met with the Treasury Select Committee where it was mentioned that stimulus would not be removed as there are risks to economy and rates will continue to rise. Overall, a dismal month for the Euro - one of the worst months to sell Euros and best months in 18 months to purchase Euros!

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Many happy advertising returns 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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MOST of us realise the importance of advertising in newspapers. A tried and tested partnership, the relationship between newspaper and business seems unassailable. If newspapers were to lose advertising revenue the cover price could be as high as €5 per copy. Advertisers subsidise our weekly read. We owe their community a great deal. Cynics point out that advertisers are powerful enough to influence editorial. I know this to be true with mainstream media. The heavies are dependent upon government infrastructure for both advertising and news feed. Government can kill a newspaper or television broadcaster simply by withholding advertising or re-

ADS: Can let a business down. directing news content. Owners and advertisers of independent regional newspapers don’t give a tinker’s cuss about political influence or commercial one-upmanship. All they want is reader response when setting their stall out. Advertising departments are managed by geniuses. Mind reading is an essential on the CV, as is multi-tasking, empathy, marketing nous, graphics, debt collection, taking the blame,

foregoing kudos and much else. Advertisers often let themselves down. They rarely change the content of their advert. Many pay little attention to content then blame the ad’ department for a poor response. Remember to give clear contact details to make sure new customers can find you. So many times I have to ask locals where a place is. Customers want to know if parking is available, booking a table or appointment is necessary, an idea of prices, child or wheelchair friendly. It is not enough to blandly advertise your business. Give readers a clue as to why your business should be favoured over rivals. A special offer, the ambience: Is entertainment available and if so whom? I have seen world-class performers billed merely as ‘flamenco.’ Artistes have their fans who do follow them to your restaurant or watering hole if you have the nous to put their name in lights and sex up their performance. The difference to the till can pay the artiste’s fee and your advertising.

Amazon sales in Spain - no one’s saying a word AMAZON is tight-lipped Spain’s version of regarding its Spanish Companies House. internet sales which are Turnover rose to €17.46 billed through million last year, Luxembourg and enjoy compared with €10.59 low taxes. million in 2013, a 65 per The online giant has cent increase. Outlay on two Spanish subsidiaries, personnel rose from €4.8 Amazon Spain million to €7.5 and Services, and its Amazon million assets logistics division has two increased by Amazon 206 per cent to Fulfilment Spanish €16.7 million. based in San branches Amazon Fernando de Fulfilment finished Henares (Madrid). 2013 with a net profit This delivers to Spain as well as to clients of €43,877. Amazon Fulfilment and outside the country for whom the San Fernando Amazon Spain Services paid centre is the nearest respectively distribution point. €256,893 and €295,868 While Amazon discloses in corporation tax. “Amazon pays its taxes nothing regarding its Spanish website sales, in all countries in Amazon Fulfilment accordance with local accounts are available at legislation,” a spokesman the Registro Mercantil, intoned.

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FCC go-ahead FCC shareholders ratified the construction and services’ refinancing plan, agreed last March. The plan includes a €450 million convertible bond issue and refinancing the group’s €4.51 billion bank debt.

Fewer births ONLY 425,390 babies were born in Spain last year, 6.4 per cent fewer than in 2012. This was the fifth consecutive fall in births, following 2008’s record 519,779.

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Friends are saving money by staying at yours - but are you? the sardines are slow cooking on wood fires and chunky ice-filled goblets of Gin and Tonic are being enjoyed as the last rays of sunshine disappear into the evening sky. Having a ‘place’ in Spain is a beautiful thing, but so much so that guests from cooler climates are prone to pop over for a holiday. Depending on your own disposition and how close you are to these potential house guests it can either be an enjoyable experience or a complete nightmare. Good friends may be a delight to have for a couple of nights but distant family or friends who decide to arrive on your doorstep and take advantage of your life and home in Spain can be hard work to tolerate and entertain.

HARD WORK: Entertaining house guests.

The trouble with house guests is that, however good friends they might be, they cramp your style and privacy. You can’t sleep in till midday, walk around in your underwear, shout at the television or slouch on

Is Plus Valia Capital Gains Tax? Q. I have digested your book ‘You and the Law in Spain’ and other material. All agree that You and the foreign owners resident in Spain, over 65 years Law in Spain of age and having lived in the property for By David Searl more than three years as principal residence, are exempt from Plus Valia tax. A friend is selling his house. He satisfies the above conditions, but the Ayuntamiento says he will have to pay about €50,000 in Plus Valia. The cadastral value is raised periodically, so this official rated value now exceeds the real market price. Is it normal? A. In fact, I do not say in my book that these older sellers are exempt from Plus Valia tax. I say that they are exempt from Spanish Capital Gains Tax, the Impuesto sobre el Incremento de Patrimonio, and I bet your other sources say the same. On page 147 of the 2013 edition, in the discussion of Plus Valia, I remind readers not to confuse the two taxes. The full name is Arbitrio sobre el Incremento del Valor de los Terrenos, which is why it is always shortened to Plus Valia. You pay this tax to the town hall and the Transfer Tax when property is sold. Later, you declare and pay your Capital Gains Tax on the profit you have made. You are right to point out that the Cadastral Value, the Valor Catastral, which is the rated value, has increased

to more than the real value in today’s depressed market.

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the couch and watch TV all night if Cousin Mary and Uncle Fred from America are lurking in the wings. And on top of all this house guests are expensive to host. The fridge needs to be filled and we often end

up buying pricey patés, fancy cheeses and hams to show off the local cuisine. The drinks cabinet needs to be restocked and if the corners are fraying on the bedlinen some of us might be tempted to buy new

covers – even if our budget doesn’t allow it. Because we don’t want to look bad! Then there’s entertaining. A relaxed weekend reading and going for a walk won’t suffice for guests, so lunches out, taxi rides home and loads of cash spent on ‘enjoyment’ is usually the norm. For the host this can be a big drain on finances. So what should we do if we can’t afford unwanted guests landing on our doorstep? Well, first off, don’t ever advertise that you have a spare room. Make up a nice excuse to keep them away - “we are having terrible problems with the plumbing at the moment!” Or just be brutally honest. It might just be rude enough to keep them away for good.

Brussels eyes Spain’s tax cuts with caution SPAIN’S knuckles were rapped for lowering income and corporate taxes in 2015. Brussels should have been consulted first, the European Commission (EC) complained, despite conceding that “some aspects” of Mariano Rajoy’s tax cuts are acceptable. Generally speaking, however, Spain’s initiative was not applauded. Spain had ignored its recommendation of increasing the VAT added-value tax in order to reduce workers’ social contributions, Brussels lamented. It also criticised the increased number of tax breaks, a move that directly challenges targets for simplifying tax structures. And by no means last,

the EC believes that the reductions will make it harder for Spain “to fulfil its fiscal consolidation targets.” This last objection directly refutes the claims of Spain’s Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro, who insisted that lower taxes will not entail reduced revenue. On receiving fuller details of the Spanish government’s reforms Brussels will “carefully analyse” the implementation of tax objectives, sources said. Meanwhile, Spain is also counting on France and Italy to ease the fiscal pressure imposed by Brussels, government sources revealed. It is confident that economic recovery will continue and offset the lost revenue.

“The time has come to lower taxes for everybody, for the Spanish to receive compensation for the efforts they have made during the crisis,” Montoro declared. He is convinced that the reform can raise national output by up to 0.55 per cent over the next two years, he said. Brussels sees things differently. Some EC sources made no attempt to hide what they readily described as “scepticism” regarding the reasons for the tax cuts. “Elections are looming,” they said. The same sources also warned that if revenue diminishes, Spain could once again have problems owing to its hefty deficit.

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Disenchanted with the system that insults home owners IT made me sad to read about a recent Save Our Homes Axarquia (SOHA) meeting with politicians. As a fluent Spanish speaker I truly wish I had been present. To say “it was very gracious of them to come and listen to us” shows a great lack of understanding of the Spanish mentality because they are not gracious people. They are experts at manipulation and deceit. The responses they gave were a clear insult to the thousands who have invested in good faith. A country that will knock down a house and leave people like Len and Helen Prior living in a garage for being victims of that country’s own corruption is a country of little humanity. To say “the truth has not been told in the past” is a paltry way of referring to a practice that in any civilised society would be known as s******g on people from a great height. In Spain it has been going on for donkey’s years and will continue to go on forever. Extreme pressure must be applied to the EU and their court of human rights because the British government won’t do anything. Forget Spanish politicians, they are laughing at you. Gary Verbickas, Granada

Round trips FOR 59 years I have driven practically every vehicle you can think of. Britain has had roundabouts for nearly 100 years and we have learned how to use them. Spain has had them for five minutes - okay, about 10 years and of course they know best. Teaching drivers to stay in the inside lane when they wish to go left round the roundabout is a recipe for disaster. If I am on the outside lane on a dual carriage way roundabout, I do not want to be wiped out by some idiot coming across my bows. Spain is the only country I know that teaches this way. Bob Heaven, Busot (Alicante)

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Policy-making I CAN’T make my mind up about Bill Campbell’s letter. Is he serious or taking the C5H4N4O3 as my biology professor was prone to exclaim? Or is he purposely trying to provoke some idiot with time on their hands into responding. Hang on... er... I meant some other idiot, not me. His letter ‘False alarms’ is either very astute or just the opposite. I mean, come on, for a start I agree with Leapy Lee when he says UKIP have no policies apart from their views on Europe. How many policies do we need? Every election we are promised policies by the bucket load. Very few, if any, are for our benefit and most are quietly binned immediately after the election. Vote for those who promise least and that way you won’t be too disappointed. If Bill Campbell believes for one heartbeat that people voted UKIP because some Busy Archer is constantly warning them not to, he deludes himself. Conway Owen Jones (by email)

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Free-for-all HOW can Desiree Bishop run down the UK health system if she doesn’t live there? At least you don’t pay there. A friend who arrived from Australia broke her foot and she said the service and the nurses were brilliant. Don’t knock the system and the UK if you don’t know it. Lily Lucy (by email).

Taxing ordeal IN late December 2013 I received two brown envelopes from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Being retired I ignored them, but taking a second look I discovered that they had changed

the goal posts. They also informed me that I am deemed to owe them £273 back tax. I have paid tax and national insurance all my working life. Now Her Majesty’s Government wants to tax me at 65 years of age on my private pension. How many millions of pensioners are Her Majesty’s Government taxing? Having retired to Spain it seems awfully unfair that at 65 I am being asked to contribute to the British economy but I suppose someone has to pay for the immigrants and asylum seekers flooding in and sponging off the UK. This is only one voice and I can rant and rave but it won’t change a thing. How many people out there feel the same way? Allan David Duhig, Mazarron (Murcia).

Wet blankets I HOPE the people of Fuengirola, Marbella and Estepona had a better San Juan night than the people of Mijas Costa. The local police walked the beach in La Cala de Mijas and made everybody put their bonfires out. Usually the beach is crowded with Spanish families, expats and

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Fracking shame I AM completely against fracking anywhere. Once a water-table is contaminated there is no way back and the companies applying for these ecological disasters know it but don’t care. There is enough evidence from the USA to show this. I’m appalled that leaders can see no further than their bank balances, and that is all this ‘rush to frack’ is. Money, and the devil take the hindmost. If it was safe, France and Germany would be on to it like a shot. What is needed is a law saying that for every frack contamination, all directors of the company involved get a mandatory 10-year jail sentence. Then we’ll see who is willing to take the chance! Keith Hallam, Blackpool (UK)

Bad impression I WRITE to bring to the attention of your readers a very nasty practice carried out by Spanish banks. If a customer tries to pay a bill of an amount in excess of the account’s daily limit, the transaction is refused by the bank with the printed explanation ‘saldo insuficiente.’ I have confirmed with Spanish friends that this suggests that the balance in the account is less than that needed to pay the invoice. In my case I had indeed exceeded the daily limit on the debit card, but had to endure the embarrassment of the trader believing I was short of the sum needed to pay for the goods or service. I cannot think of any good reason why the banks are unable to say that a transaction exceeds the daily limit on a card. At my request the bank immediately wrote a letter to the trader concerned, stating that there certainly were sufficient funds in the account. Andrew Gore, La Herradura (Granada)

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain Breakfast show featuring the latest news, sport and weather. 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:25am 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 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

THURSDAY 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 3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker presents live coverage of day 10 of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships

3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker hosts coverage from the All England Club, where the women's semifinals are taking place.

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!

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News

9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Inside Asprey: Luxury by Royal Appointment 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm We Own the Night

9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Beauty Queen or Bust 11:00pm The Secret Life of Students

1:40am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Tonight 4:20am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:00am One Born Every Minute 1:00am Embarrassing Bodies 1:55am Meet the Mormons 2:50am My Last Summer 3:45am Dispatches 4:10am This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 5:05am Mary's Silver Service

3:15pm NCIS US crime drama series.

4:15pm Earthstorm Sci-fi action.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm Regional News and Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders

6:00pm Wimbledon 2014 After causing one of the biggest shocks at 2013's tournament, Sabine Lisicki, who had knocked out Serena Williams in a previous round, overcame Agnieszka Radwanska 9-7 in the deciding set to win a dramatic semi-final.

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6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm World's Busiest Train Station

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9pm 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:35pm Question Time

9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm The Honourable Woman 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Laura Kuenssberg.

Every year, thousands of students head off to university for the first time, leaving behind their friends, family and childhood homes.

9:00pm Child Soldiers of WWII 10:00pm The 70-Stone Man: The Final Chapter 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Glee 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

12am 12:35am This Week Andrew Neil, Michael Portillo and guests discuss the week's top political stories. 1:20am Holiday Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 1:25am BBC News

12:20am Hot Property: Business Boomers 1:20am The Culture Show 1:50am Natural World 2:50am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 5:00am Music Technology

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am 9/11: Mass Murder in the Sky 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 A young lieutenant with amnesia makes a shocking discovery about himself.

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8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Precision: The Measure of All Things 10:00pm A History of Britain by Simon Schama 11:00pm Rise of the Continents 12:00am Battlefield Britain 1:00am Rebels of Oz 2:00am Top of the Pops 2:40am Precision: The Measure of All Things 3:40am A History of Britain by Simon Schama

12:30pm Big Rich Texas 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 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 Big Rich Texas 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Quantum of Solace 11:10pm TV OD 11:40pm Celebrity Juice 12:30am Two and a Half Men 12:55am Two and a Half Men

8:20am The Royal 9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:45am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:50pm Heartbeat 2:50pm The Royal 3:55pm The Return of Sherlock Holmes 5:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm afterlife 12:00am William and Mary 1:05am Agatha Christie's Marple

9:35am Kojak 10:40am Kojak 11:40am The Sweeney 12:40pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:45pm Minder 2:50pm Magnum, P.I. 3:50pm Kojak 4:55pm Kojak 6:00pm The Sweeney 7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Storage Wars 8:30pm Tour De France 2014: Team Presentation 10:30pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Texas Killing Fields 1:15am Buried

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 Theory 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm 2 Broke Girls 10:30pm The Inbetweeners 11:00pm The IT Crowd 11:30pm The IT Crowd

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12:55pm The Lone Ranger 3:30pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 5:20pm The Karate Kid 7:30pm Hulk 10:00pm The Lone Ranger 12:35am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 2:25am Chain Reaction 4:20am Hero

7:40am 2 Days in New York 9:30am Life 11:30am Wedding Crashers 1:35pm Ali G Indahouse 3:15pm In a World... 5:00pm Kindergarten Cop A tough cop is forced to impersonate a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a criminal.

7:00pm Life 9:00pm Wedding Crashers 11:10pm Ali G Indahouse 12:50am In a World... 2:35am Someone Marry Barry 4:20am The World's End Special A special look at the comedy from the creators of Shaun of the Dead.

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5:30am Point Last Seen

7:00am The English Teacher 8:40am Cruel Intentions 10:25am Belle Special 10:45am Under the Tuscan Sun 12:45pm Hyde Park on Hudson 2:30pm The Truman Show 4:20pm 12 Years a Slave Special Director Steve McQueen and star Chiwetel Ejiofor discuss their highly-praised new drama.

4:40pm The English Teacher 6:20pm Empire of the Sun 9:00pm The Truman Show 10:45pm Cruel Intentions 12:30am Adore 2:30am Victim 4:05am Giant

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10:50am Gunsmoke in Tucson 12:25pm Return of the Frontiersman 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Gun Hawk 5:45pm Man in the Wilderness 7:50pm Come Fill The Cup 10:00pm Wyatt Earp 1:40am In Cold Blood 3:55am Black Gold 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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Netherlands v C. Rica 22:00

Semi Final Tuesday 8th July 2014

Winners Quarter Final “1” 22:00 Wednesday 9th July 2014

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BBC TWO 7:00am This is BBC Two 7:15am Homes Under the Hammer 8:15am The Travel Show 8:40am Helicopter Heroes 9:25am The Great British Sewing Bee 10:25am First Time on the Front Line 10:55am F1: Grand Prix Practice 12:30pm The Daily Politics 1:30pm Wimbledon 2014

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain Breakfast show featuring the latest news, sport and weather. 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

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 9:30am 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 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 3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker presents live coverage from the eleventh day of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

3:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker presents live coverage from Wimbledon, with the men's semi-finals taking place.

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 ITV News London 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 Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

9:00pm Flight MH370: 118 Days and Counting

Live coverage of the second quarter-final match from the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza.

9:00pm James Corden Does Deal or No Deal 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner 11:30pm The Inbetweeners

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Trollied 11:30pm Trollied

12:15am ITV News and Weather The latest headlines from around the world. 12:55am The Cube 1:45am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:05am The Inbetweeners 12:40am The Inbetweeners 1:05am Role Models 2:50am The Angelos Epithemiou Show 3:15am I'm Spazticus 3:40am Desperate Housewives

12:30am Stand by Your Man 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am The 12-Year-Old Shopaholic... And Other Big Spending Kids 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

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4:15pm The Trail to Hope Rose

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm Regional News and Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Celebrity MasterChef Celebrities compete in a contest of culinary skill.

6:00pm Wimbledon 2014 Last year saw the longest men's semifinal in Wimbledon history, with a thrilling clash between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.

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9pm 9:00pm EastEnders Roxy comes to a drastic conclusion about her future.

9:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage from the Castelao stadium in Fortaleza of the second World Cup quarter-final.

9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm Gardeners' World 10:30pm The Machine Gun and Skye's Band of Brothers 11:30pm Newsnight In-depth investigation and analysis of the stories behind the day's headlines with Emily Maitlis.

Documentary.

10:00pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 11:30pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side

12am 12:10am BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 12:35am Regional News and Weather

12:05am Glastonbury 2014 Highlights 2:05am Match of the Day 3:50am Question Time David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Croydon. 4:50am This is BBC Two

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 Hotel of Mum and Dad 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 2:30am Badults 3:00am Impractical Jokers 3:30am Impractical Jokers 4:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Symphony 9:30pm Sounds of The Eighties 10:00pm The Richest Songs in the World 11:30pm Neil Sedaka: King of Song 12:30am Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need is the Music 1:15am Sounds of The Eighties

11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm Big Rich Texas 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Emmerdale 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 Big Rich Texas 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The Cube 10:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am Celebrity Juice

9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:50am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:45pm Heartbeat 2:50pm The Royal 3:50pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Wire in the Blood 12:30am William and Mary 1:35am Something's Gotta Give

12:40pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:40pm Minder 2:40pm Magnum, P.I. 3:45pm Kojak 4:50pm Kojak 5:55pm The Sweeney 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm Duck Dynasty 9:30pm Duck Dynasty 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 12:45am Mars Attacks!

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 How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Star Trek: First Contact 12:15am The Big Bang Theory 12:45am The Big Bang Theory

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1:45am The Richest Songs in the World 3:15am Neil Sedaka: King of Song 4:15am Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need is the Music

SKY MOVIES Action 6:05am The Karate Kid 8:15am King Kong 11:25am White House Down 1:40pm Executive Decision 4:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 5:45pm The Karate Kid, Part II 7:45pm White House Down 10:00pm Executive Decision Islamic terrorists take control of a Washington-bound jet.

12:15am A Good Day to Die Hard 2:00am Crank 3:35am End of Days 5:40am The Karate Kid, Part II

Comedy 6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked A look behind the scenes of Disney's liveaction adventure The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp.

7:00am Struck by Lightning 8:30am The Oranges 10:05am This is 40 12:20pm The World's End 2:15pm The Hangover Part III 4:00pm Blazing Saddles 5:40pm This is 40 8:00pm The World's End 10:00pm As Good as It Gets 12:20am The Hangover Part III 2:05am The Hangover Special 2:35am Casting Couch

7:10am Jackpot 8:45am Liars All 10:25am The Sum of All Fears 12:35pm Cellular 2:15pm Switchback 4:15pm Signs 6:15pm The Sum of All Fears 8:25pm Cellular 10:05pm All Things to All Men 11:40pm Basic Instinct 2:00am American Psycho 3:50am Bad Company 5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man

7:30am Against the Ropes 9:30am Jersey Boys Special 10:00am The Break-Up Gary and Brooke are blissfully happy together in their Chicago condo.

11:55am Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2:10pm 50 First Dates 4:00pm Les Miserables 6:45pm Dead Poets Society 9:00pm 50 First Dates 10:50pm The Break-Up Gary and Brooke are blissfully happy together in their Chicago condo.

12:45am Ask the Dust 2:50am Having You 4:35am Free Samples

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6:10am After Earth Special 6:40am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am In Security 8:45am The Internship Special 9:00am Drinking Buddies 10:45am Sunshine on Leith 12:30pm Being Flynn 2:30pm 42 4:45pm After Earth Special 5:15pm We're the Millers 7:15pm Sunshine on Leith 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm Being Flynn 12:45am Drinking Buddies 2:20am In Security 4:00am 42

8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am Gunsmoke 10:05am Man in the Wilderness 12:05pm The Gun Hawk 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Wild One 5:30pm The Naked Hills 6:55pm The Last Posse 8:25pm Canyon River 10:00pm A Fistful of Dollars 11:55pm El Condor 1:50am A Fistful of Dollars 3:35am El Condor 5:15am Off Set

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:20am Regional News and Weather 8:30am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds Paul Hollywood continues his search for the best of British pies and puddings. 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Wimbledon 2014 Sue Barker presents live coverage.

BBC TWO 6:30am FIFA World Cup 2002 8:30am World Cup Highlights 9:15am F1 the British Grand Prix Practice 2. 10:55am F1 the British Grand Prix Practice 3. 12:05pm Racing Legends: Jackie Stewart 1:05pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend Aled Jones presents the weekend chat show which features performances by some of the world's finest musicians. 10:25am The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 11:30am Tour De France

CH4 7:05am The Hoobs 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:25am Mobil 1 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 12:55pm The Big Bang Theory 1:20pm The Simpsons 1:50pm The Tomorrow People 2:40pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 8:35am City of Friends 8:55am Little Princess 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Rupert Bear 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Access 11:05am The Hotel Inspector Returns 12:05pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 1:25pm Random Hearts

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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 Twin Towns 12:00pm John Bishop's Only Joking 12:30pm What's Up 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm David Attenborough's Natural History History Museum Alive

3pm 5:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage from the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia of the third World Cup quarter-final.

3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Flog It! 5:30pm Wimbledon Ladies and Men's Doubles Finals.

3:00pm Tour De France Since 1903 this traditional cycling tour has traditionally started with the Prologue. However, this year the Prologue has been disbanded for an Individual Time Trial around Futuroscope.

3:00pm Channel 4 Racing Rishi Persad and the C4 team are at Sandown for one of the biggest race days of the year featuring the Eclipse Stakes.

4:00pm Anzio Big-budget depiction of the Allied invasion of Italy during World War II.

3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Futurama 4:30pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6pm 8:10pm BBC News 8:20pm Regional News and Weather Up to the minute regional news and weather updates.

6:00pm Wimbledon Live, extensive coverage of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

8:30pm A Question of Sport Jason Manford hosts the sports-themed family entertainment game show.

6:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:00pm Off Their Rockers 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm Tipping Point

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:10pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

6:15pm 5 News Weekend 6:20pm Columbo: Suitable for Framing 7:40pm Columbo: Murder by the Book

6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

11:00pm Attack The Block

9:00pm She's 78, He's 39: Age Gap Love 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Fantastic Four

9pm 9:10pm The National Lottery 10:00pm Casualty 10:50pm Mrs. Brown's Boys Comedy series about a loudmouthed Irish matriarch.

11:20pm BBC News 11:40pm Live at the Apollo

9:00pm Today at Wimbledon 10:00pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

10:45pm Last Chance Harvey

In the build-up to the World Cup, much has been made of Belgium's Golden Generation. Now Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Vincent Kompany must deliver as they play their final group H game in Sao Paulo against South Korea.

Part-funded and developed by Film4, Joe Cornish's directorial debut is a sci-fi horrorcomedy in which extraterrestrials pick the wrong part of London as the 'beachhead' for their invasion.

12:15am ITV News and Weather A roundup of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:30am Fletch 2:15am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen

12:40am Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People? 1:40am The Last Exorcism 3:10am The Guides 3:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:35am Deal or No Deal

Four astronauts develop superpowers after being exposed to radiation in deep space.

12am 12:30am Match of the Day 1:10am D.O.A. 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:45am BBC News

12:10am A Single Man 1:45am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 3:30am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Bikini Body? The Truth About Diets 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am The Funky Valley Show

12:15am Hawaii Five-0 1:15am A League of Their Own 2:15am Cop Squad 3:10am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:05am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Lost Land of the Tiger 9:00pm The Story of Science 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano

12:00pm Take Me Out 1:10pm I Wanna Marry Harry 2:05pm The Only Way is Essex 3:40pm You've Been Framed! 5:15pm Valiant 6:15pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Valiant 6:50pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 9:00pm Something Borrowed 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Something Borrowed 11:15pm The Matrix 12:15am FYI Daily

7:00am World Kitchen 7:25am The Three Musketeers 8:25am FYI Daily 8:30am The Three Musketeers 9:30am The Darling Buds of May 10:40am The Darling Buds of May 11:50am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:50pm Lewis 3:55pm Housewife 49 5:45pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Wycliffe 1:15am Bomb Girls 2:10am Murder, She Wrote

7:40am The Sweeney 8:30am Motorsport UK 9:30am World Rally Championship Highlights Poland. 10:30am British Superbike Championship Highlights 11:30am Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Motorway Patrol 6:25pm British Touring Car Championship Highlights 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Hornblower 11:10pm Raging Bull 12:10am FYI Daily

12:00pm Rules of Engagement 1:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 3:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm Sanctum 12:15am The Big Bang Theory 12:45am Rude Tube 1:45am 2 Broke Girls 2:15am How I Met Your Mother 3:15am The Ricky Gervais Show 5:00am Glee 5:45am Desperate Housewives

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Drama based on the books featuring the Sicilian detective.

11:45pm The Beatles' Please Please Me Re-Making a Classic 12:45am Big in America 1:45am Top of the Pops Mike Read presents another edition of the weekly pop chart show including performances from Siouxsie.

2:25am Sounds of The Eighties 3:00am Lost Land of the Tiger 4:00am The Story of Science

SKY MOVIES Action 5:40am The Karate Kid, Part II 7:40am The Karate Kid, Part II 9:40am The Next Karate Kid 11:35am Batman Begins 2:00pm Men in Black II Slinky space queen Serleena plots extraterrestrial destruction and Agent J is going to need help.

3:35pm Cinderella Man 6:05pm The Jewel of the Nile 8:00pm Batman Begins 10:25pm Men in Black II 12:00am Django Unchained 2:50am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 4:50am Cyborg 009

Comedy 6:30am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 7:00am Why Stop Now? 8:40am The Wedding Video 10:25am Identity Thief 12:25pm The Heat 2:30pm This is the End 4:25pm Little Shop of Horrors 6:10pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sick of being bullied by her overpowering Greek family, dowdy Toula signs up for college.

7:55pm The Heat 10:00pm Identity Thief 12:00am This is the End 1:55am The to Do List

5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:40am John Q 9:40am Murder by Numbers 11:45am Inside Man 2:00pm The Pelican Brief 4:30pm Last Passenger 6:20pm Sleeping with the Enemy Laura Burney seems to have the perfect life: a stunning house and a loving husband, Martin.

8:10pm Deadfall 10:00pm The Pelican Brief 12:30am Outlaw 2:25am Inside Man 4:45am Compulsion

4:35am Free Samples 6:05am Girls! Girls! Girls! 7:50am Medicine Man 9:45am Darling Companion 11:35am Before Midnight 1:35pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 3:15pm Now is Good 5:05pm Beyond the Sea 7:10pm Jersey Girl 9:00pm Before Midnight 11:00pm Never Been Kissed 1:00am Girl, Interrupted 3:15am Burning Man 5:15am The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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6:15am The Internship Special 6:30am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special 7:00am In Security 8:45am Drinking Buddies 10:30am Sunshine on Leith 12:15pm Being Flynn 2:00pm In Security 3:45pm We're the Millers 5:45pm 42 8:00pm We're the Millers 10:00pm Sunshine on Leith 11:45pm Being Flynn 1:30am Drinking Buddies 3:05am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 3:35am 42

6:00am The Wild One 7:30am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke An old man threatens to kill someone who offended him.

9:35am The Naked Hills 11:05am The Last Posse 12:30pm Canyon River 2:05pm Assignment to Kill 4:00pm Darby's Rangers 6:20pm The Moonlighter 7:50pm Behold a Pale Horse 10:00pm Hollywood Homicide 12:15am Fearless 2:30am Hollywood Homicide 4:25am Tin Pan Alley

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:15pm BBC News 1:25pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Wimbledon 2:50pm Wimbledon Men's Final.

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:10am East of Sudan 8:40am Gardeners' World More handy horticultural tips from the gardening experts. 9:10am FIFA World Cup 2006 10:45am World Cup Highlights 11:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites James Martin takes a look back at some of his favourite recipes and best moments from Saturday Kitchen. 1:00pm F1 the British Grand Prix

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend Aled Jones presents the weekend chat show which features performances by some of the world's finest musicians. 10:25am Love Your Garden 11:30am Tour De France

CH4 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am British F3 8:10am Snowdonia Slateman Triathlon 8:35am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:35pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 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. 11:30am Big Brother 12:30pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 1:30pm Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

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SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Transformers: Age of Extinction Special 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 Wimbledon Men's Final. Live, extensive coverage of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

4:30pm Racing Legends: Stirling Moss 5:30pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:00pm Deal or No Deal

3:15pm Space Jam

6:00pm A Knight's Tale 8:35pm Channel 4 News

6:20pm The Fox and the Hound 7:55pm 5 News

How Looney is this - Michael Jordan and the world's most famous 'toons in one spacedout adventure?

4:55pm A Goofy Movie

3:00pm Futurama 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6pm 6:45pm BBC News 7:00pm Regional News 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Countryfile 8:10pm Antiques Roadshow

6:15pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

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6:00pm Tipping Point 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Despicable Me

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9pm 9:10pm Casualty 10:00pm Common 11:30pm BBC News 11:50pm Regional News 11:55pm Have I Got Old News for You

9:00pm The Quest for Bannockburn 10:00pm A Cabbie Abroad Egypt Risk. Episode 3.

11:00pm Mock the Week 11:35pm Today at Wimbledon

10:00pm Nations Favourite Motown Song 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm The Cube

9:00pm Johnny English Reborn Rowan Atkinson returns to reprise his inept secret agent in this comedy sequel from director Oliver Parker.

10:00pm Big Brother Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

11:00pm Lethal Weapon 4

11:00pm Sean Lock

9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Futurama 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12am 12:25am Sliding Doors 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:05am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:35am Heavenly Creatures 2:05am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 3:05am Holby City 4:05am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:45am The Unforgettable... 1:15am The Store 3:15am Motorsport UK 4:05am British Superbike Highlights 4:55am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:00am Get Him to the Greek 1:50am This Boy's Life 3:50am Swimming 4:05am A Superscrimpers' Merry Christmas 5:00am Beat My Build 5:55am Kirstie's Vintage Gems

1:25am World's Scariest Plane Landings 2:10am Super Casino 4:10am One World Trade Center: Rebuilt 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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2:35pm America's Got Talent 3:30pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed! 4:15pm Beethoven 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Beethoven 6:00pm Valiant 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Valiant 7:30pm Pearl Harbour 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Pearl Harbour 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm TV OD 12:20am The Matrix Reloaded

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Murder, She Wrote 8:00am The Four Musketeers 9:00am FYI Daily 9:05am The Four Musketeers 10:10am Heartbeat 11:15am Heartbeat 12:20pm Goodbye, Mr. Chips 2:25pm A Touch of Frost 4:40pm Lewis 6:40pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Wycliffe 12:05am Dial M for Murder 1:05am FYI Daily

7:10am Cheers 7:40am Ax Men 8:25am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 10:00am Tour De France 2014 Highlights 11:00am Cheers 11:30am Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Duck Dynasty 6:30pm Duck Dynasty 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm How I Spent My Summer Vacation 12:00am FYI Daily

10:30am Rude(Ish) Tube 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2:30pm The Mindy Project 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Penny and Leonard's Love Story The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Penny and Leonard's Love Story The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian 11:10pm The Big Bang Theory 11:40pm Rude Tube 12:40am How I Met Your Mother

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9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Tron Legacy 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Murdered by My Boyfriend 2:30am Russell Howard's Good News 3:00am Stacey Dooley in the USA Stacey Dooley travels to America to explore the bittersweet world of open adoption.

4:00am Live at the Electric 4:30am Live at the Electric

Anarchic and offbeat 1960s story of 36 hours in the lives of the Beatles as they travel to a TV show.

10:00pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.

11:40pm Velorama 12:40am The Richest Songs in the World 2:10am Neil Sedaka: King of Song 3:10am Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:30am Captain America: The Winter Soldier Special 7:00am Jaws 4: The Revenge 8:40am Fantastic Four 10:35am Man of Steel 1:05pm Skyfall 3:35pm Appaloosa Two lawmen are hired to bring a murderous rancher to justice. Western.

5:35pm Fantastic Four 7:30pm Man of Steel 10:00pm Skyfall 12:30am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2:55am The Man with the Iron Fists 4:40am Death Warrant

Comedy 7:20am Head of State 9:10am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:30am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 11:10am The Campaign 12:50pm There's Something About Mary 3:00pm The World's End Special 3:30pm Analyze This 5:25pm Analyze That 7:15pm Best in Show 9:00pm There's Something About Mary 11:10pm The Campaign 12:45am Boat Trip 2:25am Mallrats 4:05am Wild Hogs 5:50am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

6:25am Deep Family Secrets 8:05am LUV 9:55am The Saint 12:05pm The Double 1:55pm The Suspect 3:45pm The Island 6:05pm The Saint Simon Templar is a debonair master thief with a talent for disguise.

8:15pm The Double 10:00pm Cold Comes The Night A Polish gangster takes a motel manager captive when a bag of money goes missing.

11:45pm The Island 2:05am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

5:15am The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 8:00am Gandhi 11:10am Birth 1:00pm Pitch Perfect 3:00pm Hitchcock 4:50pm Dangerous Minds 6:40pm Lorenzo's Oil 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm Birth 12:50am All Good Things 2:40am Go for It! 4:20am The Top Ten Show 2014 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond?

4:35am The Barbarian and the Geisha

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6:25am Assignment to Kill 8:15am Darby's Rangers 10:35am The Moonlighter 12:05pm Behold a Pale Horse 2:25pm Black Patch 4:00pm Stage to Thunder Rock 5:40pm The Bounty Hunter 7:10pm Man From Sonara 8:20pm The Texican 10:00pm Band of Brothers 11:10pm Band of Brothers 12:25am The Girl 2:10am Brothers Blue 3:45am The Girl 5:15am Off Set

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The biter bit… was Suarez ban fair? Uruguayan star Luis Suarez has been thrown out of the World Cup, banned from ‘all football-related activities’ for four months and fined just over €82,000 for biting an opposition player. It was the third time he had been caught biting another player. Was his penalty excessive, or not harsh enough?

ULEA DAVIES of Roy Trevor Removals on the Costa del Sol said: “All I know is that if I was a professional footballer, I wouldn’t think that the fine was high enough. They are all paid an obscene amount of money.” George Rae of Complete Holiday Care, Mojacar Playa, Almeria, said: “I certainly don’t think the punishment reflected the crime. This was his third offence, and he should have been banned for years rather than

STREET TALK the slap on the wrist that he received. This was a disgrace to football.” Anthony and Tammy Bowen from The Chippy, in La Alfoquia, Almeria, were not impressed by the incident: “Suarez’s behaviour was disgusting. He should definitely have been punished more. If I could

have decided the punishment he would have faced a much larger fine and a much longer ban.” In Mallorca Nigel Singleton of Singleton International said: “I think it’s about right. You can’t go around just biting shoulders or any part of another player. I wonder if he is in any way related to Mike Tyson – as he liked to bite too!” Also on Mallorca Donna Mann of Little Britain, Alcudia, agreed the punishment fitted the crime. She

said: “I think it’s a fair punishment considering he’s done it before. The ban is right and the fine is about right, too. FIFA have to make a stand and say this is not acceptable for someone who is a role model.” Clinton Daynes of The Dog Grove on the Costa Blanca thought the penalty could have been more severe. “It needed to be harsh as at the end of the day he is a role model, and he has stepped out of line again. We are taught at a very young age – no biting, no kicking, no hitting so it’s probably not harsh enough,” Clinton believed. Lyal Taylor of the Costa Blanca’s OP Group agreed. “The ban is not long enough – plain and simple. Hand in hand with that, the fine should be more as well. It’s the third time after all,” she said.

Anthony and Tammy Bowen from The Chippy (left). George Rae of Complete Holiday Care (centre). Donna Mann of Little Britain (right).

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BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Animal Park 8:50am Bargain Hunt 9:20am Helicopter Heroes 10:05am Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Breakaway 2:45pm Cash in the Attic

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine Join Lorraine Kelly and her celebrity friends for all the latest showbiz, news, style on ITV. 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:00pm Tour De France

CH4 7:40am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:05am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:30am King of Queens 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm A Place in the Sun

CH5 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am 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

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3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 4:15pm Natural World 5:15pm Frozen Planet

3:00pm Tour De France 5:30pm You've Been Framed!

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm University Challenge Audition Shows

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

9:30pm The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 10:00pm Scotland: For Richer or Poorer? 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Cube 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:35pm You Cannot be Serious

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS US crime drama series.

4:15pm Amber's Story Moving drama.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm How Safe is Your House?

6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks Sienna is desperate for answers.

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 Skyscraper

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm Fantastic Four

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9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm John Bishop's Australia 11:00pm BBC News & Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Guilty by Association

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 10:00pm The Armstrong Lie

Documentary series exploring the reality of life on benefits in Britain.

11:00pm Big Brother Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

12am 12:35am Commonwealth City 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:20am A Cabbie Abroad Egypt Risk. Episode 3. 1:20am Rainforest 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am How to Write 5:30am Simon Armitage, Writing Poems

12:05am Ray Mears Deadly Dozen 1:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:35am Random Acts 12:40am Beauty Queen or Bust 1:35am The Secret Millions 2:30am Scandal 3:15am The Mill 4:10am The Mill 5:05am Beat My Build

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am She's 78, He's 39: Age Gap Love 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

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12:30pm Big Rich Texas 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm You've Been Framed! 3:00pm 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! 10:00pm Happy Gilmore 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Happy Gilmore 11:55pm Celebrity Juice 12:40am Two and a Half Men 1:10am Two and a Half Men

11:45am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:45pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm A Touch of Frost 11:05pm Without You 12:05am William and Mary 1:10am Robbie Coltrane's B-Road Britain 2:10am Murder, She Wrote

7:10am The Big Match Revisited 8:00am Cheers 8:55am Magnum, P.I. 9:55am Kojak 10:55am Minder 12:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 1:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Highway Patrol 5:55pm Kojak 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 11:55pm Ax Men 1:00am Tour De France 2014 Highlights

1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:35pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Mindy Project 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm The Crazies 1:05am The Big Bang Theory

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12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Slum Survivors 2:30am Badults 3:00am Live at the Electric 4:00am Slum Survivors

SKY MOVIES Action 4:40am Death Warrant 6:20am Argo: Sky Movies Special 6:40am The Top Ten Show 2014 Which movies are doing the best business at home and across the pond?

7:00am Flight of the Intruder 9:00am Volcano 10:50am Jack the Giant Slayer 12:50pm Bad Boys II 3:25pm The Bridge on the River Kwai 6:10pm Catwoman 8:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 10:00pm Bad Boys II 12:30am The Italian Job 2:25am End of Days 4:35am Resident Evil: Retribution

5:50am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:20am Salvation Boulevard 9:10am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 9:40am American Pie 2 11:40am American Pie: The Wedding 1:30pm Idiocracy 3:10pm Grumpy Old Men 5:05pm Grumpier Old Men Old bachelor John has married Ariel, while his grumpy friend Max is still single.

7:00pm Admission 9:00pm American Pie 2 10:50pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:35am Idiocracy 2:10am Weird Science 4:00am The World's End Special

6:00am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:45am Penthouse North 9:25am Red Rock West 11:10am Bad Company 1:10pm Black Rain 3:20pm Miami Vice 5:35pm Conspiracy Theory 7:55pm The Mean Machine 10:00pm Black Rain 12:10am Falling Down 2:15am Traffic 4:55am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 5:15am Point Last Seen

4:35am The Barbarian and the Geisha 6:30am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 7:00am St Elmo's Fire 9:00am Sparkle 11:05am Having You 12:50pm Jersey Boys Special 1:20pm You've Got Mail 3:30pm Chasing Mavericks 5:35pm Borrowed Time 7:15pm John Tucker Must Die 9:00pm Chasing Mavericks 11:00pm You've Got Mail 1:05am Dangerous Liaisons 3:10am Life of a King 4:55am Anastasia

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6:00am TCM Shorts 6:20am Black Patch 7:55am Stage to Thunder Rock 9:35am The Bounty Hunter 11:05am Man From Sonara 12:10pm The Texican 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Macomber Affair 5:45pm Armoured Command 7:45pm Pay or Die 10:00pm Tin Cup 12:30am Take a Hard Ride 2:25am Tin Cup 4:35am Stage to Thunder Rock

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CH5 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake Monkey 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

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show deals with family and relationship issues, and also takes a look at the everyday conflicts that affect our lives. 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

3:00pm Cash in the Attic 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 4:15pm Natural World 5:15pm Frozen Planet

3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm Mary Berry Cooks

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale

6:00pm Couples 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

9:00pm University Challenge Audition Shows 10:00pm Shop Girls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 10:00pm Embarrassing Bodies 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:55pm The Secret Life of Students

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 An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Glee

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 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS US crime drama series.

4:15pm Shattered Silence Drama.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Room 101

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

9:30pm Match of the Day Live Live coverage of a key football fixture.

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 Sf 1.

Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

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12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:50am Tales From Northumberland 1:20am Jackpot 247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

1:00am Random Acts 1:05am Pokerstars.Com PCA 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:25am Transworld Sport 3:25am Mobil 1 3:50am Snowdonia Slateman Triathlon 4:20am Motorsport 4:45am Beat My Build 5:40am River Cottage Veg Heroes

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Wentworth 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Brand New House for ÂŁ5k 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 Lt Commander Joe White needs the Five-0's help, and Chin Ho is starting to worry about Kono. 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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9:00pm Britain by Bike 9:30pm Commonwealth on Film 10:00pm Rebels of Oz 11:00pm Strictly Ballroom 12:30am Lost Land of the Tiger 1:30am A History of Britain by Simon Schama 2:30am Britain by Bike 3:00am Commonwealth on Film 3:30am Rebels of Oz

11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm Big Rich Texas 1:30pm Emmerdale 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 Big Rich Texas 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 12:00am Celebrity Juice

10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:20pm Second Thoughts 5:55pm Home to Roost 6:25pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Without You 12:00am William and Mary

9:50am Kojak 10:50am Kojak 11:55am Police, Camera, Action! 12:30pm Highway Patrol 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Police, Camera, Action! 6:25pm Highway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm The Cycle Show 10:00pm Commando: On the Front Line 10:30pm Commando: On the Front Line 11:00pm Hard to Kill 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 Theory 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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12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 2:30am Slum Survivors 3:30am Stacey Dooley in the USA 4:30am Badults

Unashamed Australia admirer Howard Jacobson sets out on a journey of discovery into how Robert Hughes, Clive James, Barry Humphries and Germaine Greer left the backwater of Australia and became towering forces in the cultural epicentres of London and New York.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:20am Angel Flight Down 8:00am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special A look behind the scenes of Guillermo del Toro's epic action sci-fi.

8:30am Alexander 11:30am Demolition Man 1:30pm Iron Man 3 3:45pm Pain and Gain 6:00pm Assault on Precinct 13 A bus carrying druglord Bishop is diverted to Detroit's Precinct 13 during a storm.

8:00pm Demolition Man 10:00pm Iron Man 3 12:15am Pain and Gain 2:30am Bloodsport 4:10am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Comedy 6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am Top Secret 8:35am Hairbrained 10:15am The Ladykillers 12:05pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 1:50pm Fun with Dick and Jane 3:25pm To Rome with Love 5:25pm Grown Ups 2 7:10pm The Ladykillers 9:00pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 10:50pm Fun with Dick and Jane 12:30am Grown Ups 2 2:25am Caddyshack 4:15am The Lone Ranger Unmasked A look behind the scenes of Disney's liveaction adventure The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp.

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5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man Thriller in which private investigator Sam Churchill faces his most challenging - and deadly - case after he is hired to track down the father of client Laura Enders.

6:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am East of Eden Two brothers compete for their father's attention.

9:00am Private Peaceful 10:50am New Year's Eve Comedy following the adventures of a group of New Yorkers on New Year's Eve. Comedy/romance.

12:55pm Medicine Man 2:45pm Under the Tuscan Sun 4:45pm Legends of the Fall 7:00pm Chicago Jailed for killing her cheating fella, Roxie hears of legendary attorney Billy Flynn.

9:00pm World Trade Center 11:20pm Gorillas in the Mist 1:40am Cherry 3:30am Victim 5:05am Desk Set

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Grunters are a real turn-off…

OMETHING really must be done about those appalling grunters at Wimbledon. Frankly, the orgasmic screams from the women and the Neanderthal grunts of the men are really starting to get to me. I mean what on earth is it all about? I have always been a tennis fan. In the good old days (mine that is) when I could get on Centre Court and into the bar, I didn’t miss a single day of this wonderful competition. At no time during that period do I recall the likes of Chris Evett, BillieJean King, Jimmy Connors or any of those wonderful past champions, screaming like banshees or imitating the mating call of chimpanzees to achieve a successful outcome. What do these spoiled, extremely fortunate people think when they see recordings of their matches and hear themselves uttering these primitive ejaculations? Personally, I would be extremely embarrassed; some of their utterings almost seem like too much information - if you get my drift! I saw an article the other day from someone who had recently watched a number of players practising,

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT particularly Sharapova - to my mind one of the worst offenders. This person reported that there was no sign of the noise projected during their actual matches. By this token it must imply the whole phenomenon is a part of the player’s strategy and completely intentional. In this case the noise limiters must be brought into play and anything over an agreed level penalised by loss of points or a number of warnings that could culminate in fines or even disqualification. Come on, you tennis authorities, show some teeth so this ol’ boy can turn the sound back on and enjoy the commentary, without suffering what sounds for all the world like a backing track of London Zoo! I know Cameron’s stand in the recent EU presidential elections has just about been done to death, but can anyone tell me who the alternate

candidates were? As far as I can discover there was actually no one else to vote for. I dunno, perhaps it’s me. I’ve no doubt somebody will write in and enlighten me! As far as I’m concerned, disgraced footballing animal Suarez should have been banned for life for his recent biting incident. It was his third offence and it should be without question three bites and you’re out. But he won’t be, will he. No, I’m afraid in the world of the beautiful game, money speaks far louder than words - as certain wealthy Qataris have also discovered! And that’s about it. Unfortunately, lost another friend this week. Estelle Hatt, long-time resident of Mallorca and one of life’s true characters, passed on. RIP Estelle. Sadly missed. Thanks for all your mail. Love the feedback. I can take it. Have a good week and, whatever ya, do always keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com WORST OFFENDER: Maria Sharapova.

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BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am World Cup Highlights 8:45am Fake Britain 9:15am Call the Council 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Tiger About the House 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Animal Park 2:30pm Cash in the Attic

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3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

3:00pm Charley Hull: Teenage Tigress 3:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 4:15pm Sri Lanka: Elephant Island 5:15pm Frozen Planet

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 Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm The Preacher's Mistress

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm Mary Berry Cooks

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 Couples 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 Cricket on 5

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 10:00pm Coast Australia 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm 16 Kids and Counting

9:00pm Brand New House for ÂŁ5k 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Returns

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family

Gwen struggles to provide for her son, pay for her studies and work in a low-paid job.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show

9pm 9:00pm Match of the Day Live Sport. Live coverage of a key football fixture.

Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 Sf 2.

How do dads cope with the demands of a supersized family?

Documentary series.

11:00pm Big Brother Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

Claire feels inadequate when an old friend comes to visit.

10:00pm 24: Live Another Day 11:00pm A League of Their Own

12am 12:10am BBC News 12:35am Regional News 12:40am Weather 12:45am John Bishop's Australia 1:45am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:50am BBC News

12:20am Shop Girls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter 1:20am British Airways 2:20am Match of the Day 4:05am This is BBC Two 5:00am Your Body: Your Image

12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:50am Perspectives 1:50am Jackpot 247 4:00am British Touring Car Championships Croft. 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:00am Britain's Youngest Carers 1:00am Random Acts 1:05am Superstar DJs 1:30am The Simpsons 1:55am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:50am Lolita 5:10am Beat My Build

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am World's Busiest Train Station 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 Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Stacey Dooley in the USA 10:00pm Top Gear 11:05pm Live at the Apollo 11:35pm Live at the Apollo 12:05am Family Guy 12:27am Family Guy 12:50am American Dad! 1:12am American Dad! 1:35am Russell Howard's Good News 2:05am Live at the Apollo 2:35am Live at the Apollo 3:05am Stacey Dooley in the USA 4:00am Blood, Smack and Tears: Afghanistan's Heroin Hell

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Flying Archaeologist 9:00pm Horizon

10:00pm Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle 11:00pm The Queen's Castle 12:00am Tales from the Royal Wardrobe with Lucy Worsley 1:00am Storyville 2:35am Britain by Bike 3:05am Parks and Recreation 3:30am Parks and Recreation

11:30am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:30pm Big Rich Texas 1:30pm 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 6:30pm Big Rich Texas 7:30pm Dinner Date 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Ultimate You've Been Framed! 10:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Two and a Half Men

10:20am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:05pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Without You

10:50am Kojak 11:50am Police, Camera, Action! 12:25pm Highway Patrol 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Police, Camera, Action! 6:25pm Highway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Goodwood Cars of the Future 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm Texas Killing Fields 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Texas Killing Fields

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 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 Hairspray 11:20pm Rude Tube 12:20am The Big Bang Theory

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SKY MOVIES Action 6:10am The Wolverine Special Alex Zane talks to star Hugh Jackman about the brand new X-Men spin-off.

6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special A special look at the sci-fi actioner starring Matt Damon.

7:00am King Kong 10:15am Tombstone 12:30pm Batman Begins 2:55pm Fast and Furious 6 Special 3:15pm Fast and Furious 6 5:30pm xXx 7:40pm xXx2: The Next Level 9:30pm Batman Begins 12:00am Fast and Furious 6 2:15am Crank

6:30am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 7:00am Arthur 8:50am Arthur 2: On the Rocks 10:55am The Top Ten Show 2014 11:15am Identity Thief 1:20pm Scary Movie 5 A couple are plagued by a mysterious demon after taking three children into their home.

2:55pm In a World... 4:40pm Wedding Crashers 6:50pm Notting Hill 9:00pm Identity Thief 11:00pm Scary Movie 5 12:35am Wedding Crashers

7:40am Hick 9:25am Sleeping with the Enemy Laura Burney seems to have the perfect life: a stunning house and a loving husband, Martin.

11:10am I Against I 12:40pm Ripley's Game 2:35pm Alive 4:45pm Murder at 1600 6:35pm The Temp 8:15pm Sleeping with the Enemy Laura Burney seems to have the perfect life: a stunning house and a loving husband, Martin.

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1954: The end of rationing. Housewives celebrate the end of 14 years of food rationing in Britain - restrictions on the purchase of meat and other items are lifted. 1965: Ronnie Biggs escapes from prison. The Great Train Robber, who was serving 30 years, escapes from Wandsworth jail. 1968: Alec Rose gets home. The round-the-world yachtsman sails into Portsmouth completing his 354-day trip. 1970: Charter flight goes missing over Spain. A holiday jet from Manchester goes missing with 105 holidaymakers aboard. Its wreckage is found the next day. 1976: Entebbe hostages freed. Israeli commandos go to Uganda to save the 100 hostages being held by proPalestinian hijackers at Entebbe airport. 1981: Police injured in Liverpool riots. As many as 30 police officers are attacked with bricks and assorted missiles in Toxteth when rioting began. 1982: The Queen finds an intruder in her bedroom. A man broke into Buckingham Palace and spends 10 minutes talking with the monarch in her private rooms. 1985: Becker wins Wimbledon. The 17-year-old tennis player becomes the youngest ever to win the famous tournament. 1987: Klaus Barbie, former chief of the Gestapo in Lyon, gets life. The Nazi war criminal is sentenced to life in prison by a Lyon court. 1988: Piper Alpha disaster. The North Sea oil rig suffers an uncontrolled blaze resulting in the loss of 167 lives. 1989: Oliver North avoids jail. The Irangate colonel and former White House aide escapes prison for his part in the IranContra affair.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) When someone asks you this week where you are going, will you know the answer? You will make progress if you do. If you're not sure, then there is no point in going full steam ahead. This is a week to consider your options on all fronts, particularly in business. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) A personal decision needs to be made. No major changes are necessary so long as you have a firm plan. It is not so much that caution is required, rather more that you should give yourself time to consider. In the longer term, you may see this week as a turning point. . LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a week of planning and making changes. Some things click into place and you realise that you are on your way to completing an ambition. The trick is to manage it without upsetting people on the home front. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Are you putting off a decision affecting others? This is a good time to take the bull by the horns. Keep an eye on finances involving younger people. Sometimes, you are better able to help in other ways, perhaps by giving encouragement or advice. . SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Your activities this week may seem to be ones best done alone. To a certain extent this is true. However, if you wish to make others feel important and gain their support in the future, you should involve them. You don't have to take advice which is given but be diplomatic when not acting on it. Hurt feelings can cost money. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Are you feeling less positive than

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There is sensitivity in your chart. It is possible to overlook someone who needs your time and consideration. You are not a mind-reader and they may not directly seek your help. Be aware, then, of how others are faring.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: The rest of this year deals more with practical matters than spiritual. You need determination not to be sidetracked, especially financially. Recently acquired friends will play a big part and be most helpful in November.

July 3: Julian Assange, 43. Entrepreneur. Founder of WikiLeaks and refugee at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 2012. He has wreaked havoc on the international intelligence community by leaking all sorts of information to the public.

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July 7: Jeremy Kyle, 49. TV show host. A British TV and radio personality, he has come to widespread fame as the host of The Jeremy Kyle Show which has aired more than 14,000 episodes. July 8: Kevin Bacon, 56. Film actor. Bacon rose to fame with the 80s’ hit film Footloose and has gone on to star in many Hollywood blockbusters including Apollo 13 and The River Wild for which he won a Golden Globe.

July 5: Huey Lewis, 64. Singer. Singer and harmonica player with Huey Lewis and the News this band contributed several tracks to the Back to the Future soundtrack. July 6: Sylvester Stallone, 68. Film actor. The actor, director and screenwriter was voted into the boxing hall of fame for his Rocky film series - he is also famous for his role as Rambo in the 80s’ films of the same name. usual? We all do at times. If energy is low get out for a long walk in a relaxing place. Perhaps watch a film that raises your spirits. There is about you a kind of regret and fondness for the past, but there is nothing wrong with sentimentality so long as it does not cloud your picture of the future. That can be bright indeed. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Is someone trying to sidetrack you by casting doubt on a relationship or plan? Something is going on so make sure that you have all the facts. It would be gullible of you to take everything at face value. You have good supportive colleagues and may seek their advice. Be optimistic as the weekend comes and remember your sense of humour.

July 4: Miguel Angel Muñoz. Actor and singer. This film actor and singer is also famous in Mexico and the US where he has made many films. He studied acting in Madrid and Los Angeles and made his debut on the silver screen at only 10 years old. He has won two Goya awards for his work in cinema.

July 9: Tom Hanks, 58. Film actor. Hanks is most famous for playing the title role in Forrest Gump for which he won an Oscar; he went on to star in many films including Saving Private Ryan and The Green Mile.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Showing confidence means others see you as being very much in control. They need to see that you can be trusted. If a plan is not going in the right direction, be prepared to change tack. Changes should not be made to financial plans until you are sure of your ground. Romantically, you are being admired.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) It is now important that you are clear about the person you wish to spend your time with because you may have more than one option. Plans that you started last week are now showing progress. Keeping the pace growing is essential to beat rivals. It is not an easy week by any means but it should not be boring.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) It is all go for you at the moment. Not only will you be particularly clearthinking but your intellect will be sharp as a knife. Your enthusiasm spills over from your business life to personal matters, leading to a hectic and eventful time all week. When it comes to romance, a positive and dynamic approach stands you in good stead.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) A tendency to be emotional because of a setback should be avoided. When you feel the pressure rising, remember that nothing is worth risking your health for. Sound out friends and colleagues to avoid over-reacting. It is a week when you realise how someone close is able to be a great help. The question is, can you accept it?

TOUR DE FRANCE 2014 1. In which East African country was Chris Froome, the winner of the Tour de France in 2013, born? 2. The Tour de France was first organised in 1903 to increase paper sales for the magazine L’Auto, true or false? 3. There has been an official competition for young riders since 1975. Excluding the years 1989 to 1999, the leader of the young rider classification has worn what colour jersey? 4. What is a ‘contre la montre’? 5. Which British rider has won 25 Tour de France stages putting him third on the all-time list and fourth on the all-time list of Grand Tour stage winners with 43 victories? 6. Which English county will host the initial stages of the 2014 edition of the Tour de France? 7. Which cycling team sponsored both the 2012 winner, Bradley Wiggins and the 2013 winner, Chris Froome? 8. Which, now disgraced, German cyclist was runnerup on five occasions in the Tour de France (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003)? 9. Who is awarded the ‘lanterne rouge’? 10. Who, in 1962, was the first British cyclist to hold the yellow jersey in the Tour De France?

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 C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 10 Very good: 14 Excellent: 18

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION abet, able, bale, bare, bate, bear, beat, beer, beet, belt, beta, blat, brae, brat, carb, crab, abler, acerb, baler, beret, blare, blear, bleat, brace, bract, caber, cable, celeb, rebec, rebel, table, beater, beetle, berate, rebate, treble, retable, bracelet, CELEBRATE, ERECTABLE

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DIVERGENT is the first instalment in a series of science fiction action films based on the books by Veronica Roth. It stars Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley and Theo James, among others and was directed by Neil Burger, produced by Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher. It tells the story of a dystopian post-apocalyptic future where people are divided into factions based on their virtues. The heroine of the film is Beatrice Prior who is warned that she does not fit into any of the factions.

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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 (GLAZED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of an item often found in the bathroom (two words): INCITED AMBIENCE Unscramble the name of a South American country and its capital: CURE VIA BOILS

Play on Words LLOYD YODLL LOYDL ODLLY 5 Demonstrated how to get between two poles (5) 6 For warmth, sunbathe at noon, inside (4) 8 In the past it helped the church survive (5) 10 South American city, and yes, German red wine (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 15 represents B and 8 represents X, so fill in B every time the figure 15 appears and X every time the figure 8 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 Afraid (6) 4 Assault (6) 9 Humiliate (5) 10 Answer (5) 11 Invalidate (5) 12 Clerical robe (7) 13 Hint at (6) 15 Have an influence on (6) 19 Lawlessness (7) 21 Happen again (5) 23 Antisocial type (5) 24 Unpleasant (5) 25 Aim for (6) 26 Improved (6)

Down 1 Seedless raisin (7) 2 Once more (5) 3 Empowered (7) 5 Revolves (5) 6 Judge favourably (7) 7 Small canoe (5) 8 Arrive at (5) 14 Novice (7) 16 Anticipate (7) 17 Hunting dog (7) 18 Bearing false witness (5) 19 Apportion (5) 20 Cut up (5) 22 Church vault (5)

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Down 1 Leave in credit with a sharp knife (7) 2 Foremost Russian mountain range in the country (5) 3 Agreement that might be struck, it’s said (6)

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FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MEDICINE CABINET, BOLIVIA, SUCRE

Across 1 Icon's car damaged coming from a Mediterranean island? (8) 4 Consul possibly coming back, partly for bonus (4) 7 Greet exotic bird (5) 9 Encourage Eric he errs in writing (5) 11 Alter afterwards (5) 12 Instrument on top of tree or shrub (5) 13 Sunnier end of leather on willow (6) 15 In Himalayas, but not his country (6) 19 Big smiles gymnasts turn on? (5) 21 Grub of a popular variety (5) 23 Implements for repairing broken stool (5) 24 Found idea germinated, showing keen interest (5) 25 Comic episode involving second gear? (4) 26 I am nasty, really nasty, but a big supporter (8)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Scarf, 3 Roses, 7 Realist, 9 Acrid, 10 Notes, 11 Express, 12 Scared, 14 Vassal, 18 Climate, 20 Upset, 22 Ozone, 23 Theatre, 24 Aisle, 25 Ernes. Down: 1 Sprints, 2 Apart, 3 Ratted, 4 Sharp, 5 Screens, 6 Aides, 8 Issue, 13 Arizona, 15 Amuse, 16 Letters, 17 Settle, 18 Chore, 19 Avers, 21 Satin. QUICK Across: 1 Bogus, 3 Decade, 6 Calypso, 8 Cocky, 10 Lag, 11 Precede, 12 Utter, 13 Cargo, 18 Acerbic, 20 Mat, 21 Darts, 22 Magenta, 23 Chosen, 24 Depth. Down: 1 Buckle, 2 Suppose, 3 Droopy, 4 Cycle, 5 Hyper, 7 Light-year, 9 Clergyman, 14 Alleged, 15 Dandy, 16 Acumen, 17 Attach, 19 Basis.

Across 1 Melocotón (fruto) (5) 3 Monday (5) 6 Broken (object) (4) 7 Blood (6) 9 Adornos (9) 12 Ring (on finger) (6) 13 Expensive (4) 14 Corazón (5) 15 Outside (5)

Down 1 But (contrasting) (4) 2 Antarctica (9) 3 Líder (6) 4 Pesadilla (mal sueño) (9) 5 Semilla (4) 8 Cartera (billetera) (6) 10 Lavar (4) 11 Wedding (4)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Charco, 4 Saws, 8 Mirar, 9 Dense, 10 Jellyfish, 13 Doors, 15 Chica, 16 Solo, 17 Poesia. Down: 1 Como, 2 Agree, 3 Careless, 5 Aun, 6 She, 7 Edificio, 11 Skies, 12 Nada, 13 Dos, 14 Oil.

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TOP 10 CELEBRITIES WHO THE MOBS ALMOST KILLED EVER wondered how all those celebrities hang out with the Mob (in any of its incarnations) but never seem to have much to do with them? Sometimes they get on the wrong side of the ‘darker element’ that they like to flirt with. Here are a few examples of celebrities almost killed by various Mobs. 1. Steven Seagal The Gambino crime family were extorting this well known actor for around $150,000 (€110,000) per film he made - when he tried to stop making action movies the Mob threatened him with death if he did not continue. Eventually the FBI stepped in and arrested Julius Nasso, who was his contact, thus freeing Seagal. 2. Fats Waller This jazz piano player was Al Capone’s 27th birthday present; he was taken at gunpoint to Capone’s birthday party and told to play or be shot - the party lasted three days but he was a success.

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3. Rolling Stones The mega famous group was almost killed by the Hells Angels when Jagger refused to hire them for future events after the killing of a fan at the Altamont concert in California. Apparently the Angels were so angry that they formed a plan to kill the whole group.

Just Joking A drunk walks into a bar with jumper cables around his neck. The bartender says, “You can stay but don’t try to start anything.” Q: What nails do carpenters hate to hit? A: Fingernails. Q: What did the banana say to the doctor? A: “I’m not peeling well.”

5. Jimi Hendrix The rock legend was held hostage by the Mob for two days in 1969. After trying to score some drugs off some wise guys they held him for ransom - he was released without any money changing hands. 6. Jackie Chan The actor stood up to the Chinese Triads who controlled the film industry in that country and as a result he was dogged by them for decades; they shot at him on several occasions. 7. Sammy Davis Jr. The Mob put a contract on his life after he started a relationship with Kim Novak; this angered Harry Cohn, her ruthless Mob manager, so much that he threatened to kill Davis unless he broke the relationship up - he did.

9. Gordon Ramsay An illegal shark fishing gang in Costa Rica held the celebrity chef at gunpoint after he uncovered their operation - police rescued him but told him to leave the country if he wished to live. 10. The Kinks and the Beatles. The Kray twins extorted money from Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager, and threatened physical violence if he didn’t pay - they did the same to the Kinks' manager.

GORDON RAMSAY (left): Had to be rescued. JACKIE CHAN (right): Shot at several times.

ANGRY BIRDS free. Okay, somewhat obvious. But amid all the big-number milestones and commercial spinoffs, it’s easy to forget that at its core, Angry Birds is a very, very good game. It’s just as suited to tablets as smart phones too.

at the Metropolitan Museum. He steals the Goldfinch painting in the aftermath of the bomb believing he was told to do so. He is racked by guilt and hatches a plan to return it without being caught. There are many twists and turns along the way as he finally comes to terms with what he has done.

to kill him. Hollywood rumour said that he paid them off with an unspecified amount of money.

8. Al Sharpton The Genovese crime family accepted talk show host and political activist Sharpton into their circle only to find out later that he was an FBI informant - he was threatened with murder but testified anyway and lived to tell the tale.

4. Edward James Olmos The actor angered the Mexican Mafia so much that they put out a contract on his life. Olmos had made a film about a Mexican Mafia boss and in one scene the character was raped - this annoyed them so much that they wanted

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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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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION lops, lope, lopes, rots, rope, ropes, rose, roes, opts, tors, tops, pros, prose, prof, pots, post, pose, poet, poets, peso, pest, pesto, pets, peep, stop, spot, seep, step, steep, suet, fops, foes, foetus, fest, fetus, fete, feet, test, tees, apes, aptest, peps, peeps

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Slim from within using Fast Track Hypnosis Gastroband By Jonathan Gilchrist Costa Blanca’s top hypnotherapist SINCE its creation in April 2010, hypnotherapist Jonathan Gilchrist has been inundated with people who now want to use the Gastroband visualisation technique after hearing recommend-ations from clients. Under hypnosis a visualisation technique is used to ‘convince’ the subconscious mind the person has had a gastric band operation. The theory is quite simple. It ‘tricks’ the mind into believing the body doesn’t require as much food to feel full up, consequently they will lose weight by changing their eating patterns.

So instead of going for a series of sessions (and a lot of expense) the Fast Track Hypnosis Gastroband is completed in the one session and comes with all the extras such as the Fast Track Hypnosis, laser therapy, gastric band visualisation and professionally produced support CD. Jonathan said: “No other hypnotherapist in the Costa Blanca can offer this unique service. This is an alternative to my hugely successful Fast Tack Hypnosis Weight Control session. So you now have the option to choose which hypnosis session suits you best.” One client has nothing but praise for the hypnosis session: “After struggling to lose weight for some time I decided to visit the clinic.

From the first day my attitude towards food changed and I steadily lost weight and felt the health benefits. My joints no longer ache and my weight has dropped by one kilo a week with a total loss of 10 kilos in 10 weeks. I would highly recommend a visit if you would like to change your attitude to food and feel fitter and healthier.” You can lose the weight naturally and feel great about doing so and don’t leave it until tomorrow, today is the day to make that change. Jonathan Gilchrist holds his Fast Track Hypnosis sessions at Cabo Roig, Quesada and Benidorm. For an appointment, brochure or free of charge initial consultation, contact Jonathan now.

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T’S summer and that can mean only one thing for tourists - strikes! French air traffic controllers just staged one (later calling it off) only to be joined by the Belgians. Why? To protest against budget cuts due to a Europewide reform of the air traffic control system. The Association of European Airlines strongly condemned "this unjustified industrial action which holds the entire industry to ransom during one of the busiest passenger traffic weeks of the year." French air traffic controllers had warned of “a heavy disruption of flights” during their strike. Some 17.1 million UK citizens travel to France each year, mostly during the peak summer months. However, as a large proportion of UK flights cross French airspace, British airlines travelling to Spain are also badly affected by knockon delays. Strikes like these are turning what used to be regarded as a not altogether unpleasant

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experience into something of a nightmare. Flying used to be fun, but I'm talking about the '80s and even earlier. Since that time, flying’s become increasingly painful as the seat cushions in cattle class have become thinner like some absurd time lapse torture. So thinner seat cushions, less leg room and skimpy food service plus lengthy waits on the tarmac have all eroded what used to be a reasonably convenient and pleasant form of travel. You now have to arrive at the airport two hours before your flight, stand in line to check your bag, submit to inspection of yourself and your hand luggage and be subjected to one of the most wretchedly

CATTLE CLASS: Air travel not comfortable. uncomfortable places in the world: an airport terminal. Of course, if you have to change planes at one of the major hubs, you’d better hope your flight is on time and you have the energy to traverse the sprawling wasteland of said hub. And don't get me started on the squalling babies,

screaming kids, harassed parents, sick co-passengers, and the seatmate who won’t share the armrest and glares at anyone who dares to - the way Tony Soprano might, if told they’d placed their hand on his wife's thigh at Mass. This won’t be the last we’ve heard of strikes. Far from it. Looks as if air traffic controllers

are digging their err, chocks in for the, err, long haul...

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Rent or buy winners and losers Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

ARITAL break-up and businessrelated challenges brought me to homelessness in the sense that I no longer own property. Do I feel deprived? Far from it. ‘With one leap Jack was free.’ During Spain’s property boom, in which house values could double annually, I put a deposit on an apartment in Murcia. However, due to my then relationship breaking down I opted out and licked my wounds. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for. Had I gone ahead with the purchase I would have been more or less isolated in a back o’ beyond concrete urbanisation near Vera. Obliged to meet mortgage

repayments on a loan twice that of the apartment’s value today, I would have been the unfortunate owner of a property I could neither let nor sell. I have since pondered our obsession with home ownership. Renting is common in mainland Europe. In Berlin 90 per cent of properties are rented, in Munich 80 per cent. Only in Saar-land and Rhineland is home purchase more popular. However, at 60 per cent it is more or less level pegging. The Spanish are the keenest to buy rather than rent. At the last count, 83 per cent were home owners. Perhaps this explains why each week 500 are evicted from homes they thought they owned. The figure for Britain is 70 per cent. This could be less today due to the near impossibility of

getting a mortgage. In France 45 per cent and Germany and Switzerland respectively only 44 per cent and 38 per cent purchase. Obliged to rent since 1999, I consider myself fortunately mobile and financially

better off. For wonderful years I rented a palatial wow-factor annex in a parkland manor, the mortgage of which I could never hope to meet. Retiring to Spain I rented at less than the owner’s mortgage. When circumstances left her little choice but to sell, she pocketed half of what she had paid for her property. Lawyers and notaries, the tax system partied. When later I had an opportunity to spend a long summer in Latvia, the Canada of Europe, I simply gave a month’s notice RENTING: No maintenance or bureaucratic paperwork. For me, it’s a ‘no-brainer.’

and caught the plane. On my return I rented an apartment in Mijas Pueblo. The views were out of this world. Sunsets to die for. I drooled over the Straits of Gibraltar and beyond the African coasts and mountain ranges. Due to her mother’s death my wife is frustratingly ensnared in the entrails of bureaucracy. She negotiates rightful ownership through a maze of expensive legal and local government departments. Had I fallen off the perch and left my Spanish property to my sons they would have had good reason to curse the transfer of my ‘assets.’ I no longer need to bother myself with home maintenance, purchase furniture or mess with bureaucratic paraphernalia. If tomorrow, my editor in his wisdom, calls and says: “Come here, boy: I am going to make you a star,” I go tomorrow. Rent or buy? To me it’s a no-brainer.

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TILL practised in modern day New Zealand, hangi is a traditional Maori style of cooking, in which fish, chicken and vegetables such as sweet potatoes are cooked in a pit dug in the ground. Recipes have changed, however, and now include mutton, lamb, pork, cabbage and pumpkin. Interestingly enough, this peculiar style of cooking can also be found, although with slight variations, all around the Pacific. To ‘lay a hangi’ Maoris first dig a pit in the ground. Then they heat stones in the pit with a large fire until they are white hot and place baskets of food on the stones, covering everything with earth for hours until it is time to uncover the hangi. Of course, laying a

MAORIS: Traditionally use an open-air cooking pit. hangi takes a little knowhow. The rocks need to absorb enough heat. Not every rock will do. They need to be volcanic. Other rocks can crack and explode. For the fire it is important to gather the right type of wood. That

means wood that will burn for a long time between three or five hours - and gather lots of heat. But of course, the amount of time depends on how much food needs to be cooked. The pit does not need to be that deep. The hole

just needs to be deep enough to fit the stones as well as the food baskets. While hangi food used to be wrapped in leaves, things have changed with modern times and now people are much more likely to use aluminium foil.

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Tips for deepfrying crispily DEEP frying is classified as ‘dry heat’ as no water is involved, the same is true of sautéing or pan frying, but if you want things to be crispy then the deep fryer is for you. Here are a few pointers to make it easier. Not all oils are the same. The first step in frying anything is to choose the oil by taking into consideration the taste and the smoke point (temperature at which it smokes). Olive oil has a relatively low smoke point and vegetable oils have a relatively high one - the crispier you want something, the higher the smoke point you should aim for. Get a deep fry thermometer. The difference between the smoke point and the ignition point is sometimes very small so get one which handles oil. Never salt the food before deep frying. Oil and water are not friends and salt should be added later. Get a heavy bottomed pan. You don’t need a deep fryer just a decent

DEEP FRYING: Not all oils are the same. pan with as thick a bottom as possible - this guarantees even temperature of the oil. Fry quickly. Once the food is cooked it will start

to absorb oil so fast and furious is the key. Drain the food well. As before; once the food is cooked it will absorb oil so drain it quickly.

How to barbecue with no barbecue NO barbecue, no problem. Here are two ways to ‘barbecue’ indoors that shouldn’t require the presence of the fire brigade. Rediscover your grill. OK it cannot achieve those much desired grill marks which make the food prettier and it cannot achieve the smoky taste of charcoal but it can get a decent char on the food. So provided you have marinated your food with the right ingredients you can get a barbecue style taste. If you are using a grill

incorporated into an oven, remember it is often best to leave the door slightly open to let steam escape and keep the heat dry for the food to cook properly. If you don’t have a grill, get a grill pan. A good cast iron grill pan will achieve those desired marks and it has ridges which means that the fat will drain away. Grill pans are usually cheap - you should be able to get a decent one for no more than €45 and works best on quick cooking recipes.

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Around Spain on a plate: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria LAS PALMAS, and the Canary Islands in general, is soaked in the cultures and traditions of other places - there are 117 different nationalities currently living on the islands and countless influences

from past inhabitants which have all contributed to the local gastronomy. Here are a few examples of the most traditional dishes. Every meal should be started with ‘los

enyesques’ (starters) and one of the most popular is ‘papas arrugadas’ (wrinkly potatoes) these are potatoes which have been boiled in salty water and lemon rind; they are usually served

with a spicy sauce called ‘mojo’ which ingredients vary greatly depending on the bar or restaurant you are in. Another traditional starter is ‘ropa vieja’ (old clothes) and consists of chick peas, beef, chicken and vegetables; the meat is cooked for a long time until it is very loose and then it is pulled apart which gives it its distinctive name. sub-acid fruits (figs, After the starter, raspberries). logically, comes the main While some may think that dish and where better to there is not such a thing as ‘too start than ‘rancho canario’ much fruit,’ given the fact that which is a local stew with they are packed with healthy chick peas, chicken, vitamins, the truth is that fruits noodles, spices and alone cannot supply all the vegetables often nutrients the human body accompanied by the requires, according to health wrinkly potatoes. experts. The most popular Humans also need proteins, dessert in Las Palmas is carbohydrates and fat so that the ‘cabello de angel’ (angel’s body can work properly. head) and this consists of It may come as a surprise, a mix of sweet potato and though, that famous people almonds deep fried and through-out history have lived on served with a lot of sugar fruits alone, at least for a while, and honey. including Apple co-founder Steve So now you know what Jobs, as well as Leonardo Da to eat if you are ever in Vinci, Idi Amin, and Gandhi. Las Palmas.

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RUITARIANS advo-cate a diet that only comprises fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables. Though the logic behind someone’s decision to embrace fruitarianism may vary from person to person, fructarians, as they are also called, often have political, health, environmental and even religious reasons. As a rule, followers of fruitarianism make sure that 75 per cent of their food intake comes from raw fruit. Sometimes they even go so far as to disregard anything that was picked, preferring fruits that have fallen naturally. Of course, some fructarians are more flexible than other. But in

FRUITARIANISM: Advocating a diet that only comprises fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables. general terms, their diet includes the seven basic fruit groups: dried fruits (raisins, dates), oily fruits (olives, avocados), seeds

(pumpkin, sunflower), sweet fruits (melons, grapes), nuts (cashews, hazelnuts), acid fruits (cranberries, pineapples) and

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Pining pets need a helping hand By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch I AM often asked what can keep pets happy when their families go on holidays. From personal experience with a dog years ago, any change in a pet’s routine can give cause to fret. So consistency at home helps keep the pet on an even keel, regardless of any changes. An owner’s unexpected absence can lead to some form of anxiety. ‘Dolly’ a Tree top Spaniel we had raised from a puppy was always happy, furiously wagging her tail end to show it. We only realised how nervous she could be when we left her in kennels one holiday. We had found a friendly wellkept kennel and were delighted with our choice. However, we returned to find a much thinner dog with sad and downcast eyes. Her sorrowful mood

persisted for weeks. We put it down to a first separation experience. The next year we consulted a neighbour and placed Dolly in the kennels they used for their dog at the same time, thinking she might enjoy it more with a friend. We hoped perhaps that this time it would be easier. However, we returned to an emaciated dog who couldn’t bark. It took her a full two months to get her happy demeanour back, to say nothing of her voice. Some dogs just do better staying at home when the family goes on holiday. I’d be happy to help you find the right pet solution for you. Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001 To find a pet sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com or call Lamia on +44 (0)1865 521 508

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IT is impossible to know how long fleas have been living on your pet, so it is also impossible to locate all the areas within the house where the fleas may be living. Not only do you have to treat your pet, but you also have to treat your entire house. Before buying every flea-destroying product on the market, thoroughly vacuum your house. “Fleas, as eggs, larvae and pupae, may spend 90 per cent of their time off the pet [and] on the carpet or furniture or in your bed,” reports the Cornell Cooperative Extension Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. Remove the vacuum bag, seal it and destroy it immediately - fleas are hearty parasites and will

DESTROYING FLEAS: Shampooing and extensive use of a flea comb are vital. continue to live in the vacuum bag if not destroyed. For dogs and cats (they can share fleas) - a specially formulated flea bath product, available at your vet or pet store, will do the trick. Shampooing will have to be accompanied with extensive brushing with a flea comb. For household flea extermination, there are numerous products

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available. The most important thing to look for in a household antiflea product is one that will effectively kill all stages of a flea’s lifecycle, not just the adults. Female fleas can lay hundreds of eggs at one time. Make sure to follow all of the product’s instructions exactly as described. You may need to use a combination of products, multiple times,

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IT is now summer and the best of home gardens are stimulating arenas of colour, perfume, summer herbs, fruits and vegetables. Others are bland with no flowering shrubs and parched brown lawns, especially where there has yet to be the first heavy rain of the year. Equally some public parks and streets vary to the same extent, and so do apartment terraces and outdoor restaurants whether on the pavement or within an inner

courtyard. Within an urban setting plants in the earth or in containers not only make walking, resting, working and eating out more pleasurable to the eye, but they also help reduce air-borne particle and gas pollutants as well as noise. Readers of EWN have knowingly or unknowingly contributed to the barren environment in many town centres, suburbs and urbanisations by putting up with the failures of developers and

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town halls to plan to increase the percentage of green spaces and see that they are developed and maintained, including in their own front gardens and on apartment terraces and rooftops. It is interesting that Curitiba Brazil has 52 square metres of green

public spaces per inhabitant, Rotterdam, Holland 28.3, Paris 11.5 and here in Spain, Madrid in spite of tree lined streets and the wonderful central Retiro Park 14.0 and Barcelona 5.6. However, the midweek insert Buenavida in the Pais newspaper last week was encouraging in highlighting the best and the worst of worldwide city conurbations in an article titled ‘Vegetation reconquers asphalt.’ Trees in streets and on balconies and rooftops, cascading window boxes and containers on upper floors, cantilevered copses on each floor of 20 floor blocks of apartments, potted plants between outside pavement cafes and passers-by, courtyard restaurants with each table separated from others by greenery for privacy and pleasure and the centre reservations of

dual carriageway roads planted up with trees, shrubs and small plants. Those in Spain which were planted up with good soil and drought resistant plants are surviving the recent dry months and cut backs in budgets well while other towns now have noticeboards announcing expensive revampings of city gardens. Unfortunately Spain does not have the tradition of local, regional and national best kept or most colourful villages and towns as occurs in France and parts of the UK. So public spaces suffer and few apartment owners contribute to the beauty of the areas in which they live. Last week I sent off copies of Apartment gardening - Mediterranean style and How to save water in your garden, with a short

covering note re my thoughts, to five mayors of towns which I visit regularly. It will be interesting to see if a reply is stimulated. If there are five readers with good town hall contacts who would like copies of the books to pass on and discuss with their town halls let me know on yourgardeninspain@hotm ail.com. I will respond to the first five emails received. For all others with apartment terraces, balconies and rooftops or inner patios in ground level buildings Apartment gardening - Mediterranean style is most conveniently obtained from the internet bookshops of Amazon Books and Santana Books.

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Not as many self-employed foreign workers as before SPAIN’S construction sector does not seem to attract as many selfemployed foreign workers as before. In the last five years, the sector has suffered a considerable loss of selfemployed foreign workforce, estimated at 41 per cent, according to the Federation of Professionals, Self-Employed Workers and Entrepreneurs (OPA). In 2009, there were 45,038 foreign workers in Spain’s construction sector, compared to the 26,531 in 2014. On the other hand, as stated in an analysis conducted by OPA, the number of self-employed foreign workers in Spain’s car repair businesses has increased by 32 per cent (23,445 more in the last five years). Spain’s hotel industry

SPAIN’S CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: There are fewer self-employed foreign workers than before. has also been able to strengthen its selfemployed foreign workforce with a 19 per cent increase in the same fiveyear period. According to OPA, most self-employed foreign

workers are Chinese, whose numbers increased

by 43 per cent between May 2009 and May 2014.

With 43,697 Chinese workers currently

employed in Spain, it is estimated that one out of five self-employed foreign workers are from China. Five years ago, workers from other EU member states greatly outnumbered workers from non-EU countries. But that seems to have changed since 2009, considering the fact that there are now 121,279 workers from nonEU nations compared to the 114,285 from EU member states. Many workers from South American countries returned to their homelands when the construction industry collapsed, but so too have many EU citizens who struggled in the economic crisis.

Spain ‘not at risk of new housing bubble’

OULD Spain face a new housing bubble? The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which seeks to promote sustainable economic growth, has warned against a new housing bubble that could possibly affect the UK, Belgium, Norway and Sweden. 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.

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Real estate sector no longer high and dry SPAIN’S real estate sector was left high and dry by the financial crisis for such a long time that its first signs of recovery were met by some with scepticism. Others welcomed the first transactions from the summer of 2013 with open arms, though they were few and far between. Either way, in almost a year there have been close to 50 real estate transactions involving big investment companies. The trend seems to be changing from a complete lack of interest in Spain to investors flocking to its real estate sector. The situation reportedly started to change in the second half of 2013 for several reasons. “Transactions accelerated throughout the second half of 2013, coinciding with the recovery of the most important macroeconomic variables and especially with the reduction of the risk premium,” said Mikel

W BARCELONA HOTEL: Sold for €200 million to Qatari Real Estate Company. Echavarren, IREA’s Managing Director. The change seems to have been started by the sale of 1,800 council flats to the Blackstone investment fund for €120 million. But there had already been other transactions before that,

including the sale of the W Barcelona hotel to Qatari Real Estate Company (€200 million) or the sale of an El Corte Ingles building a Spanish department store chain - in Barcelona for €100 million. Even Ram Bhavnani, one of

the most admired investors in Spain and whose wealth is estimated at more than €600 million, surprised everyone when he bought the Deutsche Bank building in Madrid for €42 million.

THERE is no denying that studying abroad is the optimal way to learn a language and get to know another culture first-hand. 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 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 threebedroom and 85-square metre flat in Albacete

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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. 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. Many real estate agencies act as

intermediaries between the owner and potential tenant and guarantee students a three-month lease. Other websites specialising in home rentals require students to sign a oneyear rental agreement.

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Landlords’ dilemma THERE are advantages and disadvantages to only renting out one or more bedrooms instead of the whole flat. In such cases, the lease is not regulated by the Urban Rentals Law (LAU), but by the Civil Code, because the tenant is only renting part of the flat. Therefore, the rental is not protected by the guarantee system set forth in the LAU for the landlord and the lessee. The proprietor is obligated to write a contract for each tenant and its duration is agreed upon by the landlord and the lessee. In these cases, there are no mandatory extensions and the proprietor can only rent out bedrooms as long as the whole flat is furnished. For that reason, both the landlord and the lessee must come to an agreement regarding the use of the property’s common areas. Proprietors renting out whole flats enjoy more tax benefits than otherwise. They are exempted from paying VAT and can subtract between 60 and 100 per cent of the rent when filling out their tax return. But if the tenant only rents one bedroom, then the landlord is obligated to declare his or her rental income. The duration of the leases can be a problem. The LAU sets forth a three-year period for whole flats, but students only renting a bedroom, for instance, may prefer to only stay in the property during the school year, which means the proprietor will most likely have to find another tenant for the summer months. Another problem could arise from having multiple contracts for different lessees and having to find the right people who will also take care of the property and learn to live together under the same roof.

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How to love Ryanair (and other low-cost airlines) Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and author, Peter spends his time between Paris and Madrid. His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ available on Amazon or www.1066TheConquest.com

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ICHAEL O’LEARY, boss of the people’s favourite airline everyone loves to hate, has finally succumbed to the mounting criticism of his company’s policies. This is good news for expats. While some of the bad publicity and complaints have been more than justified, others are unfounded and often due to passengers failing to understand the terms and conditions or navigate the internet. As a regular user of the low-cost companies I have experienced both the good and bad sides and the changes are welcome. Both Ryanair and easyJet’s policy of not allotting seats was doomed to fail. It caused log jams at the gates as well as boarding the aircraft. Too much time was wasted getting everyone in their seats while people struggled to lift heavy cabin baggage into the lockers. This is a consequence of the policy of charging for hold baggage so people attempt to cram everything into hand baggage which results in a shortage of locker space. One piece of advice is never to put your hand baggage in a locker too far behind your seat. I once managed to get a front seat but the cabin staff took my small case as there was no space and put it in a locker further back.

BUDGET TRAVEL: Travellers have good as well as bad experiences. Since people always jump up ready to get off within seconds of the aircraft coming to a halt, there was no way to force my way through the cabin so I had to wait for everyone to shuffle past before being able to retrieve it. Having to pay extra to reserve a seat might annoy some passengers but they have a choice and so far I have always been happy with my unpaid seat. On a European flight it does not really make much difference where one sits especially if there is hold baggage to wait for on arrival. At long last Ryanair is allowing a second piece of hand baggage. I never understood this idea since it made no difference to the aircraft’s weight. This is good news for female passengers who normally carry handbags and for those with computers or

cameras. It will end the sight of travellers grovelling on the floor at the last minute using their knees to squeeze items into their already bulging hand baggage. Priority boarding is another extra but hardly worth it now that seats are allocated. I remember on one flight gleefully watching as priority passengers were allowed through the gate first, only to end up on a bus as the aircraft did not have a slot. By the time everyone got on the bus the priority passengers were squashed in the back and when the bus reached the aircraft they were last to get off. Navigating the internet sites and printing out boarding cards can be daunting at first and the cause of many complaints. They are designed by clever computer programmers to catch the unwary with all the options, products and services the airlines offer and would like you to purchase. But once you know where to click, it is very efficient and nice Mr Leary will now not punish passengers for errors. The other major problem, which leads to confusion, if not passenger revolt, is weight. Passengers always complain about having to pay for hold baggage and other items. But what travellers should look for is the total cost of the journey and not each item, and the low-cost airlines are unbeatable with or without the extra costs. So compare the final price before complaining. Too often I have watched passengers open their cases by the check-in desk to remove belongings to reduce the weight

or try unsuccessfully to push oversized hand baggage into the holders provided, which then get stuck. True, these measures can be strict and I have seen some very irate passengers being obliged to pay extra on the spot. However, the terms and conditions are clearly spelt out and if they are respected, travellers have no problems. Perhaps what travellers detest most is leaving and arriving late or not at all. Of course, any airline can experience delays and cancelled flights but I believe the lowcost airlines generally have an excellent record. That said I have an ongoing claim for a six-hour delay at Pisa for a flight to Madrid last June on a glorious sunny day, which according to Ryanair was due to fog (the company is Irish). I am still awaiting the outcome from an Irish court. Nevertheless, the fact is millions of travellers regularly use low-cost airlines, which take them where they want to go in modern aircraft at very reasonable prices. They have been a boon to the travel industry, opening up routes to a large number of desirable locations providing considerable economic benefits to the airports, resorts, cities and countries concerned while enabling expats, tourists and business passengers to visit places they previously might not have been able to afford or reach with ease. So just take time to read the terms and conditions carefully and enjoy your flight. (c) peter fieldman

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The Adam Rocks is ready to roll… RECENTLY it captivated visitors to the Auto Mobil International (AMI) show in Leipzig, and now in just a few days it will be available to order: the Opel ADAM ROCKS is ready to roll! Open-air driving fun is an essential part of the ADAM ROCKS repertoire with a Swing Top canvas roof fitted as standard, all for €15,990 (RRP incl VAT in Germany). But before customers can enjoy this stylish mini-crossover in the city and beyond, Opel engineers have once again put it through its paces at the Opel Test Centre in Dudenhofen. With its muscular proportions, encapsulated by bold side-sill plates and distinctive body cladding, the ROCKS likes to show what it can do beyond the urban landscape. Key to its purposeful stance is a 15mm increase in body ride height, giving greater ground clearance and a wide, robust appearance. Numerous components have been modified or retuned to guarantee (almost) limitless driving fun. These include dampers, springs, the front and rear suspension geometry, steering and the electronic stability control programme (ESC). To prove the effectiveness of all these changes, it was time to ‘hit the track,’ of course with expert guidance. The Opel engineering team took the ADAM ROCKS to its limits at the Test Centre. Be it on the torture track, the high-speed circuit or the hill track -

NEW OPEL: Open-air fun. the ADAM ROCKS had to cover around 40,000km at Dudenhofen. This tough test is equivalent to covering 160,000km on particularly demanding real roads. Vehicles at the Opel Test Centre are exposed to levels of stress and strain in just 24 weeks that correspond to an entire vehicle life experience under normal road conditions. For example the torture track: here the auto industry’s first urban threedoor mini-crossover proved its durability. That’s because the track delivers exactly what its name promises: more than 900 metres of

potholes, humps, the ‘washboard,’ a cobbled section and a pavé track. It’s a really tough test for the chassis, which will most probably never go through such torture in real life. But it was not a problem for the ROCKS. After all, the small ADAM ROCKS’ design and durability were inspired by the exploits of agile ‘Parkour’ athletes, who use the city

landscape as their playground and easily overcome every obstacle. On the newly-expanded high-speed circuit, the saying is: “Only flying is better.” Thanks to its 40 degree banking, speeds of up to 250km/h can be achieved without lateral forces. This enables Opel engineers to test their calculated target values, such as top speed, while being able to relax and release the steering wheel once in a while. To put the steering, transmission and brakes to the test, the ADAM ROCKS also successfully completed the hill track. This undulating, man-made circuit has rising and falling gradients, ranging from 8 to 30 per cent, with different road surfaces and a serpentine section including hairpin turns - similar to conditions found in alpine mountains. It was another stage that the newest Opel family member effortlessly rocked through. Opel’s agile urban athlete really showed off its strengths, particularly in curves. The newly-tuned steering underpins the ADAM ROCKS’ agility, impressing with its direct responsiveness and sporty driving style.

Ford reveals the new Focus ST at the Goodwood Festival of Speed THE new Focus ST has made its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, UK.

Ford chose it as “- the ideal location to showcase the speed and enhanced driving dynamics of the

global performance car.” The manufacturer says it is the the most advanced Focus ST yet, and offers new chassis control technologies, tuned suspension and steering, and bespoke tyre specification that ensure an even more responsive, balanced and refined driving experience. And for the first time, it will be offered with the choice of two powerful engines - one petrol and one diesel. The first diesel Focus ST

takes day-to-day usability and sportiness to a new level by delivering the most fuel efficient and lowest CO2 Ford performance car ever; 185 PS 2.0 litre TDCi achieves 0-100km/h (62mph) in 8.1 seconds, 4.4 l/100km (64.2mpg), and 114g/km CO2. For customers who prefer petrol, the 250 PS 2.0-litre EcoBoost delivers 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in 6.5 seconds, fuel efficiency of 6.8 l/100km (41.5mpg), and 158g/km CO2.

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Javea take honours JAVEA took the honours for the third time in a row in the Fred Harris Jubilee Trophy. The annual contest between Javea Green and Benitachell Bowls Clubs (BBC) now has a scoreline since its inception of seven wins for BBC and six for Javea. The third round of the Taylor Floodlit Triples Competition saw the leader board change as Taylor Made claimed back top spot by winning both their matches (15-6 and 10-7 shots) giving them a total of 10 points out of a possible 12. In second place are Deviates who won one (9-7) and lost one (8-16) giving them eight points. More information: 96 577 1553 or visit: www.javeagreenbowls @wikidot.com

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Super Marc first again, lucky Brazil and Holland! THERE’S plenty of sport to please everyone and I mean everyone, over the next week or so. Today we have the start in Yorkshire of this year’s Tour de France cycle race (which continues until July 27) and the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland… on Saturday there’s a similar athletics event in Paris… Wimbledon fortnight ends with all the respective singles and doubles finals (Saturday and Sunday)… we have the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone, also on Sunday… the first cricket Test between England and India starts at Trent Bridge next Wednesday… and the World Cup continues in Brazil with the two quarter-finals

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taking place tomorrow (Friday) and two more on Saturday, followed by the semi-finals on July 8 and 9. We’re into the knockout phase right now, with the possibility of extra-time and then a penalty shoot-out. All tense stuff. FOOTBALL - Brazil had QPR reject Julio Cesar to thank for beating Chile! The goalkeeper saved two spot-kicks as the hosts scraped through 3-2 on penalties.

Ifach 40th anniversary THE 40th anniversary of the Ifach Golf Club was celebrated with a Dinner Dance and a competition. Members, staff, friends and family joined the president Gonzalo Gonzalez Fierro Diaz for a Dinner Dance at the Salon Canor in Teulada. After dinner the president welcomed everyone and thanked Captain Paul Verbist and Social Secretary David Wood for organising the evening. He also remembered past members who had worked hard for the club. He said that 15 years ago the club celebrated its 25th anniversary at Canor when his late father was President. The Valencian Golf Federation presented the club with a plaque to celebrate 40 years. On Sunday, an individual Stableford competition took place for the 40th Anniversary Trophies. The winners were:

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TROPHY WINNERS: John Shrimpton & Anne Bain. Ladies: 1st Anne Bain (41 points), 2nd Angela Clery (40), 3rd Pam Roberts (39), 4th Trish Groves (38). Men: 1st John Shrimpton (41), 2nd Gerhert Meyer (39),

3rd Brian Eastham (38), 4th Barry Roberts (38). After the presentation tapas were served by Olivia and her team in the clubhouse.

WORLD CUP: Holland’s next game is against Costa Rica. Brazil meet Colombia. In the quarter-finals, Brazil play Colombia, 2-0 conquerors of Suarez-less Uruguay, and Holland, who scored twice in four minutes late on to defeat a plucky Mexico 2-1, meet Costa Rica who squeezed past Greece, also on penalties (5-3). The four other last 16 ties were ArgentinaSwitzerland, GermanyAlgeria, Belgium-USA and France-Nigeria. CRICKET - Having lost the recent series against Sri Lanka, England have the chance to put things right when they play India in the first of three Tests in a week’s time. Alastair Cook remains as

captain but expect a few changes down the order. In the County Championship, Yorkshire and Notts are joint leaders in Division One while Hampshire head Division Two. In the T20 bash Essex, Lancashire and Worcestershire are doing well but not Derbyshire and Middlesex. Damien D’Oliveira (son of Basil) has died aged 53. He scored over 9,000 runs for Worcestershire: 1982-95. TENNIS - Reigning champion Andy Murray and past winners Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic

and Roger Federer, along with Maria Sharapova, all started week two of Wimbledon. However, the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus are out. MOTOR SPORT - Last Saturday, Spain’s Marc Marquez won his eighth successive MotoGP in Holland; Andrea Dovizioso and Dani Pedrosa came second and third. ‘MM’ (Mighty, Masterful) goes for his ninth straight victory in Germany on Sunday week. CYCLING - Sir Bradley Wiggins won the men’s Time Trial at the British Road Championship in Wales; the women’s road race was won by Laura Trott ahead of Dani King and Lizzie Armistead.

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Runs in short supply SPORTING ALFAS seconds must learn a lesson from this loss to Lancing Manor. After being put in to bat SACC did not make use of the 40 overs and fell well short of a par score. Cooper and Nix got SACC off to a fine start, 64 runs from 15 overs before, Nix on 35 and top scorer, was bowled by Radford. K Perman in at three followed two balls later caught out for nought. Cooper and Brown tried

to hold up proceedings but when Brown (11) was out LBW to a full toss a collapse occurred, the next six wickets only getting 25 runs between them. Luckily LMCC gave away 30 extras so the total reached 128. Defending a low score SACC bowlers were on a hiding to nothing, although T H Brown and K Perman gave it a go with some well paced short bowling. After 10 overs it was 50 for two, both wickets falling to Brown. With the introduction of age and spin the pairing of Bellis and J W Smith slowed the run rate down slightly with Bellis, playing in his last game for SACC, bowling four

overs for only six runs. Smith at the other end gave it a good effort and took one for 20 from six. Nix, after top scoring, was chucked the ball and yet again prooved how difficult slow straight bowling can be to play as he took two wickets for 23. J Perman also looked in good nick with the ball. Mastering leg spin at the tender age of 13 is a tough challenge and his three overs cost 19 runs but he did get a few unplayable deliveries down. The game fizzled out in the 30th over with skipper M Perman doing the honorable thing and taking the ball with two runs needed. 129 from 30.5 overs.

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Captain’s Day for Warblers LA SELLA was the venue for this year’s Captain’s Day for Orba Warblers. The games were played over the yellow and green courses and the trip through the trees brought its usual crop of bad luck tales and tested the golfers to the extreme. Scores in general were on the low side but for one player a good steady round was all that was needed to secure the trophy. And with 37 points, that player was Peter Gibson. In second place was Colin Harris (35) and in third was Bob Edwards (34). Fourth place

HAPPY CHAPPIES: Warblers’ winners. went to Margaret Hoare (34) fifth was Chris Field and sixth position went to Glyn Braidley. Warblers’ next meeting is

at Bonalba to compete for the Bonalba Cup on July 9. Guests are always welcome and can book in by phone on 639 242 896.