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Foreign spending rises WITH news hitting the headlines last week of the increase in foreign visitors to the Valencia Region, this week it has been revealed how much those tourists spent.

Between January and May, a total of €1.62 billion was spent, 1.2 per cent more than in the same period of 2013. The average spending per visitor rose to €939 with the

average stay being nine nights. The largest amount of tourists originated from the UK and Scandinavia with Russian tourists following. As the figures were released, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism announced that it will invest €1.9 million in improving the wireless internet network in the They were nominated region’s hotels. by President of the ALPE centre, Josefina Sala. She said: “In a society which often talks about young people lacking motivation, it is important to recognise this group of young people for their courage.”

Torrevieja students win award for rescuing injured workman STUDENTS from Las Lagunas schools have been awarded with Torrevieja’s citizenship prize ‘Torrevieja, Mi Ciudad’. Judges unanimously decided to give the award to the students who rushed to the aid of a

workman at the nearby ALPE centre. He had become trapped under a heavy garage door that had fallen on top of him. The students quickly scaled the fence and ran to help him, lifting the garage door off him and saving his life.

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Finance 41 - 46 BEACH BONFIRES: Thousands attended the annual celebration.

Only ‘minor’ incidents at San Juan festivities THE night of San Juan passed off with just ‘minor’ incidents, according to Alicante’s Department of Safety. Fewer than 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 treatment. 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.

Coastal law arrives in Torrevieja THE land-sea boundary, feared by thousands of families owning homes along the coastline, has come to Torrevieja. The problem is that homes falling on the wrong side of it could be declared illegally built

and may need administrative measures to become legal again. Councillor for Town Planning Francisco Moreno said the issue of demarcation was still in its infancy: “We will have to wait for the

project itself to see where the boundary line will be drawn for those affected.” He noted that many sections of the municipality had undergone the procedure between 2005 and 2010, in some cases with favourable rulings.

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Payments approved 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.

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THE man convicted of murdering his two children in 2011, is to be moved from Villena Prison’s isolation block. Jose Breton was found guilty of murdering his son and daughter, aged two and six, in Cordoba where the family live, believed to be in revenge for his wife leaving him, but he never

confessed to the crime. After two years remanded in prison in Cordoba he was transferred to Villena Prison in Alicante where he is serving a 40year sentence. Classed as a dangerous Category One prisoner he was put in an isolation block where prisoners remain in their cells for

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Ravenous rabbits AGOST has lost 70 per cent of its grape harvest due to rabbits eating them as a result of the drought killing off vegetation in their natural habitat.

Job seekers SAN MIGUEL’S residents association is asking the town hall to use the €240,000 from the Provincial Plan to create projects that generate employments. Gay pride ORIHUELA has marked Gay Pride Day by flying the rainbow flag on the balcony of City Hall. Almoradi also hung the flag in support and defence of gay rights. Parking control ELCHE City Council will take over the maintenance of the area next to the city morgue, commonly used as public parking for residents.

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Fiesta cuts MORE Alicante City fiesta groups are likely to join forces to ensure the survival of the city’s Hogueras fiestas, sharing the costs as sponsorship and advertising in souvenir programmes have diminished.

Astronomy night

School investment CARTAGENA is investing €300,000 to improve 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 expartner in Catral in 2010 after their five-year relationship ended. The prosecution has called for a 20-year prison sentence.

around 20 hours a day. He also spent time in the infirmary on suicide watch. Now his request for reclassification for Category Two has been approved and within the next few weeks he is expected to be moved to another cell and be in contact with more than 100 other inmates.

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

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Drug spending SPENDING on prescription drugs fell by 0.4 per cent in May in the Murcia Region. The is 14.03 per cent lower than the same month in 2012.

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ON Saturday at 9.30pm an astronomy night is being held on the Esplanade Playa Flamenca, with the chance to see the moon and summer constellations with telescopes.

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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.

THE Valencian Community registered 101,152 dogs between January and June. The most popular names were Luna (18,000) and Linda (9,000) and one dog was even named Camilla Parker Bowles.

Summer service TWENTY Benidorm families have requested places for the summer dining service during the holidays.

Lorente in court FORMER Orihuela Mayor, Monica Lorente is due in court next Thursday for alleged crimes of corruption, fraud, insider trading and disclosure. She has always maintained her innocence.

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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Mazarron parents sue school THE parents of a nine-year-old boy have filed a lawsuit against their son’s Mazarron school following an accident which occurred in PE. According to the parents, the teacher asked a man to join in a football game. The adult kicked a penalty which hit the youngster and broke his arm. The boy was taken to hospital in Cartagena and found to have two fractures in his arm. The parents have filed a complaint citing “the reckless and incomprehensible act of allowing an adult to play with children nine years old in a PE class.”

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Firemen take to the streets FIREFIGHTERS in Murcia have taken to the streets in a demonstration to voice their concern over budget cuts. More than a hundred members of the Consortium for Fire Fighting and Rescue Region of Murcia (CEIS) demanded an “improvement in services to better serve the citizens” as they asked for a

budgetary injection. They are complaining that in the coastal areas of San Pedro, La Manga and Mazarron there are just three firefighters to cover each shift. The firefighters have warned that if things do not change for the better, there will be more demonstrations. The first one is planned to begin on July 20.

Police officer ‘crucified’ A TORREVIEJA police officer strapped himself to a cross and hung on a crane almost 10 feet high to highlight how officers are being ‘crucified’ by their new working conditions. The protest took place outside the town hall with Mayor Eduardo Dolon having to delay the council session as a result. It is the latest in a line of protests between members of the force who are opposed to the new labour agreements, and local authorities.

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GASTRONOMY EVENT: Regional tourism chiefs in Torrevieja for the closure of the ‘Torrevieja and the Sea’ event.

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TORREVIEJA is being awarded two grants from the regional government for a total of €17,602. The first grant, of €11,935 is intended for the International Habanera and Polyphony

contest, with the second grant (€5,667) for the XI edition of the Tapas Route. The announcement was made by the Regional Secretary of Tourism and Commerce, Daniel Marco,

who was in Torrevieja along with the Provincial Deputy of Tourism, Joaquin Albaladejo for the closure of the gastronomic event ‘Torrevieja and the Sea’ at Restaurante Las Villas.

12 held for drug smuggling DRUG smugglers who were organising the transport of hashish from Morocco to Murcia and Almeria have been arrested. Police have seized four tonnes of

hashish and nine vehicles, believed to be used in transporting the drugs as they arrested 12 people in Totana, Mazarron and Almeria.

ELCHE police have arrested a man accused of assaulting his former partner. The man is alleged to have sprayed a corrosive liquid in her face and hair at her home in Torrellano. The woman, aged 37, is believed to have had a restraining order against the man. The quick intervention of Local Police prevented the victim from suffering more serious injuries and she was admitted to Elche General Hospital with minor burns.

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Population drop ALICANTE Province is expected to lose almost 200,000 inhabitants in the next eight years. The National Statistics Institute (INE) has made the estimate based on the decline in births; there has been 22.6 per cent fewer

births since 2008 when the economic crisis began, and the life expectancy of people. In Alicante Province, the decline in the birth rate has been steady and is currently at the lowest levels recorded since 1975. In 2012,

16,677 children were born, compared to 20,202 in 2008. The decline is believed to be as a result of the economic crisis, fewer women of childbearing age, and less immigrant arrivals.

Former councillors in court FORMER councillors of Torrevieja have appeared in court in the case against them relating to embezzlement. Daniel Plaza, Jose Manuel Pizana and former foreign residents’ officer Graham Knight are involved in accusations of

misuse of their mobile phones, racking up large bills paid for by the taxpayers through the use of premium services to pornographic and sports channels and game downloads. The court said: “The three defendants have answered all questions. The statements were made in the presence of their respective lawyers and the representative of the prosecution.” Next week three other defendants will make their statements, including current PP councillors Eduardo Gil Rebollo and Javier Montoro.

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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 parents preferred to buy it themselves at the pharmacy for their health centre to administer. However, the State Medicines Agency has since decided to ban their sale, which Rubio said is “so incomprehensible without giving an official explanation,” making it only licensed for hospital use. Paediatricians warn that this limitation is being used by private centres as a way to raise cash.

Endangered species study A TEAM of researchers from Elche have collected thousands of samples from endangered animals. The Biological and Genetic Resources FOR Threatened Wildlife, Junta de Andalucía, which is located at the Institute of Bioengineering at the

University Miguel Hernandez in Elche, has become a pioneer in the conservation of endangered wildlife. They collected 4,678 cell and tissue samples from 423 endangered species, with particular focus on the Iberian Lynx.

The study is part of an agreement between the UNH and Andalucian Government in the hope that research into diseases affecting the animals can help lead to their preservation and to form a genetic map of the species.

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

Rescue attempt too late for neglected horse 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 in dark cages on the property. All are now being cared for by the Cats n Dogs Aid Association in Quesada.

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A floating attraction 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 a contract to manage the platforms. The company will charge users €10 an hour or €25 for the full day. The water parks have different inflatable attractions for users and have already been installed in recent years in other towns in the province including Elche, some municipalities of the Vega Baja, Benidorm and Elche.

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AVE offers new route RENFE rail operator has announced more changes to the AVE service from Alicante. Now, passengers can travel from Alicante to Zaragoza on a daily direct AVE train and will not have to stop and change trains at Madrid’s Atocha station.

The journey will take just over four hours, around three hours less than other train journeys. Last week it was announced that a highspeed service will be available from Alicante to Andalucia (Sevilla and Cordoba) operating three days a week in summer.

Beachside information points for tourists TWO additional tourist information points have been installed on the beaches of Playa Flamenca and La Glea, Orihuela Costa. Councillor for Tourism, Rosa Martínez, said the move aims to improve the service given to visitors. Three additional staff have been employed with the necessary level of English. The information points are in addition to the ones already open at Zenia Boulevard and Playa Flamenca Town Hall. They will be open from 11am-1pm and from 5-7pm.

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Noise plan for Elche ELCHEâ€™S new municipal acoustic plan, currently being discussed and expected to be approved at a plenary meeting this week, includes new controls for entertainment to prevent noise disturbance. Among the new features included in the plan is the requirement of local venues to install a

device connected to their stereo equipment which will provide real-time information to the Local Police on how the establishment is operating. Premises must also be soundproofed to get an opening licence. The municipal regulations will also require some sort of doorman to avoid

Santa Pola keeps quality beaches SANTA POLA has received satisfactory results in the internal audit of its beaches to ensure quality and environment management standards are being met. The Department of Beaches and Local Development Agency has initiated several environmental campaigns within the Environmental Management Programme of Quality Beaches. In total, some 10 environmental campaigns will be carried out in July and August. They include the removal of cigarette ends, of which, within the first two hours of the campaign starting, 4,255 were collected. One filter from a cigarette is enough to contaminate three litres of sea water and takes between five and 20 years to break down naturally.

congestion and noise at the entrance of the venue. If passed, establishments would be given a transition period to adjust to the new situation and obtain the necessary equipment.

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Business group sells its HQ THE Business Confederation of the Province of Alicante (COEPA) has sold its headquarters for €2.35 million. The President of COEPA confirmed the deal had been done and it is believed the building in Plaza Ruperto Chapi, Alicante, has been sold to an investment group. If the buyer now backs out, compensation of €50,000 will be paid to COEPA.

The sale of the property will ease the liquidity problems of the employer, accentuated in recent months by Government defaults, the drastic reduction of public subsidies and falling income from collection of dues from its members. COEPA will continue to stay in the building and rent it from the new owners.

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Lift closure causes stress

SIX friends from Elche have created their own artisan Belgian style beer. Using home kits with barley, wheat and oats and a touch of coriander and anise, the friends have seen their dream come true as three years later the drink is being marketed and manufactured by a brewery in Albacete. They have already produced 800 litres of ‘Oripell’ beer being distributed in Alicante, Elche and Monovar.

THE lift down to Alicante’s Postiguet Beach from Raval Roig has been out of operation for a month causing complaints by residents. After appealing for its installation for years, since it opened in July 2012 it has been closed intermittently by numerous breakdowns and acts of vandalism. The current closure is a result of vandals breaking the glass.

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Elche launches new treatment A PIONEERING procedure in Spain for the treatment of severe constipation has been launched by Elche General Hospital. According to the hospital’s Colorectal Unit, the new technique is only being carried out by five health centres in Spain. The head of the unit explained the treatment involves stimulation of the

nerves that regulate bowel movements by a pacemaker, allowing a patient with severe constipation to perform the daily task without medication. They claim the advantages of the process include improving the quality of life of patients, offering significant cost savings and preventing the onset of diseases related to medications.

Reinforcements in €4m for action for summer the city EIGHTEEN new Local Police officers have been drafted into Santa Pola to cover the population growth during the summer. The fishing town has around 55,000 residents but the population booms to around 160,000 during the summer months, so now there will be 90 police officers on patrol.

Meanwhile, Guardamar del Segura has also launched additional summer patrols with four police officers covering the 12 miles of beaches on quad bikes. The town’s Red Cross lifeguard service is also in operation with its surveillance and lifesaving service until the end of September.

ALICANTE City plans to invest almost €4 million in commercial development initiatives this year. Projects will be mainly focused in the centre of the city to encourage spending and consumption. Plans include enlarging pedestrian pathways and improving accessibility and the provision of children’s playgrounds.

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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

Winning the weevil war SAN JAVIER seems to be winning the war on the red palm weevil which destroys palm trees. As a result, the municipality, along with that of Abanilla in the the north-east of Murcia, was invited to give presentations on the subject at a conference in Torre Pacheco. San Javier was one of the first places to directly inject pesticides into the trunk of the trees in an effort to prevent the threat and spread of the palm weevil to the municipality’s thousands of palms.

Juan fiestas and so far this year there has been a 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

ESAD in top 3 in country MORE than 100 people applied for the 60 places available at the School of Dramatic Art in Murcia (ESAD). Specialising in stage direction, playwriting and interpretation, the school is one of the major schools of arts education in the country.

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Helping hand for evicted families THE Platform Against Mortgages (PAH) Torrevieja has had membership into the State PAH approved. It means that PAH Torrevieja must now

adhere to the rules of membership and that immediate steps must be put in to place to relocate evicted families. In a statement, the

See-through Torrevieja TORREVIEJA is amongst the top three most transparent towns in the Valencia Community. The region’s official auditors examined data from the largest towns and cities with populations of 50,000 or more across Valencia’s three provinces, to determine the degree of transparency in economic and financial dealings. They also looked at development and municipal services contracts. The survey, which looked at the online information available by the town halls, showed that Gandia was the most transparent with 96 per cent, followed by Torrente in Valencia (86 per cent) and Torrevieja (76 per cent). Elda recorded the least transparency with 23 per cent.

group said: “PAH Torrevieja was born with the motivation to provide answers to families who cannot pay the mortgage or are about to become victims of widespread mortgage fraud and unfair contract clauses.” For advice call 619 138 891.

Hospital for sale THE old Los Arcos hospital in San Javier is up for sale. The building is part of a portfolio of properties owned by the Murcia Regional Government which are up for auction. This is the fourth time the hospital has been up for auction with the starting price dropping from €8.6million to €6.23million.

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Votes are in A PANEL of judges, including Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn, have decided on the winners from the nominations for the San Fulgencio Local Heroes Awards 2014. Sponsored by Toldos Guardamar, the municipality’s first awards to recognise citizens for their outstanding efforts and community spirit will be held on July 11 at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre from 8pm.

Tickets are still available with a donation being asked for to support the AECC charity, and can be obtained concejaliade by emailing urbanizaciones@ayto-sanfulgencio.es or calling the Office for the Urbanisations on 966 443 002. There are several categories to award winners and Shani Ormiston will be performing on the night.

Summer school contract explained ORIHUELA’S Councillor for Education, Rosa Martinez, has explained the process of the awarding the contract for the running of the summer schools. She said the process began in March when 13 companies were invited to make a bid for the tender. The chosen one was not the cheapest or

the dearest, but according to Martinez: “The objective of the summer school is not measured by price but quality because education is not an expense but an investment.” Regardless of what the city pays the contractor, parents pay jut €50 for the month and €25 for the fortnight.

€650 for nurses THE Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN) charity held their summer ball at Fairways, Villamartin. Debbie Slates and the Pinnacles performed and guests enjoyed a cava a canapé reception followed by a two-course meal and raffle, with €650 being raised on the night to help fund the PCN nurses who care for terminally-ill patients.

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€970 raised for DEBRA A CHARITY fashion show has raised nearly €1,000 for the DEBRA Butterfly Children Charity. The event was held at the home of Peter and Isabelle Illisley on the Montebello Urbanisation, featuring a special entrance of The Torrevieja Pipes & Drums who had marched to the event from Monty’s Bar. They continued to entertain the 80 spectators with a variety of well known Scottish tunes and their medley of songs from the First World War. Later in the afternoon the lady volunteers of the DEBRA charity shop modelled some of the clothes which are for sale supported in between by a variety of songs sung by Dayamantes from Daya Nueva.

Explore Orihuela’s underwater world A FREE guided snorkelling tour is available every Wednesday and Saturday in July and August on the Orihuela Costa. Organised by the town hall with the help of two local environmental

educators, visitors can discover the underwater life on the coast and sea floor during the three-hour tour. Contact Orihuela Costa Town Hall on 966 760 000 Ext. 32 for more information.

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Mental health talks

THE Feel-T project has launched in Santa Pola; a series of talks and advice on mental illness to improve a patient’s wellbeing. The next is being held on July 23 in Santa Pola’s Palmeral at 9.30pm with expert speakers Natxo Requena, Rocio Lapuente and Diego Javier Campoll, all from the Spanish Bioneuroemocion Association.

Summer solstice MORE than 20 people gathered on Bolnuevo beach for the Humanists of Murcia Summer Solstice Fiesta. There was a petanca competition, a lesson in Lyengar Yoga and free food.

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Panto time already! HAVING just raised around €1,600 for local charities with its production of Sweet Charity, Studio 32 is now starting all over again ready for its Christmas pantomime. The winter production will be Cinderella, directed by Susan Zilla Wilson, at the Cardinal Belluga Theatre. There is

still room for principals, dancers and general cast members and also backstage staff, with rehearsals starting next week at Casa Ventura, San Luis. For more information email studiothirtytwo2013@gmail.com or call 966 318 019.

ON PARADE: €1,575 raised from the annual PCN fashion show.

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 and

were entertained by the volunteers of the charity shops modelling the clothes available. For more information on the charity visit www.paulcunninghamnurses.com or call 966 790 363.

Forgotten village receives HELP HELPING: Bernard Ash with Chari from Caritas.

LA PUEBLA was one of the forgotten villages in the Murcia Region, but not any more.

Struggling to make ends meet like most places due to the economic crisis, HELP Murcia Mar Menor has donated a cheque for €2,000 to Caritas in La Pueblo, near Torre Pacheco. President Bernard Ash and Janneke Chambers met with Chari, the president of Caritas and Pepa, the vice president. Also present was the local priest, who all said how grateful they were for the donation. Caritas started their work in La Puebla in September 2013 with a food bank. From a population of 800 people, there are currently 54 families without any means of income. Caritas is entitled to a one-year financial donation from the European Fund but in real terms they have not been given aid for a full year.

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Costa marks 100 years since WW1 AUGUST 4, 2014, marks the 100th anniversary of the day Britain entered one of the costliest conflicts in history: the First World War. Fighting continued until Armistice Day, November 11, 1918. Now, 100 years later, residents are being invited to take part in the global commemoration on the Costa Blanca together with members of the Royal British Legion, in a period of reflection to be held on Sunday August 3 at 11am, in

the Capilla de las Mil Palmeras, the local Catholic church, situated almost next door to the Olympia Restaurant. Opera Singer Paul Michael will be performing during the service which will be conducted by the Chaplain of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the RBL, Pastor Keith Brown. A wreath-laying ceremony in the Garden of Remembrance will take place along with a march-past led by the Torrevieja Pipes and Drums.

Cruises and charity THE latest charity fundraising night organised by Smile Charity Group raised €505 for AFA Alzheimers Association at El Alto La Dolores restaurant. Artists Gregg Lomas and Vinnie Mack both performed, filling the dance floor all night and then donated their fees to

the charity. Restaurant owner, Andres, donated another Mediterranean cruise for the raffle, which was won by Ian and Barbara Charleston from La Marina. Coming up, on July 23, Smile Charity Group have organised a Rock ‘n’ Roll Night with Woody and the Peckers, in aid of

Torrevieja Stroke Support when another Mediterranean cruise can be won. Tickets are €10 for a two-course meal and entertainment, available from El Alto La Dolores restaurant, The Post Room Benijofar, or The Card Place in Benimar, or by calling 692 866 536.

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Top three benefits abroad cheats jailed 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.

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Bull running provokes a naked protest 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

Fundraising show A VARIETY show takes place tomorrow (Friday) at 9.30pm at the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre in Torrevieja. This one-off event is to raise funds for a local Spanish lady who has terminal cancer and needs a care package to assist her at home. Tickets cost €6 on the door. The show features a variety of local Spanish and British entertainment.

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 English-speaking people. A survey from 2013 revealed that more than 76 per cent of Spaniards opposed the use of public funds in this centuries-old tradition. "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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Expats flee homes as forest fire rages 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

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WATER-BOMBING: A helicopter swoops in to douse the flames. del Monte and came perilously close 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 into 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.

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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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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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Are under-qualified taking over Spanish JUST because they are native speakers it doesnâ€™t mean they have the ability to teach the language.

Teaching unions are extremely angry with the governmentâ€™s announcement that it wants to hire

more native English teaching assistants for the 2014/2015 academic year. The unions are saying that

7 million ecstasy ta ONE ton of PMK glycidate, enough to make seven million ecstasy tablets, has been found in Barcelona Port. The shipment arrived from Shanghai, China, and was intercepted at the port from where it was bound for Maastricht in Holland. PMK glycidate is a precursor compound used in the fabrication of MDMA (ecstasy). So far five people have been arrested; three Dutch, one Bulgarian and one Spanish. This is the biggest find of its kind in Spain and investigations started in August of 2013 when several international law enforcement agencies became aware of a large shipment of the controlled substance, believed to be bound for Europe.

Inquiries were centred on finding the company responsible for the importation and this was rapidly identified as being in El Papiol in Barcelona. The representative of this company, a Dutchman, was in contact with another company in China, which was producing the substance and arranging for its transportation to Europe disguised as a pigment for paints. Police located the lorry carrying the 25 vats, weighing 40 kilos each, which was supposed to go to a company in Benalmadena, Malaga, but was really going to Holland. Police investigations are ongoing as they suspect there are more people involved in such a large operation.

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English teachers h classrooms? 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.

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MASSIVE FIND: 25 vats were found in a lorry

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.

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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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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.

Scandalous!

Immigration matters

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.

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

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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.

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.

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ALBIR: Safety first this summer.

Alfaz steps up summer safety

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 year-round 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, said Tent, thanks to the area Action Plan that for the last five years has co-ordinated police response in the Marina Baja towns of Alfaz, Altea, Benidorm, Callosa, Finestrat, La Nucia, Polop and Villajoyosa.

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.

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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.

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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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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.

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.

Theatre praised

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.

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.

New square

Body identified

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.

A DISMEMBERED body found in Pego belonged to a 45-year-old Gandia man who disappeared in early May. Investigators were led to the body by three recently-arrested suspects, sources revealed.

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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 everyoneâ€™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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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 â‚Ź2,256 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

Money and drugs seized. selling on school premises as the students would go 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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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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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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SPAIN is different, as we know. Even privet is different, as this photo of a tree (no hedges here!) and self-seeded saplings proves. Bill Stocker, Bedfordshire and Alicante.

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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SKY MOVIES Action 5:50am The Poseidon Adventure 7:50am Hulk 10:10am Tombstone 12:25pm The Lone Ranger Unmasked A look behind the scenes of Disney's liveaction adventure The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp.

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.

4:50am Feels So Good

6:30am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 8:10am The Suspect 10:00am Caught in the Crossfire 11:35am Flesh and Bone 1:45pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Special 2:15pm Trance 4:10pm Ripley's Game 6:15pm S.W.A.T. 8:15pm Breakdown 10:00pm Trance 11:45pm S.W.A.T. 1:50am Two Days in the Valley 3:45am The Suspect A small town sheriff drags in an AfricanAmerican man following a bank robbery.

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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6:10am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 6:40am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am The Reef 2: High Tide 8:30am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 9:00am 42 11:15am In Security 1:00pm Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 1:30pm The Way Way Back 3:20pm The Reef 2: High Tide 4:45pm The Heat 6:45pm 42 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm The Way Way Back 12:50am In Security 2:30am Banshee Chapter 4:05am In Security 5:50am The Heat: Sky Movies Special

7:30am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke 9:30am The Nebraskan Phil Carey stars as a frontier scout trying to make peace between settlers and the Nebraska Sioux.

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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Quarter Final Friday 4th July 2014

France v Germany

Brazil v Colombia

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Saturday 5th July 2014

V Belgium Argentina or or Switzerland 18:00 USA

Netherlands v C. Rica 22:00

Semi Final Tuesday 8th July 2014

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

Winners Quarter Final “2” 22:00

World Cup 2014 On TV will be shown live in the UK on both BBC and ITV. England v Italy on TV will be shown live on BBC1 / BBC1 HD, England v Uruguay on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD and England v Costa Rica on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD. BBC will have 1st pick of the Second Round matches and 1st pick of the Semi Finals, whilst ITV will have 1st pick of the Quarter Finals. The 2014 World Cup Final will be shown live on both BBC1 and ITV.

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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

US crime drama series.

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.

Includes sport and weather.

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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Musical memories from the BBC archives.

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

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am Harrow: A Very British School 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am 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 World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Top Gear 9:30pm Meet the Parents 11:15pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 12:00am Family Guy 12:28am Family Guy 12:56am Family Guy 1:24am Family Guy 1:52am Family Guy 2:20am American Dad! 2:40am American Dad! 3:00am Live at the Electric 3:30am Live at the Electric 4:00am Live at the Electric

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

SUNDAY TV

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.

6:45pm Wimbledon

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

Includes sport and weather.

The latest news coverage.

8:00pm Rush Hour

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

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.

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In search of good news Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks. To comment on any of the issues raised in Ulrica’s column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/ulrica-marshall

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T’S always the same, isn’t it? You have to brace yourself when picking up a newspaper, because they generally leave you with the certain conviction that the world as we know it is coming to an end. War, violent crime, accidents, and natural disasters literally spill out of the pages and I often find myself shielding some articles from the curious eyes of my children or quickly flicking past photos of out-of-focus war corpses. Of course, there is good news: lots of it, but it is rarely reported unless it involves some national sporting triumph. Remember the extensive coverage of motor

GOOD NEWS: A product of hard work.

racing champion Michael Schumacher’s ski accident? Of course you do, even if you didn’t know who he was beforehand. Well, last week he finally came out of his coma, yet this was conveyed in a 40-word News-inBrief, a long way into one of the UK’s leading newspapers. Journalist Charles Moore explains that bad news - the usual kind - typically happens suddenly and is as such ideal news material, while good news tends to be the product of hard work over a period of time. But I suspect this is only half the story. They say that happiness is strongly linked to how we feel about ourselves in relation to others and reading of their misery may well leave us relieved and thankful for what we have. On the other hand, do you cheer jubilantly when reading about a lottery winner scooping millions or do you mumble under breath; “That should have been

me!” Yep, thought so. Add to this the fact that newspaper reporter was voted the worst job last year in a survey by CareerCast.com - pay is relatively low, stress is high, hours are long and often involve shift work, and that is before they send you off to Afghanistan. So, these long-suffering reporters may be forgiven for venting doom and gloom ahead of jolly little feel-good stories. Attempts to redress the balance by highlighting good news stories have rarely ended well. Veteran journalist Martyn Lewis has longsince stoically attempted to promote good news, yet he turned down the opportunity to present a show dedicated to good news. He argued that news, be it good or bad, should be part of a whole. He also said often good news is found as additional reporting online or on Twitter, but less so in traditional media. If we readers really wanted the good news, it would be readily available. Good news, it seems, is no news.

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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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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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Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life.

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.

4:45am Love Bite

7:00am Bullitt 9:00am Jackpot 10:30am Locked in 11:55am Twilight 1:35pm A Few Good Men 3:55pm Rules of Engagement 6:05pm Bullitt 8:05pm Witness 10:00pm A Few Good Men 12:20am A Man Apart 2:15am Eden 4:00am Jagged Edge Newspaper man Jack is the prime suspect when his rich wife is murdered.

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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6:15am The Internship Special 6:30am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special 7:00am In Security 8:45am Despicable Me 2 Special 9:15am Sunshine on Leith 11:00am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 11:30am Being Flynn 1:30pm In Security 3:10pm 42 5:25pm Monsters University Special 5:55pm We're the Millers 8:00pm Being Flynn 10:00pm Sunshine on Leith 11:45pm We're the Millers 1:35am Drinking Buddies 3:10am In Security 4:50am Drinking Buddies

7:30am Gunsmoke A very violent murder appears to be the work of Indians. Dillon doubts it however and sets out to uncover the facts.

8:30am Gunsmoke 9:35am Armoured Command WWII drama with an infantry platoon finding a woman (Tina Louise) wounded in the snow.

11:35am Pay or Die 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Fangs of the Arctic 5:15pm Hellcats of the Navy 6:50pm Crime Wave 8:15pm Crime in the Streets 10:00pm The Fugitive 12:25am Assassins 2:55am The Fugitive 5:15am Off Set

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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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SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 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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Crime

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Topical science series. Horizon looks at the strange patterns of weather seen in recent years.

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.

10:00pm Alive 12:10am Killing Them Softly

7:00am The Cup 8:50am Free Samples A disillusioned law student mans an ice cream truck for the day as she bids to sort her life out.

10:20am How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 12:25pm The Top Ten Show 2014 12:40pm Hide Away 2:10pm Jersey Boys Special A look at Clint Eastwood's new adaptation of the smash-hit musical.

2:40pm Lincoln 5:20pm Dead Poets Society 7:35pm Sense and Sensibility 10:00pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 12:00am Best Man Down

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6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special

7:05am Gunsmoke 8:05am Gunsmoke

A special look at the sci-fi actioner starring Matt Damon.

7:00am In Security 8:45am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 9:00am Sunshine on Leith 10:45am Drinking Buddies 12:30pm Being Flynn 2:30pm Despicable Me 2 Special A behind-the-scenes look at the deviously entertaining animated sequel.

3:00pm 42 5:15pm We're the Millers 7:15pm Sunshine on Leith 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm Being Flynn

Kitty helps a pregnant girl escape from her violent husband.

9:05am Hellcats of the Navy 10:40am Crime Wave 12:05pm Crime in the Streets A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Mara Maru 5:55pm Cripple Creek 7:25pm The Long Gray Line 10:00pm Hard to Kill 11:50pm 3,000 Miles to Graceland

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COMMON: Dry skin can feel scaly and itchy.

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There are women who make things better... simply by showing up. There are women who make things happen. There are women who make their way. There are women who make a difference. And women who make us smile. There are women of wit and wisdom who through strength and courage - make it through. There are women who change the world every day... Women like you.’

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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Regrettable ad: When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as at home: a cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what is inside since many people cannot read!

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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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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Solely, 2 Millet, 3 Screws, 4 Clothe, 5 Tallow, 6 Cherry, 7 Helped, 8 Asters, 9 Degree, 10 Pastel, 11 Averse, 12 Wheels, 13 Mortar, 14 Naught, 15 Desert, 16 Harmed, 17 Tweeds, 18 Stormy, 19 Steeds

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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

Word Ladder PURE

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Move from the start word (PURE) to the end word (GOLD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

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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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1. KENYA, 2. TRUE, 3. WHITE, 4. INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL (it means ‘against the watch’), 5. MARK CAVENDISH, 6. YORKSHIRE, 7. TEAM SKY, 8. JAN ULRICH, 9. THE RIDER WHO FINISHES LAST, rather than dropping out along the way, 10. TOMMY SIMPSON

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)

14 Stylish, second trading place (5) 16 Awfully eager to assent (5) 17 Odd, all-grey rash (7) 18 Baked state? (6) 19 American money for small county (5) 20 Block diverted post (4) 22 Exchange groat for patois (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)

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

E LOST K LOST A LOST M LOST THYME Answers: Dolly mixture(s), Make up for lost time

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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THIS Pulitzer Prize winning third novel from Donna Tartt is her first book in 11 years and was selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 2013. The story is told in a first person retrospective and recounts the life of Theodore Decker whose mother dies in a bomb blast the day he falls in love

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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Sudoku Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

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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Average: 21 Good: 27 Very good: 40 Excellent: 49

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 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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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).

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 Strait 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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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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Maori cooking style - in a pit dug in the ground

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

MAORIS: Traditionally use an open-air cooking pit. 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 hangi takes a little know-how. 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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Surviving on a fruity diet F

RUITARIANS advocate 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 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 sub-acid fruits (figs, raspberries). While some may think that there is not such a thing as ‘too much

FRUITARIANISM: Advocating a diet that only comprises fruits, seeds, nuts and vegetables. fruit,’ given the fact that they are packed with healthy vitamins, the truth is that fruits alone cannot supply all the nutrients the human body requires, according to health experts. Humans also need proteins, carbohydrates and fat so that the

body can work properly. It may come as a surprise, though, that famous people throughout history have lived on fruits alone, at least for a while, including Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, as well as Leonardo Da Vinci, Idi Amin, and Gandhi.

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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

DEEP FRYING: Not all oils are the same. 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 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.

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Public spaces as well as our gardens should be pleasing and colourful Dick Handscombe

Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

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. 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 airborne 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 town halls to plan to increase the percentage of green spaces and see that they are developed and maintained. It is interesting that Curitiba, Brazil, has 52 square metres of green public space per inhabitant; Rotterdam, 28.3; Paris 11.5 and here in Spain, Madrid, in spite of tree-lined streets and the wonderful central Retiro Park, has 14.0 and Barcelona 5.6.

SCENT AND COLOUR: A pleasure to walk through. However, the midweek insert Buenavida in El 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 on streets and on balconies and rooftops,

cascading window boxes and containers on upper floors, cantilevered copses on each floor of 20-storey blocks of apartments, potted plants between pavement cafés, courtyard restaurants with each table separated from others by greenery for privacy, and the central reservations of

dual carriageways planted up with trees, shrubs and small plants. Those 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 notice-boards 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 the UK. So public spaces suffer and few apartment owners contribute to the beauty of the area 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 on 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@hotmai l.com. I will respond to the first five emails received. For all others with terraces, balconies and rooftops or inner patios in ground level buildings ‘Apartment gardening Mediterranean style’ is easily obtained online at Amazon Books and Santana Books. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com July 2014

Organising the space in your kitchen THERE is no doubt that the kitchen can easily be a clutter magnet. But it does not have to be. Here are some useful tips for bringing order to one of the most important rooms of the house. Try to store items where they are not likely to become clutter and close to the areas where they will be used. Not only will that free up much needed space, but also make cooking and moving around much easier. Try using a cake stand to hold seasonings, like salt, pepper and olive oil. The stand will make it easier to find and use them and will provide extra space to arrange other spices and herbs around the stand’s base. Hanging kitchenware is no doubt stylish and all that is needed to turn part of the wall into a kitchenware rack are

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some S-hooks and a handrail, which support considerably more weight than towel bars. It is also advisable to keep knives at an arm’s length when they’re most needed by using a magnetic strip to hang them.

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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 Co-operative Extension Insect Diagnostic Laboratory. Remove the vacuum bag, seal it and destroy it immediately - fleas are hearty parasites and will continue to live in the

DESTROYING FLEAS: Shampooing and extensive use of a flea comb are vital. 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

available. The most important thing to look for in a household anti-flea 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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throughout a 30-day period in order to completely rid your home of the fleas. They include shampoos sprays and flea collars that children must not touch but which pets can have around their necks for up to four months.

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OPINION & COMMENT

Not-so-sound advice Cassandra Nash

A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

ABLO IGLESIAS whose Podemos party won five seats in last May’s European elections is losing some of his shine. He and other Podemos high-ups received at least €3.7 million from Venezuela since 2002 via their Centro de Estudios Politicos y Sociales (CEPS). This not-forprofit foundation assessed the country’s late president Hugo Chavez and still assesses his successor Nicolas Maduro who is making a ham-fisted job of holding the country together. One of the foundation’s remits is to promote the redistribution of wealth, but in Venezuela poverty is once again increasing as violence and repression grow. Not the best advertisement for the achievements of those at CEPS or for the party that wants to bring Bolivarian revolution to Spain.

What are they afraid of? THE Catalans want a referendum on the right to decide whether to remain inside Spain. Many people young and old want a referendum to choose between Republic or Monarchy. Nevertheless a Metroscopia survey found that most of those wanting a President vs King referendum would vote for the monarchy. Surveys in Cataluña show that more than half of those in favour of the right to decide do not want independence. Still fewer would back it if this meant leaving the EU. Both prospects are greeted with horror by opponents to republicanism or Catalan sovereignty who pre-suppose that no-one would vote for the monarchy or for remaining inside Spain. They can’t see that they, too, are becoming part of the problem.

A family affair

Righting a wrong FELIPE V, Spain’s first Borbon king, was hated by many. His portrait hangs upside down in Xativa (Valencia) because the town was burnt to the ground and much of the population slaughtered on his orders on June 19 1707. Like Cataluña and most of Levante the town backed the wrong side during the War of Succession. Xativa’s mayor offered to right the picture in 1995 in exchange for an apology from the current house of Borbon, but none PABLO arrived. Instead Felipe VI’s proclamation took place exactly 307 years later on June 19, a coincidence that did not

IGLESIAS: Lost some of his shine. go unnoticed in Xativa. Will Felipe mark six decide the time has come to make amends?

TEN PER CENT of employees at Tribunal de Cuentas are related to highly- placed officials there and 14 per cent related to each other. The tribunal, which audits public bodies and political parties, sets the entrance exam questions. Most of the examiners are either high-ranking officials or union representatives who also have relatives working there. The personal interviews that are part of the selection process for jobs that average €3,000 a month are also conducted by Tribunal executives. Despite the transparency laws announced soon after the present government took over, much remains as opaque as ever. And in time-honoured Spanish custom it stays in the family, too.

To fly or not to fly? that is the question…

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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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

SPAIN’S CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: There are fewer self-employed foreign workers than before. increased by 32 per cent (23,445 more in the last five years). Spain’s hotel industry

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.

When to ask for an appraisal? BEFORE buying a house, it is necessary to appraise it. In general terms, home appraisals are based on supply and demand, the conditions of the property itself and the neighbourhood it is located in. But when should prospective buyers ask for an appraisal? Who should be in charge of it? Should they wait for the bank for ask for it? Should they wait until the sale has been agreed upon with the proprietor? “There are two fundamental questions: when should the property be appraised? And who should appraise it? It is important to realise that even if all appraisers are regulated by the Bank of Spain and are subject to strict and transparent controls, not all banks accept all official appraisers.” said Juan Villen, mortgage specialist from

APPRAISING A PROPERTY: Appraisals provide crucial information about the property’s market value.

Idealista.com. As stated by Villen, the property should be appraised

once the prospective buyer has decided to buy it and he or she has come to an

agreement with the proprietor and before the deposit contract is signed.

According to Idealista.com, appraisals not only provide crucial data regarding the market value of the property but also essential information about its legality and any potential structural problems that may arise. In normal circumstances, appraisals usually take between two and three days. Even though banks should accept all regulated appraisers, the truth is many tend to reject appraisers they have had bad experiences with. In addition, banks tend to prefer appraisals done as per the request of the client over appraisals that were originally requested by another financial institution. The reason behind this is the bank may think the original financial institution discovered a problem in the property and decided not to finance its purchase.

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Spanish real estate se no longer high and SPAIN’S real estate sector was left high and dry by the 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.

W BARCELONA HOTEL: Sold for €200 million to Qatari Real Estate Company. “Transactions accelerated throughout the second half

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ector dry the reduction of the risk premium,” said Mikel 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.

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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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Lexus RC F makes world-first driving appearance at Goodwood speed festival THE crowds at the Goodwood Festival of Speed were treated to the world-first driving appearance of the Lexus RC F, the high-performance coupe that has already generated huge interest in its motor show appearances around the world. The RC F moved off the show stand and on to the track to give a taste of its performance potential, making speed runs during the ‘first glance’ sessions on the festival’s hill course. The Lexus LFA also stormed the hill as

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Ford reveals the new Focus ST THE new Focus ST also made its global debut today at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. 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 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 8.1 seconds, 4.4 l/100 km (64.2 mpg), and 114 g/km CO2.

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Ken is a winner as new clubs do the trick NEW clubs seem to have done the trick for Levante’s Ken Perkins. A month ago Ken booked a personal fitting at the Campbell Lamont Golf Shop and invested in a Ping driver and matching set of hybrids and irons. And at Oliva Nova last week (June 27) he was a runaway winner of Levante’s stableford competition, scoring 41 points to bring a 1.5 cut in his handicap – to 15.2, the lowest he has ever been. “It’s taken four rounds but I’m getting used to the clubs now and they're making a real difference,” said Ken after taking the Division 1 prize, four points clear of Danny Herron and Vaughan Dillon. Brian Clark-Sutton maintained his consistent run of top three finishes, scoring 35 points to win Division 2, three points more than secondplaced Alan Simpson. Graham Hutson, with 29 points, took third place on handicap from another three players – Eric Edwards, Helen Jones and Dick Temperton – who all had a similar points total. Birdies from Mike Cuerden (hole 11), Rob Westlands (hole 16) and Barry Heath (hole 3) gave them a share of the twos pot and nearest the pin prizes went to Ken Perkins (in two shots at hole 5) and Rob Westlands (hole 16). Tomorrow (Friday) Levante has a full house for a visit to Villaitana.

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Super Marc first again, Brazil and Holland lucky as action hots up... Tony Matthews

International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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THERE’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 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 spotkicks as the hosts scraped through 3-2 on penalties. In the quarterfinals, Brazil

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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.

Impressive haul of medals for team From Back Page freestyle. Vicki was then placed fifth in the 100m freestyle and ninth in the 50m freestyle. The final member of the team, Rafael Bordes, had outstanding swims in all five of his individual races in the +35yrs category, winning new personal bests in each of his races - 50m breaststroke, 50m, 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle. The team also swam two relays in the +200yrs group being placed 12th in both the 4x50m freestyle and 4x50m medley relays. At the same time on Sunday five younger members of the club were battling it out in the XIV City of Torrevieja Traversia. The 2250m sea swim began at the Los Locos beach in Torrevieja with 350 swimmers taking part. Club Natacion Torrevieja swimmers came out victorious with a full set of trophies. Piroska Rideg won 1st in the Infantil category. Louise Brassington 2nd in the Junior category, beating sister Ruth who

Medals won by Torrevieja Masters won third place. Yuriy Lymar was 3rd in the male senior category and new swimmer Alessandro Meleleo 3rd in the junior category. Swimmers Louise, Ruth and Yuriy also won trophies for local swimmers participation. Away in Sedavia, Valencia, the Alevin team members were working hard in the Summer Regional Championships in the “XXXII Jocs Esportius Comunitat Valenciana” competition. Swimmers Elian Rio del Castillo,

Paula Garcia, Vicky Pigneur, Samira Lucumbi and Skye Burns worked hard over the two day event with some good swims against 255 swimmers from 38 regional clubs. Team members had some good times and the girls relay team swam well. In her age group Vicky gained the best time in her 200m butterfly event. And not to be forgotten other members of the club had their last regional time control in the municipal pool in Petrer on

Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Alexandra Amat, Zoe Connolly, Piroska Rideg and Yuriy Lymar swam with Alexandra a new best in her 50m backstroke and Yuriy in his 50m and 200m freestyle events.

For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa – 665454126, President Felipe on 609418776 or Vicki 669637015 or by e-mail on info@clubnataciontorrevieja.com

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Triumph at Spanish national THIS weekend was the busiest of the year in the swimming calendar with four competitions ongoing

around Spain for Masters and the club’s Alevin, Infantil and Absoluto categories. The Masters of Club Natacion Torrevieja travelled the 690 kilometres to Jerez for the 25th National Spanish Summer Championships hosted by the Municipal Pool, Jerez. More than 740 swimmers from 105 clubs throughout Spain swam over the three day event in individual age categories. Torrevieja's four masters amassed a total of 12 medals from their 22 races and with only four swimmers were finally placed 38th. Beth Altabas won gold in all five individual races in the +70

Masters of the club in the Spanish National Summer Chapionships in Jerez. years category, swimming 200m and 100m backstroke, 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle.Paul Matthews then followed with a full set of medals with silver in the + 65yrs 50m butterfly and 50m backstroke. Then bronze medals in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle events. Vicki Connolly in her races won gold in the +45yrs 400m freestyle and silver in the 1500m freestyle. Missing out on third by one second in the 200m Turn to Page 95