Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 17 - 23 July 2014 Issue 1515

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Brit arrested A BRITISH man has been apprehended in Mazarron on an international arrest warrant, convicted of sexual assault and corruption of minors. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2012.

Burning tip is a ‘health hazard’ CONCERNS have been raised about a ‘serious health hazard’ close to the Sierra Escalona natural park. Situated on the Pilar side of the Pilar de la Horadada-Orihuela border, a burning waste tip, around 20 metres high and covering an area of 150,000 square metres, has been left, no longer fenced off, with rotting contents giving off noxious gases, which have ignited. Despite complaints to Orihuela and Pilar authorities in the past, nothing has been done to alleviate the concerns of those affected. Bob Houliston from political party CLARO has now passed on details about the site to Orihuela’s mayor, who took immediate steps to establish a report by the Local Police, stating that it was a burning waste tip and fire hazard.

Bob said: “It is almost certainly illegal but no longer actively used as a waste tip. It is believed to have been used as the dumping ground for rubbish collected from Orihuela Costa many years ago, most likely at the time when there was no formal contract for this service.” He added: “It is obviously a serious environmental hazard because contaminated leakages will be penetrating the ground on which it stands and presumably the water table below. It is close to fields of orange and lemon trees, which could be affected by ground and air pollution.” A formal complaint has now been made to SEPRONA, the environmental arm of the Guardia Civil, seeking a full report on the dump and whether an environmental crime has been committed.

Lagoon death THE body of a 19year-old boy has been found in one of the lagoons in Rabasa, Alicante. The teenager was camping in the area with friends.

English camps MORE than 850 youngster are participating in English language programmes and summer camps this month across the Valencia Community.

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Finance 41 - 46 RESPONSE TIMES: Emergency centre has been flooded with complaints.

Emergency response failures recognised

THE Valencian Government has now recognised that there are failures in the 112 service in Alicante Province in regards to ambulance response times. Interior Minister Luis Santamaria Ruiz has been speaking in Elche about the health situation in general as well as the 112 telephone service and said: “We are going to review these protocols in a bid to reduce response times.” The visit comes following a number of complaints about delays following the transfer of the emergency centre in

Alicante to Valencia just over a year ago, as reported in last week’s Euro Weekly News. According to the trades union and hospital officials, delays have arisen as workers in Valencia who answer the 112 calls ask an excessive number of questions before mobilising a SAMU ambulance and have less local knowledge. This has resulted in ambulances being sent to the wrong locations. The situation has been denounced by Elche’s Councillor for Health.

Expert called in after Terra Mitica death THE body of the teenager who was killed after falling from the Inferno ride at Benidorm’s Terra Mitica theme park has been repatriated to his home country of Iceland.

The 18-year-old was the first person to die at the park in its 14-year history. An investigation has now opened into the accident, with police saying security cameras did not show enough detail to deduce

whether a harness failed or if the deceased carried out any reckless acts during the ride. An expert has been called in to determine if there was a fault with the ride’s machinery. See Page 21

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NEWS Doorway assault AN Alicante man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 44year-old woman in the doorway of her house. A neighbour heard her cries and raised the alarm. Killer drought DROUGHT has killed almost 182,000 almond trees in Alicante Province. The intense drought is the longest ever recorded in the province since records began. Around 6,000 farmers could face ruin.

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Sunbathing advice campaign ALMOST half of the population are not taking care when sunbathing. The news comes as Valencia’s Minister for Health Manuel Llombart visited the Solar Information and Prevention unit of the AECC, which is currently on tour around 75 towns in the region. During this time, it expects to inform 27,500

citizens and carry out 9,000 free skin tests in a bid to make people more aware of the dangers of the sun related to skin cancer. The campaign has been extended through until December, with the need to raise awareness of sun protection throughout the year. Llombart said child protection

is also vital: “From the age of 10 years, 35 per cent of parents then begin to neglect their child’s sun protection which increases the chances of developing skin cancer later in adulthood.” In Valencia around five to eight new cases of melanoma are detected per 100,000 inhabitants per year.

Fatal collision A MAN has died in a traffic accident on the Gran Vía de La Manga del Mar Menor, in the municipality of San Javier. He is reported to have lost consciousness after colliding with a traffic signal.

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SPAIN’S airports authority AENA has said that religious freedom is not being compromised because it no longer announces Masses by megaphone. The company has 16 places of worship in airports including a multi-faith chapel at Alicante-Elche.

SOCIETY perceives floods, droughts and forest fires as the main threats to natural phenomena, according to a study by the University of Alicante (UA).

Farm thefts

FAB FIB: A huge crowd on the beach at last year’s event.

International Festival of Benicassim returns

Drink-driving ALMOST 20,000 alcohol breath tests were carried out in the Valencia Region in June; 391 of them were positive. A new drink-driving campaign is now under way with tests being carried out until Sunday. Legionnaires strikes FIVE new cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Alcoy have been detected. The Health Department said they were isolated and unrelated cases.

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Near drowning A BOY, aged four, nearly drowned in a pool at a summer school in Elche. The child was transferred from Elche Hospital to Murcia, where his mother works in the paediatric unit. Street makeover GUARDAMAR has received a grant of €240,000 for the remodelling of Calle Mayor between Plaza Labradores and Calle San Jaime, to include increased parking and the widening of paths.

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ON July 24 it will be Festival Internacional de Benicassim (FIB) time again. This is one of Spain’s biggest music festivals, almost comparable with Glastonbury, which started back in 1995 and has been celebrated every year since. The concept is similar to other festival concepts: contemporary art, pop, rock, indie, electronic and many other styles of music as well as theatre, fashion and cinema, which all come together every third weekend of July in Valencia to celebrate art in all its forms. FIB is characterised by its eclecticism and its acceptance of all the latest innovative tendencies as opposed to most other music festivals which just stick to what is popular. The festival initially came under fire for not having enough national artists in

Quote of the Week I want the PSOE to be the party of unwavering honour and clarity and nobody can say that the Andalucia branch has not acted bluntly’ Pedro Sanchez, speaking at his party’s conference before being elected leader on Sunday night.

the line-up but, as the promoters pointed out, it is the international festival and not just the Spanish festival of Benicassim. The origins of the festival are in Madrid where two brothers, Miguel and Jose Moran, wanted their own music festival here in Spain instead of having to go abroad to enjoy them. So they set up in Valencia - the traditional playground for Madrileños - and have been going very well ever since. At the first ever FIB there were only 8,000 people but now it has the capacity to take around 42,000 people every day. This year, as is usual, there are a lot of famous names in the line-up including Tinie Tempah, Kasabian, The Libertines, Manic Street Preachers, Lily Allen and many more, who will delight the 42,000 pairs of ears that will be present there.

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is the total number of people gored by the bulls in the San Fermin festivities in Pamplona. There were a total of 47 people injured during the running of the bulls but most of them suffered just cuts and bruises. Of the eight people gored two are already out of hospital and recovering.

TWO people have been arrested in Catral suspected of two motor vehicle thefts from farms on the Vega Baja. The arrests came as the result of a police campaign against agricultural and livestock theft.

Rubbish wreck ONE person was injured in an accident on the N-332 from El Algar to La Union when a refuse lorry overturned.

Forest cleaning MUNICIPAL crews are to begin de-littering La Marina pine forest to help prevent the threat of forest fires.

Spain’s CSI AN exhibition of forensic science is being held at the University of Alicante as part of a travelling display. Students have been analysing ‘crime’ scenes, forensic ballistics and forensic entomology.

And finally... FIVE Spanish-made fighter planes, licensed by Hitler during WWII, were rescued from a disused warehouse in Texas, USA, where they will go to auction and are expected to reach a price of at least €600,000. The Hispano Aviacion HA-1112 or ‘Buchon’ as they were known were never used by either Spanish or German forces but instead ended up as Hollywood props

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Cocaine lab found in San Javier FIVE people have been arrested for the sale and distribution of cocaine, operating from a laboratory found at a property in San Javier. Police report that the men, aged between 31 and 44, were carrying out the criminal activity across the Murcia Region and were distributing the drug after concealing it in a compartment made in the rear number-plate of a vehicle, which the gang members controlled with a remote device. During the investigation, police seized five kilos of high purity cocaine, materials used for the cutting and preparing the drug and €31,000 in cash.

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Street brawl leads to death A MAN, aged 50, has been arrested in Molina de Segura for allegedly killing another man and seriously wounding a third during a fight. The brawl started in the early hours of the morning near the bars along Calle Jesuit Peez

Hernandez. During the fight, the man stabbed a 23-year-old, killing him, and seriously wounded another person. Eyewitnesses say the incident began as a fight between two individuals, the detainee and the

deceased, with the third man being injured as he tried to intervene and calm the situation. The assailant fled after the fight but was later arrested near his home with blood on his hands, and the knife used was located in a planter.

Tomato fight sold out already TICKETS for Buñol’s ‘tomatina’, the fiesta that consists of people throwing tomatoes at each other, have sold out. The event had been going on for decades before becoming famous and attracting tourists from all over the world. Until last year there was no charge for taking part, but Buñol’s mayor decided the time had come to capitalise on the traditional celebrations. Tickets costing €10 for the August 27 event went on sale in April. Apart from 5,000 allocated free to Buñol residents, all of the remaining 17,000 individual tickets have been snapped up. Group tickets for tour operators and camping packages are still available, the organisers said. The biggest single contingent will be coming from Australia, which

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MESSY FUN: The event has become world famous. accounts for 12.40 per cent of the tickets sold, followed by the UK (11.79 per cent), Japan (10.17 per

cent) and the US (7.64 per cent). Only 6.5 per cent of ticket holders are Spanish, Buñol Town Hall revealed.

Mayor has heart attack ORIHUELA’S mayor is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Monserrate Guillen was taken to the Chiron Hospital in Torrevieja where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Doctors confirmed that he had had a heart attack. Mayor Guillen was later transferred to Alicante General Hospital, where he remains, and is believed to be out of danger.

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A grisly twist to foiled kidnap plot THE former president of Valencia football club, Vicente Soriano, has revealed that there was a plot to kidnap him. His predecessor at the club, Juan Soler,

allegedly ordered the abduction months ago, Soriano told a Valencia judge, because he believed that he had never paid Soler for the shares in the club whose

Alicante’s roads are getting safer THE number of people killed in road accidents fell by 13 per cent last year in Alicante Province. A total of 42 people died on Alicante’s roads in 2013, compared to the 48 victims that were recorded the previous year. In Murcia, however, the number rose in 2013 to 57 deaths as a result of road traffic accidents. Nationally, the number of deaths also fell, down from 1,903 in 2012 to 1,680 last year. The Ministry of Interior noted that the death rate per million inhabitants in Spain is 36, below the European average, which stands at 52.

acquisition enabled him to take over the presidency. A private detective engaged to help carry out the kidnapping contacted both Soriano and the police to reveal the supposed plot. Soriano was to have been hidden in France and unless he paid up, his ears and fingers were to be cut off and sent one by one to his family, said the detective who is now a protected witness. Soriano was advised to change his daily routine and go out as little as possible. “I forgive Soler,” said Soriano, although he does not intend to withdraw the accusation. “But justice must be done,” he added.

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Jet-skier finds body off beach THE body of a woman in her 60s was spotted floating in the water off a beach in Los Urrutias, in the municipality of Cartagena. The body was found about 100 metres from the shore, close to a catamaran. The man who found it was riding a jet ski up to the beach on the Estrella urbanisation.

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PLAYA FLAMENCA Town Hall is laying on a bus for Orihuela Costa residents to visit the Moors and Christians fiestas in Orihuela tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday. Reserve your place at the town hall.

Business boost VEGA BAJA Young Entrepreneurs Association (JOVEMPA) held a conference at the Torrevieja Yacht Club, to encourage enterprise.

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Dutch expats fight consulate closure TORREVIEJA’S Dutch residents are fighting the proposed closure of their consulate in La Nucia. A petition has been raised with more than 5,000 signatures against the closure on September 1. The Dutch Foreign Ministry is aiming to reduce costs by 20 per cent, by closing several embassies and consulates.

The La Nucia consulate attends to 120,000 Dutch nationals in the Valencian Community. “Roughly half live in Alicante Province, in or around Benidorm, Denia

and Torrevieja,” said Consul Erick Duriex. La Nucia Town Hall wrote to the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, stressing the consulate’s importance.

Bart Gommans, Councillor for Foreign Residents, said: “It handles more procedures than the Barcelona office and has the largest workload in Spain.”

Violent robbers arrested THREE men have been arrested for assaulting a man at his home and causing him injuries that led to the loss of an eye. The 79-year-old was the victim of the assault at his home in Las Bayas, a small hamlet in Elche. As the men knocked on his door they demanded he hand over money and bank cards. Then he was handcuffed, threatened and beaten. He received such serious damage to his eye that it could not be saved. A woman was also arrested for an alleged crime of receiving stolen goods as she was detected trying to sell a

RECOVERED: Stolen items. television, which had been stolen from the man’s property.

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Demand for legal aid increases THIRTEEN new lawyers swore an oath during a ceremony as they were welcomed to the Bar Association of Orihuela. The event formed part of an open day at the headquarters of the Bar Association of Orihuela and the Office of the Legal Services Guidance College located in the Torrevieja courts. Information was also available about the work of public defenders. The demand for legal aid increased by 21 per cent between 2012 and 2013.

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Footwear industry threatens to strike WORKERS unions have threatened to call a nationwide strike at the end of the month in the footwear industry over pay conditions. The unions say they will

strike if employers do not include a wage revision clause in the new collective agreement, which must govern the working conditions in the industry until 2016. The

€30m intended for juvenile centres AROUND €30m is to be spent on juvenile rehabilitation programmes and centres in the Valencia Region. This figure is an increase of 3.14 per cent from the previous year’s budget as Regional Secretary for Social and Solidarity Lucia Ceron, stressed the important role that rehabilitation centres play for children, their families and society in general. Of the 1,040 youngsters currently in rehabilitation and juvenile centres by order of a court judgement, 734 of them last year were undertaking formal education. All rehabilitation centres have also signed agreements on employment, with the aim of realising the right of minors to paid work and to facilitate the completion of training practices.

announcement of possible demonstrations in this sector comes days after the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE) and the Association of Footwear Components (AEC) reached a preliminary agreement with unions on a collective agreement after months of negotiations. Among other conditions, the draft agreement stipulated a salary increase for 2014 of 1 per cent and of 0.5 per cent next year, but employers decided to then withdraw the clause from the final draft. Unions say they will now not sign the agreement which affects about 24,000 workers across the country and 1,400 companies, of which over 70 per cent is concentrated in Alicante Province.

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Gay pride march ALMOST a thousand people participated in a demonstration in Alicante for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Teacher loss THE PSOE socialist party claims that 2013 closed with nearly 500 fewer teachers in the province of Alicante, despite an increase of 2,500 students.

Lotto image TORREVIEJA’S 60th International Contest of Habanera and Polyphony was featured on six million Loteria Nacional tickets.

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Moors and Christians go ‘social’ THE Moors and Christians in Orihuela are going ‘social’ this year as the city

launches its first Instagram competition to coincide with the fiesta.

Urbanisation work can resume

INSTAGRAM: Orihuela launches competition. President of the Association of Moors and

Businesses offered the chance for global boost THE partnership between the Local Development Agencies of Santa Pola and Alicante will help small and medium-sized local businesses to become more competitive in the wider market. Their participation in the Internationalisation Plan primarily aims to facilitate the internationalisation of companies in order to improve their competitiveness by projecting their activities abroad and gaining a higher growth potential.

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The Internationalisation Plan offers free advice to companies that want to expand outside of Spain and will offer 10 months free advisory and consultancy services to 25 companies. Companies in Santa Pola interested should contact the Local Development Agency or email ijimenez@ adlsantapola.es. The deadline for submitting applications and documentation for participation in the programme ends on July 31.

Christians Antonio Manuel Garcia Alcover and Councillor for Tourism Rosa Martínez presented the contest to “promote Orihuela,” said the councillor who commented on the “undeniable value of social networks.” To enter, upload your photos of the fiestas to your Instagram account using #reconquistaorihuela 2014. The winner will receive a tablet. Instagram is a form of social media that now has more than 200 million active users uploading their photos for viewing around the world and is fast becoming a promotional tool for towns and cities.

SAN JAVIER is ‘adopting’ the San Blas urbanisation in Santiago de la Ribera. It means the urbanisation has become part of San Javier municipality with the town hall now having the authority to take over the maintenance of the green areas, roads and general services. Work can now also resume after construction on the urbanisation was blocked in 2005 by Murcia’s courts following disagreements between the owners of various plots. The legal dispute left unbuilt plots on the urbanisation and San Javier unable to take over the maintenance. Now, the council has been able to implement a new plan.

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Work to begin on Arenales hotel A DATE has finally been set for the reopening of the Arenales del Sol hotel in Los

Arenales, Elche. More than three decades since it closed its doors in 1979, it has been announced that plans have been accepted and workers are due on site towards the end of the year. Work is expected to last between 21-24 months with the hotel planned to reopen in 2016. It will have 100 beds language training. and become a four-star Recognition of foreign hotel with spa, restaulanguages is carried out rant, terraces and according to the Common function rooms. European Framework of Elche Mayor, Reference for Languages, Mercedes Alonso, said: which sets A (basic), B “It is very good news as (independent user) and C this project will serve to (competent user) levels. promote tourism on a Each category is beach like Arenales del subdivided into A1 and A2, Sol,” adding that the B1 and B2, and C1 and C2 current appearance of levels. Degrees, diplomas the property “harms the and certificates would be image of this tourist issued by institutions and area.” universities in the field.

Clarification needed to access language levels MURCIA’S Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities is finalising a decree that will regulate language recognition certifications in the region. Director General of Colleges, Luis Javier Lozano, has closed a series of meetings with all those involved in the teaching and learning of languages, as all parties agreed there was a need to form a competent authority to determine

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Stagestruck donation STAGESTRUCK has donated €2,500 to the Alzheimer’s Association of Torrevieja, raised at their production of Ancient Greece.

Reggae Fest TORREVIEJA’S Eras de la Sal is hosting a ‘Fishing Reggae Fest’ on August 8, with artists like Earl 16 from Jamaica and Prince Jamo from UK. Tickets are €6 from the theatre or Ticketmaster.

Lions help out THE Torrevieja Costa Lions Club raised €500 for Vecinos de San Miguel Archangel from the JB Brass and Barbershop Harmonisers concert.

LOCAL HEROES: Some of the winners and nominees.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Awarded to Pauline Prior with hosts Sam and Rafa with Councillor Jeff Wiszniewski.

UNSUNG heroes in San Fulgencio municipality have been honoured at a special gala event. The San Fulgencio Local Hero Awards 2014, sponsored by Toldos Guardamar, were the municipality’s first awards to recognise local citizens for their outstanding efforts and community spirit. The awards were handed out at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre. Hosted by Samantha Hull and Toldos Guardamar’s Rafal Marciniak, with

Butterfly Children’s charity. Sports Achievement of the Year went to Jon Alger for his work in setting up a cricket club, with single parent of four, Rosemary Clarke, receiving Parent of the Year. Anastasija Pju-Kovrova was Student of the Year and Veronica Torres from the local nursery school became Teacher of the Year. The Adult Bravery award was given to Ray Wright who has fought serious illness after being told he only had a 10 per cent chance of survival.

Unsung heroes are recognised performances by Shani Ormiston, 10 awards were handed out, nominated by the public and judged by a panel of judges including Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn. The first award went to Morgan Wanty, winner of Child of Courage, a 14-year-old who saved herself from a man who sexually exposed himself to her and reported it to the police. Mary Chambers won the Fundraiser of the Year award for her years of dedication raising funds for the DEBRA

The Local Police were recognised with the Emergency Services award, and Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Rodriguez received the Good Neighbour award. Pauline Prior was also awarded for her voluntary work for local people in need, receiving the Special Recognition award. A raffle and the proceeds from tickets on the night went to the AECC, with the cancer charity receiving around €1,200 from the event.

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Iberia pulls Madrid link IBERIA has cancelled its Alicante-Madrid flights. The route, which was covered by its budget airline Iberia Express, has been taken over by Valencia-based Air Nostrum. This carrier already works with IAG, the result of the BAIberia merger. Demand for AlicanteMadrid air links has

fallen over the past year, with many citing the AVE high-speed train as the reason as it offers faster and cheaper transport to the capital. The train has poached many business travellers as the AVE terminal is in the centre of the city, unlike Barajas airport, which is on the outskirts.

Councillor resigns ELCHE Council has been left with a minority ruling government following the resignation of Councillor for Health, Cristina Martinez. The councillor said she was leaving the government for ethical reasons and added: “I do not want to continue in the government team in which I do not feel supported.” Mayor Mercedes Alonso is now holding urgent meetings to assess the situation.

Crossing the Strait campaign SOME 210,000 people a year use the ferry that runs between Alicante and Oran (Algeria) and nearly half of them, about 100,000, from June to September. The figures were unveiled by the chairman of the Port Authority of Alicante, Jose Joaquin Ripoll, as he launched the child health campaign

‘Crossing the Strait’ organised in collaboration with the Consulate of Algeria and visual health associations. The campaign sees health professionals attend to young Algerians for free to identify risk factors in visual abnormalities and to prevent future glaucoma.

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Virgin del Carmen fiesta suspended THE feast of the Virgen del Carmen - once known as the Queen of the Sea - due to take place in Torrevieja on Tuesday, has had to be suspended. Fishermen had to work following the arrival of a major shoal of fish on the shores. Councillor for Fiestas Lola Sanchez Roca explained that the Fishermen’s Association of Torrevieja decided to suspend the festival in honour of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of mariners, as they didn’t want to miss such an important catch. Head of the association Pedro Angel Carmona apologised to all citizens of Torrevieja and tourists visiting the city for the fiesta days, but emphasised that priority had to be given to the livelihood of the fishermen and their families.

The short sea and a sea of applause ‘THE SHORT SEA’ short film contest concluded with a screening of the 13 finalists on Varadero beach in Santa Pola. The contest was launched by the Department of Youth in 2013, and 13 finalists were chosen for the screening which was attended by more than 100 people. The movie night attracted so much interest that another film night has been planned for August 6 at the Gran Playa, next to the Windsurfing Club, at 10pm.

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Marine issues for graffiti artists A GRAFFITI competition has taken place along the promenade in Torre de la Horadada. Local artists shared the wall space with visiting competitors from

Granada, Madrid and Albacete to work on the theme of ‘marine issues’. The judges will award prizes on July 30 at the Casa de Cultura.

TRANSFORMATION: Artists at work.

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Development plan for Mazarron THE new General Urban Plan (PGOU) for Mazarron advocates a revival in tourism and the building of up to 6,000 coastal homes, and hotels.

The plan, due to receive initial approval at a plenary meeting in the town hall at the end of the month, has introduced a ruling allowing

Google Maps car confusion LOCAL POLICE in Cartagena have responded to comments circulating social media sites that the city had acquired a new vehicle to capture fines from motorists. The information, according to the town hall, is “totally false.” It said: “The comments referred to the Google Maps vehicle which is currently capturing images with 360 degrees panoramas.” The presence of the car had been requested earlier this year by the Chamber of Commerce with the intention of incorporating parts of the Old Town, including the High Street, as the images had not been built until now.

hotels to be built up to six storeys high and approves the construction of 6,000 apartments spread across four developments in the stretch of coast between Bolnuevo and El Mojon. The PGOU downgrades five million square metres of land, allowing it to be built on, and permits the widening of the road between Mazarron and El Puerto, the two main population centres, as well as bike lanes. One area not expected to expand is the Camposol urbanisation, with the town hall saying it wants to “bring order to what is already a better service to residents” as they aim to regularise illegal structures without resorting to demolition.

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Taxi fares become more regulated TAXI-DRIVERS in Rojales will no longer charge ‘by eye’ and will use online taximeters. Previously, drivers would bill the passenger based on their knowledge

of the journey and the price negotiated with the customer, but now, tariffs will be more regulated. ‘The tariff regime of urban taxi services in Rojales’ has been

Robotic arm is tested on patients DOCTORS have tested a robotic arm powered through brain signals and thought on patients at Alicante General Hospital. The Rehabilitation Service of the General University Hospital of Alicante and Biomedical Neuro-engineering Group at the University Miguel Hernandez have carried out initial testing of the robotic arm, which is aimed at developing a brain interface that helps to move the arms of patients who have lost the ability to do so themselves. It is targeted at those who have suffered strokes or brain damage and injuries. Five patients have been trying the system to test upper limb movement.

approved and will apply to journeys from Monday to Friday between 6am and 10pm. The fare will start at €2.78 plus €0.82 per kilometre travelled. The base rate during evenings and weekends will be €3.34 plus €0.98 per kilometre.

Grant for polyphony TORREVIEJA has signed an agreement with the Costa Blanca Tourist Board, allowing them a subsidy of up to €25,000 for the International Habanera and Polyphony contest. The grant is to cover the costs of advertising material promoting the 60th anniversary of the contest, and to transport the choirs.

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Jazz for orphanage ‘JAZZ BY SUNSET’ is being hosted by Casa La Pedrera to help raise funds for Elche Children’s Home. On July 31, a 22piece jazz band will be at the Grand Designs house on the CV950 road between San Miguel and Bigastro. There will be a partyin-the-park atmosphere so bring fold-up chairs, grab a burger from the BBQ and watch the sun go down over the lake with some quality jazz music, both modern and classical. The event starts at 7pm and is in aid of the children’s home. Tickets cost €5 per person. To book and for more information call Jenni on 660 816 620 or visit www.thingstodoinspain. info

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Old president roars back THE Torrevieja Costa Lions Club installed a new president at their annual celebration dinner, held in the Marabu Lounge near Quesada. Outgoing President Janette Bennett thanked all the club members and guests for their huge support during her twoyear tenure before handing over to Iain Bennett, who was previously Lions President from 2010-2012.

Janette was then presented with a Melvin Jones Fellowship award in recognition not only of her two years as President but also for having served as Community Service Director, Treasurer and as Vice President of the Club. For more information about the Torrevieja Costa Lions Club and how to become a Lions member, go to www.torrevieja costalions.org

Indian Ocean charity lunch ON July 23, the Indian Ocean Charity Lunch takes place; a combination of fashion and food, magic and mojitos. There will also be a raffle in aid of the Children’s Home in Elche and tickets, including a meal and two drinks, cost €7.95. Email sueinthesun@hotmail.co.uk to book your tickets.

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Food market THE Brotherhood of the Crucified Christ organised a gourmet food market in Torrevieja to help raise funds for the various projects of the fraternity.

Gold medal MAYOR of Santa Pola, Miguel Zaragoza, welcomed local athlete Anais Ato Brauand who recently won the gold medal at the Cup of Spain Bodybuilding in Huelva, in the category of junior body fitness.

Jazz Festival SAN JAVIER'S International Jazz Festival continues with Mary Satallings and Eric Red Trio and The Family Stone performing on Saturday from 9.30pm.

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Jett goes home after groundbreaking op THE Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre (EHCRC) have welcomed rescued gelding Jett back to the centre in Rojales after undergoing groundbreaking surgery to repair his malformed back leg. Jett was rescued severely malnourished from an orange grove with acute deformities in his left hind fetlock. Co-founder of EHCRC, Sue Weeding believes Jett likely contracted a virus as a foal, which turned into septic arthritis and caused irregular bone growth: “Most young horses would die from this if not instantly treated but amazingly, he survived.” While special remedial shoes were made for Jett, x-rays later revealed his bone structure was so poor that only tendons were holding the leg together and there was a strong risk of collapse. So four months ago, Jett was sent to Barcelona’s specialist Equihealth Veterinarian Clinic for surgery, which meant breaking and rebuilding the damaged joint in Jett’s leg then reshaping the bone and adding metal plates.

HOMEWARD BOUND: Jett returns to the Rescue Centre. The Rescue Centre relies heavily on its network of charity stores across the Alicante Province to help cover the costs of state of the art surgery such as Jett’s, plus the feeding and care of the other 82 horses, ponies and donkeys.

Their eighth charity store at Gran Alicant is due to open soon and volunteers are needed to man it.

For more information or to make a donation call 652 021 980 or visit www.easyhorsecare.net.

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Cruz Azul 1st anniversary CRUZ AZUL celebrated their first anniversary in true American style on July 4 at their San Javier shop. As it was Independence Day, there was an American-style barbecue and the rock and blues band, Los Duques, performed to crowds as classic American cars were on display from the members of Mod Cruiserz Club who drove down from La Siesta and San Luis. “We can’t believe that it’s a year since we started our Cruz Azul journey,” said Lyn Baines, Cruz Azul President. Thanks to the continuing generosity and support from the public and local businesses and the growing success of the shop in San Javier, Cruz Azul has been able to help several pets whose owners are on low incomes, as they help sick and injured pets of people in need and aim to promote responsible pet ownership. Call 693 017 616 or visit www.cruzazulmurcia.es.

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Aikido visit THE ‘Lenkai’ Aikido Sports Club from Russia is visiting Torrevieja. With more than 350 members, the club will train in town for 11 days.

Blood donors TORREVIEJA Council organised a blood drive on Friday July 11. Youth councillor Rosario Martinez Chazarra said they were expecting at least 40 donors.

Local festivities TORREVIEJA residents celebrated their annual local festivities in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Virgen del Carmen) between Saturday July 12 and Wednesday July 16.

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A turning point in the history of Benidorm A THOUSAND people gathered on Mal Pas beach for the screening of a short film about a

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National Police officers have questioned park technicians, managers and employees since the tragic accident. The ride’s safety system is based on hydraulic cylinders, said park sources talking to the media. They immediately shut down the ride if something out of the ordinary happens, they added. Terra Mitica indicated that the harnesses only unlock once the ride has stopped. They also claim that they are very unlikely to fail.

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EL PARDO: Where Mayor Pedro Zaragoza met with Franco. former Mayor Pedro Zaragoza (1922 - 2008) who met with Spanish dictator Franco at the

Questions over tourist’s death SPANISH police are trying to find out why Icelandic tourist Sweinn fell to his death at the Terra Mitica theme park in Benidorm. Park managers say the ride the teen fell from undergoes an annual full inspection conducted by a third party and was reviewed on the day of the awful accident. However, Spanish law enforcement officials believe the safety system could have failed. Though the investigation is still ongoing, they think the safety belt and the protection bar may have broken off and flown away.

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Some believe that the victim’s size and weight (100 kilograms) could have played a significant role in the accident, which park managers deny. If Sweinn had been unable to buckle up the way he was supposed to, he would have never been allowed to ride the rollercoaster, said a park source to the media. Since the accident tragically took the life of the foreign tourist, Terra Mitica has contacted Intamin - the German company that built the ride in 2007 - looking for answers.

Royal Palace of El Pardo in 1953 to ask him to authorise Benidorm women to wear bikinis. Zaragoza made his journey all the way from Benidorm to Madrid riding on a Vespa. The 19-minute short film was produced by Nakamura Films, directed by Oscar Bernacer and stars Sergio Caballero (Pedro Zaragoza) and Carlos Areces (Franco). “Pedro Zaragoza put the interests of Benidorm above his own and wrote one of the most important pages in Benidorm’s history,” said Mayor Agustin Navarro. The event was also attended by Pedro Zaragoza’s widow Maria Ivars and his son Kiko Zaragoza. The film has won several Spanish awards.

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Spanish court delays eviction A SPANISH court has postponed the eviction of a Torrevieja resident who owes a Portuguese financial company €33,000. The woman recently underwent surgery after having been diagnosed with uterine cancer and has a 12-year-old daughter.

“I had to choose between paying off my debts and feeding my daughter with the €426 in financial help I get,” said Sonia Ramirez. Various citizen groups from Alicante and Murcia arrived in Torrevieja and gathered in front of her house to express their support. They blew whistles, held signs and chanted. The court decided to postpone the eviction until July 28, after Sonia Ramirez decided to TORREVIEJA Council has presented its cultural programme uphold her “constitutional rights.” It appears the for the summer. Culture Councillor Luis Maria Pizana and Culture Co- support groups already ordinator Manuel Esteban Moreno presented ‘Summer knew a decision in her 2014’ which has a budget of €39,220 and includes 158 favour had been made but still decided to show up. different activities “We have gathered here Between July, August and September, local residents and tourists can enjoy 53 concerts, 37 workshops, 16 plays, because we will not nine exhibitions, nine parades, eight events for children, believe it until we have it nine conferences, seven dance shows, five film screenings, in writing,” said Jose Andres Berna, spokesman and five musicals. There will also be two competitions. Pizana thanked the 49 local organisations and companies for one of the groups. “Something similar for their participation in planning the cultural programme. The ‘Joaquin Chapaprieta’ municipal culture centre has happened in Benejuzar,” he added. printed 15,000 copies of ‘Summer 2014’.

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Remodelling grant GUARDAMAR Council has been granted a €240,000 subsidy to remodel the town’s main street (Calle Mayor) between Labradores Square and San Jaime Street.

Radio show ONDA CERO’s radio show ‘La Brujula’ was broadcast on Thursday July 10 from Torrevieja’s municipal theatre.

Shop happy THE Happy Shopping video, filmed thanks to the participation of local volunteers in Torrevieja, can now be viewed on Facebook and at www.shopping torrevieja.com.

Ask the Optician - sun protection? NOW that the summer is in full swing, Specsavers wanted to look at the important issue of sun protection for your eyes and answer some of the most frequently asked questions. Why is the sun damaging to your eyes? - The ultraviolet (UV) light radiation from the sun can cause longterm damage to your eyes and contribute to the following ocular diseases: • Cataracts • Macular degeneration • Eyelid skin cancer • Pinguecula - small, yellowish, slightly raised lesions that form on the surface of the white part of the eye and cause irritation • Pterygium - scar tissue that can grow over the surface of the eye and

impair the vision • Photokeratitis - an inflammation of the cornea due to UV exposure, comparable to sunburn of the very sensitive skin of the eyelids and tissues of the cornea. When are your eyes most at risk? Strangely, eyes are most at risk when the light hits at an angle, typically between 08.00-10.00 and 14.00-16.00, not during the hottest part of the day. In places with highly reflective surfaces such as the beach or on the ski slopes the risk is even higher. How should I protect my eyes? - My advice would be to use photochromic lenses, polarized lenses, sunglasses and tinted lenses

which block 100 per cent of ultraviolet A and B radiation to fully protect your eyes. When buying sunglasses, always look out for the CE kite mark and ensure that your sunglasses are marked UV400. Cheaper glasses not bearing these marks will not provide adequate protection from the sun’s

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‘Most accessible beach’ LA MATA in Torrevieja is one of 36 beaches competing for the ‘Most Accessible Beach in Spain’ (La Playa Accesible de los Fans) title. Created by the company ThyssenKrupp Encasa, the title is awarded to the beach that best serves the needs of people with mobility problems. Beach Councillor Francisco Moreno said La Mata beach is one of the candidates and that the award aims at promoting ‘accessible tourism’. Moreno added that those interested in voting for their favourite beach

BEACH AWARD: Given to those which best serve the needs of people with mobility problems.

can do so until August. Participants can cast their vote at http://www. laplayamasaccesible.es/. The winning beach will fly a flag given by

ThyssenKrupp Encasa as a symbol of the efforts made by the local council to ensure “that everyone can enjoy their free time without limitations.”

Swedish football training camp kicks off in Torrevieja SWEDISH Company Tm Sportstravel AB has opened a football camp in Torrevieja’s Sports City. Football lessons will be taught by trainer Eija Feodoroff and will consist of training sessions in the morning and in

the afternoon, focusing on various technical and tactical skills including ball control. Several football enthusiasts have already registered and there are various groups already planned for the autumn.

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Shuttle buses to finally link with AVE

THE soap opera seems to be over. Between July 15 and September 15, four shuttle bus routes will provide daily services between the Villena AVE station and Torrevieja and Benidorm. It may be a temporary solution and not exactly what hoteliers were expecting. However, it will connect tourists arriving at the Villena AVE station with some of the most important tourist destinations in the region.

Alicante Mayor Sonia Castedo was against the buses picking up passengers from the AVE station because they could create ‘traffic problems’. Alicante Council thinks AVE passengers should take a cab or carry their luggage themselves all the way to the bus station. Yet the Torrevieja and Benidorm authorities, as well as hoteliers, think that would be ‘bothersome’ to tourists, most of whom are senior citizens. The shuttle buses’ schedule will depend on the arrival and departure times of the high-speed train. A bus will leave for Benidorm from Villena at LOS VERDES (The Green Ones) have asked Torrevieja’s 12.55pm and return at mayor to reactivate the council’s anti-pest plan. 14.40pm, while another The ecologist municipal group presented a formal bus will leave for request to Torrevieja Council asking that the Parque de Torrevieja from Villena at las Naciones urbanisation be fumigated. 19.20pm and return at The group said there was a mosquito infestation to 9am. the east of Salinas de Torrevieja, which has plagued Torrevieja Mayor residents for weeks. Eduardo Dolon estimates Mosquitoes are known to transmit a number of that close to 20,000 serious diseases including dengue fever, malaria and tourists could be Western equine encephalitis. interested in the service.

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Bull Run survival guide author gored by a bull BILL HILLMAN, co-author of a book on how to best survive the annual San Fermin festival in northern Spain, was gored by a bull last week. The Chicago-born writer, 32, sustained mild injuries and was gored twice in his right thigh. ‘Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona’ was written by as many as 10 authors, including John Hemingway, grandson of American novelist Ernest Hemingway, and published last month and may not sell as many copies now as Hillman was probably hoping for. “One would hope that authors of a how-to book would not be injured following whatever advice is in the book,” said one reviewer on amazon.com. “Looking forward, however, to his new book coming out… Guide to the best urgent care facilities in Pamplona,” he added. Television footage shows one of the bulls lagging behind the rest of the animals and then tossing Hillman and a 35-year-old Spaniard. The bull

PAMPLONA BULL RUNS: Held during the Saint Fermin street festival. pierced the Spaniard’s thorax in three different places and man was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. The Red Cross said his injuries were serious. Hillman, on the other hand, underwent surgery and seems to be doing ok. Even though it can be found in many countries, including Portugal, Mexico, Peru and France, the most famous running of the bulls is that of Pamplona, where it is a nine-day

street festival held in honour of Saint Fermin. It takes place from July 7 to July 14 and involves running in front of a dozen bulls on an 825-metre course through Pamplona’s streets. The streets are walled off to keep the bulls from escaping. As many as 15 people have lost their lives at the festival since it started in 1922 and many are injured year after year during the stampede.

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Orange fined €500,000 PHONE giant Orange has been fined €500,000 by the CNMC (Trading Standards Commission) for not following the rules and allowing its clients to change companies with more ease. The delay in following the rules has infringed the rights of its clients but CNMC considered this was a mere oversight and that Orange did not do it to make more profits, either directly or indirectly. The new rules were published by the regulator last year, on October 13, but Orange has not been allowing its clients either to change companies with ease or, if they did change, not allowing them to keep their original number. Jose Maria Marin Quemada, President of CNMC, explained that the fine was levied because Orange’s behaviour was found to have been negligent but not malicious, as it gained no commercial advantage from the delay.

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700,000 youths in Spain belong to the ‘neither nor’ generation ONE in six youths under the age of 25 in Spain belong to the ‘ni/ni’ (neither/nor) generation; before the economic crisis, the rate was one in 10. The term ‘ni/ni’ refers to the generation in which the young people neither work nor study. More than half of this generation are male and 95 per cent of them are Spanish. The Balearic Islands, Andalucia and the Canary Islands are the areas worst hit by this phenomenon, and the Basque Country, Cantabria and Castilla y Leon are the communities with the least ‘ni/nis’. According to a report released by the AFI (International Financial Analysts) there are 697,073 youths in Spain under the age of 25 who belong to the ‘ni/ni’ category; of these 79 per cent aren’t working or studying but are actively looking for work. The

BORED YOUTH: They neither work nor study. other 21 per cent don’t work, aren’t looking for work and don’t study. The report states that a great number of these ‘ni/ni’ youths are looking after their households and, as such, their situation cannot be

attributed to any incapacity or that they are busy doing volunteer work. Rather they are suffering from a general lack of interest due to the difficulty in finding a job and the endless rejection that this entails.

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Childhood obesity rates are increasing on a global scale CHILD obesity is an alarming worldwide epidemic and Spain is near the top of the list. The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Thursday against the increasing childhood obesity rates in countries around the world. “Our children are getting fatter,” said Director General of WHO, Margaret Chan, at the United Nations. The problem of obesity has increased in the last 30 years, she said. “Certain practices in the food industry especially regarding unhealthy food and soft drinks for children play a crucial role,” Chan added. The director general complained about healthy food being “unaffordable in many areas of the developing world.” Unfortunately, unhealthy food is usually cheaper than healthy options,” she explained. Director of the Obesity Institute (IOB) Adelardo Caballero said: “Spain is the country with the highest obesity rates in

Europe.” Child obesity rates in Spain have risen from 30 per cent to 65 per cent, he said. Researchers claim that 95 per cent of cases of child obesity are the result of predisposition, genes and the environment. Lack of physical activity and food also play a crucial role. Caballero said that children in southern European countries, especially in Portugal and Spain, are more prone to obesity, despite the famous Mediterranean diet. Andalucia, Murcia and the Canary Islands seem to have the largest rates of child obesity in Spain. Studies conducted by CIBEROobn Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition - indicate that obesity is a “social disease” since “obesity is more common among impoverished families,” because high-calorie foods are much cheaper than healthy foods like fruit, vegetables and fish.

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Cheaper vacations for Spaniards SPANIARDS are settling for cheaper holidays. The economic crisis continues to affect Spanish holidaymakers, according a study recently carried out by the Spanish website fotocasa.com. Half of respondents said they now try to spend less money than in previous years and 17 per cent of

them said their vacations are now shorter. Conducted between June 16 and June 24, the survey concluded that most respondents invest between €1,000 and €2,000 a month on their holidays and that 37 per cent of them spend between €300 and €600 a week (about €2,000 a month). On the

Saharan holidaymakers arrive in Benidorm MAYOR Agustin Navarro and Youth Councillor Maria Carmen Martinez welcomed a group of smiling Saharan children who will spend the summer in Benidorm. Sponsored by the ‘Expedicion Juita. Amigos del Pueblo Saharaui de la Marina Baixa’ association, the programme ‘Holidays in Peace’ this time invited around 19 children from several refugee camps located in Tinduf, Argelia.

other hand, 36 per cent of respondents only spend around €100 and €300 a week (about €1,000 a month). A large percentage of them – 79 per cent – stay in Spain and only 21 per cent go abroad, with Italy and France being the preferred destinations. Out of those that do not leave the country, 61 per cent go to the beach, 21 per cent to a city, 12 per cent to the mountains and 6 per cent to one of the many Spanish small towns. The survey concluded that 83 per cent of Spanish holidaymakers go to another province. Alicante (11.4 per cent), Cadiz (9 per cent), Malaga (9.1 per cent), Girona (5.3 per cent) and Asturias (5.1) rank the highest among preferred destinations in Spain.

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Healthy lifestyles BETWEEN July and August, Almuñecar Council has organised a summer programme for its youth aimed at combating drug use and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

Hip Hop THE hip hop band Indigenous Invaders will perform on Tuesday, July 22 at 10pm at the Castillo de la Herradura.

Transfer window VELEZ C.F. announced on its website that Antonio Caballero Jimenez will play for the club during the 2014-2015 season. Jimenez is on loan from Marbella FC.

Football match GRANADA FC will play Almuñecar 77 tomorrow at 9pm at the Francisco Bonet municipal stadium. Tickets are €5.

Aquarium reopening THE Almuñecar aquarium will reopen its doors tomorrow. The council has invested more than €400,000 in its remodelling.

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New name THE road which connects Palma to Portixol is to be renamed Avenida Adolfo Suarez in honour of the ex-president who died recently.

Bad sales BUSINESSES on the island are complaining that tourists are not spending as much as other years - the sales did worse than in 2013 despite having started sooner.

Opposition complains ARMENGOL, leader of the opposition, has complained that the current government of the islands has run into too much debt (€2.5 billion) and wants to make a special request to Madrid to have the terms revised.

Masters cup FOR the 10th year in a row Rafa Nadal has qualified for the ATP Barclays World Tour which will take place at the O2 in London in November.

Solar park A PLANNED solar park has yet to be approved by the Govern (regional government); they are still considering the impact of the 249,392 panels which

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THE naturist debate continues in Vera, after last week’s announcement that a new clause could ban nudity from the town. President of Vera Natura, a naturist complex in the town, Jose Antonio Alcarez, disagrees with the clause. However, this week, while addressing a group called Osos Naturistas (Naturist Bears) a group of gay men that visits the resort every year, Alcarez said: “This community is private and family-oriented with 208 owners and they have asked the management company that handle rentals not to allow any kind of larger groups.” The Bears have also been asked to remove photographs of the complex from their promotional material. One of the owners, Marisol Mingorance, condemned the president’s remarks, describing him as ‘homophobic’ and a ‘dictator,’ and denied that there was any issue. She added: “If they were women, Mr Alcarez would have no problem. It is because they are gay men.” Alcarez refuted the allegations and reiterated that his statements reflected the views of the majority of owners, adding that “here are families and children who cannot even go down to the pool for fear of scenes could be installed in the Manacor area if it goes ahead.

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Later closing TEULADA’S bars, restaurants and cafes may remain open for an extra hour until 2.30am at weekends and days before public holidays. This will continue until September 30.

Heavy work IT took more than three days to remove 1,000 tons of seaweed from Denia’s beaches. Seventy tons are normally removed each day but more was recently washed up by exceptionally heavy seas.

Good to go WORK is finishing on a new pavement along the much-used road between Moraira’s l’Ampolla and Platgetes beaches. Pedestrians can now walk in safety as far as Cala l’Andrago.

NEWS DESK Facebook decisions FUENGIROLA open air cinema films are decided through the social networking site Facebook; cinema goers can choose from eight films on the page and the one with the most votes is shown at the Los Boliches venue.

€100,000 needed JESUS DOMINGUEZ, from Malaga, needs €100,000 for an operation on his spine due to Marfan (a rare bone and lung disease); his family are hoping to raise it through charitable donations and crowdfunding, the campaigns will start shortly.

High marks THE two careers requiring the highest pass marks on the university entrance examinations for the University of Malaga this year are, again, medicine and biochemistry - both require a mark of over 10.

Fishing boat victory IN a fishing boat regatta celebrated in the waters off El Palo the winning boat was the ‘La Fogonera’; in the veteran’s category the victory again went to La Chora. CONTROVERSIAL: Naturist groups in Vera. unsuitable for them. We stand for peace and do not discriminate whether gay, Brazilian, political groups or any other group.” Osos Naturistas have organised a week of activities in Vera Playa for several years, using Vera Natura as their base.

Planning ahead THE Las Terrazas site on Benidorm’s Levante beach can be developed following demolition of the last remaining block. It was finally knocked down last week.

Safe journeys CARS, motorcycles, lorries and tractors were blessed in Sax, in honour of St Christopher, patron saint of travellers. The event, first celebrated in 1995, attracts more participants each year.

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Immigrant graduates A GROUP of immigrants in Malaga are taking advantage of the council’s offer and studying to get their school leavers certificates in the hope that it will help them to find better jobs in the future.

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Poachers caught POLICE have caught poachers in Tabernas, along with guns, nightlights and a number of rabbits. Hunting is currently illegal between one hour before sunset and an hour after sunrise.

Music in the park PIEDRA AMARILLA amphitheatre hosts a music event at 7pm on July 20. €10 tickets are available from Total Entertainment or 1 Stop Pool Shop in Albox. All proceeds to Poppy appeal.

Almeria ashtrays ALMERIA City Council has started this week distributing 12,000 ashtrays on the beaches of the capital under the slogan ‘Clean beach - it’s in your hands.’

Towns payout THE remaining grants of €10,000 to towns in the province with less than 1,000 inhabitants have now been awarded. Bacares, Las Tres Villas, Partaloa and Somontin have benefited.

Family events ALMERIMAR has launched a series of events for families to enjoy during the summer. Already this week people have enjoyed a foam party, plays and an eastern themed night.

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Film-makers join abortion demo ABORTION REFORMS: Film-makers joined the thousands of protestors in Madrid.

MORE than 80 filmmakers have worked together to film a

massive demonstration against the reform of the abortion laws in Spain.

The protestors were denouncing what they see as a step backwards to the times before democracy. Alberto Ruiz Gallardon’s law reform would make abortion legal in only two circumstances: pregnancy by rape or in the case that the pregnancy would have a damaging effect on the mother’s mental health. More than 30 years after the initial demonstrations in the 1970s, the streets of Spain are hearing the same protests against prohibitive abortion laws; this time the slogan to be shouted was ‘I decide. The freedom train.’ Esther Garcia, one of the producers of the film, commented that she first took to the streets to protest about abortion in the 70s and she could not believe that she was forced to do so again. She said: “It’s amazing to think that a government can arrive at and in one fell swoop take away the rights so many fought for and which took years to achieve.” The film, which will be shown in cinemas and cultural centres across the country for free, was made by 19 camera crews at the massive demonstration on the streets of the capital as well as many other teams which recorded sections on all the trains that took the thousands of demonstrators from their more than 85 home cities to Madrid. The title of the film refers to what may happen if the law goes through; women who can afford it will have to get on a train or plane and go abroad in order to exercise their rights over their own bodies.

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Spanish handball in skimpy kit controversy A DEBATE has sparked up in women’s beach handball in Spain. Why does the International Handball Federation force female players to play in revealing uniforms? The Spanish Handball Federation had a meeting to pose the question, ‘How sexist are the uniform regulations?’ Under international regulations, female players must make sure that their stomachs are exposed and that their bikini bottoms are not longer than 10 centimetres. This is in complete contrast with the male regulations in which players are allowed to wear baggy shorts and a normal shirt. The Spanish

federation is obliged to comply with this. “(It) infringes on principles of equality, it’s sexist and it puts the appearance of the players before their technical capabilities,” Izaskun Bilbao, of the Basque Nationalist Party stated. Nonetheless, sanctions are enforceable for those who don’t follow the rules and the controversy really kicked off after a tournament in Cantabria. The Spanish federation received a formal warning after 21 out of the 22 competing teams wore uniforms in an older baggier style. “This isn’t so that female players are more comfort-

able or play better,” the Basque Women’s Institute explained to the Spanish edition of the Huffington Post. “The rule is there so that the girls’ bodies lure people to the sport, it has nothing to do with sporting values.” An official complaint has now been presented by the Basque Handball Association to the European Commission to have the policy changed. Spain’s main sports council has already branded the regulations as sexist and allowed female beach handball players to choose their uniforms when playing national matches.

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GERMAN PRESS Disney trial

BRITISH PRESS Snowden Nobel NORWAY - A proposal by law professor Terje Einarsen to award Edward Snowden the Nobel Peace Prize is backed by some of Norway’s most eminent lawyers; they have praised its “solid reasoning.”

8,000 years old NORWAY - Archaeologists at a dig in Stokke, Vestfold, have found an 8,000-year-old human skull; the find could help to explain how we lived in the Stone Age.

Crystal fire A CRYSTAL doorknob caused a fire in a £1.5 million (€1.88 million) home when it refracted the sunlight and concentrated it onto a dressing gown which then caught fire. Nobody was hurt in the incident.

Old Harry JK ROWLING has published a short story on her website about what a Hogwarts School reunion might be like for the famous wizard. Apparently he has ‘threads of silver’ in his hair..

Killing spree SWEDEN - A blood thirsty wolf has created havoc in central Sweden after killing seven animals and leaving another 13 in such a bad state that they had to be put down.

Lego oil DENMARK - In a bid to get Lego to end its partnership with Shell, Greenpeace has brought out a video on YouTube showing a Lego figure slowly drowning in oil.

Stolen exotica MEERKATS and tarantulas, among other exotica, went missing when Paul Beech parked his van in Dudley and it was stolen. Of the more than 30 animals, all have been recovered except for two snakes.

Cooking savings OXFORD University engineering professor, Dr Thomas Povey, has invented a new pan that uses up to 40 per cent less energy than conventional models; it will be on sale soon.

STUDENTS at a Nottingham school have tunnelled their way out of the playground, using cutlery from the canteen, to get under a fence in a Great Escape style

MEERKATS: Went missing when a van was stolen.

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exodus. The school confirmed that they had been “spoken to” about the incident.

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RUSSIA successfully launched its first postSoviet rocket into orbit confirming that it is still a power to be reckoned with in the space race; the Angara rocket lifted off from the Cosmodrome at Plesetsk.

€4,763 win A WOMAN who bet just €2 has won €4,763 for correctly guessing that Germany would beat Brazil 7-1; the odds were 2,230 to one.

Arrest order THE arrest of Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian minister of the interior, has been ordered by a Moscow court under suspicion of using banned warfare methods and killing civilians during a Ukrainian government campaign in the east.

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Fan child left behind A WOMAN who tried to shoplift from the Feyenoord fan shop was caught, fled and left her eight-month-old child behind. Having been traced, she was sentenced to two weeks in jail for shoplifting, not for leaving her child behind.

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commodities producers has been cut to the lowest levels in five years. This is thought to be due to international sanctions imposed over the Ukrainian crisis.

Snowden stays ANATOLY KUCHERENA, Edward Snowden’s lawyer, has confirmed that the NSA leaker would like to remain in Russia; the exUS intelligence operative has asked Moscow to extend his asylum. LIFT OFF: Russia still in the space race.

DUTCH PRESS Fewer STDs

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THE percentage of people seeking treatment for sexually transmitted diseases diminished slightly last year. It was the first decrease since 2007.

STATE Secretary of Safety and Justice Fred Teeven said that he is having to look at using hotels, boats and tents to house a huge influx of asylum seekers while their cases are dealt with.

THE Dutch Royal Mint has issued the ‘WK Oranjepenning 2014,’ a commemorative coin for the World Cup 2014, which depicts Robin van Persie’s diving header against Spain.

TWO members of staff at Germany’s most famous castle, the Schloss Neuschwanstein, in southern Bavaria are on trial for fraud; apparently they did not declare tour earnings from out-of-hours tours.

Medicinal cannabis A LANDMARK ruling on whether sufferers of chronic pain could grow their own cannabis for medicinal purposes is about to be made by a Cologne court. The use of medical cannabis is allowed but personal plantations are banned by law.

Tower refugees MORE than 40 refugees have occupied the cafe at Berlin’s tallest structure, the TV tower, as part of a protest to remain in the country. The asylum seekers say they are “refused everywhere they turn.”

Crystal meth MICHAEL HARTMANN, interior policy expert for the SPD party, claims that he only took crystal meth to improve his performance at work; the politician has previously spoken out against cannabis usage.

Naughty general AFTER a suspension in 2012 for undesirable behaviour and new complaints about sexually harassing his female colleagues a 56-year-old army general has been fired.

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HE international Handball Federation has sparked a controversy by insisting that female players wear skimpy bikinis to play the sport. In this they are taking a lead from Beach Volleyball, which has long since had a similar dress, or rather undress, code. Spanish clubs, backed by their federation, are right to oppose the move. In a lowest common denominator move, the international authorities are seeking to popularise their sport by using the bodies of the women as the main attraction rather than the sport itself. That is an insult to the women concerned. No one has the right to tell the players to dress immodestly if they want to compete. What next - a ban on players deemed too ugly?

No surprise Only 2.8 per cent of Spanish drivers would pass their theory test if made to take it now. Somehow I do not find that surprising as the Spanish do have an unfortunate reputation for their road manners. But on reflection there is little room for smugness. How many of us would pass their test if made to with no refresher course? I would suggest the majority of us from all nationalities would fail.

Oh the irony The author of a book on how to best survive the Pamplona Bull Run was gored during the San Fermin festivities. Perhaps he needs to update the book.

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Most motorists would fail test ONLY 2.8 per cent of Spanish drivers would pass the driving theory test if they were to take it now; 20.7 per cent of drivers would get fewer than 22 questions right. The highest percentage of correct answers would be related to road safety and the lowest to road rules. Murcia is the community with the worst scores. A report released by the CNAE (National Confederation of Driving Schools) shows that only three out of every 100 drivers would pass the test, which requires only three, or less, mistakes to pass. One thousand, one hundred people took part in the survey which asked seasoned drivers,

DRIVING TEST: Few would pass after 21 years on the roads. with at least 21 years’ experience, to take the theory test. CNAE directors, Lucila Finkel and Angel Gordo, explained that the survey was divided into three separate areas: road safety, signage and road rules. The highest pass rate was achieved in the

road safety section of the test and the lowest in the section of road rules. Although there was no difference between the knowledge of men and women, the survey revealed that separated and divorced people scored higher than married people.

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STAT OF WEEK THERE was a daily increase of 517 self-employed workers last June, the national statistics office INE revealed. The 73,471 year-on-year increase heralds a new cycle, said the National Federation of the SelfEmployed.

Spain pays up early THE European Stability Mechanism (ESM) approved Spain’s early return of €1.3 billion in cash. Between December 2012 and February 2013, the ESM advanced €41.3 billion to recapitalise Spain’s banking sector. It successfully exited the bailout programme at the

Manchester City CEO in the dock THE trial has begun of Spanair’s board members, accused of putting off bankruptcy proceedings. According to the Public Prosecutor, the executives knew that the airline was in trouble but its demise was hastened because they concealed the company’s insolvency. Spanair ceased operations in January 2012 with debts of €474 million, leaving 23,000 passengers stranded, as well as 2,075 employees without jobs. If found guilty, the board members and former CEO Ferran Soriano - now CEO of Manchester City football club - will have to pay

restructuring the country’s banking sector, backed by ESM finance, has been a success,” Klaus Regling, the ESM’s managing director, declared. “Spanish banks have been put on a strong and sound footing, growth is returning and investors have regained confidence in Spain,” he said.

end of 2013 without a followup programme and is due to make its last repayment in late 2027. This is the first time that a Eurozone country benefiting from this type of financial assistance has made early payment: “The Spanish initiative confirms that

the €72.1 million that was added to Spanair’s debt during the fivemonth delay. They would also be barred from being a member of any board, managing the property of others or acting as a personal representative. Soriano blamed a deal with the Catalan government for the insolvency application, that led the air company to bankruptcy, going wrong. He also told the Barcelona court that the board did the utmost to save the airline, but when an eleventh hour deal with Qatar Airways fell through there was no turning back from bankruptcy.

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THE maximum legal charge for a gas canister remains unchanged at €17.5. This will be reviewed in September, but can neither rise nor fall by more than 5 per cent.

Hot topic for six MARKETS and Monopolies regulator, the CNMC, fined six companies for fixing the prices of fireextinguishers between 2010 and 2012. Three companies pressured the others into complying, the CNMC found.

Cash comes dear in Spain USING an ATM in Spain costs more than in any other European Union country. A client taking out money from a cash machine, other than their own bank’s, pay an average €2.50 in commission. This is 78.6 per cent more than the average €1.40 charge made by banks in seven EU countries, found a survey by the Kelisto.es

comparison website. Germany is the next most expensive country when using an ATM at another bank, charging an average €2.20 in commission, followed by Italy (€1.95) and France (€1). The UK, the Netherlands and Sweden make no charge at all, regardless of where clients take out money within their own borders.

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UNTIL the end of June, the Spanish company Gowex was assumed to be worth €1.4 billion. Days later its shares plummeted by 60 per cent and trading was halted. The company, which provides public Wi-Fi throughout the world, went into liquidation. Approximately 5,000 small investors lost between €10,000 and €15,000 while the company’s 172 employees’ described themselves as “in a state of absolute shock.” “Society needs more businessmen like you,” the president of the Spanish government Mariano Rajoy recently said to Gowex CEO, Jenaro Garcia Martin. But a week after Garcia Martin explained the secret of his success to an RTVE interviewer he was up before an examining judge, admitting that the problems spelled out by investigators Gotham City

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MARIANO RAJOY: Praised Gowex CEO days before the company went into liquidation. Research were correct. “More than 90 per cent of its reported revenues do not exist,” the investigators claimed and Garcia Martin finally confessed

that he had cooked the books “for at least four years.” Gotham City had drawn attention to Gowex’s absence of commercial relations with leading

national operators Telefonica, Jazztel, Orange or Colt. The company’s main clients were companies created by Gowex and the 2013 accounts were

Are trade associations the answer? Don’t be too shy to pry THE term ‘cowboy’ is generally associated with casual workers who, claiming to be tradesmen, leave a trail of disaster behind them. The building trade comes to mind but the chances of coming across unscrupulous rogues is far higher in the professions. If you think a poorly repaired roof is a disaster how do you rate a child betrayed by inept teachers, a home-owner scammed by a bent lawyer or electorate cheated by corrupt politicians? Guilds that recognised trades, their integrity and qualifications were widespread throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. Today in Britain several hundred trade associations represent as many professions. Many exist to protect the interests of members rather than their clients. The public appear to have little faith in those that represent the professions; medicine, law, financial, police, public life.

Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

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Ironically, the best associations may be those that represent tradesmen. If you can’t guarantee your doctor or airline pilot isn’t an imposter how can you presume your builder or electrician is genuinely qualified? You cannot? As far as I am aware there is nothing along the Englishspeaking communities of Mediterranean Spain that could be reasonably classed as a trade association. There are scores of business associations fronting networking opportunities. However, as far as

protecting the public is concerned they’re as useless as a walking stick with a wheel on it. Businesses and their clients would benefit from a trade association that thoroughly vetted applicants, monitored ongoing performance backed by a system of customer mediation in the event of disputes. In the absence of such, no genuine service provider will be offended if you ask for customer references that can be checked if you are unsure. Don’t be shy about politely questioning their background. Professionals will be pleased that you show an interest. The difficulty could be in shutting them up. If they are evasive or unconvincing walk away. A genuine business has no qualms about your approaching another for a comparable quotation. Do so. Never pay upfront but by progress with a 20 per cent on satisfactory completion payment.

signed off by the CEO’s wife, also head of investor relations. The company used an unknown auditor whose €50,000 fee was a fraction of other companies’ auditing costs, Gotham City discovered. The whole operation smelled, and it was not fragrant. Gowex’s total debts of €36.2 million include €23.6 million owed to five Spanish banks. There are also loans from Spain’s Instituto Oficial de Credito (ICO) that do not affect public funds as this line of official credit is channelled through banks which assume the financial burden. The government has now immobilised pending grants amounting to €2.1 million for investigation and research, the Economy ministry revealed. The apparent fraud “is an exception,” insisted Elvira Rodriguez, president of Spain’s stock market regulator, the CNMV after the scandal broke.

Barcelona clamps down on letting sites LOCAL and regional authorities throughout Spain are clamping down on unregistered, illegal accommodation. Internet websites are a favoured target and Barcelona has fired the latest shots in this ongoing war with a €30,000 fine for Airbnb Online Services Spain. The San Francisco-based venture lists more than 500,000 private properties in 192 countries. Cataluña, and particularly Barcelona, is a popular market, but some of the lets offered on the site are in private homes and infringe Catalan regulations. Some apartments are similarly unauthorised . It is only one of eight letting sites to be fined by the Catalan government but Airbnb’s success

aroused the ire of registered landlords and letting agencies. Cataluña was the first Spanish region to clamp down on private lets calculating that at least one million of the beds on offer were illegal. Around 200,000 tourist beds there have since been registered with local authorities as guaranteeing minimum standards. Airbnb hosts demonstrated recently in Barcelona, defending their right to rent out property. Only a quarter of them earned more than the minimum salary, an Airbnb study found, and renting enabled many to hold on to their homes during the economic crisis. The same report also estimated that the rentals’ site brought an extra €128 million to Barcelona.

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Latest model NISSAN started production on the Pulsar at its Zona Franca plant in Barcelona and expects to produce 2,000 models in July alone. The car will reach showrooms this autumn.

Signup MANDATORY membership of ‘colegios’ or official professional associations has been reduced from 80 to 38 professions. It will still be obligatory for most legal, health and engineering occupations, the government announced.

No inflation THE inflation rate in Spain fell to 0 per cent in June according to the National Statistic Institute. Consumer prices were unchanged from June 2013 with lower food, electricity and soft drink prices keeping the rate down.

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Are we slaves to the modern day wage? Loose change A look at finance for females

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DO you love your smartphone? Do you constantly check your email or jump to look at a new message arriving with a beep to your mobile? Modern technology may be a very useful and handy way to keep in contact with friends and family and keep up to speed with what’s going on in the world, but it is also guilty

of making us work many extra hours that ultimately go unpaid. A new study looking into the work hours of managers in the UK uncovered that about half of UK managers work an extra day or two of unpaid overtime per week. Tot that up and that’s 52 or 104 extra days of unpaid work a year! The managers in the survey say they feel under pressure to work extra hours from their employers due to a general pressure to get things done and easy access to email through smartphone technology. Thanks to smartphone

No first occupation licence Q. Your recent article on Postal/Proxy votes at the AGM for the installation of a new lift caused You and the us some concern. Law in Spain We are a community of 80 properties, about By David Searl 40 per cent Spanish and 60 per cent British, with many holiday homes. Over the past 40 years we have relied on our Proxy voters to establish a quorum for our meetings and to pass motions necessary to the workings of the community. I have been president for more than 20 years and I thought we were conducting our affairs correctly. Now I am not sure. Are we wrong and what can we do to rectify the situation? Our AGM minute book has always been accepted without comment when we had to go to court. All those attending and proxy voters are shown separately and by name.

K.P. (Costa Blanca) A. Perhaps you misunderstood my reply to that previous question. Spain’s Horizontal Law, that regulates communities, makes no provision for voting by post at the AGM. A proxy vote, however, with written authorisation and signed by the owner is perfectly acceptable. Furthermore, the law provides that decisions taken by the members actually present can be valid,. You also do well to make sure that all those in attendance are properly listed. Your situation is, in fact, most typical of coastal communities. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

MANAGERS: Under pressure due to modern technology.

technology some employees can’t help but obsessively check email outside office hours. It can be stressful to receive an urgent late night email and many employees feel compelled to respond immediately. The study concentrated on managers, many of whom are probably on decent wages being in a management position, but there are so many different types of employees working over and above their contracted hours these days, like teachers, scientists and hospitality staff to mention but a few. And it’s not just

technology that is to blame for these employees working extra hours. Staff knuckle down and do extra work for fear of losing their job too. We all know people who work unpaid hours simply because they have a mortgage to pay and bills to settle and they don’t want to rock the boat and find themselves unemployed. Others know that they need to get the job done but they are just too

scared to ask their boss for the extra money. Every employee goes through a busy period when they feel motivated to work above and beyond their contractual hours, but excessive unpaid hours are not sustainable, nor fair on the employee. In the long-term it’s important to focus on how to tackle a workload within your contracted hours, keep your boss happy and enjoy your life!

A long, short-selling story by Gotham City WITHOUT Gotham City Research’s investigation, the Spanish company Gowex would probably still be trading. It would probably still be carrying on the false accounting that brought it to the attention of Gotham City. So is the company, which carried out a similar operation with the British insurance group Quindell, a financial altruist? On the contrary, Gotham City, named after Batman’s home town, is accused of being a “bear raider.” This means shortselling: buying securities, agreeing to pay at a later date by which time the price falls sufficiently to make a killing. Presumably Gotham

did exactly this before trading in Gowex shares was halted. The shadowy company makes no bones about being a short-seller but only short-sellers can expose the misdeeds of fraudsters, “as the Gowex case clearly demonstrates,” it piously stated. “Auditors, regulators, lawyers, investment bankers and others rarely detect fraud. Insiders and short-sellers do.” Market participants, the media and regulators should instead focus on the validity of a shortseller’s message instead of shooting the messenger, Gotham City said. “We are confident that for every 1,000 or 10,000 corporations, CEOs or stock promoters that

have profited from wrong-doing, maybe one short-seller has.” The same statement commended Jenaro Garcia Martin’s subsequent confession as “very rare, courageous and honourable.” Nor did Gotham City believe that Gowex was a reflection on Spain or the Spanish people, the statement continued. “If anything, the Spanish people have demonstrated that there exists a sound culture of honesty, morality and honour.” Kind words but small comfort to Gowex shareholders and employees. And still less comfort to those responsible for Spain’s business reputation.

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Taxman casts a long shadow over us all… PAYING tax in the UK now he has retired to Spain seems unfair to Allan David Duhig, although he says, “I suppose someone has to pay for the immigrants and asylum seekers flooding in and sponging off the UK.” But he’s the immigrant in Spain if he spends more than 183 days in the tax year here. If he hasn’t filed a Spanish tax return and declared all his pensions, he’s the one who’s sponging off the country where he’s living. It’s not possible to choose which country you pay tax in. Once he’s filed his Spanish tax return he can apply for tax exemption in the UK. Should Mr Duhig own a property in Spain but spend less than 183 days in the tax year here, then he should file a tax return as a non-resident. Also, since last year, all Spanish residents must declare assets abroad of more than €50,000 in total in any one asset-class. Spaniards have the obligation to present the form too, not just foreigners. Ask for information at the local Spanish tax office. I’ve found the staff generally very helpful, provided you speak Spanish. I hope Mr Duhig does speak Spanish, because, based on his attitude to immigrants in the UK, no doubt he’d expect them to speak English. Why should he be treated any differently in Spain? Don’t hesitate, Mr Duhig, because if Revenue caught you then Hacienda will too one day. Maybe someone there reads letters like these, searching for tax dodgers. David Frost, Malaga.

No change I READ about the new daily train from Alicante to Zaragoza which says that it takes about 4.5 hours and there is no need to change at Madrid. I have just been on the RENFE site and, yes, there is a train at 4.20pm that takes 4.5 hours but you still have to change trains in Madrid. It shows two different train

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numbers and even when I follow the booking through it’s still the same. I was about to book but was afraid of getting dumped in Madrid and hanging around for a connection. I guess the sensible thing would be to go to the station and enquire but my Spanish isn’t too good and so gave up on the whole idea. Michael (by email) Editor’s note: According to our information, Alicante passengers alight in Madrid while the train is cleaned before returning to the same seat in the same coach.

Policy-makers MAYBE I can help Conway Owen Jones decide if I’m a genius or an idiot. My main point was that, as Leapy Lee had said, UKIP have no policies except to make us leave the EU. Conway asks how many policies we need. My answer is

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that we surely need a few more than just one. The Ancient Greeks had a saying: “The fox knows a lot of things and the hedgehog only one big one.” A lot more hedgehogs get run over than foxes, who will certainly survive long after hedgehogs (and probably people) are extinct. Also, Conway has got my parting shot the wrong way round. I think people voted for UKIP because they were told constantly everyone was voting that way, not because everyone was telling them not to! Bill Campbell, Mojacar (Almeria)

Snail’s pace TWO years ago I attempted to make my UK tax return via the internet and needed an identity code. This was sent by mail and when it arrived there was a message to the effect that the code must be used within 28 days of issue. That was six weeks earlier! A replacement also took six weeks to arrive and made me late in submitting my return although my appeal against the potential penalty was granted. Allen Everington, Benidorm (Alicante)

Safe fracking IN response to Keith Hallam’s somewhat vitriolic assessment of hydraulic fracturing, and as someone who has worked for an American company in the oil industry, I would like to offer the following facts. Fracturing has been used to increase production on millions of oil and natural gas wells since

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1949. According to the International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, waste water and chemical fluid from fracturing operations can contain potentially toxic chemicals as well as natural contaminants from deep underground. Several studies on this subject have concluded that fracturing did not pose a risk to drinking water, helping lead to its exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act. As with all water management operations in Europe and America, underground water reserves are required to undergo stringent forms of treatment by centralised treatment facilities prior to being classified as of drinkable quality. To the best of my knowledge, since fracturing operations have been used, no person or company has been successfully prosecuted for any environmental violation involving this activity. Today, approximately 30 per cent of recoverable oil and natural gas reserves in the US are accessible through hydraulic fracturing; this is about seven billion barrels of oil and 600 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. It would be a great shame to prohibit the potential economic growth in this area until such time as we have conclusive proof that hydraulic fracturing does in fact threaten our very fragile planet. Peter Dunn, Velez Rubio (Almeria)

Short-changed MANY houses have been on the market for over 12 months and a house valued at €160,000 in June 2013 would have given the seller £138,000 with the pound sterling at €1.16. However, in June 2014 the pound was worth €1.25 and the seller would only get £128,000 give or take a couple of pounds. What a difference! Should the estate agent not increase the value of their client’s property? Adding €10,000 to a €160,000 property would give an increase of £8,000. I am sure many sellers are not aware of the price difference since the pound sterling has increased. It might be better to sell in pounds, showing the figure you want or the equivalent in euros on the day. David Jarratt, Arboleas (Almeria)

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The oldest worry for nation Cassandra Nash

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

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UNEMPLOYMENT is still the nation’s biggest worry. Even so, Centre for Sociological Investigation (CIS) found in June that people are slightly less worried than they were, as unemployment was cited by 76.88 per cent against 80.8 per cent last May. Percentages were substantially lower for those naming corruption as their greatest concern but their number is growing: 35.7 per cent in May and 38.8 per cent in June. It’s not necessary to be a CIS number-cruncher to understand why. Sooner or later there will be more jobs around and even the gloomiest know that unemployment will eventually fall. But the gloomiest also fear that there is no cure for the endemic disease of Spanish corruption.

Emotional blackmail

...but some are more equal

THE Valencian Community, already in a bad way financially, was ordered to make more cuts by Hacienda minister Cristobal Montoro. Regional president Alberto Fabra has already cut down to the bone, and does not know how or where to cut next. So he warned the central government that unless more finance is made available, there could be a drift towards separatism a la Catalana. Nice try, but it won’t wash. The last time the regional government polled residents, only 2 per cent of the population said they were Valencian and nothing else. Thirty per cent said they felt more Spanish than Valencian and 58.9 per cent answered that they felt both Spanish and Valencian. Fabra definitely needs more funding, but he won’t get it through emotional blackmail.

IÑAKI URDANGARIN’S accountant Marco Antonio Tejeiro turned the Spanish equivalent of Queen’s evidence. He accused the Duke of Palma and his partner Diego Torres of designing the web of companies that siphoned off public money for their own benefit. Tejeiro was already up to his neck and presumably hopes for a lighter sentence. His

IÑAKI URDANGARIN: His accountant turned Queen’s evidence.

sister, Ana Maria Tejeiro is also up to her neck. She is married to Diego Torres and faced charges of complicity from the outset, unlike Urdangarin’s wife, the daughter of King Juan Carlos. This discrimination is at the root of much public hostility towards the Infanta and it will be interesting to see what charges or sentences both women eventually face. That could make or break the claim that all Spaniards are equal before the law.

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Back to the past subjects EVEN Spain’s most prosperous autonomous regions struggle to balance their books and all now have the extra expense of financing the government’s LOMCE education Bill. The letters stand for Law for Improving Quality of Education - a claim not unanimously underwritten by all which brings back Religious Instruction or its Ethics alternative as subjects that must be passed. Their reappearance as no longer easy options is disliked by all except the Church hierarchy, further proof that the LOMCE changes are ideologically and not educationally motivated.

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BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Animal S.O.S. 8:30am The Great British Sewing Bee 9:30am First Time on the Front Line 10:00am Golf Live coverage of day two of the 2014 Open Championship from Hoylake, presented by Hazel Irvine. US Open winner Martin Kaymer is at Royal Liverpool looking for his second Major triumph of the season.

ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather Steve Scott with the latest headlines from around the world.

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

3:00pm Golf In 2013, eventual winner Phil Mickelson's titlebid stuttered with a second-round 74 while Miguel Angel Jimenez took the overnight lead.

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4:15pm Burden of Evil Thriller.

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6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The Village That's Falling Into the Sea

6:00pm Golf Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald missed the cut on day two in the 2013 Open and the big names will want to avoid a similar fate here.

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

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9pm 9:00pm EastEnders Patrick helps Ian out and stumbles across a secret.

9:30pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm New Tricks

9:00pm First Night of the Proms With Erin Wall, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Andrew Staples, Christopher Purves.

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10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Friday Night Dinner 11:30pm The Inbetweeners The last episode of series one.

Documentary series following East Yorkshire Motor Services, Britain's biggest family run bus company, as they deliver 63,000 passenger trips daily.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events. 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:05pm Weather The latest weather information. 1:10pm Golf

BBC TWO 7:10am The Falcon Takes Over 8:15am The Falcon's Brother 9:15am Living Planet 10:10am Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age 10:40am Great British Railway Journeys 11:10am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:40pm Food and Drink 1:10pm Rick Stein's Spain 2:10pm Talking Pictures 3:00pm Becket Powerful historical drama.

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm All Star Mr and Mrs A classic gameshow that is a test of love and marriage. 2:30pm Dinner Date

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CH4 7:05am The Hoobs 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:30am Mobil 1 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:05am Deal or No Deal 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Tomorrow People

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Access 11:10am The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 12:10pm Big Brother 1:40pm Criminals: Caught on Camera Shocking footage reveals real criminals caught red-handed on camera in the UK. 2:05pm NCIS

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 Isle of Wight Festival 2014 Highlights from the 2014 festival at Seaclose Park.

3pm 3:00pm Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events.

5:25pm Hive Alive Chris Packham and Martha Kearney are joined by Professor Adam Hart as they explore the remarkable secrets of Britain's honeybees.

3:30pm All Star Family Fortunes 4:15pm Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 6:00pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Live action sequel with Scooby-Doo and the gang.

5:10pm Come Dine with Me The competition takes place in and around Crewe and Nantwich.

5:40pm Come Dine with Me

3:05pm NCIS 4:05pm Hell Boats 5:55pm Operation Pacific World War II drama set in the Pacific.

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

6pm 6:25pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm A Question of Sport 8:40pm The National Lottery

6:25pm Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events.

8:45pm Flog It!

7:35pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

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

6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm The Restoration Man

8:00pm Cricket on 5

8:55pm 5 News

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

9:00pm Holiday Love Rats Exposed 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole

9:00pm A League of Their Own 9:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Transporter 2

Highlights coverage of England's summer season begins on 20th May 2014 on Channel 5.

9pm 9:30pm BBC Live at Edinburgh Castle 11:30pm BBC News 11:45pm Weather The latest weather information.

9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The Men Who Made Us Spend 11:00pm Zodiac Crime drama.

11:50pm Shanghai Knightst

9:30pm Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace When the evil Trade Federation plots to take over the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi Knight QuiGon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi embark on a mission to warn Naboo's Queen Amidala and save the planet.

9:00pm Grand Designs Mimi d'Costa and her husband Andre have moved to the Kent countryside to bring up their two boys.

10:00pm Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Documentary series lifting the lid on the reality of life on benefits in Britain.

12am 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:45am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

1:35am Keeping Up with the Steins 3:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:00pm ITV News and Weather A roundup of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:10am Ocean's Eleven 2:00am Jackpot 247 4:00am JK USA 4:30am Nightscreen

12:00am Predator 2 2:05am Utopia 3:05am Utopia The acclaimed conspiracy thriller continues. 4:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus Can Grace convince Trevor to give their love another shot?

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Webcam Girls: At Your Service 5:00am Great Scientists

1:00am Hawaii Five-0 2:00am Cop Squad 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes Not in 3D. 8:15pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:15pm The Proposal 11:00pm Family Guy 1:20am American Dad! 2:02am American Dad! 2:23am American Dad! 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News 3:15am Badults 3:45am Badults 4:15am Badults 4:45am Great Movie Mistakes Not in 3D. 5:00am Programmes Start Again at 7pm

8:00pm Lost Land of the Tiger 9:00pm Treasures of Ancient Egypt 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano

1:50pm I Wanna Marry Harry 2:50pm The Only Way is Essex 4:20pm Beethoven's 2nd 5:20pm FYI Daily 6:20pm Beethoven's 2nd 6:45pm You've Been Framed! 7:45pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 10:00pm American Pie 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm American Pie 11:55pm The Matrix Revolutions

7:10am Carry on Follow That Camel 8:10am FYI Daily 8:15am Carry on Follow That Camel 9:00am The Royal 10:00am The Royal 11:05am Emma 1:20pm The Sign of Four 3:35pm Inspector Morse 5:50pm A Touch of Frost 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Bomb Girls 1:00am A Touch of Frost 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

8:10am Kojak 9:00am Magnum, P.I. 9:55am Motorsport UK 10:55am The Cycle Show 12:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 1:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Highway Patrol 5:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 7:00pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Dr. No 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Dr. No 11:20pm Total Recall 12:20am FYI Daily

7:00am Desperate Housewives 7:50am Glee 8:35am The Mindy Project 9:00am The Mindy Project 9:35am Rules of Engagement 12:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 12:35pm Rude(Ish) Tube 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The 100 10:00pm Beverly Hills Cop III 12:10am The Big Bang Theory 12:40am The Big Bang Theory 1:10am Rude Tube 2:15am 2 Broke Girls

Crime

Drama

Drama based on the books featuring the Sicilian detective. A criminal turned state witness informs Montalbano of an arms stash in a cave just outside Vigata.

11:45pm Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark 1:15am The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy.

1:45am The Final Frontier? A Horizon Guide to the Universe 2:45am Lost Land of the Tiger 3:45am Treasures of Ancient Egypt

SKY MOVIES Action 4:25am End of Days 7:00am Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 9:00am Jack the Giant Slayer 11:00am Iron Man 3 1:15pm White House Down 3:30pm Pain and Gain Three Florida bodybuilders devise a criminal get-rich- quick scheme that goes horribly wrong.

5:45pm Jack the Giant Slayer 7:45pm Iron Man 3 10:00pm White House Down 12:15am Pain and Gain 2:30am 2 Fast 2 Furious 4:20am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Comedy 6:00am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:30am Struck by Lightning 9:00am Head of State 10:40am So Undercover 12:20pm The World's End 2:15pm This is the End 4:05pm Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 5:45pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 7:25pm Fun with Dick and Jane 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm This is the End 12:55am Admission 2:50am Fun with Dick and Jane 4:30am The Top Ten Show 2014 4:45am Boat Trip

5:25am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:05am The Liability 8:35am The Double 10:20am Bad Company 12:20pm Conspiracy Theory 2:40pm Inside Man 4:55pm Brake 6:35pm Premium Rush 8:15pm The Double 10:00pm Inside Man 12:15am Brake 1:55am Money Train 3:55am The Liability 5:30am Point Last Seen

6:45am Begin Again Special 7:00am Private Peaceful 8:50am Sparkle 10:50am Adore 12:50pm 50 First Dates 2:40pm Life of a King After 20 years in prison, an ex-con takes a job as a janitor in an inner-city school.

4:30pm Gorillas in the Mist 6:45pm The Notebook 9:00pm 50 First Dates 10:45pm Adore 12:45am She Wants Me 2:25am Gorillas in the Mist 4:40am Boyhood Special 5:10am The Barbarian and the Geisha

Premiere

TCM

6:00am The World's End Special 6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am Romeo and Juliet 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am About Time 1:15pm Romeo and Juliet 3:15pm Blue Jasmine 5:00pm Battle of the Year 7:00pm Promised Land 9:00pm About Time 11:15pm Blue Jasmine 1:00am Promised Land 3:00am The Lookalike 5:00am The Wolf of Wall Street Special 5:30am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine

6:00am Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend 7:45am Gunsmoke 8:50am Gunsmoke 10:15am Abandon Ship 12:05pm From Here to Eternity Enlisted men in Hawaii fight for love and honour on the eve of World War II.

2:20pm Operation C.I.A. 4:00pm Dial M for Murder 6:00pm The Green Berets 8:45pm Tarzan and the Mermaids 10:00pm Fire Down Below 12:00am Tango and Cash 1:55am Fire Down Below 3:40am The Horsemen 5:30am Off Set

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Fast Tales 12:30pm Golf 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:05pm Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:10pm Golf

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:40am A Walk in the Sunday 9:30am Monty Don's French Gardens Monty Don visits some of the most famous and interesting gardens in France. 10:30am Countryfile 11:30am Golf 12:30pm Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 2:00pm Rick Stein's Spain Cookery series presented by Rick Stein as he searches for the best classic Spanish dishes.

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm Long Lost Family 2:35pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.

CH4 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am FIM Superbike World Championship 8:30am British GT 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Sunday Brunch 2:30pm Sainsbury's Anniversary Games

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Megaforce Five teenagers with attitude unite to combat the invading forces. 11:35am Power Rangers Megaforce 12:05pm Meerkat Manor 12:30pm Access 12:35pm Big Brother 1:35pm Click

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Special 10:30am Believe Special 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Isle of Wight Festival 2014 Highlights from the 2014 festival at Seaclose Park.

3pm 3:00pm Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events.

3:00pm Flog It! 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Lifeline 4:40pm Songs of Praise 5:15pm Grand Prix

4:35pm Midsomer Murders Detective drama which focuses around the life of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and his efforts to solve the various crimes that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer.

5:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me In an exciting twist, this series sees three couples compete daily for the chance to win ÂŁ1000.

3:40pm Lost in Space A family who went into space to fight for a chance against humanity now must fight to live long enough to find a way home.

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

6pm 6:00pm Golf 8:00pm BBC News 8:10pm Regional News 8:15pm Weather 8:20pm Countryfile

8:00pm F1: Grand Prix Coverage of the latest race in this season's F1 calendar.

6:30pm Tipping Point 7:30pm Local News and Weather 8:00pm Catchphrase 9:00pm ITV News and Weather

6:10pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

6:40pm Hugo

6:10pm Big Momma's House 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

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

9pm 9:10pm Antiques Roadshow 10:10pm Seven Wonders of the Commonwealth 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News & Weather 11:35pm Murdered by My Boyfriend

9:30pm Dragons' Den 10:30pm Britain's Flying Past The Lancaster. Episode 3.

11:30pm Mock the Week

9:00pm Foyle's War 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Testing Britain's Worst Drivers: Crash Course

9:00pm The Mill 10:00pm Child Genius 11:00pm Love and Other Drugs

9:00pm My Child is a Monkey This documentary follows families who have adopted monkeys and other primates as their own child.

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Book of Eli

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

12am 12:35am The Greatest Game Ever Played 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:35am BBC News

12:00am The Quiet American 1:35am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:30am Holby City 3:30am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:15am The Cube 1:10am The Store 3:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:10am Motorsport UK 5:00am Nightscreen

1:10am The Million Pound Drop 2:05am Lady Chatterley 4:55am River Cottage Veg 5:50am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

1:15am Caught on Camera 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am Superskyscrapers: Shanghai Tower 5:00am Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman profiling famous and influential scientists.

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

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 8:15pm Shanghai Noon 10:00pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:20pm Family Guy 11:45pm People Just Do Nothing 12:15am Family Guy 12:37am Family Guy 12:59am Family Guy 1:21am Family Guy 1:43am Family Guy 2:05am People Just Do Nothing 2:35am Stacey Dooley in the USA 3:30am Slum Survivors 4:30am People Just Do Nothing

8:00pm Narnia's Lost Poet: The Secret Lives and Loves of CS Lewis 9:00pm Scotland's Art Revolution: The Maverick Generation 10:00pm Rich Hall's California Stars 11:30pm Born Lippy: Mark Lawson Talks to Jo Brand 12:30am Joy of the Guitar Riff 1:30am Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC 2:30am Rich Hall's California Stars 4:00am Scotland's Art Revolution: The Maverick Generation

4:20pm You've Been Framed! 5:30pm Mr Bean's Holiday 6:30pm FYI Daily 6:35pm Mr Bean's Holiday 7:15pm Cats and Dogs 8:15pm FYI Daily 8:20pm Cats and Dogs 9:00pm Evan Almighty 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Evan Almighty 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm American Pie 12:50am FYI Daily 12:55am American Pie

10:10am Heartbeat 11:10am Heartbeat 12:15pm A Touch of Frost 2:30pm Inspector Morse 4:45pm Housesitter 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pm Housesitter 6:45pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm The Security Men 11:00pm The Portrait of a Lady 12:00am FYI Daily

12:05pm Ax Men 1:00pm The Car Chasers 1:25pm The Car Chasers 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Police, Camera, Action! 5:55pm Magnum, P.I. 6:55pm Kojak 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Jaws 3 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Jaws 3 12:00am Green Street

2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4:30pm The Mindy Project 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm The 100 7:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Golden Compass 11:10pm The Big Bang Theory 11:40pm The Big Bang Theory 12:10am Rude Tube

Comedy

Crime

Drama

SKY MOVIES Action 4:20am Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 6:10am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 6:40am Henry Cavill: Becoming Superman 7:10am Sahara 9:20am Born to Race: Fast Track 11:05am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 1:00pm The Wolverine 3:10pm Jack Reacher 5:30pm Flags of Our Fathers 7:50pm The Wolverine 10:00pm Jack Reacher 12:15am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

4:45am Boat Trip 6:30am The World's End Special 7:00am The Hot Flashes 8:45am Ghostbusters II 10:35am Stand Up Guys 12:20pm The Hangover Part III 2:05pm Napoleon Dynamite 3:45pm Ghostbusters II 5:40pm Little Shop of Horrors 7:20pm In and Out 9:00pm The Hangover Part III 10:50pm Stand Up Guys 12:35am Without a Paddle 2:20am Casting Couch 4:00am Stir Crazy 5:55am Little Shop of Horrors

5:30am Point Last Seen 7:10am Red Rock West 8:55am Black Hawk Down 11:25am Pride and Glory 1:40pm S.W.A.T. 3:40pm Nick of Time 5:15pm Black Hawk Down 7:45pm Pride and Glory 10:00pm S.W.A.T. 12:00am Red Rock West 1:50am The Juror 3:55am Jagged Edge Newspaper man Jack is the prime suspect when his rich wife is murdered.

5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man

5:10am The Barbarian and the Geisha 7:00am First Night 9:00am Under the Tuscan Sun 11:00am Now is Good 12:45pm Shirley Valentine 2:45pm The Remains of the Day 5:00pm Ask the Dust 7:00pm New Year's Eve 9:00pm Life of Pi 11:15pm Shirley Valentine 1:15am Burning Man 3:15am Captain Corelli's Mandolin 5:30am Giant

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6:00am The World's End Special 6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Romeo and Juliet 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am Blue Jasmine 12:45pm Romeo and Juliet 2:45pm About Time 5:00pm Battle of the Year 7:00pm Promised Land 9:00pm About Time 11:15pm Blue Jasmine 1:00am Promised Land 3:00am The Lookalike 5:00am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 5:30am The Great Gatsby Special

6:20am Operation C.I.A. 8:00am Dial M for Murder 10:00am The Green Berets 12:50pm Tarzan and the Mermaids 2:10pm Easy Come, Easy Go 4:00pm One Foot in Hell 5:45pm Cheyenne Autumn 8:40pm Tarzan and The Trappers 10:00pm Rome 11:10pm The Forgotten 1:00am The Arrangement 3:10am The Forgotten 4:45am Off Set 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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UMMER’S the time when you can expect house guests. Especially if YOU live in sunny Spain. And THEY live in cool, rainy northern Europe. All this got me thinking about the lengths hosts go to in the kitchen and what guests might expect - in various parts of the world. In Arab culture, someone staying at your house can expect to be treated like a guest for the first three days but then as family. And if friends pop in, I’ve been told, you serve them the following in this order without asking if it’s what they want. Cold drink, tea with something baked. Then a selection of fruit (you must peel it, place it on a plate and hand it to your guests. It’s rude for them to peel it), nuts and melon, pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Finally, you

resorted to the drinks theme. In his final moments, Humphrey Bogart lamented: “I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis,” while the poet Dylan Thomas was quoted as departing this world with “I’ve had 18 straight whiskies. I think that’s the record,” back in 1953.

Denial features heavily too: Actor John Barrymore reportedly stated: “Die? I should say not, dear fellow.” Roman Emperor Gaius Caligula triumphantly exclaimed: “I am still alive!” having been attacked by his own guards; quite a remarkable assumption since he was

allegedly stabbed a whopping 30 times. At the height of the US Civil War Union Commander General John Sedgwick didn’t quite make it to the end of his final words of wisdom, assuredly claiming: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist…”

Home from home? Be my guest must always finish with Arabic coffee. Parents nowadays think their offspring rude if they offer their friends just tea or coffee. But be warned! The Arab culture of staying three days and becoming part of the family is not one universally shared. Italians have often quoted me a proverb of theirs: a guest is like a fish, after three days in the house it begins to stink! So, when in Rome… As for the guests, what can be expected of them? Again, it’s a cultural thing depending on where you are. Don’t try to help with the washing-up after a dinner party in a Japanese household - it’s seen as plain rude. Generally doesn’t go down that well in France either - especially with the older generation. There are websites, too, for hoteliers to vent their frustration with horror stories about guests

from hell - especially those who’ve let rip on TripAdvisor - one promising not just catharsis but also a ‘long-needed counterattack.’ Phew! Hard to imagine a bigger deterrent for innocent readers, apart from maybe: ‘reading this will end up with you seeing naked pictures of UK Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles.’ And a final bit of advice. If you have house guests, don’t serve anything that you haven’t cooked before. Otherwise it’ll all end in tears - the food equivalent of buying an outfit for a party on the day of the event. Oh, don’t tell me you do that too …? Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Retribution’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The

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ITH my summer holidays approaching I thought I would leave you with a few inspiring choice words. Instead, my thoughts turned to what people say in their final moments, when the grim reaper is out for your hide: Not that I am planning a perilous vacation. I imagine there may have been a few who wondered “What bus?” while others said “Don’t worry, it’s not loaded,” and perhaps the odd assertion of “Oh look! It’s trying to communicate…” The crux of it all, of course, being that we cannot actually verify the quotations with the source itself but have to rely on third party reports. Many people in history have

Others had better foresight and were able to conjure up a meaningful verbal send-off. German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven died after a lengthy illness with the words: “Friends applaud; the comedy is finished.” Actor Errol Flynn summed up his 50-year long life in a parting comment to friends before suffering a fatal heart attack: “I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” Since you may be remembered by your final words, a single-word curse is probably inadequate and somewhat lacking in finesse. But if lost for any extended verbal inspiration, you may want to go with: “I love you” - a sure winner, even if the words are illogically delivered to a baffled paramedic. But perhaps we have most to learn from the revolutionary socialist and philosopher Karl Marx who succumbed to bronchitis and pleurisy with the words: “Go on, get out - last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.” Happy Holidays!

WELCOME: Hospitality Bedouin style.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Street Patrol UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice.

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Animal S.O.S. 8:35am Street Patrol UK 9:20am Call the Council 10:05am The Quest for Bannockburn 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Breakaway 2:45pm The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

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CH4 7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 2:40pm Four in a Bed

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Series following people on the sharp end of bad debt - and those whose job it is to get the money back. 1:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Glee When Finn visits NYC he becomes unsure how he fits into Rachel's new life. 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

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

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

3:00pm The Speakmans 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 Tribute

3:00pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm 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 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Cricket on 5

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

9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm You Saw Them Here First

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Royal Marines Commando School 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

9:00pm Police Interceptors

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm Transporter 2

Award winning nature documentary series.

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm How Safe is Your House?

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow Antique experts travel the country to appraise people's wares.

7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm John Bishop's Australia 11:00pm BBC News, Regional News & Weather 11:35pm Kevin Bridges Live at the Commonwealth

9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm This World 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex.

10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm Big Brother

12am 12:15am Commonwealth City What happens to an East End community when the Commonwealth Games come to town. 1:20am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:25am BBC News

12:20am Dragons' Den 1:20am The Men Who Made Us Spend 2:20am Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno 3:20am This is BBC Two

12:40am You Cannot be Serious Sports Burp. 1:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

12:05am The Secret Life of Students 1:00am The Shooting Gallery 1:30am Embarrassing Bodies 2:25am Scandal 3:15am Revenge 4:05am Dirty Weekenders with Richard E. Grant

12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am Black Market Britain 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am House Busters 5:45am House Doctor

1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Glasgow Girls 10:00pm Slum Survivors Mumbai. 11:00pm Uncle 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! Gorillas in the Mist 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Slum Survivors 2:30am People Just Do Nothing 3:00am Stacey Dooley in the USA 4:00am Slum Survivors 5:00am Programmes Start Again at 7pm

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Wild Weather 10:00pm Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere 11:00pm Edge of Darkness 11:55pm Dissected: The Incredible Human Hand 12:55am Treasures of Ancient Egypt 1:55am Cleopatra: Portrait of a Killer 2:55am Wild Weather 3:55am Every Breath We Take: Understanding Our Atmosphere

11:15am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Tomorrow Never Dies 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Tomorrow Never Dies 12:25am Celebrity Juice 1:15am Two and a Half Men 2:05am Dads

10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Inspector Morse 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Darling Buds of May 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:45pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm Bouquet of Barbed Wire 12:05am The Vice

7:15am The Big Match Revisited 8:00am Cheers 8:50am Magnum, P.I. 9:50am Kojak 11:55am Highway Patrol 12:20pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Magnum, P.I. 4:05pm Kojak 6:20pm Motorway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 1:00am Tour De France 2014 Highlights

12:00pm Charmed 1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm New Girl 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm Virtually Famous

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SKY MOVIES Action 7:40am Any Given Sunday 10:20am Star Trek: Nemesis 12:20pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 3:20pm Batman Begins 5:45pm Hellboy Though the Nazis fail to open the gates of Hell, one little devil gets through.

8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Evil forces threaten the peace of Middleearth.

11:00pm Batman Begins 1:25am Crank 3:00am Total Recall 5:00am Cyborg 009

5:55am Little Shop of Horrors 7:35am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 8:05am Mental 10:15am Our Idiot Brother 2:00pm Blazing Saddles 1:45pm Big Daddy 3:30pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 5:25pm The Dukes of Hazzard 7:20pm Our Idiot Brother 9:00pm Big Daddy 10:40pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 12:30am Jackass: The Movie 2:10am The to Do List 4:10am Despicable Me 2 Special 4:30am The Dukes of Hazzard

5:55am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:40am Bullitt 9:40am Locked in 11:10am Caught in the Crossfire 12:40pm The Temp 2:25pm Trance 4:15pm Flatliners 6:15pm Sleeping with the Enemy 8:00pm Bullitt 10:00pm Trance 11:45pm Death Wish 1:25am Crave 3:25am Jennifer Eight 5:35am Deep Family Secrets

5:30am Giant 8:50am Free Samples 10:20am Darling Companion 12:10pm Chasing Mavericks 2:10pm Racing with the Moon Two young men who have been drafted into the Marines decide to live it up before their departure.

4:00pm The Devil Wears Prada 5:55pm Sense and Sensibility 8:15pm Dangerous Minds 10:00pm The Devil Wears Prada 12:00am Chasing Mavericks 2:00am The Four Feathers 4:20am All Good Things

Premiere

TCM

6:00am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 6:30am The World's End Special 7:00am Romeo and Juliet 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am Blue Jasmine 12:45pm Romeo and Juliet 2:45pm About Time 5:00pm Battle of the Year 7:00pm Promised Land 9:00pm About Time 11:15pm Blue Jasmine 1:00am Promised Land 3:00am The Lookalike 5:00am The Wolf of Wall Street Special

6:00am Easy Come, Easy Go 7:45am One Foot in Hell 9:25am Cheyenne Autumn 12:25pm Tarzan and The Trappers 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Savage Mutiny 5:20pm Hell Bent for Glory 7:10pm Fort Osage 8:30pm Bad Men of Tombstone 10:00pm Rollerball 11:55pm Timecode 1:45am Rollerball 3:30am Timecode 5:10am Off Set

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LENTY of ‘stick’ coming the ol’ boy’s way this week. My appearance in Channel 5’s OAPs Behaving Badly has released a torrent of comments and observations. I’ve heard opinions as far apart as ‘sleazy rubbish’ to ‘hysterically funny’ in the last few days. However, I am delighted to report that at least 90 per cent of them have been positive. The ‘agins’ have been mostly from those a little nearer to home. Some of whom were, probably quite rightly, not too happy with a close relative being depicted as a sex-mad, 75-year-old, rampaging around Tenerife, pockets bulging with Viagra. I must confess that this was the picture that emerged, but in my somewhat weak defence I would like to make clear that the hour-long programme was recorded over some six weeks. With cutting and editing, producers can create almost any scenario they choose. My observations concerning Viagra were, however, although not meant to dominate the presentation, completely intentional. There is no shame in enjoying a healthy sex life in the so-called twilight years. With certain parts of the body not

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT functioning quite as well as they did in our youth, why not avail ourselves of any medical assistance available? If our joints

OZIL: Proper haircuts from serious footballers. are stiff with arthritis we take medication for it. If other parts of the body are behaving alternatively, what’s wrong with a little medical assistance to counteract that condition? None at all. Sorry if I offended anyone, but with two

million viewers, a heavy name check on The Wright Stuff, radio interviews and two new jobs in the UK already, I feel it was well worth it! After all, business is business and as long as you’re not Rolf Harris, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no such thing as bad publicity. Oh, and by the way, look out for a follow-up programme later in the year. Can’t say I was exactly delighted with the German victory in the World Cup, even though it won me money. What I did find satisfying was that the trophy was won by a team which meant business. Not a funny haircut in sight. Hardly a monstrous tattoo in evidence and a grim resolve to play the game instead of poncing around the field like a bunch of Hello! magazine posing pillocks. You listening, England? As a final word, I would like to wish a dear friend all the best as he takes on the burden of chemo this week. Hang in there, Simon, our thoughts go with you. As a final final. It’s been a delight having no less than nine members of my family visiting this week. Once again it has all gone too quickly. Love you all. Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters Series dedicated to finding the heirs of people who have died without leaving a will. 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Street Patrol UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Animal S.O.S. 8:35am Street Patrol UK 9:20am Call the Council 10:05am Food Inspectors 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Super League Show

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Four in a Bed

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Angry Brits: Caught on Camera 1:10pm 5 News The latest news coverage. 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours Australian soap which follows the daily lives, romances and problems, of several families who live in the fictional Ramsay Street.

TUESDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

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

3:00pm Yellowstone Kelly 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:15pm Natural World

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip

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

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

3:15pm NCIS A team of special agents, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

4:15pm Murder 101

3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

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

6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Can't Pay?

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

9:00pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother

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

9pm 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Crimewatch 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Crimewatch 11:45pm Sir Chris Hoy: How to Win Gold

9:00pm Hive Alive 10:00pm Coast 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm 56 Up (7 and Up) A programme following a group of people from age 7.

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

9:00pm Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 10:00pm Undercover Boss 11:00pm Utopia The second series of the acclaimed dark and enigmatic conspiracy thriller continues.

Round-up of the day's news.

11:40pm The Chase

12am 12:45am John Bishop's Australia 1:45am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:50am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:20am This World 1:20am A Cabbie Abroad 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:40am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

12:05am Royal Marines Commando School 1:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:30am Transworld Sport 3:25am Mobil 1 3:55am FIM Superbike World Championship 4:25am British GT

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Holiday Love Rats Exposed 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Wentworth 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am House Busters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am 24: Live Another Day 10:00pm to 11:00am: All bets are off in this adrenaline-fuelled finale when 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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5:00am Programmes Start Again at 7pm 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Slum Survivors 10:00pm Live at the Apollo 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Live at the Apollo 2:00am Live at the Apollo 2:30am Russell Howard's Good News 3:00am Slum Survivors 4:00am Stacey Dooley in the USA

8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Britain by Bike 9:30pm Commonwealth on Film 10:00pm Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War 11:00pm 100 Seconds to Beat the World: The David Rudisha Story 12:00am Lost Land of the Tiger 1:00am A History of Britain 2:00am Deep, Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil 3:00am Commonwealth on Film 3:30am Britain by Bike 4:00am Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

11:15am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 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

9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Inspector Morse 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:05pm The Darling Buds of May 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Bouquet of Barbed Wire 12:00am The Vice

10:50am Kojak 11:55am Police, Camera, Action! 12:25pm Motorway Patrol 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Police, Camera, Action! 5:55pm Police, Camera, Action! 6:30pm Motorway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm The Cycle Show 10:00pm Tremors 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Tremors 12:00am Green Street

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Suburgatory 5:30pm Suburgatory 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 How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm New Girl 10:30pm The Mindy Project 11:00pm Jennifer's Body 1:05am The Big Bang Theory

Comedy

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SKY MOVIES Action 5:00am Cyborg 009 6:30am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special 7:00am The Marine: Homefront 8:40am Alexander 11:40am The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2:40pm A Good Day to Die Hard 4:25pm Anaconda A film crew is hijacked by Sarone, a madman intent on capturing the biggest snake in the Amazon.

6:00pm Appaloosa 8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 11:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 12:45am Executive Decision 3:00am Hammer of the Gods 4:45am Death Warrant

6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am So Undercover 8:50am Maverick 11:10am The Longest Yard 1:10pm American Pie 2 3:10pm Idiocracy 4:50pm The Way Way Back 6:45pm Maverick 9:00pm The Longest Yard 11:00pm American Pie 2 12:55am Idiocracy 2:35am The Way Way Back 4:30am The World's End Special A special look at the comedy from the creators of Shaun of the Dead.

5:00am Alter Egos

5:35am Deep Family Secrets 7:20am Signs 9:20am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 9:40am Bad Company 11:50am The Chamber 1:55pm Taken 2 3:40pm Boyz 'n' the Hood 5:45pm Get Rich or Die Tryin' 7:55pm The Chamber 10:00pm Taken 2 11:40pm Traffic 2:15am The Good Doctor A doctor develops a dangerous obsession with his patient.

4:05am Fear 5:55am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers

4:20am All Good Things 6:10am Romeo and Juliet 8:35am Sparkle 10:35am Against the Ropes 12:35pm Austenland 2:20pm Tootsie 4:20pm The Bodyguard 6:40pm Lorenzo's Oil 9:00pm Austenland 10:45pm The Break-Up Gary and Brooke are blissfully happy together in their Chicago condo.

12:40am Before Midnight 2:40am Vamps 4:20am Begin Again Special 4:35am Desk Set

Premiere

TCM

6:00am The World's End Special 6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Romeo and Juliet 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am Blue Jasmine 12:45pm Romeo and Juliet 2:45pm About Time 5:00pm Battle of the Year 7:00pm Promised Land 9:00pm About Time 11:15pm Blue Jasmine

6:00am Bad Men of Tombstone 7:20am Gunsmoke 8:20am Gunsmoke 9:20am Fort Osage 10:40am Hell Bent for Glory 12:30pm Savage Mutiny

A New York socialite is forced to move in with her sister after her marriage falls apart.

1:00am Promised Land 3:00am The Lookalike 5:00am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 5:30am The Great Gatsby Special

Jungle Jim fights to move African natives from a nuclear testing site but enemy agents interfere.

1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Jungle Manhunt 5:15pm South Sea Woman 7:05pm The First Texan 8:40pm The Fighting Lawman 10:00pm The Pledge 12:20am McQ 2:20am The Pledge 4:20am Alexander's Ragtime Band

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Street Patrol UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 7:00am Homes Under the Hammer 8:00am Animal S.O.S. 8:30am Street Patrol UK 9:15am Call the Council 10:00am Lorraine Pascal: The Truth About Fostering 11:00am Tiger About the House 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm Animal Park 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm Breakaway 2:55pm Dean Spanley

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:10pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Four in a Bed

WEDNESDAY TV

CH5 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am The Great Artists 7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Black Market Britain 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours Australian soap which follows the daily lives, romances and problems, of several families who live in the fictional Ramsay Street.

SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 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 The Speakmans 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 Access 4:20pm Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder

3:00pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip

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 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Revealed

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

9:00pm Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies 10:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 11:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Horizon 1:20am Burning Desire:

9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Inside Death Row with Trevor McDonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Weight Loss Ward

9:00pm This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm The Mimic 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

9:00pm Emergency Bikers

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm A League of Their Own 10:30pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Football's Funniest Moments

12:40am Off the Beaten Track 1:10am

12:35am The IT Crowd 1:05am Superstar

The Seduction of Smoking 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

DJs 1:30am The Simpsons 1:55am Heston's Great British Food 2:50am The Outrage 4:35am Revenge 5:15am Secret Eaters

4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Food Tour of Britain 5:15pm Natural World Wildlife documentary.

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

9pm 9:00pm Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony The opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, hosted live from Celtic Park.

Action-packed documentary series following the work of emergency bike crews.

10:00pm Caught on Camera 11:00pm Big Brother

12am 12:00am BBC News 12:25am Regional News 12:35am Weather 12:40am A Question of Sport 1:20am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:25am BBC News

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am On the Yorkshire Buses 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am House Busters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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5:00am Programmes Start Again at 7pm 8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:30pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:25am Russell Howard's Good News 1:55am Glasgow Girls 2:55am Stacey Dooley in the USA 3:55am Stacey Dooley in the USA 4:55am Programmes Start Again at 9am

8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Indian Hill Railways 10:00pm Our Planet From the Air 11:30pm Rich Hall's California Stars 1:00am Wild Weather 2:00am Indian Hill Railways 3:00am Parks and Recreation

3:45am Scotland's Art Revolution: The Maverick Generation

12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm Celebrity Juice 12:35am Two and a Half Men

10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Inspector Morse 1:55pm Heartbeat 2:55pm The Royal 4:00pm The Darling Buds of May 5:10pm Faith in the Future 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Bouquet of Barbed Wire 12:00am The Vice

12:00pm Police, Camera, Action! 12:30pm Motorway Patrol 1:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Police, Camera, Action! 5:55pm Police, Camera, Action! 6:30pm Motorway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 10:00pm Dirty Harry 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Dirty Harry 12:10am Jaws 3

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

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

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

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

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

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) All may not be what it seems this week and you need to be a little more realistic. This is particularly true when it comes to romance and close ties. Having the wool pulled over your eyes is not desirable and could even see you trip up. A different kind of trip, possibly over a long distance, may bring you face to face with an old friend or relative LEO (July 24 - August 23) Being at odds with someone close has given you pause for thought. This would be a good time to change the situation for the better. Offering the olive branch is your best approach, but be sure that you are sincere. Sometimes, you are a book easily read. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Such a time of expansion comes rarely, but now you are being handed opportunities. Be sure to make the most of them by being organised enough to take full advantage. With your energy high, you are in a position to steam ahead with plans. Should others feel left out you can find a place for them. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having had such a busy time recently you may be craving a quiet period. I am afraid this will have to wait at the moment. Small snatches at tranquillity are possible but the pressure is still on. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Have you been too busy to spend time on yourself? Get your looks and health back on track by using this week to good effect. Revamp your diet and exercise as required. Spend time with people who are supportive and share the same interests. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Some difficulty in your love life will need to be handled carefully. Unforeseen developments could take you by surprise (especially if you haven't read this in time). Your need is to avoid telling white lies to get out of a situation. Given time, most situations in this category will ease.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Romantic interests are great but should not be allowed to take centre stage because there are other things that need your attention. Should loved ones feel neglected, try to involve them. Be a little selfish for the rest of this year and it will benefit all later.

July 18: Vin Diesel, 47. Film actor. Actor, screenwriter, producer and director Diesel won the 2011 CinemaCon Award for Action Star of the Year for his role in Fast and Furious. July 19: Benedict Cumberbatch, 38. Film actor. This British actor won the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sherlock and Parade’s End. July 20: Sandra Oh, 43. TV actress. Most famous for her role as Dr. Christina Yang in Grey’s Anatomy she also had a major role in the popular film Sideways.

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July 17: Santiago Segura. Film actor. This actor, screenwriter, producer and director first shot to fame with his Torrente films in the late 90’s. He has won a Goya award for the Best New Actor, another for Best New Director and his 1993 film Perturbado won a Goya for Best Fictional Short Film.

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July 21: Robin Williams, 63. Film actor. Comedian, voice actor and actor Williams won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. July 22: Selena Gomez, 22. Singer. This American singer released a fourtime Platinum selling record ‘When the Sun Goes Down’ in 2011; she is also famous for going out with Justin Bieber. July 23: Daniel Radcliffe, 25. Film actor. Most famous for his eponymous role as Harry Potter in the film series he also has a budding stage career; he is reputed to be worth more than £878 million.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Meetings and travel dominate this week. Being with those who stimulate and inform will be even more worthwhile than usual. A trip that you are not looking forward to can bring added bonuses. Looking to further education at this time, could see you starting a course.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) A recent journey has revealed possibilities. It is in this week that you will realise their potential. Nowhere is this truer than your romantic life, which is on the up. Someone who would not normally attract you comes into your sphere or may have done so last week.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting involving business with a senior person brings great benefits. You are wrong to be afraid of asking for what you want because it is necessary. Do not bottle things up. Consider that you have little to lose. When dealing with legal matters, you are well advised to read the small print and look at the timescales involved.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This really is a week to get to grips with any healthy eating or exercise regimes. Owing to the influence of Mars, you are in a vigorous and determined mood. You find that your added confidence and healthy glow are attractive to the opposite sex.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A strong romantic flow to your week could be interrupted. This is because there are some business matters that really do need your attention. Although it is not a particularly good time to make firm financial commitments, there are areas to work on. These are mainly associated with saving money and reorganising.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) This is a spiritual week and you will be likely to want comfort. Give yourself time alone to look at the world around you and enjoy what it has to offer. As the weekend approaches, you will be able to get more into the mainstream and enjoy the company of others.

2014 COMMONWEALTH GAMES, GLASGOW t1. In 1998, which was the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games? 2. In which country are the 2018 Games due to be held? 3. In which decade did the ‘British Commonwealth Games’ become simply the ‘Commonwealth Games’? 4. In which track event did Welsh athlete Colin Jackson win Commonwealth Games gold medals in both 1990 and 1994? 5. Swimmers Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neill share the record for the most gold medals at a single Commonwealth Games, how many did they each win? 6. What is the name of the cartoon thistle that is the official mascot of the 2014 Commonwealth Games? 7. Which Canadian city hosted the first ever Commonwealth Games (then called the British Empire Games) in 1930? 8. Which country topped the Commonwealth Games’ medal table in 2010, winning 177 in total (74 gold, 55 silver and 48 bronze)? 9. Which was the last English city to host the Games? 10. Which word completes the official motto of the Commonwealth Games: Humanity - Equality - (a) Ability, (b) Bravery, (c) Courage or (d) Destiny?

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

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cent, fine, nice, niff, teen, tine, feint, fence, niece, entice, finite, incite, infect, tiffin, fifteen, EFFICIENT

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (GUIDED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a famous English radio DJ and television presenter: AN IDLE TOWN

Across 1 Made up site map as a hobby (7) 5 Started back in the drainage basin (5) 8 Museum worker, unionist informer with nothing, is in credit (7) 9 Grand Elgar medley (5) 10 Back in Western Samoa (5) 11 People, without exception, in a London highway (3,4) 12 One who adds to the season (6) 14 Evaluate fools beginning to skive (6) 17 Shorten a spanner? (7) 19 Corrupt males in Oregon (5) 22 Brave group from Mount Ribense (5) 23 Labour leader got wise (7) 24 Some flowers produce odd sores (5) 25 Sunday in church and about Frank (7)

Unscramble the name of a US state and its capital: OH MAN! LANE NEAT

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: DALE WINTON, MONTANA, HELENA

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6 Refuse to leave bottle opener in service department (7) 7 Send Lee free pins (7) 12 First course for race official (7) 13 God accepting drink in Borders (7) 15 Bear with a blemish following us around (7)

16 Broke slates for induction units (6) 18 Fights led us astray (5) 20 Weapon sometimes placed in front of corporal (5) 21 An insect, say, not very bright, ascending (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 12 represents G and 4 represents M, so fill in G every time the figure 12 appears and M every time the figure 4 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 Italian corn meal dish (7) 4 Apparel (5) 7 Cuban dance (5) 9 Self-consciously timid (7) 10 Easily agitated (7) 11 Frighten (5) 12 Existing in fact (6) 14 Brimmed felt hat (6) 18 Collides with force (5) 20 Person who makes and serves coffee in a coffee bar (7) 22 Alligator pear (7) 23 Burn caused by hot liquid (5) 24 Rub out (5) 25 Strong underground prison cell (7)

Down 1 Carnivorous fish (7) 2 Arboreal beast of Madagascar (5) 3 Wait in hiding to attack (6) 4 Pauses for relaxation (5) 5 American bison (7) 6 Work out (5) 8 Distinctive fragrance (5) 13 Kind of lottery (7) 15 Gains by toil (5) 16 Desert (7) 17 In a foreign country (6) 18 Flat cutting edge of a knife (5) 19 Have in common (5) 21 Relative magnitude (5)

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

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Answers: In between jobs, To err on the right side

Down 1 Free space for Steps (5) 2 Wait to begin play (5) 3 Batting maybe perfect, with concentration (7) 4 Greets assembled wading birds (6) 5 French beauty from port in Elbe (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 2 Dear, 4 Dabs, 9 Russell, 10 Chide, 11 Smelt, 12 Chimera, 13 Bather, 15 Sensor, 18 Shatter, 20 Amiss, 22 Aroma, 23 Amended, 24 Note, 25 Cape. Down: 1 Bards, 2 Descent, 3 Agent, 5 Archive, 6 Seine, 7 Open air, 8 Block, 13 Basmati, 14 Extract, 16 Swindle, 17 Organ, 19 Acorn, 20 Arena, 21 Sedan. QUICK Across: 1 Stumble, 4 Miami, 7 Again, 9 Certain, 10 Banshee, 11 Hyena, 12 Lying, 14 Sleek, 19 Lutes, 21 Tornado, 23 Natural, 24 Swell, 25 Canal, 26 Sayings.

Across 1 Otoño (6) 4 Bueno (4) 8 Muñecas (juguetes) (5) 9 Habitaciones (cuartos) (5) 10 Grandson (5) 11 Lights (5) 14 Llama (de fuego) (5) 16 In the same way (5) 17 Vela (náutico) (4) 18 To cut (meat, bread, cards) (6)

Down 1 Platform (rail) (5) 2 Waist (of a dress/skirt) (5) 3 Younger (person, animal, wine, country) (3,5) 5 Gold (metal, commodity, currency) (3) 6 Two (3) 7 Triplet (8) 12 Corteza (de pan) (5) 13 To leave (5) 14 Faiths (3) 15 There (near you) (3)

Down: 1 Shabby, 2 Bench, 3 Exceed, 4 Marshal, 5 Abate, 6 Ionian, 8 Annoy, 13 Nostril, 15 Evade, 16 Clinic, 17 Stalls, 18 Moults, 20 Titan, 22 Risky. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Twins, 3 Salud, 5/14 Big toe, 7 Prayers, 9 Real, 10 Beso, 13 Tostada, 15 Smoke, 16 Angry. Down: 1 Taburetes, 2 Sopa, 3 Soap, 4 Discovery, 6 Glass, 8 Event, 11 Race, 12 Nada.

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DESPITE what European countries think of their leaders there are some really weird dictators with really weird ideas out there; here is a round up of the best known. 1. Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines President from 1965 to 1986 this incredibly corrupt dictator lived life to excess and amassed a small fortune while his people almost starved to death - his wife, Imelda, was famous for accumulating more than 1,000 pairs of shoes. 2. Moammar Qadaffi, Libya This cartoon-like character had delusions of being the leader of Africa and holding world power; eventually his people got fed up and deposed him. Among the many mad things he has done is claim that he conquered the US and hating Switzerland: he wrote a UN resolution on why the country should be dissolved. 3. Vladimir Putin, Russia This former KGB officer rules Russia under the guise of being its elected president and prime minister. He has all the usual hallmarks of a despot such as a massive ego and cult of personality. 4. Benito Mussolini, Italy This man nearly made Napoleon look like an introvert. He is almost the prototype of the posturing, bombastic, out of touch, powerdeluded, uniform wearing crackpot dictator and, some say, he even served as a role model for Hitler. 5. Chairman Mao, China His policies like the ‘Great Leap Forward’ cost China millions of deaths and the Cultural Revolution which followed almost brought about the eradication of its entire culture. His Marxist-Leninist theories, military strategies and political policies are known collectively as Maoism.

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again stir up racial tensions and force Ford County residents to confront the tortured history of their town. Cancer-stricken Seth Hubbard commits suicide by hanging himself from a sycamore tree and leaves a handwritten will, dragging his adult children, Jake and his black maid into a compelling and powerful conflict over the wealth of a dead old man. Released on October 22, 2013,

6. Emperor Bokasssa, Central African Empire This apparent madman declared himself emperor of his own country and modelled his ‘coronation’ after that of Napoleon; he cost his already poor country more than $20 million. 7. Joseph Stalin, USSR This man was one of the worst mass murderers of all time. He starved six million Ukrainians by taking all their wheat and then culled his own forces in ‘purges’ which killed millions more; he also annexed a great number of states into the USSR. 8. Kim Il-Sung/Kim Jong-Il/Kim JongUn, North Korea This family has made life miserable for millions of North Koreans and several thousand South Koreans. They have presided over the impoverished and insulated country since 1948 and made such wild claims as inventing the hamburger or never having to urinate. Among their many

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insane claims are being the creators of the universe and that North Korea is a democratic paradise in which there is no poverty. 9. Adolf Hitler, Germany Kim Jong Un m Although democratically elected, he ade Koreans m iserable. consolidated himself into a dictator based on the superiority of the Aryan race. As time went on he grew more and more power mad and delusional and was responsible for the deaths of millions of Jews. 10. Idi Amin Dada, Uganda Accused of murdering thousands this apparent madman called himself the King of Scotland and is reputed to have eaten some of his enemies. He made his already poor country poorer. He banned all Asians from Uganda because the daughter of an important Asian family refused to marry him; he also, apparently, wrote several love letters to Queen Elizabeth II.

Idi Amin Dada reputedly ate enemies.

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: 23 Good: 29 Very good: 42 Excellent: 52

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 feet, fete, feta, fern, feat, fear, beat, beaten, beater, beef, been, beet, beer, beery, beta, berate, bean, bear, bent, eaten, eater, eatery, eery, aeon, atone, nett, neat, near, nary, enact, earn, entry, teen, tenant, tenantry, tern, tear, teary, teat, tent, tone, toner, tarn, tare, tart, tact, oaten, otter, react, rent, ranee, rate, rant, anent, aery, arty, ante, acne, note, notary, tote, yarn, tree, treat, tray, tract, tater, tyre, tyrant, cane, caner, cater, care, caret, cart, cant, canteen, canter, canto, canoe

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Are true gents a dying breed? Does your man pass the perfect gent test? He'll take your car for an MOT, notice your new hairstyle and only watch football on his laptop... according to a recent study. Is your man a true gent? Do they exist or are they a dying breed?

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AWYER Annemarie Bakker of Dianium & Lex in Denia, Costa Blanca, said as a woman aged over 50 she still experiences a lot of politeness and gentlemanly behaviour but thinks it is something more prevalent in the older generation as her daughter oftens complains about it in the men she meets. But Annemarie also thinks it is not too important: “I think just being polite and respecting each other is the most important thing. I have taught my children to be respectful and to treat each other as you would want to be treated yourself.” In Almeria, Elaine Brown of the MACS Cancer Support Group, said: “Good manners make a gentleman always! My father would always say please and thank you to my mother, even if they’d had an argument. I believe that true gentlemen still exist today as I am married to one, and his brothers are the same, too.” “I think the age of the true gentleman

STREET TALK is dying out; unfortunately, it is more from the older generation,” believed physiotherapist Trinidad Sanchez Fuentes, owner of Clinica Mejorate on the Costa Blanca. “But I think women are partly to blame for that by wanting everything to be equal.” Trini works with all nationalities and believes elderly British men are very polite: “They are the most polite and gentlemanly,

including my British father-in-law. My husband not so much, but I wouldn’t want him to be doing everything for me.” The girls from El Gaucho de Banús, Marbella, Costa del Sol, Mari, Alexandra, Frances, Barbie, Miriam and Marianela said: “We are not sure if the perfect gent exists, or what he even looks like. However, if

there are any perfect gents out there PLEASE COME here, we would love to meet them!” ANNEMARIE (below left) believes respect is more important. TRINI (below right) believes British men are the most gentlemanly. EL GAUCHO GIRLS: ‘Please come here. We want to meet some gents!’

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OME bear pain with stoicism whilst others face pain with great fear. Perception can also change from the person causing the pain to the unfortunate who bears it. The latter likes it less. My son, a front-line hospital doctor, tells me that a routine question is to ask an incoming patient to describe their pain on a one to 10 scale. In fairness, he was citing experience with younger females. He said they tend to over-dramatise. A mild burn morphs into a pyrrhic incineration on a par with the combustion of Joan of Arc at the stake. Men, perhaps because they are meant to be of sterner stuff, are inclined to understate pain. “Sure, there’s a knife in my back but it’s no big deal.” Women, bless them, riposte that mankind would die out if men were to bear children. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini speculated that war is to men what childbirth is to women. Each are drawn to

WORTH IT: The pain of childbirth. birth and war as a moth to the flame. When women give birth they gain a child. When men go to war they lose limbs, sanity and their lives. I recall footage of the Falklands War: a young soldier was stretchered aboard a hospital ship. One of the poor lad’s legs was shattered and hanging on by a few membranes. Smoking a cigarette, he cheerfully chatted with the stretcher bearers. I wished him well.

Following a ‘man flu’ infection the ladies recognise as cystitis, I was obliged to have my bladder’s inside checked by the hospital urologist. Having got the tee-shirt, my unsympathetic offspring suggested I ‘man up.’ There would be bearable discomfort. How did I stand up? To put it bluntly, and it was put bluntly, a probe is inserted you know where. This looks similar to a high pressure nozzle and hose that tyre repair

workshops apply to tractor tyres. However, the zoom used by urologists is pre-heated to incendiary temperatures. Rather like having scalding water poured through one’s bowels. Once the probe’s on-board camera arrives in one’s sac, it illuminates the inside surfaces which are then examined on a TV monitor. Had my urologist been a dentist I could have done a runner. This is difficult when prostrate with one’s shorts around one’s ankles. I had little choice but to bite the bullet and tough it out. As the probe rocketed through my urethra, my eyes spun. The attendant nurse blushed at my command of the Saxon language. I felt as my 10-year-old mother did when in 1920 her class was shepherded into Liverpool’s John Bagot Hospital. Built for the Crimea War’s wounded, she and her classmates were strapped to chairs and without anaesthetic had their tonsils snipped. Yes, there have been remarkable improvements in all fields of medicine, compassion being one of them. There will be another improvement when bladders are thoroughly checked without penetration. Pain tolerance? - 2/10!

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WORLD CUP REVIEW

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Germany were deserved winners of World Cup By Tony Matthews CONGRATULATIONS to Germany who thoroughly deserved to win the final... and they picked up €25.7 million in the process. Germany played methodically, with total commitment, were never flustered and above all had some of the best players in the tournament, and their brainy head coach Joachim Loew isn’t bad either! This was Germany’s first World Cup win since 1990, their first since unification, and they are the first country to win in South America other than Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. My fact file from the 20th World Cup: • It cost Brazil a record €11 billion (£8.7 billion) to stage the World Cup and in my opinion, it was worth every penny, as it turned out to be one of the best ever. It had everything: a record number of goals scored, some of them quite brilliant, superb goalkeeping, horrendous defending, a few surprises, big crowds and heaps of entertainment. • The 64 matches realised a record equalling total of 171 goals. • Over 3.37 million spectators watched the games live, giving an average of 52,762 at each one... the second highest behind USA’s 68,991 average in 1994. And a

GERMAN WINNERS: Played with total commitment.

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CELEBRATIONS: Germany’s first win since 1990. TV audience of 751 million people watched the World Cup. • The biggest attendance was 74,753 for the Argentina-Bosnia group game. • The lowest turn out was 37,603 for the Russia-Korea Republic encounter. • Top win: Germany 7 Brazil 1 in first semifinal... the Argentina v Holland encounter produced the first ever semi-final 0-0 draw.

• That 7-1 drubbing was Brazil’s worst-ever in international football and the heaviest since 1920 (beaten 6-0 to Uruguay). • Top goalscorer (Golden Boot winner): James Rodriguez (Colombia) 6 goals. • Germany’s Miroslav Klose scored his record 16th World Cup finals goal (v Brazil in semifinal). • Player of the Tournament (Golden Ball) Lionel Messi (Argentina).

• 25 different referees officiated during the tournament. • Fabio Capello (Russia) was highestpaid coach/manager: €8.26m (£6.5m). • Players wearing a number 10 shirt scored 20 goals between them. • Goal-line technology was used for first time. • Four games were decided by a penalty shoot-out. • A record 224 goals have been scored by Germany in World Cups: 1930-2014. • Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon became the oldest World Cup player, aged 43 years and three days v Japan. • 187 yellow and 10 red cards were brandished during the tournament. • Argentina’s Maxi

Pereira (v Mexico) collected the first red and later fired his country into the final with a penalty shoot-out winner v Holland. • In that emphatic 71 semi-final win over Brazil, Germany scored three goals in three minutes (their 2nd, 3rd, 4th), hit five in 18 (11-29) and Toni Kroos netted twice in 69 seconds... all before half-time. • 454 players (from 32 countries) took part in the 2014 World Cup. • My best goals: James Rodriguez (Colombia, chest and volley v Uruguay); Robin van Persie (Holland, header v Spain), Tim Cahill (Australia, volley v Holland); Lionel Messi (Argentina, dribble and shot v Iran) and Mario Götze (final winner for Germany v Argentina).

• My ‘team’ of the tournament (4-4-2): Neuer (Germany); Aguilar (Mexico), Mascherano (Argentina), Hummels (Germany), Blind (Holland); Valbuena (France), Kroos (Germany), Borges (Costa Rica), Bradley (USA); Messi (Argentina) and Rodriguez (Colombia). Subs: Ochoa (Mexico); Lahm (Germany), Thiago Silva (Brazil), Brahimi (Algeria), Robben (Holland), Neymar (Brazil). • Worst players in the tournament: Fred and David Luis (Brazil). “Luis hasn’t got a defensive bone in his body,” said Martin O’Neill... and I agree. NB: The 2018 World Cup will take place in Russia - don’t miss it!

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PERFECT PATTY: The definitive guide.

Tips to create a truly great burger THERE is hardly any food as international as the burger - it can be found from China to Canada and it has many different incarnations. Here are a few tips to make a perfect burger patty. Turn to Page 74

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Never wash raw chicken RAW chicken should never be rinsed, it is a dangerous practice. By rinsing it infectious droplets of water are being distributed around the kitchen and can fall as far as three feet before landing on a surface. According to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) this is a very dangerous habit and they are urging people to stop this practice which, essentially, spreads plague. The FSA has released a public service announcement (which can be found on their website) and have warned the general public of the practice. “The call comes as new figures show that 44 per cent of people always wash chicken before cooking it - a practice that can spread campylobacter bacteria onto hands, work surfaces, clothing and cooking equipment through the

RAW CHICKEN: It can lead to serious infections if washed. splashing of water droplets,” says the FSA. When the chicken has been

cooked all the infectious germs have been destroyed by heat so there really is no need to rinse.

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Versatile burger From Page 73 The number one thing to bear in mind is good meat is needed for a good burger. The best burgers are made from the cheaper cuts of meat as these have more flavour and, because the meat will be minced, there are no worries about the toughness of the cut; the shoulder or brisket make a perfect burger. All the patties should be of a uniform shape and size - the best way to do this without scales is to take the lid of a jar and use that as a measure. It is important to make an indentation in the centre of the patty before cooking it. Making an indentation helps it to hold its shape while cooking.

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HIS summer you will be spoilt for choice in choosing quality Indian food thanks to the expansion of the Punjabi Palace family. With Los Montesinos, La Murada and now the newly opened La Marquesa, this award winning restaurant is simply going from strength since first opening over six years ago and has won numerous culinary awards including ‘Best Indian Restaurant’ in 2011 and ‘Best Front of House’ in 2012. Prices have remained constant and the food quality consistently high with Punjabi III opening in La Marquesa due to customer demand. It came about when the perfect unit became available overlooking La Marquesa golf course and is ideally situated for their many customers who regularly travelled from Quesada, Rojales and La Marina. It follows the modern style of Los Montesinos and their second restaurant La Murada, offering clean, crisp, sophisticated dining with a splash of colour and art work and has stunning views from the terrace. The food also remains the same no matter which restaurant you choose. The talented chefs use spices from all different

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SPANISH summers are hot and gardens need extra care to ensure that they are colourful and survive the scorching southerly winds. This article indicates what needs to be done. Keeping plants alive Keeping plants alive consists of four things. a. Keeping the roots of plants constantly damp both in the garden and containers. Whether you water with a drip irrigation system, hose or watering can this can be difficult to judge unless you dig a hole to check what layers are dry and at what level the soil is still moist. The latter is time consuming, difficult to do in closely planted beds and judgemental as what one person regards as damp

another person may regard as wet and it’s a hard lesson to learn when your favourite plants keel over and die. The solution is to purchase a soil moisture meter. Typically they have a probe to push into the earth in a garden bed or the compost in a pot down to 15 centimetres of depth and do not need a battery to operate them. The best have a second probe that measures the acidity of the soil or compost. Ours also has a light meter which is useful in checking the amount of light reaching to the back of a naya or the shade of a tree where you are considering placing pot plants. b. Placing tender plants that are easily shrivelled in full sun or by blazing hot winds in semi, dappled or full shade and watering twice a day if necessary. This includes annual herbs such as parsley or basil. c. Keeping roots cool by shading them with slabs of rock or mulches of compost or bark chippings.

d. Ensuring that you plant up your garden with plants that are naturally drought resistant and capable of slowing down their growth and moisture requirements during the hottest weeks. Keeping the garden colourful Stimulating prolonged or repeat flowerings consists of watering as above plus regular dead heading as soon as flowers start to dry up. This prevents plants from using energy to produce seeds rather than new flower buds. Most plants will grow and flower well without regular feeding, but should you consider it necessary use a feed high in potash rather than nitrogen. Regular feeding with the latter may result in excessive greenery at the expense of flowers. Fruit trees also need care It is essential that fruit trees with fruit are watered thoroughly so that their deepest roots are kept

constantly damp so that fruit develops continuously. Intermittent watering can result in splitting fruit, major fruit falls or insect and fungal attacks. If you planted your fruit trees in previously enriched soil and gave the trees a spring feed a summer feed is not essential. The vegetable plot can still be productive Provided they are frequently watered, fruit vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, courgettes and melons swell and ripen well in sunny weather. Root vegetables such as peanuts, carrots and beetroot will grow and keep well in the soil if kept damp but quick growing radishes will soon go to seed if not harvested when young. As the summer warms up flowering artichokes will stop producing and July is a good time to sow seeds to produce broccoli plants for planting out in

WATERING: Difficult to judge just how much. the autumn. However leaf vegetables are best shaded for at least part of the day to keep them growing without going to seed. Weeds will be less of a problem than in the spring but will need keeping under control by hoeing and adding to the compost heap. It’s a good idea to dampen the compost heap each month to prevent it from drying out. The above actions should help you enjoy a colourful and productive summer garden but do watch the garden for unexpected problems. For summer reading chapter 6.16 ‘Be a plant detective’ in our book ‘Your garden in

Spain’ lists 50 ways of killing plants - many of them related to summer conditions. Reading for the hammock If it is too hot to work in the garden Dick’s travelogue and retirement odyssey is proving to be popular from the UK to Australia. The book is titled ‘Our 52 day retirement adventure along the Spanish Pyrenees’ and is available as a traditional book and a Kindle Book from Amazon books and other internet bookshops.

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Marc Marquez - Magic Man of MotoGP Marquez’s amazing record in top class racing: By Tony Matthews LAST month, just as the heavy, dark clouds gathered and the weather gods wept buckets of tears on the cathedral in Assen, Netherlands, Spain’s reigning world champion Marc Marquez ‘swam’ his way to his eighth consecutive 2014 MotoGP win. Superstar Marquez has certainly proved that nothing will stand in his way on his quest for a second title, not even the weather! Oh, yes, it rained cats and dogs, elephants and pigs in Assen on June 28. Marquez told me: “There were streaks of electricity flying across the sky and in the pits all the respective team crews were forced to make a difficult tyre choice before the race even started. It was also very dark with black clouds hovering above the track.” And his winning streak did not end there. At the Sachsenring in Germany, the other riders again could not touch him as he raced to his ninth straight win. Right now, there is an air of invincibility surrounding ‘MM’ - the Magic Man of motorcycling, Marc Marquez. I spoke recently with the 1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz who tips Marquez to become the most successful rider in MotoGP history. “He is the guy who is winning and still learning and right now he thinks there is nothing he can’t do. That’s the way he’s riding,” Schwantz said. Marquez, who is only 21, is slowly building a huge reserve of self-confidence, the most valuable weapon in a rider’s armoury. He is not scared of increasing pressure to maintain focus and concentration from his dominant start to the season. “It will be easier to keep focus now, after nine straight victories my confidence is very high although, even if I think it will be easier, the season is very long,” Marquez said, adding: “I try 100 per cent to win every race I compete in but you never know what will happen. I know there will be some circuits where I will struggle.” Earlier this year, at Jerez, Marquez

• Youngest in pole position: 20 years, 62 days (USA 2013) • Youngest GP winner: 20 years, 63 days (USA 2013) • Youngest in successive podium positions: 20 years, 63 days (Qatar, USA 2013)] • Youngest rider for fastest lap: 20 years, 49 days (Qatar 2013) • 4 successive podium finishes in first 4 races (shared with Max Biaggi) • Youngest rider to lead the Championship: 20 years, 63 days (USA 2013) • First rider of the modern era to win at the same circuit for four successive years in three different classes • Youngest rider and the first rookie to win 4 races back to back: 20 years, 189 days (Germany, USA, Indianapolis, Czech Republic 2013) • Youngest rider to set fastest times in every weekend session: (Indianapolis 2013) • Most wins as a rookie: 6 • Most pole positions as a rookie: 9 • Most podium finishes in a season and also by a rookie: 16 (shared with Rossi, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo) • Most points scored as a rookie: 334 • Youngest rider to take back to back pole positions (Silverstone, Misano 2013) • Youngest rider and rookie to take 4 pole positions in a row (Silverstone, Misano, Aragon, Malaysia 2013) • Youngest rider to win the title: 20 years, 266 days (2013) • First rider to win back to back Intermediate Class and Premier Class titles • First and only rider (2002 to date) to win first 6 races of a season from pole position (Qatar, USA, Argentina, Spain, France, Italy, 2014) • First rider in 4 stroke MotoGP era (2002 to date) to win first 8 races of a season (add Cataluñya and Netherlands to list above, 2014) • Most pole positions from start of a season: 6 • Youngest rider to win 5/6/7/8 races in a row (21 years, 90131 days) • Most points scored in first 8 races of a season: 200 celebrated his 100th start across all senior classes with a stunning victory at his home race - his 36th win on two wheels. Both Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan had this same air of invincibility a few years ago, and backed it up with supreme domination on the track. Marquez is doing the same. Doohan claimed five consecutive world titles and 54 Premier Class race wins, all with Honda, while Rossi won seven MotoGP championships and registered 80 race victories. Rossi is the benchmark in terms of numbers; that is where Marquez is heading, and beyond. Marquez has only just entered the peak period of his career which effectively covers

the ages of 21 to 30. So who knows what his potential win list will be when he retires. He will certainly beat Rossi’s record of seven titles. The Italian won his last in 2009 at the age of 30; he’s still racing now. Marquez has at least 14 racing years left in him and if he wins 10, even seven or eight races each year, his finishing career record could be quite staggering... it could easily read 10 world titles and more than 100 race victories. Born in Spain on February 17, 1993, in Cervera, Cataluñya, Marquez is one of four riders to have won world championship titles in three different categories - Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and the imperious Rossi are the others.

Marquez won the 125cc world title in 2010, the Moto2 Championship in 2012 and the MotoGP World crown last year, when he became the first rider since Kenny Roberts in 1978 to accomplish the Premier Class title in his first season, and the youngest to win the title overall. “I know records and achievements are there to be beaten. But first and foremost my aim is to be safe on my machine; not to be stupid; don’t take any undue risks and take what comes. I am fortunate to have a terrific motor cycle to sit on. That’s down to the Repsol Honda team - a great set of lads,” said a confident Marquez. Marquez’s younger brother, Alex, is currently riding at MotoGP3 level.

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A PADDLE surfer who was in the waters off the breakwater of the Puente Romano hotel in Marbella saved a royal owl. The royal owl, a protected species in Spain, was felled from the sky when it was set upon by a gang of seagulls which were attacking it en masse. Luckily for the owl the paddle boarder was nearby and was able to pick it up out of the water and take it to land to recover. Far from being scared of the paddle boarder, the owl willingly got onto the proffered paddle and took the

ride back to the shore as though it happened every day. CREAS (Recuperation Centre for Threatened Species) was called and arrived promptly taking the bird away with them in a cardboard box to be looked after at their centre for wounded animals. Royal owls are night hunters and rarely seen in daylight; the bird was probably from the Sierra de Ojen where there is known to be a small colony of them after the reintroduction of breeding pairs into the area in the late 1970’s.

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LONG HAIR: Some dogs need to have their fur trimmed regularly. ever I bath my dog it goes straight out and rolls in the garden and makes itself all dirty again.” Take a dog for a walk after rain and it aims for a muddy puddle and rolls in it. Why? Washing a dog washes away his identity, his smell. This can result in stress, the dog doesn’t feel good or natural. So it rolls to try

to get its identity back. A similar thing applies when it rolls in dung. By nature dogs are hunters and instinct tells it that to get close to a herd to kill for food, it should smell like the herd. Nail cutting. Never buy a nail cutter and never take advice from anyone except a vet. When nails are very long, cutting

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A charismatic personality It is hard not to compare the youthful, relaxed and often smiling Renzi with John Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, whose charisma captured the youth of their nation and propelled them to the White House. While Mayor of Florence, Renzi cycled to work without bodyguards in contrast to Berlusconi who was, and still is, almost hidden by his henchmen whenever he ventures out in public Since his arrival at the Chigi Palace in Rome, Renzi has established a loyal team dedicated to promoting his ideas, and himself, to a wide audience through a programme, which would have impressed Barack Obama’s campaign organisers. His personality and oratory talent have made him a darling of the media, which he exploits to the full. His first decision as Prime Minister was to keep his promise and offer ministerial positions to a significant number of

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female politicians I call ROM being virtually Matteo’s Angels. unknown outside of Italy a few months Peter Fieldman London-born journalist and The Road to Rome ago, Matteo Renzi author, Peter spends his time (pictured) has suddenly between Paris and Madrid. In 2012, as part of his His novel ‘1066 The Conquest’ become an international available on Amazon or campaign to become PD political celebrity. The www.1066TheConquest.com Party Secretary, he new star of Italian engaged in a nationwide www.pfieldman.blogspot.com politics has seen a tour in a camper with his meteoric rise, which has name and the word astonished even the most cynical of ‘ADESSO’ (NOW) blazoned all over it. political observers. Running an American style campaign Within the space of one year, Renzi, with banners and flags bearing his described as the ‘Rottamatore’ (the name waved aloft, he addressed scrapper), has gone from being Mayor packed audiences in opera of Florence, to leader of the Partido houses, meeting halls, Democratico (PD), where he was theatres, conference elected, to become the country’s centres and open-air youngest ever Prime Minister - venues repeating unelected - in a web of intrigue worthy his message, of the Florentine Medicis. And in last “Change has month’s European Elections Renzi’s PD never been party was one of the few ruling parties so close.” to win an overall majority with a He turnout of more than 50 per cent underleaving his rivals, the Movimento stands and Cinque Stelle of Beppe Grillo and uses the power Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, far behind. of social net-works But before he can begin to digest his and the internet through his victory he will be presiding over the EU blog, always signing off with when Italy takes over the running of the words, ‘un sorriso’ (a the European Union under its rotating smile) and has raised funds system of member states this month. through appealing for Matteo Renzi first entered politics donations direct from the after obtaining a law degree at Florence University, joining the Democracy is Freedom Party, known as La Margherita (Daisy). After becoming President of the Province of Florence between 2004 and 2009, he came to prominence in 2009 when he was elected Mayor of Florence and became a leading member of the PD party, created in 2007 from an amalgam of Italy’s socialist parties.

POPULAR: Matteo Renzi is Italy’s youngest ever Prime Minister. public. If few Italians had heard of Renzi prior to his tour, it made him a national figure and an icon for the country’s youth, disillusioned with the constant infighting, inaction and corruption in Italian politics where the old guard never changes. In October last year, Renzi organised ‘Leopolda 13’ the fourth in what has become an annual meeting for the PD at the Leopolda exhibition centre in Florence, in which more than 15,000 people participated. The converted

railway station virtually became the PD headquarters for the three-day event. Political and union leaders were not the only speakers. Renzi invited students and workers to address the audience with their own personal views on bringing change to Italy, and there were round tables where people could participate in open discussions with political representatives. The meeting received national media attention and on the final day there was standing room only when Renzi closed the event with a concluding

speech lasting an hour. While the meeting was about the future, Italy’s past was not forgotten. In the main entrance, a Vespa 125 and an early Fiat 500 were a reminder of Italy’s creative heritage. With a clear mandate to lead Italy into a new era, he has fixed four main pillars: Italy, Europe, Jobs and Education. He intends to bring profound reforms to the Italian Parliament: modifying or abolishing the Senate, which he argues does the same job as the Parliament; reducing the number of provinces and local government; ending the privileges, high salaries, pensions and corruption in the public sector; improving education, culture and tourism, and simplifying the administration while making it more transparent. Renzi supports a united Europe. However, his proposal to grant nationality to asylum seekers without consultation with other member states may be met with a hostile reception from the extremist populist parties who were the other main victors of the Euro Elections. Whatever the future holds in Rome, the bike-riding Renzi has one thing on his side in a land where old politicians never seem to die. He is only 39 years old. (c)peter fieldman

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THE Spanish Ministry of the Interior has launched a campaign advising holidaymakers to take certain precautions to avoid falling victim to burglars. Consisting of easy tips provided by National Police and the Guardia Civil, ‘Mi Casa a Salvo’ seeks to combat burglary in Spain and to raise awareness among people about the dangers their properties face when homeowners are gone for the summer. Turn to Page 82

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PROPERTY sales in Spain increased by 5.4 per cent in May, as stated by the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE). A total of 28,124 real-estate operations were registered in May, which represents a 12.6 per cent increase in comparison with April, when there were 24,968 house purchases. According to the INE, the sales of new houses decreased by 8 per cent in May and account for 38.7 per cent of the total. On the other hand, the sales of second-hand properties increased by 16 per cent compared to 2013 and account for 61.3 per cent of the total. Moreover, the sales on nonsubsidised houses rose by 5 per cent in May, while sales of subsidised properties increased by 8.9 per cent.

HOUSE SALES: Increased by 5.4 per cent in May. Even if property sales increased in May on a year-onyear basis, they still decrease by 7.7 per cent in the first five months in 2014 if compared to the same period in 2013, said the INE. The Spanish real-estate market was hard hit by the financial crisis that broke out in 2008 following the bursting of the Spanish housing bubble. Spain may have gotten out of the recession in the first four months of 2013, but the truth is that the high levels of unemployment and the lack of credit make it hard on the realestate business to get back on its feet.

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Empty property easy prey From Page 81 Empty properties are easy prey for crooks if they know nobody is home. The Government advises people to always lock doors and windows, even in basements and the courtyard. It is probably a bad idea to pull down window blinds and to leave valuables out in the open, they say. If possible, people should keep them locked in a safe or put them in a place where they are more difficult for burglars to find. Spanish law enforcement officials warn against bragging about holiday plans on social media as Internet-savvy burglars have been known to use social networking especially Facebook and Twitter - to find potential victims. More info: http://micasa asalvo.com/2014/

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HOUSE PRICES IN SPAIN: fell by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2014

House prices fall HOUSE prices fell in the Eurozone in the first quarter of 2014. As stated by Eurostat, which is the statistical office of the European Union, house prices decreased by 0.3 per cent in the Euro Area between January and March and rose by 1.0 per cent in the European Union. The prices are measured following the House Price Index or HPI. HPI measures the price changes of properties bought by households, regardless of their final use or previous owners. The largest annual falls in property prices in the first three months of 2014 were witnessed in Croatia (-9.7 per

cent), Slovenia (-6.6 per cent) and Cyprus (-5.7 per cent), while the highest increases were recorded in Estonia (+17.5 per cent), Latvia (+10.4 per cent) and the UK (+8.0 per cent). The annual variation in Spain in the same quarter of 2014 fell by 1.6 per cent. The largest quarterly falls were witnessed in Luxembourg (-2.3 per cent), Croatia (-2.7 per cent) and Slovenia (-1.7 per cent). On the other hand, the highest increases were recorded in Estonia (+4.8 per cent), Sweden (+2.4 per cent) and the UK (+2.2 per cent). In Spain prices fell by 0.3 per cent.

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PEL has unveiled the new, fifth generation of the

Corsa. Opel’s bestseller aims to offer a new driving experience in the small-car market segment by raising the bar for chassis, engine and gearbox performance, says the German manufacturer. The new 1.0-litre threecylinder turbo engines, smooth-shifting transmissions, the new suspension and optimised steering deliver classleading levels of comfort and precision, says Opel. And the new Corsa also comes with a totally new interior that enhances the perception of high quality and spaciousness, including best-connected IntelliLink infotainment technology and ultra-modern driver assistance systems. Opel’s designers have also given the new Corsa ‘a

BESTSELLER: Offers a new driving experience in the small car market.

dynamic shape in line with the brand’s design philosophy, introducing flowing, sculptural forms and precise detailing.’ It is equipped with everything required to ensure continuation of 32 years of success in a highly competitive market segment. The fifth generation of Opel’s bestseller will make its world premiere at the Mondial de l’Automobile 2014 in Paris (October 4 to 19), rolling off the assembly lines in Zaragoza and Eisenach before the end of

the year. “The Opel Corsa has always been widely praised, particularly for its appealing looks and an efficient use of space within compact dimensions,” says Opel CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann. “This has been a decisive factor in the model’s enduring popularity, and we are, of course, carrying this core appeal forward in the new generation. Thanks to many new technologies, we are also offering a fantastic driving

experience, which raises the standard in this vehicle class. The fifth Corsa generation will be full of surprises.” Across four generations spanning 32 years, almost 12 million Corsas have been sold in Europe, including 2.8 million from the current fourth generation. With average yearly sales of 370,000 units, the Opel Corsa is one of the most enduringly popular models in its segment. A key to its success is outstanding space effi-

ciency: within a compact length of four metres. Opel’s bestseller offers plenty of room for up to five occupants - in both familyfriendly, five-door and sporty three-door formats. The development of a completely new electrical architecture for the fifth generation Corsa enables a more sophisticated level of interaction between its various systems. Together with a new steering geometry and steering software calibration, this enhanced system benefits the new, speed-sensitive electric power steering: it has a more precise response and improves both driving pleasure and comfort, says Opel.

The highlight under the hood of the new so-called Corsa E of the fifth generation is the installation of Opel’s newly-developed three-cylinder, 1.0 ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo, part of the brand’s major powertrain offensive. This ultra-modern pocket powerhouse is the only 1.0litre three-cylinder production engine with a balance shaft, which enables it to set a new class benchmark for excep-tionally low noise, vibration and harshness. The compact, allaluminum 1.0 ECOTEC Direct Injection Turbo, which of course already meets Euro 6 emission standards, is available in two output configurations.

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The new SEAT Leon XPERIENCE, with permanent four-wheel drive and allroad equipment, offers driving fun wherever you may choose to go, says the VW owned manufacturer. The new Leon X-

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PERIENCE completes SEAT’s Leon range, alongside the two-door Leon SC, the five-door Leon, the versatile Leon ST estate and the highperformance Leon Cupra, the Leon X-PERIENCE aimed at people with a varied and active lifestyle. “The new Leon XPERIENCE interprets our emotional design language in a whole new way. This functional aesthetic, this elegant robustness and safety shows an openness to new ideas. We maintain the youthful spirit with a distinctive feel for the practical things in life,” says

Jürgen Stackmann, President of SEAT S.A. “The Leon X-PERIENCE is the perfect fit for SEAT. As the next step in our brand strategy, it will expand and consolidate the great success achieved by the Leon.” Alongside the latestgeneration TDI engines and permanent all-wheel drive with intelligent, electronic control, the Leon ST X-PERIENCE boasts allroad suspension with extra ground clearance. A distinctive off-road look and individual interior offer an added dimension of driving fun.

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National times for Torrevieja swimmer Zoe THE Regional Summer Championships, took place in the Municipal Olympic sized outdoor pool in Elda. Two hundred and twenty five swimmers from 39 clubs in the Valencian Community had achieved qualifying time for this event throughout the season and Zoe Connolly from Club Natacion Torrevieja was one of these swimmers. Piroska Rideg had also qualified but was unable to swim. The very hot, two day event, was a competition that Zoe was never to forget. Swimming the maximum amount of races possible she gained new personal best times in all her four events. On Saturday morning a new best in the 400m freestyle and in the afternoon a third position for her age and best time in the 100m butterfly (1:19:21). Sunday was to follow in the same winning manner for Zoe when she swam the 200m medley gaining another best time (2:48:51) and 6th for her age group.

However the best for Zoe was to be the last race of the weekend. Zoe was trying for her second national competition qualifying time in the 100m backstroke. On two previous occasions she had missed the national time by half a second and this was to be her last opportunity to obtain the required time before the National Championship in Barcelona in two weeks. Nervous, but finally triumphant, Zoe swam an excellent race and gained the national time with a second to spare! Her time of 1:14:60 placed her second in her age group and sixth of 40 swimmers and earned her a place in Barcelona in the 100m backstroke along with her other qualifying time in the 200m backstroke. For more information regarding Torrevieja Swimming Club please contact Rosa - 665 454 126, President Felipe on 609 418 776 or Vicki 669 637 015 or by e-mail on info@clubnataciontorre vieja.com

Mad dogs and hot golfers... AS the summer starts to kick in with a vengeance, mad dogs and golfers go out in the midday sun. But the mad dogs tend to go back to sleep while the golfers carry on and go out to play golf . Twenty eight members and guests of Busters GS travelled to Roda Golf, the course was in excellent condition and a great test of golf. Graham Ball was not letting the course, fairways or the tricky greens put him off as he scored 40 points. Bill Peters (35) was second on countback over Preston Ives in third. Nearest the pins were won by Phil Harris, Graham Ball, John Chatham and George Holmes. Graham Ball had the best scores for front and back nines, but as he was overall winner, prizes for best front went to Phil Pettican and best back to Dave.

Left to right: Mike Cuerden, Michael Morley, Vaughan Dillon, Peter Hunt, Jim Thomas, Roger Miller and Brian Clarke-Sutton.

In-form Michael Morley is a tables-topper

LEVANTE’S Michael Morley continued his run of good form, winning Division 1 at Oliva Nova. Previously a single handicap player, Michael returned to golf this year after a four-year absence following a motorbike accident in which he broke his leg. He returned 40 points at Oliva, just a week after scoring 41 points

in Levante’s Friday Club meeting at Villaitana. In the last four months his handicap has come down from 15.4 to its current 10.5 and his results have put him ahead in both Levante’s Player of the Year and Ford Golf Leagues tables. Second in Division 1 was this year’s captain, Mike Cuerden, with 37 points, one more than third-

placed Vaughan Dillon. In Division 2, Jim Thomas, playing his first game for several months due to illness, carded 37 points, three more than secondplaced Roger Miller. Third was Brian Clarke-Sutton with 32 points. Nearest the pin winners were Peter Hunt on hole 3 and Mike Cuerden on hole 16.

A brilliant score from Ian Parkinson of TMGS THIRTY ONE members and guests of TMGS turned up at La Finca with the sun shining, albeit with a few clouds in the sky and a nice breeze. Nearest the pins were won by Matthew Taylor, Mick Kennedy, Alex Goslan and Mike O’Regan. Best guest with 39 points was Gary Turner. The Silver Division players outscored their Gold Division counterparts and it needed a 35 point score to secure fourth spot for Kenny Hunter. Ernie again featured on the podium, also with 35 points, but with a superior back nine. The runner-up slot went to Alan Rickers with 38 points. The winner was Ian Parkinson with a brilliant 46 points. In the Gold Division a

SILVER DIVISION: The winners at La Finca on a sunny, but breezy day. 33 from Bill Starkey and Paul Fairclough was enough to claim fourth and third spots respectively. Michael Fearnehough took

second spot with 37 points with Steve Higgins winning with 39. In the Present Captain v Ex Captain competition the winning

team was the Present Captain's Team. More information: www.tmgs.org or call the Match Secretary on 966 719 604.

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David Slader on the podium THE full CRT Racing Team were at the race track of Albacete taking part in their third race of the

year. The weekend did not start off well for the team as on Friday they had endless problems with the set up of their bikes. After working overnight and analysing the data downloaded from the bikes, Saturday turned out to be a bit better and the leading rider of the team, David Slader qualified 10th on the grid out of 31 riders. Sunday was a very hot race day and David got off to a bad start, losing four positions in the first three laps. But then over the next eight laps David started to come back, overtaking the bikes in front of him up to seventh

position. Then with only four laps to the end the effort to make up places began to tell, and David’s fitness level dropped with him losing two positions. In the end David came ninth in the Spanish Cup, but on the podium in second position in the Motodes/Manchego Cup. Teammate Ruben Ros came third in the Motodes/Manchego Cup. The next race will be at the MotoGP circuit, Aragon Motorland on the July 27 where they hope to do better. The team would like to thank their sponsors for the support: Icecrypt, Eurona Telecom, HotFM and Smartsat-Tv.

DAVID SLADER: Came ninth in the Spanish Cup.