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Donkey defence demo PROTESTORS unite outside Mijas Town Hall after social media campaign Photo by Matthew Elliott

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by Matthew Elliott A passionate but peaceful demonstration took place on November 29 outside Mijas Town Hall against the conditions suffered by the donkeys used as ‘burro taxis’. Protestors demanded an end to the practice, which has come

under intense scrutiny following the release of images and a video showing the animals being beaten. Mijas Pueblo has sought to attract tourists to ride the donkeys around town but has been forced to back down with a pledge to improve conditions. The group of several hun-

dred who gathered on Sunday after a social media campaign, united expats with a large Spanish contingent representing local animal rights groups. Mark Bajerski, who in September published a video of two men viciously beating a donkey, has gathered over 8,000 signatures expressing

support for change. Speaking to Euro Weekly News, he said “I’ve seen the corruption and manipulation at the town hall, who won’t do anything, so we need to speak out. We need to realise we are in 2015 and do not want to see abuse of animals.” Expressing admiration for Turn to Page 2

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the large number of Spanish present, he added “It’s a dangerous position to be in; I’ve been spat at by these donkey handlers. “ I’m glad they’re not here today because there could

have been some serious incidences.” Next Sunday, December 6, from 11am to 3pm, Alan Parks will launch his book ‘Dive for Donkeys’ at El Refugio del Burrito in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, to raise funds for the charity.

Cable concerns A GROUP of residents from the outskirts of Alhaurin de la Torre has urged the local council and the regional government to get rid of overhead electrical cables which they believe are dangerous. The group, called Palatat, has asked the two authorities to sit down together and find a solution, and has demanded that a study be done on the health risks the cables cause.

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Benalmadena joins fight against poop DOG DNA register will help identify offending pet-owners By Eleanor Hawkins BENALMADENA is the latest on the list of Costa de l Sol tow ns to a pprove measures aimed to end the c ommon proble m of dog me s s le ft on the public streets. At its latest plenary sess ion the c ounc il ga ve the green light to a proposal to create a register of DNA of a ll dogs re gis te re d in the area. This will help identify owners who fail to pick up after their pooches and also work against animal cruelty. Other towns where the s c he me ha s be e n imple mented have reported up to 80 per cent less mess left on the s tre e ts , me a ning it is certainly worth a try. As soon as municipal by-

CLEAN IT UP: Measure hoped to encourage all pet-owners to pick up after their pooches. laws on pet ownership are modified, the council explained, resident pet-owners will

have to take their dogs to the vets to provide a DNA sample.

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By Eleanor Hawkins AS of April 2016 those wishing to visit the Caminito del Rey (King’s Walkway) in El Chorro will have to pay to do so. Although the exact price of tickets has yet to be agreed upon by the local councils, it is expected to be between €7 and €10 per person, Malaga Provincial Council’s Environmental Delegate Marina Bravo announced at

a plenary session this week. The agreement on use and management of the stunning mountain trail, which has attracted visitors from all over the world since it was opened in March this year, will have to be adapted to allow for the change. The authorities intend to use the opportunity to put management of the attraction in the hands of a private group. The news has met strong re-

sistance from opposition parties, who have voiced fears that it may fall into the wrong hands or be badly managed. However,t the provincial leaders have stressed that that is what Alora and Ardales councils have requested. There have been many complaints over recent months from people who have been unable to obtain tickets to visit the Caminito but later said the site was re-

ported to be almost empty. They accused local businesses of snatching up tickets to give or sell to their customers. Yet Malaga Provincial Council has always maintained that the problem was caused by people who booked tickets then failed to turn up on the day and believes that charging for tickets should stop this happening, hopefully resulting in more availability.

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Tourism reports a record month OCTOBER was a record month for tourism in Estepona, the council has announced. Although the number of available hotel rooms in the town went from 5,625 in October 2014 to 6,712 this year, a total of 126,277 overnight stays

were registered with hotel occupancy rates of 64.48 per cent this October. Last year there were 83,053 stays and a 63.77 per cent occupancy rate. The average length stay has increased from 4.8 days in October 2014 to 5.9 this year.

Unemployment rises THE end of the tourist season is still causing problems for Malaga Province, which registered the second highest rise in unemployment in Spain last month. Figures for November were released yesterday (Wednesday 2) and revealed that the province ended November with an extra 2,029 people on the jobless lists, bringing the total to 184,985.

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Costa proves it really was a grand collection ANNUAL food drive surpasses last year’s donations By Eleanor Hawkins THE people of the Costa del Sol and the rest of Malaga Province have once again proved their generosity by surpassing last year’s donations during Bancosol food bank’s Gran Recogida food drive at the weekend. The food bank had, after managing to collect 680,000 kilos of food at last year’s drive, decided to go for more this year and although it failed to reach the ambitious goal of 750,000 kilos it has reported that people gave a very respectable 713,000 kilos over the two-day campaign. More than 5,000 volunteers staffed collection points in supermarkets and urged shoppers to pop a little something into their trolleys for those in need. Special emphasis was placed this year on baby food and non-perishable foodstuffs which didn’t need much preparation as, volunteers explained, those in need often don’t have the means to cook the food they are

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BABY FOOD: One of the most needed items this year. kindly given. Now stage two of the annual campaign has kicked in and more volunteers are busy at Bancosol’s warehouse classifying

donations and preparing them for distribution to the more than 550,000 people fed by associations the food bank distributes to all over the province.

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Torremolinos bomber goes on trial A CASE began at the Spanish High Courts yesterday (Wednesday 2) over a 1991 bombing of Torremolinos’ Guardia Civil barracks which injured four women. ETA terrorist group member Juan Jesus Narvaez is accused of having planted the bomb and the Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested he be jailed for 109 years and four months. The accused was sent to Spain from Mexico in 2014 along with his partner Itziar Alberdi after the two spent 22 years hiding out in Puerto Vallarta with their two children. The pair were also in court last week regarding a parcel bomb in Madrid in 1991 which killed two police officers. The prosecution has accused Narvaez of having planned the Torremolinos bombing in collaboration with Jose Luis Urrusolo Sistiaga with the aim of injuring as many officers and resident families as possible.

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Signs at last for rural tracks and lanes NEW signposts being erected in La Majadilla del Muerto area of Mijas

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Medical payout THE Junta de Andalucia regional government’s health department has been ordered to pay €209,674 in damages to relatives of a patient who died at Malaga City’s Clinico Hospital after being administered the wrong medication.

Biker injured A THIRTY-SEVEN-yearold biker needed hospital treatment after colliding with a car at the Las Lagunas exit from the A7 motorway near Fuengirola on Monday evening (November 30).

Job scramble POINTING THE WAY: Signposts bear the nicknames or surnames of well-known local residents. By Eleanor Hawkins THE La Majadilla del Muerto area of the Mijas countryside has finally become the recipient of work to improve safety and install signs on lanes and tracks.

During a visit to inspect the work, Rural Areas Councillor Cristobal Gonzalez said: “We’ve already run similar projects in other areas and it was La Majadilla del Muerto’s turn. “Everyone wants the way to their home to be as clearly signposted as

possible so that if needed an ambulance can get there as quickly as possible.” Workers put signs up at the entrances to the different tracks in the area, which have been given the nicknames or surnames of well-known local residents by popular demand.”

An official visit from China SONG JINGWU, Vice-president of the CPAFFC (Chinese Peoples’ Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries) has been on a visit to Mijas as part of a project aimed to boost ties between Spain and China. While in the village, Jingwu signed the visitors’ book at the town hall and exchanged gifts with local Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado. He was also taken to a new exhibition, called China Today, which is currently running in the town hHall’s Las Fuentes patio.

SO far 2,257 people have applied for the 36 Local Police officer posts in Malaga City. Physical and theory exams are expected to be carried out in February once all applications have been processed.

Ministry of Health not seduced by food supplement A FOOD supplement referred to as ‘Seduce Me’, sold by a company with headquarters in Mijas, has been taken off the market by the Ministry of Health as it has been found to contain a substance similar to Viagra. The substance, the Spanish Medicine and Sanitary Product Agency (AEMPS) explained, works in a similar way to the well-known medicine and can be dangerous for people with heart problems as it can cause heart attacks, drastic changes to blood pressure and other nasty side-effects. The agency was warned the public of the dangers of this type of theoretically natural supplement, which many resort to believing them to be safer than prescription drugs. However, sometimes, as in this case, they are found to contain substances which should be classified as medicines and sold as such.

Cocaine hidden in scrap metal GUARDIA CIVIL officers have confiscated 198 kilos of cocaine found by scrapyard workers inside a container of scrap metal that had come from Chile. The workers alerted the San Roque

branch of the police force after spotting four sports bags inside the container of metal, which had been sent from Puerto Arica, Chile, via Algeciras Port.

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Marbella is still the place to buy A FAVOURITE for luxury property buyers By Eleanor Hawkins

MARBELLA, along with Barcelona and Ibiza, is still one of the favourite places for property buyers from abroad to go in search of luxury homes, according to a new re-

port by Lucas Fox International Properties. Data included in the report revealed that sales doubled in Marbella over the final months of 2014, and led to a total of 209 properties sold for more than €900,000 each, 10.7 per cent of all the luxury

Parents demand extra school for Alhaurin PARENTS’ associations protested outside the provincial education department in Alhaurin de la Torre on Thursday (November 26) to demand a fifth secondary school for the town. The parents have expressed their intention to continue holding protests until the Junta de Andalucia regional government agrees to build the extra school to reduce class numbers and stop students having to take lessons in temporary huts.

home sales in Spain during the year. “Buyers are very interested in design, quality and location and there is a high demand for properties priced between €400,000 and €2 million,” the agency reported regarding Marbella.

Alleged holiday scammers arrested A COUPLE in their 30s have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly running a holiday rental scam with at least 56 victims from all over Spain. The man and woman, aged 36 and 37 respectively, advertised holiday lets on the internet and charged deposits for bookings, then fobbed customers off leaving them unaware they had been had until the last moment, the National Police has reported.

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Changing things for the better Our Euro Women series is featuring women who have made a success of their lives in Spain. These outstanding ladies have been shattering glass ceilings whether in business, charity work or sports. Lyn Baines ‘retired’ to Spain in 2002, but is now busier than ever. AFTER a busy working life in Marketing and PR, Lyn Baines was worried she would be bored after retiring to Spain in 2002. Now, 13 years later, she is anything but bored, juggling numerous hats in the social, animal welfare and charity worlds. Lyn has always had a passion for singing and was in a barbershop group in the UK. It was one of the biggest things she missed in Spain so she set about doing something about it. “Barbershop was almost non-existent here,” said Lyn: “So with my friend Anthea we put an advert in the paper and Spangles was formed with just five women.” The group now has more than 44 regular singers and associate members and is marking its 11th year by preparing to go to Cork in Ireland next year to compete in an international competition. Spangles is renowned on the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida for their polished and fun performances and these have stood out at competition level. They have been crowned Spanish champions every time they have competed in the national barbershop championships organised by SABS, the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers, of which Lyn is a founding member and now president. “In 2008, I was contacted by a guy in Madrid who had been introduced to barbershop singing on the internet and was looking for like-minded people, so I met him in Gandia,” Lyn recalled. They got the ball rolling and began spreading the barbershop word and building their membership, which currently stands at over 200, comprising men’s, women’s and mixed groups from all around Spain and Portugal.

RINGING THE CHANGES: Lyn is now working to bring improvements to animal protection and welfare.

A lady determined to make a difference We also need to be in schools, educating future generations”

Fact file Name: Lynda Baines Age: 64 Married to: Billy

Singing offered a break from her charity work, which Lyn has been involved with since 2007: “My friend was diagnosed with cancer and I would go to hospital and translate. We went through a rocky journey. There was no help or support and we did not know the system.” Lyn continued: “I was going to start something up myself when I discovered MABS and so after speaking with Jacqui, the president, she agreed I could set up a MABS branch in Murcia.” Being prolific in founding MABS Murcia Mar Menor, Lyn used her determination and marketing and organisational skills to successfully open the first such charity shop in the area. “The shop was and still is very successful and brings in vital money for MABS.” Lyn organised the Race for Life and Party in the Park events, which were big fundraisers each year but

Profession: Formerly in Marketing and PR, now retired Children: Daughter, grandson and granddaughter Nature or nurture: Nurture Originally from: near Bournemouth, UK Now lives: Los Alcazares, Murcia Pets: French bulldog Books or TV: Books but I don’t really get chance to read much Favourite book: Gone with the Wind

the shop brought in essential daily funding for the cancer support group. Lyn has helped raise tens of thousands of euros for MABS. But after six years she felt she had given it all she could and

stepped down as director of the Murcia branch. “Dealing with cancer every day takes it toll on you,” she explained, but within a few weeks she was already planning her next charity challenge, this time

with animals. Along with Sue Thomason, Cruz Azul was formed, which Lyn hopes will be pivotal in helping to change laws and attitudes towards animal welfare. Working along the lines of the PDSA in the UK, Cruz Azul exists to provide veterinary care for the sick and injured pets of people in need and to promote responsible pet ownership. They also form part of PAES (Protección Animales España) which aims to bring together associations, government, authorities and professionals or companies interested in animal welfare so they can make a difference, something which is the main driving force behind Lyn’s many hours of dedication. “I have just met with a councillor in Murcia in the hope of getting the law changed. There are European laws coming in, saying how animals should be treated, and some regions in Spain have already passed laws so that no dog can be put down. There are changes and developments being made, just very slowly. We also need to be in schools, educating future generations, ” said Lyn. In the next five years Lyn hopes they will see even more changes and improvements in animal protection and welfare.

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Dutch flight EASYJET will be flying between Malaga and Amsterdam next year, general director of the airline in Spain Javier Gandara has announced. The airline aims to carry more than 13.5 million passengers to or from Spain in 2016.

Better kit SAN ROQUE Council has included â‚Ź406,000 in its 2016 budgets, to provide the Local Police force with vehicles, bullet-proof vests and other equipment.

Less skiving ABSENTEEISM cases reported by schools in Estepona have dropped by 36 per cent, the municipal absenteeism commission has reported. While there were 106 cases reported during the 2013-2014 school year, these fell to 67 last year.

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Fire chief gives tips as three people are harmed in flat fires THE publicâ€™s lack of knowledge on what to do contributes to many deaths and injuries By Eleanor Hawkins THREE women needed medical treatment after fires broke out in their homes in Benalmadena and San Pedro in the early hours of Tuesday morning (December 1). Emergency services reported that two women, one aged 91 and the other 47, had to be treated following at blaze which broke out shortly before 3am in a third floor flat on Avenida de Retamar, Benalmadena. Another 19-yearold woman needed treatment after a fire at her second-floor flat on Calle Sevilla, San Pedro, at 5am. A lack of knowledge amongst the public in general as to what to do when fire breaks out at home contributes to many deaths and injuries in Spain, Provincial Fire Brigade head Francisco Delgado said on Monday at the tenth Fire Prevention Week in Malaga. Delgado gave a list of potential fire

TIP: In case of flames in stairwells, go back into your flat and dial 112. risks which included extension leads and heaters left on at night and also pointed out that 40 per cent of Spanish homes have gas cookers and eight per

cent do not even have a fuse box installed. Another major problem the brigade leader described was that of fires in

stairwells of blocks of flats. Although people instinctively head for the stairs, this is one case in which residents need to get back inside their homes as quickly as possible, Delgado said. He explained that the first thing to do is to block cracks under doors to stop smoke getting in, then open the windows, call emergency services on 112 and if possible climb out of windows. On average 150 people die and 3,000 need hospitalisation due to fires at homes in Spain each year. Victims are aged 65 or over in 70 per cent of the cases, and in 80 per cent of cases the fires start in bedrooms or living rooms. General recommendations to reduce the risks include not using heaters at night as half of fires with victims break out at night while people are asleep. The fire brigade also recommends fitting smoke detectors and has proposed changes to the law to make them obligatory within homes.

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OUT ON THE TOWN: Micheline and Sean Connery. By Matthew Elliott MICHELINE ROQUEBRUNE, the wife of Sir Sean Connery, will stand trial over an alleged tax fraud worth millions of pounds. The news comes as a judge in Marbella concluded a long-running investigation into the 1999 sale of a mansion the couple owned in the Costa del Sol. Alfredo Mondeja decided to continue the investigation against Roquebrune after clearing the former 007 star of any wrongdoing earlier

this year. He did, however, declare Connery ‘obstructive and ignorant’ over his reaction to the case involving irregularities in the sale of ‘Casa Malibu’. A date for the trial has not yet been set but a letter ordering the French-born actress to appoint a defence lawyer was sent to the couple’s home in the Bahamas. Roquebrune is accused by state prosecutors of participating in a complex operation, which defrauded the Spanish Treasury of nearly £5.5million in 2006 when

more than 70 flats were sold, having been built on property despite stipulations that a maximum of five could only be built. It is alleged that she colluded with lawyers and businessmen charged under the aptly named Goldfinger case to hide profits from the taxman. The case will reach open court in January when 16 others, including the former mayor of Marbella, will go on trial. Prosecutors are demanding a six-month prison sentence for Roquebrune.

Marbella postman jailed A MARBELLA postman has been found guilty of failing to deliver post for at least five months and will be jailed for two and a half years. A Malaga court has also fined the postman €4,800 and banned him from holding public employment or office for five years. He failed to deliver post between August 2013 and February 2014. He was caught trying to burn post at his home and although more than 3,500 letters were recovered there is no way of knowing how many he had already destroyed.

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DRAMATIC BACKDROP: Scenes for TV’s Emerald City being shot at El Torcal.

Yellow brick road leads to El Torcal SERIES is based on The Wizard of Oz By Eleanor Hawkins THE impressive rock formations and scenery of El Torcal, near Antequera, are serving this week as the backdrop for the filming of American NBC TV channel’s Emerald City series. The series, based on The Wizard of Oz, stars Adria Ar-

Malaga politician promises 80,000 jobs ELIAS BENDODO, head of Malaga Provincial Council and provincial PP political party leader, has said that his party’s main aim for the next four years is to create 80,000 jobs in Malaga Province. This, he continued, will mean reducing the number of jo b l e ss p e o p l e i n th e area by 45 per cent. “T h i s c a n o n l y b e achi e v e d b y c o n t i n u in g down the path we have set the province on, which has created 20,000 jobs over the l a st y e a r, ” B e n d o d o claimed.

jona as Dorothy and Vincent D’Onofrio as the wizard and will be using locations in Andalucia and the rest of Spain for filming in the coming weeks. Frenetic activity marked the first few days of work by Malaga-based Fresco Film production company, which recently finished filming new chapters

of Game of Thrones, with almost 500 people coming and going including 20 locals employed as assistants. After completing filming at El Torcal the crews will be moving on to Sevilla, Cabo de Gata, and Barcelona, as they follow their very own yellow brick road to completion.

Unusually dry month reported NOVEMBER, usually one of the wettest two months of the year along with December in Malaga Province, was extremely dry this year. December isn’t expected to be much better. As September and October were wetter than usual, the drought bells

are not ringing yet, but A e m e t S t a t e We a t h e r Agency’s Malaga office has reported that just 45 litres of rain per square metre were registered in November, half the usual amount. F u r t h e r r a i n d o e s n ’t look very likely until at least December 20.

Mijas baby makes a speedy arrival AN expectant mother from Mijas was caught out first thing on Sunday morning (November 29) when her son decided he was ready to be born and popped into the world in her husband’s car just 55 minutes after her contractions started. By the time ambulance staff arrived, there was nothing left to do but cut the cord and take the mother and baby to Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella, where both were reported to be in good health.

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Popular sculptor’s work on display SCULPTOR Santiago de Santiago has provided Estepona with another sculpture, Tatuaje, the eighth of his works to be installed on the streets of the town. The 2.4-metre, 190-kilo statue of a couple hugging can be seen on the newest roundabout on Avenida Juan Carlos between Parque Central and the health centre. Local Mayor Jose Maria Garcia Urbano has said that the fact De Santiago has promised to move his entire personal collection to Estepona is a great honour as he is considered to be one of the most important artists of the second half of the 20th century. De Santiago’s work includes a number of busts of members of the Spanish Royal Family and other famous people, some of which are on display in parks in Japan, Russia, Mexico, Denmark and other countries.

Road trip to collect food for the poor SAN ROQUE Council has received 28,000 kilos of non-perishable foodstuffs for local families in need under a Ministry of Agriculture scheme. Civil Protection volunteers went to Cadiz City to collect the food in a lorry provided by local company Marchena Sonido e Iluminacion with fuel provided by Cepsa.

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School buses come under scrutiny CAMPAIGN will run all over Spain

DGT INSPECTIONS: Coaches and drivers will face checks. By Eleanor Hawkins THE DGT traffic authority launched a new traffic campaign on Monday (November 30) aimed at school transport which will see checks on school buses and their drivers.

Aware of the importance of getting children to and from school safely, Costa del Sol councils have been quick to express their support for the campaign and announced initiatives to raise awareness amongst parents and teachers of safety regulations.

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German on trial over policeman’s murder A GERMAN homeless man, who is accused of killing a National Policeman in Malaga City on May 21, 2014, is facing 34 years in a psychiatric penitentiary centre. The case, which will be heard at Malaga Provincial Courts on December 10 and 17, according to court sources, involves the death of 33-year-old Francisco Diaz, whom the man is accused of having stabbed in the heart and killed when a group of officers tried to arrest him. The Public Prosecutor ’s Office has requested that the man be found guilty of murder, attempted manslaughter, violence and causing injury. It has also recommended a sentence of 34 years in prison.

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Workers in court over Marbella fire SEVEN workers and a health and safety representative will be on trial in December at a Malaga criminal court, to determine whether they were responsible for a fire in the Marbella countryside in May 2005. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested nine month jail sentences and €2,700 fines for the eight people, seven of whom were employed to lay mains gas pipes between Estepona and Fuengirola. The fire, the prosecution claimed on its initial report, caused damage to 1.5 hectares of hillside and was caused by

sparks as soldering work was done just three metres from overgrowth. Safety regulations clearly state that this type of work must be done in clearings at least five metres from vegetation, the prosecution has stated, and the risk prevention and work safety officer may also be held responsible to failing to ensure workers met these regulations. Although no numbers have been released regarding the cost of extinguishing work or damages to the private property affected, the accused may also be sentenced to meet these costs.

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Residents agree to eight months and no longer MALAGA Eye continues to spark complaints By Eleanor Hawkins RESIDENTS in the area by the so-called Malaga Eye ferris wheel have announced that they are prepared to put up with the wheel for the eight months it has been licenced to remain on Muelle de Heredia, by Malaga Port, but not a day longer. The group explained it would be presenting a written statement at the town hall this week, to ask the council not to renew permits for the wheel to remain at its current location, where they insist it is breaking their right to privacy. Mercedes Martin, representative of the residents of buildings opposite the wheel, reported that due to its height and how close it is to their homes people can see straight through

MUELLE DE HEREDIA: Location is temporary and when contract finishes another will be found. their windows. Also, Martin complained, the wheel runs until 1am at weekends and overnight maintenance work also disturbs their sleep. Meanwhile Santi Sarda, a

representative of the company running the wheel, stated that the location had been chosen by Malaga City Hall and the company had met all the local bylaws and regulations. However Sarda explained

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Company in Coin breeds insects A COMPANY started in Coin by two French youths has become the only one in the area to breed and export insects for human consumption. Laetitia Girould and Julien Foucher, both vegetarian, discovered insects, a common part of diets in Eastern countries which are becoming increasing popular in Europe, provide similar amounts of proteins and vitamins to meat and that Malaga province is the best place on the continent to breed them. Now, the pair has reported that they are producing approximately 500 kilos per month which they export to Germany, France and Holland, and they hope to double their production next year. Whereas 15,000 litres of water are needed to produce a kilo of beef, Girould explained, a kilo of insects can be produced with between four and six litres.

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A new way to help the poor at Xmas TORREMOLINOS announces new strategy By Eleanor Hawkins THIS year Torremolinos has decided to swap controversial Christmas hampers for families in need for charity events, Social Welfare Councillor Jesus Diaz has announced. The Torremolinos Grand Toy and Food Collection campaign includes 15 events to channel local residentsâ€™ solidarity and ensure no children are left without toys or families

Thousands evicted BANKS in Malaga Province repossessed 13,244 homes due to failure to meet mortgage payments according to data from the General Board of Judicial Power (CGPJ). This means that almost five families per day have been thrown out of their homes during the recession.

without food on the table, while saving the â‚Ź135,000 spent on hampers last year to provide families in need with more help. Various activities are planned for December including sports events, charity teas, horse shows, concerts and races, among others, and those who take part will be invited to donate toys or food which will be handed over to local charities and associations for distribution.

Fifth fatal road accident in 10 days A NATIONAL Police officer assisting a driver who had had an accident on Malaga Cityâ€™s Ronda Oeste ring-road on Sunday evening (November 29) was hit and killed by another car, emergency services have reported. The policeman, 60, was the fifth person to be hit and killed on roads in the province within 10 days and as the 65-year-old driver of the car that ran him over was not intoxicated, investigators suspect poor visibility could have caused the accident.

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Childline Andalucia will have an initial launch this week CHARITY aims to offer support to expat children and teenagers By Marcus Hopkins CHILDLINE Andalucia is a new UK registered charity that intends to support expatriate children living or travelling in Andalucia. The charity aims to provide a free multilingual contact point via social media, and eventually through a dedicated helpline. The contact point will have a free confidential service operating 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Childline Andalucia aims to support the immediate needs of expatriate children and teens suffering from issues such as bullying, cyber bullying, drugs, domestic violence, abuse and suicide awareness. It will also provide support for cultural difficulties faced by some young expats. Increasing awareness of the different needs of expat children and teens is a key goal of the charity. The charity is keen to point out that it is not in competition with existing Spanish services aimed at supporting children. Instead, the intention is to enhance support for expat children who may face more complex issues due a lack of understanding of local Spanish culture or support structures.

CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE: Is free and will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Childline Andalucia founder Tracey-Leigh Bennett Kent says she is not in any way condemning the support available in Spain: “Childline Andalucia is an organisation that can give specialist support for expat children and teens living in the area, who have either a shared expat or

Spanish identity, or who feel vulnerable. “Talking to someone about drug issues for example is hard enough emotionally in English. When you need to speak about emotional problems in a second language it can be terrifying. We want children to realise there is always a solu-

tion to a problem. No matter how bad something seems, sometimes just to speak about it and know they are safe to talk to someone who cares and does not judge.” Childline Andalucia have an initial launch of their website www.helpkidzinspain.org this week. This launch is what they term a soft launch, aimed at increasing awareness of the organisation and attracting sponsors and volunteer workers. All workers including volunteers will have to undergo UK and/or Spanish enhanced criminal background checks. There will be the offer of writing in to the ‘Ask Ziggy’ problem page for children when the website is launched before Christmas, as this can often be a stressful time for children facing certain issues. The main launch of the helpline, when the office contact point and free phone service will be available to children and teens, will take place early in 2016. Although not a part of Childline in the UK, Tracey-Leigh says that the charity, and also the NSPCC, have been really helpful.

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THOMSON: Company have planned 26 stops in Malaga port.

UK companies are main targets AIM is for them to make Malaga the base port for their cruises By Eleanor Hawkins A GROUP of representatives from Malaga Port, Malaga Council, Tourism Costa del Sol and Cruises Malaga has been on a visit to the UKâ€™s most important cruise companies. Their main aim was to encourage the

UK companies to make Malaga the base port for their cruises. One example of the companies which have placed their bets on Malaga for the next season is Thomson, which has planned 26 stops in Malaga bringing an estimated total of 56,000 passengers.

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Primary school trip to Mijas Town Hall PRIMARY schoolchildren from Tamixa school in Las Lagunas have been on a trip to the town hall to meet council members and find out what they do. The youngsters met Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado and Education Councillor Carmen Marquez in person and asked them for kisses, autographs and explanations of what goes on in the building.

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QUALITY: Ecoplayas flags value conservation, tourist service and sustainability.

Calahonda beach awarded ONE of three beaches in Malaga Province By Eleanor Hawkins A MIJAS beach has once again been received acknowledgement from an independent quality assessor. This time it was Calahonda beach’s turn to receive an award, the Ecoplayas flag from ATERGUS environmental association. Mijas is one of just three

365 days a year, the beach is kept in top condition by hardworking employment scheme workers

towns in Malaga Province which have been awarded Ecoplayas flags, which value

conservation, tourist services and sustainability. “This is something everyone in Mijas should be proud of. We have the best kept natural beaches on the Costa del Sol thanks to municipal employment scheme workers, who work hard all year round to keep our coast in top condition 365 days per year,” Beaches Councillor, Angel Nozal said.

Ceramic treasure found RECENT renovation work on a street in Estepona’s historical centre revealed a 1,500year-old ceramic plaque, the first of its type to appear on the Malaga coasts, thought to have been part of an early Christian church. The piece, measuring 20 by 25 centimetres and weighing around two kilos, carries Christian motifs and was probably part of a ceiling of a place of worship, local Histori-

cal Heritage delegate Jose Maria Guerrero has reported. Found during renovations to Calle Pozo de los Palos, the plaque is currently undergoing restoration and will soon be put on display at the Municipal Archaeological Museum al ong wi t h needl es, t hi m bl es, coins, marbles and remains of old pottery ovens also found at the site.

Lessons for parents CHILDREN aren’t the only ones going to school in Estepona as the Education department is now holding its latest family school sessions. Held at the Padre Manuel

Cultural Centre in mornings and afternoons to facilitate attendance, sessions are for parents of children up to threeyears-old who attend public nursery schools in the town.

Education councillor Luisa Lopez explained these talks allow parents to share experiences and learn how to prevent problems in certain aspects of raising children.

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Leave car at home and hit city by bus EXTRA public transport for festive season By Eleanor Hawkins MALAGA will be laying on extra public transport services over the Christmas period in an aim to encourage people to use them rather than driving into the city. Recent changes to traffic within the city due to

Winning shot on Facebook ERICA KRUSE has won Benalmadena’s first photography competition. Second prize went to Tony Pitt and third to Ray Challinor, Foreign Residents’ Councillor Ana Scherman announced, explaining that the winning image would be featured on Benalmadena Town Hall’s Facebook page for a month.

work on the Metro have turned the EMT bus service into the best way of getting around, and realising this, the authorities have decided to lay on extra services, especially at weekends. Special ‘buy 10 trips, get five free’ offers will also be available on tickets as of Friday December 4, priced at €9.95, and available from sales points all over the city.

Sound of music fills children’s hospital CHILDREN at Malaga City’s Materno Infantil hospital had their day brightened on Monday (November 30) by a day of music provided by budding musicians. Eight students from the city’s Higher Music Conservatory filled the building with sound, playing pieces on guitars, harps, flutes and violins. Patients also took part in the activity, which was arranged by teachers from the hospital’s schoolroom, clapping in time or playing along on their own instruments made from drinking straws.

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Mijas spends to save energy COUNCIL workers in Mijas are once again busy swapping old lightbulbs on the village lampposts for new LED ones in an aim to reduce electricity bills and care for the environment. The current swap-over, Energy and Efficiency Councillor Jose Manuel Muñoz has reported, will cost €30,000 but reduce bills by €22,000 per year. Altogether up until the

end of October, Muñoz said, the council had spent €400,000 on measures to lower the municipal electricity bills, but as they will provide annual savings of €207,015 their investment will be recovered in less than two years. In addition, department coordinator Jose Francisco Ruiz Fontalba explained, the new bulbs give off more light than those used in the past.

Ceramic donated to local museum BENALMADENA’S Felipe Orlando Museum has gratefully received a new piece of pre-Colombian art donated by a private individual. The piece, a ceramic ocarina from the Tairona culture, which was established in Colombia between the 12th and 15th centuries, has been donated to the museum by Antonio Torreblanca Rodriguez, who explained that it had been authenticated by renowned Spanish expert on the era, Jose Perez de Barradas.

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Violence continues DROP in reporting domestic abuse does not mean there are fewer victims By Eleanor Hawkins REPORTS of gender violence and cases of victims seeking medical assistance at Marbella health centres have decreased slightly this year, yet the council has warned that this does not mean fewer women are suffering. The data was provided at a meeting of the local board against violence, which includes members of police forces, doctors, teachers, lawyers and councillors. Equality and Diversity Councillor Ana Leschiera warned, however, that this did not really mean the number of cases had decreased. “The figures we handle regarding reports and cases treated by medical teams mean very little as 80 per cent of victims never report their partners to the authorities,” the councillor stated. Statistics confirm this: in Andalucia 10 women have died at the hands of their partners or exes this year, yet just two of them had reported violence beforehand. The council department, which has this year helped 610 victims of gender violence, reported that there are various reasons why women stay silent: fear of their attacker, financial dependence, embarrassment or submission. Culture aspects are also a factor, Leschiera said, especially in people from outside Spain. Non-Spaniards account for a total of 39.52 per cent of cases dealt with at the department, which provides victims with psychological and legal support.

SCARED: 80 per cent of victims never report their partners.

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Clean our school plea MEMBERS of Torremolinos’ Los Manatiales secondary school parents’ association have lodged a complaint with the Education Department and urged it to hurry up and fill an empty cleaner’s post.

Although it had four cleaners, the parents have complained, one of them was reassigned elsewhere on September 30 and since then the school, which caters for more than 1,400 students, has

been noticeably dirtier. Education Department sources have claimed that the matter has been placed in the hands of its human resources office and the post will be filled as soon as possible.

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IN DISPUTE: Changes to the area surrounding Torremuelle watchtower. By Eleanor Hawkins THE surroundings of the old watchtower in Torremuelle may be about to return to their original state as changes to them may have been made without permission. The council has announced that unless a nearby restaurant which built a wall, added seating and made other changes in the area back in 2012, can prove it had permission, it will be ordered to undo the work. The matter has been causing arguments between locals for years and Torremuelle residents have been fighting for the tower, declared a BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest) and believed to have been in place since Roman times, to have its original appearance restored.

More than 1,000 signatures were collected against the work at the time. Although Benalmadena Council stopped the work in 2012, locals believe the halt was conveniently delayed and report that the work was rushed, possibly in an aim to get it done before the halt was put into effect. The former council team stressed during disputes that the Junta de Andalucia regional government had approved the work, deciding it had no negative impact on the tower and in fact even improved the area. Yet the locals refused to back down and took the matter to the ombudsman, who accepted the case for consideration, and now the new council team has given the restaurant two weeks to prove it had permission.

Alleged seating thieves face jail THREE men accused of stealing the official seating stand for Easter Week, which is set up each year in Malaga City’s Plaza de la Constitucion, are facing jail sentences of up to three years. The prosecution is also re-

questing they pay the €91,866 it cost to replace the damaged and missing parts of the metallic structure between them. The three, who are due to appear in court on December 9, are believed to have plotted

to enter the area where the stand was stored in September 2010, with three rented lorries and carted off the metallic parts to sell as scrap. Altogether 16,500 kilos were stolen, which they allegedly sold for €3,564.

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UK studios get visit from mayor REVELATION TELEVISION is one of the most well-known Christian stations in the UK By John Smith

MAYOR of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, accompanied by his deputy Jose Luis Pérez Rojano, visited the studio of Revelation Television in La Cala de Mijas on Thursday November 26. The mayor was invited to a champagne reception at the studio to meet the management and staff and make a tour of the studio, where he saw the television sets from which live shows are broadcast on the Sky TV Channel, the editing room and the control room. Howard Conder, the founder of Revelation Television, Lesley Conder, in charge of scheduling the programmes, Alan Tun, part of the management team, Miles Conder, studio manager, Cyrus Fernando, presenter, directer and producer of live shows, as well as Rachelle Fisher, presenter and producer, Hugh Jackman, presenter, Felicity Corbin-Wheeler, a guest presenter, were all honoured to meet the mayor and his deputy. The meeting was organised by Barbara Fernando, who was recently involved with

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Cyrus Fernando, Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado, Howard Conder and Alan Tun.

fundraising events for UNICEF. Two of the most important members of management team, Gordon and Lorna Pettie, were not able to attend as they were working at the London Studios. Mayor Maldonado was impressed by the quality and professionalism he witnessed

STUDIO VISIT: Mayor and deputy meet the team.

at the studios and said he was pleased that they were contributing to the local economy. Revelation Television is one of the most well-known Christian television stations in the UK. It started 12 years ago in London and relocated to Spain three years ago.

The channel has been operating in 169 countries all over the world to include viewers watching through the internet. Further information about the mayor’s visit and how to watch Revelation Television can be found on www.revelation tv.com. Sky channel 581.

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Mijas parents’ protests pay off PARENTS fought for years for a decent school to be built and the council has finally announced work will start soon By Eleanor Hawkins PARENTS who have been fighting for years for a decent school for their children in Las Lagunas, Mijas, have finally received good news as the project has been approved and work will start

soon, the council has announced. Local authorities called parents of children from Indira Gandhi school, who have been crammed into temporary huts for years while waiting for a proper school to be built, to announce the good news and congratulate them, stressing that their persistence

had been vital to getting the project approved. The meeting began with Town Planning Councillor Andres Ruiz announcing: “Construction of the new school is now a reality.” The council, Ruiz explained, had put a lot of work into sorting out all the problems that had delayed approval from the regional government, and finally the project had been given the green light. The work will be split into two phases, with the first, most urgent one focusing on building classrooms for the children to be moved into as soon as possible. Once that is done, more classrooms, sports facilities, playgrounds, gardens, offices and a carpark will be built. Mijas Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado thanked the parents for having fought for a decent school for their children and said the news was a real triumph for everyone. He also promised to continue searching for suitable grounds for a new secondary school.

Water for everyone MAKING sure families in need don’t have their water supply cut off is a priority of Marbella’s Social Rights department, the council has announced. At a meeting with representatives from the two water companies which supply the town, Hidralia and Acosol, department head Maria Victoria

Morales stressed that families unable to pay their bills need to be given more leeway. The councillor also reported that the council intends to modify municipal bylaws to facilitate aid for families with no income, although she failed to explain exactly what form the help would take.

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Hospital project nears completion JUNTA and council pledge commitment By Eleanor Hawkins LA LINEA’S new hospital is almost a reality, regional health department head Aquilino Alonso has declared, although as of yet no opening date has been given. Alonso explained that all the work the Junta de Andalucia regional government was responsible for would be completed by the end

Children at town hall BENALMADENA Council is running a project called ‘Know Your Council’ which consists of inviting local primary school pupils to the town hall to see what happens there. One of the first groups to visit was one class of Year Two pupils from La Paloma school.

of this year and said he had discussed the matter with local Mayor Juan Franco, who has confirmed that the money for the council’s part of the work is there but administrative matters still need tying up. Therefore, Alonso said, he could not give an exact date but confirmed his department was ready to apply for the opening licence as soon as the work is done.

Keeping tabs on cars IN an aim to ensure official vehicles are only used for official business and only during working hours, Manilva Council has decided to create a specific space for them in the basement of the municipal car park. It will also be employing someone to keep track of their movements. This, Municipal Vehicle Fleet Councillor Manuel Gil has reported, should cut down on costs and ensure the vehicles are not put to personal use or left parked outside the building.

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Honesty is better than gold

Native species planted ready for school trips

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JESUS ALBERTO, a messenger from Churriana, saved the day when he found €153,000 worth of gold jewellery on a Marbella street and handed it over to the police. He could hardly believe his eyes, his sister reported, when he opened up the package to find 40 items of jewellery, all with price tags on, and immediately took it to the police station. Investigations revealed that another messenger had been attacked by two men in Nueva Andalucia and a delivery from a Marbella jewellers to Barcelona stolen. The jewellers were called and identified the items. “A clear conscience is worth more than all the gold in the world,” Jesus Alberto’s sister said.

YOUNGSTERS will be able to learn more about the indigenous plants

LOCAL Police officers in Mijas will be safer on the streets thanks to a new batch of bullet-proof vests delivered this week. More deliveries are due over the next few weeks, meaning that before long all 140 officers in the area will be equipped for all eventualities. Local Mayor Juan Carlos Maldonado visited the force’s headquarters to help distribute the vests amongst the officers. He said: “We want to ensure our officers, who put their lives at risk for us, are correctly equipped. They come to work and do a marvellous job and it’s up to us to help keep them safe.” Each vest costs €800 and is equipped with reflective elements which can be added for traffic work.

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THE farm school and public country grounds in Entrerrios, Mijas, are undergoing maintenance and improvement work, which is currently focusing on planting native vegetation. “Native plant species are being added to the grounds to allow youngsters and groups that visit the centre to learn more about them,” Councillor Juan Carlos Gonzalez explained during a visit to inspect the work. The planting comes in addition to habitual maintenance tasks the centre staff and municipal job scheme employees carry out at the centre over the quiet winter months to prepare it for school trips in the spring.

Councillor Juan Carlos Gonzalez inspects the crops.

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New name THE road into Coin from Cartama is to be renamed Avenida de España, the council has announced after approving the change at the latest plenary session. Used by an estimated 7,000 vehicles every day, the road is currently undergoing renovation work.

Lotto luck TICKETS bearing the second prize numbers for the Spanish National Lottery draw on Saturday (November 28), 33,747, were sold in Ronda and Madrid, the State Lottery Agency has reported.

Bake-off SAN ROQUE’S People’s University will be holding its fifth Christmas Baking Competition on December 17 at the old town hall building, which now houses the university headquarters.

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Associations benefit from extra funds

Open-Plan shopping goes online

ESTEPONA gives grants totalling €50,150

MARBELLA’S Centro Comercial Abierto (Open-Plan shopping centre) is preparing an online store due to open this month. Users will be able to access the store, which is expected to offer interesting discounts, via the Marbella Old Town Association’s website at www.cascoantiguodemarbella.com. Products and services from the more than 140 businesses that make up the Open-Plan group will be available from the online store, which was presented at an event attended by Malaga Chamber of Commerce and Marbella Council. Online services is just one of three pillars a Marbella in the Heart campaign is based on with the other two aiming to promote the group of businesses and attract people to the area. Measures aimed to help achieve these goals include 80,000 maps of the area and the businesses and 3,000 shopping bags with the Marbella in the Heart logo distributed at the shops.

By Eleanor Hawkins xxxxx CHRISTMAS came early this year for 16 associations in Estepona. They saw their funding increase as December arrived, thanks to grants provided by the local council. The grants are paid annually and have this year amounted to a total of €50,150. The money will be spent on equipment and materials, maintenance work on premises or users’ help schemes. The grants were handed over personally by the local mayor, who praised the associations for the essential work they do in the community with disabled people and others in need. Next year, the council has included €287,000 in its budgets for social aid projects, a figure which represents 44 per cent more than in 2015.

RECIPIENTS: Representatives from the various associations.

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CEO and coach jobs under threat at Malaga CF UNCERTAINTY following poor season so far Photo of Vicente Casado © EWN

VICENTE CASADO: CEO’s job is under threat. NOT only are Malaga CF at the bottom of the league, but yesterday, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, the president and owner of Malaga CF, pulled rank on the club´s current CEO, Vicente Casado. This has left Casado unable to make any decisions on the running of the team without

prior consent from Sheikh Nasser or the vice president. In recent years, Casado has played a pivotal role in Malaga, specifically in 2012, in which he helped to solve the critical economic situation Malaga CF faced. Although there is no specific knowledge of any further changes, rumours have

been circulating regarding the possible implementation of a new CEO to take over Casado. On Tuesday, Al Thani took to twitter to communicate with his followers and fans of the club. He posted cryptic tweets, and warned: “The time for change has come”, followed by “See you very soon in Malaga ”. The tweets sparked intrigue and left fans wondering what changes would follow. In an interview with La Opinion the following Thursday, Al Thani did not deny immediate changes would ensue, but he sent a message of confidence to the coach and staff. “My full support is with the coach and entire staff, I am in contact with them permanently,” he said. The Sheikh expressed his trust in Javi Gracia, and called on fans to support the staff and coach. Despite the vote in confidence from the owner, Gracia is under threat due to poor performance, and if Malaga are defeated in the upcoming game against Granada, on Sunday, he may lose his job.

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No change to Soviet station MUSCOVITES elected against proposed change

VOYKOVSKAYA: Will keep its name. A METRO station in Moscow which is named after one of the executors of Tsar Nicholas II will keep its name after Muscovites elected against a change proposed by liberal activists. Voykovskaya will retain its homage to Pyotr Voykova amid a wider changing of Soviet era street and landmark titles.

Turkish tours cancelled RUSSIAN tour agencies have cancelled flights to Turkey in the aftermath of the downing of a Russian fighter jet by the Turkish military. The move comes as tensions escalate between the two nations over responsibility for the incident. State tourist bodies have also cancelled trips to Egypt over the recent bombing of a packed passenger jet.

Nuclear gift for Japan ROSATOM, Russia’s state nuclear energy company has offered to help Japan shut down the reactors at

Arctic exploration THE Russian Senate has proposed an Arctic development bill to strengthen Moscow’s interests in the resource rich region. Industry, transport and territorial rights are high on the bill’s agenda which will draw the attention of the United States, Norway and Canada. Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan has been struggling to close down the reactors following three meltdowns and a radiation leak in 2011, the worst since Chernobyl.

Scientology banned THE lA Moscow court has agreed with the Justice

DEVELOPMENT BILL: In resource rich region. Ministry that the Church of Scientology cannot call itself a religious organisation. The decision to ban the church’s activities came after the court ruled that the registering of the name as a US trademark precluded its protection as a legitimate faith.

Sabotage investigation THE FSB is investigating the recent sabotage of a Ukrainian power grid that led to massive blackouts in Crimea. Around 1.9 million people were deprived of electricity and a state of emergency declared after sections of the grid were bombed. Tensions continue after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

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OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS: Being used to sell fake goods.

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Digital investment BBVA Bank will invest €63 million in obtaining 29.5 per cent of British digital bank Atom, which hasn’t even started trading as yet and will take two seats on the board. “We’ve been interested in the UK for quite some time,” Teppo Paavola, chief development officer and general manager of new digital businesses at BBVA, said in an interview. “We studied the market and concluded the way to play here is in a digital fashion.”

Spanish Budget BRUSSELS has again warned the Spanish Government they need to reduce the deficit. President of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, considered the 2016 Budget was not in line with expectations but understood no changes would occur until after the election.

Paris climate change summit MUCH is at stake for the oil and gas industry at the UN organised Paris climate summit which runs from November 30 to December 11. More than 100 heads of state will gather to negotiate an agreement aimed at driving down

UK public finances over the next five years are looking £27 billion (€38 billion) better than they were in July, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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Apple acquisition APPLE has purchased the company behind motion-capture technology used in the latest Star Wars film. Faceshift specialises in software that allows 3D animated characters to mimic the facial expressions of an actor. Apple has now bought the company, though in keeping with tradition they have not revealed the cost or their plans for the business.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group 497.85 -3.15 Aberdeen Asset Management 322.40 -12.40 Admiral Group 1,615.00 -6.00 Anglo American 395.00 -5.15 Antofagasta 489.45 -7.25 ARM Holdings 1,117.50 0.50 Ashtead Group 1,088.00 4.00 Associated British Foods 3,513.00 -3.00 AstraZeneca 4,505.25 -7.25 Aviva 510.00 -3.00 Babcock International Group 1,085.50 1.50 BAE Systems 520.25 0.75 Barclays 222.98 -1.32 Barratt Developments 588.25 0.75 Berkeley Group Holdings 3,131.50 -3.50 BG Group 1,023.00 -7.00 BHP Billiton 781.90 -25.70 BP 384.05 -2.50 British American Tobacco 3,908.75 10.25 British Land Co 832.00 -2.50 BT Group 498.83 -0.97 Bunzl 1,903.00 -1.00 Burberry Group 1,246.50 1.50 Capita Group (The) 1,266.50 -0.50 Carnival 3,477.50 14.50 Centrica 218.50 -2.30 Coca-Cola HBC 1,625.00 5.00 Compass Group 1,141.50 0.50 CRH 1,958.00 -2.00 Diageo 1,922.00 -2.50 Direct Line Insurance Group 407.80 -0.40 Dixons Carphone 484.60 3.00 easyJet 1,645.50 13.50 Experian 1,226.50 4.50 Fresnillo 708.25 -6.75 G4S 223.70 0.30 GKN 298.65 0.25 GlaxoSmithKline 1,357.25 -8.25 Glencore 90.18 -1.70 Hammerson 607.00 -2.00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1,466.50 -4.50 Hikma Pharmaceuticals 2,147.50 -4.50 HSBC Holdings 530.00 -4.90 Imperial Tobacco Group 3,603.00 -8.00 Inmarsat 1,111.00 -2.00 InterContinental Hotels Grp 2,529.50 40.50 International Consolidated Air 571.25 6.25 Intertek Group 2,776.00 20.00 Intu Properties 321.85 -1.45 ITV 271.90 4.30

% CHG. NET VOL -0.63 4,872.03 -3.70 4,436.85 -0.37 4,524.34 -1.29 5,609.45 -1.46 4,896.75 0.04 15,722.92 0.37 5,456.25 -0.09 27,835.26 -0.16 57,021.83 -0.58 20,754.69 0.14 5,465.49 0.14 16,436.98 -0.59 37,622.72 0.13 5,848.28 -0.11 4,284.20 -0.68 35,176.45 -3.18 17,057.09 -0.65 70,680.05 0.26 72,675.23 -0.30 8,517.59 -0.19 41,671.31 -0.05 6,379.87 0.12 5,538.17 -0.04 8,414.09 0.42 7,485.39 -1.04 10,983.77 0.31 5,903.17 0.04 18,945.57 -0.10 16,097.48 -0.13 48,391.40 -0.10 6,123.00 0.62 5,545.44 0.83 6,482.44 0.37 12,078.57 -0.94 5,268.79 0.13 3,466.26 0.08 4,917.80 -0.60 66,448.07 -1.85 13,401.80 -0.33 4,776.46 -0.31 6,977.23 -0.21 4,279.90 -0.92 104,376.19 -0.22 34,560.55 -0.18 5,003.77 1.63 5,876.96 1.11 11,522.24 0.73 4,447.13 -0.45 4,277.64 1.61 10,772.00

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Johnson Matthey 2,805.50 6.50 Kingfisher 351.40 1.30 Land Securities Group 1,231.50 -1.50 Legal & General Group 270.35 -2.45 Lloyds Banking Group ORD 72.39 -1.01 London Stock Exchange Group2,637.00 -8.00 Marks & Spencer Group 501.25 1.25 Meggitt 386.50 -0.50 Merlin Entertainments 408.45 0.95 Mondi 1,524.50 0.50 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 153.30 -1.30 National Grid 928.10 -4.50 Next 7,905.00 -15.00 Old Mutual 209.15 -1.05 Pearson 827.00 -2.00 Persimmon 1,866.50 -10.50 Prudential 1,538.75 -9.75 Randgold Resources 3,956.50 -40.50 Reckitt Benckiser Group 6,269.50 -39.50 RELX 1,195.50 -1.50 Rio Tinto 2,179.50 -19.50 Rolls-Royce Group 605.75 -0.75 Royal Bank of Scotland Group 305.40 -1.30 Royal Dutch Shell 1,640.75 -15.75 Royal Dutch Shell 1,655.00 -18.50 Royal Mail 485.85 -3.75 RSA Insurance Group 436.65 -0.15 SABMiller 4,027.50 -0.50 Sage Group (The) 576.25 1.75 Sainsbury (J) 254.85 -1.25 Schroders 2,970.50 -19.50 Severn Trent 2,235.00 -13.00 Shire 4,666.50 1.50 Sky 1,117.50 -3.50 Smith & Nephew 1,118.00 -3.00 Smiths Group 1,025.00 -5.00 Sports Direct International 715.00 3.50 SSE 1,440.50 -19.50 St James's Place 1,010.50 1.50 Standard Chartered 551.15 -7.35 Standard Life 415.55 -2.55 Taylor Wimpey 188.90 0.20 Tesco 168.30 -0.85 Travis Perkins 2,003.00 -3.00 TUI AG 1,088.50 -1.50 Unilever 2,876.50 0.50 United Utilities Group 972.25 -6.25 Vodafone Group 224.25 -1.55 Whitbread 4,440.00 9.00 Wolseley 3,809.50 3.50 WPP Group 1,533.50 -7.50

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NET VOL 5,735.65 8,161.84 9,747.40 16,211.39 52,388.32 9,185.57 8,241.32 3,048.04 4,131.02 7,399.84 3,610.05 34,890.57 12,107.59 10,354.78 6,800.19 5,753.79 39,811.72 3,722.40 45,062.45 13,451.13 30,933.93 11,151.08 19,739.38 64,513.80 40,840.27 4,896.00 4,441.20 65,107.83 6,189.65 4,919.48 6,758.07 5,347.08 27,600.55 19,270.18 10,026.13 4,066.21 4,258.08 14,498.77 5,273.03 14,219.17 8,233.17 6,139.28 13,762.89 4,991.57 6,393.98 36,912.29 6,672.28 59,865.68 8,052.86 9,897.77 20,113.66

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 157.99 +0.36 +0.23% 876.1K 71.85 +0.16 +0.22% 1.5M 117.81 -0.22 -0.19% 13.0M 146.95 -0.48 -0.33% 1.3M 71.22 -0.27 -0.38% 1.6M 90.37 -0.50 -0.55% 2.5M 27.32 +0.08 +0.29% 9.5M 43.15 -0.21 -0.48% 7.2M 115.13 -3.54 -2.98% 14.9M 67.09 -0.17 -0.25% 1.0M 81.23 -0.02 -0.02% 4.2M 30.36 0.00 0.00% 33.1M 190.47 +1.32 +0.70% 1.1M 134.74 +0.09 +0.07% 3.3M 138.46 +0.46 +0.33% 1.4M 34.46 +0.01 +0.03% 6.6M 102.37 +0.41 +0.40% 2.4M 67.17 +0.31 +0.46% 4.1M 114.23 -0.17 -0.15% 2.8M 53.96 +0.24 +0.45% 3.0M 53.93 +0.24 +0.45% 9.0M 134.33 +0.20 +0.15% 2.3M 32.79 -0.08 -0.24% 16.1M 75.70 -0.20 -0.26% 2.4M 114.85 +0.05 +0.04% 548.1K 96.80 -0.47 -0.48% 1.9M 114.34 -0.07 -0.06% 1.7M 45.23 +0.31 +0.69% 4.1M 79.84 +0.28 +0.35% 3.1M 59.89 -0.35 -0.58% 5.3M

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Most Advanced KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MACROCURE LTD. Highpower International Inc The9 Limited Mesoblast Limited ModSys International Ltd. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. Bio Blast Pharma Ltd. Sientra, Inc. InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. Mattson Technology, Inc.

$ 34.83 $ 2.44 $ 2.88 $ 4.29 $ 6.82 $ 2.01 $ 2.79 $ 5.24 $ 4.78 $ 9.27 $ 3.05

8.20 ▲ 30.79% 0.50 ▲ 25.77% 0.54 ▲ 23.08% 0.80 ▲ 22.92% 1.25 ▲ 22.44% 0.30 ▲ 17.54% 0.39 ▲ 16.25% 0.71 ▲ 15.67% 0.54 ▲ 12.74% 1.04 ▲ 12.64% 0.34 ▲ 12.55%

$ 2.04 $ 7.90 $ 8.76 $ 4.06 $ 3.14 $ 3.22 $ 6.61 $ 9.22 $ 2.29 $ 23.10 $ 31.11

0.18 ▼ 8.11% 0.69 ▼ 8.03% 0.74 ▼ 7.79% 0.318 ▼ 7.26% 0.23 ▼ 6.82% 0.23 ▼ 6.67% 0.405 ▼ 5.77% 0.55 ▼ 5.63% 0.13 ▼ 5.37% 1.30 ▼ 5.33% 1.71 ▼ 5.21%

Most Declined Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. XBiotech Inc. Baozun Inc. Hong Kong Television Network Limited China BAK Battery, Inc. Qumu Corporation TriVascular Technologies, Inc. TiVo Inc. Approach Resources Inc. Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

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Time to take a look back at 2015 Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

AS another year comes to an end, it’s time to look back at 2015 and see what clues it gives us to the year ahead. Overall, 2015 has been a positive year for the UK economy, which remains the success story of the G7. With increases in wages, a strengthening job market and steady GDP growth, investors are increasing their bets UK policymakers will start raising interest rates sometime next year. However, the Bank of England remains cautious in its approach and is closely monitoring inflation, which remains well below its 2 per cent target. The bank is also evaluating global downside risks, as China and the developing countries are facing headwinds. Despite a slowdown during the summer, the UK still stands to grow 2.5 per cent. After three consecutive quarters of falling manufacturing output, the UK enters its final quarter with growth hitting its fastest rate. It remains to be seen if the manufacturing sector will succeed in

GROWTH: Despite a slowdown during the summer, the UK stands to grow 2.5 per cent. maintaining its momentum. The recent surge in Sterling poses a real challenge for UK exporters competing in Europe, their main export market. Sterling put in an impressive performance against the euro over the past year, thanks to a substantial improvement in economic activity and the prospect of monetary

normalisation in the near future. The divergence of monetary policies between the UK and the Eurozone is also likely to further support the pound. The Eurozone’s recovery is finally consolidating, and appears to be on a firmer ground than many analysts had anticipated. However, the

slowing of global economic activity is cause for concern to the Eurozone, especially as Germany’s engine has been making worrying sputtering noises. The euro has been kept weak by the European Central Bank (ECB), and though it tried to make up for some of its losses after the summer those gains were limited and short-lived. It only took the press conference following the October meeting of the ECB’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting for those gains to disappear. Interest rates were left unchanged (as was widely expected), but ECB President Mario Draghi managed, once again, to surprise investors during the press conference. ‘Super Mario’ sent a strong message to the market and investors were caught off-guard as they were presented, not only with the very real possibility of more easing in December, but also with a central bank that’s actively exploring lower deposit rates, extending the deadline on its quantitative easing programme and potential increasing the size of the programme. Investors couldn’t sell their euros quick enough as the implications of Mr Draghi’s speech hit home. The upshot is that, before the pre-Christmas ECB meeting, we could see a market that’s inundated with euros.

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SPANISH renewable energy and engineering firm Abengoa SA said on November 25 that it intends to file for preliminary creditor protection, a step that could lead to the largest bankruptcy case in Spain’s history. For Abengoa this highlights the problems that a number of companies around the world have experienced when trying to expand whilst carrying heavy debts which have crippled them during the financial crisis. The company is one of the world’s major builders of power lines, specialising in transporting energy across Latin America as well as being a construction business, making massive renewable-energy power plants in the UK and the US. When Spanish investment firm Gonvarri Corporación Financiera cancelled a plan to lend the Sevilla based company a further €350 million it recognised that it needed to take immediate action to protect itself and its creditors.

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SHARM EL SHEIK: British Airways and easyJet have suspended all flights until at least January 2016. By John Smith FOLLOWING the decision by British Airways and easyJet to cancel all flights to and from Sharm el Sheikh until January 2016, a number of passengers have been delighted as they are now able to obtain a full refund and make other arrangements. The budget airline was the first to an-

nounce plans to continue its ban on flights, shortly followed by British Airways, who have suspended flights until January 14. A BA statement said: “Following advice from the UK Government about the situation in Sharm el Sheikh, we will not be operating any flights to or from the holiday resort up to and including Thursday January 14, 2016.”

This news was not well received in the city as there will be an immediate loss of revenue for the two airlines and the fear of attacks on transport generally may well see a drop in passengers carried on other routes. The announcements saw the value of their shares drop by up to 5 per cent on November 24 although both finished the day just over 3 per cent down.

UK Autumn spending review has one surprise CONSIDERING the stance the Conservative government took following the voting down of the proposed tax credit cuts by the House of Lords, Chancellor George Osborne has surprised critics by doing a U-turn as well as vowing to protect police budgets in his spending review on November 25. Low-paid families will not see their benefits cut in April next year, although it is now his plan to phase out tax credits by 2018 and critics insist that the new Universal Credit that will replace them is likely to be less generous. Rather than phasing the cuts, as had been expected, Mr Osborne said he had decided the ‘simplest thing’ was ‘to avoid them altogether,’ even though it means missing his own target for overall welfare spending. He was able to make this decision due to higher tax receipts and better public finances.

The top six supermarket chains IN a review released on November 24 by Kantar Worldpanel, a global market research company, they revealed the top six supermarket chains in Spain up until the end of September 2015, which makes very interesting reading with Mercadona dominating the sector by a huge amount. Actual market share calculated for each of the ‘main players’ is Mercadona with 22.9 per cent, Grupo Dia 8.8 per cent, Carrefour 8.6 per cent, Grupo Eroski 5.9 per cent, Grupo Auchan 3.9 per cent, Lidl 3.6 per cent. All of the top six with the exception of Eroski have seen slight growths, but they do account for over 50 per cent of all the groceries sold in Spain and although Lidl is leading Aldi in the list, both companies, with their policies of discounted food and fast expansion would expect to be gaining ground over the next year. The general opinion from the research company is that the growth in supermarket sales is to the detriment of the traditional specialist shops which have been such an important part of the Spanish landscape.

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Beyoncé hopes to conquer the fashion world By John Smith GLOBAL superstar and style maven Beyoncé is entering into a commercial partnership with Sir Philip Green, owner of the Arcadia group which includes high street brands Top Shop, Dorothy Perkins, and Burton. They have announced that they are planning to start retailing a new athletic street-wear brand across the world in spring of 2016, under the name Parkwood Topshop Athletic which will offer clothing, footwear and accessories to a youngish demographic. Not only does Beyoncé have her own clothing line House of Deréon already, but she has also been known to model for other clothing companies including H&M. No doubt both she and Sir Philip

will ensure that the new brand stands alone from all that she has done in the past. “This not a collaboration. This is about building a brand and building a business, a separate, proper business, with separate overheads and a separate office,” Sir Philip Green told Women’s Wear Daily when the venture was first announced. Taveta Investments, Arcadia’s family-controlled parent company, has announced operating profits in its last financial year of £251.6 million (€352 million) an increase of 5.5 per cent. Although it has indicated that trading has been difficult and it sold the BHS Group for £1 earlier this year.

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Long live The Lord’s Prayer! CINEMA ban is eroding British values even further LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name, Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. IF anything in this short prayer offends anyone, I suggest you either get a life or choose to live somewhere else. (This includes the relevant cinema owners!) OK? Merry Christmas! So, here we all are again. I think I gave Corbyn six months, or was it a year? With the latest antics of both him and his party (Mao’s Little Red Book, would you believe) I think any length of time is politically long for this bunch. Seriously, folks, how can anyone vote for a man who wants

THREAT: Jeremy Corbyn’s policies put our future at risk. to scrap most of the UK’s defences, allow unlimited ‘refugees’ into the country and considers that ‘negotiating’ with psycho-

pathic scum a more viable option than eliminating them? Give us a break. If this man ever came into power, we, our chil-

dren and (assuming they ever came into existence!) our children’s children would never sleep safely in their beds again. I still maintain the UK should close its borders completely for at least three years. With no terrorists getting in, we can then begin to root out all those already entrenched. If they manage to escape becoming ‘martyrs,’ bang’em up and then deport the whole lot to one of the MidEast hell-holes they all seem to admire so much. If Brussels objects, so what? What are they going to do, declare war? I hardly think they can say too much, considering the state the open border policies have got their own country in. I also suggest we round up all able-bodied ‘refugees’ between the ages of 18 and 25. Proceed to arm them to the teeth and ship ’em all back to fight for the various countries the cowardly bunch has actually deserted. Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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7:00am Honour A young woman goes on the run after becoming the target of an honour killing. 9:00am Shelby 10:45am 13 Sins 12:30pm Blackhat 2:45pm Honour 4:45pm The Top Ten Show 2015 5:00pm Jupiter Ascending 7:15pm Shelby 9:00pm Jupiter Ascending 11:15pm Blackhat 1:30am 13 Sins 3:15am The Opposite Sex 5:00am Ted 2: Sky Movies Special 5:15am Shelby Heart-warming family tale about a dog who escapes the pound on Christmas Eve and finds himself in the home of a young wannabe magician. John Paul Ruttan, Chevy Chase, (voice of) Rob Schneider

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7:00am WWE SmackDown! 8:00am Intl Premier Tennis League 2:30pm Sporting Greats 3:00pm Football 4:00pm Football Gold 4:15pm Football Gold 4:30pm Football Gold 4:45pm Football Gold 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm Premier League 100 Club 6:00pm Football 7:00pm Barclays Premier League World 7:30pm Capital One Cup Round Up 8:30pm Football 11:15pm Capital One Cup Round Up 12:15am NFL Highlights 1:15am NFL Hard Knocks A behind-the-scenes look at the Houston Texans, the team that boasts defensive superstar JJ Watt. 2:15am NFL: Jj Watt Special 2:25am NFL: Green Bay @ Detroit 5:55am Football Gold

7:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:30am 2:00am 2:30am 3:00am 3:30am 3:55am 4:50am

Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Shane Warne:Living the Dream Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Shane Warne:Living the Dream Cricket WWE Experience Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket Specials Cricket Cricket's Greatest Barclays Premier League World Cricket Pace Like Fire La Liga Show 2015 Bpl Legends Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Cricketing Yorkshire Pace Like Fire Cricket Cricket

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Fake Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Rip Off Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Would I Lie to You? 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Citizen Khan 10:00pm Have I Got News for You 10:30pm Peter Kay's Car Share 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Graham Norton Show 12:20am Josh

7:30am Homes Under the Hammer 8:30am Oxford Street Revealed 9:15am An Island Parish: Falklands 9:45am Great British Menu 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Mastermind 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm An Island Parish: Falklands 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Artsnight 12:35am Snooker 1:25am The Salton Sea 3:00am Question Time 4:00am Imagine... 5:30am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino's Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Mercury Rising 1:45am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

7:10am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Psych 8:20am Emmerdale 8:50am Emmerdale 9:20am You've Been Framed! 9:50am Dinner Date 10:50am Psych 11:40am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm Dinner Date 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:30pm Back to the Future 10:45pm The Hot Desk 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:05am Keith Lemon's Back T'future Tribute

8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:30pm Sherlock 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News Extra 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:20am Family Guy 1:45am Rent a Cop 2:15am Josh 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News Extra

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Good Old Days 9:15pm Sounds of the Seventies 9:25pm Pop Go the Sixties 9:30pm Sounds of the 70s 10:00pm Forever Young 11:00pm I'm Not in Love 12:00am The Old Grey Whistle Test

7:00am 7:10am 7:35am 8:40am 9:35am 10:40am 11:05am 11:35am 12:00pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:10pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:00am 2:00am 3:55am 4:15am

Movies Now George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Doctor at Large On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Doc Martin Foyle's War A Touch of Frost Closing the Ring Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:40am Emmerdale Omnibus Aaron searches for answers.

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9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Undercover Boss USA 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:35pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm TFI Friday 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:05am First Dates

8:45am Minder 9:45am Alias Smith and Jones 10:50am Gunsmoke 11:55am The Professionals 12:55pm The Sweeney 1:55pm Minder 2:55pm Pawn Stars 3:25pm Pawn Stars 3:50pm Gunsmoke 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Car Chasers 9:30pm The Car Chasers 10:00pm The Enforcer Police thriller sequel. 12:05am Child's Play 3 The murderous Chucky returns, reincarnated by an avaricious toy manufacturer. 1:55am The Chronicles of Riddick 4:00am Teleshopping

7:45am 7:55am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:25am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:10pm 12:25pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:55pm 12:50am

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Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff 5 News Lunchtime Deck the Halls Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Gift of the Magi 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The UK's Strongest Man 2015 Ice Road Truckers NCIS: New Orleans NCIS NCIS Access

Air Force One National Treasure Clash of the Titans Rush Hour 2 The Top Ten Show 2015 The Equalizer National Treasure Rush Hour 2 The Equalizer Clash of the Titans Con Air

7:05am Curse of the Pink Panther 9:00am Dragnet 10:55am Wedding Crashers 1:00pm Horrible Bosses 2 3:00pm The Intern: Sky Movies Special 3:15pm Lovesick 4:50pm Pretty Woman 6:55pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 9:00pm Horrible Bosses 2 11:00pm Lovesick 12:30am Ali G Indahouse

8:30am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:00am

Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks A to Z The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Unstoppable The Big Bang Theory

8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Ghosthunters 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Cake 4:45pm Bridge of Spies: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails A fearful young boy forms an unlikely bond with a loveable green ghost and tries to help him reclaim his haunted house.

FRIDAY TV

7:00am WWE Main Event 8:00am Intl Premier Tennis League 2:30pm Sporting Greats 3:00pm Capital One Cup Round Up 4:00pm Football Gold 4:15pm Football Gold 4:30pm Football Gold 4:45pm Football Gold 5:00pm One2eleven 5:15pm One2eleven 5:30pm Capital One Cup Round Up 6:30pm Game Changers 7:00pm The Fantasy Football Club 8:00pm Football 11:15pm The Fantasy Football Club 12:15am Barclays Premier League Review 12:45am Football Gold 1:00am The F1 Show 2:00am Game Changers 2:30am Football Gold 2:45am Football Gold 3:00am The Fantasy Football Club 4:00am Bpl Legends 4:30am Football Gold

7:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 8:15pm 9:15pm 9:45pm 10:00pm 1:15am 2:15am 2:30am 3:00am 3:30am

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Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Shane Warne:Living the Dream Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Shane Warne:Living the Dream Cricket NFL:Green Bay @ Detroit Ram Slam T20 Cricket Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket Shorts Ram Slam T20 Cricket Cricket Cricket Shorts Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Cricketing Yorkshire Pace Like Fire A look back on five decades of the very best in fast bowling. Cricket

E W N 3 - 9 December 2015 / Costa del Sol

7:00am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:10pm 2:00pm 5:30pm 6:20pm 6:50pm 7:00pm 7:10pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 10:55pm 11:05pm 11:25pm 12:55am 1:55am

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Breakfast Saturday Kitchen Simply Nigella BBC News Football Focus Snooker Final Score Celebrity Mastermind BBC News BBC London News Pointless Strictly Come Dancing Doctor Who Casualty The National Lottery Live BBC News Match of the Day The Apprentice Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. BBC News

9:00am Marvel's Avengers Assemble 9:30am Thunderbirds are Go 10:00am Jessie 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Murder, She Wrote 11:25am Countrywise 11:55am The Jeremy Kyle Show 1:00pm ITV News and Weather 1:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 2:10pm Judge Rinder 3:15pm Doc Martin 4:20pm E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial 6:30pm ITV News London 6:45pm Catchphrase 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 10:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:40am ITV News and Weather

7:10am Race to Super Bowl 50 8:00am The Amazing Mr. Blunden 9:35am Beverly Hills Chihuahua 11:00am Ronnie's Animal Crackers 11:30am Ronnie's Animal Crackers 12:00pm The Wonder of Animals 12:30pm Animal Park 1:00pm My Life on a Plate 1:45pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 2:30pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 3:15pm Saboteur 5:00pm Flog it! Trade Secrets 5:30pm Snooker 6:30pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 7:30pm Dad's Army 8:00pm Snooker 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Glory 1:40am Come As You Are 3:25am This is BBC Two

7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:15pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 1:15pm The Xtra Factor 2:20pm The Hot Desk 2:30pm Scorpion 3:25pm The Polar Express 5:20pm You've Been Framed! 5:45pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 6:50pm Lost in Space 9:20pm Back to the Future Part II 11:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:35am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 1:05am The Keith Lemon Sketch Show 1:35am Viral Tap 2:20am Crazy Beaches 2:45am Totally Bonkers 3:10am Animal Practice 3:30am The Hot Desk 3:40am Teleshopping

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8:00pm World's Craziest Fools 8:30pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:30pm Top Gear 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:15pm Live at the Apollo 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:50am Family Guy 2:15am Rent a Cop 2:45am Josh 3:15am Live at the Apollo

8:00pm Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World 9:00pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 10:00pm The Bridge 11:00pm The Bridge 12:00am Catching History's Criminals 1:00am I'm Not in Love 2:00am Top of the Pops

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Judge Judy Where the Heart is Where the Heart is A Christmas Carol The Darling Buds of May Rosemary and Thyme Rosemary and Thyme Carry on Screaming A Touch of Frost Detective drama series. Columbo Doc Martin Drama series about a GP in Cornwall. Midsomer Murders Foyle's War Three-part series set in the era of the Cold War. A Touch of Frost Detective drama series. Two rich and outwardly successful brothers fall under suspicion of murder. On the Buses Teleshopping

7:10am 7:35am 8:00am 8:25am 8:55am 9:25am 10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 12:55pm 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 5:00pm 5:25pm 6:00pm 6:35pm 7:05pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:10am 1:10am

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King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Mobil 1 The Grid Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond The Morning Line Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Channel 4 Racing Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Come Dine with Me Channel 4 News The Great Polar Bear Feast The World's Weirdest Weather Non-Stop TFI Friday The Descendants

Football's Greatest Ax Men Ax Men Motorsport UK Bundesliga Alias Smith and Jones The Professionals Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars New York Storage Wars New York The Secret War of Harry Frigg The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Fifth Gear Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas River Monsters Texas Killing Fields We Were Soldiers The Big Fish Off ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

8:00am 8:15am 8:30am 8:45am 9:10am 9:30am 9:45am 9:55am 10:30am 12:30pm 2:15pm 4:00pm 5:50pm 7:35pm 7:40pm 8:05pm 9:05pm 10:00pm 11:30pm 1:00am

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Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy! Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Saturday Show A Christmas Promise Hats Off to Christmas A Snow Globe Christmas The Christmas Spirit 5 News Weekend Fail Army Ultimate Police Interceptors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Football League Tonight Live International Boxing Reservoir Dogs

X-Men X2 X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: Days of Future Past X-Men X2 X-Men: The Last Stand X-Men: Days of Future Past Rage Blade

9:05am Coneheads 10:40am The Waterboy 12:20pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 2:20pm Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 4:00pm Boat Trip 5:40pm Good Luck Chuck 7:25pm The Waterboy 9:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:00pm The Opposite Sex 12:40am Borat

7:45am Rules of Engagement 8:10am How I Met Your Mother 8:35am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Baby Daddy 9:30am Baby Daddy 10:00am Melissa and Joey 10:30am Melissa and Joey 11:00am The Goldbergs 11:30am The Goldbergs 12:00pm Made in Chelsea 1:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm Astro Boy 6:15pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Simpsons Movie 10:50pm Gogglebox 11:55pm Gogglebox 1:00am The Inbetweeners

7:00am Shelby 8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Extraterrestrial 11:15am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Maleficent Special Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wonderfully wicked family adventure starring Angelina Jolie. 3:15pm Cake 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

SATURDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 11:00am 1:00pm 3:45pm 6:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:30am 2:00am

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Bpl Legends Barclays Premier League Review Game Changers Barclays Premier League Review The Fantasy Football Club Soccer A.M. Scottish Premiership Pro 12 Rugby Ford Saturday Night Football SNF: Game of the Day SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Extended highlights of Saturday's matches in the Barclays Premier League. Fight Night A big bout from the boxing world. Bpl Legends

Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Champions Tennis Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Football Football Football Football Cricket Football Real Madrid host Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu in La Liga. Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time. Glenn Mcgrath Masterclass Cricketing Yorkshire Pace Like Fire Cricket Cricket

E W N 3 - 9 December 2015 / Costa del Sol

7:00am Breakfast 8:25am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Fern Britton Meets... 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 1:38pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Escape to the Country 2:45pm FA Cup Final Score 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm The Hunt 6:50pm BBC News 7:10pm BBC London News 7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Hunt 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:20am Citizen Khan 12:50am The Graham Norton Show 1:35am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:15am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:00am Big Dreams Small Spaces 9:00am Countryfile 10:00am An Island Parish: Falklands 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 12:45pm Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Snooker 7:00pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 8:00pm Snooker 12:00am Brooklyn's Finest Crime thriller. 2:05am Countryfile 3:00am Holby City Hospital drama. 4:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:25am 10:30am 11:25am

12:00pm The X Factor 1:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:35pm Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas 4:35pm The Polar Express Computer-animated family adventure. 6:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Ant and Dec present more celebrity jungle action live from Australia. 7:40pm Back to the Future Part III Final instalment in the time-travelling comedy adventure trilogy. 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm You've Been Framed! 11:35pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:35am Plebs 1:05am Plebs 1:35am The Faculty

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Fish Hooks Fish Hooks Jessie ITV News Murder, She Wrote The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show ITV News and Weather The Jeremy Kyle Show The Chase The X Factor The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ITV News London ITV News and Weather Jekyll and Hyde The X Factor Results Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! ITV News and Weather Rugby Highlights Off Their Rockers

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8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm 8 Mile 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:25am Family Guy 1:45am Josh 2:15am Rent a Cop 2:45am Russell Howard's Good News 3:15am Is This Rape? Sex on Trial 4:15am Josh

8:00pm Concerto at the BBC Proms 8:25pm Pina: Legend of Dance 10:00pm The Golden Age of Steam Railways 11:00pm Easy Money 1:00am Natural World 2:00am Britain's Deadliest Rail Disaster: Quintinshill 3:00am Horizon

7:35am 8:05am 9:35am 10:40am 11:45am 1:50pm 3:50pm 4:50pm

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On the Buses A Christmas Carol Heartbeat Heartbeat A Touch of Frost Columbo Rosemary and Thyme Wycliffe Drama series about a Cornish police detective. Agatha Christie's Marple Sunday Night at the Palladium Rob Brydon hosts the last in the current series of the revived entertainment show. Lewis The Constant Gardener Till Death Us Do Part Wycliffe Detective drama series. ITV3 Nightscreen Emmerdale Omnibus

7:35am Challenge Mallorca 8:05am World Superbike Review of the Year 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:45pm The Big Bang Theory 2:10pm The Big Bang Theory 2:40pm The Big Bang Theory 3:10pm The Big Bang Theory 3:35pm The Simpsons 4:05pm The Simpsons 4:35pm Journey to the Center of the Earth 6:25pm The Jungle Book 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm World's Weirdest Homes 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm Gogglebox 12:05am The Five-Year Engagement 2:15am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 3:10am Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

7:00am 7:40am 8:25am 9:30am 10:05am 10:35am 11:35am 12:35pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:25pm 6:30pm

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Ax Men Ax Men The Professionals Formula E: Sound of the Future Formula E: Sound of the Future Fifth Gear The Big Fish Off Shed and Buried Shed and Buried Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The 'Burbs Blues Brothers 2000 Exuberant sequel to the 1980 box office smash. Rugby Highlights Kull the Conqueror Daylight Ray Mears' Close Encounters Series in which Ray Mears gets close to some of Australia's most dangerous animals.

7:00am 7:05am 7:15am 7:30am 7:40am 7:50am 8:05am 8:20am 8:30am 8:50am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 9:55am 10:10am 10:40am 11:15am 12:40pm 1:45pm 3:30pm 5:20pm 7:10pm 9:10pm 10:55pm 11:00pm 2:15am

Peppa Pig Bananas in Pajamas Bob the Builder Tickety Toc Zack and Quack Make Way for Noddy Paw Patrol Little Princess Pip Ahoy! Blaze and the Monster Machines Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Wanda and the Alien Toby's Travelling Circus Jelly Jamm LazyTown Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Football League Tonight The Gadget Show Christmas Mix Call Me Claus Santa Who? Bruce Almighty Bulletproof Monk 5 News Weekend Django Unchained Super Casino

7:00am Lethal Weapon 9:00am Lethal Weapon 2 11:00am The Top Ten Show 2015 11:15am Charlie's Angels 1:00pm Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 3:00pm Predator 5:00pm Predator 2 7:00pm Lethal Weapon 9:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 11:00pm RoboCop 1:00am RoboCop 2

7:05am 8:45am 10:15am 11:55am 1:55pm 3:45pm 5:30pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Monkey Business The Harry Hill Movie American Pie Superbad Last Vegas Eight Legged Freaks Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 50 First Dates Superbad Last Vegas The Lost Boys

7:00am Rules of Engagement 7:20am How I Met Your Mother 7:40am How I Met Your Mother 8:00am Baby Daddy 8:30am Baby Daddy 9:00am Melissa and Joey 9:30am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Made in Chelsea 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:35pm City of Ember 3:25pm Couples Come Dine with Me 4:30pm Couples Come Dine with Me 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Rush Hour 3 11:45pm The Inbetweeners 12:15am The Inbetweeners 12:50am The IT Crowd 1:25am The IT Crowd

7:00am Shelby 8:45am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 10:30am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Cake 3:00pm Shelby 4:45pm Maleficent Special Alex Zane talks to the cast of the wonderfully wicked family adventure starring Angelina Jolie. 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

SUNDAY TV

7:00am 8:30am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 12:00pm 2:00pm 4:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:30am 2:00am 3:00am 3:30am

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SNF: Match Choice SNF: Match Choice Football Gold Football Gold The Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday Football Ford Super Sunday Boxing Football League Goals Goals on Sunday MLS Match TBA Ford Football Special Football League Goals Boxing Football Gold A chance to relive some classic matches from English football's top-flight. Cricket Cricket Day five of the fourth Test from Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi as India meet South Africa.

7:00am Cricket 12:00pm Fight Night A big bout from the boxing world. 2:00pm Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time. 2:30pm Cricket's Greatest Series profiling some of the greatest cricketers of all time. 3:00pm Cricket 4:00pm Cricket's Greatest 4:30pm NFL 5:30pm NFL 6:30pm NFL A marquee match from week 13 of the NFL season as the race to reach the play-offs heats up. 10:00pm NFL 2:00am NFL:Colts @ Steelers 5:30am NFL Interview with Dwight Freeney

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Sister Rita to the Rescue 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Family Finders 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Home Comforts at Christmas 5:25pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Taliban Hunters 10:00pm Tomorrow's Food 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Have I Got a Bit 12:20am Doctor in the House

8:00am Oxford Street Revealed 8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Caught Red Handed 9:45am Thief Trackers 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Match of the Day 8:30pm Only Connect 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Simply Nigella 10:00pm London Spy 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Ireland with Simon Reeve

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Las Vegas with Trevor Mcdonald 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Travel Guides 12:40am Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series about the sleuthing writer. 1:30am Jackpot247

7:35am 8:20am 8:50am 9:20am 9:50am 10:50am 11:40am 1:10pm 1:40pm 2:15pm 2:40pm 3:40pm 4:50pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:00am

Psych Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Cube Psych I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Celebrity Catchphrase The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! You've Been Framed! Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Through the Keyhole American Pie: The Wedding Two and a Half Men

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8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 11:00pm EastEnders 11:30pm Bad Education 12:00am American Dad! 12:25am American Dad! 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Reggie Yates' Extreme UK 2:30am Bad Education 3:00am Josh 3:30am Rent a Cop

8:30pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 9:00pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm The Quizeum 10:00pm Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues 11:00pm Storyville 12:20am Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:55am 9:45am 10:45am 11:15am 11:40am 12:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:15pm 5:20pm 5:50pm 6:25pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am 1:35am 2:35am 2:55am 3:15am

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On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is On the Buses On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Marple Law and Order: UK Cold Blood Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping Shopping from home.

11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Comfort Food 12:30pm Jamie's Comfort Food 1:00pm Midday News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Turner Prize 2015 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money 10:00pm Hunting the Paedophiles: Inside the National Crime Agency 11:00pm Fargo 12:15am The World's Most Famous Train

7:50am 7:55am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am

8:00am The Professionals 9:00am Minder 10:05am Alias Smith and Jones 11:10am Gunsmoke 12:15pm The Professionals 1:20pm Minder 2:20pm Pawn Stars 2:50pm Pawn Stars 3:15pm Gunsmoke 4:20pm Alias Smith and Jones 6:00pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars New York 9:30pm Storage Wars New York 10:00pm The Sentinel 12:15am Bundesliga 1:15am Rugby Highlights 2:15am Motorsport UK 3:05am Ax Men 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:00am Teleshopping

8:45am Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 11:00am Noah 1:30pm 300: Rise of an Empire 3:30pm 3.10 to Yuma 5:45pm Into the Storm 7:30pm Noah 10:00pm 300: Rise of an Empire 12:00am War

9:15am 9:25am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:45pm 2:30pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:45pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

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Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff A Snow Globe Christmas 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours A Perfect Christmas Lucky Christmas 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight The Gadget Show Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers On Benefits Danger: Teen Bingers Britain's Craziest Christmas Lights

Bad News Bears Shanghai Noon Tammy Cop Out The Intern: Sky Movies Special South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 The Cable Guy Tammy Cop Out Pretty Woman

8:35am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

7:00am Shelby 8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Cake 4:45pm Bridge of Spies: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails A fearful young boy forms an unlikely bond with a loveable green ghost and tries to help him reclaim his haunted house. Charming family adventure.

MONDAY TV

7:00am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am 2:00am 5:00am

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Cricket Cricket's Greatest Cricket's Greatest Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football League Goals Goals on Sunday Ford Football Special Fantasy Football Club Highlights Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits Boxing Boxing Ford Monday Night Football Boxing Boxing Football League Goals NFL:Cowboys @ Redskins NFL This week's show focuses on Mike Ditka.

Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold WWE Raw Intl Premier Tennis League Sporting Greats Sporting Greats Sporting Rivalries WWE Raw Cricket Mosconi Cup Pool Cricket Day five of the fourth Test from Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in Delhi as India meet South Africa. SPFL Round Up Fantasy Football Club Highlights MNF Highlights Football Gold Football Gold Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Sister Rita to the Rescue 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Family Finders 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Home Comforts at Christmas 5:25pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Capital 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Imagine... 12:45am Live at the Apollo 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

8:00am Home Comforts at Christmas 8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Ireland with Simon Reeve 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Great Pottery Throw Down 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Race to Super Bowl 50

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Tom Bradby presents the latest headlines from around the world. 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:50am Freeze Out 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

7:10am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Psych 8:20am Emmerdale 8:50am Coronation Street 9:20am Coronation Street 9:50am The Cube 10:50am Psych 11:40am All Star Family 12:45pm You've Been Framed! 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:40pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:40pm Catchphrase 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Judge Rinder 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Dark Knight 1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men 2:00am The Vampire Diaries 2:50am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am 12:40am 1:00am 1:25am 1:45am 2:45am 3:45am 4:00am 5:00am

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Top Gear Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride EastEnders Russell Howard's Good News Extra Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Don't Tell the Bride Reggie Yates' Extreme UK Sunny D Don't Tell the Bride This is BBC Three

9:00pm The Fisherman's Apprentice with Monty Halls 10:00pm Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore 11:00pm Dan Cruickshank: Resurrecting History 12:00am Building Burma's Death Railway

10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Comfort Food 12:30pm Jamie's Comfort Food 1:00pm Midday News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm That's So Last Century 12:00am Tattoo Fixers 1:05am Pokerstars.Com Shark Cage

7:50am 7:55am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:25am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:45pm 2:30pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:45pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:55pm 12:55am

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Movies Now George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Wycliffe Where the Heart is On the Buses On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Midsomer Murders Law and Order: UK Cold Blood Wycliffe Drama series about a Cornwall police detective. 2:40am Where the Heart is Drama series following the lives of community nurses in a small Yorkshire town. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

7:10am The Professionals 8:00am Minder 8:55am Alias Smith and Jones 10:35am Gunsmoke 11:40am The Professionals 12:45pm Kojak 1:50pm Minder 2:55pm Pawn Stars 3:20pm Pawn Stars 3:50pm Gunsmoke 4:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 5:55pm The Professionals 7:00pm Kojak 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm The Game of Death 12:05am Hard to Kill Action drama. 2:05am Child's Play 3 The murderous Chucky returns, reincarnated by an avaricious toy manufacturer. 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 4:00am Teleshopping

Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff The Christmas Spirit 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours All I Want for Christmas A Bride for Christmas 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight Kids' Hospital at Christmas Crackers About Christmas Meet the Psychopaths CSI: Cyber Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Law and Order

9:05am Apollo 13 11:30am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1:30pm Ride Along 3:15pm Apollo 13 5:45pm The Dukes of Hazzard 7:45pm Air Force One 10:00pm Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 12:00am Die Hard

8:00am 9:35am 11:40am 1:25pm 1:40pm 3:35pm 5:25pm 7:10pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:40am 2:15am 3:45am 5:20am

The Harry Hill Movie Shanghai Knights Sex Tape Trainwreck Sky Movies Special Grudge Match American Pie Failure to Launch Life Sex Tape Grudge Match The Hooligan Factory Idiocracy The Castle The Harry Hill Movie

7:00am 7:45am 8:30am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:50pm 12:25am

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks A to Z The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Empire Tripped The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Shelby 8:45am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 10:30am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 11:00am Cake 1:00pm Shelby 2:45pm Extraterrestrial 4:45pm Maleficent Special 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails A fearful young boy forms an unlikely bond with a loveable green ghost and tries to help him reclaim his haunted house.

TUESDAY TV

7:00am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 8:00am WWE SmackDown! 9:00am Boxing 9:30am Boxing 10:00am Fantasy Football Club Highlights 10:30am Ford Monday Night Football 1:00pm Boxing 1:30pm Boxing 2:00pm Ford Monday Night Football 4:30pm Barclays Premier League Review 5:30pm Boxing 6:00pm Boxing 6:30pm SPFL Round Up 7:00pm Fantasy Football Club Highlights 7:30pm Boxing 8:00pm Mosconi Cup Pool 12:30am Boxing 1:00am La Liga World 2015 1:30am Football Gold 1:45am Football Gold 2:00am Boxing 2:30am Football League Goals 3:30am Soccer A.M. - The Best Bits 4:30am Fantasy Football Club Highlights

7:00am Gary Newbon Interviews a p Mccoy 8:00am NFL Highlights 9:00am Intl Premier Tennis League Day three of the Manila stage of International Premier Tennis League at Mall of Asia Arena. 3:30pm Sporting Greats 4:00pm Sporting Greats 4:30pm Sporting Rivalries 5:00pm WWE From the Vault 5:15pm WWE From the Vault 5:30pm WWE From the Vault 5:45pm WWE From the Vault 6:00pm WWE SmackDown! 8:00pm Sky Sports Boxing 8:14pm Sky Sports Boxing 8:30pm Sky Sports Boxing 8:44pm Sky Sports Boxing 11:00pm Boxing 11:30pm Sporting Greats 12:00am Sporting Rivalries 12:30am Sporting Rivalries 1:00am NFL Highlights 2:00am NFL 3:00am MLS Goals 3:30am Sporting Rivalries 4:00am Sporting Rivalries 4:30am Sporting Rivalries 5:00am MLS Goals

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Sister Rita to the Rescue 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Oxford Street Revealed 12:45pm Family Finders 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Doctor Blake Mysteries 4:10pm Escape to the Country 4:40pm Home Comforts at Christmas 5:25pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Cuffs 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm The Apprentice 12:35am Film 2015 1:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:10am BBC News

8:45am Flog it! Trade Secrets 9:15am Simply Nigella 9:45am Terry and Mason's Great Food Trip 10:15am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Cash in the Attic 2:45pm Pressure Pad 3:30pm The Great British Bake Off 4:30pm The Great Antiques Map of Britain 5:00pm The World's Most Photographed 5:30pm Wogan: The Best of 6:15pm Bargain Hunt 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Secrets of the Mona Lisa 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Monty Don's Secret History of the British Garden

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm 1000 Heartbeats 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10:00pm Prey 11:00pm UEFA Champions League Highlights 12:00am ITV News 12:45am UEFA Champions League: Extra Time 1:15am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am Ejector Seat 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Psych 8:20am Emmerdale 8:50am Best of You've Been Framed! 9:45am The Cube 10:45am Psych 11:35am Secret Santa 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm You've Been Framed! 2:55pm Catchphrase 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Judge Rinder 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm Release the Hounds 12:00am The Vampire Diaries 1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men 2:00am Viral Tap

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9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm Josh 12:00am Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:10am Family Guy 1:30am Josh 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Stacey Dooley Investigates 3:30am Young, Trans and Looking for Love

8:30pm The Boats That Built Britain 9:00pm The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide 10:00pm Quartet 11:30pm What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment 12:30am The Mary Rose: A Timewatch Guide 1:30am The Golden Age of Steam Railways

7:25am 7:50am 8:50am 9:45am 10:45am 11:10am 11:35am 12:05pm 2:00pm 3:05pm 4:10pm 5:15pm 5:50pm 6:20pm 6:55pm 8:00pm

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George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Where the Heart is Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy A Touch of Frost Heartbeat Wycliffe Where the Heart is On the Buses On the Buses George and Mildred Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series. Long Lost Family Inside Asprey: Luxury by Royal Appointment Law and Order: UK Crime drama series. Cold Blood A Touch of Frost Detective drama series. ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. Teleshopping

9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Jamie's Comfort Food 12:30pm Jamie's Comfort Food 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 Come Dine with Me 3:10pm Deal or No Deal 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Posh Pawnbrokers 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Peep Show 11:30pm Toast of London 12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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Gunsmoke The Professionals Minder Alias Smith and Jones Gunsmoke The Professionals Action-packed drama series about two criminal-intelligence agents. Kojak Minder Pawn Stars Gunsmoke The long-running Western series set in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1880s. Alias Smith and Jones The Professionals Kojak Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Fifth Gear River Monsters Death Wish 2 Year of the Dragon Pawn Stars ITV4 Nightscreen

7:50am 7:55am 8:10am 8:20am 8:35am 8:50am 9:00am 9:15am 9:25am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:45pm 2:30pm 2:35pm 3:05pm 4:50pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Peppa Pig Pip Ahoy! Little Princess Bob the Builder Thomas and Friends Noddy in Toyland Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Bananas in Pajamas Toot the Tiny Tugboat The Wright Stuff Gift of the Magi 5 News Lunchtime Neighbours The Case for Christmas Christmas at Cartwright's 5 News at 5 Neighbours 5 News Tonight Kids' Hospital at Christmas GPs: Behind Closed Doors Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Suspects Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

11:15am 1:00pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 7:15pm 9:00pm 10:45pm

Rush Hour 2 Lucy Spectre: Special Getaway In the Line of Fire Rush Hour 2 Lucy Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 1:00am The Outlaw Josey Wales 3:20am The Package

7:00am Mr Woodcock 8:35am The Man 10:10am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 11:40am Let's be Cops 1:35pm The Good Dinosaur: Special 2:05pm The Wedding Singer 3:45pm Austin Powers in Goldmember 5:30pm Anger Management 7:20pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 9:00pm Let's be Cops 11:00pm The Wedding Singer 12:40am The Art of the Steal 2:15am Bad News Bears

7:00am 7:45am 8:30am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:35pm 11:00pm 12:00am 12:30am 1:00am

WEDNESDAY TV

Revenge Charmed Charmed Hollyoaks Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Charmed Charmed How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Twilight Supernatural The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Gogglebox

7:00am Shelby 8:45am The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 9:15am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 11:00am Extraterrestrial 1:00pm Cake 3:00pm Shelby 4:45pm The Good Dinosaur: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Taken 3 7:15pm Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 9:00pm Taken 3 11:00pm Cake 12:45am Extraterrestrial Homicidal aliens terrorise a group of friends during a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods. 2:30am 13 Sins 4:10am Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails A fearful young boy forms an unlikely bond with a loveable green ghost and tries to help him reclaim his haunted house.

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

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Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama

in history 43 BC Cicero, considered one of the greatest sons of Rome, is assassinated on the orders of Marcus Antonius. 1492 Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Santo Domingo in search of gold. 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia. 1660 The first Shakespearian actress to appear on an English stage (Ms. Norris) makes her debut as Desdemona. 1791 Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies in Vienna. 1877 Thomas A Edison makes the first sound recording when he recites ‘Mary had a Little Lamb’ into his phonograph machine. 1914 The German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Nurnberg, and Liepzig are sunk by a British force in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. 1941 Japanese planes raid Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise attack, bringing the US into WWII. 1947 Tennessee William’s play A Streetcar Named Desire premieres on Broadway starring Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy. 1952 Killer fogs begin in London, England; ‘Smog’ becomes a word 1954 The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, USA. 1975 A Provisional IRA unit takes a couple hostage in Balcombe Street, London, and a six-day siege begins. 1984 Toxic gas leaks from a Union Carbide plant and results in the deaths of thousands in Bhopal, India. 1987 US President Reagan & Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev sign a treaty eliminating medium range nuclear missiles 1989 Presidents George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev announce the official end to the Cold War at a meeting in Malta. 1992 A test engineer for Sema Group sends the world’s first text message, using a personal computer and the Vodafone network.

Women’s wit

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“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.” Lilly Tomlin

World of English

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The expression to ‘knuckle down’ originated from playing marbles: players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots.

‘ SCOTLAND YARD? THERE IS A MARKET HERE IN SPAIN WITH A BLOKE CALLED BASIL SELLING EMPTY BANK SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES!’

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Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

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MALAGA COIN TORREMOLINOS

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Unscramble the name of an award-winning novel, first published in 2005 (three words): OF THE HOT BIKE

Amy

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: THE BOOK THIEF, MICHAEL FARADAY.

Hexagram

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

AERATE ASSERT AUNTIE BAMBOO BODIED BOVINE (10) COYOTE DEVOUR FAULTY GLOOMY

Amy Winehouse was one of the most important musical figures of her generation and before she would tragically join ‘the 27 club’ she created some of the best music in recent years. This film features neverbefore-heard tracks and never-before-seen footage as her demons and her music take centre stage.

David Villa, December 3, Footballer. Spanish born Villa played for Barcelona and became Spain’s alltime leading goal scorer. He scored five goals while leading the Spanish national team to their first ever World Cup Championship in 2010.

Tyra Banks, December 4, Supermodel and TV presenter, 42 As one of the original Victoria’s Secrets models she has gone on to create a multi-million dollar business with programmes such as America’s Next Top Model. Ronnie O’Sullivan, December 5, Snooker Player, 40 Known as The Rocket, due to his quick style of play, he has been in the forefront of international snooker for many years, winning numerous championships. Nick Park, December 6, Director, 57 Acclaimed stop motion animation filmmaker best known for his work on the Wallace and Gromit series as well as Shaun the Sheep. He has also co-directed a number of full length animated features. Noam Chomsky, December 7, Educator, 87 Regarded by many as one of the most accomplished educators alive, he is a linguist, philosopher, political activist and educator. Sinead O’Connor, December 8, Singer, 49 Irish singer-songwriter whose cover of ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ brought her commercial success although she has something of a controversial past with four marriages and ordination as a priest of an independent Catholic group. Judi Dench, December 9, Actress, 81 Considered by many as one of the greatest actresses of her generation, she was made a Dame and has received six Laurence Olivier Awards for her contributions to the stage as well as playing M in several James Bond films.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Cloudy 2 Ruckus 3 Fallow 4 Auntie 5 Coleus 6 Fluffy 7 Shrunk 8 Bureau 9 Turnip 10 Hurley 11 Ramble 12 Sherry 13 Illume 14 Magnet 15 Diesel 16 Scream 17 Father 18 Direct 19 Sprite

YOUR STARS CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn’t work, phone calls don’t come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don’t. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of the year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.

SAGITTARIUS

(November 23 - December 21)

Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn’t be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counterproductive. There is nothing to be

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Unscramble the name of a famous 19th century English physicist and chemist: I AM HARDLY A FACE

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A PICTURE QUIZ 1. A picture of which famous English physicist and mathematician appeared on the reverse of the Bank of England one pound note from 1971 to 1991? 2. Chapter one of which famous 1865 children’s novel opens with a young girl sitting on the riverbank and asking her sister ‘what is the use of a book without pictures or conversation’? 3. First published July 1890, The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by which famous Irish author, playwright and poet? 4. Pictures of Lily was a 1967 UK Top five hit single for which rock group? 5. Released in 1971, which singer’s third album was entitled Every Picture Tells a Story? 6. The 10-movement suite Pictures at an Exhibition is which Russian composer’s most famous piano composition? 7. Which 1971 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges)? 8. Which 1972 movie musical has the distinction of winning the most Oscars (eight) without winning the Best Picture award? 9. Which 1975 musical comedy horror film featured Tim Curry as Dr Frank N Furter, Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors and Richard O’Brien as Riff Raff? 10. Which 1998 British-American romantic comedy-drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench)? 1. ISAAC NEWTON, 2. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND), 3. OSCAR WILDE, 4. THE WHO, 5. ROD STEWART, 6. MODEST MUSSORGSKY, 7. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW, 8. CABARET, 9. THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, 10. SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE

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gained from repeating methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the 26th. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people. Think of the way that a child gets its point over.

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

TARGET: Average: 8 Good: 11 Very good: 16 Excellent: 19

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION amid amir balm barm beam bema berm brim dame dime dram emir iamb idem lama lamb lame limb lime made maid mail male mare marl mead meal meld mild mile mire ream rime abeam aimed aimer alarm amber amble ameba amide armed bedim blame bream derma dimer drama dream embar imbed lamed lamer lamia limed maria medal media miler mired ramie realm rimed admire ambled ambler amelia bedlam beldam blamed dermal lambda lambed limbed limber mailed mailer marble medial medlar milder ramble admiral alarmed amiable balmier barmaid marbled rambled ADMIRABLE

SOUND OF THE WEEK A Head Full of Dreams By Coldplay Record Label: Parlophone - Atlantic The latest album from Coldplay, their seventh, will be released on December 4 and the record features collaborations with Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo and Merry Clayton. The band previewed the album on Instagram recently, sharing almost eight minutes of new music which finds the group in liberating form.

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Code Breaker

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CRYPTIC

Quick

Cryptic Across 1 Disturbed fish surrounded by poles (6) 4 Property in England, say (6) 9 Cared about a group of activists (5) 10 How old is bird in Dorset seaside resort? (7) 11 They curb characters involved in slaughter (8) 12 Talent is present (4) 14 From and to Kensington for souvenirs (6) 16 Virginia rents out the servants (6) 19 Plenty of land in tarmac resort (4) 20 Save joints of meat for private quarters (8) 23 Effect of comet crash after half an hour (7) 24 Saint gets drink that’s not fresh (5) 25 Note heard by male singer (6) 26 Refuse to accept awful jeer at court (6) Down 1 Dismiss reported target of humour, old music-maker (7) 2 Check the accounts of German car trader first (5) 3 The plane might be a Jumbo (8) 5 Remain for support (4) 6 Greed displayed by girl taking pudding (7) 7 Choose the chosen? (5) 8 Take over and use Earp from the sound of it (5)

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Across: 1 Tarzan, 4 Banger, 8 Snare, 9 Okapi, 11 Eerie, 12 Sterile, 13 Secure, 15 Ladies, 19 Swansea, 21 Staid, 23 Akela, 24 Erect, 25 Tables, 26 Hearts. Down: 1 Tenders, 2 Riser, 3 Amateur, 5 Atone, 6 Raise, 7 Dense, 10 Alibi, 14 Crate, 16 Austere, 17 Saddles, 18 Cadet, 19 Scant, 20 Skate, 22 Alter.

QUICK Across:

13 Game makes the French angry with English (8) 15 Material for nails a tinker ordered? (7) 17 Mistrust American priest in church faction (7) 18 Came with nothing but a piece of jewellery (5) 19 A boxing match, roughly (5) 21 That’s enough of the cold comfort! (5) 22 Fiasco deep in computer instruction (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents B and 21 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 14 appears and Z every time the figure 21 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 Put down by force or authority (8) 7 Remains (5) 8 Flying machine (9) 9 Hot beverage (3) 10 Short musical composition with words (4) 11 Right to enter (6) 13 Arranged by type (6) 14 Overtakes (6) 17 Made afraid (6) 18 Own (4) 20 Hole in the earth (3) 22 Saying or performing again (9) 23 Footwear (5) 24 Worried and uneasy (8)

Down 1 Official stamps (5) 2 Associate (7) 3 Ready for harvest (4) 4 By no means plentiful (6) 5 Cobblers’ equipment (5) 6 Frees oneself from (7) 7 More than two but not many (7) 12 Mends (7) 13 Assume (7) 15 Coast (7) 16 Place of worship (6) 17 Arose (5) 19 Borders (5) 21 Lure (4)

1 Pines, 4 Shower, 9 Restore, 10 Slips, 11 Says, 12 Octopus, 13/18 Bow tie, 14 Thou, 16 Turn, 20 Realise, 21 Bait, 24 Crime, 25 Sausage, 26 Stress, 27 Sends. Down: 1 Phrase, 2 Nasty, 3 Shoe, 5 Hesitate, 6 Whisper, 7 Resist, 8 Below, 13 Business, 15 Heavier, 17 Cracks, 18 Tense, 19 Others, 22 Again, 23 Buys.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across:

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

1 Paint, 4 Swans, 7 Ahi, 8 Azulejo, 9 Shepherds, 13 Cremosa, 15 Sea, 16 Obras, 17 Sueca. Down: 1 Pray, 2 Irish, 3 Teaspoons, 4 Saucepans, 5 Age, 6 Slow, 10 Desde, 11 Ocho, 12 Baya, 14 Ear.

CODE BREAKER

Down Across 1 Waiters (9) 1 To marry (5) 2 Royal (4) 3 Goat (5) 3 Which (4) 5 Thousand (3) 7 Wire (metal) (7) 4 Olives (fruit) (9) 6 Monday (5) 9 Frog (4) 8 Cervezas (5) 10 Cinturón (4) 11 Expensive (4) 13 Rescue (7) 12 Alquiler (de inmueble) (4) 14 Hijo (3) 15 Sacred (5) 16 Gemelos (5)

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1. Italian Supercar day For the big boys who need big toys, how about treating him to an ‘Italian Supercar Experience’? Available from Virgin, it’s a sure winner. The recipient will get giddy over driving two of the latest models to be launched from rivals.

THE new offering from Dean Koontz is a thriller sure to keep you up all night. Bibi Blair is a young woman who has escaped death and now finds herself on a mysterious mission which will uncover the reasons for her survival. She is approached by a stranger who tells her that she has survived because she now has to save a girl identified only as Ashley Bell. Brilliantly paced, an exhilarating heroine and a twisting, ingenious storyline.

2. Marc Jacobs Decadence This new floral perfume has everyone talking, and will have her talking about you! It’s bound to be an instant classic and will surely put you in her good books this Christmas. Decadence is more sophisticated than Marc Jacobs’ other iconic fragrances and will be compatible with most tastes. This bottle itself is also quite the statement, taking its cues directly from Jacobs’ fashion with its handbag shape and opulent detailing. Sure to look good on any dressing table. 3. BOSS Hugo Boss has always had that ‘something special’ as a gift, but the new fragrance from Hugo has been flying off the shelves. It’s a scent designed for seduction: a heady mix of spicy ginger, intense leather and softer fruit and lavender notes. The result is something

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4. Eva Tote Gym Bag If she loves the gym, you can’t go wrong with this stylish gym bag that nobody will ever believe holds her training kit. A must for avid gym goers and yoga enthusiasts, the Eva Tote gym bag has special places for her phone, water, dirty clothes and yoga mat. Who knew you could give the gift of style and practicality in one bag? 5. Game of Thrones Monopoly If board games are his thing, or hers come to that, then settle in for the only game more bloodthirsty than the battle for the Iron Throne itself. In this brilliant spin on the classic board game, the hotels are keeps and the Chance cards are labelled Valar Morghulis. You even get to play as a little dire wolf. All men must die, but not before they’ve passed Go. 6. Olloclip 4-IN-1 Photo Lens This ideal gift is for the gadget-loving, snaphappy girl who can’t be bothered to carry around a bulky camera. The Olloclip 4-in-1 photo lens will fit in her pocket and offers a selfie function, fisheye (180° view), wideangles (double that of the normal iPhone), and two macro lenses. For every extra like she gets on Instagram she’ll think of you. 7. Tom Tom The latest incarnation and most cutting-edge sat nav yet, proves Tom Tom have lifted the

bar again. They now offer you lifetime extras like real-time traffic updates, speed camera alerts and map updates, all for free. The big bonus is the unlimited data roaming which means, through the built-in sim card, you’re always connected, no matter which country you’re driving in. 8. GoPro HERO4 Session For the action film maker in your life: Whether they are filming themself skiing down a mountain, or just recording their cycle ride to work, this is the camera to do it with. The new Session is GoPro’s highest performing, and smallest, camera made to date, featuring ultra-high speed capture and the ability to shoot fancy 4k video, meaning your wipeout will be a viral sensation in no time.

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9. Harrods Champagne Bar Treat her the way she deserves by making your way to the Champagne Bar and share a bottle of chilled Champagne exclusive to Harrods. Established in the Champagne region for over three centuries, the Hostomme family uses only premium quality pinot noir grapes. A taste of luxury she will remember.

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.

10. Personalised Ring Necklace The classic version of this gift for her is the three ring design but you can order one with four or five rings and of course add a personalised message to make it special. The circle pendants with your personal message look great on the chain making this the perfect accessory to any outfit, night or day.

TARGET: Average: 22 Good: 28 Very good: 40 Excellent: 50

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

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Word Ladder WORE

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

that smells light or even sweet at first, before settling down as something deeper and intoxicating.

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App of the Week Fotoswipe This handy app allows you to share photos and videos instantly across multiple smart devices whether you have an iPhone, iPad, Android or any tablet. Simply select photos, videos or even an entire album, swipe a finger and the exclusive FotoSwipe technology allows you to send them on to a chosen device. It takes away the need to text or email photos and can be downloaded for free.

AWAY BACK

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

WORE WIRE WIRY AIRY AWRY AWAY

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Some things in Spain just wind me up! Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE to start this by saying I love living in Spain. I’ve been here for 11 years now and a regular visitor for 35 years before that. But there are some things that just wind me up and that I don’t understand. Let’s start with pedestrian crossings on roundabouts. As we all know it’s a life threating event navigating the darn things as it is, as nobody would ever dream of giving way. In fact it’s time for most to accelerate at you! So what do they do to help? Yup, stick a pedestrian crossing right on the exit so you have to stand on your brakes as the pedestrian strides out in front of you in a total act of challenge and defiance. They never even notice you have a car hurtling up behind and your front wheels are already on the crossing. Then there is the act of trying to join the main road via its 12 inch slip road. You try and edge out and jockey for position but of course no one will slow down to let you out.

However, Lewis Hamilton behind has decided there is enough space to overtake and pulls out in front of you just to prove how macho he is and fears nothing in his probably uninsured heap. Red tape and rules could drive you nuts. How about the paying of bills? You know the ones you have to pay at a certain bank on a certain day between certain hours. Whoever heard of anything so daft? And get there five minutes late, not a chance! Come back next week...oh but not that date because it is a bank holiday that day on that side of the street! Mrs S goes to the post office, not a person in there and one counter open. So up she strides and goes to speak to the lady behind the counter who looks up and says ‘you have to take a ticket’. ‘Are you joking? There is no one here except you and me?’ ‘You have to take a ticket.’ So off she goes and gets her ticket, sits down and as her bum hits the seat her number lights up and she now gets served by Señora Jobsworth. My list is actually much longer but I’ve used up my word allocation for this week so I might add more soon and, by the way, I never realised how grumpy I was!!

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Breakdowns are on the increase AS part of a new series, we answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

BREAKDOWNS INCREASE: Indicative of a worrying lack of maintenance of vehicles. ACCORDING to the Real Automovil Club de España (RACE), breakdowns have increased by 8.4 per cent in the last two months, with more than 104,000 vehicles assisted during September and October. RACE believe that the upward trend is indicative of a worrying lack of maintenance of vehicles, stressing the importance of properly maintained vehicles at all times, especially during the winter months. During September and October the RACE attended 23,640 flat batteries, an increase of 2 per cent, 10,276 tyre related incidents, an increase of 13.2 per cent, and 4,889 engine problems, an increase of 2.5 per cent. To reduce potential problems a regular check of the battery, tyres, liquid levels and windscreen and lights is recommended. Indicating Whether you call it signalling, using the

indicators, turning on the blinkers, or something else, letting other road users know what you’re doing is an essential part of road safety. Signals warn and inform other road users, including pedestrians, of your intended actions. You should always: Use them to advise other road users before changing course or direction, stopping or moving off. Cancel them after use. Give clear signals in plenty of time, having checked it is not misleading to signal at that time. If you want to stop after a side road, do not signal until you are passing the road. If you signal earlier it may give the impression you intend to turn into the road. Your brake lights will warn traffic behind you that you are slowing down. Use an arm signal to emphasise or reinforce your signal if necessary. Remember that signalling does not give you priority.

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Neighbour’s video cameras My neighbour has installed five long-range wide-focus cameras that video and record over almost half of my property, as well as public roads. He can see everyone that calls to my property and the areas around

No, he is not allowed. Spain has strict regulations about the use of security cameras. They are limited to the owner’s property and a minimum of its surroundings. You can report him to the

my garden and pool. Is he allowed to do this? I feel very stressed to know that he is watching me and my family. What can I do about it?

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cameras that view the public way, he should be registered with the Agency. If he is not, he could be fined. Visit the Agency’s website www.agpd.es, or call 901 100 099 and 912 663 517 for more information.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

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Tricks to make wearing high heels more comfortable as Christmas approaches AVOID unnecessary pain during the party season WEARING heels is a look that is both loved and loathed by women. Whilst they add glamour to an outfit and lengthen the legs and figure, giving a slimming effect, they can also cause problems in your feet and when walking. However, there are some things you can do to limit the damage they can cause. Heel height Hee l s d o n â€™t h a v e to b e s k y scrapers to get the same effect and the varying height will have varying degrees of discomfort. It is recommended heels should not be higher than 7cm to be able to be worn all day. Prepare your feet Think ahead and help prevent any discomfort by putting cream

WEARING HEELS: They add glamour to a look and lengthen legs, but they are still both loved and loathed by women. on your feet first or use padded si l i cone i nsol es t o m ake t hem more comfortable. Put in freezer Some say by wrapping shoes in a plastic bag and putting it in the freezer 15 minutes before use will smooth the shoe and prevent chafing and friction of the feet. Use talcum powder If you sweat a lot add talcum powder inside your shoe or directly on to the foot to help control your sweat and make walking in heels more comfortable.

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Boosting your brain power is now more important than ever QUICK tips to help ward off dementia and Alzheimer’s By Gemma Quinn

TAKE CARE: There are some simple ways you can improve brain health and stay more alert.

WORLDWIDE, 47.5 million people suffer from dementia, with the World Health Organisation saying each year there are 7.7 million new cases diagnosed. With dementia and Alzheimer’s disease now some of the leading killers, taking care of our brains is more important than ever. But what can you do to improve brain health and be more alert? Avoid medication Overuse of taking over the counter and prescription drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, asthma medication and steroids, can deplete stores of B vitamins, which are essential for boosting mood and energy. Have house plants These are an easy and effective way to purify the air in your home and are known to have soothing and calming properties. No electronics at night Bodies and brains are programmed to sleep at night. When it’s dark the pineal gland releases more melatonin to signal that it’s time to wind down and go to sleep. When it’s light the pineal gland slows down melatonin production, signalling that it’s time to wake up. With

electronic devices, they emit a blue light which slows the melatonin production and triggers the production of a hormone that keeps you awake.

This leaves bodies no longer knowing when to produce melatonin as they no longer know when they are supposed to be asleep, so turn off electron-

ic devices a few hours before bed. Meditate Meditation not only helps you feel at peace but practising for 12 minutes a

Cot bumpers pose risk to babies THERE are calls for cot bumpers to be banned for the safety of babies after they were linked to infant deaths. A study published in the J our nal of Pae diatr ic s , found that 48 infant deaths be tw e e n 1985 a nd 2012 were specifically linked to cot bumpers, and an additional 146 babies were involved in accidents where they nearly choked, suffocated or were strangled by the bumpers. As a result, experts are now calling for them to be ba nne d. The pa dde d

bumpers are widely available and are tied to the inside of cots to stop babies from getting their limbs stuck between the railings, but in the study, it found that of all items inside a cot, such as blankets, pillows and cuddly toys, the cot bumper was the most like ly to c a us e infa nt death, potentially by suffocation and strangulation. The UK’s NHS has also s a id the y do not re c ommend cot bumpers, warning parents that their baby may become ‘tangled’ in the fastenings.

day improves focus and memory. Maintain sugar levels For the brain to work properly it is necessary to sustain blood sugar levels to keep brain chemistry balanced. Increased blood sugar levels can lead to type two diabetes, which can lead to Alzheimer’s. Stimulate the brain Like other parts of your body, the brain needs exercising. Try new activities that stimulate and improve your brain function. Eat more omega three Eating healthy fats, such as omega three fatty acids, can help preserve the health of your brain. They are known to prevent inflammation, the key to preserving cognitive function and warding off depression, stress, and anxiety. Socialise Loneliness has been linked to depression, amongst other things, so it is important to feel connected and supported in reality, not just on social media. A 2013 study showed that checking Facebook actually made people feel worse.

Warning against buying sperm online THE Spanish Fertility Society (SEF) has warned about the risks of buying sper m on t he i nt er net f or self-insemination. Dr Rocio Nuñez, coordinator of the Interest Group on Ethics and Good Clinical Practice, said of home sperm banks: “They threaten the Spanish rules of assisted reproduction and deprive patients of the essential health guarantees to undergo assisted reproduction.” Among the necessary guarantees to be followed

by a treatment of assisted reproduction are medical management, assessment of semen quality before insemination and the existence of liability insurance in case of damage. In addition, Dr Nuñez indicated such sites are illegal in Spain because they violate the condition of anonymity guaranteed in Spanish legislation. The Spanish Fertility Society is working in collaboration with other associations to end this practice.

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Is weight loss surgery really the best option? FitFoxy Looking Good, Staying Trim

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. THIS week we’ve asked the doctor about obesity, which has been said to be the plague of modern times. ventable cardiovascular What is obesity? risk and it has virtually beObesity is a chronic illcome the epidemic of the ness characterised by an 21st century. It is not just excessive accumulation of an aesthetic problem, it is a fat in the body, both on an real health risk. external level (under the Also, type two diabetes skin) and an internal level is usually associated to (between and entering vital obesity and almost all paorgans). This causes an intients with this type of diacrease in bodyweight and betes are obese. volume which affects peoWhat can I do to conples’ lives. trol obesity then? What’s the difference There are various differbetween being overence causes but most are weight and being obese? down to an imbalance beThere are different levtween the amount of enerels of excess fat and obesigy we put into our bodies ty. (what we eat) and how The easiest way to difmuch we use each day (the ferentiate and classify the base amount of energy problem is known as the needed to keep us alive, corporal mass index, physical activity, intellecwhich is calculated by ditual activity etc). viding weight by the Therefore the best way square of height in metres. to control obesity and lose If this gives a number weight is to reduce the enbetween 25 and 29.9 then ergy going in (by followthe person is overweight, if ing a balanced, low calorie the result is more than 30 diet) and increase the they are considered obese. amount used with moderIs obesity dangerous? ate, daily exercise. Why? There are many safe, efObesity is considered to fective types of diet that be a major cardiovascular can help obese people to risk, meaning people with control their weight. Also obesity are more likely to these days there are treathave heart attacks, strokes, ments that can help lose etc. weight and even surgery Today it is considered as for extreme cases. the most frequent preThe Coast’s Home GP service - wherever you are - at home - in the office - in the car - on the golf course your GP will get to see you any time, anywhere. A priceless service at an affordable price.

WE live in an age where many of us are managing our waistlines. Let’s face it, we are a far cry from the days of our great grandparents, when food was rationed and stew made from leftovers was a treat. It wasn’t going to take long for food companies to exploit the fact humans love to eat, and what was once deemed a physical necessity to stay alive has now become a full-time leisure pursuit. Count how many different cafes and restaurants there are on the high street. Is it any wonder food for many has become an obsession? So what can you do? First option: The Gastric Band This is an operation costing around €3,600, in which a silicone band is fitted to shrink the stomach, or alternatively a gastric bypass, in which a small pouch is created at the top of the stomach and connects to the small intestine, bypassing the rest of the stomach and bowel. You simply cannot eat anywhere near the volume of food that you were before as your stomach cannot cope. The ability to only be able to eat small portions of food will certainly reduce your appetite. The problem with option A is it will not solve any emotional problems you have with food. I had a client that was fitted with a gastric band but she was still

SURGERY: Will not fix the mind. heavily overweight. She told me she still had huge cravings and knew how to cheat, by liquidising Mars bars, etc. People have also been known to suffer with depression due to the effects it has on relationships and lifestyle. The better option: Nutritional Therapy This would consist of several sessions with a qualified practitioner to help iden-

tify when, where and why you formed a habit of over or obsessive eating. Human beings are emotional creatures and many things affect us in ways that form habits we would prefer not to have. Weight loss surgery appears to be the easiest option to combat obesity, but is it really? From my experience nothing will work unless the client has the ability to fix their mind, as well as their body.

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Visitors from the EU FOLLOWING the success of the first visit of assistants of Members of the European Parliament to Gibraltar in June, the Government’s Representation to the EU in Brussels organised another familiarisation trip to Gibraltar. The aim is to understand the work carried out by the Government on a daily basis and to raise awareness about the challenges The Rock faces.

More summer flights EASYJET is to increase scheduled flights by 15 per cent between Gibraltar and Gatwick for summer 2016, which means that an additional 13,000 seats will be made available between March 28 and September 4. The airline currently operates flights to Gatwick once a day, but the increase in its schedule means that on some days there will be an additional flight.

GIBRALTAR N O W Smugglers jailed TWO men have each been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to the possession and importation of 1.5 tons of cannabis. The two men, one Spanish and the other French, were arrested in July by Customs officers, as a result of an operation carried out by agents from the newly formed Enforcement and Marine Unit.

Picardo returned as Chief Minister GSLP Liberal alliance gained a 68.5 per cent share of the vote By John Smith WITH tellers counting overnight, the news was released the day after the election on November 27 that the GSLP Liberal alliance had been reelected as the Government of Gibraltar with a total share of 68.5 per cent of votes cast, although the turnout was the lowest since 1980 with only 16,475 people bothering to vote. Each of the parties fielded 10 candidates for the 17 available seats so there were bound to be three disappointed people. In an unusual turn of events, the 10 candidates with the most votes were all from the Alliance with the Chief Minister receiving the highest number of votes - 10,852 whilst GSD leader Daniel Feetham came 11th with 5,054. Obviously pleased with the result, Fabian Picardo is reported to have remarked: “We are humbled by this victory and will not be bloated by it.”

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RE-ELECTED: Chief Minister Fabian Picardo was ‘humbled’ by the result.

New Year’s Eve celebrations announced THE programme of events for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations has been announced. The events, organised by Axle Media, will be held at Casemates Square from 10.30pm, finishing at 3am. 10.30pm The Trio 12 midnight Countdown and Fireworks Display 12.10am Free Soul Band 2pm DJ Groove Music The Ministry of Culture hopes for a good turn-out at Casemates and that all the revellers will enjoy the festivities.

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The Scottish Butcher – ensuring your Christmas celebration is perfect CUSTOMERS travel from all over the coast to buy their meat, so make sure you get your orders in early THE Festive season is upon us and Christmas Day is just around the corner, so make sure you put your meat orders in now, so they can ensure you get the best meats for your perfect Christmas Day dinner. They have a wide selection of meat to choose from including free range turkeys, rolled turkey breast, large fresh chickens, gammon joints, fresh legs of lamb, sausage meat, stuffing, chipolatas, rolled pork with crackling, rolled rib of beef, rolled sirloin and much more, and all at fantastic prices. The Scottish Butcher is here to ensure your Christmas celebrations with family and friends is extra special for 2015. All the meat is sourced from nat-

ural farms and supplied locally, with there are no additives or colouring added, so not only do you get the freshest and tastiest meat around, but you can really taste the difference! Owner Scott Gray says his secret is ‘hanging the beef prior to selling it, this makes sure the meat is tender and has loads of flavour’. At the Scottish Butcher, they also stock all your favourite British condiments to add the finishing touches to the perfect dinner. Sea salt, apple sauce, mint sauce, traditional horseradish and of course, Christmas dinner wouldn’t be complete without cranberry sauce. Scott, who has been a butcher for over 30 years in Fuengirola,

MEAT: Sourced from natural farms and supplied locally. Spain, says: “We like to get orders in nice and early so that we can make sure everyone gets what they need for their Christmas dinner and

none of our customers are left disappointed. “Customers travel from all over the coast to buy from us, because

we can deliver high quality meats, fabulous free range turkeys at reasonable prices and being Scottish, our two week hung beef has all the flavour and tenderness you need.” Remember it’s not long now, so order soon as The Scottish Butcher team wants you to have the best Christmas ever. Call the Scottish Butcher now on 952 467 743 and find out what is available to order in advance. The Mercacentro car parking has reopened and offers free parking for customers from 9am till 2pm. The Scottish Butcher, Mercacentro, Avda. Jesus Santos Rein, 29640, Fuengirola Open daily from 8.30am until 2.30pm.

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Christmas comes early for Olivia’s La Cala RESTAURANT is getting busy IT’S been all go for Elliott since his return from Gambia with Sadie Stewart. “It was nice to get away

last month with Sadie, but I am pleased to be back on the Costa del Sol. “The trip to Gambia

ELLIOT WRIGHT: Says ‘daytimes have kicked off’ and restaurant is ‘in full swing. wasn’t quite what I was expecting and now thinking about it, it wasn’t such a good idea after finding out Sadie is scared of bugs. “I must admit it’s nice to be sitting back on the beach front terrace of Olivia’s with all my creature comforts around me and watching the sun rising over the Mediterranean in the mornings. “I have been rushed off my feet since my return back to Spain, however I did manage a little trip to Gibraltar last week for the wedding of one of my managers. It was a privilege to be able to celebrate Paul and Donnas wedding, it was a lovely day. “Daytimes have kicked off at Olivia’s and we’re getting busy, it’s like Father Christmas has come early and giving presents away. “It has been a struggle, but

the teething problems seem to be coming to an end and we’re moving forward onwards and upwards. The restaurant is in full swing with preparations for Christmas parties in December. “We’re fully booked for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, and we’ve even had one client phone us to change the name on his New Year’s Eve ticket because he had sold it for €500! All that is left for me to do is sit back and enjoy a glass of mulled wine.”

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Korma Indian restaurant offers first class cuisine and amazing views EARNED the certificate of excellence award for 2015 THE Korma restaurant not only offers first class Indian cuisine but its location offers an amazing view across the Mediterranean as the restaurant sits high above the motorway looking out to sea. Inside the restaurant is charming and authentic, so inside or out it is a pleasure to dine there. The one thing about eating out with a curry is that it is so economical and you can try some of the most authentic dishes cooked by the very same methods used in India itself. Korma offer excellent Indian cuisine cooked by the chef that prides 28 years of experience behind him. As dishes can be tailored to your personal taste on request finding that perfect curry becomes so easy at Korma, the dishes that are perfect for any pallet, mild, medium or hot. With a sparkling reputation for great food and testimonials repeated-

FOOD: A wide range of exquisite dishes to choose from. ly praising them, the news has spread much further than Riviera itself. There is a wide range of starters, tandoori dishes, biryani dishes, main dishes, and chefs specialities cooked to personal preference on strength. These exquisite dishes which originate from North and Southern India

are prepared in a clay oven in the true traditional way, with all ingredients used true to the authentic recipes. Chicken dishes are popular, as well as tandoori king prawn, lamb tikka, fish pakora, and seekh kebab. There is an abundance of side orders that compliment the hot dishes very well.

CHEF: Has 28 years experoence behind him. There are options that you can mix and match from the menu in the daytime or evening. The restaurant is open for lunch right through to the evening, seven days a week. The care and attention given to their clients at all times has earned Korma the certificate of excellence

for 2015, many holidaymakers return to eat at Korma as they know they can be sure of an excellent evening out. You will find Korma beside the N340 (A7) at Avenida Polaris, Riviera del Sol next to Supercor. Tel: 952 906 628 for the takeaway service.

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Fundraiser to help refugees in Lesbos WILL be held at Conrad’s Il Ristorante, Aloha on December 10 By John Smith THERE will be a very special fundraising dinner to be held at Conrad’s Il Ristorante, Aloha, Nueva Andalucia starting at 8pm on the evening of December 10. A very tempting three course menu will be offered at just €27.50 to include a welcome glass of champagne. The set menu offers three options for starters and main courses, together with a choice of various desserts whilst a vegetarian option will be available. To accompany the meal, there will be two fine singers, Tom Rust (the original Rat Pack Singer) & Frank Skott who will be performing throughout the meal. Guests will be photographed as they arrive for the event and during the evening there will be some tremendous auction items donated by some very generous companies, too numerous to mention by name but you can be assured that the items on offer will be worth bidding for. In addition, there

will be a raffle, again with some very attractive prizes.

Special fundraising dinner includes live music performances. Part of the earnings from drinks, the meal, photographs and all proceeds from the auction and raffle will be donated to help transport goods to those in need. Part of the proceeds from the meal and any drinks sold will be given to the fundraiser as will a percentage of any of the photographs sold and of course, all of the proceeds from the auction and raffle. Having explained about the evening, it is only fair to give some background for the reason that the dinner is being held.

Paul Carr and a small team of volunteers are going over to Lesbos, Greece in the New Year to deliver aid direct to the refugee camps where it is most needed. Time, flights and accommodation are their contribution to the effort and they have found a number of charities on the coast to donate clothes as well as supermarkets willing to donate food. What they need and the reason for the evening is to raise enough funds to be able to transport these goods to those that desperately need them. The restaurant only holds between 70 and 80 people and they need to be able to gauge likely attendance, so to book a table please call Conra’'s Il Ristorante, Av de Prado, s/n, Aloha, Nueva Andalucia 29660 on +34 951 319 554 or Gemma on +34 626 656 446. For more details on what Paul is hoping to achieve, please visit the following sites; www.facebook.com/refugee.aidlesvos www.facebook.com/lovelaughlearnact

SCENES: Will be held in seven districts of Malaga City.

Guide to city nativity scenes MALAGA City Hall’s Festivities Department has drawn up a guide to 67 nativity scenes spread across the city and a map of how to get to them all. The leaflet contains various routes in seven districts of the city: The Centre, Teatinos, Cruz de Humilladero, East, Bailen-Miraflores, Ciudad Jardin and Campanillas, with recommendations and opening times and the information can also be obtained from the city’s website www.malaga.eu. This year the guide includes almost twice as many nativity scenes as it did last year and 10,000 copies of the leaflets will be available from tourist offices, hotels and council offices.

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Seasons greetings from Age Concern Fuengirola y Mijas CHARITY has a great festive season of fundraising on the cards AGE CONCERN FUENGIROLA Y MIJAS have a great festive season on the cards On the evening of December 15th they are having their Christmas party at the Masonic Lodge in Los Boliches. Guests can look forward to a three course dinner with half a bottle of wine or equivalent for each person, together with superb live entertainment to round off a perfect evening. All for only €25 per person. At lunchtime on December 18 Age Concern is holding their second event, A special Christmas lunch at Snack Attack in La Cala de Mijas, opposite the BP petrol station. A mouthwatering lunch is available and together with a drink, prices start at just €10 per person. So why not come along, meet new people and make new friends. Tickets for both events are available, in advance at either of their meeting points. The Manila Bar in Los Boliches next to the Yaramar Hotel on the promenade every Thursday from 11am until 1pm. Also, at El Caballo de Oro

SMALL GIFT: Programme is popular and the charity hopes people will buy an extra gift when Christmas shopping.

in central La Cala every Friday behind Supersol from 11.30am until 1pm. Alternatively you can call the Age Concern Lifeline Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm on 652 537 615. Age Concern have noticed a lot of interest in their Small Gift programme. In the spirit of Christmas Age Concern is hoping that local residents will make just one extra purchase when they do their own Christmas shopping. Mark your gift for either a man or woman and leave it at one of our drop in centres any Thursday or Friday. This will mean so much to so many people. It will ensure that every one of Age Concern´s extended family will have a special gift to open at Christmastime and each one of them will know that people still care. If you are a group of friends, club or school and want to collect multiple gifts just keep them at one location and call the Age concern Lifeline on 652 537 615 and one of the volunteer drivers will come to you. Thank you to everybody for your effort.

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Arboretum Marbella to hold a very special winter fair ACTIVITIES will include raffles, stalls, creative competitions and workshops ENVIRONMENTAL charity, Arboretum Marbella is holding a very special winter fair on Sunday December 20 with stalls, special activities and opportunities to win some great prizes. There will be stalls where you can buy last minute Christmas gifts and organic produce, a childrens’ zone from Marbella nursery Coleta and food and drink to buy. The event will take place in the stunning surroundings of Arboretum’s Edible Gardens for an afternoon surrounded by nature and festive fun. There will be a competition for the best recycled Christmas tree made and brought to the event. Children and parents are being encouraged to get creative and build a tree out of what they can find, from plastic bottles, loo roll

ATTENDEES: Are asked to donate a book. tubes to plastic bags and pine cones, and enter them into the competi-

tion on the day. The best tree voted for by the attendees will be awarded with a very special prize. There will be a recycled Christmas tree making workshop during the event for children.

This winter fair will be raising funds for charity Arboretum with tombola, a raffle to win a Christmas hamper and a tea and cake to buy. Plus there is the opportunity to find out more about the charity with a tour. Event attendees are being asked to bring a book to donate and the donated books will be on sale to raise more funds for this fantastic environmental charity. Starting at midday the event will include organic beer, artisan pizza, a Christmas tree making workshop, a popcorn making workshop and of course the raffle for the Christmas hamper. Arboretum’s Winter Fair will be a magical, natural and fun start to the Christmas season, showcasing local producers, environmentally friendly products and artisans. Arboretum Marbella is located near to Marbella’s bus station. More information on the website http://www.arboretummarbella.org/ and on Facebook ArboretumMarbella.

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Christmas lunch social WITH Christmas and the new year rapidly approaching Conservatives Abroad are holding their Christmas lunch on Thursday December 10 at 1pm at the Tamisa Golf Hotel. Always a popular event amongst members, their guests and non-members, it’s purely a social event and there are no speakers. The lunch costs €30 and includes drinks on arrival and at the table so best to leave the car behind. For tickets and reservations, please contact Maggie at 952 590 867 or email maggiemijas@yahoo.co .uk.

Historical recreations EVENTS will be held in Tolox on December 5-8 to commemorate the historical Dia de las Mozas (Girls’ Day) and Fuego y Amor (Fire and Love) shows, with historical recreations based on the harmonious relations between Christian and Arabic inhabitants of the area in the 16th century.

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Festive season is off to a musical start CHRISTMAS concerts have been announced THE choir and orchestra of Collegium Musicum Costa del Sol will be giving two concerts next week to get Christmas off to a musical start. Under their director of music Annamaria Philipps with soloists Julie-Anne Hunter, Soprano, and Angel San Bartolomé Cortes, Trumpeter, the group will be performing for the first time at the Hotel IPV Palace and Spa (Beatriz) in Fuengirola on Sunday December 13 at 7pm. Tickets are prices at €10 and concessions at €8 with the possibility of meeting the performers after the concert at a drinks and tapas get-together for €15. The second performance will be held at a familiar venue for the group, Iglesia de la Encarnacion church in Marbella on Tuesday December 15 at 8.30pm and will be free of charge.

FIRST PERFORMANCE: Will take place at the Hotel IPV Palace and Spa. Many well known works have been chosen to make the concerts joyous events including works from Rondeau’s A Christmas Symphony, Let the Bright Seraphim

from Handel’s Eternal Source of Light, Divine and his Zadok the Priest. Anderson, Gounod, Adams and Bach also feature in the programme.

Tickets for the Fuengirola concert are available from the hotel via info@colmus.org or by calling 952 475 840 / 696 620 872. For more details visit www.colmus.org

Help needed to avenge the death of a little and mistreated donkey LAST Christmas, a four-month-old donkey and his mother took part in a living Nativity scene in Lucena (Cordoba). One night a heavy, drunk man sat astride the baby donkey and beat him with a stick. When the mother tried to save her baby, the man allegedly kicked her in the face. The baby donkey died in agony of internal bruising a few days later.

The Ark AS it’s that time of year, The Ark is once again putting on its Christmas Fayre on December 5 from 10am to 2.30pm. Come along to Las Rampas Centre by the bus station in Fuengirola and experience one of the town’s festive highlights. Santa’s Grotto will be welcoming all the youngsters and there will be gifts for every child. The celebration will also have tombola, homemade cakes, crafts, games, great stalls, face painting and the Choir Andaluz.

The man was taken to court but there was insufficient evidence and the case was shelved. El Refugio del Burrito (The Donkey Sanctuary) is determined that the man should be punished for this shocking crime, so is bringing a private case against him. This will be extremely expensive and the Refugio is always short of funds, as it rescues and cares for hundreds of don-

keys and mules every year. I am therefore appealing to anyone who has been touched by this story to dip into their pockets and send what they can to www.elrefugiodelburrito.com/en/donate for English speakers or www.elrefugiodel burrito.com/es/donar for Spanish speakers. You can also call 952 735 077, to help avenge the death of a little, mistreated donkey.

La Cala de Mijas Lions supports the opening of Afesol Day Centre ON Friday November 20, the mayor of B en alma d en a a n d o th e r dis tinguis he d guests were present for the official opening of the new Afesol Day Centre in Benalmadena Costa. T h e ce n tre, s e t u p by B e na lma de na Town Hall, offers day care for those with

learning and other mental disabilities, and has been equipped mainly by donations from local charities including Rotary and the La Cala de Mijas Lions. Pictured is the past president of the La Cala Lions, Patricia Maxwell, making her speech during the opening formalities.

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Salon Varietes auditions to take place in December PARTS available have been announced and you must be prepared to sing By John Smith THERE will be an open audition on Saturday December 5 between 2pm and 5.30pm at the Salon Varietes Theatre in Fuengirola for the Lloyd Webber/Rice Rock Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar due to be staged between March 11 - 20, 2016. Director: Peter Mitchell

Christmas at the Salon Varietes THE Christmas season got off to a great start with a charity concert for CUDECA. Three choirs brought in a sizable audience and the result was €1935.50 for a most deserving cause. This sizeable sum was reached with the help of a raffle organised by Club La Costa in association with the evening. The Choir Andalus, Funky Vocals and Banana Studios sang all the popular Christmas songs, the effect of which was heightened by the Salon’s professional sound and lighting engineers. Further seasonal delights are promised at Fuengirola’s favourite theatre, “Home for Christmas”, Ricky Lavazza’s Christmas Concert and of course, the pantomime Mother Goose. For more information please contact the box office on 952 47 45 42

Musical Director: Sylvia Griffiths Choreographer: Peter Height The following main parts are open for audition: Mary Magdalene - excellent singer Pontius Pilate - baritone Caiaphas - bass Annas - high baritone Peter - baritone Simon - high baritone

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4 Paws Adoptions – Two great events WELL known dog charity, 4 Paws Adoptions, are based in the Costa del Sol and are passionate about finding home s for abandoned and f ound dogs in the area. Here are the details for two great events taking place in the future. New Year’s Day Sponsored Swim Friday January 1 2016 is the 10th year of this Fuengirola event and participants are invited to celebrate the occasion by taking part in this special superhero themed event. After the swim make sure you come to the BBQ, raffle and auction. For more information call 952 660 128 and check out 4 Paws Adoptions on Facebook. 10 Night Cruise After the BBQ on New Year’s Day a special raffle will be held with the prize of a 10 night cruise for two people in a double cabin with balcony and a drinks package. The draw

FESTIVE: Fundraising events. will take place after the New Year’s Day swi m at 4.30pm at t he Caribbean Bar, Carvajal, Fuengirola. Tickets are €10 each and are available by calling 609 572 407 or emailing stacey@4pawsadoptions.com.

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Festivities in Benalmadena INTERNATIONAL Christmas event BENALMADENA’S Mayor Victor Navas and Foreign Residents’ Councillor Ana Scherman have announced the seventh edition of the International Christmas Events, which will be held from 11am to 8pm on Saturday, December 12 on Plaza de la Mezquita. The mayor said: “I’m very satisfied that the event has continued to grow and gained popularity over the years.” He also praised the diversity

in Benalmadena: “We have residents of 123 nationalities living together here and they make up 33 per cent of the registered population.” Twenty-two countries are taking part this year: Spain,Ireland, France, Finland, Norway, Russia, Philippines, Argentina, Uruguay, US, Venezuela, Jamaica, Wales, Scotland, Mexico, Poland, Colombia, India, Paraguay, Senegal, England and Morocco.

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Islamic community has nothing to hide and is happy to help Re: Not wanted – but the most sought-after man in Europe AGREE with this editorial, but I must stress that Islamic communities all over Spain have, indeed, been standing up and speaking out in the media and on TV. Some even say they don’t mind if police stop every one of them in the country to check their ID, because they’ve nothing to hide and would be happy to help in the fight against terrorism. One of these was a woman injured in the 11-M attacks. The problem is that, although they actively want to help, they’re silenced, their words not always reported, and they’re blamed. We should be getting them on our side, because that’s where they want to be. Not responding to the Islamic community’s attempts to help and speak out, and demonising them instead, is a short-sighted, narrowminded and self-destructive attitude seen all too frequently, mainly among British right-wing tabloid readers with limited education who indiscriminately share ‘patriotic’ posts on Facebook. In fact, it’s just insane, and is fuelling the issue. From Kally, via email

Much too late Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? BANG on again, Lee. All is lost unless we come down hard but I suspect, like you, it will be too little, too late (much too late). Paris is just the start, methinks. You let the migrants in without proper checks and ISIS becomes the world’s oyster. I also liked the front page of Euro Weekly News about the Muslim silence re Paris. Their silence speaks volumes, don’t you think? Brian Allen, via email

Smack on Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? HI LEE, smack on again. I can

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Cabopino in our boat. A man in his early 50s with blonde hair driving a very small light blue car pulled up at our bus stop and told us that the bus in Fuengirola had caught fire and that there were long delays and huge queues so if we wanted a lift, he would be happy to help us out. Naively we accepted his help and said we were going to Marbella. When we arrived he explained that there would be a charge of €48 which I reluctantly paid. I then reported the matter, together with the registration number of the car to the police who didn’t seem overly interested. Let others be warned and do not accept lifts from strangers! Ted at sea, via the telephone

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Hit the nail on the head! Re: Have we left it too late to stop ISIS? Dear Leapy, As ever and sadly once again you have hit the nail on the head! Oh how I yearn to pour scorn and ridicule upon your opinion this week yet find no grounds whatsoever upon which to do so. You remind me of Bernard Dineen of the Yorkshire Post fame some years ago who also said it as it was. Please continue along this vein and perhaps some of what you have to say may make a difference one day! Robert C, via email

never work out why it is that straight after one of these atrocities, the security services seem to root out all the ones well known to them for some time, as posing a threat, and deal with them immediately. I’d like to believe that some organisation, albeit MI5 or the likes of, are disposing of these evil people, without the media and everyone else knowing about it. But unfortunately the occasional one slips through. Bombing a load of sand is never going to solve anything, so where are all these highly paid, highly intelligent, know all the answers type people to sort this problem out. It’s not as though you’re taking

on the might of Nazi Germany again, just a bunch of yobs, brandishing firearms, who want to cause as much death as they can before they go and meet their heaven full of virgins. Keep up the good work! From Fred, a agrumpy old git, via email

Daft TV Re: Just a bunch of prattling females! HI Leapy, you are so right, as usual... These women really are an embarrassment to the rest of us. As a female, I could never stomach watching this daft programme, after having switched it on out of cu-

riosity ages ago. And, just to see if I’d imagined how idiotic they are, I’ve passed by to make sure I was right. However, why do these men go on as guests? What does that say about them? Could it be for the money?! Patsy, via email

Bus scam I READ with interest your recent article about a scam whereby drivers stop at bus stops, advise that the bus is not coming, offer a lift and then charge for it. This is exactly what happened to me and my wife when we were visiting

Re: Podemos plan to enable voting for foreign residents I BELIEVE this is too dangerous in today’s world. Imagine a commune with a large immigrant popul at i on - l i ke Sal t i n Cat al oni a with 40 per cent of its population or i gi nat i ng f r om Mor occo and Muslim. A Muslim mayor could be elected and introduce islamic laws or have an influence which is not in the interests of Spain. Podemos and the Socialists are only in favour of this since the majority of immigrants tend to be at t he l ower end of t he soci al scale. Only members of the EU should be allowed to vote as at present. Other foreign residents should either choose to become Spanish or keep their own nationality. Peter Fieldman, via website

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HAVING been involved with dogs for over 60 years, I learned many years ago like in any other industry there is a word called ‘progress’. A dog is not a wolf in disguise. I used to use pinch collars, choke chains, write and teach about the ‘alpha’ in the pack. I wish I could destroy my past four books. Much progress has been made in the ‘canine world’. We no longer shout and punish our pets. No point in rubbing a dog’s face in pee and saying ‘he knows he did wrong’. No, he

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It is a managed network where if you need support we can help you find a suitable match. Or if you prefer to find your own sitter you can access the public profiles of other members and connect with them to arrange free care for your home and pets while you are away from home. How do I enter the competition? Send us your funny pet photo and email address and we will enter you into our competition. First 10 entrants get a free annual membership to HouseSit Match.com as either a homeowner or a house-sitter saving you £35 per year to join the network, and the winner gets their photo printed in the Euro Weekly News newspaper! Send your funny pet photo to admin@housesitmatch.com.

University asks for owners to donate their pets to science BARCELONA University’s Veterinary Faculty has launched a campaign to get pet owners to donate their dogs

and cats to science after they are put down in an aim to help train the vets of the future. Although this option, faculty dean Reyes Pla explained, has always been there, in the past just one in 10 owners decide to donate the remains of their beloved pets, which since a ban on putting abandoned animals down in Cataluña kicked in back in 2008, means more than 140 student vets are often stuck for anything to practice on. The initiative, although a little controversial, is similar to some in the US which encour-

age owners to consider allowing their pets to make a difference to science after their death. Yet this is not, Pla stressed, a cheap way to get rid of a pet’s body and there are certain requirements. The dog or cat must weigh less than 30 kilos, have no conditions which could be caught by humans and have been treated at the university’s clinic in the past. After the students have practiced on the bodies, they can either be cremated or the remains returned to the owners, clinic vet Dida Segura explained.

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DON’T you get the feeling that there is an underlying ‘something’ being kept from us all? Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

THE papers are full of it, the politicians hold endless rounds of talks about it, and each of us has an opinion on the subject. In the meantime, the situation becomes increasingly dangerous. The escalating refugee problem, with tens of thousands more entering Europe every single day and the growing threat from the subhuman monsters of ISIS, continue unabated and effectively unchallenged. Those who believe that Europe’s borders should be closed to the Syrian refugees are labelled racist by those of the opposite persuasion, with

INTEGRATION: England is already the most densely populated major country in Europe. the accusation of a blinkered and irresponsible attitude being thrown back by the other side (actually only 40 per cent of the influx is of Syrian origin, so why is there not a selection procedure in place at the very least?). Ordinary, caring, but gen-

uinely concerned, members of the public have for years been saying that uncontrolled migration into the European Union in general, and Britain in particular, needs by necessity to be strictly controlled. Not for any xenophobic reasons, but because vital in-

tegration, a term that we rarely hear these days, cannot take place with this continuous flood of humanity reaching our shores, coupled with the fact that England is already the most densely populated major country in Europe.

All that and the very real prospect of the collapse of our creaking public services, along with the rape of the countryside in the quest for more housing. Housing crisis? It is clearly a population crisis we are dealing with here. But, shock horror, this all seems to have come as a complete surprise to the politicians. Or has it? By their very actions and dubious decision-making on a host of important issues, it seems that our so-called leaders are at best complete morons incapable of coherent thought processes, and at worst criminally inept sociopaths. But don’t you get the feeling that there is an underlying ‘something’ that is being kept from us all and that the fat cats of our political elite have always had a quite different agenda of their own?

Tales of Hans Christian Walsh THE allegory was anti-Soviet Cold War satire Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

IT was tough going for the Russian hunter as he made his way through the tundra. Suddenly, stopping in his tracks, he noticed a baleful bear staring at him. Instinctively, the stalker raised his rifle. As he was about to pull the trigger the bear called o u t : “ W h o a , n o t s o fa s t. Let’s talk this through, brother.” At the bear’s suggestion that he show some goodwill, the hunter placed his rifle against a nearby tree and took the proffered seat. The bear and the tracker chatted amiably. “The way I look at it,” the bear smiled, “I need a square meal and you need a fur coat.” The outcome was that the bear got its square meal and the hunter got his fur coat. The allegory was anti-Soviet Cold War satire. This was in response to the peace initia-

SIBERIAN TUNDRA: Tough going for the Russian hunter. tive waged by the USSR at a time when Moscow was amassing a nuclear arsenal. Aware of Russia’s rapid moderni-

sation of their military resources there are signs that the European Union’s political elite are acutely aware that the US wants Europe to

Ban Ki-Moon in Paris

Life has to go on DESPITE the terror attacks on Paris, life has to continue and the city is now host to the UN Climate Change Conference which runs from November 30 to December 11. Whilst people around the world are still mourning the 130 who died in Paris and thousands of others who have been killed in terrorist activity, leaders (or their deputies) of 142 different states were due to speak on the first day of the meeting to consider ways of combating climate change. There have been a series of public demonstrations calling for direct action to reduce the risk to the environment of greenhouse gases, and it is clear that all those leaders will publicly espouse the cause. Poorer countries will call upon the ‘developed world’ to take action to reduce emissions from industry and household activity whilst the response will be that those in less developed countries will need to introduce more efficient ways of handling their waste. Every country will pay lip service to the concept of change and then many will return to their countries where voters will continue to demand ever increasing standards of living whilst industrial and financial interests will ‘lean on’ those politicians who need support to stay in power. The one encouraging sign is that despite the size and power of the oil companies and despite the drop in the barrel price of crude, much is being done to find new and sustainable sources of power.

provide a battleground for their anti-Russian aggression. However, there is no way the EU democracies can hope to emerge other than as a glass-strewn parking lot much as the US left Germany in 1945. Some Europeans hold vivid recollections of the British and US incineration of Europe during the latter half of the 1940s. The Spanish have a maxim: ‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.’ European reconstruction, peace and security lie in good relations based on trade with Russia and the CIS. Russia is by far the world’s largest country. The economy is based on huge natural resources upon which the world depends. It is going to have a solid future. Russia spans two continents and is within swimming distance of the Now we American continent. want to The far smaller petrodollar-dehear your views. pendent US is a busted flush, he nc e t he about t ur n now YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE taking place in the faux par- YOUR OPINION liaments of Western Europe’s www.euroweeklynews.com democracies.

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It’s election time eleven years on A woman’s world

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

IT was never fair to say that Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero won the 2004 election because of the Madrid bombings on March 11. He won it because Aznar’s government insisted the bombs were from ETA. The Spanish felt they had already been lied to and manipulated over joining Bush and Blair in Iraq, the 11-M bombs were the last straw. In the wake of the Paris massacre on November 13, Mariano Rajoy has postponed any decision over relieving the French troops in Mali until after the elections on December 20. Possibly he is mindful of what happened in 2004 or perhaps he is merely exercising his habitual prudence until he knows if he will still have a job on December 21. But 2015 is not 2004, and what was pointless and reckless then

CHUNTERING has been heard because women head only 34 per cent of the leading parties’ lists of general election candidates. Who cares? Women don’t. They plan to vote for a political party and an ideology, not the gender of its candidates.

not an entirely bad thing. He’s poaching votes, of course, and has fallen prey to the ‘Liquorice Allsorts Syndrome’. Remember how each different type had its own distinctive flavour? These days they all taste the same regardless of shape and size and this could be said of Iglesias, whose views are coming into line with everyone else’s. Trying to please everyone satisfies no one, just like 21st century Liquorice Allsorts.

Cloth ears seems the only possible course of action now.

Same difference ZAPATERO: Won the election in 2004.

PABLO IGLESIAS of Podemos no longer wants a reform of the Spanish Constitution and finally admitted that the Transition was

FIFTY per cent of Catalans now want to remain in Spain and 60 per cent reject their regional parliament’s ‘disconnection’ from Spain. Sixty-four per cent reject independence if this means leaving the European Union. And Artur Mas, who wants to be president of an independent Cataluña, gets no for an answer time after time but still refuses to listen.

The festive season is under way and 2015 is drawing to a close MAKE realistic plans and set your ideas in motion to make 2016 your best year yet Sally Trotman www.sallytrotman.com Based in Mallorca, Sally Trotman is a qualified Counsellor who works with Astrology, Numerology and the Tarot. Each month she will deliver the forecast as an intuitive tool to aid increased self awareness.

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fluenced by the Cancer sign. This is appropriate as Cancer loves to be around family. Show compassion for yourself and those you love, as Cancer is a nurturing and maternal sign. It is a good time to count your blessings, so extend a feeling of gratitude to those you meet this Christmas. Each astrological sign relates to a part of the body and Cancer rules the stomach so watch out for over-indulgence! You may also feel you want to retreat into your shell at some point on Christmas Day, so give yourself some time alone if you can. December is the 12th month. In the Major Arcana Tarot deck, the 12th card is the Hanged Man. The image on this card is of a Jester hanging upside down, contemplating life. The Jester is helping you to lighten up, take a different perspective on your life and be patient. By recognising how to change your thoughts

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Praga returns with a vengeance AVOIDED spotlight for 68 years AFTER auspiciously avoiding the spotlight for 68 years, Czech manufacturer Praga has announced plans for a limited edition release of the super-sport road car Praga R1R in 2016. Founded in 1907, the company quickly diversified into motorcycles, engines and gearboxes before its chief factory was heavily bombed during WWII. The R1R will be the first road model released since 1947, anticipated as a commemorative model rather than a step back into the fray.

So what does over a half century lay off bring to the contemporary landscape? The lightweight model comes in at just 670kg, with a power to weight ratio of over 575bhp/tonne enabling it to hit 0-62mph in under three seconds. It is carbon constructed and uses a 390bhp Formula Renault 2.0-litre engine enhanced by in-house turbo and electronics. Forced induction allows for plenty of torque while a sixspeed auto box offers an excellent power flow. The twoseater cabin optimises space

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Formula 1 is slowing down, says Alonso AFTER this year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, winner Fernando Alonso claimed: “The winner of Malaysia this year would have been lapped six times by the winner in 2006.” A strange and bold claim, given that technology typically enhances the speed and accuracy of a given product, but a cursory glance over timesheets confirms

his suspicions. Winners in the Monaco, Canadian and Japanese Grand Prix in 2005 edged out 2015 winners by seconds. In 10 years at the Suzuka track, winning times have slowed by almost five seconds with Kimi Raikkonen scoring course record 1’31.540 in 2005 and Lewis Hamilton managing 1’36.145 earlier this year. Today’s vehicles are certainly more technologically

advanced, but the chief difference between now and then is the focus of new engineering promise. Fuel efficiency, ease of use and getting around ever-growing regulations are now top priorities for engineers. Track safety should always be a concern but as David Coultard said: “The current era of F1 should always be pretty much the fastest period of the sport in history.”

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Charity event at Mijas Golf Club

Hearty congratulations t the Murrays and Rosber ALL winners in their respective sports

WILL support the On Course Foundation ANDALUCIAN NOMADS GOLF SOCIETY are holding a charity event on Sunday July 3 2016 at Mijas Golf Club for the On Course Foundation for Injured Servicemen (UK Based). This will be an individual Stapleford competition with a 9.30am, shotgun st a r t . A t o tal o f places will be available. P ric e wi l l b e € 60 p er person (i.e 120€ for 2 players including buggy). Mens and Ladies prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, Nearest the Pins and Longest Drive. After the golf, the presentations will be at The Valparaiso Restaurant at 5pm where there will be a Gal a E v e n i n g w ith a three course dinner including wine, beer, cava

and all soft drinks. The price for the evening is €35. 20 tables of 10 are available for groups and companies. If you would like to enter the competition and/or book a table of 10 for the evening, contact Roger Wedge of the Andalucian Nomads. The On Course Found atio n supports the recovery of wounded, inju red a n d s ick s e rv ice personnel and veterans through golf. T h eir mis s io n is to b u ild co n fid en ce a nd self-belief in their members through golf skills and employment events, and set them on the path to meaningful employment opportunities in the golf industry. As a sport, golf offers a

unique platform where players of all skills and backgrounds can compete healthily, improving not only the ir phys ic a l but mental strength too. With ma ny la c king self-belief, it’s their aim to help members realise the ir pote ntia l a nd s e t them on a fulfilling career path. Sponsoring this event: • Sponsor a hole (1 18) for 100€ (plus one bottle of Moet & Chandon for the evening ticket draw). • Auction, Raffle prizes, (i.e. restaurant vouchers, etc) will be gratefully received. For further information ple a s e c onta c t R oge r We dge on 669 900 781 (President of Andalucian Nomads Golf Society).

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Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre. Costa de Almeria

TENNIS – Great Britain are World champions after beating Belgium to lift the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936. Majestic Andy Murray won both his singles matches and teamed up with brother, Jamie, to win the doubles. Almost 40,000 fans attended the three-day final and there was great joy for 5,000 Brits in Ghent. Well done to head coach Leon Smith and his team…could it now be Sir Andy? GOAL MACHINES - Last Saturday, Leicester’s Jamie Vardy became the first player to score in eleven consecutive PL games, thus equaling Blackpool’s

Stan Mortensen’s 1950-51 feat of netting in 11 successive First Division matches. Only Jimmy Dunne (Sheffield United) is now ahead of Vardy. He holds the alltime record in top flight football, scoring in 12 games in a row in 1931-32. * Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) also scored in 12 consecutive Serie ‘A’ games in 1994-95. BOXING – Despite disrespecting the National Anthem, I congratulate Tyson Fury on outpointing Wladimir Klitschko to become the undisputed WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion of the world. Klitschko had held the world title for nine years. On the same night, another Brit, James DeGale, defeated Lucian Bute to win the IBF Super-middleweight crown. MATCH ACTION – Thirty goals were scored in the Premiership last weekend, the results being: Lowly Aston Villa

2 Watford 3, plucky Bournemouth 3 Everton 3, Crystal Palace 5 awful Newcastle 1, Leicester 1 Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1 Swansea 0, leaders Manchester City 3 Southampton 1, battling Norwich 1 Arsenal 1, gutsy Sunderland 2 ten-man Stoke 0, Tottenham 0 Chelsea 0 and West Ham 1 WBA 1. Brighton beat Birmingham 2-1 to return to the top of the Championship: Coventry (2-2 with Doncaster) and Oxford (1-0 winners at Hartlepool) lead Leagues 1 and 2 respectively and Celtic are in charge in the SPL. In Spain’s La Liga, Barcelona whipped Real Sociedad 4-0 to stay four points clear of Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid (2-0 winners at Eibar) are third, six points adrift of the leaders. In Germany, Bayern Munich are romping away in the Bundesliga. The top PL games this weekend are: ArsenalSunderland, Manchester United-

Golf promotion EVENT promoted the sport in Sevilla CostaLessGolf Weekly News with

Ron Garrood WINNER of the 2015 Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii (Champions Tour) and 4th place qualifier at the British Senior Open at Sunningdale, Miguel Angel Jimenez, made a personal appearance on Wednesday at his golf academy in Torremolinos. The event promoted by ‘Prodetur’, Sevilla Tourism and Andalucian Tourism Board, held a fun competition on the hole nine, par three golf course followed by prize giving and a presentation. Local tour operators including CostaLessGolf S.L , travel agents and members of

MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ: Personal appearance. the golf tourism industry were invited to attend the promotional event ‘Swing Sevilla’. With directors and staff from the five golf clubs located in Sevilla, Real Club Pineda Sevilla, RCDG de Sevilla, Zaudin Golf Club, Club Hato Verde, Las Minas Golf and Public School of Golf Cartuja, collectively hosting this prestigious event to stimulate awareness of the

extensive opportunities of playing golf in Sevilla. Sevilla is the largest city in Andalucia and famous worldwide for its culture, monuments, traditions and artistic heritage and the birthplace of Flamenco. Travelling to Sevilla from the Costa del Sol is only a two-hour journey and a perfect cultural break when complimented with a round of golf or two.

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to Vardy, Fury, rg West Ham, Stoke-Manchester City, SwanseaLeicester and WBA-Spurs. Ipswich play Middlesbrough in the Championship tomorrow. CUP FOOTBALL - On Tuesday and last night there were four 5th round League Cupties while over the next four days, 64 teams, including the minnows of Eastleigh, Salford City (owned by the ex-Manchester United clan), Stourbridge, Welling and Whitehawk will chase glory in the FA Cup second round. Next midweek we have the final Group games of the Champions League with both Arsenal and Manchester United needing to win to join Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Juventus, Manchester City and Real Madrid, and others, in the last 32. England (seeded) are in Pot 1 with Spain, Germany, Portugal and Belgium while Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Wales are Pot 4. FORMULA ONE - It was another Mercedes one-two as Nico Rosberg won the final Grand Prix of 2015 in Abu Dhabi. World champion Lewis Hamilton was second, with Kimi Raikkonen finishing in third.

MURRAY: Now a Davis cup champion.

Trocadero Marbella notches up another win TEAM had been struggling ONCE again, the Trocadero Marbella Rugby Club has had a taste of victory. Not a brilliant victory, but a victory nonetheless. With some players injured, others unable to travel due to work or family commitments, and others unexpectedly out at the last minute, the team has been struggling over the last few weeks. If not for a little help from a few veterans and reserve players, the situation surely would have been even worse. On Sunday, with key players missing, the Marbella squad got up bright and early and set off on the more than 400 kilometre journey to Ciudad Real. In the first half, the visitors were able to amass a

small lead (3-8) after a try from Javi Garcia and the conversion of a penalty kick by Marcos Spinetti. In the second half, Marbella raised their game. Kike Gonzalez and, once again, the young Javi Garcia scored a try each and Marcos Spinetti managed to successfully convert both of them afterwards. This put the score at 3-22. Although they kept fighting hard, the Marbella squad was unable to break through the home team’s defense again, and thus were unable to get the bonus point that would have put them on a level footing with Jaen Rugby (but with a better goal difference) and only behind the incontestable CR Malaga. Now, with the long weekend, they will take a break until December 13, when they will host CR Almeria at Bahia’s Park.

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Huge turnout for youth tournament LAST Saturday, the second Jornada de Convivencia Rugby Tournament of the 2015/16 season took place in the rugby grounds of Bahia’s Park in Marbella. The tournament was designed to foster harmony among young people and was run by the Rugby Schools of Andalucia and sponsored by the Trocadero Group. More than 600 children participated in almost 80 matches, which were organised according to four different age groups: sub six, sub eight, sub 10, and sub 12. The event set a record turnout for a gathering of this kind, with sources estimating that between players and spectators, there were about 2000 people in attendance. The day went smoothly and the event was capped off with a performance by the musical group Miss Gin Band. Organisers wished to thank all of those who contributed to the success of the tournament, including the official sponsor, the Trocadero Group.

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