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Top cop jailed

By Matthew Elliott The former head of the Guardia Civil’s anti-narcotics unit has been jailed for 10 years for his part in a drug trafficking operation that saw sentences of more than 100 years and fines totalling €53 million handed to the 27 defendants convicted. More than 35 peope, including many former public officials, went on trial in proceedings that began nearly a year ago and ended with a damning 299-page judgement. Lieutenant Valentin Fernandez, who led the Costa

del Sol’s efforts to combat organised crime and drugs, was found guilty of collaborating with drug traffickers, and helping to coordinate an operation to ship more than two tonnes of hashish to Marbella’s Cabopino beach in 2010. His involvement was uncovered by officers from the Special Response Group for Organised Crime on the Costa del Sol (GRECO), an elite team comprised of plainclothed officers, who were investigating a French outfit operating in southern Spain. The trial ended with a list of offences ranging from the

disclosure of secrets, conspiracy, embezzlement, drug trafficking and money laundering to bribery. Considering the scope of his crimes and manipulation of his officers, prosecutors had demanded a 55-year sentence for the lieutenant, who has the opportunity to appeal the verdict at the Supreme Court. Among the accused was Manuel Alonso who was suspected of murdering his exwife Lucia Garrido. She was mysteriously found floating in the pool of his Los Naranjos estate in Alhaurin de la Torre.

Alonso, who was also investigated for shooting dead two masked Colombian hitmen at the same property, was joined by former Malaga FC footballer Jose AL. Both had been charged with orchestrating hashish shipments from Melilla to Marbella.

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Huge drug seizure A VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan vehicle that was left abandoned in the centre of a San Roque roundabout on a busy thoroughfare, was found to contain 328 kilos of hashish.

The driver fled from the vehicle and left the engine running after attempting to avoid a Guardia Civil control point that had been set up on one of the exits.

Plane and simple LOW-COST specialist Jet2.com plus their tour operator subsidiary Jet2holidays, have announced a new route connecting London Stansted Airport with Malaga, from March 2017. In a statement, the carrier confirmed that it is due to open its ninth ‘base’ at Stansted, and Malaga will be one of the 21 ‘top European destinations,’ to which the company will fly direct.

Car crash proved fatal A MAN, aged 46, was killed in a road accident on the A-7 motorway early on the morning of Wednesday, September 28. The incident occurred in

the Churriana tunnel at around 1.15am, and the driver was the sole occupant of the car which careered into the wall, according to emergency services.

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‘TOWIE’ is back in town By Matt Ford THE cast of ITV’s ‘The Only Way Is Essex,’ better known as ‘TOWIE,’ have once again descended on glitzy Marbella to film a new series of spinoff ‘The Only Way Is Marbs.’ On the evening of Saturday, September 24, the cast of reprehensible funsters was on display to film a lavish glitter-themed party at a local nightspot, but the female members of the gang have been seen flouncing around in skimpy swimwear and plunging necklines all week. The main revelation in the oversexed, perma-tanned, hall of mirrors this week was a hug between co-stars Megan McKenna and Lydia Bright, who appear to have made up despite having been enemies since the former joined the show earlier this year. On Wednesday, Megan and her sculpted eyebrows, lapped up the paparazzi limelight as she enjoyed a

red-themed 24th birthday party, which gave the ‘TOWIE’ fillies the ideal opportunity to combine swimsuits with precariously high heels. It remains to be seen if Marbella City councillors will permit the puffed up celebs to finish unraveling the complex series of moral and ethical dilemmas that dog their lives. They recently pulled the plug on MTV’s latest effort, ‘Super Shore,’ which brings together stars from two other spin-offs, Spain’s ‘Gandia Shore,’ and Mexico’s ‘Acapulco Shore,’ to form a terrifying leatherskinned, rhinestone-encrusted hydra.

MARBELLA GLITZ: The stars are enjoying the spotlight and nightlife. Photo Credit: Instagram

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DISUSED POST OFFICE: Has been seized over outstanding bills. By Matt Ford THE Junta de Andalucia has neglected to pay a staggering 8,203 property tax (IBI) bills submitted by Malaga’s provincial council since 1996, it emerged on Wednesday, September 28. Some 74 municipalities are affected, many on the Costa del Sol, with Estepona, Coin, Ardales and Fuente de Piedra left particularly out of pocket. The provincial collections board has become so incensed by the standoff that an embargo has been placed on Malaga’s old Post Office building, which

is owned by the Junta. Francisco Salado, chief of the board, confirmed the regional administration has stopped paying bills which cover IBI on public infrastructure such as marinas and dams “which are not legally exempt from paying IBI as some schools may be.” The visibly furious official added: “What I can’t understand is how the Junta de Andalucia requires citizens to pay taxes, and applies a penalty if this is not done in time, but then does not itself pay what is owed to other administrations such as local councils, money that rep-

resents a significant proportion of their budgets.” Precise figures for all towns and villages in arrears have not been released, but Estepona tops the list with a deficit of €3.2 million, while Antequera is owed €900,000 and VelezMalaga €766,000. Salado explained his board has been negotiating with Junta officials “for years” but only some of the outstanding debt has been settled due to “a lack of diligence from the Junta.” He went on to justify seizure of the disused Post Office building, because “most of the Junta’s properties are for social

use and can’t be taken possession of, but the Post Office currently has no use and is up for sale, so we decided to seize it because the Junta can’t delay payment any longer.” The Junta’s delegate in Malaga, Jose Luis Ruiz Espejo, expressed his dismay the seizure had been leaked, and indicated there are question marks over some of the unpaid claims “that have not been answered,” but failed to mention if or when the debts would be settled. Salado was defiant, however, as he said: “What is certain is that the Junta de Andalucia has to pay.”

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Pensioner rights and fights BREXIT PAGE By Simon Firth WHILE the dust of the Brexit result settles, but no one knows where, the issue of pensions will be uppermost in many people’s minds and if not now, they will be eventually. Those within what is known as the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, have always received an annual increase in their UK state pension. The figures for the number of Britons of state pension age living abroad are large: more than 65,000 in France, 42,000 in Germany, 135,000 in the Irish Republic and around 108,000 in Spain. But what will happen in the aftermath of the Brexit vote? Those pensioners outside the

FROZEN PENSIONS: Fighting the government to overturn UK policy. EEA have historically had their pensions frozen. One man fighting to overturn this policy and fighting for the currently uncertain future of UK pensioners in Spain, is Canadabased Nigel Nelson. He is a volunteer with the Canadian Alliance of British

Pensioners, headed by the chair of the group, David Morris. He says: “It is our goal to remove the frozen pension policy once and for all, thereby helping all overseas state pensioners. “We encourage every UK pensioner living in an EU country to join us in this battle.”

The group hope that by joining together in the umbrella organisation, the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP), the UK government “will not be able to ignore the new frozen pensioners in the EEA.” For Nigel Nelson the choice

is a blunt one. “Many of these pensioners may not be able to afford to live in their country of choice and they may be forced to return home.” Having made a life, and a long life, in Spain over so many years, for many pensioners the thought of having to return to

the UK in the aftermath of what might come out of Article 50, will be a far from welcome prospect. The strain it would place on the NHS, social housing and other social benefits, should not be underestimated by politicians. “Every overseas state pensioner saves the UK government on average about £1,575 per year because of the NHS and benefit savings,” said Nelson. In the present uncertain climate, no one can predict what terms the UK government might negotiate when it comes to UK state pensions currently being paid in Europe. But, he says: “Anything negotiated as part of Brexit may set a precedent for the ‘frozen’ pensioners living elsewhere in the world.” If you want to join the fight to stay ‘unfrozen’ you can contact Nigel Nelson at the International Consortium of British Pensioners at nigel@britishpen sions.com

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MALAGA: Promoting itself as the place to be for British businesses.

Firms offered new Euro-HQ base THE aftermath of the Brexit referendum result continues to ripple through the world of business with the uncer-

ta inty ma king long te rm planning and investment decisions difficult. But the critical issue is

whether those UK-based firms will find ‘walls’ erected to them trading with continental Europe, once Article 50 has finally been rolled out. In a bid to offset this uncertainty the city of Malaga i s st eppi ng i nt o t he voi d, styling itself as the place to come for those firms that won’t wait to decide where their new European HQ will be, and want to relocate as soon as possible. At an event planned for

O c t o b e r 4 , M a l a g a To w n Hall is joining up with the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain. The ai m i s t o hi ghl i ght the opportunities for inward investment offered by the city and to discuss current thinking on the issue in the business world. The event, ‘Brexit Challenges and Opportunities for Malaga’s Economy,’ kicks off at the Yard Flags, Malaga City Hall.

A treadmill sneak thief By Matthew Elliott A MEMBER of a Malaga gym was arrested over suspicions

that he stole more than 6,000 euros from 17 lockers in the men’s changing rooms during a six-month long crime spree. The suspect, who investigators say idled away his time in the gym on a treadmill next to the locker rooms, came to the facility several times a day from February until September.

17 lockers in the gym were broken into and robbed. When National Police officers acting on information from a gold exchange shop raided his home they found 19 locks, and even jewellery stolen from his girlfriend’s flat. Police estimate that 3,280 euros in cash, and more than 3,500 euros worth of watches and jewellery was stolen.

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MARBELLA MOVIES: The festival will screen 100 films.

What’s on? MOVIE lovers will be in for a treat at this year’s Marbella International Film Festival which includes entries from China, Germany and Iran among the more than 50 countries represented. American family films, romance from France and Bulgaria, Spanish drama and comedy, a short from Israel and a joint British/French documentary on Syria’s civil war will also be vying for acclaim. With the British film industry enjoying a revival, four UK-produced films are tipped to steal the limelight. Two have been selected as the festival’s premieres. London Heist, a gripping revenge thriller set in London and Marbella, will premiere on Friday at 5pm and on Saturday at 7pm will be Golden Years, a slapstick comedy featuring Bristol pensioners-turned-crooks starring Simon Callow and Virginia McKenna. British acting will also be represented in Rise of the Foot Soldier II, a crime story following Essex gangsters, and Sticky Notes, an American drama starring Scottish actress Rose Leslie of Game of Thrones fame. Two screens will show the films in Puerto Banus’ Teatro Goya and the schedule is online.

Star-studded city By Matthew Elliott WITH two British films dominating the first day of screening, the Marbella International Film Festival got off to a cracking start on Wednesday drawing some of the world’s finest actors and directors to the Costa del Sol city. Celebrating its 11th edition, this year’s festival promises to be the best yet following an intensive promotional campaign in Cannes and with some very special films and documentaries encompassing all genres and cultures set to be screened. More than 1,000 films and shorts entered the competition to be shortlisted, a startling number which emphasises the premier spot Marbella now oc-

cupies on the international film festival circuit. Festival director Mac Chakaveh was excited by the week ahead and underscored the festival’s terrific role in promoting Marbella to the world, making the MIFF a central part of the city’s cultural offering. He encouraged all Euro Weekly News readers to come along for this once in a lifetime opportunity to catch some of the planet’s greatest films in one of its best cities. With more than 50 counties represented, including the UK and Spain, the two premieres will be London Heist (partly shot in Marbella) and British comedy Golden Years. Running over five days from September 28 until October 2 the films will be

screened at the Teatro Goya in Puerto Banus, and the festival will also be held at the Hotel H10 Andalucia Plaza where award ceremonies, workshops and the Sunday’s gala dinner will take place. Tickets cost just €5 or €10 for the premieres and VIP passes are also available for those looking for the full experience.You can find out everything you need to know about the festival, locations, screening times and contacts by visiting the MIFF website www.marbellafilmfestival.com. See the full Festival Programme on pages 86-87

More than a festival THE festival doesn’t just showcase new films and up and coming actors and directors. It’s also a platform for high-level discussions on the future of the global film industry whilst also drawing global attention to the Costa del Sol city. Sponsored by the EWN, the festival has gone from strength to strength since its debut in 2006 and now Marbella could become a ‘mini-Hollywood,’ forming part of a creative axis spanning from London to LA. Workshops will be held on the future of filmmaking technology in the brave new world of digital interfaces, virtual reality and interactive cinema.

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Edexcel to grade some students By Simon Firth

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MALAGA CITY: Prices vary depending on area. NEW data released by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) demonstrates that shopping in Malaga and Marbella is more expensive than most other Spanish destinations. The provincial capital is pricier than larger cities such as Sevilla and Valencia, and was placed in the top five nationally, ranking behind top dogs Barcelona and Madrid, plus Basque stalwarts San Sebastian and Bilbao. The OCU study compared the prices of 162,928 items comprising fresh food and fuel plus hygiene and household cleaning products. The researchers concluded that the Costa del Sol is relatively expensive due to a lack of competition between large chains or local and regional distributors and its geographical isolation, allowing companies to set prices more ‘freely.’ Within Malaga City itself, there was a discrepancy in pricing depending on neighbourhood, with shops located towards the historic centre being markedly more costly.

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AN examination board at the centre of the row over A-level students whose exams were not sent to the UK on time, will grant grades to some of the youngsters involved, it is understood. Earlier this month it was revealed the European Sixth Form College in Mijas Costa had gone bust despite parents being asked for cash payments for fees just days before. It was then that parents found a number of examinations had not been sent in time to the relevant boards, Cambridge and Edexcel, and that some course work had not been sent at all. Cambridge then sent a group of its examiners to Spain from the UK and met parents. But in a statement released on September 21 it said

They realised these circumstances have never been faced before.” scripts had been found “scattered across insecure locations in the school” and that “some scripts are still missing.” The s ta t em ent concl uded t hat “with heavy hearts” it would not be issuing grades. The Pearson Group, which runs Edexcel, also said it would not be is s uing grades af t er i dent i f yi ng concerns which “called into question the integrity of the storage of assessment materials and the conduct of examinations at this centre.” Now Pearson appears to have reassessed its decision but on a case-

by-case basis. One parent whose daughter faced the prospect of having moved to Leeds but being unable to start her Art course, has now been told she will be graded. “She is one of the lucky ones,” the woman told EWN. “There was a real desire to help these young people. They realised these circumstances have never been faced before.” But the situation for those students who sat Cambridge exams remains uncertain with most being told they must resit and arrange for suitable tuition in the meantime. Meanwhile some parents have told EWN they are considering legal action alleging college principal Debbie Campbell accepted their cash payments knowing the college was on the verge of bankruptcy.

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Triple A funding AS readers will know, Euro Weekly News regularly reports on events connected with the Triple A animal charity after the shock allegations made against principals of the charity following their arrest. A local news site Marbella Directo reported on September 27 that Marbella Town Hall not only continued to support the charity but had increased its subvention from €20,000 to €30,000 and quoted a representative of the council Miguel Diaz as saying that an agreement had been reached recently to increase the amount that it was paid and that the council had kept faith in the organisation which continued to supply a worthwhile service to the city. As there was no formal confirmation of this new payment to Triple A on the council’s website, we contacted the charities spokesperson Lily van Tongeren who has just returned to Spain from the Netherlands who advised that an ‘in principle’ agreement had been reached to increase the annual payment some time ago and that this was due to be signed off in a formal ceremony probably in October. Lily confirmed that Triple A continues to

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Driver waits for justice A GROUP of men are facing serious prison time as they stand trial accused of severely beating a taxi driver they refused to pay after a ride from Algeciras to San Pedro. Prosecutors are demanding a four-year minimum sentence for the alleged thugs who are also accused of robbing €120 from driver and threatening him with a glass bottle after launching a vicious surprise assault from the back seat. The incident occurred in December 2013 and the trial is now being held in Malaga City.

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CHARITY FUNDING: The signing of last year’s agreement. undertake housing, and where appropriate, disposal of the bodies of stray animals found within the Marbella boundaries and she also said that the charity was delighted by the continued support shown by the council. In an unabashed attempt for additional

publicity, she also encouraged supporters to visit the charity’s open day on October 9 between noon and 5pm where a wide range of cats and dogs hoping to be adopted will be looking longingly for new potential partners and there will of course be music, food and fun.

ENGINEERS working to install a security and containment system in the Cueva de Bajondillo (English: Bajondillo cave), Torremolinos, have discovered three previously unrecorded caves or small shelters. Located on the underside of the Balcon San Miguel, the findings extend the boundary of the historic site, which was discovered in 1989 during construction of the Torresol apartment complex. It has since been confirmed

as one of the major prehistoric archaeological landmarks in Andalucia, with evidence of human activity from 140,000 years ago, although it remains entirely off-limits to the public. Work to secure the site in order to avoid landslides after heavy rain recommenced at the beginning of September following a summer break. An archaeological survey is also being conducted in order to map the precise size and structure of the limestone cave.

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Violence on the increase A YOUNG woman in Mijas miraculously escaped serious injury after a man pounced on her unprovoked, and began beating her over the head with a rock. The 18-year-old, who works as a lifeguard at Bombo beach, was parking her motorbike when the assailant shoved her over so violently that the bike fell, and then he struck her repeatedly on the face and head with the makeshift weapon. Her helmet may have saved her life, as may have the actions of a nearby parking attendant who rushed over to stop the assault, calling the police as the man quickly fled the scene. A 30-year-old black man was soon picked up by Local Police in Mijas and taken into custody accused of the assault. Though the motive remains a mystery, it is far from the first time that unprovoked violence has struck unwitting local residents. In May, another black man was arrested after attacking two youngsters on the Camino de Coin, while another incident in Fuengirola saw a woman dealt a heavy blow with an open hand after refusing a strangerâ€™s request to watch a film. Another ordeal occurred in El Faro, when a 50-yearold woman walking her dog was hit 10 times with a heavy object and is lucky to be alive.

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Where is the law?

MALAGA: Protesting for a change in the law regarding animal rights. By Matthew Elliott A LEGAL transformation is required in order to accommodate changing cultural attitudes towards animal cruelty and those who commit it. That is the conclusion drawn by the Malaga Humane Society for Plants and Animals, who lamented the fact that so many instances of abuse are not deemed worthy of criminal investiga-

tion by the police. There were 16 investigations into accusations of abuse last year, a miniscule number that the society believes bears no correlation with the far more brutal facts on the ground. Even if a case is investigated it is typically done under an administrative umbrella and carries no more punishment that a minor fine. President of the group,

Carmen Manzano, is adamant that animals should no longer be treated as slaves, but rather sentient beings with inalienable rights. Until that day comes, however, she simply wants the laws in place to protect animals to actually pack a punch. At present, offenders may receive a six month sentence for a variety of crimes, ranging from outright violence to

abandoning animals in parked cars. In practice, such sentences are always suspended, leaving malicious owners free from any consequences to their actions. She also demands the establishment of a police unit exclusively dedicated to animal cruelty cases, noting that Seprona, while doing a fine job, is also responsible for investigating crimes against the environment.

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Repainting the border line

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Security is not enough

By Eleanor Hawkins LONGSTANDING arguments over the border between Marbella and Benahavis look to continue following the announcement that the Public Prosecutor will be reporting former Marbella mayor, Angeles Muñoz, for alleged falsification of documents during procedures to authorise the 2010 town and urban development plan (PGOU). Marbella Council intends to launch proceedings to move the line between the two municipalities as drawn in the 1986 PGOU, which the city was forced to revert to after the 2010 version was declared null and void by the authorities last November, and moved it back to where it had been since 1873. The border the council wishes to move will reintroduce approximately 170,000m2 of land which has been developed over the last 30 years by Benahavis Council, back into Marbella’s domains. This land, where Muñoz and members of her family have homes, was placed at the centre of the political storm in 2008, when the former mayor

BENAHAVIS: Marbella is fighting to get their land back. signed an agreement with the neighbouring council to modify the borders and give the land to Benahavis, thus

formalising a long-standing situation. Now the current council team aims to head the opposite way, with docu-

ments expected to be ready to present to the regional authorities by early next year.

Neighbour told to keep his distance A MALAGA City man in his 50s ha s b e e n o r d e r e d b y a ju d g e to sta y a wa y f r o m, a n d n o t communicate with the six-year-old daughte r o f a f a m ily w h ic h lives in the same block of flats as he does in t h e C a r r e t e r a d e Ca d iz district. The young girl’s family reported

to the National Police last week that the young girl was waiting for the lift before going to school at 8.45am while her mother had popped into her grandmother’s flat to collect a snack. Neighbours reported that when the lift arrived, with the suspect inside, he allegedly grabbed the child

and tried to pull her inside, but luc kily, a le rte d by the girl’s screams, the mother arrived in time to stop him. Officers arrived later that day at the block of flats to interview the s us pe c t, a nd took him to the polic e s ta tion w he re he s pe nt the night before appearing before

a ju dge at t he ci t y’s num ber 12 court on Thursday, September 22. Although he has been released temporarily from custody, the suspect has been banned from going near his alleged victim and faces charges of attempted kidnapping and coercion.

CSIF, Malaga’s trades union, has once again expressed concern at the lack of security measures at health centres and emergency departments on the Costa del Sol. The alert came after an incident earlier this month at the A&E in Alhaurin de la Torre, which saw a porter injured by a teenager in a fit of rage. The porter, CSIF reported, entered a consultation room after hearing an argument between the young man, his father, and the female doctor on duty, and asked the teenager to calm down, rather than doing as asked, he proceeded to beat up the porter. A number of people had to intervene to get the young man under control, the union said, and keep him still until the police arrived. The porter suffered injuries to his back and neck and is currently on sick leave which is expected to last at least 34 days. The union has stressed that the incident highlights the need for better security measures at health centres across the Province, many of which do not have full time security, putting both workers, and patients, at risk.

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Ramble on GUARDIA CIVIL officers from Cortes de la Frontera sprang into action to rescue a hiker who had become disorientated and lost his bearings in the area known as ‘La Sauceda’ at the border between the provinces of Malaga and Cadiz.

Fresh rules THE head of the Law Society, Francisco Javier Lara, and Benalmadena Mayor, Victor Navas, have signed a series of agreements which aim to prevent citizens being evicted from their homes, and to tackle hate crime.

Cruising by MALAGA Port authorities sealed a deal with their Tenerife counterparts for the creation of new routes throughout the year, with a 10 per cent increase in cruise passengers in 2016.

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Malaga road tolls ‘among the highest in Spain’ By David Humphrey TOLL roads in Malaga are among the most expensive in Spain during high season, it has been revealed. The province’s toll roads are beaten only by certain stretches in the Balearics, Barcelona, Vizcaya and Madrid. Driving on the Las Pedrizas (AP-46) and Costa del Sol (AP-7) motorways during high season costs 17 cents per kilometre, whereas driving the same distance on the toll road between Sevilla and Cádiz costs just seven cents all year round. A study carried out by European motoring group (AEA), on toll roads in Spain during the year 2016, showed wide differences in price depending on the time of year, the day of the week and even the time of day when the car trip is made. Toll road fees are regularly hiked during summer holidays and Easter, some of them almost doubling in price during high season.

AP-7 TOLL ROAD: One of the most expensive in Spain during high season.

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Perseverance does pay off

Port in the air JUST two days before the appeal period was up last week regarding the latest attempt by the APPA (Andalucian Public Ports Authority) to relieve Sheik Al Thani’s rights to manage and extend La Bajadilla port in Marbella, a total of four appeals were lodged. The APPA launched proceedings in August, claiming breach of contractual conditions as the sheik has still not presented the extension project which was due in 2012. However, Nas Marbella, 97 per cent of which is owned by Al Thani, and 3 per cent by Marbella Council, presented two appeals, while the town hall presented a third, and the architect in charge of the plans the fourth. The port authority will study these appeals before issuing a decision, which will also be open to a 15-day appeal period Nas Marbella had asked for more time as it was trying to pin down a potential alternative investor should the sheik not wish to continue with the plans for the port extension.

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MEETING: Site of the new school. pupils in 12 infant, and 24 primary classes, on a 13,053 m2 plot. De la Calle stressed that the Junta de Andalucia regional government is working hard to get rid of all prefabricated classrooms across the region, stating, “It’s time to think of the future of our children and youngsters, and ensure that, along with the best teachers available, they have the necessary facilities to guarantee an excellent ed-

ucation. I congratulate the educational community, and this PTA in particular, for having fought for its rights.”

CEREMONY: Putting the first stone into place.

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IT was a small step for builders and the multiple bigwigs who gathered at the site of the future Indira Gandhi infant and primary school in Las Lagunas, Mijas, on Monday, September 26, but a huge step and victory, for a group of parents and pupils who have been tirelessly fighting for their rights for years. Years of shivering in prefabricated hut classrooms which leaked in the winter, and were ovens in the summer for the children, forced by lack of space to take their lessons in the huts in the car park of another school, and years of persistence for their parents, members of Las Caracolas PTA, which has moved heaven and earth until finally seeing its demands met as construction of the new school begins. The ceremony to put the first stone into place was attended by regional Education Delegate, Adelaida de la Calle, and a horde of other regional delegates and local council members, including Mijas Mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado. The school, with a 4.5 million euro budget, will eventually house 900

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Children suffer as adults bicker THE new centre for ADIMI association in Mijas should have been up and running back in May, yet the 164 disabled children who are members of the association are still waiting for access. Meanwhile the association itself is in turmoil with accusations flying back and forth. The new building was handed over to the association by the constructor (Club La Costa) in January, however after an inspection Acosol water company reported that sewage and rainwater drainage was missing and asked for work worth €4,800 to be carried out before the mains water could be connected. Town Planning councillor for Mijas Andres Ruiz explained that association president Jeronima Carrasco complained that the constructor had not met the requirements and the matter remains unsolved. Since then faces have been coming and going within the association management with Carrasco first resigning then changing her mind in April, after which the secretary, treasurer and a vice president all decided to resign. The final straw came on August 30 when centre manager Laura Villa, currently on sick leave due to depression, was fired from her post, as Carrasco claimed the non-profit association could not afford to continue paying her. As all remains up in the air, those that are suffering the effects are, as is often the case, the children.

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ALORENA OLIVES: Under threat By Matthew Elliott THE extraordinary Alorena olive, one of the Costa dol Sol’s defining native fruits, is facing threats to its survival. Severe drought and aggressive fruit flies have hugely dented the lucrative industry’s profits as farmers, families and agribusiness executives are left

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t by the drought and fruit flies. frustrated by the poor harvest. A symbol of Malaga Province, the Alorena table olive was the first in Spain to be given a Protected Designation of Origin certificate and has been a staple of Andalucian cuisine for decades. Short September rainfall and historically high temperatures

have, however, posed a serious menace to production. The threat is amplified by the activity of Bactrocera oleae, an olive fruit fly that thrives in warmer temperatures and helps ruin the crop. The harvest in Alozaina, north

of Marbella, will be at least half a million kilos short of already pessimistic forecasts. Those families who rely on olive production for their livelihoods, are looking to the skies for a glimmer of hope.

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Unearthed ENGINEERS working to install a security and containment system in the Cueva de Bajondillo (Bajondilo cave), Torremolinos, have discovered three previously unrecorded caves or small shelters. The historic site was discovered in 1989 during construction of the Torresol apartment complex. It has since been confirmed as one of the major prehistoric archaeological landmarks in Andalucia. An archaeological survey is being conducted in order to map the size and structure of the limestone cave.

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AN HONOUR: Naval commander was proud to visit Mijas.

Ship shape and Bristol fashion MALAGA’S naval commander, Javier Guitierrez de Rubalcaba y Carbo, honoured Mijas Town Hall with his presence, much to the delight of a beaming town mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado. The craft custodian took the opportunity to big up both the seafaring star and his own municipality, as he said: “The council team is honoured by the naval commander, since our town now has the call of an open town in search of growth, and to have with us the highest provincial authority on naval matters when we have 14 kilometres of coastline

means we shared many projects with him.” Following a public reception, the officials made their way into the mayor’s den for a chat about municipal matters, after which the commander signed the book of honour and exchanged ‘institutional gifts’ with the mayor. “I am proud to visit this wonderful town, a town which faces the sea and does not look over its shoulder,” he added, before departing for a tour of the town centre and museums, including a topical visit to the Aquapark.

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LA LOMA: Has been valued by experts at €27.5 million.

Crown jewel for sale By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE La Loma, located between Torre Pacheco and Los Alcazares in Sevilla, is considered the ‘crown jewel’ of the many valuable assets belonging to Juan Antonio Roca, which was finished by amassing illicit money. When Roca was arrested, accused of being the leader in the so-called ‘Malaya Plot’ he was found to be living in excessive

luxury with a cabinet full of hunting trophies, elephant tusks, antelopes and rhino souvenirs. Now, a court has ordered La Loma to be sold. The agricultural estate, complete with 82 hectares and a 10 bedroom mansion with nine bathrooms, three kitchens, gym and chapel, has been valued by experts at €27.5 million. The Malaya case was an investigation against urban cor-

ruption in Spain, dating back to November 2005. It investigated city leaders in Marbella, businessmen and lawyers across Malaga, Madrid, Huelva, Cadiz, Murcia, Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla and Pamplona. It led to the opening of numerous other cases of bribery, embezzlement of public funds, breach of trust, influence peddling etc across dozens of other municipalities.

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Time for POGS to rise from the ashes By Esteban Molina A SERIOUS fire in the kitchen of a restaurant in Fuengirola in March damaged seven neighbouring businesses. One of them was the popular live music venue POGS. Its owners, Alexandria and Juan Pablo have spent the summer completely gutting the club, trying to salvage as many of the iconic fixtures and decorations as possible. The whole interior of POGS had to be stripped out and rebuilt. Luckily some of the posters, paintings and memorabilia were saved, some still showing damage from the fire, but that helps given a definite hardcore provenance. Very Rock & Roll! The resurrected POGS will be very similar to that damaged

POGS: Badly damaged by fire in March. in the fire, but it is the vibrant atmosphere and great live music most people will be looking forward to on their return to what is one of the most respected music venues in the region. Many bands have cut their live performance teeth at POGS: some have even been formed there, like the Eagles

tribute band, Desperados, which is made up of Steve Nelsonâ€™s Shack Attack and Michael Dickensonâ€™s Monkey Tennis, both highly respected bands. The Jackie Brown Band, The Stolen Gnomes, Stereo 80, Fun Fiction and Free Soul Band are just a few of the bands regularly playing live at POGS. POGS reopens on Thursday October 6 with four nights of great live music.

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Forest fire FIVE aircraft and 60 firefighters were needed to control a forest fire which broke out in the Caserio de Anguiones area of Benahavis on Thursday September 22 affecting an estimated 1.5 hectares of land.

Home run MALAGA Provincial Court has jailed a man for five years and fined him €4,300 for persuading an elderly couple into selling their home in the Las Flores district of the city then keeping it himself without paying.

Five injured FIVE people, including two children, were injured when two cars crashed near Puerto Banus on Thursday September 22 causing long tailbacks on the A7 motorway. All five were taken to Costa del Sol hospital.

Heroes in a nut shell By Matt Ford CHESTNUTS are perhaps among the more surprising of the many crops cultivated in Malaga Province, but the two main areas of production in the region are both found here, in the Genal Valley and Yunquera, respectively. This year’s harvest has already started with the collection of early fruiting varieties such as the Portugese or ‘agostera,’ and now continues until early November with the early native varieties and the famous ‘pilonga.’ Unfortunately, production has been hit by the lack of rain and high temperatures in early September, although an ‘average’ crop comprising three to 3.5 million kilos is still expected according to Coag Andalucia chestnut chief Francisco Boza. Boza is wary of new threats to the chestnuts that he expects to have an impact in the coming years.

CHESTNUTS: A surprising crop for Malaga Province. The first is the invasive chestnut gall wasp, a Chinese species which was first recorded in Ojen during 2014. The galls produced by its larvae can reduce yield by 70 per cent and even kill the trees, leading the Junta de Andalucia to experiment with introduction of the parasitoid wasp Torymus sinensis, which

has been used as a biocontrol agent in other countries. The second menace on the horizon is another invasive species, the soil-borne water mould Phytophthora cinnamomi that produces an infection which brings about a condition called ‘root rot’ or ‘dieback’ and “causes sudden death of the tree.” “While the price of the nuts in recent years means the hard work is worth it, the industry is extremely concerned about these pending threats,” added Boza.

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On trial for fraud THE Public Prosecutor’s office is requesting a threeyear jail sentence for a woman accused of moving €30,600 of funds from Fuengirola’s municipal television company to her own and her family’s accounts between 2009 and 2012. The prosecution is also asking for a six-year ban from work related to accounts and funds for the former employee of the television station’s administration department and for the full amount to be repaid to the municipal entity. The accused had been working for Fuengirola Television since 2001 and was, the prosecutor has stated, in sole possession of access codes for the company’s bank accounts, allowing her to allegedly tap into them on a regular basis without anybody noticing until she confessed to the director in October 2012.

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End in sight for old tower tale By Eleanor Hawkins ITâ€™S be e n the ta lk of the town for years and now, finally, it seems that the final chapters of the never-ending story of what to do with the Torre del Cable, that concrete hulk out at sea to the east of Marbella, may have begun. The city council has confirme d re c e ipt of a doc ument from the Junta de Andalucia regional government confirming authorisation from the Coastal Authority to go ahead with procedures to place responsibility for the tower, once used to load minerals from local mines onto ships, in the hands of the local authority. Now, Sustainability and Beaches councillor for Marbella Miguel Diaz has announced, it is down to the

TORRE DEL CABLE: In the sea to the east of Marbella. council to provide all necessary documentation to allow the concession to go ahead, including information on planned renovation and repair works. This, however, is complicated as the council is still waiting to know what is going to happen with a State funded â‚Ź83,000 project to

this effect which was to be carried out by Tragsa public company. The work, if funded by the government, would have to be done before the tower i s handed over, yet t he council is rumoured to be considering taking charge of this itself to avoid further delays.

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Equal to the task

SUCCESS: Councillor Ruzafa with some of the participating teachers and students. By Matt Ford SOCIOCULTURAL and Services councillor, Blas Ruzafa, has presented diplomas and prizes to participants of the second ‘OBSERVA’ municipal project, which aims to raise awareness about equality, and gender violence in young people. The initiative was first launched in the 2014/2015 academic year, and secondary students from the Mediterraneo, Mar de Alboran, and Monterroso schools have once again taken part.

One student from each class was chosen as an ‘observer’ of equality and inequality, and tasked with developing the project alongside classmates. This was followed by monthly sessions in which the children learned about inequalities, attitudes, beliefs, and sexist attitudes in male-female relationships. Ruzafa noted that, “New technologies are promoting chauvinistic behaviour at younger ages, so we want to work with adolescents as early as possible.”

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Upcoming AID charity events THE Animals in Distress charity AID, has announced details of its next charity dinner dance, scheduled for Saturday, October 29. Taking place at Los Cabales restaurant on the Coin to Cartama road, between the Hermanos Infante Garden centre and Aguamania, it will feature a performance from Johnny G, one of the hottest entertainers on the Costa del Sol. Johnny’s energetic style and varied repertoire from rock and pop, to a Bruno Mars tribute, is set to generate plenty of excitement. The gig will be accompanied by a threecourse meal, including home-made soup, roast chicken dinner, and a home-made dessert. A prize for best fancy dress will also be on offer, so it’s time to get those thinking caps on. Proceedings get under way at 7.30pm with food served at 8pm, and tickets must be purchased in advance. Prices, which include a donation to AID, are seven euros entry only, or 17 euros with the meal included. Tickets can be purchased from the AID charity shop near Mercadona, in Alhaurin el Grande, or call Joe on 626 942 427. AID also has a Fun Dog Show at Alhaurin el Grande fair ground on Saturday, October 1 from 11am. There will be a variety of classes priced at five euros per class, entry to the event is free.

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Preparing for the walk AROUND 1,500 participants have already signed up to walk 20 or 30 kms a day for charity, during the upcoming ‘Marbella 4Days Walking’ event from October 13 to 16. They are coming to Marbella not only to walk but to party as well, as there will be live music and dance performances in the city centre every day. ‘Marbella 4Days Walking’ started with 658 participants in 2011, and has grown to be an important event for Marbella during the low season. About 80 per cent of the participants come from abroad, and they usually bring along family and friends to enjoy a holiday. The event organisers are Dutch residents, so have easy access to the Dutch market where these kind of events are very popular. That is also why there are three tour operators who offer a package comprising flight, hotel, and walks, and another which does the same for people from Belgium. A recent worldwide campaign to promote ‘M4DW,’ brings bigger groups of walkers from Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Ireland, and Great Britain for the first time. “Last year we had walkers from Japan and Poland, and they return this year with more friends,” said organiser Hans Wohl. “The event itself is the best promotion, we see that people who have participated either come back with more friends or recommend the event. That is why we see the amount of participants from certain countries growing every year.” Spaniards, and foreign residents from the province of Malaga, tend to sign up a couple of

THE PARTICIPANTS: Stamina required for the long walks ahead. weeks before the event or even on the morning before the walk starts. There will be at least 19 nationalities participating this year, with 1,900 walkers and 3,000 visitors expected. All routes start and finish at Las Terrazas del Puerto Deportivo. The walkers start between 8.30-9.30am and must return by 4.30pm. There are two routes of 20 and 30 kmilometres, respectively, each day.

The routes pass through the city centre, Nagüeles, Xarblanca, Puerto Banus, San Pedro, Altos de Marbella, Nueva Andalucia, and the Via Verde. Walkers can choose the amount of days they wish to participate, and those who walk all four days will receive a medal on Sunday. On Saturday, October 15, and Sunday 16, there are special 6km routes for children. There will be live music until 5pm each day of the event.

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ELVIS FANS: The two ladies with some of their souvenirs. By John Smith TWO clients of Age Care Association, Jean and Maggie who regularly attend the coffee morning on a Tuesday in Calahonda were fortunate enough to sit next to each other at the summer Tea Party held at the Tamisa Golf Hotel. One of the entertainers during the occasion was an Elvis tribute artist. The two ladies discovered they both absolutely loved Elvis and singing Elvis songs. This led them to organising the trip of a lifetime to visit to Memphis to see everything

they could that was connected with Elvis. They flew to New York and when they arrived at their final destination, a travel agent planned their tour. They went on the Memphis Riverboat, visited Graceland, the Elvis Mansion and Gardens, and much more. Another highlight was they met a famous artist Ernie Patton who had known Elvis for 25 and gave them a small copy of portrait of the King he had painted. Both ladies are sure had it not been for Age Care they would never have met and had such a wonderful adventure they will remember forever.

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Burning body SWEDEN: A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police found a female body burning on the roadside near Helsingborg.

Badger hunt SWEDEN: A badger is being hunted in Sodermalm, Stockholm after it killed a neighbourhood cat which residents had cared for, for 14 years.

Family life SWEDEN has been ranked as the best place in the world for expat families and bringing up children, beating the Czech Republic and Singapore to top spot and retaining its crown from 2015.

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Deadly banana bunch A FAMILY from Leicester have moved out of their home after finding a nest of poisonous and deadly Brazilian wandering spiders in a pack of bananas brought from their local Asda supermarket.

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Glasgow to Ibiza were delayed as a flight attendant was arrested for being too drunk to fly. The 50 year-old has been suspended from Thomson Airways.

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No fines DERBYSHIRE COUNCIL has become the first in England to say pupils can take 11 days off a year without parents facing fines for taking children out of school, as long as pupils have had a 94 per cent attendance over the previous year.

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THE bodies of a husband and wife were found at their home in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. The wife, aged 46, is understood to have been stabbed to death by her 55 year-old husband before he killed himself. BRAZILIAN SPIDERS: Turned up in a bunch of bananas from Asda.

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NORWAY: Airline Norwegian has admitted it charges US-based customers more for the same flights than customers in Norway explaining it was ‘simply a matter of letting the market dictate prices.’

DENMARK: An Elvis museum is to pay 500,000 kroner (€67,000) to Elvis Presley’s estate after a court ruled its name ‘Graceland Randers’ was too like the original in Memphis.

A TEENAGE Syrian refugee has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of having ties to the Isis jihadist group. Police described the 16-year-old as a “serious threat.”

Peace concerns THE government is warning that growing xenophobia and right-wing extremism could threaten peace in eastern Germany. The fears come following a series of attacks against refugees in the region.

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THE world’s first zeroemission, hydrogen passenger train is expected to launch next year in Germany. The train has been in development for two years and was presented at the Berlin InnoTrans trade show.

SWEDEN: The captain of a Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight had to remove a snake that slithered on board ahead of the flight from Stockholm to Oslo. The captain carried it out to the grass before taking off.

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Snake on plane

DENMARK: Copenhagen has hosted its first car-free day since the 1970s. The city was closed to vehicle traffic until 9pm and locals took advantage bringing furniture onto streets.

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AT least six German citizens suspected of supporting a failed coup attempt in Turkey have been banned from leaving the country by the Turkish government.

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Fatherhood claim AUTOMATIC HAZARD: Self-driving bus was stopped after just two days.

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TRIALS of the first self-driving buses in The Netherlands have been stopped after just two days, because they were a potential hazard to cyclists. Tests found that cyclists needed to move out of the bike lane to allow them to pass.

from China has been delayed for six months as the Rhenen zoo constructs an indoor and outdoor environment for the pandas. The space will then be inspected by Chinese panda experts.

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THE arrival of two giant pandas

A FAULT with the elastic is be-

lieved to be to blame for a fairground ride accident. An elastic cord came loose on a catapult ride in Hengelo, leaving two people with mild injuries.

Drivers beware A BUDGET shortfall is expected to be reduced by handing out more traffic tickets. More speed cameras are being put in place and more police officers will be assigned to traffic duties.

A GERMAN man has lost his case concerning his fatherhood over nine embryos that were created in the USA several years ago. The court ruled that under German law fatherhood only comes into effect once a child is born.

Airline deal GERMAN airline Lufthansa and Air China have signed a deal to jointly operate all their connections between Europe and China. It means they will coordinate schedules, offer common fares and improve services for corporate clients.

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£1.46 billion (€1.7 billion) is the profit earned by Lloyd’s of London in the first six months of 2016.

be an immediate threat to profits and it may be that the insurer, which has been

active for more than 325 years, will have to set up subsidiary units within the EU. Although Lloyd’s is an international operator with strong links to the insurance market around the world, it is estimated that just over 10 per cent of its underwriting is for companies and organisations within the EU and the loss or disruption of that business would significantly reduce its profitability. One thing is certain

We judged the case for an increase has strengthened but decided to wait for further evidence of progress.” Janet Yellen chair of the US Federal Reserve on the decision not to change interest rates.

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FOR SALE: RBS must sell Williams and Glyn division.

Santander no go WHEN the British Government stepped in to bail out the Royal Bank of Scotland with a staggering £45 billion (€52.3 billion) injection, the European Union ruled that it would have to divest itself of the Williams and Glyn business which consisted of slightly more than 300 branches of former RBS and Nat West banks. The group which still has a 72 per cent holding owned by the government has been trying to do this for several years but without success. An early offer from Santander in 2012 broke down when the Spanish Bank withdrew due to fears over the safety of the bank’s IT system and an apparent exo-

dus of customers but they returned in 2016 for further discussions. Now Santander has announced that it cannot agree a purchase price with RBS which was said to be looking for £1.9 billion (€2.2 billion) although it is said that it would be interested at a lower price. This may be a matter of brinkmanship as RBS currently has until the end of 2017 to make a sale or face either a heavy EU fine or a forced sale although it has been suggested that the government should simply refuse to let it make a sale and then ignore any resulting penalty as Britain is leaving the EU soon after.

A SPOKESMAN for the McLaren Formula 1 group has denied that it is in negotiation with Apple concerning an investment or takeover of the car company by the tech group despite comments to the contrary published by the Financial Times. This may seem like a strange target for Apple but there’s no secret it is trying to develop a driverless car and companies like McLaren are at the forefront of innovation and development of vehicle materials and technology.

Job losses IN what can generously be described as a piece of twisted logic, Barclays Bank has announced that it will be shedding 250 call handling jobs at its Coventry call centre in order to “improve customer service” and efficiency! This follows a decision three years earlier to close a similar operation in the area with the loss of 350 jobs although the Bank does say that it will try to find other jobs for current permanent staff who could be laid off just in time for Christmas and the New Year.

Hanjin Shipping is limping on IT looks brighter for South Korean shipping firm Hanjin - which as reported in EWN 1627 is in financial difficulty – as Korean Air Lines, its largest shareholder with 28 per cent of the equity, has approved a 60 billion Korean won (€48.3 million) loan which should help them to continue trading.

€8.2 billion is the value of damage claims from 1,400 investors that Volkswagen is facing in Germany alone according to the regional court in Brunswick.

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By John Smith HAVING seen a jump in profits in the first half of 2016, insurance group Lloyd’s of London has announced that it is currently working on contingency plans in order to ensure that it will be able to continue to trade within Europe when the UK finally leaves the Union. One fear is that unless the Brexit agreement will allow for Britain to retain its ‘passporting’ rights which includes easy access to euro exchange, there could

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This, when added to investments from the parent company and chairman of the board will give time to develop a restoration plan for December which has to be put to creditors for approval but in the meantime shares in the world’s largest container shipping firm have jumped by 28 per cent.

that with possibly as little as just over two years before Britain leaves the Union, businesses in Europe will be considering their future option and other insurers will also be offering their services as an easy and guaranteed option. The first thing that Lloyd’s recognises it will have to do is to decide whether to set up subsidiary companies within individual countries or whether it would be more sensible to set up a single EU wide company.

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EU punishment DESPITE the fact that the European Commission did not impose a €2 billion fine on Spain for missing its annual financial targets, there is still plenty of pressure to make an example of the country in certain quarters. Firstly, the Commission has to consult with the European Parliament about the decision and secondly it appears champagne lover Jean Claude Juncker, president of the Commission, wants to take a harder line and possibly freeze a €1.3 billion grant that is due to Spain although this is contrary to the advice of Pierre Moscovici EU Commissioner of Economic Affairs.

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% CHG. -0.93 -0.72 -2.00 -1.74 -0.81 -0.19 -0.62 -2.17 -1.01 -0.93 -2.16 -2.90 -0.64 -1.50 -0.44 -1.32 -1.86 -0.69 -0.06 -1.21 -1.36 -0.77 0.00 -0.74 -1.34 -1.00 -0.27 -1.16 -0.94 -1.84 -0.57 -0.28 -1.05 -0.62 -1.51 -1.02 -1.63 -0.86 -0.45 -0.10 0.42 -3.71 -3.06 -0.82 -1.43 -2.41 -1.34 -2.25 -1.43 -1.70

NET VOL 96.97 25.11 532.59 171.51 159.90 34.66 80.08 596.13 27.17 617.21 3,456.74 408.60 560.18 2,027.36 69.02 182.27 1,137.35 18.72 117.35 22.43 37.28 1,344.02 29.58 163.52 28.70 5.06 160.13 169.95 130.17 539.03 48.77 63.93 489.77 250.91 3,158.46 185.48 25.20 16.86 3,519.84 73.12 194.85 185.56 996.76 10.09 48.75 1,228.25 33.52 742.31 84.39 1,230.25

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Lloyds Banking Group PLC 54.69 -1.29 London Stock Exchange Gr 2779.50 -50.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 316.25 -4.40 Mediclinic International PLC 951.25 4.00 Merlin Entertainments PLC 465.95 -4.30 Micro Focus International 2114.50 -9.00 Mondi PLC 1635.00 -14.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 216.00 -2.40 National Grid PLC 1074.75 0.00 Next PLC 4760.50 -65.00 Old Mutual PLC 197.40 -3.30 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 8857.50 -60.00 Pearson PLC 746.25 -11.50 Persimmon PLC 1787.50 -51.00 Polymetal International PLC 979.00 -2.00 Provident Financial PLC 2921.00 -46.00 Prudential PLC 1376.25 -31.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 7825.00 -75.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 7187.00 -12.00 RELX PLC 1456.50 -8.00 Rio Tinto PLC 2504.75 -14.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 716.75 -5.50 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 180.05 -2.60 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 1929.50 -24.50 Royal Mail PLC 515.00 -5.50 RSA Insurance Group PLC 538.75 -7.00 SABMiller PLC 4448.50 -4.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 733.50 -5.50 Sainsbury (J) PLC 248.90 -4.90 Schroders PLC 2693.50 -44.00 Severn Trent PLC 2466.00 -7.00 Shire PLC 5147.50 -61.00 Sky PLC 839.50 -13.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 1251.00 -15.00 Smiths Group PLC 1408.00 -12.00 SSE PLC 1525.50 -9.00 Standard Chartered PLC 627.85 -11.30 Standard Life PLC 346.55 -6.50 St James's Place PLC 957.50 -15.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 150.70 -4.80 Tesco PLC 178.70 -2.85 Travis Perkins PLC 1526.50 -20.00 TUI AG 1082.50 -9.00 Unilever PLC 3608.00 -23.50 United Utilities Group PLC 991.50 -9.50 Vodafone Group PLC 220.55 -0.15 Whitbread PLC 3871.00 -64.00 Wolseley PLC 4348.00 -37.00 Worldpay Group PLC 295.60 -2.30 WPP PLC 1800.50 -22.00

% CHG. -2.30 -1.77 -1.37 0.42 -0.91 -0.42 -0.85 -1.10 0.00 -1.35 -1.64 -0.67 -1.52 -2.77 -0.20 -1.55 -2.20 -0.95 -0.17 -0.55 -0.58 -0.76 -1.42 -1.25 -1.06 -1.28 -0.09 -0.74 -1.93 -1.61 -0.28 -1.17 -1.52 -1.18 -0.85 -0.59 -1.77 -1.84 -1.54 -3.09 -1.57 -1.29 -0.82 -0.65 -0.95 -0.07 -1.63 -0.84 -0.77 -1.21

NET VOL 20,600.97 7.82 261.36 74.70 45.56 28.73 59.33 338.88 204.39 30.29 336.97 1.39 177.03 154.25 632.56 7.35 312.21 41.89 35.94 68.18 308.86 226.11 1,839.79 357.49 71.21 135.25 495.21 94.14 379.28 9.67 27.05 117.44 231.25 59.23 98.20 125.46 359.56 200.60 90.64 2,046.68 1,488.42 47.33 32.75 88.44 223.91 3,543.04 49.03 133.57 276.47 215.21

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 177.39 -2.46 -1.37% 1.9M 63.85 -0.78 -1.21% 5.1M 112.71 -1.91 -1.67% 52.5M 131.78 -0.09 -0.07% 2.3M 82.44 -1.06 -1.27% 3.0M 99.22 -0.76 -0.76% 7.4M 31.34 -0.32 -1.01% 20.4M 42.74 -0.22 -0.51% 8.9M 93.27 -0.14 -0.15% 4.4M 66.77 -0.08 -0.12% 2.7M 83.45 -0.09 -0.11% 12.7M 29.89 -0.15 -0.50% 22.8M 165.13 -2.89 -1.72% 3.4M 127.79 -0.96 -0.75% 4.5M 154.98 -1.13 -0.72% 2.7M 37.19 -0.36 -0.96% 18.1M 118.81 -0.65 -0.54% 4.8M 67.25 -0.14 -0.21% 14.0M 117.17 -0.19 -0.16% 2.8M 62.96 -0.06 -0.10% 7.7M 57.43 -0.39 -0.67% 20.0M 55.15 -0.26 -0.47% 8.9M 34.26 +0.11 +0.32% 12.9M 87.76 -1.23 -1.38% 48.3M 115.31 -1.42 -1.22% 1.1M 102.56 -0.44 -0.43% 2.6M 140.51 -0.53 -0.38% 2.8M 52.56 +0.21 +0.40% 13.0M 82.54 -0.82 -0.98% 8.3M 72.35 +0.08 +0.11% 7.7M

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Most Advanced Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Optical Cable Corporation Clearside Biomedical, Inc. Endo International plc Strongbridge Biopharma plc Novatel Wireless, Inc. SCYNEXIS, Inc. Zogenix, Inc. Merus N.V. Bazaarvoice, Inc. Amarin Corporation plc

$ 2.22 $ 2.88 $ 13.98 $ 23.39 $ 5.51 $ 3.44 $ 3.92 $ 10.45 $ 11.68 $ 5.47 $ 2.94

0.46 ▲ 26.14% 0.52 ▲ 22.03% 2.23 ▲ 18.98% 3.13 ▲ 15.45% 0.6899 ▲ 14.31% 0.39 ▲ 12.79% 0.39 ▲ 11.05% 0.93 ▲ 9.77% 1.03 ▲ 9.67% 0.46 ▲ 9.18% 0.24 ▲ 8.89%

$ 4.36 $ 4.70 $ 13.26 $ 23.10 $ 2.08 $ 15.06 $ 8.46 $ 13.19 $ 4.42 $ 2.29 $ 8.50

0.64 ▼ 12.80% 0.61 ▼ 11.49% 1.63 ▼ 10.95% 2.81 ▼ 10.85% 0.25 ▼ 10.73% 1.80 ▼ 10.68% 0.98 ▼ 10.38% 1.38 ▼ 9.47% 0.37 ▼ 7.72% 0.1599 ▼ 6.53% 0.57 ▼ 6.28%

Most Declined Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ViewRay, Inc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Gulf Resources, Inc. Everbridge, Inc. SAExploration Holdings, Inc. Capitala Finance Corp. Pershing Gold Corporation Burcon NutraScience Corp Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

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Inditex just keeps on growing WHEN one considers that there has been a worldwide recession and no economies are doing a great deal more than expanding slowly, Inditex, the world’s biggest clothing retailer and still a private company just sees the business grow and grow. Profits are €1.26 billion in the six months to the end of July, 8 per cent up on the previous year. Sales were also up 11 per cent to €10.5 billion and much of the increase is thanks to the steady development of the online stores for the eight brands in the group which include Zara, Zara Home, Stradivarius, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti. They can be accessed from no less than 40 countries and as the group has shops in 90 countries, there seems to be plenty of scope for continued expansion. Chairman and chief executive Pablo Isla explained that the company had invested a great deal into its online operations with 11 new countries added during the six month period under review. It is in the process of producing a special app covering the whole group which will be known as InWallet. Spain continues to be a healthy market for the group and accounts for about 20 per cent of total turnover and even here, profits are up by about 3 per cent, helped by the fact that customers can

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€1.26 billion profit was made by the company in the first six months of 2016, 8 per cent more than the previous year. now pay for their purchases with certain mobile phones and the group is looking to expand this service to other countries. Unlike its competitors, Inditex does not take chances by investing in purchasing large volumes of stock for each new season. Instead it develops a range of options and designs of which it produces relatively small stocks in order to test customer reaction and once it knows what is likely to sell in volume it then turns additional production around very quickly. Rather than have to find completely new markets in the future, it is only the Zara brand that has been promoted in a number of countries outside Europe. Logic suggests that the next sensible step is to introduce the other brands to those countries. Founder and major shareholder, the reclusive Amancio Ortega continues to be the second richest man in the world after Bill Gates, although every so often he pinches the top spot for a few days when his shares rise and those of Microsoft drop.

PABLO ISLA: Chairman and chief executive of Inditex.

Roaming charges in EU scrapped POSSIBLY alert to the good publicity that it will receive, the European Commission has decided to change the rules concerning roaming charges within the EU for EU residents and instead of there being no additional charges for 90 days in the year, with effect from June 2017, there will effectively be no roaming charges at all... perhaps. There will be certain safeguards built in to ensure that users don’t purchase chips in cheap mobile areas and then use them permanently in more expensive areas and phone companies will be entitled to register complaints if they find that their profits are hit disproportionately. A reduction in roaming charge costs was introduced in 2016 and now the extension should ensure that from the summer of 2017 that travellers from one EU country will not suddenly be hit with enor-

mo u s ro amin g cha rge s w hic h should be good news especially with parents whose children are quite happy to experiment with all manner of downloads. Some smart suppliers have been encouraging new customers to sign up with them by scrapping the roaming charges already, although as far as those with UK mobile contracts are concerned, this could all disappear by the end of 2019 at which time Britain may no longer be a member of the Union. Having announced that this is what is due to happen, it actually transpires that it is a re-draft of the original legislation which is going to be presented to a range of regulators, member states, mobile operators and associations before a final set of rules is adopted in December of this year, so what can be altered once, could still be altered once again.

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FREE ROAMING: For EU residents within EU countries. W hils t the pos s ibility of the cancellation of roaming charges c omple te ly ha s be e n ge ne ra lly well received by the public, there are critics who suggest that the loss of profits from roaming charges may encourage operators

to increase their general charges which would then adversely affect those who do not travel across Europe. It is interesting that the mobile revolution has become so important within Africa where it is much

cheaper to install transmitters than it is to put up telephone lines particularly within remote areas. In many countries the number of mobile phones that are registered far exceeds the number of landlines.

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MARISSA MAYER: The CEO of Yahoo will be under scrutiny. By John Smith IN what could turn out to be a major scandal and the possible death knell of internet pioneer Yahoo, it has been discovered that it suffered a major hacking incident as long ago as 2014 which it kept under wraps, possibly even from its purchaser Verizon which paid $4.8 billion (€4.3 billion) for the company as recently as July of this year. Data that it admits was taken included names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and encrypted passwords but not it appears any credit card details and according to Yahoo this information was in its opinion, “stolen by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor” although it does not name the state that may have been behind the attack or indeed the reason. In a case of what can best be described as ‘shutting the door after the horse has bolted,’ the company is recommending that users change their password details as soon as possible but the

Information on no less than 500 million users was taken. The FBI has been alerted and is investigating.” confession has only come to light as one hacker attempted to sell details of 200 million Yahoo users recently which then prompted questions from the media. Yahoo now admits that information on no less than 500 million users was taken and that it has alerted the FBI to the problem and that agency is investigating but it is impossible to understand why this information concerning what is probably the largest corporate hack ever was kept quiet and that those whose details were stolen were never told and the breach of security is only being admitted now after pressure from the media. A spokesman from Verizon

told the BBC that it became aware of this fact within the last few days and that it still had limited information. Depending on the outcome of its investigations, it could certainly prompt the company to take action against the board of Yahoo for possible non-disclosure. There seems to be little encouragement for an act of statesponsored intrusion on this scale when the information taken would be of very limited political use and it is unlikely that the money raised from selling the information would be of any interest or worth to any state unless it simply wants to embarrass a large US corporation. There are many questions left unanswered by this revelation, not the least of which is why the company decided to keep the information a secret, although in fairness they seem to have done a very job of covering up the attack for nearly two years! Marissa Mayer their chief executive will however have a lot of explaining to do and will be under the magnifying glass.

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Holier-than-thou leaders LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT PE R SONAL LY, I th in k w e should butt out of Syria altogether. E v e r y t i m e we ta k e th e s o ca l l e d m o r a l h i g h g ro u n d , w e finish up causing even more misery death and carnage. We have to stop judging people from other c o u n t r i e s, p a r ticu larly th e Mi d d l e E a st , b y o u r o w n lifestyle. Our democracies and the freedoms they bring, are virtually un k n o wn i n t h e M id d le E as t. Most of these countries are not ready for our standards and the independent lives we lead in the west. Some are still tribal and have basically been at each other’s throats for a thousand years. The only thing that keeps them in order and relatively peaceful, are strong dictatorial leaders, who rule by fear and strength.

BUTT OUT: Are we causing more misery, carnage and destruction than the dictators? Saudi Arabia is run by a nononsense royal family with a rod of iron. Result? Peace and har-

mony. Syria is presided over by a despot with a shocking record of human rights, but until we inter-

fered on ‘moral grounds’ he also ran a country of relative peace and harmony.

As soon as we decide to ‘level the playing field’ we cause more misery, carnage and destruction, than their dictators ever did. Libya, once prosperous and peaceful under Gaddafi, is now rubble in the wake of thousands dead. Iraq, under Hussein thriving and prosperous, remains a war zone, flattened and still spewing out terrorists after experiencing some of the worst atrocities in human history. No, I’m afraid interference by the West has brought more death and destruction than they would ever have experienced if we had simply left them alone to work out their own problems. And I’m still convinced that our so called morals come a very poor second to greed and other ulterior motives by a number of our hol i er- t han- t hou l eader s. Some of whom should already be behind bars. Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Storm clouds are brewing AW, bless Brian and his rose-tinted vision of a post-Brexit Utopia in which £1 could equal €2. This is what happens when you inhabit the dubious world of The Sun, Mail and Express, whose multi-billionaire, taxdodging/non-domiciled owners manipulate their readers for their own personal agenda. In the real world, however, on the strength of the referendum alone, a huge collapse of confidence caused the value of the pound to plummet and necessitated the injection of billions into the economy by the Bank of England as a means of life support. Incidentally, Mark Carney was the only face and voice calming the public in the post ref days when everybody else ran for the bushes. But, when a ‘hard’ Brexit looks certain (early next year?) there will be much worse to come for the economy. The Japanese have already issued their statement of intent to withdraw UK investment and the City financial institutions (major tax payers) will relocate to the EU... that’s just for starters. Also, worryingly for us Brits abroad, top UK lawyers have said there will be ‘zero chance’ of us retaining our acquired rights of residence, so I hope Brian’s Spanish is fluent should he need to apply for citizenship. Oh, and regarding those ‘global trade deals,’ I doubt very much if any of us pensioners will be around long enough to see UK GDP rocket. Dream on! PS As for hoping for a Trump victory... get a grip man! Elaine, Torremolinos

Grammar matters I HAVE a good life here in Spain and still work as an engineer which I have a degree in. I went through the school system from late 1950s to 1970. I think grammar schools were very important and offered a choice to kids. I never went to a grammar school but a secondary modern where I learned manual skills, like woodwork and metal work. Then onto a college when I started work at 16. I failed at English, it seems a common fault in Engineers, I now know I am dyslexic. I am sure that if I were at school now I doubt very much I would be able to get the job I have now, or anywhere near it. We have to have the top five to 10 per cent of the brightest children in a system where they can

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eventually help raise the desperately needed funds for the Peace Justice and Security Foundation to help alleviate so much injustice and cruelty that currently exists in various parts of our world. Every little positive action really does count. Thank you. Dario Poli

Top tip I HAVE just read the article on saving water. My top tip is when showering, first wet the body and sponges or equivalent and get a good lather on it. Then turn off the water, clean your body and hair, then rinse off. Not only does this method leave the aroma on you longer but saves water and high bills, also the same technique can be used while cleaning your teeth. Marco, Huércal-Overa

Tourist prevention officer? MY wife and I went down to Fuengirola port on Sunday to see the great local two piece band, Mita i Mita, who play at the White Rose most weekends. We just managed to get a table in the shade, sorted! The band started and there must have been a couple of hundred people sat there, tapping their feet and generally enjoying the music these guys were knocking out. Tourists, enjoying themselves, listening to great music over a couple of drinks. It’s the kind of afternoon that they will remember and take home with them to share with friends and family. Then, after about an hour, what happens? A panda car turns up and out gets ‘El Ploddo’ with a whistle, a shooter and dirty shoes! They told the band to stop playing and that was it. A couple of hundred perfectly sensible and happy adults, sat there with their mouths open in complete bewilder-

achieve the best, not having everyone pass the exams. If this means separate schools, so be it. Rant over, keep up the rants/views as I always look forward to them, even if I disagree. Freedom of speech should not be an option. Les, Alicante

Selfish statement I READ with astonishment the comment made by Gemma Middleton (Brexit Page Sept 22 edition). She says “My family at home voted to leave

ment. Who called the cops? There is no residential housing in the port area, passers-by were stopping for a nosey and a quick foot tap, everyone was having a great time. What on earth can be wrong with that? So, I have to ask the question: Does Fuengirola employ a tourist prevention officer? If so, he or she does a fantastic job. Here is a town that lives off tourism, where pickpockets are rife, they put a dog beach between two of the biggest tourist destinations in town (Club la Costa and the IPV Palace Hotel), and they don’t allow a local band to entertain perfectly happy and peaceful tourists. On the other hand, they spend what would appear to be half of their annual budget on roundabouts which resemble the hanging gardens of Babylon. I wonder if the roundabouts officer sits next to the tourist prevention officer at the town hall? Stuart

without thinking twice what it would mean for me.” What an utterly selfish statement and one I am hearing too often. Well sorry my love, but most people choose to move to Spain. Have you not thought of the problems that your family are now facing in the UK: can’t see a doctor for six weeks, rise in crime, few school places. There are too many things to mention here. Perhaps like many people in the UK, they can’t just up sticks to move abroad. We chose to have a home here and the UK. It will affect us in some way, but people voted Brexit for their future generations.

Please, Remain bleaters, let’s just accept it and get on with it. Jan, Murcia

Note of gratitude I READ your fine article on my recent trip to the Hague and was more than delighted, as it was beautifully written and presented. So thank you all of the EWN team for the continuing support that you have given me. By your newspaper creating a popular awareness, it will

Scary encounter I READ your piece ‘Keep safe on the road’ and agree using mobile phones whilst driving is dangerous. Something I have never done and never will do. However there’s another side to this. Recently I was stopped by police and fined for using my mobile. It didn’t matter that I strenuously denied it although it was on charge in the car. I have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome which makes it difficult to use a mobile at the best of times never mind when driving. My passengers confirmed I hadn’t used it but the police said I did. I paid the €100 fine quickly as it would’ve been €200 had I delayed. I was also given three points. It was a scary experience being accused by two armed policemen for something I didn’t do. I could see no way to prove my innocence and now I’m worried this will happen again. It could be an even worse offence next time. What happens if I end up in prison for something I did not do? Anne, Monte Pego

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Onwards and upwards By Matthew Elliott PROPERTY markets are by their very nature complex, dynamic and subject to powerful external forces, yet the Costa del Sol has persevered in its phenomenal recovery and recent years have seen the marketplace enjoy a welcome level of stability, growing in confidence with each passing day. The dream of owning a home on the Costa, whether in gorgeous Marbella, picturesque Mijas, on the shores of Benalmadena, Fuengirola, and San Pedro, or inland in beautiful Coin, Alhaurin and Benahavis, is as potent as ever, and has spread far beyond Europe to as far afield as America and China. Today the Costa del Sol property market boasts huge interest from smart investors contributing to the vibrant cultural melting pot that’s been the area’s defining characteristic since the 1960s. By consolidating its reputation and attracting a wider variety of investors, the property market is successfully insulating itself from concerns over Brexit, while also helping power the engine of the national market. The Spanish property market is in rude health, seeing results not witnessed in almost a decade across all the essential indicators. Home sales and transactions, rental markets, the related construction and legal sectors, and foreign interest have also seen tremendous improvements since 2014, marked by a welcome blend of stability that hints at a maturing marketplace. A crucial piece of the puzzle is the evolution of the market itself in terms of how business is conducted, how clients are treated, and the vast scope of immensely valuable information now at their disposal. With widespread investment and growing

Picturesque Mijas. awareness from the international business community there is now simply too much money at stake for the sector not to rapidly adapt and become one of the world’s most advanced, and fortunately that is precisely what is happening. Values including trust, transparency, financial fairness, and sustainability now enjoy a far more privileged place than seen in the past, and this development allows foreign residents and expatriates the much deserved opportunity to be confident in their property decisions, and to choose Spain, and the Costa del Sol, ahead

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of other prime destinations. A fundamental part of this evolution is down to the dedication of local property specialists and real estate agents, who have come through the tough times stronger than ever, and can attribute their success to their firm commitment to community values of fairness and sustainability. Because these people are from the community, live in the community, owe their success and future to the community, they are far more inclined to ensure, not only that their neighbours are protected, but that the financial health of local properties continues to excel. If you are seriously considering buying or selling a property on the Costa del Sol, then the specialists and experts featured throughout these pages should be your first port of call. They know the areas, and communities, intimately, and can offer priceless advice. It is this kind of client and community-focused service that you simply will not find elsewhere, and it’s hugely beneficial when making such a serious consideration to be able to talk with someone on the level, who understands exactly your hopes and concerns. Today you have more technology, expertise and collective experience at your fingertips to make a more informed decision, and a healthy vibrant market to look forward to investing in. To truly understand local dynamics and ensure you make the smart, sensible decision when it comes to your financial future, then the experts in this supplement are the people to speak with.

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Your home improvement guide Time to start your home improvements without breaking the bank John Graham The property expert

AFTER another hot summer of outdoor living, it’s now the time of year when EWN homeowners start thinking of doing some home improvements or DIY around your home. Over the next few months, millions of euros will be spent on home improvements along the Costa’s and Mallorca. If you live in an apartment you will be focused on the interior as the exterior and all other areas of the building will be maintained by the community. If you live in a town house or villa you’ve got more to think about, you need to maintain the interior, the exterior and

HEART OF THE HOME: The kitchen is the most important room. your garden. So over the next few weeks I will be talking to you about how you can improve your home, without breaking the bank, so DIY will be an option. However, you should consider that any

DIY improvement is normally not as good as improvements carried out by tradesmen and on some improvements I strongly recommend that you use professional tradesman. Over the years I’ve seen

some dangerous DIY work, which could have caused serious injuries or worse, so when I suggest using tradesmen for a particular job, please take my advice. Before we start, let’s answer the most common

question asked by homeowners: why bother spending money on home improvements, or why not put it off until this time next year and save money? The answer is simple, your home is probably your biggest investment, by maintaining and improving your home you are actually increasing the value of your home or investment, so it’s logical that you should look after your home, and of course living in a well maintained home with regular improvements is far better than a home that’s neglected. Now where shall we start, yes of course, the most important room in the home, the kitchen or kitchen diner. It doesn’t matter if you live in a small apartment or a mansion, the kitchen is the heart of the modern home. If you have the money, you could change your old

kitchen very quickly by taking everything out and arrange for a top kitchen company to design and fit a brand new state of the art kitchen for you. However, if your budget doesn’t run that high or you don’t want a bank loan to cover the costs, there are several affordable ways to improve your kitchen and still have some change left over for this years Christmas Turkey. One of the first things that you need to do, is decide if the size of your kitchen is big enough for you. Is it well laid out, is there space to extend the kitchen, could you knock down a few walls, remove a door and have an open plan kitchen-diner? To be continued... John Graham is a Fellow of The Architecture & Surveying Institute. Contact John by email gk.ipad@me.com.

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Righting wrongs for British buyers IN what could prove to be another important milestone for British buyers who lost huge savings in their dealings with shady Spanish developers, a judge has ordered two banks to refund substantial payments one individual made to the (now bankrupt) Aifos group. The British man paid more than €70,000 to Aifos in staged payments in expectation of securing an apartment in a new Costa del Sol development under construction in 2003. In a now familiar story, the firm went out of business before the development was completed and the buyer ’s right to be refunded was essentially voided by Aifos’ bankruptcy. Now Santander and Banco Popular have been ordered to return roughly €50,000 between them for failing to ensure that the developer had followed the appropriate consumer protection laws designed to prevent such situations unfolding. The ruling does not act as a definitive precedent for similar cases but follows a string of legal victories for British individuals affected by the shambolic situation throughout the housing boom that may eventually see some measure of justice done. Better late than never.

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OWNERS BEWARE: Take measures to make sure property is secure when not occupied.

Squatter gang threats By Matthew Elliott PROPERTY owners across Spain are advised to beware of a new scam which sees squatters sneak into empty homes and simply stay there until they are either evicted – a lengthy process under Spanish law – or pay a ransom to the organised gangs masterminding the scheme. The phenomenon is on the rise across the country, particularly in Catalonia, and takes advantage of strict laws on evictions which see homeowners bear the burden of proof, rather than the invaders. Unless the police actually catch the squatters breaking into the property

Intimidation from the gangs means that many homeowners are afraid to take retributive measures such as turning off the water or electricity supply.”

there is very little they can do, while the gangs operate in the knowledge that it is usually far cheaper to simply pay the ransom rather than fork out for legal fees. Intimidation from the gangs means that many homeowners are afraid to take retributive measures such as turning off the water or electricity supply and they are loathe to risk the squatters simply destroying their homes from within. Now private security groups are springing up with pledges to keep a watchful eye over properties when the owners go away for lengthy periods, although the legality of some of the tactics they use has been questioned.

A NEW report from Halifax, Britain’s largest mortgage lender, has suggested that firsttime buyers in England’s southeast face an additional seven year wait to get on the housing ladder than their counterparts across the UK. Those in London and the sprawling surrounds are typically significantly older and pay far more when they reach their first property milestone. Halifax found the average age of a British first time buyer is now 30, not a substantial increase given that it was 28 in 1983, but this masks huge regional differences. In parts of the south-east the average age is 34 and purchase prices north of £400,000 (€466,000), while in south Wales ages drop to 27 and costs to just £122,000 (€142,000).

Balancing pensions CHIEF Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew Bailey, disagrees with the Bank of England’s top economist over whether property investment is best for a comfortable retirement. He believes pension savings are the best option and it’s foolhardy to rely entirely on property portfolios. This was in response to Andy Haldane, of the BoE, who suggested it was safer and more profitable to count on returns from property investments.

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Forget the prenup, just buy a house A DUTCH architectural company has come up with a novel way of reducing the trauma of divorce by building a house which can be split into two when a couple decide to go separate ways. Prenuptial Housing, as the project has been named, was thought up by pop culture and public relations expert Omar Kbiri while looking for a house to buy with his girlfriend. “While house hunting, he started to think about the problems friends and relatives had when they split up and had to fight over the house or sell it and split the money. He decided a home like this would reduce some of the pain,” architect Xander den Dujin, from OBA Studio, explained. Expected to be available in 2017, the houses will consist of units made of light materials which can be easily separated to make two independent homes in the future while still looking and feeling like a single one in the meantime. Although couples will still have to be neighbours, they will be able to lead separate lives without the hassle that comes from splitting up and selling up at the same time. They could also, den Dujin said, be very useful for modern families who may need to add rooms in the future or decide to split the property in two to give older children a home of their own. The modular houses will be shipped all over the world on order and there has been some interest already, although only time will tell whether this rather pessimistic view of the future will convince newlyweds or those about to embark on life as a couple.

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Sunshine homes

FOREIGN BUYERS: Helped to bolster property sales this summer. By Matthew Elliott VISITING Spain is apparently such a terrific experience that one in five tourists who flew, sailed, or drove to the Mediterranean country this summer are considering purchasing a second home in the sun.

A survey from Iberia Real Estate found that the variety of property destinations considered by foreign residents has expanded considerably in recent years. Desire continues to be concentrated on the eastern Mediterranean coastline in Andalucia, Valencia and

Catalonia, as well as the Balearic Islands but interest is also peaking in Cantabria and Galicia. According to the data, the typical buyer looking at a second home in Spain is a middle-aged male with a family wary of risking a purchase in locations threat-

ened by terrorism, including France, Egypt and Tunisia. Foreign buyers have helped bolster the sales market this summer which saw a spectacular 30 per cent increase in purchases as bankowned properties in particular could be bought for extremely attractive prices.

New law to slash commission rate By Eleanor Hawkins MORTGAGE holders are looking to save up to €492 in commission on early partial repayments when a new mortgage law comes into effect in Spain, money-saving website Kelisto.es has calculated. The ne w la w w ill limit t he am ount of commission banks will be allowed to charge when mortgage holders make early repayments and force them to choose between two formulae which will limit the amount of commission and stop them from charging any after a certain number of years. Banks will have to choose between commission of 0.25 per cent if the repayment is made within five years of signing the contract and nothing as of the sixth year, or 0.5 per cent during the first three years and nothing as of the fourth, explained Estefania Gonzalez, head of Personal Finances at Kelisto.es. The website has calculated that 57 per cent of variable rate mortgages include commissions for early partial repayments and that they all charge the maximum currently permitted by law: 0.5 per cent during the first five years and 0.25 per cent after that.

The new law will limit the amount of commission banks will be allowed to charge when mortgage holders make early repaymements and force them to choose between two formulae.”

With the limitations due with the change in law, Kelisto.es has estimated that a mortgage holder with an average loan amount of €112,516 at an interest rate of 1.132 per cent over 22 years looks to save an average of €138 in costs on early repayments depending on the time that they are made and the formula that their lender chooses to apply. “Application of these limitations will be retroactive, so it will also affect people who already have a mortgage,” Gonzalez said.

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Better quality and lower prices THE Vega Baja, Marinas Alta and Baixa and the municipality of Alicante, are leading recovery in the construction sector. Planning this year has been processing around 7,000 permissions to start building residential and commercial homes, compared to 4,120 last year, according to data by the Provincial Association of Architects. They said banks have again started approving mortgage loans but in a more orderly way than during the times of the boom. That, coupled with general lower prices and an improvement in build quality, has got the market moving again. Antonio Macia, president of the Provincial Association of Architects, said: “The recovery is a fact as evidenced by the request for permits for new housing which increased by 67 per cent as of August 31.” He added that new properties were “being built with much higher quality and respect for the environment in everything related to energy efficiency and the use of materials, since the buyer has become much more demanding.”

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Not so slim pickings By Matthew Elliott MEXICAN telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, who often swaps shifts with Warre n B u ffett a nd B ill Gates as the world’s richest man, has purchased approximately €100 million worth of shares in the Spanish building firm FCC and the construction company Realia. Slim’s Grupo Financiero Inbursa made the splurge at a s h are s a le la u n c he d by Caixabank, Spain’s third largest lender. The magnate, who made h is mo n e y s p ea rh ea ding Latin America’s largest mobile phone carrier, has an e x p a n s iv e in tern ationa l business empire with a s tro n g fo cu s o n th e c onstruction sector. First setting his sights on Spain in 2015, the confidence placed by one of the wealthiest men on the planet in the Spanish construction and real estate market will be well received by investors.

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Leading the way for construction growth THE latest data on the construction sector in the European Union (EU) revealed this month by the official Eurostat statistics office has placed Spain in the lead for growth. The figures, which relate to July this year, reveal that construction activity in the country was 12 per cent up compared to July 2015, well ahead of Sweden with a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent and France with 3.3 per cent. The average year-on-year increase for the whole of the EU was reported at 3.1 per cent, well under the figure for Spain.

Useful trick for potential buyers

CARLOS SLIM: Invests in Spanish construction.

UNLIKE the UK and other countries, data protection laws in Spain mean that interested buyers can’t check how much particular houses sold for online. On different British property portals it is incredibly easy to perform a quick search on a neighbourhood to gauge actual valuations of properties in an area. There is, however, an option for those determined to get an accurate valuation online for a fee. Consult with your local property specialist to see if they can help. Historical prices can be an incredibly helpful tool in evaluating your next purchase and, though it’s a shame that they’re hard to find in Spain, where there’s a will there’s a way.

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Solar electricity: The best investment available today!

INNOVATIVE PANELS: Mean installation can be tailored to specific needs. I HAVE heard and read a lot about solar electricity being illegal in Spain. Is this true? No it’s not. Solar in Spain are legally installing solar electricity systems on and off grid to residential homes and businesses every day here in Spain. Do I need permission from Iberdrola /Endesa to install a system in my property? Yes you do. This is very important and must not be overlooked. Permissions need to be obtained before the installation takes place. Every grid-connected electricity system needs authorisation from both the utility company and the Spanish Government. Currently there are fines of up to €30,000 for unauthorised installations. Solar in Spain completes all the

SOLAR ENERGY: The cost of installing solar electricity will pay for itself within five or six years.

Electricity prices have increased by over 10 per cent each year in Spain during the past five years and the cost is likely to increase by similar amounts over the next few years. Here, Fidelma Matthews, a director from renewable energy company Solar in Spain answers the main questions that people ask about solar electricity systems: paperwork for its clients and is one of the few companies that actually ensures that their installations comply fully with the law. Do I have to pay tax if I install a solar electricity system? No, not for systems smaller than 10kW. Last November the government introduced a new law regarding solar electricity. Systems that are smaller than 10kW will not be subject to any tax. This is great news for

home owners as a system under this size will easily produce all the electricity needs for most homes. Are these the same types of systems that many people are installing in the UK and all over Europe? Yes, and you will start saving and reducing your carbon footprint as soon as it is installed and switched on. What is the life expectancy of a solar grid-connected electricity system? A well designed solar system will last for 25-30 years. Both the solar panels and the inverters used by Solar in Spain are guaranteed for 25 years.

How does a solar grid-connected system work? You remain connected to your electricity supplier (Iberdrola/Endesa) and all the electricity your solar electricity system produces is used by your home instead of the expensive supply from your electricity company. What happens to the electricity that is produced but not used? Endesa/Iberdrola will now buy back any solar electricity that is sent back to the grid. Alternatively, you can install batteries to store the electricity and then use the electricity during the night. Does solar energy only work on sunny days? No. These cells do not need direct sunshine to work, they can still generate electricity on cloudy days. The stronger the sunshine, the more electricity is produced. Are solar electricity systems expensive? A solar electricity system will pay for itself within five

or six years. The annual Return on Investment is 12 per cent which is a very much higher return than you will receive from any other secure investment. In addition, every time Iberdrola increase their prices in the future your solar investment improves! I’m not sure that I have a suitable area or roof to install solar panels? There are lots of new and innovative panel installation systems that will allow you to use car ports, flat roofs and difficult roofs. We will perform a site survey and come up with an unobtrusive solution for you. Will the same solar system heat my hot water? No, but it can subsidise your existing immersion heater or alternatively we can supply a solar solution for your hot water supply. Where can I find out more information? Solar in Spain has been in business in Spain for 15 years. Their office and showroom is in the Guadalmina Commercial Centre in San Pedro de Alcántara (directly above the SuperSol supermarket). They are open from 9.30am to 1.30pm, Monday to Friday and would be delighted to answer any questions. They can also be contacted on 962 854 488 or by sending an email to info@solarinspain.com. You can also visit their website at www.solarinspain.com.

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Minimising retirement income tax in Spain ONE of the most important decisions expats need to make when retiring to Spain is how to take pension benefits from their retirement plans. For those who qualify, it is possible to take your pension as a ‘threeyear temporary annuity.’ This form of Spanish annuity allows an individual to withdraw equal amounts from his/her pension fund over a three-year period. Annuities are taxed favourably in Spain with the authorities treating a proportion of the income as non-taxable capital; only the balance is subject to income tax. The taxable income element of the annuity is determined by applying a fixed percentage of between 8 - 40 per cent to the amount received, depending on the age of the beneficiary at the time the annuity vests. QROPS holders qualify for this special tax treatment in Spain; the net effect of using this legal loophole is a pension income tax rate of between 3 - 5 per cent per annum. An example may look like the following. Case Study Example: A retiree

SPECIAL TAX TREATMENT: Annuities are taxed favourably in Spain. aged between 60 and 65 with a QROPS fund worth €500,000 has an income requirement of €25,000 per annum for the first three years of his/her retirement. It is necessary to apply two separate tax rates to the gross income: • Normal Spanish tax on lifetime annuities, which is banded according to age.

• The special temporary annuity rate applied to foreign pensions, which is banded according to time. Normal Spanish tax in this case on the lifetime annuity would be 24 per cent. The retiree thus begins the calculation by applying the tax rate of 24 per cent on the €25,000 income drawn down, which would be €6,000.

In choosing the special temporary annuity option for international pensions, the second percentage rate thereafter needs to be applied to the €6,000. The rate of tax for a temporary annuity of under five years is currently 12 per cent. As such, tax is only payable on 12 per cent of the €6,000; this equates to €720, or 3.33 per cent of each €25,000

tranche of annual income drawn down. In order to facilitate this, the pension trustees would reserve €75,000 in a protected account and provide an official document confirming that the temporary annuity option for foreign pensions has been claimed. The remaining capital in the fund of €425,000 would stay invested and will hopefully grow in the meantime. After the first three-year period, you would simply repeat the exercise, if your situation is the same and the allowance is still in place. If either your situation has changed or tax rules have been altered, you would need to create a tax strategy that works under the new circumstances. We are not alone in finding tax issues somewhat daunting. As Albert Einstein once said: “The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” I hope he had a good adviser! Phil Loughton Director at AXIS Strategy Consultants www.axis-finance.com

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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 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 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 Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Level 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm Judge Rinder 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm Funniest Ever You’ve Been Framed! Gold 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Little Man 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Little Man 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy

5:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:30pm

11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 1:00am 1:30am

Rip Off Britain Caught Red Handed Yes Chef Antiques Roadshow Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Coast The Edge Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Prime Minister To the Manor Born The Animal’s Guide to Britain The Link Flog It! Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two The Retreat Great British Menu Mastermind Gardeners’ World The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice Mock the Week Newsnight Later... with Jools Holland Live at the Apollo Golf

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Top of the Pops Simon Bates presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 6 May 1982. 9:00pm The Good Old Days 10:00pm The Hip Hop World News 11:30pm Rubble Kings 12:30am Hip Hop at the BBC 1:30am Top of the Pops 2:10am The Hip Hop World News British rapper Rodney P sets out to show what the world looks like when it is seen through the lens of hip-hop. 3:40am Hip Hop at the BBC 4:40am This is BBC Four

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In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat The Royal Where the Heart is In Loving Memory You’re Only Young Twice On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Rosemary and Thyme Long Lost Family Law and Order: UK Wycliffe A Touch of Frost Long Lost Family Rory Bremner’s Great British Views Rory Bremner’s Great British Views On the Buses

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7:05am 3rd Rock from the Sun 7:55am Formula 1 9:40am Frasier 10:10am Frasier 11:05am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 9:00pm Jamie’s Super Food 9:30pm Travel Man 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Lie Detective 11:50pm First Dates 12:55am It’s a Weird World 1:55am Her

7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 8:50am 9:50am 10:55am 11:55am 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

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Goals of the 90s Magnum, P.I. The Chase The Sweeney Ironside Minder Magnum, P.I. The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas The Sweeney Minder Ironside Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Steve Mcqueen: Motorcycle Movie Star From Russia with Love FYI Daily From Russia with Love Bullitt FYI Daily Bullitt

9:05am 9:15am 9:35am 9:50am 10:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm

2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 4:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:55am

Wissper Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Toot the Tiny Tugboat Bananas in Pyjamas The Wright Stuff Cowboy Builders and Bodge Jobs 5 News Lunchtime Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives Home and Away Neighbours NCIS The Good Witch’s Charm 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight World’s Tallest Towers The Cars That Made Britain Great Carry on Caravanning When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong Super Casino

10:15am Avengers: Age of Ultron Special 10:35am Terminator Genisys 12:45pm Ant-Man 2:45pm King Arthur 4:55pm Smokey and the Bandit II 6:50pm Terminator Genisys 9:00pm Ant-Man 11:00pm Bloodsport 12:40am King Arthur 3:00am Close Range

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

Jersey Girl Hot Shots! Part Deux Office Space The Wedding Ringer Ted 2 The Simpsons Movie The Inbetweeners 2 Ted 2 Dumb and Dumber To 1:10am The Wedding Ringer 3:00am The Cable Guy 4:45am Eddie Murphy: Raw

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:40am 9:10am 9:40am 10:05am 10:35am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:40am

Charmed Hollyoaks Stage School Coach Trip Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Charmed Charmed The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School Rush Hour Die Hard The Big Bang Theory

8:35am The Benefactor 10:15am Bound by Blood 11:50am The Forgotten Kingdom 1:35pm Daddy’s Home 3:20pm Bridge of Spies 5:50pm Frog Kingdom 7:30pm Grandma Drama about a sharp-tongued septuagenarian who comes to the aid of her pregnant teenage granddaughter. 9:00pm Bridge of Spies 11:30pm Daddy’s Home A mild-mannered stepdad and bad boy biological father battle for parental supremacy. 1:10am Some Kind of Hate 2:40am Pandemic 4:20am The Benefactor Drama about a guiltwracked philanthropist who meddles in the lives of a young couple.

FRIDAY TV

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:15am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:15pm 1:30pm 7:00pm 1:30am 2:30am 3:30am 4:00am 4:30am 5:00am 5:15am

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Cricket Classic WWE Main Event NFL Highlights Super League Highlights Super League Gold Motorsport Mundial Ashes Best Days BPL Legends Bpl 100 Club NFL Highlights NFL Cricket Super League Gold Super League Gold BPL Legends Barclays Premier League Preview The Fantasy Football Club Football Carling-in Off the Bar The Fantasy Football Club Fnf - Everton/Palace Highlights Football Gold MLS Live Football Gold

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Rugby League 3:15pm Bargain Hunt 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Pointless 7:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:25pm The National Lottery: Five Star Family Reunion 10:15pm Casualty 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 12:45am The NFL Show 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

7:00am The Women’s Football Show 7:35am From This Day Forward 9:05am Berlin Express 10:30am Golf 1:00pm Great British Menu 1:30pm Great British Menu 2:00pm Great British Menu 2:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:15pm Nature’s Weirdest Events 4:15pm Flog It! 5:10pm Hairy Bikers Chicken and Egg 6:10pm Gardeners’ World 7:10pm Inside the Commons 8:10pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 8:40pm Dad’s Army 9:10pm Betjeman and Me: Rick Stein’s Story 10:00pm Railway Nation: Across Britain in a Day 11:00pm Performance Live: Kate Tempest 12:00am Poets at the BBC 1:00am Live at the Apollo

8:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 9:00pm Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth Documentary exploring the stories of four ships built on the River Clyde. 10:00pm Beck 11:30pm Do We Really Need the Moon? 12:30am Horizon Special 1:30am Top of the Pops Simon Bates presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 6th May 1982. 2:05am Top of the Pops 2:40am Top of the Pops 3:20am Do We Really Need the Moon? Space scientist and lunar fanatic Dr Maggie AderinPocock explores people’s intimate relationship with the moon.

7:00am 10:25am 10:30am 12:20pm 1:20pm

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:30pm The X Factor 2:30pm The Xtra Factor Live 3:30pm Ninja Warrior UK 4:30pm The Bachelor 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm The Bachelor 6:25pm Nanny McPhee 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Nanny McPhee 8:20pm Kindergarten Cop 9:20pm FYI Daily 9:25pm Kindergarten Cop 10:30pm The Xtra Factor Live 11:30pm Celebrity Juice 12:20am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:20am Family Guy 1:50am American Dad! 2:20am American Dad! 2:45am Mom 3:10am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 3:30am Planet’s Funniest Animals 3:55am Teleshopping

7:00am 7:10am 8:00am 9:05am

1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 12:05am

12:25am

CITV ITV News Murder, She Wrote Judge Rinder ITV News and Weather River Monsters Tipping Point The Chase The X Factor Ninja Warrior UK Local News and Weather ITV News and Weather You’ve Been Framed! Go for It The X Factor Newzoids The Jonathan Ross Show ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. Columbo: Agenda for Murder

10:20am 11:20am 11:25am 12:25pm 1:35pm 1:40pm 2:55pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 12:00am 2:00am 2:30am 2:55am 3:30am

Movies Now Where the Heart is Where the Heart is The Return of Sherlock Holmes Carry on Screaming FYI Daily Carry on Screaming Les Miserables FYI Daily Les Miserables Rosemary and Thyme Rosemary and Thyme Agatha Christie’s Marple Midsomer Murders Doc Martin Midsomer Murders Lewis You’re Only Young Twice You’re Only Young Twice ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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7:00am 7:25am 7:55am 9:05am 10:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 5:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:15am 3:00am 5:05am

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7:00am 7:50am 8:45am 9:10am 9:40am 10:10am 10:40am 11:05am 11:35am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:05pm 4:05pm 5:15pm 5:20pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:05pm 10:10pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am 12:55am

Motorsport Mobil 1 The Grid Formula 1 The Morning Line Formula 1 Murray Walker Meets Jenson Button The Simpsons The Simpsons Gok’s Fill Your House for Free Channel 4 Racing Formula 1 Channel 4 News Grand Designs Walking Through Time 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Transcendence How I Live Now Hollyoaks Omnibus Kirstie’s Vintage Gems Kirstie Allsopp is challenged to create a fun bedroom for young girls Daisy-May and Amy. Location, Location, Location

7:00am Milkshake! 9:25am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:00am The Saturday Show Live 12:05pm Police Interceptors 1:00pm Police Interceptors 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 4:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 5:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 6:00pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 7:00pm 5 News 7:05pm NCIS 8:00pm NCIS 8:55pm NCIS: New Orleans 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:25pm Gotham 12:25am Gotham 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am Aircrash: Terror at Take-Off 5:00am Secrets of the SAS: 5:50am Wildlife SOS

Motorsport UK Bundesliga Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars All Quiet on the Western Front FYI Daily All Quiet on the Western Front The Green Berets FYI Daily The Green Berets Fishing Impossible Fierce Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey FYI Daily Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey A Dangerous Man FYI Daily A Dangerous Man Manny

7:00am The Day the Earth Stood Still 8:50am Eragon 10:40am Superman 2 12:55pm San Andreas 2:55pm Minority Report 5:25pm Poseidon 7:10pm The Day the Earth Stood Still 9:00pm San Andreas 11:00pm Minority Report 1:30am Underworld

8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:35am 11:05am 11:35am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:25am

7:00am 8:30am 10:05am 11:45am 1:30pm 3:05pm 5:35pm

7:15pm 11:45am Nutty Professor II: The Klumps 1:35pm The Bad Education Movie 3:15pm How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 5:15pm Failure to Launch 7:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 9:00pm The Bad Education Movie 10:40pm The Interview 12:40am Search Party 2:25am Billy Madison

9:00pm 11:30pm 1:10am 2:50am 4:20am

SATURDAY TV

Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip Coach Trip How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy New Girl Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Die Hard 2 Wanted

7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am

Grandma The Benefactor Daddy’s Home Girl on the Edge Frog Kingdom Bridge of Spies Careful What You Wish for Trouble brews when a wide-eyed teenager begins an affair with the seductive young wife of his wealthy neighbour. Girl on the Edge A troubled teenage girl struggling to deal with the aftermath of a traumatic event is sent to an innovative treatment centre. Bridge of Spies Daddy’s Home The Benefactor Some Kind of Hate Grandma

7:00am Cricket Classics 7:30am Sporting Greats 8:00am Cricket 9:00am Game Changers 9:30am Fnf Highlights 10:00am The Fantasy Football Club 11:00am Soccer A.M. 12:30pm Football 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:15pm Football 9:00pm Live Fight Night International 12:00am Cricket Classics 12:30am Sporting Greats 1:00am Football 3:00am MLS Live 5:00am Football Gold 5:15am Football Gold 5:30am Football Swansea City host Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium in the Premier League.

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Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Football Gold Barclays Premier League Preview Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Heroes Live Ryder Cup Breakfast Ryder Cup - Live Ryder Cup - Live Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs A look back at some of sport’s greatest triumphs. How the 1997 Ryder Cup Was Won A look back at The 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama. Sporting Triumphs Wind the clock back to 2010 and take a look at recordbreaking jockey AP McCoy’s victory. Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs

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7:00am Breakfast 8:40am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Escape to the Country 3:00pm Ingenious Animals 4:00pm Points of View 4:15pm The Great British Bake Off 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm Animal Babies 6:50pm BBC News 7:05pm Regional News 7:10pm Weather 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Poldark 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:50am Brooklyn’s Finest

7:00am Glorious Gardens From Above 7:45am Gardeners’ World 8:45am Countryfile 9:45am The Beechgrove Garden 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am Golf 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm Reggie Yates: Touchdown USA 2:45pm NFL Live 7:00pm Rugby League 8:00pm Ireland with Simon Reeve 9:00pm Hunting the Nazi Gold Train 10:00pm Louis Theroux 11:15pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more i mportant to be interesting than right. 12:00am Golf 2:00am Countryfile 2:55am Holby City 3:55am This is BBC Two

9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Horizon Horizon follows the search for the smallest thing in the universe, a journey where things don’t just become smaller but also a whole lot weirder. 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy. 11:30pm Britain’s Star Men: Heroes of Astronomy 12:30am Lulu: Something to Shout About 2:00am Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 The biggest musical hits from the years 1964 to 1975. 3:30am Natural World The killer whale is one of the most feared predators in the ocean and most would consider it madness to enter the water with one.

7:00am Motor Sport Volkswagen Racing Cup The VW Racing Cup heads to Donington Park for the next round. 7:30am Triathlon 8:00am Formula 1 11:45am Sunday Brunch Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer host the chilled Sunday show with recipes and previews. 2:45pm Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty join forces for a third series at their endof-the-pier caff. 3:45pm The Simpsons 5:20pm Channel 4 News 5:50pm Formula 1 8:30pm Speed with Guy Martin 10:00pm Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am Red Eye

7:00am Milkshake! 10:55am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Football on 5 12:30pm Football on 5 1:00pm Fail Army 1:30pm The Hotel Inspector 2:30pm The Hotel Inspector 3:30pm A Knight’s Tale 6:05pm Now That’s Funny 7:05pm Penn and Teller: Fool Us in Vegas 8:00pm Ice Road Truckers 9:55pm 5 News 10:00pm The Expendables 2 12:05am Total Recall 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies Comedian and dog lover Alan Davies follows the work of RSPCA officers around the country. 5:00am Criminals Caught on Camera 5:50am Wildlife SOS Documentary series about the work of dedicated animal lovers.

7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Bear Grylls Survival School 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 12:30pm Chopping Block 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:35pm Judge Rinder 2:35pm Victoria 3:35pm The X Factor 5:05pm Tipping Point 6:05pm Doc Martin 7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:30pm The X Factor 10:00pm Victoria 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Peston on Sunday 12:15am Rugby Highlights 1:10am Jackpot 4:00am Motorsport UK

7:00am You’ve Been Framed! 7:20am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:00pm The X Factor 2:30pm The Xtra Factor Live 3:30pm You’ve Been Framed! 4:05pm Kangaroo Jack 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Kangaroo Jack 5:55pm Despicable Me 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Despicable Me 7:50pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 10:00pm The Xtra Factor Live 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:25am American Dad! 1:50am The Cleveland Show 2:15am The Cleveland Show 2:40am Dating in the Dark

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7:00am World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina 7:20am Storage Wars Texas 7:40am Storage Wars Texas 8:10am The Classic Car Show Documentary looking at the phenomenon of the classic car. 9:10am Motogp Highlights 10:10am Scarborough Gold Cup Highlights 11:15am MSA British Touring Car Championship 7:30pm Goodwood Revival 8:30pm Mr. Bean 9:00pm Rugby 10:00pm Car Crash Britain Caught on Camera 11:00pm Cliffhanger 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Cliffhanger 1:15am Steve Mcqueen: Motorcycle Movie Star 2:15am Pawn Stars 2:45am Pawn Stars 3:10am Hell on Wheels 4:00am Teleshopping

11:10am Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 12:45pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 2:45pm Night at the Museum 4:40pm Troy 7:25pm Rush Hour 2 9:00pm The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 11:00pm Walking Tall 12:35am Kite

1:10pm 2:15pm 3:55pm 6:10pm 7:10pm 7:15pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:10am 2:10am 3:00am 4:00am 4:05am 4:50am 5:40am

Inspector Morse Heartbeat Heartbeat Agatha Christie’s Marple Rosemary and Thyme Columbo A Touch of Frost Carry on Again, Doctor FYI Daily Carry on Again, Doctor Midsomer Murders It’ll be Alright on the Night Another life Wire in the Blood Wire in the Blood The Three Musketeers FYI Daily The Three Musketeers May the Best House Win May the Best House Win

8:00am The Jewel of the Nile 9:50am Into the Woods: Stage to Screen 10:20am The Benchwarmers 11:55am Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion 1:35pm Welcome to Me 3:15pm Pixels 5:10pm Click 7:10pm St. Vincent 9:00pm Pixels 11:00pm Welcome to Me 12:40am Ali G Indahouse 2:15am This is Where I Leave You

7:55am 8:25am 8:55am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 1:00pm 2:45pm 3:45pm 4:10pm 4:40pm 5:05pm 5:35pm 6:00pm 6:35pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm

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Stage School Stage School Stage School Stage School Stage School Hollyoaks Omnibus Postman Pat: The Movie The Frozen Phenomenon The GoldbergsThe Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian Tattoo Fixers on Holiday Body Fixers Rude Tube Containment Empire

7:00am The Benefactor 8:45am The Top Ten Show 2016 9:00am Girl on the Edge 10:45am Frog Kingdom 12:30pm Bridge of Spies 3:00pm Victor Frankenstein 5:00pm Bridget Jones: Renee Zellweger’s Baby 5:30pm Girl on the Edge A troubled teenage girl struggling to deal with the aftermath of a traumatic event is sent to an innovative treatment centre. True-life drama with Peter Coyote. 7:15pm Daddy’s Home 9:00pm Victor Frankenstein 11:00pm Bridge of Spies 1:30am Daddy’s Home A mild-mannered stepdad and bad boy biological father battle for parental supremacy. 3:10am Some Kind of Hate

SUNDAY TV

7:00am Football’s Greatest 7:30am Football’s Greatest Teams 8:00am Football 8:30am Football 9:00am Football 9:30am Football 10:00pm Football 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Goals on Sunday 2:30pm Live Nissan Super Sunday 5:15pm Live Nissan Super Sunday 8:00pm Ryder Cup - Live 1:30am Nissan Football Special 2:00am Nissan Football Special 2:30am Premier League Legends 3:00am The Premier League Years 5:00am Football’s Greatest 5:30am Football’s Greatest Teams A look at the success of the Brazilian national team at the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups.

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Cricket Classics Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Rugby Championship Highlights Rugby Championship Highlights Fight Night International Football Information not available Live NFL Live NFL Live NFL A match from the National Football League. Sporting Rivalries Series profiling some of the greatest sporting rivalries of all time. Sporting Greats A profile of the legendary longdistance runner Haile Gebrselassie.

E W N 29 September - 5 October 2016 / Costa del Sol

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Street Auction 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Going Back Giving Back 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Diabetes 10:30pm Mrs. Brown’s Boys 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Would I Lie to You? 12:15am The Graham Norton Show 1:00am Weather for the Week Ahead

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Celebrity Home Secrets 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Cold Feet 11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:45pm The Agenda 12:20am The Jonathan Ross Show

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Rip Off Britain Caught Red Handed Yes Chef Ingenious Animals Victoria Derbyshire The Daily Politics Coast The Edge Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Prime Minister To the Manor Born The Animal’s Guide to Britain The Link Flog It! Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Golf University Challenge Only Connect Ripper Street Morgana Robinson’s the Agency Newsnight Weather Today at the Conference Conviction Conviction

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You’ve Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm American Dad! 12:00am The Cleveland Show 1:00am Two and a Half Men

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Brushing Up on... 9:00pm The Victorians 10:00pm Capability Brown’s Unfinished Garden 11:00pm British Gardens in Time 12:00am The First World War 12:50am The British Army of the Rhine 1:50am The Victorians Historical documentary series in which Jeremy Paxman takes his love of Victorian paintings as the starting point for an exploration into Victorian Britain. 2:50am Horizon 3:50am Capability Brown’s Unfinished Garden

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Movies Now In Loving Memory Heartbeat Where the Heart is The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is Man About the House You’re Only Young Twice On the Buses Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. Doc Martin Britain’s Busiest Airport - Heathrow Law and Order: UK Wycliffe

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7:45am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Four in a Bed 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm My Kitchen Rules 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Extreme Food 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 999: What’s Your Emergency? 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Tattoo Fixers on Holiday

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Movies Now Football Rivalries Magnum, P.I. The Chase The Sweeney Ironside Minder Magnum, P.I. The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas The Sweeney Minder Ironside Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Storage Wars From Russia with Love FYI Daily From Russia with Love Bundesliga Rugby Motorsport UK

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff House Doctor 5 News Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Home and Away Neighbours NCIS: New Orleans Fatal Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News FIA World Rally Championship Highlights - France Police Interceptors Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Alex Cross Super Casino Gps Behind Closed Doors Criminals Caught on Camera Great Scientists

12:30pm The Top Ten Show 2016 12:45pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 3:00pm Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods 5:00pm Black Sea 7:00pm Collateral Damage 9:00pm Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 11:15pm 12 Rounds 1:15am Assassin

7:25am The Top Ten Show 2016 7:40am 1941 9:45am Vijay and I 11:25am Crocodile Dundee 1:10pm Crocodile Dundee II 3:10pm Three Amigos! 5:00pm Get Smart 6:55pm Hitch 9:00pm Drillbit Taylor 10:45pm Superbad 12:45am City Slickers 2:45am Mr Woodcock 4:20am Superfast

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Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Charmed Charmed The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School The Big Bang Theory Body Fixers Empire First Dates Abroad

7:00am Bridget Jones: Renee Zellweger’s Baby 7:30am Girl on the Edge 9:15am The Benefactor 11:00am Grandma 12:30pm Victor Frankenstein 2:30pm Bridge of Spies 5:00pm The Top Ten Show 2016 5:15pm Girl on the Edge A troubled teenage girl struggling to deal with the aftermath of a traumatic event is sent to an innovative treatment centre. 7:00pm Victor Frankenstein 9:00pm Bridge of Spies 11:30pm Julia 1:10am Some Kind of Hate 2:40am Careful What You Wish for 4:25am Grandma Drama about a sharp-tongued septuagenarian who comes to the aid of her pregnant teenage granddaughter.

MONDAY TV

7:00am Live ATP Beijing/Tokyo 12:30pm Football’s Greatest 1:00pm Premier League 100 Club 1:30pm Live ATP Beijing/Tokyo 3:30pm Great Sporting Moments 3:45pm Great Sporting Moments 4:00pm Boxing Gold 4:30pm Darts Gold 5:00pm Nissan Football Special 5:30pm Nissan Football Special 6:00pm Football’s Greatest 6:30pm Premier League 100 Club 7:00pm Darts Gold 7:15pm Darts Gold 7:30pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 8:00pm Live World Grand Prix Darts 1:00am SPFL Round Up 1:30am Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 2:00am Premier League 100 Club 2:30am Live NFL

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Cricket Classics Cricket NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Racing News Sporting Triumphs Sporting Triumphs Cricket NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights Cricket Ashes Best Days Sporting Triumphs Live Elite League Speedway Speedway action from Great Britain’s Elite League. NFL Highlights A match from the National Football League. NFL Highlights A match from the National Football League. NFL Highlights NFL Highlights

E W N 29 September - 5 October 2016 / Costa del Sol

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Street Auction 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Going Back Giving Back 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Ambulance 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Room 101 12:25am The Truth About Meat 1:25am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:30am BBC News

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Fishing Impossible 9:00pm Parking Wars 10:00pm The Forgotten Children 11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:40pm 100 Year Old Driver Rebooted 12:40am Murder, She Wrote 1:35am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:50am Nightscreen

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Rip Off Britain Thief Trackers Antiques Roadshow Victoria Derbyshire BBC Newsroom Live The Daily Politics Coast The Edge Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Prime Minister To the Manor Born Hidden Kingdoms The Link Flog It! Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Great British Menu Great British Menu The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg Great Continental Railway Journeys Later Live... with Jools Holland Newsnight Weather Today at the Conference NFL Parkinson’s: The Funny Side

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day’s events from a global perspective. 8:30pm Brushing Up on... 9:00pm The Himalayas: Natural World 10:00pm Legends of the Deep: Giant Squid 10:45pm When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies 11:45pm Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines 12:45am Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather 1:45am Gods and Monsters Homer’s Odyssey with Simon Armitage. 2:45am In Their Own Words: 20th Century Composers 3:45am Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 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 Little Man 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Little Man 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am Family Guy 12:55am American Dad!

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat 8:30am Where the Heart is 9:30am Wild at Heart 10:30am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:25am Judge Judy 11:55am Murder, She Wrote 12:55pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm Wild at Heart 4:10pm Where the Heart is 5:15pm Man About the House 5:50pm You’re Only Young Twice 6:20pm On the Buses This bold, bawdy and brash sitcom hit British screens in 1969. 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Wire in the Blood 1:00am Wycliffe 2:10am Law and Order: UK 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun Posh Pawn Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me My Kitchen Rules The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Location, Location, Location National Treasure Damned 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Hunted

7:00am World Cup Rivalries: Brazil v Italy 7:15am Magnum, P.I. 8:05am The Chase 8:55am The Sweeney 9:55am Ironside 11:00am Minder 12:00pm Magnum, P.I. 1:00pm The Chase 2:00pm Pawn Stars 2:30pm Pawn Stars 3:00pm Storage Wars Texas 3:30pm Storage Wars Texas 3:55pm The Sweeney 5:00pm Minder 6:00pm Ironside 7:00pm Storage Wars Texas 7:30pm Storage Wars Texas 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm World Superbike Highlights 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm American Gangster 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am American Gangster 2:10am Fishing Impossible 3:05am The Sweeney 4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff House Doctor 5 News The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Home and Away Neighbours NCIS Virtual Lies 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News House Doctor The Yorkshire Vet Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives Extraordinary People The Hotel Inspector Returns Inside Broadmoor Super Casino Love/Hate Criminals Caught on Camera Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman profiling famous and influential scientists.

9:20am Eight Legged Freaks 11:05am The Patriot 1:50pm Independence Day: Resurgence 4:20pm Last Knights 6:20pm Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 8:00pm Gone in 60 Seconds 10:00pm Independence Day: Resurgence 12:30am I Am Wrath

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7:55am Who’s Harry Crumb? 9:30am Spud 11:25am Nacho Libre 1:05pm Vacation 2:50pm Trainwreck 5:00pm In Her Shoes 7:15pm What About Bob? 9:00pm Vacation 10:45pm Trainwreck 12:55am Top Five A stand-up turned actor struggles to be taken seriously. Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union

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TUESDAY TV

Charmed Hollyoaks Stage School Coach Trip Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother Charmed Charmed The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Body Fixers To be Announced First Dates Abroad The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Live ATP Beijing/Tokyo 5:00pm Premier League Legends 5:30pm Premier League Legends 6:00pm Football’s Greatest 6:30pm SPFL Round Up 7:00pm Premier League Review A look back at all of the best action from the latest round of fixtures in the 201617 Premier League. 8:00pm Live World Grand Prix Darts Day three of the Unibet World Grand Prix from Citywest Hotel in Dublin. 12:00am Sporting Mavericks A look at sport’s greatest mavericks those stars we love for more than just their talent. 12:30am Premier League Review 1:30am La Liga World 2:00am World Grand Prix Darts

Bridge of Spies Girl on the Edge The Benefactor Backtrack A grieving shrink tormented by the ghosts of his past retreats to his hometown to unearth a sinister truth. Tense horrorthriller with Adrien Brody and Sam Neill. Victor Frankenstein The classic gothic horror gets a revamp as a medical student (James McAvoy) and his hunchback assistant (Daniel Radcliffe) let their imaginations run wild in the lab. Girl on the Edge Bridge of Spies Victor Frankenstein Backtrack Julia Some Kind of Hate Careful What You Wish for Frog Kingdom

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Cricket Classics Cricket NFL Highlights Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 Cricket’s Greatest SPFL Round Up Premier League Legends Racing News Cricket’s Greatest Cricket NFL Highlights Cricket’s Greatest Cricket’s Greatest Sporting Heroes Cricket NFL Highlights Top 14 Highlights Sportswomen Live Greyhound Racing Super Heroes: Ali Williams La Liga World MLS Goals Round Up Show Cricket Sky Sports Years Cricket Classics Time of Our Lives Sporting Heroes Sporting Rivalries

E W N 29 September - 5 October 2016 / Costa del Sol

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Street Auction 12:45pm Thief Trackers 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Decimate 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Going Back Giving Back 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm Our Girl 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Ambulance 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

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Rip Off Britain Thief Trackers See Hear The Hairy Builder Victoria Derbyshire The Daily Politics Coast The Edge Hi-De-Hi! Yes, Prime Minister To the Manor Born Hidden Kingdoms The Link Flog It! Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking Great British Menu Coast Great Guides A World Without Down’s Syndrome? Live at the Apollo Newsnight Weather Today at the Conference Dominic Sandbrook: Let Us Entertain You See Hear The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great Irish Journeys with Martha Kearney 9:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 10:00pm Britain’s Lost Masterpieces 11:00pm Rome: A History of the Eternal City 12:00am Lost Kingdoms of South America 1:00am Legends of the Deep: Giant Squid 1:45am Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth Documentary exploring the stories of four ships built on the River Clyde. 2:45am Time Shift To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them 3:45am Britain’s Lost Masterpieces

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 2:55pm Local News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Who’s Doing the Dishes? 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm DCI Banks 11:00pm ITV News 11:30pm Local News and Weather 11:40pm Caught on Camera 12:40am River Monsters 1:10am Jackpot247 4:00am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries.

7:00am Planet’s Funniest Animals 7:20am Dinner Date 8:10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am You’ve Been Framed and Famous! 10:30am Psych 11:20am Royal Pains 12:15pm Dinner Date 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm The Guide to You’ve Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm Take Me Out 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 Hell’s Kitchen 11:00pm Ibiza Weekender 12:00am Family Guy 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am American Dad! 1:30am American Dad!

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960’s. 8:30am Where the Heart is 9:30am Wild at Heart 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:50am Murder, She Wrote 12:50pm The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 1:55pm Heartbeat 3:00pm Wild at Heart 4:05pm Where the Heart is 5:10pm Man About the House 5:45pm You’re Only Young Twice 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Rosemary and Thyme 10:00pm The Queen’s Garden 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:05am Wire in the Blood 1:05am Wycliffe 2:10am Law and Order: UK 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

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Countdown King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Doug and Carrie get lost in the woods. Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Undercover Boss USA Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA Channel 4 News Summary A Place in the Sun Posh Pawn Find it, Fix it, Flog it Countdown Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me My Kitchen Rules The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages Grand Designs It’s a Weird World Undercover Boss USA

Hat-Trick Heroes Magnum, P.I. The Chase The Sweeney Ironside Minder Magnum, P.I. The Chase Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas The Sweeney Minder Modern-day reimagineering on the classic comedydrama. Ironside Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars Pawn Stars British Superbike Championship Highlights Steve Mcqueen: Motorcycle Movie Star Public Enemies FYI Daily Public Enemies Manny

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Milkshake! The Wright Stuff House Doctor 5 News Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords Home and Away Neighbours NCIS The Good Witch’s Destiny 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Police Interceptors Gps Behind Closed Doors Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door On Benefits: Breadline Brits Super Casino Love/Hate Criminals Caught on Camera Great Scientists

6:30am Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 8:10am Babylon A.D. 9:55am Fast and Furious 11:55am Spectre 2:30pm Run All Night 4:35pm Rush Hour 2 6:20pm Fast and Furious 8:20pm Babylon A.D. 10:00pm Spectre 12:30am Run All Night

6:20am The Grass is Greener 8:10am Barely Lethal 10:00am Spud 2: The Madness Continues 11:40am Calendar Girls 1:35pm Bruce Almighty 3:25pm The Top Ten Show 2016 3:40pm Never Been Kissed 5:35pm Hot Shots! 7:10pm Analyze This 9:00pm Bruce Almighty 10:45pm The Wedding Ringer 12:35am Bad Bromance 2:25am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 3:55am Bad News Bears

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WEDNESDAY TV

Charmed Hollyoaks Stage School Coach Trip Animals Unleashed Animals Unleashed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother Charmed Charmed The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory How I Met Your Mother The Goldbergs Animals Unleashed The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Stage School The Big Bang Theory Containment Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Containment Tattoo Fixers The Inbetweeners

7:00am Live ATP Beijing/Tokyo 12:30pm Great Sporting Moments 12:45pm Great Sporting Moments 1:00pm Great Sporting Moments 1:15pm Great Sporting Moments 1:30pm Live ATP Beijing/Tokyo 3:30pm Sporting Triumphs 3:45pm Sporting Triumphs 4:00pm La Liga World 4:30pm Darts Gold 5:00pm Premier League Legends 5:30pm Premier League Legends 6:00pm Football’s Greatest 6:30pm Football’s Greatest Teams 7:00pm La Liga World 7:30pm Barclays Premier League World 8:00pm Live World Grand Prix Darts 12:00am Sporting Mavericks 12:30am Sporting Mavericks 1:00am La Liga World 1:30am Sporting Triumphs 2:00am World Grand Prix Darts

Backtrack Bridge of Spies The Benefactor Girl on the Edge Bridget Jones: Renee Zellweger’s Baby Victor Frankenstein The classic gothic horror gets a revamp as a medical student (James McAvoy) and his hunchback assistant (Daniel Radcliffe) let their imaginations run wild in the lab. Bridge of Spies The Crow’s Egg Julia Some Kind of Hate Driven to breaking point, a bullied teenager accidentally summons a vengeful spirit who targets his tormentors. Backtrack A grieving shrink tormented by the ghosts of his past retreats to his hometown to unearth a sinister truth.

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi

in history 1197 - Emperor Henry VI died in Messina, Sicily 1399 - Henry Bolingbroke was proclaimed King Henry IV of England upon the abdication of King Richard II 1493 - Christopher Columbus set off from Cadiz on his second voyage to the new world 1513 - Spanish explorer Vasco Nuñez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean 1547 - Celebrated Spanish author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, was born near Madrid 1758 - Britain’s most celebrated naval hero, Horatio Nelson, was born in Burnham Thorpe 1762 - A British fleet bombarded and captured Spanish-held Manila in the Philippines 1791 - Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute was performed for the first time in Vienna 1836 - British naturalist Charles Darwin returned to Falmouth, England, on board the HMS Beagle, ending a five-year surveying expedition of the southern Atlantic and Pacific 1880 - Alonzo T-Cross patented the first ball-point pen 1906 - SOS was adopted as a warning signal at the first conference on wireless telegraphy in Berlin 1918 - Allied forces breached the so-called Hindenburg Line, the last line of German defences on the Western Front during World War I, following a 56-hour bombardment 1936 - General Francisco Franco was named head of the rebel Nationalist government in Spain during the Civil War 1938 - Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier, prime ministers of Britain and France, signed the Munich Pact with Adolf Hitler, averting war but giving Czechoslovakia over to German conquest 1962 - Dr No, the first James Bond film starring Sean Connery, debuted 1979 - Pope John Paul II became the first pope ever to visit Ireland 1990 - East and West Germany reunited on what has become known as Unity Day, less than a year after the Berlin Wall was destroyed.

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If I want to knock a story off the front page, I just change my hairstyle.” Hillary Clinton

World of English

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Some words in English, known as ghost words, exist simply due to printing errors in dictionaries. The word dord, for example, means nothing but appeared in a dictionary for eight years in the mid-20th century.

‘HE PAID OVER SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS FOR VICTORIA’S LINEN KNICKERS THINKING THEY WERE MRS BECKHAMS!’

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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.

TODAY

ANTEQUERA

MALAGA COIN TORREMOLINOS

RONDA

ESTEPONA

BENALMADENA MIJAS

FUENGIROLA

MARBELLA

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MALAGA COIN TORREMOLINOS

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The White Helmets Directed by: Orlando von Einsiedel Starring: Khaled Farah, Mohammed Farah, Abu Omar A Netflix original short documentary set in Aleppo, Syria and Turkey in early 2016. As the violence intensifies, The White Helmets follows three volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war, all the while wracked with worry about the safety of their own loved ones. Moving and inspiring, The White Helmets, directed by Academy Award (R)-nominated director Orlando von Einsiedel and producer Joanna Natasegara, is both a snapshot of the harrowing realities of life for ordinary Syrians who remain in the country, and a humbling portrait of the power of the human spirit.

Dani Pedrosa, Motorcycle Racer, September 29

Born in Castellar del Vallè he became the youngest world champion in the 250cc Grand Prix event in 2004 and after moving up to larger engine bikes has consistently finished in the top four, every season.

Ola Jordan, Dancer, September 30, 34 Polish born professional Latin American dancer who is married to fellow dancer James Jordan came to UK fame as a member of the cast of Strictly Come Dancing, from 2006 to 2015. Having left the show, she is now dancing with her husband again and modelling lingerie. Theresa May, Prime Minister, October 1, 60 Conservative politician who was Home Secretary under the Cameron administration from 2010 to 2016 when she became the second British female prime minister following the Brexit vote and the resignation of David Cameron. Sting, Musician, October 2, 65 Originally a school teacher, Gordon Sumner CBE played in jazz bands in Northumberland before moving to London to form the Police who after a slow start went on to become one of the biggest bands of the late 70s and early 80s and when they broke up he has had continued success as a solo artist. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Footballer, October 3, 35 Born in Sweden to Bosnian parents, he has been hailed as one of the great players of the modern game and was a regular in the Swedish national team for 15 years. His club record includes Juventas, Barcelona, Paris St-Germaine and is now a striker at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho. Ashley Banjo, Dancer, October 4, 28 Found fame whilst at the University of London when his highly trained dance troupe Diversity won the Britain’s Got Talent TV show in 2009. After appearing in the Royal Variety Show the group has gone on to present a number of different dance shows.

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Unscramble the name of a dessert popular in many countries' cuisines (two words): DID PUB GARDEN FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: SANDI TOKSVIG, BREAD PUDDING.

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

BATEAU BRIDGE BRUTAL CHISEL DECEIT DEFACE ENABLE EXCUSE FREEST GAZING

GHETTO GRILLE HEREBY HOARSE NEATER PELLET SLEIGH SPECIE (10) USABLE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

1 Penmen 2 Torque 3 Citron 4 Center 5 Potent 6 Potato 7 Second 8 Tragic 9 Entice 10 Decant 11 Teeing 12 Instep 13 Attain 14 Tissue 15 Entire 16 Chaise 17 Speech 18 Either 19 Inhere

YOUR STARS SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) This week will see more progress on a health issue. Maybe you have recently given up something or taken to the gym. Recent weeks may have conspired to upset your best efforts. It is never too late to make a fresh start, though, especially right now. Someone who gives your confidence a boost also leads you to believe that anything is possible. SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Avoid like the plague people who would dampen your spirit. It may not be deliberate but, if you are near repressed or depressed people, it may rub off. Find positive, active people to be near. If you have not started a form of exercise, then now is as good a time as any. Make it group activity if you want more social contacts. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Romance will find you this week if only you are in the right frame of mind. You may be inclined to refuse festive social gatherings that hold no prospects for you, but don't close the door on anything. The right kind of companions are sometimes found in the strangest places. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Don’t chance your plans being disrupted by ill health. Get any problems sorted out now even if you think they are ‘nothing’. When you are feeling good it is easy to take that for granted.

LIBRA

With your enthusiasm socially at a peak, now is the time to get involved with anything that takes your fancy. A project involving music or painting will give you the chance to make new friends.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There are moments of boundless energy which really urge you to ‘get up and go’. Make use of this at work, where most progress is to be made this week. Be you a politician, pensioner or anyone in between, the opportunities are there to be had. Slow progress on the love front should not see you fretting. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Bring more zip to your life by putting the spotlight on your health. Getting out and about lifts the spirits, while perking up the diet with new foods brightens the system. As energy levels come up this week, be aware of what is happening around you. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The chance to travel seems exciting but

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10-Star Quiz COFFEE BREAK According to the International Coffee Organisation, Saturday October 1 is International Coffee Day 1. In which European country was the coffee brand Douwe Egberts founded in 1753? 2. ‘Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht’ (Be still, stop chattering), also known as the ‘Coffee Cantata’, is a secular cantata by which German composer? 3. Since 2006, which British coffeehouse company has sponsored a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in Britain and Ireland? 4. ‘The American handed Leamas another cup of coffee and said, “Why don’t you go back and sleep? We can ring you if he shows up.”’ is the first line of which famous 1963 John le Carré novel? 5. The root of which blue-flowered Mediterranean plant of the daisy family is roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee? 6. What is the name of the Manhattan coffeehouse where the characters of the US television sitcom ‘Friends’ regularly met? 7. What name is given to a coffee pot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans? 8. What was Winston Churchill’s reply to Lady Astor when she commented:, “Winston, if you were my husband I’d poison your coffee”? 9. Which English-Canadian girl group topped the UK singles charts in October 2000 with ‘Black Coffee’? 10. Which Latin American country produces the most coffee per annum (2,594 million kg)? Not a lot of people know that… in 1675 King Charles II issued a proclamation banning coffee houses, claiming they were places where people met to plot against him

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your mind is positively buzzing with ideas. There has been so much progress in your personal life during the past year that it is hard to believe. However, you are capable of being very dynamic and single-minded.

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can be made even more so by including a few people who are on your wavelength. So busy have you been on the more mundane aspects of life that the ‘big picture’ may have faded into the background. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) An authority figure may also be seen as a possible romantic attachment. Your talents and charm serve you well when approaching this person. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keeping up the activity level physically is really in your best interests this week. It is a pivotal point where your resolutions in this area could fail. With life very busy, it is still important to retain your priorities. VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Does someone in the family need your attention? Don't begrudge time spent with them, even if you are busy. Consider what you would want others to do if you were in the same position. After all, you love a challenge so see this as a bit of a juggling act.

Answers 1. NETHERLANDS (Joure), 2. Johann Sebastian BACH, 3. COSTA COFFEE, 4. THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, 5. CHICORY, 6. CENTRAL PERK, 7. PERCOLATOR, 8. NANCY, IF YOU WERE MY WIFE, I'D DRINK IT, 9. ALL SAINTS, 10. BRAZIL

Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: • Average: 8 • Good: 11 • Very good: 16 • Excellent: 21

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION anew awed dawn draw drew gnaw grew wade wadi wage wain wand wane ward ware warn wean wear weir wend wide wind wine wing wire wren awing awned drawn rawer wader waged wager waned wared weird widen wider wined wired wirer wrier wring drawer earwig gnawed gnawer inward redraw reward rewind wading wander warden warder warier waring warned warner warred warren winder winged winger drawing redwing warding warring wearing windage wringer REDRAWING REWARDING

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Across:

Across 1 Declines kitchen items (5) 4 Lover is married, sadly (7) 8 Tenderising mixture for recipe items (11) 9 Go to the next page for an apple pastry (8) 10 Warm up for a preliminary race (4) 12 Spirit label beginning to yellow (6) 13 Says there is nothing in bad habits (6) 16 Article about a piece of ground (4) 18 May be in bars in Australian city (8) 21 Environmentally friendly tradesman? (11) 22 Some Arthurian legend lessons are boring (7) 23 Listener gets directions and wins (5)

1 Springs, 4 Spots, 7 Reads, 9 Avarice, 10 Assails, 11 Elate, 12 Sashes, 14 Adrift, 18 Slate, 20 Amnesia, 22 Adamant, 23 Slaps, 24 Siege, 25 Solvent. Down:

Down 1 Change the work period (5) 2 I regain building in West Africa (7) 3 Celestial bodies initially lacking banned substances (8) 4 Remains in taxicab I'd escaped in (6) 5 Herb makes cash (4) 6 Girl got up about one (5) 7 Discounts are best organised (7) 11 Make sense of prisoner’s right (8) 12 Blackberry bush discovered by bishop on a leisurely walk (7) 14 English poet found tea around the middle of saucers (7) 15 Parts of trees and of elephants (6)

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1 Streams, 2 Reaps, 3 Sparse, 4 Spate, 5 Origami, 6 Sieve, 8 Smile, 13 Swanage, 15 Danes, 16 Transit, 17 Faiths, 18 Snags, 19 Evade, 21 Stale.

QUICK Across:

17 Cutting Guardian leader is penned by two journalists (5) 19 Laser treatment for noblemen (5) 20 Inheritance from Plantagenet line (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 7 represents Z and 20 represents G, so fill in Z every time the figure 7 appears and G every time the figure 20 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 Easy (6) 3 Convenient (6) 8 Most immense (7) 10 Reigns (5) 11 Perhaps (5) 12 Sanction (7) 13 Experiences pain (5) 15 Angry (5) 20 Check closely (7) 22 Commence (5) 24 Bring up (5) 25 Daybreak (7) 26 Modest (6) 27 Bonbons (6)

Down 1 Extremely serious (6) 2 Wed (5) 4 Discard as worthless (5) 5 Comes after (7) 6 Pay attention to a sound (6) 7 Water vapour (5) 9 Occurrence (5) 14 Radioactive metallic element (7) 16 Red-breasted bird (5) 17 Look for (6) 18 Lowest amount (5) 19 Goes in (6) 21 Perfection (5) 23 Someone who shows the way (5)

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

1 Belgium, 5 Allow, 8 Escaped, 9 React, 10 Disco, 11 Selfish, 12 Busier, 14 Laughs, 17 Narrows, 19 Sweet, 22 Frogs, 23 Earlier, 24 Tasks, 25 Praises.

Down: 1 Blend, 2 Locks, 3 Improve, 4 Modest, 5 April, 6 Leaping, 7 Watches, 12 Benefit, 13 Serious, 15 Austria, 16 Asleep, 18 Oasis, 20 Exits, 21 Turns.

ENGLISHSPANISH Across: 1 Sandpaper, 8 Until, 9 Abeja, 10 Push, 11 Cosa, 15 Equal, 17 Amigo, 18 Balonmano. Down: 2 Antes, 3 Doll, 4 Abad, 5 Eye, 6 Puppies, 7 Cazador, 12 Onion, 13 Also, 14 Farm, 16 Uva.

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Across 1 Wash house (8) 7 Monedas (5) 8 Suit (for man) (5) 10 Costra (medical) (4) 11 To gnaw (4) 14 Opaque (5) 15 Down (physical movement) (5) 16 Teacher (in secondary school) (8)

Down 2 Goddaughter (7) 3 También (4) 4 Eastern (side, part) (4) 5 Remolacha (8) 6 Tijeras (8) 9 Aguacate (7) 12 Mole (animal) (4) 13 Puerta (de jardín, ciudad) (4)

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Love Is More than Just a Pearl Necklace

By Caroline Dowdall EVERYONE remembers how much love hurts when you’re young, and everyone can recall the mistakes they’ve made on the path to happiness. Caroline Dowdall has written a warm, witty and highly relatable coming-ofage tale containing all the anxiety, hilarity and expectation of a girl’s formative years. Whether you’re young or just young-at-heart, Chloe’s thoughts will probably serve as a comforting reminder that eventually, good things come to those who wait... or do they? The book is now available through Amazon, good bookshops or by contacting the publisher at their website www.austinmacauley.com books@euroweeklynews.com

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movies

1. MR & MRS SMITH Take The War of the Roses, inject it with some loud, glossy, big-budget action, add a dash of potent sexy chemistry between your stars, and you’ve got 2005’s Mr and Mrs Smith. The movie could easily have been overshadowed by all the tabloid speculation that dogged Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s relationship; this is, after all, the movie that gave the world Brangelina. 2. FIGHT CLUB He started the 1990s on a hot streak but by the end of the decade, Pitt was suffering through a bit of a slump, appearing in a string of movies whose box office tallies reflected their disappointing reviews. Pitt rebounded with Fight Club, a reunion with Seven director David Fincher that paired him with Edward Norton in an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s hit novel. Though some critics found the film’s overpowering violence and homoerotic overtones repugnant , most writers responded to Fight Club‘s social criticism and thought-provoking themes. 3. BEOWULF How do you turn one of humanity’s oldest works of literature into a $200 million hit at the box office? Hire Robert Zemeckis to turn it into a 3-D burst of motion-capture eye candy and cast Angelina Jolie as Grendel’s mother, whose decidedly reptilian appearance stands at odds with her disdain for clothing. 4. 12 MONKEYS Pitt’s role in the Terry Gilliam-directed 12 Monkeys proved he not only had good taste in scripts, but the talent to back it up. As the institutionalised activist Jeffrey Goines, Pitt tapped into a nervous energy he’d never been asked to draw on, holding his own against Bruce Willis and helping the twisty dystopian sci-fi thriller become one of 1995’s biggest surprise hits.

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App of the Week Samorost 3 This point-and-tap adventure has you assist a space faring gnome on a quest to deal with a mad monk. Said monk, drunk with power (or possibly just drunk), used a mechanical hydra to smash up a load of tiny planets, making everyone rather sad and, frankly, more than a little terrified. It is a beautiful, beguiling game with stunning visuals and detail.

Play on Words STARRING COUPLE: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. 5. GIRL, INTERRUPTED Winona Ryder stars in this adaptation of Susanna Keysen’s memoir about her stint in a Massachusetts mental hospital during the late 1960s. But if Interrupted was Keysen’s story, it was a story largely told through her relationships with her fellow patients; especially her conflicted friendship with Lisa Rowe, played by Angelina Jolie, a diagnosed sociopath whose deep rage and utter lack of boundaries help Susanna confront her own problems. 6. MONEYBALL Moneyball is a by-the-numbers account of how the Oakland A’s used newly adapted metrics to turn conventional baseball wisdom on its head. With Bennett Miller behind the cameras and Pitt lending his rumpled charisma to the role of A’s GM Billy Beane it ended up being not only a sixtime Academy Awards nominee, but a $110 million box office hit. 7. SALT When original lead Tom Cruise departed, the script for Salt underwent a significant overhaul, re-emerging as a starring vehicle for Angelina Jolie. Fortunately, Jolie’s just as capable as anyone of playing a butt-kicking spy on the run, and Salt‘s roughly $300 million in worldwide grosses offers compelling proof that audiences agree.

8. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS When Quentin Tarantino came to Pitt with the role of the cheerfully violent Nazi-hunting Lieutenant Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds, he clearly knew better than to say no. The result was a tense, colourful, funny, and terribly bloody World War II revenge fantasy that set loose a terrific ensemble cast in a spellbinding parallel dimension. 9. WANTED Timur Bekmambetov’s big-screen adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book mini-series boasted a mighty fine cast, including Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, and as the deadly, perfectly named Fox Angelina Jolie. Its storyline is about a guild of constantly double-crossing assassins who draw their assassinated colleague’s son into a web of murderous intrigue. Wanted generated $350 million in worldwide grosses. 10. OCEAN’S ELEVEN A loose remake of the 1960 Rat Pack feature of the same name, Eleven blended the original with the nod-anda-wink light touch of The Sting. Pitt’s turn as the food-obsessed Rusty Ryan gave him an opportunity to flash the pearly whites and old-fashioned Hollywood cool.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

TARGET: • Average: 13 • Good: 18 • Very good: 25 • Excellent: 33

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION bleep bleeps bleeper bleepers bevy belt bent bene benes bens bees beer beers beery beep beeps been beeper beepers bros brose brew brio briny beet beset eery ewes ewer ewers ires cent cense ceps cope copes coper copers cops copse dire dies dweeb dweebs dowry dowries dower dowers dowery dope dopes doper

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Move from the start word (WORK) to the end word (GLAD) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time. Solution WORK WORD WOOD GOOD GOAD GLAD

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British Steel humour

THERE was a stand-off between the Royal Navy and the Guardia Civil on Monday, September 26, and the Governor’s office will be making a protest. A Spanish fishing boat was in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and when challenged, the Guardia Civil’s Rio Belelle arrived before being joined by a Royal Navy RHIB, and a Royal Gibraltar Police vessel.

A NEWBORN baby and its mother were injured when a young man on a motorbike shot across a zebra crossing, clipping the pram which deposited the three-week-old baby on the road. The driver, who was a juvenile at the time, was found guilty of dangerous driving and fined £250, but happily it appears that no lasting damage occurred to the child.

BRITISH left wing comedian, Mark Steel, attracted a mixed crowd from both Gibraltar and Spain, when he recorded the final episode of his ‘Mark Steel’s In Town’ programme for Radio 4, which was held in St Michael’s Cave, on Thursday, September 22. Upon his return to the UK he tweeted, “Bless you Gibraltar, for not leaving me up the rock for the monkeys.”

King Felipe VI wants Rock Campo de Gibraltar. He appeared to totally overlook the fact that the people of Gibraltar are totally opposed to this, and so it would appear are all of the unions and councils in the Campo as well. In his speech he referred to difficult periods that Spain was going through, but did not expand on its inability to elect a government and the threat of a massive fine that still hangs over the country due to the ongoing problems with the financial deficit. However, he di d say t hat he wanted to see help for those who have been worse affected by the financial difficulties. The King also sidestepped the problem of Catalonian independence but indicated that the country works best through a democratic framework.

By John Smith KING FELIPE VI entered into the fray over the future of Gibraltar when he spoke at the United Nations, echoing the observations of interim Foreign Minister, Margallo, and telling the attending heads of state that Britain, on its first at-

He wants to see an agreed solution to both countries to restore Spain’s territorial integrity over the Rock.

tendance after the Brexit at the United Nations, should end the colonial anachronism of Gibraltar. He wants to see an agreed solution between both countries in order to restore Spain’s territorial integrity over the Rock which would be to the benefit of the people in Gibraltar, as well as those in the

THE Department of the Environment and Climate Change (DECC), together with the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS), have released another 50 Barbary Partridges in selected areas of the Gibraltar Nature Reserve, as part of the continued efforts to safeguard the species locally. The birds have been bred in a purpose built breeding and release facility, which is proving to be extremely effective as shown by an ongoing monitoring programme. The Barbary Partridge has long been one of Gibraltar’s emblematic bird species whose numbers decreased over the past two decades, and there are plans to reintroduce other species known to previously inhabit the nature reserve.

Looking into the future of Gibraltar AS the leader of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party, the Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, spent a few days at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. He hosted what is now the traditional Sunday Gibraltar Reception during which the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry MP, was a speaker and he briefly spoke with reelected leader, Jeremy Corbyn. The Chief Minister discussed the security and defence of the Rock, and MoD jobs in Gibraltar with the Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Clive Lewis MP, and on the evening

of September 26, took part in a fringe debate alongside former Shadow Foreign Secretary, Hilary Benn MP, on ‘Europe: Breaking Up is Hard to Do.’ Mr Picardo said, “I have been attending Labour Party conferences for 10 years now and have always sensed strong support for Gibraltar. This year, I feel there is deeper affection for us than ever before, and also concern for what Brexit can mean for Gibraltar. “We are shocked at the belligerence of Snr Margallo and the current, caretaker, Spanish administration.”

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Migraines can be disabling MORE than 3.5 million people suffer from migraines in Spain and another one million from chronic headaches for more than 15 days a month. The Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN) has marked the European Day of Action Against Migraines, a disease they said has considerable medical, social and economic impact, mainly affecting people between 20-50 years old. A study conducted by SEN

in patients who visited the neurology department, said more than 70 per cent have a severe disability and 14 per cent a moderate disability. At least 25 per cent of patients have not consulted with a doctor and 50 per cent donâ€™t follow up consultations and take the correct medication. Dr Pozo-Rosich, coordinator of the study recommends sufferers should seek an appointment with a neurologist.

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Ask the Optician: How do contact lenses work? Amrik Sappal, Store Director from Specsavers Opticas Fuengirola Contact lenses are really popular in the summer, when people want to play sports, enjoy nights out and wear fashion sunglasses, so in this monthâ€™s article we wanted to give you an overview about what they are, how they work and how you can care for them. WHAT are contact lenses? Contact lenses are very thin, domed discs made up of complex plastic materials. They are positioned in front of the transparent outer layer of the eye called the cornea to focus images onto the retina at the back of the eye in the same way that a spectacle lens does. They stay in place by floating on the film of tear fluid covering the surface of the eye and are practically invisible when worn. Who can use them? Contact lenses are available to correct most conditions for which glasses are prescribed, including long and short sight, presbyopia and astigmatism and almost everyone can use them comfortably and safely. However, the type of lenses you choose must be the right ones for your particular lifestyle and

take into account any conditions you may have. What are the most popular type of lenses? Soft contact lenses - they are very pliable and soft, which makes them easy to get used to and comfortable to wear, although they do need careful handling. Soft contact lenses cannot be dislodged very easily from the eye so they are ideal for sport. Because they are easy to wear, they are suitable for occasional use and even people with sensitive eyes can usually wear soft contact lenses successfully. How should you care for them? Keep them really clean, read the instructions carefully and make sure you follow them properly in order to avoid complications and make sure you are replacing them as frequently as necessary.

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BEING married could help you stay slim. A Japanese study of people with type two diabetes revealed that single people were twice as likely to become overweight than those who were married. The re-

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Gout and your big toe By Estelle Mitchell www.thebodyworksclinic.com GOUT, first diagnosed in Ancient Egypt in 2600 BC, isn’t new. But more patients are receiving this diagnosis. What is Gout? Gout is a metabolic disorder which causes arthritis (arth = joint, and itis = inflammation), usually of the big toe but other joints can be affected. The body stops processing uric acid properly causing it to build up in the body. These sharp uric acid crystal deposits are particularly common in joints. You will have had hyperuricaemia for some time before the crystal deposits become large enough to cause an acute attack. Other symptoms include tophi, deposits of uric acid that cause lumps under the

SORE TOE: Can impact walking pace and stride. skin, and kidney stones. Why is the big toe important? Nearly 80 per cent of patients experience pain in their big toe in their first attack of gout. There are a number of reasons for this but one of the most interesting is a recent study that showed 41 per cent of gout sufferers have hallux valgus or bunions.

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My top 10 tips for choosing a surgeon SO you have had a conversation with your family doctor or other medical specialist and they have suggested surgery as a solution. But how do you go about actually choosing the right surgeon for your procedure, especially in a new country? Here are my top 10 tips for choosing the right surgeon for you: 1. Recommendations: from friends and family who had a good result as well as other medical professionals is a good place to start. 2. Check their qualifications: it sounds obvious but make sure your surgeon is qualified to perform surgery! On the Costa del Sol they must be registered with the Colegio de Medicos de Malaga www.commalaga.com (other regions have their own Colegios). 3. Assessment: make sure they do a thorough assessment of you not just a quick glance at an MRI scan. A clothes off, hands on, clinical assessment. 4. Other options: surgery is serious, your surgeon should discuss ALL your options including non-surgical and your outcomes after various procedures. 5. Independence: some surgeons only work with specific manufacturers of pieces, or insurance companies. Make sure you are being offered the right option for YOU not your surgeon. 6. Experience: how many times have they done this procedure? Practice

makes perfect! And what are their success, failure and complication rates? Studies show surgeons who conduct 12 or more procedures annually have the best track records. The best surgeons often perform hundreds of procedures each year. 7. Specialisation: will they turn their hand to anything? Or do they perform a small selection of procedures extremely well. Specialists have a better success rate. 8. Before and After: success depends on a host of factors including prescribing the right medications before and managing rehab afterwards. Your surgeon should clearly explain the plan for you before, during and after surgery. 9. Team: who else do they work with? Do nurses and physiotherapists speak highly of them? A surgeon might be the lead but they need a support staff. 10. Do you feel comfortable? You do need to feel comfortable and confident in them. If you’re not, make sure to get a second or even third opinion.

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When you’re hot you’re hot 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.

THERE is always one member in any group of blokes, who stands out in the crowd through his style and personality. ‘Flash’ is a common adjective used to describe such individuals. I am talking here of young men, and a time gone by when trouser waistlines got as low as the hips and that was it. Not shapeless strides that look as if they have an urgent appointment with your ankles. The only builder’s bums you saw then, were um, well builder’s bums. The resident ‘Jack the Lad’ in our group was Alan. Alan had Italian antecedents and although he was brought up in England, he still retained a very slight but alluring accent. Alluring to the girls that is. He took for granted his popularity with women, and whilst

PETER WYNGARDE: Always had a babe on his arm or in his Bentley Continental. the rest of us had to work hard to attract the opposite sex and continuously come up with new and corny chat-up lines, Alan would simply swagger

over to his target, lift his eyebrows suggestively, and he was in. Even his swagger and eyebrow actions were delivered

with a Mediterranean accent. A television series of the time was called ‘Department S’ and the main character, Jason King, was played by the

actor Peter Wyngarde. This oily devil wore sharp suits and sported fashionable long hair and a Zapata moustache. And he always had a babe on his arm or in his Bentley Continental. Alan and Mr Wyngarde could have been brothers and attended the same school for smooth operators. I stayed with my old friend in England recently, and nothing has changed. Whilst age has been a bitter enemy of mine, it seems to have simply ignored Alan and moved on to richer pickings. During my stay he would swan around wearing a granddad shirt, faded blue jeans held up with braces, and scuffed desert boots. And dammit, he looked great. When I returned home it inspired me to buy a pair of braces on Playa Flamenca market and try to emulate the look. The result was a fair photofit of what the father of Worzel Gummidge must have looked like. The Princess thought I had finally flipped. But that’s the way it is with blokes like Alan. When you’re hot you’re hot, and if you’re not you’re not.

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John Smith Random thoughts... THERE seems to be a major problem brewing between black and white people in the USA which is being highlighted through a wave of protests caused by the shooting of various African Americans over the past few months. The latest in Charlotte, North Carolina, is particularly poignant as the both the person shot and the police officer who did the shooting were black. But, as a number of people have said, if you put on the blue (uniform) then you might as well be white! This phrase suggests there is a form of inbred racism within the police forces throughout the USA and the demonstrations are not just about the shootings but represent an overall distrust of authority and hundreds of years of pent-up hatred for the very fact that so many black Americans can trace their arrival on the continent to ancestors who were transported as slaves.

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Demonstrations are occurring across the USA. Whilst the Civil War was fought ostensibly to free the slaves, it has to be remembered that for a hundred years after the war, the American south still implemented its own form of Apartheid and this was generally accepted across the nation, hence the fact that during the two world wars, black only regiments were formed but with white officers and even black nurses were only allowed to minister to

black soldiers and German prisoners of war, who actually had more rights as prisoners than ‘free’ black soldiers. The 1960s saw the freedom movement as promoted by Martin Luther King and a great deal was achieved during his short life but although the rights of black Americans were improved and many did break through the ‘glass ceiling,’ overall African Americans contin-

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Spain and animals IT is said that there are 12,000 events across Spain each year which involve animals suffering some form of harm. They are often associated with religious festivals which seems to be more than a little strange yet Spain also has one of the few political parties (PACMA) anywhere in the world which stands in elections in the name of animal protection. Many expats are in favour of changing laws concerning bullfighting and the like but so are many Spanish. Councils all over Spain are beginning to tighten laws and ban bullfighting in an effort to change the views of the population. It has to be remembered it’s relatively recent that Spain returned to democracy after nearly 40 years of a very traditionalist view and therefore things move slowly but they’re certainly moving in the right direction. There are still examples of old hunting dogs being hung from trees when no longer needed. Dogs and kittens are dumped too but many Spaniards love to own dogs as pets and lavish a great deal of affection and quite a lot of money in looking after them. Yes, there are expat charities looking after abandoned animals but they also receive support from Spanish contributors and there are Spanish charities as well who look after animals of all kinds. One continued blot on the animal landscape however remains with donkeys such as those in Mijas Pueblo and it does seem people still treat working animals with less care and attention than pets. Things are getting better and the expat community could and should recognise this even though there’s still a long way to go.

ue d to be a si gni f i cant par t of a huge underclass which is looked down upon by many white Americans. Supposedly America is a polyglot cul t ur e and t her e ar e huge numbers of new Americans from Africa and South America flowing into the count r y whi ch, dur i ng times of recession, has helped to fuel animosity between the various ethnic groups. It is quite interesting that Donald Trump has picked upon Mexicans and Moslems as his targets of interest and sensibly has said little about African Americans, many of w hom can pr obabl y t r ace t hei r American heritage further back than he can. The USA is such an enormous country with such a large population of so m any di ver se backgrounds that it could be considered a number of different nations in one geographical area rather than a single nation under a common banNow we ner. want to Unless it manages to recognise hear your views. that skin colour does not denote a sub-species then the civil YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE unrest seen during 2016 will - YOUR OPINION not just continue but is likely to www.euroweeklynews.com escalate.

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Now Miss Motown hits JoysLive By John Smith ONCE again the Metro Group is arranging for a singer with a huge talent to visit Marbella not just to play at the ever popular JoysLive but she will also play some early nights for those who have to grab their full eight hours of sleep. Janet Jaye, also known as Miss Motown is a very special soul singer who has a very wide repertoire encompassing a number of decades and styles including Motown, Jazz, Reggae and Soul and most nights she will be appearing at JoysLive in Puerto Banus from September 29 to October 6 singing a whole variety of everyone’s favourite tunes, but for two evenings she will also be the incomparable Tina Turner! Her special Tina Turner tribute show will be presented at Alberts Bar and Grill in Cabopino on Tuesday October 4 (www.albertscabopino.com) and two nights later on Thursday October 6 she will appear at Cibo Italiano on the Golden Mille, Marbella (www.cibomarbel la.com) with both performances

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a number of eager customers. Like many quality soul singers, Janet started at a young age in her local church singing gospel songs but then she became a backing vocalist for Ruby Turner who performed with Culture Club before becoming a hit singer in her own right, scoring a number one hit in the USA with It’s Gonna Be Alright.

Having toured throughout Europe and the UK with Ruby Turner and the Motown Songbook review which included an appearance with the legendary Chuck Berry, Janet was spotted by a modelling agency and spent several years gracing cat walks and photo shoots as well as passing the LAMDA examination before she was asked if she would perform a Whitney Houston tribute show which actually lasted for two years taking her around Europe.

Following this experience, Janet won a song contest and formed her own Jazz Funk band which gigged in many prestigious spots including Ronnie Scott’s in Birmingham before she decided once again to follow the solo road which sees her now in Spain at JoysLive. This famous nightspot in Banus doesn’t start rocking until about 11pm, but then keeps going with a host of incredibly talented musicians until the early hours and Janet Jaye will be the latest in a great list of gifted performers who have sung and played their hearts out to an always appreciative audience. It is quite amazing that those booking the acts into this night club can keep such a constant flow of artistic performers arriving at the venue and what’s more, there is no entrance fee. As each evening progresses, one talented artist replaces another and with Paul Maxwel making a regular appearance and now Janet Jaye taking up a short residency, it is guaranteed that JoysLive will continue to be the night club to visit for those with sophisticated tastes in quality music.

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Jazz greats in Malaga By John Smith IF you like modern but accessible jazz then the 30th International Jazz Festival to be held in Malaga between November 7 and 13 is an absolute must with some great American legends visiting the city and playing some of the wide range of music that has gained them international fame. Possi bl y one of t he best - known nam es i s gui t ar i st Al Di Meol a who r egul ar l y pl ayed with the now deceased Paco de Lucia, as well as some of the other great j azz gui t ar i st s and hi s own band, although on this visit he will be perf or m i ng as par t of an acoustic duo. The ot her st and out name is Stanley Clarke who was part of Return t o For ever wi t h Chi ck Corea and along with Jaco Pastorius is credited for bringing electric bass guitar it to its own right within the jazz milieu. Organised by the Teatro Cervantes, there are seven nights of the brightest jazz with tickets ranging from â‚Ź9 to â‚Ź30 depending upon the performer and the positioning of the seat. In order to get a complete list of who is appearing when and to book tickets, please visit one of the two websites www.teatrocervantes.es and www.unientradas.es or call 902 360 295 or 952 076 262. Ther e ar e even di scount s i f t i cket s f or a number of concerts are booked at the same time.

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Marbella free festival By John Smith SUMMER may now be over but music is s till in the a ir a nd the M a rbe lla Town Hall has announced that October 1 will see a free concert, Marbepop 2016, which will run from 1pm until 1am in the Parque de la Constitucion with local bands playing all types of

different music. There will be a number of different s ta ge s , e mula ting f or exam pl e t he Glastonbury Festival on which different styles of music will be played and there will even be a special area for young entrepreneurs to offer drinks and food to those who want to chill out a little as well as the magical stage

where circus and magic acts will perform. RTV Marbella will be recording the event and will present a highlights show the following week. For m or e i nf or m at i on on what i s planned during the event, visit the Marbella Department of Youth Facebook page.

Public speaking contest ON October 1, La Cala de Mijas will host a Toastmasters Conference at the La C a la Tow n H a ll w hic h is expected to attract experienced speakers from different parts of Andalucia.

B ra ve s pe a ke rs from various Toastmasters clubs in Andalucia will compete both in English and Spanish in a two minute ‘impromptu speech contest and also a five minute ’humorous

speech contest.’ Winners will go onto to a divisional final in Malaga and then a district final for t he whol e of Eur ope i n Madrid. The contest will start at

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Growing autumn herbs and spices By Graeme Tyrrell AUTUMN changes our routines as summer celebration, holidays and hot days pass and cooler weather approaches. It’s more pleasant to work in the garden at this time of year. When the rain does fall in the Spanish autumn, the garden greens up like a second spring. Even the roses have a new flush of blooms while the carpet of green meadow grasses and wild flower plants emerge in the countryside. It’s a great time to set out herbs in smart pots near the kitchen or in the garden where you might enjoy to stroll before dinner time. It’s always best that they’re handy if you use them often. Once established, herbs usually need little care through winter, if they receive enough rain. The Mediterranean climate allows easy growing of commonly used herbs and spices. It’s great to have them fresh and they can be used for herbal teas if you like a variety of tastes. A Bay tree (Laurus nobilis) is a good example of an easy to grow flavoursome tree for pot or garden that

CURRY PLANTS: Not as easy to grow as some other Mediterranean herbs. will give you and your neighbours all the bay leaves you could need for the seasoning of your cooking. Most nurseries and community markets will have a wide selection of herbs available now that will enhance any

gardeners cuisine with aromatic scents and flavours. It can include parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme (especially for Simon and Garfunkel fans) as well as marjoram and oregano. There is one herb however often

sold by well meaning nursery people in Spain which is very misleading. The curry plant is as mysterious as India. The commonly sold curry plant (Helichrysum italicum), of the daisy family that looks similar to wormwood

plants, smells like curry powder but has a bitter taste and is not a culinary herb. It’s used more for essential oils than in the kitchen. The more true curry plant (Murraya koenigii) is a native of north India to southern China and is used for flavouring but is still not really the curry used in Indian or British cooking. The origin of the yellow powder we mostly know as curry is a mixture of various herbs and spices that can vary in content. The herbs and spices include cumin, ginger, coriander, cinnamon, turmeric, capsicum, fenugreek, allspice, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, mustard, fennel, mace and more. The word curry is apparently derived from the Hindi word kari which means sauce. It appears to have adapted into English as curry. In India, curry is called masala. So it is all a mystery. Before you start showing off your curry plant, make sure you know what you have and what it’s for. The curry of India is shrouded in family secret recipes and ayervedic guidelines on its use and is not an easy to grow herb like many of the Mediterranean garden.

Drought proof gardens THE current climate means water is liquid gold in Spain. Beautiful green gardens can go wrong if water is scarce. Here’s a few tips to economise water and still have a great garden. 1. Buy in a drip watering

system and an automatic timer. 2. Plant drought-resistant species requiring less water. 3. Place padding (leaves, straw, pine bark, etc) around plants to block evaporation. 4. Plant delicate species in

the shade. 5. Group plants by water requirements with those which need most on the lawn edges. 6. Water in the morning or at sunset to lessen evaporation and boost absorption.

Financial Capability CAPABILITY BROWN, the famous English landscape gardener, was very well paid for his efforts, earning more than £500 million, new research on his only surviving account book revealed. The book reveals during his most productive period, when he’s estimated to have transformed more than 500,000 acres of land for wealthy clients including the king and six prime ministers, he earned vast amounts. He had to pay contractors to do the work, but it still left him very wealthy.

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THERESA MAY has made several enemies in the Tory party who will be quietly waiting to get her, and have p l e n t y o f o p p o r tu n itie s . I mean, just look at what she’s done in the short time she’s been PM. First, there was her ruthless cabinet purge of David Cameron’s inner circ l e , t h e n h e r r e v e rs a l o f many of his flagship policies. His plans f o r p r i so n r e f o rm, To ry housing policy, tackling obesity and northern powerhouse ideas have all been watered down. Most controversially, May wants to increase t h e n u m b e r o f g ramma r schools. As the opposition parties repeatedly remind her, she is an accidental prime minister with no general election mandate who washed up at No 1 0 o n l y a s a r e s u lt o f th e Brexit t su n a m i wi t h a w o rk in g majority of just 17. If Labour had

HONEYMOON PERIOD: Well and truly over for Theresa May. a halfway effective leadership, the Tories would be toast, but all the evidence suggests that Mr Corbyn will be the gift that keeps on giving for the Tories. However, her honeymoon peri-

od is well and truly over. She was be a te n by C orbyn in the PM Q s over grammar schools which the majority of Brits don’t want and experts say don’t help social mobility. And as for Hinkley Point, it

Hemmed in on all sides Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man THIS week I’ve been grumpy over a few things, some I’ve mentioned before in passing. Our daughter was here last weekend and she likes to go to the beach so we went. After waking up from my afternoon nap I asked who would like an ice cream. Both Mrs S and Dr S (sorry, proud dad!) said yes so I set off to buy some. I bought three Magnums and was shocked to see the size of these mightily named ice creams. I thought they’d made a mistake and given me bite-size ones but was assured this was the actual size they now are. Well, it’s a diabolical liberty! I discovered, thanks to Google, they’d shrunk by up to 13 per cent to make sure they’re no more than 250 calories. How kind of Unilever to worry about my health but not my bank balance as the price stayed the same. What a load of cobblers. The truth is more like some suit in accounting has gone to someone in marketing and said ‘come up with a bull s**t idea for us to put prices up’ and the genius came up this under the guise of helping big fat diabetics like me and stick-insect ladies like my daughter.

Note to big companies: if you want to put prices up, put them up. Don’t nick a bit off your product and try to disguise what you’ve done. It’s crafty and underhand but, of course, you know that and don’t give a monkey’s! Here’s a bit of homework for you. Google and see how many companies have shrunk their products but not reduced the price pro rata. You will be unpleasantly surprised. Second thing is motor scooter riders, again! For information, the yellow box at the end of my car parked in the rare disabled bay, and the car parked behind, is there so I can get my wheelchair out the boot. IT’S NOT FOR YOU SELFISH, INCONSIDERATE PRATS TO PARK YOUR SCOOTER! OK? I had one this week so close I could not even manoeuvre my car out. I was tempted to smash into it but decided to hold my hand on the hooter until the owner appeared or the police turned up. After a few minutes the owner turned up and was upset when I verbally abused him. At no time did he apologise. He just came out with the usual claptrap he was only sitting across the road having a drink and he would move it now. Not the point! By the way, when at Carrefour look at the motorbikes and scooters parked alongside cars in disabled bays making it hard to even open doors. Am I overreacting or am I right? Let me know: mikesenker@gmail.com.

was a pointless delay, annoying China, a country Britain is becoming increasingly more dependent on for investment. Watering down policies, plus the gra mm ar school s- Hi nkl ey

Point shambles! With Brexit to deal with, a wafer-thin majority and no direct mandate of her own, Theresa May may soon realise the downside of sticking her neck out quite so much. Meanwhi l e, m or e cr acks ar e starting to appear in the EU. Italy and Greece still have their problems, and next year sees general elections in both France and Germany. And anything that any Euro-politician – Juncker, especially - says right now about Brexit is just part of the inevitable pre-negotiation process. Yes, divorce (yours too, Angelina) wi l l hur t bot h si des, cost a shedl oad of l awyer s’ f ees and probably alimony for a decade or so. They’re all pretty upset with us Brits and in no mood to be nice to their ‘ex’... Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.norajohnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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DOGS that ritualistically scratch and lick could be indicating there’s an allergic reaction to food or an ingredient in the food. If the body defence mechanisms are in action, this will trigger off cells, which release histamine. In dogs, these cells are located in greatest numbers on feet, legs, around the ears, eyes and nose, on the root of the tail and on the chest and abdomen. Frantic licking or scratching in these areas,

especially after eating, will eventually damage skin leaving it open to infection. Some behaviours are so extreme the dog or cat doesn’t want to sleep. It’s now been proven, according to Andrew Luescher, director of the Purdue University of animal behaviour, these compulsive disorders seem linked with genetics, increased endorphins and altered levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, particularly serotonin and dopamine. Tail chasing and chewing in Bull Terriers, flank sucking in Dobermans, hind end licking and sucking in Schnauzers is well reported as is imaginary flies that dogs chase. If your animal scratches or licks excessively speak to your vet who’ll be able to determine if it’s an allergic reaction to food or if there’s a medical cause. Parasites, skin problems, arthritis or liver disease could cause excessive licking; and bowel/anal problems need checked. Some vets understand the value of a canine behaviourist and often refer to enable study of a particular behaviour to see if it’s a learned response. If physical

TAKE ACTION: Consult your vet. causes and learned behaviours are ruled out, a vet or animal behaviourist takes a detailed history to try to establish the trigger. Common causes include a new baby or spouse in the family, moving house, holiday periods like Christmas (when they get less attention), children going off to boarding school, less exercise, frustration at being left alone/in too small an area, being confined for too long; and harsh or inconsistent punishment. If they don’t know what to expect

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The McApple monster BRITISH news journal the Financial Times has reported on a possible acquisition of Formula One superpower McLaren by reigning technology behemoth Apple. McLaren has dismissed reports they have been engaged in talks with Apple over a potential €1.7 billion takeover, a figure that would be make a

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financial and technological sense for both parties. There have long been suggestions that the Silicon Valley outfit is hoping to add an ‘iCar’ to its iPhone, iMac and multifaceted

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Toby clinches title for Middlesex and golfers set for the Ryder Cup 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

THERE has been plenty of great sporting action to enjoy over the last seven days or so on cricket, football and rugby pitches, on a golf course, race tracks and even in the boxing ring. CRICKET A compelling final day of the season ended in dramatic fashion as Toby Roland-Jones claimed a hat-trick against Yorkshire to earn Middlesex their first County Championship title for 23 years. With five overs left, the seamer dismissed Azeem Rafiq, Andrew Hodd and Ryan Sidebottom in three balls to finish with 6-54 and match figures of 10-127 as Middlesex won by 61 runs to finish on 230 points. Somerset finished second (226) with Yorkshire (211) third. In contrast, Hampshire and Notts were relegated while Kent gained promotion from Division Two. Indian spinner Ravi Ashwin took his 200th wicket, in only his 37th Test, against New Zealand in Kanpur. He’s the second fastest to achieve this feat in Test match history. FOOTBALL Last weekend, Manchester United (starting without the axed Wayne Rooney) hammered Leicester 4-1…Arsenal whipped Chelsea 3-0… Everton lost 1-0 at Bournemouth… in-form Liverpool whipped thumped Hull 5-1… Spurs, with a brace from Son, won 2-1 at Middlesbrough… Stoke were held 1-1 by WBA for whom Tony Pulis took charge of his 1,000th game as a club manager… Sunderland (2-0 up) succumbed 3-2 at home to Crystal Palace… unbeaten and leaders Manchester City won 31 at Swansea… and hopeless West Ham were defeated 3-0 at home by Southampton. Watford met Burnley on Monday. The big Championship encounter finished Aston Villa 1 Newcastle 1, former leaders Huddersfield (replaced at the

top by Norwich) lost 1-0 at Reading and Hartlepool’s 772round mile trip to FL2 leaders Plymouth was not in vain as they drew 1-1 with the Pilgrims. North of the border, Celtic crushed Kilmarnock 6-1 to stay top of the SPL. In the Champions League on Tuesday, it was CSKA-Spurs, Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid and Leicester-Porto, followed last night by ArsenalBasel, Celtic-Manchester City, Atletico Madrid-Bayern Munich and MonchengladbachBarcelona. This evening it’s DundalkMaccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel BSSouthampton and Manchester United-Zorya in the Europa League. The top PL matches coming up are Everton-Crystal Palace (tomorrow), Hull-Chelsea and Swansea-Liverpool (Saturday) and Burnley-Arsenal, Leicester-Southampton, Manchester United-Stoke and Spurs-Manchester City (Sunday). There are vital 2018 WC qualifiers on the horizon including Austria-Wales, Republic of Ireland-Georgia (October 4), followed by England-Malta, Northern Ireland-San Marino and Scotland-Lithuania two days later. After third round wins at Northampton and Swansea respectively, United play rivals City in the Manchester derby in the last 16 of the EFL Cup which also includes LiverpoolSpurs and West Ham-Chelsea. It’s Celtic-Rangers and Aberdeen-Morton in the SLC semi-finals. Manchester City Ladies beat Chelsea to win the Women’s PL for the first time. Ex-Arsenal, Swansea and Wales defender Mel Charles has died, aged 81. MOTORSPORT Last weekend’s Spanish MotoGP in Aragon was won by home favourite Marc Marquez with Jorge Lorenzo second and Valentino Rossi third. Marquez (248 points) leads the rider’s championship by 52 from Rossi. This weekend, it’s the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix from Kuala Lumpur where Lewis Hamilton will be seeking to regain the lead in the driver’s championship from Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

RUGBY Wasps beat Northampton 2015 to go three points clear at the top of the RU Premiership following Saracens 17-10 defeat at Harlequins. And Denny Solomona of Castleford has set a club record with 42 tries in a season. GOLF The Ryder Cup starts tomorrow at the Hazeltine National Club in Minnesota, USA and Europe’s Rory McIlroy is bang in form after beating Ryan Moore

and Kevin Chappell in a playoff to win the Tour Championship and claim the FedEx Cup. The Northern Irishman rolled in a birdie from 15 feet to edge out Moore on the fourth play-off hole and win the £1.15 million tournament. Sad news… Arnold Palmer, widely regarded as the greatest golfer of all-time, has died, aged 87. DARTS Doncaster youngster Beau Greaves, aged just 12, is the

new darting sensation. She recently won the 2016 women’s Yorkshire Darts Classic title, defeating Louise Simmonds in the final. She’s now tipped to become a world champion and millionaire before 2020! BOXING GB’s Anthony Crolla, beaten on points by Venezuelan Jorge Lindares in his WBA lightweight title fight in Manchester, will get the chance of gaining revenge in February/March next year. And Tyson Fury may never fight again said British promoter Eddie Hearn.

ROUND-UP Ding Junghui (China) won the recent Shanghai snooker title. Phil Taylor is back on track after beating Michael van Gerwen to win his first Darts League championship. And on Sunday, we have the Prix de l’Arc de TriomPAUL phe, the Great Scottish POGBA: Run and the Cardiff For Man U. half-marathon.

Arnold Palmer – A golfer supreme A tribute by Tony Matthews American Arnold Palmer, recognised by many as one of the greatest golfers in the sport’s history, died last weekend at the age of 87, at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in his home city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was undergoing heart tests. During a long and successful career, golf’s ‘greatest ambassador’ won a total of 91 tournaments worldwide and his seven major victories in seven years included wins at the Open in 1961 at Royal Birkdale and 1962 at Troon. He also claimed a record 62 PGA tour wins. “Arnold Palmer is the most important golfer to play the game,” said BBC’s golf correspondent Iain Carter. “His force of charisma put the game on the map and it never dimmed.” Fellow golfing great and a close friend of Palmer’s, Jack Nicklaus, has already admitted that he will “miss him greatly.” “We’ve just lost one of the incredible people in the game of golf and in all of sports,” he tweeted. “Arnold transcended the game of golf. He was more than a golfer or even a great golfer, he was an icon, a legend.” Palmer attracted thousands of die-hard fans known as ‘Arnie’s Army’ as he helped to promote the game into the television age. “Today marks the passing of an era,” said Alastair Johnston, CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises. “His influence, profile and achievements spread far beyond the game of golf. He was an iconic American who treated people with respect and warmth, and built a unique legacy through his ability to engage with fans.” Tributes to the sporting star have poured in from the

stars of the golfing world and from many others elsewhere. “Thanks Arnold for your friendship, counsel and a lot of laughs. Your philanthropy and humility are part of your legend,” Tiger Woods tweeted. “He was a true pioneer for our sport. Forever remembered,” said Northern Ireland’s star Rory McIlroy. US President Barack Obama tweeted a picture of himself with Arnold Palmer at the White House, adding: “Here’s to The King who was as extraordinary on the links as he was generous to others. Thanks for the memories, Arnold.” Former President George W Bush admitted: “He brought golf to millions by his daring and caring. My wife and I are missing him already.” Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1929. The son of the green keeper and groundsman at his local country golf club, he later became the professional at that very same golf club. He was one of golf's most dominant players in the late 1950s and early 1960s. R.I.P. Top man, top golfer.

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Ron Garrood IT brings us great sadness to hear about the parting of a legend. Arnold Palmer was the people’s champion. He inspired millions, changed the game of golf and his fans - Arnie’s Army - loved that he was always ready to share the drama on the course. Palmer put golf on the map and, as a part of ‘The Big Three’ alongside Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus, promoted golf in the television age. Nicknamed ‘The King’ his style and charisma were unique and he was a huge figure in the sport all of his life. He was regarded as one of the greatest players in professional golf history. He won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955. His professional wins totalled 95, with seven of them being Majors.

ARNOLD PALMER: He was a legend. Palmer’s fear of flying on early airliners coupled with his curiosity about airplanes lead him to attaining his pilot’s licence, with which he logged thousands of hours in various types of aircraft. The numerous golf courses he designed worldwide, the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, and The Arnold Palmer Invitational, a PGA Tour Event, are just some of the things we will remember him by. Arnold Palmer’s legacy

will live on, he was a successful businessman, philanthropist, trailblazing advertising spokesman, talented golf course designer and experienced aviator. Jack Nicklaus stated in his heart warming tribute to Arnold Palmer, “He was one of my best friends, closest friends, and he was for a long, long time. I will miss him greatly. He was more than a golfer or even great golfer. He was an icon. He was a legend.”

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McEnroe plays in Marbella COMBATIVE tennis legend John McEnroe fell to a narrow defeat to Spaniard Albert Costa in the first edition of the Senior Masters Cup held in Marbella on September 24. Former French Open champion Costa beat the American veteran 3-6, 6-3, 12-10, with a tremendous tie-breaker concluding the one hour 37 minute finale in front of 2,600 lucky spectators at the Puente Romano tennis club. Marbella mayor Jose Bernal was on hand to present the 41year-old Catalan with a recycled glass trophy and Costa expressed his surprise that he’d managed to overcome his 57year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion opponent who had raced to an early lead. The Senior Masters Tournament was a huge success and saw a 400-strong VIP party after which included tennis royalty from all countries and eras.

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Other players included France’s Yannick Noah and Sebastian Grosjean, Sweden’s Mats Wilander, and Younes El Aynaoui from Morocco who once narrowly lost to Andy Roddick in a an epic 83-game Australian Open quarter-final. McEnroe also hit the headlines earlier in the week when he served up his reservations about a new tennis biopic in the works that will focus on his famous rivalry with Bjorn Borg. “I’ve never seen a good tennis movie,” said the American, who famously doesn’t mince his words, “they’re all terrible.” He criticised the filmmakers behind the upcoming ‘Borg vs McEnroe’ biopic for not consulting either him or his Swedish rival prior to shooting and said that actor Shia LeBouef, who will be portraying him on screen, looks like someone “who can’t play.”