Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 2 – 8 November 2017 Issue 1687

ISSUE NO. 1687

2 - 8 November 2017

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

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Rental thieves arrested

DETAINED: Gang suspected of breaking up and shipping cars. A GANG dealing in the shipment of top of the range cars has been arrested. Following collaboration between the National Police and the Guardia Civil, the six men - originally based in various locations throughout the Alicante Province - were detained. The men, made up of Spanish, Italians and Moroccans, are believed to have stolen around 40 rental cars estimated to be worth around €1m after hiring them and not returning them on their due dates. Fifteen of the vehicles have already been recovered. They began their series of crimes in Orihuela, Santa Pola and Almoradi before moving to the provinces of Almeria and Malaga in the south of the country.

BURNED OUT: Officers’ private cars were targeted.

Police arson attacks Victims not covered by insurance By Darren James Forty members of the Local Police in Orihuela gathered to support three of their colleagues whose private cars were found burned out the week before. This followed an announcement by the council that their civil liability insurance will not cover the damages incurred. The police officers had parked their cars close to the town hall premises located on the Orihuela Costa in Playa

Brakes put on traffickers NATIONAL POLICE officers have dismantled a network involved in alleged sexual exploitation based in Santa Pola. During the latest intervention by the police, they were able to release one of the gang’s victims. The group arrested were all from Hungary and were running an alleged dedicated human trafficking network for the purposes of sexual exploitation. Two of the four people detained have been accused of raping one of the women that they ended up forcing to go into prostitution in the municipality. She is a 29-year-od woman, also from Hungary, and was forced into her trade following a series of threats to her and her family back home and a constant supply of cocaine.

Flamenca during their night shift, only to find them destroyed by a fire that is suspected to have been started deliberately. Investigations are being carried out by the Guardia Civil to try to catch the alleged arsonist who they believe is someone who was earlier arrested by Local Police and decided to retaliate against them. Unions representing the three police officers affected UGT, CSI-F and SPPLB have sent a registered letter to the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, pointing out that the attack on these vehicles could’ve been avoided if there were better facilities for their members to keep their cars safe. They were, however, parked in spaces authorised for the Local Police to use,

and this is the area of dispute. The council’s public liability insurance will not compensate the officers as the cars were parked on the public highway; although the officers claim that they were in designated spaces reserved for them and town hall officials. Mariola Rocamora, Orihuela’s councillor responsible for citizen security, said that the ruling is a business decision taken by the insurance company and cannot comment on the matter.

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Dancing on the street A FEMALE motorist has been slapped with a €200 fine by Torrevieja police after she was spotted ‘dancing to music’ and failing to pay attention to traffic while behind the wheel of her car.

Big spend ORIHUELA Council has revealed that it is to sell five plots of land for a total of €14.5 million, with the money to be spent on a new cultural centre, sports’ stadium and bicycle lanes according to officials.

Joint effort TWO suspects have been held after the Guardia Civil intercepted a lorry carrying 180 kilos of cannabis in Lorca. One was driving the vehicle and the other guarding a warehouse where it had been loaded.

Costly error VINALOPO Hospital has been fined €150,000 by the Generalitat Valenciana regional council for “a very serious administrative infraction related to the prevention of labour risks,” local media said.

Costa Blanca looking for more German tourists TOURIST boards representing the Costa Blanca in general and Alicante in particular have held a seminar in Frankfurt to promote the areas as tourist destinations. They were joined by eight representatives from APHA (Alicante Hotels Association) who were there on behalf of some of the most prestigious hotels in Alicante. Tourism councillor Eva Montesinos said that the main objective is to show potential German tourists what the city has to offer and to give that marker a boost. Presentations were made during the series of meetings in which emphasis was given to Alicante’s fame as a gastronomic centre and offered tastings of many local products... especially the rice. Head Chef at the famous Brunch de Alicante Restaurant Carlos Tomás gave a cooking demonstration and the event concluded with a big raffle which offered prizes of staying at the participating hotels in the Alicante Province. In 2016, German passengers accounted for 877,137 of the arrivals at AlicanteElche Airport which was

ALICANTE: Currently attracts close to a million tourists.

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135,000 more than the previous year. Behind the UK and Spain, Germany accounts for the third highest passenger volume at the airport and 5.41 per cent of the total number of foreign visitors to the city of Alicante. There are 12 direct connections to cities in Germany courtesy of Ryanair, Norwegian Air International, Transavia, easyJet, Luftansa, Niki flights and Eurowings.

THOUSANDS of people flocked to the graves of deceased relatives to pay respect as Spain marked the Dia de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day). As is custom, many Spaniards took the national holiday as an opportunity to return home and decorate the graves of dead family members with elaborate floral displays. Town councils across the country also made sure local graveyards were cleaned and ready for yesterday’s public holiday. As happens every year, the graveyards were crowded with visitors, the surrounding roads were packed with traffic and stalls selling flowers lined the streets. Many also indulged in the traditional food eaten on this day, including chestnuts and sweet treats such as huesos de santo (tubes of pastry filled with marzipan) and buñuelos de viento (doughnuts sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar). After visiting the graveyard, more religious families attended a mass service dedicated to the deceased which is supposed to shorten their time spent in purgatory.

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Tennis player dies A 45-YEAR-OLD man has died in Cartagena whilst playing on a paddle tennis court. He suddenly collapsed when playing with friends at the Cabezo Beaza industrial estate. Paramedics arrived at the scene and found the man unconscious and despite their efforts were unable to save his life.

Shooting stars THANKS to the support of beer company Estrella de Levante, San Javier has renewed the series of welcome signs. Three new signs have been erected at various points in the municipality and feature watercolour works of local buildings and per so n a l i t i e s b y p ain ter a n d sculptor Nicolás de Maya.

Cruise record PRESIDENT of the Port Authority of Cartagena, Antonio Sevilla, has announced that the forecast for the number of cruise passengers for 2017 has been exceeded. A total of 230,000 people - up by 2,000 - are expected from 150 cruise ship arrivals; the 200,000 barrier has already been broken.

Pigs in the middle EXPORTS of live animals from the Murcia Region during the first six months of this year amounted to €107.3m, of which €2.39m corresponded to the pig market and an increase of 11.16 per cent. The most popular destinations for the products are concentrated in Germany and Italy.

Grand day out E L D E R LY c i t i z e n s o f M u r c i a were celebrated at the annual gett o g e t h e r h e l d a t t h e L a To r r e d e Puente Tocinos restaurant and organised by local federations working with the older generation. This was the 23rd holding of the ‘Grandparents Day’ which elected the grandmother and grandfather of the year.

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SPAIN, UK, EUROPE AND GLOBAL SPORTS SCENE

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PLUS THE REGULARS

SPANISH FACTS OF LIFE...35 Wild mushroom season is officially upon us and is the highlight of the year for fungi fans, reports Kat Ashton.

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50 - 62 BOTH Spaniards and tourists alike flock to the countryside in the autumn months to forage for their favourite fungi, which can reach record sizes thanks to the moist woodland conditions. The mushroom business is estimated to be worth millions of euros each year, and a whole range of varieties grow across the Iberian Peninsula. Experts believe that the climate creates the ideal environment for mushrooms to grow, with hot summers followed by autumn downpours. The season tends to fall in October or November but can be earlier or later, depending on the weather. Due to the increase in popularity, many companies now organise mushroom hunts to help tourists seek out the best areas where they are found, often followed by a tasting. As edible and toxic mushrooms tend to grow side by side, it is always advisable to go foraging for mushrooms with such an expert. There are around 50 species of poisonous fungi in Europe, and six of these can be lethal. Mushrooms or setas are a staple Spanish cuisine and are often served on their own as the popular tapas dish champinones al ajillo (garlic mushrooms), as well as being used to make stews, soups and croquettes.

TASTY TREATS: Foraging for mushrooms is a popular pastime.

bruised or cut. 3. Boleto del Pino (Boletus pinophilus): This popular mushroom is known for its sweet taste and can be recognised by its white or creamy brown cap and thick stem. 4. Rebozuelo (Cantharellus cibarius): This yellow, trumpet shaped ‘shroom can be found in woods where pine, chestnut or oak trees grow. It can be eaten raw, but also goes great in stews or with meat dishes. 5. Seta de Cardo (Pleorutus eryngii): Considered one of the tastiest mushrooms out there and highly prized in the mushroom community. Studies have suggested that this species may also have therapeutic properties and could help to reduce cholesterol.

Fans robbed A NUMBER of supporters that attended the Real Murcia v FC Barcelona football fixture at the Nueva Condom-

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Top five wild Spanish mushrooms 1. Amanita caesarea: Commonly known as Caesar’s mushroom, this prized fungi is easily the most expensive on the market and foragers can charge as much as €120 a kilo. It is prized in the culinary world for its bright orange colour and soft texture. Renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria was known to use it to make fluorescent mousses. 2. Niscalo (Lactarius deliciosus): Commonly found in Mediterranean pine forests, this flavourful mushroom can also reach a high price in markets but is worth the price. It’s known as the ‘saffron milk cap’ in English as it oozes a reddish-orange liquid when

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KING OF FUNGI: Caesar’s mushroom resembles a boiled egg before it is fully grown.

ina stadium returned to their parked cars to find they’d been broken into and the car documents stolen. National Police reported that three such reports of theft had been received.

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The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1686 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 55 local stories.

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TRIVIA FROM AROUND THE WORLD NORWEGIAN: All flights to Spain from Birmingham scrapped

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1 Norwegian airline scraps all flights to Spain from Birmingham this weekend - 13,058 2 Ryanair release £5 flights between UK and Spain - But deals expire tonight - 7,204 3 Costa del Sol insect bite sparks two year battle for life of British dad - 6,701 4 Winter flights between Manchester and Spain axed by Norwegian airline - 6,523 5 Motor homes plague Costa Blanca beach - 4,548

Poll of the week Following the Guardia Civil’s announced crackdown on horse hobbling, are police doing enough to combat animal cruelty in Spain?

LAST WEEK’S POLL: After France announced it will introduce fines for wolf whistling, should it be banned in Spain?

Yes = 34% No = 66%

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Top Social Media comments Man wanted for beheading his two-yearold daughter arrested in Spain Dear God I cannot comprehend anything more abhorrent than what this man did to his child. I hope he never leaves prison. Jan Andersen-Page Great work by the Spanish police. Karen Joy Harley Police look into second incident of street porn filming in Spain - Gosh! How terrible!! I remember once in Sitges with a group of friends, we were walking round the back streets and came across a porn film shoot. We passed by without comment. Peter Harvey Carles Puigdemont flies to Brussels as rebellion charges loom Strange how this politician AND his party has created so much upheaval AND are now jumping ship to Brussels. Colin Carter Get back here and face the music you weasel, cause all this unrest and upheaval then run for the hills. Coward that you are!! Karen Joy Harley Brits in Benidorm wreck hotel room and get banned from flight home - They should lock them up in Spanish prison for five years and ban them from ever returning to Spain again! They are an

embarrassment to the British people! Disgusting cretins! Julie Jones Peel And so they should, they should be made to pay for all the damage before they are allowed to leave the country, they should be grateful that they haven’t been put in jail for a while, before having to go to court! George R Carman Catalan leaders summoned to Madrid to face sedition charges Sedition? Rebellion? Are we in the 15th century? Have an agreed referendum. It is what most people in Cataluña want. They will probably vote no, but at the rate the PP and their allies are going, more yes votes are probably being created everyday. To be against separation is a reasonable position. To be against a referendum, when separatist parties have a majority in the Catalan parliament, is not reasonable. David Coughlan They should be jailed for the trouble and unrest they have caused, pathetic how they have run for the hills at the first sign of trouble. Come back and face your punishment. Spain will not be held to random by people who will seek to destroy its Constitution!! Karen Joy Harley

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An Argentinian man planted 7,000 trees in the shape of a guitar as a tribute to his late wife. Although designed to be seen from above, Pedro Martin Ureta has never seen the instrument as he has a fear of flying. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world at 830 metres.

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The aptly-named little penguin is the world’s smallest penguin species. It grows to an average of only 33 centimetres in height and is native to southern Australia and New Zealand.

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Twenty years for the ‘Alicante strangler’ A MAN has been sentenced to a jail term of 20 years after being found guilty of strangling his great aunt. The courts rejected the man’s defence that he’d killed her because she had asked him to do so because of her ongoing illnesses and that she’d died without being able to defend herself. A jury decided that the accused man Felix Redondo Suarez was guilty of the crimes of murder with treachery, as well as the theft of several items of jewellery and television belonging to the 88-year-old victim. The events took place back in October last year when it’s alleged that the accused man strangled the woman without warning with a wire attached to a lamp. She was sitting in her rocking chair waiting for her great-nephew to bring her breakfast when she was

killed. The man then placed a rubbish bag over the corpse and dragged her to one of the bedrooms in the house where he left it on the floor. Five days later, he turned up at the police station of his own free will to confess to the murder and took the officers to the house where they were greeted with the dead woman at the crime scene. However, during the trial the accused said that he’d killed his aunt because she

was suffering so much with poor health and that she had to rely on him to do everything for her. The jury dismissed such claims. The defence council Luis Santamaria announced that he would be appealing the ruling to the High Court (TSJ) believing the sentence should have been reduced to 15 years because the accused had always collaborated with the police from day one and had always admitted his guilt.

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SHE is set to become a household name as one of three new Doctor Who companions. And ex-Hollyoaks star Mandip Gill was understandably thrilled as she said: “I am over the moon to be joining the Doctor Who family. Certain roles seem unattainable and this is one of those, so much so I didn’t believe it to OVER THE MOON: be true for the first Mandip Gill. few weeks!” The 29-year-old will play new character Yasmin in the Sci-Fi show and is clearly no stranger to celebrations after a series of images of her living it up on party island Ibiza emerged on social media in the wake of the big announcement. She was pictured at the Ocean Club Champagne Spray Party alongside bikini-clad actress and friend Jennifer Metcalfe, 35, as the pair indulged in a spot of synchronised dancing while knocking back mixed drinks.

Birthday suit! SHE’S the Spanish actress who made her name playing idealistic teacher Fatima in hit TV series El Principe. But Hiba Abouk showed she has few hang-ups as she celebrated her 31st birthday by posting a naked photo of herself on Instagram. Wearing only a baseball cap and with a lit cigarette in her mouth, she captioned the sizzling photo ‘Happy birthday to me.’

CHEEKY: Hiba Abouk.

He’s a safe pair of hands HE’S the ex-Real Madrid goalkeeper who became a heartthrob following his heroics with the Spanish national team. And World Cup winner Iker Casillas, 36, was all smiles as he attended current club Porto’s gala evening accompanied by stunning journalist wife Sara Carbonero, 33. The pair’s romance first came to light in 2010, and they had their first child Martin in 2013 before marrying at a secret ceremony in

Madrid last year. The stopper has recently been linked with a move to Premier League sides Liverpool and Newcastle, although the rumours have been scotched by his agent Carlo Cutropia. He told Spanish radio: “Of the crazy stuff I have seen, this is the craziest. “It is crazy and there is no truth in it.” HANDSOME PAIR: Carbonero and Casillas.

Celeb focus Oar-some display SHE’S the exLove Island star who famously flashed her boobs at Cheltenham Racecourse. MAKING A And Katie SPLASH: Katie Salmon let it Salmon. all hang out again as she paddled topless in Ibiza after slipping into a skimpy black bikini before whipping off her top.

Got the boot SHE’S the ex-desperate Housewives star who recently broke her leg while on holiday in Spain. And Eva Longoria, 44, has been told to wear a leg brace by doctors as she continues her recovery. She was seen sporting the boot-like device at a Los Angeles salon opening where she was joined by Victoria Beckham.

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A POLICE sniffer dog with a nose for money has joined a specialist Guardia Civil unit in Alicante. Floki, a three-year-old German-Belgian shepherd cross, will be working with the team at Alicante-Elche airport and other ports to help detect undeclared cash - often the proceeds of money laundering or drug trafficking. The money-sniffing mutt was trained at the Guardia Civil’s El Pardo facilities in Madrid and he quickly excelled in the detection of bank notes. Floki will join other specially selected four-legged colleagues in the Alicante dog unit. Four of his canine companions specialise in detecting drugs, four in explosives and one in tobacco.

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SHOW ME THE MONEY: Floki in action.

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University car park fire prevented QUICK work by firefighters prevented a more serious blaze while attending an incident in Alicante. Emergency services were called by a security guard after smoke was spotted by a number of students coming from under the bonnet of a car in the University of Alicante car park. When the fire brigade from nearby San Vincent del Raspeig arrived, they discovered an old rag in the engine blocking the car’s alternator. Firefighters issued a warning after the incident that such scenarios are becoming quite common and very high risk to life and property. They recommend that all drivers should regularly check inside their engines to check that nothing flammable - like a cloth - has been left inside that may lead to obstructing some of the working parts. “If the car had actually caught alight, it would have easily spread to the cars parked alongside in a full parking area.”

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Direct control in place WHILST it could be very tempting not to return to the Catalan problem, it is the most important piece of recent news to hit Spain. With article 155 actually in place and most of the Catalan cabinet dismissed, the Public Prosecutor has said that he wishes to charge a number of the politicians with rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds, which would certainly see them imprisoned if found guilty. During an interview, Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis confirmed that a new election for the Catalan Parliament which will be held on December 21 would be managed by a special electoral committee and that assuming former president Carles Puigdemont was eligible (not in jail) then he would be free to stand. In the meantime, after leaving a recorded message of defiance, Mr Puigdemont reportedly fled to Brussels with members of his former cabinet as they may be offered political asylum by the Belgian Secretary of State for Immigration and Asylum. Slowly but inexorably, the Madrid government is taking over the running of Cataluña and at the moment only the Catalan Speaker’s Committee which is ‘standing in’ for the dismissed government is immune from prosecution until the December elections. One unexpected result of article 155 is that Spaniards all over the country have clamoured to buy lottery tickets ending in that number.

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Elderly victim AN 84-year-old woman has been seriously injured in an accident after the car she was driving was hit by a truck in the Murcia village of Monteagudo.

Numbers up TOURISM from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland has increased by more than 50 per cent in the Murcia region from January to August compared to last year.

Clean ways ENVIRONMENTAL experts have set themselves a target of the year 2030 to make the Rio Segura clean enough to be able to use the waterway for recreational purposes.

Quick trips THE new A-33 stretch of motorway between Blanca and Fuente la Higuera in the Murcia region means the 230 kilometres from Murcia to Valencia can be completed in two hours.

Tipped out A 30-YEAR-OLD man was found by the side of the RM-1 motorway in San Javier with his hands and feet tied. He said he’d been kidnapped while taking the rubbish out.

Demo clashes A DEMONSTRATION in the centre of Alicante showing support for those that want independence in CataluĂąa created a certain amount of tension in the Plaza de los Luceros.

Flower day FLORISTS throughout Pilar de la Horadada had one of their busiest days yesterday (Wednesday) with two million flowers being used for people visiting their late loved ones.

PLANS have been revealed to make the region of Murcia safer in the face of any future flooding. This follows a meeting between a number of local organisations, central and regional government and local municipalities. They agreed that a major way of bringing the problems of flooding to the attention of more of its citizens

Future flooding procedures revealed is to carry out more flood drills and exercises involving every section of the emergency services and civil protection authorities, and a plan of coordination was drawn up. One of the more immediate actions would be to hold an informa-

tion seminar to be able to explain how the programme will be put into force and to discuss what is needed to update current operations. There will also be greater and improved communication between the State Meteorological Agency

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(AEMET) and the Murcia regional emergency headquarters that receive the 112 calls, so that necessary measures can be taken as far as possible in advance. Systems and procedures will be put in place to find new ways of ensuring that as many citizens as possible can get this vital information quicker and more clearly.

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Sacked Catalan leader flees country By Kat Ashton EX-CATALAN leader Carles Puigdemont has fled to Belgium after Spanish prosecutors called for him to face charges of rebellion, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Following a vote by the Spanish Senate backing the decision to impose direct rule on Madrid, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sacked the leader of the Catalan Parliament and dismissed the rest of his cabinet. Rajoy called for regional elections to be held in Cataluña on December 21. The decision was made following weeks of turmoil after 90 per cent of Catalans allegedly voted in favour of independence during the controversial referendum on October 1. Puigdemont had refused to appear before the Spanish gov-

ernment to explain his actions and decided against calling regional elections himself, instead choosing to make a declaration of independence from Spain. On Monday, Puigdemont fled to Belgium with several members of his cabinet to allegedly seek political asylum. Theo Francken, Belgium’s immigration minister, had previously suggested it was not “unrealistic” for Puigdemont to be granted protection. Hours later, Spain’s attorney general Jose Manuel Maza announced that he would ask the Spanish court to bring charges of rebellion, sedition and the misuse of public funds against Puigdemont and 13 other members of his administration. Puigdemont later denied that he had fled to seek asylum, but claimed he would not return to

ON THE RUN: Carles Puigdemont has fled Spain where he could face a 30-year prison sentence.

Spain until he was guaranteed a fair trial. He also declared he would accept the results of the snap regional elections called by Rajoy for December. Belgium’s Prime Minister Charles Michel revealed an asylum request was “absolutely not on the agenda” and claimed the ex-Catalan leader would be treated the same as any other European citizen.

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Requests for dog beach extension A GROUP of dog owners will be asking the Santa Pola Council to expand the amount of space available on the dedicated dog walking beach. Since it was opened to the public around 18 months ago, the Caleta dels Gossets in the municipality has seen more than 20,000 owners with their dogs. However, there has been a growing number of complaints about the growing lack of sand - not helped by the series of storms that hit the area during the year - which has resulted in a series of requests from about 100 dog walkers to extend the area to one of the adjacent coves. This will make the experience for both animals and humans much safer on a beach with more sand. The amount of dogs, and their owners, that use the

CANINE CAPERS: Santa Pola dogs might get more space.

DOG BEACH: Owners want more space. beach which is fully monitored and subject to regular inspections of microchips has doubled in number during 2017, with numbers in September rising to 16,500 from 7,800. Frequent visitors to this part of the coast are also demanding more safety mea-

sures in the cove where pet dogs are permitted to swim. They are unhappy about the speed of some of the traffic on the nearby road and fear that unless some restrictions are introduced, harm could soon come to more dogs following one being hit in the area this summer.

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CLARIFICATIONS: Carmen Morate (inset) putting the record straight on animal shelter claims. there have no formal qualifications or training in handling the animals in their care. This may be because there are no official qualifications available,” said C a r m e n . “ H o w e v e r, a n u m b e r o f d o g training courses do exist for our volunteers and dog owners to attend from time to time.” The councillor also wanted to clarify the accusation that people not officially working for the municipality had access to personal information of those that were looking to adopt dogs from the shelter. “This is simply not true. People

wanting to adopt apply to do so via our website and the dedicated Facebook page and we collate the data. The only ‘personal information’ that the volunteers have is a telephone contact number and an address we give them to be able to visit them and carry out an initial assessment interview with potential adopters. “How else would they be able to do this on our behalf without this information? Without their help in this way, it would be impossible for us to give a new home to the amount of animals we do.” Other accusations stating that there

By Kathy Craven and Jill Mckeown AS volunteers at the shelter for the la s t tw o ye a rs w e feel it is important that our views and experiences are heard. O ur prima ry a im a nd commitment is to provide shelter, warmth, food comfort and human contact for

was no access for people with reduced mobility were challenged by Carmen. “The suggestion was that it was impossible to get around the animal shelter if you were in a wheelchair. This would only affect access to the office which has two steps leading up to it and is so small inside that it wouldn’t accommodate mobility equipment in the first place. In any case, anyone arriving at the office entrance can be seen by those on duty and are greeted and spoken with outside the premises.” Since Los Verdes came to power just over two years ago, they have adopted a ‘zero putting down’ policy of all animals that come into their control, and thus the n e e d f o r m o r e v o l u n t e e r s a n d l a rg e r p r e m i s e s i s n e c e s s a r y. “ We h a v e €350,000 available to spend on the refurbishment of the animal shelter to show our commitment to animal welfare in the municipality, and we intend to complete the work next year,” said Carmen. Anyone wishing to adopt a dog or find out more about the work of the Torrevieja Animal Shelter should go to the Facebook page - Concejalía de Protección Animal de Torrevieja.

Brickbats and bouquets t he dogs and cat s i n our care. All the volunteers do this tirelessly on a daily basi s. The ul t i m at e ai m of everyone at the shelter is to rehome as many of the animals as possible. At no time do we as volunteers have access to anyone’s data. As in many walks of life the brickbats are many and the bouquets few. Ultimately we need to inspire people of all nationalities to visit the shelter and help in any way that they can. The shelter can be found by accessing the slip road in front of the police station opposite Carrefour. Go past t he f i r e st at i on and t ur n

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ANIMAL welfare is most certainly the top priority of Torrevieja councillor Carmen Morate since her and her Los Verdes party took control of the municipality following the 2015 local elections. Somehow, she manages to combine her role as International Residents’ councillor with her animal responsibilities and even finds time to volunteer at the Torrevieja Animal Shelter during whatever spare time she has, and has done for more than six years Euro Weekly News recently caught up w i t h C a r m e n i n h e r o ff i c e i n t h e o l d Tourist Information Centre following a controversial report on the alleged failings in the organisation of and the conditions at the shelter were reported in the local Spanish and English-speaking press. She was concerned that the report from the CSIF union, whose sole purpose is to represent the council employees and nothing to do with animal welfare, made a number of accusations that were simply ‘exaggerated.’ “They say the people who volunteer

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We al ways put t he ani m al s f i r st , af t er al l , t hey didn’t ask to be put in the shelter in the first place. The shelter is open every day until 2pm and 1pm on weekends.

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COASTAL authorities in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, are planning to shortly begin a programme of works to improve access p o i n t s t o a b ea c h in Guardamar del Segura. The popular Campico beach is around 2km south of Guardamar and is separated from a number of urbanisations by the busy dual carriageway of the N-332. Those affected are La Laguna, Larros a , Mo n c a y o a n d P o rtico Mediterráneo. Residents associations representing people living on the urbanisations have repeatedly demanded that their access is improved, despite a

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SAND MEN: The new footpath being laid.

footbridge crossing the N-332 that has been in place since 2010. Their complaints are that they still have to navigate a further 600 me t r es t o r each t he beach i t sel f w hi ch i s m ade up of a pat h through the pine forest and sand dunes wi t h r ocks, t hat m akes it d i ff i cul t f or beachgoer s and particularly those with mobility issues. The new wor ks wi l l i ncl ude a construction of another footbridge connecting to the existing one that will cross the intervening dunes and lead directly to the beach and will take three months to complete. The budget allocated amounts to €257,533.

200 marihuana plants... and more OFFICERS of the National Police have arrested a total of 15 people in a series of anti-drug raids. They were carried out in a total of five homes in Murcia and La Manga del Mar Menor where 200 marihuana plants, five firearms and over €7,000 in cash were discovered. There were also quantities of hashish already placed in small packets ready to be sold on.

According to police sources, the raids were carried out on private homes in the village of Espinardo and on Calles La Gloria and Río Mundo in Murcia. They also found items in a house in La Manga and in a cannabis smoking club located on Avenida Mariano de Rojas. The plants were found growing in a special area under a house in Calle Río Mundo.

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Firearms found LOCAL POLICE in Call osa de Segur a have found a case containing two guns and ammunition. They are in the process of checking the contents to see whether they have been used illegally.

Cheap deal O RIH UELA wi l l be saving 10 per cent on the fuel that they buy for cleaning and rubbish collection vehicles. The new contract provides for a maximum expenditure of €874,227 per year.

New starts THE opening of the new Leroy M erl i n i n t he Montevida commercial area wi l l i nvol ve t he creat i on of more t han 120 jobs. The company has invest ed €20 mi l l i on i n the project.

Health kick IN an initiative promoted by Orihiuela’s health department, Almoradí has host ed a ‘ Taki ng Control of Your Health’ wor kshop whi ch i s aimed at patients to help t hem seek heal t hi er lifestyles.

Speed delay PASSENG ERS were left waiting for almost an hour after a strike by maintenance staff caused a delay to one of the AVE high-speed trains from Madrid to Alicante.

Slim lesson THE Mare Nostrum Institute in Torrevieja has organised a conference in which proposals have been made to tackle the growing issue of childhood obesity in the municipality.

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Water increase AFTER closing in 2016 with €44,549 of losses, €100,000 will now be invested to raise the levels of water from the Algorós wastewater treatment to reach Torrellano, Saladas and Valverde.

Home attack THREE people have been found guilty in Elche for stealing €12,000 from a greengrocer after beating him up and tying up his wife in their home.

Doctor stress ACCORDING to a report, 70 per cent of resident physicians in Elche have reported suffering from stress and 40 per cent from harassment during the course of their work.

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Two local mayor’s babies are born MAYOR of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, has announced on behalf of the city council the approval of a detailed study into a 150-room hotel on the edge of the Mar Menor. The planned hotel in Los Urrutias will have a capacity for 400 guests and will be aimed at increasing the number of tourists able to take advantage of what the Mar Menor can offer, both in nautical activities and the delights of the local gastronomy. The idea is for the hotel to open in the spring of 2019. This project has very much been ‘the baby’ of the mayor who appropriately has just returned to office after having her second child in the middle of September. She has been committed to making the idea a reality since the beginning of this year as part of a redevelopment programme to restore the southern coast of the Mar Menor. The project has been promoted by the company Profusa and has made an agreement with the British group Neilson to build the hotel complex at

HOTEL PROJECT: Second-time mother Ana Belén Castejón (inset). an estimated investment of €15m. The company already has extensive experience in the holiday sector focusing on nature and sports tourism throughout Europe with facilities in Sardinia, France, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Austria and Andorra.

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O nc e appr oved, t he wor ks ar e planned to last for 12 months and the idea is to offer a location for people interested in making trips to the Mar Menor outside of the peak summer season, and not offer the increasing amount of all-inclusive deals.

BUILDERS carrying out excavating work were taken totally by surprise when a rather unusual item was found in a block of cement on the site planned for the new Playas de Orihuela School. Embedded in the cement were the remains of a car that had been there for what appeared to be some length of time. The workers called the Local Police who in turn alerted the Guardia Civil who are now leading the investigation into this strange and shocking discovery. Among the remains was a British number plate and all were taken to a Guardia Civil location by a tow truck where further forensic tests will be undertaken along with a check for any signs of human remains; a standard procedure in such cases. There are no indications as to how long the vehicle had been buried or as to how it came to be there in the first place.

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THE city of Pilar de la Horadada has been given a special award to acknowledge the commitment of their citizens and businesses to recycling glass. They have been awarded

the ‘Iglu Verde’ (Green Igloo) based on the shape of the popular bins used for a number of recycling schemes but especially where people are encouraged to dump glass prod-

ucts. The prize has been given to El Pilar for recycling 11 per cent more glass than last year. Ecovidrio - the company running the recycling plan and responsible for the management of such waste in Spain - has managed to recycle 264 tons of glass during the summer in El Pilar, and the local mayor Ignacio Ramos together with Environment councillor Antonio Escudero have expressed their satisfaction at the figures. They have been at the forefront of encouraging their local citizens to participate in the recycling schemes and it has borne fruit. The catering industry in the area has been a major contributor to the success of this initiative with more than 100 establishments collaborating and being responsible for more than 50 per cent of the glass collected. The summer months, when these businesses are at their

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Hidden history THE Orihuela Castle Association has complained that local water authorities have covered up a number of historical remains from the 14th and 15th centuries that are in the River Segura.

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GREEN IGLOOS: El Pilar showing the way on recycling. busiest, account for 30 per cent of the total recycled glass collected throughout the year. During 2016, the citizens of Pilar de la Horadada recycled a total of 538,470 kilos of glass which averages out at 25.2 kilos per inhabi-

tant, distributed across 134 green igloos. Across Spain, the plan has the participation of 80 coastal municipalities with more than 6,300 establishments which so far has managed to recycle almost 28,000 tons of glass.

BENEJÚZAR has made some changes to the traffic flow in the centre of the municipality, and in particular to the area of El Calvario, after requests from residents.

Extra pay POLICE and firefighters in Cartagena will receive €1,000,000 more in overtime payments until the end of the year to cover events that may otherwise not be attended by them.

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AS the summer ends, it’s the beginning of the so-called salt harvest! The regional salt flats in San Pedro have begun this year’s collection of salt during which it’s estimated to reach 100,000 tons. A combination of manmade technology and the wonders of nature enable the waters around the Mar Menor to produce tons of salt for transporting all around the country and across the world. Around 60 per cent is packaged into 25kg bags for the industrial food market, 25 per cent is put into one or two kilo bags for sale in supermarkets, while the rest is made up of the big bags of

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NATURE: The salt flats of San Pedro del Pinatar. 2,000kgs mainly used for spreading along the highways in cold weather. Natural Environment director Consuelo Rosauro was present as the new sea-

was paid in speeding fines last year according to traffic authorities.

son of salt production got underway and said: “The work of many people working in the local salt industry has helped to configure the landscape not only for industry but into a paradise for water birds and other species that live in these natural spaces.”

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Student noises PEOPL E c l o se t o t h e Univ e r si t y o f Mu r c ia have complained about the noise made and rubbish left by a number of stude n t s n e a r t h e ir homes as a new year begins.

Safe and well ORIHUELA police have announced that the missing 28-year-old man from Almoradí who missed a family function was located in Valencia and is in good health although feeling disorientated.

Cox injury A 42-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital after an accident at work. He suffered from a head injury and dislocated a shoulder in the Cox food company.

Councils to pay €15m for rubbish project will be responsible for the highest FORMAL authorisation has now financial contribution to the reforbeen given for the refurbishment of mation to the building located in the rubbish processing plant in the Sierra dels Cremats, Saladas Elche and work is due to begin in part of the city. January. As explained by the councillor Ten municipalities in the Alifor Cleaning and Maintenance, cante Province that are part of the Héctor Díez, the improvements to waste consortium of Baix Vinalopó the plant will mainly consist of imhad already given their blessing in proving the system for recovering principle to the modernisation of waste throughout the province and the plant, but the decision taken recently was the formal green light for NO MORE ODOURS: Councillor Héctor Díez (inset) sending less rubbish to the landfill sites. Another advantage that will the project that will cost €15m. The announces rubbish plant improvements. recognise the many concerns over a local councils will need to start connumber of years is that the impact of smells their current budget for waste management. tributing from their budgets from 2019 on the environment will be minimised, and Currently, the Elche waste plant receives when the project is expected to be completnot just during the heat of the summer around 135,000 tons of rubbish per year, of ed after 12 months unless there are no unmonths; all the waste management will be which 80,000 tons of that comes from the foreseen delays, and for many of them will carried out in watertight compartments. municipality of Elche itself. Hence, they mean an increase of around 50 per cent to Photo by Ayuntamiento de Elche

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THE number of people unemployed in Alicante has fallen by more than 20,000 during the summer months and now stands at a rate of 16.22 per cent. Across Spain, the unemp lo y men t ra te h a s n ow dropped to 16.38 per cent from the high levels of 25 per cent at the start of the economic crisis in 2008.

Unemployment down... employment up B e tw e e n J uly a nd Se ptember, very positive figure s w e re s how n for the la bour ma rke t in the A lic a nte Provinc e w ith both lower unemployment and growing employment in virtually all the sectors. The total number of unemployed

now stands at 146,800 and 2 per cent lower than the previous second quarter of the year. D a ta publis he d by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (NIE) showed the total number of people in w ork in A lic a nte w a s

758,200 at the end of September, with the growth being in no small way due to the increase in the numbers of t hose em pl oyed i n t he ser vi ce sect or. The onl y downsi de was t hose em ployed in agriculture which fell by almost 1,500.

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Booty boats to be auctioned closing date for the submission of bids is THREE boats that have been seized from tomorrow (Friday). drug traffickers over a number of years ‘Mehap’ will lead the auction and has are about to be auctioned. already attracted opening bids of around The three merchant ships - ‘Green €118,000. When it was intercepted off Cedar,’ ‘Mehtap’ and ‘Mungo’ - were the coat of Cabo de Palos in captured over a period beMay 2015 it had more than tween September 2014 and 1,350 kilos of hashish on board. May 2015 and all contained Whoever buys the ‘Mehap,’ it hashish and cocaine within has already been decreed that it their cargo holds. Had they must be scrapped. reached their intended destiLatest news The ‘Green Cedar’ was capnations the value of the drugs and tured south of Cartagena in onboard was estimated to be more as it happens April 2015 with 15 tons of in the tens of millions of eucannabis on board and finally, ros. the ‘Mungo’ was discovered in Since they were seized, the the Sea of Alborán (between Andalucia three ships have been moored in the Esand North Africa) in September 2014 combreras docks and they will now be containing 50 tons of cocaine. auctioned to the highest bidder. The www.euroweeklynews.com

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Three new arrivals... the first of the year IT’S taken almost 10 months into the year, but the first set of triplets of 2017 in the University Hospital of Elche has arrived. The happy event took place on Monday October 16 and two boys and a girl were born three minutes apart. The mother, 28-year-old Inmaculada Sánchez from Orihuela, had her children in the 33rd week of her pregnancy via a caesarean section procedure assisted by doctors Carlos Ortolá and Eva Rodríguez and matrons Asunción Casanova and Ascensión Garrido. Ismael was first to arrive weighing in at 1.9k; Alexander was next at 1.65k and finally, the girl, Rocío, the smallest weighing 1.64k.

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INTENSIVE: Three new lives getting the best of care. After being born, all three were taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where they continue to develop. The mother and her husband were said by hospital authorities to be well and delighted with their new ar-

rivals. The University Hospital of Elche is the main centre for multiple births in the area and cover Orihuela, Torrevieja and Torrevieja, Vinalopó as neonatal units aren’t available elsewhere.

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Clean car boost THE recent plenary of the Or i h u e l a C o u n c il has approved a subsidy of be t we e n 2 5 a n d 7 5 per cent for those that use electric cars to reduce emissions levels.

Building on TORREVIEJA Council has given the go-ahead for t he f i r st l i c e nc es for the bui l di ng o f 1,300 ho use s o n L a Coronelita. The reclass ifica t i o n o f l a nd a llows such building after 16 years.

Fighting back HOTELS throughout the Alicante Province have launched discounts of up to 35 per cent to protect bookings due to the resurgence of holidays to Tunisia and Turkey.

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Advice for dealing with terrorist attacks TORREVIEJA’S police and traffic department in collaboration with the local Guardia Civil has produced a detailed document that gives the population instructions on how to react in case of terrorist attack. The city’s mayor, José Manuel Dolón, said: “These are clear and simple instructions that can save lives before members of the security forces arrive at the scene of any attack.” The instructions, complete with illustrations, have been distributed among the areas of high population and are an adaption of those that were circulated in Paris by the French government following terrorist incidents there in November last year. Mayor Dolón continued: “The purpose of these instructions is to keep our citizens informed and to make them aware that terrorism is a reality and that they must not allow it to change their way of life.”

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IN CASE OF ATTACK: ‘Clear and simple instructions’ issued by Torrevieja.

In the document, citizens are advised to get away from the danger zone as soon as possible, to help others escape from the scene if it’s practical and safe to do so, to hide away and avoid being exposed in popular public areas, and to warn others from entering the area. Other advice includes locking themselves behind doors if they’re unable to escape from the scene and turn off lights and their mobile phones. If people close to the scene are approached by members of the security forces they should raise and open their hands. Finally, anyone that has been rescued by the police should call 112 or contact the Guardia Civil through the Alertcops APP and follow the instructions that will include being asked not to share any details about the security operation or to use social media to spread unverified information.

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Old buildings to get new look CARTAGENA City Council has signed an agreement that will see €800,000 allocated to the remodelling of old houses in the area. More than 150 homes will qualify to be part of the scheme of subsidies agreed between the council and the Areas of Regeneration and Urban Rehabilitation (ARRU) programme of the regional development ministry. Up until now, the programme of redevelopment was restricted to buildings in the old parts of town, but the council has now requested the scope of work be extended into the area around Calle Jorge Juan and includes the historic centre of The Ensanche. It’s predicted that 155 dwel l i ngs can be r emodelled with an estim at ed t ot al cost of €871,428.57.

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DEFIBRILLATORS: Are to be installed in barracks headquarters. GUARDIA CIVIL has approved the installation of semiautomatic defibrillators in nine of their barracks headquarters in the Comunidad Valenciana. In making the announcement, the government delegate in Valencia Juan Carlos Moragues said that the use of such devices increase chances of recovery by 70 per cent and one

of the machines had already been used and had saved the life of someone passing by the Guardia Civil HQ in Torrevieja. He took the opportunity to thank the two officers who acted quickly on that occasion and who were present at this event. Moragues also confirmed that “...in Spain alone, more than 30,000 people die due to

heart issues each year. The use of these defibrillators can only help to reduce that number.” The nine locations to benefit from the installations are Benimaclet, Patraix, Malvarrosa, Alicante, Castellón, Torrevieja, Paiporta, Calpe and Burriana, and is the second autonomous community behind Cataluña to develop this initiative.

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ARRESTED: The suspect is taken away.

Killer father arrested ONE of the most wanted men in Germany has been arrested in the north of Spain. A huge international police manhunt swung into action after the body of the man’s two-year-old daughter was found dead in the family home in Hamburg, Germany. It was feared the man had left the country and an international search order was issued. Spain’s National Police traced the man, a 33-year-old of Pakistani origin, and arrested him in Gipuzkoa (San Sebastián) in the Basque Country. The man had sought refuge at the home of a friend. He will now face extradition back to Germany.

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By Kat Ashton TWO of the last remaining leaders of the Basque terrorist organisation ETA to be at large have been detained in Berlin. It comes after a joint operation between the Spanish and German police. The arrest of the Basque organisation members was granted by a European arrest warrant and, after locating them in the German capital, officers launched operation ‘Exodus’ to bring the convicts in. Mikel Barrios Santamaria, aged 29, was wanted for being involved in a group that allegedly committed several attacks in his hometown of Pamplona in 2007. He fled to France in 2008 but was arrested a year later. However, while waiting to stand trial he managed to escape again and lived in hiding in Berlin. The other detainee, Iñigo Gulina Tirapu, was accused of committing acts of vandalism and violence between 2004 and 2007. He was initially arrested but later released from prison after paying a

HORSE HOBBLING: Police say “The old traditions must be stopped.”

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BERLIN ARRESTS: Mikel Barrios Santamaria (bottom right) and Iñigo Gulina Tirapu (top right). bail of €6,000. He then disappeared to Germany and failed to show up for his second trial in 2013. The German police do not believe the men were involved in a cover-up operation, stressing that it was easy

for them to remain in hiding in Germany without many resources or a network of contacts. Both the accused will remain locked up in Berlin before they are extradited to Spain to face trial.

GUARDIA CIVIL officers are clamping down on the mistreatment of horses in Spain and horse hobbling in particular. Horse hobbling is the practice of tethering one of more legs to allow a horse to graze and move short and slow distances, yet prevent the horse from running off too far. But frequently the tethers can tighten around the limb and cause injury. Legislation outlawing the practice in Spain was introduced in 2015 with fines of up to €10,000 for first-time offenders. Repeat offenders face a life-time ban from keeping horses. The Guardia Civil’s environmental branch, Seprona, is now appealing for the public to contact them by calling 062 if they see cases of horses being mistreated.

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A BURGLAR has been arrested on suspicion of raiding 50 Spanish hotel rooms in the popular tourist hotspots of Ibiza, Mallorca and Barcelona. The 24-year-old allegedly used a combination of fake home-made key cards and electronic locks to break into rooms to steal laptops, watches and mobile phones whilst holidaymakers were out. He even escaped capture after being caught red-handed by hotel staff in Magaluf. But officers later apprehended the suspect, and linked the items he allegedly stole with reported thefts in Palma, Magaluf and

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BRAZEN: The thief strolls into a hotel. Barcelona. He has been charged with 50 thefts, but the investigation is ongoing.

CRAFTY: The home-made device he used to break into hotel rooms.

Baby dies after fall A 22-MONTH-OLD baby has died in hospital after falling from a third floor window while his father slept in the city of Badajoz in Extremadura. Emergency services found the toddler lying in the street in the San Roque district after being alerted by a neighbour. When firemen entered the building, via the

window, they found the father asleep on the sofa and unaware of the accident. The mother was out looking for work. An ambulance rushed the baby to the Hospital Materno Infantil de Badajoz where he succumbed to his injuries. National Police have arrested the 40-year-old man and charged him with severe recklessness.

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LOCAL POLICE in Granada are investigating a porn film shoot in their city after footage emerged on the internet. It comes after a similar incident on the streets of Sevilla when two naked actresses cavorted in the back of a horse-drawn carriage in broad daylight in a public place, as previously reported in the Euro Weekly News. Having looked at the footage the Granada police are now deciding if a crime

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Mum complained to doctors FOUR times A 38-YEAR-OLD woman from Malaga was sent away by her GP four times when she complained about “unbearable” pains in her back and stomach. Her husband revealed to loc a l me dia s ourc e s tha t doctors had just advised her to go on a die t to los e w e ight, a nd s he w a s s e nt home on four separate occas ions w ithout doing a ny tests. During her previous visits to the emergency room, the

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woman had been diagnosed with lower back pain, but on her fifth and final trip s he dis c ove re d s he w a s pregnant with twins and in labour. The two girls were reportedly born in good health but their mother remains in intensive care due to complications she suffered during childbirth. The woman had also discovered a lump on the lower pa rt of he r body, but the doctors initially diagnosed

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this as an abscess when she was r ushed t o t he em ergency r oom f or t he f i nal time. They performed several tests anyway and discovered that she was pregnant with twins and had gone into labour. Her husband is now suing t he hospi t al f or m edi cal malpractice, and claimed that if he had not taken his wife to the hospital on the final occasion, then his wife and daughters could have died. The mother, who suffered a bl ood cl ot i n her head while giving birth, had in-

formed doctors she had not had a per i od f or f our m ont hs but t hey had t ol d her she wasn’t capable of getting pregnant because of her weight. The husband said his wife had always dreamed of being a mother and criticised the doctors for depriving his pregnant wife of the treatm ent she needed whi ch could have prevented the complications from arising during birth. The Andalucian authorit i es al so announced t hey would open an investigation into the matter.

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Worse for wear A GROUP of British men on holiday in Benidorm have posted a shocking video of some of their drunken exploits on social media. The four from West Lothian in Scotland were thrown out of their hotel after being filmed swinging from a curtain rail, riding naked in a lift and throwing items from their balcony. Callum Millar, Stuart Morajda, Jordyn Gill and Scott Cull went on a lads’ holiday to the Costa Blanca but Scott returned home after just 16 hours in Benidorm. Millar, 23, shared footage of his best friend Morajda, 21, on social media showing him swinging from a curtain rail, which snaps off the wall and he falls to the floor. One the last day of their holiday the lads group were thrown out of the hotel after

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SMASHED: Morajda and curtain rail. Jordyn Gill, 25, allegedly threw belongings from the balcony. easyJet refused them boarding on their return flight to the

UK after some of the group were rowdy and shouting. They had to book alternative flights home with Flybe at a cost of ÂŁ450.

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By Matt Ford A HOLIDAYMAKER from Liverpool who almost died after being bitten by sandflies on the Costa del Sol is on the road to recovery. It comes in the wake of a two-year battle during which doctors were unable to diagnose what was causing 46year-old Mark Russell’s muscles to waste away, with kidney stones blamed at one point. But the father-of-one had in fact contracted a blood disease normally confined to the tropics during a 2014 Malaga break with wife Yvette and their 16-year-old son. In an interview with local media he said: “Everyday, I didn’t know what was going on and neither did the consultants. “I had to be so strong - sometimes I thought I was going to die. I was weeing into a pot as I couldn’t get out of bed, I was that weak. “It’s the worst nightmare imaginable, I wouldn’t wish this on my biggest enemy.” Having lost more than three stone in weight and being forced to spend months off work, he was cured after being transferred from Arrowe Park Hospital near his home on the Wirral,

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Holiday horror Insect bite sparks two-year battle for life of British dad

Merseyside, to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Once there, experts from Liverpool University’s School of Tropical Medicine were able to identify the cause of the funeral care worker’s illness as visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially life-threatening condition caused by a parasite. Nick Beeching, a senior lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, said: “Mark developed a prolonged fever and became very anaemic. “Eventually, he was diagnosed and we looked at it under the microscope and could see the parasites causing the fever. “We started Mark on a toxic treatment. He tolerated that okay but, soon after, he had a relapse - so we gave him a longer course of treatment which was very successful. “He now looks a difhectares of land is at present dedicated ferent man, to olive farming throughout Spain. he’s put the

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‘I ALMOST DIED’: Mark and wife Yvette. weight back on and has regained his energy.” The affliction is mainly confined to the tropics but there are occasional cases in the Mediterranean, and if untreated can be lethal. Mark added: “I was off work for six months and it took two years to get

me back to full fitness. “I suffered a lot of muscle wastage and looked like someone with cancer. “And the emotional side was very tough - I didn’t know what was going to happen to me. “It’s been a long road to get that parasitic disease out of my system.”

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Fatal copter crash A PILOT has been killed after crashing his helicopter in Huelva. Emergency services i n Vi l l a b l a n c a w e r e called to the site and confirmed they found the body of an unidentified man. Due to the mangled state of the helicopter it has been difficult for investigators to ascertain who it belongs to. The Guardia Civil are investigating whether there were more passengers, and why it was being used at a prohibited time of the day due to adverse light conditions.

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A SPANISH museum has made it into the top 10 in the world as voted for by TripAdvisor users. The Prado Museum in Madrid has been recognised as the best in Spain, the fourth best in Europe and ninth in the world. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art was named number one in the Travellers’ Choice awards for Museums in the World, securing the position for the third year in a row. The winners were determined using an algorithm that takes into account the quantity and quality of comments for the world’s museums for a year. In the latest edition of the awards, the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York was declared best in the world, and the Museum of Orsay in Paris, as the best in Europe according to users. In total 10 Spanish museums have received awards, three of them at European level and one among the 10 best in the world. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid has been awarded the 18th in Europe and second at the national level. While the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has been awarded the 22nd position in Europe and third in Spain.

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Top 10 Museums in the World 1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA 2. The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, USA 3. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France 4. The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA 5. State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia 6. The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, New York, USA 7. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, Mexico 8. Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece 9. Prado National Museum, Madrid, Spain 10. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom Top 10 Museums in Spain 1. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid 2. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid 3. Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao 4. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia 5. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid 6. Museo Sorolla, Madrid 7. Museu Nacional d’Art de Cataluña MNAC, Barcelona 8. Museo Picasso, Barcelona 9. Teatro-Museo Dalí, Figueres 10. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid

TOP TEN: The Prado Museum, Madrid.

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A fine kettle of fish QUESADA FISH & CHIPS Restaurant had a full house for their charity event, with Woody providing the entertainment. This charity night was arranged to raise funds for Stroke Association Spain and their new premises at the Cultural Centre in Benijofar. Although well equipped, they need more machines and appliances to cope with the extra demands. A total of €1,243 was raised and donated. The organisers are taking a break during November, but tickets for the next event are already on sale and going fast. This will be a Christmas Party night, with extra goodies, and the very popular Johnny Scott

SUCCESS: Paul and Pat Owen of SAS (left) accept the cheque from Tony & Diane Crowson (right). will provide the entertainment. The party will be held on Tuesday December 12, and tickets, priced at €15, can be bought from: Quesada Fish & Chips, The Post Room Benijofar, The Card Place in Benimar and REDZ cafe bar in Quesada.

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New research into a terrible condition RARE, incurable conditions are often overlooked by medical research in favour of those diseases which claim large numbers of victims. It is not a matter of health specialists being uncaring but there is only so much money available although now some of it will be spent on studying Butterfly Skin (Epidermolysis bullosa) which affects children giving them extremely fragile skin which blisters and bleeds. Even the simplest of activities can be extremely painful and the children often have to be heavily bandaged and cannot live a normal life of rough and tumble. Little is known about the cause or treatment of the disease, but parents of sufferers are delighted that the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality has sanctioned the La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Sant Joan de Déu-Clinic Hospital, Barcelona in collaboration with the Provincial Hospital Clinic of Barcelona to introduce the first Reference Centres for Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) in Spain A Reference Centre is a health centre that dedicates its work fundamentally to the care of certain recognised conditions and

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PRINCESS ELENA of Spain (left) with an affected child and mother. has the mission of providing multidisciplinary team care. This news means that there will be more help and assistance for those affected with Butterfly Skin in Spain and there is the possibility that new treatments and even a cure may be found in time. An official ceremony at the La Paz Children’s Hospital in Madrid formally announced this news in the presence of health specialists, Princess Elena of Spain, Nieves Montero an architect from Marbella who is President of the Spanish Association of EB Debra-Butterfly Children Charity alongside

sufferers and their families. Princess Elena in her role as project Director of the Mapfre Foundation has been collaborating with the charity via the ‘Donate a Euro’ campaign involving more than 4,600 employees of Mapfre to help raise much-needed funds. It is believed that the establishment of these reference centres will not only help to highlight the needs of the children, but will also lead in the long term to an extension of knowledge in how to treat the condition and bring some relief to those who suffer from its awful effects.

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Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers THE fifth AECC, Maria and the Pink Ladies and Panthers balloon release to mark breast cancer awareness month was a resounding success. An amazing €3,353.78 was raised on the day! This year was the fourth of five balloon races, kindly hosted by Zenia Boulevard, huge supporters of the AECC. It’s impossible to put a number on how many people attend this event each year as it is a massive amount. The Pink Ladies and Panthers set up at 10am when the Boulevard opened, the entertainment started at midday and carried on through to 6.30pm when the balloons were released to a rendition of Time to Say Goodbye, sang by Stevie Spit, Kylie Burgazzi, Verity Jo Hall and Maria O’Hara. The release of balloons is the biggest attraction of the day as it is highly emotional for many people, the stage area and upstairs galleries were brimming with spectators. Each year we

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BALLOON RELEASE: Was a resounding success. estimate there are around 2,000 balloons released which creates an amazing sight. The flowing crowds were entertained all day by the likes of Nikki G, Lady Jazz, Totally Dance School, Maria O’Hara and Kylie. Stevie Spit presented the show and the whole day was supported by Simon Morton and Sunshine FM. Each entertainer happily gives up their time to perform to the crowds, free of charge, something the charity is always extremely

grateful for. All the money raised on the day was from people buying a helium filled pink balloon and attaching a card to it with a message to a loved one who may have lost their battle to cancer. The message which is found the furthest away will receive a prize of 100€ and 20€ for the person who sends in the message. Maria would like to thank everyone involved from the artists to all her volunteers and every person that donated.

Age Concern needs YOU THE Costa Blanca Sur Age Concern branch is here to help you. Its aim is to assist with problem solving for the over 50’s and promote their well-being. The group urgently needs volunteers who have a nursing or social care background to help those who are most in need. They also need more volunteers for their shops, and drivers to join their Residential Home Visiting Team.

Age Concern is also looking for someone with experience in the press or advertising to take on the role of Publicity Manager to help them with their Press and Radio notifications The Reef Band are playing in Aid of Age Concern at The Coopers Arms in Quesada on November 11 at 7.30pm. Tickets are €7 and include a light meal. Tickets can be bought from The Coopers Arms or ring Age Concern on 966 786 887 or Doug on 699 412 679.

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Medical costs abroad Medical, surgical, pharmaceutical, hospitalisation and ambulance service costs incurred abroad arising from accident or illness and prescribed by a doctor will be insured up to a maximum of €6,020. Dental treatment abroad If dental treatment is required while journeying abroad, Línea Directa will cover dental expenses up to a maximum of €160. Dispatch of medications abroad If during the course of a journey abroad the insured requires medications as part of a prescribed treatment and these prove unavailable in the area in which they are travelling, Línea Directa will attempt to source such medications and dispatch them to the locality in which the insured is staying.

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Brine dining

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NORWAY EUROPE’S first underwater restaurant will be opened in Norway, about five hours from capital city Oslo, and will feature a 36-foot wide ocean window stretching from floor to ceiling while 16 feet underwater.

Right smite LOCAL politicians on the Swedish island of Gotland have requested that a far-right, neo-Nazi party be banned from the upcoming annual politics festival, claiming that the group’s presence “limits freedom of expression for others.”

Tragic trip A RUSSIAN helicopter missing off the coast of Norway was located at a depth of

School surge SEA DREAM: Norway’s new underwater restaurant will offer guests the chance to eat with the fishes. 209 metres, and the eight men on board have been presumed dead.

ha mme r c rus hing a s w a s tika in O s lo w a s va nda lis e d w ith re d pa int la s t Thurs da y c oinc iding w ith the 75th a nniversary of the Holocaust in Norway.

Statue spoilt A M O N U M EN T s how ing a

GERMANY

Full bottle A GERMAN motorway near Frankfurt was brought to a stand-

THE Dutch government plans to incr ease t he num ber of places in international schools to a tt r act f or ei gn com pani es a nd ski l l ed wor ker s, as half of these schools are now re por t ed t o have a wai t i ng list.

Family time A PRISON in Leeuwarden is set to open a special wing for inmates who are fathers next year, allowing them to play with their chi l dr en or hel p t hem wi t h homework, with the aim to prevent them from offending.

Traffic tots up THE number of traffic jams in the Netherlands is costing the economy billions of euros and looks set to increase by 1.7 per cent next year, according to the KiM institute for mobility policy.

SWEDEN

Savage storm AT least three people were killed and transport services were suspended in seven German states on Sunday after Storm Herwart ripped up trees and caused flooding across the country.

REPORTS of rat sightings have ris e n by 25 per cent i n Amsterdam and almost 50 per c e nt i n Rot t er dam i n t he past year, according to a report by th e Dut ch newspaper t he Telegraaf.

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still by 30,000 smashed beer bottles when a lorry collided with another vehicle and its contents crashed onto the road.

Travel triumph THE German passport was revealed to be the second best passport in the world as it allows holders to travel to 158 countries

without a visa, only following Singapore which allows 159.

Devil derailed A GERMAN couple was persuaded by the courts not to name their baby Lucifer following months of disagreement after the local registry office warned that the name might put their child in danger.

FRANCE

BELGIUM

Butter flutter

Kidnap charge

FRANCE’S croissants are under threat as the nation allegedly faces the worst butter shortage it’s seen since the Second World War due to falling levels of milk production and growing global demand for the dairy product.

A W O M A N from H ull is fa c ing e xtra dition to B e lgium w he re s he ha s be e n a c c us e d of c hild a bduc tion a fte r le a ving the c ountry w ith he r son without his father ’s permission seven years ago.

Literary love

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NEARLY 6,000 of literary legend Marcel Proust’s letters will be published online for free to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

B ELG IU M is pla nning to s e t up a n Englis hla ngua ge c ourt to de a l w ith c orpora te la w s uits post-Brexit so international companies no longer ha ve to go to tria l in the U K onc e it le a ve s the EU.

Tongue twisted THE Academie Française, which is officially tasked with protecting the French language, has warned that the native dialect is in ‘mortal danger’ due to the increase of ‘inclusive writing’ which promotes both masculine and feminine nouns.

Born free THE first nudist beach may open shortly in Belgium, as the Federation of Belgian Naturism is in talks with two seaside resorts to persuade them to change their regulations on nudity.

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Road rage

THE French government has condemned new evidence which revealed that the French police have been using tear gas on children, destroying belongings and ripping up tents in refugee camps near Calais.

AROUND 1,800 people, including many children, have protested in Antwerp to demand safer roads and better cycling conditions following three recent road deaths.

Bomb ban ALMOST 90 per cent of Swedish people want their government to sign a UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons worldwide, according to a survey by polling group Sifo.

House crisis THOUSANDS of new arrivals to Sweden are in danger of being homeless as many towns struggle to find accommodation for asylum seekers, with those on short-term employment contracts at greatest risk of losing their homes.

Plane wrecked POLICE are looking into an attempt to sabotage a plane in an airport in Gallivare, after someone broke into the terminal and tampered with the aircraft.

Top dog A FOUR-YEAR-OLD German Shepherd has been named police dog of the year after helping to find a missing six-yearold girl last summer in Hudiksvall.

DENMARK

Royal rounds P R I N C E H A R RY j e t t e d i n t o Denmark for a brief visit during which he visited Copenhagen’s A m a l i e n b o rg P a l a c e t o m e e t Queen Margrethe and attended a r o y a l r e c e p t i o n a t t h e Ti v o l i Gardens.

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All tied up

Mayor muck-up

A 91-YEAR-OLD Danish man was tied to his bed while two thieves robbed his house near Copenhagen, taking cash and his television among other possessions.

A COUNCILLOR in Copenhagen has withdrawn her name from her party’s list of candidates for mayor after it was revealed she didn’t pay to hold her wedding reception at the city hall for free.

POLICE believe the shooting that took place in Copenhagen last Tuesday was related to gang activity and revealed the two victims, aged 22 and 24, escaped with minor injuries.

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Power politics KSENIA: Russia’s Paris Hilton wants Putin’s job.

A SOCIALITE and TV presenter caused a stir when she formally became a candidate in Russia’s 2018 presidential election. Ksenia Sobchak, aged 35, has five million online followers and has been described as Russia’s Paris Hilton. Many suspect she is a Kremlin stooge handpicked to inject vitality into the campaign.

Fealty first NATURALISED Russian citizens swore an oath to their new country. All new citizens are now required to pledge an oath of allegiance and swear to protect Russia’s culture, traditions and identity. Last week 62 former nationals of old Soviet states became the first to make the pledge.

Smart system ALL of Moscow’s land and property registrar will be digitised and run by computers with a degree of artificial intelligence. If the project is successful, Russia’s pension and health care systems will also be completely digitised in what the Kremlin describes as a ‘number one priority.’

Warped wages A POLICE officer threatened to kill activists who dared compare his wages to the Swedish police force. The incident, caught on tape, shows a protestor telling Russian officers that their Swedish counterparts earn €3,800 per month. In Russia the average salary is €530. He was called a ‘Swedish homosexual’ and threatened.

HARSH: Russian police make about a 10th of Swedish officers.

Psychotic attack A ‘MADMAN’ stabbed the deputy editor of a Russian radio station that is critical of the Kremlin, police say. They rejected claims that Boris Grits had a political motivation for the stabbing of Tatiana Felgenhauer. Instead, police say, he is mentally ill and was out of his mind at the time.

Pussy riot CONTROVERSIAL activists Pussy Riot took their anti-Putin campaign to New York last week. They unfurled a giant banner on Trump Tower in support of a jailed Ukrainian film director. Oleg Sentsov is serving a 20year term for ‘masterminding terrorist attacks’ in Crimea.

Killer gang MEMBERS of a Moscow gang whi ch murdered homeless people to ‘cleanse the city’ were jailed. The f i ve- st r ong gang ki l l ed at l east 14 peopl e i n deser t ed city areas. Knives, hammers and clubs were used in the savage at t acks. They flashed Nazi symbol s dur i ng the trial.

FINANCE Repaying debts

€2.05 billion

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business & legal

A BRITISH initiative which will review the clarity and honesty of hotel booking comparison sites could well benefit consumers and hotels in Spain. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is contacting all of the major websites operating in the UK such as Booking.com, Expedia and Trivago to try to establish a number of matters. The enquiry will want to discover whether there are any hidden charges, how accurate the discount offers are and whether the sites are influenced to promote particular establishments due

By John Smith to the commission they receive. According to the CMA as many of 70 per cent of UK residents looking to make hotel bookings do compare options on the various websites and should there be any evidence that consumers are being misled then action will be taken. Having contacted hotel groups and websites, the watchdog also wants to hear from the general public about their experiences with these sites. One area of particular interest is

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Egyptologists turn to crowdfunding AN incredibly successful team of Spanish archaeologists who have unearthed numerous valuable Egyptian artefacts is so poor that it has had to turn to crowdfunding to raise €20,000. Whilst the group has been excavating the tomb of Djehuty and others in Luxor, many of their rare and exquisite finds are the property of the Egyptian government and end up in local museums. These experts are not treasure hunters but are dedicated to their work howev-

er they need to be able to pay their local teams of labourers in order to launch next year’s exploration session in January and February. Needing to raise €20,000 the group came up with the idea of making an appeal on the Kickstarter platform and with more than a month before the appeal ends, they have already raised just short of €28,000 from 247 supporters who will receive small tokens such as books and videos in thanks.

LATEST unemployment figures show that the number without jobs in Spain has dropped to its lowest level since 2008. The National Statistics Institute third quarter figures show unemployment at 16.38 per cent, down from 17.22 per cent in the previous quarter.

La Caixa LA CAIXA bank’s CEO Gonzalo Gortazar said that whilst he feels that the Catalan situation would be resolved, there could be economic problems if matters drag on. Having moved its HQ from Barcelona, he confirmed that few withdrawals by disgruntled Catalans had occurred.

In the money SPANISH billionaires saw their wealth increase by 10 per cent to a total of €105.81 billion in 2016 according to a report by Swiss bank UBS and consultancy PwC. The number of billionaires also increased by four to 25.

Sacked for working too hard IN what is an unusual case, a store worker who was sacked for working too hard has taken former employer Lidl to court claiming unfair dismissal. The supermarket branch in Barcelona for which he worked accused him of breaches of his employment contract as he turned up early and spent between an hour and an hour and a

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Our programme is flexible enough that we can adjust its size smoothly,” European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on decision to halve the amount spent on government euro bonds.

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is the value of non-oil trade undertaken between Spain and the United Arab Emirates during 2016.

Comparison site review

THE Spanish government has received permission from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to make an early repayment of €2 billion to reduce its borrowings to save banks. This does however still leave an outstanding debt of €31.7 billion from the €41.3 billion originally borrowed in 2012 to allow it to save a number of struggling banks. The entire debt is due for repayment by 2027 but the ESM is impressed with current early repayments.

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half stocking shelves and generally tidying up. Apart from working too hard, he also didn’t clock in whilst he was doing this work as he didn’t expect to get paid and didn’t know that he wasn’t allowed to do this as it breached the company’s rules which required payment for all work undertaken.

whether sites ignore criteria entered by those searching for hotels and respond with lists of those hotels where they receive the greatest commission. Another area of interest is the accuracy surrounding the number of rooms still available in a particular hotel as there is some fear that the numbers may be manipulated in order to encourage immediate booking. One early conclusion is that those searching websites for hotel availability should check with more than one site to ensure the best available deal.

Bad news Barcelona THE president of the Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organizations (CEOE) believes that the 1,500 companies leaving Cataluña employ 30 per cent of the Province’s workforce. He made it clear that this situation is potentially damaging not only for the Catalan people, but also for the economy of Spain as the return to growth and prosperity could be halted.

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Electronics for Imaging, Inc. $ 29.75 Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. $ 5.80 Expedia, Inc. $ 123.79 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. $ 31.26 Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. $ 46.15 Marlin Business Services Corp. $ 23.90 VSE Corporation $ 50.02 IRSA Propiedades Comerciales S.A. $ 56.25 Endo International plc $ 5.88 LifePoint Health, Inc. $ 49.275 VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN $ 8.53

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FARO Technologies, Inc. First Solar, Inc. Tivity Health, Inc. Align Technology, Inc. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. MINDBODY, Inc. MediciNova, Inc. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. SVB Financial Group Hub Group, Inc.

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

ECB decision and Catalan concerns drive euro Ask the expert Peter Loveday Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

FOR the last few weeks central bank speculation and political developments have been the driving force behind currency movement. Euro EUR/GBP: Up from £0.87 to £0.90 EUR/USD: Up from $1.16 to $1.18 Although the euro has been pressured by political tensions in Cataluña and uncertainty about the path the European Central Bank (ECB) will take with fiscal policy, the common currency has still managed to strengthen against both the pound and US dollar over the last four weeks. The euro was kept on its toes as the Catalonian populace voted overwhelmingly for independence, igniting fears for Spain’s economic outlook. However, with Madrid refusing to sanction a split, EUR exchange rates recovered losses. Hopes that the European Central Bank (ECB) would taper its quantitative easing scheme also bolstered the euro - right up until investors found

CURRENCY MOVEMENT: Has been driven by political developments. The pound was knocked around a fair bit durout that the central bank was scaling down its ing October. The British currency swiftly programme, but running it for longer. The move dropped from September’s highs as Brexit negoinspired some EUR losses as October drew to a tiations ended in deadlock - potentially delaying close. discussions about the UK’s future trading relaThe repercussions from the ECB decision are tionship with the EU. A string of less-than-imlikely to remain a cause of euro movement over pressive UK ecostats (including concerning serthe next few weeks. Any significant developvices and retail sales stats) also kept the pound ments in Cataluña are also liable to spark EUR under pressure. shifts. However, towards the end of October the Pound UK’s third quarter growth data was published. GBP/EUR: Down from €1.14 to €1.12 The data showed quarterly growth of 0.4 per GBP/USD: Down from $1.34 to $1.32

cent, slightly better than the expected rate of 0.3 per cent. As the result was viewed as upping the odds of the Bank of England (BoE) increasing interest rates at its November policy meeting, GBP exchange rates were able to recover some of their recent losses. The BoE rate decision is liable to be the biggest cause of pound volatility in the month ahead. A rate hike would lift GBP, while the decision to leave policy unchanged would weaken Sterling. US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.74 to £0.76 USD/EUR: Fluctuating between €0.84 and €0.85 While expectations for a December rate hike from the Federal Reserve have been lending the US dollar support, USD gains have been limited by the debate over who President Donald Trump will appoint as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. A Chairman who is likely to increase the pace or size of interest rate adjustments would boost the US dollar, while a dovish President could send USD sliding. The December Federal Reserve decision is edging ever closer but as long as upcoming US releases keep the odds of a December rate hike high, USD will remain sturdy.

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MORE GOVERNMENT MONEY TO BE COMMITTED

THE Spanish government is to spend a further €50 million to support the widespread introduction of electric charging points and to encourage drivers to purchase electric cars. This decision has been made despite the fact that a previous effort to assist purchasers of environmentally friendly vehicles was spoiled by the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal. Of the money now due to be made available, €30 million will be put towards the introduction of more electric charging points which are almost nonexistent in many parts of Spain as well as supporting additional research and development. The balance of €20 million is expected to be paid to motorists in the form of ‘cash backs’ or discounts from manufacturers’ price when purchasing a new electric car or one that uses a propulsion system that is not oil based. This new initiative which is expected to be in addition to €50 million previously agreed by government for expenditure in the second half of 2017 has been championed by the Ministry of

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Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda and is expected to be managed by the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE). This whole enterprise is quite different to previous funding plans as it will be managed by IDEA rather than Tragsa - which is associated with the Ministry of Agriculture - and whereas the previous campaign looked to persuade car owners to swop their old vehicles for more fuel and environmentally friendly oil driven cars, this

campaign will only apply to vehicles which use alternative energy. As the world moves to develop vehicles driven by electric power and in some cases liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) the current option of hybrid vehicles continues to be a major leader in environmentally friendly motoring and will remain so until such time as electric car batteries can hold much greater charges and can be topped up quickly. It will be very difficult to persuade drivers to give up their gas guzzlers in exchange for a vehicle which has a range of less than 300 kilometres and could take hours to recharge. SEAT will be cooperating with the entire Volkswagen Group in order to try to find a workable solution and a small Spanish manufacturer Velantur has been trying to launch its four seater electric luxury sports car which it hopes will have a range of 400 kilometres. Tesla continues to increase the charges of their batteries but unless it is quick, cheap and easy to recharge an electric vehicle, then the entire concept could turn into a disaster.

Royal Mint takes a pounding WITH companies around Br i t ai n f ur i ous about t he short time allowed for the changeover between the old and new pound coins, many are still accepting them as legal tender. Counci l s who have not changed their parking machi nes t o t ake t he new pound are under fire from drivers and associations as they are fining anyone parking without a valid ticket, even though many have disposed of t hei r ol d r ound pounds. Gibraltar has taken the step of demonetising British round pounds but is continui ng t o al l ow Gi br al t ar round pounds to be consider ed l egal t ender on t he Rock as the company they use t o m i nt t hei r pound coins has simply not been able to obtain blanks from the Royal Mint.

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MONARCH SHAREHOLDERS ADMIT MORAL DUTY

MONARCH’S first flight from Gatwick to Gibraltar May 2016.

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THE main investors in Monarch Airlines have confirmed that they have a moral duty to help repay £60 million (€68 million) spent by the tax payer. Greybull Capital have written to the UK Transport Committee confirming that it would be prepared to assist in paying some of the repatriation costs involved in bringing more than 100,000 people back to the UK if it makes a profit when the liquidation is finalised. The British government chartered aircraft at short notice to bring back stranded Monarch passengers in what is believed to be the largest ever peacetime repatriation and picked up all of the costs. The private investment company was responding to an observation made by Chris Grayling, the Minister for Transport with regards to the morality of the situation should Greybull - which is Monarch’s main secured creditor – actually make a profit from the closure of the airline. Much depends on whether the liq-

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uidators (KPMG) will be able to sell on the lucrative international take-off and landing rights ‘owned’ by Monarch and this is now being decided in court. In the event that the court confirms that the rights can be sold to the highest bidder, certain of the rights to the more valuable slots could raise a significant amount of money, the bulk of which would be due to Greybull Capital. If there was to be a ‘bidding frenzy’ then in theory, the main investor could

make a profit from the closure and it has confirmed that in such a scenario it would channel such profits back to the UK government as part repayment for the money spent on chartering the aircraft. In its letter to the Transport Committee, Greybull maintained that whilst sorry for the closure it had been doing all that it could since 2014 when it obtained the majority of shares in the airline - to try to stave off bankruptcy but was unsuccessful. Apart from the inconvenience and in many cases financial loss suffered by passengers who may never receive their payments back, more than 2,000 Monarch staff have lost their jobs. The other possible assets of the former airline will be their aircraft, although many have been leased rather than paid for outright and it may well be that the administrators will be unable to raise any funds from them and in fact depending on lease contracts, there may be a significant liability.

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More steel production in the USA THE steel manufacturer Acerinox has invested $150 million (€129 million) to launch a new production line in its North American Stainless (NAS) plant in Kentucky. The introduction of this new plant will increase capacity of the American subsidiary of the Spanish manufacturer by 10 per cent and allow it to increase the range of different stainless steel products that it can offer, including a range that is produced with a glossy finish. Currently producing half of all US stainless steel, it believes that the days of cheap Chinese imports are gone and that the market can only increase for the high quality locally rolled steel that it manufactures. The main markets for the company’s products are situated within a nine-hour drive from the factory which employs more than 1,000 local staff.

Losing mental capacity whilst living abroad by Stone King Charlotte Macdonald Contact me at international@stoneking.co.uk

MANY UK expatriates living in Spain own properties in the UK and have pensions and investments in the UK. They rely on their UK assets to maintain their lifestyles (and those of their families) in Spain. If they can no longer manage their affairs in the UK due to a loss of mental capacity, it can cause many difficulties.

You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. The best way to avoid the legal and practical difficulties that can occur with the loss of mental capacity is to plan for it in advance by drawing up a document called a ‘Lasting Power of Attorney’ (‘LPA’).

An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity.

What is an LPA? An LPA is a legal document that enables you to appoint one or more attor-

neys to act for you when you are no longer able to act for yourself. Your attorney can be a professional,

such as a solicitor or a family member or friend. There are two types of LPA: ‘Health and Welfare’ or ‘Property and Financial Affairs’ An LPA must be made while you have full mental capacity. It is therefore important to make one while you are in good health. Why should you get an LPA? You can choose a person or people, who you trust, to act for you when you are no longer able. If you lose your mental capacity and do not have an LPA, then your family (or the authorities) will have no choice but to make an application to the Court of Protection to appoint a ‘deputy’ to look after your affairs, which can be time consuming and costly. Will my LPA be recognised in Spain? Unfortunately there is no international type of LPA which is guaranteed to work in both the UK and Spain. The advice we give to our clients at Stone King, is that if you have assets in both Spain and the UK, your only safe option is to appoint attorneys in both jurisdictions.

If you would like to discuss LPAs contact Charlotte Macdonald or Dan Harris at Stone King LLP by email international@stoneking.co.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1225 337599.

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I am now truly confused with it all! LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT I REALLY am up to my male chauvinistic eyeballs with women’s lib. To be honest, I’m not really sure what our ladies truly want any more. I’m beginning to think that many of them won’t really be happy till the male of the species are homebound unpaid servants, escorted to the sperm donor’s labs once a week, to keep the frozen coffers stocked up for future females to draw on. I truly am confused with it all. Some (not all!) want to dress and look sexy and attractive, but don’t want male reaction because they consider it sexist (no wolf whistles please.) They will NEVER forgive the creator for making them the only gender that can give birth (believe me they’re working on that!). They consider a pat on the bum sexual harassment, but still reckon squeezing a man’s behind a bit of harmless fun. A man can be ruled by an overbearing woman, but reverse it and the man is described as a monster. We are now being deluged with ‘personally moulded’ tampons, intimate hair shavers and vaginal lubricants on TV, and the genital removers are gathering to operate on any man who has pub-

WOMEN’S LIB: Have things gone too far? licly uttered any vaguely sexist remark over the last half century. Well, to my mind, one thing becoming painfully clear, is that it is not in fact equality the libbers ultimately seek, but female domination. These women want to rule the roost (and woe betide any woman who

doesn’t think as the feminists do!). SKY news is a glaring example. Under Eammon Holmes it was considered a bit male chauvinist. Since his departure the producers have utterly capitulated and, with a new female anchor, have now managed to turn it into a newsy version

of ‘Loose Women.’ Let’s be perfectly clear. Equality is when both sexes have the same rights, not power. As a true adorer of the female gender, can’t we just be sexy ladies and lusty males again? Come on girls, although I’m 100 per cent with you on equal pay, you’re allowing the socalled feminists take all the fun away. Promise I won’t pinch your bum if you don’t pinch mine. Awright? As I’ve got all the housework to do, I’ll just finish up with a final observation on the Weinstein affair. Among the droves of complainers that are emerging from the woodwork, actress (not actor you notice!) Ashley Judd’s story caught my eye. The 49-year-old apparently avoided the mogul’s advances by promising to sleep with him when she won an Oscar for one of his films. It did remind me of the story attributed, among others, to George Bernard Shaw. The lady in question, when offered a paltry sum for sex, huffily retorted: “Five pounds? Just what do you think I am?” “I think we’ve already established that,” replied the great man. “I believe we’re merely haggling over the price!” Keep the faith, columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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Staying safe ONLINE fraud makes good headlines, but they don’t always match reality as any Daily Mail reader knows. This year’s cybercrime estimate is €2.5 trillion worldwide, but very little of it is from online shopping. Trusted payment methods like credit/debit cards or PayPal take the sleepless nights out of buying online. And if you’re worried about an online retailer’s reputation, so are they in these days of buyer review overload. The better retailers are on rating sites like Trustpilot. When an order of mine disappeared into a Hong Kong void recently, my critique on that site quickly got my cash back. Just be careful not to overdo it. It really is time to stop shopping online when the computer asks if you need another shopping cart.

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TERENCE KENNEDY offers up the online shopper’s prayer: ‘Dear Lord, please don’t let my wife be home when all my online orders arrive.’

Shop till your computer drops AN older friend who doesn’t ‘do’ the internet just gave a local travel agent nearly €400 for air tickets I found online for €89. Frankly I was amazed travel agents still exist. Yes, doing stuff online can be risky, especially when a Nigerian prince offers you untold riches. But squadrillions of online transactions occur every day with barely a hitch, and by 2025 the majority of the world’s retail trade will apparently happen online. So there. Why then, like our overcharged dinosaur friend, wouldn’t you do it? London department store Harrods used to advertise you could buy anything from an elephant to a safety-pin; these days with watertight security Amazon, China’s

Alibaba and eBay sell more in a second than Harrods could in a year. Including elephants. Hunt for an offbeat item in your local shops and you could be at it for days. Find it online in just seconds, have it delivered to your door the next day. Or perhaps in an hour if Amazon’s current drone delivery tests work out. The main objections are fraud and identity theft. Yes they do happen, but the percentage is minuscule, and if you use a plastic card your bank covers most of your risk anyhow if things go pear-shaped. The bad news for online-shopping virgins is that they soon won’t have any choice: from tax declarations to newsagents’ topshelf magazines, everything’s

SHOPPING: From the comfort of your own keyboard. moving online for better or worse. Worse, certainly, for traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers, whose plight has even added a new word to the Oxford dictionary, ‘showrooming’: the practice of examining and fondling a product in a physical shop before going home to order it more cheaply online. It was an album by Sting which is said to have launched online shopping back in 1994, say the (online!) histories. By next year online shopping will be nearly 9 per cent of all retail sales (but 18 per cent for the world’s most enthusiastic e-shoppers, the Brits). Seven out of every 10 internet

users in Spain shop online, spending around €1,100 each a year. The bad news for our reluctant buddy is that it’s unstoppable and that, inevitably, even he is going to have to bite the bullet (also available online). Within his lifetime only those enterprises which cannot easily sell through what he calls the ‘Interweb’ will be left standing, like convenience stores, bars, bistros and brothels. And perhaps elephant traders. As for his happy travel agent? Most likely she will have followed the clever advice I once saw pasted up in a travel agent’s window: ‘Please go away!’

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I’m pleased to hear that Mike Senker

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHY does everything have to be so difficult? I mean things start off simple then everything goes downhill. I receive a UK pension which, thanks to Brexit, dropped by 20 per cent-ish just after the announcement. So gawd knows what will happen when the UK actually does leave the EU. Anyway, somebody told me that, as I’d had my own business here in Spain and had paid into their system, I may be entitled to a small pension here too. Now, as you all know, nothing here is going to go the way you hope. You can’t just call an office, give your social security number, and hope that someone says ‘Oh yeah, we will sort that for you.’ I had to make an appointment at my local social security office and take a load of completed and duplicated forms. You all know the form filling procedures here so I won’t bore you. That done I turn up for my appointment and a very helpful young man tells me yes I am entitled to a Spanish pension. He explained that all they have to do

is write to the UK pension office to confirm a couple of things and ‘Roberto es tu tio’ (Bob’s your uncle!). I’m told it will take a couple of weeks or so. Well, a couple of weeks came and went and we were well into the ‘or so’ territory as I originally went in June and it’s now November. On Tuesday I went back to the Spanish social security office to see what was going on. I hadn’t made an appointment so I had to wait for an hour and a half for them to tell me that they hadn’t heard back from the UK pension office. Next I phone the UK office and after pressing 1 for this, 2 for that, 4 for something else, 5 for losing the will to live, I finally get through and tell them Spain is waiting for a couple of bits of information. They tell me they haven’t been sent yet because they are very busy! ‘Oh, I’m pleased to hear that. I’d hate for you to be sitting around twiddling your thumbs. But, do you not appreciate that some people depend on their pensions to live and waiting six months for two forms to be sent back is not acceptable.’ I’m told they will mark it urgent and get them sent as soon as possible. Let’s see. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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LEGALLY SPEAKING Checking your details at the roadside WE answer some common driving questions, kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers. Photo by N332

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PDA: An essential tool. AS they go about their duties patrolling the roads of Spain, the Guardia Civil traffic police have a whole range of tools in their arsenal to both help those in need, and of course deal with those drivers who break the law. One piece of kit carried by all of the officers, often stored in the panniers of their motorbikes, or inside the patrol cars, is their Personal Digital Assistant, or PDA. The device is linked via Bluetooth to a thermal printer, and so able to issue fines on the spot, and pools its data with the central office of the DGT traffic department. The PDA can be used to check driver and vehicle details, such as if you are actually qualified to drive, if you’ve been banned, if you own the vehicle you are driving, and details about that vehicle and its insurance. The whole process of checking the informa-

tion is almost instantaneous, but it can take a lot longer if the information provided by the driver is either inaccurate, or unknown. One particular problem facing foreign drivers is when they are not registered as residents in Spain, or have not transferred their licence to a Spanish one. For those who have, you are likely to be sent on your way a lot quicker than those with no registered details, as a single check of a driver’s NIE number links all of the relevant driver and vehicle details together, and so the officers can almost instantly find the information they are looking to confirm. However, when the information is not linked, such as for drivers who haven’t swapped to a Spanish licence, then the process takes a lot longer to complete, and your journey is likely to be increasingly delayed as a result.

Do I need a Spanish driving licence? After recent confusion over the legality of driving in Spain on a UK licence, the Directorate General of Traffic has now clarified the full letter of the law concerning this complex matter. I am a British resident in Spain. Do I need a Spanish driving licence by law? If you are the holder of a Group 1 licence (AM, A1, A2, A, B and BE) with a period of validity greater than 15 years - and this includes permanent licences - or a Group 2 licence (BTP, C1, C1E, C, CE D1, D1E, D, DE) with a period of validity greater than five years, then you must exchange the licence for a Spanish equivalent once you have been resident in Spain for two years. If you are the holder of a

standard UK 10-year photo licence you do NOT need to exchange the licence for a Spanish equivalent until it expires, although you CAN do so voluntarily at any time. However, if you are resident in Spain and your driving licence expires then you MUST renew it for a Spanish licence. In a recent Legally Speaking Column article in EWN Issue 1683 some information given by David Searl on this topic led to social media

users publishing contradictory views, some of those additionally incorrect. Confusion over a long period according to the Directorate of Traffic has arisen due to various translations into English as to the law as outlined in Spanish. The EWN - as a responsible newspaper - in publishing the above report, believes this to be an accurate translation and interpretation in English of what the law states in Spanish.

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11:00am Black-Ish 11:30am Black-Ish 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 12:30pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm New Girl 1:30pm New Girl 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm New Girl 5:30pm New Girl 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm Stage School 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Streetmate 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm 2 Broke Girls 10:30pm Gameface 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:30pm The Inbetweeners 12:00am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Live European Tour Golf 3:00pm Live ATP Masters 1000 - Paris 10:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf Day one of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on the PGA Tour from TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. 1:30am Live NFL: Buffalo @ NY Jets AFC East divisional rivals New York Jets and Buffalo Bills meet at MetLife Stadium. 4:45am NFL Masterclass

7:00am Louis and Luca: The Big Cheese Race 8:25am Loving 10:35am Live by Night 12:50pm Rings 2:45pm Let Me Make You a Martyr 4:40pm Loving 6:50pm Live by Night Slick crime drama about an ambitious young gangster trying to make his mark in Prohibitionera America. 9:00pm Rings The curse continues when a college kid and his girlfriend both watch the death-bringing videotape. 10:50pm Let Me Make You a Martyr 12:40am Tales of Halloween 2:30am Tyler Perry's Boo! a Madea Halloween

10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am Eredivisie 12:00pm La Liga Icons 12:30pm La Liga Icons 1:00pm Eredivisie 2:00pm La Liga Icons 2:30pm La Liga Icons 3:00pm Eredivisie 4:00pm MLS Round Up Show 4:30pm Football's Greatest Teams 5:00pm Scottish Cup Greatest Games 5:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm Eredivisie 8:00pm EFL Matters 8:30pm MLS Round Up Show 9:00pm Soccerex 2017Business of Football 10:00pm Soccerex 2017Festival of Football 10:30pm Ronaldo 11:00pm La Liga Show 11:30pm EFL Matters 12:00am Soccerex 2017Festival of Football

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For Theresa May ‘important progress’ was made at the recent EU summit. For Corbyn it was ‘Groundhog Day’ Nora Johnson

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THERESA MAY ‘begged for help’ and seemed ‘tired’ and ‘politically weak’ at the recent EU summit according to leaks reportedly by the EU side to further weaken the PM. Regardless of the truth of these leaks, it’s clear the UK needs to rapidly progress the negotiations before relationships deteriorate any further. Both sides are jockeying for position. The EU wants as much money as possible to offset the effect of the UK’s departure. The UK wants to minimise the amount it pays AND have a trade deal with the EU. Unquestionably, the EU under both Merkel and Juncker has proved inflexible and unaccommodating. Merkel gave carte blanche to migration into the EU when the so-called Dublin Regulation was suspended, turning a steady flow of migration into a flood. Eastern member states have objected to EU quotas for migrants and been taken to the ECJ in their quest for border controls.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Juncker and Merkel.

Merkel has proved inflexible regarding making the EU more adaptive to the needs of its members, with David Cameron humiliated in his attempts to achieve some reform of the freedom of movement rules prior to the UK referendum. In short, it’s well past time for countries in the EU other than the UK to say

“enough is enough!” Cracks are appearing - even the Danish finance minister recently stated that the EU’s wrangling over Brexit is “a game” and flexibility is required. Thankfully, the EU is now showing a hint of flexibility, the ‘sequencing’ of talks having proved a major barrier to progress. All UK political parties should also be getting behind the government as it clearly has a very difficult job ahead. Labour in particular (yes, I’m looking at you, Mr ‘Groundhog Day’ Corbyn!) needs to stop all the political point-scoring. Finally, talk of the billions of pounds ‘owed’ the EU is enough to drive us all crazy. Which reminds me of an old joke. Doctor: “Nurse, how is that little boy doing, the one who accidentally swallowed those old £1 coins?” Nurse: “No change yet.” Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/ eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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THURSDAY THOUGHTS By Tobias Entwissle, Nerja

Comedy call - just hang up YOU know what really gets me? Unnecessary voicemail messages. I do understand the need for important voicemails, but I am talking about the ones that go something like: “Oh hi, it’s only me. Just wanted to chat, give me a call back, okay bye.” Now, there are a few things about this one, pointless, unnecessary, time-wasting message that wind me up. Firstly, “It’s only me.” I know exactly who it was great granddad, the voicemail person has already told me the number in the slowest imaginable way and more importantly WE HAVE CALLER ID NOW, I know who called, when. Secondly, “just wanted to chat.” Of course, my mistake, I only didn’t pick up Auntie Mabel because you usually call for your annual insurance quote. Thank you for clarifying though, I’ll call you straight back. Finally, “give me a call back.” I don’t know if this is just me, but whenever I do call back straight away, why is it that no-one ever picks up? Surely you must be near your phone, is this revenge for me missing your call? The worst part though is that all those messages add-up and when you actually need a voicemail, you have to wade through hours of messages, what feels like years of your life, listening to them all just in case they were important but knowing you’ve ALREADY called back. Save us both time and just hang up, I’ll call back. columnists@euroweeklynews.com Readers interested in submitting articles for this guest column should send articles of around 250 words on topics felt to be of interest to the cosmopolitan EWN readership to editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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7:00am The Hairy Builder 7:30am Countryfile Autumn Diaries 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am See Hear on Tour 9:30am Caught Red Handed 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Code 2:45pm The Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track 5:15pm Back in Time for Dinner 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Strictly - It Takes Two 8:00pm Mastermind 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Snowfall 12:50am Rugby League World Cup Highlights 1:20am Peaky Blinders 2:20am See Hear on Tour 2:50am Louis Theroux 3:50am This is BBC Two

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7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom's One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Stand Up To Cancer 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm Travel Man 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am First Dates 1:10am The Pyramid

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7:00am Loving 9:20am Tyler Perry's Boo! a Madea Halloween 11:15am Live by Night 1:35pm Rings 3:30pm Loving 5:45pm Tyler Perry's Boo! a Madea Halloween 7:45pm Live by Night 10:00pm Fifty Shades Darker 12:00am Rings The curse continues when a college kid and his girlfriend both watch the death-bringing videotape. 1:45am Let Me Make You a Martyr 3:30am Antibirth 5:10am Neither Heaven Nor Earth French soldiers assigned to patrol a remote Afghan valley begin mysteriously disappearing, one by one.

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters Live Chinese Super League Football Countdowns SPFL Matters Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Football St Johnstone v Celtic. Gillette Soccer Saturday Gillette Soccer Saturday Football Brentford v Leeds United. Live La Liga 2017/18 A match from Spain's La Liga. EFL Goals: Championship Magical Messi EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: Championship Football EFL Goals: Championship

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7:00am Breakfast 8:35am 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 Points of View 2:30pm Lifeline 2:45pm FA Cup Final Score 5:00pm Songs of Praise 5:35pm Blue Planet II 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Panorama 7:30pm Countryfile Autumn Special 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Blue Planet II 10:00pm The Last Post 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:45am Ronny Chieng: International Student

7:05am How We Won the War 7:35am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:20am Great British Garden Revival 9:20am The Countryfile Ramble for Children in Need 12:00pm Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking 12:30pm My Life on a Plate 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra MOTD2 Extra presents the latest football action. 2:00pm Echo: An Unforgettable Elephant: Natural World 3:00pm Wild Brazil 4:00pm Flog It! 5:00pm Rugby League World Cup Highlights 6:30pm Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Robot Wars 10:00pm Louis Theroux 11:35pm Snowfall 12:20am The Ring

8:00pm Only Connect A show in which connections must be made between seemingly unconnected things. 8:30pm University Challenge Cult student quiz show where two rival university teams battle it out to see who has the most superior intellects. 9:00pm October: Ten Days That Shook the World An epic masterpiece of silent cinema, sanctioned by the Bolsheviks to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Russian Revolution of October 1917. 10:40pm Ceremony 11:40pm The Space 12:10am Gulag 3:10am Russia - A Century of Suspicion: A Timewatch Guide

7:00am Kevin Can Wait 7:25am Kevin Can Wait 7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Food 2:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Great British Bake Off: The Final 5:45pm Channel 4 News 6:15pm Paddington 8:00pm Escape 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Big Ben 11:35pm Gogglebox 12:35am The Railway Man 2:40am The Supervet 3:35am Gillette World Sport

7:00am Milkshake! 10:50am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Football on 5 12:10pm Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:40pm A Husband for Christmas 2:25pm Coming Home for Christmas 4:05pm Let it Snow 5:55pm 5 News 6:00pm Grease 8:15pm Grease: Before and After They Were Stars 9:15pm Rugby on 5: Anglo Welsh Cup Highlights 10:00pm The Grease Story 11:30pm Most Shocking Moments in Pop 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am GPs: Behind Closed Doors Documentary taking a look at what goes on in the consultation room. 5:00am Britain's Biggest Mosque

7:00am Black-Ish 7:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00pm Made in Chelsea 1:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 2:00pm The Goldbergs 2:30pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm Johnny English Reborn 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Battle: Los Angeles The world watches in awe as meteors rain down on Earth from outer space. 12:20am Naked Attraction 1:25am Tattoo Fixers 2:30am Rude Tube 3:35am First Dates

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7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 11:00am Peston on Sunday 12:00pm Columbo: Rest in Peace Mrs Columbo 2:00pm ITV News 2:10pm The X Factor 3:50pm Catchphrase 4:35pm Ball and Boe: Back Together 5:35pm A Very Royal Wedding 6:50pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:10pm The Chase 8:05pm The X Factor 10:00pm Sheridan 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm Peston on Sunday 12:15am Caught on Camera 1:10am Jackpot247

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:15am The Cube 8:05am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:00am Guidance 11:30am L.A. Story 11:40am Ready, Set, Style 11:55am Ready, Set, Style 12:05pm Third Wheel 12:25pm The X Factor 2:10pm You've Been Framed Gold! 2:45pm Bean 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm Bean 4:30pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 6:20pm Clash of the Titans 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm Clash of the Titans 8:25pm Pacific Rim 9:25pm FYI Daily 9:30pm Pacific Rim 11:00pm Family Guy 12:00am Family Guy

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7:00am Loving 9:10am Tyler Perry's Boo! a Madea Halloween 11:10am The Hatton Garden Job 12:50pm Aftermath 2:30pm Live by Night 4:45pm Rings The curse continues when a college kid and his girlfriend both watch the death-bringing videotape. 6:40pm The Hatton Garden Job 8:20pm Aftermath 10:00pm Fifty Shades Darker Steamy sequel following the ongoing relationship between the bookish Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey. 12:00am Live by Night 2:15am Tales of Halloween 4:10am Let Me Make You a Martyr

8:30am Football Countdowns 9:00am Football's Greatest 9:30am EFL Goals: Championship 10:00am EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 10:30am EFL Goals: Championship 11:00am EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 11:30am The Sunday Supplement 1:00pm Football 3:30pm Ronaldo 4:00pm Live La Liga 2017/18 6:05pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:15pm Live La Liga 2017/18 8:20pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:30pm Live La Liga 2017/18 10:35pm EFL Goals: Championship 11:05pm EFL Goals: League 1 and 2 11:35pm La Liga Icons 11:50pm La Liga Greatest Games 12:00am Magical Messi

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Lewis Heartbeat Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series. Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Heidi Carry on Follow That Camel FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Carry on Follow That Camel Lewis Lewis The Syndicate Honest The Constant Gardener Dramatic thriller based on the novel by John Le Carre. FYI Daily The Constant Gardener The Knock

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The Protectors The Avengers The Avengers The Sweeney The Sweeney Hornblower World Series of Darts Finals Live Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Snooker v Darts World Series of Darts Finals Live 6 Bullets FYI Daily 6 Bullets The Sweeney Storage Wars British Touring Car Crashes and Smashes ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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The A-Team The Karate Kid, Part II The Great Escape Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves In the Heart of the Sea The A-Team Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sahara End of Days

6:30am Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 8:00am Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 9:45am Uncle Buck 11:30am Ghostbusters 1:25pm Why Him? 3:20pm Meet the Parents 5:15pm Sisters 7:15pm The Boss 9:00pm Why Him? 11:00pm Meet the Parents 1:00am Keanu 2:45am Brüno

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SKY Sports News Total Goals Total Goals Live European Tour Golf Football Live Nissan Super Sunday Live Nissan Super Sunday Super Sunday continues as Chelsea meet Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Live NFL: Game A match from the National Football League. Live NFL: Sunday Game A match from the National Football League. Live NFL: Oakland @ Miami Sporting Records An in-depth look at some of the greatest milestones ever recorded in sport.

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brush against Bruno! Maybe Len needs to return and sort it all out, as only he can? A show that on paper shouldn’t work, but on the screen really does, is James and Jupp (BBC2 Wales, Sunday). Maybe a touch of Miss Marple is needed to find this given the channel, but if you want a blast of stunning countryside and two-blokes-in-a carhumour, seek it out. The format is simple: comedians Elis James and Miles Jupp take a car trip around

Wales, and while it isn’t Top Gear or the sort of comedy normally familiar from these two, the banter is genuine and the trip on the A470 connecting south and north Wales is spectacular. Meanwhile I am getting increasingly worried by some content panellists on Loose Women (ITV, weekdays) are being given to work with. As daytime telly, viewers expect mixed topics to be discussed from hard hitting to trivial. But a recent item asked if viewers suffered ‘avocado anxiety,’ a term used following re-

search that revealed a fear among one in three millennials when their avocados aren’t ripe. This may be about the right level for lovely Stacey Solomon and lets face it Linda Robson will read anything from autocue, but the likes of Janet Street-Porter and Ruth Langford as serious commentators surely deserve something better. The latest written-by and starring Jack Whitehall offering Bounty Hunters (SKY1, Wednesday) pairs Jack with Rosie Perez, while Robert Lindsay and

Charity Wakefield are thrown in for good measure. As Jack has written this one I am unsure why he has cast himself as a middle class fool; maybe just to reinforce his one-trick pony CV? His character, Barnaby - why give him such a name Jack? - is trying to save the failing family antiques business and gets involved with looted treasures from the East. It is unclear how this will play out, but Rosie is gorgeous and Jack looks good with spectacles and trimmed beard, so I’m sticking with it. Finally, The Crown (Netflix) starts a second season on December 8. With the story known inside out, based on season one there will be little if anything new. Even so the date is already in my viewing diary. Critique: AWL, Casares, Costa del Sol

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STRICTLY COME DANCING (BBC1, Saturday & Sunday) continues to delight with glitz and sparkle even though I wasn’t sure that without Sir Bruce and Seven-loving Len it would remain as a weekend favourite. But it most certainly is. Twitter-using fans of the show will have seen a flood of comments about the camera angles over recent weeks and I agree. Clearly someone has a new box of tricks and wants to throw them all at the dancers, with cameras spinning around the dance floor, way too many overhead shots and on one occasion a lens so close to the dancing couple there was a real danger of a collision. All that glitter and hair product to clean up, and that’s just from a slight

Strictly camera angles plus unripe avocados

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Women at War 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Getting the Builders in 12:45pm Fugitives 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 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 Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm Panorama 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Have I Got a Bit More News for You 12:30am The Graham Norton Show

7:30am Countryfile Autumn Diaries 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am The Big Family Cooking Showdown 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm The Code 2:45pm The Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 5:15pm Back in Time for Dinner 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly it Takes Two 8:00pm Match of the Day 8:30pm Coastal Path 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Nigella at My Table 10:00pm Elizabeth I's Secret Agents 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Exodus: Our Journey Continues

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores a very different Spain from the one he knows best and ventures across its border with Britain's oldest ally, Portugal. Beginning in Galicia, Michael discovers the elegant city of La Coruna, a fashionable destination for Edwardian Britons. 9:00pm The Art of Scandinavia 10:00pm Revolution 11:20pm Leviathan 1:35am Lost Kingdoms of Central America 2:35am The Art of Scandinavia 3:35am Revolution

7:20am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom's One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 10:00pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Celebrity Hunted

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm The Gadget Show 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm Defending Santa 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Car Crash TV 9:00pm All New Traffic Cops 10:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm The Last Days of Steve Mcqueen 12:05am The One 1:40am Car Crash TV 2:10am Super Casino 4:10am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit 5:00am Get Your Tatts Out: Kavos Ink 5:45am House Doctor

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 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 The Harbour 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Truly, Madly, Deeply 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Ross Kemp Behind Bars: Inside Barlinnie 12:40am The Jonathan Ross Show 1:40am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show

7:00am The Cube 7:45am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:30am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am Dinner Date 12:20pm Dress to Impress 1:20pm Emmerdale 1:50pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm Dress to Impress 8:00pm You've Been Framed Gold! 8:30pm You've Been Framed Gold! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Ghosted 11:00pm Timewasters 11:30pm American Dad! 12:00am Family Guy

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Heartbeat 8:50am Wild at Heart 9:50am Judge Judy 10:15am Judge Judy 10:45am Judge Judy 11:10am Inspector Morse 1:25pm Wild at Heart 2:30pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Inspector Morse 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pm Lewis 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:05am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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7:35am Mercury Plains 9:25am Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 11:05am The Karate Kid, Part II 1:05pm Warcraft 3:15pm Point Break 5:15pm Rocky 7:20pm Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 9:00pm Warcraft 11:10pm Point Break 1:10am Pearl Harbour

The Chase The Chase Storage Wars Cash Cowboys Ironside Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney Snooker The Avengers Storage Wars Snooker A Dangerous Man FYI Daily A Dangerous Man Motorsport UK The Protectors The story of three freelance troubleshooters who run an international crime fighting agency. 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping Innovative, value-formoney products brought directly to you at home.

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Bicentennial Man The House Bunny Balls of Fury Fred Claus Little Man The Waterboy Get Santa Beverly Hills Cop Little Man The Waterboy Krampus Juno The Sweetest Thing The Apartment

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Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Charmed Charmed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Black-Ish Black-Ish How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Streetmate The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Tattoo Fixers The Big Bang Theory

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Premier League Daily 12:00pm Sky Sports Daily 1:00pm SKY Sports News 2:00pm SKY Sports News 3:00pm SKY Sports News 4:00pm SKY Sports News 5:00pm SKY Sports News 6:00pm SKY Sports News 7:00pm SKY Sports News 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:40pm Football 10:45pm My Icon 11:00pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am SKY Sports News 1:00am SKY Sports News

7:00am Loving 9:20am Aftermath 11:10am The Hatton Garden Job 1:00pm Rings The curse continues when a college kid and his girlfriend both watch the death-bringing videotape. 2:50pm Let Me Make You a Martyr 4:45pm Voice From the Stone 6:35pm Aftermath 8:20pm The Hatton Garden Job 10:00pm Fifty Shades Darker Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return as the bookish Anastasia Steele and damaged billionaire playboy Christian Grey. 12:20am Voice From the Stone 2:05am Let Me Make You a Martyr

10:00am La Liga Highlights: Barcelona 10:15am La Liga Highlights: Real Madrid 10:30am La Liga Greatest Games 11:00am Football 1:05pm Football 3:10pm Football 5:15pm La Liga Greatest Games 5:45pm La Liga Greatest Games 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm La Liga Highlights: Barcelona 6:45pm La Liga Highlights: Real Madrid 7:00pm Magical Messi 8:00pm Soccer A.M. 8:30pm La Liga Greatest Games 8:40pm Football 10:45pm La Liga Greatest Games 11:00pm SPFL Round Up 2017/18 11:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 11:30pm MLS Round Up Show 12:00am Soccer A.M.

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Women at War 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Getting the Builders in 12:45pm Fugitives 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 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 The A Word 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Hotel for Refugees 12:25am Generation Screwed? 1:05am Weather for the Week Ahead

7:00am The Hairy Builder 7:30am Women at War 8:15am Getting the Builders in 9:00am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:45pm Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners 3:45pm Family Finders 4:15pm Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 5:15pm Hebrides: Islands on the Edge 6:15pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly it Takes Two 8:00pm Copacabana Palace 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Rick Stein's Road to Mexico 11:00pm Motherland 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am NFL

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Countrywise 9:00pm The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2017 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm On Assignment 12:20am Lethal Weapon US drama series based on the film franchise. 1:15am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women

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Dinner Date Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show Dress to Impress You've Been Framed Gold! You've Been Framed Gold! Two and a Half Men Bridesmaids FYI Daily Bridesmaids Family Guy

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8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's, Michael Portillo explores a very different Spain from the one he knows. 9:00pm Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 10:00pm The Real Doctor Zhivago 11:00pm Timewatch BBC investigative documentary series which takes a new perspective on historical events. 11:45pm Storyville Series showcasing the best in international documentaries. 1:15am Natural World 2:15am British Art at War: Bomberg, Sickert and Nash 3:15am The Real Doctor Zhivago

7:45am King of Queens 8:10am King of Queens 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05am Frasier 10:35am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Hotel Hell 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm My Kitchen Rules 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Steph and Dom's One Star to Five Star 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Mosul 12:05am How to Get a Council House

7:00am Milkshake! 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News 1:15pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm I'm Not Ready for Christmas 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pm Most Shocking Reality Moments Counting down the most shocking moments in reality TV of all time. 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am Law and Order: Special Victims Unit

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Wild at Heart 9:55am Judge Judy 10:20am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Inspector Morse 1:35pm Wild at Heart 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Inspector Morse 7:00pm Heartbeat Drama, set in the North Yorkshire moors in the 1960's. 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:05pm Lewis 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen

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The Chase The Chase Storage Wars The Sweeney Minder The Avengers The Saint Snooker Coverage and reaction from the latest Snooker event taking place. The Avengers Storage Wars Follow four professional buyers and their teams as they scour repossessed storage units in search of hidden treasure. Snooker World Superbike Highlights Gascoigne FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Gascoigne

The Blue Max Spider-Man Suicide Squad X-Men Origins: Wolverine 4:50pm Rocky II 6:55pm Spider-Man 9:00pm Suicide Squad 11:05pm X-Men Origins: Wolverine 12:55am Fearless 2:45am Domino

7:45am Meatballs 9:25am Confetti 11:15am Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 1:15pm Knocked Up 3:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5:20pm The Meddler 7:10pm Beverly Hills Cop II 9:00pm Knocked Up 11:15pm Superbad 1:15am The Cable Guy

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TUESDAY TV

Charmed Charmed Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Black-Ish Black-Ish How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs How I Met Your Mother New Girl New Girl The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Streetmate The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers at Halloween Ep1 Walk of Shame Shuttle The Big Bang Theory

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ASTROLOGY: ignite your passions Sun in Scorpio : This month the sun is influenced by the watery symbol of Scorpio. This sign brings the opportunity to get to the truth of the matter, whether concerning relationship issues, health problems or career direction. What makes your heart sing? Is there something you love to do (or someone you love to be with?) but need a little courage to follow your heart? This is the month to follow your dreams and explore your own hidden depths to find out what really makes you tick. You may also help others to do the same, so take time to listen to friends and family this month, who may be looking for some guidance and reassurance. Get in tune with the moon : The full moon on November 3 is in the earthy sign of Taurus. This is an excellent time to become clear about your vision for the new year. Whilst heading towards winter, when there is less light in the sky, you will be able to hear your inner voice more clearly. So take time out for yourself to walk,

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

CARLES PUIGDEMONT, who dissembled for nearly a month, declared Catalan independence in a farcical vote in a half-empty parliament chamber. Seventy pro-independence MPs were considered sufficient for UDI although changes to the region’s electoral laws or the Statute of Autonomy require approval from 90. Article 155 of the Spanish constitution has suspended Cataluña’s autonomous status and on paper the separatists are set to lose the regional elections announced for December 21s Vice-president Soraya Saenz de Santamaria, Mariano Rajoy’s righthand woman and not the best-loved member of his government, will oversee the day-to-day running of the region. Anything can happen between now and the elections. And anti-system CUP plus Asamblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) and Omnium - obsessively separatist associations whose leaders are remanded for sedi-

write or meditate to help you become aware of your inner yearnings. Putting together a collection of photos and words to represent your vision would be helpful at this time. This will give you something to look at as the year progresses. The new moon on November 18 is in the sign of Scorpio. Spend time with inspiring friends on this day and see what insights come to you. Then begin to take action to bring your desires to fruition, so that by the time spring arrives next year your plans are well under way. Numerology: master your destiny Number 11 : This is the number of the inspired healer and creative artist. It is an intuitive and instinctual number, dynamic and focused at its best, indecisive and alone when fearful. Consider where you are following your intuition, and whether you are making the most of your natural talents at this time. Is your energy buoyant or are you in need of a rest? Do you feel decisive about your future direction, or is it a little unclear? There may be a few tests thrown in this month, but don’t despair. Everything happens for a reason. So embrace any difficulties you face this month with strength and confidence. Use your inner knowing to navigate through any challenges you may face.

SCORPIO: Get to the truth of the matter.

The Tarot: embrace change In the Tarot Deck, the 11th card in the picture deck is the card of Justice. This card deals with the idea of karma, and the law of cause and effect, stating that all events, and all people are connected. This card also indicates that it is perhaps time to make an important decision. Will you continue your life as it is, or will you take real action to change? This card indicates that now is the time to gain true satisfaction and you must evaluate your outer life using your inner wisdom. In order to assess your life you must be truly honest for this is an act of deep self love. Know that now is the time to begin creating the life you truly desire.

Your Personalised Forecast Receive your own personalised Astrology, Numerology and Tarot Forecast for the year ahead. Forecasts cost £50 for a one-hour session either via Skype, FaceTime or email. Email at sally.trotman@btinternet.com or visit www.sallytrotman.com to book in.

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Good PR THE secessionists are great communicators, foreign correspondents covering the Catalan drama said. They praised their ease in reaching Raul Romeva, the Generalitat Catalan’s Foreign Affairs chief and even the regional president Carles Puigdemont. Getting a Madrid government spokesman to make a live public statement was virtually impossible, they lamented, and they are used to getting nothing specific or a sermon about the Catholic Monarchs at Moncloa press conferences. Little wonder the sympathies of the international media lie with poor little Cataluña, trampled under the hoofs of the raging Spanish bull and tossed on its cruel horns.

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FARCICAL: Carles Puigdemont.

No matter that Carles Puigdemont, Oriol Junqueras and Anna Gabriel have done more to undermine democracy in their own region than anyone since Franco. That’s good PR for you.

Conversation piece ANTONIO TAJANI, president of the European Parliament, said that it is not Europe’s job to mediate over a Spanish region. Mariano Rajoy should have tried

that years ago but instead he and his government made a pig’s ear of the Catalan issue. It started as a problem in 2010 when the Constitutional Tribunal overturned Cataluña’s amended Statute at the Partido Popular’s behest. Independence gathered momentum after 2012 and in 2017 ended in crisis and the Constitution’s Article 155. Unfortunately for Spain and Cataluña, Mariano Rajoy’s brand of dialogue might be a monologue but Puigdemont’s version was permission for independence.

PABLO CASADO remarked that Carles Puigdemont could end up like Lluis Companys, the Catalan president executed by Franco’s government in 1940 after the Gestapo returned him from occupied France. Casado is the Partido Popular ’s Communications vicesecretary and as usual with politicians whose mouths run away with them, he immediately insisted that he hadn’t meant that at all. But Casado’s original statement reeked of Spanish nationalism whose epicentre is based in Madrid. Despite the secessionists’ provocation and disregard for law and democracy, this attitude is partly responsible for the escalation of the Catalan crisis and Mariano Rajoy’s inability to do anything other than get out the rulebook and read it to the Catalans. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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1. Alvaro Morata €78.5 million - Real Madrid to Chelsea Morata has been on the move many times in the past few years, but has been a success at both Juventus and Real Madrid prior to his move to London. In a move that could eventually cost Chelsea €78.5 million, Morata has hit the ground running, scoring seven times already.

Alvaro Morata. 2. Fernando Torres €56.1 million - Liverpool to Chelsea Fernando Torres was a lethal striker during his Liverpool days, with his goalscoring exploits earning him a then World Record move to Premier League rivals Chelsea. Unfortunately for El Niño, the move to Chelsea didn’t quite work out, but he has now found form again with the side where it all began, Atletico Madrid

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Your lot is to be optimistic and positive. Perhaps in the last few months there was the need to take on the problems of others. However, you absolutely must get a balance here. Concentrate this week on getting your body and mind in good shape. That means being a little self-centred to start with. A good routine is essential and the will to stick with it.

Certainly there have been times that you felt crestfallen. Sometimes circumstances bring us down. Avoid believing in the myth of ‘what should have been’. What you are is not what others see but what you feel inside.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

The changes that have already started in the way that you see your life have given pause for thought. You are sure that you could have done better but maybe it is not clear how. Take a step back now and see where you came from. Two years ago where were you heading? Do you still want to follow that path? A need to get back on track can start this week.

Your very nature can lead to internal struggles. In the coming months, however, the truth becomes clear. What is outside of your experience now will become a part of your make-up. Any fear that you had of the unknown gradually diminishes.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There has been a very strong feeling through these last few weeks. This feeling has been one of spirituality. Your thoughts have been deeper than usual and the sense that there is more to life is acute. This, therefore, gives an impetus to everything that you do this week. The need to progress both on the home and business front has rarely been stronger.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) In the last few weeks there may have been a sense of being not quite in control. That is something to deal with this week. Real progress will only be made when you have faced what is not wanted. You will rid yourself of any negative emotions quickly by facing them.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are a great charmer but it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Is there the possibility that your romantic life needs tidying up? Perhaps the number of irons that you have in the fire is causing problems? This week, make it a priority to simplify your life. Be strong and straight with others. A clean slate for the future means not letting small matters run away with you.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The ever-inquisitive part of your brain is in high spirits. Clearly there is much to be known and enjoyed over the coming months. Begin at the beginning though. Before you throw yourself into a spiritual or business endeavour, get the facts. I don't mean what people tell you they think. What you need right now is proof that your interest in a certain area is justified.

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It becomes clear to you that some friends are drifting away. We all have to make changes as life itself is a constantly shifting event. You prefer to hold on to what is familiar and you are not alone in that. At the moment, however, there is much for you to experience, see and feel.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) With a lot of pent-up energy and not a little determination the month is off to a strong start with you. Be aware, however, that treading on the toes of influential people is not to be advised. Your feeling that you are right is admirable, but be tactful.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) You of all people understand the importance of the spiritual side of life. Despite being successful in your own right there is the need to bring this to other people. In sharing your experiences this year you come to a better understanding yourself.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your practical streak is in full force. Over the next months you will bring much benefit to those around you, in financial terms perhaps, but also spiritually. This week, in itself, shows you how others value your presence and advice.

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

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TARGET: • Average: 14 • Good: 20

• Very good: 29 • Excellent: 37

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SCORING:

• Average: 7 • Good: 9 • Very good: 13 • Excellent: 17

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2 Poison, 5 Ceja, 6 Perder, 7 Same, 8 Lid, 11 Envy, 13 Almond, 14 Odio, 15 Screws.

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1 Last, 3 Official, 9 Burglar, 10 Enjoy, 11 Loses, 12 Salary, 14 Errors, 16 Prison, 19 Scrape, 21 Pupil, 24 Extra, 25 Statues, 26 Basement, 27 Lead.

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1 Lacerate, 2 Rattle, 3 Races, 4 Decided, 5 Escape, 6 Lame, 13 Tottered, 14 Useless, 16 Trendy, 18 Aramis, 19 Cater, 21 Enid.

Down:

1 Labelled, 2 Sorts, 4 Forest, 5 Ideal, 6 Injures, 7 Lays, 8 Closer, 13 Enclosed, 15 Recites, 17 Repeal, 18 Reason, 20 Alarm, 22 Pause, 23 Verb.

App of the week Parcheesi Parcheesi STAR is an online version of classic board game Parcheesi. The game is played with two dice, four pieces per player and a board with a track around the outside, four corner spaces and four home paths leading to a central end space. Known to many as Ludo in the UK.

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· Samantha Womack, Actress, November 2, 45 Originally acted under the name Samantha Janus before her marriage and apart from regular TV spots including Eastenders she also represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1991. · Anna Wintour, Journalist, November 3, 68 British born fashion icon who moved from being a Biba shop assistant to become editor-in-chief of Vogue.

· Rosario Flores, Singer, November 4, 54 The actress and singer is the daughter of Lola Flores and the sister of Rosario Flores. two other singers, Lolita and Antonio Flores. She has won two Latin Grammy Awards. · Kasper Schmeichel, Goalkeeper,

November 5, 31 Son of long time goalkeeper with Manchester United Peter Schmeichel, Kasper is first choice goalie for Leicester City and like his father, Denmark. · Nigel Havers, Actor, November 6, 66 The actor son of former Conservative minister Sir Michael Havers has worked continuously in cinema and TV, earning a BAFTA nomination for his role in Chariots of Fire. He is godfather of comedian Jack Whitehall.

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· Sharleen Spiteri, Singer, November 7, 50 The Scottish born rock singer had her first hit with the band Texas in 1989 and has been playing with them on and off since that time. · Gordon Ramsay, Chef, November 8, 51 Outspoken and often foul mouthed celebrity chef who has been extremely successful, opening numerous high quality restaurants and presenting any number of TV programmes about cooking.

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AFTER a young prostitute and a baby are both found murdered and abandoned, Detective Kim Stone begins a disturbing investigation which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood. More sex worker murders soon follow, with each becoming more violent than the l as t and Kim and h e r te a m s oon realis e tha t a twisted serial killer is preying on the vulnerable. At the s ame time, t h e search begins for the despera te woman who left h e r newborn baby at the station, but what seems to be a tragic a ba ndonment turns eve n more sinister when a case of mode rn s lavery is unco v ered. T he two inves tigatio n s bring the team into a terrifying world of human e x ploitation and cruelty, one that puts Kim’s life at risk as shocking secrets from her own past are revealed.

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1903 - Panama declares independence Panama issued a declaration of independence from Colombia, with the support of the US government. 1939 - Hitler survives assassination attempt On the 16th anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch he survives an assassination attempt when a bomb explodes 12 minutes after he had finished giving a speech. 1957 - Soviet Union send dog into space Laika, a part Siberian husky, is launched into space aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. 1968 - Richard Nixon elected president. Nixon was elected after one of the closest elections in US history, narrowly beating Vice President Hubert Humphrey by less than 500,000 votes. 1991 - Magic Johnson announces he has HIV Basketball legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson announced his retirement from the sport and became one of the first sports stars to go public about being HIV-positive. 1994 - George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champion. Forty-five-year-old ‘Big George’ became the oldest heavyweight champion after defeating 26-year old Micheal Moorer in Las Vegas in the 10th round in front of 12,000 fans.

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SIR, I have never written to a newspaper before. But after reading the liberal bury your head in the sand - or somewhere else where the sun does not shine - full page (!) article entitled Children are not the confused ones that appeared in issue 1684 I am compelled to comment. So Anon (for it was written by an anonymous person), you feel that anyone that has a counter opinion to yours needs to be re-educated? I don’t think so! I agree with you that being LGBT is not a trend, it is a lifestyle chosen by those who make it. Most children are not mature or experienced enough to make choices on this or many other issues until they get into their teens, generally with some guidance from their parents. If you have educated your children into believing that two men or two women having same sex sexual intercourse is ‘normal’ I fear that you gloss it over with statements like ‘If a girl

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Liberal views a recipe for confusion? Beeb should be ashamed CASSANDRA NASH definitely hits the nail on the head this week (issue 1686) referring to the UK media’s inaccurate reporting on the Catalan situation. I agree with her 100 per cent! I was shocked and angry at the way the BBC described the attempted Catalan Independence coup. Disgusted at the biased one-sided sensationalist take on the whole sorry affair. Anyone would think Cataluña is a poor, downtrodden little region subjected to the evil tyranny of Madrid, instead of the wealthy, well-treated, spoiled region that it really is.

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UK MEDIA: Inaccurate on Cataluña? Why did they keep showing the same footage of the same independistas being dragged down a flight of stairs and pushed onto the street? Because that was all they had. These were isolated incidences and not widespread occurrences.

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I expected more from a media corporation which has an international reputation for fairness and well-informed, accurate reporting. Can we believe anything the BBC says from now on? I for one certainly won’t. Lynn Hopkins, Fuengirola

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Catalan parliament declares independence Irresponsible and tragic figures... this will only hurt their mislead supporters on the streets. Most surely these immature cowards will not stand in the front line with their crowd against National Police. Ghandi was a great leader of peaceful disobedience, these guys are not. I guess the vast majority of the people living in Cataluña thinks like us in this thread today. They never asked for any of this... Let’s keep our fingers crossed that no-one gets seriously injured the next days or worse... Peter Redrin Wait till it hits the pocket of the average person in the street. Trouble ahead. Catriona Ni Bhucalla

More than one million protest a unified Spain They have got to be better together as a nation, than apart and fractured, out on a limb, Spain has come so far since the passing of Franco’s fascist ruling, let’s hope they work things out, and not listening to people that are only thinking of themselves. George R Carman

Society’s poison (Leapy Lee) Typically one-sided, simplistic argument Lee. It’s much more complex than you would like to pretend. Just

feels more like a boy and dresses as such so what’ and ‘if a boy dresses like a girl so what.’ Recipe for childhood confusion! Pedro J Elliott, address withheld

Comments from EWN online for starters, many same sex parents are kind and caring. Some opposite sex parents get convicted of child cruelty etc. Your articles need more balance. Sam B Praying for a peaceful conclusion, love Spain. Maggie Champion

Ryanair £5 UK to Spain flight deal I would not use them even if the flight were for free ...Arrogant MD ...I’m happy to pay anything rather than fly with this company, if no other airline I’d rather drive to Europe... Jane Duckworth

Wild boar cull ordered If they have to have a cull of the wild boar, then it should be done responsibly, or take as many of them back into the hills and forests, as is possible, and review the problem in a year’s time. If the problem reoccurs then round up a said amount and send them to an abattoir, and the meat sold off. Which I am sure will be sold very quickly. George R Carman

My dog is currently seriously ill after being attacked by wild boar near our home. I’m going to report it to the police to try to get some action. Sue Cook

Costa del Sol port cruises to record year Malaga Port may have a record 2017 but I just arrived back yesterday on the Pullmantur Horizon cruise ship and it was confirmed on board that they will NOT be using Malaga to board or disembark passengers in 2018 due to a massive increase in port costs! If we want to do a similar cruise next year then we have no choice other than to board in either Alicante or Barcelona.... Talk about biting the hand that feeds you! Loraine Enriquez Murphy

Man who raided 50 hotel rooms arrested It’s funny how people on holiday suddenly forget about taking care care of their valuables, money, and sometimes, their own safety, rogues, thieves, and vagabonds, even when they are on holiday, can’t stop themselves from going about their profession. George R Carman

A SPANISH friend has explained to me that the Spanish Constitution would need to be changed in order to allow the Spanish government to agree to the secession of Cataluña. UK citizens may find this difficult to understand as - luckily in my opinion we have no written constitution and thus it was relatively easy for Parliament in Westminster to allow the Scots to have a legal referendum. Helena McGinty, Alhaurin El Grande

Stamp it out! I WONDER if there is some official reason why most (or what feels like most) official documentation in Spain still needs to be rubber stamped as in the UK pre-1990s? Or is it because civil offices remain paper-based? If so the government should be urged to sort this dated and environmentallydamaging practice out!! Bill Turnbull, Orihuela

No red tape I HAVE recently sold my house in Calpe, and having heard many complaints about telephone and Wi-Fi suppliers would like to recognise some exceptional service. The helpline number at Orange was answered quickly and within seconds connected to an English-speaking operator. I gave the new information and as I was thanking him and saying goodbye he said ‘that’s all done now.’ That’s what I call good service! Peter F Purvey, Calpe

Just chill out IT was ice, not global warming, that killed and entombed millions of mammoths and woolly rhinos in Siberia and Alaska. It was unrelenting cold and then ice, not global warming, that forced the Vikings out of Greenland. It was bitter winters, not heat waves, that finally defeated the armies of Napoleon and Hitler in Russia. It is lethal global cooling we need to fear, not life-sustaining global warming. Viv Forbe, Australia

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Advertising feature IT’S a simple fact of life that as people age so they tend to find that their sight and hearing often deteriorates. Most people recognise the problems with sight but they are often more reluctant to accept that they are struggling with their hearing and resort to turning up the volume of TVs and radios and asking people to repeat themselves. According to Michael Burke RHAD MSHAA who is a fully-qualified UK hearing aid dispenser, statistics suggest that those who are losing their hearing can spend up to seven years in denial before they decide to do anything about it. Michael arrived in Spain seven years ago from New Zealand where he had spent several years working with a large hearing aid and dispensing company and prior to that he spent many years working in the UK. He had been a Joint Venture Partner with Specsavers Hearcare in Bournemouth and then opened further branches in Dorchester, Ringwood and on the Isle of Wight. Part of his role in Specsavers Hearcare saw him involved with a team dedicated to constantly driving down the cost of hearing aids to the public whilst presenting clear, open, published prices

The hard of hearing get help from Digital Hearing and maintaining the highest standards of service and ethical practice. At Digital Hearing on the Costa Blanca he is committed to do the same. The company offers the latest digital hearing aids in a range of sizes from the small completely in the canal (CIC) aids to the larger more powerful behind the ear models with prices ranging from €595 each with a discount to anybody who purchases two at the same time. All tests are free of charge and completely without obligation and all aids come on a 30-day free trial with a written money-back guarantee. Digital Hearing also offers a wide range of ear protection devices especially designed for musicians, DJs, shooters, motorcyclists, swimmers, or anybody working in an environment where they are exposed to loud noises that could damage their hearing or accelerate hearing loss. If you have any concerns about your hearing whatsoever, don’t wait as

Michael can help and an initial free consultation could aid those with a problem to significantly improve their quality of life. What’s more, everyone who undertakes a hearing test will receive a free copy of Michael’s book ‘A brief guide to hearing loss.’ Digital Hearing is situated in the Quesada Business Centre, Calle Los Arcos 7, Ciudad Quesada, 03170 Rojales, Alicante but to see more about the aids available and prices visit the company website http://digitalhear ingspain.com/. Alternatively email digitalhear ing@hotmail.co.uk or call 698 418 642 to arrange an appointment. HEARING LOSS: A fact of life.

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Autumn skin tips WITH the clocks going back and the weather cooling down, autumn is certainly in full swing. And with that in mind, it might be time to take some steps to protect your skin against the changes in climate. Being around central heating and air conditioning, or even near a fireplace each day, can interfere with your skin’s delicate balance. The result can be dry, red or flaking skin, or even the worsening of existing skin cond i t i o n s i n c l u d i n g ro s ac e a a n d eczema. While there are various changes you can make to your normal skin care routine, the first, best step is looking after your body from within. Upping your fluid intake will keep your skin hydrated, smoothing out lines and wrinkles and meaning you need to use less moisturiser. Once the inside is dealt with, it is time to deal with the surface of your skin. One of the first things to ditch when your sk i n i s d r y i s s o a p - b a s e d LAY IT ON THICK: Stay moisturised as temperatures plummet.

cleansers. Most foaming soaps actually strip the skin of its natural oil barrier without replacing the lost moisture leading to dry skin. If possible, replace your existing face and body cleansers with oil or coconut based ones as these will actually add moisture. W h ile y o u r s kin ma y not be on s h o w a s mu c h a s in the s umme r months, it is also still important to exfoliate once a week to rid the skin of dead cells which can build up leading to spots and blackheads, as well as a dry, dull appearance. Make sure any exfoliator you use over the au-

tumn a nd w inte r ha s a n oil ba s e , however, and you will give your skin a moisturising treat at the same time. And finally, moisturise, moisturise, moisturise! Use the change in weather to really treat yourself and keep your s kin toppe d up w ith your favourite lotion throughout the day.

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Pamper yourself for peanuts AS well as making sure you use enough moisturiser over the autumn a n d w i n t e r, y o u c a n a l s o g i v e y o u r skin a quick hydration boost using a face mask. While there are plenty of varieties available for sale, ranging from the cheap and cheerful to the bank-breaking, what could be better than making something fresh and natural yourself for almost nothing? Home-made face masks can be extremely easy to make and offer many of the same benefits of store-bought options. Below are three straightforward recipes you can make in the comfort of your kitchen using ingredients you may already have. The instant moisture boost. Rich in vegetable oils, avocados contain vitamins E and K, as well as zinc, potassium and iron, offering the skin an instant moisture hit. Mix the scooped out contents of one avocado with one teaspoon of olive oil and one egg white. This creamy concoc-

tion can be left on the skin for 15 minutes before being rinsed off with warm water. Get the g l o w . Winter skin can become dull and grey and a good moisturising and exfoliating mask will help tackle this problem. Some fruits

like papaya or citrus fruits contain enzymes which naturally dissolve dead skin cells exfoliating your face without use abrasive scrubs. Once again using avocado as a base, add half a mashed up papaya and two tablespoons of orange to the concoction. This mask can be left on for 10 minutes before being rinsed off with warm water. Oh so soothing. If your skin becomes irritated over autumn and winter you can create a comforting mask to relieve redness. Dissolve two tablespoons of honey with two tablespoons each of olive oil and milk. Blend the mixture with oatmeal and leave the resulting paste on your skin for up to 20 minutes.

AVOCADO: A good base for a face mask.

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What are the most common problems with eyesight? Lisa James, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas Guardamar THE most common vision problems are refractive errors, more commonly known as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia. Most people have one or more of these conditions. In this column we wanted to explain what they mean and how can they be corrected. What is myopia/short sight and how can it be corrected? A person with myopia or short sight can see objects close to them clearly, but not far away. Myopia is caused by the shape of the eye; either the eyeball is slightly too long or the cornea is too steeply curved. Myopia is corrected by spectacles or contact lenses with lenses which are ‘minus’ or concave in shape. What is hyperopia/hypermetropia/long sight and how can it be corrected? A person with long sight can see objects far away from them clearly, but not those close by. This is caused by the shape of the eye - the eyeball is slightly too short. It is corrected by spectacles or contact lenses with lenses which are ‘plus’ or convex in shape. What is astigmatism and how can it be corrected?

People with astigmatism have an unevenly curved cornea or an unevenly curved lens inside their eye, shaped more like a rugby ball than a football. It is corrected by spectacles with a cylinder shape built into the lenses at a certain angle. Contact lenses can also correct astigmatism mild astigmatism can be corrected by an ordinary gas-permeable lens. Those who prefer a soft lens or have higher amounts of astigmatism can use specially designed, ‘toric’ soft lenses. What is presbyopia? As a person ages, so do their eyes. The crystalline lenses become thicker and less flexible, resulting in a condition called presbyopia. People often begin to notice its effects during their 40’s - as a result of these changes, objects closer to them become blurred and the point of closest focus gradually moves further away from the eyes.

You should seek professional advice if you are concerned about your eye health and have regular eye tests. Specsavers Opticas are raising money for the ONCE Foundation for the Deaf and Blind until the end of the year and asking for a donation of just €1 for a comprehensive eye test. Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store and book your eye test.

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COMFORT FOOD: Chilli con carne. AS the nights draw in we can all be tempted to forget about our healthy eating regimes. Salads and smoothies are suddenly replaced by chocolate and stodge. The result of our hibernation diets is the average person starts spring 4.5 pounds heavier than the previous summer. While richer, more calorific food can be tempting in colder weather, comfort food doesn’t have to be bad for you. There are several easy substitutions you can make which will allow you to enjoy your favourite foods without the guilt. Spaghetti Bolognaise or

Chilli con Carne are both warming dishes which can easily be made healthier by replacing normal mince for leaner versions and pre-made tomato-based sauces for plain canned tomatoes. This natural alternative comes without a lot of the salt and sugar of its rivals and can be spiced up by frying with garlic, onions, chilli or spices. Another satisfying pasta dish can also be made healthier. Spaghetti Carbonara is both creamy and hearty and can be made with fewer calories if the traditional Italian recipe is used instead of adding cream. Simply re-

move some of the fat from lardon or pancetta before frying it with thinly-sliced garlic. Take the frying pan off the heat and add cooked pasta to the mix. Place an egg beaten with a little pecorino or parmesan cheese into the pan and stir continuously, allowing the residual heat to cook the dish. Most of your favourite recipes can be made healthier by replacing pork or beef for leaner game meats, including venison, or using lower calorie skinless turkey instead of chicken. For a carbohydrate fix, why not substitute sweet potato wedges for chips or even substitute vegetable-based crisps and pastas for the normal variety?

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Fitness from home ALONGSIDE a healthy autumn diet, it is also important to keep active even when the weather is cooler. When the sun is shining and the temperature moderate it is easy to find ways to keep moving but when it is cold and grey outside not many of us feel like going for a run or a swim. There are plenty of ways to stay fit in your home though, and lots of small changes you can integrate into your domestic

routine to fit in some exercise. The housework-workout. Cleaning your home can burn hundreds of calories an hour and has the added benefit of keeping your home hygienic. Mopping and sweeping are big energy burners, using up around 290 calories an hour, while cleaning windows will burn a whopping 334 calories an hour. Vacuuming will also help get your heart going, using up around 190 calories per hour. Jumping for joy. If you really want a good cardiovascular workout, why not go back to your playground days and invest in a skipping rope? This high energy yet simple exercise can burn an enormous 170 calories in just 15 minutes and can be done while watching TV. Hula girls: Similarly, hula hooping is another cheap and easy childhood activity you can do at home. As well as being fun, this simple workout can burn 150 calories in 15 minutes as well as helping to tone your waist and stomach. As with any exercise, make sure to consult a doctor before embarking on a new workout, particularly if you have any pre-existing health conditions.

SPECIALIST: Doctor Luis Perez Belmonte. WHAT are the symptoms of flu? The flu is an infection in the respiratory system caused by a virus that can bring about several symptoms that do not necessarily appear at the same time. In general a person suffering from the flu will have a cough, fever, pains in their muscles and extremities, feel run down, tiredness, loss of appetite and lack of energy. These symptoms can last several days. A person usually recovers gradually over a few days, however for some it can take several weeks before they are fully recovered. How can you treat it? Usually the best course of treatment is to take medication to manage the symptoms along with rest and plenty of hydration. In more severe cases antiviral or antibiotic medication may be required to deal with the virus. Should I seek medical

help? It is recommended that you see your doctor for an initial evaluation so they can refer you to specialists or to take further tests if they are necessary. When would it be advisable to get a flu jab? The vaccination campaigns tend to start in autumn and it is recommended that you get the jab especially if you have a high risk of catching the flu. The elderly and those suffering from chronic illnesses are also advised to get vaccinated. Are there people who are vulnerable to the virus? People over the age of 65 are more likely to get the flu, and to suffer more seriously from it. Anyone with respiratory illnesses such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or asthma, or other chronic illnesses such as diabetes and those suffering from cancer are the most vulnerable to the virus.

If you have any questions for Dr Perez Belmonte, please send them to: jefemedico@helicopterossanitarios.com

HEALTH & BEAUTY AUTUMN can be one of the best parts of the year, offering up Halloween and fireworks parties as well as the exciting build-up to Christmas and some fantastic Saturday night TV. This festive season can bring with it some unwanted bugs, however, and it is important to keep our immune systems as s t r o n g a s p o s s i b l e t o w a r d o ff illnesses. While your immune system is largely dictated by your genetic make-up, there are certainly things you can still do to boost yours. According to Harvard University, the best thing you can do is improve your general lifestyle by avoiding smoking, eating more fruit and vegetables, exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight. The university also advises controlling your blood pressure, drinking alcohol only in moderation, getting enough sleep and washing your hands thoroughly and frequently, especially after contact with others. It is also important to maintain regular h e a l t h s c r e e n i n g i f y o u s u ff e r from any conditions. While Harvard explains taking high doses of single vitamins

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AUTUMN: A good time to boost the immune system with exercise.

Immune boosters will not boost immunity, taking a daily multi-vitamin may. Eating diets rich in zinc, selenium, iron, copper, folic acid and vitamin A have also been shown to

increase immune responses in animals, according to the university, although the effects on humans are less clear. The university concludes by

saying there may be a link between high stress levels and l o w e r e d i m m u n i t y. W h i l e t h e phenomenon is still being studied, it will certainly help your

blood pressure to take more time to relax, perhaps by adding a hobby to your routine and you might even ward off that winter cold in the process!

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Art and music combine for a unique event LOCAL and talented members of the Torrevieja community will have their work on display at some unique events during this month and December. Have you ever been to a piano recital accompanied by people painting in the background? Well, now is the chance. Under the banner of ‘Arte al Natural’ (Natural Art) the Torrevieja Institute of Culture Joaquin Chapaprieta and departments of Exhibitions and Culture in Torrevieja have organised the events that will feature the internationally famous painter Israel Nicolás and the pianist Enrique ‘Eo’ Simón. ‘Arte al Natural’ will begin with a natural drawing workshop with Israel Nicolás that will last over four sessions held on November 24 and 25 and then on December 1 and 2 from 9am to 9pm. The artist will be accompanied by a model that will be present across the four dates, and will allow students to learn the basics of drawing the

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Israel Nicolás. human body, respecting proportions and framing, and losing their fear and embarrassment of drawing such subjects. The workshop promises to be a unique experience for all who take part which has a maximum of 15 enrolled students, although the sessions will be open to others free to go into the classes to watch and listen and learn with their exercise books in hand. Those wishing to register will be on a firstcome-first-served basis at the Virgen del Carmen Centre between November 2 and 17. Painting will then meet the

ARTE AL NATURAL: Music and art come together.

world of music at an inspiring event taking place at the end of the year. On Saturday December 30 at 8pm in the Sala Vista Alegre, painter Israel Nicolás and pianist Enrique Simón will be combining their two arts in a unique way. As Enrique plays a jazz recital at his piano, Nicolás will accompany him with his brush and easel and painting along with the music. Israel Nicolás Israel Nicolás, a renowned painter and illustrator, is characterised by his ‘dream themes.’ He began studying at the age of 12 at Torrevieja’s municipal

painting school with Manual Balaguer. He went on to study at the School of Design and Illustration in Murcia and later at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Miguel Hernández University of Altea. His work has been exhibited at the Fira Xicoteta in Altea for the past seven years, and in Alicante, Bilbao as well as in Mexico, and it was while in Central America that he worked with the Tzutuhil and Cucurucú galleries. His work can be viewed in the Vista Alegre in Torrevieja until December 30. Enrique Simón Pianist Enrique ‘Eo’ Simón is a specialist in jazz and has been privileged to have worked across the world with a number of international musicians in festivals and on luxury cruises. He leads the jazz-fusion project ‘Sphere Jazz,’ and produces experimental works with the collective Seidagasa with J M Pastor, highlighting his collaboration with Niño de Elche.

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The theme’s the thing FANS of the opera and film music are in for a treat this Saturday evening - November 5 beginning at 6pm - as the Torrevieja Youth Symphonic Orchestra take to the stage of the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre. Conducted by Adolfo Arronis Ruiz they will be performing a selection of well-known pieces from Carmen, Schindler’s List, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings and Mission: Impossible. Over the years, the number of the members of the orchestra has increased considerably and is now made up of 64 talented musicians with 34 on strings, 25 on wind instruments and five spe-

cialising in the world of percussion. Most of the orchestra are students in the music conservatories of Torrevieja, Orihuela and Almoradí. Saturday November 5 programme: Part One Suite from Carmen - Bizet Schindler’s List - John Williams Part Two March from Raiders of the Lost Ark - John Williams Lord of the Rings - Howard Shore Mission: Impossible - Lalo Schifrin and Danny Elfman

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SPORTING facilities in Alhama de Murcia and La Unión are due to be repaired following an announcement of a major investment. The council has approved a grant of €100,000 to Alhama de Murcia towards a programme of works to repair the athletics track which is expected to cost €510,422 in total. Work will concentrate on fixing the parts RECOVERED: Running track to get a makeover. of the facilities that are in desperate need of repair, such as the running track where there is hardly any top layer of the red synthetic paint left on it. It’s the only outdoor track within the municipality and its current condition makes it difficult for people to train and race in total safety. On the other hand, La Unión will receive a €40,000 subsidy to help toward the refurbishment and repair of a court in their sports centre. The Alhama de Murcia project must be completed before December 31 this year; the work in La Unión has a termination date of December 31, 2018.

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Celebrate Christmas and Year at Punjabi Pala THE Hindu Festival of Lights known as Diwali is becoming increasingly popular with expatriates and the Punjabi Palace group held a fantastic evening with all of the flavours of India. Special events took place which saw a very happy band of customers enjoy a first class selection of Indian cuisine whilst honouring Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity. With three superb, modern restaurants in La Murada, Los Montesinos and La Marquesa this group is growing as more and more people discover the true taste of India at a price that doesn’t hurt the pocket. Each restaurant is open seven days a week from noon to midnight (with a break after lunch) and reviews on TripAdvisor are universally good for

Just some of the mouthwatering food on offer. Happy guests celebrate Diwali at Punjabi Palace. each of the three establishments. For lunch there is a very reasonably priced Menu del Dia which is served between noon and 3pm and generally includes a lamb or chicken dish, rice, poppadum and naan bread plus a dessert or coffee and a

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Lucky Laura gets her dream bicycle THANKS to the support and generosity of many local people, a young girl named Laura Meseguer will get her specially adapted bicycle. More than 600 people took part in the ninth Fiesta de la Bicicleta de Almoradí (Almoradí Cycling Festival) and enabled Laura to fulfil her dream. A grand total of €1,200 was raised by the 600 participants who paid just €2 each which included a bottle of water, a sandwich and a commemorative t-shirt. In addition, at the end of the cycling event each rider was entitled to take part in a raffle which included at least 30 different prizes ranging from sporting items, dinners, spa vouchers and a star prize of a new bicycle. The riders were greeted with pleasant morning conditions to begin the seven-kilometre ride through the municipality that left the Plaza de la Constitución and ended up at the Plaza Almoradí Ciudad de Servicios. The participants were led by a van equipped with a public address system that certainly caught the attention of the locals who once out in the streets to watch the passing riders were hit with a sea of green t-shirts.

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LAURA: Her dream bike. Locals and organisers were delighted to see the mayor of Almoradí, Maria Gómez and the Sports councillor Alfonso Garcia also taking part in the event along with other members of both the governing and opposition team in the town hall. Everyone agreed the whole day was an enjoyable one that gave people the chance to see a number of different bikes taking part - that included a three-seater tandem and one made of wood and riders in fancy dress that ranged from early Halloween costumes to a few in drag. There were prizes for the best costumes, the youngest and oldest riders as well as for the best decorated bicycle, but there was no doubt that the biggest winner on the day was young Laura herself.

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EVERY year in autumn the local bars and restaurants of Guardamar del Segura organise, in association with the town hall, a tapas-festival which lasts four weeks. This year’s event is already under way and will continue until November 12. They call it ‘Tapas con Historia’ (Tapas with history) because every year they choose a different theme from the past and this year it is ‘La Edad Moderna’ (The Modern Age), the period roughly between the 15th and 18th century. And that’s why one of the activities organised during the festival is a craft fair in the style of that period, during this weekend of November 3, 4 and 5. Guardamar Town Hall has invited the craft association Amata to organise the fair, to make sure all participants are real craft people and selling only what they have made themselves. The stalls will be set up on Avenida de los Pinos, next to the main Reina Sofía Park. There will be a wide choice of good quality hand made goods, from pottery to leather bags, toys and lamps, crazy hats and jewellery in silver, ce-

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GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA: Enjoy a tapas-festival and a craft fair in the style of ‘The Modern Age.’ ramics and wrought iron. You can make your own little bowl

or cup at the famous potter’s wheel and there is a workshop

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In one corner you can dress up in style to have a photo-

SOCIAL SCENE graph taken (with your own camera or mobile device) and for the younger visitors there will be puppet theatre, workshops, a Ferris wheel, games and a foam area. A funny magician and a dancing bear will visit the fair and every evening there will be a fire juggling show. And when you’ve seen the fair and bought what you want, you can visit the bars and restaurants that take part in ‘Tapas con Historia’ and have a drink and a tapa for just €2. The coastal area of Guardamar del Segura is one of the few zones along the Mediterranean that can boast real sand dunes covered with pine trees. In one of the many parks you can visit archaeological excavations, with finds from Phoenician times, so there really is plenty to see, do and eat in Guardamar. The craft fair opens tomorrow (Friday) November 3 at 6pm and stays open till 9pm or later. On Saturday and Sunday - November 4 and 5 - you can visit the fair from 11am till 9pm. For more information, also in English, please call 639 979 678.

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Luxury bubble bursts A LUXURY housing crisis has added to Cataluña’s political woes. A report from real estate company Barnes International argues that the wealthy region’s luxury housing market experienced a bubble in the past two years. But concerningly for owners of €1 million plus properties in Barcelona and other areas, that bubble has burst and it is now a buyers’ market. The report concludes that although ‘the Catalan luxury real estate sector was performing at its best level since the economic crisis, prices have seen a strong downwards trend in recent months.’ Founding partner of

BURST: Barcelona’s luxury apartments going for cheap. Barnes Spain, Emmanuel Virgoulay, said “In the past two years Cataluña’s luxury housing market was experiencing a bubble, the steady rise in prices led many sellers to ask for prices

similar to those in the elite neighbourhoods of Paris.” He said that in the short-term future only buyers with liquidity will be able to dictate prices. The news isn’t all bad. If Cataluña can recover from the current political turmoil then there is no reason why the luxury market won’t soon rebound. “There will always be investors interested in Cataluña, so the market will not collapse in the way businesses can, such as Lehman Brothers in 2008,” Virgoulay said. He also noted that the rental sector is continuing to witness sharp price increases despite the political crisis.

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available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665. Email, schugy54 @gmail.com (95458) THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information. (95459) CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460) CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462) PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information www.pi larchurch.org Reg No: 2009SG/A (95463) TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am. We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcfSpain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464) THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.aca costablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042

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Thursday 11.0 a.m. Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m. House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463. For other church atters Phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 / 617 215 463 www.icatorrevieja.org ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664

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Drive another day CLASSIC cars driven by Bond girls in almost all the 007 films were on display at the London Film Museum. The Bond in Motion exhibition featured some of the fastest, loudest and sleekest motors seen in films from The Spy Who Loved Me to Skyfall. British actress Naomie Harris was one of the latest Bond girls, playing Eve Moneypenny in Skyfall. In the 2012 film she (and a stunt double) had the pleasure of driving the Land Rover Defender on display at the exhibition. Then there was the Ford Ka driven by Ukrainian Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace. Unlike the Land Rover and Aston Martin partnerships, Ford’s Ka didn’t get much benefit from the Bond franchise and soon fizzled out. Naturally there was the

ON SHOW: Exhibiting classic cars driven by the Bond girls. quintessential Bond car, an Aston Martin DB5, on display. The car featured in Goldfinger, but the one on display in London was the one Pierce Brosnan used to race a seductive Russian as-

sassin around the winding Monte Carlo roads in Goldeneye. Another Aston Martin to appear was the Vanquish driven by Halle Berry in 2002’s Die Another Day. Film buffs

also got the chance to see the letter from the production team on the 1964 Goldfinger set requesting driving lessons for Tania Mallet, who played Tilly Masterson alongside Sean Connery.

Cool customer THE 150 millionth Volkswagen rolled off the production line into the arms of a happy customer last week. The car is a plug-in hybrid Golf GTE. Built in Wolfsburg it was dispatched to Norway, one of the world’s top green car destinations. Volkswagen is planning to have built one million electric cars within the next decade. CEO Matthias Muller launched a scathing attack on American tech company Tesla, which is pioneering new electric and autonomous vehicles. “There are companies which sell 80,000 cars a year,” he said, “then there are companies like Volkswagen, selling 11 million a year,” Muller mused as he announced VW’s determination to dominate the electric market.

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Knockout blow 60 years before Rio’s sucker punch RIO FERDINAND’S decision to step into the boxing ring brought back memories of retired footballer octogenarian Peter Higham - who recalls sc o r i n g a g o al while we a r i n g a b o x in g glove! Ex-Nottingham Forest striker Higham, 86, found himself on the canvas in a derby clash against arch rivals Notts County in 1956, when h e c l a t t e r e d a p o s t, sustaining injuries. “I go t b a rg e d i n t o th e goalpost, sustaining a broken and dislocation of a finger, in a local derby against Notts C o u n t y a t Me a d o w Lane,” said Higham. “Trainer Tommy Graham got a b o x i n g g l o v e - G o d

UKSPORTSCENE with Andrew Atkinson knows where from - and got permission from the referee for me to wear it, to protect my finger,” said Higham. “I remember the pain was excruciating. To this day, I ca n ’t s traig h te n my little finger,” said Higham. Ex-Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand is bidding to become a professional at Cruiserweight after signing up to a lucrative deal with a bookmaker. That led to criticism from b o x e rs , in clu d in g Tony Bellew, set for a December

BARCELONA-born goalkeeper David Raya is set to return to FA Cup action as Blackburn Rovers host Barnet at Ewood Park on November 4. “I’ve been here since I was 16 and it feels like home,” said Raya, who signed a new extended contract at Lancashire League One club Rovers this year. Raya, who has featured in five FA Cup ties since arriving in England as a teenager, joined Rovers Academy from Barcelona outfit UE Cornella in 2012. “It feels great,” said Raya, 22, who signed professional forms in 2014, and has worked his way up to claim the number one jersey. “It’s a chance to carry on at this great club,” said Raya, under former Celtic manager Tony Mowbray. After four months’ loan at Southport in 2014, where Raya made 15 appearances in the Conference Premier, he returned, making his Rovers first team debut against Leeds United in 2015. “Leeds was where I made my full debut and it couldn’t have gone any better, we won 3-0,” said Raya, whose previous three year deal was set to end in 2018. Former Rovers Academy starlet Raya, who has agreed a one-year extension to his contract until 2019, said: “I’ve been here for five years. “It’s given me a chance to grow up further as a footballer - and as a person and I’m really pleased.” It has been a hard grind for Raya, who was a cameo player in the first team in the 2015-16 season, having only

rematch with heavyweight David Haye, hitting out at Ferdinand: “He’s making a mockery. It’s not a game it’s a serious sport - and can be very dangerous. “It’s attention seeking of the highest order. Why does he need to go into a boxing ring? It stinks of desperation, not being able to let go out of the s potlight,” punched Bellew. But Ferdinand hit back: “This is not a joke. Hopefully, I will get a licence, become a professional and fight someone.”

Ferdinand, awaiting a licence from the British Boxing Board of Control, said: “Boxing can't be a gimmick. If I take it lightly, I will get hurt.” Ferdinand, 38, plans one fight, having initially spoke n a bout a mbitions of c ha lle nging for a be lt: “ I want to see if I can get a licence - become a professional - and have one fight,” said Ferdinand. Higham, who delivered a knock-out blow with a boxing glove in Forest’s top of the bill match against County 60 ye a rs a go, s a id: “ I s c ore d the third goa l - I have the picture - with the boxing glove over my left hand!”

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DAVID RAYA: Is set to return to FA cup action.

From Barcelona to Blackburn been called upon after injury to first choice Jason Steele, at the tab end of last season. “I hadn’t played as much as I would have liked, but football is like that. When I got my chance, I just needed to take it,” said Raya. Rovers first team coach Mowbray, formerly in charge at Ipswich, Hibern-

ian, West Brom, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Coventry, who was appointed in February, has given Raya his big chance this season. “David Raya finished the 2016-17 season extremely strongly. He’s a very talented young guy - needed an opportunity - and we gave him one,” said Mowbray.

Conte or Mourinho to sparkle on Bonfire night JOSE MOURINHO and Antonio Conte are set to light up Bonfire night on November 5 - as Chelsea host Manchester United - in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho, in charge at Chelsea during 2004-07 and 2013-15, departed in September 2007, following reports of a rift with owner Roman Abramovich. After leaving Real Madrid in 2013 Mourinho returned to Chelsea, winning the Premier

“I waited for my chance to show the new manager what I can do,” said Raya, called upon after Steele sustained an injury, after 82 consecutive league games. “It was tough, but you get through it. Then, when you get your chance, you have to take it,” said Raya. Raya remained unfazed during that spell, saying: “You have to keep yourself motivated - keep working hard and do your best.” Three years ago Raya was shipped out on loan to Southport and was a key figure in The Sandgrounders FA Cup run - progressing to the third round - before being knocked out by Derby County. Rovers enter the first round of the FA Cup this weekend against Barnet, with a fixture in the EFL Trophy Northern Group C on November 7, prior to returning to a League One action against Walsall on November 11. Blackburn, relegated from the Championship last season, are leading candidates to return to England’s second tier at the first attempt, a task in the hands of Raya. “I’m still young, I’ve got a lot of years ahead of me. Hopefully I can repay all the support I’ve had from the club,” said Raya. “I looked forward to this season after the summer holidays with my family, who I had not seen a lot of,” said Raya. Ex-UE Cornella youth Raya said: “Blackburn gave me the chance to start my career. I want to stay for as long as possible. I’m very happy here.”

League, only to be axed in December 2015, after a poor run of results. Mourinho, appointed manager at Manchester United in May 2016, fired a rocket at his players after the shock defeat against newly-promoted Huddersfield Town in October. Premier League leaders Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the Blues will not repeat Arsenal’s ‘Invincibles’ tag - The Gunners were unbeaten in 38 Premier League games - in the 200304 season. City host Arsenal at The Etihad, in another Bonfire night spectacular, and Guardiola said: “We are going to lose games. Any team can beat us.”

Golf: Rose to bloom in Turkey JUSTIN ROSE is hoping for a podium finish at the 2017 Turkish Airlines Open that takes place during November 2-5 at the Regnum Carya. “I’m sure we’ll have another good tournament and hopefully another podium finish,” said 2013 US Open winner Rose. Antalya hosts the Turkish Airlines Open for a fifth time in the first of three consecutive Rolex Series events which conclude the seasonlong Race to Dubai on the European Tour. The 2014 US Open winner and former world number one Martin Kaymer will also feature in the Turkish Airlines Open, alongside Olympic medallists Rose, Henrik Stenson and Matt Kuchar. The Turkish Airlines Open is part of the European Tour’s Rolex Series - the premium category of eight events on the European Tour - each with a minimum prize fund of US $7 million.

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LEWIS HAMILTON has secured his fourth F1 World Title at the Mexican Grand Prix, despite only finishing ninth. Sebastian Vettel could only finish fourth, with the win making Hamilton the most successful British driver of all-time.

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La Marina Captain’s day at El Plantio A FIELD of 32 members and guests met to play in the premier event of the calendar to celebrate Captain Elspeth Craig’s year in office. The first event was a Stableford competition on the par three course at El Plantio, as always in excellent condition. This trophy was won on countback by ex-captain Jimmy Scott with a score of 26 points over the nine holes. Players then moved to the main course, again to play a Stableford round, and the win went to Garry Garbett with a

late run to finish on 38 points. His score eclipsed second placed Graeme Buchanan’s 35 points, while third place went to Vic Smith with 33 points. Nearest the pins went to Mark Leigh and John Lywood, who also shared the two’s pot with guest Eddie Smith. Prize-giving was at the La Marina Sports Centre where players were treated to an excellent three- course meal by Helena and her staff. The next meeting is on November 9 at Font del Llop, first tee 10am at a cost of €40. As usual the sheet is on the board at the sports centre or contact Alan Craig by email at a100ac@yahoo.co.uk. A reminder of the next quiz night on Tuesday November 7, €8 including a meal. Please contact Elspeth on el speth4mcd@yahoo.co.uk.

EUROGOLF played their monthly Stableford off the plates for the Jubilee Cup. The results were: Cat 1 (0-16) 1st Peter Cleaver 36 2nd Bob Buckeridge 35 c/b 3rd George McCallum 35 Cat 2 (17-25) 1st Clive Horne 35 c/b 2nd Ian Pegg 35 3rd Martin Welsh 33 October Stableford and Jubilee Cup winner Debbie Weedon NTPs 5th Gary Grierson 11th Glen Roberts 12th in 2 Bill Martin 15th Glen Roberts 17th John Barraclough Best front 9 Mike Ivory 18 Best back 9 Pam Welsh 20 Best guest Diana Bailey, Football - Dave Lewis, Frank Henry, Monique Reeve, George McCallum and Susie Crammon. Tuesday Toffs Toffs played their normal Stableford competition and the results were: Cat 1 (0-15)

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Eurogolf monthly Stableford and Jubilee Cup

JUBILEE CUP: Some of the players.

1st Malcolm Foskett 34 c/b 2nd Alan Caithness 34 3rd Glynn Roberts 33 Cat 2 (16-22) 1st Gary Grierson 40 2nd Craig Hall 37 3rd Sayers 36 Best guests 1st Andrew Mallon 35 2nd Paul Howe 33 Overall Toffs winner Gary Grierson 40 Best front 9 Hedy Paeligh 20

Best back 9 Martin Welsh 20 NTPs 5th Steve Sayers 11th Gordon Bourne 12th in 2 David Gregson 15th P. Howe 17th D. Wickenden Football draw- Glo Manning, Dave Morgan, Ken Brett, Martin Welsh and Tony Stanley. If you would like to play at La Marquesa Tuesdays and Thursdays visit the website www.eurogolf-quesada.co.uk.