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Councillor on trial A FORMER councillor of Rincon de la Victoria is facing two-and-a-half years in prison for allegedly not following the rules when hiring a cleaning company. Jose Antonio Ruiz, the former head of the Department for the Environment at Rincon de la Victoria Council, is accused of abusing his position to by-pass normal procedures and offer cleaning contracts to two businesses between 2010 and 2011. According to prosecutors, Ruiz, ‘verbally contracted several cleaning services… dispensing with basic administrative rules.’ The contracts totalled €238,222 worth of work. The heads of the two businesses hired for the work are also on trial, each facing three years and three months in
EL INGENIO: Is set for expansion.
€6m shopping boost VELEZ-MALAGA shopping centre El Ingenio is set to receive a multi-million Euro facelift and expansion. It is claimed the €6 million development will create new shopping areas, a modernised look, an online shopping facility, and create 120 new jobs. The planned works are due to be completed in time for El Ingenio’s 20th anniversary in 2020. The well-known shopping centre, which attracts more than nine million visitors a year, is the largest employer in Velez-Malaga, providing around 1,200 jobs. El Ingenio’s owners, Salsa Inmobiliaria, announced they will ‘modernise’ the current
facilities while adding a further 4,800 square metres of space to the current 48,000 square metres. Salsa Inmobiliaria explained the new space will be used to attract new brands to the centre and also provide, ‘new experiences for customers and new rest areas.’ Leonardo Galdeano, the centre’s director, said the plan was to also, “adapt to the new reality of the market. Online sales grow by 20 per cent per year and are the main enemy of trade and employment,” adding the plans would, “continue to generate wealth in Axarquia.” He added the project would not only create space for new stores but also expand some
current shops in efforts to maintain good relationships with some of its largest brands. Mr Galdeano said, “world leader Inditex, owner of Zara, last year closed 99 stores that did not comply with their new approach towards aesthetics and modernisation.” He added he hoped the facelift would attract new shoppers from outside the Velez-Malaga and Torre del Mar areas. Currently around 4.5 million visitors to El Ingenio come from the local area. A spokesman for Sala Inmobiliaria concluded the move would, “continue generating employment. This is a firm commitment to sustainable
economic growth, based on people, local commerce and innovation.”
prison. Prosecutors allege the men submitted, ‘numerous invoices, some of which did not correspond to real and material work.’ Lawyers say the former politician, ‘proceeded to rubber stamp,’ the works, ‘without carrying out any checks and knowing that the work was unnecessary.’ One company supposedly submitted invoices totalling €144,119, eventually accepting payment vouchers of €15,347, while the other submitted €141,169 worth of bills and receiving €31,700 in vouchers. Jose Antonio Ruiz is on trial for ‘prevarication and other malfeasance.’ In addition to jail time, prosecutors are demanding the former politician be disqualified from public office for eight years.
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NEWS EXTRA Tropical storm SPAIN’S Met Office (AEMET) has said Storm Leslie, a tropical weather system brewing in the Atlantic, could reach the Canary Islands and later the mainland in the coming days, but added its intensity was difficult to predict.
Funds call THE Spanish government has called on the European Union (EU) to increase the amount of financial aid sent to Morocco to help the North African country cope with migrants passing through it to Spain.
Seals back THE Ministry of Ecological Transition has begun studies into whether specimens of the monk seal, a species that lived in parts of Spain before dying out in the 1980’s, could be reintroduced on Fuerteventura in 2019.
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‘Ready’ for hacks Robles says Spain can face potential cyber strikes By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S Defence Minister has said the country is prepared for potential cyber attacks after British and Dutch authorities alleged Russia’s military intelligence services were behind a series of global strikes. Margarita Robles told a press conference following a meeting with NATO Defence Ministers the country is braced for ‘very real’ threats. Spain had put all necessary measures in place to protect its cyberspace and its citizens should not be alarmed, the minister added. Robles’ comments follow claims made by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt that Russia’s GRU was behind strikes on the World Anti-Doping Agency, the Democratic
National Committee and other organisations. It also comes as the Netherland’s Defence Ministry claimed it had foiled an attempted cyber attack on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) headquarters in The
Hague. Russia has denied any involvement in the incidents and called the accusations a ‘diabolical cocktail.’ There was no evidence to back up the claims from Britain and the Netherlands, a Kremlin spokesperson added. Robles said Spain had to be prepared in the face of threats of political interference, cyber attacks and ‘hybrid’ strikes. “Citizens have to be calm and to know that we are ready. But we will not abandon the channels of dialogue,” Robles said. The minister added it was ‘essential’ there were joint defence mechanisms both within NATO and the European Union (EU). “Spain is a reliable and serious NATO partner and we are committed to working on our
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BRACED: Robles (centre, left) spoke following a NATO meeting. cyberdefence capabilities. We cannot give more details about these as we do not provide clues to people who can carry out such attacks,” Robles said. James Mattis, the United States’ Secretary of Defence, said last Thursday his country had given its offensive cyber
capabilities to NATO countries. He added that Russia would ‘pay’ for its actions, but did not outline a specific response. Robles said Spain had to be ‘very cautious’ in choosing how to respond if it should fall victim to such a strike.
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Marching on
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THE Pronvicial Council is funding repairs to waste water treatment plants in Alcaucin and Canillas de Aceituno. The €10,000 project will include building low walls to stop rock fall in case of heavy rainfall. Last winter, several small landslides were reported in Axarquia’s mountains in heavy rains.
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Why cancelled?
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THE mayor of Velez-Malaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, is under pressure to explain why he cancelled an extraordinary council meeting in December 2016. Mayor Ferrer is accused by opposing Partido Popular (PP) members of ‘prevaricating,’ and cancelling a planned council meeting to discuss budget matters. Ferrer denies the charges.
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A COUNTRY house has been demolished in Velez-Malaga after it was found to have been built on non-developable land. The 190square-metre property belongs to Juan Carlos Tovar. In addition to losing his home, Tovar says he had to pay €49,000 for the demolition.
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New path POLITICIANS in Archez are investing €84,000 in restoring a path to the Molino Matias spring. The works include installing 700 metres of 25-millimetre pipe to the spring which supplies water to Archez. A further 500 metres of handrails will be installed for safety reasons.
Stop, thief! A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after a 20-kilometre police chase through the streets of Iznate, Benamocarra and VelezMalaga. The man, identified only as FJCH, fled police in his Kia Carnival after they allegedly caught him stealing avocados from a farm in Cajiz in the early hours of the morning.
Tank time MOTRIL Port is currently housing a series of tanks and other military vehicles, ready to be shipped to Norway for NATO exercises. The manoeuvres, which have been given the code name Trident, will take place between October 20 and November 8 and involve 43,000 participants.
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Services ARMY PARADE: The king oversees army marches in Madrid during the National Festival. SPAIN is gearing up to mark its National Festival tomorrow (Friday), a celebration with a long history and global reach. This official photo from the Spanish Army shows troops taking part in military parades in the capital of Madrid to mark the day which takes place every October 12. The marches are presided over by the Spanish King and other members of the royal family, as well as leading government figures such as
the Prime Minister. It also features flyovers from the Patrulla Aguila, the Spanish Air Force’s aerobatics team. The practice of staging parades began in 2000 when October 12 was also designated Armed Forces Day. The National Festival of Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España) goes deeper than celebrations of the armed forces. It also commemorates Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. The occasion
No vandals RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council has announced it will install security cameras to discourage vandalism at Bezmiliana House. The former military fortress, built by King Carlos III in 1766, has suffered from repeated graffiti. The council will now spend €30,000 cleaning off the graffiti and installing four security cameras. Sources told one publication the previous CCTV cameras ‘deteriorated and had to be removed due to
their age,’ leaving the site vulnerable to vandalism. Councils in Spain must normally seek permission to install security cameras in public places if it is likely they affect privacy. Rincon de la Victoria Council explained on this occasion that was not necessary due to the angle used, which will not point at passing traffic. It added they are currently seeking permission from the Junta de Andalucia for four other cameras in other areas.
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is celebrated across the world by Spanish speakers and those whose ancestors lived in the country as Hispanic Day. The celebration was first pushed for in the early 20th century with calls to recognise the ‘Haspanidad,’ or global Spanish-speaking community. The celebration fell in and out of favour during the Civil War and the dictatorship of Francisco Franco until it was officially recognised as a national holiday in the 1980’s.
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Mosquito alert SCIENTISTS are warning there is a greater than normal threat of tiger mosquitoes in Axarquia. The Aedes Albopictus has been seen in higher numbers in Velez-Malaga this year, leading to a warning from the Axarquia Cabinet of Nature Studies (GENA). Rafael Yus, GENA’s president, said he had received complaints from residents concerned about the insect which can bring about ‘unusually strong,’ reactions in people, es-
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pecially on the arms and legs. Mr Yus explained the society was now carrying out a series of surveys around the Velez-Malaga river and other areas with water and have found several examples of the mosquito, which, unlike other types, is covered in white spots. GENA’s president said tiger mosquitoes behave differently from others, being faster and more agile. He added this makes them difficult to kill, especially as they normally fly at low height, around the legs.
The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1735 of the Euro Weekly News Axarquía - Costa Tropical edition, including 63 local stories.
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POLL OF THE WEEK Do you think women are more equal in Spain than they are in other countries such as Britain? LAST WEEK’S POLL: Should General Franco’s remains be moved from their resting place in the Valley of the Fallen?
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RANKING HIGH: Thousands of women have protested in favour of gender equality this year.
Female friendly SPAIN has come fifth in a ranking of countries where women feel secure, respected, equal and unthreatened. The University of Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security’s study named Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Slovenia and Spain the most female friendly countries. Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan came bottom in the ranking of a total of 153 states. The report comes after Spanish politicians promised progress on gender equality amidst protests against sexism and gender violence this year. The university’s study took into account cases of gender violence, the representation of women in parliament, safety and legal systems. Spain ranked highly in almost all the categories. The country came 11th in gender violence rankings with the study finding that 13 per cent of Spanish women had experienced some form of sexist attack in their lifetimes. More than 80 per cent of Spanish women surveyed said they felt secure, with the report’s authors commenting the metric measured feelings of security and not freedom. Spain came 20th in terms of women participat-
ing in politics. Female members of the Cortes Generales, the country’s Parliament, make up 39 per cent of the total number of lawmakers. Spain topped the ranking of equality in its legal system with the least amount of discriminatory laws on its books. The study follows protests over alleged sexism in Spanish society this year as well as pledges from politicians to make the country more gender equal. Millions took part in the feminist general strike on International Women’s Day on March 8 over claims they continued to face sexism and discrimination in the workplace and wider society. Thousands more rallied after a Navarra court cleared five men of rape charges in connection with a sex attack on a woman at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls festival. They were found guilty of the lesser charge of sexual assault in what became known as the La Manada (Wolfpack) case. Pedro Sanchez, Spain’s Prime Minister, has committed his left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government to promoting female equality. There are 11 women in Spain’s 17-strong Council of Ministers, a move designed to make the government more gender equal.
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Health delays POLITICIANS in Nerja are criticising the council over delays in building a new health centre. Despite an agreement signed 15 years ago to finance a new health clinic, politicians have still not agreed on a site for the building, causing infighting between the PSOE and Partido Popular (PP) parties. PSOE Councillor Jose Maria Rivas has faced criticism for failing “to provide the documentation sent by the council to the Junta de Andalucia supposedly requesting a new location for the project.” Mr Rivas countered that the previous governing team had also been, “invited to submit all documentation,” but had not. Earlier this year it was claimed the Junta de Andalucia had still not committed to a health centre in Nerja. A delegate from the Junta said at the time that they were working on selecting a new location which could be approved in 2019. Ana Isabel Gonzalez, Delegate for Health from the Junta de Andalucia, explained: “We hope that money can be put a si d e i n t h e 2 0 1 9 budgets once the functiona l p l a n h a s b e e n sent to the Ministry in Seville and approved.” She added: “We continue taking steps in the right direction and the commitment of the Junta to improving Nerja’s health infrastructure is firm.”
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A hidden danger WHILST everyone is aware of the problems caused by plastic and governments are banning the use of free plastic bags, there is an insidious danger amongst us that you may not appreciate. One of the most popular snacks in Britain and most of the rest of the world are potato crisps and other similar vegetable based snacks. The packets they come in are currently non-recyclable because they are not made of foil as many would think, but are made of up to nine layers of plastic. Walkers, Britain’s largest crisp producers bag 11 million packets a day which totals six billion crisp and other snack packets each year and the company which is owned by Pepsi Cola doesn’t expect to make its bags recyclable until 2025 (that’s 28 billion packets later). The reason for these different layers of plastic is to ensure that the crisps stay fresh, do not take on water or leak oil and do not burst open if dropped but what’s good for the product isn’t so good for the environment and examples of empty crisp packets from the 1980’s have been found on beaches in Europe. It’s not just Walkers who are to blame as most of these tasty snacks come in similar packaging, although Marks and Spencer have reduced the amount of air they put into their packets, thus reducing their size. One way of discovering if the bag is made from foil (as some are), just scrunch it in your hand - if it remains ‘scrunched’ it is foil and can be recycled; if it springs back it is probably metallised plastic film and not recyclable.
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In hot water TORROX’S mayor, Oscar Medina, is facing calls for his resignation following a series of controversial remarks. Mayor Medina has apologised for comments made last week following the murder of a woman in El Morche, but is still facing pressure to give up his position. The politician was last week criticised after using a radio interview on the killing to explain Torrox was now ‘known’ by national newspapers. During the interview, he told a journalist how Torrox was known in Madrid, adding: “This did not happen before I was mayor.” He later went on: “Spain knows Torrox and it is because it is doing something well,” adding, “this has nothing to do with the tragic death of yesterday.” Opposing politicians criticised the mayor, accusing him of using the publicity surrounding the murder to further his own name and promote his party. The spokeswoman for Izquierda Unida
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OSCAR MEDINA: Faces calls to resign. (File photo). (IU) Torrox, Maria Jose Prados, described Mayor Medina’s actions as, “opportunist, politicial, out of place and of context,” and accusing him of, “relegating something as serious as the murder of a woman,” Mayor Medina has since apologised, saying the he did not wish to “offend anyone,” and describing the day of the murder as “the worst,” in his role as mayor.
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Sex symbol and tycoon STUNNING at 60, movie siren Sharon Stone has spent a relaxing weekend in Mallorca with toy boy lover of nine months Angelo Boffa (41). The Basic Instinct star and the Italian property tycoon reportedly stayed in a hotel in the southwest of the island, and were snapped taking romantic walks, sunbathing and relaxing on a luxury liner. They were also papped enjoying a candlelit dinner at a
LOVED UP: Relaxing on a liner.
well-known restaurant in Puerto Portals, and a fishing trip along the coast of Calvia. Angelo is said to be a huge fan of the Balearics, while Sharon has made no secret of her love of Spain. The Hollywood favourite, who has appeared in around 45 films, posted a beautiful photograph of herself and her hunky beau on Facebook, and captioned the snap ‘weekend in paradise.’
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Yazmin sizzles despite her troubles TOWIE’S troubledYazmin Oukhellou looks sensational as she poses days before being pictured in tears at a holistic boot camp in Marbella. The 24-year-old reality star is battling with severe depression. A source said that ‘it’s true Yazmin went to a camp in Marbella to escape her troubles.’
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REALITY STAR: Hot on the rocks.
They added that things have ‘just got too much for her on the show and issues with various cast members have really got her down.’ They added that the beauty is a ‘very normal girl with no ego and she doesn’t need that negativity in her life.’ Yazmin has said her mental health struggles are so bad she ‘hasn’t wanted to get out of bed.’ A spokesperson stressed that ‘her boyfriend James Lock is behind her 100 per cent’ and that like her family and friends, ‘just wants her back to her old self and well again.’
Runaway prices Cruz-ing Spain ED SHEERAN fans are counting down the days until he flies his way to Spain in June. But the resale of tickets for dates in Barcelona and Madrid by certain websites has caused outrage as prices, normally €60 to €89 have sold for as much as €850. Despite these exorbitant prices, almost all of the tickets have been snatched up.
SELL OUT: Hundreds paid for tickets.
SPAIN’S darling Penelope Cruz is buzy dazzling Barcelona while filming scenes for an upcoming movie. The actress, 44, was photographed slipping into a swimming pool wearing a clingy nude coloured top and black hot pants during the day. And later, The Vanilla Sky star was captured in a sparkling dress while filming a new Costa Cruises commercial. DAZZLES:
Penelope Cruz.
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THE PROGRAMME: Includes cookery classes.
ACTIVITIES: Begin in Torrox pueblo.
Open door policy AS part of its programme of social inclusion, the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja), is
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launching a new initiative in Axarquia, beginning in Torrox Pueblo in November. Aimed at any Englishspeaking foreign residents living in and around the area, the scheme is for those wanting to meet new people once a fortnight to enjoy a variety of social activities. Richard Weale, a British Volunteer with the Red Cross, said: “This is a new opportunity for anyone aged over 50 to come along and take part in a range of activities, for example, informative talks, quizzes, cookery demos, films, learn simple Spanish words and phrases, training in the use of Smartphones and other technology, celebrating fiestas and special events and our team of volunteers will shape the activities to suit everyone’s needs. “Above all, it’s an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends whilst hav-
ing fun. We’re calling the project ‘The Open Door,’ because that’s exactly what it is, open to any nationality who are English speakers as all the activities will be in English.” Speaking about the Red Cross’s general facilities, Mr Weale added: “It has become clear to me that there are many British people who are struggling and may not be aware of the support that is available from the Red Cross particularly those who are elderly, infirm and/or living alone.” He added: “The Red Cross in Spain has many programmes for older people and those in a situation of extreme vulnerability and these programmes are available for all people, not just Spanish citizens.” To reserve a place or for more information please email Richard Weale on 29094social@cruzroja.es.
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Hack claims DUTCH authorities have claimed to have foiled an attempted cyber strike by Russian GRU operatives Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Hague headquarters, the body that has been investigating the Novichok poison i n g o f Se rg e i S k rip a l in Britain.
Plant blast
CYBER PROBE: The four Russian suspects in Schiphol Airport.
WORKERS were evacuated and residents told to keep doors and windows closed following an explosion sparked by a chemical le a k at a pl ast i cs f act or y i n Tessenderlo last Thursday morning, with local authorities withdrawing their disaster plan that evening.
Crime first
Move off PLANS for the consumer goods multinational Unilever to move its headquarters from London to Rotterdam have been shelved in the face of resistance from shareholders rep o r t e d l y c o n c e rn e d a b o u t Dutch plans to levy a new tax on stock earnings.
Army talks
Raccoon plea
A DEAL on working conditions for military personnel continues to appear out of reach after the members of four armed forces trade unions rejected proposals that came out of talks in July.
AN animal rights group has called on people in Limburg to take a caring approach to raccoons, the numbers of which are growing in the area, after local authorities said ‘extermination measures’ may be needed to curb the increase.
THE European Court of Justice (ECJ) has found that Germany was too lenient
BELGIAN Prime Minister Charles Michel has said he expects the Engie-Electrabel power supplier to meet its responsibilities for guaranteeing the security of the country’s energy in the face of price hikes in response to questions in parliament.
Right retreats A STUDY from the Belgian Observatory of the Far Right has found that the number of candidates from such political parties being fielded in upcoming local elections in Brussels and Wallonia has fallen compared to 2012 and 2006.
Ban push
Payment bid
Car ruling
A BRUSSELS court has found a 25-year-old defendant guilty of ‘remote rape’ and has jailed him for five years in a landmark ruling af t er hear i ng he har assed teenage girls aged between 13 and 16 on social media for several years.
Energy call
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G ERMANY POLAND’S Deputy Foreign Minister has called on Germany to pay his country reparations for the damage and losses it suffered during the Second World War while Berlin said various agreements after the conflict had already covered compensation requests.
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with carmaker Daimler over its failure to ensure a pollutant was not used in its air conditioning system of more than 133,000 vehicles.
Trial starts COURT hearings have opened in Turkey for Patrick K, a German citizen from Giessen who has been held in custody in the country since March in connection with allegations he was work-
ing with the Kurdish YPG militia group.
Party warning CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party must rule out ever working with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at its upcoming party conference, the general secretary of the Social Democrats who are part of the country’s governing coalition said.
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Fuel measures
Star dies
NORWAY’S Climate and Environment Ministry has said that airlines operating in the country must use more environmentally friendly fuel in planes from 2020 onwards as part of a bid to cut emissions.
DANISH people have begun mourning the death of music and cultural icon Kim Larsen and a memorial concert was staged last weekend in his memory and broadcast live on TV.
Seafood dada AROUND 160,000 tons of seafood worth more than €800 million was exported from Norway during September, a fall of 21 per cent in volume and 4 per cent in value compared to the same month last year according to industry data.
NATO drills
Scooter launch A UNITED STATES company has shipped 200 electric scooters to Copenhagen for use by the general public who will be able to pick them up, ride them and drop them off at designated points in the capital.
Jewels case
THOUSANDS of NATO soldiers have begun arriving in Norway for NATO’s Trident Juncture exercise which is set to be held in the country this month and in November with a total of 45,000 personnel due to take part.
FRENCH expatriate Philippe Bregeon has spoken to Danish media after he found himself locked in a vault housing the country’s crown jewels in Rosenbourg Castle for 10 minutes in August saying he had no desire to spend the night with them.
Lines close
Island idea
RAIL lines across Oslo including Vestfoldbanen and Kongsvingerbanen were partially closed last weekend due to technical works with further stoppages planned for Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21.
PRIME MINISTER Lars Lokke Rasmussen has floated the idea of building an artificial island near Copenhagen to house the growing number of people living in the rapidly developing capital city.
A LEADING member of the farright Swedish Democrats party has submitted a draft motion to Sweden’s parliament calling for non-medical circumcisions such as those undertaken in the Jewis h and Musl i m f ai t hs t o be banned and branded the practice ‘child abuse.’
Poverty stats AROUND 312,000 elderly people in Sweden are living below the poverty line according to the European Union’s (EU) Eurostat statistics body, the equivalent to one in every six pensioners in the country.
Refugee quota SWEDEN i s now t hi r d i n t he world in terms of the number of refugees taken into the country, with a total of about 4,000 received so far this year and a quota of 5,000 in place.
Sword find AN eight-year-old girl found a pr e Vi ki ng- er a swor d at t he bot t om of Vi dost er n lake in Jonkoping County over t he sum m er and exper t s have now said it is 500 years older than the 1,000 years previously thought.
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Slap ruling A PARIS court has jailed a 25-yearold man for six months after he was found guilty of slapping 22-year-old student Marie Laguerre in the French capital, with judges also requiring the defendant to attend anti-sexist violence classes.
Term change THE Commission for the Enrichment of the French Language (CELF) has said the English term ‘fake news’ should be ditched and native equivalents such as ‘information fallacieuse,’ ‘nouvelle fausse’ or a mix of information and intoxication, ‘infox’ used instead.
Unbearable FARMERS in the Pyrenees staged all night protests last week after authorities flew a female bear into the area by helicopter in a bid to boost the animal’s population levels while labourers said she may eat their sheep.
Macron remarks PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron has said France would be better if it took wartime figure Charles de Gaulle’s advice not to complain after speaking to a retired man who said he had a small pension in the north eastern village of Colombey-lesDeux-Eglises.
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Tougher taxes SPAIN’S Finance Minister, Maria Jesus Montero, has announced that she wants to tax collaborative economy companies more, especially those involved in ‘rentals and transport’ like Uber and Airbnb. Ms Montero said that such companies do not pay the appropriate amount of tax for their revenues, and that the situation is creating unfair competition against more traditional services. She added that the Treasury plans to impose a minimum rate of 15 per cent of corporation tax on large companies.
11 - 17 October 2018 The number of signatures that Spain’s State Bureau of Pension Protection has delivered to the Ombudsman, to request that pensions be protected in the Constitution.
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Nestling down
A risky investment MANY UK nationals living part of the year in Spain, or visiting often, might spend months here but still retain tax residency in their home country. This means those looking for investment opportunities can still take advantage of UK tax efficient products such as Finance ISAs - ones which use peer-to-peer lending to offer high rates of return. They may be nothing new but one legal justice firm has upped the ante offering returns of up to 8 per cent a year. Created two years ago, Innovative Finance ISAs allow savers to use part
by Tom Woods of their ISA allowance to invest in peer-to-peer lending platforms while benefiting from potentially high interest rates tax free. One firm, Just, is now claiming it will use investments to fund legal cases, with investors making profits if a case wins. Just’s director, Rob Rutter, explained, “investors will ultimately be assisting those who may have been wronged by banks, institutions or individuals.”
Minimum investment is £2,000 (€2,244), which will be held in bond for five years accruing simple interest at 8 per cent per year. This could mean profits of up to £4,000 (€4,488) on an initial £10,000 (€11,370) investment. Experts warn these ISAs are not risk free, however, and are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, meaning if such a firm was to go bust savers would likely lose their investments. Website thisismoney instead urges potential investors to, “do their own research into how solid the company they are investing in is.”
MERIDIA CAPITAL has sold the Nestle headquarters in Barcelona to the Korean investor IGIS Asset Management. The office complex has an area of 27,000 square metres spread over five buildings. Meridia Capital acquired the premises in February 2016 and since then has carried out significant improvements to facilities in a ‘value add’ strategy. As a result, the building complex has achieved the Leed Platinum and Leed Gold certifications.
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Growth steady SPAIN’S inflation rate remained steady in September 2018 despite fears it would increase. The rate of inflation stays at 2.2 per cent rather than growing to a projected 2.3 per cent thanks to high energy prices.
High flyers
HIGH RANKING: Rato is former head of the IMF. A SPANISH former head of the International Monetary Fund has been told he will have to serve jail time for fraud. The Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that Rodrigo Rato must serve a four-and-a-half year sentence, and as it is for more than two years it will not be automatically suspended. The high-ranking politician - he is a former Deputy Prime Minister
and Economy Minister - was convicted in 2017 of improperly using company credit cards while working for Bankia, the state-owned bank. A total of 64 executives from the bank have been convicted of using company cards to pay for jewels, holidays and designer clothes, and everyday living expenses worth a total of €12 million between 2003 and 2012.
BUDGET airline easyJet is set to make pre-tax profits of up to £170 million (€190,780,000) more than in 2017. The company claimed ‘robust customer demand’ overcame ‘disruption across Europe’ caused by strikes and bad weather.
Low confidence UK consumer confidence fell in September following fears over Brexit, according to the monthly Growth from Knowledge (GfK) survey. The drop follows 32 consecutive months of declining consumer confidence since early 2016.
Is it time to switch? UP to one million NatWest customers could be asked to switch to a new mobile-only bank named Bo. NatWest’s owners, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), have announced plans to launch the new bank next year under the leadership of Mark Bailie, former chief operating officer at RBS. Bo - reportedly named after the
Danish word meaning ‘to live’ - will only be accessible on mobile devices and will use artificial intelligence to help customers manage their finances, according to one insider. Sources say RBS is hoping to tempt one million NatWest customers to the new service, although no customers will be forced to switch.
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Young people bank on digital YOUNG people aged between 18 and 35 years old make 80 per cent of payments via their bank cards, and only 20 per cent in cash according to research from BBVA Data & Analytics. This ratio is even higher i n l a rg e c i t i e s , w h e r e t h e average number of transactions made by card has risen by 170 per cent over the last three years. Millennials make 44 per cent fewer withdrawals than the average Spanish person, while those over 60 are 33 per cent above the average. Card transactions have increased by 136 per cent in Barcelona since 2015, and by 103 per cent in Madrid. By contrast, payments by card only represented 45.6 per cent of the total in Melilla, 40.8 per cent in
GOING DIGITAL: Young people rarely make payments in cash.
Jaen, and 40.5 per cent in Asturias. In addition, ‘contactless’ card payments have rocked from 5.7 per cent in 2015, to 49.5 per cent in 2018. Researchers have established that the five main categories being spent on are: food, fashion, bars and restaurants, transport and shopping centres. T h e B B VA s t u d y concludes that the evidence points to a progression towards a ‘cashless’ society spearheaded by young people. The report identifies the rise of digital technology as a key factor, as well as a reduction in commission that businesses had to pay to accept payment by card.
LAW CHANGE: The news will be welcomed by modernising banks.
EU banks on the future SPANISH banks are anticipating a regulatory change by the European Union that will allow them (and other European banks) to stop accounting for their investment in digital technology as costs. This will mean that they will no longer have to deduct this expenditure from the tier one capital ratio. According to an internal document from one of the Spanish banks, European officials have reached an agreement to ensure that future investments in FinTech will not adversely affect solvency calculations. The same document highlights that the European Banking Authority (EBA) should develop new technical standards to establish what can be considered digital software. Despite the reaching of this agreement in principle, the timescale to introduce it has not yet been clarified. Deloitte’s analysts have estimated that the new banking legislative package could be introduced in the second half of 2019. Banking bosses have been working for years to convince the European authorities to implement this change. European banks spend more than €18 million on FinTech, and this is expected to rise to €50 million in the near future.
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I’m offended that you’re offended LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I DUNNO, it really does appear that in this day and age you can pick up any old rock and discover some ‘offended’ creep skulking under there somewhere. This week was a real humdinger. The left wing (natch!) National Union of Students, (natch again!), have decided that public hand clapping, whooping and cheering should be banned as they consider it ‘offensive to deaf people’! You really couldn’t make it up. Do these young idiots ever do any actual studying? Do they ever get their heads down and use their free libraries and state financed education establishments (which many a third world student would give their eye teeth for) to create a little brain power? Or are their days spent in cuckoo land, dreaming up any lunatic scheme or idea, merely to give themselves an excuse for existing? Apparently, their alternative suggestion to applause, is the use of ‘Jazz Hands.’ This entails raising the arms and enthusiastically waggling the hands and fingers. (Think Black and White Minstrel Show.) ‘Er, hold on a minute, no noise? Wouldn’t that be offensive to blind people? You see, all this PC
APPLAUSE: Is this really offensive? and ‘offended’ clap trap actually has no end. It simply goes on and on. I may be offended by deaf people communicating by sign language because it doesn’t include me! Or upset because pigs have been excluded from my school books, (yep!). There are billions of people on earth; whatever your opinions you’re bound to offend someone. Did you know that some people are offended by the use of the expression ‘rule of thumb?’ This is because the thumb was originally in-
troduced to measure the thickness of the stick you could use to beat the wife! Just to get back briefly to the student ‘clapping’ opposition, I think I’ve solved it. Passing wind would take care of it. An appreciative audience, in a communal coordinated gas release, would satisfy everyone. Deaf, blind, dumb, physically impaired. All would benefit. There’s one for your pathetic student union to contemplate, when it next engages
in the pea brained activity it laughingly calls ‘educated debate.’ Oh, and while you’re about it, when you come to the question of a second Brexit referendum, which no doubt has been supported at many a gathering of your laughable leftist liaisons, what if a second vote yielded the same leave result? Any plans for that? ‘Course not. With the ignorance of the young, you’re all far too arrogant to admit you may get something wrong. It’s time our next generation started to talk of WHEN we leave. Not IF! Now that would be a constructive use of taxpayer’s money. I’ll leave all our young time-wasters with a motif for their new t-shirts. I’m offended That you’re offended By me taking offence At your offensive, Offensiveness! Alright!? Oh, and I’ve just discovered why Sky’s obnoxious Kay Burley seems to get all the cream news assignments. She’s a major SKY shareholder. ‘Course she is. I bet she’s popular with her, oft far more talented fellow news presenters, who never seem to get a look in! Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com
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TECH FOR THE TIMID CHIPS may be smart, but are we, the users? In an era which is definitely higher tech than many of us are, take my neighbour ’s fancy new phone. Please. He happily downloads all sorts of goodies on it, then can’t find the downloads and constantly has to ask me. A recent survey found that most people barely use 10 per cent of their computers’ features or abilities. Many smartphone users have no idea how to access their phone’s settings, let alone change them. That sounds about right. Back in the old days of video recorders my partner never managed to get the thing to do anything more sophisticated than wipe my favourite movie, or record 240 minutes of snow. For those who spent the 70’s learning to master Tippex on typewriters, technophobia has become a contemporary affliction right up there with eating disorders, gadgetdriven sleep deprivation and unintentional suicide-by-selfie. Our parents thought they were
A feature too far in our gadgets? Terence Kennedy considers a disease of our time: technophobia
DON’T PANIC: Fear only fear itself. going boldly when they mastered the calculator. In fact it took my own father the best part of a week to get the hang of his simple office calculator, by Sharp, and then the boss threw him a curveball by swopping it for a Casio and he was stumped. These days manufacturers are churning out appliances able to do
all sorts of things many users simply cannot make them do or do not want them to do. We’re not just overwhelmed by the onward march of technology - we’re buried alive under several squillion avalanches of the stuff. Edison cylinders begat wax records which begat vinyl LPs
which begat digital CDs which begat MP3s and just as we and our bank balances have caught up with the begatting, they replace the lot again with something even more daunting and with a shelflife closely akin to a fruit-fly’s. Everything you buy is loaded to the chips with features. A feature is often something that you do not want, do not want to pay extra for, will never use, but cannot get the thing you do want without. Our new TV has a control panel which would shame a 747, a remote zapper looking like a small computer, a manual which has done serious damage to a Brazilian rain forest, and the ability to screen two programmes at once. Umm, why? Is there any consumer out there plain schizoid enough to want to watch two programmes at once? My long-suffering partner hasn’t even managed to get one programme on the darn thing yet, but give her time; she’s only on page 28 of the manual: ‘Taking the set out of the box.’
Finding help THE quickest way to solve a technical problem is to ask the nearest six-year-old. Seriously though, living in the 21st century and not knowing how to tweet or send an e-mail feels overwhelming. There’s an app for that, he said, then ducked. Technophobes are not alone. The internet is awash with dummies-type books, courses and self-help texts to help the technically-challenged, and some really do start at ‘Step One: switch on.’ Type ‘Smartphones for seniors’ into Google and you’ll be deluged with four million hits. ‘Learn Microsoft Office’ produced a breathtaking 315 million results last time I tried. ‘How to e-mail’: 11 billion hits! Or just ask a neighbour. As long as it’s not me. From now on, like Manuel in Fawlty Towers, ‘I know nuuuthing!’
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Supermarket mocked for its posh ‘store cupboard’ essentials
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RECENTLY I wrote about students being ‘bribed’ with biscuits. Now we have Waitrose being hammered by both cashstrapped students and parents for its pricy list of student store cupboard ‘essential’ ingredients, described by the supermarket as ‘a starter kit for the fledgling cook about to fly the nest.’ This includes rose harissa paste, organic cider vinegar, organic soy sauce and Marigold Swiss Vegetable Bouillon Powder - the whole list costing freshers £13 and they still wouldn’t have anything to eat! But hang on, where’s the avocado? Or the wholemeal organic multi-grain toast from Waitrose’s Fairtrade line to slather it on? To be fair, though, students no longer restrict themselves to the traditional diet of Pot Noodles, baked beans and cold pasta. Mainly due to the internet, a new generation of young food ‘vloggers’ and YouTubers have shown students how to cook creatively and cheaply. In fact, all the Waitrose items listed have a long shelf life and, though an ini-
tial outlay’s involved, should last for quite some time. The bouillon powder is really useful, lasts for ages and a superb suggestion. Even the rose harissa works out relatively economically considering how much, err, bite it can give to umpteen meals before the jar’s used up. Maybe all the carping’s just a classic example of people sniggering because it’s upmarket Waitrose? Good quality seasonings help turn cheap, simple ingredients into nutritious meals. Presumably some of those whinging wouldn’t think twice about a student forking out £13 on a pizza? Years ago when I was a student (Vesta curries, Angel Delight, anyone?), one flatmate used to whip up incredible roast dinners for us (buying ‘sell by’ date meat and veg from the supermarket just before closing) and loads of other delicious meals. Our store cupboard was rammed with lots of weird and wonderful-sound-
POT NOODLE: These days many students are more discerning about their diet. ing herbs, spices and sauces. But then another flatmate existed on Fray Bentos pies and cigarettes. He always swore Fray Bentos was hugely underrated. Too true - after a few fags, no way could you taste it! Happy days! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘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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Can they park in the street? I live in an urbanisation where there is no proper parking space in the street for a kilometre. The street is a cul de sac. However, for the last 30 years people have squeezed their cars into the street without any problems. The street has no name and there has never been a ‘No Exit’ sign. Now a neighbour has complained to the police there were too many cars parked. The police came and then asked the urbanisation to put a yellow line and a board to prohibit parking. Now I can’t get visitors or a plumber because they have to park on a yellow line and can get a fine. Most of the neighbours have the same problem. My question is: Do we complain to the community or to the police? N P (Costa del Sol)
As you tell it, the police have taken David Searl no official action. Only the You and the Law community has acted. I sus- in Spain pect that your street is not really a public way and that nobody can be fined. You want to bring the issue to your AGM and vote to remove the yellow line and the sign.
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On the lookout for seals, turtles and pateras LETTERS FROM CANARIES By Barbara Belt barbarabelt@gmail.com HELLO from down here, with news of night skies and powerful telescopes in La Palma; an annual swimming race off a seismically active stretch of El Hierro’s coast; a drunken British, erm... lady’s antics in Tenerife; pateras carrying African migrants to Gran Canaria and Lanzarote; and Monk Seals in Fuerteventura. There’s been a heatwave too, exacerbated by the hot, sandy African calima wind, which brought with it three pateras (small migrant boats, or in today’s sad terminology, illegal immigrants) to Caletón Blanca in Lanzarote and Mogán in Gran Canaria. Of the 42 migrants, 17 are minors and go straight into the care of island Cabildos. The rest will eventually get sent back, despite all the risk and the money paid to patera owners, who are guilty of charging extortionate fees, lying and murder. Non-swim-
NIGHT SKIES: The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma.
BETTER LIFE: Three boats carrying migrants arrived to the islands. mers are routinely dumped in deep water a hundred metres offshore. We’re politically and economically Spain, geographically Africa, on islands settled by North Africans. On which sad day in history did it be-
come illegal to migrate in search of a better life? Didn’t we all migrate? I certainly arrived here, relatively skint, looking for refuge. Is the difference between expats and refugees racial, economic or both? It’s selective exclusion. More exclusion from Fuerteventura’s fishermen, who don’t want Monk Seals re-introduced to the island on the basis they’ll eat all the fish. As they predate the fishermen by millenia this seems churlish, but a British tourist’s adventures in Tenerife have
UNWELCOME: Fisherman don’t want the Monk seal reintroduced to Fuerteventura. shifted everyone’s focus of attention, so perhaps they can slip some seals in, so to speak. “A British tourist was examined in A&E with severe abdominal pains ‘after drinking.’ Examination revealed a dead turtle, which was subsequently removed from her vagina. She had ‘no idea’ how it got there,” reported the Arona hospital, now investigating online photos presumably taken by personnel unable to resist the temptation. Holiday fun. On a saner note, El Hierro’s sixth annual Mar de Las Calmas swimming race with 350 participants from Argentina, USA, UK, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia, France, Uruguay, Sweden
and Spain, including 20 Canarians, was on September 29. Olympic swimmer Juan Carlos Vallejo won the 18km swim between Faro de Orchilla and La Restinga. Two other entry points at Tacorón, a 6km swim, or at Bahia de Naos at 2.5km, attract the less hardcore, but are still demanding. Domingo Gutierrez’ support boat, as always, provided food, drink and a brief rest for swimmers. “It’s a good year, despite wind and choppy seas. We’ve got international and national names and lots more Canarians, with an 82-year-old from Gran Canaria competing,” said Domingo. Meanwhile, on neighbouring La Palma, with its night skies and prestigious Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, a Night Light European Programme meeting, about the control of light contamination and the promotion of Astrotourism, was taking place. More niche tourism! Last time Dark Tourism, now Astrotourism. What’s the name for the kind of tourism where turtles are inserted into orifices, I wonder?
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Cryptic Across 7 The object is to add nothing to a cooked supper (7) 9 One business transaction that's perfect (5) 10 Bring back from rest or energetic exercise (7) 11 Only about five find the answer (5) 12 Find a suit and get a flat in South East (5) 14 Daft ideas to get hangers-on (7) 16 Makes a secret concoction (7) 18 Idiots told off by school head (5) 20 Rise with bare head in folk dance (5) 22 Bishop nearly converted by cajoling talk (7) 24 Material used by dresser, generously (5) 25 Interlink English night train initially with Burgundy? (7) Down 1 Old Bob Power runs around and turns away (6) 2 Rabbis reforming north-east Australian city (8) 3 Game for a Venetian traveller (4) 4 Emergency treatment making tree steady? (5,3) 5 Bad lead results in card distribution (4) 6 Tool's unusual perils (6) 8 Standing up before court (5)
13 Former levy Ed is after, is to be commended (8) 15 Suffering in love, is in a state (8) 16 Earl cries out ‘Cherry Ripe’? (6) 17 Weapon seen in some circles as a
Code Breaker
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE
breakthrough (5) 19 Pig pen with the French fashions (6) 21 Save Britain? It’s an insult (4) 23 Lofty pursuits, a right stop-start (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 25 represents X and 26 represents H, so fill in X every time the figure 25 appears and H every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly or unexpectedly (5) 4 Covering a wide range (5) 7 Of great significance or value (9) 8 Fall loosely (4) 10 Underneath (5) 13 Motionless (5) 14 Perceive by the ear (4) 17 Small houses with a single storey (9) 19 Classifies (5) 20 Speaks (5)
Down 1 People who are in charge (6) 2 Slender, often tapering extremity (3) 3 Not easy (4) 4 Devices for slowing or stopping moving vehicles (6) 5 Consequence (7) 6 Expensive (4) 9 Tenth month of the year (7) 11 Combines into one (6) 12 Crucial or decisive moment (6) 15 Small pieces (4) 16 Angler's lure (4) 18 Nocturnal bird of prey (3)
English - Spanish
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Across 1 Espada (arma) (5) 4 Harvest (7) 8 Sharp (edge) (7) 9 Hierba (5) 10 Adolescente (8) 11 Rubber (material) (4) 13 Liso (6) 14 Mirror (6) 17 Humor (estado de ánimo) (4) 19 Llegadas (8) 22 Pretty (5) 23 Estación (de ferrocarril) (7) 24 Ya (7) 25 Molestar (5)
Down 1 Inteligente (5) 2 Oxygen (7) 3 Diamond (8) 4 Más cercano (6) 5 Salvia (4) 6 Nail (metal) (5) 7 Isolated (7) 12 Spinach (8) 13 Seed (7) 15 By plane (2,5) 16 Escarchado (6) 18 Dueño (de casa, coche, perro) (5) 20 Arenoso (5) 21 Blackberry (4)
Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.
Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case L) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
LOTTERY
TARGET: Average: 11 Good: 15
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
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26
30
32
37
39
BONUS BALL
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IRISH LOTTO Saturday October 06
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21
22
Excellent: 29
29
31
46
BONUS BALL
11
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Tuesday October 02
BONUS BALL
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17
29
3 11
45
37
Friday October 05
16
24
3 11
35
26
EL MILLON: JHV16849 LA PRIMITIVA
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a resolution to put more energy into everything that you do.
Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart. Many people do that at this time of the year and so you are not alone.
BONUS BALL
8
Sudoku
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)
Thursday October 04
19
28
34
36
41
47
Saturday October 06
1
11
19
26
27
34
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Being totally inspired this week, you could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible.
BONUS BALL
16 1
JOKER: 1 074 174
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
BONUS BALL
44
8
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There will be a certain amount of discussion regarding holiday plans. You know what you want but how do you persuade others? It's quite easy really. All you have to do is to get someone else to suggest a certain place. You then agree and it looks like their idea.
JOKER: 1 141 111
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)
EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday October 07
27
35 40
36
BONUS BALL
45
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
ENGLISH-SPANISH
CRYPTIC Across:
1 Tulip, 3 Brincar, 6 Chalado, 8 Upset, 10 Elope, 11 Maletin, 14 Stones, 15 Torres, 17 Grillos, 20 Claro, 21 Freno, 22 Apuesta, 23 Saucers, 24 Thigh.
1 Teak, 3 Precious, 9 Eardrum, 10 Igloo, 11 Pests, 12 Lessen, 14 Sparse, 16 Dahlia, 19 Poplar, 21 Tasks, 24 Tread, 25 Turning, 26 Mastered, 27 Nets.
Down: 1 Tickets, 2 Peace, 3 Broom, 4 Igual, 5 Raton, 7 Apologise, 9 Saturdays, 12 Ants, 13 Asno, 16 Stomach, 17 Gifts, 18 Loose, 19 Seams, 20 Court.
Down: 1 Trespass, 2 Acres, 4 Ramble, 5 Coins, 6 Oil well, 7 Slog, 8 Trusts, 13 Sausages, 15 Avocets, 17 Attire, 18 Writhe, 20 Lodge, 22 Spire, 23 Atom.
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romantic tinge this week. It is possible that the other party sees this as more significant than you. To avoid problems later it would be best to let them do all the running. Unless, of course, you are determined to run yourself. With a lot of excitement in the air it is possible for you to show just what fun you can be. Enjoy!
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) EURO MILLIONS
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You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself! Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter. You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular. Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department, though.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With everyone busy round you, the chance may be taken to show what you are capable of. Instead of watching someone make a pig's ear of a work project, offer to help. It's important, though, to let them think any bright ideas were theirs. Giving praise now will mean it coming back to you ten-fold.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) A business partnership takes on a
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Your outgoing attitude is spot on. Some may say you are a little crazy, the way you go for things. Each person has their own way and yours can be quite unique but that certainly does not make it wrong. People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year. A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance. Asking others may just confuse matters, so only seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one. An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride? Let's face it, who is best equipped to blow your trumpet?
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce? We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares? Sometimes, it is better to share one good moment with someone than none at all.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) As you are in the limelight, it comes as no surprise that admiration comes your way. What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise?
QUIZ: LOVE AND LAUGHTER The idea for the subject of this quiz came from a sign I saw in Cappuccino Cafe in Orba (Alicante): ‘This cafe runs on love and laughter’ LOVE 1. According to Greek mythology, what was the name of the youth who rejected the nymph Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool? He pined away and was changed into the flower that bears his name. 2. According to the famous nursery rhyme, children born on which day of the week are ‘loving and giving’? 3. Released in 1963, what was the title of the second in the James Bond film series? 4. Which American city is known as the City of Brotherly Love? 5. Which 1953 musical film featured Doris Day (as the title character) singing Secret Love? LAUGHTER 6. Described as ‘one of the most brilliant of all Baroque portraits’, The Laughing Cavalier (1624) is a portrait by which Dutch
Golden Age painter? 7. In Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, what is the name of the moneylender character who speaks the famous line: “lf you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh”? 8. Which colourless gas with a sweetish odour and taste, used as an anaesthetic, especially in dentistry, is also known as laughing gas? 9. Which very large Australasian kingfisher that feeds on terrestrial prey such as reptiles and birds, is often referred to as the laughing jackass? 10. Name any two of the original four presenters of the popular ITV light entertainment programme Game for a Laugh that ran from 1981 to 1985? Not a lot of people know that… historically, sweat has been an active ingredient in perfume and love potions and in Alabama it is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes people to laugh in church.
Answers: 1. NARCISSUS, 2. FRIDAY, 3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, 4. PHILADELPHIA, 5. CALAMITY JANE, 6. SHYLOCK, 8. NITROUS OXIDE, 9. KOOKABURRA, 10. JEREMY BEADLE, HENRY KELLY (1981–1984), MATTHEW KELLY (1981– 1984) and SARAH KENNEDY (1981– 1984). It was also hosted by Martin Daniels (1985), Rustie Lee (1985) and Lee Peck (1985)
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5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm Human Universe 10:00pm The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane 11:00pm Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore Three-part series in which Simon Sebag Montefiore journeys through 2,000 years of Spain's history. 12:00am Top of the Pops Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 19 June 1986. 12:30am Even More Guitar Heroes at the BBC Compilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s.
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7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am The Royal 10:00am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:25am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:35pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Law and Order: UK 12:00am Law and Order: UK 1:05am Grantchester 2:05am Grantchester 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.
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7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 9:00am The Royal 10:00am Judge Judy 10:30am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:25am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:30pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:45pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Home Fires 10:00pm Grantchester 12:00am Killer Women with Piers Morgan 1:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:55am Carry on Up the Jungle
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1:50am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Raymond Blanc: How to Cook Well 1:00pm Football Focus 1:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:15pm Money for Nothing 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Frozen 6:30pm BBC News 6:40pm BBC London News 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:35pm Casualty 10:25pm Killing Eve 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm This Country 12:15am Live at the Apollo 12:45am The NFL Show 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News
8:30am Scrambled! 8:35am The Tom and Jerry Show 8:50am The Powerpuff Girls 9:10am Toonmarty 9:30am The Haunted Hathaways 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 1:10pm The X Factor 2:15pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:30pm ITV Racing: Live From Newmarket 5:15pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 6:15pm ITV Evening News 6:30pm Regional News and Weather 6:40pm Info Not Available 9:30pm The X Factor 10:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show 11:50pm ITV News 12:10am The Expendables
1:00pm The Incredible Spice Men 1:30pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 2:30pm Coast 2:50pm The Winslow Boy 4:30pm Britain's Ultimate Pilots: Inside the RAF 5:30pm Trust Me, I'm a Doctor 6:00pm Monkman and Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain 6:30pm Dad's Army 7:00pm Mediterranean with Simon Reeve 8:00pm Murray Walker: A Life in the Fast Lane 9:00pm A House Through Time 10:00pm Black Hollywood: They'Ve Gotta Have Us 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Snowfall 12:30am Later Weekend with Jools Holland 1:35am Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith 3:20am Trust 4:05am This is BBC Two
7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:00pm Catchphrase 1:40pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The X Factor 3:50pm Happy Feet 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Happy Feet 5:55pm Step Up 2: The Streets 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Step Up 2: The Streets 8:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 11:35pm Celebrity Juice 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy 1:40am American Dad! 2:10am American Dad! 2:40am Don't Hate the Playaz 3:35am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records
4:30am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more. 8:00pm Monkey Planet 9:00pm Natural World 10:00pm Mystery Road Goldstone 11:45pm Inside No 9 A season of dark comedies by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. 12:15am Inside No 9 A season of dark comedies by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. 12:45am Classic Albums 1:45am Classic Albums Series looking at the creation of some classic rock albums. 2:45am Monkey Planet 3:45am Natural World
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Buy it Now Motorsport Motorsport 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Heineken Champions Cup Rugby The Simpsons The Simpsons Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Car S.O.S A Place in the Sun The People's Vet Escape to the Chateau: DIY Channel 4 News Britain at Low Tide Britain's Most Historic Towns Red 2 Die Hard Experimental
12:35pm Pets Make You Laugh Out Loud 4 1:05pm Police Interceptors 2:05pm Police Interceptors 3:05pm The Shaggy Dog 5:10pm Rich House, Poor House 6:05pm Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 7:05pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Theatre of Death: Eight Days That Made Rome 10:00pm Gladiators: Rome Unwrapped 11:00pm Live Boxing: The Heavyweights 11:35pm Burglars and Break-Ins: Caught on Camera
7:00am Breakfast 10:00am BBC News 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm Sunday Morning Live 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Money for Nothing 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Points of View 4:00pm Songs of Praise 4:35pm Lifeline 4:45pm Eat Well for Less 5:45pm Pointless 6:30pm BBC News 6:45pm BBC London News 6:55pm Countryfile 7:55pm Doctor Who 8:45pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:30pm Still Open All Hours 10:00pm The Cry 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm New Tricks 12:30am The Women's Football Show 1:05am The Apprentice
7:35am Around the World in 80 Gardens 8:35am Gardeners' World 9:35am Countryfile 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Food and Drink 1:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 2:00pm Pal Joey 3:45pm Flog It! 4:30pm Meet the Moose Family 5:30pm Rugby League 6:30pm NFL 8:00pm Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary 9:00pm Mediterranean with Simon Reeve 10:00pm Last Chance Lawyer Nyc 10:45pm Mock the Week 11:15pm No Activity 11:45pm No Activity 12:15am Selma 2:15am Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World 3:15am Question Time
8:00pm Engineering Giants 9:00pm James May's Cars of the People Documentary looking back at how the car became an essential in everyday life. 10:00pm Cold War, Hot Jets 11:00pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy. 11:30pm Feud: Bette and Joan 12:15am Feud: Bette and Joan 1:00am Art of France 2:00am Duets at the BBC 3:00am Robert Rauschenberg 4:00am James May's Cars of the People Documentary looking back at how the car became an essential in everyday life.
6:45am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 6:50am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures 7:05am Motorsport 7:35am Motorsports 8:30am Frasier 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Jamie Cooks Italy 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm Antz 4:10pm The Great British Bake Off 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:30pm Grand Designs 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Phil Spencer's Stately Homes 9:00pm Great Canal Journeys 10:00pm Now You See Me 2 12:35am The Fault in Our Stars
10:15am Noddy: Toyland Detective 10:30am Floogals 10:50am Paw Patrol 11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:05pm Police Interceptors 1:00pm Friends 5:55pm Jack the Giant Killer 6:55pm 5 News 7:00pm Jack the Giant Killer 8:00pm World's Most Vicious Beasts 9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Viking Burial: Secrets Reveled 11:00pm Big Brother 12:30am Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story 2:15am Super Casino
The Protectors The Avengers The Avengers Motorsport UK ITV Racing: The Opening Show Football's Greatest: Bobby Charlton River Monsters Cash Cowboys Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Bend of the River FYI Daily Bend of the River Lawman FYI Daily Lawman Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol FYI Daily Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Ransom FYI Daily Ransom Death Wish 2
6:00am Cricket 7:00am Cricket 2:30pm Live British Masters Golf 6:00pm Live Super League Super League XXIII is seen out in style at Old Trafford at the Grand Final. 9:30pm Football 11:00pm Info not available 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Netball Jamaica Sunshine Girls take on England Roses in Kingston, Jamaica, in international netball. 3:00am Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond. 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Live PGA Tour Golf
8:50am Ben 10 9:10am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:30am The Haunted Hathaways 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Love Your Home and Garden 11:30am Midsomer Murders 1:30pm Emmerdale 1918 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:10pm You've Been Framed! 2:40pm The X Factor 4:00pm Back to Mine 4:30pm The Big Audition 5:30pm The Chase 6:30pm Tipping Point 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm Regional News and Weather 11:00pm ITV News 11:20pm Caught on Camera 12:10am Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip 1:10am Strangers
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:15am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:15am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:15pm The X Factor 2:30pm Catchphrase 3:10pm Around the World in Eighty Days 4:10pm FYI Daily 4:15pm Around the World in Eighty Days 5:30pm Happy Feet Two 6:30pm FYI Daily 6:35pm Happy Feet Two 7:25pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy 11:55pm Family Guy 12:25am American Dad! 12:55am American Dad! 1:25am The Cleveland Show 1:50am The Weekender
7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Murder, She Wrote 8:20am Heartbeat 9:20am Heartbeat 10:20am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:20pm Agatha Christie's Marple 2:25pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:20pm Columbo 5:55pm Foyle's War Drama about an enigmatic detective working on the south coast during the Second World War. 8:00pm Foyle's War 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Wire in the Blood Gritty police drama series. 1:00am Wire in the Blood 2:05am Long Lost Family 3:00am Murder, She Wrote Murder mystery series. 3:50am Murder, She Wrote
7:00am 7:50am 8:50am 9:50am 10:55am 11:20am 11:45am 12:10pm 12:45pm 1:10pm 1:40pm
11:30am Live British Masters Golf Day four of the Sky Sports British Masters from Walton Heath Golf Club. 6:30pm Football Scotland host Portugal at Hampden Park in an international friendly. 8:00pm Live NFL: Sunday A match from the NFL. 10:00pm Live NFL: Sunday A match from the NFL. 2:10am Live NFL: Sunday The New England Patriots take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium in the NFL.
2:40pm 2:45pm 3:55pm 4:55pm 5:00pm 7:05pm 8:10pm
9:10pm 9:15pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:10pm 12:20am 1:20am 1:25am 2:40am 3:40am
The Avengers The Avengers The Saint The Saint Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Lonely are the Brave FYI Daily Lonely are the Brave The Alamo FYI Daily The Alamo Made in Britain Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach FYI Daily Police Academy 5 Safe House FYI Daily Safe House Unknown FYI Daily Unknown Minder ITV4 Nightscreen
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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England A WIDE body jet is not a small thing. It’s quite big and roomy. A cabin length a touch over 50 metres, some five metres in width, in airline configuration would carry 440 passengers. It could have several rooms instead. As you regularly fly from Marbella, Mallorca or Malaga you will be familiar with Boeings and Airbus aircraft, most probably B737s and A320s. These aircraft types are the work horses of short haul. On longer range flights you will be familiar with the larger aircraft types and these are a real step up in comfort and service levels. Recall to mind the last occasion you walked aboard, the long narrow aisle before you and the guided search for your seat. Imagine something else; coming home onboard your very own aircraft. An ACJ350 with a cabin space of 2,910 square feet or 270 square metres at your personal disposal. Not just one tightish seat and seat back with an entertainment system, but a panoramic window looking out across the curve of the rim of the planet. Or a cyber window that will display a view of anywhere through a digital window in the side of the aircraft. A convivial meal served at a dining table, a shower before a restful sleep in a full size bed. Of course you may not travel alone. Your crew of eight and the aircraft can accommodate a throng of 25 chosen to make up your select party. All will be very well cared for indeed as you travel home. Lufthansa Technik AG, a massive engineering
A contemporary solution Work at your desk in your secluded study.
Welcome aboard!
Bed time at 40,000 feet.
Kickback and enjoy the view.
Cocktails before dinner?
company headquartered in the German city of Hamburg with a truly global footprint, outfit aircraft and care for them. Nose to tail. They know how impatient you as an owner can be to get airborne. Once you have acquired your aircraft from Airbus you do not want to spend two or three years while it is outfitted. In a collaboration with Mercedes Benz, the automobile manufacturer, a ‘style sheet’ has been created allied to their investment in the preparatory engineering design being developed and executed so that the interval between construction of your Airbus A350 and its outfitting and delivery to you is as brief as possible. Besides providing connectivity in flight that is now considered essential and normal, issues around health and well-being are addressed also. This unique cabin concept places the human being at the centre and was first presented at Geneva and most recently at the Monaco Yacht Show as ‘Welcome Home.’ A contemporary solution as the spaces or rooms in the cabin are flexible and allow for individual privacy or valuable family time.
Advertising Feature LIBERTY SEGUROS - the expats’ number one choice for insurance - is offering more discounts to both existing and new customers through a new Cashback promotion, from now until December 20, 2018. To continue their loyalty to existing customers, for every new car or home policy taken out, they will receive €60 cashback, so as much as €120 for just two new policies. There is also no limit on the number of policies that can be taken out, so if you own say two or three cars and more than one home, customers can get €60 cashback for every new policy contracted. Moreover, existing customers will benefit from an additional customers’ discount. New clients are not forgotten either. They will get €30 cashback on the first policy they take out for either car or home insurance and for all subsequent new policies €60 each. This could mount up to €90 cashback for just two policies, and even more if they have more cars or homes. Incredibly, there is no limit on cashback whether you’re an existing or new customer, so it’s the perfect time to switch your insurances to Liberty Seguros and save money and put more towards your
Liberty Seguros Insurance - the more you take the higher your refund
LIBERTY SEGUROS: Reward loyalty to existing customers. Christmas presents! The main condition applicable is that premiums must be paid by direct
debit and your refund is credited to that same bank account. For convenience, payments can be set up both
in Spain or in your home country bank account, as long as it is within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) zone. Customers must be aware that these offers are not for renewals or replacements and apply to new comprehensive car and home insurance. In some cases, minimum premiums will apply to be eligible for the cashback. Some other conditions may apply. Liberty Seguros continues its commitment to reward loyalty to their valued existing customers, whilst doing its utmost to offer the best service and price possible.
Over 175,000 expat clients already chose Liberty as their insurance provider and this figure grows almost every day because of the excellent service and quality of cover clients receive. In order to achieve this and to assist those who prefer a more personalised service and a face-to-face chat, Liberty Seguros has an extensive network of 300 brokers and agents that are dedicated to providing unbiased, friendly and expert advice. Speaking your own language, these brokers and agents will be pleased to advice you. With insurance, not only for car and home, but also for life, pet, business, commercial, leisure, public liability, personal injury insurance and funeral plans, Liberty Seguros is now considered the expat’s number one choice in Spain. To find out more visit www.libertyexpatriates.es. Or simply call 913 422 549.
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TV LISTING
TUESDAY - 16 OCTOBER
MONDAY - 15 OCTOBER 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Hardball 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle 10:30pm For Facts Sake 11:00pm BBC News at Ten
12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Restoration Home 3:45pm Wartime Farm 4:45pm The Blue Planet 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Family Cooking Showdown 9:00pm Autumnwatch: New England 10:00pm Black Earth Rising 11:00pm QI
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Venice 24/7 9:00pm South Pacific Documentary series. 10:00pm Barneys, Books and Bust Ups: 50 Years of the Booker Prize 11:00pm Decoding Disaster 12:00am Dara and Ed's Road to Mandalay 1:00am Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story 2:00am The Most Dangerous Man in Tudor England 3:00am South Pacific Documentary series.
1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Coast v Country 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds 11:00pm Gogglebox
10:05am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:10pm 1:15pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm
Peppa Pig Jeremy Vine The Gadget Show 5 News Lunchtime NCIS Home and Away Neighbours Broken Promise Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Sinkholes: Swallowed Whole 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Paddington Station 24/7 11:00pm Big Brother
2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Hardball 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Informer 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Imagine...
1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm For What It's Worth 2:45pm Restoration Home 3:45pm Wartime Farm 4:45pm The Blue Planet 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Family Cooking Showdown 9:00pm Autumnwatch: New England 10:00pm A Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad
9:00pm Life Story 10:00pm Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands 11:00pm There She Goes 11:30pm Blue Peter 12:20am Blue Peter 12:40am The Biddy Baxter Story 12:55am Blue Peter Long-running children's magazine programme with information, topical items and performance. 1:25am Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness 2:25am Life Story
4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm
3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Take Me Out 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm Family Guy
10:35am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:35pm The Royal 2:40pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm DCI Banks
9:25am Quincy, M.E. 10:30am Minder 11:35am The Saint 12:40pm The Avengers 1:45pm Kojak 2:50pm Quincy, M.E. 3:50pm Minder 4:55pm The Saint 6:00pm The Avengers 7:05pm Cash Cowboys 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 8:55pm Mr. Bean 9:25pm Mr. Bean 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm Total Recall 12:00am FYI Daily
11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm
5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Info Not Available 9:00pm Love Your Home and Garden 10:00pm Extreme Weather: Caught on Camera 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather
3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:55pm You've Been Framed! 7:20pm You've Been Framed! 7:50pm Take Me Out 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The Weekender 11:00pm Family Guy
10:35am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:30pm The Royal 2:35pm Heartbeat 3:40pm Classic Coronation Street 4:15pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Scott and Bailey 12:00am Scott and Bailey
9:30am 10:30am 11:35am 12:40pm 1:45pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:05pm 8:05pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:30am
Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Made in Britain Take the Tower Football Genius The Ghost Writer FYI Daily
8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:00pm Sky Sports News 12:30pm To be Announced 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Football 6:00pm Football 8:00pm Football 11:30pm The Debate - Live 12:30am Sky Sports News
10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:15am Who's Doing the Dishes? 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:55pm You've Been Framed! 7:20pm You've Been Framed! 7:50pm Take Me Out 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Fast and Furious 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Fast and Furious
10:25am 11:35am 12:40pm 1:45pm 2:50pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 5:55pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 8:30pm
Minder The Saint The Avengers Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Saint The Avengers Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars British Superbike Championship Highlights Never Say Never Again Action starring Sean Connery and Kim Basinger, 1983. FYI Daily Never Say Never Again River Monsters Minder Lethal Weapon ITV4 Nightscreen
7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am
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Tenable Tipping Point The Chase Regional News and Weather ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Griff's Great Britain Coronation Street Strangers ITV News at Ten and Weather
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Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Football Sky Sports News at Ten Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Live NFL: Sf49ers
3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:15pm 11:25pm 12:25am
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Countdown Coast v Country A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Great British Bake Off Celebrity Hunted The Circle Uncovered Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
1:15pm 2:05pm 2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:15pm 11:15pm 12:15am
NCIS Access Home and Away Neighbours Tiny House of Terror Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight The Dog Rescuers: Best in Show The Yorkshire Vet Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Big Brother Big Brother's Bit on the Side
WEDNESDAY - 17 OCTOBER 12:45pm Armchair Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Hardball 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Without Limits: Australia 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Professor Green: Hidden and Homeless
9:30am The Farmers' Country Showdown 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 12:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm Coast 2:45pm The House That £100k Built 3:45pm Wartime Farm 4:45pm The Blue Planet 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Letterbox 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Family Cooking Showdown 9:00pm Autumnwatch: New England 10:00pm Trust 11:00pm The Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Dangerous Borders 1:15am No Activity
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Venice 24/7 9:00pm Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance 10:00pm Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths 11:00pm Empire 12:00am Building the Ancient City 1:00am Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest 2:00am Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance 3:00am Carved with Love: The Genius of British Woodwork 4:00am Magic Numbers: Hannah Fry's Mysterious World of Maths
11:10am Undercover Boss USA 12:05pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm A New Life in the Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Coast v Country 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Stand Up To Cancer 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm The Bisexual 11:40pm 999: What's Your Emergency? 12:40am Alex 1:35am Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure
10:05am Peppa Pig 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm NCIS 2:05pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Date to Die for 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Wonderful World of Puppies 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm How to Get a Good Night's Sleep 11:00pm Big Brother 12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
4:50am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm Regional News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Regional News and Weather 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Bad Move 9:30pm Coronation Street 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm Regional News and Weather
12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed! 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:55pm You've Been Framed! 7:20pm You've Been Framed! 7:50pm Take Me Out 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Fast and Furious 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Fast and Furious 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy
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Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Cricket Sri Lanka take on England at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy in the third ODI in their series. Sky Sports News at 6 Sky Sports Tonight Cricket Sky Sports Tonight The Debate Live Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.
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WE all know the feeling. Work, family commitments, bills, social functions and travel start to pile up, leaving it easy to feel we have too little time to just relax. That’s why one yoghurt company, Kaiku, is sharing tips on juggling all of one’s life’s responsibilities, freeing up more time to spend on the things we enjoy most. The manufacturer, which has just launched its new lactose-free product, MIX, claims multitasking is the answer for those with too little time on their hands. Kaiku, whose new product comes with an in-built spoon and is designed to be eaten on the go, says we should take advantage of small moments, whether it’s while w a i t i n g i n t r a ff i c o r o n p u b l i c transport, to check on our to-do lists, planning our week’s shopping or evening meals. The company also suggests planning ahead and taking healthy snacks such as yoghurt with us when we travel, preventing the need to stop for a prolonged meal
EVERYONE l o v e s a b argain, but most of us also enjoy in d u l g i n g o u r se lv es once in a while too. So isn’t it grea t wh e n a p r o d u ct comes along which allows us to d o b o t h t h i n g s a t once? Well sa v v y - sav er favourite Primark is aiming to do j u st t h a t wi t h th e launch o f i t s n e w b e a u ty range. Created by former Glamour magazine beauty editor Alex Steinherr, the Alex Steinherr x Primark range offers serious beauty credentials with a budget price tag of between £3 and £5 (€3.41 and €5.69). With clean-cut and attractive minimalist packaging, the thrifty range will look good o n y o u r b a t h r o o m shelf while also claiming doing some serious good to your skin. The collection of 20 products includes something for most skincare concerns, including miscellar cleansers, sheet masks and moisturisers. Better still, the inexpensive range is cruelty-free, fragrance-free and vegan-friendly, making it
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when we’re short of time or making the wrong food choices. Spain’s social scene can also see us dashing from work to an event with little time in between to change. The company suggests a good way to change our look without e ff o r t i s t o i n v e s t i n v e r s a t i l e clothes which can transition from an office outfit to a night-time event: a colourful blazer, a printed dress or experimenting with accessories and shoes can transform a look completely. The company explains the most important way to manage our time when we have competing responsibilities is to maintain a positive attitude. Kaiku explains leaving too little time for ourselves can be damaging and that it is important to be aware that there will be days when we are less productive than others. Finally, it advises, “to maintain a positive attitude, there is nothing like celebrating fulfilled goals and taking a break. Attitude is everything.”
RELAX: Take a break from a busy schedule.
Beauty on a budget suitable for most people. Steinherr explained her p ro d u cts o ffe r, “a n approachable, results-driven skincare range that ensures th a t ev ery o n e ca n a ffo rd their most beautiful skin.” She added, “I am asked every day to recommend a range of products to suit a range of budgets, so when Primark approached me to cre a te a s k in c a re lin e, I knew we could create something really special together that worked both in terms of price and performance.” S te in h e rr ’s ra nge
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la unc he d firs t in U K Prima rk s tore s e a rlie r this week and with prices this good it might just be worth asking friends and family to
stock up before they visit Spain. The products are also expected to be added to Prima rk’s online s tore a t www.primark.com/en.
THE RANGE: Is budget friendly.
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Cassandra Nash A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene
PENSIONED-OFF police commissioner Jose Villarejo who apparently had a finger in every unsavoury Spanish pie, is remanded in prison awaiting trial for money laundering and criminal activities. He secretly eavesdropped conversations that have embarrassed everyone from the former King to Cabinet ministers and he has made it known that three copies of the tapes are safely beyond reach outside Spain. He has boasted in prison that he is preparing a traca final - the ground-moving sequence of big bangs that ends a fireworks display. So if Villarejo is planning to go out with a bang, how many more public figures are already whimpering in private?
Getting priorities right PARTIDO POPULAR politician Celia Villalobos was twice fined for not supporting Alberto Ruiz allardon’s misogynist attempt at reforming Jose Luis Rodriguez’s Abortion Law. In 2013 she failed to turn up to vote against a PSOE motion calling for Ruiz-Gallardon’s Bill to be withdrawn and in 2014 voted with the socialists in another attempt to halt it. Other PP women privately agreed that unless
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Going out with a bang they had the cash to go to France or the UK, women who needed a termination could once again be left to the mercies of backstreet butchers. They kept quiet but Villalobos, put her money where her mouth was and had to shell out €1,300 in all, which was cheap at the price. Not long afterwards she was in disgrace for playing Candy Crush on her iPad in the parliament chamber during a Mariano Rajoy speech. And just recently she was seen in the parliament chamber, looking at clothes on internet
websites while her co-MPs were tearing into Justice minister Dolores Delgado. Respect, Celia. You get your priorities right every time.
Gamekeeper-turnedpoacher EDUARDO ZAPLANA, ex-former mayor of Benidorm, ex-president of the Valencian Com-
munity, ex-government minister and ex-government spokesman, is currently imprisoned on remand, accused of money laundering, misappropriation of public funds and misconduct in public office. To defend him he has engaged lawyer Daniel Campos, who belonged to the Public Prosecution department and specialised in corruption cases. We’ve heard of a poacher-turned-gamekeeper, but what better defence in a court of law than a gamekeeper-turned-poacher?
Whirlwind on the horizon WHO would be Quim Torra? Nominally regional president of Cataluña, he is a ventriloquist’s dummy for Carles Puigdemont, his predecessor who fled to Belgium following an inconclusive unilateral declaration of independence. Torra still has to maintain law and order for the 50 per cent of Catalans opposed to independence. There was trouble on the first anniversary of the October 1 independence referendum when the Committees for the Defence of the Republic (CDR), urged by Torra to ‘keep up the pressure,’ responded by blocking roads, motorways and the AVE railway lines. There’s only so much pressure that can be applied without breaking the law. So the regional government
had to call out the regional police force. Not known for wearing kid gloves, they charged energetically when hooded protesters tried to storm the regional parliament. “They’re not October 1 people,” Puigdemont insisted afterwards, but a year ago Catalan separatists sowed the wind and the radicals will reap a whirlwind. “Toto I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas,” Dorothy, herself a whirlwind victim, said in the Wizard of Oz. How long before we hear Torra say, “Carles, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Cataluña”?
MOUTHPIECE: Is Quim Torra simply a ventriloquist’s dummy for Carles Puigdemont?
Let the best man win Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man AS regular readers of my weekly rant fest know, I am one of the world’s finest armchair experts on all things sport. Near the top of the things I enjoy most is F1 motor racing and I’m a particularly big fan of Lewis Hamilton. I always watch it if I can. This week Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix and traditionally, at the end of the race, there would be a great celebration. He usually leaps from his car, runs over to his massive team of mechanics and other Mercedes team members, and jumps at them hi-fiving and hugging the ones at the front. This week’s win did not go like that at all. Lewis sat in his car till the second place driver, his teammate Valtteri Bottas, got out of his car. Lewis then just walked over to Valtteri, shook his hand and told him he was sorry, then walked slowly off over to the Mercedes team. He shook a few hands and then went inside not really wanting to talk to anyone else. So why? Well this is the reason I’m grumpy. He didn’t actually win. He went over the line first but not because he was the best driver on the
day, but because of team orders that forced his teammate Bottas to move over and let Hamilton win. This is wrong in so many ways. Winning is not winning if you have to cheat and that’s what they did. They cheated the best driver on the day out of his rightful place. It wasn’t even that if Hamilton came second they would still not be in front in either the manufacturer’s or driver’s championship. And what about if you like a little flutter and had a few bob on Bottas to win, after seeing how he had performed to get pole position (first on grid)? How can this not be race fixing? If this is now the acceptable way of winning a race it shouldn’t be. The best have to win. We mustn’t let this ‘win at any cost’ get worse than it is. In F1 it’s obvious if it happens, but it’s the same in all sports. In the Olympics the whole of the Russian team was banned for drug taking. Lance Armstrong was a multi-winner but only because of drugs and the list goes on. I think the rules for F1 have to be changed. There must not be team orders. Every driver is there to win, not to make up the numbers. Mercedes should be fined and made to forfeit points. Let the old saying ‘May the best man win’ actually mean something.
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Update on food, drink, entertainments, what’s on and weekly happenings
THE city of Velez-Malaga is about to enjoy its first ever Puppet Festival which will start on October 24 and run until October 27. Organised by the council, in collaboration with the Velez-Malaga Museum, the Custodio Puga School in Torre del Mar and the titerenet.com web portal it is aimed at families as well as children who can enjoy the various presentations. As well as puppet shows, the festival will include a number of lectures in a se-
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PUPPET FESTIVAL: Announcing the event. lection of schools explaining the history and art of puppetry. On October 24, the programme will commence at the Teatro del Carmen, at 6.30pm with Little Red Riding Hood, presented by the company Tropos Teatro and on the next day, at the same venue, also at 6.30pm Peneque and the Carnivorous Plant, will be showcased by
Children Miguel Pino. On October 26 and 27, the performances will be at the Museum of Velez-Malaga and the first performance will be La Ratita Presumida de Búho Teatro. On October 27 at 11am there will be a workshop ‘Puppets of the World,’ given by the master puppeteers Miguel and Antonio Pino. After the conference, the
new work Cañadú will be premiered, represented by students of the Custodio Puga School of Torre del Mar and at 6.30 pm, there will be another presentation. Entry to all of these events will be free but due to capacity, reservations must be made and tickets collected from the El Pósito de Velez-Malaga building or the Tourist Office in Torre del Mar.
Art in the mountains THERE will be quite an explosion of the arts in the village of Competa over the next week. This Saturday, at noon, nine professional, talented professional artists travel from different countries to Competa, to take part in the fourth International Art Symposium LUZ. The artists, who all follow different disciplines come from Albania, Cyprus, Denmark, Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, and Slovenia, will introduce themselves in the gallery Luz de la Vida in the village and with free admission everyone is invited to attend. On Tuesday from 11am to 5pm the artists will be working in the National Park, a 20-minute drive away and will be happy to discuss their work with visitors who if they make the journey will be able to have a bite of lunch from a Thai menu costing €20 per person (bookings: margal@me.com). If you can’t make the Tuesday, a similar excursion will take place on the Thursday, this time with an Indonesia menu at the same price. Saturday at noon will see the Inauguration of the Symposium LUZ Art Exhibition in Galeria Luz de la Vida which will run until the end of November. The whole event finishes with a buffet lunch from 2pm to 5pm at the Finca Las Sierras where you can mingle with artists and enjoy background jazz. The cost of this event is €22.50 per person and can be booked by calling 603 430 559 or emailing info@fincalassierras.com.
RICHARD RAY FARRELL: Plays the blues.
Something for everyone OCTOBER will be a very busy month at the Auditorio Casa de la Cultura i n Al m uñecar wi t h no l ess t han 11 m usi cal eveni ngs t aki ng i n t he classics, jazz, flamenco and blues. The pr ogr am m e wi l l be; Fr i day Oct ober 15 at 8pm, Cristina Aguilera per f or m i ng f l am enco dance Monday October 15 at 8pm , Or quest a de Cámara - Chamber Music Thursday October 18 at 8pm, Manuel de la Luz, solo guitarist as part of the Festival of Flamenco Guitar Fr i day Oct ober 19 at 8pm, Luís Medina, solo gui t ar i st as par t of t he Fest i val of Fl am enco Guitar Saturday October 20 at
8pm , Davi d Car o, sol o gui t ar i st as par t of t he Fest i val of Fl am enco Guitar Sunday October 21 at 7pm, Richard Ray Farrell Blues Band Wednesday Oct ober 24 at 8pm , Robbi n Blanco classic solo guitarist Fr i day Oct ober 26 at 8pm Flamenco Compañía Jul i o Rui z - Fl am enco dance Saturday October 27 at 8pm, the best of the Jolis presenting songs, tango and swing Sunday October 28 at 8pm, the Qrquesta Sinfónica de Atarfe Wednesday October 31 at 8pm, María José Mentana and Ramón Mascio dancing the Tango Tickets for each concert are available online.
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Grow your own veggies WITH healthy eating on the rise and increasing food costs, there’s never been a better time to have a go at growing your own fruit and vegetables. Spain’s soil can be very fertile and with a little effort a vegetable patch here could prove very productive. Autumn weather may be cooler but temperatures are still warm enough to grow many crops, so why not try out some of the foods suggested below? Spinach is a great source of iron and can be grown both in a container or in the ground, providing leaves for salads and numerous other dishes once mature. Garlic has also been shown to be beneficial for heart health and also excels in Spanish growing conditions. Plant out using existing bulbs bought for eating and
HEALTHY EATING: A vegetable patch can prove very productive. place in the soil root down around four inches apart. Expect growth around spring time. Carrots are fantastic vegetables for eye health and are a rich source of antioxidants which can reduce the risk of cancer. They also do
well in Spanish climates and can be grown from seed straight in the soil in rows around three to four inches apart. Plant in soil that is damp but not wet and do not allow the seeds to dry out. Spring onions provide excellent flavouring to a vari-
ety of dishes, particularly orie nta l food. The y a ls o provide good amounts of vitamins A, K, and C. Plant out s hop-bought s pring onions roots down after first drilling a hole in w e lldrained soil around 1.5cm de e p a nd a t le a s t 15c m away from other crops. Be careful not to over-water. Finally, the humble potato makes up a large part of many dishes, from a plate of chips to mash, roasties, and even hash browns. This staple can easily be grown at home by first buying potatoes with sprouts already growing from them. Cut these sections off and place them in a warm, moderately well-lit area for around five days. Next, plant these sections out 12 inches apart and cut side down. As the plant begins to grow, fill up soil
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TV COUCH CRITIC by Adam Whalley-Lewis DR WHO returned to BBC1 on Sunday and despite the first episode of the new series being set in Sheffield (was I the only one expecting the guys from The Full Monty to put in a guest appearance?) Jodie Whittaker landed pretty well. I’m guessing that a gaggle of male fans now won’t now need to hide their Dr posters and I’m pretty sure Jodie will have some female fans too. I wasn’t too sure about Bradley Walsh being the Dr’s sidekick, I mean, would The Governess even fit in the Tardis, but he was great and so were Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole. The new Doctor handled a beast roaming the back streets of Sheffield, memory loss and all new hair and make up with ease. You don’t need to already be a fan or to watch each week to enjoy the new series, but a little bit like having your personal favourite James Bond, you might find yourself being slightly nostalgic for an earlier time when you hid behind the sofa when the daleks appeared. Dr Who continues next Sunday on BBC1. Sticking with BBC1 and Sunday evening, Claudia and Tess were back to guide us
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GOOD START: Jodie Whittaker is the new Dr Who. through the latest offering from Strictly Come Dancing last week and boy did we need a guide. Gladys Knight was fab-u-lous, who doesn’t love a James Bond theme, but as for the rest of the show, what on earth was going on? I had barely recovered from Bruno throwing himself off his chair, presumably attention seeking, when the professional dancers appeared in a sort of home-made fish pond, proceeded to cover each other in water, were rained on and then all headed off for a hot shower.
Some classics, Singing in the Rain amongst them, don’t need a modern take thank you and certainly not one where the objective was to make the dance costumes see-through. What would Sir Bruce have made of it? Lee Ryan and Nadiya Bychkova were the second couple to be voted off, which surprised nobody, least of all Lee. Your next dose of Strictly is on BBC1, Saturday evening. Monkman and Seagull concluded their (very strange) Genius Guide to Britain on
BBC2, Monday evening. If you haven’t heard of Eric and Bobby before, they found fame (not my words) via University Challenge and as the BBC seems to like to do, were given their own show. You will recognise the format, put two celebrities in a car and film them driving around Britain. The problem here though is that Eric and Bobby are brilliant at being really academic and their intellect is beyond question, but you get the sense that Mum did their road trip packing and someone in the production crew needed to remind them to put petrol in the car. They tried to use their brilliance to work stuff out, but even when they got it a bit wrong (they didn’t actually manage to get the height of that well-known mast in Yorkshire right) they still congratulated themselves for being brilliant. Maybe a better pairing would have been The Archbishop of York and Jeremy Kyle, what do you think? Speaking of Archbishop John, he’s got a gig on Friday this week at the wedding of Jack and Princess Eugenie, ITV Friday morning. Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes will be wearing their posh frocks to play TV host, well that’s if HMRC haven’t caught up with Eamonn and impounded his top hat. Happy Viewing HappyViewing1@outlook.com
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Vinfast vies for attention VINFAST, a subsidiary of Vietnemese conglomerate Vingroup, unveiled its first two passenger vehicles to large crowds of curious journalists at the Paris Motor Show on Tuesday. This relatively new entrant to the world of car manufacturing revealed an SUV and a saloon in what is thought to be a long line of planned machines including a range of electric cars, buses and scooters. The LUX A2.0 Sedan and the LUX SA2.0 SUV are Italian designed, with European technology and ‘Vietnamese spirit.’ They are understood to have been developed following an unusual nationwide poll of 62,000 people in Vietnam, in which participants chose their favourite design from a range of sketches. The results are sleek and modern, and Le Thi Thu Thuy, chairwoman of VinFast, said: “With our ambitious plans to bring these two vehicles to market in such a short time, it was crucial for us to make a big entrance and an immediate impact, and we certainly did that today.”
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AARON RAMSEY scored a goal of the season contender as Arsenal thrashed Fulham 5-1 at Craven Cottage. Alexandre Lacazette scored two impressive goals before substitute Ramsay added a third and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted twice. After losing their opening two Premier League games to Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal are showing real signs of progress under manager Unai Emery. A sixth consecutive league victory moves the Gunners up to fourth in the table, while Fulham remain just above the drop zone in 17th. Arsenal will next host Leicester on October 22, while Fulham will travel to Cardiff. Chelsea claimed a classy 3-0 win at Southampton, with Ross Barkley setting up their opener with a fine pass to Eden Hazard who finished clinically. Barkley then got on the scoresheet himself, tapping in from Olivier Giroud’s acrobatic cross. Alvaro Morato capped off proceedings with Chelsea’s third in injury time, chipping over oncoming goalkeeper Alex McCarthy after a slick passing move.
WONDER GOAL: Aaron Ramsay’s backheeled goal came after he’d just entered the pitch.
The Blues have now won nine of their 11 games across all competitions this season, while Southampton remain without a win against the Premier League’s big six in 26 games. Chelsea will entertain Manchester United on October 20, with Southampton travelling to Bournemouth. Riyad Mahrez missed a glorious opportunity to claim all three points for Manchester City against Liverpool at Anfield, when he skied a late penalty into the stands. It was an otherwise cagey and dull 0-0 draw, and City have not won a league game at Anfield for 15 years. Liverpool’s star attacking trio were unable to impose themselves as City defenders Aymeric Laporte and John Stones excelled themselves at the back. However, both managers were pleased with the result which sees them tied at the top of the league with Chelsea. Liverpool will be hosted by Huddersfield on October 20, while Man City will face Burnley. Other fixtures after the international break will see West Ham host Tottenham, Crystal Palace travel to Everton, and Newcastle entertain Brighton.
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Atletico saved by Angel drilled in from 20 yards to equalise. But despite having 75 per cent of possession, Barca could only muster five shots all game, and could not find a winner.
ANGEL DUST: Angel Correa celebrates scoring the winner for Atletico Madrid.
WINNING FEELING: Farah took the wet conditions in his stride.
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ANGEL CORREA scored the winning goal as Atletico Madrid went third in La Liga by edging past Real Betis 1-0. Substitute Correa stroked home low into the corner from the edge of the box following Thomas Partey’s flicked pass. Atletico had gone top temporarily on Sunday, but were pushed down to third after Sevilla beat Celta Vigo 2-1. Real Madrid extended their winless run to four games as Manu Garcia’s late goal secured a shock 1-0 win for Alaves. Garcia headed the winner in the fifth minute of added time to clinch Alaves’ first La Liga victory over Real since 1931. The win moves Alaves joint top of the table alongside big-hitters Barcelona and Real Madrid. Jolen Lopetegui’s side have now lost three times in four matches without scoring. Lionel Messi’s fine goal was not enough as Barcelona were held to a frustrating 1-1 with Valencia. Barca fell behind when Gerard Pique made a mess of a clearance and Ezequiel Garay tapped in at the back post. Messi then swapped passes with Luis Suarez and
G R E AT B R I TA I N ’ S M o Farah claimed his Maiden marathon win in only his third race with victory in the Chicago rain. T h e 3 5 - y e a r- o l d , w h o w a s t h i r d i n t h i s y e a r ’s London Marathon, achieved a new European record with a time of 2:5:11. Farah, competing in his first marathon in the US, b u r s t c l e a r o f E t h i o p i a ’s Mosinet Geremew in the fi-
nal half-mile in damp conditions in Illinois. He is the first British man to win the Chicago race since Paul Evans in 1996. The six-time world champion and double Olympic champion at both 5,000m and 10,000m retired from the track in August 2017 to focus on road racing. Farah’s former training partner and defending
champion Galen Rupp recorded the same time as Farah posted in London in finishing fifth in Chicago on Sunday. “It was great to run with Galen, who won last year, then to be able to come back and win it for myself,” said Farah. Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, r u n n e r- u p i n L o n d o n a n d also in last year ’s Chicago race, captured the women’s title in 2:18:35.
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UGLY scenes marred UFC 229 as lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov began a brawl by the octagon after beating Conor McGregor. Seconds after landing a fourth-round submission, the Russian vaulted the cage and headed towards Irishman McGregor’s team, where a chaotic scuffle ensued. Meanwhile McGregor was attacked by members of Khabib’s team in the octagon, including a full punch in the face. Three of Nurmagomedov’s party were arrested, but as McGregor refused to press charges, they were released. The Nevada State Commission which sanctioned the bout, has withheld the Russian’s fight payment pending an investigation. UFC president Dana White said: “Police officers were getting punched, security guys were getting punched. I actually
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RAISED STANDARDS: Nikoloz Basilashvili is becoming a world class player.
Basilashvili conquers China GEORGIA’S Nikoloz Basilashvili followed up his win over Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund by beating number four Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets in the final of the China Open. World number 34 Basilashvili recorded a 6-4 6-4 win over the top seed in one hour 40 minutes in Beijing, having beaten Edmund in the semi-finals. Basilashvili claimed the solitary early break in the third game of the first set, and after digging deep to hold for a 4-2 lead, the Georgian served out the opener in 45 minutes. A tight second set followed with the first break
point arriving in the eighth game, with Basilashvili eventually holding. Basilashvili finally broke del Potro in the following game to serve for the match after a poor attempted drop shot from the Argentinian failed to clear the net. Del Potro survived back-to-back match points, but Basilashvili took the third opportunity to seal the victory. Basilashvili is set to move up to 23rd in the world rankings on Monday. At the Japan Open, Daniil Medvedev beat Kei Nishikori 6-2 6-4 in the final.