Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 27 December 2018 - 2 January 2019 Issue 1747

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ISSUE NO. 1747

27 Dec 2018 - 2 Jan 2019

COSTA DEL SOL

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Drugs payback By Tom Woods A NOTORIOUS drugs runner has been ordered to hand over cash and properties on the Costa del Sol that were paid for through his role in a lucrative smuggling ring. Gordon Ruckledge, 47, of Ashton-under-Lyne in the UK, must pay €440,000 within three months after National Crime Agency investigators obtained a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. If Ruckledge fails to come up with the cash he will have four years added on to his 16and-a-half year jail term. Ruckledge’s assets include 11 properties in the UK and two in Benalmadena, Spain, together with money in bank accounts, and they are all subject to a restraint order. During the confiscation hearing at Leeds Crown Court, the judge found that he had benefited from gener-

STASH GORDON: Police seized a huge haul of illegal drugs. Inset: Gordon Ruckledge. al criminal conduct by almost €1.8 million. National Crime Agency officers raided Ruckledge’s home in Taunton Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, in September 2016 and found more than 1,000 ecstasy pills; a ki-

lo of high purity cocaine and 2,000 tablets labelled as temazepam and tramadol; and €14,000 in cash. Officers also found dozens of mobile phones and specialist stamps used to add brand logos to ecstasy pills.

Ruckledge pleaded guilty to 10 drug and money laundering offences in March 2017. Peter Frain, NCA senior investigating officer said: “This sends out a message that not only are we targeting

and prosecuting criminals involved in this type of offending, but that when we do find them, we have the power to strip assets to ensure they don’t benefit financially or materially from their crimes.”

Cocaine bust NATIONAL POLICE officers have arrested 31 people in Malaga Province, Madrid and Barcelona in connection with an international drugs smuggling ring. Ten of the suspects were detained in Coin. A police raid there resulted in a haul of 2,101 marihuana plants, 13 weapons, more than 600 cartridges of ammunition, four vehicles and €53,000. Officers investigating the alleged trafficking worked with police in Italy and Argentina as part of the operation. Police claimed the group were importing cocaine from the South American country to Europe. More than 100 officers were involved in the investigation in Spain out of 750 who took part in total. Police conducted 25 raids in Spain as part of the investigation which began in 2017. Officers launched their probe after more than one ton of cocaine was seized in Argentina, with Europe the suspected destination.

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NEWS EXTRA Xmas activities THE Costa del Sol Hospital has planned various activities over Christmas with the aim of making the experience of patients staying there as festive as possible, including a seasonal menu and gifts for children.

Van move MIJAS Council has invested €120,000 for two new Local Police vans, with the contract having been put out to tender and companies had until yesterday to submit their bids on the council’s website.

Market force MARKET sellers in Estepona have hit out at the council after the decline of the Wednesday street market, which they believe is in the wrong location and has resulted in the halving of the number of stalls.

Stranger encounter A SCHOOL in Malaga City has warned parents about their children being approached by strangers after one woman allegedly tried to lure a seven-year-old away from the centre. Local Police sources said the incident took place at the Santa Luisa de Marillac school in the Huelin district of the city last week. The mother of the seven-year-old told officers she was inside the school when she heard her daughter screaming outside. The mother’s sister-in-law then went outside and managed to find the girl. She claimed she also saw a dishevelled woman aged between 40 and 50 fleeing the area. The seven-year-old later told police that the woman had said: ‘Come with me, I am going to take you somewhere.’ The girl’s mother is yet to formally report the incident to

TAKE CARE: The school has warned parents about strangers. police. The school has asked parents to take precautions when leaving their children outside alone.

Bar fight death A FATHER of four died from a single punch during a fight in a bar on the Costa del Sol, an inquest has heard. Nadeem Aslam, aged 42 and from Solihull, was on holiday in the resort of Fuengirola and had reportedly been drinking beer on the terrace at around 11pm on December 8. None of Mr Aslam’s relatives were at the hearing, but senior coroner Louise Hunt said a report from Span-

ish police gave details of the incident. Officers were called to Entrehoras bar and found Mr Aslam lying on the floor, unconscious with blood coming from his nostrils and bruising to his face. A post-mortem examination was carried out by Spanish pathologists and Mr Aslam was allegedly punched, fell to the ground, and lost consciousness.

Tobacco swoop OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil have seized 3,804 packages of illegal tobacco at Malaga Airport. The suspect cargo was found in the luggage of five different passengers on a flight bound for Leeds-Bradford, UK. In a separate incident which took place a day later, 1,100 packages of tobacco were seized from a passenger at the airport heading to Orly in France.

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Helping the aged THE Malaga advertising agency Nuva has begun a campaign to raise awareness of the plight of thousands of lonely elderly people this Christmas. Research suggests there are at least 65,000 elderly people in Malaga Province suffering from loneliness, and Nuva, in collaboration with Malaga Council, is promoting a ‘We are here’ campaign. At this festive time of year it is important to remember those who for whatever reason, don’t have family and friends around them. That is why the council is seeking to recruit volunteers of all ages, to visit the elderly and either spend time with them in their homes, or encourage them to go outside. Another aim of the initiative is to promote cultural, recreational and sports activities aimed at the elderly. Those interested in getting involved can register online or call the free on 900 923 092.

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Missing man arrests

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NATIONAL POLICE officers have arrested four people in Granada City in connection with the disappearance of a 28-year-old who went missing from Fuengirola last August. Officers investigating the disappearance claim to have established a link between it and drug crimes and say it may have been related to Albanian gang activity.

Flight stats MALAGA Airport has entered one of the busiest times of the year with up to around 956,680 people expected to travel on 5,875 flights this Christmas season. Spanish airport operator AENA said it predicted last Saturday and Sunday January 6 would be the busiest days with 350 flights and 58,360 passengers and 348 and 57,443 respectively.

Vehicle plan WORKERS with Marbella City Council have begun removing more than 400 vehicles abandoned on public roads after businesspeople on industrial estates claimed they were disrupting traffic. Jose Eduardo Diaz, Marbella City Council’s roads spokesperson, said the work was urgent due to the safety concerns arising from the abandoned vehicles.

Port traffic AN estimated three million tons of freight is expected to have moved through the port of Malaga City by the end of this year, according to the harbour’s authority. Estimates from the Port Authority showed freight traffic is expected to be up by 5.7 per cent compared to last year, with 865,862 passengers also predicted to have passed through.

House probe OFFICERS with the National Police have arrested 16 people in La Linea de la Concepcion in connection with alleged planning offences. Police said the probe was launched after a series of new homes were built on protected land in the El Zabal area of the city over the past two years.

Fakes seized GUARDIA CIVIL officers have seized more than 31,000 illegal copies of designer goods in raids throughout the provinces of Malaga, Granada, Almeria and Cadiz. Police said they have arrested two suspects in connection with the haul and 28 more are being investigated, with the affected brands claiming €600,000 in losses from the goods.

DANCE OFF: The Fiesta Mayor de Verdiales takes place in Malaga Province.

Song and dance THIS photograph of two dancers in full swing was taken at the Andalucia annual Fiesta Mayor de Verd ia le s co mp e tition w hic h ta ke s place tomorrow (Friday) this year. The contest, held near Malaga City, pits musicians, singers and dancers from local villages against one another as they attempt to win over judges who decide the winner. T h e c o mp e tito r s a re know n a s ‘pandas’. The festival takes its name from the Verdiales style of dance which

is believed to have originated in the Los Verdiales region north of Malaga City. It is characterised by its ‘fa nda ngo a le gre ’ (ha ppy) moves. The style began life as a traditiona l folk da nc e be fore be ing gradually brought into the flamenco family. The name itself comes from the Latin words for green and flourishing. The contest sees 25 groups compete in three categories: Almogia, Montes and Comares. Each group

Baby death trial A COURT in Malaga City has sentenced a mother and father to 20 years in prison after their baby died of malnutrition three months after being born. Malaga City’s Provincial Court heard the baby was born on August 6, 2016. She weighed almost 3.7 kilograms at the time and measured 52 centimetres. The baby’s mother fed her on formula milk but did not give her enough which led the child to become malnourished.

The baby fell ill three months after being born and died on November 10 2016. When she died she weighed 2.9 kilograms and measured 54.2 centimetres. The court stated in its ruling that the couple did not have any intention of under-feeding their child but they had shown ‘indifference’ towards her health. The defendants told the court they did not have the money to buy their daughter food.

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is made up of about 20 performers. One dance is performed with a solo lead dancer while another sees a pair dancing together. There is another dance which features three performers. The contest is also known for lively rehearsals practised by performers between the official dances. The Spanish government awarded the festival Cultural Interest status in 2010. This year’s Verdiales will be the 56th edition of the event.

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Lifesavers TWO Guardia Civil officers have been lauded for saving the life of a man who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident in Malaga City. Police sources said the two officers were on patrol in the Antonio Machado area of the city on Monday December 17 when they came upon the scene of the crash. The motorcyclist was thrown off his vehicle and landed several metres away. The motorcyclist lost his leg

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in the crash and was losing a large amount of blood when the officers got to him. They were able to stem the flow of blood and put the wound on ice they got from a nearby restaurant until medical personnel arrived. The injured man was taken to Malaga Regional Hospital. Staff at the hospital said the motorcyclist would likely have died had it not been for the actions of the two officers.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1746 of the Euro Weekly News Costa del Sol edition, including 160 local stories.

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A CYCLIST from Spain who undertook the arduous task of biking across Siberia in -50C temperatures had to be rescued by locals after he was found in a thin tent suffering from frostbite. Jose Andres Abian Pajares, originally from Zaragoza, was discovered on a mountain pass in the Kolyma region of Russia during freezing conditions. His rescuers took him to hospital in the town of Susuman, 400km north of Magadan from where he had set off weeks earlier, and reports claim ‘he could have died’. The 47-year-old’s journey began when he flew from Moscow to Magadan aiming to ride to Lake

Rescued explorer ‘could have died’

FROSTBITE: Jose Andres Abian Pajares was in a bad way when rescued by locals in Russia.

Watch your change NATIONAL POLICE have warned the public to keep an eye out for a coin scam going around Europe once again. Officers first warned about people being short-changed last year but have recently been forced to warn the public again after a rise in reported cases. Police are warning that everyone

Baikal near Irkutsk, about 4,660 km away, sharing his travel experiences on his ‘around the world’ blog. He has previously documented his cycling adventures from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Romania, Iceland and Morocco, to name a few. According to British press reports, Pajares, who is now recovering, will have to spend New Year in the remote area of Siberia as there are no flights out of the region until January.

SHORT-CHANGED: Check your change carefully.

should check their change carefully after every transaction to make sure they have not been given either a Tu r k i s h L i r a , w h i c h l o o k s a l m o s t identical to a one-Euro coin, the Turkish 50 Kurus coin (looks like a twoEuro coin) Jamaican 20 Dollar coin (looks like a one-Euro coin), the Pol-

ish 5 Zlotych coin (similar to a twoEuro coin) and the Venezuelan Bolivar (very similar to the one-Euro coin). According to the National Police, these coins are very similar to the real Euro but their value is much, much lower.

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Terror networks dismantled THE National Police has investigated and disassembled jihadist terror networks in various prisons. Police infiltrated and shut down a network of prisoners dedicated to the financing of jihadist terrorism from their cells. The National Police operation went ahead after successful investigations were carried out into the alleged terrorist activities and organisations working within Spain’s prison system. The operation has resulted in the detention and imprisonment of several people for crimes against public health. The National Police claim drug-related activities from within the prison walls were being used to fund jihadist terrorist organisations which used goods transportation companies to traffic weapons and people across Europe from North Africa and Syria. One of the investigated prisoners has also been charged with the crimes of jihadist recruitment and indoctrination in prison.

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Brexit pension rights TH E B r i t i sh g o v e r n m e n t h a s re leased a notice of guidance to outline the rights of UK nationals in the EU on regards to the allocation of benefits and pensions, should the UK leave the European Union without an agreement. The government issued a statement assuring that UK nationals living in EU member states, such as Spain, will continue to receive their state pension from Britain. The st a t e m e n t a l so an s w e re d questions regarding whether UK nationals will continue to get their state pension uprated under no-deal: ‘The UK leaving the EU will not affect entitlement to continue receiving the UK State Pension if you live in the EU, and we are committed to uprate across the EU in 2019 to 2020. ‘We would wish to continue uprating p e n si o n s b e y o n d th at b u t w ould t a k e d e c i si o n s in lig h t o f whether, as we would hope and expect, reciprocal arrangements with the EU are in place.’ The statement confirms UK nationals living in Spain will continue to get their benefits, including child

GUIDE: Pensions will be uprated in the short term as Secretary of State Amber Rudd (inset) considers the issue. benefits and disability benefits in the case of a no-deal Brexit. The statement addressed UK national eligibility for in-country benefits, paid for by Spain: ‘In the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the UK will call on the EU and its member countries to continue their commitments to

EU citizens and protect the rights of UK nationals living in EU countries. ‘We want UK nationals to be able to stay in the EU countries which they live in when the UK leaves the EU, and for their rights to employment, healthcare, education, benefits and services to be protected.

In regards to UK nationals residing in the European Economic Area (EEA) which have an annuity or personal pension from a UK-based firm, the UK government has said: ‘If you live in the EEA and have an annuity or personal pension with a UK-based firm, your firm should have made plans to make sure you can still get payments from your annuity or personal pension, even if the UK l eaves t he EU wi t hout a deal. ‘If your firm needs to make any changes to your annuity or personal pension or the way it provides it, your firm should contact you. ‘If you have any concerns about whether you might be affected you should contact your firm.’ In r egar ds t o UK nat i onal s i n Spain with a private occupational pension in Britain, the government has said: ‘There is nothing in UK private occupational pensions legislation which prevents occupational pension schemes from making pension payments overseas. ‘We do not expect t hi s wi l l change as a result of the UK withdrawing from the EU.’

Violent protests FIFTEEN people were injured, including four police officers and a journalist, during protests by the Committees of Defence of the Republic (CDR) in Barcelona, during which stones and other objects were thrown.

According to Spanish reports, the reporter was ‘punched in the nose’ causing cuts to his face. The majority of the hurt people were treated at the scene, while three were taken to hospital. Six arrests were made.

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Grisly find A HUMAN head has been found in a cave in the Sierre de Las Villas. Three cavers, members of the Alto Guadalquivir Speleology Group, came across the gruesome find during a routine exploration, but have been banned from revealing the exact location until an investigation has been completed. But reports suggest the head composed of the skull and part of the jaw. The bones were handed over to the Guardia Civil and Judicial Police officers, who have begun an inquiry to clarify the ‘possible legal and archaeological’ implications. Tests are being carried out to determine circumstances and personal details, and missing persons’ records are being checked.

Index table CATALUÑA ranks fourth in the Regional Competitiveness Index of Spain for the second year running. The table is the result of the analysis of seven ‘competitive axes’ : economic environment, labour market, human capital, institutional environment, basic infrastructures, business efficiency and innovation. The Index was published by the Council of Economists of Spain and places Andalucia, Extremadura, Canarias, Castilla La Mancha and Balearic Islands at the opposite end of the scale.

Boundary threat THE Spanish navy has been criticised after one of its vessels allegedly followed a British submarine leaving Gibraltar. A source told one publication, a Spanish ship followed nuclear submarine HMS Talent as it left the Port of Gibraltar on Friday afternoon on a secret mis-

sion. The ship reportedly only backed off when a British Royal Navy vessel intervened. Critics claim this breached maritime laws and, ‘is a clear saber-rattling exercise in Madrid, which flexes its muscles again over the disputed British enclave.’

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THE number of abortions in Spain rose slightly in 2017, breaking a succession of years since 2011 in which it has decreased, but the figure for those women under 20 years old went down by 0.2 per cent.

Song vote SPAIN’S voting competition to choose its song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 is underway, and people have the opportunity to vote for their favourite three songs every day until January 2.

Fish quota SPAIN has stuck to its fishing quota for hake for the fourth consecutive year after the EU raised the total catch allowance by 14 per cent, with the country’s fishermen permitted to catch some 5,923 tons in 2019.

A DUTCH man who was arrested in Salou on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack was later found to be ‘struggling with mental health problems.’ The 29-year-old, known as Khalid M, was detained as a result of his ‘disorderly behaviour’. He had written ‘incompre-

CUTTING EDGE: Alberto Olmedo works his hairraising magic. A SAMURAI sword-wielding hairdresser has become a social media sensation after a video was uploaded showing him shearing a client’s long curly hair with the long blade. Rather than using traditional scissors or clippers, Madrid-based barber, Alberto Olmedo, can be seen using several sharp swords to expertly hack at the woman’s hair. In the clip, videoed by a stunned friend of the client, Alberto then dons Wolverine-like claws and blades on his fingers to finish off the styling as his female client leans back in her chair and lets her hair spill over the edge. The barber defends his bizarre methods by claiming the unusual tools ensure that he cuts both sides of the hair equally by allowing him to be precise. Speaking to Middle East broadcaster Al Jazeera, Alberto said ‘it’s a bit medieval, but sometimes you have to use your imagination to get positive results’.

No threat hensible symbols’ on the mirror of his hotel room in Vilasec and later reportedly stood screaming ‘incoherent things about his mother’ in front of a police station. Officers arrested him a few

kilometres away where he was found sitting barefoot in his car at a petrol station. A psychiatrist was called in to assess the ‘suspect’ who is ‘not known to be a jihadist.’

PACT: Spain has made migration commitment.

Officials hail migration deal SPAIN’S government has welcomed the approval of a UN global migration pact saying it provides a “robust” framework to manage the movement of people at an international level. Foreign Ministry officials said Spain was committed to implementing the 23 objectives of the Global Compact on Migration, which the UN’s General Assembly adopted last week. Commitments including better migration data gathering, reducing the need for people to leave their home country and combating trafficking represent a “solid step forward”, officials said.

RATING agency Moody’s has concluded in a report that Spain and Portugal are better placed than Italy to

“Spain views the adoption of the pact very positively. It will allow global progress on achieving UN objectives on secure, orderly and regulated migration,” the Foreign Ministry said. UN Secretary General Antomio Guterres said the agreement would benefit migrations and countries of origin, transit and destination. The deal has proved controversial in some quarters. Protests were held in some European countries and the deal pushed Belgium’s government to the brink of political crisis. The United States has refused to sign up to the pact.

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face the end of the purchase programme of debt that the European Central Bank has carried out since 2015.

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Out of work MORE than a quarter of people with disabilities in Spain were unemployed in 2017, 2 per cent less than the previous year. But the figure (26.2) is still 9 per cent higher than for those without disabilities, which stands at 17.1 per cent, according to the National Institute of Statistics. A report ‘Employment of people with disabilities, year 2017’ highlights their ‘low participation’ in the labour market. Last year there were 1.8 million people with disabilities of working age (16 to 64), of which 651,700 had jobs.

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Human rights violations THE European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg condemned Spain nine times this year for human rights violations, including for free speech and fair trial violations. The cases which went before the ECHR this year included that of the trial of Arnaldo Otegi and the treatment of protesters who torched images of the royal family. Rights International Spain featured a tally of the cases in this year’s annual Balance of Human Rights in Spain report. The group said there had been no improvement in Spain this year. “The high number of Spanish human rights cases in the ECHR, is striking. “The cases seem to indicate that Spain shows a certain level of reluctance regarding an effective protection of some rights related to political dissent,” the group said. The Spanish government

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CONDEMNED: ECHR rulings included one of the burning of photos of Spain’s royal family in 2007. said earlier this year it was committed to protecting and promoting human rights in Spain and internationally. The case of Arnaldo Otegi saw the ECHR condemn Spain for denying him and others a fair and impartial trial. Otegi was sentenced to 11

years in prison over links to the Basque nationalist ETA terror group. His sentence was later cut to six years by Spain’s Supreme Court. The ECHR ruled on Stern Taulats and Roura Capellera, who were each fined €2,700 for burning pictures of the royal family during a demon-

stration in Cataluña’s Girona Province. The court found the fines violated their right to free expression. Other cases included a ruling that supermarket owners breached workers’ rights to privacy by installing hidden security cameras to monitor them.

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Death by neglect probe A HUSBAND has been arrested after his wife died in hospital having been admitted in a ‘state of serious deterioration.’ The 63-year-old from Bages was detained on suspicion of murder ‘by omission’ days after Catalan police learned of his 57-year-old deceased s p o u s e ’s w e a k s t a t e o f health. A n e m e rg e n c y m e d i c a l team reportedly went to t h e v i c t i m ’s h o m e a f t e r receiving an emergency call, and required the assistance of firefighters to get her to hospital. She died a few hours later. An investigation was launched, and the suspect was ‘presumed responsible’ for her condition, and consequently arrested. A court date is to be set.

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Pay cut sends scientist home ERWIN WAGNER, creator of the first transgenic mice, is leaving Spain’s National Centre of Oncological Investigation (CNIO). The Austrian scientist is ‘tired of the lack of support’ and his pay has been cut by 70 per cent, he announced. Wagner, 68, arrived in Spain in 2008 to work on transgenic mice and inflammatory processes. He admitted his earnings were the same as in Austria and Ministry of Science sources revealed he was paid double the centre’s highest salaries. In order to be able to make Wagner an economically interesting offer, the Ministry’s official resources were topped up by the BBVA Foundation. The prestigious scientist also received two grants from the European Research Council with €5 million for five years. But when the BBVA Foundation contribution ended, Wagner’s salary was reduced. “In January 2016 they told me they could not pay me the same amount and cut my salary by 70 per cent. I had a contract but they did not respect it.” He went on to say it should have been possible to find ways permitting ‘an attractive offer’ and mentioned conversations with the Severiano Ballesteros Foundation. “But the rigidity of the Spanish science system would not allow it.”

Rise in suicides DEATHS by suicide in Spain increased by 3.1 per cent in 12 months, last year, to 3,679. This figure is significantly higher than those who lost their lives in traffic accidents, which stood at 1,943 in 2017, an increase of 2.8 per cent.

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Drunk on a plane A ‘DRUNK’ passenger has been arrested after allegedly making homophobic remarks to a member of easyJet’s cabin crew on a flight bound to the UK from Spain. The 42-year-old man, from Guildford, Surrey was arrested on suspicion of being drunk on an aircraft. The easyJet flight EZY8706, from Tenerife, Canary Islands to London Gatwick Airport, landed at about 11pm, where officers from Sussex Po-

lice apprehended the man. Police report receiving ‘a request for assistance in dealing with a drunk and abusive passenger’ while the aircraft was in flight at about 10pm. Police tweeted: ‘Drunk passenger arrested upon landing into Gatwick Airport tonight, due to him verbally abusing a member of crew with homophobic comments during the flight. Unacceptable and we will be robust with individuals.’

An airline spokesman said: “easyJet’s cabin crew are trained to assess and evaluate all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time. “Whilst such incidents are quite rare, we take them very seriously and we do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour on board.

HOMOPHOBIC: Drunk abused cabin crew.

FLYWEIGHT star Maria Jesus Rosa, who made history in women’s boxing when she became Spain’s first ever world champion 15 years ago, has died of cancer aged 44. The pioneering athlete was diagnosed with the disease just a couple of months ago, and lost her fight last week. The Spanish Federation of

Female boxing legend dies Boxing said it was saddened by the death of ‘the sensational Madrid boxer’ describing her illness as ‘unjust, painful, cruel.’

The statement went on to say that Rosa will be remembered ‘for her perennial and contagious smile, and her vitality,’ adding that ‘she has

disappeared from this world, but her story has not ended, she is the history of our boxing.’ Rosa finished her career in the boxing ring on a high with an outstanding record of 19 wins and only one defeat. This was during a world title fight on September 10, 2005 against Gernman Regina Halmich.

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Franco burial appeal by Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the family of former dictator Francisco Franco to halt preparations for the proposed exhuming of his remains. The court’s Contentious-Administrative Chamber, ruled that the appeal over Franco’s remains moving from the Valley of the Fallen should not be heard. The appeal was dismissed because exhumation procedures remain incomplete, according to court sources. The Franco family had appealed to the court to stop moves towards the exhumation while outstanding legal issues including the former dictator’s final resting place are dealt with. The seven grandchildren of Franco have been locked in legal wrangling over his exhumation after the Council of Ministers approved the plans in November. The family want him to be buried in a crypt in Madrid’s La Almudena Cathedral while the government opposes this over

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Sailors killed at sea THREE fishermen died and six survivors were rescued after their boat sank in rough seas, four miles south of Cape Fisterra in A Coruña. A 10th crew member of The Sin Querer 2 vessel, based in Portonovo, Sanxenxo, was missing at the time of going to press. Two sailors who were in the area managed to pull the survivors to safety after they had jumped into the water in auxiliary rafts. They were transferred to the ports of Fisterra and Muro. Salvamento Martimo’s national co-ordination centre in Madrid deployed two helicopters, Salvamar Regulus and Helimer 401, and the crews recovered the three corpses from the sea before beginning the search for the missing fishermen.

Royal portrait EXHUMATION: The government wants to remove Franco’s remains. concerns it could become a farright pilgrimage site. Government sources said they were preparing a decree against the plans. Efforts to deal with the exhumation plans in parliament have stumbled recently due to opposition from the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos.

The Valley of the Fallen, near Madrid, is controversial due to housing Franco’s remains and the fact it was built by forced labour from political prisoners. In Cataluña, Barcelona City Council has passed a motion calling for Spain to ban a group which promotes Franco’s legacy. Deputy Mayor Jaume Asens

said the motion on the Francisco Franco Foundation was passed over concerns the group’s existence violated Spain’s Historical Memory Laws and human rights. The Foundation claims its existence is permitted under free speech laws and does nothing illegal.

SPAIN’S parliament has commissioned a new port rai t of K i ng Fel i pe cost i ng €88,000, f or a room i n t he Congress of Deputies which already features pictures of the king and queen. The Congress’ Bureau, made up of representatives from Spain’s main political parties, approved plans for the painting last week. Represent at i ves f rom t he l ef t i st Podemos party voted against the plans. It is set to be painted by Hernan Cortes, 65, from Cadiz, who is considered one of the country’s leading portrait artists.

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EU’s veto plans STRAWS and plastic cutlery are among a list of single-use products which the European Union has ordered must be taken off the market from 2021 as part of a fight against marine pollution. These items are two of the 10 most frequently discarded products found on European beaches, and institutions within the EU have closed ‘in record time’ an agreement to veto their ‘commercialisation.’ Member states now have until two years to make changes to their national legislation. The aim is to eliminate from supermarkets the plastic products for single use that ‘have easily available and affordable alternatives.’

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Gangs at war SPANISH media have attributed the escalation of violence witnessed this year on the Costa del Sol to the rivalry between new international crime gangs which have expanded their enterprises to the south of Spain. The number of recorded cases of gang violence on the Costa del Sol has risen this year and has been widely reported across the Spanish and British Press. Incidents involving arson, explosive devices, horrific torture and murder as well as the confiscation of deadly weapons have been tackled by Spanish police forces on a frequent basis in 2018. T h e v ic tims an d alle ge d ins tiga tors of the c rime s h a v e b e e n D u tc h, B ritis h, Sw e dis h, French, Croatian and Spanish. In a move to bring an end to the escalating violence, Spanish police have installed billboards on the Costa del Sol featuring the mugshots of the most wanted alleged criminals on the coast. One anonymous police officer told a wellknown Spanish media publication, the Costa del Sol had become a ‘melting pot of delinquency.’ The officer alleges that elite narcos and organisations use the Costa to conduct their illegal affairs. The anonymous policeman also claimed the infrastructure on the Costa del Sol is ideal and logistically, perfectly positioned for conducting illegal affairs. He cited the proximity to Morocco

WANTED: The officer alleges that elite narcos and organisations use the Costa del Sol to conduct their illegal affairs. and the presence of an international airport as factors in the criminal’s choice in location. Police sources on the Costa del Sol have also attributed the rise in gang violence to the influx of cocaine to the Costa, an alleged product of increased narcotics production in Colombia. Police in Spain are said to be aware of over 100 criminal organisations at present on the Costa del Sol, the majority of which use the black

Tourism ups and downs SPAIN’S National Institute of Statistics (INE) has just published a set of official and detailed figures relating to the country’s tourism industry for 2017. They revealed that the sector accounted for 11.7 per cent of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a total of €137,020 million. Despite the figures showing that around 2.6 million jobs were created in the sector (representing 12.8 per cent of Spain’s total employment),

they were 10 per cent down on the number reached in 2016. However, spending by visitors continued to grow as it has done in recent years and accounted for 50 per cent of the final GDP figure. Overall, the increase in tourism GDP was 5.6 per cent up year-on-year and since 2010 has been the individual sector that has grown at a higher rate than the Spanish economy as a whole.

market to attain weaponry. National Police unit UDYCO have called for tougher policing and the introduction of harsher sentences to control the escalating violence levels on the Costa del Sol. UDYCO have pr om i sed t o cont i nue t hei r crackdown on gang crime but fear this year’s violence could be just the start of the coast’s gang troubles.

Arrested after 37 years OFFICERS of the Guardia Civil have arrested a 73-year-old man in Castellon accused of killing his partner back in 1981. At the time of the incident she was five months pregnant, and her body wasn’t discovered until 1998 on a piece of land in Sant Salvador de Guardiol, Barcelona when the

owner was in the process of digging a hole to plant an olive tree. According to reports, the victim - who was subsequently identified thanks to DNA profiling - died after being shot in the head, as well as showing signs of receiving a heavy blow to the jaw.

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SPAIN’S first female photojournalist, Joana Biarnes, who exclusively covered the Beatles’ tour of Barcelona in 1965, has died due to ‘health complications.’ Joana Biarnes, 83, first achieved professional recognition in 1962 for her extensive reports on the devastating floods in her birthplace, Terrassa, which claimed the lives of hundreds of people. She went on to specialise in

Lady of the lens dies the portraits of numerous personalities, including Salvador Dali, Orson Welles, Lola Flores and Roman Polanski, before retiring in 1985. Paying tribute on Twitter,

GRAFFITI: Slogans were found sprayed on Podemos’ Alicante City headquarters.

Far-right vandals strike LEADING members of leftist parties in Spain have spoken out after local branch offices were found plastered with farright and fascist graffiti. Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias shared pictures on Twitter of his party’s Alicante City headquarters sprayed with slogans including: ‘Reds, No,’ ‘Spain is not touched’ and ‘The Falange.’ The latter is the name for fascists who support

former dictator Francisco Franco. “Graffiti on party buildings doesn’t help. The ones who do it almost never come out in the media,” Iglesias said. Antonio Maillo, of Izquierda Unida (IU) in Andalucia, replied to Iglesias with a picture of his party’s offices in the Malaga Province town of Antequera also covered in spray paint.

Slogans included: ‘Long life Franco,’ ‘Long live Spain’ and ‘Sons of B******.’ The graffiti comes as tensions between radical leftwingers and the far-right have risen following Vox’s winning of 12 seats in recent elections in Andalucia. The party is known for its hard-line stances on immigration, Spanish unionism and social issues.

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Photographic Social Vision, a foundation which represents photojournalists, said: “Joana left us due to a sudden complication of her health. She was a woman fighter, kind, coherent, humble, generous, intelligent, with values and principles, fair, respectful. We have all lost a great friend and photographer.” IN THE PICTURE: Joana Biarnes spent a lifetime the other side of the camera (inset).

EU vote hopes THE European Commission’s envoy to Spain has welcomed the possibility that there might be a boost to voter turnout in EU parliamentary elections scheduled for this coming May. Ioannis Virvilis said EU officials expected a higher number of people to vote due to bloc elections taking place the same day as local and regional ballots. “Something which citizens sometimes don’t re-

alise is that we have to elect the European Parliament because it will decide if there will be more money for the Common Agricultural Policy, for security or to meet the challenge of migration,” Virivillis said. Virivillis added that EU was hoping for turnouts of up to 70 per cent when voters go to the polls on Sunday May 26, 2019. The turnout in Spain at the last EU elections in 2019 was 43.8 per cent.

Human rights row SPAIN has been slammed for ordering the deportation of two immigrants convicted of drug trafficking, for ‘not taking into account their family ties or roots in the country’. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg condemned the order, claiming it violated the two Moroccans’ right to ‘respect for private and family life’, set out in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Aziz Saber, 33, and Hamza Boughassal, 31, both moved to Spain in 1998, living with their families and attending schools in Girona, with long-term five-year residence permits. In 2008, both men were given sentences of one year in prison suspended (Saber), and three years and one day (Boughassal) for drug trafficking by the Criminal Court No 1 of Girona. The authorities reportedly began an administrative expulsion procedure following the convictions, and several arrests between 2004 and 2010. According to an EU ruling, a long-term resident alien ‘cannot be removed from the country’ for having been sentenced to more than one year in prison.

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Eyeing up The Rock SPAIN’S conservative opposition party has urged the government to seize the opportunity presented by ongoing Brexit uncertainty to assert sovereignty claims over Gibraltar. Members of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Senate have tabled a motion calling for cosovereignty over the British enclave. The motion, which is non-binding, outlines plans including dual citizenship for Gibraltarians and changes to the territories tax rules. Jose Ignacio Landaluce, PP Senator for Algeciras, said now was the opportune time to extract a deal on The Rock from Britain. Opponents say ‘waving a flag’ will not solve anything. PP leader Pablo Casado claimed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wasted a ‘historic opportunity’ over Gibraltar during Brexit talks. Britain has repeatedly stated it will not compromise on Gibraltar. Spain ceded the territory in 1713 and has claimed sovereignty over it since.

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New vote date By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S prime minister has announced a new date for a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal as doubts continue over whether it will pass and no-deal planning intensifies. The new date of the so-called ‘meaningful vote’ on Brexit, which Theresa May must win to seal her Withdrawal Agreement, has been set for Monday, January 14. The announcement comes as the government attempted to turn attention to domestic issues and post-Brexit Britain with a raft of announcements on economic and environmental policy, among others. It also comes as Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour opposition attempted to pile pressure on the government with mixed results. The government’s proposals for after Brexit, which include bolstering worker’s rights and environmental protection rules, were made in tandem with contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit scenario. Around 3,500 troops have been put on standby and €2.2 billion worth of funds set aside for government departments to

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Ireland’s plan for no-deal IRELAND’S government has unveiled its 130-page no-deal Brexit contingency plan which includes plans to make sure flights are not interrupted if no withdrawal agreement is reached by March 29, 2019.

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NEW DATE: Parliament is set to vote on January 14. handle a no-deal withdrawal. Brussels has said EU officials are also preparing contingency measures and member states including Spain and Ireland have also followed suit. Britain’s Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay called on MPs to back the deal while speaking in the House of Commons. “The Brexit deal we will present to the House in the New Year is a good deal. It is the only deal. To reject this deal makes a

no-deal far more likely,” Barclay said. Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer hit back, claiming May’s deal is highly unlikely to get through parliament as it currently stood. “The majority in this house are not likely to support the Prime Minister’s deal, whenever it is put,” he said. Without substantial changes to the current deal, back up plans may soon be put into effect.

BRITAIN’S Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said a second referendum on EU membership could be a ‘plausible’ way forward if MPs cannot agree on the terms of withdrawal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May.

Green body ECOLOGICAL groups have criticised the government’s plan to deliver a ‘Green Brexit’ by creating a new watchdog which would take over the European Commission’s role of enforcing environmental laws, claiming that the agency’s powers would be too weak.

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STUNNING: Largest Christmas tree in Europe.

Tallest tree in Europe GRANADA boasts the largest Christmas tree in Europe and the second largest in the world. Located at the Nevada Shopping Centre in Armilla, the Ilmex Illumination creation stands at 56 metres, the height of a huge building. And according to holiday and tourism portal Rumbo.es, the festive spectacle is a huge crowd puller, with reservations in the area rising by 22.4 per cent last year in the run up to and during its debut.

Designers spent months designing and installing the tree, which is made of aluminium rods and steel wire, but consists mainly of electric standard and flash garlands and string lights - thousands of LEDs. A company spokesperson said: “For our team, the holiday season is a year round process as they gather their inspiration for the next holiday.” The biggest Christmas tree in the world is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is 84 metres tall.

POSITIVE: Drink driver five times over the limit. A MOTORIST caught driving with a blood/alcohol recording five times higher than the national legal limit has been arrested by Cataluña’s police force, Mossos d’Esquadra. Officers also found that the man’s licence had previously been suspended judicially and the vehicle he was driving had not passed its ITV, the Spanish road inspection test. According to reports, the driver also failed to provide valid insurance for the car when stopped in the Pobla de Mafumet in Tarragona.

Police sources explained that on the morning of last Saturday, they were called out to reports a 42-year-old man had been intercepted by members of the neighbourhood after he nearly collided with a number of other vehicles on Reus Street. The driver was breathalysed and found to be positive for alcohol with a reading of 1.16 milligrams per litre. The maximum legal alcohol reading in Spain is currently 0.25.

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MEDIA POSTS: There were entries from victims across 60 countries with 34 per cent from Spain.

‘VANGUARD’: Sanchez (inset) praised female activists. SPAIN’S prime minister has said the nation’s women have put the country in the ‘vanguard’ of the global gender equality movement through their activism this year. Pedro Sanchez said demonstrations such as the women’s general strike on March 8 showed activists were committed to achieving equality between men and women. He was speaking at an event

for women organised to mark the 40th anniversary of Spain’s Constitution. “Equality between women and men is not negotiable. There is no going back, but forward towards more equality, more feminism and more women in public life,” Sanchez said. “Without women and without their tireless struggle, Spain would not be the tolerant, open

and admired country which it is today,” the Prime Minister added. Sanchez called on men to help gain more equality for women and said the struggle for equal rights was far from over. Millions of Spanish women took to the streets of cities across the country in March this year to protest against what they said was ongoing inequality and gender discrimination.

The start of a movement ON April 26, 2018 at 10.21am, following the controversial verdict to

t h e Wo l f P a c k c a s e i n Spain, Cristina Fallarás took to social media to inspire victims of sexual abuse to tell the world of their own experiences, she featured the hashtag o n Tw i t t e r ‘ # c u e n t a l o ’ (Tellit) and started an inspirational viral movement. In just hours, other victims of sexual abuse, inspired by Cristina’s hashtag, began to break the silence on their own histories of sexual abuse. Between April 26 and May 9, the Twitter movement registered three-million ‘#cuentalo’ tweets. The movement also reached Latin America, and 790,000 people, mostly women, offered to share their story on social media, messages which were shared far and wide. According to data analysts working in conjunction with the Spanish media, 9.8 per cent of all recorded tweets involved stories of murder, 14 per cent of tweets mentioned cases of rape and 28 per cent spoke of sexual assault. Physical abuse was apparent in 15.7 per cent of the ‘#cuentalo’ tweets and

sexual harassment featured in 35.5 per cent of the posts. Some 29.5 per cent spoke of a fear of leaving the home at night or walking alone. Wo m e n u n d e r t h e a g e of 18 contributed 3,500 of the ‘#cuentalo’ stories and there were more than 1,000 tweets from girls under 12 years old. In total, entries from victims across 60 countries were recorded, 34 per cent of all social media posts were from Spain. The movement was initially inspired after ‘La Manada’ (The Wolf Pack) were convicted for sexual assault and not rape in a controversial verdict that enraged many in Spain. Paula Borja, from Barcelona, used 219 characters to relay her mess a g e o n Tw i t t e r, w r i t i n g : “I am 32 years old and I wake up scared in the night when the quilt falls o f f . I f e l t t h e s a m e w a y when I was little. The man who should have loved me the most, used to throw the quilt on the g r o u n d a n d t h a t ’s w h e n everything started #tellit.”

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Pit closures SPAIN has signed a letter in support of an agreement which will see the closure of coal plants in Europe, while providing a system of guarantees for other technologies to support renewable energies. The letter has been signed by 12 other countries, including the UK.

BENIDORM: Ignoring tax advice. THE Spanish government has been advised by experts to implement a tourist tax in resorts on the Spanish peninsula. From a financial point of view, experts have suggested that the Spanish government should apply a tax between two and five Euros per day. Despite the advice, resorts in Benidorm will not be adding the tax any time soon. Antonio Pérez, mayor of Benidorm, has told the Span-

Tourist tax ish press: “At the moment, the tourism municipalities are simply promoting VAT as a generous income for the coffers of the state.” Other Spanish destinations are currently considering the proposal. Valencia and the Canary Islands are some of the desti-

nations which are said to be considering implementing the new tourist tax. Cataluña (Costa Brava) and the Balearic Islands have already introduced the tax for overnight stays. The tax in Cataluña reportedly brings in around €50 million a year.

The mayor of Salou (Cataluña), Pere Granados, addressed during a conference in the Canary Islands the benefits of the tourist tax: “It is working fine,” he said. Granados claims that 50 per cent of the money collected by the tax remained in the municipality.

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Nude photo acquittal profiles in 2017. After making the first, he contacted his daughter and asked her to upload nude photos of herself, telling her that she had a ‘very good body.’ The man then made a second profile and asked the girl about her virginity and sexual orientation before sending a picture of a naked torso of a boy. He then asked her to send pictures of her naked breasts. The court heard the man became concerned about his

daughter’s welfare online after viewing videos she had uploaded to social media showing her drinking alcohol and smoking marihuana. He also suspected she had published nude photographs but could not view her acc ount be c a us e s he ha d blocked him. The court ruled the man had been motivated by the need to protect his daughte r ’s w e lfa re a nd not by sexual desires. Credit: JordiPedrosa1/Twitter

A COURT in Asturias has cleared a man on trial for asking his 14-year-old daughter for nude photographs online after finding out it was to educate her about internet safety. The Second Criminal Court of Aviles heard from defence lawyer Marco Antonio Fernandez Pintado that the defendant wanted to alert his daughter to the risks of sharing sexually explicit photos. The court heard the man created two fake social media

CLEARED: The court heard the man had contacted his daughter on social media.

Failed raid THIEVES blew up a Caixa Bank ATM during the early hours of the morning, but ended up leaving empty handed. Explosives specialists Tedax, were de-

ployed to the branch in Blanes, Selva, and found the cash machine destroyed together with a collapsed roof. The suspects had already fled the scene.

Bus falls on car

A BUS with 18 passengers fell off a steep bank in Alora on the Costa del Sol, Spain. According to Spanish media, emergency services were involved in the rescue. The vehicle fell down a drop of about three metres for reasons which are unclear. The bus fell on its side, on a car which had parked in the area and in which fortunately there were no occupants. Witnesses claim that the bus was in a very unstable position on top of the car, so the priority

of the emergency services was to secure it before removing the passengers from the bus. The Provincial Consortium of Bomberos of Campillos and Coin, Local Police, Guardia Civil, Civil Protection and ambulances were called to the scene. Emergency services treated six people although none were seriously injured. They suffered from scratches, bumps and anxiety attacks, and some of them were sent to the Hospital del Guadalhorce for a follow-up medical examination.

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Body is missing Brit A BODY found on the coast of Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife, Spain on December 4 has been identified by DNA tests as British girl Amy Louise Gerard. The Gerard family reported: ‘DNA results confirm our worst nightmare and we are devastated because Amy is not with us any more.’ In the statement posted to social media site Facebook, the family were able to confirm the news of Amy

Louise’s death. However, it remains unknown at this time the circumstances of her death: ‘The police investigation continues and there is no more information to share at this moment,’ added the family. The family have reportedly been aided throughout this difficult time by the Lucie Blackman Foundation, which helps relatives of missing persons abroad. Amy Louise Gerard was

Safe with family BRITISH expat, Donald Wright, has been found safe in the UK after being reported missing nearly three weeks ago by his wife in Fuengirola (Malaga). H i s w i f e , Ay s l a Wr i g h t , h a s i n formed the public via Facebook that she received a call f r o m M r Wr i g h t , and was informed he was safe with a family member. Mr Wright had apparently driven through Spain and France and taken a Ferry from Calais to get to the UK.

TRAGIC: Amy (inset) was found at Puerto de la Cruz. 28 years old and worked in Loro Parque on the Canary Island of Tenerife as an ani-

mal trainer. She disappeared on November 30 after spending the night in a bar with some

friends on the island. National Police report that the case is now under ‘secrecy of summary.’

A world of web dwellers MORE spiders are likely to be lurking across Spain than the 1,300 recorded species, according to experts. If funding was available to fund more extensive research, scientists from Barcelona believe the list of eight-legged varieties could be far higher. A study of this particular faunal group, carried out by the Faculty of Biology and the Institute for Biodiversity Research of the University of Barcelona, the Experimental Station of Arid Zones and the University of Helsinki, examined 20,539 spiders found in national parks across the country. They found specimens of seven species which have never previously been detected in this country, and a further 11 which may be totally new to science.

SPIDER PARADISE: Spain is home to more than 1,300 species. Study director Miquel Angel Arnedo said “there are still many species of spiders to discover,” adding that results show the “lack of sys-

tematic sampling of the arachnological biodiversity of the country and are a good example of how little we still know about our own fauna.”

Toys for everyone THE Institute of Catalan Women (ICD) wants to overturn the gender-stereotyping which is present in children’s toys. It has launched the Let’s Overturn Stereotypes campaign with four posters which combine images of toys traditionally identified as suitable for one gender or another, but not both. One poster shows Superman’s characteristic S painted pink with a skirt below it and the message: ‘I have superpowers when I dance.’ Another has a rugby ball topped with a witch’s hat and declares: ‘I can cast spells with my rugby ball.’

Up until January 7, posters, written and social media and videos will put across the message that toys are more than a game and are instrumental in building imaginations and identities. The ICD aims to promote education in the values and attitudes of equality and teach children not to discriminate on the grounds of gender. Let’s Overturn Stereotypes is the association’s third annual campaign in its bid to eliminate the propagation of sexist concepts via toys.

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River death

THE president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano GarciaPage, has suggested to the Spanish Prime M i n i s t e r, Pedro Sanchez, in a meeting held this week that he should call a general election in autumn 2019 if the national budgets do not get approved next year. With Sanchez leading a minority PSOE government with just 85 of the 350 seats, this is a potential scenario without support from other parties. According to reports, both men had a ‘very frank, sincere and cordial’ meeting in Madrid which lasted for more than an hour.

A FEMALE motorist died after her car left the road and overturned in a nearby river in Abegondo. A passenger travelling with the victim managed to escape from the car, but the deceased was trapped inside, and Betanzos firefighters had to pull her body free last Wednesday morning. The survivor was transferred to the University Clinical Hospital of A Coruña.

NATURE CALL: The WWF has called for action on the Doñana National Park.

National park call A CONSERVATION NGO has called on the UN to take Spain to task on what it alleges is the country’s failure to prevent the exploitation of a national park. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Spain’s Climate Change Ministry and the Junta de Andalucia regional authority of failing to comply with conservation rules for the Doñana National Park. The WWF claimed both au-

thorities had allowed water and gas extraction, mining and the dredging of the Guadalquivir River at the site in western Andalucia. The natural space was becoming ‘threatened’ as a result, WWF said. Juan Carlos del Olmo, of WWF Spain, said: “UNESCO must hold Spain responsible for mistreating our common heritage.” It comes as Spain sent a re-

port to the UN’s UNESCO body in early December outlining steps it was taking towards protecting the park. The WWF said these were declarations of intent and not legally binding. It has also said it will spend millions on monitoring inland waterways in Doñana and in other Spanish rivers. The Doñana National Park covers an area of 543 square kilometres. It is home to thou-

sands of animals and bird species, some of which are endangered.

Caught in the act A BUNGLING thief needed hospital treatment after becoming trapped in a store’s metal shutters as he was trying to make his getaway. Badajoz police officers were called after the 41-yearold’s screams for help were heard by the shop manager, and officers escorted him while he received medical attention, before making an arrest.

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Wonder winner THE Caceres town of Robledillo de Gata has been hailed the first Rural Wonder of Spain 2018 after receiving almost 20 per cent of the 11,000 travellers’ votes. The contest is staged annually by the HomeAway vacation platform contest.

In second place was Chelva in Valencia which received 10.6 per cent, followed by Ribadesella in Asturias (9.8 per cent). Fourth and fifth place were taken by Vejer de la Frontera in Cadiz (7.8) and Valderrobres in Teruel (7.1).

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Artefact haul GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Castilla y Leon have seized 257 archaeological items which date from ancient times to the 15th century and are estimated to be worth almost €307,000. Police seized the items as part of Operation Fibulas, an investigation into artefacts allegedly illegally taken from sites in the Valle del Tiertar area during the 1980’s and 1990’s. Virginia Barcones, the Spanish government’s representative in Castilla y Leon, said the investigation had helped to recover items which belonged in the public domain. The investigation which led to the seizing of the artefacts began in April. The probe led officers to uncover a seal, dating from the 15th century

ITEMS SEIZED: Police uncovered a total of 257 artefacts. which someone in Avila Province allegedly possessed illegally. A further 256 items were then uncovered. These included a flint arrowhead and a bronze and silver coin which are believed to have been mint-

Cannabis controls

MORE than 120,000 patients are using medicinal cannabis without any professional supervision or control, exposing themselves to legal and health issues. This is the finding of the Spanish Medicinal Cannabis Observatory, which has criticised the lack of regulation and expressed its ‘absolute perplexity to the current situation of therapeutic cannabis when there are thou-

ed by the Iberian civilisation in the 1st century BCE. A further 124 Roman coins and stone objects were found, as well as 58 ceramics. All the pieces are set to be handed over to the Museum of Avila.

sands of preclinical and clinical studies which support its properties’. While acknowledging more research is needed, the observatory notes that countries like Canada or Israel which have medicinal dispensation programmes, controlled by the government, with cannabis traced, analysed and dispensed under medical supervision, ‘are working with very good results’.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

A year of change By Joe Gerrard AS Spain prepares to welcome the arrival of a New Year this Tuesday, it is worth taking stock of the eventful 2018 we are leaving behind. We will go into 2019 with a new government which has already made significant political moves and has also had its fair share of scandals and setbacks. Regionally, tensions show no sign of abating in Cataluña while in the south, political parties continue to wrangle over who will take power in Andalucia. Efforts to muster support for the government’s budget also look set to continue into the New Year. If they come to nought then a general election could well be on the cards at some point in 2019. One of the first big political events of 2018 saw millions of Spanish citizens take the initiative on one of Spain’s most deep-rooted issues; the treatment of women in society. Around 5.3 million women from across the country staged mass demonstrations on March 8 to demand gender equality and an end to discrimination which they claimed ran through Spanish society. Those issues have

ALL CHANGE: A new government took power this year. continued to make headlines since. June saw the ousting of Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Partido Popular (PP) government over the Gurtel kickbacks-for-contracts scandal. It was the first time in Spain’s democratic history that a government was deposed using the parliamentary motion of censure, or no confidence mechanism. The left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE), led by Pedro Sanchez, took power in its place. The party has since announced a raft of changes including confronting Spain’s authoritarian past and placing a greater emphasis on issues including climate change and gender

equality. The party has been hamstrung by its minority position in parliament and has been rocked by the resignation of ministers over corruption and questions over university qualifications. More recently in Andalucia, Sanchez’s party was delivered an upset with elections thatcould put an end to more than three decades of dominance in the region. The vote was also a breakthrough for the far-right Vox party. Cataluña also made headlines during much of 2018. We go into 2019 with tensions running just as high in the region, more than one year after an independence push first shook Spain to its core.

Women comments BEING a woman in Spain is a ‘bargain’ and the issue of gender violence is overhyped by the media, according to the new head of a far-right party’s Ibiza branch. Jaime Diaz de Entresotos, formerly of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and now a Vox member, told a local newspaper that current gender violence laws should be repealed. He said this was due to the measures assuming that men had urges which needed to be ‘repressed instantly.’ “Spain is not the country in Europe with the highest figures, probably the least. In fact, statistics show that being a woman in Spain is a bargain,” Diaz de Entresotos said. “The topic is being exaggerated in the media. It is a serious problem which must be solved, but we cannot be bombarded with the same news all day,” the Vox leader added. Diaz de Entresotos’ comments come as Andalucian teacher Laura Luelmo was found dead after being sexually assaulted and killed, which a suspect has confessed to. A total of 61 women have been killed in Spain this year, excluding Luelmo, up from 51 in 2017.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 24.1 per cent, 102 seats Partido Popular (PP): 21.2 per cent, 89 seats Ciudadanos: 18.4 per cent, 66 seats Unidos Podemos: 16.7 per cent, 52 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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Police ‘assault’ A GROUP of police officers operating in the Spanish enclave of Melilla who have been reported for assaulting a 17-year-old, have said that, in turn, they were similarly attacked by a group of teenagers. The controversy has been heightened following a video that clearly shows the youngster being laid on the ground in handcuffs and surrounded by police officers. Unions representing the police have now explained what happened leading up to the alleged assault. According to reports, as the police in plainclothes left a restaurant one evening, they were faced by the group who began to hurl stones and bottles at them. Five of them were later treated at the Melilla Hospital for cuts and bruises with one suffering from a broken finger. The investigation into the incident continues.

Death queried ASSOCIATIONS representing animal rights have asked for a full investigation following an alleged killing of a dog by a member of the Guardia Urbana in Barcelona. There are a number of contradictory reasons as to what actually happened, but the police officer said it was a reaction to him being bitten on the arm by the dog. However, witnesses to the incident said while the dog jumped up on the policeman, there was nothing to suggest it was being aggressive. Barcelona City Council defended the actions of the police officer, while animal associations have said the killing was unnecessary.

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Spanish fishing quotas increased SPAIN has announced that it is ‘satisfied’ with the latest distribution of European Union (EU) fishing quotas. After close to 17 hours of negotiations that finished in the early hours of the morning, the Spanish fishing industry came out with an increase in the quota of some of its catches - after

four consecutive years of cuts - and it will be allowed to keep fishing for the popular meluza (hake). According to the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, the positive changes to the quotas have been possible thanks to recent surveys

on fish stocks relating to northern hake, mackerel, sea bass and Norwegian lobster. However, not everyone is happy as environmental organisations have denounced as ‘irres p o n s i b l e a n d i n s u ff i c i e n t ’ t h e a g r e e m e n t reached by the European Commissioners to prolong the overfishing in European waters.

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FEATURE

New regulations for tourist accommodation ON December 14, 2018 the Spanish g o v e r n m e n t a p proved a R o y a l De c re e which modifies the Law of Horizo n t a l Pr o p e r t y a n d the laws for rented property, especially property rented out as tourist accommodation.

T h e Ro y a l D e c re e wa s p o s te d o n th e Bo letin O ficia l d el E s ta d o (the o ffic ia l s tate b u lletin ) or the BOE on December 18 and became law on December 19. T h e n e w d ec re e s t ill needs to be ratified by Con-

gress within 30 days of the date of publication. If it is not ratified, the decree will be de c la re d void a nd the changes and modifications c a n no longe r be imple mented. However if it is ratified, this will bring some welc ome c ha nge s for ma ny owners in residential communities currently unhappy about the sharp increase in neighbouring properties being rented out as short-term tourist accommodation. U nde rs ta nda bly, ma ny ow ne rs but not a ll, fe e l a fundamental incompatibility be tw e e n the ir ow n ofte n quieter home lifestyle and the thrills, spills and noise

Community Law Corner By JosĂŠ Luis Navarro Solicitor for Intercala Administration

joseluis@intercala.com www.intercala.com

with Pete Woodall, Woody’s Los Boliches

generated by the carefree, often stay-up-late tourists on holiday. Previously in order for a community to impose any kind of re s tric tion on a n owner ’s right to run their hous e or a pa rtme nt a s tourist accommodation, the law required a unanimous vote of approval from all the owners, a 100 per cent agreement.

Understandably any owner, even just one, using their pr oper t y or pr oper t i es as t our i st accom m odat i on could vote against any such proposal and defeat the motion. The new decree includes an amendment to the unanimous requirement by reducing the majority needed to pass a m ot i on of t hi s nature to just three-fifths of t he owner s, owni ng three-fifths of the properties within the community according to their community quotas. Meaning this reduced majority is now able to set limits and change the condit i ons f or t our i st

accommodation at any general meeting of the owners far more easily. This includes limiting or prohibiting properties being used as tourist accommodation in a preference for residential occupation and also increasing the community fees by up to 20 per cent for pr oper t i es r ent ed out as tourist accommodation. The Royal Decree does say these new rules cannot be applied retrospectively so it is not yet completely clear, if ratified whether it wi l l aff ect pr oper t i es al ready registered with the Junt a de Andal uci a as tourist accommodation or not. In addition to other measures regarding changes to compulsory conditions for housing rental agreements, t he new decr ee al so requires that within three year s of i t s appr oval , al l r esi dent i al com m uni t i es throughout Spain will need t o i ncr ease t hei r r eser ve f und m i ni m um hol di ng, from the current 5 per cent of the communities last ordinary annual budget to a new m i ni m um of 10 per cent. Many com m uni t i es al ready hold well in excess of the new minimum amount, a m easur e consi der ed ver y sensible by most responsible administrations, others not. However, remember the new decree still needs to be r at i f i ed by Congr ess t o com e i nt o per m anent effect. Meanwhile we the solicitors for Intercala Administration wish the readers of our monthly articles a Happy New Year and as usual recommend they seek competent advice in all matters regarding the law. Feliz Navidad.

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Violent protests FIFTEEN people were injured, including four police offi- cers and a journalist, during protests by the Committees of Defence of the Republic (CDR) in Barcelona, during which stones and other objects were thrown.

According to Spanish reports, the reporter was ‘punched in the nose’ causing cuts to his face. The majority of the hurt people were treated at the scene, while three were taken to hospital. Six arrests were made.

CAPTURED: Three suspected fugitives captured.

Fugitives found in Spain POLICE have arrested three fugitives, including a Brit, who were reportedly hiding out in Spain to evade capture for different crimes in England, Germany and Venezuela. According to a National Police source, the alleged offences include sexual violence, aggression and murder, and the arrests were made in Benidorm, Barcelona and Madrid.

On November 30, a Serbian citizen was arrested in a downtown hotel’ in Barcelona in connection with the attempted rape of a woman as she was entering her home in Stolberg, Germany. That same afternoon, officers detained a British citizen for whom a European Arrest Warrant had been issued following a ‘serious assault’ on a man in Stain-

forth, England. The arrest was made in a campsite in Benidorm. The third suspect, from Venezuela, ‘captured’ was subject to an International Arrest Order for murder and was arrested in Madrid. He had reportedly been charged with killing a Bolivian National Police officer and his wife, who were shot several times in the city of Caracas.

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NEWSDESK COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

With six editions on the Spanish Costas and Mallorca we cover the main expat areas of Spain - take a look at what is happening around our regions. phy in Cuevas del Almanzora 1865-1973’ exhibition, which runs until March 22 at the Antonio Manuel Campoy La Tercia hall. “Throughout its history, the castle has been the main emblem of our town, and as it could not be any other way, for a year it is going to be the nerve centre of the most important acts we are going to celebrate,” the mayor said.

MALLORCA

Fake items destroyed A SPECIALIST group of Torrevieja’s Local Police has begun to destroy a significant amount of the counterfeit goods which have been confiscated during the past year. A total of 35,000 fake items such as watches, sunglasses, CDs and DVDs estimated to have been worth around €700,000 on the black market have been crushed. Mayor of Torrevieja, Jose Manuel Dolon, was present at the event when the material was destroyed by heavy equipment. He said: “The subject of counterfeit goods is something we take very seriously in Torrevieja as it is something that ultimately affects genuine traders.” Any items that have not been tampered with and lacking any official registered trademark, such as clothing and other accessories, is delivered to the Department of Social Services and Welfare and are then allocated and distributed to families in the municipality that are most in need.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Fire defence plan IN the wake of a spate of destructive forest fires in and around Costa Blanca North, Javea Council has reinforced its resources and invested in a dozen portable water cannons. Some €21,895 has been spent on 12 portable ‘Sideinfo’ portable guns that can be used to extinguish blazes in ‘out-of-

NEWSDESK

Nadal’s aid to flood victims

AXARQUIA

TENNIS ace Rafael Nadal has donated €1 million to the victims of the flash flooding which claimed the lives of 13 people in Mallorca on October 9. The 32-year-old world number 2 is from the island himself, and lent his personal support during clean-up efforts in Sant Llorenc des Cardassar a day after the catastrophe. AID: Cash aid for victims of Mallorca flooding. His kind gesture was made public by the local council in an open letter. Signed by the mayor, Mateu Puigros, it said that ‘it is assistance from a person who is very special to us, someone who shows his profound love for our land and our residents every day.’ Nadal has a tennis school in nearby Manacor, which he offered to victims of the flooding as a place of shelter. The athlete’s donation will be added to the reported €1.6 million that has been raised so far. To date, almost €260,000 has been paid out to those affected by the freak storms.

the-way’ places, with the water being taken from nearby swimming pools. This equipment can be quickly put into operation, and Councillor Pepa Gisbert has announced that a training session will shortly be held so that members of the Civil Protection Volunteers can learn how to operate the water cannons. This isn’t the only investment in the safety and security being carried out in Javea. The council has recently received a sub-

sidy of €128,000 towards the purchase of a vehicle that helps in clean-up operations after forest fires to prevent further incidents.

ALMERIA

Celebrating castle history COMMEMORATIONS of the 500th anniversary of the Marquis

of Los Velez Castle in Cuevas del Almanzora have officially got underway. Cuevas mayor Antonio Fernandez, Education, Health and Festivities councillor Ana Mª Castro and official chronicler Enrique Fernández Bolea unveiled the programme of events last week. These include a series of conferences about the castle’s important role in Cuevas’ history over the last five centuries and ‘The surprising look: something more than a century of photogra-

On trial P R O S E C U TO R S i n M a l a g a have agreed to investigate the president of the Axarquia Commonwealth over alleged misappropriation of public funds. Lawyers will look into whether Gregorio Campos is guilty of claiming €598 in, ‘maintenance,’ payments in 2015. The prominent politician, who is also mayor of Iznate, denies the charges, saying the claims were made legitimately during the period he was acting as president of the Axarquia Commonwealth but before he began to receive his €41,000 a year salary. Politicians from the opposing Partido Popular (PP) party are demanding answers, however, with the mayor of Torrox, Oscar Medina, calling on Campos to, ‘give explanations.’ Gregorio Campos was only last week cleared by prosecutors investigating whether he had correctly followed the law when offering public contracts. During the investigation, the politician said he had, ‘blind faith,’ in the justice system.

COSTA DEL SOL I AXARQUIA I COSTA BLANCA NORTH I COSTA BLANCA SOUTH I ALMERIA I MALLORCA

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Dubai drive THE Dubai Investment Development Agency (FDI) recently held a meeting with major industries and key investors at the Circulo Ecuestre in Barcelona, Spain, in collaboration with Senda International Company. The meeting, which aimed to further boost Dubai’s strong investment and trade relations with Spain, formed part of Dubai FDI’s efforts to showcase its competitive edge in attracting international investors. Spain’s interest is particularly strong in the tourism and retail sectors, and Dubai FDI is keen to draw their attention towards new opportunities in construction and technology.

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is the total amount of short term credit that El Corte Ingles is offering €380 million This its customers in order to boost sales over the festive period.

FINANCE

business & legal

Santander in fine mess SANTANDER UK has been fined €36.3 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to properly process the accounts of deceased customers. The bank did not transfer funds totalling over €203 million to beneficiaries when it should have done, affecting a total of 40,428 customers directly. In addition, after it became aware of the issues, it failed to disclose the problems to the FCA. Santander apologised for the situation and said: “We have now transferred the major-

ity of customer funds and made significant improvements to our whole probate and bereavement process. “This will ensure we provide both a sensitive and efficient service to our bereaved customer representatives and those who are managing the estates of people who have passed away.” Mark Steward, executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA said: “To the firm’s credit, once these problems were notified to the board and senior management, they were

fixed properly and promptly, but recognition of the problem took too long.” There were weaknesses in how Santander organised and controlled its probate and bereavement processes, the FCA added. This meant that the bank failed to follow-up on communications with deceased customer representatives, which increased the likelihood of cases not being closed. As a result, despite Santander being informed that a customer had died, funds would not be transferred to those who were entitled to them.

Block boost SPAIN-based multinational bank BBVA has announced that it has used blockchain technology to finalise a €150 million loan to Porsche Holding Salzburg, a subsidiary of German carmaker Volkswagen. Porsche Holding Salzburg, (distinct from Stuttgart-based luxury carmaker Porsche), is currently the largest car distributor in the European Union (EU). This is the latest transaction in a series of blockchain-based deals carried out by BBVA with corporate clients. BBVA has issued similar loans to Red Electrica Corporacion, Repsol and ACS.

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Tourism talk IRAN’S Ambassador to Spain, Hassan Qashqavi, has announced that he is exploring ways to promote cooperation between the two countries in terms of holding cultural exhibitions in order to boost tourism in Iran.

Debt ditch BUSINESS BOOSTER: EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager is looking to strengthen the market. A TOTAL of 19 governments including Spain have proposed updating the EU’s antitrust rules in order to facilitate the emergence of European giants able to face ‘fierce competition’ from the US and China. After a meeting of ministers in Paris, the group called for a ‘new political impetus’ to ensure European industry remains competitive on a global level. As part of a new assertive strategy, the group said they will make proposals to the European Commission that will be

nominated after the EU elections in May 2019. One of their main ideas is ‘the identification of possible evolutions of the antitrust rules to better take into account international markets and competition in merger analysis,’ said the final statement. The member states agreed to identify European strategic value chains ‘prioritising those most directly linked to improving global productivity, fighting climate change, and enhancing technological development.’

SPAIN, Italy and France are likely to see demand for their debt from the European Central Bank wane next year, after the ECB announced that it would stop adding to its stock of government and corporate bonds.

New chief GRUPO Lo Monaco has announced the appointment of Costas Antimissaris as its new CEO, and Antimissaris has extensive experience in the retail sector having worked for Inditex, Douglas Spain and Marks and Spencer.

A taxing service A NEW poll carried out by independent think tank Instituto de Estudios Fiscales has indicated that more than half of Spain’s tax paying population believes the country’s public services are not providing value for money. Around 43 per cent of Spaniards’ annual earnings are taxed, just below the EU average of 45 per cent. But 65 per cent of tax payers believe pub-

lic services have not improved over the past five years, or have actually declined. Moreover, 86 per cent of those surveyed feel that tax fraud has gone up in the past decade, singling out businessmen and selfemployed people as the main culprits, rather than multinationals or politicians. Respondents said that tax evasion is accepted in Spanish society but that nobody admits to it.

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Bank sells loans to Lone SPAIN’S state-owned lender Bankia has announced that it has sold a portfolio of toxic assets with a gross value of €3.1 billion to two subsidiaries of US private equity firm Lone Star. The portfolio includes foreclosed assets with a gross book value of €1.65 billion and non-performing loans worth €1.42 billion. Bankia said the deal would yield cost savings of more than €200 million before taxes over the next three years. The transaction is the latest step by the bank, which was bailed out in 2012 via a €22.4 billion rescue package, to shed bad loans built up during Spain’s economic crisis. S p a i n ’s g o v e r n m e n t c u r rently holds a 61 per cent stake in the bank, and while it has said it aims to sell that stake by the end of 2019, it has also warned that market conditions at the moment are not suitable. The deal with Lone Star

ASSET DUMP: The deal enables Bankia to shed more bad loans. will involve the creation of a new company, Lone Star Fund XI, which will hold 80 per

cent of the assets, with Bankia holding the rest. The economic rights of the

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Unequal pay exposed SPAIN is among the worst in the world in terms of pay equality between men and women, despite being a ‘model country’ in terms of political empowerment and access to health and education. These are the findings of the annual report on the gender gap of the World Economic Forum. According to Forum executive director, Saadia Zahidi, “what is pulling Spain back is the salary parity for similar work,” with the count r y r anked 129t h out of 149 count r i es; 20 places from the bottom. Zahidi said the situation is the result of both ‘prejudices’ and by the ‘type of organisational structure which still dominates.’ She added that there is a ‘lack of progress in internal policies which allow paternity leave, have flexible workplaces and achieve promotions based on objectives and not on time in the office.’ In contrast, Spain has reportedly advanced dramatically in gender equality when it comes to accessing education and health, ranking first in gender consistency for enrolment from primary to university education. The report reveals there are, in fact, more women than men entering universities, but on the flip side, 10 per cent less females go on to enter the workplace.

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Lacking a sense of humour

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I HAVE always been convinced that the British sense of humour has been one of our most commendable and enduring assets. Through the horror of two World Wars, all the disasters and conflicts which have beset us over the years, Brits have always managed to find some way to raise a smile out of even the most tragic circumstances. The skill of our comedians and cartoonists is such that the humour never sets out to undermine these situations, it merely eases their seriousness by lightening the mood and in doing so, allows those affected to hopefully surmount their problems more easily. The British sense of humour has always been a bit of a mystery to the rest of the world, something indefinable and unique, which most foreigners simply can’t get their heads around. Some years ago, I wrote that whatever the terrorists or our enemies can throw at us, nothing will ever rob us of our most commendable and enduring gift, our humour. Well I was wrong. At the time of writing that particular piece we weren’t being strangled by the despicable, destructive, and downright traitorous yolk of the PC brigade. Not content with changing their fellow citizens from a nation which prided and flourished through its policies of oratory freedom, into a herd of sheep

BRITISH HUMOUR: Keeps us sane. watching every word they say and almost frightened to open their mouths in case they offend somebody, this utterly superfluous bunch of time and space wasters have finally managed to turn their attack on one of the most dearly loved jewels

of our culture, our purveyors of comedy. This week, the students (who else!) organising a UNICEF fundraising event, issued Konstantine Kisin, a comedian hired to appear at the event, a list of ‘don’ts’ regarding the content of his act.

When he appeared, they instructed he was not allowed to make jokes about racism, sexism, classism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, xenophobia or Islamophobia. Kisin subsequently turned down the job because it left him with virtually nothing to make jokes about! You really couldn’t make it up. What I find truly disturbing about this whole farce, is that this man is a Russian who moved to the UK to escape the censorship and suppression of free speech in his own country! What does that tell you!? We need to come to our senses and curb these dangerous idiots before Orwell’s prophecies do truly become reality. This week another bunch issued guidelines instructing schools that eight-year-olds be taught that all genders can have periods, to avoid, wait for it; ‘offending girls who identify as boys’! The directive continues by decreeing that bins for used period products should be provided in all toilets for children. Well, frankly if I had my way, I would prosecute these morons for child abuse. Unfortunately, as a member of a majority, nobody is allowed to listen to me! Happy New Year everyone. At least we’re still allowed to say that. At the moment anyway. PS: To all my Vegan remark objectors of last week, I truly do love animals, honest. Keep the faith. Love, Leapy.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID MY elderly neighbour has a newyear’s resolution; never again to spend a tenner on yet another battery for her near-immortal Nokia 3310 from 2001. It’s astonishing just how many such venerable ‘dumbphones’ are still in use. Nokia made nearly 130 million 3310s (and indeed has recently resurrected them), and like those iconic early Casio digital wristwatches so beloved of terrorist bombers for their virtual indestructibility (except of course when you actually blow up), those original Nokias just go on and on. But now the fastest-growing converts to the online world, the so-called ‘silver surfers,’ are finally moving into the smartphone world. Why wouldn’t they; or you? There’s the benefit of always having a camera in your pocket, for one. Many phones have FM radios and if not, there’s the TuneIn app to listen free to thousands of the

Why buy a smartphone? Get smart and ditch that old Nokia, advises Terence Kennedy

EVOLUTION OF MAN: From ape to app. world’s radio stations. Or download the podcasts for later. There’s not having to get lost thanks to Google Maps. There’s Facebook for family news. Voicedialling and text readers are two more innovations invaluable to less dexterous users. Then there’s the clincher for all of us nearing our best-by dates; the instant ability to look up today’s latest ailment and e-mail or WhatsApp it for the rapturous enjoyment of all the family.

I understand my neighbour ’s long-held reluctance to give up her 3310 after her first disastrous dip into the smartphone market; a horribly complicated Nokia E72 nearly a decade ago. The world’s fiddliest operating system (Symbian) and a keypad designed for bonsai people very quickly meant her granddaughter got an unexpected hand-me-down. But we’ve moved on, with Android and Apple now so userfriendly there’s little challenge for

the geekier among us. Unless someone passes on a ‘pre-loved’ one, perhaps it’s better not to buy a smartphone secondhand. Why would you, when even €100 or less buys new these days, with a battery you can rely on? No need to get technical, but do at least try for a phone with at least 4 GB of storage to avoid the dreaded ‘phone full’ messages. Pretty much all other specifications these days will do just fine; screen size, Android or Apple version, and processor speed. Indeed phones are generally so alike now that many lament we’ve reached a ‘vanilla era’. Just do be aware of one more thing before ditching that beloved 3310. Smartphones are addictive. According to the stats, the rest of us spend 24 hours a week online, with little to show for it. You have been warned.

SIMple solution A FRIEND with a new phone recently e-mailed in anguish; her SIM card was too big. It wasn’t. Peer closely at a clever revelation. These days, virtually any SIM will fit any phone if you pop out the relevant section of the card. SIM too big? Then carefully push along the pre-cut lines and your large standard SIM begets a medium-sized Micro SIM which begets a tiny Nano SIM. Be sure to keep the unwanted parts of your newlydissected SIM somewhere safe, in case you ever need to go bigger again rather than smaller, though Amazon and others sell replacement adapters if needed. So one size really does fit all, as the saying goes. Despite what those anatomical e-mails in my Inbox keep insisting.

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

SEVEN politicians were responsible for compiling and overseeing Spain’s 1978 Constitution. Gabriel Cisneros, Miguel Herrero y Rodriguez de Miñon, Jose Pedro Perez Llorca, Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Gregorio P e c e s - B a r b a , J o r d i S o l e Tu r a a n d Miguel Roca Junyent are often referred to as the Seven Fathers of the Constitution. Some political observers believe that J o r g e E s t e b a n , a u t h o r o f D e s a r ro l l o politico y Constitucion Española published in 1973, should be the eighth. This volume allegedly inspired Torcuato Fernandez-Mirando when preparing the Law for Political Reform which in 1976 opened the door for the Transition to democracy. The book had already impressed Juan Carlos, then Prince of Asturias, in the early 70’s. Franco had named him as his successor and in private the prince was already disclosing plans for holding democratic elections once he was proclaimed king. Juan Carlos also made it clear that if a left-wing party were to win, that would

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The ill wind

KING: Juan Carlos around 1978. be party to form a government. “The book had repercussions,” Esteban recently told an interviewer. “I was called to the US Embassy as the Americans were concerned about passing from

dictatorship to democracy without division and conflict.” Esteban says an attaché, whom he now suspects belonged to the CIA, asked what he believed would be the greatest obstacle to Spanish democracy. “My reply was clear. ‘The greatest obstacle is called Carrero Blanco’,” he told his Spanish interviewer. “And we know that the Admiral was assassinated not long afterwards. Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, a close adviser to Franco since 1941, was made a minister in 1951. He became viceprime minister in 1967 and was named prime minister six months before his assassination. The ageing dictator, who boasted that all loose ends were ‘tied up and well tied up’ trusted that on his death, Carrero Blanco would ensure that the Movimiento, Spain’s only political organisation, survived after Prince Juan Carlos was proclaimed king. On December 20, 1973, Carrero Blanco’s car was blown up in Calle Claudio Coello in Madrid. He was returning home after Mass as he did each morning

in his official car, a black Dodge, and his unvarying routine made him an easy target. The attack was carried out by ETA’s five-strong Txikia commando and took more than a year to set up. S o h o w c o u l d t h e E TA c o m m a n d o spend a year in Madrid setting up the p l o t t o k i l l C a r r e r o B l a n c o ’s D o d g e without detection? W h y d i d H e n r y K i s s i n g e r, t h e U S Secretary of State visit Madrid two days previously? What was in Franco’s mind when he began his Christmas speech that year with the phrase ‘No hay mal que por bien no venga?’ His use of the equivalent of ‘It’s an ill wind that blows no good’ generated inevitable conspiracy theories. A conspiracy theory will always be more interesting than the plain unvarnished truth, but a now-declassified memorandum from the Madrid Embassy to the State Department in Washington also said, ‘The best thing would be to have Carrero disappear from the scene.’ Even conspiracy theorists get it right occasionally.

Gold over Bitcon Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO Christmas is over by the time you read this and we now go merrily into a new year. Of course, I don’t do merrily so I’m going to mention a couple of things which made me grumpy in the last 12 months or so and that I passed on to you. Bitcoin. I said in an article that I thought Bitcoin, and other crypto currencies, were all a giant Ponzi scheme, and at the time, asked if you had a choice of one bitcoin or 11oz of gold, which would you take. I said I’d take gold all day long. A few weeks later, one Bitcoin was worth 6 ½ oz. of gold, and guess what, your investment is now worth 2 ½oz of gold. I got a few people trying to tell me that they knew someone who knew someone who earnt a fortune on crypto currencies. Yeah, yeah. Enough said about that. The other thing I wrote about was the HS2 which is the nonsense railroad waste of space and money which gets you to Birmingham or Manchester a bit quicker than currently possible. At the time I said it would never come in on the budget of £36- £54 billion. Guess what? It’s now going to cost at least £100 billion.

Plus, the decision to approve the HS2 highspeed rail project in the first place was based on cost estimates which were hundreds of millions of pounds too low, a former senior staff member of the company has claimed. They were lied to! Blatant lies; there’s a surprise! So, Mr Grumpy called it, and I repeat, the whole idea was nonsense and was never ever going to come in on budget. Once again, the British people have been conned and if a stupid old fool like me can work it out, surely the geniuses in Parliament between them should be able to. As you all know I love my telly and Mrs S likes a bit of reality stuff. Strictly and I’m a Celeb have both just finished but there was one thing I noticed this year, which was, before every dance or task in the jungle the contestants were told by everyone to ‘go and smash it.’ Then, when they had completed their dance/task they were told, ‘well done, you smashed it.’ In fact every time anyone did anything they ‘smashed it.’ It became ridiculous and seriously annoying; they were ‘smashing’ everything. When someone cooked something they used to get a ‘thanks that was yummy.’ Now, they ‘smashed’ it. By the end it had become so crazy they actually did a segment on each programme on how many times it was said. mikesenker@gmail.com.

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Laude Choir create festive cheer ing to raise funds for four prosthetic limbs so Sarah can enjoy a normal life once again. She is currently undergoing kidney dialysis, but with the support of her friends and family, is adapting well to her new life, and is still considering attending university next year. A charity, ‘Somos tu Ola,’ (We are your wave), was set up to raise money for the limbs, which are around €50,000 each. Their site states: ‘Our intention is to ask for help to raise funds for Sarah to cover the costs of prosthesis which will permit her to live her life with normality, taking into account that the prosthesis only last between three-six FUNDRAISERS: Children from Laude San Pedro raised more than €650. years.’ It says: ‘Sarah wishes to go her kidneys, four limbs, doctors placed Sarah ing money for such a great cause. SARAH ALMAGRO: back to living a normal life as but doctors into a medical coma for 10 days. Sarah Almagro Vallejo, an 18Before her illness. soon as possible. She dreams hope that in A month later the doctors had to year-old from Marbella, was enabout going to university, livtime they operate in order to eliminate parts rolled at law school for the following in a student residence and parwill recover. of her body which had necrosis ing academic year when on July 23 ticipating in sports competitions.’ The teenager was a keen surfer and in the process she lost both her she contracted meningitis and later To donate, visit and sportswoman before her illhands and feet. sepsis. Suffering from multiple orwww.somostuola.es ness, and her parents are now tryShe also has serious damage to gan failure and with necrosis in all Credit: www.somostuola.es

Credit: Laude San Pedro.

LAUDE’S Secondary School Choir have taken their talents out into the community again this Christmas with a fun and festive carol service. The fundraising concert, which took place in Iceland in the Miramar Retail Park, Fuengirola, combined traditional carols with Christmas classics. The school raised over €650 on the day, and more will be collected by the staff at Iceland throughout the week. All proceeds from this event will go towards helping Sarah Almagro Vallejo, a local Spanish girl who lost all four limbs after contracting meningitis. One of Laude’s students, Jasmine Jackson, said: “It was such a heart-warming experience. Everyone was so supportive.” Mr Tinkler added, “We are delighted to have raised so much money for such a good cause, we hope it goes some way to helping Sarah with her recovery.” Laude San Pedro would also like to thank Iceland, Fuengirola for their hospitality and efforts in rais-

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6:30am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:50am Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:05am Goodbye Mr Chips 12:05pm Carry on Camping 1:50pm Bugsy Malone 3:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Maigret in Montmartre 1:00am Vera 3:00am A Touch of Frost 4:45am Road to Avonlea 5:35am Road to Avonlea

6:10am Goodwood Revival Festival 7:00am The Chase 7:45am The Chase 8:35am Kojak 9:35am Quincy, M.E. 10:35am Minder 11:35am The Sweeney 12:40pm The Professionals 1:40pm Kojak 2:45pm Quincy, M.E. 3:45pm Minder 4:50pm The Sweeney 5:55pm The Professionals 6:55pm Hornblower 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm Terminator 2: Judgment Day 12:50am Rush Hour 2 1:50am FYI Daily 1:55am Rush Hour 2 2:40am The Americans 3:45am The Professionals 4:35am The Sweeney 5:25am Isle of Man TT

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Lorraine Ninja Warrior UK Kindergarten Cop What Would Your Kid Do? ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Celebrity Catchphrase Tenable Tipping Point: Lucky Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Countrywise Coronation Street Re-Play 2018 with Richard Osman The Imitation Game ITV News The Jonathan Ross Christmas Show The Keith and Paddy Picture Show

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Come Dine with Me Short Circuit 2 Lego Masters The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory A League of Their Own Mother's Day Sunshine on Leith The Secret Life of the Zoo at Christmas Channel 4 News The Simpsons Hollyoaks Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast Eddie the Eagle Rob Rinder's Good Year, Bad Year Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2018 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Vertigo Food Unwrapped Come Dine with Me

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7:35am Wissper 7:40am Noddy: Toyland Detective 7:55am Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! 8:05am Fireman Sam 8:20am Shane the Chef 8:40am Peppa Pig 8:50am Peppa Pig 8:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:10am Paw Patrol 9:30am Floogals 9:45am The Secret Life of Puppies 9:50am Neighbours 10:15am The Cowboys 12:55pm The Alamo 4:10pm Rio Lobo 6:25pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Agatha Christie's Crooked House 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm World's Strongest Man 2018 10:00pm Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2018 1:00am Super Casino

8:00am Hollyoaks 8:30am Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 8:40am The Big Bang Theory 9:10am The Big Bang Theory 9:40am The Snowman 10:10am The Snowman and the Snowdog 10:40am We're Going on a Bear Hunt 11:15am Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 11:45am Postman Pat: The Movie 1:25pm Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Goldbergs 5:30pm The Goldbergs 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm Young Sheldon 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm A Million Ways to Die in the West 12:15am The Inbetweeners

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11:20am Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1:55pm Beverly Hills Cop 3:50pm Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 5:55pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 8:30pm Avengers: Infinity War 11:00pm The Terminator 12:50am T2: Judgement Day 3:30am Con Air

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Licence to Drive My Cousin Vinny Look Who's Talking Groundhog Day Blockers Step Brothers Girls Trip Role Models Blockers Step Brothers Girls Trip American Pie: The Wedding Role Models

Coming Home for Christmas 7:00am Ready Player One 9:20am Peter Rabbit 11:00am A Wrinkle in Time 12:55pm Rampage 2:45pm Avengers: Infinity War 5:20pm Peter Rabbit 7:00pm A Wrinkle in Time 9:00pm Rampage 10:50pm Avengers: Infinity War 1:25am Blockers 3:10am Thoroughbreds 4:50am Mary Magdalene Biblical drama with Rooney Mara as Mary Magdalene, a young woman who leaves her small fishing village to follow Jesus of Nazareth (Joaquin Phoenix). Garth Davis directs.

My Icon My Icon Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Cricket 1:30pm Live World Championship Darts 5:30pm Football Centre 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live World Championship Darts 12:00am Cricket The fourth day of the second Test as New Zealand host Sri Lanka in Christchurch. 3:00am Live NBA: San Antonio @ Denver 5:30am Cricket

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EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Play-Off Final Highlights EFL Goals: Championship EFL Goals: League One and League Two One2eleven One2eleven Old Firm Derby Best Goals Edinburgh Derby Best Goals SPFL Matters EFL Matters Old Firm Derby Best Goals SPFL Matters EFL Matters Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words SPFL Ballers SPFL Matters EFL Matters Championship Season Review Football's Greatest Football's Greatest

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Carry on swearing (via The Mirror): “I had been invited for an ‘F’ meeting. He spent the first 10 minutes telling me how lucky the BBC felt to have found me and the f a m i l y, h o w w o n d e r f u l M r s Brown’s Boys was and how he liked that there was also pathos there and hopefully a message at the end... We were going through all of this stuff. ‘F**king bored’ with the conversation, Brendan then asked Cohen: ‘Danny, can we cut to the chase? You want me to stop saying ‘f**k’ so you can put the show on at eight o’clock’.” And he said, ‘Exactly’.” We ’ r e g u e s s i n g t h e a n s w e r was a resounding feck off, then. Fortunately for fans, Mrs Brown and the family will be back in all their usual sweary glory for two festive specials this year, ‘Exotic Mammy’ and ‘Mammy’s Motel.’

Richard Shanley WHETHER you love it or hate it, you can’t deny that Mrs Brown’s Boys is best-loved for its fourth-wall breaking and (often unintentionally) bad language. The BBC aren’t too keen on those elements of its oldschool Irish charm, though, as t h e s i t c o m ’s c r e a t o r B r e n d a n O’Carroll recently revealed. While speaking at a screening ahead of the show’s Christmas and New Year specials, O’Carroll admitted that the Beeb asked him to cut down the show’s swearing. R e c a l l i n g D a n n y C o h e n ’s takeover as the corporation’s controller, Brendan explained

Nora Johnson

Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

SCIENTISTS have uncovered five ‘tells’ in middle age which reveal whether someone will remain fit and healthy into retirement. Researchers who looked at more than 6,000 middle-aged Brits said that people in their 50’s who were obese, smoked, or were inactive, were more likely to be deemed ‘frail’ in their 70’s. Well I never! This explains why there are no inactive, obese, chain-smoking novice triathlete pensioners; I knew there had to be a reason. ‘The least frail people in this study were also physically active in their 50’s, ate fruit and vegetables at least every day, had a normal weight, low blood pressure, low cholesterol and drank alcohol in moderation.’ Nothing new here! Just how many versions of keeping active and eating a healthy diet can be published under the pretext of new research? Still, given the increasing rates of obesity, diabetes and general illhealth, the focus of these reports is to try to keep health issues in the public eye. Especially as the NHS fails to help educate Brits in prevention rather than cure, which is what they should be doing. So the main take-away is: ‘Don’t smoke,

BLUE: Mrs Brown will not watch her language.

Hey! Study uncovers yet more useless bits of research!

STAY FIT: Just do everything in moderation. don’t get fat, and don’t get poor. Plus, don’t drink much alcohol and move around a bit.’ Maybe they should put this up in all NHS waiting rooms (the bit about being poor probably best left out!). But maybe the best thing is to take all ‘studies’, reports and celebrity ‘diets’ (yes, clean eating etc) with a huge pinch of salt. The only ‘advice’ you need to follow is keep all in moderation. I find it far more concerning that interested parties use data indiscriminately to justify policies and ‘studies’ like this which are later shown to be misguided but prove financially hugely rewarding to those who proposed and lobbied for them.

So, yet another instance of not believing everything you read as carved in stone. These kinds of ‘studies’ are as scientifically rigorous as predicting tomorrow will be in the mid 70’s with scattered showers. OK, rant over! Happy New Year! 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.norajohnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99; £0.99) and iBookstore. All profits go to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can English law apply? Are there any circumstances in which EU Regulation Number 650/2012 applies when dealing with the disposition of a UK national’s Spanish estate? It is a small property on the Costa del Sol. The UK national was habitually resident in England, and died before August 17, 2015. If not, does Spain permit that the national law of the deceased at the time of death prevails? J G (by e-mail) You do not say David Searl whether the UK national left a You and the Law Will or not. This is a key point. in Spain First, the UK person died before the EU regulation 650 regarding cross-border Wills came into effect. Second, the UK did not sign on to the regulation, so I do not see any circumstances for its application. If the person left an English Will disposing of his worldwide assets, Spain will honour its terms after it has been translated and legalised in Spain. Spain will only want to collect the Spanish inheritance tax. If a foreign property owner dies without a Will, however, Spain standardly applies all the terms of Spanish succession law. This means children or parents or other relatives are compulsory heirs.

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

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Nigel Slater's New Year Suppers 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Chicken Run 3:35pm Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm Top of the Pops 7:10pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News 7:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:00pm Pointless 8:50pm Ant-Man 10:35pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:10pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:50am The NFL Show 1:20am Reign of Fire 2:55am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:00am BBC News

10:25am ITV News 10:30am James Martin's Saturday Morning at Christmas 12:35pm James Martin's American Adventure 1:05pm The Mummy 3:20pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:30pm Celebrity Catchphrase 4:30pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 5:30pm The Big Audition 6:30pm Big Star's Bigger Star 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm ITV News London 8:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 9:00pm The London Studios: Home of the Stars 10:00pm Bradley Walsh: When Dummies Took Over the World 11:00pm The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 11:25pm ITV News 11:45pm Another Audience with Ken Dodd 12:45am Our Cilla

7:30am This Farming Life 8:30am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 9:30am Great British Menu 10:30am Great Indian Railway Journeys 11:30am Bill 1:00pm The Super Squirrels 2:00pm Dunkirk 4:10pm The Lake District: A Wild Year 5:10pm Attenborough and the Empire of the Ants 6:10pm Inside the Factory: How Our Favourite Foods are Made 7:15pm Kylie Minogue: Reel Stories 7:40pm Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees 8:40pm Nothing Like a Dame 10:00pm Philomena 11:30pm QI XL 12:15am Frankie Boyle's 2018 New World Order 12:55am Stewart Lee: Content Provider

7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:45am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:10pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:10pm I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 3:15pm You've Been Framed! 3:45pm Ella Enchanted 4:45pm FYI Daily 4:50pm Ella Enchanted 5:40pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 7:50pm Minions 7:55pm Minions 8:00pm Minions 8:10pm Minions 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Minions 10:00pm Furious 7 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm Furious 7 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy 1:40am Family Guy

7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm All About the Good Life 9:00pm The New Forest: A Year in the Wild 10:00pm Black Lake Hedda Stiernstedt, Filip Berg, Andre Eriksen, Alida Morberg, Bahar Pars, Daniel Larsson. Swedish thriller series. 10:45pm Black Lake 11:30pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 1:00am ABBA at the BBC 2:00am Life in the Snow 3:00am All About the Good Life What was it really like behind the scenes of The Good Life? 4:00am The New Forest: A Year in the Wild 5:00am This is BBC Four

6:30am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:50am Brief Encounter 9:30am Prince Harry in Africa 10:30am A Very Royal Wedding 11:55am Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy 1:20pm Princess Diana: A Life After Death 2:25pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Maigret 2:00am Maigret 3:45am Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:45am Road to Avonlea 5:40am Road to Avonlea

7:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Lego Masters 9:25am The Big Bang Theory 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:20am The Big Bang Theory 10:50am The Big Bang Theory 11:20am The Big Bang Theory 11:45am The Simpsons 12:15pm The Simpsons 12:40pm The Simpsons 1:15pm Baby's Day Out 3:10pm Hugo 5:35pm The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds on Holiday 6:35pm Channel 4 News 7:05pm The Secret World of Emily Brontã‹ 8:00pm Escape to the Chateau at Christmas 9:00pm Amazing Spaces Winter Wonderland 10:00pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 12:20am The Inbetweeners 2 2:10am Piranha 3DD

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Isle of Man TT World of Sport Silverstone Classic The Protectors The Professionals The Professionals ITV Racing: The Opening Show The Protectors The Professionals The Professionals ITV Racing: Live from Newbury Escape to Victory FYI Daily Escape to Victory Apollo 13 FYI Daily Apollo 13 Rush Hour 2 FYI Daily Rush Hour 2 Saw FYI Daily Saw The Professionals Minder The Protectors Quincy, M.E. World of Sport

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Thomas and Friends Bob the Builder Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Paw Patrol Nella the Princess Knight Shimmer and Shine Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Criminals Make You Laugh Out Loud Bean Groundhog Day Ghostbusters II Live Premiership Rugby Ultimate Megastructures: Colossal Cruise Ship World's Strongest Man 2018 5 News Weekend Blind Date Gino's Win Your Wish List Celebrity Game Night Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

Charlie's Angels The Dark Tower Kong: Skull Island Hancock Thor: Ragnarok The Mummy Avengers: Infinity War 9:00pm Hancock 10:40pm Bad Boys 12:40am King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

7:00am Don't Tell the Bride 8:05am Don't Tell the Bride 9:10am Extreme Cake Makers' Christmas 10:15am Animals United 12:05pm The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 1:50pm Never Been Kissed 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:55pm The Big Bang Theory 7:25pm The Big Bang Theory 7:55pm Mirror Mirror 10:00pm X-Men: The Last Stand 12:05am Gogglebox 1:10am Gogglebox 2:15am Friday Night Dinner 2:50am Friday Night Dinner 3:25am Friday Night Dinner 3:55am Friday Night Dinner 4:25am Made in Chelsea's Big Christmas Quiz 5:20am Happy Together 5:40am Black-Ish

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Happy Gilmore Pitch Perfect Fist Fight Daddy's Home 2 Bad Teacher Norbit Pitch Perfect Bad Teacher Daddy's Home 2 American Pie: Reunion Hot Tub Time Machine Bowfinger

SATURDAY TV

Aquaman: Special Peter Rabbit A Wrinkle in Time Olaf's Frozen Adventure Ferdinand Rampage Peter Rabbit A Wrinkle in Time Ferdinand Avengers: Infinity War Rampage Ready Player One Avengers: Infinity War The Avengers assemble once more, coming together to stop the universedestroying plans of mighty villain Thanos. Breakneck superhero adventure with Robert Downey Jr.

Cricket Cricket Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Cricket 12:30pm Football 4:00pm Live World Championship Darts 5:30pm Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores 6:00pm Football 8:30pm Live World Championship Darts Day 14 of the William Hill World Darts Championship from the Alexandra Palace, London. 12:00am Cricket Day five of the second Test as New Zealand and Sri Lanka meet at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

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EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Old Firm Derby Best Goals Edinburgh Derby Best Goals SPFL Matters Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Live - Soccer Am Football Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Football Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Edinburgh Derby Best Goals Football Old Firm Derby Best Goals SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Old Firm Derby Best Goals SPFL Ballers

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Breakfast Match of the Day Bolt The BFG Dynasties BBC News Songs of Praise Cinderella How to Train Your Dragon 2 BBC News BBC London News Countryfile Spy in the Snow Antiques Roadshow Les Misérables BBC News BBC London News Match of the Day 2 War of the Worlds Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. BBC News

9:00am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:15am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:25am Ultimate Spider-Man v the Sinister Six 9:55am Spy School 10:25am Ninja Warrior UK 11:25am Big Star's Bigger Star 12:25pm The Mummy Returns 2:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 3:00pm You've Been Framed! 3:30pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 4:30pm The Big Audition 5:30pm Big Star's Bigger Star 6:30pm Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm ITV News London 8:00pm Celebrity Chase Christmas Special 9:00pm Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 11:35pm ITV News 11:50pm The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2:30am Jackpot247

7:20am David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 7:50am This Farming Life 8:50am Countryfile 9:45am Monty Don's Paradise Gardens 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm Great British Menu 1:15pm Young Winston 3:30pm Gorilla Family and Me 4:30pm Gorilla Family and Me 5:30pm Inside the Factory Documentary series. 6:30pm Porridge 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Cities: Nature's New Wild 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 1:00am St. Stephen's Night Calvary 2:40am Home From Home: Chronicle of a Vision 4:40am Christmas at St Paul'S

5:00am This is BBC Four 7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm Al Murray's Great British War Movies 9:00pm The Heroes of Telemark 11:05pm Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics 12:05am Blackadder Goes Forth 12:35am Blackadder Goes Forth 1:05am Jeff Beck: Still on the Run 2:35am Ice Dream: Lapland's Snow Show 3:05am Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 4:35am This is BBC Four

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You've Been Framed! 7:50am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:45pm The Big Soap Quiz 2:50pm Celebrity Catchphrase 3:50pm You've Been Framed! 4:50pm Monsters, Inc. 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Monsters, Inc. 6:40pm Jurassic World 7:45pm FYI Daily 7:50pm Jurassic World 9:00pm Rock of Ages 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Rock of Ages 11:25pm Celebrity Juice 12:30am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 2:00am Family Guy 2:30am American Dad! 2:55am American Dad! 3:25am Bordertown 3:55am Piranha 5:00am FYI Daily

7:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 7:55am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:50am Royal Stories 9:20am The Royal Wives of Windsor 10:20am The Royal Wives of Windsor 11:20am Prince Harry's Story: Four Royal Weddings 12:20pm Invitation to a Royal Wedding 1:25pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:30pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:45pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Maigret in Montmartre 2:00am Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:55am Road to Avonlea

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6:20am Come Dine with Me 7:15am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:30am Lego Masters 9:30am The Big Bang Theory 9:55am The Big Bang Theory 10:20am Sunday Brunch 1:20pm The Simpsons 1:50pm The Simpsons 2:20pm The Simpsons 2:45pm Two by Two 4:30pm Edward Scissorhands 6:30pm Channel 4 News 6:40pm Paddington 8:30pm Britain's Wildest Weather 2018 10:00pm Big Ben: Countdown to New Year 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:00am Tin Star 1:05am The Woman in Black 2:45am The Crystal Maze 3:40am Carry on Teacher 5:10am Come Dine with Me

9:20am Paw Patrol 9:35am Nella the Princess Knight 9:50am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:30am Birds Make You Laugh Out Loud 10:55am Friends 3:15pm Friends 3:40pm E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial 6:00pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 7:00pm 5 News 7:05pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 8:05pm World's Strongest Man 2018 9:00pm Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar 12:05am What Women Want 2:15am Super Casino

7:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 8:25am Rude(Ish) Tube 8:55am We're Going on a Bear Hunt 9:25am The Goldbergs 10:00am The Goldbergs 10:30am The Goldbergs 11:00am The Goldbergs 11:30am Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back 1:05pm Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World 2:50pm The Big Bang Theory 3:20pm The Big Bang Theory 3:50pm The Big Bang Theory 4:20pm The Big Bang Theory 4:50pm The Big Bang Theory 5:20pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm The Big Bang Theory 6:20pm Johnny English 8:00pm Transformers: Dark of the Moon The third movie in Michael Bay's energetic sci-fi action franchise. 11:00pm Naked Attraction 12:05am The Inbetweeners 12:40am The Inbetweeners 1:10am The Inbetweeners 1:40am The Inbetweeners

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7:00am Peter Rabbit 8:40am Olaf's Frozen Adventure 9:10am Ferdinand 11:00am Rampage 12:50pm A Wrinkle in Time 2:50pm Peter Rabbit 4:30pm Ferdinand 6:25pm Avengers: Infinity War 9:00pm Rampage 10:50pm Proud Mary 12:25am Blockers 2:10am Avengers: Infinity War 4:45am Thoroughbreds Blackly comic thriller about estranged childhood friends who begin to form an unsettling new bond.

1:00pm Football 1:30pm Old Firm Derby Best Goals 2:00pm Edinburgh Derby Best Goals 2:30pm SPFL Ballers 3:00pm SPFL Old Ballers 3:30pm Football 4:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 4:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 5:00pm Football 5:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:00pm Football 8:30pm Football's Greatest 9:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 9:30pm Live NBA: Detroit @ Orlando 12:00am EFL

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World of Sport Minder Minder The Sweeney The Sweeney The Professionals The Professionals Brannigan FYI Daily Brannigan Red River FYI Daily Red River Tobruk FYI Daily Tobruk Kelly's Heroes FYI Daily Kelly's Heroes The Silence of the Lambs FYI Daily The Silence of the Lambs Football's Foreign Legion Stuck on You: The Football Sticker Story The Professionals The Professionals

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 10:10am Sucker Punch 12:05pm Black Panther 2:20pm War for the Planet of the Apes 4:45pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 7:10pm Rampage 9:00pm Black Panther 11:20pm Bad Boys II 1:50am Atomic Blonde

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Little Nicky Dumb and Dumber Father Figures The Other Guys Game Night Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 7:00pm The Other Guys 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Game Night 12:45am Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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The day I became a Tory lackey Barry Duke ‘HEY, that’s me you’re talking about,’ I yelled at the radio, during a discussion of an affliction I’d not heard of before: imposter syndrome. This is a psychological condition in which individuals imagine they are frauds, and that their accomplishments are fake. But in my case - back in the early 1990’s - there was nothing imaginary about my phoniness and my accomplishment was genuine. I was working for a contract publishing company which was invited by the Home Office to pitch for a publication for thenPrime Minister John Major’s Citizen’s Charter initiative, aimed at improving public services in the UK. Barbara Burrows, our Managing Director, called a staff pow-wow to say that we were required to tell a bunch of senior civil servants how well we could do the job. Then, fixing me with a determined gaze, she said ‘I’ve decided that you

CITIZEN’S CHARTER: Barry sold his soul to the devil. should do the presentation.’ I strongly protested that I was absolutely the wrong person for the task because I was an unreconstructed socialist who detested the Tories; that I thought the Charter was a monumentally stupid idea, and I resented promoting a venture which was a criminal waste of taxpayers’ money. ‘Never mind all that,’ Ms Burrows snapped. ‘The contract is worth £1-

million a year to us and you have the ability to talk the knickers off a nun.’ On the morning of the presentation I swallowed three Valium, got suited and booted, and strode into a conference room to address a panel of about a dozen of Major’s cronies, all the while smiling insincerely at the ugliest man in the room. Why? Because someone once told me that repulsive individuals are generally the most

powerful in government and large corporations, and they are the ones to charm. After the presentation, trembling like blancmange in a hurricane, I sprinted into a pub nearest to 10 Downing Street and necked three large whiskeys in five minutes, thinking as I did so, how much of hypocrite I had been by hyping-up something which ran contrary to all my principles.

I hated myself for having done so. I loathed myself even more when the boss lady announced that we had won the contract, and, because my presentation had been so awesome, I would be the one to edit the Citizen’s Charter monthly rag. So, with gritted teeth, I churned out Tory waffle, feeling more and more of a traitor as each day passed. Part of the Charter’s remit was to make a monthly award to a government department judged to have done a brilliant public service task. An early issue carried a report and photo of a social security team, the first award winners in the scheme. A short while later, to my absolute delight, the entire team quit en-masse when they won millions on the National Lottery. Tears of laughter and joy ran down my cheeks. Further relief and delight followed when the Citizens’ Charter collapsed after Labour took power in 1997. The Tories suffered their worst electoral defeat since 1932, and I was able to regain my lost self-esteem by taking on the editorship of a renowned atheist magazine, The Freethinker, a job I’m still happily doing more than 20 years on.

It’s been a great year, thank you! Marbella Moments by Nicole King FIRSTLY, I want to thank all of you who read my column and particularly to all those who come up to me in the street or contact me to discuss or congratulate me on my weekly contribution. I truly love sharing my Marbella Moments with you and meeting so many different people from our international community through the Euro Weekly and my radio and TV shows with RTV Marbella; Mi Marbella FM and Marbella Now TV. I realise this is a privilege, not just for getting to know so many cool and interesting people, but also to hearing so many different projects and points of view which I invariably learn something from each one, hopefully becoming a better person in the process. There were some particularly outstanding moments this year. I became a grandmother and felt a new type of love, incomparable to anything I’ve ever felt before, a love that carries no responsibility to edu-

INTERVIEW: A very happy and grateful Nicole King in good company. cate, just adore; priceless. Priority for 2019 therefore is to be more organised with work, to have time to spend with my family (after all, I am a granny!) but that said, also join a gym or do some-

thing to keep myself fit and active to be around my kids for the longest time possible!! This ye a r I’ve re c onnect ed wi t h ol d friends from my childhood and consolidat-

ed new friends. Having been a working mother it’s easy to get used to having no time for one’s self, but it has been proven that taking time to hang out with friends and have fun is equally as important to our well-being as eating the right foods and doing exercise. I interviewed John Illsley of Dire Straits and Br i an Adam s of UB40 f or m y TV show, thanks to their art exhibition in the Kempinski Bahia until January 10 (and Georgina Shaw for organising it). I embraced the moment as any other, only afterwards fully appreciating what a great honour it was and being grateful that not only they hadn’t laughed at me, but had congratulated me on my interview!! There have been many other highlights and of course the year has also brought its challenges, but through them I’ve learnt more about myself and acquired new capabilities, so even these have added to this being a great year. Thank you f or bei ng a par t of i t and thank you Euro Weekly News for my column!! Happy New Year everyone, see you in 2019! @marbellanow www.rtvmarbellanow.tv MiMarbellaRTVM@gmail.com

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Breakfast Planes The Croods Dynasties BBC News BBC London News Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 Match of the Day Big Hero 6 Maleficent Pointless BBC News BBC London News The Two Ronnies Sketchbook Celebrity Mastermind EastEnders Would I Lie to You? Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie BBC News The Graham Norton Show Madness Rocks Big Ben Live New Year's Eve Fireworks 2018 Madness Rocks Big Ben Live

7:20am The Pope and I - Our Lives 7:50am Family Cooking Showdown 8:50am This Farming Life 9:50am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 10:50am Great British Menu 11:50am Super Fast Falcon 12:50pm Great Indian Railway Journeys 1:50pm Death on the Nile 4:10pm Evil Under the Sun 6:00pm Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas 7:00pm Inside the Factory 8:00pm University Challenge Christmas 2018 8:30pm Ethel and Ernest 10:00pm Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Live at the Apollo 12:15am Jools's Annual Hootenanny 2:30am Best of Glastonbury 2017 4:40am Reading Festival 2018: The Best Bits

7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys 9:00pm Frozen Planet 10:00pm A Day in the Life of Earth 11:00pm TOTP2 New Year's Eve Special 12:10am Vic and Bobs Big Night Out 12:40am Vic and Bobs Big Night Out 1:10am Vic and Bobs Big Night Out Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer burst back onto our screens with a new series of Big Night Out. 1:40am Vic and Bobs Big Night Out 2:10am Bros: After the Screaming Stops 3:40am The Trains That Time Forgot: Britain's Lost Railway Journeys 4:40am This is BBC Four

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Queen's Green Planet 11:20am This Morning - 30 Unforgettable Years 12:45pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2:45pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:50pm ITV News London 3:00pm Celebrity Catchphrase 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 6:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 7:00pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Spectre 11:45pm World Cup: Summer of Love 12:45am ITV News Including New Year Bongs

7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:10am Planet's Got Talent 7:35am Britain's Got Talent 8:25am Emmerdale 8:55am Coronation Street 9:25am Coronation Street 9:55am You've Been Framed! 11:00am Take Me Out: 10th Anniversary Special 12:00pm Celebrity Catchphrase 1:00pm Emmerdale 1:30pm Coronation Street 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:35pm You've Been Framed! 3:40pm Casper 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm Casper 5:35pm Despicable Me 2 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Despicable Me 2 7:40pm New Year's Eve 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm New Year's Eve 10:00pm Bridesmaids 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Bridesmaids 12:35am Family Guy 1:00am Family Guy

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Royal Stories Holiday on the Buses 9:10am Mutiny on the Buses 10:55am Lewis 12:55pm Lewis 2:55pm Midsomer Murders 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 7:00pm Midsomer Murders 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm Vera Crime drama series. 1:00am Vera Detective drama series based on the characters created by Ann Cleeves. 2:50am Royal Stories Documentary series. 3:10am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service. 3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home.

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Lego Masters The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Simpsons The Simpsons Flash Gordon Vice Versa The Dam Busters Channel 4 News Hollyoaks Crocodile Dundee II The Last Leg of the Year Gogglebox 2018 Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Northern Soul The Crystal Maze It takes self-belief, attitude and quick wits to conquer the Maze. Food Unwrapped Come Dine with Me Four passionate cooks from Surrey compete to win £1000.

The Sweeney The Chase The Chase Kojak Quincy, M.E. The Sweeney The Professionals Minder Kojak Quincy, M.E. Khartoum FYI Daily Khartoum 633 Squadron FYI Daily 633 Squadron Cannonball Run II FYI Daily Cannonball Run II American Gangster FYI Daily American Gangster The Sweeney Minder Comedy drama series. 4:00am Teleshopping Shopping from home. 4:30am ITV4 Nightscreen

7:40am Wissper 7:50am Noddy: Toyland Detective 8:05am Fireman Sam: Heroes of the Storm 9:10am Paw Patrol 9:15am The Secret Life of Puppies 9:25am The Best of Jeremy Vine 11:20am Friends 11:50am Friends 12:20pm Neighbours 12:45pm What Women Want 3:15pm Dirty Dancing 5:15pm World's Strongest Man 2018 6:15pm Neighbours 6:45pm Pan 8:55pm 5 News 9:00pm Christmas Cruising with Jane McDonald 10:00pm Jane and Friends at New Year 11:00pm Jane Mcdonald: My Life Story 11:55pm Jane Mcdonald: BAFTA Winning Cruise 12:55am Jane and Friends at New Year

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge 12:20pm 300 2:20pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 4:40pm Rampage 6:40pm Captain America The Winter Soldier 9:00pm Top Gun 11:00pm Logan 1:20am Thor: Ragnarok 3:35am The Great Wall

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Life Itself: Special Mean Girls Downsizing Lady Bird Blockers Girls Trip Downsizing Lady Bird Blockers Girls Trip Role Models Bruce Almighty Brüno

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Hollyoaks Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine Postman Pat: The Movie Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Mr. Popper's Penguins Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Hollyoaks The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Inbetweeners Movie The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners

7:00am Peter Rabbit 8:40am Ferdinand 10:30am Olaf's Frozen Adventure 11:00am Avengers: Infinity War 1:35pm Peter Rabbit 3:15pm Ferdinand 5:15pm A Wrinkle in Time 7:15pm Tully Charlize Theron stars as a struggling mother of three who forms a unique bond with her new nanny. 9:00pm Avengers: Infinity War 11:35pm Rampage 1:25am Blockers 3:10am Rampage 5:00am A Wrinkle in Time

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NFL Highlights NFL Highlights NFL Highlights F1 Season Review: The Fight for Barclays Premier League World World Championship Darts Alistair Cook's Fairytale Finale Barclays Premier League World Soccer Am Best Bits Best Pl Goals Premier League Review Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Edinburgh Derby Best Goals Boxing The Debate Review of the Year Best Pl Goals Ryder Cup: Perfection in Paris World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Raw

One2eleven One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Football's Greatest Football Countdowns One2eleven One2eleven Football Years Football Countdowns Soccer Am Best Bits Football Countdowns EFL Goals: League One and League Two EFL Goals: Championship Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Edinburgh Derby Best Goals EFL SPFL Round Up Show SPFL Greatest Games Soccer Am Best Bits EFL Greatest Games

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7:00am Breakfast 10:00am Planes: Fire and Rescue 11:15am Home 12:40pm Dynasties 1:40pm BBC News 1:55pm The Archbishop of 2:00pm The Railway Children 3:45pm Planet Earth II 4:45pm The Jungle Book 6:00pm Inside Out 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 8:00pm Doctor Who 9:00pm EastEnders 10:00pm Luther 11:00pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:35pm BBC News at Ten 11:50pm BBC London News 12:00am Avengers: Age of Ultron 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News

8:30am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:00am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:15am Mr. Bean: The Animated Series 9:30am Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit 9:55am Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit 10:25am Meet the Penguins 11:25am Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100 1:55pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:00pm ITV Racing: Live from Cheltenham 4:30pm You've Been Framed! 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:05pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 7:35pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:20pm Tommy Cooper Forever 12:20am Tommy Cooper Forever

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Puerto Rico: Island of Enchantment 9:00am An American in Paris: The Musical 11:15am New Year's Day Concert Live From Vienna 2019 1:45pm Nature's Weirdest Events 2:30pm Monkey Kingdom 3:50pm The Eagle Has Landed 6:00pm The Finest Hours 7:55pm The Archbishop of Canterbury's New Year Message 8:00pm The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge Christmas 2018 10:00pm Amazon: Earth's Great Rivers 11:00pm The Revenant 1:25am Young Frankenstein 3:05am Ant-Man 4:55am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

8:00pm New Year's Day Concert From Vienna 2019 10:00pm Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema 11:00pm Oasis: Supersonic The award-winning feature documentary telling the story of iconic band Oasis in their own words. 12:55am Britpop at the BBC 1:55am Elvis: The Rebirth of the King 2:55am Beirut: An Art Lovers' Guide 3:55am A Day in the Life of Earth Documentary presented by Hannah Fry, revealing how much our planet can change in just 24 hours. 4:55am This is BBC Four

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7:00am Royal Stories The history of Britain's Royal Family. 7:25am The Secret Garden 9:25am Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express Murder mystery starring Albert Finney and Lauren Bacall, 1974. 11:55am Lewis On Halloween, a university friend of pathologist Laura Hobson is found staked through the heart. 1:50pm Lewis 3:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 5:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot Another case for the dapper Belgian detective. 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm Vera Crime drama series. 1:05am Vera

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You've Been Framed! Gold a-Z of Growing Up Emmerdale Coronation Street Celebrity Catchphrase You've Been Framed! The Golden Compass FYI Daily The Golden Compass Emmerdale Coronation Street Monsters, Inc. FYI Daily Monsters, Inc. Nanny McPhee FYI Daily Nanny McPhee Minions Minions Minions Minions FYI Daily Minions Iron Man 2 FYI Daily Iron Man 2 Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy

6:45am Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:05am Everybody Loves Raymond Debra offers Ally regular babysitting work. 7:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 7:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:20am Frasier 8:45am Frasier 9:10am Diary of a Wimpy Kid 11:00am The Muppet Movie 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:25pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm Splash 4:40pm Turner and Hooch 6:40pm Channel 4 News 6:50pm Sister Act 8:40pm The Great New Year's Bake Off 10:00pm The Inbetweeners 12:00am The Inbetweeners 12:35am The Inbetweeners 1:10am The Inbetweeners 1:45am The Inbetweeners 2:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 3:00am The Crystal Maze 3:55am The People's Vet

7:00am 7:20am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am 9:25am 10:30am 11:40am 1:20pm 2:20pm 2:25pm 3:35pm 4:45pm 4:50pm 7:50pm 8:50pm 8:55pm 11:00pm 12:00am

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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Peppa Pig The Day Henry Met Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom The Secret Life of Puppies Wissper Top Wing Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! Neighbours E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Oliver! Neighbours World's Strongest Man Final 2018 The Morecambe and Wise Story: Look Back in Laughter The Yorkshire Vet Winter Special Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2018

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The Jurassic Games Black Panther Avatar Ready Player One Thor: Ragnarok Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War 11:00pm Ready Player One 1:30am Braveheart 4:30am Premium Rush

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Groundhog Day Pretty Woman Rough Night You've Got Mail The House Father Figures Rough Night You've Got Mail Father Figures The House Step Brothers Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

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Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Peppa Pig The Day Henry Met Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom The Secret Life of Puppies Wissper Top Wing Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! Neighbours E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Oliver! Neighbours World's Strongest Man Final 2018 The Morecambe and Wise Story: Look Back in Laughter The Yorkshire Vet Winter Special Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild UK Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2018

7:00am Ferdinand A big-hearted bull mistaken for a dangerous beast and taken from his home embarks on an epic adventure to return to his family. Animated fun. 9:00am Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter adaptation with James Corden voicing the mischievous rabbit whose feud with the McGregor family reaches new heights. 10:40am Avengers: Infinity War 1:15pm Pacific Rim Uprising 3:10pm Life Itself: Special 3:25pm A Wrinkle in Time 5:20pm Rampage 7:10pm Ferdinand 9:00pm Pacific Rim Uprising 11:00pm Avengers: Infinity War 1:35am Rampage 3:25am Proud Mary 5:10am Peter Rabbit

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7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitezise 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Soccer Special PreMatch 12:00pm Soccer Special PreMatch 1:00pm Football 3:55pm Football 6:00pm Football 9:00pm Live World Championship Darts 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Late Night Smackdown 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

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Football's Greatest Football's Greatest Football Countdowns Football Countdowns Football Years Football Years EFL One2eleven One2eleven Football's Greatest Gillette Soccer Special: Build-Up Football Gillette Soccer Special: Reaction EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football's Greatest Football's Greatest EFL EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Years Football Years Steven Gerrard: In His Own Words Old Firm Derby Best Goals EFL Greatest Games

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Countryfile Winter Diaries 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Jane Eyre 4:35pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Luther 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Match of the Day 1:20am Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:00am BBC News

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Good Morning Britain Lorraine The Jeremy Kyle Show This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News ITV News London Celebrity Catchphrase Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale Coronation Street Bradley Walsh and Son: Breaking Dad Coronation Street Who Wants to be a Millionaire? ITV News at Ten and Weather ITV News London Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Jackpot247 Lethal Weapon ITV Nightscreen

See Hear on Tour Great British Menu Swallows and Amazons The Titfield Thunderbolt BBC Newsroom Live Coast David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Kangaroo Dundee and Other Animals Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Flog It! Eggheads Galapagos University Challenge Christmas 2018 Tom Kerridge's Fresh Start The Twinstitute Nile: Earth's Great Rivers Insert Name Here Dragons' Den NFL See Hear on Tour Spy in the Snow

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8:10am Emmerdale 9:00am Coronation Street 10:00am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10:55am Liar Liar 11:55am FYI Daily 12:00pm Liar Liar 12:35pm Emmerdale 1:35pm Coronation Street 2:40pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:30pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:50pm You've Been Framed! 7:20pm Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 10:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Pitch Perfect 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:40am Family Guy

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The Celts Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean 10:00pm Waco: Madman or Messiah 11:30pm Murder in Soho 1:00am Shirley Bassey at the BBC 2:00am Synth and Beyond with Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert 3:00am Sicily: Wonder of the Mediterranean 4:00am Wild West: America's Great Frontier America's high country is the land of grizzly bears and giant trees, of frigid winters and scorching summers, of tough ranchers and gold-rush fever. 5:00am This is BBC Four

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Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier The Great Muppet Caper Channel 4 News Willow Countdown A Place in the Sun The Secret Life of the Zoo Couples Come Dine with Me The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it What Britain Bought in 2018 Dispatches Travel Man Rob Rinder's Good Year, Bad Year Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Beatrix Potter with Patricia Routledge

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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) This being a family oriented month, much of it may be spent getting together with relatives and going over old times. Perhaps you are compiling a photo album for older members of the family or vice versa.

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An exciting invitation may set tongues wagging and make a loved one jealous. You, meanwhile, are quite bemused by the whole thing. What comes out of this week is that you are of considerable value to others. The mere thought of you not being around sends ripples through your social circle.

When a member of tribes from long ago were lazy, or consumed much more than they produced, the tribe would set fire to their house while they were away as an act of showing them that that person was not wanted, and that the clan was not concerned with their survival. Hence the phrase ‘to get fired.’

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weekend. Be diplomatic or someone close could become irritated. Keep an eye on the small print because something fundamental may have changed in a longstanding arrangement. Suddenly, at the weekend, you are thrust into the limelight.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be aware that leopards do not change their spots, they merely hide them. Those who demand your trust need a cool checking out and don't be afraid to say 'no' as and when necessary.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Career and home are in disharmony but a bit of compromise soon sorts things out. You don't like playing the 'bad guy', but honesty is also important to you. Speaking your mind can be liberating although, initially, you may see it as a nuisance and embarrassing.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Someone with a larger-thanlife imagination makes you smile but that was not their intention. Try to be diplomatic and steer them in a different direction. Some feelings of loneliness will not be assuaged by working more. Perhaps it is time to consider taking on a pet or giving a current pet more attention.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Sometimes, you find it hard to do things just for the pure enjoyment of it. Realise that not everything has to have a purpose or a profit. Look round this week and seek out something that will please your senses and bring a smile to your lips.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Contact with a less than ideal situation makes you realise just how lucky you are. It has been clear that the weeks are changeable and your situation at the moment far from settled. Pity those whose day-today life is completely predictable.

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Cryptic Across 1 Neat tree (6) 4 Has a go at traditional Sunday food (6) 9 To clarify matters was once simple (7) 10 Lift finally here behind schedule (5) 11 Say! It's time for Herb (5) 12 Make up your mind to do the puzzle again (7) 13 Showing concern about desecration (11) 18 Go for a walk after buying first prickly bush (7) 20 Piece of poetry veers off (5) 22 Like a made up uniform (5) 23 Print us recipe for vegetables (7) 24 Number swimming in Tyne (6) 25 Note heard by male singer (6) Down 1 Confectionery we put in sets (6) 2 Answer salesman extremely loudly (5) 3 Wine cartels are corrupt (7) 5 Starts showing love for writers (5) 6 Quietly distribute bulb (7) 7 Drunken horse that's swallowed whisky (6) 8 Incorrectly tenderising items

(11) 14 Oxygen helping speech (7) 15 Daydream about one American patriot (7) 16 Get in boat that’s rocking (6)

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17 Meals the queen found a problem (6) 19 No Clue 21 Rule over Niger (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 24 represents J and 26 represents W, so fill in J every time the figure 24 appears and W 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 Down 1 Information about recent and 2 Large wrinkled edible seeds of a deciduous tree (7) important events (4) 3 Male sovereign (4) 4 Miserly curmudgeon in Charles 5 Plaything (3) Dickens's novel A Christmas Carol (7) 7 Pressure (6) 6 Young person (5) 9 Kitchen appliance used for baking or 8 Concerned with sacred matters, religion or the church (9) roasting (4) 10 Eastern (6) 11 Salted or smoked meat from the 11 Embrace (3) upper part of a pig's leg (3) 12 Expect and wish (4) 13 Dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top (3) 14 Frozen water (3) 16 Performance using gestures and 15 Mischievous fairies (5) body movements without words (4) 17 Attractive (6) 18 Reverential wonder or fear (3)

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

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

ABLATE BLURRY CREAKY DIFFER EFFACE EUREKA FAMILY (10) FILTER FORCED FOURTH FRUGAL FUNGAL HAIRDO INFIRM LATTER LAUREL MEDIAL REMAND SEAMAN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Cobalt 2 Castle 3 Family 4 Tumult 5 Nation 6 Anyhow 7 Nimbus 8 Wisdom 9 Aplomb 10 Induce 11 Potion 12 Seamen 13 Typhus 14 Pigpen 15 Paunch 16 Beyond 17 Ensure 18 Tipped 19 Brainy.

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

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

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TARGET: • Average: 32 • Good: 45

• Very good: 65 • Excellent: 84

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

Average: 10 Good: 14 Very good: 20

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QUICK Across: 1 Gradually, 7 Leave, 8 Viper, 9/15 Kit bag, 10 Please, 14 Ocelot, 18 Tramp, 20 Ounce, 21 Dismantle.

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Down: 1 Gall, 2 Avarice, 3 Used, 4 Lively, 5 Yap, 6 Barber, 11 Against, 12 Boater, 13 Morphs, 16 Iota, 17 Cede, 19 Add.

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1 Card, 3 Pastoral, 9 Nannies, 10 Addle, 11 Rosie, 12 Sunset, 14 Terror, 16 Sensor, 19 Saddle, 21 Asses, 24 Align, 25 Salvage, 26 Elements, 27 Once.

1 Saws, 3 Ashtrays, 9 Hervido, 10 Avena, 11 Dedal, 12 Lustre, 14 Luchar, 16 Octavo, 19 Repair, 21 Mente, 24 Ounce, 25 Ciruela, 26 Dormouse, 27 Vena.

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1 Concrete, 2 Rungs, 4 Assist, 5 Train, 6 Redress, 7 Lied, 8 Cicero, 13 Grasmere, 15 Realise, 17 Enable, 18 Bedsit, 20 Dunce, 22 Swain, 23 Fade.

1 Schedule, 2 World, 4 Slowly, 5 Tears, 6 Alegría, 7 Snap, 8 Biblia, 13 Bofetada, 15 Cleaner, 17 Cumbre, 18 Bricks, 20 Acero, 22 Niece, 23 Loud.

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QUIZ: CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 1. Christmas Crackers (1981), Heroes and Villains (1996), If They Could See Us Now (2001), Thicker Than Water (1983) and Time On Our Hands (1996) are all titles of ‘Christmas specials’ of which popular BBC sitcom? 2. In Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, what is the name of the abused, underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge (and possibly Jacob Marley, when he was still alive), who symbolised poor working conditions, especially long working hours? 3. In which 1942 musical film did the song White Christmas first appear? 4. In which year did King George V make the first King’s Christmas Message (formally His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech) on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Empire Service? 5. What did a group of four Scottish students (Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson, and Alan Stuart) remove from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1950?

6. What is the name of the Soviet statesman who resigned as president of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991? 7. What is the name of the traditional German fruit bread, consisting of nuts, spices and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar that is eaten during the Christmas season? 8. What was the name of the English physicist and chemist who founded the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 1925? 9. Which Scottish singer, songwriter, political activist and philanthropist, born on Christmas Day 1954, was a member of the Tourists and the Eurythmics, before embarking on a solo career in 1992? 10. Who was Driving Home for Christmas in 1988? Not a lot of people know that... if you gave all the gifts listed in the Twelve Days of Christmas, it would total 364 gifts.

Answers: 1. ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES, 2. BOB CRATCHIT, 3. HOLIDAY INN, 4. 1932, 5. THE STONE OF SCONE, 6. MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, 7. STOLLEN, WEIHNACHTSSTOLLEN or CHRISTSTOLLEN, 8. MICHAEL FARADAY, 9. ANNIE LENNOX, 10. CHRIS REA

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WHAT would you do if you came across a 16-year-old girl who is sick, alone, and disoriented, on the side of the road near a remote forest? Would you drive the terrified girl to the hospital, as Suzanne Blakemore does, and make sure she’s given the care she needs? Suzanne, the wife and mother at the centre of author Sonja Yoerg’s True Places, feels compelled to help, even though she doesn’t have a second to spare in her overscheduled day. But Suzanne has become lost in her own life, and there’s something about the enigmatic girl named Iris that reaches deep into her core. As Iris recovers, questions about her seemingly feral life mount, and Suzanne resolves to take her in. The decision disrupts the already fragile balance of the Blakemore home in ways no one could have predicted, least of all Suzanne. But the relationship proves to be enlightening.

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*Salman Khan, Movie actor; December 27, *Glen Phillips, Rock singer; December 29, 47 52 The singer, songwriter and guitarist for the 90’s The Bollywood actor has starred in more than alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket, 80 Hindi Films and won the Filmfare Award for has also released solo albums such as Abulum and Winter Pays For Summer. Best Supporting Actor for his role in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. He set a Bollywood record by *Tiger Woods, Golfer; December 30, 42 Tiger Woods appearing in the highest-grossing film of the The champion golfer has won more than 100 year on nine separate occasions. Tour events and became the youngest player to complete *Maggie Smith, Movie actress; December 28, 83 the PGA Career Grand Slam. He won 14 majors, including four Masters Tournaments. Maggie has starred in Gosford Park, Downton Abbey, and the Harry Potter films and has won multiple Emmy *Donald Trump Jr, Business Executive; December 31, Awards in a career that has spanned more than 60 years. 40 In 1969, she won an Academy Award for her starring role Executive vice president at his father’s The Trump Organisation, is the first child of the 45th President of the in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

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US, Donald Trump. He began working alongside his siblings Ivanka and Eric Trump at the family firm, and is fluent in Czech. His birth mother is Ivana Trump. *Colin Morgan, TV actor; January 1, 32 The Irish actor is best known for playing the title role in the BBC series Merlin. He has also performed in several stage productions, including A Prayer For My Daughter and Shakespeare’s The Tempest. *Kate Bosworth, Movie actress; January 2, 35 Blue Crush actress Kate debuted in The Horse Whisperer and also starred in Young Americans, Wonderland, Blue Crush 21 and the remake of Straw Dogs. She wanted to become a competitive horse racer and was a champion equestrian at the age of 14.

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192 - Death wish Roman Emperor Commodus survives poisoning attempt by his mistress only to be strangled in the bath in assassination plot. 533 - New title Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to papacy. 1170 - Becket killed Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II. 1229 - Isle conquest James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (Palma) consummating Christian conquest of the island of Mallorca. 1460 - Duke dies Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (northern England), Duke of York killed and his forces soundly defeated by forces for King Henry VI 1801 - UK Forms The Irish Parliament votes to join the Kingdom of Great Britain, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1831 - Naturalist trip HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board departs England for a survey of South America, a voyage Darwin later said ‘determined my whole career.’ 1981 - Case closed One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the ‘Yorkshire Ripper,’ is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 1998 - Fixed rate Exchange rates between the euro and legacy currencies in the Eurozone become fixed.

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I WAS disturbed to read in last week’s EWN that a student was beaten up in the Basque Country for going to a meeting of students who support the unity of Spain. I remember a time when people of widely different opinions, even if they vehemently disagreed with one another, were still capable of holding a civilised debate. Incidents such as this and the rise of radical street groups on the far left and right make me wonder if we have lost the art of dialogue and if instead ‘hit first, talk later’ is now the order of the day. While I personally find nationalism petty, crass and a bit sad, I would never go and punch someone because they indulged in it. I would just tell them I disagree and we could have it out over a beer. Frank Hicks

Who to trust? LAST week you printed a letter from a reader ‘sign of the times,’ which highlighted stabbings and domestic violence. I would like to add another significant reflection of today’s society is the number of greed and power-driven politicians and police officers who appear before the courts. There isn’t a week goes without a serving or former mayor or chief inspector, for example, being arrested or investigated for some demeanour or other. And these are the people we are either asked to vote upon, or pay taxes for, while at the same time entrusting them with our futures and our safety. I agree wholeheartedly that everything possible should be done to tackle domestic violence or of any sort for that matter. That’s where our money and efforts are better placed, not having to deal with the scourge of immoral and corrupt people mistakenly placed in a position of power. Jason Berridge

Tragic loss I WAS very saddened and moved when I read in your newspaper that a young Brit has died while in Spain, and I wanted to send condolences and best wishes to the family of Nixon Smith from myself, my family and friends here in Spain. It is always awful to hear about someone losing their life so young when they had their whole lives ahead of them. It is also sad to know he died after travelling around this beautiful country that so many of us call home. I would finish by saying that in spite of possible risks and dangers we face both when travelling and in our day to day lives, it is important not to become too sheltered out of fear. It would be nice if we could take a cue from Nixon who, despite his tragic death, chose to come to Spain and to explore the country. He was clearly full of life. Janice Morris

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Less violence, more dialogue Parc life I JUST want to pay tribWILD: The ute to Fuengirola’s Bioparc is a Bioparc which is a real nature oasis. oasis amidst an otherwise urban environment. I love how it introduces new animals as part of conservation efforts to protect endangered species. The park itself has improved out of sight in the 20 years that I have lived here, especially with the expansion of gorilla valley. Also, as someone with a keen interest in exotic birds, it is a pleasure to see such a wide variety enjoying life in a lovely leafy enclosure. I saw that the Bioparc won a Best Family Attraction award earlier this year and it was well deserved. I fully encourage people to pay a visit to a new model of zoo based on respect for nature and the preservation of endangered species. Amanda Stanley

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THE New Year is just around the corner and as far as news is concerned it looks as though there will be plenty to keep us occupied. Just days after people in Britain tidy up following New Year’s Eve celebrations, the country’s Prime Minister is due to face her next big test on Brexit. Theresa May has announced that the ‘meaningful vote’ on Brexit is set to go ahead in Parliament on Monday January 14, with the chance of it passing slim. A general election could well follow a parliamentary defeat. Here in Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s leftleaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government also faces an uphill struggle to pass a budget for the country. The party has been governing as a minority administration since it took power in June. Many including Sanchez’s ally in parliament Pablo Iglesias, leader of the leftist Podemos, have said a national ballot would likely follow any failure to get the budget through parliament. Given that the conservative Partido Popular (PP) has a majority in the Senate, giving it an effective veto on government plans, this is not unlikely. Spain is also likely to remain preoccupied with three areas that have dominated the news in 2018: migration, gender equality and the environment. Each has kept politicians busy and the issues surrounding them are likely to intensify.

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Hopes for higher turnout in elections One less election for the UK to bother about. French president goes missing during riots, Germany gets rid of Merkel, Spain due for yet another president. We go out with no deal, better put the tourist tax up. John

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confined Spanish residents to a small Spanish-only section and barred them from everything else! That would be racist! How about teaming up with me Mike, to hire a lawyer and charge the TV companies with race discrimination in the European Court? Tee, hee. Brian

The real shame is that useless and some corrupt people in the central offices are still making lots of money that could go to the people in the supermarkets. Tomas

VISIT SPAIN: Don’t miss Europe’s tallest Christmas tree at the Nevada Shopping Centre Really!!!!!!!! That is NOT a Christmas tree. I wonder which forest they found it in. Renato

Why not be sensible? I enjoy reading your highly entertaining comments every week Mike. I agree completely with your item about UK TV broadcasters. I subscribe to both Netflix and Amazon Prime. I would be happy to pay the BBC and Sky too if they would let me, but they won’t! Imagine if a supermarket allowed only UK residents access to all the shelves but

Only 1,489 of the 10,816 illegal Moroccans that arrived in Spain this year have been expelled Why Ceuta? What is wrong with the ferry to Tanger?

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TOURIST TAX: Resorts in Spain to introduce new tourist tax as a way to bring in extra money About time the UK introduced same tax for Spain and other EU countries plus the £6 for a visa, at least we will be honest and not pretend the money is to benefit tourists. Let’s start tit for tat and see who cries first. John Already pay one to holiday in Greece so no problem whatsoever. In fact if it means we are rid of the shitty EU I’d gladly pay double, then the UK should do same too. Everyone happy. And the best part is that remoaners get to pay it too but hey that’s the Spanish democracy system for you. Maybe when they turn up and get asked to pay it they should ask for another vote cos the Spanish didn’t realise what they were voting for. Garry People coming to the UK from EU countries should be charged tourists tax, perhaps £10, like you have to pay when going to places like, Egypt, Kenya! June

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Smuggler’s car stopped at Spain border with an ‘unauthorised’ furry friend on board Probably stolen in Gibraltar. Hoping they pay for their nasty deed. Ken

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sourced products, check out Tropic Skincare. This brand uses an abundance of natural ingredients to create an ethical, vegan-friendly line of lotions. Try the ‘Whipped Body Velvet Intensely Rich Butter melt’ (€33 from www.tropicskincare.com), which has won several beauty awards. For a product which is both vegan-friendly and helps the environment as well as making you feel good, try Haeckels. This brand uses seaweed washed up on the British coastline which is normally left to decay, in its ‘Sea Buckthorn Body Cleanser’ (€37 for 350 ml from www.cultbeauty.com). If hair care is more your concern, there is a range of vegan and cruelty-free shampoos and conditioners at The Body Shop, a brand which has famously campaigned against animal testing for many years.

Finally, for the finishing touches. Vegan-friendly make-up has also grown in popularity, and again can be bought at The Body Shop. Other brands specialising in cruelty-free make-up or vegan make-up include Axiology (www.naturismo.com), and The Ordinary.

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he had ‘gathered his team to announce an important decision, that 2019 will be the last season of Dani Garcia the Restaurant.’ He added that ‘having reached this dream, I will take my vision of the gastronomy of Andalucia to all corners and audiences of the world.’ With more than 20 years’ experience, Garcia became the first chef in Malaga to get three Michelin stars, and only the second in Andalucia.

‘TE BOTE’ has been crowned Google’s mostsearched Spanish-language song lyrics in America. Officially the hottest track of 2018, it features artists Casper, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny, and Ozuna. And the hit is continuing to rack up the accolades, having also ranked as YouTube’s mostwatched music video globally. Google revealed its annual Year in Search

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Hottest hit list, highlighting the top news, trends, and topics that people were searching for on the web throughout 2018. Bad Bunny’s ‘Amorfoda’ and Karol G’s ‘Culpables’ featuring Anuel AA are the other urban tracks on the list, which is primarily dominated by regional Mexican songs, or corridos.

Own goal for footie ace JUVENTUS and Portugal football star, Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to accept a two-year suspended prison sentence for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax authorities of €14.8 million, according to the national press. T h e 3 3 - y e a r- o l d f o r w a r d w i l l re portedly be formally found guilty at a hearing on January 14, but won’t actually serve any prison time. The rumoured deal with the Spanish Treasury is set to end an ongoing legal saga dating back to when Ronaldo, often referred to as the ‘best player in the world,’ played for Real Madrid. While in Spain he became Real M a d r i d ’s h i g h e s t e v e r g o a l s c o re r, netting 451 times over nine years after joining from Manchester United for a then-record £80 million in 2009. He helped Real win three consecu-

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JUST three weeks after bagging a third Michelin star, celebrated chef Dani Garcia has thrown in the towel at his Marbella restaurant and will present a daily breakfast show on Spanish TV. Garcia will take over from the popular Torres brothers in March with his own TVE programme for La 1, which will be produced by Shine Iberia, the company behind Masterchef. Announcing his decision on social media, Garcia said

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RONALDO: Pictured with Cristiano Jr and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. tive Champions League titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. R o n a l d o i s a l s o P o r t u g a l ’s m o s t capped player, with 154 appearances, and record goal scorer, with 85.

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A wealth of Indian cu IF you have a penchant for tasty, fresh and authentic Indian food, then the Mumtaz Mahal in Coin is the place to go for a terrific meal at a sensible price. The restaurant offers an array of delectable dishes influenced by both India and Pakistan and in addition to the dishes which you would expect to find, there are 10 Chef’s Specials; the signature dishes of Mumtaz Mahal. These range from Handi, a spicy and creamy Goan dish, which combines curry flavours with coconut milk, and Pathia, a sweet and spicy dish. The chef also particularly recommends his Achari Tikka. Owner Soukhi is passionate about food and has been involved in restaurants in Spain for more than 20 years, 12 of which have seen him at Mumtaz Mahal, which is rated number two of all of the restaurants

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Malaga’s Three Kings arrive MALAGA’ S annual Thr ee Ki ngs Par ade once agai n takes place on January 5, beginning at 5pm in the port area. The t r adi t i onal par ade wends i t s way t hr ough t he town and is always the largest in the province featuring a number of carriages, marching bands and tons of sweets di st r i but ed f or t he chi l dr en t o cat ch i n t hei r awai t i ng bags. The par ade usual l y ends wi t h a l arge concer t of si nger s, m agi ci ans and a num ber of ot her ent ertainers.

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This week Celebrity Chef from Ready Steady Cook & Fellow Master Chef Steven Saunders, proprietor of The Little Geranium in La Cala uses up some Christmas leftovers for the in-between Christmas and New Year period!

Post Christmas delights, to keep away the blues! Steven Saunders FMCGB The Little Geranium La Cala de Mijas & Marbella

www.thelittlegeranium.com AS I grew up Christmas was getting more and more difficult to guarantee that our family came together as we all had our own families. So the days in between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve were and still are the only opportunity to invite over friends and family that we had missed on Christmas Day or Boxing Day.

Ingredients • Approx 500g of cooked turkey • Approx 500g cooked ham cut into thick chunks For the Sauce • 75g butter • 75g of plain flour • 250ml double or thick cream • 50g of mature cheddar grated • 25g of Parmesan grated • 1 leek washed and chopped finely • 200ml of turkey or chicken stock (warmed) • 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard • 1 heaped tbsp of chopped fresh or dried tarragon For the home-made Pastry • 500g of plain flour • 75g of suet (optional) • 185g of cold butter diced • 150ml of cold water • 2 egg yolks for glazing pastry To make the sauce Heat the butter in a thick saucepan and add the leeks and cook gently until soft, but not coloured. Stir in the flour and pour in the stock and whisk in and bring to the boil and immediately add the cream, reduce heat to gentle simmer until sauce thickens. Finally add the mustard and the tarragon. Leave to cool if not using immediately. (This sauce can be made a day or so in advance)

When I was a boy one of things I loved most about the Christmas period was making Christmas cookies with my mum. She used to make the most amazing shortbread and gingerbread men, which we would spend hours icing and decorating. Then they would come out with coffee or wine for everyone that visited in between Christmas and New Year. This post Christmas period had become as important as Christmas Day itself. It was often our only opportunity to exchange gifts and sit with some wine and catch up. Things haven’t changed much and in fact they have become more difficult since I moved to Spain. Moving to Spain was my way of wanting to slow down since the business in the UK employed around 2,000 staff and the bureaucracy of it all became stressful.

A small restaurant with a handful of staff somewhere in the sun sounded like a solution! Then The Little Geranium was born and hey… I work harder now than ever before! So getting away at Christmas to be in the UK with my daughters, brothers and father is difficult, so they come and see me during this in-between period. Serena my eldest daughter lands on December 27 and is here for a week, so apart from going out for meals and eating at the Geranium I have plans to make my famous Turkey and Ham pie (just like old times) and I’m going to make some gingerbread cookies with her (I tried them out with Michele’s help last week, see picture!) Wash this down with some mulled wine after a long walk with the dogs on the beach and the feeling of Christmas suddenly hits you! That feel-

NEW CHEF: Steven and Michele. ing isn’t totally here as you know if you live here, we all miss the Christmas feeling that we get back in the UK, so in order to bring some of it to Spain, follow these recipes and rejoice! By the way, my family says that my pie is the best meal that I make all year! I’m not sure that this is a compliment!

Steven’s Turkey and Ham Pie To make the pastry Tip the flour into a food processor or mixer. With the salt. Add the butter and the suet and whizz in until it looks like breadcrumbs. With the motor running slowly pour in 150ml of cold water until the pastry comes together. Tip the dough onto the surface and use a little extra flour to knead the dough until smooth. Wrap in cling film and rest the dough for 15 mins if time allows. To construct and cook the pie Get your pie dish ready and heat the sauce until bubbling, taste the sauce to check seasoning. Tip in the turkey and ham pieces and then pour the mix into the pie dish. Roll the pastry out ¼ inch thick and drape over the pie with plenty of hang over. Trim the hang over and crimp the edge all the way around neatly. Cut a little hole in the centre to let the steam out and brush the pie with the egg yolk evenly. Bake in a pre-heated oven 200C and cook for 30-45 minutes until golden brown.

of soda, ginger and cinnamon and pour Ingredients for Christmas Cookinto the bowl of a food processor. Add ies the butter and blend until the mix looks • 350g/12oz plain flour plus extra like breadcrumbs. for rolling out Stir in the sugar. • 1 tsp bicarbonate of 2. Lightly beat soda the egg and gold• 2 tsp ground ginger en syrup togeth• 1 tsp ground cinnaer, add to the mon food processor • 125g/4½oz butter and pulse until • 175g/6oz light soft the mixture brown sugar clumps togeth• 1 free range egg er. Tip the • 4 tbsp golden syrup dough out, To decorate (Royal Icknead briefly ing) until smooth, Approx four egg whites with eight heaped tablespoons of icing sugar. DELICIOUS COOKIES: Steven’s Whisk eggs whites first and home-made Christmas cookies. then stir in sugar spoonful at a time to create an icing which wrap in cling film and leave to chill in you can pipe. Add natural food colourthe fridge for about 15 minutes. ings like green, red and blue and deco3. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C rate each cookie differently. Fan/Gas 4. Line baking trays with greaseproof paper or butter and flour Method them. 1. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate

4. Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness on a lightly floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes and place on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them. 5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden-brown. Leave on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish cooling. When cooled decorate with the writing icing recipe above. Christmas Mulled Wine Ingredients • 750ml bottle red wine • 1 large cinnamon stick, or two small ones • 4 cloves • 2 pieces of star anise • 2 strips approx 1 inch thick of the zest of lemon • 4 tbsp soft brown sugar • 100ml brandy • 100ml gin • 150ml of Stone’s ginger wine Method 1. Put the red wine, brandy, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon zest and sugar in a large pan. Cook on a low heat for 20 mins. 2. Remove from the heat and add the Stone’s ginger wine and the gin, leaving it to infuse for about 20 mins. 3. To serve, heat without boiling, pour into mugs or heatproof glasses.

You can email Steven your questions or enquiries to: steven@thelittlegeranium.com. Steven Saunders FMCGB - The Little Geranium, La Cala de Mijas & Marbella. www.thelittlegeranium.com

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AIR CONDITIONING. Quality installations. Free quotations. All areas covered. EnviroCare, 21 years’ experience Heating and cooling products. 952 663 141 www.envirocarespain.com (281338)

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ADVANCED CLEANING SERVICES. Professional Carpet, Upholstery Cleaning, 27 Years Experience, Wet/Dry Clean. Honest, Reliable Service. 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 Or Email acservs@out look.com (252581)

AIRFLOW Air conditioning for cooling and heating units. Professional, fully guaranteed installa tions. Tel: 952 443 222 (281291)

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ANTIQUES WANTED! All types of antiques, paintings, jewellery, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques and Jewellers shops, extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Telephone 952 588 795.

ARCHITECTS PROJECTS, constructions, new buildings, extensions, reforms, licences, legalisations, interior design. 680 700 430 RENOVATION, reforms, construction, new properties, extensions, pool works, licences, interior design. 629 532 695 www.edaintegral.com

AWNINGS ACE OF SHADES - All colours available. Urbanisations catered for, electric and manual operation; also recovery service available, largest selection of colours and designs on the coast. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730)

BATHROOMS Bathroom renovations and remodelling: Quality installations guiding you through furniture and tile selection working with your requirements. All areas. Masterbuildspain installing bathrooms since 1996. 952 663 141 670 409 759 www.master buildspain.com info@mas terbuildspain.com

SOLAR BLINDS ES Ideal for large glazed areas to reflect heat / glare and stop furniture fading and still keep the view. SAVE HEAT IN THE WINTER to improve your living environment. ian@solar shadetinting.com Tel Ian 958 496 571 / 644 546 176 (256591)

BOATS PUERTO BANUS – Moorings for rent. 8, 12 & 15 metres. 662 379 483 PUERTO BANUS – Moorings wanted to buy. 0032 473 815 789 (276083)

BOILERS BOILERS. Gas, electric, Solar. Installations & servicing. Gas certificates for gas boilers. Excellent quality. Over 22 years on the Coast. www.envirocarespa in.com info@envirocares pain.com 952 663 141 / 670 409 759 (280586)

BOOKS

BUILDING SERVICES SWINGLES CASAS SL. For all your building needs. Visit www.swinglescasas.com for more details or call 952 428 067 / 666 960 262 (258056) JIM’S HOME IMPROVEMENTS. bathrooms / kitchen reforms, repairs, plumbing, carpentry, painting, tiling, maintenance. Give us a call no job too small. 692 207 799 / 645 559 423 (281332) CONCRETE – OZBUILD. The specialists of printed concrete. Reseals, Brickwork, Tiling, Plastering, Reforms. 16 Years in Spain. Competitive Prices, Quality Finish. 952 426 074/606 745 920 www.ozbuildspain.com (279160) GENERAL BUILDER. Tiling, plastering, painting, electrician, plumber, carpentry. Reasonable prices. 635 913 885 (References available) (277904) BUILDING and Renovations. Masterbuild Spain. Refurbishments, bathrooms, kitchens, tiling. All trade work undertaken by professional workmanship. Fully guaranteed. Free quotations. 952 663 141 www.mas terbuildspain.com (281338)

BUSINESS FOR SALE SMALL Garden furniture shop between Estepona/San Pedro. Low price, low rent. Perfect family business. Aircon. Call George 669 331 280 (278098)

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CASHBACK on your house/commercial. Payback only when you sell. Quick/easy. Min 20k. 617 333 777 (278948)

BUY & SELL DECLUTTER, cash paid for small/medium furniture, antiques, decanters, brass, copper, golf clubs & other ornaments. Howard 608 121 817 (276603) HOUSE CLEARANCE SPECIALISTS, FULL OR PART CLEARANCE. ALL FURNITURE WANTED, WE PAY MORE. TEL 634 324 914 OR EMAIL houseclearan ceman@hotmail.com (279484)

BUY & SELL THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (276498) SUPERPOOL est. 1985. Pool tables, boxing and mini-vending machines on profit share, also new/second hand domestic tables and accessories. Tel 629 530 233 - www.superpool spain.com (278052) ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM Buyers & Sellers of quality furniture. Top prices paid. 675 357 575 (281330) FOR SALE Good Quality Furniture – 2 Single Beds & Bedding. 1 King Size Bed & Bedding. 1 Painting. 2 Coffee Tables. Open to Offers. Tel: 646 737 799 (282513)

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CAMPER/CARAVAN CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (253107)

CAR HIRE ALH RENT A CAR – SHORT & LONG-TERM RENTALS FROM €9.90 A DAY. INSURANCE INCLUDED IN OUR PRICES. www.alhrentacar.com TLF: 638 846 909 or reservasalhrentacar@gm ail.com (278376)

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PARKING, STORAGE & SALES. Caravans - Motorhomes - Boats - Cars and Vans etc. Short / long term - Safe & secure, drop off & collections. Excellent rates, discount for long term, 5 mins from Fuengirola. Established 25 years. www.eurodog.es / in fo@eurodog.es 679 786 669 / 606 101 807 (257556)

CARPENTERS CARPENTER cabinet maker, Irish. Available for all types of property maintenance, plumbing, painting, electrical, kitchens and bathrooms renovated etc., 30 years experience, very reliable. Tel: 952 441 955 / 677 087 575 (277284) KITCHEN, Bedroom and Bathroom refurbishments by w w w . c o m p l e t e carpentry.com 952 196 457 or 696 064 019. Facebook: The Irish Carpenter (276006)

DAMP PROOFING DR DAMP leaking roofs, damp walls, all mould cured. All work guaranteed. Call 689 515 558 (276245) DAMP PROOFING. www.electro-os.com. info@electro-os.com. 958 656 560 / 619 666 363 (281216)

PLASTERING PLASTERING, rendering, dry lining, coving. Fitted Kitchens, Bathrooms and Bedrooms. All work guaranteed. 689 515 558 (276245)

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MR-MAINTENANCE – For ALL your Property needs. No Job Too Small – Contact 647 460 155. (276479)

CARS WANTED CAMPER VANS, CARAVANS, MOBILE HOMES, BOATS AND ALL PLANT, DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND COMMERCIALS WANTED. BEST PRICE PAID, CASH TODAY, ANY REGISTRATION WITH OR WITHOUT PAPERS. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 (253107)

CHIMNEY SWEEP. Clean reliable professional. All types, special price for more than one. Chris 608 337 497(279225) APEX CHIMNEY SERVICES, professional chimney sweeping and smoke testing. NACS Qualified. Clean and efficient Tel: Bob 696 320 202 (256040)

CHURCH SERVICES BENALMADENA Elim Family Fellowship. Sundays 11am. Elimfamilyfellow ship.com or call 951 912 525 or 952 446 627

CLASSES CALAHONDA LANGUAGE CENTRE. Established 1987. New beginner’s Spanish course starts 14th January. Maximum 5 students per group for guaranteed results. Other levels and private classes available. Enrol now. Also Translations undertaken calahondalan guage@gmail.com Tel: 952 931 176 (276497)

PROFESSIONAL Carpet And Upholstery Cleaning, 27 Years Experience, Wet/Dry Clean. Honest, Reliable. 678 808 837, 952 669 701, acservs@outlook.com (252581)

COMPUTERS PC DOCTOR Computer Sales & Repairs in any Language. 24HR IT Support. 20 Years on the Coast. We come to wherever YOU are – Home or Business. 952 591 071 (279023) COMPUTER PROBLEMS SOLVED. Error messages fixed, viruses removed. Repairs and upgrades available. Laptops in English. Kindle, iPad & Android help. One-to-one training. Experienced, reliable service. Paul 630 652 338 / 952 493 859 (276301) PC & LAPTOP SOLUTIONS Windows.Apple.iPhone.Android Efficient Guaranteed Service Marbella.Estepona.Sotogrande Home-Office call 689666888 ifixrp@gmail.com RICHARD (279075)

DAMP PROOFING CLEANING SERVICES UPHOLSTERY and steam cleaning sofas, carpets etc… JA Cleaning Services 626 357 955 (249674) ADVANCED Cleaning Services. Professional carpet, upholstery cleaning, 27 years’ experience, wet/dry clean. HONEST, reliable service 678 808 837 / 952 669 701 or email acservs@out look.com (253107) RUGS fitted carpets, upholstery including leather cleaned on site 685 524 921 (253107) OVEN CLEANING, domestic, commercial, complete fittings, let professional do hard dirty work. From 40€. 611 283 162 ovencleaningcostadel sol.com (258467) STARLIGHT CLEANING SERVICES. All types of cleaning. Any size of property. All Areas. Residential & Holiday Lets. 682 636 451 www.starlight-spain.com (279483) WINDOW Cleaner, professional & reliable. Affordable prices. Call Chris 603 630 049 (282247)

DECORATORS RAINBOW Pinturas. English, professional painters & decorators. All aspects of interior & exterior work. Also kitchen/ furniture spraying. Call / WhatsApp: Daniel 628 066 08. www.rainbowpin turas.com (279078)

DOMESTIC APP REPAIRS DOMESTIC Appliance repairs - washing machines, fridges, cookers, ovens, water heaters, gas / electric, professionally repaired. Christian 608 337 497 (279980)

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BLOCKED DRAINS? Leak detection, CCTV survey, root removal, Tel 952 568 414 / 661 910 772 / drainspain.com (257090) CLEARFLOW – Unblocking, CCTV inspection, repair and installation. Tel: 630 200 600 / 952 885 661. Facebook: DesatorosClearflow (276256)

FURNITURE

ELECTRICIAN

MARBLE FLOOR (2.50€/m2) WHY PAY MORE. WE CLEAN, CRYSTALLISE, SEAL THEN POLISH YOUR MARBLE TO HIGH GLOSS, NONSLIP. PROFESSIONAL GUARANTEED, FAST SERVICE. 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE. ALSO REPAIRS DAMAGES TO MARBLE, CLEAN AND SEAL TERRACOTTA TERRACES, COVERS ALL COSTA DEL SOL. TEL: 671 244 683 (259400) MARBLE POLISHING, CRYSTALLIZING, LASTING, HIGH SHINE. REGRINDING, RESTORATION OF SALTY, DEAD FLOORS. RELIABLE. 27 YRS EXPERIENCE. REFS AVAILABLE. CYRIL. 634 455 064 (279112) MARBLE FLOORS polished high shine non-slip. Fast Service Reliable, family run business. TERRACOTTA CLEANED and sealed. No job too small. Cleansol 10am – 10pm 7 days all areas. 952 930 861 / 607 610 578 Discount code: EWN 1 CLEAN (206437)

FOR SALE/WANTED

REPAIRS to Washing Machines-Dish Washers-OvensFridges. Call Garry Goodman 673 344 212. English Service Technician. 35 years’ experience. (276695)

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GATES ELECTRIC Gates/Garage Doors. Intercoms/access control systems and replacement remotes. New installs and repairs. For all your electric gate and garage door requirements call us on 605 356 469/952 786 178. The Garage Door Co & 2 Way Gates. tgdc@hotmail.co.uk www.thegaragedoorcompa ny.es (259432)

GATE REPAIRS

ELECTRICIAN Exclusively Marbella and Estepona Richard on 687 352 358 or email richi@europe.com All installations & maintenance. Surge Protection, Garden Lights, Upgrades, Boletins. (277617)

FLOOR POLISHING

CLASSIFIEDS

ELECTRIC GATE/GARAGE DOOR automation repaired. Free, no obligation quotation. Call Colin - 636 394 641 (278431)

GLASS CURTAINS ALHAURIN FURNITURE Emporium. Buyers and sellers of quality furniture. We buy from a small item to full clearances. Top prices paid. 697 511 071 (253107) THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (253107) FURNITURE wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (281330)

GLASS CURTAIN repairs, specialist in replacement of discoloured plastic strips that act as a seal between the glass panels. Call Julian 655 825 931 (276609)

HEALTH & BEAUTY

BEAUTY TREATMENTS BOTOX AND FILLERS From €95. Covers the Costa del Sol and inland. www.beautifulmarbel la.es 609 347 086. (276478)

GARDENING PROFESSIONAL garden services from Fuengirola to Estepona. All aspects of gardening and full maintenance and landscaping, free quotes, competitive prices. Contact Andrew 600 259 981 Andrew@garden-profe ssionals.com (279802) GARDENING SERVICES and other related jobs in your garden. Ricardo 637 160 129 www.ricardoga rdens.es Torremolinos to Marbella (278689)

IRRIGATION IRIS-IRRIGATION and landscapes. New Installations and problem-solving. Turf (supply and laying). Garden constructions. Tree surgeon. Clearing and maintenance. 676 747 521 (257539)

CHIROPRACTOR FUENGIROLA, Myofascial Release. J. Schaegen, Specialized in treating neck, back & extremity disorders, 30 years in Practice. 652 291 224 www.bodywork.es (276149)

DENTISTS ENGLISH SPEAKING DENTIST in Fuengirola & Nueva Andalucia. Specialising in Zircon crowns, bridges etc. FREE check up! drvisky@hotmail.com. 689 887 019 (278675)

MASSAGE SAYAN MASSAGE. Your best traditional & tantric massage for ladies and gentlemen. 952 586 339 - 608 977 260 www.masajes sayan.es (256078)

CLASSIFIEDS HEATING SERVICES FIRES gas or wood burners. Envirocarespain since 1996. All areas. Quality guaranteed. 952 663 141 670 409 759 www.envirocarespain.co m info@envirocares pain.com (281338)

HOLIDAY LETS GUALDAMINA, (near the Marbella Barcelo Hotel), 5 En Suite Bedroom Detached Villa, Air-Con, Swimming Pool, Gated Urbanisation. Fantastic Golf & Mountain Views. Fully Legal and Licensed. All year round Short Term Rentals. Ring for Availability 0044 7840 802 444 (277911)

HOT TUBS/SPAS HOT TUBS, new, used, bought, sold, hired. Also move & repairs. 691 973 131 / 952 793 398 (280596)

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THE WAREHOUSE – We buy a Single item to a Full House Clearance – 602 610 103 (253107)

27 December 2018 - 2 January 2019

LOCKSMITH LOCKSMITH emergency / appointment. Doors opened without damage, locks changed, patio doors and windows secured, 24 hour honest, fast and reliable service. Call Paul 657 466 803 (248853)

ALHAURIN FURNITURE EMPORIUM furniture wanted, same day collection, also house clearance and removals. 675 357 575 (281330)

ENGLISH 24/7 LOCKSMITH/SAFE ENGINEERS. EST 2004. CALL DAREN OR MICK 952 660 233 / 667 668 673 / 636 770 865 WWW.SECURITY OFSPAIN.COM (278429)

WANTED House Clearances, single item to full house. Anything considered. Top prices paid. Cash waiting. 625 025640 (281849)

MASSAGE INSURANCE MOTOR INSURANCE. For the most competitive quotes in English call Linea Directa on 902 123 153, you could save as much as 30% and you can transfer your existing no claims bonus. Call Linea Directa on 902 123 153 for motor insurance with a human voice in English from Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and save money now! (200726)

EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (281380)

INTERNET GET YOUR business noticed online! Make sure that expats in Spain can find your product, service, restaurant, bar or shop. Contact Spain’s newest and brightest online directory TODAY. Call 951 386 161 or email mark.w@euroweeklynews.co m for more details

LAWYERS

CARIBBEAN and Asian lady, gives full body massage, clean atmosphere and very professional in san pedro near Banus. 652 069 930 (282193)

LOANS LOANS AVAILABLE on all types of paintings, jeweler, watches, silver etc. Any condition. Immediate cash settlement. For more information call into Anthony’s Antiques & Jewelers shops extensive premises at C/Ramon y Cajal 40, Fuengirola. Mobile 609 529 633. Tel: 952 588 795 (SE) (201522) www.euroweeklynews.com

RASCAL turnabout electric wheelchair, as new, under guarantee. €900. 952 578 408

MORTGAGES FLUENT FINANCE Abroad. Are you looking to release equity in your home here in Spain? Need to pay IBI, Community Fees, Taxes, but don’t have the cash available now to do this. Do you want to sell your property for what it is worth but don’t have the ability/time frame due to cash constraints? Do you want an alternative to the Banks who are costly and slow? Call us now on 691 179 445 / 952 961 952 or email ronald@fluentfi nanceabroad.com Come and visit us in our San Pedro office (281207)

MEETING POINT WELL educated retired gentleman owns own property Fuengirola area. Looking for an attractive lady 65+ for real company not interested in money just warmth and genuineness. This is a real ad. +34 656 373 614 NO implications (282264)

MISCELLANEOUS WOODY´S LOS BOLICHES. Greeting Cards, mail to and from the UK. Worldwide courier and Passport renewals. All adverts taken for the Euro Weekly News- display or classified. Open 9.002.00PM (Monday to Friday). Special hours apply August and Xmas. One street behind the Confortel, just off Plaza San Rafael, Los Boliches, on C/Poeta Salvador Rueda 93. Tel: 952 471 877 (95705)

MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO screens, sliding, pulldown, pleated colours call Mosquito Nick 647 072 861 ACE OF SHADES - Don’t let the bugs get you! Available in enrollable, slider and pleated. Large choice of colours including wood effect. Tel: 951 273 254 / 671 732 204 / info@aceof shades.design (101730)

HEATING

MOTORING

LEGAL SERVICES PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR Debt Collection, evictions, solicitor. Professional & discreet. 697 834 934 (277632)

MOBILITY

MOBILITY SENIORWORLD - MOBILITY scooters, wheelchairs, stairlifts, nursing beds, rise ´n´ recline chairs and a large range of daily living aids for sale or hire. Visit our showroom in Los Boliches - or call on 952 663 131 or 670 964 181 for advice & best prices. (279180) www.Mobility-Spain.com The Mobility Wizards S.L. For all your mobility needs: Repairs, Rentals, Sales and Insurance. Call: 633 127 901/ 622 832 954. (278557)

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MOSQUITO SCREENS MOSQUITO Screens for windows, doors and a highquality sliding patio door screen. All finishes available. Quick service. All areas covered. Call Julian 655 825 931 (276610)

MOTORING

CAR SERVICES AUTOMATIC gearbox specialist. Transmatic. All models including classic cars, serviced, repaired and reconditioned. Also, 4x4 transfer boxes and power steering Call/fax 952 796 166 / 952 805 804 email: transmatic2005@yahoo.c om. www.transmatic.es (277164) BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369 (259167)

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FOR SALE SELLING YOUR SPANISH CAR? PHONE Bill Brady for the best cash price. Stay safe and phone Bill on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com (257838) MASSIVE SAVINGS AT BILL BRADY CARS has been established on the Costa del Sol since 1986, in which time he has helped thousands of expatriates to buy or sell their quality used Spanish cars and also keeping all the documentation simple so you understand all that is going on (which is important). You can contact Bill direct on 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 or billbrady cars.com (257838) AUTOMATIC / Diesel Seven seater Chrysler Voyager LX 2.8 CRDI 2006 Mdl. 46,000 Km (28,000 Mls) Full Specification, electric side doors, climate control, leather interior, lots more a very scarce MPV. For only €7,995 952 838 842 / 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com AUTOMATIC / Diesel Hyundai I-40 2012 Like new one private owner full service history and lots of extras looks and drives like cars double the price. Only €13,995 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbrady cars.com (257838) AUTOMATIC Seven seater Peugeot 5008 Sport Line 1.6 Inj. 2011 One private owner 43’000 Klm. ( 27’000 Mls ) Full service history, panoramic sun roof, sat-nav, sensors and lots more great buy at only 12’995€ 952838842 608950221 bill bradycars.com JAGUAR XE. R-Sport 2.0. D. 2016 Automatic 6’000 Klm. (3’700 Mls) Health forces this sale bought from Salamanca Marbella keys still in plastic bags, this car cost 45’000 € LOOK at this massive saving ONLY 27’995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbradycars.com DIESEL Renault Clio 1.5 DCI 3 Door hatch back 2009 from private owner metallic black, parking sensors, privy glass looks nice and sporty with great economy, its only €4,995 952 838 842 /608 950 221 billbradycars.com

AS NEW (Special Order) Automatic / Diesel Seat Alhambra Seven seats. Nov 2016 Only 8,000 Klm. (5’000 Mls) Touch electric side doors, Apple touch and sat-nav, sensors all round front back sides etc. Climate control, cruise control, parking cámera privy glass, lots more to many to list here, a perfect family M.P.V. Save a fortune on a top quality family car remember this is not ex-rent or lease cost 35,000 € Was selling for 27,995€ NOW ITS ONLY 26,995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbradycars.com

2007 Mercedes 320 ML Disel New Model Right Hand Drive On Spanish plates in Silver New Tyres and ITV 130,000 Miles. Lots of Extras €8,450. Tel: 695 559 939. 2008 Mercedes E63 AMG, Full Spec in Silver with Black Leather, only 90,00 KL awsome car must be seen € 23,950. Tel: 695 559 939. 2012 Ford Transit Connect, Endurotec 210,00 KL in very good condition thoughout, Air Con, side door, new ITV €4,995. Tel: 695 559 939.

PEUGEOT 208 Blue HDI 1.6 5 Door 2015 bought and full service history from Peugeot one private owner sat-nav, reverse camera, cruise control, lots of extras and its only 8,995€ 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbrady cars.com

COLLECTORS Car 1994 Mercedes E220 Convertable Left Hand Drive 1 owner from new 5 speed manual Electric roof with Air Con, only 140,00 KL in Silver with black Leather must be seen these cars are only appreciating in Value €9,750. Tel: 695 559 939.

Renault Clio (Limited) Eco. 2016 one private owner 21’000 Klm. (13’000 Els) satnav, bluetooth, parking sensors and lots more extras save a fortune at this low price its only 9’995€. 952 838 842 608 950 221 bill bradycars.com

2006 Kia Serento 4 x 4 Left Hand Drive Spanish PLates 2.5 Diesel in Excellent condition thoughout Light Metalic Blue with Grey Leather. Alloys , Air Con also New Tyes and New Itv €5,995 includes Transfer. Tel: 695 559 939.

Automatic Honda civic 1.8 Inj. 2010. Only 67’000 Klm (42’000 Mls) full service history from Honda, panoramic sun roof, parking sensors, lots more extras from Honda this is a very scarce car so don’t delay ITS ONLY 7’995€. 952 838 842 608 950 221 billbradycars.com

2007 Citroen Picasso Right Hand Drive on Spanish PLates, 1.6 HDI Diesel. One owner from New, Top of the Range, New ITV, Ecellent condition thoughout €2,995. Tel: 695 559 939.

4X4 Automatic / Diesel SSangyong Rexton 270 Xdi. 2009 From private owner 99’000 Klm. (62’000 Mls ) With service history, leather interior, electric seats, special alloy wheels and lots more its only 6’995€ 952 838 842 608950221 bill bradycars.com. 2007 TRANSIT CONNECT in good all round condition. Electric Windows, Air Con. One local owner. €2,995 Tel: 695 559 939 (254317) 2011 FIAT DOBLO 1.3 CDTi DIESEL. Very economical. Only 135,000klm. In very good condition throughout. One local owner. €4,995. Tel: 695 559 939 (254317) 2007 Range Rover 2.7 HSE Sport, Diesel in excellant condition throughout 20inch wheels in Magenta, with cream leather High Kilometeres. 390,000 kl New Engine Fitted 30,000 KL ago. Must be seen €11.750 Tel: 695 559 939.

CHEAP diesel 2001 Mercedes E300 Automatic Spanish Car, Runs and Drives Perfectly in silver, Low KL, Needs a bit of Tidying, €1,995. Tel: 695 559 939. AUTOMATIC 2002 Chrysler Tratos 2.5 only 90,000 KL Spanish Left Hand Drive, New ITV in very good condition throughout only €1,495 Tel: 695 559 939.

MERCEDES E250 CDI AMG Sport Automatic Convertible. Azure Blue. Cream leather seating. 33,000miles. Service History. Just services. Spanish plates, RHD. Immaculate condition. €22,500. Tel: 650 679 123 / 952 838 167 (282125) 2000 BMW 520i.English plated. One previous owner. M Spec. Head Gasket has gone. Prestine condition. Blue Metallic. Dry storage. Buyer to remove. 500€ ono. Viewing after 1st Jan 19. +447807 302 723 / +447884 186 184

INSURANCE WE ARE currently the market leader in our country in the sale of direct car, motorbike, home and company fleet insurance. Since we started out in 1995, our philosophy has always been to offer an excellent service with the best prices in the market. For the most competitive quotes in English, call Linea Directa on 902 123 309. (200726) EU INSURANCE DIRECT. Best prices, best service, best cover for all your Insurance needs. TEL 951 080 118 or 952 830 843 (277294)

CARS, VANS UK OR SPANISH BOUGHT FOR CASH. FREE COLLECTION IN SPAIN/UK. PLEASE CALL 678 808 837 OR 952 669 701 (253107) WANTED CARS AND VANS, FREE COLLECTION, SAME DAY 685 524 921. (253107) CAR, VANS BOUGHT WITH/WITHOUT PAPERS. CASH WAITING 678 808 837. (253107) WANTED all cars, vans and anything interesting also classic cars, bikes, etc., with or without paperwork considered, same day decision, cash waiting, 653 777 073. (254317) WANTED, wanted, wanted!! All cars, all years, all models…from exotic to classic. Spanish, English, Dutch plated. Call us on 951 977 329 or 606 647 597. (281326)

PEST CONTROL

MECHANICS

BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369

REPAIRS ENGLISH bodyshop, fully equipped, Mijas Costa. No Job Too Small. 952 667 074 (279183)

2011 Focus Trend 1.6tdi 209kms €5,500. 2010 Fiesta Trend 1.4tdi 129kms €4,200. 2011 Punto Evo 1.2 79kms €4,200. More available call 677 079 805

WANTED

BRITISH MECHANIC Mijas Costa. Experienced & Reliable. 605 407 369

PETS YOUNG DOMESTICATED cats rescued from the killing station need kind homes. Fully vaccinated and neutered. We will also deliver to England for a donation to the charity. Please give one of these beautiful cats a home so we can save more from death. Can be seen without obligation at Cat and Dog World Kennels. Tel. 630 197 435 (246764) LOW COST NEUTERING 630 197 435 (Eng) / 644 374 139 (Spanish) (279084)

CHARITIES ACE CHARITY “El Refugio” in La Cala de Mijas is a registered charity. We have on average 275 dogs in our care and we receive no help from the Town Hall or the Andalucian government. We desperately need foster homes and adoptants for our many dogs, especially the small ones and puppies who do not do well in a big shelter. We are grateful for any help offered, including donations of food and blankets. Visiting times are from 13.00 to 15.00 and you can always turn up or make an appointment by calling Denise on 669 018 736. Our website is www.ace-chari ty.org where you can view all the dogs in our care. ADANA THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN ESTEPONA. We always need volunteers to walk and socialise with our dogs and help with cleaning. We also need good homes for our animals that you can see on www.adana.es. Kennels open every day 10-1.30, Camino de Casares, near Parque de los Pedregales, Estepona. (5 minutes from the Poligono) For more information call 952 113 467, available from 10.00am until 14.00pm. (93319)

MOBILE MECHANIC will come to your home or work. Servicing, repairs, ITVs & diagnostics. Call Mick on 617 553 072 (277922)

CLASSIC MERCEDES 190 E 2.0 Petrol, rare 4 speed manual 1991, Spanish car, in very good condition throughout. These cars are increasing in Value, only €2,995. Tel: 695 559 939 (254317)

2010 Punto Dynamic 1.3 diesel 114k €3,400. 2013 Punto Easy 1.3 diesel 71k €4,300. 2014 Fiesta Trend 1.2 petrol 99k €5,600. All excellent condition. All prices plus IVA 677 079 805 (278447)

CARS, VANS, ANY REGISTRATION, INSTANT CASH, FINANCE/EMBARGO UK OR SPANISH 685 524 921 (253107)

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CLASSIFIEDS AT SOS ANIMAL REFUGE we have dogs, young and old looking for homes. Some of our dogs have been with us for some time and would love to find a cosy spot to curl up in and a knee on which to rest their heads. If you have room in your heart and home we would love to hear from you. We do not put our dogs to sleep - no matter how old, they are safe with us. For day to day needs and to pay for veterinary care, we much appreciate the support we receive. We desperately need items to sell on our market stall to help raise funds and are happy to come and collect. So if you are having a clearout, please contact us on 605 227 155. If you would like to know more about rehoming, please call 653 257 875. Visit our website www.sos-animals.org or please phone Sandy on 952 385 923 or 666 814 056 if you would like to make a donation or help in any way. (93317) ARCH - Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses welcomes visitors and volunteers to our stables every day from 9-11am. Come along and help out, or sponsor or adopt one of our horses, donkeys or ponies. We always need help with fund raising to look after the abandoned and abused animals. Our aim is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home. We are a small friendly team - why not join us. Find us in Alhaurin el Grande, behind the Venta Miralmonte on the road from Alhaurin to Coin, (A404), Urb. Viña Borrego, follow the yellow signs. Charity registered with the Junta de Andalusia No 8448. www.horserescuespain.org or info@horserescue spain.org or archrescue@ya hoo.co.uk Tel 656 935 613 or 659 408 664 Our Charity shop is located in Calle Melendez Pelayo, just off Calle Gerald Brenan, Alhaurin el Grande. Tel: Liz 600 651 007. We always need volunteers and stock for the shop. We can also arrange collection. (93322)

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MOTORING FACT VAUXHALL’S new electric Mokka won’t be seen for the next 18 months, but it will be worth the wait. Although petrol versions will also be available, the 2020 Mokka X is all-electric with a 50kWh battery and a 200mile range, enough to keep most people going for a week between charges. There is a lot to love with a bold, futuristic design, clever use of technology, and jazzed-up wheels which create a yellow ring of light on the move. This next-gen model features Vauxhall’s new family face, best described by designer Mark Adams as a ‘visor.’ The headlights, cameras and sensors are housed behind one full-width panel. The central bonnet crease, combined with the ‘wing-signature lights’ is called the ‘compass.’ The line continues with the roof antenna and goes down to the vertical foglight in the rear bumper. Hop inside and the minimalist design continues with the widescreen digital dash, head-up display and not much else. Adams said: “We call it a digital detox. Take away all the stuff you don’t need on the outside as well as digitally inside. That means displaying information simply. THE heart of the new BMW iFE.18 and the BMW i Andretti Motorsport Team which was developed for Season 5, lies the drivetrain; The Racing eDrive01. It brings together the pioneering spirit, innovation and technological expertise of both BMW Motorsport and BMW i. Work on developing the BMW drivetrain for Formula E began in early 2017. The Racing eDrive01 began with pre-development for production drive systems and was produced in the same prototype construction facilities as the next generation of BMW i series drives. As such, it benefits from the experience of the production engineers in the areas of manual and mechanical manufacturing of electric motors and their components. More than a quarter of the pre-development team is also working on the Formula E project. The first concepts for the Racing eDrive01 were on the test stand for the first time in mid-2017, the same test stand which is used for pre-production.

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“The head-up display is fantastic because you don’t need to take your eyes off the road. We are trying to make things less cluttered, less complicated and less overpowering.” The barn doors and floating seats (attached to the centre tunnel) are purely for show but the digital wing mirrors and Level 3 autonomy could easily make it on to the road car. At just over four metres long, the Mokka X has the footprint of a Corsa but with far more character and personality. “This is not over-promising,” added Adams. “This is hitting the high spots we want to deliver for our future customers, and we’re not doing it in a way which is ostentatious and over-done, we’re doing it in a way which is high-quality and stylish but also restrained.”

LIGHT RIDER: The Mokka X 2020 has a radically futuristic design.

Driving the team forward After the delivery of the test chassis and standard battery, work started on assembling the test car at the start of 2018. By the time it came to the roll-out of the BMW iFE.18 in April 2018, the drivetrain had undergone many rounds of development and optimisation during extensive bench tests. While the Racing eDrive01 benefitted greatly from the experience of production engineers during its development, the knowledge gained by BMW i Motorsport engineers in the tough competitive environment of Formula E flowed straight back into the development of future E-drives for BMW production vehicles. Motor racing makes it possible to test new materials, technologies and methods in extreme conditions, and without having to take into consideration restrictive factors. This way, the technology transfer between motorsport

and production development comes full circle. This technology transfer is more intensive in the Formula E project than ever before in the history of the BMW Group.

In particular, the fact that the BMW Group developed the fifth generation of their electric drive themselves again, thereby creating an excellent infrastructure for production and develop-

ment, provides great advantages for the Formula E project. This development factory makes it possible to provide technological solutions tailored specifically to motor-

sport within a very short period. In the particular case of Formula E, for example, dozens of development variants were generated mathematically and via simulation almost overnight, from which the engineers could accurately select the solution perfect for the project.

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27 December 2018 - 2 January 2019 ENGLAND’S Bronte Law broke a Ladies European Tour record by holing nine birdies in a row in the Lalla Aicha Tour School event in Morocco, with the 23year-old posting a 10-under-par 62.

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Peaty prepared to sink FINA

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LA VUELTA A ESPAÑA has revealed its 2019 route and riders will face another mountainous challenge. La Vuelta will begin in the town of Las Salinas de Torrevieja, a Natural Park in the south of the province of Alicante, on August 24 and finish in Madrid on September 15, with 3,272km of racing in between. Riders will have to negotiate 59 climbs, 13 more than in this year’s race, which was won by Britain’s Simon Yates. It was Yates’ first Grand Tour victory, with Spain’s Enric Mas finishing second and Colombia’s Miguel Lopez in third. The event next year will also start with a team time-trial on a flat 18km opening stage. A mountainous second stage then follows from Benidorm to Calpe, before the fifth stage heads to Teruel and the climb of Pico del Buitre, featuring an 11.8km ascent.

An individual time-trial will commence through France at stage 10, while stage 16 will also favour the sprinters, a flat 155km stretch between Pravia and Alto de la Cubilla. The race culminates on September 15 with a 105.6km 21st stage between Fuenlabrada and Madrid. Organisers also confirmed that the Tour of Spain will begin in Utrecht in 2020, a first return to Halland since 2009 when its route began in Assen. Utrecht will become the first city to have hosted all three major races, having formed part of the Tour de France in 2015 and the Giro d’Italia in 2010. It will be only the fourth time the event has started outside Spain, following Lisbon in 1997, Assen in 2009 and Nimes last year.

WHEEL CLASS Simon Yates will be looking to defend his Vuelta title next year.

BRITISH swimming sensation Adam Peaty is prepared to accept a potential ban and forfeit the defence of his Olympic title in Tokyo 2020 if that persuades global swimming’s governing body to hand over a 50-50 ‘fair share’ of revenue. The world 100m breaststroke record-holder and Rio gold medal-winner was among 30 of the world’s best swimmers involved in setting up a professional association to negotiate with FINA (the International Swimming Federation). The rebel International Swimming League is aiming to crush FINA’s 110-year monopoly of the sport and is offering swimmers 50 per cent of the revenue in a series of team matches scheduled to start in August.

MAKING A SPLASH: Adam Peaty is not afraid to speak out.

Golf gulf RESULTS of a study reveal that golf’s top women earn on average more than 80 per cent less per shot than their male counterparts, and that this figure has been rising. This comes in the wake of Georgia Hall’s controversial Sports Personality of the Year exclusion, with the 22-year-old Englishwoman not making the shortlist despite winning the Women’s British Open. The discrepancy in TV coverage of the sexes is reflected in earnings, and while female tennis players have gained equal prize money in the four grand-slam events, there are still huge differences in golf ’s biggest tournaments. This year, women took home only 25 per cent of the €55 million prize money handed out in the 2018 majors. Moreover, the Ladies European Tour staged only 13 events other than the majors in 2018, eight less than the 2010 calendar. There has been an exodus in sponsors, with high-profile players such as multiple Tour-winner Mel Reid claiming that fellow players had been forced to take part-time jobs to supplement their income. All in all, it is a foreboding situation and the snub to Hall will only increase the sense of disappointment as female golfers strive to get anywhere near the status of female tennis players.