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MORE RESIDENTS BACK IN WORK VELEZ-MALAGA’S employment scheme put 42 out-of-work residents in jobs. Eighteen women and five men improved their employment prospects this year with training courses during the Vives Emplea programme promoted by Velez-Malaga Town Hall and Accion contra el Hambra (Action against Hunger). “All had different professional profiles and were aged between 25 and 59,” said VelezMalaga’s Business and Employment councillor Maria Jose Roberto. Of these, seven women and two men later found stable jobs, she added. Since March 2018, a total of 101 people joined in the Vives Emplea programme, 72 per cent of them women. “The results have been really good,” Roberto said. “Forty-two people - 35 women and seven men - are in work and others took training courses.” The programme consisted of group and individual sessions that included visits to businesses, events and activities helping participants to improve their employability with input from companies and professionals. Ana Rey, who runs Accion contra el Hambre’s social inclusion programme, announced that 2020 will see the launch of Escuelas de Empleo (Employment Schools), a new programme to improve participants’ employment prospects.

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CHRISTMAS SUCCESS MORE than 1,000 people took part in Motril’s San Silvestre Christmas race.

SAN SILVESTRE: Families and friends ran in fancy dress. ALTHOUGH this had to be postponed by two days, there was a great response, said the town hall’s Sports councillor Daniel Ortega Moreno with 300 more runners than last year. This was the last big sporting event of the year and as always, it was remarkable for the large number of local runners and athletes as well as the families and

groups of friends taking part in fancy dress who filled the town centre’s streets with colour. Motril’s mayor, Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorra congratulated all the town hall departments and volunteers who organised the race. There were special thanks for the town’s professional and amateur sports-

people who, Garcia Chamorra said, “elevate all the events they attend,” as well as the hundreds who were running in fancy dress. The races, run over different distances for children and adults, were held between 6pm and 8pm, with the competitive race won by El Amrani in the feminine category and Benamar Djellal in the masculine.

ROYAL POSTMEN DUE TODAY PRIOR to the arrival of the Three Kings on January 6, the Royal Postmen are collecting letters from Motril’s children. They will be present from 6pm this evening, December 26, in Plaza de la Aurora in the town centre. “We wanted to make a difference, so the Postmen will be more involved with the Press and media,” announced Inmaculada Torres Alaminos, councillor responsible for Citizens’ Participation. She also reassured children who have not yet written to the Kings that they can write their letters in the Plaza this evening. The councillor also thanked the Motril’s Club de Vehiculos Romanticos for providing vehicles so that the Royal Postmen could tour Motril before picking up the all-important mail. Torres Alaminos announced that the town hall’s Equality department was also collaborating with the event with its ‘Equal in play, equal in presents’ slogan, highlighting the need to buy gifts that are neither sexist nor warlike.

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FUNDS GRANTED: For the acquisition of material and machinery.

Improvement subsidy THE Andalucian Board has granted the Nerja Council, through the Ministry of Tourism, a subsidy of €352,321.28 to buy materials and machinery to improve accessibility, cleanliness and safety for the beaches in the area. It is the only municipality

on the Costa del Sol OrientalAxarquia that has achieved this funding. Among the items to be purchased will be a jet ski and a rescue vessel to improve safety, two tractors, and other material related to the cleaning and hygiene of the coast, platforms for improving accessibility, showers with footbaths, informative signs,

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THE companies and cooperatives of the Axarquia region responsible for the production and marketing of avocados, including those belonging to the World Avocado Organisation (WAO), have stressed the sustainability of this crop, despite the criticisms expressed in recent years by certain groups.

They have also pointed out that it has become the superfood of the 21st century, with multiple benefits and nutritional properties to take care of us both inside and out. However, certain controversies about its consumption of water and its sustainability have arisen.

and an ecological island for Maro beach. The councillor of Beaches, Francisco Arce thanked the municipal technicians for the work done in the process of this aid. “The execution period is six months, so all this equipment will be operational in the next summer season, for the enjoyment of the people of Nerja and our visitors,” he said.

MALAGA City’s budget for 2020 reaches almost €846 million, as the government team disclosed the provisional accounts for the New Year. The document includes plans to renovate El Palo and Pedregalejo promenades. Mayor Francisco de la Torre, and local government spokeswoman, Susana Carillo announced the budgets, which will be approved by the

UNLOCKED CAR: Four kilos of marihuana. A SURPRISE find was made by the Local Police of Velez-Malaga on Saturday morning. The officers who were patrolling the town centre came to inspect a car that was badly parked on the street which crosses Del Rio. When they arrived, they found that the vehicle was open, with no one inside,

Big budget majority government of PP and Ciudadanos. The city’s revenues total €845.7 million, 2 per cent more than

and in the boot was concealed a bag with four kilos of marihuana. As reported on Sunday by the town hall in a press release, the vehicle was immediately transferred to the National Police Station, located in Torre del Mar, which has taken charge of the investigation proceedings.

the past year and the draft budget includes €80.8 million in investments. The mayor was questioned by journalists about Limasa, the public cleaning service in Malaga that will receive €109 million and a new name, ‘Limpieza de Malaga.’ The funds will go towards new machinery and the company is expected to be 100 per cent public before mid-2020.

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POLICE of Motril are promoting, through their social networks, awareness regarding the discomfort caused by pets due to the sound of fireworks. They explain that pets are four times more sensitive to sounds, so the noises cause fear, panic, disorientation and sometimes even death.

Kept busy ALMUÑECAR’S fire brigade was called out six times to deal with storm damage during the weekend’s spell of bad weather. Roads were temporarily blocked by fallen branches and uprooted trees on three occasions, while the firefighters also had to deal with rockfalls in the Loma del Gato area.

Save date ALMUÑECAR’S Nazareno Brotherhood and municipal Culture department are organising the Romance Cofrade on February 8, at 8pm at the Casa de Cultura’s Auditorium. Tickets cost €8 and are available from the Casa Hermandad Nazareno, Calle Jesus Nazareno in Almuñecar.

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VELEZ-MALAGA Council facilitates employment for 80 people in the municipality at risk of social exclusion thanks to the social programme ‘Incorpora.’ The project has doubled the initial expectations of employing about 40 people in a year and has had the active collaboration of 31 local companies.

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THE Kiskilla Urban Fest of Motril will feature Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap singer Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado, whose artistic name is Farruko. The summer music festival will take place on July 11, in the Plaza de Toros, and earlybird discounted tickets are already on sale.

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THE Department of Beaches of Almuñecar began cleaning and conditioning Almuñecar and La Herradura beaches on Monday after the heavy rainstorm. A large amount of agricultural waste and sugarcane is being removed from areas close to the Seco, Verde and Jate rivers, both by hand and with machinery.

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TIME OUT 22-23 MADRID: The faint sunlight contrasts greatly with the lights throughout the city at sunrise and dusk.

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SOLSTICE SPECTACULAR SUNRISE and twilight at this time of year are very special. The nights get shorter, days are set to get longer and the temperatures in the day start falling. If you have tired of the evenings coming too quick then the winter solstice changes it all. Winter solstice is an annual astronomical phase during which the day is the shortest, making it the longest night of the year. Since the earth is divided into two hemispheres, it occurs twice, one time in each hemisphere.

It takes place when the North Pole is farthest away from the sun. So as the solstice approaches, the daylight hours grow shorter. After the solstice, the days lengthen and nights become shorter. On Sunday in Madrid winter solstice was celebrated in a very original way with their spectacular La Noche de las Velitas consisting of the lighting of lanterns and candles on facades and streets to turn them into a beautiful light show. The whole city participated with handmade lanterns that created a fantastic scene of fire and light.

Lottery letdown THE Spanish Christmas lottery on December 22 left €2.4 million in prizes in Malaga. The result was disappointing for hopefuls in the province, who had been playing for a total of €90 million. Tickets for the most popular Spanish lottery of the year cost €20, with the minimum prize also being €20. The biggest jackpot was claimed in Malaga City, with a second prize win in the Puerta Blanca neighbourhood. If the complete series of the winning numbers was sold, the maximum prize would amount to €1.25 million. In Ronda and Arroyo de la Miel, two lottery players won the third prize with the number 00750, amounting to €50,000 per ticket. Back in Malaga City, the whole series of fourth prize number 41710 was sold in Calle Granada, a total of €200,000. One last fourth-prize single ticket was sold in Torremolinos, leaving one lucky winner with €20,000.

After the candles were lit came the traditional Novena de Aguinaldos, a religious and festive custom in preparation for Christmas Eve in which everyone gathered around the manger and the tree to pray, sing carols, dance and celebrate. The Colombian Consulate in Madrid was in charge of the organisation of this event and to end the party in style they finished off with an energetic concert by music legend Michi Sarmiento who has continued to make history in Colombian tropical music since the 1960s.

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Smoke detectors

THE homes of the elderly should be equipped with smoke detectors, Velez-Malaga’s Partido Popular suggested. The party has presented an urgent motion for debate at the next council meeting, announced spokesman Luis Garcia. Older residents should have devices that automatically advise them of fire or an accumulation of carbon monoxide, he said. “This would improve protection and guarantee the wellbeing and safety of this collective, one of the most vulnerable to accidents in the home,” Garcia maintained. “It is a completely reasonable measure, giving the low cost of these devices and their effectiveness in taking action in time during situations that could result in death or the destruction of a home,” the councillor argued. The PP also intends to request that the new General Town Plan (PGOU) should include the obligation to install smoke detectors in all new buildings.

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LIVE TABLEAU: Los Tablones re-enacts the Nativity.

A living marvel AS it does each year, Los Tablones has organised its live Nativity Scene. Los Tablones worked for an entire year so that for one day Motril residents and tourists could v is it “ a re a l ma rv el” pointed out Motril’s mayor Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorro when she visited the living tableau. The town hall intends to s ta rt p ro c e e d in g s to have the Nativity Scene d e c la re d a F ie s ta of Tourist Interest, guaranteeing that the montage would be known throughout Spain, the mayor said. Both she and Tourism co u n cillo r J o s e L emos agreed that the Tablones Event was like a film set. “It is one of the loveliest of the Christmas activities,” Garcia Chamor-

ro added. She also stressed that the Tablones residents did not ne e d to tha nk the town hall for anything: “On the contrary the town ha s to tha nk Los Ta blone s ,” G a rc ia Chamorro declared. Angeles Lopez Cano, councillor for Motril’s Outlying Districts, explained that the live Nativity Scene was the res ult of ma ny months ’ work in coordination with the town hall’s Maintenance, Public Safety and Street Cleaning departments. O ne hundre d pe ople take part in the Nativity Scene, said the councillor who insisted that town hall was obliged to provide all possible help and cover the needs of Outlying Districts.

SEASONAL HIGHS: There were 5,675 flights with 919,052 seats available.

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MALAGA-Costa del Sol airport plans to operate 5,675 flights with 919,052 seats available from December 20, until January 7. The days with the highest air traffic during Christmas in Malaga will be on Sunday January 5, in which this infrastructure plans to manage 357 and 353 flights, respectively. The airlines will offer the largest volume of seats in connections with Malaga on Sunday, January 5, with 57,548; on Sunday, December 29, with 57,390; and on Saturday, January 4, with 56,437.

As in previous years, December 25 was one of the days with the lowest air traffic , with 152 flights and 22,362 seats booked. In the last days of 2019, traffic will range between 224 flights and 36,323 seats on December 31 and 351 journeys and 57,390 seats on Sunday December 29. At the beginning of 2020, the busiest day will be recorded on January 5, with 353 landings and takeoffs and 57,548 seats, and the day with less traffic will be on Tuesday January 7, with 241 operations and 38,064 seats offered. The airport has maintained the upward trend in the number of travellers during 2019.

ABANDONED: The plot has been untouched since 2001.

Wasteland revival THE large Repsol wasteland in Malaga City will finally be cleared and turned into an urban forest, with plans set to be approved in January 2020. The New Year will finally decide the future of the Repsol plot, which has slowly turned into a wasteland of 177,548 square metres since the old oil deposits were dismantled in 2001.

Initially, the recession threw off a private initiative to build four skyscrapers, a hotel and a park. Later, the plot suffered an institutional blockade due to discrepancies between the buildable square metres and areas reserved for green spaces. After this political debate has finally been cleared, ecological parties have demanded that the estate be

destined to create an urban forest. In January, the planning department will approve the construction of four skyscrapers and a commercial area, as well as a green space of around 100,000 square metres. The plot will house 932 new apartments, but building work is not expected to start till 2021 in the best of cases.

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS writer Tony Winterburn exclusively interviews Ron Howells, Marbella guitarist who played with Kenny Lynch on the Costa Del Sol and today is broken hearted upon hearing the sad death of his pal. Tony: Ronnie, I understand that you used to play with Kenny Lynch when he visited Marbella? RH: Hi Tony, yes I did, I’m gutted today to hear of his passing, we were big pals and played with him many times. He and Cilla Black, Paul Daniels, Max Clifford, Kerry Katona, Des O’Connor, Bobby Davro, Stan Boardman, Jaci Stephens (television critic for the London Evening Standard, the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday) the list goes on! They all came into the bar and sat opposite myself and pianist Paul Rocks, usually on Saturday nights. We played an eclectic mix of 50’s, 60’s and in fact anything we were asked for, believe me, it was hilarious! Tony: What was the name of the bar and is it still there? RH: The bar in question ‘The Edge’ was in its hey-day (2007-2011) a very popular Puerto Banus celebrity destination. It unfortunately closed after the death of the owner. Tony: Did Kenny go there often? RH: Ken Lynch was a frequent visitor when he was in Marbella, in fact so often that he gave me a list of songs he would like to sing in the bar when we met for coffee in Joy’s Live one afternoon, another famous live music night spot in Puerto Banus. When I asked him about the keys he wanted he simply replied “whatever you like”! I remember him being a

very kind person, a true gent and very professional, he was also a great singer which something Paul and I soon discovered when Kenny would pop in for a ‘Little Singy’ as he used to say. He loved to sing Sinatra, Jazz and Soul and very often he was joined on stage by one of the many other celebrities who were present that night, of course with a decent measure of the obligatory brandy and ice! Tony: Ron what are your fondest memories of Kenny Lynch? RH: Well there was one particular night, I think summer 2011, which springs to mind, Peter Kay and Toni Christie had re-released Amarillo and he received a text from the owner of the bar that Des O’Connor would sing it that night in the bar if we can print off the words and get the music sorted, which we did.Try to imagine the scenario, on my close right is the VIP area, Cilla Black, Max Clifford, Kenny Lynch, Kerry Katona and of course Des O’Connor (as he was her agent at that time) are all sitting there enjoying the music, on my left there were at least 100 clients/punters all staring over at the celebs whispering to each other “oooooh look, Cilla Black, Des, Kerry…) when Des suddenly gets up and prompts us to start playing the Amarillo track, so we did. Tony: What happened then and were you nervous in front of the celebs? Well, having just completed the summer season on a beach in Estepona playing Still Got the Blues while Gary Moor was sitting behind me with his son eating their lunch, no! Tony: The Des O’Connor song? RH: Okay right, well I didn’t know he couldn’t see the

words properly, even though I printed them on an A3 sheet with massive font size, and honestly whatever he sang had nothing to do with the song! When suddenly a woman just rushes over, grabs the mic and starts singing it. Des, the true pro, just puts his arm around her and joined in, with the security keeping an eye on her Kenny jumps up and takes the mic off her! There were so many people there that night that I’m sure pictures were taken, I’d love to see them! After that ‘song’ was finished Kenny just carried on and sang at least an hour without a break, except for the odd sip of his favourite tipple of course. When he finished to a standing ovation Kerry Katona was invited up to sing. Tony: Did you say he introduced Kerry Katona onto the stage? RH: Yes, he had a brilliant sense of humour and just looked over to us and said, “Welcome on stage Kate Kattooooona” the place erupted in laughter! Another memorable event, I held out my hand for her to join us on stage when my guitar headstock, very sharp thin strings, stuck into her arm pit, I can’t repeat here what she called me! All I can say is before that point I never knew she could sing, after that I knew she couldn’t! Kenny almost choked laughing, he stood there with his arms folded and just grinned then came over to me to congratulate me, he put his arms around me and said he hadn’t laughed so much in years. “Ronald do you know you could have done something with your talent”? I just replied with “I’m fine just here mate”! He nodded in acknowledgement and replied “you are aren’t you”… He will be truly missed, he was a true gentleman.

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A spar kl in g EW N Chr is tm as Part y THE Euro Weekly family celebrated a fantastic year full of achievements when they came together to enjoy a magical Christmas Party on Friday. The festive spirit was infectious as the team gathered for a fun-filled fiesta at Coast Restaurant and Bar in Puerto Marina in Benalmadena. The stunning venue was transformed into a delightful Christmas Wonderland, and guests were greeted with flutes of Champagne as they arrived. Co-owners Michel and Steven Euesden hosted the merry occasion as the media group came together to enjoy the holiday season. EWN reporters and employees were flown in to the Costa del Sol to enjoy the event and the atmosphere was cheery as the whole team was reunited. To the festive tunes of Duo Zing, who gave a memorable live performance, everyone settled down to enjoy the delicious four-course feast. Drinks were poured, laughter flowed, and nobody could resist dancing along to the wonderful music. A big thank you to Sunil from Metro Group and the team at Coast Restaurant and Bar for their fantastic attention to detail and perfect service. The staff at Coast were attentive and professional, tending to the teamâ€™s every need. The special Christmas event was the perfect way to end the prosperous and successful year. Everybody enjoyed the get-together as EWN looked back on the accomplishments of 2019 with pride. And, as a new chapter begins, the Euro Weekly would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year!

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WORRIES FOR ADMINISTRATORS: Restrictions on irrigation. MEASURES TO GAIN VISITORS: Aimed at China and Russia. THE recent downpours have barely moved the marker of the La Viñuela reservoir with respect to the previous w e e k . T h e re s e r v o i r stands at 48 cubic h e c t o m e t re s , w h i c h represents 29.09 per cent of its capacity of 165 cubic hectometres. A situation that worries the administrations, the population and especially the farmers of the region, who have been the first to notice the restrictions on irrigation in the La Viñuela - Axarquia system.

Since last November they have 25 per cent less endowment. This means that certain crops have only 3,000 cubic metres per hectare per year, 1,000 less than they had last year when the reservoir had 75 cubic hectometres - 44.4 per cent of its capacity. Ten years ago it reached 58.67 per cent with 96 cubic hectometres. Thus, the beginning of the hydrological year in a pre alert situation and without any action having been carried out with respect to 2018 when the Axarquia area was included in the drought decree, has farmers relieved.

The measure carried out by the Junta de Andalucia responds precisely to the low rainfall recorded in 2018 and 2019. In total 6,281 hectares of irrigated crops according to the General Directorate of Planning and Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Development. In the past hydrological course, of the 33.03 cubic hectometres supplied by the La Viñuela reservoir, farmers used 20.08 cubic hectometres, two less than what the irrigation communities have authorised by the Board. For the human supply, 12.95 cubic hectometres were used.

Attracting tourism AXARQUIA still looks to continue gaining visitors in an increasingly globalised and competitive tourism market. Therefore, from the Association for the Promotion of the Eastern Region (APTA), in which public institutions and the business sector are represented, they have set the challenge of expanding their horizons by having a presence in tourist fairs in Russia and China. Also, they are working to attend the next edition of the Moscow Mitt, ‘an important meeting point for the industry and a very good opportunity to estab-

lish contacts.’ Along these lines, the aim has been to work towards the future in the possibility of “bringing our destination closer to the Chinese market,” they added after the last APTA Board of Directors meeting which also addressed various issues related to the start of next year. In this sense, APTA has again processed the documentation to maintain the declaration of these itineraries with the distinction of National Tourist Interest in Andalucia.

TWENTY students of the María Zambrano Secondary School Institute of Torre del Mar have visited the Hospital de La Axarquia, with the objective of getting to know the operation of a hospital, its values and its main organisational characteristics. The young people, who are studying for their Tourism Accommodation Management Technician first and second degree, have been accompanied by their tutors and health centre staff on a tour of some of the hospital areas such as the kitchen and laundry units. In each of these units, students have had the opportunity to talk with the professionals of the centre, who have explained to them how they develop their daily work and what their functions are, in addition to responding to the questions raised by the students about their training and experience. According to Elena Martínez, one of the teachers of the students, “With this type of visit, students can know, on the spot, the daily work that these professionals carry out within a health

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centre and thus orient themselves in their decision about their future work.” This is one more initiative which the

Malaga-Axarquía Health Area conducts annually, and which aims to open its doors to show visitors, in this

case the youth, the organisation and operation of the Andalucian public health system.

Road temporarily blocked TRAFFIC was halted after fallen eucalyptus branches blocked Almuñecar’s A-4050 road near the Venta Luciano tourist complex. The area’s residents and the Arcos de Torrecuevas school bus were unable to continue journeys to other Rio Verde towns for more than an hour, Public Safety councillor Francisco Robles confirmed later. Local Police officers and the Almuñecar fire brigade with backup from the town hall’s Maintenance department worked together to clear the road, better known as Carretera de la Cabra, after sawing up the branches.

FINANCE Eroski review

BASQUEbased supermarket and consumer goods chain Eroski cur rently has finance amounting to some €1.5 billion and is now looking to reduce this amount by sale of as sets. It has suffered with poor per formance from its Catalonian super market outlet Caprabo which has been under review for some time and it has now brought in an exter nal agency in order to try to find a buyer. If it does sell, then it could make a substantial loss as it paid €1.3 billion for Caprabo in 2007.

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is the Spanish trade deficit for the first 10 months of 2019, with both exports and imports increasing.

Airbnb wins court case GOVERNMENTS, hoteliers and tourist boards throughout the European Union have been awaiting a decision from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) concerning the status of accom modation booking service Airbnb. The French tourism association had complained that the online agency did not comply with French property laws and should have an estate agent’s li cence, but this claim has been rejected by the court. The ruling was based on the fact that the court considers Airbnb an ‘informa tion service’ rather than a property bro

By John Smith ker which was based on the belief that its service was not an add on to a wider property service, it did not set rates and property owners were allowed to use other services to offer their accom modation. There was an added observation that the French government had not ad vised the EU review on electronic com merce about the French law that was being used as evidence. It is wellknown that Airbnb is un popular with hoteliers across the EU

and had the case been won by the French, then it could have triggered a number of similar actions from other countries. This is now a precedence that the American company may well be able to fall back on should any other govern ment body try to restrict their activities by quoting local real estate law. Coincidentally whilst the case was being reviewed, the court compared Airbnb with Uber, the private hire car operator and came to the conclusion that Uber was much more controlling as it decided fares.

Runway delay THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a request from Heathrow Airport to in crease its budget for the third runway (even before planning permission has been obtained) from £650 million (€750 million) to £2.4 billion (€2.76 billion). Although the timing was no doubt coincidental, it should be remembered that until earlier this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson opposed the extension. Whilst a Heathrow spokesper son has said that this will delay construction, the CAA says that it wants to protect passengers against higher charges in case planning permission is rejected.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they reduce the noise? My house backs on to an urbanisation where the gardeners seem to possess every noisemaking garden tool known to mankind. Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 9am they commence with leaf blowers directly behind my house, which I have measured at 86dB. They continue until lunchtime with mowers, strummers and cut ters. We can easily smell the petrol fumes inside our house. We would appreciate some advice on this problem which has been going on for three years. T K (Costa del Sol) If there are other houses near you YOU AND THE w i t h t h e s a m e LAW IN SPAIN problem, you could start by getting the owners together to prepare a joint com plaint. You then present this to the president of the community which employs the gardeners. This level of regular activity sounds more like a municipal gar den. In any case you need to identify the persons responsible for the noise. If the gardeners respect the legal time limits and only briefly exceed the al lowed decibels you should be prepared for a lengthy procedure. You may wish to consult a lawyer.

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Share offer SPANISH glass bottle manufacturer Vidrala is not only increasing its dividends but is offering to repurchase up to 27 million shares, equivalent to 1 per cent of the share capital up to a maximum amount of €27 million.

Digital check THE British government is seriously considering creating a new digital watchdog to keep an eye on the way in which just a few companies such as Google and Facebook dominate the UK digital advertising market, possibly keeping others out.

Selling debts CAIXA bank has sold bad debts of some 105,000 consumer and business customers, nominally valued at €865 million for an undisclosed sum to the Intrum company which is currently purchasing a large number of such debts in Spain.

Complete takeovers IN anticipation of an estab lished leftwing government in Spain, a number of invest ment banks are urging busi nesses which are looking to buy or sell to complete as quickly as possible.

For some months there has been less movement with takeovers than is usual, but now that it looks very likely that PSOE and Podemos will be relatively secure in power, these banks

anticipate increased taxa tion. Even though there is noth ing concrete announced, it is believed that the next 12 months will see increases of capital gains taxes.

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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.106,00 Admiral Group 2.266,00 Anglo American 2.145,50 Antofagasta 917,82 Ashtead Group 2.430,00 Associated British Foods 2.605,00 AstraZeneca 7.806,00 Auto Trader Group Plc 597,00 Aviva 416,90 BAE Systems 570,76 Barclays 178,30 Barratt Developments 739,20 Berkeley 4.932,00 BHP Group 1.786,00 BP 484,54 British American Tobacco 3.269,36 British Land Company 609,00 BT Group 203,55 Bunzl 2.068,00 Burberry Group 2.198,00 Carnival 3.572,00 Centrica 88,96 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.543,0 Compass 1.906,50 CRH 3.044,00 Croda Intl 4.978,00 DCC 6.532,0 Diageo 3.215,00 Direct Line Insurance 313,60 DS Smith 391,20 EasyJet 1.429,00 Experian 2.566,00 Ferguson 6.952,00 Flutter Entertainment 9.144,00 Fresnillo 591,20 GlaxoSmithKline 1.803,4 Glencore 236,90 Halma 2.129,00 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.968,00 Hikma Pharma 2.016,00 Hiscox 1.400,00 HSBC 596,00 IAG 625,20 Imperial Brands 1.840,57 Informa 845,60 InterContinental 5.122,00 Intertek 5.784,00 ITV 148,40 J Sainsbury 232,20

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NET VOL 18,29K 1,06K 81,88K 1,35K 11,03K 5,92K 76,02K 21,33K 155,24K 7,58K 123,79K 24,00K 2,91K 88,07K 554,28K 25,88K 37,95K 242,63K 7,88K 5,90K 1,16K 272,36K 3,23K 26,34K 8,07K 1,84K 0,99K 77,38K 37,30K 37,90K 27,19K 13,11K 3,75K 2,17K 11,87K 281,18K 593,34K 8,12K 2,57K 13,08K 14,20K 613,96K 30,84K 36,51K 12,98K 2,11K 2,33K 57,39K 86,04K

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PRICE(P) 3.072,00 799,80 217,90 951,00 304,50 62,37 7.660,18 215,40 1.072,40 1.753,00 201,10 961,70 7.008,00 1.387,47 1.224,00 629,20 2.619,09 747,60 1.426,50 241,40 6.189,00 1.910,00 461,30 645,33 4.513,75 699,00 2.233,50 2.236,00 553,90 751,60 3.363,00 571,50 878,20 2.502,00 1.843,50 1.702,00 2.930,00 9.045,00 1.448,50 1.163,00 720,60 331,80 192,35 250,80 954,60 4.381,32 946,60 149,88 4.859,00 1.063,00

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PRICE 175,37 1.349,59 1.786,50 279,44 328,00 147,57 119,68 47,45 54,97 69,94 206,30 228,93 221,19 135,59 58,95 146,06 137,24 197,14 91,58 157,41 99,96 39,23 125,36 405,59 149,49 292,59 62,07 188,00 120,29 146,88

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Most Declined Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A Stealth BioTherapeutics Corp. ADR Abiomed Inc. Alphabet Inc. Cl C Amazon.com Inc. National Western Life Group Inc. Cl A F5 Networks Inc. Alphabet Inc. Cl A Preformed Line Products Co. CyberArk Software Ltd. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Corp.

FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL By John Smith ALTHOUGH the Americans have not yet struck a deal to take over the NHS, a US private eq uity firm was at 10pm last Fri da y, g i ve n U K go ve r n m e n t a p proval to take over one of Britain’s most important aero space defence companies. A bid of £4 billion (€4.6 billion) was made in July and was ac cepted by shareholders in the company, Cobham, but in Sep tember the British government decided to block the takeover citing national security concerns. Since then a review of the bid and the affect that it would have on Britain’s security has been completed and now the green light for the takeover has been given. The company, which employs

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from March 16 next year. There has been some criticism of the FCA for allowing a number of financial problems to escalate with little in the way of punish-

ment for those who have offended. Mr Bailey had worked for 30 years at the Bank previously and appeared to be the natural successor to Mr Carney.

some 10,000 people undertakes a great deal of work for the British military and is a world leader in air to air refuelling which has become an important option for air forces around the world. Indeed it was in part thanks to this development that Britain was able to retake the Falkland Islands in 1982 as Vulcan Bombers flew on the longest bombing raid ever at that time, setting off from the UK to As cension Island and then to the Falklands to bomb Port Stanley Airfield with regular in air refu elling during the flights. Other projects undertaken by Cobham include electronic war fare systems and communica tions for military vehicles. Now that Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed she is satisfied that the risks that had been identified had been mitigated “to an accept able level” the sale can go ahead, but has been criticised by a member of the founding family.

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BUSINESS EXTRA Aussie sale AUSTRALIA N company Lendlease has sold its troubled engineering business, to Spanish construction group Acciona for what is considered to be a bargain €112 million, as it will not be taking over any bad debts.

Pork world INTERPORC which represents the Spanish pork sector has seen heavy promotion in Asia with China and Japan being the two largest importers of pork in the world and a new promotion ‘Excellence. From farm to fork’ is now being launched.

BT sale IT has been reported that the UK telecoms group BT will be selling part of its BT Spain business in order to raise funds to allow it to continue to improve the reach of its UK fibre broadband network through sale of non-core assets and cutting costs.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AS an ol’ Bayswater lad of the 60’s, I can categorically state that Trans gendering and diverse sexual prefer ences are not merely a phenomena of the 21st century. This whole merry gambit was actu ally labelled in the late 40’s and 50’s, when those who practised it were known as Transsexuals or Transves tites. In those days the drag queens and ‘female impersonators’ were, in the main, purveyors of fun and frolics (how can we ever forget the outra geous antics of the highly talented Danny LaRue?). Well it’s not ‘fun’ any more is it? Not once the PC and Trans rights lob byists got their teeth into it. We are now asked to accept and regard as ‘the norm,’ situations and attitudes that at one time would have ap peared utterly ludicrous. Once more the opinions of the ma jority have been pushed aside. Yet again those who practise ‘normality’ are made to feel they are in some way unfairly victimising yet another minority group. Why, for example

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MAYA FORSTATER: Lost her job after questioning the UK government plans to let people choose their own gender.

should heterosexuals be made to feel bad because they don’t actually agree with their three and fouryearolds being taught transsexualism by a drag queen? Or object to gender free toi lets, which are making young children so embarrassed they would rather wet themselves than visit the loo? This week of course the whole equation took on a far more sinister aspect, when two lesbians were found guilty of murdering one of their children by severing its genitals in an effort to change his gender. The thing that truly sticks in my craw is the fact that, as usual, minorities are allowed to shout their beliefs and opinions from the rooftops, while those of the majority are chastised for merely stat ing their opinion. The latest victim of this onesided attitude is a lady named Maya Forstater, who lost her job after ques tioning the UK government plans to let people choose their own gender. She had stated that in her opinion ‘sex is a biological fact and is im mutable; therefore Transgender peo ple cannot change sex.’ The employ

ment tribunal judge deemed that her view was not worthy of respect and ‘may even constitute unlawful harass ment of trans people.’ Now whether she was right or wrong is irrelevant, this is not about homophobia. This woman has been sacked mere ly for expressing her firmly held views. Once again it appears that freedom of speech is only reserved for those who hold minority status. In fact, after this tribunal decision, author JK Rowlings has come out in support of this woman, sticking firmly to her princi ples despite predictably become the victim of the usual bitter onslaught of abuse on social media. Ms Rowlings tweeted. And I quote. ‘Dress however you please. Call your self whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who will have you. Live your life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real?’… Have a great Christmas. Remember whose birthday we are celebrating. And whatever you do. Always Keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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SPANISH CUISINE

Beyond Paella SPANISH cuisine is far more than paella and tortilla. There are a wealth of unusu al, fantastic dishes, some of which have to be tried to be fully appreciated, as words alone cannot describe the incredi ble flavours of these uniquely Spanish dishes. • Madrid tripe stew (known locally as Callos a la Madrileña) is a rich and hearty winter meal that actually tastes wonder ful and is far removed from British tripe and onion recipes. Made with perfectly cooked chickpeas, tripe, chorizo and blood sausage, it really is delicious. • Percebes or Goose necked barnacles live attached to the side of hard surfaces like rocks along the jagged Galician coast line where the tide is extremely danger ous and whilst they look quite unusual, once you’ve tried them with a refreshing albariño wine and the right company, you get the taste of the sea and you will start to see what all the fuss is about. • Angulas are baby eels that are around two or three years old. They measure around eight centimetres (three inches) long and are about twice as thick as spaghetti. They are usually eaten on their own, rather than part of a dish, and

are typically sautéed with oil and herbs, garlic, dried chilli peppers and white wine. • British people will know morcilla as black pudding, but for everyone else, it’s congealed pig’s blood, made into a type of sausage. Sometimes rice is added to make a more hearty and filling sausage. Morcilla is eaten all over Spain but origi nated from the region of Castilla y León. • Calçots are a vegetable, almost a cross between a spring onion and a sweet leek. The tradition is that these are grilled over an open fire and eaten whole. Calçots are best eaten dipped in romesco sauce made from crushed al monds, red peppers, olive oil and garlic. • Sangre con Cebolla, or Sang amb Cebs in the Valencian dialect, is quite simply, dried chicken blood, fried with onions. Surprisingly this dish actually tastes and has the texture of premium calves liver. One further point is that the Spanish believe in nose to tail eating, so you can readily find such dishes on menus like Rabo de toro (bull’s tail), Orella de cerdo (pig’s ear) or Criadillas (testicles).

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7:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Frasier 9:20am The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 11:05amThe Boxtrolls 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Tiger Who Came to Tea 2:35pm The Great British Bake Off Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig host the first of two special Christmas baking contests. 3:50pm Guy Martin's Great Escape 5:50pm Channel 4 News 6:00pm Ratatouille A rat finds his love of fine food has made him an outcast to his less discerning family. 8:10pm Men in Black 3 10:00pmThe Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2019 12:05amThe Wolf of Wall Street

7:20am Wissper 7:35am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 7:45am Fireman Sam 8:05am Thomas & Friends 8:35am Shane the Chef 8:45am Peppa Pig 9:10am Paw Patrol 9:40am Floogals 10:00am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am Peppa Pig 10:30am Access 10:35amBeethoven's 2nd 11:35am Access 11:40amBeethoven's 2nd 12:25pm Friends 1:25pm Neighbours 1:55pm Wyatt Earp 2:55pm Access 3:00pm Wyatt Earp 5:40pm Neighbours 6:15pm Cool Runnings 8:00pm Secrets of the Factories 9:00pm World's Strongest Man 2019 10:00pmSusan Hill's Ghost Story 11:55pmThe Woman in Black 12:55am Access

12:10pm Book of Dragons 12:30pm Planet Earth II 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:15pm BBC London News 2:24pm Weather 2:25pm Raiders of the Lost Ark 4:15pm Zootropolis 5:55pm Grandpa's Great Escape 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:20pm BBC London News 7:29pm Weather 7:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:00pm Worzel Gummidge 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:30pm Have I Got News for You 11:00pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:30pm BBC News at Ten 11:50pm Regional News and Weather 11:55pm Weather 12:00am Ant-Man 1:50am Fleabag

6:25am This is BBC Two 7:20am Love in the Countryside 8:20am This Farming Life 9:20am Race Across the World 10:20am Race Across the World 11:20am The Planets 12:20pm Evil Under the Sun 2:15pm Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 3:15pm Becoming Jane 5:05pm Emma 7:00pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 7:30pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 8:00pm Mountain Vets 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale 10:30pm The Limehouse Golem 12:15am QI XL 1:00am NFL This Week 1:50am Home is Where the Art is 2:35am Reggie in China

8:00pm The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand 9:00pm Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019 10:00pm TOTP2 10:30pm Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie 12:00am A Musical History Fleetwood Mac are the great survivors of British and American rock music. 1:00am Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop 2:00am TOTP4 3:30am Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2019

7:00am Football's Greatest:Eusebio 7:05am The Car Chasers 7:30am DirtQuake 2019 8:20am Isle of Man TT 9:10am Isle of Man TT 10:10am Goodwood Revival 11:10am Football's Foreign Legion 12:10pm Banks of England 12:40pm Columbo: The Murder of a Rock Star 2:45pm Battle of the Bulge 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Battle of the B ulge 5:55pm The Green Berets 6:55pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 7:00pm The Green Berets 9:00pm Rocky III 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pmRocky III 11:05pmRambo: First Blood Part II 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10amRambo: First Blood Part II

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Live Test Cricket 5:00pm Gillette Soccer Special 6:00pm Live EFL 8:15pm Live EFL 11:00pm Ben Stokes: New Years Day Special Celebrating the cricketer's remarkable 2019, which saw him crowned man of the match in the World Cup final, and deliver an heroic matchwinning Ashes performance. 12:00am The World Cup Through Their Eyes 2:00am Live NBA: New York @ Brooklyn Brooklyn Nets v New York Knicks (Tip-off1.00am). 4:30am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Midsomer Murders 12:25pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2:25pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:30pm ITV News London 2:40pm Jack Frost 4:35pm Tenable 5:35pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 6:35pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:40pm ITV News London 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:09pm ITV London Weather 11:10pm Love Actually 1:30am Ideal World

11:30am Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 12:35pm FYI Daily 12:40pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 1:20pm Emmerdale 2:25pm Coronation Street 3:00pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 4:10pm FYI Daily 4:15pm Looney Tunes: Back in Action 4:45pm Space Jam 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm Space Jam 6:30pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm The Lost World: Jurassic Park 9:00pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pm Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 11:40pm Family Guy 12:10am Family Guy 12:40am American Dad!

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Inspector Morse ITV3 Nightscreen The Royal George and Mildred George and Mildred Carry on Don't Lose Your Head Goodbye Mr Chips The Wizard of Oz Rising Damp Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Agatha Christie's Poirot Les Dawson Forever Les Dawson Forever Vera A Touch of Frost Inspector Morse Inspector Morse

7:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:05am King of Queens 9:30am King of Queens 10:00am The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 11:50am Short Circuit 1:45pm The Simpsons 2:15pm The Simpsons 2:45pm The Big Bang Theory 3:10pm Inside the Toy Factory at Christmas 4:10pm A Place in the Sun 5:10pm Christmas at Chatsworth House 6:15pm Channel 4 News 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Gogglesprogs 9:00pm The Crystal Maze 10:00pm Richard Osman's World Cup of the Decade 11:30pm Gogglebox 1:25am The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

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6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Total Goals 8:00am Total Goals 8:30am Live Test Cricket 5:00pm Test Cricket Bitesize 5:15pm Cricket Debate 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am Live NBA: The Warm Up 1:00am Sky Sports News 1:30am Live NBA: Milwaukee @ Atlanta Atlanta Hawks v Milwaukee Bucks (Tip-off 12.30am). 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

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Minder The Sweeney Snooker v Darts The Protectors The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals ITV Racing Live Columbo: Strange Bedfellows The Professionals Mr. Bean Police Academy 3: Back in Training FYI Daily Police Academy 3: Back in Training An Audience with Billy Connolly The Blues Brothers FYI Daily The Blues Brothers Bad Move The Professionals Speed Freaks The Americans ITV4 Nightscreen

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www.euroweeklynews.com HAPPY NEW YEAR

DAVID WORBOYS IF I were a cat I would have had nine lives but only two would be remaining. In 1946, as a sevenyearold, I was with a friend playing in the lo cal sewage works (as one does) when I slipped from the top of a mound of coke into a deep pool of water. My playmate was just leav ing for home, almost out of hearing distance, when he heard my gur gling cries and, with admirable presence of mind, ran back and seized my outstretched hands after I had gone under once and resur faced. My mother never realised how close a call it was but she did insist that I keep away from sewers in future a deprivation that lasts to this day. In the Philippines my current girl friend and I chose to shoot the rapids. Trips were on offer for the equivalent of 10 German marks. The two boatmen helped us into the shallow wooden craft and we shot off into a fast current, skimming and buffeting the rocks, some of which

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CLOSE SHAVES SLIPPAGE: I never realised how close a call I had. were very sharp. We entered a dark forest, the heavens opened and the boat rocked from side to side as it sped along and we tried to cling on. It was then that the boatmen de manded payment of 100 marks. I started to argue but they then be came menacing. I realised that we were completely at their mercy as there was no record of where or who we were. And my boating expe rience extended no further than a punt on the river in Cambridge.

For the sake of 100 marks we opt ed for no heroics. I was never so re lieved to be back on dry land. Driving from Motril to Almuñecar I approached a huge lorry rounding a corner towards me at speed. I screeched to a halt as it toppled over on to its side right in front of me and slid across the road, slam ming into a wall of rock. I worked out that if I had been three seconds earlier it would have fallen on the car. Had I been six seconds earlier I

CLOSE SHAVES: I’ve had more than my fair share. would probably have passed it and never been aware of what had hap pened. Delayed by traffic, I had just man aged to reach the departure gate in time to board a flight from Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires. One hour inflight, there was suddenly a huge clattering sound from one of the engines which sounded like a stone caught in the blades of a lawn mower. The air line crew returned to their seats in silence, looking pale and tight

lipped. Eventually there was an an nouncement: “Please fasten your seat belts. We are returning to Sao Paulo.” Two stewardesses started removing mysterious equipment from cupboards. The two young Argentinian women sitting alongside me re mained calm and smiling until, back in Sao Paulo, an airport official ex plained that a bird had flown into one of the compressors. I was never so relieved to be back on terra firma.

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SATURDAY - 28 DECEMBER

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Flour Power 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 4:00pm Inside Out 5:30pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 6:20pm BBC London News 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 7:00pm Alice Through the Looking Glass 8:45pm The Hit List 9:30pm Pointless 10:20pm Casualty 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:00am The NFL Show

7:25am Top Class 7:55am This Farming Life 8:55am Race Across the World 9:55am Race Across the World 10:55am The Planets 11:55am The Planets 12:55pm Inside the Factory 1:55pm Nadiya's Party Feasts 2:55pm Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 3:55pm The Ipcress File 5:40pm The Eagle Has Landed 7:50pm The Many Faces of 8:50pm Dad's Army 9:20pm Natural World David Attenborough narrates footage of the Australian island state's wildlife. 10:20pm Mystify: Michael Hutchence 12:00am INXS: Live Baby Live 1:00am David Brent: Life on the Road 2:35am Three Summers

9:10am The Rubbish World of Dave Spud 9:25am ITV News 9:30am The Sara Cox Show 10:25am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:35pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:35pm Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 3:35pm ITV News and Weather 3:44pm ITV London Weather 3:45pm Midsomer Murders 5:45pm Tipping Point 6:15pm ITV News and Weather 6:25pm ITV News London 6:30pm Take Me Out 7:30pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:30pm The Chase 9:30pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 12:05am ITV News and Weather

7:00am Emmerdale 9:50am Coronation Street 1:15pm The Big Quiz 2:15pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 3:15pm FYI Daily 3:20pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 4:20pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 5:25pm FYI Daily 5:30pm The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas 6:10pm Happy Feet Two 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Happy Feet Two 8:10pm Jurassic Park III 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Jurassic Park III 10:00pmThe Hangover Part II 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover Part II 12:10am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!

8:00pm The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand 9:00pm Royal Institution Hannah Fry explores the limits of human control, from dangerous miscalculations to creating and spotting fake videos, and questions how far mathematical skills should be taken. 10:00pm Wisting 10:45pm Wisting 11:30pm Inspector Montalbano 1:25am TOTP2 at Christmas 2:10am The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand 3:10am Royal Institution

7:55am On the Buses 10:40amCarry on Dick 12:25pmCarry on at Your Convenience 2:10pm Bugsy Malone 4:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm The Queen In the wake of a national tragedy, the prime minister and royal family find themselves quietly at odds. 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Vera The detective is called to the University of Northumberland when Jamie Marshall, a promising young journalism student, falls to his death from the top of a disused faculty building. 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:05am Inspector Morse

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Carry on Jack King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond 10:55am Frasier 11:25amBaby's Day Out 1:20pm The Simpsons 2:20pm Jamie and Jimmy's Festive Feast 3:25pm Sunshine on Leith 5:25pm Mother's Day 7:30pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather. 7:40pm Snow White & the Huntsman 10:00pmBaywatch A veteran lifeguard commands a highly trained team that keeps the sunkissed resort of Emerald Bay safe. 12:20amThe Green Mile 3:35am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

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Goals of the 80s The Protectors The Professionals The Big Fish Off Monster Carp ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Professionals 12:35pm The Sweeney 1:40pm Mr. Bean 2:15pm World of Sport: Kings of the Canvas 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm World of Sport: Petrol Heads 5:20pm Lawman 6:20pm FYI Daily 6:25pm Lawman 7:25pm The Cowboys 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm The Cowboys 10:00pmUnforgiven 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmUnforgiven 12:35am Rambo III 1:10am FYI Daily 1:15am Rambo III 2:45am Football Genius

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SUNDAY - 29 DECEMBER

7:50am Fireman Sam 9:05am Peppa Pig 9:20am Butterbean's Cafe 9:35am Paw Patrol 9:50am Nella the Princess Knight 9:55am Wissper 10:10am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Access 10:25am Friends 12:35pmBabe 1:40pm Access 1:45pm Babe 2:25pm The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 3:25pm Access 3:30pm The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 5:15pm Live Gallagher 7:35pm Caught on Camera 8:00pm World's Strongest Man 2019 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Mamma Mia! 10:05pm 5 News Update 10:10pmMamma Mia! 11:15pmCalendar Girls 12:15am Access 12:20amCalendar Girls

10:15am Monsters vs Aliens 11:40am Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 1:00pm Blue Planet II 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4:50pm Monsters University 6:25pm Hammy's Boomerang Adventure 6:30pm BBC News 6:45pm BBC London News; Weather 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Trial of Christine Keeler 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News; Weather 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:35am Would I Lie to You?

7:30am Countryfile 8:30am This Farming Life 9:30am The Great British Sewing Bee 10:30am The Great British Sewing Bee 11:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 1:00pm Inside the Factory 2:00pm Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 3:00pm The Culture Show 4:00pm Saving Mr. Banks 6:00pm Australia: Earth's Magical Kingdom 7:00pm Natural World 8:00pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 8:30pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 9:00pm Snow Cats and Me 10:00pm Top Gear 11:15pm Liam Gallagher: As It Was 12:40am Alpha Papa 2:05am Inside the Supermarket 3:05am Best House in Town 3:50am This is BBC Two

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Live Test Cricket South Africa v England. 1:00pm Live Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth (Kick- off 12.30pm). 4:00pm Live World Darts Championship 5:30pm Barney: A Life In Darts 6:00pm Live Premier League Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur (Kick-off 5.30pm). 9:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am F1 2019 Season Review 1:00am Sky Sports News

9:30am The Sara Cox Show 10:25am Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear 11:25am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:25pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:25pm ITV News and Weather 1:29pm ITV London Weather 1:30pm Dancing on Ice 3:25pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 4:25pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 5:45pm Tenable All Stars 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 6:55pm ITV News London 7:00pm Quizmaster 8:35pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:35pm Torvill & Dean 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather 11:45pm Knocked Up 2:00am Ideal World

6:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 6:40am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale 10:20am Coronation Street 1:50pm Take Me Out 2:55pm Catchphrase 3:55pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 6:05pm Hotel Transylvania 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Hotel Transylvania 7:55pm Despicable Me 2 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Despicable Me 2 10:00pm Fast & Furious 8 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Fast & Furious 8 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:35am American Dad!

8:00pm Essential Royal Ballet 9:00pm Flying Scotsman from the Footplate 10:00pm Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany Part one of two. Thousands of German attics have become dumping grounds for countless hours of private home movies, left gathering dust for decades and now giving an insight into the innermost recesses of life in Nazi Germany. 11:00pm The Sky at Night Guides 12:00am Natural World 12:40am Oasis: Supersonic 2:35am Britpop at the BBC 3:35am Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany

6:45am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am The Royal 8:05am Carry on Henry 9:50am Heartbeat 10:55am Heartbeat 12:00pm Heartbeat 1:05pm Carry on Abroad 2:50pm Carry on Up the Khyber 4:35pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:00pm Vera 12:00am Midsomer Murders 2:00am Inspector Morse 3:50am Inspector Morse 5:40am On the Buses

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Sunday Brunch Hulk The Core Channel 4 News The Supervet The Secret Life of the Zoo As the festive season approaches at Chester Zoo, Bactrian camels Becky and Mei-Li are about to be given a seasonal surprise in the shape of Sparky, a young addition to the herd. Eddie the Eagle Joe Lycett: I'm About to Lose Control and I Think Joe Lycett 8 Out of 10 Cats John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky The Crystal Maze Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA The Supervet Grand Designs

11:05am Friends 12:10pm Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1:10pm Access 1:15pm Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 2:20pm The King and I 3:20pm Access 5:05pm Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie 6:05pm Access 6:10pm Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie 7:25pm 5 News Weekend 7:30pm World's Strongest Man 2019 8:30pm Britain's Favourite Biscuit 2019: The Big DunkOff 10:00pm Peter Kay: In His Own Words 12:00am What Women Want

7:00am World Cup Rivalries 7:20am Fifth Gear 8:05am Fifth Gear 8:55am Columbo Goes to the Guillotine 10:55am Columbo: The Murder of a Rock Star 12:55pm The Chase Celebrity Special 2:00pm Fishing Allstars 2:30pm The Big Fish Off 3:35pm Monster Carp 4:35pm The War Wagon 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The War Wagon 6:45pm The Alamo 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Alamo 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 3 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Lethal Weapon 3 12:25am Rush Hour 12:55am FYI Daily 1:00am Rush Hour 2:30am Football Genius 3:00am Speed Freaks 3:55am The Americans 4:50am Bad Move 5:10am ITV4 Nightscreen

4:00am Live Bellator MMA 6:30am Sky Sports News 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Live Test Cricket 12:30pm Live Scottish Premiership 3:30pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live World Darts Championship 12:00am Live NFL 1:30am SPFL Highlights 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News 4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

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BAMBOOZLED HI Leapy Lee, First, I would like to congratulate you on this shiny morning with the Brexit voting! I wished that Netherlands would leave as well!!!! Many thanks for your clear article. The mess and stupidity in this world at this mo ment are mind boggling. As retired principal process specialist with a career of 30 years in the oil and gas industry working with Shell on utilities, thermal engineering and firing installations in refineries and environmental issues, I think it is fair to say that I know enough of largescale energy production and environ ment. And I know that windmills and solar panels never are going to be the solution. I know there are nuclear techniques other than the existing water reactors to produce electrical energy cheaply. But they are held away from the public. Look for Thorium LFTR and Kirk Sorensen on YouTube. What is happening in this world and in the EU in par ticular is absurd and shear madness. In my view our youth are being brain washed by evil organisations behind the screens via NGOs. I think of Zionists, Khaza rian Mafia, Illuminati, Freemasons. It is unbelievable that non educated people and our youth are brainwashed with the idea that we need windmills and solar panels to produce electricity. It will be a financial and technical di saster without precedent. Not only our children but even engi neers are brainswashed to believe that CO2 is a very dangerous gas that will cause the planet to heat up not kno wing there is only 0.04 per cent CO2 in air while plants need CO2 for their growth. At the moment there is the is sue in the Netherlands that NOx and NH3 are so poisonous that traﬃc speed must be reduced and agriculture limi ted. I know what NOx is ... and I know what NH3 is. There is no unsafe situa tion. EU and governments gone mad !! Anyway: I hope your article opens up the people’s mind to realise that we are being bamboozled, Best regards, Jan de Jong

Poor Greta WELL, well. So many letters attacking poor Greta. Are we really going to start

campaigning for climate change, they wouldn’t have time for vandalising our ho mes or doing drugs! It’s a winwin situation. Let them be as preachy as they want to be. So, let’s get a life and let Greta be. Mark Cook

Protect our doctors

SOLUTION?: Solar panels and windmills. picking on a 16yearold girl? Lay oﬀ! Yes, it’s all well if you think climate change is a load of tosh, but there is no need to be rude to the girl. I’m not particularly fond of her or what she preaches, but at the end of the day she could be doing much worse things. Maybe she will inspire some kids to get oﬀ the street and do something positive ins tead of being in gangs and stabbing people. Let’s encourage the positive, not put it down. If all our kids were out on the streets

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DEAR Euro Weekly, I am so sad to see the news about doctors being attacked. I had al ready heard about this back in the UK and couldn’t seriously believe it. The way they throw stones at firefighters and emergency service workers who are doing a great servi ce to their country, what a disgusting thing to do. And now here in Spain, what next! I have to admit I have been fed up with a doctor on more than one occasion, espe cially when they get funny or can’t be bothe red with you. But imagine actually attacking them? These people should be named and shamed, I can’t stand the fact that they don’t even disclose who they are. You attac ked a doctor, end of. Get their face in the newspapers so we can see who did it. We want justice to really come down on these disgraceful people once and for all. Peter Wright

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OUR VIEW

What’s ahead of us? THE year is coming to a close and ever ybody is preparing to ring in the New Year. And as a new decade waits ahead, we take a look back on what has been a tumultuous 2019. Politically, we have seen an emotional Theresa May step down and Boris Johnson come out victorious from the first December election in the UK since 1923. Expats in Spain witnessed the fourth Spanish election in three years and Trump became the third US president to be impeached. Never forgetting the omnipresent topic of Brexit, that has dominated headlines and discussions for the duration of the year. Climate change was at the forefront of the agenda, as young Greta Thunberg became one of the most talked about public figures. The iconic Notre Dame Cathedral went up in flames as the world watched aghast, while an inferno ravaged the Amazon Rainforest. We have seen terror attacks and brave convicts and millions protest for their freedom in Hong Kong. The British Royal family has also seen its ups and downs, as baby Archie joined the family and Prince Andrew was excluded after sexual abuse allegations. So, after such an eventful year, what can we expect from 2020? Some say that we must welcome the unexpected and fear not the unknown, for they bring a sea of possibilities.

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Poland could be leaving the EU as well as the UK dia following EU court ruling COMMENTS Catalan separatist was MEP FROM FACEBOOK with immunity when jailed

Poland won’t leave. They get far more money from the EU than they put in, unlike Germany, France, UK, NL, even wee Finland who are all net contributors (UK be ing the second largest contributor after Germany and France in third place). However, there is a worrying trend with the current ‘regime’ in Poland and some thing needs to be done to curtail the rise of the right and the power grab. Richard Charlesworth

Scotland to attempt another breakaway as Sturgeon writes demand to Johnson We are all one big country! The quicker everyone gets along the better. We are going backwards! It’s sad. Let’s stop fighting each other and sort the country out ,it needs it as it’s a mess. Lee Leonard

So many tragic break downs in action and communica tion on this sad event. It’s a failure on so many angles but this poor lady... so sad. My condolences to her fam ily. Laurie Linacre

#Spexit trending on social me-

Is Christmas a time to celebrate, or is it just another expense.

• Time to celebrate • Another expense

I understand it and support it. EU has become a pure bunch of bureaucrats and corrupt rats. Crazy taxes, crazy regulations and crazy and mediocre politicians. James Jamesson

Woman dies after waiting an astonishing SIX hours on the street for an ambulance

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Late justice for Harry Butt out Trump, butt out of the American administra tion, this coward is not entitled to diplomatic immunity if she doesn’t want to come back voluntarily then fine you can come back involuntarily, there are ways and as for those that believe she is being persecuted you’re opinion isn’t worth listening to. Mark Rainey

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6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm In for a Penny 7:25pm ITV Evening News 7:40pm ITV News London 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Alan Carr's Celebrity RePlay 2019

5:30pm FYI Daily 5:35pm Cats and Dogs 2: Revenge of Kitty Galore 6:10pm Despicable Me 2 7:10pm FYI Daily 7:15pm Despicable Me 2 8:15pm Hotel Transylvania 2 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Hotel Transylvania 2 10:00pmPitch Perfect 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmPitch Perfect 12:15am Family Guy

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Frankfurt, Paris, London, De troit, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Freelance correspondent, London, England FRANKFURT, Paris, London, Detroit, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Geneva has all at one time or another hosted the crucial automotive exhibition. Most remain significant as manufacture of automotive products are significant local and national em ployers or just simply convenient for the indus try. This year its Guangzhou, China that wore the mantle of the most crucial exhibition. Most Global manufacturers launched new global models at Auto Guangzhou which opened on November 22. Some launched models that are exclusive to the China market as well as taking the opportunity to reveal a global model. Nonetheless the China car market is like many other global car markets slowing down. The future may or may not be filled with elec tric cars, mobility itself will not be going away much less going out of fashion any time soon. Maybach is the extreme high end luxury brand of the German automotive behemoth MercedesBenz, renamed as MercedesMay bach in 2014. Since 2015 more than 45,000 ex amples of the MercedesMaybach S Class have

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been delivered worldwide. By 2018 more than one in seven Sclass cars were MercedesMay bachs. Positioned as a trail blazer in defining style and status, carrying state of the art tech nology in automotive engineering with maxi mum comfort and luxury while mobile. The Maybach has its origins in the 1930s with the grand luxury saloons of that era exemplified by the Maybach Zeppelin with its high seating position. The MercedesMaybach GLS exploits the high seating position characteristic of the Sports Utili ty Vehicle to deliver key characteristics of a chauffer driven limousine while retaining for the owner the pleasures of self driving as desired. The interior of the MercedesMaybach is spa cious, a wheel base of more than three me tres [3,125 mm] provides the opportu nity to lavish space on passengers. While height and volume are the platform the interior is also very quiet with noise insulation further reinforced by a rigid partition and a fixed parcel shelf behind the rear seats with a separate air condition er for the rear seats as standard. A quiet interior also places a premium on making sure all of the interior equipment oper ates quietly. Whether its the optional refrigerator for the optional Champagne or optional juices or

the seat mechanisms that recline to near flat or simply massage away the aches of a busy day. There is even a dedicated Maybach drive program for the suspension and powertrain. Again, its set tings offer rear passengers in particular they claim the ultimate in ride comfort. Why choose this SUV over any other, Martin Hülder Director of Product Management Mer cedesMaybach explained “The unique combi nation of comfort, technology and luxury. The great spaciousness especially in the second seat row, and the use of materials are just two examples. At tention to detail also makes a differ

ence. Think of the electric running board, which not [only has] ergonomic advantages when en tering and leaving the vehicle. Their design is classically MercedesMaybach, fully integrated in to the side sill panels, they are not visible in the retracted position. There is also the very high standard of design, which for example includes louvres in a pinstripe pattern design and illumi nated surfaces which makes getting in a real ex perience.” Nick Horne, London , England

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Across 1 In Paris, questioned about what was bordering on indecency (6) 3 Possible thread of loathing (6) 8 Red motor belonging to me (7) 10 The spot to find fish, one hears (5) 11 Found nausea sedative provided relief (5) 12 Coolest sort of cats (7) 13 Stop a student being boring (5) 15 Hang on a minute, sounds like animal feet (5) 20 The salesmen distressed losing fifty all together (2,5) 22 Medium for transmitting commercial in Brazilian city (5) 24 Trunk from actor's office (5) 25 Wine and cheese brought back by Gershwin? (7) 26 Outstanding work from substitute (6) 27 Indicates where the trains change tracks (6) Down 1 Type of chair Mod disliked? (6) 2 Fathers showing anger on board (5) 4 Fruit begins another pleasant picnic, let's eat (5) 5 Sons are upset with the motives (7) 6 Elegant groom, last in company (6) 7 Currency of a type so seldom seen nowadays (5) 9 Asian country taking part in main dialogue (5)

14 When scrambled, I'd alarm naval commander (7) 16 Bill gets free bitter (5) 17 Bully wrecked her cot (6) 18 Bacteria found right inside stones (5)

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19 Sparrow answered in the trees (6) 21 Nicked a long scarf (5) 23 Condescend to sound like a European (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 2 represents Q and 13 represents T, so fill in Q every time the figure 2 appears and T every time the figure 13 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 Full supply (6) 1 Loose fitting bedtime attire (7) 4 Seize suddenly (4) 2 Enthusiastic (5) 8 By degrees (9) 3 Group working together (4) 9 Fourth planet from the Sun (4) 5 Regulations (5) 10 Desisted from (6) 6/18 Take over (3,3) 13 Rigidly accurate (6) 7 Hybrid offsprings of a donkey and a 15 Lowest part in music (4) horse (5) 18 Violating or tending to violate against 11 Talk about (7) (9) 12 Fragrance (5) 19 Bound or secured closely (4) 14 Shoulder firearm with a long barrel (5) 20 Expresses in words (6) 16 Watchful (5) 17 Something acquired without compensation (4) 18 See 6

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Across 1 Duckling (6) 3 Bloques (6) 8 Travieso (7) 10 Letter (mail) (5) 11 Roncar (cuando se duerme) (5) 12 Faint (medical) (7) 13 Tirar (5) 15 Lanza (5) 20 To squeeze (7) 22 Gusto (sentido) (5) 24 Fuerza (5) 25 Amanecer (7) 26 To rain (6) 27 Ring (metal) (6)

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

Down 1 Castigar (6) 2 Trick (deceit) (5) 4 Lights (5) 5 Tie (neckwear) (7) 6 Estación (parte del año) (6) 7 Help (5) 9 Bone (of human, animal) (5) 14 Timetable (for trains, buses) (7) 16 Ponerse (3,2) 17 Ivory (6) 18 Cepillo (5) 19 Poison (6) 21 Ahí (en un lugar) (5) 23 Todavía (5)

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air. Any thought of joining a walking club or health group should be pursued.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk who you are willing to mix with. Cultural differences apart, it is quite an eye-opener to find out how others live and think.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past. There is, however, a balance to be found. Don't be put off by people who have become sloppy in their approach because this is not going to affect you.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement? Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required. Are you getting itchy because an offer is not forthcoming? Well, if you absolutely must, then get a little bird to whisper in their ear.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going. This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days. The weekend, however, is another matter.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

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IRISH LOTTO Saturday December 21

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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday December 17

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6 9

Friday December 20

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3 4

EL MILLON: BCZ18714

Thursday December 19

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36 1

JOKER: 8 972 940 Saturday December 21

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JOKER: 1 264 669 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA Sunday December 22

28 50

46 52

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

TARGET: Average: 10 Good: 14 Very good: 21 Excellent: 27 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION fake fane fans fawn fens flak flan flaw flea flew floe flow foal foes folk fowl leaf loaf oafs safe self sofa wolf fakes false fanes fawns felon flake flank flans flask flaws fleas flews floes flown flows foals folks fowls leafs loafs solfa wolfs felons flakes flanks SNOWFLAKE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Across: 1 Faith, 4 Hymns, 7 Nostalgia, 8 Toys, 10 Pencil, 12 Asleep, 13 Sled, 16 Relatives, 18 Night, 19 Newts.

Down: LA PRIMITIVA

Kakuro

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

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

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved. Do not underestimate the amount of pleasure that you will enjoy when putting in that extra effort. It does, after all, involve other people.

BONUS BALL

Sudoku

1 Frost, 2 Inn, 3 Host, 4 Heater, 5 Magical, 6 Shawl, 9 Yule log, 11 Sextet, 12 Apron, 14 Dolls, 15 Oven, 17 Saw.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Answers, 5 Skint, 8 Raise, 9 Largest, 10 Pirates, 11 Glade, 12 Arcade, 14 Bedsit, 18 Tutor, 20 Curtain, 22 Air mail, 23 Elate, 24 Tarns, 25 Rotters.

Down:

1 Agrippa, 2 Skier, 3 Elected, 4 Splash, 5 Sprig, 6 Ice caps, 7 Tithe, 13 Caterer, 15 Earnest, 16 Tenders, 17 Ocular, 18 Toast, 19 Reads, 21 Adage.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:

Across: 1 Games, 3 Ham, 5 Kiss, 7 Nuevo, 9 Alegría, 11 Girls, 12 Diversión, 13 Oro, 14 Tiring, 17 Tree, 18 Jugueterías.

1 Garlands, 2 Skier, 3 Humour, 4 Misers, 6 Ice, 7 Nacimiento, 8 Eggnog, 10 Greetings, 15 Feast, 16 Rojo, 17 Trip.

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MANY a company has promised mira cles when it comes to turning back the clock, but a scientist has claimed it might be much easier than we thought. A gerontology expert, Dr Rozalyn An derson, said it is an “amazing fact” that wrinkles do not have to appear, claim ing fasting may help slow ageing. The scientist explained a study earlier this year showed adults age 0.6 years slower if they reduce calorie intake by 25 per cent to around 1,900 a day for men and 1,500 for women. Dr Anderson said, “remarkably, caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to be effective in delaying ageing in multiple species and the results in hu mans look equally promising,” she added, “indeed for many studies, CR is used as the goldstandard for enhanced longevity against which new drugs and antiageing strategies are measured.”

The expert added, “ultimately what these studies show is that what you eat influences how you age, and it’s not all bad news.” She continued, “one of the things that people sometimes miss is the amazing fact that ageing can be al tered; caloric restriction research proves this.” Dr Anderson concluded, “cutting your calories delays ageing, probably because the body uses energy from food differ ently to become more resilient,” adding, “by targeting ageing itself we could, in stead of fighting cancer or cardiovascu lar disease individually, target the full spectrum of disease simultaneously.” A previous study showed monkeys given 20 per cent fewer calories a day lived around nine years longer, giving hope to humans that a life of dieting could preserve our looks and give us a few more years.

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Big bird benefits

The dreaded lurgy QUICK GIVEAWAY: Pale lips and drooping eyelids are among the early signs of a cold. ARE you ever surprised by how your friends often notice you are under the weather before you’ve even mentioned it? Well according to scientists from the United States, Swe den and Germany, humans are able to tell if a person is dis playing signs of illness even in the very early stages. The group found people were able to distinguish a healthy person from an un healthy one just by looking at very subtle differences in the faces. These included pale skin and lips and drooping eyes. Twentytwo volunteers took

part in a trial led by scientists from Stockholm University and New York University (NYU), half of whom were given a placebo and half of whom were given a drug which tem porarily mimics illness. Sixty other participants were then shown photos of the group and asked to point out who looked ill and who looked well. Of the 16 photos they were shown, the 60 observers were able to correctly identify whether a person was ill or not in 13 cases. Three main signs of illness

were identified, including looking pale. The study’s au thors explained, “redness sig nals a healthy and attractive appearance in both humans and animals and that appear ing tired is strongly related to appearing healthy.” The re searchers also said drooping eyelids on ill people were a sign of tiredness from fighting off infection. Finally, the scientists noted the most obvious clue was pale lips on those who were ill, explaining it is a good place to look if you are trying to work out if someone is ill or not.

FESTIVE FOOD: The healthiest meal of the year. WE often associate Christmas with giant lunches, endless chocolate and an everfull glass of wine. But experts from King’s College London have re vealed our festive blowouts may not be as bad for us as we think. The group has listed the six common foods with surprising health benefits. According to Professor Kevin Whelan, head of department of nutritional sci ences, “Christmas is a time to enjoy yourself and for many that includes indulging in festive treats,” adding, “you might be surprised to find that lots of foods we typically enjoy sharing with our families at Christmas have actually been shown to have nutri tional benefits.” The expert says nut roast a Christmas favourite among vegetarians and vegans can lower the risk

of heart disease, while Brussels sprouts could lower our risk of cancer and are a good source of iron. For those worried about their blood pressure, they may be relieved to hear red wine, cranberries, Champagne and dark chocolate may all lower blood pressure. Additionally, root vegetables including beetroot have also been shown to lower levels. A favourite in stockings, tangerines are a good source of vitamins A and C as well as fibre, according to the expert, while turkey is an excellent source of protein and is leaner than other meats like pork. Finally, a serving of Christmas pudding may be good for us by increasing levels of good bacteria in our stomachs. So while it is never advisable to overeat, rest assured at least some of our festive treats may be better for us than previously thought.

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IT can withstand sledgeham mers and bullets, but not met al balls thrown at close range, apparently! Elon Musk recently unveiled a polygonshaped, allelectric Tesla pickup truck complete with Mad Max tyres on stage at the Tesla factory in Southern California. It was called ‘Cy berTruck,’ the name scrawled in a graffiti font across a giant screen. The basic version will start at just under €39,000. To demonstrate the bullet proof windows in front of the live crowd, Musk asked Tesla design lead Franz Von Holzhausen to throw a metal ball into the truck’s driver’s side window. The glass shattered. But, ok, maybe the other win dow would work, right? Ball tossed. Glass shattered. Again. “But it didn’t go through,” Musk emphasised from the stage, trying to save the miscal culated moment. I have to say it’s the most ex citing thing to be unveiled on four wheels since, well, the last Tesla. The CyberTruck is a retrofuturistic Blade Runner fever dream with a body made out of coldrolled stainless steel. They even took a sledgehammer to it on stage,

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Tesla Cybertruck Tesla Cybertruck will get up to 500 miles of range and start at around €38,500

ELON MUSK: Unveiled the new Telsa pickup truck. and it didn’t dent. And in what is a very straightforward, specsonly Tesla press re lease, there is but one line of colour that didn’t get edited out, and it’s to describe the steel: “If there was something better, we’d use it.” Heavy modifications are needed be

fore Tesla could sell the Cy bertruck in Europe because of the stricter standards in terms of certifying vehicles for road worthiness. Lars Büro, a design, re search, and visualisation agency, has revealed a project called ‘Cybunker,’ which is a

CYBUNKER: Specially built garage.

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garage, or even bunker, for the CyberTruck. The agency says that when it learned that the Tesla Cy berTruck might not be able to fit in the average garage, it de cided to design a deployed garage just for the Tesla elec tric pickup. Inspired by the de sign of the CyberTruck, the monocoque structure matches well with the new electric vehi cle: “Inside, two folding gates reveal a 600 squarefoot depot able to accommodate an array of equipment and vehicles in cluding trucks that don’t fit in standard garages. For more ex treme or hostile environments, this depot can be equipped to function as an airlock, allowing a safe transition between exte rior and interior.” Start saving guys!

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Marc returns PUERTO RICAN star Marc Anthony announced last week he will return to Spain with his ‘Opus Tour’ in June to perform in eight cities. The best-selling artist’s concerts include a gig in Marina Sur (Valencia) on June 12, La Fica (Murcia) on June 13, IFEMA (Madrid) on June 16, RCDE Stadium (Barcelona) on June 18, Carlos Tartiere (Oviedo) on June 20, Monte de Gozo (Santiago) on June 21, Olympic Stadium (Sevilla) and in Marenostrum (Fuengirola) on June 26. Audiences will be treated to Anthony’s first studio album in six years ‘Opus’ - his eighth since ‘Otra nota’ established him as a major player in Latin music. The news comes after it was reported his 120-foot yacht, called Andiamo, was destroyed by a fire in Miami - the cause of

LATIN FAVOURITE: Marc Anthony is returning to Spain.

which is still unknown. According to Spanish magazine, Hola! a witness, who was in another boat less than 15 metres away, said it was a very ‘tense moment’ as around 40 ‘professionals’ worked to prevent the fire from reaching other ships. The flames were so great, they could be seen for miles and smoke filled the harbour sky.

Anthony, who was not in America at the time, refused to comment about the circumstances, but told press that the two members of the onboard team were able to leave the boat safely, and that this ‘is all that matters.’ The hitmaker last visited Spain four years ago when he wowed fans in Marbella, Benidorm, A Coruña and Barcelona.

The timewarp again THE Rocky Horror Picture Show has a huge cult following and members of the audience often dress as characters from the film and sing along with each

scene. Returning to the La Cochera Cabaret in Malaga City, the Rocky Horror Madrid Show is something just a little bit different.

The film is screened but there is a live cast who perform all of the dances and songs on stage and in front of the screen just to add that little bit of extra excitement to the evening. There are two performances on Thursday Januar y 23 at 9pm and Friday January 24 at 8pm with entry costing €12, although if tickets are booked by Januar y 7, there is a reduced rate of €10. Every member of the audience will be given their own party bag upon arrival so that all can join in with the fun on stage.

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Daughters dazzle THE beautiful twin daughters of Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias, Cristina and Victoria, found time to see their brother Enrique perform in Madrid last week, before rubbing shoulders with the young international jet-set crowd in Paris. It was then off to America where the stunning pair was reportedly working on exciting projects in New York. But before leaving for the Big Apple, the stunning sisters spoke to Spanish magazine Hola. Cristina revealed she dreamed of studying Psychology and Criminology, and becoming an FBI agent as a child. But now she is keen to work in business, interior design or the fashion industry, while Victoria is adamant she wants to further her career in fashion. The twins have already demonstrated their style credentials, posting gorgeous pictures on social media and wowing in redcarpet events like the MET Gala in May, where they dazzled in feathered designs in pink and blue shades created by Oscar de STUNNING SISTERS: Cristina and Victoria Iglesias. la Renta.

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The Obligatory Turkey Curry THE arguments rage every year over whether or not you can get a decent curry with the left over Christmas turkey? Hopefully you’ve managed to keep the turkey moist during the cooking…there are many methods to achieve this if you care enough about your festive bird. Drop me an email if you want some tips! Have some cold beers ready in the fridge… as this curry will make the perfect partner. In a large pan add some crushed ginger, a chopped red onion and garlic to a couple of tablespoons of sunflower oil. Soften for a cou ple of minutes, then add a teaspoon of chilli powder (or more if you like it hot!), a tea spoon of ground coriander (or crushed corian der seeds), the same of cumin, a teaspoon of turmeric and a tablespoon of curry powder. Let that make a paste in the pan for a minute or two, then add 250ml of chicken stock (or turkey stock made from the giblets if you have bothered to use up everything). Add

a tin of plain chopped tomatoes and the turkey pieces. Add some salt and pepper and let it putter away on a low heat for about an hour. Stirring regularly… The turkey should get nice and moist reheating in the curry. When ready, scatter with some coriander leaves, pile in to some bowls and serve with whatever you wish… rice, naan breads, flat breads… even chips! Enjoy some cold beers and carry on the Christmas party. Merry Christmas!

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