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Back to school 400,000 primary students start school year MORE than 400,000 students started the new school year in primary schools across the Valencia region, 0.85 per cent less than in the previous year. By provinces, Alicante had 158,034 pupils start in either public or private schools. Torrevieja marked the start of the term with the opening of the new CP Acequion. Mayor Eduardo Dolon was joined by Councillor for Education Rosario Martinez Chazarra in welcoming students at the new school.

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Lighthouse body THE body of a man has been recovered from the area of rocks under the lighthouse at Santa Pola. A helicopter was used in the rescue. The body has not yet been identified.

Beach death NEW SCHOOL: Mayor and Councillor for Education go back to school in Torrevieja. They then moved on to CP Inmaculada which has received an investment of almost €22,000 to paint the school and create new

access ramps and an improved patio area. A total of 6,271 students of infant and primary age are enrolled in the city’s 14

schools, with the average class size being 25, below the average of 30 stipulated by the Ministry of Education.

A MAN in his 40’s has died whilst bathing on La Mata beach in Torrevieja. Emergency health crews carried out CPR on the man, but were unable to save him.

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Finance 23 - 28 COMPLAINTS OFFICE: 479 were made in first half of 2013.

Phone giants top complaints list

TELECOMMUNICATIONS companies were the main complaint dealt with by Torreviejaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Consumer Affairs (OMIC). A total of 1,256 people visited OMIC in La Mata, in the first half of this year. In announcing the figures, Councillor Agustina Esteve highlighted that of these visits, 777 of them were people requiring

information or advice, with less than half, 479, making some type of complaint and few were against small and medium sized local companies. Of the complaints made, most were against the telecommunications sector with a total of 192 complaints, followed by banks and savings companies (45) and

electricity suppliers (32). Most visits were made during January, followed by April and May. During the first half of 2013, due to the economic situation, OMIC also advised on foreclosures, repossessions and social rents. They are to carry out an information campaign and issue a booklet to help with the threat of eviction.

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Police unearth marihuana crops MORE THAN 1,000 marihuana plants have been discovered in Benidorm and Beniarda. National Police first discovered the Benidorm crop and arrested

a Dutch man, aged 65, whose home was on the farm where the crops were being cultivated. Some of the plants found were almost 6ft high, whilst

potted cuttings, ready to plant, were also discovered on site. A second operation found marihuana plants on a private property in Beniarda which led

to the arrest of a 34 year-old Spaniard. He had allegedly been arrested last year for the same crime.

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Waiting times THE president of the Neighbourhood Association of San Miguel has filed a complaint with the Ombudsman about the ‘lack of a schedule for doctors visiting patients’ in hospitals causing long waits and ‘angst’ amongst families.

High flyers ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport beat its own record of passengers in August with 1,166,676 people going through the terminal, a 9.4 per cent increase on August 2012.

Learn to swim REGISTRATION has opened for swimming lessons at the municipal sports centre, Orihuela Costa, which start next Monday for students aged from four to 18. Apply via the town hall.

Am dram merger ADHOC Theatre Company and Siesta Theatre Company have merged and are preparing for their forthcoming play, Not Now Darling, at San Fulgencio Theatre on November 14-16. For details call 697 501 992.

Time lost DOCTORS complain they are losing time on the computer as the Department for Health requires they fill out an online survey before prescribing certain drugs to see if they are really necessary.

Best since 2005 HOTELS in Alicante finished August with an average occupancy of 91 per cent, an increase of 10 points from the previous year. It was the best figure since 2005.

School ban for sex workers NEW regulations banning Murcia’s prostitutes from working near schools have been welcomed by residents and businesses, but rejected by associations working with prostitutes. Groups, including the Association for the Prevention and Rehabilitation and Care of Prostituted Women (APRAM), and the Committee to Support Sex Workers (CATS) oppose the plans

saying the move does little to help women and victimises them even further believing that ‘in the end, women are punished with fewer rights and they are already very vulnerable’. Councillor for Safey Nuria Fuentes said: “There is some confusion between these associations because we are not going to pursue prostitution, but limit its exercise in public and prevent soliciting in

sensitive areas like near schools.” President of the Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of the Municipality of Murcia, Jose Luis Marco, stated that the new legislation is “correct, appropriate and balanced.” Sex workers will be prohibited from working in close proximity to schools, and breaches of the new regulations could be punished with fines.

Rice attraction! Iconic paellas will draw the festival crowds

PANIARDS are so proud of their nationally-grown rice they hold a whole festival to honour it. The Sueca Fiesta de Arroz, or Rice Festival, is one of the biggest events in Valencia. There will be fireworks, live entertainment, dancing and parades, but star of the show will be the iconic paella. Like the visitors, of which there will be thousands, the ingredients for the many paellas that will be cooked at Sunday’s 53rd International Paella Competition come from all over the world. With just one special exception. The rice must be grown in the Valencian region of La Albufera. It is a serious business with a first prize of €2,500 and strict controls on ingredients enshrined in competition rules. Since the 18th century the main rice-growing area has been a freshwater lagoon and estuary on the Gulf of Valencia coast covering 52,000 acres in the Albufera Natural Park. Sueca is known as the ‘rice city’ of Spain and September is

dedicated to the grain, which is the base of the local economy. The town, population 30,000, is in the north of the Costa Blanca and as part of its Rice Festival organises talks, workshops, tastings and art exhibitions dedicated to the product.

SERIOUS BUSINESS: First prize in the International Paella Competition is €2,500.

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THE 21st century is when Cataluña will recover its complete freedom’

Artur Mas, President of the Catalan Regional Government, at the inauguration of the ‘Born Cultural Centre’ in Barcelona, while encouraging Catalan people to take part in a freedom walk.

Number of the week hours overtime were 38.72 million worked by Spanish employees

and registered with the Ministry of Employment and Social Security in 2012. This is 11.5 per cent fewer than in 2011, according to a study by employment agency Randstad.

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ORIHUELA is reminding its residents to renew their padron, or municipal register, which needs to be done every five years. Around 13,000 padrons in the municipality have lapsed.

Reading point VOLUNTEERS are wanted to help with the reading point library service on the Orihuela Costa. If you can give a few hours each week email the Playa Flamenca Town Hall at residents@orihuela.es.

Buying power HOUSE purchases by foreign residents reached 16.9 per cent in the April-June period with the highest amount of purchases by foreigners being made in Alicante, Malaga, Barcelona and Girona.

Mobile photos THE second World Conference of Mobile Photography starts in Torrevieja tomorrow at the municipal theatre. It is open to the public and more information can be found at www.mowo.es.

EHIC info TALKS on the EHIC health card are to be held on October 2 in San Fulgencio, October 3 in Playa Flamenca and November 5 in San Miguel. Times to be confirmed.

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Inaugural tram on line 2 is stopped by protesters PROTESTS prevented the inaugural journey of the new Linea 2 tram route in Alicante. It has taken over two years and cost €150 million to complete the Alicante-Sant Vicent del Raspeig network, which is

expected to receive around 3 million passengers a year. President of the Valencian Government, Alberto Fabra, said that these protests “cannot hide the reality; a great investment and a great effort.” He added:

Two hurt in AP-7 smash TWO people were injured in an accident on the AP-7 at Los Tarragas in the municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar involving two cars. One driver was seriously injured suffering from head injuries while the other had lesser injuries.

“This is a great day for the city of Alicante and Sant Vicent del Raspeig.” When fully operational the first tram will leave Alicante’s Luceros square at 5.35am and the last at 10.54pm. The price of a single ticket is €1.45.

International fugitives arrested TWO international fugitives were arrested in Benidorm and Torrevieja. One was wanted in Germany for allegedly stealing a car valued at €45,000

and the other was wanted in Poland for falsifying documents enabling him to fraudulently receive and make monetary transactions.

Teenagers injured in car crash FOUR teenagers were injured in a car crash in Lorca. The 18-year-olds were travelling in a car on the C-14 which lost control and left the road, leaving two of them trapped inside the vehicle. The others managed to escape from the car suffering from head and shoulder wounds. The three females and one male were all taken to the Rafael Mendez Hospital.

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Colombian ‘tries to strangle’ ex RESIDENTS came to the aid of a woman, aged 56, who was trying to escape from her former partner in La Manga. The woman ran from her apartment into the street screaming for help as neighbours called police. She said her ex-boyfriend, a Colombian man in his 30s, had tried to strangle her. Police proceeded to arrest him. A restraining order was already in place forbidding him from approaching the woman.

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Expert warns of toxic waste buried on farms A TOXICOLOGIST who analysed the illegal burial of 400,000 tonnes of waste on farms in La Murada, has said the spill does pose a risk to people and the environment. Expert Jose Luis Burillo was giving his evidence in court as part of the case against Angel Fenoll, his son Antonio Angel

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Fenoll and farmer Francisco Poveda, accused of crimes against the environment. Burillo confirmed the presence of leachate, a solution often created in landfills, saying excavators had to dig six feet down before reaching natural terrain, saying: “I have never seen an instance of this much accumulated garbage.” Residents have been complaining for years about the illegal dumping of rubbish and an investigation was launched in July 2012 arising from the Brugal case.

British man dies in Benidorm balcony fall A BRITISH man has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Benidorm. The 34 year-old is believed to have arrived from the UK with friends to celebrate a stag party. The accident occurred in the early hours of the morning when he fell five floors. Police have ruled out foul play and are investigating whether excess alcohol intake may have been one of the causes that led to the accident.

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Town in mourning for student and father THE people of the Alicante town of Jacarilla have said their goodbyes to a father and daughter killed in a motorway accident on the A-7 in the province of Almeria.

Road traffic accident calls double ELCHE fire fighters have helped 32 people trapped in cars during road traffic accidents in July and August; 68 per cent more than last summer, when there were 19 casualties. During the first eight months of the year, between January 1 and August 31, they have attended to 85 people involved in road accidents compared to 64 during the same period in 2012. Elche’s crews cover an area including Albatera, Hondon de las Nieves, Hondon de los Frailes, Aspe, Catral, San Isidro and Santa Pola. They have carried out 1,227 operations so far this year. Of these, 1 per cent turned out to be false alarms or emergencies which were resolved before the time of arrival and another 13 per cent were related to prevention such as aiding police and school visits. The rest were fire and rescue.

Hundreds arrived at the parish church to mourn the loss of their neighbours; a 51-year-old man and his 18-year-old daughter. They were travelling to Andalucia to arrange

accommodation as she was due to start university. Her mother, aged 47, and sister, 20, were also in the car at the time of the accident and remain in hospital with multiple injuries.

Corvera airport decision soon THE future of Corvera airport is expected to be decided this week. The Murcia regional government is in talks with airport operator Aena

and the Ministry of Defence who have given approval to overturning the prior management contract with Aeromur and a consortium led by Sacyr. This would allow a new contract to be created and proceed with the opening of the airport. PROMOTERS Jukebox Promotions have agreed to Sacyr is a 60 per cent run three more shows by popular demand. shareholder in the Traditional R & R and a fabulous new rhythm and Aeromar concessionary style created by the Coastrider Music Awards ‘Best and is a large employer Musician’ of the year winner 2012 and 2013, Nick in the region. Barker have been combined in one show/dance. Work on the airport Starring Nick Barker, award winning Peter Day and has stalled after the Fiona McLean (little Miss Rock & Roll) of Jukebox concessionary wanted to change the terms of Legends and Elvis 2000 fame. Date and Venue details: Friday (tomorrow) the contract saying it would not open Corvera Olympia, Mil Palmeras, 965 320 822, €15; September 15 - Restaurant Fu (was Los Arcos), without new financial Avd Baleares, Torrevieja 965 703 170, €15.95 and conditions. No members of the September 17 - Los Rosales, Lemon Tree Rd, regional government Guardamar 606 192 691 €12.50. opposing the All venues will have a meal inclusive price. Shows are start 8.30pm and pre show meals start at 7.30pm or rescinding of the earlier. More info at www.jukeboxpromotions.co.uk contract.

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Lorca being rebuilt after earthquake A TOTAL of 750 homes are under construction in Lorca following the 2011 earthquake that devastated parts of the town. Councillor for Urbanism, Jose Joaquin Peñarrubia, said the latest work has started on Avenida Europa which will house a pharmacy on the ground floor and 20 homes. The keys to 65 properties which have been rebuilt following the earthquake have already been handed over.

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More tourists stay in Benidorm for longer FOR the third consecutive month Benidorm hotels have reported more than 1 million overnight stays. This places the city as fourth highest in terms of the number of tourists, behind Barcelona, Madrid and Calvia in Mallorca. According to HOSBEC, the Business Association of Hotels, more than 50

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per cent of overnight stays in Benidorm were by foreign tourists, which accounted for 71 per cent across the province of Alicante. The average stay in Benidorm was six days, longer than the national average of 2.9 days. Meanwhile on the Costa Calida, summer tourist figures are also looking positive.

The municipality of San Pedro del Pinatar recorded an occupancy rate of 82.79 per cent during August, 11 per cent higher than in 2012. Some four-star hotels reached 90 per cent occupancy. June and July also saw more visitors staying compared to the previous year.

Numbers of teen pregnancies fall THE number of teenage pregnancies in the Valencia Region has fallen. During the past year, 1,037 births were recorded to mothers aged 19 or under, while 1,200 teenagers terminated their pregnancy. The number of teenage mothers has continually dropped over the last five years, as have births in general. In 2012, 35,361 births were registered in the Valencia Region. In 2008, there were more than 58,000 births, many to foreign women who had arrived in the region. The economic crisis and the return of many immigrants to their home country is being blamed for the significant drop, with hospitals now dealing with an average of 60 fewer births each day.

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Collecting old batteries BATTERY recycling containers have been distributed around Orihuela’s primary schools for used batteries.

New tricks A WORKSHOP for improving retail management is being held in Santa Pola next Monday at the Civic Centre. Those interested can register free by calling 966 69 47 46.

Travel grants APPLICATIONS can now be made for school transport grants in Torrevieja. Forms can be collected at the Department of Education or via www.torrevieja.es.

Murcia Region battered by storms The Murcia Region has been clearing up after being lashed by heavy storms.

The worst affected areas were Lorca, Cieza, Mazarron, Molino de Segura, Mula and Calasparra,

which recorded the most intense rainfall causing flooding and fallen branches. The emergency services were on hand as localised flooding took place and a number of car accidents were reported. Cieza recorded 50 litres per square metre of rain falling in an hour forcing the closure of the old N-301 and causing power cuts. Calasparra recorded 63 litres per square metre in an hour; the second case of flooding in two weeks with the council, just AWARDS: Officers recognised for their service to the public and police force. days ago, calling the previous rains the worst in living memory. Mazarron’s hail and rain battered the ORIHUELA has honoured The White Merit Police part in saving a mother and coastline, carrying its police officers. Cross went to heads of her two daughters from a bins and rubbish Public congratulations police departments and the house fire in January. down to the beaches were given to 33 officers, Lieutenant Commander of The most distinctive and into the sea as one an inspector, while Pilar de la Horadada, while Green Badge for 35 years 37.5 litres of rain fell Manuel Lorente, now five officers and agents service was presented to retired, was also honoured. received the award for their Esteban Perez Vera. in half an hour.

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Questions over concert figures THE concert by singer Melendi in Torrevieja sold 2,672 tickets. That’s according to the promoters, whilst the governing PP party said around 4,500 people attended the event, meaning more than 1,800 ticket sales are unaccounted for or people were allowed entry without paying. The opposition PSOE party has criticised the PP, saying the concert was a loss-maker with the town hall being left with nothing but a clean-up bill, while the Spanish pop star reportedly pocketed €42,000. However, organiser Ernesto Huesca said if the town hall had sold at least 1,900 tickets, they would not have lost money.

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Coastal clean-up ORIHUELA COSTA is hosting a ‘clean our coast’ day on Sunday, September 22. Local residents are being asked to volunteer in cleaning the main barranco at La Glea, Dehesa de Campoamor. Registration is necessary so teams can

be formed to cover a wider area. A bus will bring people from Orihuela City and free paella will be available afterwards to every one who has helped. Register at the Playa Flamenca Town Hall or email residents@orihuela.es.

Grease lightening hits the stage in Torrevieja GREASE The Musical is hitting the Torrevieja stage in October. Principal actors Javier Arroyo and Martha Arteta were joined by producer Gonzalo Perez to announce the seven performances of the new production. It has been created to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Broadway premiere. It will feature eight new musical numbers that were left out of the film and did not appear in the original musical script.

GREASE: Coming to Torrevieja in October. Tickets can be bought at the box office of Teatro Municipal with prices ranging from between €45€49. Performances are

October 17 at 8.30pm, October 18 at 6pm and 9.30pm, October 19 at 6pm and 9pm and October 20 at 5pm and 8.30pm.

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Motorway works start WORK is due to start on pedestrian and cycle footbridges over the AP-7 motorway; one on the road that links La Zenia to Villamartin and the other close to the new school. Work was delayed to avoid causing disruption during the summer months, but with signs now erected showing plans and investment being made on the coast, implementation of the various projects is imminent. Councillor for the Coast, Martina Schreurer, said work on Avenida de La Zenia, the road which runs from the N-332 to the coast, is also now set to begin. Temporary work was completed before summer, but permanent improvements were postponed, again to prevent disruption for summer visitors.

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Rojales 10km race THE 11th ‘Villa de Rojales’ 10km run is on October 5, starting at Malecon del Soto at 5.30pm for children and 7pm for adults. Enrol by October 4 at www.chiplevante.com.

Sports fund ORIHUELA has signed new agreements with sports clubs and agreed a subsidy of €28,000 to allow the organisation of sports competitions.

Uni buses TORREVIEJA is looking at increasing student transport with bus routes to Elche’s UMH University, University of Murcia and Alicante University. 965 714 072

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Local business helps BBC with new show LOCAL estate agent, Spanish Property Consultants (SPC), has been asked by the BBC to help them with their new series, ‘Escape to the Continent.’ Based on the show ‘Escape to the

Country,’ the production teams says: “This will offer a unique and exciting look at countries and regions throughout Europe as well as properties available across a broad range of budgets.”

If you know anyone who would like to feature on the show and is UK based, call SPC on 966 785 907 or email fiscal@spcspain.com. All applications will be passed to the BBC who will contact those interested directly. Should the successful applicant purchase any property via SPC; the company will make a donation of €1,000 to Help for Heroes charity.

Hospital donates food to needy A CAMPAIGN run by Torrevieja Hospital has collected more than 3,000 kilos of nonperishable food items. Throughout the summer since June, patients and staff have made donations to help families in need. Those items collected will now be distributed to local associations and groups to assist families on low incomes or without any resources.

SOLIDARITY: Torrevieja hospital’s three month campaign has collected more than 3,000 kilos of food.

No signs face fines NEW ‘Vado Permanete’ parking signs are awaiting collection in Orihuela and Playa Flamenca Town Hall. Around 1,600 locations have been identified as having the right to display the new sign with around 1,300 having already been collected in exchange for the old one. By the end of September, home owners who have not updated their signs, could face fines of €100.

Four royal hatchings FOUR King Cobras, the largest venomous snake in the world, have hatched at Terra Natura, Benidorm. Weighing in at around 35 inches in length, they already have the lethal neurotoxic venom which can paralyse and cause death in bite victims. Of the 18 eggs which were laid by the fouryear-old female snake four offspring were born. The other eggs were infertile which keepers at Terra Natura say is quite common. Breeding the species in captivity can be difficult as the male, during courtship may kill and devour the female. Two of the baby snakes will go to London Zoo (UK) while the other two will remain at the Benidorm park .

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Library launches an activity programme ORIHUELA’s Maria Moliner Municipal Library has launched its latest cultural programme. Included are activities for learning English and conversational Valencian. The September activities aim to use all five senses and be interesting to all. Today, (Thursday) there is a ‘taste

and smell’ session with tales and chocolate. Next Thursday a play by Nick Moore and Hannah Pailthoroe takes place with songs and poems in English for children aged between eight and 10. On September 26 there is a children’s writing workshop. All activities take place 6.30pm and attendance is free.

Have your say via the Mailbox

THE Mailbox Citizen (buzon ciudadano) has been launched in English. An initiative of the Generalitat Valenciana regional government, it was created in 2009 to encourage citizen participation in all aspects of public life and to have their say in developing improvements in their own municipality. With the website now launched in English it is hoped the service will be extended to thousands more people who will be able to source information on towns and cities across the region and leave comments, suggestions, enquiries or complaints. Visit www.buzonciudadano.gva.es.

Sea rescues TORREVIEJA’S Local Police helped 115 swimmers who got into difficulties this summer. The maritime unit rescued swimmers who were outside the normal swimming zones and assisted eight boats and removed five obstacles in the shipping lane. Along with the Harbour Master, they also issue sanctions for rule breaking.

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Feria de Murcia FERIA DE MURCIA is currently under way in the city with a range of events taking place in the Recinto de la Fica including 150 attractions and stalls. The event runs until next Tuesday.

Police win Paul Docherty cup IT was 3-2 to the Local Police of San Fulgencio as they beat CF Sporting de San Fulgencio in a charity football match. It was the second annual match organised to raise funds for the AECC cancer charity. This year, money raised was split between the charity, the local football club and the family of Paul ‘Doc’ Docherty; who is currently battling cancer. Last year, as he fought his own battle, he inspired the local community to come together to support such a worthy cause and was instrumental in organising the event with the help of the town hall and President of CF Sporting de San Fulgencio, Barry

Wallis who formed the club in 2007. The team of police officers were triumphant last year, winning in a penalty shoot out, and this year they again walked away with the trophy, which will now be known as the Paul Docherty Cup. The auction of an authenticated signed Amy Winehouse photo and her Back to Black CD and a signed framed Halle Berry photo from her role in the James Bond Movie, Die another Day, were due to be auctioned following the match. This will now take place next Monday at a fundraising event at El Castillo restaurant, urbanisation La Marina.

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Older photos SENIOR citizens are invited to enter Torrevieja’s first photo competition to mark the ‘International Day of Older People.’ Entries should be made to the Department of Senior Citizens, in Calle Maldonado, 5.

AN underwater archaeological programme has found a Roman boat in the port of Cartagena. Searching of the sea bed around the port area of the city is part of a campaign financed by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The boat found is believed to

be from the late 4th or early 5th century AD and was carrying cargo when it sank. Numerous items have been recovered from the sea bed around the boat. A second vessel which sank at the end of the 18th or early 19th century has also been discovered.

WINNERS: Captain of the Local Police side Mario Murcia, accepts the Paul Docherty Cup on behalf of the team.

ON Sunday a 5km walk and treasure hunt will take place in urbanisation El Raso from 10am. The sponsored walk is in aid of the CICRA charity which supports children with Crohn’s disease. The walk starts at Bar Sofia and a €5 registration fee for the charity is payable.

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One final show for the summer AS summer fades into a distant memory, Casa La Pedrera celebrates the end of the season with its final horse and flamenco show on Saturday night from 6pm. Owner and organiser Jenni Ray said: “This is also a benefit show for Irene who has kept audiences enthralled and entertained with her

amazing dancing, showing a true partnership between horse, rider and dancer.” The 13 year-old has a rare condition which has stopped her growing, requiring special treatment. “Together with Raquel Peña and her students, as well as talented equestrian performer Emma Tytherleigh and Juan

Cortez, we have decided to host this very popular summer show one last time to thank her and assist her in raising some much needed funds.” Tickets cost €5 for adults and €3 for children. Call 660 816 620 or www.thingstodoinspain. info for more information.

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Stories making headlines from the United Kingdom

Prices up HOUSE prices in Britain are 5.4 per cent higher then a year ago, latest figures from the Halifax bank show. The average price of a home in the UK is now £170,231 (€202,300).

Vole alert BRITAIN’S native water-vole is being

wiped out by American mink which became established after escaping from fur farms. The Environment Agency reports populations have dropped a fifth in the last few years.

Penalty pointless A WOMAN from Isleworth, West London still has her driving licence despite accumulating 42 penalty points for not revealing the driver’s identity, according to

Church decline IN 20 years, less than 50 per cent of the people living in Germany will belong to the Christian church. Currently there are 60 per cent, namely 23 million protestants and 24 million Catholics. Each year the number falls by 500,000, mainly due to deaths.

URINE: Not healthy.

Puma pee SWOLLEN eyes, fever, and itchy

an analysis of DVLA figures by the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

Cancer theft A MAN has been jailed for five years by Nottingham Crown Court after stealing from children’s cancer charities, including his own son’s. Kevin Wright, 49, stole a total of £171,500 (€204,000) from the Bobby Wright Cancer Fighting Fund.

GERMAN PRESS Stories making headlines from Germany

rash. That is the result for a girl, aged 9, after a zoo visit in Berlin where she was urinated on by a Puma. Zoologists are now investigating how dangerous Puma urine is.

Good business GERMANY has jumped to fourth place in global competitive rankings and is only behind Switzerland, Singapore and Finland as a good place to do business, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global

Competitiveness Report 20132014.

High speed VISITORS had the chance to see the fastest electric vehicle in the world at the IFA 2013Consumer electronics unlimited in Berlin. It has a top speed of 328 km/h and accelerates from 0 to 200 km/h in less than 10 seconds.

Child abuse A BERLIN police officer, aged 52, was suspended from duty for

MOSCOW authorities are considering putting about 100 prayer grounds in parks in order to solve a shortage of mosques in the city.

Skirt story A MAN, aged 32, was arrested in Vologda (north west Russia) wearing a short skirt and no underwear. He allegedly told police his clothes were being washed so he wore his sister’s.

Writing history CONTROVERSIAL events from the Soviet period in Russia will have a standardised explanation in school textbooks following a series of agreements reached by historians from the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Airport food AIRPORT food and beverage provider Autogrill will set up a subsidiary company

Internet sell RUSSIAN internet firm Mail.ru sold its shares in social network group Facebook for $525 million (€400 million). It paid $200 million (€152 million) for the shares in 2009.

US warning

AUGUST saw new car sales grow by 10.9 per cent to 65,937 compared to a year ago.

Bond double

Dirty doctor

Ashes plea

Export decline

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at St Petersburg airport in cooperation with Russian companies Novikov Group and Ginza Project.

Sales surge

A WAR hero who doubled for Sean Connery in the famous autogyro flight scenes in Bond movie You Only Live Twice allegedly abusing two children and has died. Wing a teenager. Commander Ken Wallis, 97, completed 24 RAF missions over Europe in WW2. GYNAECOLOGIST Dr Joachim K., aged 58, from Schifferstadt was denounced for secretly taking 36,146 pictures and 62 videos of HEARTBROKEN private parts of his patients. Kelly Caird has appealed for the return of a gold pendant containing GERMANY’S trade surplus has the ashes of her twonarrowed in July due to an year-old son. It was unexpected drop in exports, data stolen in a burglary at from the country’s federal statistics her Leighton Buzzard, office shows. German exports fell Bedfordshire home. by 1.1 per cent in July compared Her son, Daniel, died to the preceding month while in 2009 after an imports were up 0.5 per cent. accident.

RUSSIAN PRESS Praise be!

RISING: House prices.

Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

Morocco visit DENMARK - Princess Mary of Denmark, representing a foundation set up in her name, made a three-day visit to Morocco to visit a women’s centre that supports victims of gender violence.

Royal baby SWEDEN - Princess Madeleine of Sweden is expecting her first child, the Swedish Royal Court said. The baby is expected in March 2014. Princess Madeleine married American entrepreneur Christopher O’Neill last June in Stockholm.

THE Russian Foreign Ministry asked travellers to be careful when choosing their destinations after an increase of detentions of Russian people abroad upon request of US law enforcers.

PRINCESS MADELEINE: First baby.

Rights removed

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A NEW law proposed in Russia would deprive gay parents from their rights and make sexual orientation a factor for the government to take a child into custody.

DENMARK - German company Siemens has supplied 111 turbines to the biggest wind farm in Denmark. These turbines will provide energy to

400,000 Danish homes, or 4 per cent of the energy demand of the country.

Acid cleared NORWAY - A study carried out by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology on more than 130,000 people has found that there are no significant links between the use of LSD and mental health issues.

Political concern SWEDEN - Swedish political leaders have expressed their concern following reports that a Swedish intelligence agency participated in controversial American National Security Agency surveillance operations.

Investments up NORWAY - Norwegian petroleum and gas investments will increase next year despite a growth rate deceleration, said statistics agency Statistics Norway.

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Tobacco smugglers get hotline to jail EXPATRIATES with information or suspicions about tobacco smuggling and tax fraud are being asked to call a British Customs hotline with information. The call for help follows the jailing of convicted cigarette smuggler Malcolm McGowan, who has been extradited from Spain and is now starting a four-year jail term. The freephone number to pass on information is 900 988 922. For people in the UK, it is 0800 595 000. People can also email customs.hotline@hmrc.gsi. McGOWAN: gov.uk. There is no need to give personal details, and information that leads directly to an arrest could be considered for a small reward. McGowan, 61, originally from Edinburgh, was arrested at a swimming pool in Valencia on August 10 by the Guardia Civil. He fled the UK 12 years ago

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HMRC: Looking for help. after being found guilty of smuggling 28.3 million cigarettes into the country. His crimes cost the UK around £4 million (€4.75 Jailed. million) in duty and he was sentenced in his absence in December 2001. McGowan was part of a wider conspiracy to smuggle around 56 million cigarettes into the UK between November 1999 and March 2000. Ten other men were involved in the plot, which cost UK taxpayers £8.2 million (€9.74 million) in lost revenues.

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Nerja on TV

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman was detained in Elda after allegedly setting fire to her daughter’s car. She had allegedly previously attempted to burn her own home in Petrel.

NERJA will once again be the set for a TV show. Two recording teams from the Swedish Sveriges Utbildningsradio and the Uruguayan Canal 12 TV channels will film in Nerja at the end of the month.

Royal hatchlings

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A FEMALE King Cobra at Terra Natura Benidorm has produced young. King cobras are the world’s largest venomous snakes and reproduction is difficult experts say.

Fire charges SIXTEEN people were detained for starting forest fires in the Valencian Community this year. Six arrests were made in Alicante province, four in Valencia and five in Castellon.

Longer stays BENIDORM hotels had more than 1 million bed-nights in July for the third month running. This puts it behind only Barcelona, Calvia (Mallorca) and Madrid for overnight stays.

Flying high ALICANTE airport has won back 600,000 of the 1 million passengers lost in 2012. The airport predicts the fight back from recession will continue this winter.

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Failed! INSPECTORS failed 34,637 of the 137,854 vehicles examined for their ITV road worthiness certificates in Almeria province in the first six months of the year.

Trade blooms ALMERIA companies sold €17 million worth of flowers and plants in the first six months of the year.

Fruity figures IN the first six months of 2013 Almeria exported 30.2 million kilos of oranges, mandarins and lemons, a 4.6 per cent increase on 2012.

Tollywood A TEAM of 50 people, including producers, actors, dancers and chefs visited the Almeria area for Tollywood movie filming. Scenes for ‘Ramaya Vasthawya’ were filmed at the Pantano de Beninar in Berja. Tollywood is the name given to the southern Indian city of Hyderabad’s film industry.

KEIRA: The five year old has been making great progress.

Keira needs help By Dilip Kuner THE mother of a girl with cerebral palsy faces a race against time to raise funds for urgent therapy after a disappointing turnout at a fundraising event. Five-year-old Keira, who lives in Finestrat, has been making great progress in a bid to lead as normal a life as possible since starting therapy sessions, which are not available on the Spanish NHS. But she needs €2,500 to help pay for the next tranche of intensive therapy due to start on November 4. Her mother, British-born Debbie, said of Keira: “She has come a long way. People cannot believe how much better she is. That is the thing about the therapy, it really does work. It is not as if we just want to try something in case it might work, it really is making a difference.” Keira had an operation on her legs on May 14, and Debbie had planned the therapy sessions for November as it will be six months into her recovery and the optimum time for the ongoing treatment. She had been pinning her hopes on a fundraising event organised by Finestrat Council, with funds to be shared with Emaus. Contact the family on esplangish@hotmail.com

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Cannibal screened THE latest film of Almerian director Manual Martin Cuenca has premiered at the International Film Festival of Toronto. Called ‘Cannibal’ it features Antonio de la Torre and Olimpia Melinte and was presented in the ‘Special Presentations’ part of the festival.

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Bad father A FATHER and his elder daughter, aged 40 and 20, have been arrested in Manacor (Mallorca) for allegedly forcing a younger daughter into prostitution.

French quiz A FRENCH judicial commission interrogated in Manacor (Mallorca) a

man accused of three cases of jewel theft during the 2013 Cannes film festival. The man was arrested in Manacor after he allegedly robbed 25 hotel strong boxes.

Drugs arrest OFFICERS of the Local Police arrested a British man in Magaluf accused of selling drugs to tourists. He was carrying three cocaine doses, two bottles of ‘poppers’ and 61 viagra pills when he was arrested.

Deadly crash AN Australian cyclist, aged 42, died of multiple injuries following an accident with a biker in Palma de Mallorca. At the time of going to press, the biker was in the Son Espases hospital ICU in a serious condition.

Knife charge A MAN in Manacor (Mallorca) has been arrested by the town’s Local Police for threatening with a 10cm long knife a child who was allegedly annoying him.

A NATIONAL Organisation of Spanish blind people (ONCE) draw saw a prize of €150,000 won in VelezMalaga, and a total of €950,000 in Andalucia.

Hiker saved A HIKER trapped in the Chillar river in Nerja due to heavy rains and with an injury to her knee was rescued by members of Civil Protection.

Brawlers arrested EIGHT people belonging to the same family have been arrested in VelezMalaga for their implication in a fight in which two other people were injured. A case of gender abuse allegedly started the brawl.

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Assault revenge A MAN, 26, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, 29. Her partner, 35, was also arrested for beating the attacker unconscious.

Run aways TWO youths who had run away from a centre for minors in Malaga were located by police and arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones.

Chinese attack FOUR people were arrested in Malaga for allegedly attacking the owner of a Chinese bazaar. The victim’s husband was also arrested for responding by hitting them with a stick.

Family violence A MAN, 30 was arrested in Malaga for allegedly attacking his partner and throwing their three-month-old baby against a sofa, in front of their other child, two.

Birds shock ENVIRONMENTALISTS in the Ronda area have complained that birds are being electrocuted by uninsulated cables.

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Stat of week AUGUST unemployment figures fell for the first time since 2000. The total number of registered jobless was 31 lower than in July and now stands at 4,698,783.

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situation, which at 53.4 was six points higher than in July. Future prospects, awarded 83.7 points, were 4.5 points better than in July although optimism regarding the economy and employment does not consistently extend to family finances. The ICC is still well below the 100 points that denote a favourable and optimistic outlook, said the CIS. Twenty-three per cent of those questioned had to borrow or dip into Pescanova shares through savings to get to the Sodesco, Inverpesca and end of the month. Sociedad Gallega de A further 43.7 per Importacion de Carbones cent ‘just managed’ between December 2012 to make their money and February 27 this year. go round each month, On March 2, Pescanova they said. advised the CNMV, Spain’s Forty-four per cent Stock Market regulatory of families whose body, that it was not finances are worse presenting 2012 accounts. than six months ago Shares plummeted from blamed inflation. €17.60 to to €5.90, by which A further 21.44 per time Fernandez de Sousa had cent ascribed their earned €27.4 million and Paz- lack of cash to being Andrade €5.8 million. out of work or on Fernandez de Sousa is the verge of losing appealing against what he their jobs, and 31 calls the ‘unjustified and per cent to reduced premature’ bond. earnings.

€1.2bn bail for Pescanova 10 TEN Pescanova executives investigated for insider trading must pay a total of €1.2 billion in caution bonds. The company is technically bankrupt with a net €3.281 billion debt. Fernandez de Sousa who headed the company for 37 years, must put up €180 million, ordered the High Court. Board member Alfonso Paz-Andrade has to find €125 million with the remainder of the €1.2 billion split amongst other executives and Pescanova companies. Fernandez de Sousa and others allegedly offloaded

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SPAIN’s Vips fast-food chain has sold 49 per cent of its Starbucks Coffee España holding. Selling back part of the stake to Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) “reinforces financial stability and accelerates transformation plans,” claimed Vips CEO Enrique Francia. The transaction will not influence Starbucks’ dayto-day operations in Spain, as Vips retains a 51 per cent holding in the firm. Neither will it affect Starbucks Portugal, which remains in the hands of the Spanish group. The Vips-Starbucks association commenced in 2001 and there are now 82 coffee shops in Spain.

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Confidence is creeping back CONSUMER confidence is growing. August’s Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) of 68.6 (out of a possible 100) was 5.3 points higher than July’s, according to the official Centre for Sociological Investigation (CIS). The increase was attributed to a more favourable view of the current

BOOKMAKERS William Hill will expand its Spanish operations through online betters Miapuesta.

Struck gold

HAPPIER: Consumer confidence rising.

A ROMAN era gold mine in Asturias could be reopened after analysis of nectar from bees proved contamination by heavy metals was minimal.

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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. 1.20 0.32 0.00 0.00 -16.00 -0.99 -2.00 -0.19 10.50 0.66 -1.50 -0.17 15.00 1.68 -36.00 -1.94 -19.00 -0.61 2.80 0.72 -5.00 -0.43 -3.70 -0.83 1.42 0.48 -57.00 -4.45 13.50 0.70 -0.78 -0.18 38.00 1.16 2.50 0.45

NET VOLUME 267.54 34.28 33.88 19.61 255.43 109.28 1,566.62 258.27 134.91 539.79 11.88 505.14 1,677.40 2,148.72 577.91 1,023.99 321.85 349.72

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PRICE(P) C O M PA N Y Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 371.70 Admiral Group PLC 1259.00 Aggreko PLC 1596.00 AMEC PLC 1049.00 Anglo American PLC 1592.00 Antofagasta PLC 896.50 ARM Holdings PLC 906.25 Associated British Foods 1815.50 AstraZeneca PLC 3098.50 Aviva PLC 393.75 Babcock Intrntnl Group... 1155.00 BAE Systems PLC 444.10 Barclays PLC 298.48 BG Group PLC 1224.75 BHP Billiton PLC 1934.00 BP PLC 444.67 British Amrcn Tobacco 3326.75 British Land Co PLC 552.00

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British Sky Broadcasting BT Group PLC Bunzl PLC Burberry Group PLC Capita PLC Carnival PLC Centrica PLC Compass Group PLC CRH PLC Croda International PLC

843.50 341.50 1363.00 1624.50 984.25 2344.50 393.20 852.25 1432.50 2625.50

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C O M PA N Y MMM 3M Co AA Alcoa Inc AXP American Express Co T AT&T Inc BAC Bank of America Corp BA Boeing Co CAT Caterpillar Inc CVX Chevron Corp CSCO Cisco Systems Inc DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and C... XOM Exxon Mobil Corp GE General Electric Co HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co HD Home Depot Inc INTC Intel Corp IBM International Business Machine... JNJ Johnson & Johnson JPM JPMorgan Chase and Co MCD McDonald's Corp MRK Merck & Co Inc MSFT Microsoft Corp PFE Pfizer Inc PG Procter & Gamble Co KO The Coca-Cola Co TRV Travelers Companies Inc UTX United Technologies Corp UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc VZ Verizon Communications Inc

PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 115.04 7.92 73.35 33.41 14.36 106.07 83.39 121.21 23.55 57.11 87.25 23.16 22.42 72.70 22.67 183.03 87.16 52.56 96.26 47.49 31.15 28.28 77.15 38.35 80.49 103.23 74.06 46.34

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+0.15% +0.64% -0.61% +0.21% -0.07% -0.54% +0.53% -0.13% -0.59% -0.87% -0.11% 0.00% +1.36% -0.40% +0.31% -0.61% +0.14% +0.86% +0.63% -0.04% -0.27% +0.04% +0.01% +0.29% -0.21% -0.43% +0.03% -0.64%

2.0M 17.4M 3.4M 19.7M 75.5M 3.3M 5.6M 5.7M 28.6M 5.2M 13.0M 36.7M 14.2M 10.0M 27.6M 2.9M 10.0M 22.3M 4.5M 26.7M 75.4M 22.3M 7.0M 14.0M 1.9M 2.4M 3.6M 13.4M

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$ 5.79 $ 14.69 $ 7.52 $ 33.82 $ 28.12 $ 8.28 $ 11.15 $ 16.66 $ 5.69 $ 22.31 $ 5.07

1.59 / +37.86% 2.83 / +23.86% 0.78 / +11.57% 3.41 / +11.21% 2.83 / +11.19% 0.76 / +10.11% 0.89 / +8.67% 1.32 / +8.60% 0.40 / +7.56% 1.56 / +7.52% 0.35 / +7.42%

$ 35.59 $ 53.19 $ 4.19 $ 2.72 $ 6.49 $ 10.31 $ 5.86 $ 7.12 $ 3.16 $ 26.62 $ 8.08

6.10 / -14.63% 7.169 / -11.88% 0.53 / -11.23% 0.34 / -11.11% 0.76 / -10.48% 1.17 / -10.19% 0.44 / -6.98% 0.52 / -6.81% 0.23 / -6.78% 1.82 / -6.40% 0.54 / -6.26%

Most Advanced LTX-Credence Corporation KongZhong Corporation Unity Bancorp, Inc. Insys Therapeutics, Inc. Zumiez Inc. Celgene Corporation Perceptron, Inc. Ambarella, Inc. ShoreTel, Inc. ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.

Most Declined Mattress Firm Holding Corp. Conn's, Inc. MISONIX, Inc. The9 Limited Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation MannKind Corporation Amtech Systems, Inc. Envivio, Inc. Hurco Companies, Inc. Himax Technologies, Inc.

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) CHANGE Diageo PLC 1978.50 -4.50 easyJet PLC 1260.50 4.90 Eurasian Nat Resources ... 221.85 -4.30 Experian PLC 1162.50 4.00 Fresnillo PLC 1284.50 21.00 G4S PLC 255.55 -2.40 GKN PLC 346.65 -0.30 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1645.00 -6.00 Glencore Xstrata PLC 320.70 2.30 Hammerson PLC 485.55 -2.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1019.00 -1.02 HSBC Holdings PLC 703.90 -4.34 IMI PLC 1486.00 -5.00 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2253.50 -7.00 InterContinental Hotels 1881.50 -8.50 International Cnsldtd ... 302.15 0.80 Intertek Group PLC 3345.50 -4.00 ITV PLC 174.10 -0.40 Johnson Matthey PLC 2964.00 -3.00 Kingfisher PLC 405.75 -0.70 Land Securities Gr PLC 889.00 5.50 Legal & General Gr PLC 193.65 2.90 Lloyds Banking Gr PLC 75.49 0.06 London Stock Exchange 1611.00 -2.00 Marks & Spencer Group 496.50 -2.40 Meggitt PLC 542.00 -3.50 Melrose Industries PLC 302.55 -0.10 National Grid PLC 736.75 -5.00 Next PLC 5065.00 15.00 Old Mutual PLC 185.70 -0.20 Pearson PLC 1283.00 -8.00 Persimmon PLC 1164.00 4.00 Petrofac Ltd 1411.00 -5.00 Prudential PLC 1124.00 3.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 5001.00 9.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4363.50 -17.00 Reed Elsevier PLC 809.50 2.50 Resolution Ltd 318.15 0.50 REXAM PLC 500.75 -2.00 Rio Tinto PLC 3121.00 23.00 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1139.00 -3.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 335.60 -1.80 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2151.00 -11.00 RSA Insurance Group 119.20 0.00 SABMiller PLC 3095.75 -6.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 345.45 -0.20 Sainsbury (J) PLC 392.95 -0.50 Schroders PLC 2415.50 9.00 Serco Group PLC 551.50 -2.50 Severn Trent PLC 1688.50 -15.00 Shire PLC 2435.50 -10.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 760.00 -9.00 Smiths Group PLC 1335.00 -7.00 SSE PLC 1551.00 -15.72 Standard Chartered PLC 1465.00 -6.50 Standard Life PLC 338.50 0.33 Tate & Lyle PLC 784.25 -23.00 Tesco PLC 367.35 0.35 Travis Perkins PLC 1605.00 4.00 TUI Travel PLC 339.50 1.40 Tullow Oil PLC 1081.00 11.00 Unilever PLC 2458.00 0.82 United Utilities Group 675.25 -5.50 Vedanta Resources PLC 1198.00 8.00 Vodafone Group PLC 210.45 -0.30 Weir Group PLC 2269.50 14.00 Whitbread PLC 3209.50 42.00 William Hill PLC 416.05 0.00 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 292.50 -0.70 Wolseley PLC 3387.00 -11.00 Wood Group (John) PLC 801.00 5.00 WPP PLC 1249.00 -1.00

% C H G. -0.23 0.39 -1.90 0.35 1.66 -0.93 -0.09 -0.36 0.72 -0.51 -0.10 -0.61 -0.34 -0.31 -0.45 0.27 -0.12 -0.23 -0.10 -0.17 0.62 1.52 0.08 -0.12 -0.48 -0.64 -0.03 -0.67 0.30 -0.11 -0.62 0.34 -0.35 0.27 0.18 -0.39 0.31 0.16 -0.40 0.74 -0.26 -0.53 -0.51 0.00 -0.21 -0.06 -0.13 0.37 -0.45 -0.88 -0.41 -1.17 -0.52 -1.00 -0.44 0.10 -2.85 0.10 0.25 0.41 1.03 0.03 -0.81 0.67 -0.14 0.62 1.33 0.00 -0.24 -0.32 0.63 -0.08

VOLUME 180.86 45.40 209.45 99.60 145.21 290.07 59.92 428.90 2,254.89 110.05 31.08 1,412.64 23.68 115.04 21.73 289.23 14.51 908.87 27.07 354.97 152.80 810.31 10,710.60 8.72 253.99 55.84 96.01 194.41 34.51 582.75 37.09 51.66 27.65 339.02 13.23 33.33 481.45 122.01 98.77 276.40 96.62 1,747.89 169.29 377.32 70.85 197.85 118.77 7.85 144.16 23.62 84.29 128.97 29.27 70.06 211.27 215.53 318.54 461.35 19.49 127.11 195.69 294.61 78.94 22.65 5,310.77 68.75 47.70 304.21 282.93 41.85 69.88 133.69

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AS I type away on the computer keyboard, brightly-painted fingernails flicker in the light before my eyes. I have to scrunch up my nose and shake my head, as I suddenly realise just how much money women waste on make-up. A look You see… I recently at finance bought a new nail for females varnish. A beautiful ‘candy apple’ green Jane Plunkett colour. It’s been jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com advertised everywhere recently on bus stops. A beautifully tanned hand, bearing stunning airbrushed nails, is YOUR CHOICE: Be sure make-up suits you before you buy. wearing the polish in the advert and it looks so nice! and slightly reddish skin because it just doesn’t suit Imagine what could be So nice in fact that I tone! “Well there’s €14 them. done with €5,000 in rushed out to buy the down the drain,” I sigh, as In fact, a study released retirement. Take a luxury product. I reach for the nail polish this month reveals that holiday, refurbish the However, the problem is remover. women in the UK waste house, eat in Michelin Star that I don’t have superOk, it’s only a bottle of €90 purchasing make-up restaurants, help put a smooth model-like hands nail polish, but the point is in the wrong tone or grandchild through and the ‘candy apple’ that so many women buy colour every year. This university. green colour does nothing mountains of make-up adds up to about €5,000 All definitively better for me against my white that is never used, simply in a lifetime. than a stack of sparkly

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blue eyeshadows and hot pink lipsticks looking out of place on your face or gathering dust in the bathroom! When it comes to buying unsuitable makeup, apparently foundation came out on top as the worst culprit, followed by blusher, bronzer, eyeshadow and lipstick. And it seems that women are shy to bring such items back to get a refund, too. Half of those surveyed admitted to never taking (unused) items back, with the majority claiming they didn’t think they would be allowed to return them. Ladies, it’s time to take a long, hard look in a well-lit mirror. Decide what colour make-up suits your skin tone and don’t get sidetracked by colourful advertising that makes someone else look fantastic!

Car sales down CAR sales of 38,872 last month were 18.3 per cent lower than in August 2012. The government’s PIVE subsidy scheme will boost purchases in the autumn, predicted manufacturers’ association Anfac.

Contraband cigs ELEVEN per cent of cigarettes sold in Spain last year were contraband. In some parts of Andalucia this reached 30 per cent owing to tobacco smuggled across the border from Gibraltar.

Jobs going NATIONALISED Bankia is closing 259 of its branches in Cataluña. Up to 809 employees will be made redundant, although only 128 have so far accepted Bankia’s terms.

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FOREIGN EXCHANGE A FLURRY of positive economic data from the UK has augured well for the British Pound, making it the best performer in August amongst the major currencies. Confidence is on a high in Britain as the economic recovery gathers pace. Ever since Bank of England Governor Mark Carney unveiled his ‘forward guidance’ policy, tying up any movement in interest rates to stable figures emanating from the 7 per cent targeted employment rate which they expect to materialise by late 2016, markets have responded positively to better manufacturing and construction reports. With consumer confidence also on a high, it comes as no surprise that Sterling has rallied against the Euro breaching the 1.18 level early this month coupled with the best ever manufacturing figure release for 16 months at 57.2. The road ahead looks pretty steady for the Pound with business activity and factory orders also on the uptick. Although Sterling has had a

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bullish run against the US Dollar and the Euro, movements were not as drastic as one would have expected. There is a key element to this; given the fact that developments in Syria have taken a turn for the worse, most investors tend to flock towards more stable ‘safe haven’ currencies, and that is exactly what has happened with the Dollar and the Euro. With capital inflows pouring in, it is likely that this is rendered purely a function of near-term economic upswing for the European continent. This would

BULLISH RUN: Sterling has rallied against the Euro. indicate that the Euro will continue to retain some of its recent-found strength in the short term. Psychologically, any talks for the implementation of ‘tapering’ of asset purchases (the quantitative easing programme) by the Federal Reserve should move the relatively calm markets now, indicating that the Euro may be running out of luck as it has failed to rally significantly even

when supported occasionally by better than expected economic data. The world will watch in anticipation as Germany goes to the polls to elect a new government on September 22. The events from this election will define how the ongoing three-year crisis in Europe would shape up, although currently stable with reports of the Eurozone emerging from

recession, it could flare up rapidly. Europe has already eased debt burdens on bailed-out countries in the Eurozone, namely Italy, Portugal and Greece, and any further requests for bailouts and reports of non-compliance, would see a harsh stance taken by Germany’s new government and the European Central Bank. Until then expect the Euro to continue to remain slightly weak against the Pound with major movements only showing up after the election. With growth forecasts hiked for the UK on the emergence of an economic recovery and Europe continuing in hushed silence till the German elections, we could see GBP/EUR breach the 1.19 level briefly but the pair will get most of its decisive exaggerated move post the elections depending on the measures that the Troika will take to try and sort out the Eurozone’s predicament.

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Price-fix probe into major car builders CAR manufacturers in Spain are being targeted in a price-fixing investigation. Spain’s National Competition Commission (CNC) has launched a probe that will cover most major car makers in Spain. That includes Nissan, Renault, Toyota, Chrysler, General Motors, Fiat Group, Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Honda, Kia Motors, Peugeot and Citroën, as well as Volkswagen Audi España, Seat, Urban Science and Snap-On Solutions. At the same time another investigation will run into the distributors of Audi, Seat, Nissan, Toyota, Land Rover, Hyundai and Opel brands in Spain. The probes have been

ON SHOW: Many manufacturers at Frankfurt Motorshow are being probed. launched after a series of inspections in July and August. The investigations will look into whether the various firms colluded and exchanged information on prices and marketing. “The investigation of cartels is one of the CNC’s priorities,” the anti-trust authority said. If found guilty of any malpractice, the

companies could face fines of up to 10 per cent of their annual revenue, Spanish daily El Pais reported. It quoted a Renault spokesman as saying the company did not infringe any laws. It is not known what evidence, if any, against the manufacturers and distributors has been found to justify an investigation.

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Blazing lights are a costly extravagance IN crisis-ridden Spain, my wife and I have been nightly witnesses to an extravagant and easily avoidable waste of electricity. It is caused by the stubborn insistence of Benidorm City Hall allowing the, admittedly impressive, spectacle of the dusk-to-dawn illumination of Levante Beach’s famous Boardwalk streetlamps. We get a bird’s-eye-view of the needless excessive cost of maintaining the hundreds, or probably thousands, of lightbulbs which illuminate this ‘Great White Way’ from dusk until sometimes 7am. The cost of maintaining this illumination until early morning could be put to better use repairing the desperate state of Benidorm’s numerous dilapidated and hazardous sidewalks. My wife and I have often stumbled over and witnessed injuries to other hapless pedestrians manoeuvring through this neglected ‘obstacle course’. Having said that, Benidorm is a wonderful place for a happy retirement with its variety of good food at bargain-rate prices. The shows and entertainment are unsurpassed in the rest of Spain, as my Valencian wife and I will readily attest to. Our criticism is intended to improve Benidorm. Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)

No comparison I THOUGHT I had seen it all until I saw the news about some Gibraltarians (Costa del Sol Issue 1469) demanding the George Cross and comparing themselves to Malta. Have they read about the siege of Malta? Do they know how people suffered? My wife was born in Malta in 1940. Her father was wounded as an AA gunner. People starved. It was more than an inconvenient traffic jam. Enjoy your tax haven but never compare yourselves to a gallant country like Malta! Clive Graham (By email) Editor’s note: The George Cross is the UK’s highest award for gallantry awarded to civilians. It was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI

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Will someone who has won the lottery and doesn’t know what to do with the money start by rescuing these poor elephants from the circus in La Cala de Mijas (Malaga). They should be sent to a wildlife park where they can live out their lives happily.

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Where’s the harm? CAN someone please explain to me why the police are so set on stopping ‘looky-looky’ sales of handbags, etc? I know, and you know, these bags are just look-a-likes, and to be honest I do not care! I either like them or I don’t, and for €20 I am happy. I would never buy the real designer handbags for hundreds of euros, so leave me to buy a bag to match every outfit, and keep the looky-lookyman with a small income. It is better than mugging for a living! Mary Hopkins, Torremolinos (Malaga)

Bad news THE paradise island of Mallorca is getting some very bad press regarding the sex trade on the island. It would seem from one letter (Issue 1469) that despite numerous complaints by the legitimate traders and owners of bars on the island, who have a genuine concern for the safety and welfare of their customers, there has been little or no action on the part of the authorities. In another letter, a British holidaymaker was attacked by a taxi driver over a matter of €5 and was hospitalised with no action being taken against the driver. As pointed out in both pieces, this could damage Mallorca’s holiday industry. Bad news always travels fast. John Lawrence, Hondon de las Nieves (Alicante)

Time for a rest! REST at last! My three children are back at school this week. Even they are relieved to return. Nearly three months of holidays is hard work for parents, and boring for the children. I know the excuse for such long holidays is it is too hot for school work, but have the authorities never heard of air-conditioning? Mrs Angela Tedds, Estepona (Malaga)

Help needed MANY expats have left Spain in the last few years. The reason for some is they reached a time when they knew they were going to have to leave their home and find a new place to live that would give them the care they might need in the future. A group of community spirited people in Almuñecar (Granada) are working hard to address this need by looking at the possibility of reopening the Residencia Costa Tropical home for the retired. As part of that work they are doing some research to see if there are others who feel the same way they do and want to create a space where people can be independent but never alone. They have put a questionnaire online at www.residenciacosta tropical.com and would be grateful if readers could take a few minutes to answer some simple questions. Helping them out with this does not commit anyone to joining them, but it will show if there is a feeling of support for this community based project. Mel O’Gorman (By email)

Swiss solution I HAVE read via your excellent paper many articles on the working street girls (I do not like the term prostitutes). Now Zurich has found the answer. The Swiss have set up ‘garages’ where clients can retire with the street girls. There will be medical advice and sanitary facilities on hand, and it takes them off the streets. A panic button will be provided in case of trouble. It would be a great idea if we can get this idea over to our town halls. BG (By email)

Double love I DID not move to Spain in search of love, Euro Weekly News (Expat love hunt, page 3, Issue 1470), but I found it! Thirty years ago I fell in love with the country first, and my beautiful wife Francesca soon after. In both cases the love affair has continued to the present day. Thank you Spain for giving me a happy life! Stan Hardmann, Palma (Mallorca).

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12:05am Dispatches Liberal MP Cyril Smith was knighted in life and celebrated in death. 1:05am Random Acts 1:10am Barclaycard Mercury Prize: Albums of the Year Launch 1:45am Benefits Britain 1949 2:45am Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films 3:40am Inside Nature's Giants 4:35am Four Rooms 5:30am Deal or No Deal

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11:30pm Kick Ass Kung Fu 12:30am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 1:30am Now That's What I call History! 2:00am Now That's What I call History! 2:30am Nothing to Declare 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 5:00am Stargate SG-1

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5:50pm You Only Live Twice 7:50pm The World is Not Enough 10:00pm The Dark Knight Rises

5:25am Foster 7:00am When a Man Loves a Woman 9:10am Shakespeare in Love 11:20am The Bodyguard 1:40pm Walk the Line

12:50am Enter the Dragon 2:40am Premium Rush 4:20am Underworld: Awakening

4:00pm Sideways 6:10pm Private Peaceful 8:00pm Walk the Line 10:30pm The Rum Diary 12:40am The Juror 2:50am Losing Control 4:30am The Age of Innocence

SKY MOVIES ACTION 4:40am Death Wish 6:20am Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 8:15am The World is Not Enough 10:25am Independence Day 12:50pm The Dark Knight Rises 3:35pm National Treasure

TCM 6:00am Taras Bulba 8:15am Gunsmoke 9:15am Gunsmoke 10:20am The Spikes Gang 12:10pm Waco 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm 5 Card Stud 5:55pm The Defector 7:55pm The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 10:00pm From Hell 12:25am The Victors 3:20am From Hell

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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 7:30pm BBC London News The latest news, sport and weather from London. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain Dominic Littlewood reveals the extent of fake goods in the UK. 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Miranda 10:00pm Big School 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Would I Lie to You? 12:10am John Bishop's Britain 12:40am Eurotrip 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News

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SKY MOVIES ACTION 6:00am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 6:20am The Top Ten Show 2013 6:40am The Dark Knight Rises: Premiere Special 7:00am The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn 9:00am Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 11:15am Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2:10pm Skyfall 4:40pm The Spy Who Loved Me 6:50pm Snow White and the Huntsman

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TCM 6:00am The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am The Defector 11:55am 5 Card Stud 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Good Day for a Hanging 5:40pm Alias Jesse James 7:30pm The Pride and the Passion 10:00pm Kiss of the Dragon 11:55pm White Men Can't Jump 2:10am Kiss of the Dragon 3:55am White Men Can't Jump

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3:30am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two. 7:00am Preview 8:25am The Three Musketeers 10:00am The Westerner 11:40am Reel History of Britain 12:10pm The Private Life of, Plants, Living Together 1:00pm The A-Z of TV Cooking 1:45pm Caribbean Food Made Easy 2:15pm University Challenge 2:45pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square.

5:15am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Cookbook Nadia Sawalha and Mark Sargeant present the cooking series. 11:25am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 12:25pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:40pm The Dales 1:10pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 2:05pm Catchphrase 2:50pm Doc Martin 3:55pm The X Factor

3:30am Teleshopping Shopping from home. 7:00am Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 10:05am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale. 1:00pm The X Factor 2:05pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 3:05pm Girlfriends

5:10am Deal or No Deal 6:05am Countdown 6:50am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 7:10am The Hoobs Stars are just about Iver's favourite things, along with questions for Hoob News. 7:35am The Hoobs 8:00am British GT 8:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am American Football Show 11:05am Frasier 11:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 12:05pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:35pm Undercover Boss Australia 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

4:40pm Wild China 5:40pm Urban Jungle 6:10pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 7:00pm Dragons' Den 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Count Arthur Strong 9:00pm Thatcher: The Downing Street Years 10:10pm Mock the Week Comedy show combining the best elements of panel show, stand-up and improvised games with two teams of comedians taking a satirical swipe at the news and world events. 10:40pm The Many Faces of... 11:40pm Porridge A sewer trench needs digging near the prison and Fletch and Godber are on the party enlisted to work there. They look forward to their day out, fantasising about district nurses only to be slightly disappointed.

4:55pm Robots 6:35pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather. 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm Stepping Out 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news. 11:15pm I Am Legend A military scientist is the lone survivor of a medical catastrophe that has wiped out New York.

4:05pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 4:35pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 5:05pm You've Been Framed! 5:35pm You've Been Framed! 6:05pm Babe 2: Pig in the City Family adventure comedy. 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Babe 2: Pig in the City 8:00pm Dragonheart 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm Dragonheart 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:45pm The X Factor

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:45pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Double Your House for Half the Money 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Battle: Los Angeles

ITV 4:55pm - Robots. CGI-animated comedy following the adventures of an idealistic young inventor who comes to Robot City to make it big. While settling in to the city, he discovers the plans of an evil corporation to upgrade the population and scrap those who refuse.

12:10am Starter for 10 1:45am Expired 3:25am This is BBC Two

12:50am The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 1:50am Fake Reaction 2:30am Fake Reaction 3:10am The Vampire Diaries 3:50am Teleshopping

12:15am The X Files 2:30am Potiche 4:15am St. Elsewhere 5:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus As Sinead faces court, how can Freddie ensure that she remains silent?

1:05am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

BBC3 8:00pm Doctor Who's Greatest Moments 8:30pm Doctor Who 9:15pm Robin Hood 10:00pm Live at the Apollo 10:30pm World's Craziest Fools Mr T takes a look at some of the craziest clips from around the world. 11:00pm Anuvahood 12:30am Family Guy 12:52am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:37am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 2:00am Teenage Exorcists 3:00am Boom Town 3:30am Bad Education School-based sitcom. 4:00am Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular

BBC4 8:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture 9:00pm 10 Things You Didn't Know About Avalanches 10:00pm The Young Montalbano 11:50pm Imagine Investigative documentary series in which various aspects of the arts are explored. 12:55am BBC Four Sessions Series of unique concerts featuring musicians from around the world. 2:10am Top of the Pops 1978 2:45am 10 Things You Didn't Know About Avalanches 3:45am Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture Documentary series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain.

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Stargate SG-1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am Sky Sports Game Changers 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm WWE Presents Bret Hart 3:00pm WWE SmackDown! 5:00pm Football's Funniest Moments 6:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm Modern Family 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm I, Robot 12:15am Road Wars 1:15am Road Wars 2:15am Now That's What I call History! 2:45am Now That's What I call History! 3:15am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces

4:05am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA

7:00am Soul Surfer 9:00am The Vow 11:00am The Change-Up 1:00pm The Oranges 2:40pm Philadelphia

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

4:55pm Awakenings 7:00pm The Change-Up 9:00pm The Oranges 10:45pm Philadelphia

8:45am Tooth Fairy 2 10:30am A Night at the Roxbury 12:05pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 2:10pm The Campaign 3:45pm A Fantastic Fear of Everything 5:30pm The Hangover Part II 7:25pm A Night at the Roxbury 9:00pm The Campaign 10:30pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 12:30am The Hangover Part II 2:15am National Lampoon's Animal House 4:05am A Fantastic Fear of Everything 5:50am Tooth Fairy 2

SKY MOVIES DRAMA 5:10am The Artist

12:55am The Vow 2:45am Soul Surfer 4:40am Carousel

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:50am Casino Royale 8:05am The Scorpion King 9:40am The Mummy 11:50am The Mummy Returns 2:05pm Wrath of the Titans 3:55pm The Scorpion King 5:35pm The Mummy 7:45pm The Mummy Returns 10:00pm Wrath of the Titans 11:45pm The Transporter 1:20am The Grey 3:20am Missing in

Action 2: The Beginning 5:00am The Perfect Weapon

TCM 6:00am Good Day for a Hanging 7:35am Gunsmoke 8:35am Gunsmoke 9:35am The Spider Woman 10:45am Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 12:05pm Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 1:25pm The Scarlet Claw 2:50pm The Hound of the Baskervilles 4:25pm The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 6:05pm The Pearl of Death 7:25pm Sherlock Holmes in Washington 8:45pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 10:00pm Trapped 12:05am Destiny Turns on the Radio 2:00am Trapped 3:55am Destiny Turns on the Radio

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BBC1

BBC2

2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 8:00am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 9:30am The Andrew Marr Show Andrew Marr talks to key figures from politics, current affairs and the arts. 10:30am Athletics 2:25pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:30pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 3:45pm Bargain Hunt

4.00pm - midnight 4:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving. 5:15pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm Britain's Big Wildlife Revival 7:35pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:50pm Regional News All the latest local news. 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm What Remains 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

12:15am That Puppet Game Show 12:55am Heavenly Creatures 2:30am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:35am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

ITV

3:25am This is BBC Two 7:00am Stromboli 8:45am Around the World in 80 Gardens A stunning series exploring the world through 80 of its most inspiring gardens. 9:45am Gardeners' World More handy horticultural tips from the gardening experts. 10:15am The Beechgrove Garden Scotland's favourite gardening programme. 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm The Incredible Spice Men 12:45pm What to Eat Now 1:15pm Sailing: America's Cup 2:00pm Triathlon The latest sporting coverage.

8:00pm Snog, Marry, Avoid? 8:30pm Great Movie Mistakes Not in 3D. 8:35pm Shrek: Once Upon a Time 9:35pm Shrek 11:00pm Family Guy Animated comedy series about the everyday trials and tribulations of family life. 11:22pm Family Guy Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life. 11:45pm Bad Education 12:15am American Dad! 12:37am American Dad! 1:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates 2:00am Live at the Electric 2:30am Live at the Electric 3:00am Live at the Electric 3:30am Bad Education 4:00am Stacey Dooley Investigates

3:50am Teleshopping 6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus More drama and turmoil from the residents of Emmerdale. 10:00am Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 1:25pm America's Got Talent Talent show which scours the country in search of the most talented person in America. 3:15pm America's Got Talent

5:05am Hollyoaks Omnibus As Sinead faces court, how can Freddie ensure that she remains silent? 7:10am Ironman 2013 The show goes to beautiful Tenby in Pembrokeshire for Ironman Wales 2013. 7:35am The American Football Show The NFL is back on Channel 4. 8:30am American Football American football highlights. 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 1:55pm The Big Bang Theory 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm Just My Luck

4:35pm Brit Icons 6:05pm You've Been Framed! 6:35pm Local News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Prince William: New Father, New World 8:00pm Surprise Surprise 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Vera

4:10pm Johnny English 5:05pm FYI Daily 5:10pm Johnny English 6:00pm The X Factor 7:00pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 8:00pm Uncle Buck A couple who are called away from home reluctantly choose their children's unreliable Uncle Buck to babysit for three weeks. 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm Uncle Buck 10:00pm The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 11:00pm The Big Reunion: On Tour

5:25pm Location, Location, Location Phil and Kirstie head for Liverpool. 6:30pm Eragon 8:30pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films Hitler's Rise: The Colour Films follow the Fuhrer's rise to power, which was as unforeseeable as it was catastrophic. This second episode begins with the German economic crisis of 1929, which provides an unexpected opportunity for Hitler. 10:00pm Paul Simon Pegg and Nick Frost both co-wrote and co-star in this sci fi comedy thriller - directed by Superbad's Greg Mottola - about a couple of geeky British UFO watchers that encounter a real life alien. Following a trip to comic-con, Graeme and Clive are driving an RV around places in the US where UFOs have been sighted. One night, they witness a car crash, but when they go to inspect the wreckage, they're surprised to discover an extraterrestrial called Paul.

BBC2 11:45pm - Moon. Astronaut Sam Rockwell is on a 3-year mission, with only a computer for company, when odd occurrences begin to test his sanity. Acclaimed sci-fi thriller with Kevin Spacey.

12:00am ITV News and Weather 12:15am The Unforgettable... 12:45am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 1:45am The Store 3:45am British Superbike Highlights 4:35am Motorsport UK 5:25am ITV Nightscreen

1:15am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:15am Holby City 3:15am This is BBC Two

BBC4 8:00pm Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture Documentary series about the history of 20th-century farming in Britain looks at how two of our finest native breeds of cattle, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus, reigned supreme before World War Two and helped earn Britain a reputation as the 'stockyard of the world'. It also shows how, since then, both breeds have been transformed to a much larger size - from standing only to the stockman's waist to reaching his shoulder. 9:00pm The Review Show Round table arts and culture discussion programme with Martha Kearney. 10:00pm King Kong 11:35pm Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies 12:35am Joy of Easy Listening 2:05am Duets 3:05am Solo: The Andy Williams Show 3:35am Sound of Cinema: The Music that Made the Movies

Channel 4

4:45am ITV Nightscreen 7:00am CITV 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Ade in Britain 11:30am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 12:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:35pm Columbo The dishevelled detective tests his deductive skills in another case of murder and intrigue. 2:35pm The X Factor 3:35pm Big Star's Little Star

4:45pm EastEnders Omnibus A round-up of the week's events from Albert Square. 5:45pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics. 6:30pm Super League Playoffs 7:30pm Iolo's Great Welsh Parks 8:00pm The Great British Bake Off 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm The Story of the Jews 11:00pm QI XL Quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at people whose names start with J. 11:45pm Moon

Sam Rockwell

BBC3

ITV 2

12:05am American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile A sticky return for the filthy franchise. 1:00am FYI Daily 1:05am American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile A sticky return for the filthy franchise. 2:10am The X Factor 3:05am The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 3:55am Teleshopping

12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 1:10am Alan Carr: Chatty Man Alan is joined by US pop star Miley Cyrus who chats and performs her latest single We Can't Stop. 2:05am American Football Live 5:45am Ironman 2013 The show goes to beautiful Tenby in Pembrokeshire for Ironman Wales 2013.

Satellite channels SKY1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Football's Funniest Moments 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm WWE Presents Bret Hart 2:00pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama 3:00pm Futurama 3:30pm Futurama 4:00pm Elysium Special 4:30pm One Direction: One Day 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Moone Boy 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 10:00pm A Touch of Cloth 11:00pm Chickens 11:30pm Trollied

12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Now That's What I call History! 2:30am Now That's What I call History! 3:00am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 4:00am Armed and Dangerous: Ultimate Forces 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Crash Test Dummies

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

7:45pm Flags of Our Fathers 10:00pm The Bourne Legacy

4:40am Carousel 7:00am When Harry Tries to Marry 8:40am Sparkle 10:40am The Rum Diary 12:45pm Monte Carlo 2:45pm Anna Karenina

12:20am Transporter 2 1:55am The Island 4:15am Money Train

SKY MOVIES COMEDY

5:00pm Shadowlands 7:15pm The Big Year 9:00pm Anna Karenina 11:15pm Sparkle

5:50am Tooth Fairy 2 7:25am Tower Heist 9:10am Shrek 2 10:45am Meet the Parents 12:35pm Bedtime Stories 2:15pm The Watch

1:15am When Harry Tries to Marry 3:00am Moonlight Mile 5:10am The Big Year

4:00pm Shrek 2 5:35pm Meet the Parents 7:25pm Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 9:00pm The Watch 10:45pm Tower Heist 12:30am Wanderlust 2:10am How to Make Love to a Woman 3:45am Head of State

SKY MOVIES ACTION 5:00am The Perfect Weapon 6:30am Batman 8:20am Gladiator 11:00am Flags of Our Fathers 1:15pm The Bourne Legacy 3:35pm Jurassic Park III 5:10pm Gladiator

TCM 6:00am The Spider Woman 7:05am The Hound of the Baskervilles 8:40am The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10:20am The Pearl of Death 11:40am Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1:05pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 2:25pm The King and Four Queens 4:00pm Domino Kid 5:30pm Yellow Sky 7:25pm The Fighting Lawman 8:45pm I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 10:00pm Pale Rider 12:15am The Revengers 2:15am Pale Rider 4:15am A Show of Force

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2:35am BBC News 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Street Patrol UK 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Perfection

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out Documentary series which features surprising real life stories from where you live. 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama Investigative documentary that uncovers stories about Britain and the world. 10:00pm Motorway Cops Documentary following the traffic police. 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Who Do You Think You Are? Celebrity genealogy series.

12:35am Confetti 2:10am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Pop's Greatest Dance Crazes 10:00pm Fazer's Urban Takeover 11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 12:00am Family Guy Cult animated comedy at its funniest. 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Fazer's Urban Takeover 2:30am Teenage Exorcists 3:30am Russell Howard's Good News 4:00am Teenage Exorcists

ITV

ITV 2

Channel 4

3:15am This is BBC Two 7:00am Preview 7:05am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 8:05am Street Patrol UK 8:50am Plan it, Build it 9:20am Real Rescues 10:05am Restoration Home 11:05am Robbed, Raided and Reunited 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm Daily Politics Conference Special 2:00pm Mastermind Classic quiz show. 2:30pm Sailing: America's Cup 3:15pm Great British Menu 3:45pm Ocean Giants

5:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

3:55am Teleshopping 6:55am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale 7:25am Coronation Street 7:50am Coronation Street 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan housewives. 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:45am Ironman 2013 6:10am Golf 6:15am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Treacle People 7:20am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs 8:10am According to Jim 8:35am Will and Grace 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:05am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm River Cottage Veg 2:05pm Sands of Iwo Jima

4:45pm Elephant Diaries 5:15pm The Seven Ages of Britain 6:15pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm The Incredible Spice Men 10:00pm Robert Peston Goes Shopping 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm David Frost: Hello, GoodEvening and Farewell

4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm Hot Fuzz 10:55pm FYI Daily 11:00pm Hot Fuzz

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather. 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals The average price of the recipes in this episode is just ÂŁ1.55 per portion. 9:30pm Gadget Man 10:00pm The Fried Chicken Shop 11:00pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 11:55pm Blackout

Satellite Systems SKY1

11:00pm - I, Robot

In 2035, robots are built to help humans. But when there's a murder, cop Will Smith is convinced that the machines have gone bad. Pulsating sci-fi action.

Will Smith

12:20am Today at the Conference Political update. 12:50am The Women's Football Show Football series looking at the biggest issues in the Women's game. 1:20am The Story of the Jews 2:20am The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip 3:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am Rock Types at Great Heights 5:50am Deadly Dilemmas

BBC4 8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Nature's Microworlds Series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems. 9:00pm The Two Thousand Year Old Computer 10:00pm Lost Kingdoms of South America 11:00pm 10 Things You Didn't Know About Avalanches 12:00am Sex: A Horizon Guide 1:00am Tribe 2:00am The Two Thousand Year Old Computer 3:00am Nature's Microworlds Nature series in which Steve Backshall looks at some of the world's most iconic ecosystems. 3:30am Lost Kingdoms of South America

12:35am Piers Morgan's Life Stories Lulu joins Piers Morgan to talk about her life and 50-year career. 1:30am Jackpot247 4:00am Champions League Weekly 4:25am ITV Nightscreen

12:25am Girlfriends 1:30am Gremlins 2:25am FYI Daily 2:30am Gremlins 3:20am The Hot Desk Exclusive gossip from special celebrity guests and the hottest bands around. 3:30am Teleshopping

1:35am Random Acts 1:40am Educating Yorkshire Second episode of the documentary series exploring life at Thornhill Academy. 2:35am Top Boy 3:30am Run 4:25am Misfits 5:20am Genevieve

Satellite channels SKY1 6:00am Crash Test Dummies 6:30am Crash Test Dummies 7:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Airline USA 9:30am Airline USA 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm Hawaii Five-0 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Stargate SG-1 5:00pm Stargate SG-1 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Kick Ass Kung Fu 11:00pm I, Robot

1:15am Arrow 2:15am Spartacus: Vengeance 3:30am Nothing to Declare 4:00am Miami SWAT/Border Invasion USA 5:00am Stargate SG-1

SKY MOVIES COMEDY 5:25am Bedtime Stories 7:05am Tommy Boy 8:45am Caddyshack 10:30am Liar Liar 12:10pm Ted 2:05pm The Mask 3:55pm Six Days, Seven Nights

SKY MOVIES DRAMA

7:10pm The Next Karate Kid 9:00pm The Karate Kid 11:10pm The Karate Kid, Part II

5:10am The Big Year 7:00am My Girl 8:50am The Artist 10:40am The Hours 12:45pm We Bought a Zoo 3:00pm To Rome with Love

1:05am The Karate Kid, Part II 3:00am The Next Karate Kid 4:50am Underworld: Awakening

5:00pm St Elmo's Fire 7:00pm My Girl 9:00pm We Bought a Zoo 11:15pm To Rome with Love 1:10am Girl, Interrupted 3:25am Intersection 5:10am The Artist

5:45pm Caddyshack 7:30pm Liar Liar 9:00pm The Mask 10:45pm Ted

SKY MOVIES ACTION

12:35am The Pool Boys 2:05am Not Suitable for Children 3:45am Boogie Woogie 5:20am Big Business

4:15am Money Train 6:10am Jurassic Park III 7:50am Alexander 10:50am National Treasure 1:05pm The Karate Kid 3:15pm The Karate Kid, Part II 5:15pm The Karate Kid, Part II

TCM 6:00am TCM Shorts 6:15am The King and Four Queens 7:45am I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 9:00am The Fighting Lawman 10:25am Yellow Sky 12:20pm Domino Kid 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Rio Lobo 6:10pm Cowboy 8:00pm Firecreek 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 3 12:20am Come See The Paradise 3:00am Lethal Weapon 3 4:55am TCM Shorts 5:15am Off Set

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finally discovers the errors. UK TAX REFUND has rectified many Spanish tax returns, brought to us by new clients on their initial visit to our office, and have obtained tax refunds for incorrectly paid tax to the Spanish Tax Office. This is not easy to achieve, as you can imagine, with the amount of documents that are normally required by the Spanish Tax Office. And more so when requesting a tax refund. On the other hand, when completing the Spanish tax return, it is also important to declare correctly other forms of income, like interest or dividends deriving from the

UK. Here we have also seen a variety of errors. The Spanish Tax Office controls are intensifying, and giving your tax affairs impeccable treatment, both in Spain and in the UK will give you reassurance and peace of mind. The Declaration of World Wide Assets (Modelo 720), which you may have completed earlier this year, is another measure taken by the Spanish Tax Office to gain an insight into financial movements, and to ensure income tax returns are presented correctly. Experience shows us that many clients consulting with us for the first time are paying too much tax in the UK. UK TAX REFUND is able to

COMPLEX TOPIC: But you could be paying too much tax in the UK. having the advice of a professional who is an AGENT for HMRC can give you valuable peace of mind knowing that in both countries, Spain and the UK, you are paying your taxes correctly, which is always the best way.

complete the necessary process, allowing you finally to be in order with HMRC and will make sure that any tax overpaid during the last four years is refunded to you. Tax is a complex subject but

For more information and to see how you can benefit from the services offered by UK Tax Refund please give us a call on 965 636 938 or e-mail us: michelle.hamilton@uktaxrefund.com.

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2:15am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:00am Breakfast The latest news stories and events. 10:15am Rip Off Britain 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer Property experts visit three properties before they go up for auction. 12:00pm Street Patrol UK 12:45pm Claimed and Shamed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction. 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice. 3:15pm Perfection General knowledge quiz show.

4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:30pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:35pm Britain's Broken Families

12:25am Dragonfly Sci-fi drama. 2:05am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm The Insider 10:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 11:00pm Bad Education 11:30pm EastEnders Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears. 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life. 12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy about family life. 12:45am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:07am American Dad! Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family. 1:30am Bad Education 2:00am Don't Tell the Bride Series in which the groom must choose every detail of his upcoming nuptials. 3:00am Fazer's Urban Takeover 4:00am Don't Tell the Bride

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4:25am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

3:30am Teleshopping 7:00am Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 7:25am Coronation Street 7:50am Coronation Street More drama and turmoil from the residents of Coronation Street in the longest running TV Soap. 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan housewives. 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale Popular longrunning soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 2:00pm Coronation Street 2:30pm Coronation Street 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:20am Genevieve 6:55am Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard 7:20am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs The Hoobs are very impressed by how high frogs can jump. But how do they do it? 8:10am According to Jim 8:35am Will and Grace 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory Leonard is devastated when Stuart from the comic book shop chats Penny up. 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary Includes news headlines and weather. 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm River Cottage Veg 2:05pm Kidnapped

4:45pm Elephant Diaries 5:15pm The Seven Ages of Britain 6:15pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm The Midwives 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

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4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date Dating show with a twist. 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters. 10:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 11:00pm Crazy Beaches 11:30pm Celebrity Juice

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12:35am The Return Supernatural chiller. 2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am Loose Women 4:45am ITV Nightscreen

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT GREAT EVENT: The Proms. faces, all baring their emotions without a damn Burka in sight. The Burka is a travesty. This awful facial shroud actually sums up the oppressive way of life our enemies would have us adopt, if we allowed it, which we never will. The French have already banned this unacceptable mask of misery and I was delighted to see Conservative MP Philip Hollobone

OTHERS THINK IT come out this week and state that if one of these women required a ‘face to face’ consultation, they would not be welcome unless their faces could actually be observed. Let us be absolutely clear here. The Burka has nothing whatsoever to do with religion. At no point does the Koran mention the female form has to be covered from top to toe,

merely that they should be attired modestly. (Call me old fashioned, but observing the way some of our ladies expose themselves these days the Koran may have a point!) No, having lived in a Muslim country for almost eight years, I can tell you, the only reason their women are covered in this way is that some of the men are so randy and emotionally insecure; they simply can’t trust other males to keep their hands off them. It really is as simple as that. As far as the women themselves are concerned, some comply because they are simply petrified of their chosen partners, others retain a masochistic or subservient attitude, and only a few truly enjoy the anonymity and intimidating effect this threatening emotion eraser has on those around them. This week’s message? Ban the Burka and God bless the Proms. Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

Right again CONGRATULATIONS on yet another article in the EWN that I, and I am sure 99 per cent of the population, agree with. My friends and acquaintances all agree with Leapy about keeping out of the Syrian conflict. Thank you once again for expressing our thoughts so clearly. Keep it up! Cynthia Blantern, (Malaga)

A tragedy

LETTERS TO LEAPY

ROYAL ALBERT HALL LONDON

Proms show those who are so proud to be gloriously British TO me one of the most wonderfully British events of the year is The Proms. The series of classical music concerts held at London’s Royal Albert Hall, sum up everything that is gloriously British. As I looked out at the thousands who took part in this year’s final, heart bursting night, my thoughts turned to the subsequent despair and envy that must be felt by the enemies in our midst. Misguided zealots, who actually think they can replace the British heritage and way of life with their own austere undemocratic slavery. As I looked out across this wonderful gathering, with the flags of the Commonwealth and our nation waving proudly in the breeze and the uplifting tones of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ ringing stridently out from 10,000 throats, I was struck by two thoughts. One was why our Scottish partners would ever want to leave our age old alliance! And secondly the sight of thousands of joyful

REGARDING Syria. It is a tragedy what is happening there. I have to say I disagree with a lot of what Leapy says, but this time he has it right. Democracy has finally been heard with the UK parliament voting against military action. Clara Anderson, Torrevieja, (Alicante).

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4.00pm - midnight 4:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news. 8:00pm The One Show Magazine series featuring a mix of interviews, topical reports and features from around the UK. 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news. 11:30pm Weather The latest weather information. 11:35pm Father Figure

12:05am Room 101 12:45am The History Boys 2:35am Weatherview Detailed weather forecast. 2:40am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

BBC3 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Motorway Cops Documentary following the traffic police. 10:00pm Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents 11:00pm Boom Town 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 12:00am Family Guy Animated comedy series about family life. 12:22am Family Guy Animated comedy series about American family life. 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Boom Town 2:00am The Insider 3:00am Bad Education 3:30am Comedy Fest Live 4:30am Bad Education

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4:45am ITV Nightscreen 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Daybreak 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 3:00pm Storage Hoarders

3:25am Teleshopping 6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 7:25am The Xtra Factor An exclusive insight into the daily lives of The X Factor contestants. 8:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 9:10am You've Been Framed! 9:40am Dinner Date 10:40am The Real Housewives of New York City Reality series following a group of affluent Manhattan housewives. 11:35am The Real Housewives of Vancouver 12:30pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 1:30pm Emmerdale Popular long-running soap opera, set in a Yorkshire village. 2:00pm The Xtra Factor 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show

5:25am Countdown 6:10am Superscrimpers: Waste Not, Want Not 6:20am Deal or No Deal 7:10am The Treacle People The sticky heroes take a well-earned break as they set off for their summer holidays on Bessie. 7:20am The Hoobs 7:45am The Hoobs 8:10am According to Jim Cheryl goes behind Jim's back and loans Andy $1,000 as a deposit for a flat. 8:35am Will and Grace 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Jamie's 15 Minute Meals 1:35pm Hugh's 3 Good Things 1:55pm A Town Like Alice

5:00pm Coast A look back at part of an episode of coast. 5:10pm The Seven Ages of Britain 6:10pm Cash in the Attic Series which looks at the real value of household junk. 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Liberal Democrats 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm James Martin's Food Map of Britain 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British The bikers continue their culinary journey through time as they celebrate British food. 9:00pm The House That ÂŁ100k Built 10:00pm Science Britannica 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight Comprehensive coverage of the day's important national and international news stories.

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4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Girlfriends 11:00pm Couples Retreat 11:55pm FYI Daily

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks A furious Jack makes Frankie apologise. Tragedy strikes for the Roscoes. 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 4thought.tv asks: Can food nourish your soul? 9:00pm The Three Day Nanny 10:00pm Grand Designs You couldn't meet two more different people than Martin and Kae Walker. 11:00pm The Last Leg 11:50pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell

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A great mind teeming with images… RODRIGO was a barber of Galician descent living in Alcala de Henares in the 16th century. As was the custom with barbers of the time, he also carried out minor medical procedures like blood-letting and the setting of bones. Leonor was the daughter of a nobleman who had lost his fortune, thus obliging him to sell her into matrimony with the reasonably successful Rodrigo in 1543. Such situations were not extraordinary as regards life in the kingdom of Castile-Leon at the time. What would prove to be extraordinary, however, would be the effect their fourth child would have upon the world. In September of 1547 Leonor gave birth to a boy who the couple duly christened: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. He would during his lifetime publish many works of fiction but

Bruce Walbran

Historically Speaking!

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

Bruce - a former UK career linguist - has studied national history and culture for years. A Spanish resident for two decades, he lives in Alfaz del Pi, near Benidorm.

it would be one in particular that would cement his name amongst history’s greatest literary figures. That work of fiction is, of course, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, whose eponymous hero travels the length and breadth of the land in search of adventure with his confidant, Sancho Panza, constantly unable to reconcile his chivalrous values with the values of those he encounters. The book, or two books, as it was written in two parts, deals with a number of themes, and there have been many

interpretations put forward as to the intrinsic meaning of the story; the consensus of opinion being that it is a tale all about satirizing the romance of chivalry, poking fun at the values of the aristocracy. Indeed the novel portrays lowly folk like goatherds and shepherds as being thoughtful and philosophical to emphasize this point. But, as you can well imagine, there’s got to be much more to it than that. A work of fiction so revered by both readers and scholars alike has to be about more than just taking the mickey out of someone or something.

GREAT IMAGINATION: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Very much so. The magic of the novel lies in its appeal to everyone as it fascinates different people in different ways, making it the first true, modern novel, investigating the lure of fantasy and imagination over the realities of the mundane world. One can imagine his mind teeming with the images of his fictional hero gambolling through one escapade after another while he himself went about his daily grind, collecting tributes to ensure, among other things, the preservation of the aristocracy

and the monarchy. Something he was completely powerless to alter. But he was writing in a time of change. Across Europe people were beginning to question the established values of church and monarchy. People were beginning to think for themselves. And Don Quixote is a beautifully tragic and satirical reflection of that great shift in consciousness. It is a celebration of the imagination that has not lost its appeal through the years because it reassures us that, come what may, it’s okay to dream.

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In fact, I’m astonished how people write damning reviews for the slightest reason. One reviewer gave a hotel a one-star rating because, even though he wasn’t staying there and only purchased a beer, he didn’t like the barman’s ‘surly attitude’. Another reviewer gave a restaurant a one-star slating despite not eating there because the decor ‘looked tired’. One common gripe I do take seriously, though, is being ‘accidentally’ overcharged in restaurants for fictitious drinks, etc, by a minority (thankfully) of restaurateurs. Hmm, back to the land of make-believe I wrote about above! If there’s only one thing you take away from today’s column, it’s this: CHECK those bills!

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REVIEWS: Use TripAdvisor intelligently and be wary of first-time contributors giving excessively high or low ratings. face value. Why can’t it see, for instance, that a venue with numerous five-star reviews posted by first-time reviewers is quite likely cheating the system? Not funny really because people make spending decisions based on what they read on the site. As I’ve written before, you have to use your own ‘idiot filters’. If there are only five-star reviews, be suspicious; similarly, if only bad ones.

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CARME CHACON, former Defence Minister and contender for the PSOE party leadership, is off to the US for a sabbatical year. As a Barcelona-based Catalan she can stay out of the separatist issue secretly Cassandra Nash backed by many PSC members who halfheartedly follow the party and not entirely impartial reaction – to the Spanish political scene line. Chacon’s true feelings regarding Catalan independence are not known, but SABBATICAL YEAR: Carme Chacon is off to the US. her ambitions to lead the party and, eventually, Spain are no financial corruption case which concentrate on the economy mystery. So she will return when Barcenas has unravelled to the instead of explaining away the dust has settled, and make point that it entangles the PP still Barcenas and Gurtel. Unfortunately, there is so much her leadership move then. Clever, more. What loses support for the PP is what won them the 2011 to explain away that the fragrant Chacon! elections: the economy. government cannot get on with Two years ago first-time PP its real business until it comes voters believed Mariano Rajoy clean. Or dirty, as the case might would salvage the economy. be. He has failed, but if there TWO out of every three people were a noticeable upturn, if who voted PP in November 2011 unemployment queues would not do so now. shortened, if there were more TWO computers used by Luis Revelations from the ex-PP spending on health and Barcenas at the PP party Treasurer and Senator Luis education, much would be headquarters in Madrid were Barcenas have not helped. forgiven and votes won back. handed to investigating Judge Neither has the Gurtel politicalRajoy knows this and wants to Pablo Ruz. One hard-drive was

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THE other week I wrote about some silly stories proliferating at this time of year. These have to be topped, though, by the one about the fictitious floating restaurant, Oscar’s, built in the hull of an old fishing boat amid reefs and shipwrecks in Brixham, Devon, where staff in diving gear would swim down to catch whatever fish the customer wanted. In the three months it was up, Oscar’s managed to climb to a top ranking on TripAdvisor. And it didn’t even exist! This TripAdvisor profile was in fact a ruse started by a disgruntled businessman. He was fed up with malicious and unmoderated reviews being posted on the website that claims to provide “unbiased hotel reviews, photos and advice for hotels and vacations.” This follows an earlier TripAdvisor profile about a Glasgow hostel for the homeless named as one of the city’s best hotels after fake reviews. Some users even posted photos of pool and spa facilities that the hotel supposedly offers, but which don’t actually exist. Now, even the best genuine restaurants and hotels in the world will always find some detractors, so you have to use a bit of common sense and look at a range of reviews. Used intelligently, TripAdvisor is a very useful tool, but useless if taken at

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Suits you, sir! FRANCISCO CAMPS, former president of the Valencian Community was allegedly up to his neck in Gurtel corruption. The Valencian Government supposedly handed out government contracts in return for commissions and Camps was purportedly bribed with made-to-measure suits. The case reached court but a nine-strong jury, all local residents, acquitted him by a five-to-four majority. Camps’s name has reappeared in the Noos scandal embroiling the king’s son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin in the alleged misuse of public funds. The Noos case emerged during an earlier politicalfinancial corruption case in Palma de Mallorca and ongoing investigations link both Camps and Valencia City Mayor Rita Barbera to Noos. missing and the other destroyed. Remanded Barcenas claims they contained details of irregular

LINKED: Francisco Camps. Their parliamentary immunity gives them the right to be tried in Valencia by a superior court. As a result the Mallorca public prosecutor wants to shift the entire Urdangarin investigation to Valencia’s Upper Court of Justice. This would remove persistent and fearless Judge Jose Castro from the case after three years. It could stem from a desire to see justice done. Or someone, somewhere hopes that a public already gorged on a diet of Gurtel and Barcenas will lose its appetite for the Urdangarin scandal. funding, a claim the party denies. So why try to hide something that never existed?

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Daydreaming insomniacs DAYDREAMERS are more likely to be insomniacs. A new study of brain scans of insomniacs have revealed that regions of the brain associated with wandering thoughts do not shut down when the brain is given complex tasks, meaning those who can concentrate more are usually better sleepers than those who daydream. Scientists hope the discovery of variations in brain activity between insomnia sufferers and people without the condition could help them find an effective treatment.

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Summer indulgence puts on three kilos THE average Spaniard puts on around three kilos of weight during the summer. That’s according to estimates from Dr. Alber Lecube, co-ordinator for the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition. He said the main reason for this is “the abandonment of habits one acquires during the year,” adding: “On vacation you forget and eat and drink more.”

The solution, says Lecube, is that “when summer ends excesses must be finished and as you return to the work routine better eating habits must return.” He says there is no quick fix to losing weight which requires effort: “It’s okay to have an unbalanced diet for a couple of days to reduce weight fast, but you need healthy habits, eating less and limiting fat intake.”

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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 someoneʼs 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. 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. Some of those people prove to be quite fascinating. 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. 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 something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

September 14: Sam Neill, 66. New Zealand actor who played Dr Alan Grant in the Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic Park. September 15: Prince Henry of Wales, 29. The younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and his first wife Diana.

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IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Taking the bull by the horns can prove tricky because you are not going to put up with being restricted this month. Anyone who tackles you head-on may be either brave or stupid. You, however, are brimming with confidence and raring to go.

September 12: Jason Statham, 46. British actor known for his roles in Transporter and Fast & Furious.

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September 16: B.B. King, 88. American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. Famous for naming his guitar Lucille.

September 13. Soraya Arnelas is a Spanish singer known after coming second in the fourth edition of reality TV show Operacion Triunfo (the Spanish equivalent to The X Factor). She represented Spain in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, ending up in the last position with just 23 points. Prior to her musical career she worked as an air hostess.

September 17: Anastacia, 45. American singer who achieved multi-platinum sales in Europe with her first album.

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September 18: Ronaldo, 37. Brazilian retired footballer who won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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CRYPTIC Across 1 No marks on the alien to cover up (7) 5 Shows cut after repair, initially (4) 8 Ancient instruments discovered in famous family residence (5) 9 Watches The Seekers (7) 11 Tennis player who's made of money (4) 12 Disturbed others no more (8) 15 Powerful piece in Baroque entertainment (5) 16 Wrote about part of a castle (5) 19 Took in dear Bob's dance (8) 21 Ferment in a jug (4) 23 Sports equipment scams (7) 25 Religious opus I composed (5) 26 Despatched to the audience to get money (4) 27 Concentrated in the present, perhaps (7) Down 2 Songbird eggs on flowers (9) 3 Untouchable headland (4) 4 Unusual code he repeated (6) 5 Group came out of the closet (3) 6 Cares about farmer's fields (5) 7 A bad shot with the wedge (5) 10 Some explanation of the people (6) 13 Choose ex president's small particles (9) 14 The beloved compiler's expression of dismay (4,2) 17 Summer perhaps when boy goes

The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Vende (5) 4 Coffin (5) 7 Spring (season) (9) 8 House (4) 10 Stripe (4) 13 Maíz dulce (9) 15 Fright (sudden fear) (5) 16 Manos (5) Down 1 Maletas (para equipaje) (9) 2 Labio (3) 3 Traje (de dos piezas) (4) 4 Abbot (4) 5 Bee (5) 6 Diamonds (9) 9 Cobertizos (para animales, herramientas) (5) 11 Another (4) 12 Polilla (de ropa) (4) 14 Monja (3)

under the briny (6) 18 Apply force to journalists (5) 20 Introduction to book by mere poet (5)

QUICK Across 7 Journey (6) 8 Chief (6) 9 Type of flower (4) 10 Ready (8) 11 Disperse (7) 13 Perhaps (5) 15 Grabs onto (5) 17 Strange (7) 20 Morally excellent (8) 21 Raise (4) 23 Containing salt (6) 24 Balance unsteadily (6)

Down 1 Childʼs toy (2-2) 2 Most recent (6) 3 Puzzle (7) 4 Change (5) 5 Curved yellow fruit (6) 6 Recall (8) 12 Knitted woollen jumper (8) 14 Hairy (7) 16 Rotten (6) 18 Dormant (6) 19 Pugilist (5) 22 Give a meal (4)

22 Split peas in church area (4) 24 Equipment hidden in the skittle alley (3)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Hoarder, 5 Slips, 8 Priests, 9 Alarm, 10 Swear, 11 Special, 12 Plates, 14 Screws, 17 Article, 19 Sands, 22 Image, 23 Initial, 24 Gates, 25 Sonnets. Down: 1 Hopes, 2 Arise, 3 Deserve, 4 Resist, 5 Stale, 6 Imagine, 7 Samples, 12 Peaking, 13 Attract, 15 Cushion, 16 Genius, 18 Chess, 20 Noise, 21 Sales. QUICK Across: 7 Polite, 8 Sweden, 9 Size, 10 Clemency, 11 Perplex, 13 Raven, 15 Flees, 17 Fantasy, 20 Parakeet, 21 Soap, 22 Serene, 23 Relief. Down: 1 Police, 2 Hike, 3 Teacher, 4 Ashen, 5 Relevant, 6 Rescue, 12 Prepared, 14 Factory, 16 Leaves, 18 Scared, 19 Level, 21 Sulk.

Unscramble the name of a British broadcaster, musician and writer: FILMED FAR RACK Unscramble the name of a famous 1970s thriller novel and film (five words): JOCKEY HALT FATHEAD

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Primo, 3 Pills, 5 Nos, 7 Revisor, 9 Near, 10 Date, 13 Vistazo, 14 Ski, 15 Swiss, 16 Ondas. Down: 1 Penknives, 2 Otro, 3 Pavo, 4 Surgeries, 6 Stars, 8 Seats, 11 Pais, 12 Lobo.

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents B and 16 represents Z, so fill in B every time the figure 11 appears and Z every time the figure 16 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.

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Several companies are developing ways to overcome possible future labour shortages in agriculture. The USA’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) already has a cherry tomato garden managed by a small team of robots equipped with vision sensors to detect ripeness.

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Magnetic levitation, or Maglev, trains have been in development for a while. They work by removing the wheels and therefore remove contact friction. Maglev trains levitate above the track, suspended by an electromagnetic field and in some studies can reach speeds of up to 4,000mph.

3 UV protection pills

A study performed at London’s King’s College looked at the way coral protects itself from UV rays through the symbiotic algae living within it. Scientists now believe that by isolating the chemical compound in algae it can be modified into an oral sunscreen to protect the skin and eyes.

4 Tooth regeneration

Scientists worldwide are currently working on how to use stem cells to produce the correct tissues and structure for regenerating teeth. Perfection of this technology could result in the potential end of tooth decay, gum disease, fillings, and root canals.

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Last week’s solutions niece, nipa, nice, neap, snip, snipe, spin, spine, spinel, spiel, spic, spice, spica, specie, spar, splenic, space, salp, sale, slap, slag, pins, pine, pineal, piece, pica, peal, pale, palace, para, plea, place, plage, pace, page, epic, eggar, caps, cape, cage, aspic, aspen, apneic, apnea, apiece, apical, apace, alpine, alps, alee, alar, alga, lens, leap, leaps, lapin, lace, apar, alas, agar, genie, genip, genipa, genic, gens, gape, gale, gala, gaga, rasp, rapine, rape, agape, glen, glee, gage

IN 1962, 20-year-old Jill receives a small inheritance that enables her to leave her dank London bedsit and set out on an adventure, horse riding through Andalucia. Jill’s travels took place in the early 1960s when Spain was still in the grip of Franco’s dictatorship. When she had an affair with a married bullfight impresario his wife persuaded

the local nuns to petition the bishop and he pressured the Civil Governor of Malaga to expel her from the country. With two young children she was forced to leave Spain within a week and didn’t return until after Franco’s death. Unusually, before she left Spain, Jill started training to become a bullfighter. As in other male dominated occupations

5 Artificial gills

Israeli inventor Alon Bodnen is the founder of LikeAFish, an underwater breathing apparatus which instead of storing oxygen, extracts it from the water using a pressure adapting centrifuge.

6 Real-time Google Earth

Scientists at RAL Space research institute in Oxford are building metrelong tube cameras packed with electronics and mirrors to be mounted on the International Space Station. Their purpose is to provide a real-time live video streaming of the entire planet.

there was, and still is, a lot of sexist resistance to women participating in the art. As we follow Jill on her journey we are introduced to the wonders of Spain beyond the British bars and karaoke on the coast and discover instead a world of art, architecture and folklore. Available through Amazon

enough to simulate real world objects in 3-D. Head of the University’s Objectbased Media group has stated that he foresees these entering the consumer market within 10 years.

Companies like WiTricity are at work developing electric hubs that can power an entire house. It works by exploiting the fact that certain frequencies of electromagnetic waves facilitate energy transfer. Two objects resonating with such a frequency can transfer electricity between them wirelessly.

10 Sustainable fusion reactor

Nuclear fission (the process by which nuclear power plants produce energy) is much easier to control than nuclear fusion (the process by which the sun burns, and nuclear weapons work). Several countries are involved in project ITER, for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor France to build the world’s first large fusion reactor, which will operate in excess of 150 million degrees Celsius and will produce 10 times more power than it consumes.

8 Paper-thin phones and computers

In early 2013, consumer electronics shows debuted a prototype by European firm Plastic Logic of a product called the Papertab. The Papertab is a fully functional, touch screen tablet computer that is as thin and flexible as a sheet of paper, with reflective qualities.

INNOVATIONS: Algae pill to guard against sunburn, and trains that levitate above the tracks.

7 Holographic TV

The Nature journal reports that researchers at MIT have created a chip that can support a holographic display of 50 gigapixels per second. That is

SU DOKU HOW TO PLAY

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.

App of the week Songify Songify automatically turns speech into music. Users only have to speak into their devices, and Songify will turn their speech into a song. Available for Android and iOS devices.

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

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

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* Why did the chicken die? To get to the other side. *I say no to alcohol, it just doesn’t listen. *Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until they speak. *What makes a forum? A two-um plus a two-um.

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â&#x201A;Ź100m shock of football transfer SPAIN is currently experiencing severe government cutbacks along with thousands of evictions and high levels of unemployment, whilst Real Madrid spends THE opinions amongst people the EWN talked to on the street are quite unambiguous. Gareth Bale is not worth that amount of money and there are far better areas where the money could be spent. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is disgusting that they can afford to pay that kind of money, especially with the situation most expats are experiencing, with illegal homes and unemployment because of the bad state of the construction industry, said George Morris, a retired lorry driver from Cantoria (Almeria). He added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There seems to be more poverty now in Spain with normal people helping each other out by collecting food for food banks.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Keith Fowler, 69, retired from Baza (Granada) said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Spanish are passionate

â&#x201A;Ź100 million to buy footballer Gareth Bale. That sort of money could buy 12.5 million menus del dia (at â&#x201A;Ź8) or pay for 3,700 nurses for a year

THOMAS - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s EU money. about football and after all Real Madrid is a business, but no player is worth that kind of money. Ordinary Spanish people are probably not too happy about it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Connor Cary, aged 22 from Monaghan, Ireland, agreed: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overrated and I think it is stupid money, but it is hard to put a price on it.â&#x20AC;? He has a different theory as to why the sport could involve such high sums of money:

CONNOR - Bale is overrated and not worth that amount of money.

STREET TALK â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publicity, it gets peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Sandra Whiley, aged 65, also agrees. As a former nurse now retired on the

(average cost â&#x201A;Ź27,000 each). We asked the question: Do you think given the circumstances, this money could be better spent elsewhere?

SIMONE - Spend on youth. Orihuela Costa, (Alicante) she was shocked at figures that his transfer was the equivalent of paying 3,700 nurses for a year: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing can be right about that, I know movie stars and pop stars are paid a lot also, but at the end of the day I think the football world is crazy with the amount paid to players for a few games and training each week. A lot of them are not exactly good

role models.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ The money would be best spent anywhere other than football is another opinion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s European Union Money theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent, so I think spending it on anything else would be better than spending it on football,â&#x20AC;? says Thomas Tukya, 36, from Sweden on holiday on the Costa del Sol. â&#x20AC;˘ Simone Harding, 38 who lives in Riviera on the Costa del Sol has a clear idea where the money could be spent. She said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the money would be better spent amongst the youth and the community and setting up more support for young people and families.â&#x20AC;?

People interviewed with regard to mobile phones will feature in next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edition.

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The end of the summer brings the fig harvest THE end of the summer is marked by the harvest of the fig, an exquisite and sweet fruit traditionally associated with the Mediterranean. There are many types of figs, not all of them edible, with the white and black varieties the most frequent. The skin of a fig is thin and delicate, and it slightly cracks when the fruit is ripe. Cut open, fresh figs show a sumptuous interior made of bright red flesh and aromatic seeds. Figs are a highly perishable fruit, so it is recommended to eat them

EXQUISITE: This Mediterranean fruit is very versatile. as soon as possible. This Mediterranean fruit is delicious by itself, but can also serve as a fantastic ingredient to use while cooking. Its characteristic

sweetness and aroma are suitable for both sweet and savoury dishes. Figs can be put inside pastries, and used in cakes and tarts. They make for an

excellent finishing touch when sliced or cut into wedges. They can also be roasted or used to make jam to enhance their flavour. Figs wonderfully combine with cheeses and nuts, and are an excellent addition to any salad. Fig sauces and reductions combine with pork, duck or chicken, and contain little calories. More contemporary and daring cuisines incorporate figs as an element that brings a natural extra sweetness and a different texture to their dishes.

Environment and wine better without engines ENVIRONMENTAL awareness and the use of renewable energies have reached a new milestone in Denmark. Twenty thousand bottles of organic wine were transported from France to Copenhagen on a three masted boat. Sune Rosworth, owner of importing company Rosworth & Rosworth, decided to load the organic cargo on a traditional boat for conservation reasons. When asked about the difference this traditional means of transport makes, Rosworth answered that the wine keeps its properties and at the same time the environment is preserved. “We care deeply about the wine we import, and this is the best way to preserve the energy put by the producers in their organic wine,” she added, but some experts are sceptical. Danish wine expert Niels Small Lund claims that stability and temperature are the only factors that can affect wine properties when it is being transported. The 20,000 bottles of organic wine are heading for the best restaurants of Copenhagen.

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Workers follow the routine MILLIONS of workers in Britain eat the same thing for lunch every day, according to a new study. Researchers looking at the habits of workers found that one in eight kept their lunch the same, with 70 per cent saying they had been eating the same thing for as long as they can remember. Amongst the 2,000 workers questioned, ham sandwiches were the most popular choice for lunch followed by cheese and chicken sandwiches. One fifth have something shop bought and one in 10 eat in the staff canteen. Seven in 10 people said they eat the same thing day after day mainly because ‘it’s easy,’ while cheapness and simply following the routine were also big factors.

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COURGETTE FRIES: A healthier alternative to potato chips now trendy in the UK.

Diners want gourmet fast food in Britain DINERS in Britain are looking for better quality options when eating fast food. According to a study carried out by market analysts Mintel, four out of 10 restaurant goers in Britain crave more than just a burger and fries. The search for quality products and real flavours is a trend, with 13 per cent of consumers saying they have tried innovative gourmet products in fast food, and 61 per cent saying they are

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willing to try them in the future. Quality and innovation are essential in such a competitive marketplace. Restaurants offer new healthy alternatives to appeal to consumers and increase their profits. Courgette fries are a good example. This healthy side dish has gained popularity in 2013 and has already replaced last year’s trend, sweet potato chips.

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Ramsay and Beckham open new restaurant IT hasn’t even opened yet and already thousands have made reservations for Gordon Ramsay and David Beckham’s new restaurant due to open later this month in London (UK). Within half an hour of their website going live, Union Street Café had tables booked by 1,200 diners, four hours later and that number had doubled. Already there are limited spaces for Friday and Saturday nights throughout October and November. The new eatery is in Borough, just south of the Thames, and has been designed by Russell Sage who also created the interior of Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen. The style is described as an ‘urban warehouse destination’ which will offer Mediterraneaninfluenced food, cooked in an open kitchen so diners can watch the chefs in action.

DISHWASHER: Can be used to cook heathily and enhances flavours.

A revolutionary idea is cooking by dishwasher A DISHWASHER is an insulated box with an engine capable of producing heat. Following this basic idea, Italian food writer Lisa Casali has come up with a revolutionary way of cooking: dishwasher cooking. Dishwasher cooking is not far different from cooking in the oven, only that it

requires the food to be covered. This process is safe as long as the food is put in jars or food vacuum bags. It is also environmental friendly as dishes will clean while poaching food. Moreover, it saves money as the same electricity and water is used to wash the dishes is used to cook.

Dishwasher cooking is healthy and, more importantly, enhances flavours. Dishwasher cooked meat is said to be more tender as this process reduces its toughness. Salmon, chicken, vegetables... many things can cook in the dishwasher to make dinners special.

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THE UK Greek yoghurt market is suffering from an identity crisis. A ruling passed by the UK High Court in April determines that only a yoghurt produced in Greece can be labelled as Greek, leading to confusion among consumers. Some producers have managed to adapt to this new situation by changing their labelling to ‘strained yoghurt.’ Such is the case of American producer Chobani, that they took advantage of these circumstances to introduce new flavours to the market. Others, however, are finding more difficulties getting used to it. Greek dairy company

Fage, that lodged the complaint originating this situation, is seeing how UK retailers have reached an agreement with other Greek yoghurt manufacturers to sell their products. Oddly enough, one of these manufacturers is selling yoghurt that actually comes from Greece, but cannot be considered Greek.

CONFUSING: Some Greek yoghurt sold in the UK does not follow traditional standards.

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THE Great Golf Company, Campoamor, promises great quality, great value and great service. Now under new management with Paul and Rebecca Hunter at the helm, this golfing superstore offers everything for the casual player to keen amateur. Along with their experienced and friendly team, they can help guide you in finding the right product, to help improve your game. Custom fitting is available on all clubs and with the in-store CG2 golf simulator players can effectively try out their swing giving all their shot information. Individual clubs are available as well as full sets for men, women and children complete with bags in a range of reputable

FULLY STOCKED: For all your golfing needs. makes including Callaway, Cleveland, Ping and Taylor Made. Club repairs are also available. With the clubs sorted it is time to get the right look and The Great Golf Company boasts the best selection of ladies’ and men’s clothing range along the Costa

Blanca with brands such as Calvin Klein, Adidas, Puma and Cutter and Buck. Three for two mix and match offers run throughout the year and the new Autumn/Winter stock is arriving in store next month. Your game of golf can also be booked at The Great Golf Company

CLUBS: Custom fitting and repair available. thanks to the inclusion of Global Green Fees which offer discounted green fees. Rather than dealing with the course directly they can book your round within minutes at the course of your choice, arrange for buggies and club hire and give advice on course quality.

The Great Golf Company are also happy to create tailor-made golfing packages, to include accommodation if needed, for those wanting a golfing break either locally on the Costa Blanca or further afield. PGA Professional Matt Ford is also on hand for lessons and

practical help and advice. For more information on anything golf related visit the store in Lomas de Campoamor, open seven days a week, Monday to Friday 10am6pm and weekends 10am-4pm or call 966 775 856. greatgolfco.com

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European Health Insurance Cards A CAMPAIGN to explain how British citizens should use their European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) continues throughout the autumn. Comprehensive information on the use of EHICs can be found at www.healthcareinspain.eu. Talks with Department of Health representative Martyn Standing will be held at noon as follows: • September 24 - La Nucia. • October 2 - San Fulgencia. • October 3 - Orihuela Costa. • October 22 - Santa Pola. • November 5 - San Miguel de Salinas. • November 19 - Teulada-Moraira - To be confirmed. • December 11 - Pilar de la Horadada. • December 12 - Algorfa. These talks will complete the campaign that has successfully raised awareness of the cards (EHICs) and how to use them amongst British citizens in Spain.

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Hunt is on for last ten Final fugitives on wanted list sought ‘YOU may run to Spain, but you have nowhere to hide.’ That is the message to the last 10 UK fugitives on a list of most wanted men from a British crimefighting charity. Crimestoppers and the British Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) are redoubling their efforts following the arrest of the 53rd target in the campaign which identifies individuals on the run in Spain from UK law enforcement agencies. With 53 of the 65 individuals included in the ‘Operation Captura’ campaigns since their launch in October 2006 now arrested, and two having been removed from the list, the hunt is on for the 10 remaining fugitives. Many of those arrested are serving lengthy prison

TEN TO GO: Contact Crimestoppers if you recognise any of these faces. sentences for their crimes, which range from drug trafficking to sex crimes, to murder. The latest arrest was that of Darren Kevin O’Flaherty, detained in North Wales whilst celebrating his birthday.

The 39-year-old was wanted for kidnap and robbery offences. He was also wanted over the 2010 murder of John O’Neill in Spain. Awareness is being highlighted across Spain in

Make moving easier for your dog IN all of the confusion of moving to a new home, don’t forget to prepare your dog for the move. Most dogs adapt quickly to their new surroundings with little or no difficulty. So what should pet owners do before the move? They should ask their vet for a referral in their new location. Owners should make sure both veterinarians’ numbers are handy during the move. They should also arrange for their dog to be cared for at an alternative location during the move. This reduces the risk of the animal getting out or being injured while the movers are working. Owners should pack things they will need for their dog in an accessible and well-marked box. This includes dog food, dishes, any prescriptions or other medications the pet requires and a favourite bed or blanket.

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They should be doubly careful to pack all of the dog’s toys so they don’t end up losing a favourite in the move. During a trip there are a few things to remember. If making a long distance move, people should pack a kit for their pet’s care during transit. Included should be water from the old house. Pets may experience an upset stomach from a sudden change

areas with a large British expatriate community. Calls to the Spanish telephone number 900 555 111 are answered in the UK by Crimestoppers’ call agents or visit www.crime stoppers-uk.org.

MOVING DAY: Ensure your pet is cared for.

in water. Try to take 10 litres and mix with new water. There should also be sufficient food for the trip as well as utensils for preparing meals. A familiar bed or blanket for sleeping is essential as are grooming tools (brush, comb, cotton wool etc). Clean-up items including paper towels and plastic bags, should not be forgotten. It is very important to make sure the animal has a collar with ID tags and leash. For your local radio frequency log onto www.talkradioeurope.com.

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LEARN PLANT NAMES: This will help you to open up a discussion with your Spanish gardener or when in a garden centre.

Using your gardening books to learn Spanish MANY expatriates come to Spain to enjoy the climate, food, culture and generally relaxed way of life. Many also have a determination, at first at least, to learn some Spanish to be able to shop, find their way around Spanish menus, buy things in the local store, speak to the Spanish gardener and be friendly with Spanish neighbours. Some make speedy progress by concentrating from day one on being able to speak. They listen to a little Spanish TV, if only the news or a football match to start with, read the headlines and gradually read the contents of Spanish newspapers. They also make shopping lists for the garden centre, agricultural cooperatives and agricultural/garden machine shops and write out a few basic questions as openers to find things if they are not

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Gardening Corner By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

obviously on display. Others soon give up because of the way Spanish is taught, with months of concentration on grammar, the reading for a few minutes of a novel by a Literary Nobel Prize winner such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and the studying of the 13 cases of the subjunctive. You could write a text along the lines of Shakespeare before you really get around to trying to talk in public. This can be a soul destroying process, as I initially experienced with a well known Spanish language school. It

can be made worse in some popular expatriate areas in that the first time you try out your embryo Spanish, the Spaniard you are addressing says, “Don’t make things difficult for yourself, speak to me in English. I know some and I need the practice to get better.” Since our readers garden, or have a gardener who they would like to design and maintain a garden their way, all our original four major gardening books have useful vocabularies at the back and plant lists/descriptions with botanical, English and Spanish names. The vocabularies are grouped under useful headings such as measurements, commonly useful words, materials, tools, parts of plants, types of plants, gardening verbs, and gardening adjectives. Take these gardening books

out of the book case and: • Read through them regularly checking each week how many of the words you can remember. • Prepare garden related shopping lists that you could speak about or show Spanish garden centre and shop assistants. • Offer to give your gardener some English coaching in return for him helping you with your Spanish - start this by wandering around the garden together describing each feature plant and problem in both languages. • If you have a Spanish teacher lend her your gardening book/s and ask her to concentrate on using gardening words, phrases and sentences during your lesson and to set you relevant homework. I remember writing out my gardening activities for the past week as the basis for a

MAKE LISTS: Use gardening books to compile your weekly shop. discussion and for my coach to correct my writings. • Use the vegetable and fruit names from the above vegetable and fruit books when preparing food shopping lists. Best of luck in making progress during the autumn and enjoying Spain even more than you do, or disliking it less. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com gardenspain2@yahoo.com September 2013.

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Give a special touch with a glass jar RETURNING home from work can be depressing, especially when the decoration at home has been the same for years. So why not give your home a boost with some DIY ornaments? A good way to give any room an extra touch is to turn used glass jars into decorative pieces. The possibilities are endless as jars can be filled with almost anything. From flowers to more

unusual options such as colourful bottle tops. The key is to look for the perfect combination. Jars can even become holiday souvenirs when filled with seashells or sand. Combining different shapes and sizes with the appropriate furniture can bring harmony to a room. Filling the jars is also a fun family project and children can cooperate in decorating their bedrooms, customising them to their liking.

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PALLET SOFA: Suitable for interior and exterior spaces.

Joining the growing trend of wood pallet furniture WOOD PALLETS are the latest trend in decorating homes. Whether varnished, painted or just sanded, this good value material

provides many possibilities. Wood pallets are easy to handle as they are light and can be transported without difficulty. In addition, they can be

given any shape using basic tools present at home. Side tables made of wood pallets are a good example of the versatility of

this material. They will turn into a piece that can be used inside or outside the home just by adding a set of wheels to the base. Making a pallet sofa only takes flexible foam, a couple of cushions and the desired furniture fabric. They change any room by turning empty spaces into a lovely corner to read or to just lie down and relax. Books and magazines can be stored inside to make the most of the space. A change of fabric and colour and the pallet sofa will be adapted to the latest trend. A different and bolder approach to wood pallets as furniture is to use them as bed headboards. Their natural wood tone especially suits bedrooms painted in white or beige, although they can always be painted to fit to any environment. Wood pallets also make good storage furniture. Stacking wood pallets would make an original shoe rack, and nailing them to a wall would turn them into shelves. Space will no longer be a problem as these pieces can be easily made bigger or, if necessary, smaller.

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www.euroweeklynews.com SEVEN out of 10 homes purchased today in Spain are paid for in cash. Of those 17 per cent are bought by foreign buyers, according to the Spanish Ministry of Public Works. Buyers are mostly retired people from Britain, Belgium, France and Russia who have been waiting for the prices to fall in order to buy a house in the sun. Before the economic crisis, 37.3 per cent of the houses sold in Spain were bought with no loan. Today, this figure has doubled, and up to June 2013 they represented almost 68.6 per cent of operations, according to the National Council of Notaries. Among the reasons to explain this trend is a strong decrease of prices that allows people to buy a home without a mortgage. In fact, prices of homes on the coast of Spain have decreased by more than 50 per cent in real terms, according to a study carried out by the Pompeu Fabra University. Foreign people represent 36.3 per cent of buyers in Girona, 39.9 per cent in Malaga and 40.5 per cent in Tenerife. In Alicante, 54.2 per cent of buyers are from abroad. They come mainly from Britain, Belgium, France and Russia, although

Crisis means more homes bought for cash in Spain

IN CASH: Foreign buyers bought 17 per cent of homes sold in Spain with no mortgage. more Algerian buyers are interested in buying a home there due to its good connections with the city of Oran.

However, the increase of homes purchased in cash has a negative side. It means getting a loan in Spain is

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MAGIC BOX: Madrid City Council is considering selling this venue.

Economic problems for Madrid Olympic venue have been left at a standstill now that there is no Olympic project for the city. Even though the Spanish delegation at Buenos Aires claimed that 80 per cent of the

British first-time buyers enticed THE under-40s, that is first-time buyers, who are priced out of the UK market are increasingly looking to buy property abroad, according to research by foreign exchange specialists Moneycorp. House prices continue to rise across the UK due to government mortgage schemes and cheap fixed-rate mortgages encouraging people to buy. This raises fears that a new property bubble could emerge. Should this happen it could make purchasing property increasingly difficult for those trying to buy their first home. A study by foreign exchange specialists Moneycorp has indicated that the number of 19 to 28-year-olds using their services to buy properties

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abroad increased dramatically in 2012. The base numbers are low and only show an increase from three to 11 people, but Moneycorp has said this shows the growing interest in overseas properties in this age group. The research also shows the number of British residents in their 30s buying abroad increased by 25 per cent from 50 people in 2009 to 79 people in 2012. However despite Spain being a large contender, America has become the most popular destination for overseas buyers aged 19 to 38 who are seemingly making the most of an improving jobs market and the large plots of land on offer.

infrastructures were built, many of them need to be refurbished or finished. But with no project, there is no money. The Madrid Aquatic Centre is one of them. Designed by Spanish architect Juan Jose Medina and expected to open in the spring of 2008, this centre needs €48 million in order to be finished. The centre was planned to feature cutting edge technology in relation to indoor pool climate control, but now a metallic fence surrounds its empty concrete structure. The Caja Magica (Magic Box), host to worldwide tennis competitions, is in danger too. This venue was completed at double its initial budget, and now Madrid City Council is willing to sell it for a negotiable figure of €300 million. Probably the most iconic case is the one of the La Peineta stadium. Intended to be the Olympic stadium, this venue was also projected to become the next stadium for the Atletico de Madrid football team. However, FCC, the company building it has financial problems and sacked 200 workers in August. But all in all, it seems there is room for hope as FCC has promised to finish the stadium despite its economic troubles.

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Property tax requested from church groups THE religious congregations of a town in Madrid have been asked to pay the property tax (IBI). With a population of 4,500 people, Los Molinos is probably the town in

Spain with the highest rate of congregations per km2. More than 20 orders can be found in this town located in the mountains of Madrid. Now the council has asked them to voluntarily pay the tax corresponding to the properties they have in the town. The Catholic Church in Spain is exempt from paying the IBI tax after a series of agreements signed with the Spanish government in 1979. That is why Mayor Juan Pablo Gonzalez has asked the congregations to pay

ALMUDENA CATHEDRAL: The Catholic Church in Spain is exempt from paying the property tax. voluntarily. “This is not persecution, we are only asking for compensation for the money we don’t collect,” said Gonzalez. Religious congregations in Los Molinos would pay around €90,000 in taxes if they were not exempted, according to a study carried out by the council. This study does not

count places of worship such as chapels and churches, but only those used for different purposes. But so far the religious orders have not agreed with the petition and have claimed the money they save in property tax is dedicated to solving social problems in the town. “This issue is not our

responsibility, but rather that of the Spanish Government and the Catholic Church representatives in Spain,” they stated. In 2011 the Los Molinos Marist congregation was excused from paying €10,000 in property tax for a hotel complex the congregation manages in the town.

Prices of homes are down to 2007 levels PROPERTY prices in Spain continue to decrease since the burst of the economic bubble in 2007. The average home price in Spain registered a year-on-year decrease of 9.3 per cent in August according to valuation company Tinsa. “In July the decrease was 9.6 per cent, with a total decrease of 38.6 per cent in relation to the maximum cost registered before the economic crisis in December 2007,” said Tinsa. Property prices continue to decline after the national government ruled out tax benefits for buying a house on January 1. By zones, the outskirts of big cities saw the biggest decrease in August, with a year-on-year fall of 15.8 per cent in property prices. They are followed by provincial capitals and big cities, with a decrease of 11 per cent in relation to 2012. The Mediterranean coast comes in third position with an 8.1 per cent fall in prices. Spanish towns and villages have also registered a decrease in property prices, although under the national average. They saw a year-on-year decrease of 7.2 per cent. The Balearic and the Canary islands are

ON SALE: Property prices in Spain fell an average 9.3 per cent in August. the only Spanish regions where property prices increased, according to Tinsa. They registered an increase of 2.3 per cent. Property prices have decreased a total of 44.4 per cent on the Mediterranean coast since December 2007. Meanwhile, big cities have registered a total decrease of 42.7 per cent, whereas their outskirts registered a total decrease of 42.2 per cent. Towns and villages registered a total fall of 32.6 per cent since December 2007. Finally, the total decrease registered in the Balearic and Canary islands is of 28.6 per cent according to Tinsa.

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SM165 - San Miguel - Second floor, 2 bed apartment in the heart of San Miguel. Terrace, solarium with views, secure building with lift, walk to bars & restaurants. 325€ per month 965 720 766 (89468) TORREVIEJA: Sector 25. Detached 2 bed villa. F/f, two double bedrooms, 2 baths, solarium, sun all day. For long term. 450€ pcm incl Contract. Ref: 173. Tel: 966 707 074 (205035) TORREVIEJA/TORREBLANCA : 2 bed f/furn Apt. F/f kitchen, lounge/diner, balcony. F/tiled bathroom. 375€ pcm incl contract. Ref: 175. Tel: 966 707 074 (205035) PINAMAR/GUARDAMAR: 2 bed t/house, mins to beach, terrace back & front. From 435€ pcm incl contract. Ref: 171. Tel: 966 707 074 (205035) TORREVIEJA: Furn 2 bed apt, conv location, balcony, Nr Los Locos/Del Cura beaches. Contract inc. 395€ pcm. Ref: 170. Tel: 966 707 074 (205035) ACEQUION/TORREVIEJA: 3 bed attic apt, close beach, shops, etc. F/f, large balcony, 2 beds, 450€ pcm incl contract. Ref: 130. Tel: 966 707 074 (205035)

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