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Faulty wiring CHRISTMAS tree lights may have been the possible cause of a fire in Calle Reina Victoria in Elche. The owners of the house were awakened by the smoke and managed to evacuate the property.
Travel grants THE Municipal Habaneras in Torrevieja has approved grants totalling almost €40,000 to be shared among five local choirs for travel to concerts.
Wet weekend SUNDAY saw 22.5 litres of rainfall per square metre fall in Elche with 16.8 litres in Torrevieja and 15.2 litres in Orihuela. There were no reports of major incidents.
Nativity scene THE Belen nativity scene has been inaugurated in San Pedro del Pinatar and will be on display in the Plaza de la Constitucion until January 6.
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Right Christmas spirit BETTER watch out - and not just because Santa Claus is coming to town. The Guardia Civil traffic police from the General Traffic Directorate (DGT) will be out in force, too. Nor will the DGT’s surveillance of the Christmas spirit be restricted to main roads, as the traffic police will also be
concentrating on secondary roads with radar traps and breath-tests. These are the roads where 80 per cent of mortal accidents occur, the DGT pointed out. They are cracking down on the region’s roads as Christmas generally brings an increase in drink driving and drug taking. The DGT expects the usual increase in the number of drivers
on the roads during the next few weeks and this, coupled with many old cars on the roads and the possibility of bad weather, could send accident rates soaring. Smartphone apps like Twitter Radares Valencia which inform drivers where they are likely to find speed traps each day will not be giving prior warning of breathtest controls.
Torrevieja 12th carols in the square concert HUNDREDS of foreign residents and visitors gathered together in the Plaza de la Constitucion in Torrevieja for the 12th annual Carols in the Square carol concert in English. Launched in 2002 by the city’s Department of Immigration, the event attracts particularly British and Scandinavian residents, who gather in front of the main door of the church to get in the festive spirit. The Phoenix Band, directed by Julie Schofield, headed the singing with the choir composed of more than 100 choristers from different nationalities. This year, the Torrevieja Municipal School Choir, under the direction of Selena Cansino, also took part. The mayor and councillors were also in attendance. Following the carols, an international mass was held in the Inmaculada Church, dedicated to the foreign residents of Torrevieja of whatever
nationality. Once again, there was the offering of nonperishable foodstuffs to be distributed to the needy of the town.
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CITY OF LIGHT: A US director is believed to be interested in bidding for the studios.
Director could take over film studios AN American investment group, led by director Francis Ford Coppola, is interested in buying the City of Light film studios in Alicante. The investment group brings together several companies in the audiovisual sector who are reported to have made an offer to buy the studios from the Generalitat for around €80 million. The group would also have to take on the centre’s current debt. The interest comes just weeks after fellow director Ridley Scott criticised the closure of the film studios saying “it makes no sense.”
Coppola himself is aware of the possibilities of the Ciudad de la Luz, having used the facilities in 2008 for a few weeks during filming of Tetro. Juan Antonio Iniesta, chairman of property group Santa Ana de Alicante, who are working as intermediaries for the negotiation with the Government, said contact was first made in the summer, but now a more formal proposal has been made. Iniesta said Coppola is “very compelling” and “could make the project work. Within two years we may have great productions in the studios.”
Fewer passengers for San Javier SAN JAVIER airport recorded fewer travellers in November. Airport statistics showed that the airport lost 30.2 per cent of
its traffic compared to the same month in 2013, with 27,822 passengers going through the gates. So far in the first 11
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months of 2014, 1,077,338 passengers have used San Javier, a decline of 3.1 per cent compared to 2013.
It comes as direct flights in and out of the airport are reduced during the winter months.
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Tram accident THE eighth accident to occur on Tram Line Two has occurred since it began operating 15 months ago. A tram and car collided at the access to the San Vicente shopping outlet. No one was hurt.
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THE number of families in Alicante unable to pay water and electricity bills has tripled in a year. In 2013, the Department of Social Action gave aid to 216 families totalling €23,700. So far this year, 624 families have received help to pay electricity and water bills with the city allocating €137,000 to
assist those in need. Outside the city, charities and supply companies in Alicante Province are now serving and helping more than 131,000 poor families. Energy poverty has been placed among the priorities of the major charities and those companies providing energy services in the province. As a result, Iberdrola is
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Bus crash A SCHOOL bus, with around 15 pupils on board, collided with a car on the A-70 as it exited the motorway for Alicante. No one was hurt.
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Cold ER WORKERS have denounced the ineffectiveness of the new ER doors of Elche’s General Hospital saying they do not close properly and there is a constant draft. Climate within the hospital has been denounced on numerous occasions.
New look ORIHUELA’S Rabaloche neighbourhood has received a complete makeover. The year long regeneration programme has involved 41 local people working in the area as part of an employment workshop. Hotel parties ELCHE hotels are expecting to reach 90 per cent occupancy on New Year’s Eve, 2.2 per cent higher than last year’s New Year celebrations. Hospital magic A MAGIC and entertainment show was put on for children in the Hospital of Vinalopo, Elche.
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AN 88-year-old man drowned at Levante beach of Levante in Aguilas after disappearing from the nursing home where he lived.
Cheaper mortgages STREET ART: Exhibition is one of the hottest art shows of the year.
Striking art - but whose work is it?
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IME is running out to see one of the hottest art shows of the year in Spain; one that will have art lovers strongly divided in their opinions. Los Angelesbased artist Thierry Guetta - aka Mr Brainwash - is currently exhibiting a collection of his work at Barcelona’s Galeria 3 Puntos, and his street-art style has critics divided as to just how talented the Parisborn, self-proclaimed filmmaker and street artist is. In fact, there are strong rumours that the work of Guetta is actually the work of the world-famous Banksy, and the Mr Brainwash persona is an elaborate hoax dreamt up by the elusive and mischievous British street artist. The protagonist of the Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary film ‘Exit
Quote of the Week I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed,’
said Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old shot by the Taliban after speaking out on education.
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Ram raid A TOBACCONIST in Callosa de Segura was broken into when a van, later reported stolen, rammed into the premises to break through the shutter.
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currently helping thousands of families in difficulties through their social bond which consists of a freeze on electricity rates and Aguas de Alicante has also helped almost 1,200 families in municipalities where it operates. The Red Cross has allocated financial aid to 504 families this year to help pay for electricity bills.
Palm project MORE than 70 students from La Devesa School in Elche took part in the municipal reforestation project Huerto del Cabolo planting palm trees and learning about their importance.
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Health centre A NEW health centre is to open in the city of Alicante in the area of the old bus station after the closure of the centre in Calle Portugal two years ago.
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Through the Gift Shop,’ Mr Brainwash shot to fame by copying the styles of other street artists he saw around him, including Banksy. The movie chronicled his rise through the ranks of the underground scene to the eventual staging of a massive art exhibition in LA. Dismissed by many as a copycat, but hailed by others as a genius, the work of Mr Brainwash undoubtedly gets the art world talking wherever his attention-grabbing exhibitions take him. The Mr Brainwash exhibition will run until December 31 in Barcelona and is the perfect opportunity to see some of the world’s most famous street-art pieces, as immortalised on film. If it is all a hoax, then perhaps the works on show at Galeria 3 Puntos are a chance to see pieces by Banksy.
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million is the reputed yearly salary of Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso who will be racing with the McLaren-Honda F1 team for next year’s championship. The team will also be paying Jenson Button around €10 million after retaining his services for another year.
MORTGAGE repayments are expected to fall by an average €64.56 per year in Murcia with the fall of the Euribor rate.
Illegal signs TRADERS in Cartagena’s old town have two weeks to remove illegal billboards and neon signs from stores that do not comply with legislation under the ‘Special Plan for Management and Protection of Historical Area.’
Flying high BUDGET airline Vueling, part of the IAG group with BA and Iberia, has overtaken Air Berlin and easyJet as the second most important airline at Alicante-Elche airport, after Ryanair.
And finally... SPANISH high-street fashion brand Desigual held their first ‘Semi-naked Party’ in Singapore over the weekend. In what is now a Desigual tradition, shoppers are urged to strip down to their underwear in order to get freebies and massive discounts. Hundreds of shoppers showed up to the Singapore event.
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Carer arrested for abuse A CARER has been arrested for mistreating a man. The woman, in her 30’s, was arrested by police in Elche for alleged degrading treatment to a bedridden man she was meant to be caring for and for accessing his bank accounts. Neighbours alerted the authorities who found the man in a state of neglect and he was taken to the Hospital of Vinalopo and social services were alerted. A restraining order has been issued to prevent the woman from going back inside the property and the bank accounts frozen. It is unclear if there is a family connection between the two.
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T’S wonderful to see that the recent national food drive in the run up to Christmas exceeded all expectations and collected more than 700,000 tonnes of food to help impoverished families throughout the country. It was over 100,000 tonnes more than expected and it is an excellent indication of how generous people can be at this time of year. At Christmas, nobody wants to think of families unable to buy presents for their children or feed themselves well, of those sitting alone at home because they have nobody to talk to, or of elderly people who can’t afford heating for the home. People tend to open their purse strings more often over the festive holidays. After all, it is the season of goodwill.
While giving to charity is commendable over the Christmas period, it doesn’t take much to be as charitable for the rest of the year also. Here at EWN we are involved with charitable causes the whole year round, not just when it comes to Christmas time. It’s so important to help others who are unable to help themselves, and causes and charities need help 365 days a year. Those individuals and families who find it difficult to cope do so throughout the entire year and once Christmas is over they face the same difficult circumstances every day. So please do give generously during the festive season, but don’t forget that once the holidays are over, plenty of people’s troubles are not.
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Sports grants TORREVIEJA has given grants to 22 sports clubs in the city this year, totalling €145,890 to help with their development.
Art success AN artist from Alhama de Murcia has been selected to exhibit in the Louvre in Paris, France, for the fourth year. Perla Fuentes’ piece ‘Reflexiones’ is on display.
Food run THE annual food collection campaign has launched in La Union and runs until December 23. Food donations can be made to the town hall or the Social Services offices Mon to Fri, 9am-2pm.
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Gang arrested in Alicante NATIONAL POLICE have broken up an organised gang of 14 members involved in assaulting elderly residents of Alicante Province. The gang took advantage of the vulnerability of their victims, targeting the elderly and using violence if needed. They would approach them as if they knew them, hugging and being friendly then would
remove items of jewellery and take bags or wait until they had left bank machines with cash. In the event the victims would realise the intentions of the attackers, they did not hesitate to use violence to commit theft, hitting and threatening their victims. The jewellery was largely sold through the black market and some items were sent to Romania.
Museum collection ORIHUELA’S Semana Santa museum is housing 2,000kg of food collected which will go to the local food bank to be distributed amongst disadvantaged families.
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Milestone ALICANTE-ELCHE airport has exceeded 10 million passengers this year. Director of the airport, Santiago Martinez-Cava, has officially confirmed what was an open secret, that the airport would close the year exceeding 10 million passengers and has already reached this milestone, thanks in part to the loyalty of British tourists (4.2 million passengers) and sustained growth from Germany (740,000 passengers, 10 per cent more than in 2013).
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Six arrested for prostitution SIX people have been arrested in Cartagena, suspected of various crimes against the rights of workers, as well as crimes related to prostitution, against public health and
belonging to a criminal organisation. Following the analysis of the data received under the Police Action Plan Against Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual
Off-duty officers save woman’s life THREE off-duty Guardia Civil officers saved the life of a pregnant waitress working in a Novelda restaurant. The woman lost consciousness and stopped breathing after falling to the ground during a fit. She was in the kitchen at the time and her fellow-workers went to the dining room to ask if anybody could help. The three officers, who were in plain clothes at the time, were just about to leave the restaurant and immediately began CPR and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. By the time an ambulance arrived 15 minutes later, the waitress was breathing again. She was taken to hospital where she remained ‘in a stable condition.’
Exploitation, the Unit Against Illegal Immigration Networks (UCRIF) launched an investigation into a club on the road to Mazarron. They identified several foreign women working as prostitutes, controlled by the managers of the establishment who were profiting from the activity. The venue was also used as a point of sale of drugs by a group of six people who controlled all criminal activity in the club. Police seized 23 grams of marihuana, €21,000 in cash, two vehicles, bank documents, laptops and various ammunition. The six detainees are all male, of Spanish and Colombian nationalities and aged between 25 and 44-years-old.
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Boost for tourism TOURISM on the Costa Blanca is to be boosted in 2015 with a budget of €4.35 million. The money will help fund tourism proposals of municipalities in the province and promote the area in
national and international markets. Subsidy schemes aimed at municipalities and industry associations will increase by 11 per cent from the €733,000 this year to €815,000 next year.
Yacht race swells funds THE Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 has generated revenue of €66.30 million in Valencia, according to the Economic Impact Study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, presented at the Volvo Ocean Race Alicante Museum. The start of the race brought 335,000 visitors to the Race Village over 10 days, resulting in better hotel occupancy with an average of 80 per cent in Alicante City. The study
showed that 69.9 per cent of international visitors who travelled to Valencia for the Volvo Ocean Race said they would return in the future, and 97 per cent would recommend the region as a tourist destination. The figures come as Alicante City has renewed its commitment to support the Volvo Ocean Race and provide more facilities and infrastructure for the organisation of the round the world yacht race.
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Firefighters adopt common protocol FIREFIGHTERS from across the province of Alicante are adopting a common operating procedure for dealing with people trapped in vehicles.
The Baix Vinalopo fire station in Elche hosted a three-day course to train officers from fire stations in Alcoy, Elda, Benidorm, Denia, Torrevieja, Orihuela
Builder agrees to take on jobless THE builders working on the redevelopment of Elche’s San Anton neighbourhood have agreed to take on unemployed locals to do the work. The joint venture by Eurolosa-Alcudia, will hire 89 people on contracts of between one and nine months, to carry out the work. Attention will be given in particular to sectors of society most affected by unemployment, including those over 50, youngsters seeking their first jobs and the long term unemployed with plumbers, carpenters, painters and locksmiths in demand. Recruitment posters have been erected in the area giving details of the work. The renovation is on the first block of 74 apartments, expected to last 16 months.
and San Vicente. Currently, firefighters may operate differently to deal with such emergencies and release people from vehicles, but problems may occur if firefighters from different areas come together to deal with an accident. By setting up and adopting a common protocol, it is hoped and believed that it will lead to a quicker and more effective way of dealing with accidents.
Electrical fire AN electrical fire forced the evacuation of a phone shop in Orihuela. The building in Calle Duque de Tamames in the city, where the shop is located, was evacuated as a precaution as fire fighters tackled the blaze.
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Sweet treat CHOCOLATES VALOR, based in Villajoyosa, saw business increase by 23 per cent between July 2013 and June 2014. The company said the €94 million turnover exceeded expectations.
30th market THE 30th Artisans Christmas Market is on in Murcia until January 5 on the Paseo Alfonso X. The market is closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Three Kings BENIJOFAR’S Three Kings parade leaves on January 5 from the Plaza Miguel Ortega at 6pm. Presents will be handed out at the church.
Christmas boost for hotels “SHORT, but intense” is how Antonio Mayor, president of the hotel employer, Hosbec, describes the Christmas holiday season for tourists. Hotels on the Costa Blanca are expected to reach an average occupancy of 60 per cent between December 24 and January 4, with Benidorm’s occupancy levels reaching 90 per cent. Reservations are 5 per cent higher than the festive period last year which Mayor puts down to the dates of Christmas making it a long weekend, encouraging more people to go away for a few days. Mayor said they will be welcoming mainly British
visitors and residents from Madrid who make the most of the “good prices and quality.” He added: “The winter is hard and will be hard, but we cannot complain because during Christmas the good occupation rewards the efforts we make to keep the hotels open.” Meanwhile in Alicante, there will be around 6,000 hotel rooms, but Vicente Marhuenda, provincial manager of the Hotel Association of Alicante, laments that occupancy is down due to the lack of events in the city: “During the winter there are hardly any events, which endangers not only jobs but the continuity of companies.”
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Orihuela Costa duo are champs TWO Orihuela Costa residents have won a renowned golfing tournament, putting them top in the Valencia Region. Simon Foster and Emilio Rodriguez Aguilera won the Professional Doubles Championships of the Comunidad Valenciana, played at Foressos Golf Club. Sixty-four golfers from across the region played a fourball format over 18 holes of championship golf. Simon and Emilio won with a score of 65, seven under par. It was a great achievement for the local pair who are prominent on the local golf scene and in promoting the sport amongst youngsters. Simon, who runs LGCEvents.com which
GOLF CHAMPS: Simon (left) and Emilio being congratulated by the councillor for the coast. specialises in luxury golf events and Spanish experiences, previously set up a golf academy at Vista Bella for youngsters and golf pro Emilio, whose father was also a top golfer, is affiliated to
Villamartin Golf Club. Following their championship win, councillor for the Coast, Martina Scheurer, joined them on the golf course to offer her congratulations. Simon 691 390 890.
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PP invites local European residents to get invloved THE Partido Popular (PP) party within Alicante is inviting European residents to put forward initiatives. Provincial President of the PP, Jose Ciscar, wants to hear from residents to
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be able to form initiatives to be included in the municipal programmes of the Alicante PP ahead of next year’s elections. To do this, Ciscar has added a range of technical tools in Spanish, English and German, the three languages on the local party’s official website, www.alicantepp.es
In addition, the PP has produced a video in these three languages to explain to citizens how they can vote in May’s elections and ensure they are on the voting register. Via the website, residents can also send their suggestions for the improvement of the localities in which they live.
THE Regional Government has closed dozens of illegal car workshops and garages in Alicante Province after strengthening inspections.
Rush to retire EIGHTY PER CENT of teachers who retired in Alicante Province in the last five years, did so before the age of 65. Teachers may retire early if they have three decades of service, but will not receive the maximum pension.
Shop map ALICANTE retailers want to create a new shopping itinerary to show visitors the best routes through the streets to make the most of the city’s establishments. Signs will be included in English as well as Spanish.
PLAZA DE MOLINO: Funding for improvement work.
Grant for plaza
A GRANT of nearly €50,000 has been awarded to Torrevieja for improvement works in the Plaza del Molino in the neighbourhood of El Calvario. The Alicante provincial grant of €49,786 was requested to update the square, which was last done during the 1990s, to include a new playground area and work on the flower beds which have become overgrown.
Hollywood film debut ORIHUELA film maker, Pablo Riquelme has filmed his first music video in Hollywood, USA. The Oriolano moved to California four months ago to continue his film studies and has just
finished shooting with singer and model Josh Beech. The recording took place in Griffith Park in LA. The young director is also about to release the film Dead Flowers, made in August in Spain.
Staff make complaints about dangerous furniture in court COMPLAINTS have been made after a large metal shelving unit with dozens of files collapsed in the court house of Torrevieja. The unit fell in an office next to the court of violence against women and happened just moments after a worker
had left the office, narrowly escaping injury. Employees within the court have complained about the lack of safety and anchor points to secure the units and say lack of space continually forces files to remain stacked on the floor or in hallways.
The aim, said Ciscar, was that, “these European residents, who form an active part in the social, economic and cultural life of the Province of Alicante, feel they are citizens with full rights in the Valencian Community, in the Province of Alicante, in their localities and in all of Spain.”
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Valencia seeks beetle support THE Valencian Regional Government, whose debt has risen in the last year, has asked for monetary cooperation from the Council of Alicante to help combat the Tomicus beetle affecting pine trees in municipalities of the Vega Baja and Alicante. Minister of Environment, Isabel Bonig, admitted the gravity of the pine plague but said it was under control and expected to lessen after recent rains. The ministry has already allocated €508,000 for cutting dry pine in order to avoid the spread and a further €1.2 million is budgeted in 2015, partly from EU funds, for the work to continue. At present there are seven brigades of four people working across the region to combat the disease.
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Extra help planned for jobless in Murcia SOME 15,000 unemployed people in Murcia could receive additional state aid of €426 for six months to complement the support of the ‘Family Employment Guarantee’ approved by the Regional Government. President of the
Community, Alberto Garre, said the agreement had been reached between the government and the social partners on the Special Activation Programme for Employment, which has seen more people return to the work place.
Nine hurt in road accidents A TOTAL of nine people were injured on Murcia’s roads at the weekend in six traffic accidents. Two people were injured in the most serious incident, when their car collided with a truck on the Fuente Alamo to Torre Pacheco road. Firefighters had to release those trapped in the car as ambulances took them to the Los Arcos del Mar Menor hospital. During the weekend police also carried out 2,349 breath tests, with 56 proving positive for alcohol.
“Labour reform is giving great results,” said Garre, who announced that the actions of the strategy had led to the creation of more than 17,000 jobs. He added that this meant Murcia was, “one of the communities where employment is being generated above the national average.” Garre said the additional aid for the unemployed could, “help alleviate the situation of many families who are still struggling.”
Medic needed GRAN ALACANT residents are calling for a paediatrician to be available on the urbanisation in the afternoon. Currently, one is only stationed at the health centre until 1.30pm.
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Chiron Hospital highlights importance of international media TORREVIEJA’S Chiron Hospital hosted a Christmas meeting for the international press from across the Region.
The aim of the event was to highlight the work of the hospital and the importance of international media to European residents. Dr. Christian Brito, deputy manager of the Levante and Canary Islands area, said: “Chiron Torrevieja Hospital is a reference centre in Torrevieja and Alicante in the private sector with more than 20 RESTAURANTS say they are still in the dark over allergymedical specialities. labelling. European Union directives now oblige bars and The work of the restaurants to advise clients of the presence of 14 international media is allergy-producing ingredients, with the information being essential for all foreign provided in writing for all who request it. citizens residing in the country and we make the Although the EU set the December 2014 deadline effort every day in our three years ago, Spain’s corresponding law has not yet centre for every patient been announced: “No-one has explained anything to us,” who comes to feel at said Maria del Mar Valera, President of the Alicante home.” The Chiron Hospital province’s Catering Trade Business Owners’ Association: has a team of interpreters “We need more time to prepare because so far we have who speak several received no information on the new regulations.” At languages to support present the information will have to be given orally and foreign patients. not in writing, Valera explained.
Allergy labels law not clear
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Long wait for housing grants AROUND 2,000 families in Elche, Crevillente and Santa Pola are still waiting for promised housing aid. Grants were approved to assist in the purchase or renovation of homes, but many years later and residents are still waiting to receive any form of grant from
the Regional Government. Across Valencia, there are around 50,000 families waiting for payments. The severity of the problem is such that the European Union is investigating defaults on housing assistance by the Valencian Regional Government and the ombudsman urged the region to pay the aid “immediately.” One 80-year-old resident living in a building in Elche technology. where residents requested Dr Lobato said: “The assistance to install a lift, three-dimensional feeling said: “Most residents of is very good, with a very the building are seniors or natural view of the disabled, so at our age it is surgical field both at close essential to have a lift. “Installation cost us range and remote areas. It is quite real and the about €72,000, so most perceived depth is were forced to borrow around €10,000. Today we amazing.” The technology will make have not received a single surgery more effective and penny and many of us are improve post-operative in difficulties to meet the recovery for patients. payment of our loans.”
Surgery goes 3D THE Urology Department of Alicante’s General Hospital, led by Dr Lobato, has recently incorporated 3D technology into laparoscopic surgery, becoming a pioneer in the Valencia Region. With the addition of this new technology, which has had a budget of €72,598.69, surgical work is facilitated through the latest 3D, full HD
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Urban works AROUND €250,000 was saved in Alicante City on urban maintenance thanks to those carrying out community service. Ninety per cent of their tasks were painting or repairing furniture.
Cherry crops APPROXIMATELY 30,000 of Alicante Province’s cherry trees have been damaged by drought. Growers said even crops from the remaining trees will be smaller next year.
Xmas events MURCIA’S Department of Culture announced the full programme for the festive period complete with 262 activities for adults and children.
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Russian medal for UK veteran BOLNUEVO resident John Queree, aged 97, has been awarded the Ushakov Medal by Russia as a mark of respect for John’s participation in the Russian Convoys during World War II. The British Government introduced the Arctic Star campaign medal in 2012 to honour those who served in the Arctic Convoys and John was awarded this medal last year, some 70 years after the event. Russia also wanted to award its own medal but the UK’s rules did not permit British nationals to accept and wear the Ushakov Medal. In 2013, however, it made an exception and a small number of surviving veterans are now entitled to receive this prestigious award and the First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Madrid travelled to Bolnuevo, Mazarron, to present
AWARDED: John and his wife with First Secretary from the Russian Embassy from Madrid.
John with the Ushakov Medal which is awarded to soldiers and sailors for bravery and courage displayed while defending the Motherland and the public interests of the Russian Federation under conditions involving a risk to life. The First Secretary read a citation from the Russian Government, conveying its gratitude for his invaluable
contribution, displaying heroism and bravery in terrible conditions. Winston Churchill famously called it ‘the worst journey in the world.’ John is one of only three UK veterans living in Spain to receive the award. He has lived in Bolnuevo with his wife Anne since 1985. He is the last surviving member of a family of six brothers,
all of whom went to war in 1939 and all of whom returned safely. John was present at some key moments of history including the sinking of the Bismark, the surrender of the Italian Fleet and the bombardment of the French Fleet in North Africa. He was also
involved in the on-board security of Prime Minister Winston Churchill when he went to meet with the President of the United States in Iceland; and has long held memories of his ship being visited by King George V and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Templeton. John said that he was extremely proud to receive the Ushakov Medal and it would be added to the collection of 40 medals that he and his brothers had received between them for their service.
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Population fall may affect elections TORREVIEJA is expected to see a fall in the population come January, with the official number of residents dropping to below 100,000. Torrevieja started the
year with an official figure of 105,205 inhabitants but a decline, due to social and economic implications, is occurring and although the exact figure is not yet
New members are welcome THE Royal Air Forces Association is a charitable organisation that follows the aims of friendship by bringing together like-minded people and giving help and support to those who are serving or exRAF personnel and their families in times of need. Anyone who wishes to support these aims, whether they are ex-RAF or not, are welcome to join the branch. The branch holds a general meeting on the third Tuesday of the month at the ‘El Paraiso’ restaurant, near the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja, starting at 2.30pm. For more information call chairman, David Barnes, on 968 574 803 or visit www.rafacb.com.
known, the population is expected to fall to around 95,000 inhabitants. This census loss will also have political consequences. The number of councillors to choose from in the May elections will decrease from 27 in 2011 to 25 in 2015, and the amount of state money, which is quantified by the weight of the population, will also be reduced. The fall comes as the National Statistics Institute told municipalities to revise their censuses and to renew padrons, particularly for European residents registered, to see if they still reside locally or have returned to their home country. In Torrevieja this applied to around 14,000 expats. It is believed there are still numerous foreigners who have not signed on to the padron.
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Tidings of joy this Christmas ELCHE Children’s Home has sent out a message of thanks to all the volunteers and people who have donated throughout the year, saying it would be impossible to provide the children with clothes, school books, dental care, day trips etc. without the generosity of the local community.
They said: “This time of year, however, people are even more generous and the children have had new pyjamas, Christmas parties, a Christmas tree and decorations, shoe boxes packed with gifts, toiletries, some new hi-fi equipment to play their music on, and lots more. Thanks to your donations they will all get personal presents from the Three Kings as well. “The children are very aware of the generosity of you all and are truly appreciative of everything THE Patrimi Kids fifth charity golf tournament for they receive from the children took place at Las Ramblas. charity.” Organised annually by Patrimi Homing Dreams in Algorfa, this year’s event was in aid of Caritas and enjoyed the participation of ADIS Vega Baja, an association for the disabled, with 16 youngsters from ADIS attending on the day. A CHRISTMAS EVE charity More than 30 children from golfing schools across the event is being held at La province took part with winners receiving tickets to the Cavernita Bar, urbanisaWarner Park courtesy of Atlantis Virtual Reality, an tion La Marina in aid of enterprise belonging to Patrimi Experience Group. DEBRA Butterfly Children All participants donated toys and registration fees Charity from 12-3pm. went to Caritas Orihuela Costa. Santa will make a visit.
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Generous year by local residents AROUND 19,000kg of non-perishable food items, personal hygiene and cleaning products were collected during this year’s solidarity campaign in Santa Pola
and Gran Alacant. The town hall thanked the 15 supermarkets and local businesses that participated in the initiative during 2014 acting as collection points and the thousands of residents who donated. Councillor for Commerce, Encarnacion Mendiola, said: “Every month we collected an average of 20 solidarity carts with around 80kg of products during charity and they are 2014, that we delivered to hoping the panto perforinstitutions like Caritas and mances will take them to Red Cross to reach citizens over the €10,000 mark. most in need.” Tonight’s show is at El Cristina Anton, from Alto La Dolores, GuardaDialprix in Gran Alacant, mar, tickets cost €10 one of the collection points, including a two-course added a thank you for the meal. Grab a ticket now foreign residents for their for the January performdonations: “Foreigners are ances at Marjal Campsite very sensitive to the issue Guardamar and Catral on and are heavily involved.” January 6 and 7 and at El A final delivery of items Alto La Dolores on will take place on Monday January 9. Call 966 712 383. to make Christmas a little easier for families in need.
Pantomime frolics take to the stage IT’S panto time for the Smile charity group. Tonight (Thursday) sees the second of five shows being performed throughout December and January to raise money for four charities; The Alzheimer’s Society, The Benijofar Crisis Appeal, Torrevieja Stroke Support and Elche Children’s Home. Since Smile was formed in 2013, the group has raised nearly €9,000 for
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Christmas in San Fulgencio SAN FULGENCIO and the municipality has released its Christmas programme of events starting tomorrow (Friday) where there will be the sharing of Christmas traditions at 6pm in the Social Centre on Urbanisation La Marina. Visitors are invited to share carols and Christmas
treats from other countries. On December 21 a Christmas market takes place from 10am in the Plaza de la Constitucion in San Fulgencio with activities and children’s workshops. At 5pm there will be the raffle draw as part of the Christmas campaign ‘San Fulgencio at
HAH close in style THE last fundraising event of the year for HAH Mar Menor was the Bacchus Craft Fayre which raised €500 as the Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus entertained over 100 people who turned up to grab a bargain. Sixty-four volunteers and friends gathered for the Christmas lunch held at Paddy Singh’s restaurant in Los Urrutias. The gathering gave Paul Eburne, HAH president, the chance to thank all the volunteers for their efforts and hard work over the last 12 months.
Christmas, we bring the businesses nearer to you’ to encourage local shopping. Santa will be visiting the Social Centre from 5.30pm on Christmas Eve delivering gifts to children, which should be presented to the Office for the Urbanisation on December 23 between 9.30am-2pm for Santa to hand out. Boxing Day sees a showing of the film Frozen for children in the Cardenal Blluga Theatre at 6pm with Rio 2 showing on December 30. The Three Kings Parade takes place through the streets of San Fulgencio at 7pm on January 5. Parents are welcome to bring presents to the Cardenal Belluga Theatre on the day between 11am-2pm.
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Spangles in festive mood SPANGLES Ladies Harmony Chorus kicked off their Christmas season by singing for the APAH charity at Iceland Overseas in San Javier, helping them raise €836.69. The group then went on to celebrate their 10th anniversary at the Hotel Traiña in San Pedro del Pinatar, with a ‘Singalong-a-Grease’ in the afternoon, with everyone joining in the Grease spirit with some fabulous outfits: “We invited old
and new members, family and supporters, and we had a ball,” remarked Lyn Baines, Co-Chorus Manager: “It’s amazing to think that the gem of an idea sprung at a BBQ at a friend’s house all those years ago would blossom into a 45 strong chorus 10 years later.” Lyn founded the chorus with Anthea Prentice back in 2004 and with the help of inspirational musical directors and lots of coaching; the chorus has grown to what it is today.
SPANGLES: Wishing you a merry Christmas. Following their own celebrations, Spangles got into the Christmas swing once again singing
for the volunteers and customers visiting the HAH (Help at Home) Christmas Fayre in Los
Alcazares, before singing at the Dos Mares Shopping Centre to shoppers in front of the Belen. Spangles returns to rehearsals on January 8, where they will be perfecting their performance of two contest songs in readiness for the SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers) annual chorus contest in Benalmadena, Malaga next April. Spangles first won the gold medal in
this contest in 2011 and their second in 2013, but choruses are not allowed to compete in the year following their win, so they will be going for their third gold medal in 2015. Gail Grainger, Spangles Musical Director said: “We have other Spanish choruses snapping at our heels, so we must raise our game each time we compete and Spangles is doing this by hard work, dedication and determination.” Spangles welcomes new members so, if you’re looking to make new friends and enjoy singing, why not visit Spangles when they rehearse at Las Claras every Thursday from 10am.
Call Lyn on 968 574 987 or Anthea on 968 334 527 or visit the website: www.spangleschorus.com
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Advice on suitable toys this Christmas STRUGGLING to choose a present for that special little someone in your life? The Chiron Hospital in Torrevieja and Murcia has issued some tips and advice when buying for children to encourage their physical and mental development. Dr. Manuel Baca, chief of paediatrics at Chiron Torrevieja and Murcia, said that primarily “toys should be fun.” He said: “They play an important role for the development of physical and mental health of children.” Play encourages relationships and communications between adults, children
and teens that can promote a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Baca said that whilst computer games may be today’s star gifts, they can lead to obesity and uncontrolled use of gaming can create addictions and in extreme cases lead to social exclusion. He recommends that video games should not be given to children under nine or mobile phones to those under 12. Attention should be given to materials used to ensure they are safe and suitable and warning labels with noisy toys potentially causing irreversible hearing damage which can also “generate inability to concentrate, anxiety, irritability and moodiness.” Dr. Baca also said it can sometimes be a case of less is more: “Children are ORIHUELA’S Villar Palasi school has organised a not traumatised by not food drive for the parish of San Anton. having the latest toy fad Food collected will be distributed according to the nor by having received five needs of residents and will serve around 60 gifts instead of 10; just be disadvantaged families. clear that you have bought The Director of Studies at the school said it something special for worked hard to instil these values to children. them.”
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Unfriendly neighbours AN Alhaurin de la Torre woman was given a one year jail sentence for placing erotic adverts providing contact information for her neighbours, who she didn’t get on with.
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A TORREMOLINOS woman needed medical attention after inhaling smoke when her sofa caught fire. Neighbours alerted emergency services and helped extinguish the flames.
Star helps students TWENTY-EIGHT Malaga university students will study in the US and Canada this year thanks to €75,000 donated by Fundacion Lagrimas y Favores, a foundation led by Malaga actor Antonio Banderas.
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Mass for Fabiola MOTRIL paid a last tribute to Belgium’s former queen Fabiola in a Mass at the Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnacion. She was a regular visitor to Motril and very popular amongst the residents.
Senior solidarity SENIOR citizens of Salobreña carried a charity market to raise money for poor families. They also collected non-perishable food and donated the proceeds.
Children’s advocates THE seventh edition of Child Rights Awards of Motril has awarded the association Activos TDA-H with €800. The contest was designed to reward associations which protect, promote and raise awareness of children’s rights.
Car fire A CAR burst into flames at Calle Los Huertos in Nerja. The incident took place at around 3pm. The fire department officers believed it was caused by an electrical failure. No one was hurt.
Teacher protest MORE than 100 teachers of religious education are protesting against proposed cuts in teaching hours across Almeria. The cuts could potentially reduce hours by 50 per cent.
VOLUNTEERS from Equinac have removed a dead dolphin found washed up on Aguamarga beach in Nijar. The young female dolphin has been taken for testing to assess the cause of death.
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A MAN suffered head injuries when four robbers hit him over the head with an airgun and threatened him after stealing goods from the Fuengirola jewellery shop where he works.
NORWEGIAN airline announced two new routes from Malaga starting on March 31. Flights will run to Birmingham on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays and Edinburgh on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Identity theft HUERCAL OVERA: The streets were filled with candles and activities.
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Huercal Overa HUERCAL OVERA shone brightly on Noche de Luz as the streets were filled with candles, magic and activities. More than 80 shops and 24 eateries participated in the event which was organised by the town council. More than 5,000 candles were lit and the streets filled with Disney characters and street entertainers in a night that brought family fun and shopping bargains galore. Mayor of Huercal Overa, Domingo Fernandez, and councillor of Commerce,
Monica Navarro, lit the first candles in Plaza de la Constitucion, giving the starting signal for the night’s events. From the plaza, Mickey Mouse and his friends set off in a sled, followed by hordes of excited children. There were Christmas carols sung by the Martin Alonso choir while Zumba was demonstrated by the H2O sports centre. Fernandez said: “This event is precisely to encourage local trade. We know that the Christmas season is paramount to our more than 200 shops.”
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THE Michelin Guide has included El Reservado on its list of best restaurants. El Reservado is located in Rincon de la Victoria and has received several awards during 2014.
THE banquet served after the enthronement of King Felipe VI cost a small fortune. According to the official budget, it cost €65,993, was organised and served by Mallorca Difusion y Catering and attended by 2,000 people.
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Happy visitors A VISITOR satisfaction survey conducted in Palma shows that 93.4 per cent of visitors would gladly return to the city and that 96.4 per cent of them would recommend it to their friends and families.
THE luxurious Mallorca villa owned by Hollywood star Michael Douglas and his exwife Diandra is up for sale. Located in Valldemossa, the 247-acre property with 11 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms has a price tag of €50.5 million.
Christmas meal A TRADITIONAL Balearic Christmas meal contains lots of calories. The average traditional meal, which could consist of sopa de Nadal, porcella de porc negre and cuscusso, is equivalent to 1,200 calories, said the Spanish Dietetics and Food Society (Sedca).
GUARDIA CIVIL Officers have arrested a 24-year-old woman for identity theft. The woman had falsified documentation of her stepfather’s niece in order to gain employment in Pulpi.
Elderly fitness MORE than 160 rural elderly residents from Huercal Overa have been enjoying workshops aimed at improving fitness and posture as well as activities to improve the quality of their daily lives.
White Velez FULFILLING weather forecasts, parts of Almeria received a white blanket as snow covered some towns. Los Velez was one of the areas in which residents awoke to the snowy scenes.
Railway heritage A FREE guided tour of the railways and railway heritage of Aguilas takes place on December 21. Places are limited, call 968 493 285 to book or visit the town hall.
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No barriers CAMPELLO’S Muchavista beach is now entirely wheelchair-friendly following €18,000 modifications. All architectural barriers have been removed and the level of the parking area has been made flush with the promenade.
Sail away BALEARIA expects 15,000 passengers to take the Denia-Ibiza ferry over Christmas. Most will leave Denia between December 19 and 23, although return crossings will be staggered, the shipping line predicted.
No bull JOSE FRANCISCO ERADES from Javea, called for withdrawal of official funding for ‘toro embolat’ events where burning torches are attached to the bull’s horns. The local council will debate the proposal.
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La gente AS part of our series La Gente, EWN reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. This week she found out it’s never too late to get a book deal.... LOCAL author Percy Chattey, from Hondon de los Frailes, is living proof you can still achieve your dreams even in your later years. Almost 80-years-old, Percy’s dream of getting his books published has just come true as his eBook and Pinnacle Award winning autobiography ‘Blitz and Pieces: The True Story of How a Six-Year-Old Survived the London Blitz’ has now secured a hardback publishing and promotions deal. The same London Publisher could also take on three of his other thriller novels, such as ‘Politically Incorrect’ and ‘The Black Venus.’ Percy said: “Having a book deal, especially after all these years, really is a dream come true. It feels
PERCY: With his books and awards. great that my passion for telling stories has finally been recognised. It makes all that hard work and dedication worthwhile.” Percy Chattey has been writing since the 1980’s, producing articles, editorials and self published books and journals. Work, family life and his move to Spain 15 years ago
curtailed his creative side for a while. However at the age of 77 he decided to return to writing and in the following two years he has written six novels, three of which have won the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in three different categories. Visit www.percychattey books.com.
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Cyber crimes increase MORE than 13,000 cyber incidents have been registered in Spain during 2014. The National Cryptology Centre (CCN) has managed 80 per cent more incidents in 2014 than last year. Out of those, 11.6 per cent were considered to be of high or critical risk, which means cyber attacks which affect private information of organisations. The impact and sophistication of the attacks has also increased, with hackers being able to access public administration systems and other key institutions such as energy and pharmaceutical companies or military facilities amongst others. This information was revealed at the eighth edition of the conference for Technological Patrimony Protection.
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Under-aged puppies held SEVENTY three puppies have been temporarily held by the Guardia Civil Nature Protection Service
(SEPRONA) in Madrid after arriving from Prague. During inspections at Adoldo
Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport’s cargo terminal SEPRONA officers discovered 73 puppies of various
breeds that were headed for southern Madrid. Upon examination of their health documents, the officers discovered they were all less than three months old and therefore did not meet European laws regarding movement of live animals. The Guardia Civil stated that organised groups of often A CHILD asked for help after swallowing a animal-traffickers take advantage of the fact coin by phoning a random number. The six-year-old from Barcelona, who that buyers are unaware of requirements was at home with his grandfather when legal the incident happened, dialled a random regarding age, vaccinations number after swallowing a coin by and documentation for accident. The recipient of the call was a animals. One trick is reportedly to RANDOM NUMBER: The boy called a woman in L’Hospitalet. woman from L’Hospitalet who immediately new animal phoned the Guardia Urbana create passports to eliminate police authorities. information The officers called the original boy’s number which was regarding where animals have come from. THE economic crisis has played a 16,456 were by mutual agreement. registered on her phone. Potential pet-owners are major role in the increase in the Experts have long attributed The minor alerted them number of divorces in Spain. financial difficulties as one of the he had trouble breathing advised to double-check During the third quarter of this major causes of problems in and gave the officers his passports and chips to address. The emergency ensure that animals have year, a total of 27,266 divorce marriage, and the crisis has played services took the boy to the not been imported illegally petitions were registered in the its part in this year’s increasing Sant Joan de Deu hospital before buying them and to country, an increase of 12.5 per cent figures, according to Spain’s General in Esplugues, where he is report any suspicions they on last year’s figures. Of this figure, Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ). may have to the police. out of danger. TALI LE BAMBA ON FLICKR
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DENMARK - Denmark is the most taxed country in the world and taxes are rising at a rate higher than in most other countries. Half of the country’s GDP is raised through taxation.
HEALTH Minister Jane Ellison has called for taxes on low-alcohol wine to be cut in an effort to encourage people to drink less potent alcoholic beverages.
ONE in five British children think that Jesus Christ is a footballer for Chelsea and that December 25 is Santa Claus’s birthday, a survey has revealed. It also shows that 35 per cent of children think Jesus was born in the South Pole.
DENMARK - The historic Danish National Chamber Orchestra has come to an end after the culture minister and broadcaster DR came to terms on a new public service agreement. The 75-year-old orchestra is to be disbanded.
Snap election SWEDEN - More than two-thirds of Swedes have backed the Prime Minister’s decision to call for a snap election next March, according to a new poll carried out by Expressen newspaper.
Nobel dining SWEDEN - This year’s Nobel Prize winners joined the Swedish Royal family for a banquet in Stockholm after the awards ceremony. Winners included authors, scientists and peace activists.
Text happy NORWAY - Telephone company Telenor believes that Norwegians will pass the five-billion mark for the number of text messages sent during the year in the upcoming text-happy Christmas and New Year season.
Climate fund NORWAY - Norway has promised to increase its contributions to the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. The country has pledged 1.6 billion kroner (€207 million) over the next four years.
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A THEATRE in Edinburgh has had to apologise to parents after accidently sending out more than 100 pornographic DVDs instead of recordings of summer school performances by children as young as 10.
Healthy Christmas A BRITISH chef has created the world’s healthiest Christmas dinner by replacing traditional oily ingredients with healthy, gluten-free superfoods. The entire three-course meal contains just 930 calories.
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SANTA CLAUS: Born on December 25?
RUSSIAN PRESS THE head of Russia’s athletics federation has temporarily stepped down over doping allegations. While investigations into doping are ongoing, Valentin Balakhnichev will leave his role until matters are resolved.
‘Tanks to Moscow.’ The fundraising event was held to provide thermal clothing for Ukrainian troops.
BEST-SELLING German author and Holocaust survivor Ralph Giordano has died at the age of 91. He died in hospital in Cologne after suffering a fall at home a few weeks ago.
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GERMAN soldiers are to be sent to Iraq to help train Kurdish fighters in the ongoing conflict with terror group ISIS. The fighters will be trained mainly in mine-detection and disposal techniques.
‘Ja’ to staying in the EU MORE than half of Germans would vote in favour of staying in the European Union if there was a referendum, a poll has revealed. People’s biggest worry is about immigrants coming to Germany and claiming benefits.
Racist stabbing AN African doctor was stabbed in the stomach in a town near Moscow when he asked a man that he be called by his name and not by a racial term. The incident occurred in the town of Podolsk.
Person of the Year VLADIMIR PUTIN has been named second runner-up in 2014’s Time Magazine Person of the Year. Each year the magazine declares a person or group who ‘for better or for worse has done the most to influence the events of the year.’
PRESS Author dies at age 91
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BBC WORLDWIDE has announced plans to open a theme park in Kent in 2020, featuring attractions based on hit shows such as Doctor Who, Top Gear and Sherlock.
Doping allegations
GERMAN
THE police station in Hamburg’s notorious Reeperbahn red-light district celebrated its 100th birthday this December. The location is worldfamous and the station has featured in many television series and films.
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Racial attacks FABERGÉ EGGS: Expensive gift from Putin.
Non-PC bake sale
Faberge gift
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Ukraine have caused outcry at a bake sale by selling drinks called ‘Blood of Russian Children’ and cakes named
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has presented St Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum with a Faberge egg to mark the institution’s 250th anniversary.
ETHNIC Sorbs are being targeted by extremists in Saxony, according to Premier Stanislav Tillich. He said xenophobic attacks on the Sorbian community had reached “a new dimension.”
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STAT OF WEEK EXACTLY 18.12 per cent of Spain’s total population is now over 65, compared with 17.6 per cent in 2013. There are now 112 pensioners for every 100 under16s, the national statistics office revealed.
The longest train line in the world THE Chinese freight train that arrived recently in Madrid was the first ever to reach Spain from that country. Its 13,000-kilometre direct route from Yiwu on China’s east coast is the world’s longest and the train took three weeks to cross Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France.
FREIGHT: From China to Spain.
Pepe Jeans wants to sell out PEPE JEANS sounds Spanish, 90 per cent of its capital is in Spanish hands and it is Spanishrun. Nevertheless it was British until 1998. At this point executives running Pepe Jeans’ Spanish subsidiary bought the company from three Kenyan brothers Nitin, Arun and Milan Shah - who had started out by selling jeans in the Portobello Road in 1973. The Spanish investment company 3i also entered in 1998, later selling its 43 per cent stake to Juan Abello’s investment group Torreal in 2005. Apart from its US and Canada operation, which the Shahs still own, Pepe
Jeans is present in 60 countries. The company also acquired Hackett in 2005 and is Tommy Hilfiger’s distributor in Spain. Valued at €116 million in 2005, Pepe Jeans was worth €300 million within five years and Abello now wants €800 million, multiplying his original €72 million investment several times over. Arta Capital with a 16.4 per cent stake and L Capital (11.5 per cent) will also come out smiling. Annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation allegedly stand at around €60 million. Why is Torreal selling? This is one question that remains unanswered.
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Shipshape jobs SPAIN’S Navy commissioned two Maritime Action Ships (BAMs) from Navantia’s Ferrol and Cadiz shipyards. Work should start on the €335 million project within a few weeks and will provide 1,350 new jobs.
Red-faced MOROCCO’S year-onyear tomato exports to the EU increased by 66 per cent last October, Spain complained. France and Italy as well as Spain warned that Morocco was seriously ‘perturbing’ the market.
The big Bankia mistake CREATING Bankia and listing its shares in 2011 was an error, Luis de Guindos admitted. Spain’s minister of the Economy was responding to revelations that Bankia presented erroneous accounts in 2010 as well as 2011 when its shares were quoted on Spain’s stock exchange. Hundreds of thousands of small investors were affected after Bankia needed a €22 billion bailout less than
a year after being floated. Between 2002 and 2004 De Guindos was second in charge when Rodrigo Rato - later Bankia president - was Economy minister. The recently-released court documents prepared by Bank of Spain experts did not impinge on independent evaluators’ Bankia bailout calculations, De Guindos insisted.
A direct rail link will bring an enormous reduction in time and overheads for imports and exports between Spain and China, said Zhang Shuming, director of the Trade department in Xinjiang Province. These were not the only advantages, Shuming pointed out. The 3,155-kilometre journey between Malacheviche (Poland)
and Madrid generated 44 tons of carbon dioxide, compared with 114 tons emitted by lorries transporting the same merchandise along the same route. The train’s 40 containers arrived with 1,400 tons of consumer goods produced in Yiwu and for its return journey after Christmas it will carry Spanish ham, wine and olive oil.
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Therein lies the power of branding CORPORATE identities are part of today’s advertising landscape. When we are out and about, long before we can make out the detail, a company brand is identifiable. Many logos come to mind such as those of Shell, Cadbury, Virgin, car makers and television giants BBC and ITV. Corporate bodies pay telephone numbers when acquiring or changing their logos. No upstart rival, even if their product was superior, could hope to compete against established brand names. BT is a telecommunications company; it does not manufacture telephones. Yet, we often see the British Telecom
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Tickets to ride CAF, which manufactures railway rolling stock, received a €500 million order for 118 trains from Holland’s Nederlandse Spoorwegen rail operator. This is their largest European order to date.
On the move WHEN the crisis began, removal firms carried out 1 million relocations a year compared with the current 700,000 average. The sector, which has an annual turnover of approximately €70 million, is gradually beginning to recover, increasing 5 to 10 per cent on last year.
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logo on equipment we purchase. I realised why when I spotted a two-inch news story in a copy of Financial Times whilst waiting for an appointment. Any telephone manufacturing company wishing to use the BT identity
on their product first acquires a licence to do so. This does not come cheap. I seem to recall that this figure is 10 percent of the product’s price. However, the BT symbol on a product is much more likely to be taken to the check-out than is an unknown brand. Rentokil, which most regard simply as a pest control company, is in fact one of the great corporate giants of the world. With its tentacles in a myriad of global industries, Rentokil does not actually employ operators. These will be subcontracted out to the conglomerate. When vetting a pair of damp proofing specialists for the Guild of Master Craftsmen (another logo protected
species), the Rentokil uniformed two explained that they were carrying out contracts on behalf for Rentokil. Their hourly rate was about 20 per cent of what Rentokil charges the client. My son is a factory manager of a company that makes specialist bags. These are purchased by the likes of the NHS, Virgin Airlines, hotel chains, the Ministry of Defence. Such enterprises do not buy direct from my son’s company, but from an agent his company supplies. The actual manufacturing cost of each bag is a fraction of what these illustrious bodies pay for the end product. There lies the power of branding.
Google news quits Spain GOOGLE NEWS has quit Spain in response to a new intellectual property law. After the Spanish Government passed a new piece of legislation which seeks to protect local publishers by requiring online content aggregators - including Google - to pay for using their content, online search giant Google decided to shut down Google News in the country and to remove Spanish media outlets from the service. The law will also affect Yahoo News and grants authorities the power to slap fines of up to €600,000 on websites that link pirated content. According to Google, the company makes no profit from its search-based service. “This new legislation requires every Spanish publication to charge services like Google News for showing even the smallest snippet from their publications, whether they want to or not. As Google News itself makes no money (we do not
GOOGLE NEWS: Will no longer operate in Spain. show any advertising on the site) this new approach is simply not sustainable. So it’s with real sadness that on December 16 (before the new law comes into effect in January) we’ll remove Spanish publishers from Google News, and close Google News in Spain,” said Head of Google News Richard Gingras in a blog post.
Spain is not the first European country to charge online content aggregators. In fact, Germany, France and Belgium have similar legislation. The difference is the Spanish publishers do not have a say on whether they actually want to charge a fee or not, because the law makes it mandatory.
Cyber crimes on the rise MORE than 13,000 cyber incidents have been registered in Spain during 2014. The National Cryptology Centre (CCN) has managed 80 per cent more incidents in 2014 than the previous year. Out of those, 11.6 per cent were considered to be of high or critical risk, which means those cyber attacks which affect the private information of organisations. The impact and sophistication of the attacks has also increased, with hackers being able to access public administration systems and other key institutions such as energy and pharmaceutical companies or military facilities. This was revealed at a conference for Technological Patrimony Protection. The discussions revolved around cyber crimes and the large economic losses they cause each year.
Olive oil waste could be converted into clean electricity LONG an important part of the Spanish agricultural economy, a new plant promises to give olive growers another boost. The pilot plant is designed to convert toxic byproducts of olive oil production into heat and electricity. Funded through the EU at a cost of €1.1 million, the project was completed last month (November) and it is hoped it will be the precursor to a series of plants capable of turning the vast amounts of waste
from oil production into something not just useful, but also carbon neutral. The waste has long been a problem to dispose of as it can contain pesticides and poisonous organic compounds, as well as being acidic and having high levels of salinity. With the search always on to produce ‘clean’ electricity, it was decided to see if there was a way to kill two birds with one stone.
To that end the plant was built in Andalucia to develop and test innovative technology to see if the waste could be turned into electricity. The system first sees biogas produced by using microorganisms to ‘digest’ the waste. Next step is to take this gas and convert it into a hydrogen rich gas which can then be used in fuel cells to produce clean electricity to power the olive mill.
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Put your spending on a diet this New Year and make a big impact Loose change A look at finance for females
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NEW YEAR’S resolutions can be pretty pointless. Most of the time little thought is put into them - and then, any resolutions made last minute are shortlived knee-jerk reactions to too much eating and boozing over Christmas. Yes, the muffin top waistline suddenly dictates an extreme diet plan that probably lasts about a week, while the same goes for that vow to never touch alcohol again having woken up to a thumping headache on January 1. According to studies, only one in 10 people stick to New Year’s Resolutions for a year, while most people don’t last much more than a month. And it’s a
SAVING MORE: Can have a substantial impact on your emotional well-being. shame really, because we all need incentives to really dedicate ourselves to something and the New Year is a great time to start afresh and get
things in order. So as 2015 fast approaches, you might seriously want to consider a financial New Year’s resolution regardless.
Apparently those who make commitments to start off the year on the right financial foot tend to find themselves in a better financial situation as the year progresses, than those who don’t. Research shows that simple commitments such as saving more and paying off debt can have a substantial impact on the financial and emotional well-being of a household. And like everything in life, the key to achieving long-term financial goals is to create a plan and stick to it. In order not to get too overwhelmed by a resolution, it’s important to set realistic goals. Much of the time we set ourselves massive goals, as most things worth saving for are expensive. Then suddenly, when our New Year’s Resolution buzz dies down, we don’t see enough progress to keep our motivation levels high. So we quit. Therefore set smaller goals - a goal for the end of each month for example. This way, goals will appear more attainable which helps keep up motivation. Happy 2015!
Must Administrator be qualified? Q. In our Community, the President has appointed an Administrator who does not hold You and the a Certificate from the College of Law in Spain Administrators. By David Searl She was not appointed by vote at the AGM meeting, and no one knew that she did not have the qualification to be a Community Administrator. She lives in another town and she is not even Spanish. Do we have any assurance that she can safely manage our Community funds? SJ (Costa Blanca) A. First, the Administrator who handles the paperwork and accounts for a Community of Property Owners needs no professional qualifications. Anyone who can read and write and do simple sums may be contracted to do the job. There is no requirement to be Spanish. Your only assurance will be the members themselves who keep an eye on the accounts. There is an official ‘Colegio de Administradores de Fincas’ and it is a good idea to contract a member. However, there is no requirement for this. Second, a Community Administrator is usually contracted for one year by vote of the AGM. The AGM also authorises
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No answer SPANISH energy multinational Repsol renewed talks with Calgary-based oil and gas producer Talisman Energy with options that ranged from purchasing a selection of Talisman shares to the entire company. The Canadian firm claimed it has been approached by other companies and there is no assurance of an agreement with Repsol.
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payments to the Administrator. The AGM will decide whether or not to renew this contract when it expires each year.
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
SPAIN’S economy should grow by more than 2 per cent in 2015 following 0.5 per cent growth during the third quarter. “If factors affecting the exchange rate and the price of raw materials continue, Spain will be the fastest-growing country in the European Union, the Spanish president Mariano Rajoy said.
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Grateful thanks to all the volunteers ONCE again the HELP Vega Baja Christmas Fayre at the Asturias Restaurant was a very successful event, raising over €3,500. Our grateful thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this event such a success, as well as all the members of the public who supported us. We hope everyone left with bargains. All money raised by this event will be used to support projects that provide support and services to the local community. Very best wishes to all our volunteers, members and friends of HELP Vega Baja for a very Happy Christmas. Pauline Yates (acting president HELP Vega Baja), San Miguel de Salinas (Alicante)
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Fighting spirit YOU’VE got to hand it to the Spanish. They seem to have elevated the level of football hooliganism to its ultimate form of expression. In the UK hooligans conformed to smashing up shops and bars in the opposing team’s city or fighting with rival fans wherever they could be found. In this country, using WhatsApp, they now pre-arrange not only the time and venue of the battle but also its duration and which weapons may or may not be employed. With this new state of the art ‘a la carte’ hooliganism in mind, I would like to suggest clubs stage these gladiatorial combats inside the stadiums, say two hours before kickoff, and charge an entry fee for the public to watch. Business, after all, is business and local inhabitants would be free to walk about without fear. Jonathan Allso, Valencia.
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THE Spirit of Christmas hovers over the shopping centre of Plaza Mayor in Malaga City. Ernie Barnes, Arroyo de la Miel (Malaga)
It really is a very beautiful country with a hospitable and friendly population. Among its many attractions are the fabulous Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls national parks. Coincidentally I was on a short visit to Kampala when Idi Amin overthrew the then former president, Milton Obote. Ron Godfrey, Nerja (Malaga)
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Spied-on REGARDING surveillance cameras and the Spanish privacy laws, I wrote to Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) about cameras our community had installed. It was agreed that cameras be placed at the entrances to the community and that the scheme would be approved by the AEPD. Three cameras were placed so they covered the public walkway. I drew this to the attention of the president but it was claimed they were legal as we allegedly owned the walkway. After my letter to the AEPD they inspected the system and the report concluded that 11 of the cameras contravened the privacy
laws. The community could face a fine of between €40,000 and €300,000. Moral: don’t install cameras without taking proper advice. Robert Peake (by email).
Not-so-sweet charity I WAS executor of my aunt’s will. In her innocence she left the residue of her estate, after bequests, to six charities. Five were very high-profile, one was a small local organisation. The legacies were large and took two years of lengthy
correspondence and admin to complete. The large charities wanted constant breakdowns of every penny I spent, right down to the cost of skips needed to clear my aunt’s house. One even queried the cost and told me to find a cheaper firm. Another said they wanted an account of all expenses and I was only allowed 30p a mile while visiting the house to clear it. I was absolutely disgusted with their uncharitable attitude and especially their greed as they all have head offices around the UK which must cost a fortune. The only charity which caused no trouble was a small local one that was overwhelmed and so grateful for the cheque I finally sent them. If you plan to leave money to any charity try to leave a specific sum. After this unpleasant exercise dealing with high-profile charities, I would sooner give to a small local charity where you can see the good it brings. I gave up donating to big charities and now, knowing the obscene salaries they pay staff, I am glad I did. Julie Perkin, Downend (Gloucestershire, UK)
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Think twice “THERE are a number of reasons for the UK to leave the EU,” says Roger Page, of Mojacar Playa, and I agree with some of the points he makes about the EU’s shortcomings. But what would happen to UK residents like him and me in Spain if the UK were to leave the EU? Would we have the right to continue living here and still have the right to free healthcare, provided we were part of the social security system, either as contributors or pensioners? Not unless Spain were prepared to negotiate a new treaty with the UK, and would Spain do that if the UK had slammed the door shut on Spanish immigrants desperate to work? These Spaniards are young immigrants whom the UK with its aging population needs. They are prepared to work in the low-paid jobs that the British don’t want and many studies have shown that immigrants to the UK aren’t a drain on the economy, in fact the reverse. We are the immigrants in Spain, and we should never forget that. I can live modestly, but comfortably, in Spain on my UK pensions, but if I were forced to return to England I could barely exist. I might very easily become a burden on the government, along with possibly many thousands of returning expats deported from Spain and as many as two million from all of the EU. People like Roger Page should be careful what they wish for, because if they get it, they might not like the effect it would have on their easy lives here. David Frost, Malaga
In black and white I READ recently in the local Spanish press that magpies (urracas) and collared doves are ousting sparrows from Alicante city. Come on! Collared doves, more than likely. But magpies? I have yet to see a magpie in this part of Spain, yet alone in a city anywhere. Puzzled, Campello (Alicante)
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10:00am Charmed 11:00am Rules of Engagement 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Paternity Court 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory) 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 9:00pm Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 12:00am The Big Bang Theory
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SKY MOVIES Action 4:20am Get Carter 6:05am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 7:35am Resident Evil: Apocalypse 9:15am Fire with Fire 10:55am Deep Blue Sea Scientists experiment on a new strain of super shark in their hunt for a cure for Alzheimers.
12:50pm The Guns of Navarone 3:30pm The Saint Simon Templar is a debonair master thief with a talent for disguise.
5:35pm The Last Samurai 8:15pm Fire with Fire 10:00pm Con Air 12:00am Batman Begins 2:30am Deep Blue Sea 4:30am The Guns of Navarone
5:55am Ernest Saves Christmas Rubber-faced Ernest is the cabbie who has to help Santa find a successor.
7:30am The Nutty Professor 9:10am The Dukes of Hazzard 11:00am Two Weeks Notice 12:45pm When Harry Met Sally 2:25pm About a Boy 4:10pm The Man 5:35pm The Nutty Professor 7:15pm Two Weeks Notice 9:00pm Almost Christmas 10:50pm About a Boy 12:35am This is 40 2:55am Idiocracy 4:25am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
6:25am Deep Family Secrets 8:10am Derailed 10:10am Ripley's Game 12:15pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.
2:05pm Lone Survivor 4:10pm Blood Work FBI profiler Terry McCaleb has retired after a heart transplant.
6:10pm Children of Men 8:10pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 10:00pm Lone Survivor 12:05am Falling Down 2:05am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 4:05am Fear
5:30am Home Alone 4 7:00am Let it Snow 8:35am Grumpy Old Men 10:25am Christmas in Wonderland 12:10pm Let it Snow 1:45pm Miracle on 34th Street A department store Santa must convince one little girl - and a New York court - that he's real.
3:45pm Grumpy Old Men 5:30pm Bad Santa 7:15pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9:00pm Miracle on 34th Street 11:00pm Bad Santa 12:45am Black Christmas 2:15am Jingle All the Way 4:00am Holiday Inn 5:45am Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
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A lonely writer begins a relationship with his hyper- intelligent computer operating system.
1:00pm Khumba 2:30pm The Book Thief 4:45pm Gravity: Sky Movies Special 5:15pm Coming Home for Christmas 7:00pm A New York Winter's Tale 9:00pm The Book Thief 11:15pm Her A lonely writer begins a relationship with his hyper- intelligent computer operating system.
1:25am A New York Winter's Tale 3:40am Cheap Thrills
The jungle king is being hunted by the angry brother of a ruthless trapper he killed.
10:50am Solomon and Sheba 1:40pm Taras Bulba 4:00pm Gunmen From Laredo 5:25pm Cheyenne Autumn 8:25pm The Forty-Niners 10:00pm Year of the Dragon 12:30am Menace II Society 2:25am Year of the Dragon 4:40am Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set
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7:05am Homes Under the Hammer 8:05am Saints and Scroungers 8:35am Oxford Street Revealed 9:20am Glorious Gardens From Above 10:05am The Great Interior Design Challenge 11:05am Children's Hospital 11:35am The Travel Show 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm BBC World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Coast 2:25pm Ready, Steady, Cook
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. A look at the day's news and headlines. 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Christmas with Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather
8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am 3rd Rock from the Sun 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm Jamie's Christmas with Bells On 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Great British Christmas with Sarah Beeny 2:05pm Come Dine with Me
3:10pm The Great British Bake Off 4:10pm A Place to Call Home 4:55pm Restoring England's Heritage 5:25pm Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain
3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover Peter Andre presents the makeover series. 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point
3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me
3:00pm Dear Secret Santa
6:25pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:30pm Tom Kerridge Cooks Christmas
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12:05am Never Mind the Buzzcocks 12:35am Boyz 'n' the Hood 2:20am A Culture Show Special 3:20am This is BBC Two
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12:10am The British Comedy Awards 2014 2:00am Martha Marcy May Marlene 3:40am Because I Said So 5:20am A Place in the Sun: Home or Away
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8:30pm Diamonds are Forever: The Don Black Songbook 10:00pm The Joy of the Bee Gees 11:00pm The Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond 12:00am Queens of Disco 1:00am Disco at the BBC) 2:00am The Joy of the Bee Gees 3:00am The Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond 4:00am The Joy of Disco
7:45am Emmerdale 8:15am Emmerdale 8:45am You've Been Framed! 9:15am The Cube 10:15am Royal Pains 11:15am The Chase 12:15pm All Star Family Fortunes 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm Royal Pains 3:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Pearl Harbour 12:30am Two and a Half Men
7:00am Faith in the Future 7:25am Heartbeat 8:20am The Darling Buds of May 10:35am Judge Judy 11:30am Judge Judy 11:55am Sherlock Holmes 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Pollyanna 5:15pm On the Buses 6:20pm Rising Damp 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:50pm Wycliffe 8:55pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm The Jury 12:05am The Vice
8:55am The Professionals 9:55am Kojak 10:55am Magnum, P.I. 11:55am Pawn Stars 12:50pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:55pm Minder 3:00pm The Professionals 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Magnum, P.I. 5:55pm Kojak 7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Licence to Kill 12:45am Scarface
1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Paternity Court 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Mechanic 11:50pm The Big Bang Theory 12:50am Bad Robots
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8:30am Thomas and Friends 8:45am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:50am Bananas in Pajamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:25pm Lucky Christmas 2:15pm 5 News Lunchtime National and international news. 2:20pm Home and Away 2:50pm Dear Secret Santa
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Fantasy romance set in north California.
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7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show
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9:00pm Ice Road Truckers 10:00pm Trespass Crime thriller.
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9:00pm Best Christmas Movies Ever A host of stars including Jim Carrey, Ashley Jensen, Jonathan Ross and Warwick Davis recall their festive favourites in this brand new countdown of the ultimate Christmas classics.
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5:50am Loss of Faith 7:30am Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 7:50am In the Line of Fire 10:10am Hustle and Flow 12:15pm Four Brothers 2:15pm Runner Runner 4:00pm Murder at 1600 6:00pm Reasonable Doubt 7:45pm In the Line of Fire 10:00pm Runner Runner 11:35pm Four Brothers 1:30am The Last Boy Scout 3:20am Blow 5:30am Malpractice
7:20am Holy Night! 9:00am Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Special 9:30am Disney's A Christmas Carol 11:15am Elf 1:00pm Ernest Saves Christmas 2:45pm Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Special 3:15pm Disney's A Christmas Carol 5:00pm Sleepless in Seattle 6:50pm The Best Man Holiday 9:00pm Elf 10:45pm Sleepless in Seattle 12:35am Ernest Saves Christmas 2:15am The Best Man Holiday 4:25am Pete's Christmas
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Give our children a break LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT
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F you’re all sitting comfortably, I’ll begin. Today we are going to talk about the children. The little kiddiewinks. The only species that can drive you from aggravation, to adoration and back in the blink of an eye! Some weeks ago I wrote that giving the vote to 16-year-olds was ridiculous. The backlash I received for that statement was, somewhat predictably, hysterical to say the least. ‘How can you say that?’ a number of readers ranted. ‘Don’t you realise how informed the young people of today actually are? And so on. Well actually loves, as a father of six, I know exactly how informed they are. Despite the whole issue being raised again this week. (I don’t need to say by whom, but he has trouble with bacon sandwiches!) I can quite categorically say the ratio of the ‘informed,’ ‘uninformed’ and ‘don’t give a monkeys,’ teenagers is probably around 500 to one. By this
TEENAGE VOTERS: Let them be kids, most of their lives will be spent as adults. reckoning, the outcome of this experiment would mean that for every ‘informed’ teen voting responsibly for a political party, 499 would vote for Harry Styles. For heaven’s sake give the kids a break. Most of their lives will be spent as adults - with the worry and responsibility that comes with it. Let ‘em just be. Let them revel in their new discoveries; excitement of first kisses and dates.
Let ‘em enjoy their music, young energy and gift of life. To me, endeavouring to heap adult responsibilities on our youngsters is akin to child abuse. I can actually remember being young. Despite the fact that, in the aftermath of WWII we were somewhat deprived, it was a magical, innocent and wonderful experience. Robbing the children of their childhood is unforgivable.
Also, while I’m about it, I think all these ‘Tiny Tot’ beauty pageants should also be banned and indeed some of the mothers actually committed. The agony heaped on most of these tiny participants is a pure parental disgrace. Now we come to another pair of ‘saucepans’ in the news this week. The two young tykes who attempted to rob the bank. All dolled up in crash helmets, with a cleverly faked gun, they strolled into the bank like a couple of John Derringers. Apparently after their capture they were locked in a cell for the night. Quite right. Give them a taste of what to expect if they embark on this type of career. ‘Oh no,’ scream the predictable, completely misled do-good brigade. ‘They should have been treated much differently than that’. Like what I ask? Taken out for a McDonald’s? Given a trip to Disneyland? Of course they needed a sharp, short lesson. After a night on bread and water, they should have been given a guided tour of the grimmest prison around. I dunno, sometimes I do despair of it all. Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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8:20am Share a Story 8:25am Sooty 8:35am Mr. Bean 8:50am Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am The Looney Tunes Show 10:00am Share a Story 10:25am Columbo 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Surprise Surprise 1:30pm Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
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3:00pm Last Man Standing 3:30pm Last Man Standing 4:00pm Harrow: A Very British School 5:00pm Harrow: A Very British School
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12:15am Wanderlust 2:10am Devil 3:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:40am Secret Eaters Colleagues and lifelong friends Faye and Laura are baffled by their weight gain.
12:05am The Best of the Joan Rivers Position 1:05am Jason Manford Live 2:25am Super Casino 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big
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8:00pm Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice
7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Christmas Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:20pm The Cube 1:20pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 2:25pm Secret Santa 4:15pm Santa Baby 6:10pm The Nightmare Before Christmas 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Tomorrow Never Dies 11:25pm Celebrity Juice 12:25am The Office Xmas Party
7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Pollyanna 9:20am The Royal 10:20am Sherlock Holmes 12:40pm Columbo 2:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:45pm Mamma Mia! 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:10am Bomb Girls 2:55am Up Pompeii 4:30am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 5:25am On the Buses
8:40am Motorsport UK 9:40am Bundesliga 10:40am Bundesliga 11:40am Brazil Brazil: World Cup Revisited 12:40pm Pawn Stars 1:10pm Pawn Stars 1:40pm Ice Cold in Alex 4:20pm Midway 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Storage Wars 8:30pm Storage Wars 9:05pm Rush Hour 2 11:00pm 300 1:15am River Monsters
4:00pm Made in Chelsea 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Melissa and Joey 6:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Big Bang Theory 10:30pm The Big Bang Theory 11:00pm Kick-Ass 1:20am Rude Tube
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7:05pm The Wish List 8:50pm 5 News Weekend 8:55pm Scrooge Musical adaptation of Dickens's classic story, A Christmas Carol.
6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles
9pm 9:40pm The National Lottery Live 9:50pm Strictly Come Dancing 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Match of the Day Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League games.
Finishing the current series with a festive edition, Jonathan welcomes David Walliams, Carry On and EastEnders star Barbara Windsor, newly-crowned F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, Jimmy Carr and 2014's biggest-selling solo artist, Ed Sheeran and there is also music from Broadway star and vocal star of Disney's Frozen, Idina Menzel.
Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn star in Seth Gordon's frothy romcom about a happily unmarried couple who reconsider their relationship after spending Christmas with their families.
11:10pm Rob Brydon Live Recorded live on his first UK tour in 2009, the award-winning actor, comedian, radio star and TV presenter wows his audience in an excruciatingly funny stand-up show packed with wry anecdotes, quick-witted audience interaction, tongue-in-cheek humour, improvisation, the most amazing impersonations and some uplifting songs.
9:00pm Hawaii Five-0 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Predator
12am 12:45am The Football League Show 2:05am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 2:10am BBC News
Documentary which uses spy cameras to get closer than ever before to the world's greatest land predator, the polar bear.
9:00pm Icebound: The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano 11:40pm The Old Grey Whistle Test 1:10am Kings of Rock and Roll 2:10am Rock 'n' Roll Britannia 3:15am The Fight for Saturday Night 4:45am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.
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Comedy 7:35am Kindergarten Cop 9:40am About Time 11:50am National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1:35pm Last Vegas 3:35pm Bean 5:15pm Last Holiday 7:15pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 9:00pm Last Vegas 11:00pm About Time 1:05am Ali G Indahouse 2:35am The Way Way Back 4:25am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
7:10am The Truth About Emanuel 9:00am Flatliners 11:05am Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 1:05pm The Pelican Brief 3:45pm Conspiracy Theory 6:00pm Sleeping with the Enemy Laura Burney seems to have the perfect life: a stunning house and a loving husband, Martin.
7:40pm Proof of Life 10:00pm Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 11:50pm Single White Female A young Manhattan businesswoman becomes the victim of the ultimate flatshare horror.
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7:45am Look Who's Talking Now! 9:25am Miracle on 34th Street 11:05am Pete's Christmas 12:40pm Snow Buddies 2:15pm The Santa Clause 4:00pm The Santa Clause 2 5:50pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 7:30pm Saving Santa 9:00pm Love Actually 11:20pm The Santa Clause 1:05am The Santa Clause 2 3:00am The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 4:40am Jingle All the Way
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9:00am The Pearl of Death 10:20am Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 11:40am Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers 12:55pm Terror by Night 2:05pm Dressed to Kill 3:30pm Sherlock Holmes in Washington 4:50pm Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 6:10pm Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 7:30pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 8:50pm Terror by Night 10:00pm Absolute Power 12:20am The Reaping
The life of a shy teen changes overnight when a charming but aimless mechanic asks her out.
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Ready to pump up the volume Colin Bird Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-the-wall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.
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WAS loading the car with our weekly shopping, when a grim faced chap came rushing toward me, brandishing a clip board. “UGH!” he grunted as he stabbed the clip board with his shiny Bazaar Chino ball point. The form declared it was an official document issued by the Society for the Deaf and Dumb. There were no other details except for two little flags stuck on the bottom - one Spanish, one British - supposedly to denote its authenticity, and three signatures each with a €10 donation signified, but all suspiciously bearing similar hand writing. “UGH!” he repeated, this time more
forcefully as he bayoneted the clip board with his pen. The life of this poor Oriental pen was going to be short lived. Equally forcefully and in words I am not allowed to repeat here, I told him to scarper, at which he turned on his heel muttering something to do with my parentage. It’s a miracle I thought. The gifts of
hearing and speech had been restored simultaneously. But this little incident reminded me of another some years ago. We had decided to stop for a coffee break and a respite from our round of sightseeing in the town of Falmouth in
Cornwall. It was a pleasant little cafe not far from the harbour and the prices although elevated, were not stratospheric and a short term loan was not necessary. The ambience was pleasant with soothing background muzak and waitresses who were smiley, attentive and cor! Furnishings were comfortable and I was greatly relieved to see that the tables had not been manufactured in Greece, and had legs of equal length. Then as we tucked into our sticky treats, there was a commotion as a crowd of elderly people screaming like Banshees, blew into the cafe like a geriatric hurricane. There were empty tables available for only half of them, the HARD OF HEARING: There is no need to shout, I can hear you loud and clear.
others remaining at the counter where they harangued the serving staff deafeningly with their orders. Suddenly the gentle atmosphere of the cafe had been transformed into a hell hole of noise and three figure decibels. The racket was horrendous. Looking through the window, our attention was directed to a mini bus parked across the road - Van Gogh Centre for the Hard of Hearing it proclaimed. Someone has a sense of humour I thought. Didn’t Van Gogh cut off one of his ears? Then as we were about to leave, one of the worst offenders and definitely in the running for The Bedlam Cup, approached us. “THIS TABLE FREE THEN IS IT?” he bawled. “Half past four!” I hollered back, which seemed to satisfy our loud friend, and we hurried out to the welcome sound of traffic and a police siren.
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Fern Britton Meets... 12:00pm Escape to the Continent 12:30pm Bargain Hunt 1:30pm MOTD2 Extra 2:15pm BBC News 2:30pm Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
BBC TWO 7:35am Natural World 8:35am African Cats 10:05am The Football League Show 11:25am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:55pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites 1:25pm Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites 1:55pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 2:45pm Equestrian
ITV 7:50am Dino Dan 8:05am Canimals 8:10am Canimals 8:20am Share a Story 8:25am Sooty 8:35am Mr. Bean 8:50am Ultimate Spider-Man 9:15am Horrid Henry 9:30am Big Time Rush 10:00am The Aquabats! Super Show! 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Storage Hoarders 11:30am ITV News and Weather 11:35am Death on the Nile 2:20pm Columbo
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CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 9:55am Jamie's Comfort Food 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory Kripke challenges the boys to a robot duel. 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory
CH5 10:10am Jelly Jamm 10:25am LazyTown 10:55am The Mr. Men Show 11:10am Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures 11:20am Roobarb and Custard Too 11:30am World's Strongest Man 2014 12:30pm The Muppets and Lady Gaga at Christmas 1:40pm It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas
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SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Glee 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Penguins of Madagascar Special 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey? 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Bachelor King
3pm 4:15pm The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe An antique wardrobe proves the perfect hiding place for Lucy, the youngest of four Pevensie children evacuated during WWII.
5:30pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Frank's grandfather offers to pay for flying lessons so that Frank can help on his Australian sheep farm. Betty doesn't think it's a good idea, nor does the flying instructor, once he has met Frank.
3:50pm Tipping Point 4:50pm The Chase 5:45pm Casper
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The Simpsons 5:00pm Channel 4 News 5:10pm Bugsy Malone
3:25pm The Christmas Shepherd
7:00pm Jamie's Cracking Christmas
7:30pm 5 News Weekend
Seasonal romantic drama.
5:10pm The Family Man Whimsical romantic comedy.
4:00pm Penguins of Madagascar Special 4:30pm March of the Penguins Morgan Freeman narrates this Oscar-winning documentary, following the struggle of emperor penguins to hatch just one chick in the harsh Antarctic.
6pm 6:25pm Songs of Praise 7:05pm BBC News 7:20pm BBC London News 7:30pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:00pm Countryfile
6:15pm Flog It! Antiques series.
6:55pm The Terminal
7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm You've Got to Love Christmas
Drama inspired by real events.
Christmas is the perfect time of year for enjoying delicious and decadent treats with your very favourite people.
National and international news.
7:35pm Space Cowboys
6:00pm We Love Penguins 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Futurama 8:00pm The Flash
8:00pm Men in Black 3
9pm 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm The Apprentice 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm The Apprentice Lord Sugar summons the remaining candidates for their final task.
9:00pm Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 10:40pm QI XL Quiz show in which the aim is to be interesting.
11:25pm Match of the Day 2
9:00pm Surprise Surprise 10:00pm Midsomer Murders DCI Barnaby has a new sidekick in DS Charlie Nelson as the rural police drama returns for a new series.
10:00pm Homeland In the penultimate episode of the compelling and contemporary US thriller, Carrie is forced to put her life on the line in order to get her team out of Pakistan.
10:00pm Gran Torino Drama about a bitter, racist old man who begrudgingly realises his need for redemption.
9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Trollied 10:00pm Best Christmas Movies Ever
11:00pm Rewind the Christmas Hits
12am 12:25am The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme 1:05am Serendipity 2:30am Countryfile 3:30am Holby City 4:30am This is BBC Two
12:00am ITV News and Weather 12:15am Vicious 12:45am Rugby Highlights 1:45am The Store 3:30am Motorsport UK 4:20am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 5:05am ITV Nightscreen
12:35am The IT Crowd 1:30am Peep Show 2:00am NFL 5:45am NFL
12:15am Unforgiven 2:45am Super Casino 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big
12:00am Karl Pilkington: The Moaning of Life 1:00am The Flash 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Last Man Standing 4:30am Last Man Standing 5:00am Mission Implausible
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8:00pm The Fir Tree 8:30pm Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 10:00pm Sammy Davis Jr: The Kid in the Middle
2:15am An Evening with Sammy Davis Jr 3:15am Imagine...
7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:50am The X Factor: Your Top Ten 12:50pm The X Factor Class of 2014 1:55pm You've Been Framed! 2:20pm You've Been Framed! 2:55pm Beethoven's Christmas Adventure 4:45pm Ant and Dec's Christmas Show 6:00pm The Polar Express 8:00pm The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm The Holiday 12:45am Release the Hounds 1:50am Two and a Half Men
7:10am Judge Judy 7:30am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 8:25am Carry on at Your Convenience 10:15am Carry on Loving 12:20pm Up Pompeii 2:00pm The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery 3:55pm A Touch of Frost 5:50pm The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 6:55pm Lewis 9:00pm The Best of Royal Variety 10:00pm Michael BublĂŠ: Home for Christmas 11:30pm Ray 2:25am Cracker
10:00am Alias Smith and Jones 11:05am Alias Smith and Jones 12:10pm River Monsters 1:05pm River Monsters 2:10pm River Monsters 3:15pm Smokey and the Bandit 5:10pm Spartacus 9:00pm Rugby Highlights 10:00pm Hard Target 12:00am Renegades 2:10am Mcvicar 4:15am Nitro Circus 4:35am Nitro Circus 4:55am The Professionals 5:45am The Professionals
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8:55am Dante's Peak 10:55am Die Hard 1:10pm Die Hard 2 3:20pm Romancing the Stone 5:15pm The Jewel of the Nile 7:15pm R.I.P.D. 9:00pm Die Hard 11:15pm Die Hard 2 1:25am Gangster Squad 3:25am Alex Cross 5:10am Born to Race: Fast Track
7:35am Elf 9:25am About a Boy 11:15am Bad Santa 1:05pm You've Got Mail 3:15pm Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Special 3:45pm Liar Liar 5:20pm The Mask 7:10pm Elf 9:00pm Bad Santa 10:45pm About a Boy 12:35am Fun with Dick and Jane When Dick's firm goes bankrupt, he and wife Jane have two options.
2:10am Wedding Crashers 4:15am Scary Movie 5
7:30am Speed 9:30am Dead Calm 11:15am Cellular 12:55pm The Call 2:35pm Getaway 4:10pm Alive 6:20pm Speed 8:20pm The Call 10:00pm The Green Mile 1:15am Getaway 3:00am Alive A plane carrying a team of rugby players crashes in the middle of the Andes.
5:20am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man
6:30am Saving Santa 8:00am Almost Christmas 9:50am Penguins of Madagascar Special 10:20am Miracle on 34th Street 12:20pm Holiday Inn 2:05pm Home Alone 3:50pm Miracle on 34th Street A department store Santa must convince one little girl - and a New York court - that he's real.
5:50pm Best Christmas Movies Ever 7:20pm Black Nativity A struggling mum sends her son to stay with his inspirational grandparents for Christmas.
9:00pm Home Alone 11:00pm New Year's Eve
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7:20am Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 8:40am Dressed to Kill 10:00am Terror by Night 11:15am Sherlock Holmes in Washington 12:40pm The Spider Woman 1:55pm The Barkleys of Broadway 4:00pm Last of the Comanches 5:40pm The Nebraskan 7:00pm The Bounty Hunter 8:30pm The Wild One 10:00pm Hell on Wheels 10:55pm Hell on Wheels 11:50pm Duel at Diablo 1:40am Hell on Wheels 2:35am Hell on Wheels
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11:00pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 12:30am A New York Winter's Tale 2:45am Coming Home for Christmas
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FEW weeks back I wrote about Christmas TV ads which, together with the Christmas decorations everywhere you look, reminded me that it’s that time of year for the traditional nativity play in British schools - one of the biggest events in the school calendar together with the Christmas fair. I recall one occasion when a little girl was chosen to play Mary at her nursery and, by all accounts, was word perfect at rehearsals. On the day, though, she was struck dumb by the sight of a hall full of parents and, judging by her reaction when Joseph tried to take her hand, you could have been forgiven for thinking he had Ebola. The event ended up a complete omnishambles! And why is it that, in all nativity plays, there’s always one kid with an ego so big it practically qualifies for mansion tax, who steals the limelight by losing himself in the music and jiving like a maniac and another in the back row tunelessly yelling each word?
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No whitewash can hide the stain of political correctness Nora Johnson
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Which makes you wonder why they don’t give these plays a run in the provinces first… Reports that mothers have offered teachers free beauty treatments and other inducements if their little girl could be Mary remind me one thing hasn’t changed much over the years. Blackmail is an ugly word but my father’s supplying much of the scenery for my own primary school’s efforts meant I could
NATIVITY PLAY: One of the biggest events in the school calendar. always be guaranteed at least a ‘no room at the inn’ part! But what has changed - for
the worse - is the current widespread ban on cameras and iPhones: parents forbidden from
recording their Mary or Joseph’s moment of glory. Which reminds me of the case of the retired police officer prevented from photographing his grandson playing soccer as there would be ‘other boys in the shot.’ Or the grandfather who went on his own to a Somerset theme park to watch a falcon display and was shocked when told, because of child protection rules, unaccompanied adults were ‘banned.’ Political correctness! You wonder where it will all end. As an adult on your own, should you be allowed in a park because there might be children there? Or a swimming pool? Or the bus because there might be children going to school?
Nora Johnson’s thrillers ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89;£0.79) and iBookstore. Profits to Cudeca.
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BBC TWO 7:55am Mary Berry's Absolute Christmas Favourites 8:25am Canterbury Cathedral 9:25am The Bishop's Wife 11:10am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12:10pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 1:10pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 2:00pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 2:50pm Coast Australia
ITV 5:05am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service. 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Speakmans 11:20am Dickinson's Real Deal 12:20pm Tipping Point 1:20pm Judge Rinder 2:20pm ITV News and Weather 2:55pm Big Star's Little Star
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CH4 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Frasier 9:00am Frasier 9:35am The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 11:15am The Big Bang Theory 11:45am The Big Bang Theory Sheldon wants revenge when Penny accidentally shoots a paintball gun at one of his cushions. 12:15pm The Simpsons 12:50pm White Christmas
CH5 9:20am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:30am Bananas in Pajamas 9:45am Tickety Toc 10:00am Milkshake! Bop Box 10:05am Peppa Pig 10:10am Peppa Pig 10:20am Wanda and the Alien 10:35am The Mr. Men Show 10:55am World's Strongest Man 2014 11:55am My Crazy Christmas Obsession 12:55pm The Flight Before Christmas 2:25pm Harry and the Hendersons
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SKY 1 6:00amzUK Border Force 7:00am That Hidden Camera Family 7:30am That Hidden Camera Family 8:00am Moone Boy 8:30am Yonderland 9:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Futurama 12:30pm Futurama 1:00pm Best Christmas Movies Ever
3pm 5:00pm Cinderella When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the royal ball, she gets unexpected help from some friendly mice and her fairy godmother.
3:40pm A Place to Call Home 4:25pm A Place to Call Home 5:10pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Classic sitcom about one-man disaster area Frank Spencer.
3:55pm The Railway Children
6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Great British Bake Off 8:30pm Top of the Pops 2
6:00pm The Cube 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
Drama about three children whose lives change dramatically after they move from a comfortable townhouse to a small Yorkshire cottage near a railway line.
3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal
4:35pm Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties
6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks
6:05pm Christmas with the Kranks
Visiting London, Garfield is mistaken for a posh puss.
3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm Futurama 4:30pm Futurama 5:00pm The Flash
6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm A Question of Sport
Sienna's lies fail to allay Theresa's suspicions about Dodger's whereabouts.
Yuletide family comedy.
7:55pm World's Strongest Man 2014 Strongman competition.
8:00pm Channel 4 News
6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Little Crackers 7:00pm Little Crackers 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm John Bishop's Christmas Show 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Mrs. Brown's Boys
10:00pm The Wrong Mans 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks Anarchic pop quiz. 11:30pm Brian Pern: A Life in Rock Spoof documentary following ageing rock star Brian Pern.
9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street Gary faces up to the consequences. What is Callum up to?
10:00pm Tsunami: Survivors' Stories 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pm Notting Hill
9:00pm Gadget Man's Guide to Christmas 10:00pm Food Unwrapped's Christmas Dinner 11:00pm Derek Derek, the award-winning bittersweet comedy drama returns for one last time in this special finale show.
9:00pm The Railway: First Great Western Documentary series following the staff of First Great Western.
10:00pm Michael Buble's Christmas 2014 11:00pm Dirty Dancing
9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Trollied 10:00pm Stella 11:30pm Trollied
12am 12:05am Citizen Khan 12:35am The Graham Norton Show 1:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:25am BBC News
12:00am Andy Parsons - Slacktivist 1:00am Chances Are 2:45am The Apprentice 3:45am This is BBC Two
2:00am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. 4:00am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:05am Gogglebox 1:00am NFL 2:00am World on a String 2:55am The Tree of Life 5:15am Fantastic Voyage
12:55am Abba: The Image 1:55am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am House Doctor 5:20am House Doctor 5:45am House Doctor
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8:00pm Guys and Dolls
8:30am Coronation Street 9:00am The Corrie Years 9:30am You've Been Framed! 9:55am All Star Family Fortunes 11:00am Catchphrase 12:00pm The 12 Days of Christmas Eve 1:55pm Emmerdale 2:25pm Coronation Street 2:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The X Factor Class of 2014 7:15pm You've Been Framed! 8:45pm Take Me Out 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm Fast and Furious 1:10am Celebrity Juice
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7:20am Black Gold 8:00am Minder 8:55am The Professionals 9:55am Kojak 11:00am Magnum, P.I. 12:00pm Pawn Stars 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 3:00pm Silverstone Classic 2014 4:10pm The Rawhide Years 5:55pm The Far Country 8:00pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Bundesliga
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10:25pm Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and Magic 11:35pm The Joy of the Bee Gees 12:35am The Bee Gees at the BBC... And Beyond 1:35am Castles: Britain's Fortified History 2:35am Puppy Love 3:05am Sounds of the Eighties 3:35am Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and Magic 4:45am This is BBC Four
Zak tries to make amends with Edna. Moira is excited as Adam returns.
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SKY MOVIES Action 5:10am Born to Race: Fast Track 7:00am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:30am Star Trek Into Darkness 9:45am Jaws Steven Spielberg's scary chiller about a coastal community plagued by a killer shark.
12:00pm The Mask of Zorro 2:25pm Middle Earth: There and Back Again 3:25pm Iron Man 3 5:40pm Star Trek Into Darkness 8:00pm Lethal Weapon 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:00am Lethal Weapon 3 2:05am World War Z 4:15am Iron Man 3
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7:50am Syrup 9:35am Mean Girls After 15 years in Africa, home schooled Cady knows all about herd instincts.
11:15am We're the Millers 1:15pm Last Holiday 3:15pm The Best Man Holiday 5:30pm The Nutty Professor 7:15pm Mean Girls 9:00pm Grown Ups 2 10:50pm We're the Millers 12:50am This is the End 2:50am Grown Ups 2 4:45am A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
5:20am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:10am Down the Shore 8:55am The Mean Machine 11:10am Derailed 1:10pm Zero Dark Thirty Special 1:30pm American Hustle 4:00pm The Mean Machine 6:15pm Derailed 8:15pm Breakdown 10:00pm American Hustle 12:20am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2:20am Cherry Falls 4:00am Jagged Edge
6:30am Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Special 7:00am Let it Snow 8:35am Christmas in Wonderland 10:20am Ernest Saves Christmas 12:00pm Let it Snow 1:35pm Jack Frost 3:20pm Elf 5:00pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 6:45pm Love Actually 9:00pm Elf 10:45pm National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 12:30am Jack Frost 2:20am Love Actually
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6:00am The Barkleys of Broadway 7:55am Last of the Comanches 9:35am The Nebraskan Phil Carey stars as a frontier scout trying to make peace between settlers and the Nebraska Sioux.
10:55am The Bounty Hunter 12:30pm The Wild One 2:10pm Gold of the Seven Saints 4:00pm April in Paris 5:55pm Secret of the Incas 7:55pm Drum Beat 10:00pm Ocean's Eleven 12:15am Queen of the Damned 2:15am Ocean's Eleven 4:15am Black Spurs
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What is the best gift you have ever been given or given to someone else?
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R Martin Espinosa, head of the Royal Aesthetic Clinic in Albir, said the best gifts he has ever been given have all been work related and believes that they are a great and unusual gift to give to someone special in your life: “Giving an aesthetic treatment is the best gift, as the results give the receiver a new found confidence and feeling in their lives and that is amazing.” Simon Foster from Somedo on the Orihuela Costa, says that the best gift he has ever given to anyone was from the
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DR MARTIN: His work is the best gift.
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“The best gift I have ever received was actually a late Christmas present. The gift was my other half. He has completely changed my life for the better. With him we have moved to Spain and begun a whole new chapter of our lives.” Joyce from Curiocity hair salon in Fuengirola, who also specialises in dreadlocks, says that she received an unexpected and amazing gift this week from a client! “My client had come in for the first time having been told about me by
someone else. I styled her hair and she was so pleased that the client offered to take me out for dinner with her and a friend to a lovely fish restaurant in Fuengirola as a way of saying thank you for the hair style, which she loved and because she thought I was so nice! It was so unexpected and I had such a lovely time! I felt so appreciated!” Paula Read Kenny from Sophia Wellness Centre in Arboleas said Paula that her first bike was the best gift she has ever received. “My favourite Christmas memory has to be as a child. At sevenyears-old I got my first bike, a yellow Tomahawk and was the proudest girl in the world. I only got this great present from SIMON: 40th gift to Santa because I must sister was the best have been such a good present he has given. girl all year!”
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast The latest news, sport, business and weather from the BBC's Breakfast team. 10:00am Mars Needs Moms 11:30am Bridge to Terabithia 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by weather. 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Chicken Run
BBC TWO 7:35am The Great British Bake Off Masterclass: Christmas - Masterclass 8:35am Canterbury Cathedral 9:35am Anything But Christmas 11:05am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 12:05pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 1:05pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 1:55pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 2:45pm Equestrian
ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Speakmans 11:20am Dickinson's Real Deal 12:20pm Tipping Point 1:25pm Big Star's Little Star 2:25pm ITV News and Weather
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CH4 6:55am Small Animal Hospital 7:20am King of Queens 7:45am King of Queens 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Frasier Venomous radio therapist Dr Nora joins Frasier at KACL. 9:00am Frasier 9:25am Rugrats the Movie 11:00am Andre 12:55pm Ladyhawke
CH5 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:40am Bananas in Pajamas 9:55am Tickety Toc 10:10am Milkshake! Bop Box 10:15am Peppa Pig 10:20am Peppa Pig 10:30am Access 10:40am World's Strongest Man 2014 11:40am Jack and the Beanstalk 1:25pm The Elf That Rescued Christmas
TUESDAY TV SKY 1 6:00am Stargate Atlantis 7:00am The Real A&E 7:30am The Real A&E 8:00am Moone Boy 8:30am Yonderland 9:00am The Flash 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Futurama 12:30pm Futurama 1:00pm Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie 2:00pm Greggs: More Than Meats the Pie
3pm 4:05pm The Gruffalo 4:30pm Cars 2 Animated sequel.
3:45pm Coast Australia 4:35pm A Place to Call Home 5:20pm Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Classic sitcom with the king of the incompetents, Frank Spencer.
3:00pm Judge Rinder Studio courtroom show where criminal barrister Robert Rinder rules on real life cases.
3:10pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal
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3:00pm This Christmas Festive comedy-drama. An estranged family reunite for the first Christmas in several years.
6pm 6:10pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Celebrity Mastermind 8:30pm EastEnders
6:05pm Flog It! 7:00pm The Great British Bake Off Masterclass: Christmas - Masterclass 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm University Challenge
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears
6:00pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm The Snowman
7:00pm World's Strongest Man 2014 7:55pm My Crazy Christmas Obsession 8:50pm Michael Buble's Christmas Songbook
6:00pm Treasure Island 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Wrong Mans 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Russell Howard's Good News
9:00pm Roman Britain From the Air 10:00pm Lottery Stories: Be Careful What You Wish for 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Kylie: Kiss Me Once
9:00pm Celebrity Fifteen to One 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:00pm Man Down 11:30pm Da Best of Ali G
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9pm 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm The Royle Family 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:40pm Mrs. Brown's Boys
Three-part series following staff and patients at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital over the festive season.
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12am 12:10am Cuckoo 12:40am The Apprentice 1:40am Final Analysis 3:40am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:45am BBC News
12:00am Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 12:45am Surviving Christmas 2:10am Top of the Pops 2 3:40am Film 2014 4:10am The Mekong River with Sue Perkins 5:10am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
12:50am The Jonathan Ross Show 2:10am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his daytime talk show. 4:45am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
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8:00pm Robin and the Seven Hoods 10:00pm Len Goodman's Big Band Bonanza 11:00pm Proms on Four: Battle of the Bands 12:25am Only Yesterday: The Carpenters' Story 1:20am Northern Soul 2:20am Len Goodman's Big Band Bonanza 3:20am Proms on Four: Battle of the Bands 4:45am This is BBC Four
8:55am Coronation Street 9:20am The Cube 10:20am Catchphrase 11:20am Arthur and the Great Adventure 1:25pm Emmerdale 1:55pm Coronation Street 2:25pm Coronation Street 2:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story 7:15pm Scooby-Doo 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am Celebrity Juice
7:00am Movies Now 7:10am Judge Judy 7:30am Fresh Fields 8:10am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 9:10am A Touch of Frost 11:30am The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery 1:25pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:25pm The Best of Royal Variety 4:25pm The Best of Royal Variety 5:30pm George and Mildred 6:05pm George and Mildred 6:40pm A Touch of Frost 8:55pm Foyle's War 11:00pm Housewife 49 1:00am A Touch of Frost
9:40am Kojak 10:40am Magnum, P.I. 11:40am Pawn Stars 12:10pm Pawn Stars 12:40pm Monaco Historic Grand Prix 1:40pm Minder 2:50pm Destry Rides Again 4:45pm Shalako 7:00pm Storage Wars 7:30pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Cannonball Run II 11:15pm Carlito's Way 2:10am Hornblower 4:00am Brazil Brazil: World Cup Revisited
3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm Famous Fred 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Rude Tube 11:00pm Rude Tube 12:05am The Big Bang Theory
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1:25pm National Treasure 3:40pm National Treasure: Book of Secrets 5:45pm Deep Impact 7:50pm Fast and Furious 6 10:00pm The Wolverine 12:10am Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit 2:05am Demolition Man 4:15am Underworld In a war between vampires and werewolves, bloodsucking warrior Selene holds the key to victory.
Comedy 6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 8:50am Home Alone 10:50am Grudge Match 12:50pm Groundhog Day 2:45pm Click 4:40pm Love Actually Romcom following the interconnected lives of a group of loved-up, and lovelorn, Londoners.
7:00pm Home Alone 9:00pm The Heat 11:00pm Grudge Match 1:00am National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2:50am The Heat 5:00am Groundhog Day
7:40am Swordfish 9:25am Deadfall 11:05am The Italian Job After an elaborate gold heist in Venice, masterthief Charlie and his crew are double-crossed.
1:00pm Big Nothing 2:35pm Swordfish 4:20pm Harsh Times 6:20pm Children of Men 8:20pm Deadfall 10:00pm The Italian Job After an elaborate gold heist in Venice, masterthief Charlie and his crew are double-crossed.
11:55pm Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2:20am Death Warrant 3:55am Basic Instinct
6:40am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 7:00am Holiday Inn 8:45am Saving Santa 10:15am Snow Buddies 11:50am Miracle on 34th Street 1:50pm Bad Santa 3:35pm Black Nativity 5:15pm The Heat: Sky Movies Special 5:30pm Saving Santa 7:00pm Miracle on 34th Street A department store Santa must convince one little girl - and a New York court - that he's real.
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The life of a shy teen changes overnight when a charming but aimless mechanic asks her out.
12:15pm A New York Winter's Tale 2:15pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 3:45pm Escape From Planet Earth 5:15pm Muppets Most Wanted 7:15pm Best Christmas Movies Ever 9:00pm Muppets Most Wanted 11:00pm Endless Love The life of a shy teen changes overnight when a charming but aimless mechanic asks her out.
1:00am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 2:30am A New York Winter's Tale 4:30am Coming Home for Christmas
A small-town girl's love life takes shocking turns when her sweetheart returns from World War I.
6:00pm King Richard and the Crusaders 8:15pm Tarzan and The Valley of Gold The jungle king fights to protect a lost city of gold from the international criminal Vinaro.
10:00pm No Good Deed 12:05am Death Proof 2:25am No Good Deed 4:20am Sierra Passage 5:45am TCM Shorts A special look behind the scenes with comedian, director and actor Ben Miller.
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Take action now to ensure your overseas property passes to who you want it to TAKE action now to ensure your overseas property goes to your loved-ones, says Stone King’s Dan Harris. For decades Brits abroad have been immune to Spanish forced heirship rules that determine who gets someone’s property when they pass away. That’s because Spain has allowed the law of a person’s nationality to govern the devolution of their property. But this is all set to change in 2015 when attempts to simplify succession law across Europe come into effect. From August 17 next year a person’s ‘habitual residence’ and not their nationality will determine who gets what when they die. The impact on affected families who don’t take the appropriate action could be devastating. The changes will mean that the devolution of the property of foreigners (including Brits) living in Spain will be subject to that country’s domestic law, not British law. In most civil law jurisdictions like Spain an individual’s property is subject to
HEIRSHIP RIGHTS: The new rules could protect British owners of Spanish property. forced-heirship provisions. This means of your spouse, regardless of your wishes. The good news is that the new that the legal system of the state where the property is situated decides who regulation contains provisions that have the potential to protect British owners of receives your property when you die. Put simply, your will is likely to be (at Spanish property. After August 17, any British national least partly) ineffective if it conflicts with forced-heirship rules. Instead your who has property in Spain - and who has children, including estranged children and taken appropriate action before their children from previous relationships, could death - can avoid the default position of inherit your property on your death ahead the law of their habitual residence
governing the devolution of their estate by instead making a formal election for the law of their nationality to apply. The ‘appropriate action’ is to make a nomination in a will which is valid in the state where the property is situated, stating which law will apply to your property. As Spain has adopted the provisions of the 1961 Hague Convention on testamentary dispositions your English will is as valid in Spain as a Spanish will, and arguably, as English law is being applied, an English will may be more appropriate. The nomination can and should be done now to avoid problems should you lose the mental capacity to make a new will before August 17 or forget to do so. That way you can ensure that your overseas property passes to your loved ones. For more advice on this complex area of international law please contact Dan Harris or Simon Lofthouse on +44 (0)1225 326761 or email international@stoneking.co.uk
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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am Snow Babies 11:00am Nigel Slater's 12 Tastes of Christmas 12:00pm WALL-E 1:30pm Christmas of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:40pm BBC London News 2:50pm Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
BBC TWO 8:20am Canterbury Cathedral 9:20am One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing 10:55am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 11:55am Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 12:40pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 1:35pm Torvill and Dean: The Perfect Day 2:35pm The Choir: New Military Wives
ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am All Stars 12:35pm Horrid Henry: The Movie 2:20pm ITV News and Weather 2:35pm Doc Martin The peace of Portwenn is disturbed when a hoard of twitchers descend on the village.
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CH5 9:05am Peppa Pig 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:20am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:30am Bananas in Pajamas 9:40am Tickety Toc 9:55am Milkshake! Bop Box 10:00am Peppa Pig 10:05am Peppa Pig 10:15am Wanda and the Alien 10:30am Gone with the Wind 2:50pm The Adventures of Robin Hood
SKY 1 7:00am Futurama 7:30am Futurama 8:00am Moone Boy 8:30am Yonderland 9:00am The Flash 10:00am Modern Family 10:30am Modern Family 11:00am Modern Family 11:30am Modern Family 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm Modern Family 1:30pm Modern Family 2:00pm Best Christmas Movies Ever
3pm 4:05pm Merry Madagascar 4:25pm Shrek the Halls 4:50pm The Gruffalo's Child 5:15pm On Angel Wings 5:45pm 101 Dalmatians
3:35pm Little Women 5:25pm To the Manor Born
4:35pm Off Their Rockers 5:05pm Santa Claus
3:35pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.
3:45pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5:50pm The Muppet Christmas Carol
4:50pm Scrooge Adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story, 'A Christmas Carol'.
4:00pm Futurama 4:30pm Futurama 5:00pm The Flash
6pm 7:05pm BBC News at Six 7:15pm BBC London News 7:25pm Toy Story 3
6:25pm Carols from King's 7:40pm The Good Life 8:10pm Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
7:15pm You've Been Framed! 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street
7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:25pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 8:55pm The Snowman and the Snowdog
9:00pm University Challenge
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9:30pm My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas 10:30pm Gogglebox
6:35pm Michael Buble's Christmas 2014 7:30pm My Big Xmas Benefits Blow-Out 8:20pm Britain's Craziest Christmas Lights
6:00pm Treasure Island 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons
9:25pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 10:30pm Greatest Ever Christmas Movies A countdown of the greatest Christmas films of all time.
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A charming animated sequel to Raymond Briggs's classic The Snowman.
9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm 10:30pm Not Going Out 11:15pm The Vicar of Dibley 11:55pm Mrs. Brown's Boys
Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.
James Bond returns to hunt a mysterious enemy that threatens to bring down MI6.
A chance to see some of the best moments of the past year of Gogglebox: 2014 in review from the country's best loved households.
9:30pm The Choir: New Military Wives 10:30pm Julie Walters: A Life on Screen 11:30pm Calendar Girls
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1:15am Buster Lively biopic telling the story of Great Train Robber Buster Edwards, a small-timer who fell in with more ambitious thieves. 2:45am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.
12:00am Christmas Carols on ITV 1:00am Elizabeth: The Golden Age 3:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 3:50am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.
12:05am Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2014 1:05am The Inbetweeners 1:35am The Inbetweeners 2:05am The Inbetweeners 2:30am The Inbetweeners 2:55am Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale 4:20am Toys
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12:30am Trollied 1:30am A League of Their Own 2:30am The Flash 3:20am Hawaii Five-0 4:10am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Airline USA 5:30am Airline USA
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8:00pm Carols From King's 1954: A Festival of Lessons and Carols 8:45pm Wild Scotland 9:00pm Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank 9:30pm Arena 10:30pm Top of the Pops 11:30pm Some Santas with Jokes 12:00am Frank Sinatra 1:35am Swingin' Christmas 2:45am Top of the Pops
3:45am Sammy Davis Jr: The Kid in the Middle
9:15am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 10:05am All Star Family Fortunes 11:10am You've Been Framed! 11:40am You've Been Framed! 12:15pm The 12 Days of Christmas Eve 2:10pm Emmerdale 2:40pm Casper 4:40pm You've Been Framed! 5:05pm You've Been Framed! 6:05pm All Star Family Fortunes 7:10pm Catchphrase 8:20pm The Nightmare Before Christmas 10:00pm The Holiday 12:45am Celebrity Juice 1:50am Through the Keyhole
7:35am On the Buses 8:00am On the Buses 8:35am George and Mildred 9:05am Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00am The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 12:10pm A Christmas Carol 1:45pm Christmas Lights 3:10pm Mamma Mia! 5:25pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 6:25pm The Royal 7:30pm Michael BublĂŠ: Home for Christmas 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Clash of the Santas 1:00am Vicious
9:20am Kojak 10:25am Magnum, P.I. 11:25am Pawn Stars 11:55am Pawn Stars 12:20pm Goodwood Revival 2014 1:25pm The Vicious Circle 3:10pm The Rawhide Years 5:00pm British Superbike Championship Show 2014 7:00pm Storage Wars 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:55pm Rush Hour 2 12:45am Payback
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12am 12:30am BBC News at Ten 12:45am Midnight Mass From Arundel Cathedral 2:05am Sliding Doors 3:40am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 3:45am BBC News
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10:40am Bean 12:20pm Sleepless in Seattle 2:20pm Almost Christmas 4:20pm Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 6:30pm Elf 8:15pm About a Boy 10:00pm Bad Santa 11:45pm Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
6:05am Loss of Faith 7:45am Reasonable Doubt 9:25am Blood Work 11:25am Murder by Numbers 1:30pm Runner Runner 3:10pm Blood Work 5:05pm Reasonable Doubt 6:45pm The Transporter 8:25pm Transporter 2 10:00pm The Counsellor 12:20am Runner Runner
9:45am Die Hard 12:00pm Jingle All the Way 1:35pm Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Special 2:05pm Disney's A Christmas Carol 3:50pm Home Alone 5:40pm Jingle All the Way 7:15pm Disney's A Christmas Carol 9:00pm Home Alone 11:00pm Die Hard 1:15am Black Christmas
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6:40am By the Light of the Silvery Moon 8:45am King Richard and the Crusaders 10:55am Tarzan and the Lost Safari 12:30pm Tarzan and The Valley of Gold 2:15pm Ziegfeld Follies 4:25pm What's Up, Doc? 6:15pm Fiddler on the Roof 10:00pm Tootsie 12:15am Something's Gotta Give 2:40am Tootsie
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Doggy heaven REPORTS that Pope Francis told a distraught little boy that dogs can go to heaven turn out to be wide of the mark. The World’s Press picked up on a report in Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, that suggested he said there was a place in heaven for people’s pets. But it turns out his comments and the context into which they were put were misinterpreted. According to Vatican Radio, what the Pope actually said was: “The Holy Scripture teaches us that the fulfilment of this wonderful design also affects everything around us.” Corriere della Ser interpreted that remark to mean that dogs could go to heaven. Other media sources then picked up the story and within hours it was making news around the world. To make matters worse the Pope was not talking to a distraught boy, but rather to a general audience, and comparisons the paper drew with remarks from Pope Paul VI were then attributed to Pope Frances by many news sources. Outlets which misreported the comments included The New York Times, TODAY, and NBC News. The Vatican has not clarified exactly what the Pope meant.
EVERYONE loves puppies. They’re adorable. But how adorable will you think your puppy is when you find him in the middle of a mess that used to be your favourite pair of shoes. Puppies, like babies, require an enormous amount of attention and effort - from housebreaking and socialising to teaching acceptable manners. If you don’t have the time to keep a steady training schedule, perhaps you should look into getting an adult dog. However, adult dogs come with their own ‘baggage.’ Some adult dogs have been abused or neglected. As a result, these dogs have acquired
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animal in need a home, it’s the right animal for your home. However, if you’re looking for a specific breed, a breeder (or a specific breed rescue) is the way to go. Contact the Kennel Club in your country, they normally have a list of registered breeders. Ask for references from your breeder, and ask about how many times of year they breed. A good breeder generally only produces one to three litters a year and will guarantee their dogs against most major health defects. When chosen for all the right reasons, the ownership of a dog can be wholly rewarding and a very satisfying experience.
A regular sitter for Bella and Boo has been found online By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch SMALL dogs can be famously fussy with their food, and who cares for them, or so I have been told by many dog owners. Bella and Boo, a couple of Dachshunds who moved to Costa Almeria with Moira their owner last year apparently fit this description. It’s quite a challenge
for a newly retired empty nester, now excited to travel and discover new places in her retirement. So how can she find suitable and affordable care for her dogs for the 12 weeks she plans to be absent this year? Irish friends also retired in Spain had mentioned a new membership they had taken up to an online network - HouseSit Match.com - that allows
them to meet up with other people who love animals and are happy to petsit or housesit in exchange for free accommodation. It sounded like a really good collaborative idea. When she learned that the company was active in a number of different countries with sitters and housesits all around the world, Moira joined as both a homeowner and a
housesitter. The first pet sitter for Bella and Boo is booked for April and she is exploring housesits herself in France for the New Year! Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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1914: The so-called ‘Christmas Truce’ begins on the Western Front between British and German soldiers. The unofficial ceasefire sees soldiers from opposing sides exchanging Christmas gifts and playing games of football. 1924: Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison after serving 264 days for treason. During his imprisonment he writes his book Mein Kampf. 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world’s first full-length animated film, premieres at a theatre in Hollywood. It is the highest grossing sound film of its time. 1967: Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt is officially presumed dead after disappearing while swimming at Cheviot Beach in Victoria. He had been Prime Minister for just 22 months before his disappearance. 1968: The Apollo 8 spacecraft and its crew of three astronauts become the first manned space mission to orbit the moon. Television viewers got their first eye-witness account of the lunar surface from astronaut James Lovell. 1972: Fourteen survivors of a plane crash in the Argentine Andes are found two months after the accident. The survivors stayed alive by resorting to cannibalism. The incident would later be made famous by the book and subsequent film, Alive. 1973: Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco is assassinated in a car bomb attack in Madrid. The 70-year-old, his bodyguard and driver are killed by the bomb planted by the terrorist group ETA. 1988: A bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland. The jumbo jet with 258 passengers crashes into the town, killing 11 more people on the ground. Libya later accepts responsibility for the incident.
The average Hollywood star’s ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.’ Katharine Hepburn
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely later in the month. During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on. Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close. Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved. Pushing ahead does not guarantee results. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) It is difficult to avoid repeating mistakes made in the past. Your approach to certain situations has not changed and therein lies the problem. Someone who blames you for a mistake shows ignorance but that does not make it less upsetting. PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Who is trying to push you into a corner? Maybe it is being done so subtly that you have not even noticed. Who wants a decision from you? Appear to take pressure lightly and not give in to an irritation. There is some jealousy this week but refuse to be drawn into petty matters.. ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull. A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with.
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Adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of a bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by a powerful villain with plans to threaten the entire universe. Quill joins up with a team of misfits including a gun-toting raccoon and a tree-like humanoid. The ragtag bunch must face up to one desperate last stand once they discover the true power of the orb. With the fate of the galaxy in the balance, the team must try their best to save the universe. Directed by James Gunn. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Vin Diesel. Runs 121 mins. PG-13.
December 20, Ashley Cole, 34, football player English defender who began playing for his country in 2001 and won two Premier League titles with Arsenal. He moved to Chelsea in 2006 and was formerly married to pop star Cheryl Cole before they split up because of his infidelities. December 21, Jane Fonda, 77, actress Shot to fame following her performance in the movie Cat Ballou and well-known for her anti-Vietnam War stance. She is the daughter of legendary actor Henry Fonda and was married to CNN founder Ted Turner for 10 years.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision. CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After the 22nd it is much easier to see the path ahead. This is particularly true of a financial situation, so there's no sense in fussing until you understand what needs to be done. Someone who has in the past been unco-operative is more flexible. You wonder at this and try to see an ulterior motive, but it is most likely that they have seen the error of their past actions. Is it possible for you to take them on trust?
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Divide, 2 Priest, 3 Decree, 4 Treaty, 5 Rested, 6 Others, 7 Starry, 8 Chaste, 9 Centre, 10 Astern, 11 Caters, 12 Nearer, 13 Ceases, 14 Scream, 15 Meters, 16 Abases, 17 Neatly, 18 Massed, 19 Whiled
IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Social life is important because friendships will be made that last a long time. Your popularity should not be taken for granted, but built on. As you need other people, they also need you. December 18, Brad Pitt, 51, actor Award-winning actor and producer who is still thought of as one of the sexiest men in the world. He was married to Friends star Jennifer Aniston but the marriage broke up when he met his current wife, Angelina Jolie, on the set of a movie.
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December 23, Eddie Vedder, 50, singer The Pearl Jam frontman is ranked number seven on Rolling Stone’s Best Lead Singers of All Time list. His distinctive voice helped Pearl Jam rocket to stardom during the 90’s as part of the grunge music scene. In his early days he worked as a security guard at a hotel.
December 23, Vicente del Bosque, football manager. Former Spanish football player and current manager of the Spanish national team. Del Bosque led Spain to two European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012, and one World Cup title in 2010. He coached Real Madrid between 1999 and 2003, the most successful period in the club’s history.
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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the truth, which may affect your longer-term finances but do you really have any choice? VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before? Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance. What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes.
December 23, Carla Bruni, 47, model Bruni was one of the original supermodels in the 90’s and became even more well known when she married ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy. She studied art and architecture in Paris before pursuing a career in modelling. She also writes songs and has appeared in several movies. LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived. To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it. There is always something to know that guides us to a better position. It will make you smile that someone has taken you for a fool because you have the last laugh. SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future. Right now, things may seem like a bit of an effort for small reward.
8-Star Quiz GUYS AND DOLLS
1. Which two former England cricket captains were nicknamed Guy (the Gorilla) and Dolly? 2. Athol Guy, was the double bass player with which Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, whose UK hit singles include: I'll Never Find Another You, A World of Our Own, Morningtown Ride, Georgy Girl and The Carnival is Over? 3. In which decade did Dolly the sheep become the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer? 4. What was the name of the British radio producer, intelligence officer and Foreign Office official who, along with Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Anthony Blunt was a member of the Cambridge Four spy ring that passed Western secrets to the Soviets before and during the Cold War? 5. In which novel Charles Dickens’ novel, largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780, first published in 1841, did the character Dolly Varden appear? 6. Which American adult animated sitcom centres on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois, their children Meg, Chris and Stewie plus their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian? 7. Located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, what is the name of theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton? 8. Which famous name is missing from this list: John Wright, Thomas Wintour, Thomas Percy, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates, Robert Wintour, Christopher Wright, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis Tresham?
Nonagram How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case G) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
TARGET: Average: 18 Good: 23 Very good: 33 Excellent: 40
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION gilt, glom, goon, hong, ling, logo, long, nigh, ting, tong, glint, gloom, igloo, ingot, light, lingo, might, night, thing, thong, tigon, holing, homing, mooing, oohing, tiglon, hooting, looming, looting, molting, mooting, tooling, MOONLIGHT
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Move from the start word (SETS) to the end word (FREE) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.
SETS SEES FEES FEET FRET FREE
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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (FIRING) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
1. IAN BOTHAM and BASIL D'OLIVEIRA, 2. THE SEEKERS, 3. 1990s (1996), 4. GUY BURGESS, 5. BARNABY RUDGE, 6. FAMILY GUY, 7. DOLLYWOOD, 8. GUY FAWKES (Gunpowder Plot)
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Unscramble the name of a famous Hollywood superstar: MORAL IRONY: MEN Unscramble the name of a type of musical instrument (one word): OR I’M HUMAN
Play on Words T A H C putting leaves everywhere (5) 6 Slow movements from a dog is a treat (7) 7 Total is twenty (5) 8 Bridge players under low deer (5) 14 Concentrated on made up red cent (7) 16 Furred animal turning on orca, cold inside (7)
17 Doctor Les adds burdens (7) 18 Furtively checks out court events (5) 19 Savings account returning capital (5) 20 A display of bad temper in the theatre? (5) 22 It concerns Adam’s wife and the bailiff! (5)
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Z and 15 represents G, so fill in Z every time the figure 10 appears and G every time the figure 15 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Young rooster (8) 4/6 Athletic event (4,4) 7 Parody (5) 9 Spherical (5) 11 Besmirch (5) 12 Flat (5) 13 Go by (6) 15 Evaluate (6) 19 Denim pants (5) 21 Domesticated South American ruminant (5) 23 All keyed up (5) 24 Big (5) 25 Moist (4) 26 Unafraid (8)
Down 1 Manner of dressing (7) 2 Annoyed (5) 3 Delivery job (6) 5 Complain (5) 6 See 4 Across 8 Apartments (5) 10 Male duck (5) 14 Separated (5) 16 Shoulder cover (5) 17 Triumph (7) 18 Wool of sheep (6) 19 Fatigued (5) 20 Sound of mind (4) 22 Concur with (5)
English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Answers: Chat up line, Flat out
Down 1 Bright team leader Adrian is badly beaten up (7) 2 Ride a bike for the full course (5) 3 Proceedings for careless driving? Animal killed (7) 5 Tree begins autumn pruning,
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FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: MARILYN MONROE, HARMONIUM
Across 1 Highly ornate style, or designed by Chanel? (6) 4 Waterways made of tin, aluminium and sulphur (6) 9 Madagascar goatherd carries a load (5) 10 The platoon revealed its own philosopher (5) 11 Near a demolished stadium (5) 12 Unimaginative, as theatre usually is (7) 13 Changed course continually sound diplomacy (6) 15 Credit is double big trouble (6) 19 Memory loss is initially a mind numbing experience, so is academia (7) 21 Fixed crude switch (5) 23 Wait, it’s the wrong verse (5) 24 Run away to find work in the Spanish quarter (5) 25 Cleans up when diet is changed (6) 26 Needles from French city (6)
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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Waddle, 5 Dearth, 8 Loss, 9 Treasure, 10 Senior, 11 Create, 12 Fade, 14 Aha, 15 Aden, 16 Canton, 18 Thread, 19 Likeness, 21 Sale, 22 Pestle, 23 Disuse. Down: 2 Adore, 3 Dislike, 4 Entertain, 5 Doe, 6 Aisle, 7 Turn the tables, 11 Chastised, 13 Avarice, 15 Arrests, 17 Treat, 20 Ewe. QUICK Across: 1 Chooses, 4 Super, 7 Anger, 9 Screams, 10 Trouble, 11 Needs, 12 Spare, 14 Feast, 19 Harms, 21 Replace, 23 Insults, 24 Cheap, 25 Lists, 26 Suspend.
Across 1 Sixteen (9) 8 Pavement (for walking on) (5) 9 Grano (5) 11 Wool (4) 12 Beso (4) 14 Alto (edificio, persona) (4) 16 Weapon (4) 19 Help (assistance) (5) 21 Boy (5) 22 Waiters (9)
Down 2 Artículos (5) 3 Which (in questions and reported speech) (4) 4 Señal (de aviso) (4) 5 Departure (3) 6 Sierra para metales (7) 7 Rings (on finger) (7) 10 Rata (3) 13 Triste (persona) (3) 15 Warning (advance notice) (5) 17 Branch (of tree) (4) 18 Dolor (4) 20 Grape (3)
Down: 1 Charts, 2 Scrub, 3 System, 4 Strange, 5 Peace, 6 Resist, 8 Group, 13 Results, 15 Share, 16 Thrill, 17 Crisis, 18 Leaped, 20 Rests, 22 Picks. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cesto, 4 Sello, 7 Ese, 8 Aviador, 9 Soap, 10 Octavo, 14 Collars, 16 Cod, 17 Lagos, 18 Seats. Down: 1 Chess, 2 Sueca, 3 Orar, 4 Suitcases, 5 Lid, 6 Our, 11 Ancla, 12 Ondas, 13 Saws, 14 Col, 15 Leg.
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TOP 10 CHRISTMAS SONGS It’s that time of year again when songs on the radio get you in the mood for the upcoming festivities. Have a look below at some of the best-loved Christmas songs and make yourself a playlist for the holidays. 1. Slade Merry Christmas Everybody: Noddy Holder and his gang of glam rock musicians belt out this perennial Christmas favourite. A real singalong tune, Holder shows he certainly has a pair of lungs when he screams out ‘It’s Christmas’ towards the end of the song. 2. Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday: This slightly weird looking bunch of bearded loons gave us one of the best songs to get you in the Christmas mood. The video is worth a watch purely for the outrageous get-up of the musicians and the slightly bemused children accompanying them.
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CHRISTMAS SONGS: To get you in the mood for the festive season. song ever written. The legendary Kitt purrs the lyrics urging Santa Claus to hurry down the chimney tonight. Definitely puts the X in Xmas.
5. Eartha Kitt Santa Baby: Probably the sexiest Christmas
Just Joking Q: How do you know when Santa’s in the room? A: You can sense his presents. Q: What do you get when you eat Christmas decorations? A: Tinsilitis Q: Why did nobody bid for Rudolph and Prancer on eBay? A: Because they were two deer.
8. Band Aid Do They Know It’s Christmas?: This Christmas is the 30th anniversary of the release of the original track recorded by the music superstars of the day. Originally released as a fund-raising song to combat famine in Ethiopia, the song has been rerecorded this year to raise money for the fight against Ebola. 9. Wham? Last Christmas: A 1980’s classic, the video features George Michael and his cohort of friends retreating to a ski resort for the Christmas holidays, in all their 1980’s-fashion glory. The hair, the clothes, the synthesisers - it can’t get more 80’s and Christmas-y than this popular favourite.
4. Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Is You: The American pop princess released this track in 1994 and its up-tempo beat still keeps listeners bobbing along every Christmas time. It has been remixed numerous times and been performed by artists such as Michael Buble and Miley Cyrus.
Elf Reports, Free This app allows children to see what their very own elf has been reporting. They can also check to see if they are on the naughty or nice list in the run-up to Christmas. The app also gives children the ability to submit their Christmas list directly to Santa Claus and his elves in the North Pole, just in time for Christmas Eve.
Caribbean-style song about Jesus Christ would become a firm Christmas favourite, but it has. The Jamaican-born 70’s disco band get people on the dance floor in December each year when the DJ belts out this wonderful, happy Christmas tune. 7. John Lennon Happy Xmas (War Is Over): Released in 1971, this song written by ex-Beatle Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono made it to number four in the UK. A protest song against the Vietnam War, it has become a Christmas classic and is constantly named in polls as a holiday favourite.
3. The Pogues Fairytale Of New York: Singer Shane McGowan wrote this classic track when he was bet that he couldn’t write a Christmas song. Released in 1987, the creators of the song earn more than €500,000 in royalties each year. Not a bad bet.
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Sudoku 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.
10. David Bowie & Bing Crosby Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy: This 1977 track was recorded for a Bing Crosby television Christmas special and features the two renowned singers chatting amiably before launching into a glorious duet with harmony. Crosby died just five weeks after recording the song. It has become a perennial favourite on British Christmas compilation albums.
Boggled 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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Average: 22 Good: 28 Very good: 40 Excellent: 50
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4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION nurse, pries, prier, press, tuner, tuners, tress, stuns, runes, rusts, riser, risers, rests, spree, sierra, sheer, sheers, dress, darns, dares, arrest, herds, heirs, heist, barns, bares, bards, baser, boars, board, airer, aerie, exert, exerts, toads
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10th December LIFE seemed to slow down. The last few months had been a whirlwind of appointments, tests, scans and chemo. It had been two weeks since my first chemo session and apart from a sore throat, I was feeling pretty good. I noticed that my hair was starting to fall out, nothing dramatic, but quite a lot on the pillow in the morning. I gave my hair a good wash and then towel dried it. The majority of hair seemed to cling on to its roots so I decided that I still wasn’t quite at the stage where I needed to shave my head. My blonde Bond wig was at the ready though! I was told at my last appointment that I would have to remove my coil because the hormones were ‘in contra’ to my treatment so my doctor made an appointment for me at family planning and they called me in pretty quickly. I hoped it wouldn’t affect my iron levels because the original reason for having the IUD
inserted was because I was extremely anaemic owing to very heavy periods. Only time would tell. In the meantime I looked after myself, went for walks along the beach with Jorge. I did homework with my children, cooked meals, laughed a lot… life as normal. I still had an army of people offering to help, but I thought that I needed to get on with things as much as I could on my own.
What a lucky girl I am, and yes, I do feel like a girl I decided to get fitted for an arm compression stocking to wear when I was doing anything a little more strenuous, sport for example. The goal was to avoid lymphedema at all costs. Once your arm puffs up it’s a condition you will have to live with. A lovely friend, Kelly, rang me and asked if I would like a foot massage! Well you can imagine I was over to see her in a flash. Aside from the importance of looking after ones feet and nails, I can honestly say Kelly has magic fingers and a wonderful heart.
She talked away and I could have stayed there forever. A massive thank you to her. She is in Avenida Tore Tore near the seafront in Torre del Mar. Go and visit her she is a wizard! It was the run up to Christmas and I was planning for the arrival of my family. My parents would be arriving from Mexico, shortly followed by my sister from Manila and her boyfriend. It is always a major operation uniting us! I was so looking forward to Christmas and my children were desperate to see their grandparents and aunt. Last week of school and I could tell they were tired. Time to decorate the tree and get in some Christmas goodies, mince pies and the like! Yummy. Food really makes me happy and I was feeling so thankful that so far my appetite had remained healthy. You can have all the treatments you want but I think that without love, a fighting spirit and a full tummy it wouldn’t be enough. Just like everything in life you have to believe in yourself and in your ability to overcome. I have been able to find so many positives in my situation. I see my children much more, I have changed the pace at which I live, which is just as well because my work life balance was askew before. When I come out the other side… I will be a far healthier
person in so many respects. I take time to truly appreciate the little big things as I call them. A walk, a beautiful sunrise, my children’s laughter, it doesn’t matter what it is really but each cuddle, kiss, smile, kind gesture seems magnified at a time like this. I just feel so grateful for the endless kindness and love from family, new friends and old. What a lucky girl I am. Yes, I do feel like a girl. To me it seems just like yesterday that I was wielding my hockey stick on the muddy pitches in the pouring rain at school. I remember my mother saying the same thing to me. “I may be older on the outside but I feel so young on
How often do we talk about doing things, but never get around to it the inside.” Recently I have been replaying my life to date through my head. From that tiny little girl who sailed the oceans with her father, mother and sister, from the shy girl who grew and blossomed at school to the young lady who studied in Malaga for a year as part of her degree. A very special time for me.
To the executive in London who had more jobs than you could shake a stick at! Then the move to Spain. Starting a business, having my children and living life to the full. I have done so much in my life, but I feel that I have so much more to achieve. We all need a reason to get up in the morning. The drive to survive is a powerful motivator. When you are diagnosed with cancer it forces you to look at life in a different way. How often do we talk about doing things, but never get around to them? Well life is not a dress rehearsal and we aren’t on the planet for very long, so we might as well live life to the full. Take up yoga, go on that course or climb that mountain you’ve always talked about climbing. Go on that holiday, visit those friends and family you keep meaning to see. There is nothing sadder than going through life procrastinating because it so easy to come up with reasons not to do things. Start doing! Really live because having regrets is such a shame. Next week I would have my next chemo session and hopefully find out the results of my bone scans. Step by step, week by week, but I had embarked upon my journey to recovery and I was really living life.
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Is there any truth in our old wives’ hangover cures? ALCOHOL consumption increases by 40 per cent during December according to the drug and alcohol treatment charity Addiction, and more alcohol can only mean one thing; hangovers. But why do we get hangovers? Hangovers occur when the liver is overwhelmed by alcohol that cannot be broken down quickly enough. Because alcohol is a diuretic, it causes dehydration, which can lead to headaches, reduced concentration, dry mouth and irritability. Blood sugar levels drop, which leads to a throbbing head and can trigger hunger. Alcohol also irritates the stomach lining, which causes the nausea
and exhaustion we feel the next day. People recommend various remedies but is there any truth behind them? Hair of the dog Many people have a Bloody Mary the morning after, with the idea of drinking on a hangover being that it feeds the habit, so your body lets you ignore the symptoms. The tomato juice, full of vitamins and minerals, helps replenish what has been lost in your body. Milk thistle A herbal remedy for reducing effects of hangovers that is taken before or after drinking, it is made from the stem of the milk thistle and contains silymarin, an antioxidant said to boost levels of a
FEELING ROUGH: But will a hair of the dog really cure you? natural substance that is claimed can neutralise toxins in the liver. A fry-up A fry-up after alcohol deals with the hunger pangs and can replace lost salt. But experts say if your stomach is already sensitive from the alcohol, fat can irritate it more and is harder to
digest, so something stodgy, but not fatty, such as a baked potato, will line the stomach and neutralise excess acid. Black coffee Caffeine is the obvious way to stave off tiredness after a night of drinking, but it only provides a short term energy boost.
The Christmas ‘gift’ you really don’t want FLU is often the other ‘gift’ that Christmas brings, affecting between 10-15 per cent of the population each year, peaking over the Christmas and New Year period. Dr Jose Luis Cañada, coordinator of the working group of infectious diseases of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians said it can be FLUB JAB: Helps protect people from the virus.
difficult to avoid, “without flying on a plane on December 1 to Buenos Aires for three months!” Joking aside, he adds: “Influenza is a disease of children and adolescents, but the elderly are those that pay the price.” Around 1,500-3,000 people die each year in Spain from flu and most are the elderly or
those considered in high risk groups.Dr Cañada is an advocate of the flu jab to help protect people from the virus and its spread amongst the population. In Spain, rates of vaccination against influenza are around 60 per cent, below the recommended target of 70 per cent of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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having to make unexpected trips to Casualty. The SEAIC firstly recommends that people with allergies take extra care when out and about as food is sometimes mixed and exact ingredients are often hard to pin down. In short, if you’re not sure whether something
POINSETTIA: Can cause skin reactions.
STRESS REDUCTION: Male macaques experienced less tension in all-male groups.
Male bonding is good for men SCIENTISTS claim that a night out with the lads is good for men. Researchers say it helps them relax and is more likely to lower a man’s stress levels than a night with his partner, or time spent with his family.
Scientists from Germany’s University of Gottingen studied groups of Barbary macaques, a type of ape which exhibits humanlike behaviour in its social groups. They discovered that stressrelated illnesses among macaques only seem to occur among females
or both sexes within a pair. Monitoring the levels of stress hormones among the male apes, they discovered it was higher when they were with their partner or family members compared to when in groups of other males.
you’re allergic to could be in it, don’t eat it! The next piece of advice is to pay special attention to labels. Although it may seem obvious, we tend to eat things not usually included in our diets at this time of year and doublechecking is a good idea, especially if children with allergies are involved. Thirdly the society suggests searching for alternative recipes. A quick search of the internet can provide great ideas for egg, milk, nut and gluten free treats which can come in very
useful when entertaining. Asthma sufferers and people with respiratory allergies should also bear in mind that changes to daily routines can reduce the efficiency of treatments and cold air or smoke can bring on attacks so stay away from smokers and try not to go carol singing on really cold nights. Finally take care with traditional red poinsettia flowers, although they are almost everywhere in Spain over Christmas. Contact can result in skin reactions.
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OLUMNISTS are often taken as just another piece of newspaper furniture. However, in some parts of the world these scribes carry a great deal of weight with readers. Often controversial and hopefully enlightening, perhaps because they ‘play to the audience,’ the columnist attracts readership loyalty. The term has its source in Saint Simeon Stylites of Syria who, in the 5th Century, harangued the populace from the steps of his column. This was a Speakers Corner of its time. Columnists became a formidable force in America and Britain. In the US the great names included Mark Twain, Ambrose Bierce, Walter Winchell, and HL Mencken. Britain had its own drum beaters in Cassandra (Daily Mirror), Lynda Lee-Potter, Simon Heffer and Richard Littlejohn (Daily Mail). One of the most influential of columnists was the Daily Telegraph’s Peter Simple. Michael Wharton aka Peter Simple was a thorn in
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the side of Britain’s Leftists. When he saw several members of a BBC TV camera crew sobbing he asked the reason. They replied they had just heard the news Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin, had died. Wharton replied: “It’s a pity he was ever born.” From that moment on, he said, they never spoke to him again. Washington columnist Marquis Childs guessed that New York Times editorialist James Reston held roughly the power of three US Senators. Presidents and Prime Ministers tirelessly court these satirists. US President Lyndon B Johnson, a friend of Walter Lippmann, said
COLUMNISTS: Can get away with expressing opinions the editor dare not utter. this columnist could make or break him while the electorate was still in bed. Lippmann’s column appeared three times a week in more than 200 newspapers. As author of President Wilson’s 14 Points, the document sealed the fate of defeated
Germany in 1918. This newspaper columnist might have set out the road map for Hitler and World War Two. Lippmann, constantly courted by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, played a leading role in bringing the Vietnam War to an end.
The public mood for this US military débâcle was said to have been started by Lippmann’s formidable rival, Joseph Alsop. As the US President ordered 50,000 more troops to Vietnam, President Lyndon Johnson was heard to murmur: “There; that
should keep Joe Alsop quiet for a while.” As many as 800 American newspapers carried Winchell’s column. Few of his readers knew that Herman Klurfield served as the columnist’s stand-in and ghost-writer. Many columns are penned by an editorial group and appear under a pseudonym; in effect it is a brand name. Both US President Theodore and Franklin D Roosevelt were newspaper columnists, President Ronald Reagan and presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater likewise. A columnist’s value to an editor cannot be understated. The challenging essayist gets away with expressing opinions the editor dare not utter. It is the columnist not the newspaper that attracts the flak.
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X Factor star to kick off The Bushwacka’s celebrations CABO ROIG’S leading venue, The Bushwacka, is welcoming Janet Devlin, performing on New Year’s Eve. Northern Irish singersongwriter Janet Devlin appeared on season eight of The X Factor in 2011, finishing in fifth place. She topped the public vote more than any other act as she received most public votes for the first four weeks of voting and reached week eight before landing in the bottom two with Misha B. Joining The Bushwacka team to end 2014 and start 2015 in style, Janet will be supported
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JUST a week to Christmas now, so here are some urgent jobs. If there could be a frost in the next few days, it is wise to harvest any new potatoes that you have nursed along since September as soon as possible. I have quite a nice crop and since the recent rains and generally sunny weather, should be able to harvest the first small but tasty broccoli heads. Likewise salad leaves have grown large.
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Latest BMWs launched BMW hopes that the new M6 Coupe, Gran Coupe and Convertible will allow the German company to restate its leadership in the high-performance luxury segment. The new cars, BMW says, are poised to write a fresh chapter in its success story, fuelled by finely honed, well-resolved overall concept. The new models announce their highperformance credentials before they even turn a wheel thanks to their athletic and
dynamic appearance. A front end with new, standard-fitted LED headlights makes their intentions immediately clear the M specific double-bar kidney grille and eye-catching front apron with large air intakes see to that. The powerfully sculpted front wings with hallmark M gills (including integrated side indicators), the side skirts and the exclusive forged 19-inch M light-alloy wheels (BMW M6 Gran Coupe exclusive forged 20-inch M light-alloy wheels) only add to this impression. The sporting looks of the new M6 series are rounded off by a rear apron with integrated diffuser insert, two sets of M-specific twin tailpipes and the M6 logo on the boot lid. Another exclusive M feature is the ultralightweight contoured carbon roof of the new BMW M6 Coupe and new BMW M6 Gran Coupe, which also helps to lower the cars’ centre of gravity visually.
Powering all three models is a 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 engine. This high-tech power unit impresses with its innovative M TwinPower Turbo technology - consisting of a pair of TwinScroll turbochargers, cross-bank exhaust manifolds, High Precision Direct Petrol Injection, DoubleVANOS and VALVETRONIC - and customary M attributes, such as a powerful and sustained wave of torque from low rpm, instantaneous responses, an enormous appetite for revs, linear power delivery and a familiar M sound. At the same time, the M turbocharged engine is highly efficient, making for
NEW BMW: Has an athletic and dynamic appearance. excellent fuel economy. The 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 engine develops 412 kW/560 hp between 6,000 and 7,000 rpm in the new BMW M6 Coupe, new BMW M6 Convertible and new BMW M6 Gran Coupe, and its peak torque of 680 Nm (501 lb-ft) is available across a broad rev band (1,500 - 5,750 rpm). Yet the new BMW M6 Coupe and new BMW M6 Gran Coupe also post combined fuel consumption in the ECE test cycle of just 9.9 litres/100 km (28.5 mpg imp), equating to CO2 emissions combined of 231 g/km.
King makes visit to SEAT on Ibiza’s 30th anniversary KING FELIPE VI of Spain visited SEAT’s Martorell facilities to help mark the 30th anniversary of the SEAT Ibiza. But he wasn’t just there to see the best-selling model, he also got a preview of the models to be launched over the next five years, as well as the latest investments. King Felipe was accompanied by Artur Mas, Catalan Government President; José Manuel Soria, Spanish Minister for
Industry, Energy and Tourism; Dr Francisco Javier García Sanz, member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEAT; and Jürgen Stackmann, Chairman of the SEAT Executive Committee. King Felipe visited the SEAT Design Centre, unique facilities in Spain where technology and creativity merge to create the brand’s future models.
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He then moved on to Assembly Workshop 10, where the Leon and Ibiza are built. Here he was shown some of the latest technologies incorporated into this workshop, such as ergonomics improvement systems, automaticallyguided vehicles for production line supply, so as to increase the plant’s competitiveness and efficiency. Martorell is the highestproduction car plant in Spain – 2,100 cars per day (one every 30 seconds), which are then distributed to 76 countries. More specifically, production this year has grown by 13 per cent, enabling the hiring of more than 800 employees over the past few months. SEAT sales have also exceeded the 10 per cent mark.
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Volvo claims no compromise on powerful and clean SUV hybrid THE first Volvo designed from the ground up for plug-in/electrification compatibility, the XC90 T8 delivers all the performance of a luxury SUV, but with emission levels that even small hybrid cars struggle to match. When designing the XC90 T8, Volvo Cars chose not to compromise on performance, driving pleasure, efficiency or even luggage space. By building on the new modular Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) platform and successful Drive-E petrol powertrain, the company has created a uniquely roomy, seven-seater SUV that delivers 400hp/640Nm combined with ultra-low emissions (59g/km) and high fuel efficiency (2.5 l/100km). The fuel economy according to the US driving cycle is 59 MPGe. “The XC90 T8 is a plug-in electric car, hybrid car and high-performance car rolled into one,” says Dr Peter Mertens, Senior Vice President Research and Development of Volvo Car Group. “The Drive-E engines already offer highly competitive performance versus the competition. The T8 takes it further into a leading position.” The XC90 T8 can go from zero to 100km/h in 5.9 seconds, delivering all the driving pleasure customers have come to expect from a Volvo SUV. But driving pleasure is only a fraction of what the XC90 T8 offers - the car has five different driving modes that deliver a range of performance and efficiency-enhancing characteristics. Using either a scroll wheel on the centre console or a touchscreen on the dashboard, drivers can choose from: Hybrid - this is the default mode, suitable for everyday use. Here, the vehicle will
PERFORMANCE RANGE: The XC90 T8 offers five driving modes. automatically alternate between drawing power from the two-litre, four-cylinder Drive-E engine and the electric motor to deliver the best overall fuel consumption. Pure Electric - in this mode, when the high-voltage battery is fully charged, it serves as the car’s sole energy source, powering the electric motor over the rear axle. The XC90 T8 has a range of more than 40km using just electricity, which covers the total distance most people drive in one day. And thanks to the regenerative braking system, this mode is super-efficient in the stop-and-go traffic of city environments. If more power is needed, the Drive-E combustion engine starts up automatically. Power mode - here, drivers get the combined performance of the combustion engine and the electric motor. On start-up, the SUV takes advantage of the electric motor’s superior response and instant torque curve, while the combustion engine
gets up to speed. This combination offers better torque at lower revs, equivalent to that of a large displacement engine like the V8. AWD - this mode offers constant allwheel drive on demand. The advantage of being able to select AWD manually is that the driver can use it when needed, or choose to save energy for later. Save - if the battery is charged, this mode allows the driver to ‘freeze’ the battery level and save it for later use with Pure Electric drive. On the other hand, if the battery is low, the driver can use the combustion engine to charge the battery to a certain level for later use with Pure Electric drive. Many of the XC90 T8’s powertrain features have been optimised specifically for hybrid technology. Here are the main components of the system: Drive-E engine - a specially modified version of the four-cylinder Drive-E petrol
engine is under the hood. Already known for its ability to more efficiently deliver the power of an engine twice its size, the DriveE engine is enhanced in the XC90 T8 by a supercharger and a turbocharger for a total power output of 318hp and 400Nm torque. Automatic gearbox - the eight-speed automatic gearbox has also been specially adapted for the hybrid. Shift-by-wire technology allows drivers to control the transmission electrically (a luxurious touch is the gearshift of handmade Swedish crystal). A larger oil pump provides the necessary lubrication during electric drive and enables quicker pressure build-up when seamlessly going from electric to combustion drive. Battery - the high-voltage (270–400V) battery, delivering 65kW of power, is an excellent example of Volvo’s success with the XC90 T8. While other carmakers have struggled to combine the bulk of a battery pack with a luxurious and spacious interior, Volvo has managed to overcome this challenge by placing the battery centrally in the tunnel of the car. This means that there is room for three rows of seats – plenty of space for people and luggage. Rear electric motor - delivering 82hp (60kW) and 240Nm torque, the large electric motor sits on the rear axle and drives the back wheels in electric and power-boost modes. The rear placement is significant because it allows for a larger motor, which is useful for following stop-and-go city traffic rhythms. This placement also makes efficient all-wheel drive possible because each axle has its own power source.
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An improved Mazarron MAZARRON gave a much improved and battling performance against fourth placed CD Alberca and earned a deserved 1-1 draw. Alberca almost took the lead in the sixth minute when their striker dribbled round Conejo in the Mazarron goal only to lose his footing as he was about to shoot. Mazarron’s first attempt on goal did not come until the 21st minute when Manu’s free kick was deflected for a corner. Monty’s flag kick was scrambled clear by Alberca with Mazarron appealing for a penalty for handball. Alberca came more into the game and Conejo had to be alert in the Mazarron goal with two excellent saves. Enrique was injured and replaced by Cristian. Conejo was again in action in the early stages of the second half making two more good saves before three Mazarron players were
DESERVED DRAW: Mazarron played against CD Alberca. booked in succession for complaining about a decision by the referee. After 61 minutes an attempted clearance by Lorca struck Mateo, his own player, on the back and rebounded just wide of the post for a corner to Alberca. Alberca took the lead after 79 minutes when Perez slipped inside
Lorca before sliding the ball past Conejo. The lead was short lived as the irrepressible Tolo burst through the Alberca defence before firing home the equaliser for his 10th goal of the season. Manu was sent off for a second yellow card but Mazarron managed to hold out for the rest of the game.