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MADRID TAKES OVER
pain is to start suspending Catalunyan autonomy tomorrow (Saturday), as its regional leader threatened to declare independence. The government said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over the running of the region. It is thought the measures implemented could range from taking control of the regional police and finances to calling a snap election by dissolving the regional parliamnent. Catalunya’s president Carles Puigdemont said the region's parliament would vote on independence, backed in a disputed referendum on October 1st, if Spain "continues repression".
"The Spanish government will continue with the procedures outlined in Article 155 of the Constitution to restore legality in Catalunya's selfgovernment," the Madrid government statement said yesterday. "No-one doubts that the Spanish government will do all it can to restore the constitutional order." Article 155 of Spain's 1978 constitution, which cemented democratic rule after the death of dictator General Franco three years earlier, allows Madrid to impose direct rule in a crisis but it has never been invoked. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (pictured on Wednesday) set the deadline of 10.00 am yesterday
for Puigdemont to offer a definitive answer on the independence question, and called on him to "act sensibly". "It's not that difficult to reply to the question: has
Catalunya declared independence? Because if it has, the government is obliged to act in one way, and if it has not, we can talk here," he said in parliament on Wednesday.
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wo former general managers of the failed CAM bank, Roberto López Abad and María Dolores Amorós (pictured) have been given three year jail sentences for false accounting in a major embezzlement case in Madrid, which also saw two other defendants given prison terms. The ex-CAM president Modesto Crespo and three directors were acquitted, with the National Court judges absolving Sabadell, who took over CAM, as well as the CAM foundation and insurers Caser of any liability. Former CAM bosses and directors were arrested nearly four years ago in a
major fraud investigation into its activities. CAM, which used to be Spain’s 10th-biggest bank and was highly prominent in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas, was taken over by Banco Sabadell as part of a shake-up to stabilise the financial sector which was hit hard by the collapse of a building boom in 2008. CAM was initially taken over by the Bank of Spain in July 2011, with the management being sacked, and nearly three billion euro pumped into it to keep it going. Bank of Spain inspectors said there were serious deficiencies in CAM’s bosses which led to big losses in
risky real estate operations. The inspectors also noted that the directors had awarded themselves multi-millioneuro early-retirement packages. Before the bailout, CAM’s management had reported a net profit in the
first quarter of 2011 of 38.9 million euro, only for the profit and loss account three months later displaying a loss of over a billion euro. CAM was subsequently sold to Banco Sabadell for a nominal euro.
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actual punch in the face from Gray had not been strong enough to injure Wilmot, but Wilmot did slip and fall as a result of the hit, causing his head to hit the pavement. That, according to the judge, meant that the incident, though tragic, could not be ruled as a homicide. Gray was ordered to pay 110,000 euro in compensation to Wilmot's mother and two brothers, who all live in Javea, and he was given a 22-month prison sentence, which under Spanish law he does not serve, as it is a first offence. Prosecutors have launched an appeal saying that the sentence is too
lenient, and have called for four years behind bars, and want to pursue a charge of homicide. Gray's lawyer Mariana Ivanov is to appeal on the grounds that she claims that Mr.Wilmot fell to the ground purely by a slip, and it was nothing to do with him being punched by her client. Witnesses at the time claimed that Wilmot had been verbally provoking Gray inside the bar and then followed him and his girlfriend into the street. When Wilmot continued his drunken rant and then lunged at Gray, the exboxer delivered a punch, something that he denied during his hearing.
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Defence and prosecution lawyers are appealing a sentence handed to former boxer, Robert Gray, who became involved in a drunken argument with 42year-old fellow British national, Terence Wilmot, on a Costa Blanca road in April last year. Wilmot died on Paseo David Ferrer in Javea, after he cracked his head on the pavement outside a bar, with 46-year-old Gray (pictured left in court) being found guilty by a Benidorm judge of punching Wilmot, but on a count of injury, rather than reckless homicide, which is what prosecutors were after. The judge ruled that the
tise a tender for the fair in time. Twenty-nine stalls were set up over the five days, mixed in with colourful displays, entertainments and parades. The Feria will return to its traditional placing in May 2018.
Unions at Torrevieja Hospital claim that there were not enough treatment rooms and beds to deal with the high patient demand in the casualty department last weekend. The unions say that proper procedures in providing extra facilities were not followed, and they claim the service “collapsed” on Sunday, with 23 people waiting for admission. Health managers disputed the claims and commented that the appropriate protocols were put into place with extra staff and an additional 15 beds made available on Saturday in light of the increased weekend pressures.
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Appeal Rejected The Valencia Supreme Court has upheld a 12 and a half year jail sentence handed down last year to a 43-year-old Torrevieja father of three, who was convicted of stabbing his wife´s brother eight times during a brawl in the Calvario area of the city in January 2015. The killer, Nizamuddin K, is an Indian national who ran an Indian restaurant on Avenida de La Mancha in the Aguas Nuevas area of the city, whilst the victim also worked in the hospitality trade. The two men had fallen out over an 850 euro debt, and Nizamuddin K man parked up his car and pressed the front door bell of the victim’s home on Calle Clemente Gosalvez(pictured on the night), and asked him via
the intercom to come outside. His brother-in-law, aged 31, came out and a street fight started with the victim being stabbed by a large knife, with Nizamuddin K then fleeing the scene in his vehicle, and being arrested
later in Aguas Nuevas. Nizamuddin K's lawyer had appealed for a reduction of five years in his sentence because had drunk some beers, and also that he had offered the victim's family his restaurant as restitution.
Failed Robbery
A man who tried to rob a Torrevieja bank and escape with six thousand euro was arrested by local police officers on Monday morning. The robber struck shortly before 9.00 am at the La Caixa branch on Avenida de
Gregorio Marañón and used a fake gun to force the manager to hand over the money. The 44-year-old man, who has a history of previous robberies and had only just been released from prison,
was caught in the act by the police, who responded quickly when an alarm was sounded. He was handed over to the Guardia Civil ahead of an appearance in front of a Torrevieja.
A Hero In Death
A Eurofighter pilot from Santa Pola taking part in last Thursday's National Day celebrations in Madrid sacrificed his life, after his plane crashed when he returned to his base in the Albacete area. 34-year-old Borja Aybar was flying back home to Los Llanos after being involved in the flypast in the capital, and he was just metres from the air base when his craft nose-dived to the ground and burst into flames. The jet came down close to La Pulgosa park with his wife and four-month-old baby boy witnessing the tragedy, along with many people in the area enjoying the bank holiday. In a remarkable sacrifice,
it's believed that Borja did not eject from the plane as his only priority was to successfully steer the Eurofighter away from any built-up areas. He was brought up in Santa Pola from the age of 12 when his family moved there from Ciudad Real, and he went to the Spanish air force academy in San Javier in 2005. Santa Pola mayor Yolanda Seva passed on the council's condolences to Borja's family, saying that they were well respected and liked in the community. Meanwhile a member of the Catalunya Left Republican party (ERC) has been suspended for a tweet
making comments about how pilots should be breathalysed in the tragedy. The ERC stressted that the controversial tweet was written by Domingo Mir 'in an entirely personal capacity' and that it in no way reflected the views of the party. Mir said: “If the tweet was unfortunate, I apologise to anyone whom I may have offended, but in no way did I wish to upset the deceased or his family.” “I only wanted to denounce something that is the situation in general and to call for something we consider perfectly normal on the roads to be extended to the air, where it is even more prudent.”
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Uncaring Man
A 57-year-old man has been jailed for 12 years by the Alicante Provincial Court for sexually abusing his 85-year-old mentally ill mother in law. The court in Elche handed down the sentence for the assaults that happened two years ago, with the unnamed man acting as
one of her carers because of her disability. The assailant made recordings of some of the abuse on his mobile phone, which he then downloaded onto a computer. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was also ordered to pay 20 thousand euro in compensation, as well as legal costs.
Passenger numbers at Alicante-Elche airport last month have produced another September record, and the facility is only just 100,000 short of reaching and beating last year's record total, with months to spare. Returns for September show a rise of just under 11% compared to a year earlier, with 1.43 million pas-
sengers using the facility, with cumulative figures for the year showing a 13% rise over nine months, compared to the same period in 2016. September was the 34th successive month of number rises at Alicante-Elche, with 10.88 million passengers passing through the airport so far this year, with British travellers accounting for 45 percent of last month's fig-
ures. Over 141 thousand passengers used San Javier airport last month, with increasing services and users leading to a rise of over five percent compared to September last year. Passenger numbers are up by over nine percent this year, with 80% of last month's traffic being to and from the United Kingdom.
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Puppy Find Three malnourished puppies were discovered by local police officers in Catral last week. The triple find was in a derelict house in a rural part of the municipality, with the pups given medical attention by a vet. They are now being taken care of by the Cereco animal adoption and rescue charity in Crevillente, and if you fancy one of the pups, Cereco can be called on 966 682 096.
Water Warnings
Response Home The Torrevieja local police rapid response unit (GRO) consisting of 15 if has finally moved to a new base at the ex-tourist office at Alto de la Casilla overlooking La Mata, and with easy access to the N-332. The move to the building from temporary premises in La Siesta was held up due to an outstanding tax debt of nearly 700 euro, which Torrevieja mayor Jose Manuel Dolón paid out of his own pocket. The GRO had to leave the ex-tourist office in the Plaza de Capdepont nearly two years ago when part of the roof caved in.
Flavours Galore
Hidraqua water is rolling out a new mobile phone alert system for customers telling them about problems with domestic supplies. This includes warnings about possible cuts due to routine or emergency work.
The scheme will run right across Alicante Province, with customers in Daya Nueva, Jacarilla, and Benferri already hooked up, together with users in Elche and Torrevieja where Hidraqua operates in
partnership with the local councils under the Aigües d'Elx and Agamed brands. Registration can be done by the Hidraqua website (www.hidraqua.es) or by going into any of their offices in Alicante Province.
Valencia’s tourism chief Francesc Colomer attended the official launch of next weekend’s second Vega Baja Gastrocultural festival in Torrevieja, with 18 city restaurants getting involved in the event, which is three more than last year, The festival highlights the region's cuisine, and will run between Friday October 27th and Sunday October 29th, with low-priced tasting dishes, including desserts, available for people to try. Colomer (pictured by Objectivo Torrevieja shaking the hand of hospitality association president, Joaquín Guillamó) said that
the three days was an important important to showcase local food as a way of attracting tourists, whilst Torrevieja mayor José Manuel Dolón (pictured
right) commented that the festival recognised all the hard work that is put in throughout the year by people to put the area on the map.
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Arsonists Strike
Three people were killed in the northern region of Galicia at the weekend, where 17 blazes sparked by arsonists have been fanned by strong winds from Hurricane Ophelia. "They are absolutely intentional fires, premeditated, caused by people who
know what they are doing," the head of the regional government, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, said. “We have not had a situation like this in the past decade. We have never deployed so many means at this time of the year," he added. Prime Minister Mariano
Rajoy, who is from Galicia, expressed his condolences to the victims in a Twitter message. Five wildfires raged near Vigo, Galicia's biggest city, which forced the evacuation of a shopping mall and a PSA Peugeot Citroen factory on the outskirts of the city.
Bankia Boost
State-owned Bankia has processed double the number of home mortgages in the first eight months this year, compared to the whole of last year, in another sign that the property market is improving in Spain, along with the introduction of a new commission-free mort-
gage. Between January and August of this year, Bankia agreed to nearly 11 thousand mortgages, compared with 5,373 over the whole of last year – an increase of 130 percent over a 12month period and 104 percent on the same eight
months in 2016. The launch of Bankia's commission-free mortgage in February has largely helped, as shown by the fact that in the whole of 2016, the bank lent 817 million euro, compared with 1.18 billion euros in the first eight months of 2017.
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Avocado Heaven
The Isla Bonita food production company has grown a 'diet avocado', which is 30 percent lower in fat, faster to ripen and slower to go off. The avocado is grown in carefully monitored climate and soil conditions to 'preserve the nutritional benefits', meaning they have just as many vitamins, minerals and other health-giving features as 'traditional' avocados. These new fruits taste the same and their pulp is just as soft and buttery as 'mainstream' avocados, Isla Bonita says. Highly-nutritious and full
of vitamin E, a whole avocado contains about 330 calories and between 20 and 30 grams of fat, so dieticians recommend that anyone who is concerned about their weight or cholesterol levels should restrict themselves to a maximum of half an avocado a day. The lower fat version is due to launch later this month at a trade fair in Madrid. A representative for the company said that the light version could mark the "second big jump in the development of the avocado market".
Expensive Help The Spanish equivalent of the UK Consumer's Association, FACUA, has launched a case against Ryanair, led by chief executive Michael O' Leary (pictured in defiant mood), for its customer service telephone line being a premium-rate 902 number. FACUA's move comes in the wake of Ryanair's string of cancellations due to staff and rota problems, in addition to the way it handled some customers during last week's French air traffic controllers strike. Spanish consumer laws stipulate that all helplines for 'essential' services, such as telephone and internet companies, electricity and gas, must be free of charge, and for all over services may not cost more than the 'basic' tariff. This means they may cost no more than a standard call to a mobile phone and should, ideally, be a national number with a prefix that allows users to identify where in the country it is based. National calls are often free of charge on mobile or landline packages, but where they are not, their tariff is very low. Numbers starting with 902, among others – as opposed to 900, which is a free-phone line – carry a higher cost, which is the case for Ryanair's customer service line from Spain. British and Irish ex-pats have access to the company's UK and Irish number, which can cost a considerable amount, depending on the phone service they use. No email address is available on the Ryanair website and emails sent to customers generally come from a 'no reply' address, although the website does have a 'chat box' option. This means following up complaints or claims can be difficult without making expensive phone calls. The 902 number is also used for bookings and post-booking enquiries. FACUA in the Balearic Islands has filed complaints to 12 regional governments in Spain over
the premium rate line, and earlier this year, Ryanair and another 19 airlines were reported by FACUA for breaking the law by only having customer service lines with highcost numbers or with a foreign prefix, such as 0044 for the UK.
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Hidden Secrets A farce, called Key For Two, and set in a Brighton flat is the latest A.C.T.S. (Actors Community Theatre Society) production hitting the stage at the end of the month. A.C.T.S. was formed by Angela and Tony Goddard to provide "a professional drama company for the area", and the latest show is a good old fashioned bedroom farce with load of innuendo but no nudity! Harriet, played by Yolanda Adams (pictured in a strange moment!), is the pivotal character of the show, and she has an arrangement with two gentlemen friends who do not know about the existence of each other. Key for Two will be staged for three nights at the Benijofar Cultural Centre between Thursday October 26th and Saturday October 28th, with curtain-up at 8.00 pm. Tickets cost just eight euro each, with proceeds once again going to the Benijofar Crisis Appeal Fund. Tickets are available by calling 646 277 724 or send an email to tickets.acts@gmail.com.
On Starter’s Orders
Over 750 euro was raised for the DEBRA Butterfly Children charity recently thanks to a series of horse races with a difference at the Quesada Bowls Club! It was all part of a special hog roast and charity day, with entertainment provided by Chris Packett. DEBRA is also continuing to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the setting of the charity shop at the La Marina urbanisation, with a special butterfy raffle earning 500 euro for the charity.
Tribute To Peter
Happier Fudge A severely malnourished pony stallion showing signs of physical abuse is now in the care of the Rojales-based Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre. Rescued from the streets of Algorfa, with the help of the Almoradi local police, Fudge the pony is the sixth rescued by the sanctuary in five months, confirming an alarming trend of ponies being abandoned in public places. “When we started the centre nine years ago, we were rescuing animals that had been locked away and left to starve,” said Easy Horse Care co-founder Sue Weeding (pictured with Fudge). “Now, they’re literally being dumped in the streets.”
The Torrevieja Barbershop Harmonisers recently lost one of their longest-standing members, Peter Gant, who had been part of the chorus for over 15 years. Together with his wife Ann, they organised all the raffles at the various events and shows that TBH had
Sisters Together
Studio 32’s production of the Irving Berlin musical White Christmas will be staged at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga theatre from Wednesday November 29th through to Saturday December 2nd, with curtainup at 7.30 pm. The show contains some all-time classic songs including the appropriately named song “Sisters” - made famous in the UK by the Beverley Sisters. The Haynes sisters, Judy and Betty (played by Suzy Bradley, pictured left, and Ann Bell, pictured right) are a double act looking for their big break. This is Suzy’s second show with Studio32,
and her first in a major principal role. A trained dancer, Suzy is loving the demands of singing, dancing and acting that the role requires. Ann has been with the company for several years, taking on a number of roles including Mrs Scrooge in their winter production of A Christmas Carol last year. Studio32 are once again supporting the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Association with this production, as well as other local charities. Reserved seating tickets costing 10 euro can be obtained by calling 602 454 033, or by emailing tickets@studiothirtytwo.org.
A Top Morning
A group of ladies from the Villlamartin area of the Orihuela Costa decided to stage a coffee morning earlier this month in aid of the Paul Cunningham nurses charity, and it ended up
being a great success. The event was staged by the residents of the Pinada Golf 1 Urbanisation, and they raised an impressive amount of almost 580 euro in a spectacular effort.
AT YOUR SERVICE We’d love details of your charity events, amateur dramatics, and choral concerts! The Courier would love to hear from you as we gear up for another busy autumn across the Costa Blanca and Mar Menor. Send you snippets and photographs to thecourier@tko media.
produced, raising many hundreds of euro for charity. Ann and her family had requested that donations should be made at the funeral instead of flowers in order that the money collected would be donated to Torrevieja Hospital’s observation ward, where Peter was cared for during his final
days. The collection at the funeral amounted to 255 euro and TBH added a further 300 euro allowing a cheque for 555 euro to be presented to Torrevieja Hospital. The photo shows Ann Gant next to TBH President Geoff Gosden, along with hospital staff.
Cheques Aplenty
The cancer awareness fundraisers Maria and the Pink Ladies have been busy picking up cheques from other local groups which will go to the AECC cancer charity. The Smile charity group
(pictured above) handed over 500 euro to Maria Wilson and the team at Oasis Bar in Benijofar, whilst the Looking Good Boutique at La Zenia (pictured below) raised 300 euro from a recent coffee morning.
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Extended Break
A group of friends ended up being stranded in Benidorm after a Ryanair cancellation and the pressing of a wrong telephone button, saw their four-day holiday end up in a 10-day break that cost them an extra thousand pounds. Valerie Smith from Middlesbrough was enjoying a weekend away with 13 friends when on the last night they discovered their Ryanair flight from AlicanteElche airport was cancelled due to last week's industrial action by French air traffic controllers. Instead of making a return last week on Tuesday after a four-night stay, Valerie and two other friends were stuck in the resort until Monday of this week. The three of them mistakenly accepted a £58 refund - leaving them stuck almost a week longer than planned. Valerie, 57, said: “It started on Monday at about 2.00
pm. The girl organising the trip got a text saying the flight had been cancelled." “We tried ringing Ryanair and we were put on hold and then it cut off. We went out for tea, and the next morning when we were supposed to go home we still didn’t know what was happening.” When some of the party tried to search online for answers, they accidentally pressed a button that accepted Ryanair’s offer of a refund. Some managed to book on to a flight from AlicanteElche to East Midlands Airport later in the week, while Valerie and her friends Jan Lythe, 59, and Irene Wake, 63, remained stuck in Benidorm until Monday, when they caught an Edinburgh-bound flight. “It’s cost us a thousand pounds in food, transfers, lost wages and accommodation, and we only got 58 pounds each back.”
Some people in Benidorm stepped in to assist the women, and helped them find a hotel and a new flight. A Ryanair spokeswoman said:- “We apologised to all affected customers, who were contacted by email and text message and advised of their options: a full refund, free rebooking on to the next available flight or free transfer on to an alternative flight." "The customer in this case opted for a full refund which has been processed". Though the case of Valerie and her friends was an extreme one with a wrong button pressed, The Courier has come across reports of people unable to get an alternative flight back to their home airport for up to six days after last week's strike, with the same problem applying to customers looking to travel to Alicante-Elche from the UK and Ireland.
Continuing Arrivals
More boats filled with North African migrants have been arriving on the Alicante Province and Murcia coasts over the last week. Two vessels landed in the Guardamar area early on Friday morning at
the Moncayo and El Campo beaches, with the Guardia Civil being notified at around 8.00 am that a number of immigrants were spotted walking in the area. The two vessels were discovered by the Guardia,
and a search of the nearby vicinity resulted in them rounding up all of the 20 Algerian male nationals that were in them. Three men were taken to Torrevieja Hospital for minor medical treatment.
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Clothing Shifters
High street fashion stores are running mid-season sales to help stimulate sales of their autumn-winter 2017 collections, which are not shifting because of the unusually warm weather for the time of year. In general, fashion sales are rising, with a year-on-
year increase of 1.4% seen up to September, but unseasonably high October temperatures are delaying the buying of winter items. Industry federation ACOTEX says the 1.4% sales increase is not such good news as it appears, since last year saw that
month's figures plunge by 7.3%. ACOTEX believes it has more to do with the weather than any financial crisis in consumer spending, as September was warmer than average and beaches are continuing to be busy through October.
New Look Road
Major improvements to the CV-912 road between Almoradi and Dolores were officially inaugurated by the Valencia region’s Public Works director-general Carlos Domingo (pictured second-left) on Wednesday. His department has
funded the 365,000-euro project, which has included the creation of two new pedestrian/cycle lanes, and a new roundabout at the CV901 junction to Daya Nueva. The road surface has also been resurfaced, with up to eight thousand vehicles a
day no longer having to put up with potholes and ruts. Domingo said that the work was a stretch of road that featured many turnings for industrial and business units, and he believed that it would substantially reduce the risk of accidents.
MADRID VS BARCELONA THE CATALAN CRISIS – HOW IT COULD AFFECT YOU. By Richard Samuels, International Financial Adviser, Blacktower Financial Management Catalonia’s push for independence after a referendum has plunged Spain into its worst political crisis since the attempted military coup in 1981.
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The crisis could have huge repercussions for the Spanish economy. Catalonia itself has its own language, parliament, has its own police force and controls some of its own public services, such as schools and healthcare. It is one of Spain's wealthiest and most productive regions and has a distinct history dating back almost 1,000 years.
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The referendum went ahead on 1st October despite being suspended by Spain's Constitutional Court. The Spanish government tried to stop voting and hundreds of people were hurt in scuffles with police at polling stations. The Catalan authorities claim that just under 90% of voters backed independence - but turnout was only 43%. However, the issue has an impact outside of politics, with the possibility of independence threatening to cause economic turmoil. Spain has had to slash its growth forecast for 2018, following the unofficial referendum, with Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría revealing hotel reservations had also plunged by up to 30 per cent as the crisis bit into the nation’s finances. Speaking after a weekly cabinet meeting, she said: ”The events that we are experiencing in Catalonia make us more prudent. In fact, if there were no quick solution to this issue we should be forced to lower expectations of economic growth for the year 2018.” The government expects Spain's economy to grow by just 2.6 per cent next year, with Ms de Santamaría adding that there would be no “quick solution” to the crisis and this would have to be lowered. Experts have warned that the conditions created by the Generalitat could plunge Catalonia into a deep recession. The dramatic financial warning came amid reports Spaniards were boycotting Catalan products, with sales of some dropping by up to 70 per cent.
The unrest has already had major repercussions in terms of business, with dozens of companies having already moved their legal headquarters from Catalonia, further cementing rising concerns that growth in the region could take a hit, and by extension to that of Spain as a whole.Banco Sabadell, the country’s fourth largest bank, has already announced it will move out of the region to Alicante over fears for its future. CaixaBank, another large bank has also decided to move its registered office to Mallorca in light of the situation in Catalonia. With Santander also recently buying the struggling Banco Popular for €1 some would question the wisdom of holding too much capital in the Spanish Banking system. For long term savings expats have the option to hold funds outside of Spain. However, with new ISA’s not available to Spanish Residents
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Storm Phobia Cures
BRUNO Bruno is a beautiful nine-year-old Mastin cross who was found chained up and abandoned with no food and water. He would make someone a wonderful, loyal companion as he loves people. Bruno has been castrated and regularly treated for ticks and fleas, and is also up to date with vaccinations. If you offer a home to this magnificent dog, then please call the K9 animal charity on 600 845 420.
KALI Kali is a small kilo female terrier aged around 18 months, and is currently in a foster home with lots of other dogs and cats. Kali was rescued from a perrera and promptly gave birth to four puppies who have all been rehomed. She is loving and likes to be cuddled, and would be a faithful loving companion, but she is not great with other females but is fine with males! For more about Kali please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com.
Last week we talked about your furry friend suffering from all the noise caused by firework explosions, but there is a similar problem (and in some ways less predictable especially in the middle of the night) and that’s a big thunderstorm. It can be heart-breaking to watch: Even before the first clap of thunder, otherwise well-behaved dogs begin to pace, pant, cling to their owners, hide in the closet, or jam themselves behind the toilet. In severe cases, they'll claw through drywall, chew carpets, or break through windows in their escalating panic. Thunderstorm phobia in dogs is real, not uncommon, and shouldn't be ignored, experts say. Most of the time, they don't grow out of it on their own, and many will get worse with time if nothing is done. Veterinarians don't know all the triggers but suspect dogs are set off by some combination of wind, thunder, lightning, barometric pressure changes, static electricity, and low-frequency rumbles preceding a storm that humans can't hear. According to one theory, dogs experience painful shocks from static build-up before the storm. Anxiety often gets worse throughout the season as storms become more frequent. "
MINI Mini was brought into the SAT kennels with her sister, Magic. They had been seen near a very busy road for several days but they were both in good condition. Mini is a sixmonth-old small crossbreed who is now fully vaccinated and micro-chipped. She is more confident than her sister and they both love to play and have cuddles. For more about the girls please contact the kennels on 966 710 047 (leave a message) or email info@satanimalrescue.com.
PEGGY
18-month-old Peggy was rescued in a terrible condition after wandering in a village, having been hit by a car. She had to have her leg amputated and is now fully recovered, with three legs proving to be no disadvantage to her! She is quite a dominant dog and would do well to be with another dog of a similar size as she is happy in the company of another dog. For more on Peggy please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com
Dogs with other fearful behaviours, such as separation anxiety, also seem more prone to panic.Some dogs with storm phobia are also frightened of other loud noises, such as fireworks or gunshots, but others are only afraid of storms. There's no easy fix, and unless your dog is only mildly affected, it can be difficult to treat, vets say. But there are lots of tools to reduce your dog's distress during stormy weather. 1. Reward calm behaviour all year Many owners make the mistake of trying to console and pet
SID Sid is a small boy that came over during to the summer to the Los Infiernos Perrera near San Javier. Sid is a bit shy, but very friendly and is after a forever home soon. If you can help him out, then please get in touch, with a reminder that all adoptions are subject to homechecks. Please email losinfiernosdogs@hotmail.com or learn more via the Facebook group Los Infiernos Perrera Supporters.
a fearful dog that's whimpering or climbing on them, but that just encourages the panicky behaviour. Practice getting your dog to settle on command. During the storm, you can also try distracting the dog by offering its favourite toy, playing fetch, petting it, and feeding treats as long as the dog remains calm. You are trying to get them to forget about the storm and replace the fear with something positive. 2. A safe haven That might be an open crate, a basement where the dog can't hear or see what's happening outside, an interior room with music playing, or a bathroom.Let your dog decide: Notice where he goes during a storm, and if possible, allow access to it.Be sure your dog can come and go freely, since some animals become more anxious if confined. 3. Play your dog some storm sounds Play a CD of thunder recordings at low enough levels that don't frighten your dog, while giving him treats or playing a game. Gradually increase the volume over the course of several months, stopping if your dog shows any signs of anxiety. The goal is to get your dog used to the sound of thunder, and associate it with good things. 4. Ask your vet for help Your vet may have some more ideas and can assess whether medication may also be needed. A study by vets at the University of Georgia found that 30 out of 32 dogs with storm phobia showed significant improvement when given medication combined with behaviour modification and desensitisation. Owners gave some medicine to their dogs at the start of the day, based on a weather forecast, and the results were good.
SIMBA Simba is a two-year-old Galgo that is looking for a forever home. He is house trained, good with children and other dogs and very affectionate. Simba is chipped and weighs in at around 20 kilos. To learn more about Simba and to meet him, please call Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com.
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Case "Shelved" A tourist who claims she was drugged, stripped and robbed in Benidorm is considering suing the Spanish authorities after it emerged the case was shelved after just two days, according to the Daily Record newspaper. Lucie Armstrong believes she and her husband Scott were attacked after their drinks were spiked during a night out in the resort back in June, as previously reported in The Courier. The couple came round at different locations, wearing only underwear and miles from the bar where they had been. Lucie also fears she may have been sexually assaulted after bruising was found on her thighs. It has now emerged that police made their report to a judge within two days of speaking to the couple and the case was effectively abandoned at that point. Lucie said: “It’s disgraceful. Our recollection of that evening is very clear one moment and then completely gone the next. I’ve travelled the world and have never become unconscious and then woken in the open air wearing only underwear. It’s obvious we were drugged. They haven’t done any investigation. I’ll consider a legal challenge over the
way they’ve dealt with this.” The couple believe they were attacked on June 18th. The pair, both 29, say they had their drinks spiked, possibly by two English women, at the popular Western Saloon bar. They were rushed to hospital the next morning where they were given treatment
and had blood samples taken. Lucie claims they’ve never been told the test results. The college lecturer took photos of her injuries, including scratches on her thighs and what appears to be a footprint on her lower back. Despite this, the police
filed a report to the investigating judge saying they could find “no evidence of a crime having been committed”. It was handed to Benidorm’s Juzgado de Instruccion No3 court on June 20th. A source said: “The judge would have shelved the
case. The report would have been archived so that, should any other evidence emerge later, the case could be reopened.” A police spokesman in Alicante confirmed that officers found “no evidence” to stand up the couple’s claims..
He said tests showed both had consumed “a very large amount of alcohol”. The results of drugs tests are unknown. The boss of the Hotel Ambassador complex, which includes the Western Saloon pub, said in July that police had not been in touch to request CCTV footage.
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Closing Appeal A Halloween First
The owner of two of the three beach bars closed by Torrevieja council in the summer for operating without a license has launched an appeal against the ruling. The shutting down of the popular bars located in the
Cala Piteras area of Punta Prima came after a search of council files revealed that no municipal licenses had been applied for, with the premises being open since 2009. It was previously reported
that besides Torrevieja council, neither the Valencian Government or the Coastal authority had given any permission for the bars to be built on what is classified as non-building land.
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A horrific experience is coming to the La Flordia urbanistation on the Orihuela Costa at the end of the month, but residents can breathe easy as it’s a Halloween celebration on Tuesday October 31st. The first-ever Orihuela Costa Halloween Parade will involve youngsters from 6.00 pm on the day with a variety of activities planned in an event that has been put together in a joint venture between Orihuela coun-
cil’s youth department and local residents groups. The idea actually came from the Las Filipinas residents association (their president Francisco Morales is pictured with youth councillor Mar Ezcurra), with the local public schools getting on board with the event. “I want to thank the various parent-teacher associations from the schools for getting involved,” said Francisco. “In a multicultural area like
the Orihuela Costa, we wanted to do something like a childrens parade,” he added. Mar Ezcurra said:- “We hope as many youngsters from the area as possible will get involved on the day and we encourage every family from the Orihuela Costa to take part.” Leaflets promoting the day have been printed in English and Spanish, and are being distributed around the area.
The Courier recently added another trophy to their cabinet, having been voted one of the top English language news sources in Spain, sharing the stage with the likes of El País, Efe, and The Local, in an independent report by website monitor, Feedspot. The report states that from thousands of top Spanish News Websites, they have indexed the sites using search and social metrics with data that is refreshed once a week. The ranking is based on Google reputation and Google search ranking, influence and popularity on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites, quality and consistency of posts and then the manual intervention of Feedspot’s editorial team and expert reviews. This is great news for us, and confirms what we are trying to achieve, but it is also good news for our advertisers. What this means for you and your business is that you can be assured of the quality of the content of The Courier and our commitment to ensure that your advert reaches the intended audience through our contextual approach, ensuring that your potential clients get to actually see and read your advert, without being swamped. We have some great deals on offer now, taking you right through the summer, so you can set your marketing strategy out now, with confidence and a fixed budget, reaching potential clients through the award winning Courier newspaper, TKO Radio and our on-line portals, to ensure maximum exposure. Don´t delay, call us today and see how we can help boost your business in the same way we boost our own. Just ring 966 921 003 and leave the rest to us.
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Windy Wednesday
Monitoring Call
Santa Pola council want the Valencian government to do more to keep up the quality of the local beaches by monitoring their condition all year round, as opposed to just the summer months. The council say they want better analysis of the sand
The first substantial rain for sometime hit the Alicante Province and Murcia regions on Wednesday, with strong winds causing problems in the Mar Menor. A gust in La Manga (photo from the La Verdad
newspaper) saw a catamaran was blown into some palm trees outside the Restaurante Ă rea Sunset. A sharp cloudburst hit the Mar Menor around lunchtime with some people reporting tornado-style
winds, as the gusts continuing into the afternoon. Murcia’s emergency control centre took 58 calls and attended 43 incidents in the region, including four in the San Javier municipality and two in Los Alcåzares.
and sea water quality to make sure that any potential problems can be dealt with earlier, like in the recent example of discharges hitting a water channel going into the Playa Lisa area. Council officials still have not found out where the pol-
lution came from but are convinced that it originated outside the municipality. They will host a meeting next month involving irrigation companies plus Elche council and Valencia regional representatives to prevent a similar occurrence.
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Home Computing
RICHARD CAVENDER
BlueMoon Solutions www.bluemoonsolutions.es
BlueMoon Solutions is the computer and IT services company on the Costa Blanca. BlueMoon Solutions comes to you at home or at work. Their personal service covers from Alicante to Pilar de la Horadada.
Richard moved to Spain ten years ago having left his management background behind in the UK and decided to use his IT skills to help home users and small businesses with their PC problems. Now a relaxed 'computer man' he is out and about in the Spanish sun every day, making house and shop calls and using his vast experience and qualifications to sort out the problem there and then. Computers are his hobby as well as his work so don’t be surprised to get an answer to your email in the early hours!
ADVICE: Robin wanted to know why Malwarebytes was ask- ADVICE: Ray wanted to know how to remove his Android ing him to purchase it. tablets lock screen Hi Richard. Some time ago now, on my Lenovo laptop, I downloaded what I believed to be Malwarebytes free.Then a couple of weeks ago I started getting popups telling me that my free trial was coming to an end, and offering me a "special price" to continue.These counted down to the end date.Now every time I switch on there is a pop up with three options:
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1 upgrade to restore real-time protection 2 stay downgraded 3 remind me later.
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Hi. Richard you helped me before can you tell me how to get rid of attached screen that keeps coming on. Hope you can help me as annoying every time I switch on I have to swipe screen away then not enough time to put my pin in before tablet screen blanks and I have to start again.Regards.Ray.
Hi Ray, the screen that you’re referring to is the lock screen – the one with the pattern of dots on it. It’s a security feature, designed to help you keep the tablet safe, however it can be removed, you need to unlock the tablet and then go to Settings > Security > Lock and from there you can select the method that you I always click the middle one to stay downgraded, and then OK it.But the next time I prefer (either none, swipe, pattern or pin). switch on (which may be later the same day, or the following day), the box with the three choices is there again.Please advise, CheersRobin
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Hi Robin, Malwarebytes is not a free program, you can use it, in its free trial mode for 14 days and then after that you can continue to use it but the real-time protection will be disabled. Personally, I think it’s a great tool and a good backup to any antivirus program you’re using and is well worth the money, but you don’t have to buy it, you can continue to use it manually and put up with the nags. Remember in its “degraded” state it will no longer protect you automatically, so you should perhaps do a scan weekly or monthly to ensure that you have no bugs lurking around.
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Food & Drink
Mumsy's Vegetable Soup
Ingredients 200g sourdough bread, cut into croutons 1 tbsp caraway seeds 3 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 potato, chopped 600ml vegetable stock (we use bouillon) 100g cherry tomatoes, halved 400g can chopped tomatoes pinch of golden caster sugar 1 bouquet garni (2 bay leaves, 1 rosemary sprig and 2 thyme sprigs tied together with string)
1 celery stick, chopped 200g cauliflower, cut into florets 150g white cabbage, shredded 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp mushroom ketchup Method Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the bread on a baking tray with the caraway seeds, half the oil and some sea salt, and bake for 10-15 mins or until golden and crisp. Set aside. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic, carrot
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and potato and cook for 5 mins, stirring frequently, until a little softened. Add the stock, tomatoes, sugar, bouquet garni, celery and seasoning and bring to a rolling boil. Reduce the heat, simmer for 10 mins, then add the cauliflower and cabbage. Cook for 15 mins until the veg is tender. Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and mushroom ketchup. Remove the bouquet garni and serve the soup in bowls with the caraway croutons.
Squash Quesadillas
Ingredients
Method
350g chopped butternut squash 100g feta, crumbled 160g bag watercress, spinach & rocket 8 small flour tortillas
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Boil the squash for 10 mins or until tender, drain and cool. Divide the squash, feta and half the salad leaves over the tortillas and season well. Fold each tortilla into quarters, place on a baking tray
Prep: 10 Mins Cook: 30 Mins Serves: 4
and drizzle with a little olive oil. Put another baking tray on top and push down. Bake with the tray on top for 5 mins, take the tray off and bake for a further 5 mins until golden. Serve with remaining salad leaves. Prep: 15 Mins Cook: 20 Mins Serves: 4
Chinese Beef & Aubergine Hotpot
Ingredients 5 star anise 1 cinnamon stick 3 tbsp sunflower oil 2kg braising steak (shin is best), cut into large chunks 1l chicken stock 3 red chillies, split in two and deseeded, plus extra sliced into rounds to serve 100g galangal (use ginger if you can’t find galangal), sliced 2 tbsp Thai fish sauce 200ml soy sauce 1 tbsp demerara sugar 6 kaffir lime leaves 3 aubergines, cut into
wedges rice and coriander, to serve Method Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Heat a large casserole dish, toast the star anise and cinnamon until fragrant, then scoop out of the dish. Add the oil, then brown the beef in batches (be careful not to overcrowd the pan). Set the meat aside on a plate. Add the rest of the ingredients (except for the aubergine) to the casserole dish, stir well and bring to
the boil. Add the spices and meat back in, skim off any fat that comes to the surface, then cover the casserole and cook in the oven for 2 hrs. Remove the lid, add the aubergine, and give everything a good stir, then return to the oven and cook for 1 hr uncovered until the aubergine and meat are tender. Rest until cool enough to eat. Scatter over the coriander and sliced red chilli, then serve with rice. Prep: 20 Mins Cook: 3 Hours 30 Mins Serves: 8
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Food & Drink
Spanish Lamb With Sherry, Honey & Peppers
Ingredients 1kg lamb shoulder, trimmed of excess fat, then cubed 1½ tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, roughly chopped 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and sliced 1 yellow pepper, halved, deseeded and sliced 1 green pepper, halved, deseeded and sliced 2 garlic cloves, grated to a purée ½ tsp paprika 250ml medium sherry 250ml lamb stock generous pinch of saffron threads 1 tbsp sherry vinegar 1½ tbsp honey 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley, or chopped toasted
blanched almonds cooked couscous, to serve
Method Make sure your lamb isn’t too damp – pat it dry with kitchen paper if you need to, otherwise it won’t colour well. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large casserole dish and brown the lamb over a high heat in batches (if you crowd the pan the meat will sweat and not brown). Remove with a slotted spoon as you go. When all the lamb is browned, add the remaining oil and cook the onion and peppers over a medium heat until the onion is golden and the vegetables are softened. Add the garlic and paprika, and cook for a further 1 min, then add the sherry and bring to a simmer.
Put all the lamb back in the pan, along with the stock, saffron, sherry vinegar and honey. Season and bring to just under the boil. Turn the heat down, cover the pan and leave to cook very gently for 2 hrs, turning the meat every so often. In the last half hour of cooking time, remove the lid so that the sherry and stock can reduce. You want to end up with completely tender meat in a flavoursome gravy – how long this takes will depend on how wide your pan is so you may need to give it longer than 30 mins. Check the seasoning. You’re unlikely to need to adjust the vinegar or honey but you might want to sweeten the dish slightly. Scatter the parsley or almonds on top (or use both). Serve with the couscous. Prep: 15 Mins Cook: 2 Hours 30 Mins Serves: 4 - 6
Treacle Tart
Ingredients
honeycomb, broken into shards (optional)
For the pastry 250g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 125g unsalted butter, chilled and chopped 75g icing sugar 2 egg yolks For the filling 700g golden syrup 50g honey 250g breadcrumbs ½ grapefruit, zest only 100ml red IPA beer 3 medium eggs
Method To make the pastry, put the flour and butter in a bowl and rub together with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the icing sugar followed by the yolks. If the pastry feels too dry, add 2 tbsp water. Shape into a ball, flatten it out into a disc, wrap it in cling film, then chill for 30 mins. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until big enough to line a 23cm fluted tart tin, about 3cm deep. Line the tin with the pastry, allowing the edges to overhang. Chill for another 30 mins.
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the tart with baking parchment and baking beans. Bake blind for 20 mins. Remove the beans and parchment and bake for 10-15 mins more until the pastry is golden and crisp. While the pastry is cooking, mix the golden syrup, honey, breadcrumbs, grapefruit zest, beer and eggs together in a large jug or bowl. Lower oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Use a small serrated knife to trim the pastry edges, then fill with the treacle mixture. Bake for 55 mins-1 hr until golden. Scatter over the honeycomb shards before serving, if you like. Prep: 45 Mins Cook: 1 Hour 35 Mins Serves: 8 -10
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Health
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Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, meaning 124m boys and girls around the globe are too fat, according to new research. The analysis in the Lancet is the largest of its kind and looks at obesity trends in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged five to 19, is obese. Obese children are likely to become obese adults, putting them at risk of serious health problems, say experts. These include type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer, such as breast and colon. The Lancet analysis, released on World Obesity Day, comes as researchers from the World Obesity Federation warn that the global cost of treating ill health caused by obesity will exceed £920bn every year from 2025. Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilising in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the
world, lead researcher Prof Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London says. Researchers believe wide availability and promotion of cheap, fattening food is one of the main drivers. Charts produced by the World Health Organisation show how weight gain is measured in boys and girls, according to their BMI (body mass index). The largest increase in the number of obese children and adolescents has been in East Asia. China and India have seen rates "balloon" in recent years. Polynesia and Micronesia have the highest rate of all around half of the young population in these countries is overweight or obese. The researchers say that if current world trends continue, 'obese' will soon be more common than 'underweight'. The number of underweight girls and boys worldwide has been decreasing since a peak in the year 2000. In 2016, 192m young people were underweight - still significantly more than the number of young people who were obese, but that
looks set to change. East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a shift from underweight to obesity within the space of a few decades. Globally, in 2016 an additional 213m young people were overweight although still below the threshold for obesity. Obesity researcher Dr Harry Rutter, from the London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: "This is a huge problem that will get worse. "Even skinny people are heavier than they would have been ten years ago. "We have not become more weak-willed, lazy or greedy. The reality is the world around us is changing." Dr Fiona Bull from the World Health Organization called
for tough action to crack down on "calorie-dense, nutrient-poor food" and promote more physical activity. So far, just over 20 countries around the world have introduced a tax on sugary drinks. Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said: "Our sugar reduction programme and the government's sugar levy
are world-leading actions, however, this is just the beginning of a long journey to tackle the challenge of a generation. "The evidence is clear, that just telling people what to do won't work. Whilst education and information are important, deeper actions are needed to help us lower calorie consumption and achieve healthier diets."
Magic mushrooms 'reboot' brain in depressed Magic mushrooms may effectively “reset” the activity of key brain circuits known to play a role in depression, the latest study to highlight the therapeutic benefits of psychadelics suggests. Psychadelics have shown promising results in the treatment of depression and addictions in a number of clinical trials over the last decade. Imperial College London researchers used psilocybin – the psychoactive compound that occurs naturally in magic mushrooms – to treat a small number of patients with depression, monitoring their brain function, before and after. Images of patients’ brains revealed changes in brain
activity that were associated with marked and lasting reductions in depressive symptoms and participants in the trial reported benefits lasting up to five weeks after treatment. Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, head of psychedelic research at Imperial, who led the study, said: “We have shown for the first time clear changes in brain activity in depressed people treated with psilocybin after failing to respond to conventional treatments. “Several of our patients described feeling ‘reset’ after the treatment and often used computer analogies. For example, one said he felt like his brain had been ‘defragged’ like a computer
hard drive, and another said he felt ‘rebooted’. “Psilocybin may be giving these individuals the temporary ‘kick start’ they need to
break out of their depressive states and these imaging results do tentatively support a ‘reset’ analogy. Similar brain effects to these
have been seen with electroconvulsive therapy.” For the study, published in Scientific Reports on Friday, 20 patients with treatmentresistant depression were given two doses of psilocybin (10 mg and 25 mg), with the second dose a week after the first. Of these, 19 underwent initial brain imaging and then a second scan one day after the high dose treatment. The team used two main brain imaging methods to measure changes in blood flow and the crosstalk between brain regions, with patients reporting their depressive symptoms through completing clinical questionnaires. Immediately following treat-
ment with psilocybin, patients reported a decrease in depressive symptoms, such as improvements in mood and stress relief. MRI imaging revealed reduced blood flow in areas of the brain, including the amygdala, a small, almondshaped region of the brain known to be involved in processing emotional responses, stress and fear. The authors believe the findings provide a new window into what happens in the brains of people after they have ‘come down’ from a psychedelic, with an initial disintegration of brain networks during the drug ‘trip’ followed by a re-integration afterwards.
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Why coconut oil is great for you
Coconut oil is probably the best cooking and eating oil available to us. There are a number of reasons why coconut oil is healthy
and contributes to good health. Coconut oil is packed full of healthy saturated fats. Saturated fats, as the name suggests, are
stable and saturated hydrogen, leaving no bonds that may react other compounds. Saturated fats, for
with free with this
reason, have a high cooking temperature and can withstand very high temperatures without decomposing into toxic compounds. By contrast, other oils, such as vegetable oils like sunflower oil, canola oil, or safflower oil, contain unsaturated fats and have free bonds that can react with tissues inside the body to cause inflammation. Perhaps the important benefit of coconut oil is that it contains one of the most useful fats for maintaining and repairing the brain. This is called Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT). MCT fats are crucial for preventing the formation of plaques and tangles, the toxic proteins that are known to precede
Alzheimer’s diseases. The presence of these unique MCT oils in coconut oil makes it a recognised oil for preventing and even treating Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease. MCT also has the added advantage of bypassing the normal digestive system and provides the brain with a ready-made source of energy. This is important because glucose, another brain food, may not be accessible to the brain due to glucose intolerance. MCT can bypass this problem and provide the brain with the nutrients it requires to function effectively. Another significant bene-
Hormonal fertility tests 'waste of time and money'
"'Fertility MOTs' are a waste of money," reports suject after researchers in the US found hormones tested in "ovarian reserve" fertility test kits bear no relation to how likely women were to get pregnant – at least, in the early months of trying to conceive. These tests usually measure the levels of three hormones: anti-mullerian hormone
(AMH) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) inhibin B All of these hormones have been linked to measures of a woman's "ovarian reserve" – how many viable eggs she has left in her ovaries. Researchers analysed hormone levels from 750 women aged 30 to 44 who had previously been trying
to get pregnant for three menstrual cycles or less. The doctors followed the women for 12 cycles to see how many of them got pregnant. After taking account of factors including the women's age, they found hormone levels didn't affect the women's chances of becoming pregnant in any given cycle. Levels of AMH decline
over time and become undetectable at menopause, when a woman's egg supply is exhausted. But the results of this study suggest it doesn't matter how many eggs a woman has in reserve to get pregnant – as long as she's still releasing eggs regularly. There seems to be little reason for women to be offered these tests, which
can cost more than £100 a time, unless they are undergoing fertility treatment,
fit of Coconut oil is that it is great for preventing and healing dental problems. It can be gargled for not more than 10 minutes and then spat out and the mouth rinsed. This way it helps the gum eliminate toxins in a process called ‘Oil Pulling’ known in Ayurvedic health for many years. There are therefore numerous health benefits to incorporating coconut oil into your diet. In addition to this, it is a great tasting food that you will enjoy eating. Try using it in cooking or as a spread.
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when the tests are used to help plan and predict IVF results.
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COME AND JOIN US! It’s the perfect time to consider joining Find A Spanish Property as a property associate, as property prices are on the rise, and the market is blossoming. 2016 was a positive year for the real estate market with prices having bottomed out the year before with modest price rises. Things have really kicked in during 2017, in strong contrast to the recession period that kicked in during 2008 and 2009. Official government figures confirm that prices are rising this year, and outside the cities of Madrid and Barcelona, Alicante Province which features the Costa Blanca, and the Murcia region with the Costa Calida tourist area, are two of the biggest areas on mainland Spain which are seeing substantial rises in demand along with price increases. The cranes are back with new homes being built by the coast, and the re-sale market continues to rise, fuelled by low interest rates in Spain. Statistics show that demand for homes from British buyers is still high, despite pessimistic fears last year over the Brexit factor, coupled with purchasers from across Europe, and even further afield. Recent surveys show that the majority of British people living in Spain are aged 65 and over, and website statistics confirm that older British nationals with no mortgage on their UK property are still very much looking at Spain as their area of choice to buy a holiday home, or even somewhere to retire to. It’s a great time to get involved in becoming a seller of real-estate in Spain, especially since most of the cowboys disappeared thanks to the recession nearly a decade ago. We like to think that we’ve played our own small part in helping to seeing them off, by offering an honest business that people are proud to recommend and that we now want to substantially expand.
Getting Started We will remove the pain and hassle of starting up your own estate agency by setting the all-important website that will market your business. The costs are cut, and you don’t need any experience of running an agency or experience of sales. We can do that for you, but you will need to promote your website and of course to generate new opportunities.
What You Get:• • • • • • • • •
Your Own Domain Name A Find A Spanish Property Dynamic and Responsive Website with YOUR Contact Details, Ready to Go. 100´s of Properties, Growing Daily, Including New Builds, Resales, Renovation Projects and Deals. Automatic Targeted News Stories and Articles for YOUR Website Free Social Media Content For YOUR Use Business Promotion Pack - Business Cards, Flyers, etc Discount Newspaper and Radio Advertising Full Training and Support Package Plus MANY Other Optional Extras
What happens next? With our support you can advertise YOUR website anywhere you wish in local and social media, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, it´s up to you. Once an enquiry is made it comes to YOU and your account manager, the decision is made by YOU as to how to proceed. You can get involved in the whole process as much or as little as YOU wish. Full legal documentation and support is provided by our independent legal team. Upon sale we will provide accounting documentation which details your commission. Throughout the entire process we will liaise with you and have full agreement on every aspect, including such things as picking up clients from the airport; property tours; taking them to solicitors; and signing those final papers. That’s our job, whilst as an Find A Spanish Property Associate you can get involved in as much or as little as you like.
What Have You Got To Lose? This is really the best time in a decade to get involved with the Spanish property market and to earn our generous commissions. Get in touch with us now to learn more.
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Events Calendar
London Antiques – Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fair
Until Sunday 22 October, 2017 Alicante Volvo Open Race. Speed sailing event Video game and comic event at the IFA Valencia Jurassic Expo - Life-size Dinosaur Exhibition Murcia IV Edition of the Medieval Market by Murcia Cathedral Murcia Military Re-Enactment - Revive la Historia del Cine Villena Tapas Route Almoradí XIII Tapas Route - 17 local establishments will take part Tibi XII Craft Fair - including parades and demonstrations Albatera Discount Shopping Fair and Medieval Market Torre Pacheco Dog and pets exhibition event at the IFEPA. Catral VI Tapas Route
London Antiques Carretera Bigastro – Orihuela Km 3,5 03300, Orihuela
Until Sunday 29 October, 2017 Torrevieja Art exhibition by Manuel Paredes at the Virgen del Carmen Until Tuesday 31 October, 2017 Guardamar Painting Exhibition by Barral at the Casa de Cultura Friday 20 October, 2017 San Fulgencio Let Us Entertain You by Cardenal Belluga Theatre Group Los Alcazares HELP Mar Menor Auction at the La Zona Bar El Mojón The Liverpool Band Beatles Show Saturday 21 October, 2017 Orihuela Conclusion of Orihuela Fashion Week Torrevieja Yoga workshop for people with back pain at Bodhi Yoga San Pedro del Pinatar Arena - Dancing in Pink in aid of fighting cancer Algorfa XIII Gastronomic Day - Tapas and live music from 8 pm Sunday 22 October, 2017 Guardamar Charity Walk in aid of cancer victims from 10 am
London Antiques is a brand-new antiques, furniture and collectable items showroom and store, located on the main road that runs from Bigastro to Orihuela. The showroom boasts a huge 3,000 square metres of inside and outside space, which is filled with hundreds of beautiful and unique items, including not only furniture, but also ornaments, works of art, retro pieces, fireplaces and so much more. Next Saturday 28 October, London Antiques will be holding the first of its Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fairs, which will take place in the morning. There are still a few spaces left for anyone that is interested in selling anything in the above categories that they have on offer. This fair is not just dedicated to antiques or expensive pieces of furniture, but is open to anyone with any type of homemade item, crafts, paintings etc. This will be a regular event, and pitches will be free for the first month. For more details about the Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fair, or about London Antiques in general, please contact Daniel on: 609 550879 or via email: info@londonantiques.es or visit their Facebook page at: London Antiques.
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TRELI ON THE TELLY WITH ALEX TRELINSKI
British TV, thanks to mainly BBC Four and Sky Arts, have made a stack of great pop and rock music documentaries over the years, and Channel Four entered the fray this week with the George Michael biographical film Freedom. The timing, of course, is touching after the singer-songwriter passed away far too young over Christmas, and this project, put together by him and his manager David Austin, had largely been completed. What we learnt was something about his frailties and his titanic battle in the nineties to be released from his Sony Music contract, in addition to his first gay relationship. There were great pieces from the likes of Stevie Wonder and Mary J. Blige in addition to shock and corking contribution from Liam Gallagher who turned the air double blue! Nothing though from George's Wham partner Andrew Ridgley, which was a shame, and Freedom seemed to be selective in forgetting George's arrests in California and London;
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his relationship with Kenny Goss; and how he cheated death in an Austrian hospital. Those gripes aside, it was still a very moving documentary that had George been still alive, would have repositioned him in terms of answering the questions about why he valued his privacy. Freedom also did not address why we've had no new songs for many years, though David Austin said this week that an album with new material was in the offing. I watched Freedom reflecting on what might still have been from George Michael in the future and wishing that this programme had been made a decade ago to have given him a boost. Did you see the end of ITV's Liar coming? I didn't as nasty Andrew was well and truly dead, and we have a Broadchurch-style “guess the killer” quiz coming for series two, mixed in with flashbacks. I reckon his son did it, but we'll have to wait a long time to see it, as production does not start for another 14 months!
The Great British Bake Off has been magnificent on Channel Four, and who would have said that over a year ago? Tuesday's ending when host Sandi Toksvig could not hold back the tears when likeable Liam was voted off showed how much everybody cares. I loved how the BBC quietly shunted the awful Partners in Rhyme show out of the Saturday schedules without anybody noticing, mainly because nobody was watching it. The bad news is that there are episodes still left to be shown, and my guess is that they will resurface during the daytime as fillers over the Christmas and New Year. What's the best new entertainment show that would have worked on a Saturday night but airs first on a Friday instead? It's Sky One's Sing: Ultimate A Cappella hosted by Cat Deeley and it runs rings round the rubbish Saturday flops like Pitch Perfect and Cannonball. Gimmick-free, we have great performances dominating the show,
and envious BBC and ITV executives must be annoyed that they missed out on this one, plus Deeley (a big name in the US) is a superb presenter. There must be a private contest going on between Graham Norton and Jonathan Ross as to how many guests they can cram
onto their sofas on their shows. Norton had Jane Fonda “squeezing up” last Friday on BBC 1 (no time even for the Big Red Chair), and I so badly wanted to hear more from her, as she was on top form, but only appeared in the last ten minutes. What a waste! Incidentally, I think Ross has
been as sharp as a button in his current ITV series and I loved grime artist Stomzy having a game of The Chase with Bradley Walsh and The Governess. Norton and Ross are great at what they do, and long may they continue, but fewer guests does mean better in my book.
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Meanwhile, Phelan comes face-to-face with an old adversary, but are his plans about to be scuppered?
Elsewhere, Vanessa’s interest is piqued when Tracy sets her up on a date.
Friday Mary has asked for one last trip out with George, but she fails to return. Angie is beside herself, convinced they’ll miss their flight, but Jude does his best to calm her down.
Friday Moira clashes with Cain, while Debbie also has some tough words for her father. Meanwhile, Amelia and Kerry urge Dan to give his brother another chance. Elsewhere, Robert still has Lawrence just where he wants him. Also today, Lachlan is left seething. Monday Moira worries when baby Isaac won’t stop crying and calls for an emergency doctor appointment. Although the doctor diagnoses colic, Moira is not convinced and ends up rushing to the hospital with the baby. Feeling overwhelmed by everything, Moira abandons the baby at the hospital and returns to the farm. Meanwhile, Debbie goes to see Ross and Pete to pass on her condolences, but she can’t help noticing Ross’s cool demeanour. Elsewhere, Tracy hatches a secret plan.
Tuesday Faith offloads her worries about Moira onto Cain. Later, Cain shocks Moira by turning up at the house. Could Cain be the one to help Moira through this difficult patch? Meanwhile, at the hotel suite, Debbie is feeling pressurised by Tom but eventually succumbs to his charms. She discusses the house auction with him and he offers her a loan, but she’s determined to go it alone despite feeling anxious about her chances of getting the property.
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Wednesday It’s the day of the house auction. As bidding gets under way, the tension between Debbie and Chrissie intensifies. While Jimmy bids in order to inflate the price, a mysterious woman swoops in and outbids them all. But who is she? Who has bought the house from under Chrissie and Debbie’s nose?
Adam then finds Mary hiding in the flower shop with George. He warns her that she’ll lose her family for good if she doesn’t return home. Back at the house, Mary is sorry for her actions but everything is forgotten when Norris notices something is wrong with George and sounds the alarm. Will everything be okay?
Meanwhile, Billy struggles Meanwhile, Harriet catch- with his guilt after what he es Cain’s attention when did. she tells Ross that she’s considering moving to Angie, Jude, Mary and Norris are beside themOxford. selves with worry as they Elsewhere, Paddy and wait for a doctor to see to Marlon have a domestic, baby George. resulting in Marlon suggesting Paddy moves out. What will the outcome be As Paddy packs up the last for the youngster? of his belongings, both he and Marlon are gutted he’s Meanwhile, when she leaving. Later, Chas overhears Anna telling Seb returns and throws herself she can’t do their usual time tomorrow, Faye wonpassionately at Paddy. ders what on earth’s going Thursday Megan goes off on. on a spa date, leaving Eliza with an apprehensive Jai.Later in the afternoon, Eliza has a seizure and Jai calls for an ambulance. Meanwhile, Chas and Paddy have spent the night together, but how will he feel when he hears she had another lover in Ireland? Will they continue Monday When Faye conto see each other? fronts Seb with her suspiElsewhere, Charity is con- cions, he finally confides in her about his awful home fronted. life. Eliza is okay, but Jai is floundering to cope with Later, when Seb takes Faye to see his house, her condition. they’re shocked to find his Megan proposes they visit mum unconscious after an a Cerebral Palsy support overdose. group. Meanwhile, Charity takes drastic action. Elsewhere, Lawrence gets some good news.
Elsewhere, still down on his luck, Aidan hits the bottle in The Rovers. Abi is rushed to hospital following her overdose. After receiving a call, social services arrive and take the twins into care. Seb is devastated, accusing Anna of involving social services. Meanwhile, having promised Andy that he’ll soon be a free man, the pressure is on for Phelan to come up with his replacement. Wednesday Seb has a very public row with Anna over the social services situation. Anna then has a showdown with Phelan, who she blames for poisoning Seb against her. Later, Seb suffers a horrific fall from his ladder while cleaning windows at the solicitor’s office. Finding Seb on the ground, Anna calls an ambulance while Faye sobs over his lifeless body. Meanwhile, Fiz and Tyrone are shocked when they receive a cheque for £2,000 from a lady who read about Hope on the crowd-funding site. Elsewhere, Gina decides to find Steve a woman and he ends up on the double date from hell. Anna and Nicola share secrets. Meanwhile, Steve continues to endure the double date from hell – with Moira! Finally, Tyrone insists to Fiz that they should keep the money as it was intended for Hope, but Fiz reminds him that the crowd-funding site was originally set up for the factory girls.
Meanwhile, Luke makes Jay an offer on the car lot, but will he accept it?
Friday Ian struggles to come to terms with Jane’s shocking decision. Will she really leave the Square without him? Meanwhile, Luke leaves the Carters with a huge bill due to the extent of the work needed on The Vic. The family demand a second opinion and Fi supports them, but what is she up to?
Monday Although he’s starting to feel guilty about his recent behaviour, Max responds to fresh pressure from Fi and continues to manipulate Carmel. With the schemers needing some insider information from the council, Max wants access to some sealed bids. Later on, Max has a change of heart when he tells Carmel that he doesn’t need her help anymore. Does this mean his conscience has finally kicked in? Tuesday Max tells Fi that he’s breaking up with Carmel, not wanting to manipulate her anymore. Fi urges him to reconsider and puts more pressure on him to get the bids. Later, Max makes his move when Carmel is asleep, looking at her laptop for the crucial information needed. However, Max still seems to be at the end of his tether when he demands another meeting with James WillmottBrown.
Thursday Max makes it clear to Willmott-Brown that he won’t be involving Carmel in his schemes anymore. In private, Fi shows her support for Max’s decision, but the big question is whose side she’s really on. Later, Willmott-Brown summons Max and Fi to a meeting, revealing that he knows all about their relationship.
Nina receives surprising news that throws her entire future with estranged husband Matteo into question.
While trying to rally morale on a despondent Keller, Nina offers the registrars an opportunity that only increases the brewing rivalry between Fredrik and Dom. When Fredrik inadvertently learns her secret, Nina must decide if she can trust him. Meanwhile, Oliver’s high hopes to resurrect his research project are dashed when a face from the past arrives as the new Consultant Neuro Surgeon, carrying with her a research proposal of her own. When his patient requires a neuro consultation, Oliver is forced to work with his rival.
Week Days 08:00 Breakfast with Peter Hurst 11:00 Mornings with Dennis Christian - DC, AM to PM 14:00 Afternoons with Alex Trelinski - Alex in the Afternoon. 17:00 Drivetime (AKA Tea Time) with Mark Nolan
Weekends Saturday 09:00 Breakfast with Tim Bridge 12:00 Saturday Afternoons with Paul Norman 15:00 Saturday Sports with Alex Trelinski 18:00 Entertainment Power 20:00 Northern Soul
Sunday 09:00 Breakfast with Tim Bridge 12:00 Soul & Mowtown 14:00 Gary Jackson 16:00 The Retro Chart 18:00 Classic Country
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Friday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport Joining the teams are Tony Bellew, Andy Sullivan, Jess Varnish and Ashton Sims. 21:00 EastEnders The Carters receive some bad news. 21:30 Would I Lie to You? Rob Brydon and David Mitchell and Lee Mack return with previously unseen material from the ninth series of the comedy panel show. 22:00 Have I Got News for You Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Martin Clunes, and panellists Jon Richardson and Kirsty Wark. 22:30 Porridge Fletch gets on the wrong side of a mysterious new inmate and, to make matters worse, he gets a present he wasn’t expecting when he inherits Scudds as a minder. 23:00 News 23:35 The Graham Norton Show 00:25 Josh 00:55 The Apprentice 01:55 Weather 02:00 News
07:00 Real Lives Reunited 07:30 Rip-Off Britain 08:15 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Code 14:45 Restoration Home 15:45 Family Finders 16:15 Full Steam Ahead 17:15 Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Further Back In Time for Dinner The Robshaws experience a thoroughly modern decade as they enter the 1920s. They get their first taste of the racy reputation of the age as they host a jazz age party. 21:00 Mastermind Subjects are Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials”, Tony Hancock, Eva Peron and Muhammad Ali. 21:30 Only Connect Join Victoria if you want to know what connects: Comedian, Identical Twin, Private Life, and History Boy. 22:00 Gardeners’ World As October progresses and nights become colder, Monty advises on what plants need protection and how to protect tender plants over the coming months. 23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Dragons’ Den 01:05 Snowfall 01:55 Panorama 02:25 Diana: The Last Princess of Wales 03:25 Reformation: Europe’s Holy War
Filming begins on Press
Filming has begun in London on Mike Bartlett’s (Doctor Foster, King Charles III) new drama series, Press for BBC One. Charlotte Riley plays the Deputy News Editor of fictional broadsheet The Herald, and Ben Chaplin plays the Editor of fictional tabloid newspaper, The Post. Set in the fast-paced and challenging environment of the British newspaper industry, Press will immerse viewers in the personal lives and the constant professional dilemmas facing its characters. The series follow their lives as they attempt to balance work and play, ambition and integrity, amid the neverending pressure of the 24hour global news cycle and an industry in turmoil. Press will feature an ensem-
ble cast of superb British talent, including Priyanga Burford (London Spy, King Charles III) as The Herald’s Editor, Paapa Essiedu (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, RSC’s Hamlet) as The Post’s newest reporter and Shane Zaza (Happy Valley, The Da Vinci Code) its News Editor; while Ellie Kendrick (Game Of Thrones, The Diary Of Anne Frank) will be a junior reporter; Al Weaver (Grantchester, The Hollow Crown) an investigative journalist and Brendan Cowell (Young Vic’s Yerma, Game Of Thrones) the Deputy Editor at The Herald. They will be joined by David Suchet (Poirot) who will play the Chairman & CEO of Worldwide News, owner of The Post. Press will broadcast on BBC One in 2018.
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07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Alphabetical 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Cain and Moira clash. 20:30 Coronation Street Mary takes action to stop her family from leaving. 21:00 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears Ray meets the fearsome salt-water crocodile and stays with an aboriginal family who share with him the secrets of farming with fire. 21:30 Coronation Street Mary await news of George. 22:00 Cold Feet Reeling from the revelation that Adam has cheated, Tina arranges a rendezvous with Sarah to hear her side of the story. Karen's feelings for Gareth are tested when she discovers that he has kept a big part of his life from her, while David takes matters into his own hands after a threat is made towards his daughters. Although in no position to do so, Adam offers Pete some relationship advice. 23:00 News 23:45 After the News 00:20 Bad Move 00:45 Tonight at the London Palladium 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Storage Hoarders
07:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:30 Unreported World Across India, gangs of Hindu vigilantes have been lynching Muslims they accuse of killing cows or eating beef. Reporter Mirren Gidda meets vigilantes, and families of the mobs’ victims. 21:00 Food Unwrapped Kate lifts the lid on the nation’s favourite yeast extract, putting Marmite’s latest TV advert, which claims that they can predict whether you love it or hate it, to the test.
20:00 The Gadget Show Craig flies the most affordable ever drone. Jon tests out IKEA smart lighting, Georgie meets a rock band as they test out portable music tech and Ortis reveals the coolest gadgets at Europe’s biggest consumer show. 21:00 Britain By Bike With Larry and George Lamb Father and son duo cycle through the New Forest National Park where they encounter the famous ponies, set up a bushcraft camp, attend a chair building class, and canoe down the Beaulieu River.
22:00 Gogglebox Britain’s most opinionated and avid TV viewers comment freely on what’s on the box.
22:00 A Celebrity Taste Of Italy With time in Tuscany running out, the famous faces decide to branch out to see the region’s capital, Florence. This includes climbing hundreds of stairs to the Duomo, creating a perfume, and enjoying the traditional tripe sandwich.
23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 Rude Tube 01:10 Film Instinct (15) 03:15 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 04:00 Electric Dreams
23:00 Paul Daniels: My Life in Magic 00:30 TV’s 50 Greatest Magic Tricks 03:00 SuperCasino 05:00 The Hotel Inspector Returns
21:30 Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Rome Richard Ayoade is joined by Matt Lucas, for a frenetic 48 hours in the eternal city.
ITV commissions new drama, Cheat
ITV’s Head of Drama Polly Hill today confirmed commission of gripping, psychological thriller Cheat. At the heart of the drama is the dangerous relationship between university professor Leah, and her student Rose, when, what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception, quickly spirals out of control, ending in fatal consequences, and triggering a devastating sequence of events that threaten to engulf them both. With two fiercely intelligent minds unwilling to back down, Cheat will keep audiences guessing from the start, exploring just how far we’re prepared to stand up for what we believe, and at what cost. Commented Polly Hill: “Cheat is a fiendishly engaging four part drama
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Hotel Inspector Returns 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Smoke Screen 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News
which I’m delighted to commission from screening writing newcomer, Gaby Hull. It’s a tense and taut thriller packed with intriguing plot that promises to have audiences on the edge of their seat. I’m thrilled we’ll be working with Two Brothers Pictures on this series.” Two Brothers Pictures, Harry and Jack Williams will executive produce the drama, which goes into production during the early part of 2018. The pair commented: “Cheat is a gripping and brilliantly written drama debut, and we’re delighted to be working with Gaby bringing this story to the screen.” Cheat will be produced by Lydia Hampson (Fleabag, The Art of Foley) with details of who is to direct the series announced in the build up to filming.
07:00 You’ve Been Framed! 07:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:15 The Great Indoors 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 You’ve Been Framed! 10:30 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Great Indoors 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:20 Emmerdale 14:20 You’ve Been Framed! 14:50 Ellen DeGeneres 15:45 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Dress to Impress 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The 40-Year-Old Virgin (18) 00:20 Family Guy 01:40 American Dad 02:10 Bromans ITV 3 07:00 Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:55 Wild at Heart 09:55 Judge Judy 11:10 Inspector Morse 13:30 Wild at Heart 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:45 Inspector Morse 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Rosemary and Thyme 22:00 Long Lost Family 23:00 Lewis 01:00 Mr Selfridge ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 08:55 Counting Cars 09:45 Pawn Stars 10:40 Ironside 11:40 Quincy, M.E. 12:45 The Sweeney 13:50 The Avengers 14:55 Ironside 15:55 Quincy, M.E. 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Counting Cars 19:30 The Darts Show 20:00 Live: World Series of Darts 00:00 Film Out for Justice (18) 01:50 Bear Grylls
David Tennant leads an allstar cast in The Highway Rat
Magic Light Pictures, the Oscar-nominated entertainment company, brings to life another magical world from the UK’s number one picture book duo, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The Highway Rat airs on BBC One as a festive family highlight this Christmas. This enchanting half hour animated special will be voiced by a stellar cast of British acting talent, featuring David Tennant as the Highway Rat, Rob Brydon as the narrator, Nina Sosanya as the Duck, Tom Hollander as the Squirrel and Frances de le Tour as the Rabbit. First published in 2011, The Highway Rat is about a ravenous rat who craves buns, biscuits and all sweet things. Tearing along the
highway, he searches for sugary treats to steal, until his sweet tooth leads him to a sticky end. “Give me your pastries and puddings! Give me your chocolate and cake! For I am the Rat of the Highway, and whatever I want I take.” A swashbuckling tale of bandits and biscuits the whole family will enjoy! The Highway Rat marks the fifth adaptation by Magic Light Pictures of a Donaldson/Scheffler title. The most recent, Stick Man, premiered on BBC One on Christmas Day 2015 to achieve record ratings of 9.3 million viewers, with an overall 41 percent audience share, the fourth highest rated programme of the day. The film also won critical praise and a raft of global industry awards.
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Gunpowder
Your Song Sunday - ITV Your Song combines heartwarming stories with amazing performances by some of the most famous singers in the country. Host Emma Willis is joined by Rita Ora, Little Mix, James Arthur, Paloma Faith and The Script, as they meet some of their most deserving fans and give them a performance that they’ll never forget. In this show, James Arthur writes a very personal song for a young woman who has established an anti-bullying charity, Little Mix surprise
Saturday - BBC One In 1603, following the death of Elizabeth I, King James of Scotland claims the English throne, and the country goes to war with Catholic Spain. As a result, English
Catholics are persecuted and driven into hiding, but after witnessing the brutal means by which the Crown intends to punish his people for practicing their faith, recusant Catholic Robert Catesby devises a treason-
ous plot to assassinate King James. However, he must first enlist the aid of stalwart allies, and heads to Brussels to seek the help of a hardened war veteran named Guy Fawkes.
three special fans with a personal appearance at their concert, Paloma Faith acts as the celebrant at a gay wedding celebration. The Script perform for a woman recovering from the
recent deaths of her mother and long-term partner, Rita Ora takes an inspirational trip back to the youth club she used to attend herself as a teenager. It’s all happening!
Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Live: 2017
QI XL Saturday - BBC Two Sandi Toksvig hosts an extended edition of the comedy quiz show, posing more perplexing questions to a selection of celebrity guests. As ever, the panellists will not necessarily be expected to deliver the correct answers, and Sandi will be handing out points to those who provide the `most interesting' guesses. Challengers joining regular
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quizzer Alan Davies this week are Bill Bailey, Phill
Jupitus and Winkleman.
Steve Jones presents coverage of the 17th race of the season (start-time 9.00pm), held at Circuit of the Claudia Americas in Austin, Texas. Lewis Hamilton has domi-
nated the second half of the campaign, as main rival Sebastian Vettel has been beset by problems. The Mercedes driver could clinch the drivers' title this evening, starting the race with a 59-point cushion,
although there are still one hundred points available, and victory for Vettel would narrow the gap ahead the next race in Mexico. With analysis by David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Eddie Jordan.
Saturday TV 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 13:00 Football Focus 14:00 News 14:15 Bargain Hunt 15:15 Escape to the Country 15:45 Film - Madagascar 17:05 Final Score 18:25 News 18:45 Pointless Celebrities Strictly Come 19:35 Dancing Twelve couples remain as the annual dancing competition enters its fifth weekend. The pressure to put in a flawless performance remains as high as ever, as the duos once again take to the stage to demonstrate the routines they have been practising throughout the week. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present. 21:20 Casualty Dylan’s secret starts to unravel around him as more people get drawn in, while Lily’s jealousy of Sam threatens her budding relationship with Iain.
07:15 How We Won the War 07:45 Animal Park 08:30 Naomi’s Nightmares of Nature 09:00 Deadly 60 09:30 Show Me What You’re Made Of 10:00 Saturday Mash-Up 12:00 Natural World 13:00 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 14:00 Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands 15:00 Coast 16:00 Flog It! 17:00 Mastermind 17:30 The Big Family Cooking Showdown 18:30 Anglesey: Island Life 19:00 Gardeners’ World 20:00 Coastal Path Paul Rose explores the rugged North Cornish Coast. 20:30 Front Row Darcey Bussell celebrates the legacy of her choreographer Kenneth Macmillan. 21:00 Britain Afloat MaryAnn explores the story of the punt, a boat that helped people survive in some of Britain’s toughest environments.
21:30 Dad’s Army When the wardens’ HQ is 22:10 Gunpowder Robert bombed, they have to Catesby attends a covert share the church hall with Mass celebrated by Father the Home Guard! Garnet at the home of his cousin. When the King’s 22:00 Lucy Worsley’s men arrive at the door, the Nights at the Opera Lucy barbaric acts that follow investigates four cities in have a profound effect on France and Germany, and Catesby, who vows to plot four operas of a new kind the highest act of treason. that swept away conventions in 19th century. 23:10 News 23:30 Match of the Day 01:00 The NFL 23:00 QI XL 23:45 Later ... Show 01:30 The Weight with Jools 00:50 Film - In Cut: Extreme Weight Loss Our Name (15) 02:15 Film 02:00 Weather 02:05 News In the Dark Half (15)
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07:15 Mobil 1 The Grid 07:40 Castle Series Triathlon 08:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 The Big Bang Theory 11:50 The Simpsons 12:50 Come Dine with Me 14:50 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 16:50 Best Laid Plans 17:55 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Practice 19:20 Cannonball Andrew 3 Live 19:30 News “Freddie” Flintoff presents the action-packed show in 20:00 Rivers with Jeremy which 24 brave contestants Paxman Jeremy is on the take on a series of chal- Severn, the longest river in lenging water-based inflat- Britain. He meets the last able games and obstacles. mudhorse fisherman on the Severn Sea, investigates 20:20 The Chase: the country’s largest ship Celebrity Special Jamie graveyard, and stops off for Theakston, Faye Tozer, a glass or two of organic Ben Cohen and Sara Worcestershire wine. Pascoe take on the Chaser in a bid to raise money for 21:00 Hidden Britain by Drone The drones fly charity. through a forest with a 21:20 The X Factor deadly secret, across Dermot O'Leary presents Britain’s newest piece of as the contest enters the land and into the hidden judges' houses stage, stately pile of an unconvenwhich sees the 24 remain- tional aristocrat. ing would-be stars jetting off to exotic locales for a 22:00 Formula 1 United Grand Prix taste of the glamour. This States time, the Boys accompany Qualifying Live Steve Louis to Istanbul, while the Jones presents coverage Girls follow Sharon to San of Qualifying from the Francisco. Simon takes the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. David Groups to his villa Chateau Austin, Diter near Cannes, and Coulthard, Mark Webber Nicole takes the Overs to and Eddie Jordan are on hand to provide expert South Africa. analysis and opinion. 23:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 00:25 News 00:45 00:35 Film - The Iceman Film - Mickey Blue Eyes (14) 02:25 The Last Leg (15) 02:30 Jackpot247 03:20 Hollyoaks Omnibus 04:00 The Hungry Sailors 05:30 Location, Location, Location 04:50 ITV Nightscreen
07:00 Milkshake 11:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:45 The Gadget Show 12:40 Police Interceptors 14:40 The ATeam 17:40 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away!
07:20 Kevin Can Wait 08:10 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:30 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food 14:00 The Simpsons 15:00 Film Rango (PG) 17:10 The Crystal Maze 18:15 The Great British Bake Off 19:35 News
07:00 Milkshake 09:40 Football 11:00 Live: Great South Run 13:15 The ATeam 17:20 Film - Daddy Day Camp (PG) 19:05 News
07:00 CITV 10:25 Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:20 Gino’s Italian Escape: Islands in the Sun 12:50 The Hungry Sailors 13:50 News 14:00 ITV Racing: Live From Ascot 18:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 18:30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 19:00 News
19:40 Film - The Bridge at Remagen George Segal´s World War Two film chronicling the tense battle to hold the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, the only bridge still standing across the Rhine towards the end of the war. The German officer in charge of the region faces a dilemma - destroy the bridge and strand 50,000 of his own troops on the wrong side of the river, or leave the bridge intact and effectively give up the Fatherland to the advancing Allied forces. Starring George Segal, Robert Vaughn, Ben Gazzara, Bradford Dillman and EG Marshal. (PG) 21:55 News 22:00 Football Colin Murray introduces highlights from the weekend's games, including Bristol City v Leeds United at Ashton Gate, Middlesbrough v Cardiff City at Riverside Stadium, and Millwall v Birmingham City at The Den. 23:30 Film - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (PG) 01:10 SuperCasino 04:10 The Philpott Fire: 5 Years On 05:00 Countdown to Murder
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:10 Emmerdale Omnibus 09:35 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25 The X Factor 14:30 Take Me Out 15:55 Film - What a Girl Wants 18:05 Film - Liar Liar (12) 19:45 Film - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (14) 23:20 Celebrity Juice 00:05 Family Guy 01:00 American Dad! 01:55 Timewasters 02:30 Bromans 03:25 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records ITV 3 07:00 Murder, She Wrote 08:50 Film - The Pure Hell of St. Trinian’s 10:55 Film The Nun’s Story 13:55 Lewis 15:55 Foyle’s War 20:00 Midsomer Murders 00:00 Lewis 02:00 On the Buses ITV 4 07:00 Barcelona’s European Glory 07:10 The Avengers 08:15 Motorsport UK 09:15 FIA World Endurance Championship Motor Racing 10:30 ITV Racing 11:30 Pawn Stars 11:55 Shed & Buried 13:00 Football Rivalries 13:10 The Darts Show 13:45 Live: World Series of Darts 18:00 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 18:05 Pawn Stars 20:00 Live: World Series of Darts 00:00 Film - Conan the Destroyer (15) 02:05 The Sweeney 03:05 The Classic Car Show 03:55 ITV4 Nightscreen
Sunday TV 07:00 Breakfast 08:25 Match of the Day 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Homes Under the Hammer 15:15 Money for Nothing 16:15 Escape to the Country 17:00 Points of View 17:15 Songs of Praise 17:50 Eat Well for Less? 18:50 News 19:15 Countryfile 20:15 Strictly Come Dancing Tess and Claudia to reveal the two couples with the lowest combined scores. Then it is down to business as the bottom two dancing duos take to the famous ballroom floor to dance for survival.
07:35 Great British Garden Revival 08:35 Gardeners’ World 09:35 Countryfile 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking 12:30 My Life on a Plate 13:15 MOTD2 Extra 14:00 Talking Pictures 14:30 Film - Suspicion (PG) 16:05 Italy Unpacked 17:05 Flog It! 18:00 Natural World 19:00 Top Gear 20:00 Colombia with Simon Reeve Simon travels into the jungle and comes face to face with the guerrilla army, FARC, which is now promising to lay down arms.
21:00 Robot Wars Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon present a new format for 21:00 Antiques the contest. Roadshow Fiona Bruce and the experts head to 22:00 Louis Theroux: Britain’s first sky scraper, Dark States Milwaukee is the art deco Senate House said to be one of the most in the heart of Bloomsbury. racially divided and impoverished cities in the US. 22:00 The Last Post The With spiraling gun crime RMP begin their desperate and homicide rates, this search. Tilbrook takes Midwestern city encapsuMarkham to visit an impor- lates America’s complex tant prisoner, Alison can’t and troubled relationship go on with her pregnancy, with guns and the increasAlison confides in Honor ing disharmony between about her affair, and Ed African American communireceives intelligence that ties and the police. leads him into danger. 23:00 Snowfall 23:45 Mock 23:00 News 23:30 Match of the Week 00:20 Film the Day 00:30 NFL Football Glory (15) 02:15 Question 01:30 Weather for the Time 03:15 Holby City Week Ahead 01:35 News 04:15 This Is BBC Two
07:00 CITV 10:25 News 10:30 Australian Wilderness with Ray Mears 11:00 Peston on Sunday 11:55 Amazing Animal Births 12:25 Robson Green’s Coastal Lives 12:55 Bigheads 13:55 News 14:00 The X Factor 15:55 Film - Mr Bean’s Holiday 17:35 Victoria 18:35 News 20:00 The X Factor The Judges' House phase continues, with the acts jetting off overseas to perform for their mentors in the hope of winning a place in the live shows. Each coach has a guest judge on hand to help them - Louis Walsh and Mika assess the boys in Istanbul, Simon Cowell and Cheryl teach the groups in France, Nicole Scherzinger and Stormzy take the overs to South Africa, and Sharon Osbourne is joined by her children Jack and Kelly to oversee the girls in San Francisco. 22:00 Your Song Emma Willis is joined by Rita Ora, Little Mix, James Arthur, Paloma Faith and the Script, as they meet their most deserving fans and give them a performance they will never forget. 23:00 ITV 23:15 Peston on Sunday 00:15 Liar 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Motorsport UK 04:50 Superbikes Racing
20:00 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Live Build-Up A look ahead to today’s Grand Prix. 20:35 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Live Steve Jones presents coverage of the 17th race of the season (Start-time 21.00), held at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Lewis Hamilton has dominated the second half of the campaign, as main rival Sebastian Vettel has been beset by problems. The Mercedes driver could clinch the drivers’ title this evening, starting the race with a 59-point cushion, although there are still 100 points available, and victory for Vettel would narrow the gap ahead the next race in Mexico. With David Coulthard, Mark Webber and Eddie Jordan. 23:10 Formula 1 Grand Prix Reaction 00:15 Film Child 44 (15) 02:40 Travel Man: 48 Hours in...Rome 03:10 Britain’s Ancient Tracks with Tony Robinson
19:10 Film - Left Behind The world is plunged into chaos when millions of people suddenly disappear. An airline pilot tries to save the remaining passengers on his flight, while on the ground, his daughter tries to find out if her mother and brother are among those who have vanished. Fantasy adventure based on the series of novels by Jerry B Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, starring Nicolas Cage. (PG) 21:05 Film - Poseidon This remake of 1972’s “The Poseidon Adventure’ sees a luxury ocean liner capsize on New Year”s Eve after being hit by a rogue wave. A ragtag bunch of passengers are left to fight for survival, realising that their only chance of escaping is to make their way to the bowels of the ship, now located at the very top. starring Kurt Russell, Richard Josh and Dreyfuss Lucas.(14) 23:15 Film - 2012 (PG) 02:15 SuperCasino 04:10 Paddington Station 24/7 05:00 Cruising With Jane McDonald
07:00 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 07:40 You’ve Been Framed! 08:00 Coronation Street Omnibus 11:00 Guidance 11:30 LA Story 11:45 Cheerleaders Steel Rays 12:05 Ready, Set, Style 12:20 Ready, Set, Style 12:35 Third Wheel 12:50 Take Me Out 13:50 Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule 14:25 Film - Yogi Bear 16:00 Film - Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (PG) 17:45 Film - The Haunted Mansion (PG) 19:25 Film - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (14) 23:00 Family Guy ITV 3 07:00 Lewis 08:40 Heartbeat 10:45 Murder, She Wrote 13:45 Film The Railway Children 16:00 Columbo 18:05 Lewis 20:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 22:00 The Syndicate 23:05 Honest ITV 4 07:00 The Protectors 07:25 The Avengers 09:25 The Sweeney 10:30 Superbikes Racing 12:00 Shed & Buried 12:55 Pawn Stars 13:50 Film - Lonely Are the Brave (PG) 16:00 Film - Rio Bravo (U) 18:50 Hornblower 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:00 Film - Last Man Standing (15)
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07:00 Real Lives Reunited 07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:00 The Big Family Cooking Showdown 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Code 14:45 Restoration Home 15:45 Family Finders 16:15 Full Steam Ahead 17:15 Sea Cities 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Newsnight Residents talk about their community and the events that unfolded on the 21st floor of Grenfell tower. 20:30 University Challenge It’s the last of the first round matches and students of Merton College, Oxford fight it out against King’s College, London. 21:00 Autumnwatch Packham, Michaela and Martin return to showcase the season’s wildlife.
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Alphabetical 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Moira reaches breaking point. 20:30 Coronation Street Faye confronts Seb with her suspicions. 21:00 Countrywise Ben Fogle is in the Lake District at the annual Ennerdale show, and Liz Bonnin heads to the River Nith in south west Scotland for a training day with the river rescue team. 21:30 Coronation Street Faye witnesses Seb’s domestic troubles firsthand.
22:00 Elizabeth I’s Secret Agents Documentary featuring dramatic reconstructions and interviews with historians to examine the network of spymasters and secret agents that helped protect Elizabeth I.
22:00 Piers Morgan’s Life Stories Kim Cattrall is the first guest as the chat show returns, with the actress revealing why she turned down Sex and the City 3 and talking about her relationship with the other cast members. She also opens up to Piers about her three marriages.
23:00 W1A 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Chris Packham: Asperger’s and Me 01:15 Lucy Worsley’s Nights at the Opera 02:15 Countryfile
23:00 News 23:45 The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 00:50 Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine 01:40 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle
07:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches Jackie Long investigates what life’s like for public sector workers following seven years of pay freezes. 21:30 Tricks of the Restaurant Trade Sophie Morgan checks out children’s menus. Simon Rimmer discovers that fish and chips isn’t as British as we think. And the disappearance of 125ml glasses of wine. 22:00 My Week as a Muslim Saima, a British born Muslim with Pakistani heritage, invites Katie to spend a week living in the heart of Manchester’s Pakistani Muslim community. 23:00 First Dates 00:05 Celebrity Hunted 01:15 How’d You Get So Rich? 02:00 The Secret Life of the Zoo 02:50 Film - The Dirty Picture (14)
Monday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Gadget Show 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Dangerous Lessons 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 MotoGP Championship Series Highlights of the sixteenth round of the world championship from Australia. 21:00 Traffic Cops The team chase a gang using 4x4s on nightly thefts from industrial estates. In Leeds, a teen crosses a busy road, and soon needs the full range of emergency services to save his life. In Bradford, the cops get reports of a child hit by a car. 22:00 Inside The Railways Sunday’s service grinds to a halt when a train derails in the station, a knife-carrying passenger causes concern in Bristol, and cleaners have to respond as passengers ignore the ‘Do not flush while in a station’ signs. 23:00 Hunted and Confronted: Cowboys, Crooks and Chancers 00:05 Film - Tears of the Sun (14) 02:05 SuperCasino 04:10 GPs: Behind Closed Doors
08:15 The Great Indoors 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Great Indoors 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:20 Emmerdale 13:50 Coronation Street 14:50 Ellen DeGeneres 15:45 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Dress to Impress 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Family Guy 22:30 American Dad! 23:00 Timewasters 23:30 Family Guy ITV 3 07:00 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 Wild at Heart 09:50 Judge Judy 11:15 Inspector Morse 13:35 Wild at Heart 14:40 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:45 Inspector Morse 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:05 Lewis ITV 4 07:05 The Chase 08:45 Counting Cars 09:40 Pawn Stars 10:35 Ironside 11:40 Quincy, M.E. 12:40 The Sweeney 13:45 The Avengers 14:50 Ironside 15:55 Quincy, M.E. 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Counting Cars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 River Monsters 22:00 Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera 23:00 Film - Out for Justice (18)
Tuesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Max starts to waiver on his plan leaving Fi on edge. 21:00 Holby City Nina must decide if she can trust Fredrik when he discovers a secret that forces her to question her future with Matteo. 22:00 Our Girl Georgie is reeling that Elvis is back in her life and concerned for the safety of Tara, but does her best to concentrate on the mission in Afghanistan. Arriving in Kabul they are greeted by Captain James' old friend, Captain Azizi, to assist them as they try to track down Omar. Maisie is instantly suspicious. After the mission goes disastrously wrong, 2-section find themselves taking casualties. Drama, starring Michelle Keegan and Luke Pasqualino. . 23:00 News 23:45 Valley Cops 00:30 Double Mastectomy Twins 01:00 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:05 News
07:00 Real Lives Reunited 07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:00 Billion Dollar Deals and How They Changed Your World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Code 14:45 Restoration Home 15:45 Family Finders 16:15 World’s Busiest Railways 17:15 Sea Cities 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Further Back In Time for Dinner The family discover a surprising decade of progress and optimism as they journey through the 1930s.
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Alphabetical 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Cain is concerned about Moira. 20:30 Save Money: Good Health Sian Williams and Dr Ranj Singh explore the popularity of gut health diets. Can feeding the bacteria in your stomach really be the answer to weight loss and staying healthy?
21:30 Call the Cleaners Mother and daughter Maxine and Jasmine are cleaning a neglected house for a son who cares for his mum who suffers from a form of arthritis and 22:00 This World Filmed is in constant pain. deep inside the notorious migrant camp, this film doc- 22:00 The 18-30 Stone uments the final days of the Holiday Eight Brits are Calais Jungle as the largest travelling to the world's migrant camp in Europe only plus-size friendly erupted into flames. Dan hotel in the Bahamas. For they've been Reed charts the impossible years dilemmas faced by the ashamed of their bodies, French police and the dedi- but at The Resort, the sun cated team of British volun- loungers are supersize teers responsible for the and the beds are reinforced with steel. creation of the Jungle. 21:00 Autumnwatch Gillian Burke reveals the latest in her fox intelligence test from an urban garden in Bournemouth
23:00 Later Live... with Jools 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Secret Agents 01:15 NFL This Week 02:05 The Apprentice
23:00 News 23:40 After the News 00:15 Lethal Weapon 01:05 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women
07:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 The Great British Bake Off It's the semi-final, and the four remaining bakers must set to work on producing 24 exquisite choux buns. Prue has set a complex technical for her first semi-final that leaves everyone stumped. And there's a meringue sculpture showstopper where the bakers mustn't crack under pressure. Noel and Sandi present, while Paul passes judgement alongside Prue.
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Hotel Inspector Returns 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film Abducted: The Jocelyn Shaker Story 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Tony Robinson: Coast To Coast Tony visits RAF Fylingdales, a family-run bakery and the area’s last shipyard in Whitby and spends a day whale-watching. 21:00 The Yorkshire Vet A woman and her son are fanatical ferret fanciers but their prize-winning ferret Teddy has a problematic lump. Julian rushes to an emergency with an unborn calf. Peter treats Tara the rabbit and a pregnant Boston Terrier called Dolly.
22:15 Celebrity Hunted Jamie Laing begins to crack under the pressure of life on the run. Anneka Rice embarks on a bold mission to record her radio show. Jay and Siva try to disguise their boy band looks.
22:00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben meets a couple who have made their home on a floating island they have built themselves which sits in the aptly named Freedom Cove on Canada’s west coast.
23:20 The End of the F...ing World 23:45 Gogglebox 00:45 My Week as a Muslim 01:40 Music on 4 02:10 The Supervet 03:05 Grand Designs
23:00 When Celebrity Goes Wrong 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door
07:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:15 The Great Indoors 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Great Indoors 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:20 Emmerdale 13:50 Coronation Street 14:50 Ellen DeGeneres 15:45 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Dress to Impress 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Film - The 40-Year-Old Virgin (18) ITV 3 07:00 Coronation Street 07:50 Heartbeat 08:50 Wild at Heart 09:50 Judge Judy 11:10 Inspector Morse 13:30 Wild at Heart 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:45 Inspector Morse 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Midsomer Murders 23:05 Lewis ITV 4 07:00 Nijinsky’s Triple Crown 07:05 The Chase 08:45 Counting Cars 09:35 Pawn Stars 10:35 Ironside 11:35 Quincy, M.E. 12:40 The Sweeney 13:45 The Avengers 14:50 Ironside 15:55 Quincy, M.E. 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Counting Cars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 FIM World Superbike Series Motorcycle Racing 22:00 Benidorm 23:00 Car Crash Global
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Wednesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 RipOff Britain 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 A Matter of Life and Debt 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Doctors 15:15 Impossible 16:00 Escape to the Country 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 Antiques Road Trip 18:15 Pointless 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 Panorama Investigating the government’s reforms of the probation service, which critics say are putting the public at risk and failing offenders. Daniel Foggo meets two women whose sons were murdered by offenders on probation. 21:00 Eat Well for Less? Chris and Gregg head to Surrey to help the Prestwich family, where John, Sue and daughters Sophie and Anna are stuck in a food rut. With so many different tastes to cater for, Sue often cooks two dinners a night and struggles to keep everyone happy. 22:00 The Apprentice The teams set up and run a corporate box and sell merchandise to the masses at the Women’s FA Cup Final. The candidates meet their match when face to face with the clients, while inteam tackles and last minute strategies put them on the back foot.
07:00 Real Lives Reunited 07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 The Code 14:45 Restoration Home 15:45 Family Finders 16:15 World’s Busiest Railways 17:15 Sea Cities 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Further Back In Time for Dinner The Robshaws enter the 1940s and experience a decade overshadowed by war and entirely fuelled by rations. The Robshaws get used to a diet of duty and determination. 21:00 Autumnwatch Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris and Michaela share news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours 22:00 Army: Behind the New Frontlines The army is sent to Estonia, on the frontline of a new cold war. As Russia flexes its muscles in Ukraine and there is a massive buildup of troops across Eastern Europe, the risk of miscalculation is very real.
23:00 The Apprentice: You’re Fired 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Louis 23:00 News 23:45 A Theroux 01:15 Exodus: Question of Sport 00:15 Our Journey to Europe The Ganges with Sue 02:15 Sir Bobby Charlton Perkins16 01:15 Weather at 80 03:20 Chris Coleman: 01:20 News Dare to Dream
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07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Alphabetical 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Harriet is conflicted. 20:30 Coronation Street Phelan engineers a clash between Seb and Anna. 21:00 Bad Move Nicky and Steve decide to put a brave face on things and invite all their old friends from Leeds for a longoverdue housewarming party. 21:30 Coronation Street Anna and Nicola exchange secrets. 22:00 Doc Martin Penhale decides to have a Police Open day to raise community awareness, but the only genuine visitor is an angry farmer who has had three of her sheep stolen. Meanwhile, Morwenna decides to take Al away for the weekend to try out Hannah's new glamping site, but the trip does not go well as Al accidently burns down the yurt. Elsewhere, James has started biting not only Louisa but other children at the nursery, so Louisa speaks to Tina about it. 23:00 News 23:45 After the News 00:15 The Jonathan Ross Show 01:15 Jackpot247 04:00 May the Best House Win
07:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:05 Frasier 11:05 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:00 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up to Cancer Just weeks before her wedding Anita’s life was turned upside down when she discovered she had the most aggressive form of breast cancer. Here we witness the tragic impact cancer has on her and her family. 21:00 Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke George charges award-winning architects Abigail and Andrew with creating something beautiful from a house, which is essentially a flat spread over three car parking spaces. 22:00 Grand Designs Joe and Lina’s clever spacesaving low-budget build may be the smallest twobedroom house you’re allowed to build in London, but it’ll be stylish, and theirs - not a landlord’s. 23:00 Man Down 23:35 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 00:35 Educating Greater Manchester 01:35 European Tour Poker
07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Hotel Inspector Returns 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:20 NCIS 16:20 Film - The Good Witch’s Destiny 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors Gordo and Dan unleash their tasers to help arrest a knife-wielding teenager, Jim leads five units to box in a car suspected of carrying drugs, and Tim and Tom tackle a mouthy drunk who has crashed his van. 21:00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors A special forces veteran is welcomed as a new patient at the practice. Whilst carrying out his duties, he was shot several times and he’s got the scars and bullet wounds to prove it. The staff also treat a man with varicose veins. 22:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door Three disputes between people whose houses border each other in Spain, including a couple whose dreams of a new life abroad were left in tatters after a campaign of vandalism and abuse, sparked by building a private terrace. 23:00 Where There’s Blame, There’s a Claim 23:30 Football 01:05 Traffic Cops 02:00 SuperCasino
07:00 The Cube 07:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:15 The Great Indoors 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 The Cube 10:30 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Great Indoors 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:20 Emmerdale 13:50 You’ve Been Framed! 14:50 Ellen DeGeneres 15:45 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Dress to Impress 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Celebrity Showmance 23:00 Family Guy 00:05 Family Guy 00:30 American Dad! ITV 3 07:00 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:55 Wild at Heart 09:50 Judge Judy 11:15 Inspector Morse 13:30 Wild at Heart 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:45 Inspector Morse 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:10 Lewis 01:00 Inspector Morse ITV 4 07:00 World Cup Top Goalscorers 07:10 The Chase 08:50 Counting Cars 09:40 Pawn Stars 10:35 Ironside 11:40 Quincy, M.E. 12:40 The Sweeney 13:45 The Avengers 14:50 Ironside 15:55 Quincy, M.E. 17:00 The Sweeney 18:00 The Avengers 19:05 Counting Cars 20:00 Pawn Stars 21:00 Parking Wars 22:00 Film - Tomorrow Never Dies (PG) 00:25 Film United 93 (14) 02:35 The Sweeney
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07:00 Real Lives Reunited 07:30 Money for Nothing 08:15 A Matter of Life and Debt 09:00 Council House Crackdown 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 13:00 Daily Politics 14:00 The Code 14:45 The Planners 15:45 Family Finders 16:15 World’s Busiest Railways 17:15 Sea Cities 18:15 Flog It! 19:00 Eggheads 19:30 Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 20:00 Further Back In Time for Dinner The family and Debbie reflect on their time travels, discovering that much of what they experienced in the past, still lives on around our dinner tables today. Also, the Robshaws try out some of the latest diets. 21:00 Autumnwatch Michaela, Chris, Gillian and Martin come together to provide a final update on the fox intelligence experiment, a chance to drop in on the live cameras around the estate, before it is time to say goodbye to the animals who have provided the entertainment.
07:00 Good Morning Britain 09:30 Lorraine 10:25 Jeremy Kyle 11:30 This Morning 13:30 Loose Women 14:30 News 15:00 Dickinson’s Real Deal 16:00 Alphabetical 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Charity is confronted. 20:30 Tonight Car crime is rocketing, with vehicles stolen to order for parts, to be used in crime or sold abroad. Jonathan Maitland reports on the crime epidemic that is sweeping the country. 21:00 Emmerdale Charity takes drastic action. 21:30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Paul O’Grady helps a beautiful German shepherd puppy that was rejected by her mother at birth, and meets a frisky jack russell who is learning to use all four of his paws.
22:00 The Big Family Cooking Showdown It’s the last semi-final, and 3 more families go head to head in three demanding new challenges but only one can secure the only remaining place in the final.
22:00 Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine The conclusion of Gordon Ramsay's investigation into the criminal business behind the global cocaine trade. In the UK, he meets a major dealer brandishing two packets of cocaine worth £70,000 and a recovering addict who has spent an estimated £0.5million on her habit.
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07:20 The King of Queens 08:40 Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10 Frasier 11:10 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 A New Life in the Sun 15:10 Countdown 16:00 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 17:00 My Kitchen Rules UK 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Steph and Dom’s One Star to Five Star 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 20:55 Stand Up to Cancer British judo champion Jamie had the world at his feet until he discovered he had a brain tumour. Facing the fact that he won’t live to be 30, he is determined not to go out without a fight. 21:00 The Supervet The clinic face the challenging case of a Chihuahua with hydrocephalus. A Labrador is brought in with severe elbow arthritis, while another needs high-end surgery on an elbow. 22:00 Feral Families Documentary following children whose parents are rebelling against orthodoxy by raising them with no rules, claiming it will make them healthier and happier and they will grow into more rounded adults. 23:00 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 23:50 Fighting Cancer: My Online Diary 00:50 Gogglebox 01:55 The Supervet 02:50 The Secret Life of the Zoo 03:45 Grand Designs 04:40 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent
Thursday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 13:10 News 13:15 The Hotel Inspector Returns 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:10 Film - A Sunday Horse 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Traffic Cops The team chase a gang using 4x4s on nightly thefts from industrial estates. In Leeds, a teen crosses a busy road, and soon needs the full range of emergency services to save his life. In Bradford, the cops get reports of a child hit by a car. 21:00 Bargain Loving Brits in Blackpool Meet a drag queen from “Funny Girls”, two sisters who holiday in Blackpool three times a year, and a man busy selling ice creams from his specially adapted trike-freezer combo. 22:00 Rich House, Poor House The Haslams have three children, twelve restaurants and £3,000 to spare a week. The Brimicombes have four kids but only £140 a week to spend. How will the two families handle swapping lives, homes and budgets? 23:00 Bad Habits, Holy Orders 00:05 Borderline 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Hunted and Confronted: Cowboys, Crooks and Chancers 05:00 Never Teach Your Wife to Drive 05:45 House Doctor
07:00 The Cube 07:50 Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 08:15 The Great Indoors 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:30 Ellen DeGeneres 11:20 The Great Indoors 11:50 The Great Indoors 12:15 Dress to Impress 13:20 Emmerdale 13:50 Coronation Street 14:50 Ellen DeGeneres 15:45 Jeremy Kyle 19:00 Dress to Impress 20:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Bromans 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy 00:45 American Dad! 01:45 Celebrity Showmance 02:45 Totally Bonkers ITV 3 07:00 Coronation Street 07:55 Heartbeat 08:50 Wild at Heart 09:50 Judge Judy 11:15 Inspector Morse 13:35 Wild at Heart 14:35 Heartbeat 15:40 Coronation Street 16:40 Inspector Morse 19:00 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Foyle’s War 23:05 Lewis 01:00 Inspector Morse ITV 4 07:00 The Chase 08:50 Counting Cars 09:40 Pawn Stars 10:35 Ironside 11:40 Quincy, M.E. 12:40 The Sweeney 13:45 The Avengers 14:50 Ironside 15:55 Quincy, M.E. 16:55 The Sweeney 18:00 The Avengers 19:00 Counting Cars 20:00 Live: European Championship Darts 00:00 Film - Born to Raise Hell (18) 01:55 The Classic Car Show 02:50 The Sweeney
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Across 1 Which well-known comic character, who is said to have been partly modelled on Sir John Oldcastle, appears in four of Shakespeare’s plays; Henry IV, both Parts 1 and 2, Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor? (8) 7 What was the surname of the journalist who presented his Letter from America for almost 60 years? (5) 8 See 7 Down 9/21 What was the nickname of King Louis XIV, who ruled France from 1643 to 1715? (3,4) 10 Which musical instrument would you principally associate Léon Goossens? (4) 11 What surname connects the fifth president of the United States and actress Norma Jeane Baker? (6) 13 What was the surname of the author of The Pilgrim’s Progress? (6) 14 According to Greek mythology, who was the god of commerce, eloquence, invention, travel, and theft that served as the herald and messenger of the other gods? (6) 17 What was the title of Stephen King’s first published novel, which was filmed in 1976 with Sissy Spacek in the title role? (6)
18 What name is given to the white crystalline double sulphate of aluminium? (4) 20 What was the title of Edwin Starr’s biggest British hit single, which reached No. 3 in 1970? (3) 22 Which is the 10th sign of the zodiac, the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19? (9) 23 Name given to period of time during absence from work or duty? (5) 24 What name is applied to a large cool star that has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun? (3,5) Down 1 Which Austrian rock vocalist topped the British singles chart in 1986 with Rock Me Amadeus? (5) 2 Which city, named after the 16th president of the USA, is the state capital of Nebraska? (7) 3 Which large brass wind instrument of bass pitch, has three to six valves and a broad bell typically facing upwards? (4) 4 What word means a litter of pigs or the act of giving birth to a litter of pigs? (6) 5 To which animal does the adjective equine refer? (5)
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HONDA COMES OUT ON TOP IN WHAT CAR? •
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959,as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year.
Honda has won What Car? magazine’s inaugural Servicing Satisfaction Survey, with the Japanese manufacturer receiving widespread praise for the quality and value of its comprehensive road car range. New for 2017, the poll – published in the November issue of Britain’s leading consumer automotive magazine – canvassed readers for their views on key criteria, from quality of work to politeness of staff and value for money. Honda is the only manufacturer to be rated inside the top three in both categories, placing second in ‘Best franchised dealers, 0-3 years’ – to reflect a typical new car warranty period – and third in ‘Best franchised dealers, 4-20 years’, indicative of how dealers perform as a car ages. Honda’s strong scores across the board earned the brand top honours in the overall ‘Best franchised dealers, 0-20 years’ rankings. “What Car? is an esteemed publication, and to be the only manufacturer to score so highly in all three age categories is testament to our unstinting commitment to offer the very best in customer service,” said David Hodgetts, Managing Director of Honda UK. “It is immensely satisfying to be recognised in this area. “At Honda, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and our attention-todetail, the value for money we offer and our ethos that the client relationship begins the moment consumers set foot in one of our showrooms. For us, every single customer is unique and that is why we create bespoke sales experiences from beginning to end.” "Most people get their cars serviced at a franchised dealer during the warranty period, making the experience you can expect an important consideration when buying a new car,” added What Car? editor Steve Huntingford. “The What Car? Servicing Satisfaction Survey shows that Honda dealers score well in every area – and while the level of satisfaction with many brands plummets as cars age, Honda owners can expect attentive behaviour from staff and a high standard of workmanship throughout their cars' lives."
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Fleetwood’s Late Flourish
Tommy Fleetwood was proud of the way he battled back from a poor start to the Italian Open as he extended his lead at the top of the Race to Dubai standings to over a million points. With extra points on offer at Monza in the fifth of the eight Rolex Series events this season, Fleetwood faced a tough task just to make the cut after opening with a disappointing 71 in the company of Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm - his two main threats in the race to be European No 1. But the Englishman fought back with rounds of 66 and 63, and a flawless finalround 67 earned him a tie for sixth place on 17 under par - two clear of Rahm and five strokes ahead of Garcia. Fleetwood now has a commanding lead with just five events remaining this season, although the Spanish duo will have high hopes of reducing the deficit on
Benidorm Success
Local mother and daughter swimmers Vicki and Zoe Connolly from Club Natación Elche, had a rewarding end to the year’s open water swimming season, by producing two great swims at Sunday’s World Oceanman championships in Benidorm. Over a thousand competitors took part in three race distances around the rock, with Mal Pas beach used as the base for the action. Zoe and Vicki qualified for this year’s competition after
success in the Oceanman five-kilometre Isla Tabarca event back in May. Zoe came first on Sunday to become the Junior World Half Oceanman female champion for the second year running. And, she was also the second overall best female across all age categories in the 5.5 km race. Her mum Vicki was placed third in the 50-59 years category in the same race and finished as 16th best overall.
home soil at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters which started yesterday, in which Garcia is tournament host. Fleetwood is looking forward to the challenge of trying to hold off Garcia and Rahm to be crowned European No 1 for the first time, no matter how his rivals perform in Spain this weekend. "It's a strange scenario where you've got to stay away from looking at what Sergio is doing or what Jon is doing or whoever wins this tournament, maybe they get close," he said. "You have to just keep your eye on what you're doing. I think it's challenging mentally to make sure that you keep going, there's no doubt about it. It's a massive dream of mine to win the Race to Dubai and it always will be, whether it happens this year or not.
Mar Menor Games
A beach rugby tournament at Santiago de la Ribera’s Playa Barneuvo featuring junior and women’s teams (including the San Javier Squalos) from all over the Murcia region was just one of the highlights of the second Mar Menor Games that
were staged last weekend. Over three hundred people of various age groups participated in over 30 different sports held in different outdoor and indoor venues across the area, which also included a half-marathon in San Javier.
Volvo Victory
Xabi Fernàndez’s MAPFRE boat was a popular local victor when they won the first In-Port Race of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race in Alicante on Saturday. Fernàndez and his team made a bold call at the start to duck behind the entire fleet in order to sail up what turned out to be the favoured right-hand side of the course, coming from behind to earn a narrow lead at the first gate. “It was pretty clear from Joan (Vila) and Rob (Greenhalgh) that we wanted to hit the right side of the course in the first upwind looking for more breeze,” explained Fernàndez.
“Our intention was to start on port but Pablo (Arrarte) saw the gap himself when Brunel did a poor tack and they couldn’t accelerate so we went for the cross and we had plenty of room. Once we hit the right everything went well.” MAPFRE then managed to stretch out to a lead of nearly one minute at the bottom gate, giving them a lead they would enjoy the rest of the way. It was an enjoyable taster for the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, which is due to start this Sunday and which will extend over approximately 700 nautical miles from Alicante through to Lisbon in Portugal.
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CD THADER 2 CD HERCULES 2 CD TORREVIEJA 1 BENFERRI CF 0 A ninth-minute goal from Manu Amores (pictured above making his move) gave Torrevieja a win against the third struggling side they have met in their last three matches, having been held to two disappointing draws in their last two outings. The three points for Torry mean that they go onto 15 points with Hercules B at the
top of the Preferente Group Four, after they drew at Thader (see right column). The Manu Amores strike was set up by an excellent ball from Ramiro, with the winger then dinking his way past Benferri defenders to beat keeper Roberto. Benferri belied their lowly position in the table, and had ex-Torry player Dani Meseguer in the ranks, who
could have scored early on to inflict misery on his former club. Benferri gave as good as they got, with both sides producing opportunities in an exciting second half that just lacked goals, as both keepers Roberto and Buyo were kept busy. Torry now travel to play seventh-placed Pinoso this Saturday at 5.30 pm.
All the goals came in the first half hour of this clash at Rojales last weekend, with Hercules on top of the table, and well known to Thader from their meetings last season in the Preferente. On the back of a good draw at Jove Espanol, Thader were involved in an excellent match against their Alicante-based opponents, with the only surprise being
that only four goals were scored. Rafa put the table toppers in front after just two minutes, but Dani Lucas put Thader back on level terms five minutes later. The home crowd had plenty to cheer about when Rubén Sanz put Thader in front in the 33rd minute, only for Hercules to quickly respond through David Ibarra.
A thrilling first-half led to an equally intense second period, but no further goals came, though Thader had a good late shout for a penalty turned down by the referee. They lie 14th in the Preferente with just six points, but the quality of their play is getting better all the time, and they have a Sunday lunchtime clash at Elda to look forward to.
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CALPE CF 1 CD ALMORADI 2 After a poor start to their Preferente campaign, Almoradi are beginning to get their act together, and they backed up their seven goal thrashing of Petrelense with an away at Calpe that lifts them to fifth in the table, just three points behind leaders Hercules and Torrevieja. Calpe were caught asleep as Almoradi went two-nil up
within 11 minutes with goals from Benja and Saúl, and thoughts of the Petrelense slaughter came straight to mind. The home side woke up and got a grip on things though, and Osorio pulled a goal back in the 35th minute. The second half was a more physical affair and Calpe dominated so much that only subsitute Semi (on
for the injured Benja towards the end of the first half) produced the one Almoradi strike of danger that was well saved by Calpe keeper De Jesús. Almoradi return to home action this Sunday morning as Villajoyosa, just above them in the division, are the opponents. Kick off for this match is at 11.30 am.
A 92nd penalty miss from German, who has missed two spot kicks already this season, deprived CD Montesinos a second successive win in Valencia Primera Regional Group Eight , after largely dominating this match at close neighbours Rafal. The home side started well but Monte came more into the match, and in the 20th minute, following a long ball into the Rafal half, a Manu Sanchez shot was parried by the keeper into the waiting chest of Carlos Ventura, who knocked the ball in to give Montesinos the lead.
Monte dominated, but were hit twice within a few minutes as in the 35th minute against the run of play, Rafal were given a dubious penalty to level up the scores, and then took the lead before the interval. The visitors continued to have better chances and more of the play in the second half, but it wasn’t until the 79th minute that an excellent solo goal from Carlos Ventura levelled up the score. It was end to end stuff towards the end and when Vaz was brought down in the penalty area in added time, German flunked the
resultant penalty, and the referee, who was the worst seen in the division so far this season, called time on the clash. One of the gripes from the Monte fans was the treatment handed out to Vaz, with the match official seemingly needing an urgent appointment at an eye clinic. Montesinos entertain the runaway leaders UD Horadada this Sunday, with the visitors winning all five of their matches this season, and are yet to concede a goal. The match kicks-off at the Montesinos municipal ground at 5.00 pm.
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Spurs Hold Real
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BARCELONA 3 OLYMPIAKOS 1 Lionel Messi scored his 100th European goal as Barcelona made light of Gerard Pique's red card to brush aside Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Argentine, 30, whipped a free-kick through goalkeeper Silvio Proto's gloves to score the hosts' second after Dimitris Nikolaou's own-goal opener. Messi then set up Lucas Digne for a third before Nikolaou's fine header grabbed a last-minute consolation. Pique had been shown a second yellow for a handball just before the break. The central defender instinctively bundled the ball into the Olympiakos goal with his forearm when Gerard Deulofeu's shot was parried into his path five yards out.
Hard Fought Point
Tottenham made the 12-time European champions fight back for a draw at the Bernabeu in the Champions Legaue on Tuesday. The Premier League side led when Kane's clever run forced Real defender Raphael Varane to divert Serge Aurier's right-wing cross into his own net. The La Liga champions equalised before half-time when Aurier's rash challenge on Toni Kroos was punished with a penalty, which Cristiano Ronaldo drilled in to extend his tally as the leading scorer in Champions League history. The result moved Tottenham ahead of Real at the top of Group H at the halfway stage, having now scored more away goals than their opponents who also have seven points.
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First-Time Losers
UE LLAGOSTERA 2 ELCHE 1 The Ilicitanos suffered their first defeat of the season as lowly Llagostera came from behind to get the three points, with coach Vicente Mir blaming poor Elche defending for both goals. Last weekend’s result meant Elche dropped to third in the Segunda Division B table, and are seven points behind leaders Mallorca. It started so well for the visitors as Sory Kaba scored in the first minute, and Elche dominated the first half, with good chances from Golobart and Provencio being well saved by home keeper Marcos. Llagostera hit back shortly after the interval as Elche’s defenders fell asleep with Moha putting back on level terms, and then Gabarré getting what was the winner with nine minutes remaining. Elche coach Vicente Mir said that his side were much the better team in the first half, but after Llagostera got the leveller, the match could have been won by either side, adding that the Ilicitanos looked vulnerable from setpieces and defensively. “There are a lot of matches left,” said Mir. “It hurts to lose, but I’m still happy with the efforts of my players.” Elche entertain midtable Alcoyano tomorrow with a 6.00 pm kick-off.
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ATLETICO MADRID 1 BARCELONA 1 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said his side put on a "great show" in their clash at Atletico Madrid last Saturday. Luis Suarez's late header earned a point for the unbeaten Catalans, whose one hundred percent record ended, after Saul Niguez (pictured below) had put Atletico ahead in the capital. "It was a good dinner for everyone, because there was a great show," Valverde said in his post-match press conference. "I said that we were going to adapt and we did adapt. I have a positive feeling from the game. "We must value a point against a great rival who had taken the lead, Atletico normally manage their lead very well." Barcelona now entertain bottom club Malaga tomorrow evening with the Costa del Sol side just have one paltry point to their name.
Cristiano Ronaldo's first La Liga goal of the season five minutes from time handed Real Madrid a win over Getafe in Zinedine Zidane's 100th game in charge of the club last Saturday. Karim Benzema had put Real Madrid ahead in the first half with a well-taken finish before Getafe drew level after half-time when Nacho inadvertently diverted a cross into his own goal under pressure from Jorge Molina. With time running out, Ronaldo somehow missed an open goal from just a couple of yards out, before making amends on 85 minutes by firing substitute Isco's pass into the bottom corner. The result meant that Real Madrid have moved to within five points of Barcelona, who drew at Atletico (see left column). Real’s next match is at home to Eibar this Sunday, with the northern side having had a disappointing start to their campaign, as they lie fifth-bottom in the table.
Goals from Antonio (38 mins) and Iván (53 mins) saw Orihuela (action above) roll over Alzira last Sunday, after Orihuela had lost the previous weekend at La Nucia. They lie third in the table, three points behind leaders Levante, and have a Sunday trip (11.30 am kick-off) to Elche Ilicitano, who themselves lost their last fixture at La Nucia, twoone. Crevillente drew two-two at Olimpic (pictured below in their away red kit), and are now at home to Novelda this Sunday, who have had a mediocre start to the season.
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Not Over Yet
FIXTURES Friday 20 October
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English Premier League West Ham United V. Brighton and Hove Albion Saturday 21 October
Marcelo’s Woe
Real Madrid star Marcelo has been accused by authorities of tax fraud totalling almost half a million euro. The alleged irregularities are linked to the use of foreign firms to handle the earnings of his image rights, Madrid's public prosecutor says. The 29-year-old Brazilian player has yet to comment. He is the latest in a string of footballers to be pursued by the tax authorities. In the complaint, the public prosecutor said the defender, who joined Real Madrid in 2007, had used the tax structure seeking an "illegal fiscal benefit". The case dates back to 2013.
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Italian Andrea Dovizioso snatched a dramatic lastgasp win at Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP in Motegi to cut Marc Marquez's championship lead to 11 points. With rain falling on a saturated track, Ducati rider Dovizioso and Honda's Marquez battled on the final lap. Dovizioso pulled away on the final straight to win by 0.249 seconds for his fifth victory of the season. There are three races remaining in the series, the next of which is at Philip Island, Australia this weekend. Dovizioso made a blistering start from ninth on the grid as he and Spaniard Marquez reeled in the early leader, Italian Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci. Dovizioso twice roared past Marquez and twice the Spaniard defiantly recaptured the lead with some audacious overtaking, the triple world champion entering the penultimate lap ahead. But Dovizioso wrestled the advantage once more, and though Marquez almost went ahead again on the final bend, the Italian's extra speed on the final drag proved decisive. "I knew the Ducati was faster on the back straight, even in the braking point," Marquez said. "At this circuit I knew he would be very, very strong." Petrucci finished third, ahead of Suzuki riders Andrea Iannone and Alex Rins, with former champion Jorge Lorenzo's Ducati sixth and Aleix Espargaro seventh on his Aprilia. Italian seven-time champion Valentino Rossi, continuing his return from a double leg fracture, spun his Yamaha into the gravel early in the race. Dovizioso emphasised the fact that, even if he falls short of beating Marquez to the crown, he will still be judged to have had an excellent season, with Motegi being his fifth victory of the year. "To fight for the championship we will have to be fast in all the remaining races," said Dovizioso. "This is the real challenge, not so much the fighting and the strategy in the races.” "I do not think we are the favourites, but I must say that we are working in a very relaxed way, because we are in a strange situation.” "If we win the championship, it's something unreal, and if we don't win it, until we now we've done a great championship.” Dovizioso admitted that Marquez will be tough to beat this weekend at Phillip Island, a track where the Spaniard traditionally excels, but remains optimistic of a strong showing in Australia. "For sure it will be a bit different (at Phillip Island)," he said. "It's one of Marc's favourite tracks. It will be difficult, because in the long left-handed corners Marc is always able to make a difference. It's his speciality and not ours.” "But last year we did a good race (finishing fourth, less than 10 seconds behind winner Cal Crutchlow), and this year we are more competitive."
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English Premier League Chelsea V. Watford Huddersfield Town V. Manchester United Manchester City V. Burnley Newcastle United V. Crystal Palace Stoke City V. Bournemouth Swansea City V. Leicester City Southampton V. West Bromwich Albion Scottish League Cup Hibernian V. Celtic English Football League - Championship Aston Villa V. Fulham Barnsley V. Hull City Bolton Wanderers V. Queens Park Rangers Brentford V. Sunderland Bristol City V. Leeds United Derby County V. Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough V. Cardiff City Nottingham Forest V. Burton Albion Sheffield United V. Reading Wolverhampton Wnders V. Preston North End Millwall V. Birmingham City English Football League - League One AFC Wimbledon V. Plymouth Argyle Blackburn Rovers V. Portsmouth Blackpool V. Wigan Athletic Bradford City V. Charlton Athletic Doncaster Rovers V. Walsall Gillingham V. Northampton Town MK Dons V. Oldham Athletic Oxford United V. Rotherham United Rochdale V. Bristol Rovers Scunthorpe United V. Peterborough United Shrewsbury Town V. Fleetwood Town Southend United V. Bury English Football League - League Two Barnet V. Yeovil Town Cambridge United V. Chesterfield Carlisle United V. Notts County Cheltenham Town V. Lincoln City Coventry City V. Colchester United Crawley Town V. Luton Town Crewe Alexandra V. Accrington Stanley Exeter City V. Port Vale Morecambe V. Grimsby Town Newport County V. Mansfield Town Stevenage V. Forest Green Rovers Swindon Town V. Wycombe Wanderers Scottish Premiership Heart of Midlothian V. St. Johnstone Partick Thistle V. Dundee Ross County V. Hamilton Academical Scottish Championship Brechin City V. Queen of the South Dundee Utd V. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline Athletic V. Livingston Falkirk V. St. Mirren Morton V. Dumbarton Scottish League One Albion Rovers V. Queen's Park Alloa Athletic V. East Fife Arbroath V. Airdrieonians Forfar Athletic V. Ayr United Stranraer V. Raith Rovers Scottish League Two Berwick Rangers V. Montrose Clyde V. Peterhead Cowdenbeath V. Stirling Albion Edinburgh City V. Annan Athletic Elgin City V. Stenhousemuir
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Torrevieja Cricket Club entertained Rainham last weekend and lost by 20 runs in an enjoyable encounter, with the Essex side promising to make another visit next year. Both teams had an extra player each so it became a 12-aside counter, with the tourists reached 154 for 10 in their innings. After losing the first wicket in the second over, Tony Stouchberry and Steve Crotch slowly pushed the score along. As the runs crept up , so did the number of wickets and with only four people reaching double figures it was extras that top scored with 14 byes and 25 wides. It was only excellent catching (five in all) that kept Rainham to a chaseable score with the pick of the bowlers being Ciaran Wood with his six over spell producing 2 for 10 and on loan from Sporting Alfas, Adam Algar’s impressive six overs had a return of 3 for 19, had not been for him conceding 13 extras. Torrevieja’s reply saw Rahul Maini, Robin Singh, Adam Algar, and Kieran Wood all reaching double figures, only to get out before making a telling contribution. It was left to Paul Harvey to score a very good 42 but once he had went there was very little resistance, as the home side were dismissed for 134, with four players being bowled first ball. More details on Torrevieja CC are available via Torrevieja.cricketwebsite.com
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La Liga has delayed putting out to tender their international television rights amid uncertainty over what the Catalunya could mean for Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas said on Tuesday. It is unclear what would happen to Barcelona and other Catalan clubs if the north-eastern region of Spain did declare independence, and so the league's governing body have decided to delay opening up the bidding for television rights by two weeks. "We have had to delay the tender process that we often do around these dates in order to wait and see what happens in Spain," Tebas said at the World Football Summit in Madrid.
English Premier League Everton V. Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur V. Liverpool Scottish League Cup 15:30 Rangers V. Motherwell English Football League - Championship 13:00 Ipswich Town V. Norwich City 14:30 17:00
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WRONG TIME
GUARDIOLA’S GOAL MACHINE Sam Allardyce appears to have ruled out taking the vacant Leicester manager’s position. “As big a club it is and as much as I would love to manage Leicester (see right for more speculation), I don't think it is time for me,” he told Talksport. The ex-England boss has been linked to the USA coaching vacancy after the side failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia. He kept Crystal Palace in the Premier League before resigning in the spring.
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Don’t expect too many major changes to the top of the Premier League tomorrow afternoon, as the Manchester City goal-getters get ready to welcome their latest victims in the shape of Burnley, writes ALEX TRELINSKI. Just who can stop Pep Guardiola and his team? They literally are on fire and nobody in their right minds can be realising a trip to the Etihad, and that’s the way a side want their home park to be, namely a fortress. I felt sorry for Stoke City last weekend! Give Burnley their due. They’ve really surprised the pundits with what they’ve done under Sean Dyche, but that’s a double-edged sword for the fans, as Dyche is being targetted by Leicester City, who terminated their contract with Craig (I didn’t stab Claudio Ranieri in the back) Shakespeare on Monday. Huddersfield are getting a bit of a reality check after hitting the Premier League ground running early doors, and now they welcome second-placed Manchester United, with Mourinho’s men involved in last weekend’s bore draw at Liverpool, and then getting that Benfica Champions League
win on Wednesday. That particular pairing certainly brought back those European Cup final memories form 1968! Another surprise package comes in the shape of fourthplaced Watford entertaining Chelsea in the Saturday earlykick off, with the Premier League champs form all over the place at the moment. Third-placed Spurs must be feeling good after that Real Madrid draw (see page 46), and they don’t play until Sunday as Liverpool come to Wembley stadium, after Spurs actually won a league match there last weekend. At the bottom, can Crystal Palace build on that great win (first goals, first points) over Chelsea last Saturday? It’s Newcastle for them tomorrow, with the local fans at last getting their wish that owner Mike Ashley has decided to sell the club. Second-bottom Bournemouth will not be relishing a trip to Stoke City, who having had the audacity to try to give Manchester City a contest last Saturday (and then getting thrashed), might well be in the mood to unload on Eddie Howe’s boys.
THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER…… Northern Ireland football manager Michael O'Neill has pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to drink-driving. The court heard he was caught by police in the early hours of September 10th at three times the drink-drive limit. He had been stopped while driving on the outskirts of the city. Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC fined O'Neill £1,300 and banned him from driving for 16 months. O'Neill was breathalysed and he was found to have a breath alcohol level of 65mcg compared to the legal limit of 22mcg.
The 2017 F1 Drivers’ championship could be done and dusted this Sunday at the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, if Britain’s Lewis Hamilton wins and rival Sebastian Vettel has a poor race. It could mean that Hamilton wraps it all up with three races still to go, something that looked unlikely a couple of months ago. It's a long shot as Hamilton needs to score 16 more points than Sebastian Vettel to do it - but the way things have been going for Ferrari in recent races, it cannot be ruled out. Vettel and Ferrari's season has collapsed in spectacular fashion over the three Asian races in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and the team and driver have only themselves to blame.
The German triggered the start-line crash that took out himself, team-mate Kimi Raikkonen and Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the start in Singapore, and then Ferrari's reliability went south in Malaysia and Japan. The good news for Vettel is that if he can just get through this weekend and stay in the game, the next race in Mexico could give him a chance to keep things alive for even longer. The bad news for him is that, unlike Mexico City, the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, is not a track Mercedes especially fear. They don't expect to dominate, but they feel they should at least be competitive - although if the weather remains as forecast at around 30C ambient, that might change.