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A MAN POSSESSED?

British pensioner has told an Elche court that he was "possessed by voices" when he staged a six-month cover up of his dead partner's body, after allegedly killing her in September 2014.

Proseuctors have called for a 19-year prison sentence for 77-year-old Charlie Bevill-Warcup, who is alleged to have killed 76year old Quesdada resident Rosie Broadwell with his walking stick at his San Miguel de Salinas home.

She had been staying with the defendent whilst her house was being decorated.

Bevill-Warcup then dumped her body off the CV-940 road in the Algorfa municipality by the AP7 exit.

He told the Alicante Provincial Court hearing in Elche that Mrs.Broadwell was his "princess" and said that she died due to an "accident", and that they had

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a very good relationship.

Under questioning from the prosecutor, the British pensioner denied that Rosie had told him that the relationship was over after six and a half years. He was said that they had got on well and that he was a "prince for her".

Prosecutors say that the defendant had been drinking with Mrs.Broadwell at his house, and when she went to get some ice from the kitchen for a glass of

whiskey, she slipped onto the floor, and was unable to get up because she had a back problem. Rather than help her up, Bevill-Warcup started to beat her with a walking stick, screaming words that he was "stupid" and that "it was going to carry on all night".

The jury was told that Bevill-Warcup had changed his account of what happened a number of times, with the defence claiming that it was an accident, and that in fact it was Mrs.Broadwell who attacked her partner with the stick.

They say he managed to snatch it back off her amidst claims that in a scuffle he pushed her and she hit the side of a kitchen worktop, causing her to fall to the floor. He tried to bathe and clean the wound, and covered her with a blanket, before going to bed and discovering her dead the following morning.

Medical reports said that that Mrs. Broadwell died of severe blows to the head caused by a traumatic brain injury, and a day later, BevillWarcup took her body to an

area off the CV-940, and covered it up with branches.

He then proceeded to behave as if nothing had happened, but under pressure from Mrs.Broadwell's daughter, Cheryl Webster, he filed a missing person report with the Guardia Civil, who became suspicious.

He said that he was "in panic" and that he had been "possessed with voices in his head telling him what to do" in regard to covering up her death. Neighbours had told authorities that they had heard screams from his San Miguel home the night before Rosie’s disappearance had been reported.

Bevill-Warcup said at the time that Mrs. Broadwell had vanished after he claimed to have taken her to an ATM in Quesada, though the Guardia confirmed that she had never used the machine, or visited any of her regular shopping outlets in the area.

In March 2015, BevillWarcup made a statement to the Guardia where he admitted to being involved in her death, and he was immediately arrested.

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The Alicante Province population figure has gone up for a second successive year, albeit by a slim margin of 730, according to data compiled by the National Statistics Institute as of January 1st 2017.

One pound eight million people officially reside in the area, with the rise down to internal migration within Spain, with just over 27 thousand people leaving Alicante Province and Spain altogether last year, up by nearly five thousand on the previous year.

British nationals lead the pack of non-Spanish departures, but in a counter-balance some 26 and a half thousand non-Spaniards came to Alicante Province last year, the biggest figure since 2008, and that arrivals figure was also led by the British, followed by Algerian

nationals.

At present 345,875 nonSpaniards live in Alicante Province, which accounts for nearly 19 percent of the total population. The figures are calculated on pardon registration, which means that some foreigner residents are almost certainly “living under the radar”.

The British resident figure is officially put at just over 74 thousand, some 22 percent of the foreign population, followed by Moroccans at 11 percent.

Over a third of foreign residents in Alicante Province live in the Alicante, Torrevieja, Orihuela, and Elche areas, with Rojales having the second-highest non-Spanish proportion of the population in the region, at 70 percent, which breaks down to over 12 thousand foreigners on the padron.

Holidaymaker Held A 34-year-old British holidaymaker has been arrested by the Guardia Civil, after allegedly assaulting a 28-year-old San Fulgencio man who went into a coma last Saturday morning during the Moors and Christians celebrations in Rojales. The unnamed Briton, who was detained in Formentera de Segura, appeared before an Orihuela judge and was remanded into custody.

The incident happened after 4.00 am, with witnesses telling the local police that the man was punched hard in the chest by a man of “athletic appearance”, who then ran away. The Guardia Civil identified the British national using CCTV footage and witness reports, and arrested him three days later.

The Guardia said that the incident apparently started with a verbal exchange in a kabila tent bar for reasons unknown, with the victim then falling to the ground and banging his head resulting in him becoming unconcious.

Security staff tried to help him, before an ambulance arrived to take him to Torrevieja Hospital. Such was the seriousness of his condition, he was transferred to the private IMED facility in Elche , which has some of the best neurosurgery techniques in the region. At the time of going to press, he was still in a very serious condition.

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The mayors of Rojales and San Fulgencio, Antonio Pérez and Carlos Ramírez, have both visited the hospital in Elche to provide support to the victim’s family.

Ramírez said that the 28year-old victim was a wellknown and liked figure in the San Fulgencio area, who got involved in traditional celebrations like those for Semana Santa.

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A team of 252 people will be trying to keep everybody safe across the beaches of the Costa Calida this summer, with the launch of the annual Murcia region Plan Copla. Murcia’s works minister Pedro Rivera (front pictured meeting lifeguards) officially kick-started this

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year's initiative at Santiago de la Ribera, alongside San Javier mayor, José Miguel Luengo (pictured behind).

There will be 125 manned viewing areas at 74 beaches across the Costa Calida, including a network of boats and jet skis for water rescues.

Unemployment in Spain is now at its lowest level since January 2009, with a 98 thousand drop in June compared to May, taking the total figure to 3.3 million, according to official government figures.

Over the 12 months, there has been a drop of 400 thousand people on the dole, with a 16 percent fall in unemployment amongst

people aged 25 years and under. Figures last month for Alicante Province last showed a fall of over five thousand people signing up, bringing the total unemployment figure down to 152 thousand.

Murcia’s statistics fell by two thousand last month, with the overall figure standing at 103 thousand people out of work.

Extra garbage collections have been launched across the San Javier municipality during the peak holiday season, which will run until the end of September.

Besides extra daily rounds in La Manga, collections every day around Santiago de la Ribera have been doubled, with 16 extra employees hired over the summer period.

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Tourist Trends

Russian Targets

A Serbian man who looked to rob newly-arrived female Russian travellers at Alicante-Elche airport has been arrested by the National Police.

The 58-year-old was detained by officers who found him in possession of items worth over 20 thousand euro that he pilfered

at the airport.

Plain-clothed officers put a track on his movements after reports of a man that was behaving strangely.

The reports state that he would normally strike by pinching bags, when his potential marks were ordering food or beverages in one of the airport's catering

outlets.

Security footage confirmed what he was up to, and amongst the items discovered were 16 thousand euro in cash and 20 thousand Russian roubles that been lifted from one victim alone, in addition to a highend mobile phone, also found.

The latest international tourist figures show that almost nine million people came to Spain in May, a rise of nearly 12 percent on the same month last year.

The Valencia region figures, which include Alicante Province, were even more

dramatic with a 19 percent increase on May 2016, with over 912 thousand foreign tourists, of which 38 percent came from the UK. The increase of international visitors to the Murcia region was more modest in May, as figures went up by

three percent over a year, with the total standing at 64 thousand.

Overall, Murcia has seen foreign tourist numbers go up by over 12 percent in the first five months of 2017, in comparison to last year’s same period.

Water Increase

Hi Tech Help

Robot technology is being used at Orihuela’s Vega Baja Hospital to help braininjured patients rehabilitate.

The equipment is part of a new system which is being piloted in conjunction with

the Miguel Hernández university in Elche.

Currently, the rehabilitation of nine patients concentrating on their upper limbs is being done via the Robotherapist 2D computer

Tree Down

A decaying palm tree collapsed on an Orihuela Costa road on Saturday, but fortunately no cars or pedestrians were close to it at the time, or any parked vehicles

in its trajectory.

The incident happened on Calle Quilla in Cabo Roig at around 7.00 pm, with the tree having been infected by vine weevil disease.

programme.

Sensors are used to work out the condition of a patient, and it stimulates the damaged area of the brain, with a robotic attachment to the arm.

Water consumption in Torrevieja has gone up by 11 percent over the first five months of 2017, compared to the same period last year, according to a half-yearly report from water company

Agamed.

The company bases that figure on the two point three million cubic metres of water that was dealt with by Agamed at the city's treatment plant.

Ring Of Shame Three men have been detained in the Murcia region and one in Alicante Province for being part of an internet child pornography ring that exchanged obscene material via file sharing systems.

A total of 27 people were arrested across Spain by the Guardia Civil for their part in distributing the sexually abusive material, with the Guardia running their operation to track them down for nearly two years.

Operation Clara saw 24 raids, including two work-

place visits, with a total of 22 and a half thousand files of obscene material involving

children aged up to 14 years being seized by the investigators.

The report also reviewed previously announced or completed projects to improve drainage, sanitation, and stormwater collection around the Torrevieja area.

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Signature Battle

Joint Approach Coastal-based councils, local police chiefs, and the Guardia Civil have decided to communicate more between themselves to help curb crimes in tourist areas during the high summer season.

Orihuela, Pilar de la Horadada, San Pedro del Pinatar, and Torrevieja officials met in Pilar to discuss measures to improve contact between the local police forces and the Guardia Civil to help pass on information over criminal activity, like thieves and illegal hawkers operating on beaches and the surrounding area.

Leaflets will also be

Health and safety issues that forced Torrevieja council to close down the Teatro Municipal nearly two years ago have been dealt with, according mayor José Manuel Dolón, but there’s still no reopening date due to a stand-off with the building’s architect.

The mayor showed a

certificate issued by the Organismo de Control Autorizado that said that all problems had been dealt with, but a final work certification still needs to be signed to get an operating license, and that’s where a final hitch still lies.

That document, under law, has to be signed-off by the

building’s architect Antonio Marquerie, but he is said by Dolón to be “uncooperative”, though a letter has been sent to him asking for his signature. If that doesn’t happen, then the Mayor says that other options will be looked at, including taking legal action against the architect.

Market Hitch

handed out to tourists, as well as residents, with information and contact

numbers to call if they happen to become a victim of crime.

Change Of Direction Motorists have been getting to grips with a new oneway system on roads around the centre of Santa Pola that has come into operation.

Calle del Mar has become a two-way street, whilst Calles Dean López, Almirante Antequera(pictured) and Antina have all had their one-way directions reversed. The local police confirmed that they had got a number of complaints and queries from motorists, with Santa Pola’s infrastructure councillor, Francisco Soler, apologising for any incon-

vience and asking for drivers used to the area to pay spe-

cial attention to the new road signs.

Corvera Name

Plans to move the site of La Mata market have hit a snag, as over 160 traders have written to the council asking them to change the proposed new area. That was followed by a meeting with Torrevieja’s markets councillor Javier Manzanares on Tuesday.

Torrevieja council

announced a new site a fortnight ago on various streets around La Mata, after they were told that they had to move from the existing plot due to subsidece issues.

The authority said they had taken the decision after consultation with local groups.

The stall-holders say that the roads would be too nar-

row for the market to operate on, and would cause problems similar to a decade ago that forced a move to what is now the current site.

The traders say that using Avenida de Los Europeos or Avenida de Francia would be far better, and they expressed that view to Manzanares this week.

The still-to-be opened Corvera International Airport in Murcia is to be named after one of the region's most famous inventors, Juan de la Cierva.

Born in 1895, De la Cierva died in a plane crash close to Croydon airfield in 1936, when the Amsterdam-bound KLM flight that he was on, was hindered by thick fog and crashed into a house.

De la Cierva was the inventor of the autogyro in 1920, a single-rotor type of aircraft. His work on rotor dynamics and control made the modern helicopter

a possibility, and he moved to Britain in 1925 to estab-

lish the Cierva Autogyro Company.

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Corruption Quiz

Three companies and seven people, including the Santa Pola police chief JosĂŠ Miguel Zaragoza (pictured left), are being investigated in a corruption case involving the alleged misuse of public money. The issue revolves around the buying of uniforms for the local police and for civil protection officers.

Three companies are also being looked at in the

National Police inquiry, which saw Miguel Zaragoza taken in for questioning last week along with two local police officers.

A further officer was taken to the National Police in Alicante last Friday, with Santa Pola's former security councillor Antonio PĂŠrez Huertas also brought in by the agents, in addition to local businessmen.

No details about the exact nature of the investigation has been disclosed including the sums involved, but the Informacion newspaper suggests that deals may have been allegedly struck between the police and suppliers without any formal tendering, and that there may have been occasions when uniforms were paid for, and not delivered.

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Nice And Easy

A new easy access shower unit designed with disabled people in mind, and the first of its kind in the Valencia region, has been launched at Torrevieja’s Los Nåufragos beach.

The unit, built and designed by Recreativos AcuĂĄticos Horadada, cost

some 30 thousand euro to develop, with each one priced at five thousand euro.

Users can just come in with their wheelchairs or other mobility equipment, and easily take advantage of a fresh water shower, after being on the beach or in the sea.

Pamplona Protest

Around 400 people staged a protest last weekend against bullfighting in Pamplona, days before the city started to host its famed festival featuring dangerous bull runs, which began yesterday.

Holding signs that read in English "Bullfight Is Cruel" and "No Tradition Trumps Reason" in Spanish, the protesters marched on Saturday through the city's

old quarter. The route included a stretch of the narrow streets that is being used for the bull runs that have made the San Fermin festival known worldwide.

Tens of thousands of people from Spain and abroad come each year to Pamplona to witness or take part in the early morning bull runs, when crowds of runners risk being gored or trampled.

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Campoverde Gives

Legion Changes

The Campoverde Theatre Group has presented 600 euro to the Help at Home, Costa Blanca community bus appeal.

The money was raised from last May’s theatre supper show ‘The Good Old Days’, with plans afoot for their next show at the end of September, which will be ‘A Magical Murder Mystery Tour’.

The HAH bus appeal is progressing well, with over 22 thousand euro raised so far, as the final target is getting close to being achieved.

Choral Success

Orihuela Costa Community Care was the beneficiary from two concerts recently performed to packed houses by the Melody Makers International choir at the Orihuela Costa Resort.

The Sound of the Musicals featured a variety of show favourites with the choir under the regular baton of their musical director Nigel Hopkins.

Band members from the UK augmented the choir, along with a variety of solo turns.

Group Gift

The Royal British Legion - District North Spain has a new President in the shape of Nigel Hamilton-Hails (pictured left) who was previously Vice Chairman, who has taken over from Lloyd Milen who had to resign after becoming the British Consul General in Barcelona.

Nigel said he felt privileged to be asked to take on this prestigious role. "We have a very busy few years ahead of us, especially as we are approaching the Legion's Centenary in 2021. There will be challenges, but I am looking forward to working to promote the Charity within our District."

The new Vice Chairman is Lt Col Pete Lodge MBE, who served for 39 years in the Parachute Regiment, and had previously undertaken the role of District Vice President. He said it was an honour to be considered for the position, and is looking forward to working closely with members of the Committee and supporting all the 19 branches in the district.

Summer Boost

Studio Donations

Over sixteen-hundred euro has been handed over by local entertainer Stevie Spit to the Elche Children’s Home to be spent on the youngsters over the summer holiday.

The money was raised at a charity fund-raising night at the Quesada Fish and Chips restaurant.

The funds will be used to fund a programme of events for the children for the next three months, including trips to museums, cinemas, theme parks and excursions which they would not be able to normally afford.

Studio 32’s recent production of Mack and Mabel at San Fulgencio’s Cardenal Belluga Theatre raised over three and a half thousand euro for local charities.

The group’s chairman Philip Wilson presented a 2,250 euro cheque to Benjamin Villena Rodriguez, President of the San Fulgencio Alzheimer’s Society, as well as 250 euros to Rosa Maria Mira from the San Fulgencio music school, which will go towards buying instruments and music for the students who study there.

Philip said: - “In just four years of Studio 32, we’ve raised over 20 thousand euros for local charities, and we will continue to support AFA San Fulgencio and local good causes in the coming year.”

The winter production will be the classic Irving Berlin show “White Christmas”, and to get involved with Studio 32 or for advance ticket booking, go to their website, www.studiothirtytwo.org .

Torrevieja’s Alzheimer’s Association recently received a 100 euro donation from the Rojales Neighbourhood Watch Group.

Pictured on either side of AFA President Puri Garcia are Pat Philips and Helen Tudor from the group.

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A 48-year-old Scottish tourist,who was drugged and robbed during a Costa Blanca holiday, has been told she will not be compensated via her insurance policy, according to a report in the Daily Record.

Liz Dowling went to Quesada for a week at the end of February with her husband, and took out insurance cover with Jet2 insurance, after she booked flights with the budget air carrier.

A visit to Benidorm with her husband saw a thief spiking her drink, who knocked her to the ground and took her bag. Liz said that she was over three thousand pounds out of pocket, with Jet2 insurance saying that she only had cover for Britain.

“I am in shock," said Mrs. Dowling who spoke to the Daily Record. "I’d booked to go abroad so why would they sell me insurance for the UK? I’m stunned their processes did not pick up on this. This has to be made clearer to customers. It’s the final straw after all I’ve been through.”

When the Dowlings arrived in Benidorm, they decided to skip the show they had booked at the Benidorm Palace because it was raining and instead went into a bar. “I’d had one drink, a Baileys," Liz told the Daily Record. "There was a Take That tribute band on and I

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A Costly Error

brought out my tablet to take a picture. I’d just had a couple of sips when I started to feel weird, very unsteady.

I got up and walked towards the door to go outside for fresh air."

“The next thing I knew someone was trying to grab my bag. I held on to it and put up a fight but he smashed me on the side of the head and made off.”

The police were called and Liz went to hospital.

“We never found out what the drug was but my mouth and lips were burned and I couldn’t eat. I also lost teeth", she added.

Liz arrived home in Linwood, Renfrewshire three days later after forking out for new flights and an emergency passport. She assumed that she would get

the money back but instead she had to go back and forth with Jet2 for months as they requested receipts and documents.

“I sent every receipt I had," Liz said. "I’d lost my smartphone, tablet and jewellery. That, coupled with the £489 cost of dental treatment, £200 for a new flight and accommodation brought the claim to £3,165.

“At every stage they told me they were proceeding with the refund of my expenses." Then towards the end of last month, they told her that she wouldn't get any money back..

“I want my story to be a warning to others," Liz said.

"I booked flights to AlicanteElche airport. Why would I want insurance for a trip in Britain?” A spokesperson for

Jet2 told the Daily Record: “We apologise for the time it has taken to handle this claim and for any distress.

Our insurance provider acknowledges this has not been handled to the standard we expect."

“They have discovered the policy was invalid. However, this should have been communicated to the customer much sooner.”

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Best Income for Expats- Update Keith Littlewood, International Financial Adviser at Blacktower, Costa Cálida Here is a brief resume of what is exactly available in the market place for investors, and the rates you can expect to receive.

Getting the best income possible from your investments is crucial in the current economic climate.

Deposit Accounts – If you are lucky enough to be an existing customer or have an address in the UK, you can have a bank account that offers interest.

Currently, the best providers are Hanley Economic Building Society, which is offering a whopping 2.85% on between £100 and £33,000. This is far away out in front of all the providers, but, take note, it is a VARIABLE rate so they could reduce the interest at any time. The strange thing about this is that you must apply online but can only manage your account via post or in-branch – this will be very awkward for many.

The best of the rest now is the Newbury Building Society, offering 1.6% on up to £1,000,000 – again, this is a variable rate. If you want a

fixed return and can forgo access, National Savings Guaranteed Growth Bond is paying 2.2% for 3 years. The providers are typically similar and can be compared to suit your needs; I got this information from Comparethemarket.com.

If you are limited to a Spanish provider, now you will not be even able to get 1% unless you are willing to tie your money up for 18 months. I saw one client recently who has just had their interest reduced after the 18-month period at 0.5% to 0.01%. Yes, 0.01%, which means you will get the princely sum of €1 interest after one year if you invest €10,000.

In the current climate, deposit accounts should be used for emergency money only with the rates offered often not even matching inflation. One way to combat inflation is to put money away for some sort of term.

I would be wary of fixing for a long term too, as there is a possibility that interest rates

could soon rise and you might find yourself locked into a poor rate.

Spanish Compliant Bonds – Rates vary and depend on the size of investment. Prudential offer a Cautious Fund that is currently paying growth rates of 4.8% for investments in euros and 5.5% for investments in sterling. This type of

investment is great for people wanting medium to long-term income or growth.

5% of capital is allowed to be withdrawn each year penalty-free.These offer very good tax benefits, but are only available if you are a Spanish fiscal resident.

Shares – These are a bit of a gamble, but do offer an attractive longer-term approach. Dividends are

paid to give you income (which in the FTSE 100, for example, can get you an average of 2.5%). Growth on your investment can also be provided by the performance of the company of the share you invest in. If you are not an expert, it is often best to use a fund that provides a basket of shares and they have experts to do the picking for you.

At Blacktower, we have partnered up with Quilter Cheviot in London to offer the Nexus Dynamic Portfolio. 2016 saw growth on this fund of over 14%.

everything you can to make sure your money is safe and secure, and what you want to transpire in the future has the best chance of happening.

There are other investment vehicles such as annuities, structured notes, unit-linked or unit trust funds, but then we are going up the risk ladder and usually a fully qualified financial adviser will be involved.

Remember everything is ok in moderation and putting all your eggs in one basket can lead to trouble.

The above information was correct at the time of preparation and does not constitute investment advice and you should seek advice from a professional adviser before embarking on any financial planning activity.

In today’s financial climate, it is essential you do

If you need advice or if have any questions regarding the above, you can contact me, Keith Littlewood DipPFS, on 657 684 094 or email keith.littlewood@blacktow erfm.com. You can now make an appointment to come and have a noobligation discussion in our new office opened at Cabo Roig.

Blacktower Financial Management (Int) Ltd is licensed in Gibraltar by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and is registered with both the DGS and CNMV in Spain.

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Adoption Corner

Dangers At Home

DAVID David is one of two beautiful short legged German Shepherd crosses that the K9 charity have available for adoption. His sister, Princess, is similar in size and character. He is 18-months- old and is an adorable little man. He is keen to please and loves to play with people and his toys, and due to his age, he would adapt quickly to new people and surroundings.Ideally, K9 would like them to be rehomed together as they have been companions since birth and get on very well together. For more details, please call K9 on 600 845 420.

Painkiller tablets, lilies and chocolate were among the biggest causes of accidental pet poisoning in British homes last year, leading vets are warning.

A large increase of incidents involving e-cigarettes and vitamin D supplements were recorded in recent years.

Contraceptive pills, artificial sweetener and raisins also harm thousands each year, according to the compiled figures.

DEWY Dewy is a lovely natured ten-month-old dog who is currently in a foster home with lots of other dogs and cats. Dewy is very loving and very eager to please, and is no bother to look after at all in the words of his foster mum. He gets on well with all of the other dogs and cats that he is with, and to learn more, please call PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

Vets reported almost 11 thousand UK pet poisonings in 2016, mostly involving dogs, cats and rabbits.

Gudrun Ravetz, president of the British Veterinary Association said: "E-cigarettes may be harmful if they are ingested by your pet, as e-cigarettes and refills can easily contain sufficient quantities of nicotine to kill a small animal."

Some 113 pets were poisoned by e-cigarettes while 148 cases involved vitamin D tablets, figures from the Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) show - however they remain a small percentage of the overall total.

Animals' bodies break down certain substances in a different way to humans, which can lead to kidney failure. In chocolate, the problem is a naturally occurring chemical in cocoa beans called theobromine. Symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhoea, hyperactivity, tremors, rapid breathing and fits.

• Risk assess your home as you would for a baby • Keep potentially dangerous products out of reach such as e-cigarette equipment, drugs, chocolate, grapes, raisins, antifreeze, pesticides and bleach • Do not let animals walk where bleach has just been used • Do not have poisonous plants or cut flowers such as lilies in the house if you have cats inside • Never self-medicate for your pet - a single paracetamol or ibuprofen tablet could kill them • If you think your animal has ingested something poisonous, contact your vet as soon as possible, even if there are no symptoms

Pete Stewart's dog was poisoned after he found and ate "up to four bars of dark chocolate".

Mr Stewart, from London, said: "He seemed completely normal until the next afternoon when he started getting quite hyperactive and shaking, so I took him to the vets immediately.

FRANKY Franky is a 15-month- old Maine Coon cross cat who has a beautiful big feather duster type tail. He has been vaccinated, neutered and is negative for feline diseases. Franky is best suited as a house cat and sole companion, but has been with other cats. For more details about him, please get in touch with Pets in Spain on 645 469 253. www.petsinspain.com

JACK

Jack is 10-years-old and apart from a heart murmur, for which he is taking medication, he is a very healthy, active boy. He enjoys walks, lots of cuddles and especially his back scratched. Jack is a very easy dog to look after, is a small crossbreed and is fully vaccinated, micro chipped and castrated. If you think you could give Jack the home he deserves, please contact the SAT kennels in Dolores on 966 710 047 or email info@satanimalrescue.com

"It was pretty horrible, they were really worried - they managed to flush his system but the quantity he had was enough to kill a much bigger dog".

There are no official figures for how many animals die from poisoning, although research into about 1,500 cases by the VPIS shows of those brought to a vet, around eight percent sadly end with death..

Fatal poisoning cases are known to have involved insulin, baby wipes, bleach, morphine pesticides and antifreeze.

JACKSON Jackson is a rescue dog that is aged around nine months. He is in a loving foster home with lots of other cats and dogs and gets on very well with both, but now needs a place of his own. Jackson is the sweetest boy who behaves very well and has a gentle soul and is very affectionate. For more details on this adorable boy, please phone PEPA on 650 304 746 or email p.e.p.a.animalcharity@gmail.com

KITTENS Pictured are gorgeous Smudge and Jasmine, who are just two of the kittens that are currently in the care of the APAH charity. They have had a very bad start to their lives and just need a loving home to grow up in.

If you are interested in learning more about Smudge and Jasmine, or if you fancy meeting all of APAH's kittens, then please call either 630 422 563 or 616 210 850.

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Seagate Wealth Management Why you should start saving and the three golden rules to make it work Want to beat the pathetic interest paid out on many high street accounts - and turbo-charge your money for the future?

Then it’s time to dip your toe into the stock market.

You’ll be swapping the relative safety of an ordinary savings account for the stock markets — and to many people this can seem fraught with danger. But it doesn’t need to be.

Don't forget to spread your risk Generally, investing means using your money to back something which you think will give you a profit.

Most simply, this means putting your money into shares issued by companies that are listed on the stock market.

But with all investing there is a risk. That's why many investors tend to hold shares with investment funds.

These put your cash into a basket of companies, thereby spreading the chances of share price rises and falls.

What is your prime target?

Before you start, you need to ask yourself what am I saving for? Is it a rainy day reserve? Or are you hoping to build up a pot of money to supplement your income in retirement?

The answers will help you figure out where to put your money - not least because you’ll know how long it will be invested for. As a rule of thumb, you should be looking at 5 years. Then, if you suffer steep or sudden price falls, you give your cash a greater chance of recovery.

Don’t be over-zealous Take it steady to start with and don’t be tempted to tinker all the time. If you’re over-zealous, this could lead to you panic-selling your funds if they’re not doing that well in the shortterm.

If this all seems a little daunting to deal with on your own, then help is at hand. If you would like to have a free chat about how to make your money work harder, call 965 704 338 or send an email to: Contact@seagateWealth.es

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Torry Fire The main grandstand at CD Torrevieja’s Vicente Garcia stadium which was closed due to safety concerns 18 months ago, has been hit by a small fire that appears to have started in the press area.

Local firefighters quickly brought the fire under control last Thursday afternoon, with any flammable materials removed from the area as a precaution.

The club said last month that they were planning to return to stadium next season after revamping the dressing rooms, even though the grandstand will be out of commission.

The state of the Torretas area of Torrevieja has been slammed by the opposition Partido Popular on the council, who claim that the mayor José Manuel Dolón and his team have snubbed over 30 letters of complaint during the last two years.

PP councillor Sandra Sánchez says that the Torretas have been ignored since Dolón became mayor in 2015, with a long list of issues that needed to be addressed including the maintenance of green areas; signs; communciations; transport; street lighting and rubbish clearance.

That's Martini

Warm Dip

Spanish sea temperatures reached record highs last month on the back of what was the hottest June since the mid-sixties.

Experts say that the Mediterranean Sea

Torretas Gripe

off Tarragona (pictured) clocked a figure of 27 degrees last month, up by two and a half percent over 12 months, with high temperatures also being recorded off the north coast.

A woman felt she was ripped off by the price of a drink at a bar in the northern city of Gijón. and called the local police to complain.

The customer thought that she was being overcharged at 4.50€ for a Martini, and demanded to see the price list which the bar owners refused to supply, but instead knocked off 50 cents off her drink.

The woman refused to be fobbed off, and called the local police who arrived and told off the bar owner who is required by law to have a drinks tariff on display at all times.

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Levelling Up Youngsters in Spain will no longer automatically bear their father’s surname before their mother’s, under a new law being drafted by the Justice ministry, which is aimed at gender equality.

The law will require parents to decide within three days of the baby's birth which family surname will come first. If they cannot agree, an official will take the decision for them.

Yolanda Besteiro, president of the Federation of Progressive Women, welcomed the measure, which she said “fits with the reality of the times.” “It’s an

advance towards equality, there was no reason that justified the prevalence of the father’s surname beyond the sexist tradition."

Parents have since 1999 been able to request that the

mother’s surname goes first, but there is a substantial process that need to be taken, with only around three thousand children going through the procedure last year.

Sibling Death

A Murcia region man has been put behind bars for 19 years, after a jury found him guilty of killing his twin brother at the family home in Cehegin.

37-year-old Juan O.M. said both he and his brother were drug abusers, and that he stabbed his brother in what he claims was self-defence because

he saw him reaching into a pocket. The killing happened after the sibling had been out on a drinking spree, and then started arguing with Juan O.M.

Power Pledge The government has pledged to cut electricity bills as "soon as there is a margin to do so", according to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

With warnings of a 10 percent rise in prices this year after steady increases in recent months, Rajoy says that once the country's deficit has reached a target of less that three percent of Spain's Gross Domestic Product, he would look at making cuts in energy bills, as well as reducing income tax.

The deficit target for this year is three point one percent by the end of 2018, although Spain has as yet failed to comply with its selfimposed targets and narrowly avoided a massive fine from the EU a few months ago.

Even if Spain does meet its targets, this will not be until 2019, meaning it will have taken 10 years to resolve the country's recession-related debt.

Rajoy also says that by the year 2020, a total of 20 million people in Spain will be in employment, and says the economy has 'experienced an unprecedented transformation' thanks to his government's reforms since it gained power in November 2011, making Spain 'one of the fastest-

growing economies in the Eurozone'.

“As a result, in the first half of this year, Spain will recover the GDP it lost during the financial crisis,” Rajoy claims.

Opposition parties like the PSOE and Podemos have a different view of matters pointing out that although employment has increased, the security of contracts and what is paid

left a lot to be desired.

Over energy electricity bills, Rajoy said that 'past policies' have caused current problems, but that his cabinet is 'working actively' to ensure the 'components of electricity bills which are subject to State regulation' do not increase.

“We will progressively reduce these elements as the margin to do so arises,” Rajoy added.

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Racket Rumbled Hundreds of allegedly bogus food poisoning claims made by British tourists staying in hotels on Mallorca are being investigated by a judge in Palma.

The news follows a series of calls from hotel associations from across Spain, including the Benidormbased Costa Blanca Hoteliers Association (HOSBEC) for something to be done to stop the practice, which saw English-speaking salespeople openly touting in the resort for clients to make fake claims.

Carolina Ruiz, lawyer for the Mac Hotels group said there was plenty of evidence of healthy UK tourists being approached by British

nationals on Mallorca to make a claim, and a team of private investigators hired by the company have handed over a comprehensive dossier to the Palma judge.

Ms Ruiz said they told tourists “if they purchased medicine at a chemist, specifically Imodium and Calpol, and kept the receipt,

they would contact them when they returned home to process their claim, feigning a gastric illness caused by the hotel."

Two Britons, aged 30 and 29, have been arrested in Mallorca on suspicion of trying to persuade tourists to make bogus claims in this way.

Pride On Parade Hundreds of thousands of people marched last Saturday in a global gay pride demonstration in Madrid under tight security, with a parade of 52 floats..

The rally featured all of Spain's major political parties,who carried a large banner that read "For LGBTI Rights All Over the World."

Behind them came a slowmoving mass of people decked out in rainbow flags and colourful outfits, dancing to music.

The march included several groups from other coun-

Sandy Boost

Pilar de la Horadada’s beaches have been replenished with sand in time for the summer season, after the severe damage caused by last winter’s storms.

Around 30 thousand cubic metres of sand has been used in the regeneration work, which has also included repairs to stairs, walls, and walkways at areas like Mil Palmeras, Playa de los Jesuitas (pictured) at Torre de la Horadada, and the Rocamar coves.

There were horses and carriages aplenty in San Pedro del Pinatar last Sunday in the annual horse and carriage event.

Around 30 traditional carriages made the journey to Playa Villananitos as part of the annual Feria del Ganado.

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On The Case

tries, including the United States and the UK. "For all the people in countries who are suffering persecution, we have to celebrate and make visible our pride," Jesus Generelo, the head of the Spanish federation of LGBT people, told a

large crowd from an outdoor stage after the march.

The massive outdoor gathering was the highlight of the 10-day World Pride 2017 festival, which finished on Sunday, with the next event scheduled to take place in New York in 2019.

20 animal abuse cases in Alicante Province have been investigated by the Guardia Civil's environment division, Seprona, so far this year, with four people being detained.

Last year, Seprona detected 48 crimes in the region, with 34 people being detained.

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Bruschetta Pizzaiola

Ingredients

Method

1 baguette, sliced 1 (8-ounce) ball fresh mozzarella 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 handful fresh basil, plus more for garnish Extra-virgin olive oil, for serving Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a high heat, toast the bread using a stovetop grill, then set aside on a cookie sheet pan.

In a bowl, mix together the mozzarella and tomatoes, season very lightly with olive oil and salt and pepper. Stir well and top the bread with the mixture and place on the

sheet pan.

Cook in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until the cheese has melted and starts to crisp into a nice golden color, than place in a platter and allow to cool off for a few minutes before serving.

Dress with a couple leaves freshly picked basil, a drizzle of extra-virgin oil, salt, and pepper.

Goat's Cheese and Sun-dried Tomato Profiteroles

Ingredients

Method

For the profiteroles 120ml water 60g unsalted butter, cut into pieces 70g plain flour 3 large eggs 20g grated parmesan Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper For the filling 225g goat cheese, room temperature 60ml double cream 50g sun dried tomatoes Pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper For the herb oil 60g fresh mint leaves 60g fresh basil leaves 235ml olive oil Freshly ground black pepper 120 g toasted walnuts, for garnish

Preheat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4.

For the profiteroles: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the water, butter, and salt in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until the butter melts. Add the plain flour and stir over medium heat for one minute. Cool for five minutes. Crack the eggs into a measuring cup. Use a wooden spoon to beat the eggs into the dough, one at a time. Stir in the parmesan and pepper.

Spoon 18 mounds of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing 5cm apart. Bake for about 45 minutes, until the profiteroles are puffed and golden. Allow the profiteroles to cool completely.

For the goat cheese filling: Combine the goat cheese and cream in a medium bowl and whisk together using an electric mixer. Stir in the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Set aside.

For the herb oil: Combine the herbs in a food processor and pulse to a medium puree. Then, with the machine running, add the oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl, cover with cling film and set aside.

To assemble: Using a serrated knife, cut the tops off the profiteroles. Fill each profiterole with a spoonful of the goat cheese mixture and return the top of the pastry. Place two or three profiteroles on each serving plate, drizzle with herb oil, and sprinkle with walnuts. Serve.

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Ingredients Salt 1 1/2 pounds ground beef chuck Freshly ground black pepper 1 large onion, diced (about 2 cups) 1 red pepper, stemmed, seeded and diced (about 1 cup) 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes 2 teaspoons sugar 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 8 ounces thin spaghetti 8 ounces sharp Cheddar, grated (about 2 cups) 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped Method Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Heat a second large pot over medium-high heat. Add the beef, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring to break the meat up, until browned, about 4 minutes. Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic and a generous pinch of salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the crushed and diced tomatoes, sugar and oregano and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti for 2 minutes less than the time indicated in the package directions. Strain well.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cover the bottom of a 13-by-9-by-2-inch pan with a third of the sauce. Add half the pasta and a third of the Cheddar; repeat the layers and add the last of the sauce; reserve the last of the Cheddar.

Bake for 30 minutes. Top with the remaining Cheddar and continue baking until it melts and the sauce bubbles, about 5 more minutes. Let cool in the dish for at least 10 minutes. Garnish with the parsley before cutting into squares.

Baked Spaghetti

Roasted Courgette and Red Onion Barley Risotto Ingredients 3 medium courgettes, sliced 1 large red onion, sliced 1 tsp vegetable oil Crushed black pepper to taste 300g pearl barley 1 vegetable stock cube 1 clove garlic, crushed 410g Carnation Light Evaporated milk 1 litre cold water 50g Parmesan cheese

Method 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C with fan) Gas mark 6. Scatter a lined baking tray with the courgette and red onion and sprinkle with the vegetable oil and the black pepper. Give the vegetables a shake to coat them evenly. Bake until golden and cooked. Set aside.

2. Meanwhile, place the pearl barley and stock cube in a large saucepan and cover with 1 litre of cold water. Bring to the boil until

all the water has evaporated and the barley is soft and cooked. Remove from the heat.

3. Pour the Carnation Light Evaporated Milk into the

barley, add the crushed garlic clove and Parmesan and stir well. Fold through the roasted vegetables and then return to the hob to heat through.

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Summer Pudding

Ingredients 600g raspberries 600g strawberries hulled and halved if large 600g blackberries 300g caster sugar Juice of ½ lemon 150ml/ ¼ pt white wine 300ml/ ½ pt water 6 slices of thick cut white bread Fresh jersey double cream, to serve Method 1. Put half the fruits in a large saucepan with the sugar, lemon juice, wine and water.

2. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for five minutes until softened, stirring occasionally.

3. Lift out the fruit into a sieve using a slotted spoon, strain any liquid back into the saucepan, then put the fruit in a bowl on the side. Allow it to cool (this is so you don’t cook the raw fruits in the hot ones).

4. Reserve 200ml/7fl oz of the fruit syrup for painting the bread.

5. Return the pan to the heat and boil the remaining liquid for 20-25 minutes until syrupy.

Allow to cool.

6. Combine the cooled cooked fruit and reduced syrup with the raw fruit. (I like the mixture of cooked and not-cooked for better flavour and texture).

7. Line a 1.8 litre/3 ¼ pt pudding basin with two sheets of overlapping cling film (the edges of the cling film should hang over the top of the basin so that they can enclose the pudding).

8. Cut the crusts off the bread and cut each slice into two rectangles.

9. Thoroughly paint one side of each rectangle with the reserved syrup.

10. Cut and paint a circle of bread that fits the bottom of the basin. Put this in the basin with the red side facing the cling film.

11. Arrange the bread all the way around the inside of the basin, overlapping slightly where the joints meet, with the painted side always facing the cling film.

12. Spoon the fruit into the basin and pack down well. Top neatly with the remaining painted slices of bread.

13. Cover with the overhanging pieces of cling film and place a side plate holding a heavy weight on top to press it down. Put in the fridge and leave overnight.

14. When ready to serve, remove the weight, open the cling film and invert the pudding on to a serving plate. Remove the cling film. Should there be any syrup left, using a pastry brush, daub any pale patches with it. Serve the pudding with cream.

Smirnoff Summer Punch Perfect for sharing with friends, the Smirnoff Summer Punch combines the pureness and versatility of Smirnoff No.21 Vodka with the subtle sweetness of apple juice, fresh lemon and ginger for a great party serve.

Ingredients 400ml.

Smirnoff No. 21® Vodka 200ml.

Lemon Juice 600ml.

Ginger Beer 600ml.

Apple Juice 10sprig(s)

Mint Sprig 20piece(s) Raspberries 10wedge(s) Method Fill a large bowl with ice.

Add large chunks of ice, or large cubes, to a punch bowl, or container.

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Add Smirnoff No.21 Vodka, lemon juice, ginger beer and apple juice.

Using a measuring jug, measure 400ml Smirnoff No.21 Vodka, 200ml lemon juice, 600ml ginger beer and 600ml apple juice into the bowl.

Finish with fresh mint, raspberries and some lemon wedges.

Using a sharp knife and chopping board, cut 10 lemon wedges. Add 10 sprigs of mint and 20 raspberries for use as a garnish.

Stir and serve.

Stir with a ladle and serve in individual cups.

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White bread just as healthy as brown bread for some people, study finds Processed white bread may be perfect for a chip butty, but is often shunned by health experts due to its low nutritional value.

However, there may be little difference in how white and brown bread affects the body, a new study has claimed.

Researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science monitored the gut bacteria and levels of fat, cholesterol, glucose and essential minerals such as calcium and iron in 20 healthy people.

Half the participants were given a higher-than-average amount of fresh wholewheat sourdough bread to consume for a week, and the others were given the same portion of processed, packaged white bread.

“The initial finding, and this was very much contrary to our expectation, was that there were no clinically significant differences between the effects of these two types of bread on any of the parameters that we measured,” said the study’s senior author Professor Eran Segal.

“We looked at a number of

markers, and there was no measurable difference in the effect that this type of dietary intervention had.”

White bread sales have plummeted by 75 per cent since 1974, while purchases of brown and wholemeal bread, perceived as a healthier alternative, have

risen by 85 per cent, according to the UK National Food Survey. The participants in the randomised study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, usually ate an average amount of bread – amounting to around 10 per cent of their daily calories.

After the week of consuming

either processed white or artisanal brown bread for around 25 per cent of their calories, the subjects took a two-week break and then the diets of the two groups were were reversed.

The researchers said the similar overall response to the two types of bread could

be explained because different people react differently to the same foods, depending on the blend of microbes in their gut. “The findings for this study are not only fascinating but potentially very important, because they point toward a new paradigm: different people react

differently, even to the same foods,” said senior researcher Dr Eran Elinav.

However, experts have warned the study’s small size and the fact participants only ate each type of bread for a week mean the results should not be considered conclusive.

“The findings are clear there was no effect of the type of bread on over 20 clinical measurements,” said Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health at the University of Oxford.

"It may be that this is too small a group to detect potentially small differences but the fact remains that there was no measureable effect on health.”

Professor Jebb warned that the lack of control group in the trial meant there may be other contributing factors to the results.

“People participating in trials commonly change their behaviour in a host of ways and if we ask people to change their diet by eating a certain amount of bread they may well make other changes in their diet too,” she said.

Scientists claim breakthrough that could lead to cure for all intolerances Scientists in Australia claim to have discovered what could be a life-long cure for potentially fatal allergies to peanuts, shellfish and other food.

The researchers said they had been able to “turn off” the allergic response in tests on mice using gene therapy to desensitise the body’s immune system, and suggested this could also be used to treat asthma.

They predicted human trials could begin in just five or six years.

Commenting on the study, a leading British expert said scientists had managed to cure allergies in mice before

without this leading to an effective human treatment, but added that the new research could lead to the "Holy Grail" of allergy treatment.

He was sceptical about the researchers' claims their technique might be effective against asthma, but Asthma UK said it was "a very exciting step forward".

Allergies occur when the immune system over-reacts to something that is usually harmless. In the journal JCI Insight, the Australian researchers reported they had used genetic techniques to prevent this from happening in mice who were

allergic to the protein in egg whites.

In a video about the new research, Professor Ray Steptoe, of Queensland University, said: “We can actually turn off the response. What that means is the disease is stopped in its tracks.

“What we do is we stop the underlying disease that causes these symptoms.

That could revolutionise treatment for severe allergies. It would prevent, we think, some of the life-threatening allergic episodes that occur for people who are allergic to foods for instance.

“That would make a huge difference for people with severe allergies … what that would mean is they would no longer be in fear of lifethreatening incidents if they were to go to a restaurant and be exposed to shellfish and they weren’t aware that was in the food.

“Kids with peanut allergies … could go to school without any fear of being contaminated from other kids’ food.

“We envisage in the future, with this approach, that they could go to the doctors’ rooms, get a single treatment and that would give them permanent protection from future allergic attacks or asthma attacks.”

He added that the researchers hoped human trials could begin in five to six years, estimated it would take a similar period after that for the treatment to be available to patients.

Professor Adnan Custovic, an allergy expert at Imperial College London, expressed particular caution about the claim the treatment would be effective against asthma as the condition is caused by a “completely different mechanism” to the one behind food allergies.

But he added: “This is one of the potentially exciting approaches to treating allergies.

“It’s sort of approach, where you try to switch off the allergic response, is kind of the Holy Grail, but a mouse model is not the same as a human model.

“We can cure allergies in mice but we cannot do it in humans … the mechanisms are not identical. Only time will tell whether this approach will be a viable one.”

And he criticised the degree of optimism about the technique expressed by the Australian team.

“My real problem with this sort of bombastic statements like this is people with asthma … it gives them hope which very often is not realistic,” Professor Custovic said.

However Dr Erika Kennington, head of research at Asthma UK, was more optimistic.

“This is potentially a very exciting step forward in asthma research," she said.

"Allergen immunotherapy – exposing people to small amounts of an allergen in order to build up tolerance – is currently the only diseasealtering treatment available for asthma but it can have significant side effects in some people, and every other existing asthma treatment and medication works

by reducing or relieving the symptoms.

"These findings suggesting a novel approach to reversing allergic disease are therefore very welcome.

“We also know that there are certain allergy triggers that cause asthma flare ups, which makes this research important in possibly reducing the risk of life-threatening asthma attacks."

But Dr Kennington also pointed to the difference between animal and human trials.

“A lot more research is needed to see if the same results can be achieved in people before we can say that a cure for asthma is around the corner," she said.

In the study of the allergic mice, the researchers inserted a gene into blood stem cells that controls the immune response to the egg white.

The genetically modified cells were then injected into the mice’s bone marrow, where they produced new blood cells that were able to “turn off” the allergic response.

The researchers hope to create a similar form of gene therapy that works on humans after a single injection.

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Over-medication of Seniors The trend today is that the older we get; the more drugs doctors prescribe for us. There is overwhelming evidence that the older retired population are taking a lot more medications than they need. Very often at MedB clinic, we come across people taking 3 or more different types of high blood pressure medications while suffering from effects of low blood pressure.

A leading cause of overprescription is the failure of doctors to check a patient's medication list before adding more drugs, a common occurrence when patients move home and change doctors. Most doctors are also reluctant to discontinue a patient's prescribed medications but will instead add to the existing list.

Furthermore, when a pre-

scribed drug is not showing results, doctors will typically add on a different drug.

Very commonly patients suffering joint pain are prescribed 3 or more different type of painkillers.

Older people also have more health complaints,

and since hospitals typically aim to treat symptoms rather than the cause of illness, the resulting outcome is an over prescription of medications. Not long ago, the medical profession condemned the prescription of many drugs to patients, a

practice it called ' Polypharmacy' which indicated a failure to find the cause of disease.

The danger with taking unnecessary drugs is that every chemical drug is considered a poison in the body and must be broken

down and excreted by the detoxification organs of the body - the liver and kidney.

Too many drugs will put a strain on these organs causing a build-up of toxins in the body which invariably leads to disease. In addition, as we age, the body

slows down, and the rate of elimination of toxins reduces.

GP's today may lack the time to review a patient’s medications, nevertheless patients can help themselves by researching their prescribed medications online. One crucial information about prescription drugs is that they usually have two different names a brand name which is the fancy packet name of the drug, and the generic name, which is the scientific name of the drug. The scientific name will remain the same irrespective of the brand name, and it is this name that should be searched for online.

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'Painless' flu vaccine skin patch shows promise "A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people," BBC News reports.

Results of a small phase 1

trial were encouraging, with no serious side effects reported.

The patch, around the size of a standard plaster, contains 100 "microneedles" – tiny needles contain-

ing the vaccine, which then dissolve after delivering a dose.

The trial including 100 people in the US and aimed to see whether the patch was safe and tolerable and

may be able to deliver flu vaccine as effectively as an injection.

People who had the patch found it less painful, but were more likely to get redness and itching where the patch had been applied.

There were signs that the patch was just as effective as standard injection in

terms of antibody response, but larger studies will be needed to confirm this.

Aside from being less painful, another benefit of the patches is that they don't require refrigeration. This means that they could conceivably be posted to people. They may also be ideal for countries in the develop-

ing world where access to reliable refrigeration is often limited.

However, we need to see bigger trials to confirm that the vaccine patch works and is safe. Even if the results are confirmed, it's likely to be several years before flu vaccine patches are in routine use.

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Calpe

By Julie Day

warning fires when Berber pirates threatened the coastline, and, later on, the rock became a haven to many smugglers in the area.

Today it is possible to climb the Peñón de Ifach, but to reach the summit is a tough feat and you must be relatively fit. Part of the trek upwards is carried out on a footpath, yet the latter stage involves manoeuvring through a dark and slippery tunnel and by holding on to a secured piece of rope. Nevertheless, for those who do complete the challenge, the panoramic rewards at the summit are fantastic.

Calpe is a picturesque coastal town situated in the north of the Costa Blanca in the Valencian province of Alicante. It possesses some of the most beautiful sandy beaches along this stretch of the Mediterranean coast, yet is most well-known for the huge craggy limestone outcrop known as the Peñón de Ifach that rises up from the sea to dominate the scenery for miles around.

In the height of the summer, Calpe buzzes with activity as it is a popular resort for tourists to visit and offers much in the way of things to do and places to eat and drink. Calpe also attracts visitors during the off-peak season, who perhaps want to escape the hustle and bustle of their busy lives to spend a quiet and relaxed time surrounded by beautiful nature.

Good communication links

Property Property in Calpe comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and there is generally something to suit all types of budget. It is perhaps most well-known for its stunning luxury villas with magnificent views of the sea and mountains and well-constructed homes that are easy to immediately fall in love with.

The town boasts good communication links asit is ideally located just off the N332 main road and the A7 motorway, which both lead directly to the Alicante-Elche Airport, the sixth busiest in the country.

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For those that want to explore the surrounding area, Calpe is a great place to set up base during your stay. Nearby towns and cities worth a visit include Benidorm, Alicante and Denia.

Due to its strategic position on the coast, Calpe has long been a settlement for people from other lands and cultures. It has attracted visitors from many ancient civilizations including the Romans, Celts, Iberians, Moors and Greeks, all of whom have left their mark on this old fishing village that was hugely prosperous centuries ago. This is mainly evident nowadays through Calpe’s gastronomy, culture, traditions, monuments and architecture.

Peñón de Ifach The Peñón de Ifach is not only symbolic of Calpe, it is symbolic of the whole of the Costa Blanca region. This rugged mass of rock, which is geologically related to the Rock of Gibraltar, towers 332m above sea level and today enjoys a peaceful role as a nature reserve housing hundreds of different species of wild flowers, plants and wildlife.

Sightseeing Today, Calpe is a hub for tourists and visitors and has plenty to offer those that love to explore.

The town centre is a fantastic mixture of the modern and old, as trendy shops, boutiques, bars and restaurants are peppered with centuries-old churches and Roman ruins.

In days gone by, the town’s inhabitants used to keep watch from the top of the rock and lit Located in the heart of the town centre, right next to the ancient Moorish quarter, are two of Calpe’s most interesting sites. The IglesiaVieja (old church) was built in the 15th century and is the only remaining example of Mudejar-Gothic architecture in the whole of the Valencia Region. Nearby is the Señora de las Nieves Church, which is also well worth a visit.

Other interesting sites to see in Calpe are:  Torreón de la Peca (Moorish towers and town walls)  Moorish Quarter  Museo Arqueológico (Discoveries from 4 A.D. – 8 A.D.)  Museo Fester (Depicts the tradition of the Moors and Christians fiestas)  Casa de la Senyoreta  Banyos de la Reina (Remains of an ancient Roman fish farm)  Castellet de Calpe (Moorish castle remains)  Torre del Moli (One of the old flour mills that used to be a watchtower for pirates)  La Lonja (today’s fish market, which holds auctions every Mon-Fri at 3pm)  El Llavador del Font (Old public washhouse)  The salt flats surrounding the Peñón de Ifach Calpe’s beaches One can’t finish describing the many delights of Calpe without mentioning the town’s several magnificent beaches of golden sand that stretch out for 13km along the coast. Whether you just plan on lazing about and soaking up the sun or partaking in some fun and energetic water sports, the beaches in Calpe are perfect for both. In addition, the harbour and marina are ideal places to sit with a good book during the day or to enjoy an evening drink and exquisite meal just as the sun is setting.

Whatever you hope to find in the Costa Blanca town of Calpe, it is certain that your expectations will be exceeded, as Calpe really is one of those gems that you are unlikely to forget once you’ve been here.

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FIB 2017: the definite festival

Sponsored by Julio, beach and Benicàssim are words which make our mind think about festival of music in capital letters: FIB is back! Three days of non-stop party are waiting for us in the definite festival of the summer.

Av De Las Naciones 57, No 12 Ciudad Quesada. Tel. 666 660 810 Until 26 July, 2017 - Guardamar Moors and Clickstianos Exhibition.

Private collection of more than 500 Playmobil characters, depicting the Moors and Christians fiestas.

Until Sunday 30 July, 2017 San Javier World famous San Javier Jazz Festival.

Saturday 8 July, 2017 Rojales Rafting in the Rio Segura.

Arts and crafts meeting at Cuevas de Rodeo.

San Pedro del Pinatar Flamenco Festival.

Sunday 9 to Monday 17 July, 2017 Orihuela Moors and Christians Festivel (See lower right) Monday 10 to Sunday 16 July, 2017 Torrevieja Cuban domino tournament, with special themed Cuban events all week.

Thursday 13 July Murcia Luis Fonsi in concert.

Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July, 2017 Benicássim FIB (see right) Friday 14 July, 2017 Barcelona Mudge Ure

From 13th to 16th July, the International Festival in Benicàssim is back and we will be able to enjoy number one artists on the programme, including the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Kasabian, Foals, The Planets and Deadmau5, who will conduct one of the biggest nights of the festival.

Plus, there will be a five-star renowned artist list with names like Crystal Fighters, Biffy Clyro, Love Of Lesbian, Stormzy, Liam Gallagher, Bonobo (live), Years & Years, Ride, Courteeners, Kaytranada, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Peter Doherty, Dua Lipa, Blossoms, Walls Mass, Temper, The Blue House, Tiga, Joe Twilight, Slaves, James Vincent McMorrow, Kaleo, Surfin' Bugs, and many more in this event which each year draws thousands of visitors.

In the South Beach zone, there will be big performances and DJ sets, where you will be able to enjoy a cocktail, dive into the swimming pool, chill out on the porch of the South Beach Motel, or dance all night until the sun rises from behind the mountains.

The FIB will be the meeting point for people from different countries; where you will experience a synonym of emotion, quality, beach and party. Therefore, it is considered as the authentic experience of the summer!

Benicàssim is a coastal town in Castellón which hosts this festival. Beaches of fine sand and clean waters, the Natural Park of the Desert de les Palmes, gastronomy of exception and kind people ready to make of your visit an unforgettable experience.

We will be waiting for you in the FIB!

Moors and Christians in Orihuela Between Friday the 7th and Monday the 17th of July, Orihuela welcomes their Moors and Christians fiesta, which also coincides with one of the most important days in the Orihuela calendar, the 17th of July, a local holiday, where the symbol of Orihuela, the Oriol, is celebrated.

Orihuela Moors and Christians Festivel (Now declared an event of National Tourist Interest) Sunday 9: Floral offering in honour of the patron saints, Justa and Rufina Wednesday 12: Battle and the taking of the castle Thursday 13: Celebration party Friday 14: Moors Parade Saturday 15: Christians Parade Sunday 16: Children's parade and exhibition of the Oriol Monday 17: Day of the Oriol The Oriol is the Golden Bird, the symbol of Orihuela On the día del Pájaro (day of the Bird), July 17, Orihuela celebrates the cities re-conquest. Parades, fireworks and the entrance of the Moors and the Christians are the most distinguished acts of a celebration during which the senyera flag is flown, the Oriol.

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Hold that front page, as writer Jimmy McGovern gave us a shock in Tuesday’s final episode of the terrific Broken (BBC 1).

We actually got a happy ending in a lovely touching final scene that perhaps was too good to be true in a Hollywood movie sense, but who cares?

The threads came wonderfully together as you could see the beaming smile come on pained Father Michael’s face at the end of six terrific weeks and once again a stunning performance from newly-married(again!) Sean Bean. We also got two great cameo scenes from Phil Davis as a bookie shop owner with his fruit machines getting smashed to bits, as we all cheered on! Put simply, this was THE new UK drama of 2017 so far, and I cannot see any other newcomers beating it. The great news is that McGovern does wants to do more Broken and there are still some bits of Michael’s past that I was left unclear over, but McGovern says that he’s not sure

You Can’t Beat This!

whether Sean Bean would want to do any more episodes. He’s suggesting a new setting on the same theme, and I’m certain it would work with this kind of material, but Bean’s return would be the icing on the cake.

I loved the Doctor Who finale on Saturday (BBC 1), despite some of the awful sound balance between the background music and the cast. Why does this keep on happening? The top treat

and tease was right at the end as the Peter Capaldi version of the Time Lord saw the first incarnation in the shape of the William Hartnell version, as portrayed by David Bradley four years ago in the very entertaining drama An Adventure in Space and Time. That told the story of who the show came to the screen back in 1963, and we are promised more from Bradley and other star cameos in the Christmas

special, where we sadly have to bid farewell to Capaldi’s excellent version of the Doctor.

As the decent dramas wind down for the summer break, ahead of the autumn season, well done to More Four to getting the rights to the UK online hit Outlander, which has started airing on a Thursday night. Shown on the Starz channel in the US, Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall (Catriona Balfe), a married

English combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to the Scotland of 1743 and the war against the English.

Adapted from the novels of Diana Galbadon, this has a lot of charm, humour, and bedroom scenes, with some gorgeous location shoots around the world. The fact that the producers behind The Crown, Left Bank Pictures are one of the driving forces of Outlander, gives you a clue as why it

looks so good, and why viewers have been talking about it since it premiered internationally in 2014. I loved it, and will not be waiting for series two until next year on More Four, especially with the third series launching Stateside in September!

Another online treat is the spin-off from Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, which is shown on Netflix in the UK and Spain, but has just started screening series one from 2013 on AMC BT in the UK. This is hilarious and dramatic at the same time, as we follow the chaotic adventures of lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) who featured in the wonderful Breaking Bad. Though there are some BB references and a familiar face or two from that show, you can come into Better Call Saul completely fresh and enjoy the fun with a razor-sharp script and a top lead performance. I’ve bingedwatched the first five episodes of season one in one session. It’s that entertaining.

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Friday Lawrence is keen to keep Lachlan sweet after recent events.

Meanwhile, Arthur feels awkward when Laurel mentions his bed-wetting to him.

Elsewhere, Robert makes an effort.

Also today, Charity seeks help from Debbie, while Frank tries his best – but is it enough?

Monday Emma fears it could be game over for her lies when Laurel confronts her and tries to get to the truth behind recent events.

As Laurel listens to Emma’s latest lies, she’s devastated to hear that Ashley’s tapes have been ruined.

Emma then tries to interrupt Arthur when he gives his side of the story. In the end, Laurel gets fed up with Emma and sends her away, but will this lead to the truth finally coming out?

Meanwhile, the choir members wind Harriet up about her relationship with Cain.

Tuesday (Hour Long) Emma fears it could be game over for her lies when Laurel confronts her and tries to get to the truth behind recent events. As Laurel listens to Emma’s latest lies, she’s devastated to hear that Ashley’s tapes have been ruined.

Emma then tries to inter-

SOAPS

Friday 7th July 2017 rupt Arthur when he gives his side of the story. In the end, Laurel gets fed up with Emma and sends her away, but will this lead to the truth finally coming Friday While Billy frets out? about Summer, wishing Meanwhile, the choir mem- there was something they bers wind Harriet up about could do, Todd secretly her relationship with Cain. forms a plan. Handing Adam his signed contract, Elsewhere, Faith upsets Todd suggests that he Pollard when she gives should take on Summer’s him a rape alarm. case. Pointing out that she’s only a child, Adam is Wednesday Robert is dev- only too happy to pass the astated to learn that Aaron buck. has been self-harming again.

When Summer calls at the solicitors, she’s put out to Can Robert get to the bot- find her meeting is with tom of what’s troubling Todd, but he soon puts her Aaron? at her ease. Summer unburdens herself to Todd Meanwhile, Harriet and and talks at length about Cain are almost caught in her Dad. Is Todd making a a compromising position breakthrough with

by Bishop Barry. Realising Summer? that he has no way of escape, Cain decides to try Meanwhile, when Dev a disguise but will the bish- invites Kevin and Anna for op believe his lies? dinner, Anna is delighted while Kevin and Erica Thursday Debbie insists exchange surreptitious that Harriet is going to be looks. Erica returns from a trouble for Cain and the shopping spree and shows pair bicker.

Anna the glamorous dress she’s bought for their Can they be friends, or do evening together. When Debbie’s loyalties lie with Anna gets cold feet and Moira? refuses to go for dinner at Dev and Erica’s, Kevin is Meanwhile, Finn gets a job annoyed and sets off by at Home Farm. Lachlan himself. enjoys having authority over someone, but ends Mary calls at Number 8 up firing Finn when he tries and Sarah explains how to help him. the CPS have had to drop

it hard to share his enthusiasm, Erica reluctantly agrees to hand out some promotional fliers. As Liz packs up her belongings, ready for their move, Erica calls round with the weight of the world clearly on her shoulders.

Nathan’s case. Consumed Elsewhere, Robert makes with self loathing, Bethany a bold proposal. tells them it’s all her own fault for being so gullible Also, Pierce makes a not and stupid. Mary and guilty plea in court.

Sarah wish they could do something to help her.

Aaron’s emotions boil over following his difficult week, but will he split from Robert?

Wednesday Aware that leaving her beloved pub will be a huge wrench, Sean presents Liz with a lucky charm to take with her to her new job. Later, Peter, Toyah and Steve watch as Liz finally signs over her half of the pub.

Sean puts a comforting arm round her, knowing how much she's hurting.

Liz starts work at the medical centre and soon finds herself clashing with her new boss Moira.

Meanwhile, Kerry drops heavy hints about the present she wants for her birthday, but she’s unimpressed by Dan’s plans for her 40th.

Elsewhere, Paddy tries to comfort Rhona following Monday Dev excitedly Pierce’s court appearance. reopens the shop. Finding

Over in the garage, Kevin confides in Rosie about how Anna recoils whenever he goes near her and he fears their relationship might be over. When Erica confides in Liz that she and Dev have lost their spark, Liz advises her to focus on what she wants from life and go and get it. Erica then reaches a decision.

Taking the bull by the horns, Erica calls in the garage, revealing that she’s booked a hotel room.

Handing him the hotel address, Erica heads off and leaves Kevin conflicted. In a bid to spoil her, Dev tells Erica that he’s booked an afternoon of luxury for them both, followed by dinner at her favourite restaurant.

Flustered, Erica tells him that she can’t make it as she’s meeting an old friend. Dev is left disappointed.

Having changed into his best shirt, Kevin sets off for his assignation with Erica.

Erica sips champagne in the hotel bar as she eagerly awaits Kevin’s arrival.

Meanwhile, Craig confronts Neil and wants to know why there's no record of his home visits to Bethany.

Meanwhile, Louise has to babysit Dennis on the night of the showcase, but he encourages her to sneak out.

Friday The Taylor family get up to even more mischief on the Square.

Later on, Karen comes to a worrying realisation as her eventful week continues.

Meanwhile, Josh tries to be honest with Lauren. At the same time, will Steven end up regretting his behaviour when he continues to spy on Lauren?

Monday Steven rejects Abi once again, explaining what he heard on Friday and how Lauren is his focus now.

Soon afterwards, Lauren meets up with Josh and admits that she doesn’t love Steven anymore and is planning to end things.

Elsewhere, Steven realises something is amiss with Lauren and becomes increasingly paranoid over the situation. Things get worse for him and he snaps when Josh arrives.

Also today, Denny and Will try to get revenge on Keegan after being left home alone, but their prank goes wrong when Bernadette becomes the victim instead.

Meanwhile, Karen urges Bernadette to reveal who the father of her baby is, but she doesn’t have any luck.

Tuesday Abi makes another attempt to convince Steven that he’s better with her rather than Lauren, but he refuses to listen. Steven is completely oblivious to the fact that Lauren is actually trying to find the right way to tell him that it’s over between them.

Later, Abi bumps into Josh and then checks in on Lauren, discovering her plans to end things with Steven. Abi makes a suggestion of her own, prompting Lauren to announce to Max that she’s planning to go to New Zealand with Louie.

Thursday Bex is getting ready to perform at the school showcase, but Alexandra and Madison have new plans to cause trouble.

What will this mean for Bex?

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Saturday 09:00 Tim Bridge 12:00 Paul Norman 15:00 Alex Trelinski 18:00 Entertainment Power

Jac and Fran work together on a highly sensitive and complex case with a patient that they knew from childhood.

Fran finds it especially hard to cope under the strain and the cracks start to appear.

Meanwhile, Raf is ribbed

by Fletch, spotting that he likes Essie a bit more than he’s letting on, and encourages him to give things another go. But will Essie feel the same way?

Elsewhere, when Donna's old school mate is admitted, she how her life has been turned upside down.

Sunday 09:00 Tim Bridge 12:00 Soul & Mowtown 14:00 Gary Jackson 16:00 The Retro Chart 18:00 Classic Country Email: studio@tko.fm Facebook: tkospain Phone: 965 50 55 10 Text: 671 33 76 75

Friday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Crimewatch Roadshow 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Kitchen Garden Live with the Hairy Bikers 12:45 Caught Red Handed 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 A Question of Sport Sue Barker hosts the light-hearted sports quiz with Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell. Joining the team are James Taylor, Lutalo Muhammad, Alex Danson and Dean Ashton.

21:00 EastEnders The Taylors cause trouble in the square.

21:30 Count Arthur Strong Arthur makes friends while in search of biscuits, and his life and luck change.

22:00 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle Peter embarks on an ambitious nationwide challenge for Comic Relief and discusses his involvement in an armed raid with Sir Michael Parkinson.

22:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys Everyone in the Brown family has a date for Valentine’s Day except Agnes. Can she really start internet dating at her age?

Dermot has to prove to Maria that he is still romantic.

23:00 News 23:35 Not Going Out 00:05 Film Begin Again (14) 01:50 Weather 01:55 News

07:15 The TV That Made Me 07:45 Flog It!: Trade Secrets 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Gardeners’ World 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Daily Politics 12:30 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 21:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding presents highlights of the fifth day's play at the All England Club, where the third-round matches in the men's and ladies' singles were due to get under way.

The players will have been eager to complete their fixtures today, which would give them a full weekend off to prepare for the last 16 on Monday.

22:30 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Arit Anderson and Mark Lane take a look at the show gardens designed to deliver powerful messages, while Monty Don meets the designer who is greening up Britain's brownfield spaces. Nick Bailey investigates how best to care for orchids, and Toby Buckland discovers the best house plants at the show. Carol Klein reveals the pollinators best suited to British gardens, whilst Rachel de Thame meets the team putting Australasian plants on the map in the UK. Adam concludes his masterclass on how plants can maximise viewers' own gardens design credentials.

23:30 Newsnight 00:05 Top of the Lake 02:00 Panorama 02:40 Doctor Who 03:40 This Is BBC Two

BBC One announces casting for The Split Production starts in the UK this month on the original series helmed by award-winning creative team including writer Abi Morgan, producer Jane Featherstone and director Jessica Hobbs.

All-new drama The Split begins production next week with Nicola Walker leading the acclaimed ensemble cast alongside Meera Syal, Stephen Mangan, Fiona Button, Deborah Findlay, Annabel Scholey, Barry Atsma and Stephen Tompkinson.

The original drama, with a female-led cast and crew, is from Bafta and Primetime Emmy award-winning writer Abi Morgan and Bafta-winning Executive Producer Jane Featherstone.

The six-part series is the first new original production from Featherstone’s indie, Sister Pictures, for BBC One, coproduced with SundanceTV, and is directed by Jessica Hobbs and produced by Lucy Dyke. It shoots on location in London.

The Split is an authentic, layered and witty exploration of modern marriage and the legacy of divorce through the lens of the Defoes - a family of female lawyers at the heart of London’s fast-

paced and emotionallycharged divorce circuit.

Esteemed divorce lawyer Hannah quits the family firm when her mother Ruth, formidable personally and professionally, refuses her promotion. Landing at a rival firm alongside old flame Christie, Hannah navigates scandalous affairs, big-figure settlements and fraught relationship battles - coming head to head with Ruth and impulsive sister Nina in the bitter divorce of Goldie and multi-millionaire husband Davey. Meanwhile, the marriage of younger sister Rose looms on the horizon.

When their estranged father returns after 30 years the sisters are forced to confront their past. Facing the reality of her dad’s abandonment, and reconnecting with ‘the one who got away’ Christie, Hannah begins to question her relationships with the men in her life.

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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 Judge Rinder 16:00 David Dickinson’s Name Your Price 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Lawrence is keen to keep Lachlan sweet.

20:30 Coronation Street Todd accepts Adam’s offer.

21:00 The Secret World of Posh Pets Falcon breeder Bryn aims to breed young falcons to sell to super rich sheikhs and princes in the Middle East.

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Best of Both Worlds 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Jodi Picoult’s Salem Falls 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News

21:00 Gogglesprogs The Gogglesprogs give their honest and hilarious take on “The Crystal Maze, The Great Pottery Throw Down and classic movie The Jungle Book”.

21:00 Blind Date Paul O'Grady seeks a would-be sweetheart for Arnold, who emigrated from Africa to Manchester, and served with the British Army for nearly five years. Arnold's idea of a perfect date would involve a spin on the London Eye, and Paul gives three ladies a chance to woo the gentlemanly soldier. Meanwhile, finance director Gemma seeks an adventurous Prince Charming to settle down and start a family with. Plus, the host catches up with last week's couples, to find out whether that initial spark of attraction could develop into something more.

22:00 Lethal Weapon Riggs' trauma regarding his wife's death returns at the worst possible time just as he is beginning to embark on a relationship with Karen Palmer. He makes a shocking discovery about Miranda's demise that leads him back to the cartel in a frantic search for answers and his wild desperation leaves Murtaugh torn between his commitment to his partner and his devotion to his family.

22:00 The Crystal Maze Richard Ayoade guides Joel Dommett, Jermaine Jenas, Adil Ray, Tamara Wall and team captain Rylan Clark-Neal on an epic adventure through four fantastical zones Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Futuristic. In each zone the team members must conquer physical, skill, mystery and mental challenges in a bid to win crystals. These elusive crystals each give them five seconds inside the iconic Crystal Dome, where they hope to collect gold tokens to convert into prizes.

23:00 News 23:40 Joanna Lumley’s India 00:40 Tipping Point 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 Storage Hoarders 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

23:00 The Last Leg 00:05 Naked Attraction 01:10 The Windsors 01:40 8 Out of 10 Cats 02:25 Film - The Paperboy (18) 04:10 The Handmaid’s Tale

21:30 Coronation Street Jenny puts her heart on the line.

ITV commissions seven part drama Vanity Fair A new adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s, Vanity Fair, has been commissioned as a seven-part drama for ITV by the broadcaster’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill.

Written by Gwyneth Hughes and produced by leading production company Mammoth Screen, Vanity Fair is being made with Amazon Studios.

Olivia Cooke (pictured) - the 23 year old Oldham-born actress and star of Steven Spielberg’s forthcoming film Ready Player One - plays Thackeray’s timeless heroine Becky Sharp.

Gwyneth Hughes’ adaptation of Thackeray’s literary classic is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows Becky Sharp as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. Her story of “villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing”, takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.

Polly Hill says “Vanity Fair feels like the perfect classic to adapt for ITV, and

Gwyneth Hughes’ stunning scripts bring the novel to life in a way that will really connect with a modern audience. The question was always who would be our perfect Becky Sharp and that is undoubtedly Olivia Cooke! So we are thrilled she has agreed to play Becky, in what promises to be a very exciting new drama for ITV next year.”

Damien Timmer says "We’re so proud to be working with ITV and Amazon on this most glorious of stories – the combination of Olivia Cooke, Gwyneth Hughes and Thackeray will be an irresistible one, and we look forward to watching Becky Sharp conquer the 21st century!"

Vanity Fair will be filmed on location in and around London, with additional shooting in Budapest, from September 2017.

20:00 Cricket Highlights of the second day of the First Test between England and South Africa from Lord’s.

22:00 The Best of Bad TV A fire on the Blue Peter set, wardrobe malfunctions and disastrous award shows.

Celebs remember their favourite failures.

23:00 Big Brother 00:30 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:15 SuperCasino 04:10 Big Brother 05:20 Lip Sync Battle UK

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 You’ve Been Framed!

07:35 Vanderpump Rules 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Coronation Street 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Below Deck 12:25 Vanderpump Rules 13:20 Emmerdale 14:30 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy ITV 3 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 Wild at Heart 10:35 Judge Judy 11:55 Road to Avonlea 13:00 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:05 Wild at Heart 17:10 Man About the House 17:45 Rising Damp 18:15 George and Mildred 18:50 Heartbeat 19:55 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Doc Martin 22:00 The Street 23:15 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:25 The Professionals 08:15 Storage Wars New York 09:00 Counting Cars 09:55 The Professionals 11:00 Tour de France Cycling 12:00 Live: Tour de France Cycling 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 The Darts Show 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 Goodwood Festival of Speed 22:00 World Series of Darts

The Undateables to return to Channel 4

Channel 4 has commissioned betty productions to make another three series of The Undateables and a Christmas special.

It follows on from the success of series six in January which averaged a consolidated audience of 2.49 million viewers and a 8.83% share over its five week run.

Series seven (five times 60 minutes), is currently in production and will transmit in the autumn. The order also includes a one hour Christmas special, series eight (four x 60 minutes) and series nine (five x 60 minutes).

The award winning and critically acclaimed show follows people living with a disability and those with a variety of conditions through the highs and lows of finding love. Each series also includes catch ups to see

how previous daters’ love lives have progressed.

The Undateables was ordered by Channel 4’s commissioning editor for factual entertainment, Lucy Leveugle. Series seven is executive produced by Ian Carre and series eight will be executive produced by Ian Carre and Jess Orr for betty. Lucy Leveugle said: "We are delighted that The Undateables will return - it's telly which makes you laugh and makes you cry. It has both real warmth and purpose."

Neil Smith, joint managing director, betty, added: “We are really proud of this series and its legacy.

Many of our contributors have found love as a result of appearing on the show and we are delighted to be introducing viewers to more extraordinary singletons.”

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Skyfall

The Chase Celebrity Special

Sunday - ITV Bradley Walsh presents as celebrity contestants Todd Carty, Jo Pavey, Saira Khan and Dominic Holland pit their wits against ruthless quiz genius the Chaser in the hope of winning a potential prize pot worth thousands of pounds. They must work as a team and play strategically to answer general knowledge questions against the clock and race down the game board to the exit without being caught.

Saturday - ITV When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security

Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

The Force: North East

Museum Of The Year Saturday - BBCTwo Tristram Hunt, the newly appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, presents coverage of Art Fund's 2017 Museum of the Year ceremony. This year, the finalists are London's Tate Modern and John Soane Museum, the Newmarket Heritage Centre

for Horseracing and Sporting Art, Birmingham's Lapworth Museum of Geology, and the Hepworth art gallery in Wakefield. In 2016, the V&A claimed the coveted award, and here, Tristram seeks tips and advice on maintaining its lofty reputation from those responsible for running the museums up for recognition this year.

Sunday - Sky 1 The documentary returns to focus on policing in the northeast of England.

Cops race to a stabbing outside a pub in Newcastle. Plus, officers bust a cannabis farm.

Saturday TV 07:00 Breakfast 11:00 Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30 Mary Berry Cooks 13:00 News 13:15 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 19:25 News

07:00 Film - Lucky Partners 08:35 Talking Pictures 09:15 Film - Scott of the IAAF 11:00 Antarctic Diamond League Athletics 12:00 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 13:15 Bargain Hunt 19:45 Pointless 14:00 Film - Father of the Live: Celebrities Ed Baines and Bride 15:30 Paul Rankin team up to bat- Wimbledon Tennis tle fellow chefs Tony Singh at and Cyrus Todiwala, Jean- 21:30 Today Christophe Novelli joins Wimbledon Clare Balding forces with TV cook Jo Pratt introduces highlights of the and former Great British sixth day's play at the All Bake Off finalist Richard England Club, where the Burr works together with men's and ladies' third2013 finalist Frances round singles matches Quinn, as Alexander and were due to reach a concluRichard present a `food and sion. The middle Saturday drink' themed edition of the is always a special occageneral knowledge quiz. sion at SW19 and the crowd on Centre Court last 20:30 Pitch Battle This year were treated to the time, the ensembles are a sight of Milos Raonic and cappella group The Bristol Andy Murray progressing to Suspensions, Liverpool pop the fourth round with choir Over the Water, all- respective victories over female country group The Jack Sock and John Novak Savannahs, show choir Millman, while Perfect 6th, Portsmouth Djokovic was dumped out University Gospel Choir of the tournament on Court and musical theatre per- One against Sam Querrey. formers Vocal-i-sing. Each group is given a chance to 22:30 Museum of the Year display their speciality with Join Tristram Hunt for cova `showstopper' perform- erage of Art Fund’s ance Museum of the Year Award 2017. As the newly appoint22:00 Casualty Ethan’s ed Director of the Victoria obsession with Scott comes and Albert Museum, winner between his relationship of last year’s award, with Alicia, while Connie Tristram has to prove his and Sam’s feud puts the mettle running such a large team in an awkward posi- institution. tion.

23:00 Mock the Week 22:50 News 23:10 Film - 23:30 QI XL 00:15 Film Little Fockers (PG) 00:45 2001: A Space Odyssey Film - Tropic Thunder (14) (PG) 02:30 Film - West 02:30 Weather 02:35 News 04:05 This Is BBC Two

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07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 The Home Game 11:20 Film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG) 14:20 News 14:30 ITV Racing: Live from Sandown 17:00 The Chase 18:00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs 18:30 Little Big Shots USA 19:25 News

07:10 Caterham UK Motor Racing 07:40 3rd Rock From the Sun 08:30 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:25 Frasier 10:20 The Big Bang Theory 11:50 The Simpsons 13:20 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA 14:20 Four in a Bed 17:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 18:00 News 18:30 19:45 Catchphrase Formula 1 Motor Racing Stephen Mulhern hosts the game show, asking three 20:00 Film - Rise of the contestants to `see it and Planet of the Apes A scisay it' as they try to guess entist carries out genetic the familiar phrases hidden experiments on apes, hopin animated clues. ing to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. A 20:30 The Voice Kids The chimpanzee used in the Blind Auditions are now tests develops superior over, meaning it is time for intelligence and becomes coaches Will.i.am, Danny outraged at the human Jones and Pixie Lott to race's cruel treatment of his begin the difficult process kind, forming his fellow priof whittling down the num- mates into an army to overber of would be pop icons in throw mankind.

Sci-fi their respective teams. thriller, starring James Emma Willis presents as Franco, Freida Pinto and the battle phase gets under Andy Serkis. (PG) way. This time, the youngsters are arranged into 22:00 Bridesmaids A disgroups of three to face organised woman is asked another daunting turn on to be maid of honour at her the stage. Only one singer best friend's wedding. from each trio can make it Taking charge of the through to the semi-final prenuptial bridal celebrations, she resolves to give 22:00 Film - Skyfall James her pal and accompanying Bond’s loyalty to M is tested bridesmaids the time of as her past comes back to their lives, but as her efforts haunt her. As MI6 comes slide into chaos she finds under attack, 007 must the wife of the groom's track down and destroy the boss is keen to usurp her threat. (14) position. (14) 01:05 The Chase 02:00 00:20 Film - Red Eye (PG) Jackpot247 04:00 Who’s 01:55 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell Doing the Dishes? 04:50 02:45 Hollyoaks Omnibus ITV Nightscreen 04:50 Ackley Bridge

07:00 Milkshake 11:10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:45 Cats Make You Laugh Out Loud 2 12:05 Police Interceptors 15:00 The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 17:00 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take it Away! 19:55 News 20:00 Cricket England v South Africa: First Test Day Three. Highlights of the third day's play in the First Test of the four-match series, which took place at Lord's. With commentary

by Graeme Smith and Geoffrey Boycott.

21:00 Blind Date Paul O'Grady gives more lovelorn singletons a chance at romance.

Manchester-based recruitment consultant Antoni must choose which of three self-assured ladies he would like to date, while Alice, a Celine Dion superfan hopes her musical obsession will not stop her finding a girlfriend on her wavelength.

22:00 Big Brother Daily round-up of highlights, revealing how the housemates are getting on under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother. Featuring games, arguments, laughs, diary room visits and bedroom chit-chat, as well as reactions to the latest eviction.

23:00 Live Championship Boxing: Josh Taylor v Ohara Davies. 01:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Film The Darkest Hour (PG)

07:00 The Planet’s Funniest Animals 07:20 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:20 Coronation Street Omnibus 13:10 Take Me Out 14:20 Catchphrase 15:05 You’ve Been Framed! 15:35 Film - A Cinderella Story 17:30 Film - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG) 19:45 Film Step Up 3 (PG) 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Celebrity Juice 23:50 Family Guy + 01:20 American Dad! 02:15 Film - Bring It On (PG) ITV 3 07:00 Murder, She Wrote 09:45 The Darling Buds of May 10:55 Film - The Mirror Crack’d (PG) 13:05 Film - Bertie & Elizabeth 15:05 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale 17:00 Wycliffe 18:05 Agatha Christie’s Marple 22:00 Foyle’s War 00:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:00 Hat-trick Heroes II 07:15 The Darts Show 08:05 Motorsport UK 08:55 Goodwood Festival of Speed 10:00 Tour de France Cycling 11:00 ITV Racing 12:00 Live: Tour de France Cycling 17:30 Pawn Stars 18:00 Better Late Than Never 18:55 Monster Carp 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 The Chase: Celebrity Special 22:05 Film Renegades (15) 00:15 Film - Awake (14) 01:55 Tour de France Cycling 03:00 The Hand of God: 30 Years On

Sunday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:00 The Andrew Marr Show 11:00 Sunday Morning Live 12:00 Sunday Politics 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:15 Live: Anniversary Games Athletics 17:30 Escape to the Country 18:10 Songs of Praise 18:45 How to Holiday Better 19:35 News

07:00 Secrets of the Mona Lisa 08:00 The A to Z of TV Gardening 08:45 The Instant Gardener 09:30 Countryfile 10:30 Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00 Nigel Slater: Eating Together 12:30 Hairy Bikers’ Best of British 13:15 Live: Anniversary Games Athletics 14:15 Film - The Great Caruso 16:00 Natural World 16:45 Money for Nothing 17:30 World Cup Rowing 18:30 Flog It! 19:00 The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown

20:00 Countryfile Anita’s in the Nene Valley, where a pioneering project is due to launch in July 2017, which is a first for the UK. Retail giants have been working with the Wildlife Trust to create a shopping destina- 20:00 Dragons’ Den A fortion with nature at the heart mer panel beater hopes to of it. seal a deal with the Dragons with his nail gel 21:00 Fake or Fortune? product and an inventor is The team have been called looking raise some capital in to investigate a mysteri- with his unique toilet-flushous painting in Castle of ing gadget for kids.

Park in Abderdeenshire now run as a B&B by Becky 21:00 The Life Swap Wilson. The painting once Adventure A sheep farmer belonged to Becky’s late trades places with a taxi husband Neil,who always driver. believed it a lost masterpiece by celebrated 19th- 22:00 Film - Foxcatcher century French artist Paul Wealthy heir John du Pont Delaroche. hires Olympic medallists Mark and Dave Schultz to 22:00 Poldark While help train a world-class George makes political wrestling team, but du manoeuvres at home, Ross Pont’s increasing alienation sails to France. and paranoia propel them all toward tragedy. (PG) 23:00 News 23:30 Sue Barker: Our Wimbledon 00:05 White Gold 00:35 00:45 The Week the Film - The Goob (18) 02:00 Landlords Moved In 01:45 Question Time 03:00 Holby Weather 01:50 News City 04:00 This Is BBC Two

07:10 The King of Queens 08:05 Everybody Loves Raymond 08:55 Frasier 10:30 Sunday Brunch 13:30 Eat the Week with Iceland 14:30 The Simpsons 15:25 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 16:10 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:10 Homes By the Sea 18:15 News 18:45 Formula 1 Motor 20:30 The Voice Kids Racing: Austrian Grand Emma Willis presents as Prix Highlights. the battle phase continues.

Coaches Will.i.am, Danny 21:00 Secrets of China’s and Pixie must decide Forbidden City Exploring which performers out of the the Beijing palace that remaining trios will be cho- housed Chinese emperors sen to go. for 600 years. The programme reveals the current 22:00 The Loch Annie con- conservation work being tinues her determined carried out and uncovers investigation into the killer's new details about past identity, and reaches a rulers, including trade with breakthrough when she Europe and how a marble discovers the weapons that staircase was transported were used in the murders. along an ice road. A model Seeking help from Quigley, is used to demonstrate how she is finally able to track the structure was built to down the culprit, and the withstand earthquakes. two detectives put their lives on the line to put a 22:00 The Handmaid’s stop to the slaughter. Tale As Offred remembers However, their pursuit of her family’s treacherous justice leads them into a escape attempt, a shocking dangerous confrontation, revelation from life before as they stalk the murderer Gilead provides a new perthrough the corridors of the spective on her life. area's hydro-electric dam.

23:00 When Britain Fought 23:00 News 23:20 Lethal Aids 23:55 8 Out of 10 Cats Weapon 00:20 Take Me Does Countdown 00:55 Out 01:25 Jackpot247 Film - This Means War 04:00 Motorsport UK 04:50 (PG) 02:45 Ramsay's Motorcycle Racing 05:40 Kitchen Nightmares USA ITV Nightscreen 03:35 The Last Leg

07:00 CITV 09:25 News 09:30 Weekend 10:25 Wild Animal Reunions 11:15 Judge Rinder 12:15 Love Your Garden 13:15 News 14:30 The Voice Kids 16:00 Bear Grylls Survival School 16:30 Film - Moonraker (PG) 19:00 News 19:30 The Chase: Celebrity Special

07:00 Milkshake 11:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35 Access 11:40 Police Interceptors The Film 14:35 Flintstones 16:15 Inside Windsor Castle 20:00 Cricket Highlights of the fourth day of the between Test First England and South Africa from Lord’s.

20:55 News 21:00 That’s So...1990 1990 saw Mrs Thatcher resign and the Poll Tax riots. Everyone was worried about Mad Cow disease and England went out on penalties in the World Cup semi final.

French and English Channel Tunnel workers met in the middle and Madonna instructed everyone to “Vogue”.

22:00 Big Brother Daily round-up of highlights, revealing how the housemates are getting on under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother, featuring the latest tasks, games, arguments, laughs, diary room visits and bedroom chitchat. Narrated by Marcus Bentley.

23:05 OMG! 00:05 Film The Bounty Hunter (PG) 02:10 SuperCasino 04:10 The Hotel Inspector 05:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges

07:00 Emmerdale Omnibus 10:00 Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50 The Voice Kids 14:20 Ninja Warrior UK 15:20 You’ve Been Framed! 15:55 Film The Smurfs 18:00 Film - St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (PG) 20:10 Film - Gravity (PG) 22:00 Love Island 23:00 Love Island: Aftersun ITV 3 07:00 George and Mildred 07:25 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale 09:00 Heartbeat 11:20 Murder, She Wrote 12:15 The Darling Buds of May 13:30 The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 15:50 Wycliffe 16:55 Foyle’s War 19:00 Doc Martin 21:00 Film - The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt (12) 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:00 Snooker and Racing 07:05 Tommy Cooper 07:35 Goodwood Festival of Speed 08:25 Goodwood Festival of Speed 09:20 British Superbikes Motorcycle Racing 10:25 Tour de France Cycling 11:30 Live: Tour de France Cycling 17:30 Pawn Stars 18:00 Monster Carp 19:00 Fierce 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 Road Racing Series 22:00 Film - Jaws (12)

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21:00 EastEnders Lauren has an honest conversation with Josh.

21:30 Panorama Brexit marks a seismic shift for the UK’s food and farming industry, but what will it mean for the consumer?

22:00 Supermarket Shopping Secrets Gregg and Babita look at one of the fastest-growing battlegrounds, convenience.

Gregg finds out what it takes to bring us the easiest ever fish and discovers how supermarkets decide where to open stores.

23:00 News 23:45 Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle 00:15 Have I Got a Bit More News for You 01:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 02:00 News

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07:15 The TV That Made Me 07:45 Flog It!: Trade Secrets 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 Daily Politics 12:30 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 21:30 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding introduces highlights of the seventh day's play, where the men's and ladies' fourth-round singles matches were due to take place.

While the men to emerge victorious know that they are in line for a rest day, the ladies will have a quick turnaround and be back in action tomorrow 22:30 Ripper Street Thatcher finds Robin and puts the boy into the care of Reid, Jackson and Long Susan, who manage to uncover information that they hope may lead them to Nathaniel. They arrive at the Sumner house only to discover it has been cleaned and the two bodies disposed of. Shine turns up and is surprised to learn of the true identity of the killer and heads of to confront Augustus Dove about his brother, but the assistant commissioner manages to persuade Shine that Reid is the bigger threat.

23:30 Newsnight 00:15 How May Became PM 01:30 Countryfile 02:30 Shopping Secrets 03:25 This Is BBC Two

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 Judge Rinder 16:00 David Dickinson’s Name Your Price 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Laurel is determined.

20:30 Coronation Street Kevin is pushed to the brink.

21:00 Amazing Animal Births Lucy Cooke gets a front row seat at a pig farm as Gobby the sow pops out sixteen healthy piglets.

In Yorkshire she learns more about barn owl.

21:30 Coronation Street Anna’s world comes crumbling down.

22:00 Fearless As Kevin fights for his life in hospital, the US air force lets Emma meet in secret with Logan, who tells her he was in a relationship with Linda before her death and reveals that the pair were introduced at the air base by her Uncle Phil.

Dominic visits Miriam in prison 23:00 News 23:45 Killer Women with Piers Morgan 00:45 The Kyle Files 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Jeremy Kyle 04:55 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Best of Both Worlds 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Dispatches Antony Barnett travels across the UK revealing how property companies have failed to deliver new affordable homes and asks questions about the links between the government and the property industry.

Monday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Truth & Lies 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Cricket Highlights of the fifth day of the First Test.

21:00 Traffic Cops The cops are on the heels of drug dealers, drug users and drugged-up drivers, including one dealer who tries to flush away the evidence.

22:00 Catching a Killer A book dealer has been stabbed to death. There are no suspects or witnesses. With privileged access to the police, this documentary follows the hunt for his killer.

22:00 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives Eamonn and Ruth delve into the world of the landed gentry, trying their hands at clay-pigeon shooting with hand-engraved shotguns worth £100,000 each. The Queen's former butler instructs them in the subtle art of etiquette, while Her Majesty's official sculptor immortalises Eamonn's head in a traditional clay bust, before the couple find themselves partying with the daughters of high society.

23:25 60 Days in Jail 00:20 Bodyshockers 01:20 The Supervet 02:15 The Secret Life of the Zoo 03:10 Supershoppers 03:40 Tried and Tasted

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Countdown to Murder 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Great British Benefits Handout

21:30 How to Retire at 40 Anna Richardson meets the people who’ve found ingenious or unusual ways to retire super early.

08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Below Deck 12:25 Vanderpump Rules 13:20 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:05 Family Guy ITV 3 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:25 Wild at Heart 10:25 Judge Judy 11:50 Road to Avonlea 12:55 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:00 The Royal 16:05 Wild at Heart 17:10 Man About the House 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Agatha Christie’s Marple 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 08:00 The Professionals 08:50 The Saint 09:55 Storage Wars New York 10:50 The Chase 11:50 The Professionals 12:55 The Saint 14:00 Tour de France Cycling 15:00 Ironside 16:00 Quincy, M.E. 17:05 Minder 18:05 The Professionals 19:05 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 Better Late Than Never 22:00 Car Crash: Caught on Camera 23:00 Film - Crank (18)

Tuesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Abi sees an opportunity and decides to take advantage.

21:00 Holby City Jac and Fran get the shock of their lives when someone from their past turns up at the hospital, beaten up. Raf realises that he likes Essie a bit more than he thought.

22:00 In the Dark As DI Helen Weeks grapples apprehensively with pregnancy, she is compelled to return to her loathed rural home town of Polesford, Derbyshire, with her partner and fellow detective Paul Hopkins. Two girls have been abducted and the man arrested is the husband of Helen's childhood best friend Linda Bates, who has been drawn into the centre of a media storm, while the local police force is under enormous pressure to get their man. But is he guilty?

23:00 News 23:45 Granddad, Dementia & Me 00:45 Mini Monet Millionaire 01:15 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:20 News

07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:25 Right on the Money 08:15 The Super League Show 09:00 DIY SOS: The Big Build 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 13:30 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 21:00 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding is your presenter for highlights of the day’s play.

Clare is joined by legends from the game of tennis to reflect on the women’s quarter-final action.

22:00 Hospital How Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is pushing the boundaries of what is possible technologically, at a time when the Trust has a planned annual deficit of £41 million and savings need to be made across the board.

Meanwhile, at Charing Cross Hospital, site of the Trust's specialist neurosurgery department, 28year-old Ben needs an operation to remove a recurrent brain tumour, 23year-old primary school teacher Rosa has an infection on her mitral valve called endocarditis.

23:00 Detectorists 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Brexit Means Brexit: The Unofficial Version 01:15 The Life Swap Adventure 02:15 Me and My Dog: The Ultimate Contest 03:15 This Is BBC Two

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 Judge Rinder 16:00 David Dickinson’s Name Your Price 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Robert tries to make amends.

21:00 Midsomer Murders Barnaby and Jones enter the cloistered and oldfashioned world of Midsomer Priory after a nun is found strangled.

Jones visits the local pub, where he learns that a woman was seen acting strangely on the day of the murder, and that teenagers in the area sneak into the priory grounds for romantic liaisons. Later, the nuns discover that a valuable silver altar set has vanished.

23:00 News 23:40 Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme 00:40 Play to the Whistle 01:20 Jackpot247 04:00 Loose Women

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Best of Both Worlds 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List The panel this week choose between four different brands of steak and ale pie, houmous and sauvignon blanc - the UK's most popular wine. Plus, the quick-fire public test is for cola drinks.

21:30 Supershoppers Andi and Anna find unexpected ingredients in big brand baby foods, test Fairy’s claim that it lasts longer, and check out newspaper readers’ offers.

22:00 Phil Spencer: Find Me a Home Phil Spencer is looking for homes for two families, who work hard but are homeless.

23:00 First Dates 00:05 24 Hours in A&E 01:05 Music on 4 01:35 The World’s Weirdest Weather 02:30 Gogglesprogs 03:25 Film Weekend (15)

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film Abducting Zoe (14) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Britain’s Greatest Bridges Engineer Rob Bell offers an insight into the history, design and building process of the Britannia Bridge, across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales which was set alight in May 1970.

21:00 The Dog Rescuers Elderly crossbreed Ben is riddled with fleas - and worse. Jason helps a struggling couple maintain a home for their beloved Bichon Frise. Cardiologist Chris tries to fix Molly the tiny terrier’s broken heart.

22:00 The Hotel Inspector Alex heads to Colliters Brook Farm near Bristol, to try to make sense of a struggling business which was derailed after a planning application was turned down.

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 Big Brother’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Little Divas: Tantrums & Tiaras 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 Eamonn and Ruth: How the Other Half Lives

07:35 Vanderpump Rules 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Below Deck 12:25 Vanderpump Rules 13:20 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 15:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:50 Jeremy Kyle 18:00 Judge Rinder 19:00 You’ve Been Framed! 21:00 Two and a Half Men 22:00 Love Island 23:05 Family Guy ITV 3 07:25 Heartbeat 08:30 Where the Heart Is 09:30 Wild at Heart 10:30 Judge Judy 11:55 Road to Avonlea 13:00 Love Your Garden 14:00 Heartbeat 15:05 The Royal 16:10 Wild at Heart 17:15 Man About the House 17:50 Rising Damp 18:20 George and Mildred 18:55 Heartbeat 20:00 Murder, She Wrote 21:00 Film - The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering (12) 23:00 Law & Order: UK ITV 4 07:10 Storage Wars New York 07:55 The Professionals 08:50 Minder 09:50 Ironside 10:55 Quincy, M.E. 12:00 Tour de France Cycling 13:00 Live: Tour de France Cycling 18:00 The Professionals 19:00 Storage Wars New York 20:00 Tour de France Cycling 21:00 Monster Carp 22:00 Benidorm 23:05 Film - Awake (14)

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Wednesday TV 07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 13:15 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 21:00 Watchdog The team meets people whose vehicles have suddenly lost power in the middle of the road, and asks if one car giant's efforts to fix a problem are creating a more worrying concern. The results of hygiene tests into a business used by millions are revealed and the pressure sales techniques of a mobility furniture company are exposed.

07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:30 Right on the Money 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Great British Menu 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 14:00 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 21:00 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding introduces highlights of the ninth day's play at the All England Club, where the men's quarter-final singles matches were due to take place. In addition to detailed analysis of those contests there's a round-up of the day's headlines, as well as a look ahead to the ladies' singles semi-finals, which are scheduled for Centre Court tomorrow.

22:00 The Week the Landlords Moved In Birmingham landlord Samuel is just 25 but already has a portfolio of 13 properties worth more than £1million in total, and lives off the combined rental income with his wife Amanda. The couple spend a week living in one of their houses, rented by motherof-two Marie, to experience life from her perspective.

Also taking part are husband-and-wife duo Paul and Sharon from WestonSuper-Mare, Somerset, who move into a two-bedroom flat rented by Chris and Courtney.

22:00 Gardeners’ World Monty Don gives advice on how to prune summer flowering shrubs, makes plans for autumn flowers and returns to Dublin to find out how Helen Dillon is progressing in her new garden. Joe Swift shows how good design should not hinder challenging conditions when he visits a garden in Kent, Rachel de Thame explores the vital role of scent in wild flowers and the insects that visit them, and Nick Bailey prepares designs for a weekend project that will transform a front garden into a beautiful and practical space.

23:00 News 23:45 Room 101: Extra Storage 00:25 Supermarket Shopping Secrets 01:25 Weather for the Week Ahead 01:30 News

23:00 QI 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 Hospital 01:15 Eat Well for Less? 02:15 Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston’s Casebook 03:15 This Is BBC Two

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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 Judge Rinder 16:00 David Dickinson’s Name Your Price 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Robert is devastated.

20:30 Coronation Street Liz and Steve sign away the pub.

21:00 Love Your Garden Alan Titchmarsh and the team head to Chandlers Ford in Hampshire to turn a neglected suburban back garden into a woodland-style retreat for the Richardson family.

22:00 Joanna Lumley’s India Joanna meets the Maharaja of Dungapur, who shows her around his lakeside palace, which has been home to 23 generations of his family, including the Pleasure Pavilion and his collection of vintage cars. In stark contrast, she also visits a Dalit community in Gujarat, considered to be India's lowest caste, hearing of the everyday discrimination experienced under India's caste system, and joining in a Hindu housewarming ceremony.

23:00 News 23:40 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Animals - India 00:40 Goodwood Festival of Speed 01:35 Jackpot247 04:00 1000 Heartbeats 04:50 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Best of Both Worlds 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Ackley Bridge Mandy's personal and professional lives collide with one another when Alya reveals her and Sadiq's affair at the school's first Open Day. As Mandy fights for her job, but chooses to put her pupils before her career, Steve comes to her rescue. Will it be enough to repair their relationship?

Meanwhile, Candice discloses the true identity of Jamie's father, leading Jordan to spiral out of control. Chloe gets caught up in Jordan's plans to leave Ackley Bridge.

22:00 24 Hours in A&E Lee is rushed to St George’s after being involved in a high-speed road traffic collision. As doctors examine Lee, his wife Emily reveals that Lee lost his best friend months earlier in a similar collision.

23:00 The Windsors 23:30 Fargo 00:30 Catching a Killer 01:45 Ramsay’s Hotel Hell 02:30 Real, Fake or Unknown 03:25 The Secret Life of the Zoo

07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film The Ultimate Life (12) 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Traffic Cops The cops are on the heels of drug dealers, drug users and drugged-up drivers, including one dealer who tries to flush away the evidence.

21:00 The Highland Midwife In the north of Scotland, Morven closely monitors mum-to-be Emma, who has a history of delivering large babies that require a Caesarean section, while in Campbeltown on the west coast, Susanna gets closer to her dream of a big family as midwife Helen tries to help her have a local birth without pain relief.

22:00 Extraordinary People The story of 16year-old Mithun Chauhan, who suffers from an extremely rare genetic condition that has left him with large swollen lumps all over his face and body.

His disfigurement has led to the creation of a rumour that his village has become home to a reclusive monster.

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 Benefits 02:00 SuperCasino 04:10 The Dog Rescuers

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07:00 Breakfast 10:15 Right on the Money 11:00 Homes Under the Hammer 12:00 Neighbourhood Blues 12:45 Rip Off Britain: Holidays 13:15 Bargain Hunt 14:00 News 14:45 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 19:00 News 20:00 The One Show 20:30 EastEnders Steven grows ever paranoid and struggles to hold it together.

21:00 The Sheriffs Are Coming Sheriffs Tommy and Craig are pelted with eggs and rocks as they go in search of the money owed by a second hand car dealer who sold a vehicle that turned out to be a death trap.

22:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Choreographer and Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood becomes the latest celebrity to dig into his family's past in the popular genealogy show.

Having lived and worked in Britain for the past 26 years, he now returns to his native Australia, curious to know if anyone else in the family was also involved in showbusiness.

He discovers that one ancestor risked everything in the Australian gold rush, before a visit to his 100year-old gran puts him on the trail of another maverick relative, who was the life and soul of the party.

23:00 News Murdered for Different 00:45 This 01:35 Weather News

23:45 Being Week 01:40

07:00 The TV That Made Me 07:30 Right on the Money 08:15 Bargain Hunt 09:00 Horizon 10:00 Victoria Derbyshire 12:00 News 12:30 Daily Politics 13:30 Live: Wimbledon Tennis 21:00 Today at Wimbledon Clare Balding introduces highlights of the 10th day's play at the All England Club, where the ladies' semi-final singles matches were due to take place. Plus, there's a round-up of the day's headlines, and a preview of the men's singles semifinals, which are scheduled to feature on Centre Court tomorrow.

22:00 Horizon Over the past two years, the staff of the Natural History Museum has undertaken a super-sized challenge - to take down its famous cast of a dinosaur skeleton in the entrance hall and replace it with an equally impressive skeleton of a blue whale - the largest animal to have lived. This documentary follows the teams of conservators and engineers as they take apart the diplodocus known to staff and visitors as Dippy - bone by bone, ready for a countrywide tour and then get the whale ready to go on display without closing .

23:00 Mock the Week 23:30 Newsnight 00:15 The Drug Trial 01:15 The Week the Landlords Moved In 02:15 Natural World 03:15 This Is BBC Two

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 Judge Rinder 16:00 David Dickinson’s Name Your Price 17:00 Tipping Point 18:00 The Chase 19:00 News 20:00 Emmerdale Robert makes a bold proposal.

20:30 Eat, Shop, Save Ranvir Singh and her team of experts are in Manchester with the Harling family, helping working mum Lorraine deal with her fussy kids who only want to eat chicken dippers. Can turn the family's lives around?

21:00 Emmerdale Aaron’s emotions boil over.

21:30 James Martin’s French Adventure James’s first stop on his travels takes him back to St Emilion. He visits the kitchens of L’Hostellerie Plaisance, where he worked as a lad more than 30 years ago.

22:00 Killer Women with Piers Morgan Piers travels to Gadsden Correctional Facility near Tallahassee in Florida where he meets Ashley Humphrey who pumped eight bullets into a woman she had never met.

23:00 News 23:45 The Late Debate 00:10 Fearless 01:10 Jackpot247 04:00 Eat, Shop, Save 04:25 ITV Nightscreen

07:00 Countdown 07:45 Will & Grace 08:35 Everybody Loves Raymond 09:35 Frasier 11:05 Undercover Boss USA 12:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 13:00 News 13:05 Come Dine with Me 14:05 Posh Pawnbrokers 15:10 Countdown 16:00 A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 17:00 Best of Both Worlds 18:00 Four in a Bed 18:30 Come Dine with Me 19:00 The Simpsons 19:30 Hollyoaks 20:00 News 21:00 Who Wants My Council House?

Following five households looking to swap their council house. Some people swap looking to upgrade to their ideal home; some simply want a change of scenery; or they are parents seeking to downsize after the kids leave home.

22:00 The Crystal Maze Richard Ayoade guides Andrea McLean, Spencer Matthews, Tom Allen, Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash through the Aztec, Medieval, Industrial and Futuristic zones. In each one, the contestants must conquer physical, skill, mystery and mental challenges in a bid to win crystals, which add to their time inside the Crystal Dome, where they hope to collect tokens to convert into cash.

23:00 Naked Attraction 00:05 Real, Fake or Unknown 01:10 First Dates 02:05 Bizarre ER 02:55 One Born Every Minute 03:50 When Britain Fought Aids

Thursday TV 07:00 Milkshake 10:15 The Wright Stuff 12:15 House Doctor 13:10 News 13:15 Big Brother 14:10 Access 14:15 Home and Away 14:45 Neighbours 15:15 NCIS 16:15 Film - Stranger in an Amish Town 18:00 News 18:30 Neighbours 19:00 Home and Away 19:30 News 20:00 Police Interceptors Jim and the team take to the road to spring a trap on suspected drug dealers, while Dan and Gordy track down a man seen roaming the streets armed with two knives and John picks up the pieces of an unbelievable multi-car pile-up.

21:00 Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole Revisiting some familiar faces to find out how life on the dole has changed. Carl has become a drummer in a band for musicians with disabilities.

Andy and Diane’s fortunes may be about to change.

Karen and Paul are trying to rebuild their lives on benefits but think they may have a haunted house.

22:00 Circus Kids: Our Secret World Fifteen-yearold Imogene has spent years training as an aerialist and has now been offered the chance of a fulltime job in Russell's Circus.

But to take it she will have to drop out of school, live alone and cook for herself.

It's a big decision but one her parents fully support. .

23:00 Big Brother 00:05 BB’s Bit on the Side 01:05 SuperCasino 04:10 The Hotel Inspector

07:00 The Hot Desk 07:10 You’ve Been Framed!

07:35 Vanderpump Rules 08:20 Ellen DeGeneres 09:00 Emmerdale 09:30 Coronation Street 10:00 You’ve Been Framed!

10:35 Scorpion 11:25 Below Deck 12:25 Vanderpump Rules 13:20 Emmerdale 13:55 Coronation Street 14:30 You’ve Been Framed!

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3 letter words Air Bat Dot Eke Eta Far Ire Lag Lea Lie Man Oar Pal Pea

DOUBLE CROSS-WORD Solve the Double Cross-Word puzzle using either the standard or cryptic clues, the answers are exactly the same.

Rue Sad Son Toe Too Wad 4 letter words Ages Amok Anon Area Arid Auto Base

Bass Bode Brae Dote Earl Ease Ends Erie Faff Feed Fine Flat Hubs Iced Mead Nine

Cryptic Clues Across

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1 Possible thread of loathing (6) 4 Stirred up regal beer (5) 8 Tender translator of runes (5) 9 Plungers holding back is not siphoned off (7) 10 Voter changes role, etc (7) 11 Precious but expensive (4) 12 Either way, it is a big heavy stove (3) 14 Unconscious state care of a graduate (4) 15 Recognises Bishops’ jurisdictions (4) 18 Sauce around the mouth (3) 21 A farmer starts off in the distance (4) 23 One tenant ate cellulose (7) 25 There is nothing but drinking spots along these contours (7) 26 Bird pines away (5) 27 Friends who end the games (5) 28 Surrounded by an iron ring (6)

1 A Yen for a coil of rope belonging to the Queen (6) 2 Roped to broken sink (7) 3 The final result was, the First Lady goes to the National Theatre and the union leaders stays with the gangster (8) 4/6 Where to take a break when all else fails (4,6) 5 A garden ornament makes men go mad (5) 6 See 4 7 Work on historical period for musical production (5) 13 One who values pompous people, and so right he is! (8) 16 Girl is back on avoidance (7) 17 Element produced from a bar and one posh meal starter (6) 19 I hear one has to stop and wait at the feet of the animal (5) 20 Points to Rene being calm (6) 22 Almost a fight (5) 24 Prohibits saloons (4)

Omit Once Ores Peen Plan Quay Rile Site Toes

Manes Quill 6 letter words Balsam Fennec Obsess Sorbet

5 letter words

8 letter words

Bails Based Daisy Ended

Haircuts Rearward Redouble Utensils Standard Clues

Across 1 Abhorrence (6) 4 Ale (5) 8 Care for (5) 9 Cylinders (7) 10 Voter (7) 11 Loved (4) 12 Heavy metal stove (3) 14 Unconsciousness (4) 15 Perceives (4) 18 Backchat (3) 21 Distantly (4) 23 Transparent film (7) 25 Isograms connecting points of equal barometric pressure (7) 26 Wading bird (5) 27 Companions (5) 28 Borders (6) Down 1 Hunger for (6) 2 Underwater missile (7) 3 Final (8) 4/6 Expedient adopted only in desperation (4,6) 5 Small garden ornament (5) 6 See 4 7 Dramatic musical work (5) 13 Valuer (8) 16 Avoidance (7) 17 Chemical element (6) 19 Hesitate (5) 20 Tranquil (6) 22 Concerning (5) 24 Blocks (4)

Quiz Word

Across 1 In America, by what name are soft shoes worn for sports or casual occasions normally known? (8) 7 From the Latin for ‘elsewhere’, what name is given to a claim or piece of evidence that one was in another place when an act, typically a criminal one, was alleged to have taken place? (5) 8 Are Friends Electric and Cars were both number one hit singles for which singer who first found fame in 1979 with the group Tubeway Army? (4,5) 9 According to The Bible, who was the first woman, companion of Adam and mother of Cain and Abel? (3) 10 What, often derogatory, name is given to a subdivision of a larger religious group or a dissenting clique? (4) 11/18 Which American tennis player was the first black winner of a major men’s singles championship? (6,4) 13 Which winged angelic being, described in biblical tradition as attending on God, is regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy? (6) 14 In astronomy which constellation is

said to represent a bull? (6) 17 Which 14th century Scottish king was known as ‘the Bruce’? (6) 18 See 11 20 Batman and Robin were known as the Dynamic what? (3) 22 See 17 Down 23 In Scandinavian mythology, who was the goddess of love and of the night? (5) 24 Which spicy dish that originated in northern Africa, consists of semolina steamed with a meat and vegetable stew? (8) Down 1 By what nickname is Graham McPherson, the lead singer of Madness, better known? (5) 2 Which common complaint is also known as otalgia? (7) 3 What was the surname of the American cartoonist who, with his partner, Bill Finger, created the comic-book character Batman, the Caped Crusader? (4) 4 What was the surname of the 18th century Spanish matador who (reputedly) invented the bullfighter’s muleta? (6) 5 Which alcoholic drink is made from fermented apple juice? (5)

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1 European-style cafe (6) 4 Fearless (6) 9 Surprise (7) 10 Rule (5) 11 Point in question (5) 12 Steep waterfall (7) 13 Location of Houses of Parliament (11) 18 Tarmac (7) 20 Escape from (5) 22 Beaten path (5) 23 Major injustice (7) 24 Bodyguard (6) 25 Large European country (6)

1 Mountainous republic of south-central Europe (6) 2 Clothing stitches (5) 3 Withdrawal (7) 5 Decorative tapestry (5) 6 Mimic (7) 7 Spice (6) 8 Spoken or written account (11) 14 Interpret (7) 15 Refuge (7) 16 Small chicken (6) 17 Remove or erase (6) 19 Foot joint (5) 21 Once more (5)

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Improve your Spanish - Clues in Spanish, answer in English or vice versa.

Across Down 1 Houses (buildings) (5) 1 Wagon (horse-drawn) (5) 2 Hijastro (7) 4 Pueblos (localidades 3 Deportes (6) pequeñas) (5) 4 To fear (be afraid) (5) 8 Norwegian (7) 9 Fear (terror) (5) 5 Fin de semana (7) 10 Habitaciones (cuartos) 6 Zapatos (5) 7 Andrew (6) (5) 11 Pavos (ornitología) (7) 13 Plum (fruit) (7) 15 Enterprise (firm, under12 Segundo (6) 14 Líder (6) taking) (7) 18 To seem (7) 16 To scratch (with claw, nail etc) (6) 20 Spades (tools) (5) 17 Ladrillos (construcción) 22 Claro (ejemplo, prueba, (6) ventaja) (5) 23 Creamy (f) (7) 18 Paquetes (de cigarrillos) (5) 24 Forma (figura) (5) 25 Espacio (astronomía, 19 Meat (5) 21 Flojo (nudo, tuerca) (5) física, aeronáutica) (5)

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6 Squabs are a variety of which domestic birds raised for their meat? (7) 7 Which serious bacterial disease of sheep and cattle is also referred to as splenic fever, malignant pustule or woolsorters’ disease? (7) 12 Which small rich sponge cake is typically soaked in rum-flavoured syrup?

(3,4) 13 Caerdydd is the Welsh name for which city? (7) 15 Which Italian dish of rice is cooked in stock with ingredients such as vegetables and meat or seafood? (7) 16 What name for a wild or half-tamed horse of the Western US is derived from the Spanish for ‘rough’ or ‘coarse’? (6) 17/22 Which English athlete was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes? (5,9) 19 Which British noblemen rank above viscounts and below marquesses? (5) 21 What did Winston Churchill once describe as ‘terminological inexactitudes’? (4)

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Last Week’s Solutions Quizword Across: 1 Soft Cell, 7 Camel, 8/2 Alexander Fleming, 9 Tun, 10 Spiv, 11 Tennis, 13 Bogart, 14 Geyser, 17 Punkah, 18 Farr, 20 Hal, 22 Uriah Heep, 23 Priam, 24 Recorder.

Down: 1 Seals, 3 Chad, 4 Ledger, 5 Smuts, 6 Clinker, 7 Cranmer, 12 Uranium, 13 Bob Hope, 15 Seaweed, 16 Dative, 17 Plait, 19 Roper, 21 Ohio.

Double Crossword Across: 1 Corral, 4 Genius, 9 Amnesia, 10 Again, 11 Score, 12 Sterile, 13 Grasshopper, 18 Fan club, 20 Trade, 22 Emend, 23 Clapper, 24 Dashed, 25 Realms.

Down: 1 Coarse, 2 Rondo, 3 Answers, 5 Erase, 6 Imagine, 7 Singer, 8 Pass the buck, 14 Runners, 15 Pet name, 16 Afield, 17 Hearts, 19 Ladle, 21 Appal.

Quickie Across: 1 Arsenal, 5 Throb, 8 Rites, 9 Toadies, 10 Abridge, 11 Piece, 12 Stench, 14 Beagle, 17 Radon, 19 Reserve, 22 Ailment, 23 Valid, 24 Sleds, 25 Carnage.

Down: 1 Aorta, 2 Set free, 3 Nosed, 4 Litter, 5 Trample, 6 Raise, 7 Besiege, 12 Surpass, 13 Confess, 15 Gorilla, 16 Critic, 18 Delve, 20 Sever, 21 Endue.

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Technology

RICHARD CAVENDER

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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: Simon was having some trouble ejecting a DVD from his Mac

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Hi Richard, not sure whether you have experience of Mac computers or not, most of your answers seem related to Windows computers? I have a problem with my iMac, its running OS X and I don’t seem able to eject the DVD that I inserted about 2 weeks ago! I have tried pressing the eject button on the keyboard, I have also tried dragging the DVD icon on the screen down to the trash bin but nothing seems to work – can you help?

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Hi Simon, yes we support Mac’s and Linux in addition to Windows computers it’s just that the large majority of emails that we receive are for Windows related problems and therefore that’s why you see more of them printed. With regards to your particular problem, it’s a strange one; usually the “dragging it to the trash can” works fine even if the keyboard button is broken. Firstly you need to make sure that there are no applications using the DVD drive, if they are then this could be the cause of your problem, restart your iMac to ensure that the DVD is not in use. If that doesn’t work then you could try restarting it again but this time whilst holding down the left mouse button, this should force all of your optical drives to be opened and hopefully will eject you disk.

Update: Thanks for the advice Richard, you were right, I restarted it holding down the mouse button and out it popped!

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Rock On Tommy!

Tiger Woods says he has finished a programme to help him manage his medications, following his arrest in May for impaired driving.

The former world number one said he would move forward with his next round of treatment to ease back pain and sleep issues with the help of his physician and relatives.

"I recently completed an out-of-state private intensive program," he wrote on Monday on his Twitter account. "I will continue to tackle this going forward with my doctors, family and friends.”

Woods did not provide any details of the treatment or type of program and did not say when he expected to return to golf.

Woods was arrested on May 29th near his Florida home for impaired driving. A breathalyser test showed no sign of alcohol but a police video showed Woods struggling to

Sport

Tommy Fleetwood fired a bogey-free 66 to claim a one-shot victory at the Open de France on Sunday, with the 26-year-old from Southport striking five birdies in a flawless display at Le Golf National to finish one clear of Peter Uihlein and move top of the Race of Dubai standings.

Mike Lorenzo-Vera and Alexander Bjork both secured qualification for The Open by joining Thorbjorn Olesen in a share of third, with Ryan Fox a further shot back at six under.

Fleetwood will now head into the Open this month in the form of his life after claiming his second victory of the season. He used to sneak on to the Open venue of Royal Birkdale as a child, was 188th in the world last September but hit a career-high 15th in the latest update of the rankings on Monday.

Fleetwood has reaped the rewards of returning to his former coach Alan Thompson and followed his second European Tour victory in Abu Dhabi in January by finishing fourth in the US Open last month.

“When it all got talked about last year, everybody knew these were the tournaments you wanted to play well in,” Fleetwood said after collecting the trophy and career-best first prize of £915,000. This eclipsed the £850,000 he won by finishing second behind the world No1, Dustin Johnson, in the WGCMexico Championship in March.

“To win a Rolex Series event, knowing how big the stature is of everything now, is a big deal for me. I played great today, felt comfy again and it’s always great to test your game and test what you work on every day under the ultimate pressure.

“Life’s just been great. I’m engaged, expecting a baby, my fiancée is my manager, my caddie’s one of my best mates in the world. Thommo, I think, is the best coach in the world – everybody around me I have really strong relationships with and when you enjoy doing your job that’s a massive positive.”

answer questions and he said later he did not realise how prescription drugs he was taking might interact.

Woods made a comeback from back surgery in December in the Bahamas but has played only twice this year, missing the cut at Torrey Pines and withdrawing from the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic in February.

In April, Woods announced he had undergone his fourth back operation since 2014 to ease back and leg pain and would miss the remainder of the season.

Woods, whose 79 career PGA Tour wins are three shy of Sam Snead's all-time record, has not won a major title since the 2008 US Open and has not won any event since the 2013 World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational.

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Double Podium

Three was the number for the Murcia-based British rider Anthony FordDunn (pictured right on the podium), who finished third in last weekend’s two S4 road class races in the final round of the S4 European S u p e r m o t o Championships in Busca, Italy.

That meant he got an overall third position in last

weekend’s event, and he finished in an excellent fourth slot in the final overall championship placings.

Both races were keenly contested with just 12 points seperating the top five riders going into Busca.

Ford-Dunn was four seconds behind first race winner, Italy’s Kevin Vandi (pictured in the middle),

whilst he was only half a second behind Spain’s Jorge Climent in the second contest.

Despite falling in the second race, Honda-rider Vandi got up to complete the course, which was enough to ensure him the overall season title on 123 points, with Ford-Dunn having a final tally of 113 for his fourth placing.

A Very Short Tour

Murcia's Alejandro Valverde underwent a successful operation to fix a broken kneecap he suffered in a crash that knocked him out of the Tour de France on the first day last Saturday.

The 37-year-old was taken to a hospital in Dusseldorf after he came down hard on a slippery bend in miserable wet conditions during the opening stage 14km time-trial in Germany.

He broke his left kneecap

and suffered a blow to the ribs as well as cuts in the fall. "Valverde was operated on with success at Dusseldorf's University Hospital for the injuries caused by Saturday's fall which forced him to abandon the 2017 Tour de France," said his Movistar team.

"He will be off the road for several months whilst he recovers," they added.

The team released a picture of a smiling Valverde, who was third overall two

years ago, lying on a hospital bed with two fingers on one hand raised in the air in a V shape.

It is the third time Valverde has had to pull out of the Tour following his failure to finish in his first two participations in 2005 and 2006.

He was expected to play a pivotal role in helping Tour contender Nairo Quintana in his bid to defeat reigning champion Chris Froome during the Tour's mountain stages.

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Eight In A Row

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez won Sunday’s German Moto GP for to move to the top of this year's title race, and to win at the track for the eighth successive year.

Marquez's run of success at the Sachsenring, near Chemnitz, started in 2010 when he was competing in the 125cc category. He then won in Moto2 in 2011 and 2012 before his streak of five victories in MotoGP. The Spaniard started from pole position and went on to earn his second victory of the season.

He held off Germany's Jonas Folger, who was second as he earned a first

podium finish, with Dani Pedrosa third.

Marquez has 129 points and becomes the fourth leader of the championship this season, with 10 points separating the top four.

Spain's Maverick Vinales, who finished fourth in Germany, is second on 124, while Italy's Andrea Dovizioso dropped from first to third on 123 points after he was eighth at the Sachsenring.

Valentino Rossi, of Italy, was fifth and is fourth in the standings on 119 points.

“I’m very, very happy”, said Marquez. “I knew before the weekend that this was an important moment in

the Championship and that the Sachsenring was an important circuit for us. It was the place to take a risk if necessary and to try to win. So I’m happy we took these 25 points and the lead in the championship before the summer break.”

“The race was very tight.

Honestly, before the start I thought I would have to battle with Dani, but actually there was also another very fast opponent. I was very surprised at the beginning to see Jonas there, and I thought he might stay in between with the other riders, but he actually remained there! He was quite a tough opponent!”

The final session of the Sailing Association Mar Menor (SAMM) Spring Series at Los Narejos produced some fine racing, with the first race taking place in gentle six to eight knot winds. Six boats took part, with the winners being Jack, Bob and Jeff in the Gamba ‘Shoestring Cuatro’ (pictured above).

The second race offered a slight increased breeze with some close tussles going on, especially between Norman in his Laser Radial; John in his Quba and George and Jack in the Gamba Shoestring Cuatro, who all finished within a minute of each other.

The Areaz 20 Levanter, a

new boat to the fleet led all the way and finished first on the water but was placed fourth after the handicaps were applied. That race was

won by John (pictured below) in the RS Quba Lola.

The autumn SAMM series is scheduled to start on Sunday September 10th.

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Fran Remains

CD Almoradi’s captain Fran Ortiz is to stay with the club after their relegation to the Preferente division, with the new campaign starting in September.

The skipper, pictured with club president Francisco Albaladejo, is the latest player to be retained by new coach , Juanan Cases. Momo Outtara has also signed up for another season.

Signed Up

Morata Meeting

Representatives for Alvaro Morata met with Real Madrid on Monday morning to discuss the striker's future.

Manchester United wanted to sign the Spanish international to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but the Old Trafford formally dropped their interest yesterday, after agreeing a fee with Everton for Romelu Lukaku (see back page).

Morata's agent, Juanma Lopez, and his father, Alfonso Morata, were at the Bernabeu for a 50-minute meeting with Real about the 24-year-old, who has been holidaying in Ibiza and Sardinia after marrying model Alice Campello in Venice last month.

Talks between United and Real had been ongoing for over a month but the two sides were unable to agree a fee, with Morata valued at close to 80 million euros by Real.

Real coach Zinedine Zidane wants the former Juventus striker to stay but the player is desperate for more game time, which the Frenchman can't guarantee.

Saul’s Super Deal Another raft of players have committed themselves to another season with Preferente side CD Thader, who made it to the play-off’s against Paiporta in May. Amongst those signing up are Josico (pictured above), along with Noe and Arias, in addition to youth player Jose María, who had some first-team experience in the last campaign.

The club have also announced plans to create a CD Thader B team.

Sport

Life Is Good

Gareth Bale is loving life in Spain and has no intention of leaving Real Madrid and returning to the Premier League, according to Sky Sports.

The news comes after renewed media speculation that the Wales winger would be heading for Manchester United should Real be able to sign Kylian Mbappe from Monaco.

Mbappe has emerged as a key target for a number of Europe's leading clubs this summer, with Arsenal and Liverpool also reported to be interested in the 18-year-old France international.

The La Liga title holders have made it clear that they have no intention of letting Bale leave the Bernabeu, regardless of their other transfer activity this summer.

Bale has spent the last four seasons in Spain after leaving Spurs at the end of the 2012-13 season for what was then a world record fee of £85.3m.

He has since won three Champions League titles, the most recent when Real beat Juventus at Cardiff's Principality Stadium.

Cut Price Costa

Coming Down

Just 24 hours after a small fire hit CD Torrevieja’s grandstand at the Vicente Garcia stadium (see page 14), Torrevieja council have announced that the unsafe structure is to be demolished.

A tender has been awarded for the work, whilst as reported in The Courier last week, the club will be returning to the ground next season after playing at the adjoining Nelson Mandela stadium, with the building of new dressing rooms for the players and match officials.

Saul Niguez has committed his future to Atletico Madrid by signing a new nine year deal until 2026.

The 22-year-old has emerged as one of the most exciting midfield talents in Europe over the past two seasons, and was a key player during Atletico's run to the Champions League semi-finals last season.

He played 53 games for Atletico last season, scoring nine goals, four of which were in the Champions League.

"I am very happy because at Atletico we are a family and there is no better place to be," Saul said in a statement on the club website.

Saul starred for Spain at the recent European U21 Championship, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with five goals.

Atletico Madrid are pushing ahead with trying to bring back Diego Costa to the club, as he’s not expected to link with Chelsea for pre-season training.

UK newspaper reports suggest that Atletico are only offering around 24 million euros with add-ons, which is less than a third of the 80 million euro that was offered by the Chinese Super League outfit Tianjian Quanjian in January.

Atletico are supposedly hopeful that a deal for Costa can be done later this month, with the 28-year-old expected to spend the first half of the season training with the club while they wait for their transfer ban to be lifted in January.

Sport

Lionel’s Deal

Lionel Messi has agreed to a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Barcelona through to 2021.

Messi will sign a new deal "in the coming weeks" that will tie him to Barcelona through to June 30th, 2021, the club announced on Wednesday. The deal will see him paid over half a million euro per week.

His current contract is set to expire at the end of the 201718 season.

Barcelona released a statement in English calling Messi "the best player in history, who has played his full professional career at Barca and has led the team to an era of extraordinary success, the likes of which has never been seen in world football."

The gushing statement added: "Now, at 30 years of age, Messi has completed 13 seasons with the first team and, with his new deal, will remain for a further four.”

"But Leo Messi will not stop there - the Argentinian is in one of the best moments of his career and still has a lot more left to give, which is music to the ears of all Barca fans who will get to continue marvelling at his greatness for at least another four years."

Messi, who turned 30 last month, has scored a club record 507 goals in 583 matches. His titles with the club include four Champions League trophies, eight La Liga titles and five Copa del Rey titles.

Messi arrived at Barcelona's football academy from Argentina at age 13. He made his debut with Barcelona's first team four years later in 2004, and has gone on to establish himself as one of the best to ever play the game, winning FIFA world player of the year five times. He will soon start his 14th season with the club.

The announcement came just days after Messi married (pictured below) his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo, mother of their two sons.

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Cav’s Call

Mark Cavendish has appealed for an end to "vile and threatening" social media comments to him and to his family after his Tour de France exit.

The 32-year-old collided with world champion Peter Sagan before hitting the barriers in a sprint finish on stage four in Vittel on Tuesday.

Sagan left the Tour after being disqualified for causing the crash which ended Cavendish's race.

"Please know that it's sport and I have a family," Cavendish said on Twitter.

"Everyone is entitled to their opinions. But vile and threatening comments on social media to myself and my family aren't deserved."

Speaking in a video posted on Wednesday, the Isle of Man rider continued: "I'm paying now as a 32-yearold for the attitude I had as a kid. Unfortunately this will never leave me and I'll always deal with the brunt of people's personal opinions.

"But I'd ask you all to that respect that and please not send threatening or abusive language to myself and my family.

"Thank you to everyone for your well wishes and I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the Tour de France."

Cavendish said Slovak Sagan, 27, elbowed him during the sprint finish to stage four but later said he had "no hard feelings" towards the rider, adding that he had sorted things out with him, and remain friends.

“I’ve missed the race that I’ve built my career around. Unfortunately these things happen in cycling, especially in the chaotic finale of the sprint, but there’s no hard feelings between Peter and I. We are friends, he apologised after and called me in the evening as well. That’s a measure of the man he is.”

Sagan's Bora-Hansgrohe team protested against his disqualification, but race organisers would not allow an appeal.

The Tour continued on Wednesday as Britain's Chris Froome took the yellow-jersey after finishing second behind Italy's Fabio Aru on stage five.

There was early drama in Saturday’s opening time trial when Murcia’s Alejandro Valverde crashed out with a broken kneecap (more on page 45).

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Rivals Return

This Sunday’s Austrian F1 Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring returns to the site of yet another controversial collision between Lewis Hamilton and a fellow title contender, on the back of Hamilton’s hit by Sebastian Vettel last time out in Baku.

Nestled in the hills of Spielberg, Austria, the Red Bull Ring has had several stints in F1, hosting eighteen races between 1970 and 1987 and then seven more between 1997 and 2003, before returning in 2014.

Last year at Spielberg, nursing a brake issue and under heavy pressure from Lewis Hamilton, the last lap saw Nico Rosberg run deep into the first corner. This put him at a disadvantage for the long, uphill run to turn two, where Hamilton made up considerable ground and pulled alongside. Taking the defensive line Rosberg braked, looked at the apex, then carried on straight ahead. Figuring Rosberg had made at least an attempt to make the corner Hamilton turned in, only to find Nico Rosberg’s car was there. The pair made contact, with Hamilton running over and breaking Rosberg’s front wing.

The battle wasn’t over yet though. Having run wide Hamilton tried to rejoin the track, only to find Rosberg was there as well, blocking him from rejoining. He eventually got back on and passed Rosberg, as did Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen. Rosberg managed to crawl back home in fourth, with the Austrian crowd roundly booing Hamilton when he stepped onto the podium.

This weekend’s GP will show if the rift between the fiercely competitive multiple world champions Hamilton and Vettel has really been healed, or whether the pressure of race day could bring it back out into the open on Sunday.

Vettel, who has four world titles to Hamilton’s three, escaped further punishment from the FIA this week after they ordered a review of his deliberate collision with Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix two weeks ago. An irate Vettel swerved into Hamilton, albeit at slow speed, because he thought the British driver had slammed his brakes on recklessly late, right in front of him, seconds earlier.

Having met with Vettel and Ferrari’s team principal Maurizio Arrivabene at its headquarters in Paris, and with the addition of an apology from the German driver on his personal website, FIA president Jean Todt deemed that the time penalty given to Vettel during the race was sufficient punishment.

Hamilton may feel that Vettel got away lightly considering that the difference in points remains the same at 14, and race fans will be intrigued to see what happens this weekend.

LUKAKU THE FINAL SHOWDOWN DEAL

Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75m with Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku.

The 24-year-old Belgium international scored 25 Premier League goals last season.

United, who have been chasing Lukaku for most of the summer, will not now be pursuing their interest in Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata (see page 46).

The move for Lukaku is not connected to talks aimed at taking United forward Wayne Rooney to Everton.

The striker was sold to Everton for £28m by Mourinho during the Portuguese manager's second spell in charge of Chelsea in 2014.

CLEAN FARAH

Mo Farah has stressed that he has "never failed a blood test" following the release of hacked documents which appear to show his test results once caused suspicion.

Hackers Fancy Bears published documents on Wednesday which state Farah returned a sample which needed further testing.

The data goes on to show Farah was then cleared when his results were later viewed as "normal".

"We have never been informed of any of Mo's test results being outside of the legal parameters," a spokesperson said.

The British and Irish Lions have a chance to "leave a legacy" by winning tomorrow’s decisive third Test against the All Blacks (kick-off 9.35 am, live on Sky Sports), says head coach Warren Gatland.

Victory for the Lions at Eden Park, Auckland would seal a first series win over New Zealand in 46 years.

And Gatland says his side are just "scratching the surface" in terms of its potential.

"We have got another level in us, and it's incredibly exciting," he said.

"We think this team has got better and better and will get better on Saturday.

"I think you should all be excited about what should be one hell of a Test match."

While Gatland says the players cannot become "emotionally too involved", he says they will be aware of what is stake as the Lions look to match the achievements of the greats of 1971.

"They have an opportunity to leave bit of a legacy don't

they?

11 tours of New Zealand and the Lions have only won here once," Gatland added.

"It's a chance to do something special. You have those moments in your life and you don't want those moments to pass you by.”

"It's a pressure that you relish. It's why you do all those hours of preparation, because you want those big moments in sport.”

Gatland has named the same 23 for tomorrow’s Test, and says he was not tempted to make any changes from the squad that won in Wellington, once all the players were declared available for selection.

But while the All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith says his side "do a lot of work" on the opposition before a game, the Lions have taken a different approach this week.

"We haven't even spoken about them," Gatland said.

"It feels a little bit ironic, a bit strange, almost like a role reversal.”

THE BEST OF BRITISH There’s a string of British stars on parade at Wimbledon today led by Andy Murray and Johanna Konta, with Heather Watson’s progress making it the first time that two British women have made it into the third round since Jo Durie and Anne Hobbs back in 1986, writes ALEX TRELINSKI. Murrya, the Wimbledon champion and world number one, with no obvious signs of his nagging hip problem, will take on clay specialist and 28th seed, Fabio Fognini.

"I have moved well in the first couple of matches, it hasn't affected me.

I have been getting good practices in and it feels good.

Hopefully it stays that way”, said Murray.

Slovenian-born Aljaz Bedene will be up against the experienced Gilles Muller from Luxembourg, after a Wednesday win in four sets against Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur.

Jo Konta’s epic encounter against Croatia’s Donna Vekic enthralled Centre Court fans on Wednesday, and she has what appears to be a routine clash today against the unknown Greek player, Maria Sakkari.

Wild card Heather Watson is showing the class again that she is capable of producing after a poor period for her, and she ruthlessly disposed of Latvia’s 18th seed Anastasija Sevastova on Wednesday to earn a clash today against ex-world number one Victoria Azarenka.