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€450,000 road almost complete

WORKS to reform Calle Santa Catalina in Los Boliches are already more than 60 per cent complete p4

Calm waters

SPV Racing brings LeMans Life Style experience to Costa del Sol p22

by Michael Cano THE Costa del Sol is on full forest and wild fire alert.

As tourists enjoy their holiday surrounds, the authorities make the safety of residents and visitors from the summer threat of fires a top priority.

Mayor of Marbella, José Bernal, plus delegates from the Junta de Andalucía and the Malaga Province met to discuss plans to deal with the dangers of forest fires.

Marbella has joined the fire prevention campaign launched by the Junta and the mayor confirmed that his council was very aware of the potential dangers to residents and the

environment.

In total 160 plans have been reviewed and approved since last year to deal with fire hazards.

Following a disastrous forest fire in the Barranco Blanco in 2012 the city had been promised emergency aid to deal with the devastation, to date not a single euro had been received.

The Junta representative Ruis Espejo explained that the campaign

Party countdown

By Staff Reporter TONIGHT (Friday) is the night for the grand party to begin.

The curtain is set to rise on Malaga’s annual Feria this evening with fireworks and music together with an expected two million visitors for the week of the fair.

One of the musical highlights will be an appearance from local singer and songwriter María del Mar Rodríguez Carnero known as La Mari who will officially open the Fair at 11.50pm on Friday, enjoy the fireworks and then appear with her band Chambao at 12.20am.

The night fair with its hundreds of fairground attractions, pop-up bars, dance and music is held in the special fair area at El Cortijo de Torres and appeals to young and old. The centre of the day fair is the charismatic Avenida del Marqués de Larios whose roof is swathed in canvas to try to protect visitors from the sun, but events spill across the city with museums opening with special displays and horsemen and young women in traditional parading through many of the streets.

Whilst there is plenty of parking and helpful police to guide drivers for the night fair, it is recommended that visitors to the day fair park in suburbs and use public transport.

will focus on areas where the forest is bordered by urbanisations which are the most vulnerable and a number of basic recommendations will be given to owners of plots and housing developments on construction elements and vegetation.

So far there have been 115 incidents of fire in Malaga Province of which 53 have been forest fires with a total of 572 hectares affected.

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MIJAS Council has met with water company, Acosol, to agree a solution to the problem of patchy water supply p6

Fires: Keeping all safe

FLASHBACK: A scene from the 2016 day fair

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€120,501 budget winners

by Jemima Roberts MIJAS Council has announced it has approved the first round of subsidies it will be handing out to local associations this year.

The council has now considered nine out of the 37 requests made by local bodies to apply for local authority funding, handing out around €15,000 so far from its €120,501 pot.

Tamara Vera, Councillor for Citizen Participation, explained, "we want to let residents know we have approved payments to several of the associations that have already completed the process of proving they fulfil the requirements for payments from the 2016 subsidy.”

Of the nine assocations to benefit so far, Thames, Puerto los Gators and the Association of Elderly People of La Cala, are among the ones whose names have been revelead.

A process is also now open for other associations to post documents and amend applications at the department. According to Councillor Vera, “we are in cinstant contact with each and every one of our assocations to resolve any doubts they might have about the procedure as well as making sure they submit all the relevant documentation in good time.”

The council has encouraged all assocations which have not yet submitted applications to go to the Department for Citizen Participation at the Mayor’s Office in Las Lagunas, where staff will help with any queries.

The news comes after The Mijas Disabilities Assocation (ADIMI) was last month been given a €15,000 seven-seater van by the IPV Palace Hotel to transport children to the charity’s new care centre.

The handover event was attended by the Mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, as well as the Councillor for Social Services, Mari Carmen Carmona.

Mayor Maldonado commented, "we, and all the people of Mijas, must thank the hotel’s

Tamara Vera announces the subsidies

owner for his commitment to our community. These children will now be able to attend their therapy without transportation being a problem for their families. Without this fantastic donation, many of them would not be able to get to the care centre to get involved in these activities.”

Ms Carmona stressed added, "this van will provide an enormous help to parents, who, for economic reasons, could not cope with taking their children to the care centre, and had to give up their therapy.”

The van is able to be adapted to carry wheelchairs, and the president of ADIMI, Cristobal Moreno, has explained the charity will do this, saying, "we are going to carry out this upgrade so we can easily transport those with reduced mobility and we will also add more routes and collections points so we can include all our users.”

The new 2,000 square metre care centre, which has been open since January and cost almost €2 million, will serve 200 users, including many who were previously one the organisation’s waiting list.

In addition to early care and occupational workshops already on offer, ADIMI now hope to use their new, larger premises to help adult users, as well as children and young people.

Metro success MALAGA’S metro system is the second fastest growing in Spain, according to new data.

The city’s public transport system, which has been running since July 2014, attracted 469,000 passengers in June, almost 12 per cent more than normal, and almost 4 million in the last year.

Malaga’s metro is growing faster than the national average of 4.2 per cent more users this year than last year, and increases on a monthly as well as yearly basis. Palma de Mallorca’s metro system is the only one outpacing faster than Malaga’s, which in turn is growing faster than Madrid’s underground network.

Also revealed by the data was Seville’s drop in metro use- down by 2.4 per cent last year- while it was also shown air travel continues to be the most popular way of getting around growing by 7.9 per cent in the last year, followed by boat transport at 3.6 per cent and buses at 1.8 per cent.

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€450,000 road almost complete

Fire station returned within a month

Council team check out the works

by Richard Johnson WORKS to reform Calle Santa Catalina in Los Boliches are already more than 60 per cent complete.

The road, which was being upgraded over a 45-day period is in the upper part of the town and covers 1,857 square metres.

The mayor of Fuengirola, Ana Mula, accompanied by the deputy mayor of Los Boliches, Pedro Cuevas, and the Councillor for Works, Jose Sanchez, visited the comprehensive remodelling project which began on July 10.

The works, which involve a “radical change of the route,” are being carried out over the summer to avoid causing disruption at local schools.

Calle Santa Catalina is undergoing

major work to both its underground infrastructure and surface. The project’s start date was agreed in collaboration with neighbours of the area after a meeting with them the mayor to explain the details of the project and address any suggestions.

According to Ms Mula, "it was necessary to do these works in summer because of the amount of students here in term time. In addition, workers are doing everything necessary to try to finish the stretch of road between Avenida de Las Salinas and Calle Antonio Machado so residents can use their car parks.”

The works include renewing all supply networks, including those for rainwater, sewage, drinking water, electricity, telephone lines and lighting, as

well as replacing signage, painting and street furniture and improving accessibility. Wheelchair ramps will also be installed and pavements will be widened to a minimum width of 1.5 metres.

The council is also prioritising lowering carbon emissions by replacing all street lamps with LED lamps and is reducing littering by installing six bins.

Ms Mula commented, "we will have all new infrastructure to meet the needs of residents, as it was quite outdated," adding if the works continue to go well they will finish ahead of schedule.

The works were put out to tender in April with a budget of €547,203.91, an amount which was eventually reduced significantly by the successful bidder, Probisa.

MIJAS Council are preparing to hand over a fire station it had been using to Fuengirola Council within the month, it has been announced.

Following protracted legal wranglings, the centre will be handed back to Fuengirola in the first two weeks of September.

Mijas’ Mayor, Juan Carlos Maldonado, commented, "the station is set to return to the arms of Mijas, which it should never have left.”

The dispute looked set to reach eviction proceedings until Ana Mula, Fuengirola’s Mayor, wrote to her Mijas counterpart, Juan Carlos Maldonado, saying her council would vacate the building, which is located in Mijas.

Fuengirola’s firefighters had been using the building for several years but have since built one within their own municipality, prompting Mijas Council to ask for the site back, even resorting to legal threats. According to media reports, Mijas’ request “was denied by former mayor and now Partido Popular member, Esperanza Oña, and by the current mayor, Ana Mula.”

Fuengirola Council took the issue to court, requesting the building be gifted as payment for €4.5 mil-

lion worth of services its says have been provided by its firemen. The court sided with Mijas Council, stating nothing was owed to Fuengirola Council and it did not make sense for Fuengirola’s firefighters to remain in a building not belonging to the council.

Mijas Council says it made numerous written and verbal requests to Ana Mula, asking her to vacate the building, sending a formal request on September 14, 2016, saying it wanted the building back within a month.

A source says the letter went “ignored and unanswered,” prompting Mijas Council to begin eviction proceedings.

Four months later, Ana Mula wrote back saying she would return the building but claiming she and Mayor Maldonado have “different interpretations” of the ruling, since it “does not contain any order imposing the building’s return and does not determine the legal status of the property,” adding the ruling only dealt with a “cost claim” between the two councils.

She says she will hand back the property on the proviso a document is signed clarifying the agreement.

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Calm waters

Woman arrested over fake motorbike theft

Cardena and Maldonado discuss the project

by Sally Underwood MIJAS Council has met with water company, Acosol, to agree a solution to the problem of patchy water supply.

Acosol's CEO, Manuel Cardena, and the mayor of Mijas, Juan Carlos Maldonado, held a meeting at the headquarters of the public water company, where they have arrived at an agreement to regularise water supply to the furthest-lying urbanisations of the municipality.

Cardena and Maldonado were joined

by Town Planning Councillor, Andres Ruiz, and Councillor for Infrastructure, Jose Carlos Martin. Manuel Cardena commented, "those in the outskirts of Mijas currently have problems connecting to the municipal network, and thanks to this agreement we will be

able to regulate supply.” He added the project will improve the quality of life of those living away from urban centres.

Mayor Maldonado added, "this is a basic necessity, and through mettings and without entering into political confrontations, a solution has been reached around the supply problem.”

The news comes after it was revealed Acosol are helping to fund a €90,000 study at the University of Malaga into the cause of large slicks appearing on the coastline across the Costa del Sol. The problem, which was previously believed to be caused by red algae, has already seen one beach in Rincon de la Victoria temporarily closed and a €46.5 million fine imposed over the potential risks to human and marine health.

The slick, which affects beaches in Estepona, Nerja, Alharuin el Grande, Coin

and San Pedro Alcantara, has seen politicians, conservation groups and fishermen debate over its possible cause and solution. Companies Emasa, Acosol and Axaragua, Hydralia and Aguas de Torremolinos are now stepping in to fund a study, paying between €9,900 and €21,000 each.

Manuel Cardena explained although the flotsam was initially believed to have been algae, “studies in Axarquia have shown a large proportion of it is made of something else and that the solid element of it is made almost exclusively from minerals such as kaolinite and ilite, along with detrital minerals such as quartz and calcite or halite.”

Meanwhile an existing study has showed any existing algae multiplies more easily in areas where sewage is present.

A WOMAN, aged 36, has been detained by the National Police after filing a false police report saying her motorbike had been stolen to cover for her boyfriend.

The accused’s partner, who has also been arrested, allegedly fled a police check in Northern Malaga while on the vehicle, throwing away a kilo of cocaine which police picked up.

The man’s girlfriend is then said to have gone to a police station and reported her bike stolen in an attempt to deflect blame for the alleged drug trafficking away from her boyfriend. However, police identified the man as the being the one who had fled the scene and arrested the couple.

The woman was arrested for filing a false report, while her boyfriend was arrested for drug dealing. In a statement, the National Police also revealed the man was on day leave from prison, which he had secured after falsely claiming he had a job. Officers found instead the man had been faking employment contracts and payroll receipts, leading to the arrest of three police officers for their part in falsifying documents.

On searching the man’s homes in Torremolinos and Malaga, officers found €2,440, steroids and anabolic substances for cutting with drugs, seven phones and a sword.

What a waste

THE RESIDENTS of the Olias urbanisation in El Palo are in uproar after rubbish continues to accumulate in their streets after three bins were removed.

Some residents are now saying the smell form the decomposing waste is “almost unbearable” and is starting to attract pests, including cockroaches.

The bins, which were removed by company Limasa, have been returned on Tuesdays and Fridays following complaints from residents, however locals say the move has still not reolved the problem.

According to media reports, local, Virginia Champenois, explained, “the first thing we knew about it a sign was put up on the wall telling us we should use the bins on the main road into town for safety reasons.” However, she says it is not practical to use the bins because “the containers are located at the bottom of a narrow, 30-metre slope, which makes it practically impossible for residents who do not have a car to walk there every day with rubbish.”

The news follows reports last month politicians had complained a rubbish collection point next to Torremolinos’ bullring has been turned into an uncontrolled landfill after bins have been allowed

to overflow every day.

Following an accumulation of waste after the town’s recent children’s festival, the council’s opposition party, Partido Popular (PP), called on the governing PSOE party to clean up the site, which has seen several altercations take place over claiming scrap products, preventing the “appalling image” it gives.

Maria Jose Jimenez, a spokesperson for the PP has now presented a motion to create a regulation over the area, which was meant to be a temporary solution but has been in place for two years, a move which has been supported by all other parties. The PP are seeking a permanent collection point which can be better controlled and prevent illegal fly tipping.

The dumping ground, which has been in operation since August 2015 and is only meant to operate from 2pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, is located in Torremolinos’ fairground, and receives garden waste, furniture, electrical appliances, and other waste, throughout the week.

The council claims, however, the bins are emptied each day and point out two recycling vehicles have been in place since May, collecting paints and solvents, as well as batteries, oils, electrical equipment and ink cartridges.

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Kitchen fire sparks evacuation A FIRE at a restaurant in Benalmadena’s Puerto Marina has forced a building to be evacuated and caused extensive damage to the complex.

It is as yet unknown what started the inferno but according to media reports, a source at the fire service said “at the moment” it did not appear anyone had been injured.

The blaze, which began at Asian restaurant, Sakura, at around 1.45pm, during the busy lunch period, caused firefighters to surround the building with foam and remove hundreds of people to safety.

The Puerto Marina is currently the site of some controversy after the town’s Council was forced to launch an audit into an alleged €1 million overspend on its building.

The Mayor, Victor Navas, explained he has now written to the Public Prosecutor’s Office submitting the results gained so far from the internal audit into the alleged activity between 2011 and 2015. He explained the investigation is now " nearing its end" after two years and announced a series of measures designed to tighten financial responsibility.

Five businessmen and two advisers caught up in the allegations, as well as Francisco Salido, the former Councillor for the Port, and the site’s former manager, Jose Manuel Lopez Merino, remain under investigation.

According to the extracts released so far

from the audit and sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, “excess” payments were made in 14 works contracts awarded to a group of businessmen connected to the Union Centro Benalmadena (UCB), a body which helped to manage the port under the previous council government team.

After the previous team left power in 2015, the new Mayor, Victor Navas, ordered the audit, alongside the Councillor for the Port, Encarnacion Cortes. The mayor criticised his predecessor for not beginning the investigation sooner and justified the length of time the audit has taken, claiming the time has been used to “collect evidence and reconstruct the case,” adding, “we only had indications and some documents and the deals done initially seemed to be legal.”

The alleged group of five businessmen responsible for the overspend are said to have created numerous companies immediately before or after the 2011 municipal elections, between them earning 66.19 per cent of Puerto Marina’s turnover, a figure reaching almost €3 million.

According to the results published so far, auditors believe the “minimum amount” of overspend over the period is €1 million, owing to the “alleged excesses of previous managers.”

One of those under investigation, known only as MSIP, is said to have presided over at least four companies which claimed more than €1.4 million from the port, according to

Photo credit: Wikimedia

by Richard Johnson

KITCHEN FIRES: Grease that builds up on stoves, oven and extractor fans can ignite easily and burn rapidly

media reports. A father and son also appear as administrators of two companies which received €624,368, while two other businessmen, known as MIA and MJGG, received €836,710.

The report’s initial findings have shown

the group may be guilty of breaking contracts, creating false competition, awarding tenders without creating budgets, signing documents without technical supervision, breaking Tax Agency rules and money laundering.

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by Jemima Roberts TORREMOLINOS Council has been forced to go back on its word to carry out works restoring 31 apartment buildings in the municipality after the aid was deemed “illegal.”

The current minority-governing PSOE party plans to meet with residents to explain the aid withdrawal and will begin the process of raising the necessary funds through the appropriate channels. It also claims a compensation claim could be made against the party who initially approved the subsidy.

The backtracking comes after the proposed pay-out, which was promised in the 2015 election campaign when the Partido Popular (PP) had an outright majority, was criticised by a council legal report saying it was carried out “without any procedure, tender or publicity.”

The report claims the way the aid, which is intended to help 658 homes and 1,500 residents across 31 apartment blocks, was apportioned was “manifestly arbitrary.” Residents who were relying

on the works, 261 of whom have been living in the same home for 65 years or more, will now be forced to wait until a new subsidy is approved.

The announcement has created a political fallout between the PP and PSOE, with Immaculada Rosales, the former Social Welfare Councillor, asserting the aid was “verified perfectly through individual case-by-case studies,” and claiming its withdrawal is a “smoke screen” to divert voters’ attention away from a rise in IBI, Spain’s property tax.

Pedro Perez, the current Councillor for Social Welfare, has now requested a meeting with around 1,000 residents where he will tell them the aid “cannot be given because the agreements reached in 2015 have been declared null and void,” because the previous council team “did not comply with the relevant conract regulatory procedure as set

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“were low-spending and elderly and could not afford to pay.” The report claims there is no evidence this

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NOW YOU SEE IT NOW YOU DON´T: 1,500 residents have funding withdrawn after council backtracks

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€372,600 housing aid withdrawn

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Rising water costs

by Jemima Roberts MALAGA’S Mayor, Francisco de la Torre, has said Emasa water bills will rise to meet the costs of a €130.7 million bill to improve the city’s water supply and sanitation works.

The mayor explained “there is no other way out,” after it emerged no European funds were availbale to pick up the tab, before saying he had asked opposing political parties to use “strategic vision” and help approve the measure after claims party Ciudadnos was “sharply against” the proposal.”

De la Torre added once the measure was passed, “residents will be informed about what works will be done and when they would begin.” He explained if prices were raised they would be done so incrementally over a period of 20 years, eventually reaching around 20 cents per cubic metre of water. A similar system was put in place between 1992 and 2009 when bills were raised to finance 136 infrastructure projects.

The news comes after it emerged 123 families in Benajarafe’s La Esperanza urbanisation face having their water supply cut off after refusing to pay a €45,000 bill.

The private estate, which is sixty years old, receives a monthly water bill of around €10,000, over four times higher than elsewhere in the municipality of Velez Malaga. Residents say the exorbitant rates are due to the poor condition of their water network, with up to seventy-five per cent of water

Park life improving

A worker: supporting the council’s project

being lost to leaks and illegal connections.

They claim Aqualia refuse to pay for the necessary repair work because the community is privately owned, leaving residents to pick up the bill. Locals say they have asked the council for permission to carry out only the essential works, which would cost residents around €60,000, but were refused. The say the council has instead insisted the whole network must be replaced, costing between €2.5 million and €3 million.

The dispute has led to an impasse, with residents refusing to pay the full amount of their bills, owing Aqualia €38,000 of a €45,000 bill and risking having their water cut off again, as it was for five days in June and for three months in 2011.

For its part, the council says because the urbanisation is “private” it should cover the costs of the work “entirely,” while Aqualia claims it has been working to resolve the problem, “proposing various solutions and even offering to finance the works.” The company further claims of the €58,300 billed since July 2016, only €13,296 has been paid, “which means in almost a year each family paid less than €10 per month.”

The community’s residents feel their right are being violated however, with one, who wished to remain anonymous, telling a media outlet, “these residents pay the same IBI and waste rates as everyone else in Velez Malaga but we do not have the same rights.”

MIJAS’ Council has put together a team to clean the municipality’s parks and playgrounds over July and August.

Laura Moreno, Complementary Services Councillor, has visited Parque el Abuelo alongside the Councillor for Parks and Gardens, Roy Perez, to check on the works.

Councillor Moreno commented, “after launching an initiative to clean all children’s play areas in November, we decided to intensify the work over the summer months,” adding the project, “began in July and is expected to run until September.”

She added, “we are also cleaning the perimeter of all parks in response to demand from residents, and we are particularly focusing on entrances to parks where we have observed mess from pets.” In addition to cleaning, the council is also landscaping the parks.

Councillor Perez explained, “we have just planted 700 plants in Parque El Abuelo, as well as

Drug baron arrested on coast THE LEADER of Russia’s largest drug trafficking gang has been arrested in Mijas following a joint operation between Spanish and Estonian police.

Three members of the criminal network, named Kemerovo, which operated out of Estonia, have also been arrested in Tallinn, under operation Fulcrum-Carinatus.

The Estonian authorities began investigating the gang more than two years ago but stepped up their work after the leader of the Russian criminal world in Estonia was assassinated by an accountant in September 2016, sparking a violent turf war.

Police believe the man arrested in Mijas moved to Spain to avoid falling victim to assassination in the wake of increasing gang violence in Estonia, as well as to establish a power base there for drug trafficking,

among other crimes, as well as to launder money.

The Spanish and Estonian authorities soon started working together, investigating Kemerovo’s activities in Spain, ascertaining its leader was issuing orders to gang members in Estonia. Officers searched the man’s house and found accounting documents, hidden cash, computers, an axe and a large knife hidden under his pillow.

The organisation’s other leaders, which include the group’s chief lieutenant, a martial arts expert who recruited “soldiers” to the gang, were arrested in Tallinn. Ten of the “soldiers” have been arrested over the last year and various computers have been seized from their homes.

renovating the irrigation system, and we have also started to reseed the grass, which was badly deteriorated.” He added, “together with remodelling several parks like Osunilla, this is another example of the council’s commitment to providing improved leisure spaces, with well-kept gardens and furniture suited to the space.”

The councillors asked residents to help look after the improved spaces, saying, “collaboration from our neighbours is essential to see the results of all this hard work remain in perfect condition.”

The news com s after Mijas council planted out 1,000 new plants throughout the municipality’s parks and gardens as part of the Department for Green Spaces’ Beautification Plan, which seeks to enhance these areas with various species and colours of flower. Laura Moreno commented, “this type of work beautifies our green areas in each and every one

of the municipality’s gardens, which are there for the enjoyment of locals and visitors.” She added, “we undertake the work we believe is essential for our town to look its best and we have had around 30 people carrying out the task.”

Moreno thanked the work done by all the staff on the project, explaining, “we must remember that we are talking about people who are not qualified and who are training at the moment, so I would like to congratulate them for their work. We want to continue training all the staff that use Mijas Complementary Services.”

Among the plants are native species which adapt well to the area’s climate, including adelias, daylily and rosemary, among others. Carmen de Paz, coordinator of Mijas Complementary Services, commented, “this work takes us a little longer than a professional gardener, we are hoping to hire qualified staff and also train others.”

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‘This isn’t tourism, it’s an invasion’ Photo credit: Reuters

Danish Queen's husband refuses to share her grave

TOURIST YOU ARE THE TERRORIST: ‘Go Home’ graffiti is scribbled throughout Barcelona’s streets

by Rose Holmes Chronic overcrowding in some of Spain's beloved tourism hotspots such as Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca is fuelling an angry backlash, from polite protest to ‘Go Home’ graffiti and even physical intimidation.

Residents are complaining that a sharp rise in tourism is making life intolerable.

In Barcelona, where anger has been brewing for some time, some graffiti has turned menacing. One slogan, featuring a black silhouette with a red target on its head, reads: ‘Why call it tourist season if we can't shoot them?’

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy intervened this week after some anti-tourist anger turned physical. A video emerged of masked activists setting off flares outside a restaurant full of tourists on the island of Palma de Mallorca. They then entered the restaurant and threw confetti at frightened diners.

Rajoy described the activists as ‘extremists going against common sense’. Tourism makes up 12 per cent of Spain's economy.

Similar videos were released this week under the slogan ‘tourism kills neighbourhoods’. In one, several hooded individuals stop a tourist bus in Barcelona, slashing the

tyres and spray-painting the windscreen.

Tourism to southern Europe has surged over the past two years, partly because visitors are choosing the region over other Mediterranean destinations where security fears are a concern, such as Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey.

Visitors to Spain jumped 12 per cent in the first half of 2017 to 36.4 million. Barcelona draws at least 11 million visitors a year and is planning a new tax that will hit cruise ships: 65 cents for each visitor staying less than 12 hours. About 750 cruise ships docked at Barcelona last year.

Prince Henrik of Denmark announced recently that he does not wish to be buried next to his wife, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, saying he is unhappy he was never acknowledged as her equal.

Henrik, 83, who married Queen Margrethe in 1967, was later named the Queen's Prince Consort, but has repeatedly said he would have liked to be named King Consort.

The Royal Danish House's director of communications told Reuters: ‘For the Prince, the decision not to buried beside the Queen is the natural consequence of not having been treated equally to his spouse - by not having the title and role he has desired,’ she added.

Prince Henrik retired last year and renounced his title of Prince Consort. Since then he has participated in very few official duties and instead spent much of his time at his private vineyard in France, although he is still married to the queen and they officially live together.

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China earthquake kills 19, injures 247 Photo credit Reuters

by Fabio Delucci A 7.0-MAGNITUDE earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, killing 19 people, including eight tourists, and injuring 247, the provincial government and official media said on Wednesday.

The quake hit a sparsely populated area 200 km northwest of the city of Guangyuan late on Tuesday at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

It was also close to the Jiuzhaigou nature reserve, a tourist destination.

Sichuan is frequently struck by tremors. A huge quake there in May 2008 killed almost 70,000 people.

The Sichuan government said rescuers were gradually evacuating tourists and residents who had been cut off by landslides.

It added that 19 people had been killed, but most of those injured were not seriously hurt.

The dead included eight tourists, two residents and nine whose identities have yet to be confirmed at the time of printing.

TO SAFETY: Chinese paramilitary police carry a survivor after an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county The area was rattled by aftershocks on Wednesday.

Pictures on state-run social media sites showed some damage in Jiuzhaigou, with tiles having fallen off buildings and people gathering outdoors.

State television said electricity had

largely been restored to affected areas and the military was also sending rescuers.

The Sichuan government said on one of its official social media sites that more than 38,000 tourists were visiting Jiuzhaigou.

Man arrested after ramming car into soldiers in Paris French police shot and arrested a man on Wednesday suspected of deliberately ramming his car into a group of soldiers in a Parisian suburb hours earlier, injuring six of them in what the government called a deliberate attack.

Armed police from elite units tracked the fugitive for five hours after the attack before cornering him on a motorway in northern France and shooting him several times.

The suspect was unarmed when he was trapped by police some 260 km north of Paris where he had attacked the soldiers in the affluent suburb of Levallois-Perret, a judicial source said.

The man appeared to have lain in wait for the soldiers in a pedestrian zone near their base in Levallois-Perret on the northwestern edge of the capital where France's domestic counter-terrorism agency is based.

He accelerated his BMW car into the troops, who were starting their patrol, when they were a few metres away, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said, before speeding off and sparking a huge manhunt.

‘This was a deliberate act, not an accident,’ Collomb told reporters outside the hospital where the three more seriously injured victims were being treated.

He said a terrorism investigation had been launched.

The French press named the suspect as 37-year-old Hamou B., originally from Satrouville west of Paris and said that searches had been carried out at his home and those of his associates.

Levallois-Perret is about 5 km (3 miles) from city centre landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Elysee Presidential Palace.

TOWIE star arrives in town TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD TOWIE star, Yazmin Okhellou, has landed at Marbella Airport following her recent nose job in Turkey.

The Only Way is Essex stunner showed off plenty of leg and an impressive tan in a black dress as she was greeted by co-stars Lauren Pope and Mario Falcone. Yazmin, who is going out with boyfriend, James Lock, jetted to Turkey last month for surgery to her nose and now plans to spend the next few weeks on the Costa del Sol, where she will be filming scenes for the reality TV show as well as soaking up the sun. The Essex-born beauty had the corrective surgery after breaking her nose, leaving her with a “small bump.”

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by Glen Scott POLICE ACROSS Europe are sending summer postcards to dangerous criminals on the run. However, their exact addresses are still unknown to us. Can you help Europol find them?

While most people are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, criminals are not taking time off from crime. Holiday destinations have proven to be popular hiding places for criminals on the run from law enforcement. They might even have chosen the same destination as you.

That’s why your information can be vital to catch some of Europe’s Most Wanted fugitives. Law enforcement across Europe, through the European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST) and Europol, are asking for your help to find out their exact locations, to ensure they take responsibility for their serious crimes.

These postcards have been created on www.eumostwanted.eu/ summercampaign feature Europe’s Most Wanted fugitives, who have committed serious crimes in 21 EU countries, for whom tradi-

tional investigative measures have so far not led to the locations of the suspects. They are believed to be hiding in a different country to where the crime was committed, and the members of ENFAST are working closely together to make sure these fugitives do not evade justice.

By sharing these postcards and providing information, you can help us complete that last piece of the puzzle so that we can ultimately reach the fugitives. The more the postcards are seen, the better the chance of police locating these criminals and putting them behind bars!

Crowdsourcing the search has proved to be very successful in tracking down fugitives in the past. Since the launch of www.eumostwanted. eu in early 2016, more than 2.5 million unique visitors have visited the website. 36 criminals featured as most wanted fugitives have been arrested, of whom at least 11 were apprehended as a direct result of information provided by the public via the EU Most Wanted platform. Four fugitives turned themselves in after appearing on the list.

Europe’s Most Wanted was initiated by the ENFAST community, with the full support of Europol.

The members of ENFAST are all specialised in locating criminals on the run who are suspected, or have been convicted, of serious crimes and are subjects of European Arrest Warrants. The majority of these criminals have committed murders, fraud or other serious offences, or are trafficking drugs.

One of the UK’s most wanted men is Derek Ferguson, wanted on suspicion of murder. Ferguson is sought in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron on 28th June 2007 at the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow. He is described as between 5ft and 5ft 2 tall. He has green/blue eyes and short, balding brown/grey hair.

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Wish they were behind bars WANTED: Derek Ferguson could be sat in a bar near you

Europol, Europes Most Wanted postcards

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Pack your bags Smurfs kicked out of their Andalusian village.

Juzcar, a small village in the province of Malaga once known as one of the ‘White Towns of Andalusia’, shot to fame in 2011 when buildings in the town (including the church and gravestones) were painted smurfblue by Sony Pictures to celebrate the premiere of the Smurfs movie in Spain.

FEELING BLUE: Juzcar has been known as ‘Smurf village’ for over six years

Sony offered to repaint the village – home to only 240 inhabitants - white later that year but residents voted to leave the buildings painted blue, as an estimated 80,000 tourists visited ‘Smurf village’ in the six months following the repainting - the town normally had seen 300 tourists per year.

Entrepreneuring locals soon realised

they could further cash in on their blue village - adorning walls with paintings of Smurfs, cramming stalls with Smurf souvenirs and some locals even dressing up as Smurf characters to pose for photos.

‘Smurf village’ is reported to have attracted 50,000 tourists a year over the past six years.

But a recent dispute between the town hall and the estate of the Smurf creator, Belgian comics artist Pierre Culliford whose pen name was Peyo, resulted in the estate demanding 12 per cent in royalties on all Smurf-related income.

The town hall couldn’t reach an agreement with the estate so, from August 15, there will be no more references to the small blue figures.

However, the houses will remain painted blue.

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Priests mistaken for stag party

by Tahnee Wright SEVEN ROMAN CATHOLIC priests were refused service in a Welsh pub after staff mistook them for a stag party in fancy dress.

After realising a mistake had been made, Cardiff’s City Arms offered the clergymen a round of free drinks to apologise, the Archdiocese of Cardiff said in a blog post on Tuesday.

Arriving at the pub last Saturday to celebrate the ordination of Father Peter McLaren, the priests were told by a bartender that the City Arms did not serve large groups in fancy dress.

The archdiocese said they had started to leave when another staff member said he believed they were real priests and invited them back in for a free drink.

‘We’d like to thank The City Arms for being good sports through all of this and their kind gesture to our seminarians,’ the blog post said.

It said the priests had initially thought the bartender was joking when he mistook them for a stag party.

SEVEN PRIESTS WALK INTO A BAR: The priests had initially thought the bartender was joking The pub’s assistant manager told the BBC that it was the policy of the pub to turn away large parties wearing fancy dress as there had been a number of is-

Photo credit: Twitter sues with such revellers.

‘A slight misunderstanding from us but everyone was happy in the end,’ the pub said on Twitter.

Gaming event MIJAS has hosted a weekend of video games in the return of the LAN Party and IV Salon del Manga, anime and Videogames of Mijas.

Jose Antonio Gonzalez, Councillor for New Technologies, had invited all residents local to Mijas and rom other towns and cities to get involved in the event, which was organised by cultural association, MIBU. the residents of other towns and cities to participate in the weekend dedicated to video games.

Councillor Gonzalez commented before the event, “the council is inviting everyone to get involved in both events,

which are sure to be great fun.”

He added,”this event sees the return to the LAN party, a reference point in the area of video games which fans really enjoy and have been asking for since we came into power in the council.”

Last Friday from 5 pm the Cortijo Don Elias was full of video game enthusiasts waiting to register to the event, which began at noon the following day. The festival included a camping area at the Tamixa CEIP and a “computer zone set up for tournaments, as well as an area for participants so they can cheer on their team mates.”

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Terror suspect arrested in Spain Spanish police detained a suspect sought by an Interpol international arrest warrant through a request made by Turkey, reports said Tuesday.

According to reports, 59-year-old Hamza Yalcın, who is accused of terror charges, was detained by the police in Barcelona.

Yalcın has reportedly been living in Sweden for the past 30 years and was in Spain for a weekend getaway.

He was detained Thursday as he was heading to London through passport control at Barcelona–El Prat Airport.

Reports said that he was arrested based on an Interpol warrant issued by Turkey.

Yalcın is accused of plotting terrorist acts at Odak Dergisi magazine.

He is a dual citizen of Turkey and Sweden and is expected to be extradited to Turkey.

PALMA DE MALLORCA: Where rental prices have risen 30 per cent in the last five years

Will the Balearics’ say bye-bye to Airbnb?

by Tahnee Wright The Balearic Islands ruled on Tuesday that they will penalise landlords for illegally renting apartments to tourists with fines of up to €40,000 euros, amid a backlash against the effects of mass tourism across the country.

The move is an escalation in efforts to crack down on home-sharing sites such as Airbnb by city councils or local authorities in Spain, as concern mounts over the sideeffects of their increasing popularity.

Airbnb, much like ride-hailing firm Uber, is facing a crackdown from legislators worldwide triggered in part by lobbying from the

hotel industry which sees the rental service as unfair competition.

In the Balearic Islands, which drew more foreign visitors than any other region in Spain this June, rental costs have jumped and there are fears of a housing shortage for residents.

Rental prices in Palma de Mallorca, the Mediterranean archipelago's biggest city, have risen 40 per cent in the last five years, according to property platform Mitula.

The island of Ibiza has the biggest density of Airbnb rentals, with a tourist apartment for every 30 residents, data from analytics firm Airdna showed.

Renting apartments without a licence was banned in the region in 2012 under a

previous administration but enforcement was largely nonexistent, according to the Balearic government.

The new legislation establishes fines of between €20,000 and €40,000 for those offering short rentals without a license to tourists.

Local residents will be able to report suspected illegal flats though a website, and online platforms such as Airbnb and Homeaway could also face fines of up to €400,000 if they are found to advertise rentals without a license number.

The Balearics' four islands will each have a year to decide if and where they will allow licensed tourist rentals to continue.

Benidorm on stage ITV's Benidorm is going to be turned into a theatre production.

A source told the English press: ‘It's going to be more outrageous and funny than the TV show. Casting has already begun and a few of the telly stars have already shown interest. With the show's popularity at a peak, it's the right time to do it.’

Whilst a spokesperson for the show confirmed: ‘Der-

ren Litten is in the early stages of writing a stage version of his hit ITV series. Details will be confirmed at a later date.’

Not much is known about the theatre version - including whether Sherrie Hewson, who plays Solana hotel manager Joyce Temple-Savage on screen, will take part, but it's believed there are some lucrative offers on the table for the cast.

Going to vote on gay marriage

Clarkson in hospital in Spain Jeremy Clarkson has been hospitalised with pneumonia while on holiday in Mallorca.

Clarkson, host of Amazon's The Grand Tour motoring show, was hospitalised last Friday.

He posted an image on social media on Saturday showing his arm with a hospital identity badge. The 57-year-old joked: ‘not the sort of bangles I usually choose on holiday.’

Clarkson had been on holiday with his family after shooting the Amazon Prime show with co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May. The trio are the former hosts of the BBC programme Top Gear.

They signed with Amazon for The Grand Tour after Clarkson was fired for punching a producer in a dust-up while filming.

Australia could legalise same-sex marriage by as early as the end of this year, after the government announced an attempt to hold a national vote on the issue.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters on Tuesday he would ‘give all Australians a say’ on whether same-sex marriage should be legal.

"I'll be voting yes, as will my wife, I'm very open about that but the Australian people are never wrong when they vote, whether it's for governments or on matters like this, their vote will be respected," Turnbull said.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. Approximately 4,500 same-sex couples married in Spain during the first year of the law.

In England and Wales, same-sex marriage was legalised on March 13, 2014 and the first same-sex marriages took place on March 29, 2014.

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by John Smith

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THE SURNAME Wright has become synonymous in the Costa Blanca with high quality food and this special tradition has now transferred to La Cala de Mijas.

Edward Wright who has run a number of different restaurants over the past 20 years decided that the time was right to bring a high quality fish and chip shop to La Cala and The Wright Plaice with its central position and easy parking is the result.

This is a restaurant for all seasons with a large interior dining area where you can watch the food being prepared by Alan Whittaker who has been involved with the preparation of this British staple since the age of 11 when he helped his mother in her fish and chip shop in the UK. His working life has been spent in the catering industry but preparation of high quality fish and chips was always his first love and he was delighted to become involved in this new venture.

Seating is also available directly outside of the restaurant and there is plenty of space for couples or family get togethers.

Moving with the times, Edward has ensured that all of the fried food is prepared in Rape Seed Oil which is considered to be the safest for those with Gluten, Soy and Celiac allergies but he has also installed a second fryer in a separate area to allow preparation of food for Vegans and Vegetarians.

The Wright Plaice welcomes take away orders and includes a number of options which you don’t normally see in fish restaurants in Spain so apart from Cod, Plaice and Scampi, they also offer Haddock, Skate and Rock giving customers a real choice.

If someone doesn’t fancy fish, there is a wide selection of traditional pies, burgers (including a vegetarian option), spit roasted chicken and sausages together with all of the side dishes that you would expect including the ubiquitous Wally, a London name for a large pickled gherkin.

For those who have room after filling themselves with the specially prepared and good sized main courses, ice cream or a delicious home-made dessert of the day are always available.

Needless to say, children are more than welcome and there is a special kids menu where they can choose slightly smaller but

Photo credit: RTN

The Wright Plaice to go in Spain

ABOVE: The Wright Plaice

LEFT: Edward (left) and Alan equally tasty meals to accompany their parents.

This bright and modern restaurant offers all of the dishes you would expect, plus a few more and also offers a range of drinks, nonalcoholic drinks as well as beer and wine.

The Wright Plaice open from 5pm to 11pm Monday to Saturday(except Friday when it opens at 1pm) and is the ideal place to visit for a taste of one of the UKs favourite foods. .

The Wright Plaice, 20 Plaza del Bulevar, 29560 La Cala de Mijas, Telephone 951 56 30 19, Facebook The Wright Plaice.

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SPV Racing brings LeMans Life Style experience to Costa del Sol

The fabulous Club Nautico venue

At Club el Nautico by Alexandra in Benalmadena harbor August 12th – 13th SPV Racing brings its Ligier LMP3 Racing Car, which has competed at this year’s Road to Le Mans race. The SPV team will undertake live “pit stop” demonstrations, tyre changing and refueling.

In true LeMans spirit the event runs for 24 hours, the start is as the tradition with LeMans and the flag comes down at 15.00 on Saturday August 12th and the checkered flag comes down on Sunday the 13th at 15.00.

On static display will be a number of LeMans cars, the oldest a Ford from 1931 that competed 85 years ago.. LeMans cars from Ferrari, 458 GT3, and Porsche 997 GT3 will also be displayed. In total will seven

cars and a lot of pit equipment be lifted by crane up on the deck of Club el Nautico by Alexandra “We want to give people a chance to experience the LeMans spirit and see how the whole team works together to achieve success. Every pit stop will be perfectly orchestrated and every one of the twelve team members will do exactly the right thing at the right time”, says SPV Racing CEO Raul Garcia.

Visitors will be able to see how it is to be a team member by changing tyres on a racecar. The winner of the tyre change competition will have the opportunity to be in the pits with SPV Racing at one of the LeMans Cup Race.

If your interest is more on the driving side you will be able to drive LeMans cars in the GTROS sim racing simulators.

GTROS, a Malaga based company, and SPV Racing are collaborating in training drivThe 1931 Ford ers in advanced

on show

racing simulators for development of driver skills for both new and professional drivers.

At the event the visitors will be able to experience a LeMans cars in GTROS simulators and if they want challenge SPV Racing drivers Alvaro Fontes and Andy Cummings. The fastest challenger will be invited to ride with Alvaro Fontes at the fantastic Ascari Race Resort outside Ronda in SPV Racing Radical SR3.

Race cars are regarded by many as “a piece of art”. At the event visitors will be able to see various art pieces from four very outstanding artists, who practice in four different artistic disciplines.

Phillip Dutton-White is displaying watercolor and Acrylic paintings of LeMans and racing cars. François Duerinckx will have a number of pop art sculptures and photographic prints related to motorsport on display. David Marshall the renowned sculpture is displaying sculptures made of engine parts and Stephane Abrantes will show photographic racing pictures.

Club el Nautico Restaurant and Lounge, which is being gradually refurbished, will be serving its very own selection of tapas, some with Nordic influence, as well as holding the

Gala Dinner on Saturday evening. Just as at LeMans when the sun settles it is time to chill with live music and DJ enjoying the spectacular views at Club el Nautico by Alexandra.

On Sunday its family and fun at 10.00 a.m. the focus is on childrens activities. From 12.00 until the checkered flag comes down at 15.00 there is barbeque and finals in the simulator and tyre change competitions as well as the wettest race of the season for the drivers. A very special version of the LeMans circuit has been designed in the waters outside Club el Nautico by Alexandra. Fifteen competitors will take the traditional LeMans start on the beach heading out into the water competing for the honors and prestigious golden bucket.

It is SPV Racing intention to give the Costa del Sol a taste of the LeMans endurance race and lifestyle. SPV Racing is “on the Road to LeMans” a journey toward the 24H race in Le Mans, France.

“We want to share our experiences with our partners, fans and followers and make this a yearly event at this fantastic venue” says Lars GV Lindberg SPV Racing Team manager.

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Ricky Lavazza a hit on the Costa

by Michael Cano ALTHOUGH he thought of himself as a Welsh Italian Stallion and took the stage name Ricky Lavazza, this popular singer is a bit of a pussycat.

He is a gentle family man who has built up a large following along the Costa del Sol with his presentation of the music of some of the world’s most popular singing artists including Tom Jones.

Not a tribute, not an imitator but someone who loves singing and currently finds himself in demand whilst performing almost every night of the week with some of his staunchest

fans following him on a regular basis.

His absolute favourite artist is Elvis and he will be performing a special tribute to the King at the Moonlight Cabaret Lounge in Benalmadena next Wednesday on the 40th Anniversary of his death backed by female duo Mills and Boone.

Tickets for the performance of Elvis songs but with a Ricky take on them, cost just €15 from the Sunset Beach Hotel Leisure Desk, online at www.lava-production.rocks or by calling 695 887 366.

Prior to the special gig, Ricky took time Ricky at out from his busy schedule to share some Gracelands personal information with RTN.

What is your greatest fear?

Clowns

Where do you find the energy to keep going?

My family

What’s top of your bucket list?

Climb Mount Everest

What is your favourite food?

Sausages and mash in onion gravy

Which public figure do you dislike the most?

I disagree with some people’s opinions sometimes, but nobody I dislike

What do you like about yourself most?

My knees

Who would you invite for a meal dead, alive or fictional?

Elvis What is your secret pleasure?

Murder She Wrote Which is your favourite band?

The Scorpions

Credit: Ricky Lavazza

What song would you like played at your funeral?

Keep on Loving You by REO Speedwagon If you could go back in time when would it be to?

To the 1950’s to the birth of Rock n Roll’z

Who would play you in the film of your life?

John Travolta or Rowan Atkinson What was your ambition when a child?

‘To be Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man What question should I have asked but didn’t?

Do you have a black belt in karate? YES!

Ricky Lavazza knows how to entertain an audience

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Deeply divided Europe A professional politician is a professionally dishonest man. In order to get anywhere near high office he has to make so many compromises and submit to so many humiliations that he becomes indistinguishable from a street walker.” ~ American Essayist and Educator H. L. Mencken.

No thanks to media we are very much in the dark as to what happens even in our own backyard. There is little awareness that Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban enjoys a popularity rating that far eludes his Western counterparts.

In Britain, Germany, France, and different EU states, the electorate elect the lesser of two evils. French President Emmanuelle Macron’s election was spun as a landslide. Yet, polls suggest that as few as one in five French electors support their head of state.

This is not democracy.

In Sweden, 72.9 per cent of the electorate plan to vote for parties other than the ruling Social Democrats. In Norway 68 per cent intend to vote against the current Labour regime.

To avoid electoral defeat unpopular regimes form coalitions. Britain’s premier Theresa May was forced to form a coalition with 10 MPs of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). This is not democracy either.

Westerners believe their older electoral systems superior to former Soviet Bloc nations. Not true: Countries like Slovakia, Poland, and Czech Republic

by

Michael Walsh

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and in particular Hungary set an example in democracy that shames western governments.

Hungary’s Fidesz Party, headed by Victor Orban, enjoys a level of support far beyond the dreams of Chancellor Merkel, President Macron and UK premier Theresa May. Seven years since elected Fidesz is more popular than ever. The right-nationalist party polled in excess of 60 per cent of votes cast during recent elections.

Unlike their western peers Hungary’s parliamentarians can truthfully say they are elected because they are good at their job. Fidesz popularity has been achieved by doing something quite revolutionary to western ears. Their parliamentarians actually listen to their electorate, government policies reflect the wishes of Hungarians.

There are 25 per cent more Hungarians in work today than there were in 2010. The government recovered and revitalised industries, public utilities and natural resources that had been auctioned off to foreign interests by corrupt predecessors.

Hungarians fear their being dependent upon the whims of outside interests. Foreign influence has been eliminated in banking, media, and state and education sectors. Non-European immigrants are kept out whilst ethnic Hungarians are presented with an eyewatering choice of inducements to marry and raise large families.

Hungarian PM, Czech and Polish parliamentarians respond to EU threats and sanctions with the two-fingered salute. So they should; 98 per cent Hungarians reject Brussels impudent immigrant quotas.

Irony is that there is far greater division of wealth, happiness and democracy in the EU than there was when Europe was separated by anti-tank ditches, razor wire, watchtowers and border checkpoints. How long before Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia erect them again to keep the westerners out.

Spare the rod, pay the price by

Colin Bird

When I read of the goings on in some UK schools today; with pupil-on- teacher violence, savage bullying and a total disrespect for authority, it horrifies me.

Sure in my day we may have transported the art master’s cycle from the bike sheds to the roof on

one occasion, and sent an explicit Valentine’s card to the P.E. master’s house – he was distinctly unhappy about that, but not as unhappy as his wife who happened to open it – but these were just relatively harmless pranks compared to the stuff we hear about today. And remember, those were the days when limited corporal punishment was acceptable in schools, and the cane was a useful and effective deterrent administered in our case, by the deputy head.

The liberal minded will advocate that corporal punishment was a bad thing and that violence only begets violence. But having been schooled during the 50’s and early part of the 60’s, and seen the results, I say nonsense.

Individual masters were also permitted to mete out their own punishment as and when required and one such was Mr TreweekDew an English

teacher, who kept ‘Rudolph’ hanging from a chain on the blackboard.

‘Dewey’ was a bear-like man, who paced the school corridors menacingly. With his military style moustache, and tweed jacket that looked as if the coat hanger had been left in, he was a formidable figure.

‘Rudolph’ was a black plimsoll and was a constant visible reminder to pay very close attention to the pearls of wisdom imparted to us. We often speculated why the shoe was called Rudolph, and the nearest we came to an answer was that Rudolph tended to leave you with a very red extremity.

These realities however held no dread for us and we looked upon them as natural and just, and all part of a happy and balanced school life. As for the teachers themselves, much of it was implied rather than applied, sometimes with tongue in cheek and often with humour.

We knew just how far to take things, and if we exceeded the limits, we accepted the consequences - and all with the full approval of our parents. That being said, I have to reluctantly go along with the PC brigade who dictate that children today should never be physically punished either in school or by their parents.

No really I do. I mean, some of those little darlings carry knives!

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7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Animal Park Summer Special 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Matron, Medicine and Me:

70 Years of the NHS 12:45pm Rip Off Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm The Code 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Still Open All Hours 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Not Going Out 12:05am Strictly Ballroom

7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Animal Park Summer Special 8:15am Bargain Hunt 9:00am Gardeners’ World 10:00am Coast 10:30am World Athletics

Championships 2017 2:30pm Two Tribes 3:00pm A Taste of Britain 3:45pm Father of the Bride 5:15pm The Life of Mammals 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm Gardeners’ World 11:00pm World Athletics

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Teach My Pet to Do That 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Inside London Fire Brigade 12:40am Tipping Point

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Supervet Special 10:00pm The Last Leg 11:00pm Eden 12:05am Rude Tube

7:00am Childrens TV

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 8:00am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Black-Ish 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Bridesmaids 12:30am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am The Flash 8:00am The Flash 9:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am Hawaii Five-0 12:00pm MacGyver 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm The Flash 6:00pm The Flash 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Zoo 11:00pm The Force: North East 12:00am Modern Family 12:30am Modern Family

10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Yorkshire Vet 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Jesse Stone: Night Passage 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm 20 Moments

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9:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:00pm Make or Break?

12:05am Celebrity Big Brother’s

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7:00am Breakfast

7:30am Escapade in Japan 9:00am Little Women 11:00am Saturday Kitchen 12:30pm Food and Drink 1:00pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 1:30pm Nigel and Adam’s

Farm Kitchen 2:30pm James Stewart 3:20pm The Philadelphia Story 5:10pm Only Connect 5:40pm Gardeners’ World 6:40pm The Sweet Makers:

A Georgian Treat 7:40pm Iolo’s Great Welsh Parks 8:10pm Proms Extra 2017 8:50pm Dad’s Army 9:20pm Alice in Wonderland 11:00pm Performance Live:

Flood: To the Sea 11:30pm Golf 1:15am The Way

7:00am Grizzly Tales

for Gruesome Kids 7:20am Sooty 7:30am Share a Story 7:35am Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 8:00am Oddbods 8:05am The Oddbods Show 8:15am Super 4 8:25am Mr. Bean 8:40am Mr. Bean 9:00am Thunderbirds are Go! 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Home Game 11:20am Gok’s Lunchbox 12:20pm 1000 Heartbeats 1:15pm ITV News 1:25pm Catchphrase 2:10pm Midsomer Murders 4:10pm Uncle Buck 6:00pm Little Big Shots USA 7:00pm ITV News London 7:05pm ITV News 7:15pm You’ve Been Framed!

8:15pm Catchphrase 9:00pm Joanna Lumley: Elvis and Me 10:00pm The Nation’s Favourite

Elvis Song 11:30pm ITV News 11:45pm Tomorrow Never Dies

7:10am Adventure and Trail Running:

UK Challenge 7:40am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:05am Motorsport 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Big Bang Theory 11:50am The Simpsons 12:25pm The Simpsons 12:55pm Ramsay’s Kitchen

Nightmares USA 1:50pm Four in a Bed 2:20pm Four in a Bed 2:55pm Four in a Bed 3:25pm Four in a Bed 4:00pm Four in a Bed 4:30pm A Place in the Sun 5:35pm Big House, Little House 6:35pm Kirstie and Phil’s

Love it or List it 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Britain at Low Tide 9:00pm Paul O’Grady’s Hollywood 10:00pm Red 2 12:15am Let’s be Cops

7:00am Childrens TV 11:50am Budgies Make You

Laugh Out Loud 12:50pm Police Interceptors 1:50pm Police Interceptors 2:50pm Bargain Loving Brits

in the Sun 3:45pm Bargain Loving Brits

in the Sun 4:45pm Nightmare Tenants,

Slum Landlords 5:40pm Nightmare Tenants,

Slum Landlords 6:40pm The Nightmare

Neighbour Next Door 7:35pm The Nightmare

Neighbour Next Door 8:30pm The Adele Story 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Football on 5 11:00pm Football on 5 11:30pm Celebrity Big Brother 12:30am Lip Sync Battle UK

7:00am The Goldbergs 7:30am The Goldbergs 7:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:55am Couples Come Dine with Me 10:00am Coach Trip 10:30am Coach Trip 11:00am Coach Trip 11:35am Coach Trip 12:00pm Coach Trip 12:35pm Made in Chelsea 1:35pm How I Met Your Mother 2:05pm How I Met Your Mother 2:35pm The Goldbergs 3:00pm The Goldbergs 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 5:15pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm The Big Bang Theory 6:20pm The Big Bang Theory 6:50pm The Big Bang Theory 7:20pm The Big Bang Theory 7:50pm The Big Bang Theory 8:20pm The Big Bang Theory 8:50pm Night at the Museum 11:00pm The Host 1:25am Gogglebox

7:00am Ashley Banjo’s

Secret Street Crew 8:00am The Dog Whisperer 9:00am Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 9:30am F1 Show 10:00am Premier League

Prediction Show 10:30am Premier League

Preview Show 11:00am Soccer A.M. 12:30pm What’s Up 1:00pm David Attenborough’s

Natural History History

Museum Alive 2:00pm The Dog Whisperer 3:00pm The Dog Whisperer 4:00pm It’s Me or the Dog 4:30pm It’s Me or the Dog 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A Premier League

of Their Own 10:00pm Groundhog Day 12:00am Micky Flanagan

Thinking Aloud 1:00am A League of Their Own

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7:00am Breakfast 8:25am Match of the Day 10:00am BBC News 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Wanted Down Under 3:00pm Escape to the Continent 4:00pm Flog It! 5:00pm Super Small Animals 6:00pm Songs of Praise 6:35pm BBC News 6:50pm BBC London News 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Fake or Fortune?

9:00pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am Brendan Foster:

A Life in Athletics

7:20am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:05am The Instant Gardener 8:50am Gardeners’ World 9:50am Countryfile 10:45am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:15pm Nadiya’s British

Food Adventure 12:45pm Lorraine’s Fast, Fresh

and Easy Food 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 5:30pm Britain’s Ancient Capital:

Secrets of Orkney 6:30pm Steve Backshall’s Extreme

Mountain Challenge 7:30pm World Athletics

Championships 2017 9:00pm Secrets of Silicon Valley 10:00pm North Korea:

Murder in the Family 11:00pm Golf 1:15am The Body

7:00am Grizzly Tales

for Gruesome Kids 7:20am Sooty 7:30am Share a Story 7:35am Dino Dan: Trek’s Adventures 8:00am Oddbods 8:05am The Oddbods Show 8:15am Super 4 8:30am Ninjago 9:00am Thunderbirds are Go! 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:25am Long Lost Family 12:25pm Love Your Garden 1:25pm ITV News 1:30pm James Martin’s

French Adventure 2:00pm Rebound 3:00pm Women’s Rugby World

Cup 2017 Live 5:45pm Bear Grylls Survival School 6:10pm All Star Family Fortunes 7:10pm ITV News London 7:15pm ITV News 7:30pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:30pm Harry Potter and the

Deathly Hallows: Part 1 11:15pm ITV News 11:35pm Judge Rinder’s Crime Stories 12:35am Take Me Out

7:00am Jamie’s Comfort Food 7:15am Last Man Standing 7:40am Last Man Standing 8:05am Last Man Standing 8:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke’s

Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm Volcano 5:35pm A Place in the Sun 6:35pm Homes by the Med 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Night at the Museum:

Secret of the Tomb 10:00pm Valkyrien: The Underground 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:00am 8 Out of 10 Cats

Does Countdown 1:05am Ouija

7:00am Childrens TV 11:25am Football on 5 12:25pm Football on 5 12:55pm Haunted Honeymoon 2:30pm Cats Make You Laugh

Out Loud 3:00pm Now That’s Funny!

4:00pm Disobediant Dogs Make

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9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Celebrity Big Brother 11:05pm The Last Days

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7:00am Rude(Ish) Tube 7:25am Couples Come Dine with Me 8:20am Couples Come Dine with Me 9:25am Hollyoaks Omnibus 12:00pm Made in Chelsea 1:05pm Escape From Planet Earth 2:50pm Rude(Ish) Tube Shorts 3:00pm Kevin Can Wait 3:30pm The Goldbergs 4:00pm The Goldbergs 4:30pm The Goldbergs 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Beautiful Creatures 11:25pm Don’t Tell the Bride 12:30am Tattoo Fixers on Holiday

7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 11:00am WWE Raw 12:00pm MacGyver 1:00pm MacGyver 2:00pm MacGyver 3:00pm MacGyver 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family 6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm Modern Family 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm David Attenborough’s

Natural History History

Museum Alive 10:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World 11:00pm The Force: North East 12:00am Zoo 1:00am A League of Their Own

10:30am World Athletics

Championships 2017

1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Final Score 6:20pm BBC News 6:30pm BBC London News 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm World Athletics

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7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Animal Park Summer Special 8:15am Bargain Hunt 9:00am The Sheriffs are Coming 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm A Taste of Britain 3:15pm I Bought a Rainforest 4:15pm Monkey Planet 5:15pm Great Barrier Reef 6:15pm Put Your Money Where

Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Royal Recipes 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Nadiya’s British

Food Adventure 10:00pm Dangerous Borders 11:00pm Normal for Norfolk 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am North Korea:

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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Britain’s Busiest Motorway 12:10am Sugar Free Farm

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11:00pm Catching the Tax Dodgers 12:05am 60 Days in Jail

7:00am Childrens TV

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 7:55am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Black-Ish 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 1:30pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Made in Chelsea 11:00pm How’d You Get So Rich?

12:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 8:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It’s Me or the Dog 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm The Flash 6:00pm The Flash 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm The Simpsons 10:00pm A League of Their Own 11:00pm Micky Flanagan

Thinking Aloud 12:00am Karl Pilkington:

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7:00am The TV That Made Me 7:30am Bargain Hunt 8:15am Heir Hunters 9:00am The Farmers’

Country Showdown 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm The Super League Show 3:15pm I Bought a Rainforest 4:15pm Monkey Planet 5:15pm Great Barrier Reef 6:15pm Put Your Money

Where Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Royal Recipes 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm The Big Family

Cooking Showdown 10:00pm Seven Days in Summer 11:00pm Quacks 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Dangerous Borders

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm Martin Clunes:

Islands of Australia 12:40am Play to the Whistle

7:00am Countdown 7:45am Will and Grace 8:10am Will and Grace 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Cheap Cheap Cheap Ep 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Child Genius 10:00pm Flights From Hell:

Caught on Camera 11:00pm How to Get a Council House 12:05am Delhi Cops

7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Yorkshire Vet 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm I Didn’t Kill My Sister 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Britain’s Greatest Bridges 9:00pm The Dog Rescuers

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7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 7:55am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Black-Ish 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Tattoo Fixers on Holiday 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:50pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 8:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It‘s Me or the Dog 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm The Flash 6:00pm The Flash 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Days of Thunder 12:00am Modern Family 12:30am Modern Family

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7:00am Childrens TV 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm The Yorkshire Vet 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pm NCIS 4:15pm Baby Sellers 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Nightmare Tenants,

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7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 7:55am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Black-Ish 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 3:30pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Don‘t Tell the Bride 11:00pm Made Over By 12:05am The Big Bang Theory 12:35am The Big Bang Theory

7:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 8:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It‘s Me or the Dog 11:30am It‘s Me or the Dog 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm The Flash 6:00pm The Flash 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Freddie Down Under 10:00pm Colony 11:00pm Ross Kemp: Extreme World 12:00am Air Ambulance 1:00am A League of Their Own

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12:05am Celebrity Big Brother’s

Bit on the Side

7:00am Hollyoaks 7:30am Coach Trip 7:55am Made in Chelsea 9:00am Melissa and Joey 10:00am Black-Ish 11:00am Baby Daddy 12:00pm How I Met Your Mother 1:00pm The Goldbergs 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:00pm Baby Daddy 4:30pm Baby Daddy 5:00pm Black-Ish 5:30pm Black-Ish 6:00pm The Goldbergs 6:30pm The Goldbergs 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Coach Trip 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm Kevin Can Wait 10:00pm Body Fixers 11:00pm The Inbetweeners 11:35pm The Inbetweeners 12:10am The Big Bang Theory 12:40am The Big Bang Theory

BBC1

BBC2

ITV1

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm Impossible 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 10:00pm My Family, Partition and Me:

India 1947 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Live From the BBC

7:00am The World’s Most

Photographed 7:30am Bargain Hunt 8:15am Heir Hunters 9:00am When the Boat Comes in 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm A Taste of Britain 3:15pm I Bought a Rainforest 4:15pm Monkey Planet 5:15pm Great Barrier Reef 6:15pm Put Your Money Where

Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Royal Recipes 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 10:00pm No More Boys and Girls: Can

Our Kids Go Gender Free?

11:00pm The Premier League Show 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Seven Days in Summer

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:40pm UEFA Champions League

Highlights 12:40am Easyjet: Inside the Cockpit

BBC1

BBC2

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Wanted Down Under 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Heir Hunters 12:45pm Close Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Red Rock 3:30pm Impossible 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 10:00pm DIY SOS The Big Build 11:00pm BBC News 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Don’t Deport Me, I’m British 12:40am Queer Britain

7:00am The World’s Most

Photographed 7:30am Bargain Hunt 8:15am Heir Hunters 9:00am Nadiya’s British

Food Adventure 9:30am Great British Menu 10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Two Tribes 2:30pm A Taste of Britain 3:15pm Coast 3:30pm Quo Vadis 6:15pm Put Your Money Where

Your Mouth Is 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Royal Recipes 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm 10 Puppies and Us 10:00pm Top of the Lake 11:00pm The Mash Report 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am No More Boys and Girls: Can

Our Kids Go Gender Free?

CHANNEL 4

thursday Sky1 7:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 8:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 9:00am Monkey Life 9:30am Monkey Life 10:00am The Dog Whisperer 11:00am It’s Me or the Dog 11:30am It’s Me or the Dog 12:00pm Modern Family 12:30pm Modern Family 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00pm Hawaii Five-0 4:00pm MacGyver 5:00pm The Flash 6:00pm The Flash 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons 9:00pm Duck Quacks Don’t Echo 10:00pm Karl Pilkington:

The Moaning of Life 11:00pm A League of Their Own 12:00am Freddie Fries 1:00am A League of Their Own

Life

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Photo Credit: Sala Group

Craig David and TS5 regular visitors to Marbella

By Michael Cano A LARGE audience packed out La Sala by the Sea in to join in the TS5 Pool Party presented

by Craig David with Mayfair Sessions.

These sessions grew from a number of private performances that Craig gave at his Miami home and was then persuaded to take his favourite sounds to entertain clubbers around the world.

He gave breath taking performance to an appreciative audience but the good news is that those who missed this first presentation can see the multi award winning singer, songwriter, producer and DJ at the Aqwa Mist nightclub in Banus on Friday August 25.

Purchase your ticket now via: https://www. fatsoma.com/mayfair-sessions-/31v1nx1e/ mayfair-sessions-presents-craig-david-25-08-17aqwa-mist or visit www.aqwamistbanus.com.

Photo Credit: Sala Group

Craig David performing at La Sala by the Sea

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what’s on

Open-air Flamenco concerts at Velez-Malaga

Some of the biggest names in contemporary Flamenco, including the legendary Jorge Pardo, will grace the stage at Velez-Malaga this month.

The concerts will be held in the open-air theatre on top of Velez’s Cerro de San Cristobal,

setting the scene for what will be a magical three nights of high-quality music under the stars.

Admission will be free on a first-come-firstserved basis, with 300 places available.

Friday August 11 – Naike Ponce & Paquete Friday August 18 – Jorge Pardo Concerts will start at 10.30pm.

Artists Friday August 11 - Sanlucar de Barramedabased artist Naike Ponce will be joined

by highly respected long-term accompanying guitarist, Paquete.

Friday August 18 Velez-Malaga’s August cycle of Flamenco concludes with one of the all-time best-selling Flamenco recording artists, Jorge Pardo.

For more information check out

.

https://mivelezmalaga.com/whats-on/open-air-flamenco-concerts/

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learn spanish

Masculine and feminine

Basic Spanish for everyday needs by

Jane Cronin

-l -o -n -e -r -s -or

This week I promised we’d go on to something new. We’re going to spend a bit of time looking at nouns, followed later on by adjectives, before we return to the construction of complete sentences using verbs.

Before we do that though, I always think it’s a good idea to summarise where we’re up to, so here are the things we have covered in the first seven lessons of this series. First of all we have learnt some thirty verbs in their infinitive, or basic form. That is the form that we translate as “to ….” and which in Spanish ends in either – ar, -er or –ir. Then we have seen that certain verb forms related to “I” can go in front of these to make a basic sentence structure. Quiero (I want); puedo (I can); necesito (I need); voy a (I’m going to); me gusta (I like); prefiero (I prefer) and tengo que (I have to).

We have also looked at three examples where changing these forms slightly gives us a “you” sentence – vas a (you are going to); quieres (you want); tienes que (you have to). In addition we have learnt the link words pero, (but) and para (in order to), which allow us to extend our sentences to make them more complete and meaningful.

Now to today’s business– nouns.

The word “noun” simply means the name of something, so it refers to

people and things like “man” and “table” and also ideas and feelings like “democracy” and “happiness”. We also have what we call “proper nouns” which are specific names like “Mary” or “England”. Proper nouns always start with a capital letter in English and Spanish: “María”, “Inglaterra”.

The way the English language is structured it is not important at all whether a noun refers to a male or a female. We simply have different words (man, woman, stallion, mare etc.) whilst everything else is simply a neutral object (table, car, chair, paper).

In Spanish every noun is considered to be either masculine or feminine, so just as hombre (man) and mujer (woman) are masculine and feminine, so words for objects are too: mesa (table – feminine); coche (car – masculine); silla (chair – feminine); papel (paper – masculine).

Now it is very important for us to realise that the concept of “masculine” and “feminine” does not relate to the thing itself but to the word. In other words we shouldn’t be thinking about why a table is considered feminine and a car is considered masculine, we simply need to accept that the word mesa is a feminine word and coche is a masculine word. To illustrate this point, here are some examples: vestido (dress – masculine), camisa (shirt – feminine), bolsa (general word for “bag” - feminine), bolso (handbag – masculine). Even more interesting persona (person – feminine) and víctima (victim – feminine); in all these examples and many more the gender of the word bears no relation to the gender

identification of the object or person.

So, two questions need answering before we continue talking about this matter next week. Firstly, how do we know when a word is masculine or feminine? and secondly, why is it important?

In answer to the first question, it is very common for masculine words to end in the letter “o” and feminine words to end in the letter “a”, although this is not always the case. There are some exceptions that are the other way round, and also many words that end in different letters.

However, it is quite a good indicator to start with. Then there are certain characteristic endings. Two of the most common examples are words that end in –dad and –ción which are always feminine.

Now the second question – Why is it important? To be honest at the early stages of language learning, when you only know a few words and are getting simple messages across to people (like how many beers you want), then it really doesn’t matter very much at all.

However, as you progress with the language you start to discover that this masculine/feminine divide runs right through the language and affects a lot of other words in a sentence.

So to learn to speak correct Spanish we have to get to grips with the idea.

Damaged

by Martina Cole The new novel from Sunday Times Nº1 bestseller, Martina Cole, sees the return of her iconic heroine DCI Kate Burrows. If you liked The Ladykiller you'll love Damaged. The 'undisputed queen of crime writing' and the biggest selling female crime writer in the UK, Martina's unique, powerful storytelling includes Dangerous Lady, The Take, Betrayal and many more.

When the bodies of missing schoolgirls start turning up, former DCI Kate Burrows is dragged out of retirement.

A new Grantley serial killer is in town and DCI Annie Carr turns to Kate for help. She welcomes the distraction from her home life with former gangster, Patrick Kelly, whose long lost son has turned up out of the blue, bringing trouble with him.

It soon becomes clear the killer is on their doorstep and as the body count grows, Kate and Annie face a race against the clock.

But they have no real leads ... and there's more to these murders than meets the eye. Can Kate take the killer down before another schoolgirl dies?

Martina Cole is the acknowledged queen of crime drama with more than twenty novels to her name, of which over a dozen have been Nº1 bestsellers. Several of Martina's novels have been adapted for the screen, including The Take and The Runaway. In addition, Two

Women and The Graft have been adapted for the stage; both were highly acclaimed when performed at the Theatre Royal Stratford East, which also staged Dangerous Lady in 2012, celebrating twenty years since Martina's debut novel was published.

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Last Weeks Solutions on page 40

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents Q and 17 represents V, so fill in Q every time the figure 10 appears and V every time the figure 17 appears.

Now using your knowledge of the English language work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Code Breaker

Horoscopes and Puzzles

Kenny’s Mystical Postbag

Kenny, I recently took some photos and above my husband’s head there are many circles of light. Looking at the scene through my camera there is nothing, but after the photo is taken there are several discs hovering above him. Is something bad going to happen? Penny H-S.

I certainly hope not Penny! Such orbs are transmissions of energy from the Spirit World. I visited the Viking Museum in Oslo and took many photos of the Ships on display. One Ship had two big orbs and four smaller ones at the back of the craft. A custodian told me that this was a funeral ship and that the bodies of two adults and four children were discovered there. Is it possible that your husband has had a recent bereavement? Such an energy force can be the silent message that Spirit send to just say that all is well and that they are safe. Otherwise Spirit can be attracted to somebody and the orbs are a transference of energy to the Earth plane, best picked up by photographic equipment. Thanks for sharing.

If It’s Your Birthday This Week Worry not that you may not get it right. People

enjoy your endeavouring ways, and the fact that

you haven't had to re-invent yourself shows that you have considerable trust and faith, which

are about to be rewarded this astrological year

ahead!

Mars faces up to Pluto, and it would seem that there is a delay in process which is beyond your control. This is enabling you to take stock and to look around to see what are your current options, before you commit to something you may live to regret! Take a look at what is going on from another direction and leave no stone unturned as you go.

Look to your opposing sign of Aquarius as you embark on a project of creativity and truly free expression. Leo gains respect of the actions of Aquarius whilst giving you the ammunition to fight your cause, if indeed you have to. Respect that others find you hard to fathom out these days, especially when you get a bee in your bonnet about things!

Venus squares with Jupiter this week, and you are never happier than when your planetary leader is involved in the loving caring energies that currently abound. Though you may not be looking for love and affection the trine with Venus and Neptune brings good fortune in affairs of the heart and maybe you will get closer to the love you deserve.

Peace and harmony are your keynotes, and you are never happier than when everybody gets along with your ideals. However, since you shun conflict and hate any arguments, you put up with too much rather than make a scene and take a stand; even when you should. Whatever you do, do not let others dictate to you, and do what you have to!

Be compassionate to others because the time has come to organise aspects of your friendships right now. Since you put duty before pleasure you will have no problems this week as you prioritise your current obligations.

However, for you it can be hard to relax and chill, so take the time, and make a special effort to be the life and the soul of the party.

As the Sun trines Saturn this week you will realise that what you set out to do has brought a wealth of good energy and happiness to many around you! This has been a difficult time for many, but your love and devotion and your tender love and care have put a smile on the faces of those you went all out to help, when they most needed it.

Focus on means of communication right now because you have now been silent for too long! Swift moving Mercury empowers you to use your logical mind to make a difference on a personal level. You are curious and highly communicative and about to use your significant psychic powers to make a difference that’s much needed for all.

Venus opposes Pluto midweek, so make sure that you put a curb on your extravagance.

You have a penchant for the best things in life, and could so easily overspend. Whilst Pluto warns, Venus instructs you never to be afraid that you truly feel instinctive love, as this is the emotion and the motive that keeps you going, and the cause for celebration!

You love your independence and you also love your friends too, although you get on best with those people who have their own interests and desires. Out in Leo, your opposing sign seems to be coming to terms, so sweep away the debris of the past and focus on what it is that you really need right now, because you are just a step away from it!

Neptune is exalted in Cancer, and this week there comes a double whammy as both Ceres and Venus trine with Neptune. Ceres gently organises and brings up poignant energies you may not wish to put into practise, but you have to! Venus shows you just how easy it is for you to get what it is you really want this time around, where love is concerned.

Intuition sees you shying away from a recent offer just as Mars takes on Pluto this week, whilst it is in opposition to Venus. You will feel a transformation coming your way as you are highly motivated and emotional; and you have had to be silent for so very long. No more biting of the tongue brings you the chance to unload that which you have kept within for so long, and now you have to deal with it.

Regenerate the fundamental basis of your belief system right now, because you need to take and encourage a more experimental approach to something you are considering taking on. Since you find it hard to say no and mean it, there comes a time when your own wants and needs seem to be just brushed under the carpet, to be dealt with.

Cryptic Crossword

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ACROSS

DOWN

1 After bad scare finish climb again (8)

2 Joy has broken toenail (7)

6 Request time off from job (3)

3 Crack only found outside civic centre (5)

9 Stop in booth (5) 10 Drink pints, drink repeatedly (4,3) 11 They fly although they are powerless to do

4 Unmask former partner with model (6) 5 Old fuel may make you miserable (7)

so (7)

6 Conscious of a town in Herts (5)

12 A devil from France, I conclude (5)

7 Require sound massage (5)

13 Vocalist making some records in Germany

8 American taking a long time in customs (6)

(6)

14 Football team always getting 100 (7)

15 Girl with land in South America first off (6)

16 Criminal getting in under house (7)

19 Rush in with a stethoscope (5) 21 Soldier in uniform (7) 23 Eminent performer in some art form! (7)

17 Pilots remain at sea (6) 18 Good accommodation for newlyweds? (6)

24 Stone and silver devoured (5)

19 Greek poet’s pigeon? (5)

25 Sheep to drive home (3)

20 Small crew for engine driver (5)

26 Little bird sitting comfortably (8)

22 A girl in distress — something

Quick Crossword ACROSS 1 Distinguish (7) 5 Revolves (5) 8 Wooden shoes (5) 9 Lingered (7) 10 Endangered (2,5) 11 Wingless parasitic insect (5) 12 Portuguese currency unit (6) 14 Foreigners (6) 18 Father Christmas (5) 20 Loss of memory (7) 22 Place of shelter for ships (7) 23 Maladroit (5) 24 Large, unwieldy (5) 25 Nullified (7)

Misnomer Quiz 1 Where did tulips come from originally - specifically what (past) capital city and country exported the first tulips?

Constantinople, now Istanbul, Turkey 2 What type of building is a picture palace?

3 What is the main fruit ingredient of the traditional (orange) Jaffa Cake biscuit? Apricot 4 What type of creature is a prairie dog?

5 What meat is hamburger made from?

6 How many people were in the band The Thompson Twins?

7 What type of alcoholic drink is barley wine?

8 What is lava bread?

9 What is the main ingredient of the dish Welsh Rabbit?

Cheese 10 What colour is the black box on a plane?

DOWN 1 Mislead (7) 2 Exclusive news story (5) 3 Guaranteed (7) 4 Stinging plant (6) 5 Of the country (5) 6 Free time (7) 7 Move furtively (5) 13 Restraint (7) 15 Yearning (7) 16 Began (7) 17 Infertile (6) 18 Term of respect in India (5) 19 Great pain (5) 21 Perfume (5)

Word Wheel

There is 1x9 letter word and 117 others!

Make as many 3 or more letter words as you can using any letter combination just once and you must use the central letter in every word!

Fill the grid so every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9

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health

Check those moles

ON AVERAGE, men go to their GP half as often as women. It's important to be aware of changes to your health, and to see your GP immediately if you notice something's not right. This week, we look at moles.

Some moles are present at birth, although most develop during the first 30 years of life. People with fair skin often have more moles than people with darker skin and you are more likely to develop lots of moles, or a certain type of mole, if they are common in your family.

Where you were brought up may also make a difference; for example, if you were born in a hot country or have spent many years living in the sun, you may have a lot of small moles.

Most moles are completely harmless. However, they may be unsightly and affect your confidence. Moles can also be a nuisance, especially if they regularly catch on your clothing or you cut them while shaving.

See your GP if a mole looks unusual or becomes itchy.

It can then be checked and removed surgically if needed, although it can be an expensive process.

To minimise the risk of skin cancer, always try to avoid exposure to the sun between 11am and 3pm. Remember ‘slip, slap, slop’ and use a cream with a sun protection factor of at least 15.

Finally, you should check your skin every few months for any new moles that develop (particularly after your teenage years, when new moles become less common) or any changes to existing moles; remember, a mole can change in weeks or months.

Documentary likens one egg to five cigarettes A new documentary produced by Joaquin Phoenix is coming under fire from doctors and scientists over its bold claims about the adverse effects of consuming eggs and meat.

A recent arrival on Netflix, What the Health asserts that eating one egg per day is equivalent to smoking five cigarettes and consuming a single portion of processed meat increases the risk of diabetes by 51 per cent.

These facts are listed on the documentary’s homepage, along with links to sources from medical journals but a handful of venerable doctors and scientists recently spoke out to the British press, saying that these sources can’t be trusted.

Alexandra Freeman, the executive director of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, told the Times UK that the statistic about eggs is from ‘an extremely controversial paper,’ while a cancer

researcher named Alice Howarth remarks: ‘What the Health overwhelms the viewer with scaremongering ‘facts’ which do not hold up to scientific investigation.’

As for the meat-diabetes connection, that statistic comes from one journal that cited the relative risk of increase, not the absolute risk. Freeman notes: ‘An ‘increase’ can be made to look huge, but if it’s an increase from a tiny value to another tiny value then that puts a whole different perspective on it.’

Have you seen What the Health?

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health

Some habits Ask the are harder Optician to bite

Eye advice for the Over 70s by Amrik Sappal, Store Director, Specsavers Opticas Fuengirola

How many people live with impaired vision?

Photo credit: Wikimedia

RESEARCH suggests that 30 per cent of children, 45 per cent of teenagers, 25 per cent of young adults, and five per cent of older adults bite their nails, with the aesthetic consequences being the most obvious.

For some people, the social stigma and embarrassment as to the look of their nails causes them to become depressed, isolated, or avoid activities they would otherwise enjoy. Beyond this, however, are there other health reasons to worry if you regularly bite your nails?

Disease-Causing Bacteria Your nails are an ideal location for bacteria

to thrive, and that includes potentially pathogenic bacteria like Salmonella and E. coli (which would love to call the underside of your nail tips home).

As you bite your nails, those bacteria easily transfer into your mouth and the rest of your body, where they may lead to infections. Your fingernails may actually be twice as dirty as your fingers, considering they're difficult to keep clean, making this a prime point of transfer for infectious organisms.

Nail Infections Nail biters are susceptible to paronychia, a skin infection that occurs around your

nails. As you chew your nails, bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms can enter through tiny tears or abrasions, leading to swelling, redness, and pus around your nail.

Dental Problems Nail biting can interfere with proper dental occlusion, or the manner in which your upper and lower teeth come together when you close your mouth.

Your teeth may shift out of their proper position, become misshapen, wear down prematurely, and become weakened if you bite your nails over time.

Dermatology #Skin Cancer Prevention

Today parents are aware that taking care of their children’s skin is essential for their future health.

The same tendency has also been observed in adults. “Now people are aware that not just melanoma but also skin ageing is related to sun exposure,” explains the Dermatology Department at HC Marbella.

The lack of interest from adolescents and young adults regarding sun protection worries dermatologists greatly.

Having a tan and looking

good is more important to them than their health.

Melanoma: when skin neither forgives nor forgets.

80% of the solar radiation reaching our skin is received before the age of 18, therefore adolescence is key to avoiding skin damage.

“Skin damage caused by exposure to the sun is accumulative, therefore the patients we are seeing with skin cancer now are those who have had sunburn in the past,” explains Dr. del Boz from the Dermatology Department, meaning

Be safe not sorry adults who had excessive sun exposure in childhood and adolescence are those who are now suffering the consequences. For example it is occurring in people

who were born between 1940 and 1960, a time when no one was aware of the dangerous effects of exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

There are approximately 285 million people worldwide who live with impaired vision and blindness. Of these, 39 million people are blind and 246 million have moderate or severe visual impairment, yet 80% of visual impairment is avoidable through treatment and protective measures.

According to a report by Specsavers and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), there are currently more than two million people in the UK living with sight loss, which is significant enough to impact their daily lives. Nearly half of all cases are preventable. This figure is set to rise to 2.7 million by 2030 due to the UK’s ageing demographic. According to a study by Spain’s National Institute of Statistics in 2008, 979,200 people are suffering a visual disability in Spain. This figure is increasing every day, and there are now over 72,000 ONCE members who are classed as legally blind.

What are the leading causes of avoidable blindness?

• Cataracts • Glaucoma • Age Related Macular Degeneration • Diabetic Retinopathy All of these conditions and many others can be easily identified with a complete eye test and early diagnosis is crucial to effective treatment and avoiding permanent vision loss. If necessary, the optometrist will refer you directly for further medical examination to an Ophthalmologist or doctor.

Specsavers Opticas is raising money for the ONCE Foundation for the Deaf and Blind until the end of the year and asking for a donation of just 1€ for a comprehensive eye test. Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store and book your eye test.

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food & drink Make it light, make it bright...

Here are some great summer suggestions to tantalise your tastebuds and whet the appetite.

Grapefruit and avocado salad

Baked dijon salmon

Preparation Time – 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Preparation Time – 20 minutes.

Cooking Time – 15 minutes.

4 large grapefruit, peeled and sectioned, 4 avocados - peeled, pitted, and sliced, 1/3 cup orange juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, 3 tablespoons lime juice, 2 tablespoons honey, salt and cracked black pepper to taste

Method:

Arrange the grapefruit sections and avocado slices attractively in a shallow serving dish. In a bowl,

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, melted, 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard, 1 1/2 tablespoons honey, 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs, 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans, 4 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley, 4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon, salt and pepper to taste, 1 lemon, for garnish

Method:

whisk together the orange juice, olive oil, lime juice, and honey until well combined; drizzle the dressing

Ingredients

me, crushed, 1/2 teaspoon dried thy e, crushed, sag 1/2 teaspoon dried t, sal on 1/4 teaspo 1/4 teaspoon pepper, loin chops, 1 4 (4oz) boneless pork tablespoon butter, , 1 tablespoon olive oil err y jam, 2 pb ras ss dle see cup 1/4 ce, jui e ng tablespoons ora e vinegar, win ite wh s on po les 2 tab tional) (op me 4 sprigs fresh thy

Pork Chops with Raspberry Sauce Preparation Time – 15 minutes. Cooking Time – 15 minutes.

Method:

1. Preheat oven to (95ºC). In a small bowl, combine crushed thyme, sage, salt, and pepper. Rub evenly over pork chops.

2. Melt butter and olive oil in a nonstick frying pan. Cook pork chops for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, turning once.

Remove from frying pan and keep warm in preheated oven.

Last weeks puzzle answers (Issue 928) Cryptic Solution

Easy Solution

over the grapefruit and avocado slices. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Serve immediately.

1. Preheat oven to 200ºC. 2. In a small bowl, stir together butter, mustard, and honey. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together bread crumbs, pecans, and parsley.

3. Brush each salmon fillet lightly with honey mustard mixture, and sprinkle the tops of the fillets with the bread crumb mixture.

4. Bake salmon 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until it flakes easily with a fork. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with a wedge of lemon.

3. In the frying pan, combine raspberry jam, orange juice, and vinegar. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until sauce is reduced to desired consistency (sauce will thicken as it cools).

Spoon sauce in a pool onto a serving plate, and top with pork chops. Garnish with sprigs of thyme.

Quiz solutions Wordwheel Solution

Soduku Solution

Codebreaker Solution

1 Germany 2 Quartz 3 England 4 Squirrel fur 5 Fruit

6 Fish 7 White 8 Seven 9 Ecuador 10 Hare

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Not a cheap shot Photo credit: Wikimedia

Coffee lovers guide...

The Spanish drink a lot of coffee but not much tea - this is especially evident if you ever go into an electrical store to purchase an electric kettle. There will be row upon row of coffee machines but probably a choice of two kettles. Still, as the saying goes, when in Rome...

OVER A BARREL: Mature or an immature fake?

ACCORDING to experts, the €8,670 measure of Macallan 1878 vintage Scotch whisky bought at a St Moritz hotel was a fake.

The unnamed Chinese guest paid CHF9,999 (€8,670) for a 2cl measure of the single malt in the Devil’s Place bar at the Hotel Waldhaus in St Moritz, Switzerland which is in the Guinness Book of Records for having 2,500 varieties of whisky on offer, at the end of July.

Now the hotel has launched a full investigation after a number of

whisky enthusiasts raised concerns about the authenticity of the Macallan bottle, and may take legal action over the matter. Macallan owner Edrington has also promised to help with the inquiry.

“I got some information from a whisky expert that this bottle could be a fake,” said Sandro Bernasconi, manager of the hotel.

“I’ve done some research and talked to different people. I called the Chinese guest to tell him that it could be a fake and said we would

give the money back [if it is]. It’s very important to us to find out if it’s a real bottle or if it’s a fake.”

He added: “We’re open to find out the truth. If we had known it before, we would never have sold it.”

The labels on the dark-coloured glass bottle state that the whisky was distilled in 1878, and was matured in barrels for 27 years. Tests are likely to analyse the cork, glass, label and liquid. “If there are some fake bottles, then we have to destroy them,” said Bernasconi.

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New face of the Kia Sportage The all-new Sportage also has a 30 mm longer wheelbase, a 40 mm greater overall vehicle length, a more aerodynamic rear spoiler, longer front overhangs and shorter rear overhangs.

The wheel arches on the press vehicle were filled with 19” alloy wheels shod with low profile 245/45R19 tyres.

The completely redesigned interior features high quality materials and design integrity, as well as great practicality and a range of technologies to improve comfort, convenience, connectivity and safety. A range of new and updated engines and transmissions results in enhanced efficiency and performance, while ride, handling and refinement are all improved.

Safety is very high on the Kia agenda and the new Sportage comes with no less than six airbags, ISOFIX child-seat tether and anchor points fitted to the second row of seats, while pedestrian safety is further improved with a lower leading edge on the bonnet and a larger impact absorption area.

The Sportage also features

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Credit - Kia Motors

THE KIA SPORTAGE originally launched at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September 2015, has done good business for the brand and has now been superseded by the latest model which aims to continue the trend.

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Peugeot takes the Silk Way Rally Urumqi while driving off the main track to avoid a rocky river bed. His car tripped over a drainage channel, damaging it badly, and although the DKR Maxi was eventually able to be repaired, Loeb sprained a finger and couldn’t continue. Despite this misfortune, the French duo gained more experience and know-how of tackling long distance events.

Stéphane Peterhansel, the winner of the Dakar Rally this year (and the most successful driver in Dakar history) had his chances of Silk Way Rally victory ruined in the first week, when he lost two hours after an accident.

Nonetheless, from the bottom of the overall classification he fought back resiliently to claim a top-five finish, setting more fastest stage times on the Silk Way Rally than any other driver. Not only that, but Peterhansel performed

a vital role as ‘guardian angel’ over Despres in the closing stages of the rally, helping his colleague to maintain his leadership by being on hand to assist in the event of any issues. This proved to be invaluable, with Despres able to drive securely in the knowledge that his team mate was on hand.

“The rally did not end the way we wanted it to for myself and Daniel, but I’m very happy for the whole Peugeot team and

especially Cyril and David for this important victory,” said Peterhansel. “It was also a great feeling to lead the event with a good margin during the first week, and I think the Maxi was a key factor in helping to achieve this, although it was more suited to certain stages than others.

Now we will continue the development work, using all the important lessons we have learned from Silk Way, in preparation for the Dakar.”

Credits: Peugeot Media

PEUGEOT HAS triumphed again on the Silk Way Rally, which took place from Russia to China over two weeks, having also claimed the event last year with Cyril Despres. The French brand set off from the start in Moscow with three cars: one Peugeot DKR Maxi for Loeb, and two examples of the current Peugeot DKR, which also locked out the podium on the Dakar Rally in January.

The Peugeot DKR Maxi featured a wider track that was 10 centimetres longer on each side, as well as other technical improvements that were being trialled on the Silk Way Rally, for the Dakar Rally next year.

Sebastien Loeb used it to lead the rally at an impressive pace for the first week, claiming four stage wins in total. With an advantage of more than an hour, Loeb crashed the day after the rest day in

Sebastien Loeb preparing for the rally

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sport Moeen Ali spins England to victory... again ENGLAND’S CRICKETERS wrapped up a 3-1 series victory against South Africa with victory by 177 runs in the Fourth Test Match at Old Trafford. In the final innings, with the visitors set 380 for victory, England spinner Moeen Ali took 5 for 69 to finish the four match rubber with 25 wickets and a further 252 runs with the bat in the lower order.

His efforts in this match and across the series gained him both Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards.

It was a perfect start for Joe Root in his first series as England captain and saw his team win their first home series against South Africa since 1988, and for them was only their second defeat in 20

Test Match series away from home soil.

History was certainly not on South Africa’s side as they began their unlikely victory chase with two full days to get the 380 target. No side had previously made more than 294 to win in the fourth innings of an Old Trafford Test; England’s six wicket victory against New Zealand in 2008.

At one stage with former captain Hashim Amla (83) and current skipper Faf du Plessis (61) together, there was sniff at vic-

Photo credit: Twitter

VICTORY: England celebrate first home series win over South Africa for 19 years

tory as they took the score to 163 for 3. Enter Moeen Ali to take three wickets for five runs in 11 balls and the scoreboard quickly changed to read 173 for 6. The end came quickly for South Africa as they succumbed for 202.

England’s next Test opponents are the West Indies who play three matches beginning on August 17 with the first-ever day/night Test Match played in England at Edgbaston.

Uniquely, the Test Match season ends at Lord’s rather than the traditional Oval with the Third Test beginning on September 7.

Premier League 2017-18 gets underway THE 26th season of the Premier League begins tonight (Friday) as Arsenal play host to Leicester City and a full programme of fixtures continue across the weekend. Last season’s champions, Chelsea are at home to Burnley on Sunday afternoon.

The new faces for the forthcoming campaign are Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town who replace Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Hull City, relegated to the Championship. For Huddersfield, it’s the first time they’ve played in the top flight of

English league football since 1972 and in the Premier League for the first time in their history.

Some of the major signings between Premier League clubs include Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic moving to Man United, from Everton and Chelsea, respectively, and Kyle Walker moving to Man City from Tottenham. Javier Hernandez looks an excellent buy for West Ham, Jermain Defoe will score goals for Bournemouth and Everton have done well to bring in Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen and, not

forgetting Wayne Rooney.

The Premier League for this season sees two new faces pre-season and just three changes in total.

Marco Silva has left Hull to take charge of Liverpool’s opening day opponents Watford, while Frank de Boer and Mauricio Pellegrino have joined Crystal Palace and Southampton, respectively.

Additionally, Craig Shakespeare has also been confirmed as Leicester’s permanent manager, having been in temporary charge last season.