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Tourists day out SALOBREÑA is celebrating the World Tourism Day tomorrow (Friday) under the theme ‘Tourism and Water.’ Events include a tapas and wine tasting at the local Tourism Office at 12.30pm and free entrance to the castle during the day.

Badly hurt A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was in collision with a car while trying to cross the N340 road in Motril. He was admitted to the Santa Ana Hospital with severe injuries to his body. At the time of going to press, he was stable after surgery.

Rock rescue TWO young men were rescued by the Provincial Maritime Service after they got trapped at the Salobreña Rock due to heavy sea waves. They were both unharmed.

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Crash motorbiker accused of arson after fire near local shopping centre

A MOTORBIKER on the run has been arrested by Local Police officers for allegedly starting a fire near the

Rincon de la Victoria shopping centre. Even though the fire started next to a residential area, no homes had to be

evacuated. “Residents were scared because of the size of the flames, but no significant damage has been caused,” Infoca firefighters said. Two Infoca firefighter units, as well as Rincon de la Victoria, Velez-Malaga and Malaga firefighters helped put out the fire, stopping the traffic in a nearby road for two hours. The alleged arsonist was involved in a collision with a car on the A7 motorway in Rincon de la Victoria in which three people, two WATER PLANT: Expected to be built in the Aguahierro area, northeast Nerja. adults and an eight-yearold girl, were injured on Sunday. He then fled the scene and, according to sources, remained hidden next to the Rincon de la Victoria shopping centre for two WORK to build a much anticipated internet sites about the state of the days. sewage plant in Nerja might start at the water. Police believe the end of the year. In a meeting held with Environment accused had self-harmed Nerja, despite its normally crystal clear Ministry representatives in Madrid, Nerja as he had sustained an waters, has been attracting bad publicity mayor Jose Alberto Armijo stated the injury to his neck by the on social networking sites such as council is expecting the project to be time of his arrest. TripAdvisor for an alleged sewage passed in October. Police are reportedlly problem at the Burriana beach. This would be the last step before the investigating if the man Videos posted earlier this year verification of the suitability of the plot stole the motorbike from a purported to show raw sewage at the devoted for the plan in the Aguahierro man in Rincon de la Victoria popular bathing beach. And that has led area, and eventually its building. after threatening him with to worries British tourists may be put off “I hope the start of the works become a gun. coming to the town. The debate has a reality before the end of the year,” said The accused has been been going on for several years on Armijo. remanded in custody.

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Drug sales point raided and shut THE National Police have shut a marihuana selling point in VelezMalaga as part of a plan to prevent drug trafficking. Officers started an investigation earlier this month after receiving a warning about an active marihuana selling point in the Las Villas district in Velez-Malaga. Surveillance set up immediately after allowed the officers to locate a house where a great number of people reportedly went to buy the drugs. A further search confirmed the house to be a selling point as officers found drugs in glass containers ready to be sold. Two people, a 31year-old man and a 30year-old woman, were

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hunting shotgun without the necessary permit. One hundred and thirteen marihuana doses, a precision balance, tools to cut the drugs and €395 in cash, as well as the hunting shotgun, were seized in the course of the operation.

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NEWS Kept busy by cruisers THE Almuñecar Tourism Office has attended to 5,236 queries since the cruise season started in April.

Worker injured A 55-YEAR-OLD council worker was admitted to the Malaga Regional Hospital with numbness in the lower part of his body after falling from a height of three metres while installing a sound system for the Velez-Malaga feria.

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Danger boat arrests made TWO men have been arrested accused of being in charge of a small boat in danger of foundering. It was crammed with 70 illegal immigrants. National Police from Algeciras (Cadiz) arrested the two men after interviewing the occupants of the semi inflatable boat, measuring 10 metres by two-and-a-half metres,

which was intercepted off the coast of Motril. It had no lights, lifejackets or positioning devices and the motor was in a poor condition. Officers managed to indentify those in charge of the boat after a series of interviews with the immigrants, all of sub-Saharan origin.

One of the immigrants claimed to have paid €500 to be brought to Spain. It is estimated the earnings from the trip exceeded €35,000, sources added. Now two men, aged 28 and 25, have been arrested and remanded in custody.

Park works

A LIFT has been recently installed in the Nerja Health Centre, to make access for the disabled easier.

Eight hurt EIGHT people, including two pregnant women, were taken to Axarquia Hospital after they were injured in an accident involving two cars in VelezMalaga.

Grapes galore AXARQUIA farmers expect a grape harvest of 6.5 million kilos this year, putting an end to two consecutive years of low yields.

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THE new Campillos del Aceituno mayor, who took office after a vote of no confidence in the previous ruling team, has announced a reduction in the mayoral salary that will save the council €10,000 per year.

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FAMOUS: University of Salamanca, the oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest in Europe.

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1.5m students heading for university

OST of Spain’s approximately 1.5 million university students are now starting the new academic year. In Spain, there are almost 80 universities (29 of them private) with almost 240 campuses. The oldest which is still in operation is Salamanca University. Founded in 1134, it was given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the third oldest European university in continuous operation, behind Bologna, Oxford and La Sorbonne. It was the first European institution to receive the formal title of ‘University’ as such; it was granted by King Alfonso X in 1254 and recognised by Pope Alexander IV in 1255. The historical phrase ‘Multos et doctissimos Salmantica habet’ (many and very versed

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A NEW language interchange group is starting tomorrow (Friday) at 9pm in El Cenillero restaurant in Velez-Malaga. Led by English teacher Jennie Rhodes, the group aims at gathering people together to practice both Spanish and English. For more information, call: 685 030 143.

THE Young Farmers Association (ASAJA) has made a plea to the National Police to extend the aerial surveillance by helicopter over Axarquia fields to prevent the theft of sub-tropical fruit.

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MOTRIL Town Hall is carrying out refurbishment works worth €7,100 in the Chaquetas park after heavy rains caused a landslide which forced its closure.

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I’m going into the workshop again, you can come as mechanics.’ King Juan Carlos I, joking to the press about his hip operation this week, which was carried out at the Quiron University Hospital in Madrid, just hours after receiving 16 new ambassadors at the Zarzuela Palace.

Salamanca has) gives an idea of the prestige the institution acquired. Salamanca had a number of colleges (Colegios Mayores) founded as charitable institutions to enable poor scholars to attend the University. Salamanca draws students from across Spain and is the top-ranked university in Spain based on the number of students coming from other regions. There are currently around 19,000 students in first and second cycle studies (not including Master’s degrees and similar). Jose Luis Iborte, 85, from Huesca, has the Guinness Record for the highest number of university degrees in Spain and maybe in the world. He has eight Doctorate Cum Laude and 14 degrees with distinctions, including Philosophy and Letters, Political Science, Spanish, German, Classic and French Philology, Biology, Economics and Medicine.

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million tourists visited Spain in the first eight months of the year, which is 4.5 per cent more than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism. The number of British tourists rose by 6.8 per cent.

A MOTION asking the new regional Equality, Health and Social Relations representative, Maria Jose Sanchez Rubio for the building of a new health centre in Nerja will be passed at the next council meeting.

Avocado theft LOCAL Police officers have arrested a woman accused of stealing 14 kilos of avocados from an orchard in Motril.

Little breeders TWELVE chameleons, three female and three male adults plus six recently born, were freed at the Maro-Cerro Gordo Natural Park between Nerja and Almuñecar as part of a breeding plan.

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Plea for regional port MEMBERS of the conservative Partido Popular have urged the regional government to start the building of the Axarquia port. They want an ‘immediate’ start to the project planned to be built between Nerja and Torrox. Only 10 per cent of the 3,200

mooring points in the Province of Malaga are located in the Axarquia, proof of the ‘inequality’ in this region according to Malaga Provincial Government President, Elias Bendodo. Plans to build a port in the Axarquia Region go back to 1990, when the

Andalucian Port Authority highlighted the need for a port in the area. Several members of the regional government, including former President, Jose Antonio Griñan, promised to complete the project, but plans have remained at a standstill.

Anchovies galore to taste THE Boqueron Victoriano festival starts tomorrow (Friday) in Rincon de la Victoria. Free tastings of anchovies (boquerones), for which Malaga is famous, will be the main attraction of the festival. For the first time, the festival features a tapas route in which residents and visitors will have the chance to taste a boqueron tapa for only €2.50 including a drink.

BOQUERON: Key ingredient in the provincial gastronomy.

Feria time in Velez-Malaga VELEZ-MALAGA is in the midst of its San Miguel feria which started on Tuesday and is expected to last until Sunday. Authorities will open the daytime feria today

(Thursday) at 2pm in an event at the Las Carmelitas square followed by a concert by the Municipal Band. Several events are planned in the next few

days, including dance shows at the Andalucia promenade and the day of the children on Sunday, with special discounts on fairground rides.

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Get braced for drunken antics in new TV series BRITONS in Spain, and Mallorca in particular, are bracing themselves for another hit to their image with the return of ITV 2’s Magaluf Weekender. The first series gave an insight into what young Britons get up to whilst on holiday abroad, and attracted one million

viewers aged between 16 and 24-years-old. And much of it was not a pretty sight. The programme unashamedly played up to the image of drunken Brits abroad. Drunken party antics seemed to be the main ingredients of the ‘reality show’ and more of the

same is planned. But perhaps even more shocking than the bad behaviour on show are Facebook comments about the first series. In them, many young adults, who profess “to know Magaluf well,” said the series is ‘tame.’ Real life in the socalled ‘party capital’, they

Channel 4 will look for a place in the sun in Nerja BRITISH TV station, Channel 4 will be in Nerja to film an episode of its lifestyle show, A Place in the Sun. The programme focuses on helping British people find their dream holiday home overseas. At the same time it showcases the

Bomb exploded GUARDIA Civil officers have detonated an old Spanish Civil War era bomb found in TorroxCosta. A fisherman found the bomb on Ferrera beach and immediately called the authorities.

selected country’s culture and heritage. Six people, including its presenter, Amanda Lamb and the person interested in buying a property, will be in Nerja from September 30 to October 4 shooting the show. A Place in the Sun has aired for seven seasons in Britain so far, with Spain as one of the most requested destinations. This is not the first time Nerja has been chosen by a British TV channel as a location for the filming of one of its shows. The BBC filmed an episode of children’s series Woolly and Tig in the town at the beginning of August this year.

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Beat it! IT’S so long to the controversial statue of Michael Jackson that stands outside Fulham football club. The club’s owners say it does not fit in with a new scheme for Craven Cottage, so it will be sent back to former Fulham and Harrods’ owner, Mohamed Al Fayed.

Cyber raid EIGHT men have been arrested for

allegedly stealing £1.3 million (€1.54 million) from a London Barclays Bank branch. They are accused of taking control of one of its computer systems using a keyboard video mouse device.

Bra fiddle JOHN LEWIS, Debenhams and House of Fraser retailers are being investigated by the Office of Fair Trading for allegedly fixing the prices of sports bras.

No crossing THE government plans to build more than 100 bridges just for animals. A 2,700 m2 wildlife bridge opened last year with €35 fines for humans caught using it.

SERVICE: To improve.

Scrap the ‘tax’ A POLL for the National Housing Federation has found 59 per cent of voters want the new ‘bedroom tax’ scrapped. The findings come after it was revealed one in three council tenants hit by the benefit change, officially the ‘spare room subsidy’ have fallen into arrears.

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Cheers! MUNICH is in the midst of its beer festival, the Oktoberfest, to be held until October 6. This celebration, reportedly the world’s biggest, is expected to attract more than six million visitors.

A TIGER has killed its carer during a routine feed at the Münster zoo in western Germany. which happened in front of visitors. However, the zoo has decided the tiger won’t be destroyed. FESTIVAL: Largest.

What snakes? FRANKFURT police found seven snakes, three of them pythons, in the backpack of a woman they arrested for allegedly stealing €300 from a fellow passenger on a train. The woman claimed she knew nothing about them.

Survivor dies LITERARY critic and Holocaust survivor Marcel

PAVEL Astakhov, Russia’s children’s ombudsman, opposed the introduction of sex education to schools and suggested the young could learn about sex from reading Russian literature.

Budget cuts THE government has approved budget cuts over the next two years in what experts see as a sign that the Russian economy is not expected to revive soon.

On blacklist SOCIAL network Facebook was added to a blacklist by the Russian media watchdog for allegedly publishing ads for designer drugs on its website. A Facebook spokesperson told a Russian website the ads were caused by a computer bug.

Straight Tchaikovsky RUSSIA’S Culture minister Vladimir Medinsky has denied the

Oil mill INTERNATIONAL food producer Cargill has announced it has started to build a sunflower oil mill in the southern region of Volgograd. It is expected this plant will process up to 640,000 tons of sunflower seeds per year.

Summer time THE Duma could reverse Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s 2011 decision to keep Russia on summer time as the Duma’s Public Health Committee considers it has worsened people’s health.

Rents rise

Sex pay-out FOUR convicted sex criminals have been awarded between €49,000 and €73,000 in compensation for being held too long in preventative detention. They were originally sentenced when a 10-year rule for preventative detention, withdrawn in 2011, still applied.

PROPERTY price rises of 10 per cent in a year in London have had a knock on effect on rents. The average rent is the capital is now £1,126 (€1,335) a month, up by 4.8 per cent year-on-year.

Dog treat DOGS can get a treat at an ice-cream parlour in Perranporth, Cornwall. It is selling special ‘doggy’ ice-cream in flavours like roast beef and gravy and cheese and biscuits.

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Stories making headlines from Russia

homosexuality of composer Tchaikovsky stating there is no evidence that suggests so. This follows a controversy started after a film biopic of Tchaikovsky ignored the composer’s sexuality.

RYANAIR has pledged to improve customer service. Speaking at the company’s AGM CEO Michael O’Leary said: “We should try to eliminate things that unnecessarily piss people off.”

Reich-Ranicki has died in Frankfurt at the age of 93. Often called the ‘Pope of Literature,’ German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung described him as “the man who taught us to read.”

RUSSIAN PRESS Sex education?

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Stories making headlines in Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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Online-bullies

DENMARK - The Social Liberal Party, partner of the ruling Social Democrats party, wants to ban all non-medical circumcision of boys as a way of ‘protecting the unprotected.’

SWEDEN - An anti-bullying centre has opened in Stockholm following several cyber-bullying cases in the country. The centre is to host international conferences to train teachers how to prevent bullying.

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Poor children

NORWAY - Police have arrested two British men for allegedly threatening clients of their paving business in Baerum. There are around 60 British paving companies in Norway according to police.

NORWAY - 15.6 per cent of children in Oslo come from families below the poverty line, according to a report by Statistics Norway. This is double the national rate.

Rat city DENMARK – Nearly 700 calls were made to Copenhagen City Hall in July to complain about rats. The bad condition of the city’s ancient sewer system is said to be forcing the rodents to the surface. RATS: On patrol.

Ferry trip NORWAY - 10,000 reindeer from the Finnmark islands in northern Norway will be taken by ferry to their autumn pastures mainland to protect them from the cold.

Musical date SWEDEN – An annual competition to choose the country’s rep for the Eurovision Song Contest, will take place on March 8 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.

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Fare deal? BENIDORM bus fares are amongst the most expensive in Spain. An ordinary ticket costs €1.50 compared to €1.40 in Alicante city, €1.25 in Gijon (Asturias), €1.20 in Granada and €1 in both Fuengirola and Santiago de Compostela.

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MORE than 1,000 kilos of fruit which was being sold illegally in Marbella was handed over by Local Police to the Bancosol food bank and Aspandem Association for the Disabled.

Pay-out

Cyber targets

APPROXIMATELY 50,000 bars and restaurants closed in Spain between 2008 and 2012. Five thousand- 10 per cent of the national total - were located in the Valencian Community.

Nazi salute THE PP expelled a member of its youth branch, Nuevas Generaciones, photographed in Paterna (Valencia) giving the Nazi salute. Four similar incidents are under review in the region.

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Big rise THE Valencia Region has seen Spain’s highest increase in international tourist arrivals in the first eight months of the year. The Frontier Tourist Movement Survey (Frontur) highlighted an increase of 11.8 per cent, to 4.3 million tourists.

Signed up THIRTY people of British, Irish, French, Belgian and Scandinavian nationalities have signed up to Torrevieja’s free basic Spanish language courses, which have now been running for over a decade.

THE Andalucian Health Service has been ordered to pay €600,000 to a girl, nine, who was left severely disabled after an infection at birth.

HELPING HAND: John Griffith, with Keira and her mother Debbie. A CHARITY shop is appealing for people to give money to. The Moraira Charity Shop, which stepped in to help disabled girl Keira with €2,500 for intensive therapy, as reported in last week’s EWN, has a large fund at its disposal to help the elderly or people in need. In the last year it has handed out €30,000. And it is not alone. The Charity Shop Library in Javea has also stepped in to help cerebal palsy sufferer Keira. The five-year-old needed not just the cost of the treatment, but approximately €600 for accommodation. The Charity Shop Library stepped in with the full cost, plus another €400 for ‘extras.’ Georgina Harvey, of the Javea charity explained that they wanted to help as many people as possible. “We try to give away €60,000 a year,” she said. Meanwhile John Griffith, who is on the committee of the Moraira Charity Shop, explained that they are always on the lookout for deserving causes. He said: “When we saw the EWN story about Keira we wanted to help.” http://morairacharityshop.com and http://www.charityshoplibrary.com.

News from our editions With six editions and read by more than half a million people, EWN is Spain’s largest free local English- language newspaper

Still life ‘STILL life and more’ is the title of the new exhibition on display at the Casino Mediterráneo Orihuela Costa by German painter Willibald Gitterer which will be on display until October 29.

MALLORCA

Fire damage

In custody

NINETY wildfires have burned 71.66 hectares of forest land since the start of the year across the Murcia Region.

A COUPLE, the owner of a brothel and one of its waitresses, have been remanded in custody for their alleged implication in a swindle case in which more than €200,000 were stolen from their clients after obtaining their credit card’s PIN.

Dream on FOUR Torrevieja athletes are being supported by the local council in their Olympic dream. Grants of €14,000 will be shared among the four who have a good chance of reaching the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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THE International Valencian Paella Competition was held recently in Sueca (Valencia) where Julian Garcia of the Posada Real in Santa Maria de Campo Rus (Cuenca) produced “the best paella in the world.”

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MALAGA-BORN actor Antonio Banderas will lend his voice to one of the characters in the second SpongeBob SquarePants film.

Paella winner

THE Valencian Community has 250 installations vulnerable to cyber attack. They include the Cofrentes nuclear power station, airports and water treatment plants.

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Cyclist hurt A GERMAN cyclist, aged 48, has been admitted to the Manacor Hospital with

severe injuries to her body after she was involved in a collision with a 4x4 in Cala Millor.

Bouncer in jail A COURT in Palma has sentenced a bouncer to 16 months in prison after he punched a client in the face, causing injuries to the victim’s nose and upper lip and a broken tooth.

Theft arrest TWO women were arrested by Local Police officers for allegedly trying to steal a British woman’s handbag in Magaluf. The victim’s boyfriend was also arrested after he assaulted a minor who was with the arrested.

Teachers protest TEACHERS on the Balearic Islands are planning their second week of protests against the regional government’s language policy in schools. The Balearic Islands Trade Union claimed a 69.97 per cent turnout for the protest outside the Balearic Parliament on Tuesday.

Five star MALAGA City Hall has proposed building a five-star hotel at the port, to attract more meetings and conferences.

White slaves MORE than 420 people were arrested in Spain in the first six months of 2013 for ‘white slave trade’. More than 6,600 people are thought to be at risk of sexual exploitation.

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Deal netted THE fishing industry in Almeria province has been given a massive boost with the news that Mercadona will supply their stores in Madrid with fish caught in the ports of Almeria, Adra and Garrucha.

Mystery hero A MYSTERY man managed to rescue a total of nine people who were bathing in the Cala del Plomo, (Nijar). Nothing is known yet about the hero who saved the swimmers with the help of a rope in the tiny cove.

Clean-up MORE than 50 volunteers took part in the cleaning of the beaches Piedra Villazar and Cantal, in Mojacar on Sunday. As part of the world beach cleaning day 30 divers helped to clear rubbish from the sea bed while other volunteers helped to clean the beaches.

Festival planned THE third edition of the Almeria Western Film Festival (AWFF 2013) is set to start. The festival will open to the public on October 2 and will continue to October 5.

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Economy set for expansion SPAIN’S economy is set to advance this quarter. This is what the government, particularly Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, has promised all along and analysts are cautiously agreeing. But the improvement will be minimal

according to statistics prepared for the Savings Banks Foundation (Funcas). A third-quarter GDP increase of 0.1 per cent on second-quarter figures is now predicted instead of the zero growth that Funcas forecast in July. The increase will reduce the GDP’s anticipated fall by two decimal points to 1.3 per cent instead of the 1.5 per cent expected this year. Predicted growth of 0.7 per cent for 2014 will owe less to domestic demand and report continued, to the consumption than the extent that the capacity for export sector, the one dealing with them is area that remains ‘seriously compromised’ in buoyant. ‘more than a few’ The improvement prosecution departments. will fail to provide No kind of filter exists in employment and the the judicial machinery for crisis is set to channelling these claims. continue next year, As a result, an Funcas said. ‘overwhelming’ number of Although the petitions have to be unemployment rate is rejected, the report said. expected to shrink Most alleged fundafrom this year’s 26.5 mental rights violations are per cent to 25.9 per related to breached cent in 2014, this will indemnity guarantees and be the result of a the employee’s right to reduction in the judicial protection against working population reprisals for claiming and not the number rights. of jobless.

Sacking claims clog up courts AS the crisis continues, appeals against dismissal have escalated. Lawsuits launched by aggrieved workers claiming that employers breached their fundamental rights have become commonplace instead of exceptional, the Fiscalia General del Estado (State Prosecution Service) said. The increase is overloading public prosecution departments, claimed the 2012 report, published at the start of the 2013-2014 Judiciary Year. The Fiscalia is barely prepared to handle so many complaints, the

Madrid falls from tourist favour THE 34 million foreign tourists visiting Spain between January and July broke all records. But while this was 3.9 per cent more than in 2012, the 2.4 million foreign tourists who visited Madrid during the same period fell by 5.7 per cent. The Madrid region has now experienced three consecutive months of dwindling foreign tourism, a Ministry of Industry survey revealed. Although there were more US

tourists, there was a noticeable fall in Italian, French and Latin American visitors to Madrid. Nationally, the Valencian Community experienced the steepest rise in foreign tourism during the first six months of the year, with a 12.2 per cent increase. Cataluña continued to receive more foreign tourists than any other region, followed by Baleares, the Canary Islands and Andalucia.

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STAT OF WEEK Cataluña’s wine and cava exports increased by 0.7 per cent to €261.3 million during the second quarter. They account for 19.2 per cent of the region’s foreign sales.

New job JOSEP PIQUE, ex-president of Vueling, goes as chief executive to Spanish construction company OHL. Early rumours named him to replace Antonio Vazquez as Iberia president.

Bonds sale

FORECAST: PM Rajoy may be right.

SPANISH region CastileLeon is hoping to raise €200m with a bonds sale, the first by an autonomous region since January.

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Most Advanced Verenium Corporation Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Sierra Wireless, Inc. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Energy Recovery, Inc. Naugatuck Valley Financial Corporation IntriCon Corporation Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Pendrell Corporation Lifeway Foods, Inc. Horizon Pharma, Inc.

$ 3.97 1.46 / + 58.17% $ 4.74 0.94 / + 24.74% $ 14.74 2.29 / + 18.39% $ 43.30 6.61 / + 18.02% $ 63.94 7.51 / + 13.31% $ 7.67 0.90 / + 13.29% $ 7.94 0.82 / + 11.52% $ 3.39 0.3382 / + 11.08% $ 2.18 0.21 / + 10.66% $ 2.19 0.21 / + 10.61% $ 14.09 1.25 / + 9.74% $ 3.42 0.292 / + 9.34%

Most Declined Prosensa Holding N.V. BlackBerry Limited Dawson Geophysical Company CHS Inc Emmis Communications Corporation Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. RMG Networks Holding Corporation Trade Street Residential, Inc. Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. Supertel Hospitality, Inc.

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

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Cookie monster’s money tips! IF a child is confronted with a tasty marshmallow, what do they do? Eat it or save it for later? This simple scenario is the basis of a very famous psychological experiment to test a child’s self-control. The results point to how a child may fair financially in the future. In 1972, 1,000 children were studied - each child was sat in a chair and one delicious marshmallow was placed in front of them. The children were told: “You can have one marshmallow now, or two in 10 minutes, if you wait.” Most of the children tested wolfed down the little pillow of sweetness within moments. Only one third of the children waited the 10 minutes to receive two marshmallows. The experiment proved just how hard it is for children to have self-control and be able to see benefits in the future. But teaching children selfcontrol is vital according to the

IRRESISTIBLE: How many children would be able to resist the temptation of a sweet treat in front of them?

Loose change A look at finance for females Jane Plunkett results of the study, which followed the same 1,000 children for more than 30 years. In short, the two thirds that showed no self-control in the marshmallow test were in deep

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financial trouble by their early 30s. The high self-control children, however, are apparently doing very well. They are entrepreneurs, own their own homes and have retirement plans.

Self-control and learning to save at a young age is extremely important and, luckily for parents, Sesame Street is here to help. Over its four decades, the children’s programme has taught tiny tots a lot of valuable lessons. Now Sesame Street friends Elmo, Grover and Cookie Monster are teaching children self-control in order to save money too. In one episode the furry puppet Elmo explains to kids the importance of savings. Elmo explains that when we want something, we can’t have it immediately - that we have to build towards getting it. He uses the example of a ‘stupendous ball’ he wants that costs $5. Throughout the episode Elmo has to do small jobs to earn $5 over some time. If the self-control of our threeyear-old selves really does predict financial prosperity in the future, then I suggest all parents ensure that their children listen carefully to what the Cookie Monster has to say!

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BUSINESS EXTRA

Orange alert FRENCH mobile operator, Orange, wants Spain’s monopolies commission (CNC) to suspend the agreement between Telefonica and Yoigo to provide 4G services, as this amounts to price-fixing they claimed.

Ideas man EMILIO BOTIN has appointed Rodrigo Rato, ex-president of Bankia, as special adviser to Santander’s international board. Rato will ‘contribute ideas for the bank’s international strategy.’

Tough decision INDUSTRIAL bakery Panrico is suspending 4,000 employees’ September pay cheques. Panrico, consistently undercut by supermarkets’ own-labels, will use the cash to pay suppliers.

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INDITEX, the world’s biggest clothing retailer, has seen sales grow, even though profit growth has slowed. The owner of the Zara chain signalled it was not immune to the depressed European markets, where cut price competition combined with a cold spring and foreign currency fluctuations combined to drive down profit margins after a particularly strong 2012. But analysts said the Spanish group’s model of rapidly-changing fashion ranges remained among the best in the industry, and noted fast-growing Asian markets had overtaken Spain as its biggest source of sales for the first time. “We continue to believe Inditex will deliver double digit earnings growth in the

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Inditex still growing despite narrowing profit margins

GROWING: Zara leading Inditex growth. medium term and can hold its multiple,” said Bernstein analysts, referring to the company’s shares, which trade at 25 times earnings forecasts for 2013 versus a

sector average of 16, according to Thomson Reuters data. Inditex, which owns eight brands including upmarket Massimo Dutti and

teen label Bershka, said net profit rose 1 per cent to €951 million in the six months to July, reported Reuters. That beat analysts’ average forecast of €926 million, helped by control of

costs and a lower tax rate. The gross margin slipped to 58.6 per cent of sales versus 59.6 per cent the year before. However, Inditex said it expected gross margins to end the year broadly stable - 50 basis points higher or lower than what it considered to be an exceptional margin in 2012.It also reported a pick-up in sales growth following a weak spring season. Retail sales fell in Spain for the 37th straight month in July and the country still accounts for 19.3 per cent of Inditex’s sales, albeit down from 21.5 per cent a year ago. However, the group said sales in Asia, Australia and Africa had overtaken Spain to account for 21.7 per cent of the total, up from 20.2 per cent a year earlier. Inditex’s shares have tripled in value in five years.

Counting on higher harvest

OLIVE OIL: Prices have risen.

HIGH olive oil prices after last year’s drought-stricken crop could leave a smile on farmers’ faces. Prices for premium oils are up a third from last year. With this year’s Spanish crop expected to yield about 1.4m tonnes it could mean a financial fillip for growers.

Spain’s debt continues to grow despite cutbacks WHILE a return to economic growth is on the cards, Spain’s national debt continued to rise in June. The country owes an eye-watering €942.8 billion according to the Spanish Central Bank. That is the equivalent of 92.2 per cent of the country’s economic output for a year. The bank forecasts, if trends continue, that it could reach 100 per cent within three years. Despite austerity measures that have seen cuts in public services across the board, debt has grown 15 per cent in a year. The figure broke the target of 91.4 per cent set by the Spanish government. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s aim to reduce public spending by €150 billion between 2012 and 2014, is proving a tough target with unemployment of 26 per cent reducing the tax take and pushing up spending on benefits.

Banks face ‘haircut’ BANKS owed billions by insolvent frozen fish company Pescanova are being asked to take a 70 to 75 per cent ‘haircut.’ A KPMG audit showed the company had a debt of €3.6 billion, making it one of the country’s biggest bankruptcies. Most of that is believed to be owed to the Sabadell, Popular, Caixabank and NovaGalicia banks. New chairman Juan Manuel Urgoiti was due to meet bank representatives. It is thought he wants them to accept losses as part of a plan to relaunch the firm. But he might have his work cut out as, in an independent action, accounting firm

PwC is drawing up a viability plan to save the company. Measures could include a fire sale of assets and an exchange of debt for shares. That would give the banks control of the company. Whether the banks want to get into the frozen fish industry is another question. Urgoiti is a former chairman of Banco Gallego and sits on the board of directors at success story Inditex, owners of Zara clothing retailers. Former chairman Manuel Fernandez de Sousa and nine former executives face a string of charges in the criminal courts. Several are alleged to have made millions of euros fraudulently.

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Just who do you think you are kidding ? INTERESTING to read in the finance pages (Issue 1472) that Telefonica (or Movistar) bosses think they can stop losing customers. They must be kidding! They had better think again unless they change their customer service. Telefonica rebranded as Movistar largely because it had such a dire reputation for service. If my experience is anything to go by nothing has changed. I have now moved to a smaller provider after a long list of delays and problems with Movistar and am very happy to have done so. My new phone company actually seems to want my custom. It is cheaper and offers far better service. So if Movistar, which lost 248,000 customers in March, really wants to turn things around they should sack their head of customer services and employ someone who actually cares for their clients. Jonathan McNamara, Elche (Alicante).

Justice questions TWO stories attracted my attention (Costa del Sol Issue 1472). Firstly, Assault revenge. “A man, 26, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman, 29. Her partner, 35, was arrested for beating the attacker unconscious.” Should the partner of the sexually assaulted lady just have stood by and done nothing to protect/defend his lady companion? Secondly, Bazaar attack. “Four people were arrested in Malaga for allegedly attacking the owner of a Chinese bazaar. The victim’s husband was also arrested for hitting them with a stick.” Should he have just stood by and done nothing to protect/defend his wife? Two defenders of innocents protecting their loved ones and arrested? Is this sensible, true justice? Jack Nusbaum, Torremolinos (Malaga).

Big picture…

SO! Mary Hopkins (Letters, Issue 1471) is perfectly happy to buy from the looky looky men without looking at the bigger picture. She asks can someone “explain”

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Money monsters I AGREE with CG that the ruination of Africa is charity (Letters Issue 1470). Some of these charities seem to be money-making ‘monsters.’ A few months ago I managed to get in touch with two of these so called charities, I complained about their use of young children on the TV adverts. The answer I got was that they were ‘paid actors,’ this referred to a little lad standing in a cot with tears in his eyes. Can you believe it? Then a few weeks later they began showing an advert with a baby a few months old, could that be another actor? They are sick making money the way they are doing. I think they should be educating the populations about birth control! NW Comares (Malaga).

Some exile! I took this picture of housemartins, at the bottom of our garden, being fed by mum and dad. It was extraordinary watching them as neither parent alighted but fed them on the wing.

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why the police are set on stopping them. I will try! They most probably do not pay their dues, social or taxes. Many of the goods are counterfeit and some are most probably dangerous (small loose bits dangerous to children, lead paint etc) and are often shoddy and sub-standard. The source of the goods comes from cheap (sweat shop) labour, and most probably from black (drugs/ arms/laundered) money. They are also taking money away from legitimate traders and shops. When the police arrive they pack up and run away because they know they are breaking the law and selling fake goods. If you cannot afford designer goods why buy sub-standard ones that fall to bits? Go to the normal shops and buy something really comparable. I know

these people need to make a living but there are other jobs like cleaning, gardening, window cleaning. Mick Scarles, Javea (Alicante)

Looky out! AFTER visiting Torrox Costa market we took some friends visiting from the UK to a favourite Chinese restaurant on the front for a menu del dia. For the next couple of hours we were pestered every 10 to 15 minutes by hawkers with no respect for our privacy. They were not deterred with a wave of no thanks or even a ‘no gracias’ so our conversations or meal had to be interrupted to, as politely as possible, tell them to go away. As the restaurant owners, who I believe have the right to stop them entering their premises and can be fined if they are caught selling there, seem to turn a blind eye, maybe they are on a percentage. We felt like sitting targets. We would like to be able to have an internationally recognised sign on the table that says no hawkers and be left to enjoy the meal and company. We now seriously think twice about returning to any restaurant where we have been pestered. Diane Clark (By email)

IN response to the letter from Charles Roasad (Gibraltar suffered as well, Issue 1472) on the subject of the award for gallantry for Gibraltar. l find his comparison between the way the citizens of Gibraltar and Malta were managed in some cases amusing. I’m sure the citizens of Malta would have been delighted to have been sent to Jamaica or Madeira. Unfortunately nobody asked them. As for being bombed by the Italians that’s a joke - they used to drop their load in the sea and be home before tea. Ask any Maltese, they loved being bombed by the Italians. As for not asking for the award, see page 73 in the same paper reference Felix Alvares’s comment. (The chairman of the Equality Right Group welcomed a UK Parliamentary question about the George Cross). Clive Graham (By email) Editor’s note; the letters referred to are about a call for Gibraltar to be awarded the George Cross, as happened to Malta in World War 2.

Well done! GREAT news about Keira having her therapy paid for (Issue 1472). Well done to all at Moraira charity shop, you are the sort of people that make life worthwhile! Diana Evans, Javea (Alicante)

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OPINION & COMMENT

Burka controversies are a ploy to bring in Islamic message

HAT no one seems to realise is that all this burka business is simply yet another ploy to bring the Islamic ‘message’ into the front rooms of the ‘infidels.’ Another weapon in the hands of those who would take over our culture and ultimately our democratic freedom. A dozen or so years back no one had even heard of Islam, let alone be interested enough to discuss its pros and cons. Now it’s everywhere. You can’t pick up a newspaper without some Islamic follower spouting off about being ‘offended’ by some action taken by the follower of a different faith, generally Christian. As a Christian country, the UK populace has to be made completely aware that our culture is totally unacceptable to these people, irrespective of how many ‘moderates’ declare otherwise. To these extremists we are the evil face of the non-believer and the

CHOICE: Democratic right.

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ultimate goal of their branch of Islam is to rid the world of all who don’t totally encompass the teachings of the prophet Mohamed. We have to make some kind of stand against those who would take away our freedom and plunge our free thinking, often tragically naive populace back into the dark ages. The lessons are there for the taking. All we have to do is take a leaf out

of many Islamic countries’ book. Some don’t allow Christian churches to be erected. Therefore we curb the building of mosques, before there’s one on every street. They don’t allow anyone, even in private, to worship anything other than Islam. We therefore have to firmly discourage the taking over of whole streets by praying congregations. We have to let these people know that halal meat can never be obligatory and pork will always be on the school menu. We must bring home loud and clear that the Union Jack is the flag of our country and it will be flown over

every school in the land if so desired. We must endeavour to prevent ‘no go’ areas and make it absolutely clear that Sharia law is not the law of our land and never will be. Most of all we must stop being petrified to cause offence to these people. So they’re easily ‘offended.’ So what? What are they going to do if we ban the burka in all public institutions (which we should). Declare war? In Islamic countries I’ve seen Western women smacked on their bare arms and calves with pretty hefty sticks wielded by ‘religious police.’ I’m not condoning the physical removal of women’s face masks, but if something isn’t done, I can see the only course of action being one of violence. Do you really want to see our suburbs resembling those of the Syrians? For all our sakes, and especially our children, please God let it never come to that. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

END COLUMN Cornwall hail storm A FREAK hail storm left the Cornish town of Boslowick in Falmouth looking like a winter wonderland following the hottest summer in years.

Phone home A JAPANESE robot, Kirobo, orbiting 230 miles above Earth at 17,000 mph broadcast a message from the International Space Station in the first time a robot has spoken from space.

President’s loo HOMELAND star Damian Lewis admitted he took a picture of his wife, Helen McCrory in the White House toilet when they were invited for a state dinner with Barack Obama last year.

Love’s annoying little traits…

OMEN on the Costa Blanca, whilst deeply in love with their partners, didn’t have to think too long about what annoyed them most. “My list is far too long,” joked housewife Linda Williams, aged 27, from Dolores. Whilst saying what was most annoying was often his lack of help around the house and with the children, she did get him to change his ways, even if she did have to nag a little. “If he helps me I get it done quicker so we have more time together just the two of us.” Lisa Yates from urbanisation Oasis, who runs a family restaurant, has not been quite so successful in getting her Spanish partner to change his annoying characteristics. One of her biggest gripes is his getting a clean glass for every drink he has, even if it is the same drink and leaving the old cup lying around. She has been a little more devious to make her point

You love your partner… but what is the most annoying characteristic that he or she has? Did you let your partner know? How did you overcome it?

LINDA: Got her man to change his ways.

TINA AND LARRY: Just go with flow.

clear. She said: “Once I hid all the cups and glasses so he could not find them. He also keeps using my phone charger so I hide that as well.” She added: “I don’t think there’s any getting over these habits, you just learn to live with it.” Steve

Kendrew,

STEVE: Nod in agreement.

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other men nodding in agreement. He said: “My wife knows she is always right. How do I overcome it? I just nod in agreement and carry on regardless.”

electrician from Cambridgeshire who was visiting relatives in Almeria province, may have

Tina and Larry Kelly, who are both retired and split their time between Arboleas and

Dublin, have been married for 50 years. Larry said: “My wife talks too much, sometimes I just switch off.” Tina said: “My husband is a perfectionist, everything he does has to be 100 per cent perfect. Sometimes it drives me mad, he won’t leave a job until it is done. I just go with the flow.” And Chris Reynolds, 49, a chef on holiday in Fuengirola from his Bournemouth, UK, home said: “My wife thinks things to herself, doesn’t tell me, then when I do not know what she is talking about she accuses me of not listening! “That is annoying. The first few years I honestly thought she was right and I either missed things or forgot them. It only slowly dawned on me that it was because she never told me in the first place. “She still does it after 25 years, so I don’t suppose there is anything I can do about it now.”

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4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm The X Factor USA 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm The Magaluf Weekender 12:50am Crazy Beaches

4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm Educating Yorkshire 11:00pm My Tattoo Addiction 12:05am The Fried Chicken Shop

4:30pm Countdown 5:15pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 10:00pm The IT Crowd 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:20am Big Fat Quiz of the 80s 1:50am Random Acts

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BBC1 4:00pm Cycling 5:00pm Final Score 6:10pm BBC News 6:20pm Regional News 6:25pm Weather 6:30pm I Love My Country 7:15pm Pointless 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:25pm Atlantis 10:15pm The National Lottery Draws 10:25pm Casualty 11:15pm BBC News 11:28pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 12:55am The Football League Show 2:10am Weatherview

BBC2

5:00pm Cycling 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm The Wonder of Dogs 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Count Arthur Strong 9:00pm The 70s 10:00pm Mock the Week 10:30pm The Sarah Millican Slightly Longer Television Programme 11:10pm Dara O'Briain: Craic Dealer 12:10am Wonder Boys 1:55am Distant Voices Still Lives 3:15am This is BBC Two

ITV

4:05pm The X Factor 5:05pm Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 6:55pm Local News and Weather 7:05pm ITV News and Weather 7:20pm You've Been Framed and Famous! 8:20pm Stepping Out 9:20pm The X Factor 10:50pm Through the Keyhole 11:50pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 12:05am 10,000 Bc 2:00am Jackpot247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show

ITV 2

4:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 5:00pm The Hot Desk: Kings of Leon 5:15pm You've Been Framed! 5:45pm You've Been Framed! 6:15pm You've Been Framed! 6:45pm Happy Feet 8:50pm Evan Almighty 10:50pm The Xtra Factor 11:50pm Celebrity Juice 12:40am The Magaluf Weekender 1:40am Crazy Beaches 2:10am The X Factor 3:30am Life's Funniest Moments 3:55am Teleshopping

Channel 4

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:45pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm The Taking of Pelham 123 12:10am Hitman

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MONDAY

BBC1 4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pm Motorway Cops 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Saving Syria's Children 12:05am BBC News: The Editors

TUESDAY

BBC1

4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Stephen Lawrence Unity Concert 12:35am Who Do You Think You Are?

BBC2

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two

ITV2

TUESDAY

8:00pm - You’ve Been Framed! Comedy show which features a selection of camcorder catastrophes and video disasters.

BBC2

5:15pm Flog It! 6:00pm Rugby League 7:00pm Great British Railway Journeys 7:30pm The Great British Bake Off 8:30pm The Ginge the Geordie and the Geek 9:00pm The Crane Gang 10:00pm The Story of the Jews 11:00pm The Wrong Mans 11:30pm QI XL

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food 10:00pm The Midwives 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks

4:05pm You've Been Framed! 4:35pm Big Star's Little Star 5:35pm Downton Abbey 7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm Surprise Surprise 8:30pm The X Factor 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:05pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:20pm Larry Crowne 1:10am Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights 2:00am The Store

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

ITV

ITV 2

5:40pm The X Factor 7:10pm The Xtra Factor 8:10pm Mr Bean's Holiday 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm Fast and Furious 1:10am The X Factor

Channel 4

5:00pm Location, Location, Location 6:05pm Channel 4 News 6:25pm The Political Slot 6:30pm American Football Live at Wembley 9:00pm Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home 10:00pm Big Fat Quiz of the 90s 11:35pm Gogglebox 12:20am Alan Carr: Chatty Man

ITV

ITV 2

5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm The X Factor 10:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 11:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary

Channel 4

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals

WEDNESDAY

8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:00pm The Wrong Mans 10:30pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:00pm Later Live... with Jools Holland 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm UEFA Champions League

4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Country Show Cook Off 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm The Great British Year 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Father Figure

BBC2

4:45pm Elephant Diaries 5:15pm South Pacific 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party Political broadcast by the Conservative Party. 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Bake-ation 9:00pm The House That £100k Built 10:00pm Science Britannica 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Today at the Conference

ITV

4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Big Star's Little Star 10:00pm Whitechapel 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Exposure 12:35am James Nesbitt's Ireland 1:05am Jackpot247

ITV 2

6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 10:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 11:00pm Crazy Beaches 11:30pm Celebrity Juice

5:10pm The Real Housewives of Vancouver 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Girlfriends 11:00pm Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 1:15am Fake Reaction

6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Double Your House for Half the Money 10:00pm My Big Fat Gypsy Christening 11:00pm London Irish 11:30pm My Tattoo Addiction

5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm The Three Day Nanny 10:00pm Grand Designs 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:45pm My Big Fat Gypsy Ladies' Day

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Girls dressing up for girl friends POOR DIET: Middle-aged men are at risk of depression.

Comfort food can be depressing MIDDLE-AGED men eating a poor diet are at greater risk from depression. A study by a university in Finland, of more than 2,000 men, found that those who ate more junk food, such as processed meat and sugary drinks are more likely to suffer. The study found those who ate most vegetables, fruits, berries, whole grains, poultry, fish and low fat cheese suffered less symptoms and, during 13 years of follow up, had a lower risk of suffering from depression. In the UK, depression hits 19 per cent of people with 21 per cent of women reporting symptoms and 16 per cent of men.

Smell the coffee A COFFEE perfume has been created to help funds for a cancer charity. As part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning,’ being held tomorrow (Friday) by Macmillan Cancer Support, the three fragrances, based on the

scent of coffee beans, will be available to purchase. Macmillan hopes to raise more than £15m (€17m) from the coffee mornings across the world. For more information visit www.macmillan.org.uk/ coffee.

WOMEN spend more time getting ready for a night out with girl-friends than for a date. A new study on 2,000 women conducted by Malibu Rum found that on average, women spend 40 minutes getting ready for a date, but more than an hour getting ready for a night out with friends. Two thirds of the women involved in the study said the reason behind this is they want to ‘wow’ their friends by looking the best they can and also admitted to comparing their appearance to that of their pals. And for this reason spend more time preening than they perhaps normally would. Whereas 50 per cent of women admitted they have to rush to get ready for a date night, because their partners are ready considerably faster and lack patience.

NIGHT OUT: Everyone wants to ‘wow’ their friends. For some, however, it’s about the revelling and enjoying the process with a cocktail or glass of wine, and the music on whilst choosing the best outfit, hair and make-up to complete the look.

That’s why, according to the study a further 44 per cent of the women surveyed also admitted they enjoy the experience of getting ready to go out with friends just as much as the night out itself.

Probiotics can help mental disorders LOWER levels of healthy bacteria in the digestive tract could cause mental health issues such as ‘anxiety, autism and schizophrenia.’ Some scientists are beginning to recognise the power of healthy gut bacteria, especially seeing that the average adult carries up to five pounds of bacteria in their digestive tract. A study published in Nutritional Neuroscience from The Great Plains Laboratory, has shown that HPHPA levels - the chemical byproduct of the clostridia bacteria - are much higher in the urine of autistic children. Probiotics are commonly consumed in fermented foods with specially added active live cultures, such as in yoghurt, and boost good bacteria.

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about how things should be at home this Christmas. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more ʻhands onʼ than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Your relationships to others

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you. Itʼs a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard to a business venture. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is

TODAY:

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer. Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support. It will be through others that real progress will be made.

TODAY:

HOW TO PLAY Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

VIRGO (August 24 September 23) As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas.

Saturday September 21

25 30

BONUS BALL

THUNDERBALL

BONUS BALL

EURO MILLIONS Friday September 20

11 38

45 3

LA PRIMITIVA Saturday September 21

LUCKY STARS

Mon - 26 19 Cl Tues - 26 19 Sh Wed - 26 19 S

Fri Sat Sun -

Benidorm

26 18 Cl 26 18 Sh 24 16 Cl

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MAX MIN

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Mon - 23 17 Sh Tues - 24 17 Cl Wed - 24 17 Sh

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30 20 Cl 27 19 Cl 28 19 Cl

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CLEAR

MAX 31C, MIN 15C

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Mon - 24 17 Cl Tues - 24 17 Sh Wed - 24 17 S

27 18 Cl 24 18 Sh 23 17 Cl

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TODAY:

MAX 27C, MIN 19C

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MAX MIN

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Mon - 26 12 Sh Tues - 27 12 Sh Wed - 27 12 Cl

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SUNNY

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MAX MIN

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28 21 Cl 27 20 Cl 26 20 Cl

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Fri Sat Sun Fog,

Sn Snow,

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C Cloud,

Sh Showers,

Th Thunder

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

TARGET:

Very good: 18 Excellent: 22

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ache, acre, arch, cape, care, carp, cart, cert, chap, char, chat, cure, curt, cute, each, echt, ecru, etch, pace, pact, puce, race, tach, tech, acute, apace, caper, caput, carat, caret, carte, cater, chart, cheap, cheat, chert, chute, crape, crate, crept, cruet, cuter, eruct, pacer, parch, patch, peach, perch, ratch, reach, react, recap, recta, retch, teach, trace, truce, acuter, apache, apercu, carpet, charta, curate, hepcat, preach, teacup, arcuate, capture, chapeau, chapter, chateau, trachea, PARACHUTE

Word ladder

LOTTERY IRISH LOTTO

MAX MIN

29 20 C 27 19 Cl 28 19 Cl

CLEAR

SUNNY

TODAY:

Barcelona TODAY:

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket. Holding on to it is your best bet. .

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised.

UK THUNDERBALL

Fri Sat Sun -

easy to both save and make extra money. Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air.

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Almeria

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Fri Sat Sun -

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

DAYDREAMING

1. According to the ‘fortunetelling’ nursery rhyme, a child born on which day of the week would be ‘loving and giving?’ 2. According to the Western Christian calendar, what is the first day of Lent? 3. In which 1980 British gangster film did Bob Hoskins star as Harold Shand, an old-fashioned London gangster who was aspiring to become a legitimate businessman, albeit with the financial support of the American Mafia, with a plan to redevelop the then-disused London Docklands as a venue for a future Olympic Games? 4. On which day of the week does the British monarch traditionally offer ‘alms’ (known as Maundy money) to deserving senior citizens, one man and one woman for each year of the sovereign’s age?

Alicante TODAY:

MAX MIN

linked to the home environment are going well. Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated. What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun.

4-star quiz

Nonagram

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure.

October 2: Maribel Verdu 43. Spanish actress and winner of two Goya Awards, the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards. Verdu has starred in more than 60 films as well as in TV shows.

REINTEGRO

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

HOME

Sunday September 22

16 45

Move from the start word (HOME) to the end word (ROOM) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

44 47

REINTEGRO

ROOM

ROOT ROOM

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Although you may be looking for someone or something special in the months ahead, perhaps you are asking too much. When the time is right it will happen.

HOME HOSE HOST HOOT

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born home-maker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful. This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice.

1. FRIDAY, 2. ASH WEDNESDAY, 3. THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY, 4. MAUNDY THURSDAY

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EVERAL times during the past year we highlighted the fundamental need to design or redesign your garden to match your intended or evolving lifestyle here in Spain. People really need to plan if they are to make the best of their location, the climate and the investment they have made in buying and improving a house. Naturally what people plan for will depend on their circumstances. For instance if they are an enthusiastic and still fit gardener it could be the design and development of the botanic garden of their dreams. But if still working and a non gardener, a minimalist low maintenance garden might be the most sensible solution. Most will aim for somewhere between. However, whatever

Dick Handscombe

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

people aim for they should focus on creating an oasis from the increasingly stressful world of what is becoming in many areas an overbuilt and ugly coastline of Spain. Start by planting high hedges for privacy, security and noise reduction. Then aim to satisfy the following generic needs: • The creation of summer shade and sheltered winter sun by the maximum use of the natural shade provided by the shadows of the house and by planting flowering or evergreen trees, palms and internal hedges if a large garden.

REDUCE WATER BILLS: Use rainwater for plants. • Sufficiently large cool surfaced terraces to enable outdoor entertaining and

leisure activities, some shaded by trees or plant covered gazebos.

• A network of attractively paved paths connecting the various terraces, main features and doorways of the house. • Interesting features such as fountains, ponds and rockeries, and a swimming pool or Jacuzzi. • In the remaining spaces make attractive plantings of flowering and perfumed deciduous and evergreen plants. • Consider planting a perpetually flowering/ fruiting lemon tree, one or more orange or mandarins and, if at a low altitude, a grapefruit tree. • People who enjoy fresh vegetables can try to fit in at least a small raised bed in a corner of the garden and aim to produce them organically. We manage to harvest fresh vegetables daily throughout the year. Reduce the size of your water bill in achieving the above by being creative in collecting and distributing rainwater. To help gardeners new to Spain, as well as longtime residents who want to rethink their gardens, we describe 400 of the most practical plants for Spanish gardens in our book, ‘Your garden in Spain - from planning to planting and maintenance. The descriptions of each plant include indications of their drought and frost resistance and suitability for coastal or inland gardens. Luckily, although many plants were late to flower

this summer, autumn gardens are now even better than normal. The recent rain did wonders in brightening up plants and made the soil easy to work. So if you are planting up a new garden or filling in gaps in an established garden it’s possible to now plant out some of the more hardy plants and trees before the winter sets in. More delicate plants should be planted in the spring if you expect cold winds and frosts. Be sure you reflect on the impact of the frosts and dry summer months of the past few years on your garden before buying new plants. If you want a simple garden recognise that a Spanish style garden can be achieved with only five plants. Namely palms, cordylines, lantanas, hibiscus and irises. To these could be added geraniums if you are prepared to spray twice weekly from March to November against the dreaded geranium moth. We suggest some creative ideas in our book to help you create something special and appropriate to your outdoor lifestyle. And we don’t forget the special needs of penthouses and apartment terraces for which Clodagh and I wrote the dedicated book ‘Apartment gardening – Mediterranean style. See the advert if you are interested in buying this. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.co m September 2013.

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Vettel wins at night and Spain is set for a 1-2-3

GINS at Los Moriscos THE Golf International Nerja Society played an individual stableford at Los Moriscos earlier this month. Peter Oram was the winner for the men’s division with 39 points followed by John Conlan (38) and Marlene Taylor (31) won the women’s division. The society also played the club championship this month at Añoreta. Winner for the men’s division was Dan McAllister (32) with Malcolm Jones (32) in second place, followed by Peter Garner (27) in third. In the ladies division Judy Howard (28) was the winner with Ly McAllister (27) placing second. The twos went to Ingrid Stec, Robin Rogers and Dan McAllister.

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FORMULA 1: Took place in Singapore.

countrymen Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo (both on 219) in this weekend’s Spanish MotoGP in Teruel. FORMULA 1 Sebastian Vettel gained his seventh Grand Prix victory of the season in emphatic style in Singapore’s night race to virtually sew up the 2013 driver’s championship. He’s 60 points clear of

Fernando Alonso who came second, with Kimi Raikkonen third. The next three GPs, in Korea, Japan and India, follow next month. CYCLING - The 10th Tour of Britain cycle race covering 725 miles (1,155 km) - ended on Sunday in London’s Whitehall with Sir Bradley Wiggins celebrating victory again! The ‘Manx Missile’ Mark Cavendish won the final stage to make it three overall. TENNIS - GB will play the USA in February 2014 - their first game back in the World Group of the Davis Cup; giant Croat Marin Cilic has been banned for nine months for drug abuse and Andy Murray is to undergo a back operation and will not play again this year.

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Claret jug for TOGS THE Torrox Golf Society played for the claret jug, a TOGS ‘major’ trophy during their Captain’s Day tournament last Sunday. The trophy went to Mike Stevens with 44 points, followed by runner up George Clay (41) and Dave Miles (37) in third. Nearest the pins went to Tony Child, George Clay, Martina Parker and David DeVoto, and nearest the water went to George Clay. Ladies’ nearest the pin went to Janet Sullivan and men’s nearest the pin went to Sam Gillespie. The best front nine went to Eric Willson and best back nine went to Avis Clay. The only two went to Tony Child. To join TOGS for Sunday morning golf, email togsgolfsociety@yahoo.com or call the captain on 625 936 814.

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MALAGA’S recent improvement continued with a well deserved four points in their last two matches.

On Tuesday thay had a comfortable 2-0 win against newly promoted Andalucian rivals UD Almeria.

That followed a well earned point in a scoreless draw with Real Sociedad at Anoeta. The Basques entered the game on the back of a disappointing 2-0 Champions League home defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk yet made the most of the early running, with Mikel Gonzalez seeing his shot fly narrowly wide, and they did have the ball

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in the net on 19 minutes. However, Inigo Martinez was adjudged to have handled Diego Maradonastyle and was fortunate to escape with just a yellow card for his blatant indiscretion. The Costa del Sol side almost took the lead on the half-hour mark when Francisco Portillo forced Claudio Bravo to superbly tip his powerful shot from the edge of the box over

the bar, while Sergio Sanchez’s heading from the resulting corner almost found the far corner. Five minutes later Mounir El Hamdaoui was just off target as Malaga finished the half the stronger of the two teams, yet it was La Real who came out with more purpose after the break. Imanol Agirretxe latched onto Xavi Prieto’s header in the 55th minute but fired wide, and Jose Angel also went close with a freekick. Willy Caballero then had to be on hand to turn Carlos Vela’s effort round a post, although the Mexican was flagged offside, whilst at the other end, substitute Roque Santa

Cruz had a gilt-edged opportunity to give Malaga the lead they perhaps deserved, only for his header to sail narrowly over. Two quick chances immediately followed for the visitors, Santa Cruz again fluffing his lines and Fernando Tissone somehow contriving to miss with the goal at his mercy. Nonetheless, neither team possessed the cutting edge needed to take all three points and had to settle for a share of the spoils, although Malaga boss Bernd Schuster admitted he was satisfied with Los Blanquiazules’ display.