Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 28 November - 4 December 2013 Issue 1482

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Fireworks ban sparks pay-out MOTRIL TOWN HALL is to pay a local businessman €58,000 in compensation after preventing him from opening a fireworks shop and storeroom.

The town hall has reached an agreement with entrepreneur Esteban Martin, who will receive a pay-out equalling the amount he spent on setting up the business he was not allowed to open.

Locals had objected to him opening the store after a tragic accident left two people dead and several injured at a fireworks factory in nearby Velez de Benaudalla in the summer of 2012.

The agreement comes a year after the council changed the municipal regulations to prevent him from opening the shop, even though it met all the legal requirements in place at the time.

The new regulation was rushed in to satisfy Motril citizens’ demands to ban this type of shop and storeroom in the town.

The result was Martin could not open his business so he started legal proceedings for compensation.

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Car crash

FOUR people, including two boys aged 10 and 15, were injured in a car crash on the A7 in Velez-Malaga.

Fire scare A FIRE has burnt five hectares of an abandoned farming plot in Motril.

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Leaving for love Mayor of Alfarnate IT is a farewell to Spain for Alfarnate’s mayor as he starts a new life in Panama with his pregnant girlfriend.

Jose Maria Ruiz Lizana, the town’s Socialist mayor, resigned at a plenary session of the town council and is flying to Panama today (Thursday), where his girlfriend lives.

“It hasn’t been an easy decision to make, but the desire to share a new life with the

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woman I love is more important than anything else,” he said.

Lizana met his Panamanian partner on a trip to Central America.

He initially thought that the best solution would be for her to move to Spain with him, and says that they both considered the possibility.

However, she works in banking and financial services and it would be hard for her to find a

similar job opportunity in Spain.

In the meantime, Lizana was offered a position in the commercial sector in the country.

“Given the circumstances, we have decided that I should leave for Panama with my two-year contract, and after that we could discuss coming back to Spain,” continued the mayor.

The couple (pictured) are expecting their baby in January.

THE Almanzara Hotel in Nerja is hosting a dinner dance in aid of Lux Mundi ecumenical centre on Saturday.

Tickets are €32.50.

Call 952 543 334.

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Letters ON DISPLAY: Mayor Francisco Delgado Bonilla visits the exhibition.

Sacred objects put on display RELIGIOUS objects given to Velez-Malaga

by Queen Isabel are on display at the Semana Santa museum in the town.

They include a sacred goblet and two pyxes or small round containers used in the Catholic Church to hold the consecrated host.

It is the first time in 40 years that these religious pieces, which were donated to the town in the 15th century, have been put on display.

In addition, visitors to the museum can see other objects relating to the religious

heritage of Velez-Malaga. They include two chasubles (vestments worn by the clergy to celebrate the Eucharist), a holy water vessel, and a Mother Petra medal.

Also on display are the posters announcing the Semana Santa (Easter) in Velez Malaga from 1990 to the present, as well as an unnamed poster from the 1960s.

The exhibition can be visited from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 2pm, and from 5pm to 8pm. On Sundays it can only be visited in the morning. The museum is closed on Mondays.

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NEWS Foster homes THE ‘Hogar Abierto’ (Open Home) programme is looking for foster families in Malaga Province as centres for minors are full. www.hogarabierto.org.

Work delayed WORK on the five-star Hotel Miramar in Malaga City is not due to start until the middle of next year. It will be located in the old provincial courthouse.

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Christmas price war pays off THE price war waged by toy shops has paid off, and for the first time they are reporting that people have started buying early for Christmas.

Many toy shops printed their catalogues early this year and families have been buying toys since early November, without waiting for

the sales, as a way of ensuring they get the product they want, as well as staggering the expenses.

Consumer groups believe more shoppers are realising that buying gifts over a period of weeks rather than all in one go, doesn’t come as such a shock to the pocket.

It is also estimated that people will

spend an average of 5 per cent more on toys this Christmas, whereas expenditure on other products will fall by €10.

Malaga is one of the provinces in Andalucia where least is spent at Christmas, with only Almeria spending less. Consumer groups recommend comparing prices as they can differ by up to 40 per cent.

Mother’s milk SINCE 2012, Malaga Children’s Hospital has run a programme whereby breastfeeding women can donate milk for babies at risk, whose own mothers are unable to feed them.

Underpaid Malaga NEARLY 53 per cent of workers in Malaga Province earn less than €11,270 per year, according to the Tax Ministry.

Grant returned ALMOST 8 per cent of Malaga University students will have to return the grant money they received last year because they didn’t pass half of the subjects for which they enrolled.

More demand BETWEEN next year and 2022, Malaga City Hall plans to build 4,500 state-protected apartments, which is only half of the number demanded by residents.

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Porn offer POSTERS have been put up around Malaga University Campus advertising for women between 18 and 30 to appear in porn films, paying €300 per scene.

Man fined

Project approved THE owner of the 19th century mansion, Cortijo Jurado in Campanillas, known as Malaga’s haunted house, Promociones Pantie, has agreed to go ahead with restoration work.

Fire alarm A LARGE fire which broke out on the Coronado Mountain in La Virreina area of Malaga City caused alarm amongst locals although homes didn’t have to be evacuated.

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A MALAGA man has been sentenced for grabbing a boy by the arm in August 2012 because he had been ringing his doorbell. He will have to pay €243 in compensation.

Hopes dashed HOME TOWN: The winery was founded in 1879 in Haro, La Rioja.

Best in the world Spanish wine wins coveted title

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SPANISH wine has been named the best in the world by specialist magazine Wine Spectator.

The winning Rioja, the Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 from the CVNE winery, is the first Spanish wine to top the list, according to the executive director of Wine Spectator, Thomas Matthews.

This year, their critics have analysed 25,000 wines, testing the quality, price, availability and the emotional factor.

Second on the list was a Bordeaux, the 2010 Chateau Canon-La Gaffeliere, and third was Evestad’s 2010 Domaine Serene from Oregon, USA. The CVNE Gran Reserva 2004, of which 4,000 crates were produced, got 95 points out of 100, meaning it is readily available, and costs the equivalent of €46 in the USA, which is not considered to be expensive. Critics said it reaches the balance between tradition and modernity, which they believe is what people want nowadays.

It is made with Tempranillo, Mazuelo and Graciano grapes and matured in barrels of American and French oak.

The winery was founded in 1879 in Haro, Rioja, S_BUKLEY / La SHUTTERSTOCK .COM and has belonged to the same family for five

Quote of the Week They go to Germany to clean backsides’

Maximo Gonzalez, President of the General Nursing Council, regarding the situation of hundreds of Spanish nurses who have gone to find work in Germany and are given the lowest possible positions.

Lawyers’ pay THE Junta de Andalucia and the Andalucia Bar Associations Council have agreed on a payment plan for 1,663 lawyers in Malaga who have been giving their services for free.

Fake goods TWO Chinese people have been sentenced to six months in prison and fined €3,600 for selling imitation sports garments in Malaga.

A CORKER: Imperial Gran Reserva 2004 from the CVNE winery. generations. Its full name is the Wine Company of Northern Spain.

The labels show CVNE written as ‘Cune’.

Haro has some 12,000 inhabitants and it is known to have been the first Spanish city to have electric lighting in all its streets in the 1890s, not long after Paris or London.

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A MAN, 23, has been arrested in Malaga for using his former partner’s password to cancel her registration at the Faculty of Nursing.

per cent is how much petrol prices fell in October, dropping to the lowest average price this year, €1.412 per litre on the mainland and in the Balearic Islands, according to the National Markets and Competition Committee’s monthly report.

9 holidays THERE will be nine National Holidays in Spain in 2014, and the only extended break will be the day after the May 1 holiday, which falls on a Thursday.

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Bar owner attacked by gang of youths NATIONAL POLICE are investigating an attack on the owner of a bar in La Malagueta.

According to the victim and witnesses, a group of approximately 15 youths believed to be under 18 started a fight with him and one of the waiters for

no apparent reason.

They were reportedly in the street shouting and insulting passers-by, and when the last clients left the bar, they began knocking over motorbikes, and throwing tables, chairs, flowerpots and other items at the

bar. The bar owner went outside to stop them and was beaten up.

He received an injury to the head which needed seven stitches, and his employee, who came to his assistance, was also injured.

Police said that the

Police action eases farmers’ concerns NINE people have been arrested and 24 charged following Guardia Civil and National Police operations to put an end to thefts on rural plantations.

The Young Farmers Association has said that farmers can now rest easier knowing that something is being done to prevent olives, fruit, avocados and nuts from being stolen from their properties, action they had been demanding for

years. The worst-hit areas were Serrania de Ronda and the Axarquia, where police used helicopters at night to prevent thefts from mango farms.

The main strategy of the police operation was to increase surveillance on routes out of the areas where the crimes were taking place, in order to catch the thieves in possession of the stolen goods as they were on their way to sell them.

same group had been causing problems in the area all night, and that witnesses had reported that they did not appear to be drunk.

Industrial accident MALAGA company Isofoton has been ordered to pay €80,300 in compensation to an employee who was injured when a bottle containing a chemical substance exploded.

A Malaga court ruled that the company did not have adequate security measures in place.

The employee sued the company for negligence after the accident, which occurred in 2010.

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Respect required

E-ciggies ban THE Junta de Andalucia has announced plans to regulate the use of electronic cigarettes.

They will be banned from hospitals, health centres and schools, and an enquiry has been opened into their possible health effects.

BALCON DE EUROPA: Crowds gather.

REMEMBRANCE: Candles lit for victims.

Nerja citizens stand up against gender violence A CEREMONY at Nerja Town Hall and a tribute to domestic violence victims were two of the events in the town to mark International Day Against Gender Violence on Monday.

The events started in the morning at several high schools, with the

reading out of a manifesto by representatives from local political parties, the same manifesto that inaugurated a ceremony at the plenary session of the town council.

Students were also informed about various activities at the Municipal

Centre of Women’s Information.

Guardia Civil officers were on hand to explain the steps to take if someone witnessed or suffered an act of gender violence.

After the readings, a ceremony took place at Balcon de Europa to pay tribute to victims of gender violence, which included the first public performance by the recently formed Local Drama Club. that the council had made the changes as a moneyraising exercise rather than out of necessity.

The Socialist opposition party councillor, Francisco Cantalejo, believes that the measure is completely unfair.

Now locals have made an official complaint to the town hall, as they said it had ignored the case.

Up in arms over pay-to-park RESIDENTS are up in arms after the streets outside their homes were made into a pay-parking zone overnight.

Residents of Las Explanadas in Motril went to bed with their streets painted with white lines, but woke up to find them blue.

Suddenly 222 parking spaces in the neighbourhood had been

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Cooking the books

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THE San Patricio Catholic School in Malaga has been urged

by Malaga Public Prosecutor’s Office to respect the gender identity of a pupil.

Failure to do so will lead to legal action, the school has been told.

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made pay-to-park.

Residents said they felt ‘trapped’ by the overnight change.

“We live in buildings without garages and, in addition, we feel the pressure of the workers that park in our streets,” explained the president of the Neighbourhood association, Piedad Vazquez.

“We are going to end up selling our cars, because we are paying expensive taxes and now we have to pay to park in front of our houses. I used to park my car in an underground garage but had to stop because I couldn’t afford pay for it any more,” said Diego Reyes, another local.

Residents suggested

A COUPLE has been sentenced to seven years in prison for misappropriation and defrauding three car dealers in Malaga for whom they worked.

The man was practically the sole administrator of two dealerships and a rental company, as the owner lived in Madrid and left the businesses in his hands between 1997 and 2000. He and his wife, who worked in administration, took more money for the vehicles than they registered on the company accounts and pocketed the difference.

The owner became suspicious when he learned that their personal fortune had increased.

He requested an independent audit, which revealed the discrepancies, and he brought charges against the couple.

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Illegal parking argument leads to death of dog AN argument between an illegal parking attendant and two police officers has resulted in the death of a dog.

The incident happened in El Limonar area of Malaga, which is used for parking. A homeless Romanian man, 38, had been asking for money from drivers when two Local Police officers approached to warn him that cars should not be parked in the area.

Stabbed in the neck A MAN, 20, was admitted to hospital in a critical condition after being stabbed in the neck in an argument over a mobile phone in Malaga. National Police have arrested a youth under 18 who handed himself in at the police station.

The man became violent and attempted to escape, according to the officers They stopped him and he hit one of them in the chest. A struggle began and all three ended up on the ground.

Both policemen were injured in the fall, and claim the man then encouraged his dog to attack them. One of them was bitten, and the other claims to have taken out his gun and

shot twice at the floor as a warning. One of the shots ricocheted and hit the dog, which died the following day. Witnesses deny the officers were bitten and say the dog was only barking.

The man has a criminal record and has been accused of attacking the authorities on at least 10 occasions. He had been arrested twice in the previous month.

of their own pocket.

In Malaga some €70,000 is spent daily on these bakery products, according to the distributors.

The self-employed distributors from Malaga and San Pedro de Alcantara said they can no longer afford to use their

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Seal of approval GRANADA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT has introduced the ‘Sabor Granada’ seal of quality to help the agricultural businesses on the coast.

Motril Town Hall said the move would help drive exports of local produce.

Chilly blast GET braced for low temperatures.

They will be below the usual for this time of year and will stay that way all week, according to the State Agency of Meteorology. Mountain temperatures could dip to -7 degrees Celsius.

No doughnuts for Malaga THE 94 Panrico distributors in Malaga Province have gone on an indefinite strike.

They are demanding that the company pays them the commission due from sales in the last month and claim that they have been paying their expenses out

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ON STRIKE: Doughnut distributors. own money for deliveries and will maintain strike action until they are paid.

A spokesman for the distributors said that behind the failure to pay “there appear to be hidden measures to force

cutbacks of between €8 and €9 million throughout Spain, and some 300 self-employed workers could find themselves without work.”

There are currently 1,749 Panrico distributors in Spain.

SEIZED AT SEA: 440 kilos of hashish.

21 years jail for drug traffickers SIX members of a network which brought hashish to Malaga by boat from Morocco have been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison. Each of them has been ordered to pay €1 million in fines.

In the first half of 2012, they transported the drugs to a boatyard in the Axarquia area, which was managed by one of them. Their phones were tapped and police learned who directed the operations, contacted the providers, agreed the quantities and prices, and decided when the drugs would be transported to Spain.

In July 2012, they were due to pick up a shipment of 440 kilos of hashish. They were initially unable to locate the boat carrying the drugs and when they did, it had already been intercepted by the police, leading to the arrests.

River works WORKS on the Rio Seco have started. Three fords will be created to allow safer crossing the river.

One will be placed at Cortijo Victoria, another at the motorway and the last in Camino De En Medio.

Safety warning TORROX Independent United platform has highlighted the lack of safety measures at the public car park in El Pontil.

Last week a car burst into flames and there were no fire extinguishers to put out the blaze.

Natural gas MULTINATIONAL firm CNWL Oil has drawn up a plan for Salobreña Town Hall to survey the seabed and search for natural gas.

Tasty treat MORE than 9,000 people enjoyed their annual Fiesta de la Chanfaine in Totalan.

The town celebrated its ninth local festivity with a special dish made of potatoes, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, bread and meat.

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Paraglider falls on own house

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Typhoon donation ARCHIDONA TOWN HALL has donated €1,000 to Firemen in Action for medicine and a water purification system to help the aid effort in the Philippines.

Good advice NATIONAL POLICE met the Chinese Business Association of Andalucia in Malaga to advise them on how to avoid becoming victims of crime.

Lotto luck A CITIZEN from Motril has won €180,000 in the Spanish ‘Gordo de la Primitiva’' lottery. It comes just two weeks after a citizen from Almuñecar won €100 million on EuroMillions.

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RESCUE: Medics attend to the victim.

A MAN had to be taken to hospital after he fell six metres while paragliding in Almuñecar.

According to the 112 Emergency Services, the accident took place on a site used as a starting line by paragliders in the Punta de la Mona urbanisation.

A gust of wind caught the victim by surprise

CRASH SITE: Man’s property. when he had just taken off, destabilising him and

Man runs down prostitute A MAN, 29, accused of deliberately running down a prostitute with his car on the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate in Malaga, has been arrested

by National Police.

According to local Spanish daily Diario Sur, the man wanted to use the services of the 24-year-old Bulgarian woman, and she got into his car.

Once inside, they began to argue, according to witnesses, because she didn’t have change for the €50 note he wanted to give her, and because he wanted her to smoke marihuana.

At some point, he allegedly took out a knife and stopped her from getting out of the car. She managed to escape but when she was

walking away, he allegedly drove up behind her in his BMW, knocked her down and fled the scene. She suffered broken bones and bruising and was taken to hospital.

The vehicle was also damaged, which made it easier for police to locate. The driver was found shortly afterwards, still on the estate, and taken into custody.

causing him to fall from a height of six metres, sources added.

The man landed on his own property, on the steps which lead to the garden, where he was rescued by firefighters and the Guardia Civil.

He was later taken to the Santa Ana Hospital in Motril as he was reportedly suffering from severe head pain, although he didn’t sustain any serious injuries or lose consciousness.

Get more out of living in Spain THE British Embassy has set up two new social media sites to help expatriates.

British people living in Spain can now use the channels to engage with fellow residents, as well as to find news and advice from the Embassy and its partners who support Britons abroad.

The new channels - ‘Brits living in Spain’ on Facebook and @BritsliveSpain on Twitter - let residents search for and share useful tips and experiences, thus enabling the 800,000-strong British community to better help each other and make more of Spanish life.

The launch by the Embassy of these social media channels coincides with the first official visits this week by the new British Ambassador Simon Manley to Malaga, Alicante and Barcelona and ahead of visits to the Spanish islands in the coming weeks.

Mr Manley said: “These days, whether we are young, or just young at heart, we are all going digital. Our new Facebook and

Twitter channels are the perfect way for Brits living in Spain to get more information about the issues that matter, and to comment on them so that we can engage better with our nationals living abroad.

“I would really encourage Brits in Spain to search out our new channels, ‘like’ or ‘follow’ them, and reap the benefits of a new way of communicating with each other and with us.”

The new social media channels are regularly updated with useful, independent information tailored to local demand, and will provide open forums for residents to engage with fellow Britons across Spain.

• HOW TO JOIN: Facebook: Go to www.facebook.com. If you don’t already have an account you will be prompted to create one.

Search for ‘Brits living in Spain’

and once on the webpage, click on ‘like’.

Twitter: Go to www.twitter.com and sign in or create an account using your email address. Search for @BritsliveSpain and then click on

‘follow’. You can also follow the Ambassador personally by searching on www.twitter.com for @SimonManleyFCO and clicking on ‘follow’.

According to the Office for National Statistics, half of all Britons use social media regularly, with one in five people

aged 65 or over using it on a daily basis.

More than half the British population now have Facebook accounts, including more than 12 million people aged 30-49 and another 5.5 million aged 50+.

Meanwhile, a quarter of all people in Britain have Twitter accounts, enabling them to keep up with the latest news.

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A WOMAN, 22, has been arrested for reporting she was abducted and tied to a tree in order to incriminate her ex-boyfriend.

The woman and her current boyfriend went to the Local Police claiming that the day before she had been abducted by two men who took her to Campanillas, Malaga, where she claimed she had been attacked. She did not specify how, but said she intended to lodge a complaint once she had been treated by a doctor.

The case was handed over to the National Police, whom she told that she had received a threatening text the previous day. She claimed it said she should tell her boyfriend to go to a specific location. She added that the two people had tied her up, blindfolded her and tied her to a tree with

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Fake abduction to incriminate her ex

SOCIAL NETWORKS: Claims of threatening messages. objects she gave to the police, including rope, a chain, a lead and fake handcuffs. She said she had been abandoned, but managed to get free and call her boyfriend.

She also claimed to have received messages via social networking sites threatening her, her brother and her boyfriend, and suggested her ex-boyfriend had sent them, as well as

saying he wanted to meet her current boyfriend and attack him.

Finding no evidence of the attack, the police took another statement from her and she eventually admitted she had fabricated everything, including the messages.

She had gone to the countryside, tied herself to a tree and called her boyfriend.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

GERMAN PRESS Encrypted phones

BRITISH PRESS Not in my backyard NORWAY – Mayor of Oslo Stian Berger Røsland has asked the government to ban prostitution after women were reportedly offering their services outside Parliament.

Sales drop DENMARK – According to governmental organisation Statistics Denmark, year-on-year sales in the country fell by 2 per cent in October.

Going veggie NORWAY – The Norwegian military plans to serve its troops a vegetarian dish once a week in order to reduce the consumption of ‘ecologically unfriendly meat that contributes to global warming’.

Too pleasant SWEDEN – Four black men reported a pub in Stockholm after they were reportedly refused drinks because of their skin colour. A bartender claimed it was because they were ‘unusually pleasant’ and he thought they were on drugs.

Train tragedy DENMARK – A young man, aged 16, lost his legs after being run over by a train in Copenhagen. He had been out drinking and fell asleep on the tracks the night before.

Side-effects SWEDEN – Police in Uppsala have complained of the side-effects a confiscated stash of cannabis stored in a poorly ventilated room at the station is causing them.

Silly tweet

GERMAN politicians will use encrypted mobile phones in order to keep their internal communications safe.

A MOTORIST convicted for driving offences after tweeting about a collision with a cyclist has said she was the victim of cyber-bullying because of the post. Police only became aware of the collision after she tweeted about it.

Sexy dialect

Full scan TRANSPORT SECRETARY Patrick McLoughlin has announced Cardiff Airport will be among 11 British airports to have the full-body scanners installed as a security measure.

Beat anorexia A WOMAN who dropped to a skeletal four stone battling the eating disorder anorexia recovered after getting a job at McDonald’s. Jo Thompson beat the condition after falling in love with the restaurant manager who helped her overcome it.

Nowhere to go ONE in seven young people are still out of work despite falling unemployment, with 500,000 of them ‘doing nothing at all’. There are 1.07million 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training, according to the Office of National Statistics.

UNITED: Matt Smith and David Tennant both starred in the 50th anniversary episode.

BAVARIAN has been named as German’s sexiest dialect in a survey carried out by dating site FriendScout24 with 26.2 per cent of the votes.

UK is growing

Prime suspect

MEASURED by absolute numbers of people, Britain’s population is growing faster than anywhere else in the European Union. The latest Eurostat population figures show that there were 392,600 more people in Britain in 2012 compared to the previous year.

A MAN, aged 20, is the prime suspect for the murder of a 14-year-old girl found stabbed to death outside Berlin. They reportedly met in an online chatroom.

Doctor’s birthday ICONIC British series Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary with a special episode uniting the last two doctors, Matt Smith and David Tennant.

RUSSIAN PRESS Tiger shot POLICE are investigating the death of an endangered Amu tiger at a nature reserve in the far east of the country. The animal was found with a bullet hole below its right shoulder blade.

Purchase restricted THE government is considering restricting the purchase of homes, land and commercial property by foreigners to prevent the creation of foreign enclaves in Russia.

Dollar ban TWENTY-EIGHT per cent of Russians support a bill proposed in the State Duma to ban the US dollar from circulation and savings accounts in the country, a survey by polling institution VTsIOM revealed.

Plane crash FIFTY people died when a Boeing 737 jet airliner crashed on landing in the city of Kazan. Among the victims was a British woman, aged 53.

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IKEA censure FURNITURE retailer IKEA has been criticised for removing an interview with a lesbian couple from a customer magazine in their stores in Russia due to the country’s ‘antigay propaganda’ law.

Woman hit A PENSIONER accidentally hit his wife with his car while manoeuvring in a parking space in Berlin. The woman, who sustained injuries to her arm, leg and hip, was checking for her husband after he had previously hit six cars.

Fast food...

MCDONALD’S has tested its first German delivery service in the city of Osnabrück.

FAST FOOD: McDonald’s testing delivery service.

Late letter LETTERS in Russia are delivered three days later compared to 2009, a report by the National Association of Distance Selling said, reportedly due to ageing transport and logistics systems.

Bottle house A FORMER Interior Ministry intern from Volgograd, aged 28, has received nationwide praise for building his house with materials coming from recycled plastic bottles.

Creator dies ARTUR BRAUN, cocreator of the Braun electric razor and son of the company’s founder Max Braun, died earlier this month, aged 88.

Caught out A TEACHER has been reportedly caught by his students watching pornography on his laptop during lesson time at a private school in Bonn.

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Living in fear A GROUP of squatters has taken over a building in the neighbourhood of Sa Indioteria. Now some residents say they are living in fear, with one claiming to have been beaten up and injured by the squatters.

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NEWS DESK can no longer afford to rent flats in the city, the ABEU students’ association explained.

More jobs BENIDORM hotels provided 5,156 direct jobs last October, 100 more than in October 2012. This was the first personnel increase since hotel occupancy began to rise earlier this year.

Help for needy

Fundraiser

PALMA CITY HALL has set aside €125,000 to pay the electricity and water bills for needy families. That is 58 per cent more than last year.

THE Alicante Cerebral Palsy Association (APCA) is organising its eighth national horse-jumping competition in Muchamiel from December 6-8. Funds raised will help build a new residence for young local patients.

Winter arrives THIS autumn, the citizens of Mallorca went from enjoying temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius and wearing short sleeves to kitting themselves out in winter clothing as temperatures plunged to below 12 degrees overnight.

Still at home ONLY 32 per cent of youngsters leave their family home. The lack of job opportunities and the economic situation in the Balearic Islands is making it difficult for young people to move out.

ALMERIA

Call for help FARMERS are calling for help after a heavy hail and rain storm caused €32 million worth of damage in the Poniente area of Almeria. The storm affected mainly the area to the north of El Ejido where greenhouses were destroyed and roads flooded.

Violence ‘no!’

ALMERIA CITY COUNCIL has been honoured with the ‘Menina’ award of Andalucia for the ‘UNETE’ campaign against violence towards women.

Happy snappers THE International Photography Contest ‘Almeria Tierra de Cine’ will be contested by 30 images showing film locations in the province of Almeria.

The competition is one of the activities featured in the Twelfth International Short Film Festival of Almeria (Almeria en Corto) which starts next week.

ALICANTE: The number of homeless has increased by 21 per cent.

Alicante’s homeless numbers increase THE Caritas charity has said the number of homeless people in Alicante has increased by 21 per cent during 2013.

There are twice as many women living on the streets and triple the number of young people aged from 18 to 25 than were registered last year.

Caritas is now helping more than 2,000 of the 3,500 homeless people, with the rest being helped by other charity associations in the area.

Charo Moreno, from Caritas who works with the homeless, explained that a lot of people who find themselves in this situation have been evicted from their homes by the banks.

“The biggest problem is that people living in these conditions are more prone to illness, which increases the risk of social exclusion,” she said.

Moreno added that it is more difficult for them to get medical assistance because most are non-registered foreigners and 60 per cent do not have a medical card.

Caritas said their life expectancy is 20 years below the rest of the population.

COSTA DEL SOL

Top cop A LOCAL POLICE officer from Cartama won second place in the Mister Model category at the Mister Universe Championship of the World Amateur Body Building Association held in Germany.

Mother’s milk SINCE 2012, Malaga Children’s Hospital has run a programme whereby breastfeeding women can donate milk for babies at risk whose own mothers are unable to feed them.

Grammy winner

New museum

ALMERIA guitarist Jose Fernandez Torres, ‘Tomatito’, has won an award at the Grammy Latino 2013 event in the best album category for flamencan music for his album ‘Soy flamenco’.

THE Contemporary Arts Centre in Mijas is to display more than 400 works by artists including Picasso, Dali, George Braque, etc, belonging to the Remedios Medina Collection.

On the streets MORE than 100 people permanently live on the streets of Malaga City, according to Catholic charity ‘Caritas’ and other associations which work to help them.

The associations have said that 60 per cent of these people have health problems.

In their shoes THERE are more than 20 schools in Malaga City working to promote the integration of disabled people. They have joined a campaign called ‘Put yourself in my place’ and will teach primary and secondary school pupils about different types of disability.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Home again MORE Benidorm students are taking the bus each day to Alicante University. They

Dog fight fears JAVEA animal shelter was broken into for the third time since September. No dogs were missing but owners of fight dogs are thought to want them as ‘sparring partners.’

Fast work THE Alicante-Madrid high speed train ‘stole’ 110,000 air passengers between June and October. Iberia Express was worst hit by the frequent and cheap AVE service to Madrid.

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Protest march AN estimated 70,000 people united in Murcia to protest against budget cuts.

Simultaneous protests took place across Spain.

Low numbers THE Murcia Region has the second fewest number of nurses per capita with 378 nurses per 100,000 inhabitants. The national average is 528.

Kids rule CHILDREN in Orihuela took part in a political forum as the Sixth Children’s Plenary was held to commemorate the Convention on the Rights of Children.

Eco-island ELECTRIC cars are being introduced to Tabarca Island next year in a bid to make it a petrol and diesel car free zone. New tourist paths and trails are also to be created in 2014.

Energy savings AROUND €1.5 million has been saved by Alicante City Hall this year thanks to the Energy Savings Plan, which included changing the street lights to energysaving bulbs.

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FEWER young Spaniards are emigrating, claimed Labour Minister Fatima Bañez. Only 8,812 of 124,737 young people leaving in 2012 were Spanish compared with 19,927 returning Romanians and 15,800 Moroccans.

PICTURE COURTESY REPSOL

Mexican flavour for oil giant The Mexican corporation, which made huge losses last year, is ‘enormously interested’ in acquiring Repsol’s high-end technology, sources said.

Repsol has a ‘free float’ of just over 60 per cent and if the deal goes through Slim would buy shares on the open market. This would cost an estimated €2.4 billion.

Can maker sells out to US rivals THE US company Crown Holdings recently acquired Murcia-based can-producer Mivisa.

Crown, a leader in consumer packaging, paid €1.2 billion for the Murcia company whose annual six billion ‘easy open’ ring-pull tops make it a world leader.

Mivisa is also the thirdlargest can manufacturer in Europe.

The company was founded by Miguel Vivanco in 1972 to answer demand from Murcia vegetable-growers and exporters. Vivanco sold out in 2000 for €200 million, after which the company changed hands several times.

All were venture capital companies that favoured expansion and allowed Mivisa freedom to work professionally, said CEO Tomas Lopez, who has been with the company for 33 years. But it was satisfying to return to an industrial group, he admitted.

The sale to Crown Holdings - which is subject to EU review - is mutually beneficial to both companies, Lopez explained.

The 2,000 Spanish employees will keep their jobs and Mivisa, which also has factories in La Rioja, Asturias, Galicia, Extremadura and Sevilla, will retain its Murcia headquarters.

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Look East OIL company Cepsa is paying €1.63 billion for Coastal Energy, a Canadian company with assets in Thailand and Malaysia. The acquisition will further Cepsa’s exploration and production in Southeast Asia.

On board FORMER Economy Minister and expresident of the European Parliament, socialist Josep Borell has joined Abengoa’s Audit Committee. He has been on the Spanish energy firm’s board since 2009.

’Tis the season to be working AS usual there will be more work around at Christmas.

Most jobs will be in the retail sector, as shops gear up for the holiday season and a predicted 1.2 per cent increase in spending.

There will also be demand for other jobs, said Page Personnel, a company specialising in middlemanagement vacancies.

Thirty per cent of staff required over Christmas will be in finance, with jobs for employees

experienced in accounting and taxes, according to Page Personnel.

Between 55 and 60 per cent of the temporary staff could in time be taken on permanently, the company predicted.

A further 20 per cent are likely to be needed in human resources for general tasks, training and analysis, with around 80 per cent eventually offered indefinite contracts.

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Bidding for Repsol PEMEX, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, wants to buy a 10 per cent holding in Repsol, according to press reports.

It already owns 9.3 per cent and if as thought, it joins forces with the world’s richest man, Mexican Carlos Slim, Pemex would have a controlling stake in the Spanish multinational.

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Small steps to bigger savings Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

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VERY now and then it’s time to recap on spending and expenses and examine what exactly we do with our money.

Often, habitual spending habits can be reduced or cut out completely, when on closer inspection we realise that they aren’t actually that necessary.

But to do this we need to step back and take a good look at our spending and figure out where cutbacks can be made.

Here are just a few ideas to think about in order to save an extra bit of cash for the Christmas holidays.

Don’t take water for granted. The water that runs from a tap is not free; a water company,

New fate for tall tower EMIN Capital investment fund intends to buy Barcelona’s 145-metre high Torre Agbar for €150 million. North-American company Hyatt will spend another €35 million on transforming it into a super-luxury hotel.

The 38-storey skyscraper was designed

by French architect Jean Nouvel in association with the Spanish firm b720 Fermin Vazquez Arquitectos and built by Dragados.

The tower has a floor space of 50,693m2, of which 30,000 are offices, 3,210 technical facilities, 8,132 services, including an auditorium, and 9,132m2 for parking. It opened in June 2005 at a cost of €130 million.

CUT IT OUT: From a pricey slice of cheesecake to letting the tap run. which makes a profit every time we let water run endlessly, supplies it.

In fact, it costs about two cents to flush the loo, but these costs could potentially soar if it refuses to rain and water shortages kick in.

So respect the fact that water flows freely in your

house, but don’t abuse it.

Plan your meals.

Nobody wants to take the spontaneity out of cooking, but not being prepared for mealtimes can often lead to overspending. Nothing in the fridge? Of course a pizza or eating out is an option. But it’s not a

cheap option. The best solution is to plan a few meals each week. Make a shopping list and only buy what you need.

Supermarkets are designed to intrigue and tempt your taste buds, so entering one without a list is dangerous territory. Be warned!

Is Michael O’Leary having a change of heart?

OK, so the Ryanair boss has promised to be kind and thoughtful from now on. Well, we shall see. If you are planning a trip home for Christmas, the flights should have been booked three weeks ago.

Only a few seats on each flight are sold at bargain prices and once they’re sold, the prices rise. So book early.

Always ask yourself: do I really need this? From a piece of delicious €5 a slice cheesecake to complement afternoon coffee, to picking up a barbeque utensil set that is suddenly half price, just step back and think are these purchases necessary? Try to teach yourself to take the impulse out of impulse buying. You’ll be amazed at how much stuff you actually don’t want!

Remember, small steps towards better managing your finances can go a long way, which results in more savings for you.

Spain is on the road to recovery says international think-tank AN international think-tank has confirmed that Spain is entering a period of economic recovery.

But the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned that the need to control government spending, plus a lack of private lending, could keep the pace of recovery slow.

It has still upgraded its forecast for growth in Spain to 0.5 per cent, up from 0.4 per cent, in 2014. That is substantially lower than the Spanish

Government’s own forecast of 0.7 per cent. The forecast for 2015 is a growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 1 per cent, while the economy will have contracted 1.3 per cent during 2013 against initial estimates of a 1.7 per cent decline in GDP. The OECD expects the unemployment rate to improve slightly but still remain at around 25.6 per cent by 2015.

“Improving growth in export markets, gains in market share and the stabilisation of private domestic demand will help to foster a weak UPTURN: Spain’s growth forcast upgraded.

recovery in 2014 and 2015,” the OECD’s report on Economic Outlook said.GDP growth across the 34member OECD is projected to accelerate from this year’s 1.2 per cent rate to a 2.3 per cent in 2014 and 2.7 per cent rate in 2015, according to the Outlook.

The pace of the global recovery is weaker than forecast last May, largely as a result of the worsened outlook for some emerging economies.

Growth in the United States is projected at 2.9 per cent in 2014 and 3.4 per cent in 2015.

The euro area is expected to witness a gradual recovery, with growth of 1 per cent in 2014 and 1.6 per cent in 2015.

Growth has begun picking up in China but will remain weaker than previously projected in most other major emerging market economies.

BUSINESS EXTRA

German surplus under review THE European Commission has launched a review into whether Germany’s export surplus is undermining the European Union’s economic recovery, which has sparked outrage among German officials.

Fewer hols SPAIN will have fewer national holidays (nine) compared to Italy (12), Slovenia (17) and the rest of Europe in 2014, the government has stated in the Official State Gazette.

Exports rise EXPORTS to the Euro- zone grew with the best development in the last two years with a 14 per cent increase. This export upturn extends the trade deficit.

Looking better?

FAMILIES’ net revenue fell 3.5 per cent to €23,123.

But the number of households beneath the poverty line fell to 21.6 per cent as poverty is defined as a percentage of average income.

Google card GOOGLE will be offering credit cards for consumers to use in any establishment and withdraw money from any cash machine in the coming months as part of its online Google Wallet scheme.

Cheaper fuel PETROL and diesel prices dropped 0.3 and 0.2 per cent respectively last week.

The prices registered their lowest point since December 2012, according to the European Petrol Gazette.

Here’s hoping!

THE Spanish will spend an average €50 on the Christmas lottery, €4 less than last year.

OPINION & COMMENT

Text advice to help keep people online I WOULD like to take issue with Gary Waite’s letter about Movistar/Telefonica (Issue 1481).

I work for a group of companies and am responsible for the contacts we have with Movistar; faults, contracts, discounts and so on for both mobile and landline telephones.

I have nothing but praise for Movistar. Their service and customer relations have improved enormously over the last couple of years.

Last week was a typical example: I had a call to say that on two lines the ADSL wasn’t working. I texted 1002 with the telephone numbers and a brief description of the fault. Straight away, a reply was texted that they were looking into it.

Within a few minutes, another text arrived, saying it was a local problem and that their engineers were working on it.

About an hour-and-a-half later, another text arrived, saying that the problem had been resolved but the routers may need re-booting.

A bit later, I had a call, asking if the problem had been resolved satisfactorily.

We have many landlines and mobiles and Movistar also provide us with computers.

If ever I have occasion to contact them their response is rapid and efficient.

I would recommend that Mr Waite tries the texting way of reporting faults.

Cherry Atkinson, La Nucía (Alicante)

More red tape I WAS slightly amused, as well as bemused, to see Benidorm Council’s plans for controlling mobility scooters (Costa Blanca North, Issue 1481).

Whilst the story may bring up images of reckless users, too lazy to walk, mowing down pedestrians, in my experience most mobility scooter users do need them and are very responsible.

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No tea party IT is sad to witness the shutdown of a once great democracy, the USA, as it moves inevitably closer to a society governed by a small but influential minority.

I am referring to a group of ultra-conservative Republican members of Congress who are stubbornly prepared to not only destroy the economy of their own country, but also cause irreparable harm to those of other nations, simply because these ‘Tea Party’ extremists don’t like a law!

A law that was not only approved by both chambers (Congress and Senate), but was also later upheld by a Supreme

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everywhere (only my humble opinion).

There’s so much more serious stuff involved, which I won’t go into here as the readers will get tired of it all.

Thanks again for your offer, but I’m too far away.

Un saludo.

Olivia Qualtrough, Calvia (Mallorca)

Licensed to heel

A Spanish flag flying in the November sunshine by a Santa Pola beach. Simply beautiful!

By Brenda Pullen, Gran Alacant (Alicante)

certificates or proof of age from everyone wanting to even hire them, let alone buy one, on pain of being fined, is sure to hit those shops who rent them out hard.

How many people coming on holiday are going to bring a doctor’s certificate? Will any certification have to be translated into Spanish? Having lived here 20 years, I expect so, probably by an official translator at vast expense.

Yet another layer of unnecessary red tape for no real reason at all!

Jeremy Bartholemew, Benidorm (Alicante)

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Court decision. A group of Obama-hating politicans who have practically kidnapped the system in such a way that it’s almost impossible to defeat them at the polls because of their gerrymandered election districts.

I sincerely hope the US can heal its wounded political system before it suffers a slow self-destruction caused by a small group of petty, selfish individuals who apparently are not at all interested in the welfare of their own country.

Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)

Double fault...

THE list of Top Ten Tennis Players, (Time Out, Issue 1480) on the basis of achievement, appears in a haphazard sequence. For example, Hewitt and Roddick are ranked above Agassi and Borg.

It also mixes currently active players with those retired.

More significant is the omission of the two players with arguably the most valid claim to all-time greatness: Steffi Graf and Rod Laver.

David Worboys, Nerja (Malaga)

Lunch declined THANK YOU, Mike Thomas, for your lunch invitation and education. It was very sweet of you. My husband and I often enjoy tapas or ‘pa amb oli’ (Mallorcan bread and olive oil) at our local chiringuito.

My initial letter (regarding nudists in everyday life) certainly did not intend to offend you or anyone, rather it was written with tongue in cheek or a light-hearted view of mine.

Now history. Over 40 years ago having a drink at a chiringuito in Porto Cristo, Mallorca with my ‘now’ Mallorquin husband clad in 60s’ beachwear - longish shorts and full swimming costume - we were asked to put on shirt/blouse whilst we sat at the table. We apologised and did so. Just manners, no!

In your nudist colony you have your rules and etiquette. And that’s fine. But in the real world we ‘hoi polloi’ are not ready for nudity

AT last a sensible suggestion regarding the dog owning problem in Spain.

However, as in Germany, the tax or licence should be graded according to the type of dog, large aggressive types hundreds of euros, for example.

This would provide employment and income which is especially needed in Spain, also ensuring appropriate veterinary checks and happy contented dogs!

Robert Fudge, Mallorca Editor’s note: In Issue 1481, Mrs J Hollowell suggested bringing in dog licences to pay for wardens and dogs’ homes.

In dog house I DISAGREE with David the Dogman’s advice to parents to not get a dog if they have children.

I, myself have grown up with dogs and my own children have grown up with rescue dogs.

It would be better to advise parents to show caution when choosing a dog when you have children. For example, get a rescue ‘puppy’, or a breed that is good with children; rescue centres are full of them.

I also think parents have a responsibility to teach their children how to treat the dog, and at the end of the day it teaches children to love and respect animals.

Hundreds of thousands of dogs are re-homed every year, and most rescue centres do get it right.

Don’t let the mistake of one rescue centre undermine the brilliant work most rescue centres do!

Francesca Fedo, Albir (Alicante)

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E W N 28 November - 4 December 2013 / Axarquía - Málaga East

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OPINION & COMMENT

Women can’t have it both ways LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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DUNNO, you girls really do want to have that bit of cake and eat it too.

For years now, in fact ever since the railing chains and racecourse ‘suicide’, women’s libbers have fought tooth and nail to be accepted as equals to men. And what a success the whole exercise has turned out to be! We now have female church leaders, men-only organisations are basically illegal, women are 50 per cent partners in matrimony. Western women are now just about accepted in every field as the equals they have always yearned to be.

And then what happens? A number of the ‘sexually equal’ military members sue the army because they hurt their backs when expected to take the same spaced marching step as the men!

Give us a break, girls! You can’t have it both ways. The only reason you were a bit ‘stretched’ was because you were a bit short.

Well, I’ve got news for you. There are plenty of short men who find it a mite uncomfortable to keep pace with their taller comrades in arms; you really don’t see them running to the authorities bleating about discrimination. I

suggest you just get used to it. Shame on the Ministry of Defence for actually paying out sums of money that in many cases exceeded those given to soldiers injured in Afghanistan. Disgraceful!

I suppose Cameron and his European cronies really won’t be convinced that you simply cannot trust most of these ‘mid-beast’ leaders until Iran drops the biggest suicide bomb in history, right in the middle of Israel.

Western leaders still don’t seem to understand that nobody fights fair any more.

The Christmas Day ‘truce’, decent treatment of prisoners and suchlike are things of the past. I bet the Iranian hierarchies are Women in laughing up their sleeves at the the military ‘stupid infidels’ who actually should keep believed they would restrict their nuclear capabilities in return for the pace with lifting of sanctions. This dangerous their male naivety and appeasement will get us colleagues. all killed. Come back, Winnie. All is forgiven.

Once again, thanks for all the mail. My Princess Di opinion created a virtual avalanche. Sorry all, but that was my opinion.

Can’t reply to ‘em all, but I read every one.

Keep ‘em coming.

Keep the faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

LEAPY LETTERS

Well said!

WOW! Leapy that’s one helluva theory about the causes for racism, and I cannot argue with it.

I wish you success with your efforts to persuade the media to monitor itself, or be controlled.

The media holds sway over everything in our society, even our right to discuss it.

Nevertheless, anything we can do to eliminate racism is worth a period of experimentation.

However, you will have disappointed all those poor misguided souls that see you as a rank racist.

Well said, Leapy.

Leo (by email) Editor’s note: Leapy said adults are to blame for bringing up children as racists, as well as images and stories in the media.

He targeted charity appeals saying they often depicted black children as always suffering from famine and disease.

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4:30pm Bargain Hunt 5:15pm Escape to the Country 6:15pm Songs of Praise 6:50pm BBC News 7:10pm BBC London News 7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm The Paradise 10:00pm Britain and the Sea 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm BBC London News 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

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8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 10:45pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:50pm The Jonathan Ross Show

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ITV2/ 4:05pm You've Been Framed!

4:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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ITV/ 5:40pm All Star Mr and Mrs 6:40pm Prize Island 7:35pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Surprise Surprise 9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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ITV/ 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Tales From Northumberland 9:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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7:30pm You've Been Framed!

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4:10pm Pressure Pad 4:55pm Escape to the Country 5:40pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Match of the Day

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ITV/ 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Show Me the Telly 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Coronation Street 9:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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Good fun or just shallow?

‘Selfie’ is the word of the year 2013, according to Oxford Dictionaries. It describes a self-portrait taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone, often posted on social media internet sites.

WOMEN who take selfies spend an average of 16 minutes to prepare themselves for a ‘spontaneous’ picture, according to a survey. Many take up to six pictures of themselves to check hair and make-up before going out. That, for many of our readers, seems a waste of time.

Kirsten Van Barneveld, aged 38, works as a waitress at Digby’s Bar in Javea and has only taken selfies a couple of times in her life.

She said: “It was just for fun, with some friends of mine and I didn’t like how I looked on them. I did not prepare at all to take both selfies.”

Maria C Cano, a 20 year-old

Patricia Lawrie

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student from Benissa, said: “I have never taken a selfie because when I need to check how I look, I look in the mirror.”

Penny Loudon, a retired nurse from Almanzora, agreed, saying: “I have got a mirror. Selfies are too vain and egotistical. I think people are just fishing for compliments.”

Patricia Lawrie, retired, who lives in Arboleas, remarked: “I don’t take selfies. I ask my partner for his opinion, that is the most important one. I am not vain. I think it is a very strange person that takes photos of themselves.

Whatever happened to mirrors?”

Kirsten and Laura Mattin

Hairdresser Laura Mattin, aged 21 from Benijofar, said: “I have taken selfies but only if I’m going out and they are never for Facebook. I certainly wouldn’t particularly get ready and dressed up just to take one.” She did, however, think they are more acceptable for celebrities to take and post on Twitter.

Friend and colleague, Indie, aged 17, said: “I find them a bit cringe-worthy. I don’t take them but would ask someone to take a photo of me and friends if I’m out.”

David, aged 60, who is retired and living in Crevillente, is Penny not really a selfie Loudon fan and has never taken one: “It is a generation thing.

Generally, I think they are a bit silly,” he said.

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Important things are signalled by the stars.

There are gains to be made in many different areas. Just keep believing things will work out for the best for you and they will.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A meeting midweek could mean a change to your finances for the better. In the short term, it may be necessary for you to rearrange money and appointments but try not to be too put out. Change is perhaps something that we become less tolerant of after a situation has gone on for a time.

7-Star Quiz 1. ‘If music be the food of love, play on’ is the first line of which play by William Shakespeare?

2. ‘Love means never having to say you’re sorry’ was a catchphrase based on a line from which 1970 romantic drama film?

3. According to his 1976 Top 10 hit single, music was which singer/songwriter’s ‘first love’?

4. The 40-piece string-laden group the Love Unlimited Orchestra was formed by which American R&B/soul musician in 1973?

5. What is the name of (a) the Greek goddess of love and (b) the Roman goddess of love?

6. Which 1956 black-and-white motion picture, directed by Robert D Webb, starred Richard Egan, Debra Paget and introduced Elvis Presley in his first theatrical release?

7. Which famous 18th century poet wrote the song/poem that begins ‘My love is like a red, red rose’?

Y our S tars

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) There is so much that has come to light in the past few weeks. It is no wonder that your mind is reeling. All will become clear in the weeks ahead and this cannot be rushed. However, there is a need to look after your health and get out in the fresh air.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A pleasant surprise makes you a little more optimistic midweek. It is possible for you to take on negativity too quickly. The next time something does not go according to plan, hold fire. It is amazing what a little time and distance will solve.

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November 30. Sara Carbonero is a Spanish sports journalist.

Toledo-born Sara Carbonero started her career in Radio Marca during her second year in the Journalism faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid.

Carbonero gathered media attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup for reportedly distracting her boyfriend, Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, in a match between Spain and Switzerland.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Being considerably more relaxed about those things which cannot be changed has taken a weight from your shoulders. It is also easier to understand why others have taken this approach in the past.

There is, however, a balance to be found.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Are you still patting yourself on the back for that recent achievement?

Socially, this is a lovely week when old friendships are strengthened and new acquaintances prove to be relaxing. It is another mellow week but one in which you seriously consider making a major change.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Make a point of putting on a happy face and your mood will stay high. There is still some more to be done to improve your social life and a recent offer of charity work may be just the thing. Avoid restricting the sort of folk whom you are willing to mix with.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Be your charming self this week without pushing too much. A natural approach when you are seeking a response is the best course of action. Simply being in the right place and under someone's gaze is all that is required.

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

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It is clear that you really love your hearth and home but, every now and again, there is a small voice calling. The good things in life appeal and, to have these, an effort is involved.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Having put in extra effort to bring a zing into your life, it is important that you keep the impetus going.

This is not only good for your health and wealth, but also your mind. Although trying something new brings a few odd remarks your way, try not to be sidetracked.

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

TARGET:

Average: 15

Very good: 28

Good: 19

Excellent: 34

ante, dan, dean, dent, etna (gas burner), gean, gent, gnat, nave, neat, tang, tend, vane, vend, vent, agent, anted, vaned, vegan, adnate, advent, agenda, agnate, vantage, vanadate, ADVANTAGE

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although last week was not run at the pace anticipated, now the pace certainly picks up. Finances are still firmly on the agenda, but this time you will be able to deal on a more relaxed basis. A contact made recently gives you the opportunity not only to make some money but also to enlarge your circle of friends.

NERJA

VELEZ-MALAGA

TOMORROW

“DON’T BE FRIGHTENED MAMA, IT’S ONLY A MONTY PYTHON GROUP REUNION PRACTISING THEIR SILLY WALK!”...

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your mind is still sharp this week and there are many questions that you would like answered. Doing a bit of research proves fruitful and also quite amusing. A recent contact may not come up with the proposition hoped for, but realise that it is still early days.

NERJA

VELEZ-MALAGA

Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, MaryLouise Parker, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Dean Parisot.

Runtime 116 minutes. Rated 12.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is still a strong accent on family matters and getting things sorted out. The way ahead is clear. If you are able to persuade someone that an idea was theirs and not yours, so much the better. Being in a practical mood serves you well because it is possible to get a lot done in the next few days.

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

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Ex-CIA agent Frank Moses is brought out of retirement once again when he is asked to track down a nuclear device which has fallen into the wrong hands. In order to find out the device’s location, he must first speak to Edward Bailey, the scientist responsible for its creation. But to make matters worse, his old partner Victoria has been hired to kill him with the help of a much renowned deadly assassin.

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Cryptic Across 2 A bill for a musical symbol (4) 4 Family doctorʼs first to be sympathetic (4) 9 Partly determining final points (7) 10 Bring tea round in porcelain (5) 11 Sends off vessels (5) 12 Keeps making chess move (7) 13 Like bears and lemurs in every part (6) 15 Buddy to finish after half a day (6) 18 Ticket tout exchange parcels (7) 20 Ape is different colour (5) 22 Unsuitable camouflage paint (5) 23 Theoretically itʼs no Milan, sadly (7) 24 Kate chopped wood (4) 25 We must accept silver as payment (4) Down 1 Collection Iʼm backing for little children (5) 2 Nymphs concealed in reeds (7) 3 Endeavours to score sporting points (5) 5 Awfully ironic about old Bob cutting tooth! (7) 6 When a doctor gets sick it calls for exercise (5) 7 Sea bird can be cooked slowly (7) 8 Little bird wrapped in a scarf in church (5) 13 Sign up centre forward by mistake

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but itʼs an improvement (7) 14 Nathan, missing the point, conceals acidity level of solvent (7) 16 Stretch of river harbouring vessels (7) 17 Elephant part makes a strong case

(5) 19 Sailor a foot nearer the stern (5) 20 American uncle taking bachelor to dance (5) 21 Al sat tripping up heavenʼs supporter (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 6 represents S and 19 represents W, so fill in S every time the figure 6 appears and W every time the figure 19 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.

CRYPTIC Across: 1 Pilfer, 4 Abode, 8 Arson, 9 Nippers, 10 Digital, 11 Halo, 12 Elm, 14 Dali, 15 Agog, 18 Nab, 21 Calf, 23 Avarice, 25 Tearing, 26 Phial, 27 Email, 28 Ferret.

Down: 1 Pravda, 2 Lasagna, 3 Einstein, 4 Asps, 5 Omega, 6 Euston, 7 Angle, 13 May apple, 16 Olivier, 17 Scythe, 19 Barge, 20 Merlot, 22 Llama, 24 Dial.

QUICK Across: 1 Sales, 3 Pardon, 6 Agitate, 8 Abhor, 10 Eat, 11 Extinct, 12 Bored, 13 Obeys, 18 Inertia, 20 Own, 21 Lotus, 22 Amiable, 23 Assess, 24 Roots.

Down: 1 Scared, 2 Startle, 3 Prefer, 4 React, 5 Broth, 7 Introvert, 9 Honeycomb, 14 Barrier, 15 Silly, 16 Harass, 17 Unless, 19 Taste.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Codo, 3 Track, 8 Seaweed, 9 Car, 10 Opaco, 11 Anden, 12 Eat, 13 Teorias, 14 Users, 15 Town.

Down: 1 Customer, 2 Diamantes, 4 Radiator, 5 Cocodrilo, 6 Reporter, 7 Grandson.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.

Across 1 According to (5) 3 Valiente (persona, acción, decisión) (5) 7 Passage (between buildings) (6) 9 Love (between people) (4) 10 Prisioneros (9) 13 Camino (carretera) (4) 14 Broom (brush) (6) 16 Estante (5) 17 Piedra (material) (5) Down 1 Soup (thick) (4) 2 Grape (3) 4 Cupboard (7) 5 Orejas (4) 6 Badgers (animals) (7) 8 Apellido (7) 11 Brazos (4) 12 Jaula (para animales) (4) 15 Gato (3)

Hexagram The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (WANDER) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of a famous television quiz show that was first broadcast in August 2000 (three words): KNEW SKI ATHLETE

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Answers: A little misunderstanding between friends; Kings Cross

Unscramble the name of one of the oldest dog breeds in existence (two words): HAND A HOG FUN

Across 1 Occasionally (9) 4 Donkey (3) 6 Cooking stove (5) 8 Piece of furniture (5) 9 Reserve (5) 10 Commence (5) 11 Foolish (6) 13 Most recent (6) 16 Allotted portion (5) 17 Aches (5) 19 Plentiful (5) 20 Join together (5) 21 Regret (3) 22 Lasting (9) Down 1 Dangerous (7) 2 Less (5) 3 Female parent (6) 4 Mean (7) 5 Holy person (5) 7 Inspect (7) 10 Sports ground (7) 12 Ignorant of (7) 14 Anguish (7) 15 Seem (6) 16 Clearheaded (5) 18 Wait on (5)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Mutter, 2 Curled, 3 Insect, 4 Packed, 5 Lector, 6 Senses, 7 Pamper, 8 Hasten, 9 Lament, 10 Postal, 11 Wishes, 12 Dealer, 13 Assert, 14 Almond, 15 Earned, 16 Signed, 17 Reward, 18 Leaned, 19 Streak

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: THE WEAKEST LINK, AFGHAN HOUND

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Regular sleep keeps you slim GOING to bed and waking up at the same time each day could be the secret to staying slim.

Researchers studied more than 300 women, aged 1726 and found that those with consistent sleeping habits (less than 60 minutes of variation) were slimmer and had less body fat.

The study, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, found that getting less than sixand-a-half hours, or more than eight-and-a-half hours, sleep a night was also linked to higher levels of body fat.

Coffee cleans arteries and maintains a healthy heart HEALTH DRINK: A cup of coffee is good for the heart.

A CUP of coffee can help keep arteries clean, especially if it has caffeine.

According to a recent study from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, coffee seems to improve blood vessels’ performance by removing obstructions in the arteries.

The study, conducted on 27 volunteers, is the first one that proves this theory.

The researchers indicated that the smallest blood vessels in the organism expanded to the size of a finger, thanks to the 30 per cent increase the caffeine provided.

The study, originally performed in Ryuku, Japan, joins other research investigating the benefits of coffee, one of the most consumed drinks in the world.

Other studies proved that people who have at least one cup of coffee a day are less likely to suffer a heart attack or coronary heart disease.

“Our results give an idea of how coffee can help and improve a heart’s health,” said Masato Tsutui, main researcher of the study.

A new 3D-printed toothbrush Banish winter wrinkles cleans your teeth in six seconds with vitamin supplements IN less than 10 seconds your teeth can be brushed thoroughly. Blizzident, a new 3D-printed toothbrush, looks like a mouth-guard lined with 600 bristles.

You bite down into the 3D impression

of your mouth and grind your teeth on the bristles, which cleans all of your teeth simultaneously.

“It was the intention of the designers to make tooth brushing as easy as biting into an apple,” stated Chris Martin, Blizzident’s spokesman.

The process of ordering one of these custom-fit brushes begins in your dentist’s office.

Your dentist takes an impression of your teeth and sends it to Blizzident and the team gets to work.

Printing and manufacturing takes about 12 weeks. But your first Blizzident will cost you $300 (€220).

This does not include payment to your dentist for the impressions. The brush lasts a full year, since the bristles do a lot less work that those of traditional toothbrushes.

WINTER is here and our skin often feels the effects of the colder, harsher weather, but now a beauty supplement could help protect the skin.

The first clinical trial carried out in France into the effect of the pill which contains micro-nutrients, found it improved the condition of the skin in the coldest months.

The study, published in the journal Clinical Interventions In Ageing, focused on beauty vitamin supplement tablets that contained ingredients such as biomarine collagen, pine bark and grape seed extracts.

The participants were assessed before, during and six weeks after the four-month trial, with researchers reporting that women who did not take the tablets had thicker, rougher skin and more fine lines than those who had.

POP A PILL: For healthy skin.

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Food can keep you up at night IF you are not consuming any coffee in the afternoons or evenings but still can’t sleep, the food you’re eating might be the problem.

Sleep is part of your overall health, so the same things that you do to take care of your body and health can also be good for your sleep. If you’re snacking at night, make sure it’s a healthy snack that’s not loaded with sugar.

Steak, due to its high protein levels, takes longer to digest. Wine, beer or alcoholic drinks are sedating, but may alter your sleep cycle. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, high acid content foods like tomatoes are the cause of at least 20 per cent of sleeplessness. Chocolate has big levels of caffeine that can also disrupt sleep cycles.

Trying to avoid these foods before going to bed might help you if you’re having trouble falling asleep.

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Viva la Pizza! A new way to look at the Italian dish PERHAPS one of the things we pay least attention to when ordering a pizza is the box it comes in.

For many, pizza boxes are nothing less than an accessory, and most of the time, if not always, they end up unnoticed in the rubbish bin.

But now a self-proclaimed expert in pizza boxes has decided to look beyond the food and focus his attention on the cardboard container.

In Viva la Pizza! Scott Wiener has traced design trends over the past four decades.

PIZZA BOX: There’s an art behind it.

The book is the result of collecting and cataloguing pizza boxes for more than five years. In it, Wiener presents more than 100 weird and wild box designs and explores the curious history of this item.

The book includes international designs, corporate designs and dozens of quirky images from family-run pizzerias.

The result is a new way to look at one of the world’s favourite foods.

Stronger cheeses wanted BRITONS are becoming more adventurous when eating cheese, a study by global market researcher Mintel claims.

Sales of mild cheddar so far this year have only reached £161 million (€193 million) of the total £2.6 billion (€3.1 billion) cheese market, the study claims.

This is a 6 per cent decrease in relation to 2012. In contrast, sales of blue cheese, extra mature

MILD CHEDDAR: Are its days numbered? cheddar and continental cheddar have gone up by 14, 12 and 10 per cent

respectively, according to the study.

This could be proof that Britons are now demanding stronger flavours.

In fact, the study found that shoppers considered that this factor was more important when buying cheese than price.

The market researcher has placed Tesco and Morrisons as leading supermarkets in providing alternatives to mild cheddar.

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There is a large number of varieties of bulbous plants (which includes bulbs, corms and rhizomes) which grow excellently even spectacularly in Spanish gardens.

There are bulbs for all seasons but most are best planted in the autumn or early winter. However, the choice is often limited in Spanish garden centres, horticultural shops and general stores so over the years we have searched wider for interesting and spectacular forms and colours.

Some mail order catalogues to try: We have used the following over the years and you will discover many more such companies advertising in the autumn gardening pages of many UK newspapers. And of course even better would be to visit one of the larger garden centres in the UK or Holland during an autumn or year-end visit.

Sometimes at the end of the bulb selling season one can obtain some reduced price bargains.

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Bressingham Gardens, Diss, Norfolk. ww.bressinghamgardens.com.

2. Bloms Bulbs, Melchbourne, Bedfordshire. www.blomsbulbs.com.

3. Claire Austin, UK, (for unusual irises), www.claireaustin-hardyplants.co.uk, enquiries@claire

SPECTACULAR: Bulbs, corms and rhizomes grow well in Spanish gardens.

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The Heritage Bulb Club, Ireland, www.heritagebulbs.com, info@heritagebulbs.com.

Some seed catalogues to try: Chiltern Seeds, UK, www.chilternseedsco.uk, info@chilternseeds.co.uk.

Plant World Seeds, UK, Fax 0044-1803-875018.

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa. seedroom@nbict.nbi.ac.za.

Why bulbs can be interesting There are bulbs for all seasons, some being very exotic. Since they grow well in pots as well as the open garden they are useful for covered terraces outside the kitchen or lounge, courtyards and patios, apartment/penthouse terraces, rockeries, flowerbeds or as natural plantings under trees and deciduous shrubs.

Many will come up year after year and multiply. They can have a dramatic effect as individual bulbs or as massed plantings. Once planted in the garden they need little care. They are therefore of special interest to absentee gardeners.

Some choices to consider For late winter and spring: The most reliable in the garden are anemones, grape hyacinths, freesias, flag irises, Dutch and Spanish irises and miniature irises. Mass-planted patches of each can give weeks of colour to flowerbeds and rockeries. Flag irises are particularly useful for semi-shaded corners where they can be left to multiply year after year. The others are best in full sun.

For pots try clivias, anemones, tulips, rananculus and exotic species of daffodils and amaryllis, and for window boxes grape hyacinths and late-planted full sized hyacinths. If you live in woodland, a spring carpet of naturalised daffodils can be spectacular. Equally if on a mountain top miniature jonquils and species tulips can brighten up otherwise barren rocky areas.

Unfortunately slugs often eat tulip bulbs during the summer if planted in the open garden. ©Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com November 2013

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XPATRIATES who have chosen to live in Spain for their retirement often return to the UK on a regular basis for various reasons.

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being told there is nothing available. I have worked in the car hire industry for over nine years and the same applies every year - car hire at most major airports will be booked up by the end of November. I would advise all our clients not to leave it to chance but rather to book their car hire as soon as they have booked their flights and know their dates and times. We deal with lots of suppliers and will make every effort to obtain the best price possible for all our customers.

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PIVE plan gives car sales a boost CAR sales in Spain soared in the first half of November thanks to the fourth phase of Spain’s PIVE incentive programme to buy new cars at a discount.

A total of 19,232 cars were sold in the first weeks of November, an impressive 42.6 per cent more than the same period last year.

This growth is mainly due to the extension of the PIVE plan which the national government passed in October.

Car sales for private use reached 12,317 units in the first two weeks of November, a 54.2 per cent increase on last year.

As for commercial vehicle sales, they rose by 20.3 per cent compared to 2012 thanks to the PIMA Aire plan, a counterpart to the PIVE plan intended to help businesses buy commercial vehicles.

By region, Asturias, Castilla La Mancha and Extremadura experienced the biggest growth in sales.

The PIVE plan was designed by the Spanish government to boost car sales.

Buyers receive a €2,000 discount when buying a new car - the price of which should not exceed €25,000 - in exchange for scrapping a car at least 10 years old. €1,000 of the total discount is paid by the government, with the other €1,000 provided by car dealers.

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ERMAN manufacturer Porsche unveiled the allnew Macan during the Tokyo Motor Show, which is being held in the Japanese city until Sunday.

The Macan, whose name comes from the Indonesian word for tiger, combines the typical handling characteristics of Porsche with a high level of comfort and everyday suitability.

Three models comprise the Macan product range.

The Macan S1 is equipped with a 3.0-litre V6 bi-turbo engine delivering 340bhp and also features an active allwheel drive with an electronically controlled, map-controlled multiplate clutch.

A seven-speed doubleclutch transmission transfers power as required and almost without any interruption in tractive force, enabling the vehicle to accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 5.4 seconds.

The Macan S Diesel 2 is the economical long distance runner of the three Macan models.

Its 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel engine achieves fuel consumption figures of between just 6.3 and 6.1 litres/100km, which

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corresponds to a CO2 value of between 164 and 159g/km.

Nevertheless the Macan S Diesel accelerates from 0 to 100km in just 6.3 seconds thanks to its 258bhp engine.

As the top model in the Macan model line, the Macan Turbo 3 is set to be the most powerful vehicle in the compact SUV segment.

The 3.6-litre V6 bi-turbo engine, which is being used in a Porsche model for the first time, achieves an unrivalled 400bhp and catapults the vehicle from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.8 seconds.

Although the top speed is 266km/h, the Macan

MACAN: Porsche’s first ever SUV. FAMILIARITY: Design elements have been taken from sportscars.

Turbo delivers fuel consumption figures of between just 9.2 and 8.9 litres/100km.

The design elements of the new Macan, available in April from €57,930, have been taken from other Porsche sportscars.

Round lines meet the strategically positioned precision edges, giving the vehicle a compact, powerful and close to the road look.

Fiat Panda 4x4, with all wheel drive for rain or shine

FIAT has designed a car to appeal to both lovers of adventure and drivers who simply want extra grip on slippery surfaces, the Panda 4x4.

The 4x4 features a permanent allwheel drive system that employs two differentials and an electronically controlled coupling governed by an electronic control unit.

In normal dry conditions, 98 per cent of the engine torque is transferred to the front wheels. This means the car handles in a very similar way to a front-wheel drive model and there are no increases

in petrol consumption and tyre wear.

Under low grip conditions such as snow, ice or mud, the electronically controlled coupling prevents wheel spin by progressively increasing the proportion of torque sent to the rear wheels.

The Fiat Panda 4x4 features ELD (Electronic Locking Differential) as standard. This improves traction by braking wheels with poor grip on slippery terrain and transferring the driving force to those with greater purchase.

The side view, with its sporty sloping roof line, creates a sharp profile and emphasises the dynamic nature of the vehicle, while the design lines running to the rear accentuate the broad, sculpted wings.

The focus on agility and breadth continues into the Macan’s interior.

From the low front seats to the sloping centre console, the interior offers a sense of familiarity with features coming from sportscars.

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Under pressure after a home defeat Dave Redshaw Malaga CF Reporter Dave Redshaw Dave is the author of ‘Malaga Football Club - The Story’ available from Amazon.

MALAGA boss Bernd Schuster is a man under pressure as Los Blanquiazules head into tomorrow (Friday) night’s game at fourthplaced Villarreal.

A disappointing 2-1 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao has left the Costa

del Sol outfit just one point above the relegation zone and fans at La Rosaleda let their feelings be known at the end of the game with cries of “Schuster go now!”.

The German chose youngster Juanmi up front with first-choice

strikers Roque Santa Cruz and Mounir El Hamdaoui out injured, and Malaga almost opened the scoring on 18 minutes when Portillo shot against keeper Iraizoz’s legs.

Even so, the visitors were unlucky not to take the lead

themselves four minutes later, Weligton having to hook the ball off the line after Guillermo’s header had beaten Willy Caballero.

Malaga scored on 38 minutes when Juanmi buried a header into the top corner after Angeleri’s superb headed cross.

After the break the Basques pressed for the equaliser as both sides consistently squandered possession, and they got back into the game on 68 minutes when San Jose’s Palace, with new boss Tony header from Susaeta’s Pulis looking on, won 1-0 at corner found the corner Hull; bottom club following poor marking.

Sunderland, beaten 2-0 at Malaga were starting to Stoke, had their seventh lose their discipline, picking red card of the season; up a number of bookings, Fulham’s manager Martin and it told when Portillo Jol is under severe pressure was dismissed for a second after a 2-1 home loss to yellow card within six Swansea and Newcastle minutes. It proved to be edged Norwich 2-1. On the turning point as just Sunday, Manchester City three minutes later Ander thrashed, and I mean Herrera got free down the thrashed, Spurs 6-0 and right and crossed for Manchester United drew 2- Muniain, whose initial 2 at Cardiff while Monday’s attempt was brilliantly all-Midland clash ended saved by Caballero before WBA 2 Aston Villa 2. the midfielder tapped home RUGBY Shaun the rebound to give his side Johnson’s last minute try all three points. and conversion broke Defeat meant a fifth England’s hearts as defeat in seven games for reigning champions New the locals and unless things Zealand reached their turn around quickly it could fourth successive Rugby be a long, hard season for League World Cup final. the Malaga faithful.

Super Sebastian, sensational City, sad England in rugby and cricket Tony Matthews

International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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CONGRATULATIONS, again, to F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel who equalled Michael Schumacher’s feat of 13 wins in a Grand Prix season by taking the chequered flag in Brazil last Sunday.

Arsenal, Celtic, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United have all been involved in Champions League action this week, while Tottenham, Swansea and Wigan compete in the Europa League this evening. And over the coming weekend there are full programmes in the Premiership (including Cardiff-Arsenal, Chelsea-Southampton, Spurs-Manchester United), the Championship and in Football Leagues 1 and 2.

CRICKET - England were battered inside four

SEBASTIAN VETTEL: F1 world champion. days by Australia in the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. The arrogant Aussies won by 381 runs, scoring 295 and 401-7 declared against England’s paltry 136 and 179. Only Stuart Broad (665) and captain Alastair Cook (65) earned their corn.

FOOTBALL: Last

Saturday’s Merseyside derby ended Everton 3 Liverpool 3; Chelsea beat West Ham 3-0 in their 100th meeting; Arsenal increased their PL lead to four points after beating Southampton 2-0 (Saints’ ‘keeper Artur Boruc thought he was Johan Cruijff); Ten-man Crystal

Great turnout for GINS golfers THERE was a great turnout at Los Moriscos when GINS played a Dubai Stableford.

There was lots of banter and plenty of good scores amongst the 71 guests and members who took over the course.

Winning team was Roger Eatwell, Peter Foreman, Fred Hickford, Pamela Cooper (111 points). They were followed by Mike Frayne, Bob Blair, Ray Cooper, Malcolm Wright (108) in second and Maurice Wilde, Maggie Buller, Max Place, Malcolm Ritchie (107) in third.

Barry Alford and Peter Pool scored twos.

At Añoreta players found winter had suddenly arrived. Long trousers, body warmers, hats and gloves, flasks full of hot coffee and soup all had a first outing of the season.

With the course set up for a championship game, tees were at their maximum limit and, together with the gusting wind, made for a challenging round of golf.

Organisers sent their thanks to Lola Montero, Lilo Bliem and Bernardo for all their help , and to all who brought presents for the orphanage and old peoples’ home.

Players were taking part in the El Puente Masters Sponsored Individual

Stableford. Malcolm Jones (33) took top spot in the men’s division from Geir Froland (31) and Dan McAllister (30).

Lola Montero (28) won the ladies' prize with Eloisa Sanchez (27) second.

Malcolm Jones took the nearest the pin prize and Geir Froland scored a two.

At Baviera they also played the El Puente Masters Sponsored Individual Stableford.

In first place amongst the men was Graham Stevens (34) with Alan Jones second (34) and Gill Richardson (33) third. Monse Mendi (29) was top lady with Marion Fraser (29) second.