Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 5 - 11 December 2013 Issue 1483

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Woman rescued A SWEDISH woman, aged 54, was rescued yesterday (Wednesday) after spending a night lost in the Peña Escrita natural park in Almuñecar. She was located, unharmed, by a Guardia Civil helicopter.

Quake risk THE Axarquia and Antequera areas are considered to be at high risk of earthquakes according to a seismic danger map drawn up by the Public Works Minister and the National Geographic Institute.

Fruity arrest THREE young men, aged between 21 and 24, have been arrested in VelezMalaga for allegedly stealing 400 kilos of avocados from a local farm. The detainees claimed they had been out walking their dogs when they decided to collect some of the fruit.

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Farmers demand compensation for storm damage FARMERS affected by severe storms in August have staged a sit-in at the town hall. They took over a third floor room at Almuñecar Council’s headquarters and refused to leave. They vowed to stay there until someone from the Junta de Andalucia regional government

answered their calls for compensation after 90 per cent of their crops were wiped out by the freak summer storms. The farmers decided to take direct action, saying they were being discriminated against by the Junta. President of the Sub-tropical Fruit Producers (Aprodate), Juan

Camacho, said they had not received any help from the Junta while farmers in El Ejido (Almeria) had been granted money to make up for the losses after their crops were affected by hail just weeks ago. Camacho, who was due to have a meeting with the agriculture representative in Granada next

week to address the matter, has stated that the sub-tropical crops are in a terrible state. “The situation is tragic and distressing for many families, who were affected by floods before the harvest season started.” Around 90 per cent of the subtropical fruit harvest in the Rio Seco, Rio Verde and Rio Jate fields was wiped out by hail and torrential rain at the end of the summer. Almuñecar Mayor Trinidad Herrera has asked both can be linked to the the national government ancient settlement. to declare the town a Fernandez believes this ‘disaster area’ after the new find could be 3,700 storms. years old, although archaeological studies to confirm this theory are still to be carried out. The inhabitants obtained slate slabs by heating the stone to high temperatures, in order to cut it to the required size, according to Fernandez. The slabs were then used to seal tombs, which were normally located next to or under dwellings, as have been previously discovered at the archaeological site in Galera (Granada).

Bronze Age quarry unearthed THE remains of a 3,700year-old stone quarry from the Bronze Age have been discovered in Sayalonga. The quarry is believed to be linked to the ancient settlement of El Espolon, found in the town in 2006. Valentin Fernandez, a history professor from Malaga University, found the remains by chance in Calle Loma. The historian found a slate formation similar to one in another quarry associated with El Espolon and, after a visual and photographic study, determined that

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QUARRY: The remains found are similar to those discovered in Galera (Granada).

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Bird park set to open tomorrow ONE of Almuñecar’s family favourites, the Loro Sexi Birds Park, is expected to reopen tomorrow (Friday), a year after work to refurbish it started. Council employees have been working hard to open the park on time, according to the councillor for Environment Luis Aragon. Both the Loro Sexi Birds Park and Almuñecar’s Mediterranean Aquarium closed in December last year in order to be refurbished. The aim was to adapt both buildings to current regulations in terms of accessibility and animal keeping. Refurbishment work at the bird park included the overall painting and improvement of the premises, as well as the remodelling of the lower section cages. However, the removal of architectural barriers has not been carried out as the town hall currently cannot afford it, Aragon added. A much worse situation is facing the aquarium, which still doesn’t have a reopening date. So far the town hall has spent €115,000 to improve the safety of the premises, and

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Time out 28 - 29 IMPROVED: Bird cages have been remodelled. another €175,000 is needed to complete the work. The town hall hopes to have funds to resume work in January.

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NEWS Man sanctioned NERJA TOWN COUNCIL is to take action against a man who put down soil near the Aguila aqueduct, a monument of cultural interest, to build an access road to a nearby farm. Text dismissal MORE than 23,000 people who have lost their jobs in Malaga have sued their former employers since 2007. Some claim to have been dismissed via text message.

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Brothers on gun charges TWO brothers have been arrested for possessing illegal guns and stealing bikes worth €6,300. A third man, a friend of theirs, has also been arrested for receiving stolen goods and illegal weapons’ possession. The Guardia

Civil started an investigation after a man reported the theft of four highrange bikes from his sports equipment shop. Officers watched the CCTV footage of the store, which led them to a storeroom in an Almuñecar block of apartments where two of the stolen bikes were hidden.

During a search officers recovered the bikes, valued at more than €4,000, and seized a starting pistol and shotgun. After his arrest for an alleged crime of receiving, the owner told the officers that he had bought the bikes and the weapons from brothers. All three men have been remanded in custody.

Clearing up WORK to clear up the Chillar river mouth has started in order to avoid floods in case of heavy rains, Nerja Town Council has announced. Farmers’ grant FARMERS from Cutar, Almachar, Benamocarra and Velez-Malaga have been granted a total of €2.6 million to carry out work on irrigation systems. Helmet plan MALAGA CITY HALL has announced that it is in favour of forcing cyclists in the city to use helmets. CAS quiz THE Costa Animal Society (CAS) has organised a quiz to be held at Lew’s Fish and Chips in Torrox Costa from 7.30pm. Tickets €8. To book call 952 521 426.

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TOMORROW (Friday) Spain celebrates the day the current constitution was endorsed in a referendum. Most shopping centres will be open, but banks and public offices will be closed.

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New director ANA MARIA MARQUEZ has been named new director of the Nerja Cave Museum, where some of the archaeological remains found in the cave are on display. €15,000 heist TWO men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into a warehouse on the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate in Malaga and stealing €15,000.

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A COOKING OIL recycling company from Torrox will give 250 local families a special container each to help them recycle the oil they use at home.

Nine detained INTERNET SHOPPING: There are some items which are often easier to find online.

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ITH Christmas approaching, although it’s great to get in the spirit with a look around the shops accompanied by carols and decorations, there are some items which it’s often easier to find online. In Spain, some 15.2 million people shop online and although it has taken the Spanish some time to get into the habit of doing so, this year there has reportedly been a boom in the amount of online purchases and that’s before most people have started Christmas shopping. Although Spain remains well behind other European countries for online shopping and not to mention the USA, confidence is increasing. On a worldwide ranking, the UK comes in third position, with an expenditure of €91.7 billion per year online, well behind the number one, the USA, at €289 billion per year. In Spain, the average profile of people who shop online is a man, aged between 25 and 54, with university studies and a steady job. They spend an average of more than €800 per year, and between them generate takings of €10.4

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I knew she was the wife of the president of the regional government and of a former minister.’ Miquel Martorell, a witness in the trial against Jaume Matas for coercion, who says he hired her as a PR for a Palma hotel to attract clients and improve business.

billion for companies selling on the internet. The favourites are Ebay and Amazon, followed by online discount sites Groupon, Groupalia and Letbonus; hotel booking site Booking.com; then El Corte Ingles; the site for buying tickets, Entradas.com; travel site Atrapalo.com; supermarket chain Carrefour; bookshop La Casa del Libro; Itunes, and in 10th place, fashion retailers Zara.

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per cent is how much unemployment fell in November, compared to the previous month. This is the first time unemployment has dropped in November since 1996, with 2,475 people finding jobs and the total number of unemployed at 4,808,908 people.

SHOP ONLINE: There has been a boom in online purchases.

NINE people, four of them under 18, have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an attack on a bar owner in La Malagueta, Malaga City.

Bus plea MORE than 1,000 people have joined a petition on social website Facebook asking for a ‘decent’ bus station in Motril.

Out at sea A MAN, 30, was rescued by a passer-by after taking a canoe out to sea off the coast of Malaga City and being stranded for several hours due to the huge waves.

Two hold-ups NATIONAL POLICE are investigating two hold-ups at banks in neighbouring areas of Malaga City within six minutes of each other. Staff and clients were threatened with guns.

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2 ‘speed’ arrests in Motril TWO people have been arrested for keeping 563 grammes of ‘speed’ hidden inside a fridge in their home in Motril. This operation is considered to be the most important one against this type of drug in recent years in the town. National Police believe the accused, a man aged 18 and a woman aged 23, illegally distributed and sold the drug in Motril. Officers in charge of fighting drug trafficking along the Granada coast found the house, which was being used both as a storehouse and selling point, after months of investigating. The ‘speed’ was found hidden behind food in the freezer of a fridge in the house.

MUELLE UNO: The commercial area will host the Pompidou centre.

Pompidou to put Malaga on art map

MALAGA is being put on the art world map with the opening of a Pompidou centre from 2015. Mayor Francisco de la Torre has confirmed the prestigious art institution will open a centre in the city’s Muelle Uno, the commercial area of the port, in two years time. The French cultural organisation will lease the 6,300m2, 21-metre-high crystal cube located in that area for €1 million per year to exhibit contemporary art works belonging to their collection. The Paris Pompidou Centre hosts the largest collection of contemporary art in the world.

This will be the first Pompidou museum to be opened outside France. It will join Malaga’s Picasso museum, the CAC Contemporary Art Museum and the Carmen Thyssen Málaga Museum as attractions for art lovers in the city. The new centre, according to sources at Pompidou, will increase visits to the area by up to 30 per cent depending on the works displayed. The cruise sector in the port of Malaga is also expected to benefit from this lease, as the new Malaga Pompidou Centre, or Malagadou as it’s already known, would

Trapped driver rescued from overturned car FIREFIGHTERS freed a man who was trapped inside his car after it overturned in Rincon de la Victoria. The event took place on the A7 motorway next to the Axarquia town. The car reportedly crossed the central reservation of the carriageway for unknown reasons and overturned, eyewitnesses told the 112

Emergency Services. Guardia Civil officers had to close both lanes of the carriageway while the man was being rescued. The hard shoulder of the motorway was open to drivers in the meantime to ease traffic congestion. It is unknown whether the victim was admitted to hospital or sustained any injury.

become a must place to visit. Muelle Uno became the biggest attraction of Malaga City when it opened during the extended holiday of the Constitution Day in 2011. More than 6 million people are expected to have visited the area by the end of this year, improving the results of 2012.

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Home food wasted EACH resident of Malaga throws away €250 worth of food per year, according to the Bancosol food bank for the area. Waste is worse in homes than in businesses.

Xmas decor SEVEN thousand poinsettia plants will decorate the streets of Salobreña this Christmas.

Art exhibit PAINTINGS by Frigiliana resident Rosalind Burns are on display at the town’s Casa del Apero until December 31. Entrance is free.

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Christmas lunch AXARQUIA Animal Rescue is hosting a Christmas lunch on Saturday at El Pavo Real restaurant in Competa from 2pm to raise funds. To buy tickets, at €10 each, call Jo on 650 193 777 or email axarquia-animalrescue@hotmail.com.

Tapas route BARS and restaurants in La Viñuela have organised a tapas route that starts today (Thursday) until Sunday. Participants can enter a draw for a €60 cheque.

Torremolinos chic THE Roberto Harvey exhibition hall in the Galvez Museum in Macharivaya is hosting ‘Torremolinos Chic,’ an exhibition on the 60s and 70s in the Costa del Sol until Monday.

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Patient burned by electric blanket at private clinic A PATIENT at a private clinic in Malaga sustained third degree burns on his legs and feet due to a fault with an electric blanket. Local Spanish daily Diario Sur reports that the 50-year-old man was admitted to the clinic to have a tumour removed from his kidney, but now remains at Malaga Regional

Hospital awaiting a skin graft. The blankets are used to keep patients warm while undergoing surgery. When he recovered from the operation, he claims he was released from the clinic and told to go to his local health centre for the burns to be treated. The hospital admitted that the

injuries were caused by a fault in the electric blanket, which is no longer being used. The patient’s lawyer is looking into suing. He is reportedly not the only patient to have suffered such problems at the clinic, as a woman sustained burns the following day during an operation.

Man arrested for car drugs A MAN has been arrested in Motril for carrying 100 grammes of marihuana reportedly intended to be sold in his car. The arrest took place during a preventive action against the sale of drugs in certain areas of the town. National Police officers found the arrested, aged 48, smoking a joint by his car. After a quick search, they found the marihuana and a large knife inside his vehicle. The officers seized the drugs and the car, and arrested the man, who

MARIHUANA JOINT: The man was found smoking by his car. has been remanded into custody. In Spain, having more than 50

grammes of marihuana can be considered as illegal drug trade.

12 evacuated from blaze TWELVE people had to be evacuated from their homes after a fire started in a field in Arenas. The blaze, the cause of which is unknown, was reported by locals to the 112 Emergency Services in the early hours of Sunday morning after they

spotted it next to the MA4111 road. Even though it was a small fire, firefighters decided to evacuate nearby houses due to strong winds, sources said. Guardia Civil officers and Infoca firefighters helped put out the fire, which caused no injuries or property damage.

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A MAN accused of killing his former partner and their fiveyear-old son has been sentenced to eight years in prison for robbing two prostitutes. He is currently remanded in prison, having confessed to killing his ex and their child in September. Just days earlier, he approached a prostitute on the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate in his car and asked her to get in. Once inside, he took out a blunt object and demanded she hand over money. He attempted to take her bag and they began to struggle. Once he had the bag, he pushed her out of the car and fled the scene. The victim sustained cuts. In the early hours of the following morning, he did the same thing to another prostitute.

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Gender violence COMPLAINTS regarding gender violence have fallen 10 per cent since 2008, to 128,543 in Malaga in 2012, coinciding with the financial crisis.

Beer race ALMOST 900 people took part in the Beer Runners race in Malaga which aims to promote moderated consumption of beer and practicing sports.

False permits A MAN was arrested in Malaga for allegedly processing false building permits at the city hall. He kept the fees his clients paid to him for the necessary licences.

ATHLETICS STADIUM: Malaga CF players are reportedly using the indoor tracks to park cars.

Athletics tracks controversy MALAGA Football Club has denied claims from athletes that their players use the indoor tracks at the Ciudad de Malaga Athletics Stadium to park their cars.

The team has the contract from Malaga City Hall to use and maintain the facilities, however, it is also used by a dozen professional athletes at no cost.

The athletes recently complained that vehicles damage the tracks where both they and the players are supposed to train, as “more often than not” cars are parked there. They also said that cars are driven at speed on the tracks, endangering those using them. A van, used to carry equipment is often left equipment and the rubber floor of the on the tracks with its engine playground have been destroyed. running, they claimed. These are worth €25,000, Caballero Malaga CF’s head of pointed out. communication told local Now the town hall expects to press that none of the team replace the damaged equipment as members park or drive their vehicles on the tracks, and soon as possible. that this only happened on However, no specific date has been a few occasions. given for this replacement.

Park burnt by vandals LOS ALMENDROS park in Rincon de la Victoria has been targeted by vandals. The town council has reported that the children’s playground of the park, located in the El Castillon area, has been burnt by one or several people yet to be identified by Local Police. According to the Operative Services councillor, Belen Caballero, both the

A COURT has told a man that if he does not pay a €1 million fine for drug smuggling he faces just one month extra in jail. The Motril court has sentenced the man to three years and three months in prison for trying to smuggle 338 kilos of hashish into Spain. He was also fined €1 million, which would be replaced with an extra month in jail if not paid. The accused was arrested during a checkpoint at Motril port for passengers coming from Al Hoceima (Morocco). National Police officers caught him carrying 399 packages of hashish hidden in a false compartment in his car. The drugs, which he intended to sell in Spain, were worth €530,000.

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Laser danger MALAGA Airport has asked the city council and the Guardia Civil to increase controls on the use of laser pointers in the area around the airport because of the danger to planes.

Choir competition THE Santa Ana church in Totalan is hosting a choir competition on Saturday from 4.30pm.

Dodgy documents FOUR people were arrested for allegedly forging documents regarding car ownership transfers which they processed for others at Malaga Traffic Department for personal gain.

New ambulance AN ambulance has been added to the Motril firefighters vehicles fleet.

Golden couples SALOBREÑA Town Council honoured 13 local couples for their Golden Wedding anniversaries at an event held at the Martin Recuerda auditorium.

Ten years THE Rincon de la Victoria branch of Civil Protection is celebrating its 10 years in the town with an exhibition at the town hall depicting their work.

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Lux Mundi celebrates their 40th anniversary THE Lux Mundi 40th anniversary choir concert was performed in front of a large audience in the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus church in Malaga. The International Music Society Choir (TIMS), under the musical direction of Margaret Williams, performed 19 compositions featuring international carols and choral items, and the congregation was invited to join in some of the songs. After the interval, Gloria Uribe Cifuentes, association leader of Lux Mundi, gave a speech on how Lux Mundi came to be funded by Father Raymond Delius Holdway

TIMS: Performed international carols in the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus church. 40 years ago. Uribe pointed out the aims of the centres in Torre del Mar and

Fuengirola to continue his vision on the path of searching for unity and offering help for those in

need. Lux Mundi thanked those who came to celebrate this important anniversary with friends.

Lack of respect in the classroom AN increasing number of teachers in Spain claim to be demotivated and thinking of giving up the profession. During the 2011-2012 term, according to the Teachers’ Defence Association, 7 per cent of teachers claimed to be thinking of giving up, and in the 20122013 term, the number had risen to 8 per cent. This is mainly due to the lack of respect shown by children and false accusations from parents, who often do not question whether their children may be in the wrong.

A Christmas celebration PALLIATIVE care charity Acompalia is to host a Christmas-themed musical evening to raise funds for its recently launched Telephone Helpline. The event, which begins at 8pm on Saturday at €10 per ticket, will feature Agnes Cook-Baindrige and Cat Jary. Lanjaron-resident Agnes will play a selection of well-known classics. “I am keen to give something back for my wonderful life here and am happy to raise

DEMOTIVATED: Many teachers are thinking of giving up. Other reasons include spending cutbacks and the increased

working hours and number of children per class. Teachers are concerned that violence in the classroom is on the rise and that they are often threatened or insulted, although there are still few physical attacks. While parents nowadays almost always defend their children’s behaviour, the teachers claim that they also SINGER: Agnes Cook-Bainbridge, 94. receive little support from the school administration and from funds for Acompalia,” she said. the education The event is to take place at the home authorities, who of Ann and Glynn Snelling in Saleres, in question their methods the Lecrin Valley of Granada. Call Tina Emmott on 958 784 055. of teaching.

NEWS Police shoot-out outside Vialia TWO men who fled the area of the Vialia shopping centre in Malaga during a shoot-out handed themselves in to the police. The two men were allegedly involved with a drug trafficking network. One of them, a Briton, was taken to hospital claiming that he had been shot by police. He was the passenger in the Alfa Romeo which fled from outside Vialia after the occupants realised they had been foiled and which was found abandoned the following day. The vehicle had several bullet holes and the man claims he was hit by bullets, also the injuries may also have been caused by shards from the vehicle. The Portuguese driver also handed himself in to the National Police and both were arrested, along with a Colombian woman who they had allegedly agreed to meet and who was found with cocaine on her person. Police had been following her and she arrived at the Maria Zambrano train station, within Vialia, on a high-speed train from Madrid at around 8pm. Plain clothes officers were watching the exits to the shopping centre for a possible handover of drugs. Guardia Civil and customs officers were also watching the nearby bus station.

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Policewoman shot her sister then killed herself THE bodies of two women were found on Pueblo Colina urbanisation, Torremolinos. One of the women was a Local Police officer in Malaga, aged 47, and the other was her sister, 55. National Police believe that the policewoman shot her sister then killed herself. The bodies were found by a resident walking his dog in the area at around 8am. The man saw one of the policewoman’s dogs walking around the car park alone and went to look for its owner. Her body was found outside a vehicle, the driver’s door of which was open, parked near the train tracks and the policewoman’s home. The doors to her home were also open. Her sister’s body was found inside the vehicle, believed to be hers, along with the policewoman’s other dog. The shooting is believed to have

happened at around midnight. Residents report hearing bangs but didn’t imagine they were gunshots. The police have said that it is not usual for officers to take their weapons home unless they are working in plain clothes, but it is not against regulations either. The policewoman was divorced and had a son, aged 29. She had been in the Local Police force for 24 years but was currently on leave after being on reduced duty and off patrol for some time. She had been on leave on several occasions recently for depression. Her colleagues say she was hardworking, friendly, but a little shy. Her neighbours said the same thing. The women’s family say the two were very close and cannot understand what could have led to an argument which would end in such a violent manner.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

BRITISH PRESS Molester adopts SWEDEN - A man found guilty of molesting his neighbour’s five-yearold daughter and suspected of raping a teenage girl has been allowed to adopt his stepson.

Joining forces NORWAY - Britain and Norway have joined forces to ensure the release of a British and Norwegian dual citizen who is serving a life sentence in the Democratic Republic of Congo for alleged murder and spying.

Cyclist dies DENMARK - A woman in her 40s died in Copenhagen after her bike was hit by a van in what was the latest in a string of accidents involving cyclists in the city.

Slow students DENMARK - Students blockaded the University of Copenhagen demonstrating against proposed policies to make them finish their studies earlier.

A hero NORWAY Chess genius Magnus Carlsen, aged 22, received a hero’s welcome at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport after becoming World Champion by beating Viswanathan Anand.

Dental escape SWEDEN - A prisoner, aged 51, escaped from the Östragard facility in southwestern Sweden to visit a dentist to have a tooth removed and then returned.

Discount frenzy A WOMAN ended up in hospital in Belfast after she got involved in a fight in an Asda shop over a discounted TV on Black Friday.

Underestimated art A NEW valuation has revealed Bradford City Council has been underestimating the value of its art collection, made up of about 4,000 fine art pieces, by millions.

Pervert singer THE FORMER singer of rock band Lostprophets, Ian Watkins, has pleaded guilty to several child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby and conspiring to rape a child.

Shared leave THE government is to introduce a year of shared childcare leave for new parents in April 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said.

Standardised packaging AN independent review will analyse whether a standardised tobacco packaging is effective to discourage young smokers in order to introduce it in the country.

Model honoured ENGLISH model Kate Moss has been honoured for her 25-year career at the British fashion awards.

Revolutionary diagnosis SCIENTISTS from the University of Central Lancashire claim they have developed a way to detect a brain tumour by analysing blood. This system cuts diagnosis from weeks to less than an hour.

KATE MOSS: Honoured for 25-year career.

A MAN died and nine were injured in an attack on the Russian Embassy in Damascus, capital of Syria.

Religious protest TWO people belonging to an Orthodox Christian group have been arrested after they interrupted a rendition of Wilde’s ‘The Ideal Husband’ at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre.

School closed A SCHOOL in Siberia had to be closed following a pneumonia outbreak. Ten students from different grades Magnus Caslsen, a World Champion.

GERMAN PRESS Mother jailed A WOMAN has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after killing three of her children, a six-year-old girl and twin babies, before a failed suicide attempt.

Hidden HIV THIRTY per cent of people with HIV in Germany have still not been diagnosed, according to the Robert Koch Institute which is responsible for the control and prevention of diseases.

Cannibal cop? A POLICE officer has been arrested for allegedly killing and cutting into pieces a man he met on a cannibal website. Police are now trying to determine if the accused ate the body parts of the victim.

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have been affected by the disease.

Bus crash FOUR people were injured after a bus overturned and hit a tree in Moscow.

Bomb threat ONE THOUSAND people were evacuated from the Warsaw Express trade centre in St. Petersburg when bomb threats targeted the 6th Side by Side LGBT Film Festival opening ceremony.

Useless Duma A SURVEY by the independent Levada Centre pollster has revealed 43 per cent of Russians believe the State Duma (parliament) plays little role in the country’s political life.

Passenger robbed A GANG of armed thieves robbed $2.7 million (€1.98 million) from a passenger at Sheremetyevo Airport. The gang had previously handcuffed airport security guards in a minibus.

’BABO,’ a Turkish word meaning ‘boss,’ has been voted ‘Youth Word of the Year’ in a poll organised by publisher Langenscheidt.

Friendly dog MORE than 100,000 people have joined a campaign to keep a dog next to a boy who has been in a coma since birth. The authorities said the dog, an American Staffordshire Terrier, is dangerous.

Castle fire A FIRE has destroyed half of the roof of the Schloss Ehrenstein Renaissance castle in Ordruf, central Germany.

Cash bonus THE German Football Federation has offered €300,000 to each player of the national team if they win the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Marihuana theft THREE MEN were arrested for kidnapping and threatening young men who allegedly stole 1,000 plants of marihuana worth €30,000 from them.

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A BOY hit by a train is in a stable condition in hospital. The 17-year-old, was crossing a railway track while listening to music with headphones in Soller last Friday when the accident occurred.

A ROOF from Salesianos de Ciutadella school crumbled while it was closed. The adjacent church also suffered from the fall and the streets close to the incidents have been closed as a precaution.

Lucky escape A WOMAN escaped unharmed when her flat’s ceiling fell on her last Sunday in Mallorca. The woman did not suffer any injuries but had to move out of her home while the ceiling was fixed.

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Calendar boys THE La Nucia Spartans American football team are doing their bit for charity. They have just launched their 2014 calendar in support of the Emaus-run children’s home in Altea.

Place your bets... THE foundation stone was laid recently for Benidorm’s new casino. Located on the one remaining plot of land at end of the Avenida del Mediterraneo, it should be finished by next July. It will provide around 70 direct jobs.

Conducted tour BENISSA Town Hall is organising a conducted tour on December 18 for foreign residents to get to know the town’s cultural and gastronomic traditions.

Deeply ambitious CALPE was named the ideal site for the deepest swimming pool in the

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Phillipines aid

Youth fair MORE than 300 youngsters between the ages of 16 and 30 from different parts of Almeria and Granada took part in the 15th Almeria Youth Fair FAJU 2013 held in Purchena.

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history which expects some 25,000 visitors.

THE Red Cross in Almeria City aimed to raise funds for the Phillipines by selling 1,000 five kilo boxes of horticultural products at €2 each. The products were donated by farmers from the area.

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A YOUNG woman forced into prostitution by her boyfriend has been released by the police. He had taken her passport and documents away and kept all the money the woman earned.

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FUNDRAISERS: Groups such as the Pink Ladies support the community.

Pat on back for caring expats

CARING expatriates have been given a pat on the back for their charitable activities. European residents are proving they are integrating and wanting to improve the society they chose to live in by fundraising and supporting local causes, according to a local councillor. Foreigners are digging deep and providing resources for the health service of the Alicante Province, which has not gone unnoticed: “The foreign community is very generous. “They know the situation is world (51-metres deep). The Oceanus 51 group announced its choice of location during the Mediterranean Dive Show held recently in Calpe.

Alfaz committed ALFAZ DEL PI recently celebrated the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The day’s events began with a visit to Alfaz’s open-air market where local groups for the disabled sold their art and craftwork. Alfaz’s Town Hall allocates €500,000 a year for social welfare, training and promoting employment.

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Hikers rescued A MAN and a woman had to be rescued after they got lost while hiking in the Paseo del Pinsapo area of Estepona. It took a search party almost six hours to find them.

very difficult and they want to help,” said Gunilla Herrero, Councillor for Social Welfare in Alfaz del Pi, adding: “They are aware of cuts in the welfare state, so they are very aware of contributing to the maintenance of health services.” One of the most generous donations made in the province was to the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), when the British community raised €400,000 in just six months, enabling the purchase of a new mammogram machine.

Skates on THE Russian circus on ice visits the Blas Infante, Vera, sports hall on Monday, December 23 at 7pm. Tickets available from the Convento de la Victoria in Plaza La Verja, Vera, price €16.

Easy win ALMERIA wheelchair basketball team Cuideme Almeria had an easy win against BSR Marbella, winning 87-37 in the National first division clash.

Tapas success THE third edition of the Ruta de la Tapa in Huercal-Overa has resulted in over 35,000 tapas being served. In total 23 establishments took part.

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Cocaine seized

THE Parador in Antequera has been listed in fifth place on the Top Ten Paradores 2013 ranking created by users of hotel search site, trivago.es.

OPERATION GOBE has seen 14 house searches carried out across Spanish provinces. More than 62 kilos of cocaine in several shipments from South America were seized, along with €32,000 in cash, more than 1.2 million fake US dollars and cheques valued at €175,533.

Wanted man

Female exploitation

A GERMAN man, 32, who was wanted by the authorities in his country for several crimes including violent robbery, was arrested in Mijas.

THE exhibition ‘Geography and the sexual exploitation of women’ has opened at Alicante University. The exhibition seeks to raise exposure of the ‘enormous invisibility’ of the situation of immigrant women in the world. The exhibition is on display until December 20.

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Body found THE body of a man who disappeared after going fishing from Mijas with a friend has been found off the coast of Estepona. His friend is still missing.

Playmobil history UNTIL January 6, some 10,000 Playmobil toys will be on show at Antequera Bullring in an exhibition of

Helping hand THE Torrevieja Costa Lions Club is now in full stride with fundraising for those in most need in the Philippines, following Typhoon Haiyan. With a prize draw and generosity of regulars at The Emerald Isle, the Lions raised €1,609.36 towards their fundraising efforts.

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Oil giant set to get compensation

(€11.03 billion) later reduced to $10.5 billion. (€7.72 billion). When YPF was nationalised Repsol lost half its oil and gas production. The basic terms of the deal were thrashed out when Repsol representatives met government officials from Spain and Argentina and the chief executive of Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex).

Tax breaks call for casino plans GAMING magnate Sheldon Adelson wants more than smoking concessions for his Eurovegas project. Adelson has plans for a complex of casinos and hotels in the Madrid suburb of Alcorcon and the regional government is ready to comply with his demands. As well as a suspension of Spain’s strict anti-smoking laws inside casinos, Adelson is asking for tax and labour law concessions, revealed sources close to negotiations. His company, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) also wants the Madrid regional government to commit to infrastructure links for the Alcorcon site and is lobbying for credit-betting

at the casinos. This is currently banned under Spanish law but allowed in the US as well as Asia where it has been linked to corruption, organised crime, money laundering and fraud. If obtained, Adelson wants assurance that these concessions will remain in place for at least 20 years. In return LVS would provide 240,000 direct and indirect jobs and is prepared to kick-start the project with an initial €9.8 billion investment. The Madrid regional government is willing to grant every Adelson request. It now remains to be seen if the national government is equally compliant.

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Spend up FOR the first time in six quarters Spanish household spending grew in the quarter to end September. It increased 0.4 per cent from the previous quarter. Exports continued to rise with a 2.2 per cent increase, according to the National Statistics Institute.

Safer meat THE Spanish food industry has set out new Standard Operating Procedures for the meat sector, in a bid to restore confidence in ready meals and meat products after this year’s horsemeat scandal.

Public sector is shrinking BY July this year Spain had 2,547,720 public administration workers. This figure includes those employed by the State, the autonomous regions, local councils and universities. Of these, 1,357,953 are women (53.3 per cent) and 1,189,767 are male (46.7 per cent). Their numbers have fallen by 88,461 since last year and by 142,379 since 2012, according to the official Bulletin of Public

Administration Staff. Bearing in mind that university employees were not included in the Bulletin until 2012, the reduction over the last two years is in fact greater. In the last two years 97,617 council employees lost their jobs, 15.1 per cent of the total, followed by the 66,462 who worked for regional governments (4.9 per cent) and 25,268 employed by the State (4.3 per cent).

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STAT OF WEEK A TOTAL of 14,856 house mortgages were signed in September which was more than August but less than in September 2012.

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€3.7 billion claim

THE BOARD of Repsol has given the green light to an outline $5 billion (€3.7 billion) compensation deal with the Argentinian government. In return for the dollar denominated government bonds, the oil giant will drop legal action against the Argentinian government for its nationalisation of YPF, a subsidiary of Repsol. Originally Repsol was demanding $15 billion,

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LONDON - FTSE 100 C H A N G E ( P ) % C H G. -9.10 -1.85 -6.00 -0.48 -23.00 -1.43 -2.00 -0.18 -20.50 -1.52 -8.50 -1.07 -4.00 -0.39 6.00 0.26 -14.50 -0.41 -3.10 -0.72 -10.00 -0.76 -0.60 -0.14 0.55 0.20 -8.50 -0.68 -22.00 -1.18 -4.85 -1.01 -4.00 -0.12 -5.00 -0.82

NET VOLUME 335.08 33.52 14.86 22.53 432.13 132.02 103.30 47.77 188.23 660.03 31.75 343.84 10,212.96 236.69 805.48 2,613.45 169.07 101.24

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 483.15 Admiral Group PLC 1235.50 Aggreko PLC 1581.50 AMEC PLC 1130.00 Anglo American PLC 1328.50 Antofagasta PLC 785.50 ARM Holdings PLC 1013.50 Associated British Foods 2299.50 AstraZeneca PLC 3499.25 Aviva PLC 426.35 Babcock Int Group... 1300.00 BAE Systems PLC 426.90 Barclays PLC 272.22 BG Group PLC 1240.25 BHP Billiton PLC 1837.00 BP PLC 477.20 British Am Tobacco PLC 3256.25 British Land Co PLC 605.75

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PRICE CHANGE %CHANGE VOLUME 133.51 85.80 35.21 134.25 84.60 122.44 21.25 61.38 93.48 26.66 168.94 80.67 23.84 179.68 94.66 57.22 97.37 49.83 38.13 79.14 31.73 84.22 40.19 90.74 110.86 74.48 49.62 203.46

+0.01 +0.21 -0.20 -0.47 -0.07 +0.02 -0.02 -0.16 -0.32 -0.17 +0.72 +0.01 -0.06 +0.71 -0.32 -0.26 +0.31 0.00 +0.53 -0.19 -0.15 -0.06 0.00 -0.25 -0.65 +0.12 -0.31 -0.53

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Most Advanced Ocera Therapeutics, Inc. Mecox Lane Limited China Finance Online Co. Limited Abengoa, S.A. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. On Track Innovations Ltd Array BioPharma Inc. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Solazyme, Inc.

Most Declined Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Fortinet, Inc. Exa Corporation Thoratec Corporation Fuel Tech, Inc. Sungy Mobile Limited Builders FirstSource, Inc. Performance Technologies, Incorporated RF Industries, Ltd. Curis, Inc. Education Management Corporation

C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Croda International PLC 2317.50 Diageo PLC 1945.75 easyJet PLC 1425.00 Experian PLC 1137.00 Fresnillo PLC 810.25 G4S PLC 260.70 GKN PLC 376.70 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1618.50 Glencore Xstrata PLC 308.72 Hammerson PLC 510.50 Hargreaves Lansdown 1205.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 679.50 IMI PLC 1461.00 Imperial Tobacco Gr PLC 2317.00 InterContnntl Hotels 1902.00 International Consldtd 364.80 Intertek Group PLC 3020.50 ITV PLC 189.35 Johnson Matthey PLC 3172.00 Kingfisher PLC 373.10 Land Securities Grp PLC 946.50 Legal & General Group 212.20 Lloyds Banking Group 78.18 London Stock Exchange 1618.50 Marks & Spencer Group 481.90 Meggitt PLC 497.40 Melrose Industries PLC 290.30 Mondi PLC 988.75 National Grid PLC 775.75 Next PLC 5472.50 Old Mutual PLC 197.75 Pearson PLC 1348.00 Persimmon PLC 1153.00 Petrofac Ltd 1260.00 Prudential PLC 1301.00 Randgold Resources Ltd 4257.00 Reckitt Benckiser Group 4888.50 Reed Elsevier PLC 884.25 Resolution Ltd 340.60 REXAM PLC 495.75 Rio Tinto PLC 3228.75 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1233.00 Royal Bank of Scotland 327.80 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2120.75 RSA Insurance Group PLC 105.20 SABMiller PLC 3143.00 Sage Group (The) PLC 347.00 Sainsbury (J) PLC 397.80 Schroders PLC 2446.50 Severn Trent PLC 1749.50 Shire PLC 2736.00 Smith & Nephew PLC 810.50 Smiths Group PLC 1368.50 Sports Direct Intrntnl... 737.75 SSE PLC 1340.00 Standard Chartered PLC 1448.00 Standard Life PLC 348.70 Tate & Lyle PLC 787.00 Tesco PLC 341.52 Travis Perkins PLC 1791.00 TUI Travel PLC 367.80 Tullow Oil PLC 869.00 Unilever PLC 2474.00 United Utilities Gr PLC 651.25 Vedanta Resources PLC 868.25 Vodafone Group PLC 226.75 Weir Group PLC 2128.00 Whitbread PLC 3566.50 William Hill PLC 382.80 Wm Morrison Sprmrkts 262.90 Wolseley PLC 3302.00 WPP PLC 1343.50

CHANGE -9.00 -1.00 3.00 10.00 -23.00 -0.47 -2.10 -0.41 -1.10 0.34 -6.27 -2.30 -8.00 -8.00 -1.00 -1.90 -16.00 -0.40 3.00 -2.90 -7.00 -1.70 0.76 -7.00 -5.10 -1.70 -1.53 -16.00 1.00 -30.00 -1.30 -1.00 -6.00 -5.00 -6.00 -87.00 -21.00 1.00 -1.30 -3.80 -32.50 -2.00 0.52 -23.68 -1.28 -10.28 -1.27 -9.67 -18.00 -17.74 -37.00 -5.50 -5.00 -0.05 13.00 -0.50 -2.70 2.00 -6.45 -4.00 0.60 -0.50 5.00 -7.00 -16.50 0.00 -15.00 0.00 -2.80 -2.70 6.00 -7.00

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VOLUME 14.77 247.85 128.13 161.68 114.56 86.06 196.12 329.16 3,672.20 74.10 32.36 883.84 10.72 60.76 32.78 618.15 34.26 882.40 17.93 392.14 77.58 324.26 23,159.58 6.02 115.92 102.28 140.07 61.80 412.54 21.72 364.33 58.14 63.38 116.26 304.23 29.85 49.95 235.36 121.63 59.41 315.40 253.77 1,088.27 302.89 748.46 126.75 50.83 1,061.60 6.34 43.01 161.87 29.17 21.99 38.61 337.59 201.30 140.37 77.44 2,545.05 42.43 110.76 405.66 255.87 347.48 45.27 4,942.30 82.88 17.26 136.88 702.56 23.05 124.98

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Momentum swings in Sterling’s favour THE Great British Pound started November in a prime position as it pushed towards the key level of 1.20 against the Euro and a 2013 year high. The move higher in the pound had been driven by economic data releases that far outstripped expectations from each sector of the UK economy with services, construction and manufacturing all performing strongly. The knock on effect of UK data surprising to the upside, led to the markets raising expectations of interest rates for the UK sooner than the Bank of England had set out in their forward guidance policy. The Bank of England has been drumming home the expectation that rates will not rise until 2016, however the markets were now pricing-in a rate rise in mid to late 2015. The reason for this divergence is the fact that robust

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economic growth would help to trigger one, or a combination of several, of the Bank of England’s knock outs whereby interest rates would need to rise. As we moved through the month the rally in the pound started to fade, in particular against the euro, and there were two reasons for this. Firstly the UK economic data started to slow and new data releases that came in as expected or below led to a fall in the pound. Secondly the euro was also on a fantastic run and was garnering support from a weaker USD in light of the debt negotiation debacle and the expectation that

STERLING: Started November in a strong position. the US Federal Reserve was not looking to imminently scale back its asset purchase programme. The euro was the main beneficiary of USD weakness as it acquired demand as an alternative option outside the USD and economic data was showing a steady pace of recovery in Europe. However the story flip-flopped

once again following the interest rate meeting by the US Federal Reserve on October 30. The FOMC was surprisingly optimistic and kept the door open for a potential taper of their asset purchase programme in December or January against the markets expectation of March 2014 at the earliest. This ruffled a few feathers and

has also served to raise the pressure on the European Central Bank to do more to maintain liquidity in Europe should the US taper. In the meantime we have once again witnessed good data from the UK with service sector PMI rising at its fastest pace in a decade and almost simultaneously the EU downgraded its growth forecasts for 2014. It seems for the moment the pound is the favourite in the currency markets and there is a perception that the Bank of England will raise rates before the European Central Bank and potentially the US Fed, which is supporting the pound. If the UK economy can maintain its strong run the pound has a real chance of pushing to the next level and possibly targeting the 2012 highs of 1.25 plus.

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Fair play for getting a job Loose change

Vigo knowhow MEXICAN oil company Pemex confirmed its acquisition of 51 per cent of Vigo shipbuilders, Barreras. It will use the Galician firm’s expertise to construct tankers, the company said.

A look at finance for females

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THE internet is a fantastic thing - it allows us to broaden our horizons and knowledge at the click of a button, while for jobseekers, it permits the sending of CVs far and wide across a country or the globe. But this type of globalisation also means employers are inundated with hundreds and thousands of emails from hopefuls looking for a job. And even if your CV is an incredible piece of work - worthy of any position - because of the amount of people vying for the same job, there is a good chance it could get lost in ‘cyberspace.’ That’s why a face-to-face meeting with a potential employer is always a good route to explore if unemployed. One way to get up close and personal with a possible recruiter is to go to a job fair. Human contact is the best way to

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Not bad at all POTENTIAL EMPLOYER: Human contact is the best way to interact. interact with a person to really get a feel for their personality, abilities and interpersonal skills, therefore a job fair allows a jobseeker to demonstrate a lot more than is just printed in ink on a CV. Job fairs allow candidates to skip over the initial stages of applying for a job, by cutting out an initial online application, a possible phone screening process and the painful wait for an interview date.

But don’t waltz up to a stand at a job fair and just blurt out that you need a job. It’s very important to be extremely prepared. Find out about all the companies attending the event, visit their websites, and research what type of employee they are seeking. Take an ‘achievement portfolio’ with you - a letter from a former employer, qualifications anything that displays you’re a hardworker, and leaves a potential employer with a good impression. www.careersinwhite.com

MERILL LYNCH (BAC.N) bought two property loans worth €80 million from Spain’s Sareb. The ‘bad bank’ has sold on loans worth €900 million this year and will exceed year-end targets.

Bread line INDUSTRIAL baker Panrico halted bankruptcy proceedings after reaching agreement with the unions. A total of 745 workers will be dismissed and the remainder accepted an 18 per cent pay cut.

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Baby leave plans are a business catastrophe I DO hope the Spanish government is not listening to the ‘maternity news’ from the UK where it is proposed men and women can share up to 52 weeks of leave after the birth of their child. As the owner of a small business I can tell you it would be a huge blow to not only lose a member of staff, but also keep their job open for a year. It is not just the cost involved, it is the time and effort I must put in to train someone up, only to tell them ‘sorry you have to go now, maternity leave is over,’ just when they know what they are doing. Mind you, it made me smile when I saw people online saying never employ a woman under 40, it will cost too much if they have a child. They are missing the point - the father is entitled to use the leave should he so wish. So I suppose that strikes a blow for equality - as well as a blow to small businesses! Jason Dunne, Elche (Alicante)

Scooter peril JEREMY BARTHOLEMEW may think mobility scooter use in Benidorm is not a problem, but I think it is. I often see people zooming around on these contraptions with scant regard for pedestrians. I recently saw one youngish man (in his 40s) who looked rather overweight, zoom past a frail old lady nearly knocking her flying, hop off his scooter and walk into a bar. He couldn’t get inside quick enough! Perhaps if he walked to the bar in future he would not be quite so overweight. Also can you be done for being drunk in charge of a mobility scooter? Andrea Hunter, Benidorm, (Alicante)

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I took this snap while out and about in the Mojacar (Almeria) area. By Mike Lloyd. scooters to show a medical certificate or proof of being over 55-years-old. Both the client and business could be fined for not following the regulations. Mr Bartholemew felt it was a pointless exercise.

Ring of truth INTERESTING to see Life’s Electronic Essentials (Street Talk Issue 1481). We used to have a computer, scanners printers etc, but took it to the rubbish after a year. We could not afford to waste any more precious time looking at a screen with an hour glass icon saying ‘wait’! The most important electronic device in our house now is the telephone. A real one with a cable connected to a socket in the wall. Voice to voice is the surest way to be connected. The most common phrase amongst all our friends - poor souls - is “Didn’t you get my email? Well I sent it!” Get a life. Get a real phone. Ken Langridge, Moraira (Alicante)

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problems is Marxism plus democracy. The Russians tried it by the bullet and it did not work, we must try it by the ballot-box - the people’s choice - knowing that if we did not like it, then we can change it. We have nothing to lose but our chains! Bob Mitchell, Torremolinos (Malaga)

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People’s choice THE problems of Spain will not be solved by voting for a different political party and changing the government, for they are all of them the same. You have to change the society we live under, and that is capitalism which breeds wars, unemployment, homelessness, poverty, debt and hunger, as well as billionaires at the top. The answer to all our

None worse GARY WAITE may think no company in Spain is worse than Telefonica/Movistar, (Letters, Issue 1481) but sorry, none is worse than the Endesa power company. Their customer service is atrocious. I spent three hours over two visits waiting for attention. On a recent visit I spent two hours in the queue with 41 people waiting and just two staff attending. It showed with their unfriendly attitude. By contrast, the same day I walked into Emabesa water company’s office with a similar query. The friendly receptionist said there was no need to

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Not born to die IN reply to Bill Campbell who offered a very strong criticism of the Euro Weekly News , Leapy Lee and in particular your correspondent D Blanchette ( Letters, Issue 1477). D Blanchette suggested in an earlier letter the solution to the deprivations suffered by children in the Third World would be better solved if those countries practiced effective birth control. Mr Cambbell made no effective alternative suggestion, he merely scathingly criticised D Blanchette’s very sensible comments. The problems suffered in the Third World will certainly be alleviated by better education and medical care, but how long is that going to take, and how much will the rest of the world have to pay in the end? Will it be able to meet the bill? The world as a whole cannot support any further unchecked growth in population. The very expression used by the charities who solicit our help carries the answer: ‘No child should be born to die.’ As for the fact that Mr Campbell does not seem to like the EWN and Leapy Lee, he can stop reading it any time he wants to. Keith Hannam, Alhaurin el Grande (Malaga)

Smug relief THAT’S it, done and dusted! Yes for the first time ever I have actually got all my Christmas shopping done and cards sent well in advance. I can now sit back SMUGLY and put my feet up through the whole festive season and avoid the crowds! Now can anyone tell me how long you should defrost a turkey for? Andy Boyle (By email)

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Who is being discriminated against slowly but surely being eradicated from our Western society. What next? How about LEAPY LEE SAYS IT declaring Christ non PC for ejecting money OTHERS THINK IT lenders from a place of worship (money lenders have rights too you know). Actually I T the risk of incurring the wrath of my won’t go there; the bible is positively riddled gay friends and colleagues, and I do with situations that would be considered non have a considerable number, I feel it PC in this day and age! I am of course in full only right to air my disagreement sympathy with Steven and Freddy, who found themselves in this unfortunate situation. I can with a recent court’s decision. assure them, if I were the owner of the Namely to reject the appeal by B&B hostelry in question, they would owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull that Should be have been more than welcome they were in their rights to refuse a equal rights to share a queen sized room to gay partners Steven for all. together. Freddy and Martyn Hall. The Judge declared, in so many words, that their Gay Discrimination cause was more important than the religion of the B&B proprietors. What right has any individual to reach a decision with such a far reaching implication as this? I believe in equal rights for all. To my mind, this deeply religious couple’s human rights have been completely run-over rough shod and ignored in the face of political correctness. It is yet another nail in the coffin of Christianity, which is, for some unknown reason,

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In closing this subject, I am old enough to remember signs on B&Bs in Bayswater reading ‘No Dogs. No Blacks and No Irish!’ PC and equal rights have quite rightly brought us out of those ignorant unacceptable days, but to my mind there comes a time to seriously question just how far the ‘other way’ can go, before PC equality becomes discrimination in itself. This latest example has I feel crossed that line and the religious views of the B&B couple should have been equally respected and upheld. I await the ‘slings and arrows.’ Another example of what I feel have become ludicrous judgements is the teacher who successfully sued Kirklee council for compensation, after claiming she was bitten by a flea in the school grounds! You really couldn’t make it up. Personally I’d like to have seen the ‘victim’s’ initial solicitor’s letter. The mind boggles. Have a good week. Always keep the faith. Love Leapy. Leapylee2002@ gmail.com

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Speak for yourself I usually agree with you, Leapy. But in your article about Prince Charles and Camilla you may have said it but a lot of people, me included, do ‘not’ think it. Prince Charles is a pathetic excuse for a man in all ways, surrounded by the usual sycophants. As for the ‘Royal Romance,’ have you never noticed how Camilla walks the obligatory three paces behind? Sorry, Leapy, but I know a lot of people who feel exactly the same as me. So on this occasion you do not speak for ‘all’ of us.

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REG MULHOLLAND, MP for Leeds North West, declared himself ‘amazed and appalled’ at the reported massaging of crime statistics. Four serving and retired police officers outlined to Parliament’s Public Administration Committee how cases of burglaries ‘disappeared in a puff of smoke,’ thefts were ‘cuffed’ as lost property, and rape and child sex offences were misrecorded. Frankly, it amazes me how ‘amazed’ some MPs were. And this is the real shock here: how can those who contribute to the running of the country be so naïve? Any target in any industry encourages dysfunctional behaviour. We see this time and

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Stop fiddling the figures and start locking up criminals! again in banking, hospitals, schools and, yes, the police. Slowly but surely it’s all coming home to roost, isn’t it? Hardly a day passes without some report informing us how the banks fiddle interest rates, the health service fiddles the waiting lists, MPs fiddle their expenses and now, surprise, surprise, the police fiddle the crime figures. Basically, this is just another instance of the failure of targets applied to public services. Remember the almost evangelical way American business school ‘efficiency’ methods were applied to some

UK government departments in the late 1980s? Then the idea was applied to

schools, with success judged almost exclusively on exam results which year on year improved while actual standards declined. The pressure on staff to achieve these targets led to ‘fiddling’ and the ‘coverup’ of information that’s so important in identifying social problems. What can be measured and then

GREG MULHOLLAND: ‘Amazed and appalled at massaging of crime statistics.’

created as a target is not necessarily the essential part of the work that a teacher/social worker/ health worker/police officer does. The Government should act quickly to find an alternative to this Big Brother obsession with monitoring targets. This might help to put a halt to the decreasing public trust in the police service which, in the wake of the Hillsborough revelations, Plebgate and many more shocking cases, is itself in the dock. Finally, no great surprises here, then. “Move along, nothing to see, move along.” And response to the ‘fiddling’ reports from the top brass? One officer already faces disciplinary proceedings

for his whistleblowing. Hmm. A convenient target? Who knows. Maybe a bit of conspiracy fever in the air with the JFK anniversary? (And he was definitely shot by the CIA, or Fidel or aliens innit.)

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Thursday BBC1/ 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 8:30pm Restoring England's Heritage 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys

BBC2/ 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Silent War 11:00pm The Best of the Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Snooker

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 Britain's Secret Treasures 9:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Jonathan Ross Show

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Stephen Hawking in Brief 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Getting Rich in the Recession: The Man Who Buys Anything 11:00pm What Happens in Kavos... 12:05am Gogglebox

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm Totally You've Been Framed! 8:45pm Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!

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BBC2/ 5:30pm MOTD - World Cup 2014 Draw 6:45pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Snooker 9:00pm Mastermind 9:30pm Kangaroo Dundee 10:00pm Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

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 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Off the Beaten Track 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Stephen Hawking in Brief 9:00pm Jimmy's Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man

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4:45pm Christmas Kitchen with James Martin 5:30pm 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 Sports Personality of the Year at 60 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm A Question of Sport

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BBC2/ 5:05pm Coast 5:30pm Snooker 6:30pm Flog It! 7:30pm Dad's Army 8:00pm Snooker 11:00pm QI XL 11:45pm Artificial Intelligence

Sunday BBC1/ 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Nigel Slater's 12 Tastes of Christmas 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

BBC2/ 7:00pm Flog It! 8:00pm Snooker 12:00am Hebburn 12:30am Never Mind the Buzzcocks

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5:30pm The X Factor 7:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Coronation Street 9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:20pm FA Cup Highlights 12:05am Red Heat

CH4/ 5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me 6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News 8:15pm Stephen Hawking: A Brief 10:00pm Unknown

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5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 7:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Ocean's Eleven 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now!

4:00pm You've Been Framed! 4:30pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special 5:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 6:35pm Small Soldiers 8:50pm Johnny English 10:45pm The Xtra Factor 11:45pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:45am Fake Reaction

CH4/ 4:05pm Gadget Man 4:40pm City of Ember 6:25pm Home Alone 8:30pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Secrets of the Terracotta 10:00pm Homeland 11:00pm Hanna 1:05am Fresh Meat

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BBC2/ 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm The Choir: Sing While You Work 11:00pm Never Mind the Buzzcocks

ITV/ 6:00pm The Paul O'Grady Show 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Agenda

CH4/ 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Liberty of London 11:00pm Fresh Meat

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5:15pm You've Been Framed! 6:15pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 7:20pm The Perfect Storm 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:05pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here Now! 12:05am The 40 Year Old Virgin

6:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 10:00pm Peter Andre: My Life 11:00pm The Holiday

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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 8:30pm UEFA Champions League Live 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm UEFA Champions League

CH4/ 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 10:00pm Heston's Great British Food 11:00pm Masters of Sex

ITV2/ 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Trials and Tribulations 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! Christmas Special 9:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Best of the Bush 10:00pm The Vampire Diaries 11:00pm Knocked Up

BBC2/ 4:15pm Orangutan Diary 4:45pm Cagney and Lacey 5:30pm Are You Being Served? 6:05pm 'Allo, 'Allo! 6:30pm Priceless Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Great British Garden Revival 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Tudor Monastery Farm 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight

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 I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Coming Out 10:00pm Lucan 11:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4/ 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm 4thought.tv 9:00pm Superscrimpers Christmas Cracker 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:45pm Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet

ITV2/ 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Real Housewives of New Jersey 6:00pm I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here Now! Best of the Bush 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 8:55pm Two Weeks Notice 11:00pm The Only Way is Essexmas

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Making time for the children A recent survey in the UK showed that one in three fathers never play with their children, and three in five parents wish they had more time with their off-spring. We asked if the man in the street thought it was important to play with their children and if they had the time to do so. HAIRDRESSER Anneliese Briffa, from El Raso, Guardamar, does not want her two children, aged 10 and five, to have too many toys, believing everyone is too materialistic nowadays. She is currently encouraging her son and daughter to have a clear-out of their toys and give them to charity: “Children just want your time and attention.” She says as her and her husband both work, family time is crucial: “We always do family things at the weekend.” Retired nurse Irene Carter, from London says: “Children will always want as much time as possible and I think parents will

Annie

STREET TALK always feel they should have and could have given their children more of their time, but that’s the struggle working parents battle with.” Sergio Carcano, a 17-year-old student from Benissa, said his parents did not play at all with him when he was a child. He used to play on his own and he recalls his favourite toys used to be construction games like Lego. He thinks it is very important to play with children to ensure a closer

SERGIO CARCANO thinks his parents did not play enough with him

relationship with them. Annie Walker, who is retired and lives in Albox said: “It is important, it is good for bonding and children’s education. I didn’t have enough time, I would have liked more time to play with my daughter. We used to like doing jigsaws.” And Jacqui and Dave Lambert from Huercal-Overa agreed: “It is important to have interaction with your children. We always made time when we were not working and always spent bedtime with them. We would have liked more time given a choice. Kids didn’t have computer games back then, it was just TV.”

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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.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Letting life get too tame will eventually irritate you no end. Your social life needs a boost which, in turn, helps romance blossom. It is easy to be a bit lazy when things are going smoothly. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) A chance remark alluding to your past brings a flashback. This helps you to see a current situation more clearly. We all make mistakes and follow the same old patterns, but this time you are forewarned.

7-Star Quiz IT’S A MAN’S, MAN’S, MAN’S, MAN’S WORLD

1. By what stage name is the singer-songwriter, born in Brooklyn in 1943 and originally named Barry Alan Pinkus, better known? 2. Emmanuel Radnitzky was the real name of which American photographer, painter, and filmmaker? He was known for his photographs in which images were manipulated and superimposed on one another. 3. Founded in 1857, which port on the Irrawaddy River in central Burma (Myanmar) was the capital, until 1885, of the Burmese kingdom? 4. ‘She'll only come out at nights. The lean and hungry type’ are the first lines of which 1982 Top 10 hit single by Hall & Oates? 5. What is the medical name for the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes? 6. What name is given to a book, document or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed? 7. What name is given to the standard literary and official form of Chinese, spoken by over 730 million people?

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December 6: Alberto Contador is the only Spanish professional cyclist to have won all three Grand Tours of road cycling, and the youngest to have won a Tour de France. The third of four brothers, Contador found his passion for cycling thanks to his oldest brother. In 2012 he was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro dʼItalia after testing positive for doping substances in a control test.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Some exciting suggestions make you think twice about a current business matter. However, it may not be necessary to change but to consider the suggestion as a sort of 'add on' to a current project.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) An exciting project is bubbling away in your mind but may need financial backing. Take advice from a professional or someone with experience in these matters.

LIBRA (Sept 24 - Oct 23) Because you are intent on pleasing others, you may be cramping your own style. This is something that you have in abundance and it should be used. SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22) A juicy bit of gossip comes your way this week and it is hard to keep it quiet. You must do so, however, because there is a lot riding on it. When people trust you, they are saying much about the relationship.

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PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) Someone will most certainly come to the rescue when your situation changes. Have Plan B ready just in case. In continuing to think in the short term you do yourself no favours. Think now of a '10- year plan'.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 December 21) The rather more serious side of your nature needs to take over this week. Someone in a higher position is keeping an eye on you.

1. BARRY MANILOW, 2. MAN RAY, 3. MANDALAY, 4. MANEATER, 5. MANDIBLE, 6. MANUSCRIPT, 7. MANDARIN (or MANDARIN CHINESE)

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Cryptic Across 1 Lack of variety in duet Iʼm arranging (6) 3 Priest entertaining extremely bored character from Greece (6) 8 Tom and Anna, agitated, in a state (7) 10 This aquatic creature can often be seen in Rotterdam (5) 11 Trunk from actorʼs office (5) 12 Gallery next to Sierra Nevada, for example (5) 13 Flown in the wind like hawks (5) 15 Sailors going round northern mountain lakes (5) 20 Turn out little Susan after the nurse (5) 22 Factory to design aircraftʼs tail (5) 24 Toddler gets a pound, but thatʼs the lot (5) 25 Have faith in a new Serb way (5,2) 26 Beefeaters drag us out! (6) 27 Ring-road to finish in Belgium (6) Down 1 Boy at orchardʼs entrance for fruit (6) 2 Foreign currency found in a remote part (5) 4 Scent starts a romantic affair (5) 5 Please German sailors with bird (7) 6 Catch a ring-leader taking a break (6) 7 Hang on a minute, sounds like animal feet (5)

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9 A fuss about love (5) 14 A tinier change of idleness (7) 16 Drink containing very soft fruit (5) 17 What the poodle wears and plays? (3,3) 18 The Fates organised a banquet (5)

19 Remained sober, so we hear (6) 21 Sulphur taken by a youngster as healthy food? (5) V Awfully eager to have the same idea (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, 2 represents Z and 19 represents P, so fill in Z every time the figure 2 appears and P 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: 2 Note, 4 Kind, 9 Termini, 10 China, 11 Ships, 12 Castles, 13 Ursine, 15 Friend, 18 Scalper, 20 Sepia, 22 Inapt, 23 Nominal, 24 Teak, 25 Wage. Down: 1 Mites, 2 Nereids, 3 Tries, 5 Incisor, 6 Drill, 7 Braised, 8 Finch, 13 Upswing, 14 Naphtha, 16 Expanse, 17 Trunk, 19 Abaft, 20 Samba, 21 Atlas. QUICK Across: 1 Sometimes, 4 Ass, 6 Range, 8 Table, 9 Spare, 10 Start, 11 Stupid, 13 Latest, 16 Share, 17 Pains, 19 Ample, 20 Merge, 21 Rue, 22 Permanent. Down: 1 Serious, 2 Minus, 3 Mother, 4 Average, 5 Saint, 7 Examine, 10 Stadium, 12 Unaware, 14 Torment, 15 Appear, 16 Sober, 18 Serve. ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Segun, 3 Brave, 7 Pasaje, 9 Amor, 10 Prisoners, 13 Road, 14 Escoba, 16 Shelf, 17 Stone.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Down: 1 Sopa, 2 Uva, 4 Armario, 5 Ears, 6 Tejones, 8 Surname, 11 Arms, 12 Cage, 15 Cat.

Unscramble the name of a famous British television sitcom first shown in1998 (three words): TRY A HOMELY LIFE Unscramble the name of a famous London office building (two words): INTERNET COP

Play on Words

English - Spanish The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English. Across 1 Perdedor (5) 4 Sumar (totalizar) (3,2) 7 Demasiado (3) 8 Pila (electricidad) (7) 9 Estofado (4) 10 To avoid (6) 14 Aplaudir (actuación) (7) 16 Use (act of using) (3) 17 Sheep (5) 18 Deudas (obligaciones) (5) Down 1 Tin cans (5) 2 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 3 Tail (of dog, bull, ox) (4) 4 Activity (9) 5 Tinte (producto) (3) 6 Sueldo (3) 11 Pulgar (5) 12 Habitaciones (5) 13 Berry (4) 14 Garlic (3) 15 Foot (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 (WOODED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues. BARRED

OWNERS

BARREN

ROTUND

BITTER

SHINES

BOARDS

SWORDS

BREAST

THORNS

EITHER

TILTED

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VOLLEY

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NEATLY

WOODED (10)

NIGHTS PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE

PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE DIGIT PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE

PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE PIE

Answers: A finger in many pies, Neon lights

Funagram

Across 1 Military quarters (8) 5/24 Scrabble, for example (4,4) 9 End result (7) 10 Group jargon (5) 11 Forward rush (5) 12 Actual (7) 13 Calm and dignified (6) 15 Divides up (6) 18 Determination (7) 20 Summarise (5) 22 Apoplectic (5) 23 Journals (7) 24 See 5 25 Fidgety (8) Down 1 Footwear (5) 2 No longer working (7) 3 Worship (5) 4 Enthusiastically (6) 6 Possessor (5) 7 Aimless drawings (7) 8 Snag (6) 13 Young tree (7) 14 Bricklayerʼs tool (6) 16 Lie back (7) 17 Interfere with (6) 19 Monarchʼs domain (5)

KNEE LIGHTS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Spears, 2 Deaths, 3 Leader, 4 Scared, 5 Regard, 6 Mutter, 7 Wearer, 8 Single, 9 Create, 10 Wander, 11 Tested, 12 Enters, 13 Ladies, 14 Resent, 15 Seated, 16 Estate, 17 Rested, 18 Castle, 19 Direst

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: THE ROYALE FAMILY, CENTRE POINT

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TYPE ONE diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in children under 15, but little information is given about it. Here are five facts about childhood diabetes: 1. Diabetes is genetically predisposed in individuals following activation of the immunity of the patient. It is what is known as an autoimmune disease where the child’s own defences attack their own structures generating the disease. 2. There is currently no cure for diabetes. Research is under way into stem cells and vaccines but are in the early stages of development. 3. Despite frequently told myths, insulin does not cause blindness, however, diabetes, if left untreated, can affect small blood vessels of the body, including those found in the retina of the eye which can lead to problems with sight. 4. Having too much sugar in the diet does not inexorably lead to the development of type two diabetes. Also, diabetics do not have to completely ban sugary foods from their diet, but must moderate and monitor sugar levels. 5. The most common childhood type one diabetes is not associated with being overweight, but playing sports regularly and moderately (especially at early ages) is essential for good control. Symptoms of childhood diabetes include: needing the toilet more often; excessive, constant hunger and thirst; weight loss; headaches; tiredness and fatigue; irritability; blurred vision; and nausea.

Forget about hangovers! THE best remedies for hangovers are not found in chemists but in the supermarket. Orange juice is one of the best cures, as juices and fruits can mitigate pain. This is so because vitamin C and fructose help the liver to wash out the alcohol from the body, according to the British Medical Journal. Isotonic drinks will rehydrate your body. Alcohol works as a diuretic and leads to dehydration. Isotonic beverages have electrolytes which help with rehydration and function better than coffee and tea. Milk is one of the many ways to improve liquids absorption, also very high in calcium, which can alleviate some of the symptoms of a hangover. Also good are eggs as they contain a high amount of cysteine which some reports say helps the body metabolise alcohol. Tomato juice holds a high quantity of electrolytes that will help balance the fluids in your body and get rid of the nausea and headache. Garlic, (cysteine) ginger (reduces the risk of vomiting), mint (anaesthetic) and bananas (vitamin B6) are other solutions to cure that problematic hangover and feel fresh.

ORANGE JUICE: Full of vitamin C and one of the best cures for a hangover.

How to avoid muscle fatigue ATHLETES have been advised to eat at least 50 or 60 per cent of their daily count of calories from carbohydrate sources in order to minimise muscle fatigue. This can be easily achieved by including an adequate food combination high in carbohydrates in each important meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner), as well as keeping hydrated all the time, meaning taking liquids before, during and after practising sports. “There has always been muscle fatigue in sports, because athletes always set goals and try to push their own limits,” explained Doctor Til, Medicine Coordinator of the High Performance Centre of Sant Cugat (Barcelona).

A noisy problem to deal with WE go to work in noisy cars, relax at home listening to music on hi-fi devices, go out to bars and pubs crowded with people, go to concerts and football matches… Nowadays, avoiding noise is a difficult task and, without even noticing, many people have lost the value of a bit of peace and quiet. Now a Scientific Committee on emerging and newly identified health risks has stated in a study that listening to music at more than 89 decibels for an hour every day significantly raises the risk of deafness over five years. Between two and a half and 10 million European citizens might be affected by an exposure to loud noise. And Spain is one of the most

Spain is one of the most noise polluted countries in the world

noise polluted countries in the world, coming only after Japan, according to the Committee. More than nine million Spanish citizens are exposed to noise levels way beyond the tolerance barrier of 69 decibels suggested by the World Health Organisation. Furthermore, the National Statistics Institute confirms that noise is the topic Spanish complain more about. “Noise is the most common problem in Spain ahead of pollution,” the Environment Ministry said in its annual report. Changing ‘in-earphones’ for headphones, trying to avoid the giant speakers at concerts, and using fewer drugs that can damage hearing (like some antibiotics) are some of the best ways to protect against deafness.

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Mike Walsh Mike Walsh. Based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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T was reported with glee in Madrid that London has threatened to treat Scotland like a foreign country if it becomes one. This is just what Madrid wanted to hear, although Scotland’s situation is different from Cataluña’s where nationalists are agitating for a right-to-decide referendum. Scotland has that right and knows what will happen if it decides to go it alone. Monetary union with the pound sterling would be out of the question and shipyard contracts would go. Like Cataluña it would have to reapply for EU membership. Cataluña’s latest little ray of sunshine came from Bank of Spain governor, Luis Maria Linde. If Cataluña splits from Spain, banks like Sabadell, CaixaBank and Catalunya Banc risk failure without European Central Bank funds, Linde warned. The canny Catalans have the reputation of being as careful with their money as the Scots. Calls for national unity won’t change their minds, but bank balances might.

Tread softly NOW that crimes against humanity can be

ST PETERSBURG: Putin (right) studied international law at the State University. each morning the eight-year old rebel emerged from his council flat. The youngster was the only student barred from membership of the Young Pioneers, the Soviet version of the Hitler Youth, for his rebelliousness. A keen sportsman, he is a martial arts enthusiast. Upon leaving school in 1970, Putin studied international law at St Petersburg State University. Then, after graduating, he pursued his dream to work in the field of

Little rays of sunshine Time travel APOLOGIES to all who noticed the colossal error of giving November 23 as the date of John Kennedy’s death. If only the Doctor, who celebrated his 50th that day had lent me the Tardis, readers would have seen November 22 instead. investigated anywhere, pursuit of international justice can cause friction between allies. Spanish judge Ismael Moreno recently took up legal cudgels against six members of China’s ruling classes whom he holds responsible for genocide in Tibet during the Eighties and Nineties. Spain’s government is horrified.

intelligence. Today, he makes fun of the US for their notoriety in surveillance. However, the enigmatic Russian leader was himself once charged with monitoring foreigners and consular officials. He served in Soviet Occupied Germany from 1985 until their pulling out upon the Soviet Union’s collapse. Putin lost his job in 1991 during the KGB coup d’etat against then

Luis García

USSIAN President Vladimir Putin this year emerged as the world’s most influential man. He has outmanoeuvred his Western critics whilst returning Russia to superpower status and sponsoring Orthodox Christianity. Intriguingly, the Western media lampoons and criticises him, but this hardly dents his growing popularity in the West. Facebook’s For Mother Russia portal uses images of the Russian leader to poke fun at US President Barrack Obama, yet over half FMR’s friends are Americans. The ex-KGB officer Vladimir is arguably more popular in Britain than is PM David Cameron and ‘whatsisname.’ It is nothing if not astounding that a man born in 1952 to a sailor, his mother a St Petersburg factory worker, could have risen to such heights. His name is now associated with Russia’s rise from the political and economic ashes. President Obama and David Cameron are not the only ones to despair when Vladimir appears. His schoolteachers cringed when

Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. It was then that he and his earlier mentor, Anatoly Sobchak, Mayor of St Petersburg, became reacquainted. Political life beckoned. During his tenure in office Vladimir Putin was not to be bought. His enemies conceded Vladimir Putin’s unwavering integrity. Self-exiled arch rival Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky is cited by media as saying: “Putin never took bribes during his time in office.” In 1996, he was invited by President Boris Yeltsin’s administration to serve as head of Russia’s Intelligence Service, now renamed the FSB. Appointed as Prime Minister in 1999 Vladimir Putin became the fifth head of government in 18 months. Elected with 52.94 per cent of the vote, he made an impression by demonstrating his no-nonsense approach to domestic terrorism. Faced down by Chechnya terrorists, Putin is on record as saying he would hunt down and kill militants ‘even when they were on the toilet’. Such was his popularity that he was to later win 71 per cent of the peoples’ votes and had an approval rating of 80 per cent. The West has denigrated this achievement but they would, wouldn’t they. Superman had arrived and the rest is - not quite history.

BANK OF SPAIN: ‘Banks may risk failure without ECB funds.’ Upset Chile over Pinochet, upset Argentina over its Dirty War criminals or by failing to hand over Franco-era suspects. But never, never upset China.

Smooth operator CARLOS FABRA, former president of the Diputacion in Castellon finally faced the courts. The politician behind Castellon airport - the air terminal with no planes - was dogged by allegations of bribery, corruption, influence-peddling and tax fraud. To general stupor - outside Castellon at least - he was pursued in a 10-year investigation that required nine successive judges, four public prosecutors and prompted 20 appeals by Fabra’s lawyers.

The last examining judge to take on the case claimed that he was being leant on from above, but the case was heard last October and the verdict recently made public. Fabra was cleared of all but tax fraud. Of the 13 years recommended by the prosecution he will go down assuming his 21st appeal is rejected for four and pay a €1.4 million fine. Ironic how it’s the tax that gets them in the end, just like Al Capone.

Difficult choice THE PP must soon name its candidate for Andalucia, and will not relish having to eclipse the PSOE’s Susana Diaz who heads the regional government. Both parties have disenchanted voters and corruption scandals, but Diaz has a daunting amount of shelf-appeal.

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Pasta is the ‘goto’ meal PASTA is the meal most Britons turn to when making something quick for dinner, a study by Birds Eye has revealed. The Italian dish tops the list of the so-called ‘go-to’ meals, which are

prepared and served in less than half an hour, with 33 per cent of polled people mentioning it. It is followed by jacket potatoes (with 11 per cent of people preferring them), stir-fry (10 per

Coffee is best served 9.30am

cent) and beans on toast (8 per cent). More than 1,000 people were polled in this study, and 49 per cent of them said they depended on these

Different sources of protein PROTEIN is an essential nutrient for the body; it is the amino acids made in the body and comes from food. Our cells, tissues and organs cannot function without them and half of our body’s dry weight is made from protein. Whilst common sources of protein

are eggs, meat, dairy, fish, nuts and lentils, nutritionists say it is important to consume a wide range of protein from different sources which can be found in unexpected places, with dried apricots, sprouts, bagels, beetroot, kale and avocados also rich in protein.

Scientists are getting closer to artificially recreating tastes SCIENTISTS at the National University of Singapore have developed a new technology capable of reproducing tastes electronically. The simulator recreates salt, sweet, sour and bitter flavours using electrodes to noninvasively excite the taste buds. This system could be used to bring people the ultimate viewing experience when watching cooking shows on TV. Their creators, however, seem to have found a more therapeutic use to their invention.

They believe it can be used to allow people suffering from diabetes to experience sweet flavours with no risk to their health. But it seems they still are a long way from reaching their destination as research has shown flavour relies

on other factors including texture and smell. In any case, this system has proven to be more successful than previous attempts based on recreating tastes using chemicals, said to be expensive and chaotic.

dishes week after week. And 33 per cent of those surveyed said they ate the same dinner at least twice a week. This is despite 36 per cent of them considering themselves as ‘foodies,’ and 54 per cent claiming to look for different flavours when grocery shopping.

THE BEST way to start your day with energy is having a cup of coffee between 9.30 and 11.30am, neuroscientists claim. This is because of the interaction between caffeine and cortisol, a hormone that makes people alert and regulates their internal clocks. The levels of this hormone are usually higher shortly after waking up, which is why scientists argue it is best to drink coffee at least an hour later. This way the caffeine present in a regular cup of coffee would promote cortisol production and

BEST START: With coffee. people would not develop a tolerance towards it. This is an estimated time as people would have their morning coffee depending on the time they wake.

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crocuses, the saffron/ azafran varieties and the lily related colchicums are the most typical.

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AST week we looked at the benefits of bulbs and bulbs for the autumn and winter. This week we continue the story.

For late spring and summer. Summer bulb displays can be not only colourful but exotic. For us nothing can beat; a. a patch or pots of tall waving blue agapanthus, b. tall multi or single flowered specimen lilies, c. a pot or patch of Peruvian lilies, alstroemerias.

d. a collection of interestingly headed alliums. e. tall vivid coloured crocosmia (montbretia) in a mixed bed or growing as a clump through stone chippings. f. Patches of fritillaries brightening up glades in

pine tree gardens. Cannas can be a success, but they need copious watering to stimulate flowers. If you are a gladioli fan try the more dainty species rather than the large headed varieties. We believe that they

fit better into Spanish gardens. If you like to grow the larger flowered varieties for cutting, we suggest that you grow a line alongside the vegetable patch. For the autumn. Autumn flowering

For Christmas, winter and early spring. In the garden, patches of crocuses and daffodils can even be out for Christmas and the New Year if planted early in warm areas. In the mountains they will be later. Freesias and tulips will follow. For the naya and patio plant up pots of amaryllis, cyclamens, hyacinths, grape hyacynths and daffodils. Some success factors 1. Plant in well draining soil or compost in pots. Crushed seashells in a peat and leaf mould mix for pots and a well draining high in humus soil in the garden. Within the garden improve the drainage under each bulb by placing course sand, grit or crushed seashells at the bottom of planting holes. 2. Remember where you have planted bulbs in mixed beds so that you do not slice them in half or spike them when working the bed during the bulbs dormant season. If forgetful clearly mark with a weatherproof label. 3. If the weather is

very dry, water prior to and during the flowering period to stimulate and prolong flowering. 4. Give naturalised bulb areas a top dressing of bone meal or other organic fertiliser in the autumn. 5. Don’t be too hasty to cut back stems and leaves after flowering. Let them dry back naturally, the sap draining back into the bulb to stimulate growth for next year. Cut back when the leaves have become brown and are becoming easy to pull off. 6. Buy healthy nondiseased bulbs. 7. Plant up bulbs as soon as you receive them so that they do not dry out. They will have been stored by the grower under ideal conditions. This is not always maintained in retail nurseries so purchase as soon as they have bulbs on display. The final remnants in the boxes two or three months later may not be good buys. 8. Dust bulb areas with slug pellets, especially during the dry summer, as slugs and other earth pests can search out bulbs as a source of moisture. Once you have experienced a good show of bulbous plants we are sure that you will want to expand them for the following year! © Dick Handscombe www.gardeninginspain. com. December 2013.

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Become a Helping Hands live-in Carer in the UK

HELPING HANDS has been supporting people with award winning care in the UK since 1989 enabling customers to remain in the familiarity of their own homes. As a leading provider of care in the UK, we have a network of offices, managers and trainers to support and develop our Carers, who are the very heart of our business. Live-in Care is a full-time homecare service where our Carers are required to live with the customer seven days a week, providing personal care, companionship and any required support according to the care plan. It makes an ideal career choice for expats or people looking to supplement their income in the UK - most placements last approx six to eight weeks, followed by a break, so you can return to Spain in between placements. During November we held four successful recruitment events in Spain and some Carers are already booked

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ÍNEA DIRECTA is one of the key players in the fight to reduce the number of accidents on our roads. For almost 20 years, it has promoted research into accident rates in order to encourage safe driving habits. Due to the risks involved with driving in winter months, it now offers advice on how to act in adverse weather conditions.

With respect to the car: 1. Check your car, especially the mechanical components. Pay attention to brakes, lights, windscreen wipers and break fluid, antifreeze and oil levels. 2. Don’t forget to check the condition of your tyres including the spare wheel, checking pressure, tread and the grooves of each tyre, which must have a minimum depth of 1.6mm. 3. Always take a reflective jacket, two warning triangles

IN FOG OR RAIN: Keep your distance and slow down. and a torch with you. Also ensure that your mobile is charged in case you need to use it in an emergency.

With respect to driving: 1. If you often drive in snow, consider buying winter tyres. In any case, avoid any sudden movements and, as a general rule, do not overtake. Take

special care with snow which has turned into ice and always drive at low speeds. 2. If it is foggy or raining, adapt your speed and distance from the vehicle ahead to the weather conditions. Do not brake suddenly to avoid skidding. 3. Aim the vehicle’s heating system at the windows to prevent them from fogging up as a result of humidity. 4. When overtaking, reaching crossroads, leaving tunnels and in open spaces, be careful with any sudden gusts of wind, which might lead to a loss of steering and the vehicle overturning.

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JUST over three years ago we had a vision of a quality, multi-lingual airport parking service that would utilize many years of experience within the airport service sector. We had the people with the desire and drive to make it happen. In this short period we have managed to grasp a strong position in the airport parking market, initially with outdoor parking, which is still fully operational. In May we achieved our primary goal by acquiring and opening our Indoor Malaga Airport Superstore, with over 300 spaces available. We are very conscious of the demand for a superb parking facility and the need for a five-star service to be entwined. In short we are driven by perfection - built on relationships. Service comes in all

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shapes and sizes. We have found our future by developing our services to suit the real market; for instance, energy consumption is extremely high on many of the premium or high end vehicles; many times owners find their battery flat even after relatively short periods. We at BlueCat have installed 68

in-house charging points so that clients can plug in and have no battery issues on returning. Safety and security is a must in today’s world. BlueCat provide chauffeur services for all terminals at Malaga Airport, even the private jet terminal. Would you want your family wandering around in dark alleys late at night? We

have the solution: our uniformed members of staff will meet you at the designated terminal 24/7, park your vehicle in your choice of parking area and return it valeted to the terminal when you return. Consider this: a taxi can collect you and take you to Malaga Airport for possibly €70 each way. Why not drive in the safety and

Classic cars in New York A CLASSIC car auction held in New York raised $62.79 million (€46.18 million) in just two hours. RM Auctions and Sotheby’s, organisers of the event, obtained nearly $47 million (€34.57 million) selling a lot made up of two motorcycles and 31 classic cars, in the biggest motor sale in Manhattan in the last 10 years. A total of 11 cars registered record figures for their models, including a 1933 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Sports Coupe sold for $2.42m (€1.8m), a 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster for $1.65m (€1.23m),

FERRARI: Broke all records. or a 1933 Auburn Twelve Custom Speedster sold for $1.21m (€902,000). But the star of the event was a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, sold for $14.3m (€10.6m), a record for this model. It is, however, still far

from the €38 million paid for a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO earlier in October. A 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS Teardrop Cabriolet, a prize jewel for car collectors sold for $7.15m (€5.3m).

security of your own car and save up to 60% on your travel expenses? When you drive directly to our parking superstore, our Mercedes shuttle will deliver you to the terminal of your choice. We offer a complimentary exterior machine wash with every parking; however, we understand the value of hand-washing quality

vehicles to maintain the value of the car to the client. BlueCat also provide annual long-term membership contracts which are ideal when the client has a second home on the coast or is a very regular traveller. We carry out the technical inspections, arrange servicing or any other maintenance items the client requires. Take a look at our comprehensive web pages and investigate all of our many services at very reasonable costs. You can book and pay your parking services online to avoid any delays to and from the airport. Calculate the cost of your vehicle then decide where it deserves to be.

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Valuable point earned on the road Dave Redshaw Malaga CF Reporter Dave Redshaw Dave is the author of ‘Malaga Football Club - The Story’ available from Amazon.

MALAGA entertain Osasuna in the Copa del Rey at La Rosaleda this Sunday (kick-off 9pm) having earned a valuable league point with a last-gasp 11 draw at high-flying Villarreal. The Costa del Sol outfit had

failed to win in seven games on the road this season but made most of the early running at El Madrigal, Eliseu having a decent shout for a penalty denied after just three minutes. However, it was the hosts who carved out the first chances, Willy Caballero doing well to turn behind an Ikechukwu Uche shot on 23 minutes while Mateo Musacchio and Uche - with a shocking close-range miss - failed to make the most of further opportunities.

Nonetheless, Villarreal took the lead in the 32nd minute when Cani forced his way into the Malaga box and cut the ball back for Bruno Soriano to steer his shot wide of a helpless Caballero. The visitors were still seeing most of the ball without creating too much, yet Ignacio Camacho had a great chance to level the scores when alone in front of goal but his rushed attempt went well wide of the target. After the break both sides failed to settle in what was

turning into a game of few openings, yet Bernd Schuster’s men could, and should, have equalised on 67 minutes. Eliseu’s effort from the edge of the area was thwarted by Asenjo before the Villarreal ‘keeper did brilliantly to turn Pedro Morales’ follow-up effort around the post, when the Malaga substitute would have been better squaring the ball to Juanmi, who had the goal at his mercy. It was the signal for a spell of Malaga pressure, with the home

side content to sit deep in their own half, though with time running out Caballero had to be on hand to save from Dos Santos after the Mexican had stolen round the back of the defence. Caballero’s stop proved crucial as with three minutes’ stoppage time played Los Blanquiazules found a deserved equaliser, Weligton heading home from a corner to salvage a point with what was the last action of the game.

Better ball for GINS AÑORETA members of GINS played a better ball stableford. There were some fantastic scores and it was so close that the third place prize had to be split in two, as after an in depth stewards inquiry, they could not be separated. Winter aggregate scores are getting nail biting now, Brian Lynch took the lead from Helmut Muller half way through the month, now they both tie at the top of the leader board, both with 36 points, second man is Dietmar Stec with 32 points.

For the ladies, Barbara Schmidt leads with an aggregate score of 28 points, second place at the moment is Lola Montero with 20 points. Thanks go to Brian Lynch, Judy Howard and Bernardo. Also for 12 more presents received for the orphans and pensioners. In the stableford better ball first pairing was Dietmar and Ingrid Stec (39 points) followed by Helmut Muller and Barbara Schmidt (37) and Mike and Denny Cummings and Frank Ferdinales and Brian Lynch (36) sharing third spot. At Baviera GINS played a fourball Texas Scramble. No team managed to break the 60 barrier but the scores were extremely close. Five of the 11 teams were on 62 and four were on 63. Winning team was that of Roger Willoughby, Peter Lomas, Pauline Pearce and Geir Froland, with Dave Miles, Mike Flint, David Viles and Karen Nuttall second and Roy Boutel, Clive Akid, Jill Parker and Jon Rose third. At Los Moriscos winning man in the El Puente Masters was Ray Cooper (38) with Keith Robinson (37) second and Roger Willoughby (37) third. Top lady was Neilma Jary (36) with Daryl Paver (34) second and Trudy Spencer (31) third.

SAO PAULO: 2014 World Cup is to be held in Brazil.

Could it be England v Spain in World Cup draw tomorrow

By Tony Matthews TOMORROW afternoon (Friday), 5.30pm Spanish time, the draw will be made for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil... and with England unseeded, we could see Roy Hodgson’s team in the same group as Spain, perhaps the host nation, even Germany, perhaps Holland or Belgium, while on the other hand, they could face two of the minnows. We’ll see. This weekend, 40 teams will compete in the FA Cup, all hoping to make progress and then get drawn against one of the Premiership big boys in round three. There are also full Premiership/Championship programmes, the pick of

the games being Arsenal v Everton, Liverpool v West Ham, Manchester United v Newcastle, Southampton v Manchester City, Brighton v Leicester and QPR v Blackburn. And in the 4th round of Spain’s Copa del Rey, it’s Cartagena v Barcelona, Las Palmas v Almeria and La Murta v Real Madrid. FOOTBALL - In the latest Champions League matches, there were wins for Arsenal (2-0 v Marseille), Manchester City (4-2 v. Plzen) and Manchester United (5-0 v. Bayer Leverkusen), Real Madrid (4-1 v. Galatasaray) and Ajax (2-1 v Barcelona). However, Chelsea (1-0 to Basle) and Celtic (3-0 v.

Milan) both lost. United’s win in Germany was their biggest away in Europe for 40 years. In last weekend’s Premiership, the first League meeting since 1962 between Cardiff and Arsenal saw the Gunners, leaders by six points, win 30, Aaron Ramsey scoring twice against his former club... Chelsea (with John Terry on target in his 400th PL game) came back to beat Southampton 3-1... Everton, with another Romelu Lukaku goal, whipped Stoke 4-0... Newcastle edged out WBA 2-1... Manchester City whipped Swansea 3-0... Manchester United drew 22 at Tottenham.