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Hash haul in Torrox THREE people have been arrested by Guardia Civil in Torrox for allegedly growing, preparing and distributing marihuana in an empty house. Nineteen plants were seized during a search.

Better links AIRLINE Iberia is now offering 41 new connections per week between Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport and Terminal 4 at MadridBarajas Airport.

Dutch boost LOCAL business-owners are promoting the Axarquia as a tourist destination at the Vakantiebeurs Tourism and Trade Fair, which is being held in Utrecht (Holland) until Sunday.

Money mystery NATIONAL POLICE are investigating the finding of at least 10 shredded €500 notes in the southern area of Motril.

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Businesses face closure for violating Coastal Law BEACH-BARS which have been open for more than 20 years on El Playazo Beach in Nerja (pictured) may be forced to close. The environment department of the regional government (Junta de Andalucia) has launched disciplinary proceedings against them for allegedly violating the Coastal Law, local newspaper SUR has reported. They have been told to ‘immediately cease’ any commercial activity in the area as they are occupying land under

the public domain. The Junta de Andalucia also wants them to pay a €300,000 fine each,

amounting to more than €2 million. The owners of the four beach bars, two boatyards and the ice-

cream kiosk affected received a notification from the Junta de Andalucia only days before Christmas.

Expat found dead in a ditch A BRITSH expatriate has died after being buried alive in a tragic accident. The 66-year-old man was working in a ditch on his property when disaster struck. According to 112 emergency service sources, he was found buried in a ditch on his rural plot of land between Torrox and Competa near the Pavo Real restaurant. A neighbour from Jurcos near the scene rang 112 at

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about midday on Tuesday, advising them that a man ‘had been buried in a ditch’. An integrated force of Guardia Civil, firefighters, Local Police and medical personnel were dispatched but were powerless to prevent the man’s death. Sources said the accident seems to have been caused by the displacement of excavated soil which gave way due to recent rainfall, soil from a project the victim had initiated on his property.

They were given a month to lodge any objections they may have had. Some of them have already expessed their distress at the situation as they have been making their living in the area for more than 20 years. Now they have put the matter in the hands of their lawyers, hoping they will be able to find a solution to save their livelihoods.

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Letters 17 WIPED OUT: The map doesn’t mention Nerja or its cultural heritage.

Nerja’s cultural snub anger...

NERJA COUNCIL has expressed outrage over a cultural leaflet published by the regional government (Junta de Andalucia) from which the town has been omitted. In a motion passed by the local government board, the council agreed to ask the tourism and trade department to withdraw the leaflet from circulation. It will also demand that the guide is not distributed at the International Tourism Trade Fair (FITUR) due to be held in

Madrid from January 22 to 26. Members of the left-wing Izquierda Unida party in Nerja have defended the Junta de Andalucia, although they admit the mistake is ‘hard to justify’. According to them, the new edition was delayed this year due to budget cutbacks. The leaflet mentions neighbouring towns like Torrox, Frigiliana and Almuñecar and their cultural heritage, but doesn’t make any reference to Nerja.

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NEWS Buy local SALOBREÑA’S Trade Department and the local business-owners association (ACESA) have launched a campaign to encourage people to buy from local shops during the sales period. Pooches adopted SIXTY-FIVE dogs were adopted in Motril during an adoption campaign launched in the town at Christmas.

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Cleared of daughter abuse MALAGA PROVINCIAL COURT has acquitted a man accused of sexually abusing his daughter for a decade, in Rincon de la Victoria. The court based its decision on contradictions in the victim’s story, despite two reports by psychological experts which backed her statement. She was 10 years old when the alleged abuse started

One of the presiding judges expressed dissent at the verdict and asserted that the father should have been sentenced to nine years in prison for repeated sexual abuse. The girl’s parents, as well as her brother, denied the accusations and described her as ‘problematic’. The court considered the possibility the girl could have a

mental disorder, but this was dismissed by an expert’s report. The girl reported her father in 2010, when she was 15. She told police he had sexually abused her for 10 years, from 2000 to August 2010. But in February 2012 she told the court that she wanted to go back to her parents’ house was willing to refute her accusations.

Money injection THE Community of Municipalities of the Costa Tropical is to give Motril Council €5 million to help settle a €13-million debt the municipal cleaning company (Limdeco) has with the Social Security office.

Knife sex assault A MAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a male friend at knife-point in a Malaga apartment. Health budget THE budget per person for health in Andalucia for 2014 has been reduced to €980, making it the region with the lowest amount. In the Basque Country it is €1,542 per person. Firefighters help MOTRIL firefighters assisted in 1,173 events in 2013, which is 7.2 per cent down on 2012.

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Woman rescued A WOMAN, aged 35, was rescued after she fell down an embankment located near the Almuñecar camping site. She was later admitted to Santa Ana Hospital in Motril with injuries to her body and head.

Two arrested TWO men were arrested in Granada City while driving a car they had allegedly stolen in Motril. Guardia Civil found six empty containers in the car’s boot which the detainees had reportedly used to drain petrol from other vehicles.

Pass rates UNIVERSITY students in Andalucia have the fourth worst pass rates in Spain, passing only 65.02 per cent of credits. The best rates are in Cataluña, with a 76.16 per cent pass rate. Young Lions THE Lions Clubs International organisation is to open a youth section in Nerja. Their first meeting will be tomorrow (Friday) at the cultural centre. For more information call Ana on 683 225 373.

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Start the works MOTRIL COUNCIL has demanded that the regional government carry out six projects for which the town hall handed over 33,774 square metres of land. One of the projects, a new bus station, is said to be a priority.

TOLEDO: The painter lived in the city until his death.

It’s the year of El Greco

N Saturday, the simultaneous chiming of 25 church bells in Toledo will announce the start of the Greco 2014 year. The year will include a set of unique events to commemorate 400 years since the death of the famous painter from Crete, who lived in Toledo prior to his death on April 7, 1614, and left the city a legacy of paintings which has inspired artists ever since. One hundred people will co-ordinate the bells of the 25 churches in a unique symphony directed by Valencian musician Llorenc Barber, the president of the El Greco 2014 Board, Gregorio Marañon, announced. It has taken three years and €15 million to organise the activities and exhibitions in Toledo, Madrid and Valladolid focusing on the artist,

Quote of the Week I don’t know of any law that hasn’t been modified during parliamentary procedures, otherwise it would be a decree’ Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, regarding the draft abortion law, which he said would have some ‘improvements’.

which hope to attract approximately one million visitors. They include two exhibitions in the city, the first starting on March 14 with 80 works of art from the world’s main collections, and the second on September 8, which will focus on how the artist worked. There will be another exhibition at the National Sculpture Museum in Valladolid from June 5, and from June 24, at the Prado Museum in Madrid, an exhibition will focus on the influence El Greco had on modern painting. The presentation of the complete programme of activities was held at the Prado Museum. For more information, visit www.elgreco2014.com.

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per cent of internet users in Spain are on Facebook, according to yearly data released by the social networking site, which claims to have 1.19 billion users worldwide. Facebook has 12 million daily users in Spain and 18 million monthly users.

FOR the second time in six months, police have closed a workshop in Malaga illegally producing fake football strips, and seized more than 11,000 garments.

Airport bribes THE trial has begun of 17 Guardia Civil officers accused of accepting bribes from passengers arriving at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport.

Axe attack A MAN, 31, was arrested in Malaga for allegedly threatening and attempting to attack his neighbour with an axe.

And finally... A BARCELONA company director has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for accessing the emails of two employees and telling his superiors that they were homosexuals. He told his superiors that the men were ‘infirm’.

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Golf plan environmental fears ENVIRONMENTAL groups are seeking the help of the regional government (Junta de Andalucia) to prevent an ‘environmental disaster’ in Nerja. Ecologistas en Accion and Primavera Andaluza Nerja have asked the Junta to apply the current legislation to stop the possible building of a multimillion-euro golf resort in the La Coladilla gully of Nerja. The project, consisting of a €165-million golf course and 1,000 luxury homes, was recently

given the green light by the Spanish Supreme Court after the Junta halted it in 2006. In a letter sent to the Junta, the Nerja branch of Ecologistas en Accion submitted a series of reasons why the project should be stopped. They claim a great part of the southern area of La Coladilla is part of the Nerja Cave’s territory. This would give the land a cultural heritage status, preventing any construction from taking place and reducing the project to half the proposed size.

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Better Christmas THE catering sector in Malaga reported that sales had increased over the Christmas period compared to the previous year.

More Chinese LA COLADILLA: Environmental groups have expressed their concern. The environmental group also claims the resort takes up part of the Tejeda and Almijara natural park, which it borders and is home to protected plant species. They also point out that the dense forest in

the area protects the district of Maro from flooding. Meanwhile, sociopolitical group Primavera Andaluza considered that the mayor, Jose Alberto Armijo ‘doesn’t protect the general interests of

Nerja when he wants to destroy a place of great importance to favour a private company’. The group has asked Armijo to reconsider the project and demanded that La Coladilla gully be for the people of Nerja.

Fight over noisy dogs could lead to jail term A MOTRIL local who caused his neighbour to lose his sense of smell during a fight over his dogs being too noisy could go to jail.

Granada Prosecutor’s Office has asked for a nine-year prison sentence for the man, who has been accused of bodily harm. In addition, he has been asked to pay €720 compensation to the victim. The events took place in 2011, when the man went to his neighbour’s house in Motril to complain about the noise his dogs were making. CASH MACHINE: Manipulated to steal money. The two men engaged in an argument which eventually led to a fight in which the accused knocked his neighbour to the ground. The victim injured A MOTRIL court has sentenced a man to nine months in the back of his head, prison for stealing money from several tampered-with cash which resulted in him machines. He did so with the help of other people, yet to losing his sense of be identified, between the months of October and smell. November 2011. The man has likewise been ordered to return the stolen The accused also money to the victims. sustained injuries According to the court’s ruling, he stole from cash to his body during machines belonging to Caja Granada savings bank in the fight, but with Carchuna and Castell de Ferro, two towns neighbouring no long-term Motril. consequences.

Nine months for ATM scam

THE Chinese population of Malaga City has multiplied by five since 2005 and there are now more than 3,070 registered Chinese residents.

Tenant threatened A MAN, 52, has been arrested in Malaga, for allegedly threatening and attacking his tenant with a knife. The victim escaped through a window.

Anyone for tennis? THE paddle tennis courts at the Nerja sports centre have been resurfaced with new turf approved by the National Paddle Tennis Federation.

Young art on show THE work of 30 students from the Motril School of Art is on display at the town’s youth centre from Tuesday to Saturday from 5pm to 8pm.

Roadworks VELEZ-MALAGA TOWN HALL is to spend €1.6 million to widen the Camino de Torrox road, which links the town’s centre with La Caleta de Velez area.

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Improving wine AN archaeology company in Malaga and the council regulating Designation of Origin of local wines will investigate if storing wines under the sea improves their quality and taste.

No rains THE Junta de Andalucia Infoca teams in Malaga province remain on alert for forest fires as there has still not been as much rain as usual for this time of year.

Organ donation IN 2013, 83 per cent of families in Andalucia agreed to donate their deceased relatives’ organs to people in need of transplants.

Crumbling homes - trial halted for a second time THE trial against the people responsible for the construction of an urbanisation with serious structural defects in La Herradura has been halted again. A failure in the recording system of the courtroom forced the suspension of the Carmenes del Mar urbanisation trial, due to take place earlier this week. The judge in charge of the case notified the IT services of the regional government of the failure four times. Each time the importance of the trial was emphasised, but to no avail. The trial will now resume on February 7, which will be the third time eight people will be judged for their responsibility in the construction of the urbanisation. As reported by the Euro Weekly News, the trial was first adjourned in November 2013 to give the parties concerned a period of three weeks to reach an agreement to repair the defects. The Carmen del Mar urbanisation, built in the Cerro Gordo hillside, is made up of 425 houses which were sold between 2001 and 2005 for €100,000 each.

LA HERRADURA: Houses with serious structural defects were built. Several houses were destroyed due to landslides caused by structural defects, and another 15 were seriously damaged. In addition, other parts of the urbanisation

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including the swimming pool and the gardens had to be closed, which drove the owners to lodge a complaint against the builders.

US says yes to Spanish avocados

THE Rincon de la Victoria branch of the left-wing Izquierda Unida party has asked the provincial government to build a produce market in the town with the €1.39 million originally destined to create a rugby field.

Goat project FIFTY-THREE goat farmers in Malaga Province are taking part in a Junta de Andalucia project to keep the mountains free of dry grass and bushes, to prevent fires.

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PUERTO BANUS: Has become popular with non-European visitors.

Non-EU tourists are big spenders in Malaga TOURISTS visiting Malaga Province from outside the EU made purchases worth almost

Drug arrest in local school A MAN, aged 22, was arrested at a Salobreña secondary school for selling drugs to students outside the school grounds. Police confiscated three bags, each containing two grammes of marihuana, a fourth containing more than half a gramme, and a fifth with traces of the same substance. The arrest came when a Guardia

Civil patrol stationed in front of the school during the break noticed a group of students with a young man among them, offering drugs to the minors. The operation came under a strategic plan, originally put in place in 2005, to focus on police response to the consumption and trafficking of drugs to minors in schools.

€100 million between September 2012 and October 2013. This is around 9 per cent of the total spent in Spain, according to a study by consultant Global Blue, entitled ‘Spain, the world’s number one shopping destination.’ The survey shows the Chinese spend the most, with 26 per cent of the worldwide quota, followed by the Russians, Indonesians, North Americans, Japanese, Thais and Saudi Arabians. It estimates that for every €1 spent by European tourists, non-EU tourists spend €4, and that over their stay, they can spend up to 10 times more. Approximately €77 million was spent in the Marbella Puerto Banus area alone.

MALAGA’S subtropical fruit sector is in luck now that the US, considered the world’s top market for exports, has agreed to open its agricultural doors to Spanish avocados. For all intents and purposes, ‘Spanish’ avocado effectively means ‘from Malaga,’ as 80 per cent of Spain’s national avocado production comes from the province of Malaga and more specifically, the Axarquia region. Malaga cultivates 42,000 tons (38 million kilos) of avocados annually on some 6,000 hectares of land. With annual imports of 800 million kilos, US avocado consumption is three times that of the EU. Malaga currently exports 75 per cent of its avocado production to European nations. There is tough competition expected with other producers like Mexico, Chile and Peru, not to mention the US’s own state of California which alone produces 200 million kilos a year, five times more than all of Spain combined. Agricultural experts say avocado exports to the US will fetch significantly more than, say, Eastern European exports. The US approval is limited to exports from the peninsula.

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Learning Russian WORKERS from the catering sector in Salobreña will have the opportunity to learn Russian, in a course organised by the town hall to be held from February 3 to 14.

Cheap tickets THE Yelmo Cines chain of cinemas will sell tickets to see films, including in 3D, on Wednesdays at €3.90 until April 16, except public holidays.

Health risk FARMERS throughout Malaga Province have complained that the company in charge of collecting animals which die is taking up to 15 days to do so.

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Police investigate attack on Salobreña councillor THE Guardia Civil have opened an investigation into an attack on Salobreña councillor Juan de

Dios Marquez, of the conservative Partido Popular (PP).

The attack took place around 7:15am as the councillor, current spokesperson for the PP in Salobreña, left his home in Lobres (Granada) to go to his brother’s nearby bar, en route to his workplace in Motril. He was 10 metres from home when two hooded men assaulted him and beat him until a PROCESSION: San neighbour emerged after Sebastian is taken hearing the victim’s through the streets of shouts. Algarrobo. The attackers left the when the The procession is scene preceded by a mass at the neighbour appeared. The councillor was Santa Ana church, and is accompanied by the taken to the nearby bar, music of the Nuestro then to the Santa Ana Padre Jesus Nazareno and hospital in Motril where remains under Nuestra Señora de los he with Dolores de Algarrobo observation multiple facial bruises, brotherhoods’ music. From 1pm to 4:30pm none of which seems dance and music shows serious, according to medical sources. will entertain.

Algarrobo celebrations for San Sebastian THE Axarquia town of Algarrobo honours its patron saint, San Sebastian, with a fiesta at the weekend. The celebrations, which attract tourist interest, start tomorrow (Friday) with a floral tribute to the saint at the Santa Ana church from 10am to 8pm. They continue on Saturday with a religious vigil at the same venue. Monday is the main day of celebrations, and is marked with a procession

that takes the saint through the town streets from 8pm.

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Officers prevent suicide FOUR National Police officers successfully prevented a man from committing suicide by jumping from a 10th floor balcony of a Motril flat. When they arrived at the scene, they found him in an agitated and nervous state, with half of his body hanging out of the railing, threatening to jump. The officers began talking to him to gain his trust, and two succeeded in getting close enough to hold him and prevent him from jumping. The man was taken to safety, attended by medical services, and later taken to the medical centre in Motril.

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Poster unveiling THE poster announcing the 2014 Velez-Malaga carnival, made by artist Antonio Aranda, will be unveiled on February 7.

Ball games A TOTAL of 350 primary school students aged between eight and 11 took part in the School Basketball Games held in Motril last Friday.

New centre A NEW Social Services centre located in Calle Chillar, opposite the Mercadona supermarket, has opened in Nerja.

Free art THE municipal hall located in Nerja’s Calle Cristo is hosting an exhibition by Maro-based artist Jose Melguizo until January 30. Opening times are from 11am to 1pm, and from 6pm to 8pm. Entrance is free.

Speed traps TWO new speed traps have been installed on the A45 motorway heading towards Malaga, where the tunnels and Venta Cotrina are located.

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Nerja cavemen are honoured in anniversary celebrations THE founders of the Nerja Cave were honoured at an event held on Sunday to celebrate the

anniversary of the cave’s discovery. An informative landmark point

was placed where the five men first entered the cave 55 years ago.

The event began with a speech by Jose Torres Cardenas, on behalf of his fellow discoverers, followed by the Nerja Cave Foundation President Jorge Hernandez Mollar, thanking them for their discovery. The discoverers’ teacher, Carlos Saura, was also present. They had met him in 1959, and he was with them during the first visits to the cave. Other events included the first ever public display of archaeological artefacts discovered during the first digs in the cave. CARING: More than 1,000 litres of milk was donated.

Milky donation from bikers THE members of the Tiburones (Sharks) Bikers Club have donated more than 1,000 litres of milk to charity Caritas in a bid to help the needy. The Almuñecar bikers decided to donate milk because it is the most demanded basic food at Caritas. A spokesperson of the club said the milk was bought in Almuñecar ‘to support local businesses.’ In November 2013, the same bikers club donated 150 kilograms of food, mainly milk and pasta. They joined 600 bikers from throughout the province of Granada to take part in a campaign in aid of the Granada food bank.

Lux Mundi excursion to the Alpujarra THE Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre in Torre del Mar is organising a coach excursion to the Alpujarra natural park on January 27. The national park is situated between Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean coast, and is home to traditional towns with cobbled, winding streets. There will be a stop for coffee at the village of

TREVELEZ: Highest village in Spain.

Velez de Benaudalla, and a visit to its viewpoint. The trip will continue

through the villages of Capilleria and Portugos, to finish in the village of

Trevelez in the snowcapped mountains. Trevelez is known as the highest village in Spain, and is noted for its ‘secaderos de jamon’ or ham drying, where participants will be taken on a tour to taste the hams and local wine. The return will be via the village of Pampaneira to the village of Orgiva

and the town of Almuñecar. The approximate time of arrival back home is 7pm. The price includes transport, visit and lunch. Departure times are 7:30am at the Torre del Mar coach station, 7:40am in Caleta and 7:45 in Algarrobo. For further information call the centre on 952 543 334 or email luxmundi@lux-mundi.org.

Rincon residents with caravan complaints RESIDENTS and hotel businesses in Rincon de la Victoria are calling for restrictions on caravan parking. They want caravans only to be

allowed to park between 8am and 8pm, and independent parking lots where caravans may park for up to three days.

The town hall of Rincon says it is working hard to keep lawful caravans and their users from bothering Rincon de la Victoria

residents, while also making upgrades to tourism-generating caravan plots where parking is allowed up to 72 hours.

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Railways have a record year RAILWAYS OPERATOR Renfe has just finished a record year, principally due to the AVE. Spain’s 1,900 kilometres of high speed track is the most extensive in Europe. In 2013, 25 million passengers used the AVE and long distance trains, a rise of 13.38 per cent, the highest number ever recorded. The European Commission is

not entirely impressed with the AVE’s nationwide performance, nonetheless. The number of passengers using some AVE stations is “really unsatisfactory” said commissioner for Transport, Siim Kallas when pressed by MEP Ramon Tremosa, of the Catalan nationalist party CiU. Money was squandered on constructing some AVE stations, Tremosa argued.

Foreign money is flooding in FOREIGN investment in Spain’s sovereign debt grew by almost €21 billion in November. Holdings rose to €273.172 billion, the highest figure since 2011 according to Spain’s Treasury. Forty per cent of Spanish bonds and bills are now in foreign hands, an increase of 3 percentage points on October and a return to the investment levels of mid-2012. The improvement was prompted by liquidity provided by the principal central banks, complemented by demand for a high-yield debt offering. This has worked in the favour of eurozone economies like Spain’s,

analysts explained. Increased confidence notwithstanding, the foreign holding of roughly 40 per cent in Spain’s sovereign debt falls short of the 54.8 per cent recorded in 2010. In that year, Spanish banks held just 12 per cent of the debt, but the flow of cheap credit from the European Central Bank has turned the banking sector into one of the Treasury’s best clients. By the first quarter of 2013, banks held 33.8 per cent of all the debt in circulation, the largest amount since the Treasury began to publish their results in 1995.

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Down to earth IBERIA had 16 per cent fewer passengers in 2013, but reported improved second and third quarter results. IAG, created through BA’s 2011 merger with Iberia, attracted 23 per cent more passengers last year.

Gas deficit SPAIN’S gas sector expects to earn €2.983 billion this year but this will cover only 88 per cent of its €3.796 billion outgoings, producing an €813 million shortfall.

Online compulsive buyers BETWEEN 6 and 7 per cent of Spaniards are compulsive buyers. Specialists at the Hospital Universitario in Bellvitge (Barcelona) found that males and females are equally affected by the disorder, aggravated by the ease of buying over the internet. A typical patient is around 40-years-old and has been in the grip of the

syndrome for six years. On average, he or she has debts of more than €25,000. ‘The influence of publicity and materialism viewed as an indicator of social success’ are partly responsible, maintained Dr. Susana Jimenez. Patients often regarded their purchases as providing a sense of identity, she added.

STAT OF WEEK WIND farms generated 21.1 per cent of the country’s electricity last year, compared with 21 per cent produced by nuclear power stations. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 23 per cent.

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Most Advanced Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Retrophin, Inc. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Endocyte, Inc. VisionChina Media, Inc. Francesca's Holdings Corporation Perceptron, Inc. American Pacific Corporation Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Immunomedics, Inc. AtriCure, Inc. Life Partners Holdings Inc China T Faith Wi Commu Tech Limited

$ 445.83 169.96 / + 61.61% $ 11.49 3.60 / + 45.63% $ 14.25 4.45 / + 45.41% $ 14.02 3.12 / +28.62% $ 24.42 5.09 / + 26.33% $ 22.50 4.42 / + 24.45% $ 16.57 3.14 / + 23.38% $ 46.48 7.36 / + 18.81% $ 2.46 0.38 / + 18.27% $ 6.10 0.92 / + 17.76% $ 22.13 3.12 / +16.41% $ 2.42 0.30 / + 14.15% $ 2.16 0.26 / + 13.68%

Most Declined MannKind Corporation Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. Bazaarvoice, Inc. Sears Holdings Corporation YRC Worldwide, Inc. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. USA Technologies, Inc. Inteliquent, Inc. Ambarella, Inc.

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PRICE(P) 1794.00 953.50 1626.50 1980.00 1661.00 1126.50 687.25 247.40 392.35 1590.75 318.55 508.00 1461.50 677.35 1560.00 2215.50 1979.00 431.05 3070.50 203.90 3345.00 389.15 993.50 228.30 84.40 1799.50 470.60 536.00 304.70 1009.00 776.50 6152.50 193.90 1311.50 1345.00 1246.50 1375.00 3726.50 4628.50 905.50 354.30 500.50 3163.25 1246.50 364.30 2305.50 583.25 98.90 2998.25 400.45 349.90 2640.50 1661.00 2897.50 876.50 1490.00 748.75 1354.00 1293.50 378.25 773.75 325.03 1889.00 416.55 897.75 2392.00 658.00 233.30 2103.50 3866.00 379.80 244.15 3433.00 1361.00

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VOLUME 4.43 182.37 109.94 453.39 145.83 310.32 122.43 721.32 826.62 482.22 2,402.79 175.56 95.24 3,492.91 108.33 174.29 118.67 1,066.52 20.04 1,923.79 29.21 372.49 47.86 833.73 29,622.09 32.88 1,041.17 25.09 91.33 55.22 219.91 19.09 497.95 107.87 140.18 136.49 237.76 48.14 65.90 179.10 70.69 39.14 688.82 239.22 1,416.88 626.98 286.19 2,381.27 101.73 50.76 1,574.90 18.54 90.95 75.16 82.88 28.32 84.97 415.88 872.68 404.66 208.44 3,449.05 20.24 216.91 840.45 427.70 95.03 9,148.73 68.25 62.76 608.26 9,533.60 20.28 168.48

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Helping develop energy solutions JAPANESE electronics giant Toshiba is joining forces with Spanish power provider Fenosa to test its latest battery power storage systems to even out electricity supply. With 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity now supplied by wind turbines, and with solar power and other sources making the renewable electricity production capacity in Spain 49.1 per cent of the total, the big problem is what to do when the wind is not blowing or the sun not shining. Traditionally that meant coal or oil burning power stations had to be kept on standby to produce electricity when the wind dropped or at peak times. Energy storage systems have been developed, but at varying degrees of efficiency and expense. Toshiba hopes that its latest generation transportable lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will help provide an efficient, reliable and stable power distribution network. The programme was launched in

December 2013 and will run for five years. It is supported by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development organisation (NEDO), under its programme for ‘Development of Large Scale Energy Storage System with High Safety and Cost Competitiveness.’ The demonstration will initially be located at the Alcala de Henares distribution substation in the suburbs of Madrid, but it

WIND TURBINES: Now supply 21.1 per cent of Spain’s electricity. is planned to carry out demonstrations at several sites to fully assess various case studies. The scope of the testing programme will include the evaluation of the BESS’s

When the wind blows SPAIN saves money on windy days, according to the Wind Business Association. The sector reports that 2013 was, in general, a good year for generating energy thanks to the wind, with a production of 49.5 TWh in the first 11 months, 16.1 per cent more than the same period in 2012. However, the anticyclone which passed through Spain in December led to a fall in production and a rise in prices on the electric market. That month, 15.4 per cent of energy needs were covered by wind production, and the average market price was €80/MWh. The windiest month was November, when 6,471GWh were produced and the least windy month was July, covering 13.4 per cent of demand.

effectiveness in managing the electric supply at specific sites with seasonal or temporary high electricity demand. Fenosa manages electrical power supply with seasonal and occasional electrical demand fluctuation. In addition, the rapid increase of renewable energy and distributed generation will demand more flexibility in the electric system. For those applications, storage technologies are the promising solution that can be integrated in the different electrical systems. Through the demonstration programme, Fenosa and Toshiba aim to demonstrate the BESS solutions that will contribute to the establishment of highly reliable metropolitan distribution networks that can ensure stable electric power supply for those with large amounts of renewable energy sources .

Confidence rising amongst consumers SPAIN is leading the way as consumer and industry confidence continues to grow about the future. In December the Economic Sentiment

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Hema arriving NETHERLANDS chain Hema will open shops in Spain and the UK during the first six months of this year. It has not revealed were the Spanish stores will be located.

Still buying MEXICO’S Sigma Alimentos owns 45 per cent of Spain’s Campofrio following its Shuanghui International deal. It has acquired 547,391 more shares since the December transaction and will continue buying, a spokesman said.

Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.6 points in the euro area (to 100.0) and 1.4 points in the EU (to 103.5). Sentiment in the euro area is thus back to its long-term average for the first time since July 2011. In the EU, the average had already been passed in September. In the euro area, the marked improvement resulted from rising confidence among consumers, as well as managers in services, retail trade, construction and, to a lesser extent, industry. Economic sentiment improved in three of the five largest economies, namely Spain (+4.0), Italy (+2.3) and the Netherlands (+1.5), while remaining virtually unchanged in Germany and France (both +0.3). Industry confidence increased moderately (+0.5), driven by more positive assessments of the current level of overall order books and the stocks of finished products, which were

somewhat counterbalanced by deteriorating production expectations. Of the survey questions not included in the confidence indicator, managers’ assessment of the current level of export order books remained unchanged, while it worsened in the case of past production. Services confidence rose (+1.1) as a result of significantly improved assessments of the past business situation and past demand, which contrasted with slightly deteriorating demand expectations. Consumer confidence picked up (+1.8), thanks to more optimistic views of households on the future general economic situation, their unemployment expectations and, to a lesser extent, their savings over the next 12 months. Consumers’ opinions about the future financial

EU: On a sector basis, industry confidence remained unchanged. situation of their households remained broadly unchanged. Retail trade confidence increased substantially (+2.7), driven by managers’ surging optimism about the future business situation and, to a lesser extent, improving appraisals of the present business situation and the volume of stocks. Also sentiment in construction improved significantly (+3.6), fuelled

by managers’ improved appraisal of order books and less pessimistic employment expectations. Financial services confidence (not included in the ESI) increased by 2.0 points, driven by an improved assessment of past demand, which more than outweighed managers’ grimmer views on the past business situation and demand expectations. In the wider EU, the improvement in sentiment was only slightly less pronounced than in the euro area (+1.4). On a sector basis, developments in the EU deviated from the euro area in so far as industry confidence remained unchanged and the surge in sentiment was higher in retail trade, while lower in construction. On a country basis, the main reason for the slightly weaker improvement in sentiment was a virtually unchanged confidence level in the largest non-euro area EU economy, the UK (-0.1).

Social policy dirty money MALLORCA Local Government has decided that the money recovered in corruption cases should be destined for social policies. The motion was presented by the socialist party, and proposed that any money recovered thanks to sentences in corruption cases should be used to promote social policies which improve the resources and quality of life of the neediest members of the society. The conservative Partido Popular agreed to the proposal, which they say is in line with their plans to “help the island’s neediest citizens.” It is estimated that the Mallorca Council could receive some €15 million in the coming months from such cases.

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Modern technology isn’t always that supportive WHEN was the last time you looked somebody in the eyes? If today’s modern technology has anything to do with it, it’s probably been a while. At the train station recently a gang of us sat waiting for our carriage to arrive. For 20 minutes there was complete ‘human’ silence in the station (the station’s TV was blaring of course!) as each and every passenger gave themselves a sore neck endlessly glaring down at their smartphone. Have you also noticed how any spontaneous doubt within a conversation is immediately shut down with the words “let’s Google it and see”? Even little children no longer seem to be interested in toys, but rather their

Loose change A look at finance for females

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HUMAN SILENCE: Everyone prefers to use their smartphone. parent’s mobile phones. Technology is a good thing; but like everything else in the world it’s best enjoyed in moderation. The amount of money spent these days on gadgets is incredible and a lot of the time the gadgets we flock to buy are completely unnecessary. For example, Microsoft has launched a ‘smart bra’

to try and stop women eating too much. That’s right - rather than just making a stern conscien-

tious effort to go on a diet and stick to it, apparently nowadays it is necessary to splash out on high-tech

bras to achieve a slimmer figure. The new fancy bra is embedded with physiological sensors that monitor a woman’s heart activity to measure stress levels and combat emotional eating. The sensors can send an alert to the wearer’s smartphone, which then flashes a warning to help the wearer step away from the fridge and make better diet decisions. It does seem a little farfetched in order to resist the cookie jar a woman needs to be equipped with a high-tech bra that can talk to the smartphone in her pocket. It seems a lot to invest in, surely plainand-simple will power can achieve the same results without fleecing your savings account!

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Not paying THE Panama Canal rejected a proposal that it pay $1 billion to continue work on expanding the waterway, and warned the building consortium behind the project, led by Spanish builder Sacyr, it could bring in others to finish the job.

Cafe closure CAFES and restaurants at the Ifema fairground in Madrid may remain closed from January 22 to 24, while Spain’s most important tourism fair, FITUR, is being held, if a strike by union Comisiones Obreras goes ahead.

€8m coins TWO of the USA’s rarest coins, a 1787 gold doubloon and a 1913 five cent piece sold for almost €8 million during an auction in Orlando, Florida. The doubloon was first minted in the US.

Bank account emptied for tax Q. I was very upset to discover that my bank account was empty. The bank told You and the me that the account was embargoed and I had no previous warning. The Law in Spain Traffic Department had placed the By David Searl embargo for unpaid vehicle tax on a car which I had sold several years before to a local mechanic. He had promised to handle the paperwork but he had not done it. The Town Hall kept issuing the tax bills to the name of the registered owner, which continued to be me. Since I did not have a standing payment order at the bank, I had received no notification. At the Malaga traffic department, several people were not very helpful. Finally a friend told me that there is indeed a form to de-register the car without any papers. The next time I went to Trafico, I simply asked the guard where I should go. He pointed to a window with only two people in line. They gave me the form, a sort of sworn declaration. I filled it in, presented it, and they said that was all that needed to be done. Is this true? G G (Costa del Sol) A. In theory, yes. However, take your copy of the form to your town hall and make sure they know you have deregistered the vehicle.

This is because they issue the municipal tax bills. Someone at Trafico should have steered you to the right window in the first place. In ‘You and the

Law in Spain,’ on pages 327-328, you can find out about the form.

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PREPARATION: Doesn’t guarantee that a good job will be found.

A lost generation… EIGHTY per cent of Spanish youths are convinced that they will have to depend upon their families in the future. A study carried out amongst 1,000 young men and women between 18 and 24 by the Reina Sofia Centre for Adolescence and Youth shows that they are pessimistic about their future. Amongst the so-called ‘lost generation’ who studied to prepare for the future but now find themselves without work amidst the financial crisis, 60 per cent think it unlikely they will find or keep a job that they like within the next three years. Fifty per cent see the chance of becoming financially self-sufficient, renting

or buying a house or having a family as ‘very difficult.’ Most of them are overwhelmed by a feeling of self-sacrifice, saying that they will have to live off their parents, without the chance of becoming independent or having their own children in the future. According to experts, many are frustrated, because they have made an effort to prepare themselves, but have found that this doesn’t guarantee they will find a good job. More than 80 per cent of them believe that Spain will be in the same situation or worse off than it is now within a year’s time.

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Just not the place I fell in love with AS we all know, many expat Brits have decided to move back to the UK since the ‘crisis’ began. We assume that this is mainly for economic reasons and homesickness, but I wonder if there is another underlying reason – how Spain itself has changed. Because the Spain we moved to 10 years ago is virtually unrecognisable. Part of our decision to come and live here permanently was to enjoy the laid-back lifestyle and laissez-faire attitude to life, but so much of that has now gone. Apart from the fact that the Spanish taxman is out to squeeze us for every centimo – as in the declaration of worldwide assets – so much else has changed, not necessarily for the better. No doubt much is down to Euro regulation, but we now have things like the smoking ban, which is soon to be followed by an e-cigarette ban, intensified ITV checks on the car, the intimidating Guardia Civil Trafico, etc, etc. I wonder if any of your other readers agree? John Edwards, Denia (Alicante)

A better way REGARDING the recent article about a pro-abortion collective painting graffiti on the justice minister’s house in Nerja (Issue 1488), I would like to say that, although I agree with their cause, in no way do I agree with their action. If it is about defending the right for women to make choices about the circumstances in which they give birth, there are better ways to do it. Covering the house of a member of the government with graffiti and, what is worse, insulting the Christian faith by mocking its symbols, does little favour to women. Instead of giving biological, ethical or even religious

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European Union. Jim refused to be taken in by the duplicity of that unelected cabal and its winsome, worrisome ways. International finance is a hot potato. It and the European Central Bank’s smoke and mirrors is designed to confuse we ordinary plebeians. Not with the likes of Jim Collins around. He showed us the EU magician’s tricks. Enjoy those beautiful meadows, Jim, where you now sing to lyres. ‘Death is the starlit strip between the companionship of yesterday and the reunion of tomorrow.’ Mike Walsh (By email)

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We stopped for a coffee at the Hotel Lake Vinuela. This was the serene scene that greeted us from the lawn. By David Worboys, Nerja (Malaga) reasons, those who want to abolish abortion would turn to these acts to defend their position, claiming whoever goes against them is a radical. Abortion is too important an issue for disrespectful action which, despite the initial intention, makes people focus on other things. It’s about time for both proand anti-abortion groups to sit down and discuss the topic in order to reach an agreement which would result in a law that lasts more than a government’s term in office. John Westgate, Torremolinos, (Malaga)

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However, is it just me, or does it seem that some people have never really stopped spending? Or maybe I just didn’t pay as much attention before. Almost every weekend I go to a local mall to do my grocery shopping in the supermarket, but all of the boutiques seem to be swarming with people; they come out loaded down with shopping bags, and they then go for a meal in one of the restaurants in the mall. Admittedly it’s quieter on weekdays, except for the evenings, but I’m talking about

a normal area, not somewhere like Puerto Banus. It seems that while the financial crisis has hit some people so hard they are forced to go to charities for help, others seem unaware of its existence. Not only that, but despite the constant reports of falling birthrates in Spain, there seem to be people with young children and babies everywhere. Great news, but it makes me wonder how it is possible, and what will become of them in the future if the current climate does not improve. Jane Standish, Fuengirola (Malaga)

Sad farewell I WAS much saddened on hearing of the passing of columnist Jim Collins. The EWN has a reputation for good communicative writers and Jim was certainly one of the best. He had a cynical eye on the

I SAW on your website an article entitled ‘What can we expect from 2014’. You refer to butane gas bottles remaining at the set price of €17.50. Do you know if it is legal for outlets to sell ‘butanos’ at a higher price? My local petrol station in Pizarra charges €19.10, while at the other local petrol station it is €18.50. Friends who live in the nearby town of Cartama only pay the official price of €17.50. By the time I drive further afield for cheaper gas bottles, I have spent the difference in petrol! I don’t understand these huge differences and have been led to understand that they can only be sold at the official price. However, arguing with the employees at the local petrol station gets me nowhere; they say that is the price that they charge. Full stop. Also a big ‘thank you’ to the Euro Weekly for keeping us informed with so much local news and handy tips. Jane Peopleton, Pizarra (Malaga)

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Missing global-warming con men LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

SEE the global-warming bunch of state-funded con men have been conspicuous by their absence of late! With temperatures plunging to all-time lows all over the Northern Hemisphere they must be kicking themselves for not choosing global freezing as their vehicle for squeezing taxpayers’ money into their own conniving coffers. Why don’t we all get real? I’m no astronomer but even I know the world spins on a slight tilt, which over time creates environmental changes. Hence the Ice Age, oceans turning into deserts and so forth. If you’ll pardon the pun, it is global spinning, not global warming that causes the problems. The only environmental damage to our existence has

POLLUTION: The real Armageddon. been caused by pollution, smog, acid rain, etc. Above all, and I say it again, the downright criminal release of radiation into our atmosphere is the real Armageddon. This toxic noose has spread all around the planet, trapped under the layer of ozone for another thousand years or more. The results of this global disaster can be seen by the vast increase in tumours now sprouting like mutating mushrooms on ever-increasing numbers of our human race.

It is a disgrace that charities have to be set up to pay for research into cures for this abominal disease. The countries responsible for this outrage should be centrally funding all research into possible cures and spending whatever it takes. Even if it costs billions, the money is a drop in the ocean compared to the vast reserves held by these countries. But that’s not the game, is it? Of course it isn’t. The money men who run our planet, those that

can buy and sell countries if they so wish, want us all to think that if it wasn’t for our efforts nothing would be done. Keeps us all occupied, ya see. These secretive people want us to think we’re all doing a wonderful job, which of course we are. The problem is it’s all totally unnecessary. They could fund the whole operation and not even make a dent. Makes ya sick, dunnit? We’re all at the mercy of a few multi-trillionaires. They don’t care who are elected as presidents or prime ministers, or to any other governmental office, for that matter. They simply shift their money to where it is most beneficial to them. You never see them; they make their decisions in secret. The rest of us minions are merely taking part in a game. Pawns scuttling around thinking that anything we do really makes a difference. Sorry, folks we’re all expendable. Have a nice day! Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Back on full form… GREAT to see you back in full form this week, Loopy - sorry, Leapy with your vitriolic rhetoric about immigration (Issue 1488). I was becoming concerned that, in your dotage, you were losing your touch. I had even found myself almost agreeing with you on the odd occasion over the past few months. Worrying days indeed! It must have been a great disappointment to you when the floodgates opened and only an insignificant number of Romanians and Bulgarians trickled in. Keep up the venom, Leapy. I enjoy a good laugh every Thursday. And don’t lose the faith.

David Bayliss, Rambla de Oria, (Almeria)

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CH4/ 5:00pm Come Dine with Me 5:25pm Come Dine with Me 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:05pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Speed with Guy Martin 8:30pm Britain's Killer Storms 10:00pm Hostages 11:00pm Knowing

ITV2/ 4:00pm FYI Daily 4:05pm The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 5:20pm You've Been Framed! 6:20pm You've Been Framed! 6:50pm You've Been Framed! 7:20pm You've Been Framed! 7:50pm The Incredible Hulk 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm The Incredible Hulk 10:00pm The World is Not Enough 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The World is Not Enough

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Men in Black (Film, 1997) Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith (pictured) star as the titular characters with a mission to protect the Earth from the scum of the universe in this hilarious sci-fi comedy adventure, based on the cult comic book series. The MIB is a top-secret agency set up to monitor and police alien activity on Earth, which has been designated an apolitical "neutral zone" - the galactic equivalent of Switzerland.

Sunday BBC1/ 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Lifeline 4:55pm Songs of Praise 5:30pm Hidden Kingdoms 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Fake or Fortune? 8:00pm Countryfile Winter Special 9:00pm Call the Midwife 10:00pm The Musketeers 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather.

BBC2/ 2:30pm Masters Snooker 6:15pm Ski Sunday 7:00pm Flog It! 8:00pm Masters Snooker

ITV/ 4:40pm Dr. No 6:50pm Local News and Weather 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm Dancing on Ice 8:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 9:30pm Dancing on Ice 10:00pm Mr Selfridge 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

CH4/ 4:25pm The Simpsons 4:55pm Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 6:45pm Deal or No Deal 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast 9:00pm Speed with Guy Martin 10:00pm Don't Look Down 11:00pm Haywire

ITV2/ 4:10pm Free Willy 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Free Willy 6:30pm The Perfect Storm 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm The Perfect Storm 9:00pm You've Been Framed and Famous! 10:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 11:00pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Monday BBC1/ 4:00pm Perfection 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News

BBC2/ 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Winterwatch 10:30pm Russia on Four Wheels

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Britain's Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm A Great Welsh Adventure with Griff Rhys Jones 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm The Bletchley Circle

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Benefits Street

ITV2/ 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm M.O.M.

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4:00pm Perfection 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The Naked Rambler

4:00pm Perfection 4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Waterloo Road 10:00pm Crimewatch 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Crimewatch Update 11:45pm A Question of Sport

BBC2/ 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm Winterwatch 10:00pm King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 11:00pm House of Fools 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Britain's Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm River Monsters 9:00pm Weight Loss Ward 10:00pm Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Sports Life Stories

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Taste 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

ITV2/ 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm The World is Not Enough 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The World is Not Enough

BBC2/ 6:10pm Flog It! 6:55pm Party Political Broadcast by the Conservative Party 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Great Interior Design Challenge 9:00pm Winterwatch 10:00pm Winterwatch Unsprung 10:30pm Russia on Four Wheels 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV/ 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Britain's Best Bakery 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Coronation Street 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Jonathan Ross Show

CH4/ 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Restoration Man 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Children On The Frontline

ITV2/ 2:00pm The Cube 3:00pm The Jeremy 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Orange County 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm The Magaluf Weekender 12:00am Fake Reaction

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This month, there is much to be celebrated. So much has happened in the latter part of last year. Certainly, congratulations are in order. When you have made such an effort and are rewarded for it, the satisfaction level is high. Be aware, though, that someone close also needs to feel that there is progress.

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take steps now to get time alone then these plans cannot be changed. This will save any discussions as to how or when. Taking charge of your own time is liberating.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you have the feeling that younger members of the family are not interested in your point of view, this is far off the mark. They, in their inexperience, may not know how best to approach you in this regard. Getting out family photos or starting a family tree with them can be both entertaining and fascinating.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With the best will in the world it is only possible to spend money once. We are all guilty of trying to get over this truth, but it never works. Have patience when looking to improve your possessions. There are more pressing needs and these, in the long run, prove more satisfying. Should you be thinking of taking on a commitment, have clear ideas of how it will be managed. LEO (July 24 - August 23) Going over old ground is counter-productive. There is nothing to be gained from repeating

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

TARGET:

Average: 7

Very good: 14

Good: 9

Excellent: 17

cope, corp, coup, crop, deep, dope, dorp, drop, dupe, peer, pore, pour, prod, puce, pure, purr, rope, coped, coper, coupe, creep, crepe, croup, doper, drupe, duper, epode, pedro, perdu, pored, proud, prude, puree, purer, repro, roped, roper, rupee, creped, poured, pourer, pureed, purred, recoup, proceed, procure, produce, prouder, procured, producer, recouped, PROCEDURE, REPRODUCE

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LIFE

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Saturday January 11

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SCORPIO (October 24 November 22) This is a week to let yourself be heard. Be it writing letters, sending emails, making phone calls or making conversation, you must express yourself. Being honest and outspoken need not mean upsetting people.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 December 21) Having problems with that new computer? Fallen foul of the new mobile phone? That wouldn't be surprising this week. As you are prone to mistakes and misunderstandings, try not to tackle anything vital. Be sure to get plenty of sleep and fresh air. Someone who is supposed to help you proves more of an irritation than a saviour, and you may wish that you had stuck with the manual. This is a week to try to keep life simple.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Getting together with others to entertain is sure to be successful after the sixteenth. Before that there may be some irritations, particularly with people who refuse to be positive and make decisions. Those moving house or going on a journey need a lot of patience, and forward planning is essential.

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methods that did not work in the past. If it is not possible to find a fresh approach then seek the opinions of others. You do not need experience of a situation to be able to come up with a useful idea.

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

Almeria

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LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is an important week for both your physical health and your mental well-being. Because of things beyond your control, you may have let your diet or exercise slip. Having sorted out any problems that side-tracked you, there is a need to be particularly strong.

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sticking point. Starting by taking away the things you really do not want is essential. Be practical and logical. This is not a time for sentiment or muddled thinking.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The prospect of travel sets you thinking. Have you been spending too much time considering others? Should you

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) The importance of making the right choices is clear to you. Where to begin seems to be a

Pep Guardiola, born January 18, 1971. He is a Spanish football manager and former player. As a player, he spent most of his career in FC Barcelona, winning one Championsʼ League among other titles. In 2008, he signed in as Barcelonaʼs manager winning 13 trophies during the four seasons in charge. He is currently the manager of German club Bayern Munich.

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REINTEGRO 1

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

BELT

WILT WELT BELT

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) When it comes to throwing wobblers, please don't. It is so important this week to stay cool and unruffled. Change nothing that you can avoid changing. Even having discussions about change can set your nerves jangling. What is needed now is a comfort blanket and someone to put it around you.

1. Who were Cynthia Powell, Mary Cox, Patti Boyd and Linda Eastman? 2. What was the title of the Beatles’ first UK number one hit single? 3. What is Sir Paul McCartney’s real first name? 4. Premiered in the UK in July 1964, what was the title of the Beatles’ first film, a blackand-white comedy directed by Richard Lester? 5. Released in August 1968, what was the title of the Beatles’ first single on their record label, Apple Records? 6. What were the names of (a) the original regular drummer with the Beatles who was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 and (b) the Beatles’ original bassist who left the band in 1962 to pursue his career as an artist? 7. Which Beatle co-wrote, with Eric Clapton, and played electric guitar on the Cream’s 1969 hit single Badge, under the pseudonym L’Angelo Misterioso?

Your Stars

IF ITʼS YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Trust your instincts when making judgements in the months ahead, particularly when meeting new people. Should you feel concern, then sidestep and look ahead.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) You are in for a bit of a bumpy ride this week. Some things will go well but other outcomes can be quirky. People change their minds, technology doesn't work, phone calls don't come. Be assured, however, that if you keep your sense of the absurd it could all be quite amusing.

1. THE BEATLES’ FIRST WIVES, 2. FROM ME TO YOU (Please, Please Me only reached number two), 3. JAMES, 4. A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, 5. HEY JUDE, 6. (A) PETE BEST, (B) STUART SUTCLIFFE, 7. GEORGE HARRISON

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