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Mango jam snapped up THE first batch of mango jam to reach the shelves in supermarkets, has sold out in just seven months.

Its producers, the Axarquia company, Mermelada de Mango de Malaga (MMM), are said to be delighted with the success.

Three boats THIS summer season Rincon de la Victoria will have three boats at its disposal which will be used to keep the coastal waters clean. They will be working from June 15 to September 15.

Good cause THE Leoni Benabu aerodrome in the Axarquia has hosted an exhibition of cars, motor bikes, and airplanes in order to fund the social diningroom project run by charity Emaus in VelezMalaga.

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Businesses closed in noise crackdown A POPULAR nightclub is one of half-a-dozen establishments closed down in Nerja for being too noisy.

The town council has fined Jimmy’s disco €12,500 for exceeding the permitted noise levels.

It will not be able to open again until it has sorted out its sound insulation.

Businesses in Tutti-Frutti Square, as it is known locally, have come under fire from the council for noise violations as it does not want a repeat of the ‘Ipanema’ case in VelezMalaga in which the council had to pay residents €5 million in compensation for not having acted sooner on noise infringements.

A judge ruled that the council should have acted sooner to address complaints about noise, and ordered it to pay the compensation.

Half-a-dozen venues, located in or around the

square, have had to close temporarily in order to correct their installations and reduce the amount of noise which, inevitably, leaks out from the premises.

Jimmy’s, Nerja’s most popular night-spot, on Calle Antonio Millan, has been closed since April 26 when the council detected that the noise levels, as measured by local experts, were above the maximum

allowed by the 6/2012 law.

As a result, the council ordered them to close immediately, opened a file on them and fined the owners.

According to Manuel Martinez, spokesperson for the establishment, the problems arose when they changed the air conditioning installations, also at the behest of the council, and discovered that they were 11 decibels

over the limit.

They have been told that they cannot open again until all the installations pass the council’s

inspections.

Martinez commented that this could not have come at a worse time as the tourist season is approaching and they will be unable to take advantage of the extra summer trade.

He went on to say: “Nerja is a tourist town and in summer the population triples. Jimmy’s has been here for more than 30 years, offering entertainment to residents and tourists alike.”

Nerja’s Councillor for Commerce Nieves Atencia confirmed that the club would have to remain closed until the premises came up to legal standards.

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Letters 21 ALMUÑECAR AQUARIUM: Reopening in late June.

Underwater world ALMUÑECAR Aquarium is scheduled to reopen in late June.

The town council has spent close to €400,000 in an ambitious building restoration project aimed at bringing the aquarium back to its former glory. It closed its doors more than 18 months ago when the company in charge of its care suddenly abandoned it.

Council officials discovered that the aquarium facilities were basically in ruins and decided to breathe new life into what they called an important tourist attraction.

The restoration project included a new

air conditioning system, a water removal system and the renovation of the aquarium floor. The air conditioning system alone cost more than €150,000.

Luis Aragon, Environment city councillor of Almuñecar, estimates that the aquarium will open its doors in late June, offering tourists the opportunity to marvel at the wonders of the ocean.

Aragon is proud of the work carried out by the local government. “Now we fully comply with sanitary and animal welfare requirements. This is a place where families can come and have a good time,” he said.

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NEWS Food fair EL MAJUELO PARK hosted the 16th food fair of Almuñecar, where more than a dozen restaurants offered a wide sample of local dishes.

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EIGHT athletes from the athletics club of Almuñecar will participate in the upcoming Andalucian championship, to take place on Saturday and Sunday, in the children’s and novices’ categories.

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Remembering the victims ELEVEN victims of the Holocaust were commemorated in the Zujaira district, Granada.

Zujaira Council unveiled a monolith memorial built to commemorate 11 residents of the area who died in Mauthausen concentration camp.

The ceremony is part of a tradition started more than three decades ago aimed at keeping alive the memory of victims of the Holocaust.

The ceremony was organised by the council and local government officials were present. “We have a moral obligation to commemorate our neighbours. We must not forget they were victims of intransigence and hatred,” said the Zujaria Mayor.

Many Spaniards fled the country during the Spanish Civil War and took refuge in neighbouring countries. When World War II broke

out, many of them were captured by the Nazis and later deported to concentration camps.

Enrique Medina, mayor of Pinos Puente said the monolith memorial was a small contribution made by the local community so that Nazi crimes are not forgotten.

It is estimated more than 6 million people perished in concentration camps during the war.

Desertification and Drought World Day

Nutrition course ALMUÑECAR COUNCIL has opened the registration period for a 15-hour nutrition and dietetics course, which will be taught from June 17 to 27.

The entry fee is €30 for the unemployed and €35 for hotel industry professionals.

Mother tongues ALMUÑECAR Mayor Trinidad Herrera presented the Tourist Assistance Service (SATE), which will offer assistance to both Spanish and foreign tourists in Spanish, French, German, English and Arabic between July and August.

Making progress TENNIS player Yeray Lopez beat Raul Montes in the final of the third tournament ‘Tropical Coast.’ Maria Dolores Ruiz, coordinator of the event, said the novices showed their progress during the matches.

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ALMUÑECAR COUNCIL presented the third edition of the ‘Tropics of Europe,’ a selection of classic plays presented with humour. It will run from August 5 to 7 at the “El Majuelo” auditorium.

Athletics championship LAST WEEKEND, Almuñecar hosted the Andalucian Athletics Championship for novices, children and professionals, where more than 1,600 athletes participated. It was held on June 7 and 8 in ‘Francisco Bonet’ municipal stadium.

Novice cyclist wins trophy ISABEL RODRIGUEZ, a novice cyclist from Almuñecar, won the ‘Feria Chica de Loja’ trophy.

The race consisted of four laps of a 1,2000-metre urban circuit.

Local theatre THE Melpomene Theatre presented the play ‘La Herradura Ordalía’ based on a monologue written by the late Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez titled ‘Diatribe of Love Against a Seated Man.’ Erasmus scholarships ALMUÑECAR COUNCIL has officially opened the application period for the municipal scholarships for the University of Granada students who wish to continue their education abroad through the Erasmus programme.

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TABERNAS BADLANDS: ‘Heavy drought’ area.

IN 1994, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated June 17 as World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

Desertification affects more than 110 countries, among them Spain and in particular Almeria where the Tabernas Desert, Europe’s only desert, is located. This day is set aside to make the general public aware of the problem and the necessity for international co-operation to fight the spread of desertification.

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, commented at last year’s meeting: “It is difficult to avoid droughts but we can mitigate their effects. The price of being prepared is nothing compared with the price of aiding an emergency

Quote of the Week An historic figure is renouncing his throne; he is so closely related to Spanish democracy that you cannot understand one without the other’ Mariano Rajoy commenting on the king’s abdication.

drought area. So we must give priority to preparing and improving the world’s resilience to this problem.”

Despite being a wonderful place to film a Western, the Tabernas Desert suffers its own problems as a ‘heavy drought’ area. The principal problem is that when it does rain in the desert it tends to be torrential and, as the ground has very little vegetation, the rain just erodes what little topsoil there is, instead of permeating down to the water table. This leads to the formation of ‘badlands’, which are particularly difficult to recover.

In recent years, there have been worries of creeping desertification in other areas of Spain, particularly parts of Andalucia.

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is the percentage of Spaniards who are calling for a referendum about the continuance of the monarchy in the country, according to a survey conducted in Spanish centre-left daily newspaper El Pais.

THE third edition of the Festival for Life was held on June 6 at the auditorium of the Cultural Centre of Almuñecar.

It is an initiative created three years ago with the purpose of raising funds to fight against children’s cancer.

Get to know your region THE 52 lucky winners of the ‘Get to know your region’ holiday programme have been announced by Almuñecar Council. They will go on holiday to Línea de la Concepción in Cadiz from June 16 to 20, all expenses paid.

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Palma Council has banned people from wearing mankinis, bikinis and all sorts of other ‘kinis’ on the streets of central Palma de Mallorca; there will be a fine of €600 for anyone daring to go shirtless in the city centre.

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Gastronomic delight TWO Axarquian entrepreneurs are hoping to turn a profit by collecting snail caviar.

Their scheme was highlighted at the 15th Gastronomic Festival which not only allowed its visitors to taste some of the most delicious dishes the region has to offer, but also to be witnesses to the creative business initiative of the two entrepreneurs.

They presented an ambitious business project called ‘Snail River,’ in which they have already invested €6,000.

Their aim? To breed and possibly export large numbers of the helix aspersia, otherwise known as the common garden snail.

However, this is not the snail commonly used in the Riogordo gastronomy, since its inhabitants usually prefer the ‘cabrillas,’ as they call them, a different variety of the same species.

Snails are sold on the market for prices ranging between €4 or

GARDEN SNAIL: A tasty and delicious treat. €12 per kilo, depending on the time of year. But before cooking them and selling them, the creators of ‘Snail River’ want to get their eggs, which can cost up to €1,500 per kilo, “taking into account that every female snail only lays eight grammes of eggs a year,” said Rey, 29, one of the entrepreneurs.

“We have calculated that we will turn a profit in three years,” he commented.

At the 15th edition of

the ‘Snail Day,’ Francisco Perdiguero, the cook at the Nuestra Señora de Gracia school, prepared 350 kilos of ‘cabrillas,’ using a typical Riogordo recipe.

“We have been working hard for three days. We must wash them, cook them and thoroughly clean them to get rid of the slime.

“Then we add the spices: anise, pepper, orange skin, laurel, chilli and mint,” said Francisco.

World’s Best Queen Tribute band ‘God Save the Queen’ World Tour 2014 ‘The Show Must Go On’ GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, considered

by Rolling Stone magazine to be the best tribute band on the planet, is to repeat their Spanish tour after its enormous success last year. Due to public demand the band will bring forward the tour they were going to do this winter and do some shows in June and July and extend some dates for October and November.

With more than three million spectators all over the world the world tour of ‘The Show Must Go On’

will begin its European leg in Murcia and go on to Granada, Malaga, Vigo, Mallorca, Lisbon and Porto.

This spectacular live show will present a compilation of Freddie Mercury’s band’s best hits which will be sure to surprise and delight all Queen fans.

The band will be playing on June 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 and 29 in Murcia, Granada, Malaga, Lisbon, Porto and Vigo respectively and on July 3 and 5 in Mallorca.

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Agents visit FORTY FIVE travel agents from all corners of Andalucia were in Almuñecar La Herradura to become acquainted with the cultural heritage of the region, its gastronomy and its awe-inspiring landscapes.

Tropical fruits ALMUÑECAR Cultural Centre hosted a local council organised conference on tropical fruits to train farmers how to considerably increase their crop.

Jail for unpaid bill A MOTRIL court has jailed a woman for 13 months and ordered her to pay a Salobreña hotel €621.96 for staying there for six days in October 2010 and leaving without paying the bill.

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Spanish wine just for US market AN Axarquian vineyard is targeting America with an exclusive wine.

Sedella Vinos SL, a winery founded in 2006 by the wine expert Lauren Rosillo, is planning to produce a wine exclusively destined for the American market.

The new product is set to be made from grapes grown and harvested in new vineyards and aged for only a year in cement amphorae. It will be marketed under the name ‘Laderas de Sedella’ and it will be full of respect for traditional winemaking, combining white and red grapes fermented with the stems and the skins and no temperature control whatsoever.

“We are talking about an ecological wine, with no treatment in the field and no treatment in the wine cellar, so it could be said that its production harkens back even more to age-old techniques,” said Rosillo.

He plans to produce around 1,000 bottles, which will be sold throughout the American market. Each bottle will cost around $20 (€14.77). “We will first market the vintage wine from 2012,”

LADERAS DE SEDELLA: Destined for the American market. said Rosillo, who recently introduced the new 2012 Sedella in the UK. Production of Sedella Vinos barely reaches 3,000 bottles a year and most of them are exported to London.

Nonetheless, Rosillo has already subscribed to an agreement to export the 2012 Sedella to countries including Austria and Switzerland.

Sedella is a red wine made with Romé and Garnacha grapes grown and harvested from 100-year-old vines and aged for anywhere from between 16 and 20 months in new barrels made of French oak.

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Motril denounces domestic violence DOZENS of people in Motril gathered at the city council to observe a minute’s silence in remembrance of the late Araceli Morales, 60.

She died in the intensive care unit of the Traumatology Hospital of Granada in the early hours of June 6, roughly two weeks after being attacked by her husband with a hammer.

Luisa Garcia Chamorro, Mayor of Motril, presided over an extraordinary plenary session of city council officials, convened after the tragic passing of Araceli Morales.

It passed a unanimous institutional motion demanding increased assistance for the victims of domestic violence, the speeding-up of divorce proceedings, stricter sentences for perpetrators of spousal abuse as well as awareness

campaigns with the purpose of eradicating sexist violence. The session included the participation of representatives of the provincial council, the Andalucia Board and Central Government.

Once again, the mayor of Motril expressed her deep sense of grief and sadness, brought about by such a tragic loss, while calling upon all members of society and law enforcement officials to join in the fight against the social

scourge of domestic violence. “You have to face the consequences for what you do. We demand stricter sentences, because human lives are priceless,” she said.

Furthermore, she advocated “an all-encompassing social pact to deliver a fatal blow to domestic violence.”

Araceli Morales is the sixth woman who has fallen victim to domestic violence in Andalucia, and the 27th in Spain so far this year.

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Brutal attack on Velez family A MOTHER was brutally battered and tortured in front of her three young children by masked and armed assailants.

Law enforcement officers are currently looking into the savage assault suffered by the family from Velez-Malaga.

On June 3 at 10.30pm, two blackclad men wearing ski masks and armed with guns broke into a small cottage located in Almayate, where the mother was alone with three of her children, all under 12 years of age.

The assailants battered the mother, threw her to the floor, tortured her with electric shocks, pointed a gun at her head and demanded to know where the safe was.

The children started to cry and begged the men not to do anything to hurt their mother.

The attackers then tied them all up, gagged them with adhesive tape and locked the children up in a room, so they wouldn’t bother them any more.

Almost an hour later, the husband, 38, came home with his six-year-old son.

The assailants, who were waiting for him on the porch armed with their guns, a kitchen knife and a large piece of wood, ambushed him and started to hit him over the head.

Despite the beating he took, the husband was able to defend himself and scared the attackers away.

Meanwhile, the mother had managed to free herself, lock the door and call the police.

After alerting the emergency services, the woman drove her badly injured husband and panic-stricken children to the hospital.

The husband suffered multiple fractures to his face and is currently being kept under observation in hospital and undergoing medical tests to determine the full extent of his injuries.

The Velez-Malaga police are investigating the attack and are not ruling out any motive behind the brutal attack.

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Velez-Malaga: The Buddhism capital Gomez purchased the small building THE Karma Guen Centre, located 11 kilometres to the north of Velez-Malaga, that now houses the Karma Guen Centre will serve as host for a Phowa course in 1981, back when it lay in ruins, and he decided to create a place where taught by the Danish lama Ole people “had the opportunity to Nydahl, a meditation master of meditate without having to the Kama Kagyu tradition. spend lots of money.”

Phowa can be described Since then, the Karma as the “practice of Guen Centre has become conscious dying” or as one of the most the “transference of important meeting consciousness at the places for followers of time of death.” More Diamond Way Buddhism, than 1,500 Buddhists a lay organisation within from 50 different nations, the Karma Kagyu of Tibetan followers of the Diamond Buddishm, whose work has Way Buddhism, will attend the course, where they will BUDDHISM: Learn how grown on the basis of learn how to “transfer their friendship and trust and to free one’s mind. consciousness to a pure whose teachings aim to realm or to a favourable existence in the bring freedom and independence. human realm.”

Pedro Gomez highlights how popular Pedro Gomez, promoter of the centre, Buddhism has become and he goes so far says Ole Nydahl is one of the very few as to predict that “it will become an Western lamas there are and that the integral part of society, since it gives us purpose of the course is to learn how the the freedom to grow spiritually and mind is able to free itself at the time of Buddha teaches how to escape suffering death and how one can achieve a pure and how to achieve happiness, which is state of bliss. something all human beings want.”

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Tiles to Brazil TWELVE thousand metres of Novelda tiles were used at Brazil’s Corinthians Arena where the first World Cup match is to be played tonight (Thursday). They took 500 hours to make and were shipped in 50 containers.

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SPANISH rock band Extremoduro is scheduled to play in Palma as part of their last tour. They will play 40 dates in Spain and South America to the delight of their most faithful fans.

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THE country road up to the much-visited Santa Barbara chapel in Altea is to be resurfaced. Half of the €57,217 cost will be met by the Alicante Province Diputacion.

Mapped out JESUS POBRE residents’ association has published a guide to local agricultural architecture. Listing traditional but fastdisappearing farmsteads, riuraus, corrals and windmills, the guide includes a map for locating principal features.

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Hotter and wetter

Greenpeace Mallorca VELEZ BLANCO: ‘Singles’ will visit the town looking for love.

Love is in the air in Los Velez

SINGLE people looking for love will head to Velez Rubio and Velez Blanco for the second ‘Singles’ meeting on June 28 and 29.

Excursions, speed dating, laughter therapy activities, guided tours and hiking trails are planned for a weekend in which to find love in Los Velez. That’s the aim of the initiative of the local council that has the support of the provincial government.

“It’s a very original way to promote Los Velez and to forge relationships between people without a partner,” said María Vazquez, Head of Culture for Almeria.

The meeting of ‘singles’, is aimed at single, widowed or separated people between the ages of 30 and 50 from towns in Almeria, Lorca, Alicante and even the Canary Islands taking part last year.

The second ‘Singles’ event aims to consolidate itself as an alternative leisure and tourism package which saw three couples joining up last year.

LONG term weather forecasts are predicting the summer along Alicante and Murcia coastlines will be hotter and wetter than usual.

week with a total of 3,000 seats per month in both directions.

Toddler hurt

A WOMAN, aged 33, gave birth on her own in her Elche hotel room. The baby was born before medical crews arrived.

Both mother and baby were in good health and treated at Hospital Vinalopo.

A THREE-year-old boy has been seriously injured after being hit by a motorcycle in Elche. The toddler was taken to Alicante General Hospital with a head injury. The motorcyclist was unhurt.

Home birth

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Long rehabilitation

Melon haul

PATIENTS are complaining of the long wait for rehabilitation appointments and physiotherapy sessions at Elche’s General Hospital and Hospital Vinalopo, with delays of more than three months.

New flights VUELING has launched flights between Alicante and St. Petersburg. The company is connecting the cities twice a

Dog training

Extremoduro on tour

SIX people were arrested in Campello and San Vicente and charged with drug trafficking. A Guardia Civil officer posted to Alicante airport and a Campello club owner were amongst the detainees.

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entrance exams. They are scheduled to be administered at the UIB campus until Thursday June 12.

A DOG training course is being offered in several Mallorca municipalities. It aims at teaching dogs basic discipline and obedience, how to walk without a leash and to respond to their owners commands.

Drugs’ bust

PLASMA screens cost the Generalitat regional government €64,000 during the 2011 Valencia Grand Prix. They were installed in the VIP area so that guests did not miss any details of the race.

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On the plane UD ALMERIA midfielder Ramon Azeez has been selected for the Nigerian World Cup Squad for the tournament in Brazil.

Luis library THE Museum of Almeria is to open a new library today (Thursday). The ‘Luis Siret’ library will hold 8,000 books on archaeology, pre-history, history, anthropology and the history of Almeria.

GREENPEACE has stated that oil prospecting in Mallorca would destroy the tourist industry for ever and only produce a six month supply of petrol.

Palma record THE Palma de Mallorca airport reached an historic high in May when it received more than 2.5 million passengers in just one month.

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Contemporary art THE SALA DE BLAS, in Malaga, will be offering inventors and creators, in all disciplines, a space in their CAC (centre for contemporary art) installations.

Anyone interested can apply to the CAC in Malaga.

Gypsy flamenco FAMOUS flamenco dancer Joaquin Cortes has chosen Marbella as the place to start his new show ‘Gitano’ (gypsy).

The first dates are July 25 and 26 at the Puente Romano Beach Resort.

Alhaurin football THE Geneva Football Federation has chosen Alhaurin de la Torre as the location for its winter training in 2015. The federation was said to be very impressed by the sporting facilities in the town.

Award winners

Malaga teen

POLICE in Adra have arrested a 61-year-old man accused of stealing three tonnes of melons from a greenhouse. The man was caught driving his Opel Astra loaded with melons with the rear lights blacked out.

THE Cosentino group based in Cantoria has gained an award at the prestigious European Business Awards for 2013/2014. The award was won in the Importation-Exportation Category.

JUNE 12 is the date chosen for the only ‘Music Teen’ concert which will be held in the Malagueta bullring at 9:30pm. The concert is aimed at a young audience.

Cantante concert

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THE EMA (municipal chess school) in Estepona will be holding its first interschool tournament; they will be using the ‘Swiss system’ of five rounds and 10 minutes per player.

THE singing group ‘Cantante’ will be performing a free concert on Saturday night in the Convento de la Victoria in Vera at 8pm.

University exams THE Balearic Islands have seen 3,871 students register to take university

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HE driver is to blame for the Santiago de Compostela train crash that left 79 people dead.

So says the official report into the tragedy nearly a year on. It is hard to argue with that conclusion when one hears that the train was going at around 190kph when the speed limit was just 80kph.

Revelations that the driver was distracted by a phone call from the guard at the crucial moment cannot exonerate him - the driver’s first responsibility is to the safety of his passengers.

But pointing the finger of blame at the train’s driver, Francisco José Garzón Amo, who has been charged with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness, is not enough. Why, in a state of the art train on a modern railway system, was such an excessive speed permitted?

In this day of computerised driving aids, the technology exists to automatically prevent such accidents.

Indeed much of Spain’s vaunted high-speed rail network has just such systems in place. But for some reason - the suspicion being to save money - the stretch of line which included this bend, acknowledged before the incident as highly dangerous, did not have them fitted.

Such mechanisms were fitted soon after the accident in three places approaching the scene to make sure a similar accident could not happen again. As so often the sound of a stable door being slammed shut too late.

The driver should not be left to face the music alone. Those responsible for not ensuring the safety of the passengers, and that means not just local managers, but also people at boardroom level, should also be forced to face their responsibilities in court.

Motril drugs bust NATIONAL POLICE have arrested three men and a woman for drug trafficking in Motril.

The police also carried out three house searches and seized an undisclosed amount of cocaine and ecstasy, a luxury car and more than €9,000 in cash.

The police investigation started when officers discovered that someone was distributing cocaine in Motril and that this individual was part of a larger drug trafficking organisation. Some of its members were in charge of driving every week between Motril and Granada, where the supplier lived, to buy the cocaine.

Following a threemonth enquiry, National Police positively identified all the members of the organisation.

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bringing a 6.5 per cent reduction.

Unemployment is traditionally reduced in May and June. The hotel and catering industry, agriculture and the construction sector take on workers for the summer season but last month’s was the third consecutive fall this year.

Tainted money to swell GDP THE proceeds of drugs money and vice are to be included in Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecasts.

The national statistics institute INE will begin taking these into account next October when it will also be using ESA-2010, Europe’s new accounting system, and a new population census, it revealed.

So far INE has not given details of the economic impact of these hidden but important sectors on national statistics. The UK recently estimated that drugs and prostitution contributed £10 billion (€12.28 billion) to the country’s economy.

The UK government has

also announced its intention of adding these proceeds to its GDP estimate after the summer, as will Italy. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Estonia and Slovenia already do so.

All other EU member states’ statistics bodies will substitute the ESA-95 method currently used for estimates with the ESA2010 system in the autumn.

Nevertheless, the decision to include what the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat described as the “informal economy” in their GDPs was contemplated in the previous method.

“Nor is this adaptation solely European, it is also global,” a Eurostat spokesman said.

May’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment figure of 24,604 was the greatest reduction since 1998, accumulating its 10th fall in as many months.

A further 198,320 people were registered as Social Security contributors, a statistic that is generally regarded as the true gauge of job-creation.

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New format JACOBO GONZALEZROBATTO, formerly International Adviser at Banco Popular, was appointed chairman of Nueva Pescanova. The resuscitated frozen fish firm is now controlled by the seven banks that are its creditors.

Best policy HONESTY, followed by reliability, sincerity, intelligence and assurance are the qualities that workers aged between 40 and 65 most value in a boss, researchers found.

Younger employees also applauded audacity.

Families owe less FAMILY debt fell once more in April and now stands at €771.6 billion.

This is the lowest figure since 2006, according to Bank of Spain figures, confirming the diminishing level of indebtedness since the onset of the economic crisis.

April’s figures were €2.72 billion lower than those for March and 5.2 per cent less than in April 2013.

The 0.35 per cent reduction on the statistics for March was produced by a 0.07 per cent fall in consumer loans for personal or household purposes, which fell to €166.26 billion.

Mortgage loans also fell by 0.47 per cent to €602.29 billion but despite the reduction, these still account for 80 per cent of family debt.

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STAT OF WEEK PRISA media group is selling 56 per cent of its Canal+ pay television channel to Telefonica for €750 million. Although this is €25 million more than Telefonica’s initial offer, it could be subject to last-minute changes.

Jobless figures better FOLLOWING April’s trend, there was an improvement in Spain’s unemployment figures last month.

The number of jobless fell by 111,916 in May, reducing the country’s unemployment figure to 4,572,385. There are now 318,543 fewer people out of work than at this time last year,

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Tax give and take from the Hacienda SPAIN’S tax-collecting agency AEAT will not pursue outstanding debts of less than €3.

These sums are usually the balance owing on IRPF income tax returns and the cost of recovering them is greater than the cash eventually received, AEAT announced.

Taxpayers with amounts like these still outstanding will not be pursued any further on strictly economic grounds, said a notice in the Official State Bulletin (BOE).

This cannot be interpreted as a softening on the part of Hacienda, as the tax inspectors’ union IHE recently called for fiscal fraud to be declared a prison offence.

They suggested raising the threshold for tax fraud beyond which it becomes a crime, from the current €120,000 to €600,000. In return penalties would become more severe.

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It’s payback time... for borrowed funds THE Spanish government has declared it will start paying back financial aid it received from the European Union in 2012

for its banks.

It has pledged to pay back €1.3 billion of the €41 billion rescue funds by the end of this year in

what is seen as an attempt to boost confidence in the economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria told

reporters that the government's Cabinet had approved a growth plan to support the ongoing economic recovery.

Other measures being taken include a reduction in net borrowing and more funding for small and medium sized businesses.

Spain’s recovery is continuing in the second three months of 2014 and is set to complete a fourth straight quarter of economic growth according to the Bank of Spain.

With the government forecasting growth of 1.2 per cent this year it is confident it can afford the measures, despite an unemployment rate of around 25 per cent. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is BITCOINS: Introduced in 2009 and soon became popular. also planning to cut taxes accessible from a computer, tablet without involving a third party they next year in the hope of or smartphone and are produced are favoured by speculators, drug increasing demand. Some via a procedure known as ‘mining.’ dealers and money launderers. see it as a pre-election bid The coins were introduced in This rewards users who verify that to buy votes.

2009 and soon grew in popularity. transactions have taken place.

The deep cuts introduced The currency is independent of They can be used by anyone and a

by Rajoy in 2011 in an banks, companies or governments growing number of conventional effort to slash debt have and because bitcoins can be traded businesses are accepting them. proved hugely unpopular.

Keeping an eye on bitcoins THE central government in Madrid is in talks with other EU countries regarding bitcoins.

International “discussions” are centring on the digital currency “and its potential inclusion as a payment,” admitted a government spokesman responding in parliament to the UPyD party’s Alvaro Anchuelo.

The MP had alerted the chamber to the currency’s volatility owing to the “great speculative processes” to which it is exposed. Neither are bitcoins subject to the preventive measures introduced to prevent money-laundering, he pointed out.

Bitcoins are intangible lines of computer coding that are digitally signed each time they pass from one owner to another. They remain in a digital wallet that is

A model way to do business Talking shop Mike Walsh Mike Walsh was for 20 years Regional Assessment Manager for the Guild of Master Craftsmen, Britain’s biggest quality assurance body for businesses.

www.michaelwalsh.es • 966 786 932

MARKETING is the strategy of using one’s imagination to create awareness of your product or service. There is no limit to the ways by which you can achieve your ends.

Marketing is not dull; it is fun and brings with it many side dishes as part of the package.

Involved in the properties abroad industry, a member of staff, aspiring to a career in modelling, suggested I sponsor her. I owed her that much and besides, Clare was great eyecandy. During her campaign trails my business would benefit by association. We both did well. If I recall correctly, Clare made it to

DEAL CLOSED: Tricks of the trade. second place in the Miss England contest.

It placed my company’s name in the right places before the right people. My company’s profile was raised considerably and I was an esteemed guest at dinners and

events. The outlay was very reasonable.

Having invested in a restaurant the owner was aware that with little passing trade and a reputation yet to be built he was obliged to splash out heavily on

marketing. The restaurateur’s spirits lifted when a friend suggested a way to get his restaurant off to a flying start at a fraction of the outlay.

Purchasing silver embossed invitations the budding entrepreneur mailed them to a few score of the town’s hairdressers.

Each invited the recipient and partner to a free meal, entertainment and bottle of wine.

The evening went well. Those lucky enough to attend the soirée never stopped talking about the fabulous evening they experienced at his restaurant.

The restaurateur’s outlay was very low.

A London estate agent, on the day a client moved in, delivered a hamper, flowers and a bottle of wine. Customers spoke very well of him and so helped gain him an excellent word of mouth reputation. The only requirement is to exceed your customer’s expectations. Apart from excellent service a goodwill gesture can be a small unexpected gift given as a token of appreciation.

Industrial output 4year-high

INDUSTRIAL output in Spain was up 4.3 per cent year on year in April - the biggest growth in four years.

That means that Spain has now posted six months in a row of rising industrial output according to the National Statistics Institute’s seasonally adjusted figures.

It is a boost to the country which only emerged from five years of on/off recession in the middle of 2013. Since then there has been a small but sustained growth in GDP with manufacturing leading the way.

One of the most important industries for exports is the car industries with manufacturers like Nissan, Volkswagen and Seat all increasing production in recent months.

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Franklin tells us like it was and is Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

REFERRED to as one of the founding fathers of America, Benjamin Franklin was a smart man.

Renowned as author, printer, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist and diplomat there wasn’t much this man didn’t set his mind to. And in the area of money matters he also imparted his wisdom.

In fact, this man from humble beginnings dished out sound financial advice, which to this day is worth paying attention to. Here’s a quick look at how Franklin would have us

manage our money.

“A penny saved is a penny earned” This is one of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous quotes and for good reason, as the quote was as relevant back then as it is now to ensure financial stability.

Franklin knew the importance of saving and was able to put enough aside to retire pretty early.

“Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt” How many of us have fallen into the trap of living a lifestyle we can’t afford? Franklin recognised the dangers of this and warned people not to live beyond their means. Avoiding debt is essential to financial stability while overspending in order to live a certain lifestyle is just fools-play.

TRUTH: “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck” What Franklin was getting at here is that the majority of the time

Must we close our pool October to May? Q. I own an apartment in a community of 64 apartments in Torremolinos. We were told at You and the our AGM that our community pool could only Law in Spain be open from June to September, inclusive. We

By David Searl were further told that should this law not be complied with, then the President and the Administrator could be subject to legal proceedings. This seems rather harsh. What is the law regarding the opening of swimming pools?

B.G. (Costa del Sol) A. There is no law that requires community swimming pools to close from October to May. If your Community of Property Owners has voted at the AGM to open the swimming pool from June through September, it may do so.

Your phrase, “we were told” disturbs me.

You should have the right to cast your vote. Perhaps the committee decided on its own to use the pool only in the summer to save money. The Andalucian regulations on swimming pools of collective use has many strict provisions on health and safety standards for these pools, but closing down is not one of them. It is true a community pool must meet these standards and must register a responsible person who can be held legally liable if the rules are not complied with. If the pool is not properly fenced

and a child drowns, the responsible person can be held liable, for example.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

financial success is not just random luck. He believes that a so-called ‘overnight success’ is most likely the result of

lots of factors - and most importantly years of hard work and diligence.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” “Invest in yourself” is what Franklin advises. By improving our own knowledge and skills we are able to make wiser choices and expect that more opportunites might arrive at our door.

“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants” Franklin advises us not to be blinded by a goal to generate wealth. He viewed money as a means to an end, not the end itself. The motto viewed money as a tool to help him do things that make him happy but it acknowledged that it doesn’t bring unconditional happiness just because you process it.

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Vote-catchers THE EU questioned Spanish government moves to lower taxes before the 2015 elections. Instead VAT, environmental taxes and rates should be raised and lower-paid workers’ social contributions reduced, Brussels said.

Shares sold PEMEX, Mexico’s stateowned oil company, sold most of its Repsol stake after having been a shareholder in the Spanish company for more than 25 years. It raised approximately €2.2 billion.

Spain leading SPANISH companies helped European shares in their 8th week of gains last Friday. The European Central Bank eased monetary policy helping Spanish banks make gains.

Spanish shares were up 0.4 per cent on average.

Finance world’s reaction to Spanish abdication THE markets barely reacted to the news that King Juan Carlos was handing over to his son, Felipe.

The abdication was received with an interest that had no impact on share prices that day. The Ibex 35 - Spain’s equivalent of the UK’s FTSE 100 - finished with a 0.27 per cent increase, attaining this year’s high of 10,827 points.

The bond yield hovered at around 150 basis points and that day, a Monday, finished at 147 compared with 149 the previous Friday.

The abdication news was similarly absorbed without repercussions by the international stock, bonds, currency and commodity markets.

Spain’s biggest financial names were equally unperturbed by the abdication but all had only praise for Spain’s transformation during Juan Carlos’s 39 years on the throne.

Pablo Isla (Inditex chairman), Juan Rosell (president of Spain’s confederation of industry, CEOE, Alicia Alcocer Koplowitz (FCC) and Emilio Botin (Santander chairman) were amongst those who acknowledged the country’s debt to the monarch.

RELAXED: Markets barely reacted to the king’s announcement.

“Don Juan Carlos is without any doubt the best king Spain has ever had,” said Florentino Perez, president of the ACS construction and services group as well as Real Madrid football club. “We should never forget that he stood up to the enemies of freedom.”

Candido Mendez, secretary general of the UGT trade union also paid grudging tribute. “Over and above what has happened in recent years, his contribution to consolidating democracy is totally positive,” he declared.

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Great care at the hands of health service I FEEL that I must put into words my praise for the San Pedro de Alcantara health centre.

After I fell very badly onto my face, my husband took me to ‘Urgencias.’ In less than two minutes I was seen by a medic who cleaned and bandaged me, then gave me medication and a tetanus injection.

I was seen by a doctor who gave me a thorough physical examination to make sure there was nothing broken or that I had sustained concussion.

All in all, a fast and comforting experience that ended up with written instructions (in English) as to what I should and should not do. I wish I could say that in England I would have received such immediate attention.

Many thanks to the Spanish Health service. Bravo!

Desiree A V Bishop, (by email)

Out of tune WE had the misfortune of trying to attend a couple of events during the Tuna Festival and Contest in Mojacar. We went to see the musicians and singers perform at 9pm at the Parque Comercial as publicised in the local papers, on the Mojacar Town Hall website, posters and electronic screen in the Parque Comercial. We invited others who had never seen the Tunas and arrived early to get good seats.

No Tunas showed up.

Later we went with friends, again as announced in all the media, to see the parade of all the Tuna groups which starts in the village and normally ends near the roundabout by the Multi Purpose Building. No Tunas ever showed up. Although I have always loved watching the Tunas, I will never go to these events again. For me, this is a sad ending to what was a wonderful event.

M Taylor (by email)

Fast work BRIAN WIDDICOMBE should not be too quick to lay blame for slow

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many people have about immigration, can anyone believe UKIP could make any appreciable difference to the number of people entering Britain?

We would do better to accept that immigration is a fact of economics and will only cease if we become poor. Also, that no country in the world can ever go back to having a homogeneous population.

Bill Campbell, Mojacar Playa (Almeria)

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IN the Euro Weekly News report on six ‘missing’ lightweight E-type Jaguars, the photo showed a car extensively modified by Playfords. My photo shows the standard car with Graham Hill driving.

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postal deliveries. This has been happening for years. I presume he is talking about official letters, which is not Correos’ fault as UK government departments outsource their mail.

We have received letters with different country stickers on them and some have taken up to six weeks to arrive. Also Royal Mail is not that brilliant. In fact I have asked family and friends to stop sending greetings cards as they always arrive after the event, which is so disappointing.

On the other hand I send post from Spain to the UK which arrives within three days and sometimes two. I think Correos is brilliant.

Has Mr Widdicombe rung to complain like we did? He won't be surprised by their mail answer.

Margaret Van Enk, Pedreguer (Alicante)

Football misery I COMPLAINED to the Ayuntamiento in Benalmadena a month ago that lots of kids play football in front of my windows every single day.

I live on the ground floor and they hit my walls and the window grills. I cannot watch television,

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relax or sleep in the afternoon. At the weekend they even play in the morning as they do not have to go to school.

This is extremely annoying to me and other neighbours, who are mostly elderly.

I usually work early shifts and must get up at 4 or 5am and need to sleep in the afternoon when I come home.

I advised the boys’ parents, leaving letters in the post boxes along the entire Pasaje de San Juan in Arroyo de la Miel but that did not help at all.

The Centro Cultural Manuel Estepa, with a big place for kids to play ball, is just a three-minute walk from here.

I have said to the kids many times that they cannot play ball

here but this does not help at all.

Benalmadena Town Hall has not done anything at all and no-one has even contacted me.

Marcin Kowalski (by email)

False alarms FOR once, I find myself agreeing a lot with Leapy Lee! Especially when he points out that UKIP have no policies apart from their views on Europe and they will in any case be unable to carry them out.

I also agree that our mainstream parties should have taken UKIP more seriously but it is true that because Leapy and others constantly warned that UKIP were winning, a lot of people voted for them just because of that.

Where those parties failed was not to come out fighting and explain in clear language just why the issues that UKIP benefited from are not real issues at all.

Hardly anyone in the UK has personally suffered any damage whatever because Brussels is the way it is. Most people agree that Brussels could do a lot better, but the effects are really negligible.

As for the real worries that so

I WAS greatly dismayed when I read the ‘advertising feature’ concerning an Alfaz councillor.

I personally know the lady and worked with her when we both taught in the same school. You could not meet a kinder, more honest, hardworking person.

She was greatly loved and highly respected by pupils, parents and colleagues alike. As a councillor, she is also just as highly respected. The incident mentioned occurred nine years ago, before this lady entered politics!

She had no part in what happened but because it concerned a member of her family, she has bravely suffered the consequences.

It seems obvious that the people who paid for this ‘advertising feature’ deliberately waited to use this information in a smear campaign in the week before the European elections.

Being a weekly paper they also made sure that there was no time for redress.

I can only hope that your readers were wise enough to ignore these filthy tactics used by people who have no qualms in hitting a person when they are down. Shame on them!

Kathleen Martinez, Benidorm (Alicante).

Flour blunder MAY I point out the information you printed in the latest edition, ‘Flour power,’ that if burned to treat the area with flour seems to be a hoax. Please check this link http://www.hoaxslayer.com/flour-for-burnshoax.shtml You will find it is the same, word for word.

Roger Massingham (by email)

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Thursday BBC ONE 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Question Time

BBC TWO 3:00pm Tennis from Queen's 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Springwatch 10:00pm Springwatch 10:30pm QI 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Match of the Day

ITV 3:00pm Celebrity Jeremy Kyle 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 9:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:55am Harbour Lives

ITV2 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm 100% You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 11:00pm TV OD 11:35pm Celebrity Juice 12:20am Viral Tap

CH4 3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 10:00pm Britain's Benefit Tenants 11:00pm Going to the Dogs 12:25am 24 Hours in A and E 1:25am One Born Every Minute

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:20pm McBride: Requiem 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Angry Britain 10:00pm Trauma Doctors 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino

Friday BBC ONE 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:30pm Antiques Road Trip 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:10pm BBC News at Ten 11:35pm BBC London News 11:45pm The Graham Norton Show 12:30am Uncle

BBC TWO 3:00pm Tennis from Queen's 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Sea City 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Natural World 11:00pm The Fast Show Special 11:30pm Newsnight 12:05am Twelve Monkeys

ITV 3:00pm Celebrity Jeremy Kyle 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:10pm Emmerdale 8:40pm ITV News and Weather 8:55pm ITV News London 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:30pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 2:15am Jackpot247

ITV2 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 4:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Couples Retreat 12:20am Celebrity Juice

CH4 3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Draw it!

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Celebrity Fifteen to One 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:05am Rude Tube

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Mystery Woman: Snapshot 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Stand by Your Man 11:40pm The Interview 12:10am Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Saturday BBC ONE 5:00pm Match of the Day Live 5:30pm Match of the Day Live 8:10pm BBC News 8:20pm Regional News 8:25pm Weather 8:30pm Pointless 9:20pm The National Lottery: In It to Win It 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day Live 2:30am Weatherview 2:35am BBC News

BBC TWO 3:00pm Citizen Kane 5:00pm Tennis from Queen's 6:30pm Flog It! 7:30pm Trooping the Colour 9:00pm Yes, Prime Minister 9:30pm I Love 1988 10:55pm Red Dwarf 11:25pm TOTP2 '80s Special 12:55am Body Heat 2:45am This is BBC Two

ITV 3:00pm Babe 2: Pig in the City 4:40pm Gail and Me: 40 Years on Coronation Street 5:10pm All Star Family Fortunes 6:05pm Tipping Point 7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:30pm Road Rage Britain 12:30am Play Misty for Me

ITV2 3:20pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

4:20pm You've Been Framed!

4:55pm Britain's Got More Talent 6:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 7:00pm Britain's Got More Talent 8:05pm Year One 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Year One 10:00pm The Holiday 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Holiday 12:45am Red Dragon

CH4 3:00pm Channel 4 Racing 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 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm The Restoration Man 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Forrest Gump 12:45am The Beach 2:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus

CH5 4:15pm The Green Berets 7:00pm Hercules the Human Bear 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm 5 News Weekend 9:05pm The Girl with 7 Mums 10:00pm Autopsy: Whitney Houston's Last Hours 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big

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Sunday BBC ONE 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:00pm Super Giant Animals 5:00pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm Points of View 6:15pm Lifeline 6:25pm Songs of Praise 7:00pm BBC News 7:20pm Regional News 7:25pm Weather 7:30pm Countryfile 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day Live 2:10am Weatherview 2:15am BBC News

BBC TWO 3:00pm Tennis from Queen's 6:30pm The Tropic of Cancer 7:30pm Ice Age Giants 8:30pm Sea City 9:00pm I Bought a Rainforest 10:00pm Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm QI XL 12:15am Then She Found Me 1:50am Countryfile

ITV 3:00pm Columbo 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:15pm Local News and Weather 8:20pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm The Cube 9:30pm The Suspicions of Mr Whicher 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm Gosford Park 2:15am The Store

ITV2 3:10pm America's Got Talent 4:10pm You've Been Framed!

4:40pm Arthur and the Great Adventure 6:55pm Rumour Has It...

8:50pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 11:00pm Viral Tap 11:45pm TV OD 12:20am Couples Retreat 2:35am Viral Tap 3:10am The Cube

CH4 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm The First Wives Club 6:35pm Deal or No Deal 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Four Rooms 9:00pm Born in the Wild 10:00pm Fargo 11:05pm The Virgin Killer 12:10am The Happening 1:50am The Escapist

CH5 3:55pm Nim's Island 5:45pm Hitch 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Illegal Immigrant and Proud 9:55pm 5 News Weekend National and international news.

10:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 11:00pm The Vow 1:05am Hercules the Human Bear 1:55am Super Casino

Monday BBC ONE 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:45pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm Match of the Day Live

BBC TWO 3:15pm John Wayne Talking Pictures 4:00pm The Magnificent Showman 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Tiger About the House 10:00pm A Very British Airline 11:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall World Cup Special 11:30pm Newsnight

ITV 3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:10pm Local News and Weathert 8:15pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Dentists 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm The Grudge 2

ITV2 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Funniest Ever You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Underworld 12:25am Celebrity Juice

CH4 3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Jamie's Money Saving Meals 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm CCTV: Caught on Camera

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Thicker than Water 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:25pm Access 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Angry Britain 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip

Tuesday BBC ONE 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 5:45pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm Match of the Day Live

BBC TWO 3:00pm Tennis 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Tiger About the House 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am A Very British Airline 1:20am The Super League Show

ITV 3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:10pm Local News and Weather 8:15pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm Emmerdale 9:00pm Endeavour 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm Rambo: First Blood Part II 1:25am Jackpot 247

ITV2 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:55pm Celebrity Juice 12:40am TV OD

CH4 3:00pm Royal Ascot 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pm The Auction House 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 11:55pm Coppers 1:00am Royal Ascot

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Safe Harbor 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun 9:00pm The Dog Rescuers 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino

Wednesday BBC ONE 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation 5:45pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm EastEnders 8:30pm Match of the Day Live 11:05pm BBC News 11:30pm Regional News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm The Trouble with Motability Scooters

BBC TWO 3:00pm Tennis 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Building Dream Homes 8:00pm Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Tiger About the House 10:00pm Coast 10:10pm Coast Australia 11:00pm Episodes 11:30pm Newsnight 12:20am Horizon

ITV 3:00pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 8:10pm Local News and Weather 8:15pm ITV News and Weather 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

ITV2 3:00pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:05pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:10pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 6:05pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm The Best of You've Been Framed! Animals Special 10:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry

CH4 3:00pm Royal Ascot 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Mary's Silver Service 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm My Last Summer 12:00am CCTV: Caught on Camera 1:00am Royal Ascot

CH5 3:15pm NCIS 4:10pm Rosamunde Pilcher's Summer Solstice 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Police Interceptors 9:00pm The 16-Year-Old Baby 10:00pm My Violent Child 11:00pm Big Brother: Power Trip 12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Under the Dome

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GUIDE WORLD CUP

Thursday 12th June 2014 / Opening Match

Brazil v Croatia Friday 13th June 2014

Group A • 22:00 Saturday 14th June 2014

Mexico v Cameroon

Group A • 18:00

Colombia v Greece

Group C • 18:00

Spain v Netherlands

Group B • 21:00

Uruguay v Costa Rica

Group D • 21:00

Chile v Australia

Group B • 00:00

England v Italy

Group D • 00:00

Sunday 15th June 2014

Monday 16th June 2014

Ivory Coast v Japan

Group C • 03:00

Germany v Portugal

Group G • 18:00

Switzerland v Ecuador

Group E • 18:00

Iran v Nigeria

Group F • 21:00

France v Honduras

Group E • 21:00

Ghana v USA

Group G • 00:00

Argentina v Bosnia

Group F • 00:00

Tuesday 17th June 2014

Wednesday 18th June 2014

Belgium v Algeria

Group H • 18:00

Australia v Netherlands

Group B • 18:00

Brazil v Mexico

Group A • 21:00

Spain v Chile

Group B • 21:00

Russia v South Korea

Group H • 00:00

Cameroon v Croatia

Group A • 00:00

World Cup 2014 On TV will be shown live in the UK on both BBC and ITV. England v Italy on TV will be shown live on BBC1 / BBC1 HD, England v Uruguay on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD and England v Costa Rica on TV will be shown live on ITV / ITV HD. BBC will have 1st pick of the Second Round matches and 1st pick of the Semi Finals, whilst ITV will have 1st pick of the Quarter Finals.

The 2014 World Cup Final will be shown live on both BBC1 and ITV.

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OPINION & COMMENT

A weak and indecisive president T LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

of ‘bringing our boys/girls back home’, he actually managed to withdraw the whole American army from Afghanistan, thereby handing outright victory to the Taliban; how they must have all loved him for that!

This latest incident is so blatant, it borders on an intelligence-insulting exercise which is almost frightening in its pure arrogance. In exchange for one American serviceman, a man whose service record is appearing more and more dubious, and who could in fact turn out to be an actual deserter, he hands over FIVE of the Taliban’s top military leaders!

When publicly challenged over the decision, in an endeavour to appear a zealous patriotic president (which of course should be

unquestionable) he weakly waffles in his defence that, ‘whatever it takes, we will bring every one of our troops home’.

I’d like to have been a mosquito on the wall during those ‘negotiations’.

One for one, perhaps. Even two for one would have been just about acceptable. But five!?

No, sorry, Mr President, I think we should all be extremely worried about your motives and deeply suspicious of your actual position in these unsettling times.

Well, I don’t often use the blurb for personal subjects, but I have just returned from a weekend in Holland. (I know, I know!) where I did a quick Tele and sang at the birthday party of an old and dear friend of mine.

How wonderful it was to just wallow in the world of millionaires, however briefly.

The grounds and magnificent rooms of a country mansion, and three bands.

A half dozen top performers,

enough Champagne to refloat the Titanic and beluga in quantities to relieve a thousand virgin sturgeons of their egg production. Many thanks to Bert and Malis Maas. It was a real blast. Many happy returns.

Have a good week. Try and do a good turn or two, and, whatever ya

do, always keep the faith.

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QUESTIONABLE: Barack Obama’s actions regarding radical Islam.

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HOSE of you who peruse this blurb on a regular basis will know I have very little time for Barack Obama.

I think the man is weak, indecisive and elected for all the wrong reasons. I also maintain his actions regarding the problems of radical Islam are often questionable, to say the least. In fact, I consider some of his rhetoric and decisions in that direction often give rise to suspicions as to where his true loyalties actually lie.

The speech some time ago, for example, wherein he declared that Muslims had always had a close and productive association with the USA. Later, of course, this was revealed as a ludicrous statement, with not one predominant example being discovered anywhere in American history.

Without a shot being fired (metaphorically at least), before the war was anywhere near being won and under the guise

Who should be the next king?

With King Juan Carlos of Spain becoming the third European monarch to abdicate in just over a year, we asked who should take over the throne if Queen Elizabeth stepped down. Should it be Charles or should a generation be skipped straight to William, or maybe Princess Anne should take the role?

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AL HARRIS, 67, a retiree from Turre, Almeria, was out shopping in Albox with her friend Jenny Buckland. Val said: “I think system and give it to Charles, but the Princess Anne would be a good choice Queen isn’t going anywhere.” because she works hard without Peter signed off with a joke about recognition. My second choice would be the King of Spain: “Another Juan bites Wills.” Neither Val nor Jenny were keen the dust.” on Charles taking over the throne.

Jacqui Braithwaite, a waitress Peter Riley, a 50-year-old from Newcastle, visiting her holiday consultant on holiday home in La Marina, Alicante, believes from Whitchurch, that Prince William Shropshire, should be next believes in on the throne Jenny is on upholding the should the the left and tradition. Peter Queen Val on the said: “I think we abdicate: “He right. should stick would be the with people’s the choice, I think.”

JACQUI: Would like to see William take over.

Husband Ken agrees. He wouldn’t want to see Charles take over: “I think he has not done himself any favours with public opinion over the years.”

Bronwyn Dean, a dental nurse

from Wales, also on holiday on the Costa Blanca, doesn’t think it would ever be an issue: “I think the Queen will remain on the throne until the day she dies and they will then just follow tradition and Charles will take over. I think if she ever had any intention to step aside she would have done so by now.”

Agreeing was Angela Simpson, 58, from Ipswich on holiday in Velez-Malaga, said: “The Queen will never abdicate. In the royal family it has a real stigma - the Queen’s mother particularly felt Edward VIII betrayed the country when he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson.

Ironic really as if he had not done so Elizabeth would never have been Queen.

“Whatever happens, I do not see how they could skip Charles for King as he is the eldest child, not just son, although I do think Anne would make a good Queen.”

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Money is good and this can make you over-confident. Beware bank managers offering loans in large amounts. Nothing is for free and you need to look carefully at interest rates right now.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Aim a bit higher than usual and you may be surprised at your success. When seeing the bigger

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finances. Spending a lot this week without thought is problematic later. This is a week of shifting and changing and that certainly means your finances.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This should be a great time for your finances. Any glitch is likely to be because you have overspent.

Even if things still need close attention, you can win if you concentrate. A bit of plotting and planning can work wonders at the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This is not a particularly lucky week for you, so I would certainly advise caution. Gambling is not recommended.

Being clever with money is as much about not spending it as about how you spend it.

Someone who appears to be telling a lie may simply have either misunderstood or have the wrong information.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) This is a time to consider finances and keep your options open.

Someone who tries to get a fast decision out of you by pushing you into a corner is doing you no favours.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Keep things simple. Getting involved in other people's problems is not for you at the moment. It may be necessary to delay a decision to give yourself time to think. Could you manage a few days away somewhere? Maybe you could stay with a friend or relative.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Look at the long-term picture when considering money matters. What seems like a good deal now may not be so a few years down the line.

Sudoku

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Although things are going pretty well, there are some things that could be just a little better organised. The time and money that this saves could be small, but it's the ongoing positive attitude that counts.

There have been times recently when you have wondered if your progress on a certain matter would ever start up again.

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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) It is better if you don't get involved in any high profile, high risk business deals. Success is definitely not assured. This is a time for financial consolidation. Count your pennies and see the pounds collecting in the future. On a cold winter’s night it can give a pleasant glow to realise that your action during the summer is keeping you warm.

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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 C) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET:

Average: 16

Very good: 31

Good: 21

Excellent: 38

aced, acre, arco, card, care, cart, cede, cere, cert, coat, coda, code, cord, core, cote, cred, dace, deco, orca, race, taco, torc, acred, acted, actor, arced, cadet, cadre, cared, caret, carte, cater, cedar, ceded, cered, coded, coder, cored, crate, credo, creed, decor, erect, octad, raced, react, recta, recto, terce, trace, carded, carted, coated, coatee, corded, crated, create, decade, decode, redact, traced, catered, cordate, created, decoder, reacted, redcoat, decorate, redacted, DECORATED

Word Ladder POOP

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

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picture, you realise that it is not so daunting after all. If one person can do it, then so can another. It is a matter of how you approach it.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Although things seem fine, this is not a time to overstretch your

7-Star Quiz 1. How many different countries have won the (association football) World Cup? 2. In which South American country was the first World Cup staged in 1930?

3. Living in a tank at a Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, what was the name of the octopus that came to worldwide attention with his accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup? 4. Now manager of the Scotland national football team, which player scored Scotland’s only goal in the 1986 World Cup? 5. What was the name of the French football administrator, the third president of FIFA (1921 to 1954), who, in 1946, gave his name to the trophy for winning the football World Cup? 6. What were Zakumi in 2010, Pique in 1986, Naranjito in 1982, Gauchito in 1978 and Juanito in 1970?

7. Which midfielder became the first French player to receive a red card in the World Cup finals when he was sent off against Saudi Arabia for a stamp on Fuad Anwar?

Your Stars

June 12, Mario Casas. Actor. Mario Casas Sierra was Born in Galicia and first came to fame as Nico in the film ‘Obsession.’ Since then he has gone on to play many roles in both film and television, most recently in ‘SMS’ which was shown on La Sexta.

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CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After a hectic start to the week, things seem to have slowed down. Look carefully at what has happened, but remember that there is no point in worrying over something that you cannot change.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Possibly you did not imagine how active this year would be.

You are already needing to pull in the reins. Be careful what you wish for because this year wishes could come true.

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GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Partnerships see you leap ahead on something that was a bit stuck in the mud. A leap in your bank balance follows. Some quick decisions may be called for so it is better to share responsibilities, whatever the outcome.

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Across 7 A university teacher is a handsome youth (6) 8 Find love in the hairdresser's or the pub (6) 10 Ask earnestly for new net rate (7) 11 Influenced by sound material (5) 12 Aunt is around fish in the sea (4) 13 Painter's assistant breaks lease (5) 17 Constant form of alloy (5) 18 Hand out port (4) 22 American finding time for management (5) 23 Mount seen the day before the others (7) 24 Cloth wrapped round gardener's ultimate hand tool (6) 25 Elizabeth is in honey maker's country (6) Down 1 Father leases property for my Mum and him (7) 2 Far out in East, admitting habit (7) 3 Scrooge in film is Eric Sykes (5) 4 Rowing types, terrible moaners (7) 5 Character Italian city, beginning of October (5)

Across 1 Paint a picture of (8) 5 Young sheep (4) 9 Enormous sea wave (7) 10 Concerned with (5) 11 Decompose (5) 12 Seductive look (4,3) 13 Cease (6) 15 Officer's personal servant (6) 18 Division (7) 20 Agreement details (5) 22 Arrive at (5) 23 Touchdown (7) 24 Move gently (4) 25 Amicable (8)

6 Foreign articles below (5) 9 Mended gate, smart plan (9) 14 Cringed at decor we'd designed (7) 15 Daydream about one American patriot (7)

16 More deflated fawn (7) 19 Damp has to destroy finally (5) 20 Embargo on nobleman (5) 21 Fed up with hesitation and delay (5)

Code Breaker Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents R and 13 represents Q, so fill in R every time the figure 11 appears and Q every time the figure 13 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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Arrest, 4 Camel, 9 Soap opera, 10 Thistle, 11 After, 12 Priest, 14 Hearts, 17 Rhone, 19 Ocelots, 21 Attendant, 23 Viper, 24 Decree.

Down: 1 About, 2 Rossini, 3 Sea, 5 Average, 6 Exact, 7 Cower, 8 Adorns, 12 Pardon, 13 Sheathe, 15 Rooster, 16 Sound, 18 Okapi, 20 Sabre, 22 Ace. QUICK Across: 1 Chaos, 4 Adapts, 9 Abalone, 10 Jetty, 11 Late, 12 Raccoon, 13 Bad, 14 Bale, 16 Ease, 18 Pad, 20 Ammonia, 21 Asia, 24 Cargo, 25 Namibia, 26 Pilfer, 27 Terms.

Down: 1 Cradle, 2 Adapt, 3 Show, 5 Dejected, 6 Potions, 7 Saying, 8 Beard, 13 Beanpole, 15 Admiral, 17 Madcap,18 Paint, 19 Harass, 22 Sober, 23 Omit.

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

Across 1 Cloudburst (9) 8 Dejar (poner, soltar) (5) 9 Bag (paper, plastic) (5) 11 Lento (ritmo, movimiento, caída) (4) 12 Misa (4) 14 Orejas (4) 16 Bears (animals) (4) 19 Águila (ave) (5) 21 Arriba (indicando situación) (5) 22 Employer (9) Down 2 Cabezas (de personas) (5) 3 Feet (4) 4 Tail (of dog, bull, ox) (4) 5 Aceite (3) 6 Fontanero (7) 7 Margaritas (7) 10 Deber (dinero, explicación, respeto) (3) 13 Sun (3) 15 Support (5) 17 Vender (4) 18 Room (in a house) (4) 20 Encía (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 (WAVING) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Cheap, 4 Abono, 7 Tenedor, 8/10 Big toe, 11 Sin, 12 Marisco, 14 Nests, 15 Salir.

DINING

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Down: 1 Calabacin, 2 Eat, 3 Punctures, 4 Addresses, 5 Obras, 6 Ordenador, 9 Games, 13 Owl.

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Funagram Unscramble the name of a traditional British dish (three words): MAN’S GARDEN BASH FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: ABERDEEN ANGUS, BANGERS AND MASH

Unscramble the name of a breed of cattle (two words): BEGAN UNDERSEA

Down 1 Old-fashioned (5) 2 Origins (7) 3 Prepared (5) 4 Card game derived from whist (6) 6 Dwelling place (5) 7 In the middle of (7) 8 Central American country (6) 13 Be worthy of (7) 14 Trivial (6) 16 Wedded (7) 17 Fisherman (6) 19 Casual conversations (5) 20 Anxiety-ridden (5) 21 Damp and heavy (5)

1 Senses, 2 Indent, 3 Cheers, 4 Minded, 5 Larder, 6 Metres, 7 Fender, 8 Nobler, 9 Gentle, 10 Fables, 11 Resent, 12 Tested, 13 Felloe, 14 Welded, 15 Pastel, 16 Briefs, 17 Estate, 18 Peered, 19 Advent

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FOOD allergies can cause dermatological discomfort for animals. It has been estimated that at least 1 per cent of all skin problems in cats and dogs are caused by dietary allergies.

These can be triggered in minutes, hours or days.

Sensitivity to an allergy caused by a protein can often be lifelong.

Some dogs can digest the lactose in cow’s milk while the undigested lactose quickly produces an upset stomach in others. This is not a true allergy but demonstrates how sensitive to certain food pets can be. Stop the

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food is incorrect hyperactivity or, indeed, low activity can be the consequence.

Protein used up for energy can produce a loss of coat and skin vitality. Many owners give far too many vitamins; a well-balanced diet should not have to be supplemented.

Scratching and licking could be an indication of an allergic reaction to food, and the eating of grass, twigs and roots sometimes is an indication that the food is not being digested properly.

The destruction of fibre-based material could be another sign that there is a craving for fibre to help the digestive process in some way.

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The world’s first canine hotel A DOG-OWNER’S nightmare - what to do with your four-legged friend when you want to go on holiday?

Resort Canino Can Jane in Roca del Valles may have the answer - take them with you! The five-star resort, just 30 minutes outside Barcelona, has been designed with dogs in mind; it even has a specially-built swimming pool for dogs of all shapes and sizes. The aqua park includes a water slide and extra tough inflatables for playtimes.

Manager Federico Cano said he had seen a resort which allowed dogs to swim with their owners and wanted to recreate the idea, but going one step further by building a hotel just for dogs.

“I don’t see why dogs should not be allowed to enjoy a swim when the weather gets hot just like

people - especially here in Spain where it gets really hot,” Federico said, adding: “I designed it so that it was a little bit like a beach with a gradual slope which is what dogs appreciate and I can guarantee a great experience for dogs and one that is clean and healthy for owners.”

He said that once the dogs get used to it the biggest problem is often getting them out of the water, adding: “The best thing is that they really burn off a lot of energy coming here. Take the dog to the resort for an hour and I can guarantee that it will sleep for the next two days.”

The resort, with staff having over 20 years’ experience in dog training, has a training school, and charges from €15 entry for adults and dogs. www.canjane.com or 938 422 523

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Its exquisite decoration, meticulous management and modern facilities, endowed with the most comfortable and exclusive rooms, reception rooms of various sizes, the restaurant Los Naranjos, which has been recognised by various awards for its quality and gastronomic offer, the pools and gardens, etc, all make Hotel La Viñuela the ideal place for a relaxing break, holding conventions and incentives or the practice of outdoor activities in contact with nature.

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In them you will find a world of possibilities, exquisite detailing and the excellent service of the Hotel La Viñuela. We can also provide you with all the necessary technical equipment such as audiovisual equipment, projectors, internet connections, etc.

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Bugs are crucial to building up our immune system

ON THE FLOOR: Pick it up and eat it.

EATING food from the floor may not be as bad for your health as you think.

Scientists claim that picking food up off the floor, keeping a dog and regularly kissing your relatives are some of the best ways to ward off allergies.

Professor Graham Rook believes modern society has become so obsessed with cleanliness that we no longer come into contact with some of the crucial bugs that keep our immune systems working well.

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New drug for cancer drug could end chemo TRIALS of a new leukaemia drug are believed to boost survival rate to 90 per cent. An Australian doctor said he thinks it could even mean the end of traditional chemotherapy treatments.

Over 300 patients in the trial have been taking the drug Ibrutinib to

fight a type of slow growing blood cancer called Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Results showed a 90 per cent chance of survival, eight higher than 81 per cent who survive on chemotherapy treatment.

The drug is less invasive than traditional forms of radiation therapy

and is an alternative for patients whose cancer cells have built up a resistance to chemotherapy.

Results from the trial also showed that four out of every 10 patients entered remission within a year, compared to four in 100 on a traditional course of radiation.

professor in medical microbiology and immunology at University College London, said a simple way to keep the immune system working well is to pass germs between family members. He also insists if a baby’s dummy lands on

the floor it is best not to sterilise or replace but simply to suck it clean as this can “protect them from allergic disorders.”

It has been reported that conditions such as asthma, hay fever and food intolerances are on the rise.

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E, like many gardeners along the Costas, have still had no significant rain, just a few drops several times, and we are now in June.

So unless my experience of 1989 recycles, when it rained for 10 days almost non stop, one has to prepare for a hot dry summer and take sensible steps to still achieve a beautiful and productive garden, if not already taken.

Some important areas for action in new gardens are as follows.

• Improve your soils before planting anything.

• Only plant drought resistant plants.

• Coach plants to develop deep root structures from day one.

• Mulch, mulch and mulch.

PRODUCTIVE: Achieve a beautiful garden for the summer.

Drought may continue for some • Soften the microclimate of the garden, especially by establishing high hedges, internal hedges and trees for shade.

• Establish ways of collecting storing and distributing rain water, when it rains, productively.

• Don’t attempt to

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Within each of these areas, and more, there are a host of things that can be done in both new and old gardens.

Since this year’s drought is becoming the severest for a century, in

some areas I have spent many hours in recent weeks correcting, updating and extending my leaflet ‘Making waterless gardens a practical reality worldwide’ to create a 90 page practical book entitled ‘How to save water in your garden - A practical guide to waterwise Mediterranean style gardening’.

This is now available from Amazon Books and gradually over the months will become available from other internet bookshops.

The book discusses, amongst other issues, why one needs to take saving water seriously, 300 actions that can be taken and provides a list of 250 plants that are, or can be persuaded to become drought resistant.

Because of the need to watch the garden to ensure that plants do not suddenly suffer because the water table has gone too deep for their roots, I have not made my normal spring carp fishing trip up to

the River Ebro.

But that is not the only reason. They have had a lot of rain inland in the north and the river is, like last year, often over the banks.

However, my regular fishing partner has caught a few 50lb carp.

But maybe my young turkey will break last year’s 40lb personal record and make 50lbs.

Already it is weaned off chick food to grains and green garden and kitchen waste.

By the way if you do have a compost heap, give it a turn over and dampen each layer as you do so, as dry heaps will not produce good compost.

There are long chapters about good compost making under Mediterranean climate conditions in our books ‘Your garden in Spain, Growing healthy fruit in Spain and Growing healthy vegetables in Spain ©Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain. com June 2014

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The perfect tuna salad sandwich IT is the perennial component of every lunch pack and emergency late night snack and, as quick meals go, the tuna salad sandwich is difficult to beat.

One hundred and seventy grams of tuna contain about 40 grams of protein and 220 calories, if you add a hard-boiled egg then you have gained six more grams of protein for just 78 calories. A little mayonnaise will make it creamier but still keep the meal under 500 calories, providing a

powerhouse of nutritious fuel.

The salad component, left to individual tastes, isn’t just there to give it a little more crunch but to add necessary vitamins and minerals while perfectly accompanying the rest of the ingredients.

Fresh from the US is the idea to add sweet jalapeños into the mix - it gives the humble tuna sandwich a bite and slight burn which will bring out the taste of the fish to overcome the other ingredients and it adds no calories - just taste.

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Your coffee may reveal more about you than you realise IT’S NOT just about the method, the beans or the blend, the coffee you order can say a lot about your personality.

Mocha - You probably hate coffee but feel some sort of social pressure to drink it, so you compromise and have a milky coffee liberally dosed with chocolate.

Espresso - Either you really, really like a cup of java or you are just trying to pretend to be sophisticated.

Double espresso - you are stressed and short on time but be careful; one a day is habit, two is a

COFFEE: Can reflect your personality. manageable addiction but anything over three means you are a full on addict and need help before you end up in a shaking frenzy of paranoia.

Triple espresso - You probably have a hangover.

White - You follow the herd and pray nobody ever gives you a taste test between white and latte.

Skinny latte - You

probably wear sunglasses propped on your head and work in the fashion industry.

Just coffee - You are cynical and the new trend for ‘designer’ coffees makes you grit your teeth and hope your blood pressure does not go through the roof.

Civet coffee (the most expensive in the world, made from beans which have been partially digested by the Indonesian Civet cat) - You are either Hollywood royalty or a Russian oligarch; either way your coffee was made by a servant.

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Architecture for a better life THE international jury of the Ninth Architecture and Urbanism Biennial (BIAU) has awarded prizes to Venezuelan architect Fruto Vivas, 30 architectural projects, three publications, two research projects and a video from the Videourbana competition.

It is seen as an acknowledgment of architecture which aims at improving the quality of life of all citizens.

The awards celebrate the work put into research, teaching and creation in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

The jury met in Madrid and made the selection from among 182 already

ARCHITECTURAL AIM: To improve the quality of life of all citizens. pre-selected proposals, out of the 1,000 that had originally been submitted.

The jury emphasised “the high level of quality of the works” and highlighted “the

enormous creative vigour of Latin American architecture”.

The 30 architectural projects included schools, social housing, a hospital,

an auditorium and a building restoration project, from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, among others.

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category, the jury selected the book Talca (Chile), the magazine Plot (Argentina) and the mobile phone application Scalae (Spain).

In the research projects category, the jury awarded prizes to Prisma (Mexico) and “Aproximación desde la Arquitectura” (Ecuador).

The Videourbana jury, an urban video competition, decided to award the prize to the Chilean Video ‘El ultimo arenero.’

Furthermore, the Biennial jury unanimously agreed to give the Latin American award to Fruto Vivas (Venezuela, 1928) for his

laudable 60-year career path in architecture, both as a creator and a teacher.

Francisco Burgos and Gines Garrido, coordinators of the BIAU said: “Latin America covers a huge and extraordinarily diverse territory, home to 600 million people.

If the architecture and the cities provide us with an eloquent portrait of the cultural richness, weaknesses and energies of these societies, then the works selected by the jury help us understand the current state of Latin American societies.”

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ZEOD RC: Featuring thousands of parts and brand new technology.

Take a look under the skin of the Nissan ZEOD RC IT features thousands of parts, brand new technology, has taken countless hours of design, engineering, construction and testing and now Nissan has revealed what is under the skin of the revolutionary electric powered prototype car the ZEOD RC. With every single component on the car down to the smallest nut and bolt modelled in

computer aided design (CAD) technology, Nissan has released a unique image showcasing the inner workings of the car.

The Nissan ZEOD RC will fill Garage 56 at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours - an additional entry reserved for new automotive technology never previously seen on track. The car aims to complete the first allelectric lap of the famous

8.5-mile circuit - running in virtual silence down the Mulsanne straight.

In addition to revealing the unique ZEOD ‘components’ image, Nissan has also revealed video from the recent FIA crash test that every Le Mans prototype has to pass prior to competing.

"Our philosophy at Nissan is to really let fans get a behind-the-scenes

Aston Martin returns to Nürburgring ASTON MARTIN RACING will return to the Nürburgring later this month (June 21) to race its Bilstein-liveried V12 Vantage GT3 in the ADAC-sponsored 24-hour race.

The iconic blue and yellow liveried car will compete for the overall race win in the top SP9 class for FIA homologated GT3.

Continuing its tradition of intensive product testing at this unique and gruelling race, Aston Martin will also enter two raceprepared V8 Vantage N430s, one in the SP8 class and another in the SP10 class.

The latter will be piloted by British journalists Chris Harris and Richard ‘Dickie’

Meaden and Nürburgring-experts Oliver Mathai (DE) and Andreas Gülden (DE).

A close-to-production V12 Vantage driven by an Aston Martin Test Centre team will run in the SP8 class.

The V12 Vantage GT3, driven by Aston Martin Racing works drivers Darren Turner (GB) and Stefan Mücke (DE) finished 10th in last month’s preparatory race, a fourhour event in the popular VLN series, which featured more than 200 starters across multiple classes.

Aston Martin has been racing at the Nürburgring since 2006.

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New car sales are on the increase

NEW car registrations in Spain were up 16.9 per cent year on year to 82,480 in May. That was the best May figure since 2010, according to manufacturer and car sales associations.

During the first five months of the year sales reached 364,784 units, up from 313,588 in the same period in 2013.

The continuing success of the Plan Pive, where €2,000 is given against the price of a new car when scrapping one more than 10-yearsold is being credited for the turnround in the car sales market.

That is set to continue with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announcing on Saturday an extension to the scheme.

The increase in sales is being driven by the private owner market, which accounted for 42,140 units in May, up 27.7 per cent. Car rental businesses bought 22,537 units, up 3 per cent on the same month in 1013.

Petrol engine vehicles made up 33.5 per cent of sales in May whilst diesel engine models took the lion’s share of the market at 65.1 per cent.

Just 1.4 per cent of cars sold were hybrid or electric.

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look as to what it takes to develop the unique technology in the Nissan ZEOD RC,” said Darren Cox, Global Head of Brand, Marketing and Sales, NISMO.

Award for new Opel THE new Opel Vivaro, to be launched at the end of the summer, has already scooped its first plaudit: in a survey among 80,000 readers of the Spanish daily financial newspaper The Economist, it has been voted ‘Best Commercial Vehicle’ in the paper’s Ecomotor awards.

The second generation Vivaro combines functionality of a light commercial vehicle and the advantages of an ‘office on wheels’ with the comfort and attractive appearance of a passenger car, said Opel.

It has all the attributes necessary to build on the success of its predecessor: its many variants are now longer to increase load capacity; the cabin includes state-of-the-art equipment such as Opel’s IntelliLink infotainment with an intuitive navigation system, and there are smart design solutions which quickly and easily adapt cabin space for mobile office use. Just as important, the new Vivaro is extremely fuel efficient.

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Bubba Watson in with a shot GOLF - The US Open starts at Pinehurst, North Carolina today and don’t be surprised if two of these four players - Bubba Watson (pictured), Cory Whitsett, Adam Scott and Jordan Spieth - are contesting the final hole on Sunday. And following this tournament, the driving and putting will continue with the Irish Open next Thursday.

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World Cup kicks off, 9 for Nadal

FOOTBALL - The 20th FIFA World Cup starts tonight when host nation Brazil meet Croatia, kick-off 10pm Spanish time.

Tomorrow, Mexico play Cameroon and Spain take on the Netherlands while on Saturday, England after two warm-up draws v Ecuador (2-2) and Honduras (0-0) - have their opener against Italy with a midnight kick-off.

Also over the weekend there are games involving

Colombia-Greece, Ivory Coast-Japan, EcuadorSwitzerland, FranceHonduras, GermanyPortugal, Chile-Australia and Uruguay-Costa Rica.

And thereafter, it’s match after match - another 53 of them - straight through to the final on July 13. There will plenty of excitement watch and enjoy.

FORMULA 1 - Last weekend Red Bull’s Aussie driver Danny Ricciardo won a thrilling Canadian

Grand Prix - his first-ever F1 victory - overtaking Nico Rosberg’s crippled Mercedes with two laps to go. Sebastian Vettel was third. Rosberg now leads the driver’s championship by 22 points from Lewis Hamilton whose car ‘packed up’.

TENNIS - ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray (easily) in the semifinal and Novak Djokovic in a superb final to clinch a record ninth French Open

title and his fifth in succession at Roland Garros. Russian super lass Maria Sharapova beat Simona Halep in a classic women’s final, which was the longest for 28 years.

CRICKET - The first Test between England and Sri Lanka begins today at Lords. England, who lost the recent ODI series against the same country 3-2, will give debuts to at least three players with skipper Alastair Cook

having another new opening partner in Sam Robson of Middlesex.

RUGBY UNION England came so close to ending the All Blacks’ 20year unbeaten record at Eden Park in Wellington in the first of three Tests.

Beaten 20-15, it was tough on Stuart Lancaster’s team who take on New Zealand in the second encounter in Dunedin this weekend.

Meanwhile, Ireland won in Argentina for the very first time: 29-17.

MOTOGP On Sunday, Spain’s Marc Marquez goes for his seventh successive victory of the season at his home track at

Catalunya, Barcelona.

HORSE RACING - The 235th Derby was won by 11-8 favourite, Australia, ridden by Joseph O’Brien and trained by his father, Aiden - the first trainer to win three Derbys running.

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