Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 10 - 16 July 2014 Issue 1514

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Quiet ride

FROM next Sunday (July 13) onwards, the Alicante-Madrid high speed AVE train will have a ‘quiet coach’.

Children aged under 14 will not be allowed, rail operator RENFE has confirmed.

New image MUCHAMIEL will spend €300,000 on transforming the town’s slaughterhouse, built in 1925, into a multifunctional cultural centre with sports facilities.

Off the scent THE regional Environmental Department has redoubled its efforts to control bad smells originating in Campello’s Les Canyades landfill site.

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Teenager dies after fall from Terra Mitica ride A TEENAGER has become the first person to die at the Terra Mitica theme park in Benidorm in the park’s 14year history.

The 18-year-old boy, believed to be from Iceland, was killed after falling from a height of between 10-15 metres from the ‘Inferno’' attraction, a roller-coaster that turns riders 360 degrees and reaches speeds of 60mph.

The accident occurred during the turning of the ride and is believed to have been the result of a mechanical failure in the seat.

The teenager, who was with his father, brother and

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Mayor Agustin Navarro has sent his condolences to the family and said the city was in contact with the family to

help in any way it could.

Terra Mitica opened in 2000, and the Inferno ride was launched in 2007.

Arrest order for developer of landmark building THE unfinished InTempo skyscraper in Benidorm is still beset by problems.

A judge had ordered the arrest of the building’s principal developer Jose Ignacio de la Serna for ignoring a court summons. He and co-developer Ignacio Boronat were called to appear after the buyers of an InTempo apartment began legal proceedings against them, as they are still waiting for their flat after seven years.

Only Ignacio Boronat attended although in the end De la Serna was not arrested, court sources said.

He is suffering from cancer, De la Serna’s lawyer told the judge, and undergoing treatment that prevents him from responding to questioning “for at least three months.”

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Letters 41 FINESTRAT: No change, residents say

Leave Finestrat as it is, say residents FINESTRAT Town Hall held a series of meetings with residents to discuss future development plans.

There was also a meeting in English for the benefit of foreign residents.

Residents were asked to fill out a questionnaire, the findings of which to be taken into account when drawing up the next Urban

Development Plan (PGOU), said Town Planning Councillor Juan Francisco Perez. The town hall has now studied the questionnaires, Perez revealed.

More than 91 per cent of residents are confident that their properties are entirely legal, despite 68 per cent who believed they were missing out on utilities like

water and drainage, the survey found. The majority also feel that future expansion should be located in the Torre, Alqueria and Font del Moli districts.

And residents all agreed that they liked Finestrat as it was, rejecting scenarios of how the town could evolve in the future.

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Javea honours the Lambert family FOUR exhibitions currently spotlight the Lambert family who arrived in Javea in the early 20th century.

Of Swiss origin, father and son had lived in Paris, leaving the city after the First World War. The exhibitions highlight the work of Andre-Louis Lambert Perret, an architect who died in 1967 and has been described as the Javea’s first ambassador.

He drew international attention to local TAKING a dip at Benissa’s La Fustera beach poses architecture, from the no problems for anyone with mobility problems. church-fortress of San The town hall has provided a new amphibious Bartolome to the riuraus wheelchair so that Red Cross volunteers can help of the local grapethe disabled into the sea. growers.

This successful service began several years ago His son Andre, an and the 20-minute sessions, which are available illustrator and engraver, between 10am and 2pm, will continue until documented the area’s September. practically virgin landThere are disabled parking spaces at La scapes, recording its people and their customs.

Fustera, as well as a shady area adjoining the Red Their work can now be Cross post where wheelchairs and crutches can seen at the Museo Soler be left.

Blasco, the Casa del There are also ramps and adapted toilets to Cable, the Centre d’Arts ensure that all residents and visitors can enjoy Lambert in the Casa de the beach to the maximum, said Benissa’s Health Tena and at the Councillor Gloria Ivars.

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NEWS Night shopping FOLLOWING the success of Moraira’s first ‘Shopping Night’ with shops open until 1.30am, it will be repeated on August 2 and 16, the AECO business-owners’ association has announced.

Stub snubs THE provincial government is installing 400,000 ashtrays on 10 La Safor beaches this summer. It hopes to encourage smokers not to bury cigarette ends in the sand, a spokesman said.

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Hotel plan for lighthouse A CENTRAL government project to turn unoccupied lighthouses into hotels includes Cabo de San Antonio.

Local participation has already been announced in the Official State Bulletin (BOE), claimed the regional Spanish press.

Cabo de San Antonio, which was declared a nature reserve in November 1993, owes its name to a

16th century hermits’ retreat dedicated to San Antonio. The lighthouse, which overlooks Denia to the north and dominates all of the Gulf of Valencia, was built in 1855.

Three separate proposals for the Cabo de San Antonio installation were submitted, continued the reports which

quoted the Alicante Harbour Authority’s president, Jose Joaquin Ripoll. The central administration will now decide which is the most suitable, Ripoll said.

One outline was submitted by a well-known Denia businessman whose plans envisage a sevenroomed hotel and restaurant in the lower section of the lighthouse, according to media reports.

Open again CALLE Doctor Fleming in Denia reopened to traffic after work finished on storm drains. The street, a principal access for Les Marines and the port, has also been resurfaced.

Dodgy catch TWO Civil War bombs were snared in the nets of a fishing boat off Port Saplaya (Valencia). Spanish navy experts later disposed of them with a controlled underwater explosion.

Dog-bite fine THE provincial high court confirmed a €100 fine imposed on the owner of a dog that bit a child in Denia two years ago. He must also pay €600 compensation.

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REGIONAL rail operator FGV has commissioned a €398,997 survey on renovating the Line 9 tram tracks and infrastructure between Benidorm and Denia. The €43 million project will be completed by 2020.

Rent money

No crime wave CRIME in Oliva’s Raval district fell by 40 per cent in the last year. Twenty-six offences were reported in May and June, compared with 43 in 2013, Guardia Civil records showed.

School project LA NUCIA is spending €184,000 on extensions to the La Muixara school.

Although this should be the regional government’s responsibility, the town hall is committed to local education, the mayor said.

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SPAIN’S ‘bad bank’ Sareb is renting out Benidorm apartments it acquired as toxic assets. Tourist group Pierre & Vacances will lease four complexes on the Poniente beach for 10 years.

Epic fail HOLDING exam re-sits in July instead of September ruined the start of the Spanish holiday season, Costa Blanca hoteliers complained. The regional government should revert to the traditional schedule, they said.

NOT JUST HOT AIR: The festival has a lot to offer.

European hot air balloon festival THE EUROPEAN balloon festival, which runs from July 9 to July 13, is taking place in Igualada, Barcelona.

It is one of the most important in southern Europe, certainly the most important in Spain.

The festival started in 1997 and since then it has been held every year with ever increasing interest from the public. One of the most popular aspects of the festival is the photography competition which is being held again this year; anyone wishing to take part should send their pictures, of the festival, to the Igualada Council before September 5.

The event is usually well attended by both amateur enthusiasts and professionals and also brings with it thousands of tourists who go just to see the spectacular array of multi-coloured balloons.

This year more than 25,000 visitors are expected to watch the approximately 50 teams which have

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The festival includes, among other things, hot air balloon races, recreational exhibitions like ‘night glow,’ which is when the balloons switch their burners on and off after dark giving the craft an eerie glow, and several competitions - all related to ballooning.

The flights and races take place in the early morning or in the late afternoon as this is when the weather conditions are most favourable for the sport.

Visitors can take advantage of the opportunity to ride a balloon if they book in advance with the relevant authorities.

The festival will end with a spectacular music and firework display.

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people every day. That is the number of extras applying for the Game of Thrones casting taking place, initially, through Facebook. Filming begins in October in Sevilla and Osuna.

THE Cabeco d’Or’s high tension cables should remain, said Red Electrica.

The environmental impact of removing them to protect wildlife is worse than leaving them, the national grid operator maintained.

Keeping watch TORREMANZANAS will have its own 10-strong fireprevention brigade this summer. Two shifts will patrol each day, keeping a fire-watch not only over the sierras of Torremanzanas but also Jijona and Benifallim.

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Mallorca is suffering from an image problem since a video was leaked of an illegal competition in its bars in which young women would perform sexual favours in exchange for free drinks. Island authorities are looking into what has become an international scandal.

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Ambassador raises healthcare and property issues

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Charity lunch ANIMAL charity PEPA is holding a lunch on Tuesday July 15 at 2pm at Bar Irlandes in Castellon de Rugat.

Book by emailing des.smith68@gmail. com or phone 962 807 086.

Easy parking SOME 1,900 of Denia’s 4,500 parking spaces are free, the town hall announced. A map of all free parking is available on Denia town hall’s website www.denia.es.

Any old iron ZARAGOZA company, Ria 2002, has received official permission to reopen a disused iron-ore mine in Villena.

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SIMON MANLEY, Britain’s ambassador in Madrid, visited Valencia recently.

His mission was to reinforce commercial ties and underline the economic contribution that the British make to the area, he explained.

The €1.6 billion spent by the 2.2 million British tourists who visited the region in 2013 demonstrates their “huge value” the ambassador said.

The 100,000 Britons registered on the ‘padron’ or municipal rolls also make a valuable contribution to the regional economy, he added.

During talks with the president of the regional

TALKS: Alberto Fabra (L) greets Simon Manley. government, Alberto Fabra, and other members, Mr Manley raised the matter of provision of healthcare for tourists. It was important that all public

hospitals, including privately-run state system hospitals, recognised the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) instead of trying to bill visitors’ travel

insurance, he said.

He also highlighted the plight of British residents affected by property problems in areas like Lliber, urging Fabra and the Infrastructure and Environment Departments to work towards rapid solutions.

Mr Manley later met police chiefs and visited the region’s 112 centre, which last year received 150,000 emergency calls in English, the majority of them from Alicante Province.

Residents faced with an emergency should always ring 112, Mr Manley said, and they can also receive updates on forest fires and other hazards on Twitter @gva_112cv.

Benidorm in UK top 10 BENIDORM is among the 10 most sought after international destinations for the UK market, according to price comparison site trivago.co.uk.

Their report was prepared on the basis of searches performed by users between January 1 and June 15 for travel in July and August 2014.

Paris was the most popular

international destination, while Benidorm was in ninth place, with Barcelona in fourth.

The study also created a profile of habits of UK travellers which noted that British tourists are prepared to spend an average of £112 (€140) per night for hotels this summer, higher than the world average of £96 (€120) per night.

INVASION: Not as bad as it looks.

Clone troopers invade the city CLONE troopers took over Alicante City some days ago.

It was not a Clone War or even a Star Wars prequel or sequel. Instead it was the 10th anniversary of the Legion 501 Spanish Garrison.

The association of Star Wars aficionados paraded from the Volvo Ocean Race museum at the port, along the Explanada de España and Rambla de Mendez Nuñez to the Plaza de San Cristobal.

A contingent of troops was also in evidence at Santa Barbara Castle earlier the same day.

The city’s ‘Toda la galaxia en tu castillo’ exhibition at the castle, which is dedicated to the Star Wars saga, has now received 20,000 visitors since it opened last April.

Half marathon raises money for nurses NORAH MULBERRY has raised €1,326 for Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN) after competing in the

Campoverde Half Marathon. She was joined by her sister and niece and two friends, and walked the

2,600 years of wine A JOURNEY of 2,600 years of the history of wine making in Alicante is now on at the MARQ Archaeological Museum of Alicante.

The exhibition will run until January 11, taking visitors through various stages of cultivation and production of wine in the province and its history and evolution.

route in three-and-a-half hours to raise money for the charity whose nurses helped her husband Roger in his last days.

Norah said: “They were a great support both to me and his two daughters through what can only be described as emotionally draining times.” She added: “Thank you to all those who generously donated their time and money.”

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No-go for new school PLANS for a private international school in Jesus Pobre are meeting with local opposition.

The Associacio de Veins residents’ group will do everything within its power to block the project, it warned. The town is a sub-district (Eatim) of Denia but has its own neighbourhood council which also opposes building the school in the Les Freses area.

Both challenge the regional government’s decision to declare it an Infrastructure of Community Interest.

Les Freses is not building land and the project is incompatible with a rural image based on scenery and agriculture, both groups argued. Other locations nearby would be more suitable for the school, they said.

Meanwhile, the town hall will take into account the claims of both the Associacio de Veins and the neighbourhood council, pledged Denia’s Town Planning Councillor Pepa Font.

Instagram competition ALFAZ DEL PI is holding its third #WeLove-Albir2014 competition.

It’s easy to enter, the town hall explained.

Contestants need only become followers of @Turismolalfas and upload an Instagram photo or video of any spot in Albir or the Sierra Helada with the #WeLoveAlbir hashtag. Selected photos and videos will later feature in an exhibition.

More than 3,000 people took part in last year’s competition, said Tourism Councillor Paola Segura.

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Dearer water in Altea ALTEA residents will soon be paying more for their water.

At the beginning of this month the town council approved an 8.5 per cent increase on water bills.

The increase will ease the “economic-financial imbalance” of Aigues d’Altea, which provides the domestic supply.

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between 2008 and 2013, the deficit rose to €2.402 million, said Finance Councillor Pedro Barber.

Under the terms of the concessionary’s contract Aigues d’Altea should pay €947,757 and the town hall €1.437 million.

Owing to its Economy and Adjustment Plan, the town hall cannot take on this sum or add it to the

municipal budget. Instead of the 22 per cent increase requested by Aigues d’Altea the concessionary’s contract has been modified and extended by five years.

The town hall finally agreed to an 8.5 per cent rise, which will add around €2 to householders’ threemonthly bills, Barber revealed. Despite the

La Vila tackles the problem of stray cats VILLAJOYOSA’S animal protection association SPAV hopes to neuter the town’s stray cats.

There are around 500 in La Vila, SPAV said. “People think it’s normal to see cats living on the street. If they see a dog they advise us but that doesn’t happen with cats,” the association lamented.

SAV’s first sterilisation campaign, funded by donations, was carried out in

September last year when 80 cats were neutered by two German vets and SPAV’s vet, Juan Miguel Llinares.

The next campaign will be financed by a foundation, although so far only Juan Miguel Llinares has confirmed his participation. SPAV has called on vets to lend a hand and also asked members of the public to assist by helping to catch the cats and donating cat-carriers, blankets and other items.

increase Altea residents will still pay less for their water compared with Marina Baja towns like Benidorm and La Nucia where bills are up to 58 per cent higher, the councillor said.

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Night visits UNTIL September 15 it will be possible to visit Denia Castle until 0.30am, Monday to Sunday. The Archaeological Museum inside will until 10pm.

No thanks ALICANTE City Hall turned down the offer of advice from Elche palm experts in eradicating the red weevils.

Their own experts have sufficient expertise, the council said.

June jobs THE number of jobless fell by 5,594 in Alicante Province last month.

This was the most significant fall in the Valencia Region, compared with Valencia Province (2,624) and Castellon (2,000).

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Farewell to eyesore on Benidorm beach THE last remaining Las Terrazas block on Benidorm’s Levante beach has finally been demolished.

The blocks of low-rise apartments were built in the Sixties when the Benidorm boom began but were in bad shape by the late Nineties.

The town hall of the day declared them in ruins in 2000 but despite setbacks and delays all of the blocks except one have now been demolished.

The remaining building has housed an Iberdrola transformer but owners of the razed

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finally reached after years of

negotiating with the energy company over re-siting the installation.

The derelict block had recently been home to squatters.

“No-one ever told the The Generalitat pays a month in arrears, meaning police because some left that the region’s chemists and others went in but are now owed only the €98 there were never been million corresponding to any problems,” a porter Social Security prescriptions from another block told local Spanish press. dispensed in May.

Good news for Alicante chemists

VALENCIAN Community pharmacists have now been paid the €137 million owed for filling Social Security prescriptions.

Alicante Province pharmacies received €49.8

million of this amount. Like the region’s other provinces of Valencia and Castellon, they have now received the 41 per cent that was outstanding from March and all of April.

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Big water problems in villages VALL DE LA GALLINERA has survived all previous droughts but water no longer gushes from its taps.

Sometimes the supply there and in neighbouring Patro and Benissili is off all day. What water trickles from the taps looks like chocolate, residents claim, and no-one dares drink it.

The Solana well which provides local domestic water has not run dry but is unusable for technical reasons, explained Vall de la Gallinera’s mayor.

Meanwhile the three villages are using the agricultural supply, which is erratic for structural reasons and the need for more crop irrigation during the summer.

Solana Two well may have to be used, but financial help will be necessary as well as official permission.

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Hercules doctor on dope charges JERONI LLORCA, the Hercules football team’s doctor, was arrested on doping charges.

He is a specialist in sports medicine and a director of the Arena Sports Clinic in Alicante City where he was arrested. Other doctors there have no connection with Llorca’s charges, National Police said.

A search revealed small amounts of performance-enhancing substances, sources confirmed. They were of types generally used by cyclists and triathlon athletes.

Four other people were arrested in the police investigation that was launched months ago.

They and Llorca were brought before the investigating judge after spending the night in police cells.

“Spain is no longer a doping paradise,” Llorca told an interviewer in 2009. “It’s incomprehensible that people still seek substances to improve their performance,” he said.

In 2010 he was appointed to a committee of experts attached to Spain’s Anti-Doping Agency (AEA). He was also team doctor for US Postal when cycling champion Lance tion said, and are looking Armstrong rode for the for a dry, secure place in or team. Armstrong was around Oliva, La Font d’En later stripped of his titles Carros, Potries or and banned for life after positive for Villalonga to store testing equipment and items for banned substances.

Llorca was released their shops.

If you can help, please with charges although the email p.e.p.a.animalcharity investigation is ongoing @gmail.com or telephone and police do not rule out further arrests.

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Help for PEPA PEPA, the La Safor animal protection association, rehomed 12 dogs and pups last month.

Homes were also found for a cat, now named Pluska, who was found on the street with her three kittens.

They are now running out of space, the associa-

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Baby left locked in car by parents A MAN and woman were arrested after leaving their four-month-old daughter alone in a parked car.

Security guards at Alicante City’s Puerta de

Alicante shopping centre’s underground car park alerted the police after they noticed the infant in the back of a BMW. They found the doors were locked and all the

InTempo skyscraper still has problems From front page “indignant” about the way the case was brought to the attention of the public, a relative said.

Seven years after work started on Europe’s tallest residential building, it is only 94 per cent complete.

Spain’s ‘bad bank’ Sareb acquired the €93million loan granted to owners Olga Urbana by the now extinct Caixa Galicia.

Sareb is likely to finance the remaining work on the building and then sell on the loan to a private investor. But frustrated buyers do not know when that will be.

windows were wound up.

Fearing for the child’s well-being, they called the owners over the public address system, but when this produced no response, police broke the car windows to reach the baby.

By this time she had been unattended for at least 40 minutes and was taken to Alicante General Hospital for a checkup.

The parents, an Algerian couple in their early 30s, were arrested when they returned to the car 45 minutes later.

They were charged with abandoning a minor but later released and their daughter returned to them.

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Farmers call for drought aid relief FARMERS have protested at the Government Offices in Alicante calling for aid relief after being affected by the drought.

They said the lack of rainfall has already caused losses of more than €78 million with vineyards being the most affected crop.

Cereal, nuts (especially almonds), olives, summer fruits and citrus have also been

affected according to the group ‘La Unio de Llauradors i Ramaders’ whose members are calling for the urgent establishment of a commission to monitor and access the drought, as well as the granting of direct aid in the amount of €15,000 euros per agricultural enterprise within three years.

They also want a tax reduction for farmers.

June sees positive Shuttle bus start to summer for AVE AVERAGE occupancy of hotels in Alicante City in June stood at 77.99 per cent; 2.4 per cent more than June last year.

The Provincial Association of Hotels in Alicante (APHA) stressed that these figures reflect the impact that the Hogueres fiestas had on visits which was higher than the previous year.

Excluding Benidorm, towns in Alicante Province saw Javea register the highest occupancy of hotels with 83.44 per cent, followed by El Campello (71.57 per cent), Elche (61.58 per cent) and Santa Pola (46 per cent).

Regarding the tourists, 58.22 per cent were international visitors and 41.78 per cent were Spaniards.

BENIDORM has authorised an AVE shuttle bus between the town and Villena and calls for it’s immediate operation The Benidorm Tourism Foundation says it will continue working to ensure the service develops from Alicante and gets passengers arriving on the AVE high speed train to their destination quickly.

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Taken 3 is being filmed in Javea LIAM NEESON has been in Javea filming scenes from his new movie ‘Taken 3.’ The Northern Ireland actor has been in Spain for a few weeks now filming the third and final instalment in the

Taken film series which sees Neeson resume his role as Bryan Mills.

Last week he was down in Murcia filming action scenes and this week he has spent several days in Javea in Cala de Ambolo.

Child in coma after fall at Terra Natura A FOUR-YEAR-OLD is in a medically induced coma after falling from a statue at Terra Natura animal park in Benidorm.

The youngster apparently fell 1.5m after climbing up a wooden statue which then fell on top of the child.

SAMU paramedics arrived on the scene and transferred the toddler to the General Hospital of Alicante.

Security guards were hired by the production company to ensure no one had access to the secluded beach whilst filming was taking place.

The movie is expected to be released early 2015.

Body found off Benidorm beach A BODY was found floating off the coast of Benidorm.

National Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man whose body was found in waters near El Tossal La Cala, a hundred metres from the shore of Sunset Beach.

Sea Rescue of the Guardia Civil recovered and rescued the body of the man who has still not been identified.

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Beach cleaning is increased DENIA has increased the cleaning of beaches and removed more than 1,000 tonnes of seaweed and posidonia in three days due to an abnormal temporal swell. An average of 50 to 70 tonnes is usually collected per day during the summer.

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Benidorm on Brit’s top 10 list BENIDORM is among the 10 most sought after international destinations for the UK market, that’s according to comparative price site trivago.co.uk.

Their report was prepared on the basis of searches performed by users between January 1 and June 15 for travel in July and August 2014.

Paris was the most popular

international destination, while Benidorm was in ninth place, with Barcelona in fourth.

The study also created a profile of habits of UK travellers who noted that

British tourists are prepared to spend an average of £112 (€140) per night for hotels this summer, higher than the world average of £96 (€120) per night.

RESPONSE TIMES: Many complaints since 112 calls were transferred.

Loss of localisation affects emergency response times THE transfer of the emergency centre of Alicante to Valencia just over a year ago has caused complaints and delays due to lack of coordination.

The decision of the Ministry of Health to transfer coordination of 112 calls and emergencies from the Centre for Information and Coordination of Emergency located in Alicante’s General Hospital, to a control unit in Valencia,

was done in a bid to save costs.

Since then, users have complained about response times. On the first day of transfer of the service, a patient was lying on a road between Elche and La Marina for 40 minutes for an ambulance which had initially been sent to Torrellano by the Valencia call operators.

The most recent case occurred late last month when a woman, aged 79,

almost died as the SAMU ambulance was sent to the wrong address in Elche.

The Department of Health claims response times are within 12 minutes.

SAMU workers have also criticised the change in defibrillators, claiming the new devices are overweight, with paramedics regularly having to carry them as they climb flights of stairs in apartment blocks without steps.

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Employment plan for residents EL POBLE NOU DE BENITACHELL has launched a new social employment plan for residents.

The programme aims to reintegrate 10 people currently registered as unemployed,

back into the workplace, for six months in service and maintenance work.

Those interested in applying for the programme must be over 16 years of age, be unemployed for at least 12 months, be living in the municipality for more than three years and not have an income of more than â‚Ź426 per month in the family home.

The first contracted period will be for six months from August 4 on a A PLANTATION of 500 marijuana plants has been part-time (20 hours a taken out of a house in Pedreguer. week) basis, with National Police arrested two people and officers employees carrying out a seized all kinds of materials and items used for range of work within cultivation of the drug. the municipality including The investigation began when police started gardening and mainreceiving reports of a strong smell of cannabis from tenance, forest fire near the property. Officers found the house had all prevention, cleaning of the windows boarded up and extraction fans in place rivers and ravines and to remove the smell. treating public roads.

The man and woman, aged 18 and 32, were both arrested.

Those interested in It is the second drugs bust by police in the last applying should visit: month as another raid on a property in Planes www.elpoblenoude recovered 3,200 plants with a total weight of 800kg. benitatxell.org

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UK recruits in Alicante MEDICAL consultants from the UK are travelling to Alicante to recruit Spanish doctors.

They are offering numerous vacancies at hospitals in Britain and are looking for doctors with European citizenship and at least two years of hospital experience; particularly with specialisation in family and community medicine.

Consultants from two London hospitals will be interviewing candidates at the end of the month.

This is the first job offer in Alicante Province between private British recruitment company Pulse, within the Spanish health campaign in the UK and in collaboration with the Medical College (OMC) of Spain. There are 14 vacancies for one-year contracts.

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Disabled dive to Roman wreck QUADRIPLEGIC Elena Prous has become the first disabled person to dive to the Roman wreck off Villajoyosa.

She was assisted in her endeavour by team-mate Javier Giron.

The event marked the start of a new campaign

of underwater excavations of the wreck to be held during July and August.

The initiative, like others conducted by the Department of History, reflects the commitment of Vilamuseu (Network of Museums and Monuments of Villajoyosa) to promote greater accessibility to the area’s historical heritage.

Councillor for Heritage, Pepe Lloret, explained that these dives “are a unique

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DISABLED DIVE: Elena Prous prepares for the dive to the Roman shipwreck. opportunity to see the shipwreck of the largest Roman merchant ship in the Mediterranean.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Hildegard Gotz is 103.

Happy birthday, Hildegard, 103 LA NUCIA resident Hildegard Gotz has just celebrated her 103rd birthday. Born in Berlin on July 5, 1911, Hildegard has lived in La Nucia for 41 years and now resides in an apartment on the Montebello Residence.

She was visited by Bart Gommans, Councillor for Foreign Residents, who spent an hour with the German centenarian who has lived through two world wars and first visited La Nucia in 1963. She said the extraordinary climate of La Nucia was one of the reasons for her longevity.

2,600 years of wine A JOURNEY of 2,600 years into the history of wine making in Alicante is now on at the MARQ Archaeological Museum of Alicante.

The exhibition will run until January 11, 2015, taking visitors through

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various stages of cultivation and production of wine in the province and its history and evolution.

The exhibition is being promoted by the province of Alicante and sponsored by the Denomination of Origin Wines Alicante.

One Direction trains ONE DIRECTION fever has hit Spain and in response, RENFE is offering additional trains from Alicante to get fans to their concerts in Barcelona.

The company doubled the number of trains this week to coincide with increased demand, offering 2,000 seats, 20 per cent more than usual.

BUILDING work in Benitachell is now limited during the summer. Work can commence from 10am-2pm and 5-7pm Monday to Friday only and sound levels must not exceed 90dB.

Monovar fire A FIRE caused the evacuation of a home in Monovar.

Firefighters spent two hours trying to extinguish the flames, which had originated in the kitchen.

Tapas route BENISSA has opened its sixth tapas route event. It takes place Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 18 different participating bars and restaurants until August 9.

Drugs found TWO men were arrested in Campello after police searched their van and found 1.7 kilos of speed worth €50,000.

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Uni entrance exams now taking place A TOTAL of 4,294 students in Alicante Province have enrolled to sit this month’s university entrance examinations which will take place at five colleges.

This is the second year running that the entrance exams have been held in July, allowing students who have passed their end of school exams in June to participate in the process of pre-registration for universities. The results of pre-registration will be published on July 18.

Exam re-sits are taking place in July, rather than September as was previously the case.

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Costa Blanca ideal budget holiday spot for Spaniards THE high season officially began last week with hotels on the Costa Blanca recording around 40 per cent of rooms still vacant.

It comes as Spaniards report a surge in last minute reservations, looking for cheap, bargain deals and the Costa Blanca seems to be carving a name for itself in that area. Hot on the heels of low-cost flights bringing international tourists, Spaniards are now realising the value vacation that the area can offer with prices frozen for the last three years

BUDGET BREAKS: Costa Blanca proving good value for Spaniards looking for low cost holidays.

combined with the quality of services, making it unbeatable value for money.

From Denia down to Pilar de la

Horadada, last minute discounts can be found of up to 30 per cent for hotel stays this month.

President of Hotel Association,

Hosbec, Antonio Mayor, said vacant rooms are not a concern at this point recalling a similar situation at the start of last summer, which then closed as one of the best in history.

An increase in flights from Russia in July and August to Alicante-Elche airport will also see the international market rise.

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MAJOR INITIATIVE: Police plan for tourist safety.

A ‘safer Spain’

THE Director General of the Spanish National Police met in Granada this week with major figures from public and private institutions tied to the tourism sector.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss and debate the new ‘Safe Tourism’ plan which has been launched for the summer high season.

The plan involves around 11,800 officers from Citizen Safety units of the Spanish National Police Force being stationed at tourist locations across the country including the Valencia region, with the operation lasting until August 31.

The objective of the initiative is to increase security for tourists and make

them feel safer. Police will mainly be stationed at city centres, airports, train stations and ports.

Two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand safety leaflets will be distributed along with 5,000 safety posters, which will be displayed in hotels and other tourism facilities.

The police also aim to have permanent contact with industries involved in the tourism sector including hotels and catering companies for feedback, tip-offs and advice.

Spain is considered one of the safest travel destinations in the world, with 60 million tourists visiting last year.

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Currencies Direct open new office CURRENCIES DIRECT have celebrated the official opening of their fifth office in Spain.

Now, alongside the Moraira branch there is a new office in urbanisation La Marina on Avenida de Londres centrally located for more southern-based customers.

The inauguration party gave customers old and new a chance to meet the team. Currencies Direct have been established for 18 years dealing only with currency exchange, which is why they can offer the best rates and deals. “We offer superior rates of exchange and make the very bold statement that we will beat any high street bank rate,” said Jaime Stewart, Business Development Executive, who added that as well as

LA MARINA: Currencies Direct’s fifth office in Spain. their excellent rates, customer service is paramount. “Transferring money can be a scary thing so what we do is hold their hand the entire process and offer a one to one service which can save clients an average of 5 per cent compared to the banks.”

Transfers are fast and 100 per cent secure with Currencies Direct being authorised and overseen by

the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of Spain and there are no fees or commission rates.

So for the best rate and best service, contact Currencies Direct’s new office in La Marina where a friendly face awaits.

Call 965 994 830 or call Moraira on 966 265 072, email moraira@currencies direct.com or visit www.currenciesdirect.com

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‘Robin Hood’ leaves clues in Madrid

AN American millionaire hid €1,300 in Madrid for the general public to find.

Real-estate investor Jason Buzi, otherwise known online as the ‘Robin Hood of Twitter’, hid the small fortune in 26 envelopes and provided clues about their location, sending people on a frantic treasure hunt.

Hundreds of Madrid residents flocked to the Parque del Retiro trying to find one of the envelopes containing €50 each.

The hopefuls looked under every rock, behind every tree and even among the bushes.

Using the Twitter account @hiddencash, Buzi tweeted clues about where he had hidden the money and encouraged anyone who found one to tweet a picture of the envelope.

He describes himself as “a member of the richest one per cent in the United States.” Last month, he hid 20 envelopes containing £100 (around €126) in London and said he was thinking about expanding the game to the rest of the UK. He also hid $15,000 (approximately €11,028) in small sums around cities in California.

A retiree named Luis found €150 in Madrid and a picture of the happy winner holding the envelopes soon went viral on social media.

The millionaire’s Twitter account was updated

€150-EURO FIND: Luis’s picture went viral. throughout the day with pictures of smiling men and women – some quite young – showing everybody the small treasure they had looked so hard for.

Not even the rain that hit Madrid last Thursday (July 3) seemed to have deterred the treasure hunters. @hiddencash tweeted: “Heavy rain and storm in Madrid. Hope envelopes don’t get wet!

Wet money is still good money :)” Those who were not so lucky still had a good time. “Even if we did not find anything, it was a lot of fun, because you are outdoors and have a blast,” said one of them.

The Palo Alto-born property magnate has

been repeatedly accused of having turned charity into a social media competition. Buzin said he was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth and that he was simply giving something back to society.

He describes his acts of giving as an experience for good and actually encourages people to “pay it forward” by giving the money to someone in need.

It appears this modernday Robin Hood will hit the UK next.

He tweeted: “UK: Three wooden boxes containing thousands of pounds will be hidden somewhere in the English countryside. Clues will be given. Pay heed.”

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Conchita Wurst kicks off Gay Pride EUROVISION Song Contest winner Conchita Wurst helped start the celebrations at the official opening of the annual Gay Pride festival in Madrid.

Ruth Lorenzo, Spain’s Eurovision entry, also attended as the crowd went crazy for Wurst. The noise broke a city hall limit of 45 decibels for the venue.

MADO 2014 organisers believe that Madrid Gay Pride will bring in more than €110 million in extra funds to the capital.

Two million people are

expected to attend Saturday’s main party in the city centre.

There has been anger aimed at Madrid Mayor, Ana Botella, from the

conservative Popular Party after her decision to hold almost no other events in Chueca square, the Spanish capital’s main gay neighbourhood.

TAKING SELFIES: Popularity has boomed in the last year.

Your best holiday selfie SELFIE taking is the theme of Servigroup’s eighth photography competition.

The eighth edition of Servigroup Hotels photographic competition has the theme ‘Your best holiday selfie’. Grab your Smartphone or tablet and take a fun, original, creative photo while you enjoy your summer holiday and take part in the competition.

In this edition, more than ever, the main character is

you, although you can also be accompanied by friends and family. Any scenario is ideal to show your funny side: on the beach, in the hotel, by the pool or drinking a mojito at the bar, you choose!

The competition has acquired international overtones since its beginning with participants from around the world.

In 2012, the most international year, 1,200 photographs from 61 countries took part in the competition.

For the third consecutive year, the hotel chain entrusts the competition to the social network Instagram.

With the hashtags #selfiegroup and #servigroup users can publish their photos and the winner will receive a special mention as well as the best technology from Energy Sistem, co-sponsor of the first prize.

Those interested in taking part can do so through Instagram. Details can be found on Servigroup’s web page: http://www.servigroup.co m/en/competitions/selfiegr oup/bases2014_en.pdf.

The deadline for sending photographs is September

30. The jury will be composed of members of Servigroup’s creative and social media departments, and the winners will be announced on Servigroup’s Hotels web page www.servigroup.com during the following two months after the end of the competition.

The winners will be selected from the 25 pictures with a largest number of ‘likes’.

First prize will consist of a three-night stay for two, on a full- board basis, in any of the chain’s hotels (except Hotel Servigroup Montiboli), a smartphone Energy Phone Neo from Energy Sistem with double core processor, dual SIM, IPS Screen, GPS and Bluetooth, and a special Servigroup goodie bag.

The second prize-winner will receive a two-night stay for two, on a full-board basis, in any Servigroup four-star hotel, as well as a special Servigroup goodie bag.

And for the third prizewinner, a two-night stay for two, on a full-board basis, in any Servigroup threestar hotel, as well as a special Servigroup goodie bag.

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Gynaecologist sentenced to 81 years in prison A GYNAECOLOGIST has been sentenced to 81 years in prison for sexually abusing patients.

The man abused his victims during check-ups at the Catalan Health Institute (CHI) and at his private office in Barcelona between 2003 and 2006, the Spanish Supreme Court heard.

The court rejected all the appeals submitted by the gynaecologist’s defence lawyers, the CHI - regarding subsidiary civil liability - and Zurich Insurance PLC Spain - regarding direct liability - and confirmed the sentence in its entirety, with the exception of those terms concerning paying compensation interest to one victim.

The gynaecologist, who will have to serve a maximum of 13-and-ahalf years behind bars, would abuse his patients at his office when no nurses were around.

As stated by the court, the man would subject his patients to examinations that were contrary to

PRISON SENTENCE: For sexually abusing patients. his professional duties, and degrading. It also concluded that the gynaecologist treated them as mere objects for his own sexual gratification. Furthermore, the court said he took advantage of his patients’ trust and that the women

did not give their consent, but were overcome by a “somewhat paralysing perplexity.”

The gynaecologist has also been deprived of his licence to practise medicine and sentenced to pay each victim €6,000.

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Sex scandal in Mallorca’s bars MALLORCA’S bars have come under the spotlight again in a sex-for-drinks scandal.

Apparently there are at least two bars on the popular island resort which will offer women free drinks in exchange for performing sex acts on fellow bar customers.

After a video was circulated online the ‘free drinks offer’ caught the attention of the local authorities and they began looking into the matter.

The video showed a female customer at the popular destination of Magaluf performing ‘mini-sex-acts’ on young tourists, apparently, in exchange for free drinks, according to national paper El Mundo.

The director of the Women’s Institute on the

island, Isabel Llinas, commented: “It is morally reprehensible and humiliating for those who participate, but it is an act carried out between two consenting adults who are free to do what they think is right.”

She went on to say that it was a worrying trend and was not limited to just a few bars in Magaluf but was more widespread.

Local bar owners are frustrated at the attention the scandal is receiving as they don’t want to spoil the image of the Punta Ballena strip as a place to have a fun night out. The strip is a regeneration area and is trying to recover from its former ‘dark area’ reputation to become a more ‘fun friendly’ place to spend the evening.

Man, 22, detained for glorifying terrorism

Watermelon thieves GENETICALLY MODIFIED: Watermelons not fit for human consumption.

ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED kilos of watermelons have been stolen from a farm in Cartagena, Murcia.

The watermelons were being grown on land belonging to a university and were being used for the purposes of genetic investigation and experimentation. As such, they were not fit for human consumption.

The Guardia Civil have arrested five people in connection with the theft. The watermelons would have been worth about 50 cents a kilo if they had reached the open market.

Investigations began in June when police were alerted to the theft of the

fruits and were told that they were being used for genetic experiments to find new strains, and their fitness for the table could not be guaranteed.

Police officers soon located a lorry full of watermelons, which experts at the experimental farm recognised as theirs.

In a joint operation with the Local Police, Guardia Civil officers then arrested five people, one of them a minor, for crimes against public health, as they were going to sell the melons for consumption, and theft.

All the accused are on bail until their cases can be heard by the courts in Cartagena.

GUARDIA CIVIL in Burgos have detained a man for allegedly glorifying terrorism through social networks.

The detainee was denounced by a journalist whom he had threatened through Twitter.

Initial investigations revealed that the man had threatened not only the journalist but also many other people through Twitter; he had also launched many tweets about the glorification of terrorism and ETA’s (Basque Country separatist/ terrorist organisation) activities as well as humiliating any victims of terrorist activity that he could get in touch with.

After intense negotiations with the service provider - Twitter - and the International Inquiry Committee, which

CYBER CRIME: Criminals will be caught regardless. deals with these sorts of cyber requests, they were finally allowed access to the individual’s details and able to identify and locate him in the village of Villasana de Mena in Burgos.

The suspect is 22 years old and a resident of Bilbao in the Basque

Country.

He is out on bail until his case can be heard by the courts in Madrid.

The case will be heard in Madrid as all cases that involve cyber crime in Spain are considered to have no location and therefore go to the capital.

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Tax blacklist Daniela is Spectacle Wearer CLOSE to 2,000 Spanish taxpayers could be on a feared defaulters’ list.

The list will include the names of those who owe more than €1 million in taxes, Santiago Menendez, General Director of Spain’s revenue service (AEAT), told the media.

Menendez said publishing the list on the revenue service’s website was a dissuasive measure to demonstrate that such behaviour was reprehensible.

Furthermore, he said the tax reform was designed “by someone who was able to weather a storm and reach a safe harbour,” so it deserves “credibility.” Menendez emphasised that the tax reform lays solid foundations for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities.

In addition, he pointed out that the reform would increase household liquidity levels and have a €9 billion impact in two years.

of the Year…

AFTER a month-long competition, Specsavers Opticas have announced the winners of the first Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards in Spain.

The first prize has been awarded to Daniela Mari Curtis from Torrevieja, who submitted a lovely picture of herself in her bold, darkrimmed glasses.

The judges thought the photo was really natural and that Daniela summed up clearly and simply the reasons many people love

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their glasses.

She commented; “They make the most of my eyes.

They represent who I am. I don’t feel the same without my glasses on.”

Daniela has won a makeover, photo-shoot and a pair of designer frames in celebration of all those people in Spain who look amazing in their glasses.

There are also seven semi-finalists who have all won one pair of designer

glasses with single vision lenses worth €159: • Aina Bibiloni Valle, Mallorca • Salome Aguilar Sanchez, Marbella • Sarah May Lofthouse, Fuengirola • Mrs Poulter, Torrevieja • Kathleen Misson, Javea • Nigel Webb, Calpe

• Manuel Fajardo, Benidorm.

They were chosen as runners-up as they are all really proud of wearing glasses and have given great reasons why they love them.

Sarah May Lofthouse said: “I can see better and look good at the same time.” Nigel Webb: “My glasses are an extension of my personality. I like unusual colours and people are always complimenting me on my glasses. So I get to talk to people I would not normally speak to.”

Specsavers staff are fully trained to offer style advice on the latest trends and styles.

To find your nearest store visit www.specsavers.es.

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Doctors want more tax on alcohol SPANISH doctors have called for higher taxes on alcohol.

The Spanish Society for Public Health and Sanitary Administration (SESPAS) said last Thursday that the higher taxes should be based on the actual alcohol content of alcoholic beverages. The idea seeks to put a brake on excessive alcohol consumption.

SESPAS released a communiqué saying that “higher taxes will not only increase tax revenues but also contribute to reducing alcohol consumption levels.” The communiqué goes on to say that Spain is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates on alcohol in Europe.

While SESPAS acknowledges that a moderate wine intake - one glass a day - can improve cardio-

HEALTH RISK: Excessive wine consumption. vascular health, they also said “excessive wine consumption is one of the biggest health risk factors in Europe.”

According to SESPAS, 10 per cent of deaths in people aged 15-64 in Spain are related to drinking.

SESPAS emphasised that excessive alcohol consumption is associated with car accidents and that 5 per

cent of Spaniards aged 1564 abuse alcohol.

In its opinion, taxes on alcoholic beverages serve as a preventive measure.

As is the case in Italy and Germany, Spain levies a type zero tax on wine, and consumers only have to pay VAT on their wine purchases. Tax rates on beer are low and higher on distilled beverages.

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Pylons going ESTEPONA has begun the removal of the six high-voltage pylons which fall within its urban area. The work is expected to take no longer than three weeks.

Heritage dunes MARBELLA Council has voted unanimously to petition the environmental agency to make the Marbella dunes an ecologically reserved site. The campaign has been going on for several months.

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No phone closes tourist office MAYOR of Almeria, Luis Rogelio Rodriquez-Comendador, announced on Monday that the tourist office located in the church of Las Salinas in Cabo de Gata has been forced to close at the request of the regional government because it did not fit their specifications.

The reasons given were the lack of a telephone line, and inadequate space of just 1.2 square metres.

The office originally opened in 2012 following an agreement between the Bishop of Almeria, Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, and the mayor, which was for 10 years.

In exchange, the city provided €100,000 towards the work required on the church, which cost a total of €400,000. The bishop handed over the crypt to the city council, which allowed access for visitors to the area without the need to go into the rest of the building.

The closure has been criticised and the office described as “an essential information point” for the many visitors to the area.

Flamingo Fuente THE nature reserve at Fuente de Piedra in Malaga Province has hosted the birth of more than 5,500 flamingo chicks.

They will be ringed before they fly off.

NATO transfer SPAIN is to transfer command of the NATO maritime group in Malaga to the US; until that time members of the public will be able to take part in conducted tours of the frigates.

One-off incentive IN agreement with the central government the Junta de Andalucia (regional government) will make a oneoff payment of €300 to any company that employs a person under the age of 25 for at least six months.

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Record numbers MACAEL hosted the fourth of 15 races across the province with a record number of 150 runners. Javier Domene won the heat in a record time of 35 minutes 34 seconds.

Culture Week PECHINA has kicked off its summer activities by launching the third Zoco Bayyana. The event with stalls filled with handicrafts begins at 9pm on Saturday in Almaryya Park.

Fugitive arrested NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 42year-old from Romania wanted under an international arrest warrant for drinkdriving. The detainee, arrested in Almeria City, now faces extradition.

Mayor criticised MAYOR of Nijar, Jesus Antonio Rodriguez, has been criticised by the PSOE (Socialist Party) for taking a holiday before organising the fire service.

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TOURIST OFFICE: Forced to close.

Food for the needy

Cyclist hurt

MORE than 2.5 million kilos of food has been distributed across Almeria through Cruz Roja (Red Cross) and Banco de Alimentos (Food Bank), thanks to the food aid programme of 2013.

A CYCLIST was seriously injured after a crash in the mountainous area of Alhama de Murcia, known as the Criaderas.

Rescue units had to be sent out to locate the man, and he was later transferred to hospital.

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€64m for education THE Department of Education has announced an investment of €64 million to provide schools in the Valencia Region with 1,600 teachers, following complaints and protests about cuts in teacher training programmes.

Window shopping A CAR crashed into the window of a shop in Calle Jorge Juan in Elche City when the driver lost control and smashed into the fashion store. The two occupants of the car escaped without injury.

NINETY-FOUR per cent of Murcians believe that accused politicians should resign from their position, and 86 per cent of those questioned said corruption allegations and court cases would influence the way they voted in the future.

Girls on the ball SANTA POLA’S female football club joined in the town’s monthly institutional event against violence against women.

The councillor for women thanked the club for its support and for demonstrating a policy of equality in sport.

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School’s out THE Almuñecar Municipal Music Dance School organised a zarzuela traditional Spanish music event at Parque El Majuelo to celebrate the of the school year.

and and the end

Judo event ENTHUSIASTS from Andalucia and Valencia gathered at the Almuñecar Sports Pavilion to put their skills on display in an event organised by the Judo Clubs Association from Granada.

Design contest THE Almuñecar and La Herradura Youth Department has a new logo. It was designed by Madrid-born Jose Manuel Puga Molina, winner of a contest organised by the council.

Welcome Paula A BABY GIRL called Paula was born at the Almuñecar Medical Centre on Monday, July 7, at 6pm. It was the first birth since the centre first opened its doors.

Total success THE Torre del Mar Shopkeepers and Business Owners Association was “very pleased” with the Beach Festival held last weekend.

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Da Vinci show THE Fundacio Sophia in Palma is presenting a Leonardo Da Vinci exhibit until September 30. Tickets are €4.

Admission is free for all children aged 12 and under.

Musical soirees THE PALMA Municipal Band will perform on July 21 at 8.30pm in Santa Pagesa square and on July 22 at 7.30pm at Passeig del Born.

Football documentary FILMED by British filmmaker Sam Bernstead, the documentary Coach Zoran and His African Tigers will be screened today and on July 24 at the Catalina Valls theatre at 8.30pm.

Language workshops THOSE interested in practising Spanish can participate in the free language workshops taking place every Friday from 5.30pm until 7pm at the Flassaders Centre, Carrer de la Ferreria, Palma.

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Killer confesses NATIONAL POLICE have detained a man in connection with the murder of a Danish female tourist in Madrid.

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He allegedly strangled her with a cord and then set fire to the room.

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Stories making headlines in Europe

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Two in boot NORWAY – Romarike police found two men in the boot of a member of a biker gang’s car. They were alive and unhurt; police are investigating.

Sinkhole survival

LANDSCAPE gardener, Andy Cameron, 27, mowed a wedding proposal into the lawns of the hotel where his girlfriend, Kayleigh Hawthorn, 25, works to surprise her with the big question. She said yes.

DAISY-MAE JONES, seven, survived a fall into a 25ft deep sinkhole when she was out playing in a field near her home. She walked away with just cuts and bruises.

Tip arsonist SWEDEN – A man has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to one of Stockholm’s biggest rubbish piles. The fire was rapidly brought under control.

Fatal fall SWEDEN – A man has died after falling out of an ambulance helicopter which was taking him off a Norwegian oil rig. Details remain unclear as to how this could have happened.

A GAME of Thrones super-fan has paid more than £5,000 (€6,290) to make herself look like Daenerys Targaryen. Tabitha Lyons spends her free time making costumes and props and has admitted to spending more than £15,000 (€18,860) in the last two years on her obsession.

SHAMED artist and TV entertainer Rolf Harris is behind bars after being jailed for five years and nine months for 12 indecent assaults on young women and girls. His victims included an eightyear-old and a 13-year-old family friend.

Violent punch-up

LOOKALIKES: Girls dressed as Daenerys Targaryen.

CROWDS of hundreds stood by in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens as two young men engaged in a violent punch-up. Many were shouting words of encouragement before riot police were called.

Segways back NORWAY – A ban on Segways on the streets of Norway has come to an end. Originally they were banned as their top speeds of 20kph classified them as mopeds.

Thrones super-fan

Harris jailed

largely due to them having more access to showers and washing machines, according to military officials.

MAFIA boss Alexander Matusov has been extradited from Thailand to Russia. Matusov is suspected of taking part in the murders of four members of a rival gang in St Petersburg in the 1990s.

Tiger hug A TIGER at Kiev Zoo suffered an attack of stress after being hugged by a human. A drunken man scaled the fence into his enclosure and proceeded to hug the large feline who was ‘shocked’ by the incident.

STRESSED: Tiger who was hugged by a man.

Gas crisis PRIME Minister Dmitry Medvedev has commented that there is a full scale gas crisis going on between Moscow and Kiev and he predicts it will get much worse in the autumn.

Italian estates RUSSIANS are buying large amounts of real estate in Italy. The Russians made up only 2 per cent of buyers in 2005, compared to 13 per cent last year.

Healthy army

Old guilders DOZENS of criminals and tax evaders get caught every year trying to change their old guilders into euros at the Dutch National Bank. Hundreds of thousands of euros worth of black money has been traced in the last four years, according to the Metro newspaper.

Sick doctor A FRAUDSTER pretending to be a doctor who treated seriously ill children at a hospice he founded in Hanover has been jailed for more than two years.

Drive-by hit

RUSSIAN PRESS Mafia extradition

OLD rivals, the two cities of Berlin and Hamburg are once again battling it out, this time to be the hosts of the German bid for the Olympic Games.

A HUSBAND and wife were killed in an apparent drive-by shooting just outside their home in Lubeck, Northern Germany.

The suspected gunman was found dead in his car.

Crystal meth A SOCIAL Democrat MP, Michael Hartmann, is suspected of buying illegal drug crystal meth. A spokesperson for the SDP commented that the allegations must be cleared up quickly and fully.

Armed apology POLICE in Cologne have apologised to a one-armed man after fining him €25 for only having one brake on his bicycle which he had modified specially.

PATTOISE

DENMARK – More than 900,000 Social Security numbers were leaked and available for all to see on the internet for nearly an hour after the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior accidentally released them online.

Novel proposal

PRESS Hamburg or Berlin?

THE health of the Russian army has improved

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Ministry mishap

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Aviation alert

DUTCH PRESS Sex change

Joy-riding

What crisis?

AS OF this month transgender people of 16 years and older can easily have their sex changed on their birth certificate if an expert confirms that he or she consistently identifies with being of a different sex.

THE Royal Marechaussee (military constabulary) stopped a YPR armoured vehicle of the Dutch Army on highway A28, which had been stolen from the Johannes Post base in Havelte by a 52-year-old man.

IN SPITE of the social demand for austerity the average wage for bank personnel has risen by 10.1 per cent compared to 2.3 per cent for most people.

They already earn an average 83 per cent more.

AIR SAFETY authorities in The Netherlands have discovered a worldwide problem between the automatic pilot on aircraft and the landing systems at airports. Instead of the expected descent, the nose of the airplane can go up too much, causing the plane to stall.

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New protocols for missing children SPANISH police forces have all agreed on a new protocol to follow in cases of missing children, like the one of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.

Under “certain circumstances� the media will be alerted if help from the public is needed. These circumstances will be determined by the officer in charge but will mainly be used when the life of the child is considered to be in imminent danger.

In 2013, there were 13,054 cases of children going missing and 468 of these are still open; so far this year there have been 7,171 cases.

The new system introduced by the Ministry of the Interior to deal with missing children includes a special alert system which can be activated in a matter of minutes so that the first crucial hours of the search are not lost.

Jorge Fernandez Diaz, Minister for the Interior, has qualified the new system as extremely efficient and faster than the old one. The minister presided over the signing of the agreement of the new protocols, which were endorsed by 16

NEW PROTOCOLS: Could have helped Madeleine McCann. different entities which could be involved, in different ways, in the search and rescue of a missing child.

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TEENAGE tourist was thrown to his death from a theme park ride in Benidorm.

The 18-year-old, said to be from Iceland, was on the Inferno attraction when tragedy struck.

An investigation will be launched, and let us hope the cause is found and steps taken to make sure it never happens again.

But for the family of this young man it is too late. Amusement parks are supposed to give the illusion of danger so that people can get their thrills in complete safety. It is no use saying, as the Terra Mitica park operators have done, that there have been no fatal accidents until this one since the park was opened. The simple fact is that one death is one death too many.

People have the right to take their families to such parks in total

confidence that their safety is assured.

Let us hope the park’s owners are held to account.

Oh dear!

Mallorca, or rather Magaluf, is getting quite a reputation for itself with the sleazy antics of some British tourists. In the latest scandal to hit the UK tabloid press headlines, an 18year-old girl was filmed performing sex acts in a bar for a free drink.

This says more about British society than it does about Mallorca. Let us hope no one is put off visiting the beautiful island by the lurid headlines surrounding the drunken antics of tourists visiting one small district.

The rest of the law-abiding and moral businesses should not be tarred with the same brush. They deserve better.

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STAT OF WEEK EVICTIONS for mortgage default fell by 4.2 per cent during the first quarter of 2014. Proportionately the Canary Islands and Castilla-La Mancha had more evictions than any other region.

Chicken pricing ‘unfair’ THE chicken production sector has accused Spain’s supermarket chains of pricefixing.

A live chicken fetches €0.97 a kilo, with the price per kilo rising to between €2.05 to €2.18, plus marketing and distribution costs, on leaving the

processing factory.

Consumers should pay between €2.45 and €2.76 a kilo, according to Ministry of Agriculture calculations, but supermarkets sell at an average €2.18 a kilo while traditional butcher’s shops charge around €2.75.

Chicken is being sold as a

July heralds summer sales SUMMER is here and so are the sales.

The predicted spend of €76 per person during the summer sales is 5 per cent more than in 2013, the FUCI consumers’ association has said.

Basques, Madrileños, the Catalans and Valencianos will be the biggest spenders, with an outlay of more than €85 for every man, woman and child in their communities.

Nationwide chains like Mango, Cortefiel, Blanco and H&M brought in reductions some weeks earlier, except in Cataluña and the Basque Region, thanks to a change in

government regulations, which was introduced in 2012.

Other stores like Zara and El Corte Ingles preferred to wait for the traditional July 1 date, which coincides with the start of the holiday season.

The clothes industry expects a turnover of €2.7 billion this summer, 3.5 per cent more than last year, with discounts ranging between 30 and 50 per cent.

Coupled with the recent and promising rise in sales, this should help it to finish 2014 without losses for the first time since the financial crisis began.

loss-leader, chicken farmers complained. The market needs urgent rebalancing so that chicken remains cheap for consumers but profitable for producers, they said.

The country’s 5,000 chicken farms also provided 50,000 jobs, they pointed out.

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Payback time for banks

CLIENTS who were missold preference shares by now-nationalised banks started legal proceedings that involved investments of €1.773 billion. So far only 4 per cent of verdicts have been in the banks’ favour.

Peruvian gas deal BRAZILIAN consortium Odebrecht will build and operate a 1,000kilometre gas pipeline in Peru. Spanish company Enagas, which controls 25 per cent of Odebrecht, is investing €180 million in the project.

Moving on after €40m loss DEMETRIO CARCELLER, President of the Damm brewing group left the Pescanova board in May. Damm invested €40 million in Pescanova but together with Luxempart failed to win creditor support for the ailing frozen fish company’s rescue plan when it was in insolvency proceedings.

He and Luxempart’s Francois Tesch left the board when

Pescanova’s creditor banks took over the company.

“It was a bloody swindle,” complained Carceller ahead of the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting earlier this month.

“They’ve cheated us out of €40 million,” he reiterated.

He now wants to move on, Carceller stressed, and centre on internationalising the Damm group.

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WHAT was once the tallest building in Spain now belongs to the richest man in China.

Edificio España, a white elephant bought by Banco Santander in 2007 for €379 million just as the property crisis hit, was bought by Wang Jianlin.

This was common knowledge as long ago as last March, but the purchase has only recently been confirmed.

Wang heads Dalian Wanda and is China’s largest property developer although the group also has interests in enterprises ranging from tourism and cinema to retailing.

Wang paid €265 million for the emblematic building with the blessing of Madrid’s regional government.

The bank had commissioned architects Norman Foster and Carlos Lamela to draw up plans for 300 luxury apartments, a hotel and a shopping centre.

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ICONIC: Edificio España was bought for €265 million.

Although the new owner has been in touch with Foster and Lamela it is not confirmed whether Wang will go ahead with earlier plans or introduce others.

Whatever he decides, there is likely to be little delay. Rapidity is what sets him apart from rivals, Wang maintains, and his projects rarely take longer than 18 or 24 months.

First he decides on an opening date, Wang told a masterclass at the China Europe International Business School

(CEIBS). “We have never postponed a project, not even by one day,” he remarked.

This rapidity saves money, he added: “In the 100 or so projects that Wanda has invested in over the past 10 years, costs are always lower than the estimate and net profits always above it.”

Wang, needless to say, was referring to projects inside China.

Whether the formula will travel well remains to be seen, insiders said.

SPANISH construction giant OHL transferred 49 per cent of OHL Rus to Marina Sechina last December.

Sechina is the ex-wife of Igor Sechin, a former KGB agent and right-hand man of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.

Two years before the transaction, OHL obtained contracts worth €2.48 billion from the Russian government.

The impact of the Spanish multinational, a world leader in railway construction, was first felt in Russia in 2011. Its Czech subsidiary won a €1.95billion contract, OHL’s biggest until then, to construct a 390-kilometre single track railway for transporting coal between Obskaya and Nadym.

This was followed by the Olympic Flame touristsports complex for the Winter Olympics in Sochi

and an 11-storey hotel in Novosibirsk.

Meanwhile, OHL created its Russian subsidiary in May 2012, of which 49 per cent is now in the hands of Sechina. She spent the rouble equivalent of €105, as the OHL Rus’s capital amounts to just €220, revealed the Spanish daily ABC. She will now be entitled to half of the company’s future profits.

Sechina entered the business scene only after separating from her husband in 2011, although the break-up was amicable, sources reveal.

OHL acknowledged its links to Igor Sechin’s exwife but the company is inactive and has not made bids for infrastructure contracts, a spokesman said. Sechina will in any case soon leave OHL Rus, according to official sources quoted by ABC.

Employees should be paid on results 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.

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IMAGINE government department staff no longer on salaries but target driven and paid on results.

You need a padron renewed or UK driving licence replaced?

No problem. One call, an appointment made, followed by a visit to your home. The paperwork is helpfully completed and prompt delivery assured.

You need to acquire an NIE or residency, register with Social Security or apply for a business licence? No need to cross fingers as each document is analysed for the slightest excuse to reject it. The clerk is paid on completions so obligingly helps you through it all.

TARGET-DRIVEN: Results are much higher in the private sector than in the public sector.

It may seem fanciful but the pay of millions of non-salaried workers is based on performance and results; an environment I worked in for more than 30 years. No salary, commission only. If I failed, I starved.

As a sales manager I refused

to interview job applicants from certain careers. Government employees were definitely excluded. Experience had shown that some are unable to function effectively in a performancerelated competitive environment.

The worst thing that ever

happened to Europe’s work ethic was transfer of payment from results to wages. Working in both sectors I realised that those who gravitate towards safe, salaried posts tend towards sloth; driven, ambitious achievers write their own pay cheques.

Effort, cost effectiveness and results are much higher in the private sector than in the public sector. Official figures show that public sector workers are 63 per cent more likely to take a ‘sickie’ than are private sector workers. The self-employed just shrug illness off.

Self-employed staff tend to be optimistic, customer-friendly achievers. The dispirited ‘hard done by’ are those whose income is guaranteed regardless of their performance. A safe, salaried job is a curse on society. Robbery by indolence, it fails to bring contentment or a sense of achievement to those ensnared.

As an employer you might find that gradually reducing wages and switching to a system of performance-related earnings pays dividends.

Bonuses and incentives fuel employee motivation and efficiency, reduce staff absence and increase profitability.

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Fast track plan SPAIN’S Competition and Markets Authority (CNMC) has called for deregulation of more AVE high-speed train routes. Rail operator Renfe’s privileges should also be eliminated, the CNMC argued.

Big payoff JUAN MARIA NIN, Caixabank’s former CEO and vice-president, will receive a €10-million payoff equivalent to six years’ salary. Caixabank’s chief financial officer Gonzalo Cortazar will replace him.

No deal THE Spanish government has warned its citizens not to do business with Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. EU countries do not recognise Israeli rule there so any business deals could entail ‘legal risks’.

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Internet savings that can translate onto the high street SOMETIMES handing over money hurts.

Paying a restaurant bill after a really bad meal accompanied by terrible service is quite painful.

Receiving a speeding ticket for going two kilometres over the limit is another unexpected headache.

While buying what you thought was a bargain only to find the same item much cheaper somewhere else is a frustrating kick in the teeth.

Everyday we are robbed of our money. It might not necessarily come in the classic animated form of a thief sporting a black and white stripy T-shirt and a

Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

black mask, but nonetheless crafty people and businesses relieve us of our hard-earned money each and every day.

That’s why, when there is a way around such tricky operators it’s smart to check out your options.

Irritation can stem from big charges, often from unnecessary middlemen.

No first occupation licence Q. WHEN I bought my finca in 1996 there was a small existing house and services were You and the connected. I had architect’s plans drawn up Law in Spain and in 1997 I applied for the building licence.

By David Searl It did not come but I went ahead and built my new house. The licence never came. In 2002, on the advice of my gestor I obtained a Certificado de Antigüedad from my architect and registered the Obra Nueva.

Now I want to sell my house and one estate agent has insisted that a Licencia de Primer Ocupación is required, which I do not have. My gestor said it was not necessary because I have the certificate and the property was registered in 2002, and I am paying IBI. However, reading about illegal houses, I am worried. Can I sell my house without this certificate?

D W (Malaga) A. So, you have no building licence and no first occupation certificate. I and others always advise people to never buy a property without these documents. This may be why the estate agent refuses to handle it. Nevertheless, there is no law against your selling it if you can find a buyer. What you need is to obtain a certificate from your town hall which is called a Certificado de Asimilado a Fuera de Ordenación, which means that your house will not be demolished but will never be completely legal until the law is changed.

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

ONLINE RESEARCH: Resulted in getting a better deal for a guitar amplifier.

But this doesn’t have to be the case.

Facebook pages are replacing the old noticeboards found in shops and supermarkets as a way to buy and sell items locally.

And it’s not just secondhand clothes and gadgets.

Big-ticket items like cars and houses are often posted on social networks.

But for many looking for savings it is well worth checking out the internet, even if you do end up buying from a local shop instead.

A friend of mine wanted to buy a guitar amplifier, so he popped down to his local shop. There it cost €345. When he pointed out he could get the same

one for €299 on the internet, the shop not only matched the price but also beat it by €30 to ensure the sale!

So a little internet research resulted in a saving, the shop made a sale and the customer didn’t have to wait for delivery. Everyone was happy!

Thumbs down all round for redundancy tax WHEN Hacienda gives with one hand, it takes away with the other.

So to offset next year’s lower taxes, the government intends to tax redundancy payouts.

Until now exemption was considered part of the compensation for dismissal, sweetening the bitter pill of losing a job.

“The government has put its foot in it,” the unions complained while employers, no less critical but for other reasons, are preparing a report expressing their own thoughts.

Law firms specialising in labour issues voiced concerns and like the unions and bosses want the government to reconsider. They foresee

more conflict and more expense for employers when agreeing redundancy payments.

Finance Minister Cristobal Montoro sees it differently.

Although compensation must now be included in tax returns, there should be a minimum exemption of €2,000 for each year worked.

According to government estimates, this means that anyone entitled to a maximum payout of 33 days for every year worked and who earns less than €20,000 a year would not pay tax.

In contrast, employees entitled to 45 days per year under old agreements must pay even if they earned

less than €20,000.

Nor does the government stand to bring in much extra cash. In 2009, one of the worst years for employment, a total of 1.1 million jobs disappeared and the government lost €340 million by not taxing redundancy pay.

During the remaining crisis years, Hacienda missed out annually on less than €150 million.

If, as Montoro claims, 80 per cent of sacked employees will not be taxed on compensation, the extra €100 million is a drop in the ocean compared with the €9 billion that tax reform is going to cost Mariano Rajoy’s government overall.

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Off the scale taxi fares are bad news for businesses…

I HAVE lived in Benalmadena for 10 years. I work six days a week and have one day off a week.

On my day off we often use public transport and later in the day we normally get a taxi home.

This used to cost €8 or €9 and I was shocked when I got into a taxi last week and was immediately charged €3.43 just for sitting down.

It cost €1 for the taxi to turn round and by the time the meter was up to €10, we chose to get out and walk.

By the time the taxi reached our house, it would have cost €15. Ridiculous! We have a restaurant and rely on trade by taxi. This is extortion and the government should look into it.

E Hebron, Benalmadena Pueblo (Malaga)

Taxing topic ALLAN DUHIG complained as a pensioner about tax being claimed in the UK on his private pension.

As a tax resident in Spain in the circumstances which he describes, he must make tax returns in Spain and pay tax here.

He has no choice in that. So instead of complaining that HMRC have got it wrong, he needs to put his house in order by informing HMRC that he is tax resident in Spain and on receiving the paperwork, taking it to Hacienda and registering here.

He will then be exempt from tax in the UK. Tax must be paid in the UK on government pensions (police, military, prison officers, etc) and on rental income from property in UK. All other income is taxable only in Spain Julian Ward (by email)

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COULD this European rhinoceros beetle, photographed by a friend in Estepona, be related to the red palm weevil?

Robert Hayward (by email)

Brussels remedy WELL, well, what a surprise!

Now that their lucrative livelihoods are under threat all the major political parties in Europe are saying there must be change.

They wouldn’t listen until forced to by the electorate voting for fringe or singleissue protest parties.

The priorities now must be to slim down the Brussels bureaucracy and for them to get their own budget under control with transparency.

Next, certain powers should be returned to nation states, allowing self-determination.

The UK 1975 referendum for continued membership of the ‘Common Market’ was just that. It was not a vote for a federal Europe and consequent loss of sovereignty and border controls.

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and wind in the powers of the European parliament.

Politicians, many of whom have never had a proper job, must listen to the will of the people and act upon it. Good places to start would be the redistribution of wealth, job creation and using our military forces for defence only.

Paul Whitfield, Murla (Alicante)

Exotic Essex THE photo of the Thames Estuary submitted by Patsy

Vincent looks very similar to the beach near where I live on exotic Canvey Island.

My other home is in Torre del Mar on the Costa del Sol and yes, I do sometimes get fed up with wall-to-wall sun.

But I often wonder why Canvey Island and neighbouring towns cannot create the fantastic playas that Spanish resorts manage to provide.

Dr Alan Whitcomb, Canvey Island and Torre del Mar (Malaga)

Immigrant draw MY very dear friend Roger Page and I usually have our arguments on Mojacar mountainsides.

I don’t even read the Guardian!

Okay, the EU affects us all but that’s because Europe affects us all as we’re part of it whether we like it or not.

And while UKIP and the like constantly tell us that the EU

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is bad for us, it’s hard to find anyone who can say that they have themselves suffered in person.

It’s always vague statements like Roger’s claim that “the UK is full up.” There is no real measurement or statistic to tell us if this is true, it’s only what ‘everyone says’.

If we have a lot of immigrants it’s a sign that our country is well off and secure, otherwise they would not come. It is very clear that we need more immigrants, not less, to fill the jobs that we don’t have people qualified to take.

Getting rid of the immigrants would certainly make us poor, so perhaps that would be a way of dissuading them from arriving. However, no government could do that even if it wanted to.

Hate preachers and other criminals should be put on trial and punished if they are found guilty, not deported to places where they will be tortured.

We have always to remember that both the British and European legal systems are there to ensure that trials are fair and torturefree. That is what we would expect if we were accused in a foreign country and we must allow it to foreigners in Britain.

See you walking in September, Roger!

Bill Campbell, Mojacar (Almeria)

Precious few SPAIN’s flagrant corruption among its elected officials, until now only of epidemic proportions, seems to be approaching pandemic level with more rotten apples appearing daily among its elected representatives.

If voter apathy was widespread before, it’ll take another nose-dive next time around.

Reminds me of the saying, ‘If we separate the good from the bad, we’ll be lucky to come out with Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Abraham Lincoln.’

Richard M McBride, Benidorm (Alicante)

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21:00 Why we love the World Cup….

“World Cups are uncompromising, brutal, emotional affairs that invariably end in heartbreak for all but a few. But that’s why we love them.”

So said former England striker and BBC football pundit Gary Lineker.

And he is right. As we look forward to the final we can look back at the tournament so far: Uncompromising? The tackle that ended Brazil and Barcelona star Neymar’s World Cup was certainly that. A cracked vertebrae suffered in a

heavy challenge from behind ended the tournament for one of its brightest stars.

Brutal? You need look no further than Louis Suarez. A moment of madness and a bite on an opponent and his country’s best hope was on a plane home in shame.

Heartbreak? The hopes of millions of fans have already been broken. Just two sets of fans still have the World Cup dream alive. For most the wait goes on for another four years now.

Emotional? Tears and cheers are the currency

of the World Cup. There have been plenty of both this time round at what has been one of the most entertaining tournaments ever seen.

But whatever happens for football fans everywhere, it is the most compelling tournament in the world. They will be glued to their screens for the last match to see who will be crowned the Champions of the World…

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.

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5:20am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:00am Red Rock West 8:50am The Suspect 10:35am Jennifer Eight 12:45pm Brake 2:25pm Four Brothers Four adopted brothers reunite when their mother is killed in a botched robbery.

4:20pm Red Rock West 6:05pm Miami Vice 8:20pm Brake 10:00pm Four Brothers 11:55pm Kiss the Girls 2:00am The Juror 4:10am LUV

6:05am The Barbarian and the Geisha 8:00am Sparkle 10:00am All Good Things 11:50am Barefoot in the Park 1:45pm Pitch Perfect 3:45pm City Slacker 5:25pm The Four Feathers 7:45pm The Notebook Rich girl Allie is swept off her feet by carpenter Noah, but her mum disapproves of the match.

10:00pm Pitch Perfect 12:00am Adore 2:00am Dangerous Minds 3:50am Medicine Man 5:45am Fun in Acapulco

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6:15am The Internship Special 6:30am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am The Lookalike 10:45am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 11:00am Romeo and Juliet 1:00pm Drinking Buddies 2:45pm Sunshine on Leith 4:30pm Captain Phillips 7:00pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm Captain Phillips 11:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 1:05am The Lookalike 2:55am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:40am Drinking Buddies

6:00am Arctic Flight 7:30am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke 9:30am The Mackintosh Man 11:20am Canyon Ambush 12:25pm Fort Vengeance 1:50pm Gunsmoke Two men fall for the same girl in town but she loves another more popular man.

2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Iron Mistress 6:10pm The Command 8:00pm The Wrecking Crew 10:00pm Pale Rider 12:15am The Thin Red Line 3:15am Pale Rider

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Spain’s Tax Reforms – How Will You Benefit?

Earlier this year, Spain’s Expert Tax Committee released a consultation document proposing a number of tax reforms. This included cutting income tax rates and revamping succession tax.

We have been waiting to find out how much the government would follow through with. On 23rd June, the government released its long-awaited draft legislation.

The key changes affecting individuals and families are outlined below.

These are proposals which still need to go through Parliament and undergo a consultation process with employers, trade unions and political parties. It is therefore possible that changes will be made during the process.

Income tax The general income tax scale rates and bands will be modified.

The current seven income tax bands will be reduced to five from next year, with tax rates reduced over two years.

The lowest rate of tax will be cut from 24.75% to 20% in 2015 and 19% in 2016.

By Gary Cardwell, Partner, Blevins Franks

The current top rate of 52% will fall to 47% next year and 45% the following one, but the income threshold for this rate reduces from €300,000 to €60,000.

Savings income rates and thresholds will also change.

Currently, income up to €6,000 is taxed at 21%; income between €6,000 and €24,000 at 25%, and the excess at 27%. Under the proposals the rate for the first tax band will

reduce to 20% in 2015 and 19% in 2016; income between €6,000 and €50,000 to 22% and 21% respectively, and anything over €50,000 at 24% then 23%.

Besides bank interest, this also benefits arrangements like life assurance polices.

On the other hand, the annual exemption of €1,500 against dividend income will no longer be available, and the 60% deduction against net rental income for residents would reduce to 50%.

The special ‘Beckham law’ will no longer be available to sportsmen; for other professions employment income of up to €600,000 will be taxed at 24% and the excess at the general scale rates.

Capital gains tax Under current rules, gains arising on assets held for less than a year are subject to the normal scale rates of up to 52%. From 2015, all capital gains, regardless of the holding period, would be taxed at the revised savings rates. Indexation would no longer

apply on the sale of a property.

Inheritance tax and wealth tax Although changes were widely anticipated for these taxes no changes have been proposed.

Controlled foreign company (CFC) regulations CFC rules are tax anti-avoidance rules designed to stop offshore companies being used to shelter income and gains. Spain intends to introduce and apply rules to subject a foreign company to an annual tax in Spain where there is no real substance to the company, i.e. where the company is an investment company rather than a trading company.

This will not affect life insurance policies.

Exit tax The government proposes to introduce an exit tax.

Typically such a tax is applied when an individual becomes nonresident and disposes of their assets within a certain time period. If implemented as in France, as expected, life policies will be

excluded from the assessable taxable base.

After the high Spanish taxes of recent years, this is welcome news for locals and expatriates alike.

The main aim of the income tax cuts is to help those on lower incomes, so those with savings and investments still have need of specialist tax planning to protect their capital and income from tax.

We would also like to have seen succession tax improved, and the future for wealth tax remains unclear too.

Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice.

To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com

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BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:35am Blood on The Moon 9:00am MOTD Kickabout 9:30am FIFA World Cup Review of all the action at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. 10:45am Coast 11:05am Living Planet 12:00pm Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age 12:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 1:00pm Rick Stein's Spain 2:00pm Golf

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors Dick and James Strawbridge sail around Britain to discover fantastic food. 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:25pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm Dinner Date 2:30pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover

CH4 6:40am The Hoobs 7:05am The Hoobs 7:30am Transworld Sport 8:30am FIM Superbike World Championship 8:55am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Frasier 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Big Bang Theory 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:30pm The Tomorrow People 2:20pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 6:10am House Doctor 6:35am The Great Artists 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Access 11:05am Meerkat Manor 11:30am The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 12:30pm Big Brother 1:55pm NCIS 2:50pm NCIS

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SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am Harrow: A Very British School 10:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 11:00am Twin Towns 12:00pm John Bishop's Only Joking 12:30pm What's Up 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Making David Attenborough's Natural History

3pm 3:00pm Athletics Coverage of all the latest action from the world of Athletics.

3:00pm Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events.

3:30pm The Nation's Favourite Motown Song 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:00pm Channel 4 Racing 5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me

3:45pm NCIS 4:40pm Pork Chop Hill

6:00pm Scooby-Doo 7:35pm Local News and Weather

6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:45pm Channel 4 News

6:40pm Fighter Attack 8:00pm Cricket on 5

During the Korean war, Lieutenant Joe Clemons and his troop of GIs must retake a lonely hill that has been overrun by Chinese forces.

3:00pm Transformers: Age of Extinction Special 3:30pm Jersey Boys Special 4:00pm Futurama 5:00pm Modern Family

6pm 6:20pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:50pm Pointless 7:40pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News & Weather 8:00pm A Question of Sport 8:40pm The National Lottery

6:00pm Escape to the Country Series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

6:45pm Flog It! 7:15pm Catch Me If You Can

All the very latest local news and weather.

7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm Tipping Point

Includes sport and weather.

Highlights of the day’s action.

8:55pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

8:05pm The Restoration Man

6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Futurama 8:30pm The Simpsons

9pm 9:30pm Casualty 10:20pm BBC News 10:35pm Weather 10:40pm Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm The Men Who Made Us Spend 11:00pm The Shipping News

9:30pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014 Live coverage from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Knight and Day James Mangold's action-comedy is a jetsetting caper that opens with June Havens crossing paths with Roy Miller at an airport.

9:00pm MH370: The Flight That Vanished 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm The Trial of Gillian Taylforth

9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 Lt Commander Joe White needs the Five-0's help, and Chin Ho is starting to worry about Kono.

11:00pm The Transporter

12am 12:50am The Ruins 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:45am Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events. 1:45am Black Sheep 3:05am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:15am ITV News and Weather 12:30am Balls of Fury 2:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:30am Nightscreen

12:15am The IT Crowd 12:50am The IT Crowd 1:25am The IT Crowd 1:55am Rushmore 3:30am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:40am Deal or No Deal

12:00am Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 1:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 2:00am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heart-thumping casino experience every night. 4:10am Skyscraper

12:45am A League of Their Own 1:45am A League of Their Own 2:15am Cop Squad 3:10am Road Wars 4:05am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm John Newman and Katy B @T 10:00pm Pharrell Williams and Rudimental @T 11:00pm Paolo Nutini @ T 12:30am Family Guy 12:52am Family Guy 1:14am Family Guy 1:36am Family Guy 1:58am Family Guy 2:20am Family Guy 2:45am American Dad! 3:07am American Dad! 3:30am Pramface 4:00am Pramface

8:00pm Lost Land of the Tiger 9:00pm The Story of Science

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:10am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:10pm I Wanna Marry Harry 2:10pm The Only Way is Essex 2:55pm The Only Way is Essex 3:40pm Beethoven 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm Beethoven 5:25pm 100% You've Been Framed!

6:25pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

7:30pm Pearl Harbour 8:30pm FYI Daily 8:35pm Pearl Harbour 11:00pm The Matrix Reloaded 12:00am FYI Daily

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am World Kitchen 7:30am The Four Musketeers 8:30am FYI Daily 8:35am The Four Musketeers 9:40am The Royal 10:45am The Royal 11:45am Lewis 1:45pm Endeavour 4:00pm Endeavour 12:00am Endeavour 2:00am Bomb Girls 2:50am Movies Now 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

8:00am Kojak 8:55am Kojak 9:55am Magnum, P.I. 11:00am Motorsport UK 12:00pm The Cycle Show 1:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Police, Camera, Action!

6:25pm Highway Patrol 7:00pm Goodwood: Cars of the Future 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Hornblower 11:00pm Hard to Kill 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am Hard to Kill

11:30am How I Met Your Mother 12:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1:00pm The Big Bang Theory 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:00pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm New Girl 3:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3:30pm Penny and Leonard's Love Story The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Penny and Leonard's Love Story The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The 100 10:00pm Coming to America 12:20am The Big Bang Theory

Crime

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Scientific Documentary.

10:00pm Inspector Montalbano Luca Zingaretti, Katharina Bohm, Isabell Sollman, Peppino Mazzotta, Marcello Perracchio.

11:55pm Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' - Imagine 1:25am Guitar Heroes at the BBC 2:25am Top of the Pops 2:55am Lost Land of the Tiger 3:55am The Story of Science Scientific Documentary.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:15am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 6:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am Firewalker 8:55am Deep Rising 10:50am Born to Race: Fast Track 12:40pm Kick-Ass 2 2:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 5:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 8:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 12:00am Kick-Ass 2 1:50am Fire with Fire 3:40am Total Recall

Comedy 7:00am Wild Hogs 8:55am Maverick 11:15am The Internship 1:25pm The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.

3:20pm Ali G Indahouse 5:00pm 13 Going on 30 6:45pm Maverick 9:00pm The Internship 11:05pm Ali G Indahouse 12:40am The Hangover Part III 2:30am Scary Movie 3 4:10am The World's End Special 4:40am 13 Going on 30 Jenna is desperate for acceptance at school.

7:35am Argo: Sky Movies Special 7:55am Flatliners 10:00am Speed 12:10pm Speed 2: Cruise Control 2:25pm Trance 4:20pm Adrift 6:10pm The Good Doctor 8:00pm Speed 10:00pm Trance 11:45pm Adrift Six friends are plunged into a nightmare when they jump off a yacht without lowering a ladder.

1:30am Jagged Edge 3:30am St George's Day 5:30am Speed 2: Cruise Control

7:30am Any Day Now 9:20am The English Teacher 11:00am Millions 12:50pm Under the Tuscan Sun 2:50pm The Devil Wears Prada 4:50pm Any Day Now 6:40pm Dead Poets Society 9:00pm The Devil Wears Prada 11:00pm Millions When a bag of cash lands in young Damian's lap, he takes it as a sign from God to help the poor.

12:50am Ask the Dust 2:50am The English Teacher 4:30am Giant

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6:15am The Internship Special 6:30am Elysium: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am Jack the Giant Slayer Special 9:00am Romeo and Juliet 11:00am Drinking Buddies 12:45pm Sunshine on Leith 2:30pm The Lookalike 4:30pm Captain Phillips 7:00pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm Captain Phillips 11:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 1:05am The Lookalike 2:55am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:40am Drinking Buddies

8:05am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am The Command 12:00pm The Wrecking Crew 2:00pm Operation Secret 4:00pm The Great Escape 7:20pm Kansas Pacific 8:45pm Gunmen From Laredo 10:00pm Striking Distance 12:00am The Fog Remake of John Carpenter's 1979 thriller.

1:50am Striking Distance 3:35am The Fog 5:15am Off Set

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics Andrew Neil presents the latest political news, interviews and debate. 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:20am Tender Comrade 9:00am Monty Don's French Gardens 10:00am Gardeners World 10:30am The Beechgrove Garden Scotland's favourite gardening programme. 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 1:00pm Rick Stein's Spain 2:00pm Golf

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:25pm Long Lost Family 2:30pm Columbo Peter Falk dons the shabby mac and lights up a cheap cigar for more top drawer US detective drama.

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CH4 7:05am Ironman 2014 7:30am Ironman 2014 8:00am Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 8:30am How I Met Your Mother 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:55am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Access 11:05am World's Scariest Near Misses 11:55am Big Brother 12:55pm Police Interceptors Documentary series profiling the work of a high-speed police interception unit in Essex. 1:55pm See No Evil, Hear No Evil

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Boyhood Special 10:30am Transformers: Age of Extinction Special 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm Jersey Boys Special 2:30pm Futurama

3pm 3:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:15pm Wanted Down Under 5:00pm Escape to the Country Series 5:45pm Lifeline 5:55pm Songs of Praise

3:00pm Golf All the action from the latest Golfing events.

4:30pm Midsomer Murders Detective drama which focuses around the life of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and his efforts to solve the various crimes that take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer.

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:50pm The Simpsons 4:45pm Deal or No Deal 5:50pm St. Trinian's

3:45pm Stand by Me

7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Titanic

7:30pm Criminals: Caught on Camera 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News

Bittersweet drama about a gang of four 12year-old boys growing up in Oregon in the 1950s.

5:20pm Click

3:00pm Futurama 3:30pm Modern Family 4:00pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm Modern Family

6pm 6:30pm BBC News 6:50pm Regional News 6:55pm Weather 7:00pm Countryfile 8:00pm Match of the Day Live

6:20pm Natural World Wildlife documentary.

6:30pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

7:20pm Flog It! 8:20pm Shall We Dance?

6:45pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Catchphrase 8:00pm FIFA World Cup Live 2014

10:00pm The Night Watch 11:30pm Mock the Week

11:30pm ITV News and Weather

Oscar-laden epic tells of the first and final voyage of the 'unsinkable' liner through the love story of two very different passengers.

The latest news coverage.

6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9pm 11:30pm BBC News 11:45pm Regional News 11:50pm Weather 11:55pm Live at the Apollo

Comedy show combining the best elements of panel show, stand-up and improvised games with two teams of comedians taking a satirical swipe at the news and world events.

A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

11:45pm Greatest Footie Adverts Ever

11:45pm The Running Man In this breathless futuristic thriller, based on a Stephen King novel, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a helicopter pilot framed for the murder of starving civilians.

9:00pm Extraordinary People Documentary strand.

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Webcam Girls: At Your Service 11:50pm Step Brothers

9:00pm The Simpsons 9:30pm Futurama 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 The team take to the water to investigate the demise of a deep-sea diver.

11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12am 12:25am Man of the Year 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:00am QI XL 12:45am Golf 1:45am Countryfile 2:45am Holby City 3:45am Match of the Day 5:30am This is BBC Two

12:45am The Cube 1:40am The Store 3:55am Motorsport UK 4:45am Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

1:40am The Million Pound Drop 2:35am A Prophet 5:05am Home Road Movies 5:20am River Cottage Veg 5:50am Beat My Build

1:45am True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am Police Interceptors 5:00am House Doctor

12:00am Cop Squad 1:00am Road Wars 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:00pm Bastille and Sam Smith @ T 10:00pm Tinie Tempah and Jake Bugg @T 11:00pm Arctic Monkeys and Example @ T 12:30am Family Guy

8:00pm The Himalayas 9:00pm Ford's Dagenham Dream 10:00pm A Century in From Scotland with Love 11:15pm The Sky at Night A look at the world of astronomy.

11:45pm Everlasting Moments 1:30am Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned 2:30am More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played on 3:30am Ford's Dagenham Dream 4:30am Decisive Weapons

2:00pm America's Got Talent 4:40pm You've Been Framed!

5:10pm Beethoven's 2nd 6:10pm FYI Daily 6:15pm Beethoven's 2nd 7:00pm Jurassic Park III 8:00pm FYI Daily 8:05pm Jurassic Park III 8:45pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 9:45pm FYI Daily 9:50pm Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm The Matrix Revolutions

10:20am Heartbeat 11:20am Heartbeat 12:25pm A Touch of Frost 2:30pm Wycliffe 3:45pm Carry on Follow That Camel 4:45pm FYI Daily 4:50pm Carry on Follow That Camel 5:40pm Inspector Morse 8:00pm Endeavour 10:00pm Endeavour 12:00am Endeavour 2:00am Wycliffe 2:55am William and Mary 3:45am ITV3 Nightscreen 4:15am Emmerdale Omnibus

7:15am Cheers 9:00am Magnum, P.I. 10:00am Kojak 11:05am Ax Men 1:00pm Duck Dynasty 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Storage Wars 7:00pm Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Doom 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Doom 12:05am The Wicker Man

7:00am Switched 7:20am Charmed 8:10am Desperate Housewives 9:00am Rules of Engagement 10:00am How I Met Your Mother 11:00am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The 100 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm Hairspray 11:15pm The Big Bang Theory 12:20am Rude Tube 1:25am The Mindy Project 1:50am How I Met Your Mother 2:25am Rules of Engagement

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Subversive animated comedy about the trials and tribulations of American family life.

12:52am Family Guy 1:15am American Dad! 1:37am American Dad! 2:00am Russell Howard's Good News 2:30am Russell Howard's Good News 3:00am Stacey Dooley in the USA 4:00am Slum Survivors

SKY MOVIES Action 5:50am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 6:20am Born to Race: Fast Track 8:10am Men in Black 10:00am The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 1:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 4:00pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 7:20pm Men in Black 9:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 11:00pm Dredd 12:40am Commando 2:15am Hammer of the Gods 4:00am Cyborg 009

6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am Top Secret 8:35am Nacho Libre 10:15am The Mask 12:00pm Big Daddy 1:40pm Grown Ups 2 3:30pm Kindergarten Cop A tough cop is forced to impersonate a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a criminal.

5:30pm The Mask 7:20pm Big Daddy 9:00pm This is 40 11:20pm Grown Ups 2 1:10am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 2:40am Nacho Libre

5:30am Speed 2: Cruise Control 7:45am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 8:05am Signs 10:05am The Sum of All Fears 12:20pm Out of Sight 2:35pm The East 4:40pm Bad Company 6:50pm Argo: Sky Movies Special 7:15pm Taken 2 9:00pm The East 11:00pm Training Day 1:05am Cherry Falls 2:45am In Dreams 4:30am Single White Female

7:50am The First Time When teenagers Dave and Aubrey meet at a house party, they bond over their difficulties with love.

9:35am Before Midnight Almost two decades after meeting, Jesse and Celine wrestle with marriage and kids in Greece.

11:35am Never Been Kissed 1:30pm My Best Friend's Wedding 3:25pm Darling Companion 5:20pm Cold Mountain 8:00pm Never Been Kissed 10:00pm My Best Friend's Wedding 12:00am Before Midnight 2:00am Racing with the Moon 4:00am Paint Your Wagon

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4:40am Drinking Buddies 6:15am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 6:30am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am Drinking Buddies 10:30am The Lookalike 12:30pm Romeo and Juliet 2:30pm Captain Phillips 5:00pm Sunshine on Leith 6:45pm Captain Phillips 9:00pm Romeo and Juliet 11:00pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 12:45am The Lookalike 2:35am Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:20am Drinking Buddies

6:00am TCM Shorts 6:20am The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 8:25am Gunmen From Laredo 9:45am Kansas Pacific 11:10am The Great Escape 2:25pm The Stranger Wore a Gun 4:00pm The Plunderers Four rowdy cowhands ride into a small town, creating trouble and mayhem.

5:55pm Charro!

7:50pm Trouble Along the Way 10:00pm Rome 11:10pm Point of No Return 1:10am The Lost Command 3:20am Point of No Return 5:15am Off Set

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Never too soon for Christmas IT seems it is never too soon to start planning for Christmas. World-famous toy store Hamleys in London has just unveiled the top rated children’s Christmas presents for 2014. How soon do you start planning your Christmas?

Are you the sort to plan ahead, or do you wait until the last minute?

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ATT SHATFORD of Weekend Sport in Vera Playa, Almeria, likes to wait. He said: “We tend to get all our shopping done about five days before Christmas. My wife and her family are Spanish so our little girl gets spoiled rotten from Christmas through to Los Tres Reyes (Three Kings) on January 5.

STREET TALK “Christmas is less important to us than Los Tres Reyes, although of course it is great to spend time with family,” he added.

For some there is a definite divide between work and home when it comes to Christmas planning. Tony Kauffer from Megacall, based on the Costa del Sol, said: “At work we start organising the company meal in June, but at home it is really done at the last minute. I am definitely a Christmas Eve shopper; buying for my wife is

Steve Harrison (left): ‘I don’t do Christmas.’

Tony Kauffer (right): A Christmas Eve shopper.

OVER the past few years Premier Heating has had many enquiries concerning Solar Electric Systems, from people who have found electricity prices rising all the time.

Other clients include people whose home was ‘illegally’ built, people in the campo with no supply and people who want to make the most of the sunshine and say GOODBYE to IBERDROLA. But due to the Spanish government’s unwillingness to pass any kind of decree many people have been left wondering if it is worth having solar systems installed.

Well, good news! There is now a completely legal and approved way to have a solar electric system fitted.

And it comes with all the paperwork provided (with an Iberdrola Boletin and the Ministry of Industry) before the work begins. Both on grid and off grid systems are covered and Premier is the only British company in the Alicante region, approved to do this.

This system allows people to be self sufficient in running air-conditioning, pool pumps, etc, as well as running all their domestic appliances. These systems, in addition to saving on electricity bills, can help to increase the value of properties.

This is not the net balancing scheme or a payback system, which the government will not approve. This system is for your own use and can save up to 90 per cent on electricty costs. And some Northern European citizens may be

the most stressful!”

Alison Smith from Carredent Dental Clinic in Torrevieja, on the costa Blanca, agrees with Hamleys launching their Christmas toy list now. A mother herself, she believes it is best to be prepared. “I start my planning months before, maybe around August time. I just like to be organised and don’t like last-minute rushing,” she explained.

Steve Harrison, better known as Scuba Steve, who offers dives and diving courses across the north Costa Blanca, believes Christmas is hyped up and promoted far too early. “I don’t do Christmas.

It is a religious celebration and I don’t believe in religion so it’s hypocritical.

Equally so now that it is so commercialised and just a moneyspinning campaign.”

He added: “We did celebrate more when the children were young but they are all in their 30s now and there wasn’t the pressure then to get the musthave toy that there is now.”

Matt Shatford: ‘We get our shopping done about five days before.’

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Operation Hospital Food with James Martin 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:10am Homes Under the Hammer 8:10am Brazil's Soccer Cities 8:35am Match of the Day 9:20am Call the Council 10:05am The Quest for Bannockburn 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Triathlon

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 8:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Four in a Bed

CH5 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Beware!

Cowboy Builders Abroad 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS

5:30pm Coast

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm Mary Berry Cooks

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News

6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Superskyscrapers: Shanghai Tower

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Secret Life of Your Clothes 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm You Cannot be Serious

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Royal Marines Commando School 11:00pm Utopia

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm The Transporter

4:00pm Rowing The lastest rowing coverage.

US crime drama series.

4:15pm Assumed Killer

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm How Safe is Your House?

Includes sport and weather.

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm John Bishop's Australia 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News & Weather 11:35pm Rio in Rio

Sports Burp.

12am 12:25am Commonwealth City 1:25am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:30am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:20am The Men Who Made Us Spend 1:20am I Bought a Rainforest 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 5:00am Wonders of the Universe - Learning Zone

12:10am Ray Mears' Close Encounters 1:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen

12:10am The Secret Life of Students 1:15am Embarrassing Bodies 2:10am Britain's Youngest Carers 3:05am The Secret Millions 4:00am Scandal 4:50am Revenge 5:35am River Cottage Veg Heroes

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Black Market Britain 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

12:45am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:45am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:40am Hawaii Five0 3:35am Hawaii Five-0 4:35am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

ITV2

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E4

8:00pm Hotel of Mum and Dad 9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Slum Survivors Jakarta.

11:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Slum Survivors 2:30am Stacey Dooley in the USA 3:30am Russell Howard's Good News 4:00am Slum Survivors

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm The Flying Archaeologist 9:00pm Wild Weather 10:00pm Chocolate Perfection with Michel Roux 11:00pm Edge of Darkness 11:50pm The Magic of Mushrooms 12:50am The Story of Science 1:50am Wild Weather 2:50am The Flying Archaeologist 3:20am Britain on Film 3:50am Chocolate Perfection with Michel Roux

11:15am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 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 GoldenEye 12:40am Celebrity Juice

10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:00pm The Darling Buds of May 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:15pm Man About the House 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm Above Suspicion 12:05am The Vice

9:55am Kojak 11:00am Police, Camera, Action!

11:30am Highway Patrol 12:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 1:00pm Police, Camera, Action!

1:30pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Police, Camera, Action!

6:30pm Highway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm MotoGP 10:00pm Storage Wars 10:30pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Ax Men

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Suburgatory 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm New Girl 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm Friday the 13th 1:00am Bodyshockers

Comedy

Crime

Drama

SKY MOVIES Action 7:30am Resident Evil: Apocalypse Sci-fi action sequel based on the successful videogame series.

9:10am Anaconda 10:45am The Lone Ranger 1:15pm White House Down 3:30pm Chain Reaction 5:20pm The Karate Kid 7:30pm The Lone Ranger 10:00pm White House Down 12:15am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2:10am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4:30am The Man with the Iron Fists

6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am In Security 8:45am Hairbrained 10:25am Mr. Deeds 12:05pm The Ladykillers 1:55pm We're the Millers 3:50pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 5:35pm My Big Fat Greek Wedding 7:15pm Mr. Deeds 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 12:50am The Ladykillers 2:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 3:05am In Security 4:50am The World's End Special

6:25am Deep Family Secrets 8:05am Murder by Numbers 10:15am Liars All 12:00pm Switchback Former doctor Lane hitches a lift west with Cadillac driver Bob.

2:00pm Pride and Glory 4:15pm Hours 6:00pm Deadfall 7:45pm In the Line of Fire 10:00pm Pride and Glory 12:15am American Psycho 2:05am Murder by Numbers 4:10am Flesh and Bone

6:50am Anna Karenina: Sky Movies Special 7:10am Urban Cowboy 9:30am Hide Away 11:00am The Bodyguard 1:20pm The Lifeguard 3:10pm Private Peaceful 5:00pm Legends of the Fall 7:20pm Les Miserables 10:00pm Amistad 12:40am The Lifeguard 2:25am The Bodyguard 4:40am Return

Premiere

TCM

7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am The Lookalike 10:45am Jack the Giant Slayer Special 11:00am Drinking Buddies 12:45pm Romeo and Juliet 2:45pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:30pm Captain Phillips 7:00pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm Captain Phillips 11:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 1:05am The Lookalike 2:55am Sunshine on Leith 4:40am Drinking Buddies

7:55am The Plunderers 9:50am Charro!

11:45am Trouble Along the Way 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 6:15pm The Wrong Man 8:15pm The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 10:00pm The Replacements 12:20am Castle Keep 2:20am The Frozen Dead A crazed scientist brings dozens of frozen Nazis back to life so he can revive the Third Reich.

4:00am Castle Keep 5:45am TCM Shorts

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Street Patrol UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice.

BBC TWO 7:20am Homes Under the Hammer 8:20am Animal S.O.S. 8:50am Animal Park 9:20am Call the Council 10:05am Hot Property: Business Boomers 11:05am Watchdog Test House 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:15pm The Super League Show

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 12:30pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 1:35pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 2:05pm Celebrity Come Dine with Me: Ireland 2:40pm Four in a Bed

CH5 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 9:55am Milkshake! Show Songs 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Beware!

Cowboy Builders Abroad 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

TUESDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Escape From Polygamy

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm Mary Berry Cooks

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale

6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News

6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Hive Alive 10:00pm Coast 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pm 56 Up (7 and Up) 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm Exposure

9:00pm The Dog Rescuers 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad 11:00pm Glee

3:15pm Golf 5:15pm Frozen Planet It is high summer in the polar regions, and the sun never sets.

Drama revolving around a polygamous Mormon community.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders

Includes sport and weather.

9pm 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Nick and Margaret: Too Many Immigrants?

11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News & Weather 11:35pm Summer's Supermarket Secrets

9:00pm Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 10:00pm Undercover Boss 11:00pm Utopia The acclaimed conspiracy thriller continues.

Don't Take My Child.

Highlights of the latest events inside the house, hosted by Emma Willis.

12am 12:35am John Bishop's Australia 1:40am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:45am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:20am Secret Life of Your Clothes 1:20am A Cabbie Abroad 2:20am This is BBC Two 5:00am Coding: the Future is Creative 5:25am Megabits 5:55am Cracking the Code Minna Kane and her team of young hackers explore the world of computer programming.

12:40am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:05am Royal Marines Commando School 1:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:00am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:25am Transworld Sport 3:25am Ironman 2014 3:50am Ironman 2014 4:20am FIM Superbike World Championship

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Wentworth 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am The Hotel Inspector Returns 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am 24: Live Another Day 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Hawaii Five-0 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

BBC THREE

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ITV2

ITV3

ITV4

E4

8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes Not in 3D. 8:15pm Don't Tell the Bride 9:15pm The Proposal 11:00pm Glasgow Girls 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Glasgow Girls 2:30am EastEnders

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing 9:30pm Commonwealth on Film 10:00pm Made in Dagenham 11:45pm Ford's Dagenham Dream 12:45am Lost Land of the Tiger 1:45am A History of Britain by Simon Schama 2:45am Jigs and Wigs 3:15am Commonwealth on Film 3:45am Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather

12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 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 Two and a Half Men

9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:55am Judge Judy 11:20am Judge Judy 11:45am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:05pm The Darling Buds of May 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:25pm Man About the House 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm Above Suspicion 12:00am The Vice

11:55am Police, Camera, Action!

12:30pm Highway Patrol 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Magnum, P.I. 4:05pm Kojak 5:10pm Kojak 6:15pm Police, Camera, Action!

6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm The Cycle Show 10:00pm Commando: On the Front Line 10:30pm Commando: Return to the Front Line 11:30pm Born on the Fourth of July 12:30am FYI Daily

4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Suburgatory 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm New Girl 10:30pm The Mindy Project 11:00pm First Dates 12:00am The Big Bang Theory

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Another visit to the residents of Albert Square, for a regular dose of drama, excitement and tears.

3:00am Slum Survivors 4:00am Glasgow Girls

SKY MOVIES Action 6:10am The Karate Kid 8:20am Tombstone 10:35am Batman Begins 1:00pm The Wolverine An old acquaintance brings the clawed mutant to Japan, where he finds himself in grave danger.

3:10pm Cinderella Man 5:35pm The Karate Kid, Part II 7:30pm Batman Begins 10:00pm The Wolverine An old acquaintance brings the clawed mutant to Japan, where he finds himself in grave danger.

12:10am Gladiator 2:50am Crank 4:25am Mad Max

7:00am Mental 9:00am Lola Versus 10:35am In a World...

12:15pm Ted 2:10pm Anger Management 4:05pm Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot 5:40pm Mr Woodcock 7:20pm In a World...

9:00pm Ted 11:00pm Anger Management 12:50am Here Comes the Boom 2:40am For a Good Time, Call...

Two Manhattan friends go into business together when they set up their own saucy phone-line.

4:10am Risky Business 5:55am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

6:25am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers Don is a Smoke Jumper, firefighters who parachute into forest fires and battle them from within.

8:05am Conspiracy Theory 10:25am Inside Man 12:40pm Cellular 2:20pm Disconnect Technology causes several lives to intertwine with terrible consequences.

4:20pm Red Rock West 6:05pm Inside Man 8:20pm Cellular 10:00pm Cold Comes The Night 11:35pm Killing Them Softly 1:25am Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead 3:30am 96 Minutes 5:15am Point Last Seen

6:25am Desk Set 8:15am Borrowed Time A dopey teen forms an unlikely bond with a curmudgeonly recluse.

9:55am Free Samples 11:25am Chasing Mavericks 1:25pm St Elmo's Fire 3:20pm Go for It! 5:00pm Dead Poets Society 7:15pm Hyde Park on Hudson 9:00pm 50 First Dates 10:45pm Chasing Mavericks 12:50am Best Man Down 2:30am Having You 4:15am A Star is Born Norman Maine's movie career is slowing down, but he can still spot talent.

Premiere

TCM

6:30am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am The Internship Special 9:00am Romeo and Juliet 11:00am Drinking Buddies 12:45pm The Lookalike

8:35am Gunsmoke 9:40am The Wrong Man 11:35am Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke

A pair of drug peddlers go in search of a woman to play a crucial part in a deal.

2:45pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:30pm Captain Phillips 7:00pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm Captain Phillips 11:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 1:05am The Lookalike 2:55am Sunshine on Leith 4:40am Drinking Buddies

Festus's cousins come across an injured man but flee when they assume he is dead.

4:00pm The Siege at Red River 5:40pm Island in the Sun 7:55pm I Died a Thousand Times 10:00pm Eraser 12:10am Solaris 2:00am Eraser 3:50am One Foot in Hell 5:20am Off Set

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British taking leave of their senses A M I missing something here?

Let’s try and get it straight.

You leave British shores, travel to a foreign country, commit a few murders, make videos boasting about it, encourage others to do the same and then gaily swan back to your original country and take up where you left off?

Have the British finally taken leave of their senses? To make matters even worse, these young Islamic assassins then threaten to commit even more atrocities in the country that nurtured them. You couldn’t make it up. The very least that should happen to these people is permanent tagging.

You simply can’t allow would-be terrorists to wander around unchecked and free to plot and kill members of the society that fed them simply because it may infringe their human rights. Give us a break! These people forfeited all their rights as human beings when they fired the first bullet into the body of a complete stranger, purely because they were a member of a different tribe.

If I were in charge, I would lock these misled young men and women away for life. I would also seriously consider their family members. Irrespective of some of their protests to the contrary, I maintain

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT

that purely by taking their offspring back into the family unit, they are, at the very least, condoning their criminal actions.

Britain simply has to toughen up. If it doesn’t, and continues to let the dangerous human rights and PC spouters influence their decisions, I consider the authorities will be as responsible for any future atrocities committed on the British public as the perpetrators themselves.

Moving on, contrary to the views of a number of people I am not one of those who considers the sentence given to Rolf Harris too lenient. To a man in his position, any sentence for a crime of this nature is totally devastating. Ordinary members of the public, who are imprisoned for sexual crimes, merely lose their freedom, put up with some abuse from fellow cons and, on completion of their time, simply rejoin society and blend back in.

To a man so prominent and in the public eye as Rolf Harris, there is no chance of this outcome. He will be

WOULD-BE TERRORISTS: Should not be allowed to wander about unchecked. pointed out and reviled for the rest of his days. His life’s work and career have been erased permanently. Honours presented to him by royalty have been taken away.

In prison he will be the brunt of abuse and in continual danger from cons, wishing to make a bit of a name for themselves by causing harm to him simply because he is Rolf Harris.

Compensation will probably ultimately cost him his entire fortune. No, as revolting as his crimes were, believe me, if he lives through it, which I consider unlikely, five years, nine months is ample punishment for this vile paedophile.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Heir Hunters 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal S.O.S. 12:30pm Street Patrol UK 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors Drama series set in a busy Midlands medical practice.

BBC TWO 6:55am What Makes Me, Me 7:00am Preview 7:15am Homes Under the Hammer 8:15am Animal S.O.S. 8:45am Animal Park 9:15am Call the Council 10:00am Antiques Roadshow 11:00am Tiger About the House 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Lifeline 2:10pm North West Frontier

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning 1:30pm Let's Do Lunch... With Gino and Mel 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

CH4 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am Undercover Boss USA 12:00pm Come Dine with Me 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 1:35pm Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Four in a Bed

WEDNESDAY TV

CH5 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Beware!

Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Futurama 8:30am Futurama 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Wanted Down Under 5:30pm Flog It!

4:15pm Coast 5:15pm Frozen Planet Polar landscapes in autumn are transformed as the big freeze returns.

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:40pm Countdown 4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Ultimate Dealer

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story Drama based on a true story.

3:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Flog It! 8:00pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 8:30pm Mary Berry Cooks

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

6:00pm Couples Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News

9:00pm Operation Cloud Lab 10:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 11:00pm Backchat with Jack Whitehall and His Dad 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm All Star Mr and Mrs 10:00pm Testing Britain's Worst Drivers: Crash Course 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm American Pie: The Reunion

9:00pm This Old Thing: The Vintage Clothes Show 10:00pm One Born Every Minute 11:00pm The Mimic 11:30pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

12:20am Golf 12:50am Hot Property: Business Boomers 1:50am A Very British Airline 2:50am This is BBC Two 5:00am Birth of Empire: The East India Company 5:55am Deadly Dilemmas

1:25am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am May the Best House Win

12:35am The IT Crowd 1:00am Superstar DJs 1:25am Heston's Great British Food 2:20am Alfie 4:15am Revenge 4:55am River Cottage Veg 5:50am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

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6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Ultimate Police Interceptors

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm Futurama 7:00pm Futurama 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm Angry Brits: Caught on Camera 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector Returns 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm 24: Live Another Day 11:00pm A League of Their Own

9pm 9:00pm Talk to the Animals 10:00pm Nick and Margaret: Too Many Immigrants?

11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News & Weather 11:35pm A Question of Sport

Highlights of the latest events inside the house, hosted by Emma Willis.

12am 12:15am Surrogates 1:40am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

1:45am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:05am OAPs Behaving Badly 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Hawaii Five0 3:00am Hawaii Five-0 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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9:00pm Don't Tell the Bride 10:00pm Shanghai Noon

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Indian Hill Railways 10:00pm Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure

11:15am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:10pm Big Rich Texas 1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:00pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm I Wanna Marry Harry 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm Celebrity Juice

9:25am Murder, She Wrote 10:25am Judge Judy 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Inspector Morse 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:05pm The Darling Buds of May 5:15pm Second Thoughts 5:50pm Home to Roost 6:20pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Above Suspicion

9:45am Kojak 10:50am Kojak 11:55am Police, Camera, Action!

12:25pm Highway Patrol 12:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 5:30pm Police, Camera, Action!

5:55pm Police, Camera, Action!

6:25pm Highway Patrol 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm River Monsters 11:00pm Total Recall

2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Rules of Engagement 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Suburgatory 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm How I Met Your Mother 9:00pm The Golden Compass 11:15pm Rude Tube

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Jackie Chan plays a Chinese man who travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped princess.

11:45pm Family Guy 12:07am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad! 12:52am American Dad! 1:15am Russell Howard's Good News Extra 2:00am Impractical Jokers 2:30am Impractical Jokers 3:00am Glasgow Girls

King Edward VII has always been an enigma.

11:00pm The Queen's Castle 12:00am The Himalayas 1:00am Wild Weather 2:00am From Scotland with Love 3:10am Parks and Recreation 3:35am Parks and Recreation 3:55am Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure King Edward VII has always been an enigma.

SKY MOVIES Action 4:25am Mad Max 6:05am The Karate Kid, Part II 8:05am Any Given Sunday 10:50am Hulk 1:15pm Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a fire-fighter is placed in a witness protection programme.

3:00pm Bad Boys II 5:30pm The Karate Kid, Part II 7:30pm Hulk 10:00pm Fire with Fire 11:45pm Bad Boys II 2:15am Alex Cross 4:05am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 5:50am The Karate Kid, Part II Impetuous karate student Daniel leaves Mr Miyagi and signs up with Terry, a new coach.

Comedy 9:10am The Oranges 10:50am You, Me and Dupree 12:50pm That's My Boy 2:50pm The Dukes of Hazzard 4:45pm As Good as It Gets Heartwarming comedy drama about a disgruntled, misanthropic novelist who falls for a waitress.

7:10pm The Way Way Back 9:00pm You, Me and Dupree 11:00pm That's My Boy 1:00am The Dukes of Hazzard 2:55am The Way Way Back 4:50am The Oranges The bond between two best buddies and their close-knit families takes a hit when a clandestine relationship is exposed.

5:15am Point Last Seen 7:00am Penthouse North 8:40am The Island 11:05am Speed 1:10pm Speed 2: Cruise Control 3:25pm Argo: Sky Movies Special 3:45pm Eden 5:35pm Bad Company 7:40pm The Island 10:00pm The Chamber 11:55pm Speed 2:00am Fear 16-year-old Nicole falls in love with David, a good-looking guy she meets at a party.

3:45am An Eye for an Eye 5:35am Speed 2: Cruise Control

4:15am A Star is Born Norman Maine's movie career is slowing down, but he can still spot talent.

7:15am Darling Companion 9:00am Under the Tuscan Sun 11:00am Failure to Launch 12:45pm Sparkle 2:50pm The Four Feathers 5:10pm Jersey Girl 7:00pm Tootsie 9:00pm Failure to Launch 10:45pm Hitchcock 12:35am Now is Good 2:25am Burning Man 4:25am Lincoln: Sky Movies Special 4:45am Fun in Acapulco

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7:55am Gunsmoke 8:55am Gunsmoke 9:55am Island in the Sun 12:10pm The Siege at Red River 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Harper 6:15pm Road to Bali 8:05pm Son of Paleface 10:00pm Above the Law 11:55pm John Carpenter's Vampires 1:55am Above the Law 3:35am Come See The Paradise 5:45am TCM Shorts

A special look at the sci-fi actioner starring Matt Damon.

7:00am Sunshine on Leith 8:45am The Lookalike 10:45am Jack the Giant Slayer Special 11:00am Drinking Buddies 12:45pm Romeo and Juliet 2:45pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 4:30pm Captain Phillips 7:00pm Romeo and Juliet 9:00pm Captain Phillips 11:20pm Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 1:05am The Lookalike 2:55am Sunshine on Leith

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1940: The Battle of Britain begins. The German Luftwaffe mounts a series of attacks on shipping convoys off the English south-east coast.

1944: German officers launch operation to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Count Claus von Stauffenberg takes a bomb to Hitler’s headquarters in Berchtesgaden but fails to kill him.

1945: Allied leaders meet in Potsdam. Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin and Harry S Truman meet to discuss and decide the future of Germany.

1955: Ruth Ellis is hanged in London. Ellis was sentenced to die by hanging for murdering her lover David Blakely, 25. She was the last woman to be executed in England.

1969: Apollo 11, the first US lunar landing mission, takes off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

It is the first attempt in history to land a human being on the surface of the moon.

1970: State of Emergency is declared to deal with strikes at UK ports. The Army orders 36,000 troops to be on standby to handle the cargo from 150 affected ships.

1972: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw is involved in secret talks with the IRA in England’s capital. Whitelaw meets with six IRA leaders in a private house.

1985: Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior blows up in Auckland Harbour. The French Secret Service were behind the sinking.

1987: World War I veterans remember the Battle of Passchendaele. They gather at Tyne Cote cemetery to pay their respects to the 250,000 fallen British Commonwealth troops.

1990: Boris Yeltsin resigns from the Communist Party. The resignation splits Soviet communists.

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Directed by cult director Darren Aronofsky, Noah stars Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson. It has a run time of 138 minutes and is rated 12A.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) The changes affecting you for the past few weeks continue but you are now getting better at managing their direction. Someone wanting you to take a logical action should not be allowed to push you forward. When to act will be clear to you.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Someone who has been unhelpful in the past suddenly steps forward. Could you have been wrong about them? Probably not. Keep a clear mind when with them. Saturn influences you to be more organised before a bout of indecision strikes.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) The influence of Venus and Jupiter brings you the influence and status that you deserve. It's not that you haven't worked towards it but now you start to see the benefits. There is an urge to improve your appearance and surroundings to fit in with the 'new you'. .

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) During the past few weeks you may have gained a different perspective on life. Your need for a close attachment and harmony in your life should not be underestimated or denied in the name of practicality.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) To be truly happy you need to build on your partnerships. Keep these in balance and everything else will fall into place. Life has taught you some rather harsh lessons recently. The upshot of that is you now feel more in control and more secure.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There is an all-consuming need to see some reward for all your efforts.

There will be those who will tell you that you need to push harder for success.

Perhaps you need to be with more likeminded people. Certainly being with the wrong colleagues can bring your spirits down.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) When needed you are sure to be

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FORGED

REDUCE

GASPED

REGARD

GUESTS

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Bolted, 2 Herded, 3 Salute, 4 Reeled, 5 Taller, 6 Desert, 7 Degree, 8 Steals, 9 Learnt, 10 Glazed, 11 Tilted, 12 Awards, 13 Hazels, 14 Wearer, 15 Seated, 16 Desire, 17 Advice, 18 Theirs, 19 Drives

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Your flexibility stands you in good stead in this last half of the year. Not only does it see you able to take opportunities at short notice but it also boosts your psychic energy. Others may not come up to expectations and there are times when it is best to 'go it alone’.

July 10: Sofia Vergara, 42. TV actress.

This Colombian actress shot to fame on the popular sitcom Modern Family as Gloria Pritchett. Her film credits include Machete Kills and Fading Gigolo.

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July 14: Jane Lynch, 54. TV actress.

This American actress won an Emmy for her role in Glee and a People’s Choice Award for Favourite Comedy Actress in 2011.

July 11: Giorgio Armani, 80. Fashion designer.

Before becoming a designer Armani spent two years at the University of Piacenza studying Medicine.

July 13: Harrison Ford, 72. Film actor.

Iconic actor and producer he shot to fame in the original Star Wars films as Han Solo; he later went on to play the eponymous hero in the Indiana Jones films. positive this week. On a project, 'striking while the iron is hot' springs to mind.

There is much fun to hand but it must be 'work first' at the moment. Some opportunities do not come twice and you need to be aware of them when they present themselves. Spend some quality time with your loved ones.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) You are in a romantic mood but something is missing from the picture. It is not that you are feeling the need of having more than one string to your bow, it is more that you are tired of using the same old arrows. So, what is out there to fire your imagination? Something really new will not miss the mark with you.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This is a brilliant week for

July 15: Arianna Huffington, 64.

Entrepreneur.

Founder of the Huffington Post she once ran for Governor of California in 2003; she was a conservative commentator in the 90s.

July 12: Ana Torrent.

Film actress.

This Spanish actress was nominated for a Goya award for her role in Tesis by Alejandro Amenabar. She first came to fame in 1973 at the young age of seven when she got a role in La Colmena by Victor Erice.

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money and business. Mars is influencing you to be more up-front and practical in your approach. You may feel changes coming on that you would rather deny.

Burying your head in the sand is not an option. Take the bull by the horns and you could be surprised at your success.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You will see the lighter side of life this week when you discover that someone is holding a torch for you.

You are flattered and vaguely interested.

Your combination of intelligence and humour make you a delightful companion. Venus smiles on all your close relationships and you seem to be able to do no wrong. .

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is much to be tackled this

July 16: Will Ferrell, 47. Film actor.

Actor, voice actor, comedian and producer, Ferrell is the star of many comedies including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. week, but you are wary of making fullon decisions. Taking things one step at a time is the best policy because it gives you space to consider the options. There is a restlessness about you that is hard to pinpoint. Perhaps you are feeling positive but have to hold fire because of others. This is frustrating, but try to relax.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Energy levels go up and down and you seek to ration yours by not going all-out physically. It is still possible to be quite dynamic while planning. Indeed, your clear vision impresses a colleague. If you are due for promotion then some good news is likely. Blow your own trumpet rather than wait for others to do it for you.

B&B All the answers begin with the letters B B 1. By what name was the English dandy, born in London in 1778, who was an iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men’s fashion, and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, usually known?

2. Named after a British minister of transport, what name is given to an amber-coloured globe lamp atop a tall black and white pole, marking pedestrian crossings of roads in the UK? 3. What is the name of the table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs? Penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over.

4. What name is often applied to a person born in the years following the Second World War, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate?

5. What name is frequently given to Southern and Midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant?

6. What was the name of the Hungarian composer and pianist who was considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century? He and Liszt are regarded as his country’s greatest composers.

7. What was the nickname of Oliver Cromwell’s parliament of 1653, given to it by one its members, Praise-God Barbon, an Anabaptist leather seller of Fleet Street? It replaced the Rump Parliament, but was itself dissolved within a few months.

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

TARGET: Average: 5 Good: 6 Very good: 9 Excellent: 11

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION aced, acid, cede, cedi, cite, dace, dice, iced, acted, cadet, ceded, cited, diced, dicta, edict, addict, caddie, decade, deceit, decide, caddied, decided, addicted, dedicate, DEDICATED

Word Ladder REAL

TIME

Move from the start word (REAL) to the end word (TIME) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

REAL TEAL TELL TILL TILE TIME

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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 (MASSED) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the title of a 1992 American crime film (two words): SORE RIVER GODS Unscramble the name of a famous English rugby union club (two words): SLID ON RHINO

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home (7) 6 Parisian flower (5) 7 Alfresco? Rope in a replacement (4,3) 8 A follower to lock barrier (5) 13 I am bats cooking rice (7) 14 Take out essence (7) 16 Edwin’s upset about Lloyd’s first

fraud (7) 17 Major ganglia, part of the brain, perhaps (5) 19 A callus fruit? (5) 20 Declare Namibia is hosting sports venue (5) 21 Send a model form of transport (5)

Code Breaker

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 11 represents Q and 21 represents Y, so fill in Q every time the figure 11 appears and Y every time the figure 21 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.

Across 1 Walk unsteadily (7) 4 City in Florida (5) 7 Once more (5) 9 Quite sure (7) 10 Irish folklore spirit (7) 11 African scavenger (5) 12 Telling an untruth (5) 14 Smooth and glossy (5) 19 Plucked string instruments (5) 21 Violent rotating windstorm (7) 23 Not man-made (7) 24 Expand (5) 25 Waterway (5) 26 Proverbs (7)

Down 1 Showing signs of wear and tear (6) 2 Long seat (5) 3 Surpass (6) 4 Law officer (7) 5 Make less active or intense (5) 6 Ancient Greek (6) 8 Disturb (5) 13 Nose opening (7) 15 Avoid capture (5) 16 Medical centre (6) 17 Plays for time (6) 18 Sheds hair or feathers (6) 20 Moon of Saturn (5) 22 Hazardous (5)

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

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Answers: West Indies, Green with envy

Down 1 Poets start drinking in pubs (5) 2 Socialist leader in fitting decline (7) 3 A male representative (5) 5 Store damaged car at Queen’s

Funagram

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: RESERVOIR DOGS, LONDON IRISH

Across 2 Expensive animal, by the sound of it (4) 4 Prints showing fish (4) 9 Name of bloke to steal cattle, it’s said (7) 10 Part of speech idealists rebuke (5) 11 Let Ms Duff fish (5) 12 Foolish fancy makes him race around (7) 13 Swimmer, female, joining the club (6) 15 Detector of nitrogen in plastic roses (6) 18 Crush the star characters (7) 20 Sam is sort of wrong (5) 22 Odour created by a Catholic mostly (5) 23 Perhaps dead men improved (7) 24 Exclusive school returning record (4) 25 Loose cloak or carbon copy (4)

Quick

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Corsican, 4 Plus, 7 Egret, 9 Cheer, 11 Later, 12 Thorn, 13 Rosier, 15 Malaya, 19 Beams, 21 Larva, 23 Tools, 24 Eager, 25 Skit, 26 Mainstay.

Down: 1 Cleaver, 2 Rural, 3 Accord, 5 Shown, 6 Heat, 8 Tithe, 10 Rioja, 14 Smart, 16 Agree, 17 Allergy, 18 Alaska, 19 Bucks, 20 Stop, 22 Argot.

QUICK Across: 1 Scared, 4 Attack, 9 Abase, 10 Reply, 11 Annul, 12 Cassock, 13 Allude, 15 Affect, 19 Anarchy, 21 Recur, 23 Loner, 24 Nasty, 25 Target, 26 Better.

Down: 1 Sultana, 2 Again, 3 Enabled, 5 Turns, 6 Approve, 7 Kayak, 8 Reach, 14 Learner, 16 Foresee, 17 Terrier, 18 Lying, 19 Allot, 20 Carve, 22 Crypt.

Across 1 Gemelos (5) 3 Health (5) 5/14 Dedo gordo del pie (3,3) 7 Oraciones (7) 9 Royal (4) 10 Kiss (4) 13 Piece of toast (7) 14 See 5 15 Humo (de fuego, cigarro) (5) 16 Enfadado (5)

Down 1 Stools (seats) (9) 2 Soup (thick) (4) 3 Jabón (para lavar) (4) 4 Descubrimiento (de país, invento, deportista) (9) 6 Cristal (5) 8 Acontecimiento (5) 11 Carrera (competición) (4) 12 Nothing (4)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Peach, 3 Lunes, 6 Roto, 7 Sangre, 9 Ornaments, 12 Anillo, 13 Caro, 14 Heart, 15 Fuera.

Down: 1 Pero, 2 Antártida, 3 Leader, 4 Nightmare, 5 Seed, 8 Wallet, 10 Wash, 11 Boda.

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Charley, the manager of a salmon fishery and local ‘tough guy’, faces an increased threat from poaching and out of this true tale of intrigue and murder emerges Watson’s story of the disintegration of Scotland and the current political climate.

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1. How does turbulence work?

Everyone has heard the pilot tell them to fasten their seatbelts for turbulence but nobody knows how it works. Einstein famously said: “After I die, I hope God will explain turbulence to me.”

2. How do cats purr?

Cats have no purring organ in their throats and although extensive research has been done, the origin and the function of a cat’s purr is still unknown.

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4. How, exactly, do magnets work?

Magnetism is a well known phenomenon but why do particles charged with

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An increasing number of magazines are launching bespoke apps for iPad, if not Android tablets. One good way to plug the gap is Zinio, which sells digital replicas of a large range of mags from its in-app store

7. What causes gravity?

Newton pointed out its existence but what causes it?

8. How do we store and retrieve memories?

The brain is still the most perplexing of all organs and scientists have yet to work out even which parts of the brain are involved as it seems the whole brain participates.

3. What causes hypnic jerks?

Hypnic jerks are when we are falling asleep and suddenly jerk awake, but why?

It happens to almost everybody but scientists have no idea what causes them.

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electricity create magnetic fields?

And when they do, why do they align with the two poles?

than quantity at the top of the tree.

5. Why do giraffes have long necks?

Longer necks don’t give giraffes any advantages as has been suggested by evolutionary scientists – their eating habits are more about type of leaf rather

6. How do birds migrate?

This has vexed biologists for centuries and has become one of the most mysterious animal behaviours known to science. Many theories postulate that they use the earth’s magnetic fields but

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

9. Why do women go through menopause?

It defies all the rules of evolution, in nearly all other species of the animal kingdom the females continue to have the ability to reproduce until they die – so why not humans?

10. What are dreams?

Dreams are common but what causes them? Are they just random images from the subconscious or are they symbolic of our psyche?

Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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Just Joking Q: How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Two: one to change it and another one to change it back again.

Man: “Hey baby, what's your sign?”

Woman: “Do not enter.”

Q: Why did King Kong climb the Empire State Building?

A: He couldn’t fit in the lift.

Good: 41 Very good: 59 Excellent: 72

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION levee, level, leveler, lever, leer, veer, veto, ever, eerie, elver, meet, melee, melt, lent, heel, helve, helm, hetero, heir, teeth, teethe, teeter, teem, tree, trite, tore, tort, torte, revel, reel, reeve, relent, retie, rote, rein, rite, them, thee, their, then, trot, tire, tiro, tier, tine, enter, entree, entire, oriel, orient, inter, intro, nite, niter, nitre

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The doctors and their team have more than 70 years of professional medical experience between them and are dedicated to treating their patients with a professional and caring attitude, helping them to fully understand each and every procedure, find the right treatment or surgery and gain the very best results.

Registered nurse Anna Segaard, who trained in London’s Harley Street, said they pride themselves on their patient care and have a talented team of doctors: “You have to have an artistic touch, it is not enough to just be technically good in this field.”

Dr Sergiu agrees. He sees his job as a creative work of art which can have positive, lifechanging results for a person: “I have to look at the whole person and it is about discussing with them their

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A dip in the sea is good for us WHILST a dip in the sea to cool off is ideal at this time of year, there are also a number of health benefits.

Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates, said the sea was able to cure diseases and prescribed dives and washing in salt water to treat common ailments.

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TAKE THE PLUNGE: Sea water offers a range of health benefits.

believed to have some benefits.

Sea water because of its density facilitates the relaxation of muscle, improves breathing capacity, help eliminate toxins and improves blood circulation.

Because of its high sodium content it

Could ants wipe out super-bugs?

BRITISH scientists believe that ants could be the key to developing new strains of antibiotics.

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of medicine’ as bacteria is becoming more and more resistant to existing medicines.

A team at the University of East Anglia in the UK said leafcutter ants could save lives thanks to a natural antibiotic they produce and help in the fight against resistant superbugs. The ants have already

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also helps aid muscle recovery and can relieve rheumatic and muscular pain.

Bathing in sea water is good to combat psoriasis, and the magnesium in the sea has been found to help relieve anxiety and balance skin ageing.

A brisk walk along the beach also helps us to stay well with the sea breeze sending up a natural spray rich in iodine, which is good for regulating the thyroid gland.

The sea air is rich in negative ions generated by the waves, which have a beneficial effect on our body, relaxing and encouraging the production of serotonin, known for its antidepressant effects.

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Breaking Views A Costa del Sol resident for a number of years, Nora is the author of psychological suspense and crime thrillers.

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THIS week I’m writing about Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and time-wasting 999 phone calls.

What’s the connection? I hear you say. Well, bear with me, but if you can’t stomach any further mention of Savile or Harris, go and have a cup of coffee or turn to the crossword page...

With recent revelations of ever more repulsive accounts of sexual abuse/improper conduct over four decades by Jimmy Savile in 28 NHS hospitals and now Harris’s conviction, why wasn’t something done about these assaults earlier?

As far as Savile is concerned, he had a strange charisma that hoodwinked everyone: hospitals, officials, MPs, charities, the media and the police. I’m in no way at all condoning the crimes committed by either man, but a

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Pulling the wool over our eyes: is there no end to all this abuse?

EMERGENCY CENTRE: The staff have to deal with some bizarre calls. point often overlooked is that things were different in the 1970s. Predators were often a grim fact of office life.

Remember, too, that this was the era of ‘Sweeney’ type policing, as reflected in the Life on Mars TV series. Political correctness was still a long way off; a concept most of us were

hardly aware of until the 1990s.

Some things don’t change, though, for the UK emergency services. And that’s the number of bizarre/hoax 999 calls made to it.

How about the woman who rang the police to say her snowman had been stolen from her front garden? Or the call for

a paramedic to take a dog’s temperature? Or the Birmingham woman who called to complain there weren’t enough sprinkles on her ice cream, telling an operator: “It doesn’t seem like much of an emergency but it is. I’ve ordered an ice cream and he’s put bits on one side and none on the

other. He’s refusing to give me my money back and saying I’ve got to take it like that.”

West Midlands Police released this last recording with a plea for people to use 999 for genuine emergencies only.

Chief Superintendent Jim Andronov, head of the force’s contact centre, said West Midlands Police, for instance, get more than 1,500 calls a day to the number and between 10 and 20 per cent fall into the bizarre/hoax call category.

In 1937, in just the first week of the 999 service, there were 91 hoax calls! As I said, little change there, then.

Nora Johnson’s thrillers Retribution, Soul Stealer, The De Clerambault Code (www.nora-johnson.com) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.89; £0.77) and iBookstore.

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The first casualty of war is...

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

U

S Senator Hiram Johnson in 1917 surmised: “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” We all know who he was pointing the finger at, don’t we? It would be nearer the mark to say the first casualty is media integrity.

No government anywhere can risk a truly independent media; a control mechanism is in place. The Press amplifies government policy. Mark Twain expressed it thus: “If you don’t read the newspapers you are uninformed, if you do read the newspapers you are misinformed.”

Media spin impacts on our understanding of world events. People do not have opinions, they echo their news source’s opinions. This reveals what newspaper they read or news channel they watch.

Professor of Journalism, Dean Miller, at Stony Brook University: “We are terrible at perceiving the truth. People are going to default to sources of information that reinforce their bias. The most important lesson that we teach students is to get

NEWS REPORTING: How do we free ourselves from media mind manipulation? outside the comfort zone, to go to sources of information that challenge their bias.”

Putting this to the test is entertaining, revelatory and educational. If your geopolitical opinion is formed by BBC News, CNN, History Channel, the Daily Mail or Sun, we can predict your perception of history and world events. By a happy coincidence your opinion mirrors that of these media, too. If you read Russia Today, Al-Jazeera or Voice of Russia, perception, reach and knowledge of what is happening in the world radically changes.

How do we free ourselves from media mind manipulation (MMM)? News Literacy is the inspiration of the News Literacy Centre. Associated with international partners, Stony Brook University’s Professor of Journalism, Jonathan Sanders, has the solution: “We recommend something called VIA. It determines; is the news that shapes our opinions verifiable, independent and accountable? Without it you are in the realm of speculation, opinion, propaganda, advertisement or something else.”

In the US there are tens of thousands of book publishers, newspapers, magazines, radio and television channels. Americans blissfully believe them to be editorially independent. In fact, 90 per cent are owned and editorially controlled by just five corporations linked to US government policy-makers.

How powerful is that control? I can identify ordinary Americans by their perception of world affairs. It reflects the editorial spin of their government controlled corporates. Before he died in a canoeing ‘accident’, former CIA Director William Colby revealed: “The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media.”

Despite a thin veneer of carefully controlled criticism to create the illusion of independent thought, the mass media is broadly in harmony with government policy.

In Europe there are several Orwellian Big Brothers, all are linked. Despite a choice of thousands of news media, most of our news radiates from a handful of heavily compromised, government-influenced news agencies that are members of the European Alliance of News Agencies.

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Crowd-pleasing appetisers for the summer season IT’S always a good idea to start a meal with something truly tasty to set the scene for the meal to come.

Here are some tasty starters: Grilled pesto prawns. There are so many ways to use pesto - the Italian sauce made from roasted pine nuts, basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and garlic - here is another: just slather the sauce all over the prawns and then throw them onto the grill.

Roasted tomato dip. Totally addictive this easy, spicy dip unites vine-ripened tomatoes, onions, chilli peppers, coriander and fresh lime or lemon. Just roast all the ingredients, except the lemon, and mix together.

Courgette fritters with Feta cheese and dill. Shred the courgettes and combine them with

INTENSE AND FLAVOURFUL: Guacamole with roasted garlic. eggs, garlic, spring onions, Feta cheese and dill, then pan-fry the lot together until crisp on the outside and still tender on the inside – a winner every time!

Guacamole with roasted garlic.

Normally guacamole is made with fresh onions but adding some roasted garlic makes the whole dish more intense and flavourful.

Dark chocolate could be good for the elderly DARK chocolate could be good for the elderly and for anyone with arterial problems.

Research published in the Journal of the American Heart Asso-ciation has found that dark chocolate is not just a tasty treat but could help the elderly to walk for a little longer.

In a pilot study of patients with PAD (peri-

pheral artery disease), which mainly, but not exclusively, affects people over the age of 70, findings revealed that patients’ ability to walk unassisted increased after eating dark choco-late; they walked an average of 39 feet further and more than 17 seconds longer. Milk chocolate did not have the same effect; in fact, it had no effect.

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Traditional Inuit diet has long baffled nutritionists NUTRITIONISTS find the traditional Inuit diet bewildering.

Inuit people do not acknowledge the existence of the famous food pyramid. Since they are simply unable to grow any crops on the tundra, their traditional diet basically consists almost entirely of protein and fat.

Do not forget that the northernmost regions of the planet are too cold for farming, so there are no vegetables, no carbohydrates, no wheat and no sugar.

Inuit people eat lots of fish and lots of meat and very little else, though they’re known to eat berries and wild fruits during their short summer.

Their high-protein and high-fat diet should result in a higher risk of stroke, heart disease and high blood pressure.

A lack of vegetables and fruit is even known to often cause scurvy. But these diseases are uncommon in Inuit people.

Nutritionists think that their consumption of uncooked meat covers their vitamin C needs. The fish and meat that are available in the far north are rich in omega-3 acids and

APPETISING? Moose fat with berries. monounsaturated fats and that could explain the lower rates of cardiovascular disease.

Some Inuit specialties include stinkhead (fish or meat wrapped in grass), fresh blood (hunters often drink the warm blood of their kills), whale skin with blubber, a mixture of fish eggs and fat and berries called tolkusha and akutaq (berries mixed with whipped walrus, seal, moose or reindeer fat).

How to microwave without making everything soggy MICROWAVES have a really bad reputation for making everything soggy, tasteless and zapping all the nutrition out of food.

To be fair, though, all cooking takes some nutrition out of food, but there are some tricks you can use to avoid these pitfalls.

Choose your dish carefully.

Although everybody now knows to only use ‘microwave-safe’ dishes, some are better than others.

A shallow, glass dish is best as it will heat the food more evenly and you should always cover it. If your dish hasn’t got a cover then use a slightly damp paper towel; this helps keep the food from drying out.

Steam your veggies.

Instead of boiling them in a

IMPORTANT: Choose your dish carefully. saucepan, which really does lessen their nutritional content, just put them in a shallow dish with a couple of tablespoons of water and zap them for a few minutes. Covering the dish will keep the veggies moist.

Nuke your meals at a low setting. Lower power levels allow the food to heat evenly without overcooking

the outer layers. Meats, fish and cheese will all get hard if zapped on high power – just be patient.

Stir frequently. Whatever you are cooking, stirring it every two or three minutes will improve the end result – if you are heating something solid then just flip it instead.

Defrost as a last resort.

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Top tips for making the perfect scrambled eggs every time MAKING scrambled eggs is indeed easy. But getting them just right or making sure they are as great as they should be takes a little know-how.

The eggs should be scrambled on low heat. Yes, it will take longer for them to cook but they will not overcook or brown.

One of the tricks for great scrambled eggs is to stop scrambling them and to take them off the heat while they still look wet.

Seasoned cooks recommend constant stirring for creamy eggs. With stirring, the egg curds that form will break down making the eggs softer and smaller.

It is also recommended not to whisk them too early but only just before putting them in the pan, and remember to whisk them vigorously, which adds

SCRAMBLED EGGS: Anyone can make them, but getting them just right takes a little know-how. both volume and air.

Connoisseurs strongly warn against adding water, cream or milk to eggs, unless overcooked and wet eggs are on the menu.

Choosing the right frying pan also plays an important part. As a rule of thumb, its size depends on how many eggs are going to be cooked.

It is also important to keep whisking them until they are completely homogenous and to avoid seasoning them too early.

Adding salt at the wrong time can break the eggs down and make them watery.

In fact, it is better to wait until they are cooked before seasoning them.

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Pet-sitters for pets who are poorly

By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch FROM time to time regardless of how poorly or infirm your pet is you just need to get away.

Whether for a holiday to recharge your batteries or home to see relatives.

But how can you find someone reliable who might understand the detailed routines of medicating your arthritic Labrador, or know how to spot the febrile signs of a cat.

One of our favourite dogs is Henry the Basset hound. Sadly he has health issues and gets separation anxiety whenever his owners are getting ready to go away. Suitcases are like a red rag to poor Henry’s frail constitution. They used kennels in the past and he suffered severe separation anxiety

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resulting in colitis.

Now Henry is kept at home, and unfortunately until recently his Mum has had to stay with him, effectively trapped because she couldn’t find an experienced care giver. Then she called and asked if I knew anyone.

Fortunately, we have a number of vet nurses trained and registered in the UK who are also registered in our network, many of whom are keen to travel. Job done! Now Wendy can have a holiday and Henry is cossetted by a vet nurse who cares.

Download your Free Easy Guide to Housesitting from here www.bit.ly/eurown001 To find a pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch. com or call Lamia on +44 (0)186 552 1508

Listen to David on TRE every Saturday 10am to 11am Costa del Sol (Gibraltar/Sotogrande) 98.7fm (San Roque to Calahonda) 91.9fm (Calahonda to Motril) 88.9, Costa Calida 92.7fm Costa Blanca (Torrevieja to Elche) 105.1fm (Elche to Calpe) 88.2fm, (Calpe to Gandia & Ibiza) 104.6fm, (Denia to Valencia) 95.3fm Mallorca 103.9fm

FRIENDS Brian and Lynn from Mallorca sent me this wonderful picture of Hokoyo, a rare Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy, having his dinner alongside the two cats in their kitchen.

Brian said: “He couldn’t have done this a few days ago so he is learning to be tolerant of sharing the kitchen with cats and they are tolerant of being near him.”

When you have a resident pet and bring in another one, this is the time to allow them to mix without human interference. For the first week or two your resident pet will stare and maybe growl but if you walk away and leave them alone you end up with pets mixing like those in Brian and Lynn’s picture.

Often the advice is to

HARMONY: Hokoyo the new puppy has learned to tolerate the resident cats. keep a new cat in another room and not allow it to roam around the home and to change over the sleeping mats so that the cats are able to scent each other. This works but one must be patient and it takes much time.

My daughter Sarah decided to take the hair which she had groomed from one of her resident cats and put it on the new cat and vice versa.

This way they got used to

each other’s scent and within a few days the cats were all getting on well with each other.

This will also work with dogs so why not give it a try especially if you’re introducing cats to dogs or dogs to cats.

If you have an interesting picture then send it to me with a short story and I will present this to the editor for consideration.

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Pets in Spain’s biggest expenditure is on vet bills and their funds are depleting. They have foster homes and volunteers to take in abandoned animals and help desperate people that need to rehome a family pet.

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Gardening Corner

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

DURING the hottest months of the year, especially, most of the water used in gardens to maintain plants - from annuals to perennial shrubs and trees - is not in fact used by the plants.

Most is lost for a number of reasons including the following four, highlighted in the new book ‘How to use less water in your garden - A practical guide to waterwise Medi-

terranean style gardening worldwide,’ ISBN 9781499228601.

• Water runs off to the sides across hard, sunbaked surface soil.

• Water evaporates from the surface of the soil having risen to the surface by capillary action from lower levels.

• Water drains away through open, stony soil.

• Water is sucked sideways away from the roots of plants by a spongelike action from bone dry areas of surrounding soil being watered.

One of the most effective actions to reduce the occurrence and impact of these problems is to mulch

COOKING: The author’s solar cooker preparing a chicken in beer casserole. planted areas.

For practical purposes mulching is the practice of covering the soil or compost mixes under and around plants with ground cover materials that

primarily keep the surface of the soil moist and cool, and reduce the chance of weeds growing.

Section 4.7 of the aforementioned book describes 35 ways of mulching and improving existing mulches. These range from 10-centimetre covers of compost heap compost, 10 centimetres of stone chippings laid over woven or solid plastic sheeting, similar layers of almond shells, stone slabs or large rocks over the roots of climbers.

Plant alongside paths and terraces so that roots

INFORMATIVE: This book is now available from Amazon Books and a number of other internet bookshops. seek moisture and coolness under them and let fallen leaves rot down as a natural mulch.

Mulching is something that can be done at any time of the year.

Recognise that 10 centimetres to 20 centimetres will be a great help during drought conditions but three centimetres of bark chippings, which can be blown about by wind or washed away by rain, achieves little.

If you grow vegetables try doing it through holes in black plastic sheeting.

Another form of mulching is to use a natural ground cover of adjoining ground cover and plants with thick leaf cover.

In the early days of a new garden some plants can be regarded as sacrificial in that they give immediate ground cover between plants but you intend them to be eventually covered and smothered by more important plants.

Failing to keep the roots damp is a substantial summer risk and another is the creation of sparks that can start fires.

Two useful ways of summer cooking is to use paella pans as a hot plate for cooking fish, meat and vegetables as well as paellas, and to use a solar cooker for preparing stews, vegetables and grilling sardines and sausages, etc. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com July 2014

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Despite lower house prices and even if Euribor is at a record low, 95.2 per cent of Spaniards are not planning on buying a property in the next few months.

According to the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) – defined as the degree of consumers’ optimism on the state of the economy at any given time – only 3.8 per cent of Spaniards surveyed are thinking about investing their money in a house.

More than half of respondents think that house prices will remain the same in 2015, while 22.6 per cent think they will drop.

Spaniards’ reluctance to invest in a property could be a sign of caution.

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RELUCTANT: Spaniards cautious about buying. are similar to those witnessed before the crisis, many Spaniards have a hard time making ends meet and still do not see the signs of economic recovery in their households.

This could in fact explain why so many are unwilling to make such a large investment as buying a house.

In June 2014, 42.4 per cent of Spaniards said it was difficult for them to make ends meet by the end of the month, while 30.5 per cent of them

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In fact, 15.4 per cent of respondents said they had to use their savings by the end of the month and only 2.7 per cent claim to save a lot of money each month.

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Bluffers guide to fluent Spanish Ulrica Marshall

Expat Strife Swedish-born Ulrica is a freelance journalist living in Mallorca with her family. Her debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks.

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HE difference between fluency in a foreign language and ‘getting the ball over the net’, as the late language guru Michel Thomas said, is a combination of speed and accuracy.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages provides the most in-depth framework for evaluating proficiency, with some 20,000 to 40,000 word knowledge for native-level fluency and just 3,000 for basic conversation.

A few years ago, the UK Government’s new children’s Communication Champion, Jean Gross, said teenagers’ vocabulary was limited to 800 daily words, with a predominance of ‘yeah’, ‘no’, and ‘but’. Tweeting and texting are presumably not

TWEETING AND TEXTING: Not helpful for developing vocabulary. helping matters where brevity and acronyms rule. You might know your LOLs (Laugh out loud) and C U l8s (see you later) but here in Spain you have to add the likes of salu2 (saludos) and d= (da igual) into the mix.

For me, however, the real joy of languages comes through the

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or ancestors, this being a very family-centred culture.

Not wishing to lower the tone of this fine publication or to preach to the converted, I shall abstain from repeating these here.

On a more general note, there are some nice little expressions that will make you appear fluent.

If you put your foot in it: ‘Mentar la soga en casa del ahorcado’, which translates as ‘to mention rope in the house of a hanged man’. Or to pick up the courage to do something is: ‘Hacer de tripas corazón’, literally, turning your guts into heart. Asking for the impossible is ‘pedir peras al olmo’, or asking the elm tree for pears. And finally, my own personal favourite: ‘Ni harto de vino’, which translates as not even if I were drunk (on wine), though literally means ‘over my dead body’.

But why stop there? The funniest idioms are the ones that people make up, or even misuse, which is why TV series Friends was so entertaining, with the classic where Joey explains the meaning of a ‘moo point’, or the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda, with Kevin Kline’s hilarious interpretation of the gun-toting Otto. Use your inventions or adaptations enough and you may even create an idiom that will stand the test of time. The word (sic) is your oyster!

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Toyota’s green car of the future?

TOYOTA has revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen Fuel Cell Sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year.

The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are under way for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015.

In Japan, the Fuel Cell Sedan will go on sale at Toyota and Toyopet dealerships, priced at

approximately seven million yen (€50,460). Initially, sales will be limited to regions where hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is being developed.

European and US prices have not yet been decided. Likewise, more detailed information, such as specifications, exact prices and sales targets, will be announced later.

Toyota’s commitment to environment-friendly vehicles is based on three basic

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Hydrogen is a particularly promising alternative fuel. It can be produced from a wide variety of primary energy sources including solar power and wind power - and is easy to store and transport. When compressed, it has a higher energy density

than batteries. In addition to its potential as a fuel for home and automotive use, hydrogen could be used in a wide range of applications, including largescale power generation.

Toyota has been developing fuel cell vehicles in-house for more than 20 years.

Its fuel cell system includes a proprietary FC Stack, which generates electricity from the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, and

high-pressure hydrogen tanks.

In 2002, Toyota began leasing the Toyota FCHV, a fuel cell SUV, on a limited basis in Japan and the US. Real improvements have been made to the FC system since 2002. The fuel cell sedan Toyota just revealed, for example, features performance and a cruising range similar to a petrol engine vehicle and a refuelling time of roughly three minutes.

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New McLaren GT3 racer is unveiled MCLAREN GT has confirmed first details of the McLaren 650S GT3 the latest generation track-focused racer which will contest GT3 championships across the globe from the 2015 season.

Building on the highly successful 12C GT3, which has firmly reestablished McLaren at the front of the GT grid over the past three seasons, the 650S GT3 was unveiled in front of fans and the global motorsport media at the recent 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

As the 12C GT3 continues claiming trophies around the world, the 650S GT3 has big shoes to fill, but it has been designed to do just that. The menacing and purposeful-looking racer is the second-generation GT3 car from McLaren GT, the GT race car building arm of McLaren, and follows in the slipstream of the 12C GT3, now competing in its third competitive season.

To date, the 12C GT3

MENACING: The McLaren 650S GT3 will contest GT3 championships next year. has secured three championship titles, 51 race victories and 71 further podiums, a number that continues to rise on a weekly basis, and currently leads the highly competitive Blancpain Endurance Series and the GT Asia championship.

Based on the recently unveiled McLaren 650S, and built around the same lightweight carbon fibre MonoCell chassis, the GT3 iteration has been honed using CFD technology and the latest in automotive and motorsport simulation to offer enhanced aerodynamics and improved levels of cooling. At the front, an aggressive splitter and larger air intakes dominate the purposeful new look,

incorporating the familiar McLaren ‘face’ - albeit a more aggressive and menacing version, while on the flanks, the all-new lightweight carbon fibre bodywork wraps around reprofiled air intakes, which offer further optimised cooling.

The fixed carbon-fibre rear wing works in tandem with the large carbon-fibre splitter to complete the management of air as it is worked across, through and beneath the sleek lines of the 650S GT3.

The road-going version has been designed and

developed to provide ‘the ultimate in driver engagement on the road,’ and the 650S GT3 uses this same approach. Revised suspension geometry, wider track and updates to the overall set-up provide enhanced levels of drivability, optimising engagement for the wide range of drivers competing in GT racing.

In addition, the updates have been made with added emphasis on endurance racing, pulling from the lessons of the past few years, and responding to feedback from the customer teams.

Reduced cost of ownership has been a priority during the design and development of the 650S GT3, and this has been achieved through extended component life, including increased engine and gearbox rebuild intervals, together with re-designed components and systems to reduce parts costs.

Body panel design and fit have also been optimised which will not only minimise pit lane repair times but also aids weight distribution through the use of lighter components.

Volvo is getting smart VOLVO has joined the Open Automotive Alliance to make the Android smartphone platform available to drivers through its new ground-breaking user interface.

This move brings together the Swedish car company with the world’s most popular smartphone platform, developed by Google.

The integration of Android Auto promises to

add another dimension to the Volvo in-car experience.

Android Auto brings features and services familiar to Android smartphone and tablet users directly into the car via Volvo Cars’ large centre console touch screen display.

“Google’s approach to user-centricity and the application of technology to improve peoples’ everyday lives makes Android Auto a

perfect addition to the Volvo experience,” said Håkan Samuelsson, President and CEO of Volvo Cars.

Volvo Cars will also include Apple CarPlay interoperability in all new models based on the new Scalable Product Architecture. This will make it possible for Volvo car drivers to connect the most widely used smartphone platforms directly to their car’s touch screen display.

The interaction between Android Auto and Volvo Cars’ brand new user interface transforms the look and feel of a car’s interior. Volvo Cars’ interiors will be characterised by their high-tech simplicity and functionality.

Android Auto will provide access to Google Search, Maps and Play Music.

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Toyota’s Fuel Cell Sedan From Page 84 When driven, it emits only the water vapour produced by hydrogen and oxygen reaction.

Fuel cell vehicles contribute to the diversification of auto-mobile fuels, emit no CO2 or environmentally harmful substances during operation, and offer the convenience of gasoline-powered cars. Toyota believes they have a great deal of potential, and are ideal environment-friendly vehicles for promoting a sustainable mobility society.

Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Europe, said: “We are very excited by the arrival of Fuel Cell technology.

Of course, there are many challenges ahead, such as the availability of fuelling infrastructure and customer awareness.

But our history with hybrid gives us all the experience to launch a new technology to the market.

In Europe, we will be taking it step by step, gradually introducing the car in selected markets.

But we are confident that hydrogen will become increasingly popular as a way of powering vehicles.”

Toyota Group companies are also engaging in other hydrogen-related initiatives, such as developing and testing fuel cells for use in homes, fuel cell forklifts and fuel cell buses.

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Novak, Petra and Lewis: A trio of winners Javea take honours

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FOOTBALL - The two World Cup semi-finals have already been played Brazil (minus the injured Neymar who, with an injection, could play in the final if his country get there) met Germany on Tuesday and Lionel Messi’s Argentina played Holland last night.

So we could have an allSouth American final or even an all-European one.

We could well have a repeat of the 1978 showdown in Buenos Aries, when Mario Kempes inspired the Argies to a 3-1 victory. Or there might even be a repeat of the 1990 showdown when (West) Germany defeated Argentina 1-0.

Brazil last played in the World Cup final in 2002 when they edged past Germany 1-0 while the Dutch also lost in the finals of 1974 (to Germany) and in 2010 (to Spain). * The Dutch had 120th minute substitute goalkeeper Tim Krul to thank for saving two spot-kicks in a dramatic 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over gutsy Costa Rica in their quarter-final tie.

The final, at Rio’s Maracana Stadium, takes place on Sunday, 24 hours after the third/fourth place play-off match. * Next week, I will

GREAT SUPPORT: Millions in Yorkshire turned out to support the riders.

Tour de France saddles up CYCLING - The 2014 Tour of France started in Leeds last Saturday. It went from York to Sheffield on Sunday and finishes in Paris on 27th of this month. Last year’s winner Chris Froome is hoping to retain his title and was going well the last time I saw him on his bike (he was lying second) but unfortunately Mark Cavendish wasn’t... he crashed out!

review what has been a terrific, all-action tournament.

FORMULA 1 - Last Sunday, in front of 120,000 spectators, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) comfortably won his second British GP, six years to the day after his first. It was the 26th F1 victory of his career. Valtteri Bottas was second with Daniel Ricciardo third and 17 cars finished. This leaves Nico Rosberg (who was forced to retire) just four points ahead of Hamilton in the driver’s championship. * Next up for the respective crews, cars and drivers is the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim on Sunday week.

TENNIS - This year’s singles titles went to Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova.

Serbian Djokovic beat Swiss Roger Federer in a classic five-setter spanning four hours, while two-time champion Kvitova from the

DID YOU KNOW?

The aggregate number of paying spectators who attended the recent Wimbledon fortnight was a staggering 501,445. And the longest rally in a Grand Slam tournament is a remarkable 86 shots, featuring the legendary Swede Bjorn Borg and the Argentinian Guillermo Vilas in the 1978 French Open final.

Czech Republic defeated Eugenie Bouchard, the first ever Canadian to reach a Wimbledon final, in just 55 minutes - the shortest final for over three decades.

Both singles winners receive £1.7 million (€2.14 m) while the two runnersup each receive £880,000 (€1.10m).

CRICKET Last Saturday, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of Lords cricket ground, the MCC (296-3) beat the Rest of the World (293-7) by seven wickets.

More than 20,000 spectators saw Aussie Aaron Young score 181 not out for the winners while Yuvraj Singh hit 132 for the losers. Shane Warne (who broke his hand), Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist all took part. It was a great day’s cricket all round.

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS MOTOGP - Spain’s super star, Marc Marquez, will be aiming to win his ninth successive race this weekend round the Sachsenring circuit in Germany.

ATHLETICS - The Diamond League meeting takes place on Friday and Saturday in Glasgow.

ROWING - This year’s

World Cup is in Lucerne, Switzerland and runs over tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday.

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Warblers at Oliva ORBA WARBLERS played Oliva Nova last week.

The winner of Division One was Glynn Braidley with an outstanding 41 points. In second place was Chris Field (38) and in third spot was Andy Loeber (37).

Division Two saw Captain Arthur Sullivan (35) in first place with Paddy Kenmore (34) taking second on countback from Arthur Rowley.

IN GOOD SPIRITS: Montgo Golf Society winners.

ORBA WARBLERS: At Oliva Nova.

Nearest the pin prizes went to Glynn Braidley and Fred Cooley and Derek Gray managed a two on the sixth.

There were also three knock-out matches played. The results were: John Daniels and Barbara Pollitt beat Andy Loeber and Nick Berry on the last hole; David Knight with Rosemary Edwards won

their game against Bob Edwards and Glyn Walters with a sudden death putt off as the game finished all square.

Paddy Kenmore with Fred Cooley overcame Sheila Dindar with Roy Booth 3 and 1.

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Fox turns tables MONTGO Golf Society’s game on Friday July 4 was a Stableford competition sponsored by Fran and Tony Dickinson at Oliva Nova.

Having picked up the booby prize last week, a determined Richard Fox went to the top of the pile with an excellent 37 points from his 18.2 handicap to win by three points.

In second place, after a lean spell, was Brian Barden (18.6) with 34 points with the ever consistent Shaun O’Gorman (6.7) taking the third spot on handicap with 33

points from Ed Wallace (7.5) who had to settle for fourth place.

Three nearest the pins were on offer with Russ Peters picking up two of them for the third hole and nearest second shot on the 18th. Shaun took the honours on the 16th with Russ and Nigel Siddall taking home coveted Montgo balls for twos!

The society’s next game is at Oliva Nova on Friday July 18 for a Stableford competition for the MoJo Cup sponsored by John Costigan with a first tee at 9.20am.

Details on www.montgogolfsociety.net