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BENIDORM Council has given mobility scooter hire firms an extra week to comply with bylaws.

All scooters must be officially registered and only rented to the disabled or over-55s.

Extra water MUCHAMIEL’S desalinisation plant is to begin operations in October, supplying water to San Juan, San Vicente and Alicante City.

Off the track ONDARA Town Hall has complained that Denia’s suggested route for a Gandia rail link follows the former track, disused since 1974.

This cuts through what is now a built-up area.

Single file ONLY 150 ramblers will be able to use the Peñon de Ifach pathway at a time. Overcrowding is dangerous and also harmful to wildlife, the Environment department said.

No oil exploration, says the regional government THE regional government (Generalitat) will not allow oil exploration off the Valencian coast.

The pledge came during a visit to Denia by Alberto Fabra and Jose Ciscar, respectively President and Vice-president of the Valencian Community’s

regional government.

Earlier both politicians attended a harbour-side fish auction where they met local fishermen and listened to their problems.

As well as asking for better funding for improvements to boats and equipment, fishing industry sources

revealed the politicians were also quizzed about planned oil prospecting by Scottish multinational Cairn Energy.

Questioned later by the Spanish media, Ciscar, who also heads the Generalitat’s Environment Department, confirmed he had told

them that the local tourist and fishing industries “can be absolutely certain that the regional government is defending their interests.”

His department had spoken out against the oil exploration ‘on more than one occasion,’ Ciscar declared.

Drought will not dry up tap-water CONTINUING drought will not affect the domestic water supply in the near future.

The Valencian Community has sufficient reserves for at least several months and householders’ water is guaranteed, the Diputacion provincial government has announced.

The same could not be said for the water needed for irrigating crops, admitted Luisa Pastor, President of the Spanish equivalent of a county council.

The first delivery of water from Valencia Province via the Jucar-Vinalopo pipeline will go to the Jose Ramon Garcia

Anton reservoir in Elche.

“It’s not the transfer that we would have liked,” Pastor added, referring to the quality of the water coming from the Assut de la Marquesa diversion dam rather than the Cortes de Pallas reservoir.

“But it will help to alleviate the situation for growers,” she said.

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Letters DILEMMA: What to do when leaving the AVE?

Villena solution to AVE problem AVE travellers are impatient for the promised shuttle service between Villena and the Costa Blanca to start.

An announcement is expected this week, the Alsa coach line has revealed, and the central government’s Ministry of Public Works confirmed that the wait should soon be over.

Travellers arriving in Alicante on the highspeed AVE are confronted with a problem once they alight from the train. There is no direct onward link if they are making for

Benidorm or Torrevieja and they must find their own way to Alicante’s bus station.

Villena, one stop up the line before Alicante City, has stepped in and offered to bridge the gap with a regular shuttle service to both resorts.

Alsa and rail operator Renfe are tying up the loose ends and the Villena service is due to start without delay. The cost of a ticket to either Benidorm or Torrevieja has not yet been decided, but will not be more than €12, ministry sources have said.

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NEWS Fire prevention FIFTY-THREE per cent of inland forest fires are accidental, the Generalitat found. It will spend €1.2 million on developing emergency protocols for 40 municipalities between Alcoy and the Marina Alta.

Early start THE El Lobo turron factory started production of the Christmas sweetmeat early this year. It foresees a 15 per cent increase in export orders, a company spokesman said.

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129 happy events in August A NEST of 129 turtle eggs was discovered on Playa de San Juan beach.

It was the first time in 200 years that this endangered species is known to have laid eggs on an Alicante Province beach although others have been found in Almeria, Valencia and Cataluña.

The nest was moved by the

regional government’s Environment department, assessed by Alicante University experts.

It would have been impossible for the eggs to hatch on the bustling Playa de San Juan beach and they would also have been threatened by the heavy machinery used each day to clean the sand.

Most of the eggs are now at a

protected beach in the Albufera national park in Valencia Province, although 40 are being artificially incubated at the Oceanografico aquarium in Valencia City.

The turtles should emerge from their shells in August and the happy events are doubly important as sea turtles always return to the beaches where they hatched in order to reproduce.

Breathless HUNDREDS of dead fish were found in the Pantanet water deposit in Muchamiel. The water is not polluted, the local irrigation syndicate maintained, but lacks oxygen owing to high temperatures.

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THREE THOUSAND Benidorm homes will now have access to natural gas thanks to the recently inaugurated 3.5 kilometre pipeline. More than 250 householders have already contracted the new system.

CALPE’S tourist office and information points handled 3,189 enquiries from Spanish tourists during the first fortnight of July. The 2,694 enquiries from foreign tourists came principally from British, French and Belgian visitors.

Make-do and mend ALICANTE CITY will not be getting a new music and dance Conservatoire. Instead €200,000 will be spent on repairs and improvements to the existing building in Monte Tossal.

Parents jailed A CAMPELLO couple were imprisoned for 21 months for ill-treating their daughter when she was three months old. A restraining order also bars them from approaching her for seven-and-a-half years.

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Donor appeal ALFAZ DEL PI launched a blood donors’ campaign as present stocks are insufficient to cover hospitals’ needs.

Most needed at present are O+, O- and A- donations.

Lesser evil DEMOLISHING two 21-storey Benidorm apartment blocks as ordered by the Supreme court in 2012 would do more harm than good, the Generalitat said. Compensation alone would cost €40 million of public money.

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Town grants THE Alicante Diputacion allocated €346,492 to Benifato, Sanet i Negrals, Lliber and Beniarbeig for municipal improvements and repairs. This will also provide employment, the head of the Diputacion’s Infrastructure department said.

TRADITIONAL PILGRIMS: Going to Santiago.

Making a pilgrimage…

ALL over northern Spain cities and towns are getting ready for Saint James’ Day which is celebrated on July 25. There will be special church services to honour his life and work, exhibitions, theatre productions and a plethora of other activities.

For many it is also the day to complete a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia - an undertaking done by thousands each year.

Saint James, son of Zebedee, is the patron saint of Spain and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the first to be martyred. According to local legend, as he was preaching the gospel, the Virgin Mary appeared to James on the bank of the Ebro River - she was standing on a pillar, which is why Zaragoza has a Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar.

In the 12 century, Bishop Diego Gelmirez commissioned a history of the Compostela area and

Quote of the Week Any knowledge of irregularities, by the king or other members of his family, will come out in the courts.’

Judge Castro referring to Felipe VI’s possible knowledge of any wrongdoing by his sister.

this is when two propositions came to light: the first being that Saint James preached the gospel in Iberia as well as the Holy Land and the second that after his martyrdom, by the hand of Herod, he was carried to the coast of Galicia and subsequently buried at Santiago de Compostela.

According to legend, a series of miraculous happenings took place during the moving of his relics from Judea to Iberia; supposedly, he was decapitated by Herod then his body was taken by angels and sailed to Iberia where a rock enclosed around it - and taken to Compostela where it remains.

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This is the number of kilometres from the coast where petrol giant Repsol will begin their oil and gas explorations off the coast of the Canary Islands. Conservationists however believe it should be done much further away.

Wise move BUDGET airline Vueling modified its routes between Alicante and Russia. Flights bound for Moscow and St Petersburg will now detour to avoid entering east Ukrainian airspace, a spokesman said.

No change ENRIQUE ORTIZ’S appeals against annulling his Rabassa development will not affect the planned Ikea.

The Alicante City project will go ahead independently of the promoter’s identity, the regional government said.

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A 40-metre model of the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s emblematic cathedral, will be made out of ice in Finland this winter. “Our ice basilica will be finished before the real one,” commented the leading architect on the project.

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Sand trap CAMPELLO’S municipal park has reopened to the public after five months of work costing €350,000. It included the removal of sand from paths which became water-logged whenever it rained.

Pet warning ALTEA Town Hall has reminded residents that abandoning a pet incurs fines of up to €18,000. Owners were also told by the Health Department that all dogs must be micro-chipped.

Jobs cut BETWEEN January 2012 and January 2014, the number of public administration workers fell from 83,922 to 76,314.

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Keep La Vila tidy for Moors and Christians VILLAJOYOSA’S Moors and Christians fiestas start today (Thursday).

This year the council is encouraging all concerned to collaborate in keeping the town neat and tidy at a time when it attracts extra publicity.

Plastic bags will be distributed to spectators lining the parade routes tomorrow and on Saturday so that

they do not have to look round for a litter bin.

Each of the two parades lasts approximately four hours and a fair amount of rubbish always accumulates during this time, the fiestas’ organisers admitted.

The Ecovidrio not-for-profit glass recycling company has also placed wheeled tubs outside each of the

town’s 22 Moors and Christians club houses.

These are designed to be emptied into the 20 green glass-recycling ‘igloos’ which Ecovidrio has installed nearby.

The recyclers hope this year to better the 511,450 kilos of glass collected in Villajoyosa during 2013, a spokesman said.

TRAM tops the million mark THE popularity of the Alicante TRAM and train system continues to grow.

A total of 1,057,030 journeys were made last June, 55.98 per cent more than in June 2012. For the first time the number of passengers had risen above one million, said FGV, the regional operator.

As usual, Line 2 between Luceros in the city centre and San Vicente de Raspeig was the most used and outstripped the other lines with 394,640 passengers.

Line 1 between Luceros and Benidorm was the next most popular with 224,952 passengers.

The Line 9 diesel train between Benidorm and Denia had the fewest, with just 64,891.

REVAMP: Line 9 Benidorm-Denia, due for work.

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Tapas erode bar sales claim THE first fortnight of July has disappointed Benidorm’s tourist sector.

The last half of June brought 92.8 per cent occupation, the best for 10 years, but this fell to 88.4 per cent during the first two weeks of July.

Tourists are spending less in the resort’s bars and restaurants, said Javier del Castillo of Abreca restaurateurs’ association.

“This situation is abnormal,” Del Castillo said. “Last year tourists spent between €15 and €20 a day. Now it’s between €12 and €15, a fall of 33 per cent.”

As well as the effects of the economic crisis, the custom of providing a tapa with a drink is discouraging tourists from spending. “Even the British ask you for them now,” Del Castillo remarked.

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New pumping station will soon pay for itself JAVEA’S municipal water board AMJASA has inaugurated the revamped Adsubia Cabanes pumping station.

Saving energy was the

main focus for the major overhaul to the installations which adjoin the company’s offices on the Cabanes road. The machinery pumps water

to two pipelines which between them carry 25 per cent of the water that AMJASA supplies to the southern sector of Javea and Benitachell.

BETTER ACCESS: Cala Baladrar in Benissa.

Baladrar beach easier to get to ACCESS has been improved to the Cala Baladrar in Benissa.

Baladrar is one of the sunniest and most unspoilt coves in the area, with

shallow sea and crystal-clear water.

Access has not always been easy but is much improved now that the steps down to beach have been renewed.

The project was carried out with the assessment of the Water Technology Institute (ITA) at Valencia’s Universidad Politecnica, which is assisting Javea Town Hall in optimising infrastructure and efficiency.

The new pumping station, which is now up and running, will bring savings of up to 50 per cent in electricity.

At the same time, carbon dioxide emissions will be cut by an annual 300 tons, AMJASA revealed, and the new machinery is much quieter.

Although the project has cost €233,666, the savings on energy alone mean that the total investment will be recouped within two years.

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Free course DENIA Town Hall’s free Valenciano course was attended by 184 people. The classes were aimed at parents with children at local schools, municipal employees and those over school-leaving age.

Good return ALICANTE City business premises are Spain’s fourth most-profitable, bringing a 7.6 per cent annual return.

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Generous legacies from an anonymous benefactor A WEALTHY Benidorm resident has left €1 million to the Santa Maria basilica in Elche.

Little is known about the unnamed man, as his family had requested anonymity for themselves and the deceased.

He was originally from the San Gabriel neighbourhood in Alicante City and apparently was treated like a son by a businessman for whom he once worked in Elche.

Other beneficiaries are the Red

Cross and the Racing club at San Gabriel sports club, who each received a €1 million legacy.

The Orihuela-Alicante diocese has not yet revealed its plans, but the Red Cross announced that it will use the legacy to help

the unemployed to find work.

The Racing club intends to turn a building in the centre of San Gabriel into a sports centre for four-to-16-year-olds.

The anonymous philanthropist who died last April had

lived for many years in Benidorm but maintained his links with both San Gabriel and the sports club. The club is now preparing a ceremony in his honour although his family has requested that his name not be made public.

‘Bulls in the sea’ don’t come cheap for fiestas TOWN halls must now pay for ‘bous a la mar’ during fiestas.

Held at local harbours with participants dodging bulls before both end up in the water, these are important events all along the coast.

But harbours come under the authority of the regional government, which has introduced the charge for using them this year.

JAVEA: Port area during last year’s Loreto fiestas.

Denia will have to pay between €3,000 and

€4,000 for the bous a la mar and open-air discos

during its recent fiestas.

Javea Town Hall said it must pay for its Living Chess event as well as the bous during the Nuestra Señora de Loreto fiestas next month.

It seemed “incredible” that Valencia’s regional government wanted to make the town pay for fiestas like Bous a la Mar which have been held for more than 100 years, said mayor Jose Chulvi.

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Hospital lawsuit DENIA Hospital has been ordered to pay €111,459 to the wife of a patient who died at the hospital.

The man suffered a rupture of the aorta and died in the hospital’s

care. The court was told how the hospital should have spotted his symptoms sooner and offered better care.

He did not have an Xray until nine hours after being admitted.

Playing right notes TALENTED musicians are taking part in the XXVI International Music Course in L’Alfas del Pi. Twenty-five youngsters are developing their skills, the youngest being a 12-year-old Russian student who lives in Benidorm. The eldest is 37.

The course is aimed at those interested in developing their skills and becoming a professional musician and will be overseen by world-class professionals.

Evacuation from train A FIRE on a train running from Xativa-Alcoy had to be evacuated. The fire broke out at the Ontinyent station as a result of the engines overheating. Five passengers were on board who continued their journey by minibus.

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Tap water is good enough to drink HIDRAQUA, the concessionary company that supplies Benidorm’s water, launched a campaign to drink tap water.

“Traditionally the tap water in Benidorm could not be drunk but it now is

very good,” said the local mayor Agustin Navarro as he visited a Hidraqua information point.

The quality of Benidorm water is “exceptional” said Hidraqua executive Javier Prieto, with more than 9,000 analyses

A working holiday TWENTY young people from seven countries are assisting excavations at Albir’s Roman villa.

Aged between 18 and 26 they are on a working holiday organised by Alfaz Town Hall, Alicante University and Valencia’s regional government.

Neither will it be all work and no play, as the volunteers will also visit Alicante City’s MARQ archaeological museum, the Sierra Helada national park and other local places of interest.

During their two weeks in Albir, the volunteers will excavate the southern section of the site, where archaeologists expect to find the oldest sections of the building. This will reveal more about the layout of the villa constructed between the 3rd and 5th century AD.

carried out each year.

The company is now endeavouring to tell people that the water which emerges from the town’s taps is perfect for drinking and cooking: “There is no valid reason for not doing so,” Prieto said.

The campaign continues until September 19 and Hidraqua will be visiting 10 different locations in Benidorm. Passers-by will be offered water that comes straight from the tap and is no different from the water that the company distributes to homes, public buildings and businesses in Benidorm.

Consumers will also be given the chance to check - free of charge - the quality of the water in their own homes, Prieto said.

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Chemo department to expand MORE money has been promised to expand the chemotherapy department at the Marina Baixa Hospital.

The Consell has pledged €80,000 to help relocate the department which is currently in a room of less than 40 sqm with up to 15 cancer patients receiving treatment daily.

The centre is planned to be moved to the area that was the rehabilitation department; that service has now widely been dispersed to the surrounding local health centres.

In the first half of 2014, the day hospital carried out 2,481 treatments and 1,458 techniques and therapeutic procedures. Nearly 300 oncological consultations were recorded.

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Crumbling cliffs close beaches LANDSLIDES on the cliffs have forced the closure of a number of narrow stretches of coves and beaches from Javea to Calpe.

The rugged coastline of the Marina Alta attracts thousands of tourists and its scenic and natural values have led to the area being declared a Site of Community Interest (SIC).

But erosion is now taking its toll and the Directorate General of Coasts, under the Ministry of Environment, has said it no longer wants to pay for repairs, forcing a handful of sections to be closed due to danger from falling rocks.

The Cap de Sant Antoni in Javea is crumbling away and the Pope and Tango areas are closed as the weight of the stones has torn away metal netting installed a few years ago.

Javea Town Hall, however, is responsible for most popular tourist beach of Granadella and will install fixed steel nets DENIA Port is having an investment of €23 at a cost of €15,000. million.

There are holes in the The Society of Denia Marina El Portet, which safety netting at Moraig operates an inland marina in the port of Denia beach in Benitachell, and and has the concession until 2034, has said the nets at Calalga that when it finishes all the works on the Borumbot in Calpe are in pontoons, commercial premises and car tatters. parks, €23 million will have been spent.

The final section of The company wants to turn it into one of the Borumbot is closed, with largest tourist and nautical sports centres in signs warning of the the region. danger of landslides.

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15 drown so far this summer THIS summer, so far, 15 people have died from drowning either at beaches or in swimming pools, in Alicante Province.

The latest death occurred at the weekend in Elche where an Asian woman, aged 56, drowned in the pool of a villa in the hamlet of PeĂąa de las Aguilas.

On the beaches of Alicante, four people have died since the beginning of the summer, three in the last two weeks.

On the city’s beaches there are 46 lifeguards to monitor the safety of swimmers.

Eight people have drowned in the Marina Baixa, with Benidorm being the municipality

which registered the highest number of victims. In total, five swimmers have died.

The rest of drownings have occurred on the beaches of Villajoyosa, Albir and La Cala de Finestrat.

Bathers are urged to take caution when swimming and observe the lifeguard notices.

Clampdown on illegal rentals THE Ministry of Tourism and the Tax Office have decided to join forces to try to eradicate the illegal supply of tourist accommodation on Costa Blanca.

Inspectors from the Valencian Agency of Tourism and the Regional Police are working together to track fiscal violations and undeclared money obtained through property rental.

The activity of unregulated holiday rentals, according to industry estimates, may involve around 125,000 homeowners who offer property rental without contracts. Tourism bosses complain that around 73 per cent of holiday-makers who rent illegal properties cost the Treasury an estimated one billion euros.

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Criminal cartel chief arrested in Elche THE head of the Medellin Cartel, named only as HAVP, responsible for the export of cocaine to Spain, the US and Holland, has been

arrested in Elche.

The Colombian, who also has goes under the alias ‘El Raton’ is the head of the military wing of the ‘Office of

The importance of computer forensics COMPUTER forensics is “the main weapon against digital crime.”

This is one of the conclusions of a paper presented to the head of the Task Force section of the Central Computer Forensics Unit of the Commissioner General of the Scientific Police. The research concludes the course at the University of Alicante: ‘Science applied to forensic investigation’.

Computer forensics has become an increasingly important organisational unit within the police because of the growth in new forms of digital crime including hacking and phishing.

This computer forensics unit within the police was set up in 2008 in Spain, with all 48 members of staff being trained in computer forensics.

Envigado’, a Colombian criminal organisation blamed for 400 murders, drug trafficking, extortion and forced displacement of Colombians.

HAVP, aged 40, is one of the most wanted criminals in Colombia. It is believed he had more than 200 people under his command.

He was arrested as he drove along the A-7 motorway within the municipality of Elche. At the time of his arrest he was carrying €40,000 in cash, money that investigators have linked to drug trafficking and contract killings.

While in Spain, the cartel leader used heavy security in order to prevent his arrest and constantly changed addresses and used various false identities.

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NASA shot A PICTURE of an image of the moon from Alicante beach has been featured on the NASA website as its ‘astronomy picture of the day’.

Birth rate THE average age of first-time mothers in the province is 30.

The number of births registered in 2013 is down for the fifth consecutive year, with 15,846 babies born.

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Red Cross aid grows by 376% in one year RED CROSS assistance to the poor in Alicante rose by 376 per cent in 2013. The increase is almost three times more than in 2012, relating to financial assistance for the

payment of bills for electricity, water and rent. In 2012, 900 people were given aid and last year the figure rose to 4,300 beneficiaries.

Blood donors needed BLOOD donations are needed from Groups A+, O- and O+. That’s the message from the Blood Transfusion Centre who are this week starting their summer campaign calling for more donations to deal with the demand as the population increases in the summer.

Teams are visiting health centres across Alicante Province.

The NGO said the supply of goods including food, clothing, hygiene products and educational materials also increased by 31 per cent.

As the amount of aid needed increases, so does pubic support, with the number of volunteers rising by 41 per cent since 2011.

Restaurant fire A FIRE has ripped through La Porta restaurant in San Vicente del Raspeig. It was closed at the time and no one was hurt.

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Pioneering surgery saves boy’s arm DOCTORS at the General University Hospital of Alicante have rebuilt the arm of a 12year-old patient suffering from bone cancer.

Bone from the boy’s leg was used in the pioneering surgery, which has allowed him to keep his arm.

The boy has now been discharged from hospital and is recuperating.

The Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology team, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Paediatric Oncology Centre worked together on the child’s treatment and surgery.

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Free dog training FREE dog training takes place this weekend in Camping de Golf Albir.

More than 100 dog owners are expected to

take part in the workshops organised in collaboration with the local neighbourhood association and the sports council.

Low festival

THIS weekends Low Festival in Benidorm is expected to see about 75,000 visitors during the three-day event which starts tomorrow (Friday).

It is the sixth edition of the music festival and the fifth to be held in Benidorm. There will be more than 30 concerts each day on a total of seven stages with acts such as Kaiser Chiefs, The Hives, Editors and Vetusta Morla.

Councillor for Events, Conrado Hernandez said there was an estimated revenue of €9 million from last year’s festival with the festival attracting a younger audience to the city.

Police honour TWENTY-EIGHT Local Police officers have been honoured at a ceremony in Calpe.

The officers from across the Community were give the Police Merit Cross for 25 years of service and recognised for their professional career in a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Interior and Justice.

149 fewer prefabs THE new 2014-2015 school year will start in September with 149 fewer prefabricated classrooms in the Valencian Region.

This is thanks to the plan ‘Elimination Prefabricated Classrooms’ set by the Consell to improve the quality of school facilities in the region.

Prefabricated classrooms are being

removed from schools in Denia and Polop as well as Torreveja, Murla and San Roque.

In 2014 the elimination of prefab classrooms and construction of new facilities and maintenance of educational infrastructure had a budget of €44.5 million compared to €25.7 million the previous year.

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Fire plan gets €1m investment FOLLOWING the forest fire on Mount Sant Antoni in Alcoy, a new emergency fire plan has been announced.

It will affect 40 municipalities in l’Alcoia, El Comtat, la Foia de Castalla, Alto Vinalopo and Marina Alta.

The plan aims to increase the protection mechanisms and work on prevention and awareness. It has been formulated as a result of statistical analyses conducted in the areas.

The statistics revealed that more than half of all fires were caused accidentally, arson accounted for 28 per cent and 13 per cent due to natural causes.

More than €1 million is being spent on the plan to “win the battle of fire.”

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Villajoyosa prepares for Moors and Christians VILLAJOYOSA’S Moors and Christians fiesta, declared of International Tourist Interest, starts today (Thursday) and

runs until next Thursday.

The fiestas are held in honour of the patron saint of the city, Santa Marta. The main event

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Nautical meeting

IN PORT: Traditional boats arrive in Villajoyosa for the week’s fiestas. will be the Moors Landing, which recalls

Alicante-Sevilla route sees advanced demand TEN days before the Alicante-Sevilla AVE high-speed train link was due to open, and 20 per cent of tickets were already sold.

The new direct line to Andalucia launches on Sunday for the summer although RENFE has not yet decided whether to keep the route open

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throughout the year.

More than 10,000 seats are available for the summer with trains running every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Two thousand seats were sold as soon as ticket sales opened.

The journey will take around fourand-a-half hours.

the events of 1538 when Santa Marta, patroness of La Vila, helped defend the city. A fleet of 34 boats have arrived in the port already to mark the occasion.

Councillor for Fiestas, Xaro Escrig, said: “The townspeople keep alive the memory of looking out to sea and watching the brightly-coloured boats arrive in the days before the Moors and Christians, and each year we re-enact that special event.”

Life in Benidorm’s bars MORE than one million people watched the Spanish TV programme about Benidorm bars.

‘Vivan los bares’ aired on prime-time TVE and was one of the most watched programmes at the time, with an audience share of 8.7 per cent and 1,088,000 viewers.

The Benidorm episode focused on Pepe’s Bar in Avenida del Mediterraneo, which has been established for over 40 years and is a popular spot for singles, particularly those aged over 50.

The programme worked with the Film Office of Benidorm to showcase the cuisine and night-life in the city.

THE Yacht Clubs Association of Valencia has met with the CEO of Ports from the regional government, to discuss local matters and concerns. The CEO has started a round of meetings with clubs.

Police games A LOCAL Police officer from Javea gained a place on the podium in the ‘shot accuracy’ event at the European Police and Firemen Games held in Brussels.

Prevention day A FOREST fire prevention day was held in Baradello, along with a children’s workshop, organised by the Association of Alcoy Forest Fire (ACIF).

Beach library EL CAMPELLO’S beach library is now open.

‘Biblioplayas’ are running at the Paseo Marítimo de Carrerlamar and on Raco de la Sofra, Monday to Saturday.

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Road works WORK has begun on the creation of a roundabout in La Nucia at the junction of Calles Dentol and Sorell to improve traffic safety in the area.

Pygmy sloth TERRA NATURA in Benidorm has welcomed a new species of primate to the zoo. Two male pygmy sloth Loris (Nycticebus Pygmaeus), are natives of south east Asia.

Lighting fall A YOUNG woman was slightly injured after the collapse of stage lighting mounted in El Rebolledo, Alicante, for the patron saint celebrations.

High winds were responsible during the concert.

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Special plan removes demolitions threat THERE will be no expropriations or house demolitions of properties in good condition in the Special Plan

Health centre improvement URGENT improvements are needed in the offices of the Health Centre of Rincon de Loix.

Benidorm’s Mayor Agustin Navarro said there were serious shortcomings and deficiencies thanks to the large number of people who are seen daily and has received complaints from neighbourhood associations and tourists.

Councillor for Health, Valdivieso Angeles, said: “It is a priority to invest in public health and the health centre of Rincon de Loix needs urgent action.” Meanwhile the Regional Minister of Health, Manuel Llombart, has visited the Speciality Centre of Foietes.

of Old La Vila which is to be forwarded to the Department of Planning for approval.

This was the statement this week of Villajoyosa’s councillor for Town Planning, Jerome Lloret, who declared that the word ‘expropriation’ of the plan, was a ‘typo’ probably due to its inclusion

when it began to draft the document more than a decade ago.

His statement comes days after the councillor met with foreign residents at a meeting convened by the Association of Old Town which explained to them the plan in English reassuring them everything would be solved.

Castle tours FREE guided tours of the Castle of Denia are available throughout the summer.

The Cultural Department is running the tours every Tuesday and Friday until September 12 starting from the Tower or the Visitor Centre.

This guided tour service does not involve any additional cost to the price of admission.

DENIA CASTLE: Guided tours will run every Tuesday and Friday.

NEWS Consell agrees uni payments PART of the historical debt for universities is to be paid with Alicante University (UA) expecting to receive €29 million.

The agreement was signed by then President of the Consell, Francisco Camps, in 2008, to engage the payments of debt owed to public universities until 2022, but they ceased in 2011 and have not resumed.

UA rector Manuel Palomar said payments will “begin to alleviate the paralysis suffered by the universities from lack of investment in the last three or four years.”

The UA has already planned investments in research and resource areas; in innovative teaching materials; and the renovation of some of the campus buildings.

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More beds for Alicante’s homeless as further improvements are made

MORE beds will be available for the homeless of Alicante.

The Governing Board of the City of Alicante has approved the

allocation of management for the Homeless Integration Centre (CAI), which will now have 30 per cent more beds in service.

The centre, which serves people experiencing social exclusion and works for social reintegration, will now have 65

beds. The improvements include new management and a team of 28 workers.

Located on Avenida Doctor

Jimenez Diaz in Alicante City, the centre is divided into several types of care programmes based on short, medium and long stay.

Opening hours at the weekend will be extended with provision for showers, luggage storage, laundry and a homeless day centre where care workers will offer social and labour skills.

“The new contract represents an improvement for the CAI thanks to the efforts by the city of Alicante,” said councillor for Social Action and Education, Antonio Ardid: “It will enable us to increase the quality and personal attention to the users based on demand.”

Another movie in Spain VALENCIAN filmmaker Jaime Maestro is codirecting new animation ‘Animal Crackers.’

Maestro, winner of the 2013 Goya for Best Animated Short Film, will work alongside Tony Bancroft who directed Disney movie ‘Mulan.’

Bancroft will travel to Valencia in September where production will take place and is expected to last around 18 months.

The film, a story set in the circus world, is now in its early stages of visual development, design and storyboard in the U.S.A. Jaime Maestro, who has also taught 3D animation said there is a lot of talent in animation in Spain that is exported around the world: “I always wanted to make a film in Valencia, it was a matter of time, and this is an excellent opportunity.”

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TOWIE wedding on the Costa Blanca THE TOWIE crew have been on the Costa Blanca filming the wedding of Leah Wright. The relative newcomer to The Only Way Is Essex wed Chris Tayler at her father’s restaurant La Finca de Eduardo’s in Campoamor, in a glittering ceremony surrounded by friends and family and fellow TOWIE cast members. Brother Elliott Wright was accompanied by his girlfriend Chloe Sims with cousin Jessica Wright a bridesmaid and joined by her The bride and boyfriend Ricky Rayment. James ‘Arg’ Argent and Lydia Bright were also in attendance.

Friends gushed about the blushing bride with friends of the Wright family Julie and Angela saying: “It was overwhelming. Leah looked amazing.”

Even Nanny Pat from TOWIE said how lovely the day was. Chloe Sims added: “It is beautiful. Leah looked amazing, loved the cake, out of this world.”

Actress Michelle Keegan was also in attendance on the arm of her fiancé Mark Wright, Leah’s cousin, and happily took time out to speak to Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn: “It’s been amazing. A great day and Leah is absolutely gorgeous.”

Thoughts of her own wedding were also prominent with the former Coronation Street star maybe getting

some tips and ideas for her own big day next year. “We are getting married in the UK but I would love this Spanish weather and apart from the date and venue, nothing else is confirmed,” she said.

Michelle is excited to join the Wright family and can look forward to groom. more time with Mark’s family in Spain. “It is a lovely family, very relaxed and comfortable and my family get on great with them. It’s all very natural,” she said.

Michelle has had a busy schedule since leaving Coronation Street.

Carving a name for herself as a style icon, the brunette beauty has recently been on the judging panel for the Lorraine High Street Fashion Awards and has launched her own Lipsy fashion collection, but she has not given up on acting, saying: “I have been auditioning, but nothing I can mention yet.”

If all else fails, Michelle will no doubt have a long and happy life as Mrs Wright and maybe as a mother? “We'll see!” laughed Michelle. “Let’s get the wedding out of the way first!”

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Wright family.

Service at La Finca de Eduardo’s.

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I should be so looky, looky, looky looky!

By Louise Elliot EVEN the linguisticallychallenged understand looky-looky.

“Looky-looky!” we hear as we drink morning coffee, order lunch or relax over

dinner.

“Looky-looky,” street vendors command as they trudge from bar to bar, from restaurant to restaurant on every promenade and paseo

along the Mediterranean coast and on every island from Mallorca to Tenerife.

You’d have to be naive to believe you are being offered genuine Versace sunglasses or a Prada bag.

The big labels complain about fakes, of course, but there is an upside for them because their names resound amongst those who cannot normally afford them. There is no such thing as bad publicity even if it’s from fake goods sold by someone who is probably an illegal immigrant.

And - let’s say it someone who is a black, illegal immigrant. This isn’t racism, it’s a fact and that this man risked so much to scrape a precarious living in Spain is a tribute to our imperfect society.

However bad things are here, they are a hundred times worse in the place he left in sub-Saharan Africa and paid a fortune to leave.

STREET VENDORS: Are they really what they seem?

That’s why he gives you a ready smile although the most persistent vendors are harder to shake off than a heavy cold.

A foreigner is easier prey than someone who knows where and how to complain about being pestered.

Everyone knows that you are supposed to haggle with a street vendor, but the €20 that a tourist eventually spends on a ripoff designer bag is €20 less for a legitimate businessowner.

Shopkeepers who provide employment, pay Social Security, income tax, IVA value-added tax and comply with everything that the law demands of a business-owner resent this competition. They are eaten away with overheads as they grapple with the economic crisis while they see their opportunist

rivals make profits without responsibilities.

But the looky-looky men remain. Given that the majority of the clients on a bar or restaurant terrace regard them as a nuisance, why are they allowed over the threshold?

Not everyone dismisses as a conspiracy theory the suggestion that they pay protection money and the looky-looky men are not what they seem. Some vendors are in thrall to people-traffickers owed money for their illicit passage to Spain or those who supply their wares.

One of the biggest financial-corruption scandals of 2012 centred on a still-remanded Asian businessman, ostensibly an upright citizen, whose alleged crimes include tax fraud, money-laundering, prostitution and drugs. Is it

entirely coincidental that the fake goods offered by looky-looky men are made in China?

What is undeniable is that if they are asked the right way, some looky-looky men sell drugs although they are seldom found with enough on them to be charged with dealing.

It’s generally agreed that the police are little help. An arrested looky-looky man will soon be out on the street again, ready to return to the nearest paseo. And there he is, ready to accost you again.

But who does he really work for?

Editor's note: No tax, no IVA, no social security, no overheads, no red tape.

How the many business people that advertise in the Euro Weekly News must wish they could get away with the Looky-Looky business model!

They are legal, pay their dues, create employment and, through their taxes, help provide the many services we all enjoy. But what do they get in return?

For them the struggle against the infamous Spanish bureaucracy is a daily battle. A little of the leeway given to looky-looky men by the authorities would go a long way to helping their businesses thrive.

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‘Brand Spain’ is recovering BRAND Spain is recovering its good image thanks to the recent economic growth and legal reforms.

Spain’s international image is climbing up the ranking and around 90 per cent of reports and articles about the country are now positive.

After four years of Spain’s image taking a knocking at an international level it is now on the rise, according to a report released in June.

Undertaken by the Reputation Institute, the survey ranks Spain at number 18 of 65 as far as international reputations are concerned; this is almost as high as France which came in at number 17.

Spain has achieved an 8 per cent rise in its efficient use of public resources and a 7 per cent rise in the

WORLD IMAGE: Spain’s reputation is improving. economic viability of the country as well as a 6 per cent rise in the fields of technology and innovation.

As far as culture is concerned, Spain came in at number six on the ranking of Europe’s most culturally interesting places to visit, and for leisure and pleasure activities it ranked fourth.

In another survey, carried out by the Real Instituto Elcano, in which Europeans were asked what they thought of Spain, more than 45 per cent said they thought it was recovering very well and would soon be back to the standards it had achieved before the financial crisis.

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Valencia’s best beaches - the definitive ranking VALENCIA has many gorgeous beaches and now the locals, who know them best, have brought out a definitive ranking of the most popular and beautiful beaches in their province.

Spanish daily newspaper the 20 Minutos asked its readers, in the Valencia area, to rank their favourite beaches; here are the results.

Straight in at number one is Playas de Guardamar del Segura in Alicante.

This is a series of eight beaches stretched out along 11 kilometres of fine sands interrupted only by the river mouth of the Segura.

The most popular along this stretch are Centro for the younger beach goers and La Roqueta which is more family oriented - both have been awarded blue flags.

At number two is Playa de la Granadella de Javea, Alicante.

This small beach is surrounded by a pine grove and extremely popular with snorkellers and divers.

Playa Norte de Gandia comes in at number three.

This central, almost urban, beach

has been a long-time favourite of the youth in the area due to its ‘happening’ atmosphere and the many activities on offer.

At number four there is Playa de Levante de Benidorm, Alicante.

This urban beach is a favourite for youth and families alike - it is central to the town and has a lot to offer.

Playa del Portet de Moraira-Teulada, Alicante is at number five on the list.

This cosmopolitan beach has easy access for the handicapped and is usually very busy.

At number six is Playa Norte de Peñiscola.

This 5,000 metre-long beach is famous from films (El Cid) as well as being a local beauty spot.

Playas del Oliva comes in at number seven for its relaxing atmosphere and low occupation - it’s the local ‘chill out’ beach.

Finally, in at number eight, is Playa de Cala del Penyal de Calpe, Alicante.

This isolated beach is perfect for snorkellers and divers as well as for fishing and environmental excursions.

New offices and ownership for Spanish Coast Villas SPANISH COAST VILLAS has recently changed ownership and now shares the same owner as Thermo Casa.

As a result of this, Spanish Coast Villas has changed its office location from in front of Solpark tennis club to a larger office on the Carretera Moraira-Teulada on the

corner directly in front of Paichi garden centre.

They have also recently purchased the property listing database of Kevin Jones Properties which has given them more than 350 properties throughout the Marina Alta. Both companies complement each other as Thermo Casa

specialises in the construction of Ecological Villas and external wall insulation. This allows Spanish Coast Villas to reform houses if the client wishes, making them a one stop property shop.

They are currently looking for new listings and long term rentals to offer to new clients.

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More growth ANALYSTS have increased the amount that they think Malaga and Andalucia will grow over the next year; they now believe that the city and region will grow by around 1.6 per cent.

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NEWS DESK AXARQUIA

Peach day PERIANA will celebrate a new edition of ‘Peach Day’ on August 2 with a gastronomic contest and a concert featuring Manuel España, Javier Ojeda and Javier Andreu.

Change of strip

Information office

MALAGA FC has a new retro design to its kit. The traditionally blue and white striped shirt will also feature the city’s green and maroon flag and the club dates 1904-2014.

A NEW tourist information office has opened at Velez Malaga Council. The office will open Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 2pm.

Rapid extinction

New signing

MALAGA fire brigade put out the fire which started behind the Caja Blanca without any trouble on Sunday. The cause of the blaze which lasted just under an hour is, as yet, unknown.

Nurses wanted back THE official school of nursing in Malaga has put in motion a campaign to ‘get back’ the more than 500 nurses who have left the province in the last few years to look for work abroad.

Business boost PROMALAGA (private foundation) and Malaga Council have agreed to increase the amount they are willing to invest in incentives for the creation of new businesses in the Malaga area; it has now gone up to €200,000.

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Summer victims A FARMER, in his 60’s, has become the first person in Murcia to be hospitalised during the heatwave. He was taken to intensive care after collapsing with heatstroke. His condition is now stable.

Alicante on NASA AN astronomy picture of an image of the moon on the beach in Alicante has been featured on the NASA website as it’s ‘astronomy picture of the day.’

Route change AIRLINE Vueling is changing its air routes between the Alicante-Elche airport and Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg) to avoid passing through eastern Ukraine following the fall of the Malaysia Airlines jet.

Orbi Playa THE Orbi Playa Big Band is playing two free concerts in Torrevieja; the first is on Sunday at the Parque Doña Sinforosa followed by one at the Plaza Encarnacion Pujol next Wednesday.

VELEZ CF has signed left-winger Oliver Manuel Bocos Gonzalez from CD El Palo.

The 31-year-old has already played for Velez CF during the 2010/2011 season DENIA: Determined to protect tourism and fishing.

Negotiate or risk a strike THE CCOO (communist party workers union) has organised a train strike for July 31.

The UGT (general transport union) has stated that it will not be participating in the strike.

July 31 is one of the busiest days of the year for the train services (RENFE) as it is when the changeover of people returning home and going on holiday happens.

The CCOO stated that the strike could be avoided if RENFE accedes to their demands and sits down to negotiate with them. The demands of the CCOO include the contracting of at least 1,400 new

workers and the building of new highspeed lines as well as the internalisation of maintenance contracts.

The CCOO is also asking that RENFE puts ticket inspectors back on to regional trains as it considers that their removal was unfair and places undue responsibility on the drivers.

Manuel Nicolas Taguas, Secretary General of the FSC-CCOO (communist party train workers union), commented that if RENFE would not move forward in its negotiations, then it would leave them no alternative but to go ahead with the strike.

12 years late

Railway show

SAN MIGUEL has opened a new roundabout in the Mirador de San Miguel on the CV-941 Campoamor road, 12 years after it was planned.

RENFE’S building in La Alfoquia was the first stop for a railway photography exhibition which tracks the history of the railway through the Almanzora Valley.

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Tree moans

Fire controlled FIREFIGHTING teams brought a blaze at Velez Blanco under control within four hours. The rapid response team were on the scene within minutes of the report

Get in the swim ALBOX citizens can now enjoy the outdoor pool in July and August from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm daily. Adults pay €2 and children €1.

RESIDENTS of Adra have filed complaints about trees in the town which they say impede access for wheelchairs and prams.

Naturist Vera THIS weekend saw the return of Carrera Nudista Vera. Forty people took part in the event. They had the support of the mayor who has indicated that recent anti-naturist ordinances would be amended.

Aquarium reopening AFTER a €400,000 investment, Almuñecar Council has reopened the municipal aquarium. It will be open every day from 10am to 2pm and from 5pm to 10pm.

Jazz festival TUNISIAN composer, singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef performed last Sunday at the Jazz Festivaat El Majuelo Park in Almuñecar.

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Snatcher arrested A 28-YEAR-OLD man was detained on Arenal de Llucmajor beach by Guardia Civil officers for stealing a woman’s handbag containing a mobile phone and €345.

Ros joins Real REAL MALLORCA have signed midfielder Javier Ros from Real Sociedad. The 24year-old player will have a two-year contract.

Sheeran’s X ENGLISH singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran presented his second studio album simply entitled ‘X’ with a concert in Mallorca last Tuesday (July 22).

Saving costs THE Mallorca Municipal Transportation Company expects to save at least €375,000 a year with the new bus maintenance contract recently put out to tender.

Strike off FEARING dismissals, Emaya decided to call off the strike by cleaning services personnel which was scheduled to take place last Tuesday.

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S CANDINAVIAN P RESS

GERMAN PRESS Political porn

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SEBASTIAN EDATHY, a former rising star in German politics, is currently facing a trial for, allegedly, having indecent images of children on his computer. Edathy denies the allegations.

Gun enthusiast HARRY JONES, 76, a pensioner from Dukinfield in Greater Manchester, was found to have a massive hoard of guns and missiles in his home when the police raided it; they took away more than 40 illegal weapons.

Pay rise

Wrong face BOTOX: Increase in use.

Popular Botox DENMARK - More and more Danes are undergoing cosmetic procedures. There has been a 30 per cent increase in just one year with Botox being the most popular ‘quick fix.’

A CHEF, wanting to place a bet on a football match, was shocked to see his face on a CCTV still as wanted for a serious crime; police issued a picture of wrongly identified Mark Moran as being responsible for a nasty mugging.

Dirty dog WEATHER forecaster Carol Kirkwood was reporting on the heatwave from a Sussex beach when Connie, a brown Labrador, decided to go to the toilet behind her on live television.

Copper thief NORWAY - A thief who was trying to steal copper cables electrocuted himself when he cut a live wire by accident - he ended up in hospital with light burns.

Minister hides NORWAY - Borg Brende, Norway’s foreign minister, twice had to take cover in an underground shelter after missiles landed close to his location on a visit to Israel.

Stop whining SWEDEN - Democrat MP, Anna Hagwall, is being censured by her party after stating she thought women should “stop whining” about domestic abuse.

GARDEN SHED: Where Brits watch TV.

Strange viewing A SURVEY, done by E.ON, has revealed some strange viewing habits adopted by the British public; apparently around 5 per cent of Brits watch the telly in their sheds.

RUSSIAN PRESS Primitive revenge

Moscow metro

Siberia hole SCIENTISTS have discovered a gaping crater, around 100 metres in diameter, in the northern region of Siberia. Researchers are to investigate exactly what caused it to appear.

No renewal

Record programme MORE than 9 million Dutch (out of 17 million) watched the World Cup semi-final against Argentina, a record best viewed TV-programme ever, beating the final Netherlands Spain from 2010.

PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has denied

GAPING CRATER: Cause is being investigated. accusations that Russia’s Defence Ministry is about to reopen a spy post in Cuba, commenting there were no plans to renew the work of the base.

Traditional values THE education and science ministry has proposed a plan in which, in order to graduate from high school, Russian youths must prove their patriotism. This will include a respect for traditional values.

DUTCH PRESS Unsupervised leave CEVDET Yilmaz, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing six people in a pub in Delft in 1983, has been granted unsupervised leave by a judge

MILLIONS of German workers have received the highest pay rise in 15 years thanks to collective bargaining agreements. The average rise was 3.1 per cent.

Kidnapping victim A GERMAN national has been kidnapped by armed men on motorcycles in northern Nigeria. The state police are working to free him commented one spokesperson for the Nigerian government.

Heatwave highs

RUSSIA has accused the US of “primitive revenge” in the matter of the sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis. They have accused Washington of blackmailing the EU into agreeing to more sanctions.

MORE than 120 victims of the Moscow metro derailment and subsequent crash are still in hospital - three of them are in a critical condition.

Twenty two people have died so far and 255 needed medical attention.

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who said he was ‘unfit for detention.’

Biggest ship THE biggest ship in the world, built in South Korea, will arrive in Rotterdam at the end of the year for its final assembly. The

mega ship, 382 metres long and 124 metres wide, has a double bow.

Golden math DUTCH girl Michelle Sweering, 17, has won a gold medal at the International Mathematics

WEATHER forecasters are anticipating a heatwave with some parts of the country reaching temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius over the weekend. The southwest is expected to be the warmest area.

Burka ban THE recent debates to uphold France’s ban on the burka have reignited discussions on the subject in Germany. Opponents say that it infringes personal rights, but advocates insist that it has no place in the pluralistic German society.

Olympiad in South Africa. There was also gold for Jeroen Winkel, 17, and Peter Gerlagh, 18.

No alimony EIGHT years after their divorce Edwin de Roy van Zuidewijn is going to court in order to claim the alimony of €5,500 a month which Princess Margarita should have been paying him.

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Officers save baby left inside car VALLADOLID Municipal Police officers rescued a baby from certain heatstroke.

The four-month-old child was left in the car by the mother at 1pm with the doors locked and the windows rolled up while she ran some errands.

Local residents called the police after they saw the baby was restless and having a crying fit inside the locked vehicle. During the heat wave that hit Spain last week, temperatures in Valladolid reached 35°C (95°F).

Given the danger to the baby’s life resulting from the scorching heat, the police decided to break one of the car’s windows and pull the baby out.

He was rushed to a nearby hostel where the officers washed his face and hydrated him.

HEAT RISK: Temperatures inside cars can reach 60°C. The mother, 35, arrived minutes later and said she was just running some errands down the street.

She promised to take the baby to a hospital to have him undergo a thorough examination.

Paediatricians and safety experts agree that hot cars can be extremely dangerous. At least 600 children have died since 1998 after being forgotten

in the car by absentminded parents.

On a typical hot summer day, temperatures inside a car – even if the windows are rolled down a little bit – can quickly rise above 48°C (120°F) to 60°C (140°F).

At such temperatures, children are at greater risk for heatstroke, which can result in a high fever, seizures, dehydration and even death.

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RAND SPAIN is well past the point of recovery and is now surging ahead. According to a survey, the country’s international image has risen thanks to law reforms and economic growth, with 90 per cent of reports about Spain being seen as positive.

There is much to be positive about, although unemployment and poverty are still at scandalously high levels.

But the country has returned to growth, tourism figures are hitting record levels, car sales – so often the barometer of growth – are up and many say the property market has turned the corner.

So are the green shoots of recovery showing? Yes, they are, and don’t let anyone try to talk the country down. In the Press there are many who take the easy option of sensationalist gloom. It’s easy to be pessimistic, but better to face the future with optimism. How other countries see Spain matters, so let’s

all put the best face on it we can.

After all, it is a wonderful place to live, why would we want to be pessimists?

Looky here…

Louise Elliot has taken a controversial look at the darker side of Looky-Looky men.

Is she right to say that they are a nuisance and controlled by criminals? Maybe and maybe not, but what is clear is the tolerance and generosity of spirit shown by expatriates, as demonstrated in our Street Talk feature.

Just about everyone we asked took the approach that the street vendors were just trying to earn a living, and if there was a problem it was society’s problem. Expats, it would seem, would rather the many African immigrants tried to earn a relatively honest living than resort to stealing to get a crust.

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Wearing burka banned in Spanish town REUS City Council, in the Catalan province of Tarragona, has agreed to new by-laws which will prohibit people wearing a burka, or any type of full face veil in public.

Although other Spanish towns have banned the wearing of this kind of veil in public buildings, Reus is the first place in Spain to go so far and ban wearing the veil in the general public.

The coalition government in the city council, the traditionalist Popular Party (PP) and the Catalan nationalist bloc CiU, voted for the law, while the opposition parties, the Catalan Socialists and

PSC, voted against the new policy.

Politicians in favour of the measure claimed that the law was necessary on the grounds of “security and coexistence”, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

The coalition local government wanted to add a €750 fine for those who broke the new regulation.

However, the mayor, Carles Pellicer (CiU), and deputy mayor, Alicia Alegret (PP), believed that they couldn’t enforce such measures. The police can simply demand to see the ID of women who break the law.

A juridical report stated: “According to a sentence by the Supreme Court, from February 13, 2013, municipal powers do not allow for fines for people with their face covered due to religious reasons. If the municipal authority does not observe this limitation to its powers to levy fines, it could be committing the offence of perversion of justice.”

In 2010, France controversially banned the wearing of full face veils in all public places. The EU backed up the law, stating that France had the right to enforce this measure and it was not in breach of human rights.

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and Greece where youth unemployment stood at around 50 per cent.

This was double the alreadyhigh EU average of 25 per cent, the fund pointed out. Increased growth would be the fastest acting remedy, but apart from this generic recommendation the IMF had another proposal.

Shares boost for Logista…

SHARES in Logista are once again quoted on Spain’s principal stock exchange, La Bolsa. Trading ceased in 2008 after Spanish-French Altadis, which owned the Fortuna and Gauloise brands, was acquired by Imperial Tobacco for €12.6 billion.

Logista delivers to 300,000 delivery points in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France at kiosks, petrol stations, hospitals, pharmacies, hotels and restaurants. It also works with other companies in the consumer goods sector, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and publishing.

The Bristol-based international company cigarette manufacturer obtained a 59.6 per cent stake in

Logista at the time of the purchase, later buying the remainder. It recently decided to put 27.3 per cent of its Logista shares on the market.

After starting at €13, they immediately went up 1.9 per cent and half-anhour later had risen by 4 per cent. At one stage they rose by 6 per cent but by the end of trading and after some big sales, they closed on their first day at €13.40, an increase of 3.08 per cent.

Logista CEO Luis Egido admitted afterwards that he had anticipated a higher opening price although debuting with immediate rises confirmed that the shares would “follow a long, upwards path.”

Aligning the minimum salary with labour costs would increase the demand for young workers, the report maintained.

Spain’s minimum salary of €645.30 a month has been almost frozen since 2011 and the FMI’s suggestion echoes a proposal from CEOE, the Spanish Confederation of Industry.

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Better credit MORTGAGE loans increased to 10,899 in May, 23.6 per cent more than in May 2013, according to notaries’ statistics.

Meanwhile house prices fell for the 69th consecutive month.

Stake sold CASA GRANDE DE CARTAGENA, owned by the wealthy Del Pino construction family, sold a 4 per cent stake to technology firm Indra.

The €77 million sale was underwritten by UBS.

‘Bad bank’ turns landlord SAREB, Spain’s ‘bad bank’ has agreed to free up properties for social housing.

Six hundred of the homes that Sareb acquired as toxic assets from bailed-out banks will be ceded to Cataluña’s regional government. These can then be rented out at affordable prices.

Groups of the properties located in 72 Catalan municipalities will be released at regular intervals and made available at rents of between

€150 and €400 a month.

All are in a good state of repair, Sareb said, although it will also carry out any necessary repairs.

In return the regional government will reimburse Sareb with the properties’ community charges, insurance premiums and administration costs.

The apartments will be initially ceded for four years, renewable by mutual agreement for yearly periods after that.

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STAT OF WEEK SPANIARDS made 6.3 million illegal downloads between February 2013 and January 2014.

Most were made in Russia (22 million), the US (12.5 million), Italy (10.5 million) and Brazil (8.7 million).

Reducing the minimum THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for a lower minimum wage in some EU countries.

In its annual Eurozone survey, the IMF stated that work opportunities for the under-25s had been badly affected by the economic crisis. The situation was especially serious in Spain

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C O M PA N Y PRICE(P) Carnival PLC 2115.00 Centrica PLC 311.35 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1392.00 Compass Group PLC 999.75 CRH PLC 1461.50 Diageo PLC 1819.00 easyJet PLC 1336.50 Experian PLC 1030.50 Fresnillo PLC 907.25 Friends Life Group Ltd 332.65 G4S PLC 258.50 GKN PLC 345.90 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1551.75 Glencore PLC 357.40 Hammerson PLC 601.75 Hargreaves Lansdown 1090.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 597.45 IMI PLC 1414.50 Imperial Tobacco Group 2654.50 InterContinental Hotels 2455.00 International Consldtd 327.25 Intertek Group PLC 2621.00 Intu Properties PLC 314.60 ITV PLC 202.85 Johnson Matthey PLC 3030.00 Kingfisher PLC 338.25 Land Securities Group 1030.00 Legal & General Group 235.25 Lloyds Banking Group 72.85 London Stock Exchange 1903.50 Marks & Spencer Group 437.10 Meggitt PLC 545.00 Mondi PLC 1029.50 Morrison (Wm) Sprmarkts 174.35 National Grid PLC 868.75 Next PLC 6507.50 Old Mutual PLC 199.00 Pearson PLC 1111.50 Persimmon PLC 1262.00 Petrofac Ltd 1176.00 Prudential PLC 1365.75 Randgold Resources Ltd 5125.00 Reckitt Benckiser Grp 5002.50 Reed Elsevier PLC 930.00 REXAM PLC 523.50 Rio Tinto PLC 3291.75 Rolls-Royce Holdings 1034.50 Royal Bank of Scotland 318.10 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2516.50 Royal Mail PLC 468.55 RSA Insurance Group 456.40 SABMiller PLC 3390.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 379.05 Sainsbury (J) PLC 320.90 Schroders PLC 2463.50 Severn Trent PLC 1939.00 Shire PLC 4948.50 Smith & Nephew PLC 1040.00 Smiths Group PLC 1229.00 Sports Direct Internatnl... 705.75 SSE PLC 1529.50 Standard Chartered PLC 1203.50 Standard Life PLC 379.10 St James's Place PLC 753.00 Tesco PLC 290.73 Travis Perkins PLC 1593.00 TUI Travel PLC 366.40 Tullow Oil PLC 770.00 Unilever PLC 2636.50 United Utilities Group 890.00 Vodafone Group PLC 194.83 Weir Group PLC 2728.50 Whitbread PLC 4324.00 Wolseley PLC 3154.50 WPP PLC 1226.50

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MARKETS and Competition regulator, the CNMC, criticised ‘random’ increases in Spain’s pre-tax fuel prices.

They are the highest in the EU and the CNMC cited the ‘rocket and feather effect’ of asymmetric pricing which occurs when the price of petrol goes up like a rocket as soon as oil costs more. When the price of oil goes down, petrol prices feather down very slowly, enabling retailers to take advantage of the perception that prices should be high.

In May, the CNMC noted, the price of 95 octane petrol rose to €1.431 per litre, a 0.3 per cent increase on April while diesel cost €1.332 a litre.

At the beginning of this month, coinciding with the summer exodus and the Iraq conflict, 95 octane petrol cost an average €1.45 and diesel €1.35.

Independent petrol stations offered the cheapest prices in May, while amongst the principal operators, BP’s prices were the lowest for the fourth consecutive month. Cepsa abandoned the usual practice of lining up its

against fraud in the years ahead.

Moreover, at EU level, the past five years have seen major advances in shaping a stronger antifraud landscape. These initiatives can have a marked impact on fraud levels, once they are fully implemented.

Algirdas Semeta, Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Audit and Anti-Fraud, said: “In the last five years, the Commission has taken the fight against fraud to a new level. Our commitment to protect citizens’ money from fraudsters is clear from the tough and ambitious new rules, initiatives and frameworks we have put forward. Now it is time for Member States to play their part more effectively. They need to step up their game in preventing, detecting and prosecuting those who try to defraud the EU budget.”

According to the report, EU fraud decreased slightly in 2013.

MANY budding business entrepreneurs imagine themselves to be future captains of industry.

Theirs will be a life of razor-sharp decision making in a highly charged competitive environment. Being part of the jet-set and rubbing shoulders with the elite adds to the lure of business success.

Cold reality suggests very few people possess the mindset of the super rich or would wish to. I recall partners of a small double glazing company winning several million on the lottery.

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Garcia was granted €600,000 bail, against the wishes of the Prosecution department which claimed there was a risk that he might leave the country.

Meanwhile, PWC cannot carry out an audit, the company said, because the assignment was never formalised in writing.

It has not been afforded the ‘minimum conditions’ necessary for carrying out the audit and without an authorised contact at Gowex, PWC said, it cannot access the “indispensable” information it needs.

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HORSE POWER: Cheaper than petrol? stations’ prices with Repsol’s, the CNMC noted. The regulator attributed the situation to lack of competition, since the three principal operators enjoy ‘substantial advantages’ compared with the remainder.

These include their integration with refineries and links with the transport network monopoly CLH, together with other operators’ difficulties when trying to break into the Spanish retail

market. This had prompted the exit of several international operators after the fuel market’s deregulation in 1998, the CNMC said.

Repsol, Cepsa, DISA, Meroil and GALP are currently under investigation for agreeing prices and ‘exchanging business information.’ Repsol, Cepsa and BP are also accused of coordinating prices between operators and distribution companies.

Be careful what you wish for

PWC washes its hands PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC) refused to carry out a forensic audit for Gowex.

The Spanish Wi-Fi network provider filed for bankruptcy a week after admitting it misrepresented its accounts for 10 years. Beforehand, and as rumours began to acquire substance, the Gowex CEO Jenaro Garcia announced that he had commissioned an audit by PWC. The courts are now weighing up whether to accuse Garcia of rigging company accounts and improper use of insider information.

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EU fraud down 21 per cent says commission EU Member States must step up their work to prevent, detect and report fraud affecting EU funds, according to the European Commission’s annual report on the protection of financial interests (PIF).

The report sets out detailed recommendations on areas national authorities should focus on in this respect. The report finds that detected fraud in EU spending accounts for less than 0.2 per cent of all funds.

Nevertheless, the Commission believes that greater efforts at national level both on combating and detecting fraud should be deployed.

The annual PIF report therefore recommends, amongst other things, that Member States review their controls to ensure they are riskbased and well-targeted.

On the positive side, the report notes that good progress is being made at national level to implement new rules and policies which will strengthen the fight

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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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Their windfall provided a short-cut to the world of celebrities, the upper crust and big hitters of the business world. They afterwards conceded that their millionaires holiday in Mustique was the worst holiday of their lives. Treated as social pariahs they were shunned not sunned.

To achieve success it helps to be a psychopath. This is the finding of a new book ‘The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies and Serial Killers can Teach us About Success.’

According to author Kevin Dutton, Chief Executive Officers (CEO) number among them more

LEADER: Many fancy following in Lord Sugar’s footsteps.

psychopaths than does any other profession. Don’t smirk if your success can be attributed to the following careers: lawyer, media mogul, sales management, surgeon, journalist, police officer, clergy, chef or civil servant.

In this order they are known to be in some part possessed by the clinical term for psychopathy; shallow emotions, lacking empathy or feelings of guilt, cold-hearted, superficial, manipulative, impulsive or irresponsible.

It explains much about our society.

It also explains why to my credit I never got past first grade management level.

There are of course rich men whose psychological make-up is the opposite to such failings; I have been acquainted with both kinds. They tend to be those who acquire success simply by being in the right place at the right time with the right product.

They never tried for success; success sought them out. Many are philanthropists and they live modestly. It is only when they die that we learn of their wealth and in many cases their quiet philanthropic gifts.

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Don’t let your holiday cash pay for a thief’s vacation - take a few tips...

THE motorbike revved up and sped down the narrow street. Next thing my unassuming friend found her handbag being tugged off her shoulder.

She was being robbed in broad daylight.

The force and speed of the motorbike was unfortunately no match for her biceps, so she lost her belongings to the thief.

The heat of summer zaps us of energy and if we are not aware enough it can also zap us of our mobile phone, wallet, credit cards and much more if opportunity seeking robbers decide to take advantage of us.

Street robbery is commonplace these days and it can be a big financial crush too depending on the contents of a bag.

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Theft in the street is all too common these days.

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A mobile is a pricey item, as are designer glasses or sunglasses,

not to mention a loaded wallet of cash. So how do we help avoid thieves lightening us of our load?

Don’t be too showy Dressing down might not be a bad idea if you want to avoid the attention of a thief. Expensive clothing just advertises to the general public that you are filthy stinking rich.

How do I complain about flat?

Q. I LIVE in Spain but I regularly go to a local resort village for short stays.

You and the Earlier this year I hired an apartment Law in Spain that turned out to be far below

By David Searl standard. I contacted the owner, detailing some of the problems with the apartment, and asked for a partial refund. Rather than address my complaint, the owner simply accused me of being offensive, I have photographs of some of the issues. The owner lives in England, Can I denounce her or what are my options?

A.S. (by email) A. Almost all consumer complaints in Spain can be directed to the local OMIC, the consumer office, in the municipality involved. This is the Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor, the Consumer Information Office. Take copies of your communications with the owner, her name and address of the flat in Spain, your photos and any record of payment to her. They should help you to fill in the official Hoja de Reclamación, the complaint form.

If the owner has an agent in Spain, address your complaint and request for refund to this agent. If you rented through the Internet, you can inform the advertising website of any problems.

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

Robbers don’t have X-ray vision: they notice your look and probably guess what’s in the wallet by that.

Trick the thief - Carry a wallet just for robbers.

Put in a bit of low value currency and a few fake credit cards etc. Meanwhile put high value bills and real credit cards in

another place - your socks, inside pocket wherever is handy. If you get robbed then just hand the ‘robber’s wallet’ over!

Hit the gym - Obviously the more in shape a person looks could deter a robber from committing a crime. Reason might have us believe that a thief would attack a wimpy looking person rather than a ripped person!

If muscles aren’t your thing then maybe just try to appear super confident on the street - especially as a tourist in a foreign country. Confidence tells a thief that you’re liable to fight to get your money back.

And guys - Get that wallet out of your back pocket - it’s not safe there!!!

BUSINESS EXTRA

Losses stemmed FASHION label Adolfo Dominguez finished the first quarter of its fiscal year with losses of €644,000.

This is 74.8 per cent less than during the same period last year.

Second thoughts THE government is likely to tweak its plans to tax redundancy pay at source.

The contemplated exemption of the first €2,000 per year worked will almost certainly be increased, Hacienda said.

Debt down SPANISH bank debt to the European Central Bank continues to fall. It was down 6.69 per cent in June according to the Bank of Spain. So far this year the amount owed has fallen 30.77 per cent.

CREDIT: The Lisbon Council /Wikipedia.

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Mood swings over Spanish banking CHIEF ECONOMIST: Lucio Vinhas de Souza of Moody’s Investors Service.

MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE still has concerns about Spain’s banking system.

Despite recent improvements, soon-to-be introduced banking framework from Brussels could bring increased risk, the ratings’ agency said.

Spain’s macroeconomic conditions, liquidity and capitalisation have taken a turn for the better, Moody’s acknowledged in its Banking System Outlook: Spain report.

Prospects for economic recovery are good, with a 1.2 per cent increase in this year’s GDP and a 1.7 per cent forecast for 2015.

This will provide the foundations for gradual stabilisation of the banking sector, Moody’s said.

Nevertheless, none of these factors has persuaded Moody’s to modify its negative outlook for the country’s banks.

“Europe’s new bank resolution framework has increased credit risks for

senior unsecured creditors and drives the negative outlook for the system,” it explained.

Banks will continue to be affected by the real estate sector, whose excessive offer of residential property will result in persistently falling prices, the agency predicted. The volume of bad loans is still very high, it pointed out, and is likely to remain at ‘very high levels’ owing to the flagging economic cycle.

OPINION & COMMENT

Preoccupation with manners of others is a real turn-off WHY are the English so preoccupied with manners? Not their own of course, but other people’s.

If I get into an argument with an English person aged between 35 and 50 because they have been trying to run me over at a zebra crossing or their dog bit me or their child s**t on my shoe (it may have been the other way around, I don’t remember), it invariably turns into a discussion of manners: my manners.

They will concede that I have a right to be upset, “But it’s the way you say it. You have to say it with a smile!” they say unsmilingly.

If I insist, mildly, that my manners are not the primary problem, or even (heaven forbid) dare to suggest that they have some sort of responsibility with regard to their child or dog, it will invariably end with them threatening me with physical violence: “If you ever talk to me/my wife/my child like that again I will smash your head in.”

The threat as such is not the problem, I don’t want to talk to them, I never did. I just want them not to push me, spit on me or run me over. I can walk away, but the attitude puzzles me. Are English bar brawls nowadays about who is more polite?

And I have yet to find someone less inclined to smile than a 42year-old Englishwoman. Or less polite.

What is it that I have missed?

Birger, Nerja (Malaga)

Damage limitation A FOREIGNER who really wants to enjoy Spain should take note of my deductions.

To see Spain in retirement as a holiday and not reality (you know: sea, beach and sun), don’t write your full name on everything, even buying a house or renting.

Buy a Spanish SL (sociedad limitada) company for €200!

You live happily ever after although the company may be

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YOU printed a stunning photo of a rhinoceros beetle recently - but the bee I saw on our wisteria last spring didn’t give me nightmares!

Avril Goodrich (by email).

sued with litigation lasting up to 10 years before a court case comes up (you could have perished by then).

This also applies to Telefonica and electricity contracts etc, as a denuncia in a personal name sticks like a hangover!

K Kenny (by email)

Unjust tax I TOTALLY agree with Allan Duhig. I also had to start paying UK tax on my hard-earned private (Merchant Navy) pension at 65.

Totally unfair.

Stephen Tucker, Partaloa (Almeria)

Keep them out IF Leapy Lee can see it and I can see it about these terrorists, why let them back in the first place?

Tagging is a good idea but it would probably be considered an infringement or some such twaddle. Sweet Jesus, what about the people who are living in fear

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of these people i.e. your average Englishman? Does he not have human rights? Seems not.

Like Leapy Lee I feel Britain is in a right mess on all sides. If he entered politics he’d have my votes and many others.

Many thanks for his articles.

Caroline de Llamballe (by email)

By appointment I WAS so glad to read in the Euro Weekly News that bogus gas inspectors have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

It must be a very lucrative business because it has been going on for years and they seem to do the rounds regularly where I live, yet people still fall for it.

Indeed, there was a tale of woe on these pages not so long ago.

It’s been many years since I fell into their trap. It cost me dear but we all learn from our mistakes and now when they knock on my door I turn them away.

Fortunately I speak some Spanish but these men are persistent and they can be rather intimidating and will try to imply that you are breaking the law if you don’t let them in.

I shudder to think how easily some of my fellow Brits are going to fall into their clutches.

Just remember gas inspectors come to your home only if you have called them yourself.

Otherwise, just get rid!

Carrie Montgomery (by email)

Not a sure bet A WORD of advice to any unsuspecting expats deciding to

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have a flutter on the legal gaming machines in some bars.

Based on my own experience, do not waste your money unless the rules are clearly available.

About a year ago I placed a bet on a winning horse only for it to be disqualified. Payment was refused under their rules which were not available at the time but were verified as being correct by the gaming concern.

Imagine my delight on having another bet on a horse which finished second and was promoted to first place by the stewards, giving me a winning bet. Once again, however, payment was refused due to their rules which were still not available. The decision was once again upheld by the gaming concern, but as a gesture of goodwill they kindly offered to settle the bet as void, therefore giving me my stake money back.

What a cheek! My advice to punters is to avoid these machines at all costs.

Keith Stobbart (by email)

Belt and braces THEY say that Homo Sapiens is the only species that stubs its toe twice on the same stone.

The first time was the tragic high-speed train accident last July in Santiago de Compostela, when an ultramodern ‘Alvia’ bullet train derailed, killing 79 passengers and injuring 130.

It was not equipped with passenger seat belts, although no Spanish news media at the time deemed such a glaring and fatal flaw worthy of comment.

Last May my wife was a passenger on the AVE high-speed train from Valencia to Madrid. She and a friend can testify to the fact that the AVE fleet of bullet trains which reach speeds of over 300 kilometres an hour are not equipped with passenger seat belts either.

Why not? Does it cost so much to install them? How much is a life worth? We are obliged by law to fasten and ‘buckle up for safety’ with stiff fines guaranteed if we don’t in private cars and taxis.

They’re obligatory in Spain on all school buses, long-distance coaches, planes and even some ships. Wouldn’t seat belts have saved at least some, if not many, precious lives in the ill-fated derailment last August?

Richard M McBride, Benidorm

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Things could be worse, Cilla LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

break! We’re talking here about an extremely lucky woman, merely experiencing a situation faced by millions of sufferers the world over.

Would that they could all be as

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FIRST met Cilla Black in New York in 1964. Purely by coincidence I was ensconced in the hotel opposite the one occupied by the Beatles, who were in America for the first time to perform a number of venues, including an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Cilla and some of the entourage, including Brian Epstein, were also staying in the same hotel. When I was introduced and spent some quality time with Cilla I found her bright, unassuming and a veritable bundle of fun. Well, the years have certainly taken care of that.

The tirade of self-pitying drivel that has emerged this week simply defies the imagination. And the reason? Wait for it.

She’s going deaf.

Before you all start screaming how terrible this can be, I can assure you that, as a long-term sufferer of extremely high tinnitus, I am fully aware that hearing problems can be chronic and horribly debilitating. But give us a

comfortably off as she in their lives of diminishing sound. In one report she moans that The Cavern where she worked as a coat-check girl was to blame. (This was also the place from which she was launched to stardom!) She then bewails the fact that ‘it’s no fun getting older’ (oh, really!). That ‘wearing beautiful diamond earrings can’t take away the pain of losing my hearing’.

That she was with a friend in Barbados when she first realised she had a problem. That she couldn’t hear someone who came up to her at a party in 10 Downing SELF-PITYING: Street, and Cilla should that she thank her couldn’t bear lucky stars.

to watch a three-part series about her life, even though it was produced by her son Robert. Sorry, love. To be quite honest I don’t think you’d recognise the real world if it came up and slapped you in the face.

You and Lulu, who has also been moaning on about getting old, really should get out more. We’re all in it, loves. Just thank your lucky stars you are able to do it in comfortable luxury.

Including the expense of an implanted surgical aid. I think it extremely unlikely you could get that on the NHS. All together now: Ya know ya wanna make me shout...

Delighted to see Messi and a number of colleagues have donated the £500,000 (€630,000) they received for the World Cup to charity. How refreshing to realise that there really are some caring people in the heap of spoiled, egotistical, extremely lucky young men, who grab all they can from the beautiful game. Well done! Shining lights at the end of an extremely dark and often festering tunnel.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Making Life Easier For Your Heirs None of us like to think about the day we will shuffle off this mortal coil, or how our loved ones will cope after we have gone. However it is important to spend some time now to make life easier for our family when they inherit our assets, and protect them from costs and taxes where possible.

Writing a will is not the only step.

You need to establish all the facts relating to the distribution of your assets, and look for the most advantageous structures to hold them in. British expatriates need to understand both the Spanish and UK regulations and taxes, and how they interact.

Complex family situations need particular consideration. Or you may have concerns about how well your heirs will handle their inheritance. You need specialist advice on how best to structure your estate so it is distributed, and your heirs looked after, just as you wish.

it needs to be translated, notarised and go through probate in Spain.

It is advisable to prepare a Spanish will relating to your local assets to smooth the legal process. Make sure it does not revoke or contradict your UK will, as that could cause delays and disputes.

Spanish situated assets and worldwide assets passing to Spanish residents. Spouses are liable to this tax. The person receiving the assets is liable to pay the tax and the rates applied depend on various factors. Rates and allowances can be varied by the Autonomous Community, so you need to understand which rules apply to you.

Many British expatriates remain UK domiciled, regardless of living in Spain for years. This means your worldwide estate must go through probate in the UK and be assessed for UK inheritance tax.

You should seek specialist advice now to establish how to lower or avoid these tax liabilities for your heirs, and if there are structures available which would avoid the need for probate for some assets.

Wills A UK will must go through the probate process in the UK, after which

Inheritance taxes and probate You have to plan for Spanish succession tax, which applies to

Pensions When you sign up to pension schemes, you are generally asked

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to fill in an ‘expression of wish’ form, which outlines how you wish your pension assets to be distributed on your death.

It is important to update these forms as your circumstances change.

Where paperwork is out of date, for example if you have remarried, it can be hard for the trustees to establish what your final intentions were.

Bank accounts and investments Ask your bank managers and investment advisers what happens to your accounts and funds when you die. If accounts are frozen until probate it could make life complicated for your surviving spouse if they need the money or have pension income paid into it.

Depending on the type of investment and how you hold them, you may be able to fill in a beneficiary form, where the investments are easily passed on to your chosen beneficiaries, often

bypassing probate.

The most important piece of advice I can give is to take specialist advice on all these issues, since getting it wrong could have consequences for your heirs. Build up a good, long-term relationship with your wealth manager. They will be aware of your situation and intentions, and be able to continue advising your family after you are gone, providing peace of mind as well as continuity of service.

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 should take 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 ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:00am Commonwealth Games 2014 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:10pm Weather 1:15pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

BBC TWO 7:00am The Saint's Vaction 8:00am The Saint Meets the Tiger 9:05am Living Planet 10:00am Fred Dibnah's Industrial Age 10:30am Great British Railway Journeys 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Food and Drink 1:00pm Rick Stein's India 2:00pm Bette Davis Talking Pictures 2:45pm Now, Voyager

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ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am The Hungry Sailors 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm All Star Mr and Mrs 2:30pm Dinner Date

CH4 8:00am Transworld Sport 9:00am The Morning Line 10:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:55am Frasier 11:25am Frasier 11:50am The Big Bang Theory 12:15pm The Big Bang Theory 12:40pm The Big Bang Theory 1:05pm The Simpsons 1:35pm Speed with Guy Martin 2:40pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Power Rangers Megaforce 11:35am Power Rangers Megaforce 12:10pm Access 12:15pm Big Brother 1:45pm NCIS 2:40pm NCIS A team of special agents, operating outside the military chain of command, must investigate any crime with pieces of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Glee 8:00am Glee 9:00am Harrow: A Very British School 10:00am The F1 Show 11:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 12:00pm John Bishop's Only Joking 12:30pm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Special 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Futurama 2:30pm Futurama

3pm 4:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

4:40pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

5:40pm Hive Alive

3:30pm The Mirror Crack'd Agatha Christie's Miss Marple investigates a murder on a film set.

5:15pm Come Dine with Me First to host in Warwickshire is 50-year-old sports-mad fitness instructor Liza Macias.

3:40pm Cahill U.S. Marshal 5:50pm Rio Lobo

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

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

5:30pm Twister

5:45pm Come Dine with Me

7:35pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather

6:15pm Come Dine with Me 6:50pm Come Dine with Me 7:20pm Come Dine with Me 7:50pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year

8:00pm 5 News

9:00pm Grand Designs

9:00pm Baby Face Brides 10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Autopsy: The Last Hours of Michael Hutchence

6pm 6:25pm BBC News 6:35pm Regional News All the latest local news.

6:40pm F1: Grand Prix Qualifying 7:55pm Antiques Road Trip 8:55pm Dad's Army

6:40pm Weather 6:45pm Commonwealth Games 2014

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

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm Tipping Point

The latest news coverage.

8:05pm World's Craziest Weddings

9pm 8:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm The National Lottery Live 11:40pm Tonight at the Games

9:25pm BBC Proms Extra 10:10pm The Men Who Made Us Spend 11:10pm Commonwealth Games 2014

9:30pm Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Action adventure.

All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

Simon Bennett and his wife Jill gave up a life abroad to return to Simon's home county of Suffolk.

10:00pm Paul

11:30pm Up in the Air

9:00pm A League of Their Own 10:00pm AVP: Alien vs. Predator Two of the greatest threats to Mankind are about to meet in battle.

Investigating the last hours of Michael Hutchence.

12am 12:40am Commonwealth Games Sportsday A round-up of all the key news, stories and action from the Commonwealth Games. 12:55am Weather for the Week Ahead

1:15am Klute Psychological thriller.

3:05am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:10am ITV News and Weather 12:30am Goodwood Festival of Speed 2014 1:30am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

12:05am Alan Carr: Chatty Man 1:05am Dreamgirls 3:20am Utopia 4:15am Hollyoaks Omnibus Will Leela and Ziggy take their relationship to the next level?

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Psych 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 5:00am Great Scientists Series presented by Allan Chapman profiling famous and influential scientists.

12:10am Hawaii Five-0 1:10am Cop Squad 2:10am Road Wars 3:05am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse Richard Hammond encourages more havoc in the laboratory.

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

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10:00am Commonwealth Games 2014 3:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 8:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:00pm Blades of Glory 12:30am Family Guy 12:50am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:35am Family Guy 1:55am Family Guy 2:20am Family Guy 2:40am American Dad! 3:05am American Dad! 3:25am People Just Do Nothing 3:55am Impractical Jokers 4:25am Impractical Jokers

8:00pm Human Planet

2:50pm The Only Way is Essex 3:35pm Dinner Date Australia 4:30pm You've Been Framed!

5:30pm You've Been Framed!

6:00pm You've Been Framed!

6:30pm Cats and Dogs 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Cats and Dogs 8:15pm Mr Bean's Holiday 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Mr Bean's Holiday 10:00pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The 40 Year Old Virgin 12:20am Friends with Kids

7:00am Housesitter 8:00am FYI Daily 8:05am Housesitter 8:50am The Royal 9:55am The Royal 11:00am Sherlock Holmes 1:15pm Inspector Morse 3:35pm Inspector Morse 5:55pm A Touch of Frost 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Bomb Girls 1:00am A Touch of Frost 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

12:25pm Storage Wars 12:55pm The Cycle Show 2:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 6:00pm Storage Wars 6:25pm Storage Wars 7:00pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 8:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 9:00pm From Russia with Love 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm From Russia with Love 11:25pm The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 12:25am FYI Daily

3:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4:00pm How I Met Your Mother 4:30pm How I Met Your Mother 5:00pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm The Big Bang Theory 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The 100 10:00pm Hitman 11:50pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25am The Big Bang Theory

Crime

Drama

Nature series that marvels at mankind's incredible relationship with nature in the world today.

9:00pm Treasures of Ancient Egypt 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano Drama featuring the Sicilian detective, Inspector Montalbano.

11:55pm Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here 12:55am Pink Floyd: A Delicate Sound of Thunder 2:30am Top of the Pops 3:10am Human Planet 4:10am Treasures of Ancient Egypt

SKY MOVIES Action 6:30am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Hulk 9:25am Skyfall 11:55am Hugh Jackman: Becoming Wolverine 12:25pm The Wolverine 2:35pm Bad Boys II 5:05pm Hulk 7:30pm Skyfall 10:00pm The Wolverine An old acquaintance brings the clawed mutant to Japan, where he finds himself in grave danger.

12:10am Bad Boys II 2:40am Kill Bill: Vol. 1 4:35am Get Carter

Comedy 6:30am Oz the Great and Powerful: Premiere Special 7:00am The World's End Special 7:30am Dave 9:30am The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 11:20am There's Something About Mary 1:30pm Identity Thief 3:30pm It's All Gone Pete Tong 5:10pm Kindergarten Cop 7:10pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 9:00pm There's Something About Mary 11:10pm Identity Thief 1:10am It's All Gone Pete Tong 2:50am Idiocracy 4:20am Casting Couch 5:55am Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot

6:05am Deep Family Secrets 7:50am The Suspect 9:40am Three Days of the Condor 11:45am The Island 2:15pm The Mean Machine 4:30pm Bullitt 6:30pm Out of Sight 8:40pm The Island 11:00pm The Green Mile 2:05am Training Day 4:15am Killing Them Softly The mob hires a smoothly efficient hitman to get even after they are embarrassed by a pair of crooks who raid their backroom poker game. Crime.

5:15am The Barbarian and the Geisha 7:05am The First Time When teenagers Dave and Aubrey meet at a house party, they bond over their difficulties with love.

8:50am The Great Gatsby 11:15am The Four Feathers 1:30pm Pitch Perfect 3:30pm Having You 5:15pm Dangerous Minds 7:00pm Pitch Perfect 9:00pm The Great Gatsby 11:25pm The Lifeguard 1:15am Best Man Down 3:00am Burning Man 5:00am Sweet Charity

Premiere

TCM

6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am Promised Land 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am The Heat: Sky Movies Special 11:15am Promised Land 1:15pm Runner Runner 3:00pm The Top Ten Show 2014 3:15pm Believe 5:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 7:00pm Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 7:15pm Believe 9:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 10:50pm Runner Runner 12:35am Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus

9:20am Gunsmoke 10:20am The Odessa File 12:45pm Jungle Man-Eaters 2:00pm The Mcconnell Story 4:00pm April in Paris 5:55pm By the Light of the Silvery Moon 7:50pm City Slickers 10:00pm Ransom 12:20am National Lampoon's European Vacation 2:05am Ransom 4:05am City Slickers Ron Underwood's comedy Western stars Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby as three city types who decide to spend their vacation on a cattle drive led by crusty cowboy Curly.

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BBC TWO 7:15am The Gay Falcon 8:20am Monty Don's French Gardens 9:20am Countryfile 10:05am Gardeners' World 10:35am The Beechgrove Garden 11:05am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:35pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 1:05pm Rick Stein's India 2:05pm Cimarron

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast. 12:35pm River Monsters 1:05pm Love Your Garden 2:05pm Long Lost Family

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CH4 6:20am How to Cook Like Heston 6:50am River Cottage Veg Heroes 7:15am The Hoobs 7:40am The Hoobs 8:05am Volkswagen Cup 8:35am How I Met Your Mother 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am 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 My Child is a Monkey This documentary follows families who have adopted monkeys and other primates as their own child. 12:05pm Big Brother 1:05pm Police Interceptors 2:05pm Big Momma's House

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Glee 9:00am Glee 10:00am Believe Special 10:30am Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Special 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm Isle of Wight Festival 2014 Highlights from the 2014 festival at Seaclose Park.

3pm 5:50pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

4:30pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Songs of Praise 5:50pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

3:05pm Columbo 4:50pm Midsomer Murders Detective drama which focuses around the life of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby.

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:25pm The Simpsons 3:55pm The Simpsons 4:30pm Step Up

3:55pm The Kid 5:55pm Happy Feet

6:35pm Deal or No Deal 7:30pm Channel 4 News

7:55pm 5 News

Animated adventure about a penguin cast out by his colony because he was born without the ability to sing.

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

6pm 6:00pm Regional News 6:05pm Weather 6:10pm F1: Grand Prix 7:30pm Commonwealth Games 2014 8:10pm Commonwealth Games 2014

7:30pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

8:00pm Antiques Road Trip

6:50pm Tipping Point 7:45pm Local News and Weather All the very latest local news and weather.

Includes sport and weather.

8:00pm ITV News and Weather 8:15pm Catchphrase

8:00pm Tom's Fantastic Floating Home

9:00pm Foyle's War

9:00pm The Mill 10:00pm Child Genius 11:00pm The Negotiator

The latest news coverage.

8:00pm Cricket on 5

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

9pm 11:05pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

11:20pm Regional News 11:28pm Weather 11:30pm Tonight at the Games

9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Red Arrows: Inside the Bubble 11:05pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:30pm QI XL Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

Wartime detective drama series.

11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Ocean's Twelve

9:00pm Extraordinary People Documentary.

10:00pm Big Brother 11:00pm Rambo

9:00pm Got to Dance 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles Suspicions are aroused when a controlled bombing kills four seemingly unrelated individuals.

12am 12:40am Commonwealth Games Sportsday 12:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:15am Casanova 2:00am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:55am Holby City 3:55am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

1:30am The Store 3:35am Motorsport UK All the very latest motor sport action from around Britain. 4:25am British Superbike Championship Highlights 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

1:40am The Insider 4:15am The Million Pound Drop The new series of The Million Pound Drop continues. 5:10am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

12:40am Universal Soldier: The Return 2:15am Super Casino 4:10am Emergency Bikers 5:00am Great Scientists

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

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

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ITV3

ITV4

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10:00am Commonwealth Games 2014 3:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 8:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:00pm Family Guy 11:25pm Family Guy 11:45pm People Just Do Nothing 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:00am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy 1:45am Russell Howard's Good News 2:15am People Just Do Nothing 2:45am Impractical Jokers 3:15am Slum Survivors 4:15am People Just Do Nothing

8:00pm BBC Proms

4:25pm You've Been Framed!

4:55pm The Incredible Hulk 5:55pm FYI Daily 6:00pm The Incredible Hulk 7:05pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 9:00pm About a Boy 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm About a Boy 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex 11:50pm Saw II 12:50am FYI Daily

11:15am Heartbeat 12:15pm Jane Eyre 2:30pm A Touch of Frost 4:50pm On the Buses 5:50pm FYI Daily 5:55pm On the Buses 6:40pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 9:30pm Paul O'Grady: For The Love of Dogs 10:00pm All New It'll be Alright on the Night 11:00pm The Elephant Man 12:00am FYI Daily

8:15am Kojak 9:10am Magnum, P.I. 10:10am Ax Men 11:05am Ax Men 12:00pm BRDC Formula 4 Championship 1:00pm The Sweeney 2:00pm Cycling 3:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 4:00pm Tour De France 2014 Live 8:00pm The Car Chasers 8:30pm The Car Chasers 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 11:00pm The Outlaw Josey Wales 12:00am FYI Daily

2:30pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4:30pm Suburgatory 5:00pm The Mindy Project 5:30pm New Girl 6:00pm The 100 7:00pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:30pm Rude(Ish) Tube 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm X-Men 11:05pm The Big Bang Theory 11:35pm The Big Bang Theory 12:00am Virtually Famous

Crime

Drama

More coverage from the Proms.

10:15pm A Hundred Million Musicians: China's Classical Challenge 10:45pm In Darkness 1:00am Northern Soul Documentary about the northern soul phenomenon, one of the most exciting underground British club movements of the 1970s.

2:00am Motown at the BBC 3:00am Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling 4:00am Prince - Purple Reign

SKY MOVIES Action 6:30am The Jewel of the Nile 8:20am The Mask of Zorro 10:45am Batman Begins 1:10pm The Lone Ranger 3:45pm The Mask of Zorro 6:05pm Batman Begins 8:30pm The Lone Ranger A lawman and his Comanche Indian sidekick embark upon a quest for justice across the American West.

11:00pm Django Unchained 1:50am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 4:10am Bloodsport 5:50am Angel Flight Down A two-year-old girl with a small object trapped in her throat is flown to Denver hospital.

Comedy 7:25am Coffee Town 9:00am My Big Fat Greek Wedding 10:40am The Internship 12:45pm Wedding Crashers 2:50pm American Pie: The Wedding 4:35pm Notting Hill A self-effacing bookshop owner bumps into a major American movie star and falls instantly in love.

6:45pm Maverick 9:00pm The Internship 11:10pm Wedding Crashers 1:20am American Pie 2 3:20am American Pie: The Wedding 5:10am My Big Fat Greek Wedding

4:15am Killing Them Softly 6:05am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:50am Miami Vice 10:10am All Things to All Men 11:50am The Bourne Legacy: Premiere Special 12:10pm Swordfish 2:05pm Derailed 4:05pm The Perfect Score 5:50pm Black Rain 8:10pm Swordfish 10:00pm Derailed 11:55pm Black Rain 2:05am Taxi Driver 4:05am All Things to All Men

5:00am Sweet Charity 7:30am Return 9:20am Begin Again Special 9:40am Any Day Now 11:35am Forces of Nature 1:30pm Grease 3:30pm Grease 2 5:30pm John Tucker Must Die 7:10pm Forces of Nature 9:00pm Grease 11:00pm Grease 2 1:00am John Tucker Must Die 2:40am Hide Away 4:10am A Star is Born Norman Maine's movie career is slowing down, but he can still spot talent.

Premiere

TCM

6:30am After Earth Special 7:00am Believe 8:45am About Time: Sky Movies Special 9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am Promised Land 1:00pm The Top Ten Show 2014 1:15pm Believe 3:15pm Runner Runner 5:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 7:00pm The Top Ten Show 2014 7:15pm Believe 9:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 10:50pm Runner Runner 12:35am Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus 2:35am Battle of the Year

8:40am April in Paris 10:35am By the Light of the Silvery Moon 12:30pm Hell and High Water 2:25pm Hellcats of the Navy 4:00pm Young Guns of Texas 5:30pm Raton Pass 7:10pm The Good Guys and The Bad Guys 8:50pm Gold Fever 10:00pm Rome 11:10pm Soldier 1:05am Come See The Paradise 3:15am Soldier 4:55am Off Set 5:40am TCM Shorts

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Attraction or a drain on resources?

ARE looky-looky men a tourist attraction or a drain on the Spanish system as they don’t pay IVA, tax or Social Security?

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OST of the people we spoke to had a sympathetic view of looky-looky men. Business Development Executive at Currencies Direct, in Mallorca, Christian Severinsen, said: “I believe that the tendency reflects a deeper issue in society. Whether or not they are a drain on the Spanish society or a tourist attraction, I can’t say, but the fact remains that they are human beings and European society as a whole should think seriously about how we are going to tackle increased immigration in the future.”

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STREET TALK Property Choice, Mojacar, Almeria, said: “As long as they are not overly persistent, I don’t have a problem with them. They are just trying to scratch a living like the rest of us and there are plenty of other people evading tax here, too, without the horrific background these people have come from.”

Sue Mercier from Suki Sailing Yacht Trips, Almuñecar, Granada, remarked: “I don’t think they are a drain on the system, as I don’t think they use the system. As they may be here illegally, they cannot claim unemployment or use Social Security. They could be a tourist attraction if there were not too many of them.”

Julie Law from Yorkshire Linen Warehouse, Mijas, Malaga, commented: “Everybody has to survive, so I don’t think they are a drain or a tourist attraction, especially now as they are not as intrusive as they used to be five or 10 years ago.They give you your space.”

On the Costa Blanca Lara Aguilera from Albir’s Royal Aesthetic Clinic said: “For me it is sad to see how they need to do these jobs. I think there should be a system in place to get them back to their home country or help them exist legally in Spain.”

Terri Hughes from La Finca de Eduardo’s Restaurant, Campoamor, had mixed views: “It is a difficult one. Tourists do seem to like the lookylooky men but some of them drive me mad. I think it is all part of the tourist experience. If they were not doing that, would they turn to crime?”

LARA AGUILERA: Help should be in place for them.

TERRI HUGHES: Part of tourist experience.

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BBC TWO 7:45am Call the Council 8:30am Scotland: For Richer or Poorer 9:30am Watchdog Test House 10:00am Heir Hunters 10:45am Homes Under the Hammer 11:45am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 12:30pm Saints and Scroungers 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 2:45pm Perfection

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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 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 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 Jamie's Money Saving Meals

CH5 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake! Show Songs 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away: Final Demand 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Dog Patrol 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 4:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

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

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:10pm French Collection 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal

3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm On Hostile Ground

3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 8:00pm Pembrokeshire: Coastal Lives 8:30pm University Challenge

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 Cricket on 5

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

9:00pm Countrywise 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm You Saw Them Here First

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm Royal Marines Commando School 11:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA

9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pm Blinging Up Baby 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Trollied 10:30pm Trollied 11:00pm AVP: Alien vs. Predator

6pm 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

8:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

Includes sport and weather.

9pm 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News All the latest local news.

11:35pm Weather The latest weather information.

9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Children of Syria 11:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:30pm Newsnight

Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

11:40pm Tonight at the Games

12am 12:40am Commonwealth Games Sportsday A round-up of all the key news, stories and action from the Commonwealth Games. 12:55am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

12:20am Dragons' Den 1:20am The Men Who Made Us Spend 2:20am Wildfires 2014: Inside the Inferno 3:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:40am You Cannot be Serious 1:05am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

12:05am Embarrassing Bodies 1:05am The Shooting Gallery 1:30am The Secret Life of Students 2:25am Scandal 3:10am Revenge 3:55am Secret Eaters 4:50am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5:45am Kirstie's Handmade Treasures

12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am World's Craziest Weddings 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

1:10am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:10am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:05am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places 9:00pm Wild Weather 10:00pm Time Shift

11:00pm Edge of Darkness 11:50pm Dissected: The Incredible Human Foot 12:50am Treasures of Ancient Egypt 1:50am Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather 2:50am Wild Weather 3:50am Time Shift

11:25am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:15pm 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!

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10:00pm The World is Not Enough 12:30am Celebrity Juice

10:35am Judge Judy 11:00am Judge Judy 11:25am Judge Judy 11:45am A Touch of Frost 1:55pm Heartbeat 2:55pm The Royal 4:00pm The Darling Buds of May 5:05pm Faith in the Future 5:40pm Home to Roost 6:15pm Man About the House 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:50pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm See No Evil 12:35am The Vice

11:40am The Sweeney 12:50pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:55pm Tour De France 2014 Highlights 2:55pm Magnum, P.I. 3:55pm Kojak 4:55pm Kojak 6:00pm The Sweeney 7:00pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Storage Wars 10:30pm Storage Wars 11:00pm Ax Men 12:00am Ax Men

4:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Revenge 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 New Girl 9:00pm The Mindy Project 9:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 10:00pm The 100 11:00pm Virtually Famous 11:50pm Rude Tube 12:55am How I Met Your Mother

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Killer Storms and Cruel Winters - The History of Extreme Weather.

SKY MOVIES Action 7:35am The Lone Ranger Unmasked A look behind the scenes of Disney's liveaction adventure The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp.

8:05am Alexander 11:05am Volcano 12:55pm Fire with Fire 2:40pm The Fast and the Furious 4:30pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 6:25pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 8:15pm Fire with Fire 10:00pm The Fast and the Furious 11:50pm 2 Fast 2 Furious 1:45am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

7:00am The Cable Guy 8:40am Arthur 10:20am Anger Management 12:10pm Starsky and Hutch 1:55pm Ghostbusters II 3:45pm Scary Movie 5 5:20pm The Guilt Trip 7:05pm Anger Management 9:00pm Starsky and Hutch 10:50pm The Cable Guy 12:35am Scary Movie 5 2:10am The Guilt Trip 3:50am The Witches of Eastwick 5:50am Ghostbusters II

5:40am Point Last Seen 7:20am Last Passenger 9:05am Bad Company 11:05am The Pelican Brief 1:35pm The Good Doctor A doctor develops a dangerous obsession with his patient.

3:25pm Signs 5:15pm Inside Man 7:30pm The Pelican Brief 10:00pm Internal Affairs 12:00am Inside Man 2:20am Cherry Falls 4:00am St George's Day

9:05am Sparkle 11:05am Under the Tuscan Sun 1:05pm Now is Good 2:55pm Begin Again Special 3:15pm The English Teacher 4:55pm Gorillas in the Mist 7:10pm Hitchcock 9:00pm Les Miserables 11:40pm The Break-Up 1:35am Gorillas in the Mist 3:50am Vamps 5:30am G.I.Blues A tuneful US soldier does his best to impress a club dancer while serving in Germany, but she's notoriously hard to please. Musical comedy.

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ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning The popular morning lifestyle magazine show with advice, chat and competitions. 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 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:25am The Big Bang Theory 11:55am Come Dine with Me 12:25pm Come Dine with Me 12:55pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:00pm Come Dine with Me 1:30pm Come Dine with Me 2:00pm Come Dine with Me 2:30pm Glorious Goodwood

CH5 9:20am Peppa Pig 9:25am Peppa Pig 9:30am Milkshake! Bop Box 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Emergency Bikers 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

TUESDAY TV SKY 1 8:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 4:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

3:30pm Escape to the Country

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3:00pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm Glee 5:00pm Futurama 5:30pm Futurama

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

5:00pm Deal or No Deal

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 Cricket on 5

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

9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Holby City 10:30pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 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 Diamond Geezers and Gold Dealers

9:00pm Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 10:00pm Undercover Boss 11:00pm Utopia

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

12:20am Children of Syria 1:20am The Super League Show 2:05am A Cabbie Abroad 3:05am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:40am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 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 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

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4:30pm Wanted Down Under 5:15pm Flog It!

Noel Edmonds presents the hit show in which players could win up to £250,000 as they open 22 boxes and decide whether to do a deal or no deal when the Banker calls.

Canadian thriller. Allison's boyfriend is killed by an intruder.

6pm 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

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9pm 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:35pm Weather 11:40pm Tonight at the Games Presenting highlights of all the latest action from the Commonwealth Games.

The acclaimed conspiracy thriller continues.

Following designer-makers, traders and experts in London's Hatton Garden.

Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

12am 12:40am Commonwealth Games Sportsday 12:55am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 1:00am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:05am Royal Marines Commando School 1:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 2:05am KOTV Boxing Weekly 2:35am Transworld Sport 3:30am Volkswagen Cup 3:55am The £60,000 Puppy: Cloning Man's Best Friend

12:05am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am Baby Face Brides 2:00am Super Casino 4:10am Wentworth 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

12:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

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8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm A Garden in Snowdonia

12:15pm 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!

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9:00pm The Cube 10:00pm Hell's Kitchen 11:00pm Hell's Kitchen 12:00am Celebrity Juice 12:50am Two and a Half Men

9:50am Murder, She Wrote 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm A Touch of Frost 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:10pm The Royal 4:15pm The Darling Buds of May 5:20pm Faith in the Future 5:55pm Home to Roost 6:25pm Man About the House 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm See No Evil 12:30am The Vice

10:35am Kojak 11:35am The Sweeney 12:40pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:40pm The Professionals 2:45pm Magnum, P.I. 3:50pm Kojak 4:50pm Kojak 5:55pm The Sweeney 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 8:30pm Cheers 9:00pm The Cycle Show 10:00pm Two Mules for Sister Sara 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Two Mules for Sister Sara 12:20am Rambo III

3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Revenge 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 How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm New Girl 10:30pm The Mindy Project 11:00pm Dog Soldiers 1:10am The 100

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The story of a year in the life of Bodnant Garden in North Wales.

9:00pm Impact! a Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes 10:00pm Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War 11:00pm To be Announced 12:00am Human Planet 1:00am A History of Britain by Simon Schama 2:00am Impact! a Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes

SKY MOVIES Action 5:20am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain The Angel Summit ski resort has been blessed with early snows.

7:05am Resident Evil: Apocalypse 8:50am Jaws 4: The Revenge 10:35am Born to Race: Fast Track 12:20pm Iron Man 3 2:35pm Kick-Ass 2 4:25pm Gladiator 7:05pm Alex Cross 9:00pm Iron Man 3 11:15pm Kick-Ass 2 1:05am xXx2: The Next Level 2:50am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 4:30am Firewalker Two soldiers of fortune team up with a wealthy stranger to hunt for treasure in a lost Aztec city.

Comedy 7:40am Arthur 2: On the Rocks 9:45am You, Me and Dupree 11:45am The Hangover Part III When Doug is kidnapped, pals Alan, Phil and Stu become embroiled in a battle to save him.

1:40pm Little Shop of Horrors 3:30pm Mr. Deeds 5:20pm The Man 7:00pm You, Me and Dupree 9:00pm The Hangover Part III 10:45pm Our Idiot Brother 12:25am Mr. Deeds 2:10am The Man 3:40am Hairbrained 5:20am Little Shop of Horrors

6:00am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man 7:45am Liars All 9:30am Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Special 10:00am Ripley's Game 12:05pm Hustle and Flow 2:15pm The Bourne Legacy 4:40pm Caught in the Crossfire 6:15pm Nick of Time 8:00pm The East 10:00pm The Bourne Legacy 12:20am Deadfall 2:05am Money Train Foster brothers John and Charlie work as transit cops for the New York subway system.

4:05am In Dreams 5:55am Deep Family Secrets

9:20am Knife Fight A slick political strategist attempts to fix the images of his clients by any means necessary.

11:10am Darling Companion 1:00pm You've Got Mail 3:05pm Dangerous Minds 4:50pm 42 7:00pm You've Got Mail 9:00pm Lincoln 11:30pm Dangerous Liaisons 1:40am 42 3:55am Cherry 5:45am The Barbarian and the Geisha Sent to 19th-century Japan by presidential order, American consul Townsend Harris is appalled by the state of the country. But his mood improves when he meets and falls head over heels for a beautiful young geisha.

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BBC TWO 8:30am Antiques Roadshow 9:30am Animal S.O.S. 10:00am Heir Hunters 10:45am Homes Under the Hammer 11:45am Don't Get Done, Get Dom 12:30pm Saints and Scroungers 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 2:45pm Perfection

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SKY 1 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 1:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles Sam goes undercover as a bomb specialist to investigate the murder of a Marine and Hunter decides to change the dynamics of NCIS.

3pm 4:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

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

3:00pm The Speakmans 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

5:00pm Deal or No Deal

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 8:00pm Britain's Flying Past

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 The Stuarts 10:00pm The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 11:00pm Commonwealth Games 2014 11:30pm Newsnight

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12:20am The Secret History of Our Streets 1:20am Burning Desire: The Seduction of Smoking 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:10am Weight Loss Ward 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

12:35am The IT Crowd 1:05am Superstar DJs 2:05am Heston's Great British Food 3:00am Victim 4:40am Revenge 5:25am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

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3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Polar Storm Fast-paced sci-fi disaster movie.

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9:00pm Emergency Bikers 10:00pm Caught on Camera 11:00pm Big Brother

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family 10:00pm Got to Dance 11:00pm A League of Their Own

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11:40pm Tonight at the Games Presenting highlights of all the latest action from the Commonwealth Games.

Highlights of the latest events inside the house.

12am 12:40am Commonwealth Games Sportsday A round-up of all the key news, stories and action from the Commonwealth Games. 12:55am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:00am BBC News

12:00am Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am Autopsy: The Last Hours of Michael Hutchence 5:00am Wildlife SOS 5:20am HouseBusters 5:45am House Doctor

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9:50am Murder, She Wrote 10:50am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm A Touch of Frost 2:05pm Heartbeat 3:05pm The Royal 4:10pm The Darling Buds of May 5:20pm Faith in the Future 5:55pm Home to Roost 6:25pm Man About the House 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Northern Lights

11:20am The Sweeney 12:25pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:30pm The Professionals 2:35pm Magnum, P.I. 3:35pm Kojak 4:40pm Kojak 5:45pm The Sweeney 6:50pm Alias Smith and Jones 7:50pm Cheers 8:25pm Cheers 8:55pm The War Wagon 9:55pm FYI Daily 10:00pm The War Wagon 11:00pm Hell on Wheels 11:55pm The Outlaw Josey Wales 12:55am FYI Daily

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Revenge 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 Dear John 11:05pm The Big Bang Theory 11:35pm The Big Bang Theory 12:10am Dog Soldiers 2:20am Virtually Famous

All the action live from the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.

11:00pm Comedy Fest Live 12:00am Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:40am American Dad! 1:05am American Dad! 1:25am People Just Do Nothing 1:55am Cuckoo 2:25am Cuckoo 2:55am Cuckoo 3:25am Cuckoo 3:55am Cuckoo

A year in the life of the spectacular Bodnant Garden in North Wales. Head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team give Bodnant a facelift.

9:00pm Indian Hill Railways 10:00pm Art of China 11:00pm Wild China 12:00am Wild Weather 1:00am Madness on Wheels: Rallying's Craziest Years 2:00am Indian Hill Railways 3:00am Wild China 4:00am Art of China

Documentary series about a group of elitist Dallas socialites.

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 Funniest Ever You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm The Only Way is Essex

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SKY MOVIES Action 6:20am Born to Race: Fast Track 8:05am Dante's Peak 10:00am Hulk 12:25pm Man of Steel 2:55pm The Transporter 4:35pm Star Trek: Nemesis 6:35pm Hulk 9:00pm Man of Steel 11:30pm The Transporter 1:10am Executive Decision 3:25am Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome The third in the trilogy finds Max in savage Bartertown.

5:15am The Poseidon Adventure Disaster movie set aboard a luxury cruise liner which is hit by a huge tidal wave and capsizes.

Comedy 7:00am Here Comes the Boom 8:50am Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 10:30am Austin Powers in Goldmember 12:10pm The World's End 2:05pm Mr Woodcock 3:40pm 13 Going on 30 Jenna is desperate for acceptance at school.

5:25pm Here Comes the Boom 7:20pm Fun with Dick and Jane 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm Stand Up Guys 12:45am The Ladykillers 2:40am Weird Science 4:25am The Top Ten Show 2014 4:45am Austin Powers in Goldmember

Crime 7:35am Locked in 9:05am Eden 10:45am 96 Minutes 12:25pm Derailed 2:15pm Boyz 'n' the Hood 4:15pm Dead Again 6:10pm Disconnect Technology causes several lives to intertwine with terrible consequences.

8:10pm Derailed 10:00pm Training Day 12:05am No Good Deed 1:55am The Juror 4:05am Hick 5:55am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers Don is a Smoke Jumper, firefighters who parachute into forest fires and battle them from within.

Drama 9:30am My Best Friend's Wedding When food critic Julia Roberts learns that her best friend is getting married, it only serves to make her realise that she's loved him all along.

11:20am Borrowed Time 1:00pm Private Peaceful 2:50pm City Slacker 4:25pm The Top Ten Show 2014 4:40pm Beyond the Sea 6:45pm Dead Poets Society 9:00pm My Best Friend's Wedding 11:00pm The Great Gatsby 1:30am All Good Things 3:20am Victim A young criminal rethinks his life when he falls for a country girl who has moved to London.

5:00am Fun in Acapulco

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9:00am Battle of the Year 11:00am The Top Ten Show 2014 11:15am Promised Land 1:15pm Runner Runner 3:00pm Believe 4:45pm Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 5:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 7:00pm About Time: Sky Movies Special

11:20am Jungle Moon Men 12:40pm Jungle Man-Eaters 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Man in the Saddle

Rachel McAdams and Domhnall Gleeson chat about the new time-travel rom-com from Richard Curtis.

7:15pm Believe 9:00pm Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters 10:50pm Runner Runner 12:35am Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus 2:20am Battle of the Year 4:15am Monsters University Special

A small rancher swallows his pride when the woman he loves marries a man for money.

5:35pm Sunset in El Dorado 6:40pm I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 7:55pm Heaven Can Wait 10:00pm On Deadly Ground 11:55pm The Beast 2:00am On Deadly Ground 3:45am Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 5:40am TCM Shorts A special look behind the scenes with comedian, director and actor Ben Miller.

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1794: Maximilien Robespierre is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention. The influential figure of the French Revolution is guillotined the following day before a cheering mob.

1911: Machu Picchu is discovered. American archaeologist Hiram Bingham III discovers in Peru the ancient Inca settlement believed to have been built around 1450.

1943: Mussolini quits. Italian dictator Benito Mussolini steps down as head of the armed forces and the government. King Victor Emmanuel assumes control of the army.

1945: Churchill loses general elections. Clement Attlee is elected Prime Minister of Britain.

After his defeat, Churchill decides to tender his resignation.

1952: Evan Peron passes away.

Wife of Argentinian President General Juan Domingo Peron dies from cancer at age 33 at the presidential residence.

1965: US Government orders more troops to Vietnam. US President Lyndon B. Johnson commits a further 50,000 American soldiers to the war in Vietnam.

1966: England wins Football World Cup. More than 92,000 spectators fill London’s Wembley Stadium to see England defeat West Germany 4-2 in the final tournament match.

1968: Pope Paul VI renews birth control ban. Even though a Church’s commission recommends a change of policy, the Pope confirms a ban on the use of contraceptives by Roman Catholics.

1976: Hundreds of thousands are killed in China earthquake. An earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale hits the city of Tangshan, north east of Beijing, killing between 240,000 and 250,000 people.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Opposing opinions on a matter close to your heart see you hesitating. There is nothing wrong with asking for advice. The chances are that you know someone who has already been through your situation. Don’t let pride make you miss out on a solution.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Not everything in the garden is rosy but you are made of strong stuff.

Your conviction that something is right helps you in discussions. Support given to a loved one may be misguided, especially if it is a huge financial gamble.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This is a time to enjoy the present and look forward to the future. Don’t forget, along the way, to congratulate yourself for all that you have achieved in the last year. Sometimes you do not blow your own trumpet and people appreciate you in a quiet way.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) An appetite for something new means that you tread unknown ground. It’s an exciting time when you may find it easier to do things alone. This does not mean you have to feel alone as others can be told of your progress.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Part of being ‘you’ is your independent mind. Some may try to change that this week. Why would someone want to make you more dependent on them?

Could it be that they feel insecure?

Giving reassurance may be all that is needed. We all feel the need for appreciation.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Trying to be everything to all people is tiring. No one knows this more than you. Give yourself a little time and space this week because it will make a great difference to your spirits.

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July 26: Mick Jagger, 71. Singer.

One of the most famous rock singers of all time, Jagger was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1989 and was knighted in 2003.

July 27 Jonathon Rhys Meyers, 37. TV actor.

Meyers received two Golden Globe nominations for his role as King Henry VIII in the Tudors; he later won a Golden Globe for portraying Elvis Presley in the TV miniseries of the same name.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK:Keep an eye on practical issues without allowing your social life to slip. Should loved ones feel that they need your attention, sidetrack them.

Offloading a few commitments to others will work well for you.

July 24: Jennifer Lopez, 45. Singer.

This hip hop and R&B singer became a household name when she released the number one Billboard album entitled J Lo; since then she has gone on to be a judge on American Idol.

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July 28: Jim Davis, 69. Cartoonist.

The creator of much beloved character Garfield the cat, his other works include Gnorm Gnat and Tumbleweeds.

July 29: Josh Radnor, 40. TV actor.

Most famous for his role in How I Met Your Mother; he won an Emmy award for this role and has also appeared in Family Guy and Judging Amy.

July 25: Jorge Javier Vazquez. TV presenter.

This TV presenter, born in Badalona, started out in 1997 on Antena 3 in a programme called Extra Rosa which was a celebrity watch, magazine style programme. He received a Premio Ondas in 2009 for the Best TV Presenter.

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AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Primarily, you are wanting to see some appreciation. That is understandable given the efforts that you have made. Do not be annoyed, however, if it is a while coming yet.

Others are not always as well tuned in as you. If necessary, use a go-between discreetly to make sure of progress.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Keeping an eye on your health is particularly important at the moment. Because you have been active, it could be that you need to give yourself a bit of time. Pampering and just plain relaxing are all going to stand you in good stead during the coming week.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Increased activity in your love life means less time to really concentrate on business. Make sure that priority financial matters are dealt with. Not doing so will see you kicking yourself later on. A close relationship is going well. There’s no reason to wonder why, the charm offensive is obviously working.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Opening your mind to a new idea has convinced you that it is time for a change in direction. This is such a time, but not all changes will be permanent. Give yourself a way out of any situation this week. Using your tact and charm, it will require only a little application to please everyone.

July 30: Lisa Kudrow, 50. TV and film actress.

This actress rose to fame as Phoebe in the hit series Friends – she has won many Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Emmy.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Improvising within a new business situation may not give you the perfect answer to a problem.

What it will do, however, is give you an insight into the way others live.

Until now, your approach to life may have been a little one-sided.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A recent holiday has set your mind racing. This being a romantic time means that you can get a little over-excited. Your romance may not be set to last but you should fully enjoy it nonetheless.

Relatives issue words of warning but they have only your best interests at heart.

THE WAR TO END ALL WARS 1. By what nickname was the German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during the first world war, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, widely known?

2. In which major action of the first world war were ‘angels’ reported to have fought beside the British troops?

3. In which year did the United States enter the first world war?

4. What was the name of the Austrian archduke whose assassination on June 28, 1914, triggered the outbreak of the first world war?

5. What was the name of the British nurse who is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from both sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the first world war? She was subsequently arrested, court-martialled, found guilty of treason and executed by a German firing squad.

6. What was the name of the Liberal politician who was chancellor of the exchequer at the outbreak of the first world war and prime minister when it ended?

7. What was the stage name of the Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan Margaretha Geertruida Zelle MacLeod, who was convicted of being a spy and executed by firing squad in France under charges of espionage for Germany during the first world war?

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

TARGET: Average: 12 Good: 16 Very good: 23 Excellent: 28

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION ague, cage, crag, ergo, gaur, gean, gear, gene, goer, gone, gore, gran, guar, gurn, ogee, ogre, rage, rang, rung, urge, agone, agree, anger, argon, argue, auger, cager, cargo, conga, eager, eagre, genre, goner, grace, green, groan, guano, orang, organ, range, rogue, rouge, congee, conger, cougar, encage, enrage, genera, onager, orange, courage, ENCOURAGE

Word Ladder RING

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Move from the start word (RING) to the end word (MAIL) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder.

You must only change one letter at a time.

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Archduke FRANZ FERDINAND, 5. EDITH Louisa CAVELL, 6. David LLOYD GEORGE, 7. MATA HARI

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 (LABOUR) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of a type of cheese (two words): REWIND RODS

Across 1 Military display generating rubbish as well (6) 4 Fixing us some dessert (6) 9 One demands former thespian (7) 10 Refuse to fight (5) 11 Tea producing zone in India as named after American uncle (5) 12 Afloat in strait around five (7) 13 Underground building isn’t cleaned (11) 18 Rent man beaten up in scrap (7) 20 Benefit from a cassette deck (5) 22 Young men’s leggings (5) 23 Two requirements for tennis or another sport (7) 24 Taking food, for example, out of a can? (6) 25 Makes an outline of a game, we hear (6)

Unscramble the name of a famous English electronic new wave band formed in 1977: HAULAGE MENU

FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: RED WINDSOR, HUMAN LEAGUE

Play on Words

RAEB 6 Run goes badly for sawbones (7) 7 They stay abroad, parking in Texas, possibly (6) 8 Searching for worried GP inspector (11) 14 Criticise bats, male bats (7) 15 Found contract ordered farm

vehicle (7) 16 Futurist breaks coral at the end (6) 17 Static photographs of alcohol producers (6) 19 Crime caused by faulty sonar (5) 21 Club for the workers (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, 15 represents G and 21 represents X, so fill in G every time the figure 15 appears and X 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 7 Gold coin worth 21 shillings (6) 8 Boss (6) 9 In or at this place (4) 10 Yellow flowered narcissus (8) 11 Large double-reed instrument (7) 13 Overpowering terror (5) 15 Apple drink (5) 17 Moving rhythmically to music (7) 20 Distant view of a wide area (8) 21 Finest (4) 23 Church caretaker (6) 24 Travelling company of entertainers (6)

Down 1 Heal completely (4) 2 If not, except when (6) 3 Large pot used for boiling (7) 4 Attempt to deceive (5) 5 Asian temple (6)

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6 Judgment reached after consideration (8) 12 Not relaxed (8) 14 State of equilibrium (7)

Answers: Bear left, Button it up

Down 1 Capote ordered protective cover (6) 2 Master almost changed sides (5) 3 Footrest moved on to mat (7) 5 Bird seen in ‘Carousel’ (5)

Funagram

16 Sufficient for the purpose (6) 18 Bionic person (6) 19 Join in wedlock (5) 22 Area of poverty (4)

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

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Pastime, 5 Began, 8 Curator, 9 Large, 10 Stern, 11 The Mall, 12 Summer, 14 Assess, 17 Abridge, 19 Salem, 22 Tribe, 23 Learned, 24 Roses, 25 Sincere.

Down: 1 Paces, 2 Serve, 3 Intense, 4 Egrets, 5 Belle, 6 Garbage, 7 Needles, 12 Starter, 13 Margins, 15 Sustain, 16 Teslas, 18 Duels, 20 Lance, 21 Midge.

QUICK Across: 1 Polenta, 4 Robes, 7 Rumba, 9 Bashful, 10 Nervous, 11 Scare, 12 Actual, 14 Fedora, 18 Bumps, 20 Barista, 22 Avocado, 23 Scald, 24 Erase, 25 Dungeon.

Across 1 Cajas de seguridad (5) 4 Intercambia (sellos, fotos) (5) 7 Weekend (3,2,6) 8 To give (3) 9 Cama (mueble) (3) 14 Boniato (5,6) 15 Tormenta (5) 16 Opaque (5)

Down 1 Blando (madera, droga, agua) (4) 2 Plumber (9) 3 Cobertizo (para animales, herramientas) (4) 4 Paso (4) 5 Housewife (3,2,4) 6 Estrella (4) 10 Those (4) 11 Tallo (de flor) (4) 12 Well (for water) (4) 13 Bull (farm animal) (4)

Down: 1 Piranha, 2 Lemur, 3 Ambush, 4 Rests, 5 Buffalo, 6 Solve, 8 Aroma, 13 Tombola, 15 Earns, 16 Abandon, 17 Abroad, 18 Blade, 19 Share, 21 Scale.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Autumn, 4 Good, 8 Dolls, 9 Rooms, 10 Nieto, 11 Luces, 14 Flame, 16 Igual, 17 Sail, 18 Cortar.

Down: 1 Anden, 2 Talle, 3 Mas joven, 5 Oro, 6 Dos, 7 Trillizo, 12 Crust, 13 Salir, 14 Fes, 15 Ahi.

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THE TOP TEN RECORD SHATTERING ALIEN PLANETS WE used to believe that the Earth was the centre of the universe but now we know better - there are lots and lots of planets out there that have genuinely weird characteristics. Here are a few to take note of.

1. The biggest rocky planet: Kepler - 10C This distant planet is around 2.3 times the size of Earth but has more than 17 times the mass. The density of this planet shows that it is made up of rocks and other solids, which is unusual as larger planets are usually made of gases like Saturn.

2. The wettest planet: GJ1214b This planet is also much bigger than Earth but it is made almost entirely of water even though its surface is at a much higher temperature than our world.

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3. The youngest planet: BD+20 1790b This planet is only around 35 million years old, which makes it young in planetary terms, Earth is around 100 times older.

The previous youngest known planet was 100 million years old. The scientific community is hoping that knowledge of this planet will lead to a better understanding of how planets are formed.

Just Joking “Johnny, why did you kick your brother in the stomach?” exclaimed the angry mother. “It was pure accident, Mama. He turned around.”

Apparently the world’s laziest fish was discovered last week, it only swims one inch per day. The fish lives in the Black Sea, no surprise there!

reveal she was terrified of him.

Nick swears he has nothing to do with his wife’s disappearance. So what happened to his gorgeous wife? Can she be found before it is too late?

orbits known to science. Earth takes approximately 8,766 hours to complete its orbit around the sun while this planet makes it in a mere 20 hours.

6. The coldest planet: Ogle-2005-BLG390L B This world is the coldest exoplanet ever discovered and is so far away from its star that it takes 10 Earth years to complete just one orbit. The average temperature is less than -200 degrees Celsius.

7. The hottest planet: Kepler 70-B This planet has surface temperatures of around 7,000 degrees Celsius and has the orbit closest to its star; it is also one of the fastest and smallest planets in its system.

When a star becomes a red giant it normally just explodes but this one stabilised and shrank back to its normal size making it even more unusual.

8. The lightest planet: K01-314c This one sets the record for being the lightest alien world ever discovered and although it has more or less the same density as Earth it has a ‘puffy’ atmosphere made up of hydrogen and helium which makes it about 60 per cent larger than our world.

9. The darkest planet: TrES-2b This planet reflects less than one per cent of the light from its star which makes it less reflective than coal or matt black paint.

Science is unsure as to what makes it so dark but some theories suggest that there could be a huge amount of sodium in gas form in the atmosphere.

10. The strangest orbit planet: Fomalhaut B This world is also known as the Zombie Planet; in 2008 it was thought to be dead, just a simple dust cloud, but then it rose again to orbit its star in a zig zag pattern - scientists have been unable to understand this one.

5. The fastest planet: Corot-Exo-7b This planet weighs around eight times as much as Earth and has one of the fastest

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characters, plenty unfolding secrets and deals with dishonesty, marriage and the unhappiness caused by a troubled economy. It tells the story of Nick and Amy Dunne’s troubled married life.

Nick is fired from his job and relocates with his wife from New York to North Carthage in Missouri. However, Amy goes missing on the day of their fifth anniversary. Nick and Amy’s friends

Top left: The Coldest Planet Top right: The Darkest Planet Bottom left: The Hottest Planet.

Bottom right: The Fastest Planet

4. The oldest planet: Kapteyn B This planet was formed around 2 billion years after the Big Bang took place. This world is close enough to its star to be able to have liquid water on its surface which means it could support life.

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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.

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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Women trying to fall pregnant should try to spend eight hours a day in bed with the lights off WOMEN trying to get pregnant should try and spend at least eight hours in bed with the lights off.

New research revealed darkness plays a key role in a

woman’s chance of conception as the melatonin hormone, believed to protect a woman’s eggs from stress, is produced in the dark. The research, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility stated that melatonin protects eggs from

free-radicals which can reduce fertility.

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FERTILITY PROBLEMS: New research shows that darkness plays a key role in a woman’s chance of conception.

APPLE iPAD: An allergic reaction can cause rashes and itching.

Allergic to your iPad? NICKEL finishes on some of the most used electronic devices such as iPads, can cause skin allergies, according to a report released today in the

American Paediatrics journal.

Allergic reactions to nickel can require treatment with steroids and antibiotics if they become infected.

The journal reported allergies to this metal, used in many products including smart phones and pcs, are becoming more common.

light, including from TVs or tablets, can lead to the baby’s brain not getting enough melatonin to regulate its body clock which could lead to health problems later in life.

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Fighting the flab WEIGHED down with a problem? Then Costa Blanca’s top hypnotherapist Jonathan Gilchrist has the answer.

Using his unique Fast Track Hypnosis, Jonathan will help you to shed unwanted pounds and put the spring back in the step.

In just one session of either the weight control or the Gastroband (the Hypnotic Gastric Band) Jonathan can take a load off the mind and a load off the figure.

Just one of his many happy customers said: “I have had a weight problem since I was a child. Coming from a large family my mother’s method was ‘fill them up

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and shut them up.’ Food has always been my comfort blanket whether happy, sad, whatever, I was never put off eating.

“I had a bad accident a few years ago and my foot was broken in lots of places and I was left with arthritis.

“I went to my doctor yet again and was told in no uncertain terms that my weight was a lot of the problem and that I was a walking time bomb.

“I was a prime candidate for a stroke, heart attack, etc. I had seen Jonathan’s advert, even cut it out a year ago or so, but this time I thought it was time to try it.

“I have never looked back and it has been so easy. Since July last year I have lost 32kg (five stone) and the

praise I get is fantastic and I feel so much better. I would still listen to Jonathan’s CD some nights, it has become my lullaby.

“I very rarely hear more than a few moments and then I am asleep, waking up when it has finished, but it has gone into my subconscious.

Jonathan has saved my life.”

Jonathan holds his Fast Track Hypnosis sessions in Cabo Roig, Quesada and Benidorm.

Contact him now for an appointment, brochure, or free of charge initial consultation.

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Find out more abo implants and have consultation with ARE you considering dental implants but are not sure what is involved?

Then why not visit Medcare in Benijofar and Alfaz del Pi for a free consultation to get all your questions answered.

During a free, noobligation consultation Medcare’s dentist and specialist implantologist can explain to you exactly how the procedure works and make sure it is the best option for you.

What is a dental implant?

A dental implant is a method to give you a permanent replacement tooth, fixed into the gum just like the real thing. The implant itself is a screw-like fixture (usually titanium) that is fitted into the jaw bone.

A ceramic tooth, carefully constructed to match your natural teeth, is then attached to the implant.

Why have an implant?

When it comes to tooth replacement, implants are the closest you can get to natural teeth.

Nobody looking at an implant would be able to spot the difference, and implants stay permanently in place and function just like your own teeth. Unlike bridges, they do not affect adjacent teeth as they are fitted directly into the gum and so do not rely on other teeth for support.

Implants protect the bone Another big advantage with implants is that they actually help prevent the bone deterioration that can happen after tooth loss.

Many people who lose a tooth, especially if it is in the back of the mouth and not visible, are tempted to leave a gap, thinking it does not really matter.

However, by leaving a gap the bone of the jaw can begin to recede and this may threaten adjacent

teeth. An implant will prevent this.

For more information visit Medcare. As well as dental services they offer a full British GP service, the most advanced anti-aging skin rejuvenation treatments, cosmetic surgery and a wide range of complementary treatments .

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Health spending on the rise again after crisis THE new edition of OECD Health Statistics 2014 shows that health expenditure has started to rise again in many OECD (The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, following stagnation or reduction in health spending after the economic crisis, although the pace of growth remains well below pre-crisis rates, especially in Europe.

Health spending accounted for 9.3 per cent of GDP on average across OECD countries in 2012, little changed from 9.2 per cent in 2011, but up from 8.6 per cent before the crisis.

While spending on hospital and outpatient care grew in many countries in 2012, almost two-thirds of OECD countries have experienced real falls in pharmaceutical spending since 2009.

These reductions have been driven by price cuts, often through negotiations with manufacturers, and a growing

share of the generic market. This share has increased due to patent

expirations for a number of high-volume and high-cost brand name

drugs and policies to promote the use of cheaper generic drugs.

Watching TV can make you fatter FIGHTING the flab? Then try and think about what you watch on TV. A new study says that boring television causes us to binge and eat more whilst watching the TV. Researchers at the Uppala University in Sweden studied a group of women as they snacked in front of the TV. They found that those who watched ‘boring’ shows were 52 per cent more likely to eat as they watched compared to more exciting programmes.

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Food trends to be on the lookout for - from steak to beans to a prep pad FLAP STEAK. This cut, originally from France and called the ‘bavette,’ is taken from the short loin section of the cow and is making a name for itself as a ‘chewy’ steak.

Although this may seem counterintuitive to those who like a tender steak, the taste is worth the extra jaw effort.

Mellow sous-vide cookers.

These gadgets are a variation on the ‘put it in a bag and poach it’ cookers - this one is just a little slicker. Check it out on Amazon.

Beans. Beans are a versatile, economic and nutritious addition to any meal and they are making a comeback all

over Europe, from the humble kidney bean right through to the exotic edamame bean, they are popping up at ‘haute cuisine’ restaurants more and more frequently.

Filipino food. There are Filipino restaurants opening in the main cities of almost every European city - it’s a great fusion of Asian and European but with a twist.

The prep pad. It looks like an iPad but is really an intelligent scale. This gadget measures and weighs the food placed on it and then tells the cook about the nutritional value by consulting the internet - a ‘must have’ for all tech addicts.

BAVETTE CUT: A chewier way to enjoy steak.

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A burger to die for WHILE mouth-watering and incredibly tasty, hamburgers sometimes have a bad reputation for their high fat, sodium and calorie content.

Anyone who has ever watched ‘Super Size Me’ may think twice before eating a Big Mac with its 550 calories or a bacon cheeseburger at Burger King with its 300

calories. However that is nothing compared to what the ‘Heart Attack Grill’ in Las Vegas serves its customers.

Does the Quadruple Bypass Burger sound yummy? Estimated by some to be worth 8,000 calories, this massive hamburger has four half-pound beef patties, eight slices of American cheese, half a sliced red onion, a whole sliced tomato and 20 slices of bacon in a lardcoated bun. And no hamburger meal would be complete without French fries, called ‘Flatliner Fries’ by the restaurant and deep fried in pure lard.

The restaurant also offers ‘butter-fat shaves’ in chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavours, called

TRIPLE BYPASS BURGER: Six thousand calories in a single burger. that because they are made from butter fat cream.

In February 2012, a man was rushed to

the hospital with an apparent heart problem after he ate a ‘Triple Bypass Burger’ (6,000 calories).

Why baking bacon is the best

THE best way to cook bacon is to bake it in the oven. Cooking bacon in the pan is one of life’s most satisfying experiences; the sight of it curling up into crimped little ribbons, the sound of it spluttering and

cracking and, above all, the smell wafting around the kitchen which makes anyone hungry.

When cooking it in the pan there is also the mess to consider - it spits grease all over the kitchen and all

over the cooker leaving them smelling like a high end dog toy. Fortunately there is an option - baking.

The oven should be heated to around 210 degrees Celsius and the bacon placed on a baking

sheet then just slide it into the oven where it will sizzle away in its own rendered fat cooking it evenly. After about 15 minutes perfect bacon will emerge ready to eat and with minimal clean up duties to get to.

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Tips for a great fruit salad with flavour THERE’S more to making a fruit salad than just tossing chopped pieces of random fruit in a bowl.

A fruit salad that is alluring to the eye and pleasing to the palate contains seasonal and local fruit.

Using produce flown from halfway across the world during its offseason will often result in a mealy and insipid salad.

It is also advisable to buy fruit with the same levels of ripeness. There is nothing less appetizing than a salad where some bites are spongy while others too tough.

Use fruit with different textures and colours, like orange, green and red. This will help contrast each fruit in the salad. Combining textures keeps the palate engaged and will make for a more

interesting experience.

Get rid of all stems, skins and pits. The salad will just look cleaner if every piece of fruit is properly prepped beforehand.

Try to use equal parts of each fruit and go for uniformly cut pieces since this will make eating the salad easier.

The flavour of the salad can be amplified with juice from lemons or limes and add whipped cream or yogurt.

This will add a creamy richness to the fruit salad.

FRUIT SALAD: Use fruit with different textures and colours, like orange, green and red.

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ROSES can do well in Spanish gardens as they have for two millenniums.

However, although the flowers and perfume can undoubtedly make a feature of a wall, corner of the garden, patio or courtyard, such things require a fair amount of effort.

The six most important factors being the choice of plants, their planting in well prepared rich soil, regular watering, the frequent removal of dead flowers, the prevention of diseases and a heavy winter pruning.

Before you decide to invest in rose plants recognise that:

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Although roses can flower for nine months of the year they will not be as continuously flowering or as profusely covered with flowers as say bougainvilleas or lantanas.

Climbers can be planted as an isolated feature or fitted in with other climbers on a wall or pergola but bush roses look best in a dedicated rose bed or garden, planted closely to give a mass of colour. In

ROSES: The flowers and perfume can make a feature of a garden, patio or courtyard. hot weather roses often last longer if cut and put in a vase than if left on the bush.

In general there is less choice of varieties of roses in Spanish nurseries than in northern Europe, some you will not recognise, and the best varieties sell out fast.

Unless you have a local nursery with a good selection, obtain a few mail order catalogues from UK specialists and order early

to avoid disappointments. Our experience is that exporters choose very strong rooted plants to avoid any complaints. Don’t buy Spanish roses until you can see them in bloom.

One good thing about Spain is that it is easy to propagate roses from cuttings at any time of the year. So beg a cutting from your neighbours’ and friends’ gardens, or keep the stems of cut roses.

We use the following

PRUNING: Get rid of any diseased leaves or stems. approach learned from a Spanish neighbour.

Cut off the flowering or leafy top. Slit the base of the cutting for a centimetre and a half and squeeze in a dried sweet corn seed.

Plant the cutting so two thirds of the cutting is buried making sure that the sweet corn is not dislodged.

Keep damp. We prefer to plant cuttings in the open ground to planting in pots… largely because we might

forget to water them!

When the cutting shows growth, grow it on in the same place or dig up and transplant when a year old during the late autumn, winter or early spring.

The heat and humidity of Spain can cause as many disease problems as in northern Europe. However the following actions should avoid most disasters.

Only use healthy cuttings and purchase healthy plants.

Never allow rose plants to dry out.

Feed by working well rotted manure into planting holes and surround the base of planted stems with a ring of horse manure each spring.

Plant garlic corms alongside each plant to protect against fungal diseases.

Spray plants against rust with an infusion made from horsetail and tomato leaves.

Prune off any diseased leaves and stems as soon as they occur and dispose of well away from rose bed.

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Real-estate sector is crucial for economic growth BETWEEN late 1993 and the third quarter of 2008, Spain went through the most important and longlasting economic growth period in its democratic history.

It achieved a sustained economic growth that raised employment levels, attracted new immigrants and made housing more affordable for families.

Spain’s real-estate sector played a major role in the country’s economic growth for its undeniable contribution to production and employment rates.

However, this spell of good luck was cut short by the 2007 international financial crisis which sent

shockwaves throughout Spain a year later, while the debt incurred by councils, households, autonomous communities, banks and companies increased.

The efforts made to put the country back on track started to bear fruit in the second half of 2013 and in 2014. Economic growth, while still somewhat weak, can already be felt after a long recession.

Changes in monetary policy make it cheaper to access financing, help to reduce debt and increase activity.

This also includes the real-estate sector.

According to a report by the Institute of Economic

Studies (IEE), building construction accounted for 40.6 per cent of the activity in the real-estate sector in 2008, while specialised activities in building construction accounted for 23.6 per cent, which represents 64.2 per cent of the gross value added (GVA).

Real-estate activities represented 35.7 per cent.

In 2013, the contribution to GVA from building construction amounted to 25.8 per cent, while the contributions from specialised activities and real-estate activities amounted to 10.6 per cent and 63.7 per cent respectively.

Avoiding foreclosure THERE are a number of recommendations people can follow to avoid falling victim to a foreclosure.

Between January and March 2014, there were 18,971 foreclosures in Spain - almost 63 per cent of them for loans taken out between 2005 and 2008.

To avoid foreclosures, the Spanish website idealista. com advises people to not be so easily fooled by bank advertising and by Euribor rates when they are down lest they get a nasty surprise a few years down the road.

Mortgage expert Juan Villen said people should not wait until a date for the impending auction sale has been set or until a judicial

process has already begun.

It is probably a good idea for people to ask an expert for advice if they find themselves unable to make sense of the foreclosure process, explained Villen.

One of the main solutions is to “renegotiate the mortgage with the bank.”

However, mortgagers

should be fully aware that banks are currently “not very open to this type of negotiations.” They tend to avoid renegotiations unless they have no other choice after a client fails to make his or her payments.

Idealista.com advises mortgagers to renegotiate with what they own.

REAL-ESTATE SECTOR: Major contributor to Spain’s economic growth.

In the European Union, the breakdown of the GVA corresponding to the year 2008 was as follows: building construction 15 per cent, specialised activities 21 per cent and

real-estate activities 64 per cent.

In 2011, it was 11.4 per cent, 19 per cent and 69.6 per cent respectively.

As reported by the Appraisal Society, house

prices in provincial capitals in Spain have stabilised.

This represents a stimulus for new constructions and allows the country’s economy to grow.

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THE new MINI Hatch has been named Auto Express magazine’s Car of the Year 2014 at its annual New Car Awards.

Chris Brownridge, Director, MINI UK, collected the prestigious award at a lavish ceremony held in London’s Grand Connaught Rooms. The prize was presented by the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Steve Fowler. The new MINI Hatch rose above the crowd and saw off some incredibly strong opposition to take the top prize.

Explaining the reasons for MINI’s win, Steve Fowler said: “The MINI Hatch is the perfect Car of the Year for 2014 – it’s a small car that’s big on talent.

We love the way it drives, the quality, the efficiency and the

big car tech on board. It’s also built in Britain – a car the UK can be proud of.”

Brownridge added: “The new MINI Hatch has received universal acclaim since we launched it earlier this year.

A great deal of work has gone in to refining performance, handling, style and quality with this allnew model and this recognition from Auto Express is testament to that effort.”

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BIG ON TALENT: MINI Hatch.

Hall, Swindon and, of course, Oxford, all of whom should be extremely proud of this achievement. They have created a car which in just a few months has captured the imagination of customers and the motor industry alike.”

Since its UK market launch in March, the new MINI Hatch has been a runaway success

winning both critical acclaim and new customers.

As of July 2014, MINI UK has the strongest forward order bank for Hatch since the brand was relaunched in 2001.

Built in Britain at MINI Plant Oxford, the new MINI Hatch has benefited from a £750 million (€948 million) investment across three of BMW Group’s UK manufacturing facilities. Substantial upgrades to Plant

Oxford and to Plant Swindon, where most of the MINI’s body pressings and sub-assemblies are manu-factured, reaffirm the UK’s position as the global manufacturing home of MINI. The Hams Hall engine plant in Birmingham is also being reequipped.

The MINI Hatch is packed with new features and technology.

It is more spacious, finished to an even higher standard and provides the driver with a more dynamic and performance-oriented experience. New first-for-class features like LED head-lamps and Emergency Calling (ECall), as well as a suite of advanced three and fourcylinder engines, will ensure the Hatch stays well ahead of the pack for years to come.

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New Megane sports model RENAULT have come up with a new limited edition sports model of its Megane platform.

The Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy is an all-round performance car. A limited edition that combines everyday driveability with even sharper track performance, say Renault.

The Cup chassis fully taps the potential of the Renault Sport 2.0T engine, now boosted to 275hp.

Renault Sport has allied exceptional dynamic qualities with advanced versatility to create, what without doubt, is the most accomplished sports hatch currently on the market, say the French manu-facturers.

Patrice Ratti, CEO of Renault Sport Technologies, said: “Pushing back our limits all the

time… This is the shared aim and inspiration of all the ‘expert enthusiasts’ at Renault Sport Technologies. When we decided to develop an upgrade to Mégane R.S., the objective was not only to improve the technical specification. We needed a more distinctive model, a car that would be even better on the track while still being suitable for everyday driving.

“Reflecting our approach to motorsports, we sought to make progress in every area in order to develop innovative solutions that would make our car the market reference. It’s a car that addresses today’s concerns, with its moderate fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, and it is also a strong performer on the track, with the input from

technical partners who worked in close cooperation with our staff.”

The limited edition Renault Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy carries on a tradition of exclusive sports cars. It gains advanced sports features, designed in co-operation with prestigious partners, including an Akrapovic exhaust system, Öhlins dampers and Michelin tyres.

It also features a Cup chassis specially tuned for enthusiasts of sporting performance. Equipped with a limited slip differential, the Cup chassis delivers dependable efficiency at all times, regardless of grip conditions or driving style. A set-up designed for unfailing performance.

The limited slip differential is combined with an independent steering-axis layout, allowing drivers to reap the full benefits of the extra traction for a more reassuring handling.

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For Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy - and it sounds the real deal too - the limited series delivers new acoustic sensations with the support of Akrapovic. Renowned for its work with motorcycles and performance cars, the Slovenian firm designed a special titanium exhaust system.

This material cuts vehicle weight by four kilos.

The carbon tailpipe trim is also by Akrapovic.

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assembly gives Mégane R.S. 275 Trophy-R a deeper, more raucous sound signature that is sure to thrill engine aficionados!

A wide range of settings lets drivers adapt the ride to their personal driving style and to road conditions (slow or fast track, mountain road, everyday use, etc).

Michelin also partners Renault Sport in its competition activities.

Skoda Fabia – a new design for a young car SKODA has unveiled the design sketch for its new Fabia.

The first design sketch shows a young, crisp, urban small car with typical character. This is the first time in a series production vehicle that Skoda designers have incorporated elements from the Skoda VisionC show car. Skoda motorsport has also provided inspiration for the final design. These two foundations combined give the new Fabia more dynamics, passion and emotion, according to the manufacturer.

This sharp, new image fuses crystalline shapes and sharp lines with the highest precision. The hatchback

SHARP IMAGE: Skoda Fabia. model is characterised by wellbalanced, tight proportions. The new Skoda Fabia is now nine centimetres wider and stands three centimetres lower. In addition, the Fabia now offers a completely new, versatile interior with individual options for customisation.

For this car, it has developed a special version of its advanced performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyre.

Innovations include a tread featuring different compounds on the outside and inside for exceptional grip.

These compounds work perfectly with the Öhlins dampers to deliver a ride similar to that of a real competition car.

Two further qualities can also be added: endurance, in lapping and with respect to the service life of the casing, and versatility, for safe driving in all weather conditions.

The versatile Renault Sport 2.0T engine has been further optimised to deliver maximum power of 275hp. To achieve this, the experts at Renault Sport fine-tuned the engine characteristics.

Engineers sought to increase torque at peak power of 5,500rpm by working on the electronic control parameters. By raising torque to 349Nm (+10Nm), they boosted engine power to 275hp (201kW).

Available between 3,000 and 5,000rpm, maximum torque of 360Nm remains unchanged.

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FORMULA ONE - Home favourite Nico Rosberg led from start to finish when winning last Sunday’s German Grand Prix. With the track temperature reaching 53ºC (127ºF) at times, Rosberg was simply brilliant at the wheel of his Mercedes and at the flag

was ‘miles’ clear of secondplaced Valtteri Bottas with Lewis Hamilton, who charged through the pack from 20th position (after crashing in qualifying) taking third. ‘Hammo’ now trails Rosberg by 14 points in the drivers'’ championship. This Sunday we have the Hungarian Grand Prix.

ATHLETICS - The Commonwealth Games started in Glasgow yesterday and will run until August 3. All the big names will be there including Mo Farah.

CRICKET - India beat England by 95 runs in the second Test at Trent

Bridge. Despite Gary Ballance’s second Test 100, Liam Plunkett’s first halfcentury, 81 from Jimmy Anderson and good knocks from Moheen Ali and Joe Root, it was India’s bowlers ‘Sunhu’ Kumar (6-82) and Ishant Sharma (with a career best 774) who

were the stars. The other Indian bowler to take six wickets at Lords was Bisham Bedi in 1974 The third Test, taking place at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, starts on Sunday.

Fact: Sunday’s crowd of 27,994 at Lords, realised record gate receipts for a Test match in England of £1,383,448 (€1,751,185).

RORY McILROY: Is now chasing a world record.

McIlroy is 2014 Open winner GOLF - The winner of the 2014 Open Championship (at Hoylake, Royal Liverpool) was Rory McIlroy (17 under) who collected £975,000 (€1.23 million) for his efforts. He won by two strokes from Ricky Fowler (USA) and Sergia Garcia (Spain) who finished joint second.

‘Super Mac’ was excellent, scoring a 66, 66, 68 and 71. Round three saw him lose a four-shot lead, even drop two behind Fowler before ending the day six ahead. He never looked back after that.

This was the Irish golfer’s third Major triumph - he’s now chasing a world record - that of winning all four Majors at the age of 25. He had already equalled the feats of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods by winning three at this age.

Pego Golf Society ‘Single Stableford’ THIS is the weather to play the game of golf, with hardly a puff of wind, and a golf course which is second to none in the area.

I see more people working on Oliva Nova on the course, than any of the other golf courses in the area, and the quality of their work is shining through every week. Today we played a Stableford Competition, and we welcomed six guests to our competition, making a total for the day of 39 players.

The guests were, Richard Fox, Penny Barden, David Allenby, Billy Campbell, John Paul Simon, and Keith Cottrell. The guest prize was won by Billy Campbell.

In the main competition, the winners were as follows Division 1 1st Place:- Russ Peters with 40 points playing off a handicap of 11.3.

2nd Place:Shaun O’Gorman with a score of 37 points playing off a handicap of 5.7.

3rd Place:- David Collins with a score of 37 points playing off a handicap of 11.5.

It was great play from all the prize winners, but especially good from Russ Peters. Russ has started to strike the ball beautifully with his brand new Callaway Irons. It’s all about confidence.

Division 2 1st Place:- David Lett with 40 points playing off a handicap of 22.5.

2nd Place:- David Phillips with 37 points playing off a handicap of 24.

3rd Place:- Paul Trigwell with a score of 36 points playing off a handicap of 22.2.

Great play this week by Dave Lett, and very close for the other places.

There were three two’s today, and they were by Donal Murphy and then two two’s by one of our favourite sons John Chessher, who is back in Spain for a short time from his new job in Malaysia.

Nearest the hole prize at No 5, was of course John Chessher, and nearest the pin at No 16 was Roger Brown with 3.35 metres.

The ‘Balls in the Water’ total today was 121, and as nobody won today, it was a rollover until next week.

Next week we have a competition at Oliva Nova Golf Club, and that is the ‘Pego Cup’ which is one of our ‘Major’ trophies of the season and if any guest would like to play with the Pego Golf Society, please enter through our website www.pegogolfsociety.com or e-mail Donna Green at pegohandicapsec@gmail. com.

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OLIVA NOVA: The Warblers played a Strokesford competition.

Orba Warblers THERE was a large entry for the Orba Warblers Strokesford competition at

Oliva Nova. The society thanks Robin and Margaret Wheatley for their very generous sponsorship. The Strokesford is decided by a simple maths combination of half a medal round and half a stableford round producing a number and the lower that number the better. The lowest number for the day was in division

two and it was 19 by Tony Dickinson; second place went Sheila Dindar with 20.

Twenty one was good enough for Steve Robinson to win division one.

Next Wednesday the society are at Don Cayo, the first tee is at 10.24, be there for 09.45, guests are welcome and can book in by phone on 639 242 896.

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Pipped at the post FOR Javea Green it came down to an extra end decider in the North v South Play-off Final of the Valencian Champions League against Greenlands at Bonalba.

The match was all square, Javea taking the Men’s Singles, losing the Ladies Singles, drawing the Pairs discipline, conceding defeat in the Triples but winning the Rinks.

The extra end shoot out was contested by the Rinks team and what a nail biter it was with the lead changing hands five times. With one wood to go, Javea were holding shot, but the Greenlands Skip did a superb draw shot and took the match.

In the Taylor Trophy Floodlit Triples, still holding all other teams at bay are top of the table Taylor Made at 16 points with shots of +48. They are two points clear of nearest rivals The Deviates on 14 points and shots of +30. Also on 14 points are The Woodpeckers with shots of +21 which puts them in the third

place slot. This is still a wide open contest with seven teams separated by just four points so anything is still possible.

In the CBBA Northern Summer League, Javea’s Emeralds at home to BBC ended up with a drawn match at 13 points apiece.

The Sapphires meanwhile didn’t fare so well, going down 9-15 away at Bonalba on, but as both teams ended up with 79 shots each, thus sharing the shot difference bonus points, the final tally ended up at 10-16.

As at July 15, BBC are currently top of the table with 134 points, so the fight is now really on for the second place honours and currently only one point separates Javea’s Sapphires at 117 and Emeralds at 116.

Snapping at their heels are El Cid with 115 points and Finca Guila on 114.

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