Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 14 - 20 August 2014 Issue 1519

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Fast asleep for charity POLOP hosts a charity Bed Race this Sunday (August 17). Funds raised will be used to convert the old school into a day centre for elderly residents with disabilities.

Top draw SANTA BARBARA castle in Alicante received 62,000 visitors last July, 7,000 more than in 2013. It is the city’s most popular cultural attraction and one of the Valencian Community’s mostvisited sites.

Settling up BUSINESSMAN Enrique Ortiz claimed €9 million compensation for his considerable outlay after Benidorm Town Hall withdrew his permit for the Armanello development. The town hall expects to negotiate, sources said.

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Irish cocaine dealer cracks up at hotel

IN what sounds like a plot line from acclaimed Irish drama Love/Hate, Valencia police have reported that a 39-year-old Irishman known as ‘Philip G’ has been arrested after throwing two suitcases out of his eighth-floor bedroom window at the four-star Tryp Valencia Oceanic Hotel.

Fortunately nobody was injured as the suitcases crashed to the ground beside the pool, but unfortunately for Philip G, as they burst open, 59 kilos of cocaine spilled out all over the poolside area.

Police were called by the hotel receptionist. Philip G is believed to have suffered an attack of paranoia and set about disposing of the drugs after confusing noises made

by nearby hotel guests with those of a rival gang intent on stealing his drugs. He attempted to hide

packages of cocaine in the false ceiling and the toilet cistern, before opting to throw them out of the window.

As chaos erupted by the poolside, Philip managed to lock himself out of his Since the beginning of room and had to go to August the hospital has reception to ask for a treated about 220 replacement key. emergencies a day, But that exact moment compared with 150 saw the arrival of two outside the summer police officers.

The months. In some cases receptionist confirmed patients wait six or seven that Philip was a guest hours to see a doctor, and he was promptly hospital sources revealed. arrested and the drugs, “We’ve never seen estimated at €3 million, anything like it,” they said. were confiscated.

Summer closing saturates A&E PRIMARY-CARE patients in Alicante Province are losing their patience.

With state-run health centres closing at 3pm during the summer there is widespread dissatisfaction that appointments have to be made so far ahead.

Getting an appointment is only half the battle as

once inside the health centre it is sometimes necessary to wait for up to an hour before being seen.

“It doesn’t make sense to close in the afternoon.

Instead they are saturating A&E,” one woman claimed.

This is now happening at Villajoyosa Hospital.

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INDEX News 1 - 28 Finance 29 - 34 Letters 35 Leapy Lee 39 Daily TV 36, 38, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 Time Out 51 - 54 Health & Beauty 56 - 57 Food 58 - 61 Homes & Gardens 62-63 Property 64 - 67 Services 68 - 72 Classifieds 73 - 75 Motoring 76 - 78 Sport 79 - 80

AT FULL CAPACITY: The desalination plant in Javea.

Desalination solution for summer demand

JAVEA’S desalination plant has functioned at full capacity since the beginning of August.

For the first time since the plant opened in 2002, all four reverse osmosis frames are in use, producing 28,000 cubic metres of water a day.

The municipal water board, Amjasa, distributes a daily 35,000 cubic metres to

Javea and the Teulada-Benitachell water consortium, explained chairman Josep Lluis Henarejos.

The desalination plant’s output is supplemented by those subterranean sources that have not been depleted by drought, said Henarejos, who expects demand to continued unabated until August 20 at least.

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NEWS Hunger game WILD boar, rabbits and birds affected by the drought are decimating Valencian Community crops. By the end of 2014, growers will have lost €20 million, cooperatives predict.

Treasure trove THE Vergel Guardia Civil have recovered more than 2,000 objects worth €700,000 stolen by a gang of thieves. The items, which include antiques, can be seen at the local headquarters.

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Alfaz copiers working full-out ALFAZ DEL PI’S governing party has complained to the regional ombudsman about Opposition spokeswoman, Maite Huerta.

She was deliberately trying to paralyse the town hall with demands for photocopies, claimed Mayor Vicente Arques.

“Since last June, Huerta has compulsively and systematically requested information that

sometimes goes back to 2001,” he said.

Despite having online access to 80 per cent of the documents, Huerta lodged formal complaints with the courts if she failed to receive copies within five days, resulting in 14 summonses, Arques continued.

“Lamentably, Alfaz residents will have to bear the economic cost,”

Arques said. He also apologised to residents for a situation that held up other more important matters.

Huerta was ‘paralysing’ the town hall, the mayor said, because employees had to respond to her demands on a daily basis. This was also at odds with her usual behaviour, Arques maintained, as until June she had presented only 22 memoranda in three years.

Strike action VILLENA parents have criticised the early September 3 start to the school year, which coincides with the town fiestas. They will not send their children until these finish, they said.

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All-in-one price PASSENGERS who buy tickets for Terra Mitica, Terra Natura, Mundomar, Aqua Natura or Aqualandia at FGV stations will get the journey free, the rail operator has announced.

Life’s a beach!

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Tidy sum DENIA Town Hall and the refuse collection contractors shared €4,000 amongst Moors and Christians associations during the fiestas as an incentive to encourage them to separate and recycle their rubbish.

Money-raiser TELEFONICA plans to auction its Valencia City headquarters.

The company will continue to rent the 1928 building from its new owners for a minimum of five years after the sale.

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SWIMMERS at Playa de San Juan argued with police after being told to clear an area now reserved for a surfing school. “We’ve swum here all our lives,” they protested.

Braille help THE Illeta dels Banyets archaeological site in Campello has been equipped with 21 explanatory panels in Braille, which give details of its history in Spanish, Valenciano and English.

Drying up THE spring that supplies water to the Font Roja national park is running dry.

Leaking pipes as well as prolonged drought could be the cause, the park’s manager said.

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COLOUR AND SPECTACLE: Malaga Fair.

Flocking to the fair T

HE August fair - perhaps better known as Malaga Fair - is here again, and it is one of the biggest in Spain. This fantastic street party has its origins in 1487, when the city was incorporated into the Corona de Castilla (Castilla kingdom) by the Catholic Kings.

The kings gave the city the Virgen de la Victoria (Victory Virgin) and the council agreed to always commemorate the event by celebrating a ‘fiesta’ every year on the day of Asuncion.

Originally the celebration was only one day long and the whole town would join in a procession in honour of the Virgen de la Victoria. In just a few years it had grown to incorporate a small bullfight (only four bulls) and a few ‘casetas’ (pop-up bars).

In the 17th century fireworks were incorporated into the celebrations and then came more casetas and by 1887 it resembled what it is today, a

Quote of the Week I’m not hiding but I can’t give a statement to the press every five minutes.’

Disgraced ex-president of Cataluña, Jordi Pujol, on why he hasn’t been speaking to the press about the accusations of corruption and hiding money in tax havens made against him last week.

Cold shoulder JAVEA was excluded from the Denia/regional government agreement to patrol the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve. Javea Town Hall questioned Denia mayor’s claims that it “did not wish to participate.”

Side-stepped NO-ONE was injured when a branch from a huge tree fell to the ground in Villena. A passer-by heard creaking and managed to dodge the fall.

STREET PARTY: A nine-day-long event. nine-day-long celebration of everything from the local gastronomy to the expositions of the flower arrangements in the old part of the town.

One of the peculiarities of the modern Malaga Fair is that it is celebrated in two different locations: the daytime fair takes place in the centre of the town and at night it moves to the ‘recinto ferial’ (purposebuilt fairground) on the outskirts of the city.

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COPPER cable taken from an Alicante City street left residents without lighting although the thief was caught immediately. The streetlamps cannot be repaired until the courts release the impounded cable, the city hall complained.

billion euros is the amount that the European Union’s anti-fraud office believes is moving illegally through Gibraltar as a result of tobacco smuggling and money laundering. It is urging Spain and the UK to take action on the matter.

Hidden talent REGIONAL President Alberto Fabra helped prepare a meal at Teulada-Moraira’s Dolia gastronomy event. Fabra, who peeled grapes and seasoned fish, made a good commis, said Chef Juan Casamayor.

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The mayor of Vitoria, Javier Maroto, has been compared to Hitler or Jean Marie Le Pen after claiming that North African refugees were “sponging off the Spanish and not even looking for work when they arrived.” He has been heavily criticised for his harsh words but has refused to apologise for them.

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Car-park crisis

CAMPELLO Town Hall has claimed €1.1 million in compensation from the El Furs car park constructors. The company wants €15 million for building and running the installation at a loss for four years.

On patrol SAN JUAN has invited bids for a €100,000 two-year lease contract for two Local Police vehicles. One is for night patrols and must be speciallyequipped.

Windblown art THE Gata Art al Vent exhibition (textiles hung from balconies) by 130 artists from 25 countries can be seen until September 7.

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New police launch comes to the rescue CAMPELLO’S police launch proved its worth almost immediately by assisting in the rescue of three swimmers.

The launch patrols the 23 kilometres of Campello coastline every morning on weekdays and all day at weekends.

On a recent patrol, Local Police officers heard cries for help as an elderly man and his two nieces struggled against the current in the area between the buoys and the swimming zone off Muchavista beach.

Although not in danger of

drowning they were having to battle the strong undertow and had to be helped into the boat.

None needed medical assistance once on dry land, although they explained later that they had been very frightened by the unexpectedly strong current.

Illegal fishing AN official patrol boat confiscated fish and equipment from a snorkeller in the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve.

Noise war THE regional government’s war on noise endangers thousands of jobs, warned Benidorm business-owners.

Beach no-man’s-land sunbed wrangle SUNBEDS must be at least six metres from the seashore, Benidorm Council has been warned.

The Environment Ministry’s existing coastal laws require a six-metre strip to be left free as a public right-of-way and access for emergency services.

Although the Benidorm authorities explained that this would not be well-

received by beachgoers, the ministry continued to insist that the six-metre strip measured from the high-water mark must not be occupied, said Beaches Councillor Vicente Juan Ivorra.

Arguments have already flared up between sunbathers and the employees of the sunbed hire company, Ivorra revealed.

BAD FRIENDS: LeBlue, Dewulf, Goegebeur and Smith.

Bad Friends choose the right place for comedy show BENIDORM was again the location of choice for a television programme.

This time it was for Belgian TV’s ‘Foute Vrienden’ (Bad Friends), one of the most popular shows in the country.

The Benidorm episode, together with another shot in Barcelona, will be aired

next season, the company said.

In the show, described as ‘comedyreality’, the four friends - actors Begijn LeBlue, Jeron Dewulf, Steven Goegebeur and Thomas Smith - visit different locations where they play embarrassing practical jokes on each other.

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Dog beach on hold VILLAJOYOSA is putting on hold plans for a ‘dogs allowed’ beach.

The national government’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment is still drawing up new coastal regulations, pointed out Beaches Councillor Xaro Escrig.

The Charco beach has already been earmarked as a possible, Escrig said, but the town hall is waiting until it can be sure that there will be no further changes to the law.

More than 500 people signed a petition on the www.change.org webpage, asking the town hall to allow dogs on one of Villajoyosa’s beaches.

The town’s animal protection society welcomed the prospect as it was important for dogs to be able to socialise, association sources said.

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No development

ALTEA Town Hall has shelved plans to build on Sierra Bernia.

The Alfaz-based development company Monver had planned in 2001 to build 50 houses on an 87,654-squaremetre plot above the Paradiso urbanisation. The area is of ‘important environmental value’ with Site of Community Interest (LIC) status, said Urban Planning Councillor Carolina Punsett.

The 2005 integrated action plan (PAI) authorising the development was initially annulled in 2013 because Monver had made no move to begin building.

All political groups voted unanimously at the last plenary council meeting to cancel the development after the regional government and the Valencia Region’s Legal Advisory Council backed the town hall decision.

Monver is now claiming €589,000 from

Knuckle rap

THE central government has ordered the regional government to stop giving preference to the children of pregnant women when choosing schools. This breaches national laws governing the points system, Madrid said.

SIERRA BERNIA: Building plan cancelled.

Altea Town Hall. This includes the usual 10 per cent levy on development rights plus other town hall projects that the company carried out.

These were executed, Monver claims, on the understanding that the now-cancelled PAI would eventually be implemented.

Low cost of Low Festival DAMAGE caused during the recent Low Festival in Benidorm will be covered by the promoter’s insurance.

Any repairs needed at the Foietes sports ground where the festival took place will not be paid for by the town hall, promised Events Councillor Conrado Hernandez.

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Although this did not include the turf, no serious defects were found, he added.

Responding to Opposition claims that the Foietes complex was only ‘half-functioning’, he said the complex would soon be “back to normal.” He also pointed out that the event had brought in €12 million.

Safer play LA NUCIA is spending €20,000 on improvements to the playground at the Muixara infants’ school.

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Bitter pill BOLULLA (population 448) has asked the regional government for a dispensary. The pharmacy will soon close, forcing many elderly residents to travel to Tarbena or Callosa for their medication, the mayor said.

Cherry cheer THIS year’s cherry crop was the best for 15 years, Alicante growers have said. Low winter temperatures and little rain produced a turnover totalling almost €20 million.

Long way ALICANTE City residents in the PAU 1 district have complained about changes to the Number 12 bus route. They must now walk 800 metres to the San Blas health centre, they said.

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Charting the Moraig underground river DIVER-POTHOLERS are exploring the underground Moraig river in Benitachell.

Cliffs rising vertically from the sea on this stretch of coast are riddled with faults and hollows and the freshwater Moraig flows through these to the sea.

The group have explored 1,300 metres of the river, entering through the Moraig cave. “More people have been on top

EXPLORERS: Going where no-one has gone before. of Everest than in the furthest reaches of the Moraig,” said diver Jonathan Alcantara.

They propose to complete the geological map begun by the German explorer,

Bernhard Pack, who died during a dive in September 1992. The team have now installed new guide ropes and left emergency supplies of oxygen along the route.

They have found hitherto unknown galleries as well as fossils at a depth of 57 metres and hope to complete a 3D map of the complex. “But we don’t know how far it goes,” Carles Ramoneda, another diver, admitted.

More clues to Denia’s past unearthed THE Condado de Denia cinema, which closed in 2008, was sitting above architectural treasures.

Excavations at the Denia site have revealed the remains of three 12th century dwellings.

The rectangular buildings were

each built round a central patio with a well, a team led by the archaeologist Silvia Ruiz Server found. It is still possible to make out the perfectly preserved lip of a well in one of the buildings, the investigators said.

They have also found pottery, which they believe mostly came from Denia potteries in the area around Calle Montgo and Avenida de Teulada.

The houses were part of the Moorish town’s expansion.

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Free tours of Teulada CONDUCTED tours of Teulada’s old quarter continue throughout August.

They leave the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (town hall square) at 7pm on Thursdays for Englishspeakers and at 7pm on Saturdays for Spanishspeakers.

The tours are free and those interested need only sign up beforehand at the tourist office by ringing 965 745 168.

Visitors see the Plaza de la Cruz, the Santa Catalina Martir church, the former town hall building in Plaza de los Porches and the San Vicente chapel. Englishspeakers are also taken to the San Vicente Ferrer bodega where they can sample the local wines.

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Hospitals prepare for Ebola patients VALENCIAN COMMUNITY hospitals are ready to receive Ebola cases.

Protocols set out by the central government in Madrid have been activated in the three provinces, announced

Manuel Llombart, who heads the regional government’s Health Department.

Alicante General, San Juan, Villajoyosa, Elche, Elda, Orihuela and Torrevieja hospitals all have infectious

disease units. The Health Ministry has now revealed that any Enola patients would be treated at the San Juan centre.

Llombart confirmed there will be greater control at airports and seaports following Ebola

cases amongst European and US citizens. These include the Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, who was treating the sick in Liberia and a nun, Juliana Bohi.

Both were in the isolation unit at Carlos III Hospital in Madrid,

but the priest has since died.

Stepped-up security at entry points not only in the Valencian Community but throughout Spain was in the hands of the national government, Llombart added.

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No bottles NINETY per cent of new mothers at Denia Hospital choose to breast feed. The commitment of staff and good information are key to success, the hospital said.

Green shoots MORE than 500 hectares of the Mariola National Park destroyed by fire in 2012 have regenerated themselves. Erosion is still a threat, Alcoy Town Hall said.

Orba market MERCAT D’AWRABA in Orba will take place on August 16 from 9am2pm in the church square and adjoining streets. It will offer local natural and craft products.

TOURIST POINT: Kiosk on Muchavista beach.

Enquiries increase at Campello’s tourist information offices CAMPELLO’S three tourist information points attended to 2,956 visitors in July, 10 per cent more than last year.

More than 1,338 used the principal office in Calle San Bartolome, while a further 1,130 made enquiries at the kiosk at the Tram station.

The Muchavista beach kiosk received the fewest enquiries, with just 488 visits.

More than two-thirds of all enquiries came from Spanish tourists, most of them from Madrid, according to Campello Town Hall statistics. The remainder were from outside Spain, mainly France (401) and the UK (304).

Enquiries covered multiple topics, the tourism department said, although most people wanted information about Campello itself and the immediate area.

Fireworks could be damp squib JAVEA Town Hall and the Our Lady of Loreto fiestas committee have a problem.

The regional government has vetoed the fireworks’ display which traditionally rounds off the fiestas in the port area later this month.

Permission to mount the display on the breakwater as usual has been refused

because the site is only 460 metres from a wooded area. Fire regulations, strictly enforced this year because of the risk posed by continuing drought, require displays to be located at least 500 metres away from vegetation.

The Loreto display has never had problems with stray fireworks and the mayor has appealed against the ban.

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PLAY PARK: Plans include improvements to children’s area.

Javea upgrades get go-ahead IMPROVEMENTS to the municipal offices in Portal del Clot, renovation of a park, and a roundabout to replace a current junction in the town have been given the go-ahead, Javea Town Hall has said.

The first part of the project will improve the municipal offices for hosting the Local Police and offices for economic development, planning and works. It has also included a provision for functional rooms which may go on to accommodate other council departments if needed. The work, at a cost of more

than €2 million with a completion period of five months, will be financed with a loan specifically earmarked for the project.

The second part of the improvement plan is for Pinosol Park, one of the most popular green areas in the municipality.

This includes the renewal of its enclosure and environment as well as the renovation and expansion of the children’s area. The project is expected to cost €120,000, funded entirely by the provincial government.

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Dig shock

EXCAVATIONS at Tossal de Manises in Alicante have thrown up some surprising historic revelations.

According to archaeologists, the new dig shows that Alicante was originally founded by the Carthaginians in the second half of the third century.

However, it lasted for less than 50 years as a city before being destroyed by the Romans in a fire.

The Romans did not erect a new city until 200 years later. It is unknown whether the Roman general Scipio razed the city before or after the population was expelled.

Roman general Scipio bust in the Pushkin museum, Moscow.

Knifeman arrested A 52-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another in Alicante. The arrest was made close to the Plaza Joaquin Maria Lopez in the neighbourhood of Los Angeles. The incident occurred on August 7, although the reasons for the attack are still unknown. The victim, of Spanish nationality, had two wounds, one in the face and one in the abdomen.

His condition has been described as grave.

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Blaze at health centre FIRE caused the Teulada health centre to close for several hours earlier this week.

According to the emergency services, the fire started in an electrical panel by triggering a short circuit.

Although there were almost no flames, smoke and strong smells resulted in the centre being evacuated.

At the time of the incident, there were very few people in the building so the evacuation was swift and effective.

All medical appointments were rescheduled, with emergency appointments being referred to the nearby office of Moraira.

The health centre reopened safely in the afternoon.

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A taste of history mixed with fun ELCHE’S town park has been the scene of events aimed at the whole family, with further plays continuing until tomorrow (Friday). The event has been organised

by La Asociacion Historico Artistica Pobladores de Elche (Historic Association and Artistic Population of Elche).

Children’s theatre, historical reenactments and a respectful homage to Iberian history is on offer in a range of activities for all ages to enjoy.

Entertainment is on during the day and in the evenings. Productions like El Rapto de Persephone, Anfitrion, and Orfeo and

Persephone have been held in the Agora Heliketana. The evening’s events are very interactive, with lots of audience participation encouraged.

Before events opened at the Agora Heliketana, the sign of a palm tree was placed and dedicated to the consul of

Greece in Alicante, Kyriakos Liontis, a great friend of the Historic Association, who died in 1992.

Mayor of Elche, Mercedes Alonso, commented: “It is important that Elche people have this space where performances can occur and where entire families and groups of friends can come and enjoy the offerings, and actively participate. We must highlight these great his pleasure at the events to raise awareness of the origins of Elche restoration.

He explained, “Many will settlers. We must know now have the opportunity our roots.”

Plenty of seating is to stop at Mangrana and view one of the icons that available for the audience, Festa is about and which as well as awnings for sun protection during the day. is now well preserved.”

Misteri restored in time for annual festivities MORE than 2,000 hours of work was needed to restore the Festa Mangrana ready for its inclusion in current festivities.

The Festa Mangrana is one of the most well

known symbols of the Misteri (Mystery).

It was inaugurated this week by Fernando Garcia, the president of the governing board of trustees. Misteri d’Elx is an event held on August 14

and 15 each year in Elche.

The restoration of the Festa Mangrana was carried out by Sixto Marco, Francisco Rodenas, Juan Francisco Rodenas, Juan Antonio Quiles and Salvador Cotes, with the

financial support of numerous local businesses and associations.

Vice-president of the governing board and coordinator for the Department of Culture, Pablo Ruz, expressed

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Low Festival is highly rated EVENTS councillor, Conrado Hernandez, has congratulated the employers and organisers of the recent Low Festival in Benidorm.

Hernandez rated the celebrations very highly and said: “There has been no significant detrimental impact to note, despite the event receiving 25,000 attendees each day. We are very satisfied that the festival was a success

for everyone, especially as demonstrated by the €12 million spent.”

Conrado Hernandez reiterated the Low Festival’s importance for tourism.

“Tourism promotion conducted by the Low Festival in Benidorm was important because it allowed us to be featured in music websites, newsletters, magazines and newspapers at a national level with no cost. We have managed to add to the image that Benidorm has as a family destination and to attract more young people.”

The councillor went on to thank the residents for Quarteto Dianium will their patience, the Cruz open proceedings with a Roja (Red Cross) and the performance to include street cleaners for a classical music and scores “great job.”

Councillor Hernandez from films, including Moon River from Breakfast at revealed that there was only one noise complaint Tiffany’s.

The quartet is comprised and that when officials of Eduardo Giner, Amanda were taking measureMonfort, Marta Romany ments on noise levels, and Clarisa Cornejo, all they fell within tolerable parameters. students of Tenor Cortis.

Denia music week events announced

COUNCILLOR for Culture, Pepa Font, has announced the programme for the 25th International Music Week.

The event will be held at Teatro Auditorio del Centro of Denia from August 19 to 23 from 8.30pm.

“The programme will be varied and interesting for all the public,” stated Font.

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Gully painting phenomenon IN 1991, the Vinapolo dry river bed in Elche was painted by more than 100 artists and gained an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest painted mural in the world. More than six tonnes of paint were used to cover a 1.5-kilometre stretch of the causeway.

The Vibora project (Viper project) was the scene of amazement and wonder to everyone who viewed it, and so a phenomenon was born.

This year, from August 1 to 8, a much larger area was painted. The area, covering 35,100 square metres (2,800 metres in length), started from the Bimil-lenari bridge to the Barrachina bridge. Artists from Spain and all over the world gathered to renovate the existing mural and add new imagery.

This year, the Vibora II, sponsored

by Elche Town Hall, Elche Oasis Mediterraneo, Cultura Elche, Elche

Emprende and Visit Elche, has been hailed as another massive success and the next event has been planned for 2020.

Ten tonnes of paint were budgeted for this year, but in the end 17 were used.

The closing event at the Teatro Grande in Elche was attended by coordinator for culture, Pablo Ruz, and the project manager, Juan Llorens.

In his speech, Pablo Ruz praised the artists who “put aside ideology and worked co-operatively in solidarity.”

He added: “Culture is a passport to the future.” After thanks and diplomas were given out, a number of artists returned to add the finishing touches to the mural.

Llorens confirmed that the third edition of the Vibora will be held in 2020, since the paint used this year has no preservatives, giving it a shorter lifespan.

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Celebrations for entrepreneurs LUIS ANGEL MATEO, deputy mayor of enterprise and employment has delivered some great news for two entrepreneurs in Elche. The winners received a cash prize of €2,500 and a

certificate acknowledging their efforts.

Mateo commented: “This is a way to recognise the merits of starting a business, taking into account the current situation. I think the award is a shot of adrenaline for the entrepreneurs who started new projects.”

The first Entrepreneur of the Month award was given to Ursula Martinez for Ursula Estetica Integral, a new ELCHE Town Council has announced plans for beauty salon staffed by a large more workshops aimed at providing training for the team of experienced town’s unemployed. professionals.

The provision of a Wi-Fi service in public areas of The team members are all the town, a hi-speed broadband internet service knowledgeable in beauty and the installation of a new municipal broadband therapies, nutrition and service for improved communications are just three wellness. They offer a range results of these workshops, as well as of treatments including ozone improvements in green areas. Other schemes therapy. provide education in masonry, art restoration, A second Entrepreneur of the gardening, hospitality and telecommunications.

Month award was given to To enrol, students must be 25 or older and be Joseph Sansano Selva for Bar registered as unemployed. They will receive Sansano’s, a family project that certification if they pass, as well as payment of brings together almost 30 years €654.30 per month during the course. experience in the hospitality Those who are interested should register at the trade. At peak times the bar offices on Calle Arbana, 2. employs 12 people.

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Elche fiesta last events ALTHOUGH many of the fiestas’ events have already occurred, there is still plenty to see between today (Thursday) and Sunday.

At noon today there is a gastronomic delight in the festive halls with tasting available for typical dishes from the area.

At the same time there are children’s workshops for the younger residents of Elche, held in the municipal park.

At 1.30pm the unveiling of the tapestry, Floral de la Mare de Deu de l’Assumpcio.

This evening at 6pm head to Santa Maria

basilica for the Misteri d’Elx procession. Then it is back to the park for an Olympian show. Get your dancing shoes on at 11pm for music in the park.

Tomorrow (Friday) at 10am is the funeral procession of La Virgen de la Asuncion which starts at Uberna before heading through Major de la Vila, Plaza de Baix, Corredora, Puente Ortices, Capitan Lagier, Plaza del Congreso Eucaristico a Santa Maria and ending back at Santa Maria basilica for more festivities. It’s play time for children at noon with a focus on early settlers in Elche in

the park as well as a symphony concert.

La Festa kicks off at 6pm at Santa Maria basilica with the coronation, don’t miss! Head back to the municipal park from 6.30pm for various plays and a concert, then the railway bridge for a midnight firework display.

Saturday August 16 begins with mass at 10am at the town hall.

In the evening, music is available with a choir after mass at 8pm.

Sunday wraps it all up at the basilica again with folk music available through much of the day and a final procession at 11pm.

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MAIN CONCERNS: First is unemployment, with corruption in second place.

Unemployment and corruption concerns THERE is growing concern among the Spanish about unemployment and government corruption.

For 77 per cent of the Spanish the biggest worry is unemployment despite this having decreased.

Government corruption is the second biggest worry with 41.5 per cent and

basic economic worries come in third place at 28 per cent.

According to a survey done by the CIS (Centre for Sociological Surveys) the concern over the monarchy is down to 0.4 per cent, which is the same level as before the abdication of the last king.

Fourth on the list of worries were the political parties and how they are running the country, with 26.4 per cent of people mentioning this on their list of personal concerns.

The health service came in at number five with 11.3 per cent of the population naming it as a concern.

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AVE shuttle empty on first day THE AVE shuttle bus between Villena and Benidorm ran empty on its first day.

When the Madrid high speed train arrived in Alicante City in June 2013, Benidorm and Torrevieja, complained there was no bus link with the station.

Alicante’s Mayor Sonia Castedo maintained that a station shuttle would cause traffic jams in the centre but the problem was solved with a connection one stop up-line in Villena.

Rail operator Renfe was unperturbed by the first day’s results.

“This happened with the Madrid-Valencia-Denia AVE shuttle which was practically empty at first,” said Renfe sources.

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Drugs are found on navy training vessel A LARGE amount of cocaine has been found on the Spanish navy’s training vessel the Juan Sebastian Elcano.

Three sailors have been detained in relation to the find.

The Guardia Civil have confiscated the 127 kilos of cocaine which were found during a search at the Cadiz port of San Fernando.

The three sailors were arrested last July when the boat came into Spanish waters in Bueu, Galicia, and they stand accused of transporting drugs from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to New York for their subsequent sale.

They were first arrested by the military police and then handed over to the Guardia Civil in which custody they will remain until their cases can be heard.

Due to the arrests made in Galicia, the Guardia Civil decided to search the boat again in Cadiz and this is when they found the rest of the drugs, hidden among the spare

127 KILOS OF COCAINE: Found on Spanish navy vessel. sails in the ship’s store. Two of the three suspects had access to this restricted area.

Investigations are ongoing, both

by the military police and the Guardia Civil, as it is suspected that there are other culprits either aboard the vessel or on land.

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Many Costa properties stay unsold MORE than 200,000 unprofitable Costa Blanca properties lie empty because Spain’s ‘second home’ market is frozen.

There is still a shortage of Spanish buyers and these homes are failing to attract investors, said surveyors Tinsa. Other properties are rejected for being outdated or in need of repairs.

Although foreign buyers acquire more properties in Alicante Province than on the Costa del Sol, the 15,000 properties sold each year cannot stimulate the market.

Demand for holiday homes in Spain is expected to hover at around 30,000 in future.

Many Alicante Province properties up to €40,000 are being bought by Algerians. They pay in cash and are helping banks to divest themselves of properties acquired.

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Internet car parts scam intercepted THE National Police in Tarragona have arrested a man and his wife on suspicion of being responsible for an online scam.

Police officers suspect that the profits gained from the scam earned the couple more than â‚Ź100,000 in just the last year.

The scam reportedly involved selling spare car parts over the web and then never supplying them.

In order to avoid police action, as soon as the money was transferred into the company accounts, it would be moved to a different account and then to another and so on for another 10 bank accounts. Some of the accounts were in the name of the wife, who has also been arrested.

There have been a total of 73 complaints made at different police stations around the country (Sevilla, Lugo, Madrid, Malaga, Barcelona and Palma, among others) which, between them, total a loss of around â‚Ź100,000 for all those conned into sending money and not receiving the parts they ordered.

The modus operandi was always the same: the suspect would place an advert on a wellknown website, offering spare parts for a range of cars. He would include a photograph of the parts as well as a contact

FAKE ADVERT: Placed on a well-known website. phone number. When a customer bought anything they would have to pay up front and then wait for the parts to arrive in the post. But the goods were never sent.

As soon as the cash was in the account, it was taken out and shifted around so much

that it was difficult to follow the paper trail.

The couple stand accused of fraud, swindling and falsifying documentation.

They are out on bail until their case can be heard.

Police have now closed the investigation.

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BULLETPROOF FUNK: Kool & The Gang continue to play to packed audiences of new and old fans around the world.

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Torry Army COMEDY and songs are part of the Torry Army social evening on August 16.

Tickets at €10 are available from the office in San Luis or from Arthur or Tina on 966 789 212.

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More Algerians

A 50-YEAR-OLD MAN was killed in a collision between a car and motorbike in the town of Pilar de la Horadada. The other person was unharmed.

AXARQUIA

Fighting unemployment UNEMPLOYMENT in Almuñecar dropped by 6.58 per cent in the last 12 months. There are now 2,827 people out of a job. Labour Councillor Maria del Mar Medina said the council would keep working to fight unemployment.

Domestic violence FIGHTING domestic violence should be a priority for the Spanish Government, said PSOE Equality Carmen Monton, following the murder of Ana Maria Marquez in Torrox last Friday.

Health centre ALMUÑECAR Mayor Trinidad Herrera inaugurated a new health centre in La Herradura last Friday. It cost €240,000 and includes a paediatrics service and a spacious waiting room.

Auryn concert SPANISH boy-band Auryn wowed fans at Parque El Majuelo in Almuñecar. Signed in 2009, the British-style boy band has released two albums and won an MTV Europe Music Awards in 2013.

POLICE in Roquetas de Mar have arrested a man carrying 200 grams of cocaine. According to Guardia Civil officers, this is one of the largest seizures of cocaine in the province during the last year.

Take off

SEPTEMBER 11 offers an evening in memory of Nick Green, a member of Calpe church. The picnic is at Finca Jacaranda. More information: Len Hartley on 666 718 276.

Death crash

Dealer caught

MOJACAR’S MAC meeting for patients, survivors and carers has been changed to 10.30am Wednesday September 10.

Meetings resume on the first Wednesday of the month thereafter.

In memory

RESIDENTS of Cabo de las Huertas have been without phone and internet for more than a week. Users are blaming Telefonica for the issues.

COSTA DE ALMERÍA

Date change

FIGURES released by the University of Alicante have seen the Algerian community in the province has grown from 1,453 a decade ago to 5,215 this year, almost triple.

No phones

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FIGURES released this week show July as being the best in six years for Almeria airport with more than 100,000 passengers, a rise of more than 13 per cent on last year.

AT FULL CAPACITY: The desalination plant in Javea.

Desalination solution for summer demand JAVEA’S desalination plant has functioned at full capacity since the beginning of August.

For the first time since the plant opened in 2002, all four reverse osmosis frames are in use, producing 28,000 cubic metres of water a day.

The municipal water board, Amjasa, distributes a daily 35,000 cubic metres to

Javea and the Teulada-Benitachell water consortium, explained chairman Josep Lluis Henarejos.

The desalination plant’s output is supplemented by those subterranean sources that have not been depleted by drought, said Henarejos, who expects demand to continued unabated until August 20 at least.

Futsal tournament

Flamenco therapy

ALMUÑECAR is to host a futsal tournament on Saturday at the local sports pavilion. As many as 16 teams are expected to participate. The winner will walk away with a cash prize.

ISMAEL CAPARROS, who suffered a motorbike accident which left him a paraplegic, has been given a new wheelchair thanks to the 12th Festival Flamenco de El Niño de las Moras, which collected the money for him.

COSTA DEL SOL

Cube concerns

Political fire MAYOR of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has accused the Junta (regional government) of not having acted promptly enough in sending firefighting planes to the recent blazes in the mountains of the city.

Fair appeal HOTELIERS in the Malaga area are hoping for an influx of extra, last-minute, tourists to arrive in time for the fair, which begins on August 16.

THE port authorities and Malaga Council are still trying to find a solution to the insurance problem for the works being done to the cube at the Pompidou Centre; the port authorities want to halt the works until there is a solution.

More housing FRANCISCO DE LA TORRE, Mayor of Malaga, has asked the Junta de Andalucia (regional government) to build more council housing in the city.

There is a huge demand but not much on offer, he said.

Get racing MOTORBIKE fans should get to the circuit in Almeria City on August 23 and enjoy the track day. Participant prices start at €80.

Raising cash PUPPY RESCUE have announced a date for their table-top sale to raise funds for abandoned puppies. The event will be at Jack’s Bar, Albox, on September 1.

MALLORCA

Caffeine boost EIGHTY-THREE per cent of Balearic Island residents drink coffee on a daily basis, said Café y Salud in a recently released communiqué. As many as 53 per cent of respondents need caffeine to concentrate at work.

Tourists rescued FIREFIGHTERS and Guardia Civil officers rescued three Polish nationals who had become stuck in Sa Fosca. It reportedly took the rescue teams eight hours to get them out.

Fastest food THE most successful Burger King restaurant in the world is at Son Sant Joan Airport in Palma, at least during the summer. On August 1, sales reached a whopping €47,000.

Best by bus A LARGE percentage of holidaymakers and residents in Mallorca favour public transport, especially the buses, with 3.45 million passengers in July 2014, a 3.1 per cent increase on last year.

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DENMARK - Inger Stojberg, spokesperson for Venstre, Denmark’s centre-right party has caused a public outcry by suggesting immigrants be treated differently based on their religion.

STEVEN GOLDSTRAW, from Macclesfield in Cheshire, heard a wailing noise coming from under the bonnet of his car. He pulled over and opened it to find a kitten nestled inside. His neighbour has now adopted it.

DENMARK - MPs are currently re-evaluating Denmark’s drug policies after the WHO’s recommendation to decriminalise marihuana for personal use.

Teen suspect SWEDEN - Police in Malmo, southern Sweden, have detained a 16-yearold boy under suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old by slitting the victim’s throat.

Hard hit SWEDEN - With Russia striking back at the UE and US over the sanctions imposed, Finance Minister, Anders Borg, is concerned the retaliation will damage Sweden’s economy.

Deer shade NORWAY - The Stallogargo tunnel, near Hammerfest, had to be closed for several days when local deer decided to take shelter from the sun in its cool interior. Car drivers had to find an alternative route until the herd of reindeer decided to leave.

Heavy rains NORWAY - Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall have left south western Norway in chaos with at least 40 desperate home owners calling on the fire brigades to help them clear the water in their basements.

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Lost bear

Multiple killings

it. The fate of the spider is unknown.

Holy Grail pub A 15TH CENTURY pub in Lea, Herefordshire, was raided by police looking for an ancient Holy Grail relic. They found only a wooden salad bowl after accusing pub workers of hiding the Nanteos Cup.

Monkey selfie

THE parents of four-year-old Clodagh Parker from County Cork in Ireland have launched a social media campaign to find her pink teddy which she left in Dublin zoo toilet over the weekend.

BRITISH nature photographer, David Slater, is currently locked into a copyright battle with Wikipedia over a selfie a monkey took of itself with his camera nobody can decide who has the rights to the picture.

Surfing seal TWO surfers in Northumberland were astonished when they were joined in trying to catch some waves by a seal.

The curious marine mammal followed them through the waves for around 30 minutes.

Spider fire A MAN in Bridgend, South Wales, set his house on fire when he was trying to kill a spider by spraying it with an aerosol and then lighting

SURFING SEAL: Loved the waves.

RUSSIAN PRESS Import bans

iPhone smash

Coke ban

Record theft A MAN who was arrested by Swiss police under suspicion of stealing and then leaking a medical file on ex-Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, has hanged himself in his cell in Zurich.

Food exports GERMAN food exports to Russia were worth €1.6 billion in 2013 and the ban on future exports for the next year has many Germans worried that it could have a negative impact on their recovery from the recession.

Honest teens A GROUP of teenage boys who found €12,000 at the edge of the woods in Riedenheim in Bavaria has been rewarded for their honesty with €200 each.

Soldier caught A SOLDIER who stands accused of the deadly beating of a 72-year-old pensioner in Bad Reichenhall has been arrested in Norway. The suspect is also accused of attacking a young girl that same night.

RUSSIA is to put a ban on all fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and dairy products from the US, the EU, Australia, Canada and Norway following a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin.

A RUSSIAN man, who was fed up with US President Barak Obama’s sanctions, has made a video of himself smashing his iPhone with a hammer in protest. He also poured a bottle of Coca Cola over the smashed electronics.

POLICE believe depressed 59-year-old man in south western Germany killed his mother, his wife and then himself.

ATM MACHINE: Stolen by refugee.

Sexist assault

COCA COLA has confirmed that it has pulled advertising from four Russian television channels, claiming that falling sales have made them rethink their marketing plans. They say there is no political motive behind the move.

SEVERAL female fans of Spartak Moscow were subjected to full body strip searches, including an order to remove their underwear, on their entry to the Kazan Arena. Police defended their actions claiming that the invasive searches were conducted within the limits of the law.

ATM stolen

Respect plummeting

AN AFGHAN refugee has been detained in Moscow for, allegedly, stealing an ATM machine containing around three million rubles (€61,800).

The perpetrator faces two years in prison for the crime.

RUSSIANS’ regard for the West has fallen steeply in recent months according to a poll by the Levada Center with only 18 per cent having favourable attitudes to the West.

Massive raid GERMAN police launched a massive operation against child abuse all over the country searching the homes of more than 115 suspects.

Five men have been arrested under suspicion of child abuse.

Lost wheel AN Air Berlin passenger plane managed to land safely despite having lost a wheel while landing at Nuremberg airport. One of the wheels on the right hand side had come loose as it prepared to land.

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SUNSCREEN LOTION: Protects humans but harms the marine life.

Sunscreens could damage marine life

SUN protection creams could be damaging to marine life near the coasts.

On contact with the water the sunscreens release toxic components and this then contaminates the marine life in the area, principally marine micro-algae.

A Spanish survey by the

CISC (Centre for Scientific Investigations) has revealed that beach-goers could be ruining the beaches they love just by applying sunscreen; what is protecting them is contaminating the waters with chemicals which are difficult to get rid of.

The Marine Institute of Andalucia (a regional

branch of the CISC) has explained that although individuals do not release very much of the toxic substance from sunscreen into the water, the vast amount of people on the beaches using it makes all the difference and, together, it is like pouring a litre per kilometre into the sea every day.

S politicians fiddle Rome thought-out publicity stunts.

Other diversion tactics have burns. A survey shows what the main concerns of the revolved round immigration and the proposed toughening of abortion Spanish public are.

Unsurprisingly, for 77 per cent of laws to almost Francoist levels of people the biggest worry is an repression.

Those diversions do not seem to unemployment rate that includes a quarter of the working age be having the desired effect.

Despite the acres of newsprint population. devoted to illegal Second on the list is immigration, Gibraltar and political corruption, with Politicians the abortion reforms, for 41 per cent listing it as need to most Spaniards those one of their major issues hardly register on worries, and basic improve their list of worries. economic problems is the economy It is time the politicians third most worrisome thing for most people. learned that in the midst of No surprises there then. But hard times what they need to do Spanish politicians seem to be to win votes is improve the economy incapable of finding solutions to the and get their collective snouts out of more pressing problems and instead the corruption trough. try for diversion tactics. The ongoing Instead they play party politics posturing over Gibraltar is and in so doing show a contempt for symptomatic of that, with the latest the ordinary man and woman on the proposal to speed up border street.

As Bill Clinton said: “It’s the crossing for the Spanish, but not anyone else, just the latest in ill economy, stupid.�

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STAT OF WEEK Telefonica offered €6.7 billion to Vivendi for Brazilian Internetprovider GVT. This will further its plans to expand in the fastgrowing broadband market and allay the country’s antitrust concerns, sources said.

Barclays’ suitors holding back…

CAIXABANK, Santander and Banco Popular had until July 31 to bid for Barclays’ Spanish operations.

Cataluña-based Caixabank provided a preliminary proposal but this was not an offer, market sources revealed. Barclays could decide to stimulate an element of rivalry with a

second round in September, insiders said.

Meanwhile, other potential suitors are holding back. Banco Popular, which had contemplated making a bid in tandem with an associate, made no offer. “This does not fit our profile very well,” said CEO Francisco Gomez

Victoria still popular

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Bail posted

Second victory for Victoria footwear WITH sneakers - or plimsolls, depending on generation the label is all-important.

One Spanish make has withstood the test of time and the Victoria brand is as acceptable now as in the 1980’s.

When Gregorio Jimenez began making espadrilles in 1915, he named his workshop after his wife Victoria.

By the 1960’s the factory was making English-style plimsolls, enjoying a 20-year boom before entering a 20year decline and finally closing as trainers took over.

The factory reopened in 1999, adding adult footwear to their range. They now manufacture two million pairs a year.

JENARO GARCIA, exboss of Wi-Fi provider Gowex, who admitted false accounting, eluded prison with €600,000 bail paid from a Luxembourg bank account. He must report to the police every two weeks.

Yes and no CONSUMER confidence has returned to pre-crisis levels but declined by 0.4 percentage points in July.

Nevertheless, consumers’ views of the current situation rose to 77 points out of a possible 200.

Scooters overtake mopeds MOTORCYCLE sales grew by 20.2 per cent during the first six months of the year.

A total of 66,416 units were officially registered, according to Anesdor, the sector’s national association.

Motor-scooters sold better than any other line and claimed 67 per cent of total sales, which was a 17 per cent

increase on the first half of 2013, Anesdor said.

Sales of offroaders increased by 7 per cent and road bikes by 32 per cent.

Mopeds were out of favour during the first half of the year with an accumulated fall of 3.8 per cent between January and July, managing to sell only 8,374 units.

Martin, “but we are still in the process.”

“We’re looking, but don’t see this as an objective that would add value to Santander’s presence in Spain,” said his Santander counterpart Javier Marin.

Uncertainty surrounds what

Barclays is really selling, meaning that the British group and Caixabank will continue to work on fine-tuning the sale process.

The process could continue throughout this month, the same insiders said, although Caixabank declined to comment.

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THE old rhyming slang phrase ‘I should coco!’ is not exactly what Brussels says at present.

Far from implying ‘We should say so!’ the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) recently reminded EU banks and insurance companies of the consumer protection requirements for certain financial instruments.

Specific attention was drawn to the risks associated with CoCos - contingent convertible bonds - which convert into equity if a key trigger, usually a bank’s core capital ratio, breaches a predefined floor.

Some financial institutions engage in ‘self-placement’ by selling financial instruments that they or their group companies have issued and which require ‘specific prudential requirements,’ the Joint Committee said.

This occurred in Spain when

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CoCo caution in Brussels

PROTEST: Shareholders in Bankia protesting about their losses. preference shares to the tune of €12 billion were sold to the uninformed in 2009 alone just as bust took over from boom and the bubble burst.

More than sun, sea and sun in Spain ALTHOUGH most tourists head for Spain’s beaches, many are drawn by its sporting reputation.

The Spanish themselves made 2.27 million journeys linked to sport last year, according to a report from the Institute of Tourism Studies (IET).

These accounted for 2.6 per cent of all journeys inside the country, producing €523 million in turnover for the transport sector.

International tourists increased the figure still further, with 9,039,000 journeys, IET revealed.

Spain’s climate and sports infrastructure play a principal part in its ability to attract fans at home and abroad, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism said.

Additional factors attract tourists keen to view or participate in sport,

tourism experts said, and Spain’s sporting prestige is a principal lure.

Adventure sport is in growing demand and the €62 billion it generated in 2009 rose to €197 billion by last year, according to Hosteltur. The sector has registered annual growth of 65 per cent, the online tourism group said.

Air-based sports predominate, with hot-air ballooning, parachuting and piloting light aircraft the most popular, said adventure sports specialists Yumping.

But football still draws more sports tourists than any other activity, not only to watch but also to learn how to play it the Spanish way. Youngsters converge on the country each summer from Italy, France, the US, Mexico and China for coaching throughout Spain.

The banks explain that interest shares unredeemable and sometimes

forbore to these highwere virtually for decades a century.

Around 400,000 preference shareholders in rescued Banks like Bankia, NCG Banco and Catalunya Banc suffered huge losses.

Preference shares have been substituted by CoCos, now described as the banks’ favourite toy, although the Joint Committee stressed that they could infringe some of the rules governing financial institutions.

This could result in “significant consumer detriment,” they warned.

“It is unclear as to whether consumers fully understand the potential risks and are capable of correctly factoring these into their decisions,” the Joint Committee pointed out.

BBVA, Santander and Banco Popular have now sold €5.6 billion of CoCos with three issues in euros by BBVA, Santander and Popular, and two in dollars by BBVA and Santander.

These emissions, the banks have stressed, were aimed exclusively at “qualified investors” making minimum outlays of €100,000 and adhered meticulously to government guidelines.

Hope your shop window is looking perfect?

WHEN I retired to Spain in 2008 there was a need to make myself useful. Eureka!

Idly browsing the business community’s websites I thought I had found the perfect niche.

After initial enthusiasm business owners tend to lose interest in their company’s website. As a consequence their business loses credibility and this has an impact on profitability.

Poor spelling and appalling punctuation spoil about 50 per cent of business websites.

Potential customers are put off by such sloppiness.

Setting my reasonably priced stall out I expected a flood of enquiries followed by orders.

Such was my misplaced optimism.

There were a few scraps to be had but the volume fell far short of what might reasonably be expected.

I was met by an inertia that I likened to the zoo’s reptile house;

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just the occasional lifting of an eyelid.

Keen to turn my calling to a friend’s advantage I volunteered to correct the English language content of his website. After all, educated people tend to have enough financial clout to buy property and selling property was his line of business.

My suggestion was turned down flat. His wife had provided the wording of his company website.

As she reads lots of books, she was an expert and would be offended at my suggestion. There

you go, but on this occasion I wasn’t going anywhere.

Does it matter? Charles Duncombe, whose companies market via the internet, is a successful entrepreneur.

As an experiment in customer response he deliberately misspelled a single word on his product’s home page.

Enquiries dropped by 50 per cent.

Why? Because that single misspelling suggested company sloppiness or caused potential clients to be distrustful. A misspelling is also a sign a company’s website has been hacked.

Imagine the poor impression and suspicion caused as a consequence of many grammatical schoolboy howlers.

Are you really going to trust a person to maintain your car if he cannot tell the difference between there and their or writes: “I like cooking, my family and my pets.”

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Steep prices PHARMACIES charge up to 77 per cent more for skincare and personal products found the OCU consumers’ association.

Average prices at nondispensing Parafarmacias were 6 per cent cheaper.

Bigger layout ALMOST half of Spaniards have allocated between €150 and €500 for holiday spending, revealed the Niumba holiday rentals website. This is almost 30 per cent more than in 2013.

Output up FOR the eighth month in a row Spanish factories saw a rise in output. Production rose by 0.8 per cent in June compared to a year earlier according to the latest figures. Overall the economy grew 0.6 per cent in the second quarter.

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How to attend a wedding cheaply ANOTHER wedding invitation drops in the letterbox.

You’re already struggling to make ends meet, so what do you do?

If it is not a close friend or family member it is perfectly acceptable to say “thanks, but no thanks,” but if you really do want to go to the event there are ways to do it on a budget.

The biggest tip for guests saving money is to remember that it’s not YOUR big day. So you don’t need to get a swanky new dress, have your hair done in a salon or your make-up applied by a professional. As a guest, you’re not the centre of attention. Chances are that you already own a

Loose change A look at finance for females

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dress that is perfectly acceptable to be worn to another wedding.

Just change your hairstyle and accessories and nobody will be any the wiser that it’s an old frock.

As for pre-parties, hen nights or rehearsal dinners perhaps - just be honest with yourself and the bride and groom about what events you can afford to attend. Just because the bride is having a

Can our entrance road be cut?

Q. When we purchased our campo property in the year 2000, we were You and the advised that the short section of track for Law in Spain access to the property was no problem,

By David Searl Although we do not own it, we have used it for the last 14 years. Now we have put the property up for sale and various viewers have asked to see written permission to use this track, which we do not have. We have been told that if the access/exit has been used for five years or more it cannot be closed off.

How does the law stand? We do not want to lose the chance of selling the property over a dirt track only 27 metres long.

M.R. (e-mail) A. Please forgive me for pointing out that 14 years ago you should have done exactly what your potential buyers are now doing, which is to establish a legal access. First, Spain’s land law says that after 10 years of usage with no comment or protest, you have established a servidumbre de paso, a right to passage.

Now you can go to a lawyer and have this written up in proper legal form. But let’s suppose you wake up tomorrow and the owner of the land is cutting a deep ditch across the track, which makes it impossible to pass. You will have to go to court to prove your right of access, with witnesses and documents and expense.

You will win but it will cost. Try to come to an agreement with the owner.

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

weekend away hen party in Ibiza doesn’t mean you have to attend it.

If the wedding reception is out of your home town, then remember that it’s not necessary to book in at the venue where the wedding is taking place.

The couple may have selected a pricey location but if this is out of your budget then just say so and check out low-cost hotels and B&B’s in the area. After all the eating, drinking and dancing is done it’s really not going to make a difference if you are staying in the bride and groom’s hotel or somewhere cheaper down the road.

And finally in terms of

BIG DAY: But it’s not the guest’s big day!

gifts - there’s a common misconception that your gift is supposed to equal the price of your dinner.

This just isn’t true. A wedding gift is a token of affection and good

wishes, not an entrance ticket.

Spend what you can afford. If you feel like you really don’t have a lot of money to spend, giving a gift, as opposed to cash, is a better way to go. Giving €50 in an envelope may make you feel cheap, but giving a beautiful wicker picnic basket with a nice bottle of wine inside won’t!

Unemployment falls but precariously THE timid improvement in Spain’s unemployment figures continued last month.

Another 62,108 people joined the Social Security system which now has 16.74 million contributors.

Inem, the state labour exchange, crossed a further 29,841 names off their books and the 4.41 million people without jobs are 5.9 per cent fewer than a year ago. This is the lowest since Mariano Rajoy took over as president of the Spanish government in November 2011.

According to Social Security statistics, recuperation began at the beginning of this year although the regular survey of the working population (EPA) places this in the second quarter of 2014.

Although more people are in work, the government’s critics point out that 38.2 per cent of new contracts are for part-time jobs, the highest proportion yet.

The latest Social Security figures confirm that the trend has now

become a norm with open-ended contracts falling by 49.1 per cent in July.

Few jobs were permanent and 93.1 per cent of new jobs were temporary although this is inevitable when seasonal summer jobs are involved.

The type of work available was also dictated by the time of the year, as practically all were in the hotel and catering trade, the retail sector and health industry - three areas with increased seasonal demand and the need to cover health professionals’ holidays.

The CEOE, Spain’s Federation of Industry, greeted the figures with caution and called for more labour reforms in order to create more jobs.

The two principal trade unions CCOO and UGT described the improvement in unemployment as insufficient.

Too many new jobs are precarious, they said, and the better figures camouflaged the 2.6 million long-term unemployed who no longer receive state benefits.

OPINION & COMMENT

Live in Spain, but don’t forget to vote at home LIKE many readers I was somewhat confused regarding my rights to vote in UK elections.

I was also put off by the government’s website indicating that although I could vote, there was only a four-day turnaround for postal votes. The latter is untrue.

If you have been on the voting register in the last 15 years then you are eligible to re-register with your last council, using your current Spanish address. I achieved this partly online and partly by post, requesting an application form online. I felt that letting them post it to me proved they did in fact have my correct address.

They explained that they were obliged to post voting forms no earlier than 12 days before an election and no later than four although it is their practice to send them out nine days before.

I would suggest you do as I did and go straight to your last council’s website if you want a sensible reply.

I hope that this is a help to those wishing to take part in the 2017 ‘get-out-of-Europe’ elections which are especially important to expats.

David Lees, Los Alcazares (Murcia)

Bargain labels I AM writing in response to the very badly written and observed ‘Looky Looky’ article Louise Elliot totally misses the point about why people buy goods from these people. It’s because they want to own a Versace bag, Prada sunglasses or a Rolex watch and walk around wearing a Gant or Fred Perry polo shirt.

They are fully aware they are fake but want the label. Instead of spending €40 or €50 on a fake Rolex there is no way someone like this would go to a local jeweller and spend four times that on a cheap High Street brand.

Where else will they get a perfect designer polo shirt for

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today as gothic.

Arab mathematicians, poets, scholars, astronomers, philosophers and scientists flourished during a time when religiouslycrazed bigots were on the rampage in the Holy Land.

The Abbasid caliphate was arguably the most dazzling regime of its time. The Arabs had medical schools and pharmaceutical laboratories in AD750 well before King Alfred was born.

Mr Lee might take a trip to Granada and visit the Alhambra, a wonder built by the Arabs.

Every civilisation leaves its mark and then disappears for various reasons. The Arabs in their heyday left us with a wealth of knowledge and artistic splendour and the world would have been a lot poorer without them.

Karin Constable, Busot (Alicante)

Peace breached

SMELLY, rotting seaweed covers the beach at Cala d’Enmig, Coveta Fuma. Why is this beautiful beach neglected this year as never before?

Peter Lidgard, Campello (Alicante)

€15 rather than €85? They would never pay €85 in the first place!

My wife and I have lived on the Costa del Sol for a year, but have been visiting for 10 years. I have never been, or felt, threatened nor has my wife and nor have any of our friends or anyone else I have spoken to.

As for bar owners being frightened of them because of reprisals, what utter rubbish!

Someone’s been watching too much Sopranos!

Ms Elliot’s ridiculous article paints totally the wrong picture of the situation.

Richard Franklyn, Benalmadena (Malaga)

Stop looking MANY thanks for an informative and interesting newspaper.

I owned a security company and was a police officer in South Africa. I noted your ‘Looky Looky’ article and would like to comment that dealing or manufacturing fake goods is illegal. End of story.

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any other expenses incurred that benefit the host country in this industry.

South Africa suffers from this malady big time, and the police all have extensive training regarding the criminal activities of the ringleaders. I assure you, they don’t do this in order to give the destitute an income.

Within this industry there are always drugs, prostitution and extreme violence. Fake goods should be treated with the aggression they deserve.

On a more pleasant topic, we all love Spain and its people. Their way of life has forced me to relax

and appreciate the more important things in my life. I thank them for that.

Michael Agliotti (by email)

Summing-up LEAPY LEE says, “Name me one truly great invention that has emanated from members of an Arabic community.”

How about writing and mathematics - attributed to the Sumerians of the area now known as Iraq - for starters?

How about dry-cell batteries for seconds?

Derek Faber, La Viñuela (Malaga)

Zero heroes WHAT have the Arabs ever done for us, Leapy Lee asks? Well, zero for a start because they invented the concept of zero.

They were masters at architecture and invented the pointed arch, an idea adopted by mediaeval builders and known

I READ your article about the Silent Epidemic which is supposedly ‘sweeping across the coast.’

I appreciate the fundraising events organised by Jackie Lawson but I believe she is launching the wrong campaign for the wrong reasons.

Spain’s economy is not based on the tourist euro and is certainly not dependent on the euros earned by foreign bar and restaurant owners.

Clampdowns take place because bar and restaurant owners do not follow the rules and entertainers losing work are mainly from the United Kingdom.

I am a Dutch citizen but have been a resident in Orihuela Costa for more than 10 years.

Many restaurants do a nice job, however the bars are a different story. The majority are owned and managed by non-Spanish people and some are hell for permanent residents.

Some nights, we can’t hear the television. On other nights we can’t have a proper conversation on our own terrace. Why do I have to accept that abuse?

Jackie Lawson should know better: there are more residents than holidaymakers in the area, who have money to spend the whole year round. I suggest she builds a good relationship with them, instead of championing the rights of holidaymakers.

B Vanderwilk, Orihuela Costa (Alicante)

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Another brave bride leaves the most important day of her life in the hands of the man she loves.

10:00pm Our World War 11:00pm Cuckoo 11:30pm Siblings 12:00am Family Guy 1:30am Cuckoo 2:00am Siblings 2:30am EastEnders 3:00am Our World War 4:00am Cuckoo 4:30am Siblings

Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century and the birth of modern Britain.

11:20pm Francesco's Italy: From Top to Toe Francesco da Mosto travels the length and breadth of Italy.

12:20am King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons 1:20am Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History 2:20am Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony 3:50am A History of Britain by Simon Schama

SKY MOVIES Action 5:40am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain 7:20am Hudson Hawk 9:10am Born to Race: Fast Track 10:55am The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Teenage car-racing addict Sean is sent to live with his dad in Tokyo.

12:45pm R.I.P.D. 2:30pm The Bridge on the River Kwai 5:20pm Alex Cross 7:10pm The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 9:00pm R.I.P.D. 10:45pm Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special 11:00pm Dredd 12:40am Drop Zone 2:25am Flags of Our Fathers 4:40am The Man with the Iron Fists

Comedy 4:40am Wild Hogs 6:30am Monsters University Special 7:00am Outside Bet 8:45am Weird Science 10:25am So Undercover 12:05pm The World's End 2:00pm Grumpier Old Men Old bachelor John has married Ariel, while his grumpy friend Max is still single.

3:50pm Little Shop of Horrors 5:35pm Our Idiot Brother 7:15pm Weird Science 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm American Pie 2 12:55am American Pie: The Wedding 2:40am Our Idiot Brother 4:15am Feels So Good 5:45am Little Shop of Horrors

5:50am Angel Flight Down 7:30am The Good Doctor 9:10am Cold Comes the Night 10:50am Boyz 'n' the Hood 12:50pm Runner Runner 2:30pm Derailed 4:25pm Miami Vice Cops Crockett and Tubbs go undercover to take down drug baron Montoya.

6:40pm The Suspect A small town sheriff drags in an AfricanAmerican man following a bank robbery.

8:20pm The Good Doctor 10:00pm Runner Runner 11:35pm The Lookalike 1:25am Single White Female 3:20am Jagged Edge 5:15am Deep Family Secrets

4:10am Giant 7:30am Under the Tuscan Sun 9:30am Ask the Dust Italian writer Arturo Bandini is a treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen type of guy.

11:35am The Top Ten Show 2014 11:55am You've Got Mail 2:05pm Chasing Mavericks 4:05pm Anna Karenina: Sky Movies Special 4:25pm Legends of the Fall 6:45pm 42 9:00pm You've Got Mail A comic tale of romance on the internet.

11:00pm Chasing Mavericks 1:10am The Four Feathers 3:30am Vamps 5:10am Be My Valentine

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6:00am King Rat 8:20am Gunsmoke 9:20am Gunsmoke The Doc is abducted by a family to care for their sick child.

10:20am Hell Bent for Glory 12:10pm Man in the Saddle 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Face of a Fugitive A man framed for murder tries to build a new life after escaping the law.

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Neighbourhood Blues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal Saints and Sinners 12:45pm Real Lives Reunited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Perfection

BBC TWO 7:15am Homes Under the Hammer Property renovation series. 8:15am Fake Britain 9:00am The Big Allotment Challenge 10:00am Athletics 12:45pm The Gumball Rally 2:30pm Breakaway Hosted by Nick Hancock, Breakaway is a race to the finish line with up to 10,000 pounds to be won. 3:15pm Cash in the Attic Antiques series.

ITV 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning Presented by Marvin and Rochelle Humes. 12:25pm ITV News 12:30pm This Morning Presented by Marvin and Rochelle Humes. 1:30pm The Chase 2:30pm ITV News and Weather 3:00pm Judge Rinder

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CH4 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am 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 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:40pm Countdown

CH5 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am Milkshake Monkey 9:15am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Police Interceptors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Big Brother 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS

SKY 1 7:00am Dog Patrol 7:30am London Ambulance 8:00am Dog Patrol 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am David Attenborough's Natural History History Museum Alive 12:30pm David Attenborough's Micro Monsters 1:00pm Sinbad 2:00pm Sinbad 3:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin

3pm 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Bake-ation 5:30pm Flog It!

4:00pm Equestrian London's Horse Guards Parade provides the spectacular backdrop to the eleventh leg of 2014's Global Champions Tour.

4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

4:30pm Deal or No Deal 5:30pm Win it Cook it A challenging cooking quiz presented by chef Simon Rimmer.

4:15pm My Daughter Must Live When seeking a liver donor for her daughter, Meghan O'Mailley learns her husband is not the girl's biological father.

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

6pm 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport

6:00pm Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo continues his railway adventure which takes him across the heart of Europe.

6:30pm Athletics

6:00pm The 21st Question 7:00pm ITV News London 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 8:30pm The Simpsons

9:00pm The Dales 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

9:00pm The Million Pound Drop 10:00pm The Singer Takes it All 11:00pm The Last Leg

9:00pm On the Yorkshire Buses

9:00pm Got to Dance 10:00pm An Idiot Abroad

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Scrappers 10:00pm Boomers 10:30pm Outnumbered 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm BBC London News 11:35pm Room 101

10:00pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 10:30pm Sweets Made Simple 11:00pm Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins 11:30pm Newsnight

Alastair Stewart with the latest headlines from around the world.

11:40pm Dog Day Afternoon

The award-winning gang show that takes a joyful, offbeat look at the world.

11:50pm Virtually Famous

Documentary series following East Yorkshire Motor Services, Britain's biggest family-run bus company.

10:00pm Big Brother: Live Eviction 11:35pm Big Brother's Bit on the Side

Karl ticks off his final 'thing to do', a 15-hour trek to the summit of Mount Fuji in Japan.

11:00pm A Touch of Cloth

12am 12:05am Would I Lie to You? 12:35am EastEnders Omnibus A chance to catch up on the week's drama in Albert Square.

2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather forecast. 2:35am BBC News

12:05am The English Patient 2:40am The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway 3:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

1:55am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly.

4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

12:40am Date Night 2:10am Derek 2:35am The Inbetweeners USA 3:00am Desperate Housewives 3:45am Revenge 4:25am The Hoarder Next Door 5:20am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent

12:35am Stand by Your Man 1:10am Super Casino 4:10am Big Brother: Live Eviction 5:20am Divine Designs 5:45am House Doctor

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

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8:30pm Friday Night at the Proms 10:10pm Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it Up to 11 11:10pm Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up 12:10am Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC 1:10am Top of the Pops 2:00am Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it Up to 11 3:00am Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up

11:25am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:25pm Emmerdale 1:25pm You've Been Framed!

1:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 3:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:05pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm The Guide to You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Bridget Jones's Diary 12:00am The Magaluf Weekender 1:00am Two and a Half Men 1:30am Two and a Half Men 1:55am Animal Practice

10:40am Judge Judy 11:55am A Touch of Frost 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:00pm Hamish Macbeth 5:10pm Faith in the Future 5:45pm Duty Free 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm Wycliffe 10:00pm Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son 11:00pm Wire in the Blood 12:35am The Vice

8:35am Magnum, P.I. 9:30am Kojak 10:35am Kojak 11:35am The Sweeney 12:35pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:40pm The Professionals 2:45pm Magnum, P.I. 3:45pm Kojak 4:50pm Kojak 5:55pm The Sweeney 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 9:00pm Storage Wars 10:00pm Thunderball 12:40am Species IV: The Awakening

11:00am Charmed 12:00pm Revenge 1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:35pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Revenge 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Suburgatory 9:00pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm Twilight 12:30am Rude Tube

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SKY MOVIES Action 6:20am The Top Ten Show 2014 6:40am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Deep Rising 8:50am Volcano 10:40am Jack the Giant Slayer 12:40pm X-Men 2:40pm X2 5:00pm Appaloosa Two lawmen are hired to bring a murderous rancher to justice. Western.

7:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 9:00pm X-Men Adaptation of the long-running Marvel comic book series.

11:00pm X2 1:20am Kill Bill: Vol. 1

7:25am Big Nothing 9:05am Hyde Park on Hudson 10:55am The Internship 1:00pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2:50pm Best in Show 4:35pm Ghostbusters II 6:35pm As Good as It Gets Heartwarming comedy drama about a disgruntled, misanthropic novelist who falls for a waitress.

9:00pm The Internship 11:10pm The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 1:00am You, Me and Dupree 3:00am Mr Woodcock 4:40am The Top Ten Show 2014

5:15am Deep Family Secrets 7:00am Jackpot 8:30am Flatliners 10:25am My Brother the Devil 12:20pm Liars All 1:55pm Déjà Vu 4:05pm Murder by Numbers 6:10pm In the Line of Fire Frank Horrigan is the only active secret service man still to have 'lost' a President.

8:20pm LUV 10:00pm Four Brothers 11:55pm Déjà Vu 2:05am Killing Them Softly 3:45am LUV 5:25am Malpractice

6:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am Knife Fight 8:50am Hitchcock 10:40am Pitch Perfect 12:40pm Life of Pi 1:10pm Dead Poets Society 3:25pm Being Flynn 5:15pm Now is Good 7:05pm Before Midnight Almost two decades after meeting, Jesse and Celine wrestle with marriage and kids in Greece.

9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm Cruel Intentions 12:45am All Good Things 2:35am Burning Man

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6:00am Band of Angels 8:05am Gunsmoke 9:10am Gunsmoke 10:15am Drum Beat 12:15pm Face of a Fugitive 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Domino Kid 5:25pm The Juggler 7:05pm All the Young Men 8:45pm Fangs of the Arctic 10:00pm Frankenstein 12:20am The Lost Command 2:40am Frankenstein 4:45am Off Set 5:35am Michael Caine Off Set

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Politicians on their own planet LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT

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HERE’S nothing more unsettling, or indeed frightening, than realising our esteemed political and supposedly educated world leaders are in a fact a bunch of out-oftouch, utterly naïve, cretins.

You can only judge others by your own yardsticks and such is the illusion created by these dangerous, dithering public schoolboys, most of us are led to truly believe that we are somehow inferior to them and their allegedly superior intellects. Well, we’re not!

Thirty years ago this ole boy, an ex-pop singer from a post-war background and secondary school education, wrote about the threat of Islamist extremism and suggested that if action was not taken earlier rather than later it would be too late because they would have become entrenched in societies everywhere. Why couldn’t they see that?

I also suggested that because most of the inhabitants of the Middle East were so

MANIPULATIVE: Politicians see the world and its inhabitants as mere chess pieces. volatile and primitive, they were not at all ready for democracy and could only be kept in line by strong dictatorships. To me, a layman, the whole scenario was glaringly obvious. Now, at the ripe old age of 75, I find this incompetent bunch of ‘world leaders’ are only just beginning to realise they have not only failed to ‘save’ the Mid-East, but have managed to create a monster, that now truly does appear to be spiralling completely out of control.

And who are emerging as the new Mid-East leaders? Who else but the strongest and most cruel, fearspreading, dictatorial bunch the world has seen since the inglorious days of Attila the Hun. Told you so!

How can the politicians be so completely out of touch with what’s really happening in the real world? I’ll tell you why, because none of them truly live in it.

In their ivory tower environments, they observe the world and its inhabitants as mere chess pieces, to be moved and manipulated on a playing field of smoky mirrors and lies, created by themselves merely to enhance their own careers and swell their comfortable nest eggs.

I’ll be perfectly honest and tell you I have never voted for any of them in my whole life, I just couldn’t do it.

I believe the whole system is wrong and you can’t trust or rely on any of them. Their inflated egos, arrogance and downright lily-livered ignorance, is slowly bringing this planet of ours to its knees.

Not their planet, of course. Heaven forbid! Well, they don’t live on it, do they? Planet Politics is their domain. It’s an Earth moon. Wonder what will happen to them when there is no longer anything left to orbit!?

Don’t even get me going on Madam Sayeeda Warsi. What happens when 75 per cent of the Cabinet is of the same biased ilk as this particular MP? Goodnight all.

Keep the Faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com

A thriving community spirit WITHIN the daily demands of our modern, hectic lifestyles and busy agendas, time seems to fly like the wind, with many people convinced that it feels as though it passes progressively faster as the years go by.

Although modern society can enjoy the benefits and advantages of many technological advances and commonly used conveniences like emailing, communicating

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ENDY LESTER of Spanish Property Choice in Mojacar, Almeria, said: “I think Spain has much more community spirit than the UK. There is such a range of nationalities here, all integrating together, and we all come together for fiestas and events whereas in the UK we always seemed to be chasing deadlines.”

Scott Marshall of PropertiesSpain in Benahavis, Malaga, said: “The great weather in Spain means people are able to plan getting out and about,

through social networks and mobile phones...sometimes one wonders if the speed at which we are advancing as a race has detrimental effects on how we actually interact personally with each other.

Modern advancements have done away with the need to regularly deal with people on a personal level. Are the days where everyone knew their neighbour’s name and stopped for

a chat gone with the winds of change or have they survived in pockets of different societies?

EWN decided to investigate the issue and try to find out how expatriates felt about the Spanish communities they are now living in.

We asked: “Having lived in the UK and now residing as part of a community in Spain, do you think there is more of a community spirit in Spain than the UK and, if so, why?”

STREET TALK which in turn is much more conducive to social networking and building a strong community spirit.”

Jane Machin of Opticas Machin said: “I’ve lived in Spain for 25 years and am really blessed to be part of a very strong community in Estepona. You find that because of the language barriers and challenges that many newcomers, who have often never spoken the language WENDY LESTER

before, encounter, expatriates come together and form many different types of social and business support groups. Having had to work through the changes that come with relocating to a strange country, most long-term expatriates are very understanding and supportive of newcomers and this is a key ingredient in the community spirit here.”

Bruno Benitez of Racing Legends Nueva Campana, Marbella, added:

“I think there is a feeling of more social solidarity in the Spanish community... perhaps because we grow up with a very strong sense of appreciation for the family unit. If you learn to appreciate spending time with friends and family from a young age, this carries respectively into your adult and also professional life.

Spanish people love to organise social events and make everyone feel welcome.”

So we are happy to report that despite the odds, community spirit is alive, well and thriving in Spain!

JANE MACHIN

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Food and Drink 1:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 1:05pm Weather The latest weather information.

1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday A look at the day's sporting events.

2:00pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Athletics

BBC TWO 7:05am Blackbeard the Pirate 8:45am Athletics 11:45am Great British Railway Journeys 12:15pm Animal Park 1:00pm Sweets Made Simple 1:30pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 2:00pm David Niven Talking Pictures A retrospective of television appearances made by the Oscar-winning actor David Niven. 2:50pm The First of the Few

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 12:25pm Columbo 2:25pm The Unforgettable... 2:55pm Peter Andre's 60 Minute Makeover 3:55pm Smokey and the Bandit II

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CH4 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am Transworld Sport 8:30am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:55am The Morning Line 9:55am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:55am Frasier 11:25am Frasier 11:55am The Big Bang Theory 12:20pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:25pm Speed with Guy Martin 2:25pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 9:05am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Access 11:05am Police Interceptors 12:00pm Ultimate Police Interceptors 1:00pm Police Interceptors 2:00pm The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am All Aboard: East Coast Trains Our journey continues with a look at how well staff members get along. 8:00am The F1 Show A look at all the latest stories and talking points in Formula 1. 9:00am Got to Dance 10:00am Got to Dance 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Got to Dance 3:00pm Got to Dance

3pm 5:30pm Final Score Coverage of the latest results, reports and reaction from the Premiership, Football League, Non-League and Scottish League's.

4:45pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

5:30pm Athletics

5:10pm Come Dine with Me 5:40pm Come Dine with Me

4:05pm Rocky V

7:20pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 7:45pm You've Been Framed and Famous!

8:45pm Tipping Point

6:10pm Come Dine with Me 6:40pm Come Dine with Me 7:15pm Come Dine with Me 7:40pm Channel 4 News 8:05pm Grand Designs

6:05pm North Sea Hijack 8:00pm Cricket on 5

9:45pm All Star Family Fortunes 10:45pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 11:40pm ITV News and Weather 11:55pm Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

9:00pm Iron Man

9:00pm The Last Secrets of 9/11 9:55pm 5 News Weekend

5:50pm Mr Bean's Holiday The disaster-prone Englishman wins a holiday to Cannes, but on his travels he unwittingly separates a young boy from his film director father.

Retired Rocky Balboa takes young slugger Tommy Gunn under his wing.

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

6pm 6:20pm BBC News 6:30pm Regional News 6:35pm Weather 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm Tumble

6:15pm Equestrian 8:00pm Proms Extra A weekly review of the top performances, stand-out artists, and stories from the 2014 Proms season.

8:45pm Dad's Army

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

9pm 9:00pm The National Lottery 9:50pm Casualty 10:40pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day

9:15pm Great War Diaries 10:15pm Andrew Marr's Great Scots The Writers Who Shaped a Nation.

11:15pm QI XL Quiz show. Stephen Fry looks at people whose names start with J.

Jon Favreau's action movie stars Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark, the world's richest and most powerful arms manufacturer and dealer.

11:25pm District 9

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10:00pm TV's Nastiest Villains with Joan Collins

9:00pm Got to Dance 10:00pm The Day After Tomorrow Earth is suddenly devasted by multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age

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12am 12:55am The Football League Show Highlights from the day's Football League games. 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:20am BBC News

12:00am Oranges and Sunshine 1:40am Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself Wilbur no longer wants to live. 3:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

1:25am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show.

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1:35am The Last Leg 2:20am Utopia 3:20am Homeland 4:15am Homeland 5:10am Hollyoaks Omnibus

12:55am Access 1:00am Super Casino 4:10am The Hungerford Massacre 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big

12:20am Hawaii Five-0 1:20am Street Crime 1:50am Street Crime 2:20am Road Wars 3:10am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

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8:00pm Human Planet

7:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:55am Take Me Out 1:00pm Dinner Date Australia 2:50pm You've Been Framed!

3:20pm Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 5:10pm You've Been Framed!

7:45pm Back to the Future Part II 8:45pm FYI Daily 8:50pm Back to the Future Part II 10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Shawshank Redemption 12:55am Batman Returns

7:00am Movies Now 7:10am World Kitchen 7:35am The Railway Children 9:40am The Royal 10:45am The Royal 11:50am Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1:50pm Bertie and Elizabeth 3:55pm A Touch of Frost 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm Foyle's War 12:00am Bomb Girls 1:00am Columbo 2:30am World Kitchen 2:55am World Kitchen 3:20am ITV3 Nightscreen

9:45am Alias Smith and Jones 11:55am The Secret War of Harry Frigg 12:55pm FYI Daily 1:00pm The Secret War of Harry Frigg 2:10pm Battle of the Bulge 3:10pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Battle of the Bulge 5:30pm British Superbike Championship Highlights 7:00pm The Motorbike Show 8:00pm Storage Wars 9:00pm Silverstone Classic 2014 10:00pm You Only Live Twice 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm You Only Live Twice

7:50am Charmed 8:35am Rules of Engagement 11:00am Suburgatory 12:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1:30pm The Big Bang Theory 2:30pm Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 4:35pm The Big Bang Theory 5:30pm Melissa and Joey 6:30pm Made in Chelsea NYC 7:35pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm New Moon 11:40pm The 100 12:40am The Big Bang Theory

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9:00pm Tales From the National Parks 10:00pm Inspector Montalbano Drama based on the series of books featuring the Sicilian detective, Inspector Montalbano.

11:35pm John Denver: Country Boy 12:35am John Denver at Wembley Arena 1:15am An Evening with Glen Campbell 2:35am Human Planet Natural history series looking at man's survival in the most extreme environments.

3:35am Tales From the National Parks

SKY MOVIES Action 5:25am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:00am The Karate Kid 9:10am The Karate Kid, Part II 11:05am Batman Begins 1:25pm The Lone Ranger A lawman and his Comanche Indian sidekick embark upon a quest for justice across the American West.

3:55pm Fast and Furious 6 6:10pm Batman Begins 8:30pm The Lone Ranger 11:00pm Fast and Furious 6 1:15am Kill Bill: Vol. 2 3:35am Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection 5:35am The Karate Kid, Part II

Comedy 7:00am 10 Years 8:45am Idiocracy 10:15am Big Daddy 11:55am Grown Ups 2 1:40pm The Full Monty 3:15pm Maverick 5:25pm Kindergarten Cop A tough cop is forced to impersonate a kindergarten teacher in order to catch a criminal.

7:20pm Big Daddy 9:00pm Grown Ups 2 10:50pm Idiocracy 12:20am The Full Monty 2:00am Mallrats 3:40am 10 Years

5:25am Malpractice 7:05am Penthouse North 8:35am No Good Deed 10:15am Bullitt 12:10pm Pride and Glory 2:25pm Eden 4:05pm No Good Deed 5:45pm Swordfish 7:30pm The Pelican Brief 10:00pm Pride and Glory 12:15am Basic Instinct 2:35am Cherry Falls 4:15am Money Train

4:30am Sweet Charity 7:00am Best Man Down 8:35am One Fine Day 10:25am The Notebook Rich girl Allie is swept off her feet by carpenter Noah, but her mum disapproves of the match.

12:35pm Gorillas in the Mist 2:50pm About Time 5:00pm One Fine Day 6:50pm The Notebook 9:00pm About Time 11:10pm Dangerous Minds 1:00am Cherry 2:50am First Night 4:50am Anastasia

Premiere

TCM

6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am Syrup 8:45am Saving Mr. Banks Special 9:15am Nebraska 11:15am Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 1:00pm Syrup 2:45pm Saving Mr. Banks 5:00pm Saving Mr. Banks Special 5:30pm Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 7:15pm Enough Said 9:00pm Saving Mr. Banks 11:15pm Nebraska 1:15am The Washington Snipers 3:00am Plush

6:00am Off Set 6:55am Gunsmoke 8:00am Gunsmoke 9:05am All the Young Men 10:40am The Juggler 12:20pm Domino Kid 1:50pm Heaven Can Wait 4:00pm A League of Their Own 6:25pm Arctic Flight 7:55pm On the Waterfront 10:00pm National Lampoon's European Vacation 11:50pm On Deadly Ground 1:45am National Lampoon's European Vacation 3:20am On Deadly Ground

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 9:35am Match of the Day Highlights and reaction to all of the latest football action. 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Wanted Down Under 12:45pm Helicopter Heroes Down Under 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra MOTD2 Extra presents the latest football action.

2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Bargain Hunt

BBC TWO 6:45am Countryfile 7:45am Alan Titchmarsh's Garden Secrets Alan Titchmarsh reveals the amazing secrets behind Britain's great gardens.

8:45am Athletics 11:30am The Football League Show Highlights from the day's Football League games. 12:50pm Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 2:20pm Paul Hollywood's Pies and Puds 2:50pm Athletics

ITV 7:00am CITV 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Weekend 10:25am May the Best House Win 11:25am Murder, She Wrote Drama series about a sleuthing writer who solves murder mysteries. 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Love Your Garden 1:30pm Long Lost Family 2:30pm Columbo

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CH4 7:10am The Hoobs 7:35am Caterham Motorsport 8:05am Triathlon 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer host a chilled Sunday show with recipes, previews and guests. 1:35pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:40pm The Big Bang Theory

CH5 9:10am The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill and His Best Friend Corky 9:20am Milkshake! Bop Box 9:25am Angelina Ballerina 9:40am Olly the Little White Van 9:45am Rupert Bear 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jelly Jamm 10:30am LazyTown 11:00am Access 11:15am Highland Emergency 11:45am Police Interceptors 2:40pm Disney's White Fang

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 9:00am All Aboard: East Coast Trains 10:00am Inside RAF Brize Norton 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm Got to Dance

3pm 3:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 3:45pm Eat Well for Less?

4:45pm Escape to the Country 5:30pm The Great British Bake Off

5:50pm Flog It!

4:30pm Midsomer Murders

3:10pm The Big Bang Theory 3:40pm The Big Bang Theory 4:10pm The Simpsons 4:40pm The Simpsons 5:10pm Deal or No Deal

4:45pm James and the Giant Peach

6:15pm The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

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

6:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 7:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 8:00pm Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

6:30pm Tipping Point 7:35pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Come on Down! The Game Show Story

6:15pm Channel 4 News 6:45pm Water for Elephants

9:00pm The Zoo 10:00pm The Great War: The People's Story 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:15pm Kids with Cameras: Diary of a Children's Ward

9:00pm The Mill 10:00pm Richard III: The New Evidence 11:00pm The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

This children's fantasy tells the story of a young boy who finds escape from his unpleasant aunts when he embarks on an adventure with a group of oversized talking insects who live in a giant magical peach.

3:00pm Modern Family 3:30pm Modern Family 4:30pm Modern Family 5:00pm Modern Family 5:30pm The Simpsons

6pm 6:30pm Songs of Praise 7:05pm Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News & Weather 8:00pm Antiques Roadshow

Simon Reeve explores the Tropic of Capricorn.

Animated version of the Victor Hugo classic story.

8:00pm 5 News Weekend 8:05pm Cricket on 5

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

9pm 9:00pm Countryfile 10:00pm The Village 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Regional News 11:20pm Weather 11:25pm Match of the Day 2

9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm James May: The People's Car 11:00pm The Prestige

John Travolta and Denzel Washington star in Tony Scott's remake of the 1974 thriller.

9:00pm World's Scariest Animal Attacks Documentary about terrifying animal encounters.

9:00pm Got to Dance 10:00pm A Touch of Cloth 11:00pm Hawaii Five-0

10:00pm Safe Action movie.

11:55pm Crank 2: High Voltage

12am 12:25am The 51st State 1:50am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:55am BBC News

1:05am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 2:00am Holby City 3:00am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:15am The Cube 1:15am The Store 3:00am Motorsport UK 3:50am British Superbike Championship Highlights 5:00am Britain's Best Bakery 5:50am Nightscreen

1:05am Good Morning, Vietnam 3:10am Wallis Simpson: The Secret Letters 4:05am First Time Farmers 5:05am The Million Pound Drop

1:40am Criminals: Caught on Camera 2:10am Super Casino 4:10am Killing Spree 5:00am House Doctor 5:25am Make it Big 5:50am Make it Big

12:00am Football's Funniest Moments 1:00am My Holiday Hostage Hell 2:00am Street Crime 2:30am Street Crime 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

ITV2

ITV3

ITV4

E4

8:00pm Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 10:00pm Our World War 11:00pm Family Guy 11:22pm Family Guy 11:45pm Siblings 12:15am Cuckoo 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Sexy Beasts 2:00am Siblings 2:30am Cuckoo 3:00am Football Fight Club 4:00am Impractical Jokers 4:30am Sexy Beasts

8:00pm BBC Proms

7:00am Beauty and the Geek 7:45am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:40am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:05pm America's Got Talent 3:50pm You've Been Framed!

4:20pm Nancy Drew 5:20pm FYI Daily 5:25pm Nancy Drew 6:20pm King Kong 7:20pm FYI Daily 7:25pm King Kong 10:00pm Hot Fuzz 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Hot Fuzz 12:20am Batman Returns

8:00am Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime 9:10am Holiday on the Buses 10:10am FYI Daily 10:15am Holiday on the Buses 10:55am Heartbeat 1:00pm A Touch of Frost 3:05pm Inspector Morse 5:25pm Carry on Cowboy 6:25pm FYI Daily 6:30pm Carry on Cowboy 7:20pm Columbo 9:00pm Lewis 11:00pm Chaplin 12:00am FYI Daily

12:05pm The Motorbike Show 1:05pm The Car Chasers 2:05pm Silverstone Classic 2014 3:05pm Alias Smith and Jones 4:10pm Destry 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Destry 6:15pm Nevada Smith 7:15pm FYI Daily 7:20pm Nevada Smith 9:00pm Ray Mears' Close Encounters 10:00pm Mortal Kombat 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Mortal Kombat 12:00am Hell on Wheels

10:55am Hollyoaks Omnibus 1:30pm Made in Chelsea NYC 2:30pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3:30pm Suburgatory 3:55pm The Mindy Project 4:25pm New Girl 4:55pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm The 100 6:50pm Rude(Ish) Tube 7:50pm Inkheart 10:00pm Made in Chelsea NYC 11:00pm Almost Royal: Los Angeles 11:35pm Virtually Famous 12:25am The Big Bang Theory 1:25am Rules of Engagement

Crime

Drama

More coverage from the Proms.

9:30pm Secret Knowledge Dr Janina Ramirez of Oxford University explores the fascinating wealth of Viking culture and its long-lasting influence on the British Isles.

10:00pm Great Poets in Their Own Words 11:00pm Edinburgh Extra 12:00am Egypt's Lost Cities 1:30am Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it Up to 11 2:30am Forever Young: How Rock 'N' Roll Grew Up 3:30am Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC 4:30am Secret Knowledge

SKY MOVIES Action 5:35am The Karate Kid, Part II 7:35am The Karate Kid, Part II 9:35am The Next Karate Kid 11:30am Ghosts of Mars 1:15pm The Wolverine An old acquaintance brings the clawed mutant to Japan, where he finds himself in grave danger.

3:25pm Pain and Gain 5:40pm Jaws Steven Spielberg's scary chiller about a coastal community plagued by a killer shark.

7:50pm The Wolverine 10:00pm Pain and Gain 12:15am Django Unchained 3:05am Resident Evil: Retribution

Comedy 5:25am Maverick 7:35am Notting Hill 9:45am The Mask 11:30am The Hangover Part III 1:20pm Scary Movie 5 3:00pm Dave 5:00pm Notting Hill 7:10pm The Mask 9:00pm The Hangover Part III 10:50pm Scary Movie 5 12:25am The Cable Guy 2:15am The Top Ten Show 2014 2:35am The Man with Two Brains 4:20am The World's End Special 4:50am Conception

4:15am Money Train 6:15am Loss of Faith 8:00am Derailed 10:00am Witness 12:00pm Murder at 1600 2:00pm Taken 2 3:45pm Bad Company 5:45pm Inside Man 8:00pm Derailed 10:00pm Taken 2 11:40pm A Man Apart 1:40am Out of Sight 3:50am Hick 5:40am Angel Flight Down

6:40am Hector and the Search for Happiness Special 7:00am Darling Companion 8:50am Hector and the Search for Happiness Special 9:10am The Break-Up 11:00am Drinking Buddies 12:40pm The English Teacher 2:20pm Flight 4:45pm The Great Gatsby Special 5:15pm The Break-Up 7:10pm Any Day Now 9:00pm Flight 11:25pm Drinking Buddies 1:05am Against the Ropes 3:05am Girl, Interrupted

Premiere

TCM

6:30am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:00am Syrup 8:45am Saving Mr. Banks Special 9:15am Enough Said 11:00am Nebraska 1:00pm Syrup 2:45pm Saving Mr. Banks Special 3:15pm Saving Mr. Banks 5:30pm The Washington Snipers 7:15pm Enough Said 9:00pm Saving Mr. Banks 11:15pm Nebraska 1:15am The Washington Snipers 3:00am Plush 4:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 5:00am Thor: The Dark World Special

6:00am Heaven Can Wait 8:00am On the Waterfront 10:00am A League of Their Own 12:25pm Arctic Flight An Alaskan pilot befriends a man posing as an America businessman.

1:55pm I Died a Thousand Times 4:00pm Gunsmoke in Tucson 5:35pm The Ballad of Cable Hogue 7:45pm Darby's Rangers 10:00pm Rome 11:10pm Mystic River 1:50am Hang 'Em High 4:00am Alexander's Ragtime Band 5:45am TCM Shorts

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Neighbourhood Blues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal Saints and Sinners 12:45pm Real Lives Reunited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt Game show in which two teams compete for the best bargains before they go up for auction.

2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 8:05am Animal Saints and Sinners 8:50am Real Lives Reunited 9:20am Fake Britain 10:05am The Stuarts 11:05am Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 11:35am Click 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 1:30pm Climbing Great Buildings 2:00pm My Life in Books 2:30pm Cash in the Attic

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 The Chase 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A

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CH4 7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me 2:40pm Come Dine with Me

CH5 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Cowboy Builders 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

MONDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am London Ambulance 7:30am London Ambulance 8:00am Dog Patrol 8:30am Dog Patrol 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 12:00pm Sinbad 1:00pm Got to Dance 2:00pm Got to Dance

3pm 3:15pm The Chef's Protege 3:45pm Celebrity MasterChef 4:30pm Coast 5:15pm Great Continental Railway Journeys

3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Two Tribes 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Hairy Bikers Asian Adventure

6:00pm Gift Wrapped 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street

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

9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Food and Drink 10:00pm Horizon 11:00pm The Sarah Millican Television Programme 11:30pm Newsnight

9:00pm Tonight 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:40pm The Zoo

9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 11:00pm My Online Bride

12:20am Dragons' Den 1:20am Great War Diaries 2:20am This is BBC Two

12:40am All Star Family Fortunes 1:35am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

12:00am Dispatches 1:00am The Shooting Gallery 1:45am Bullhead 4:00am Scandal 4:45am Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 5:40am Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking

12:05am Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 1:05am Celebrity Big Brother 2:05am Super Casino 4:10am Under the Dome 5:00am Wildlife SOS

12:20am NCIS: Los Angeles 1:20am Road Wars 2:20am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 3:10am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Stargate Atlantis

BBC THREE

BBC FOUR

ITV2

ITV3

ITV4

E4

8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm The Call Centre 10:00pm Russell Howard's Good News 10:30pm Russell Howard's Good News 11:00pm Uncle 11:30pm EastEnders 12:00am Family Guy 12:22am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Russell Howard's Good News 2:00am Our World War 3:00am Don't Tell the Bride 4:00am Uncle 4:30am Russell Howard's Good News

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Great British Railway Journeys

10:25am The Real Housewives of New York City 11:25am The Real Housewives of Atlanta 12:25pm Emmerdale 12:55pm Coronation Street 1:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 3:00pm The Millionaire Matchmaker 3:55pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 6:05pm The Real Housewives of Atlanta 7:00pm Dinner Date 8:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm The Shawshank Redemption 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Shawshank Redemption 12:50am Two and a Half Men

9:40am Murder, She Wrote 10:40am Judge Judy 11:05am Judge Judy 11:55am A Touch of Frost 2:00pm Heartbeat 3:00pm The Royal 4:00pm Hamish Macbeth 5:10pm Faith in the Future 5:40pm Duty Free 6:15pm On the Buses 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Murder, She Wrote 8:55pm A Touch of Frost 11:00pm Like Father Like Son 12:40am The Vice

8:40am Kojak 10:35am Magnum, P.I. 11:35am The Sweeney 12:35pm Alias Smith and Jones 1:40pm The Professionals 2:45pm Police, Camera, Action!

3:45pm Kojak 4:50pm Magnum, P.I. 5:50pm The Sweeney 6:55pm Alias Smith and Jones 8:00pm Cheers 9:00pm Motogp Highlights 10:00pm The Motorbike Show 11:00pm Ax Men 1:00am Motorsport UK

1:00pm Hollyoaks 1:30pm Rules of Engagement 2:00pm How I Met Your Mother 3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Revenge 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm 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

Crime

Drama

3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Bake-ation 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

3:10pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal

3:15pm NCIS Drama series following the US Navy's dedicated federal agency.

4:15pm Imaginary Friend

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

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

Includes sport and weather.

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 Police Interceptors

9:00pm Modern Family 9:30pm Modern Family Mitch and Cam struggle to cope with the spiralling cost of their wedding.

10:00pm The Day After Tomorrow

9pm 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Miranda 10:00pm New Tricks 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Have I Got Old News for You

An estimated 15 million Brits are currently looking for a partner online.

Crime documentary series.

10:00pm Gotham: Exclusive Preview 10:05pm Celebrity Big Brother Live coverage of the launch of the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother.

12am 12:05am Boomers 12:35am Live at the Apollo 1:20am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:25am BBC News

Michael Portillo continues his journey through the North West of England.

9:00pm Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies Two-part series which celebrates an unlikely story of outstanding British aviation achievement.

11:00pm Art of China 12:00am Tales From the National Parks 1:00am The Wonder of Animals 1:30am Beauty of Anatomy 2:00am Infested: Living with Parasites 3:00am Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies 4:00am Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

SKY MOVIES Action 4:55am The Marine: Homefront 6:30am Henry Cavill: Becoming Superman 7:00am Firewalker 8:50am Deep Rising 10:40am Hulk 1:05pm Deep Blue Sea 2:55pm A Good Day to Die Hard 4:40pm Get Carter 6:30pm Hulk 9:00pm Deep Blue Sea 11:00pm A Good Day to Die Hard 12:45am Crank 2:20am Cyborg 009 3:50am Death Warrant 5:30am Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

Comedy 4:50am Conception 6:30am Saving Mr. Banks Special 7:00am Turbo: Sky Movies Special 7:30am Mr. Deeds 9:20am The Oranges 11:05am This is 40 1:25pm The Top Ten Show 2014 1:45pm Stand Up Guys 3:35pm Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 5:10pm Last Holiday 7:15pm Mr. Deeds 9:00pm This is 40 11:20pm Stand Up Guys 1:05am Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo 2:35am The Out-of-Towners 4:20am The Top Ten Show 2014

5:40am Angel Flight Down 7:25am I Against I 9:00am Ripley's Game 11:05am The Island 1:30pm Flesh and Bone 3:40pm Switchback Former doctor Lane hitches a lift west with Cadillac driver Bob.

5:50pm The Good Doctor 7:35pm The Island 10:00pm Red Rock West 11:50pm Outlaw 1:45am Premium Rush 3:30am American Gigolo 5:35am Deep Family Secrets

5:20am Girls! Girls! Girls!

7:05am She Wants Me 8:40am Under the Tuscan Sun 10:40am The Four Feathers 12:55pm Never Been Kissed 2:50pm The Truman Show 4:40pm Captain Corelli's Mandolin 6:55pm Beyond the Sea 9:00pm The Truman Show 10:45pm Never Been Kissed 12:45am The Right Stuff 4:00am Surviving Christmas 5:35am Let's Make Love

Premiere

TCM

6:30am Fast and Furious 6 Special 7:00am Syrup 8:45am Saving Mr. Banks Special 9:15am Nebraska 11:15am Enough Said 1:00pm The Washington Snipers 2:45pm Syrup 4:30pm Saving Mr. Banks 6:45pm The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00pm Nebraska 9:00pm Saving Mr. Banks 11:15pm Enough Said 1:00am The Top Ten Show 2014 1:15am The Washington Snipers 3:00am Plush 4:45am The Top Ten Show 2014

6:00am I Died a Thousand Times 7:55am Darby's Rangers 10:10am The Ballad of Cable Hogue 12:20pm Gunsmoke in Tucson 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm The Boy From Oklahoma 5:40pm The Wrecking Crew 7:40pm Behold a Pale Horse 10:00pm Soldier 11:55pm The Replacements 2:25am Soldier 4:00am Terry Wogan Presents the Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 5:30am Ed Sullivan's Rock N' Roll Classics

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Neighbourhood Blues 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Animal Saints and Sinners 12:45pm Real Lives Reunited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

2:30pm Regional News All the latest local news.

2:45pm Doctors

BBC TWO 9:20am Fake Britain 10:05am The Men Who Made Us Spend 11:05am Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 11:35am HARDtalk 12:00pm BBC News 12:30pm World News 1:00pm Fred Dibnah's Magnificent Monuments 1:30pm The Super League Show 2:15pm A to Z of TV Gardening 2:30pm Cash in the Attic

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 The Chase 2:30pm ITV News and Weather A round-up of the latest news headlines and a national weather forecast.

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CH4 7:00am Countdown 7:45am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:10am 3rd Rock from the Sun 8:35am King of Queens 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:30pm Come Dine with Me 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm Come Dine with Me

CH5 8:20am The Mr Men Show 8:35am Thomas and Friends 8:50am Noddy in Toyland 9:00am Little Princess 9:10am Peppa Pig 9:35am Toby's Travelling Circus 9:45am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:00am Tickety Toc 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:10pm Celebrity Big Brother 2:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours

TUESDAY TV SKY 1 7:00am London Ambulance 7:30am London Ambulance 8:00am Dog Patrol 8:30am Dog Patrol 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 12:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 1:00pm Sinbad 2:00pm Sinbad

3pm 3:15pm Perfection 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Everyday Gourmets 5:30pm Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

4:15pm Audrey's Rain

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

6:00pm 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 Dogs: Their Secret Lives 10:00pm Worst Place to be a Pilot 11:00pm Ramsay's Hotel Hell 11:55pm Royal Marines Commando School

9:00pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 10:00pm CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

9:00pm Modern Family

3:15pm The Chef's Protege 3:45pm Celebrity MasterChef 4:30pm Coast 5:15pm Great Continental Railway Journeys

3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Secret Dealers 5:00pm Tipping Point

3:10pm Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 4:10pm Countdown 5:00pm Deal or No Deal

6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Two Tribes 7:30pm Eggheads 8:00pm Young Vets

6:00pm Gift Wrapped 7:00pm Local News and Weather 7:30pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm UEFA Champions League

9:00pm Coast 10:00pm Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals 11:00pm Some Scousers with Jokes 11:30pm Newsnight

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather

3:15pm NCIS Drama series following the US Navy's dedicated federal agency.

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

9pm 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm In the Club 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Scrappers

Round-up of the day's news.

11:40pm UEFA Champions League: Extra Time Highlights of all the Champions League matches.

Crime drama series about the work of a team of forensic investigators on the night shift.

11:00pm Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrations are in order as Mitch and Cam prepare to tie the knot.

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

12am 12:05am Operation Wild 1:05am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report.

1:10am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

12:20am Horizon Documentary series exploring topical scientific issues. 1:20am John Bishop's Australia 2:20am This is BBC Two

12:35am Tales From Northumberland with Robson Green 1:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA Jeremy Kyle presents the American version of his popular talk show. 4:40am Nightscreen 5:15am Britain's Best Bakery

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7:00pm Jack the Giant Slayer 9:00pm Iron Man 3 11:15pm Kick-Ass 2 1:05am 2 Fast 2 Furious Former LA cop Brian now makes his living driving in illegal street races in Miami.

3:00am The Delta Force 5:15am Sam Churchill: Search for a Homeless Man

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By Lamia Walker of HousesitMatch MONTY is a student who works during holidays; he repairs bikes and walks the neighbours’ dogs. He has always had dogs at home too.

Just recently he joined a network to find work as a petsitter. His first job was puppy sitting for a week. Hard work? Not a bit!

“I maintained the owner’s routine. On waking I’d let the dogs out to relieve themselves in the secure garden. We’d then play and I’d give them their breakfast and fresh water.

Because Cara is so young (six weeks) they stayed at home, but with the dog flap open so they went between the house and garden.

“Returning after an outing I’d say hello and be greeted with great excitement, rewarding them with a treat. We’d play ball games and tug of war.

“Routine is really important for them so by 6pm every night they would be fed and I’d carry on with my evening whilst playing with them. At bedtime Cara would sleep in her cot due to her age, but Murphy (one-year-old) roamed the house. It was fun. I love puppies, they have so much energy!”

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Cat owners should beware of lilies ALL parts of the lily including the stem, leaves, petals, stamens and pollen - are poisonous to cats.

Even minor exposures (cat chewing on a leaf or getting pollen on fur or whiskers) can be fatal.

While the exact toxin is still unidentified, cats who are not treated can quickly develop acute renal failure and die, generally within three to six days.

Cats with acute renal failure typically have vomiting, depression, partial or complete loss of appetite and dehydration.

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Cats who have been seen near lilies, as well as those who have definitely ingested any part of a lily, should be seen by a veterinarian immediately.

Cats who are treated within 18 hours of exposure to a toxic lily generally recover.

However, in cases where

VET CARE: Vital to combat exposure to toxic lilies. treatment is delayed, the prognosis is generally poor and most cats are euthanised.

Your vet can provide certain medications to help your cat eliminate the plant. In addition, your cat will receive intravenous fluids in the veterinary clinic for approximately 48 hours.

The vet may refer your cat to a specialty or emergency hospital for continued care. Blood tests will be done when your cat is admitted to the hospital and will be repeated in 24 and 48 hours.

Cats who receive the above care within 18 hours of exposure generally do very well.

Those who are treated later typically do not survive, even with aggressive therapy (such as dialysis).

Unfortunately, there is no home treatment that is successful in saving the lives of cats who are poisoned by lilies. They must be taken to a vet as quickly as possible.

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When to seek medical advice if your dog or cat has a cough WHEN should you be worried if your pet is coughing?

Firstly you have to distinguish coughing from other sounds. Sneezing and snoring are easy to recognise. Reverse sneezing is a sound a dog makes when the soft plate is in the wrong position, it is an inspirational sound.

Coughing can be one big cough; e.g., if the dog drinks water too quickly. Or

a couple of harsh coughs if something gets stuck in the throat. This is functional and will cease as soon as the throat is cleared.

Coughing can be dry, persistent and not productive. These are irritations of the throat and trachea and in dogs are commonly caused by kennel cough. Kennel cough is a syndrome caused by para-influenza viruses and the bordetella

bacteria. It is very contagious; it just needs one dog coughing in the direction of another to transmit the disease. Hence the name kennel cough.

It is an infection of the larynx and trachea and will need treatment.

Cats could be coughing due to hair in the throat, although they rather tend to vomit. They may suffer from feline asthma, which could be due to allergy,

which gives them a dry, harsh cough. Coughing can be productive, which means mucus needs to come up. This is due to bronchitis.

Be aware that dogs and cats will cough up the mucus but then swallow it, so you do not see it.

Bronchitis needs treatment for the infection and products that make it easier to cough mucus up.

Cat flu can progress to

bronchitis.

Coughing can be present only after exercise or only at night. This is suggestive of heart disease. This cough is not productive and often the dog pants a lot.

Diagnostics like blood tests, X-rays, ultrasound, ECG need to be done to determine the type of heart disease and medications will be given.

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SKY 1 7:00am London Ambulance 7:30am London Ambulance 8:00am Dog Patrol 8:30am Dog Patrol 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am Futurama 10:30am Futurama 11:00am Brainiac: Science Abuse 12:00pm Emergency with Angela Griffin 1:00pm Sinbad 2:00pm Sinbad

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4:15pm Beyond the Blackboard Drama.

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10:00pm Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 11:00pm A League of Their Own

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in history 1911: The first around-the-world telegramme is sent. A dispatcher in New York sends a message reading “This message sent around the world”. It travels 28,000 miles and took 16.5 minutes to reach its destination.

1941: Britain and the US seal alliance. Prime Minister Winston Churchill holds secret meetings with American President Franklin D Roosevelt where they secretly draft plans for Hitler’s downfall.

1945: Allied nations celebrate VJ Day. After almost six years of war, Japan unconditionally surrenders to the Allies. Millions of people around the world rejoice at the end of the conflict.

1950: Princess Elizabeth gives birth to second child. The heir to the throne gives birth to a daughter at Clarence House in London. Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise weighed 6lb.

1964: The Beatles kick off their first US tour. The Fab Four travel to California and take the stage at the Cow Palace in San Francisco for their first-ever concert tour of North America.

1969: Britain sends troops into Northern Ireland. Following three days and two nights of violence in several areas of the country, the British Government deploys troops in Northern Ireland to restore law and order.

1977: Elvis Presley dies. The singer is found collapsed at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

He is rushed to the Baptist Memorial Hospital where doctors fruitlessly try to save his life. He was only 42.

1989: Manchester United was subject to a £20 million (€25.18 million) takeover bid, in what is considered to be one of the biggest takeover deals in the history of British football. The deal fell through with bid leader Michael Knighton accepting a seat on the board instead.

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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you feel like going it alone at the moment, you would do well to involve someone close in your project or exercise. There is room for improvement in both your life and your health but it can be more enjoyable if shared. Expect surprises in your love life and you will not be surprised. .

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) It could be that you are feeling a little below par at the moment.

You may assume it is because of a recent emotional upset, but it is unlikely to be quite that simple. Spend a bit of time and money on yourself for a change.

Develop your talents in the realms of writing, painting and music. This need not take a large amount of time. Start with one simple project.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Despite pulling out all the stops when it comes to a certain person or project, your charm may not be working as well as usual this week. It is still a fine time to beaver on quietly in the background. A few emotional fireworks make you sit up and take notice, but try to be open-minded.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get some rest and peace because, if you let yourself get too tired, your temper could suffer. When it comes to business get it over with so that you can spend extra time on your social life. Something important is round the corner.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Sometimes you shuffle things around to survive difficult times. The energy that this uses means that realising a dream this week could mean difficult choices to be made. Your need to be settled makes you impatient.

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Your great energy and loyalty to a certain project serve you well. The Lion in you wants to push ahead and your confidence is inspiring. However, not until mid-September will you feel able to ask for what you desire.

August 15: Ben Affleck, 42. Film actor.

Oscar-winning actor who first came to fame with Good Will Hunting, which he also wrote, he later went on to direct and act in the Academy Awardwinning film, Argo.

August 16: Madonna, 56. Singer.

Grammy Award-winning pop singer who became known for hits like Papa Don’t Preach and Like a Virgin she has also made several films.

August 17: Robert De Niro, 71. Film actor.

Actor, director and producer who won an Academy Award for his role in Raging Bull and another for Best Supporting Actor in The Godfather Part II. AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Energy is low but your spirit seems to be getting power from somewhere. At times, it feels that it is almost outside of your own sphere. When tackling what is seen as a tedious task, you may not be aware that you are building something for the future, but there is much going on that will affect your future to a large extent.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) For some time, things on the romantic front have been confusing, to say the least. There are decisions that someone has to make that affect you seriously. Romantically and emotionally, things come to a head but don’t let the wind of change blow away all that you have achieved. Don’t begin to doubt yourself or others will, too.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Chains, 2 Cinder, 3 Abases, 4 Longer, 5 Issued, 6 Levels, 7 Enable, 8 Elders, 9 Nobler, 10 Nursed, 11 Render, 12 Ladder, 13 Sender, 14 Waters, 15 Holder, 16 Tinder, 17 Morsel, 18 Thence, 19 Motion

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Arm yourself with plenty of information about what is going on in your life at the moment. Those close might expect you to lead the way on an important matter. You need to trust your instincts more and have confidence. Think in the long term. Those who are not considered important now could be so in the future. As you prefer being in charge, this should not seem unnatural to you.

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Transcendence is an incredible edge-ofyour-seat sci-fi thriller set in a not so distant future. Dr Will Caster is one of the greatest scientists in the world thanks to his efforts in creating sentient artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, all his success brings the unwanted attention of an extremist group that wants to put an end to his work. After Caster is fatally shot, he decides to continue his latest project by connecting his mind to a computer.

Starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman and Paul Bettany. Run time 119 minutes and is rated 12A.

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August 14: Jose Coronado. Film actor.

This Spanish actor has been in over 30 films since his debut in 1987 in El Publico.

Before acting Coronado was a medical student (where he learnt to play poker) but left his studies for the bright lights of the acting world. He won a Goya award for best actor in 2011 for his role in ‘No habra paz para los malvados.’

August 18: Edward Norton, 45. Film actor.

Known for his role in Fight Club this American actor was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Primal Fear.

He made his directorial debut in 2000 with Keeping the Faith.

SWEET F A All the answers begin with the letters ‘FA’ 1. By what, more common name, is the surgical procedure ‘rhytidoplasty’ better known?

2. In ice hockey, what name is given to the method of starting play where a referee drops the puck between two opposing players?

3. In the 1968 film version of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!, which character was played by Ron Moody?

4. Named after a tree, what name is given to a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil?

5. Stanley is the capital of which group of islands in the South Atlantic?

6. What is the name of the Austrian pop/rock star who topped the UK singles charts in 1986 with Rock Me Amadeus?

7. What name is given to a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register?

8. What was the surname of the Nobel Prize-winning American novelist whose works include: The Sound and the Fury (1929), As I Lay Dying (1930), and Absalom!

Absalom! (1936)?

9. Which nine-letter adjective that means ‘treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour’ contains all five vowels in alphabetical order?

10. Which popular social networking website was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes?

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

TARGET: Average: 12 Good: 15

August 19: John Stamos, 51. TV actor.

Best known for his role as Jesse Katsopolis in the ABC hit show, Full House he also starred in the popular ER from 2006 to 2009.

August 20: David Walliams. Comedian.

Comedian, television personality, actor and author who accompanied Matt Lucas to make Little Britain in 2003.

He was also a judge on Britain’s Got Talent.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) You may well feel that your business life is not going as well as you would have hoped this week.

They do say that you can’t have everything right at once. This is a good time to enjoy the company of others and make your love life buzz. .

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Because you are about to enter an active phase, it would be best to keep things as straightforward and organised as possible. Those around you may be less than exciting at the moment, so keep the interest going with joint activities and accepting interesting invitations.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something of the rebel in you this week. Even you don’t fully understand the changes taking place. You will resist any attempt to stop from expressing yourself freely.

Although you prefer a peaceful time, it may be necessary to remind someone of your rights.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Have you been a bit of a couch potato recently? Spend some of this week working towards a healthy mind in a healthy body. Running yourself ragged should certainly be avoided. Seek expert advice now about a problem that just won’t go away. It will, but only with a lot of effort. Although you prefer to share your activities, this is one area that you need to concentrate on fully, so go for it alone to begin with.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION atop, leap, lope, nape, neap, nope, opal, open, pail, pain, pale, pane, pant, pate, peal, pean, peat, pelt, pent, peon, pile, pine, pint, pion, pita, plan, plat, plea, plot, poet, pole, pone, pont, tape, tope, topi, inapt, inept, leapt, lepta, nopal, opine, paint, panel, panto, paten, patio, penal, petal, petit, piano, pilot, pinto, piton, pitta, plain, plait, plane, plant, plate, pleat, point, alpine, lepton, opiate, pantie, patent, patten, pelota, pineal, pineta, pinole, plaint, planet, platen, pliant, pointe, polite, potent, pottle, teapot, tinpot, tiptoe, opaline, pantile, patient, polenta, talipot, POTENTIAL

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1. FACE LIFT, 2. FACE-OFF, 3. FAGIN, 4. FAVELA, 5.

FALKLAND ISLANDS, 6. FALCO, 7. FALSETTO, 8. William FAULKNER, 9. FACETIOUS, 10. FACEBOOK

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

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Unscramble the title of a popular 1970s US television programme (three words): ATTACH SHY DRUNKS

Across 7 Robin Hood, possibly is partly about lawn mowing (6) 8 Find acne in dogs (6) 10 White ant is a form of emitter (7) 11 Pacific activity housing desert plants (5) 12 Some lounge around for equipment (4) 13 Drive off a returning social outcast (5) 17 An animal who will never change his spots... (5) 18 We can take silver as compensation (4) 22 Longs for a church to end service collections (5) 23 Found contract ordered farm vehicle (7) 24 Escapes from crazy, sad Eve (6) 25 Time out corner (6)

Unscramble the name of a famous former Yorkshire and England cricketer: OBEY CRY TO ‘GET OFF’ FUNAGRAM SOLUTION: STARSKY AND HUTCH, GEOFFREY BOYCOTT

Play on Words K C U T S WORDS WORDS church (5) 6 Start with a follower, for example, at home (5) 9 Drink to the crashing of Beetle car (9) 14 Had plenty of food - but about a quarter had no food! (7) 15 Keeps making chess move (7)

16 Outfit’s circling record. Get down!

(7) 19 A trainee soldier acted strangely (5) 20 Lots of fish in ruthless short haul (5) 21 Born before Abel? What a cacophony! (5)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents G and 26 represents Z, so fill in G every time the figure 14 appears and Z every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Information (4) 4 Monastery (5) 9 Possessor (5) 10 Divine beetles (7) 11 Beatles manager (7) 12 Bluegrass instrument (5) 13 Annoyed and irritable (6) 15 Interfere with (6) 18 Defeated one (5) 20 Poisonous snake (7) 23 Takes in marriage (7) 24 Emblem (5) 25 State of acute pain (5) 26 In addition (4)

Down 2 Memory loss (7) 3 Be in agreement (5) 4 Not being in a specified place (6) 5 Thorny shrub (7) 6 Desire strongly (5) 7 Make a hole (4) 8 Away from the sea (6) 13 Pillar (6) 14 Filled tortilla (7) 16 Misleads (7) 17 Faithful (6) 19 Middle Eastern country (5) 21 Shinbone (5) 22 Emit a stench (4)

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

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cHIMp Answers: Too stuck up for words, Make a monkey out of him

Down 1 Company chief ordered to get a small house (7) 2 Timeless characteristic of white tern, allegedly (7) 3 Basil’s without love foundation (5) 4 Charles chopped trees (7) 5 Little bird wrapped in a scarf in

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Abel, 3 Lacrosse, 9 Stipend, 10 Carve, 11 Theme, 12 Rasher, 14 Agents, 16 Caesar, 19 Nevada, 21 Drama, 24 Again, 25 Tactile, 26 Settlers, 27 Heat.

Down: 1 Alsatian, 2 Elite, 4 Adders, 5 Rocks, 6 Sorbets, 7 Eden, 8 Deceit, 13 Ornament, 15 Elegant, 17 Addict, 18 Batter, 20 Annul, 22 Arise, 23 Oars.

QUICK Across: 1 Seem, 4 Peak, 9 Plain, 10 Stamina, 11/21 Tip off, 12 Identical, 13 Steady, 14 Scared, 18 Associate, 23 Cavalry, 24 Idiot, 25 Hour, 26 Easy.

Down: 2 Example, 3 Mankind, 4 Pester, 5 Apart, 6 Spat, 7 Zinc, 8 Pallid, 13 Snatch, 15 Crevice, 16 Rookies, 17 Magyar, 19 Save, 20 Cello, 22 Fate.

Across 1 Snails (9) 5 To weigh (person, apples) (5) 7 Fox (5) 9 Barcas (5) 10 Hedgehog (5) 11 Author (writer) (5) 12 Tiburón (5) 14 Joyas (9)

Down 1 Taza (recipiente) (3) 2 Sacacorchos (9) 3 Sunlight (3,3,3) 4 Fertiliser (5) 6 Principio (comienzo) (5) 8 Queen (5) 9 Barba (5) 13 Llave (de puerta) (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Glass, 3 Guest, 6 Mops, 7 Sangre, 9 Berenjena, 12 Barber, 13 Reja, 14 Abeja, 15 Museo.

Down: 1 Gums, 2 Apple tree, 3 Granja, 4 Engineers, 5 Tres, 8 Pecera, 10 Obra, 11 Caro.

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TOP TEN FAVOURITE BRITISH HOLIDAY DESTINATIONS SUMMER is here and everyone is either going on holiday or thinking about going on holiday so here are the top 10 destinations for British holidays.

1. Thailand Dubbed as ‘The Land of Smiles’ this country has changed a lot since it was the backpackers favourite destination. It has turned itself into a mainstream holiday destination. The attraction is evident: beautiful countryside, fantastic beaches, great food, friendly people and low prices.

This country has a fascinating cultural heritage and the capital, Bangkok, is buzzing with energy.

2. Croatia Its untouched coastline is among the most beautiful in the world and one of the most pristine in Europe. Croatia offers very good value when compared to other Mediterranean destinations with many fantastically attractive and reasonably priced resorts along the coast and the islands. The capital, Dubrovnik, once referred to as the Pearl of the Adriatic, has been restored to its former glory.

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3. Egypt The Valley of the Kings, a Nile cruise, shopping in Cairo: there are Italy many activities to choose from in this country whether you want to chill on a beach or explore the culture, Egypt has something for every pocket and every taste.

4. Turkey This country has actually benefited from not joining the Eurozone and, although not as cheap as 20 years ago, it still remains one of the cheaper destinations in which quality does not have to be sacrificed.

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5. Italy Fantastic beaches, ancient culture, amazing food and great weather, Italy offers a lot and it consistently comes out near the top in almost every survey of favourite holiday destinations, whether it is Rome, Florence and Venice or the countryside of Tuscany.

6. Great Britain UK travellers can still enjoy their own country (especially if they live in Spain); the UK’s most popular destinations are Devon and Cornwall, the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and Scotland. Britain offers many interesting holiday experiences from renting a lighthouse keeper’s cottage to boating holidays along its canals and waterways.

7. USA This is the most popular long haul destination for British holidaymakers as it has an impressive array of diversity: amazing landscapes, iconic cultural sights, friendly people (who love British accents) and great food.

8. Greece The whitewashed villas, the friendly tavernas, the hot sun and the blue, blue sea.

Greece has a lot to offer and holidays there are all about simplicity - even their food is a masterpiece of simplicity, both traditional and healthy.

9. France Despite a slightly rocky historical relationship between the two countries, the British still love to holiday in France.

Some of its favourite destinations are the beaches of Corsica and the Ile de Re as well as cycling through the beautiful countryside or shopping in Paris. Wine tours and cooking courses have been a long standing British holiday destination in this country since the 17 century.

10. Spain This is a long-time favourite and remains the UK’s number one holiday destination.

Favourites are the Balearic Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza along with the Canary Islands, not forgetting the Costa del Sol or any of the other popular costas. Spain offers interesting culture, fun, great food, amazing local festivities, fantastic weather and friendly people.

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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Average: 28 Good: 36 Very good: 52 Excellent: 64

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point • 5 letters: 2 points 6 letters: 3 points • 7 letters: 4 points 8 or more letters: 11 points

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION khan, khans, kine, fake, faker, fain, fainer, fans, fine, finer, fines, fins, reek, rues, here, hake, haul, hurl, hues, hens, akin, lure, lures, urea, eureka, naïf, pure, puree, purl, rein, reins, revs, vein, veins, snake, snakier, sneak, sneaker

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Retail therapy? Pull the other one Mike Walsh Mike, based in Mediterranean Spain, is an international journalist, author and professional writer.

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T is said the optimist is the person who thinks the chocolate bar is going to be the same size as the packet.

We know it. There has been a revolution in packaging, the purpose of which is not to protect the contents but to fool the purchaser.

Retail therapy? Why does shopping these days have to be a battle of wits between retailer and shopper? You need therapeutic help after you have been shopping.

It never used to be like that. My enduring memories are those of the 1950s to 1960s. No supermarkets then but there were scores of owner-managed shops, each a specialist in their own trade. The grocers, though far removed from today’s

JUST A MEMORY: No supermarkets, but owner-managed shops, each a specialist in their trade. supermarkets, sold a wide choice of produce. You asked for whatever you wanted. It was bagged, weighed and fuss-free you paid.

Back then we had a name for what today are known as conmen; they were called spivs.

Anyone notorious for sharp practice was scorned and dismissed as having a barrow-boy mentality.

At town markets we avoided

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snake-oil salesmen, phony auctions and ‘special discounts.’ If tempted to buy we checked the box’s content before heading home to find it didn’t work anyway.

Today’s barrow boys wear sharp suits, manage retail supermarkets and hide behind branded goods. Management of modern supermarkets has since acquired sophisticated skills to trick us out of our hard earned

money. More goods than ever are unnecessarily boxed. Pick the packet up and it is surprisingly light. Shake it and you sense the actual product is half the size of the packet.

There are few products that haven’t been tinkered with.

Razors are manufactured from putty soft steel. This ensures their being blunted after two or three shaves.

To make sure of their lack of

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durability three-blades are sold as a bonus. Yes, they are a bonus but to the makers, not their customers. The shaved bristle debris lodges between the blades rendering them quickly useless.

I recall a time when Wagon Wheels were so named as they were impressively big. They are now higher priced but better described as mini-wheels. The entire system is carefully tweaked to ensure that, like cattle, we are sheared and milked in the supermarket sheds.

Sale prices, discounts and three for two deals are often manipulated to stay within the law - just. Their purpose is often to deceive clients.

Where are the statutory bodies set up to supposedly protect our interests?

The EU is awash with ridiculous food related regulations. How is it that the greater the bureaucracy the lower the standards and the more cheating? Maybe it is time for the cardiologist’s diet: “if it tastes good spit it out.”

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New research shows that those in windowless rooms could lose an average of 46 minutes of sleep a night compared to those who sit near windows.

The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine which suggested that the working environment is a factor in setting the body’s own internal clock.

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DRUGS used to treat HIV could be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS).

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Training for diabetics SHORT bursts of exercise could benefit those with diabetes.

Researchers found that patients who spent three minutes power walking, followed by a slower pace for three minutes over the course of an hour, had better blood sugar levels than those who walked at a constant pace.

Traditionally, those with diabetes have been advised to stick to walking at a moderate pace but scientists from Copenhagen University found interval walking training had greater health benefits.

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No-cook seafood ceviches CEVICHE is a Latin American dish consisting mainly of meat or seafood which has been cooked using only the acidity of vinegar or citrus juice much like ‘boquerones en vinagre’ which can be found all over Spain.

First of all sushi-grade fish is necessary but it’s also acceptable to use frozen if high quality. Just cut into thin strips and put in a citrus or vinegar marinade for 45 minutes. Add

a few herbs and spices to taste and it’s ready.

Scallop ceviche is made with finely shredded and unsweetened coconut flakes which add an unexpected texture and flavour to the spicy dish.

White fish ceviche verde is made with a variety of fish for a mix of flavours and textures; combine this with avocado, green olives, chopped spring onions and cherry tomatoes.

Octopus ceviche is for the more adventurous but is a taste that goes well with a citrus marinade - for extra crunch and colour just add peppers.

Ceviche tacos are an excellent barbecue item to liven up the meat based meal. Just make any sort of ceviche and serve it in a taco shell.

Scandinavian ceviche is made with smoked fish and may be more appealing if you don’t like raw fish.

CEVICHE: A simple summer food.

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ASSALA Nepali Indian Restaurant is the newest restaurant to open in Calpe and is already a big hit with residents and holidaymakers alike.

Whilst it may be new to Calpe, the family who own and run it are well established with other restaurants to their name. But now in Calpe, Massala is delighted to be offering high quality, authentic cuisine to be enjoyed in the restaurant or even at home with their takeaway service.

Whilst dining out, attentive and friendly staff will attend to your every need as you sit back and relax in the friendly modern surroundings, or cool off on the terrace for some al fresco dining watching the world go by.

The menu has all you would expect and want including tikka masala, korma and bhuna dishes all cooked to your preference. But if you would like to try something a little different, choose from the Massala House Special range including Nepali Green Valley Chicken; chicken cubes cooked with herbs from the Himalayas and a fresh mint sauce popular in the area or even Himalayan Ross; lamb and chicken tikka cooked with tomato sauce and Himalayan nuts in a rich gravy.

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OYSTER ETIQUETTE: chew or swallow?

How to eat an oyster THEY are everyone’s favourite bivalve yet so many of us are unsure how to eat them.

Here are a few tips to get started with oysters.

Oysters get their flavour from the type of water they come from, much like wine and ‘terroir,’ so the first step is to order the variety that you like most.

North Atlantic oysters are smaller, milder and brinier and have a smoother shell than their south Atlantic cousins so the first step is deciding if you want a strong taste or a milder one. Don’t be scared of asking the waiter for advice - they probably know more than most of their customers

about the food they serve.

Once ordered they will come on a tray of ice with condiments in the centre. The condiments can include horseradish, mignonette (red wine vinegar, shallots and pepper), cocktail sauce, Tabasco sauce and lemon wedges. The best is to try an oyster by itself first then you will know which condiment, if any, you want on it.

Use the little forks given to loosen the mollusc from its shell and when it is fully detached just bring the wider part of the shell to your mouth and slurp; the choice to chew or directly swallow is an individual one.

Ramen noodles and salt WHETHER you are a broke university student or a time pressed worker, Ramen noodles are an easy answer for a tasty, ready to eat meal which is also cheap, but there are drawbacks to the briny noodle dish in the form of the amount of sodium it contains.

A typical bag of ‘just add boiling water’ ramen noodles contains around three grams of sodium which is half of the recommended daily intake.

These figures get worse the more gourmet the ramen are; in a study carried out by the University of Chicago it was found that the more gourmet the ramen noodles the more salt they contained - they analysed a bowl of Momofuku noodles and discovered it contained seven grams of salt!

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T’S sweltering outside but with a breeze through an open door from a shaded terrace it’s bearable, with a cool infusion to sip while writing next week’s article. As explained below there are several things prepared from garden plants that are very enjoyable during the hot summer days.

Lemon verbena infusions A few leaves of this attractively smelling and tasting herb in hot water, best not quite boiling, yields a very refreshing hot or cold summer beverage.

It’s a good idea to keep a

Phew it’s hot, but the garden has useful refreshments

large jugful in the fridge for mid-afternoon drinking before and after a siesta.

Rosemary, mint, rose petal and olive leaf infusions This a great mix for a healthy, re-energising and life extending breakfast cuppa. See the book ‘Living Well From Our Garden Mediterranean Style’ for numerous other ideas.

Mint soup and infusions Entertaining a group of friends last night we started with a soup that is very easy to make and immediately soothing on a

REFRESHING: Chilled tomato gazpacho soup. hot sultry day or night. Just harvest, or buy, a moderately sized ridge cucumber for each person

then put into a chopper/blender machine with unsweetened yoghurt, fresh lemon juice, chopped mint leaves and salt and pepper to taste. Once a smooth creamy liquid is produced place in a jug or bowl in the fridge for a few hours before serving.

Tomatoes Summer favourites include chilled tomato gazpacho soup, fresh baked bread with an olive oil, tomato and crushed

garlic spread and an Andalucian Remojon salad made with thin slices of oranges and tomatoes, chopped salt cod, home cured olives and a dressing of olive oil and dry sherry or Moriles wine.

Coastal valley dews When I leave at day break for a cool comfortable walk there is heavy dew on the leaves of shiny plants, paths and cars parked in the road.

Overnight it had cooled off and rehydrated plants.

However it is not sufficient to meet the daily needs of plants, so regular watering is a must for many plants with continuing drought conditions. By 8.30am the dew has gone.

By the way although central Spain has had a good few storms this

summer the landscape around Madrid and Segovia were parched brown when I assisted two weeks ago week as a volunteer at a Vaughan Town Week where Spaniards pay big money to practice talking English for 84 hours in six days. Volunteers are sought with a wide range of English accents. This is a good way to give something back to Spain and make new friends.

Interestingly with only half the level of humidity and good breezes, Madrid and Segovia were much more comfortable places to be than the holiday Costas.

Look up ‘Books about Spain’ in the new EWN DIRECTORY If you would like to know a little more about each of Dick’s useful gardening and lifestyle books you can now do so by going onto the EWN website and clicking Directory and then clicking Spanish Books.

‘Living well from our garden - Mediterranean style’ is an interesting and inspiring book that can help you live well in terms of spiritual and mental health and economic well-being’ ‘Our 52 day retirement adventure along the Spanish Pyrenees’ describes a 945 kilometre trek from the shores of the Bay of Biscay to the soft sandy beaches of the Med through the Spanish Pyrenees.

‘How to use less water in your garden’ is a practical guide to what is involved in waterless gardening in Spain.

All are available from Amazon Books UK or Spain. © Dick Handscombe www.gardenspain.com August 2014

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100 family home transfer agreements FAMILIES in the Basque Country are to benefit from an agreement recently negotiated between a bank and the Basque Government.

Kutxabank has agreed to transfer to Eusko Jaurlaritza (Basque Government) 100 homes which are to be rented out to low-income families.

As stated in the agreement, the properties can only be rented out to people or families whose annual income a year before applying for one of

the transferred properties did not exceed €21,100.

The lessees that fulfil all the necessary requirements are to pay rents that under no circumstances can exceed 30 per cent of their annual income, which means they will not pay more than €400, including community fees and the land value tax. In addition, the annual rent is to be subject to subsequent adjustments based on the consumer price index published by the Spanish National Statistics Institute.

The lease agreement will only be valid for a term of three years and Eusko Jaurlaritza committed itself to maintaining the transferred properties in good condition and to hire all the necessary services.

The agreement reached between the Government and the bank includes a clause stating the homes are to be returned in the same condition as before transfer.

Some properties are brand-new and have two or three bedrooms.

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Naturally, we recommend that you plan in the spring to give yourselves a nice warm winter. Contacting us early will allow us to guarantee that your heaters will be on one of our regular deliveries from BEHA and ADAX. Electric systems are still the cheapest start-up option despite electricity prices rising, along with gas and oil. But because of the rising fuel prices it is even more imperative that you plan for the winter by purchasing cost-effective and efficient Neater Heaters, rather than waiting for the cold weather to catch you napping causing you to rush out and buy whatever you can grab off the shelves.

Neater Heaters are Norwegian Convector Heaters. They use latest technologies and materials to ensure that the electricity you use to heat your home is used effectively and efficiently. We can heat a room using fewer kilowatts than our rivals, and our heaters are cheaper to buy than those of rivals claiming similar efficiency figures. We know this, because we started off as customers looking for something that didn’t exist anywhere in Spain at the time: An affordable; effective electric heater. Eventually we had a stroke of luck and discovered that Norway had the answer to our problems.

Easy to install and operate, as often the best things are, The Norwegian convector heaters we decided to buy

NEATER HEATER DISTRIBUTORS: COSTA BLANCA NORTH MORAIRA: S&W, The Tool Bar. Tel. 965 745 805 JAVEA : Connect 2 Spain, Javea Port.

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Tel. 965 874 451 ALTEA: Leo's Superstore.

Tel. 965 844 848 LA NUCIA: UK Labels.Tel. 637 433 763 quite honestly transformed our lives simply by making our houses warm in winter.

In a ‘Victor Kiam’ moment we realised if these heaters were the answer to our prayers, there would be other people out there who needed them too, so we decided to set up a business to import and sell them on the Costa Blanca. Their popularity spread, and so did we. At the start of last winter we were selling them from Denia down to Malaga through our network of agents. However, this was not enough, as we were getting enquiries from throughout Spain, so we contacted MRW couriers and started work on our website to make it customer friendly.

This winter, subject to stock levels, anyone in Spain can order their Neater Heater from our website on Monday and have it delivered free by Friday.

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Residential market to begin improving THE Spanish residential property market is to begin improving in 2015 and prices are likely to increase by 2 per cent, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Recent data seem to indicate that the fall in prices has slowed down in the last few months and the American financial services company predicts that prices will drop overall by 2 per cent in 2013 compared to 4.6 per cent last year.

Property prices in the country have decreased by approximately 30 per cent since the real-estate market was hard hit by the economic downturn six years ago.

As stated by Standard & Poor’s, the favourable outlook for Spain’s property market is due to the fast recovery of the economy and a rapid fall in unemployment.

Spain’s economy grew by 0.5 per cent

between April and June 2014, said the Spanish Central Bank. This represents the fastest growth rate in as many as six years and the latest unemployment figures show 192,000 people found a job in the last year.

Some experts believe the trend witnessed in Spain’s property market in the last 12-month period can be safely attributed to the arrival of American and British property funds.

Nevertheless, it is rather unlikely that the property market in Spain will recover throughout the country at the exact same space. The prices of properties located in coastal areas are expected to increase first.

On the other hand, Standard & Poor’s says Spain’s long-term recovery could be held back by the large number of property on the market and the population decline.

Study reveals high number of unsold second-hand properties THERE are close to 13 unsold second-hand homes for every 1,000 people in Spanish capitals.

According to a study by idealista.com, there are 12.6 unsold second-hand homes in the capitals of Spanish Autonomous

Communities for every 1,000 people.

Their number has steadily grown by 55 per cent since August 2011, when there were 8.1 properties sitting idle on the market for every 1,000 people. To draw this conclusion, idealista.com

looked at their housing stock data and compared them to official figures from the last 2013 municipal register of inhabitants released.

With 25.8 second-hand unsold homes per 1,000 people, Alicante is the Spanish city with the highest housing density levels based on its population levels, followed

by Ciudad Real (25.6), and Bilbao (21.7).

On the contrary, the city with the lowest housing density level is Huesca (5.9), followed by Murcia (6.4), Teruel (6.5) and Cuenca and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (7.1).

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New ŠKODA Fabia boasts up to 17 per cent better mileage

THE new ŠKODA Fabia sets new benchmarks in terms of fuel consumption and emissions. Slated to debut in Paris in October 2014, the new Fabia will use up to 17 per cent less fuel than its predecessor, making it the most environmentfriendly and fuel-efficient

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Fabia of all time. Its all-new engine line-up (four petrol and three diesel engines) complies with the EU6 emissions standard.

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The petrol engines available are new threeand four-cylinder series based on MQB technology.

Diesel engines available for the new ŠKODA Fabia comprise three performance levels of the new turbocharged directinjection 1.4 litre commonrail design with three cylinders. Its engine block is made of aluminium alloy.

At 55 kW to 77 kW, power output is unchanged from the second generation of the Fabia, though engine size is now 1.4 litres, not 1.6 litres as it was.

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From 2015, this will make the ŠKODA Fabia GreenLine the most environmentfriendly ŠKODA with a conventional power plant, surpassed only by the CNGpowered ŠKODA Citigo GTEC.

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Javea summer season ends with Yorkies win From Back Page Fletcher, John North, Brian Walker, Vee Wood, Bert McLean and Greg Sperring.

Coming in third slot to collect their cash prize were Los Amigos who had nine wins and

three draws giving them a total of 21 points. The team was made up of Ken and Carol Davey, David and Carol Meare and Geoff and Jo Morris. Taylor Made, who led the way for most of the competition, came

in fourth with 10 wins and 20 points.

The Winter Season is now looming on the horizon and kicks off with the 17th Iberian Open Competition which runs from September 1 to 10.

There are cash prizes, winners’ medals and a trophy for Player of the Tournament.

Contact Alan Travers on 669 421 004 or email to atravers9@gmail.com if you need any assistance.

First silverware to Arsenal, and McIlroy ‘roars’ in US FOOTBALL - The first trophy of the new season has gone to Arsenal, who beat Manchester City 3-0 to lift the FA Community Shield at Wembley, Olivier Giroud scoring the pick of the goals.

Meanwhile, the League seasons in England and Scotland got under way last weekend and Bournemouth had the biggest win, 4-0 over Huddersfield.

Soon afterwards the Yorkshire club lost its manager Mark Robins - after one game!

Cambridge United won their first ‘FL’ game for nine years and Luton their first for six.

North of the border, promoted Rangers lost at home to relegated Hearts while Dundee United won at Aberdeen.

And Celtic, knocked out of the Champions League, 6-1 on aggregate by Legia Warsaw, were subsequently reinstated after the Polish club was

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disqualified for fielding an illegible player.

The 2014-15 Premiership season starts this weekend and the opening 10 fixtures are: Saturday: ArsenalCrystal Palace; Manchester UnitedSwansea; LeicesterEverton; QPR-Hull; StokeAston Villa; WBASunderland and West Ham-Spurs: Sunday: Liverpool-Southampton and NewcastleManchester City and Monday: Burnley-Chelsea.

GOLF - Despite the wind, rain, water and soggy greens, Rory McIlroy won a gripping US PGA Championship at Valhalla in Kentucky.

Only 13 players have now claimed back-toback Majors in the last 100 years and ‘Super Mac’ joins the elite after some excellent golf.

Phil Mickelson was second

behind the Irishman - the ninth time he has finished runner-up in a Major; Henrik Stenson and Rickie Fowler finished joint third.

CRICKET - England (367-9) thrashed India (152, with a record six ducks, and 161) by an innings and 54 runs in three days to win the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

After Stuart Broad (6-25) had battered the tourists, some impressive batting performances by Joe Root, Ian Bell and Jos Buttler gave England a huge advantage which allowed Moeen Ali to spin Alastair Cook’s team into a 2-1 series lead. In fact, Ali has now taken 20 wickets in this series - reaching that milestone in the quickest time by any England spin bowler.

The final Test starts tomorrow at The Oval and Broad, who broke his nose at Manchester, will be fit to play, wearing a face mask.

TENNIS - Swiss ace Roger Federer lost in straight sets to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) in the final of the Roger’s Cup in Canada. And Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska comfortably defeated US star Venus Williams in the women’s final, also in straight sets.

SAD LOSS An American racing driver has died after being struck by the car of threetime Nascar champion Tony Stewart during a local sprint race in New

POWERFUL DISPLAY: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beats Roger Federer.

York. Stewart and Kevin Ward Jr, 20, had collided on the previous lap of the dirt track race on Saturday.

Ward climbed out of his car and was on the track confronting Stewart when he was struck by his countryman’s car.

“There aren’t words to describe the sadness I feel about the accident,” said Stewart, 43, in a statement.

The Saturday Winter Triples Open Competition starts on October 25 and runs until February. Squads of up to nine players are invited to take part.

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As the summer season closes - another looms

THE last competitive match of the Summer Season at Javea Green saw the Yorkies lift the Taylor Floodlit Triples Trophy and Cash Prize with a final score of 24 points, having won 11 matches and drawn two.

Congratulations to team members, Tony and Anne McKenna, Alan and Jan Phillips, George Casson, Tony Hesketh-Field and David Gardiner.

Also in the money were the Deviates who took second place with 11 wins and one draw to their credit, giving them a final tally of 23 points.

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Golf Day raises funds for Guardian Angels SINGLE-PARENT support group Guardian Angels organised a Golf Day at the Ifach Golf Club in Moraira to raise funds.

The Mixed Texas Scramble was well attended by Ifach members and guests. After the round of golf and a buffet lunch, Guardian Angels organiser Carole Barnerias presented the prizes for the first three teams and also for nearest the tee. She also thanked everyone for attending and the Ifach Golf Club, in particular Sandra Wood, for their help in hosting the event.

A raffle followed, with prizes kindly donated by local businesses.

The event raised €352 for the charity.

Guardian Angels Gill Somers and Carole Barnerias with Sandra Wood (centre).

New single parents, male or female, are welcome to join the group and more information about Guardian

Angels can be found on their website www.guardian-angels.es or by calling Tricia Barr on 622 795 542.