Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 16 - 22 October 2014 Issue 1528

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Airport surpasses 1m mark for September MORE than one million passengers passed through Alicante-Elche Airport in September, which represents an increase of 2.5 per cent compared to the same month last year.

According to Spanish airports authority (AENA) the airport showed considerable growth in domestic traffic of 21.1 per cent, reaching 103,793 passengers. Of the international trade,

the UK provided the highest number of passengers using the airport, with 474,707 travelling on the 2,906 British flights, followed by Germany with 83,449 passengers on

485 flights.

From January to the end of September, Alicante-Elche Airport has seen nearly eight million passengers, a 4.9 per cent increase on the same period last year.

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INDEX News 1 - 38 Finance 39 - 44 Letters 45 Leapy Lee 46 Daily TV 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 64 Time Out 69 - 72 Health & Beauty 74 - 75 Food 76 - 78 Homes & Gardens 80 - 81 Property 82 - 85 Services 86 - 90 Classifieds 91 - 93 Motoring 94 Sport 95 - 96

FOR SALE: Property prices on the up.

Re-sale property prices on the rise

THE price of re-sale homes rose by 0.3 per cent in the third quarter in the Valencia Region.

The average price of re-sale property stood at €1,309 per square metre in the third quarter, representing an increase of 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter. This value remains 20.6 per cent below the Spanish average which was €1,647 per square metre, a fall of the previous quarter by 0.5 per cent.

This was the lowest drop in prices in the last four years according to the report by Fotocasa.es.

In Alicante Province, prices rose by 1.6 per cent, with the largest increase of 11.1 per cent being recorded in Denia.

The average price in Alicante Province is €1,333 per square metre, compared to €1,327 per square metre in Valencia and €1,146 in Castellon.

For those looking to buy, the Valencia Region remains amongst the cheapest for property, coming fourth in the country with Murcia, Extremadura and Castilla La Mancha being the only regions with cheaper prices.

Bank robbers tunnel to be filled in APPROVAL has been given to filling and repairing a tunnel in Elche, which was dug out by a criminal gang attempting to rob a branch of the Banco Popular.

Municipal officers have assessed the work and have taken legal advice about the correct way in which to fill the tunnel to prevent future

potential problems to the land and buildings above.

Elche Mayor Mercedes Alonso stated that the cost would be borne by the municipality’s

emergency contingency budget.

The tunnel was discovered in August when security cameras spotted a light inside the bank building.

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NEWS Bird talk SANTA POLA is hosting a free talk on Saturday from 10am12pm at the Museo de la Sal about the scientific banding of wild birds to aid their research and study. The talk is by Professor German Lopez.

Tram crash THE tram service on Line Two in Alicante near the San Vicente commercial centre was halted after the tram collided with a car. No one was injured.

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Ebola procedures stepped up FOLLOWING the suspected Ebola case at Alicante’s San Juan Hospital, medical staff are complaining that training would have been insufficient if it had not been a false alarm.

Staff said they were particularly concerned at having only received basic instruction on putting on and taking off biohazard suits and said they would not have been able to

cope with a genuine case of Ebola.

Their fears came to light once more following news that a nurse in Madrid became infected despite wearing protective clothing, as it is believed she caught the disease as she removed it.

San Juan Hospital’s management team say they have now tightened up procedures at the hospital with any suspected

cases now be taken directly to San Juan’s isolation ward instead of entering the hospital through the accident and emergency department.

The hospital has 1,000 biohazard suits and staff were assured that they would be thoroughly briefed on putting them on and removing them correctly to minimise any risk.

UMH radio A TOTAL of 74 programmes will make up the eighth season of Radio Miguel Hernandez University which started broadcasting again this week.

Marijuana plantation GUARDIA CIVIL officers seized 100 marijuana plants being grown at an isolated property in Aspe. Police also discovered an illegal electricity hook-up installed by the tenant to save on bills.

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Squatters fight POLICE were asked to break up a brawl between squatters at two empty San Juan properties. Residents said they feared being drawn into the disputes.

Secret nuns

New HQ ALICANTE firefighters have moved to their new facilities in Playa de San Juan. The move from Plaza Seneca has been seven years in the making.

English lessons ENGLISH lessons are being held at the Age Concern Centre in La Siesta. The classes are open to any nationality wishing to learn English. Call 966 786 887.

Look at them THE photographic exhibition ‘Look at Them’ has opened at Orihuela’s Sala San Juan de Dios Museum. The photos, by 16 artists, are on display until November 9.

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ALICANTE City hosted a trade fair featuring products made by nuns belonging to enclosed orders. Some food products were made using ancient secret and closelyguarded recipes.

N-332 accident A MAN, aged 88, was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the N-332 at La Vila. Three others were slightly hurt.

Torrevieja tapas ESTABLISHMENTS wishing to join Torrevieja’s next tapas route have until October 28 to enrol by completing the online application form at www.ruta delatapatorrevieja.com.

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Fruit falls LOOKING SKYWARD: King Felipe VI with Queen Letizia and Princesses Leonor and Sofia.

Celebrating Spain’s National Day

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UEEN Letizia and the newly-crowned King Felipe VI attended the military parade in Madrid on Sunday October 12, to mark Spain’s National Day. The Queen, dressed in a dark teal tweed dress and matching shoes, held both her daughters’ hands as they watched the military procession. The princesses both wore floral dresses and sported neatly braided hair.

Husband and father, King Felipe VI, 46, joined his wife and two daughters, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia, for the occasion, dressed in smart, traditional military attire complete with sash, hat and gloves.

Quote of the Week I have been able to sell 4,000 tickets very fast so I do not worry if some guy says in his newspaper that I still write music for 15-year-old girls’ Thirty-seven-year-old singer-songwriter Dani Martin talking to 20minutos.es regarding the criticism aimed at him.

The national holiday, which commemorates the date of Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in America, has been celebrated since 2000, and is also known as Day of the Armed Forces.

The event, which is marked by a military parade, typically features a display of the Spanish Air Force’s aerobatics team and, unusually a goat, which is marched in front of the tribune, as the official La Legion’s mascot.

National Day in Spain is held annually every October 12 and invitations are extended to officials and foreign diplomats as well as representatives of Spain’s autonomous governments.

Number of the week

465,000

was the number of millionaires living in Spain by mid-2014, according to figures from the latest report on world health drawn up by Credit Suisse. This represented a 24 per cent increase compared to 2013.

THE summer heat and drought have left the Vega Baja and Baix Vinalopo’s pomegranate crop production around 6.6 per cent lower than last year.

Lost dunes THE ANSE naturalist group said 80 per cent of the sand dunes of La Manga have been lost by urban development and infrastructure. The group is now campaigning to recover 12 kilometres of coastline.

Sales drop NEW-BUILD properties accounted for 38 per cent of real estate sales in the Murcia Region in August. In total, 23,525 sales were registered, a drop of 1.1 per cent compared to August 2013.

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Spaniards work 300 hours more a year than Germans, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. On average, Spaniards worked 1,665 hours in 2013 more than the Germans (1,388) and the French (1,489).

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A note from the

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A deadly threat

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HE ease with which two health workers – one in Spain another in the USA – have caught Ebola is worrying.

Both were caring for patients with the deadly disease and were supposedly protected to the highest standards by modern protective gear and strict medical protocols.

Simply put, they should not have caught Ebola. But what was the first thing Spanish politicians did when criticism started to fly their way? They accused the nurse victim of lying and heaped all the blame on her, even as she lay seriously ill in hospital. Do they never learn?

The Spanish public has, quite rightly, been outraged by the smear campaign, viewing it as yet another example of the selfserving nature of politicians of all political spectrums.

An unpopular government getting more unpopular by the day.

Say a prayer for Erica...

THIS week we start a regular column

by Erica Russell Watson who has agreed, after much thought, to chart her feelings and emotions as she calmly undergoes treatment for breast cancer. We will share her thoughts and emotions through her treatment, and our prayers are with her.

We hope our readers will say a silent prayer for her too.

Should know better MONICA DE ORIOL, the president of Spain’s Entrepreneurs Association, has had to retract comments that she would not want to employ women aged between 25 and 45 because they may have children.

True, her quotes may well have been taken out of context, but as a mother of six she should perhaps have known better.

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Centre in doubt DOUBT has been cast over the construction of the Rabaloche Health Centre in Orihuela, which has been in the planning since 2004.

Acting Mayor Antonio Zapata said it has been a year since the reassignment of €3 million of funds for the project was approved by the council, but the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration is yet to confirm construction.

Upon receiving documents from the ministry, Zapata said: “At no time was the health centre mentioned” and it is “not clear whether we can build it.”

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Grandfather in shock at near-miss A GRANDFATHER and his 15-month-old grandson narrowly escaped injury when a tree branch fell on a playground in Alicante.

The branch, four feet long, fell from a large tree in Plaza Calvo Sotelo landing in

the playground just millimetres from where the two were playing. The man informed police about the incident, saying they were not hurt, just shocked.

Police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area as a precautionary measure until the branch was removed.

Following the near-miss, PROSECUTORS in Murcia are calling for a prison sentence of more than 14 years for a Bulgarian man accused of residents have complained that the council has been prostituting his younger cousin.

The man allegedly brought his cousin to Spain from lax in carrying out pruning Bulgaria saying she could work in the fields around Jumilla. and and inspections of However, when she arrived, the underage girl was forced the parks and gardens in the city. into prostitution before she could flee the home.

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Police questioned over suspicions they killed Cartagena man SIX police officers have been arrested and are being questioned over the death of a man in Cartagena.

They were arrested following an internal affairs investigation after Diego Perez died in March this year.

Statements were taken from the officers individually

who say they were called to the man’s home in the city.

Officers say they drove him to Cala Cortina as it was a quiet area and they wanted to calm him down as they knew the man had mental health problems, was a drug user and had a history of petty crime.

It was in this area that officers said the 43-year-

old escaped the patrol car and fled with the officers unable to find him.

His body was found in the water of Cala Cortina a few weeks later.

Differing reports Officers are now being questioned as suspicions arose that the officers’ attempts to calm the man went too far and his body was dumped in the sea as the forensic scientist’s report differs from the officers’ report that he fell into the sea and likely died after hitting the rocks.

The post-mortem report said he received multiple blows to the head and arms.

The officers are accused of illegal detention and murder or manslaughter.

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Adventures will have to wait THE opening of Elche’s new multi-activity centre has been delayed.

It was initially planned that the centre, in the area of the Travalon Bajo, would have opened over the bank holiday weekend to coincide with the Day of the Valencia Community, but a January opening is now expected.

Delays have been caused by the recent heavy rains and the dedication of the company to ensure that the park has the least possible impact on the natural surroundings of the palmeral.

The Elche Palm Grove Adventure, is being built on a site of 4.3 hectares at a cost of €1.5 million. It will include zip lines,

Father held for baby’s injuries A FATHER has been remanded in custody accused of injuring his child.

The five-month-old baby was admitted to the University Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca in Murcia where doctors confirmed the infant had ‘shaken baby syndrome’ and showed signs of brain damage and eye injuries which could remain for life.

The man was arrested by police with the mother being accused of not taking measures to protect the baby who is now in the care of a family member.

climbing walls, an artificial lake and a recreational area.

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Sales of illegal drink continues THE sale of illegal drinks on Alicante’s beaches is continuing throughout October.

The activity has seen an increase once again in recent weeks as the end of summer has seen controls and surveillance by police and

undercover agents cease, but good weather has continued to bring the visitors.

The illegal act of selling drinks to bathers received complaints from local bars in the summer and a crackdown saw thousands of

litres of drinks confiscated and fines of up to €3,000 imposed.

Bar owners report that as patrols have been reduced due to the end of the summer, the act continues and is ‘something that never ends.’

Rains and heat AVE’s new record bring ‘mozzies’ TORREVIEJA is carrying out a special fumigation campaign to prevent a plague of mosquitoes brought to the city as a result of the rains and subsequent warm weather, with temperatures once again reaching nearly 30 degrees.

Workers are targeting around the hospital and the urbanisations of Los Balcones, the Torretas and El Limonar following complaints from residents.

The campaign even continued during last Thursday’s fiesta day and on Sundays.

THE AVE between Alicante and Madrid continues to break records.

The high-speed line, which opened in June 2013, has had 1.77 million passengers and welcomed 237,000 new passengers over the last year, becoming the quickest growing form of transport.

The figures were released as the Ministry of Development announced the launch of 1,000km of new highspeed track which will allow Renfe to service four new destinations from Alicante.

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Alicante firmly on the map as thousands see ocean race start AROUND 50,000 people flocked to the dockside to see the seven-strong fleet of the 12th Volvo Ocean Race depart from Alicante on Saturday for the first leg to Cape Town in South Africa.

Team Brunel led the teams out of the port as they headed to the Strait of Gibraltar and on to the Atlantic during the first week of a nine-month, 38,739-mile round the world adventure.

Memories of the last departure from Alicante three years ago were fresh in the minds of many. This saw Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and Team Sanya forced to limp back to shore with damage within 24 hours after an opening night storm in the Mediterranean brought early havoc.

No such carnage was predicted this time but race

THEY’RE OFF: The 12th Volvo Ocean Race departs from Alicante. meteorologist Gonzalo Infante said it wouldn’t be all plain sailing as rains and winds were forecast to greet the teams on the first night.

During the last 10 days it is estimated that the Volvo Ocean Race stopover and launch in Alicante has employed 1,230 people and

contributed to high hotel occupancy rates.

Euro Journalists from Weekly News are amongst the 800 worldwide accredited to

cover the race and 110 television crews will be showing the race across five continents, putting Alicante firmly on the map.

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Turron in price fixing allegations TURRON manufacturers have denied they fixed the price of the sweet treat.

It comes following an official inspection in November 2013 which thought otherwise, reporting “rational indications of the existence of prohibited practices” amongst the industry’s biggest names.

Spain’s Markets and Competition Regulator, the CNMC, has now started disciplinary proceedings. One of the companies, Almendra y Miel, which

produces the 1880 and El Lobo brands, announced that it was “totally prepared” to collaborate with the CNMC and demonstrate that it had always complied with the law “with an independent commercial strategy.”

Antiu Xixona, one of the other companies accused of price fixing, said they will request a copy of the report and examine its findings before making further comment.

Bridge boost

Vulture lands

HOLIDAY apartments across the Valencia Region reported a 90 per cent occupancy level during the bridge weekend of the regional fiestas.

According to Javier Murguia, President of the Valencia Association of Tourist Accommodation (Valtur), this year “the bridge is better than last year” thanks in part to the good weather.

The average stay for four people in an apartment is €75 per night. In August, the region recorded over 1.84 million overnight stays in apartments.

RESIDENTS in San Gabriel, Alicante, had a surprise new neighbour for a few days.

A vulture was spotted flying over the area and resting on rooftops and terraces. The Wildlife Recovery Centre of Santa Faz finally caught the bird saying it may have become disorientated or hurt. As it flew down to the floor on Urbis II urbanisation, rescuers were able to feed it half a chicken before catching it.

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More SIP cards but less spending PATIENTS in the Valencian Community account for 11.6 per cent of the country's social security health cards.

However, spending on health care by the Generalitat regional government accounts for just 9.9 per cent and 6.6 per cent of spending on health centres.

The budget for each SIP card is also 13.9

per cent below the national average with a report on poverty and exclusion in the Valencia Region stating: “The consequences are obvious; less spending per person, more SIP cards per centre and per health professional mean overcrowding.”

The latest Health Ministry statistics show that only the Balearics and Madrid have more patients per doctor than the Valencian Community.

Hotels must label food

FROM December hotels and restaurants on the Costa Blanca must provide clients with full details of the food they are served.

European Union regulations come into force which require establishments to state which dishes contain products that are recognised to worsen intolerance or produce allergic reactions.

Spain will be delaying the introduction of the Brussels’ measures by up to six months while the government prepares the new regulations.

Meanwhile, the Costa Blanca hoteliers’ association Hosbec intends to begin instructing staff on correct labelling.

Summer health centre visits THE Integrated Health Centre in Santa Pola, Tabarca Island and Gran Alacant registered a total of 86,087 visits by patients during July, August and September.

Each year Elche's General Hospital directs more staff to the coast for the summer to provide health coverage for the influx of tourists.

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Minister defends repatriation of Spaniards infected with Ebola MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Jose Manuel GarciaMargallo defended the Government’s decision to repatriate two Spaniards suffering from Ebola.

“The Government did what it was supposed to do,” said

Margallo talking to El Pais. “The duty of the state is to protect its citizens and especially when they are facing difficult circumstances far away from Spain. All developed countries that have dealt with this problem have done the same,” he said.

Spanish missionaries Miguel Pajares, 75, and Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, passed away in August and September, several days after they were taken to Madrid to undergo treatment. Nursing assistant Teresa Romero tested positive for the virus shortly

thereafter. Though she is not out of the woods yet, her condition is reported as stable.

As stated by Garcia-Margallo, the Ebola case has not been detrimental to Spain’s image. On the contrary, it has shown the world the strength of the Spanish

healthcare system. “Spanish society has shown its solidarity in the face of an event that can take place in just about any country out there, and in the long run we will see that our healthcare system is one of the best in the world,” he commented.

Director of the Alerts and Emergencies Centre of the Ministry of Health Fernando Simon said that the Three of the victims, presence of the virus in identified as Katia Teresa Romero’s blood Esteban Casielles, Rocio seemed to be diminishing.

Oña Pineda and Cristina “We are hopeful that the Arce de la Fuente, died on infection is under control,” the night of the tragedy, he said.

As many as 15 people while Belen Langdon del Real and Maria Teresa are under quarantine in Alonso died in hospital Hospital Carlos III in Madrid, including the days later.

The Public Prosecutor nursing assistant’s husband also requested that three- and several of the health year sentences be given workers who had provided to Teresa to 11 defendants, treatment including those in charge Romero before she tested positive for the virus. of the gates.

14 are charged for the Madrid Arena tragedy THE Public Prosecutor’s Office in Madrid has formally charged 14 people in connection with the Madrid Arena tragedy.

As many as 12 of them, including the event promoter, Miguel Angel Flores, face five charges of negligent homicide and 16 charges of negligent bodily harm.

The Public Prosecutor is asking for a four-year prison sentence for Flores for the deaths of five

MADRID ARENA. CREATIVE COMMONS VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

MADRID ARENA: Scene of Halloween tragedy. people aged between 17 and 21. The accusation is based on Article 77 of the Penal Code. “Moved by greed, with an absolute

disregard for the most basic norms, which he should have observed, he sold at least 22,800 tickets, with the risk that

entailed, knowing that the authorised limit was 10,620 people,” said the Public Prosecutor.

The tragedy dates back to November 2012, when a Halloween party at the Madrid Arena venue turned into a nightmare.

The large number of people attending the event created bottlenecks at the exit, which resulted in people being crushed, including the five girls who died.

New rugby club for Costa Blanca A NEW rugby club has arrived on the Costa Blanca.

DS Barbarians RFC is based on the old traditional ethics of rugby and the club welcomes everyone regardless of gender, nationality, age or size. All are welcome and already the club has plenty of children and ladies signed up to start training.

More than 40 people are wanting to

play and train but the club has been let down twice on a pitch. If anyone can help find a ground or knows a training area around the San Miguel area, contact Saul on 634 042 913 or Garry on 692 767 242.

Those interested in joining the club or knowing more are invited to a meeting at the Poco Loco Bar in Caba Roig tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm.

Park nearly ready THE second and final stage of the Reina de la Sal park in Los Balcones is due to be finished by December.

The park of 14,000 square metres already includes green areas and inland walks, picnic areas and a jogging lane. Now, work continues on the main roundabout of the park which has been chosen to house the monolith and plaque in memory of Carla Vaquera, the local woman who died in the Santiago de Compostela train accident. The work is being carried out by 22 student-workers as part of the VII Jobs Workshop run by Torrevieja Town Hall.

Meet Lions EVER wondered what The Lions organisation does? The Torrevieja Costa Lions Club is inviting members of the public to join in at their social evening next Thursday, October 23, at Quesada Bowling at 7pm for a relaxed game of ten pin bowling followed by a meal afterwards.

Email philip.buckman@ btinternet.com.

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Models descend on Costa Blanca SOME of the world’s most gorgeous models are descending on Albir for the 12th Best International Male and Female Model Competition, which this year is being held in conjunction with Costa Blanca Fashion Week.

The event, supported by the town hall, runs from tomorrow (Friday) until October 27 and will see around 30 models arrive in the town for the competition.

Designers will also exhibit their latest collections including the highly-acclaimed Vicent Blasco.

Television crews will be following the models throughout the week as they take part in numerous catwalks starting next Thursday, October 23, as they strut their stuff wearing clothes by the international designers in the Centro Comercial Monver in Albir from 9pm. On the Friday, October 24, there will be a further three catwalks from 9pm. On October 25, the gala final of the model competition takes place on the Paseo de Las Estrellas on the Albir beach front. The shows are free for all spectators.

Sukier Model International are behind the event with Sukier Vallejo having built

COMPETITION: International models will be strutting their stuff in Albir. up the contest’s reputation over the last decade, attracting models from Latin America, Europe and Asia.

“With the competition I wanted to open up the opportunities to people who have a talent in a well-reputed and trusted way,” he said.

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ones to introduce the cheque guarderia (financial aid to help parents whose children go to a nursery school),” said the mother of six.

Oriol made her controversial statements at the 25th Plenary Session of the Latin American Entrepreneurial Council held

in Madrid. She said: “If a woman gets pregnant and she cannot be fired until her child is 11 years old, who will the entrepreneur hire?”

She answered her own question, saying she was in favour of hiring women younger than 25 and older than 45.

Shortly thereafter, she

released a statement saying her words had been misunderstood. “If they are not hired it is because of barriers that were established with the good intention of making it easier for people to get a job, but they have had the opposite effect,” she said in her statement.

Declarations of insolvency fall by 28.3 per cent THE number of declarations of insolvency presented by companies during the second quarter of 2014 registered a 28.3 per cent decrease year-over-year, totalling 2,133, while evictions increased by 3.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2013, totalling 18,749.

Data from a report on the effects of the crisis on judicial bodies released by the General Council of the Judicial Branch (CGPJ) show that this is the lowest number of declarations of insolvency registered since the fourth quarter of 2011, when they totalled 2,124.

Catalonia ranked first in the number of declarations of insolvency with 455, which is 20.9 per cent of the national total, followed by the Community of Valencia (14.6 per cent), Madrid (14.4 per cent) and Andalucia (14.2 per cent) respectively.

Statistics also show that there were 18,749 evictions (+3.7 per cent), 53.8 per cent of which were due to non-payment of rent.

The largest number of evictions was registered in Catalonia (23.3 per cent), followed by the Community of Valencia (15.5 per cent), Andalucia (15.3 per cent) and Madrid (10.8 per cent).

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great.” However, she did not specify if the IMF thinks salaries should be increased after years of cutbacks to strengthen consumption and recovery, an opinion defended by the International Labour Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

While Spain has started to create employment, substituting the 3.5 million jobs lost in the

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THOUGH Spain is not out of the woods yet as far as the economic crisis is concerned, the International Monetary Fund has congratulated the country for the reforms it carried out.

“Spain is the only country in the Eurozone whose growth prognosis we have revised up.

It is a country where the reforms, the effort and the sacrifices made by the people are bearing fruit,” said Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde talking to the Spanish media at the 2014 Annual IMF Meeting in Washington DC. However, Spain still faces risks, not just because of its high unemployment levels, but because there is a 35 to 40 per cent chance of the Euro area going into another recession.

“The next sign we want to see is unemployment going down,” said Lagarde. “And salaries going up?” asked a journalist, to which she replied: “That would also be

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CATALAN police have detained a man for allegedly deliberately running over a cyclist.

The 53-year-old French national and resident of Barcelona was arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) on Sunday October 12 after he allegedly deliberately ran over a cyclist, following an argument between the two on Plaza de la Universitat de Barcelona at 12.45pm.

The cyclist was taken to a clinic on Calle Manso after being attended to at the scene by the Medical Emergency System (SEM). The driver was detained after a car chase involving the Mossos d’Esquadra and several police cars.

MONICA DE ORIOL (LEFT): “I have been a victim of myself. I apologise”

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Female business leader forced to apologise A WOMAN business leader has had to backtrack over controversial comments she made about not employing women of child-bearing age.

President of the Entrepreneurs’ Association (Circulo de Empresarios) Monica de Oriol apologised a week after saying she preferred hiring women older than 45 or younger than 25 to avoid dealing with pregnancies and legislation protecting mothers. “I have been a victim of myself.

I apologise,” she said.

Men and women are equal, said Oriol during an interview with Cadena Ser.radio station. “We are equal to men: we work just as hard and produce just as much. Most of the people working in my company are women. We were the first

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midst of the crisis will not happen overnight and both the Spanish Government and the IMF estimate that unemployment levels in 2015 will be above 23 per cent. This means that one in every four people in the economically active population will be out of a job.

The growth prognosis for Spain could be wrong though, taking into

consideration the risks facing its partners in the Eurozone.

“We have warned against the 35 to 40 per cent risk of Europe going into another recession.

We are not saying the Euro area is indeed headed for another recession, but it could happen if we do not do anything,” said Lagarde, meaning that countries running a surplus like Germany should invest more and that countries showing a deficit must effect reforms.

German Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said at a round table that his country must increase its investments, but emphasised that “European growth must not be achieved signing checks.”

CHRISTINE LAGARDE: “The effort and sacrifices made by the people are bearing fruit”

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OPENING: The team of volunteers at SAT shop inauguration.

Buy a brick to help build new kennels

SAT Animal Rescue has officially inaugurated its latest charity shop.

Situated in the Benimar Commercial Centre, Benijofar, this is the ninth shop for the animal charity which was formed in 1992 to help alleviate the local stray and abandoned dog

problem. Now, with the organisation’s kennels in Dolores volunteers have rescued and re-homed hundreds of dogs with the charity shops being the main source of income to fund the work they do.

SAT is now building new kennels in San Isidro but

building funds have dried up. If you can help, you can ‘buy a brick’ for €1 which will go directly to this project.

If you can donate or give your time call 687 233 980.

SAT hosts its annual dog show on October 26 at Mi Hobby, Dolores.

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The facts about Ebola

With the huge outbreak of Ebola in West Africa having reached Spain some people are panicking because they want to know more about this deadly disease, so here are the facts on Ebola.

What is Ebola?

Ebola is a virulent virus that is notorious for its low survival rate. The virus usually develops into a full-blown disease called ebola haemorrhagic fever (ebola HF) or ebola viral disease (EVD).

Where does it come from?

The disease was first recognised in a part of Africa called Zaire in 1976, now renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Monkeys and apes are known to have the virus but the biggest host of ebola is the fruit bat.

The huge leap from animal to human disease is thought to have come from the common custom in Africa of eating bush meat.

Ebola is transferred through contact with blood or bodily fluids.

What are the symptoms?

Ebola frequently begins between two and 21 days after contact with any of the following symptoms: a high fever, intense weakness, headaches, muscle pain and a sore throat. Followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash, kidney and liver problems and bleeding.

In some patients the dying

moments can be very painful, as the disease attacks connective tissue in the skin and internal organs, leading to massive internal and external bleeding.

How is it transferred?

Ebola is transferred through contact with the blood or bodily fluids of the infected person. It is similar to HIV in the fact that it is not an airborne disease. It

is, however, extremely contagious and can also be caught from infected animals, or during burials when people sometimes come into contact with the deceased.

Survivors of the disease are still infected and it has been known that it is possible to pass on the disease by sexual intercourse.

Is it always fatal?

The fatality rate on average is 50 per cent but the rates can vary from 25-90 per cent when the disease has reached its pronounced stage. Survival rate is low and there is still no knowledge as to why some people die and others survive.

Since the last outbreak began, 70 per cent of infected people have died.

How can it be prevented or treated?

There is no vaccine for Ebola.

The only medicine is a drug called ZMapp and intensive treatment for fluid loss.

ZMapp, however, is still in experimental stages and has

not undergone clinical trials to check its safety and efficiency.

How dangerous is it?

It is classified as a Level 4 biohazard, regarded as the most dangerous and requiring decontamination for those who work with or come into contact with it.

Myth not fact Contrary to popular belief, it is not a flesh-eating disease like MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

The disease can be contracted by eating undercooked meat: this is not true. It can only be contracted by bodily fluids and eating meat that is contaminated.

Ebola victims rise from the dead like zombies. Again fiction not fact; this is all internet and social media hoaxing tricks.

This contagious disease, like any of its nature can lead to panic, fear and violence.

Misinformation and lack of the correct facts can be more dangerous than the Ebola virus itself.

14 detained in Madrid face prison sentences FOURTEEN people detained during street riots in Madrid face prison sentences.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office asked for a total of 74 years and three months in prison for the 14 people detained during the street riots that broke out after a protest organised on May 15 2011 by Democracia Real Ya (Real Democracy Now) and Juventud Sin Futuro (Youth Without Future).

The demonstration was the starting point of Movimiento 15-M. Some 3,000 people participated in the protest from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta del Sol. Once it was over, at around 9pm, 300 protesters tried to clash

with police, throwing blunt objects, setting up barricades, destroying street furniture and window displays. They went La Gran Via, near Callao, and stopped traffic.

Police arrested 19 people, including an underage girl.

The accusation against four of the detained was shelved during the preliminary investigation. None of the other people charged, aged between 16 and 18, have a criminal record, but they stand accused of disorderly conduct, damages, resisting arrest, assault and attacking police officers.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office is asking for prison sentences of over two

years in all cases expect one, while 10 others face six years behind bars.

They could also be sentenced to pay compensation.

One of the detained, identified as D.M.R, stands accused of throwing a large beer bottle at the police, without causing any injury to them, of burning and kicking bins and lifting and throwing a manhole cover against a store. If convicted he could spend 18 months behind bars for disorderly conduct and 12 additional months for damages.

A defence counsel of two of the accused said the sentences are exaggerated and are being used to set an example.

NEWS SEVEN teams, 16 nationalities, 11 ports, 38,739 nautical miles, this is the Volvo Ocean Race.

It is a tough challenge and one Libby Greenhalgh cannot wait to start.

Speaking at the Race Village in Alicante Port ahead of the launch of the race, Libby is the navigator for Team SCA, the allfemale crew taking part in this year’s race. She comes from a seafaring family, enjoying the sport with her father, and both her brothers are sailors, with one being a Volvo Ocean Race veteran.

As navigator on the boat, Libby is a trained meteorologist, an interest that was born out of sailing and led her to the Olympic Games as weather support for the sailing team. “It was great but a little bitter-sweet to be support staff as I still wanted to be sailing really,” she recalled.

Now, she gets to combine her weather skills with her love of sailing and in Alicante’s Race Village she says the atmosphere is similar to the Olympics and this time, with their grand SCA pavilion drawing in the crowds, she is in a starring role with the athletes.

With her brother’s guidance, she knows what to expect. But can anyone really be prepared for life at sea? “The longest I’ve been away from home is three months when I went travelling before I took up the offer of being on the SCA crew. We are not at sea for more than 30 days at a time but life on board is tough; sleeping on bunk beds in three-hour shifts and sharing a small space with the other girls. But we are all professionals and we have this common nautical goal that we are all striving for and it’s great so far.”

Now 34, Libby admitted she was quite happy with her work as a freelance meteorologist and said it was tough to leave it behind for eight months but with few opportunities like this for women she wouldn’t have missed it for the world.

Follow the progress of Team SCA and the other crews via www.volvooceanrace.com

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La gente AS part of our series La Gente, Euro Weekly News reporter Gemma Quinn has been out and about to see what skills, talent and inspirational people can be found on the Costa Blanca. This week she headed to the launch of the Volvo Ocean Race to meet one of the crew

SET SAIL: Libby will be using her weather skills to navigate the team around the world.

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Rascals’ Christmas extravaganza THE Rascals are hosting their Christmas Extravaganza in December with tickets on sale now.

Songs from ‘Barnham’ will feature alongside comedy items and dances in this colourful show including ballerinas doing ‘Swine Lake’ (not quite up to Moscow Ballet standard) a lively dance to ‘Upside Down’ and a young dancer catches Mummy kissing Santa Claus.

Rascals like their audiences to join in and Jones, TAABS, Celena sing-a-long so get your Deans, Richie tickets now.

Alexander, Ali J., Dan Performances are at the Davy and Paul Michael School of Culture and as well as stalls, Music in Los Montesinos tombola, a raffle, on December 4 and at the bouncy castle, face Virgen del Carmen, painting and a display Theatre in Torrevieja on of classic cars.

December 14.

A donation will also Both performances be give to the Little Pod start at 7pm.

Association who will Tickets cost €5 with all have a stall on the day. ticket sales going to For more information charity. Call Sue on 966 call Lynne Zaber 616 784 874 to reserve or visit 331 045. www.therascals.org.

Fun day for the troops A HELP for Heroes Fun Day takes place on October 25 in La Zenia.

Calle Maestro Torralba will be closed off for the day as a parade, led by the Torrevieja Pipe and Drums with The Royal British Legion, departs from the Consum car park at midday.

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Panto pensioners save Christmas IF you think you have seen every panto, then think again. Stagestruck are promising a panto to end all pantos with their production of The Panto Pensioners Save Christmas.

Catch up with Cinderella, Snow White,

Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin and Robin Hood, who are now in their 60s, as good combines with the evil of Captain Hook, Abanazar and Anastasia, who decide to ruin Christmas and kill all the pantomime goodies.

The production is on at the Cardenal Belluga Theatre in San Fulgencio on Thursday November 27 at 3.30pm and November 28 and 29 at 8pm.

Tickets cost €6 THE AAN charity fashion show takes place on including a free glass of November 5 at 2pm at the Posh Aqua Park next wine, water or squash on arrival at the theatre. to the market in urbanisation La Marina.

All proceeds from the All clothes worn by the models will be on sale after the show, and there will entertainment in show will go to the Alzheimer’s Association the interval by Emily Hullman.

Entry is free. All proceeds go towards the and the shoe box appeal charity’s continued efforts to support the local for children in need.

For tickets call Stella on community who are in desperate financial 965 076 700 or 693 231 hardship.

Following the fashion show, the Christmas 472.

Please note, the play is Fair is hosted at the same venue on November 27 at 2pm. To book a stall call Pauline on 660 not recommended for children.

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Fashion show for needy

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Spain to send troops to Iraq to take part in a training mission SPAIN is to send troops to Iraq on a training mission.

The Spanish Government decided on Friday (October 10) to send approximately 300 troops to Iraq on a seven- or eightweek training mission, as part of their

support to the US-led international coalition against jihadist extremism.

The announcement was made by Defence Minister Pedro Morenes after a meeting of the Cabinet. The decision is now to be submitted to Parliament for approval.

16.8 million in Spain breathe polluted air NEARLY 16.8 million people in Spain breathe air which has pollution levels exceeding the legal limits established by the European Union.

This represents roughly 36 per cent of the population.

However, the percentage could be even higher – 95 per cent – if World Health Organisation standards are taken into consideration, warned

Ecologistas en Accion, a confederation of more than 300 Spanish ecological groups, in its annual air quality report, which looked at data from 2013.

According to international health authorities, the number of premature deaths in Spain total 20,000 a year as a result of complications resulting from air pollution, said a report co-ordinator.

The Spanish Government could also expand the capacity of Spanish airbases to support the needs of the United States Central Command, a decision arising from an agreement signed between Spain and the United States and that does not require

the approval of Parliament.

The troops are to train the Iraqi military on how to handle and deactivate explosive devices as well as on special operations.

Out of the 300 troops to be sent, 69 will provide security, 60 will act as trainers in three different teams, 10 will be part of the military’s command, while the rest will support training and security tasks.

Minister Morenes said, however, that the size of the Spanish contingent could vary and that he is to meet his American counterpart in Tampa, Florida, next week to specify what Spain’s contribution will be.

“The efforts (being made) in Iraq are not only aimed at stopping the advance of the Islamic state, but also at providing Iraq with a state structure and guaranteeing the security of its citizens,” said the minister. The Spanish mission in Iraq is to exclude direct combat, he remarked.

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The cloud of cancer

By Erica Russell Watson My story so far: detection, diagnosis and plan of action to combat breast cancer.

August 2, 2014: Yet another beautiful sunny day and I was looking forward to playing ‘padel’ when I noticed a strange sensation in my right breast and a thickening of the skin around the areola coupled with a slight discolouration and change in texture.

I started to investigate, feeling my breast for abnormalities or lumps. I couldn’t find anything discernible and moved up into my right armpit when suddenly I felt a large hard lump. The lump did not hurt and as I didn’t have a temperature I was sure it wasn’t an infection.

My alarm bells sounded so I went to Urgencias at the hospital (A&E). If I am honest I was fairly positive that the signs were not

This week The Euro Weekly News begins a regular column chronicling the journey – both emotional and physical – of a breast cancer sufferer.

Expatriate Erica Russell Watson will take us with her and share her thoughts and experiences as she comes to terms with an illness she was only recently diagnosed with.

It is one that affects more than one million women worldwide each year. Her story is unfortunately a common one in many homes around Spain and the world; a story of pain, disbelief, heartbreak, laughter, tears and spirit.

Screening and early detection is essential in the fight against breast cancer and organisations around Spain stress that being diagnosed with breast cancer does not necessarily equal a death sentence.

We hope that Erica’s story will strike a chord with readers and perhaps also inspire women to get screened at their nearest clinics in order to combat this disease; a disease that can devastate the lives of not only sufferers, but also their families and friends.

But it is important to remember that there is hope, and many women have, with just the same courage and dignity shown by Erica, faced up to the illness and come through it.

We wish Erica all the best, our thoughts are with her. good and suspected breast cancer, not because I am a negative person but because I am a realistic person. Having done some

initial research the signs were not consistent with more minor illnesses.

Once in Urgencias I explained my findings and

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approached on a beautiful sunny day the doctor examined me.

She could not find a lump in my breast, quite a large surface area to cover! But did feel the lump in my armpit and noted the strange skin texture. She referred me directly to the Breast Unit in Vélez-Málaga where I went for a scan and mammogram on August 12. The doctors didn’t like the look of what they saw and I was back in POSITIVE: Erica copes two days later for a biopsy. better when she has The biopsy was not a plan of action. dissimilar to spear fishing but with I just knew needles! Take everyone was that aim and fire! on holiday so I Several samples just had to wait. something of both the lump I was not wasn’t right expecting in my breast and good armpit were taken news, it was just a and sent off for analysis. feeling I had as I knew I went home bandaged up something wasn’t right; we and waited for the results. all know our own bodies.

The hospital called me on This is an important point August 21 to say they had and one I will revisit later. my results but my Listen to your body and your appointment was the 27th. instincts, no matter how Being August in Spain, qualified the people are

around you, never be afraid to question medical staff. They are only human after all and you may spot something they might overlook.

I sat in front of the doctor and waited for the news. He calmly reviewed the findings with me and

confirmed I had Grade 2 cancer in both the sample taken from my breast and the one from my armpitlymph node. My attention drifted slightly as I listened to an inordinate amount of information over the ensuing hour-and-a-half.

I accepted the information and came away strangely calm. The main impression I had was that this wasn’t something to worry about and that there were a series of steps to go through.

Firstly, surgery to remove the tumours and then depending on the results, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I always cope better when I have a plan of action. So I went down to the designated area and booked myself onto the operation waiting list. I did spot my paper was marked priority!

I went home to digest the news. I imagine people deal with it in many

different ways. Strangely I did not feel traumatised and I did not cry... tears would come later. I did not feel a sense of injustice. I thought of my children and my family and what their

reaction would be, knowing it was going to be much harder for them to take and very upsetting.

Now I just had to wait for the call from the hospital with my operation date.

Join the fun for a good cause A CHARITY Fun Day will take place at The Emerald Isle in La Florida on Wednesday October 22 to raise funds for Paul Cunningham Nurses (PCN) charity.

PCN works to provide professional nursing care to terminal prognosis patients in their own home, as well as much-needed support to their loved ones. The charity operates in a similar way to the Macmillan Nurses in the UK, and any assistance given is funded entirely through fundraising efforts and voluntary donations.

The fun will start at noon with a warm welcome from popular compere Dave C

who will keep the entertainment flowing.

He will be joined by some of the Costa’s most talented entertainers including Nikki G, Paul Michael, Richie Alexander, Cindy, Joanna Wells and Dan Davy.

A variety of stalls will be set up, as well as a charity raffle. A barbeque will also continue throughout the afternoon. It promises to be a lot of fun for everyone who attends, with the knowledge that all money raised will be going to a very good cause.

The Emerald Isle can be found at Calle Marte No 2, La Florida, Orihuela Costa, Alicante.

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PM Rajoy willing to hold talks with Mas SPAIN’S Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said he is willing to hold talks with Catalan President Artur Mas as long as the talks mean something.

However, it is unclear what that something might exactly be, since Rajoy said he has not spoken to Mas since July 30, when they met at La Moncloa.

Rajoy’s comments came on Sunday October 12 at an informal chat with Spanish media, who enquired about the bridges of dialogue he said he would maintain regarding the push for independence in Catalonia.

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READY TO TALK: PM Mariano Rajoy.

September 27.

The prime minister

said the vote was contrary to the Spanish Constitution and that it could not be held.

According to Rajoy, outgoing President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy sees it the same way.

The doubts being cast on Artur Mas’s ability to renew the sovereignty process following the decision by the Constitutional Court to suspend the decree that set the official date and the law that paved the way for the vote, represent yet another obstacle to dialogue between them.

The suspension, however, does not mean that all options for taking the independence drive forward have been exhausted, according to Artur Mas’s advisor, Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer.

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Free electricity – Plug into the sun with Solar in Spain RECENT government legislation means that you can now connect solar panels to your Iberdrola electricity supply and you can use the electricity as you produce it. You get free electricity!

Solar in Spain is hosting a seminar on Thursday October 30 at the Inn on the Green bowling club in Javea. Learn how to generate your own electricity to reduce your bills.

Presentations will be made on various applications for renewable energy and Solar in Spain staff will be available to answer all your questions regarding solar electricity, wood pellet heating systems, solar pool heating, solar water heating and thermodynamics.

Solar in Spain is one of the very few accredited companies that have been working for

SAVE MONEY: You can now connect solar panels to your Iberdrola electricity supply and use the electricity as you produce it. You get free electricity!

many years with the government’s energy department to obtain generous EU grants for their clients and with Iberdrola to install fully legal solar electricity systems.

Solar in Spain has been established for 14 years and has thousands of customers

who are enjoying the benefits of very low household bills as a result of installing a renewable energy system in their property.

Doors will open for the energy seminar on Thursday October 30 at 10am when coffee will be served. The event will run from 10.30am to

12.30pm and is free to attend. Places are limited so we would ask everyone to preregister by calling 962 854 488 or by sending an email to info@solarinspain.com.

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Free concert MARTIN RECUERDA Auditorium in Salobreña is presenting a choral music concert this Saturday (October 18) at 8.30pm. The repertoire is to include Andalucian, classic and modern songs. Free admission, limited capacity.

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PUBLICLY-OWNED Vaersa has informed towns using the Villena landfill site that tariffs for each ton of their rubbish will rise by 6.8 per cent. All have protested Vaersa’s unilateral decision.

Photography competition

Times past

COLMENAR Council is holding a photography competition open to anyone wishing to participate. The theme of the competition is the Parque Natural Montes de Malaga. More information at www.colmenar.es.

BENIDORM’s long-established seafaring and fishing families were asked for information regarding the past. The town hall hopes to bequeath their memories to future generations before they are lost.

No damage

Mountain race THE Ultra Trail Alcaucin Axarquia mountain race is taking place on November 15 and 16. It is being organised by Club Deportivo Chiprunning and Alcaucin Council.

Registration at www.xtremetrailcup.es.

Police anniversary CASA FUERTE Bezmiliana in Rincon de la Victoria is hosting an exhibition of Guardia Civil uniforms and accessories until November 7 to mark the 170th anniversary of the force’s creation.

Restoration project

PROTECTION: Special suits to protect health workers.

Almeria ups the fight against deadly Ebola

ALMERIA’S health workers are to receive protective suits and training to safeguard them against diseases of high biological risk including Ebola.

The 345 protective suits which include goggles, masks, gloves and boots are to provide a barrier against the spread of Ebola for staff in the region. Torrecardenas will receive the largest number of suits, as it is Almeria’s referral hospital for any suspected Ebola cases. Other hospitals to benefit include Huercal Overa’s Inmaculada hospital, Poniente and El Ejido, as well as a number of health centres.

NINE Torrox families have been allocated funds by the Junta de Andalucia to restore their homes. The funds will help improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries, said Urban Planning Councillor Maria Estrella Tome.

Blanca tomorrow (Friday October 17) at 9pm. The theatre is located on Plaza de Ramon Martinez 3.

COSTA DEL SOL

Park opens

Grease at the Salon SALON VARIETES Theatre in Fuengirola is presenting Grease The Musical based on the 1978 movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, until Sunday October 19.

BENALMADENA Mayor Paloma Garcia Galvez inaugurated a new park located on Avenida Retamar on Thursday October 9.

The park has more than 1,800 square metres.

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Velez-Rubio water FRIDAY saw a contract signed by the Junta de Andalucia to address water supply issues in Velez-Rubio, costing €66,500.

Dead dolphin A DEAD dolphin has been found on Playa Sirena in Adra. The dolphin was six feet in length and weighed 200 kilograms. It was classified as a blue striped dolphin.

Lengthy sentence

Picasso in English

More illegalities

PICASSO MUSEUM in Malaga offers guided tours in English every Wednesday at 11.30am. Admission to the museum is €8.

The museum is located at Palacio de Buenavista C/San Agustin 8.

ALMOST 650 Cuevas del Almanzora homes and business premises are now in limbo after the Administrative High Court of Andalucia (TSJA) declared their licences void.

Art exhibition

Red Cross aid

Car smash

CULTURAL CENTRE Cortijo de Miraflores in Marbella is holding an exhibition by artist Fernando Alea and photographer Daniel Alea from today (October 16) until Wednesday, November 12.

CRUZ ROJA has released figures which show it has treated 3,000 children affected by poverty in Almeria so far in 2014.

FOUR people were admitted to Villajoyosa hospital following a head-on collision on the N-332. The 88-year-old driver of one car was seriously injured.

Flamenco festival

THIRTY divers from the Andalucian Posimed scheme have been diving to research the seagrass meadows off the coast of Cabo de Gata and Carboneras.

TEATRO Ciudad de Marbella is presenting the Flamenco Festival Peña Flamenca Sierra

Seagrass divers

THE prosecution is seeking 24 years in prison for a 33-year-old man accused of stabbing his cousin 22 times at a petrol station in El Ejido.

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No retrial ALICANTE’S High Court has refused to retry Ricardo Navarro, serving a 21-year sentence for murdering ex-partner Svetlana

A RELIGIOUS poster nailed to the front of San Juan church cannot harm the listed building, the town hall has insisted. It will remain until the Jubilee Year ends in September 2015.

Work experience A BENEFACTOR sold a 10-metre yacht to San Vicente’s Canastell secondary school for a symbolic €1. Now in a Campello dry dock it will provide practice for electro-mechanics pupils.

MALLORCA

Historian dies NAVAL historian and author of numerous travel books, Luis de la Sierra, has died in Palma. Born in Santander in 1920, he had been a resident of Mallorca since the 1950s and was considered one of the best Spanish writers on naval history.

Hunting season THE small game season has started in Mallorca with 17,000 people registered to hunt game including partridge and pheasant. The season runs until February 8.

Human tower MALLORCA marked the 16th Catalan National Day with the climax being a human tower in Palma’s Town Hall Square, which is a Catalan tradition.

Fisherman fall A MAN in his 30s and a resident of Pollenca fell on to some rocks while fishing at Punta Nau, Formentor. A marine rescue boat took him to the port of Pollenca where an ambulance was waiting to take him to hospital.

Cleaning problems RESIDENTS in Palma have denounced a lack of cleaning services, reporting piles of waste, pallets and furniture, rats and dog excrement around the city.

Caught with lots of cash POLICE have detained two Colombian nationals carrying thousands of euros in cash.

Municipal Police officers placed two Colombian nationals under arrest after they were caught red-handed carrying €45,000 in cash, an undisclosed amount of casino tokens and a metal bar of what may turn out to be gold.

The arrest took place when the officers on patrol in Madrid pulled over a car because it lacked the mandatory ITV sticker on the windscreen.

After asking the occupants to produce their identity documents, the Colombians said they did not have them because they were foreigners.

The police became highly suspicious because the men got nervous, which prompted them to search the vehicle, finding a large amount of €50 and €500 bills as well as tokens from a Madrid casino and a gold-coloured bar.

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Mass murdering acid killer gets 127-year jail sentence A NURSING home security guard has been jailed for more than 127 years for the murder of 11 elderly men and women.

The Supreme Court upheld a 127-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the security guard of a nursing home in Olot, Girona, convicted of murdering

11 residents of the home between 2009 and 2010, using caustic acid, psychotropic drugs and other substances.

The court dismissed the appeal lodged by the defendant, Joan Vila, in which he maintained there was not enough proof that the deaths of eight of the 11 men

and women had been brought about by high doses of the substances.

While being questioned by police, the examining magistrate and during the trial, the man had admitted giving the substances to the victims.

According to the Supreme

Tax reform raises concerns SPAIN’S ombudswoman Soledad Becerril has voiced her concern over the tax reform approved by the Congress of Deputies.

The reform increases taxation on home sales and could have an impact on property sale prices.

Becerril requested information from the Secretary of State for Finance regarding the

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WORRIED: Soledad Becerril (right). elimination of adjustment and abatement coefficients in the

Spanish personal income tax, known as IRPF, which could lead

to increases in taxes levied on property sales.

The ombudswoman asked if there were plans to adopt an amendment to the reform, which would alleviate its effects in the case of people – retirees and unemployed people, for instance – who are forced to sell their homes due to a difficult economic situation.

Court, the defendant’s lawyer conceded during the hearings that his client was the perpetrator, but requested that the sentence be suspended on the grounds of a mental disorder.

After being sentenced, the man admitted to three of the murders, but appealed against the other eight for violations of the presumption of innocence, claiming his confession was not enough to prove the crime.

Nevertheless, the Supreme Court concluded that the arguments put forward by Vila were contradictory and incoherent, since he confessed to giving the victims the toxic substances, but then maintained they could have died for reasons he had nothing to do with.

He is likely to serve 40 years of the sentence and has also been ordered to pay the victims’ families €369,000.

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BRITISH PRESS Beer recalled NORWAY - Tromsøbased brewery Mack Bryggeri recalled all stock of Isbjørn (Polar beer) last week after drinkers complained of its badsmelling aroma. There were reports of an unpleasant smell of sulphur and rotten eggs.

UN criticism DENMARK - The Refugee Agency of the United Nations (UNHCR) criticised restrictions newly announced in Denmark on family reunification for refugees. UNHCR said Denmark cannot isolate itself from a global problem.

Expensive living DENMARK - According to the latest annual cost of living index released by financial services provider Mercer, Copenhagen is the 15th most expensive city in the world for expats, above Berlin, Oslo and Stockholm.

Icon visit NORWAY - American pop star and fashion icon Britney Spears visited Norway to launch her new lingerie collection. She appeared at the Forum in Copenhagen.

Nobel prize SWEDEN French author Patrick Modiano is the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature, announced the Swedish Academy in Stockholm. The author has penned more than 30 novels.

Losing faith

Childcare costs

THOUSANDS of French nationals are rejecting their national health service and are taking out private insurance from British companies because they have lost faith in their welfare state.

ACCORDING to figures from a survey conducted for the Halifax bank, the average cost of raising a child to secondary school age is £83,627 (€106,024), the bulk of which comes from childcare before the child reaches school age.

Increasing prices

Mail theft

PRICES in the British housing market are to register a 30 per cent increase between now and 2019 to average £318,000 (€403,608) in England and Wales and more than £715,000 (€906,991) in London, said Britain’s biggest property website.

A POSTMAN aged 47 from Park Close, North Weald, Essex, admitted to stealing £16,000 (€20,285) worth of parcels ROYAL MAIL: and letters and A postman selling the contents stole parcels on eBay. He started stealing and letters. items in April 2012.

Containing Ebola DURING a visit to Sierra Leone’s capital, UK’s former Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Ebola must be contained to the low tens of thousands, lest it becomes an epidemic of a very serious kind.

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PRESS Calming tensions NEARLY 1,300 police officers were deployed in Hamburg, northern Germany, to keep violence from re-erupting between local Kurds and Muslim fundamentalists. One person sustained injuries during a fight.

World traveller GUNTHER HOLTORF embarked on a journey back in 1989 leaving Bavaria in a blue 4x4 to visit Africa. More than two decades later, he has returned home after visiting a staggering 215 countries and travelling 900,000 kilometres.

Cheese heist

RUSSIAN PRESS Missing helicopter A HELICOPTER with at least seven people on board went missing in southern Siberia, said the Russian emergency services on Friday, October 10.

The Emergency Situations Ministry said it was conducting a search and rescue operation.

Euro Qualifier THE Russian national football team drew with Sweden (1-1) at a Euro 2016 qualifying match played at Friends Arena in Stockholm. Russia took the lead in the 10th minute and Sweden equalised four minutes into the second half.

Late winter MUSCOVITES will have to wait until late November before the Russian winter sets in, said a forecaster from the Regional Weather Bureau talking to Russian federal news agency Regnum.

Cold War beliefs DATA from research conducted by Russian VTSIOM centre show the number of Russians who think the USA is their country’s primary foe increased from 25 per cent to 73 per cent between 2008 and 2014.

BRITNEY SPEARS: Launched a new lingerie collection.

Working less THE Russian Lower House Committee for Labour is planning to discuss a suggestion by the International Labour Organisation to switch to a four day working week without reducing salaries, said the head of the body talking to the media.

THIEVES in BadenWürttemberg stole 30kilogrammes of cheese valued at €280. Police spokesman Dieter Popp said there could be more than one perpetrator since 30 kilogrammes of cheese is too much to be consumed by one person.

Urgent reforms GERMANY and France called for urgent reforms to the EU’s visa-free Schengen travel zone in an effort to fight the increasing number of Europeans leaving to join the jihad in Iraq and Syria.

Cow nappies BAVARIAN farmer Johann Huber put homemade nappies on his 18 cows to protest against an EU directive that bans fertilisers on any mountain slope with a gradient steeper than 15 per cent.

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Power company looks to the US IBERDROLA plans to buy foreign assets in order to boost profits.

Europe’s economic crisis, Spain’s energy reforms and cuts in renewables all affected earnings and reduced Iberdrola’s profits by €1.39 billion since 2011.

The Spanish multinational has now hired JP Morgan Chase & Co to sell mature wind farms and solar plants to raise up to €2 billion for US acquisitions,

insiders revealed.

Morgan Stanley is also exploring the sale of a minority stake in Iberdrola’s Spanish distribution network, cutting exposure in Spain and freeing approximately €3 billion for investment abroad.

Iberdrola discounted rumours that it could bid for Louisiana electricity supplier Cleco or Oncor, the biggest power

Credit card reckoning…

SPAIN’S tax authority denied knowledge of ‘opaque’ credit cards used

by Caja Madrid and Bankia executives.

After the credit card spending came to light, Pablo Abejas, former director general for Economic Affairs in Madrid’s regional government, came clean. While at Caja Madrid he used his card for €246,700 of personal spending, he admitted.

He and 85 others at the bank, which later became Bankia, ran up an untaxed €15.5 million between 2003 and 2012.

The cards were a source of untaxed income and both Hacienda and the Bank of Spain were aware of the situation, Abejas

maintained.

Beneficiaries of the cards included Rodrigo Rato, a former Cabinet minister who headed IMF between 2004 and 2007. He became Bankia president in 2010, remaining until 2012 when the bank needed Spain’s biggest-ever bailout of €19 billion of taxpayers’ money.

Rato has repaid all he spent but many fellow executives insisted they were assured everything was above board.

Following Abejas’s revelations, there were a rash of Bankia resignations and Hacienda announced an investigation into credit card use at every company quoted on the Ibex 35 which lists Spain’s 35 leading stocks.

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Don’t bank on it THE finance sector has closed 12,000 offices throughout Spain since the onset of the crisis. A total of 63,500 bank workers have lost their jobs, 23.5 per cent of the total.

Sour grapes THE Agriculture ministry is investigating accusations of wine industry abuses.

Bodegas fix grape prices, they pay growers late and often without contracts for purchases exceeding €2,500, the COAG cooperative complained.

Madrid says no to Uber MADRID’S regional government has joined Cataluña in pursuing ridesharing service Uber.

The company uses a smartphone application to connect passengers with drivers in a private arrangement that licensed taxi-drivers condemn as unfair competition.

The scheme launched last April in Barcelona, where new regional laws will protect taxi-drivers and

fine Uber drivers. The service reached Madrid some weeks ago and Uber predictably failed to present an administrative licence within the time limit stipulated by autonomous government.

At present Uber users do not risk being sanctioned but both the company and drivers face fines of between €4,000 and €6,000, with €18,000 for repeat offenders.

company in Texas which, including its debts, has a €16 billion price tag.

Any acquisition will be comparatively small, confided a source close to Iberdrola. The Spanish company will also hold back until it has a satisfactory target, confided another.

HQ: Iberdrola’s Bilbao headquarters.

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STAT OF WEEK THE number of people imprisoned for tax fraud rose by 63 per cent since January 2012 when 88 people served taxrelated sentences. This increased to 110 in 2013 and reached 144 by last August.

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A household pet that can cough up much more than just a fur ball Loose change A look at finance for females

Jane Plunkett jane.plunkett@euroweeklynews.com

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YPE ‘cute’ or ‘adorable’ into Google and see what appears; a barrage of delightful images depicting little kittens and puppies looking ever so endearing.

No matter what you think about our furry little friends, who tend to shred sofas and poo on public streets, these little creatures have the potential to pull in the big bucks. They seem to melt the heart of even the toughest of folk.

Just the other day I

GRUMPY CAT: The permanent frown has become an internet sensation.

happened to pass by a new funeral home close to my neighbourhood. I was initially taken aback by how small the coffin in the window was and thought it was in pretty bad taste to display a child’s casket in such a public way.

But it wasn’t small because it was for a child it was for an animal. Pet owners nowadays are so devoted to their pets that they apparently fork out a lot of money to bury them too!

Oversized kitten eyes and chunky puppy paws are attributes that have massive earning potential.

And pet owners like you and me can climb aboard the gravy train as more and more companies, apart from Andrex loo roll, are now capitalising on the emotional value of animals.

It does seem to help, however, if the animal is exceptional in some way.

Take Grumpy Cat. This cranky-looking pet suffers from feline dwarfism - a

condition that gives her a permanent frown - and people around the world have gone mad over her.

So much so that she is now an internet sensation and has made her owners a lot of money by lending her face to branding as well as her own book deal.

Animals are so much indemand nowadays for marketing and much more, that pet modelling agencies and pet agents actually exist.

The old saying may go, “It’s a dog’s life.”

More than suggesting that pets are the snoozy freeloaders in the family.

But if a pet has some quirky or cute potential, remember that, that very same slacker may also have the power to pull their weight and even have a higher earning potential than its owner.

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Dare to speak out to ensure justice is done RECENTLY we were asked to assist a neighbour to take his animal to the vet as it had been attacked by a local youth and his German shepherd.

The youth had beaten and kicked the little three or four kilo dog and encouraged his own dog to attack it for no apparent reason.

Our 80-year-old neighbour begged the youth to stop but was answered with verbal abuse. Following the visit to the vet the little dog died from his injuries.

The reason for this letter is to encourage people to report abuse to animals or other human beings and not be afraid to do so. Those responsible for terrible acts of violence and cruelty need to be brought to justice and pressure needs to be applied to the authorities to ensure justice is done.

The vet, Juan Manuel Taboada of Veravet in Vera, who gave his time freely and assisted the elderly neighbour to denounce the youth, deserves our support for his actions.

His main concern is to stamp out cruelty by raising public awareness and he is passionate about this cause. The elderly man could not have achieved this ‘denuncia’ without the support of the vet.

Please be proactive if you witness acts of cruelty. Don’t turn away: denounce and help to stop this evil!

Sheila Anderson, Cuevas del Almanzora (Almeria)

Pooling ideas I SPEND about five months of the year in Spain. We live in a community and there are three pools.

The issue of enclosure has been going back and forth for ages and a Euro Weekly News article about pool safety mentions that it is Spanish law to enclose community pools.

The fact is that very few are.

And before you say we are breaking the law, I have it on authority that we are not.

We meet the requirements of

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have a significant impact on them.

Mr Wood says that “pampered western cultures have to cut back on quality of life.” That, in my humble opinion, is a very general outlook which indicates he has no idea that there are many UK pensioners living on or below the poverty level who deserve as much assistance as those he would seek to help elsewhere in the world.

Numerous UK pensioners who will die alone, cold and hungry this winter won’t be able to follow Mr Wood’s edict: “We shall have to tighten our belts for a long time yet.”

I'm not blind to the suffering elsewhere in the world but the UK donates a fair bit in foreign aid and, at the end of the day, charity should begin at home.

Alan Price, Portsmouth UK and Los Narejos (Murcia)

Points of view I TOOK this photo of nispero blossom (or loquat or medlar, take your pick) in late September, earlier than anybody around here can remember.

Dana Chadwick, Marina Baja (Alicante)

the town council, according to our administrator. However, I am frankly uncomfortable with the vagueness of it all and the lack of definitive instruction from the authorities to all communities.

There should not be one law for one and not another. If one should, they all should.

Stephen Cosgrove (by email)

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I will break with tradition by sharing with you my hospital experience, not to complain but to praise. To give an indication of this, I list the following events in order to give you an idea of the frequency of my visits.

I first attended the Dermatology Clinic in Las Lagunas in February followed by three visits to Marbella Hospital in March, five in April, three in May and one in June.

I have had operations for 11

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biopsies of varying degrees, followed by treatment. In addition I also used to have a forehead that looked like a red traffic light, which is now clear, again after treatment.

Incidentally, I was informed that these occurred during my youth when I was eager to acquire a tan. I am now 83 years old, so beware! It can catch up on you!

As a matter of interest, these problems originated in the UK but were not dealt with.

However, during all of these operations and treatments, which were carried out by the Dermatology Department, I

cannot express enough my gratitude to all the doctors and staff for the patience, persistence, politeness and above all the professional approach that I received.

So from me to the staff, it is a big, big thank-you!

Daryl Stevens, Los Boliches (Malaga)

Help for all YOUR correspondent Dave Wood of Estepona and Maldon (Issue 1527) made me smile.

Oh, I realise he’s entitled to his opinion and I respect that. But goodness me, to describe the statement “pensioners deserve better” as “foolish economics and populist nonsense” suggests that he is out of touch with reality.

He tells us what we all need to do to improve life for those elsewhere in the world but there are many less fortunate than he who do not enjoy a particularly good quality of life. Axing the Winter Fuel Allowance would

LUCKY Dave Wood, he can obviously afford to keep a foot in both Spain and Britain and travel accordingly.

However, quite why the best part of a column was devoted to his bar-room, anti-pensioner economic theories is a bit beyond me. Is anyone actually interested in what he thinks?

Brian Nicholls, Moraira, Alicante

Volume lowered WE are used to testy Brits who grumble at the slightest whisper that disturbs their sepulchral peace, but I see that the Spanish are taking lessons from them.

I was gobsmacked by Deirdre Baxter’s letter praising the fine slapped on Parcheesi players who incensed their neighbours in central Malaga by playing until 2am.

Needless to say, I was not remotely surprised by Deirdre Baxter’s reaction which is what I’d expect from a certain type of fellow-Brit.

This was once proudly proclaimed the noisiest country in the world after Japan. Anyone who lives in Spain knows you must take the rough with the smooth and the peace with the racket.

Bernard Gregory (by email)

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VER the years I thought I had become hardened to images of atrocities and man’s inhumanity to man.

Not so. The email I received this week contained subject matter that turned my stomach, almost to the point of heaving up lunch. The photos depicted the sub-human members of the so-called ISIS carrying out unbelievable acts on the victims of their evil war on humanity.

Please don’t refer to these people as animals. No member of the animal kingdom would commit such barbarous acts on one of its own kind. If you can’t abide jottings, descriptive of bloodthirsty cruelty, turn away now.

The email pics depicted rows of severed heads on railings,

CONDEMNATION: Muslims protest against ISIS. with grinning ISIS members posing for gruesome selfies in front of the horrific spectacle.

Kneeling men, actually in the act of being beheaded by knife-wielding lunatics. Rows and rows of men being executed with gunshots to the back of the head. Crucified, beheaded men, with their eye-

gouged heads slung around their waists on pieces of string.

Need I go on?

These people, (and I use the term with great reluctance) really must be stopped, by whatever means lie at the civilised world’s disposal.

Anything less than our total combined commitment to their

annihilation is completely unacceptable.

If we have to put boots on the ground, so be it. If we allow this bunch of Satanists to continue, we are complicit in throwing humanity back to the Dark Ages. Notwithstanding any disillusioned individual that goes to join their ranks, thereby condoning their actions.

Anyone who returns to their country after taking part in this despicable conflict, deserve nothing more than heavy incarceration for the rest of their natural lives, and certainly no access to ‘human rights’ for the duration of their miserable existence. Any member of their families or friends seen to protect or assist them should suffer the same fate.

There is NO excuse for this barbarism. It is just about as far from religion as you can possibly get. Believe me, when the Muslim leaders, including those with extreme views,

come out in condemnation of this outrageous bunch of barbarians, you can be assured that they really are an unprecedented force of evil that must be stopped - no matter what the cost.

Those who have managed to peruse this blurb will remember that over two years ago I wrote that our esteemed party leaders should beware of the rise of UKIP in the political portals of power. Oh, how the ole boy was scoffed at and ridiculed for this ‘ludicrous’ opinion. What say you now, oh ye of little ‘Leaper’ faith?

Time to be seen to be actually doing something, Dave, or in less than a year you could be sticking your head between yer legs and not only whistling your goodbyes to Number 10, but allowing the worst Labour party leader in history to be calling the tune.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Succession Tax Ruled Discriminatory THE European Court of Justice released a ruling in September stating that Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations to have a fair and equitable inheritance and gift tax regime. As a result of the ruling Spain will have to change its succession tax laws, though we do not know yet how and when.

This story dates back to 2010 when the European Commission requested Spain take action to comply with EU rules in regard to inheritance tax provisions. Spain tweaked its laws but not enough to make them fully compliant with EU law. When no further amendments were made to the legislation, the Commission referred Spain to the Court of Justice in October 2011.

The Commission argued that the rules were discriminatory because they require non-residents to pay higher taxes than residents, and this violates the free movement of people and capital within the EU. In Spain, inheritance and gift tax (‘succession tax’) is governed by both the state and the Autonomous

By Brett Hanson, Partner, Blevins Franks Communities. There are 17 Communities in Spain, and each has the right to amend the State rules to make them more beneficial.

Several Communities have made significant reforms to their succession tax rules. There has been a general trend towards substantial reliefs and increased allowances, resulting in almost total exemption from succession tax in certain cases.

In Valenciana, spouses, descendants and ascendants receive a €100,000 allowance.

They also benefit from a 75% reduction in the succession tax payable, but only if both the deceased and recipient is habitually resident.

In Murcia, the taxable inheritance is reduced by 99% for spouses, descendants and ascendants if the inheritance is less than €300,000 per beneficiary.

In contrast, beneficiaries of non-residents would have to pay tax under the state rules, at rates of up to 34% (or more - up to 82%, when the multipliers are added in certain cases), with low allowances of between nil and €16,000.

The system is complex. The rules within each Autonomous Community vary, and different allowances and different rates can apply. However, one thing is certain: for the rules of a particular Community to apply, the deceased must have been habitually resident there for the preceding five years. Otherwise

the state rules apply by default.

Currently, non-residents cannot take advantage of the favourable Community rules. As a consequence, higher taxes, often significantly higher, will be payable than if the individual had been living in Spain.

It remains to be seen how Spain will change its succession tax laws so they no longer discriminate between residents and non-residents.

There was a similar situation with capital gains tax prior to 2007 when residents were charged 15% and nonresidents 35% (2006 rates).

The EU succeeded in getting Spain to end the discrimination, and while it did begin charging everyone the same rate, residents suffered as their rate increased to 18% (between 21% and 27% in 2014).

British expatriates also need to bear in mind that while they may end up with lower Spanish

tax liabilities if Spain changes its laws, you still need to consider the UK inheritance tax implications. Mitigation of the Spanish taxes may be academic if you still have the UK tax to pay.

When considering inheritance tax planning, UK nationals should seek advice from an expert who is knowledgeable and experienced on the tax regimes of both Spain and the UK and how they interact.

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

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

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An independence overdose WITH less than a month before the hypothetical date for Cataluña’s disallowed ballot on whether it wants independence, the Spanish outside the region are already weary.

They are also baffled by the word-search of initials corresponding to pro-independence parties: CiU, ERC, ICV and CUP. As well as the two national parties, PP and PSOE, the Spanish are familiar only with CiU, the alliance of two centreright parties that governs Cataluña.

The rest mean little, although they have grown used to ERC also because the leftwing republicans shore up CiU which lost its overall majority in the 2012 elections. The party was kind enough to do the same for the PSOE and Jose Montilla after the regional elections of 2006.

The trouble with favours is having to repay them and at least losing the 2010 Catalan elections allowed the PSOE to get shot of ERC and the separatist demands of Oriol

Cassandra Nash

A weekly look - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

Junqueros. The current regional president Artur Mas is less fortunate and must curse the day he called early elections in 2012.

Train crash avoided MARIANO RAJOY won the 2011 general election on the back of assurances that he would reverse the economic crisis.

On paper it looks as though he is succeeding although the street has yet to perceive or enjoy the ‘trickle down’ effect.

The figures are there, though, to be produced, proffered and paraded in this coming preelection year.

Having nominally

done what he set out to do, Rajoy was never going to let himself be derailed by an issue that exercised few of the Spanish public apart from his own hard-core PP voters.

That issue was reform of the 2010 Abortion Bill with the most recent opinion poll confirming that 52 per cent of PP voters were in favour of the existing law. The 38 per cent against it would vote for him anyway, so although usually immobile Rajoy isn’t for turning, he binned the reform. He got rid of overambitious Justice

Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, too. Double whammy.

Vested interests MIGUEL ARIAS DIAZ CAÑETE had a rough ride when questioned by the European Parliament prior to his appointment as Energy and Climate Change Commissioner.

His assurances that he divested himself of his oil industry interests by putting them under his brother-inlaw’s control sounded lame but only to be expected from a Spanish politician. Instead MEP Matthias Groote, put his finger on

Diaz Cañete’s real problem: “His record as a minister in Spain shows how little he implemented the measures which he now so strongly defends.” There’s the real conflict of interest.

‘It’s who you know...’

EXEMPLARY of Spain’s state lawyers to appeal against a businessman’s one-year suspended sentence for defrauding Hacienda of €187,881 in value-added IVA. He is now serving a two-year sentence, unlike many who swallow millions but still walk the streets because of their connections.

ROUGH RIDE: Miguel Arias Diaz Cañete, when questioned by the European Parliament before his appointment as Energy and Climate Change Commissioner.

Currencies Direct celebrates 15 years in La Zenia T

O celebrate the 15th anniversary of its office in La Zenia, Currencies Direct threw a birthday party on Thursday October 2.

Since 1999, Currencies Direct has established itself in Spain and in that time the company has continued to grow and expand across the country, becoming one of the leading foreign exchange providers.

To mark the occasion, the company invited clients from all across the region to come together and enjoy an evening of complimentary drinks and tapas.

The party was a huge success and a great opportunity for people to get together, share stories and maybe even make some new friends.

CELEBRATION: Currencies Direct in La Zenia shared its 15th birthday party with clients old and new from across the region.

At the end of the evening, everybody left in high spirits and more importantly with full stomachs.

During the evening, Peter Loveday, Director of Southern Europe, said: “I was delighted to meet up with so many new clients

and also to catch up with some older ones who have been using Currencies Direct for years.”

Peter also outlined the company’s aims: “We want to help our customers get the most out of their international transfers;

whether they need to make one-off payments, regular transfers, or buy or sell a property abroad.”

Visit currenciesdirect.com for more information or follow them on Twitter @CurrenciesD to stay up to date with the latest from Currencies Direct.

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New legal warning on heirship rules for British owners of Spanish property Take action now to ensure your overseas property goes to your loved-ones, says Stone King’s Dan Harris.

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OR decades Brits abroad have been immune to Spanish forced heirship rules that determine who gets somone’s property when they pass away.

That’s because Spain has allowed the law of a person’s nationality to govern the devolution of their property. But this is all set to change in 2015 when attempts to simplify succession law across Europe come into effect.

From August 17 next year a person’s ‘habitual residence’ and not their nationality will determine who gets what when they die. The impact on affected families who don’t take the

appropriate action could be devastating.

The changes will mean that the devolution of the property of foreigners (including Brits) living in Spain will be subject to that country’s domestic law, not British law.

In most civil law jurisdictions like Spain an individual’s property is subject to forced-heirship provisions. This means that the legal system of the state where the property is situated decides who receives your property when you die.

Put simply, your will is likely to be (at least partly) ineffective if it conflicts with forced-heirship rules.

DAN HARRIS: Contact him for advice.

Instead your children, including estranged children and children from previous relationships, could inherit your property on your death ahead of

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After August 17, any British national who has property in Spain - and who has taken appropriate action before their death can avoid the default position of the law of their habitual residence governing the devolution of their estate by instead making a formal election for the law of their nationality to apply.

The ‘appropriate action’ is to make a nomination in a will which is valid in the state where the property is situated, stating which law will apply to your property.

As Spain has adopted the provisions of the 1961

Hague Convention on testamentary dispositions, your English will is as valid in Spain as a Spanish will, and arguably, as English law is being applied, an English will may be more appropriate.

The nomination can and should be done now to avoid problems should you lose the mental capacity to make a new will before August 17 or forget to do so.

That way you can ensure that your overseas property passes to your loved ones.

For more advice on this complex area of international law please contact Dan Harris on + 44 (0) 1225 326761.

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Bridge articles by As South, you ♠764 bid, very ♥ 10 4 optimistically, ♦J63 2 to 4♠ against 3 4 ♣AJ silent opposition.

West leads the ♣K, and you see that you are in dummy for the last time. You have a choice of finesses, in hearts to the King, or in spades to the A K J. Which do you choose?

The prospects are not good; somehow you W E need to find S ten tricks. You must play a heart for two good reasons.

If the heart finesse wins, then you have gained a trick.

If you play a spade to the Jack instead and this wins, that will not gain a trick when the spades are split 4 1 with the Queen in the long hand. That opponent will win

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When West also plays low, plays another spade. You cannot afford to you lead the ♦3, finesse the play on clubs as ♦Q, and fell the ♦K with ♠ A K J 10 the opponents will the Ace. 5 ♥K4 immediately take You can now return to the ♦A875 2 their three dummy by playing dummy's ♣8 spade tricks ♦6 on your ♦5 and and you will ♠ A 2 You must hope take the heart be one down. ♥ J 8 6 that the ♥A is onside, that finesse by leading 2 ♦J64 the ♠Q is a doubleton, and the ♥J and letting it 3 You must make ♣ 8 4 2 the diamonds are split 3-2. run, if East does not That is exactly how the cards eight tricks in the red cover.

Another lie, and you make your ten suits without losing finesse in hearts, and tricks (with five spades, one the lead. Hoping that both you have your nine tricks. heart, three diamonds, and Kings are on side, you must one club) having given start by leading the yourself the only chance of ♦J as the diamond N suit gives you the success. ♠Q5 W E chance of a second ♥AQ1 0 Here is another deal with a entry into dummy ♦AQ1 S 085 choice of finesses. You reach for a heart finesse.

3NT, and West leads the ♠J. If East plays low, You are disappointed when you must insert the ♦8 to East wins with King and unblock. fourth

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12:55pm Minder 2:00pm The Professionals 3:00pm Motorway Patrol 3:30pm Highway Patrol 4:00pm Pawn Stars 4:25pm Pawn Stars 4:55pm Kojak 6:00pm Magnum, P.I. 7:00pm Minder 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm Storage Wars 9:30pm Storage Wars 10:00pm For Your Eyes Only 12:40am Death Wish 2

3:00pm The Big Bang Theory 3:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:00pm Melissa and Joey 4:30pm Rules of Engagement 5:00pm Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 6:00pm How I Met Your Mother 6:30pm How I Met Your Mother 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm Hollyoaks 8:30pm Suburgatory 9:00pm How I Met Your Mother 9:30pm How I Met Your Mother 10:00pm Unstoppable 12:00am The Big Bang Theory

Comedy

Crime

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The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

SKY MOVIES Action 5:20am The Karate Kid, Part II 7:25am Demolition Man 9:30am Fire with Fire 11:20am K-19: The Widowmaker 1:50pm Die Hard 4:10pm The Next Karate Kid 6:10pm Demolition Man 8:15pm Fire with Fire After identifying a murderer, a firefighter is placed in a witness protection programme.

10:00pm Die Hard 12:15am Die Hard 2 2:25am Hammer of the Gods 4:15am The Last Boy Scout

6:30am The Lone Ranger Unmasked 7:00am The Hot Flashes 8:45am Earthbound 10:25am The Way Way Back 12:15pm Starsky and Hutch 2:00pm Identity Thief 3:55pm Idiocracy 5:25pm Little Shop of Horrors 7:10pm The Way Way Back 9:00pm Starsky and Hutch 10:50pm Identity Thief 12:45am Idiocracy 2:15am For a Good Time, Call...

3:50am Feels So Good 5:20am Little Shop of Horrors

5:35am Angel Flight Down 7:20am Murder at 1600 9:20am All Things to All Men 11:00am Swordfish 12:55pm Runner Runner 2:40pm Murder at 1600 4:40pm Red Rock West 6:30pm All Things to All Men 8:10pm Swordfish 10:00pm Runner Runner 11:35pm Kiss the Girls 1:40am Jagged Edge 3:40am Red Rock West 5:25am Deep Family Secrets

5:25am Niagara 7:00am Against the Ropes 9:00am Austenland 10:45am City Slacker 12:25pm Dangerous Liaisons 2:35pm The Top Ten Show 2014 2:55pm Pitch Perfect 4:55pm Sense and Sensibility Elinor is pragmatic and ironic, while younger Marianne is more passionate and wilful.

7:15pm Austenland 9:00pm Pitch Perfect 11:00pm 50 First Dates 12:45am Drinking Buddies 2:25am Eden

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5:30am Moshi Monsters: The Movie 7:00am The Best Man Holiday 9:15am Barefoot 11:00am The Maze Runner Special 11:30am Jobs 1:45pm The Best Man Holiday 4:00pm Goodbye World 6:00pm Barefoot 7:45pm Jobs 10:00pm The Wolf of Wall Street 1:00am Goodbye World 2:45am The Wolf of Wall Street 5:45am Captain Phillips: Sky Movies Special

8:00am Gunsmoke 9:00am Gunsmoke 10:05am The Stalking Moon 12:05pm Abandon Ship 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm Escort West 5:30pm The Long Gray Line 8:00pm By the Light of the Silvery Moon 10:00pm Spawn 11:50pm Menace II Society 1:35am Spawn 3:20am Menace II Society 5:00am Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm James Martin: Home Comforts 1:00pm BBC News 1:05pm Weather 1:10pm Football Focus 1:50pm Saturday Sportsday 2:00pm Bargain Hunt

BBC TWO 7:00am Preview 7:35am The Magic Box 9:20am The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 10:50am The Trials of Life 11:40am The Trials of Life 12:30pm Map Man 1:00pm Rick Stein's Island Escapes 2:00pm Rock Around the Clock

ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am The Hungry Sailors 11:20am Murder, She Wrote 12:20pm ITV News and Weather 12:30pm Storage Hoarders 1:30pm May the Best House Win 2:30pm Columbo

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CH4 7:10am Transworld Sport 8:00am Hever Castle Triathlon 8:55am The Morning Line 10:00am Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose 11:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 11:30am Frasier 12:00pm Frasier 12:30pm The Big Bang Theory 12:55pm The Big Bang Theory 1:25pm The Simpsons 1:55pm Gadget Man 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing

CH5 7:00am Milkshake! 11:00am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am World's Most Pampered Pets 12:30pm The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door 1:30pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! 2:30pm They Were Expendable

SATURDAY TV

SKY 1 6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 8:00am Glee 9:00am The Fantasy Football Club 10:00am The F1 Show 11:00am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 2:00pm Modern Family 2:30pm Modern Family

3pm 3:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:00pm Escape to the Country 5:00pm Final Score

3:15pm Guys and Dolls 5:40pm Flog It! Antiques show which helps amateur auctioneers, collectors and bargain-hunters make a saving.

4:35pm The Lost World Drama. Directed by Stuart Orme. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Adrian Hodges

3:00pm Channel 4 Racing Clare Balding and Nick Luck are at Ascot with six live races for the fourth British Champions Day the single biggest race day in the country.

5:10pm Mosquito Squadron Film,1969. Directed by Boris Sagal

3:00pm The Middle 3:30pm The Middle 4:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 5:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton

6pm 6:20pm BBC News 6:30pm Regional News 6:35pm Weather 6:40pm Pointless 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing

6:30pm ÂŁ100k House: Tricks of the Trade 7:30pm Gardeners' World 8:00pm Restoring England's Heritage 8:30pm Penguins - Spy in the Huddle

7:05pm Local News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News and Weather 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm The Chase

6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:35pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm Come Dine with Me 7:30pm Come Dine with Me 8:00pm Come Dine with Me 8:30pm Channel 4 News

6:55pm Ambush Bay 8:55pm World War II in Colour

6:00pm Modern Family 6:30pm Modern Family 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm The Simpsons 8:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew

9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Rembrandt with Simon Schama 11:00pm The Culture Show 11:30pm QI XL

9:00pm The X Factor 11:20pm The Jonathan Ross Show

9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm Fast Five

9:55pm 5 News

9:00pm Duck Quacks Don't Echo

9pm 9:25pm Doctor Who 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm The National Lottery Live 11:10pm BBC News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day

Panel-based quiz where it is more important to be interesting than right.

Jonathan Ross presents a chat show in which he will be meeting top guests from around the world and introducing performances from the biggest bands and solo artists.

The latest news coverage.

Director Justin Lin again takes the helm for the fifth helping in the high-octane Fast and Furious action-thriller franchise starring Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker.

10:00pm The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Relive the most memorable moments from series two of the riotous panel show.

10:00pm Volcano

12am 12:15am The Way 2:20am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:25am ITV News and Weather 12:40am The Hitcher 2:10am Jackpot 247 4:00am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 4:45am Nightscreen

12:35am Rude Tube 1:40am Silent Hill 3:45am Hollyoaks Omnibus Maxine's plans to propose to Dodger are thwarted by Sienna.

5:50am NFL Hard Knocks is a reality sports documentary.

1:25am Gotham 2:25am Super Casino 4:10am The Gadget Show 5:00am House Doctor Home improvement series that works its magic on neglected homes.

12:00am Hawaii Five-0 1:00am Hawaii Five0 2:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 3:00am Brit Cops: Frontline Crime 4:00am Road Wars 5:00am Nothing to Declare 5:30am Nothing to Declare

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm Little Fockers 11:30pm Live at the Apollo 12:05am Family Guy 12:27am Family Guy 12:49am Family Guy 1:11am Family Guy 1:33am Family Guy 1:55am Family Guy 2:17am Family Guy 2:40am Bad Education 3:10am The Revolution Will be Televised

8:00pm Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure 9:00pm The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles 10:00pm The Code 10:55pm The Code 11:55pm Northern Soul 12:55am Motown at the BBC 1:55am The Sky at Night

2:10pm Junior 3:10pm FYI Daily 3:15pm Junior 4:20pm Totally You'be Been Framed!

5:25pm The Best Ever You've Been Framed 6:25pm You've Been Framed!

6:55pm Arthur and the Great Adventure 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm Arthur and the Great Adventure 9:00pm Back to the Future 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Back to the Future 11:20pm The Xtra Factor 12:20am Celebrity Juice 1:10am The Job Lot

7:00am Wycliffe 7:55am A Touch of Frost 9:50am The Royal 10:55am The Royal 11:55am Columbo 1:25pm The Darling Buds of May 2:40pm The Darling Buds of May 3:50pm A Touch of Frost 5:45pm Wycliffe 6:55pm Inspector Morse 9:00pm Rosemary and Thyme 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:00am Bomb Girls 2:50am Movies Now

2:45pm A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die 3:30pm British Touring Car Championship Highlights 5:00pm Storage Wars 5:25pm Storage Wars 5:55pm Storage Wars 6:25pm Superman 2 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm Superman 2 9:00pm Octopussy 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Octopussy 11:40pm Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning 12:40am FYI Daily

1:00pm The 100 2:00pm Alvin and the Chipmunks 4:00pm Made in Chelsea 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Melissa and Joey 6:00pm The Big Bang Theory 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm How I Met Your Mother 7:30pm How I Met Your Mother 8:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm Shooter 12:35am The Inbetweeners

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12:55am The Football League Show 2:15am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:20am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

A look at the world of astronomy.

2:25am The Horizon Guide to Space Shuttles 3:25am Edward VII: Prince of Pleasure King Edward VII has always been an enigma.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:15am The Next Karate Kid 8:15am Pacific Rim: Sky Movies Special 8:45am Deep Blue Sea 10:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 11:00am xXx 1:10pm Star Trek Into Darkness 3:25pm Last Action Hero 5:40pm King Arthur 7:50pm xXx 10:00pm Star Trek Into Darkness 12:15am Deep Blue Sea 2:05am Mad Max 3:45am Last Action Hero

Comedy 7:00am Crazy People 8:40am The Harry Hill Movie 10:15am National Lampoon's Animal House 12:10pm Dave 2:05pm We're the Millers 4:00pm 10 Years A 10-year reunion dredges up old feelings and new problems for a group of former highschoolers.

5:45pm The Harry Hill Movie 7:20pm Bean 9:00pm We're the Millers 11:00pm National Lampoon's Animal House 12:50am You, Me and Dupree 2:40am The Ladykillers 4:25am Notting Hill

5:25am Deep Family Secrets 7:05am The Washington Snipers 8:40am Bad Company 10:40am Conspiracy Theory 1:00pm Zero Dark Thirty 3:40pm The Washington Snipers 5:15pm Pride and Glory 7:30pm Black Hawk Down Brutally authentic war action detailing the covert US mission in Somalia that became a bloodbath.

10:00pm The Green Mile 1:05am Outlaw 3:05am A Man Apart 5:10am Malpractice

6:45am The Top Ten Show 2014 7:00am Staying Alive 8:40am Under the Tuscan Sun 10:35am Moonstruck 12:20pm Sunshine on Leith 2:05pm Grease 4:05pm Failure to Launch 5:45pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 7:15pm Sunshine on Leith 9:00pm Grease T-Bird Danny Zuko has an identity crisis when his demure summer love turns up.

11:00pm Saturday Night Fever 1:05am Staying Alive 2:50am Under the Tuscan Sun 4:50am Girls! Girls! Girls!

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7:00am The Best Man Holiday 9:15am Fast and Furious 6 Special

7:30am Gunsmoke 8:30am Gunsmoke 9:35am The Long Gray Line 12:10pm By the Light of the Silvery Moon 2:05pm Crime in the Streets 3:50pm Terror by Night 5:00pm Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 6:15pm The Woman in Green 7:35pm Sherlock Holmes: Pursuit to Algiers 8:50pm Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 10:00pm The Illusionist 12:05am On Deadly Ground 2:05am The Illusionist

A special show looking at the return of the full-throttle franchise.

9:45am Barefoot 11:30am Jobs 1:45pm The Best Man Holiday 4:00pm Goodbye World 6:00pm Barefoot 7:45pm Jobs 10:00pm The Wolf of Wall Street 1:00am Goodbye World 2:45am The Wolf of Wall Street 5:45am Pain and Gain: Sky Movies Special

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OR Inge Niessen, manager at Residencia Rojales, she believes drivers have slowed down on the motorways but one category of road users does annoy her.

“Old men on scooters!” she said. “They are all over the place and do not use their indicators. People here are crazy drivers when it rains but drivers in Granada are the worst I have ever seen. They are horrible and so dangerous.”

The topic is also a bit of a bugbear for Elaine Houston from Advanced Chiropractic in Albir who, when asked what she does not like about drivers in Spain, joked: “Everything! Where do I start?

Hitting your car in car parks really annoys me. The worst thing is they

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What drives you mad on the road?

One thing many people complain about in Spain is the state of driving.

From lack of signalling to parking wherever they feel like it, Spanish drivers seem to have a more relaxed attitude to the rules of the road. We asked people what their pet peeve was.

BUGBEARS: Aleksander and Elaine dislike roundabout users and those who disrespect other people’s vehicles

STREET TALK are just so oblivious, they don’t seem to care about your car. I watched a guy hit my car with his trolley in a supermarket car park and he just said it wasn’t his fault.”

For Aleksander Bjargo, roundabouts are the worst: “They don’t really know how to use

LIZ ROSS: Tourists in hire cars.

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Granada tops Inge’s list for worst drivers

them and that annoys me a bit,” he said.

Liz Ross of Traiblazers has a different complaint. She said: “My peeve is the tourists in the hire cars who drive at 10 kilometres an hour, then stop in the middle of the road to take photos of the goatherder and his goats! All I want to do is get to work on time!”

And Barry Satterthwaite of SRS Vehicle Services, Los Carasoles in Zurgena, said: “The worst thing for me is people indicating. Either they don’t indicate at all and just stop somewhere or leave it too late and just manoeuvre. How can you know what someone is going to do if they don’t indicate their intentions? Then you

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also have the drivers that indicate to turn two streets before they need to. It’s a safety issue and certainly dangerous.”

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BBC ONE 7:00am Breakfast 8:30am Match of the Day 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:00am Sunday Morning Live 12:00pm Sunday Politics 1:15pm MOTD2 Extra 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Bargain Hunt

BBC TWO 7:00am Great British Garden Revival 8:00am Countryfile 9:00am Gardeners World 9:30am The Beechgrove Garden 10:00am The Football League Show 11:20am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:50pm The Great British Bake Off Masterclass 1:50pm The Great British Bake Off Masterclass 2:50pm Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook

ITV 7:00am CITV 10:25am Dickinson's Real Deal 11:25am Murder, She Wrote 12:25pm ITV News and Weather 12:35pm Carry on Up the Jungle 2:25pm All Star Family Fortunes Vernon Kay hosts the high-octane game show, which sees two star guests and their families competing in a bid to win up to 30 thousand pounds for a charity of their choice.

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CH4 6:45am NFL 7:10am NFL 8:05am Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon 9:00am Celeb Gogglebox and More: The Best Bits of SU2C 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm George Clarke's Amazing Spaces 2:30pm Deal or No Deal

CH5 5:00am House Doctor 7:00am Milkshake!

10:25am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:00am Bupa Great Birmingham Run 2014 1:20pm Criminals: Caught on Camera Shocking footage reveals real criminals caught red-handed on camera in the UK. 1:50pm Spider-Man 3 Superhero sequel.

SUNDAY TV

SKY 1 7:00am The Hour of Power 8:00am Are You Smarter Than a 10 Year Old? 9:00am Glee 10:00am Gone Girl Movie Special 10:30am The Maze Runner Movie Special 11:00am World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars 12:00pm WWE Experience 1:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 2:00pm The Middle 2:30pm The Middle

3pm 3:15pm Escape to the Country 4:00pm Talk to the Animals 5:00pm Points of View 5:15pm Lifeline 5:25pm Songs of Praise

3:20pm Seven Years in Tibet 5:30pm Coast

3:10pm The X Factor 5:30pm Downton Abbey Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville lead an all-star cast in Julian Fellowes' drama series.

3:30pm Fifteen to One 4:30pm The Big Bang Theory 4:55pm The Big Bang Theory 5:25pm The Big Bang Theory 5:50pm Journey to the Center of the Earth

4:25pm Bewitched Romantic comedy inspired by the 1960s show.

Nicole Kidman plays Isabel Bigelow, a disillusioned witch who is seeking out a new, less enchanted career path in her new surrounds in California's San Fernando Valley.

3:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 4:00pm Inside RAF Brize Norton 5:00pm The Simpsons 5:30pm The Simpsons

6pm 6:00pm Pointless 6:50pm BBC News 7:10pm Regional News 7:15pm Weather 7:20pm Countryfile 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing

6:00pm Flog It! 7:00pm Inside the Animal Mind 8:00pm Human Universe Documentary questioning what it is to be human.

6:30pm Tipping Point 7:30pm Local News and Weather 7:45pm ITV News and Weather 8:00pm Live at the Palladium

7:35pm Channel 4 News Includes sport and weather.

8:05pm Posh Pawn

6:20pm Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked 8:00pm 5 News The latest news coverage.

8:05pm The Forbidden Kingdom

6:00pm The Simpsons 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:00pm Ashley Banjo's Secret Street Crew 8:00pm The Simpsons 8:30pm The Simpsons

9pm 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Our Girl 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day 2

9:00pm Wonders of the Monsoon 10:00pm Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve 11:00pm Cast Away

9:00pm The X Factor Results Show 10:00pm Downton Abbey 11:05pm ITV News and Weather 11:25pm Perspectives

9:00pm Hitler's Hidden Drug Habit: Secret History 10:00pm Homeland 11:05pm The Adjustment Bureau

1:15am Good Hair 2:45am Countryfile News and stories concerning the heart of the British countryside. 3:45am Holby City 4:45am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

12:25am Piers Morgan's Life Stories 1:20am The Store 3:35am Motorsport UK 4:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show USA 5:15am Nightscreen

1:15am How to be a Billionaire 2:10am NFL 5:45am Mobil 1

1:05am Highlander 3:05am Super Casino Feeling lucky? Get the authentic, heartthumping casino experience every night.

4:10am Benefits, Babies and Jail 5:00am House Doctor

12:00am The Judge Movie Special 12:30am Road Wars 1:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 2:00am Road Wars 3:00am Road Wars 4:00am The Kumars 5:00am Nothing to Declare 5:30am Nothing to Declare

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8:00pm Great Movie Mistakes 2: The Sequel 9:00pm Doctor Who 9:45pm Doctor Who 10:00pm Come Fly with Me 10:30pm Come Fly with Me 11:00pm Family Guy 11:22pm Family Guy 11:45pm Bad Education 12:15am The Revolution Will be Televised 12:45am American Dad! 1:07am American Dad! 1:30am Butterfly on a Wheel 3:00am Bad Education

8:00pm Top of the Pops 9:00pm BBC Music John Peel Lecture 2014 with Iggy Pop 10:00pm Russia's Toughest Prison: The Condemned 11:20pm Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss 12:50am Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and Elo 1:50am Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park 3:15am Russia's Toughest Prison: The Condemned

12:30pm The X Factor 2:50pm The Hot Desk 3:05pm You've Been Framed!

3:35pm A Little Princess 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm A Little Princess 5:35pm Miss Congeniality 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Miss Congeniality 7:50pm Back to the Future Part II 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Back to the Future Part II 10:00pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm Tricked 12:00am Bad Bridesmaid

8:50am Carry on Cruising 9:50am FYI Daily 9:55am Carry on Cruising 10:40am Heartbeat 11:40am Heartbeat 12:45pm Inspector Morse 2:55pm Rosemary and Thyme 4:00pm Carry on Loving 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm Carry on Loving 5:55pm Columbo 8:00pm Lewis 10:00pm It'll be Alright on the Night 11:00pm The Human Stain 12:00am FYI Daily

12:40pm Ax Men 1:35pm Ax Men 2:35pm River Monsters 3:35pm River Monsters 4:30pm River Monsters 5:35pm A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die 7:25pm Superman 2 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Superman 2 10:00pm Jaws 2 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Jaws 2 12:20am Cape Fear

2:40pm Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel 4:30pm Melissa and Joey 5:00pm Melissa and Joey 5:30pm Suburgatory 6:00pm New Girl 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Day the Earth Stood Still 11:05pm The Inbetweeners 11:40pm The Inbetweeners 12:05am Rude Tube

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10:00pm Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Romantic action adventure based on the legendary nobleman turned outlaw.

9:00pm An Idiot Abroad 10:00pm Hawaii Five-0 11:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

12am 12:30am The Apprentice 1:30am The Apprentice 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:35am BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

Comedy series about a teacher who is a bigger kid than the kids he teaches.

SKY MOVIES Action 6:00am In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers 7:35am The Bridge on the River Kwai 10:25am xXx2: The Next Level 12:20pm White House Down 2:45pm Any Given Sunday On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose.

5:30pm Gladiator 8:10pm xXx2: The Next Level 10:00pm White House Down 12:15am Django Unchained Freed slave Django embarks on a quest to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner. Western.

3:05am Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 4:45am The Bridge on the River Kwai

6:30am Turbo: Sky Movies Special 7:00am Arthur 8:40am Arthur 2: On the Rocks 10:35am Uncle Buck 12:20pm The Hangover Part III 2:05pm The World's End 4:00pm So Undercover 5:40pm Nacho Libre 7:15pm Uncle Buck 9:00pm The World's End 11:00pm The Hangover Part III 12:45am Mr. Deeds 2:25am Liar Liar 3:55am Black Sheep Dopey Mike is a liability for his elder brother, an aspiring politician.

5:10am Malpractice 7:00am S.W.A.T. 9:00am Derailed 10:55am The Da Vinci Code 1:25pm Captain Phillips 3:45pm Children of Men 5:40pm S.W.A.T. 7:40pm Captain Phillips 10:00pm The Da Vinci Code 12:30am Killing Them Softly 2:20am Death Warrant 4:00am Fear 5:45am Loss of Faith Drama about an author drawn into a web of intrigue, murder and deception.

6:40am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Special 7:00am Dead Poets Society 9:15am Wish You Were Here 11:00am The Greatest Story Ever Told 2:20pm The Sessions 4:05pm Les Miserables 6:45pm The Bodyguard 9:00pm The Sessions 10:45pm Promised Land 12:40am Tootsie 2:45am The Bodyguard 5:00am East of Eden Two brothers compete for their father's attention.

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PETER R FOSTER IDMA / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

Geriatric jets join the fight Aviation in and out of the box Independent Aerospace Consultant appollo@consultant.com Now living in the Costa del Sol, Geoff spent more than 40 years working in the aviation industry.

THE UK has decided to enter the fight against the ‘IS’ and have nominated six Tornado FGA 4 aircraft that have been on detachment at Akrotiri probably from RAF Marham.

The aircraft, flight crews and ground crews will be tired as they have been working quite hard for the last three months with reconnaissance and support for humanitarian air drops. Why six only, I hear you say? It is because that is all we can scrape together for now!

The Panavia Tornado celebrates its 40th birthday this year, it has been written down in the MOD books to zero although the maintenance, modification and operating costs are in excess of £1 million per aircraft per year.

The UK government keeps

TORNADO AIRCRAFT: Celebrating its 40th birthday this year. threatening to retire the aircraft and the date has now slipped from 2019 to a possible 2030, although two squadrons did get the ‘chain saw’ treatment earlier in the year. Notwithstanding this situation, the RAF Tornados are one of the best weapon platforms on earth. It can be equipped with

an array of weapons that other aircraft designers can only dream of. Air launched cruise missiles and the famous Paveway-IV (bunker busters) spring to mind.

The one major problem with this aircraft is that it’s not stealth (this refers to the radar footprint of the aircraft and the Tornado footprint

is big), and therefore presents itself to hostile radar as an easy target despite its excellent high speed terrain following capability.

Let’s look at some facts: The UK has 72 Tornados not counting those on maintenance; they are up to 40 years old and are highly modified. They consist

of three squadrons, two of which are rotated in Afghanistan, and the other picks up the ‘odd jobs.’

As said before, the UK continually threaten to retire them.

The UK has 85 Eurofighters known as Typhoons, plus those on maintenance. Many more are on order. These are claimed as the best combat aircraft in the world, and cost £125 million each.

They are not stealth and cannot perform all the roles the Tornado can. The UK finds it difficult to commit them to war zones in case they lose a few! The Spanish have successfully crashed two and the Germans lost one only last week when it collided with a biz-jet, and so I have to suspect it’s not as good as we are led to believe. The UK Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm has no combat aircraft at all! They are waiting for the new US built F-35. This aircraft has had many years’ delay in getting into service and will not be ready for a number of years yet. It has extremely poor write ups from celebrated designers in the industry.

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ITV 6:05am The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 11:55am ITV News 12:00pm This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV News and Weather

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SKY 1 6:00am Airline USA 6:30am Airline USA 7:00am Dog the Bounty Hunter 7:30am Dog the Bounty Hunter 8:00am Inside RAF Brize Norton 9:00am Futurama 9:30am Futurama 10:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 11:00am NCIS: Los Angeles 12:00pm Hawaii Five-0 1:00pm Hawaii Five-0 2:00pm NCIS: Los Angeles

3pm 3:15pm The Rockford Files 4:00pm Cagney and Lacey 4:50pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:50pm Great British Railway Journeys

3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show 5:00pm Tipping Point

6:20pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Big Dreams

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3:15pm NCIS: Los Angeles Special Agent Kensi Blye is held hostage when a bank is raided.

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Kevin McCloud returns to an astonishing restoration project in the heart of France.

11:00pm Grayson Perry: Who are You?

Focusing on a woman in an Australian prison who has been charged with attempted murder of her husband.

More light is shed on Martin's past when he catches up with Kyle Dobson - and a couple of hit men.

12am 12:05am My Brother, the Terrorist 1:05am Charlie and Boots 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead Detailed weather report. 2:45am BBC News

Animated adventures of a hapless CIA agent and his family.

1:30am The Revolution Will be Televised 2:00am Bad Education 2:30am Live at the Apollo 3:00am Hotel of Mum and Dad 4:00am Reggie Yates' Extreme South Africa

A Wolf Called Storm.

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7:00am Les Miserables 9:40am The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Special 10:00am Under the Tuscan Sun 12:00pm Flight 2:20pm The Devil Wears Prada 4:20pm The Four Feathers Army officer Harry resigns his commission instead of fighting in the Sudan.

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8:15am Gunsmoke 9:15am The Alamo 12:25pm Kansas Pacific 1:50pm Gunsmoke 2:55pm Gunsmoke 4:00pm China Doll 5:55pm The Black Dakotas 7:10pm Fury of the Congo 8:35pm The Last Posse 10:00pm Freelancers 11:55pm Finder's Fee 1:55am Freelancers 3:40am The Frozen Dead

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1. The aircraft, a Boeing 777, disappeared from Secondary Radar at 01.20 on March 8 whilst on route to Peking.

2. At the time it was only the third total hull loss of this type of aircraft.

3. At the time the only previous fatal accident was at San Francisco when an Asiana aircraft hit the sea wall on final approach because the Korean pilot could not fly the aircraft manually.

4. The pilot, Captain Ahmad Shah who was a check and training Captain and First Officer Abdul Hamid did not request to fly together and was selected for the flight by a computerised rostering system. Their private lives could not be linked in any way thus dispelling any conspiracy between them.

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FACTS

What happened to Malaysian Airlines flight MH370?

Aviation in and out of the box Independent Aerospace Consultant appollo@consultant.com Now living in the Costa del Sol, Geoff spent more than 40 years working in the aviation industry.

SCENARIOS Possibility 1.

Captain Shah was extremely upset that his close friend Anwar bin Ibrahim, leader of the opposition, had recently been jailed for five years for sodomony and wished to correct, what he saw, as gross injustice. He decided to take the plane over to do some dastardly deed with it, and to return to Malaysian airspace, after turning off the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, (ACARS), the Transponder, the Cockpit Voice Recorder, and the Digital Flight Data Recorder. He chose his moment, just prior to calling Ho Chi Min Flight Information Region (HCM FIR) having been told by Lumpur Flight Information Region that his flight had been handed over.

For seconds and often minutes you are in ‘no man’s land’ at this point.

When the aircraft turned back, it was tracked by Malaysian Armed Forces primary radar. At this point, Captain Shah attempted to negotiate the release of his friend and gave the authorities five hours to comply before crashing the aircraft into the

FLIGHT MH370: There have been many theories over what happened to the disappearance of this aircraft.

Indian Ocean.

No Malaysian military aircraft was scrambled and it was not until five hours later that Fl. MH370 was reported missing.

Deal breaker for this scenario.

1. The First Officer would not have left his seat at this point of the Sector. The work load can be quite high when establishing contact and entering a new FIR. The Captain would have to incapacitate the FO. 2. The Captain would never be sure just what the Malaysian Armed Forces would do to prevent his ‘hi-jacking.’

3. If I had been the Captain with fanatical political thoughts (and a Muslim of course) and negotiations failed I would not monotonously track over the Indian Ocean whilst passengers are trying to kick the cockpit door down; I

would have put the aircraft into that magnificent unique ornate railway station in Kuala Lumpur!

This scenario has just too many holes in it.

Possibility 2 This possibility has been banded about by conspiracy theorists and those who know nothing about the operation of large commercial aircraft.

The aircraft turned back towards KL (undisputed) then turned north west towards the ‘‘stans’ and landed in one of the airfields up there.

Deal breaker for this Scenario.

1. It takes about $250,000 worth of ground handling equipment to ensure a wide body aircraft can be ‘relaunched.’ An aircraft tug and tow bar cost me nearly $100,000 nearly 30

years ago! Fifty Taliban pushing on the landing gear just wouldn’t work.

2.

Where’s the passengers?

This is a non-starter.

Possibility 3 Prior to take off a fire started in the MEC located under the cockpit floor. This is home to to all communication equipment and the wire looms for the ‘black boxes.’

Unfortunately the crew emergency oxygen bottle is also located there.

There have been over 20 cases of fire in this area on this type of aircraft always starting on engine start up but usually detected before take off; none have been fatal but all caused extensive damage.

MH370 took off with a fire under the cockpit floor and was not detected by the crew.

Thirty minutes after take off the aircraft reached its cruise altitude (FL350), the fire was now serious and they probably began to smell it. The structure was weakened and with a pressure of 8.3 pounds per square inch on it, an explosive decompression occurred. This took out many avionic boxes including communications and destroyed the Crew Emergency Oxygen bottle. Aircraft can still fly with a relatively small hole blown in the side and ironically on depletion of cabin pressure there is a total depletion of oxygen thus immediately extinguishing the fire.

Now there is no oxygen to the crew (the passengers would have had eight-12 minutes with their emergency supply), the temperature inside the aircraft is minus 53 Centigrade, and the crew instinctively go

through their ‘total loss of cabin pressure’ well rehearsed routine.

Before being totally overcome by hypoxia they were able to give the Flight Management System a few commands that would have turned the aircraft back to Kuala Lumpur automatically.

These commands were neither totally correct or complete. Sadly the crew were soon brain dead; the aircraft never reached the lower life sustaining altitude and the cabin occupants sadly succumbed to the same fate. The aircraft then flew for approximately eight hours as a ghost flight over the Indian Ocean.

Deal breakers on this scenario There aren’t any!

The exact cause of the aircraft demise we know not. The lack of the whereabouts of the aircraft is due to the lack of action by the Malaysian Armed Forces on the night that an unidentified aircraft showed up on their Primary Radar screen.

A pair of interceptor fighters should have been immediately launched to investigate the ‘intruder.’

By viewing the aircraft a lot can be established and if it was a ‘ghost’ flight, then arrangements could be made to ‘hand over’ the visual surveillance to other countries viz.

Indonesia, Singapore and Australia until MH370 run out of fuel and ditched.

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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.’

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in history 1793: Marie-Antoinette is beheaded. Roughly nine months after her husband King Louis XVI of France is executed, MarieAntoinette follows him to the infamous guillotine. Her body is thrown into an unmarked grave in Madeleine cemetery.

1805: A British fleet defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet loses 22 ships and not a single British vessel is lost.

1917: Mata Hari is executed. Mata Hari is executed for espionage by a French firing squad at Vincennes outside Paris. After her arrest at a hotel on the Champs Elysees in Paris, she is accused of spying for Germany.

1964: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev steps down. The official Soviet news agency Tass announces that the Central Committee of the Communist Party accepts Khrushchev’s request to step down as leader of the USSR. 1967: Joan Baez arrested.

American folk singer, songwriter, musician and activist Joan Baez is detained at a peace demonstration against the war in Vietnam in Oakland, California.

1973: Dalai Lama visits the UK. The Dalai Lama arrives in Britain for a 10-day tour. The visit is part of a European tour that begins with a meeting between the Dalai Lama and Pope Paul V at the Vatican.

1980: Pope John Paul II welcomes Queen to the Vatican. The Queen makes history and becomes the first British monarch to make an official state visit to the Vatican.

The Queen is accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh.

1989: Powerful earthquake hits San Francisco. Sixty three are killed and more than 3,500 injured when an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rock San Francisco, California. The two-tier Bay Bridge and the Nimitz freeway partially collapsed.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Your workaday, family and financial trends offer little respite from ironing out a variety of comings and goings. This is partly because not everyone is being cooperative, but it would be a big mistake to rock any boats close to you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you're single, get out and about, and if you're job hunting or working towards a particular result, stay on course. This is definitely a phase to follow your instincts.

With the spotlight on your social, home and self-motivated activities, you could be in for some unexpected surprises.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your ambitious streak will be in full flow. Stay glued to what you do best, and it will be much easier to get others on your side. The new Moon in Capricorn will heighten your chances of making the right contacts or receiving some useful advice. If you're tempted to buy homerelated items or useful gadgets, budget with care.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) During at least one part of your week the glamorous Sun comes out to shine, and together with the new Moon in realistic Capricorn, sweeps across your working, home and social life. Go-getters will definitely benefit from whatever moves are afoot.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year's ideas - with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Streak, 2 Arises, 3 Resent, 4 5 Retain, 6 Gentle, 7 Infest, 8 9 Afresh, 10 Fitter, 11 Welled, 12 13 Pastel, 14 Blades, 15 Estate, 16 17 Seated, 18 Tallow, 19 Awhile

Rested, Tangle, Adhere, Helped,

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16 October, Angela Lansbury, 89, TV Actress Golden Globe actress who played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. She was nominated for an Oscar for The Picture of Dorian Gray and starred in 2005 film Nanny McPhee.

1. Bartholomew and Wiseman were the real surnames of which famous comedy double act?

2. By what name were the American vaudeville and comedy act consisting of Moe Howard, Curly Howard and Larry Fine better known?

3. By what stage name were the group of six British entertainers, formed in the early 1930s, Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold, collectively known?

4. In which 1949 Ealing black comedy does Alec Guinness play eight different members of the D’Ascoyne family?

5. The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organisation devoted to the lives and films of which famous comedy duo?

6. What were the first names of the American comedy duo Abbott and Costello?

7. Which American comedy duo starred in the films My Friend Irma (1949), Sailor Beware (1951), The Caddy (1953) and Hollywood or Bust (1956)?

8. Which BBC television comedy sketch show that ran from 1971 to 1987, always ended with the catchphrase: “So it’s Goodnight from me,” “And it’s Goodnight from him,” “Goodnight!”

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

20 October, Dannii Minogue, 43, Singer An award-winning singer, actress and reality TV star. She starred in Home and Away as a teenager and is the sister of famous pop singer, Kylie.

17 October, Eminem, 42, Rapper Born Marshall Mathers, he won the Best Rap Album Grammy for three albums and Best Original Song for ‘Lose Yourself’ which was featured in the 2002 film 8 Mile.

21 October, Kim Kardashian, 34, Reality Star Rose to fame on Keeping up with the Kardashians with her family. She has launched her own clothing lines. She is married to Kanye West and they have a daughter called North.

18 October, Chuck Berry, 88, Singer A pioneer of the rock ‘n’ roll era with songs such as Maybellene and Johnny B Goode. He also recorded Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll with Eric Clapton.

22 October, Arsene Wenger, 65, Football Coach This French football coach began his long tenure at Arsenal in 1996. He had a moderately successful career as a player in 67 games and scoring four goals.

TARGET: Average: 7 Good: 9 Very good: 13 Excellent: 16 19 October, Ivan Navarro Pastor, Tennis Player Born in Alicante in 1981. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and his attire. He has a habit of changing raquets each game, using one for serving and another for returning. He reached a career high singles ranking of 67 in 2009.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Be ready for a refreshing cycle of possibilities, as the Sun is in charge of your short and long-term aspirations. Regardless of what is happening in the background, or whatever thankless tasks niggle you on Wednesday and Friday, your efforts will reward you at work, or wherever you need to improve your situation. Meanwhile, watch your diet.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly Mercury flutter with luck. This week's planetary soundbites suggest that you widen your social circle and conquer new horizons. Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes. Forget the hassles, and dig deep. Take Thursday and the weekend in your stride.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you've been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won't be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don't apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. You'll be surprised at how much better you feel, especially if you're expecting a gleam of hope.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens. It's the old story of making time to catch up with life's little routines. Spread your efforts, and you'll reach your goals much faster. The tempo is picking up, and what you encounter will confirm that you're getting somewhere.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you'll be able to teach as well as learn. In your head-to-head discussions, leave things as they are until the signs are right.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you'll be wise to follow your feelings. Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets. The links between your job, personal and family lives suggest that you need to be a jot more flexible.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION bing, gene, gibe, give, glee, glen, glib, ling, begin, beige, being, bilge, binge, bling, genie, genii, given, glebe, ingle, liege, vigil, bingle, living, veiling, bevelling, inveigle, BELIEVING

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

You must only change one letter at a time.

SLED (FEED) FLED FLEA

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Regardless of the weather or other mixed blessings, you should try and get off the grindstone. Although the emphasis seems to be on home, family and practical property tasks, you'll be running true to Libran form, trying to help everyone around you.

Don't forget that the planets are positively geared towards fresh steps and new projects.

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The Other Woman is an American romantic comedy about a woman who desperately tries to get her ruined life back on track after discovering her boyfriend is actually married. She befriends the wife her boyfriend had been cheating on and the unlikely best friends team up and plot mutual revenge on their cheating and lying ex when yet another affair is discovered.

Directed by Nick Cassavetes and produced by Julie Yorn, stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Run time 109, rated 12.

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The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (THINGS) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

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Unscramble the name of an American breakfast dish (two words): BIG CENT EDGES Unscramble the name of a famous singing duo (three words): OLD MAN SANG FUNKIER

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A facet of speaking (5) Expensive honey (4) Gripped exotic-bred boas (8) Floors fresh oysters (7) Settled on no particular recital (6) 8 Stale concoction is the bare minimum (5) 13 Bet Alice is uneasy among the

chaste (8) 15 Add peat modified (7) 17 Underpants with unravelling fibres (6) 18 Reversed roles for band (5) 19 Guides the cattle (6) 22 The rodeo may show some wear (5) 23 A tendency to be crooked (4)

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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 10 represents C and 24 represents Q, so fill in C every time the figure 10 appears and Q every time the figure 24 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 Vision (5) 3 Fires (5) 7 Transport system using trains (7) 9 Support for an artist (5) 10 Reveals (5) 11 Put into words (7) 12 Private (6) 14 Brings up (6) 18 Tales (7) 20 Disturbed (5) 22 Possessing life (5) 23 Futile (7) 24 Work out (5) 25 Filthy (5)

Down 1 Solemn (7) 2 Lead the way (5) 3 Fashions (6) 4 Inexpensive (5) 5 Female siblings (7) 6 Invoices (5) 8 Squander (5) 13 Small sweet biscuits (7) 15 Make laugh (5) 16 Fulfil (7) 17 Presume (6) 18 Cause fear in (5) 19 Perfection (5) 21 Utter obscenities (5)

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Across 1 Draws back the turf (5) 4 Rearranged medals for a young lady (6) 9 Bring to life in A-Team characters (7) 10 Beer plump (5) 11 Quits flat (4) 12 Doctor might make nurse go to work (7) 13 Ignore part of Calcutta (3) 14 Dull fashion direction (4) 16 Found nausea sedative comfort (4) 18 Unhappy in South Africa at the beginning of December (3) 20 Later is possible for a pragmatist (7) 21 Hung on to oddly keen pet (4) 24 More a face in the crowd (5) 25 Same woe story strangely intimidating (7) 26 Doctor should end nude's rash (6) 27 Heard crying in several rows (5)

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across: 1 Appears, 5 Grace, 8 Moans, 9 Edifice, 10 Oar, 11 Deal, 12 Late, 14 Urals, 16 Egret, 18 Elect, 19 Ember, 21 Site, 22 Eats, 25 Run, 27 Open-air, 28 Alone, 29 Sates, 30 Oversee.

Down: 1 Army, 2 Peace, 3 Absolute, 4 Sherpa, 5 Grid, 6 Agitate, 7 Elements, 13 Pensions, 15 Serenade, 17 Retreat, 20 Barrio, 23 Trots, 24 Lags, 26 Fete.

QUICK Across: 1 Develops, 4 Able, 7 Gates, 9 Apart, 11 Stays, 12 Empty, 13 System, 15 Cancel, 19 Smart, 21 Utter, 23 Snack, 24 Reach, 25 Sack, 26 Confused.

Down: 1 Degrees, 2 Votes, 3 Praise, 5 Early, 6 Bake, 8 Slave, 10 Topic, 14 Seats, 16 Actor, 17 Laughed, 18 Cuckoo, 19 Skips, 20 Team, 22 Roads.

Across 1 Cobertizos (para animales, herramientas) (5) 3 Pasteles (5) 5/15 Vejez (3,3) 7 En contra de (7) 9 Vender (4) 10 Vena (4) 14 Terrace (patio, verandah) (7) 15 See 5 16 Fishing (5) 17 Sacred (art, musical) (5)

Down 1 Zapatos (5) 2 Jabón (4) 3 Garra (de animal) (4) 4 Sentarse (3) 6 Pain (in body) (5) 8 Daughter-in-law (5) 11 Grandson (5) 12 Nothing (4) 13 Días (4) 14 Punta (de dedo, lengua, pincel) (3)

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Ready, 3 Beers, 7 Coarse, 9 Open, 10 Sometimes, 13 Uvas, 14 Semana, 16 Short, 17 Playa.

Down: 1 Race, 2 Dar, 4 Empresa, 5 Sand, 6 Ventoso, 8 Abogado, 11 Ours, 12 Pala, 15 Mil.

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TOP 10 INCREDIBLE LANDMARKS Our planet is full of incredible natural wonders and architecture, each representing its own culture, belief and national identity. The following list includes incredible landmarks from around the world that are worth visiting at least once.

1. Taj Mahal, India No doubt a symbol of India, this iconic cultural and architectural landmark is a monument of love and one of the wonders of the world. Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife Mumtaz Mahal and located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, this white marble mausoleum was constructed over a period of 22 years with a workforce of 22,000 workers.

2. The Parthenon, Athens, Greece The Parthenon is a major symbol of the Ancient Greek World and has towered over the capital of Greece for the last 2,500 years. Construction is believed to have started in 447 BC and completed in 438 BC. The Parthenon is dedicated to the goddess Athena and was once referred to as the Temple of Minerva, which is the Roman name for Athena.

3. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France Erected in 1889 and standing at 324 metres tall, the Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris and the single most visited paid monument in the world.

Though most Parisians would probably find it hard to imagine their city without this iconic monument, the Eiffel Tower once attracted criticism from people who objected to its construction on artistic grounds.

4. Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil This truly incredible monument weighs 635 tons and towers at 38 metres tall and 30 metres wide. Built between 1922 and 1931 and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, the statue has become a symbol of Brazilian Christianity and is located at the

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6. The Pyramid of Khufu, Giza, Egypt The oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza, was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu between 2560 and 2540 BC, according to Egyptologists. It was the world’s tallest man-made structure for more than 3,800 years until it was surpassed by the spire of Lincoln Cathedral in England (160 metres) in the 14th century.

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8. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia These magnificent 88-floor skyscrapers are an iconic symbol of Kuala Lumpur’s spirit and identity.

They are joined in the middle by a skybridge that is 170,078 metres above the ground. Construction started in 1994 and completed two years later. At 452 metres, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 until 2004.

9. The Great Wall of China, China Measuring approximately 21,196 kilometres, the Great Wall of China is the longest man-made project ever made. According to a popular myth, it is the only human-built structure that can be seen from space with the naked eye, a fact that was disputed by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. It runs from Shanhaiguan in Hebei Province in the east to Jiayuguan in Gansu Province in the west.

peak of Corcovado mountain in a national park.

5. Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK Though the exact purpose of this 5,000-year-old rock ring sitting in a World Heritage Site remains disputed, archaeologists believe Stonehenge could have once been a burial ground. Located in Wiltshire, England, it is said to have been built sometime between 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The stones were roped off in 1977 when serious erosion became apparent.

7. The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA This breathtaking steep-sided canyon is managed by the eponymous national park and the Hualapai Tribal Nation, a tribe of Native Americans. Caved by the Colorado River, it can be explored by foot, jeep, helicopter and bus. It is 446 kilometres long and up to 29 kilometres wide. Spanish conquistador Garcia Lopez de Cardenas is believed to have been the first European to have viewed it in the 16th century.

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10. Colosseum, Rome, Italy Considered to be one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering, the Colosseum is located east of the Roman forum and its construction began under Emperor Vespasian in 70 AD. It is believed it could hold anywhere between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators. Mostly used for public spectacles such as re-enactments of famous battles and gladiatorial contests, it later served as a Christian shrine and as quarters for a religious order. It is now a major tourist attraction of the Italian capital.

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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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 past, pasta, yeas, yeast, iota, iotas, sift, seas, seat, seats, ayes, fast, feast, feat, feats, feta, fate, fates, fats, fags, east, eats, etas, owes, safe, safes, sate, sates, stat, state, states, stag, teas, teat, teats, toes, tats, tags, twos, weft, woes, gate, gates, daft, date, dates

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The extraordinary power of woman Queen Victoria by Bassano - Scanned from the book The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson, Wikipedia.

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ROM ancient times, the rise and fall of landscapes and panoramas have enchanted man but none has captivated him as much as the rise and fall of woman’s flowing curves.

Restlessly, man gazes deep into celestial realms and peers into the deepest oceans. Yet, to truly lose himself, all he need do is to gaze into the depths of a woman’s eyes.

Over two millennia man has created and perfected thousands of musical instruments. He has yet to create a single one to equal the charm of a woman’s sweet melody.

If we were to remove the inspiration of woman that stimulates art, poetry, literature, sculpture, music, then our galleries, libraries and theatres would be eerily empty.

Man is overawed by the greatness of nature, yet never so spellbound as when witness to the process of reincarnation at the birthing bed.

A glance through the history books is

all that is necessary to suggest that true power, not just behind the throne but on the throne, is woman power.

England remembers its hapless and cruel kings, but fondly remembers the perhaps mythical Britannia.

Boadicea (first century AD) was the only British leader to humble the

Roman Empire.

Her French counterpart, Joan of Arc (1412-1431), before meeting her fiery fate, humbled the English.

England’s monarchy stretches back over a millennium, yet the two monarchs that immediately spring to mind are Queen Elizabeth I (15331603) and Queen Victoria (18191901). Arguably, the first was the genesis of the British Empire; the reign of Elizabeth I certainly elevated England to world power status for the first time.

During the reign of Queen Victoria, the empire, which, before her reign was no more significant than that of competing continental powers such as France and Spain, became the world’s greatest empire. She was crowned Empress of India, the only such title bestowed upon an English head of state.

Taking one country in isolation hardly makes a point. Russia’s Peter the Great is revered but Catherine the Great (1729-1796) more so. Her domestic ambitions westernised and modernised Russia. During her reign Russia became the world’s largest country and was to span three continents.

Spain, Europe’s most machismo nation, was unified by its one notable monarch, Queen Isabella I (14511504). During her reign, Spain achieved world power status to rival that of England. The Spanish monarch sponsored Christopher Columbus, who, whilst not necessarily discovering America, certainly founded it.

The enormous 800-year power of the Austro-Hungarian Hapsburg Empire, Europe’s longest lasting dynasty, was consolidated by Maria Theresa of Austria (1717-1780).

Mankind’s odyssey has been lanternlit by women, not all of them were monarchs. The roll-call of worldshaping women is impressive: Cleopatra, Helen of Troy... In all fields of activity, whilst women don’t dominate in numbers, they do take the podium of bringing about great change, mostly for the good.

What would be on your bucket list?

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RECENT questionnaire asked 2,000 adults aged 18 to 65 what things needed to be done ‘before you die.’

The 50 top answers ranged from ‘Visit at least 25 different countries,’ ‘Find true love,’ ‘Have a one-night stand’ (both, presumably, not at the same time!) to ‘Try an adrenalinepacked activity such as sky-diving.’

One instruction, though (‘Spend time with children, even if they aren’t yours’) could have completely unforeseen results. Think Operation Yewtree! Like leading you to doing time, and/or getting placed on a register - if the children aren’t yours (and maybe even if they are!). Facetious though it sounds, it’s nonetheless true that you mustn’t enjoy children’s company nowadays. What a sad reflection of our times…

Another response urges us to: ‘Treat each day like it’s your last.’ Does this mean you spend the latter part of each day lying

SKY-DIVING: Would you try this adrenaline packed activity?

motionless on a bed? An alternative way of treating each day like your last would be, of course, never going to work. Or undertaking any of the recommendations. And splashing all your cash on one final shopping trip.

But what a daft, contradictory list! If you did some things - those related to reckless spending, for example - you couldn’t do others (leave bequests to your family).

Basically, all it amounts to is a recipe for selfish, anti-social, hedonistic/narcissistic behaviour.

I’d hate to know someone who’s done everything on the list. (‘Stop worrying about money’; ‘Use money on experiences rather than saving for a rainy day’; ‘Have an allnight drinking session’; ‘Date someone exciting but completely wrong for you,’ ‘Snog a stranger’ and so on.) I don’t think that’s what a fulfilling life’s all about, do you?

In fact, we all know some well-off, pleasure-seeking types - and they’re invariably the self-centred pub bores. They often have difficulty controlling their weight, too. One of the drawbacks of the ‘me, me, me’ approach to life - and no doubt why the

‘Lose a stone’ instruction was also included.

What happened to moderation, thoughtfulness and, umm, common sense?

Well, if you’ve counted them all up and there’s nothing left to do on the list, you must have been having a whale of a time!

So what now? Start another ‘bucket list’…

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THE bikini is being partly blamed for an increase in skin cancer after a rise in cases of 400 per cent between the 1930s and 1960s.

In the 1920s the amount of women’s skin exposed when in swimwear was 20 per cent, but after Louis Reard invented the bikini that rose to

80 per cent. Now, modern-day bikinis expose over 90 per cent of women’s skin and with greater exposure there comes a greater risk of melanoma.

Researchers at the New York University’s Langone Medical Centre have been looking at 100 years of swimwear and its relation to skin cancer.

Cases of the deadliest skin cancer rose from 1,800 in 1975 to 13,000 reported today.

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One in five Spaniards suffers chronic pain ONE person in every five has chronic pain with this problem being the main symptom of 42.8 per cent of patients who arrive at the Emergency Department of Spanish Hospitals.

According to the Spanish Society of Pain (SED), chronic pain is considered by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a disease and, therefore, treatment should be a right with the problem significantly reducing the quality of life of sufferers from their

social to work life.

According to the SED, 54.9 per cent of the population has suffered pain in recent months and, taking into account headaches, postoperative and cancer pain, this percentage rises to 61.5 per cent.

Women, aged over 60 are the most affected, but 35 per cent of patients say they suffer throughout their life.

The most common is lower back pain.

The SED said that 58 per cent of patients believe that therapy is inadequate with many going untreated.

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Prepare to celebrate in style with the Festival of Lights

NEXT week marks some of the best nights ever held at Punjabi Palace as the area’s trio of premier Indian restaurants prepare to celebrate Diwali.

This is one of the most popular nights in the annual calendar as diners celebrate the Festival of Lights with the Punjabi Palace team and the final tickets are selling fast.

Diwali is one of the most wellknown of the Hindu festivals.

It is a five-day event honouring the goddess of wealth and marks the end of the harvest season with people giving thanks for the harvest and praying for more to come and a successful year for all businesses. The festival also celebrates the victory of good

over evil and light over darkness and Punjabi Palace in Los Montesinos, La Murada and La Marquesa will be celebrating it in style.

All three are hosting a special Diwali night where tickets cost €25 per person. This includes popadoms and dips, any starter and any main dish with rice or naan and unlimited beer, house

wine or soft drinks, served from 7pm11pm. There will be Bollywood dancers, bhangra and even Karaoke so you can really celebrate Diwali in style.

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ASH WARREN insurance agent has been established in the UK since 1981 and in Spain since 2005.

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By Spain’s best known expatriate gardening author living in Spain for 25 years.

MANY readers will now have had a few storms or days of drizzle but unfortunately this has done very little to dampen the soil more than a few centimetres down.

So take care planting out timely young vegetable plantlets such as broccoli, cabbages, cauliflowers, various colours and leaf forms of lettuces, chicory, onions, leeks, green and white celery and especially the bigger rooted globe

UNDER ATTACK: Rice crop suffering from snail pest. artichoke plantlets.

It helps if you mix TerraCottem soil improvement gel into the planting holes whether in the open ground, raised beds, a growing table or

containers. After planting give the plants a good soak.

If you have never heard of or used TerraCottem, it is available in Spain from TerraVerde. Have a look at

their website for full information.

This product in the ground helped considerably to keep our salvia, sage forest alive during the long, hot drought and it is now starting to come into flower.

Tomorrow morning’s first job is to plant up half a dozen infill shrubs. In each case some TerraCottem will be worked into the soil at the bottom of the planting holes to ensure a continuity of moisture during the first couple of years. After what I said earlier, each planting hole will be filled twice with water, which will be allowed to soak away into the surrounding soil and the planted area will be well

soaked after planting.

Unfortunately, as the hillsides green up it is very evident that many pine trees have died in recent months.

Apparently this is due to attacks from Caleóptera tomicus destruens, a small flying insects that attacks via the leaves, on trees under stress from low water tables. If you have small trees a spray with a neem oil-water solution may help prevent attack.

While I was away fishing, news came across of another new pest attacking rice crops. It is a large snail that breeds on land but then enters the water in the rice fields to chew the stems. Unfortunately, like many small fish now in Spanish rivers, the snails entered the eco system after they were imported and sold as pets by Catalonian pet shops.

Washing out their aquariums or allowing them to escape seems to have created a major problem in just a few years.

If you ever come across

any, they are apparently some three to five centimetres across, report them to your local environmental - medio ambiente - agency.

To date I have not heard of any of the UK’s new invasion of large 10-inch slugs. If you do, again let your local environmental agency know.

Purchasing our books We have just been notified that Santana Books, the publisher of our books: Your garden in Spain; Growing healthy fruit in Spain; Growing healthy vegetables in Spain; and Apartment Gardening are going out of business at the end of the year due to the competition from internet information for some of their titles.

So Amazon Books and other internet bookshops will be the only route to obtaining these books, as it is has been for our newer books during the past year.

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IF you’re approaching your senior years, you might be feeling your villa is just getting a bit too much, that perhaps you’re worried about coping in the coming years, or you just want to live somewhere where someone else takes care of all life’s troubles.

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Merlin Properties, one of the most important

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The properties have a gross leasable area of 34,175 square metres.

The investment is part of Merlin Properties’ strategy to acquire quality assets with longterm revaluation potential. It is estimated that the company’s annual gross income will be €9.8 million and that its operating revenues will total €9.2 million One of the buildings was leased to Vestas and has an area of 10,856 metres and 281 parking spaces, a threebuilding office complex has 392 parking spaces, an area of 17,139 metres and was leased to Philips and Neoris, while the last property, which has not been leased, has an area of 6,180 metres and 98 parking spaces.

SPANISH PROPERTY: Attractive to big companies and foreign investors.

Corporations and foreign funds driving real-estate FOLLOWING years of decline, the Spanish real estate market has started to show the first signs of recovery, said the National Statistics Institute.

After 10 months of falls, sales in July registered a 10.7 per cent increase, totalling 28,583 transactions, and mortgages for the purchase of homes increased by 17.4 per cent. Nevertheless, the market is currently being driven by corporations, foreign investors and their funds and not by the traditional

homebuyer, said experts.Figures from the General Council of Notaries show that 37.7 per cent of home purchases in July were financed by mortgages and that the loans also served to finance 75.5 per cent of the properties’ value.

The market underwent a change from mid to late 2013, especially due to the impact of foreign funds, said Professor of Economics at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Jose Garcia Montalvo.

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Porsche Sport Driving School celebrates its 40th anniversary A SIMPLE driving workshop 40 years ago laid the foundation for today’s Porsche Sport Driving School.

It was prompted by the premiere of the highpowered 911 Turbo at the Paris Motor Show in 1974.

Even before sales got under way, Porsche engineers and dealers realised that practice was needed to drive the new top model at high speeds safely.

What started as a workshop for a few car fans has now developed into the international Porsche Sport Driving School (PSDS) - with courses offered in 15 countries including Spain (Madrid and Barcelona).

PSDS enables Porsche customers to improve their driving skills, step by step.

The philosophy has not changed over the years: “You tell us your goal in

driving, and we’ll make sure you reach it.”

The ‘we’ in that statement are the driving instructors and trainers.

One of approximately 100 instructors worldwide is Carsten Dreses.

The 43-year-old steps back from a session to describe the objective: “We want to instil an instinctive feel for driving and with it the art of reading and understanding the car better.

When drivers sense the

harmony in their cars, they’re automatically more secure and also faster as a result.” He returns to shouting instructions to his drivers.

Dreses knows what he’s talking about. A full-time development engineer for Porsche, he enters endurance races in his free time. Since 2004, he has been imparting the skills of safe and fast driving to eager students around 15 times a year.

“It’s just as important now as it was 40 years ago not to concentrate on lifeless theory, but rather on driving pleasure,” says Dreses’s colleague, KlausPeter Krüger.

While the very first courses were based on the improvisational talent of the instructors, today they are clearly structured and organised and the content

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is conveyed in a more compact form. At the same TOP LEFT: Carsten Dreses (left) and Klaus-Peter Krüger time, there is a greater emphasis was one of the reasons for how to drive through on driving pleasure. the first courses at the slalom courses or chicanes, The courses can last Porsche Sport Driving how to react to skidding on from one to three days, School. The super sports a slippery surface, and how depending on what car was scheduled to be to find the ideal line. At the customers select. presented at the Paris end, technique and style this special school.

Motor Show in October of are evaluated. “Then as “It’s still a matter of 1974, and was to be sold now, our aims have always teaching the right way to starting in the spring of been to train the right sit, steer, and brake,” he 1975. After the first training responses to critical notes. “But with ABS, sessions, it was clear to the situations and to familiarize Porsche Stability Manage- engineers and dealers that drivers with the limits,” ment [PSM], and other drivers needed sure hands says Krüger. driver assistance systems in and a high degree of While the very first the background, cars now control to handle this car courses were based on the behave differently at their and its spectacular power improvisational talent of limits. We show the drivers and speed smoothly and the instructors, today they the situations where the safely. are clearly structured and individual systems kick in to The structure of today’s organized and the content support them.” courses has not changed is conveyed in a more Krüger added: “You much since the start. compact form. At the same couldn’t rely on driver Today they offer courses time, there is a greater assistance systems in the suitable for everyone, from emphasis on driving past. You had to know beginners to racing drivers. pleasure. The courses can beforehand what would The instructors explain last from one to three happen in certain the correct seating position days, depending on what situations.” For example, with a steeper backrest and customers select. “Today consider the first 911 Turbo the importance of warming we offer courses suitable in 1974. “It was especially the engine. The exercises for everyone, from hard to drive the car in are solid and challenging, beginners to racing drivers. curves,” he recalls. “If you and allow drivers to try out We didn’t do this forty accelerated abruptly it very different maneuvers years ago, or even might leap forward while than they otherwise could twenty,” says Krüger. In under-steering, and if you on public roads, such as addition to classical removed your foot how to respond correctly to sessions on safety and suddenly from the gas you obstacles that suddenly racing tracks, there are could easily fishtail.” arise or to curves that are also off-road and winter The Porsche 911 Turbo tighter than they appear, courses.

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Hamilton superb again and is ‘KP’ nuts?

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International Sports A former football player and the world’s most prolific author of football books (more than 100 published), Tony is also the sports reporter for Spectrum Radio and lives in the Cabrera mountains.

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IT was super Lewis Hamilton first, Nico Rosberg second and Valtteri Bottas third in last Sunday’s inaugural Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

Hamilton won by 16 seconds to go 17 points ahead of Rosberg in the driver’s championship.

Rosberg drove on the same set of Pirelli tyres throughout the race and set the fastest lap time.

Mercedes won their firstever Constructor’s crown.

It’s on to Austin, Texas next (November 2) with only two races left after that. And Sebastian Vettel will drive for Ferrari next year with Fernando Alonso replacing Jenson Button at McLaren.

• In football’s European 2016 qualifiers, England,

after comfortably accounting for San Marino 5-0, followed up with an unimpressive 1-0 victory in Estonia on Sunday (Wayne Rooney scoring in his 99th international)...

Robbie Keane struck a hat-trick in 12 first-half minutes in the Republic of Ireland’s 7-0 win over Gibralter 7-0 (Keane, with 65 goals for his country is now topscorer in European championship history)... Scotland defeated Georgia 10... Northern Ireland beat the Faroe Islands 2-0... Wales drew 0-0 with Bosnia & Herzegovina... World champions Germany lost for the first time in 19 EC games, beaten 2-0 in Poland... and Spain succumbed 2-1 to Slovakia before

thrashing Luxembourg 4-0.

• A friendly in China, ended Brazil 2 Argentina 0.

• Last Sunday, Spain’s Marc Marquez came second to Jorge Lorenzo in Japan to retain his MotoGP world title. ‘MM’ is 82 points clear of Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa with three races left.

• After five successive defeats, St Helens finally won Rugby League’s Super Grand final, beating 12man Wigan 16-4 at Old Trafford.

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CELEBRATING: Sochi GP winner Lewis Hamilton.

Quesada Golf Society team up for success THE Quesada Golf Society teamed up with Clapton’s Golf Society for a great golfing day out last Wednesday near Albacete at the Las Pinaillas golf course.

Whilst the weather played ball – not a breath of wind and superb conditions – the greens, however, did not. Described as “incredibly fast” and “like glass” by those who participated, the greens made life difficult for the golfers.

The format of the play was a fourplayer team stableford competition incorporating a ‘bonus’ yellow ball. The winning team on the day comprised John King, Mick Budd, Brian Abbot and Chris Nield.

In second place was the team of Alan Slack, Bob Jones, Ken Pugh and Dave Mace. In third place was the team of

Brent Hollings, Terry Smith, Gary Strowger and Darryll Wright. There were nine nearest-the-pins with the winners of these being Paul Flanaghan, Les Pancott, Rob Marchant, Bill Howie, Rod Day, Roy Westlake, Chris Nield and Alan Slack (2). Five of the nearest-the-pins were sponsored by The Quesada Country Club, Monos, Lo Marabu, Oscars, Ibex Insurance and Mick The Grip.

The next game is at Vistabella on Wednesday October 22. Anyone in the Quesada area looking to join a very friendly golf society and play golf once a fortnight at a wide variety of courses at very reasonable cost, should contact the membership secretary Les Pancott on 966 716 723.

Flower, the first player to be sent off in a final, was dismissed in the second minute.

• 10-1 shot Big Easy, ridden by Tom Queally and trained by Philip Hobbs, won the 2014 Cesarewitch at Newmarket. De Rigueur was second and Quick Jack third. And my selection, Treve, won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe - the first horse since Alleged in 1978 to win Europe’s richest race in successive years.

• England cricket captain Alastair Cook says that comments made by Kevin Pietersen in his latest book, have ‘tarnished’ one of the most successful eras for the national team. ‘KP’ reveals dust-ups, rows and fights, and names the players involved in his autobiography, published this month.

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Frank is king at Lo Romero LEVANTE Golf President Frank Carroll won’t forget the society’s annual away trip in a hurry.

The main competition, a 36-hole individual stableford played over two days at Lo Romero – in which 21 players competed – saw Frank follow up a creditable 35 points in his first round with an excellent 39 points on his second outing to take the win.

His 74 points total was one more than Anne Edwards, another consistent performer, who came in with 36 and 37 points.

Clive Wright and Syd Mann, one of five playing guests on the trip, returned 71 points.

The best round of the competition came on

the first day from Danny Herron. His outstanding 41 points gave him the overnight lead, four ahead of captain Mike Cuerden. But it was not to be as Frank Carroll left all in his wake.

Winners of the team event were Andrew Harrison, Ken Perkins, Vaughan Dillon and Peter Hunt who had 107 points, four more than Donna Green, Brendan Young, Danny Herron and Roger Miller.

For Charlie Miller, the first day of the trip coincided with a special date – his 50th birthday – and he marked the occasion by donating a bottle of wine for nearest-the-pin winners on the par-three holes on each of the three rounds.

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Swimmers hold their own MASTERS from the Club Natacion Torrevieja travelled to the Cabo de Palos Lighthouse on the Mar Menor last weekend to participate in the 1st International Travesia Cabo de Palos.

The event - hosted by Club Natacion Masters Murcia saw 279 swimmers participate in the race. Originally planned to circumnavigate the headland around the lighthouse

at a distance of three kilometres, prevailing wind conditions on the headland led to the race being reorganised as a direct swim to and from the lighthouse; a distance of 2,600 metres.

European champion and world runner-up in openwater swimming, Margarita Dominguez Cabezas, was guest swimmer in the race and took first place in the event.

The rest of the competition was categorised by the normal National Swimming Federations Masters categories and ranking for the local competitors. Both Torrevieja swimmers Beth Altabas and Vicki Connolly took first place in their

ON THE PODIUM: Vicki Connolly. categories and Vicki also came second in the local competitors rankings; second only to European champion Margarita. Beth, being the oldest swimmer, was by no means the

slowest; she placed 202nd out of the 279 swimmers that finished the race. Vicki was placed seventh among the female swimmers and 49th out of the total 279, both male and female.