Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 10 - 16 November 2016 Issue 1636

ISSUE NO. 1636

10 - 16 Nov 2016

AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION

Bribed drugs officer jailed

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Climate campaign AN environmental activist has been cycling through Spain to highlight the damage mankind is doing to the natural world. Martin Hutchinson has spent nine years walking, cycling and making his case to whoever will listen.

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Phoney hustle GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested two people in Rincon de la Victoria for their alleged involvement in

an elaborate internet scam involving the sale of mobile phones which were never dispatched.

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Toys for all THE No Child Without a Toy campaign has once again made its way to Almuñécar and La Herradura. This fundraising endeavour has become a mainstay in the town since it was first

launched 20 years ago, and aims to ensure that even children with limited resources will have something to play with over the Christmas period.

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A popular option NEARLY 1,000 pensioners from Melilla will make their way to Frigiliana over the course of November, allowing them to see why the Axarquia town is becoming one of the most popular tourist options for Spaniards and foreigners alike. Highlights include the Casa de la CulSee page 10 tura and the town’s Archaeological Museum.

Pilfering pair

By Sam Croft A Malaga Court has sentenced five people - one of them a Guardia Civil officer for a drug trafficking operation which took place between Morocco and Axarquia.

The prosecution said the officer supplied the gang with valuable inside information between 2010 and 2011 in exchange for bribes.

Using his extensive experience and background knowledge the officer provided the traffickers with guidance and inside intelligence, receiving payment of €40,000 every time the drugs were shipped.

Court papers show the gang was eventually brought

down in May 2011.

Officers watched the traffickers disembark in the area of Torrox before moving to a residence on the municipal boundary.

Police eventually swooped on the property, seizing 58 packages of hashish which had a net weight of nearly 1,700 kilos, a quantity said to have a market value of €2.5 million.

THE Guardia Civil have apprehended two young ‘Eastern European’ men who performed numerous robberies on cars parked at famous tourist spots throughout Malaga Province. The looters were spotted breaking into cars at the iconic Caminito del Rey in Ardales, although it later transpired that they were also guilty of committing similar breakSee page 13 ins in Mijas, Fuengirola, Nerja and Coin.

The members of the group were sentenced for crimes which include belonging to a criminal organisation and public health offences.

The Guardia Civil officer was jailed for a total of seven years and ordered to pay a fine of €3 million.

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PAYING OUR TRIBUTE

Remembering the fallen ON the eleventh hour of the ele v e n t h d a y o f th e eleventh month of 1918 an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany putting an end to the horrors of the First World War. For nearly a century we You may remember behave commemorated that ing told that devoting one day by paying homage to hour a week on a Sunday to the fallen, and to all those give thanks wasn’t much to who have since given their ask for the gift of life. Well lives in the service of their let us make the most of the country. two minutes and a day that A two-minute silence is we dedicate to those who held at 11am on Armistice died in our service.

D ay an d , o n t h e Su n d a y It is often said but rarely closest, millions remember remembered that a picture the co n t r i b u t i o n o f all DON’T the clocks change onaSunday is worth thousandOctober words.

British andforget Commonwealth 30 at 03.00, marking the end of Daylight Savings servicemen and women and Time for another year. Following the old adage Turn to page 14 for our civilians in the two World ‘Spring forward, Fall back,’ enjoy an extra hour’s modest EWN tribute to the Wars a n d a l l su c c e e d in g sleep on Sunday morning. fallen. conflicts.

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Activist raising plight of climate AN environmental activist has been cycling through Spain to highlight the damage mankind is doing to the natural world.

Martin Hutchinson has spent nine years walking, cycling and making his case to whoever will listen, much of it in Latin America.

He wants to galvanise ordinary people into putting pressure on their governments to stop the dumping of waste in particular.

The starkest example, he says, is the unprocessed rubbish being tipped by the truckload into the Amazon River.

“They are just dumping rubbish into the Amazon four times a day and this has been going on for 20 years and nobody’s doing anything about it,” he said.

“We live on a most incredible planet but we’re not doing enough to protect it.

“For instance, everyone talks about protecting the Amazon but nobody’s doing anything to stop the damage.”

Martin says his journey has not been without hardship and he has been attacked three times, one of those with an axe, but he is not put off and is determined to continue.

He has set up a petition at https://goo.gl/Wm2JV7 in the hope of raising awareness and pressurising government bodies to act, and hopes EWN readers will join the campaign.

We all need to be aware of the impact we have on the natural world. If we don’t the long-term consequences will be very severe,” said Martin.

MARTIN: Has been cycling through Spain.

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EWN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Your papers, your views Our readers have been expressing their views about the Battle against Brexit interview with Charlie Mullins.

www.euroweeklynews.com Here are a few comments some of which have had to be cut due to size. We are always happy to hear from everyone.

False outrage WHY are Leavers so upset that the court ruled in parliament’s favour? Wasn’t the whole point of Brexit to bring power back to parliament? Leaving such an important decision in the hands of a (very tight) popular vote has no constitutional precedence in the UK and is utter folly.

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DISASTROUS MISTAKE: For Britain Charlie Mullins believes.

Battling against Brexit

By Matthew Elliott “EVEN Stevie Wonder can see what’s happening,” says Charlie Mullins, who has never been one to mince his words. Speaking exclusively with Euro Weekly News, the brains behind Pimlico Plumbers is adamant that leaving the EU is a disastrous mistake for Britain.

“There’s already a skills shortage and the lack of free movement will drive construction to a standstill,” he replies when pressed on what Brexit’s immediate impact will be.

“You’ve got 80-90 per cent of workers on site are from the EU... and they’re taxpayers too!”

“Now many are returning home, jumping ship because of the uncertainty,” he says, arguing that without migrant labour the Olympics and Heathrow’s expansion would be pipe dreams.

Mullins knows what he’s talking about.

One of the UK’s most successful and outspoken businessmen, he founded Pimlico Plumbers from scratch in 1979 and transformed it into a household name with an annual turnover of £20 million.

Appearances on Panorama, donations to the Conservative party, and impassioned defence of Britain’s place in Europe has seen the businessman and philanthropist evolve into a political activist.

So much so that he helped fund the successful High Court challenge over the government’s right to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval.

“People are happy that we’re standing up to fight,” he says on the case, which has pitted pro-Brexit me-

People were misled over the £350 million... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” dia against the judiciary, “even if we leave, we should at least do it right.”

But should the referendum result not supersede the influence of parliament?

“A 52/48 vote wasn’t really the ‘will of the people,’ plus you’ve 650 MPs who didn’t even get involved.”

Mullins is scathing of the Leave campaign, which he accuses of blatant dishonesty.

“People were misled over the £350 million (promised from the EU to the NHS)... the 350 million lie on that bus, and Boris Johnson selfishly trying to become prime minister, did it for the UK.” He describes the High Court ruling that parliament must trigger Article 50, not ministers alone, as a victory for common sense.

“You’ve got three judges, two of them the highest in the land, and they took less than 120 seconds to sum it up and blow the government’s case out of the water. It’s black and white, in 1972 parliament voted to join the EC and only they can vote to leave.”

Mullins notes with a tinge of irony that the “top two people in the country, Theresa May and Philip Hammond, were Remain people who switched horses after the fact” and are now muddying the waters by trying to make a case they clearly don’t believe in.

So how can you make the ‘remain’ case and change people’s minds?

“Well, you’ve got a mixture of Leave people who are now worried nothing will change and Remainers who are very happy with the court case and don’t want to leave, so it’s hard.”

Mullins says it’s important to focus on simple facts, which he has a keen eye on as a businessman.

“Boiler parts are more expensive, there’s job losses, supplies, food and fuel costs are all going up, the pound’s dropped, the writing’s on the wall.”

He speaks to big business owners he says, and the money flow has stopped. The UK is not a place to be looking to invest.

“Look at the facts,” he implores, “it’s not a coincidence that the pound fell and then rose after the court judgement.”

“The disadvantages of leaving clearly outweigh the benefits, we will be in a mess and we will be poorer.”

Where do British expats fit in to all this? (Mullins spends five months of the year in Spain and is a huge contributor to local charities) “People are concerned with their pensions, they want to know, can I survive and stay in Spain?

“Now they know they can expect less for their money... people may have voted for Brexit, but nobody voted to lose their money.”

THANK you! Finally someone who actually knows what they’re talking about putting this terrible decision in context. We here in Spain are losing money, our pensions are under threat and the situation back in the UK gets worse by the day. Mullins knows the system, we ignore his warning at our peril.

Heather

Storm and stress OF course it’s right that parliament should vote on Article 50 but Mr Mullins doesn’t realise that this is simply the final nail in the ‘remain coffin.’ MPs won’t dare vote against the referendum or they’ll lose their jobs. They will vote for it, give Brexit full legitimacy and then we’ll wait for Boris’ ‘sturm und drang.’

Thomas

Decision time FRANKLY I’ve lost the ability to care if we leave or not.

Just make a decision either way! If we knew it was a hard Brexit at least we could all start preparing. Right now everyone is clueless even on the basics, we’ve become a laughing stock that markets and other countries simply can’t trust. It’s time to make our minds up.

Arlene

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GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested two people in Rincon de la Victoria for their alleged involvement in an elaborate internet scam.

The investigation originally began after a person went to the police complaining that they had bought a high-end phone from a website offering bargain prices, but that their purchase had never arrived.

The officers checked out the website, which indicated that the company’s headquarters was located in Rincon de la Victoria. However, upon attempting to track down the address, the officers found that it didn’t exist.

The police began to wonder if the scam could be operating on a national level, and canvassed other police units to find similar cases. Overall, they unearthed 27 similar reports, with the total money obtained from the fraudsters

INTERNET SCAM: Offered products at bargain prices that buyers never received. adding up to €15,000.

The investigations eventually led the officers to arrest two individuals for their presumed involvement in the scam. The alleged ringleader of the plot had apparently re-

ceived 19 summons from different courts in Spain.

He had allegedly fled the country and laid low in the United Kingdom for a while, before returning to Rincon de la Victoria, where he was

nabbed by the police.

Further investigations indicated that it was likely that many other people had been affected by the con, with the total amount of fraud adding up to €307,000.

Arcos corruption trial kicks off THE Arcos Case, a high profile corruption trial against the ex-mayor of Alcaucin and 47 other people, is officially underway.

As of Monday November 7, lawyers on both sides started to battle it out in an

effort to determine the fate of the dozens of defendants, who are accused of various crimes, including fraud, perversion of justice, falsification of documents, bribery, and money laundering.

The majority of the defendants are

business owners dedicated to urban promotion and management, although there are also a handful of civil servants, architects, and lawyers in the hot seat, as well as the former mayor of Alcaucin himself, José Manuel Martín Alba.

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British cannabis grower weeded out

By Matt Ford AN unnamed British man has been arrested after agents representing Malaga’s Nature Protection Service stumbled across an extensive marihuana plantation at his home in Colmenar.

The discovery was made during a routine inspection of potentially illegal properties in the Montes de Malaga Natural Park, as officers peered over the expat’s garden wall.

The green-fingered Brit was evidently none too concerned about the potential of being rumbled since the patrol spotted the illicit vegetation growing in a glass greenhouse located within an interior patio.

Suspecting that there may be a full scale drug factory on the property, the crafty officers retreated before applying for a search warrant, which was duly approved.

They then returned to the

A HASH OF THINGS: The expat failed to conceal his plants sufficiently to avoid detection. house, where they unearthed 101 cannabis plants in various stages of maturity, plus a sophisticated system for indoor cultivation, using which temperature, humidity and light could be accurately controlled.

The homeowner was arrested at the scene, while a kilogram of prepared buds, 40 grams of hashish pollen, €5,870 in cash and a vehicle were seized in addition to the plants and equipment.

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No child without a toy this Christmas

By Sam Croft THE No Child Without a Toy campaign has once again made its way to Almuñécar and La Herradura. This fundraising endeavour has become a mainstay in the town since it was first launched 20 years ago, and aims to ensure that even children with limited resources will have something to play with over the Christmas period.

The campaign has been made possible thanks to the collaboration of Caritas Charity and the Almuñécar Council. Local businesses and establishments have purchased packages of 10,000 ballots, which will be handed out to customers between December 5 and January 4 as they do their Christmas shopping.

The ballots will then go into a lottery, and the winners will

PARTICIPATING ESTABLISHMENTS: Help more than 200 children with their donations. be treated to assorted prizes.

The campaign thus has two objectives: to stimulate the economy by encouraging shoppers to support local

businesses, and to help out more than 200 children using the donations from the participating establishments.

This year more than €6,000

was raised.

There will also be a party for children of all ages in the Plaza de la Constitucion on January 3 and 4 at 5pm.

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Spotlight on La Herradura A TELEVISION programme that revolves around health and nutrition recently made its way to La Herradura, where the cast and crew had the opportunity to sink their teeth into some of the area’s most celebrated natural products.

Salud al Dia (Daily Health) airs on Canal Sur, and is hosted by Roberto Sanchez. The team behind the programme decided to make La Herradura the centrepiece of this latest episode, which had a particular focus on subtropical fruits.

The subtropical fruit sector is one of the cornerstones of La Herradura’s agricultural industry, and brings a great deal of revenue to the Costa Tropical every year.

Guavas, mangos, avoca-

dos, and custard apples are staple fruits of the area and the harvesting season is currently in full swing.

After tracing the cultivation of these fruits at the San Ramon Farm and then following them as they made their way to the municipal market, the lucky crew members were then whisked off to one of La Herradura’s finest beach bars, Bambu.

It was there that Chef Alvaro Jimenez whipped up some tantalising fruitbased dishes like grilled chicken with mango and avocado, served alongside a generous helping of mashed potatoes with olive oil.

The broadcast date for the episode has still not been decided, but it is expected to air in the near future.

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‘Parliament must approve Brexit’ BREXIT PAGE

By Matthew Elliott and Simon Firth

THE UK government has lost round one.

The High Court ruled only parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50 and inform Brussels that the UK intends to leave the EU. Delivering the judgement, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, said “the most fundamental rule of the UK constitution is that parliament is sovereign.”

Alth o u g h su b j e c t to ap p e a l at th e Supreme Court, the decision is a blow to Theresa May who planned to trigger Article 50 nex t Ma r c h u si n g ro y a l p re ro g a tiv e alone.

The reaction to the judges’ ruling was met with vitriol by some sections of the UK press, the Daily Mail running the headline ‘Enemies of the People’ and the Daily Express dubbing it ‘the day democracy died.’

HIGH COURT RULING: Was met with vitriol by some of the UK press.

G in a M ille r, the inve s tme nt ma na ge r whose funds backed the legal challenge, accused some politicians and the media of “whipping this up because they are the ones inciting racism and violence and acrimony.”

Somewhat belatedly, the Lord Chancellor Liz Truss, who is also the justice secretary, issued a short statement.

She did not rebuke the papers for their coverage, stating merely that the judiciary “is rightly respected the world over for its independence and impartiality.”

The government’s appeal will be heard next month before the Supreme Court.

Some observers have even suggested, somewhat tongue in cheek, that if she does-

n’t like what they have to say she can Although subt ake i t f ur t her t o ject to appeal the European Court at the Supreme of Justice.

Court, the deciI f t he Supr em e sion is a blow to Cour t does agr ee Theresa May who wi t h t he j udges t hen MPs wi l l ef planned to trigf ect i vel y be r eger Article 50 next March using qui r ed t o vot e on Brexit, with no forroyal prerogamal necessity that tive.” they follow the referendum’s plurality vote.

The majority of MPs are believed to be firmly against Brexit but defying the result would be hugely controversial and could spark a constitutional crisis.

That poses no problem for the markets.

Within seconds of the judgement sterling rose dramatically.

Meanwhile, Theresa May has insisted the government will not be distracted and that it is ‘business as usual’ where Brexit is concerned.

One respected political commentator put it this way: “The only way of making this headache go away could be an early general election.”

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A new beginning for cultural centre THE Giner de los Rios Centre has formed part of Nerja’s urban landscape for more than four decades. For many years, it housed an elementary school and in the early 90s was remodelled and used to house various workshops, headquarters of associations, and the Salvador

Rueda town library, as well as facilities for the town council.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the previous PP governing team drew up an ambitious project to construct a new multi-purpose building in the space, but plans fell by the wayside.

Now, the new tripartite coun-

cil (PSOE, IU, and EvaPodemos) has decided to resurrect this abanoned project.

The council first intends to knock down the existing building, hopefully before the beginning of next summer. Then the construction of the new building is expected to begin.

It is situated in the heart of Nerja’s old town, 200 metres from the Balcon de Europa.

The council hopes to create a new multi-purpose centre which will be used to host various indoor and outdoor events.

The new centre would complement the Cultural Centre de la Villa on Calle Granada, which contains a theatre but only has the capacity to seat 300 people.

QUAINT FRIGILIANA: Set to welcome senior citizens.

A town for the ages

By Sam Croft NEARLY 1,000 pensioners from Melilla will make their way to Frigiliana over the course of November, thanks to a new agreement signed between the two municipalities.

Frigiliana mayor José Antonio González Conejero has indicated expeditions will arrive every

Thursday, and each group will be made up of approximately 215 pensioners. The participants will be treated to a wander around Frigiliana to get an idea of why this picture perfect Axarquia town is quickly becoming one of the most popular tourist options for Spaniards and foreigners alike.

The Casa de la Cultura and Archaeological Museum will be included in the tour.

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Nerja DFAS lectures for November ‘MAGNIFICENT MOSAICS – windows into the colourful Roman world.’

This lavishly illustrated lecture from Christopher Bradley features only mosaics from start to finish, bringing

the distant world of the Romans gloriously back to life with vibrant, colourful images full of action.

So, this is the rise and fall of the Roman Empire but as you have never seen it before,

through the eyes of the Roman people themselves and the contemporary mosaics they created to reflect and decorate their fascinating, colourful world.

The event takes place at

6.00pm on Tuesday November 15, at the Cultural Centre on Calle Granada in Nerja.

Tickets cost €10 and nonmembers are welcome.

‘The Spanish Indiana Jones in Northern Africa, 19001948’ A story of war, kidnappings, Berber Bandoleros, and some Spanish Indiana Jones.

This lecture by Manuel Parodi is about the intrepid Spanish archaeologists and historians who worked in North Morocco at the time of what in Spain is called the ‘African War’ (1909-1927),

when Spain was trying to establish her Protectorate in this part of Morocco as a result of the International Treaties signed in the Conference of Algeciras (1906) These scholars worked in the field under war conditions, among them César Montalbán at the Roman (and pre-Roman) site of Tamuda, a war front from 1919 to 1925 when the war situation made the archaeological research stop not to be resumed until 1940. It also covers the period of the Second World War, when some Spanish archeologists who had contacts with

the Allies through the American Consulate in Tangiers were researching and excavating several sites such as Lixus, Alcazarsequer or Tamuda. Pelayo Quintero, was one of these heroes of Archaeology and History.

It is a very interesting topic, a period really ‘apasionate,’ with war battles, pioneers of archaeology working in the worst conditions, and the spectacular results of their research. These were also the times of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in Egypt Manuel Parodi, historian and archaeologist, has been working on the History of Archaeology in Northern Morocco and Southern Spain since 2005, and has published several books and articles regarding this particular matter.

He has also been working in several Archaeological and Historical Research Projects in Morocco since 2005, including the Archaeological Museum of Tetouan, its archives and historical documents and records.

The lecture is scheduled for 11.00am on Wednesday November 16 at the Cultural Centre on Calle Granada in Nerja. Tickets cost €10 and non-members are once again welcome.

For more information visit www.nerjanadfas.com or call Helen Sijsling on 952 533 373.

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Police put paid to pilfering pair

CAMINITO DEL REY: Visitors’ cars were targeted.

By Matt Ford THE Guardia Civil have apprehended two young ‘Eastern European’ men who performed numerous robberies on cars parked at famous tourist spots throughout Malaga Province.

The looters were spotted breaking into cars at the iconic Caminito del Rey in Ardales, although it later transpired that they were also guilty of committing similar break-ins in Mijas, Fuengirola, Nerja and Coin.

They targeted foreign tourists driving hire cars, smashing one or more windows to gain access before plundering valuables from the interior and the boot. The crooked couple were caught redhanded as they attempted to ransack a vehicle parked near the Caminito, with booty from robberies carried out in Fuengirola and Mijas earlier the same day discovered in their car.

A subsequent search on their homes resulted in many other items being recovered, and the villains have now been imprisoned.

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Tesla to set up in Barcelona

By John Smith DESPITE the controversy concerning the possible secession of Catalonia from Spain, the California-based manufacturer of luxury electric cars, Tesla has without fanfare decided to open new headquarters in Barcelona from which it will distribute its cars and accessories within Spain.

This is considered to be something of a vote of confidence in the Catalan

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$3,000 (€2,700) is the amount of capital invested

by Tesla when setting up its new Spanish subsidiary.

DUE to the fact it proved so easy to forge a £1 coin (make a mould using an existing coin, fill it with lead and paint it gold coloured) it is conservatively estimated that more than 3 per cent of all pound coins in circulation are fakes.

This doesn’t take into account the number of one lilangeni coins of Swaziland which are worth about 6p (7c) which found their way back to the UK after some bright spark in the Royal Mint produced them using the same blanks!

Suffice to say that the Treasury was sufficiently worried about the problem with the £1 coin that they instructed the Royal mint to come up with something that was more secure and in keeping with the dignity of sterling.

This new, 12 sided coin will be made from two metals, will contain a latent image changing the £ symbol to 1, microlettering and a ‘secret ingredi-

government although the decision has not actually been announced by the currently loss-making company but was spotted by eagle-eyed reporters when the registration of the new company Tesla Spain SL was spotted in the Official Bulletin of the Commercial Registry at the end of October.

The parent company has seen a great deal of interest in the development of the self-driving model of the car which is currently in develop-

By taking my term in office beyond the expected period of the Article 50 process, this should help contribute to securing an orderly transition to the UK’s new relationship with Europe,” Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney

New pound coin due in 2017

The new £1 coin ent’ to strengthen security.

The new coin will be introduced in March 2017 and for six months, will run parallel with the old pound which will then become obsolete and be withdrawn.

All sounds good, except that anybody who operates machines that take coins will have to adapt them to accept both types for six months and then adapt them again to reject the old £1 coin.

This is just another expenditure that companies and consumers will have to carry.

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Egyptian economics IN a move aimed at trying to obtain a $12 billion (€10.8 billion) loan from the International Monetary Fund, the Egyptian government has announced a range of economic measures which whilst possibly bringing short term hardship to consumers should help to replace lost tourist revenue in the medium term.

Measures include the floatation of the Egyptian pound which could see an effective devaluation of up to 50 per cent against the dollar and an increase in interest rates of 3 per cent to 14.75 per cent.

Jamie Oliver down under FOLLOWING the news that Australian company Keystone Group had gone into liquidation, Naked Chef Jamie Oliver made it clear that he wished to purchase the six Jamie’s Italian restaurants he had franchised to the group and bring them back under his control.

Directors looking for comfort WORKING on the assumption she is going to take any notice, the Association of Spanish Directors (AED) wrote to Theresa May following a meeting at the British Embassy in Madrid co-sponsored by the AED and the British Chamber of Commerce in which the matter of Brexit was discussed.

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The gist of the letter is that as the Ambassador had been fairly vague in his comments on the future of Spanish workers and trade in the UK, the AED wanted some assurance from the Prime Minister there would be no restriction on the movement of workers or capital once Britain left the EU.

ment, but it does seem a considerable way from being completed and then accepted by US regulators before seeing its new models navigating Spanish roads, although hopefully the Spanish version will be able to recognise turning cars who don’t bother to indicate.

It is expected there will be showrooms in both Barcelona and Madrid which are considered the two most attractive markets for the electric cars.

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Sanchez accused IT is almost as if the Spanish tax system is run by Real Madrid supporters as after high profile investigations and prosecutions of some of Barcelona’s finest including Messi, Mascherano and Neymar, the microscope is now firmly fixed on the financial affairs of Chilean and Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez.

It is suggested the player ‘actively withheld’ tax amounting to a little under €1 million through a Maltese company during his period as a Barcelona player from 2011 to 2014 although this is strenuously denied by the striker’s agent.

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PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) COMPANY 3i Group PLC 637.00 5.00 Admiral Group PLC 1889.00 16.00 Anglo American PLC 1102.75 31.01 Antofagasta PLC 551.75 20.50 Ashtead Group PLC 1234.50 18.00 Associated British Foods PLC 2473.00 3.00 AstraZeneca PLC 4405.50 37.00 Aviva PLC 423.55 4.70 Babcock International Group 970.00 10.00 BAE Systems PLC 545.25 6.75 Barclays PLC 183.65 2.30 Barratt Developments PLC 461.80 4.50 BHP Billiton PLC 1212.50 46.50 BP PLC 451.70 5.25 British American Tobacco PLC 4545.75 26.50 British Land Co PLC 598.75 8.32 BT Group PLC 363.80 2.25 Bunzl PLC 2118.00 18.00 Burberry Group PLC 1446.50 31.00 Capita PLC 579.50 10.00 Carnival PLC 3858.50 13.00 Centrica PLC 210.60 0.20 Coca-Cola HBC AG 1711.50 -17.00 Compass Group PLC 1392.50 1.00 CRH PLC 2605.50 53.00 Croda International PLC 3257.00 -2.00 DCC PLC 6357.50 30.00 Diageo PLC 2067.00 8.00 Direct Line Insurance Group 346.05 1.50 Dixons Carphone PLC 322.90 -0.80 easyJet PLC 986.75 3.00 Experian PLC 1502.50 10.00 Fresnillo PLC 1595.00 -31.00 GKN PLC 306.95 4.09 GlaxoSmithKline PLC 1546.75 18.00 Glencore PLC 245.65 7.94 Hammerson PLC 552.75 6.50 Hargreaves Lansdown PLC 1164.00 9.00 Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC 1614.50 -11.00 HSBC Holdings PLC 620.75 25.90 Imperial Brands PLC 3850.25 29.50 Informa PLC 679.50 2.00 InterContinental Hotels Gr 3046.50 25.00 International Consolidated 441.70 7.00 Intertek Group PLC 3228.50 8.00 Intu Properties PLC 268.50 2.60 ITV PLC 169.75 1.79 Johnson Matthey PLC 3272.50 30.00 Kingfisher PLC 358.70 0.00 Land Securities Group PLC 995.50 14.50

% CHG. 0.79 0.85 2.89 3.86 1.48 0.12 0.85 1.12 1.04 1.25 1.27 0.98 3.99 1.18 0.59 1.41 0.62 0.86 2.19 1.76 0.34 0.10 -0.98 0.07 2.08 -0.06 0.47 0.39 0.44 -0.25 0.31 0.67 -1.91 1.35 1.18 3.34 1.19 0.78 -0.68 4.35 0.77 0.30 0.83 1.61 0.25 0.98 1.07 0.93 0.00 1.48

NET VOL 161.64 71.60 1,629.21 428.91 208.84 124.61 277.67 1,044.74 135.38 1,246.95 6,516.18 835.76 1,713.18 4,408.37 325.79 649.99 3,054.80 126.24 369.16 467.25 70.90 2,235.14 152.92 507.51 249.53 93.71 40.12 517.69 494.65 427.27 469.38 260.88 207.64 506.83 1,852.86 11,902.52 412.60 50.18 364.06 20,637.09 480.10 360.43 80.08 1,626.26 16.41 263.15 3,790.09 59.22 636.44 209.61

COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) Legal & General Group PLC 210.65 2.91 Lloyds Banking Group PLC 55.78 0.32 London Stock Exchange Gr 2756.50 49.00 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 349.35 5.40 Mediclinic International PLC 890.25 12.00 Merlin Entertainments PLC 443.45 3.90 Micro Focus International PLC 2053.00 13.00 Mondi PLC 1576.50 28.00 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets 219.45 0.20 National Grid PLC 1013.25 -4.25 Next PLC 4960.00 18.00 Old Mutual PLC 191.85 4.30 Paddy Power Betfair PLC 9037.50 105.00 Pearson PLC 729.50 3.50 Persimmon PLC 1687.00 8.24 Polymetal International PLC 902.00 -1.50 Provident Financial PLC 2863.00 38.00 Prudential PLC 1322.75 18.50 Randgold Resources Ltd 6697.50 -65.89 Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 7111.50 132.00 RELX PLC 1390.50 8.00 Rio Tinto PLC 2808.25 80.50 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 723.75 11.00 Royal Bank of Scotland Gr 187.05 2.00 Royal Dutch Shell PLC 2127.25 36.50 Royal Mail PLC 490.90 2.60 RSA Insurance Group PLC 528.75 3.50 Sage Group (The) PLC 686.50 3.00 Sainsbury (J) PLC 256.60 1.80 Schroders PLC 2799.00 28.00 Severn Trent PLC 2250.00 4.00 Shire PLC 4491.25 63.50 Sky PLC 810.25 -0.15 Smith & Nephew PLC 1137.50 12.00 Smiths Group PLC 1387.50 15.00 SSE PLC 1578.50 7.00 Standard Chartered PLC 642.10 9.20 Standard Life PLC 338.00 6.80 St James's Place PLC 920.50 13.00 Taylor Wimpey PLC 142.95 1.20 Tesco PLC 199.78 -2.75 Travis Perkins PLC 1370.00 21.44 TUI AG 1041.50 14.19 Unilever PLC 3358.75 40.50 United Utilities Group PLC 923.50 0.14 Vodafone Group PLC 216.72 3.05 Whitbread PLC 3559.00 4.00 Wolseley PLC 4187.00 46.00 Worldpay Group PLC 280.20 -1.80 WPP PLC 1709.50 14.00

% CHG. 1.40 0.58 1.81 1.57 1.37 0.89 0.64 1.81 0.09 -0.42 0.36 2.29 1.18 0.48 0.49 -0.17 1.35 1.42 -0.97 1.89 0.58 2.95 1.54 1.08 1.75 0.53 0.67 0.44 0.71 1.01 0.18 1.43 -0.02 1.07 1.09 0.45 1.45 2.05 1.43 0.85 -1.36 1.59 1.38 1.22 0.02 1.43 0.11 1.11 -0.64 0.83

NET VOL 2,532.81 24,992.60 47.26 1,019.53 210.57 64.53 36.84 142.79 1,638.00 744.59 57.81 1,083.22 33.39 240.53 613.73 157.85 39.41 1,028.70 180.91 306.20 534.37 736.06 706.80 3,637.38 637.63 287.30 450.52 102.43 1,199.79 42.24 57.98 358.29 764.43 508.04 186.93 396.92 1,051.53 742.44 72.36 2,980.59 7,812.36 165.46 87.93 405.58 219.72 8,994.26 87.35 59.89 707.44 623.95

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FINANCE, BUSINESS & LEGAL

Where there’s blame there’s a claim

ONE of Spain’s poorest regions Extremadura was proud of the fact that a company called Zetta Smartphone has set up in the province and was producing what appeared to be a potential world beating product which had the potential to rival Apple in the long term.

A great deal of excitement surrounded the fact that these technically advanced mobiles with large screens and most of the facilities expected in an iPhone were being manufactured in Spain and offered for sale at prices up to three times less than an Apple product.

Taking advantage of perceived images, the company created its own special logo which was an acorn (representing the oak forests found in the province) with a bite taken out of it in homage to Apple.

During October however, matters began to unravel for the company as it appears that rather than being a newly created Spanish product, what the owners were doing was purchasing two handsets made in China by local manufacturers Xiaomi and then

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BHS DEMISE: The end of an era. two-edged sword as it is most likely that any money received from the pair, would actually go into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and not directly into the BHS pension fund.

According to Sir Philip, he does have a plan to help the pension fund directly which would see a better result for pensioners and he claims that the chairman of the trustees of

the pension fund agrees in principle that his scheme would be advantageous and on the afternoon that he received the demand he offered £250 million (€280 million) to the fund but

it is believed that the Pension Regulator is looking for him to increase the offer to £350 million (€392 million).

The actual investigation into the pension scheme which has

Mobile phone company in Extremadura caught out Thomas Nilsson flickr Wikimedia

By John Smith AS if it wasn’t bad enough for Sir Philip Green to be threatened with the removal of his knighthood over the BHS fiasco but he has now been advised that enforcement action with regards to the pension scheme is also being taken by the Pension Regulator.

In a fairly unusual action which demands large contributions from both Sir Philip and Dominic Chappell who purchased BHS for a pound supposedly in order to protect the pensions of the 20,000 staff who were members of the BHS pension scheme.

Sir Philip had indicated some time ago that he would be looking at options to top up the scheme which appears to have had a shortfall of some £570 million (€627 million) by the time that the company finally went into liquidation but with a lack of concrete proposals, the Regulator has clearly run out of patience.

This could however be a

PHONEY PHONES: Zetta rebranded the Xiaomi Mi4 mobile phone with their own logo. simply rebranding them with the Zetta logo!

The Chinese company does not export its products to Europe at the moment, concen-

trating on the Chinese market and exporting only to Singapore and Taiwan with an interest in newly emerging markets within Brazil and India.

As the Xiaomi phones were not exported to Europe and were therefore unlikely to be recognised, Zetta simply imported stock from a third par-

ty and rebranded them as if they were their own.

When the ‘Zetta phones’ were put on sale on the company’s web site and through

resulted in a 300-page document sent to those considered liable to make payments was opened in March 2015 long before BHS closed and has therefore taken 19 months to complete.

This action will not however result in any immediate assistance for the pensioners and former employees of BHS as those being challenged will have the absolute right to respond and then if they refuse to comply with the enforcement action, the matter will be sent for independent arbitration, but any decision has to be agreed by all parties.

In other words, this gives the impression of being a formality which may not resolve the situation in the short-term but may be a sensible ploy which prompted Sir Philip in particular to finally release his proposal and if considered acceptable could see some relatively speedy activity rather than watch the matter drag on for years.

shops, they simply added about €100 to the price that they had paid for their stock and renamed the phones Conquistador 4.7 and Conquistador 5.5 Plus.

Since this information has been revealed in specialist press as well as some Spanish language newspapers, the company website and Facebook page have ceased to carry updated news and the website says that it is in the process of being upgraded.

Reports suggest that only a few thousand of these mobile handsets have been sold in Spain compared to the millions sold by Xiaomi but it does leave those consumers who have purchased phones from Zetta unsure as to whether they will have any rights in the event that their phone goes wrong or whether they can return the phone for a complete refund.

For so many years, Chinese companies were accused of ‘pirating’ western product and manufacturing it locally so it is ironic that Zetta co-founded

by Chinese national Cu Bojan should be reversing the traditional roles.

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China beginning to take over Hollywood

SYLVESTER STALLONE: With his daughters at the 2016 Golden Globes.

By John Smith TURNING his back, possibly temporarily, on Spain, China’s richest man Wang Jianlin is over in Hollywood where he has just spent $1 billion (€900 million) on purchasing Dick Clark Productions set up by the former TV presenter.

Owning as he does already, America’s second largest cinema chain AMC and Legendary Entertainment a film company which has co-produced a whole range of hit movies with Warner Bros including a number of Batman and Superman hits as well as the incredibly successful Hangover, Jurassic World and 300 he is certainly an important figure already in the industry.

If you are producing films and then placing in your cinemas, it makes sense to purchase the company that produces the Golden Globe Awards presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for film and TV with the show being part of the Dick Clark collection.

The newly purchased company produces a whole raft of television shows and award ceremonies so is a natural ex-

There appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers.”

tension to the company Mr Wang owns, Dalian Wanda which has until recently been predominantly involved in property development and ownership although it has diversified and has even taken over Sunseeker yachts as well as Atletico Madrid.

It is no secret that the billionaire, said to be worth in excess of $32 billion (€29 billion), has been anxious to not only diversify but to spread his investments around the world and he has certainly been flirting with various major movie companies looking to possibly take over or partner with one of them.

Despite his international expansion, he has also made it clear that he wants to en-

sure that Chinese culture is more readily promoted and accepted in the West and many politicians and pundits in America see him as a potential threat to the traditional Hollywood movie empires and would certainly look to resist any major takeover.

Mr Wang has produced a hugely successful business despite the fact that China can still be quite draconian in the way in which it invades individual privacy and there appears to be some fear that if he does manage to become a really major player in the film world that he will somehow indulge in trying to influence audiences to appreciate China and its rulers.

This is something he denies, saying that he is motivated by financial reasons rather than political ones and that in order to obtain the best financial results from the Chinese market then films have to be made which are aimed at that market.

To this end, he has invested in the Hong Kong film industry and one of his companies is producing The Great Wall starring Matt Damon and well-known Chinese actors which has been financed from Hollywood but filmed and produced in China.

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Yesteryear comedies still make us laugh LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

OTHERS THINK IT AS someone who earns most of his living after dark, daytime television is often a major contributor to my psyche of amusement and entertainment. In a stroke of, probably financially instigated genius, the BBC has recently decided to present reruns of some classic comedies of yesteryear and what a treat they are.

Open All Hours, with the wonderful Ronnie Barker, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em starring the amazing talents of Michael Crawford, Only Fools and Horses with David Jason, plus the antics of the zany cast of Hi De Hi, are just a few of a whole host of sitcoms gracing the box this year.

Of course, ITV have been doing it for some time with programmes like Rising Damp. Another great series of days gone by, containing marvellous dialogue, full of witty innuendoes, completely innocuous non-PC statements, pathos and hys-

CLASSIC COMEDIES: Are a joy to watch. terical situations, these classics of comedy are a pure joy to watch.

And do you know the most grati-

fying aspect of them all? Not a swear word or statement of filth in sight. To me acceptable comedy on

TV died at the end of the 80’s. Since then it has sunk into a desperate morass of sleaze and slimy stagna-

tion, its success being measured by just how low its writers and performers can take it.

And do you know why? These days there are no proper comedy writers around. The morons who churn out the modern day rubbish, whose success is generally judged by how often you can say the word **** in any given minute, should hang their heads in humiliated shame.

Talk about taking money under false pretences. They should all be weeded out and sent back to the gutter where they unquestionably belong. Alternative comedy? I’m sorry, in my book, today’s alternative comedies are the unforgettable, utterly unmissable ghosts of comedy past. Long may they shine as examples of the presentations that should really be making us forget our worries and delivering us a real good laugh.

Come back the likes of Galton and Simpson, Roy Clark and Ray Allen, all is forgiven!

Keep the Faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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OPINION & COMMENT

A trip to the ‘towering pizza’ Colin Bird A weekly look Each week, Colin brings his slightly off-thewall view of the world to the pages of EWN in his own irreverent style.

WE have just returned from Italy, the land of large arm gestures, small cars and even smaller coffees, as our friend Adrian observed when presented with a tiny glass cup, containing a half inch of cowering espresso.

We agreed later that he should have asked for a fresh cup because the one served had a coffee stain in the bottom. But you always think of these smart retorts after the event.

Wine tasting in Tuscany was yet another box on my lengthy bucket list that I have been able to sign off as accomplished.

As we were preparing to land at Pisa airport, the Princess turned to me and asked, ‘Will we see the towering pizza?’

This will come as no surprise to those who know my lovely lady who has her own unique turn of phrase, and this

ITALIAN LANDMARK: The leaning tower of Pisa. is yet another entry for The Thesaurus of Brummie Sayings.

Prior to our flight from Gatwick, we stayed overnight,

as usual, at the Premier Inn. We are fans of the hotel chain: the standard of the rooms is consistently good, the staff friendly and helpful, and

the food is excellent.

But I have been a little dismayed of late, to see the bank of Dalek-like automatic checkin machines at reception.

These are supposed to make the process easier which they certainly do not in my opinion.

These gadgets have their place, but not for ageing old gits like me who appreciate personal service.

So I automatically turned to the only breathing staff member in the vicinity, who completed our check-in manually in 90 seconds, which is what I call quick and easy.

It’s not about saving time of course, just saving on staff wages.

However, as we arrived at 1pm and the rooms are not available until 3pm, it was suggested that we relax in the coffee lounge.

I have always thought this ludicrous in a hotel that is situated at an international airport.

However, we were informed that we could go immediately to a room if we would like to pay £10 for the privilege. In other words there were indeed rooms ready to be occupied, but only at extra cost and with 700 rooms, a nice little earner for Premier Inn. They obviously believe that it is worth the erosion of their ‘customer comes first’ reputation. Shame.

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Facebook blocks insurance firm John Smith Random thoughts...

A BRITISH insurance company has fallen foul of Facebook which has told it that it may not proceed with a plan it had to offer young drivers a possible reduction in premiums if it was allowed complete access to their Facebook profiles.

The trial which was to be undertaken by Admiral - which promotes its services on TV by showing a young woman dressed in an obsolete sailor’s outfit encouraging her staff to offer good deals – planned to use a computer review of the content of individuals’ Facebook profiles to analyse likely risks.

If, for example, one of those reviewed was constantly referring to drunken nights out, bungee jumping and posting questionable images, then they would be likely to be considered less trustworthy than another youngster discussing flower arranging and making timed appointments for nights out.

Facebook jumped in before the trial started saying that they could not

PRIVACY PROTECTION: No access allowed to analyse user risks. allow this to happen as there were serious privacy concerns, not so much centred on the person who had agreed to the review, but for those people who were friends who shared posts and timelines.

“Protecting the privacy of the people on Facebook is of utmost importance to us. We have clear guidelines that prevent information obtained from Facebook from being used to

make decisions about eligibility,” said a Facebook spokesman.

Indeed Facebook rules actually anticipate exactly this scenario and say “Don’t use data obtained from Facebook to make decisions about eligibility, including whether to approve or reject an application or how much interest to charge on a loan.”

Admiral have been told that they can allow people to apply for a quote

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UK PM: Theresa May.

The British and Brexit AS a company owned by Britons who have based their lives in Spain and are very happy to have been accepted in this wonderful country, we are unashamedly pro-Europe as can be gathered from our masthead which proudly says Euro Weekly News.

Part of our mission is to keep the large number of English speaking expats and the hundreds of thousands of annual visitors updated as to what is happening in our adopted homeland and how it will affect us all, especially as so many of our readers have to rely on pensions, many of which are paid in sterling and have to be converted to euros.

It was no secret that the result of the referendum came as a disappointment and shock to us and it has hurt the financial position of many of our readers. There was at the time a great deal of speculation as to what would happen when Britain leaves the EU and scaremongering on both sides.

A colleague was adamant it was pointless to speculate too early as no one knew what would unfold. How prescient he was as despite the expectation that the government could simply use the Royal Prerogative to initiate Article 50 this was challenged in court.

The immediate result was a surge in the pound’s value, a dispirited Theresa May calling for an appeal to the Supreme Court and explaining what had happened to the President of the European Commission, statements of opposition from MPs like Kenneth Clarke and a general feeling things are by no means finalised.

Plenty still want Brexit but there are now two imminent by-elections caused by Tory resignations which the disenfranchised may now vote in.

via Facebook and an Admiral App but they may not view the applicant’s posts.

Clearly some youngsters between the ages of 17 and 21 will be disappointed that they can’t take advantage of this option to obtain a possible discounted quote for their first ever car insurance but there is no reason why Admiral can’t ask them to fill in a personality profile once they register their interest in obtaining a quote.

Certain rights groups have applauded Facebook for their decision as they believe that the use of such analytical software is both unethical and intrusive.

A cynic might suggest that this information is very valuable and therefore Facebook, which does sell advertising targeting specific users, has either developed its own analysis software or has been prompted to do so following this aborted trial.

None of the media comments however appear to have taken into Now we account that after the purchase of want to WhatsApp, Facebook has made it hear your views. clear that it will be using comments by users to target advertising mesYOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE sages and although users can opt - YOUR OPINION out from receipt of these messages it www.euroweeklynews.com is quite a complicated process.

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3:00pm Rugby Union 5:30pm Escape to the Country 6:15pm Mastermind Celebrity Special 6:45pm BBC News 6:55pm BBC London News 7:05pm Pointless 7:55pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm The National Lottery: Who Dares Wins 10:00pm The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2016 11:40pm BBC News 12:00am Room 101 12:40am Asian Provocateur 1:10am Rebound 2:40am Weather for the Week Ahead

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8:00pm India's Frontier Railways Series about the international trains crossing borders in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

9:00pm The Incredible Human Journey 10:00pm Deep Water Australian crime drama series inspired by true events.

10:55pm Deep Water 11:50pm Jeff Lynne's ELO at Hyde Park 1:15am Tubular Bells: The Mike Oldfield Story Documentary about the musician and composer Mike Oldfield.

2:15am Top of the Pops David Jensen presents the weekly pop chart show, first broadcast on 5 August 1982.

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7:10am Gillette World Sport 7:40am Mobil 1 The Grid 8:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Frasier 9:30am Frasier 10:00am The Morning Line 11:00am The Big Bang Theory 11:30am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Deal or No Deal 2:30pm Channel 4 Racing 5:00pm Jamie's Super Food 5:30pm Location, Location, Location 6:35pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm China Between Clouds and Dreams 9:00pm Formula 1 10:30pm Non-Stop 12:40am Underworld: Awakening 2:20am Hollyoaks Omnibus

8:40am Little Princess 8:55am Paw Patrol 9:15am Blaze and the Monster Machines 9:40am Noddy in Toyland 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Shimmer and Shine 10:35am Peppa Pig 10:50am Peppa Pig 11:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 11:10am Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:45am House Doctor 12:45pm A Bride for Christmas 2:25pm Christmas Angel 4:30pm FIA Formula e Live: Marrakech 6:30pm 2012 7:30pm 5 News Weekend 7:35pm 2012 9:25pm NCIS: New Orleans 11:15pm That's So 1985 12:15am Football on 5 1:15am Super Casino 4:10am The Yorkshire Vet 5:00am Storm Force

7:00am Breakfast 10:00am The Andrew Marr Show 11:20am Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 1:30pm The People Remember 2:30pm BBC News 2:45pm Rugby League series 4.

5:15pm Planet Earth II 6:15pm Songs of Praise 6:50pm BBC News 7:05pm BBC London News 7:15pm Countryfile 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Planet Earth II 10:00pm My Mother and Other Strangers 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Sikh on the Frontline 12:00am DIY SOS at Great Ormond Street Hospital 1:00am Citizen Khan 1:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:35am BBC News

8:30am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 9:00am Greatest Gardens 9:30am Countryfile's Ramble for Children in Need 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm The Good Cook 12:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm Rugby Union 3:00pm Tennis 6:00pm Flog It! 6:30pm Remembrance Sunday: The Cenotaph 7:30pm Miss Potter 9:00pm Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 10:00pm Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister?

11:00pm Black is the New Black 11:30pm Later... Sound of Black Britain: Groove and Grime 12:30am She's Out of My League

8:00pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 8:30pm Books That Made Britain 9:00pm Jeremy Deller: We're Here Because We're Here 9:30pm Railway Walks with Julia Bradbur 10:00pm Destination Titan 11:00pm The Sky at Night The Sky at Night team investigates the ongoing hunt for life on Mars.

11:30pm Cathy Come Home 12:50am Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution 1:50am Stuff: A Horizon Guide to Materials 2:50am Destination Titan 3:50am Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom 4:50am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more.

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5:20pm The Chase 6:25pm ITV News London 6:40pm ITV News and Weather 7:00pm Tipping Point 8:00pm Meet the Parents 9:00pm The X Factor 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:45pm The Bourne Ultimatum 1:50am Jackpot247

7:00am The Hot Desk 7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:35am Coronation Street Omnibus 11:30am Celebrity Catchphrase 12:30pm You've Been Framed!

1:30pm The Lake House 2:30pm FYI Daily 2:35pm The Lake House 3:35pm Honey 4:35pm FYI Daily 4:40pm Honey 5:40pm Beethoven's 2nd 6:40pm FYI Daily 6:45pm Beethoven's 2nd 7:25pm Arthur 8:25pm FYI Daily 8:30pm Arthur 9:30pm Scorpion 10:30pm The Xtra Factor 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 12:00am Prank Pad 1:00am Prank Pad 2:00am Family Guy 2:30am American Dad! 3:00am Bordertown 3:25am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records

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Mike Senker

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AS part of the series, we answer some common driving questions and keep you updated on the latest driving and road news kindly provided by members of the Guardia Civil based in Torrevieja, Costa Blanca, who set up the N332 website and Facebook page to help break down barriers.

LIGHTING UP: No mandatory requirement to have headlights on during the day. lar sign with a white headlight symbol on it.

Coming out of the tunnel you should see another sign reminding you to turn them off.

Headlights may also be used more at this time of year when the sun is lower and visibility can be problematic. As a result, the DGT can recommend headlights being on during the day to increase visibility.

Aside from these, there is no mandatory requirement to have your headlights on during the day and it is not required, as many people think, to have headlights on when you are going through road works.

However, for vehicles travelling on reversible, or bi-directional lanes, which can alter the flow of traffic at different times of the day, increased illumination can be of benefit as well as when travelling along an additional lane created with a series of cones to avoid an obstruction or to improve traffic flow in one direction.

For more news and articles visit www.n332.es or search N332 on Facebook.

What is ‘useable area’?

I AM the Vice President of a Community of 22 semi-detached bungalows. Our ‘quotas’ have always been assessed on the size of each plot. We have just received from our Administrator the updated version of the Horizontal Property Act. Article 5, paragraph 3, now defines how the quotas should be assessed, with specific reference to ‘useable area’ as the basis for calculation. Our question then, is how do we define usable area? Does this include extra storage space that has been created or just bedrooms and bathrooms or under-builds? We have to be sure before we can proceed.

K D G (Costa Blanca) ‘Useable area’ includes all the items you mentioned.

However, it is only one of the factors which may be used to calculate the quotas, or Community fees.

In housing estates or semi-detached with land, the

David Searl You and the Law in Spain

size of the plots is generally used. Nothing in the recent revision of the Horizontal Property Law

changes this. The law even states that any subsequent changes to the properties will not change their fees, unless the Community votes unanimously to change its original Charter of Constitution. I see no need for any action.

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

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I’m not your mate!

LEGALLY SPEAKING

IT is quite a common sight to see cars travelling during the day with lights on, but these are often different to what most people know as ‘headlights.’

Daytime Running Lights (DRL) were installed on all cars from 2011 with the rule coming into force for buses and trucks in 2012. The DRL is a low energy consumption method of illumination that is designed more for making the vehicle more visible to other road users than it is to provide light for the driver.

Studies show that they have made it easier for pedestrians and cyclists to detect vehicles with DRL than those without, making the road a considerably safer place for all.

In terms of traditional headlights, there are certain times and locations when they must be turned on and used during the day. Areas where they are needed, such as when going through tunnels, are marked by a blue circu-

EWN

In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man I HAVE had loads of emails so thanks for that and in them are quite a few things which drive me nuts too. One from Peter has one of my pet grumps and that is being called ‘mate’ by someone that I have only just met. There are a few of my friends that we address each other as mate, but we have known each other for years. How can you meet someone for the first time and say, ‘Hello mate?’ One of my daughter’s ex-boyfriends did it. I’d never met him before and the first thing he said was, ‘Hello mate.’ Anyway, as I said, he is now an ex ... see ya later mate.

I used to work the markets and in fairgrounds all around the UK and, to be honest, as a cockney it would not be unusual, when serving the public, if it was a female, I would call them ‘love’ or ‘sweetheart.’ But it was in a very casual and friendly environment and I think you will agree that it’s half expected when shopping in a street market. Where it is not acceptable is when being served in a very expensive restaurant. That’s why Mrs S got the right hump when the waitress said to her, ‘Is everything OK sweetheart?’ Now believe

me we are not snobs, far from it, but it’s all about being respectful. Maybe if we are in a cafe and we are regulars, but a top end restaurant, I don’t think so? Are we wrong? We don’t want to be called sir or madam just not sweetheart.

Talking about manners - how hard is it to say thank you, in the form of a small hand gesture, if I stop to let you out in a line of traffic? I don’t want you to get out and present me with a gift or blow me kisses, but just say thanks for letting me out you miserable ignorant git. Another Peter shares a grump with me about the women that insist on getting their baby out of the car on the road side so you have their back door open and them manoeuvring their most treasured possession into oncoming traffic. Why would you do that?

And if you ever try and say something all you get is a volley of abuse.

Talking about mums and babies why on earth do they step off the curb onto a zebra crossing with their buggy without looking? I know they have right of way but sometimes if my car has just come off the roundabout and there is another car right up behind me, I need that extra second or so. It’s not fair on anybody concerned. Just stop for a second and give us drivers a chance to stop too.

Something else I realised this week is that arguing with the wife is like reading a software licensing agreement. In the end you ignore everything and just click ‘I agree.’

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Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show Panorama BBC News and Regional News EastEnders Children in Need Rocks for Terry BBC News at Ten BBC London News Have I Got a Bit More News for You The Graham Norton Show

8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The Agenda 1:25am Jackpot247

TV LISTING

6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm University Challenge 9:30pm Only Connect 10:00pm NW 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Will Britain Ever 1:15am The Great British Bake Off Class of 2015 2:15am The Choir 3:15am This is BBC Two

8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Forest, Field and Sky: Art out of Nature 10:00pm Penny Blacks and Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps 11:00pm Hotel Deluxe 12:00am The First World War 12:50am Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture 1:50am Constable: A Country Rebel

Deal or No Deal Coast v Country Four in a Bed Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Supershoppers 9:30pm Tricks of the Restaurant Trade 10:00pm SAS: Who Dares Wins 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am The Lie Detective 12:55am 60 Days in Jail 1:50am Derren Brown

2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm Paper Angels 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Winter Road Rescue 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pm Can't Pay? Special: Agents Under Attack 12:05am In Time

7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 8:57pm BBC News and Regional News 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Ordinary Lies 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm Prison, My Parents and Me 12:45am Info Not Available 1:15am Weather for the Week Ahead 1:20am BBC News

1:00pm 2:00pm 2:25pm 3:00pm 5:45pm

6:50pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:35pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm American Dad! S11 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:00am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad!

12:05pm Murder, She Wrote 1:05pm The Darling Buds of May 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:10pm Wild at Heart 4:10pm Where the Heart is 5:15pm Man About the House 5:50pm On the Buses 6:25pm On the Buses 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Blue Murder 1:40am Inspector Morse

3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm

1:00pm Live ATP World Tour Finals 5:00pm Premier League 100 Club 5:30pm Premier League 100 Club 6:00pm Premier League 100 Club 6:30pm Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 7:00pm Darts Gold 7:30pm Darts Gold 8:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts 12:00am Soccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 12:30am Sporting Triumphs

3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm

5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:00am American Dad!

4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm

Quincy, M.E. Ironside Cash Cowboys Storage Wars Texas 7:30pm Storage Wars Texas 8:00pm Rugby 9:00pm Motogp Highlights 10:00pm GoldenEye 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm GoldenEye 12:40am Get Shirty 1:45am Rugby 2:55am Motorsport UK 3:50am ITV4 Nightscreen

7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 11:15pm 11:50pm 12:00am

Judge Rinder Tenable Tipping Point The Chase ITV News London ITV Evening News Emmerdale International Friendly ITV News and Weather ITV News London International Friendly

6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm

8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:15am

The Daily Politics Countryfile Hi-De-Hi! Tennis The Wonder of Animals Antiques Roadshow Eggheads Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals The Choir Live at the Apollo Newsnight NFL

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency 10:00pm Women, Sex and Society: A Timewatch Guide 11:00pm The Secret History of Our Streets 12:00am India's Frontier Railways 1:00am Beautiful Equations

1:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 2:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds 10:00pm Married at First Sight 11:00pm Gogglebox 12:05am 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? Special: Agents Under Attack 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS: New Orleans 4:15pm The March Sisters at Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Traffic Cops 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:00pm Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild 11:00pm Medical Mysteries 12:05am The Hotel Inspector Returns

10:40am 11:55am 1:00pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:10pm

Judge Judy Murder, She Wrote Wycliffe Heartbeat Wild at Heart Where the Heart is 5:15pm Man About the House 5:50pm On the Buses 6:20pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Blue Murder 1:35am Inspector Morse

3:25pm Storage Wars Texas 3:50pm Quincy, M.E. 4:55pm Ironside 6:00pm Cash Cowboys 7:00pm Motogp Highlights 8:00pm Pawn Stars 8:30pm Pawn Stars 9:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm First Blood 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05am First Blood 1:05am The Snooker Mavericks

10:00am The Premier League Years 12:00pmSoccer AM: The Best Bits 2016/17 12:30pmFootball's Greatest 1:00pm Live ATP World Tour Finals 5:00pm Time of Our Lives 6:00pm Boxing Gold 6:30pm Boxing Gold 7:00pm Darts Gold 7:30pm Darts Gold 8:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts 12:00am Sporting Triumphs

7:00am Man About the House 7:25am On the Buses 7:50am Heartbeat 8:50am Where the Heart is 9:55am Wild at Heart 10:55am Judge Judy 11:15am Judge Judy 11:40am Judge Judy 12:05pm Murder, She Wrote 1:05pm Wycliffe 2:10pm Heartbeat 3:15pm Wild at Heart 4:20pm Where the Heart is 5:20pm Man About the House 5:55pm On the Buses 6:25pm On the Buses 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Lewis 12:00am Blue Murder 1:35am Inspector Morse 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen

7:00am 7:50am 8:45am 9:50am 10:50am 11:55am 12:55pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:55pm

8:00am WWE Experience 9:00am Premier League Legends 9:30am Premier League Legends 10:00am The Premier League Years 12:00pm Football Gold 12:30pm Football's Greatest 1:00pm Live ATP World Tour Finals 5:00pm Boxing Gold 5:30pm Boxing Gold 6:00pm Boxing Gold 6:30pm Darts Gold 7:00pm Football's Greatest 7:30pm Barclays Premier League World 8:00pm Live Grand Slam of Darts 12:00am World Cup Qualifiers Rnd Up 1:00am Sporting Mavericks 1:30am Barclays Premier League World

WEDNESDAY - 16 NOVEMBER 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Moving On 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:57pm BBC News and Regional News 9:00pm Watchdog 10:00pm The Missing 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm BBC London News 11:45pm A Question of Sport 12:15am Film 2016 12:45am Fifty Dead Men Walking

10:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 12:30pm The Daily Politics 2:00pm Just Good Friends 2:30pm Just Good Friends 3:00pm Tennis 5:45pm The Wonder of Animals 6:15pm Antiques Roadshow 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pm Black and British: A Forgotten History 11:00pm The Premier League Football Show 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am No Such Thing as the News 12:45am The Choir

8:00pm World News Today The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective.

8:30pm World War I at Home 9:00pm Fighting for King and Empire: Britain's Caribbean Heroes 10:00pm Horizon Series exploring topical scientific issues.

11:00pm The Undiscovered Peter Cook 12:00am How to be Bohemian with Victoria Coren Mitchell 1:00am No Body's Perfect with Rankin and Alison Lapper 2:00am The Secret History of Our Streets

Countdown The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Everybody Loves Raymond 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Frasier 11:00am A New Life in the Sun 12:00pm Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News Summary 1:05pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Deal or No Deal 5:00pm Coast v Country 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pm 24 Hours in A and E 11:00pm Kids on the Edge 12:05am Cutting Edge

7:00am 7:45am 8:10am 8:35am 9:00am

9:35am Paw Patrol 9:45am Toot the Tiny Tugboat 10:00am Bananas in Pyjamas 10:15am The Wright Stuff 12:15pm House Doctor 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm NCIS 4:15pm Crazy for Christmas 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Ben Fogle: The Great African Migration 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

11:00pm Undercover: Criminal Activity 12:05am The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm This Time Next Year 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News and Weather 12:00am ITV News London 12:15am Murder, She Wrote 1:15am Jackpot247 Join the presenters live and play roulette on your telly. Join in now at Jackpot247.com.

4:00am Murder, She Wrote 4:50am ITV Nightscreen

11:40am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:40pm You've Been Framed!

1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm The Cube 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:35pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 4:40pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 5:50pm The Jeremy Kyle Show 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

12:30am American Dad! 1:00am American Dad!

3:25pm 3:50pm 4:55pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 12:10am 1:15am 2:15am 3:05am

The Professionals The Chase Quincy, M.E. Ironside The Professionals The Chase Cash Cowboys Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Quincy, M.E. Ironside Cash Cowboys Storage Wars Texas Storage Wars Texas Pawn Stars River Monsters Car Crash Global Green Street FYI Daily Green Street The Big Fish Off Cash Cowboys The Professionals

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Living in cloud cuckoo land DEAR Sir, with regard to your article (Why doesn’t England just leave the UK?), the simple answer to that question is that without England there would be no United Kingdom. Without England the rest of the United Kingdom member countries would struggle to cope financially particularly with the vast amount of money that the EU would still expect if, as you say, the UK would still remain, so nothing would change for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

You’re living in cloud cuckoo land if you think the EU would accept such a thing as you propose. When Scotland, and not forgetting all the Scottish people living outside of Scotland, get a second vote as Nicola Sturgeon is gunning for, then you’ll see just how much the ordinary Scottish person appreciates being a member of the United Kingdom, in or out of the dreaded EU. Len

Superiority complex THE answer to this is fairly straightforward. England thinks it owns the UK. Asking England to leave to them will seem like the renter kicking out the landlord.

This is what the Scots and Irish nationalists have been arguing about for decades - the unjust dictatorship by the English elite over the rest of the island.

You can’t expect England to voluntarily give up its will to dominate.

It would rather take Scotland and Ulster kicking and screaming than leave them to their own affairs.

Paul

Prospect of poverty MY husband and I live in Spain and are alarmed about the possibility of not receiving any annual increases in our pension once Brexit is completed.

We are upset about this as it will condemn us all living outside the UK to a life of poverty in the future as prices rise over the years. The value of our pensions will drop and we will struggle to live.

We do not ask or indeed receive any form of benefits from the UK but if we also have to pay for our healthcare as well as reduced pensions, then surely this is infringing on our human rights.

Anyone living in the UK in this situ-

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winter fuel allowance.

These are entitlements...not benefits!

I’ve started a petition on change.org regarding these issues. I am also in touch with and support Nigel Nelson.

I also sent a letter to Downing Street asking for an explanation on all these issues. So far after over one month, no reply! A reminder has been sent.

Dave

Brexit backwater

Cheeky immigrants I REMEMBER David Cameron (the chap who brought Britain to its knees then sailed off to Panama) said that the UK should only take in refugees from the camps out in Turkey and Lebanon, instead of those on the march across Europe.

It was a nice PR-friendly, never to see the light of day, gesture but I respectfully disagree. Having seen the tremendous hard work these souls have put into crisscrossing an inhospitable continent, getting from Morocco to Manchester, from Syria to Sweden, I say let’s welcome them! These young men have proven themselves worthy of a passport and a job. They have the hunger for

ation would get help from the government to enable them to live, but we will have no such recall.

We ask that the government think again about all the pensioners living abroad and leave things as they are. It is our generation who worked all the years, paying into the National Health Service so that we could have a pension for our old age.

Ann & Colin

Vast majority?

LEAPY, I suspect you already know the vast majority of Scots passionately want to remain in the UK. I still find it astonishing 45 per cent of my fellow Scots behave like demented turkeys and vote for Christmas. Ever since I

success most of our own youth unfortunately lack and might inspire a few to get up off the sofa.

Some of the methods they’ve used are ingenious. The other day an Iranian commandeered a bloomin’ inflatable and almost paddled his way across the Channel.

And he was a Christian software engineer!

Our society could do with a bit of a shake-up so I suggest we treat those who made it this far with a little more respect. If we’re destined to become a cold, wet Caliphate anyway we might as well have a decent labour force to pump money into our sinking pensions.

Raymond

was a kid I have detested the attitude of some Scots to hate the English.

The Scots and English are so alike that our blood runs through common veins. Together with Northern Ireland and Wales we form a formidable union that has stayed the test of time and seen us through two World Wars.

The incumbent ‘government’ in Holyrood is so incompetent and narrow-minded it simply can’t run a small country of five million people. The astonishing fact is it retains its large share of the vote despite its utter incompetence. The SNP mantra of anti-English, anti-Tory and ‘promise them the world’ still draws the votes from the deluded section of the Scottish electorate.

It saddens me greatly so many of my fellow Scots can be so easily duped

- I thought my fellow citizens were well educated... how wrong I was!

Alexander

Entitlements not benefits I WOULD like an answer as to how the UK Government thinks it has the right to freeze expats pensions and also to withdraw our winter fuel allowance.

I was born and worked all my life in the UK. I am a fully paid-up National Contributor since the age of 15. I decided to spend my retirement years outside of the UK. That was my choice. As I have paid all my dues to the UK Government, I am entitled to all pension increases including the

THE Scottish independence campaign was as much a referendum on staying in the EU as it was in the UK. The unionists won by a narrow margin because they convinced many wavering minds to ‘vote with their heads not their hearts.’ That vote was annulled when Brexit beckoned, which is why calls for a second referendum are entirely justified.

The wheels are set in motion. The demographic that voted against independence is dying off fast. Cultural changes, the need for localised solutions, and the democratic deficit of Tory rule make Scottish membership of the union untenable, especially if the country is dragged into some Little England anti-everyone post-Brexit backwater that is a stain on the pants of global society.

Barry

Thank you DEAR Euro Weekly, Thank you for your great coverage regarding our various pensions organisations, and the work we’re doing to try and unfreeze them. I’ll report back once we return from our London visit.

Very interesting court decision last week with respect to triggering Article 50. The UK government are appealing to the Supreme Court. Whatever side loses that challenge can then go to... the European Court of Justice! How ironic is that...

Kind regards Nigel from British Pensions

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MADDOCKS’ VIEW ON LIFE

Fri Sat Sun -

Fri Sat Sun -

‘HONESTLY DAD - IT FOLLOWED ME HOME’

LEO (July 24 - August 23) This is a week when progress is fast and plans run ahead. Try new ideas and seek information to hone your knowledge. An organisation that is new to you offers insight and social involvement. An offer that thrusts you into the limelight might be avoided at first but would be to your advantage.

(October 24 - November 22)

instance, take up a craft or paint.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There is something in you that needs a creative outlet.

Perhaps you would like to write a book: memoirs, for

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Being very much in demand for your talents this week means less time to spend socially, so it’s important to make time for loved ones at the weekend.

Someone seeking your advice may simply be seeking your approval for an action they are going to take anyway.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Although you have perhaps been looking to money-making ideas to progress finances, think also of alternatives. Perhaps there are areas of your lifestyle where money could be saved.

Items that are not used could be sold for a profit and rid you of clutter.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There may be some opposition to your ideas as Pluto turns this week. Perhaps your natural charm just doesn’t seem to be working.

As you have helped others in the past, make it clear that you expect a bit of co-operation.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Having suffered a bit of a setback last week, you may be feeling less confident. Revving up your social life will certainly help to bring spirits up again.

Be with people who liven or inspire you in some way.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

IRISH LOTTO

Saturday November 5

Saturday November 5

Tuesday November 1

6

16

1

16

27

26

45

49

32

35

45

BONUS BALL

BONUS BALL

27

28

EURO MILLIONS

10 29

20 37

LUCKY STARS

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Friday November 4

7

11 44

12 48

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21 12 Cl 22 13 Cl 22 12 Cl

Mon - 21 11 Cl Tues - 20 11 Sh Wed - 20 10 C

Mallorca

CLEAR

MAX 34C, MIN 25C

MAX 18C, MIN 13C

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

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Mon - 33 25 Th Tues - 33 25 Th Wed - 33 24 Th

34 24 Th 33 25 Th 33 24 Th

CLEAR

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Mon - 10 10 Sh Tues - 17 11 C Wed - 18 12 C

Murcia

SUNNY MAX 21C, MIN 10C

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Mon - 20 13 Cl Tues - 20 13 C Wed - 20 14 Sh

S Sun,

MAX 22C, MIN 9C

MAX MIN

MAX MIN

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CLOUDY

TODAY:

Cl Clear,

F Fog,

Sh Showers,

Sn Snow,

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Mon - 21 10 C Tues - 20 11 Cl Wed - 21 11 Sh

C Cloudy, Th Thunder

Nonagram

How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case R) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.

TARGET: • Average: 9 • Good: 12 • Very good: 18 • Excellent: 23

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION lire, lore, peri, pier, pore, prow, riel, rile, rill, ripe, roil, role, roll, rope, weir, wire, wore, iller, loper, lower, oiler, oriel, peril, plier, poler, power, prole, prowl, rowel, wiper, plower, lowlier, WILLPOWER

Sudoku

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9.

There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

LOTTERY 12

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21 13 S 22 13 Cl 22 14 Cl

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Mon - 15 5 C Tues - 15 4 Cl Wed - 15 5 Cl

CLEAR MAX 20C, MIN 11C

TODAY:

Benidorm TODAY:

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15 5 Cl 16 7 C 16 5 C

Malaga

CLOUDY MAX 20C, MIN 12C

MAX MIN

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) A conversation with a colleague brings insights into how others live and it is quite an eye-opener.

Friendships are particularly important this week.

8

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Barcelona TODAY:

MAX 15C, MIN 3C

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Mon - 20 12 C Tues - 20 13 Cl Wed - 20 14 Sh

MAX MIN

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PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Satisfaction with your love life is paramount this week, and the opinion of others seems important to you. Perhaps you are looking for an excuse to make a change. It is possible that a change is not required so much as a different approach.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Spirituality seeps right through the week. As you are feeling particularly sensuous, invite someone special to dinner or on a trip. Visit garden centres and plan ahead.

MAX MIN

22 13 S 23 14 C 23 13 C

SUNNY

TODAY:

Almeria TODAY:

Thoughts come to you, perhaps in dreams, that are creative and energy boosting. Someone who recently moved out of your sphere is sadly missed but is in some ways still a part of you. A person at work who has been causing you concern needs investigation.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) It’s a better week for travel with less likelihood of delays. Should you be feeling a little lethargic and sorry about recent events, just count your blessings. Consider raising some money and having fun by indulging in a garage or car boot sale.

Madrid

CLOUDY MAX 21C, MIN 11C MAX MIN

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Look ahead to see how exactly you can make this winter extra special. The future, excitingly, holds deep pleasures and delights.

All you need to do is decide what they could be.

for next 7 days

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LA PRIMITIVA

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA

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Sunday November 6

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7

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30

46

49

REINTEGRO

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8

6

25 34

28 44

REINTEGRO

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

or FLEW FLED SLED SLID SLIP SHIP

YOUR STARS

TODAY:

Solution FLEW FLOW SLOW SHOW(SLO P) SHOP (SLIP) SHIP

SHIP BACK

Weather Alicante

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

You must only change one letter at a time.

FLEW

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Answers 1. AER LINGUS, 2. SEVEN (1970, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1996), 3. The highest PEAKS/MOUNTAINS in Ireland, 4. HIBERNIA, 5. GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH, 6. PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON, 7. SHERGAR, 8. CORK, 9. MARY ROBINSON, 10. BALLET/DANCE

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC

Code Breaker

Quick Across 1 Inquisitive (7) 4 Less perilous (5) 7 Fertile desert spot (5) 9 Sure (7) 10 Light hours (7) 11 Award (5) 12 Chooses (5) 14 Enthusiastic (5) 19 Ensnares (5) 21 Card game (7) 23 Ape (7) 24 Sailing vessel (5) 25 Take without the owner's consent (5) 26 Disloyalty to one's country (7) Down 1 Overcast (6) 2 Dangerous (5) 3 Association football (6) 4 Undress (5) 5 Easily broken (7) 6 Jogger (6)

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Across:

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 1 represents C and 23 represents V, so fill in C every time the figure 1 appears and V every time the figure 23 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.

1 Warrant, 5 Spain, 8 Romeo, 9 Reliant, 10 Akela, 11 Rider, 12 Belts, 14 Bowls, 19 Elder, 21 Apple, 23 Element, 24 Agony, 25 Rolls, 26 Retinue.

Down: 1 Warmed, 2 Rampage, 3 Atone, 4 Tartan, 5 Salerno, 6 Award, 7 Notary, 13 Targets, 15 Lie down, 16 Meteor, 17 Batter, 18 Groyne, 20 Dwell, 22 Plant.

QUICK Across: 8 Awful smell (5) 13 Picture in the mind (7) 15 Irritate (5) 16 Blemishes (6) 17 Consider true (6)

English - Spanish

Down:

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

Across 1 Otro (5) 4 Good-looking (5) 7 In the same way (5) 8 Después de (5) 9 Still (even) (3) 10 Equipo (deporte) (4) 11 Pulgada (4) 13 Peace (3) 15 Queen (5) 16 Now (at this time, immediately) (5) 17 January (5) 18 Oats (5)

1 Drops, 2 Sunrise, 3 Greed, 4 Sweden, 5 Grapple, 6 Agile, 7 Slender, 12 Saddens, 13 Cassock, 15 Precise, 16 Closed, 18 Movie, 20 Tiara, 21 Yield.

ENGLISH-SPANISH Across: 1 Remolacha, 8 Ebano, 9 Ritmo, 10 Head, 11 Eggs, 15 Zorro, 17 Queen, 18 Sometimes.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Down: 2 Etapa, 3 Olor, 4 Aire, 5 Hot, 6 Hechizo, 7 Cousins, 12 Geese, 13 Bone, 14 Aqui, 16 Rio.

Down 1 Hatred (4) 2 Ama de casa (9) 3 Flash of lightning (9) 4 Hailstorm (9) 5 Alcachofa (9) 6 Work (4) 12 Libre (persona) (4) 14 Tin can (4)

Hexagram

1 Designs, 5 Grabs, 8 Ounce, 9 Examine, 10 Swindle, 11 Plead, 12 Stench, 14 Helper, 17 Dumps, 19 Lottery, 22 Envious, 23 Alike, 24 Speak, 25 Dead end.

18 Attach firmly (6) 20 Little (5) 22 Subdivisions of larger religious groups (5)

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

ANGLED ANYONE ASTRAY COURSE ERSATZ EXEUNT FUNGAL LIABLE LOUNGE (10) ORIGIN

OXCART PHRASE SHEAVE SLEETY STEREO SULTAN THWART TOUCHY URGING

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Worsen 2 Desert 3 Pander 4 Sodden 5 Averse 6 Prince 7 Teethe 8 Inroad 9 Inhere 10 Evolve 11 Rotten 12 Teeter 13 Repeal 14 Spread 15 Larval 16 Teacup 17 Errata 18 Usable 19 Bushel

Across 1 Her playing around in German river (5) 4 Come clean about scones and loud music (7) 8 Spoiling for a fight? Build green billet (11) 9 Peat’s arranged around small Scottish plant (8) 10 Be unsuccessful finding an Ivy League entrance (4) 12 More hasty to produce a slice of bacon (6) 13 French city girl is in Civil Service (6) 16 Belt an item of footwear (4) 18 Amusing request by school worker (8) 21 Horribly garish train is perfectly in order (5,2,4) 22 Cease to pay cash outside the US (7) 23 A byword for a commercial age (5) Down 1 Gowns worn in Hydro-Bessemer process (5) 2 Complaint I will put to head (7) 3 Let spies exchange letters (8) 4 One hundred and fifty always bright (6) 5 Could do with a massage by the sound of it (4) 6 Additional non-speaking role (5) opened (7) 7 South African politician with the French 14 Sun god, after climbing once more, models (7) falls (7) 11 Alas, I may ruin an Asian country (8) 15 Some of cadet Al Edward's return is 12 Feels bitter about presents not being euphoric (6)

17 Spades, for example, for California roads (5) 19 It is said that these marquees are on edge (5) 20 Stare at contents of Google Docs (4)

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By Gemma Elvins-Quinn THE clocks have gone back and whilst many look forward to long winter nights cosy by the fire, for many it brings about the onset of SAD. Often referred to as the winter blues, seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression linked to changes in seasons.

Symptoms include feelings

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- HOW often is prostate cancer present in middleaged men?

Prostate cancer is extremely common, although its exact cause is unknown.

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When it comes to advanced tumours, legs may appear swollen (due to the growth of regional lymph nodes), bone pain can present itself (due to the tumour spreading to the bone) and even weakness or loss of strength in the legs can appear (due to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots). It can also cause kidney failure, loss of appetite and weight loss or anaemia.

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Treatment depends on how the disease evolves and data, such as the grade and stage of cancer, age and health status of the patient are important to deciding treatment. Currently there are four ways to proceed to reduce and/or remove prostate cancer: surgery, radiation, hormonal therapy and permanent observation.

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Politicians who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones Nora Johnson

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FOLLOWING the recent fiery debate in the Commons in which Sir Philip Green was lambasted as an ‘asset stripper’ and compared to Robert Maxwell, MPs voted to strip him of his knighthood. (I’d go further and suggest he deserves to be stripped of his knighthood, his retail reputation AND a couple of his superyachts as well).

Labour MP, Iain Wright, claimed Green “took the rings from BHS’s fingers, beat it black and blue, starved it of food and water, put it on life support and then wanted credit for keeping it alive.”

David Winnock, another Labour MP, labelled Green a “billionaire spiv.” Yet neither Winnock nor Wright, both MPs when Green was knighted by Tony Blair (enough said), objected then but, like many others, delight in his downfall now.

HYPOCRITICAL MPS: Are hardly squeaky clean themselves, often failing to uphold the reputation of their profession.

Leaving aside the corrupt Honours system which needs reforming or scrapping (Cameron’s resignation list, anyone?), this hypocritical lot are hardly squeaky clean themselves.

Take former MPs Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer and Chris Huhne (all jailed: Aitken and Archer, who is still entitled to wear ermine, for perjury; Huhne for perverting the course of justice) and, more recently, MP Keith Vaz. One of the major reasons why MPs are so

often bad-mouthed is their failure to uphold the reputation of their ‘profession.’ Vaz’s alleged behaviour with male prostitutes is a classic example, but there are countless others.

All other professions hold sacred their reputation, and bringing that into disrepute is considered a cardinal sin. A former Lord Chief Justice famously stated that “a profession’s most valuable asset is its collective reputation, and the confidence which that inspires,” and this principle is upheld by lawyers, doctors, etc. But not, it seems, by politicians. They’re good at telling others how to behave, but not themselves (“do as I say but not as I do”) If this hypocritical bunch just cleaned up their act and did their jobs properly, bullies like Green (who called a journalist a word ending in ‘-unt’ that isn’t ‘aunt!’) would never be given a gong in the first place and Parliament wouldn’t have the reputation it has.

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RICARDO GALLEN: Will perform works of his hero. whilst at 8.30pm there will be an exhibition of different guitars.

The following day sees guitar workshops running fro m 1 0 am to 2 p m a n d a teaching project by a duo k n o w n as Vib ra-g o who produce music from a variety o f s e lf-ma d e in s t ruments and that evening Victoriano Pérez Mancilla, a

profe s s or a t the G ra na da University will give a lecture on the great man and his work.

Possibly the high spot of the event will be a performa nc e by guita r virtuos o Ricardo Gallén at 8.30pm on Saturday November 12 when he will return to La Herradura to perform the works of his great hero.

Senior citizens week NERJA Council takes its role with regards to all sections of society very seriously and will be hosting its very first Seniors Week which will run from November 14 to 18 with a whole series of different activities on each day.

The events chosen will no doubt appeal to many but others may consider that some are perhaps chosen by younger people who think that they know what older members of society might enjoy, thus, after the formal launch of the event, activi-

ties include gymnastics for the elderly, a castanets workshop and a painting workshop on the first day.

Tuesday November 15 sees a nice walk to and drink at the Cave which starts at 9am and finishes at 2pm but for this, participants will have to register their names at the old people’s office.

Then in the afternoon, there will be a discussion on the role of social media in daily lives given by youngsters for the elderly.

At noon the following day there will be a film at the

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La Herradura tribute Philosophical to guitarist Segovia Christmas THE council in La Herradura has announced that it will be running a tribute to the late Andrés Segovia over a period of three days from Novem b e r 1 0 t o 1 2 at the Civ i c C e n t r e i n th e town.

During a life that lasted some 94 years, Segovia is considered to have been the one man to have elevated the Spanish classical guitar from a mere instrument to what has become for many, the greatest instrument there is, with music that appeals to a huge number of people and which has influenced the world of music.

On t h e f i r st d a y, t h e re will be a n e x p l a n a t i o n o f the history and development of the guitar aimed at pupils from the local school which will be given by two makers of the i n st r u m e n t Aa ró n García and Stephen Hills

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Cultural Centre concerning the role of older people in their community and then later that day will be elderly games between senior citizens from Nerja and Maro.

Thursday sees a guided tour of places of interest in Nerja and then a performance of the musical La Taberna de la Bizcocha.

The final day sees a briefing on domestic accidents and scamming at 11am and then the week closes at 5.30pm with the presentation of diplomas and trophies.

TH E N e rja Philos ophical Soci et y wi l l be t ur ni ng the ir que s ting minds t o t he m at t er of Fat her C hris tma s a nd w hils t not per haps goi ng as f ar a s a s king M a n or M y t h, t hey wi l l be l ooki ng a t a ll a s pe c ts of the c h ar act er, m i xi ng t he ser i ous with the amusing and adding some Christmas Fare as well.

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Requirements for a home office John Graham The property expert

GONE are the days of expensive huge bulky electronic computers and equipment, todays equipment is slim light and affordable, so it’s now so easy to work from your home office and enjoy having the latest technology at your finger tips. My top 10 tips this week are based on what most home offices will require.

I am assuming that you have a desktop computer, a laptop computer or the latest iPad or tablet.

1. It is essential your office is connected to broadband.

2. If you work with a laptop or tablet, buy a desktop monitor and connect to a big screen.

3. You will spend a lot of hours in your office therefore choose a high

SIT COMFORTABLY: Make sure you choose a high quality ergonomic office chair. quality ergonomically designed office chair .

4. Buy an wireless router or net-

work router, ideal for access to the internet and ideal if your office is working with more than one computer.

5. A very useful piece of equipment for your office is the multi purpose wireless printer, scanner and

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6. You probably use your mobile most of the time but you should also have a landline telephone with an answering system.

7. Make sure that you choose the right software to suit your business activity.

8. It is important to protect your data so consider having your own inhouse backup or personal server.

9. To complement your electricity surge protector, you should also have an uninterruptible power supply or UPS, it will save your work and safely shut down your equipment if the electricity goes off.

10. To protect your office system make sure you have reliable antivirus software installed and keep it updated.

Next week we will look at an alternative home office: workstation options and locations in your home, ideal for EWN readers who cannot convert their spare bedroom into a permanent office.

The property pendulum swings east

By Matthew Elliott G ER M A N re a l e s ta te ha s taken on more international investment than British for the first time in four years, with more than €3.6 billion more flowing to places like Berlin and Hamburg than London or Manchester in the third quarter of 2016.

Although German politic ia ns a re firmly a ga ins t B re xit, ma ny prope rty moguls a re re lis hing the prospect of their top competitor being weakened by a self-inflicted wound.

The stability of German cities now stands in stark contrast to the heavy cloud of unpredictability hanging over Britain as it hesitates on whether to leave the EU. A survey of 800 property experts conducted across the continent reinforced the findings . The top thre e cities for investment were

BERLIN: Property pendulum swings back east. all German – Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg – while London had fallen to 27th.

The vast majority of the

experts also believed that British property values will soon decline. In Britain’s favour, however, is the fact

that real estate investment has plummeted across Europe, down 38 per cent in the last year.

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By Eleanor Hawkins THE bathroom may seem the obvious place to store certain things we tend to use there, yet by doing so we may well be damaging them without realising it. The hot and humid conditions within bathrooms, especially at this time of year when showers get steamier and doors are closed to keep the chill out, can play havoc on many items usually stored inside.

Remove these things from your bathroom today for long-lasting results.

Medicine: while bathrooms often contain a medicine cabinet, it is far from the best place to store your drugs as the moisture and temperature changes are bad for them.

Towels: like linen, towels can pick up a mouldy smell if kept in damp bathrooms so should be stored in another, drier room.

Jewellery: humidity levels in bathrooms will make jewellery tarnish faster even if you’re careful not to actually get it wet.

Make-up: all types of make-up ought to be stored at room temperature, meaning the bathroom with its fluctuations is far from the best place to keep it. The same goes for nail varnish.

Perfume: again, warm and damp conditions will make perfume deteriorate far faster than you can wear it.

BATHROOM TOWELS: Should be stored elsewhere.

How to spruce up your carpets and rugs NOW the cooler weather has arrived and the rugs and carpets are back out, housewives all over Spain are

faced with the not-so-pleasant task of keeping them clean.

Although some people opt

for taking their rugs for professional cleaning every now and again, they can be kept spotless easily enough with the right care.

The most important part of rug care is regular hoovering. At least once a week, give all rugs a thorough clean using the rotating brushes of your hoover on full power. This will stop crumbs, pet hairs, etc. becoming embedded.

New stains can be removed by applying carbonated water and leaving it for an hour without rubbing at the stain. It will disappear almost by magic!

Older stains can be treated with a thorough brushing to get as much of the dirt as possible out, then applying a specific stain remover product suited to the type of material.

To bring some life back to an old, dull rug, sprinkle salt generously over the top and

REGULAR HOOVERING: Is the most important part of rug care.

New stains can be removed by applying carbonated water and leaving it for an hour without rubbing at the stain.

It will disappear almost by magic!”

leave it to work for an hour before hoovering as normal.

Finally, to get the shape back into flat patches where table legs have left a dent, rub the rug with ice for about 10 minutes, then brush the area with water.

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A n hour a fte r e a ting, most puppies will defecate so you can control his elimination time based on your feeding schedule.

In orde r to hous e bre a k your puppy, you have to supervise him at all times especially when outside his crate or newspaper covered area. When he starts sniff-

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If your puppy feels that you are satisfied with his good behaviour, then he will feel happy too.”

When your puppy is left al one i n your hom e; i t i s recommended that he must be placed in a crate or confined area. Confinement is a good way to keep your puppy safe and prevent housetraining accidents. However, it should not be used as a form of punishment.

I n a puppy’s dai l y l i f e, there is a thing called temporary ‘Safety Zone.’ It is the time that the owner can trust the puppy to hold his urine after he has defecated

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Gr ey zone and danger zone are those outside this safety zone. Also, closely supervise your puppy when he i s not conf i ned i n hi s crate.

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Suzuki Baleno: Road Test

by Nick Fletcher THE Baleno is Suzuki’s new five door hatchback, more spacious than its Swift stablemate and featuring a punchy yet economical 1.0 litre turboboost petrol engine.

Prices start at £12,999 (€14,607) and while there is no diesel version, there is also a 1.2 petrol model with a hybrid system which offers a combined fuel figure of 70.6 mpg.

Suzuki says most buyers will opt for the 1.0 litre turbo model, and this is the version I tested recently. It delivers nippy performance: top speed is 124 mph, 060 mph time is 11.4 seconds and it returns 62.7 mpg combined.

The stats are fairly typical of the sector, which includes rivals such as the Ford Fiesta, Skoda

SPACIOUS HATCHBACK: The Suzuki Baleno.

Fabia and Hyundai i20, but the Baleno scores well with generous equipment levels and greater interior space.

All models get air-conditioning, satnav and Bluetooth, and my test model, in SZ5 trim at £13,999 (€15,731) featured 16inch alloy wheels, chrome detailing to grille, door-handles

and tailgate, door mirrors with built-in signalling and rear privacy glass. It also had tyre pressure monitoring, adaptive cruise control, keyless entry with push-button-start, a gear-shift indicator, DAB radio and USB and AUX connectors.

On the road, the three-cylinder 1.0 litre turbocharged engine

Psychedelic digitally enhanced mirrors IT’S not only the sleek appeal of the new Cadillac CT6 that has been turning heads since its debut earlier this year. The CT6’s impressive modern design is complemented by one of the first digitally enhanced rear view mirrors in a clear indication of what the future holds.

Rather than a bog-standard mirror that might take you glances to gauge precise distances and angles, the CT6 boasts a wide-angle display bolstered by high-definition cameras strategically placed at the back of the car.

It prevents any and all obstruction from passengers or goods and the digital view can be switched on and off as required. Night time driving reportedly resembles a psychedelic photography experience but still offers far more visibility than conventional mirrors possibly can, especially due to glare and reflections.

While there’s naturally a lot

of focus on sweeping developments across the motoring world, such as the move to autonomous smart cars, real change takes place in incre-

mental steps. Expect digital cameras to gradually become the normal and today’s rear view mirrors to become yesterday’s roll-down windows.

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has 110 hp, so it offers decent response and gives a nimble feel without having to work it hard.

Baleno is a well-balanced car, displaying plenty of grip and composure, and while the suspension set-up is a little softer than some, it gives excellent comfort without compromising the handling.

The Baleno’s elegant exterior is sleeker than most rivals and the cabin is well designed, with a simple, straightforward dashboard layout.

The infotainment unit is set high up to be seen and operated easily. Occupant space is outstanding by class standards both front and rear, and the boot is big, 320 litres with the rear seats in use, and folding them down more than doubles capacity.

The Baleno is a welcome addition to the hatchback sector.

Though not the cheapest, it does offer more standard equipment than most with more useable space, and the bonus of Suzuki’s fine record for reliability.

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No car key, no trouble ALWAYS one to innovate, Toyota has patented a flash new device that allows people to forget the antiquated notion of car keys and simply use their smartphones instead.

The Smart Key Box can be installed on your car dashboard with a code presented for security. If you want to make a bit of money renting your car out, you can get a security code and send it to a smartphone.

When the smartphone approaches the car it will automatically sense the phone using Bluetooth and unlock in a kind of virtual handshake. The engine will also start on demand meaning that anyone with a smartphone can drive any Smart Key Box enabled car.

The Japanese brand has injected a €10 million investment in the project which will be piloted in San Francisco.

They believe the car sharing revolution is upon us.

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Congratulations go to number one Andy Murray, Chelsea and Ireland Tony Matthews International Sports A former player and now the world’s most prolific author of football books with almost 150 published since 1975, Tony is also the sports correspondent for Spectrum Radio and lives on La Pilica in the Sierra Cabrera Mountains overlooking Turre.

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LAST weekend (Friday-Sunday inclusive) there were enough hours of sport on TV (and live outside if you chose to travel) to please everybody, young, old, bed-ridden, whatever. And there were some superb team and individual performances… effectively there were plenty of fireworks on and around 5 November!

TENNIS • Last Saturday

afternoon, Andy Murray became the first Brit to reach number one in the world rankings when Milos Raonic pulled out of France’s BNP Paribas Masters semi-final, giving the Scot a free passage into the final. Murray, second behind Novak Djokovic in the world for 76 weeks, went on to beat American John Isner in the final to claim his eighth title of 2016 (six on the APT tour, plus Wimbledon and Olympic Games triumphs).

Rankings were introduced in 1973.

• GB’s Johanna Konta, by reaching the semi-final of the Elite Open in China, will end 2016 in the women’s top 10. Petra Kvitova won the final.

• The annual ATP World finals are taking place in CHELSEA FC: Cahill and Costa.

London (November 13 - 20).

FOOTBALL • Recent PL action saw Chelsea, playing superbly with some brilliant goals hammer Everton 5-0 to top the table temporarily before being overtaken by Liverpool who crushed Watford 6-1… Manchester City were held 1-1 by Middlesbrough… Arsenal drew 1-1 with Spurs in the London derby… WBA ended Leicester’s 20-match unbeaten home run, winning 2-1… 10man Sunderland gained their first win of the season, defeating Bournemouth 2-1… Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice as Manchester United won 3-1 at Swansea… Burnley squeezed home 3-2 against Crystal Palace… Hull hit back to beat Southampton 2-1… and Stoke drew 1-1 at West Ham. • In the Championship, leaders Newcastle beat Cardiff 2-1…

Leeds won 3-2 at Norw i c h …

Brighton (with a 5 0 yard

lobbed goal by Steve Sidwell) beat Bristol City 2-0… Derby 3-2 won at Wolves who now have Paul Lambert in charge… Aston Villa defeated Blackburn 2-1… and after their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest, QPR sacked manager Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink.

• In the FAC first round, non-League Macclesfield won 1-0 at Walsall… Eastleigh held Swindon 1-1… and Westfields, the lowest-ranked team in the competition, drew 1-1 with Curzon Ashton.

• Celtic beat Inverness CT 3-0 to go 10 points clear in the SPL. • Congratulations to Edinburgh City who won their first-ever League game in Scotland, beating Montrose 10… and Berwick (reduced to eight men) drew 1-1 with Cowdenbeath.

• There are no PL/Championship games this weekend owing to WC qualifiers which include England-Scotland and Northern Ireland-Azerbaijan tomorrow and Austria-Republic of Ireland, Spain-Macedonia and Wales-Serbia on Saturday.

• England meet Spain in a friendly at Wembley next Tuesday.

• Congratulations to Manchester City (3-1 v Barcelona) and Southampton (2-1 v Inter Milan) on their excellent

‘European’ victories. Nothing to say about Manchester United!

RUGBY UNION • Ireland (with five tries) pulled off a memorable 40 points to 29 victory over New Zealand before 62,300 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago last weekend - their first-ever win over the All Blacks in 111 years, while also ending the Kiwis’ run of 18 successive wins.

• In other internationals, the Barbarians drew 31-31 with South Africa and Australia beat Wales 32-8.

• In the Pro12 League, there were victories for Munster 33-0 over Ospreys and Edinburgh 28-17 against Ulster.

• This weekend we have ‘friendlies’ involving EnglandSouth Africa, Ireland-Canada, Scotland-Australia and WalesArgentina.

CRICKET • The first of five Tests between India and England started in Rajkot yesterday.

The tourists are without fast bowler James Anderson who’s says he’ll be fit for the

ANDY MURRAY: Ranked World’s No 1.

DID YOU KNOW? Rochdale player Calvin Andrew has been banned for 12 matches by the FA who found him guilty of violent conduct in the recent derby with Oldham. The referee missed the incident but the FA took action after video replays showed Andrew elbowing Peter Clarke in the face.

IRELAND RUGBY: Won over New Zealand.

remainder of the series. India, the top-ranked country in the world, have the best batsman in captain Virat Kohli and their spinners aren’t bad either! The second Test is in Visakhapatnam from November 17 - 21.

ROUND-UP • Five days ago England beat Scotland 38-12 in the first-ever Rugby League international between the two countries.

• On Sunday, Valencia stages the final MotoGP of the year while the F1 cars and drivers are in Sao Paulo for the Brazilian Grand Prix - another must win race for Lewis Hamilton!

• Boxer Manny Pacquiao beat Jessie Vargas to reclaim his WBO Welterweight title on his return to the ring.

• Tiger Woods (after a practice round) will play in the Bahamas Heroes World Challenge from December 1 - 4.

• GB cyclists Katie Archibald and Manon Lloyd won the Madison gold in Glasgow.

• Champion racehorse Highland Reel won the 2016 Breeder’s Cup, and a fund, in aid of jockey Freddie Tylicki who was paralysed after a fall at Kempton Park 10 days ago, has now topped £150,000.

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THE 28th Anniversary of GINS was celebrated with the Annual Anniversary Championship at Las Gabias, Granada, on Wednesday November 2, which was generously sponsored again by Colorman of Ireland. In total, 51 members played a 10am Shotgun Individual Stableford Competition. The course was in magnificent condition with fast greens.

Overall Winner Tim Davies Ladies 1st Gill Green

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34pts It takes an inordinate amount of organisation, patience, persistence and hard graft, and that was all down to one man, Past Captain, Derek Geelon. His commitment to ensuring everyone had a brilliant day, even included getting to the course before everyone else, selflessly not playing golf, so he could attend to all the admin and he even got his ‘old’ company, Colorman Ireland to sponsor the prizes for yet another year. A big thank you to you Derek!

On Tuesday November 1 members participated in an Individual Stableford Competition at Baviera. The course was very wet and the greens soft and fluffy which seemed to be reflected

in the scores. No wonder George Reid won the men’s prize with his four successive long single putts on the 14th through the 17th.

Overall Winner Penny Bentley-Ennis Ladies 1st Gill Sibson 2nd Gill Boutel 3rd Marney Dick 29pts Men 1st George Reid 2nd John Dyson 3rd Roy Boutel 4th Ian Paterson Best Front Nine Derek Sibson Best Back Nine Jim Burns Two’s John Dyson 8

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