Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca South 22-28 November 2018 Issue 1742

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Floods hit

by Joe Gerrad EMERGENCY services were called out to Cartagena to rescue schoolchildren from a bus that was left hanging over a roadside last Monday during storms across the Costa Blanca.

The 112 emergency services line received a total of 420 call outs due to heavy rains and floods from last Sunday to Monday in the Murcia region alone.

More than 40 road traffic personnel and 15 machines were deployed to nine roads across the region after they were closed due to flooding. Eight were reopened by Monday morning.

S c h o o l s i n To r r e v i e j a were forced to shut after around 100 litres per square metre of rain fell on the town from Sunday night to Monday morning.

TIPPING POINT: The school bus was trapped near Cartagena.

More than 136,000 children across 88 Valencia region towns and cities were affected, according to reports.

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NATIONAL CREDIT: Cartagena Local Police

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Children rescued from great deluge » From Front page Firefighters and Local Police officers were despatched to Camino del Sifon between central Cartagena and El Bohio after some 70 children became trapped in the bus due to floods.

Emergency services personnel were able to free all the children and none were harmed or injured as a result of the incident, 112 sources said.

Cartagena Local Police posted pictures of the incident and others including a dustbin wagon left dangling over the side of a road and a car halfway under water.

Murcia authorities despatched military emergency units to the worst affected areas in the region. They were later stood down after the severity level for the storms was lowered to level one.

Diego Conesa, the Spanish government’s representative in the

Murcia region, said he had held meetings with officials and that Madrid was monitoring the situation.

Spain’s AEMET Met Office issued red alerts across the Alicante and Valencia provinces last Monday with these later downgraded to orange and yellow alerts after storms subsided.

Around 180 per square metre on average fell on the provinces of Alicante and Valencia in 12 hours, according to AEMET. Firefighters were called out a total of 36 times in the Torrevieja and Orihuela areas, with some 20 vehicles pulled from flooded roads and debris including fallen trees removed.

AEMET said temperatures throughout the Valencia region are expected to warm this week.

Met Office officials downgraded weather forecasts to green for the Murcia region following the storms.

CRUEL: Donkey was abandoned wrapped in a plastic bag.

Baby donkey death A BABY donkey that was found dumped in a plastic bag has died despite the valiant efforts of volunteers who did everything they could to save him.

The sad news was broken by the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre near Rojales on the Costa Blanca.

They told how the little donkey was originally found by a man walking his dog in Las Herredades ‘dumped in the countryside in a plastic bag, like a piece of rubbish.’

He was rushed to the Hospital Veterinario San Vicente - CPVR - in a critical state, unable to stand on his legs.

The poor little animal was suffering from pneumonia with blood clots into his lungs and put on a drip and on antibiotics.

But the donkey could not survive.

The centre said: “We are all terribly shaken by this loss and by the horrendous condition he was when found.”

Rescue centre co-founder Sue Weeding, speaking exclusively to the Euro Weekly News said: “This donkey is not a one-off situation.

“Over the years we have been called out to help others that have been dumped because of all the abuse and

how they have been kept has caused them to become seriously ill and often on the point of death so they move them somewhere and simply dump them.

“This baby donkey obviously became ill and weak with pneumonia due to lack of care. If you look at pictures of his face you can see the markings where bail twine has been made as a halter and cut into his face.

“They put him in a bag as he was too weak to walk.

“Then put him in a vehicle and took him to where he was found and hid him down a track out of sight.”

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Suspect search GUARDIA CIVIL officers continued to trace three men this week who allegedly mugged a 30-yearold and made off with €1,800 in Lorca. Police said the mugging took place on Avenida Rey Juan Carlos I last Thursday, with the alleged victim beaten and later taken to hospital with bruising and an eye wound.

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OFFICERS with the National Police have taken a suspect into custody who handed himself in in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old in Alicante City last Sunday. The suspect went to the city’s North District police station but it is unknown whether he has confessed to the killing.

‘Gang’ probe POLICE in Elche have raided eight houses and have seized around €80,000 in allegedly stolen jewellery as part of a probe into robberies at a gold pawn shop. Officers have arrested 11 suspects in connection with the investigation, with p o l i c e c l a i m i n g th e d e tainees were all members of a criminal gang.

Boat arrival NINE people have been taken to a Guardia Civil station in Vega Baja after they landed on a Torrevieja beach in a boat last Saturday morning. Officers picked the people up from the beach and Red Cross volunteers were on hand to help the passengers, with their origins currently unknown.

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NATIONAL POLICE officers have arrested a 38-year-old man in Planes in Alicante Province wanted in France in connection with the sexual abuse of three children.

Proceedings have been sent to the National Court in Madrid which is set to handle France’s extradition request for the suspect who was subject to a European Arrest Warrant.

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A 45-YEAR-OLD cyclist has died after falling from his vehicle due to unknown causes in a town near Murcia City. Emergency services personnel including Local Police officers were called out to Sangonera la Seca last Sunday and attempted to revive the cyclist but they were unable to do so.

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Property 80 - 82 Services FILM FAVOURITE: The Tabernas Desert has appeared in several blockbuster films.

THIS desert in southern Spain is one of two areas in the country to make the shortlist for a Europewide award for the continent’s best film location.

The Tabernas Desert in Almeria Province, Andalucia is one of 12 locations shortlisted for the European Film Location Award put on b y th e E u ro p ea n Film C ommis sions Network (EUFCN). Tenerife’s Teide National Park has also been shortlisted.

The EUFCN said qualifying locations had to have been the location for a film a TV series shot in 2017. The public has the chance to vote for their favourite of the 12 locations, with the poll due to close on Friday November 30.

Filmmakers from across the world began coming to the Tabernas Desert in the 1950’s.

They were drawn to it because its arid landscape resembles deserts inc luding the Sa ha ra in N orth

Drugs sentence AN Alicante City court has jailed a defendant for 10 years after he was found guilty of possessing more than 10 kilograms of cocaine discovered after a police car chase.

The defendant was found guilty of committing drugs offences, attacking police officers and of road crimes. He was been ordered to pay €600,000 in a fine and €1,505 to an injured Guardia Civil officer.

The court heard the defendant had failed to stop for three Guardia Civil

patrols on the A-31 while passing through Villena.

The court’s ruling stated the defendant had endangered others as he drove at high speeds while attempting to evade officers. he also drove on the hard shoulder and rammed into a police car, prosecutors said.

Police were able to cut the suspect off in Elda where he was arrested and the cocaine, as well as more than €1,800 in cash from drugs sales, was discovered.

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Africa and the Nevada in the United States.

Actors Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif travelled there in 1962 to make David Lean’s biopic of T E Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia.

The location was also the backdrop of classic Westerns including The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Johnny Yuma.

It was also used for Game of Thrones and the upcoming Terminator 6 is set to be filmed there.

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Toilet assault probe NATIONAL POLICE officers in Murcia City were tracing a suspect last week in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a disabled woman in the city’s bus station last Monday.

Officers said the woman told them the assault took place at around 6.30pm. The woman was with her friend before she went into the toilets of the San Andres station while waiting for her bus.

The woman claimed a man followed her into the women’s

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toilets before forcing himself upon her and committing the assault. She was able to escape and called the police after seeking refuge in a nearby shop in the station.

Police and an ambulance were despatched to the station and medical personnel were able to treat the women at the scene.

Officers said they are looking for a tall Spanish man who was wearing a long jacket at the time. The search continues.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1741 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca South edition, including 125 local stories.

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Armed police arrest ‘dangerous’ fugitive HEAVILY armed police have swooped on a house and arrested a ‘very dangerous’ Belgian man in a big raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

The fugitive, wanted by the Belgian authorities, is suspected of carrying out more than 20 robberies with extreme violence, as well as drug trafficking and the illegal trade of firearms crimes.

With the support of Europol, the Spanish Guardia Civil, in coordination with the Belgian Federal Police, and the Belgian and Spanish judicial authorities, arrested the man in Torrevieja.

He escaped from Belgium in J a n u a ry an d h ad b e e n wanted by the Belgian authorities ever since.

When the Belgian Federal Police suspected the fugitive could be hiding on the

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Costa Blanca, they requeste d the c oope ra tion of the Spanish Guardia Civil, who launched an investigation and surveillance activities.

Europol provided analytical support during the investigation by cross-check-

ing data and facilitated information exchange.

Investigations revealed that the fugitive laundered the illicit proceeds derived from his criminal activity in Belgium through a restaurant in Spain - a cash-inten-

Three Kings cash present A BUDGET of €187,000 has been allocated to Orihuela’s department of festivities for the Three Kings Parade.

Of the total figure, €108,900 will be spent in Orihuela City while €24,200 has been set aside for the same event on the coast.

The allocation of cash was made by the

deputy spokesman of the government, Rafael Almagro, on Tuesday, though it was socialist councillor Maria Garcia who reportedly pointed out how the budget would be split adding that she wanted to highlight the difference because, in her opinion, there is a ‘very important economic inequality between the city and the coast.’

sive business - and then invested the money in real estate.

The man was arrested in Spain following the issue of a European Arrest Warrant launched by the Belgian authorities.

Three houses and a restaurant were searched in Spain, resulting in the shutdown of the restaurant used to launder the money and the freezing of two properties, bank accounts and a vehicle, alongside numerous documents, electronic devices, credit cards and a substantial amount of cash.

The language of tourism MURCIA’S Ministry of Tourism is to focus on the possibilities offered by language tourism, in order to compensate for the effects of Brexit.

Representatives will be attending London’s Language Show, and learn about how to use language teaching to attract more British visitors.

The exhibition is considered the most prestigious of its kind in the world, and will be an excellent opportunity for Murcia to showcase itself as a centre of learning.

The region currently has six companies dedicated to language tourism, and one of them is accredited by the Cervantes Institute.

There are also a range of complementary cultural and sporting activities available to students including museums, dance classes, Spanish music concerts, sailing, canoeing, and diving.

Murcia’s diverse range of cultural, culinary and recreational attractions, combined with its warm climate, make it a very appealing destination for British tourists.

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MANY ACTIVITIES: A fun and informative day for children.

Children’s day AN array of activities was staged by Orihuela Council at Glorieta Gabriel Miro last Saturday to International Day of the Children.

And the events, organised by the Department of Social Welfare, were greatly received as the streets packed with young people and their families.

In the morning, there was balloon twisting and face

painting, while workshops were held in collaboration with the Red Cross to raise awareness about the rights of young people.

Later in the day, children enjoyed a musical performance

by La Garriga de Drilo.

Councillor for Social Welfare, Sabina-Goretti Galindo, said: “Through various games and workshops, it was intended that children learn the real-

ities of children from other areas of the world, and thus work on the publicising of children’s rights.”

The day of events was followed by an intergenerational mediation workshop on Sunday, which ‘aims to improve co-existence in families with adolescents and provide them with tools to make appropriate adjustments’ when sharing a home.

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Don’t be shy - give food!

By Dilip Kuner THE call has gone out to expats to not be shy and join in one of Spain’s biggest annual food bank charity events.

Jenny Dodd, who lives in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca, had the idea that foreigners should help with food donations for the annual Gran Recogida (Big Collection) after she saw a report on Spanish TV. Jenny explained: “I am trying to bridge the gap between British people and the Spanish.”

During the event volunteers - usually dressed in a bib -

BIG COLLECTION: Buy something extra to give to the food banks in Spain.

N E W d a t a s u g g e s t s t h e re a l e s tate business in the province of A l i c a n t e i s c o n t i n u i n g t o g ro w with figures up to September indicating the sector is having its best year since 2007.

According to the National Ins t i t u t e o f S t a t i s t i c s , t h e re w e re 3,166 homes sold in the p r o v i n c e i n S e p t e m b e r, w h i c h

hand out plastic bags in supermarkets, with the idea being for people to buy something extra to donate to the food banks of Spain, which help feed thousands of less fortunate people.

Jenny explained: “It can be anything you can afford - a bag of rice or a can of food.”

She added: “The problem is I think a lot of expats don’t know what is happening and as many don’t speak Spanish they get a bit uncomfortable. I have seen people shooing away the volunteers and looking slightly embarrassed by it all.”

She said: “But really I know British people are very generous when it comes to charity and if they know what it is all about I am sure they would be all too willing to help” The Gran Recogida is a major event that happens each year. This year it runs from November 30 to December 1 and there will be many volunteer-run collections in supermarkets across Spain.

This year the target is to collect 22 million kilos of non-perishable food, with 130,000 volunteers helping at a total of 11,000 collection points.

Rise in house sales represents an increase of 13.8 per cent over the same period last year.

This brings the number of homes sold to 30,610 in just nine months, an overall in-

crease of 16.9 per cent.

This is a 6 per cent higher increase than registered across t h e w h o l e o f t h e c o u n t r y w h e re 3 9 5 , 5 3 4 h o u s e s w e re s o l d , 1 0 . 9 per cent more than in 2017.

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Balconies will be rocking THE Murcian community is to hold concerts by young musicians from the city’s best known buildings.

The ‘Balconeando’ festival will involve four performances on the balconies of Mercy Campus (Murcia University), the Archaeological Museum, the Romea Theatre and the Moneo building.

Adela Martinez-Cacha, Councillor for Youth, announced the festival from

the balcony of the Archaeological museum and said it was a “great initiative and an opportunity for the region’s young artists to showcase their talent.”

The festival will take place today (Thursday) to mark the celebration of St Cecilia’s Day, the patron saint of music.

Nunatak, Estupido Flanders, Laura Uve and Carmesi are the bands that will be playing.

LEVEL PLAYING: The Moneo building will be part of the Balconeando festival.

Ms Martinez-Cacha added that “all the balconies will be adapted to be key elements of the concerts.

“Each of them will play a different role as the backdrops of the performances themselves.”

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Up close and personal ALL babies born in any of the hospitals in Murcia, regardless of whether they are natural births or caesareans, will have the right to remain with their mothers at all times with ‘uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact.’

This is stated in Article 16 of the Law of Rights and Duties of Users of the Health System, which has won the unanimous support of all the political parties in the Regional Assembly.

Ricardo Garcia de Leon, pediatrician and president of the association Hasta que tu quiere (Until you want), said: “That mothers and children do not separate after birth is a clear biological norm. All mammals fulfill it.

“The first hours are key for a newborn to adapt to their new way of life.”

Mr Garcia de Leon added that the scientific evidence for the benefits of this uninterrupted contact is extensive, stabilising the baby’s vital signs, body temperature and respiratory rate, while promoting breastfeeding.

Real time data

DATA: The new station will provide real time weather information.

A WEATHER station has been installed by Rafal Council to provide more accurate data.

The meteorological observatory will record precise data on temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, ultraviolet radiation index, solar radiation and rain.

Its installation has been possible following an agreement

signed by the Rafael Consistory and the promoter of the MeteOrihuela project, Pedro Jose Gomez.

And the information collated can be viewed in real time through the council website.

The site will also show the daily, weekly and monthly development of the different meteorological variables, as well

as a history of the accumulated data.

Rafal is now part of a network of meteorological stations that MeteOrihuela has placed in other municipalities such as Orihuela, Orihuela Costa (Playa Flamenca), Redovan, Callosa de Segura, Almoradi, La Campaneta, Albatera, Catral and Guardamar del Segura.

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University is cream of the crop THE University of Alicante has been the scene of a novel awareness campaign created by the artist Juan Navarro.

An ‘anti-abuse cream’ is being distributed around the campus, along with the message that it will help to ‘inhibit the effects of testosterone’ and reduce sexual aggression.

The concept was chosen from 16 submissions which had been narrowed down from 200 entries, as part of the 12th Visual Arts Contest.

It is a thought-provoking way of highlighting the crime of violence towards women while using the language of the pharmaceutical industry.

The message of the ‘limited edition’ cream is an ironic look at the debate around how the media tend to place responsibility of male aggression on victims.

The initiative is part of activities related to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25.

Alicante University is also conducting seminars on campus to inform students about protocols and prevention action against sexual harassment.

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Hugh Elliott – B Ambassador Des

By John Smith THE recent announcement of the appointment of a new British Ambassador to Spain (and Andorra) came as no great surprise as it is generally British government policy to limit the length of service in any position to four or five years.

In the early 20th century, it was normal to either appoint Ambassadors and Governors for political reasons or to take career civil servants who had worked their way up in Foreign Office service until they reached the highest office possible.

The Ambassador Designate, Hugh Elliott, attended Cambridge University from 1984 to 1988 where he studied Modern and Medieval Languages,

Spanish and French and when he graduated he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as an Assistant Desk Officer in the East Africa Department.

His career followed the usual pattern of promotions and overseas postings, but he eventually left the civil service and took the position of Global Head of Government Relations for mining company Anglo American plc in 2006 and remained there for seven years.

Now proficient in five languages, English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish, he returned to the Foreign Office in 2013 as Director of Communications and then from 2017 to 2018, he held three different positions in the FCO, recently joining the Department for Exiting the European Union

in September 2018 as Director of Communications.

As a civil servant who has been heavily involved in the art of communication as well as having spent almost a year involved in Brexit, by the time that he moves to Madrid in the summer of next year, he would appear to be the ideal candidate for the position as he knows how to move in both diplomatic and commercial circles.

Nothing is known of his personal view on the Brexit Referendum vote and in his role, he will continue to express government opinion rather than his own.

The residence of the British Ambassador in Madrid is a large attractive building with a good size garden and a small swimming pool which will no doubt be welcomed by his wife Maria Antonia and their two

Gender violence seminar SPANISH and French government and legal professionals will meet in Madrid next week to raise awareness about gender violence.

The event has been organised by the Spanish-France Friendship Association, ‘Mu-

jeres Avenir,’ in the wake of data which shows that by October this year, 43 women had been murdered in Spain, compared to 49 last year, according to the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.

President of ‘Mujeres

Avenir,’ and moderator of the event, which will mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in the French Community, said: “Gender violence does not recede, it is increasing and that is why we have to continue working from awareness and education, where the basis of the problem lies.”

Five important figures from the international scene currently working to help eliminate gender violence will attend the event at the Residence of France, on Tuesday, November 27, at 7pm.

They include the delegate of the Spanish government against gender violence, Pilar Llop; magistrate of French liaison in Spain from the Embassy of France, Frederique Porterie; a Burkinabe lawyer who is active in the rights of women and children, Liliane Dakoure-Damiba; head of the French office of equality Martine Jaubert; and Maria Jose Diaz Reyes, who coordinates the Solace for Local Development from Nicaragua.

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Simon Manley and Hugh Elliott have known each other in the past and the Foreign Office building in King Charles Street, London is not so large that senior civil servants don’t come across each other on a regular basis.

When the appointment was announced, Ambassador Manley tweeted ‘Hugh Elliot is a great friend and colleague who will be a great ambassador for our country.’

The response tweet from the Ambassador Designate was equally effusive thanking Simon Manley for his good wishes and saying ‘It will be a pleasure to represent Britain in Spain and when I take over next summer.’

British expatriates in Spain will rely on briefings from the

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Killed in train crash A TRAIN crash left a 31-year-old man dead and several people seriously injured after a derailment following a landslide near Barcelona at 6am on Tuesday.

Train operator Renfe spokesperson Antonio Carmona has confirmed the death following the incident on the R4 line near Barcelona.

The commuter train was reported to have been carrying around 150 passengers on the line between Terrassa and Manresa at Vacarisses.

HUGH ELLIOTT: The Ambassador Designate (stock image). current Ambassador and his staff in the lead up to the ‘divorce’ which may be hard, soft or without a deal and then for

guidance from the new Ambassador who will be arriving as the Chinese proverb says ‘in interesting times.’

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THE father of Kirsty Maxwell, who tragically lost her life in ‘suspicious’ circumstances following a fall from an apartment balcony in Spain has again hit out at ‘journalistic selective speculation.’

The Kirsty Maxwell Information Appeal said: “As a result of more media selective speculation regarding significant witnesses appearing in private at Benidorm Court, Spain Kirsty’s dad Brian released this statement.” The statement is thought to focus on UK national papers.

Brian’s statement reads: “It’s been a very difficult few weeks for our family, encouraged by our knowledge that progress regarding confidential court led investigations into Kirsty’s death continues and the disappointment of having to read journalistic selective speculation about what is alleged to have been happening in private behind the closed doors of Benidorm Court.

“Once again I reiterate that at this time we as a family and our Spanish lawyer are not prepared to comment on upsetting speculation or alleged

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Kirsty died in ‘suspicious circumstances’ extracts of testimonies of witnesses who have appeared at court or theories which continue to feature.

“Whilst there have been irretrievable shortcomings in police investigations into Kirsty’s death, we as a family continue to place our trust in the Spanish legal system and our lawyer Lorena Soler Bernabeu regarding the live investigation led by a Spanish Judge which continues into Kirsty’s death.”

He went on: “My daughter Kirsty lost her young life in unresolved suspicious circumstances whilst on holiday in Benidorm in April 2017 and there are people who stayed at My Pretty Payma/Apartmentos Payma and Hotel Presidente Benidorm, Spain with information who have not

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BENIDORM BALCONY DEATH: Kirsty Maxwell (inset). spoken out.”

Kirsty Maxwell, a 27-yearold from West Lothian, was on a hen party with friends in Benidorm when she plunged

to her death on April 29, 2017.

It is known Kirsty had been with friends before she apparently left them for a different hotel room occupied by five

men she did not know.

Joseph Graham, Callum Northridge, Ricky Gammon, Anthony Holehouse and Daniel Bailey were part of a

group of 50 men on holiday together at the time of Mrs Maxwell’s death.

The men, all from Nottingham, have given statements to Spanish police, but Mrs Maxwell’s family claim they ‘can’t grieve’ because they say the men’s stories do not add up.

In April the judge handling the case signalled she was close to ending her probe saying: “To date no new evidence that allows me to attribute the commission of a specific criminal act to the people under investigation has been obtained.”

However, the family has asked for any information to be sent to their confidential email address info@kirsty maxwell.com or phone / text (0044) 07376 040519.

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DANNY TETLEY: Through to the semi-finals.

Tetley is doing it his way BENIDORM’S Danny Tetley is through to the semi-finals of the X Factor after wowing audiences at home with his rendition of Frank Sinatra’s My Way. Making it through to the penultimate round during the programme’s Big Band week means the 37-year-old will also star in the reality shows tour.

Judges Simon Cowell and Ayda Field gave Danny, originally from Benidorm, a standing ovation at the end of the final Over 25’s contestant’s ‘amazing’ performance.

Cowell said he felt ‘really emotional’ through-

out, and told Tetley he was a ‘total star for that.’

His mentor Field proved how proud she was of his performance by embracing him excitedly.

Visibly emotional at having got so far in the talent show, Tetley said he was glad that he has been able to raise awareness for the Cleft Lip and Palate Association, representatives of which were in the studio to support him. Tetley has attracted a sizeable following in Britain and among the Spain-based British expatriate community.

He has long appeared on stages in Benidorm and also made an appearance in the sitcom of the same name, as well as ITV’s This Morning.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Move doubts THE head of Spain’s financial regulator has said the amount of companies relocating to the country following Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) is not likely to be ‘spectacular.’

Sebastian Albella, head of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), said fallout from last year’s Catalan independence push continued to put some firms off moving to Spain.

There has not been the same level of coordination between the Spanish government and private firms as there has been in other EU member states, Albella added.

“We could have done a lot more when we were in a position to do so. It is a pity we have not worked harder,” Albella said. The ‘big winners’ for company relocation were likely to be Germany, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Ireland, he added.

Albella’s comments come as stock market figures show firms in Spain’s IBEX 35, the index of the country’s largest companies, have been hit by Brexit uncertainty.

The value of Santander, Telefonica, Ferrovial, IAG and Sabadell, the IBEX companies most exposed to Brexit due to their British operations, have all fallen since the start of this year.

The tourism IT provider Amadeus is the only leading firm whose value rose, increasing by 11 per cent this year.

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The fight begins

Business meeting PRIME MINISTER Theresa May told business leaders at the CBI conference on Monday her Brexit deal would work for the whole of Britain while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told attendees his party would not stand for a no deal withdrawal.

By Joe Gerrard SPAIN has emerged as the latest threat to the British Prime Minister’s European Union (EU) Withdrawal Agreement as she begins the task of marshalling support for the deal at home.

EU member states have closed ranks since a draft agreement was reached, but Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez threatened to sink the deal over Gibraltar.

“As things stand today if there are no changes regarding Gibraltar, Spain will vote no on Brexit,” Sanchez said.

Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell has asked the EU to clarify provisions for Gibraltar in the deal.

Madrid reportedly wants to continue talks over the British enclave’s future, which Spain claims sovereignty over, between the two countries rather than at an EU level.

The threat comes as Prime Minister Theresa May struggled to sell her draft agreement to sceptical Brexit hard-liners in her own party and Parliament as a whole.

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ROCKED: Sanchez (inset) said Spain could veto the deal over Gibraltar.

The cabinet officially backed the deal but her Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and others resigned in protest over it.

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which props up May’s minority government in the House of Commons, said they would not back the deal as it stands.

Several Conservative Members of Parliament committed to a ‘hard Brexit’ have said they will vote

May’s deal down.

Jeremy Corbyn said it would not have the backing of Labour, meaning May lacks enough Parliamentary backers to get the deal through. Her only hope would be to win over Labour MPs in leave-supporting seats and from the party’s right.

Didier Reynders, the Belgian Foreign Minister, said: “Here the deal will survive. We are waiting for the same situation in London.”

BUDGET airline easyJet has said demand for flights from Britain to Europe during the first half of 2019 is slightly higher than during the same time this year despite Brexit, which it called ‘promising.’

Staff claims THE chief executive of aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce has said Brexit is starting to drive staff from other European Union (EU) countries away from the company, with Warren East adding the firm is stockpiling key parts in case of a no deal withdrawal.

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THERE has been outrage on social media in Spain after a video was posted online apparently showing 12 hunting dogs and a deer falling into a ravine.

The video was shared by the animalrights group PACMA and has already been viewed more than 154,000 times and elicit-

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ed more 1,300 comments.

The shocking footage is accompanied by the words: “TERRIBLE IMAGES! 12 dogs and a deer pursued by hunters fall into the void, one after the other, down a ravine between shots. Now it is OK! For hunters cruelty has no limits”

Hunting dogs’ deaths outrage

FEMALE SUFFRAGE. Women first cast their ballots in 1933

Women vote anniversary WOMEN headed to the polls to vote in a Spanish election for the first time 85 years ago this week.

Politicians including Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister have issued messages to mark the anniversary. Women first voted in national elections on November 19, 1933.

Carmen Calvo, Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister, said on Twitter the participation of women in the democratic process brought ‘so much’ to it.

“Many thanks to all those who fought to open this path of justice and equality,” Calvo said.

The Constitution of Spain’s Second Republic, which came into being in 1931, stated that women could stand in Parliamentary elections but

could not vote.

Women could stand for election to Spain’s Parliament but could not vote when the Second Republic came into being in 1931.

The women’s suffrage movement in Spain was spearheaded

by Clara Campoamor, a member of the leftist Partido Radical.

Campoamor attempted to get votes for women, along with divorce rights and legal equality in child custody cases, into the young Republic’s new Constitution.

Campoamor said in a speech at the time: “How can it be said that women need time to demonstrate their capacity to vote? Have they not already fought for the Republic?”

Women’s suffrage was de-

bated and voted on in Parliament and it passed by a margin of 161 votes in favour to 121 against.

Campoamor was opposed by fellow female politician and leftist Victoria Kent who argued women needed time to be sufficiently educated to be able to vote.

The measure was passed in 1931 but women were not able to cast their ballots until elections in 1933. Nearly seven million did so in an election that also saw Campoamor voted out of Parliament.

Women would vote one more time, in 1936, before the dictatorship of former dictator Francisco Franco ended democracy in Spain until its restoration in 1977.

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Court strikes ALMOST 4,200 judges and prosecutors walked out of courts across Spain on Monday in a national strike over pay rates, working conditions and the running of Spain’s justice system.

The strike saw almost 3,230 judges and more than 970 prosecutors take part, according to trade unions. It is the second strike on such a scale this year.

Judges including Andres Martinez Arrieta of the Supreme Court said in a joint statement: “We are calling for essential reforms needed so that the courts can properly fulfil the constitutional function that corresponds to them.”

The Ministry of Justice issued a statement which only confirmed that almost 19 per cent of staff had taken part in the walkout.

Those on strike said they wanted the government to strengthen judicial independence, modernise its administration and improve working conditions.

The strikers have staged walkouts for the second time because talks with the government earlier this year failed to secure changes, unions said.

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Paedophile ring bust AN international network of child pornography involved in producing and distributing material in 27 countries has been identified, and 14 arrests made in Spain.

A further four suspects are being investigated, and the identities of more than 400 ‘users’ who viewed the images on WhatsApp groups have been passed on to Europol and Interpol.

The Guardia Civil worked with the European agencies to identify those allegedly involved in circulating images in Cadiz, Galicia, Barcelona, Madrid and Salamanca.

During the operation, officers seized files from a location in Pontevedra, which contained ‘extremely crude images of children from one to 15 years old having sexual relations with adults and even with animals.’

They also identified 420 users who had shared the images.

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CONFISCATED: Mobile phones and other devices contained ‘illicit images’. tors of the chats or through certain websites or social networks, as was Facebook.”

The investigation, known as ‘Tygra’ began in October of last year, during which 15 home searches were made.

During these raids, officers confiscated 37 mobile phones, eight computers, 15 hard drives, four cameras and 11 optical media with extremely crude images of

children, in ‘explicitly pornographic situations.’

After verifying that the ‘illicit activity’ was not limited to Spain, the Guardia Civil has provided Europol and Interpol with the locations of all of the identified users.

The source added: “The operation remains open in order to thoroughly analyse all the material intervened in order to determine the existence of a possible crime net-

work involved in the production of paedophile material, to learn the identities of the victims and find out, where appropriate, possible connections with other users.”

The operation is being carried out by the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police of the Command of the Pontevedra Guardia Civil. The case has been delivered to the Court of Instruction Number 3, Cangas.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

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By Joe Gerrard POLITICIANS across Spain jumped on comments from a senior official this week in which he let slip that the date of the next general election may be brought forward.

Jose Luis Abalos, the left-leaning Partido Socialista’s (PSOE) Organisational Secretary, said the party had not ruled out holding a ‘Super Sunday’ on May 26. The move would see municipal, regional, national and European elections held on the same day.

Speaking during a visit to the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Monday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez did not confirm or deny early election speculation when pressed.

He said Abalos had made a ‘common sense’ suggestion and added it was within the Prime Minister’s powers to decide when an election would be held.

Sanchez’s comments mark a change in tone and are significant because he has repeatedly and explicitly ruled out bringing elections forward from their current date.

A national vote has to be held no later than Sunday July 26, 2020.

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‘SUPER SUNDAY’: Abalos (left) said elections could be held next May. Leading figures from other parties were quick to respond to the remarks. Pablo Casado, leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP), called on Sanchez to hold elections ‘immediately.’

He added his party was ‘ready to win’ when he did.

Ines Arrimadas, spokesperson for the centrist Ciudadanos, echoed Casado and said Sanchez should hold a vote as soon as possible.

Pablo Enchenique, the leftist Podemos’ Organisational Secretary, said the party’s

governing body would meet tomorrow (Friday) to decide on a course of action.

Sanchez’s decision this week not to rule out a ballot could be interpreted as a realisation that the ruling PSOE’s position in Parliament leaves it with little room for manoeuvre.

Its casual relationship with the small regionalist parties who banded together with the PSOE to oust Mariano Rajoy’s PP government in June has not survived into the autumn. Some have ruled out backing the PSOE’s budget for next year.

AN overseas visit by the Prime Minister last week led the leader of Spain’s conservative opposition party to muse on the country’s colonial past.

Pablo Casado, leader of the Partido Popular (PP), said last Saturday that Spain had not sought to colonise its former imperial possessions. His comments came as Pedro Sanchez and King Felipe travelled to Guatemala for the 12th Ibero-American Business Meeting in Antigua.

“We did not colonise, what we did was to have a bigger Spain,” Casado said.

He added many countries in Latin America, which were colonised by Spain from the 16th century onwards, had good relations with the ‘mother country.’

The comments expose the difficulty Spain shares with other former imperial powers in Europe over confronting their colonial legacy. Sanchez will have been keen to present Spain as a state among equals while meeting with his Latin American counterparts. A trip to Morocco this week, another former Spanish colony, had much the same tone.

Casado’s comments reveal a tendency for those on the right particularly to dwell on an empire long-since consigned to history.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 26.9 per cent, 107 seats Partido Popular (PP): 25.8 per cent, 101 seats Ciudadanos: 20.4 per cent, 67 seats Unidos Podemos: 17.3 per cent, 51 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control.

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NEW RECRUIT: Stan is now a police dog.

Stan Lee is top dog POLICE in Spain have rescued a mistreated German shepherd dog from its abusive owner and recruited it into the force.

Officers from Granada’s Local Police allegedly spotted the owner kicking the poor animal in the street before rescuing it and rushing it to a vet for attention.

After the pup received treatment for its injuries the kind-hearted cops decided to recruit the cute canine into its ranks.

They turned to their social media users to choose a name for the newest member of the force and top of the polls was Stan Lee, ‘father ’ of many Marvel superheroes - who passed away last week.

Police say the puppy has now made a full recovery and will start his training soon.

The or i gi nal owner of t he young dog was r epor t edl y ar r est ed f or ani m al abuse.

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NEWS EXTRA Speeding scooter FOOTAGE filmed by a taxi driver which appears to show two people travelling around 80 kilometres an hour on an electric scooter on a road in Barcelona has led to calls for the council to regulate the vehicles.

Death fall A POLICE helicopter was needed to recover the body of a young woman who fell 200 metres (600 feet) while on a walking excursion with a friend in the San Donato mountains in Navarra.

Savage sea A SERIES of 40 foot waves pummelled a seafront apartment block in Tenerife smashing the property’s balconies to smithereens, with the ferocity of storms taking people by surprise despite a severe weather alert.

Body found MEDICS were unable to revive a man whose body was found on a beach in Sotogrande, Cadiz, at 7am last Sunday, say Guardia Civil who have launched an investigation into the incident.

Man free A COURT in La Linea has released a man without charge after finding there was not sufficient evidence to suspect he had abused his 19-monthold son, while they continue to investigate him for alleged tobacco smuggling offences.

Four dead GUARDIA CIVIL have launched an investigation after four youths, aged between 18 and 19, died and two others were seriously injured in a crash between an SUV and a car on the A401 in Ubeda, Jaen, at 7.30pm on Monday.

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Ticket ‘dig’ at Spain A PICTURE has emerged online of a Calatan hospital parking ticket which appears to describe Spain as an ‘exploiting country.’

Social media users spoke out about the ticket which one driver claimed to have received after being billed for parking at Barcelona’s Sant Joan de Deu de Manresa Hospital.

The ticket holder highlighted the address section of

the document which said the hospital was in the ‘exploiter country’ (Pais Explotador in Spanish).

The hospital said the use of the term on the ticket was down to human error.

Blitz, a Twitter user, posted: ‘This is unbearable and the government does nothing.’

‘The stupidity of the separatists has no limit,’ Mi otro yo, another Twitter user, said.

A spokesperson for Sant Joan de Deu hospital said the error was caused by someone forgetting to fill in the ‘country’ field on its car park ticket machines’ database.

Pais Explotador used in this context can also mean ‘operating country.’ The hospital said ‘Pais Explotador’was the default text in that field and would appear if left blank.

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Tourist forecast A TO TA L o f 8 1 m i l l i o n people from overseas are expected to have holidayed in Spain by the end of this year, 0.8 per cent less than in 2017.

Figures from the Ministry of Tourism predict tourism figures for this year will not exceed the 81.8 million seen by the end of last year.

Both 2017 and 2016 broke records for the number of holidaymakers.

Tourism officials expect an increase in spending from tourists of 3 per cent

b y t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r, from €87 billion last year to around €90 billion this year.

I s a b e l O l i v e r, S p a i n ’s Tourism Minister, said the industry should focus on increasing its money making potential and spread its offering across different types of holidays.

“We must stop measuring tourism success on the number of visitors and focus more on income,” Oliver said while speaking at an industry conference in Madrid earlier this week.

“We also need to present ourselves as a quality destination with a degree of sophistication and a diverse offering. We have aspire to be number one in the quality sector as well,” Oliver said.

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FORECASTS: Oliver (inset) was speaking at a Madrid tourism event. the bloc behind France, Britain and Italy.

Oliver said Spain needed to attract visitors from emerging markets such as China. Around 515,000 Chinese travellers visited Spain last year out of 13.6 million that holidayed in

Europe, according to industry statistics.

Lyu Fan, China’s ambassador to Spain who appeared at the Madrid conference, said he was “convinced” more people from his country would start to holiday in Spain.

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Spain Atlantis claim Mythical city may have lain off Spanish coast RESEARCHERS working in southern Spain have claimed ancient ruins lying

o ff t h e c o u n t r y ’s c o a s t could be the last remaining remnants of the lost city of

Atlantis. Flooded circles as well as stone rubble lying in a beach in Cadiz

Province, Andalucia, may once have been part of the settlement, experts said.

The research firm Merlin Burrows has studied satellite images of both areas, analysing them alongside ancient sources to investigate the Atlantis link. The results form part of the upcoming documentary Atlantica.

Ti m A k e r s , a m a r i t i m e historian with Merlin Burrows, said researchers had found traces of ancient cement never before detected in such ruins.

These and other tests pointed to the conclusion that the city, long thought to be mythical, may have i n f a c t e x i s t e d o ff S p a i n , Akers added.

“The results of the tests prove the age of the finds are older than Roman and Greek and that they were more advanced,” the historian said.

Michael Donnellan, a documentary filmmaker and the producer of Atlantica, said filming the find was ‘life changing.’

“The discoveries are spellbinding and inspiring.

I grew up learning about the legend of Atlantis and I am thrilled I could record

MYTH CLAIM: Atlantis has traditionally been considered legendary. its discovery.

“It is a shining example of how complex and advanced early civilisations were,” Donnellan said.

Some of the earliest mentions of Atlantis come from the writing of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato approximately 2,600 years ago.

He said the city existed somewhere near the Pillars of Hercules, the modernd a y S t r a i t o f G i b r a l t a r, thousands of years before his own time.

His and other accounts state the city was lost due to a flood or catastrophic event leaving it submerged underwater, with most having dismissed the story as myth.

Central to the latest claims are the discovery of the ruins of what researchers claimed were the legendary harbour walls of the city. The Merlin Burrows team said its dimensions matched those described by Plato.

Other theories state the ruins were built by the ancient Tartessian culture, a civilisation that existed in the southwest of the Iberian peninsula before the arrival of foreign settlers.

Other candidates for the location of Atlantis include ancient sites in modern-day Crete and Cyprus.

Atlantica is due to be broadcast as part of the upcoming Legendary Discoveries series.

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One size does not fit all when it comes to investments There is no single investment solution that suits everyone; what will work for you depends on your own objectives, timeframe and risk appetite.

The price you pay for an illfitting investment portfolio could be costly. You could find that your money is not working as hard as you would like it to, is difficult to access when you need it or, even worse, is eaten away.

With professional guidance you can find the perfect fit for you.

Identifying your risk appetite First, you must be clear about how much risk you are willing to take with your money.

In the current low-interest rate climate, some risk is necessary to achieve returns that outpace inflation. But your investment decisions shouldn’t keep you awake at night, so it is essential to pinpoint the right risk/reward balance for you.

It is extremely difficult to effectively assess your own tolerance for risk.

An

By Gerald Turner, Partner, Blevins Franks experienced financial professional is best placed to ask the right questions and use the appropriate tools to create a clear and objective risk profile for you.

Defining your time horizon Experts say ‘investing is a marathon, not a sprint’ for a good reason. With time, you can ride out market turbulence and also benefit from compound returns. If you have the means and the patience to invest in the long-term, you are more likely to enjoy better returns.

Understanding your time horizon is also the key to futureproofing your investments so you can get hold of them when you need to. You never know when your plans may change unexpectedly, so it is important to hold some liquid assets that can be sold to release capital if needed.

Reducing risk through diversification The higher your concentration in one particular area, the higher the risk. Investments skewed towards UK-based assets, for example, are more vulnerable to downturns in the British market.

A good portfolio minimises risk by spreading investments across multiple, unrelated areas through diversification by asset type - cash, government and corporate bonds, shares and ‘real assets’ like property - as well as by geographic region and market sector.

Be mindful that many private banks and wealth managers often allocate a significant part of

their investment portfolios to their own in-house funds. Also beware of ‘cherry picking’ the latest high performing fund history shows plenty of examples where one year’s overperforming fund/sector significantly underperforms the next.

You can achieve greater diversification by choosing an adviser who uses a ‘multimanager’ approach to spread investments out among several different fund managers, selected for their expertise in specific market sectors.

The impact of taxation Without suitable tax planning, you could find your returns are slashed by taxes that could have been avoided or at least significantly reduced.

British expatriates can make the most of tax advantages in both Spain and the UK with personalised advice from a regulated adviser who specialises in both tax regimes. They can recommend tax-efficient

structures that legitimately protect you –- and your heirs from paying more tax than necessary.

Remember that your circumstances and objectives change over time - as can tax rules - so what works for you now may not be suitable in years to come. It is crucial to regularly review how you manage your wealth to make sure it keeps up with your situation.

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, it is sensible to consider a financial ‘health check’ now to protect your wealth from Brexit uncertainty and take advantage of today’s opportunities while you can.

All advice received from Blevins Franks is personalised and provided in writing. This article, however, should not be construed as providing any personalised taxation or investment advice.

Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevinsfranks.com.

Franco protests Two rallies against former dictator

By Joe Gerrard TWO separate groups of protesters gathered at the Valley of the Fallen near Madrid and in the Spanish capital to rally against Spain’s former dictator Francisco Franco last Sunday.

Demonstrators gathered outside the former dictator’s burial site at the controversial mausoleum demanding that his remains be exhumed and moved elsewhere.

Feminist activists also disrupted a Madrid event organised by Franco sympathisers to mark Franco’s death.

Protesters rallied outside the Valley of the Fallen from Sunday

morning to call for plans from the ruling leftleaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) to exhume Franco’s remains to go ahead.

About 100 people turned out for the rally, according to the Madrid Region Forum for Memory who organised the event.

The demonstration took place after around 50 people had gathered at the mausoleum for a religious service in support of the ‘family unit.’

Miguel Muga, the head of the Madrid Region Forum for Memory, said the protesters were calling for an exhumation that was now a day to day concern for Spanish society.

“We want to demand

that the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is no longer blackmailed by certain sections of the church and fascists disguised as democrats in the implementation of the exhumation plans,” Muga said.

The Benedictine monks who run the Valley of the Fallen said their mass took place there every Sunday.

Their protest comes as the leftist Podemos party called for the cross at the Valley of the Fallen to be removed.

The Francisco Franco Foundation, a group which promotes the former dictator’s legacy, said plans to exhume his

remains were unlawful and amounted to ‘desecration.’

Separately in Madrid, activists with the FEMEN feminist group stormed an event organised by falangists (Franco supporters and fascists) to mark the anniversary of Franco’s death.

The Falangists had met at the plaza near Madrid’s Carrer Carlos III. Topless protesters with slogans including: ‘Legal Fascism, national shame’ and ‘It’s not patriotism, its fascism’ written on their chests rallied while the falangists held their commemoration.

Police kept to the two groups separate and some FEMEN members were escorted away.

DEMONSTRATIONS: Feminists disrupted a pro-Franco event in Madrid.

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‘Wikipedia narco’ sentence

SENTENCED: The ‘Wikipedia Narco’ Brian Charrington.

A SPANISH court has jailed a British man who allegedly updated his own Wikipedia page to list his crimes for 15 years after he was convicted of drugs trafficking.

The court in Alicante found Brian Charrington guilty of trafficking 192 kilograms of cocaine from South America into Spain from 2012 to 2013.

Charrington, from Teesside, appeared on Europe’s most wanted list of criminals prior to his arrest in 2013.

Police raided one of Charrington’s Costa Blanca homes which they claimed was where he ran his global operation from. Other wanted criminals were also allegedly

staying in his properties.

Charrington became known as the ‘Wikipedia Narco’ over his alleged updating his own Wikipedia page to list the amount of drugs he had successfully smuggled into Spain.

Charrington was convicted of crimes against public health and money laundering.

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ARRESTS: Four people suspected of robbing ATMs are being held (archive pic).

Suspected bank robbers held A GANG of four people suspected of belonging to a group which specialises in robbing banks using explosive devices to burst ATMs, were arrested in Madrid on Monday.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, the accused were detained after National Police followed the ‘trail’ of two people who were arrest-

ed in August, as part of an investigation into an ‘increase in this type of robbery around the capital.’

The first two suspects were arrested after they abandoned high-end vehicles, which had been stolen and are believed to have been used during robberies.

The remaining two were arrested at their respective

homes in Yepes, Toledo, and Madrid.

An interior spokesperson said that during searches at the properties, officers recovered stolen money, around €1,000 in fake two euro coins, 150 marihuana plants and pyrotechnic equipment.

The investigation is still underway.

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DRIVERS in Spain have been warned to watch out for robbers who are targeting cars with eggs and forcing drivers to a stop to clean the windscreen before striking.

Footage from Axarquia in Andalucia posted online last week appears to show a gang throwing eggs at cars travelling in the opposite direction.

The alleged robbers hope the drivers will use their windscreen wipers to clear the mess but that action actually makes their vision worse and forces the vehicle to pull over to a halt.

And that is when a second vehicle, travelling in the same direction as the ‘egged’ car swings into action.

Peter Cackett, who shot the video, said: “Watch the car that threw the egg and then observe the one parked on the right going

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Road robbery warning

EGGY MESS: Amazing dashcam footage to highlight robbery warning on Spain’s roads.

down the hill waiting for me to pull over. “ Yo u s e e m e p a s s h i m , notice he has his brake lights on, ready to follow me which he did.”

Peter said he was travelling on the A-356 from El Puente, Alcaucin, past the l a k e a t Vi ñ u e l a , g o i n g down towards the coast and it occurred before he got to Trapiche.

Police have advised drivers to slow down safely to assess whether there is any visibility through their windscreen if an egg is thrown at them.

Drivers should not attempt to wash it away with windscreen wipers as it will make visibility worse, officers said.

“If it is safe to do, drive slowly away from that location to a built-up, welllit area where there are people about, before you get out your car to clean

the windscreen,” police said.

T h e U K ’s F o r e i g n a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h O ff i c e travel advice for Spain

says: “Be aware of ‘highw a y p i r a t e s ’ w h o t a rg e t foreign-registered and hire cars, especially those towing caravans.”

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Cybersex pest caught THE National Police have arrested a Spanish man, 42, who allegedly stole the identity of another man to create a social media profile from which he exchanged pornographic images with a woman.

He is believed to have stolen data from a friend of the woman, including photographs, before beginning an exchange of messages with her.

After gaining her trust, he was able to persuade her to send sexually explicit images to him.

An investigation carried out by the Judicial Police of Elche was able to trace the architect of the messages back to the suspect, using the Wi-Fi network of his workplace.

The man was arrested for a crime of identity theft and a crime against privacy.

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Greenpeace SIX Greenpeace activists who were allegedly detained by a ship captain have been released by Spanish authorities in Algeciras.

The environmental group claim that six protestors against the palm oil cargo of the Stolt Tenacity were detained by the ship’s captain and the activists were held in a cabin. They say he changed the course of the ship that was heading to the Netherlands once it had reached Portuguese waters to return to Spain.

Greenpeace say the palm oil comes from the deforestation of the jungles of Indonesia and the cargo is bei n g c o n v e y e d f o r Wi l m a r International, the largest palm oil merchant in the world.

They went on to say the group of activists, from Indonesia, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Canada and the United States, climbed aboard the ship in a

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OIL PROTEST: Greenpeace activists released.

peaceful manner to protest against the destruction of the jungle in Indonesia.

Before being arrested, they displayed banners with messages in English that read: ‘Save our rainforest’, ‘Drop dirty palm oil’, ‘Let’s save our rainforest’ and ‘Let’s leave the dirty palm oil’.

The group say the captain had been previously informed of the peaceful nature of the protest by the crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza.

Greenpeace claim that tropical deforestation produces more greenhouse gas emissions per year than the entire European Union, surpassing all countries except the United States and China. In October 2018, the Int e rg o v e r n m e n t a l P a n e l o n Climate Change called for an immediate end to deforestation to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.

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Air traffic control shortfall SPAIN needs more than 900 a ir tra ffic c ontrolle rs by 2025 to me e t the de ma nd for increased traffic expecte d in a irports a c ros s the country, and to replace staff expected to retire.

The shortfall is within the public sector (Enaire) and private sector (FerroNATS and Saerco), according to SkyWAY, the a e rodrome training school run by FerroNats.

Reports published by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation, show that in the firs t nine months of this year, 5.7 per cent more pass e nge rs pa s s e d through Spanish airports than in the same period in 2017, a trend that officials claim is likely to continue.

A SkyWAY spokesperson s a id the ’ma na ge me nt of movements in the airspace

SHORTAGE: More controllers needed in next six years. requires professional prof i l es wi t h a ver y speci f i c training.’

He added that for this reason, m or e t han 900 controllers need to be recruited

i n t he next si x year s t o ‘cover the needs in all the dependencies of air traffic service providers’ including the towers and control centres.

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Five years to report assaults FEMALE victims of assault in Spain take an average of more than five years to report crimes to the police, a Supreme Court judge has claimed.

Vicente Magro said women waited so long to tell authorities about assault cases because they believe society and the justice system will not help them.

It comes as the General Council of the Judiciary’s Observatory on Domestic and Gender Violence has published a guide on how authorities can best care for assault victims.

Advice in the new guidebook included allowing women to record their testimonies or to appear in court and police interviews via video link to avoid unnecessary suffering.

Magro said it was ‘fundamental’ that female victims of gender violence and assault did not feel at risk of institutional

NEW GUIDELINES: Authorities want to ensure female assault victims are properly cared for. ‘abuse’ when reporting crimes.

They should also be treated properly when reporting such incidents, the judge added.

Magro said the newly-published guide on gender violence should help to improve awareness among officials in the justice system on how best to look after victims. Other positive developments in the Spanish jus-

tice system included the creation of specific courts to deal with gender violence, Magro added. Spain was the first country in Europe to establish such courts.

The judge’s comments come as Spain’s justice system has come under fire this year for what some claim is its bias against female victims.

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What to do in the event of an emergency in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics.

HERE in Spain there is a general number for all emergencies, 112.

No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles without a Spanish SIM card.

The responders speak a number of languages, and you can also fax or SMS 112.

In addition, there are individual emergency numbers, depending on the type of assistance you need.

It’s a good idea to keep a printout of them handy, in your bag or wallet, in the home and in the car.

And it can’t hurt to have a few helpful Spanish medical/emergency terms written down, just in case you don’t get an English-speaking member of staff.

National Police, also known as National Police Corps (Cuerpo Nacional de Policia, CNP), deals with criminal offences and public order in towns and cities, and can be contacted by calling 091 or 902 102 112.

The latter was set up for non-Spanish to report burglaries, car theft or a break-in when documents and belongings are lost or stolen. Available in English from 9am to 2pm, all week long, the service is also available in French, German and Italian.

Once the telephone report is made,

claimants have 48 hours to check and sign their statement at the police station of their choice.

In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 091 at the time, then go directly to a police station to make a report.

The Guardia Civil is a military force which operates mostly in rural areas and is responsible for drug offences, fatal car accidents, robberies and murders, and can be contacted on 062.

Local Police (Policia municipal) cover their local town or city area for traffic offences and control, lost property and crimes such as theft and neighbourhood disputes. You can reach them on 092.

And a special helpine, 016, has been set up specifically to report instances of gender violence.

For an ambulance (ambulancia) and health emergencies, call 061 or 112, and in the case of a fire call the fire brigade (cuerpo de bomberos) on 061 or 112.

For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24- hour helpline 900 100 333.

091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 2pm

This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice.

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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by Joe Gerrad MORE than 60 per cent of Spanish settlements have less than 1,000 people living in them and are home to 3.2 per cent of the country’s population, government figures show.

The National Institute of Statistics (INE) data shows the majority of Spanish people are concentrated in large cities. It comes as the government’s Minister of Territorial Planning said recently that falling numbers of people living in small rural towns and villages was the ‘biggest challenge’ facing the country.

INE data showed that regions in Spain’s interior were bearing the brunt of the country’s rural depopulation trend.

Around 86 per cent of towns in the Aragon region, 627, have less than 1,000 people living in them. About 55 per cent of people in the region live in two cities, Zaragoza and Huesca, according to the INE. The same statistics showed more than half of the urban areas in seven of Spain’s autonomous communities (regions) have populations of 1,000 people or less. These are Aragon, Castilla y Leon, Castilla La Mancha, Cataluña, Ex-

DECLINING NUMBERS: Populations in many rural Spanish towns are falling. tremadura, La Roija and Navarra.

Almost nine out of every 10 towns in Castilla y Leon, more than 2,000, are home to 1,000 people or less.

The same figure for Castilla La Manca was almost 70 per cent, for Cataluña it was 52 per cent, for Extremadura 56 per cent, La Rioja 84 per cent and Navarra, almost 70 per cent.

The figures come as the government announced measures to help tackle the issue, including an €80 million fund to help create jobs for young people in small rural towns.

Meritxell Batet, the government’s Territorial Planning Minister, said Madrid was also drawing up Spain’s first national strategy to tackle the issue.

“Living in the rural world is not a failure but quite the opposite because there can also be innovation, dynamism and momentum,” Batet said.

Depopulation continues to be an issue for small Spanish towns as young people move to cities in search of work leaving councils with less in tax revenues for local services.

NATIONAL

Toxic pillow death A WOMAN and her pet dog have been found dead in an apartment in southern Spain and first indications are that they were poisoned by toxic gas from a small cigarette burn in a pillow.

The 60-year-old woman and her pet were found lying motionless on a bed, in a closed room, in Sevilla after she didn’t answer a call and emergency services were alerted.

Neighbours reported a strong smell of gas and residents were evacuated by the police while firefighters conducted a search of the building but found no sign of a leakage.

But on closer inspection of the death scene a cigarette burn was found in a pillow on the bed.

The initial hypothesis suggests that the burn could have generated a toxic gas.

Police investigations are continuing.

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NATIONAL

IDA VITALE: Fifth woman to win Spain’s top literary award.

Female Poet wins top literary prize SPAIN’S coveted literary award has been presented to a Uruguayan poet aged 95.

The Miguel de Cervantes Prize, named after the famous author of Don Quixote in 1975, is considered to be the ‘most prestigious and remunerative award given for Spanish-language literature’ by the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

And last week, Spain’s culture minister, Jose Guirao, announced this year’s recipient is Ida Vitale, who is the last surviving member of a

Uruguayan art movement known as the ‘Generation of 45.’ The jury said Vitale, who currently lives in America, was awarded the prize for her ‘poetry, literary criticisms and translations.’

It was said her language was one of the ‘most remarkable and well-known in Spanish poetry’ while at the same time intellectual and accessible, universal and personal, transparent and profound.

Vitale, the fifth woman to win the prize, said the award was an ‘excess of generosity from Spain.’

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NEWSDESK

With six editions on the Spanish Costas and Mallorca we cover the main expat areas of Spain - take a look at what is happening around our regions.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

deliberately, leading to a police investigation. Firefighters from the Provincial Consortium reached the scene, extinguishing the fire, which left the bar entirely burnt out.

T h e t o w n ’s m a y o r, A n t o n i o M o r e n o F e r r e r, c o m m e n t e d , “We are seeing situations that are certainly not pleasant. As mayor, I have a responsibility to make the necessar y decisions so that vandalism ends.”

ALMERIA

Record rooms filled A FANCY dress festival which attracted more than 25,000 British people has been credited for Benidorm quashing a 2 0 - y e a r- o l d h o t e l o c c u p a n c y record.

Hoteliers were reportedly almost 90 per cent full during the first two weeks of November, the best figures since records began two decades ago.

And many believe this is due to the often ‘outrageou,’ always colourful annual parade, billed as Europe’s largest fancy dress party, which takes place the day after Benidorm’s official fiesta ends.

The positive news comes months after the popular resort was predicted to endure a bad season ahead, amid claims the number of British tourists was on the decline.

But according to hotel association Hosbec, the British market trend has ‘nor malised’ in recent weeks.

COSTA DEL SOL

Teacher assault ruling A COURT in Malaga City has sentenced a school student to six months in prison after finding her guilty of assaulting one of her teachers in Mijas.

Malaga City’s Second Criminal Court heard the student had tried to avoid taking an exam at a Mijas school last February.

NEWSDESK

Drug clan busted

MALLORCA

SEIZED: A search of the properties revealed arms, drugs and nearly €11,000 euros in cash.

A GUARDIA CIVIL operation led to the break-up of a drug sales set-up overseen by the same family clan.

Operation ‘Greens-Blacks’ was launched when police began to suspect the family was selling drugs in the Barrio Villegas area of Las Norias de Daza in El Ejido.

Officers carried out surveillance of the family’s two homes in the zone over a number of months, during which time they observed suspicious behaviour and it became clear drugs were being sold from the properties.

At the beginning of November the Guardia carried out searches of the two properties, finding air guns and detonators, small amounts of hashish and nearly €11,000 in cash, as well as various implements used for measuring out drug doses.

Five members of the family aged between 18 and 43 were arrested.

The defendant had protested to her teacher before then arguing and making inappropriate comments towards her.

Prosecutors said the defendant then assaulted her. Emergency ser vices personnel had to be called in to treat the t e a c h e r ’s i n j u r i e s , t h e c o u r t heard.

The teacher brought the case to court with the help of the Workers’ Commission (CCOO) union, of which she is a member.

Felix Martin, secretary gener-

al of the union’s teaching division, said he was satisfied with the sentence and encouraged teachers who had suffered from similar attacks to come forward.

AXARQUIA

Bar fire POLICE are investigating after a suspect reportedly started a fire intentionally in a bar in

Velez-Malaga.

Officers from the Local Police are searching for a perpetrator after a fire broke out at around 3am last Saturday at the San Francisco Bar on Calle San Francisco.

Velez-Malaga Council confirmed no one had been hurt in the blaze, which caused extensive damage to the bar.

One resident was asked to leave a home above the bar as a precaution.

According to one witness, the fire could have been started

Murder charge after fatal stabbing SECURITY guard Rafael Pantoja has been charged on suspicion of murder after his expartner was stabbed to death at a shopping complex in Palma.

Sacramento Roca Martinez, 36, died last Friday afternoon after being stabbed four times in the chest at the Conforama shopping complex on Calle Aragon in Palma. One of the wounds is believed to have gone straight through her heart.

Ambulances and paramedics were quickly on the scene, but the mother-of-two was pronounced dead 15 minutes later.

Pantoja was reportedly chased and stopped by a group of people who included an off-duty Llucmajor police officer and a fellow security guard.

A minute’s silence in memory of Sacramento was obser ved across Palma.

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Food firms merger set TWO Spanish business to business food suppliers have unveiled plans to merge into a single company.

Siro and Cerealto, whose customers include the supermarket chain Mercadona, said they will now become the Cerealto Siro Foods group. The firm is set to supply cereal products to retailers.

The new company will have turned over an estimated €600 million by the end of this year. Its output is estimated to be more than 400,000 tons across 17 factories.

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Car maker profit high

‘High beam’ economics SPAIN’S Prime Minister has called for a ‘high beam’ economic policy that takes into account future generations while on a visit to Central America.

Pedro Sanchez, who was speaking at the 12th annual Ibero-American Business Meeting in the city of Antigua in Guatemala, said long-term economic planning should also take the environment into account.

The meeting comes as part of the 26th Ibero-American summit, an annual gathering of the heads of government from the world’s Spanish and Portuguesespeaking countries.

By Joe Gerrard Sanchez said: “We have to develop an economic policy with high beams, thinking above all of the generations of today and tomorrow.

“The generations that follow us have the same right as we do to enjoy a planet like the one that we are now treading on and breathing in,” he said.

Sanchez also highlighted his government’s commitment to gender equality.

Rebeca Grynspan, the General Secretary of the Organisation of Ibero-American states, praised Sanchez for his appoint-

ment of a female-majority cabinet, among other measures.

Sanchez said he was pushing to open a debate in Europe about gender equality in the business world. Several European countries have set targets of ensuring company boards are 30 per cent female by the early 2020’s.

“Gender equality is of vital importance. We cannot squander the talent of 50 per cent of our societies,” he said.

It comes as Spain’s ruling left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) has unveiled measures to equalise maternity and paternity leave among other plans.

SPANISH car firm SEAT’s operating profit rose by €237 million between January and September this year, an increase of 54.4 per cent on the same period last year.

The company said the increase was driven by higher sales of more expensive cars and better equipped models.

Revenues also rose during the same period by 6.7 per cent to more than €7.7 billion, up from about €7.2 billion. The turnover was the highest in the firm’s history.

Public debt highs

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Holiday hiring A TOTAL of 1,034,000 people are set to be hired for temporary Christmas work across Spain this holiday season, an increase of 4.5 per cent on 2017 according to the Adecco human resources firm.

RECORD LEVELS: The Bank of Spain building in Madrid.

SPANISH government debt rose by almost €12 billion in September to around €1.18 trillion, a record high according to data from the country’s central bank.

The Bank of Spain said the national debt was now equivalent to 98 per cent of Spain’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The September increase means that Spain’s debt has risen month-on-month twice consecutively. The €1.2 trillion figure also tops the previous record of €1.16 trillion

set in June. Public debt grew by €41.5 billion, or 3.6 per cent, from September 2017 to the same month this year according to the Bank of Spain’s data. Central bank officials said the growing debts of Spain’s autonomous regions partly drove the increase.

Their debt burdens grew by 2.3 per cent last September compared to the same month in 2017 and now stands at more than €291 million. Welfare spending increases also contributed to the increase, the Bank of Spain said.

Bank ruling ALAVA’S Provincial Court has ruled that Kutxabank must end a €2 charge on each deposit made into clients’ accounts, upholding a previous ruling from the First Commercial Court of Vitoria which found the practice was ‘abusive.’

Value fall THE Abengoa energy firm is now worth less than €60 million on the IBEX Spanish stock exchange, a historic low that comes four years after the company’s capital stock was worth an estimated €4 billion.

Poverty threat despite recovery SPAIN’S economic recovery since the financial crash is well documented, but impressive growth rates have failed to make a dent in the number of people struggling to make ends meet despite being in employment.

Labour ministry figures show a combination of low wages and reliance on temporary contracts is keeping nearly one in six workers stuck below the poverty line.

Spain also has the European Union’s highest pro-

portion of workers at risk of poverty 13.1 per cent, after Greece and Romania.

The country’s economic downturn sparked a ‘freeze on wages.’ Salaries did not recover when the economy returned to growth because unemployment has remained high.

The jobless rate is the second-highest in the eurozone after Greece despite falling from a peak of nearly 27 per cent in 2013 to 14.5 per cent in September.

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Tall stories that just aren’t true LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST when you think you’d heard it all… this week’s blurb comes to you all the way from sunny Fulham SW6. It is a beautiful autumn day, the leaves are piling up in a multitude of magnificent hues and the sun is beaming down from a pale blue cloudless sky.

Unfortunately the ol’ boy is writing this from his sick bed. I’m just laying here with a temperature, feeling like death, listening to the vaguely muffled voices of people, wafting up from the street as they go about their Sunday rituals.

The fact that I’ve heard not one word of English so far is not going to influence this week’s piece one tiny bit, promise! No, what I have done of course, is tune in to the EWN online. As ya do. And (sigh) I really do feel it’s once again time to set the record straight.

Last week, word reached me on Mallorca (from the council offices no less) that they were under the impression I had served a prison sentence for murdering my first wife! The same week, a close friend confided in another, that they had always been under the impression I had indeed committed murder and done time for it. Well I can categorically inform all concerned that, although I did serve time for an affray in a

SYMPATHY: Leapy has previously stated his sympathy for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. pub 40 years ago, (an event well chronicled) these rumours are complete rubbish and, to be quite honest, I do often find them quite amusing.

These tall stories are usually embellished by the narrators to make as much impact as possible on the listener and are, to my way of think-

ing, fairly harmless and don’t bother the ol’ boy one iota.

Not in the same category however was the missive printed on last week’s letters page. It is plainly libellous and I should have certainly been given the opportunity to ask for proof of the insinuations. The letter stated that in a past

column Leapy wrote. ‘In my opinion the victims of the Grenfell Tower block disaster would have rather died than be woken up at that ungodly hour.’ Well I can quite categorically inform all involved that I would never even consider writing something as evil and inappropriate as a remark like that.

The only way that would have ever even possibly got into the column, would have been as an example of my disgust at people who could make such distasteful jokes in the wake of such tragedy; and even then I am pretty certain I would have found it too abhorrent to include in my piece. Sometimes these rumours can be taken just that little bit too far and this accusation has done just that.

Unless it can be proved and the column in question produced I demand an immediate apology from the writer or Leapy’s wrath will be invoked beyond peril.

Just to put minds at rest that they may have been have been hobnobbing with a murderer, I’m really looking forward to spending Christmas with my Irish family, which of course also includes my first wife. Kicking and very much alive. T’be sure, T’be sure!

Keep the Faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com

Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID SMALL is beautiful says the 70’s slogan - though the anatomical enhancement offers appearing daily in my Inbox definitely suggest otherwise.

Although Microsoft is no longer the world’s richest tech company (Apple has €250 billion in the piggy-bank it simply can’t spend), hundreds of millions of people worldwide still pay for the monster Microsoft Office suite.

Yet we’re awash in free software, and in 2018 much of it is now as good as the stuff you buy.

Take the latest FreeOffice which many reviewers say matches its bloated Microsoft rival. Entirely compatible with MS Office formats, at just 400 MB it weighs in at a mere fraction of the size and at none of the price.

Choose which or all of the three programs it contains to install, hit go and it’s done in a trice. Last time I installed MS Office I had to make tea, twice.

Neither is FreeOffice alone as a perfectly valid alternative. Libre-

Deal or no deal? It’s free Why pay good money for software costing nothing, asks Terence Kennedy

A SWEET SUITE: With no hidden costs.

Office and OpenOffice have been around for years, both free.

Google’s office apps are free to use online, there’s iWork for Apple, or you could go for the outliers like WPS Office or Calligra Office.

How about a free operating system? Linux costs nothing and comes in a range of flavours, with Linux Ubuntu or Mint the easiest for beginners as the system moves

steadily closer to looking and acting like Windows.

Microsoft’s Outlook was the gold standard in e-mail ‘clients’ (programs) for years; now many people see it as simply clunky, and there are scads of free alternatives, from the favourite Thunderbird to the more eccentric ones like Mailbird, the veteran Pegasus Mail or Incredimail.

Professionals may shell out

some €20 a month to use Adobe’s Photoshop suite; the rest of us plebs should be perfectly content with popular and free photo-editing programs like GIMP, PhotoScape or my own personal favourite, Paint.NET. Need an audio editor? Audacity has done a brilliant job for free for years. Have to make PDF documents? You could pay handsomely for Adobe’s Acrobat, or just draw up your document in pretty much any modern wordprocessor without cost and then ‘Save As’ a PDF. AntiVirus? Companies make a fortune selling us paid protection, yet reviews consistently rate many of the freebies as being up there with the rest: Avira, Avast, BitDefender, AVG… So why not take a leaf from the book of Sandra Bullock, one of the world’s richest actors. ‘I’ll do anything for free stuff,’ she said a while back without a smidgen of shame. Me too, but in this instance without the hashtag.

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Para nada, gratis FREEBIES are often cut-down versions of full-price corporate programs, and FreeOffice is no exception; business users pay, while the rest of us are simply good PR. It has the three main programs most people use: word-processing, a spreadsheet and presentations, all looking uncannily like their Microsoft rivals.

Like MS Office there are fancy new ribbons; unlike it you can switch back to a ‘Classic’ menu.

Installation is gratifyingly lightweight: the download file is just 400 MB, against four times that for MS Office.

Best of all, and in common with most modern free suites, right up-front you can set the program permanently to save automatically in the Microsoft default formats which have now become the global standard (.docx, .xlsx and .pptx).

What’s not to like?

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Breaking Views Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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TWO weeks ago I sent in my piece to EWN (appearing here last week) about the 30-year-old refugee acting as a 15-yearold schoolboy, asking (jokily) why shouldn’t anyone choose whatever age they want?

So, imagine my surprise reading the very next day about Emile Ratelband who’s trying to change his legal birth date from 1949 to 1969 (so he can, crucially, get more action on Tinder!).

But now, apparently, you can be whatever you say you are. Take Tony McGinn who, wearing his dog outfit, identifies as ‘Tony Bark.’ He is transgender, of course (and maybe also trans-species).

And then there’s the theatre director Anthony Ekundayo Lennon who, for funding purposes, identifies as black although, as he admits, he’s not. Plus Rachel McKinnon, a man who became a woman at the age of 29 and currently winning women’s cycling races across North America.

Have both common sense and basic truth truly gone out of the window?

What’s to stop (say) 60-year-old men le-

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Truth really is stranger than fiction - now we can be whatever we say we are Credit: Flickr/lisadevaney

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IDENTITY: Anthony Ekundayo Lennon identifies as black for funding purposes. gitimately passing themselves off as 16 to hook up with teenage girls? What would Darwin make of it all, eh?

There has been for some time now an acceptance that truth and reality are easily denied and can be concocted or modified simply to keep people happy. Today, truth is whatever an individual wants it to be and can change minute by minute, and from person to person. In effect, truth has

become a meaningless concept.

So, I am what I think I am, right? Looks like I could be in for a busy week: PM, Head of the UN and George Clooney’s next co-star. Oh, and I also won the lottery on Friday even though I don’t have my ticket any more. I just know my numbers were the winning numbers, so please let me have the jackpot...

I’m hopeful, too, ‘Tony Bark’ might meet up with my dogs one day, Emile might blaze a trail in making 69 the new 49 and ‘Rachel’ might give me cycling lessons. As Louis Armstrong might have said, ‘What a wonderful world’!

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.no ra-johnson.net) available from Amazon in paperback/eBook (€0.99;£0.99) and iBookstore. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. columnists@euroweeklynews.com

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Is there a conflict of interest?

We have just had our Community AGM. For the election of a new president, two committee members put themselves forward. Neither was formally proposed and seconded. Isn’t this necessary?

The successful candidate is a local builder and is currently tendering for work in the community. Is there a conflict of interest in Spain? If so, what is the solution?

S H (Costa Blanca) You are quite right to observe that David Searl correct parliamentary pro- You and the Law in Spain cedures should be observed at the Annual General Meeting of a Community of Property Owners. And, yes, the concept of conflict of interest in public positions certainly exists in Spain. The standard remedy is to go to court to overturn this election. That is, if you can find a lawyer to take your case.

No Spanish court will oblige a community to follow the procedural rules very strictly. In some communities the owners simply take turns being president, as it is usually a thankless task. In your case, you have a committee which can keep an eye on the builder-president if he tries to abuse his position.

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

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This is BBC Two Top Class All Over the Place Wild and Weird 2 Show Me What You're Made of Got What it Takes?

Super Smart Animals Bearwalker of the Northwoods Homes Under the Hammer Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul Talking Pictures Move Over, Darling Flog It! Make Me a Dealer Rugby Union Rugby Union Dad's Army Evita: The Making of a Superstar QI XL Snowfall Cold in July A War This is BBC Two

5:00am This is BBC Four 8:00pm The Secret History of Our Streets The stories of archetypal streets in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

9:00pm Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow 10:00pm Beck: The Devil's Attorney Swedish detective drama. Martin Beck investigates the murder of a restaurant owner.

11:30pm Emeli Sande: Radio 2 in Concert 12:30am David Cassidy: The Last Session 1:55am Top of the Pops 2:30am The Secret History of Our Streets 3:30am Blackadder Goes Forth 4:00am Blackadder Goes Forth 4:30am This is BBC Four

5:55am Fifteen to One 6:45am Kirstie's Fill Your House for Free 7:05am Triathlon 7:30am King of Queens 7:55am King of Queens 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:50am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:20am Frasier 9:50am Frasier 10:20am Off the Grid 10:55am Formula 1 12:25pm Hamilton v Vettel: The Fight for Five 12:55pm Formula 1 3:45pm Countdown 4:35pm A Place in the Sun 5:35pm Location, Location, Location 6:40pm Channel 4 News 7:10pm Rugby Union 9:30pm John and Yoko: Above Us Only Sky 11:20pm The Other Woman 1:30am Criminal 3:20am Hollyoaks Omnibus 5:30am Kirstie and Phil's Love it or List it

9:15am Paw Patrol 9:30am Nella the Princess Knight 9:55am Shimmer and Shine 10:00am Pirata and Capitano 10:15am Noddy: Toyland Detective 10:30am Floogals 10:50am Paw Patrol 11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:35am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:55am The Secret Life of Puppies 12:40pm A Prince for Christmas 2:25pm Miss Christmas 4:10pm Rocky Mountain Christmas 6:00pm The Family Man 8:20pm Shop Smart, Save Money: Black Friday Special 9:10pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

10:05pm 5 News Weekend 10:10pm Revealed 11:10pm White House Down 1:45am Mobs and Yobs: Caught on Camera

5:45am Mike and Molly 6:05am Mike and Molly 7:00am The Dog Who Saved the Holidays 8:35am Prep and Landing 9:05am Prand Landing: Naughty v Nice 9:35am Couples Come Dine with Me 10:40am Made in Chelsea 11:45am Rugrats Go Wild 1:20pm Small Soldiers 3:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 4:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:00pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 5:30pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6:00pm Young Sheldon 6:30pm The Big Bang Theory 7:00pm The Big Bang Theory 7:30pm The Big Bang Theory 8:00pm The Big Bang Theory 8:30pm The Big Bang Theory 9:00pm The Big Bang Theory 9:30pm The Big Bang Theory 10:00pm The Transporter 11:50pm Gogglebox 12:50am Gogglebox 1:55am The Inbetweeners 2:25am The Inbetweeners 2:55am Rude Tube

Cricket Day two of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo.

7:00am Cricket 1:00pm Football 3:30pm Live Autumn International: Engvaus England and Australia go headto-head at Twickenham in the Quilter Internationals.

6:30pm Rugby Union 9:00pm Live International Fight Night 12:30am Live ICC Womens World T20 4:30am Cricket Relive one of the greatest moments in Ashes history.

4:45am Cricket 5:15am Cricket

7:10am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:30am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:25pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

1:30pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:30pm You've Been Framed! Gold 3:35pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 5:50pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

6:55pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 8:00pm FYI Daily 8:05pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 9:10pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 10:20pm FYI Daily 10:25pm Hellboy II: The Golden Army 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity...

Extra Camp 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy

5:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:05am Judge Judy 6:30am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am Judge Judy 7:20am Murder, She Wrote Another case for Jessica Fletcher, novelist and amateur sleuth.

8:10am Columbo: Playback Classic murder mystery.

9:50am The Mirror Crack'd 12:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 4:00pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 6:00pm Lewis 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Vera 2:00am On the Buses 2:30am On the Buses 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping

4:00am Teleshopping 7:00am World Cup Rivalries: England v Argentina Short sports film about this compelling sporting rivalry.

7:20am Kojak 8:20am The Professionals 9:25am Motorsport UK 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am Storage Wars 12:00pm Storage Wars 12:25pm Storage Wars 12:55pm Storage Wars 1:20pm World of Sport 1:45pm Darts 6:00pm Pawn Stars 6:30pm Pawn Stars 7:00pm Pawn Stars 7:25pm Pawn Stars 8:00pm Darts 12:00am The Fugitive 1:00am FYI Daily 1:05am The Fugitive 2:40am The Americans 3:40am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping

10:50am xXx2: The Next Level 12:35pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2:55pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 5:20pm The A-Team 7:20pm Hancock 9:00pm The Amazing SpiderMan 11:20pm The Amazing SpiderMan 2 1:45am Desperado

4:30am Seven Days 6:30am Solo: A Star Wars Story: Special 7:00am Mom and Dad 8:45am Game Night 10:40am The Grinch: Special 11:00am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 12:40pm Father Figures 2:50pm Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Special 3:10pm Bent 5:00pm Mom and Dad 6:45pm Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald: Behind the Scenes 7:15pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Game Night 12:45am Corbin Nash 2:35am Thumper 4:25am Top Ten Show, the 2018 4:45am The Christmas Cottage

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Brewster's Millions Psych: the Movie Dear Dictator Jack and Jill Table 19 Pitch Perfect 3 Mean Girls Groundhog Day Step Brothers Pitch Perfect 3 Pineapple Express Step Brothers The Little Hours The Heartbreak Kid

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Football's Greatest EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Soccer A.M. SPFL Matters Football Live Gillette Soccer Saturday Football EFL Goals: Championship One2eleven One2eleven SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games One2eleven One2eleven

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The school run nightmare Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man WHEN I was a kid I used to walk to school, which was about a mile from my house, and that wasn’t unusual back in the 1950’s.

Then I had kids of my own and the schools were a little bit further from home so we drove them to school. We parked in the car park and they would run off with their friends.

You would never dream of parking in the street and blocking the traffic. It just wasn’t done. So what’s happened? Now, and I guess it’s not only here, parents think it’s OK to park anywhere to drop off and pick up their kids.

They double park or park on roundabouts and, God forbid, you hoot or suggest they go park somewhere they are not bringing all the traffic to a halt, the abuse you get is unreal.

OK, at a nursery obviously you are going to take them in, but I’m talking about big kids you know, the ones that you see walking down the street with their mates on their phones having a ciggy. So is it the kids being bone idle or is it the parents? I’d love to know because driving around any school area is a nightmare.

Some schools do have police outside and they move people on, thankfully.

I hate letters from the tax man so I wasn’t happy when I received one the other day which, at first glance, looked like they wanted a serious chunk of money off me. On further investigation and with the help of Google translate and Mrs S’ expertise in reading Spanish, we discovered that what they wanted to know was if we owed a certain person money for work they had done for us, could we send the money to the Tax Office.

Well, we had paid for the work so we called the person involved and asked what it was all about. He told us his version and said we should ignore it.

Well, we don’t ignore the taxman’s letters so we took it to our accountant and he said he gets thousands of these things. Now here’s the thing - I would think, under the Data Protection Act, they shouldn’t be discussing somebody else’s debts with us because this could damage this man’s reputation, because he’s in dispute with the taxman. We are now in the situation that if we needed more work done should we use this person? I think it’s a diabolical liberty and shouldn’t be allowed. What do you think?

Finally I read something that made me scratch my head. Apparently in 2012 the number of people that got married was 4,153,237 and, I don’t want to start any trouble, but shouldn’t that be an even number? mikesenker@gmail.com

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9:35am Match of the Day 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:55pm Escape to the Country 3:40pm Shrek 2 5:05pm Dynasties 6:05pm BBC News 6:20pm BBC London News 6:30pm Countryfile 7:30pm Doctor Who 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm Dynasties 10:00pm Little Drummer Girl 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:30am The Women's Football Show 1:05am The Apprentice 2:05am The Apprentice: You're Fired!

2:35am Weather for the Week Ahead

4:00am This is BBC Two 7:50am Greatest Gardens 8:20am Great British Garden Revival 9:20am The Instant Gardener 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers' Asian Adventure 1:30pm A Cook Abroad 2:30pm Rugby Union 3:30pm Talking Pictures 4:00pm Reach for the Sky 6:10pm Flog It! 7:00pm Colombia with Simon Reeve 8:00pm Britain's Biggest Warship 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Louis Theroux's Altered States: Take My Baby 11:00pm A Great British Injustice: The Maguire Story 12:00am The Mash Report 12:35am I'll Get This 1:05am Inside Obama's White House 2:05am Question Time

4:30am This is BBC Four 8:00pm A History of Christianity 9:00pm Jazzology with Soweto Kinch Saxophonist Soweto Kinch takes a personal journey into jazz.

10:00pm BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 Final 12:00am Rich Hall's Countrier Than You Award-winning comedian Rich Hall takes a country music journey from Tennessee to Texas to look at the movements and artists that don't get as much notoriety but have helped shape the genre over the years.

1:30am Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey 2:30am Giselle 3:30am Jazzology with Soweto Kinch 4:30am This is BBC Four

6:45am King of Queens 7:10am King of Queens 7:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Frasier 8:55am Frasier 9:25am Jamie Cooks Italy 10:00am Sunday Brunch 1:00pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Live Build Up 1:45pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Live 4:25pm Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Live Reaction 5:35pm Back to the Future Part II 7:35pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Great Canal Journeys 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm A Very British Country House 11:00pm Tin Star 11:55pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

9:00am Peppa Pig 9:05am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:20am Paw Patrol 9:35am Nella the Princess Knight 9:55am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10:35am Friends 11:05am Friends 11:35am Friends 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Friends 2:00pm Friends 2:30pm Friends 3:00pm Friends 3:30pm Northpole 2: Open for Christmas 5:10pm Deck the Halls 7:00pm San Andreas 8:00pm 5 News 8:05pm San Andreas 9:05pm Britain's Parking Hell 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Mad Max: Fury Road 11:00pm 5 News 11:05pm Mad Max: Fury Road 12:20am Homefront

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8:50am Ben 10 9:10am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:30am Spy School 10:05am Mighty Magiswords 10:25am ITV News 10:30am The Martin Lewis Money Show Live 11:25am Doc Martin 12:30pm Midsomer Murders 2:25pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:35pm The X Factor 4:00pm Paul O'grady: For the Love of Dogs 4:30pm The Chase 5:30pm Tipping Point 6:30pm Tenable 7:30pm ITV Evening News 7:45pm ITV News London 8:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 9:00pm The X Factor 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pm ITV News 11:50pm David Walliams Presents...Revenge of Alright on the Night 12:50am Football Genius

3:50am Teleshopping 6:50am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

1:50pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:50pm You've Been Framed!

3:50pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams 5:55pm The Mummy Returns 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm The Mummy Returns 8:20pm Creed 9:20pm FYI Daily 9:25pm Creed 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity...

Extra Camp 12:35am Family Guy

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9:20am Behind Enemy Lines 11:15am Star Wars: The Last Jedi 1:55pm Wild Wild West 3:50pm Kingdom of Heaven 6:20pm Independence Day 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:35pm Final Score 1:25am Ghost Rider 3:20am The Day the Earth Stood Still

4:45am The Christmas Cottage 6:30am Bohemian Rhapsody: Special 7:00am Game Night 8:45am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 10:20am Father Figures 12:20pm The Christmas Cottage 2:00pm Bent A ruined former cop attempts to bring down the conspiracy that killed his partner and put him behind bars. Crime thriller 3:40pm Sweet Country 5:40pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 7:15pm Game Night 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Sweet Country 1:00am Mom and Dad 2:45am Thumper 4:35am Corbin Nash

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Teleshopping Murder, She Wrote Heartbeat Heartbeat Jane Eyre Hidden Treasure Columbo: A Deadly State of Mind Columbo Endeavour Crime drama series about the young Detective Constable Endeavour Morse.

Foyle's War Vera Changeling A Touch of Frost Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Sara inadvertently helps a conman skip town with the proceeds from a magic lantern show.

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Teleshopping The Protectors The Professionals The Professionals Drama series about two criminal intelligence agents.

The Car Chasers The Car Chasers Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Darts Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Made in Britain Darts Death Race FYI Daily Death Race The Professionals The Protectors ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

4:05am The Heartbreak Kid 6:05am Splash 8:00am Top Ten Show, the 2018 8:15am Big Daddy 9:55am Clueless 11:40am The Wedding Singer 1:25pm Girls Trip 3:35pm American Pie 5:20pm American Pie 2 7:10pm Made of Honour 9:00pm Girls Trip 11:10pm American Pie 12:50am American Pie 2

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Don't Tell the Bride Rude(Ish) Tube Hollyoaks Omnibus Made in Chelsea Don't Tell the Bride The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Fantastic Four The Inbetweeners The Inbetweeners The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Extreme Rude Tube Rude Tube Rude(Ish) Tube

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Cricket Cricket Cricket Live F1 GP: On the Grid Live F1 Grand Prix Live Renault Super Sunday Live NFL: Sunday Live NFL: Sunday My Icon My Icon In the next episode of this special series, Britain's first female Olympic boxer Natasha Jonas discusses the individuals that have inspired her during her life and career.

Live NFL: Sunday Minnesota Vikings take on Green Bay Packers at the U.S. Bank Stadium in the NFL. Cricket

10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 12:30pm Football 3:30pm Football Countdowns 4:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 5:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 5:30pm One2eleven 5:45pm One2eleven 6:00pm Football Years 6:30pm Football Countdowns 7:00pm EFL Greatest Games 7:30pm Football Countdowns 8:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 8:30pm Best Championship Goals 9:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 9:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 10:30pm EFL Greatest Games 10:45pm EFL Greatest Games 11:00pm EFL Greatest Games 11:15pm EFL Greatest Games 11:30pm EFL Greatest Games 11:45pm EFL Greatest Games 12:00am Football Countdowns 12:30am Football Countdowns

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BBC News Breakfast Defenders UK Homes Under the Hammer A Matter of Life and Debt Ill Gotten Gains Bargain Hunt BBC News at One BBC London News Doctors The Doctor Blake Mysteries Escape to the Country The Hairy Bikers' Comfort Food Make Me a Dealer Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Panorama The Truth About the Menopause BBC News at Ten BBC London News Tina Turner Ambulance

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am The Jeremy Kyle Show 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 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 The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:35pm ITV News London 11:50pm Serial Killer with Piers Morgan 12:50am Judge Rinder's Crime Stories

8:30am Family Cooking Showdown 9:30am The Week in Parliament 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Think Tank 2:45pm The House That £100k Built 3:45pm The Secret History of My Family 4:45pm Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm Babies: Their Wonderful World 11:00pm People Just Do Nothing 11:30pm Newsnight 12:15am Inside the Foreign Office

4:30am This is BBC Four BBC Four is the BBC channel for people who want more 8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge Series featuring teams of distinguished graduates.

9:00pm Hidden Wales with Will Millard 10:00pm The Treasures of Ancient Rome 11:00pm Hurt Locker Hero 12:25am Long Shadow 1:25am Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes 2:55am Hidden Wales with Will Millard 3:55am The Treasures of Ancient Rome The Romans were brilliant engineers and soldiers, but what isn't as well known is that they also gave us wonderful artistic treasures.

4:55am This is BBC Four

8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:05am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News Midday Summary 2018 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Come Dine with Me 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm The Political Slot 9:00pm Liam Bakes 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm First Dates 12:05am Emergency Helicopter Medics

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Ninja Warrior UK Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Planet's Got Talent I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show The Jeremy Kyle Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Family Guy American Dad! I'm a Celebrity...

Extra Camp Family Guy

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Road to Avonlea ITV3 Nightscreen Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Heartbeat The Royal Judge Judy Judge Judy Judge Judy Agatha Christie's Poirot The Royal Heartbeat Classic Coronation Street Classic Coronation Street Sparkling Cyanide Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Vera Liverpool 1 ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Teleshopping The Chase The Chase Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals Storage Wars Storage Wars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars The Chase: Celebrity Special Benidorm The Glimmer Man FYI Daily The Glimmer Man The Sweeney Minder Motorsport UK ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping

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Fireman Sam Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Paw Patrol Floogals Shimmer and Shine Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Peppa Pig Jeremy Vine A Prince for Christmas Neighbours Stealing Christmas A Royal Christmas Ball 5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights Police Interceptors Warship: Life at Sea Narcos UK Air Force One

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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 11:45am Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2:15pm Assassin's Creed 4:15pm Marvel's Avengers Assemble 6:45pm The Accountant 9:00pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 11:30pm Walking Tall 1:00am Marvel's Avengers Assemble

10:00am Drillbit Taylor 11:45am Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1:25pm Snatched 3:05pm American Pie: The Wedding 4:50pm American Pie: Reunion 6:50pm My Cousin Vinny 9:00pm Snatched 10:40pm American Pie: The Wedding 12:25am American Pie: Reunion

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Mike and Molly Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Melissa and Joey Melissa and Joey Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Brooklyn Nine-Nine Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Hollyoaks Brooklyn Nine-Nine Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Made in Chelsea Club Rep Wars The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory

Corbin Nash Solo: A Star Wars Story: Special 7:00am The Christmas Cottage 8:45am Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 10:20am Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 12:05pm Father Figures 2:05pm Bent 3:45pm Sweet Country 5:45pm Maya the Bee: The Honey Games 7:15pm Against the Wild: The Great Elephant Adventure 9:00pm Father Figures 11:00pm Sweet Country 1:00am Thumper 2:45am Corbin Nash 4:30am Mom and Dad

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Cricket Cricket Day four of the third Test between Sri Lanka and England in Colombo.

1:00pm Cricket 1:30pm Football Centre 2:00pm Sky Sports News All the news from the Premier League and beyond.

3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live Monday Night Football Monday Night Football heads to Turf Moor as Burnley host Newcastle United in the Premier League.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live NFL: Tennessee @ Houston 5:30am Cricket

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by Pete Woodall, Woody's Los Boliches THERE are many Brits living in Spain, their status ‘under the radar,’ non-residents living here permanently. Happy long term ‘touristas’ with cars, guitars, horses, houses and internet TV. Although technically illegal, generally they do no harm, they are givers not takers.

Many ‘illegals’ but not all are UK pensioners or Brits enjoying early retirement, contributing to the local economy with their weekly shop, buying coffees and meals in restaurants. Some have private medical, others wing it on their EHIC but according to the rules for Spanish residency they are not legally resident.

They do this by bending the EU freedom of movement regulations, just wave your British passport use the EU/EEA citizens line at the airport and no one checks. However if Brexit comes to pass this could all change.

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Living under the radar PASSPORT: An EU entry and exit stamp from Malaga airport.

Canadians and some other non EU/EEA citizens. No more easy EU/EEA line at the airport, but a nice entry stamp in your non EU British passport.

Basically such dated stamps allows the bearer entry into the EU Schengen zone for a period of 90 days in any 180 days period. Similar to visiting the USA, by day 91 you’re expected to be out. That is out of the entire Schengen zone not just Spain.

Holiday over and no return until

the ‘90 days in any 180 days period’ is over. Schengen visas are rarely extended and overstay often punished. Although reportedly less so in southern Europe than in the north.

Similar rules reinforced by the E u r o p e a n Tr a v e l I n f o r m a t i o n and Authorisation System (ETIAS) in 2021 could soon apply to the British and as EU freedom of movement and the corresponding restrictions are usually EU wide this would logically

cover the entire Schengen area from Portugal to Finland. So no border runs to Portugal or Gibraltar to get your passport stamped and return to ‘su casita’ the next day.

Of course if you’re retired you could go to the UK or Morocco for three months and then return here for 90 days and then go back to the UK etc. Shifts, three months in - three months out but let’s face it, your pot plants are going to look pretty sad, your

pool will probably turn green but not from envy and your relatives might get a tad fed up with your new nomadic arrangements.

Hedging your bets, regardless of the outcome from the events that started in June 2016, retired or otherwise if you like it here but you’re living “‘under the radar,’ high time to be sorting out your residency papers, documenting your EU rights and getting your EU feet under the EU table while you still can.

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BEING a British member of the European Union has just saved my life. But how can that be? How can being British and still within the EU be a life saver?

Please let me explain.

I am writing this from a hospital bed in the Inmaculada facility in Huercal-Overa (Almeria) I am a retired British expat living in Spain and I have just had the misfortune to suffer a heart attack.

My life was saved by an amazing piece of cutting-edge medical technology at the nearby Torrecardenas hospital in Almeria operated by a young female surgeon of outstanding ability and expertise.

Human hearts have three main arteries. In my case, there were blockages in all three. In the past, open heart surgery would have been the only option. My 21st century procedure, here in Spain, was rather different and much less risky.

If Britain had already crashed out of the EU without a deal, then you would not be reading this because I’d be dead.

Without the reciprocal health agreements between Britain and Spain as fellow EU members, there would be no free medical treatment for British pensioners living in Spain. The only alternative would be expensive private health care or people would have to move back to Britain and fall on the mercy of the already overstretched NHS and ultimately social services.

So to all the squabbling politicians and hard-line Brexiteers I issue this truly heartfelt (pun intended) appeal.

Give us a second referendum now we are no longer so ignorant of the facts. If you care about the well-being of your own citizens instead of your political career ambitions, be fully democratic and let us make a more informed decision NOW! It may be a matter of life and death.

Brian Eagleson

Hospital thanks SO many people give negative comments but we are very slow for giving positive comments and thanks. I wish to thank publically the staff at Denia Marina Salud Hospital for their help, compassion and efficiency.

Both my husband and many friends have received fantastic service from these dedicated people and I want them to know they are appreciated.

Mrs M Ranger

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The EU is a life saver DISGUSTED: Turtle doves should be protected.

This is not sport

AS a regular reader of your great newspaper, I was disgusted to read in your issue, dated 11-17 October, the article Castle fit for a King.

In it they advertise extensive grounds and the shooting of wood pigeons, turtle doves and thrushes.

Wood pigeons are a pest to farmers and are large enough to be eaten. What do ‘sportmen’ shoot beautiful turtle doves and thrushes for, ‘sport’?

These two birds are rightly protected in the UK. Turtle dove numbers are down by about 90 per cent, they migrate to Africa and face many dangers on the way, including it seems in Estepona. I hope that you can find space for this, carry on the good work.

J R Frensham

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THE family of a British woman who died in suspicious circumstances in Benidorm have issued a statement which raises important points about the way journalists should cover such stories.

Brian Maxwell, the father of 27-year-old Kirsty, said in the statement reporters had being too speculative about the case. Ms Maxwell fell from a hotel balcony and investigations into her death are still ongoing.

The press has been rife with speculation into how the 27year-old may have died. On several occasions reports have been published based on statements and allegations not investigated or discussed in court.

The freedom of the press to report what it believes the public ought to know is a key part of any free and democratic society.

But when journalists wade into speculation, rumours and half-truths and publish them as though they were fact, they have strayed far from what their purpose should be.

Journalists should report the news as they know it and their job is to ensure the public is informed with the best and most reliable information available.

If reporters morph into judge, jury and jailer on matters where details are unknown or unclear then that is taking liberties with the truth.

Ms Maxwell’s story may sell plenty of newspapers but behind the reports there is a family still grieving and seeking closure for the loss of their child.

Now we want to hear your views.

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DISTRESSING VIDEO: ‘Horrible massacre’ as 12 hunting dogs and a deer fall into ravine in Spain I would have no problem pushing that ‘hunter’ over to share the same fate as his dogs.

Tony W I’ve been in this country 18 years and it’s getting worse!!

Uneducated Neanderthal imbeciles!!

Gael This is so awful. What if those poor animals didn’t die straightaway. I wonder if they had the decency to put them out of their misery. Poor dogs.

Wendy The wrong animal went over the cliff.

Alison I think the best thing is to find the hunters and shame them on social media...

Juliet Couldn’t watch the video but from the reading these yobs need finding and pushed over the same ravine.

Barbara How absolutely awful and so it contjnues. I certainly had little education before living in Spain as to the cruelties that exist to animals here. I feel it’s something that will take many years before things may change.

There are lots of good Spanish people who look after

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Isn’t it time people were just left alone??? Loads of immigrants coming here and you’re more concerned with diverting your own drug deliveries - busting everyone else for smoking a J and having a party!! GET a LIFE !!!!!

Sean

their animals I certainly know of quite a few. I know that in the UK there are just as awful cruel things happening to animals too.

Margaret

Six migrant youths on the run after absconding from Costa care centre

Been in Spain 40 years and seen so much cruelty. It’s a way of life. OK there are very good Spanish animal lovers but not enough.

Paul

Illegal rave drugs bust by police in south of Spain They love the soft targets, don’t they? Absolutely pathetic to prioritise people having a good time when there’s burglaries and violent crimes happening all around. I respect the police in most other countries, but the Spanish police are just a bunch of bullies and thugs with huge chips on their shoulders.

Andy

What did they expect. They all want to get to Central London.

PM Baby donkey dumped in plastic bag loses battle for life despite efforts of caring Brit expats in Spain people that do this need torching.

Sean

DREAM JOB: A Place in the Sun house-hunting show gets a new presenter If Jean is joining does that mean somebody is leaving?

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

A PUPIL failing to pass all Baccalaureate subjects can still walk away with the certificate.

An exception will now be made for those otherwise up to standard in the remaining subjects, which is as good a way as any of ensuring that a Baccalaureate qualification will soon be worthless.

Education minister Isabel Celaa justified this as “obeying all logic” since nobody should ever be “stigmatised,” she said.

“The worst punishment a person can have is to lose self-esteem,” Celaa maintained with motherly concern.

Prizes for all? Life doesn’t work that way, and nor should academic qualifications.

Not to worry, folks IT’S not so much a question of the public’s wanting to ‘cut the throats’ of Spain’s judges, as one was recently quoted as saying.

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Prizes for all The problem lies in comprehending the rigidity and lack of imagination responsible for verdicts that classed the multiple rape of an 18year-old girl as mere abuse or allowed Juana Rives’ children to be taken from her and sent to a father accused of gender violence.

The Supreme Court’s reversal of a verdict on mortgage fees that had

Other times, other places

sent bank share prices plummeting on the Spanish Stock Exchange was, for those unversed in the finer points of law, the last straw.

Never was the ‘Justice must be done and be seen to be done’ tenet less in evidence and never was public scepticism greater.

Neither was the scheduled renewal of the General Council of the Judi-

ciary (CGPJ) members reassuring.

The president, Manuel Marchena, is termed ‘conservative’ but not to worry, folks, 11 of the 20 members are progressive.

Most of us would be happier in the knowledge that all are capable of total impartiality, regardless of their political, social or cultural inclinations.

PODEMOS suspended Rita Maestre and four other Madrid City Hall councillors who are closer to Mayor Manuela Carmena than the party.

They refused to participate in Podemos primaries prior to next year’s municipal elections, hence their suspension. Trouble is, the suspension was leaked to the press before the party hierarchy had voted on it.

But in a party with a Supremo and nomenclature reminiscent of other times and places, who can be surprised?

SUSPENDED: Rita Maestre refused to participate in Podemos primaries.

The dead horse THE Partido Popular in Cataluña is hoping to put an end to its current irrelevance by naming Alejandro Fernandez president of the regional party.

PP irrelevance inside Cataluña began long before the independence Proces gained momentum.

Matters did not improve inside Cataluña during the 2011-2018 Partido Popular governments owing to Mariano Rajoy’s refusal to deal with the Proces as anything but a legal, and not a political, issue.

That led to an illegal referendum followed by the ineffectual UDI of October 27 which in turn led to the application of the Constitution’s Article 155 which put the Catalan autonomy on hold.

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Cryptic Across 1 Famous footballer conserving energy in attack (5) 4 Mendicants getting an egg in licensed premises (7) 8 Nanny by a railway store (7) 9 Three diverted close by (5) 10 Be a grass repeatedly in prison (4,4) 11 Club which finally provided a steam-room (4) 13 Vicar Peter hides rug (6) 14 Servant keeping doctor in Spanish capital (6) 17 Only part of a shoe (4) 19 Not a sign used for legal clerks (8) 22 Go to get permission (5) 23 Hebe's upset when I have a source of sweetness (7) 24 Have doubts about American political leader in religious order (7) 25 Painful result of arranging roses (5) Down 1 Spurious marsh seen by American (5) 2 You’ll turn nuts if you use it (7) 3 Ref rants about changeover (8) 4 What's done by accident on the other side? (6) 5 Get a poor number of spectators (4) 6 Lakeland setting for youth leader (5) 7 Boiled the seed in error (7)

12 Marine mammals confused men at sea (8) 13 Keeps making chess move (7) 15 Long-reigning prince is less dry (7) 16 Toothed implement at war (6)

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18 Many young men have nothing inside them (5) 20 Measures taken to destroy pests (5) 21 Hope Leeds United includes Brazilian star player (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents W and 18 represents H, so fill in W every time the figure 8 appears and H every time the figure 18 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 State of confusion (5) 4 Apartments (5) 7 Become technologically advanced (9) 8 Exchange for money (4) 10 Leave (6) 12 Red table wine (6) 13 Shed tears (4) 16 General officer ranking below a major general (9) 18 Discuss with reasoning (5) 19 Enthusiastic (5)

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Across 1 Strawberry (5) 4 Swimming pool (7) 8 Ecuador (7) 9 Sand (5) 10 Portraits (8) 11 Like (similar to) (4) 13 To run (6) 14 Mixture (6) 17 Trato (4) 19 Colchón (8) 22 Enfermera (5) 23 Agency (7) 24 Arroyos (7) 25 Forma (figura) (5)

Down 1 Strips of potato fried in deep fat (5) 2 Intend or try to do (3) 3 Edge (4) 4 Variety of polecat (6) 5 Try to stir up public opinion (7) 6 Rain mingled with snow or hail (5) 9 Ahead (7) 11 Censure severely or angrily (6) 12 Highly venomous African or Asian snake (5) 14 Adult male singing voice above baritone (5) 15 Eat formally (4) 17 Floor covering (3)

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

Down 1 To fry (5) 2 To burp (7) 3 Day before yesterday (8) 4 Loro (6) 5 Remojar (4) 6 Unharmed (5) 7 Poppy (7) 12 Plumas (8) 13 Chains (7) 15 Science (7) 16 Ensaladas (6) 18 To open (5) 20 Pala (para cavar) (5) 21 Scholarship (4)

Fill all the empty squares using the numbers 1 to 9, so that the sum of each horizontal block equals the ‘clue’ on its left, and the sum of each vertical block equals the clue on its top. No number may be used in the same block more than once.

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

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1 Sponge, 4 Lapels, 9 Acuario, 10 Acero, 11 Learn, 12 Siempre, 13 Salesperson, 18 Antes de, 20 Sobre, 22 Rueda, 23 Terrace, 24 Sostén, 25 Bañera.

1 Abdomen, 5 Craft, 8 Tails, 9 Prepare, 10 Malaise, 11 Sedge, 12 Speed, 14 Pains, 19 Utter, 21 Cortege, 23 Trainee, 24 Chide, 25 Dress, 26 Extract.

Down: 1 Stable, 2 Oruga, 3 Gerente, 5 Awake, 6 Ejemplo, 7 Shower, 8 Por supuesto, 14 Actress, 15 Reserva, 16 Cabras, 17 Nevera, 19 Share, 21 Brave.

Down: 1 Autumn, 2 Drill, 3 Missile, 4 Nipper, 5 Chess, 6 Abandon, 7 Teeter, 13 Pottage, 15 Apricot, 16 Hunted, 17 Accede, 18 Behest, 20 Rings, 22 Erica.

Keep energy levels high by being at the hub of any social activities. Accept all invitations, however dull you feel they may turn out and allow yourself to be surprised.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

Your relationships to others linked to the home environment are going well.

Aim to build on that this week because the chance to make a real change to your surroundings opens up.

Comfort is top of your agenda and the continuing sales give scope. Restlessness can be channelled into an energetic response when others seek help.

As you have decided to rearrange both your business and home life, it is a busy time, indeed. You enjoy a challenge so it will not worry you that other people have different ideas.

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ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is as sharp as a razor this week, so woe betide anyone who tries to trick you.

It’s a great time to use your talents fully, particularly in regard to a business venture. It is possible that your strengths are a little unrecognised so don’t be afraid to try something entirely new.

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The pleasure you will get from helping in the home this week should not be underestimated.

What you have been thinking of as a chore turns out to be a great ball of fun.

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Across: 1 Catch, 4 Broad, 7 Important, 8 Flop, 10 Below, 13 Still, 14 Hear, 17 Bungalows, 19 Sorts, 20 Talks.

Down: 1 Chiefs, 2 Tip, 3 Hard, 4 Brakes, 5 Outcome, 6 Dear, 9 October, 11 Blends, 12 Crisis, 15 Bits, 16 Bait, 18 Owl.

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TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) This week is mainly concerned with financial matters, and it is easy to both save and make extra money.

Keep your energy levels high by making the most of chances to exercise and get out in the fresh air.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The repayment of a favour should see you with extra money in your pocket.

Holding on to it is your best bet.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) A social gathering turns up an old friend who makes an offer.

Although you may feel unworthy, please be reminded of the times in the past when you have given them support.

It will be through others that real progress will be made.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Concentrating on hearth and home gives you great satisfaction. As a born homemaker, you relish the idea of making something beautiful.

This week it may be possible to show more of your skills when someone seeks your advice.

This time it is on more of a personal note and you could end up helping with appearances.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Making a new start is not always the exciting thing that people imagine. When there are still old matters to be resolved, it takes the edge off the pleasure. It may be worth cooling off a new relationship until your social life is more settled.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Get both business and personal plans sorted out in the coming week. Thereafter, changes to your routine may be necessary, which is disruptive. The best-laid plans can need adjustment, so don’t beat yourself up over that.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Someone close has ideas about how things should be at home this Christmas. Although you wish to show an interest, and should, they may be more ‘hands on’ than you. Do whatever your talents allow to help because this will not be forgotten.

QUIZ: WORDS ENDING IN GUE 1. Anna Wintour has been editor-in-chief of which fashion and lifestyle magazine since 1988?

2. By what other name are the Ten Commandments also known?

3. Funny How Love Can Be and Tossing And Turning were both UK Top 10 hit singles in 1965 for which English vocal trio?

4. The International Court of Justice is based in which city in the Netherlands?

5. What name is given to a building in which Jews meet for religious worship or instruction?

6. What name is given to both a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather and a marked accent, especially Irish or Scottish, when speaking English?

7. What name is often applied to a a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument?

8. Which city is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic?

9. Which debilitating viral disease of the tropics, transmitted by mosquitoes, causes sudden fever and acute pains in the joints?

10. Which full-contact sport played by two teams of 13 players on a rectangular field originated in Northern England in 1895 over the issue of payments to players?

Not a lot of people know that... The exergue is the space on a coin beneath the main design, often used to show the coin’s date, although it is sometimes left blank or containing a mint mark, privy mark, or some other decorative or informative design feature.

Answers: 1. VOGUE, 2. DECALOGUE, 3. IVY LEAGUE, 4. THE HAGUE, 5. SYNAGOGUE, 6.

BROGUE, 7. DEMAGOGUE, 8. PRAGUE, 9. DENGUE (Fever), 10. RUGBY LEAGUE

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Nick Horne The Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England AT 5.2 metres long and with a top speed of 250 MPH (403kph), the Speedtail hugs the road.

Its highest point being just 1.12 metres above the road’s surface, lower even than the Raging Bulls.

The McLaren Speedtail will commence deliveries in early 2020 to 106 customers. Yes, that’s right the Speedtail has already sold out; at a minimum cost of £1.75 million each, (€2.2 million) plus local taxes. Mike Flewitt, CEO McLaren Automotive describing the Speedtail said, “McLaren has never built a vehicle like the Speedtail before. As our first Hyper-GT the Speedtail is the ultimate McLaren road car a fusion of art and science that combines an astonishing maximum speed with an iconic central driving position and a truly pioneering approach to bespoke personalisation. A ground braking hybrid power train sits within a lightweight carbon fibre body reminiscent of sleek ‘streamliners’ that once set world speed records. While the luxurious three-seat cockpit offer a sublime combination of an incredible driving experience, unmatched individualism and innovative materials never seen before in a road going vehicle.”

Acceleration is a mind blowing 0-186 mph or 0-300 kph in just 12.8 seconds. Bespoke P-ZERO tyres have been developed to cope with the Speedtail’s extreme speed by McLaren’s technology partner Pirelli. “As an ultimate Series model at the pinnacle of the McLaren range, the Speedtail pushes the limits of what is possible techni-

McLaren’s Hyper Grand Tourer

SLEEK: All five metres nose to tail and much more. cally. Just as the McLaren Senna is the embodiment of the extreme aerodynamic technologies and weight saving, so too is the Speedtail but for this McLaren the purpose was to achieve a new level of design sophistication and weight reduction in the pursuit of low aerodynamic drag, breathtaking acceleration and extreme velocity.” explained Andy Palmer, Vehicle Line Director, Ultimate Series, McLaren Automotive.

It is virtually certain that no two examples of

the Speedtail McLaren will be identical as the level of customisation is extreme. All the way down to the coating on the individual strands of carbon fibre that create the opportunity for unique and select colours. A ‘special paint’ job indeed. One item which is subtly absent though is the door mirror. Sacrificed on the altar of aerodynamic purity the Speedtail instead features two rear facing high definition digital cameras that glide out of the doors when the vehicle ignition is

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engaged, the cameras feed displays on either side of the instrument panel in front of the driver.

When ‘Velocity Mode’ is selected the cameras retract into the doors further reducing drag.

“The McLaren Speedtail is a vehicle unlike any other, not simply because of the astonishing visual drama, extreme speed and aerodynamic excellence that distinguish it, but because it sets unprecedented standards in technical luxury and bespoke customisation. The same boundless innovation and creativity that drives McLaren to push the limits of physical performance have challenged us to craft an interior defined by pioneering design and the absolute pinnacle of materials quality,” says Rob Melville, Design Director, McLaren Automotive.

By way of example let’s have a closer look at the Speedtail’s badge. Working with the Swiss watch maker Richard Mille; McLaren used pioneering technology from the world of Horology to develop a world’s first in the Automotive. Thin-Ply Technology Carbon Fibre (TPT) the material is comprised of countless ultra-thin carbon layers just 30 microns thick, each positioned at a 45 degree angle.

The surface is delicately milled to expose a stratified shimmering construction that resembles flowing water. This material can be integrated into areas of the Speedtail such as the overhead control panel, gearshift paddles and steering wheel clasp. TPT is also used in the McLaren badge on the front of the Speedtail design model with both this badge and the Speedtail name formed in 18 carat white gold, the letters being individually pressed, clipped and polished.

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More shut eye for healthy skin THE eyes require special treatment and delicate care, whether it’s through special treatment and care or a change in lifestyle.

Wrinkles, bags, dark circles, and hooded eyelids are not very flattering, and can alter our appearance drastically.

But fortunately, the best way to a refreshed and lesstired look that’ll last is simple and free.

According to Dr Cameron

Rokhsar, a professor of dermatology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, beauty sleep is real!

Apparently, it is not just an expression, it is the key to beautiful, healthy skin that lasts.

Sleep restores the skin’s natural balance and increases the effectiveness in skincare treatments. Skin automatically rejuvenates itself during sleep.

Not enough sleep leads to

stress, which triggers the adrenal glands that create an over production of the stress hormone, cortisol. Once the hormone is released, it stimulates the sebaceous glands to produce more oil. Stress creates a chain reaction that is recipe for bad skin. Clinical studies have proven stress is the common denominator of many skin problems.

Dr Rokhsar said: “When you don’t get enough sleep, not only are you tired, but

you physically show the signs of sleep deprivation with puffy, under-eye bags and dehydrated skin.

“The ideal amount of consecutive sleep is six to eight hours in order to allow the body to get through the five sleep stages. During these stages, the cortisol and insulin levels help produce more collagen. During the fourth stage, growth hormones surge and tissue repair occurs.”

EYE OPENER: Skin automatically rejuvenates itself during sleep.

When a lack of sleep increases the levels of stress hormones, the body undergoes chronic stress, which leads to increased inflammation and subsequent acceleration of ageing, and worsening of acne. Poor sleep habits can result in skin sensitivity and irritation. The skin gradually loses its ability to protect itself from all the chemicals, pollutants and dirt it comes in contact with every day.

By avoiding caffeine four to six hours before bed, limit-

ing alcohol and heavy meals before sleep, getting regular exercise, and developing a regular bedtime and morning wake-up call, even on the weekends, your skin will thrive in healthy glow.

The skin on the eyelid is so thin and delicate it is one of the most noticeable aspects of the face, especially when skin isn’t treated right. As such a delicate part of the face, it needs these healthy lifestyle changes in order to flourish.

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Calls for ban on sugar laden freakshakes CAMPAIGN group Action on Sugar is demanding a ban on ‘freakshakes’ and all high calorie milkshakes sold in high street restaurants and fast food chains.

It surveyed the drinks sold in a variety of these type of establishments in the UK and found they contained ‘grotesque levels of sugar and calories.’

Key findings were that some contained a ‘shocking’ 39 teaspoons of sugar, more than six times the recommended daily amount of sugar for a seven to 10-year-old.

Others had more than half the daily recommended amount of calories for an adult.

The Toby Carvery Unicorn Freakshake came top of the survey containing the maximum amount of sugar and 1,280 calories.

As a result of the findings, and to mark the end of its third National Sugar Awareness Week (last week), Action on Sugar is calling for mandatory traffic light coloured nutrition labelling across all menus.

Red would signify ‘high’ levels of sugar per serving.

The group also wants to see a ban on the sale of milkshakes that exceed a calorie limit of 300 kcal per serving.

And the calls have the backing of many charities and high profile figures including Tom Watson MP, TV personalities Davina McCall, Fiona

HIGH CALORIE: Some contain as much as 1,280 calories.

Philips and celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

The ban is a step further than Public Health England’s plans to achieve only a 10 per cent reduction in sugar by mid-2019 and a further 10 per cent by mid-2021 to meet the 20 per cent overall target. According to Action on Sugar, this will still leave milkshakes with ‘vast and unnecessary’ amounts of sugar.

The campaign group also investigated the sugar and calorie levels in milkshakes sold in supermarkets and found that 90 per cent of the 41 products surveyed would receive a ‘red’ (high) label for excessive levels of sugars per serving as sold.

It was pointed out that two contained no added sugars and all the sugars in those products are from milk.

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Eat to stay slim during the winter months AS the cold nights draw in, it’s easy to enter a state of human hibernation that involves highfat comfort foods, the couch and a good film.

So it’s not surprising the winter is not always conducive with losing or maintaining a healthy weight.

In fact, layered sweaters and puffy coats can often make people give up on weight loss at least until spring.

But there are tasty low-calorie foods to enjoy this season, that won’t leave you struggling to drop the pounds before bikini season.

Oatmeal is the perfect winter breakfast. Warm, soothing, it is great for weight loss because it is packed with prebiotic fibre.

Also, healthy winter fruits and protein-packed nuts make a great topping for oatmeal, and add nutritional value in addition to robust taste.

Soup generally has few calories than other foods, but is

pretty filling. Chicken is a lean meat protein and its broth is a great ingredient to have to hand during the colder season.

Spaghetti and butternut squashes are considered winter foods and will definitely fill you up without adding too many calories to your diet. One cubed cup of squash contains just 63 calories.

Low in calories and bursting with vitamin C, citrus fruits such as or-

anges, tangerines and lemons, give you energy and fight off sickness and are all in season from November to February.

The ultimate fibre filled ‘weight loss secret weapon’ is the pomegranate.

Not everybody’s favourite, but Brussels sprouts are super filling. Just 10 sprouts offer six grams of protein and seven grams of fibre.

SOOTHING: An oatmeal breakfast is a great start to the day.

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Last chance to Escape from Butlitz THE Smile Charity Group has one remaining date for their latest show, Escape from Butlitz which is one of the funniest plays staged this year. It’s tomorrow (Friday) and the evening consists of a onecourse meal and an evening of rib-cracking entertainment.

Escape from Butlitz takes you back to the start of the mass market in organised holidays, before the big tour operators started offering trips to the Costas, when enjoying your fortnight at a Holiday Camp was seen as a real luxury. But the Butlitz holiday camp is anything other than luxury, being closer to Colditz than Butlins. There are all the things we remember from the holiday camp era, from silly competitions, mass catering, poor accommodation and grumbles and complaints. However, all these memories are served up by the Smile Group in a hilarious comedy that has the audience rolling around laughing.

It’s so obvious that the cast all look like they are enjoying every

minute of the performance, and deliver a slick, fast moving piece of musical comedy theatre. This production has some great musical numbers, some really funny and memorable characters and a very funny story line penned by t h e l a t e J o h n Wa l l a c e w h o s e imagination and writing skills were second to none.

There have already been two packed out performances of Escape from Butlitz held at The Club, Quesada and the response from the audience has been fantastic, commenting on the original twist in the plot, inspired writing and a great choice of music. The consensus from both nights was that the play and the acting was a perfect example of British comedy and humour at its best, full of double entendres and sauciness that left everyone feeling good as they left.

HILARIOUS: One of the scenes from Escape from Butlitz in front of an appreciative audience.

The arrangements of the songs Your Sex is on Fire and If I Were Not upon the Stage were some of the real highlights of the production.

The show had people laughing from the appearance of the inept announcer, to the camp host and his staff. Everything was wrong with the holiday camp from the food, the entertainment, the state of the supposedly luxury chalets and the weather. The arrival of a dysfunctional family with the teenager from hell and the henpecked husband, whose only escape from wife and daughter was star gazing, was particularly memorable. The appearance of an Alien changed everyone’s lives and even made the sun shine for the English holiday season.

It really is an unmissable show.

Tickets are still available for the last night (tomorrow) from the venue (El Paraiso de Guardamar); The Post Room, Benijofar; Oasis Bar, Benijofar, or by calling 665 222 974.

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Torrevieja’s pre-Christmas fiestas TORREVIEJA’S Councillor for Fiestas, Domingo Perez, has announced the programme of local fiestas that are due to get underway on Friday, November 30.

They run until Sunday, December 9 and it promises to be full of traditional activities along with a series of fun events that will appeal to all ages.

Beginning on the Friday early evening at 5.45pm, the traditional departure of the Giants and Bigheads from the Plaza de la Constitution will take place every day until December 7.

This is followed on the Saturday, December 1 with the ‘Encierro de San Fermin’ with the route leaving Calle Maestro Vallejos and eventually arriving at the Paseo Vista Alegre. The traditional event sees everyone asked to be dressed in white and the participants will also be given their own red handkerchiefs (while stocks last).

Councillor Perez said that “this is an activity enjoyed by both young and old and Torrevieja are happy to support it.”

Additionally on the Saturday, the

TRADITION AND FUN: Councillor Domingo Perez announcing the series of events. offering of the flowers will take place and already a total of 95 associations have registered their participation.

Especially, for the younger audience, there is a children’s show ‘MyM - You are the Magic’ - taking place on Calle Maldonado at 7pm.

The fiestas coincide with the Spanish Constitution Day celebrations on Thursday, December 6 (a National Holiday in Spain), and

Torrevieja will be holding the traditional Paella Contest located in the Friday market place close to the Aquapark.

Usually, there is a limit on the number that can participate, but the size of the market space now allows all those who wish to demonstrate their paella skills a chance. The first 80 registered will get their opportunity to present the paella to a judging panel.

Finally, on Sunday, December 9 the fiestas end with a major concert taking place this year in both Torrevieja and La Mata. The Musical Union of Torrevieja will be performing at the Paseo Vista Alegre in Torrevieja while the Musical Society of Torrevieja - known as the ‘Salt Shakers’ will be in the Plaza Encarnacion Puchol in La Mata.

Both performances will commence at 12 noon.

Outside of the main programme of events, the ‘La Purisima Night Race’ will be held on Saturday, December 15.

Councillor Perez announced that the total budget for the local fiestas amounts to €140,000.

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GETTING JAZZY: Richard Bona is set to perform on Saturday.

THIS Saturday is the last chance to see some of the top acts in the jazz scene play in Cartagena when the city’s annual festival for the genre closes.

This w e e ke nd s e e s the Richard Bona Group perform alongside Femi Kuti at Cartagena’s Nuevo Teatro Circo (New Circus Theatre).

The acts are set to take the stage at 9.30 and tickets are

priced at €20.

Richard Bona, known to fans as ‘The African Sting,’ leads a band that weaves styles from his home continent into jazz music. He addresses international themes in his songs while also paying home to European and American influences.

Femi Kuti, son of the Afrobeat founder Fela, brings funk, soul and R & B influ-

ences to the stage. He is set to play music from his extensive discovery including his latest work ‘One People One World.’

Cartagena’s jazz festival has been a fixture in the city’s music scene since it was launched in 1980. This year’s festival is particularly poignant due to the recent death of long-time director Paco Martin.

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JEAN JOHANSSON has been announced as the new presenter of Channel 4’s foreign property hunting show A Place in the Sun and started her role shooting in Spain.

The new presenter, 37, from Greenock in Scotland, has previously worked on BBC One’s The One Show and as a newspaper columnist.

She said: “I’ve been filming over the last few months on the Costa Blanca and the Costa del

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Dream job SHOOT: Presenter Jean Johansson filming in Spain.

Sol and it’s a nice dynamic because you are working in the sunshine and everyone is relaxed and excited.”

Johansson added: “The weather has been amazing and

Blanchett in Barcelona

the days are long, but I’ve not put a bikini on since the start of filming. It’s the dream job and everybody wanted it.”

Jean’s first appearance on the show is set for November 30.

OSCAR-winning actress Cate Blanchett added a touch of r lanchettea/Twitte glamour to the streets of Barcelona CREDIT: C@MissB last Friday, as she shot a new campaign for Giorgio Armani.

The Australian beauty, 49, donned a plunging red sequinned gown with a sweetheart neckline as she turned heads in the Spanish city.

Between takes she donned a fluffy white bathrobe and matching slippers, with her trademark blonde locks in voluminous waves, as she stepped out with a glam squad and camera crew.

But before Blanchett could complete her day of filming, the heavens opened and the star and her entourage were forced to take cover.

Opening the Christmas season FOR many people, the Christmas season begins every year on December 1. It’s time for the Christmas trees to be decorated and the first Christmas tunes - usually Slade or Wizzard - to be played on the radio.

So, if you’re one of those that like to get into the Christmas spirit on that day, then the place to be is the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre in Torrevieja.

They are staging the aptly named ‘Christmas Concert’ starting at 8.30 on Saturday, December 1 and, under the musical direction of Mario Bustillo, you can enjoy and join in

with some of the most well-known songs and carols, making it the perfect start to this Christmas season.

Tickets are available at a cost of just €8 and can be bought from the Libreria Torrevieja, on the corner of Calle Campoamor and Patricio Perez; the EKO stationery shop on Calle Antonio Machado 123 (in front of Mercadona); Bar Esquina, Calle San Luis on the corner with San Policarpo, and in the Virgen del Carmen Theatre itself.

They can be purchased there - if any remain - two hours before the concert starts (from 6.30pm).

Rambo in Madrid HOLLYWOOD superstar Sylvester Stallone emerged from his trailer wielding his character’s new ‘heart stopper’ knife in Madrid last Friday, during filming on the Spanish set of Rambo 5.

The three-time Oscar nominee, 72, has resumed his role as troubled Vietnam War veteran John Rambo and co-wrote the screenplay for the fifth and final film of the violent franchise, which will be screened in autumn 2019.

Joining the native New Yorker in Madrid was Dietmar Pohl, whose company Pohl Force Knives Germany crafted the stainless steel weapon Stallone proudly shows off.

Gushing about the blade on Instagram last month, the veteran actor said it is ‘razor sharp,’ ‘super powerful’ and the most perfect design for battle, featuring a brass fixture called the ‘skull crusher’ on top of the handle.

Stallone was snapped posing with the creator of his character’s new weapon, and said: “It’s so rewarding after so many years in the business to be truly excited about being in an extraordinary scene.”

RAMBO 5: Sylvester Stallone is filming in Madrid.

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WHAT exactly is a rental with the option to buy?

It entails renting a property that can be bought at a future date, with rent payments discounted from the purchase price.

In effect, this is a double contract that combines a purchase and a rent agreement which at the same time specifies the conditions of both agreements, including the rental period, which is usually for two years.

Broadly speaking, the tenantpurchaser pays the agreed monthly rental and once the agreed period is up they can decide whether or not to buy the property.

Rent-to-buy contracts are relatively new to Spain but although they do not figure in the Civil Code, they are accepted by the Urban Letting Law (LAU) and Mortgage Regulations procedures.

According to the Supreme Court, a rent-to-buy contract is ‘a preliminary agreement - principally unilateral - through which one party concedes to another the exclusive right to decide whether or not to carry through the principal sales agreement.’

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Rent and buy or rent and go ued, should be completed within a certain period and in defined conditions ‘which can be accompanied by the payment of a premium on the part of the option holder.’

In order to be valid a rent-tobuy agreement must state the object of the contract and the selling price.

It should also state that the tenant may decide after two years of renting whether they wish to buy the property at the price specified when drawing up the rent-to-buy contract and which may not be modified later.

The signed agreement must also make clear the amount of rent to be paid and the percentage to be discounted when purchasing.

Given the recent rentals boom, rent-tobuy is increasingly regarded as an interesting option as money paid in rent has not been ‘lost’ and at the same time gives a prospective purchaser the opportunity of deciding whether a property or neighbourhood suits them or not.

There are also advantages for the owner as this increases their chances of selling and even when the sale does not go through, they will still have made money through the rental.

GOOD CHOICE: Renting and buying do not have to be different directions.

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Escape to the sun... but not taxes!

YOU’VE chosen where you want to live in Spain and are fully aware of what the average price of your home is - but what about the daily costs of running your property? There are a number of things to consider apart from just electricity, water and the all-important WiFi. If you’re not resident in Spain, you may be liable for the IRNR (Non-resident income tax) which is calculated on the value of your home.

At present, if the official value of your property (not an estate agent valuation) is €100,000, your tax would be €247.50 per year.

People resident in Spain are obliged to make a yearly tax return (IRPF) and you pay tax (or get a rebate) based on your annual income.

The IBI tax - known in many areas as the SUMA bill - is paid whether you’re resident or not. Every property owner pays this every year and is worked out on the regional values of the land. Depending on many factors, that also includes the size of the property, you can pay anything from €150 to €1,000 a year.

If your property is part of a community of owners, you will also be liable for community fees which go toward maintenance of common green areas, swimming pools, and general cleaning. The amount is set by the owner’s association and can also vary from €50 to €150 per month depending on location and size of the community. This charge is in addition to the IBI tax above.

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Famous turns love Spain SUNNY skies. Good food. Great wine. There are many reasons to buy a property in Spain, but it turns out this could also be an ideal country for celebrity spotting too.

Many stars from across the world have properties on the mainland and in the Balearics, including famous DJ David Guetta. The musician owns a large villa on party-island Ibiza where he often works.

Named Villa Titanium after one of his most-famous songs, the property boasts 12 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a cinema, gym, spa and disco so Guetta can always bring the after-party back to his.

Fans of Love Actually and Bridget Jones’ Diary star Hugh Grant may be surprised to know the actor is said to own a property in La Zagaleta, one of Spain’s most exclusive private estates. Located in Marbella near the Benahavis mountain and Ronda hillside, La Zagaleta is a private gated community offering golf, a word-class equestrian

FOR SALE: This La Zagaleta home is on sale for €6.2million.

HUGH GRANT: Is said to own property in Marbella.

centre, tennis and hiking.

We are Sailing singer Rod Stewart reportedly also has a home in the prestigious complex. The 2,200 acre-community offers plots of land that sell for millions, and sometimes tens of millions, of Euros. Celebrities are said to be drawn to La Zagaleta’s privacy which includes barbed wire fencing and 24-hour armed security.

Also owning homes in Marbella

are said to be Hollywood actors Sean Connery and Dolph Lundgren, as well as Apprentice boss Lord Sugar. Other celebrities sighted in the area include Bruce Willis, Robert De Niro, Eva Longoria, Mel Gibson and Seal.

Back in the Balearics, famous couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones still own their 250-acre Mallorca villa which the actor also shares with his ex-wife, Diandra Luker. The property was

originally put on the market in 2014 with an asking price of $60 million (€52 million) which was dropped to $45 million (€39 million) and later $40 million (€34.64 million).

The property was bought for $3.5 million (€3 million) by Douglas and Luker in 1989. It is said to have hosted other Hollywood royalty, including Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson. Douglas once described the villa as his “spiritual home.”

Mallorca’s Port Andratx also attracts a host of celebrities, including A-list actor Brad Pitt, who bought a home there for €3.5 million in 2016. Other celebrities reported to enjoy the area are Claudia Schiffer, Elle McPherson and Salma Hayek.

Finally, Spain is also permanent home to Hips Don’t Lie singer Shakira. The Columbian songstress bought a house in 2012 in Esplugues de Lobregat, Barcelona with her Spanish footballer husband, Gerard Pique. The 700 sqm property is surrounded by 1,000 acres of land.

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More space without moving PACKING up and upsizing doesn’t have to be the only way to meet your need for more space. There are other ways to make your home feel roomier.

The first thing to establish is why you need more space, where the main problems lie and what will the space created be used for.

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MANY cats will purr like a welloiled motor when stroked, and many dogs will put their head forward for pettings.

However some will suddenly turn on the person petting. My own dog Sucki appears most friendly but I have to tell people to leave her alone, after a few pats she will turn aggressive.

This curious behaviour that some cats and dogs display is called petting-induced aggression. Behaviourists are familiar with this feline and canine quirk. The cat acts affectionately, rubbing against the person and purring, but responds with painful swipes and bites should the person attempt to touch them.

Some cats will endure a number of pats before reacting, while others will stand for only one or two before striking out. Behaviourists often refer to these animals as ‘twoor-three-stroke’ cats or dogs.

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PETTING: Your pets loved to be stroked, but it can affect their behaviour. ly why some dogs and cats are so intolerant of touch, one hypothesis

is that they experience the same phenomenon that we do when we

are touched repeatedly in one spot on our bodies. Imagine that someone is massaging your back and they absent-mindedly continue to rub one specific area over and over again. It feels good at first, but after a while, the touch becomes irritating. We humans might simply ask the person to stop, but our pets are more demonstrative in their communication. One more pat, and got you! Unfortunately, simply stroking the pet on a different part of their body each time isn’t sufficient. It’s as if the cat or dog has become sensitised all over.

Watch for certain signs how to avoid the consequences of a dog or cat’s irritability. Most cats, when annoyed, will flatten their ears and swish their tail back and forth. Often, the skin along their sides and back will ripple. While it may be too late by the time these signs are present, it is best to freeze momentarily and then calmly and cautiously lift one’s hand away from the cat.

Sometimes the cessation of movement will prompt a dog or cat to move away, or they may at least

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Teaching pets to enjoy being touched entails daily counter-conditioning sessions. The objective is to link being touched with something pets consider supremely delightful.

Most cats and dogs love cheese, so it is best to stroke the pet once, and then feed a tiny amount of cheese.

When the cheese has gone, stroke again, then feed. Repeat the stroke/ cheese association no more than 10 times in one sitting, fewer if the pet showed even a hint of irritability.

After one week, one can occasionally stroke the pet twice before feeding the cheese. After another week, gradually building tolerance, until the cat or dog becomes a twostroke pet. By the third week, they should allow the occasional three strokes before receiving cheese.

And by the end of the fourth week, most pets can become a three-stroke pet.

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Pets can learn to enjoy the tactile contact.

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THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION, Torrevieja Branch, meet at 15.00 on the first Wednesday of each month at the Restaurante El Paraiso, Urb. Jardin del Mar 3 (behind Carrefour), Torrevieja.

Contact Paul Edwards, Chairman 618 644 934 or Margaret Forshaw, Secretary 966 921 996.

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Orihuela Costa covering from Punta Prima to San Javier. The branch meets at Olympia restaurant, Mil Palmeras on 3rd Thursday of each month at 19.00 19.30pm. More info can be found on branch website www.orihuelacostarbl.co.uk (95457)

HELP VEGA BAJA. We are a non-profit making

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organisation that helps and supports anyone, without prejudice, in times of need or crisis within the Vega Baja area. Our offices are based in San Miguel at Calle Lope de Vega 46 (Tel 966 723 733), Torrevieja at Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4 (Tel 965 704 282).

Both offices are open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and the Helpdesk at La Marina is open every Thursday (10 am to 1.30 pm) at the Hope Fellowship Church (opposite the Thursday Market site) at Avda de Justo Antonio Quesada, Urb. La Marina (Tel 615770145). We are online at www.helpvegabaja.com and also on Facebook. You can email the San Miguel Centre at office@helpvegabaja. com. We also have a 24-hour Emergency help-line which is available to both members and nonmembers on 966 723 733 (95456)

THE BAKER FOUNDATION SPIRITUALIST CENTRE. Find us on the Saturday market road opposite the Chinese Restaurant. Playa Flamenca.

Different International and local mediums every Sunday and Tuesday.

Sunday, divine service with clairvoyance 11 am start. Tuesday, evening of clairvoyance doors open 7 o’clock for 7.30 start. Spiritual Healing is available on Sundays after service and on Thursday mornings from 10.

30 until 12. We have a development group on Tuesdays 5 until 6.30 for those interested in meditation and advancing your knowledge of spi-

rit. Private readings are available on request.

Please join us and make new friends, a warm welcome awaits you all. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available. You can join us on Facebook at, The Baker Foundation spiritual centre. Hall is available for hire. For more information please contact Linda on 606 990 665.

Email, schugy54@gmail.c om (95458)

CHARITY BOOK STALL PEGO THURSDAY MARKET. Selection of over 500 books, all proceeds given to the elderly/disabled of Pego and local Animal Rescue. More stock always required, please contact Chrissie 965 977 228/617 647 395 (95460)

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (MABS) MURCIA/MAR MENOR Help and support is just a phone call away, Avda Rio Nalón, Tel: 693 275 779 (95462)

PILAR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH, Calle Canalejas, 3. Pilar de la Horadada. Sunday Service at 11am & Thursday at 5pm for Prayer and Praise and Worship. Home groups meet during the week. All welcome from any church background or none. For further information, www.pilarchurch.org Reg No: 2009-SG/A (95463)

TORREVIEJA Christian Fellowship (TCF) is an English speaking lively church located at Avenida de las Valencianas 68, Torrevieja 03183. Residents and holidaymakers are welcome to attend our services with communion and ‘kids church’ each Sunday at 10.30am.

We have a Fellowship Meeting (Bible Study) each Wednesday at 6.00pm. For further information see our website www.tcf-Spain.org or tel 966 700 391. (95464)

THE AIRCREW ASSOCIATION COSTA BLANCA BRANCH. Former & serving aircrews of the UK or Allied Armed Forces are welcome to join this convivial & friendly organisation, now in its 21st year. www.acacostablanca.org or call the Secretary on: 966 495 042 (95465)

STROKE ASSOCIATION Spain (formally known as Torrevieja stroke support) meet every Wednesday and Friday 2.30pm until 5.00pm. Our new address is Casa de Cultura, Calle Francisco Ribera Perez Benijofar.

Our aim is to help and support stroke survivors and their careras. With rehabilitation, speech therapy, OC therapy and a very active social group. For info please contact 654 801 260 or email strokesupportgroup@hotmail.com, website: torreviejastrokesupport.org. We are always looking for volunteers who have the skills and knowledge to support our groups and activities. (95473)

CAMPELLO CONTRA CANCER in conjunction with AECC Association Español Contra Cancer has opened a charity shop at C/Virgen de los Desamparados No 13 (next door to Mas y mas) El Campello. The shop is open Mon-Fri 10 - 2pm and is run by unpaid volunteers and all monies raised goes to the AECC. We urgently need donations of clothes, books, large and small furniture etc., and we will arrange collection of large items. We need volunteers to help out in the shop and also clothes rails, shelves etc. for display. Please support your local Cancer charity and if you wish to obtain literature or simply talk to someone.

Please stop by at the shop. Contact Mina or Trisha. Tel 650 071 278 or 610 921 413 e-mail aecc_campello@hot mail.com (95475)

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION Gran Alacant & La Marina Branch meet the 1st Monday of every month at Lounge D, Calle Holanda, Plaza Mayor, Gran Alacant at 6pm. For further info, contact the branch Secretary at granala cant.secretary@rbl.com munity

THE PHILIP SCOTT LODGE No 10671 of the RAOB meets every Friday in the Bar Catorce, Benijofar. Please call the secretary, Colin Bird on 693 287 614 for further information.

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INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY, TORREVIEJA Calle Urbano Arregui, 23, Torrevieja 03185, Alicante Evangelical non-denominational church. All nationalities welcome.

Sunday service 11.00 a.m; Sunday school; Prayer meetings; craft and computer clubs.

Ladies Bible Study: Thursday 11.00 a.m.

Church Bible Study: Thursday 1.30 p.m.

House groups in Torrevieja, La Siesta, La Zenia - Contact 966 752 543 / 617 215 463.

For other church matters phone: 966 799 273 / 966 752 543 /617 215 463 www.icator revie ja.org (95476)

ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIATION (Costa Blanca) The aim of the Association is to bring together not just ex Royal Marines, but ex Service personnel with an affinity to the Royal Marines. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month at 5.30. For further details Hon Sec 692 938 664

FREEMASONRY. Are you aware that Freemasonry is thriving on the Costa Blanca? There are various lodges me-

eting up throughout the Valencia region. If you already are a Mason or simply wish to know more about Freemasonry in Spain please contact Harry Palmer Membership Committee. Tel: 966 712 326 or email: palmers.que sada@yahoo.co.uk

ROYAL AIR FORCES Association Branch #1359 Costa Blanca.

The Branch meets on the third Tuesday of the month at the El Paraiso Restaurant located close to the Carrefour Supermarket in Torrevieja. The meeting starts at 1430 hrs.

You do not have to be an ex-member of the RAF to join this friendly Association, which supports the welfare of the RAF family and provides a social hub for ex RAF members and their friends. For further information about the Association and its activities please contact the Chairman on 692 508 916 or the Welfare Officer on 615 048 892 or visit our website: www.rafa.org.uk/costablanca (238593)

THE PATIENCE LODGE No 2177 of the R.A.O.B meets every Sunday morning at the Sacko´s Bar, El Limonar near Las Siesta at 10am. We are always looking for new and lapsed members to join us. Please call Secretary Dave Tonge on 688 704 091 for further information.

CHURCH SERVICE IN ENGLISH EVERY SUNDAY AT 10.30am.

Everyone welcome at Turre Evangelical Church next to Muebles Nuñez just across form the vet. Tea, coffee and fellowship after every service. Transpor t can be ar r an ged .

Tel: 950 617 549 www.givinglight. com.

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The Spiritualist Centre, Benijofar meets at Hamilton´s Bake House, 62 Calle Vicente, Blasco Ibañez, Benijofar 03178. We hold a Sunday Service at 11.30 a.m., a Tuesday Evening of Mediumship at 7 p.m.

Spiritual healing is available every Sunday and Tuesday after the service. Open Circle is every Thursday at 6.30 pm. The Divine Service, with Mediumship, on Sunday 25th November with Maire Davies (UK Medium), is at 11.30 am. The Evening of Mediumship on Tuesday 27th November, will also be taken by Maire Davies. The Divine Service with Mediumship on Sunday, 2nd December will be taken by Larraine Hannah (UK Medium).

Everyone welcome.

Contact Wendy on 9 6 5 3 2 3 0 2 8 . www.spiritualistcen tre-benijofar.com New email is phoe nixchurch23@gmail. com or info@spiri tualistcentre-benijo far.com Identifica cion Fiscal G54713789.

Huntington’s Disease Association - Costa Blanca we are a non profit organisation that helps and supports sufferers of Huntingtons and their families. For d e t a i l s visit www.hda.org.es W e have a social gathering every Friday 2 - 4 at O’Brien’s Bar in El Raso, Guardamar. As a social group, we welcome anyone with a neurological disease, such as Parkinsons, Motor Neurone and their partners and collectively we call ourselves “The Movers and Shakers”. If you would like to attend, please contact Marion Smith on 651 043 681.

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brate the manufacturer has developed two F-Type Convertible rally cars.

They are certainly an eyecatching design, making them two of the most unusual looking cars on the rally scene.

The one-off cars are meant to pay homage to the legendary Jaguar XK120 registered ‘NUB 120’ which, in the early 1950’s in the hands of Ian Appleyard, completed three consecutive Alpine Rallies without incurring a single penalty point, and won the

RAC and Tulip.

The rally cars’ livery takes design inspiration from the new F-TYPE Chequered Flag Limited Edition, which features a range of subtle exterior visual enhancements, including unique 20-inch Gloss Black wheels with a Diamond Turned finish and a Black Contrast roof on the Coupé.

Inside, the luxurious Ebony Windsor Leather interior features Performance seats with embossed Chequered Flag headrests and a Dark Brushed

Aluminium centre console trim finisher.

Both rally-specification FType Convertibles are powered by Jaguar’s 300PS 2.0litre Ingenium four-cylinder petrol engine.

With modifications overseen by Jaguar Design and Engineering, both cars were built to FIA specification, with comprehensively uprated brakes and suspension fitted alongside a protective rollcage, race-seats with sixpoint harness, bonnet-mounted light pod and fire extinguisher.

Ian Callum, Jaguar Director of Design, said: “The opportunity to design a rally car doesn’t come along very often so I was fascinated to see how we could take our modern day sports car to a similar character. These models are a fitting tribute to the XK 120 and all the great Jaguar sports cars since its reveal 70 years ago,

STRIKING: The F-Type rally cars have eyecatching looks.

including the latest F-TYPE Chequered Flag Limited Edition.”

The rally F-TYPEs feature upgrades to the brakes, suspension and drivetrain including the addition of grooved discs with four-piston calipers front and rear.

Hand-built competition dampers and softer springs ensure the high performance cars can be driven flat out over rough rally stages.

Threeway adjustable dampers allow the cars to be tuned for different surfaces and feature spherical bearings for added precision.

With motorsport-spec wheels and tyres specifically for use on gravel, a limitedslip differential improves power delivery on loose surfaces while a hydraulic handbrake helps drivers tackle hairpin bends.

The celebratory models were put through their paces at Walters Arena rally stage, South Wales, to demonstrate their performance credentials and will now attend a series of Jaguar events over the next few months.

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22 - 28 November 2018 JUDD TRUMP secured his first world ranking title for 13 months by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-7 in the Northern Ireland Open final in Belfast, taking three frames in a row to win the Alex Higgins trophy.

years later.

At the 2000 Games in Sydney, he defended his 400m title becoming - at 33 years and 12 days - the oldest champion of any track

event shorter than 5,000m.

Johnson lives in California which has been ravaged by wildfires, although his Malibu home fortunately escaped damage.

SMALL STEPS: Johnson is well on the road to recovery.

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Zverev takes ATP Finals title ALEXANDER ZVEREV stunned world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the season-ending ATP Finals and earn the biggest victory of his career.

Djokovic, 31, was the heavy favourite to win a sixth final but was outclassed 6-4 6-3 by the young German.

Zverev, the third seed, broke Djokovic for a 5-4 lead in the first set, and followed it up by serving three huge aces to take the set.

The 21-year-old continued to dominate in the second and sealed a memorable victory as Djokovic faltered.

“I’m unbelievably happy.

Obviously it is the biggest title I have ever won,” said Zverev, who took home about €2.25 million in prize money.

“How I played today, how I won it, for me it’s just

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Johnson leaves stroke behind

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SPRINTING great Michael Johnson said he had to apply an ‘Olympic mindset’ during his recovery from a ministroke.

The American, 50, says he is “pretty much back to normal” after suffering a transient ischemic attack in September.

Johnson, who won the 200m Olympic gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996 in 19.32 seconds, said the same distance in hospital took him 15 minutes.

“I was achieving tiny incremental improvements and it gave me hope,” he said.

“I told my wife I was confident of making a full recovery and not only will I do that, I will do it faster than anyone else has done before.

“I knew then the recovery was going to be down to hard work, focus and commitment to the process.”

Johnson won the 4x400m relay gold at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and followed it up with gold medals in the 200m and 400m four

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SPARKLING POTENTIAL: Zverev has the ability to be the world number one. amazing.”

He had lost to Djokovic in straight sets in the group stage, but stormed back to beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals, before preventing the Serb from equalling Federer’s haul of six end-of-season finals.

Zverev missed his first championship point before hitting a sensational backhand down the line for victory, falling to the court in a mix-

ture of disbelief and celebration, as Djokovic jumped over the net to congratulate him.

Zverev has long been touted as the player most likely to carry the mantle for the men’s game once the ‘big four’ of Djokovic, Federer, Nadal and Murray have retired.

The 6ft 6in German’s booming serve, crunching groundstrokes and improved net play show he has all the ingredients to reach the top.

UEFA Nations League La Liga Preview

Kane strikes back Credit: HKane/Twitter

ENGLAND staged a superb late comeback to beat Croatia at Wembley and reach the finals of the inaugural UEFA Nations League.

Croatia, England’s World Cup semi-final conquerors in Moscow in July, looked s et to tr i u m p h o n c e m o re and relegate Gareth Southgate’s si d e f r o m t h e e lite group.

Andrej Kramaric put Croatia ahead just before the hour after taking an age to twist and turn before beating Jordan Pickford.

It was cruel on England but as i n Mo sc o w t h ey failed to make the most of their first-half superiority, missing a series of chances with Harry Kane and Ra-

YES WE KANE: Captain Harry Kane celebrates scoring the winner. heem Sterling the chief culprits.

B u t th e h o me s id e re sponded with courage and character to seize back the initiative as Jesse Lingard tapped in from Kane’s parried shot.

Captain Kane then got an o u ts tretc h ed to e o n B e n Chilwell’s free-kick to poke it into the bottom corner, sending England through and relegating Croatia.

The victory also guarantees England a place in the

Euro 2020 play-offs, a fallback in the event they fail to qualify for that tournament through the traditional route.

Southga te c a n ta ke his share of the credit for two a tta c king s ubs titutions , s e nding on Linga rd a nd J a don Sa nc ho w ith Engla nd’s ba c ks a ga ins t the wall, and seeing the gamble pay off.

W hile it c e rta inly doe s not make up for the disappointment of the World Cup

semi-final, it was a demons tra tion tha t this young England side is clearly deve loping s trongly unde r Southgate.

The obvious joy of England’s players and supporters after that dramatic finale was another indicator that the maligned UEFA Nations Le a gue is c a pturing the public’s imagination.

Moreover, England’s adventure so far is proof that the concept of adding an extra edge beyond the traditional concept of friendlies has been a success.

England manager Gareth Southgate said: “I think the most pleasing thing of the year has been the connection with the fans and being able to share brilliant experiences with them.

Today was brilliant. You ha ve to ke e p c a lm, w he n you think the chances have gone you have to keep believing.

Spain scrape win CELTA VIGO’S Brais Mendez scored on his debut as Spain ended their run of two defeats with a 1-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina at a wet Las Palmas.

It appeared as though Spain was heading for another poor result until Mendez fired in after keeper Ibrahim Sehic failed to hold onto Isco’s shot.

Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata should have given Spain the lead but he missed an awkward chance from four yards out.

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio also spurned two good chances.

The result might have come as some sort of consolation for Spain coach Luis Enrique after his side’s participation in the first ever UEFA Nations League was ended by England’s victory over Croatia. But long-range efforts from Suso, Isco and Asensio

lacked accuracy, while Bosnia’s defence coped comfortably with Spain’s attempts to cut through them.

Asensio, with only three goals for club and country this season, should have nodded La Roja into the lead, but sent his header wide by two feet.

He then managed to test Sehic with a shot that was parried into the path of Morata.

But the ball came at the Blues striker at such speed that he could not adjust his feet in time to tap it into the empty net.

Mendez came on soon after and scored the match-winner, poaching the loose ball after Isco’s low shot was parried.

He became the first player to score on his debut for Spain since Iago Aspas in November 2016 against England.