Euro Weekly News - Costa Blanca North 20-26 December 2018 Issue 1746

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NEWS EXTRA No WiFi for parks SAN JUAN DE ALICANTE has not been given a grant of €15,000 that it was expecting from the EU to enable them to install the planned free WiFi in the parks and public squares in the municipality.

God’s credit THE church of Mare de Deu de Loreto de Javea is the first in the area to install an automatic ‘collection tray.’ Parishioners will be able to use their credit cards and leave donations of up to €15.

Waste trial THE municipality of Benitachell is the third in the Alicante Province to bring in a trial compost centre which will be used by 30 families. A total of 14 tons of organic waste is expected in one year.

ICONIC: Calpe’s Peñon de Ifach still needs someone in charge.

Where are the managers?

TWO of the most important natural areas of the northern Costa Blanca have been left without any formal director.

For some time, there has been a selection process open to find the right candidate to manage the Peñon de Ifach and the Montgo, but to no avail.

When the vacancy was first advertised, it was obvious from the initial responses that there was a complete lack of people possessing the basic requirements for the role in management conservation.

This hasn’t just been restricted to the areas of the Marina Alta, as right across the Valen-

cian Community a similar scenario exists.

Only 12 of the 22 natural parks have a formal manager in place, and in the case of the Peñon in Calpe and the Montgo, only one person applied and was nowhere near the criteria of experience and qualifications needed. Applicants were expected to possess degrees in Biology, Environmental Sciences, and Forestry Engineering at least.

Despite this setback, the Ministry of Environment said they will work with the local councils affected to come up with a quick solution that may require them to promote within the existing environmental officers.

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by Darren Parmenter SPAIN’S tallest residential skyscraper - the already iconic InTempo building - is back on track to finally open.

According to reports, the owners, SVP Global, have signed an agreement with Catalan promoter Uniq Residential and the architect, Rafael Robledo, to finish off what remains of the building that has seen no work carried out on it for the past four years.

The plan is to finally finish the project that is already 93 per cent complete ‘in the first quarter of 2019’ after a series of fi-

nancial problems encountered by the original promoters of the project ended up with them, Olga Urbana, filing for bankruptcy.

To make the building even more attractive, the investment group has redesigned some parts of the original project which will include them being able to promote the highest gym and spa facilities in Europe in 13,000m2 of communal space.

Once occupied by its first residents the InTempo will not only be the highest of its kind in Spain but the second highest non-commercial premises in Europe.

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Extra cameras for security

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DUE to the growing number of robberies and cases of vandali s m i n t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y, S a n Juan de Alicante Council has installed - or renewed - a number of CCTV cameras to help them monitor the area, with some having 180º vision. The total cost is around €16,000.

Robot tests T H E Va l e n c i a n C o m m u n i t y Government is going to use modern technology in a bid to detect the bacteria that is destroying swathes of almond trees in the north of the Alicante Province. They will be deploying a number of small robots to capture samples from the trees.

Naked winter THE remote cove of Cala de Ambolo in Javea is among the best (47th) naturist beaches in Europe, and even in December it has proved a popular sunbathing spot. Several nudists made the most of the hot days and the natural windbreaks in this secluded paradise.

Jobs offer DENIA Council has announced t h e l a rg e s t o ff e r o f e m p l o y ment for a number of years.

There are 80 different job opportunities across all the departments, of which 66 are with a temporary contract.

They also announced an increase for those on lower salaries in the town hall.

MODEL FAMILY: The scenes depict the nativity story.

Making a scene MODELS of the nativity have popped up all over Spain as the co u n try p re p are s to c e le bra te Christmas this Tuesday.

This photograph captures a depiction of the holy family in miniature from the Plaza Mayor in Valladolid City in Castilla y Leon.

These scenes, known as Belens after the Spanish name for Bethlehem, are part and parcel of Spain’s Christmas celebrations.

Towns and cities typically install them in their main squares, town

halls or churches. They are usually made by artists who craft models tha t te ll the na tivity s tory w ith elaborate decoration.

They tell the nativity story from the angel Gabriel’s visit to Mary, the journey to Bethlehem, Jesus Christ’s birth and the visit from the Thre e Wis e M e n a nd the s he pherds.

Each town puts its own twist on the scene, with some displaying miniature models while others opt for life-size depictions of figures

Running death J AV E A’ S L o c a l P o l i c e a n d e m e rg e n c y p a r a m e d i c s f r o m SAMU were called on to try to resuscitate a man who collapsed while he was out jogging on Avenida Ultramar. The 74-year-old Dutch national is believed to have suffered from a heart attack, and died at the scene.

Lunch help A TOTAL of 107 grants to help pupils in San Juan de Alicante pay for their school lunches have been awarded by the Valencian Government. The amount of €25,000 has been given to the students that have received between eight and 20 points after being accessed.

Hunt shooting accident A MAN has been killed by his own gun during a hunting accident in La Nucia.

According to reports the man whose name age and nationality hasn’t been released at this stage - was killed after he had stumbled over some stones or bushes when hunting in Urbanisation Bello Horizonte and as he fell, his shotgun went off, fatally shooting him in the chest.

Teams of paramedics from the Basic Life Support (SVB) and the Ur-

gent Medical Care Service (SAMU) were called to the scene - as well as members of the Guardia Civil - but all they could do was confirm his death.

Witnesses say that the shooting took place in an area of abandoned vineyards that have been converted into hunting ground, and his body was discovered in an old greenhouse.

The dead man was seen in the area some hours before his death, accompanied by his dogs.

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from Jesus Christ’s birth.

Some areas go even further, with s a nd scul pt ur es of t he nat i vi t y crafted in Gran Canaria and one made of chocolate installed in Cordoba City.

The Li vi ng Cr i b of Beas, i n Huelva Province, Andalucia, a lifesize scene installed inside a cave, is so famous that it has become a tourist attraction.

The t r adi t i on of m aki ng t he s c e nes i s bel i eved t o be ar ound seven centuries old.

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‘Illegal’ contracts detected THE new government team on Poble Nou de Benitachell Council has detected a number of illegal contracts and has every intention to regularise them.

According to reports, when they took over the running of the municipality they found several alleged practices that do not comply with the public sector law on contracts. A source said that ‘it is being systematically broken.’

Mayor, Miguel Angel Garcia, has been very concerned about

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what has appeared to be going on in the past in connection with the way tenders and contracts have been arranged; some of the procedures are understood to be either outdated or even non-existent.

“I would not be exaggerating if I said that some of the procedures are chaotic and illegal,” said Mayor Garcia.

In an attempt to address the situation, the mayor has brought in a team of legal experts to assess the problem.

The total number of news and features which appeared in Issue 1745 of the Euro Weekly News Costa Blanca North edition, including 167 local stories.

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Flea times in one year

Open more hours

ALICANTE General Hospital has been forced to fumigate the building three times in one year following a plague of fleas.

According to reports, the infestation has been caused by a colony of cats which has made its home in the area once occupied by the old heliport.

The cats are regularly fed by a group of local people - even a hospital worker - and despite warnings to the contrary to stop, it continues unabated.

It is understood that a number of construction workers recently employed at the hospital suffered several bites. Another major concern is the colony is very close to the oncology unit.

Signs and posters have made no difference and local health authorities have been forced to contact Alicante Council to enable the forced removal of the cats and prevent further uncontrolled reproduction.

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INCREASE: All health centres will have the same opening times.

THE Valencian Community Government has confirmed that the clinics offering ‘out-ofhospital’ emergency services will now open at 3pm with effect from January 15, 2019.

The aim is to bring in equal working conditions for all members of staff and to increase the amount of time dedicated to the care of patients.

Across the Alicante Province, there are 59 health centres, and at the moment it is only those located in Denia, Alcoy, Orihuela and Torrevieja, open from 3pm.

Those elsewhere, as a rule, don’t open until 9pm.

These will now be available to members of the public six hours earlier.

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Dealer caught in the act NATIONAL POLICE in Alicante have arrested a young man in connection with alleged drug trafficking in the city centre.

According to reports, the 26-year-old was caught, thanks to the help of local people who provided the authorities with anonymous information that he was allegedly selling drugs in the area.

This led to the arrest of the Spanish national following an operation which took place late on Friday evening.

It was discovered that most of the illegal sales took place at the weekends, in the popular area full of bars and clubs, and plainclothes officers were deployed to monitor the zone. They quickly identified the alleged trafficker as he tried to pass drugs over, and promptly arrested him on the spot.

A subsequent search of the man’s property found a stash of cannabis, a number of doses of marihuana and cocaine, specialised scales, and an air-gun with cartridges.

STASH: Anonymous tip-off led to man’s arrest in Alicante.

Days earlier, police broke up two other operations in the north of Alicante, finding cocaine, cannabis and around €2,000 cash.

Keep it in the family A NUMBER of the big hotels in Benidorm that began when the small fishing village was transformed into the tourist hot-spot in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s are facing a very different problem in the short and medium term.

The young entrepreneurs that built and set up hotels in the municipality during that boom time are now approaching retirement, and the challenge for the business association HOSBEC is how to manage this generational change.

The issue is what happens to their businesses on retirement. Does the family continue to run the hotel or is it sold to somebody else? Whatever alternative is chosen, HOSBEC are keen that it doesn’t affect the availability of hotel accommodation.

The potential scenario is being taken seriously, and as such a day of meetings has been set up involving 30 hotel businesses which face changes due to impending retirements, that aim to explain how they can make any transfer as smooth as possible.

Around five years ago, the famous Hotel Victoria and Hotel Royal were sold on when the owners retired.

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Petrol station locations controlled SAN VICENTE DEL RASPEIG Council has passed a by-law stating that new petrol stations built within the municipality will have to be more than 50 metres from any homes.

The by-law has been agreed by the governing team on the council and will be formally discussed at the next plenary council meeting.

The aim of the new regulation brought in, is to control the rapid increase of new petrol stations in the town centre.

The situation has been exacerbated in recent months with the proliferation of the new ‘low cost’ petrol pumps across the area which reached such a level, it forced the local council to suspend all licensing for this kind of business.

It is hoped the new rules will satisfy both the health and safety concerns of a number of residents and those of environmentalists, and will be in full compliance with European legislation in respect of hydrocarbon emissions.

At the same meeting, the governing council also revealed the results of an environmental report on the plans to protect the historic centre of the municipality which will safeguard a number of old buildings.

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Month of giving THROUGHOUT December, the Giving4Giving (G4G) organisation has made several donations to local charities.

They were also able to donate €1,500 worth of new clothes to the men’s shelter in Gandia in time for Christmas, and also €1,000 to Doggie Angells which will go towards paying for vets bills and food for the dogs.

They went on to donate another €1,000 worth of food and general supplies to the social services department in Finestrat which will be distributed among the less fortunate families in the area at this time of the year.

The month was rounded off with a €500 cash donation to the Red Cross in Altea and a further €500 for children’s toys; a grand total of €4,500 for December.

Gary and the team at G4G want to take this opportunity of wishing all their wonderful volunteers and the generous members of the public a very merry Christmas.

Thanks to their donations and support, the total given by G4G to these very worthwhile causes is now €114,000.

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NEWS EXTRA Water boost in Benidorm WATER company Hidraqua will be investing €6 million in a programme of works to modernise their treatment plant in Benidorm. The plan is to eventually be able to reuse 100 per cent of the water.

City blaze FIREFIGHTERS in Alicante were called to put out a major blaze on Calle Bono Guarmer which began in a car’s engine. The front of the vehicle was badly damaged and the fire was extinguished before it spread.

Puppy save

GENEROUS: Gary James from G4G pictured with Caroline with a number of treats in Alfaz del Pi.

FOUR small puppies have been saved in Muchamiel by the local fire brigade from San Vicente del Raspeig. Four puppies in total were discovered in a drain, and it took firefighters up to five hours to rescue them.

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Public WiFi boost for Marina Alta THE selection of Denia, El Verger and Els Poblets as part of the WiFi4EU programme means that they are the only municipalities from the Marina Alta which will be able to install internet connections of at least 30mb for public use.

This is compared to the maximum of 256k which is permitted so far, and the announcement will allow the three areas to offer a major leap in the quality of the free internet services offered.

To put the success of these

DIRECTIVE: El Verger is one of the areas to benefit from EU subsidy.

Old lamps for very new

SEEING THE LIGHT: Part of Colonia Madrid which will get new LED street lamps.

BENIDORM Council has decided to renew the lighting in around 20 streets in the Colonia Madrid district of the municipality.

The existing street lamps will be replaced with LED technology and the investment of €200,000 in the initiative will improve safety, security and energy efficiency in the area.

Mayor of Benidorm, Toni Perez, explained that

the current street lighting ‘goes back to the 1960’s, so it was decided to completely renew them.’

The latest contract will see 225 lamps replaced.

Unveiling the programme of works, Mayor Perez said the initiative will completely transform the image in almost the entire neighbourhood of Colonia Madrid, an area of the tourist capital made up of Spanish locals who live there all-year-round.

municipalities into perspective, the programme involves 2,800 across Europe as a whole, with 224 in Spain and 17 in the Valencian Community.

Each area has been given a grant from the European Union of €15,000 to upgrade the existing public service. The 256k limit was imposed a number of years ago by the Telecommunications Market Commission (now integrated into the National Commission of Markets and Competition).

Happy doggy Xmas THE Benidorm Palace and the Benidorm Dog Homing group’s Christmas Special charity day for dogs, Save My Life 2, was a huge success, raising €13,480 to save dogs in need on the Costa Blanca.

The event was held at Benidorm Palace with all entrance fees donated to Benidorm dogs in need.

Amazing acts were invited to perform on the big day, providing entertainment for all the family.

The Benidorm Dog Homing group wished ‘A big thank you to each and every one of you for donating your time to this amazing cause.’

Donations will allow the group to help many dogs, destined to end up in the pound, homeless, abandoned or sick, in the Benidorm area.

The amazing group of volunteers consider themselves as ‘voices for these dogs.’

The Benidorm Dog Homing group has thanked the Benidorm Palace for ‘donating the use of their amazing venue.’

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NEWS EXTRA Denia drunk A 41-YEAR-OLD driver was left unhurt after a spectacular accident in Calle Issac Peral de Denia which overturned his car and hit another vehicle. He was breathalysed afterwards and was found to be over the alcohol limit.

Old school MUCHAMIEL Council has announced that the new indoor market will be built on the site of the old El Salvador School. At a cost of €1.1 million, it will recreate the iconic building from 1932.

In the swim JAVEA Council has drawn up the tendering process for the planned indoor swimming pool in the municipality which has been demanded by local people for a number of years. It will be located next to the existing sports hall.

Toll drops THE 6,000 vehicles on a daily basis which use the toll road which links Campello with Monforte del Cid will see it 30 per cent cheaper after the charge is reduced from January 15 next year.

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NEWS EXTRA Dumped car scrapped FIREFIGHTERS have removed the final vehicle which had been left dumped on the Cami de les Colines in Denia.

The car, which has been there for a number of years, has already been turned into scrap metal.

Plastic tree

ALL ABOARD: The first happy users of the ‘Tramus Bus’ service.

Free youth transport to Benidorm LAST Saturday saw the most welcome introduction of the ‘Tramus Bus’ in La Nucia.

In an initiative organised by the Department for Youth, more than 50 young people used the new night service which links the municipality of La Nucia with Benidorm.

The Saturday night only ser-

vice is completely free of charge, and the only requirement for those wishing to use the bus is to have the special ‘Tramus Bus’ card.

On the first night of the scheme, the mayor of La Nucia, Bernabe Cano, was joined

by Councillor Maria Jesus Jumilla who spoke with a num-

Fire doesn’t scare elderly woman

ber of the youngsters delighted to be part of the new service.

There are four outward journeys as part of the provisional schedule and it will have nine stops. Leaving Urbanisation Bello Horizonte at 8pm, 9pm, 10pm and 11pm, the bus will stop at Urbanisation El Tossal, the Youth Centre, Nucia Park,

Nou Espai, Super More and More, Coloma and Panorama, before arriving at the Hotel Maderia Centro at the old town end of the Avenida de Mediterraneo 35 minutes later.

The four return journeys, from the same place, leave at 1am, 2am, 3am and 4am.

The ‘Tramus Bus’ card can

MEMBERS of the Red Cross have treated four women, three suffering from shock, following a fire which broke out in Denia.

According to reports, the blaze started in an air conditioning unit on a building in Calle Sandunga and quickly spread. This led to dozens of local people being evacuated, including an 89-year-old woman in a wheelchair whose behaviour has been praised by the emergency services. After being treated, she said: “In my 89 years, I’ve lived through many things. I’m not being scared by a mere fire!”

All of the available firefighters from the Denia and Benissa Fire Brigades (16 in total) were called to the scene - as well as three that were off-duty and lived nearby - but were unable to prevent significant damage being done to several parts of the building.

be obtained all year round from the La Nucia Youth Centre, and to qualify for it people must be between 14 and 30 years old, registered in La Nucia, have parental/guardian authorisation, and a recent photograph. Only those with the official pass will be able to use the service.

IN a bid to encourage more of the local people to recycle plastics, Teulada-Moraira Council have held two successful workshops to show people how they can use their imagination and creativity to make many other things, including a Christmas tree.

Rabbit hunt THE Ministry of Environment in Valencia has authorised 13 municipalities in the Marina Alta region to carry out a series of extra measures to hunt wild rabbits. The aim is to reduce the damage which they cause to some crops.

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NEWS EXTRA Sea lion proposal A MAN proposed to his girlfriend with the help of sea lions during a recent visit to Terra Natura in Benidorm. As he popped the question, a sea lion appeared with the ring box.

Fund racing THE annual San Silvestre de Orihuela four-kilometre race on December 27, which sees many taking part in fancy dress, will be donating all the €3 entry fees to the Residence Mare de Deu de la Soledat.

Mayor again?

JOSE RAMIRO will once again head the list of the local PSPV-PSOE and stand again as candidate for mayor of Ondara at the municipal elections due on May 26, 2019, after accepting the party’s proposal.

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San Juan rubbish crackdown FOR the first time since the ‘90s, San Juan de Alicante Council has updated the local regulations in respect of street cleaning, rubbish collection, and waste disposal. One of the prime aims is to avoid uncontrolled dumping of household goods and the amount of urine and excrement left by dogs that are not cleaned up by the owners.

Councillor Eva Delgado made the announcement after a major study into the cleaning requirements of the municipality. The result of which is to invest in setting up a dedicated rubbish dump and also to increase the fines levied against those who are caught breaking the law.

One of the major concerns is the amount of furniture and other large items that are being left next to the normal rubbish bins. In addition, the new by-laws will also forbid the dumping of any chemical substances in any public spaces.

A number of different offences have been included in the by-laws, with any infringement attracting a fine of up to €3,000.

SPOILED: Beauty of San Juan ruined by illegal dumping (inset).

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Health centre repaired... again

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vBENIDORM Council will be spending a further €45,000 to ‘patch-up’ the health centre located in the Rincon de Loix.

It’s the second time - the last back in 2017 - that a number of defects have been repaired while the planned brand new clinic is still subject to being confirmed.

The latest programme of works will see the access ramp being fixed, furniture renovated and the entire air conditioning system being changed.

The amount spent is exactly the same as last year, which saw some urgent work carried out last January following a series of storms and included repainting inside and out.

The new health centre is planned for construction on a plot on Calle Zamora, and has been in the pipeline since 2014 when the then Partido Popular government in the Valencian Community at the time showed its willingness to build a new clinic.

Even though the tender process for the project hasn’t as yet been set up, it’s understood that €100,000 has been set aside in the 2019 accounts for that purpose.

Online sign-up ends in fake reports A 53-YEAR-OLD Spanish national has been arrested by National Police in Denia after making a series of false reports in connection with others using his credit card details.

The situation began when the man signed up for an online betting service.

He later regretted doing so, and to avoid making the payments which had built up, decided to blame his plight on someone else using his card.

Once the investigations got underway, the National Police contacted the online company to establish how and when the account was opened and how the bets were placed by the complainant.

They also discovered he had left several voice messages which gave his consent to the company, as well as text messages he sent in confirmation.

According to reports, the man also allegedly continued with his own scam by later reporting to the police that someone had illegally used his credit card to pay for a motorway toll.

When CCTV cameras at the tolls were examined, it was verified that the person who used the credit card to pay for the alleged ‘fake’ journey was none other than the man himself.

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NEWS EXTRA Pollution death toll AN average of 14 people die every day from pollution-related illnesses and diseases according to a new report, with a public health association claiming Madrid and Barcelona are in ‘very bad’ situations due to emissions.

Jab first THE Castilla y Leon region is to become the first in Spain to offer vaccinations covering four types of meningitis, with current jabs covering the C serotype while the new injections tackle A, W and Y.

‘No bubble’ SPAIN’S property market is far from its 2008 state prior to the collapse of the industry and there is no sign of a new bubble developing in the sector, according to the Bank of Spain.

Elite force at 40 SPAIN’S King Felipe visited the headquarters of an elite section of the police force last Thursday to mark its 40th anniversary.

The king was joined by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska for the visit to the headquarters of the Special Operations Group (GEO) in Guadalajara in Castilla-La Mancha last Thursday.

The event saw the king, the minister and officials inspect GEO personnel and officers stage demonstrations of their tactics and work.

King Felipe praised the officers present for their service.

“You have sacrificed, delivered and put yourselves at risk in your passionate service for the citizens of Spain,” the king said.

The GEO’s work is mainly focused on organised crime and terrorism. The

ANNIVERSARY: King Felipe presided over the event. force has successfully taken down 92 gangs and terror groups since its founding.

Their first major operation took place in 1981 when they were tasked with releasing eight hostages taken during a robbery at a

branch of the BBVA bank in Bilbao. They have released a total of 467 hostages in various operations since.

The GEO also protects the Spanish embassy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.

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the body of a man who drowned in a lagoon near Madrid earlier this year.

GEO officers have also travelled abroad to help train their counterparts in Algeria, Brazil, Colombia, Serbia and elsewhere.

A COUPLE were released with charges after robbing 47 churches, chapels and rectories in La Coruña and Pontevedra (Galicia).

Guardia Civil officers began to suspect them after they flagged down their vehicle during a routine roadside control and the driver attempted to turn round and drive off.

A search of their car revealed a jemmy, hammers, pliers and other housebreaking tools, together with a large number of keys, keyrings and religious objects.

After finding that the man and wife were previously linked to a robbery from a Vilagarcia church, the Guardia Civil launched an operation resulting in their arrest six months later.

Investigators found that they were responsible for breaking into 47 religious properties and most of their haul has now been returned.

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Transgender beauty contestant SPAIN’S Miss Universe representative Angela Ponce, the first transsexual to take part in the contest, was eliminated in the first round in Bangkok on Sunday night.

The activist for LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals) recorded a video dedicated to the organisation, which details her journey through the competition and sees her pledge to continue to fight for a ‘more inclusive world’ which recognises the ‘diversity of human beings’.

Ponce, from Sevilla, was given a standing ovation at the end of the contest, which was won by Catriona Gray of the Philippines, while some took to social media to criticise her ‘masculine’ appearance.

She wore a white flamenco dress inspired by Andalucian villages, and explained on her Instagram that it represented the ‘purity and peace which I bring as my message, hand in hand with equality, respect, inclusion and love’.

This year was the first time the pageant allowed transgender entrants.

MISS SPAIN: First transsexual to take part in the international contest.

CREDIT: Angela Ponce Miss Spain Facebook

Rainy days THE winter season in Spain, which begins tomorrow (Friday), is forecast to be a wet one after the seventh warmest autumn since 1965, and the fifth of this century.

According to the met office Aemet, storms will ‘go down in latitude’ and there will be more episodes of generalised rainfall.

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Pension protests THOUSANDS of pensioners took part in 200 simultaneous demonstrations i n Va l e n c i a , A C o r u ñ a , S e v i l l a , Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid, among other cities, during which pensioners paraded the streets carrying banners and calling for a minimum pension of €1,080.

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NEWS EXTRA Flight delay study ALMOST a quarter of Spanish flights were delayed by more than 15 minutes or cancelled, between January and October, according to a study, which placed Spain third behind Britain and Germany.

4G coverage A TOTAL of 11 Spanish provinces have 4G mobile coverage below the European average of 91 per cent, according to a study which found the highest coverage in Madrid, Pontevedra, Barcelona and Vizcaya.

Flag rally NATIONAL POLICE told a protester to move on, after he stood outside the Supreme Court in Madrid with a Spanish flag calling demonstrators rallying against the ongoing detention of pro-Catalan independence figures ‘traitors.’

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British girl dies after pool accident

by Sally Underwood A YOUNG British girl has died, four years after an accident in a pool in Spain left her severely disabled.

Cally Simpson, aged eight when she died, was left in a wheelchair after she was pulled unconscious from the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Salou, Costa Dorada, in June 2014.

The girl, from Angus, Scotland, was aged four at the time of the accident and on her first holiday abroad.

A British doctor staying at the same resort performed CPR but Cally remained unconscious and was left in a coma for some time.

She was treated in Spanish hospitals for weeks afterwards, before being transferred to Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children for a year, and then Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.

Doctors initially believed Cally would not survive, but she defied expectations, going on to attend nursery and school. The incident left her permanently disabled, however, and Cally was unable to speak and had to be fed by tube. She also had to undergo multiple operations.

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THE GIRL: Was found unconscious at the bottom of the Villamarina Hotel pool. er’s cousin, Rachel Cameron has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for Cally’s funeral.

Ms Cameron explained: “I am trying to raise some money, to help my

cousin financially get through her daughter’s funeral.” She added: “Cally grew her angel wings all too soon.”

She also praised Cally’s mother, Kate Miller, calling her, ‘a woman on-

ly others could aspire to be,’ and, ‘a mum in a million.’ She said: “It’s a very difficult time for Kate at the moment and we would like to highlight some pressure from herself.”

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Daesh issue terror threat TERRORIST group Daesh have issued a video, threatening future terror attacks on Spain, allegedly citing a return to Barcelona following last year’s attack in La Rambla.

The video message, picked up by cyber-analysts, reportedly claims the ‘cells are ready and the objectives are designed’.

The footage allegedly features segments of the attack on La Rambla in August 2017. Cyberanalyst Carlos Seisdedos, who has had full access to the video, noted the message was recorded ‘completely in Spanish’ and

considers it a threat aimed at ‘Spain and Barcelona’.

The video reportedly lasts six minutes and features two tweets from former Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, in which he proclaimed the dismantling of terrorist cells in Spain.

According to Daesh, those detained were ‘innocent Muslims who posed no threat.’ Daesh accuses Spain of ‘throwing flames’ and increasing radicalism in the country.

They reportedly announce that ‘very soon’ there will be a ‘new attack in revenge of our sisters.’

Church baby call MEDIA linked to the Spanish Catholic Church has called on women to have more babies to avoid the ‘death’ of the country.

A columnist with one outlet linked to the church, claimed more births were necessary to avert a fall in population.

‘We need to increase the birth rate or Spain dies,’ the columnist wrote.

It comes as official figures showed that 179,794 babies were born in Spain during the first half of this year, the lowest since 1941.

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Vote victory for Down family SPANISH laws now guarantee the right to vote for people with disabilities.

An amendment to the existing 2005 law announced in Spain’s Official State Bulletin, will allow between 80,000 and 100,000 people throughout Spain to vote in the next elections.

The Spanish Committee of Representation for People with Disabilities (Cermi) has been calling for change in the law for some time, but the process speeded up in 2014.

The family of Mara Garcia Caamaño, who belong to the Down Compostela association in Santiago (Galicia), went to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg to obtain the right to vote.

“We are happy because we have achieved one of our collective’s greatest objects, the right to vote,” said Juan Martinez, president of Down Compostela, while lamenting that it shouldn’t have taken so long.

Although voting rights are

STEP FORWARD: Rights won for disabled. included in the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

recognised by Spain in 2008, a Santiago judge rejected Mara Garcia Caamaño’s claim,

prompting her family to fight through the courts until the case reached Strasbourg.

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Warship deal SPAIN’S state-backed shipbuilder is set to build five warships for the country’s navy in a deal worth €4.3 billion, the government has announced.

Navatia is set to build the five F-110 frigates at its shipyard in Galicia.

The Spanish government’s delegate in the region said the deal would create 1,300 direct jobs and a further 5,700 indirectly over nine years.

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Flew off the handle A COUPLE whose violent argument caused a Jet2 flight to Spain to divert to Portugal has been fined a n d b a n n e d f r o m t h e a i rline for life.

Flight LS1507 from London Stansted to Gran Canaria, Canary Islands on July 6, 2017 was forced to land in Faro, Portugal after a British couple had a fight on board.

Ronald St Ville, 55, and

65-year-old Pauline Gordon allegedly began arguing using foul language on the Spain-bound flight.

The couple then reportedly started hitting one another, forcing the cabin crew to intervene.

Pilots made the decision to divert the plane to Faro, taking into consideration the rest of the journey was over water.

The crew were reportedly unable to perform their

BANNED: Violent couple can no longer fly with Jet2.

duties and keep the couple from fighting at the same time.

The couple have been charged for ‘recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft’.

Jet2 has issued a lifetime flying ban to the couple and have taken legal steps to fine the pair to recuperate the costs incurred after diverting the plane.

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Hoping for the fat one D O Ñ A M A N O L I TA i n c e n t r a l M a d r i d sells more prize-winning tickets in the mammoth Christmas lottery than any other outlet.

The queues outside Administracion 67 demonstrate that the punters do not expect this year to be different when the winning numbers are drawn on Saturday morning.

After all, Doña Manolita outlet has sold t h e C h r i s t m a s L o t t e r y ’s f i r s t p r i z e - E l Gordo - 78 times since it opened in 1904.

Concha Corona, the manager of Doña Manolita, revealed that ticket sales this year were better than ever but preferred not to quote figures until the 2018 campaign was over.

“The big push comes once the television advertisement comes out, although there is also a lot of last-moment buying,” Corona said. “But this year people had better hurry up because we have almost sold out,” she warned some days before the draw.

Asked why they were queuing outside the modest-looking outlet, some members of the public said they were there because it was a tradition but others claimed it was because Doña Manolita is ‘lucky.’

While many were content to buy the usual ‘decimo’ or 10th of a ticket, some were spending €500/€600 in hopes of winning the biggest, fattest El Gordo prize.

Pro-unity student ‘assault’ A COURT in the Basque Country has bailed two detainees who were arrested in connection with a student who was assaulted after attending a pro-Spanish unity meeting.

Prosecutors told the Vitoria court the two detainees, aged 20 and 21, attacked

the University of the Basque Country student with another suspect on November 30.

The alleged victim had been at a meeting of the Students in Defence of Spain (AEDE).

The student’s nose and one of his cheekbones was

left broken after the attack and he had to have surgery, the court heard.

The court released the two detainees but it ruled they cannot approach the alleged victim or visit the campus of the University of the Basque Country in Vitoria.

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

Eyes on elections

By Joe Gerrard AS Spain’s ruling party continues to reel from its losses in the Andalucian elections earlier this month, its ally in parliament has begun preparing to contest a future national vote.

Senior figures from the leftist Podemos party, which supports the left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government in key parliamentary votes, has met in Madrid to discuss their strategy going forward.

Reports suggest party leader Pablo Iglesias believes national elections schedules for 2020 may take place earlier if the government fails to pass its budget for next year.

His party and PSOE will have taken note of the Andalucia election earlier this month which saw both losing seats while parties on the right made gains.

A pact between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos with the possible inclusion of the far-right Vox may well come to fruition in Andalucia.

If it does it could become a template for a future national vote. The parties may opt to contest the election in a loose alliance with one another or seek to share power afterwards.

STRATEGIES: Iglesias (centre) and Podemos officials planning the future.

Iglesias appears to recognise this and comments made recently suggest he wants to build a united front for the left in response.

More immediately that would mean breathing new life into the loose coalition of parties that ousted Mariano Rajoy’s PP government in June this year.

Iglesias has spent the last few months courting some of the smaller regionalist parties, including pro-Catalan independence groups, which made up that alliance to secure backing for the budget.

He has therefore learnt both its value and fragility.

Together PSOE, Podemos and the smaller

parties just about clinch an absolute majority in the Congress of Deputies lower house.

Their allegiance is not guaranteed however and efforts to win over pro-Catalan independence groups in particular on the budget have so far struggled to bear fruit.

The issue the left faces is that Ciudadanos and Vox were able to capitalise on the political strife unleashed by ongoing pushes for regional independence during the recent Andalucia elections. If the left unites with pro-secession parties and while an appetite for a strong proSpanish unity message grows nationally then that plan could contain the seeds of its own destruction.

Andalucia deal OFFICIALS from the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos continue to move closer to striking a coalition deal in Andalucia following elections there earlier this month.

Both parties have drawn up a document which outlines policies that could form the basis of a future coalition’s agenda. It outlines proposed changes to economic and social policies and to the running of the Junta itself.

Leading figures from the PP and Ciudadanos including respective candidates for the Junta presidency Juan Manuel Moreno and Juan Marin met in Sevilla City on Monday to discuss the pact.

The two parties have up until now opted to go it alone, but between them they would still not have an absolute majority in the Andalucian Parliament.

Neither has ruled out bringing the far-right Vox’s 12 new members into the fold, but it seems it would be done as a last resort.

Separately, mayor of Valladolid and senior spokesperson of the left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) Oscar Puente said he blamed Junta president Susana Diaz for the party’s poor performance in the region.

PSOE, once the dominant force in Andalucian politics, lost 14 seats following the vote on December 2.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 24.1 per cent, 102 seats Partido Popular (PP): 21.2 per cent, 89 seats Ciudadanos: 18.4 per cent, 66 seats Unidos Podemos: 16.7 per cent, 52 seats

Scored own goal R E C E N T LY A t l e t i c o d e Madrid president Enrique Cerezo refused to answer a female journalist’s quest i o n a b o u t t h e c l u b ’s spending. Had the club

exhausted its budget by acquiring striker Antoine Griezmann? she wanted to know.

Cerezo retorted that he wasn’t going to discuss

money “least of all with a woman.”

Reactions to his response ranged from amusement to outrage, but when asked afterwards if he regretted the comment, Cerezo denied having created a controversy.

“It’s only a problem for you writers who interpret things the way you want to,” he maintained.

“I didn’t say anything against women,” the Atletico president insisted.

“I’m convinced that what I said was correct and legal and was in favour of women, nevertheless. “ Yo u ’ r e t u r n i n g m e against women, whom I adore, like and love.

“No woman with a minimum of intelligence could believe that I’d said something machista,” he protested.

“On the contrary it was sympathetic, agreeable

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Fake Red Cross gang caught THE Guardia Civil has detained 23 people who allegedly posed as Red Cross workers as they committed a string of burglaries.

The arrests took place in Ciudad Real, Toledo, Cuenca, Badajoz and Zaragoza in homes inhabited by elderly people. In a Guardia Civil report, police say 23 individuals have been arrested and six more are being investigated.

Police have identified 59 crimes which took place across the five provinces connected to the burglars. Operation Vadaco began when police officers noticed an increase in robberies, violence and thefts from homes around Ciudad Real.

In the scam, women were used to distract the elderly by impersonating members of the Red Cross. Meanwhile, the male

MOVED IN: Guardia Civil rounded up alleged gang members. members of the gang were able to steal different valuables, ranging from jewellery and money to electronics. Other members kept watch for police whilst the ac-

tions were taking place.

Once evidence against the gang was collected, a series of raids took place and numerous stolen items were recovered in-

BANK OF SPAIN: Under scrutiny.

Bank of Spain under spotlight A COMMITTEE has accused the Bank of Spain of committing a ‘serious irregularity,’ which contributed to Spain’s financial crisis.

A parliamentary investigation committee looking into the Bankia case in which 300,000 investors lost money after the bank allegedly falsified its financial statements, said a decision by the Bank of Spain could have played a part in the fiasco. The committee claim there were ‘nefarious consequences,’ after the Bank of Spain allowed ‘Caja Madrid, Bancaja and five other savings banks,’ not to publicly recognise their financial losses. The consequences included bankers receiv-

ing bonuses despite the companies making losses, and banks posting favourable financial statements before Bankia was floated on the Stock Exchange in 2011. More than 300,000 investors bought shares for a minimum of €1,000 following a major advertising campaign by Bankia in 2011, assuring customers of its profitability. When share value dropped significantly in 2012, the bank was forced to admit it had made a near €3 billion loss the previous year. Spain’s Central Government bailed Bankia out, investing more than €22 billion to save the failing institution. In turn, the EU was forced to intervene to save Spain’s banking sector.

cluding jewels, a fake gun, €3,000, four vehicles, and electronics.

The majority of these items were returned to their owners.

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Cyber attacks TWO to three cyber strikes aimed at the state and other bodies are detected in Spain every day, a senior security official has said. General Felix Sanz Roldan, director of the National Intelligence Centre (CNI), said the attacks were ‘highly dangerous’.

He also called for new measures to help catch those responsible for such attacks while speaking at a technology conference in Madrid last week.

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Beach rankings EIGHT Spanish beaches have made it into Flight Network’s list of Europe’s Top 50, drawn up in collaboration with 1,000 travel workers.

Platja de Formentor beach in Mallorca came third and Papagayo in the Canary Islands came ninth. Playa de las Catedrales in Galicia came 11th, Aguas Blancas in Ibiza 13th, Playa del Charco de los Clicos in the Canary Islands 15th, Playa de Rodas in Galicia 29th, and Cala de Ambolo in Alicante Province, 47th.

Bus fares NIGHT buses in Lleida in Cataluña are the most expensive in Spain, according to a new study.

Figures from the FACUA consumer association found fares in Lleida cost €1.75.

Tickets in Granada City were

also among the most expensive at €1.50.

The cheapest fares were in Bilbao in the Basque Country, where a ticket costs 65 cents.

Zaragoza in Aragon fares were €1, while those in Pamplona in Navarra were €1.02.

Cashpoint scam THE Guardia Civil has warned of the rise of use of a cashpoint scam used to defraud people in Spain.

The method involves placing a fake keyboard on top of the real keyboard of a cash machine. When trying to withdraw cash in one of these manipulated machines, the money fails to appear and the fake keyboard will register the pin code of the card.

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Sanchez claims Brexit-Catalan link SPAIN’S Prime Minister has compared the push for Catalan independence to Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, saying both stem from ‘invented grievances’.

Pedro Sanchez, who touched on both issues while addressing Spain’s parliament last week, said supporters of both causes ignored their own responsibilities while blaming others.

The prime minister’s speech came as Catalan Generalitat President Quim Torra ramped up calls for the region’s secession and likened it to Slovenia’s struggle for independence from the former Yugoslavia.

Sanchez said Brexit was a lesson for Spanish politics. He added that former British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to call the Brexit referendum in 2016 had plunged the country into ‘bewilderment’.

“Brexit and Catalan independence move in the same way with invented grievances and binary decisions which require a choice between identities and processes in which a third party is blamed and one’s own responsibilities are ignored,” Sanchez said.

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HITTING OUT: Sanchez compared Catalan independence efforts with Brexit.

“Brexit has taught us lessons we should learn from. We need to strengthen democracy against lies,” the prime minister added.

The prime minister said Spain’s position on the EU Withdrawal Agreement would not change, as British Prime Minister Theresa May continues to seek further concessions from the bloc.

Pablo Casado, the leader of the conservative Partido Popular (PP) opposition, said during the debate that Spain had been ‘humiliated’ on the issue of Gibraltar during Brexit negotiations.

“His negotiation on Gibraltar was a failure. May and Gibraltar leader Fabian Picado were acclaimed when they said Spain had not achieved anything,” Casado said.

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BREXIT BRIEF SPAIN and Britain are reportedly close to reaching a deal which would protect voting rights for citizens who live in the other’s country after Brexit.

The deal would ensure that the roughly 280,000 British expatriates officially registered in Spain and the 115,000 Spaniards residing in Britain can still vote in local elections.

Citizens from any EU country who have moved to another member state have the right to vote in that state’s local elections under the rules of the bloc.

The deal between Madrid and London is being negotiated separately to the one between Britain and the EU on wider withdrawal arrangements.

It comes as Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell called on the British Embassy to encourage expatriates to register so they can continue to access Spanish state support after Brexit.

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Expat vote deal

By Joe Gerrard YESTERDAY (Wednesday) marked the 100th day until Britain is set to formally leave the EU, but what will happen on that date remains far from certain.

The 100-day mark came as both London and Brussels revealed they were drawing up back-up plans to cover a no deal scenario.

Concerns over no agreement being in place on March 29 have continued to grow after British Prime Theresa May weathered one of her toughest times in office last week.

May fended off a leadership challenge from MPs in her own party at home before returning to Brussels in a bid to extract further concessions from Brussels.

She was aiming to secure changes to the Northern Irish backstop mechanism in particular which has proven to be one of the main sticking points for opponents of her deal.

The measure is designed to avoid a hard border between Ulster and the Republic in the event that post-Brexit trade talks break down.

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BRITISH Home Secretary Sajid Javid is said to be drawing up plans which would cut net immigration from the EU by 80 per cent to around 10,000 a year through stricter entry requirements.

PM on vote

UNDER PRESSURE: May is running out of options. the backstop at a summit with EU leaders last weekend. After the meeting, which featured tense exchanges between her and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Junker, EU Council President Donald Tusk declared deal discussions closed.

“I have no mandate to organise any further negotiations. We have to exclude any further opening of the withdrawal agreement,” Tusk said.

The only assurance EU leaders could

give May is that talks on post-Brexit trade would open right after Britain leaves the bloc. That would avoid the backstop having to be activated at all, EU officials said.

May now faces having to return to Parliament to seek approval for her deal after putting off Monday December 11’s vote.

With little to show from her trip to Brussels, she must find a way to win over sceptical MPs or face the possibility of a no-deal withdrawal.

PRIME MINISTER Theresa May told the House of Commons on Tuesday, that a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU would do ‘irreparable damage’ to British democracy after several including Tony Blair, called for another ballot.

Brexit funds CHANCELLOR Phillip Hammond announced extra funds of around €2.2bn for Brexit preparations, including planning for a no-deal as sources say contingency plans for leaving the EU without an agreement were being stepped up.

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Cocaine cruise pens BRITISH expatriates, Roger, 72, and Sue Clarke, 70, have been arrested in Portugal after €2 million worth of cocaine was allegedly found in hidde n c ompa rtme nts of their suitcases.

R e ports s ugge s t the British couple were locked up in Lis bon, Portuga l on December 4.

Mr and Mrs Clarke were prominent residents in an expa t c ommunity in Guardamar del Segura, Alicante and according to the British press, told friends in the c ommunity tha t Mr Clarke ran a lucrative fruit dealership.

Locals also reported to a well-known British publication that Mr Clarke had admitted in the past to a previous arrest and prison time for tobacco smuggling offences.

Mr and Mrs Clarke had reporte dly e njoye d a C a ribbe a n c ruis e , be fore the ir a rre s t s hortly a fter doc king in Lis bon a boa r d

COCAINE CRUISE: British expat pensioners (inset) are well-k the cruise ship MC Marco Polo.

I t i s al l eged t hat t he Clarke’s former cleaner in Spain, Pauline Craven, also a British expatriate, was offered money and tickets for a Caribbean cruise if she and her husband agreed to take t wo ‘ Car i bbean’ desi gner

suitcases to the United Kingdom to be sold for profit.

Mrs Craven alleges that t he Cl ar kes sacked her, shor t l y af t er she r ef used their offer.

Por t uguese pol i ce obtained a search warrant for t he Cl ar ke’s cabi n on t he cruise ship.

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known in Guardamar del Segura.

The British couple are now awaiting trial in Portugal following the alleged discovery of large quantities of cocaine in their luggage.

The expatriate couple have denied these allegations and are reportedly adamant that t he coca i n e wa s p l a n t e d in their suitcases.

Security ramps up POLICE and security presence across Spain has been stepped up in the run up to Christmas Day in the wake of an attack in France last week.

Interior Ministry officials have written to police forces across the country to tell them special reinforcements will be provided following the shooting at a Christmas market in Strasbourg this month.

They are set to remain in place at public places including shopping areas, airports and sports venues until at least January 8.

A spokesperson for Spain’s Security Minister Ana Botella said the decision was taken after meetings to discuss the current terror situation. Spain’s current terror alert level is four, meaning the threat of attack is thought to be high.

Science prizes A SPANISH science organisation gave out awards to scientists at a ceremony in Madrid.

The Royal Spanish Society of Physics and the BBVA Foundation presented the awards, which recognise highquality research and innovation, at a ceremony last week. Awards were given for work on astrophysics, cancer detection, and particle physics among other research.

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Spain remembers strike EVENTS took place on Friday to commemorate 30 years since Spain was brought to a halt by the largest strike in its history.

Trade unions held commemorations to mark the general strike which took place on December 14, 1988.

It saw more than eight million workers and three million students back it, and stage walkouts.

Television broadcasts were cut, public transport stopped and businesses forced to close.

The strike was called in protest against economic reforms announced by then Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez’s left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government.

Gonzalez proposed changing rules on youth employment, wages and pensions, introducing temporary contracts and making it easier to dismiss workers under a

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SEVERAL Spanish sparkling wines have ranked highly on a new list of the best in the world.

Freixenet Can Sala, which is made at a vineyard near to Barcelona, was one of the highest ranking of any in the world.

The Brut Nature Reserva scored 97 out of 100 on Wine Pleasure’s 50 Great Sparkling Wines of the World ranking.

The Cava Reyes de Aragon, made in Calatyud in Zaragoza Province, scored 92.

Separation of powers WALKOUTS: The strike took place 30 years ago on Friday.

‘Youth Employment Plan.’

Unions dubbed the reforms the ‘Youth Enslavement Plan’.

It came as Spain’s industry began to decline, with around three million workers unemployed out of around

12 million.

Strikers demanded the minimum wage be equalised with the state pension and called for full collective bargaining rights.

The walkout lasted for 24 hours, with mass demonstra-

tions staged in major cities up to December 16.

The results of the strike were mixed, with Gonzalez originally agreeing to some demands before delaying a promised rise in pensions for two years.

MORE than half of respondents in a new survey have said they think the different branches of Spain’s government are too closely entwined to allow for checks and balances.

Almost 55 per cent of those surveyed by the NC Report polling company, said there was no real division of powers in Spain. A total of 24.3 per cent said there was.

The belief in a lack of separation of powers stems from political appointments of judges who are supposed to keep them in check.

Both the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos have proposed taking that power away from politicians.

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ARTICLE 96 of the Spanish civil code states that: In the absence of agreement between the spouses and approved by a Judge, the use of the family home and common contents within it, are awarded to the children and the spouse in whose company they remain.

Therefore, what is provided

Divorce in Spain Right of occupation of the family home by the Spanish civil code is that the use of the family home will be granted to the spouse

who has custody of the children, as a measure of protection of the interests of the children, who, in principle, will not be forced to leave the family home.

This article, which the courts understand refer solely to minor children (not to any children), does not take into account (for the purposes of attributing the use of the family home) the right of property or ownership, that is, it is irrelevant whether the property belongs to one of the spouses or both, as it is only relevant as to who has care (custody) of the children.

The Spanish courts have interpreted this article in the sense that it should not be understood as an automatic attribution, since it will depend on the circumstances of each case, eg if the spouses have other means, or not, if other properties exist, etc.

In some cases, the applica-

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tion of this article can be absolutely unfair, since it could happen that the spouse who has custody has a greater income than the one who does not have custody, and the property is owned exclusively by the non-custodial spouse.

The application of this article would suppose that the non-custodial spouse, with less income, would be left without the use of his/her own house, and would have to continue paying the mortgage (if applicable) and also pay rent to live

in another property.

Also, following the divorce some unfair situations can arise, for example after use of the family home has been awarded to the custodian spouse, if this spouse starts a new life with a third person in the family home, the spouse with no custody, who is the titular owner, cannot use the property, but must keep paying the mortgage loan while it is used by a third person outside of the marriage.

Clearly this change of circumstances, that is to say the co-existence with a third party, should be taken into account.

This situation was analysed in the recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Spain, number 641/2018, of November 20, 2018, whereby the Court

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considered that the introduction of a third person changes the status of family domicile and therefore, this change in circumstances can affect and remove the right to use the family home after the divorce.

Co-existence with a new partner, as explained in other articles, can also negate the right of the spouse to receive compensation or maintenance payments.

This argument can also be considered unfair, because in reality, it can end up harming the children’s rights.

They are not responsible for the custodial spouse having a new partner, but may be deprived of the use of the family home; in addition it could be that the third (new) partner does not make any economic contribution, so we recommend that we should carefully study each case.

If you want legal advice about divorces or separations in Spain, contact us and we will help you.

The information provided in this article is not intended to be legal advice, but merely conveys general information related to legal issues.

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Eviction sparks suicide threat A WOMAN has threatened to commit suicide the day after Christmas if eviction proceedings against her are not stopped.

Ely, who currently lives in the Te tua n ne ighbourhood of Madrid, broadcast her intentions in a video on he r Tw itte r a c c ount, (Ely@alwaysfree86), during which she says she has ‘no strength to fight’ and, faced with the imminent possibility of losing her home, feels ‘forced to take the drastic measure’.

Demanding the mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, and Montserrat Galceran in-

tervene, Ely has urged them to stop the eviction, adding she will ‘wait for you sitting on t he wi ndow l edge and you’ll have a suicide to finish the year’.

El y had pr evi ousl y r equested a flat from the muni ci pal housi ng and l and company, but they are not nor m al l y al l ocat ed unt i l January, days after her eviction order is expected to be executed.

A representative from the Platform of Affected by Mortgages (PAH) has apparently made contact with Ely via social media to offer support.

Last orders THE depopulation of towns in Spain is partly responsible for the closure of more than 18,000 bars in the last seven years, reports say.

In the last 12 months, the number of trading bars fell by 0.4 per cent, while restaurants increased by 4 per cent.

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Divorce rates THERE were almost 21,000 divorces and 1,000 separations in Spain between July and Sept em ber, down 2.4 per cent on the same period last year.

The highest number of m at r i m oni al dissolution demands per 10,000 i nhabi t ant s wer e m ade i n the Valencian Community with 5.7, followed by Andalucia and t he Canar y I sl ands wi t h 5.1, Balearic Islands (5) and Galicia (4.9).

These regions have exceeded the national average of 4.7.

La Ri oj a and Aragon, Castilla y Leon and the Basque Country all fell below four dissolutions per 10,000 i nhabi tants, with 3.8, 3.7, and 3.4 respectively.

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Scottish rapist jailed

BEHIND BARS: MacBride (inset) was jailed at an Edinburgh High Court trial.

DAVID MACBRIDE has been sentenced to nine years and three months in prison for multiple rapes and child abuse after he was extradited from Spain.

Edinburgh High Court heard that he had fled to Spain in November 2015 after becoming subject to a police investigation.

MacBride, 44, has also been registered indefinitely as a sex offender and given an Order for Lifelong Restriction.

This means he could be imprisoned for life unless he proves he is not a danger to society.

If he is ever released from prison, MacBride will remain on probation indefinitely.

He was convicted of eight counts of rape, which included the rape of a young child, and three counts of sexual assault, two of which were against a young child. The offences took place between 2007 and 2014 in the Cardenden, Glenrothes, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy, Methil and Dunfermline areas.

He fled Scotland in 2015 whilst he was being investigated by Fife’s Public Protection Unit (PPU).

Following an international police operation, MacBride was tracked down and arrested in January 2018 in Cadiz, Spain on his 44th birthday.

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REPAIRS NEEDED: Town hall will spend €45,000 on improvements.

ANOTHER €45,000 will be spent on improvements for the Rincon de Loix Health Centre.

The cash will be used to replace the entire air-conditioning system, repair the access ramp and renew furniture.

This will be the second time that the town hall has stepped in, said Benidorm’s Health councillor Ana Pellicer in just over two years,

while waiting for the Generalitat’s Health department to bui l d t he new cent r e t hat was first requested in 2014.

Over a year ago the town hall spent €45,000 on ‘urgent’ repairs after a period of intense storms in January 2017, followed by repainti ng and new wi ndow grilles.

The regional government was dragging out the situation, even though the town

hall offered to cede a plot of municipal land in 2016 for a new centre in Calle Zamora, Pellicer said.

The Generalitat accepted t he l and i n Oct ober 2017 “and now i t ’s Decem ber 2018,” she added.

“The regional government hasn’t yet put the project out to tender even though there was an allocation for t hi s i n t he Budget ,” t he Health councillor said.

Accidents figured out ROAD accidents rose in Benidorm during 2018 compared with last year, but most were minor and fewer people were injured.

There were 765 accidents between January and the beginning of December, police statistics reveal, and with a daily average of two collisions, crashes or bumps, this is expected to ascend to 800 by the end of the year.

There were victims in 294 of the incidents, which invariably involved pedestrians.

Benidorm has 23 roads where there were more than 10 accidents in 2018 although the worst was the busy Avenida Alfonso Puchades,

built in the 1960’s as Benidorm’s original ring road.

Forty-one per cent of the accidents there and on other principal roads occurred between 6am and 1pm.

July with 274 accidents was 2018’s worst month, followed by August when there were 267.

The typical profile of a driver involved in an accident on Benidorm roads is that of a male aged between 35 and 39, as this age group was responsible for more than 500 of the town’s 765 incidents.

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THE pedestrian street between Calle Filarmonica and Calle Empedrat in Altea, is now in use.

Carrero del Forn de la Viuda connects the lower town with the Old Quarter and was sugg e s t e d f o r t h i s y e a r ’s Participatory Budget,

An altruistic Christmas present IT’S not too late to donate blood in Alfaz today, (Thursday).

Donors can attend the session at the Health Centre in Calle Principes de España between 4.30pm and 8.30pm.

Every day the Alicante Transfusion Centre in Alicante needs blood from more than 300 donors to meet hospitals’ needs, especially during holiday periods, explained Alfaz’s Health councillor Marisa Cortes.

Women can give blood three times a year, and men four, but donors should be aged between 18 and 65 and weigh more than 50 kilos.

As always, Britons who lived in the UK between 1980 and 1996 should check beforehand, owing to the presence of Mad Cow Disease (BSE) during this period.

which allows local residents to decide how part o f t h e t o w n h a l l ’s m o n ey is allocated.

The passageway was made possible following improvements to Line 9 when a deep railway cutting was roofed and turned into a tunnel.

“Some features like

the railings are not yet installed but the road is finished and can be opened to the public,” s a i d To w n P l a n n i n g councillor Imma Orozco who recently viewed the l a n e w i t h A l t e a m a y o r, Jaume Llinares, and Infrastructure councillor Roque Ferrer.

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Short cut to Old Town ROAD OPEN: Altea’s mayor and councillors inspect the new passageway.

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Sport for the blind EIGHT athletes who are blind or severely visually challenged are attending Alfaz’s Mujer y Deporte (Women and Sport) meeting.

Du r i n g t h e m e e t in g , h e ld b etw ee n De c e m b e r 2 6 an d 3 0 , th e athl e t e s a c c o m p a n ie d b y th re e guides, their coaches and a physiotherapist, will be carrying out specific training routines and tests.

Designed to evaluate their fitness and techniques, these are intended to help the athletes and their trainers to understand and monitor their progress for future meetings and competitions.

The meeting is a Spanish Federation of Sport for the Blind (FEDC) initiative, in line with the Manifesto for Equality and Participation of Women in Sport which was officially approved in 2009.

The FEDC considers that it is of fundamental importance to introduce measures enabling the development of a sports culture and the participation of visually impaired women in all aspects of sport.

Sports councillor Luis Miguel Morant thanked the FEDC for its loyalty to Alfaz.

“The FEDC has been carrying

out tra ining progra mme s in our sports installation for many years now, and organising championships with the participation of sportspeople from all over Spain,” Morant said.

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TRAINING: The eight athletes accompanied by their trainers.

Prepar ALTEA’S Environment department is clearing vegetation in areas where there is a risk of forest fire.

In the event of fire, this will minimise the effects on the environment as well as on the area’s population, their properties and their belongings explained councillor Beatriu Nomdedeu.

The project has a budget of approximately €30,000, revealed Nomdedeu who heads the town hall’s Environment department: “We shall start in order of priority, beginning on municipally-owned land,” she explained.

“On one hand we shall concentrated on eliminating dense vegetation where woodland areas overlap with the Alhama, Alhama Springs, Sierra Altea and Monterico urbanisations,” the councillor said, “On the other we shall create firebreaks in the Monterico-Paradiso urbanisations linked to the road between Paradiso and Alhama which will also act as a line of defence and provide access for fire brigade vehicles.”

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Pensioners all set for the year A L FA Z To w n H a l l r e newed its collaboration agreement with the Raco de l’Albir Pensioners’ Association.

Alfaz’s mayor Vicente Arques and the president of the Asociacion de Jubilados signed the agreement as Hacienda (Finance) councillor Mayte Garcia looked on.

The town hall’s Associations department has

allocated €30,000 to the Asociacion de Jubilados, which has 450 members from 12 different countries.

All are involved in activities which include golf, handicrafts, computers, outings and overnight trips.

The Raco de l’Alb i r i n Av e n i d a O s c a r Espla welcomes all o v e r - 6 0 ’s w h o i n r e -

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red for forest fire

FIRE PREVENTION: Clearing the overgrown areas.

turn pay only €15 for a year ’s subscription.

ALTEA’S Youth Centre will be converted into an ‘escape room’ based on the Saw horror film saga, at 5pm this Saturday.

The activity is free and is open to over-14’s, who will be admitted to the centre in groups of between six and 10 people, in sessions which last approximately 30 minutes.

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Calpe TH R EE C a lpe roa ds w ill have their cobbles torn up and replaced with asphalt.

The tra ditiona l s urfa c e has not proved successful in Ave nida Ifa c h, Ave nida Gabriel Miro and Calle La Niña as the cobbles work loose and create subsidence, the Public Works de pa rtment explained.

Last June the town hall rescinded its contract with the first company selected, but work on the €249,895 project will finally start in early January and should be c omple te d w ithin thre e months.

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A load of old cobbles

GABRIEL MIRO: Cobblestones have not been successful.

Ambulance service saved AT the last plenary meeting, Calpe councillors unanimously approved a €270,375 agreement to retain the Red Cross ambulance service.

Providing ambulances is the regional government’s responsibility but the Benissa SAMU emergency service and a Denia-based ambulance for unaccompanied patients are insufficient for Calpe’s needs.

The town hall has supplemented this service

until now, but owing to legal changes it was unable to normalise the existing agreement with the Red Cross. In November the town hall raised the problem with the region’s Legal Advisory Committee, which has not yet responded.

In the meantime, the recent agreement included a clause validating it from January 1 2019 for four years or until the town hall receives the Legal Advisory Committee’s decision.

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PUERTO BLANCO: The port in its heyday.

Black future for Puerto Blanco DESPITE the €600,000 that the regional government spent on repairs, the Puerto Blanco marina is deserted and dilapidated.

The breakwater is deteriorating and the 20 boats that remain are due for the breaker’s yard. The scene is a far cry from the days when 90 pleasure craft were moored there, with jetties that are barely afloat while the abandoned restaurant has been vandalised, with smashed windows and broken down.

Puerto Blanca has been closed since 2016 when the company which had run the marina did not have its concession renewed.The regional government has not yet put the contract

Church concert THE Coral Ifach choir will be holding their Christmas Concert tomorrow (Friday) at 8.30pm in the Nuestra Señora de las Nieves parish church.

The concert, which is free, has been organised by the town hall’s Culture department, but numbers will be limited to capacity of the church.

out to tender, prompting Calpe Town Hall’s spokeswoman Ana Sala to lament the delay in finding another concessionary.

The marina has been closed during three summers, Sala pointed out: “The economy and tourism are suffering irreparable harm,” she said.

The town hall had sent ‘numerous’ letters to the Valencia government, accompanied by signatures from residents criticising the port’s condition. “The General Director of Ports promised that we would be consulted when the concession was put out to tender, but nobody has been in touch with us.”

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Municipal and European elections

MAY ELECTIONS: January 30 is the deadline to complete voting formalities.

THERE are three options for Teulada-Moraira residents from European Union member states who wish to vote in May 2019.

Option 1: Residents who have previously expressed their wish to vote in previous municipal or European elections and are registered on the Teulada-Moraira Padron do not need to take any action.

Option 2: Residents who are registered on the Teulada-Moraira Padron but have not in the past ex-

pressed their wish to vote need to make a formal declaration at the town hall stating they wish to exercise their right to vote.

Option 3: Residents who live in Teulada-Moraira but not present on the Padron should visit the town hall and register, while also formally expressing their wish to vote.

The formalities in Option 2 and Option 3 need to be completed by January 30, 2019.

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Technology in 3-D PUPILS at Teulada-Moraira’s High School are taking part in the MOMO education project to produce short films.

They plan to do this using a 3-D printer and digital electronics, explained Teulada-Moraira Town Hall’s Education department, which is providing financial backing for a project which unites art and technology with society.

During the school year, the Institute pupils are creating a Stop Motion short film, using a technique where the camera repeatedly stops and starts to give animated figures the impression of movement.

To do this, they must learn to use

a 3-D printer to produce the Motion Control equipment which controls the camera that shoots the film.

“This is a good way of learning through experience and getting an introduction to innovative technology,” said Daniel Ibanco, TeuladaMoraira councillor responsible for Education and Youth.

The project culminates on May 24 when Alicante University hosts the MOMO event where participating schools present their projects.

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: The Instituto students participating in the MOMO project.

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Christmas treats for the young ON Sunday, Father Christmas visits Moraira’s Plaza de la Iglesia so that children can give him their letters.

This will be followed at 11.30am by a Puppet Show for children in the Espai La Senieta.

On December 27, there is an outing to Exponadal in Alicante City for the four-to-17 age group, leaving the Avenida del Mediterraneo bus stop at 9.30.

All must be accompanied by an adult and written permission from the child’s family is required.

Register at juventud@teuladamoraira.org before tomorrow (Friday), giving the name, surnames, age and telephone number.

Although transport is provided by the Teulada-Moraira Town Hall’s Youth department, the admission to Exponadal must be paid by the accompanying adult.

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Charity run

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THE Corrremundos Athletics Club is organising a four-kilometre Christmas charity run which sets out from Calle Dr Calatayud in Moraira at 6pm. Registration at www.somes port.com ends at 10am tomorrow, with a €1 fee which goes to the Teulada-Moraira Red Cross. Prizes for the first three in the male and female categories.

Producing Christmas smiles THE Moraira-Teulada U3A decided that the members’ charity would be Make a Smile this year. Make a Smile supports homeless children in the Costa Blanca area and U3A members have raised €1,435 to donate to the charity. Additionally, there was a successful collection of gifts for the Make a Smile Christmas bag appeal at the U3A’s general meeting in December.

President David Haxon presented Make a Smile’s Tony Grande with a cheque for €735. The donation will buy clothing for children over the Christmas and New Year period.

CHRISTMAS CHEQUE: David Haxon with Tony Grande.

Christmas shopping made easier SHOPS in Teulada-Moraira will not close at lunchtime this Saturday, next Saturday, and January 5. On these days will be activities at the Town Hall square in Teulada and in Calle Barranquet in Moraira.

AECO is holding a windowdressing competition with three prizes of an honourable mention, promotion and publicity in the media and a year’s free membership of the association.

Businesses wishing to take part can click ‘like’ on AECO Teulada-Moraira’s Facebook page to access information and register for the competition.

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Christmas classics at the Auditorium

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: The award-winning Alicante Province Youth Orchestra.

THE Auditorium’s Christmas programme begins tomorrow.

It opens with a classical ballet which is also a holiday season classic, the Sleeping Beauty, in a production by the Moscow Ballet Company, directed by Timur Fayziev.

December 28 sees the traditional Christmas Concert from the award-winning Alicante Province Youth Orchestra, conducted by Francisco Maestre.

Violeta Casero will be the soloist in Mozart’s 20th Piano Concerto, which will then be followed by Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Ballet Suite.

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Businessman fights back A DEVELOPERwho obtained planning permission for a restaurant is appealing against Javea Town Hall’s decision to revoke it.

The restaurant was to be located on the last unbuilt parcel of seafront land at the Segon Muntanyar beach and the developer accused Javea mayor Jose Chulvi of ‘misuse of power.’

The town hall revoked the licence after town hall officials considered that it was invalidated when the developer failed to pay the required fees within the stipulated period.

The businessman argued that this situation could easily have been rectified and criticised the local residents who petitioned against building so near the beach.

The front line of the Segon Muntanyar beach is ‘totally occupied’ by 39 villas, he pointed out, and a restaurant ‘would not alter the landscape.’

A glimpse of Javea SOTHEBY’S in London recently sold a Sorolla painting, Chico con sombrero, for €138,675.

It portrays a young man, possibly a fisherman, wearing a straw hat, with Cabo de San Antonio visible in the background.

It was clearly painted in Javea, as Joaquin Sorolla is known to have stayed there on many occasions.

The auctioned picture probably dates from summer 1905, when Sorolla and his family were guests of Julio Cruañes Soler.

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Fiestas for young and old JAVEA’S Social Services department is preparing two fiestas for participants in its programmes.

The first, for users of the town hall’s Home Care service, takes place today, at the Centro Social.

The second, on December 27, will be held at the Civic Punt in Arenal, and has been specifically organised for all children aged between three and 12 years of age who live in the neighbourhood.

The activities, which include Christmas-themed workshops and a mini-mobile discotheque, will take place in the area adjoining the municipal offices.

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CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Local children at a previous Civil Punt fiesta.

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Calle Loreto, Denia’s gastronomic heart THE Marina Alta enjoys a long and individual gastronomic tradition. The Mediterranean is the cradle of the area’s cuisine, a cuisine that has always benefited from the proximity of farms, vineyards, orchards and the shores of the Mediterranean.

What really characterises Marina Alta cuisine most is the quality of the product, its freshness. All ingredients must be fresh or seasonal, because only then can the nature of our dishes be duly appreciated.

The town of Denia is the capital of Marina Alta. In it’s gastronomic heartland, in the historic quarter, lies Calle Loreto. The street is a clear example of Marina Alta cuisine.

Whilst there may be restaurants of greater renown in other areas of the town, such as Las Marinas or Las Rotas, Calle Loreto has become in recent years one of the most effervescent areas at the gastronomic level. Its large number of bars and restaurants, its wide gastronomic offer, and the excellent level of service offered, have turned this street into one of the biggest tourist attractions of Denia.

One example restaurant that encompasses all of the aforementioned is restaurant Ca Pepa Teresa, on Calle Loreto 23, located in the heart of Calle Loreto. It is a perfect place to enjoy the culinary tradition of the Marina Alta. There you will find paellas, stews, meats, fish and a constant hallmark: the daily purchase of the best fresh produce in the traditional food markets of the area. Conditions that other similar restaurants like Els Tomassets (C/Loreto 35), share.

All have a wide selection of tapas and traditional dishes of the Marina Alta. Cocas, tapas, marinades and seasonings: a whole range of authentic and homemade starters. The Cocas de la Marina are sea-

soned with different ingredients, so you can try different aspects of our gastronomy. Always with products from the area, fresh and seasonal vegetables.

Restaurant La Seu is one of the Calle’s essentials. In addition to working with the freshest fish, and La Seu (C/Loreto 59) make their own salted fish themselves. What

clearly denotes a respect for their product and a love for work well done. La Seu could be characterised as recovering the traditional recipes of our gastronomy and reinventing them in a contemporary way.

The experiences proposed in La Seu pivot on concepts and designs based on the attachment to the land and the eternal learning,

which emerges from the admiration for other cultures and procedures: “The construction of our dishes has a harmonious order that reconciles tradition and innovation,” says Diana Cervera, its Chef and manager.

Mediterranean spaces, authentic and unique, configured diaphanously. The light and transparency are the main features, communicating kitchen and dining room, to establish a direct communication between the kitchen and the diner.

Its interior courtyards are fresh and cheerful, full of light and vegetation, one of the most outstanding spaces for its diners.

The fresh and local product, together with the influence of traditional cuisine, make a restaurant that combines the attractiveness of its different rooms, with the quality and presentation of its dishes. All an experience for the senses.

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Pink tree for Amunt DENIA’S municipal market is welcoming Christmas with a very special tree that each year benefits a local charity.

This year’s tree has been created from shopping trolleys provided by Garmol, a firm that actively assists the chosen charity each year.

This year the initiative highlights the cancer charity, Amunt, and focuses on the empowerment of women faced with breast cancer.

The 21 shopping trolleys are pink - the symbol of the fight against breast cancer and convey optimism, explained Garmol’s representative Mariela Lechiguero.

The top of the tree bears a star with the message Contigo (With you) because the initiative seeks to accompany all the people who need help.

The trolleys will be raffled after Christmas

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MUNICIPAL MARKET: Trolleys as fundraisers amongst clients who spend more than €10 in the market between now and Janu-

ary 5.

Garmol has also presented Amunt with another nine

trolleys so that the association can raise funds by raffling or selling them.

A freefor-all DENIA, Els Poblets and El Verger now belong to the WiFi4EU programme.

The onl y Mar i na Al t a towns included in the European Union initiative, they will be able to offer a free internet connection in public places of at least 30Mb compared with the existing 256Kbps.

I n al l , 2,800 Eur opean municipalities belong to the WiFi4EU programme cover i ng 224 Spani sh t owns and cities, 17 of which are l ocat ed i n t he Val enci an Community.

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Brits turning Spanish SINCE 2015, the number of requests from Britons to apply for Spanish citizenship has tripled.

Spain’s General Department for Registries and Notaries reported that 166 Britons requested Spanish citizenship so far this year.

Although the number is not as high as Morocco (10,067) and Venezuela (2,001), it is over three times the recorded number of requests from Britons in 2015 (50).

These new figures mean that Britain is now in fourth place on the list of EU members requesting Spanish citizenship.

Only Bulgarians, Italians and Romanians have requested more citizenship applications than Britain in 2018.

The UK and Germany were tied in seventh position in the same rankings in 2015.

The British community in Spain has dropped significantly in recent years, from 400,000 at its peak to 250,000 today.

This means more British people live in Spain than any other country in the European Union.

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Spain joins culture club SPAIN has signed the Council of Europe Convention on the value of cultural heritage for society, which promotes the integration of cultural, ecological, economic and socio-political development.

Ambassador Manuel Montobbio signed the treaty before the Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Europe, Gabriella BattainiDragoni, at the headquarters of the pan-European organisation in Strasbourg.

The objective of the agreement is to recognise the ‘common heritage’ of Euro-

peans and of the ‘collective European memory.’

The text reflects the right of the community to participate in cultural life and education, and acknowledges the shared intellectual foundations of European civilisation.

It includes the ‘emerging trends’ which underline cultural values around the environment and globalisation.

There are currently 18 states which have ratified the agreement, but Germany, the UK, Russia and Turkey are still to do so.

Dog’s balcony death

NATIONALITY: More British getting Spanish passports.

A WOMAN has been arrested by the National Police for hurling a dog from her fifth-floor apartment in Spain. The incident occurred on Marina Street in Huelva, Andalucia.

Spanish media, report the dog died instantly after plummeting five storeys. Although police officers are currently still investigating the facts, the incident allegedly happened after the detainee had an argument with her ex-partner, the reported reason why she committed the crime of animal abuse. Local pedestrians were caught off guard when the dog landed on the commercial street during peak shopping hours.Several calls were made to emergency services after many witnesses reported the incident.

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Climate summit SPAIN’S Climate Change M inis t e r h a s c a l l e d fo r countries to move towards ‘fossi l fuel f ree ’ economies in a ‘just’ manner at a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l summit in Poland.

Teresa Ribera appeared along si d e h e r Ge r m a n count e r p a r t Sv e n ja Schulze at the UN Conference for Climate Change in Katowice last week.

Both said moving towards a decarbonised economy fairly, should not be used as an excuse to forestall the drive for green energy.

Ribera said decarbonisation would be harder and more expensive, the later it is undertaken. She added governments would need to offset the effects of climate policies with strategies to boost employment for workers in fossil fuel heavy industries.

Booze and drugs ALCOHOL consumption among those aged 15 to 64 in Spain remains at a high level, despite having decreased over recent years.

Also, the number of people who smoke cannabis and tobacco has increased, according to a report on Alcohol and Drugs in Spain (AGES) for 2017/2018, which surveyed 21,249 people in Spain.

The Minister of Health, Consumption and Social Welfare, Maria Luisa Carcedo, said there is ‘a stable consumption in all drugs’, but stated that there has been a small upturn in the consumption of tobacco and cannabis, ‘especially among

young people’.

As such, the government is now looking into adopting specific measures to reduce the number of smokers and prevent new consumers.

At a general level, as reported by the government delegate for the National Plan on Drugs, Azucena Marti, alcohol is the most consumed substance with 75.2 per cent of those surveyed, indulging in booze.

This is followed by tobacco (40.9 per cent), hypno-sedatives (11.1 per cent) and cannabis (11 per cent).

At the lower end of the scale was the use of cocaine (2.2 per cent), ecstasy (0.6 per cent), amphetamines (0.5 per cent), hallucinogens (0.4 per cent), and heroin (0.1 per cent).

DRUGS: Maria Luisa Carcedo says consumption remains stable.

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Migration boosts population figure SPAIN’S population has grown during the first half of this year on the back of the arrival of almost 288,000 immigrants into the country, according to official figures.

Data from Spain’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) found that the number of people in Spain grew by more than 74,590 to a total of 46,733,038. The figure is the highest for the total population in six years.

The arrival of 287,882 immigrants during that time offset a general decline caused by the emigration of almost 166,320 people and a fall of 46,273 from deaths exceeding births.

The Balearic Islands, Madrid region and Canary Islands saw the largest increases in population compared to last year with rates of 0.83 per cent, 0.58 and 0.53 respectively.

Ceuta, Castilla y Leon and Asturias saw the biggest drops, with declines of 0.35 per cent and the latter two both with 0.32. Venezuelans represented the largest single group of migrants with 109,880 arriving in Spain from the start of 2018 to July.

Britain was the most popular destination for Spaniards leaving the country, with 21.7 per cent of those moving abroad, going there.

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All mapped out THE new atlas ‘Spain in Maps of the 21st Century’ has been hailed as ‘outstanding and a work of fundamental reference’ by the Minister of Development, Jose Luis Abalos.

The publication details the geography and history of the country, through maps, graphics, illustrations, images, tables and texts, and will be updated periodically.

Some 150 researchers, 34 universities

and more than 120 entities of the General State Administration and international organisations were involved in compiling the atlas.

It can be purchased in different media, printed and digital, and through various communication channels.

The printed version has more than 800 maps and 215 statistical graphs. There are also plans to reproduce it in English.

Tunnel works A ROAD tunnel which runs beneath the Pyrenees mountain range and connects Spain with France is undergoing works to make it safer.

The Somport tunnel is being fitted with ventilation systems and a network of shelters and emergency doors where people can take refuge in case of an emergency.

The Intergovernmental Commission of the Somport Tunnel oversees works to the more than eight-kilometre-long structure.

Happy news TWO cities in Spain are among the top 10 in the world, where people smile the most, according to a new study which was carried out by the

Happiness Research Institute in Denmark.

Malaga has come out in poll position, with Madrid in fifth position.

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Pets’ rights and welfare bill

By Tara Rippin A BILL is being finalised by the Spanish Congress which will change animals’ legal status from being objects to sentient beings.

This would stop the practice of pets being seized along with other ‘assets’ in cases of payment defaults.

It would also make it possible for intermediaries to decide which partner gets custody of a pet after a divorce or separation, with the priority placed on the animal’s welfare.

Mortgage and civil procedure legislation will have to be modified to ensure they cannot be confiscated. Under the current Spanish Civil Code, animals are classed as movable property.

But now political parties are drafting the final text after introducing 115 amendments to the original document over the last 12 months. The updated draft is expected to be finalised by February 2019.

STATUS: A new bill will stop animals being treated as objects legally.

Animal rights groups have welcomed the measure, although they reportedly deem it insufficient.

A spokesman for the international group Animal Equality, Javier Moreno, said Spain needs a nationwide animal protection law so that it is not up to each regional government to draft policies about issues such as putting down pets.

Lawyer for the animal rights

party Pacma, Eva Ramos, said the bill must clearly define what constitutes a pet, and address the possibility of temporary custody of the animal if there is abuse.

She added animal abuse is often used as a tool of control by a spouse in gender violence cases, claiming there are ‘people who are themselves being abused, but they are incapable of leaving home as they don’t want to abandon their animals’.

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€101m work incentive SPAIN’S central government is investing millions of Euros in attracting more scientists.

The Council of Ministers explained it wants to offer 830 permanent and temporary contracts lasting at least five years to discover new scientific talent from overseas.

The government said it hopes to attract Spanish scientists who moved abroad after the financial crisis to return home, as well as making the country an attractive destination to foreign scientists.

Pedro Duque, Minister for Sciences and Universities, said stability of employment was an issue which had previously deterred young scientists from working in Spain. He explained some researchers spent 50 years of work moving from one contract to another.

Duque confirmed one of his priorities was recovering young talent which had moved abroad, saying he had: “Worked from the first moment to generate the necessary conditions to bring back and consolidate scientific talent.”

PEDRO DUQUE: Minister for Sciences wants to attract talent.

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A very royal Christmas

ROYAL FAMILY: Have released their annual Christmas card.

SPAIN’S royal family has released a picture of its annual Christmas card.

The festive photograph shows King Felipe and Queen Letizia posing with their daughters Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia during a trip to Asturias.

The trip was Princess Leonor’s first official visit as heir to the throne, leaving royal

commentators to speculate if the choice of photograph is a significant step in establishing the girl as Spain’s next monarch Although still only 13, Princess Leonor has already begun taking on official royal engagements, making her first public appearance in October at an event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Spain’s

constitution. In January, her father also presented her with ‘The Order of the Golden Fleece,’ an honour awarded to Roman Catholic nobles.

Inside the card, the family wished receivers a happy Christmas and New Year, with signatures from King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor, and Princess Sofia.

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FRANCE PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron announced a series of new economic measures including minimum wage rises and tax cuts for workers on lower salaries and retirees in an attempt to stave off further protests and riots from the antigovernment ‘yellow vest’ movement.

Reform bid

Gun attack THREE people were killed and 11 injured after a gunman opened fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg last week which was put on lockdown while Interior Minister Christophe Castaner raised France’s security alert level to emergency levels.

PROTESTS: ‘Yellow vest’ rallies continue in France.

BELGIUM

On strike

Cold alert

A WAVE of walkouts took place in Belgium last Friday after trade unions called a day of action due to growing concerns over government pension reforms, wages and working conditions.

BELGIUM was issued with yellow weather warnings last week after the country’s Met Office forecast ice, fog and frost on roads there, with temperatures nearing freezing before rising later in the week.

SWEDEN

NORWAY

Funds cut

Airline case

SWEDEN has said it will cut off funding for the UNAids HIV agency citing concerns over ‘dysfunctional leadership’ after its director resigned amidst accusations of favouritism, sexism and abuses of power.

NORWAY’S Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Norwegian airline in a case between company bosses and trade unions representing staff over whether the former has employer responsibilities for its pilots and crew.

Hate fears NINE out of 10 Jews in Sweden have said they think anti-Semitism is on the rise in the country and more than a third have considered leaving because of increased prejudice, according to an EU-wide survey of people of the faith.

Speed snaps POLICE in the Sogn og Fjordane area have released pictures which they claim a driver now on trial for speeding took using the Snapchat app while doing 160 kilometres an hour on a local motorway.

NETHERLANDS

On trial

Abuse probe

A COURT has heard how a 19-year-old defendant accused of stabbing two American tourists in Amsterdam in August became enraged and radicalised after anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders held a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest earlier this year.

A DUTCH investigation has led to the freeing of two Filipino girls aged eight and 11 who were allegedly being paid to perform sex acts on a webcam, with a 34-year-old suspect arrested in connection with the probe.

DENMARK

GERMANY

Sent back

Cash scandal

DANISH authorities have approved the extradition of Wenceslas Twagirayezu to Rwanda where prosecutors accuse him of inciting violence while leading a militia during the country’s 1994 genocide which saw an estimated 800,000 killed.

OPPOSITION parties in Germany’s Parliament are set to probe Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen’s involvement in an alleged contracts scandal after she gave what Left Party politician Alexander Neu said was an ‘inadequate’ committee testimony.

Rape appeal

Reporter charge

EQUALITY Minister Eva Kjer Hansen has claimed not enough people are being sentenced for rapes committed in Denmark and has pledged to amend Section 216 of the country’s criminal code which she said was not ‘good enough.’

A NETWORK of investigative journalists have called for Hamburg prosecutors to halt their investigation into Oliver Schrom after the journalist published articles claiming banks siphoned €55 billion from governments in a tax scam.

FEATURE

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life

Organ donation 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.

AS of 2010, Spain has operated an ‘opt-out’ (or presumed consent) system for deceased organ donation. This addresses the rate or refusal of potential donors or their families in giving permission for the use of organs. The rate of family refusal in Spain is 13 per cent, compared to 37 per cent in England (according to the National Transplant Organisation figures - ONT).

According to the ONT, Brits living in Spain are more likely to donate their organs than their countrymen back home.

It’s not necessary to have a donor card. What is important is to let family members and loved ones know your wishes in terms of organ donation.

Figures published by the Spanish ONT in 2017 put the country as world leader in donation and transplants, reaching a new record with 46.9 donors per million people and 5,261 transplants. Spain has been a global leader in organ donation and transplantation for the past 26 years.

Broken down by organ, there were 3,269 kidney surgeries (up 9 per cent on 2016), 1,247 liver transplants (up 8 per cent), 304 heart procedures (8 per cent rise), 363 lung surgeries (up 18 per cent), 70 pancreas transplants (down 4 per cent) and eight bowel surgical procedures (up 100 per cent). According to the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), these surgeries are equivalent to six donors and 14 surgical procedures a day.

In addition, Spain saw a new record in bone marrow donation last year, with 78,291 new donors and an increase of 196 per cent over the previous year. At this rate, the country could reach its target of 400,000 bone marrow donors well before the mid-2020 goal.

In Spain the number of those on the waiting list was reduced to 4,896 in 2017, from 5,480, although the number of children waiting for organs increased to 74, from 48 a year earlier.

Lung and heart are viable for four to six hours after death, liver and pancreas 24 hours, kidney 72 hours, corneas 14 days, bone and skin five years, and heart valves up to 10 years. Small intestines, veins, tendons and ligaments can also be donated.

A single organ donor can save up to eight people and a single tissue donor may enhance the lives of up to 50 people.

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NEWSDESK COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

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 DEL SOL

No more ‘sexist toys’ O R I H U E L A’ S D e p a r t m e n t o f Equality has launched a campaign against what they see as ‘sexist toys.’ Under the slogan of ‘If we live together, why don’t we play together,’ they are attempting to get the message across to stop gender stereotypes that have always been associated with certain toys, games and colours.

A total of 500 posters were distributed across the municipality - in Spanish and English - showing a girl driving a car and a young boy dressed as a chef. Councillor Sabinda Galindo said that “we intend to start educating people in equality and aim to encourage parents to give their children the freedom to choose their own toys.”

The Association of Merchants of Orihuela (ACMO) has also participated in this campaign on the lead up to Christmas by spreading the message among its members.

ALMERIA

Rescue dog turns rescuer A C O S TA A L M E R I A r e s c u e dog has helped to save a man’s life.

Brodie, an Amethyst Dog Rescue success story, was with new owners Alex Keegan and Daun Ferguson on their boat berthed at Largs Yacht Haven on the Clyde when in the early hours of

NEWSDESK

Searchers find body BRITISH police have said that a body has been found during the search for a British graduate who went missing in Spain last month.

West Mercia Police, who have been handling the search for 23-year-old Nixon Smith in Britain, confirmed the find last week.

The Geography graduate had flown to Madrid from Malaga on November 19 and was due to catch a connecting BRIT SEARCH: Nixon Smith disappeared in flight to Birmingham.

His last known whereabouts were in Madrid after flying from Malaga.

Madrid airport but he never boarded the plane bound for Birmingham.

West Mercia Police said: “Sadly, officers were informed today a body has been found.

“Mr Smith’s next of kin has been informed.”

Nixon, from Stourbridge in the West Midlands, had been travelling in Spain and working on farms. He arrived on the Costa del Sol area about a month before Christmas.

British Consulate officials issued Nixon with an emergency passport after he was mugged days before his planned journey home.

last Sunday morning the canny pet sensed something was seriously amiss.

A man had fallen into the water and was in trouble. His cries for help were too faint to stir Alex and Daun.

But Brodie heard and ran round the boat, barking until he woke up the couple, and Alex got up. Only then could they hear the shouting, and when Alex opened the hatch he realised someone was in distress. Another man had

heard the cries and rushed to his assistance, but couldn’t pull him out the water on his own. Alex leapt into action, and together they managed to drag him to onto a pontoon, and to safety.

AXARQUIA

Massive blaze A FIRE in Nerja has taken six hours to put out.

The massive blaze, which

allegedly began in a garden filled with rubbish and other items, took place on a plot on Avenida Pescia, near the Oasis de Capistrano urbanisation.

One firefighter was injured while battling to put out the flames, and was treated at the Nerja health centre for damage to one of his legs. Members of the fire services from N e r j a a n d Ve l e z - M a l a g a , a s well as the Local Police and Guardia Civil, also worked to

extinguish the fire.

An investigation into the cause of the inferno is now underway but residents say they had complained about the accumulation of rubbish on the plot for years. They say the site’s owner suffers from Diogenes Syndrome, a disorder w h i c h c o m p e l s s u ff e r e r s t o compulsively hoard possessions.

Workers did not have to evacuate any houses as those neighbouring the plot were already empty.

MALLORCA

Murder not suicide TWO men have been given six years in prison for the murder of Martina Rossi in Mallorca, seven years after her death was officially recorded as suicide by a court in Palma.

The National Police did not find any evidence of criminality after the 20-year-old Italian student fell from a sixth floor balcony in Cala Major at 7am on August 3, 2011, and magistrates reportedly ‘shelved the matter.’

But Martina’s family were not convinced, and with the help of an Italian lawyer, managed to convince the prosecution in their own country to open an investigation in 2012.

As a result, two Italian males, both 27, who were also holidaying at the same hotel, were found guilty of trying to rape Martina, who in a ‘desperate attempt to escape’ unsuccessfully tried to jump onto the balcony of the next room and died.

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Last orders THE number of bars in Spain fell for the seventh year in a row to 184,430 in 2017, according to the Spanish Hospitality Federation.

Since 2010, Spain has lost 18,269 bars and the trend is set to continue with the industry blaming not just economic difficulties, but demographic shifts like the rural exodus and an ageing population.

Despite this, the hospitality industry as a whole - which also includes restaurants and hotels - continues to grow, with 5,000 new openings in 2017.

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is the total value of investment funds that Indexa Capital is managing €134 million This in only its third year.

FINANCE

business & legal

Minimum wage rise SPAIN’S minimum wage will rocket by 22 per cent in 2019, making it the largest annual increase in more than 40 years.

It means that millions of low-paid workers could see a pay rise from €736 to €900, effective from January.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the increase and said: “a rich country cannot have poor workers.”

The announcement comes days after France’s president Emmanuel Macron announced a €100 increase for minimum wage earners from 2019.

But while Spain’s increase is part of an annual review, it is far higher than any adjustment in recent years.

Spain’s minimum wage is lower than that of the UK, Germany and France but higher than in other EU members including Portugal, Greece and Poland.

Many workers in Spain are paid for 14 months of work, with extra payments in July and December, making the effective annual minimum salary €12,600.

Ministers will approve the measure

at their meeting on December 21, Sánchez revealed.

It will then be authorised by royal decree, without the need for approval by parliament.

Spain sets the minimum wage annually, but recent increases have been much smaller, set at just 4 per cent a year ago.

If all goes to plan, the increase will be the biggest since 1977, the year of Spain’s first free elections following the death of dictator Francisco Franco.

Canal costs THE International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has ruled that the consortium Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), of which Spanish construction company Sacyr is a majority shareholder, wi l l have t o r et ur n a t ot al of €482 million to Panama.

Sacyr received an advance paym ent f r om t he Panam a Canal Authority (ACP) in early 2009 to begin work on the const r uct i on of t he t hi r d set of canal locks.

Sacyr will have to pay back €225 million and the expansion of the canal has been dogged by unforeseen construction and financial problems.

Banks boost business

» BUSINESS EXTRA

Tools down WORKER’S unions for Renfe and Adif have announced several days of strikes during the Christmas holidays, including December 21 and January 7, dates that mark the beginning and end of the festivities.

Toddler tax LEANING IN: Many businesses will benefit from the loans.

THE European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide financing for SME and midcap projects with a €300 million loan to Bankia.

Under the agreement signed in Madrid, Bankia will match the loan with the same amount, meaning that a total of €600 million will be made available for financing Spanish businesses.

The EIB-Bankia credit line to be put in place will provide loans enabling companies to finance their investments on

favourable conditions, in terms of both interest rates and maturities.

The goal is to help Spanish SMEs and mid-caps (up to 3,000 employees) access long-term funds, with the aim of making them more competitive and creating jobs.

Another agreement between the EIB and Bankia has been reached to provide €200 million to small businesses operating in the agricultural, agri-food, fisheries and livestock sector.

FINANCE Minister Maria Jesus Montero has announced that parents who received paternity payments over the last four years from the Spanish Social Security system will be able to reclaim the income tax they paid on those benefits.

Deep water SOME 80 Galician exsailors who served the Norwegian merchant fleet between 1948 and 1994 have demonstrated in Madrid to demand that the Spanish government help them receive their pensions from Norway.

Merger talks begin SPAIN’S Liberbank and Unicaja banks have confirmed that they have held talks about a potential merger, driving shares of both higher on expectations of a deal.

A merger would result in the creation of Spain’s sixth largest lender, valued at almost €96 billion. The banks confirmed in separate statements to the Spanish market regulator that they had been in contact as part of their regular analy-

sis of potential transactions.

Unicaja said no decision had been taken, while Liberbank said no specific proposal had been submitted to its management.

Shares in both banks rose by 15 per cent on the news and Mediobanca is advising Unicaja while Deutsche Bank is working with Liberbank.

Both Mediobanca and Deutsche Bank declined to comment on the plans.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AS far as I am concerned, whatever Mrs May gets she thoroughly deserves.

As a remainer at heart, she has tried to con the British public into believing that everything she has tried to negotiate has been ‘in their best interest.’ In reality she has tried to hold on to as many of the EU membership advantages as she can, a devious red herring that has utterly wasted two years of everyone’s time.

Instead of going all out to open new trading avenues on the world markets and working to investigate, discuss and ultimately cover any shortfalls and disruption we may experience from disgruntled EU members, she has simpered and slunk around the EU leaders like a beggar pleading for handouts on the streets of their cities.

Quick to realise that the leader of the UK could quite possibly have ulterior motives and is basically one of them, the EU has gleefully taken on the role of superior benefactors, hell bent on making the whole exercise as difficult as possible; no doubt hoping deep down that they could do May a favour and possibly make the British government reverse the decision all together.

The British public voted out. There was no mention of any deals and having their cake and eating it. If a true Brexiteer had been negotiating our exit the EU would by now be endeavouring to do the

FEATURE

May deserves all she gets best deals with us, not the other way around. It should have been an ‘out with a no deal’ policy from the start.

A clean slate, that should have led to the past two years negotiating our new trade deals and border problems from a position of power and confidence.

What has basically happened here is that the losing remainers have bickered and bleated on with their disgruntled attitude and fear factor threats.

With May turning a blind eye, they have managed to muddy the waters and befuddle the issues to a point that it has totally misfired and we are now looking at coming out in a few months, not only without a ‘deal’ but having completely thrown away two years of constructive fu-

ture building and opportunity.

Leaving us looking at an utterly chaotic scenario that could have, and should have been completely avoided and should by now have been all but sorted. Mrs May has done what many socalled leaders have done in the past. Totally underestimate the intelligence of the British public. She and her arrogant pathetic flock could of course still win. If you call winning blackmailing the UK into a deal that, in exchange for a mere pittance, forces us to comply with a whole host of future EU decisions and leaves us

without even a say in the matter.

Not only is the EU laughing at us, they are also rubbing their hands. Frankly I’m utterly fed up with the whole fiasco and, quite frankly don’t really give a damn what happens. But then I am utterly convinced that’s what the conniving remainers, including May were aiming for in the first place!

Keep the faith. Love, Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com.

BREXIT GAMBLE: Should have started with a no deal.

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

THE Mossos de Esquadra, Cataluña’s police force, charged against CDR demonstrators on Constitution Day. Everybody else had a day off and was revving up for Christmas, but the Committees for the Defence of the Republic were out doing their defence job.

So Cataluña’s Mossos did their job too, and broke up the demonstrations.

Cataluña’s regional president Quim Torra, decided they had violated the CDR members’ de-

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Job description mocratic right to demonstrate and ordered purges amongst the highest-ranking Mossos officers.

Meanwhile, the CDR continued demonstrating, whereupon the Madrid government called Torra to order.

Unless the Mossos can guarantee public safety, Pedro Sanchez will send in reinforcements from the National Police, he warned.

Sanchez is just doing his job too, so it would be uncharitable and cynical to link this to the results of the Andalucia elections, and the perception that the government’s conciliatory stance lost the PSOE too many votes.

Ignoring the elephant

CDR: Demonstrators on Constitution Day.

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EVERYBODY is pussy-footing around the main reason for Vox’s success in Andalucia.

The PSOE government’s handling of the Cataluña crisis is supposed to be a principal reason, and it is likely that the people who vote for Vox, are probably Spanish nationalists.

The real problem isn’t even immigration. It’s immigrants.

Not the Latin Americans who share a language and, however loosely, the Spanish culture.

Not the expats who love the climate and the Spanish, however little they understand of what goes on in Spain.

Vox voters and others, fear a large swathe of immigrants who have left their homelands for better lives in Spain, but bring alien concepts with them.

The solution is not Vox’s ‘Spain for the Spanish’ but until a better one comes along, that’s what they’re buying.

Health warning CATALAN-BORN Manuel Valls, the former French prime minister, will run for Barcelona mayor in next year’s municipal elections.

There’s a fair chance that he could win, but

there was a warning embedded in Valls’ reference to the cordon sanitaire devised by the French to keep out Le Pen and the populists.

This, the former French prime minister said, should apply in Andalucia, but will Ciudadanos and the Partido Popular take heed?

Or will they let their ambitions get the better of them by courting Vox, whose 12 seats in Andalucia’s regional parliament are necessary if they are to form a government?

Cs should think twice, because although Valls is running as an independent, it’s under the aegis of Rivera’s party. Come May 2019, will he want even a tenuous association with a party which makes concessions to another, and which opposes practically everything it apparently believed in until now?

Borderline issue WHEN Quim Torra talks about a Slovenia-type solution - with 74 deaths - for Cataluña, he could ponder on May and the Northern Ireland backstop.

If the unthinkable happened and a Slovenia solution were forced on the 50 per cent of Catalans who do not want independence, how would Quim Torra, Carles Puigdement, the CDR, Omnium, the ANC and die-hard separatists negotiate their border with Spain?

Brexit would have nothing on it.

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TECH FOR THE TIMID FOR my long-suffering partner it can’t come too soon; the day I ask our kitchen console what’s for dinner rather than her.

It’s getting close. Fancy fridges can already warn that we’re low on carrots and order more. Next will be one of those sci-fi space-station scenarios where the computer dishes up the evening’s tasty Soylent Green.

The burden of shopping is shifting from humans to machines. But among the melee of Christmas shopping this year, it’s sobering to consider just how many traditional retailers are going, or gone, under the online onslaught.

From Poundland and Sears, to Toys ‘R’ Us, Zara in Spain and most recently the UK’s Debenhams.

Part of the problem is ‘showrooming’ ; a recent word for how we use a bricks-and-mortar store to examine the goods, then go home to order them online more cheaply. My conscience is not clear.

As this publication pointed out a while back, Amazon is now far and away Spain’s biggest retailer, an astonishing achievement after just seven

What’s for dinner Hal? Terence Kennedy considers how we’ll shop in years to come

ORDER CAREFULLY: ‘Bargain deckchairs’ bought online. Oops. years. In 2017 it sold €4.2 billionworth of stuff, far ahead of its trailing rivals AliExpress and the more traditional El Corte Ingles.

Eight out of 10 of us now shop online, a four-fold increase since the turn of the century, with sales growing more than 15 per cent a year.

We’re in a brave new world of ecommerce, with ever-more connected devices. By 2025 says one pundit, ‘wrist commerce’ will be all the rage; talking to our smartwatches to order stuff as the whim or need takes us.

Not sure when considering a new car, if 19 cup-holders are sufficient?

(That’s how many there are in the 2019 Subaru Ascent. Seriously?) No need to head to the dealer, just put on your Virtual Reality headset and take a tour.

No more schlepping stuff home from the shop. Just wait for the drone to drop and deliver, then hope the neighbour doesn’t nick it. Again.

No more running out of cheese; your fridge tells the warehouse, whose driver (or robot) stocks up your supply. Perhaps even loading it into the fridge before you get home, if a new proposal to give retailers special access to our homes takes off.

In fact no need even for your fridge to run regular stocktaking; every time you take a bottle of water the retailer replenishes it. The best we can hope, is that technology can cope.

Witness the parents who ordered a birthday cake for their daughter online, ‘with a little blonde figure on the top.’ Auto-correct changed it to ‘blind’.

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Cutting edge tech YOUR connected razor knows when its blades have gone rusty. Your smartwatch, with heart rate, platelet level and location data, knows you’ve cut yourself shaving.

Your wrist vibrates. You look at your smartwatch.

Your Smart Assistant says ‘Swipe left to order bandages. Swipe right to ignore.’ You swipe left. It thanks you. Your bandages arrive within the hour, with a new razor.

Not in our lifetimes? A decade ago, talking to a gadget in your lounge to play music, order pizza or playthings or dim the lights was fruitcake-talk.

Buy an Amazon Echo, a Google Home or an Apple HomePod and it’s reality for millions today.

The saddest aspect of it all; the day we accept our Smart Assistants are way smarter than we are.

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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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YOU can tell Christmas isn’t far off when the annual ‘UK families ripped off by unscrupulous and entirely predictable seasonal Winter Wonderland theme-park extravaganzas’ are upon us.

This is like Groundhog Day, yet another year, yet another traditional Christmas fiasco.

You know, events which advertise snow, forests, elves, herds of reindeer and scores of marquees offering the ‘finest seasonal foods’, but turn out to be families forking out to stand in long queues in ‘boggy fields’ with bad-tempered Santas in tacky outfits, smoking elves in dodgy costumes, donkeys sporting cardboard antlers and stalls selling Cadbury chocolates well past their sell-by date.

This year a Christmas parade was branded a ‘shambles’ after parents said it had just three floats and was ‘all over in five minutes.’

Swansea’s annual festive event promised ‘dynamic dance-troupes’ as well as ‘spectacular shows and stages.’ But roadworks in the city centre saw the parade hugely scaled down, leading to a barrage of complaints from ‘outraged’ parents on social media.

Plans for a female Santa Claus at a town’s Christmas parade led to accusations that councillors were letting political correctness ruin

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How to survive a PC Christmas this year

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can president spend the money?

Can a president spend community money if it’s not in the agreed budget or if the budget has not yet been agreed by the owners at an AGM? RP (Costa del Sol)

FATHER CHRISTMAS: Male or female this year? tradition. Father Christmas tours the streets of Newton Aycliffe, Co Durham every Christmas Eve, handing out sweets to crowds of excited kids from a float. The festivities have taken place since the 1960’s. However, this year things will be different after a sub-committee at Great Aycliffe Town Council voted unanimously to let a female take over the role.

I wonder what the job ad possibly stipulated? Equality position. No experience necessary. Previous work with large animals desirable as float propelled by reindeer and donkeys. Deep voice and ability to say ho! ho! ho! an advantage but otherwise voice training will be given. Must be willing to travel (essential user sleigh allowance provided). As rein-

deer will fly, driving licence not essential but private pilot licence desirable with night piloting certification.

I think I’ll put my poodle in for the job next year… animals have rights as well you know!

Ho ho ho or woof woof woof?

Happy Christmas!

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All profits go to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

The short answer is, yes. Standardly, David Searl the president has access to You and the Law the community funds. He can in Spain write cheques and make transfers. The professional administrator usually has power over the funds also. Sometimes the expenditures require two signatures. If the president is also the administrator and has sole access to the funds, he needs no further authorisation to spend community money.

He is of course, obligated to inform the community in a timely manner of any expense paid out which is not included in the budget voted by the community.

If the added expense is for a superior quality of paint on the building because the cheaper paint was not available, there should be no problem. If, however, the president undertakes new projects not voted by the members, he can be called to account and even taken to court to reimburse the community.

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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Ant McPartlin set to return to TV hosting in January for BGT Richard Shanley ANT MCPARTLIN is expected to return to his TV work next month after taking time off to go into rehab.

The host is preparing to film Britain’s Got Talent auditions in January - 10 months after he crashed a car while more than twice the drink drive limit.

He has not worked since, and was replaced by Holly Wi l l o u g h b y f o r t h e l a t e s t s e r i e s o f I ’ m A C e l e b r i t y. . . G e t Me Out Of Here!, which ended last Sunday. Declan Donnelly

hosted this year’s Britain’s Got Talent live shows alone.

Next year ’s Saturday Night Takeaway was also cancelled.

Announcing that decision in August, Ant said his recovery was “going very well” and said he would “take the rest of the year off.”

Last week the Mirror reported that he would be reunited with Dec when filming begins for Britain’s Got Talent 2019.

Ant first entered rehab in June 2017 after becoming addicted to alcohol and prescription painkillers.

He went back into treatment after the crash in March.

He was later fined £86,000 and given a 20-month driving

ban after pleading guilty to drink driving. A Britain’s Got Talent spokesman declined to comment on his return.

The first episode will follow the festive edition of Doctor Who, which is being shown on January1, 2019 instead of Christmas Day.

ANT MCPARTLIN: Will co-host Britain’s Got Talent in 2019.

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It’s Christmas time TO people of a certain age, the annual battle for a Christmas No 1 slot was a pleasing end to the musical year.

T h e 7 0 ’s a n d 8 0 ’s s a w the creative pinnacle of original Christmas songs.

Classics by Slade, Wizzard, W h a m , P a u l M c C a r t n e y, Elton John, Shakin’ Stevens and Band Aid to name but a few, fill the radio airwaves at this time of year.

Not only do these songs provide a musical backdrop to our festivities, they also provide the writers of these songs with a tidy pension, long after they have stopped bothering the charts.

Jona Lewie was a talented musical maverick, but hardly a massive chart star. But his classically poignant Stop The Cavalry isn’t only a fantastic yearly earworm, it also gives old Jona a handsome yearly financial boost.

The ultimate Christmas standard is arguably Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade. Writers Jim Lea and Noddy Holder could pretty much put their feet up if they wanted and look for-

JONA LEWIE: Annual Xmas cheque. ward to the royalty cheque every year.

The Christmas No 1 battle was pretty much destroyed by Simon Cowell and his soulless annual XFactor fodder for the masses. Thank goodness for Slade et al!

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10:10am Resident Evil: The Final Chapter 12:00pm The Accountant 2:10pm Tombstone 4:25pm Geostorm 6:20pm Transformers: The Last Knight 9:00pm Kingsman: The Golden Circle 11:25pm Mission: Impossible II 1:30am Inglourious Basterds

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The Dictator Ali G Indahouse Little Nicky Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 1:40pm Snatched 3:20pm Father Figures 5:20pm Napoleon Dynamite 7:00pm Tootsie 9:00pm Snatched 10:40pm Father Figures 12:40am Chips: Law and Disorder

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Top Ten Show, the 2018 7:00am The Exception 9:00am Beauty and the Beast 11:05am The Time Team 12:40pm Ready Player One 3:15pm The Shape of Water A mute cleaning lady makes a lifechanging discovery while working at a top-secret government lab.

5:35pm Coming Home for Christmas 7:20pm The Time Team 9:00pm Ready Player One 11:25pm The Shape of Water 1:35am The Exception 3:25am How to Get Girls 5:15am The Christmas Contract

2:00pm 2:15pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:15pm 5:30pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:00am 12:15am 12:30am

Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Football Centre Football Centre Football Centre Live World Championship Darts Football Centre Sky Sports News at 5 Sky Sports News at 6 Football Jd Ringside: The Weigh in Boxing Jd Ringside: Fight Week Boxing Boxing Gold Live NBA Jd Ringside: The Weigh in Sky Sports News

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7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Nigel Slater's Christmas Suppers 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:15pm Merry Madagascar 2:40pm The Penguins of Madagascar 4:00pm Kung Fu Panda 5:25pm Final Score 6:20pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:50pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News 7:10pm Pointless Celebrities Christmas Special 8:00pm Watership Down 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm The Vicar of Dibley 11:15pm BBC News 11:30pm Match of the Day 1:05am The NFL Show 1:35am Old School 3:05am Weather for the Week Ahead 3:10am BBC News

4:40am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two. 7:00am Top Class 7:30am This Farming Life An insight into modern farming life.

8:30am Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 9:30am The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 10:15am The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 11:00am The Muppets Comedy.

12:35pm Cars 2 Animated sequel.

2:15pm Equestrian 5:25pm Finding Neverland 7:00pm The Good Life 7:30pm Porridge 8:15pm The Lone Ranger 10:30pm Live at the Apollo 11:15pm Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit!

11:55pm Goodness Gracious Me 12:40am The Sapphires 2:20am The Spectacular Now

4:25am This is BBC Four 7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm James May: The Christmas Reassembler 8:30pm The Toys That Made Christmas 9:55pm Pop Go the Sixties 10:00pm The Sinner 10:40pm The Sinner 11:20pm Tina Turner 12:05am Aretha Franklin: Respect 12:35am Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas 1:30am Top of the Pops 3:00am Top of the Pops 3:30am Top of the Pops Janice Long and Steve Wright present the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 11 December 1986.

4:05am The Toys That Made Christmas 5:30am This is BBC Four

5:55am Fifteen to One 6:50am Adventure and Trail Running: Spartan Race Barcelona 7:15am Frasier 7:40am Frasier 8:05am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:50am The Big Bang Theory 9:20am The Big Bang Theory 9:45am Bridge to Terabithia 11:35am The Simpsons 12:05pm The Simpsons 12:35pm Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 1:00pm Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2:45pm Father of the Bride 4:50pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Christmas 5:55pm Extreme Cake Makers' Christmas 6:55pm Channel 4 News 7:10pm Crocodile Dundee 9:00pm The World's Most Extraordinary Christmas Dinners 10:00pm Pitch Perfect 2 12:10am East is East

8:40am Peppa Pig 8:50am Peppa Pig 9:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:15am Paw Patrol 9:35am Nella the Princess Knight 9:50am Shimmer and Shine 10:05am Pirata and Capitano 10:15am Rusty Rivets 10:40am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:05am Oxford Street 24/7 at Christmas 11:50am 12 Days of Giving 1:45pm Wedding Wonderland 3:45pm Live Premiership Rugby 6:20pm Mariah Carey's a Christmas Melody 8:00pm Blind Date 9:00pm Gino's Win Your Christmas Wish List 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Jane McDonald and Friends at Christmas 11:00pm Jane: 12 Cruises of Christmas 12:30am Greatest Ever Christmas Movies

9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Christmas Saturday 10:25am James Martin's Saturday Morning at Christmas 12:30pm Gino's Italian Coastal Escape 1:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:15pm How to Spend it Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 2:15pm Catchphrase 3:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 6:00pm Big Star's Bigger Star 7:00pm ITV Evening News 7:15pm ITV News London 7:30pm Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 10:00pm The Jonathan Ross Christmas Show 11:00pm 20 Years of the Black Eyed Peas 12:05am ITV News

7:25am Emmerdale Omnibus 9:50am Coronation Street Omnibus 12:50pm The Big Soap Quiz 1:50pm The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol 2:15pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 3:20pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 3:50pm Peter Pan 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm Peter Pan 6:00pm Johnny English Reborn 7:00pm FYI Daily 7:05pm Johnny English Reborn 8:05pm Uncle Buck 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm Uncle Buck 10:00pm Iron Man 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pm Iron Man 12:30am Family Guy 1:00am Family Guy 1:30am Family Guy 1:55am Family Guy 2:25am American Dad!

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ITV3 Nightscreen Judge Judy Judge Judy Agatha Christie's Poirot Peter and Wendy Santa Claus The Wizard of Oz Carry on Up the Khyber The Burpas are revolting! The Carry On take on the Raj. Agatha Christie's Poirot Midsomer Murders Midsomer Murders An international cycling competition comes to the Midsomer village of Burwood Mantle.

An Audience with Ken Dodd Lewis A Touch of Frost Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea

11:30am 11:40am 12:05pm 12:35pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:55pm 2:30pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:05pm 7:55pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:05pm 12:05am 1:05am 1:10am 2:55am 4:00am

World of Sport The Protectors Ironside Ironside Ironside ITV Racing: The Opening Show World of Sport Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars ITV Racing: Live From Ascot The Green Berets FYI Daily The Green Berets Hornblower Rambo III FYI Daily Rambo III Terminator 2: Judgment Day FYI Daily Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Americans Take the Tower

11:45am 2:05pm 4:45pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 11:20pm

7:45am 9:45am 11:25am 1:30pm 3:25pm 5:10pm 6:55pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 1:10am

Wild Wild West Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Black Panther Transformers: The Last Knight Die Hard Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Black Panther Mission: Impossible III

Fred Claus Lady Bird Pretty Woman Step Brothers The Ugly Truth Lady Bird Pretty Woman Step Brothers Think Like a Man Think Like a Man Too 3:00am The Wedding Singer 4:45am Little Man

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:15am 8:40am 9:15am 11:00am 12:05pm 1:05pm 1:40pm 2:10pm 2:40pm 3:10pm 3:40pm 4:05pm 4:35pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 7:35pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 12:15am 1:20am 2:20am

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12:50am 1:10am 2:50am 4:45am

SATURDAY TV

Rude(Ish) Tube Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy Baby Daddy 12 Wishes of Christmas Don't Tell the Bride Made in Chelsea The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs The Goldbergs Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Epic The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory A Million Ways to Die in the West Gogglebox Gogglebox Rude Tube Christmas Cracker 2016

7:00am 8:00am

Christmas on Holly Lane The Time Team Olaf's Frozen Adventure Ready Player One Blockers The Shape of Water The Time Team Ready Player One Blockers The Shape of Water A mute cleaning lady makes a lifechanging discovery while working at a top-secret government lab.

Oscar-winning fantasy.

Life Itself: Special How to Get Girls The Exception Coming Home for Christmas

6:30am 6:45am 7:00am 7:15am 7:30am 7:45am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:15am 9:30am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 10:45am 11:00am 12:30pm 1:00pm

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Sky Sports News Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Good Morning Sports Fans Live - Soccer Am Football Live Championship Rugby Richmond take on Bedford at the Athletic Ground in the Greene King IPA Championship.

Football Hull City entertain Swansea City at the KCOM Stadium in the Sky Bet Championship.

Live World Championship Darts Live NFL A match from the NFL. Live NFL A match from the NFL.

EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Greatest Games SPFL Matters Football Countdowns EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Live - Soccer Am SPFL Matters Live Gillette Soccer Saturday: Build-Up Gillette Soccer Saturday: Live Scores Football EFL Goals: Championship EFL EFL Goals: Championship EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games

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7:00am Breakfast 9:40am Match of the Day 11:15am Mr Peabody and Sherman 12:40pm My Faith and Me: June Sarpong 1:40pm BBC News 1:55pm Songs of Praise 2:30pm A Christmas Carol 4:00pm Room on the Broom 4:25pm Up 5:55pm BBC News 6:10pm BBC London News 6:20pm Countryfile 7:20pm Hold the Sunset Christmas Special: If I Were a Wise Man 7:50pm Still Open All Hours 8:20pm Watership Down 10:00pm Have I Got 2018 News for You 10:30pm King Gary 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:30pm Match of the Day 2 12:15am The Young Offenders Christmas Special 12:45am This Country 1:30am The Graham Norton Show

8:00am This Farming Life 9:00am Countryfile 9:55am Monty Don's Paradise Gardens 10:55am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:25pm Simply Nigella 1:25pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 2:10pm Twelfth Night 4:20pm Back in Time for Christmas 5:20pm Amazing Hotels Christmas Special 6:20pm Alice in Wonderland 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Chris and Michaela: Under the Christmas Sky 11:00pm Far From the Madding Crowd 12:55am Insert Name Here 1:25am TOTP2 2:55am Countryfile 3:50am Holby City 4:50am This is BBC Two Highlights of programmes on BBC Two.

5:30am This is BBC Four 7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm TOTP2 Mark Radcliffe digs deep into the archives to deliver some familiar and unfamiliar festive treats.

9:30pm What We Were Watching: Christmas 1988 10:30pm The Secret Story of the BBC Christmas Tapes 11:00pm Bros: After the Screaming Stops 12:25am TOTP2 1:25am Fleetwood Mac: A Musical History 2:25am Stuffed: The Great British Christmas Dinner 3:25am What We Were Watching: Christmas 1988

9:10am The Bagel and Becky Show 9:25am ITV News 9:30am Zoe Ball on Christmas Sunday 10:25am Ninja Warrior UK 11:20am Doc Martin 12:20pm Long Lost Family 1:50pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:00pm Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs 2:30pm The Big Soap Quiz 3:30pm Celebrity Catchphrase 4:30pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 5:30pm Tenable 6:30pm ITV Evening News 6:55pm ITV News London 7:00pm The Chase: Celebrity Special 8:00pm What Would Your Kid Do? 9:00pm The Chase Bloopers 10:00pm Casino Royale 12:50am ITV News 1:05am Bear's Mission with Gareth Southgate 1:55am Football Genius

8:00am Emmerdale Omnibus 10:25am Coronation Street Omnibus 1:20pm Celebrity Catchphrase 2:20pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 2:50pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 3:50pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 5:55pm Elf 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Elf 8:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 9:00pm FYI Daily 9:05pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 10:00pm The Holiday 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Holiday 12:40am Family Guy 1:10am Family Guy 1:45am Family Guy

6:35am 7:00am 8:40am 10:40am 1:20pm 1:45pm 3:45pm 5:25pm 7:45pm 10:00pm 12:00am

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ITV3 Nightscreen Columbo Housewife 49 The Sound of Music Live The Making of the Sound of Music Live Bugsy Malone Brief Encounter Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Agatha Christie's Poirot Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure Sunday Night at the Palladium A Touch of Frost Murder, She Wrote Road to Avonlea Drama about a young girl sent to live with her eccentric family on Prince Edward Island.

Road to Avonlea

6:55am Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:05am Frasier 7:30am Frasier 7:55am Rugrats the Movie 9:10am The Big Bang Theory 9:35am The Big Bang Theory 10:00am The Big Bang Theory 10:30am The Big Bang Theory 11:00am Christmas Brunch 2:00pm Extreme Cake Makers' Christmas 3:05pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Simpsons 4:00pm The Simpsons 4:30pm Father Christmas 5:05pm Channel 4 News 5:30pm Men in Black 7:20pm Men in Black II 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau at Christmas 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm Father Ted 12:05am Tin Star 1:10am Father Ted 1:40am Father Ted 2:10am Father Ted 2:35am Father Ted 3:05am Father Ted

6:10am The Sweeney 7:00am World of Sport 7:10am Goodwood Members' Meeting Highlights 8:00am The Protectors 8:25am The Sweeney 9:20am Minder 10:20am Pawn Stars 10:50am Pawn Stars 11:15am Pawn Stars Christmas Special 12:10pm Storage Wars Christmas Special 1:10pm Made in Britain at Christmas 2:15pm Merry Christmas Mr Bean 2:50pm The Horse Soldiers 3:50pm FYI Daily 3:55pm The Horse Soldiers 5:15pm Red River 6:20pm FYI Daily 6:25pm Red River 7:55pm Hornblower 10:00pm The Mechanic 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm The Mechanic 11:50pm Saw 12:50am FYI Daily

8:05am 8:15am 8:30am 8:50am 9:00am 9:05am 9:20am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 10:30am 10:40am 10:55am 11:00am 3:30pm 4:00pm 5:45pm 5:50pm 7:40pm 8:40pm 8:45pm 10:00pm 12:00am

Thomas and Friends Bob the Builder Digby Dragon Peppa Pig Peppa Pig Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Paw Patrol Shimmer and Shine Pirata and Capitano Rusty Rivets Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Access Friends Friends Snow White Christmas 5 News Weekend A Shoe Addict's Christmas Scrooge 5 News Scrooge Agatha and the Truth of Murder Krampus

9:45am Captain America The Winter Soldier 12:05pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2:40pm Top Gun 4:40pm Thor 2 - The Dark World 6:40pm Captain America The Winter Soldier 9:00pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi 11:35pm Con Air

6:30am 8:20am 10:10am 12:00pm 2:00pm 3:45pm 5:35pm 7:20pm 9:00pm 10:45pm 12:45am 2:30am 4:20am

Robin Hood: Men in Tights Made of Honour Scrooged The Longest Yard Pitch Perfect 3 Blockers Clueless Pitch Perfect 3 Blockers Why Him? Fist Fight Groundhog Day Bad Santa

7:00am 9:50am 10:50am 11:50am 12:55pm 1:25pm 1:55pm 2:25pm 2:55pm 3:25pm 3:55pm 4:20pm 4:55pm 5:20pm 5:50pm 6:15pm 6:40pm 7:10pm 7:40pm 8:15pm 10:00pm

12:20am 1:25am 1:50am 2:20am 3:25am 3:55am 4:20am

Hollyoaks Omnibus Come Dine with Me Made in Chelsea Don't Tell the Bride The Goldbergs The Goldbergs 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 Young Sheldon The Big Bang Theory Johnny English The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Gogglebox The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory Tattoo Fixers Friday Night Dinner Friday Night Dinner Hollyoaks Omnibus

7:00am Christmas on Holly Lane 8:30am The Time Team 10:10am Mary Magdalene 12:15pm Ready Player One 2:40pm The Shape of Water A mute cleaning lady makes a lifechanging discovery while working at a top-secret government lab.

4:50pm Blockers 6:35pm Life Itself: Special 6:50pm Mary Magdalene 9:00pm Ready Player One 11:25pm Blockers 1:10am The Shape of Water 3:25am How to Get Girls 5:15am Coming Home for Christmas

SUNDAY TV

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Sky Sports News Total Goals Total Goals Total Goals Sunday Supplement Goals on Sunday EFL Greatest Games EFL Greatest Games Football Live Renault Super Sunday Live World Championship Darts Day 11 of the William Hill World Darts Championship from the Alexandra Palace.

Live NFL: Sunday A match from the NFL. My Icon My Icon Live NFL: Sunday The Seattle Seahawks meet the Kansas City Chiefs at CenturyLink Field in the NFL.

10:00am EFL Goals: League One and League Two 10:30am Sunday Supplement 12:00pm One2eleven 12:15pm One2eleven 12:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 12:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 1:00pm EFL Goals: Championship 2:00pm Football 5:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 5:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 5:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:00pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:15pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:30pm SPFL Greatest Games 6:45pm SPFL Greatest Games 7:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 7:30pm EFL Goals: Championship 8:30pm Football's Greatest 9:00pm EFL Goals: League One and League Two 9:30pm Live NBA: Atlanta @ Detroit 12:00am EFL 1:00am EFL Goals: League One and League Two

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Breakfast Cbeebies Thumbelina Danger Mouse Shaun the Sheep Movie The Farmer's Llamas Snow Babies BBC News at One BBC London News Monsters University Zootropolis BBC News BBC London News Mary Poppins All Together Now Celebrities EastEnders Click and Collect Would I Lie to You? The Royle Family BBC News Midnight Mass From Buckfast Abbey Man Up Romantic comedy.

40-year-old divorcee Jack mistakes Nancy for his blind date.

Weather for the Week Ahead BBC News

7:15am Family Cooking Showdown 8:15am Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings 9:25am Equestrian 10:25am Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 12:30pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 1:15pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 2:00pm Romeo and Juliet 3:50pm Back in Time for Christmas 4:50pm Reindeer Family and Me 5:50pm Chris and Michaela: Under the Christmas Sky 6:50pm Carols from King's 8:05pm Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge Christmas 2018 10:00pm Christmas at St Paul'S 11:00pm The Lady in the Van 12:40am Christmas TOTP2 Special

7:58pm This is BBC Four 8:00pm Christmas University Challenge 2017 8:30pm Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah - A Slow Odyssey 9:00pm Tudor Monastery Farm 10:00pm Eric, Ernie and Me 11:00pm Steptoe and Son Classic comedy.

11:45pm Richard Pryor - Omit the Logic 1:05am Mark Lawson Talks to...

2:05am Lisbon: An Art Lovers' Guide 3:05am Turtle, Eagle, Cheetah - A Slow Odyssey 3:35am Concorde The life of the most glamorous plane ever built - told by the people whose lives she touched.

4:35am This is BBC Four

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Ninja Warrior UK 11:15am Midsomer Murders 1:10pm You've Been Framed!

1:40pm ITV Lunchtime News 1:45pm ITV News London 1:55pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 3:55pm Shrek the Halls 4:25pm Santa Claus 6:30pm Judge Rinder's Christmas Kids Court 7:30pm ITV News London 7:45pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:30pm Bad Move 10:00pm The Keith and Paddy Picture Show 10:30pm Gremlins 12:35am ITV News 12:45am Christmas Carols on ITV 1:45am Tenable 2:40am Lethal Weapon 3:25am ITV Nightscreen Text-based information service.

8:15am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:40am You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 9:30am Emmerdale 9:55am Coronation Street 2:45pm Coronation Street 3:20pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 3:50pm You've Been Framed Gold at Christmas 4:55pm Celebrity Catchphrase 5:55pm Despicable Me 2 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Despicable Me 2 8:00pm A Lego Christmas Party 8:05pm The Lego Movie 9:05pm FYI Daily 9:10pm The Lego Movie 10:00pm Furious 7 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pm Furious 7 12:45am Family Guy 1:15am Family Guy 1:45am Family Guy 2:15am Family Guy 2:45am American Dad!

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7:00am 10:00am 10:45am 11:10am 12:30pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 2:15pm 2:20pm 3:55pm 5:35pm 5:50pm 6:00pm 8:15pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 12:30am 12:45am 2:00am

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What’s in a vote?

Mike Senker In my opinion Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO Theresa won her vote of confidence, whatever that means. Then, all the experts come on the TV to tell us that although she won, she didn’t really win.

Well, did she or didn’t she? So, according to the ‘experts’ although she did get a majority, that majority was made up of all the people on the payroll who were obviously going to vote for her.

Then the prince of darkness appears; Jacob Rees Mogg. He is some piece of work saying the percentages were terrible.

Here is a short guide to percentages from Jacob Rees Mogg: 63 per cent ‘a terrible result for the prime minister, she must resign,’ but 52 per cent (the referendum result) is ‘a resounding victory.’

The truth is, nobody has a clue what is really going to happen. You have Alan Sugar saying on TV, that everything will grind to a halt on the day we leave Europe. Then someone else instantly says it

won’t. Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, blah, blah, blah. There is nothing we can do.

All I do know for sure is the referendum mucked my pension up because the pound crashed.

When I mentioned this on the radio, I got the pseudo intellectuals calling in and telling me I’m being selfish because I’m not looking at the ‘bigger picture.’

Well, let me tell you, I don’t give a monkey’s about the ‘bigger picture’ because I have no control over it in any way, shape or form. That’s because it’s all controlled by lying, thieving politicians like Mogg who, by the way, has absolutely no idea what happens in the real world.

Then there’s that buffoon Johnson who lied and lied about Brexit in the first place, then ran a mile.

So here’s the truth about Brexit and this is 100 per cent correct. There are only two types of experts on this subject: Those who guess right and those who guess wrong.

It’s just that at the moment, we don’t know who’s who!

Merry Christmas, bah humbug and seasons greetings. mikesenker@gmail.com.

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A rather slow start to the week leads you to feel bored but be assured that the weekend will be far from dull.

A recent conversation or correspondence with an old friend leads to unexpected contact.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Everything on the home front is emphasised and there will be a flurry of activity. Get others involved in any changes. Work in the garden or painting is much more enjoyable and half the work if you enlist the help of someone you get on well with.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

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When discussing a holiday with others, be aware that agreement is not always easily met. Although you are not inclined to compromise, it is necessary to go with the majority decision.

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LEO (July 24 - August 23) Your attention is needed on more than one front, and some decisions are at odds with your personal thoughts and attitudes. Being reminded that 'business is business' does nothing to relieve your conscience. You may have to upset someone by telling the

Are you willing to take a risk on someone who has let you down before?

Looking into their recent past is likely to tip the balance.

What you find shows clearly if there has been a change of heart on their part or if they are trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) A disagreement with a friend upsets you but is short-lived.

To avoid such a situation in the future, look at how you should have dealt with it.

There is always something to know that guides us to a better position. It will make you smile someone has taken you for a fool as you have the last laugh.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A great feeling of joy comes over you more than once in the week ahead. Your inner child has been set free, and this is likely to be because of recent restrictions, which are now lifted. Do not feel guilty about this because it is a choice that will serve you well in the future. Right now, things may seem like a bit of an effort for small reward.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Travel arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute. Do not fret, however, because success is more likely later in the month.

During a dream, or when reading a book, an idea comes to you. Can this really make a difference to your future? You may need to act quickly to start a new project but progress will require patience.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) The need to plan ahead is frustrating when you know exactly what ought to be going on.

Patience is something that you need to cultivate, or you risk upsetting someone close.

Spending time with a colleague makes you realise how good things could be, but a lot of effort is involved.

Pushing ahead does not guarantee results.

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Cryptic Across 1 One posted in Picardy? (4) 3 Rustic friend welcoming roast being served (8) 9 Domestic employees’ goats (7) 10 Join the French, become confused! (5) 11 One is entertained by flower girl (5) 12 A nice evening view sent us wild?

(6) 14 Great fear triggered initially by mistake (6) 16 Detector of drunken snores (6) 19 Unhappy daughter has extremely large burden (6) 21 Endlessly evaluate fools (5) 24 Side with gal in trouble (5) 25 Rescue 50 in the wild (7) 26 Steel men work out basics (8) 27 Previously held in detention centre (4) Down 1 Building material for start of construction on Greek island (8) 2 Manages to acquire first of gold bars (5) 4 Help in class is trainee (6) 5 Shower after time of coach (5) 6 Right, put your clothes on again (7) 7 A German song was not true (4) 8 Roman consul in company accepting cooked rice (6) 13 Rare gems scattered in lake (8)

15 Understand how to convert into cash (7) 17 Make possible a reconciliation of Len and Abe (6) 18 Transfer debits for temporary accommodation (6)

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20 Bonehead taken up by Aztec nude dancers (5) 22 Rustic lover was in a turmoil (5) 23 Dull fashion direction (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents B and 19 represents W, so fill in B every time the figure 8 appears and W every time the figure 19 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 Step by step (9) 7 Depart (5) 8 Venomous snake (5) 9/15 Knapsack (3,3) 10 Delight (6) 14 Panther cat (6) 15 See 9 18 Vagrant (5) 20 One sixteenth of a pound (5) 21 Take to bits (9) Down 1 Impertinence (4)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Sierras (herramientas) (4) 3 Ceniceros (8) 9 Boiled (7) 10 Oats (5) 11 Thimble (5) 12 Shine (6) 14 To struggle (6) 16 Eighth (6) 19 Reparar (6) 21 Mind (intelligence) (5) 24 Onza (5) 25 Plum (7) 26 Lirón (8) 27 Vein (in body, leaf) (4)

2 Extreme greed for material wealth (7) 3 Second-hand (4) 4 Full of zest or vigour (6) 5 Bark in a high-pitched tone (3) 6 Hairdresser (6) 11 Opposed to (7) 12 Straw hat (6) 13 Changes shape as via computer animation (6) 16 Tiny or scarcely detectable amount (4) 17 Give over (4) 19 Put on (3)

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

Down 1 Horario (8) 2 Mundo (5) 4 Lentamente (6) 5 Lágrimas (5) 6 Happiness (cheerfulness) (7) 7 Chasquido (de dedos) (4) 8 Bible (6) 13 Slap (in the face) (8) 15 Limpiadora (persona) (7) 17 Summit (6) 18 Ladrillos (6) 20 Steel (metal) (5) 22 Sobrina (5) 23 Fuerte (ruido) (4)

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

ANYHOW APLOMB BEYOND BRAINY CASTLE COBALT ENSURE FAMILY INDUCE (10) NATION NIMBUS PAUNCH PIGPEN POTION SEAMEN TIPPED TUMULT TYPHUS WISDOM

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Behest 2 Though 3 Nearby 4 Pogrom 5 Letter 6 Eyeful 7 Bought 8 Waylay 9 Chorus 10 Beyond 11 Tweedy 12 Odious 13 Afloat 14 Curium 15 Inlaid 16 Affray 17 Rodent 18 Afraid 19 Nereid.

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Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules?

• The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’.

They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

• Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms.

• No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice.

• No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.

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

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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

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TARGET: • Average: 18 • Good: 26

• Very good: 37 • Excellent: 47

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 11 Good: 15 Very good: 22

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 28

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

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1 Giggle, 4 Scum, 8 Among, 9 Quits, 10 Reassemble, 13 Underskirt, 17 Irate, 18 Jammy, 19 Even, 20 Strain.

1 Gnaw, 2 Glove, 5 Climb, 6 Musket, 7 Squeak, 11 Shriek, 12 Futile, 14 Drake, 15 Rumba, 16 Hymn, 18/3 Jet lag.

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7 Ageless, 9 Adage, 10 Theatre, 11 Apple, 12 Scant, 14 Spirits, 16 Sceptic, 18 Spied, 20 Rouse, 22 Subside, 24 Poise, 25 Startle.

1 Parcel, 4 Next to, 9 Lagarto, 10 Stamp, 11 Attic, 12 Palanca, 13 Alrededores, 18 Trusted, 20 Clara, 22 Andar, 23 Diamond, 24 Oxygen, 25 Idioma.

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1 Tastes, 2 Serenade, 3 Newt, 4 Canaries, 5 Wasp, 6 Deters, 8 Stews, 13 Tattered, 15 Initiate, 16 Scraps, 17 Cases, 19 Diesel, 21 Unit, 23 Beak.

1 Pulgar, 2 Right, 3 Earache, 5 Easel, 6 Trainee, 7 Orphan, 8 Sorprendido, 14 Laundry, 15 Orchard, 16 Atraco, 17 Sandía, 19 Torre, 21 Apodo.

App of the week Heimdall Parental Control is what the app name says. You install the app on the child’s device and control it from your device. You can do things like block new app installations, limit call duration, track your child’s network activities, and even block undesired content like specific websites.

Most of the features are free, but you need the premium version to get everything. We especially like that you can limit the use of apps already on the device.

QUIZ: LAST LINES From which 10 films are these the closing lines? The character speaking the words and the year of release (in brackets) are given as clues.

1. “And no matter what they did to build this city back up again ... for the rest of time ... it would be like nobody even knew we was ever here.” Amsterdam Vallon (2002) 2. “Hang on a minute, lads; I've got a great idea.” Charlie Croker (1969) 3. “Kevin, what did you do to my room?” Buzz McCallister (1990) 4. “Ladies and Gentlemen. Stop that girl. That girl running up the aisle - stop her. That's the girl whose voice you heard and loved tonight. She's the real star of the picture. Kathy Selden.” Don Lockwood (1952) 5. “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Rick Blaine (1942)

6. “Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!” Dr Emmett Brown (1985) 7. “That's right… That's right. Attaboy, Clarence.” George Bailey (1946) 8. “The horror, the horror…” Colonel Walter E Kurtz (1979) 9. “This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off.” Ripley (1979) 10. “Well, nobody's perfect.” Osgood Fielding III (1959) Not a lot of people know that… the famous line that became shorthand for the perceived attitude of City traders in the '80s is not simply: “Greed is good”, it is: “The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works.” (Wall Street - 1987)

Answers: 1. GANGS OF NEW YORK, 2.

THE ITALIAN JOB, 3. HOME ALONE, 4. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. 5. CASABLANCA, 6.

BACK TO THE FUTURE, 7. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, 8.

APOCALYPSE NOW, 9. ALIEN, 10. SOME LIKE IT HOT

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*Peter Criss, Drummer; December 20, 72 Drummer for the glam rock group Kiss who was nicknamed The Catman because of his performance make-up. He was introduced to his band mates after receiving a call about an ad he placed in Rolling Stone seeking work as a drummer. *Samuel L Jackson, Movie actor; December 21, 69 The actor, producer, and civil rights activist won a BAFTA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role as Jules Winfield in the 1994 classic Pulp Fiction. He also played Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and had memorable roles in the films Sphere, The Negotiator, Kingsman, The Secret Service, Jurassic Park and Jackie Brown.

*Noel Edmonds, Radio and TV host; bodybuilding in 2009.

December 22, 69 *Ricky Martin, Pop singer; December 24, 46 The English radio DJ and television presenter After launching his solo career in 1991, the Puerto Rican pop star gained widespread hosted the UK’s Deal or No Deal, Top of the Pops, and Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? success for his eponymous debut album and the He also presented the cult show, Noel’s House hit song ‘Livin’ La Vida Loca.’ He began his Ricky Martin Party, which ran from 1991 to 1999. More acting career in advertisements for soft drinks recently he appeared in the reality show I’m a Celebrity and fast food on Puerto Rican television and started his music career in the boy band Menudo.

Get Me Out of Here. *Jody Marsh, Model; December 23, 39 *Annie Lennox, Pop singer; December 25, 63 The English model who initially gained fame for an adult Singer-songwriter of ‘Sweet Dreams’ with the band The Eurythmics, she went on to have huge success with photo shoot and went on to star in her own reality show Totally Jodie Marsh: Who’ll Take Her Up the Aisle?

‘Walking On Broken Glass’ in her solo career. Lennox has Marsh also appeared in Muscle and Fitness after taking up sold more than 80 million albums worldwide.

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Move from the start word (REAL) to the end word (TOWN) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

Solution REAL MEAL MEAN MOAN MOWN TOWN

ONE girl missing, one woman searching, both equally lost. In the face of imminent danger, will a shared tragedy help them find their way home?

Renowned archaeologist Richard Mathis is half a world away on the island of Crete when he learns his daughter, Bella, has gone missing. Within 20 minutes, he’s on his way back to America. Two days later, he’s dead.

Richard’s young assistant, Angela Chase, is devastated by the loss of the man who had become both mentor and friend, and she’s determined to find the missing girl, who seems to have made dangerous connections, and whose lonely childhood so resembles Angela’s own.

Born Laurel Springfield, Angela now spends her days digging up the origins of a lost civilisation while struggling to keep her own past buried. But will the search for Bella expose Angela’s carefully disguised identity and will she find Bella before she’s lost forever?

This week in history

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38AD - China reunited Forces of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han, under the command of Wu Han, conquer the separatist Chengjia empire, reuniting China.

856 - Damghan earthquake An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history.

1361 - Battle lines The Battle of Linuesa is fought in the context of the Spanish Reconquista between the forces of the Emirate of Granada and the combined army of the Kingdom of Castile and of Jaen resulting in a Castilian victory.

1492 - Haiti reef The carrac Santa Maria commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.

1688 - Ousted king As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris after being deposed in favour of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.

1799 - Lee’s tribute Henry Lee III’s eulogy to George Washington in congress declares him as ‘first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen’ following his funeral a week earlier.

1808 - Burned down The original Covent Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.

1988 - Orange men Prince William of Orange’s troops arrive in London.

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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN was once a little boy whose best friend was a bear named Winnie the Pooh.

Now, he is a working class adult with a family to support, and life has become a grind for him. At a particularly despairing moment, he is surprised to find himself face to face with his old friend Pooh.

Together, they embark upon a journey to find Pooh’s missing friends and to recapture the joy that Christopher Robin left behind in childhood. In the process of undertaking this adventure, he will learn how to spread that sense of wonder to his own children.

This family film is the perfect watch over the festive period, and stars Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell and Bronte Carmichael.

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Sign of the times or a minority?

I AM an avid reader of the Euro Weekly News. I’m not naive enough to believe there has never been any crime, of course there has. But is it a sign of the times that every week there is a fatal shooting or stabbing, either gang related or domestic?

While everything should be done to put a stop to these type of offences, we must try to remember that it is a minority of people who are involved in drug related activity.

Domestic violence, however, is a classless and far reaching crime and often goes unreported with fatal consequences.

As such, it is commendable and encouraging to see the national drive that has been embarked upon to raise awareness about gender violence, and the measures that are being taken to try to tackle the issue.

Lisa Shannon

Pet peeve I WAS interested to read in your newspaper last week that the mayor of Benalmadena (Costa del Sol, Issue 1745) had announced that pet owners should take more responsibility for cleaning up after their animals.

I have to say I think this comes none too soon. I live in a town where many people own pets and their owners seem to feel no compulsion to clean up after their animals.

Making pet owners tidy up after their animals would save any council plenty of cash that they could then spend on making public paths better. They could raise money from fining non-complaint owners too.

The mayors of towns across this country should take note of what is being done in Benalmadena.

Terry Joyce

It’s the same WHY do some people get so worked up about migrants, don’t they realise they are migrants themselves?

Those people rescued in boats are coming here for a better life, just like expats.

It’s time to stop using such narrow minded and racist language on such a sensitive issue, especially when people are risking their lives and dying just for the chance for opportunities the rest of us take for granted.

Being lucky in which part of the world you were born in doesn’t give you the right to demean those less fortunate.

Many expats come to Spain and make zero effort to adapt to the culture and traditions. Whatever their opinion of the migrant situation, they should get off their ignorant high horses and have a bit of humanity.

Rebecca Thornton

Definitely May-be I JUST want to state my adCOURAGE: miration for Theresa May May should who I think has shown such get more courage and persistence backing. throughout the Brexit blizzard so far.

She has managed to negotiate a workable deal with the EU in incredibly testing circumstances and everyone should be rallying round in the national interest, not trying to get rid of her for their own selfish political ends.

Changing the leader now would be so disruptive and would take weeks so install someone new: time that we simply don’t have.

Crashing out of the EU without a deal is becoming frighteningly real and politicians should know that almost no one voted for that.

It’s time for common sense to prevail on all sides and hopefully one last effort from Mrs May can get the deal over the line.

OUR VIEW

Merry Christmas IT is once again time to wrap the presents, deck the halls, roast the turkey and get set for Christmas Day. This time of year is always one for getting together with the people we love. It is also one for looking around and taking stock.

Much has happened over the past year in Spain and across the world. Many of those events have filled the pages of this newspaper.

We saw a changing of the guard politically with a new Prime Minister in Spain. And it was only last week that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s fate hung in the balance due to ongoing concerns over her Brexit deal.

Away from politics, we saw crooks getting justice, people helping others and campaigners trying to make the world better.

But there were also stories of needless suffering, personal tragedy and of people struggling to make their lives better.

Christmas is a time where we can look around and give thanks for what we have, whether it be loving family and friends, success, or simply our health.

It should also be a time to think about those less fortunate and how we could do our bit to make their lives better.

We at EWN hope you will do both and we wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas.

Now we want to hear your views.

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FOUND: Donald Wright safe after 3 weeks Great news! So pleased he is safe and well xx

Mary

TAKING THE URINE: Residents on the Costa del Sol forced to clean after dogs in new council policy Good job. Too many dog owners think that every piece of grass/sand/lampost is a toilet for their dogs.

I, also a smoker, would like there to be some control on the beaches to stop people putting their cigarette out in the sand. It is so easy to take an empty can or some receptacle to use. I must say in my experience (15 years) at Carvajal beach, it is more likely the locals who seem to have no respect for their environment. I go to Portugal often, where there are signs asking people to keep the beaches clean, they provide paper (burn proof) cups to put out and keep their dog ends. The beaches are pristine!

Leapy Lee should be our prime minister, or home secretary at least.

Bill

Muggles behaving badly: Harry Potter fans vandalised 4,000-yearold tomb in Spain How did the Moors do that if they started the invasion of the peninsula in 711 and never held a true control over Galicia.

Did they time travel thousands of years back with a time machine?

Enric

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE Spain greenlights €7.3 billion weaponry programme All this to protect Spain from... Drake? Raleigh? Surly better to put some fast patrol boats between Spain and North Africa to turn the immigrant smugglers’ boats round PM All the left do is spend and rob… get these idiots out of power now!!!

Sean

A very royal Christmas - Spain’s monarchy releases annual Christmas card Please….the monarchy couldn’t give a stuff about anyone / time they went…

Sean

Demonstrators rally outside Spanish Supreme Court after police raids on Mallorcan news outlets About time Spain had some huge protests, just like

in France…

Sean

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez likens Catalan independence push to ‘invented grievances’ of Brexit Goodby Mr Sanchez, you talk more nonsense than the last idiot.

Sean

Couple fined and banned for life from Jet2 after violent fight forced plane to Spain to divert You do have to wonder whether it was really necessary to divert the flight, causing incredible inconvenience to every other passenger as well as the airline itself, because it was not possible to separate a 65year-old woman and a 55- year-old man and they ‘could not risk flying over water.’ Were this couple superhuman and likely to bring the plane down in the ocean? Just ask for some help from passengers to move one of them to the back of the plane or something, then deal with them on arrival. I’m sure it was not pleasant but surely there is a less extreme solution that does not punish every passenger for the actions of just one couple. Are the airline seeking compensation on behalf of all the passengers too? I doubt it.

Angus

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Kitchen gadgets I can live without Barry Duke FOLK who know me well will tell you that I’m a walking repository for all manner of gadgets, ranging from portable power-banks to self-defence torches.

My bulging leather satchel also has a multi-purpose Swiss Army knife, a telescopic magnet great for fishing keys out of storm-water drains, and a flash-drive containing information which may be relevant to the police or medics, should I ever be found unconscious in a gutter or wheelie-bin.

A visit to Casa del Duke will also reveal a great many other items I’ve been compelled to buy from AliExpress, a Chinese site which offers a cornucopia of marvellous high-tech gizmos at knock-down prices.

One was a light bulb which doubled as a Bluetooth speaker, which I put in the bathroom so I could shave and shower to my favourite tunes.

I say ‘was’ because the thing ex-

ploded a few weeks ago right in the middle of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Highway to Hell’.

I was using a cut-throat razor at the time, and slashed open my left cheek. Simultaneously, all the fuses blew in the apartment. I shan’t be replacing it any time soon.

Although I’ve yet to find a cure for my forays into AliExpress late at night when I’ve had a few Famous Grouses, I avoid the kitchenware section, for my lust for kitchen gadgetry died when I was packing in advance of my move to Spain. I found items which convinced me I’d lost my marbles when I bought them.

POINTLESS: Who ne eds useless gadgets .

First to go into a box destined for the nearest charity shop was a plastic gew-gaw invented to turn boiled eggs into cubes.

Next in, a pair of scissors with a spatula attached. This was designed to cut pizzas and lift the slices simultaneously. Also discarded was a yellow plastic banana slicer, a microwave omelette-maker and a wooden peanut butter and jam spreader with colourcoded silicon ends. (If you’re tempted to get one, Amazon are still selling the things for around €30).

A strawberry stem remover, a garlic peeler, an electric popcorn-maker and a twirling spaghetti fork were next.

In the end, I came over with just my favourite knives, a coffee grinder, a boiled-egg slicer, a vintage metal garlic press dating back to the 1950’s and a hand-held electric blender.

One mistake, was discarding my potato masher, thinking I could get a new one anywhere in Benidorm.

What I did not know at the time is that mashed potatoes don’t figure largely in Spanish cuisine.

Not a single store specialising in cookware had one.

Then, when I was in a hardware

store getting a key duplicated, I was elated to find a beast of a metal masher.

It was 36cm in length and looked like a cattle-branding iron, but boy does it ever do the job!

Yet, despite the fact most jobs in the kitchen can be done with a few good pots and pans and some quality knives, the kitchen gadget market is worth hundreds of millions, with people buying items which are not only useless, but often an absolute pain in the butt to keep clean.

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Give the gift of health and happiness this month with Medcare AS well as GP services and dental care synonymous with Medcare, the ethos of the clinic is to provide all-encompassing solutions for complete health and well-being.

One of the most popular and important promotions which Medcare releases each year is the Health Check.

This year, however, Medcare is making it more convenient with more options available in the new Do Something campaign.

The campaign is designed to encourage everyone to Do Something, rather than sit back and do nothing.

Even if a full health check may seem a little too comprehensive or expensive for you, there are now two other checks which can still benefit your health and set you on the right track.

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There is currently 15 per cent off Exilis non-invasive treatments to blitz stubborn fat and tighten skin on the face and neck, stomach or thighs.

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Preparing your skin before the Xmas holidays CHRISTMAS is the most anticipated time of the year and now that you’re only a few weeks away from the day when you will be reunited with loved ones, have you taken the time to assess if your beauty routine is able to keep up with your needs?

Although Christmas is a lovely season, there are also changes in the weather that can be detrimental to your skin, and much worse, affect your overall look.

If you are one of the people who hasn’t switched yet to a new beauty routine that is suited for the season, you may already be dealing with skin and beauty issues that you’ll definitely want to get rid of, especially in time for the celebrations that are definitely happening in December.

So, how do you start?

Getting your glow back doesn’t happen overnight, but we want to make it easy for you. We have prepared a beauty transformation guide that can restore your glow in less than one month. Now is the time to get rid of dead skin cells, and fill the newborn cells with vitamins, amino acids and let the skin glow.

One very easy step to do this is by starting with a very light chemical peel, to give your skin freedom to breathe again. Follow up with a rich tissue mask, which lets your skin absorb the ingredients easier.

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A STUDY has shown people who drink alcohol in moderation are 11 per cent less likely to go to hospital.

A study by Harvard University, and published in journal Addiction, found those who enjoyed a small glass of wine a day were healthier than those who avoided alcohol altogether.

The research project studied 21,000 men and women in Italy over six years and found that overall 13,000 people ended up in hospital. The average age of those hospitalised was 56, and those who avoided alcohol were 11 per cent more likely to become ill than those who drank in moderation and followed a Mediterranean-style diet.

Dr Ken Mukamal, from the Harvard Medical School, said: “We are absolutely not saying that any teetotaller should start drinking to improve his / her health.” However, red wine in particular in moderation has been shown to have a wide range of health benefits.

One of these benefits is caused by the high anti-oxidant rate of red wines. The drink contains polyphenols, a group of chemicals naturally occurring in plants, which can help to pre-

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Wine not? vent cellular damage by cancercausing chemicals, such as tobacco smoke or pollution.

These in turn can improve the function of blood vessels, and help prevent blood clots, as well as potentially helping to protect the body against cancers.

White wine lovers need not fear, however, as although red wine is frequently touted as the healthiest of its competitors, white varieties also offer benefits. These include slightly lower, but still significant, levels of antioxidants. White wines also contain fewer calories than red, at around 85 calories per small 125 millilitre

glass compared to 105 calories in the same amount of red wine.

Finally, one festive favourite, Champagne, also contains antioxidants, and at 90 calories per 125 millilitres is one of the least fattening party drinks. Whichever your favourite, experts are quick to point out these benefits only apply when alcohol is consumed in moderation, for example one 125 millilitre glass per day, and excessive drinking can be harmful.

WINE: Can be good for you in moderation.

The big beauty cover-up

By Sally Underwood BETWEEN family reunions, glamorous parties, and festive events, this time of year can be one of the best.

But late nights catching up with friends and family can take its toll, leaving us feeling less than sprightly.

Luckily, the humble concealer is there at hand if you prefer to cover up any evidence of missing your beauty sleep. But while this product can help disguise everything from undereye bags to pigmentation and scarring, how you apply concealer can make a huge difference to its effectiveness.

One of the biggest problems with using concealer under the eyes can be creasing, when the product settles into any fine lines. Similarly, flaking can also ruin the overall effect you are trying to achieve.

CONCEALER: Can help camouflage pesky under eye circles.

Prevent this by using a thin layer of eye cream before applying any make-up, allowing around 20 minutes to let it settle in before putting anything on top. This will moisturise the skin and help plump out any lines.

Next, if you don’t mind using multiple products, apply a primer under your eyes which will help your make-up last longer and preventing it creasing or moving around.

Finally, put a small amount of your preferred shade of concealer on the tips of your index fingers and allow it to warm up to skin temperature. This will help it spread better and prevent you

pulling the delicate skin around your eye as you apply the make-up.

Now, pat a small amount into the inner corner of your orbital bone and then dab a small amount of concealer in a triangle shape reaching down to your cheek bone rather than in a half-moon shape under your eye. This trick will visually draw the eye away from any un-

der eye bags and shadows, and help to counteract the look of tiredness.

If you do not suffer from dry skin you can now finish by gently pressing a small amount of powder onto your concealer, which will help to set it. If you have very dry skin, skip this step and instead make sure your make-up is pressed into the skin to prevent it moving.

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Hard to stomach INDIGESTION affects us all at some time or another, but the constant supply of rich foods and drink around Christmas can leave us more vulnerable.

If you regularly suffer from indigestion or are concerned about your symptoms it is always best to see a doctor. If you find you only have problems after certain foods though, it may be worth examining your diet and following some tips to prevent any bouts.

Frequent causes of indigestion include fatty foods, alcohol, caffeinated and carbonated drinks, and citrus products. Another culprit could be stress.

If you find yourself with a painful stomach or a feeling of sluggishness after meals, try avoiding rich foods, including meat, cheese, and nuts. If you can’t stay away from them altogether, try cutting down portion sizes, as well as chewing slowly.

AS the temperatures plunge, most of us notice our summer glow starting to fade.

While it is always advisable to reach for the fake tan rather than spending hours in the sun, winter is a particularly good time to take advantage of the wide variety of prod-

Natural colouring ucts promising a natural-looking colour.

The perfect fake tan begins by exfoliating to ensure the surface of your skin is smooth.

Whether you will be tanning your face or body, use a gentle exfoliator, massaging the

product in small circles before rinsing it off. Take some extra time on your knees and elbows, which are normally drier.

Now you can wax or shave if you are planning to do so, as doing this after apply-

ing your tan may cause an uneven finish. Next moisturise. It is important to remember not to remove hair or moisturise within 24 hours of applying fake tan.

Finally, you can apply the product itself, starting at your ankles and work upwards.

Additionally, steer clear of spicy foods as much as possible, or particularly acidic ones such as orange juice or foods containing a lot of citrus.

The same goes for chocolate and red wine, both of which can be very rich and cause indigestion. Tomatoes and even avocados, while normally considered very health foods, can also make your symptoms worse.

Avoid these foods if they leave your stomach feeling uncomfortable and instead eat five or six smaller meals a day, rather than fewer larger ones. Also, try not to eat late at night, instead leaving an hour or two for your food do digest before you head to bed.

Finally, swap in alternatives to any favourite foods which leave you with indigestion.

For example, try decaf tea and coffee, as well substituting a glass of red wine at the

end of a meal for a small bitter or mint-based liqueur, thought by some to aid digestion.

Try sticking to white meat instead of red, and start the

day with warm water infused with ginger instead of an orange juice if this normally causes indigestion.

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Many of our clients come to us because they have a problem with their outside space. We often hear people tell us that their patio or terrace is both excruciatingly hot and unbearable in the summer, but very cold with a biting wind in the winter months.

The outcome of this issue is that what they came to Spain for - the weather and the views - are marred by their inability to use their terrace space as they would want to.

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Monica’s brunette tresses were styled into a sleek ponytail, ensuring her enviable bone structure was on display.

The star’s flawless skin was enhanced with blusher and her stunning eyes were highlighted with a dramatic smokey eye.

The beauty was all smiles and oozed confidence as she posed for photos at the glamorous event in Madrid.

Monica was enjoying a night off from parenting duties to her five year-old daughter Antonella.

RED HOT: Monica Cruz

Irina sizzles in Spain IRINA SHAYK put on a smouldering display as she attended the opening of the new Porcelanosa store in Castellon de la Plana, Spain.

The Vogue coverstar, 32, showcased her stunning figure in a plunging black gown as she posed up a storm for photographers. The daring neckline led into a tucked in waist and flowed into an elegant skirt.

Shimmering pearls adorned the gorgeous garment, with the star accessorising with a crystalstudded clutch. Her brunette tresses were pulled back into a sleek ponytail while her pretty features were enhanced with smoky shadow and rose lipstick. She welcomed daughter Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper into the world on March 21, 2017, with her partner Bradley Cooper.

Mesmerising Maria in Madrid Theatre in New York City - which beMARIAH CAREY put on yet another came her first ever residency - as she amazing show on Sunday as she celeplayed a number of nights every Debrated the final gig of her ‘All I cember. want for Christmas is You’ tour In 2017 she started it off in The in Madrid.

Beacon, took the show to London The diva looked sensational and France for a few nights and in a figure-hugging plunging then finished at The Colosseum black mini-dress, which at Caesars Palace in showcased her ample Las Vegas. cleavage.

But this year’s The 49-year-old leg saw the mumrocked knee-high boots of-two take her and skin-tight black Christmas show all leggings to complete around Europe, hitting the sexy ensemble.

Norway, Sweden, DenThis marked the mark, Germany, France, first year that Mariah England, The Netherlands didn’t have a homebase and Belgium; before finset for the festive conishing in Spain. cert series.

She first kicked it off in 2014 at the Beacon BEAUTY: Mariah Carey.

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BEARING a striking resemblance to her sister Penelope, Monica Cruz caused a stir all of her own as she attended the ELLE Christmas party in Madrid.

The 41-year-old Spanish actress ensured all eyes were on her in a sizzling red mini-dress with feathered detailing and glittering embellished lace.

She boosted her height with a pair of glamorous silver heels and accessorised with some jazzy triangle-shaped drop earrings.

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Festive fun at Marcia’s Dance Centre THE students of Marcia’s Dance Centre and Stage School enj oyed a f un filled Christmas Party at the weekend. Elf Cinnamon hopped off the shelf to keep an eye on the children until Father Christmas arrived after a long journey from Lapland.

Cinnamon reported that the children had been very well behaved, and Father Christmas not only gave all the children a gift, but made time to present the certificates, awards, and medals that the students had achieved from exams completed throughout the year.

The centre has been involved in lots of activities

over the last few weeks.

They lit up the stage at the Benidorm Palace when the young students participated in the Spotlight production, ‘A Time to Shine,’ and they were complimented on their entertaining performance at Calpe’s recent Christmas Fair.

The students will now be t aki ng a wel l - ear ned Christmas break before returning to the studio in the New Year t o st ar t r ehearsals for their annual char i t y show, t o be performed early next year.

For more information, please contact Marcia’s Dance Centre on 607 290 896 or 965 830 980.

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Calpe U3A help local Alzheimer’s centre THIS year ’s Calpe U3A Christmas concert which took place recently was well received by the large numbers who turned out for the much looked-forward-to event at this time of the year.

The audience at the Casa de Cultura in Calpe very quickly got into the swing of the evening and sang along to the well-known Christmas carols with gusto.

After a great night of entertainment, it was time to rememb e r wh y e v e r y o n e was th e r e a s W h i l a m en a Hardy - a committee member of the Alzheimer ’s Association - gave people information about the work undertake by the centre in Teulad a f o r p a t i e n t s a n d their families of all nationalities.

The centre was opened in 2003 a n d i t ’s t h e o n ly Alzheimer ’s centre across

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INTO THE SWING: The Calpe U3A Choir in full flow. the Marina Alta. It currently only has a capacity for 20 people, but such is the demand that it’s been necessary to extend it as there is a waiting list of 40 people.

The Calpe U3A were delighted to present Whilamena with a cheque for €1,000 rais e d b y th e Ch ris tm a s

Choir Concert (€600) and from the U3A tombola stall w hic h w a s pa rt of the C hris tma s Fa ir in the old town (€400). A remarkable and most welcome amount to raise at this time of the ye a r, tha nks to s o ma ny generous people.

The Calpe U3A were giv-

THANKS: (From l to r) Carole Saunders, Whilamena Hardy and Mary Anderton with the €1,000 cheque. en a heartfelt thanks from Whilamena for all the wonderful fundraising efforts, and in return the U3A hope tha t in the ir s ma ll w a y they’ve been able to help towards vital extension of the unit in Teulada.

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Santa Claus makes a special visit FOLLOWING a longstanding tradition, the volunteers of The Original Charity Shop and Library, Javea, were delighted to lend Santa a helping hand delivering the presents to the children at the Raquel Paya School for children with special needs in Denia.

This was, as usual, a very ex-

citing day for the youngsters who awaited Santa’s arrival with great anticipation. The excitement reached fever pitch when Santa arrived, weighed down by his heavy bag with all those presents.

After a medley of popular Christmas carols it was time for Santa to open the bag, and each

child was presented with a very special gift of their choice. Following the presentation the volunteers were treated to tapas and wine, beautifully prepared by some of the teenagers who are doing a catering course.

As a very special treat, the youngsters are looking forward to an overnight stay at the Oceanografico in Valencia.

President Georgina Harvey was very happy to present a cheque for €1,000 towards the cost of this trip.

The Original Charity Shop and Library Christmas raffle was once again a huge success, and they would like to sincerely thank everyone who made this possible: the generous sponsors, clients and customers who bought raffle tickets, staff who collected prizes, sold raffle tickets and helped wrap presents.

A list of winning tickets will be on display in the window of the shop on Carrer Nancy 1, in Javea’s Arenal. Don’t forget to check your tickets - you could be one of those lucky winners!

The volunteers of The Original Charity Shop and Library would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2019.

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By Sally Underwood SPAIN’S central government has announced it plans to approve new rental laws imminently.

Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister, said his government may extend rental agreements from three to five years, or seven in the case of businesses, restrict how much deposit is taken, and is also contemplating limiting rental prices in areas of highest demand.

The Minister for Public Works, Jose Luis Abalos, explained housing had been one of the issues the government had been most eager to tackle since coming into power in June.

He added they plan to enact legal changes to the rental market as soon as possible.

Helena Beunza, Secretary General of Housing, told one publication these changes could even take place before the end of the year, bringing rental regulations closer to those put in place in Spain in 1995.

She explained this could see the

CHANGES: Pedro Sanchez wants new rental laws.

government impose an extension of rental contracts from three to five years, and that if neither party gives notice not to renew a contract within its last six months it will automatically be renewed for another three years.

Ms Beunza also confirmed the government could create legislation preventing landlords from asking for more than two months’ worth of rent as a deposit, and that the costs of any real estate management and of formalising the contract may be borne by the property owner.

The government has said it also plans to ensure any rights a landlord has to take back their home are included in the rental contract so that tenants always know where they stand.

Finally, it is yet to be announced whether the government plans to impose rental price limits in areas with the greatest demand, such as Barcelona and Madrid.

According to Abalos, any new legislation should be announced by the end of the month.

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by Sally Underwood WITH an ever-growing population, property developers are constantly looking for ways to create enough new housing to meet supply.

While house prices also continue to boom, a need to create more affordable property for the younger end of the market has led to a rise in the prefabricated home.

No longer the preserve of the 1 9 5 0 ’s , t h e s e p r o p e r t i e s a r e n o w a stylish, economical, and often ecologically-friendly alternative to traditional bricks and mortar.

Idealista.com agrees prefabricated homes present an interesting opportunity for aspiring home owners to afford their dream property given the abundance of land for sale in Spain.

According to the site: ‘One of the great advantages of buying a prefab is the price, which is usually significantly lower than traditional buildings and does not have the risk of cost overruns.’

Fernando Agudo, general manager of prefabricated building firm, Atlantida Homes, agrees but says the

price of these properties very much depends on choice.

He explained: “In a prefabricated house, just as in a traditional one, the most visible parts are the materials used and the finishes.

“What will set the price apart is the quality of the construction.”

Mr Agudo added the pre-formed nature of some parts of the house means the construction time is often l o w e r, h o w e v e r, w h i c h i n t u r n c a n decrease the cost to the buyer.

He estimates the price of a basic and functional prefab home at around €1,000 per square metre, or €93 per square foot, meaning a twobedroom, two-bathroom home could cost as little as around €30,000.

So if you are considering a new home, and like the idea of a property you can design from scratch on land you have chosen, why not consider a prefabricated home?

Just make sure to always seek advice on planning and building regulations before buying land and always ensure you follow any local laws.

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The record for the most cannon rolls of a car in a film was set during filming for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale, when an Aston Martin DBS was rolled seven times.

Cars for a safe journey EUROPEAN car safety organisation Euro NCAP has revealed its annual ‘best in class’ winners for 2019, following a year of crash testing.

The three cars which have achieved particularly high scores within their segments are the premium MercedesBenz A-Class in the ‘small family cars’ category, the smart Lexus ES in the ‘large family car’ category, and the hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai Nexo in the ‘large off-road’ category.

Each of these vehicles represents the best of their body styles within the context of 2018’s testing, which has been a little more stringent in certain areas than in previous years.

“In 2018 we introduced tough new tests, with a particular focus on Vulnerable Road User protection,” said Euro NCAP Secretary General, Michiel van Ratingen.

“The three Best in Class award winners this year all clearly demonstrate that car-makers are striving for the highest levels of protection and that Euro NCAP’s assessments are a catalyst for these crucial safety improvements.”

Euro NCAP put automated driving technology to the test in 2018 for the first time, and its findings helped clarify some of the confusion motoring consumers are currently experiencing.

Assisted driving systems can bring safety and convenience benefits but full automation is a long way off.

“We will follow and assess these developments closely and ensure that

consumers have all the information they need when considering these new driver technologies,” added van Ratingen.

Euro NCAP is a Europe-wide organisation which forms the basis of car safety testing, especially crash tests, across the continent.

Established over 20 years ago, its ‘star ratings’ give a quick indication as to how safe a car is (or isn’t), while in-

SAFE DRIVE: The Lexus ES combines both style and security. depth reports are available for free on the organisation’s website.

In contrast to the ever increasing levels of safety available to car buyers, 2018 has also seen some disappointing Euro NCAP crash test results.

The Fiat Panda scored a shocking

zero stars, joining its stablemate the Punto, which scored zero in 2017.

The ultra-masculine Jeep Wrangler scored just one star, while the muchanticipated Suzuki Jimny scored a distinctly average three stars.

Everything else earned four or more stars this year, with at least an 85 per cent adult occupant protection rating.

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IT is almost as if Porsche concluded the Macan had had it too easy for too long.

Save the larger Cayenne SUV, it outsells all other Porsches combined and instead of the numbers gracefully declining over the years, Macan sales started incredibly well in 2014 and have continued getting stronger every year.

But now Porsche has decided this

Porsche Macan: A justified heavy seller second generation Macan is going to

have to do without diesel, still the most popular source of power in its class. Which should put it on its mettle.

The reason for Porsche’s decision to stop selling diesel cars, depends on whom you talk

to. The official line, is that diesel isn’t very Porsche anyway and sales are in decline.

But the fact that Porsche sourced its diesels from the VW Group, the people responsible for the Dieselgate saga, probably had something to do with it.

Stepping into diesel’s oil-stained shoes then, is this 2.0-litre petrol Macan, complete with a raft of subtle but significant mechanical and cosmetic upgrades which keep it fresh, until a genuinely all-new car appears early in the next decade.

All the usual Macans,

DITCHING DIESEL: This second generation Macan does not run on diesel.

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such as the S, GTS and Turbo will follow this base model, but for now it can be identified by its new bumpers, headlamps, rear diffuser, and, most notably, the new wraparound tail-lights.

A greater effort has been made inside where you’ll find the old dash has been ripped out and replaced by glossy black screens which look much classier.

The Macan is not quick, slower indeed than the old diesel model, but the engine is quick to respond, smooth and sounds happier the harder you make it work.

Moreover, thanks to its pint-sized powertrain, this, the cheapest Macan is going to carry up to 100kg less mass on its nose than the more powerful versions to come, so its more modest performance fits far better with the enhanced handling brought by such a dramatic weight loss.

The Macan was always the best handling car of its type and with revised steering and suspension, this entry-level model will remain the cream of the crop.

Others are closing the fun gap the Alfa Romeo Stelvio in particular - but if you don’t need a diesel, the Macan is today what it has been from its launch: the most desirable mid-sized SUV there is.

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ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher AUDI’S new Q8 is an attention-grabbing luxury SUV competing against the likes of the Range Rover Sport, BMW X6 and Porsche Cayenne, but the Q8 is such a formidab l e c o n t e n d e r, t h e r e should be no worries back at Audi HQ. With a bold and striking frontal design, elegant coupe-styling and a sumptuous cabin, the Q8 comes laden with sheer presence and charisma which rivals will find hard to match.

Q8 prices start at €72,054 (£65,040) for the S-Line model which has all the essential equipment, but there is an extensive list of options to further individualise the car including sports seats, larger alloy wheels, upgraded sound system, and all-wheel steering.

My test model was the S-Line version with a 3.0-litre 282hp V6 diesel engine, mated to an eightspeed tiptronic automatic

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gearbox.

For a large vehicle, the 0-100kph time of 6.3 seconds is most impressive.

To p s p e e d i s 2 4 4 k p h (152mph), average fuel economy of 14.6kpl (41.5mpg) and emissions 178g/km.

Despite its coupe looks, the Q8 is a spacious five-

STATS PANEL Model: Audi Q8 50 S-Line Engine: 3.0-litre V6 diesel Transmission: 8-speed automatic Performance: 0-100kph 6.3 seconds, top speed 244kph (152mph) Economy: 14.6kpl (41.5mpg) Emissions: 178g/km

Model tested is UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

door model offering plenty of leg and headroom in the rear, and a generous 605-litre boot.

The seating is very comfortable and the cabin has classy upmarket ambience. Also impressive is A u d i ’s Vi r t u a l C o c k p i t which minimises switches or buttons by locating the

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The V6 diesel engine is smooth and quiet with its p o w e r d e l i v e r y, a n d e a gerly responsive aided by the well-spaced auto gearbox.

It has all-wheel-drive and sports-tuned adaptive air suspension as standard and these combine to give the car rail-like cornering poise even in Comfort mode.

The speed-dependent power steering gives good road feedback and the dual-circuit brakes with booster and hydraulic assistance offer reassuring stopping power. All these features combine to make driving the Q8 an absolute delight.

The competition in the luxury SUV sector is int e n s e b u t A u d i ’s l o n g sporting heritage and unrivalled cool image give it a distinct edge.

I think whoever test drives the Q8 will find it hard to walk away without placing an order. It’s that good!

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Kia e-Niro: ELECTRIFYING: The Kia e-Niro is one of the best electric cars on the market.

A high performing all-rounder ALTHOUGH the Kia e-Niro’s makers have had to revise its range down from 301 miles to 282 miles, that is still a very respectable distance for a production electric car.

Indeed this slight readjustment is unlikely to dampen the anticipation and enthusiasm among potential buyers of this exceptional car.

Even before anyone has even had a chance to drive it, some dealers have been reporting 42week waiting lists.

It is a remarkable figure for what is on the surface, a smallish middle of the road SUV, especially one that’s already available in both traditional and plug-in hybrid forms.

The interior is not a huge departure from other Kias, save for a smattering of blue highlights, with a practical layout and robust build quality.

The lack of drama here may even appeal to more conservative buyers who want to convert

to electric, but are put off by the ostentatious technology of something like a Tesla.

There is plenty of storage space with a huge cavity scooped out behind the rotary drive selector, and this is an e-Niro exclusive, replacing the more traditional stick you’ll find in the hybrid versions.

The other big difference is a TFT screen which shows your speed, range and charge level, as well as a host of other information; it almost becomes too cluttered.

Seats have been raised to make room for the battery beneath the floor, but there’s still plenty of headroom and a pleasingly clear view out.

The boot’s 451-litre capacity is greater than that of any other electric car at this price, and perfectly adequate for most families’ needs.

As for the driving (which electric cars often don’t rate

highly on), it scoots around town very happily, and three levels of regenerative braking are available.

No matter which you choose, the e-Niro’s steering is light, its gentle throttle is easy to modulate, and while the friction brakes can be inconsistent, you rarely use them enough to notice.

The lack of feel in the steering is a little disappointing, and the nose starts to veer off line at a higher speed.

That said, the car retains a very safe and robust aura, and the low centre of gravity means body lean is controlled while traction is strong.

This is a car in which you can build up a rhythm, flowing easily from corner to corner and surfing along on the instant torque of that electric motor.

The Kia e-Niro is familyfriendly with performance and driving dynamics which make it not just palatable, but enjoyable.

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Premier League Preview

Liverpool despatch Man U with ease XHERDAN SHAQIRI came off the bench to inspire Liverpool to 3-1 victory over a woeful Manchester United that saw the Reds return to the top of the league.

Jurgen Klopp’s side took a deserved lead through Sadio Mane’s neat control and finish from a fine chipped Fabinho pass over the defence.

But keeper Alisson was at fault for United’s equaliser as he dropped a cross into the path of Jesse Lingard, who reacted first to scramble the ball home.

Liverpool were not to be denied at Anfield though and regained the lead with Shaqiri’s deflected shot from 12 yards that went in off the crossbar.

The Swiss maverick secured the points for his team seven minutes later with another deflected effort from 20 yards, securing Liverpool’s return to the summit of the table, one point ahead of Man City.

Liverpool next face Wolves while Manchester United will take on Cardiff.

Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought as Manchester City claimed a 3-1 win over Everton.

Jesus gave City the lead at the Etihad with a low finish following Leroy Sane’s assist, and he made it 2-0 on 50 minutes by heading home from close range from another weighted Sane cross.

Everton halved the deficit through Dominic CalvertLewin’s header, but Raheem Sterling restored the two-goal cushion with a header of his own.

Man City next travel to Leicester, while Everton will host Tottenham.

Charlie Austin struck late in a 3-2 win for Southampton as new manager Ralph Hasenhuttl made an instant impact

SHAQ’S BACK: Xherdan Shaqiri proved the difference in the match. at St Mary’s to end Arsenal’s 22 game unbeaten run.

Danny Ings had twice put the Saints ahead with a smartly taken first-half brace on his return to injury, but they were pegged back by two Henrik Mkhitaryan strikes.

With the game locked at 22, both teams had chances to win it, but substitute Austin headed home in the 85th

minute for his fifth goal against the Gunners after Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno misjudged a high cross.

Southampton next travel to Huddersfield, while Arsenal will host Burnley.

Other fixtures this weekend will see Chelsea entertain Bournemouth, Watford travel to West Ham, and Newcastle host Fulham.

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La Liga Preview

Messi masterclass dismantles Levante LIONEL MESSI scored a hat-trick and created another two goals as Barcelona thrashed 10-man Levante 5-0 to regain a three-point lead at the top of La Liga.

The Argentine stole the show, and began the exhibition with a cross for Luis Suarez’s opener.

He was then played in on goal by Sergio Busquet’s

pass and tucked it into the far corner, before stroking home from the edge of the box for his second.

Mess completed his hattrick with an easy finish from close range for his 50th goal for club and country in 2018, and there was still time for Pique to get in on the act to round off a comprehensive victory.

Barcelona will next host Celta Vigo while Levante will travel to Rayo Vallecano.

The champions were joined at the top of La Liga by both Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, who claimed v i c t o r i e s o v e r R e a l Va l ladolid and Girona respec-

tively.

Thibaut Courtois made two injury-time saves as Real Madrid earned a narrow 1-0 home win over Rayo Vallecano.

Karim Benzema got the winner with a confident 13th minute finish for just his second goal in 13 La Liga games.

L u c a s Va z q u e z h a d a shot cleared off the line bef o r e To n i K r o o s h i t t h e p o s t a n d E m i l i a n o Ve lazquez went close for Rayo.

Sergio Ramos had a goal disallowed for offside, before Courtois’ late heroics.

Real will next face Villarreal, while Rayo Vallecano will host Levante.