Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 20 - 26 June 2019 Issue 1772

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Moors and Christians beamed live to US

By Cathy Elelman MOJACAR’S Moors and Christians celebrations can boast genuine international fame.

For the first time, US television network ABC broadcast live images of Sunday evening’s spectacular grand procession on its Good Morning America programme.

The connection to the network, a flagship property of Walt Disney Television, came from the highly prestigious New York-based Associated Press news agency.

American viewers were treated to the sight of locals dressed in their full, glorious festival finery as they made their way down from the village square to the public fountain, marching and dancing in step with the strident rhythms belted out by the bands.

“To see us on an American

SPECTACULAR: Images of local residents in their full festival finery were broadcast on Good Morning America. television channel like ABC, on such an important programme with such a big audience!”, exclaimed Mojacar Tourism Councillor Emmanuel Agüero Leclerc.

“The impact of this kind of promotion all adds up to the municipality advancing in terms of tourism and continually expanding its markets,” the councillor told the Euro Weekly News.

Sunday’s procession brought the curtain down on 48 hours of uninterrupted loud partying and events, classified as of Andalucia Tourist Interest.

This year celebrations were a resounding success all-round, the councillor reported. “The comments from traders are they don’t remember such a good Moors and Christians weekend for years,” the councillor told EWN. The special events in Mojacar continue this weekend. Along with Nijar and Lucainena, Mojacar is marking the summer solstice with the ‘La Noche mas Romantica’ (the most romantic night).

The village will be decked out with thousands of balloons and hearts from 8pm and there will be live music in the squares.

Love will be very much in the air at the stroke of midnight with the grand kiss initiative.

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NEWS EXTRA Pension scam THE Almeria Public Prosecutor has called for an eight-year prison sentence for a provincial capital resident for illegally claiming their dead mother’s widow’s pension for 17 years, adding up to payments of more than €61,000.

Crash toll A 52-YEAR-OLD woman was injured when her car turned over and four people were taken to hospital following a six-vehicle pile-up minutes later at the same kilometre 439 mark of the A-7 level in Almeria City on Monday.

Holiday hit ROQUETAS DE MAR is the fourth most popular holiday destination in Spain for summer among Spanish travellers, according to a TripAdvisor survey focusing on interest in making reservations. Tenerife was favourite, followed by Benidorm and Mallorca.

Drug ball GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a 29-year-old for taking a plastic ball containing doses of hash and marihuana into a games hall in Las Negras in Nijar. The Guardia said YH had been planning to sell the drugs.

Migrant smuggling arrest THE skipper of a boat intercepted off the Almeria coast with nine illegal immigrants on board is under arrest.

Police charged the 26-year-old Algerian with a crime against the rights of foreign citizens.

The Maritime Rescue Service went to the assistance of the 6x2-metre inflatable dinghy 2.7 nautical miles off the coast of San Jose on June 4. At the same time as processing the immigrants, police launched investigations to try and identify the individuals behind the people smuggling criminal network.

The investigations, supported by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), along with interviews of the nine migrants, revealed that about a month earlier a criminal organisation had begun contacting different people in Algeria, offering to take them over to Spain in return for the equivalent of some €2,600.

Once they had made the payment they were told to be on the Aint Turk beach in Algeria at 6pm on June 3 to make the crossing to the Spanish coast. They were also told not bring any luggage or food as the crossing would only take four hours.

Police said the 26-year-old skipper warned the eight others that if the boat

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CRIMINAL NETWORK: Police said the gang charged each immigrant some €2,600 to cross from Algeria to the Spanish coast. was intercepted en route they were to tell the authorities they had all taken turn at navigating the craft. The dinghy motor broke down at least three times before

THIEVES hit the official Apple shop in Almeria City for the second time in three weeks.

Three men walked into the outlet in the middle of the day last Thursday, their faces uncovered and captured on security cameras. Spanish press reported that within

they were rescued.

An Almeria court has ordered the young Algerian identified as RA should be held in prison.

seconds they had cut the cables attached to mobiles and tablets out on display and were back on the street with the stolen goods, despite the efforts of shop employees to block their way.

The robbers headed straight for their vehicle parked nearby and made off.

The same shop was targeted by thieves at the end of May. Almeria Local Police caught up with and arrested three youngsters from Malaga aged between 19 and 24 almost immediately after the robbery, charging them with stealing seven mobiles worth more than €6,500.

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Graffiti daubed on Gabriel monument GRAFFITI calling for the ‘mistreatment of males, whether boy or man,’ appeared last week on the Almeria City monument dedicated to Gabriel Cruz, the little boy found dead in the Cabo de Gata Natural park.

The message was daubed on the head of the feature shaped like a whale, which stands next to the sea.

Gabriel, known to his friends and family as Little Fish, went missing from Las Hortichuelas near Nijar at the end of February 2018 sparking a huge search involving thousands of people. Two weeks later police charged the 43-year-old girlfriend of Gabriel’s father with killing the eight-yearold when they found his lifeless body in the boot of her car. Ana Julia Quezada’s trial is scheduled to get underway in September.

Gabriel’s parents opened the ‘The Whale of Gabriel and of Good People’ monument last December. His mother told the hundreds of people who turned out for the inauguration, the area “was a way of trying to give back to all of you the love you all give to us, and especially to children.”

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THE emergency services recovered the body of a woman found floating in the sea on S u n d a y j u s t o ff C a l a t a r a y beach in San Juan de los Terreros in Pulpi. Spanish press reported the woman was aged between 40 and 50 years old and had gone missing about midday.

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Abuse case AN Almeria court sentenced a man to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s 10-year old sister between November 2010 and May 2011. The court also ruled he cannot communicate with or go within 200 metres of the victim for 17 years, plus 15 years’ probation.

Lorry crash A 25-YEAR-OLD was taken to Torrecardenas hospital after a lorry collided with a trailer on the hard shoulder at kilometre 456 on the A-7 motorway where it passes Almeria City going in the Murcia direction a t m i d d a y o n S a t u r d a y. T h e right-hand lane was closed to traffic.

Peace hols THE Friends of the Sahara Association will bring 73 c h i l d r e n f r o m t h e Ti n d u f Refugee Camp to the province for two months this summer under the ‘Vacaciones en Paz’ (Holidays in Peace) initiative.

They will be put up by families in some 30 different municipalities.

Pets banned ANIMALS and loud music are b a n n e d f r o m A l m e r i a C i t y ’s beaches this summer. Camping on beaches is also a no-no, as are barbecues unless previously authorised by the council for fiestas and events, and taking any kind of unauthorised vehicle onto the sand or the seafront promenades.

Mayor again RAMON FERNANDEZPACHECO of the Popular Party begins his second term in office as Almeria City mayor.

He was sworn in on Saturday with the PP’s 13 votes, and two votes apiece of Ciudadanos and Vox, PSOE and Podemos voting for Socialist candidate Adriana Valverde.

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Fiery fiesta THIS picture of Spanish men jumping over a bonfire comes as thousands prepare to do the same in one of the country’s biggest fiestas this Sunday.

Jumping over bonfires at midnight is one of the many traditions of the Noche de San Juan fiesta (Saint John’s Eve).

The festival closely coincides with midsummer celebrations held elsewhere in Europe and the world and also comes days after the Summer Solstice.

San Juan evolved out of celebrations which traditionally took place the night before Saint John’s feast day.

John the Baptist, the cousin of Jesus Christ who baptised him at the beginning of his ministry as a rabbi, was born on June 24 according to Christian teachings.

The way San Juan is celebrated throughout Spain varies from place to place. A common feature in Spain and across the world is the lighting of bonfires.

The Spanish tend to light their fires on beaches, though they are also lit in some places inland including in Madrid.

Drug trafficker caught A BELGIAN wanted for heading a Charleroi-based cocaine and heroin trafficking criminal network is under arrest. Guardia Civil detained the 36-year old in his home in Balerma in El Ejido.

The Guardia launched the operation at the end of March after the Belgian authorities issued a European Arrest Warrant requesting a search for the man identified as MS, believed to be living in Spain with his girlfriend.

The Guardia reported they had kept the fugitive’s residence under surveillance for several months, establishing that he avoided leaving the property. Once his identification was confirmed, officers accompanied by two Charleroi Local Police raided the house and arrested him.

The Belgian faces charges of belonging to a criminal organisation and drug dealing, as well as money laundering.

The Guardia also reported the 36-year-old had been in possession of firearms.

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The bonfires are one of three traditional elements of the fiesta, with their symbolism and significance traceable to pre-Christian pagan religions.

Midnight sees fiesta goers run into the sea, which has its origin in water being seen as purifying and as working best with medicinal plants, another traditional element.

Those celebrating then jump over the fires either for good luck or to make a wish, depending on the area. Fires were believed to ward off evil spirits in pagan cultures.

Cannabis cultivation arrest A 41-YEAR-OLD man is under arrest for growing hundreds of cannabis plants in properties in the 500 viviendas neighbourhood of Almeria City. Police found 270 plants in pots, along with 58 600w lamps and eight air extractors.

Repeated power cuts and several fires originating in electrical connections in recent months, combined with reports of a strong smell of marihuana in the air, alerted the authorities to the possible existence of an illegal cannabis plantation.

Surveillance of the area led to the discovery of a property on which the front had been modified to put up air conditioning units hidden by blinds. Police reported there was clearly a sophisticated air filtration and extra cooling system, along with video surveillance and an alarm activated 24 hours a day.

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‘AN adrenalin high’ was how Ian Hunter described his feelings when he made it to Mojacar last Thursday following a 1,500-mile cycle to honour the memory of his late mum Joyce and to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Not only did 65-year-old Ian successfully complete the formidable challenge of pedalling from Morecambe to Almeria in just three weeks, he smashed his target of raising £5,000 for the cancer charity: the final total is set to be over £6,000.

Kicking back after his incredible endeavour, Ian told the Euro Weekly News, “This is what I’d been talking through in my mind when I was training and cycling here, and here was the reality.”

One thing Ian hadn’t prepared for was the surprise his wife Pam had in store for him. He was, he said, “stunned and overwhelmed” to find her waiting for him when he reached the final stop and not back in Lancashire as she’d had him believe.

Incredibly Ian only took up cycling in 2017 after a health scare.

He quickly caught the cycling bug. Then when cancer claimed Joyce’s life last year he came up with the idea of the fundraising ride to Mojacar, where he and

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REUNITED: Ian’s wife Pam surprises him at journey end (right), where the couple celebrate a successful end to a gruelling challenge (above).

Pam have had a holiday home for 14 years, and where Joyce visited them many times.

With daughter Carol supporting him on the UK leg and friend Chris Hills accompanying him in a support car, Ian averaged about 75 to 80 miles a day.

Ian had trained with a cycling coach to prepare physically for the challenge, but admitted he’d had a few doubts beforehand.

“The most I’d cycled before back-to-back was five 50-mile

rides and one 80-mile ride, so I didn’t know how I was going to cope,” he said.

As it turned out the training paid off.

“I was really pleased with the way my body stood up to it, but it got mentally tough at times and it was fighting that,” he revealed.

Ian’s lowest point was going over the Pyrenees. Having built himself up for what would inevitably be a tough day, dismal, wet weather made the ride up the

mountain road even harder. By the final 10-mile climb he had a strong wind against him too. He kept going all the way to the top, only for a mighty gust of wind to flip him over. Fortunately he only suffered a few bruises.

Boredom was an issue on straight runs through unremarkable landscapes, but there were other days going through small villages and spectacular scenery which Ian described as an “absolute joy.”

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Arriving in Poole on the south coast was another high point Ian said. “It was the psychological barrier of getting the first leg done.”

What really kept him going over the three weeks Ian said was thinking about why he was doing such as an epic bike ride.

“I just had to switch onto the Cancer Research UK wristband the Lancashire fundraising manager Vikki Bassek gave me when I set off and focus on that.”

‘Sea of plastic’ seen from space ALMERIA’S greenhouses are collectively one of the few man-made structures clearly visible from space, according to Spanish astronaut and acting Science and Innovation Minister Pedro Duque, because the plastic reflects the light, producing a ‘spectacular’ effect.

Now NASA has released two images of the province’s ‘sea of plastic’ among 140,000 royaltiesfree photographs, audios and videos published on its website.

The space agency revealed one image is of the coastal plain some 30 kilometres south-west of Almeria City, captured in 2004 by an Expedition 8 crew member on the International Space Station.

Greenhouses surrounding El Ejido are the subject of a second image from NASA Terra spacecraft in 2011.

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MAYORS across the province officially took up office on Saturday.

Re-elected local council leaders include the Socialist PSOE party’s Maria Lopez in Garrucha, after taking seven out of 13 seats, and Cristobal Garcia in Arboleas, having won nine out of 11.

Antonio Fernandez, also PSOE, starts his second term as Cuevas del Almanzora mayor with an absolute majority. Governing with an absolute majority as well this time is the Popular Party’s Pedro Garcia in Pulpi.

Rosa Maria Cano begins her fourth four-year stint as the PP head of Mojacar council after her party gained eight of 13 seats.

Turre Para la Gente’s Marti Morales Fuentes and PSOE’s candidate Maria Isabel Lopez are once again sharing the top council position in Turre following an agreement between the two parties in the early hours of Saturday. Morales Fuentes is serving as mayor of Turre for the next 20 months and Lopez will take over for the following 28.

Gabriel Amat continues as

Old faces and new

CHANGE AND CONTINUITY: Jose Carmelo Jorge is the new Vera mayor (above) and in Mojacar Rosa Maria Cano starts her fourth term of office as council head (below).

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the mayor of Roquetas thanks to the 11 votes of his PP party and the three of the far-right Vox. Elsewhere there were complete changes in town halls.

In Huercal-Overa Francisca Fernandez of PSOE was sworn in as the municipality’s first female mayor with the last minute support of Ciudadanos. The PP moves into the opposition.

The Socialist Jose Luis Amerigo takes over in Carboneras following eight years of local government run by the PP and the independent GICAR. In Vera PP takes control of the town hall after gaining an absolute majority in the polls.

Jose Carmelo Jorge becomes the new mayor.

Ciudadanos mayors take over in five municipalities this time: Los Gallardos, Albanchez, Velez Blanco, Lucar and Tijola.

Seron was the first local authority in the province to be officially constituted on Saturday.

The Socialist Juan Antonio Lorenzo started his sixth term as mayor.

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DELIGHTED: Vera-born Elche CF captain Juan Francisco ‘Nino’ Martínez Modesto said he was “very grateful” to be recognised for his 20-year professional career.

Football hero honoured VERA has honoured local born footballer Juan Francisco ‘Nino’ Martínez Modesto, naming the municipal sports centre after the first and second division player.

“With this small gesture we wanted to recognise his brilliant sporting career as a professional footballer,” commented outgoing Vera mayor Felix Lopez at the unveiling of a plaque bearing the 39-year-old sportsman’s name.

“We want to thank him for his role as an ambassador for the municipality wherever he has gone,” Lopez continued.

The player said he was “delighted and very grateful.”

He recalled he left Vera aged just 14 to achieve his dream of playing football at professional level, saying, “and that your town recognises you after 20 years of playing and competing at the highest level is a luxury.”

Current captain of Elche CF, Nino has in the past played for Tenerife, Levante and Osasuna.

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NEWS EXTRA Fire control A TEAM of 39 forest firefighters from the Infoca service finally extinguished a blaze in Bedar on Saturday night which had started the day before in Cerro de la Ermita, a rocky area with difficult access.

Eco friendly THE Adra Council Civil Protection and Emergencies service is set to get a new, better equipped rescue vehicle, with a price tag of just over €53,000, which, the local authority says, is also more environmentally friendly.

Music base AN urn containing the musical scores of representative figures from local society, historic documents and items from municipal bands was lowered into the base of the first foundation stone of the future Huercal-Overa municipal music school.

Burglary suspect arrested A SERIES of burglaries from homes in Vera Playa led to the arrest of a 30-year-old suspect.

Guardia Civil believe HEM was responsible for breaking into at least five properties, mainly in the naturist area.

According to the Guardia the thief checked out the area in advance to see what security measures properties had in place and to pick which ones to hit.

He would then force his way through iron grills, windows and doors, using such force he could be placed at the scene of a number of break-ins due to the blood traces he left behind.

TARGET: The thief concentrated on stealing high-end items like mobiles, tablets, TVs, cameras and laptops.

The thief concentrated on stealing high-end items like mobile phones, TVs, tablets, laptops and cameras, as well as jewellery and cash. He stashed his booty in sports bags or trolley suitcases, immediately passing on the stolen items to third parties.

The robberies were carried out at all hours of the day or night, the targets holiday homes as well as properties lived in year-round.

On one occasion the homeowners surprised the thief inside their house.

The court in Vera has ruled the suspect should be held in custody.

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Charity match for life-changing treatment VERA and District Lions is hosting a charity football match to help Mojacar resident Manuel Rosa Galan raise the €20,000 he needs for life-changing treatment in Pamplona for Parkinson’s disease.

It will be Mojacar Pueblo versus Mojacar Playa, all the money raised going to help the 57-year-old street sweeper known as ‘Manolo el barrendero.’ What’s more, the Lions will match every cent raised on

the day up to €2,000.

The fundraising match will kick off at 7pm on Sunday June 30 at the Mojacar football stadium. As well as the on-field action there will be a bar and a raffle.

Tickets will be available on the door, price €3.

“We hope we can bring the whole community together in supporting this event,”

the Lions’ Nikki Robinson told Euro Weekly News.

“Bring your rattles!”

To make a donation to Manuel’s cause contact Nikki on 662 009 624. Sponsors too should contact Nikki or message Vera and District Lions on www.facebook.com/ veralionsclub/.

For more information on Manuel see www.facebook.com/Todosaunaconmanuel.

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THE PAWS-PATAS cattery has been forced to close until further notice after a bunch of sick kittens were left outside the animal charity’s shelter gates.

PAWS-PATAS reported that the kittens of various ages were dumped at the shelter before the morning shift arrived. The volunteers took them to the quarantine pens for assessment. They appeared to be in reasonable health; just a couple had watery eyes.

The next morning, the volunteer on duty arrived to find one kitten dead and another fighting for its life. By the end of the day

Picnic in the park CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA local authority has created a picnic area with tables and seating in the Vivero park, next to the recently established children’s play area.

“This measure is included in the plan for improving municipal areas which the council is carrying out with the aim of developing our green areas for the use and enjoyment of our residents,” commented Mayor Antonio Fernandez.

Road overhaul in progress A COMPLETE overhaul of Huercal-Overa’s Avenida de la Estacion is in progress.

The nearly €500,000 project includes the construction of a new roundabout, a cycle track, wider and more accessible pavements and the installation of new urban furniture.

The provincial council said the works will improve traffic circulation and make the road safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

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Charity cattery forced to close six had been lost. One week on, the figure is up to nine deaths, and more are still vulnerable.

PAW S - PATA S s a i d t h e suspected cause of these sudden, unpleasant deaths is a virulent virus called

panleukopenia, similar to the distemper virus in dogs.

“It is the most devastating situation we have ever had at our small cattery and we are so grateful for our dedicated fosterers

who thankfully have many of our kittens in their safe c a r e . Wi t h o u t t h e i r h e l p , the death toll would have been a lot worse”, PAWSPATAS’ Chrissie Cremore t o l d t h e E u ro We e k l y News.

“ We h a v e t o a p p e a l t o those who are continually leaving large quantities of kittens and cats at the shelter as we have strong suspicions that they are coming from the same source”, Chrissie contin-

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ued. “Yes, we are a rescue centre, but we simply cannot take in the hundreds, if not thousands, of unwanted and/or sick felines which are living on the streets. And this time your actions have caused great suffering and upset and jeopardised the health of others.”

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THE Mojacar Walking Group has outdone itself this year in its fundraising efforts for worthy local causes.

Members raised €2,600 over the last walking season, which the group has donated to the Vera-based Asprodalba association for people with an intellectual disability.

This was the highest amount the walkers have collected for charity in one season, topping last year’s total, also given to Asprodalba, by €400.

On every walk members give a €1 donation for charity.

The group raised a further €100 this year from sales of its very own calendar featuring fantastic photos of some of the stunning locations they cover on their walks, €50 from sales of caps and t-shirts, and further cash from random donations.

Over the last 10-12 years the group has donated more than €30,000, mainly to Asprodalba, but in recent years to the MACS cancer support group and the Sunseed Project for sustainable living as well.

“We have chosen Asprodalba as our main charity because of the tireless, dedicated work of the director Ignacio Martin,” the group’s Barrie Naylor told

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SUPPORT: Mojacar Walking Group members Wendy Clifford, Julie Naylor (far left and left), Jola Maunder (second right) and Barrie Naylor (far right), present a cheque to Asprodalba director Ignacio Martin (centre).

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Barrie also revealed the group members are aiming to increase their collection total to €3,000 by the end of the next walking season, due to begin in

early autumn.

The group’s origins go back to 1986, when Sid and Ann Carter started the organised walks in the hills and countryside surrounding Mojacar,

Turre, Bedar, Villaricos and Antas, leading a small group of friends. Today the group has 2,000 registered walkers from all over Europe and 100 different walks.

Fayre fundraiser thanks THE Costa Almeria and Costa Calida Anglican Church has issued a big thank you to all the businesses and individuals who donated raffle prizes for its summer fayre and to everyone who went along and supported the event on the day.

The fayre held in Mojacar Playa on June 8 raised €3,524 for the church.

SURPRISE!: The Guardia found a gap in the newly built wall hidden behind a fridge (top), access to an indoor marihuana plantation (bottom).

Second-hand shop hides illegal secret A GUARDIA CIVIL inspection of a second-hand shop in Roquetas de Mar revealed an unexpected secret: a hidden marihuana plantation.

Officers were visiting the store as part of a house break-in prevention plan when they noticed a newly built brick wall. Unsatisfied with the increasingly edgy shop owner’s responses to their enquiries, they decided to take a thorough look round and discovered a metre-wide hole in the wall behind a fridge. They could see there was an adjoining unit behind the wall from where they caught strong wafts of marihuana.

Officers found more than 100 marihuana plants in the concealed unit along with electrical equipment used for increasing the illegal plantation’s productivity.

Guardia arrested the 35-yearhold shop owner AM on charges of a crime against public health and defrauding the power supply.

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A call for tougher laws

By Dilip Kuner ANIMAL rights groups are demanding a strengthening of laws after the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting his dog came to light.

National Police are investigating a man in Santiago de Compostela for animal cruelty in relation to the alleged sexual touching of a bitch.

Now animal groups Libera and the Fra nz We be r Foundat i on ar e demanding the full use of the law to prevent new cases, but say the penalties are currently not severe enough.

In cases where the animal lives and no weapons were used against it, the maximum penalty is one year in ja il a nd a dis qual i f i cat i on f r om working with or keeping animals of

up to 36 months.

However, in Spain sentences under two years are automatically suspended if the defendant has no previous criminal record.

In this case the dog involved - a female Boxer - was taken to the vet several times for treatment for infections in the genital area and in other organs.

Wrong-way chase Family support

A MAN allegedly under the influence of drugs drove 20 kilometres on the wrong side of the road with two young children in the back of his car.

National Police of Langreo (Asturias) have arrested the man, a resident of El Entrego.

They describe how several vehicles had to swerve out of his way and pedestrians were forced to jump clear when he drove onto the verge.

Police tried to stop him by

putting on their lights and siren, but he carried on for 20 kilometres towards Tudela Veguin.

Eventually he was stopped after a collision with the police car.

A woman companion jumped out of the car while he tried to drive off. Police managed to stop him, but he violently resisted arrest.

It was only after he was subdued police realised there were two children aged about three in the back seat.

SPAIN has ranked 14th for its family support policies in a table of 31 European countries.

The ranking, from the UN’s UNICEF children’s agency, showed Spain came ahead of Britain and Ireland in terms of policies to help parents with their children.

Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Estonia and Portugal topped the table which was published as part of the Are Rich Countries More Family-Friendly? report.

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said: “We need governments to help provide parents with the support they need to create an enabling environment for their children.”

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Spanish air quality improving THE quality of Spanish air improved in 2018, with new analysis showing the amount of pollutants have fallen, but remain above official limits.

The Climate Change Ministry’s Air Quality report found the fall was less significant for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulates (PM10) and ozone (O3).

Environmental policies including Madrid’s low

emission zone and the electrification of public transport are beginning to have a positive impact, government officials said.

The amount of pollutants exceeded limits 34 times in 2018 compared to 36 times the year before. The regions of Madrid, Andalucia, CastillaLa Mancha, Valencia and Murcia saw pollution rise above limits the most, according to the report.

More now in work UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain fell by 0.2 per cent in Spain in April, part of an ongoing drop which has lasted since August 2013 according to latest information released by the OECD. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 36 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.

Overall unemployment dropped to 5.2 per cent across all of the member states, so Spain still with 13.8 per cent out of work whilst recovering, still has a long way to go, especially as the figures highlight that 32.7 per cent of young people (aged from 15 to 24) are without jobs which is the second highest total in the eurozone, beaten only by Greece.

Another interesting fact is that 4 per cent more women than men remain without jobs in Spain, which is much higher than the average difference within the eurozone.

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Student stabs biology teacher A THIRD-YEAR student in Valencia stabbed his biology teacher as 2017-2018 data shows 13 per cent increase in assaults on teachers in Spain.

The assailant, at the Institute of Secondary Education (ESO) la Misericordia, became enraged as the teacher gave out grades for the second trimester, took a knife from his backpack and attacked his teacher’s shoulder and arm.

Classmates pushed tables and threw chairs to stop the minor who had never previously demonstrated aggressive behaviors. Afterwards, the attacker hid on the roof of the school, and the teacher was transferred to the General Hospital of Valencia.

The police reported that the minor did not resist arrest.

According to sources from the hospital the teacher, 40, has

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STABBING: Pupil assaulted his teacher.

now been discharged from hospital.

The 2017-2018 data from the Union Teacher’s Advocate

shows a 13 per cent increase in assaults on teachers including insults, threats and violence.

Fewer unsold new properties DESPITE the fact that there seems to be an ever increasing amount of new building, the Ministry of Development has revealed that there were nearly half a million empty new properties across Spain in 2018.

For nine years running more new houses have been sold than were built, but it means that the building industry is still suffering from the problems which arose during the financial crisis which has re-

sulted in just under 460,000 new properties still remaining unsold and this figure does not take into account older properties which are on the market as well.

The good news for builders is that this apparent blight of unsold properties is steadily declining and is some 30 per cent lower than it was at the height of the crisis which means that new builds are still attracting investors with an eye for the future.

Brawl erupts on UK flight AN easyJet flight from Spain’s Gran Canaria to London Gatwick had to turn round after a brawl erupted on board.

Spanish Air Traffic Control tweeted: ‘Flight from Gran Canaria to London returned to the airport because of a disruptive passenger on board who apparently assaulted an-

other. The crew requested a police presence when it arrived.’

The nationalities of those involved has not been disclosed.

An easyJet spokesman said: “Our cabin and ground crew are trained to assess all situations and to act quickly and appropriately to ensure that

the safety of the flight and other passengers is not compromised at any time.

“Whilst such incidents are rare, we take them very seriously and do not tolerate abusive or threatening behaviour onboard.

“The safety and well-being of passengers and crew is always our highest priority.”

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Man arrested for raping tourist in Sri Lanka A SRI LANKAN man has been arrested for allegedly raping a Spanish tourist back in May 2019.

The incident reportedly took place in the Sri Lankan town of Kandy as the woman was sleeping in her hotel room.

According to reports the woman had met the alleged attacker hours before as they were staying in the same hotel.

The detained claimed to be family of the owner of the establishment.

As the woman slept the man took advantage of the poor condition of the door lock and forced his way in before allegedly attacking her.

The victim left the hotel and reported the crime to the Spanish consulate in Sri Lanka along with the Tourist Police. She was then hospitalised for

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SUSTAINABILITY: Eco-friendly and autonomous bus.

two days for checks.

After she was released she travelled back to Spain for further checks and was interviewed by officials where she presented documentation and emails from the attacker revealing his identity.

The man was arrested thanks to the cooperation of the Spanish authorities and the Sri Lankan National Police

Eco-friendly autonomous bus A SELF- DRI VI NG, zer o pol l ut i on bus f our t i m es safer than a traditional car i s set t o l aunch i n spr i ng 2020 in Lanzarote.

The CITIES project autonomous electric bus has no driver or steering wheel and is set to revolutionise ecological transportation.

The bus does not generate harmful waste and it is estim at ed t hat t he swap wi l l m ean a r educt i on of CO2 emissions of up to 469 tons per year. The bus will circu-

late through the Timanfaya National Park transporting almost one and half million visitors annually.

The costs of consumption of fossil fuels of traditional buses currently making the r out e wi l l be el i m i nat ed, amounting to an estimated €180,000 per year.

Part of the sustainability strategy Tourism Centers ar e execut i ng t he pr oj ect will last 18 months with a possible three month extension and position Lanzarote at the forefront of sustainable tourism guaranteeing an unforgettable experience for visitors.

World Travel Awards THE 2019 Wor l d Tr avel Awards were presented at a gal a eveni ng i n Madei r a with a number of successes for Spain.

These ‘ Oscar s’ of t he tourist world saw Madrid named ‘Leading destination f or m eet i ngs and conf erences,’ whilst St Petersburg in Russia ‘Best city destination in Europe.’

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS THE path to power for Spain’s acting prime minister is becoming clearer, but work still continues to build a workable majority following April’s snap general election.

Pedro Sanchez looks set to face an investiture vote, a ballot of Congress of Deputies members on his taking office as prime minister, in early July.

Sanchez and his left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) will formally take power if the investiture vote goes smoothly.

The path to power was initially hard due to arithmetic in the Congress of Deputies.

PSOE won 123 seats following April’s election, well ahead of the second largest party, the conservative Partido Popular (PP), but more than 50 seats short of a majority.

Spain’s Constitution states that candidates for prime minister, once nominated by the monarch and the speaker

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LOOMING VOTE: Sanchez needs the Congress of Deputies’ support. of Congress, must be voted in by lawmakers.

There are two rounds of voting depending on how the first goes. In the first vote, Sanchez would have to win an absolute majority in the 350-seat Congress to take office.

The fractured make up of Congress makes this a tall order. He is well on the way to securing the backing of the leftist Podemos, but will

still need to win over smaller, regionalist parties to get over the line.

If he fails to win an absolute majority then a second vote is held where only a simple majority, more yeses than nos, is needed.

If Sanchez reaches this stage then things as they stand appear to be easier.

Some parties, including the pro-Catalan independence Esquerra Republicana de

Cataluyna (ERC), have already said they will abstain meaning Sanchez will not need as much support.

A loss in the second vote would trigger another general election as Spain would be left without an effective government.

Acting Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said another election is not going to happen because voters had already given PSOE a mandate. She called on other parties to back Sanchez’s bid to become prime minister.

Pablo Casado and Albert Rivera, leaders of the PP and centrist Ciudadanos respectively, have both said they will vote against Sanchez.

But recent polls of their parties’ members show a majority would rather they abstain, perhaps showing voters want a stable government more than continued deadlock.

Mayors sworn in MAYORS across Spain officially took up their posts on Saturday following last month’s local elections.

Control of Madrid City Council, previously governed by a leftist coalition led by Manuela Carmena, has now passed to rightwing parties.

The conservative Partido Popular’s (PP) Jose Luis MartinezAlmeida is the new mayor of Spain’s capital. He heads a rightwing coalition which includes the centrist Ciudadanos and far-right Vox. Barcelona mayor Ada Colau, of the leftist Barcelona en Comu, narrowly clung on in city hall after the left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) and Ciudadanos backed her.

Joan Ribo also stays on as mayor of Valencia with the regionalist Compromis and with PSOE’s support.

Juan Mari Aburto, of the Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV), is staying on for his second term in Bilbao with the backing of the Basque branch of PSOE. PSOE’s Juan Espadas has managed to stay on as mayor of Sevilla and will run the council with a minority administration.

Adelante’s Jose Maria Gonzalez will stay on as Cadiz’s mayor and govern with an absolute majority.

Poll tracker: Partido Socialista (PSOE): 30.6 per cent, 128 seats Partido Popular (PP): 19.4 per cent, 76 seats Ciudadanos: 14.6 per cent, 53 seats Unidos Podemos: 13.23 per cent, 38 seats Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control

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Boy, 13, missing in Huelva area ZBIR EL KHOLTI aged 13 and living in Lepe (Huelva) near the Portuguese border has been missing since June 7.

Zbir has wavy, short black hair, brown eyes, is 1.60m tall and weighs 50 kilos.

The 13-year-old is reported to have gone missing wearing a grey tracksuit hoodie, black trousers and trainers.

The Guardia Civil told Europa Press: everything points to the boy’s disappearance being voluntary suggesting that he ran away.

Should you have any information as to the location of Zbir el Kholti please call: 092-959 380 092, for the Local Police; and 062-959 380 517 for the Guardia Civil.

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A break from the camps A TOTAL of 4,286 Saharawi refugee children are about to spend the summer in Spain.

The 10 to 11-year-olds are swapping their places in refugee camps for homes in Spain under the Vacaciones en Paz (Vacations in Peace) 2019 programme.

It has been organised by the State Coordination of As-

sociations in Solidarity with the Sahara (CEAS Sahara) and other associations in solidarity with the Saharawi people.

The youngsters will spend two months spread around the country living with Spanish families to get away from the harsh conditions in the Tindouf refugee camps in Al-

geria.

Temperatures there can reach 50 degrees in the shade at the height of summer.

While here they will also get medical check-ups.

In the last six years (20132018) 27,201 children have been welcomed into Spain from refugee camps in Tindouf.

Blaze bodies TWO people found dead in a house fire had both been stabbed. The bodies of Ana LucĂ­a, 50, and Salvador, 40, were discovered in a house in Cordoba by firefighters who arrived to put out the blaze. An initial medical report revealed the couple had knife wounds and now National Police have launched an investigation. While not ruling out any possibilities, they say it may be a case of domestic violence.

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BREXIT BRIEF No-deal impact UP to 0.9 per cent could be knocked off Spanish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the event of a ‘disorderly’ no-deal Brexit, according to new estimates from economists.

Spain’s General Council of Economists (CGE) said both Spain and Portugal would feel the impact of Brexit regardless of how it happens.

The researchers, who presented their findings at the eighth annual Iberian Seminar of Economists, said the tourism industry would be one sector that would feel the most impact. British holidaymakers account for around 23 per cent of Spain’s total, according to Tourism Board figures.

Others are likely to face financial instability and disruptions in their supply chains, the economists added.

Imports and exports including those of cars, food and drink would be affected, with Britain currently Spain’s fifth-largest trading partner at around 7 per cent of total trade.

The economists said Spain was also more exposed to potential trade fallout than other EU countries including France and Italy.

Telecommunications, transport, business services and financial services including banking would also be hit, according to the forecasts.

Spain faces having an estimated 0.5 per cent shaved off its GDP total even if a no-deal Brexit is orderly.

By Joe Gerrard CO N S ERVATIV E le a de rs hip contenders faced off in their first televised debate on Sunday, with exchanges provoking the ire of EU leaders who slammed suggestions of new Brexit deal negotiations.

Five of the six MPs running to become Conservative leader and Britain’s next prime minister clashed in Sunday’s debate. It was dominated by discussions over rival approaches to Brexit.

In te rna tiona l D e ve lopme nt Secretary Rory Stewart and Environment Secretary Michael Gove both ruled out a no-deal Brexit if they won.

Stewart said it was ‘complete nonsense’ and added it would be ‘deeply damaging’ for the econo my w hile G ove c la ime d it would put Labour in power ‘by Christmas.’

F o re ign Se c re ta ry J e re my H u n t, H ome Se c re ta ry Sa jid Javid and former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab all said they would not rule it out, but added it was not their preferred option.

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BREXIT EXTRA Economy warning BRITISH companies putting resources into no-deal Brexit plans, including stockpiling materials, could ‘suffocate’ investment according to the British Chamber of Commerce as they warn second quarter growth is expected to be zero.

Rules claim FACE OFF: Candidates clashed in the first Conservative leadership debate on Sunday.

Prime M inis te r The re s a M a y Boris Johnson was conspicuous by his absence at the debate.

H e s a id a t his c a mpa ign launch he would be prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal because the country needed to leave after two delays.

O ffic ia ls w ith EU me mbe r states and Brussels rounded on the remarks made by leadership

hopefuls.

The outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would ‘never’ reopen the deal.

It comes as Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the Labour opposition, renewed calls for a second r ef er endum as t he ‘ l east worst’ option to break Britain’s Brexit impasse.

RESEARCHERS at the University of Sussex have accused the British government of ‘silently eroding’ environmental and health rules, including on pesticides and other banned chemicals, despite promises to preserve EU measures.

Put off news REPORTING on Brexit has led to more than a third of British people avoiding the news because it is making them feel too angry, sad or bored, a new survey found.

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SPANISH police were involved in an international operation that led to more than 4.7 million counterfeit products being seized.

Investigators across 18 countries had 16 400 social media accounts suspended and 3,300 websites selling fake goods were closed in the EU-wide operation called Aphrodite II. The online fake goods marketers were selling a large variety of counterfeit items including clothes and accessories, sports equipment, illegal IPTV set-top boxes, medicines, spare car parts, mobile phones, miscellaneous electronic devices, perfumes and cosmetics.

The operation led to the arrest of more than 30 suspects and reported 110 others to respective judicial authorities.

According to Europol: “Fake products sold on social media can be extremely dangerous. Lacking any quality control and not complying legal norms, fake toys, medicines, body care products, fake spare car parts, inks and material used to produce imitation luxury products and clothes can be harmful to consumer health.”

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4.7 million fakes seized

PICKED UP: The migrants were found in the Alboran Sea (file photo).

Migrant rescue COAST GUARDS have rescued more than 100 migrants from two boats in the Alboran Sea, according to an NGO. The Caminando Foundation said they were alerted to the 111 migrants by their families. The NGO then informed authorities and Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo dispatched rescue boats and helicopters to pick them up.

The people aboard the boats were found in rough seas and were sailing in bad weather, a coast guard spokesperson said.

Migrant rights activist Helena Maleno Garzon said she was told three people had gone missing from one boat which carried 53 people.

Those aboard the boat were taken to the port of Motril in Granada Province, Andalucia. The 58 migrants in the other boat returned to Morocco by its own means, according to the Caminando Foundation.

It comes as at least 8,523 people have arrived in Spain after crossing the Western Mediterranean migration route so far this year, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) figures show.

NATIONAL

Jobless fall THE j obl ess t ot al i n Spai n dr opped by 105,000 peopl e bet ween Januar y and t he end of Apr i l t o a t ot al of 3,165,000.

Thi s m ade t he unem pl oym ent r at e 13.8 per cent compared to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average of 5.2 per cent, according to latest data.

This makes Spain’s rate the highest in the OECD if Greece is discounted, as no April figures are available for that country (in March the figure was 18.1 per cent).

The EU recorded an average rate of 6.4 per cent and the Eurozone nations 7.6 per cent.

By gender, in Spain the unemployment rate among women is 15.8 per cent for women compared to 12.1 per cent for men.

Unemployment among young people aged 15 to 24 reached a rate of 32.7 per cent in Spain, above the OECD average (11.1 per cent), and for those aged over 25 it was 12.4 per cent, also higher than that of the OECD (4.5 per cent).

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Volcano museum popular VISITORS flock from around the world to see the Iberian peninsula’s only publicly accessed volcano.

The volcano museum Cerro Gordo de Granátula de Calatrava has received nearly 30,000 visitors in the past three years, bringing a fantastic income to the Castilla la Mancha area.

The popular tourist attraction attracts around 10,000 visitors per year who come from all over the world to see the geological wonder.

The mayor of Granátula, Félix Herrera is pleased with the progress that the tourist attraction has made.

“This tourist resource has managed to attract a varied and considerable public to the town, it has also become a place they visit as a group or as a family, many people with disabilities visit the museum as it is prepared so this group can touch, see and experience its interior.”

NATIONAL

Spain’s STI rates soaring

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BETTER LIFE: The calf is able to walk thanks to its first wheelchair.

First wheelchair LA ZA R O, a tw o -month-old c alf in n o r th e r n S p a in u n able to s tand or walk, was saved by a shelter who built a ‘wheelchair’ allowing him a better quality of life.

Lazaro, born in a livestock farm in O Grove suffered hypoxia, a lack of oxygen to the brain, during childbirth.

I n és Tr illo , c o - founde r of the Vacaloura Animal Sanctuary, a shelter for farm animals in Santiago de Compostela, became aware of Lazaro’s case

via public television.

Trillo said: “The shelter will give him a decent life where he is not to be sentenced to death because of his disability.”

Trillo and the team at Vacaloura devised a metal framed and harnessed wheelchair, the first of its kind in Spain to allow Lazaro to move comfortably.

The Vacaloura Animal Sanctuary guarantee Lazaro will be taken care of until he dies a natural death.

A SAFE sex campaign was launched last week in response to sky-rocketing STI rates. Videos and ads have been posted on social networks aiming to reach 14to 29-year-olds.

The campaign is a shock measure responding to the Wo r l d H e a l t h O rg a n i s a t i o n ’s ( W H O ) c o n c e r n a t the lack of progress curbing the increase of STIs. A report released by the ministry of health found in 2017 almost 24,000 cases

of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia were reported in Spain.

According to the ministry, cases of gonorrhea have risen 26 per cent annually between 2013 and 2017 and in 2017 syphilis reached its highest peak number of cases since records began.

Health Minister Maria Luisa Carcedo told reporters: “The use of condoms has dropped among 15 to 18-year-olds over the last few years.”

Toddler in pool tragedy A 19-MONTH-OLD toddler has died a week after falling into a swimming pool in Spain.

The accident took place a fortnight ago in Salceda de Caselas (Pontevedra). The child’s family pulled the youngster out and alerted emergency services.

Medics performed artificial resuscitation and the victim was taken to hospital by helicopter in a critical condition.

However, the toddler never recovered.

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Expats Guide to

Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com

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.

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

If in any doubt, seek professional help.

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SWEDEN

Obama visit FORMER US President Barack Obama visited Stockholm last week with his wife and ex-US First Lady Michelle to attend the Brilliant Minds conference which also featured 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg.

Death hearing TRIP: Obama visited Sweden.

EKSJO’S District Court has fined a company more than €93,400 over the death of a woman in a workplace accident with a also ordered to pay more than €7,000 in machine in Tranas in 2015, with the firm damages to each of her children.

NORWAY

Ship attack

Wolf killing

AN oil tanker owned by a Norwegian shipping company was hit by a torpedo off the coast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, with the Frontline-owned Front Altair left in flames and adrift according to intelligence sources.

SIX wolves have been shot without legal permission in Hedmark, according to Norway’s Environment Ministry which is probing the case and added three of the animals were killed in Ulvesona which is a designated breeding area.

NETHERLANDS

BELGIUM

Bomb scare

Orphan plan

POLICE officers were called out to Molenstraat in Zundert last Thursday morning after an explosive was found there following a failed cash machine bombing, with six nearby residents evacuated while bomb disposal experts disarmed the device.

BELGIAN government officials have said they plan to bring back children born in the country who travelled to Syria with their parents to join Daesh who are now in refugee camps in the coming weeks.

Child abuse

Police shooting

A LARGE number of Dutch children living in care or with foster families were subject to abuse from the end of the Second World War onwards and were ‘insufficiently protected’ against it, a new report into childcare has found.

A MAN has died after being shot by police in Wevelgem, Western Flanders, according to Kortrijk public prosecutors who said the shooting happened after he tried to attack officers with a screwdriver.

DENMARK

Bike race

Storm strikes

THE Tour de France bicycle race is set to start in Denmark in 2021 for the first time in its 118year history, with three Danish stages planned for July 2, 3 and 4 in that year.

EMERGENCY SERVICES in Central and West Jutland received several callouts last week after fires broke out following thunder and lightning storms, with heavy rainfall also hitting parts of the country, but no injuries reported.

FRANCE

GERMANY

Le Pen trial

5G auction

THE leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) Marine Le Pen is to stand trial over images she posted to Twitter of Daesh atrocities in December 2015, having also branded the legal proceedings a form of political interference.

GERMANY raised more than €6.5 billion from an auction which saw companies bid for parts of the country’s new 5G network, according to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) which said a record 497 rounds of bidding had taken place.

Reform push

Police probe

FRENCH Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has unveiled sweeping reforms to the country’s economy including tax cuts and changes to unemployment benefits and pensions following months of Gilet Jauntes (Yellow Vest) protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies.

POLICE have arrested one current and three former officers in Schwerin last week in connection with the alleged diverting of ammunition to ‘preppers,’ people who stockpile supplies and build shelters in anticipation of catastrophic future events.

FINANCE

Regulator to take on cartels

THE European Commission (EC) has approved plans for Spain’s Santander and Mapfre to create a new bancassurance company for vehicles and small firms.

The EC said the firms would be allowed to join together for the deal after finding it would not pose problems to the European Economic Area. The link between the two firms would have a limited impact on the Spanish market meaning competition problems were not likely, the EC added.

It comes after the two companies agreed to launch the service in January.

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The amount Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has spent on bidding for a share of Germany’s new 5G network since March, giving it 10 megahertz in the 2 gigahertz band.

New highs for staff absences

Madrid leads in growth forecast THE Madrid Region is forecast to have the highest rate of economic growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) terms this year, according to a new study.

The Foundation of Savings Banks’ (Funcas) report on regional growth forecast that the economy of the region would grow by 2.8 per cent this year.

Cantabria is expected to have the second highest with 2.6 per cent, followed by Navarra with 2.5, Castilla-La Mancha with 2.4 and Galicia, 2.3.

Andalucia is expected to grow by

By Joe Gerrard 2.2 per cent. The Balearic Islands and the regions of Murcia and Valencia are forecast growth rates of 2 per cent.

Extremadura is expected to see the lowest rate of growth with 1.8 per cent. Castilla y Leon and La Rioja are forecast to have the joint-second lowest rates with 1.9 per cent.

The Spanish rate of GDP growth is predicted to be 2.2 per cent this year, according to government figures quoted in the report.

The data comes as National Institute of Statistics (INE) figures from

last year also forecast high growth rates in Madrid and Cantabria. Funcas’ new study took those forecasts into account as well as data collected at the end of 2018 when growth data for Spain was revised down.

The Foundation said Madrid, Navarra and the Basque Country’s growth could see sharper slowdowns than Spain has experienced overall.

It comes as officials and economists continue to expect lower GDP growth for this year than earlier predictions due to global economic uncertainty caused by Brexit and USChina-EU trade war.

A TOTAL of 753,000 working days were lost due to worker absences in 2018, the highest number on record, costing Spanish companies an estimated €6.9 billion a new report showed.

Adecco’s report found 2018’s absence rate stood at 5.3 per cent.

The figure, which refers to the percentage of hours missed in a work day, tops the previous record set in 2009 of 5.2 per cent.

The rise was driven by an increase in illnesses and out-ofwork accidents which numbered more than 5.2 million cases, the report found.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Not the time to privatise BANKIA President Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri has said now is not the time for the government to sell its roughly 60.6 per cent stake in the bank because of low interest rates and added privatisation should wait until conditions change.

DROP: Sales fell by 3 per cent in 2018.

Decathlon sales fall SALES at the sports store chain Decathlon fell by 3 per cent to €1.5 billion in 2018, with net profits down 19 per cent year-onyear to €97 million.

The company’s latest figures showed the falls came as Decathlon invested €35 million into its Spanish operation last year.

Company CEO Javier Lopez said that investment and changes in stores were responsible for the decrease.

It comes as the company plans to invest a further €41 million in Spain this year. Almost two-thirds of the funds are set to go towards its digitisation project which aims to speed up Decathlon’s delivery service.

Wage rise SPANISH government officials have reached an agreement with the CSIF public sector workers union to raise wages by 0.25 per cent next month on top of an increase linked to economic output (Gross Domestic Product, GDP).

Buying land SUPERMARKET chain Mercadona has bought six plots of land in the Parc Sagunt area of the Valencia Region for €16.6 million as part of plans to build a new logistics warehouse, adding 136,328 square metres to its current holdings there.

China woos Spanish companies A TOTAL of 50 Chinese investors and entrepreneurs travelled to Madrid last week to meet Spanish companies as Beijing continues to seek international backing for a global infrastructure project.

The meeting involved more than 300 Spanish and Chinese companies. It comes as China tries to woo companies for its new Belt and Road initiative, a series of infrastructure programmes in

more than 152 countries.

China is thought to be trying to win over Spanish companies because of the country’s economic ties to Latin America and North Africa.

But some Spanish investors are wary. A KMPG report on the Chinese trip found weak institutions, an unfavourable business climate and the political structure of the East Asian country represented risk factors for Spanish companies.

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THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER

PROV.FINANC.

4,456

-0,11

-0,01

3.121

16,135

0,75

0,12

103.014

5,434

0,78

0,04

30.463

BRITISH TELECOM

2,069

-0,66

-0,01

107.471

RAMBLER MED.

2,027

1,38

0,03

158.231

BUNZL

21,520

-0,60

-0,13

15.931

RECKITT BNKR

65,160

-0,15

-0,10

37.252

BURBERRY

17,565

0,30

0,05

31.641

REED INTER

19,120

0,87

0,16

95.605

CARNIVAL PLC

40,600

0,67

0,27

8.372

RENTOKIL GRP

CELLTECH

29,060

0,00

0,00

5.069

RIO TINTO

CENTRICA

0,920

0,70

0,01

634.401

CGNU

4,104

0,45

0,02

173.848

3,909

1,29

0,05

103.927

47,730

0,06

0,03

118.680

ROLLS ROYCE

8,994

0,85

0,08

45.271

ROYAL & SUN

5,722

0,56

0,03

31.390

2,160

1,69

0,04

406.472

1,418

0,31

0,00

34.020

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND

CRH

25,380

0,47

0,12

20.368

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL B SHARES25,150

-0,04

-0,01

136.397

CRODA INTERN

52,550

0,29

0,15

4.343

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL CL.A NLD 25,110

0,21

0,05

265.289

DCC ORD IEP0

69,700

-0,05

-0,04

2.911

SAGE GROUP

7,610

-0,39

-0,03

35.525

DELLING GRP

3,244

0,42

0,01

44.487

SAINSBURY

1,945

0,29

0,01

206.858

DIAGEO

34,090

-0,28

-0,10

79.788

SCHRODERS

29,520

0,79

0,23

3.574

EASYJET

8,958

-3,57

-0,33

331.986

SCOT.& STH

11,290

0,62

0,07

96.102

24,070

-0,04

-0,01

25.267

SEVERN TRENT

20,660

1,18

0,24

26.712

23,680

0,03

0,01

1.446

8,248

-1,63

-0,14

104.767

SKILLSGROUP

GLAXO WELLCO

15,824

-0,13

-0,02

166.878

SLOUGH EST.

7,237

0,65

0,05

28.155

GLENCORE INTL

2,731

0,40

0,01

425.596

SMITH & NEP.

17,000

-0,21

-0,03

70.213

GROUP 4 SECU

2,125

-0,38

-0,01

48.449

SMITHS INDU.

14,860

0,17

0,02

15.259

HAMMERSON

2,879

1,91

0,05

122.834

ST JAMES S P

10,520

0,74

0,08

19.833

18,920

1,18

0,22

36.350

STAN.CHART

6,878

1,69

0,11

64.774

FRESNILLO

HARGREAVES LANSDOWN HSBC IMPERIAL TOBACCO

6,508

1,19

0,08

828.796

STANDARD LIFE

2,758

1,58

0,04

276.498

19,506

-1,32

-0,26

91.452

TAYLOR WOOD.

1,566

0,61

0,01

172.096

TESCO

2,252

-1,49

-0,03

290.912

INFORMA GROU

8,044

0,46

0,04

28.176

INTERCON.HOT

52,600

0,59

0,31

5.525

TUI

INTERTEK GROUP

55,240

0,34

0,19

3.118

UNILEVER

INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GRP4,499

-2,33

-0,11

1.146.171

ITV

1,062

-3,06

-0,03

299.411

7,484

-0,24

-0,02

58.280

49,685

0,72

0,35

42.791

UN.UTILITIES

8,290

0,58

0,05

100.544

VODAFONE GRP

1,285

0,36

0,00

622.673

31,100

-0,84

-0,26

7.490

WHITBREAD

47,310

0,34

0,16

7.442

KINGFISHER

2,088

-0,99

-0,02

65.571

WPP GROUP

9,642

0,73

0,07

54.097

LAND SECURIT

8,496

0,95

0,08

30.176

3I GROUP

10,330

0,78

0,08

17.240

JOHNSON MATT

Units per €

US dollar ................................................1.12083 Japan yen...............................................121.703 Switzerland franc ...................................1,11939 Denmark kroner .....................................7,46700 Norway kroner........................................9,77717

1,969

BRITISH LAND

EXPERIAN GROUP LTD

1.12226

55,053

PRUDENTIAL C

CONVATEC GROUP

0.89125

DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES J UNE 17

COMPANY AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CATERPILLAR CHEVRON TEXACO CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACH HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL JOHNSON & JOHNSON JP MORGAN CHASE MCDONALDS MERCK MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER & GAMBLE ST. PAUL TRV UNITED TECHNOLOGIES UNITEDHEALTH VERIZON VISA CLASS A WALGREENS BOOTS WAL-MART WALT DISNEY 3M

PRICE 122,000 192,740 347,160 127,230 120,810 54,750 51,310 74,350 191,660 205,770 135,150 46,190 140,090 109,820 205,290 82,780 132,450 83,440 42,760 111,200 150,110 125,300 245,370 58,280 169,660 52,570 109,070 141,650 166,690

CHANGE% CHANGE 0,11 0,14 -0,73 -1,41 -0,49 -1,70 0,05 0,06 -0,08 -0,10 0,00 0,00 0,35 0,18 -0,44 -0,33 0,11 0,21 1,69 3,42 -0,45 -0,61 0,00 0,00 -0,44 -0,62 0,26 0,28 0,39 0,80 -0,14 -0,12 0,00 0,00 -0,20 -0,17 0,61 0,26 0,26 0,29 0,47 0,70 0,39 0,49 0,17 0,41 1,15 0,66 0,18 0,31 0,00 0,00 0,39 0,42 -0,06 -0,09 -1,28 -2,16

VOLUME(M) 949.118 5.262.561 471.390 589.729 1.164.534 6.493.282 3.529.041 3.580.370 336.271 1.042.172 839.086 4.770.643 1.575.990 2.709.946 641.276 2.891.079 6.890.931 1.266.987 3.435.451 2.445.314 287.897 705.254 601.528 3.453.229 1.369.045 1.239.707 1.334.081 2.018.794 579.476

M - MILLION DOLLARS

NASDAQ C LOSING P RICES J UNE 17

COMPANY

PRICE

CHANGE NET / %

Most Advanced ArQule, Inc. Puyi Inc. Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc Jiayin Group Inc. China Index Holdings Limited Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Iterum Therapeutics plc Aurora Mobile Limited Lifeway Foods, Inc. Harmonic Inc. Beyond Meat, Inc.

$ 8.20 $ 7.98 $ 3.19 $ 13 $ 3.30 $ 10.11 $ 7.38 $ 5.30 $ 2.53 $ 5.55 $ 151.48

1.91 ▲ 30.37% 1.67 ▲ 26.47% 0.54 ▲ 20.38% 1.64 ▲ 14.44% 0.34 ▲ 11.49% 1.01 ▲ 11.10% 0.6388 ▲ 9.48% 0.45 ▲ 9.28% 0.21 ▲ 9.05% 0.45 ▲ 8.82% 10.09 ▲ 7.14%

$ 2.28 $ 10.96 $ 2.43 $ 2.55 $ 2.65 $ 8.55 $ 85.81 $ 13.64 $ 39.485 $ 13.37 $ 8.10

0.55 ▼ 19.43% 1.86 ▼ 14.51% 0.40 ▼ 14.13% 0.40 ▼ 13.56% 0.41 ▼ 13.40% 1.21 ▼ 12.40% 11.54 ▼ 11.85% 1.72 ▼ 11.20% 4.715 ▼ 10.67% 1.53 ▼ 10.27% 0.87 ▼ 9.70%

Most Declined Seres Therapeutics, Inc. Axcella Health Inc. Unum Therapeutics Inc. Tuniu Corporation Tarena International, Inc. Applied Therapeutics, Inc. Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. TCR2 Therapeutics Inc. Astronics Corporation Duluth Holdings Inc. Loop Industries, Inc.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I TRULY am becoming heartily peeved with people writing to remind me that I am ‘also an immigrant.’ Usually these informants are new readers and, although I am delighted to welcome them to my scribbles, it also means they have not read a number of my past columns in which I have more than covered this particular subject.

So to all the wags who still think they are being clever, and occasionally quite nasty in their observations, I am completely aware that I am ‘also an immigrant.’ I am actually quite a proud immigrant. Many years ago, due to personal reasons (well chronicled in my books), I left the UK and, after some years in the Middle East, moved to Spain where I have resided for the last 35 years.

This country has been good to me.

It has educated four of my children, two of which have married Spanish locals, and my knowledge of the language is moderately passable. I originally brought some £50,000 into the country (which in 1983 was no small sum!) and, through unfortunate timing and various business ventures, managed to lose most of it over the next two or three years.

During my time here, I have integrated to the best of my ability, helped support the local tourist industry and earned myself a Spanish pension. Although politically minded, I have never seriously

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A proud immigrant

PATRIOTIC: “This country (Spain) has been good to me… I am proud of my heritage.” involved myself in Spanish politics or tried to interfere with their culture or the running of the country. I feel that as an immigrant I have two choices. Stay and accept all that my host country has to offer, or leave!

Through it all, I have however remained a true

British patriot. I am proud of my heritage. Proud also of the fact that both my father and grandfather, laid their lives on the line with millions of others to preserve Britain’s freedom and democracy. I am also disgusted by the way the country of my birth is slowly being brought to its knees by

ungrateful foreign spongers, greedy billionaires and dubious immigrants, who take advantage of its hospitality and, under the guise of diversity, would destroy its culture altogether.

I am constantly enraged by deceitful, self-serving politicians, who either have some ulterior motive or are naïve almost beyond belief. I am a staunch Brexiteer. I am firmly convinced that only by ridding ourselves of the yolk of Brussels will our misguided children learn to stand on their own two feet, respect their country and regain the pride and patriotism that inspired the youngsters of yore to fight, and die for what they believed in.

One thing I do try to avoid - although it is sometimes difficult - is hypocrisy. I do always endeavour to practise what I preach. I have nothing against immigration. In fact I believe it can often be a good thing. Providing the visitors retain the same attitude and respect toward their host country as I maintain myself.

Unfortunately the majority of aliens that are pouring into Europe at this time appear to have a different agenda altogether. I am fervently convinced that if our so called leaders don’t wake up soon it will all be too late. Sadly, I fear it already may be.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy.

Leapylee2002@gmail.com

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

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FEATURE

World Oceans Day - Saturday Ju Written by Suzanne ParmenterPhillips : Founder of Coastal Cleaners Andalucia THIS Saturday, June 22, sees the second local celebration of an internationally recognised event - World Oceans Day. A day of celebration, education and activity has been planned by Montemero an NGO from Mar de Pulpi and Coastal Cleaners Andalucia with support from the Tourism agency of Los Terreros and the town hall of Pulpi.

The event will be held at the market ground next to the beach in San Juan de Los Terreros, a superb location, from 10am until 5pm with plenty to see and do for people of all ages throughout the day.

Included in the itinerary are talks by Equinac who tend to stranded and injured sea life the length of the Almeria coastline, treating, rehabilitating and releasing whenever possible and Coastal Cleaners Andalucia, an active group who clean up local beaches and work on educational projects to raise awareness of the dangers of ocean plastics.

There will be live art installations, a beach yoga session (4pm), demonstrations of plastic recycling machines based on designs by Precious Plastics, childrens’ craft activities, sand sculpture areas, face

painting, SUP paddle boards, kayaks,tombolas, music and stalls of an eco-friendly nature.

For example Eco1, the new zero waste shop in Garrucha, which sells refills for cleaning products like floor cleaner and washing up liquid from bulk and lightweight cloth veggie bags for loose items which need to weighed. There will also be displays of commonly found ocean plastics, prototype river capture systems and ideas to generally reduce our environmental impact through actions taken in our own homes.

Days like this, that raise awareness of the local situation are increasingly important in a world where it has been predicted that unless things drastically change, by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish (by weight) in the oceans.

El Tiempo recently publicised shocking results from a WWF report named ‘A plastic trap,’ stating that Spain pours some 126 tons of plastics per day into the Mediterranean Sea, taking an unenviable second place in the list of worst polluting European countries behind Turkey.

Talking of the importance of changing this trend, event sponsor Anita Naylor from The

WORLD OCEANS DAY: A day of celebration and education.

Five Bone Hotel quoted Bill Clinton, ‘we know that when we protect our oceans we are protecting our future,’ Along with having fun and enjoying the water, an important part of the day is certainly to motivate people to think about their shopping and lifestyle habits.

What they choose to use and how they dispose of it.

Helping people to realise

that their individual actions do make a difference and that by being more conscious of their use of especially single use plastics they can become part of the solution rather than further adding to the problem.

A belief echoed by Sam White from Coastal Properties Mojacar who stated “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it, nothing will work unless you do.” Maxine of Maxine Morgan Insurance, another of our main event sponsors, echoed this line of thinking, adding “Be part of the solution and not the pollution.”

With this year ’s theme for World Oceans Day being prevention of plastic reaching the ocean, the event is intended to be new plastic free and zero waste where ever possible.

The location will be decorat-

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une 22, San Juan de los Terreros

SAN JUAN DE LOS TERREROS: The event will be held in the market ground next to the beach. ed with brightly coloured bunting made using materials collected from construction sites and animal feed bags from The 5 Bones Kennels.

Jazzing up the fiesta and introducing the idea that balloons (a single use plastic) are not the only way to mark a celebration.

All of the attending groups and stall holders are actively involved in protecting the natural world and are joining together on this day to create an event which aims to inform, entertain and inspire.

We will raise money throughout the day to support the fantastic work of Equinac whose tireless work is often a costly affair, providing 24-hour care to dolphins and turtles in their efforts to assist them to recuperate and return to the

sea.

So please come along and show your support, meet the people behind the campaigns and have a go at some of the activities or just have a wander, sit and listen to the music and enjoy the sunshine.

We have Ken Greisen as MC throughout the day, Kay Frances and Kev Moore to entertain us between talks, all of whom are kindly donating

their time to help things along.

On behalf of Coastal Cleaners Andalucia I would like to thank all of the organisers and volunteers for their efforts and the sponsors who have advertised with us to provide funding for our work.

Regular supporters Currencies Direct had this to say about their involvement, “We care about where we live and are delighted to support Coastal Cleaners who started this local initiative, so that future generations can enjoy it too,” Zoe Griffiths.

So, let’s get together and show we care about the world we are leaving to future generations and the marine life that calls the Mediterranean home, together we can make a difference, see you on Saturday!

LET’S GET TOGETHER: We can make a difference!

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THURSDAY - 20 JUNE

12:00pm A1: Britain's Longest Road 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Ambulance 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Question Time 12:35am This Week

7:30am Critical Incident 8:15am Bargain Hunt 9:00am Equator From the Air 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Tennis from Queen's 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Repair Shop 8:00pm Inside the Factory 9:00pm The Family Brain Games 10:00pm Who Should Get to Stay in the UK? The stories of immigrants desperate to stay in the UK and the lawyers tasked with helping them.

11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm Nature's Weirdest Events 8:45pm Match of the Day Live: FIFA Women's World Cup Sweden v USA (Kick-off 8.00pm).

11:05pm BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 1:05am The Culture Show 2:05am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Tenable 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:20pm ITV News London 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm The Cruise 10:00pm Death Row: Countdown to Execution 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The Late Debate 12:10am Long Lost Family

9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm You've Been Framed!

1:10pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dress to Impress 4:45pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Shopping with Keith Lemon 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy

7:00am Coronation Street 8:00am Heartbeat 9:00am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am On the Buses 11:05am Rising Damp 11:35am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:55pm A Touch of Frost 7:00pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Vera 11:00pm Lewis 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:05am ITV3 Nightscreen

TV LISTING

FRIDAY - 21 JUNE

8:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Beat the Chef 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 10:00pm Catch-22 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:15pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Sex, Lies and Deception 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Britain by Boat: 2 Grumpy Sailors 9:00pm Dirty Britain 10:00pm The Hotel Inspector 11:00pm Philip Green & the Trouble with Topshop 12:05am Robbing Your Relatives

2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 9:00pm A Question of Sport 9:30pm EastEnders 10:00pm Still Game 10:30pm Mrs. Brown's Boys 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm The Graham Norton 12:25am Killing Eve

8:15am Flog It! 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Tennis from Queen's 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Repair Shop 8:00pm Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village 8:30pm Earth's Great Rivers 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:30pm The Looming Tower 11:15pm The Mini Mash Report 11:30pm Newsnight Analysis of the day's events, presented by Kirsty Wark.

12:00am Weather

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm Elvis: That's Alright Mama 60 Years On 10:00pm I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock 11:00pm Top of the Pops: 1980 Big Hits A selection of performances from the show in the first year of the 1980s 12:00am Punk Britannia at the BBC 1:30am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:00am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders Thomas deals with an IRA chief who has come to Small Heath to avenge his cousin's death.

7:10am The Chase 8:00am The Avengers 8:55am Kojak 10:00am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:00am Minder 12:10pm The Sweeney 1:15pm The Professionals 2:20pm The Avengers 3:25pm Kojak 4:30pm Minder 5:35pm The Professionals 6:40pm The Sweeney 7:45pm World of Sport: Kings of the Canvas 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Bear's Mission 10:00pm National Lampoon's European Vacation 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm National Lampoon's European Vacation 12:05amWanted 1:05am FYI Daily

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre The day's main headlines from England and Wales.

9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup Australia v Bangladesh.

8:00pm Live Betfred Super League 11:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Travelers Championship.

12:00am Live LPGA Tour Golf

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Tenable 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:00pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:20pm ITV News London 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News Round-up of the main national and international news.

8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:35pm Foyle's War 11:20pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:50pm ITV News London 12:10amVan Helsing 2:30am Jackpot247

7:20am Dress to Impress 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Famed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 12:15pm You've Been Framed!

1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dress to Impress 4:45pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pm Love Island 11:05pm Celebrity Juice 11:55pm Family Guy 12:55am American Dad!

7:00am Coronation Street 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 9:50am On the Buses 10:20am On the Buses 10:55am Rising Damp 11:25am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm A Touch of Frost 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs 9:30pm Morecambe and Wise Forever 10:30pm Morecambe and Wise Forever 11:30pm Lewis 1:30am Vera

9:40am 10:10am 10:40am 11:10am

12:05pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:05am 1:10am

Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me Posh Pawn Countdown Fifteen to One A Place in the Sun Four in a Bed Beat the Chef The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News The Crystal Maze Celebrity Gogglebox The Last Leg ICC Cricket World Cup Side Effects

7:00am Football's Greatest: Diego Maradona 7:10am The Chase 8:00am The Avengers 8:55am Kojak 10:00am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:00am Minder 12:05pm The Sweeney 1:15pm The Professionals 2:15pm The Avengers 3:20pm Kojak 4:25pm Minder 5:35pm The Professionals 6:40pm The Sweeney 7:45pm Goals of the 80s 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Moonraker 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pm Moonraker 11:35pm Scream 4 12:40am FYI Daily 12:45am Scream 4 1:50am The Sweeney

12:15pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Cold Case: Chronicle Mysteries 2 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 10:00pm The Nile with Bethany Hughes 11:00pm Drain the Oceans

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup 7:45pm Live Women's International T20 Cricket 11:00pm World Cup Bitesize England v Sri Lanka.

11:15pm World Cup Debate England v Sri Lanka.

12:00am Sky Sports News

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SATURDAY - 22 JUNE

TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 23 JUNE

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Nigella at My Table 1:00pm Bargain Hunt 1:45pm BBC News 1:55pm Weather 2:00pm Tennis Coverage of the latest tennis action.

6:00pm Toy Story 2 7:30pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

7:40pm Regional News 7:45pm Weather 7:50pm Pointless 8:40pm The Hit List 9:25pm Casualty 10:15pm Killing Eve 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 12:45am Info not available 2:00am Weather for the Week Ahead

9:00am The Dog Ate My Homework 9:30am Deadly Top 10 10:00am The World According to Kids 11:00am Me and My Dog: The Ultimate Contest 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes 1:30pm A Cook Abroad 2:30pm Wanted Down Under 3:15pm The £100K House: Tricks of the Trade 4:15pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Natural World 6:00pm Equator From the Air 7:00pm The Planets 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Match of the Day Live: FIFA Women's World Cup 11:05pm Glastonbury Greatest Headliners 12:35am Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

8:30pm BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2019 11:00pmInspector Montalbano 12:45am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:15am Talking Pictures Profile of American actor, director, writer and producer Orson Welles 2:00am Peaky Blinders Drama following the fortunes of a family running the most feared and powerful gang in Birmingham 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders

7:05am Frasier 8:20am The Big Bang Theory 9:20am ICC Cricket World Cup 10:15am The Simpsons 11:30am Young Sheldon 12:30pm Four in a Bed 3:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 4:00pm Sun, Sea and Brides to Be The daily struggles of a team of British wedding planners working in Cyprus.

5:00pm The Supervet 6:00pm Info not available 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Britain's Most Historic Towns 10:00pm Info not available 12:30am ICC Cricket World Cup 1:30am The Last Leg 2:35am Hollyoaks

7:00am Milkshake!

11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Friends 12:00pm Friends 12:30pm Friends 1:00pm Friends 1:30pm Friends 2:00pm Police Interceptors 3:00pm The Nightmare 4:00pm The Nightmare 5:10pm San Andreas 7:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

8:15pm 5 News 8:20pm The Bridge on the River Kwaii 11:15pm Bellator UK 2019: Live From London Wembley 1:00am Fights, Camera, Action 2:00am Super Casino

7:00am Breakfast 10:00am BBC News 11:00am The Andrew Marr Show 12:00pm Sunday Politics 12:30pm Sunday Morning Live 1:30pm BBC News 1:40pm Weather for the Week Ahead 1:45pm Songs of Praise 2:20pm Tennis 5:00pm Escape to the Country 6:00pm The Repair Shop 6:45pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm Regional News All the latest local news.

7:55pm Weather The latest weather information.

8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Gentleman Jack 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm Regional News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Info not available 12:45am A Question of Sport

7:35am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:20am Glorious Gardens From Above 9:05am Gardeners' World 10:05am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm Rick Stein From Venice to Istanbul 1:30pm Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes 2:00pm Money for Nothing 2:45pm Points of View 3:05pm Topkapi 5:00pm Match of the Day Live: FIFA Women's World Cup 7:35pm Info not available 8:00pm Dragons' Den 9:00pm Top Gear 10:00pm The Ranganation 10:45pm I'll Get This - Extra Helping 11:30pm Info not available 12:00am Info not available 12:25am Question Time 1:25am Holby City 2:25am This is BBC Two

8:00pm Secret Knowledge 8:30pm The British Garden: Life and Death on Your Lawn 10:00pm Egypt's Lost Queens 11:00pm Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of Lgbtq Britain Two-part documentary telling the story of ordinary LGBT people and their extraordinary lives, loves and struggles over the past 50 years.

12:00am Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of Lgbtq Britain 1:00am Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2:00am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders

7:05am Frasier 7:30am Frasier 7:55am The Big Bang Theory 8:20am The Big Bang Theory 8:45am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am The Simpsons 9:30am The Simpsons 10:00am The Simpsons 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 2:00pm The Simpsons 2:30pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Devil Wears Prada 5:35pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 6:35pm Coast vs Country 7:30pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather.

8:00pm Formula 1 10:00pm The Handmaid's Tale 11:00pm Celebrity Gogglebox 12:00am Info not available 1:00am ICC Cricket World Cup 2:00am Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me

10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Floogals 10:40am Sunny Day 11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Britain's Greatest Bridges 11:35am Friends 1:35pm Something's Gotta Give 2:35pm Access 2:40pm Something's Gotta Give 4:10pm Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

5:10pm Britain's Favourite Chocolate Bar 7:05pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 8:05pm Rich Kids Go Skint 9:00pm Gino's Win Your Wish List 9:55pm 5 News Weekend 10:00pm Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words 12:05am 20 Moments

9:00am Thunderbirds are Go 9:25am ITV News 9:30am The Sara Cox Show 10:25am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:35pm John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:35pm Save Money: Lose Weight 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:24pm ITV London Weather 2:25pm ITV Racing Live 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:10pm ITV News London 7:20pm Tipping Point 7:45pm Catchphrase 8:30pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 9:00pm The Voice Kids 10:35pm Piers Morgan's Life Stories 11:30pm ITV News and Weather 11:44pm ITV London Weather 11:45pm Info not available 2:25am Jackpot247

7:00am Emmerdale 10:00am Coronation Street 1:00pm Catchphrase 1:40pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:40pm Japandemonium 3:10pm You've Been Framed!

4:15pm Beethoven's 2nd 5:15pm FYI Daily 5:20pm Beethoven's 2nd 6:00pm The Secret Life of Pets 7:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

7:05pm The Secret Life of Pets 7:50pm Step Up 3 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm Step Up 3 10:00pm Love Island: Unseen Bits 11:05pm Shopping with Keith Lemon 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!

7:00am Love Your Garden 7:55am Judge Judy 8:25am Judge Judy 8:50am On the Buses 9:25am Inspector Morse 11:45am A Touch of Frost 1:45pm A Touch of Frost 3:50pm A Touch of Frost 5:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot Schoolgirl Jennifer Sutcliffe becomes embroiled in a mystery when priceless jewels are hidden 7:55pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Vera 12:00am Maigret 2:00am Emmerdale 2:25am Emmerdale

7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Professionals 8:20am Info not available 10:00am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:00am British Touring Car 12:30pm The Car Chasers 1:00pm Sports Filler 1:10pm The Way West 2:15pm FYI Daily 2:20pm The Way West 3:35pm The Last Sunset 4:40pm FYI Daily 4:45pm The Last Sunset 5:50pm Cahill, US Marshal 6:55pm FYI Daily 7:00pm Cahill, US Marshal 8:00pm World Rugby U20 11:00pmJaws 12:05am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:10am Jaws 1:30am Minder

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup 8:00pm Live ICC Cricket World Cup 11:00pm Sky Sports News 12:00am Sky Sport News 1:00am Sky Sports News 1:30am MLS Live 3:35am The Fantasy Football Club The former England midfielder picks his fantasy team.

4:00am Sky Sports News 5:00am Sky Sports News

8:55am Milo Murphy's Law 9:25am ITV News 9:30am The Sara Cox Show 10:25am John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 12:20pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 12:50pm Midsomer Murders 2:45pm ITV News and Weather 2:54pm ITV London Weather 4:40pm Tipping Point 5:40pm The Chase 6:40pm Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 7:05pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News London 7:30pm Soccer Aid 11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London Weather 11:20pm Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 11:45pm Wild Bill 12:50am Tenable

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:25am You've Been Framed!

7:50am Emmerdale 11:00am Coronation Street 1:55pm Catchphrase 2:45pm You've Been Framed!

3:50pm The Golden Compass 4:50pm FYI Daily 4:55pm The Golden Compass 6:05pm Step Up Revolution 7:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

7:10pm Step Up Revolution 8:50pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

10:00pm Love Island 11:00pm Love Island: Aftersun 12:05am Family Guy 1:05am American Dad!

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am The Royal 8:20am Heartbeat A mysterious marksman sharpens up his sniper skills on a flock of unsuspecting sheep, before heading for Aidensfield and murdering Liz's ex-boyfriend, a newly arrived doctor.

9:20am Heartbeat 10:25am Long Lost Family 11:25am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm A Touch of Frost 3:40pm Inspector Morse 5:55pm Victoria 7:00pm Victoria 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:00pm The Comedy Years A look back at TV comedy from 1979.

11:00pm Vanity Fair 12:00amThe Danish Girl 2:20am Emmerdale

7:10am Cycling: Women's Tour Highlights 8:10am The Sweeney 9:10am Motorsport UK 10:10am World Superbike Highlights 11:10am Brdc Formula 3 Highlights 12:15pm Live British Touring Car Championship 7:15pm The Car Chasers US reality series 8:00pm Cycling: Criterium Du Dauphine Highlights Action from the race in France.

9:00pm River Monsters Extreme angler Jeremy Wade investigates the stories behind supposedly deadly freshwater creatures.

11:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

1:30am FYI Daily

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre The day's main headlines from England and Wales.

9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup Pakistan v South Africa.

Coverage of the groupstage match, which takes place at Lord's.

9:30pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Formula 1 The French Grand Prix.

1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News 3:00am Sky Sports News

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TUESDAY - 25 JUNE

MONDAY - 24 JUNE 4:15pm Garden Rescue 5:00pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Our Lives 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm This Country 12:00am The Graham Norton Show

10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Boss 2:45pm Tennis: Eastbourne 5:45pm Match of the Day Live: FIFA Women's World Cup 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm The Family Brain Games 10:00pmInfo not available 11:00pmQI 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Life 10:00pmInfo not available 11:00pmHorizon 12:00am Colour: The Spectrum of Science 1:00am Tales From the National Parks 2:00am Peaky Blinders 2:55am Peaky Blinders

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Beat the Chef 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Dispatches 9:30pm Info not available 10:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

11:00pmYear of the Rabbit 11:30pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:30am ICC Cricket World Cup

3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

The Deadly Twin Friends Friends 5 News Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 9:00pm Police Interceptors 10:00pmNightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 11:00pmInside Britain's Moped Gangs 12:00am The Expatriate

3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm Garden Rescue 5:00pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pm Death in Paradise 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Hot Property 12:05am Hayley Goes...

10:10am Ill Gotten Gains 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Tennis: Eastbourne 5:45pm Match of the Day: FIFA Women's World Cup 8:00pm Inside the Factory 9:00pm The Family Brain Games 10:00pmThe Planets 11:00pmPride Live at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys 9:00pm Info not available 10:00pmA Year in the Wild 11:00pmEmpire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley 12:00am Forces of Nature with Brian Cox 1:00am Ice Age Giants 2:00am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders

11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Beat the Chef 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Ackley Bridge 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmICC Cricket World Cup

3:20pm Deadly Secrets by the Lake 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News 8:00pm Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 9:00pm The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson 10:00pmGreat British Gardens: Season

by Season with Carol Klein 11:00pmInfo not available 2:00am Super Casino

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Love Your Garden 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

3:45pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 7:00pm

9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:00am Rising Damp 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm A Touch of Frost 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmDoc Martin 11:00pmFoyle's War 1:05am A Touch of Frost

8:00am The Saint 9:05am Kojak 10:10am Quincy, M.E. 11:10am Minder 12:10pmThe Sweeney 1:20pm The Professionals 2:20pm The Saint 3:25pm Kojak 4:30pm Quincy, M.E. 5:30pm World Rugby U20 Championship Live 7:50pm World Rugby U20 Championship Live 10:35pmRiver Monsters 12:05am FYI Daily

9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 8:30pm Live European Under-21 Championship Football Croatia v England (Kick-off 8.00pm).

11:00pmSky Sports News at Ten 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Raw

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Save Money: Lose Weight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Her Majesty's Cavalry 10:00pm Info not available 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

3:45pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 7:00pm

Dress to Impress Dinner Date Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pmLove Island 11:05pmFamily Guy 11:35pmFamily Guy

9:50am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am Rising Damp 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm A Touch of Frost 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmFoyle's War 1:05am Vera

12:05pmThe Sweeney 1:10pm The Professionals 2:15pm The Avengers 3:25pm Kojak 4:30pm Minder 5:35pm The Professionals 6:40pm The Sweeney Hard-hitting police drama series, starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman.

8:00pm The Chase 10:00pmFYI Daily 12:40am FYI Daily

8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:30am Live ICC Cricket World Cup 7:30pm Live Women's International T20 Cricket 11:00pmSky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Sky Sports News

9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 12:15pmYou've Been Framed!

1:10pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:45pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dress to Impress 4:45pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Take Me Out 7:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pmSuperstore 10:00pmLove Island 11:00pmCelebability 11:50pmFamily Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad!

7:00am Coronation Street 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 9:50am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 10:55am Rising Damp 11:30am A Touch of Frost 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm A Touch of Frost 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pmFoyle's War 1:05am Morecambe and Wise Forever Part one of two.

Celebrating the life and work of the double act.

2:10am Morecambe and Wise Forever Part two of two.

7:10am The Chase 8:00am The Avengers 8:55am Kojak 10:00am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:00am Minder 12:05pmThe Sweeney 1:15pm The Professionals 2:20pm The Avengers 3:25pm Kojak 4:30pm Minder 5:35pm The Professionals 6:40pm The Sweeney Hard-hitting police drama series, starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman.

8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm British Superbike Championship Highlights A round up of the latest twowheeled action.

11:00pmFYI Daily 1:40am FYI Daily

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 8:30am Cricket World Cup Centre 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans News and views on today's early stories, a look at the back pages, a tip on today's racing and a sporting weather forecast.

10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live ICC Cricket World Cup 8:00pm Live World Cup of Pool 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News

Dress to Impress Dinner Date Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

7:30pm You've Been Framed!

8:00pm You've Been Framed!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Superstore 10:00pmLove Island 11:00pmHey Tracey!

11:50pmFamily Guy

WEDNESDAY - 26 JUNE 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm One Day That Changed My Life 12:45pm Caught Red Handed 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:30pm Regional News 2:45pm London Kills 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:15pm Garden Rescue 5:00pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News 7:30pm Regional News 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Brexit 10:00pm Martina: Trans Women Athletes Debate 11:00pm BBC News 11:25pm Regional News 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Hometown 12:10am Hometown

7:00am Tuesday in Parliament 7:30am Ill Gotten Gains 8:15am One Day That Changed My Life 9:00am Britain in Bloom 9:30am Defenders UK 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 12:15pmPolitics Live 2:00pm Tennis: Eastbourne 6:15pm Flipping Profit 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm The Repair Shop 8:00pm Inside the Factory 9:00pm The Family Brain Games 10:00pmSummer of Rockets 11:20pmAmazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Back in Time for...

1:15am Back in Time for...

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world.

8:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys Michael Portillo ventures onto the European rail network to retrace journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 publication Continental Guide.

9:00pm Operation Mincemeat In a documentary based on his book of the same name 10:00pmInfo not available 2:10am Peaky Blinders 3:10am Peaky Blinders 4:10am Peaky Blinders

7:25am Cheers 8:20am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Posh Pawn 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Fifteen to One 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Beat the Chef 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Supervet 10:00pmThe Restaurant That Makes Mistakes 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:05am 24 Hours in A&E

9:55am Floogals 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmBargain Loving Brits in the Sun 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Police Interceptors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:20pmDeadly Secrets by the Lake 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pmCasualty 24/7 11:00pmIt's Your Fault I'm Fat 12:05am The EastEnders Murders: Real Crime, True Tragedy

7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Tenable 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Judge Rinder 4:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmWild Bill 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston

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TECH FOR THE TIMID

R.I.P. Windows 7?

FEATURE

Back-door Windows

Will a third of the world’s PCs simply stop in January, asks Terence Kennedy MY wife’s venerable laptop is under bombardment right now, and the perpetrator is Microsoft.

The reason: she’s clinging onto the ‘obsolete’ Windows 7.

Read their dire warnings and you could easily believe her computing world will implode when Windows 7 ‘expires’ a few months from now. It will be no more, cease to be, ex-Windows.

That’s radical talk, given that a third of the world’s users still swear by what many believe was Microsoft’s best-ever operating s y s t e m . S u r e l y t h e y c a n ’t j u s t flick the switch on January 14?

T h e y c a n ’t , a n d t h e y w o n ’t .

What they will do is simply freeze Windows 7 in time from that date. No more patches, updates, bug fixes, security solutions.

If that doesn’t bother you, you can indeed keep using it forever, or at least until the computer itself dies. At which stage you will be unable to activate it again on

CLOSING WINDOWS: Ceasing to be? another machine even if you’ve got handfuls of kosher serial numbers, tough luck.

Microsoft has had a hard sell trying to move users to the allsinging, all-dancing Windows 10, the final number in the progression as 10 now just keeps getting updated and improved forever more.

They have managed to persuade 56 per cent of us to move t o Wi n d o w s 1 0 , a t t h e l a t e s t

count. But a stubborn 33 per cent swear by 7, and then there are the oddball diehards: 6 per cent on the dog’s dinner which was Windows 8, half a per cent still on the truly terrible Vista, and a luddite 1.6 per cent clinging on to the ancient XP for dear life.

I n c l u d i n g B r i t a i n ’s g o o d o l d NHS, bless their cotton swabs.

In many cases you can’t upgrade because your hardware simply won’t handle it.

If you remember Microsoft’s k i n d o ff e r o f a f r e e m i g r a t i o n from 7 to 10, that boat sailed a long time ago. Last time I looked it costs about a hundred smackers to make the move. Or for not much more you could buy a cheap computer with 10 pre-installed.

The gloom and doom scenario for sticking with 7 is that if an unpatched vulnerability is found (at this late stage, really?), hackers will exploit it, and Microsoft won’t fix it.

But your anti-virus program (you do have one, don’t you?) will keep updating to keep you safe, and many of your other apps like browsers, e-mail and office suite, can continue to be updated (‘patched’ in the jargon) in the usual way.

So: like the famous Mark Twain quote, rumours of Windows 7’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Happy obsolescence.

IF you’re feeling besieged by Microsoft’s warnings, ask yourself how long you expect your computer to last.

Most PCs pre-installed with Windows 7 will be between seven and 10 years old. That’s a pretty good run in an era when technology can have the life of a geriatric fruit-fly.

Actually buying Windows 10 retail is pretty bad value, given that manufacturers of new computers pay Microsoft just a fraction of that price to pre-install it on their machines.

There is another route.

Join me in the shadows and I’ll tell you.

You could take your chance buying an ‘OEM’ (factory-install) copy for €10 or up, openly on offer from plenty of absolutely legit sites like Amazon.

I have, I did, and they worked. Mostly.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

SOS! Political correctness (aka elf ‘n’ safety) gone mad

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

I AM angry. Again. So angry I need to lie down in a dark room and let my heart rate stabilise a bit. Meanwhile, why not flick ahead to the crossword page or go and make that cup of coffee…

Hey, me again. Apologies for the short break but pleased to report the heart rate’s just about stabilised. But why so angry? The reason is what I just read about the inquest into the London Bridge terror attack. How victims of the terrorists were left disastrously in the lurch by paramedics.

Health and Safety legislation has undeniably saved many lives and prevented many serious injuries. But the underlying problem is the threat of lawsuits, the consequent blame culture and closing of ranks when an emergency service worker makes a genuine mistake whilst carrying out his job.

Those criticised for their ‘H&S caution’ will be hamstrung by the innumerable protocols imposed by managers when they started work. In turn, these managers will have been fully apprised of their responsibility towards the organisation to cover its back and avoid running up huge costs from frivolous lawsuits or increased insurance premiums.

FEATURE

Can they call AGM by e-mail?

Spain’s Horizontal Law specifies the procedure for calling the AGM in Article 16 and distribution is defined in Article 9. There is no mention of e-mail communication. The AGM is a very important meeting for owners. To notify it by e-mail does not give a reliable proof of service as owners can change their address and forget to notify the community. Owners may not have a way to print any documents. Notification of the AGM could be e-mailed but should the total package with the Agenda and Budget be sent in accordance with the HPA Article?

R P (Costa del Sol)

MEMORIALS: Placed at Westminster Bridge.

Lots of finger pointing, but it all boils down to a failure of leadership. Endemic in police, fire and clearly ambulance service, too.

Now I’m NOT advocating Spain’s, let’s just say, more ‘relaxed’ attitude to health and safety. As witnessed by the opening (and immediate closure) in Estepona of the country’s longest (38-metre) urban slide following injuries with users hurtling down at breakneck speed and flying off the end.

‘How long will it take for a drunk foreign tourist to die on it?’ asked one Estepona Twitter user. Ouch! Miaow! ‘What a fantastic idea this new steep slide between streets is,’ wrote another. ‘Dentists are going to be rubbing

their hands together.’

Had this been constructed in the UK, just imagine what the elf ‘n’ safety folk would mandate: extra-long runoff and extra-reinforced guard rails, lollipop ladies to control access PLUS compulsory wearing of protective padded clothing and users signing liability waivers. Again, nuff said...

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The Horizontal Law considers notificaYOU AND THE tion of the AGM to LAW IN SPAIN be properly completed when the property owner is informed by post at his apartment or at another address in Spain, and the notice is posted on the community bulletin board.

In today’s world, where many owners live in other countries and are often absent, more and more communities are voting to allow notification by e-mail.

This helps to ensure that the absent members, as well as those in Spain, are properly informed of items on the official agenda.

DAVID SEARL

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DEAR Editor, For those of you that do not know, the leader of the Liberal Democrats is a man called Sir Vince Cable.

This man has been the leader of this political party for over two years and during that time I do not think I have heard him speak once. I have not seen him in the newspapers, heard him on radio or television, nothing, nada, zip, zero.

And yet, as he has resigned and finishes his term, his party is having its best run, ever. And they have achieved this without saying much at all.

So maybe this should be a lesson for any aspiring politician and indeed our current lot of motor mouths should perhaps heed this ethos.

It would be far better if you just shut up.

Andrew T Wright

Being well served WHEN we first came to the Costa Blanca to explore where we wanted to live, we stayed in Denia.

Now, although it was February, it was warm enough to eat outside and we duly ordered off the menu, not realising that there was a ‘menu del dia’ for €10.

We got talking to some lovely Spanish people on the next table and I was amazed at both the quality of food that they were served and the price; €10 for all that, why that was roughly the price of a chippy supper!

They had a starter of a lovely fresh salad and then a magnificent cauldron of what I now know to be Arroz al Horno. I will remember the smell of that dish for a very long time and then they had dessert, as well.

What a great concept ‘menu del dia’ is. I love them.

Dave Starkey

Life’s a beach I HAVE to take my hat off to the council and beach workers in Fuengirola, Malaga. This morning I was walking my dog along the promenade at 7am and it was a hive of industrial activity.

There were vehicles moving and flattening the sand, council workers picking up and clearing litter and laying walkways, bins were being emptied, beach hut staff were sorting beds and cleaning pathways.

It just seemed kind of ironic that so much physical preparation was being made so that members of the public could sit back and relax.

Millie Herbert

OUR VIEW Time for reform

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The least said…..

Right on track MY wife and I recently travelled from Xeraco, just north of Gandia for a couple of nights in Valencia.

We parked for nothing in the station car park, the station ticket lady was charming, the tickets were only just over €8 for the two of us, for a journey of just over an hour. The train was on time, it was clean, even the loos were useable and there were security guards on board for part of the journey.

We arrived in Valencia relaxed, but then compared this journey to British trains (BR sandwiches, not getting a seat, toilets that were disgusting etc).

Indeed, a couple of

MEMORABLE: A trip to Valencia was a dream thanks to a great train trip. years ago we wanted to go to a property exhibition in London, just over an hour from where we lived. We found the train ticket price

HAVE YOUR SAY

and then realised that it would be £2 cheaper to fly to Alicante and look at the houses for real.

Trevor Noble

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OPINION & COMMENT

FINES of thousands of euros handed down to three feminist protesters under Spain’s so-called ‘gag law’ once again throw a spotlight on restrictions on demonstrations.

The women face paying up to €2,000 for breaking the Law for the Protection of Citizen Security, the gag law’s official name, following International Women’s Day marches on March 8.

The then conservative Partido Popular (PP) government argued it would help keep protesters safer during demonstrations by curbing violence when the law was passed in 2015.

But opposition parties, including the now-ruling Partido Socialista (PSOE), activists and NGOs claimed it granted sweeping powers to police to target protests.

The law stops activists preventing evictions, taking ‘unauthorised’ pictures of police officers and restricts protests outside the Congress of Deputies and Senate buildings.

The human rights NGO Amnesty International said in a report last year that the state had made at least €25 million from fines since the law was introduced. Fines range from €100 to €600,000 for the most serious offences.

Amnesty International claimed the law has been used to target journalists and legitimate protests.

PSOE pledged to reform the law after taking power last year but it remains largely untouched.

PSOE previously claimed the law represented a return to a ‘police state.’ Pressure should be piled on them now they look set to stay in government to repeal it.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Spain on high alert after terror threat rises I have been to many of parts of Spain. But these things could happen in any country. Just keep your wits about you. We wouldn’t go anywhere if we spent our life scared.

Marilyn L

COMMENTS FROM EWN ONLINE

Paper bags play a huge part in the reduction of CO2 emissions

Spanish and Moroccan coast guards rescue more than 100 migrants in Mediterranean

What is the point in using paper disposable bags when you have to put into it; eggs, with a plastic carton, meat wrapped in plastic trays, cheese in plastic wrapping, etc. Stop the ‘first level’ plastic.

It’s much more than the ‘carry home’ bag.

David C

Let them in, feed them, clothe them, give them jobs, housing. What about a helping hand instead of being nasty? Governments could help if they really wanted to. It’s obviously so terrible where these guys live that they risk life and limb to cross the Med. Gordon O

Prostitution ring arrests in Santiago de Compostela Good work, hope there are many more arrests to release these poor ladies, what evil people do to another human being is despicable.

Gill R

Don’t rescue dogs from overheating - call the police And if it was a baby or child or anyone locked in a car would they expect us to do the same? We’d be accused of manslaughter or something if we just left them to die waiting for the police, so why should we leave a dog because the police have better things to do!

Jennifer K

EWN online this week POLL OF THE WEEK In the wake of the death of a man at a bull fight in Castilla y Leon in northwestern Spain, do you think it is time to call time on the sport?

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TIME OUT

YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

LEO (July 24 - August 23)

The last time that you sat down and thought about your finances it was confusing.

Things are a lot simpler now.

Keep emotions and the needs of others out of the equation.

Balance is what this week is all about. Get the percentages right now and it is plain sailing for the immediate future.

At last it is clear that the future holds something quite exciting. Looking back during the past few years there has been a build-up to this moment. Treading a new path is half the story. There is much to be discovered both outside and inside your sphere.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23)

Something comes to your attention that makes you feel both anger and injustice. As you are urged to speak out and put your cards on the table, you hesitate. Be sure to have the true facts of the matter because this gives you real confidence.

Your heart is saying ‘Let’s get out and have some fun.’ Your head is saying ‘Okay, but let’s leave it until later.’ Which is right? Well, one thing is for sure, emphasis on finances is restraining.

You are, however, building on something strong for the future.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) There is a strong urge to be up and doing something to further your artistic needs. Be sure that you know what is important. Keep it simple and aim straight for it. There may be other options to be explored, but do not go off at a tangent. To do so would see you have many fingers in many pies but making little real progress. Trust your instincts.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) Although you are feeling more confident in many ways, there is also a secret insecurity.

There is a strange emotional atmosphere this week, which perplexes you. An unusual feeling that you need to change your surroundings cannot be put down to a seasonal 'nesting' instinct.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Waiting for just the right time to do and say things this week can produce miracles.

Spontaneity may be your watchword but forward planning is where real progress is at the moment. It's not a week to expect cooperation from others.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you are James Bond, I see no surprises in the week ahead. If you are not, then I certainly do. Something quite shocking crosses your path, so be cautious in your approach to new situations. Keep your eyes and ears open and be prepared to seek advice.

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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday June 15

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) What others see as our way ahead is not always the path which we want to tread. It would be easy to be cosy and not take a chance. Is that what you really want?

Outside influences are heavy and pressing at times.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Be sure not to put up with tedious comments. Someone is trying to rile you. Who are they to think this way? It is foolish and impossible to please this person. Avoid them and move on to something out of their sphere. A few days away clears your head and gives a more balanced picture.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Who wants you to go where and who wants you to do what? Each day seems to be spoken for before it arrives.

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Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery.”

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Women’s wit

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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

Rosa Parks, Activist

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Rex and I examine a short metal bolt (5) 4 Undercover places for shopping a scared criminal (7) 8 Indonesian island embracing English language (7) 9 Artist is champ (5) 10 Meddle with a bent spoon (5) 12 Help poorly lobster (7) 13 A big noise in dodgy business (6) 14 A very quiet man supplying fruit (6) 17 Provokes with sharp points (7) 19 Look for Tonto's Mount (5) 21 Language making a comeback in modern Italy (5) 22 Grip me with a muddled saying (7) 24 Mum's in hut completely sozzled (7) 25 Church official's small tree (5) Down 1 End of December decorations for dressing gowns (5) 2 Vehicle travelling up in Argentina valley (3) 3 Vagrant the French walk all over (7) 4 A Kipling character, short lad with arms poking out (6) 5 Animal arrived at lake (5) 6 Willingly give two pounds to ring a sculptor (9) 7 Fields of activity he gets a mixed press about (7)

11 Short race arranged for musicians (9) 13 Joint in middle of Warsaw causes annoyance (7) 15 Pass four middlemen looking really laidback (7)

Code Breaker

16 Climb wild, cold Andes (6) 18 Meal in grill unchanging (5) 20 Right time to return and send money (5) 23 Reading one would deliver (3)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 5 represents G and 26 represents Q, so fill in G every time the figure 5 appears and Q every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 State of extreme confusion and disorder (5) 3 Begin, commence (5) 6/18 Reduction in salary (3,3) 8 Adult male chicken (7) 9 Normal (5) 10 Asks for alms or charity (4) 13 Highest point (4) 14 Excessively quick (5) 17 Enjoy to excess (7) 18 See 6 19 Perhaps (5) 20 Sharp hooked claw (5)

English - Spanish

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Across 1 Celoso (7) 5 Cuerdas (gruesas) (5) 8 To start (7) 9 Enfermera (5) 10 Fugarse para casarse (5) 11 Carteles (7) 12 Nails (metal) (6) 14 Cardboard (6) 17 Estirar (7) 19 Pump (water, air) (5) 22 Anchor (5) 23 Unused (3,4) 24 Works (musical, theatre, literature) (5) 25 Links (7)

Down 1 Imitation (4) 2 Utter a sudden loud cry (6) 3 Not moving quickly (4) 4 Genuine (9) 5 Songbird (6) 7 Day immediately before today (9) 11 Radioactive metallic element (6) 12 Most recent news (6) 15 Run away quickly (4) 16 Render unconscious by a blow (4)

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

Down 1 Zumo (de frutas, verduras) (5) 2 Arid (5) 3 Oxygen (7) 4 Raya (en tela, diseño) (6) 5 Anillos (5) 6 Por ciento (7) 7 Hijastro (7) 12 Chestnut (7) 13 To hold up (rob) (7) 15 Bricklayer (7) 16 Joke (6) 18 Equipos (deporte) (5) 20 Música (5) 21 Behind (at the back) (5)

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

AGREED (10) COOKIE DEPOSE FOUGHT FRESCO GATHER GUFFAW HAUNCH PIECED PRESTO RENTAL ROOKIE RUCKUS SLOPPY SOPHIA STRUCK STUCCO STUDIO VIOLIN

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Rumpus 2 Physic 3 Cloudy 4 Damask 5 Modish 6 Recent 7 Spooky 8 Candle 9 Tuxedo 10 Pinion 11 Escrow 12 Cotton 13 Miasma 14 Output 15 Income 16 Nutmeg 17 Ponder 18 Neater 19 Dinghy.

Nonagram

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

TARGET: Good: 14 Very good: 20

• Average: 21 • Good: 30

• Very good: 43 • Excellent: 55

SCORING:

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 26

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

QUICK Down:

1 Arson, 2 Stagger, 3 Seesaw, 4 Ally, 5/18 Try out, 6 Atlas, 11 Luggage, 12 Critic, 13 Seize, 15 Kitty, 16 Lyre.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Abate, 4 Dossier, 8 Surpass, 9 Ninja, 10 Padua, 12 Unearth, 13 Scales, 14 Cranks, 17 Anarchy, 19 Sleek, 21 Laird, 22 Reliant, 24 Retorts, 25 Sheds.

1 Test, 3 Chuletas, 9 Ceiling, 10 Carve, 11 Later, 12 Duster, 14 Sastre, 16 Octavo, 19 Bubble, 21 Mauve, 24 Ahead, 25 Bedtime, 26 Dos veces, 27 Tree.

Down:

Down:

1 Aesop, 2 Air, 3 Emanate, 4 Discus, 5 Sense, 6 Ignorance, 7 Reaches, 11 Dramatist, 13 Smaller, 15 Results, 16 Cyprus, 18 Cider, 20 Kites, 23 Ate.

1 Ticklish, 2 Skirt, 4 Hígado, 5 Laces, 6 Tarjeta, 7 Seem, 8 Mirror, 13 Come here, 15 Saucers, 17 Cómodo , 18 Pebble, 20 Badge, 22 Ujier, 23 Hand.

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QUIZ: WITHIN THESE WALLS 1. Country singer Johnny Cash and blues musician B B King have both recorded live albums at which infamous US prison?

2. Meg Jackson/Morris (Elspeth Ballantyne), Vera Bennett (Fiona Spence) and Erica Davidson (Patsy King) were all characters in which long-running Australian soap opera?

3. What was the title of the 1969 memoir by Henri Charrière about his imprisonment at the Devil's Island penal colony in French Guiana?

4. What was the title of the 1970’s BBC sitcom that focused on two prison inmates, Norman Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) and Lennie Godber (Richard Beckinsale), who were serving time at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland?

5. Which closed category prison for adult women and young offenders was the largest women's prison in western Europe until its closure in 2016?

6. Which Elvis Presley single has topped the UK singles charts twice, in 1958 and 2005?

7. Which famous anti-apartheid revolutionary/political leader served 27 years in prison, split between Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison, and Victor Verster Prison?

8. Which infamous spy escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison on October 22, 1966?

9. Whilst in prison, which former politician wrote the three-volume memoir A Prison Diary, with volumes fashioned after Dante's Divine Comedy and named after the first three prisons in which he was kept?

10. Who was the author of the 1894 adventure novel The Prisoner of Zenda?

Not a lot of people know that… novelist Charles Dickens’ father was sent to Marshalsea prison in 1824, when the author was 12, for a debt to a baker. Forced as a result to leave school to work in a factory, Dickens based several of his characters on his experience, most notably Amy Dorrit, whose father is in the Marshalsea for debts so complex no one can fathom how to get him out.

Answers: 1. SAN QUENTIN, 2. PRISONER (also known as PRISONER: CELL BLOCK H in the UK and US and CAGED WOMEN in Canada), 3. PAPILLION, 4.

PORRIDGE, 5. HM Prison HOLLOWAY, 6. JAILHOUSE ROCK, 7. NELSON MANDELA, 8. GEORGE BLAKE, 9.

JEFFREY ARCHER, 10. ANTHONY HOPE

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Average: 10

1 Assistant, 7 Spare, 8 Loyal, 9 Gnaw, 10 Alms, 13 Sort, 14 Brag, 17 Ivory, 19 Toast, 20 Treachery.

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

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BIRTHDAYS

A FABRIC merchant in Ancient Baghdad is forced to confront past mistakes and resist the temptation of second chances when a tear appears in time itself.

Far into the future, an alien scientist discovers something that will change his people and all reality forever. Elsewhere, a woman who looks after artificial intelligence for more than 20 years as the lines between technology and life become increasingly blurred.

The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate, Exhalation and The Lifecycle of Software Objects are some of the many short tales that invite us to confront deep and profound issues. What is the nature of the universe? What does it mean to be human? What is our relationship with time and with our past?

These questions and more are posed by Ted Chiang in his new collection of short stories, Exhalation.

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

• John Goodman, Actor; June 20, 67 Sophie’s Choice and The Iron Lady. Born in The star of TV sitcom Rosanne and the Coen Summit, New Jersey in the US, she studied Fine Brothers’ film The Big Lebowski was born in St Arts at Yale University and has received the Louis in the US. He played basketball in his youth most Academy Award nominations of any actor.

• Zinedine Zidane, Footballer; June 23, 47 and went to college on an American football scholarship before going on to pursue acting.

The French midfielder was born in Marseille Lana Del Rey. • Lana Del Rey, Singer; June 21, 34 and began his youth career aged 14 at US SaintDel Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York Henri before debuting professionally with Cannes in 1989.

City in the US and signed her first recording contract aged He later played for Juventus and Real Madrid and helped the French national team win the 1998 World Cup. 20 before releasing her debut album Born to Die. Her song Young and Beautiful was featured in the soundtrack for • Candice Patton, Actor; June 24, 31 The Great Gatsby in 2013.

The TV actor rose to fame on the back of his portrayal of • Meryl Steep, Actor; June 22, 70 Tori in The Game sitcom. Born in Jackson, Mississippi in the US, she was raised in Texas and studied at Southern Streep won the Best Actress Oscar for her performances in

Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

Methodist University in Dallas before making her TV debut in The Bold and the Beautiful soap opera.

• Ricky Gervais, Comedian; June 25, 58 Gervais was born in Reading in England and co-founded the new wave pop duo Seona Dancing before pursuing his comedy career. He starred, directed and co-wrote British TV sitcoms The Office and Extras and the films Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying.

• Ariana Grande, Singer; June 26, 27 The singer began as a soloist and performed with several orchestras before releasing her debut album Yours Truly in 2013. Born in Boca Raton, Florida in the US, she also voiced children’s characters including Diaspro in Winx Club and appeared in the film Swindle.

Word Ladder WARM

HILL BACK

533 - Expedition launches The Byzantine general Belisarius sets sail from Constantinople to attack Vandal holdings in North Africa. Byzantine forces will go on to capture Italy and parts of Spain and North Africa in their efforts to reconquer former Western Roman territories.

1230 - Under siege Forces of the Kingdom of Castile siege the Moorish-held city of Jaen in modern-day Andalucia as part of the Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula.

1483 - New king Richard III, of the Plantagenet is crowned King of England. He will become the last monarch of the House of York after his reign is put to an end by Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

1633 - Heresy trial The Catholic Church forces astronomer Galileo Galilei to renounce his claim that the sun is the centre of the universe.

1848 - Photo first A photograph of the June Days uprising taken in France becomes the first known instance of photojournalism. The uprising set in motion events that would lead to Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte declaring himself France’s emperor.

1975 - Film release Jaws is released in the US and breaks the record for the highestgrossing film of all time. It also begins a trend of releasing blockbuster films during the summer.

2016 - Brexit vote Britain votes to leave the EU by 52 per cent to 48 per cent in a referendum. The process of leaving the bloc remains ongoing.

This week in history

Deep breaths and thoughts

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Move from the start word (WARM) to the end word (HILL) in the same number of steps as there are rungs on the Word Ladder. You must only change one letter at a time.

Solution WARM FARM FIRM FILM FILL HILL

BOOKS

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RICHARD BROWN (Johnny Depp) is a straight-laced university academic.

That is until he finds out he has six months left to live.

Brown is immediately plunged into an existential crisis due to having to suddenly confront death. The lecturer decides to take up the mantle of antiauthoritarianism and leads a crusade against what he sees as hypocrisy on campus, much to the delight of his students.

A hilarious riot of partying and drinking follows as Brown comes to terms with the inevitable in The Professor.

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JORIS PLU AS I promised last week I will now give you some tips on how to love yourself or love yourself even more if you find that you already do so in a good way.

By doing this you will awaken the real inspirer within you. That very important piece of work inside of you that will help you tremendously to get you forward in life in a positive, upbeat way.

You can look at the inspirer as your inner voice if you want, the one who knows where you want to be heading in life. The one who is in reality you.

I have explained before that one thing you could do is look into a mirror daily and say out loud that you love yourself, putting a big smile on your face at the same time. I would suggest you keep on doing this for the rest of your life.

Believe me, before you know it you make it a daily habit and will

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The inspirer within you

LOVE YOURSELF: Be your own inspirer. do this naturally. This is a very good first tip.

Another thing you can do to love yourself more is to take a little booklet that you can use every evening before you go to bed. Start writing down in bullet points what has

happened to you that day in a positive way. Those things you were happy about, things or people that made you smile. And by doing so, be thankful for it all.

The next morning you read quickly what you wrote the evening before and then you start your day. When you do this daily you will place your brain in a thankful positive mode and start loving yourself more and more.

A very good method of how to love yourself more is living in the now. Realising that the past, even yesterday, is over (and out). You cannot change what has happened.

Maybe it has influenced you, but it really is the past.

Same with tomorrow, the future. So what is left is this moment. The exact moment you are in right now. That is the only moment that exists in your life. If you practise on a daily basis, step by step, putting into your mind that only now exists, you

will have a more intense life.

Also feel with all your senses every moment and be thankful for them. Look at them in a positive way whenever you can and you will also, with this method, start to give more love to yourself.

With all this in mind, know that the real inspirer is within yourself.

All the knowledge you need to move your life forward in the way you want it is already in you, in every person on this planet. You just have to feel it, to trust it. Once you can do this, a new world will open for you. You will start living the life you want. So let the inspirer do his thing now. Believe in yourself and go for it.

You are supposed to have a wonderful life on this earth. Enjoy it, every day.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

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How healthy is your hair? atin as a key ingredient.

HOW many times have you blow-dried, • Split ends straigh t e n e d , c u r l e d , b le a c h ed , a n d /o r Take a lock of your hair twisting it becoloured your hair? Shampooing can strip tween your fingers and inspect the ends. If hair of natural oils leaving it brittle. Brushends have begun to divide you have split ing can cause hair to snap. Heated styling ends. tools boil moisture inside strands. Bleach Once they begin to split they will continand peroxide chemically puncture into the u e u p the s tra nd until s na pping off. A lhair leaving super-elastic, broken down hair. though a trim feels counter intuitive, it preHere are four at home tests to know for vents shorter strands in the long term. Better certain. to trim off an eighth of an inch than have • Porosity tw o to t hre e inc he s s na p off. Limiting Pluck a strand of dry hair from your head styling tools and gentler hanand drop it into a glass or bowl dling of hair can help of water. If it floats you prevent split ends have low porosity hair developing. (good). If it sinks you • Dryness have high porosity Lather a deep hair (bad). conditioner on Imag i n e a h a i r your hair, wrap strand as a pipe. Inin c ling film side a r e r o u n d and leave for balls. The balls are a minimum of colour pigment. To half an hour. change colour If w a s he d holes h a v e t o b e and dried hair made for colour to is still noticeseep out (lighten) ably dry then or to p u sh a n e w ha ir is like ly colour inside (dychemically ing). T h e h i g h e r damaged. porosit y, the If you ha ve more m o i st u r e ever had truly hair a b so r b s damaged hair leading to frizz. you’ll know, it If hair is porous fe e ls like it will be safer, straw, has a lot if considering a of volume and colour change, to can snap at the wait t wo - t h r e e touch. months allowing Shampoo rehair to recover. move s e xc e s s • Elasticity oil and dirt but Whe n y o u r u n in this scenario, your fingers the ha ir a nd through your hair, s c a lp ha ve be e n does it snap, tanstripped to a point gle and pop? Take w he re the s e ne e d a strand of hair at to build back. The either e n d a n d scalp’s natural oils gently stretch it. w ill re nouris h the If it increases by hair’s cuticles. half its o r i g i n a l C utting ba c k on size before breakwashing hair to once ing y o u h a v e a week, deep condihealthy elasticity. tioning and leave-in If it snaps quickoils w ill a ll he lp ly or st r e t c h e s along with time and with little effort patience. you ha v e p o o r elasticity.

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HEALTH & BEAUTY

A PERFECT healthy tan can make you feel and look fabulous. Get it wrong however and both short term and long term effects can be catastrophic, with the worst case scenario being skin cancer. But getting a perfect tan does require you to think about what you are doing. You should not just lie on a beach or around the pool and ‘cook’ yourself until you reach the desired colour.

Here are some top tips for that perfect tan: Take it slow - Never sunbathe during the hottest hours. The best time is either in the morning or in the evening around 5pm, so you can tan steadily.

Roll over - Always make sure to change your position every seven to 15 minutes, so that the tan is evenly spread over your whole body. Do not use oil before sunbathing - oil concentrates the sun’s ray and will literally fry you.

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The perfect tan LONGEVITY & VITALITY: Health long into later life.

Not what you eat, but what you don’t

SUN CARE: Look and feel fabulous safely.

Prepare - Always prepare your skin before sunbathing. Exfoliate to remove dead skin cells and then make sure that you moisturise your skin before applying the suntan cream or lotion.

Pick your SPF - Always use a suntan lotion that matches your skin type, so that you

can stay in the sun for a reasonable period.

Re-apply regularly and always after going into the water.

After care - Take a cool shower to cool down your skin, then use an after sun product which will reduce any inflammation and protect and improve your skin.

Which detox regime is right for you?

THERE are numerous types of detox available, promoting a variety of health benefits, while containing some standard elements. Whichever detox you choose, the first thing to do is lighten up your toxin load. Eliminate alcohol, coffee, cigarettes, refined sugars and saturated fats, which act as toxins in the body and are obstacles to

the healing process.

Some believe the detox can be taken to the next level by minimising the use of chemical cleaners and chemical based healthcare products like shampoos and deodorants.

Stress can have a hugely adverse impact on the body, triggering stress hormones, so

it is important during a detox to keep your mind calm. A detox routine may include fasting on liquids for two days, followed by a carefully-planned five-day detox diet to allow the digestive system to rest.

Popular detox regimes include: simple fruit and veggie detox, smoothie or juice cleanse, sugar or hypoallergenic detox.

IN the White Mountains of California there exists a 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine.

It is the oldest living organi sm on Ear t h and l ed t o t he di scover y of telomerease and a Nobel Prize award for Elizabeth Blackburn in 2009.

Telomerease is a little (enzyme) guy running around the bodies of living organisms. It protects DNA by rebuilding telomeres, protective caps at the end of chromosomes which function a lot like caps on a shoelace.

Hum ans have t el om er ase, t hough not as abundantly as the bristlecone pine of California.

The key to longevity, and what’s more vitality into later life, is for telomerase to keep rebuilding your telomeres.

Wi t hout t el om er ase DNA can get damaged. If DNA becomes damaged eventually the cell will di e and we ar e but t he sum of our par t s. How much telomerase floats around our cells is signi f i cant l y aff ect ed by what we eat.

Ani m al der i ved pr ot ei ns and sat ur at ed f at ar e t he key cr i m i nal s which will shave down telomeres.

Leuci ne i s a pr ot ei n found in eggs, dairy, deli meats, chicken and fish.

Leuci ne eat s away at t el om er es agei ng t hei r diner (three-four servings per week) by up t o 14 years.

Sat ur at ed f at s l i ke palmitic acid, found in salmon, can be toxic to cells.

This has been demonst r at ed i n hear t cel l s, pancreatic cells and brain cells. Eliminating only 1 per cent of saturated fat calories in our diet can add a whol e year of l engt h ont o our t el om eres.

Long st udi ed Bl ue Zones, parts of the world with the highest life expectancies and quality of life into later years, show t he eff ect s of di et on telomere length beyond the Petri dish. The main char act er i st i c al l Bl ue Zones have in common is t hat di et s ar e hi gh i n plant foods and reserve m eat f or speci al occasions.

Al l of t hi s suggest s that the key to healthfulness past 80 seems to be to fill up on antioxidant rich vegetables, fruits, l egum es and whol e gr ai ns and l i m i t m eat , eggs, dairy and fish.

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CELEBRITIES

BACHELORETTE: Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.

U p d a t e o n f o o d , d r i n k , e n t e r t a i n m e n t s , w h a t ’s o n a n d w e e k l y h a p p e n i n g s

SOCIAL SCENE

Bachelorette in Benidorm GAME OF THRONE’S stars S o p h i e Tu r n e r a n d M a i s i e Williams are in Benidorm this w e e k c e l e b r a t i n g Tu r n e r ’s bachelorette.

Friends released photos of the celebrations on Instagram beginning with a private plane filled with McDonald's and later of Turner, Williams and friends in neon wigs captioned “when in Benidorm”.

S o p h i e Tu r n e r a n d s i n g e r and Disney child-star Joe Jonas tied the knot in Las Vegas on May. The couple will be holding a formal ceremony reported by Entertainment Weekly to be held secretly in Paris later this year which will include live performances by American pop-rock band currently back on tour in the US, The Jonas Brothers.

Superstar model Mar Flores SPANISH supermodel of the eighties and nineties, Mar Flores, celebrated her 50th this week with a surprise birthday party thrown

by Mexican businessman Elias Sacal with whom she has maintained a partnership since 2016.

A life lived in Spain’s limelight supermodel and it-girl, turned businesswoman with the success of her fashion brand Mar Flores

Madrid (MFM), Flores has lived a life of ‘scandal’ inspiring unrelenting intrigue from the Spanish public.

Flores, appearing radiant, posted on Instagram on June 10, happily exclaiming with thanks to partner Sacal, pictured beside her, “Never, nobody has ever in my life thrown me a surprise birthday party, I can’t say thank you enough”

CREDIT: Mar Flores Instagram

HAPPY BITHDAY: Mar Flores and Elias Sacal.

WEDDING BELLS: Superstar couple Sergio Ramos and Pilar Rubio

Ronaldo snubbed from Ramos Wedding REAL MADRID CAPTAIN Sergio Ramos is to marry model and television presenter Pilar Rubio at the stunning Seville cathedral this weekend.

Set to be a star-studded ceremony with around 500 guests, invitees will include David Beckham and wife Victoria, Barcelona’s Gerard Pique and his long term partner Shakira and should he have recovered from his recent heart attack, Iker Casillas.

Notably absent from the happy couple’s guest list is former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo who, reported by Marca.com, has not received an invite to the wedding.

Despite the pair having worked together for nine years the snub is speculated to have been the result of Ronaldo’s announcement to leave Real Madrid directly after the Champion’s League final - stealing the show from the team’s 13th European triumph and sparking steely and heated responses from Real Madrid team members including Sergio Ramos.

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SOCIAL SCENE

One pot Chinese chicken and rice ONE POT MEAL: Wilt spinach on top of the rice.

A ONE POT meal has to be a favourite for any cook that also has to clean up afterwards!

Cooking with meat, is very different to baking. Baking tends to be more scientific. If you get the ingredients wrong when making pastry or cakes, it is more often than not a disaster! When cooking meat and sauces however, you can play around with it a little more, and this is something

I do like to do. An extra bit of this or that, or adding different greens that we like, can change the whole look and taste of the dish.

So, give it a try and make the meal your own!

This dish is very simple to make, and the combination of ingredients result in a kind of fried rice and Chinese chicken dish, but all in one!

Ingredients For the marinade 2 tablespoons (tbsp) Chinese cooking wine or white wine 3 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 ½ tbsp dark soy sauce Ÿ tsp black pepper For the pan 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves grated 1 large onion finely chopped 500g skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut in half lengthways

OLIVE TREE FARM was set up about four years ago with the intention of achieving a level of self sufficiency.

We have poultry for meat and eggs, goats for milk, rabbits and small pigs for meat and harvest our 70 olive trees each year for oil.

We also grow a variety of fruits and vegetables.

1 large bag of spinach leaves Rice 1 cup of white uncooked,

long grain rice 375 ml chicken stock Method Mix all the marinade ingredients together and stir through your chicken pieces. Leave covered for an hour minimum to allow flavours to develop.

Remove the chicken reserving the marinade liquid. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over a med/high heat and brown off the chicken pieces. Remove to a plate and set aside.

Add a little more oil to your pan, then add the ginger, onion and garlic and keep moving it around until slightly golden.

Add the uncooked rice and stir through, add the chicken stock and reserved marinade.

Lay the chicken pieces on top of the rice etc and pour any leftover juices into the pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat a little, cover the pan with a lid and cook for about 12-15 mins until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is cooked.

Scatter your spinach leaves over the top, press them down, put the lid back on the pan and leave for 10 minutes to wilt.

When wilted, toss it all through to mix it together and serve immediately. You can scatter sesame leaves over the top if you like when serving.

Optional You can add mixed frozen veg at the start which will cook along with the rice and chicken stock eg broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas.

NB Use ordinary white long grain rice, jasmine and basmati work well. This recipe is NOT suitable for risotto or paella rice.

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CASSANDRA NASH A WEEKLY LOOK - and not entirely impartial reaction to the Spanish political scene

SO the unsayable and the unthinkable have been said and thought.

Pedro Sanchez has hinted that he isn’t ruling out another election.

The Partido Popular and Ciudadanos should shoulder the responsibility of abstaining and ensuring Spain’s governability, he said.

In fact we all know that they aren’t going to do that because politicians here and elsewhere (naming no names but the UK instantly comes to mind) no longer centre their efforts on governability.

Spain needs a government and it needs one that can last four years and the PP, Cs will do everything to ensure that it does not.

And that won’t be because they believe this benefits the population and its welfare but because it furthers their own personal agendas and ambitions.

Home truths SHOULD there be another general election, it would be Pablo Iglesias’ responsibility as much as Pablo Casado’s or Albert Rivera’s.

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Agendas and ambitions The Podemos supremo should do everything possible to help Sanchez form a government but continues to hint that his 42 seats in the national parliament merit a ministry or two.

The Podemos spokeswoman Irene Montero, also Iglesias’ partner, said very sternly not long ago, “Spain doesn’t need egotism, individualism and self-sufficiency.”

Presumably she was referring to the PSOE, but she needs to tell that to Iglesias instead.

Making it easy DURING the election campaign, Isabel Diaz Ayuso came out with the usual family-sanctifying promises that we’ve all heard from the Partido Popular before.

Unborn children will be reserved school places, that sort of thing.

But she made sense when she said her boss Pablo Casado and MPs from the PP should abstain when Pedro Sanchez makes his investiture bid.

Esperanza Aguirre, former PP minister, PP president of the Madrid Community and PP national secretary general said much the same thing.

Both pointed out that the PSOE to the disgust of Pedro Sanchez - enabled Mariano Rajoy to form a government in October 2016 by abstaining.

Both women described facilitating a new socialist government as the lesser of two evils that would stop Sanchez from going over to the dark side ie the Catalan separatist parties.

Singer, not the song THE PP’s not-quite-so-bad showing in the regional and local elections has given Pablo Casado fresh wind.

That was because people voted for the candidates - many of whom they were familiar with or knew - not the ideology. It certainly wasn’t because they suddenly decided they liked him more on May 26 than they did on April 28.

So what happened? These days no-one in the PP gets their knickers in a twist over anything that Aguirre says, but the party secretary general Teodoro Garcia Egea immediately responded that the party would not enable a PSOE government.

“We will make it difficult,” Egea promised.

Gone are the times when PP politicians nodded wise and smugly when Rajoy said that the most-voted party was morally entitled to govern.

Obviously, they can’t back that particular horse any more. They know that if they did they’d automatically self-exile themselves from countless municipalities and several regional governments.

PEDRO SÁNCHEZ: Refuses to rule out another election.

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Musical key to cultural life THE Velez-Blanco Festival of Renaissance and Baroque Music returns next month, titled ‘A world to discover. Music and cultures for a New World.’

This year’s event features morning academic activities, conferences, and concerts every evening. Soprano Raquel Andueza will be among the performers.

The festival is part of the University of Almeria’s summer courses programme.

Deputy rector of University Extension and Sport, Maria del Mar Ruiz, said the aim was to “develop culture and the arts as part of a comprehensive humanist training for people, and complementary to academic study.”

Festival director Candida Martinez explained the choice of theme marked the 500th anniversary of Magallan’s and El-

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PROGRAMME: The festival will feature academic activities and concerts. cano’s voyages around the world and the role of women in the musical genre.

Velez-Blanco Culture councillor Dietmar Roth described the festival as “key in the locality’s cultural life and fundamental to promoting quality cultural tourism.”

The festival is a University of Almeria, International University of Andalucia and VelezBlanco Council collaboration, with the support of the Spanish government, the Junta de Andalucia and the Almeria provincial council.

It will run from July 19 to 27.

THE Supreme Court upheld the Almeria Provincial Court sentences for two brothers accused of killing their uncle and attempting to end the life of the victim’s son in Albox in 2016.

The Supreme Court dismissed the brothers’ appeal, concluding the ‘factual account has reasonable support in the statements of the persons involved in the actions.’

The elder brother faces 29 years behind bars for shooting his uncle and the attempted murder of his cousin. His brother, considered his accomplice, will be locked up for 12 years and 11 months.

The brothers were found guilty in a trial by jury in Almeria in May 2018.

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OFFICIAL: Francisco Torrecillas’ UCIN has 10 out of 17 Albox Council seats.

Sworn in for second time FRANCISO TORRECILLAS was officially sworn in as Albox mayor on Saturday.

The head of the Union de Ciudadanos Independientes (UCIN) party list takes up the post after winning an absolute majority in the May local elections.

Torrecillas’ party polled 2,958 votes, giving it 10 council seats. This was some way ahead of the second placed Popular Party, which has five local authority seats after winning 1,610 votes.

The Socialist PSOE gained

610 votes, translating into two seats on the council.

This was Torrecillas’ second investiture. The first was

in August 2016 when he became mayor with the support of eight of the nine PSOE councillors.

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New venue for FACE Spring/Summer Fayre FACE (Fundraising in Arboleas, Caring for Everyone) Spring/Summer Fayre takes place tomorrow (Friday) June 21, this year in a new venue, the Arboleas Community Centre.

Starting at 6pm, there are expected to be more than 2 0 t r a d e r s , p l u s a b a r, a 100 number game, tombola a n d a r a ff l e p r o m o t e d b y FACE. FACE will make presentations to the usual organisations it tries to assist.

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FIND OUT MORE: Get in touch if you are interested in making a donation or joining this dedicated group of people.

In addition, any monies raised for the Arboleas defibrillators will be passed on to the local council.

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PROPERTY IF you buy a property in Britain, you will normally get some form of a building survey completed before signing on the dotted line. If you are taking out a mortgage on the property it is generally a requirement to at least get a valuation report on the property.

Here in Spain, it is just as important to get this valuable information before agreeing on any purchase to realise the norms of house building and equipping a property, together with the climatic considerations on the infrastructure.

A survey helps you to understand straight from the beginning the condition of the property and will cover areas many lay-men wouldn’t even think to look at. In other words, it stops you from going in blind - and gives you peace of mind that everything is as it should be, or gives you the knowledge of how to make it that way.

Generally, there are three main types of surveys: building surveys, valuations and

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BUILDING SURVEY: Provides valuable information. investment/development appraisals.

A building survey gives an in-depth report as to the condition of the building and will give advice on which defects are serious and which are not - plus how they might be corrected.

A valuation report gives you an unbiased, independent and accurate insight into the

property’s market value.

Buying properties for investment - or renting out your holiday home while you’re not there - is an increasingly popular option for overseas buyers. Here again, a survey can be crucial to making sure everything’s as it should be, you can achieve the necessary Tourist licence and may even be a requirement for insur-

ance purposes.

Obviously, if you are interested in the potential of a development opportunity then having the expertise of a surveyor is essential, for not only will a surveyor be able to advise you of the financial implications, they will be able to advise on feasibility, methodology and the legal requirements.

T H E R E a re a l o t o f a d v a n t a g e s t o b u y i n g a p ro p e r t y i n a c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t , b u t there are also things to consider.

For example, a management committee often dictates the rules of the community.

So before signing to buy such a property it is advisable to ask for copies of the minutes of the previous General Assemblies, which will highlight any existing issues in that community.

I t i s a l s o i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u f u l l y u n d e rs t a n d t h e r u l e s g o v e r n i n g y o u r c o m m u n i t y, for example, you could face the situation that h a v i n g b o u g h t t h e p ro p e r t y a s a h o l i d a y l e t to earn money from it, you then find that the rules prohibit such lettings.

Properties within communities will invariably also have to pay community charges and fees, irrespective of their occupancy, and the size of the fees can vary significantly.

It is always advisable to consult a lawyer before making any property purchase.

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“The market is changing, and electrification is expanding at an unprecedented rate. In Europe, the electric vehicle market grew by 46 per cent in the first four months of the year, moving forward we expect electrified vehicles to play an important role within our range,” said Luca de Meo, President of SEAT. “The Mii electric is the start of that journey, and at the same time brings to the market an affordable electric car.”

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The Mii electric comes equipped with Lane Assist as standard equipment. But the greatest transformation comes under the bonnet. The Mii electric’s motor, linked to a single speed transmission, provides its 61kW (83PS) of power and 212Nm of torque instantly, meaning the five-door car can reach 50km/h from a standstill in only 3.9 seconds - perfect for jumping in and out of traffic.

And the car’s 36.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides up to 260km of range from a single charge based on the WLTP test cycle.

The all-electric city car is the first model to include SEAT CONNECT, giving remote access and management of the vehicle. Customers can review driving data, parking position, the vehicle’s status, including doors and lights, and the ability to control air-conditioning remotely, all from their smartphone app.

Pre-sales of the SEAT Mii electric for the customers will start in September.

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Jaguar E-Pace ROAD TEST

by Tim Saunders THERE are three ways to drive the Jaguar E-Pace. As a manual, an automatic or with paddle shifts. So much choice should ensure that the driver never gets bored.

The E-Pace is the F-Pace’s smaller brother. And as with young siblings, I speak from experience, they have to be watched or they get out of hand.

And so it is with the chunky 180 Diesel R-Dynamic S Automatic AWD that I am driving.

The motorway is full of speed cameras and police patrol cars.

Fortunately, the E-Pace is fitted with both a speed limiter and a cruise control. But as I soon discover the cruise control is not the best system because although the speed might be set at 70mph, go downhill and it’ll exceed it so concentration on that speedometer is paramount. The head-up display that digitally appears above the dashboard in front of the driver helps in this regards.

The raised height of this SUV

is helpful too, because it gives a good view of the road ahead and certainly helps me spot a mobile speed camera van above the motorway some distance ahead. Is this pre-Brexit country in such a state that the enjoyment of driving must be removed along with everything else? While I’m at it, it always ceases to amaze me how when there’s say a 50mph speed limit, that so many motorists completely ignore it.

Inside the cabin, my wife has changed the radio station from calming classical to something more funky, which doesn’t help the calm driving atmosphere that I try to foster. Three little urchins in the back all asking questions and the police at every turn is a sure way of driving me ever so slightly mad. But we make our way slowly but surely to a little village called Pease Pottage in West Sussex.

At first I thought I wasn’t going to get on with the sat nav but son Henry (three) quickly shows me the way round it and I must say I agree with him, it is quite easy. In fact it’s a God send, allowing me to almost relax during

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our travels. I find that I can rely upon

it, which is a rarity often only reserved for my wife’s map reading skills.

The leather seats are fine but the quantity of plastic in the cabin is not what I would expect from a Jaguar. I know this is more of a budget vehicle, but incorporating some wood would in my opinion make for a more special vehicle - which is what a Jaguar always used to be.

On touching the black grille, which does make an impact, I discover it is plastic. I don’t know how much a chrome grille would cost in comparison but in the overall scheme of

Watch the video at www.testdrives.biz. things surely a boring accountant can acknowledge that aesthetically one is far more striking and characterful than the other. But perhaps younger, more with it motorists aren’t interested in such things, preferring gangster black wheels and grille along with all the bling rappers expect such as the garish Caesium blue finish to the £1,550 20-inch gloss

Facts at a glance Price: £37,870 Engine: 2-litre Power: 180bhp 0 to 60mph: 8.6secs Top speed: 127mph Economy: 47mpg

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

black split spoke wheels.

There’s a delayed response from that multi-talented ninespeed gearbox, most noticeable when exiting a roundabout from standstill. I get a similar result when I ask eldest daughter Harriett (eight) what 9 x 8 is… and from me come to think of it.

Kick the accelerator down and it lurches uncomfortably forward. I cannot help but feel that this wide vehicle is better suited to wider foreign roads.

Usually in vehicles fitted with electronic handbrakes there is a separate switch for the parking brake (and there is in the Jag).

But the Jaguar incorporates the whole caboodle on its single gear stick, too. Despite this it can still be a time consuming exercise to make the simplest of manoeuvres when compared to a standard manual box. Also the cum-

Jaguar E Pace with Harriett. bersome nature of this vehicle demands that the driver relies upon the camera when reversing.

Henry enjoys pretending to drive the E-Pace and opening the powered tailgate from the driver’s seat. All these buttons are a child’s delight. In absolute contrast to my Ford Fiesta where he can only turn on the radio and the lights.

Harriett thinks the speed camera alert is clever. I don’t. So many noises going off at the same time just creates a befuddled motorist. A driver must concentrate and read the road. If they can’t do then they shouldn’t be on it. Technology is going too far. But it lives up to its name.

The E-Pace is a quick vehicle and reasonably economical, too.

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PRE-SALES of the new Volkswagen Passat began this month. With sales totalling 30 million units, the Passat is reportedly the most successful midrange model in the world.

Technical updates and refined exterior design have now fundamentally changed the best-selling models.

There is a new-generation infotainment system (MIB3), the Passat stays online permanently - and this ground-breaking development enables it to offer completely new services and functions. New assist systems make the m o d e l s a f e r t h a n e v e r, while upgraded running gear and drive systems ensure a high degree of long-distance comfort and exhilarating driving dynamics.

A total of five engine options will be available: two petrol engines (TSI) with an output of 140 kW/190 PS1 and 200 kW / 272 PS2 and three diesel engines (TDI). The latter delivers 88 kW/120 PS3, 140 kW/190 PS45 and 176

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INTERIOR: Passat promises high degree of long-distance comfort. kW /240 PS6 respectively.

The expanded range of standard equipment for all Passat models includes LED headlights with LED daytime running lights, sidelights and turn signals; LED tail light clusters, infotainment systems with an integrated SIM card (for online functions), ‘We Connect’ (on-

line services), the ‘Front Assist’ area monitoring system, the ‘ACC’ adaptive cruise control system and the ‘Lane Assist’ lane departure warning system.

Av a i l a b l e a s a n o p t i o n o r, d e p e n d i n g o n t h e e n gine variant and specification package in question, as standard equipment are technologies such the ‘DCC’ adaptive chassis control system (which can now be continuously configured over an extended range), interactive ‘IQ.LIGHT - LED matrix headlights’ and the new ‘Travel Assist’ system.

When equipped with ‘Travel Assist,’ the Passat b e c o m e s t h e f i r s t Vo l k swagen worldwide to be

able to travel at speeds up to 210 km/h in a partially automated driving mode.

Volkswagen is also introducing the Passat Alltrack which is an independent

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The model also comes in two TDI variants deliveri n g 1 4 0 k W / 1 9 0 P S 11 (€47,800) and 176 kW/240 PS (€50,795) respectively. A seven-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) is standard for all variants.

New stay safe and smart vehicle app TELEFÓNICA has launched ‘Movistar Car,’ a service that connects your car to the internet to make it safer and smarter.

It works thanks to an easyto-install device and an app to manage the service from your smartphone. The app, which is available to all mobile phone users is compatible with petrol cars manufactured from 2004 and diesel cars manufactured from 2005.

Movistar Car features the following features: Connectivity: The SIM included in the device creates

an exclusive Wi-Fi network for the car (with 3GB per month, included in the price), up to five devices can be connected at the same time so you can browse without consuming data from your mobile tariff.

Security: In the event of a car crash, Movistar Car automatically calls assistance, including the emergency service 112 if necessary.

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Tracking and navigation: You can locate the vehicle at any time and set up movement alerts, or access the trip history. In addition, the driver will be able to go to the destinations they select or have stored as favourites through the browser included in the application, with real-time traffic alerts and preferred routes.

Savings: Offers the driver exclusive offers of fuel, garages, insurance, traffic fines management and more advantages associated with the car and their journeys, thanks to agreements reached with third parties.

The service is open to all mobiles irrespective of whether they are Movistar customers.

Customers can sign up for the service on www.movistar.es/mo vistarcar, through the 1004 call centre or at any Movistar store. Movistar Car has a registration price of €20 and a monthly fee of €3 (VAT included).

Until December 31, 2019 both registration and first three monthly payments will be completely free.

Once the service has been contracted, the customer will receive a device that includes a SIM card, which you have to install in the vehicle. You then follow the instructions on the App.

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WITH the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket competition drawing ever closer, reigning champions Spain have confirmed the 12 players who will fight to retain their crown.

Head coach Lucas Mondelo has gone with a familiar core of players, although 2017 MVP Alba Torrens is missing through injury.

Veteran Laia Palau will carry on as playmaker, even though she announced her retirement two years ago in Prague.

The back line is hugely experienced, with Silvia Dominguez, Queralt Casas, Cristina Ouvina - plus Marta Xargay and Anna Cruz, who have WNBA as well as EuroLeague Women court time to call upon.

The frontcourt will be led by Astou Ndour who impressed enough for a place in the All-Star Five last year at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, plus recent EuroCup Women winner, Laura Nicholls and Laura Gill.

The full roster is: Tamara Abalde, Queralt Casas, Anna Cruz, Silvia Dominguez, Laura Gil, Astou Ndour, Laura Nicholls, Cristina Ouvina, Laia Palau, Maria Pina, Andrea Vilaro and Marta Xarga.

Spain are drawn in Group A against Great Britain, Ukraine and Latvia, with matches being played in Riga.

The tournament runs from June 27 until July 7 and is being co-hosted by Latvia and Serbia.

Title defence

TITLE HOLDERS: Spanish women are defending their EuroBasket crown.

AFTER a long hard season, Mallorca and Deportivo de La Coruña face their two biggest matches of the year with the prize of a spot in the top division for the winners.

They are contesting the promotion play-off final after overcoming Albacete and Malaga respectively in the first round of play-offs.

The first leg will be played tonight (Thursday, June 20) at Deportivo’s Riazor stadium at 9pm, with Mallorca hosting the second match on Sunday, also at 9pm.

There will be no penalty shootout if the teams cannot be separated over the course of two matches.

Away goals count double and there will be 30 minutes of extra time in the second leg if required.

If it is still a tie, promotion will come down to who finished the regular season with the best league position - in this case Mallorca.

The winners will join Granada, who were second, and champions Osasuna in La Liga next season, replacing relegated Rayo Vallecano, Huesca and Girona.

Mallorca and Deportivo, who finished fifth and sixth respectively, hit form at the right time of the season. Third placed Malaga went down 2-5 on aggregate to Deportivo, while Mallorca overcame fourth placed Albacete 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 loss in the second leg.

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FULL SAIL: The 52 Super series yachts are in Cadiz this week.

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Shooting for La Liga

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THE yachts of the 52 Super Series have sailed to Cadiz this week for the second leg of the 2019 tour.

The waters open to the Atlantic off Puerto Sherry, Cádiz are new to the series, but it is certain that all of the eight teams competing will have raised their game, each finetuning their setup for the different wind and sea conditions they expect at this second of five regattas in 2019.

“Yes, absolutely, we can win,” Nacho Postigo, the Spanish navigator on Provezza commented on his arrival at the Marina Puerto Sherry, where the series is based this week.

“Our boat feels really good, it is great all round now, and after Mahon (Menorca) we have confidence in just about every condition, it is well tested in the light flat water, in light winds and chop, medium winds flat water, moderate winds and chop, now it is good enough in all conditions.

“The modifications to the boat, new keel and rudder changes and small developments to the rig, as well as the biggest change, to the crew line up, we feel that now it is down to us to sail clean

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and sail nicely.”

Both of the top two finishers, Platoon and Provezza in Mahon are Vrolijk designs.

“I think Vrolijk have got it nailed this season. Our boat feels very powerful off the start line. And what is great is that we seem to have gained what we wanted, improving on our weakness without losing what were our strengths and that really is the Holy Grail,” the Provezza navigator says.

A totally new venue to the world’s leading grand-prix monohull circuit, the racing arena off Puerto Sherry might offer a variety of conditions during this mid-June week.

The racing waters are by the renowned Bay of Cádiz, to the north west of the Straits of Gibraltar at the entrance to the Mediterranean.

Platoon and Provezza top the season standings on 28 and 29 points respectively, with 2018’s defending champions Quantum Racing in third, six points off the leaders.

The title holders are on the up as they constantly refine and improve their communication after making big changes to the crew line up for this season.

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MARC MARQUEZ has extended his lead in the MotoGP rankings after teammate Jorge Lorenzo crashed, taking out a slew of top riders on lap two in Barcelona.

Lorenzo had made a blistering start, moving up from 10th on the grid to fourth. But he came in too hot on turn 10 as he tried to overtake Maveric Viñales while Marquez made a move on race leader and main championship challenger Andrea Dovizioso.

Lorenzo ended up taking out Dovizioso with Viñales also falling after being left nowhere to go. Valentino Rossi became another victim of the crash when he ran wide after braking late and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing won the 87th Le Mans 24 Hours with a one-two finish but their cars could be said to have finished in the wrong order.

In a dramatic final hour Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso, in the #8 TS050 Hybrid, defended their Le Mans crown and secured the drivers’ World Championship in the process, but only because of a huge slice of luck.

They ended up winning by 16.9 seconds from teammates Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López in the #7 after the latter had to pit for a puncture.

Unfortunately, their crew changed the wrong wheel in a blunder that robbed them of victory when they had to pit again to get the correct wheel changed.

Honda say a sensor malfunc-

got caught in the incident.

The end result was that Marquez was left a clear run to the flag in his home GP in Cataluña, finishing 2.66 seconds ahead of second placed Fabio Quartararo, with Danilo Petrucci third and Alex Rins fourth.

This was the reigning MotoGP World Champion’s second premier class win in Barcelona and his fourth of the 2019 season.

The victory is Marquez’s 48th in the premier class and helps to extend his championship lead to 37 points over Dovizioso. Honda hold a 15 points advantage over Ducati in the Constructor Championship.

Speaking about his crash Lorenzo said: “You don’t have any options if you brake a little bit too late here, like happened

ON TOP: Marc Marquez won his home GP.

with me. It was my fault, my mistake and I apologise. It was really unfortunate to take out Dovi, Maverick and Valentino it wasn’t their fault obviously, it was mine.

“The only thing that matters today is the crash, I took out three riders unfortunately but if

Lucky Alonso tion caused the mistake on the 367th lap. They had held a lead of over two minutes before the double pit stop and a slow lap on a punctured wheel scuppered their hopes.

This meant Alonso and his teammates defended the Le Mans 24 hours they won last year, but had to admit luck was on their side. In any case they had the WEC Championship sewn up by that stage.

The #7 crew had controlled much of the contest, having set the fastest-ever Le Mans race lap of 3 mins 17.297 secs.

It had started the race from pole position following Kamui’s fastest qualifying lap, with the #8 starting just behind. That set the scene for an exciting and close battle for overall victory between the two 1,000PS

TS050 Hybrids, with momentum swinging one way and then the other.

After 12 hours the two Toyotas were separated by only 8.6 seconds. In the night, the #7 seized a decisive advantage as the sister car faced an aerodynamic imbalance. That was caused by bodywork damage due to the rigours of a tough, flat-out contest although the cars were always on the same lap.

we think aside from this it was a weekend where we were able to make a step forward and I was consistent throughout.”

Marc Marquez said: “I chose the soft rear to try and push in the beginning and to try not to overheat the tyre but to try to be constant and fast. All of the Repsol Honda Team did a really good job this weekend; we

worked hard and prepared well for the race.

“The team told me something had happened to Dovi, so I just kept pushing and focusing on my own race. We had the perfect strategy regardless and I want to thank all the fans who came out. Gracias!

“It’s always special when you can celebrate winning together with your brother, Alex

rode well this weekend!”

Marquez junior had indeed ridden well to take his third Moto2 win of the season and the championship lead after pre-race title leader Lorenzo Baldassarri crashed out.

The teams remained a few days in Barcelona for testing.

MotoGP will resume at Assen (The Netherlands) on the weekend of June 28 - 30.

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Crash leaves way clear for Marquez

LUCKY WIN: Alonso, Buemi and Nakajima.

As the final hours approached, the gap remained relatively stable around two minutes and the focus switched to bringing the cars home safely.

All appeared to be going to plan until the #7 experienced its dramas and Kazuki took the lead with less than an hour to go.

Fernando Alonso said: “It is amazing to win Le Mans for the second time, but the win came really unexpectedly. We did not have the pace to win this race

against car #7 on track. Today luck was a big factor and this is part of motorsport. I feel for my teammates who are actually more than teammates, they are friends.

“They would have deserved the victory, but the race chose us to win it. Our main goal was to win the World Championship and we are very proud that we have achieved this.”

Hisatake Murata, Team President: “We have an unusual feel-

ing because we have won our second Le Mans, but everyone in the team is sorry for Mike, Kamui and José and the #7 crew, who would have been deserving winners. We will investigate the exact cause of this issue in the coming days to avoid a repeat.

“Nevertheless, I am proud of the overall performance as well as the team spirit which we showed throughout the race, also in the difficult moments in the final hour. Congratulations to the new World Champions Sébastien, Kazuki and Fernando, also on their second Le Mans victory.

“This was a dramatic end to an incredible season for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and we look forward to defending our titles next season.”