Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 1 - 7 August 2019 Issue 1778

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MOJACAR Pueblo’s Night of the Candles proved to be a glowing success, attracting even more visitors than last year.

Figures from the event organisation, the bus company which laid on the special service to the village and Local Police put the number of people enjoying the annual celebration last Thursday at around 14,000.

In what was the eighth edition of the annual event to mark the appearance of the ‘Tears of Saint Lawrence’ meteor shower, the historic village’s streets, plazas and monuments were illuminated by some 6,000 candles.

Making the night even more atmospheric, the village echoed to the sounds of live performances of evocative music and a street procession with drums and torches.

Up at the castle viewing point there were telescopes for some serious star gazing.

The local authority said the event represented an important

CREDIT: Mojacar Council

A glowing candlelit night

ATMOSPHERIC: Some 6,000 candles illuminated Mojacar Pueblo’s streets, plazas and monuments. boost to the village’s local economy, reporting businesses had not only seen an increase in sales on the day, but had also noted greater tourist numbers in the days following the celebration.

Mojacar Pueblo Traders Association President Antonio Rodriguez said hotels had been virtually booked out on the night and bars and restaurants had been busy until the early hours of the morning.

According to the council visitor numbers to Mojacar have been increasing in recent years.

The number of tourists visiting Mojacar Pueblo in June was up 10 per cent on the same month of 2018, while in the first fortnight of July the municipality’s hotels registered an average of 90 per cent occupation levels.

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THE ADIF rail infrastructure administrator has awarded the consultancy and technical assistance contract for drafting the projects for works on underground lines for the AVE high-speed rail link from El Puche to Almeria City station.

Fire damage THE Andalucia government will allocate money and resources to the recovery of the area of ‘incalculable ecological value’ in Terque affected

by July’s wildfire, Agriculture, Fishing and Sustainable Development regional minister Carmen Crespo announced.

City gardens ALMERIA Council has invested over €111,000 in converting waste ground in Piedras Redondas, Los Angeles and the Colonia Araceli areas of the city into allotments for the use of residents’ and non-profit making associations.

Beaten up for defending girlfriend A MAN suffered a brutal beating after going to the defence of his girlfriend during a fiesta in Roquetas de Mar. Guardia Civil arrested three young men for grievous bodily harm and for issuing threats with a firearm following the altercation in Las Marinas.

The victim claimed the three were having a go at his girlfriend and her mates and he simply asked them to show some respect.

He told officers they attacked him and waved a knife at him. He ran off, then went back to look for his friends, but one of the aggressors produced a gun and he made off again.

At this point one of his

THREATS: The aggressors demanded the victim come back and say sorry if he didn’t want anything to happen to his mates. mates called him to find out where he was. One of the attackers snatched the phone, telling the young man to come back and apologise if he didn’t want anything to happen to his girlfriend and

Car blaze FIREFIGHTERS were called out to the A-7 motorway toll booths in Vera at midday on Sunday after a vehicle pulled up in flames. They managed to douse the blaze and there were no reports of any injuries.

her chums. When he returned to face the trio they forced him to his knees and aimed a gun at him, beating him and kicking him in the head, he told the Guardia.

The victim’s injuries re-

FIND: Guardia Civil found 1,300 plants and a burnt out storage area (above) used for cultivating cuttings.

quired surgery.

Investigations led the Guardia to the suspects’ abandoned vehicle and the identification of the three as an 18, 20 and 23-year-old from Almeria City.

More marihuana GUARDIA CIVIl arrested a 37-yearold Nijar greenhouse owner after locating 1,300 1.5-metre high marihuana plants on his property and an unauthorised connection to the power supply.

Officers also found a burned out storage area which they believe had been used for cultivating cuttings.

The Guardia said the fire could have been started by an overload on the electricity installation.

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Tourism drive CREDIT: Almeria Guardia Civil

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CREDIT: Almeria Guardia Civil

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REINFORCING the competitiveness of Almeria’s tourism sector by ensuring maximum quality while building on the province’s image and range of attractions.

These are the main objectives behind grants and assistance for local authorities and businesses, explained Junta de Andalucia Tourism Territorial Delegate Jose Luis Delgado during a visit to Mojacar to meet with representatives from towns across the area.

Hosted by Mojacar mayor Rosa Maria Cano, Tourism councillor Emmanuel Agüero and council Tourism Director Carmen Garcia Campoy, last week’s meeting allowed the delegate to outline in person how his department plans to work with local authorities and the business community over the next four years.

Also present to outline the subsidies and application methods, was the Junta’s Territorial Delegation head of Tourism Quality Programmes, Antonio Lopez.

Four types of aid will be available to municipalities, companies and tourism entrepreneurs: two specifically aimed at local councils and two at the private sector.

Efforts will also be directed at strengthening inland municipalities as tourist destinations and their cultural offer with a view to encouraging visitors to come to the province year-round. There will as well be an emphasis on the value of natural heritage and biodiversity as potential resources for growth within the tourism sector.

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UNEMPLOYMENT in Almeria in the se c o n d q u a r t e r o f th e year was down 0.1 per cent on the previous three-month period, Andalucia Institute of Statistics’ Active Population Survey revealed. The number of people in work in the province in the second quarter increased one per cent.

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MORE than 178,000 passengers went through Almeria Port between June 15 and July 24 to board or disembark from ferries travelling between Melilla, Oran and Ghazouet in Algeria and Nador in Morocco and the provincial capital. This was 7.2 per cent more than last year.

Food exports ALMERIA accounted for 30 per cent of Andalucia’s agri-food and drink exports over the first five months of the year, according to the Extenda Andalucia Exterior Promotion Agency.

Overseas sales of provincial products added up to €1,684 million, 10.4 per cent up on the same period of 2018.

Migrant centre ACTING Secretary of State for Migration, Consuelo Rumi, visited the new emergency accommodation centre for illegal immigrants reaching the Spanish coast in Almeria City last week, the sixth to be opened in t h e c o u n t r y. R u n b y t h e R e d Cross it has capacity for 200 people.

Fiesta interest THE regional government has awarded El Ejido’s San Marcos fiesta Tourism Interest classification. Junta de Andalucia Tourism delegate in Almeria, Jose Luis Delgado, said the distinction announcement reflected the “efforts made by the people of El Ejido to improve and strengthen their symbols of identity.”

Small shakes THE province registered a couple of small earth tremors over the last week. The National Geographic Institute reported movements of 1.6 on the Richter scale at 3.43pm on Friday in Gergal and of the same intensity at 9.08pm on Sunday night in Tabernas.

LETTERS 46 TIME OUT 48-49 VENERATED: Santa Maria de Africa is the patron saint of Ceuta.

Patron saint THIS picture of a shrine to the Virgin Mary comes from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta which is venerating her African image, their patron saint, on Monday.

Catholics there celebrate Santa Maria de Africa (Saint Mary of Africa) every August 5. The festival typically sees devotees lay flowers in for the Virgin in Ceuta’s Plaza de Africa.

There is also a procession throughout the city which sees locals throw flowers from balconies. The parade is followed by fireworks.

The Santa Maria de Africa celebration has its origins not with Spain but with Portugal. Prince Henry the Navigator, who became famous for launching early Portuguese exploration efforts, sent an image of the Virgin Mary to Ceuta in 1421.

The image was sent with a message which said: ‘I send you an image of the Virgin who is very devoted to me.’

The image of the Virgin Mary evolved into a representation for Africa, similar to other incarnations worshipped by Catholics including

Morocco-bound fugitive foiled A FUGITIVE from Belgian justice is under arrest after police detained him at Almeria port where he was planning to board a Morocco-bound boat.

Officers identified the young man accused of belonging to a drug trafficking gang during documentation checks on passengers disembarking and boarding at the port.

Police reported authorities in Antwerp issued a European arrest warrant for 22-year-old NM in January to serve a 40month prison sentence and pay a €16,000 fine for his part in a criminal network believed to have sold more than €730,000 worth of narcotics between October 2016 and March 2017.

At the time of his arrest in Belgium he admitted selling cocaine and heroin for a Dutch organisation. He was commissioned by the gang to go to Gingelom in Belgium to hand over and supervise the sale of the drugs and to collect the payment.

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the Virgen del Carmen and Virgen del Rosario.

The image was also co-opted by Ceuta for official use and was named the enclave’s patron saint in 1654.

Ceuta was in Spanish hands by this time, having remained under the country’s control after a union between it and Portugal dissolved in 1640.

Santa Maria de Africa is often depicted weeping as she mourns the plight of children on the continent according to Catholic tradition.

Tarantino wants to visit the province US director Quentin Tarantino has said he wants to visit Almeria and would love to make a Spaghetti Western-style film here.

Tarantino, whose latest film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood has just been released, told Golden Globes he wanted to see the province.

“I would love to go there and see if these places still exist,” Tarantino said in reference to the locations of classic Westerns, including the Dollar trilogy and The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

“I love the idea of going there and shooting my own version of a Spaghetti Western in the desert,” the director added.

Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which is set in the home of US cinema during the late 1960s, also pays homage to Almeria, which was a leading location for Westerns and for blockbusters like Lawrence of Arabia.

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Power saving and publicity controls MOJACAR Council has unanimously approved the municipality’s energy efficient public lighting project.

Part of the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2010 subsidy plan for initiatives which include low-carbon economy savings, the purpose of the project is to cut energy use and reduce expenditure.

Lights will be replaced with higher performance, lower cost alternatives. Supports and electrical panels in poor condition will also be replaced. New control systems will be installed, including astronomic timers and centralised management systems.

The total project will cost nearly €1.2 million, producing an expected annual energy reduction of 60 per cent and savings of more than €70,000.

Also on the council meeting agenda was initial approval of a by-law to regulate the distribution of publicity materials and other promotional activities.

The council said the regulation related to commercial activities in the municipality for goods and services, as well as to messages of

UNANIMOUS: Councillors have backed a project to make public lighting more energy efficient. a social, cultural and political nature. Among the issues it covers are handing out flyers, putting up posters, door-to-door distribution of materials, signs or materials on public roads or façades, and public address vehicles.

Individuals or companies will have to get council authorisation to guarantee the promotional activity is respectful and not misleading. In addition, printed materials will have to be recyclable, using ecological inks, and advise people to dispose of them in appropriate recycling bins.

The by-law does not include electoral advertising, general communications from public administrations or public safety and emergency information.

Also prohibited is publicity on beaches or on the seafront, on terraces without the owners’ consent, as well as putting up materials which cannot be dismantled in public spaces, where they are an obstacle to traffic or go onto the road. Placing leaflets on vehicle windshields, advertising on the streets and approaching passers-by are also banned.

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Increase in tourism numbers CREDIT: Mojacar Council

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ALMERIA City’s tourist office dealt with 7 per cent more visitors over the first six months of the year than in the first half of 2018.

In total, 22,730 tourists requested information from the city centre office in Plaza Vieja.

City Tourism councillor Carlos Sanchez maintained the figures were an indication the council is “working on the right lines to make our city increasingly well-known and attractive.”

Just under 70 per cent of the visitors dropping into the tourist office were Spaniards. One in five were from Almeria Province, while 13 per cent were from Madrid and one in 10 live in Barcelona.

British tourists accounted for nearly 30 per cent of the foreigners seeing information. One in five were French and just under 14 per cent were German.

There was a notable increase in the number of visitors from Canada, the US and Scandinavia when cruise ships were in port.

Visitor figures for the Gastronomy Capital of Spain headquarters for the first half of the year are also encouraging.

More than 45,000 people passed by the premises in the Paseo de Almeria, either for information or to take part in one of the close to 400 food-related activities staged there.

Carlos Sanchez highlighted the number of promotional activities there have been for Gastronomy Capital 2019, notably the filming of an episode of Masterchef in the city, a ONCE lottery ticket featuring an image of Almeria, advertising on London double-decker buses and publicity slots on screens in the heart of Madrid.

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GOOD INTENTION: The aim is to improve traffic flow on the road used by as many as 24,000 vehicles a day in the summer months.

Road widening back on track WORKS to make the Vera to Garrucha road two lanes each way have got going again.

The Andalucia regional government’s Development and Infrastructure department restarted the second phase of the A-352 project last week.

Just under €15 million are

being invested in the works on the 4.3-kilometre stretch connecting with the coast road at Las Buganvillas roundabout, which have been paralysed since last autumn.

The new completion date for turning the entire stretch of the road into a dual-carriageway is next summer, said

Junta de Andalucia Development, Infrastructure and Land Planning minister, Marifran Carazao.

The aim is to improve safety and traffic flow on the road used by an average of 14,500 vehicles a day, rising to as many as 24,000 in summer.

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Blaze controlled after day-long battle FIREFIGHTERS managed to contain a wildfire in Huercal de Almeria following a daylong battle to douse the flames.

Andalucia’s Plan INFOCA wildfire service said the blaze started up in the Majada del Aguilon countryside at around 9am on Sunday morning. Some 70 firefighters were sent to put it out supported by 14 aircraft, including a heavy water dropping plane.

Tackling the fire proved tricky. The area is

difficult to access by land and personnel had to be airlifted in by helicopter. Gusts of winds further complicated the situation.

By Sunday evening INFOCA was reporting the blaze was controlled. A team of firefighters remained working in the area on Monday to ensure the flames had been completely extinguished.

The fire affected more than 31 hectares, mainly scrubland, esparto grass and broom.

CREDIT: Plan INFOCA, via Twitter

CREDIT: Vera Council Facebook page

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Geological gem open to public PULPI’S giant geode opens up for guided tours next week.

Groups of 12 will be able to see close up the geological gem located some 60 metres below ground.

The eight metre-long, two metre-high natural phenomenon is covered with enormous gypsum crystals of extraordinary transparency. It is the biggest geode in Europe and the second biggest in the world.

ABLAZE: Firefighters spent the day tackling the fire in an area difficult to access by land.

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Pedal power connection PLANS to build a cycle track connecting Roquetas de Mar and El Ejido will move forward, according to the Andalucia government Development, Infrastructure and Land Planning minister.

Marifran Carazo made the announcement during a visit to Roquetas last week to attend the ceremony to raise the Blue Flag for quality which the port has regained this year.

She said the Junta de Andalucia would pick up on the project first discussed by the previous regional administration in early 2017 to create a cycle track running between Almerimar and Roquetas through the Punta Entinas Sabinar Natural Landscape.

The track will be “an important infrastructure for mobility and tourism in both municipalities,” commented Roquetas mayor Gabriel Amat.

Whale washes up on coast

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VOLUNTARY: The suspect handed over the stolen items he had stashed in one of his properties.

Light-fingered ex-employee A LIGHT-FINGERED ex-employee is under arrest after the company boss reported the disappearance of more than €1,700 worth of professional materials from the business’s warehouse to Garrucha Guardia Civil. Missing items included company clothing and communication and security technology.

A Guardia investigation into possible suspects who would have had access to the materials led to the detention of MALF from Huercal-Overa. When officers interviewed the 35-year-old he was working for another company.

The Guardia said in the face of the contradictions in his statements and the evidence they had against him, he voluntarily handed over the items he had stashed in a second property he owns.

REMAINS of an unidentified large marine mammal washed up on the Villaricos coast, the Equinac marine life rescue association reported.

Equinac posted a video of what was left of the creature on social media, commenting they were ‘totally sure’ it was a whale. They could not say for sure what species it was however.

A member of the public had noticed the remains and alerted the 112 emergency service, which in turn informed Equinac.

CREDIT: Equinac Facebook page

REMAINS: Equinac said it could not say for sure what species it was.

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Improvements done before peak month

CREDIT: Almeria Provincial Council website

OLD STYLE: The initiative aims to revive non-tech traditional games.

Getting together GETTING different generations of families together and interacting without technology is the central aim of a provincial government initiative which got underway this week.

A further goal of the Equality and Family Special Delegation’s Family Games project is to get people active and leading a less sedentary lifestyle. Instead of digital distractions, the idea is for families to play traditional games and spend time in the great outdoors.

Presenting details of the initiative, provincial government Equality and Family delegate Car-

men Belen Lopez said the workshops put emphasis on activities which stimulate children’s imaginations, teamwork and good health in which parents and grandparents can take part.

She said the project also represented a way of keeping local culture and traditions alive.

The Family Games workshops will be offered in 23 municipalities over the summer and autumn, including Lubrin, Maria, Los Gallardos, Antas, Taberno, Albanchez and Pulpi. Among featured games are hopscotch, spinning tops, jacks, skipping and sack races.

IMPROVEMENTS to infrastructure around Vera Playa’s busy Las Buganvillas area have been completed before the start of the peak holiday month, the local council reported.

The local authority invested close to €100,000 on road surfaces, pavements, ramps for people with reduced mobility and new street lighting be-

tween Calle Magallanes and Calle Nuñez de Balboa, getting the works done some days before the start of August.

Vera’s Town Planning and Works councillor Belen Carnicer, described the works as “necessary and urgent,” given the “very deteriorated condition” of the surfaces, which she said “represented an important risk for passers-by in the area

due to the potholes and cracks.”

She said issues of rainwater drainage had also been addressed. The councillor remarked that the completion of the works had been speeded up “in order that residents, visitors and tourists can enjoy the month of August in the area without the inconvenience of major works.”

CREDIT: Vera Council

DONE AND DUSTED: The works were speeded up to avoid inconveniencing residents and tourists in August.

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Super cool park fun CREDIT: Bill White

Final curtain on well-used stage THE Indalo Players has bid a sad, but fond farewell to its stage, although it’s found a good home with Bedar Town Hall.

The council will use it as extra staging for festivals.

The Players’ Bill White told the Euro Weekly News that some years ago, the group’s then president Otfried Laux came up with the idea of building a stage for the Kimrick in Mojacar Playa that would transform easily to tiered seating with the minimum of fuss. With the design and engineering skills of a good friend of Bill’s they came up with something that did just that.

“One of his wonderful ideas was that the whole operation, from stage to seat-

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CHILDREN enjoyed an afternoon of super cool fun in Huercal-Overa’s El Clavario Park.

The waterslides, go-karting and water games were part of the council’s Huercalida programme of free outdoor leisure and cultural activities over the summer holiday period.

The programme includes a night of blues with Santi Campillo and Buddy Whittington tomorrow Friday, August 2 at 10pm in the municipal park.

CREDIT: Huercal-Overa Council

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STAGE HANDS: Indalo Players’ members and helpers from Bedar and Vera councils. ing and back again, could be accomplished by three people in around 20 minutes, no tools required,” said Bill.

“All material was cut accurately to size and delivered on time by ‘Wood to Go,’ who gave us a very good service.”

A team of willing volun-

teers set to constructing the stage, and within days they had the job done.

“Over the years the stage has served us well,” Bill told EWN. “It was never meant to leave the Kimrick, but it was used by the Players in other venues. I can tell you

from bitter experience that moving it was no mean feat.

It took blood, sweat, tears and a very impressive amount of swearing and laughter!”

Today taking the Players’ productions on tour is somewhat easier thanks to a new highly portable stage.

REFRESHING: Children cooled off from the summer heat whizzing down water slides.

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FEATURE

THE WEEK IN POLITICS

By Joe Gerrard SPAIN’S acting prime minister will be weighing his options carefully after failing to secure lawmakers’ backing for his return to government.

Pedro Sanchez lost both of last week’s investiture votes after the leftist Podemos refused to join a coalition government with the left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE).

The acting prime minister lost the second and final investiture vote after 155 Congress of Deputies members voted against him.

He secured the backing of 124 lawmakers, but Podemos’ abstention deprived him of the numbers needed to win the simple majority, more yeses than nos, required to govern.

Acting Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo accused Podemos of demanding ‘virtually the government’ after they asked for control of ministries including Labour, Science and Finance.

Podemos’ head of political action Pablo Echenique claimed PSOE intended talks

Weighing options

STUCK: Sanchez faces no clear way forward. to fail to manufacture an excuse to approach the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the centrist Ciudadanos.

The countdown has now begun for Sanchez to get Podemos’ support with a new offer or to call a fresh election.

Sanchez has until Monday September 23 to hold another investiture vote or call a snap poll.

PSOE sources have said the acting prime minister is keep-

ing the door to talks open but the party is also being geared up to fight another election if necessary.

Each way forward for Sanchez and PSOE is fraught with complications. Reopening talks with Podemos may lead to greater concessions or it could land the acting prime minister back where he started, without a deal and facing defeat in Congress.

A fresh election would also be a gamble. PSOE is currently polling ahead of its rivals, but the gap between it and the PP is closing (see Poll Tracker).

If Sanchez called an election, the PP and Ciudadanos could cast him as the architect of Spain’s political impasse and could win seats at his expense or collectively defeat PSOE. King Felipe is set to meet with party leaders to find a way forward. Although he may encourage the PP and Ciudadanos in particular to try and reach a deal with Sanchez, their political priorities might trump the king’s wishes.

PP and Ciudadanos leaders Pablo Casado and Albert Rivera respectively may reason their chances are better going into possible elections in opposition rather than throwing their lot in with PSOE.

Backlog growing POLITICAL deadlock resulting from protracted talks to form a new government is causing state business to pile up, with posts unfilled and long-standing legislative issues stalling.

The acting left-leaning Partido Socialista (PSOE) government’s mounting unfinished business includes a budget for this year.

The failure of the government’s earlier draft budget, which was effectively vetoed by pro-Catalan independence lawmakers, triggered April’s election.

The 2018 budget drawn up by the previous conservative Partido Popular (PP) budget was carried over to this year. But delays to forming a new administration could also affect accounts for 2020.

Pension and housing reform are also among the items of unfinished business. The government has yet to iron out details for state housing while pension rises have not been signed off after three years of talks.

A handful of high-level government positions also remain unfilled, including the post of Territories Minister which has been vacant since Meritxell Batat became the Congress of Deputies president. Foreign Minister Josep Borrell is also set to take up a new role with the European Commission, raising the prospect of Spain being without a top diplomat. The National Intelligence Centre (CNI) is also without a director.

Poll tracker: • Partido Socialista (PSOE): 29.2 per cent, 128 seats • Partido Popular (PP): 20.8 per cent, 93 seats • Unidos Podemos: 13.2 per cent, 39 seats • Ciudadanos: 14.3 per cent, 37 seats • Result: PSOE largest party, no overall control

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Ambassador: getting registered ‘vital’ BRITAIN’S ambassador to Spain has told expatriates it is ‘vital’ they and their families are properly registered in an update on Brexit and political developments in Westminster.

Simon Manley said Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been ‘absolutely clear’ the country would leave the EU on Thursday October 31, with or without a deal.

British nationals need to be registered before that date to ensure they can benefit from measures outlined by the Spanish government covering a nodeal outcome, including on healthcare and residency, Manley added.

“It is essential we prepare for the possibility of a no-deal, which is what we’re going to do,” the ambassador said. He added that the Brits in Spain Facebook page hosted a Q&A session on Tuesday.

Manley’s comments come as Boris Johnson’s entry into 10 Downing Street ratcheted up the prospect of Britain leaving the EU without a deal.

Johnson has repeatedly said he would prefer to leave with a deal but that it Brexit must happen by the October deadline, ‘do or die.’

His new ministerial appointments, which include making Brexiteers Dominic Raab and Jacob Rees-Mogg Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons respectively, also signalled a turn towards a harder Brexit line than predecessor Theresa May.

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By Joe Gerrard BRITAIN’S government has ratcheted up preparations for a no-deal Brexit since its new prime minister took office little over a week ago, with one minister calling the prospect ‘very real.’

Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the government was now ‘working on the assumption’ Britain would leave the EU without a deal on Thursday October 31.

“We still hope the EU will change their minds, but we must operate on the assumption that they will not. Nodeal is now a very real prospect and we must make sure that we are ready,” Gove wrote.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed Gove the new Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The role does not traditionally have fixed responsibilities attached to it, but Gove has been tasked to oversee the government’s no-deal planning as part of the position.

Gove wrote in his article: “Planning for no-deal is now this govern-

AN association representing Spanish haulage companies has called for measures to ensure transit between Spain and Britain continues in the event of a no-deal, with Britain taking 8.1 per cent of total lorry shipping according to Fenadismer.

Plant plans

RAMPED UP: Gove said no-deal planning was now the number one priority.

ment’s number one priority.

“We are optimistic about the future but we are realistic about the need to plan for every eventuality.”

He also wrote the government would continue to push ‘intensely’ for a new Brexit settlement with the EU. Johnson’s victory in the Conservative leadership contest was always expected to be the harbinger of a hardening Brexit stance from London.

But the pace of Johnson’s recali-

brating of the government’s approach has shown he is committed and willing to allow a no-deal.

New Chancellor Sajid Javid echoed Johnson and Gove’s line in an interview with British media in which he pledged an at least extra €1 billion for no-deal preparations.

The government is also reportedly drawing up a no-deal emergency budget for early October to have ready if necessary.

CARMAKER Vauxhall’s owner PSA is planning to halt production at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, where about 1,000 people work, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramps up Brexit no-deal rhetoric and planning.

More staff BRITAIN’S Competition and Markets Authority has taken on hundreds more staff ahead of Brexit, rising from 593 workers in June 2016 to 807 last month, because of the ‘additional responsibilities’ leaving the EU will create.

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FEATURE

COSTA WOMEN founder, Ali Meehan, chatted to Jill Leonard who started ‘Local Fire & Weather Watch’ on Facebook in 2012 after the fires which devastated parts of the Costa del Sol. The groups now have more than 35,000 members in their geographically based groups around Spain warning of fires or adverse weather conditions.

Q. You head up an amazing group of Facebook pages - Local Fire and Weather Watch how did that start?

A. It was created just a few days after the massive fire near Coin in 2012. The one thing I found during the three days of the fire was that information was flying all over Facebook pages and groups. At one time I had at least 10 tabs open, all with varying degrees of information; some of it correct and some of it pure speculation. That in itself was enough to prompt me into trying to offer a more organised method of reporting factual information. This was then extended to include weather problems, once the floods started in winter. I just felt that a more constructive way of presenting information was called for.

Q. What are the objectives of the group?

A. To provide factual information from both

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The woman behind Spain’s Local Fire & Weather Watch

FIRE AND WEATHER WATCH: Set up by Jill Leonard, the Facebook pages reports factual information.

Twitter and the members, based locally, thus allowing the members to make informed decisions, ie to evacuate or not. To provide what the rules and regulations are regarding bonfires etc during summer. To provide advice, via the authorities, about safeguarding your property against fire/floods.

Q. And since you launched, other groups have sprung up too. Where can we find out about ones in our area?

We have a page showing all the links to each group, we also have a photo gallery page and chat group that gives them too. We cover from the border with Portugal, right along the

Mediterranean coast to the French border, the Balearics and the Canaries. All the groups differ in size and make up of members. By far the biggest groups are Malaga Province and Alicante/Valencia Provinces with well over 14,000 members in Malaga and 12,000 in Alicante/Valencia.

Q. If members want to help you as an administrator, how do they get involved?

A. With 11 groups to look after there’s lots to do, especially between 10.30am and 11.30pm (much later during a fire!) It is a massive commitment for the volunteer administrators. If anyone is interested in joining us, new administrator help is a priority for us at the moment! If any of your lovely Costa Women have the time, be a quick thinker, computer literate, ideally have basic Spanish and can commit to a shift pattern then we would love to hear from you!

Q. Where do we find out more about Fire and Weather Watch?

A. Both these links have all the local group links. https://www.facebook.com/FireandWeath erWatchSpain/ and https://www.facebook.com/ groups/515669808563372/.

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

Thank you Jill!

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FEATURE

CONCERNS: Spain’s air pollution rates continue to grow despite EU pressure.

Air pollution hearing THE European Commission has taken Spain, along with Bulgaria, to the Court of Justice over their lack of steps to limit the amount of air pollution in the country.

Spain has reportedly failed to maintain a level of air pollution in the country to below the standards set in a mutual agreement between the country and the EU in 2010.

Fellow member states France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the United Kingdom were taken to court in 2018 for the same reason, however Spain avoided the ruling as they promised reasonable action within a specific time frame.

However these promises were not met and

therefore the court appearance is now the last resort route available.

A deciding factor on the decision for legal action is the u-turn in policies for Spain’s capital Madrid.

The centre-right mayor of Madrid Jose Luis Martínez-Almeida overturned the zero emissions scheme in the city put in place by the previous mayor.

In a statement, Commissioner Karmenu Vella said of Spain’s worrying increase in air pollution: “One year later the evidence of harm from air pollution still continues to grow, there is no more room for excuses. We need to see decisive action.”

New safety scheme for young women hailed a success A NEW scheme pioneered by police at the Santurtzi Festival in northern Spain has been praised for providing young female festival goers a safer experience during the late night festivities.

The scheme, a collaboration between the Santurtzi local council and police force, involves a free minibus that will transport the minors to and from the festival under the supervision of security and police personnel.

Once the young women have been dropped off at their destination they are monitored

by the accompanying police officer to ensure they get through their door safely.

The new scheme comes after a plethora of sex attacks have been reported this year at festivals and ferias across the country.

Local culture councillor Danel Bringas said of the project, “the aim is to avoid minors being caught up in dangerous situations, in particular in the case of women who live in remote areas where they could be subjected to threats, propositions, unpleasant insinuations or violent situations.”

The minibus was first used at last year’s Cármenes de Santurtzi festival and was used by a total of 388 young women.

One young girl has used the service every night, because, she says, she has to use “streets with no lighting” to get home. “After a certain time of night this all gets crazy,” says the girl. “People don’t know what they are doing and anything could happen to you.”

The scheme has now been used by a number of localities across the country and has had similar positive feedback.

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NATIONAL

By John Smith NATIONAL DAY (Tuesday September 10) in Gibraltar this year will feature a rebranded, family-friendly Monkey Rocks event, headlined by David Guetta.

Having sold more than 50 million records worldwide, Guetta is one of the biggest names in music production and has won two Grammy Awards out of his six nominations.

The French DJ and producer is no stranger to the south coast of the Iberian Peninsula having played sell-out gigs in Marbella in 2014 and San Pedro Alcantara in 2015.

This year’s Monkey Rocks is organised jointly by the Monkey Rocks Festival and the Self Determination for Gibraltar Group.

The event will receive funding from HM Government of Gibraltar, which will be allocated specifically to provide additional security and bag searches as a preventative measure against the excessive alcohol consumption and drug use which have been re-

ported at previous events.

Monkey Rocks 2019 will be held at the Europa Point Stadium and those attending can expect the style of production, administration and security to be very similar to that of the Gibraltar Calling Festival that will take place the weekend before.

For the first time, this year’s event will feature dedicated ‘family-friendly’ seating areas and free tickets for children under 12 will be available with the purchase of an adult ticket.

To ensure ease of access and to alleviate the traffic pressure of the event, a free shuttle bus service will be available between the Europa Point Stadium and the town centre.

Doors are expected to open at 3pm and the first acts are expected to begin at 4pm, whilst further artist announcements will be made shortly.

Tickets cost £65 for seating areas and £45 for general entry and are now available at www.buytickets.gi, whilst paper free tickets for children 12 years and under will be available in due course.

Credit: Facebook

David Guetta to rock the Rock

AWARD-WINNER: David Guetta loves to entertain.

Migrant children robbed in Ceuta THE National Police of Ceuta has arrested six people accused of assaulting, threatening and robbing young migrants who survive in the port area or sleep in hostels.

Three adults arrested were detained, while the other three investigated who are under 18 have been summoned

by the Prosecutor’s Office for Minors.

“We are in the process of investigation to confirm or not their participation in the events of which we have been aware during the last month. There have been five or six incidents where threats, assaults and robberies with vio-

lence were made on minors living in the port or immigrants centre,” said Chief of Police, Commissioner Andres Martin Garrido.

The police are seeing if the cases are linked, although they say they do not think these were hate crimes.

Tenerife rape arrest REPORTS are surfacing of an arrest of a 43-year-old man of Moroccan nationality being arrested in the Playa de las Americas area of Tenerife.

The arrest was made after a video apparently showing the attempted sex attack near the Las Veronicas nightclub was handed into police on the island. The victim is a 17-yearold British girl who was on holiday at the time.

Police have not revealed any more details of the event, but the reports come in after two holidaymakers were allegedly attacked on Playa de Palma beach in Mallorca.

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NATIONAL

BRITAIN recently had the second hottest day on record with temperatures reaching 37 degrees. This caused mayhem back in the UK as travel, work and everyday life was disrupted by the sudden burst of heat.

Although Euro Weekly News sympathised with the levels of discomfort people must have experienced, it made us think about soldiers. The troops who don’t complain about the heat when they’re fighting for us in 120 degrees, 5,700 miles from home while carrying 70lbs plus of equipment. So we posted on Facebook to put our opinion out to the public.

It seemed that many people agreed with us! A total of 48,283 people saw this post on their timeline, going on to comment, react and share!

The troops get recognition

BREAKFAST: A full English or toast with tomato and olive oil?

How do you eat yours?

HOW did you kick start your day? We are asking our wonderful EWN readers what you typically sit down to eat in the morning.

‘Tostada con tomate y aceite’ is one of the most traditional breakfasts in Spain!

It consists of toast, tomato

and olive oil, and is one of the most popular morning meals here.

And a full English is... well, we’re sure you know! But for those who don’t, this UK legend usually consists of bacon, eggs, mushrooms, toast, beans and tomatoes.

Have you given up your homeland’s brekkie and swapped it for your adopted nation’s favourite? Or not?

Let us know! Visit our Facebook page @EuroWeekly News The poll closes at 10am on Saturday (August 3).

Don’t miss out! Get involved and like us on Facebook! @EuroWeeklyNews

Spain’s Junior Eurovision entry chosen TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Valencian Melani Garcia has been chosen to represent Spain in the upcoming Eurovision Junior contest.

Garcia was tearful as she was told the news during an interview with presenter Julia Varela, on La 1’s morning television show As of Today.

“Going to Eurovision is a thing I’ve always dreamed of since I was little. I can’t

believe it,” Melani said.

She will travel to Gliwice (Poland) on November 24 to compete in the contest, the first time Spain has been represented for 13 years.

Garcia is no stranger to the spotlight, she was recently crowned champion of TV talent show La Voz Kids on Telecinco in 2018 with an outstanding performance of ‘Nessun Dorma.’

Strikes stop trains MORE than 700 trains were cancelled across Spain yesterday (Wednesday) due to strikes.

The state-backed Renfe rail company had to cancel 707 services after the CGT called on workers to walk out over demands to cut hours.

A total of 230 services cancelled were AVE trains while the remaining 477 were medium distance.

A total of 78 per cent of yesterday’s AVE and 65 per cent of medium distance services ran as normal, according to Renfe.

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NATIONAL

TARA RIPPIN: Editorial Manager at EWN.

LUXURY HOTEL: Was the scene of the alleged sexual assault.

Teen allegedly raped A 19-YEAR-OLD British woman has allegedly been raped in a luxury Marbella hotel.

Police have arrested a British man, who has since been released on bail.

It is thought the victim and a friend had been out for the night when they met two men and they all went back to a room. It is alleged that when the young woman went to the bathroom, a man followed her,

closed the door then sexual assaulted her.

It has been reported that the woman then went to a health centre and explained what had happened, saying she was too drunk to have cried out for help.

Police were called in who launched an investigation. They identified a suspect who has been released with charges and is under investigation for an alleged crime of sexual assault.

Euro Weekly News: a great job opportunity MY name is Tara Rippin, I am the Editorial Manager at Euro Weekly News and I am looking for somebody who could fill the big and competent shoes of journalist Joe Gerrard who is moving on after 18 successful and rewarding months at head office.

This means an eager, determined and energetic writer is required to take up his mantle.

Joe is sharing his experience with EWN, and the amazing opportunities which have come his way as a result, helping him grow into the journalist he is today. Could this be for you?

Here’s his story: “As the time comes to start the next chapter of my life and career, I can look back and reflect on my time here, and what a time it has been.

I graduated with a masters degree in journalism late in 2017. After I decided to travel and set off on a journey from France through to Spain and ultimately to Euro Weekly News.

I applied for and was offered my first journalism job at the paper while travelling and started in January 2018.

Within weeks I had gone to a press conference with British Consul for Southern Spain Charmaine Arbouin.

By the summer of 2018 I had been given the opportunity to report for all our six papers, giving me the chance to learn more about areas popular with expatriates and other places further afield. I spoke to and interviewed several expatriates for stories.

I was able to hone the skills I was taught at university while being able to view Spain, my new home, from a unique vantage point.

I was also able to bring my skills to bear on one of my pet subjects, politics. I was fortunate to be reporting when history was made with the first successful no-confidence motion against a sitting Spanish government, which I covered.

About a year ago I was giv-

en responsibility for the Costa del Sol edition of Euro Weekly News, one of the company’s biggest titles.

Around the same time Euro Weekly News owner Michel Euesden offered me space to cover Spanish politics and Brexit.

In my first job I was given the chance to choose stories, chose my own angle and report on my own terms, a generous vote of confidence in me.

Those responsibilities opened more doors, including being interviewed by the BBC and The Guardian.

I have been able to cut my teeth as both a local news reporter and as a political correspondent.

But the time has come to move on. And now it is time to pass on the mantle to a new reporter.

To anyone interested in joining the team I would say that if you are willing to put in the hard work, you will reap tremendous reward.”

Anyone interested can send their CV to: recruitment@euroweeklynews.com

Barcelona floods STORMS and heavy rain left streets in Barcelona flooded last Saturday, July 27.

Barcelona City Council had to activate e m e rg e n c y m e a s u r e s f o r s t o r m s a f t e r heavy rains struck at around midday.

The rains lasted for about 30 minutes but local meteorologists said some 47 litres per square metre struck the area in

that time.

A total of 26 flights from Barcelona-El Prat airport were cancelled because of the weather, according to reports.

Emergency services received several hundred warnings concerning damage resulting from the storms. Some buildings and metro stations were also flooded.

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Expats Guide to

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

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

In Spain, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es.

Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible.

If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org.

A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname.

The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person).

Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe.

After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate.

After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months.

The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross.

Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery.

Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million.

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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INTERNATIONAL

EAT ONLY: Doctors have warned against this intimate way of cooling down.

Doctors warn against ‘intimate’ ways to cool down DOCTORS in Britain have warned women of a new trend that is apparently sweeping the nation to help cool down during the sweltering temperatures currently engulfing Europe.

Apparently the new thing is to put ice lollies into their intimate areas to lower their body temperature!

Dr Sarah Welsh of Cambridge University Hospital has specifically warned of the dangers of doing this to the health of their private parts.

As if people needed reminding, the main

reason against practising this is that inserting food items into the vagina introduces microbes and bacteria into the body which can cause infections and damage the natural ph levels.

The ice can also attach to the delicate skin inside the woman’s body and can cause real trauma.

Dr Welsh advises that people should take more traditional measures to beat the heat such as, taking cool showers, staying hydrated and keeping your home cool.

European medics’ bacteria fears THE evolution of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is a worry for a large portion of the world, especially Europe which is reportedly facing a potential pandemic as a strain of the bacterium Klebsiella Pneu-

moniae has killed thousands of people over the past decade.

Over 2,000 patients who contracted Klebsiella Pneumoniae were studied and according to the Spanish researchers’ results

‘False’ rape claims CYPRIOT police officers have arrested a 19-year-old British woman in connection with alleged false rape claims at the Ayia Napa resort town.

Investigators said 12 Israelis arrested over the allegations have now been released. All the detainees denied the allegations.

Police spokesperson Christos Andreou said the 19-yearold would appear in court this week.

Britain’s Foreign Office has confirmed it has assisted a woman and her family after the arrest.

more than half of the cases that turned out lethal began in hospitals as a result of an infection.

Doctors generally prescribe Carbapenemas in these situations as the last line of defence against aggressive infections.

The Centre For Genomic Pathogen Surveillance in Spain concluded that patients who contracted the resilient strain of Klebsiella Pneumoniae were liable to spread it from hospital to hospital due to the overexposure of antibiotics and bacteria.

The rogue bacteria have apparently evolved with enzymes that can break down Carbapenemas.

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INTERNATIONAL

APPEAL: Ratcliffe said Johnson needed to show he could keep promises about wife Nazanin’s freedom.

Husband’s prison meeting call A BRITISH woman’s husband has called on the prime minister to meet him after his partner’s jailing in Iran on spying charges which she denies.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband Richard said he needed to speak with Boris Johnson to show the new prime minister could ‘keep his promises.’

Radcliffe told British media: “We were looking to you to be Nazanin’s hero and you promised us things that didn’t happen.

Ratcliffe’s comments follow his wife’s arrest in Iran on spying charges in April 2016. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who worked for the Reuters news agency, was on holiday there.

Johnson incorrectly told a parliamentary committee while serving as Foreign Secretary that the 40-year-old travelled to Iran to ‘teach journalism.’

Tehran’s Prosecutor General claimed she was recruiting people to spread anti-Iranian propaganda.

Football ace attacked FORMER Real Madrid player Mesut Özil may be wishing he was still living in Spain after he and fellow Arsenal player Sead Kola s ina c w e re ta rge te d by knife -w ie lding thugs in London.

While Özil took refuge in his SUV in the face of the a tte mpte d a s s a ult, K ola s ina c - nic kna me d The Tank - confronted the robbers, swinging his fists at the m, be fore joining his teammate in the Mercedes G-Class 4X4 at 5pm last Thursday (July 25).

The players sped off only for their assailants to follow on motorbikes in what must have been a terrifying ordeal.

Eve ntua lly the A rs e na l stars abandoned their car about a mile away and took refuge in a Turkish restaurant.

The incident shows the increased boldness of t hi eves i n t he st r eet s of London and other parts of the UK. A few weeks ago, comedian Michael McIntyre was robbed in London’s Golders Green at a spot near to this incident. He too was set upon by a m oped gang who smashed his car up with hammers outside his children’s school then forced him to hand over a £15,000 watch.

As far as Özil is concerned, professionally he may be happier in London, but when it comes to personal safety he might have felt better off in Spain.

The country comes 201st on a list of nations by homicide rate compared to the UK’s 185. Such figures are blunt, but there is no doubt

a perception by many people that Spain is a far safer country on which to walk the streets than the UK, particularly in the major cities.

Website Numbeo collates real time data from contributors on people’s percept i ons of cr i m e. When i t comes to a comparison of London t o Madr i d, i t i s clear people feel safer in the Spanish capital.

I t ’s Cr i m e I ndex m easur ed London’s at 52.09 com par ed t o 30.57 f or Madrid, while London was classified as high risk for break-ins and thefts compared to Madrid’s low risk status, Many expat s i n Spai n have said in previous studies that a major reason for moving to the country was to find a more secure place to live.

FINANCE

Minimum wage increases plan

THE Spanish government will take into account economic developments including market movements, consumption data and purchasing power when deciding on future minimum wage rises, a government official has said.

Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support Ana de la Cueva said the government needed to take decisions on the rate ‘prudently.’

It comes as the government plans to increase the minimum wage to €900 a month. Previous efforts to raise it to €1,200 failed to pass along with the rest of last year’s draft budget.

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STAT OF 14 per cent WEEK

The unemployment rate after a fall of around 123,600 during the second quarter of this year meaning it is now at pre-recession levels, according to National Institute for Statistics (INE) data.

OECD on small firms in Spain

Firms reveal half-year profits PUBLICLY-LISTED companies in Spain have published their earnings for the first six months of this year, with many recording year-on-year falls.

Firms in the banking sector reported mixed results. CaixaBank made €622 million in net profits, beating the €510 million analysts forecast in July, but still earning 52.1 per cent less year-on-year.

The company said staff restructuring which incurred one-off costs of €978 million gross hit their earnings.

Sabadell made net profits of €532 million, an increase of almost 341 per cent compared to the first half of

By Joe Gerrard 2018. The rise was caused in part because of costs from the purchase of British bank TSB last year.

In the finance sector more broadly, insurance company Mapfre made €374 million, 2.9 per cent less than last year.

Company Finance Director Fernando Mata said Mapfre chose not to take advantage of capital gains on its fixed income portfolio because of a drop in interest rates.

In the telecommunications sector Vodafone made more than €1 billion, a 10.3 per cent drop on last

year’s figures.

Company sources said its decision not to offer promotions was undermined when its rivals chose not to follow suit.

Basque operator Euskaltel made €22.9 million, 20.5 per cent less than in the same period in 2018. Losses came despite 4,000 new customers signing up for their services, company sources said.

In manufacturing, the Acerinox steel maker earned €69 million, 50 per cent less than in the first half of 2018. The firm had to grapple with ‘very competitive’ market conditions, it said.

SPAIN’S corporate law regime is better than many of the world’s economies for small businesses but regional improvements are needed, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said. The OECD’s SME and Entrepreneurship Outlook 2019 report stated Spanish law was god when it came to getting companies access to financing.

But access to public procurement and the cost of infrastructure, much of which is the responsibility of autonomous communities, let the country down. Small companies’ lack of access to skilled workers also needed improvement, the OECD found.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Purchase go ahead THE European Commission has given the go ahead for US investment firm Carlyle to buy a stake of between 30 and 40 per cent in the Cespa petroleum company for at least €4.2 billion.

Savings push LOSSES: Nissan is axing 12,500 jobs.

Nissan job cuts SPANISH workers at Japanese car maker Nissan’s plants are set to be the first to go in company plans to axe some 12,500 jobs worldwide.

Nissan said some 600 workers at plants in Cataluña would retire early while 150 have already left the company voluntarily.

Nissan plans to reduce staff numbers in two phases.

Some 6,400 workers will have left by the end of this year while 6,100 will go in 2022 and 2023.

The car marker is scaling back production by 10 per cent up to 2022. Nissan’s second quarter net profits were €53.1 million, a fall of 94.5 per cent year-on-year.

TELEFONICA telecommunications company president Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete has told analysts that cutting costs to improve its balance sheet remains the ‘priority’ after firm figures showed it had reduced its debt liabilities for the ninth consecutive quarter.

Bond offer OIL company Repsol has issued €750 million in bonds over the next eight years which is being handled by banks including CaixaBank, Santander, Citigroup, Natixis, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and UniCredit.

Company worker spending survey THE average Spanish worker earned about €23,003 before tax last year, according to a survey from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on worker costs to businesses.

The INE’s Annual Labour Cost Survey found annual gross salaries increased by an average of 0.9 per cent compared to 2017 levels.

It found the average worker costs firms around €30,883 a year after deductions of about

€202 from administrations to promote jobs and training are taken into account.

The net annual cost of the average worker in 2018 was 1.1 per cent higher than the previous year, INE figures found.

The survey found almost €412 is spent on welfare contributions per worker per year. Work expenses accounted for almost €209 a year, with €192 spent on severances and €82 on training.

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30,495

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0,16

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New UK government and central bank outlooks keep currency markets on edge

ASK THE EXPERT Peter Loveday

Contact me at euroweekly@currenciesdirect.com

Euro EUR/GBP: Unmoved at £0.89 EUR/USD: Down from $1.13 to $1.11 The euro (EUR) spent much of July with mixed movement, as its rival the US dollar (USD) recovered and the shared currency outlook became increasingly gloomy due to concerns about the eurozone’s economy.

Eurozone economic activity, especially in the manufacturing sector and especially in Germany, has been showing signs of prolonged weakness and slowdown. Hopes for the eurozone economy to be rebounding from the slowdown seen earlier in the year have largely faded.

Due to these lasting economic fears, markets have become more convinced that the European Central Bank (ECB) will ease monetary policy before the end of the year.

The ECB signalled as much in its

THE EURO: Spent much of July with mixed movement.

policy decision this week. However, ECB President Mario Draghi kept markets from getting too jittery, as he was less gloomy about the economy than many had suspected.

Still, investors will keep a close eye on eurozone data over the coming month, as it may indicate what

stimulus measures the ECB will adopt when it meets in September.

Pound GBP/EUR: Unmoved at €1.12 GBP/USD: Down from $1.27 to $1.24 Once again among the worst-performing major currencies, the pound (GBP) continued to be throt-

tled over the past month, by fears that a no-deal Brexit was becoming an increasingly plausible outcome to the long Brexit process.

As expected, hard Brexit advocate Boris Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership contest by a wide margin and became Britain’s new Prime Minister.

Many fellow ‘Brexiteers’ have been selected for Johnson’s government cabinet, making economists anxious that a worst-case scenario no-deal Brexit will indeed be more likely.

Brexit fears have only been part of the pound’s reason for weakness, as recent UK data continues to show signs of economic activity being weakened by uncertainty. This has caused Bank of England (BoE) interest rate cut speculation to rise as well.

UK politics and the Brexit plans of the Johnson government are like-

ly to remain in focus for the pound.

US Dollar USD/GBP: Up from £0.78 to £0.80 USD/EUR: Up from €0.87 to €0.89 Following brief periods of weakness in June, the US dollar (USD) has been able to benefit from broad weakness in both the pound (GBP) and euro (EUR) to put in solid gains for much of July.

While Federal Reserve interest rate cut bets have risen significantly, with analysts expecting multiple US interest rate cuts over the next year, weakness in US dollar rivals has prevented the currency from suffering too much.

Of course, with the Federal Reserve’s July policy decision due to take place next week, the US dollar could be in for big movement in the coming weeks depending on the action and tone the bank takes.

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Bank hiring row goes on SANTANDER has accused a prospective CEO of engaging in unethical behaviour by recording conversations between himself and senior company staff.

The bank claimed Andrea Orcel, who was set to be Santander’s new CEO until it withdrew the offer, recorded conversations during the final phase of negotiations for the position.

Bank president Ana Botin said a final contract for the role, which carried a salary of €17 million, ‘never materialised.’ His recording of conversations showed ‘dubious ethical and moral qualities’ which were not befitting the CEO of a bank, the president added.

It comes after Orcel threatened to take Santander to court claiming they rescinded on their offer leaving him jobless. He is seeking more than €100 million in compensation from the bank. Botin said Orcel’s hiring process was conducted in good faith and carried out according to ‘solid’ corporate governance standards.

Orcel is attempting to pin his case on an offer letter he signed for the company. But Botin said the letter had no legal validity.

Pension cost rise THE Spanish state spent almost €9.7 billion a month on pension payments from the start of July, an increase of more than 7 per cent year-on-year government figures show.

Data from the Labour Ministry showed the amount allocated to pension spending represented a new record.

It comes as the number of pensioners grew by 1.2 per cent from July 2018 to this year, reaching more than 9.7 million.

July is the 42nd consecutive month in which pension costs have risen. The average retirement pension was around €1,138 a month as of July 1, almost 5 per cent higher than the previous year.

The average general pension was about €991 a month when payouts for permanent disabilities, widowhood and orphans are taken into account.

Retirement pensions account for almost two thirds of the more than 9.7 million total at more than six million.

Almost 2.4 million widows’ pensions are paid out, more than 959,220 go to recipients with permanent disabilities, while more than 341,330 go to orphans.

Government figures showed eight regions spent more on pensions than the national average. The top spenders were

BUSINESS EXTRA

Bank to avoid negative rate CAIXABANK has said it will not apply negative interest rates to private deposits despite ‘strong pressure’ on the company to bring them in from the current economic situation, CEO Gonzalo Gortazar said.

Railway cash THE Spanish government has earmarked €95.8 million for maintenance projects across its non-high speed rail network for the next three years, with works due to fix signalling, detection systems and other devices.

INCREASE: The Spanish state is spending more on pensions. the Basque Country with more than €1,230 a month, Asturias with almost €1,170 and the Madrid Region with more than €1,160.

Extremadura, Galicia and Murcia all spend less than the national average with around €826, more than €841 and more than €873 respectively.

Pensions continue to be a contentious issue for the Spanish government and

retirees. Proposed increases of fractions of a percent from the previous conservative Partido Popular (PP) government sparked mass demonstrations across the country.

Pension costs continue to climb as Spain’s population ages, meaning more people will receive payouts, but there will be fewer taxpayers supporting the system.

Firms probe THE National Commission for Markets and Securities (CNMC) has launched an investigation into 13 companies which operate Spain’s highway network over allegations they engaged in anti-competitve practices, including forming cartels and collusion to distribute contracts among themselves.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHAT a weekend that was. Not only did I watch with glee and satisfaction, reruns of the destruction of Corbyn’s bunch of seedy, glum faced and utterly miserable losers, by a buoyant Boris and a rib-tickling Rees Mogg - who managed to put forth arguments and positive ideas to the House in a language that the opposition couldn’t even understand, leave alone find credible answers for (Diana Abbott is still Googling up most of the words as we speak!), but I also discovered I had won yet another £15 million in a lottery; a game of chance that I have no recollection of, but is nevertheless kindly being held for me by the American Ambassador to Nigeria who wants to arrange a meet to hand it over.

He will be arriving in the UK next week and has requested I send my address and phone number, so he can ‘deliver the package in person!’ Before I do that, I must urgently (‘before time will be against us’) send $280 to the cargo registration officer, a Mr Nwabundo Iscanyi Benjami in Lagos Nigeria.

The letter is actually signed by Ambassador W Stuart Symington himself, so it is obviously genuine and subsequently this column will unfortunately be my final offering as I could, by the time it is published be off on a well-de-

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A weekend of highlights

CROMER PIER: Quintessentially British. served golfing trip to Honolulu! To complete my weekend, I actually found myself the recipient of gale force winds at the end of Cromer pier!

I know, I know, what a rich and abundantly varied life he must lead I hear you say. Well, in

fact, that is precisely how it panned out this weekend. After attending yet another tedious, but necessary specialist appointment in the UK (Don’t worry folks there’s life in the old canine yet!), I took up the kind invitation of some old friends to join them in a couple of days of frol-

ics in the depths of the beautiful Norfolk countryside. One of the weekend highlights was the summer variety show on the historic and quintessentially British, Cromer pier.

Picked up by a coach (what else!) with the delightful title of ‘Marriots Chariots’ prominently displayed on its side, the highly skillful ‘charioteer’ wove us through the meandering byways and hedgerow flanked ‘low ways,’ till we soon found our selves savouring the sight of the crashing waves and slate grey briny of our Cromer seaside destination.

Naturally, in true British tradition, the crippling Sahara record- breaking conditions had changed overnight and the wind, although not cold, was whistling across the bay, whipping up the surf and, once again in true British fashion, completely undeterring a whole family of swimmers and surfers frolicking happily on the stony grey and swirling foreshore.

The end of the pier show was utterly delightful with all the rich British content and humour one would expect from this most local of traditions. Surrounded exclusively by the accents of dear old GB and even regaled at one stage by the National Anthem, my pint glass positively overflowed. A million thanks to all concerned.

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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

AT this time of year, air travel’s uppermost in many people’s minds. Not always a pleasant experience what with queuing, flight delays, threats of strikes etc.

But let’s look at another problem: reclining seats in economy class. You know, when the guy in front must have loosened an extra bolt in the seat base - because he’s effectively in your lap. And bang! There go your laptop, drinks and food! On long haul, ideally you should only be able to recline seats an hour or so after the main meal has been served. Problem sorted!

But if there is a problem, why not speak out (politely) rather than sulking and taking a picture for social media - which everyone seems to do nowadays? But symptomatic of the ‘snowflake generation’ that seems to say to itself: I have a problem, but rather than fix it I’ll post a bunch of messages declaring how ****** off I am, hoping that the silent indignation and smiley faces will somehow make it all go away...

Flying used to be fun, but I’m talking about the ‘80s and even earlier. Since then, flying’s become increasingly punishing as the seat cushions in cattle class have become thinner

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

ANYONE who remembers Jose Maria Aznar’s ‘Leave, Sr Gonzalez’ in the mid-1990s felt the cockles of their heart warming up at the sight of the two ex-presidents talking together in Madrid.

They were speaking at a technology forum moderated by the former Partido Popular Minister of Defence, Eduardo Serra and inevitably politics overlaid many of the questions and replies.

How reassuring to hear voices of reason cutting through the highpitched hysterical babble of the preInvestiture debates and commentaries, old-timers declared.

The old foes could safely ignore their successors’ red lines because Gonzalez has never come out as a full-fat Sanchista, while Aznar hinted that he believes Pablo Casado’s PP should abstain and enable Sanchez to govern.

It almost fooled those who were around at the height of Gonzalez-Aznar enmity into sighing for the good old days.

Those days never existed and Gon-

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Flying by the seat of their pants - passengers and pilots

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AIR TRAVEL: Not always a pleasant experience. like some absurd time lapse torture. So, thinner seat cushions, less leg room due to shorter seat pitch and skimpy food service plus lengthy waits on the tarmac have all eroded what used to be a reasonably convenient and pleasant form of travel.

Some time ago, a neighbour decided to finally give up flying after a lifetime of it.

Dreadful airports, dreadful security, dreadful overcrowding, strikes, delays, screaming kids, harassed parents and centre seatmates who hog both armrests and glare at you ominously if you dare to object. So, he’s now committed to staying in the UK or travelling elsewhere

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Too true, especially if Ryanair pilots vote to strike this summer and dig their, err, chocks in for the, err, long haul...

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A better system for proxies Some years ago, our Community of Property Owners had the same problem regarding proxy votes as your earlier questioner. When residents realised that their wishes were not necessarily carried out by the proxy holder, discontent arose. When I became president, I instructed our administrators to include all Agenda items on the proxy form. Voters could then put a tick against each item to vote Yes/No/Abstain. This ensures that their wishes are respected. This system is normal practice among large corporations for their AGM, particularly for electing committee/board members. We have used this method for many years and it works.

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YOU AND THE The proxy forms LAW IN SPAIN with the Agenda items can be sent out to the community members as part of the information package announcing the Annual General Meeting, which should include the Minutes of the previous meeting, the Agenda itself, the financial report and the proposed budget for the coming year. The member can then deliver the filled-in and signed form to the person he wishes to vote his proxy at the AGM. The forms are collected at the end of the meeting.

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The good old days zalez and Aznar were only prepared to chat amicably because neither is important to national politics and both know they no longer influence them.

Seen and not seen VOX is everything Spain has fled from since Francisco Franco’s death in 1975.

Santiago Abascal’s party hardly echoes the thoughts and feelings of the majority of the population, but what you see is what you get.

They might be bigots but they aren’t hypocrites.

The same can’t be said for Podemos at the other end of Spain’s political spectrum.

Strictly speaking it’s Unidas

Podemos which incorporates Izquierda Unida, the former Communist party. IU and its leader Alberto Garzon command respect but have little clout and the lead singer is Pablo Iglesias.

He wouldn’t let Pedro Sanchez enter the Moncloa in March 2016 and he’s doing his damnedest to prevent it in 2019.

No need for a love-in IT’S not a bad idea to have coalition government whose members are not enamoured of each other.

A little mutual distrust and ill-disguised resentment is always more convincing than false smiles and promises of partnership made in heaven.

Remember the cringe-making David CameronNick Clegg love-in at the 10 Downing Street garden in May 2010?

Remember how it went pear-shaped in 2012 and ended belly-up in 2015?

But a coalition is something that Spain has yet to experience and judging by the Investiture debacle it won’t happen in the foreseeable future.

Downing Street.

With martyred altruism Iglesias said before the failed Investiture debate that he would forego the vice-presidency that was his due.

He knew the bargain he still intended to drive would scupper any chance of a coalition on Sanchez’s terms and prevent his return to the Moncloa.

Iglesias did so while preaching democracy but not practising it.

Worse in his own way than Abascal because the Podemos supremo is both a hypocrite and a bigot.

A right old twoand-eight OH, the gloating! Oh, the pleasure on the faces of Pablo Casado and Albert Rivera when Iglesias gave an encore of his 2016 party trick and prevented Pedro Sanchez from becoming president last week.

The Right might be at sixes and sevens, but it’s nothing compared to the Left’s two-and-eight.

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TV LISTING

FRIDAY - 2 AUGUST

7:30am Mike & Molly 8:20am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 12:30pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm George Clarke's Old House, New Home 10:00pmBritain's Giant Pet Food Factory 11:00pm Caught on Camera 12:05am Tez O'Clock 1:05am First Dates

10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Bargain-Loving Brits in Blackpool 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Til Ex Do Us Part 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Britain's Parking Hell 10:00pm Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories 11:15pm Charles and Di: The Truth Behind Their Wedding 12:45am 13 Reasons Why: The Making of Freddie Mercury

7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Wanted Down Under Revisited 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Food: Truth or Scare 12:45pm Armchair Britain 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm 800 Words 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Make Me a Dealer 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Garden Rescue 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm A Question of Sport 10:00pmHold the Sunset 10:30pm Still Game 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Killing Eve 12:20am New Tricks

7:30am Monty Don's Secret 8:30am An Island Parish 9:00am Gardeners' World 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Curious Creatures 2:30pm Getting the Builders in 3:15pm Best Bakes Ever 4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Natural World 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm Hidden Wales with Will Millard 9:00pm Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 9:30pm Gardeners' World 10:00pmFosse/Verdon 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather

8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories.

8:30pm BBC Proms 2019 Katie Derham introduces two pieces originally premiered by Proms founder Sir Henry Wood.

10:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 11:00pm Ibiza: The Silent Movie 12:35am Everybody in the Place, an Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992 1:35am Can You Feel It How Dance Music Conquered the World 2:35am Top of the Pops: 1988 3:05am Rollermania: Britain's Biggest Boy Band

7:25am Mike & Molly 8:20am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 11:35am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Grand Designs 10:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 11:00pm The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan 12:05am Friday Night Dinner 12:35am Friday Night Dinner

9:05am Digby Dragon 9:20am Little Princess 9:40am Shimmer and Shine 9:55am Floogals 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Bargain-Loving Brits in Blackpool 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Murder at the Mansion 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Drain the Oceans 10:00pm Celebrity 5 Go Barging 11:15pm When 5* Holidays Go Horribly Wrong 12:15am Million Pound Handjobs

7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:25pm The Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:35pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:45pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 7:55pm River Monsters 9:00pm Monster Carp 10:00pmThe Fugitive 11:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

11:10pmThe Fugitive 12:40am Lethal Weapon 1:40am Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America 2:40am Football Genius

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am The Ashes - Live 7:55pm Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket Glamorgan v Gloucestershire.

Coverage of the South Division match from Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

11:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Wyndham Championship.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Sky Sports News

9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:00pm

7:00am The Planet's Funniest Animals 7:20am Judge Rinder 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Dinner Date 4:50pm Dress to Impress 5:55pm Take Me Out 7:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 9:30pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmFurious 7 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pmFurious 7 12:45am Family Guy

7:00am Coronation Street 7:55am Heartbeat 8:55am Murder, She Wrote 9:55am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am George and Mildred 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Lewis Hathaway appears to have got over his fear of Lewis treading over his newly promoted toes.

11:00pm Foyle's War

7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm A View to a Kill 10:05pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

10:10pm A View to a Kill 11:45pmThe Departed 12:55am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize Round-up of the sports news with live analysis and comment plus extended interviews with the headline makers.

8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am The Ashes Live England v Australia.

Coverage of the second day of the First Test in the five-match series, taking place at Edgbaston.

8:00pm Live EFL 11:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Wyndham Championship.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News

Lorraine Judge Rinder This Morning Loose Women ITV Lunchtime News 2:20pm ITV News London 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 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 9:00pm Rescue: River Deep, Mountain High 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pmLethal Weapon 3

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SATURDAY - 3 AUGUST

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Time to Eat with Nadiya 1:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Money for Nothing 4:30pm The Good Dinosaur 5:55pm Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out 6:25pm Kung Fu Panda 7:50pm BBC News 8:00pm BBC London NewS 8:03pm Weather 8:05pm Who Dares Wins 8:50pm Pointless 9:40pm Casualty 10:30pm Would I Lie to You? 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pmQuartet 12:55am Info not available

7:30am All Over the Place 8:00am The Dog Ate My Homework 8:30am The Dengineers 8:55am Mustangs FC 9:20am Deadly Top 10 9:50am Monkey Planet 10:50am Info not available 11:50am This Farming Life 12:50pm Secret Britain 1:50pm The Red Shoes 4:00pm Galapagos 5:00pm Animals at Play 6:00pm Inside the Factory 7:00pm Cycling: RideLondon Women's Classique 8:00pm Proms Encore 8:30pm Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 9:30pm Dad's Army 10:00pm Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal 11:00pm Live at the Apollo 11:30pm Atlanta 12:00am Atlanta 12:25am Golf: Women's British Open

8:55am Milo Murphy's Law 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 1:40pm Save Money: Lose Weight 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:24pm ITV London Weather 2:25pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News London 7:25pm Zone of Champions 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Jurassic World 11:15pm ITV News and Weather 11:34pm ITV London Weather 11:35pm Bridget Jones's Diary 1:25am Teleshopping

7:00am Emmerdale 10:05am Coronation Street 1:05pm Catchphrase 2:10pm Ninja Warrior UK 3:10pm You've Been Framed!

3:40pm The Flintstones 4:40pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

4:45pm The Flintstones 5:25pm Yogi Bear 6:25pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

6:30pm Yogi Bear 7:05pm Step Up 2: The Streets 8:05pm FYI Daily 8:10pm Step Up 2: The Streets 9:00pm Hot Pursuit 10:00pm FYI Daily 10:05pmHot Pursuit 10:50pm Family Guy 11:50pm American Dad! 12:20am American Dad!

8:00pm The Last Seabird Summer?

9:00pm New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands 10:00pm Below the Surface 10:45pm Below the Surface 11:30pm Merely Marvelous The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon 12:45am Sinatra: All or Nothing at All 1:45am Can You Feel It How Dance Music Conquered the World 2:45am REM at the BBC 3:45am Size Matters

7:00am The Royal 7:55am George and Mildred 8:25am George and Mildred 9:00am George and Mildred 9:35am Inspector Morse A woman is found murdered near a driving school and the investigation proves a testing time for Morse and especially Lewis, who has the added distraction of being paired with an attractive female colleague.

11:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 5:55pm Foyle's War 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Endeavour 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:05am Emmerdale

TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 4 AUGUST

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:15am 8:40am

King of Queens King of Queens Frasier Frasier The Big Bang Theory 9:05am The Big Bang Theory 9:30am Young Sheldon 9:55am Young Sheldon 10:20am The Simpsons 10:50am The Simpsons 11:20am The Simpsons 11:50am The Simpsons 12:20pm Four in a Bed 12:55pm Four in a Bed 1:25pm Four in a Bed 1:55pm Four in a Bed 2:25pm Four in a Bed 2:55pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm Location, Location, Location 6:00pm Portrait Artist of the Year 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Transformers: Age of Extinction 12:05amDawn of the Planet of the Apes

9:45am Nella the Princess Knight 9:55am Wissper 10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Floogals 10:35am Sunny Day 11:00am Rise of the Teenage 11:20am Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:40am Police Interceptors 3:30pm Secrets of Coca-Cola: Top of the Pops 5:00pm Info not available 6:00pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 7:00pm Drain the Oceans 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Top 10 Treasures of Egypt 11:00pm When... Goes Horribly Wrong 2:00am The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show Interactive gambling.

7:00am Breakfast 10:00am BBC News 11:30am Sunday Morning Live 12:30pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:30pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Hold the Sunset 3:15pm Escape to the Country 3:45pm Shop Well for Less 4:45pm Cycling 7:30pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pm Poldark 11:00pm BBC News 11:20pm BBC London News 11:25pm Weather 11:30pm Match of the Day: The Community Shield 12:15am Britain's Youngest Football Boss

10:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:30am Lorraine Pascale: How to be a Better Cook 12:00pm Top of the Shop with Tom Kerridge 1:00pm Cycling 2:00pm My Life on a Plate 2:45pm Oklahoma!

5:00pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 6:00pm World's Busiest Cities 7:00pm Mediterranean with Simon Reeve 8:00pm Remarkable Places to Eat 9:00pm Animals at Play 10:00pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 11:00pm The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk 11:10pm The Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk 11:20pm Louis Theroux's Altered States 12:20am Golf: The Open Championship

8:00pm Cornwall's Native Poet 9:00pm BBC Proms 2019 Coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall.

11:00pm BBC Proms 2019 Coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall.

12:25am Arena Artist Stanley Spencer's daughters Unity and Shirin discuss their unusual family life.

1:40am Can You Feel It How Dance Music Conquered the World 2:40am Cornwall's Native Poet 3:40am Size Matters Hannah Fry looks at the science of size by imagining a parallel world in which everything is made bigger or smaller.

7:00am King of Queens 8:15am Everybody Loves Raymond Ray fears Debra will seek revenge after he embarrasses her at a school auction.

9:00am The Simpsons 10:30am Sunday Brunch Conversation, cooking and celebrity guests, presented by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer.

1:30pm The Simpsons 3:25pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 4:25pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm Coast vs Country 6:30pm The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Formula 1 10:00pm The Handmaid's Tale 11:00pm 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:00amThe Dressmaker

8:40am Digby Dragon 8:55am Peppa Pig 9:10am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 9:30am Paw Patrol 9:45am Nella the Princess Knight 10:00am Wissper 10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:20am Floogals 10:30am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:00am Friends 4:00pm Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 5:00pm Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords 6:00pm Britain's Parking Hell 7:00pm Rich Kids Go Skint 8:00pm Cricket on 5 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm Inside...

10:00pm All You Can Eat: Secrets of the World's Biggest Buffet 11:00pm When... Goes Horribly Wrong

7:00am 7:05am 7:30am 8:25am

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am The Ashes Live 1:30pm Live EFL Salford City v Stevenage (Kick-off 12.30pm).

Coverage of the League 2 match from Peninsula Stadium.

3:30pm The Ashes Live 6:30pm Live EFL 11:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The Wyndham Championship.

12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am 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 12:25pm Midsomer Murders 2:20pm ITV News and Weather 2:30pm About a Boy 4:30pm Zone of Champions 5:00pm Catchphrase 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News London 7:30pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 8:30pm The Comedy Years 9:30pm Vera 11:25pm ITV News and Weather 11:40pm The Best Little Prison in Britain?

12:10am Yorkshire Airport

7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:15am You've Been Framed!

7:40am Emmerdale 10:55am Coronation Street 1:50pm Catchphrase 2:30pm You've Been Framed!

3:25pm You've Been Framed!

3:55pm Happy Feet Two 4:55pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

5:00pm Happy Feet Two 5:45pm Hotel Transylvania 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Hotel Transylvania 7:35pm Godzilla 8:35pm FYI Daily 8:40pm Godzilla 10:00pm Love Island 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:30am American Dad!

7:00am George and Mildred 7:25am The Royal 8:20am Heartbeat 9:25am Heartbeat 10:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:35pm Love Your Garden 1:40pm Love Your Garden 2:40pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:10pm Doc Martin 7:10pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:30pm Paul O'Grady for the Love of Dogs 10:00pm Tonight at the Palladium 11:00pm Vanity Fair 12:00am Midsomer Murders 2:05am Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:00am Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant

7:00am World Cup Rivalries 7:20am Motorsport UK 8:25am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 10:40am Monster Carp 11:45am Live British Touring Car Championship 7:30pm Pearl Harbour 8:30pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

8:35pm Pearl Harbour 11:05pmFlightplan Horror abounds in this tense thriller.

12:05am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:10amFlightplan Horror abounds in this tense thriller.

1:00am Minder

7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Total Goals 9:00am Total Goals 10:00am Total Goals 11:00am The Ashes Live 2:00pm Live Formula 1 2:30pm Live Formula 1 All the build-up to the season's 12th Grand Prix.

3:05pm Live Formula 1 The Hungarian Grand Prix (Start-time 2.10pm).

5:30pm Live EFL Bristol City v Leeds United (Kick-off 4.30pm).

Coverage of the Championship match from Ashton Gate.

8:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News

Snooker v Darts The Protectors The Professionals Road Racing Series 9:25am Road Racing Series 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Car Chasers 11:55am The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 2:10pm Columbo: How to Dial a Murder 3:50pm The Searchers 5:00pm FYI Daily 5:05pm The Searchers 6:10pm River Monsters 6:45pm Monster Carp 7:50pm The Incredible Hulk 8:55pm FYI Daily 9:00pm The Incredible Hulk 10:00pmThe Chronicles of Riddick 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmThe Chronicles of Riddick 12:15amStarsky and Hutch 1:15am FYI Daily 1:20am Starsky and Hutch

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TUESDAY - 6 AUGUST

MONDAY - 5 AUGUST 4:30pm Good Morning Dagenham 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Our Lives 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm This Country

5:15pm Life Story 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm Rick Stein's Road to Mexico 9:00pm Time to Eat with Nadiya 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pm The Conjoined Twins: An Impossible Dream 11:00pm I Love 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Venice 24/7 8:50pm Arena: Philip Hoare's Guide to Whales 9:00pm Life 10:00pm James May's Toy Stories 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Cracking China 1:00am Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story 2:00am Time Shift 3:00am The Art of Spain 4:00am Africa: A Journey Into Music

12:00pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:30pm The £1 Houses: Britain's Cheapest Street 10:00pm 24 Hours in Police Custody 11:00pm Born Famous 12:00am First Dates

1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm I Didn't Kill My Sister 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Cricket on 5 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Inside British Airways 11:00pm Inside the World's Toughest Prisons

6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm Long Lost Family: What Happened Next

12:15pm 1:15pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:50pm

11:05am George and Mildred 11:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Doc Martin 11:00pm Scott & Bailey 12:00am Scott & Bailey 1:00am A Touch of Frost

8:15am Kojak 9:15am Quincy, M.E. 10:20am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:35pm The Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:45pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Made in Britain 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pmPearl Harbour 12:05am FYI Daily

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am The Ashes - Live 7:00pm The Ashes Debate England v Australia.

7:30pm Ashes In The 80's 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm Info not available 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Raw

3:45pm 4:50pm 5:50pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am

Dress to Impress Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street The Ellen DeGeneres Show Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed!

Two and a Half Men Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy

TV LISTING

Flog It! Pointless BBC News at Six BBC London News The One Show EastEnders Holby City Keeping Faith BBC News at Ten Regional News and Weather Weather Clique Big in the Valleys Reggie Yates' Extreme UK

4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Life Story 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Inside the Factory 10:00pm The Chefs' Brigade 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:30pm Venice 24/7 9:00pm SAS: Rogue Warriors 10:00pmRevolutions: The Ideas that Changed the World 11:00pm Storyville 12:30am The Queen Mary: Greatest Ocean Liner 1:30am Archaeology: A Secret History 2:30am The Culture Show 3:00am SAS: Rogue Warriors 4:00am Revolutions: The Ideas that Changed the World

10:10am Frasier 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Ackley Bridge 10:00pm 24 Hours in A&E 11:00pm I Am 12:00am Naked Attraction

2:15pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

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: Good Diet 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Yorkshire Airport 10:00pm Caught on Camera 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London

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

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pm Through the Keyhole 11:00pm Celebrity Juice 11:50pm Family Guy 12:20am Family Guy 12:45am American Dad!

9:50am On the Buses 10:55am George and Mildred 11:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:55pm Downton Abbey 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pm DCI Banks

9:10am 10:15am 11:20am 12:25pm 1:30pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:40pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase Road Racing Series 10:00pm A View to a Kill 11:05pm FYI Daily 11:10pmA View to a Kill 12:45amStarsky and Hutch

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:30pm Sportswomen 1:00pm Sky Sports News 4:30pm Live International T20 Cricket 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 8:30pm Live Carabao Cup 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 2:00am Live WWE Late Night Smackdown

7:00am 7:25am 7:50am 8:55am 9:55am 10:25am 11:00am

7:25am 8:15am 9:10am 10:10am 11:20am 12:30pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:40pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

7:00am 8:00am 9:00am 10:00am

5:15pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:25pm 11:30pm 11:35pm 12:20am 12:50am

Home and Away Neighbours Double Daddy Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 9:00pm The Great Garden Challenge 10:15pm Secrets of the National Trust with Alan Titchmarsh 11:15pm The Murder of Charlene Downes

WEDNESDAY - 7 AUGUST 12:45pm Britain in Bloom 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm 800 Words 3:30pm Escape to the Country 4:30pm Good Morning Dagenham 5:15pm Flog It! 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Fake Britain 9:00pm Shop Well for Less 10:00pm Sacred Wonders 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm Can You Beat The Bookies?

12:35am Serengeti

11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 2:00pm Curious Creatures 2:30pm Getting the Builders in 3:15pm Len and Ainsley's Big Food Adventure 4:00pm The Hairy Bikers' Best of British 4:45pm More Creatures Great and Small 5:15pm Life Story 6:15pm Antiques Road Trip 7:00pm Celebrity Eggheads 7:30pm The Customer is Always Right 8:00pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Remarkable Places to Eat 10:00pm Animal Babies: First Year on Earth 11:00pm Better Things 11:20pm Rick Stein's Long Weekends 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Venice 24/7 9:00pm A History of Scotland 10:00pm The First Georgians: The German Kings who Made Britain 11:00pm Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit 12:00am Akala's Odyssey 1:00am Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction 2:00am Horizon 3:00am A History of Scotland 4:00am The First Georgians: The German Kings who Made Britain

7:30am Mike & Molly 8:20am King of Queens 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 11:10am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Simpsons 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm A New Life in the Sun 2:05pm Posh Pawnbrokers 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun 5:00pm The £100k Drop 6:00pm Come Dine with Me 6:30pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Orangutan Jungle School 10:00pm Jade 11:05pm GameFace 11:35pm Sean Lock: Keep it Light 12:35am Emergency Helicopter Medics

9:40am Shimmer and Shine 9:55am Floogals 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away!

2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm I Didn't Kill My Sister 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 9:00pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 10:00pm Casualty 24/7 11:00pm The Murder of Charlene Downes

9:30am 10:25am 11:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 2:55pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:59pm 5:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 11:45pm 12:45am

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7:45am You've Been Framed!

8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Framed!

10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed!

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

9:00pm Two and a Half Men 10:00pmThe Hangover 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pmThe Hangover 12:05am Family Guy

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Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote On the Buses On the Buses George and Mildred Agatha Christie's Poirot Heartbeat Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Agatha Christie's Poirot Downton Abbey Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Poirot Unforgotten Unforgotten Law & Order: UK The evacuation of a central London hospital leads to the discovery of a tragic death.

The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase British Superbike Championship Highlights James Haydon presents highlights of the seventh round of the campaign from Thruxton.

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FEATURE

Visuel CONSULAR MATTERS THE presentation given by a group of Danish artists called VISUEL is a special occasion, but if this presentation also takes place in one of the most special towns on the coast, such as Nerja, my consular duty is transformed into a personal pleasure, a welcome relief from running my firm on the Costa Del Sol. Starting on July 18, 2019 the work of a dozen Danish artists has been exhibiting in the Nerja Museum under the title of ‘Underground’ in triptych format.

The title of the exhibition was very appropriate for two reasons, firstly the artists drew from the deepest of their souls and this is reflected in their different artistic ex-

pressions. Secondly the exhibition is in the room that is located in the basement of the Nerja Museum, which makes the works more intimate and closer.

When Caroline Krabbe, one of the artists of the exhibition, asked me to give a speech at the exhibition’s opening ceremony, I rearranged my schedule as this was an event that I wanted to attend and be part of the moment. A summer night in Nerja and enjoying art is one of the most attractive offers I receive as Trade Delegate for Andalucia and Extremadura.

Caroline belongs to a family of reputed Danish artists who have been based for many years in Frigiliana. She belongs to a family that combines in a wise and discreet way two creative universes, the Danish and the south of Spain.

Caroline managed for many years probably the only art gallery

Marisa Moreno Castillo: Consul of Denmark

From left to right: Maribel Castillo, Marisa Moreno (Danish Counsel) and Caroline Krabbe. in the Axarquia villages, maintaining continuous communication and collaboration with international artistic trends. Caroline has created her own universe, where you can recognise the confluence of the colours and the lights of the south, her Scandinavian roots, the influence of the pictorial work of her father, Arne Sorensen, a very wellknown artist in Denmark and the

forms and volumes of the work of her famous potter mother, Dorte Krabbe.

Caroline, has closed the gallery experience and is now immersed in its creative stage through its membership in the artistic group VISUEL. This group was founded in 2016, the year in which the member artists exhibited for the first time in Denmark and the next exhi-

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Good luck Caroline, good luck VISUEL!

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What a fine old mess!

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I SAW on the news that there is a scumbag American financier called Jeffrey Epstein being accused again of having sex with underage women. OK, let’s get this clear there is no such thing as ‘an underage woman.’ She’s a child!! And he is a paedophile. If he is guilty, bang him up and throw the key away instead of repeating the pittance of a sentence he got in 2008.

I got a letter from my insurance company the other day informing me that I had got a speeding fine. It said: ‘We are contacting you because we have located the publication of a notice related to the vehicle registration number xxxxxxx.’

The information in this notification is as follows: and it then goes on to tell when and where and how much the fine was. I ‘phoned them and asked how they knew about it before I did. They told me that these notices go into this publication if Trafico do not get a response from the second letter they send to the owner of the vehicle.

Well you know where this is going. I never got a second letter. In fact, I never got a first letter. I find this strange because there is someone on our gate 24/7 and Correos know that even if he’s away for a few minutes, they only have to wait a short time.

I don’t believe I was sent anything. The person on the ‘phone informed me that this is not unusual. I was fortunate. I paid it straight away and managed to get the maximum discount on my fine.

Now not every company gives this service, so I was lucky. I was relating this story to my mate and he told me a horror story about how he had a fine that he never knew anything about and he finished up with a horrendous fine.

The first thing he knew about it was when his bank account was embargoed and even though he protested, they were not interested and insisted that the letters had been sent. I have had similar experiences here with letters from the town hall or other official places where it’s something to do with a payment.

I mean, they would never tell porkies about these letters just to get a bit of extra dosh would they? Or would they? Let me know if you have had any experiences of fine letters going missing.

mikesenker@gmail.com.

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In total agreement BRILLIANT, couldn’t agree with you more (‘What if’ Manifesto Issue 1776). Once again, brilliant.

Best regards.

Loraine and Tony

No vote DEAR Leapy, Having just read your ‘what if’ manifesto (Issue 1776), twice, so I was clear.

YOU WOULD GET MY VOTE! Cheers Fiona

Possible backlash DEAR Leapy Lee Totally agree with you on items of your manifesto (Issue 1776).

Unfortunately difficult for people that agree with you to be outspoken on these matters as would be called RxxxxT. Good Luck Sue Gell

In support DEAR Leapy It was with great delight we read and reread your article (‘What if’ manifesto, Issue 1776).

Our top 10 are as follows 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 18, 23 and in top place should without any doubt be number 9 - regards introduction of two years national service.

Keeping on with your thinking because we really enjoy your article every week.

Best regards, Lynda and Laurence Patterson

Man in charge COME on Leapy I know you have said before you are not interested in standing for Parliament, but let’s face it you are the man for the job.With you as the new Prime minister we might just stand a chance of putting the GREAT back in BRITAIN. Anyway keep up the good work of spreading common sense.

Regards, Tony

Missed opportunity I READ the news of Spain’s PSOE and Podemos failing to agree to a coalition with despair and I see it as a missed opportunity.

I had looked forward to a new government that would serve the interests of workers here in Spain rather than those of big business.

As a Brit I have watched as right-wing governments there and in Spain loot and pillage their countries to serve their corporate puppet masters.

Taxes for the wealthiest have been slashed while ordinary people have been punished with bru-

NO AGREEMENT: Failed to put party politics aside. tal austerity regimes.

PSOE and Podemos had a chance to put an end to this, but they failed to take it. Their failure to put aside party politics and unite on a left-wing basis is tragic

HAVE YOUR SAY

but it will ultimately be the working class, not they, who pay the price.

The two parties’ lack of political vision may allow reaction to rear its ugly head.

Owen Carlson

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OPINION & COMMENT

OUR VIEW Good plan, bad cause A BUS and police escort service put on for young women attending a festival in the Basque Country is welcome, but also a damning indictment on Spain’s gender violence issue.

Santurtzi Council and the Biscay Province town’s Local Police joined forces to bus young women in and out of the Carmenes de Santurtzi fiesta.

Santurtzi Council culture spokesperson Danel Bringas said it aimed to avoid young women being targeted by ‘threats, propositions, unpleasant insinuations or violent situations.’

One comment from a user was chillingly telling.

She said: “After a certain time of night this all gets crazy.

Anything could happen to you.”

The last part underlines how pervasive the dangers facing women are in Spain. The beast of machismo, or gender violence culture, continues to prey on women and its appetite for victims appears boundless.

Recent government figures show 35 women died in proven or alleged gender violence cases so far this year, the third worst figure in a decade. More than 1,000 have died since records began in 2003.

Santurtzi’s scheme and others are welcome, but all they do is treat the symptoms and not the problem.

Educating young men out of sexist and violent mindsets and treating addictions would go a long way. But ultimately society must be radically altered and the economy transformed to stop it manufacturing the poverty which spawns so much of the causes of the gender violence scourge.

Now we want to hear your views.

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Julen well case confirms cause of death vThe well was dangerous and anyone could have experienced the same fate, so he needs punishing. The parents must take some responsibility, however I imagine they are being punished daily for losing their son.

Anne Brogan

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK

It’s sad that a life has been lost of someone so young but what does it serve to punish the land owner. Pragmatism would suggest the parents/person in charge of care at the time would be punished for child endangerment.

Robbie Mc Miller

would be wrong to deny someone their freedom. As tragic as these cases are, they are extremely rare in the grand scheme of things. It is impossible for society to protect itself from every eventuality.

Brian Photastic

Father murdered 11-year-old son then killed himself Not even professionals can foretell if someone might snap. And unless there is overwhelming evidence, it

EWN online this week CORRECTIONS

Why would you give visiting rights to someone who has already has suicidal tendencies? Especially if a child is involved. I think the judge has a lot to answer for. Shocking lack of judgement.

RIP little one. Condolences to the Mother.

Jeni Potter

Threats left teenager scared to go out Sentence suspended for two years, this is hardly reassurance to any young person scared of threats similar to those this young person experienced. He’s still at large.

He should be in prison, how can she be reassured?

Penny Cameron

Boris Johnson officially UK prime minister Going by his past experience I’d say we are doomed. Ask anyone who knows him or has worked with him. However he did cause Brexit with his hack journalism and heading the Leave party, a political move on his part, he created the mess but I doubt he’ll clean it up.

Katrina Edbrooke

POLL OF THE WEEK Tostada con tomate y aceite is one of the most traditional breakfasts in Spain!

It consists of toast, tomato and olive oil, and is one of the most popular morning meals here.

And a full English is... well, we’re sure you know! But for those who don’t, this UK legend usually consists of bacon, eggs, mushrooms, toast, beans and tomatoes.

Have you given up your homeland’s brekkie and swapped it for your adopted nation’s favourite? Or not?

Answer 1: Tostada con tomate y aceite • Answer 2: Full English breakfast

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Cryptic Across 1 Small cooking utensil range (4) 3 Stormy petrels, I found. are coldblooded creatures (8) 9 Steered clear of a free journalist (7) 10 Journalist claiming award is fix (5) 11 Country featured in Dublin Diaries (5) 12 Account about Rotterdam, possibly (6) 14 Lard is produced for Scottish land- owners (6) 16 Injury initially received in European country (6) 19 Pal emptied pockets for fools (6) 21 Insult leaves a mark (5) 24 Tim returns with ruler, goodness (5) 25 Swore a few made a mistake (7) 26 Changed ringtone element (8) 27 Emperor buried in crypt's a Romanov (4) Down 1 Painless treatment for dogs (8) 2 Stay clear of a space (5) 4 Last stop before river (6) 5 Belgian port without an oaf (5) 6 Left European peninsula for African state (7) 7 Singular fuss about providing drink (4)

8 King of fitted wardrobes (6) 13 Burglar tried urn by mistake (8) 15 Get left in scratchin' her itch? (7) 17 Light shade of broken plates (6) 18 Housing area in eastern land (6)

Code Breaker

20 A slogan for Tom to ruin (5) 22 Pulls in listeners around North (5) 23 Arab state within Romania (4)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents H and 19 represents Z, so fill in H every time the figure 9 appears and Z every time the figure 19 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.

Across 1 Abnormal and hideous (9) 7 Having the same or nearly the same characteristics (5) 9 To gather in great quantity (5) 10 Prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising or adapting (4) 11 Lowest point of anything (5) 14 Stunned (5) 15 Small pigeon (4) 18 Join together (5) 19 Optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light (5) 20 Continual (9)

English - Spanish

Down 2 Any long and difficult trip (4) 3 Beetle sacred in ancient Egypt (6) 4 In complete agreement (9) 5 Having a strong or impatient wish to do something (5) 6/16 Make a date (3,3) 8 Counterfeit (9) 12 Regard with high respect (6) 13 Organ that circulates the blood through the body (5) 16 See 6 17 Money or goods contributed to the poor (4)

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

Across Down 1 Carnicero (7) 1 Yawn (7) 5 Cuttlefish (5) 2 Awning (5) 8 Hendidura (corte) (5) 3/22 Perro caliente (3,3) 9 Agujas (7) 4 Corner (inside) (6) 10 Angry (7) 5 Maíz dulce (9) 12 Aquellos (5) 6 Almohadas (7) 13 Dueños (de casas, coches, perros) 7 Nave (de iglesia) (5) (6) 11 Tin opener (9) 15 Ruidos (6) 14 Guardería (7) 16 Calles (7) 18 Pear tree (5) 17 Asustado (6) 19 To know (someone) (7) 21 To lend (7) 18 Alumno (5) 22 Where (5) 20 Canoa (5) 23 Laws (5) 22 See 3 24 Grados (7)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

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

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

TARGET:

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY

14

19

30

45

48

58

BONUS BALL

3

IRISH LOTTO Saturday July 27

Good: 13 Very good: 18

4

29

30

33

40

42

BONUS BALL

41

EURO MILLIONS

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Tuesday July 23

aced card cede chad cred dace dare dart date dear deer drat hard head heed herd read reed retd teed trad ached acred acted arced cadet cadre cared cedar cered chard creed dater death deter eared hared hated heard raced rated tared trade tread treed adhere arched carted catted crated dearth derate detach detect etched hatred hatted header heated ratted redact tetrad thread traced catered charted chatted cheated created detract earthed hearted reached reacted retched treated CHATTERED RATCHETED

BONUS BALL

1

14

19

3 7

38

23

BONUS BALL

2

5

27

3 10

42

EL MILLON: TKB07033

Sudoku

LA PRIMITIVA

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.

Thursday July 25

BONUS BALL

7

15

16

35

37

38

27 6

JOKER: 2 037 959

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Saturday July 27

1

9

17

19

38

43

BONUS BALL

31

9

JOKER: 1 530 602 EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA 1

6 28

12

BONUS BALL

54

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

1 Batería, 5 Stool, 8 Steep, 9 Foreign, 10 Spanner, 11 Errar, 12 Cellar, 14 Ankles, 17 Recto, 19 Rabbits, 22 Compass, 23 Mauve, 24 Listo, 25 Seaweed.

1 Sold, 3 Pretoria, 9 Clapham, 10 Eager, 11 Aches, 12 Duties, 14 Elapse, 16 Hawser, 19 Grocer, 21 Ropes, 24 Recap, 25 Chelsea, 26 Astonish, 27 Edge.

Down:

Down:

1 Besos, 2 Toenail, 3 Ripen, 4 Afford, 5 Surgeon, 6 Odiar, 7 Londres, 12 Caracol, 13 Avocado, 15 Leisure, 16 Crisps, 18 Combs, 20 Bomba, 21 Speed.

1 Socrates, 2 Leach, 4 Remedy, 5 Treat, 6 Regrets, 7 Acre, 8 Ghosts, 13 Brisbane, 15 Apricot, 17 Agreed, 18 Wrecks, 20 Capon, 22 Posed, 23 Orca.

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Keep things simple. Getting involved in other people's problems is not for you at the moment. It may be necessary to delay a decision to give yourself time to think. Could you manage a few days away somewhere? Maybe you could stay with a friend or relative. You need some peace and quiet on your own.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Although things are going pretty well, there are some things that could be just a little better organised. The time and money that this saves could be small, but it's the ongoing positive attitude that counts. There have been times recently when you have wondered if your progress on a certain matter would ever start up again.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) It is better if you don't get involved in any high profile, high risk business deals. Success is not assured. This is a time for financial consolidation.

Count your pennies and see the pounds collecting in the future. On a cold winter’s night it can give a pleasant glow to realise your action during the summer is keeping you warm.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21)

Sunday July 28

CRYPTIC

This is a time to consider finances and keep your options open. Someone who tries to get a fast decision out of you by pushing you into a corner is doing you no favours. You will decide what (if anything) needs to be done when you are good and ready.

Friday July 26

37

Across:

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19)

PISCES (February 20 - March 20)

Excellent: 23

ENGLISH-SPANISH

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Across: 1 Cites, 4 Aphid, 7 Attempted, 8 Rate, 9 Triple, 12 Curlew, 13 Harm, 16 Duplicate, 18 Retry, 19 Pious.

Down: 1 Choir, 2 Tractor, 3 Site, 4 Admire, 5/17 Hot pot, 6 Dodge, 10 Placebo, 11 Verify, 12 Cider, 14 Mumps, 15 Damp.

CODE BREAKER

1

Partnerships see you leap ahead on something that was a bit stuck in the mud. A leap in your bank balance follows. Some quick decisions may be called for so it is better to share responsibilities, whatever the outcome. You have a chance to show just how clever you can be, but do it because it gives you personal satisfaction rather than to impress.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) After a hectic start to the week, things seem to have slowed down. Look carefully at what has happened, but remember that there is no point in worrying over something that you cannot change. Sitting tight and waiting for this period to pass could be the best solution. Certainly, it will prove less stressful than fighting a losing corner.

LEO (July 24 - August 23) Money is good and this can make you over-confident.

Beware bank managers offering loans in large amounts. Nothing is for free and you need to look carefully at interest rates right now.

Another, more personal, investment also needs looking at right now. Are things going exactly the way you want them to?

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Aim a bit higher than usual and you may be surprised at your success.

When seeing the bigger picture, you realise that it is not so daunting after all. If one person can do it, then so can another.

It is a matter of how you approach it. What you have to ask yourself this week is why you should accept the minimum when the maximum is so close by.

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This should be a great time for your finances. Any glitch is likely to be because you have overspent. Even if things still need close attention, you can win if you concentrate. A bit of plotting and planning can work wonders at the moment. Most of your big expenses are behind you and if you can just tighten that belt a wee bit more.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Although things seem fine, this is not a time to overstretch your finances.

Spending a lot this week without thought is problematic later. This is a week of shifting and changing and that certainly means your finances.

The other area is your social circle, where people come and go, sometimes without warning.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) This is not a particularly lucky week for you, so I would certainly advise caution.

Gambling is not recommended. Being clever with money is as much about not spending it as about how you spend it. .

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Look at the long-term picture when considering money matters. What seems like a good deal now may not be so a few years down the line.

Someone who appears to be telling a lie may simply have either misunderstood or have the wrong information.

QUIZ: FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY 1. By what nickname was the Jamaican-born British fitness instructor Derrick Evans, who rose to fame in 1993 through appearances on the UK breakfast television show GMTV, better known?

2. From which country did the popular breakfast spread Nutella originally come?

3. In darts terminology, which score is often referred to as breakfast or bed 'n' breakfast?

4. In the 1961 film version of Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany's, what is the name of the New York socialite character played by Audrey Hepburn?

5. ‘Take a look at my girlfriend. She's the only one I got’ are the first lines of which 1979 UK Top 10 hit single by Supertramp?

6. Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon mascot for which breakfast cereal?

7. What was the title of the British light entertainment television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4 and

S4C each weekday morning from September 28, 1992 until March 29 2002? The first two presenters were Chris Evans (from 1992 to 1994) and Gaby Roslin (1992 to 1996).

8. Which breakfast cereal was advertised with the slogans Central heating for kids and Get up and Glow?

Television adverts during the 1970s and 1980s showed children walking to school with a superimposed radiant glow.

9. Who had Breakfast in Bed with Chrissie Hynde in 1988?

10. Who is the current host of the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show? He took over from Nick Grimshaw in August 2018.

Not a lot of people know that... the world’s first cold breakfast cereal, Granula was created in 1863 by James Caleb Jackson, but it needed soaking overnight to be chewable.

Answers: 1. MR MOTIVATOR, 2. ITALY, 3. 26 (made up of a single five, single 20, single one), 4. HOLLY GOLIGHTLY, 5. BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, 6.

KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES (also known as FROSTIES), 7. THE BIG BREAKFAST, 8. READY BREK, 9.

UB40, 10. GREG JAMES

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Being honest will bring you peace JORIS PLU HONESTY. We can write hundreds of books about this one single word. We all want honesty, to be honest ourselves or other people to be honest with us.

But on the other hand it frightens us a lot. Because pure honesty is right in your face. It is about how people feel. How they see things. And then just say it. No filter. Honesty can hurt. A lot.

It can also heal. Make one feel free. At peace.

John Lennon once said ‘Being honest may not get you many friends, but it will always get you the right ones.’ And he was a man who loved peace in his life. For him, for the whole world.

Of course, honesty is also something very personal. We all see and feel things differently, we have different backgrounds. So being honest can be very tricky. As long as we are respectful to others and speak with integrity, not having the intention to hurt someone, I believe

that being honest is the best thing we can do. Ever. What do you think?

Not easy at all. Since we know or sometimes even do not know how the other person will react. So therefore, we are most of the times not really honest, or just a little

HONESTY: The best option.

honest. And we put a big smile on top of it while saying the honest things. To soften the brutal honesty which can be so painful for the other party. Is this a good way of doing it? Or maybe most of us already do it like this? For as long as we remember, pure honesty is not easy.

What we can do, if we are not fully honest today towards others and also not to ourselves, we must train this step by step, day by day.

Just be a little more honest next time. And the next one. Just practice it. Rome was not built in one day. Changing a behaviour takes time and effort.

And like Lennon has said. You will maybe lose some people in your life, but the real ones will stay.

Some other quotes about honesty are: *Honesty is much better than sugar coated bullshit. *Everybody wants the truth but nobody wants to be honest. *I have found that growing up means being honest. About what I want, what I need, what I feel, who I am. *Be kind, be honest, be loving, be true and all of these things will come back to you. *Be honest with yourself, every minute of your life. Honest about your feelings. Honest about what you believe. Honest about the way you speak. Be ready to live an authentic life. Helena Kalivoda.

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REDUCE APPEARANCE: There are ways to make cellulite less prominent.

Beat the bumps A healthy diet and active lifestyle CELLULITE is when the fat beneath the skin pushes against the connective tissue. This is what causes the skin above it to look dimpled and bumpy.

There are varying degrees of cellulite and it can range from barely noticeable to more severe and spread over a large area. Although cellulite is not harmful, it is not something that is welcomed by many women.

It is often difficult to know what causes cellulite, as there are often different factors involved, including, diet, lack of exercise, a person’s genetic make-up and their metabolism.

Having cellulite can be dependent on lifestyle. Being active with a healthy diet can have a significant effect on how visible your cellulite is or whether you have it at all.

A highly stressful lifestyle has also been shown to increase the compounds associated with the development of cellulite, whereas exercising regularly and eating healthily can help to make cellulite less noticeable and even prevent it.

It is said that nothing will get rid of cellulite, but a healthy diet, staying hydrated, avoiding stress and exercise will reduce the appearance of this problem.

Here are some other ideas, which have been suggested as helping people to get rid of

cellulite: Mix three to four tablespoons of ground seaweed with 50ml of sea salt and extra-virgin olive oil or any essential oil. Massage the mixture on the affected area for 10 minutes before taking a shower. Massage the affected area daily for effective results.

Apparently seaweed enhances the texture of the skin and rids the body of toxins. When the body is flushed of toxins, the cellulite is reduced.

Alternative massages of apple cider vinegar or juniper oil have also been put forward.

Give up smoking. The smoke inhibits the body from making collagen and a lack of this can make the appearance of cellulite more prominent.

Dry brushing your skin for five minutes, every day is said to improve your blood circulation and eliminate toxins from your body. They suggest this helps reduce cellulite.

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Every week we will be listing some of the hundreds of events, happening in the Almeria region. We are particularly keen to help to promote charity events, so if you are organising one or know of one, please let us know at info@euroweeklynews.com.

Monday

Thursday

Antas: Plaza de Abastos, 7am-2.45pm. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Huercal-Overa: Avenida Guillermo Reyna, 8.30-2pm. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Albox: 8.30am-2pm, Avenida Pio XII. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Cuevas del Almanzora: 9am-2pm, Plaza de la Libertad. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Los Gallardos: 9am-2pm, Plaza de Andalucia. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Carboneras: 8am-2pm, Calle Castillos. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Cuevas del Almanzora: 9am-2pm, Plaza de la Libertad. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Olula del Rio: 9am-2pm, Calle Ramon y Cajal. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Roquetas de Mar: 9am-2pm, Avenida Union Europea.

Fruit and veg, food, bags, clothing, shoes, accessories, jewellery, decorative items, crafts, flowers and plants.

Sorbas: 9am-2pm, Plaza Constitucion. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Wednesday

Friday

Tuesday

Cantoria: 9am-2pm, Plaza de Andalucia. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, bags, household items, accessories.

Lubrin: 9am-2pm, Plaza Constitucion. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Mojacar Pueblo 9am to 2pm, near sports centre. Fruit and veg, clothing, flowers, fish, handicraft, shoes, accessories.

Palomares: 9am-2pm, Calle Mayor. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Pulpi: 9am-2pm, Calle del Mercado. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Velez-Blanco: 9am-2pm, Calle Corredera. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Chirivel: 9am-3pm, Calle del Paseo. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Garrucha: 8am-2pm, Calle Joaquin Escobar. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories, flowers.

Turre: 9am-2pm, Paseo del la Rambla. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Zurgena: 9am-2pm, Avenida 19 de Octubre. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Saturday Adra: (first and third Saturday of month): 9am-2pm, Calle del Puerto. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Aguilas: 8.45am-1.30pm, end of Calle Murcia: Household items, clothing, shoes, books, food items, fruit and veg, accessories.

Arboleas: 9am-2pm, Plaza Constitucion. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Los Llanos flea market: 8.30am-2pm, Llanos del Espino. Second-hand and new items, fruit and veg, plants.

Velez-Rubio: 9am-3pm, Calle Carrera del Mercado.

Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

Vera: 9am-2pm, town centre streets. Fruit and veg, food, bags, clothing, accessories, jewellery, household items, arts and crafts, flowers and plants.

Sunday Adra (third Sunday of the month): 10am-3pm, marina: Second-hand items, arts and crafts, antiques, jewellery.

Mojacar Pueblo flea market: 9am-2pm, Multiple Uses Centre.

Books, antiques, artworks, second-hand items, jewellery, clothing.

Oria: 8am-2pm, Plaza de la Constitucion. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, household items, accessories.

San Juan de los Terreros: 9am-2pm, Paseo Maritimo. Fruit and veg, clothing, foodstuffs.

Velez-Rubio (last Sunday of the month): 9am-2pm, Plaza del Rey. Antiques, arts and crafts, second-hand items.

Villaricos: 8.30-2pm, Calle Baria. Fruit and veg, clothing, shoes, books, golf accessories, household items.

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Galette - French Rustic Tart

CREDIT: Adra Council

MULTI-TALENTED: Ana Maria Castillo creates pieces in different artistic mediums.

Moments with life TASTY TART: A simple way to make a delicious lunchtime treat.

THIS is one of the easiest ways to make a tart. You can use different types of pastry. You can make the pastry yourself. Or, even easier, you pop to the supermarket and buy ready made which was what I used for this version, as time was running a little tight here at Olive Tree Farm.

There is a multitude of fillings you can choose from. I went for something similar to a pizza, but didn’t add any meat, so for a vegetarian this would be perfect.

Just choose which vegetables you fancy and have a play!

• Ingredients One sheet of pastry - I used butter puff pastry, but shortcrust also works One ball of Mozzarella cheese sliced into about eight or so pieces Tomato frito 2 fresh tomatoes thinly sliced 2 large mushrooms thinly sliced Half a red onion sliced or roughly chopped (red onions add a nice colour)

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.

Dried mixed herbs Salt and black pepper • Method Pre-heat your oven to 200ºC If your pastry sheet is square, trim off the corners to make it round.

Place baking parchment on a baking tray and place your pastry

on it.

Place a small plate in the centre of your pastry and press gently to mark the area to fill leaving about one and half inches around the outside edge.

Spread your tomato frito inside the circle and then layer your chosen veg and cheese finishing with veg on the top.

Now carefully fold the bare edges of pastry around the filling, pleating as you go along to form a pretty edge.

Add a twist or two of salt and pepper and sprinkle the dried herbs over the whole thing, pastry inc l u d e d . Yo u c a n b r u s h t h e b a r e pastry edges once pleated with a beaten egg to add more colour, before you add salt pepper and herbs, although I didn’t on this occasion.

Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes in the centre of your oven until the pastry is cooked through and golden.

A n d t h a t ’s i t ! A s i m p l e w a y t o make a delicious lunchtime treat.

Enjoy!

SCULPTURES, mosaics and paintings by Almerian artist Ana Maria Castillo feature in the recently inaugurated ‘Moments with life’ exhibition at Adra Museum.

Castillo studied at the Valencia Higher School of Fine Arts and at the San Fernando school in Madrid, dedicating her life to teaching and to creating beautiful pieces in different artistic mediums.

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ASA funds put to good use AGE Support Almanzora puts the money raised for the c ha rity to e xc e lle nt use.

A SA Pre s ide nt Va ny a Ager told the Euro Weekly News the charity has recently taken delivery of eight brand new wheelchairs and several mobility a ids , s pe nding €900 overall plus delivery costs from the UK. “ Tha nk you to FA C E for their €500 donation, and to everyone who supporte d us a t our re c e nt fashion show, where we raised over €700,” Vanya said. “ It’s not e a s y ra is ing mone y, but s o e a s y to spend it!”

CREDIT: Age Support Almanzora

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GET-TOGETHER: The most recent ASA monthly lunch club with 17 guests and welfare team members.

Commenting on where el se t he char i t y di r ect s f unds t o best assi st t he area’s elderly residents, Vanya expl ai ned, “We constantly purchase mobility aids, and fully fund our monthly lunch club.

Starting in September will

be the armchair keep-fit.

And we ar e now savi ng for our third hospital bed and bed hoist, etc.”

The next ASA fundraiser is the Party in the Park this Saturday August 3 at Kubatin in Arboleas from 2pm until late.

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Seniors’ centre set for year-end opening A NEW centre for senior citizens in Albox is set to open its doors around the end of this year, municipal mayor Francisco Torrecillas has revealed.

The local authority head made the announcement at the recent Grandparents’ Day dinner staged in Albox town’s Plaza Mayor.

Torrecillas said the centre in the old trade union building in Calle Ramon y Cajal would be equipped with features especially adapted to the needs of pensioners.

Some 400 local senior citizens attended the special dinner, which had been organised by Albox Council in collaboration with the provincial government.

Pensioners cardholders enjoyed a threecourse meal for just €5, along with entertainment provided by copla singers Jose ‘El Cuchilla,’ Maria Porcel and Felix Bravo, and the Compañia Yasmina oriental dancers.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Albox mayor Francisco Torrecillas told pensioners at the dinner the centre is due to be inaugurated around the end of the year.

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CHIILDREN attending the Macael municipal summer school have learned some invaluable lessons on first-aid and sun protection.

Some 60 eight to 12-year olds to o k p a r t i n a w o rk shop o rg a n i se d b y th e Almeria North Health District Promotion, Prevention and Supervision Unit covering matters like the correct

use of the 112 emergency number, measures to avoid accidents in the home and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

There were also fun activitie s in an A E CC c a n ce r charity workshop for seven to nine-year olds to teach the youngsters about keeping hydrated in hot weather, sun exposure times and the use of sunscreen.

Benefits for economic sector IMPROVEMENTS to infrastructure on the Cantoria industrial estate will benefit employees in 49 warehouses and their customers, according to provincial Development deputy Oscar Liria.

The provincial authority has invested €100,000 in works including cleaning up the streets, filling in potholes, resurfacing three principal streets and marking out parking spaces.

The works come under the Diputacion de Almeria’s Marble Industry Productive Areas Plan, a sector the administration identifies as key for the province’s economy and for employment.

Total investment in the plan is €1 million.

CREDIT: Olula del Rio Council Facebook page

Early learning on health issues

QUICK: The job was completed in just two months.

Speedy work on access road A NEW access road running from the A334 to the Olula del Rio culture centre and the Huitar Menor area is now open to traffic.

The Andalucia regional government’s Development department contributed more than €47,000 to the cost of the works, which were completed in just two months.

Junta de Andalucia delegate in Almeria, Maribel Sanchez, was among the provincial and local politicians and members of the business community who gathered for last week’s inauguration of the infrastructure,

known as the ‘Redia del Almanzora.’ The delegate said the access road alleviated traffic problems and improved safety.

She also praised the Almeria Development and Infrastructure territorial delegation for getting the job done quickly. Olula del Rio mayor Antonio Martinez Pascual remarked that local residents had been calling for the construction of the access road for 14 years, also thanking the Junta de Andalucia for its speed. He said the road benefited not only Huitar residents, but also visitors to the Casa Ibañez Museum.

Delinquent detained for moped theft GUARDIA CIVIL arrested a 19-year-old from Macael on suspicion of stealing a moped from Purchena after breaking the security chain and padlock.

The moped owner reported they had left the moped wellsecured, but found it gone when they went to use it.

There was no trace of the thief. During investigations into the theft it emerged a well-known delinquent had been seen riding a moped matching the description of the stolen vehicle on roads close to Olula del Rio. Officers located and identified JAGM on the outskirts of the municipality.

The Guardia reported the 19-year old confessed to taking the moped and said he had hidden it. Officers found the moped among bushes. It was missing the front part and licence plate. It also no longer started.

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Releasing equity in your home IN Br i t a i n , t h e r e is a scheme called ‘Equity Release.’ This is a means of retaining use of a property, w hich h a s c a p i t a l v alu e, while also obtaining a lump sum or a steady stream of income, using the value of the house as collateral.

This scheme is generally deemed a mortgage-related produc t a n d n o r m ally arranged through financial companies and is regulated by financial law.

The d e a l i s t h a t t h e in come-provider must be repaid, with interest, at a later s tage, u su a l l y wh e n th e homeo wn e r d i e s a n d th e property is sold.

Such deals are subject to numerous conditions and may no t b e a v a i l a b l e fo r non-U K h o u se p u r c h a s e s nor non-UK residents.

Here in Spain, equity release itself is only consid-

RELEASE: Money to enjoy your later years.

ered where the funds are to be used for improvements o n th e p ro p e rty o r to buy a n o th er p ro p e rty in the country.

However, one option that

is becoming increasingly popular amongst impoverished Spanish pensioners is to sell their property outright, but on condition that the occupants can live there

until they pass away.

This is c a lle d a ‘ba re ownership’ sale.

U nde r this s c he me , the price a homeowner receives is reduced according to the

age of the seller, with the discount calculated based on how many years they are likely to continue to live.

For example, for a seller who i s 70 t he sal e pr i ce could be reduced by 40 per cent , f or one who i s 80 there could be a 30 per cent discount, and for a person 90 years or older, the discount could be only 20 per cent off t he nor m al sal e price of the property.

The advant age of t hi s scheme is that it immediately releases the value of the property for people to enjoy their advancing years, without them having to give up living in their home.

There are also some tax benefits, but you should always seek expert advice on the current tax implications and benefits of any financial transaction of this nature.

For the purchaser, the investment could be financially advantageous, particularly when property prices are increasing, though as the old warning says ‘property prices can go up as well as down!’

I f you ar e i nt er est ed i n l ear ni ng m or e about t hi s concept, The first bare ownership property exhibition was held in October 2018 at Pal aci o de Ci bel es i n Madr i d and t hi s i s now pl anned t o be an annual event.

The average price of the 500 properties that were up for sale at this exhibition was around €150,000, with discounts between 40 per cent and 90 per cent available.

It is advisable to seek the assi st ance of a speci al i st lawyer before proceeding with any purchase or sale.

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No 1 Bentley Blower roars again NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England BENTLEY CARS has revealed a homage to the legendary No 1 Bentley Blower of 1929.

Billed as a modern interpretation of a classic racing car and limited to just 100 examples worldwide. No doubt if you have not been offered one already then you are probably not on the list of probable buyers.

And yet. Created by Mulliner the coachwork or bespoke division of Bentley Cars to mark the Centenary of the Marque the

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bespoke specifications include 18-carat gold plated fender badging, a painted Number 1 on the front grille and a remarkable piece of history, cast from a piston from the original No 1 set within the innovative Bentley Rotating Display. Hand crafted in England and during Bentley’s centenary year this car in the last of the three Limited editions marking the Centenary Trilogy. The previous two being the Bentley Mulsanne WO Edition introduced in 2018 and the Continental GT Number 9 revealed earlier this year.

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ing agile and exhilarating performance the Number 1 Edition recalls the remarkable car that was responsible for some of the most memorable moments in Bentley’s illustrious past.

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ner, cast from a piston from the No 1 taken during restoration work. As well as a Bentley Black Line Specification and Carbon Body Kit, the Limited Edition is offered in Dragon Red or Beluga exterior paint, a claret or Beluga folding hood. Inside a new colour split of either Cricket Ball or Beluga main hide is complemented by Heritage hide on the seats and door pads with a debossed B insignia on the headrests and door inserts.

The Grand Black wood veneer is enhanced by 18-carat gold plated organ stops and an Alcantara steering wheel and gear lever. Meanwhile passengers step across a Number 1 treadplate insert as they enter the luxurious cabin. As well as a British Jaeger clock featuring a Number 1 face , the uniquely crafted dashboard also incorporates Engine Spin on the centre console, often referred to as ‘Turned Aluminium’ Engine spin was a popular car and aviation finish in the 1920s and 1930s due to its property of limited light reflection.

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MOTORING THE NEW Honda e is the new plug-in zero-emission car from the Japanese motor company, and the press release emphasises that it has been engineered to deliver an exceptional driving experience in urban environments.

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Exceptional driving experience The model is equipped with a high-power electric motor delivering up to approximately 150PS (110 kW) and impressive torque in excess of 300Nm.

The 35.5kWh battery in the Honda e is one of the most compact in its class, contributing to an exceptional balance of low weight with fast-charging

capability of 80 per cent in 30 minutes, and a range of over 200km, perfect for urban commuting.

With the battery located low

under the vehicle floor, the car’s centre of gravity is approximately 50cm from the ground.

With a 50:50 weight distribution, wide, yet the compact size

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and short overhangs at the front and rear, the Honda e delivers exceptional balance and stability.

To help deliver a sporty character, power is delivered through the rear wheels, which also enables a greater steering articulation for the front wheels.

As a result, the turning radius is approximately 4.3 metres, ensuring the Honda e is exceptionally manoeuvrable in small city streets.

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ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher THE T-Cross is Volkswagen’s latest and smallest SUV model, a compact fiveseater with class-leading interior space, many safety and driver-assist features as standard and destined to make quite an impact in the crowded SUV sector.

There are two 1.0 litre turbo petrol engines available, offering 94 hp and 113 hp and all models are two-wheel drive with a choice of manual or auto transmission.

There are four trim levels and prices start at €18,967 (£16,995).

Volkswagen says the TCross is ‘urban friendly’ and majors on practicality and convenience without sacrificing style, a point well made as I found during my week-long test drive.

The T-Cross has elegant styling and its size will seem to many people to be ideal it’s not as bulky as many SUV models, yet is still surprisingly roomy. Boot space is 385 litres but it can be expanded to 455 litres by just

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sliding the rear seats forward meaning they can still be used for passengers. But if the rear seats are folded flat, luggage space is then a classleading 1,281 litres.

The cabin has a quality appearance with durable materials and the dashboard has an efficient user-friendly layout. Overall the T-Cross im-

Facts at a glance Model: VW T-Cross SEL Engine: 1.0 litre turbo-petrol Transmission: 6-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 10.2 seconds, top speed 193 kph (120 mph) Economy: 17 kpl (48.2 mpg) Emissions: 112 g/km

Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

presses with attention to detail and VW’s traditionally high standard of fit and finish.

My test model was an upper-range SEL version priced at €24,151 (£21,655).

With the 113 hp engine and manual gearbox it has a top speed of 193 kph (120 mph) and a 0-100 kph time of 10.2

seconds. Average fuel economy is 17 kpl (48.2 mpg) and emissions are modest at 112 g/km.

I found it quiet and responsive to drive, with accurate steering, supple ride quality and assured handling. It provided the sort of smooth easy feel that makes everyday driving a real pleasure.

Standard kit includes sat-nav, connectivity including smartphone mirroring, roof rails, dual-zone climate control, LED headlights with auto adjustment, adaptive cruise control and a raft of safety features including city emergency braking, predictive pedestrian protection, front and rear parking sensors and a driver alert system.

The compact SUV sector is hard-fought, but the TCross ticks so many boxes when it comes to everyday family requirements, it seems certain to become a big seller.

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SPORT F1 puts on a show

SPANISH golfer Jon Rahm, who finished seventh in the St Jude Invitational, will hand over $23,000 (€20,065) to charity after pledging $1,000 for every birdie and $5,000 for each eagle he scored at the tournament to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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BRILLIANT: Max Verstappen put in a fantastic performance.

Credit: Repsol Honda Racing

THE F1 roadshow rolls into Hungary this weekend with Red Bull on a high, Mercedes looking to make amends and Williams celebrating their first point of the season.

Max Verstappen drove a superb race in the wet to win at Hockenheim and S e b a s t i a n Ve t t e l w i l l b e hoping he has got his mojo back after starting from the back of the grid to claim second position.

Daniil Kvyat was a surprise third as Toro Rosso scored just their second ever podium. Runaway championship leaders Mercedes suffered a nightmare in their 200th race, with

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COMEBACK: Lorenzo has inked in Silverstone.

Lorenzo’s British date JORGE LORENZO is planning on making his MotoGP comeback at Silverstone for the British GP on August 25.

Jorge Lorenzo and the Repsol Honda Team have agreed it is best for Lorenzo to miss both the Czech and Austrian rounds to continue his recovery and avoid any further risk of injury.

He suffered fractures to two of his vertebrae during the Dutch GP. Having spent the summer break working on his recovery, Lorenzo’s condition has improved but he is still in some pain and his movement on a bike remains restricted.

Silverstone has been set as his new objective for returning to

riding for the Repsol Honda Team.

In his place, Stefan Bradl will again ride the RC213V in Repsol Honda Team colours.

The German had been scheduled to wildcard at the Czech GP, but will now fill in for Lorenzo as he did at the Sachsenring.

Bottas crashing out and polesitter Lewis Hamilton having multiple offs on his way to P11.

H o w e v e r, H a m i l t o n stretched his record of scoring points in every race to 23 when he was promoted two spots after the finish thanks to both Alfa Romeos being handed time penalties for starting line clutch irregularities.

This also meant Robert Kubica being promoted to 10th to give Williams their first point of the 2019 campaign.

Raikkonen and Giovinazzi crossed the line seventh and eighth res p e c t i v e l y, g i v i n g A l f a Romeo their best result of the season. However, soon after the race, the stewards summoned a team representative to discuss an alleged breach of Article 27.1, related to clutch torque application during race starts.

The stewards found the torque in the clutch at the start did not match the torque demand as the driver re-

leased the clutch within the specified 70 millisecond maximum period.

This time was measured at approximately 300 milliseconds.

They compared this breach to that of a false start with a potential advantage and therefore opted to give both drivers a 10-second stop-and-go penalty, which equates to 30 seconds added to each of their race times.

Responding to the stewards’ verdict, Alfa Romeo Te a m P r i n c i p a l F r e d e r i c Va s s e u r s a i d : “ I t i s e x tremely disappointing to have both cars penalised and pushed out of the points in what had been such an exciting race. The situation arose during the laps we spent behind the Safety Car ahead of the standing start: we suffered a dysfunction of the clutch that was beyond our control and we will further investigate the issue.

S t a r t i n g s e c o n d , Ve r stappen and Red Bull mastered the strategy, taking a gamble to switch to mediums first, then realis-

ing their mistake and diving back into the pits. The Dutchman pitted five times in total, but made the right calls at the right time to emerge at the head of the field.

Ve t t e l m a d e u p s e v e n places in the last 15 laps to cap a marvellous comeback, after starting dead last having not set a time in qualifying.

Lance Stroll briefly led the race in the final stint, after Racing Point rolled the dice and put him on dry tyres. The move proved inspired and while h e b a t t l e d b r a v e l y, h e eventually succumbed to K v y a t a n d Ve t t e l t o t a k e fourth, ahead of M c L a r e n ’s C a r l o s S a i n z , who at one stage was as low as 14th.

The Spanish driver said: “Quite an intense Sunday and a good day for Formula 1. On my side, I’m very happy with that P5. Obviously the podium opportunity was there and now i t ’s e a s y t o s a y w e could’ve made it, but when we were P5 under t h e S a f e t y C a r, i t w a s a very tough call to pit for slicks and nobody around me was stopping.

“We decided not to and the guys who were further b e h i n d h a d m o r e m a rg i n to take that risk. In general we made the right decisions at the right time.

Clever race and well-managed under stressful conditions, so congratulations to the team.”