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Parent assault A MAN who assaulted his parents in Felanitx and tried to make them eat an €11,000 painting by Miró has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The defendant, 52, pleaded guilty to all of the charges against him and will be expected to pay €3,000 to each of his parents for ‘moral damages’ and €800 for the injuries caused. He also has to pay his mother €3,480 for the trauma she has suffered after the event and pay the full value of the Miro painting that he destroyed as well as another Mayol painting that is yet to be valued. At around 10.45pm October 28 last year the man broke into the home of his 81 and 76-year-old parents and dragged his father down the stairs by the hair, laid him on the
floor and began punching him. He then broke two paintings up into small pieces and tried to make his father eat the pieces. The elderly couple’s ordeal lasted over three hours in which they endured physical abuse, insults and threats. He told the couple that he had hired a hit man to kill them and brandished a knife at his father and threatened to set fire to their house and their car. The man eventually took his mother’s bank card and PIN number to buy cocaine and one of the victims was able to get away and notify the police. The man was sentenced to 10 years, multiple fines, damages and a four-year restraining order.
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A TOURIST on holiday in Cala Vinyes fell to his death on Saturday after a railing apparently buckled. The Dutch national, 57, was attempting to retrieve a ball that the family had lost whilst playing in the pool when he lent on the railing. The man weighed over 100 kilograms and it is believed that it is his weight that caused the railing to give way. The man fell over 20 metres onto the rocks below and sustained serious injuries. Emergency services spent 45 minutes attempting to revive the man, but were unable to save him and he died on his way to hospital. Police have said that there was nothing wrong with the railing.
New documentation department THE town hall in Inca is waiting for an agreement with the Directorate General of the Police to be signed to install a new documentation department in their headquarters. The new department will deal with all documentation such as the issuing of identity cards and passports as well as processing all documents for foreigners such as NIE numbers. The documentation division would be lo-
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cated on one of the sides of the Luque headquarters building. It will cover an area of 180 square metres with a waiting area for 24 people, four expedition posts and an office for the team leader, as well as an archive room. The police will assume the costs of the necessary furniture and office equipment, as well as the refurbishment works of the building that are scheduled to finish next December.
MAN FALLS TO DEATH: A railing is believed to have buckled.
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NEWS EXTRA Sci-fi convention ACTOR Roger Ashton Griffiths, known for his role as Mace Tyrell in the series ‘Game of Thrones,’ will be one of the attendees at the sci-fi convention to be held in Kathmandu Park Magaluf on September 28 and 29.
Santa Maria THE council of Maria de la Salut has approved €240,000 for the improvement of roads and pavements in the area. The works will include road resurfacing and changes to accessibility in the town and will start later in the year.
Danish choir DANISH choir, Tritonus, will be performing at the Sant Francesc Basilica on September 21 at 8.30pm. Jakob Hogsbro, a jazz saxophonist and leading choirmaster will lead the 40-strong cast of singers as they perform works by Danish and Norwegian composers.
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ATP grass-court tournament IT has been announced by the ATP that the 2020 grass-court swing in the run-up to the Championships at Wimbledon will feature a new ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca in place of the event that was held in Antalya in Turkey. Prize money of €900,000 is being offered for the Mallorca Championships which will take place in Santa Ponsa from June 20-27, 2020. It is the first time that an ATP Tour tournament has been hosted in Mallorca
since 2002. Toni Nadal, Tournament Director of the Mallorca Championships, said: “I am very proud that there will be an ATP tournament in Mallorca after so many years again. We expect to offer the fans a strong line-up in the final week before Wimbledon. After four successful women’s tournaments we are now starting a new, exciting tennis era in Mallorca with this men’s event.”
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NEW ERA: Mallorca will host the ATP grass-court tournament in 2020.
Car flips in Cas Catala Nit de l’art is back! A DRIVER flipped his car onto its roof whilst driving along Calle Barranc de Cas Catala. In spite of the severity of the accident the two occupants of the vehicle were unharmed and it was not deemed necessary for an ambulance to be called to the scene.
Several officers of the Calvia Local Police attended the scene and helped to manage traffic and check on the two occupants of the vehicle. It is unknown what caused the accident, but there were no reports that the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Nobody was injured in the accident.
THE most important art event on the island, Nit de l’art, is back for its 23rd edition on September 19, 20 and 21 in Palma. Thousands of people take to the streets for this popular event with all of the galleries and art studios throwing open their doors for the public to admire art by local and international artists. The three-day event will start with an exhibition by Lucas Simoes titled Corpos de Prova at the San Francesc Hotel on Wednesday September 18 at 8pm. Impromptu street art adds to the spontaneous and exciting vibe of the event as well as private viewings and live music. The event is sponsored by XOJAY, a design brand that focuses on creating innovative and inspiring spaces.
Pensioner fined for spray-painting A 72-YEAR-OLD woman faces a fine of €3,600 for spray-painting some barbecues in a well-known shop in Palma.
Drug dealer busted NATIONAL POLICE officers arrested a 24-year-old Senegalese man last Friday accused of dealing drugs. Police reportedly found 21 small paper packages allegedly filled with cocaine on the man in Intermodal Station in Palma. According to sources, the suspect was acting suspiciously whilst sitting on a bench with a bag which he quickly hid when the police approached. A police officer asked to see what he had hidden and was punched in the chest before the man threw the bag aside and ran away. He was apprehended and arrested minutes later.
The woman bought a toilet seat in the shop and days later came back to return it, claiming that it was not to her liking. An employee checked the product and found that it had been opened and therefore could not be returned. The woman left the store but two hours later came back, opened a can of spray paint and began to spray some barbecues which were on display in the shop. The public prosecutor is also asking that €1,675 in compensation be paid for the damage caused. The woman is accused of criminal damage and a trial will be held before the end of the month.
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THE second instalment of pallette to palate is taking place at the Daxa Parmar gallery in Santa Catalina this evening (Thursd a y, S e p t e m b e r 1 9 ) f r o m 7 9pm. Try wines and pair them with pieces of art in the gallery with the artist and a wine expert there to explain ever ything to you.
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DIG out those glad rags and head to the swankiest party of the year at the OD Port Portals Hotel tomorrow (Friday, September 20) for the Red Carpet event. Live music, a DJ and dancers will entertain the crowds with flowing bubbles and food. A minimum donation of €50 is required.
Mounted police THE Palma Mounted Police will be present at the peak hours of arrival and departure from schools in the city with the aim that children witness this old part of the police force on the island. The first horses were present at school on Wednesday much to the delight of the children.
Real estate fair THE Palau de Congressos de Palma will host the Mallorca Real Estate Fair from September 27-29. The second edition of this fair will bring together the best companies in the real estate sector on the island and nationally and the best properties in Mallorca.
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CALANOVA Cancer Charity is hosting its Macmillan Coffee Morning at Heroes in Portals Nous on Friday September 27 at 11am. A €5 donation is required to attend and a lunch is on offer for €10. There will be live music and activities and all donations go to charity.
THE Carnie Fest, an event that celebrates the anniversar y of the now mythical Carnivale Tattoo, will feature Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners, Tim Vantol and Los Hermanos Cubero. The concerts will take place in the central courtyard of Es Baluard and are produced by Carnivale.
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THE BEAUTY OF PAELLA Sunday September 22 will see the whole world come together in celebration of one of Spain’s best loved dishes. WORLD PAELLA DAY, now in its second year, is aiming to turn the National dish of Spain into a World Heritage Site, much like what Italy has done for its famous pizzas. The Department of Tourism and Relations in the Valencian region have called on all the various groups throughout the l’Alfàs del Pi area, the dish’s traditional home, to come to-
gether for a competition to enable the dish to become an ‘Intangible Patrimony of the Humanity.’ The contest will take place the following Sunday, September 29 at the municipal sports centre in l’Alfàs del Pi from 12pm until 5pm. Residents of the municipality are being called to attend the festival and to bring their own interpretation of
the dish, which traditionally uses rabbit and chicken, but is also now adapted to use, sea food, chorizo and shellfish. According to UNESCO regulations, in order for the dish to be classed as a World Heritage Site, the dish needs ‘practice, ritual, custom for the preparation and an art for its preparation.’
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Alaro Castle sale White Lines back
A MEETING has been held to try to unblock the negotiations and formalise the purchase by the Council of Mallorca of the estate which includes the emblematic Roquer Castle in Alaro. The Council of Mallorca reached an agreement a few months ago with the property to acquire the estate in which the castle is located. According to the mayor and president of the Castell d’Alaró Foundation, Llorenç Perelló, “the castle is an emblem not only for Alaró but also for the Mallorcans and it would be necessary for it to become a public estate.” The council is only looking to buy the part owned by the Ordinas family which is the private part of the top of the castle, as the inn and chapel are owned by the church, the access road is municipal and the walls belong to the State.
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LIGHTS, camera, action! Production teams, extras and actors have returned to the island for the second phase of filming of the Netflix show, White Lines. The show, from the same mind that brought us ‘La Casa del Papel,’ Alex Pina is due to air next year and will first be filmed in Palma before moving over to the coast. Earlier this year Netflix casters visited Mallorca to find actors and extras for the series which stars the actress Laura Haddock, best-known for her roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and the Transformers films. Filming has taken place in Port de Pollensa, s’Algar de Portocolom, and Santa Maria del Cami. Although little is known about the filming, one scene that will be filmed is a huge party in a mansion somewhere on the island.
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Linguistic freedom VOX has provided a list of the schools that they want to visit to check for indoctrination in the classrooms. I n t o t a l , Vo x w a n t t o v i s i t 5 2 centres in the Balearic Islands, 40 in Mallorca, eight in Ibiza, three in Menorca and one in Formentera. There are 21 primary schools, 26 secondary schools, four subsidised centres and one partially subsidised by Opus Dei (Aixa-Llaüt). “As visiting them all is materially impossible, we have drawn up a random list of schools and institutes, both public and private,” said Vox spokesman Jorge Campos.
Vox will be inspecting 52 schools across the Balearic Islands to ensure that children are not being indoctrinated.
Vo x h a d c o m m u n i c a t e d t o t h e Parliament its intention to visit ‘all the centres of the Balearic Islands.’ He did so under Article 15.5 of the House, which states that ‘deputies may access public facilities to fulfil their parliamentary function.’ Campos wishes to visit the schools to see first-hand how Catalan is imposed in the classroom. There have been hundreds of complaints over the last couple of years from concerned parents and students that feel they have no choice but to speak Catalan rather than Castellano. The party want to ensure that there is linguistic freedom across the islands.
Flood aftermath ister Te r e s a Ribera, Sanchez was taken over the area by helicopter to get a bird’s eye view of the extent of the flooding in the region. He then held a 30-minute meeting with Junta de Andalucia president Juanma Moreno, Nijar mayor Esperanza Perez and local emergency service teams to find out more first-hand about the dramatic impact of the wild weather and to assess the situation.
“Now the evaluation of the damage caused will start, which will take several days,” Sanchez commented as he left Nijar Town Hall. Sanchez also underlined the importance of ‘inter-institutional’ coordination in dealing with the effects of the weather ‘crisis.’ He expressed his ‘solidarity’ with all those affected, including the family of the
EMOTIO N AL: Prime Minister Sanchez was clearly distressed at the flood devastation he saw first-hand.
six who lost their lives, and warned that the consequences of the ‘crisis’ caused by the ‘cold snap’ ‘are not over yet.’ He called on residents of affected areas ‘to be very aware of information from all the public institutions’ in order to keep themselves safe. Spain is a ‘supportive’ country he said, which will stand by flood victims
through the government in ‘cooperation’ with the other administrations. Earlier that morning Junta de Andalucia president Juanma Moreno toured flood-affected areas of Nijar and talked to local farmers. ‘I want to express all my support for the farmers who are going through such hard times,’ he commented on his Twitter feed. ‘Tomorrow we will approve the first assistance,’ he added. Nijar is one of the most important areas for the intensive agricultural industry. According to Junta de Andalucia estimates some 2,000 hectares of greenhouses in Almeria have been impacted by the severe storms,with damage to structures and irrigation systems and crops destroyed. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Nijar Facebook @aytonijar
ACTING Spanish Prime Minister pledged the government will not s k i m p o n e ff o r t s t o find resources to help a re a s h a m m e re d i n mainland Spain by l a s t w e e k ’s e x t re m e weather. Pedro Sanchez also asked those affected for their patience while the administrations assess the damage. Pedro Sanchez made the comments on Monday September 16 during a visit to Nijar, Almeria one of the municipalities hardest hit by the torrential downpours. Accompanied by acting Ecological Transition Min-
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MALLORCAN Ironman, Carlos Lopez, is involved in a fight with Vueling after the airline allegedly damaged his €6,000 bike but offered only €50 compensation. Lopez had been competing in the Ironman in Vitoria on July 15 before flying back to Palma on July 16 and claims he didn’t notice that the bike was damaged until he took it out of its case the next day to clean it. He alleges that the carbon frame of the bike, valued at €3,000, was damaged as if the bicycle had been thrown around violently.
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A man has been sentenced to 56 days of community service for attacking his girlfriend with an ashtray. A 28-YEAR-OLD man accused of assaulting his girlfriend by hitting her with an ashtray has been sentenced in Palma. The man, originally from Morocco was sentenced to 56 days of community service after he hit his girlfriend with an ashtray during a fight at their home in Son Gotleu in January this year. Initially the man faced a two-year prison sentence after he admitted the crime but the judge decided instead to sentence him to community ser vice and forbade him from carr y ing a weapon for one year and seven months. The man’s girlfriend suffered an injury to the back of her head in the attack and needed medical attention and stitches. It took several days for the woman’s injuries to heal. A protection order was also granted for the woman following the attack.
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Vueling bike damage When Lopez filed a complaint with Vueling he was surprised to receive only €50 from the airline as compensation. Vueling told him in a letter: ‘We remind you that, regardless of the option chosen, substitution via web, repair-substitution in the agreed trade or processing of compensation after sending documentation for the claim process, the maximum compensation for damage to luggage or special lug-
gage established by the company is €50.” As a result of the damage to the bicycle, Lopez has been unable to train or compete for over two months and will be unable to compete in the Bilbao Triathalon on October 5 or in the Spanish Championships in Ibiza at the end of the month. It is made worse because Lopez lives on the money he wins in the competitions.
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MALLORCAN IRONMAN: Carlos Lopez, is angry after receiving only €50 in compensation for his damaged bicycle.
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Neighbour stabbed A FIRST: Pollensa will be home to Spain’s first port for seaplanes.
ARRESTED: The accused will appear in court this week.
A 3 7 - Y E A R - O L D m a n h a s b e e n a r re s t e d i n Manacor after allegedly stabbing his neighbour in the stomach and chest during a fight, the National Police confirmed on Tuesday. Officers were called to an apartment building where a fight had been reported by residents. When the police arrived they found a man bleeding profusely from his stomach with another wound to his chest. It is alleged that the fight broke out when the aggressor insulted the man’s mother. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and was released with no lasting or serious damage and the accused man will appear in court this week.
Seaplanes to land in Pollensa IT has been announced that Pollensa in the north of the island will become the first port in Spain where it will be possible to land privately owned seaplanes. The president of the Mallorcan Aeronautical Foundation, Miquel Buades, confirmed that he has received a report from the Air Safety Agency for the eventual use of the bay of Pollensa as a hy-
drosurface for the planes and that a coordination agreement was also signed with the Air Force Base, according to the Foundation. Initially they will have permission for a maximum of 50 hydroplanes a year can land in the port. This will allow pilots of this type of plane to train in the area as it will be the only one in Spain; until now they had to go to Italy or France for training.
Balearic report WAGES in the Balearic Islands in the second quarter of the year remained virtually unchanged compared to the same period last year. The Balearic Islands was the only community that experienced a slight decrease compared to the 2 per cent increase recorded by the state average. This figure comes from the Quarterly Labour Cost Survey published on Tuesday in the National Statistics Institute (INE). The decrease in wages is in contrast with the 4.4 per cent rise in the price of urban land on the islands over the same period. The average gross monthly salary in the islands in the second quarter reached €1,855.40 per month which is slightly un-
d e r t h e f i g u r e f o r l a s t y e a r. Salaries in the Balearic Islands were also lower than the national average of €1,992.18. According to data from the Ministr y of Development, from April to June the average price of urban land in the Balearic Islands reached €285 per square metre making it the second most expensive community in Spain after Madrid, where prices are €315.70 per square metre. For cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, Palma and Calvia were the third most expensive places in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. The price per square metre in Palma was €395.90 although it experienced a decrease of 12.8 per cent.
It should be noted that the area where the seaplanes can land will be limited in the bay itself. The planes will land in the area of Punta Avançada which is quite far from the coast, as one of the requirements land far enough away from people so as not to disturb the residents. Once a seaplane is in the water it is considered a boat so can dock in the port without problem.
Car chase A M A N h a s b e e n a r re s t e d i n P a l m a f o r d r i v i n g re c k l e s s l y under the influence of drugs. A t a r o u n d 11 p m o n M o n d a y evening the Local Police were patrolling and were told that a van had driven past and hit a car and fled. The police tracked the car down and a chase ensued from Son Gotleu to San Agusti. During the chase the driver hit a car and had another accident near the Genova tunnel. Finally after a lengthy pursuit the man ran the van into a lamppost and police were able to arrest him. The police quickly discovered that the man was an ex-convict who had spent many years behind bars, the van was stolen and he was under the influence of drugs. There was also a pregnant woman travelling with him in the van who told police that the man did not hold a driving licenCe. The woman was released and the man was arrested and taken to the police station to await trial.
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THE mayor of the municipality of Calvia, Alfonso Rodriguez, and the president of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Francina Armengol, have spoken of the development of public housing in the municipality, in the first institutional meeting between the two administrations. As reported by the city of Calvia in a statement, the Consistory aims to develop an offer of up to 440 units of social housing with the collaboration of the government and have said that they have already sourced the land on which they can build the houses. The mayoral stated that a project had been tendered for 88 social houses in Magaluf, 48 managed between the city and the government and 40 under management, but for now, the project has been shelved. They have also discussed other investments by the government in the area including the expansion of
Housing plans for Calvia Credit: Calvia Town Hall
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El Molinar delays THE remodelling of the port of Molinar has been delayed for five months due to a restaurant that is still trading, it has been reported by the Balearic Islands Port Authority (APB) that is responsible for the project. Both the port entity and the Club MarĂtimo Molinar de Llevante (CMML) are waiting for the judge to decide if the restaurant should close its doors. If the court ruling comes soon and orders the closure of the restaurant, as decreed months ago by the Port Authority, the works will have been delayed by five months. The construction of the promenade in the port has not yet been started but some progress has been made in the maritime area and in the breakwater, explained the sources of the APB.
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TALKS: Calvia Town Hall and the Government of the Balearic Islands have met to discuss the construction of social housing in the area. the health centre in Santa Ponsa which will be opened soon. In addition, the mayor has also asked to continue
developing joint projects to improve the offerings for tourists in the municipality and both administrations
have agreed to reject mass tourism in the hope to attract more sustainable tourism to the area.
THE University de les Illes Balears (UIB) celebrates the 20th anniversary of the start-up of the Higher Polytechnic School of the Balearic Islands, where engineers and mathematicians are trained. The event opened with a lecture given by the professor who promoted the project, Dr Ramon Puigjaner, who explained to the attendees details of how the school was created, which in the last two decades has managed to train 3,770 engi-
neers or mathematicians. The Polytechnic School of the UIB receives an average of 400 students each year, who enrol in the different technical courses on offer. The majority of students are male, as these are studies that tend not to attract female students, who only occupy 20 per cent of the places. In the past five years, the percentage of women graduating from engineering, mathematics or building-related courses has decreased by 5 per cent.
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Crime figures in Calvia POLICE in Calvia can breathe a sigh of relief now that the tourist season is coming to an end and can take the time to evaluate the work they have done throughout the summer. Data released by the municipality of Calvia shows that a total of 1,783 complaints were filed in the area - 540 in June, 720 in July and 523 in August. This figure is lower than for the same period last year when 2,528 complaints were filed.
BUSY SUMMER: Calvia police have attended 1,783 complaints throughout the summer.
Eleven people were fined between €600 and €1,500 for ‘balconing,’ the term used to describe dangerous behaviour on balconies and 10 people were fined for having sex in the street. The majority of the complaints were against street vendors that are usually reported by business owners that believe they take away their customers. Illegal masseurs were another group that kept the police busy with 320 complaints in July and August for offering their services
on the beaches without licences. Twenty-nine complaints were filed for urinating in public and fines were handed out for public nudity which is popular amongst British youngsters in Magaluf. Aside from these crimes, the police handed out hundreds of warnings for drug use or alcohol consumption. Calvia Council has worked all summer with the police to try and crack down on the antisocial behaviour in the area, especially in Magaluf and Palmanova.
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CALA FIGUERA: The raft was spotted and six people detained.
Migrants arrested YESTERDAY morning (Wednesday) the Guardia Civil arrested six migrants who arrived on board a raft in Cala Figuera in Santanyi. The raft was spotted at 10am in Cala Figuera and the Guardia Civil were called to intercept the migrants. Six people were immediately detained, but police continued to search the area as it is believed that more people could have arrived on the raft.
B R AV E p o l i c e o v e r powered a man doused in petrol and carrying a lighter in his hand. Two Local Police officers from Capdepera managed to prevent a man from setting himself on fire and burning down a petrol station on Friday. A worker at Galp petrol station on the Joan Carles I motorway in Capdepera alerted emergency services after the man came into the shop at 10.13pm. The employee reported
that a man in his 40’s had entered the garage and taken a packet of razor blades and a bottle of water. He poured the water away and filled the bottle with petrol. The man then poured the petrol over himself from the waist down. The employee ran into the back room as she was afraid the man was going to set fire to himself. By the time the police arrived the man had left, but he was soon found at the
Repsol garage a few hundred metres further down the road. The man resisted arrest and police had to use ‘substantial force’ to restrain the man who was covered in petrol and holding a lighter in his hand. The police had to wrestle the lighter from his hand to prevent him from injuring himself or others. The 41-year-old man was involuntarily admitted to the psychiatric unit of Manacor Hospital under police guard.
Cruise ship agreement THE Minister of Economic Model, Tourism and Employment of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Iago Negueruela, said on Tuesday during the plenary session of the Parliament that cruise companies are ‘in agreement’ on the regulation of the arrival of cruise ships at the port of Palma. The aim is to promote the ‘sustainability’ of the Islands as a tourist destination. This has been expressed in response to the question of the deputy of the parliamentary group, Vox in the Balearic Islands, Sergio Rodriguez who has asked to know on what basis studies were carried out for the regulation of cruise ships. Rodriguez also stated that those in favour of the cruise ships coming to the island are concerned about the jobs that depend on them. To counter this, the head of Economic Model, Tourism and Employment of the Government has defended that the unemployment rate of the Balearic Islands in August was 6.2 per cent, representing a decrease over the same month in 2015 (9.7 per cent).
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Exit like Incredible Hulk JUST 36 days before the Brexit deadline, the UK Prime Minister met EC President Jean-Claude Junker for the first time on Monday. Boris Johnson had nothing new to bring to the table other than his declared preference to be ‘dead in a ditch’ rather than extend the deadline. The Luxembourg meeting was the first between the two leaders since Boris Johnson took office in July and while Mr Johnson stressed the UK wanted a deal, delivering to deadline was key. In the Mail on
Sunday, he likened the UK to the comic book character the Incredible Hulk bursting out of EU restraints come what may a position that could end in court. Last week Parliament passed a law forcing the PM to seek an extension to the deadline rather than leave without a deal. Despite declaring the intention to obey the law, UK government ministers have confirmed that the UK will walk away on October 31 regardless. Talks focused on specific ideas to control plants
and livestock movements at the Northern Ireland border as an alternative to the Irish backstop which remains the sticking point. Now that the UK government has lost its majority, the support of the DUP is less relevant to Mr Johnson who could allow different rules for Northern Ireland to break the deadlock. Although the proposals have been likened in Brussels as last night’s takeaway with a sprinkling of fresh herbs. Mr Johnson wrote in Monday’s Daily Telegraph newspaper that he believes a deal is possible within three weeks.
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‘Put career before country’ FORMER Prime Minister David Cameron has accused Boris Johnson of putting his political career before Britain’s best interests. In David Cameron’s forthcoming memoirs, he says Boris Johnson was never a fan of Brexit but jumped on the bandwagon for his own ends. David Cameron says he has no regrets about calling the referendum on Europe having been bound, he said, by a Tory manifesto pledge to do so. Mr Cameron campaigned for remain while Mr Johnson rallied the call to leave resulting in the then Prime Minister’s resignation when his side unexpectedly lost the vote. He says his former colleague was more worried about winning a popularity contest within his own party than taking the country in the right direction. In his memoirs, published in the Sunday Times, Mr Cameron writes: ‘Whichever senior Tory politician took the lead on the Brexit side - so loaded with images of patriotism, independence and romance - would become the darling of the party. ‘He [Mr Johnson] didn’t want to risk allowing someone else with a high profile - Michael Gove in particular - to win that crown. The conclusion I am left with is that he [Boris Johnson] risked an outcome he didn’t believe in because it would help his political career.’ He also criticises Mr Johnson for misleading voters with promises he could not follow through when he rode the Brexit bus with a banner claiming leaving would gain the NHS an extra £350m a week. He says: "Boris rode the bus round the country, he left the truth at home."
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LIBERAL Democrats have voted to reverse Brexit if they win the next General Election. The policy was confirmed at the party’s annual conference. Previously the party had campaigned for a second referendum and say they will continue to argue for a second vote before a General Election.
Junker wants win EU president may gift deal to the UK to end his final weeks in office. British officials have said Jean-Claude Juncker will be keen to agree a deal to end his presidency with a win but Euro diplomats say he will not force Ireland to accept a climbdown over the backstop.
Drop backstop THE Irish backstop plan has been declared ‘undemocratic.’ Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has said the backstop must be removed before any agreement can be reached and that proposals for a future trading relationship between the EU and UK had to be ‘much more ambitious.’
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Child predator jailed A SCHOOL caretaker is being tried for child abuse. The caretaker, who had worked at the Sant Agusti school, is facing trial for allegedly abusing five children between 2015 and 2018. The man, who worked at the school has admitted that he had touched some of the children but not all of those who had accused him. The interrogation lasted more than an hour and the man told the court that he did not know that what he was doing with the students was a crime. The Public Prosecutor’s Office is asking for 31 years in prison for the man and for him to compensate the victims with €26,000 each. The first crime to be reported allegedly took place on May 10, 2018 when the caretaker took a boy to a classroom and told him that he was going to measure his
p en is , to u ch ed the boy thre e times and filmed him and told him not to tell anyone. In April of the same year it is alleged that he asked two children to perform a sex act on each other which they refused. He is also accused of groping a student and asking another to undress for money. On May 28, 2018, the suspect’s home was searched and six hard drives containing 83 images of children as well as six videos of a child undressing and touching the defendant were found. The trial against the ex-janitor of Sant Agust’ continues on September 26 with the testimony of the children, police officers and experts. TESTIMONY: The caretaker of the Sant Agusti school is facing trial for alleged child abuse.
Baywatch wannabe A BOGUS lifeguard has been arrested in Cala Millor. The man was allegedly pretending to be a life-
guard even though he had no paperwork or qualifications. Police were told that the lifeguard at a well-known
hotel in Cala Millor had not completed any formal training and did not have the correct paperwork for the role even though he was in charge of the safety of hundreds of bathers. Police went to the hotel to confront the man. When he spotted the uniformed police, he threw his backpack and flip flops off and
ran for it, jumping over unsuspecting tourists on their sun loungers. The police did not give chase as they found the imposter’s passport in his discarded backpack which identified him as a 26-yearold Argentinian man named only as Luis Alberto P. I t al so showed t hat t he m an had been l i vi ng i n
Spain without the correct residence papers which only stands to complicate his situation at court. The man confessed that he was working without the correct papers or qualifications and that the hotel was not aware of his situation as they employed him through an external company.
Tourists attack TWO tourists have been arrested by the Local Police in Capdepera for beating the owner of a shop in Cala Rajada and robbing him. The assault took place in a well-known ‘locutorio’ in the area. When the police arrived the owner of the shop was bleeding heavily from the nose and told the police that there had been a robbery committe d by tw o tourist s. The t hugs attempted to steal the money as the man
was closing up for the evening. The shop owner gave a description of his attackers to the police which led to the two men being apprehended a few minutes later. Witnesses identified the two assailants and their guilt was assumed by the fact that they ran away as soon as they saw the police. Eventually the two men were arrested with over €6,000 of stolen money in their possession.
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Two week review Commentary by Moneycorp THE pound had a challenging time due to some disappointing economic statistics and no end in sight to the Brexit impasse. The pound performed well, despite a fall in consumer confidence and retail sales falling to a new low of 0.4% as a 12month average. Overall, GDP data showed that the UK econo my grew 0.3% against the contraction in Q2 of 0.2%. While fears of no deal are receding, the shadow of Brexit remained and news of a 3.9% growth in wages did little to move ster ling upward. Moving forward, progress on Brexit is likely to be the primary factor influ encing the pound with the next big event like ly to be the ruling of the Supreme Court on whether or not the suspension of parliament will be considered lawful and will continue until October 14. Across Europe, the manufacturing PMI was unchanged and on target at 47.0. Retail sales
fell 0.6% in July, as forecast, and were up 2.2% on the year. By the time ECB president Mario Draghi announced the plans, some investors were disappointed that the approach was not as dovish as expected, although the euro did make gains against the US dollar. The ECB cut its deposit rate to a record low 0.5% from 0.4% and will restart bond purchases of 20 bil lion euros a month from November. The ECB president also called for more spending from government across the Eurozone to boost the bloc’s economy. Global trade has been muted due to the USChina trade war and that has been having an effect in Europe. Disappointing numbers and ongoing trade tensions with China put pressure on the US dollar. Revised data for GDP put annualised growth at 2.0% in Q2, a quarterly expansion of 0.5%. There were signs of a thaw in the trade tensions between the White House and Beijing, but the talks are not due to take place
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Organ donation Living in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. As of 2010, Spain has operated an ‘opt-out’ (or presumed consent) system for deceased organ donation. This addresses the rate or refusal of potential donors or their families in giving permission for the use of organs. The rate of family refusal in Spain is 13 per cent, compared to 37 per cent in England (according to the National Transplant Organisation figures - ONT). According to the ONT, Brits living in Spain are more likely to donate their organs than their countrymen back home.
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It’s not necessary to have a donor card. What is important is to let family members and loved ones know your wishes in terms of organ donation. Figures published by the Spanish ONT in 2017 put the country as world leader in donation and transplants, reaching a new record with 46.9 donors per million people and 5.261 transplants. Spain has been a global leader in organ donation and transplantation for the past 26 years. Broken down by organ, there were 3,269 kidney surgeries (up 9 per cent on 2016), 1,247 liver transplants (up 8 per cent), 304 heart procedures (8 per cent rise), 363 lung surgeries (up 18 per cent), 70 pancreas transplants (down 4 per cent) and eight bowel surgical procedures (up 100 per cent). According to the National Transplant Organisation (ONT), these surgeries are equivalent to six donors and 14 surgical procedures a day. In addition, Spain saw a new record in bone marrow donation last year, with 78,291 new donors and an increase of 196 per cent over the previous year. At this rate, the country could reach its target of 400,000 bone marrow donors well before the mid-2020 goal. In Spain the number of those on the waiting list was reduced to 4,896 in 2017, from 5,480, although the number of children waiting for organs increased to 74, from 48 a year earlier. Lung and heart are viable for 4-6 hours after death, liver and pancreas 24 hours, kidney 72 hours, corneas 14 days, bone and skin five years, and heart valves up to 10 years. Small intestines, veins, tendons and ligaments can also be donated. A single organ donor can save up to eight people and a single tissue donor may enhance the lives of up to 50 people. This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
CONFLICT: Residents and businesses are working together in Santa Catalina.
A PEACE pact has been agreed by warring neighbours. The Association of Neighbours and Friends of Santa Catalina has signed an ‘agreement of coexistence’ with businesses in the area after a row over noise and disturbance. The agreement has been reached with the Restaurants and Leisure Association of Santa Catalina and the Municipal Market to try to create a way forward to prevent
future conflict. President of the Association of Neighbours and Friends of Santa Catalina, Jacinta Galindo, explained that the aim was to create harmony and understanding between all three parties. Mr Galindo said: “The signatory entities are committed to ensure the care of the environment, respect the rest of the neighbours, promote local products, support the small and medium business of the neighbourhood, and improve
relations between neighbours and institutions.” There has been confrontation throughout the summer between restaurant owners and residents over noise and obstruction from the terraces in the area. This agreement is to allow the parties to work together and states an understanding that ‘Santa Catalina is a district where most of its development is based on leisure and the market and we have to understand each other.’
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End of an era
Mister Turismo Baleares AFTER an intense weekend of photo shoots, public appearances, physical tests, interviews and a dress rehearsal, Angel Jodar was crowned Mister Turismo Baleares by judges. The gala for the final took place in the Pradda nightclub in Palma with three different tests. First contestants modelled the official t-shirt of the contest, next a bathing suit, and lastly casual streetwear. The jury was made up of Samuel Benasco Perdomo from the Miss Turismo España organisation: María Fernández Veny, Miss Grand Mediterráneo 2019; Alejandro Sánchez, Mister Mediterráneo 2019; Chus Abellán, from the Royal Factor y Academy; and Sorina, Miss Grand Balearic Islands 2019 amongst others. After the winner was announced, the president of the national competition, Samuel Benasco Perdomo, chose Antony Luque as the second Mister Turismo de Mallorca. The two winners will travel to Bilbao on November 6 to participate in the national contest of Mister Turismo Spain.
CHILLED: The ice cream parlour that was a social hub for three decades. A POPULAR ice cream parlour where Mallorcans have chilled for more than three decades has closed its doors for the last time. Longarone in Via Roma, Palma has shut down after 32 years in business marking the end of an era in the city. The well-known cafe was opened in 1987 and remained a popular meeting point for residents in Palma throughout the years. Ricardo Graells owned the shop for all of the 32 years as well as two other cafes in different locations at various times during his career Now, at 72 years old Ricardo is finally CREDIT: Policia Nacional
ANGEL JODAR: Crowned by judges.
IDENTIFIED: A man has been arrested for setting fire to several plots of land in Palma.
Arsonist arrested AN elderly arsonist has been arrested in Palma. The 74-year-old Spanish man was arrested for allegedly starting several fires on plots of land in Secar de la Real. The investigation was started after a complaint from the owner of a house in the area where the fires
h a d s t a r t e d i n d i ff e r e n t plots around his home. The worst of the fires broke out on August 22 when the flames reached t h e m a n ’s p r o p e r t y a n d burned his fence and hedges. The National Police took statements from several witnesses. One of them identified a neighbour as
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the perpetrator of one of the fires as he had seen him crouched next to some bushes and running away before the fire started. Other witnesses saw the same man around the area on the dates of the other fires. The man will await sentencing for his alleged actions.
calling it a day as his children do not wish to carry on the family business. His brothers, Tolo and Santi Macias, have worked with Ricardo for 23 and 18 years respectively. They will be moving on to new jobs, one in the mainland and one at a nearby bodega. So far it is unknown whether the premises of more than 200 square metres and located in one of the best areas of Palma will host another type of business. For now, the shutters have come down on a focal point of the town and a respected Palma businessman is finally putting his feet up.
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Sports installation out of action ing was destroyed and windows shattered. Vicent Grimalt, Denia’s mayor, and Sports councillor Raul Garcia de la Reina announced that it would be impossible to carry out repairs until the 2019-2020 season ends. The rugby ground, athletics pitch and the Valencian ballgame court will be reopened to the public once the sports hall’s roof
has been secured and the public’s safety can be guaranteed, Garcia de la Reina said. “Municipal officials are now inspecting the sports centre to assess whether it is worth repairing, which will take a great deal of time and money, or whether it is preferable to build a centre more suited to the town’s needs,” Grimalt said. As the existing centre was built 40 years ago, he was in favour of the latter solution, the mayor announced. SPORTS CENTRE: Some sections unusable for a year. Photo credit: Denia town hall
DENIA’S sports complex was badly damaged by the tor nado that recently ripped through the town. Part of the sports hall’s roof was torn off, one wall collapsed, floor-
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NIGEL CONSTABLE, owner of the Company Bar in Benidorm Old To wn, passed away in his sleep on Monday morning after a short spell in hospital. Nigel was a much-loved character in Benidorm and tributes have been paid on social media after it was announced he had passed away in his sleep. Friend and Euro Weekly News columnist Barry Duke, posted on his Facebook account: ‘Learned with sadness today that my dear friend Nigel Constable, owner of Company Bar in Benidorm, died in the early hours of this morning. I’ll miss his wit, wisdom... and his bouts of irascibility. ‘He inspired me to write many a column for Euro Weekly News, and for that I shall always remember him.’ A post on the bar’s Facebook account read: ‘The funeral for Nigel Constable will take place at
the Crematorium at Villajoyosa next Tuesday September 24, at 12pm. ‘Everybody is welcome to attend this non religious service. The family have asked that no flowers be sent. There will be a wake at Company Bar after the service.’
Cars frontman dies RIC OCASEK, lead singer of the rock band The Cars has been found dead in his town house in Manhattan. Famous for their hugely popular 70’s and 80’s hits including My Best Friend’s Girl, Ocasek was 75 years old and the New York Police department released a statement saying they received a call at around 4pm Sunday for an unconscious male. Ocasek’s identity was confirmed by the
police and was pronounced dead at the scene at the townhouse on East 19th Street. He leaves behind two children from his former super model wife Paulina Porizkova who he separated from only last year. Ric was known for his mop of black hair and black sunglasses being his trade mark in many of the band’s videos over the years. Ocasek and the band The Cars were inducted in the rock ‘n’ roll hall of fame in 2018.
Where’s Wally? AN Icelandic woman who was reported missing during a bus trip in Iceland’s Eldja Canyon spent hours with the search party searching for herself. The group had been travelling around Iceland and upon boarding the bus after a stop at a volcanic canyon, one of the passengers was
reported missing. The woman had changed clothes and did not identify herself as the alleged missing woman by the description given. It was at 3am when it eventually came to light that the woman was actually in the search party and had been all along. It certainly gives new meaning to finding yourself!
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SAD NEWS: Benidorm bar owner, Nigel Constable, sadly passed away on Monday morning.
Rod’s revelation ICONIC singer Sir Rod Stewart stunned an audience this week as he revealed he has had prostate cancer and had been receiving treatment for two years. Sir Rod then went onto explain that he has fought the cancer, aided by two years of excellent treatment, and now has been given the all clear. Rod, who was knighted in 2016 for his services to music and industry, revealed the news to a stunned audience at a special prostrate fundraiser alongside his ‘best mate’ Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones, previously ‘The Small Faces,’ which group Sir Rod was a part of many years ago. The event for the revelation was held at the Wentworth Club based in leafy Surrey. Father-ofseven Sir Rod took to the stage in front of 500 people to say “No one knows this, but I think this is the time to tell everybody, I’ve had prostate cancer and I’m now in the clear - simply because I caught it early because I have so many tests.”
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Making an insurance claim after the storms THE storms which wreaked havoc across Valencia, Alicante, Murcia and Almería last week were amongst the most severe we have witnessed in recent years and left a trail of destruction and sadly loss of life across the region. If your home or vehicle is insured and has been damaged during these storms then you will want to make a claim. Your first call will be to your insurer or the broker or agent who sold you the policy. When you give them details of the damage and how it was caused you may well be advised that this is covered by the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros and not your insurance company. So, what is the Consorcio and how does it work? The Consorcio is a public insurance company created by the Spanish government in 1941. It has many functions but the key one in this case is coverage of extraordinary risks to persons and property. Contracting an insurance policy with a private insurer in Spain carries with it separate coverage against extraordinary risks, the coverage extending to the same property and people covered by that policy and for the same amounts. The natural risks covered are earthquakes, tidal waves or tsunamis, floods, volcanic eruptions, wind storms (tornadoes and winds gusting to more than 120km/h) and falling
INSURANCE ADVICE: What to do in the wake of flooding. objects and meteorites. Flood is the risk that accounts for most of the claims in Spain. Flood is defined as an inundation of land due to the accumulation or runoff of rainwater, meltwater or waters from lakes, rivers or inlets through overflow of
their natural beds or channels. It also covers damage caused by coastal battering. Damage produced by rain falling directly on the insured property or collected by its roof or cover, drainage system or patios is not covered by the Consorcio. Water from
dams, canals, sewers, collectors and other man-made underground channels is also not covered unless these are ruptured by an extraordinary event covered by the Consorcio. A useful rule of thumb is that if the rain water comes through your roof it is not covered by the Consorcio, but if the rain water comes through your door it is. Appraisal of the damage is carried out by claims assessors appointed by the Consorcio. The Consorcio is funded by a compulsory surcharge on the policy premiums on several lines of insurance including home and vehicle insurance. Private insurers collect this surcharge alongside the policy premium and deposit those funds with the Consorcio on behalf of the customer. How to make a claim? As mentioned above, your first port of call is to the insurer, broker or agent who sold you the policy. If the damage you are claiming for is covered by the Consorcio they will advise you what to do next. For further information see www.consorseguros.es. If your policy was taken out with Ibex Insurance, we will help you to understand the process and to complete the Consorcio claim form ‘hoja de comunicación de daños.’ Just contact your Ibex office or agent and we will hold your hand through the entire process. Ibex Insurance
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Output up
INDUSTRIAL output jumped 2.9 per cent in July com pared to the same month in 2018. The rise was driven by energy and consumer goods according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). The general industrial production index has been volatile in recent months, with falls in April (2 per cent) and June (1.9 per cent) and rises in May (1.6 per cent) and July (2.9 per cent). Energy industry out put rose 8.3 per cent and consumer goods 5 per cent.
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47,890
was the number of house sales in July, the highest monthly figure since May 2008.
Brexit warning letters
MORE than 90,000 warning letters have been sent to businesses who export to the UK by Spain’s tax authorities. They are advising recipients of the adverse effects of a nodeal Brexit and recommending that precautions are taken to mitigate against the ef fects of such an event. Amongst the factors listed in the letters are the new customs, tax and healthrelated rules that businesses will have to follow to trade with the UK if there is no deal. Of most concern for Spanish com
By Dilip Kuner panies is potentially having to meet new health and quality regulations that might be imposed on food and animal exports to the UK. And red tape is set to increase hugely, with each shipment requiring a customs form, going through cus toms controls plus the payment of tariffs and other duties. Meetings between tax officials and business associations, companies and customs specialists have been held to discuss the trade and borderrelated problems related to Brexit.
The Spanish government has put contingency plans into place, and the Finance Ministry, which is largely re sponsible for the customs service, has been planning for a no deal scenario for months. Air and sea ports have been as signed more resources to deal with the extra workload expected. While the customs paperwork is not expect ed to be a major problem the need to meet new regulations not just for food and animals, but also medicines and chemical products is a big con cern.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Must proxies be signed? I arrived at our recent AGM with all my proxy votes correctly done, signed and dated. An other person arrived with 44 proxy votes, but only three of them were signed. When I questioned the administrator about this, his reply was: “Take us to court.” Can you advise where the College of Property Ad ministrators is located for Alicante? I wonder if our administrators are members. Do all proxy votes have to be signed? Can an EGM be called? R H (Costa Blanca) Article 15.1 of the Law of Horizon YOU AND THE tal Property pro LAW IN SPAIN vides for proxy rep resentation at the AGM and states that, ‘a written authorisation signed by the owner is sufficient…’ to es tablish this. You can indeed take them to court to im pugn the results of the vote. It is a risky business unless you can show that the community has suffered loss. The Colegio Oficial de Administradores de Fincas de Alicante has a very complete website at www.coafa.es. Be advised that community administrators are not legally required to register. If you assemble onefourth of the owners, you can call an EGM. Why not discuss this with your president?
DAVID SEARL
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Seat to China
THE Seat and Cupra bands are set to expand into China and Chile. CEO of Cupra and Seat’s commer cial vice president, Wayne Griffiths, says that the former is preparing to start selling in China, while the lat ter will enter the Chilean market in the next few months. Griffiths stressed that Seat must have a more diversified geographic presence and grow beyond Europe. “We’re doing it in North Africa, we’re starting our development in Latin America and we’re preparing to reach China in two or three years,” he said.
BUSINESS EXTRA
Busy times for AENA AENA airports handled 186.8 million passengers in the first eight months of the year, 5 per cent more than in the same period last year, with Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez leading the way with 5.8 million in August alone.
Opening up THE number of new companies rose 1.6 per cent in July compared to the same month in 2018, to add 7,820 companies, while business dissolutions increased by 9.2 per cent to total 1,622, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).
Cuban law SPANISH hotel chain Meliá has been included in a class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Florida under the Helms-Burton Act for doing business deals involving properties confiscated in Cuba after the 1959 revolution.
Deficit under control ACTING Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said Spain’s public deficit is controlled. He told Congress that the nation’s deficit will close the year at 2 per cent of GDP and expects that the economy will have grown by 2.2 per cent by the end of 2019. Replying to criticism from the President of the PP, Pablo Casado, who pointed out that ‘inertia is over’ and asked him to ‘fix Spain,’ Sanchez said: “For your peace of mind, Mr Casado, the deficit is under con
trol. At the end of 2019 it will be 2 per cent of GDP, a reduction of 0.5 points compared to 2018. We must be doing something right.” Sanchez has recognised a cooling of the econo my, blaming ‘trade tensions’ and the adoption of protectionist policies by countries like the United States. But he referred to estimates from the Euro pean Commission and said that “Spain will continue to grow and lead” the European economy.
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-0,04
1.383.439
19,428
-2,16
-0,43
232.663
LLOYDS BANK
0,541
2,00
0,01
7.900.142
LONDON STOCK
73,680
1,50
1,09
74.389
MARKS & SPENCER
2,030
-0,91
-0,02
275.449
MEDIA CONTEN
3,686
0,57
0,02
41.078
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
4,520
0,03
0,00
77.309
0,89
0,10
147.768
-1,16
-0,20
73.029
0,01
431.880
9,386
-1,08
-0,10
151.743
ASHTEAD GROUP
23,264
-0,43
-0,10
95.503
ASTRA ZENECA
68,502
-0,22
-0,15
134.958
BABCOCK INTE
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-0,47
-0,03
22.517
BARCLAYS BANK
1,551
3,32
0,05
5.315.950
MICRO FOCUS
11,350
BARRATT DEVE
6,508
-0,16
-0,01
333.984
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16,710
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-0,88
-0,26
155.687
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0,34
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2,16
1,29
25.204
-0,15
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4,12
0,21
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0,75
0,04
1.058.637
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23,420
0,55
0,13
48.202
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4,231
-0,90
-0,04
9.366
15,095
-1,53
-0,23
267.792
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-1,13
-0,06
131.788
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-0,54
-0,01
840.197
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-0,79
-0,02
192.237
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20,990
-1,13
-0,24
43.320
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62,570
-0,18
-0,11
31.684
BURBERRY
21,413
-1,22
-0,26
65.343
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18,227
-1,06
-0,19
304.286
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-3,21
-1,24
40.955
RENTOKIL GRP
CELLTECH
25,876
-0,40
-0,10
34.662
RIO TINTO
CENTRICA
0,774
3,12
0,02
3.205.360
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3,957
-1,32
-0,05
756.480
4,310
-0,70
-0,03
154.792
43,540
-1,62
-0,72
195.984
ROLLS ROYCE
8,174
-1,48
-0,12
137.438
ROYAL & SUN
5,358
0,13
0,01
60.220
2,070
-0,86
-0,02
847.511
1,762
-0,68
-0,01
38.301
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
CRH
28,085
-1,00
-0,29
72.358
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL B SHRS 23,409
2,69
0,61
691.479
CRODA INTERN
48,460
-0,86
-0,42
13.728
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL CL.A NLD 23,435
2,19
0,50
1.708.950
DCC ORD IEP0
71,160
-0,13
-0,09
7.390
SAGE GROUP
6,598
-0,79
-0,05
81.449
DELLING GRP
2,974
-1,49
-0,05
252.873
SAINSBURY
2,213
-0,07
-0,00
337.875
DIAGEO
32,489
-0,96
-0,32
424.231
SCHRODERS
31,390
-0,50
-0,16
42.190
EASYJET
10,365
-1,75
-0,19
236.449
SCOT.& STH
11,800
-0,42
-0,05
219.373
EXPERIAN GROUP LTD
24,353
-0,53
-0,13
156.487
SEVERN TRENT
20,390
-0,24
-0,05
30.571
26,305
-1,03
-0,27
10.421
7,346
0,65
0,05
247.574
SKILLSGROUP
GLAXO WELLCO
16,272
-0,78
-0,13
291.584
SLOUGH EST.
7,692
-1,23
-0,10
127.079
GLENCORE INTL
2,576
-0,75
-0,02
2.111.954
SMITH & NEP.
18,810
0,87
0,16
126.801
GROUP 4 SECU
1,989
-0,50
-0,01
230.427
SMITHS INDU.
16,795
-0,74
-0,12
37.902
HAMMERSON
2,706
1,41
0,04
653.422
ST JAMES S P
9,921
-1,14
-0,11
147.795
FRESNILLO
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN HSBC IMPERIAL TOBACCO
20,060
-2,00
-0,41
26.911
STAN.CHART
6,876
0,87
0,06
404.742
6,220
-1,32
-0,08
2.181.965
STANDARD LIFE
2,718
-1,77
-0,05
509.967
21,580
-0,45
-0,10
34.520
TAYLOR WOOD.
1,625
-1,10
-0,02
685.166
2,390
-0,05
-0,00
554.809
INFORMA GROU
8,354
-0,57
-0,05
98.201
TESCO
INTERCON.HOT
50,180
-0,14
-0,07
15.646
TUI
INTERTEK GROUP
53,380
-0,78
-0,42
9.797
INTL CONSOLIDATED AIRS GRP 4,458
-2,51
-0,11
1.421.427
ITV
1,235
-2,05
-0,03
466.532
8,671
-2,03
-0,18
162.632
48,808
-0,75
-0,37
143.844
UN.UTILITIES
7,818
-0,37
-0,03
102.596
VODAFONE GRP
1,602
-0,71
-0,01
1.875.066
UNILEVER
31,710
-1,98
-0,64
19.707
WHITBREAD
44,723
-0,31
-0,14
16.029
KINGFISHER
2,051
-0,77
-0,02
471.925
WPP GROUP
10,221
-1,53
-0,16
77.086
LAND SECURIT
8,296
2,08
0,17
91.824
3I GROUP
10,985
-1,21
-0,13
23.532
JOHNSON MATT
Units per €
US dollar ..................................................1.1069 Japan yen...............................................119.408 Switzerland franc ...................................1,09541 Denmark kroner .....................................7,46740 Norway kroner........................................9,91181
8,735
0,14
5,224
CONVATEC GROUP
1.12492
61,060
18,369
BP BRITISH FOODS
0.8888
DOW JONES C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 16
COMPANY AMERICAN EXPRESS APPLE BOEING CATERPILLAR CHEVRON TEXACO CISCO SYSTEMS COCA-COLA EXXON MOBIL GOLDMAN SACH HOME DEPOT IBM INTEL JOHNSON & JOHNSON JP MORGAN CHASE MCDONALDS MERCK MICROSOFT NIKE PFIZER PROCTER & GAMBLE ST. PAUL TRV UNITED TECHNOLOGIES UNITEDHEALTH VERIZON VISA CLASS A WALGREENS BOOTS WAL-MART WALT DISNEY 3M
PRICE 119,200 218,750 379,760 133,780 121,500 50,030 54,260 72,640 219,900 233,980 143,670 52,540 130,780 120,230 209,810 82,610 137,320 87,320 36,910 122,120 146,310 138,060 233,610 59,960 177,270 55,990 117,430 138,020 171,440
CHANGE% CHANGE 0,15 0,18 -1,94 -4,34 1,10 4,13 1,54 2,03 0,07 0,08 0,20 0,10 -1,54 -0,85 0,92 0,66 0,53 1,16 0,08 0,18 0,03 0,05 -0,89 -0,47 0,27 0,35 1,97 2,32 -1,10 -2,34 -0,84 -0,70 -0,15 -0,20 -0,40 -0,35 -0,99 -0,37 -0,53 -0,65 -1,34 -1,99 0,44 0,60 1,53 3,51 -0,78 -0,47 -0,40 -0,71 0,77 0,43 0,44 0,51 0,38 0,52 0,50 0,86
VOLUME(M) 1.029.351 10.244.895 563.689 914.311 1.519.822 4.100.779 4.111.652 2.604.315 666.983 1.076.470 646.094 5.351.921 1.574.916 3.580.191 1.179.986 2.607.111 8.114.655 1.743.944 6.615.500 1.788.604 524.322 656.311 1.011.043 2.636.007 1.663.482 1.510.547 972.942 1.572.000 549.210
M - MILLION DOLLARS
NASDAQ C LOSING P RICES S EPTEMBER 16
COMPANY
PRICE
CHANGE NET / %
Most Advanced Digirad Corporation Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. GreenSky, Inc. Ryanair Holdings plc
$5.60
14.29%
$17
9.11%
$17.28
4.79%
$7.46
4.78%
$63.91
4.77%
DBV Technologies S.A.
$10
4.28%
Endo International plc
$4.09
3.41%
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$40.33
3.06%
Moneygram International, Inc.
$6.06
3.06%
Reebonz Holding Limited
$2.25
2.74%
Ardelyx, Inc.
$5.78
-7.89%
RF Industries, Ltd.
$8.30
-5.17%
Qutoutiao Inc.
$4.19
-3.9%
Most Declined
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
$10.24
-2.1%
$2.37
-2.07%
Enphase Energy, Inc.
$21.79
-1.85%
T2 Biosystems, Inc.
$2.96
-1.66%
Grifols, S.A.
$20.40
-1.54%
Apple Inc.
$219.71
-1.51%
NVIDIA Corporation
$181.52
-1.49%
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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19 - 25 September 2019
Nuclear fall out
By Dilip Kuner
ENRESA, the stateowned company in charge of scrapping Spain’s remaining nuclear power stations does not have enough money. Now the government must decide whether the extra bill is paid only by the electricity companies or al so by the user. Endesa, Iberdrola, Natur gy and EDP, the companies that own the plants will have to face an extra bill of just over €4 billion for the power stations’ scrapping. In addition, users should al so contribute, via their electricity bills, an addition al billion. This is according to the latest report of Enresa, pub lished just a few days ago, which sets the cost of the complete dismantling of nu
POWER: The nuclear plant at Cofrentes.
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Cash injection by Iberdrola SPANISH electricity company Iberdola is using cash from the 40 per cent sale of its East Anglia wind farm to increase the capital of subsidiary Scottish Power by £1.36 billion (€1.523 billion) to safeguard it against Brexit.
Loans ruling clear power plants at an in flation adjusted total of €14.113 billion in a process that will last until 2070. In addition to scrapping, other costs would have to be borne. Above all, the treatment of waste. In to tal, the bill for the entire nuclear blackout and waste management would amount to an inflation ad justed €15.449 billion. At the moment the de commissioning fund is around €5 billion short of what is needed.
Bankia trial extended A TRIAL investigating alleged irregularities in Bankia’s initial share offering (IPO) in July 2011 has been extended for another week. It is now scheduled to end on Wednesday, September 25, more than 10 months after oral evidence started to be heard. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office began its final presentation on September 2. It raised from four to 15 the total number of people for whom it is asking for a conviction by including the crime of false accounting, which it added to
previous charges of swindling investors. Now investors’ group 15MPaRato is asking for the conviction of 21 individuals, while consumers’ group Adicae has maintained its accusation against 34 people. Ignacio Ayala, the lawyer of former Bankia president Rodrigo Rato, has blamed the Bankia case on an “unlucky accident,” saying “everything was done with the best intention.” In 2016 the Supreme Court ordered Bankia to repay small investors as the IPO was misleading.
THE Supreme Court has ruled that people cannot be evicted from their homes until they have a debt equivalent to 12 months payments or 3 per cent of the capital loaned in a case about unfair mortgage terms.
Block bond BANCO SANTANDER is issuing a $20 million (€18 million) bond using ‘blockchain’ technology, with financial director José García Cantera, saying the technology will be faster and make the bond more transparent for its clients.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ONE thing I have learned over the years is that you should always be prepared to admit being in the wrong. Seeing an antagonist’s aggressive expression change when you quickly accept the blame can be quite rewarding. Often they can think of nothing to say at all and their whole confrontational attitude crumbles into an embarrassed mumble. Well, today I can quite happily admit to be ing in the wrong. I did set out this week to pour scorn on the latest snowflake scheme to introduce programmes which would ad dress the transgender needs of animals! Under ‘you couldn’t make it up’ I was preparing to cite two women, who recently appeared on television advocating plans to respect and assist transgender penguins and sexually confused dogs! Before I began the piece I decided to do a little research. To my surprise, I subsequently discov ered that this whole scenario has in fact been studied in some depth and there are actually quite a number of species who have shown examples of transgender and homo sexual leanings. No,it’s not only your friend ly local rabbit or randy little pooch, prepared
FEATURE
Diverse planet
TRANSGENDER PENGUINS: A reflection of our diverse planet? to hump just about anything that stays still long enough but a whole selection of the animal king dom on this diverse planet of ours. One which I found most endearing was a magnificent beast called Mmamoriri. Sporting an impressive mane, Mmamoriri is a Lion/ess living with a pride in the Okavango Delta Botswana. Looking for all the world like a
large male, the animal actually has the sex or gans of a female. She is a beautiful specimen and appears to live in complete harmony with the rest of the group. She is in fact an asset, as the more males appear in a pride the larg er the territory they can control. So, although I admit to being on com pletely the wrong track in this instance, I still rather fail to see why animals in these cir
cumstances need any ‘help.’They actually seem to be coping perfectly well on their own. Perhaps it’s the complete acceptance of those around them. Something to be learned there perhaps? Not sure I’d want to get close enough to Mmamoriri to offer any counselling anyway. Oh and by the way, she actually has a deep er roar than the all other pride males. Very butch dear! Totally enjoyed my ‘live’ appearance on the EWN Facebook page this week. Sorry for the slight technical difficulties. Mind you it was Friday 13 and Mallorca was in the throes of an approaching tornado. (Leapy’s law!) Perhaps if there is a next time it will be a little more trouble free. Thanks to all of you who entered into the ‘spirit.’ And once more many thanks to this great paper for its indomitable dedication to the freedom of speech. Many happy returns to my beautiful daughter Melanie. On my way to the fancy dress birthday bash in my usual ‘drag’! Homophobic Moi? Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
Leapy Lee’s opinions are his own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.
NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England
ONE million euros a week looks a lot like this, but do add on expenses. Fuel, food and beverages, plus of course tips. Built as a family yacht for pleasure but with an eye to the charter mar ket where the Superyacht SOLANGE commands a fee that starts at €1 mil lion per week. At 85.1 metres length overall and a beam of 13.8 metres the yacht has extraordinary volume. Interior designer Aileen Rodriquez remarked when the yacht was deliv ered: “The unique mix of rare and striking materials gives the yacht its ultimate look and luxurious style.” The main entrance is dominated by the Tree of Life, a glass sculpture rising some 16 metres from the tank deck to the bridge deck, though the staircase winding round the lighted glass column where more than 1,200 points of light suggest tropical rain and coloured glass flowers bloom. The staircase is itself contained within walls panelled in antiqued Venetian mirror and edge lit hand carved art glass. Nearby an elevator
One million euros a week
MY SOLANDGE at sundown. clad in leather panels which itself provides access to all decks and may carry as many as nine guests at once. Aft of the main paved wood foyer is the main salon. Which unlike many superyachts of this size is undivided but rather one vast open space with the main dining table set in the cen tre and may accommodate up to 12 guests. Set above the table are three Schonbek chandeliers with large crystals of amethyst and rose quartz. Forward from the dining table there is a comfortable seating area with a fireplace as well as a hidden television. Looking aft towards the stern is another seating area and the bar, beyond open deck space and a
SUPERYACHT: The six-metre pool, also has two jacuzzis and a cinema.
stairway to the yacht’s ‘beach’ and the many superyacht ‘toys’ stowed in the ‘garage’ behind the beach. Toys and entertainments; a cine ma is almost expected on a supery acht and so yes it’s no surprise to find one. However, the cinema is re ally luxurious, so is the fabulous day head conveniently close to it. Spread across the six vast decks there is also
a removable sundeck dance floor with a console for a DJ and disco, lights and all. A hot tub or jacuzzi is also expected and SOLANDGE has two hot tubs and, to top it all, a six metre pool on the bridge deck aft equipped with a jet stream to swim against. Besides which is a chro matherapy spa with hammam and massage room.
There is a galley tasked to create culinary delights, there are numerous deck spaces close by and open to the sea, which bring guests into more inti mate contact with the elements. SOLANDGE sleeps 12 guests in seven staterooms including a master deck featuring 180 degree windows and private deck with a spa pool. While each of the cabins has its own unique colour scheme the deco ration of each room reflects the opu lence found throughout SOLANDGE. Handmade Italian furniture and high ly intricate stonework, mother of pearl inlays ensures that everyone on board is able to sleep in absolute luxury. Waking or sleeping, at rest or at play, 29 crew ensure that every care is taken of up to 12 guests whether at sea, in shore at anchor or calling at marinas around the Mediterranean. Charter SOLANDGE from only one million euros for each fabulous week. Alternatively travel to the prin cipality of Monaco next week [Sep tember 25 to 28 ] for the Monaco Yacht Show and compare several su peryachts. Nick Horne, London, England.
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19 - 25 September 2019
When will it all end? NORA JOHNSON
BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
THIS summer, an exam board was forced to defend a GCSE maths question involving calorie counting after being criticised on social media for causing distress to pupils with eating disorders. Another because an excerpt from an unseen text was taken from a classic book involving rape though the passage in question made no reference to the rape. Is it April 1 again, already? Can this be serious? Are children to be so protected that they can’t be presented with innocu ous reallife scenarios? Neither anorexia nor rape should be treated lightly, but encouraging young people to collapse in a heap at a mere hint of life’s unpleasantness is absurdly counterproductive. But nowadays every thing upsets somebody apparently. Next we’ll be told they can’t answer questions about the witch craze in history in case it upsets Wiccans. Or Dick Turpin
OVER SENSITIVE: Can students no longer be presented with innocuous reallife scenarios? because of the evident masculine focus of his name and the fact he was a highway man and not a highwayperson. Chem istry: no noble gases, because that’s elitist. Presumably, too, we’ll ban history, as it’s about wars and dead people; Geogra phy as it might mention tsunamis and people drowning; Maths as it tells you that you can’t calculate the last digit of pi. It’s almost the same as the university stu dents studying biology etc who demand trigger warnings if part of the course in volves seeing dead bodies. I’m sure most would have no problem. It’s only the at tention seekers who make a fuss. If they’re that sensitive, why apply to study subjects like biology? When will it all end? And to think that, 75 years ago, ‘kids’ of around the same age were storming
beaches in northern France under heavy artillery to liberate Europe from Nazi rule. Could there be another ‘story’ that more starkly illustrates the total antithesis be tween those brave souls and the inverte brates of today? Perhaps newspapers should place a trigger warning above these ‘offended’ / ‘feeling hurt’ stories. Maybe something like: ‘Warning! The following is unsuitable for older readers. It may cause extreme ir ritation or outrage...’ Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Betray al,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora johnson.net) available online. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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7:30am Antiques Road Trip 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am Gardeners' World 9:30am Time to Eat with Nadiya 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:15pm Politics Live 2:00pm Hardball 2:45pm Home Away From Home 3:30pm Heir Hunters 4:15pm Digging for Britain 5:15pm Who Do You Think You Are? 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Sam & Shauna's Big Cook Out 8:00pm The Repair Shop 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Gardeners' World 10:00pm Inside the Vatican 11:00pm QI 11:30pm Newsnight 12:00am Weather 12:05am Front Row Late 12:45am The Lunchbox
8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm A Musical History 10:00pm Fleetwood Mac's Songbird: Christine McVie 11:30pm Fleetwood Mac: Don't Stop 12:30am Totally British: 70s Rock 'n' Roll 1:30am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:00am Peaky Blinders Arthur leads the Peaky Blinders in their plot to take over London's Eden Club, and an angry Sabini manages to convince Alfie to put their feud to one side and help him destroy the gang. 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders
9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm The Great Hotel Escape 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Rob Rinder Verdict 12:05am Naked Attraction
9:40am Little Princess 9:55am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Early Release 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Trucking Hell 9:00pm The Great Model Railway Challenge 10:15pm Secrets of the Royal Flight 11:15pm Celebrity 5 Go Motorhoming Unpacked 12:15am The Real Patrick Swayze: In His Own Words
8:10am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am
7:00am 7:25am 7:55am 8:55am
7:00am Only When I Laugh 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:10am Minder 11:15am The Sweeney 12:20pm The Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 8:25pm The Car Years 9:00pm Goodwood Revival 10:00pm Last Man Standing 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Last Man Standing 12:05am Total Recall 1:05am FYI Daily 1:10am Total Recall 2:25am The Contender 3:30am World of Sport: TV Firsts 3:45am ITV4 Nightscreen 4:00am Teleshopping
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 My Icon 10:15am Live Formula 1 12:20pm Live European Tour Golf 2:15pm Live Formula 1 4:20pm Live European Tour Golf 7:00pm Sky Sports News 8:00pm Live FNF 11:30pm Sky Sports News at Ten 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 1:30am Live Caribbean Premier League T20 5:30am Ashes Greats 5:40am Ashes Greats 5:50am Ashes Greats
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11:25am 11:50am 12:15pm 1:15pm 1:45pm 2:15pm 2:50pm
3:45pm 4:50pm 5:50pm 6:50pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:05pm 11:35pm 12:05am
Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show Superstore Superstore Dress to Impress Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed! The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress Take Me Out You've Been Framed! Supermarket Sweep Singletown Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy
9:50am 10:20am 10:55am 11:20am 12:30pm 1:40pm 2:45pm 3:15pm 3:50pm 4:20pm 4:55pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 1:10am 2:55am 4:35am 5:35am
Coronation Street Coronation Street Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote On the Buses On the Buses Rising Damp The Darling Buds of May Agatha Christie's Poirot Heartbeat Emmerdale Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Midsomer Murders Heartbeat Murder, She Wrote Home Fires Home Fires Foyle's War Joe Maddison's War Agatha Christie's Marple Great Estates of Scotland On the Buses
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SATURDAY - 21 SEPTEMBER
TV LISTING
SUNDAY - 22 SEPTEMBER
7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmMary Berry Quick Cooking 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm The Super League Show 3:15pm Bargain Hunt 4:15pm Money for Nothing 5:00pm Final Score 6:20pm Celebrity Mastermind 6:50pm BBC News 7:00pm BBC London News; Weather 7:05pm Weather 7:10pm Pointless 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 10:20pmCasualty 11:10pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 12:50am The Rap Game UK 1:50am The NFL Show 2:20am Weather for the Week Ahead
9:00am Blue Peter 9:30am Curious Creatures 10:00am Super Senses: The Secret Power of Animals 11:00am Robot Wars 12:00pm Homes Under the Hammer 1:00pm Hairy Bikers: Route 66 2:00pm My Life on a Plate 2:45pm Talking Pictures 3:30pm Death Defying Acts 5:00pm The Best of British Takeaways 6:00pm James May's Cars of the People 7:00pm Golf: PGA Championship 8:00pm Dad's Army 8:30pm Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village 9:00pm Rise of the Nazis 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin 12:15am The Talented Mr. Ripley
8:00pm Britain's Secret Seas Paul Rose, Tooni Mahto and Frank Pope conduct an exploration of marine life in the North Sea, and how it has been affected by the construction of a wind farm off the Norfolk coast. 9:00pm Life in the Air 10:00pmDarkness: Those Who Kill 10:40pmDarkness: Those Who Kill 11:25pmDetectorists 11:55pmDetectorists 12:25am Detectorists 12:55am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:30am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:00am Peaky Blinders 2:55am Peaky Blinders 3:55am Peaky Blinders
6:05am Gok's Fill Your House for Free 7:00am King of Queens 7:25am King of Queens 7:45am Frasier 8:10am Frasier 8:35am The Big Bang Theory 8:55am The Big Bang Theory 9:20am The Simpsons 9:50am The Simpsons 10:20am The Simpsons 10:50am The Simpsons 11:20am World Chase Tag: 2019 World Championships 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 The Secret Life of the Zoo 3:55pm The Dog House 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun 6:00pm Grand Designs 7:00pm Channel 4 News 7:30pm Formula 1 9:00pm Britain at Low Tide 10:00pm The Great Wall 11:55pm Die Hard 2
11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15am Friends 11:45am Friends 12:20pm Friends 12:50pm Friends 1:20pm Friends 1:50pm Rich House, Poor House 2:50pm Rich House, Poor House 3:50pm Rich House, Poor House 4:50pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 5:50pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 6:45pm Bargain Loving Brits in the Sun 7:35pm 5 News Weekend 7:40pm Inside Hotel Chocolat 9:20pm The Wonderful World of Chocolate 10:20pm Royal Scandals 11:50pm Britain's Favourite Royal 1:15am When... Goes Horribly Wrong
11:30am Sunday Morning Live 12:30pmWanted Down Under Revisited 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Points of View 3:05pm Lifeline 3:15pm Homes Under the Hammer 4:15pm Escape to the Country 5:15pm Garden Rescue 6:00pm Money for Nothing 6:45pm Pointless 7:35pm BBC News 7:50pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Weather 8:00pm Countryfile 9:00pm Antiques Roadshow 10:00pmPeaky Blinders 11:05pmBBC News 11:25pmBBC London News; Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pmMatch of the Day 2 12:50am A Question of Sport 1:20am Dream House
6:35am The NFL Show 7:05am Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein 7:35am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:20am Gardeners' World 9:20am Countryfile 10:15am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 11:45am The Lady Vanishes 1:20pm Talking Pictures 2:00pm Live Cycling 5:00pm Animals in Love 6:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 7:00pm Golf: PGA Championship 8:00pm Horizon 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Stacey Dooley Investigates 10:50pm State of the Union 11:05pm State of the Union 11:15pm The Mash Report 11:45pm Love in the Countryside 12:45am The Big Hospital Experiment 1:45am Question Time 2:45am Holby City 3:45am This is BBC Two
8:00pm The Last Night of the Proms From Around the UK 9:30pm What Do Artists Do All Day? 10:00pm Arena Documentary that exposes a darker, less well-known side of film director Ingmar Bergman. 11:55pm The Seventh Seal A disillusioned knight returns home from the Crusades to find his home ravaged by the Black Death. 1:35am Secret Knowledge 2:05am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders
6:15am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 7:00am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 8:45am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 11:15am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 2:00pm ITV News and Weather 2:14pm ITV London Weather 2:15pm The Witches 4:00pm Tenable 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm You've Been Framed! 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:20pm ITV News London 7:30pm Catchphrase 8:30pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:30pm Britain's Got Talent: The Champions 11:30pmThe Jonathan Ross Show 12:35am ITV News and Weather 12:49am ITV London Weather
7:00am You've Been Framed! 7:25am Emmerdale 10:15am Coronation Street 1:15pm Ninja Warrior UK 2:10pm Catchphrase 3:10pm You've Been Framed! 4:10pm You've Been Framed! 4:40pm Space Jam 5:40pm FYI Daily 5:45pm Space Jam 6:25pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pm The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 10:00pm Spectre 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Spectre 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am Family Guy 1:55am American Dad! 2:25am American Dad! 2:50am The Cleveland Show
6:30am ITV3 Nightscreen 7:00am On the Buses 7:25am The Darling Buds of May 8:25am The Darling Buds of May 9:35am The Darling Buds of May 10:45am Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:55am Midsomer Murders 1:55pm Midsomer Murders 3:55pm Midsomer Murders 5:55pm Foyle's War 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Endeavour 12:00am A Touch of Frost 2:10am Emmerdale 2:35am Emmerdale 3:00am Emmerdale 3:25am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
7:00am World of Sport: Last Orders 7:05am The Protectors 7:30am The Professionals 8:25am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 1:00pm Goodwood Revival 1:55pm The Car Years 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:15pm Escape to Victory 6:20pm FYI Daily 6:25pm Escape to Victory 7:30pm Banks of England 8:00pm Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 9:00pm Mr. Bean 9:35pm Mr. Bean 10:05pm Lethal Weapon 2 11:15pm FYI Daily 11:20pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:25am Ali 1:25am FYI Daily 1:30am Ali
7:00am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 8:55am Rugby Greatest Games 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:30am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 11:25am Rugby Greatest Games 11:30am My Icon 11:45am Live Formula 1 1:15pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live Premier League 9:00pm Live Vitality T20 Blast Cricket 11:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 12:00am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News 1:30am Live Caribbean Premier League T20 5:30am Sky Sports News
9:10am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 11:45am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 2:45pm ITV News and Weather 2:54pm ITV London Weather 2:55pm Paul O'grady's Little Heroes 3:25pm Britain's Got Talent: The Champions 5:25pm The Chase 6:25pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pm Tipping Point: Lucky Stars 8:00pm 5 Gold Rings 9:00pm Who Wants to be a Millionaire? 10:00pmSanditon 11:00pmITV News and Weather 11:14pmITV London Weather 11:15pmBilly Connolly's Great American Trail 12:15am Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:15am Emmerdale 9:55am Coronation Street 12:50pm Britain's Got Talent: The Champions 2:50pm In for a Penny 3:20pm You've Been Framed! 3:45pm Minion Madness 3:50pm Minion Madness 4:00pm Minion Madness 4:10pm Minions 5:10pm FYI Daily 5:15pm Minions 6:00pm Beauty and the Beast 6:35pm FYI Daily 6:40pm Beauty and the Beast 7:45pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 8:50pm FYI Daily 8:55pm The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 11:35pm Family Guy 12:05am Family Guy 12:35am American Dad!
7:00am On the Buses 7:25am The Royal 8:20am The Darling Buds of May 9:20am The Darling Buds of May 10:30am Heartbeat 11:35am Heartbeat 12:40pm Midsomer Murders 2:35pm Midsomer Murders 4:35pm Inspector Morse 6:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 8:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 10:00pm Joanna Lumley's Japan 11:00pm The Halcyon 12:00am The Halcyon 1:05am Tutankhamun 2:05am The Mafia with Trevor McDonald 2:55am Emmerdale 3:20am Emmerdale 3:45am Emmerdale 4:10am Emmerdale 4:35am Emmerdale 5:05am Emmerdale 5:30am Emmerdale 5:55am On the Buses
7:20am 7:50am 8:15am 8:35am 9:00am 9:25am
Cheers Frasier Frasier The Simpsons The Simpsons World Para Swimming Championships Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Great British Bake Off Extreme Cake Makers Volcano Channel 4 News Escape to the Chateau: DIY Formula 1 Treasure Island with Bear Grylls Tories at War Virtual Sex: Adventures in Futureland Unbroken The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
11:00am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15am Make You Laugh Out Loud 11:40am Friends 12:10pm Friends 12:40pm Friends 1:10pm Friends 1:40pm Friends 2:15pm Costa Del Celebrity 3:10pm Costa Del Celebrity 4:10pm Costa Del Celebrity 5:10pm Costa Del Celebrity 6:05pm Make You Laugh Out Loud 7:05pm Aldi vs Lidl: Supermarket Wars 8:00pm McDonald's vs Burger King: Burger Wars 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm The World's Most Expensive Cruise Ship 10:55pm Most Shocking Moments in Pop 2
7:00am Nijinsky's Triple Crown 7:05am Motorsport UK 7:55am British Touring Car Championship Highlights 9:10am Goodwood Revival 10:10am Brdc Formula 3 Highlights 11:15am The Motorbike Show 12:20pm River Monsters 12:50pm River Monsters 1:20pm The Big Fish Off 2:20pm Monster Carp 3:25pm Escape to Victory 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Escape to Victory 5:45pm Tobruk 6:45pm FYI Daily 6:50pm Tobruk 8:00pm Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 9:00pm Hornblower 11:10pm Death Wish 3 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Death Wish 3 1:00am Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera 2:00am Minder 3:05am The Sweeney
6:00am Sky Sports News 6:30am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 7:00am Live Mitre 10 Cup Rugby Union 8:40am Rugby Greatest Games 8:45am My Icon 9:00am Total Goals 10:00am Total Goals 11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live Formula 1 1:30pm Live Formula 1 2:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live NFL 10:05pm Live NFL 1:30am Live NBC's FNIA Coverage of Football Night in America, which looks ahead to the Cleveland Browns v Los Angeles Rams. 2:10am Live NFL
10:30am 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:50pm 4:25pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm 12:00am
1:00am 3:20am
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19 - 25 September 2019
TV LISTING
TUESDAY - 24 SEPTEMBER
MONDAY - 23 SEPTEMBER 6:15pm Strictly: It Takes Two 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Inside Out London 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Would I Lie to You? 10:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:25pm Regional News and Weather 11:30pm Weather 11:35pm This Country
3:30pm Golf: PGA Championship 5:30pm Heir Hunters 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmArena 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams 9:00pm Nelson's Caribbean Hell-Hole: An Eighteenth Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered 10:00pmGreat Indian Railway Journeys 11:00pmTornado: The 100mph Steam Engine 11:30pmThe Banker's Guide to the Art Market
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Jamie's Meat-Free Meals 9:30pm Food Unwrapped 10:00pmCrime and Punishment 11:00pmStath Lets Flats 11:30pm8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 12:30am First Dates Hotel
3:15pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm
Cradle Swapping Friends Friends 5 News at 5 Neighbours Home and Away 5 News Tonight Premiership Rugby Cup Highlights 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pm Coca-Cola v Pepsi: Cola Wars 11:00pmIt's Your Fault I'm Fat 12:05am The World's Biggest Hips
6:15pm Strictly: It Takes Two 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmThe Capture 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:25pmRegional News and Weather 11:30pmWeather 11:35pm Junior Doctors: On the Front Line 12:35am Japan with Sue Perkins
3:30pm 6:15pm 7:00pm 7:30pm
Live Cycling Flog It! Eggheads Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Saving Lives at Sea 10:00pmLove in the Countryside 11:00pmDefending the Guilty 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams 9:00pm England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey 10:00pmThe Troubles: A Secret History 11:00pmVoyages of Discovery 12:00am The Last Explorers 1:00am Inside the Perfect Predator 2:00am Peaky Blinders 3:00am Peaky Blinders 4:00am Peaky Blinders
3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm The Great British Bake Off 10:15pmThe Circle 11:30pmGogglebox 12:30am Crime and Punishment
3:15pm A Lover Betrayed 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secret Scotland 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:15pmInside... 11:15pmInside... 12:40am The Boy Who Can't Stay Awake & Other Medical Mysteries
6:00pm The Chase 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Britain's Busiest Motorway 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pm A Confession 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London
3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Supermarket Sweep 10:00pmFamily Guy 10:30pm American Dad! 11:00pmFamily Guy 11:30pmFamily Guy 12:05am Family Guy
12:25pmAgatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Murder, She Wrote 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 11:00pmScott & Bailey 12:00am Scott & Bailey
3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm
8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Live County Championship Cricket 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pmSky Sports Tonight 11:00pmThe Debate 12:00am Live Caribbean Premier League T20 2:00am Live NFL
7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Save Money: Good Diet 9:00pm Love Your Garden 10:00pmLong Lost Family 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmBritain's Busiest Airport Heathrow 12:10am Lethal Weapon
12:15pm Dress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Coronation Street 2:15pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:55pm Take Me Out 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Supermarket Sweep 10:00pm Paul 11:05pm FYI Daily
3:15pm 3:50pm 4:20pm 4:55pm
Emmerdale Coronation Street Coronation Street Midsomer Murders 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Midsomer Murders 11:00pmDCI Banks 12:00am DCI Banks
3:35pm 4:40pm 5:45pm 6:50pm 8:00pm
Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 8:30pm The Car Years 9:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 10:00pm High Plains Drifter 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm High Plains Drifter 12:15am Death Wish 3
8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am KP: The Story of A Genius 11:25am Live County Championship Cricket 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pmSky Sports Tonight 11:00pmThe Debate
7:00am Coronation Street 7:25am Coronation Street 7:55am Emmerdale 8:20am Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 10:55am Rising Damp 11:25am The Darling Buds of May 12:30pmAgatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Emmerdale 3:15pm Emmerdale 3:50pm Coronation Street 4:20pm Coronation Street 4:55pm Midsomer Murders 6:50pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 11:00pmUnforgotten 12:00am Unforgotten 1:05am Law & Order: UK 2:05am Law & Order: UK 3:00am ITV3 Nightscreen
6:45am Rugby World Cup 2019 Live 9:30am Quincy, M.E. 10:30am Minder 11:35am The Sweeney 12:40pmThe Professionals 1:40pm The Saint 2:45pm Kojak 3:50pm Quincy, M.E. 4:50pm Minder 5:55pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 8:30pm The Car Years 9:00pm Made in Britain 10:00pm Lethal Weapon 2 11:05pmFYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 11:10pm Lethal Weapon 2 12:20am Ali 1:20am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.
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 Football Centre 11:25am Live County Championship Cricket 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 11:00pm The Debate 12:00am Live Caribbean Premier League T20 3:30am Sky Sports News
Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney Rugby World Cup 2019 Highlights 8:30pm The Car Years 9:00pm Benidorm: Ten Years on Holiday 10:00pmBenidorm 11:00pm Jaws 2 12:05am FYI Daily
WEDNESDAY - 25 SEPTEMBER 12:00pmDefenders UK 12:45pmClose Calls: On Camera 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Impossible 4:00pm Garden Rescue 4:45pm Antiques Road Trip 5:30pm Pointless 6:15pm Strictly: It Takes Two 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 7:55pm Party Political Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 9:00pm Celebrity MasterChef 10:00pmJapan with Sue Perkins 11:00pmBBC News at Ten
7:30am Antiques Road Trip 8:15am Garden Rescue 9:00am Wild Shetland Scotland's Viking Frontier 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 3:00pm Live Cycling 5:30pm Heir Hunters 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Eggheads 7:30pm Great British Railway Journeys 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 8:30pm The Repair Shop 9:00pm Interior Design Masters 10:00pmThe Big Hospital Experiment 11:00pmI Love 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Today at Conference
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm The Brecon Beacons with Iolo Williams 9:00pm Dig WW2 with Dan Snow 10:00pm Churchill and the Movie Mogul 11:00pmOrson Welles Over Europe 12:00am Vikings 1:00am Stories From the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited 2:00am Bacchus Uncovered 2:55am Nelson's Caribbean Hell-Hole: An Eighteenth Century Navy Graveyard Uncovered 3:55am Churchill and the Movie Mogul
10:10am Frasier 10:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:00pm Sun, Sea and Selling Houses 6:00pm Four in a Bed 6:30pm Cooking Up a Fortune 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 9:00pm Location, Location, Location 10:00pmGrand Designs 11:00pmThe Circle 12:05am The Sex Clinic
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Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Digby Dragon Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:10am Sunny Bunnies 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmGPs: Behind Closed Doors 1:10pm 5 News Lunchtime 1:15pm GPs: Behind Closed Doors 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Body to Die For 5:00pm Friends 5:30pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Secret Scotland 9:00pm The Highland Midwife 10:00pmSecrets of the Royals
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Keep the money in-house MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man AS corporations start to eat up small companies, some of their logic becomes impossible to understand. Like the near impossibility of contacting anybody directly, other than a robotic ‘help’ person who never actually helps you at all. I remember years ago I was in Las Vegas, in a bar in the Hilton, and sat for a few hours with friends drinking and nibbling at the pretzel snacks they provided. Six months later I was in the same bar and ordered the drinks and when they arrived there were no snacks with them. When I asked why the waitress informed me that the hotel was now being run by another division of Hilton and the accountants had looked at the amount of money being spent on ‘free’ snacks which was running into several mil lions of dollars each year. She was also fed up having to answer the same question hun dreds of times a day. Anyway, 12 months later I was there again. I should mention this was purely for business
at the time. Well, maybe I did have the odd game of poker too. I was back in the same ho tel, same bar and being served by the same waitress. I ordered a round of drinks and they duly arrived along with a big bowl of pretzels. I said wow that’s a quick change of mind, what was that all about? I loved the answer. She said the accountants had looked at the money that was being saved not serving the salty snacks was being wiped out by the loss of sales of drinks. What the accountants had n’t realised that the reason they gave away salty snacks was to make sure that the pun ters were always thirsty. Something some clever worldly person had worked out years ago, but who was long gone as the hotel got bigger and bigger. All the little things that seemed to be com plimentary were, in fact, brilliantly worked out ways to get as much money from the cus tomers as possible, but at the same time make them feel that they were getting some thing for nothing. Something that should be remembered by the massive companies now that do not care anything about their cus tomers because they more or less monopo lise the field they are in. The hotels in Vegas know the customers have a massive choice and they need them in there and they try and give them a good ex perience to keep the money in their hotel.
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Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 3 represents T and 6 represents J, so fill in T every time the figure 3 appears and J every time the figure 6 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 Talkative (6) 4 Slender double-reed instrument (4) 8 Soiled (5) 9 Blunder (5) 10 Small house or flat (10) 13 Self-love (10) 17 Brief and to the point (5) 18 Distinctive smell (5) 19 Boring (4) 20 Heavy and filling food (6)
English - Spanish
Across 1 Ajustado (5) 4 Hoso (para tejer) (7) 7 Tortoise (7) 8 Nutria (carnívoro) (5) 9 Evitar (5) 10 Pear trees (7) 11 Wait (6) 13 Galletas De Barquillo (6) 17 Apellido (7) 19 Nieblas (5) 21 Heather (5) 22 To direct (7) 23 Resultados (7) 24 Fregaderos (5)
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Down 1 Set of rules, principles or laws (especially written ones) (4) 2 Main artery (5) 3/18 Experiment (3,3) 5 Cap with no brim or bill (5) 6 :Gained by labour (6) 7 Racket sport (6) 11 Eight-legged arachnid (6) 12 Joined together (6) 14 Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city (5) 15 Bladed weapon (5) 16 Push for something (4) 18 See 3
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Tattoo (7) 2 Fat (person) (5) 3 Truenos (7) 4 Sellos (Correos) (6) 5 Detail (7) 6 Condes (5) 8 Remo (3) 12 Paquetes (grandes) (7) 14 Admira (7) 15 Tailors (7) 16 Debts (6) 17 To know (facts) (5) 18 Garlic (3) 20 According to (5)
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YOUR STARS FOR NEXT 7 DAYS
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) Feel sympathy for those who lack the gift of insight. Their lack of understanding upsets you, but their horizons are narrow. This is a time of giving to yourself. Look forward to some time away or indulging in something that really relaxes you. Should you be searching for someone special, they may be closer than you know.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) This is not a time to drift into things because the planets are urging you to take control and forge ahead. Let others know exactly what you want and expect from them. If you do not, others will make decisions for you that could prove less desirable.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Someone who appears to be putting themselves in the way of your progress could simply be trying to help. They may have a valid point to make but just not be good at expressing themselves. Be aware of this because there could be a link to your health and love life.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) With your mind sharp and energy high, you want to make fast progress and, indeed, you can. You are only too aware of the time that has been wasted waiting for others. Now, most of that may be dealt with. See how others react when you do not. Leaving others to their own devices works better than nagging. Your lack of interest could worry them.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) When you meet opposition try to use persuasion and logic to win the day. Failing that, you may decide that ‘enough is enough’ and forge ahead, anyway. In this positive mood you find yourself attractive to the opposite sex. That does not mean you have a right to be pushy. Just use your charm. Combining business with pleasure could lead to trouble, so try to keep these two areas separate.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) There is a strong feeling of 'self' this week, and you realise that you have many things to be thankful for. These thoughts come after a period of uncertainty that saw a lack of progress. With this feeling of renewed inner
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strength, it is now possible to tackle a pet project.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) You know in your heart that you should take control of your future. This is a time to talk with others and consider their thoughts. At the end of the day, however, you are the one who has the final say. Socially, it is sometimes confusing to have more attention than you are used to.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) At times this week you will feel that a certain relationship is not developing along the right lines. Although it seems that your efforts are often in vain, this is a situation that requires thought and patience on your part. It is perhaps a good time to look to your business matters for a change of scene and to set your mind on a more constructive course.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) You should not feel responsible for the failings of others. Although you may think you could have done more in a certain situation, it is unlikely that any significant difference would have resulted. This is a busy time but also one in which a small persistent voice will be heard: the voice of logic and practicality. Listen to it.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A long-term relationship has its wobbly moments this week, but all is not lost. Listen to your heart as it speaks louder than any other voice. You know what you need but that may conflict with what you feel you should want. In an ideal world, these two areas would be in harmony. Give a little happiness to others and your own heart will be lighter.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Making firm decisions in your love life may prove difficult. Do not be rushed. This is far from a straightforward week and you need to remember how to relax. You are able to deal with what comes your way but it is upsetting to find that someone has been less than honest.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your sense of balance in the universe could be upset, but do not let this sour either your thoughts or your character. You are in the eye of the storm so take this time to think. A bit of care and attention is what you need and you know where to find it.
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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday September 10
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JOKER: 5 927 655 Saturday September 14
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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.
Average: 5 Good: 7 Very good: 10
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION cere cert cred crud curd cure curl curt deer ecru leer lure reed reel retd rete rude rued rule tree true cered creed creel crude cruel cruet cured cuter deter elder erect eruct lucre lured ruled terce treed truce trued ulcer utter curdle curled cutler cutter dueler letter reduce rutted tercel tercet turtle clutter curette eructed lecture turtled uttered lectured CLUTTERED
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS
QUICK Across: 1 Aphid, 4 Cupid, 7 Interpret, 8 Rush, 10 Comet, 13 Brief, 14 Stay, 17 Newspaper, 19 Elegy, 20 Dated.
Down: LA PRIMITIVA
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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.
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How many English words of four letters or more can you make from the nine letters in our Nonagram puzzle? Each letter may be used only once (unless the letter appears twice). Each word MUST CONTAIN THE CENTRE LETTER (in this case T) and there must be AT LEAST ONE NINE LETTER WORD. Plurals, vulgarities or proper nouns are not allowed.
Sudoku
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
1 Aviary, 2/18 Hot pot, 3 Dark, 4 Carrot, 5 Patient, 6 Debt, 9 Syringe, 11 Leeway, 12 Hybrid, 15 Acre, 16 Sped.
CRYPTIC Across: 1 Reside, 4 Pass up, 9 Staff, 10 Student, 11 Released, 12 Pity, 14 Master, 16 Job lot, 19 Slog, 20 Malaysia, 23 Curious, 24 Slips, 25 Sanity, 26 Varlet.
Down: 1 Rostrum, 2 Shawl, 3 Deflated, 5 Abut, 6 Special, 7 Petty, 8 Esher, 13 Coral sea, 15 Sporran, 17 Transit, 18 Daisy, 19 Socks, 21 Spill, 22 Colt.
ENGLISH-SPANISH Down:
Across: 1 Eighty, 4 Moises, 9 Galleta, 10 Enemy, 11 Trees, 12 Trampas, 13 Grandmother, 18 Hairpin, 20 Later, 22 Skips, 23 Endeble, 24 Ligero, 25 Lonely.
1 Eighth, 2 Golpe, 3 Treason, 5 Oreja, 6 Siempre, 7 Shyest, 8 Saltamontes, 14 Raining, 15 Taladro, 16 Chisel, 17 Greedy, 19 Pesar, 21 Table.
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A WORD of warning to anybody who rings the 11840 number for information about trains. Don’t! I am planning to travel from Xativa (Valencia) to Alicante later this week but then the Gota Fria arrived, affecting trains in Murcia. Murcia comes into it because the train I usu ally take finishes there and so does the train I re turn on. After repeatedly being put on hold by Renfe’s 912 320 320helpline I decided to ring the 11840 number I found in Google and appeared to be an alternative Renfe helpline. I’ve no idea if it is, but it costs €3 a minute al though being in a hurry I thought it would be worth it. It wasn’t: I got through to an operator with a strong South American accent who had never heard of Xativa and when she finally got the message said as far as she could see all was well. Even I knew that was wrong and told her so. I tried the Renfe number again and this time waited and waited. And waited. It was worth it and cost me nothing be cause the operator told me the time of the only train to Alicante that evening. It took time, but at least it cost me nothing. Name and address supplied
Leapy like a car crash YOU are like a car crash; you know you should avoid looking at all the s*** and gore but you can’t do it. Please give it up. You are sounding like one of the loony, frothymouthed, swiv elledeye Nazis. What makes me sick more than anything (and yes I have recently had a disagreement with a turd spouting Brexit) is those who hate the EU so much, but just love to sit drinking twoeuro pints in the sun all day shouting about how great England is. Just do one please. Mike Tanner
More sure than ever I HAVE realised that the remainers have been right all along when they say I did not know all the true facts before voting to leave, and it’s true! We WERE lied to appar ently so I decided to do a little research. I just voted to leave because I thought our sovereignty was being compromised by foreign unelected masters. That we were
compelled to have unlimited uncontrolled im migration, our laws and export agreements dic tated by Brussels bureaucrats and had to pay eyewatering amounts for the privilege. However... I did not know more than 10,000 EU officials get paid more than our Prime Minister. I did not know that, unlike the UK, 18 coun tries get more back from the EU than they put in. I did not know that the EU occupies over 45 buildings. I did not know that the EU Parliament spends €150 million a year moving to Strasbourg every month for fourday committee meetings. I did not know that the EU has had a huge luxury shopping centre built in Brussels for ex clusive use of EU employees. I did not know that the EU had been financ ing the mass movement of industries from the UK to mainland Europe. Apart from all that, everything’s fine and any thing Boris does to upset the silly and biased lit tle Speaker and other pantwetters in Parlia ment gets my full backing! Kevin Griffin
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If this was in the UK, that poor lamb would be suing our police for aggressive arrest and reporting it to the police investigation team. Good to see ‘zero tol erance’ in action. Laurie Linacre
POOR old Spain. A long hot summer has just finished. With the sunny dry weather came a seemingly non-stop string of forest fires. As tens of thousands of hectares burned and thousands of people were evacuated, people affected could be forgiven for wishing for a touch of rain and cooler weather. What they got however, was much more than they would have wanted. The so-called ‘Gota Fria’ or ‘cold drop’ came rolling in across swathes of eastern Spain. Once more thousands of people had to be evacuated as rivers burst their banks, people were trapped on rooftops and some 300,000 hectares of citrus and other crops destroyed. While the fires that raged across Spain brought destruction, worry and distress, at least there was the sense that something could be done against them. The thousands of firefighters and military personnel mobilised had great success in protecting life and property with, in the end, relatively few people directly affected by the flames. But there was no escaping the Gota Fria - the worst in 140 years. Those same emergency services now had a different task. But what they could do was limited. They could help with the evacuations and with the clean-up afterwards, but there was precious little they could do to hold the waters back. Even then, there is little doubt that without their efforts there could have been significant loss of life. So thank you to the emergency services from all of us. Yet again, we owe you.
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Why not just wait for him to get tired or bored and come down rather than climbing on other vehicles and damaging them. He could hurt noone but him self up there. The owner of both vans now have to try and get compensated for the damage and you can bet the police won’t be as keen to help with that. Softly,softly, catchy monkey! Tony Agombar
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a challenge to go to the
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A 41-year old woman dies in a car crash on the A-7 near Sotogrande This looks horrendous, so sorry for family and friends. I think people who run away from accidents should get tough sentences and banned for life. Maureen Frank
So now we can start having a general election every year because the losers don’t like losing. Michael Gallaher
They find driver that deserted the scene of acci dent? Should be easy, was UKplated Range Rover? Someone must know who was ... hit and run. David George Mitchell
There is no British leader that can lead the UK out of the EU in a respectable way. What a Greek tragedy Brexit has become. Katinka Zirkzee
Mother was afraid son would do something to her
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Wean yourself off the addiction MANY experts now believe sugar is just as deadly an addiction as drink and drugs, with many people consuming far too much. Whilst it may be easier to lay off the sweets and chocolate, nutritionists say it is the hidden sugar in foods that catch peo ple unaware such as in premade pasta sauces and baked beans. So what can you do to help wean your self off sugar? Try and keep your blood sugar balanced and avoid low blood sugar that will make you want to go and get something sweet for a quick fix, eat smaller amounts more regularly. Don’t go longer than three hours without eating, especially women, or your blood sugar levels will drop too low and your body will give you a craving for some thing sweet. Weaning yourself off sugar can be easi er for some than others. Some may prefer
to go cold turkey, others gradually reduce it. First, after removing from the house the obvious sources, such as chocolates and cakes, it is recommended to take out of your diet all the savoury foods that contain added sugar. Savoury foods such as sauces like Dolmio, which changed its packaging to show the sugar content, contain added sugar so look for healthier or homemade versions to remove this added sugar. Oth er foods deemed healthier such as yo ghurts and cereal bars can also contain high levels of sugar so check the labels. Next, stop adding sugar to your hot drinks and other foods such as cereal. Checking the package of your cereal will show you there is already sugar in it. Detoxing from sugar can be difficult and it is normal to struggle with headaches, cravings, tiredness, spots and an upset stomach, but after the initial first few days your body will start to recalibrate itself.
Cutting out sugar can repro gramme your taste buds and can improve your body, mind and mood, helping you to sleep better, have brighter and clearer sight and be less stressed.
HIDDEN SUGARS: How can you wean yourself off them?
Hormones: a hot topic THE health and wellness industry is becoming increasingly more tailored to individuals and their body’s specific needs. The latest frontier to be tackled in the quest to keep everything running as smoothly as possible is hormonal health. Not only do hormones impact your mood, they also affect your health and having an imbalance can lead to all manner of conditions, such as exhaustion and fertility issues. Hormones are produced by glands and are the chemical messengers that trigger activity in different parts of the body to help keep cells and organs working properly. To find out whether your hormones are functioning properly, you can get tested to check if you have any de ficiencies. This can then give you an idea of whether you need to make any diet or lifestyle changes, or if you need to take any supplements. However these tests can be pricey, but there are sev eral things you can do regardless to help your body stay in check. Testosterone levels for example, can be boosted by doing strength training and ensuring your diet has enough good fat and protein. Meanwhile vegetables such as kale, broccoli and cauli flower contain a compound that helps the body to metabolise oestrogen.
CONCERNS: Could a vegan diet really weaken your hair?
Could veganism harm your hair? VEGANISM is gaining popularity across the globe, but several concerns have been raised over whether it could have an impact on your hair health. While many vegans are well informed about their diets, hairdressers have reported that their clients who have cut out animal products completely complain they have more brit tle hair and weaker hair growth
This could occur because ve gans find it more difficult to consume a high amount of pro tein after they have cut out meat, fish and dairy products. Hair is made up of a chain of proteins so having a deficiency will directly impact your hair. Therefore, it is important to supplement your diet with al ternative sources of protein, such as pulses, and speak to a nutritionist if you need more advice.
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Girls’ night out
Sun-soaked getaway FORMER Made in Chelsea beauty Louise Thompson, flaunted her amazing physique as she enjoyed a sunsoaked break in Ibiza with fiancé Ryan Libbey this week. Posing for the camera in a floral bikini, the 29yearold showcased her gymhoned figure, while her soontobe husband took snaps. The reality star kept it nat ural with her brunette locks pulled high in a ponytail and
very little makeup. Back in June, it was re vealed Louise and her fellow fitness fanatic fiancé had postponed their December wedding after the beauty confessed she ‘didn’t feel ready for it.’ Louise and Ryan have since confirmed they are get ting wed abroad next year. The pair first met in the summer of 2016 when Louise was still with Alik Alfus and she employed Ryan as
FITNESS FAN: Stunner Louise Thompson works hard for her physique. her personal trainer, before the working relationship eventually turned to ro mance.
Mix in Madrid
LITTLE MIX star Jesy Nelson ex uded sex appeal and confidence as she took to the stage in Madrid for the first night of the LM5 tour. The 28yearold beauty shared her experience with online bullying in a re cent BBC Three documentary Odd One Out. During filming, she bravely revealed she tried to take her own life in 2013 after being named the ‘fat, ugly one’ in the band. Jesy has since been praised for her openness and branded a role model for girls everywhere.
And she put her haters be hind her and put on an incredi ble display with bandmates Per rie Edwards, LeighAnne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall last week, wowing in a blue leopard print bodysuit and matching thighhigh boots. Little Mix then changed into racy black leather leotards with red ribbon trim to belt out numerous hits. Jesy’s suicide revelation comes after she con fessed that at the height of her bullying, following the group’s 2011 X Factor win, she took an over dose, but was saved by her boyfriend at the time.
NEWLY-SINGLE TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou made sure all eyes were on her when she joined friends for a girls’ night out in Marbella on Monday. The 26yearold split from ex boyfriend James Lock earlier in the sum mer after almost three years together. Yazmin accused the 32yearold fel low reality star of cheating on her while on holiday in Turkey. And she looked determined to show him what he was missing as she stepped out in a revealing, plunging white body con dress which showed off her incredi ble figure. Joining her for a night on the town was Amber Turner, 26, Courtney Green, 24, Chloe Meadows, 26, and her new BFF Chloe Brockett, 18. The girls spent the evening enjoying a lavish dinner and plenty of cocktails. The trip to Marbella comes after Yazmin declared she was in love with herself to her exboyfriend James. As the pair argued on a recent episode of TOWIE, the brunette told him she was in love with someone ‘intelligent and beautiful’ adding ‘that person’s me.’
Mallorca Classic at Port Adriano START your engines! Port Adriano is hosting the Mal lorca Classic, a fiveday event to showcase classic cars, motorbikes and yachts.
From now until Sunday spectators can admire vehi cles and boats from years gone by. Participants had to register their vehicles on
September 18 and pick up all of the necessary informa tion from Port Adriano be fore heading down to the Boathouse in Palma for the
welcome barbecue from 6pm. A mountain tour of the nicest places on the island follows on the 19th and the 20th and the car inspection and the Classic Festival takes place on the 21st with food trucks and an American Car Show. The dinner and dance is at Brunos restaurant from 8pm the same day. The event will close with a prizegiving ceremony on the 22nd. For more informa tion visit www.mallorcaclas sicweek.com.
TURNING HEADS: Yazmin Oukhellou (right) with Chloe B.
Uniting cultures MALLORCA International Film Festival will honour the Mallorcan actor Joan Pere Zuazaga in the eighth edition, which will be held from October 23 to 29 in Palma. In addition to reviewing Zuazaga’s career, two shorts will be screened in which he appeared: ‘La lluvia,’ direct ed by Nofre Moyà in
2006; and ‘The philosophy of futility,’ from 2008 by Marco Antonio Robledo. The tribute to Zuazaga is one feature of the festival’s programme, in which the Association of Filmmakers of the Balearic Islands collabo rates supported by CineCiu tat. This year’s theme is ‘Unite cultures, unite peo ple.’
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PROPERTY
Diverse with alternatives IN addition to weather, wine, food, and relaxed vibe, Spain also offers some incredible landscapes to rival other parts of the globe. For anyone looking to settle in Spain but not such a fan of the beach or mountains, it could be that this di verse country offers some perfect al ternatives. One such incredible area is the pink salt lake at Torrevieja, Alicante, other
wise known as the Laguna Salada de Torrevieja or Laguna Rosa de Torre vieja. In contrast to the colour of nearby green salt lake, this natural phenomenon occurs due to a mixture of algae and bacteria, giving the water a bright pink hue. Naturelovers would normally have to travel to Africa, Australia, or China to experience this sight, yet Torrevie ja, wellplaced for its amenities, sea, and night life, is the perfect place to
see this highlyphotogenic wonder. Similarly, the Riotinto in Huelva, Andalucia, offers the chance to see a unique orange and red coloured river, which gains its unusual colour from high levels of iron. And the area does not just offer a chance to see nature at its rarest, the site is also historically important, with parts of the river hav ing been mined for thousands of years for copper, silver, gold, and oth er valuable metals.
In around 3000 BC, the Iberians be gan mining the site, and later the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visig oths, and Moors. Now, Huelva offers propertyhunters the chance to invest in an area with historical pedigree, in cluding a monastery which Christo pher Columbus visited, as well as a beautiful town. Finally, for those who like to get away from it all, the Bardenas Reales, one of the few deserts in Europe, of
The wow factor FIRST impressions are vital when it comes to selling a property. The key is to get potential buyers already imagining them selves right at home there from the getgo. Giving a property the imme diate wow factor does not have to be a complicated or a costly process. A house or apartment can go from forgettable to memorable with a few simple home staging techniques. Keep it clean It’s logical enough, but a property should always be pre sented spick and span: kitchen tops wiped, bathrooms stain free, newly dusted, and every thing kept tidy. Clear the decks Declutter as far as possible, and remove surplus furniture to make rooms look more spa cious. Good as new Owners might have long since stopped noticing the loose tile in the bathroom, the flakey paint in the sitting room corner or the mark on the bedroom wall, but a potential buyer will pick up on these kinds of small details and will get a sense the property has not been well maintained. Get round to doing the small repairs and the over due decorating so the property look as at its very best. Depersonalise Put personal items like holi day souvenirs and knickknacks, family photos and kiddies’ toys out of sight to create a neutral look.
SIMPLE: Declutter and keep your home clean. Well defined spaces Each area of the property should have an easily identified function. So if for example a property is being sold as three bedroomed, then all three rooms should contain a bed. Let there be light Open the curtains, pull up the blinds, add extra light to dark corners, and if it can be avoided, don’t show the property on cloudy or rainy days. Freshening up Open windows 10 minutes or so before visits to let in clean, fresh air. Strategically placed flowers will also help to create a welcoming ambience. Highlight the unique selling points Draw attention to the prop erty’s unique selling points, whether it’s a Jacuzzi on the roof terrace, a sleek new kitchen or a charming fireplace.
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A WHILE back I disengaged myself from London’s LBC radio because I could no longer tolerate the interminable whining of Brexit supporters who thought their pipe-dream of an EU-free utopia was turning into a nightmare. I also stopped reading news reports about the process and warned my hus band that, if he were to utter words like ‘Brexit’ and ‘Boris Johnson’ in my pres ence I would file for divorce. My disengagement came after I re alised the illinformed claptrap hysteri cally screamed down LBC phonein lines by Brexiteers was doing my head in. But divorcing myself from LBC and other media proved as hard as quitting smoking. After 48 hours my willpower crumbled. I turned on the radio to catch up with all the grotesque details of the prorogation of Parliament and the latest antics of Boris Johnson, a manchild who has the morals of a feral tomcat and only one discernible tal ent: he can give masterclasses in lying to Pentecostal preachers. Had anything changed for the bet ter? No! In fact matters were a whole lot worse, as evidenced by a report that
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She believed kids were aping the abominable language and behaviour of their parents and other adults towards people of colour, Muslims and gays that dramatically spiked after the vote. The September report in the Chester Standard came after the BBC reported in June this year that racerelated hate crime had significantly increased in
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FIAT’S 500 range has quickly cemented itself as one of the most popular small car ranges available, with funky looks, attainable price tags and a range of options. However the Italian marque are not resting on their laurels with the launch of a new member to the 500 family. As the larger, family friendly 500X turns five this year, and with a slew of rivals biting at its heels, Fiat has brought to the table a sportier and more aggressive Sport version of the popular compact. Whilst stopping short of an allout performance car like the Abarth range, they have however gone fur ther than just adding new stockers and a higher price. As well as new bodywork and im proved engine performance, the most important difference is the specially tuned chassis components. The suspension has been stiffened ALL these years on, does the Dodge Viper hold its own in today’s world? Nearly 25 years ago, the Dodge Viper was a popular sight adorning the walls of teenage boys’ bedrooms along with scantily clad models and rock bands, but does the legendary muscle car still cut it in today’s so ciety, where performance cars have reached such great heights. In short, the answer is no, but what you do get is a unique experience where raw power meets basic ruggedness to provide a scary, yet life affirming ex perience that will both ter rify you and enthral you in equal measures. So let’s start with some history, the Viper was re vealed as a concept car at the 1989 Detroit Motor Show. It then took three years for the engineers at Dodge to bring the concept to life with the first model rolling off the production line in 1992. First incarnations of the car were not greatly re ceived, with the engine be
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FUNKY LOOKS: The 2019 Fiat 500X Sport. by 10 per cent and a 13mm reduction in ride height compared to standard models, giving the car a more purpose ful look and a more planted riding feel. The power steering has been remapped for a sharper feel and an op
tional 19inch wheel package makes for an incredibly well handling car. Visually the designers have created an appealing package, with dark grey headlights, body coloured side skirts and a large rear diffuser hugging a
dual chrome exhaust differentiating the Sport from the standard 500X. The interior follows much the same direction too, with sporty Alcantara steering wheel, a dark roof lining and tasteful grey detailing on the dash.
1996 Dodge Viper GTS ing the main cause for criti cism. The original plan was to use the LA360 V8 with two extra cylinders bolted on, however internal ownership issues led to the final pro duction engine becoming a bit of a ‘what’s in,’ borrow ing parts from both Dodge and Chrysler’s parts bins. A shake up happened during 1995 when the whole engine and chassis were upgraded, and a new GTS version came on to the market. The engine was in creased to over 450bhp and the drivetrain setup was re fined. Later versions of the mk2 model would go on to be come the iconic sports car that would set hearts rac ing. Driving the car is a viscer al experience, a hefty shove
is required to get the car in to first and a mixture of the long travel clutch pedal and the delicate nature of the accelerator meant that pulling away was a fine art. Once moving, the first thing you notice is the noise, the car rumbles and knocks in a sound that only a highly tuned American V8 can make, much more gut tural than the V10s and V12s coming out of Ger many of Italy.
Another surprising feature is the surprising amount of front end grip the car has. With over 450bhp spinning through the back wheels the car re mains planted and only when a little too heavy on the throttle, does the back end become playful. What soon does become apparent is that once the novelty wears off, the cheap plastic interior and the uncomfortable driving
The new model comes with either a 118bhp 1.0litre threecylinder or 148bhp 1.3litre fourcylinder petrol engine, the latter offered exclusively with a sixspeed dualclutch automatic gearbox with paddle shifters. Torque figures sit at 199lb ft from 1850rpm, which gives the car an excit ing mid range whilst the adapted steering and the feather like throttle response all add to the car’s sporty feel. Interior spec is what you would ex pect from a modern compact, a sev eninch infotainment screen gives all the usual functions and is Apple Play and Android Auto compatible. Ambient lighting, keyless entry and trim options are available options to add to the appeal of the new sporty model. Prices start at £16,235 for the 1.0 litre version, climbing to £24,700 for the 1.3 range topper.
THIS EXAMPLE: A 1997 Viper GTS in iconic metallic blue, became an instant icon.
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Primoz Roglic became the first Grand Tour winner from Slovenia when he won the Vuelta a España on Sunday, successfully defending his lead over second placed Alejandro Valverde in the final stage of the 21-day race.
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Marquez overtakes Hailwood with 77 GP wins by Dilip Kuner MARC MARQUEZ has become the fourth most successful rider in Grand Prix history. He took his 77th career vic tory at the San Marino GP to go past Mike Hailwood’s tally of 76. In a thrilling battle Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha), who led from the start, was overhauled on the last lap. Maverick Viñales (Monster En ergy Yamaha) completed the podium with teammate and nine times champion Valentino Rossi in fourth. Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati team) could only manage sixth in Ducati’s home GP, behind Franco Morbidelli’s Petronas Yamaha. After a promising morning warm up session where Marc Marquez finished first, the Rep sol Honda team entered the 27lap San Marino Grand Prix with confidence. Marquez made a flying start to the race and moved to fourth by the first corner, quickly progressing up to third just a few corners later. Muscling past Viñales on lap four, the World Championship leader set about closing down the almost onesecond lead of Fabio Quartararo. The Frenchman’s advantage was soon reduced to just two 10ths, Marquez electing to wait for his moment to attack. As the laps ticked down, the reigning champion began to edge closer and put increasing pressure on the young French rider. But it wasn’t until the last lap that he finally made his move.
RECORD: Marquez is now fourth on the all-time list. Marquez had the run on Quartararo on the start/finish straight and led into turn one. Quartararo got a good run out of turn two and turn three though as the rookie came straight back. Into turn four they went, Quartararo was back at the summit but the back straight and turn eight provided a gold en passing opportunity.
Marquez, late on the brakes, somehow managed to keep control and take the lead once more. Now it was Marquez’ turn to lose. There was no way through for Quartararo as Mar quez started to ride defensive ly. Honda leave Misano extend ing their advantage in the Man ufacturer Championship to 60 points over closest rivals Ducati
MARQUEZ: Made a flying start to the race and moved to fourth by the first corner. while the Repsol Honda Team close the deficit to the Ducati Team in the Team Champi
onship to just 25 points. With Round 14, the Gran Premio Michelin de Aragon,
World champions! S PA I N a r e t h e b a s k e t b a l l world champions. They comfortably beat Argentina, 9575, in the Final of the FIBA Basket ball World Cup 2019. Spain always looked to be on top after having the better start. They scored 14 of the game’s first 16 points, although that is not to mean Argentina sat back and accept ed their fate. The South Americans repeatedly cut into Spain’s lead, but the Spanish repulsed every Argentine charge to keep their cushion. For the first time in the World Cup,
Argentina’s veteran big man Luis Sco la was held scoreless for an entire half, which had a huge say in denying Argentina’s challenge for their sec ond World Cup trophy. It was a tremendous win for Spain who in basketball terms took Ar gentina apart with a clear 20point win in Beijing, China. The Spaniards, who were eliminat ed from goldmedal contention at the last four Olympics by the USA (in cluding in two finals), benefited from the Americans’ early exit last week. The USA finished seventh, its worst result ever in a major international
tournament, after losses to France and Serbia. Coach Scariolo’s side nev er let up the pressure, intensifying their aggressiveness on both ends of the floor as the game progressed, disabling Argentina from turning the tide and ensuring an eightgame sweep of the World Cup. Ricky Rubio had 20 points to lead Spain, which also got doublefigure scoring from Rudy Fernandez, Marc Gasol, Sergio Llull and the Hernan gomez brothers. Argentina were led by Nicolas Laprovittola and Gabriel Deck, with 17 and 24 points, respec tively.
taking place on September 22 the Repsol Honda team are keen to carry their momentum forward as they return to Span ish soil. Marquez said of the race: “Honestly speaking, I knew it wasn’t necessary to win be cause I saw that Rins was out and Dovizioso was far from us, but I had some extra mo tivation. I just tried to stay with Fabio as close as I could and in the end I was weigh ing up whether to try or not. On the last lap I decided to go. “I knew Fabio was very fast in Sector Three, so I made my move before that and closed the corner as much as I could. Fabio rode a very strong race today. I raced as smart as I could and in the end it is nice to win in Italy, but even nicer to have 93 points of advantage.”