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STEEP RESCUE A MOTORIST whose car plunged almost 20 metres into a verge was released and brought to safety by firefighters on Monday morning. The Almuñecar Fire Department were called to a ‘slope’ near Itrabo at around 10am after reports a vehicle had left the road. Firefighters located the Seat Ibiza, in which the driver was trapped after leaving the provincial road near the town of Ítrabo, and falling up to 20 metres near the Puente de Nuevo. According to a department spokesperson: “The injured driver was trapped inside the car so it was necessary for firefighters to carry out the rescue and subsequent transfer to the Hospital Comarcal Santa Ana de Motril.” His injuries have not been disclosed.
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JOIN T EFFORT: All town departments collaborated on awareness campaign.
THERE’S NO EXCUSES FOR THOUGHTLESS DOG-OWNERS
DEMANDS: Axarquian farmers are not taking the decision to cut water supplies lightly.
OFFICER SHORTFALLS THE Partido Popular, in opposition on Velez-Malaga Council, called for more Local Police officers. Councillor Daniel Aranda urged the town hall to take on 20 new officers, to cover shortfalls in personnel which were reducing public safety levels inside the town. Vacancies left by retiring officers were not filled, pointed out Aranda, who expressed ‘preoccupation’ with the precarity and neglect the municipality’s Local Police force was currently experiencing. “There are fewer officers than 10 years ago although the number of fiestas, celebrations and parades have multiplied by three or four,” said the councillor. This increase sometimes made it necessary to contract private security,
Aranda claimed. Officers worked overtime for which they were not paid and could not attend to many of the services required in Velez- Malaga’s outlying neighbourhoods. Night shifts were neglected because there were too few officers, ‘provoking insecurity’ in the local population, Aranda continued. There were also material shortages, he said. “Vehicles are not being repaired, not all personnel have bulletproof jackets and uniforms are inadequate although €6,000 was squandered on non-regulation polo shirts that ended up in the rubbish,” he complained. “There is cash for lavishness but not for ensuring the safety of the local population,” he lamented, accusing the town hall of “serious irresponsibility.”
MOTRIL Town Hall took a decisive step in dealing with dogowners who allow pets to foul pavements and public places. From now on, the town hall hopes to reverse their negligence with an awareness campaign that includes distributing kits to help owners to clean up after their pets. “This means that they have no excuse for neglecting their civic duty,” said Motril’s mayor Luisa Maria Chamorro, who thanked all town hall departments for their input. “Firstly, it is essential to register dogs on the municipal register,” said Health and Consumer Affairs councillor Angeles Lopez Cano who gave further details of the campaign. “Secondly, dog-owners should comply with their obligation of keeping the town clean, an obligation we all share,” said Lopez Cano as she called for cooperation from the local population. At the same time, Public Safety councillor Maria Angeles Escamez announced that there would be a ‘clear response’ on the part of the town hall, with fines for dog-owners who repeatedly ignored the campaign and did not clean up after their pets.
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AXARQUIA resident, Linda Edwards is no stranger to helping the community. She is aware of the homelessness issue in her area and gives generously whenever she can. When returning to London to see her Granddaughter at Christmas, as she does every year, her son pointed out the number of homeless people congregated around Charing Cross Station. Being big of heart they both decided to buy them all some food, Linda’s son even went so far as to offer the trainers from his own feet to one man. On speaking to the people stuck out in the cold they discovered that although they receive food drop offs, they would love to be able to have a
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Being big of heart CARING: Linda Edwards with partner Geoff.
HELPING THE HOMELESS: Community donations.
hot cup of tea whenever they can. After further investigation, Linda found out that Pret A Manger will happily fill their cups for 50 pence if they bring a cup into their store. So, this year she has set up a Go Fund Me page to raise funds to supply them with insu-
lated cups and vouchers for Pret so they can all enjoy a lovely cuppa. If the funds exceed their target they will also purchase pop up survival tents to keep them warm and dry. Linda, who owns secondhand shop, Second Time
Around, in Puente don Manuel, will also be taking crates of clothing donated by people in the community and items her friends have been knitting for the less fortunate. If you would like to help Linda and her cause the link to the page is gf.me/u/v2kvkk.
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Care for tots ALMUÑECAR has requested the Junta de Andalucia provides an Early Childhood Healthcare Centre for children with disabilities or medical conditions. The aim is to prevent dozens of children having to be taken to Salobreña to receive medical attention. All the political parties agreed unanimously with the measure at the town hall plenary. The Ministry of Health will have to carry out legal proceedings and designate the area it will cover. La Herradura, Jete, Otivar and Letengi would also be covered by the new healthcare installations. Currently, there are 70 minors from 0 to six years that have to travel to Salobreña to receive their prescribed medical care, and another six youngsters are on a waiting list. Depending on their condition, they must be taken to the Centre multiple times per week. Appointments can also be in the morning or the afternoon, causing inconveniences and disruptions for the families.
Seasonal crisis, competition and water problem
MAYOR: Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorro.
‘IT is not acceptable that (agricultural) producers are suffering season after season because of prices, competition and the problem of water. This is the opinion of Motril Council, which has now pledged its ‘full commitment’ to the agricultural sector - in particular the hundreds of families whose livelihoods depend on ‘the real engine of the economy of the Costa Tropical.’ As such, 3,000 people took to the central streets of Motril on Tuesday - along with
representatives from ASAJA, COAG, UPA and Cooperatives Agro-alimentarius Granada. Mayor, Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorro, added that the ‘explicit support’ comes at a very delicate time, described by agricultural organisations as ‘structural crisis.’ She added that the concern is widespread among the producers of the fields and greenhouses on the coast. “The low prices at source and the unbeatable power of the markets are leading farm-
ers to discouragement, despite the fact that at ground level the effort of these has had to multiply in recent years with very high costs in resources and technology, labour and water scarcity, to cite a few examples. Garcia Chamorro sent a clear message adding: “the council has done its homework, unblocking the expansion of the cultivable area in Motril, but the sector has other problems such as water, prices and pressure that farmers are bearing, so we will go where we must go to ask for solutions.”
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A COURT in Malaga has confirmed the decision to continue with the case regarding an alleged illegal landfill in Nerja. The site in question had originally been used to fill an old quarry, 15 years ago, but has since become a dumping ground for hazardous material and waste.
Waste units THE town council of Motril has awarded the contract for the supply of 17 containers for the collection of household waste to be installed on Calle Ancha to Nord Easy Iberian. Nine units for the collection of solid waste, four for packaging and four for paper and cardboard.
New election MAYOR of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro finalised the election of her Executive Committee for her constituency in which Ángel Gijón has renewed his position as president. She highlighted the ‘fundamental role’ that the Chambers of Commerce play ‘for the benefit of the economy and the generation of employment.’
Vaccinations THE flu vaccination campaign promoted by the Ministry of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucía arrived this week in Nerja. The campaign offers information on the disease, its characteristics, symptoms and how to combat it in the hope of reducing cases of influenza among adults at risk.
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ACCORDING to Jetcost.es the Cueva de Nerja is among the four best caves in the world in a selection of 20 spread across the five continents. Data showed that a high number of tourists (38 per cent) choose holiday destinations based on the caves and other elements of nature.
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LOCAL athlete Ferdinand Fernando Antúnez will participate in the 20th Andalucian League of Boccia looking to improve his results from last year as part of the Aspace Sports Club of Granada. Boccia is a game designed for people with functional diversity and recognised as a Paralympic sport.
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18 LETTERS 23 SPECTACULAR: San de Gaztelugatxe in the Basque Country.
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It’s hardly surprising this incredibly striking island of San de Gaztelugatxe was selected as a filming location for Game of Thrones.
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LOCATED along the Bay of Biscay, 35km east from Bilbao, the island fortress - literally translated as castle rock (from Basque ‘gaztelu’ = castle + ‘aitz’ = rock) - was known as Dragonstone in season 7 of the BHO series. The island is connected to the mainland by a man-made stone bridge which leads into a narrow path of 241 steps which weaves its way to the top where there is a church with a bell along the front of its façade. According to legend, anybody who
climbs to the top should ring the bell three times and make a wish. The church at the top is dedicated to John the Baptist, who is said to have set foot on the island. However, the small church is not original and has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, having burned down. The first hermitage is believed to have been built here in the ninth century. Having become a convent before being abandoned by the friars in the 14th century, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe had a strategic purpose as a de-
Eco award ALMUÑECAR has been awarded a coveted Green Flag for its commitment to sustainability and efforts in recycling glass. Granted by Ecovidrio, a non-profit organisation responsible for the management of glass recycling in Spain, the initiative recognises nine coastal regions most committed to the fight against climate change and the protection of its coast. The Green Flag was presented at Almuñecar Council, where the award was collected by Luis Aragón, Minister of the Environment. Aragón thanked the residents of Almuñecar, whose ‘commitment has allowed the municipality to reach higher levels.’ During the summer months, Ecovidrio worked side by side with different municipalities in Cadiz, Almeria, Huelva, Malaga and Granada in addition to 4,676 hotels, collecting 12,654 tonnes of glass containers. Thanks to the initiative, Andalucia has increased its collection of glass by 18.9 per cent, preventing the emission of 7,339 tonnes of CO2.
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fensive outpost for the lords of Biscay. San Juan de Gaztelugatxe also played a small role during the Spanish Inquisition. Witches and their ritualistic meetings known as Akelarre in Basque make up a part of the Basque mythology. The church deteriorated over time and it was eventually demolished in 1886 and rebuilt from scratch. Unfortunately, during the demolition process, all of the artifacts found in the ground, such as coins and cannon balls, were thrown into the sea.
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THE council of Almuñecar will hold two informative talks on the new General Urban Planning Plan (PGOU). At the meetings, Mayor Trinidad Herrera Lorente will be present, together with Javier García, the Town Planning councillor and representatives of the government. Garcia revealed that the objective of the meetings is to allow the PGOU “to be as participatory as possible, where interested residents can attend.” He added that “an open discussion will be able “to clarify any doubts raised in the community.” The PGOU covers urban planning regulations and is used as a basic tool to classify land, setting out proposals by the council for the general development of a municipality. The meetings will take place on November 25 at the House of Culture in Almuñecar and on November 27 at the Civic Centre in La Herradura from 7.30pm.
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Christmas contest THE Department of Culture and Festivities of Almuñecar has announced its Christmas Postcard Contest. With the aim of promoting creativity amongst children in the municipality, the theme of this year’s competition is ‘How to celebrate Christmas in the town,’ where at least one landmark in Almuñecar should appear. Each entry must be made on a piece of A4 white cardboard. The jury will be made up of members of the council, with the winner receiving stationary and school supplies as well as a certificate of honour. The contest closes on December 5, with the awards ceremony taking place on December 14 at 5pm at the House of Culture. All entries will be also exhibited throughout Christmas at the cultural centre.
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LUCKY 13: Velez-Malaga councillor Lola Gamez with the Tapas Route organisers.
Chance to sample 13 different tapas THIRTEEN establishments are taking part in the eighth edition of Velez-Malaga’s Tapas Route which launches tomorrow, November 22. The event, organised by Velez-Malaga Town Hall and the ACEV business-owners’ association, has several objectives, explained Commerce councillor Lola Gamez. It publicises Velez-Malaga’s varied gastronomic offer, promotes local businesses and brings visitors to the town, a combination that has a favourable impact on the local economy, Gamez pointed out. “We shall always give our support to initiatives like these that generate wealth, boost
local commerce and revitalise the town centre,” she declared. The 13 bars and restaurant taking part in this year’s Tapas Route, which continues until December 8, are all charging the same price €2.50 - for a tapa and a drink. For the first time there will be a Children’s Tapa, announced ACEV’s Miguel Angel Gallego Melgares. He also explained that each establishment will provide a Tapaporte, a ‘tapas passport’ which, after visiting all 13 bars or restaurants, enters into a draw for prizes that include a visit to a Cadiz Bodega and tickets for the 2020 Weekend Beach Festival.
DECEMBER DATE: Cynthia Garcia, Ruben Portillo and Cristobal Moya announce Juan Breva Festival.
Unmissable flamenco SINGERS Rancapino Chico and Diego del Morao, together with dancer Pastora Galvan, star in Velez-Malaga’s 42nd Juan Breva Festival. The flamenco festival on December 14 at the Teatro del Carmen at 9pm (tickets €15) is one more of the events organised throughout the year to consolidate Velez-Malaga as a ‘Cultural Town’ and a reference point for flamenco
which acquired Intangible Cultural Heritage status in 2010. The Juan Breva flamenco festival, a homage to the locally-born ‘cantaor,’ is one of the oldest in Spain, said Culture councillor Cynthia Garcia. This year’s performers include Rancapino Chico and Diego del Morao, who both belong to renowned flamenco dynasties from Chiclana and Jerez.
Safety drive MORE than 1,100 schoolchildren from Almuñecar and La Herradura spent last week learning the basic rules of road safety. The eight to 12-year-old pupils from San Miguel de ALmuñecar and Las Gaviotas de La Herradura Schools visited the Road Safety Education Caravan of Fundacion Mapfre for theoretical and practical workshops. According to organisers, the aim was ‘laying the foundations for safer, responsible and respectful citizens’ when it comes to road use and knowledge. The safety caravan was parked up at
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PRACTICE: Pupils apply their new learned skills.
Aquatropic park in collaboration with the Local Police. A spokesperson said: “It is a fun way for schoolchildren to learn to avoid risk behaviours, anticipate accidents, recognise correct procedures and the meaning and importance of traf-
fic signs and prevention rules.” A team of specialised monitors gave theoretical classes on basic concepts related to safety and prevention. Afterwards, practical sessions were held in a go-kart circuit where everything learned was applied.
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EPIC HIKE THIS Sunday, Almuñecar will host the Popular Crossing of Costa Tropical Mountain. Now in its 10th edition, the event seeks to promote hiking in the coastal area, highlighting
Importance of children’s rights MOTRIL celebrated International Children’s Rights Day with an e v e n t a t t h e Te a t r o Calderon. This included a formal reading and dramatisation of the 10 articles c o n t a i n e d i n t h e U N ’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, enacted by the children from Motril’s network of Ludoteca play centres organised by the town hall’s Social Action department. The programme included a dance sequence choreographed by the children themselves to U N I C E F ’s c h i l d r e n ’s song, “I’ve got rights, you’ve got rights, we’ve all got rights.” The event set out to raise awareness of the rights and necessities of Motril’s children through a creative and entertaining activity. The organisers stressed that it was important for the children who attend the Ludotecas to take part in decisions that affect them, their neighbourhoods and their personal well-being. On the 30th anniversar y of the UN convention, Social Action sources stressed the importance of continually bringing visibility to the rights of local children. It was equally important to look for solutions to potential problems in the day-to-day lives of the children living in disadvantaged areas of t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y, t h e same sources said.
the region’s wealth of cultural attractions and landscapes. Organised by the El Sendero Club, the route will cover 16.6km with a medium level of difficulty. The registration fee is between €16 and €20 and in-
cludes a walker’s bag with a tshirt, certificate and food vouchers inside. El Sendero Club will also provide breakfast, lunch and refreshments, with participation limited to 150 people.
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HIKE: The route of 16.6km will tour Peña Escrita.
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MEMORY: The inauguration was attended by family, friends and members of the council.
GO-AHEAD: Representatives from Velez-Malaga agree contract with Bongo Adecuaciones SL.
Radical changes afoot A REMODELLING scheme which will ‘radically change the image of the Plaza Jimenez Puertas’ has been given the g r e e n l i g h t b y Ve l e z - M a l a g a Council. Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer confirmed a contract has been signed with Ronda-based company Bongo Adecuaciones SL, to ‘completely adapt the area, meeting the needs of residents.’ He added that the ‘emblematic’ project to improve infrastructure and services in the historic centre of Velez’ will take six months and cost €63,000. Work on the 390 sqm area will involve
the complete replacement of paving, the renewal of the entire ‘sanitation system,’ and the installation of adequate lighting. Councillor for infrastructure, Juan A Garcia, added: “The comprehensive remodelling of Plaza Jimenez Puertas includes the improvement of infrastructure and services in the area, which will also provide convenient access to housing at th e to p of the s qua re , both through a staircase and a ramp to facilitate accessibility for people with reduced mobility,” said Garcia. “ A ls o the a re a w ill ha ve diffe re nt benches and some trees to provide shade to the new square.”
Memory of Maya A PLAQUE has been installed in Motril in memory of Federico Maya, in recognition of his social and altruistic work. In an emotional ceremony attended by family, friends and members of the council, Mayor Luisa García Chamorro paid tribute to the work carried out by Maya to patients at the Motril Dialysis Centre. Chamorro expressed that there were “very few unique and exceptional people like Fed-
erico, who made a huge impact on many lives.” Maya was born in 1949 and was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 45. From that moment, he dedicated his life to fighting, defending, and supporting kidney patients from the Acercoa Association that he founded. The plaque has been placed on Doctor Norman Bethune Avenue.
Protection for Phoenician tombs ANDALUCIA’S regional government, the Junta, is finally taking steps to protect Almuñecar’s Puente de N oy necropolis. The Phoenician-Carthaginian burial ground, dating back to the eighth and seventh centuries BC, has been neglected for years, said the town hall. The archaeological site was covered with awnings more
than 30 years ago as a temporary protection, but these were torn a long time ago, said Alberto Garcia Gilabert. The excavated tombs are now overgrown with weeds and have been exposed to the wind and rain for decades, he added. The town hall is currently initiating the formalities that will include the site in the re-
gional government’s catalogue of Assets of Cultural Interest (BICs), preventing the site from further deterioration, said Almuñecar’s Culture councillor Alberto Garcia Gilabert. “Making Puente de N oy completely visitable has been one of my principal aims since taking over as Culture councillor,” Garcia Gilabert added.
Busy week for Almuñecar’s young ALMUÑECAR’S Mes de la Juventud (Youth Month) programme includes a visit to Malaga’s museums this Sunday, November 24. Earlier events during the third week of Youth Month included a talk and demonstration at the Casa de la Juventud in collaboration with the Ciudad sin Drogas programme, showing how to prepare alcohol-free cocktails. The was followed next day with a talk on Infografias (Infographics, or visual representations of information, data, or knowledge which present in-
formation quickly and clearly). Next on the schedule was an afternoon of board games while today, Thursday November 21, Almuñecar’s young are invited to Mover el Esqueleto or, put another way, to dance. Tomorrow sees an evening of Rol - role-playing games - that begins at 7pm. There are two activities planned for Saturday, with an intriguing ‘tropical paths route’ with fruit included at 10am, and an Escape Room session that begins at 7pm.
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Picture perfect FROM ‘Good Shot’ to ‘Great Shot,’ why not join the U3A Photography Group and improve your photography with Rob Bell Photography at Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar. This is a fun and informal group which is open to all, from beginners to the more experienced photographer, regardless of the type of camera and use. This season U3A will be looking at the various styles of photography and computer software with monthly themes and photo challenges. Don’ t forget to take your camera on Tuesday December 3 - 3pm to 5pm. There is a €5 fee to help cover the cost of the room fee, or €4 with a Friends of Lux Mundi card. The centre will be closed on Friday, December 6 and Monday, December 9 for the Day of the Constitution.
On Tuesday, December 10 to 12 there will be an excursion to see the Christmas Lights in Sevilla and Carmona. While on Saturday, December 14, the centre will host the Lux Mundi Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service at 6pm. A spokesperson said: “Dear friends, please come and join in the Service at the Parish Church of San Andres, Torre del Mar. You will be welcome to join in the carols sung by the Spanish Choir ‘Amigos de Lux Mundi,’ the German Choir ‘Con Los Cantores’ with director Lisa Kropp and the TIMS English Choir director Margaret Williams.” The centre in Avda Moscatel 1’I’, (Jardines Viña Malaga/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm. To find out more, visit www.lux-mundi.org.
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Promoting social inclusion PROMOTING solidarity, values of respect, tolerance and equality are among the main objectives of a Social Cooperation Programme developed by Velez-Malaga’s social services department in conjunction with various organisations. Activities to mark International Day of People with Disabilities, which is celebrated around the world on December 3, will be staged with the support of relevant groups in the area. Councillor for Social Rights and Equality, Victor Gonzalez, said the programme ‘aims to promote associations to encourage participation and social responsibility of the public.’ “Non-governmental organisations are of vital importance in the field of cooperation and a fundamental pillar of public actions, especially in the field of social servcieds. The pro-
LAUNCH: A programme of activities has been put together to mark International Day of People with Disabilities in Velez-Malaga. motion of volunteering in the community is a priority.” As such ‘a week for the inclusion of people with disabilities’ will be held in Velez-Malaga, activities which the council will contin-
ue to promote throughout the year. Gonzalez explained that additional proposals are being put to various associations, such as the possibility of talks on resources available to
those with disabilities and the opening of the Children’s Centre for Early Care to members of the public to show the ‘great work carried out with children who have development problems.’
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Donating blood in Spain LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain, Blood Components and Services are provided by 17 Regional Blood Transfusion Services. Despite their autonomous operations management, every regional service is fully incorporated into a unique and common Public National Health System, supplying a cohesive blood transfusion care to all citizens, residents, and visitors in Spain based on 100 per cent voluntary and non-remunerated blood donation. For more general information, visit www.msps.es. Anyone who has lived continuously in the UK between 1980 and 1996 (a minimum of one year) will not be able to donate blood in Spain due to the risk of transmitting mad cow disease. Similarly, there are restrictions if you have received a blood transfer in the UK. However, each region may have different rules about donation. Call the donation helpline on 935 573 500. Alternatively, visit www.donorsang.gencat.cat to find out if you are eligible. If you are eligible, you can give blood at your local hospital, or via the Spanish Red Cross (Cruz Roja) at one of their clinics, or in one of their mobile units. You can check dates and locations by visiting www.donarsangre.org. A donor card is not necessary to give blood. On the first visit you will have to provide DNI, NIE, passport or a driving licence. If you are already registered in the Blood Bank, you only need a donor card or a document with your name and surname. The process of blood donation takes just 10 minutes in which 450 ml are collected (equating to 10 per cent of the total blood circulation of an adult person). Despite huge technological advances, the only way for hospitals to obtain blood is through the generosity of the public. The blood is carefully screened for disease to make sure it is safe. After a tattoo, you must wait four months to be eligible to donate. After surgery, the exclusion period will depend on the type of intervention. After minor surgical procedures, you cannot donate blood for seven days or until you are fully recovered. After undergoing major surgery, you will not be able to donate blood for four months. The rarest blood type is AB, present in 1 per cent of Caucasians, according to research by the America Red Cross. Blood transfusions are carried out daily in Spanish hospitals with more than 6,200 patients being given them, of whom almost a quarter are fighting cancer and a similar figure receiving transfusions during or after surgery. Spain has around two million donors in total, but needs closer to four million. This information is for guidance only, and should not be taken as legal advice. If in any doubt, seek professional help.
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BREXIT BRIEF
JO SWINSON: Ready to slug it out.
LibDems Jo Swinson hates Brexit by John Smith ALTHOUGH Brexit has been sidelined for a while as the main parties contesting the General Election are concentrating more on their overall manifestos, it is still bubbling under. The latest significant observation has come from Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson who in an interview with the BBC made it clear that regardless of the result, Brexit would not be a thing of the past if the Conservatives are elected. She believes that Boris Johnson is misguided if he thinks that all he has to do is hand in Britain’s notice by the
end of January and then it’s ‘plain sailing.’ She insists that arguments over post-Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union could go on for a very long time and therefore, according to her, the only way to end the matter quickly is to vote LibDem who if in power would abandon Brexit and stay in the EU. In the same interview, she made it clear that in the event of a hung Parliament, her party would not join with either the Conservatives or Labour as neither Johnson nor Corbyn deserve to be Prime Minister. As such, her party would continue to fight Brexit even if they don’t have sufficient
Nigel Farage has made serious allegations against No10 THE former Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has written to the Metropolitan Police asking them to investigate allegations made by Nigel Farage that he and other members of the Brexit Party have been offered inducements to stand down. In his case, he says that he was offered a peerage if he walked away from the election and he has also suggested that former Conservative Minister and now Member of the European Parliament Ann Widdecombe was told that if she decided not to stand in the upcoming election that she would be involved in further Brexit negotiations. A spokesman for the Conservative Party denies any such offers to these two and other senior members of the Brexit Party although they do accept that some discussions of a general nature about the election did take place. If true, such offers could be construed as potential breaches of two sections of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
seats to make any real voting difference. At the time of writing, it did appear that the opinion polls were generally forecasting a Conservative victory but even if this is the case, there is still a long way to go.
BREXIT EXTRA Unique view ACCORDING to the SNP, one of the candidates standing for the Brexit party in Scotland tweeted in 2017, ‘All Christ-rejecting swamps need draining, and the creatures therein need making into shoes and handbags and buried with Hugh Hefner.’
Less stringent MEMBERS of the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics have warned that post-Brexit trade deals could see the UK move away from EU standards on antibiotic use in farming and accept lower standard products, treated with antibiotics, from trade partners.
Generous donation THE former Conservative trade minister Timothy Sainsbury, has donated an undisclosed but ‘substantial’ amount to support Liberal Democrat candidate Sam Gyimah’s campaign in the Kensington constituency where he lives. His brother also gave money to the LibDems prior to the Referendum.
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EWN: At the Heart of the Community COMMUNITIES are the fabric of society and the heart of collaboration, help and friendship. At Euro Weekly News, we value our readers tremendously and the kind-hearted communities we all share together. We strive to nurture and care for them and we pride ourselves for helping whenever we can and encouraging others to help as well. For us, no challenge is impossible and no problem is unsolvable when it involves our big family. Since our newspaper began, it has made its own special place in the core of so many varied communities. Different age groups, religions and nationalities never fail to come together and collaborate with Euro Weekly, making up our unique colourful clan. Every single day of the year, the team at EWN works towards a better community. We receive countless letters, emails and phone calls asking for our support. No opportunity to help and bring awareness to an important cause goes unnoticed. Over the years, EWN has organised an array of different events, celebrations and fundraisers for all different manner of causes. We want to highlight some of our biggest achievements together! We could never forget EWN’s own Benidorm Has Talent, when amazing Kayleigh Taylor won the €2,000 prize and EWN raised €15,000 for cancer charity AECC. Guests were surprised with a performance from X Factor star Rowetta, who amazed everyone with her vocals Age Concern is a wonderful charity that provides help and friendship for the older English-speaking community on the Costa del Sol. We loved organising a fun-filled Garden Party at Sohail Castle in Fuengirola, where live entertainment with Rowetta and a delicious buffet was enjoyed by all. This year, our EWN team - led by director Steven Euesden joined the charity at the top of the iconic Sunset Beach Hotel in Benalmadena and bravely abseiled all the way down! EWN has lent its support to MABS Cancer Support Group, backing their spring ball in April 2015, which raised €5,000. And when EWN owners Michel and Steven Euesden held a 10-year wedding blessing, they shunned gifts in favour of
donations to Cudeca. Each year, we support the Positively Pink Ball which annually raises tens of thousands of Euros for breast cancer screening. And last year, EWN was proud to get behind the second annual Oceana Grant A Wish Pink and Blue Ball which collected €16,000 for some exceptional causes. Over the years, we have formed a close bond with the Leighton family as we worked together to raise money for the Tomas Leighton Care Charity. Lovely Tomas suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy and needs the community’s helping hand. He can always count on our support! Always looking to give back to our readers, we dreamed up the fun idea of giving away a car! You heard right! In return, we wanted to know in what ways we could improve to better meet our readers’ needs. One lucky reader was gifted their very own €15,000 EWN car! In 2014, our readers also got the opportunity to nominate someone for our Make a Wish campaign. We teamed up with friends in the business community to give someone in need the most amazing prizes! Never forgetting little Leo who fought bravely against cancer. Our EWN family made some amazing donations towards proton treatment for Leo in the US and supported the family with kind messages and prayers. The Royal Wedding in 2018 saw parties all over the UK and we wanted to include our British Community in Spain in the festivities. EWN directors Michel and Steven Euesden had been invited to the British Embassy in Madrid to commemorate the occasion. But the Euesden couple always keep their EWN family at the forefront of their hearts. A senior member of staff represented the newspaper in Madrid, whilst Michel and Steven hosted a brilliant community party on the sunny Costa del Sol. And lastly, we would like to relive our recent Halloween Fundraiser. What an amazing event with people from all walks of live giving generously for the orphans in Malaga. Our community came together and we raised over €10,000!
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Phone tracking begins THE Spanish National Institute of Statistics reportedly started tracking millions of mobile phones on Monday in order to map population movements in Spain. The idea is to analyse how many people there are in every corner of the country and how the population moves around on working days and on holidays. The purpose is to add to information about people’s routines and establish which are the busiest zones. This data could then prove useful in terms of improvements to transport networks, roads and public services. The institute has according to Spanish press issued assurances that it only has information about how many phones on the Movistar, Orange a n d Vo d a f o n e n e t w o r k -
ANONYMOUS: The institute clarified that it only knows how many mobiles there are in a location, but not who the phones belong to. sare in a given location and not who the phones belong to. Nevertheless, mobile users can put their phones on plane mode or turn them off to avoid monitoring or contact their mobile phone companies to state they do not wish to includ-
ed in the database. This first phase of the institute phone tracking exercise runs until today, Thursday November 21. There will be further trackings on Sunday November 24, Christmas Day, July 20 and August 15.
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Reckless or just good fun? SURFERS risk seven-metre waves for selfies in the Basque Country. A video doing the rounds on social media of a group of surfers mucking around on a seafront promenade battered by seven-metre waves in Zarautz in the Basue Countr y prompts the question was their behaviour just good fun or reckless. Several of the young men prance about on a breakwater as giant waves smash over it, taking selfies while egged on by their mates to jump into the roaring seas. The v i de o the n s how s a wall of water hurling one of the sur fers into the water and then crashing against the promenade wall much to the enormous amusement of his chums. Eventually the laughing
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friends throw a sur fboard down to their mates being churned around in the current so they can get to safety.
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More police ORIHUELA is giving priority to recruiting more Local Police in its latest staff recruitment drive. The councillor for Human Resources, Luisa Boné, reported that the process for recruiting 12 more officers has started. José María Pomares, Chief of the Local Police said the force has been declining since 2013 and has a current strength of 126 officers. With the new recruitment drive, plus other personnel already in the pipeline, there will be 25 new officers bringing staffing to 151 officers, one more than in 2013. Orihuela City Council has a total staff of 731 municipal employees, of which 269 are workers, 207 career civil servants and 255 interim civil servants. This makes the percentage of interim officials around 55.19 per cent. It is the intention of the council, according to Boné, to reduce this by approximately 10 per cent during the term of the current government.
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Charity walk raises handsome sum THE Animal Protection Society Albox charity walk raised over €500 for the charity. The walkers and their dogs met at the Rosaleda Hotel in Arboleas and completed a five-kilometre circular walk on a scenic, but not overly taxing route led by David Ridyard. A water stop halfway provided a refreshing rest. There were a huge variety of dogs, with some of the smallest having the biggest of personalities. Event organiser Margaret Ridyard was delighted with the number of people who turned out to take part in the walk, despite the wind. She thanked all the volunteers who helped and all the participants, some of whom had raised large amounts through sponsorship. Jack raised the most and walked proudly with his owner Maggie. APSA also ran a raffle and thanked local businesses the Corner Shop, Harrisons a n d To t a l E n t e r t a i n m e n t f o r d o n a t i n g prizes.
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EXCHANGE INFORMATION: Improving quality of life. HOSPITAL Costa del Sol, in Marbella, recently held a class for patients with breast cancer in which a group of professionals and those who had already gone through the disease offered guidance and advice on how to deal with it. The workshops will continue and aim to become an exchange of information and experiences between both groups, with the aim of improving the quality of life of those diagnosed with breast cancer. Patients can establish an action plan to develop in their daily lives by addressing issues such as food, physical exercise, rest and what medication they can take during chemotherapy, all explained without technical jargon and in understandable language. This initiative has taken place due to the success of previous classes held by the hospital for patients suffering from chronic obstructive disease, heart disease and anticoagulation.
COSTA BLANCA NORTH CONVENIENT: Instead of going to the main police stations in Orihuela, Torrevieja, Denia and Benidorm it is now possible to take advantage of this new resource in Alicante City.
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FIVE of Axarquia’s major towns made the journey to London last week to take part in the 2019 World Trade Market. The World Trade Market Exhibition is one of the most important trade shows in the world when it comes to tourism, and this year, the Costa del Sol turned out in force to represent the Malaga Province. Nerja, Torrox, Frigiliana, Velez-Malaga and Rincon de la Victoria joined Antequera, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengirola, Marbella, Benahavis and Manilva to take part in the show to promote the region’s unique tourism qualities. Numerous companies and travel operators also attended to help reassure the British public that Andalucia is staying committed to UK tourists in the face of Brexit uncertainty. Torrox made their mark with a high tech audio visual display that promoted the region’s ‘best climate in Europe’ slogan, whilst Rincon de la Victoria showed support to the Añoreta Gold Club, paying homage to the fact that golfing tourism equals almost 40 per cent of the town’s tourist numbers throughout the summer. This year, Frigiliana also joined its Axarquian neighbours to help promote its qualities, but also to learn about new trends and strategies in tourism to push the town forward.
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Next day appointments for residency in Alicante City THE Spanish authorities have issued a reminder that it is possible to organise next day residency appointments in Alicante City via the Spanish government website. In all 180 appointments are being opened up on a daily basis, and there is quite a lot of availability each day. Since appointments are opened up each day, if there are none left at the time of checking, it is worth bearing in mind there will be more the following day. The appointments can also be used to apply for ‘caracter permanente’ for anyone who has been resident for more than five years. Hence anyone who used to go to the main police stations in Orihuela, Torrevieja, Denia and Benidorm can now take advantage of this new resource in the provincial capital. The instructions for booking an appointment on the website are straightforward enough. Go to the website https://sede.administracionespubli cas.gob.es/icpplus/index.html. Select the province ‘Alicante' from the drop down menu. Then select the option ‘Policia Certificado UE (Exclusivamente Para Reino Unido)’ and follow the steps to confirm the appointment. Visit www.gov.uk/living-in-spain.
Promotion of smaller ports IN an effort to alleviate overtourism and attract smaller cruise ships, Palma is to diversify cruise visitors by promoting smaller ports. T h i s y e a r, t h e P o r t o f P a l m a r e a c h e d full capacity in terms of cruise passengers, welcoming over 2.2 million visitors by boat. At a round table event to discuss res p o n s i b l e t o u r i s m a t t h e W o r l d Tr a v e l Market, Antoni Noguera, the former mayor o f P a l m a , e x p l a i n e d t h a t “ i d e a l l y, w e would have a mix of small, medium and large ships visiting Palma, not just large ships that bring in thousands of tourists at a time.” The city is also trialling a dedicated app for cruise passengers to help them avoid overcrowded tourist areas. Welcome Palma features a heat map highlighting how busy the city’s main attractions are in real time, where passengers are alerted to the app when they disembark from Palma port.
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MOTRIL Council participated in World Diabetes D a y, the largest awareness campaign for the disease. On November 14, Luisa García Chamorro, the mayor of Mo t r i l , v i si t ed a screening table run by the Motril Diabetics Association (Adimo) at Plaza de la A urora , a c c o m p a n i e d b y Debora Juárez, councillor for Citizen Participation and Encarn a Ma r t í n Gu a rd ia, Adimo’s Treasurer. Inviting the community to take a free test, Chamorro highlighted the importance of the initiative, which has given ‘visibility to the causes, symptoms, treatment and complications associated with the condition.’ Adimo explained the difficulty of living with diabetes which imposes lifelong demands on those that are aff e c t e d , b u t a l so o n their families. Diabetics are
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SCREENING: Free screening tests were offered to the community by Adimo. responsible for 95 per cent of the care that they receive and for this reason Adimo provide high-quality educatio n th ro u g h q u alifie d health professionals. World Diabetes Day is the mo s t imp o rta n t d iab ete s awareness campaign in the world, established by the
International Diabetes Fede ra tion a nd the World H e a lth O rga nis a tion in 1991. In re s pons e to the increase in cases worldwide, the campaign aims to keep the dis e a s e firmly in the public and political spotlight.
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FINANCE The Final Auction
COMMONLY known as the Bad Bank, asset management compa ny Sareb took over control of large numbers of properties which had been seized by the banks during the worst part of the financial crisis. It is now about to offer a fur ther 2,331 homes of different types for sales at discounts from estimated market value of up to 30 per cent. This activity will take place in 35 different Spanish provinces with the largest number of prop erties being in Murcia and Valen cia.
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Toys’R’Us bounces back THE friendly giraffe known as Geof frey will forever be associated with the Toys’R’Us business which went into terminal decline in the USA. Although the 16foot statue of Dr G Raffe, as he was originally known, has moved to a children’s hospital in New Jersey, the Spanish arm of the business has made a remark able recovery. It was purchased just over a year ago by a Portuguese investment fund and is now expecting to break even in 2019 with a turnover of €160 million.
By John Smith The business already has a mar ket share in the toy world of 15 per cent and is battling to wrest second place from Juguetto, whilst the mar ket is still dominated by El Corte In glés. The company plans to open at least five new stores every year and is updating stock in a number of its stores in order to offer a more ex perimental choice to customers as well as beefing up its online pres ence.
Other ideas include the sharing of buildings in out of town locations which it owns but which are too large for the business and also a possible franchise arrangement with new independent companies. Traditionally, it has always oper ated from large stores of up to 1,800 square metres, but it is also considering scaling new openings down to around 600 square metres full of the top selling toys. Another string to its bow is the Babies’R’Us brand, which it plans to expand within the Iberian market.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can he extend his stay? I have what should be a simple question, but having trawled through dozens of websites and forums, consulted my lawyers, and talked to estate agents, I cannot get a straight answer. If I want to stay in Spain over the winter between 90 and 180 days (surely I am not the only one in this po sition), can I apply for an extension allowing me to stay for longer than 90 days without being compelled to apply for a residence permit? A S (Costa Blanca) The law says that, after 90 days, you YOU AND THE must leave Spain LAW IN SPAIN or apply for a resi dence permit. There is provision for a legal extension but the requirements are very strict. If you are being treated in the hospital for severe injuries, the exten sion will be granted. Otherwise not. Yes, thousands of north Europeans are in a similar position. They want to spend maybe four winter months in the Span ish sun. Here is what they do. They just stay over the legal limit. They can be fined when they leave, but very seldom do the Spanish authorities actually do this.
DAVID SEARL
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
Tax payers unhappy ACCORDING to the Partido Popu lar Financial Head of the Madrid Community, Javier Fernández Lasquetty, the election of a PSOE government could cost taxpayers in the area some €5.9 billion. The policy put forward by act ing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls for a harmonisation of taxes across Spain in the event that he is returned with a working major ity. Currently, local death duties and gifts are heavily reduced in the Madrid area, as is equity in come and even personal tax would be likely to increase.
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Cut back THE European Union is to stop funding oil, gas and coal projects by the end of 2021, removing €2 billion of annual investment in those areas. In addition, the European Investment Bank (EIB) will also cut funding for most fossil fuel projects.
Nike withdraws POPULAR Sportswear brand, Nike has decided to terminate an experiment whereby it sold its product through Amazon so it can focus on selling directly to customers. This was expected and Amazon is recruiting third party resellers to offer Nike goods.
Piggy Bank THE Spanish government has confirmed that it will take more than €3.5 billion from the Social Security reserve fund (the socalled government piggy bank), together with a loan in order to afford to pay the extra Christmas pension payment.
Shareholders lose action A DISSATISFIED group of 5,803 former Lloyds TSB shareholders have lost a multimillionpound action against the bank over its purchase of HBOS in 2009. They argued in court that the bank made the wrong move in taking over ri val HBOS as it was laden down with bad debts and unrecoverable mortgages.
In addition, they believed that infor mation concerning more than £35 bil lion (€38 billion) of emergency financial assistance from the Bank of England and Lloyds was withheld from share holders which led to the virtual t a k e o v e r o f L l o y d s b y t h e B r i t i s h g o v ernment.
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currenciesdirect.com/marbella • Tel: +34 952 906 581 THE ABOVE TABLE USES THE CURRENT INTERBANK EXCHANGE RATES, WHICH AREN’T REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RATE WE OFFER
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COMPANY 3M Alphabet C Amazon.com Apple Boeing Caterpillar Chevron Cisco Coca-Cola Exxon Mobil Facebook Goldman Sachs Home Depot IBM Intel J&J JPMorgan McDonald’s Merck&Co Microsoft Nike Pfizer Procter&Gamble Tesla United Technologies UnitedHealth Verizon Visa A Walmart Walt Disney
PRICE 171,88 1.334,87 1.739,49 265,76 371,68 145,31 120,64 45,09 52,67 69,19 195,10 220,25 237,29 134,40 57,96 134,94 129,53 193,97 84,90 149,97 93,04 37,28 120,54 352,17 149,36 269,40 59,51 179,77 118,87 144,67
CHANGE% CHANGE VOLUME(M) +0,95 +0,56% 2,62M +23,41 +1,79% 1,78M -15,11 -0,86% 3,93M +3,12 +1,19% 25,09M +4,24 +1,15% 5,50M +1,87 +1,30% 2,83M -0,13 -0,11% 5,59M +0,18 +0,40% 32,39M +0,04 +0,08% 8,98M +0,69 +1,01% 11,25M +1,95 +1,01% 11,53M +0,82 +0,37% 1,69M +0,74 +0,31% 3,53M +0,40 +0,30% 3,26M +0,15 +0,26% 16,11M +3,98 +3,04% 10,50M +0,93 +0,72% 10,16M -0,03 -0,02% 2,99M +0,35 +0,41% 9,23M +1,91 +1,29% 23,51M +1,77 +1,94% 6,79M +0,73 +2,00% 34,52M +0,04 +0,03% 7,11M +2,82 +0,81% 4,81M +1,25 +0,84% 1,99M +13,57 +5,30% 10,14M +0,17 +0,29% 11,76M +0,02 +0,01% 7,81M -1,78 -1,48% 10,15M -2,48 -1,69% 13,75M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced Alphabet Inc. Cl A Alphabet Inc. Cl C Intuitive Surgical Inc. CoStar Group Inc. MercadoLibre Inc. PrimeEnergy Resources Corp. Broadcom Inc. 8% Pfd. Series A Bio-Techne Corp. Roku Inc. Cl A Lam Research Corp. LogMeIn Inc.
1,334 1,335 569.54 583.23 550.10 139.80 1,142 212.45 157.30 283.68 81.01
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Most Declined Booking Holdings Inc. Amazon.com Inc. Atrion Corp. Erie Indemnity Co. Cl A National Western Life Group Inc. Cl A Mirati Therapeutics Inc. resTORbio Inc. NVIDIA Corp. Five Below Inc. Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cl A Charter Communications Inc. Cl A
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Free internet for UK households LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced that if his party wins the General Election, he will take action to nationalise the fixedline internet network owned by BT. This would then allow high quali ty broadband to be given free of charge to all of those in the UK who have internet access and would save the average household about £30 (€35) a month in rental fees. He would finance this by increas ing taxes to multinational brands such as Facebook, Google and Mi crosoft who operate in the UK but don’t, in his party’s opinion, con
Credit: Twitter
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JEREMY CORBYN: Promises broadband for all.
Group bedding down SOUTH AFRICAN retailer Steinhoff has confirmed that it is to sell its loss-making UK furniture business Blue Group to European retailer Alteri Investors. Although no details of the val-
ue of the sale have been released, it is known that Blue Group which owns UK-based furniture companies Harveys Furniture and Bensons for Beds has an annual turnover of some £500
million (€550 million). The business operates 269 stores in the UK as well as four manufacturing sites and five distribution centres which between them employ 2,700 staff.
tribute sufficiently to the British economy. The amount that the Labour Par ty expects will be needed to fund this operation is £20 billion (€23 billion) although industry insiders suggest that it would be more likely to cost as much as £100 billion (€115 billion). Such a decision would obviously affect the profits and turnover of all of those companies in the UK currently offering internet services and one in particular, Talk Talk, was surprised by this unexpected news as it was in the process of reaching a deal to sell its Fibre Nation busi ness. This enterprise was aimed at sup plying very high speed connections in northern England to some 60,000 households initially, with the plan to expand this to take in some three mil lion private customers. Whilst Talk Talk has so far invest ed around £60 million (€69 million) in developing this project, other suppliers have also been putting money into their own alternatives and any new Labour government would have to negotiate with them all.
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Viva España A RECENT survey by CEO World Magazine whereby 105,000 expats working in 95 countries were asked about their experiences overseas saw Spain voted the best country in the world in which to do business. Those taking part were employees and business owners.
Off the road ALICANTE family-run coach company Autocares Ríos Levante, which has been providing bus services for various schools in the area, will close on November 29. Staff have complained about non-payment of wages and were due to go on indefinite strike.
Digital fashion THE latest fashion must is to purchase digital designer clothing which can never be worn but will look good when modelled on social media. Fashion house The Fabricant has just sold a single outfit for $9,500 (€8,600) to a wealthy customer.
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Plenty more worms LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IN my humble opinion Clinton was a far better liar than Prince Andrew. Although the ex-president was actually telling more porkies than Pinocchio, his statement that he ‘never had sexual intercourse with that woman’ did appear to be somewhat sincere and believable. By contrast Prince Andrews’s televised attempt at damage limitation was an utter disaster. Would you ever consider buying a used car from this man? Personally I would rather deal with Arthur Daley! Some of his denials were quite bizarre. When asked about his young accuser’s accusa tions of him ‘sweating heavily’ he said that from his involvement in the Falkland’s war he had contract ed a condition that meant he didn’t sweat! I looked this up. This malady is known as Anhidrosis and is an extremely serious condition that can be fatal. It needs special treatment and medical expertise in cluding carrying water spray to irrigate the body. Ever seen him having a quick spray over the years? No? Nor me. The truth is, the whole exercise stinks of the usual establishment´s connivance to
PRINCE ANDREW: Claims he ‘never had sexual intercourse with that woman.’
protect the backsides of the privileged and aristoc racy at any price. As I have often stated in this col umn, in this respect they will stop at nothing. You al so can’t help ironically drawing parallels between this latest saga and the Duke of Edinburgh’s alleged involvement in the Christine Keeler affair of the 60’s. The main perpetrator of those particular sexu
al shenanigans was Stephen Ward. Ward was also arrested and put on trial. When it was apparent the trial was going against him, he in credulously asked was ‘nobody going to step for ward and help him’? When it appeared they weren’t, he became a loose cannon and the follow ing day could easily have blown the whistle on them
all. That night, surprise surprise, he mysteriously ‘committed suicide!’ Well I can tell you, in the pic tures that emerged of him being rushed out of his apartment on a stretcher there was not a medic in sight. He was in fact surrounded by ‘men in suits’ speedily hustling him into the ambulance. This was of course the reason Christine Keeler went quiet, she was obviously petrified that she too could ‘unexpectedly commit suicide.’ All sound a bit familiar, doesn’t it? No, I’m afraid none of this dam age limitation is happening by chance. This is the result of a typical ongoing establish ment conspiracy. The main character in the investi gation ‘commits suicide.’ The Prince goes on televi sion to categorically deny any involvement and then the best lawyers money can buy go into court and endeavour to destroy those who have made the ac cusations. Unfortunately, because he totally screwed up, the prosecution must be rubbing their hands at the veritable colander of holes they can pick in his interpretation of the events. My guess is his lawyers will now never dare risk him actually appearing on the witness stand. One thing is for sure, there are plenty more worms to appear from this particular can before they do final ly manage to screw the lid down. If they ever do! Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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TV LISTING
FRIDAY - 22 NOVEMBER
10:15am Dom Does America 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pm Claimed and Shamed 12:45pm Ill Gotten Gains 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Inside the Supermarket 10:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm Question Time 12:45am Brexitcast
7:30am Dom Does America 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am DIY SOS 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Street Auction 2:30pm Chase the Case 3:15pm Coast and Country Auctions 4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm Yes Chef 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmGiri/Haji 11:00pmLater - with Jools Holland 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Reggie in China 1:15am Rick Stein's Secret France 2:15am Home is Where the Art is
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Canal Boat Diaries 9:00pm Wonders of the Solar System Brian Cox embarks on a globe-trotting quest to view some of the solar system's most impressive vistas, explaining how the same galactic forces that produced these wonders are also responsible for shaping some of Earth's most spectacular landscapes. 10:00pm Bob Monkhouse: The Last Stand 11:00pm Peter Sellers: Talking Comedy 11:30pm The Secret Life of Sue Townsend (Aged 68 3/4) 12:30am Peaky Blinders 1:30am Peaky Blinders 2:30am Peaky Blinders 3:30am Peaky Blinders
8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 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 Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Junior Bake Off 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pmWhat Makes a Murderer? 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency? 12:00am Gogglebox
9:10am Floogals 9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pm Finding Father Christmas 1:50pm Britain's Greatest Bridges 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm Looks Like Christmas 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 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm Alaska: A Year in the Wild 9:00pm How to Stop Your Nuisance Calls 10:00pmCold Call 11:00pmGood Girls' Guide to Kinky Sex 12:05am Gypsy Kids: Our Secret World
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Dom Does America 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pmClaimed and Shamed 12:45pmIll Gotten Gains 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm Father Brown 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Money for Nothing 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 8:00pm Question Time 10:00pmEastEnders 10:30pmHave I Got News for You 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:35pmWeather 11:40pmThe Graham Norton Show 12:30am Fleabag 12:55am The Apprentice
7:30am Dom Does America 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Love in the Countryside 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Street Auction 2:30pm Chase the Case 3:15pm Coast and Country Auctions 4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm Yes Chef 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm Mastermind 9:00pm Mountain Vets 10:00pm The Name of the Rose 10:50pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather
8:00pm World News Today The day's leading stories. 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 9:00pm Sound of Song 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1988 10:30pm Country Music by Ken Burns The history of the American art form and how it evolved across the 20th century. 11:20pm Country Music by Ken Burns 12:10am Country Music Awards 2019 1:10am Peaky Blinders 2:10am Peaky Blinders Tommy finds himself engaged in bloody battle with Luca Changretta and his gang. 3:10am Peaky Blinders
7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun: Home or Away 6:00pm Junior Bake Off 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Flirty Dancing 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:05am Harry Hill's Clubnite
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7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:15pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:50pm ITV News London 12:05am Brothers in Football
9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am Coronation Street 10:00am Coronation Street 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:20pm 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 5:55pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Supermarket Sweep 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Shopping with Keith Lemon 11:15pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:20am Family Guy
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:05am Man About the House 11:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Lewis 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmVera 12:00am Innocent 1:00am Inspector Morse 3:15am ITV3 Nightscreen 3:30am Teleshopping
7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 10:00pmJunk and Disorderly 11:00pm Lethal Weapon 4 12:05am FYI Daily 12:10am Lethal Weapon 4 1:30am Minder 2:35am The Sweeney 3:35am Tommy Cooper 4:00am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home.
10:00pmLive Test Cricket 6:45am Test Cricket Bitesize 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Live European Tour Golf 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm PGA Tour Profiles 3:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf 6:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The RSM Classic. 7:00pm Live LPGA Tour Golf The CME Group Tour Championship. 10:00pmSky Sports Tonight This evening's leading sports stories. 10:30pmLive Test Cricket New Zealand v England.
7:00am Good Morning Britain 9:30am Lorraine 10:25am Judge Rinder 11:30am This Morning 1:30pm Loose Women 2:30pm ITV Lunchtime News 2:55pm ITV News London 3:00pm Dickinson's Real Deal 4:00pm Tenable 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:15pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:45pmITV News London
8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 10:00am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:35pm Catchphrase 1:15pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:45pm Dress to Impress 6:45pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm Supermarket Sweep 10:00pm Family Guy 11:00pm Shopping with Keith Lemon 11:15pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:20am Family Guy
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 10:00am On the Buses 11:05am Man About the House 11:40am Lewis 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Lewis 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Vera
7:00am Football's Greatest: Johan Cruyff 7:15am The Saint 8:20am Kojak An old woman witnesses the murder of a shopkeeper who had been forced to supply guns to a street 9:25am Quincy, M.E. 10:30am Minder 11:35am The Sweeney 12:40pm The Professionals 1:45pm Live Darts: Players 6:00pm The Car Chasers 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm Live Darts: Players Championship Finals
10:30pm Live Test Cricket 6:45am Test Cricket Bitesize 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Live European Tour Golf The DP World Tour Championship. 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm PGA Tour Profiles A look at the career of Rory McIlroy. 3:15pm Live PGA Tour Golf The RSM Classic. 6:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf The RSM Classic. 7:00pm Live LPGA Tour Golf 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm Live Test Cricket
Shane the Chef Peppa Pig Top Wing Paw Patrol Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmChristmas List 1:50pm Britain's Greatest Bridges 2:10pm Access 2:15pm Home and Away 2:45pm Neighbours 3:15pm A Christmas Reunion 5:00pm Friends 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Neighbours 7:00pm Home and Away 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Gadget Show 9:00pm The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys 10:00pm Secrets of the Mega Resort 11:35pm Ben-Hur 12:35am Access
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A Quantum Leap into the future? GOOGLE, IBM and China are in a race to create a truly useful quan tum computer. And billions of dollars all around the world are being ploughed into the technol ogy. In October 2019, Sycamore, (Google’s quan tum computer) performed a calculation in a mere 200 seconds that would take the world’s fastest supercomputer, the IBM Summit, 10,000 years to perform! Yes, 10,000 years!! With Sycamore, Google claims to have reached quan tum supremacy, the point where a quantum computer can perform calculations that surpass anything the most advanced supercomputers today can do. That’s great you say but what can it be used for? It could design more efficient batteries, make ef fective medicines, better security, sensors and accu rate measurement (metrology) in the form of atomic clocks and more accurate GPS to be used in self driving autonomous cars for example and if you would like to buy one, a Quantum Computer is like ly to cost a cool $100 million. Quote from Matt Vaughn, from the Univer sity of Texas. “In the hands of cancer re searchers, a Quantum Computer that can out run the computational speed of tens of thousands of traditional super computers would rapidly accelerate the pace of research in “genomics, genetics, radiation physics, and biomedical imaging,” surely just that on its own is a reason to push ahead isn’t it. We can’t discuss Quantum Computing without mentioning the other buzz word in the tech world
at the moment which is Artificial Intelligence or AI. The UK’s De partment for Work and Pensions (DWP) is exploring the use of AI to judge whether benefit claims are true. An £8 million ‘intelligent automation garage’ has been created by the DWP with the goal of developing up to 100 new robots to assist Britain’s welfare system. One thousand new IT staff have also been re cruited to help support the DWP’s ambitions, mmm so a 1,000 IT staff on approx 25,000 grand a year saves money. Artificial Intelligence can be used to solve problems across the board. AI can help businesses increase sales, detect fraud, improve customer experience, au tomate work processes and provide predictive analy sis. Financial services can benefit from AIbased process automation and fraud detection. Well that’s the good news and here is the not so good news... It is predicted the Artificial Intelligence will even tually replace Telemarketing, Bookkeeping Clerks, Compensation and Benefits Managers, Reception ists, Couriers, Proofreaders, Computer Support Specialists, Market Research Analysts, Advertising Salespeople and Retail Salespeople. Artificial Intelligence as yet cannot replace the following: Human Resource Managers, Sales Managers, Marketing Managers, Public Relations Managers, Chief Executives, Event Planners, Writers, Software Developers, Editors, Graphic Designers, Musicians (okay I made that one up)! :) ronhowells@euroweeklynews.com
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SATURDAY - 23 NOVEMBER
7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pm Flour Power 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Bargain Hunt 3:00pm Money for Nothing 3:45pm Escape to the Perfect Town 4:30pm The Repair Shop 5:00pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News 6:30pm Weather 6:32pm Pointless 7:15pm The Hit List 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 10:10pm Casualty 11:00pm BBC News 11:15pm Weather 11:20pm Match of the Day 12:50am The NFL Show 1:20am What Doesn't Kill You
8:55am The Amelia Gething Complex 9:15am The Amelia Gething Complex 9:35am Wild & Weird 9:50am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:20amCars 2 12:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 1:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 2:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 3:00pm Best House in Town 3:30pm The Wedding Planners 5:10pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 6:10pm Coast 6:40pm Wales: Land of the Wild 7:40pm Dad's Army 8:10pm Natural World 9:10pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 10:10pm QI XL 10:55pm Novels That Shaped Our World 11:55pm Pose 12:35am Pose
8:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events 8:10pm James May's Big Trouble in Model Britain 9:10pm Earth's Natural Wonders 10:10pmThe Sinner 10:55pmThe Sinner 11:35pmStereophonics: Radio 2 in Concert 12:40am Vic & Bob's Big Night Out 1:10am Vic & Bob's Big Night Out 1:40am Vic & Bob's Big Night Out 2:10am Vic & Bob's Big Night Out 2:40am Top of the Pops: 1988 3:10am Top of the Pops: 1988 3:40am Digging for Britain
10:05am Mighty Magiswords! 10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 1:10pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:15pm ITV News and Weather 2:29pm ITV London Weather 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 7:00pm ITV News and Weather 7:15pm ITV News London 7:25pm Take Me Out 8:40pm The X Factor: Celebrity 10:10pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:10pm The Jonathan Ross Show 12:15am ITV News and Weather
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale 10:05am Coronation Street 1:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 2:10pm Take Me Out 3:25pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 5:10pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 6:30pm The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 9:05pm Yes Man 10:05pm FYI Daily 10:10pmYes Man 11:10pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:15am Family Guy 12:40am Family Guy 1:40am American Dad!
7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:20am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:30am Inspector Morse 11:45am Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 3:55pm Lewis A barmaid's murder leads Lewis (Kevin Whately) and Hathaway (Laurence Fox) to a respected professor, who admits he once had an affair with the woman. 6:00pm Lewis 8:00pm A Touch of Frost 10:00pm Endeavour 12:00am Vera 2:00am The Loch
7:15am King of Queens 7:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 10:05am Frasier 11:35am The Big Bang Theory 12:00pm The Big Bang Theory 12:25pm The Simpsons 12:55pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Heineken 4:10pm A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun 5:05pm Four Rooms 5:55pm Speed: World's Fastest Tractor 7:25pm Channel 4 News 7:55pm Great British Car Journeys 8:50pm The Royal House of Windsor 10:10pmMission: Impossible Ghost Protocol 12:45amX-Men Origins: Wolverine
7:00am World of Sport: Petrol Heads 7:15am The Professionals 8:20am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am World of Sport 11:40amColumbo: The Conspirators 1:45pm Live Darts: Players Championship Finals 6:00pm Made in Britain 7:00pm Junk and Disorderly 8:00pm Live Darts: Players Championship Finals 12:00am The Departed 1:00am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 1:05am The Departed 3:05am The Sweeney
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10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:35am Friends 1:00pm Enchanted 2:05pm Access 2:10pm Enchanted 3:10pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4:10pm Access 4:15pm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 5:25pm A Very Merry Toy Store 6:25pm Access 6:30pm A Very Merry Toy Store 7:10pm Call Me Claus 8:10pm Access 8:15pm Call Me Claus 9:00pm 5 News Weekend 9:05pm Party Election Broadcast 9:10pm Raids 11:00pm Live Bellator 1:00am Fights, Camera, Action! 1:55am Access
12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:55pm Escape to the Country 3:50pm Animal Park 4:50pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 5:50pm BBC News 6:05pm BBC London News; Weather 6:10pm Weather 6:15pm Countryfile 7:15pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 8:15pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm His Dark Materials 10:00pmThe War of the Worlds 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News; Weather 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:15am The Women's Football Show
7:30am A to Z of TV Gardening 8:15am The Instant Gardener 9:00am Around the World in 80 Gardens 10:00am Countryfile 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:30pm MasterChef: The Professionals 1:30pm Rick Stein's Secret France 2:30pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3:30pm Talking Pictures 4:05pm Great Expectations 6:00pm Golf: World Tour Championship Highlights 7:00pm Horizon 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Reggie in China 11:00pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 12:00am Goldstone 1:45am Paths of Glory 3:10am Question Time 4:10am Best House in Town 4:55am Holby City
6:45am Test Cricket Bitesize New Zealand v England. 7:00am Sky Sports News 8:00am Live European Tour Golf 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday Jeff Stelling is joined by a panel of former players to preside over the day's football action, including previews of the top games and up-to-theminute scores from around the country. 6:00pm Live Premier League 9:30pm Live Fight Night Callum Smith v John Ryder. 12:00am Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England.
12:30pmNadia's Family Feasts 1:35pm Countrywise 2:05pm ITV News and Weather 2:14pm ITV London Weather 2:15pm Catchphrase 3:00pm The X Factor: Celebrity 4:30pm Back to Mine 5:00pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 7:35pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 9:00pm Catchphrase 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pmITV News and Weather 11:49pmITV London Weather 11:50pmIn the Line of Fire with Ross Kemp 12:45am Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
6:45am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Emmerdale 9:55am Coronation Street 12:55pm The X Factor: Celebrity 2:20pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 3:25pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 5:05pm Shrek 6:05pm FYI Daily 6:10pm Shrek 6:50pm Nanny McPhee 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Nanny McPhee 8:55pm Sherlock Holmes 9:55pm FYI Daily 10:00pm Sherlock Holmes 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:35am Family Guy 1:05am Family Guy 1:30am American Dad! 1:55am American Dad! 2:30am Release the Hounds
8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm The Taff: The River That Made Wales Sorry, but we couldn't find the exact match for the programme given. Most likely because it's show time has changed or it is no longer on-air. 9:00pm Fair Isle: Living on the Edge 10:00pm Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art 11:00pm Secrets of British Animation 12:00am Screengrabbed: BBC Introducing Arts 1:00am A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman 2:00am Arena 3:10am The Met Opera House
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7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:30am Heartbeat 9:35am Heartbeat 10:40am Agatha Christie's Poirot 12:40pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 2:35pm Inspector Morse 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 5:55pm A Touch of Frost 8:00pm A Touch of Frost 10:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple Julia McKenzie returns as the sleuthing spinster in the first of three murder mysteries. 12:00am Vera 1:55am Inspector Morse 3:45am A Touch of Frost 5:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot
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Cheers Cheers King of Queens King of Queens Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond Frasier Frasier Sunday Brunch The Simpsons The Simpsons The Dog House Turner and Hooch Crocodile Dundee Channel 4 News Party Election Broadcast Great Canal Journeys Escape to the Chateau Our Guy in Japan Gogglebox Bad Neighbours The Double Come Dine with Me Four in a Bed Four in a Bed Four in a Bed
11:05am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:15am Cruising with Jane McDonald 11:30am Make You Laugh Out Loud 12:00pm Friends 2:55pm Friends 3:25pm Northpole 4:25pm Access 4:30pm Northpole 5:10pm Jingle Around the Clock 6:10pm Access 6:15pm Jingle Around the Clock 7:00pm Deck the Halls 8:05pm 5 News Update 8:10pm Deck the Halls 8:55pm 5 News Weekend 9:00pm The Mummy 10:05pm 5 News Update 10:10pm The Mummy 11:00pm Pompeii 12:50am Greatest Ever Movie Blunders 1:50am Lip Sync Battle UK 2:10am The 21.Co.UK Live Casino Show
Motorsport UK The Professionals The Sweeney Fishing Allstars The Big Fish Off British Touring Car Championship Highlights Louise Goodman presents a look back at the British Touring Car Championship campaign. Live Darts: Players Championship Finals Monster Carp The Car Chasers Live Darts: Players Championship Finals Goodfellas FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. Goodfellas The Sweeney ITV4 Nightscreen Teleshopping
12:00am Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England. Coverage of the fourth day of the First Test in the twomatch series, taking place at Bay Oval in Tauranga. 6:45am Test Cricket Bitesize 7:00am Sky Sports News 7:30am Live European Tour Golf 12:30pm Live EFL 3:30pm Live Scottish Premiership 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:00pm Live NFL 10:05pm My Icon 10:15pm My Icon 10:30pm Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England. 5:45am Test Cricket Bitesize New Zealand v England.
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ON THE STREETS Dear Editor I AM writing in response to the Our View section in last week’s paper. You spoke about homelessness and how it is getting worse in Spain. My wife and I live in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol and we are getting quite wor ried about the amount of homeless people on the streets. It’s getting to the point that going to the supermarket is a problem. They camp outside and continuously ask for money. Whilst I can empathise with their situation, it gets quite intimidating when they shout and have scuffles between them. My wife doesn’t go to certain places on her own any more. I think we need to bring this issue to our town halls and really give it some impor tance. What can we all do to get this sorted? We need to get these people off the street for their safety and ours. Gordon Harding
Animal cruelty Hello Hola I JUST read the article on animal cruelty in Paloma Park in Benalmadena from Octo ber and wanted to add that during my holiday in July I also witnessed teenagers terrorising the animals, chasing them and trying the catch them. I was very up set by this and it altered how I felt about one of my favourite parts of Benalmade na. I really want as many people involved with the park like the staff running it to be aware and to do something about it. I know resources will be tight but as a place that people visit often as a family and with children to enjoy the nature and animals this is the last disturbing thing you want to witness and you want to feel as if the animals are being re spected and their welfare needs upheld. If you are able to pass this info to peo ple involved with the park in Benalmade na or give me any contacts I’d really ap preciate it. Many thanks. Hannah Pattinson
Weight lifted Dear Euro Weekly, I WAS delighted to see your front
HOMELESSNESS: What can be done to address the issue? page article about the aid of the poor don keys in Mijas. My husband and I live in the town and regularly see the donkeys strug gling under the strain of fullygrown adults. It’s such a shame. I understand the don key handlers need to make a living but it is an outdated part of the town culture like the bullring which was put to better use. I see some have carriages which are slight ly better but maybe if they are just a tourist
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attraction they could just be there to admire as they are decorated so colourfully or even just to have your photo taken with and the proceeds could go to their welfare and up keep. I wasn’t aware of the donkey sanctu ary, but will be offering my support and look forward to any further information you have. Beth James
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It seriously breaks my heart! How oh how can peo ple be so cruel! A bed, some love and a flipping €10 bag of food for at least three months would feed a dog!! It’s not a lot to ask for someone who will love you and be loyal to you! Shame on you! Jackie Salsac
BLACK FRIDAY has rolled back around and is planned for November 29 this year. Retailers worldwide have spent the last month reminding shoppers about the incoming discounts and bargains. But where did the shopping madness start? The term refers informally to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States and marks the start of America’s Christmas shopping. Every year, the shopping frenzy has increased and retailers open earlier and earlier to welcome the masses. Since 2006, there have been 12 reported deaths and 117 injuries in the US. Europe has now seen the arrival of the legendary Friday. As with most things, the experience hasn’t reached the excessiveness or extravagance of our neighbours across the pond. Shops have simply welcomed the new tradition as an opportunity to get the Christmas season underway and each year festivities seem to start at an earlier date. There is no doubt that Black Friday has infiltrated and greatly impacts buying trends. Consumers are getting into the habit of waiting until Black Friday sales to buy their selected items and some choose to get an early start on present buying. Could the new tradition mean the end of last-minute Christmas shopping? Following in the same footsteps, technological companies have now created Cyber Monday for their tech products and it will be on November 2.
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There is a special place in hell for those who aban don and neglect those of whom we were to pro tect! Diane Niemeyer
Mijas Donkeys spared from 80kg tourists New donkey sanctuary with education and train ing. Sponsors, merchandise etc... little coffee shop. This would bring more money and peace to the vil
lage. The ideas are endless. I won’t go to the pueblo any more until big changes are made, sick of coming back in a bad mood. They have untreat ed ulcers under their harnesses and broken hooves. Jennie Moreno I guess it’s a start. I can’t bear to look at the poor things tied up so tightly. I hope people decide to walk around this beautiful place. Liz Furness
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Shouldn’t no one be riding them unless you’re on your way to Bethlehem to deliver goods to baby Jesus. Poor flipping animals. Kerri Parker
Biker gang make citizens arrest Bikers get a lot of bad press usually but worldwide do so much good work from charity work to pro tecting children from abuse and bullies. Well done to the bikers. Paul Fazer Newman People like this should be given uniforms and some sort of authority on the streets. Do that and watch the crime rate drop. Richard Upton
POLL OF THE WEEK In recent years, Black Friday seems to have started getting longer, with some shops holding up to two weeks of sales. Do you think this constant pressure to spend more money is getting out of hand?
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) With so much to think about, will it really be a wonder if something or someone gets left out? It's not just the glitz that's inspiring the action, but certain thankless tasks which are bound to crop up. Whatever the planets get up to, there'll be no stopping Friday and Saturday's enchanting delights.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) You will be ready and waiting for whatever you've organised. Then, without warning, you could have to backtrack or make other plans - you might even encounter some undeserved criticism. But no matter what happens, the weekend will definitely make up for any workaday muddles. Meanwhile, if you're a mixer and mingler, you'll be swept off your feet.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) As you top up your spirits with some extra ideas, don't be surprised if a couple of items drop out of sight. If you seriously want to minimise niggles and hassles, then ask friends or relatives to lend a hand. It's a great week for togetherness, so ensure that you celebrate in style.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There will be enough hurlyburly to cope with at work, let alone elsewhere, so don't even think about doing everything single-handedly. Cooking, hosting and being all things to everyone shouldn't be your version of the perfect week. Teamwork is the way forward, so take the lead and be sure that everyone gets happily involved.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) The more you can offload, the happier you'll be. As you attract kindred spirits, you'll be able to look forward to the weekend whirl with family and friends. In the lead-up to the weekend, try to be patient with those who seem to be pulled in other directions. The weekend's full moon sets the scene for a useful exchange of ideas.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Good news should come your way this week. Regardless of how you mark it, you'll be surrounded by caring hearts. Sunday's full moon is one of
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two this year associated with journeys, homely connections and good fortune. Despite some workaday hassles your efforts will be well starred.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Many happy moments will keep you on your toes. With warming wishes in the wind, and a charming touch of luck, don't panic if certain events don't match up to your high standards. Just be Leo-proud that you've got what it takes to make things tick. Unfortunately you can't afford to assume that everything will run to time.
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) You won't avoid the occasional mishap, but if you're tactful on Tuesday and chill out on Wednesday, the lead-up to the weekend's partying will see you go after whatever you want. Personal and financial discussions will remind you that life is what you make it. Just ride life's waves with confidence.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) This week's change of planetary powers will allow you to find exactly what you're looking for, especially if you're shopping for bargains. Happily, everything is coming together, so don't let everyday niggles spoil your long-term plans.
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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) On a personal and financial level, wait for further developments before you reach or activate any important decisions. As you draw near the final phase of this year, the best results will come from spending as much time as possible with loved ones, or those who're on your creative wavelength.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Whatever your plans, or however you intend to enjoy the weekend, there'll be laughter, fun and plenty of action. Refuse to be distracted or upset by any of Monday or Wednesday's twists and turns.
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) This week's potent presence of sombre Saturn in your own sign is a warning not to lose your cool, particularly on Tuesday and Thursday. Otherwise, you can expect a weekend of quality and frivolity.
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What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” Bob Dylan
Women’s wit
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If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. Oprah Winfrey
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Across 1 Sage going out for a long time (4) 3 What Beethoven did, being calm (8) 9 Wet forecast for bridal parties? (7) 10 Baron Cohen character new to line up (5) 11 Weary author discovered in the road (5) 12 Give no date for reform (6) 14 English flower festival (6) 16 Horse-drawn carriage from Queensland, Australia (6) 19 Arrest shifty French writer (6) 21 Starts to itch badly inside another bone (5) 24 Small fruit on small vessels (5) 25 Wept heartily, is poem one of a series? (7) 26 Wicked sister in trouble (8) 27 Scheme for part of garden (4) Down 1 Helped fool with new diets (8) 2 Wear down little rodent in the middle (5) 4 By mistake it is done within the prescribed play area (6) 5 Simple open country (5) 6 Feds hit out and got it moved (7) 7 Refuse in the garden yard (4) 8 One insect let loose for another (6) 13 Bad set-up produces capital (8) 15 Marine creature is alone, sadly (34)
17 Get at one in brown cover (6) 18 Take out permit to be in the Scottish river (6) 20 First of teenagers makes a request for jobs (5)
Code Breaker
22 Cook one way or another? That's about right (5) 23 Snakes mentioned as an afterthought (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 8 represents X and 16 represents L, so fill in X every time the figure 8 appears and L every time the figure 16 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 Directions for making something (6) 4 Mark left by wound or sore (4) 8 Make fit or suitable (5) 9 Belonging to a foreign country (5) 10 Unusual or striking (10) 13 Recalled (10) 17 Tumbles (5) 18 Keyboard instrument (5) 19 Freedom from activity (4) 20 Makes available (6)
English - Spanish
Across 1 Campesino (7) 5 Asientos (muebles) (5) 8 Advertisement (7) 9 A lot of (5) 10 Ebony (5) 11 Cosecha (7) 12 Basto (superficie, piel) (6) 14 Pedestrian (6) 17 Bottle opener (7) 19 Planta (5) 22 Ceiling (5) 23 Contener (7) 24 Tin cans (5) 25 Principante (aprendiz) (7)
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Down 1 Authentic (4) 2 Pursue (5) 3/18 Hold back to a later time (3,3) 5 Scale (5) 6 Athlete (6) 7 Take on (6) 11 Nearly (6) 12 Like better (6) 14 Offsprings of donkeys and horses (5) 15 Large bird of prey (5) 16 Small insects (4) 18 See 3
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Sitio (5) 2 Needle (5) 3 Anclas (7) 4 Trofeo (6) 5 To add up (5) 6 Antiguo (7) 7 Acortar (7) 12 Barracks (7) 13 Albaricoque (7) 15 Sponge (7) 16 Broccoli (6) 18 Gotas (de líquido) (5) 20 Otra vez (5) 21 To have (5)
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Hexagram
The purpose of the Hexagram puzzle is to place the 19 six-letter words into the 19 cells. The letters at the edges of interlocking cells MUST BE THE SAME. The letters in the words must be written CLOCKWISE. The word in cell 10 (BELIEF) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
ALBEIT ALLELE ARREAR BELIEF (10) CLERIC EYELET FLEECE FRESCO GANTRY GREASY INDOOR LETTER RASTER SORTIE STRAND STRODE TELLER THIRST TRANCE
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Scythe 2 Petrel 3 Petrol 4 Apogee 5 Hither 6 Talkie 7 Cleric 8 Pastor 9 Allele 10 Choice 11 Presto 12 Cereal 13 Petite 14 Dreary 15 Arctic 16 Spring 17 Threat 18 Series 19 Credit.
Nonagram
Boggled How many English words can you find in the Boggled grid, according to the following rules? • The letters must be adjoining in a ‘chain’. They can be adjacent horizontally, vertically or diagonally. • Words must contain at least four letters and may include singular and plural or other derived forms. • No letter may be used more than once within a single word, unless it appears twice. • No vulgarities or proper nouns are permitted.
Kakuro
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.
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.
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TARGET:
TARGET: • Average: 20 • Good: 28
• Very good: 40 • Excellent: 52
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 9 Good: 12 Very good: 18
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 23
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QUICK Across: 1 Costly, 4 Fail, 8 Apologise, 9 Sell, 10 Enters, 13 Shrill, 15 Pair, 18 Shivering, 19 Test, 20 Levels.
CODE BREAKER
Down: 1 Chooses, 2 Small, 3 Lion, 5 Alike, 6 Lie, 7 Bound, 11 Shrinks, 12 Fleet, 14 Ruins, 16 Argue, 17 Mice, 18 Sit.
CRYPTIC
ENGLISH-SPANISH
Across:
Across:
1 Turns, 4 Deposit, 8 Toffees, 9 Ruble, 10 Nails, 11 Waiters, 12 Sundry, 14 Osiris, 17 Risotto, 19 Loads, 21 Aware, 22 Anthill, 23 Sweetly, 24 Pages.
1 Tall, 3 Asustado, 9 Olvidar, 10 Chill, 11 Parar, 12 Apoyar, 14 Timbre, 16 Repaso, 19 Criada, 21 Tapon, 24 Short, 25 Elected, 26 Susurrar, 27 Male.
Down: 1 Titan, 2 Ruffian, 3 Seems, 4 Disown, 5 Parties, 6 Sabre, 7 Tresses, 12 Streams, 13 Retreat, 15 Roaming, 16 Notary, 18 Stale, 19 Let up, 20 Seles.
Down:
1 Trompeta, 2 Liver, 4 Scream, 5 Socio, 6 Ahijada, 7 Owls, 8 Adorar, 13 No a nadie, 15 Mirrors, 17 Either, 18 Canela, 20 Autor, 22 Potra, 23 Esos.
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QUIZ: VIVA ESPAÑA 1. Derived from the French for ‘clear, level space’, what word is often applied to a long, open, level area, typically beside the sea, along which people may walk for pleasure? 2. From the French for ‘spirit of the body’, which three-word phrase means ‘a feeling of pride and mutual loyalty shared by the members of a group’? 3. In terms of an apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses, what do the letters ESP stand for? 4. What is the name of the brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelised mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery, seasoned with Madeira? 5. What name is given to a fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice? 6. What name is given to a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part?
7. What was the name of the artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages language that was devised by Dr L L Zamenhof in 1887? 8. What was the name of the Swedish pop singer who reached reached number four in the UK singles charts in 1974 with Y Viva España? 9. Which phrase, used to refer to the fact that a witty remark or retort often comes to mind after the opportunity to make it has passed, is derived from the French for ‘wit of the staircase’? 10. Which strong black coffee is brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans? Not a lot of people know that… esparto is a coarse grass with tough narrow leaves, native to Spain and North Africa. It is used to make ropes, wickerwork, and good-quality paper.
Answers: 1. ESPLANADE, 2. ESPRIT DE CORPS, 3. EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION, 4. ESPAGNOLE, 5. ESPALIER, 6. ESPADRILLE, 7. ESPERANTO, 8. SYLVIA (Vrethammar), 9. ESPRIT DE L’ESCALIER, 10. ESPRESSO
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10 - Sh 9 - Sh 10 - Cl 9 - Cl 10 - Cl 10 - Cl
Sh: Showers
Th: Thunder
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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
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.
of his generation and then retired to judge Strictly Come Dancing. He choreographed music videos and stage appearances for musicians like Elton John, Duran Duran and the Rolling Stones. • Rita Ora, Singer; November 26, 28 The singer, songwriter, and actress gained fame after her debut album reached Number 1 on the UK Billboard charts, her hit songs included Hot Right Now and How We Do (Party). In 2015, she was in Fifty Shades of Grey. • Professor Green, Rapper; November 27, 35 English grime hip hop artist, Green, released the Number 3 gold-selling UK album At Your Inconvenience in 2011. He survived a nearly fatal blow with a broken bottle at a night club in 2009.
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• Bjork, Singer: November 21, 53 • Miley Cyrus, Singer; November 23, 26 The eccentric and visionary Icelandic singer is Cyrus became a child television star playing celebrated for her electronic music and avantHannah Montana in the hit Disney series of the garde personal style. Some of her most same name. She went on to become an international pop star with songs such as Party memorable songs include Army Of Me, Joga, Isobel, and Pagan Poetry. in the USA and Wrecking Ball. Rita Ora. • Scarlett Johansson, Movie actress, November • Billy Connelly, Comedian and actor; 22, 34 November 24, 76 Acclaimed actress Johansson won a BAFTA award for The Scottish actor and comedian appeared in The Last Samurai and Gulliver’s Travels. He was nominated for a Best Actress for her role in the 2003 film Lost in Translation. She then went on to star in the films The BAFTA for his role in Mrs Brown and appeared in the Prestige, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Don Jon, We Bought 1996 film, Muppet Treasure Island. a Zoo and Under the Skin and she was cast as the • Bruno Tonioli, Reality star: November 25, 63 Choreographer Tonioli worked with some of the best acts superheroine Black Widow in the Marvel movie series.
Solution SLOW GLOW GROW GREW GREY (DREW) DREY
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This week in history
Myth and legend PEOPLE may immediately link David Walliams to B ritain’s Got Talent o r L i t t le Britain as n o t eve rybody knows he i s actually an accomplished writer of children’s novels leading him to b e dubbed ‘the fastest growing children’s author in the UK.’ The Beast of Buckingham Palace said to be his most epic adventure ever, sees him return to work with previous collaborator, the wonderful illustrator, Tony Ross. Prince Alfred, a poorly and bookis h child h a s never left the security of Buckingham Palace. But now there are s trang e things happening behind t he palace walls whic h look to change Alfred’s life forever. Travel through time on his fantastical adventure t o save his mother the Que en in this s tory o f myth and legend.
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1120 - Lost at sea The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning William Adelin, son and heir of Henry I of England. 1487 - New Queen Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England. The new consort of King Henry VII travelled by barge from Greenwich to the Tower of London, whence she processed the day before the ceremony to the royal palace, and on to Westminster Abbey for her coronation, which was conducted by John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury. 1499 - Invader hung Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England. 1783 - Up in the air In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d’Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight. 1918 - Women’s rights The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK. 1971 - Tragic deaths In Britain’s worst mountaineering tragedy, the Cairngorm Plateau Disaster, five children and one of their leaders are found dead from exposure in the Scottish mountains. 2003 - Rugby first England defeat Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT is an inspirational drama set to the timeless music of ‘The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen. It tells the story of Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in Luton in the 80’s. He writes poetry to help him escape the intolerance of his hometown and strict traditions of his father. But when a friend introduces him to the New Jersey rocker’s music he discovers the courage to express himself. The film is a story of courage, love, family and the ability of music to lift the human spirit.
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Dangers in your make-up bag CHEMICALS found in certain makeup products, shampoos and lotions could disrupt hormone levels in teenage girls. Scientists have warned that this disruption increases the risks of cancer and other illnesses later in life. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, (USA) focused their study on teenage girls as they ‘use more personal care products per day than the average adult woman.’ For three days, the study’s 100 teenage participants stopped using their regular cosmetics and were provided with cosmetics labelled free of chemicals; including phtha lates, parabens, triclosan and oxybenzone; all chemicals thought to affect changes of hormone levels within young women. After just three days of not using their regular products, their dangerous chemical levels dropped by 45 per cent. Study coauthor Maritza Cardenas, said: “One of the goals of our study was to create awareness among the par ticipants of the chemicals found in everyday products, to help make people more conscious about what they’re us ing.” ENGAGING with the arts can be ben eficial for both mental and physical health. This is a key conclusion of a new report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe analysing the evidence from over 900 global publications the most comprehensive review of evidence on arts and health to date. “Bringing art into people’s lives through activities including dancing, singing, and going to museums and concerts offers an added dimension to how we can improve physical and mental health,” says Dr Piroska Östlin, WHO Regional Director for Eu rope a.i. “The examples cited in this ground breaking WHO report show ways in which the arts can tackle ‘wicked’ or complex health challenges such as di abetes, obesity and mental ill health. They consider health and wellbeing in a broader societal and community context, and offer solutions that common medical practice has so far been unable to address effectively,” Dr Östlin explains. The report reviews arts activities that seek to promote health and pre vent ill health, as well as manage and treat physical and mental ill health and support endoflife care. It was launched on Monday, November 11. Arts and health throughout life From before birth to the end of life, the arts can positively influence
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Dance yourself healthy health. For example, young children whose parents read to them before bed have longer nighttime sleep and
improved concentration at school. Among adolescents living in urban ar eas, dramabased peer education can support responsible deci
sionmaking, enhance wellbeing and reduce exposure to violence. Later in life, music can support cognition in people with dementia singing in particu
BENEFICIAL: Dance is one of many art forms which can improve health and well-being.
lar has been found to improve atten tion, episodic memory and executive function. Arts in health care In healthcare settings, arts activi ties can be used to supplement or en hance treatment protocols. For ex ample: *Listening to music or making art have been found to reduce the side effects of cancer treatment, including drowsiness, lack of appetite, short ness of breath and nausea; *Arts activities in emergency set tings, including music, crafts and clowning, have been found to reduce anxiety, pain and blood pressure, particularly for children but also for their parents; and *Dance has been found repeatedly to provide clinically meaningful im provements in motor scores for peo ple with Parkinson’s disease. The report highlights that some arts interventions not only produce good results, but can also be more costeffective than more standard biomedical treatments. They can combine multiple healthpromoting factors at once (such as physical ac tivity and mental health support) and have a low risk of negative outcomes. Several countries are now looking to arts and social prescribing schemes, whereby primarycare doc tors can refer their patients to arts activities.
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Banderas on stage
ANTONIO BANDERAS is back in the limelight, this time, taking on the big stage at Malaga’s Soho Theatre. Banderas and the cast of ‘A Chorus Line’ presented their long awaited musical. The show was delayed whilst he attended commit ments of Dolor y Gloria, his highly successful film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Renova tion works at the old Alameda
MUSICAL: Antonio Banderas is performing on Malaga’s stage. Theatre also caused further delays. However, the wait for en
SPAIN’S Queen Letizia put on yet another style sensa tion during a historic visit to Cuba with King Felipe. The motheroftwo looked divine in a number of ‘on the pulse’ outfits as she attended glitzy receptions during the fourday trip. Letizia, 47, showcased an elegant sleeveless turquoise dress for an event at Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, before changing into a beau tiful pink organza dress with sheer sleeves and waisttie detail for a reception at the Spanish Em bassy.
thusiasts has finally come to an end. The classic musi cal by Michael Ben nett, which pre miered on Broadway in 1975 and won nine Tony awards and a Pulitzer, has been re vived by Baayork Lee and Malaga’s biggest movie star. Tickets available from mid November January 26, 2020.
The Queen and husband, 51, were on their first offi cial visit to Cuba and partici pated in celebrations oi commemorate Havanah’s 500th anniversary last Sat urday. They are the first Spanish monarchs to visit the former colony in half a century. During their trip the couple also explored the sights of old Havana and visited Palacio de los Capi tanes Generales, the former official residence of the governors of Havana, which is now home to the capital’s Museum of the City of Havana.
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You are beautiful SPANISH beauty queen Chaiyenne Huisman is urging young girls not to idolise celebrities who display negativity. According to Manilva Bulletin, the newly-crowned Miss Asia Pacific International 2019 claims a lot of famous people show ‘show negativity’ and believes that ‘being your natural self and embracing who you are and where you come from is beautiful.’ She added that ‘perfection does not exist’ and said she wants to be an inspiration for younger women and ‘the next generation.’ Huisman, the first Spanish Miss Asia Pacific International, speaks six languages. Before competing in the beauty contest, she held down four jobs - including managing a hotel - and did a ‘bit of modelling just to beef up my portfolio.’ She went on to say that ‘part of life is finding your way through it and finding out who you are as a person,’ pointing out that this does not need to be worked out at a young age. Speaking openly, the beauty said young girls ‘need a little guidance’ to not ‘look up to these (unnamed) celebrities.’ WARNING: Chaiyenne Huisman’s warning to young girls.
Autumn is now here
AS summer is now over, it is that time to start thinking of red wine and winter food. So I thought I would share my late mother’s recipe for what she called shepherds pie all her
life, though as it is made with beef, these days we would have to be correct and call it cottage pie. Yes, you say, what an ordi nary humdrum dish. Except you might not think so if you read on…. It starts with standard ingre dients of minced beef and chopped onions. First, you fry the mince until it just turns brown. You are get ting rid of the fat. Seriously buy the best mince beef you can af ford. The least fat the better. Drain the fat off. Then into your baking dish go the mince and the onions. Now add a layer of wellchopped cabbage. Generously sprinkle on some Worcestershire sauce. Finally add a can of Guinness. Put in the oven on a medium heat covering the mixture with foil. Take out every half an hour and stir. It should reduce but not go dry. The potatoes are next. Peel, half and quarter, and boil. When ready, test if they
COTTAGE PIE: Minced beef and onions with a topping of mashed potato. fall off a knife easily, then put in a bowl for mashing. Here are three topping ideas: Type 1: add generous dollops of mayonnaise until the mashing gives a good heavy smooth con sistency. No lumps please! Add salt and pepper and then the potato is ready for spreading. Type 2: add parmesan cheese to the process, best finely grat ed but can be flakes. If you use flakes spread generously and evenly. Type 3: add horseradish to the mash potato mayonnaise
mix, goes especially well com bined with the parmesan cheese. If you need to pause the dish to get it ready for a specific time, do so at this stage and hold it back out of the oven. The last stage takes around 2030 minutes. When the mince has re duced, but is still moist with some liquid still showing on the bottom of the dish, add dollops of mash potato and spread with a fork. Then put back in the oven without foil, at the top to
just cause a brown colour to take hold of the potato on the crest of the pattern left by spreading with the fork. Put the bottle of Worcester shire sauce on the table in case anyone wants a topup. I usually serve with peas or a vegetable mix. Leftovers can be frozen successfully in portions for an other time. Now serve with a nice hearty Tinto Rioja or Ribuero del Duero. Enjoy! Thanks Mum! John Le Sueur.
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DAVID WORBOYS I WAS speaking with somebody called Catchpole last week and I was wondering how and why he inherited such an odd name. And what is the origin of so many strange names passed down for generations? Most names are common enough; some are rare, while others are truly hilarious. Surnames were introduced by the Romans to solve the confusion of so many common names in the same village. Eventually the prac tice spread beyond the Roman Em pire. Thus Peter the fisherman be came Peter Fisher. Peter the woodworker was Peter Carpenter and Peter who made the bread is Peter Baker. So we can be pretty sure that, somewhere back in the past, an an cestor of Michael Schumacher was a cobbler and that Fletcher and Bowmaker descend from some body in the early weapons busi ness. However, it seems unlikely that Carl Jung’s ancestors were young at heart, Barry White’s of
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pale complexion and Lord Adonis’s strikingly beautiful. Was the original Smelley constantly smiley or plain unhygienic? Why are people called Bocanegra, Monfils, Muckenschn abel and Crapp? And if, as I suspect, the name Hancock derives from Handcock, were the progenitors known for fondling their genitals? In the north of England quite a few families rejoice in the name of
NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick Freelance correspondent, London, England DO you lust for a glass of whisky? A winter warmer? One for the road? Then you may have considered bidding for a bottle of whisky at the recent auction held in London at Sotheby’s the auctioneers. A world record bid was achieved when The Macallan 60 yearold 1926 soared to an eyewatering £1,452,000. This whisky some say is the ‘holy grail’ of whiskies was the star of more than 450 bottles of Scotch amassed by a private American collector over a 20year period. All of the lots in the auction sold, no surprise there if you are a whisky drinker, though these collections are col lected as investments or simple obsessions; not drunk. Seems a pity. However, there are many shops in London and they are all in full seasonal swing right now. Of course New Bond Street, the home of Sothe by’s is one of the most significant of shopping streets in the world. Rumour has it [these shops are very discreet] that one fabulous and frenetic shopping week saw £2 billion spent. The cast of brands and shops is iconic. Expensive? Of course not. Every piece of shopping is affordable though only to a select minority. Nearby are more streets lined with tempting shops. Hordes of shoppers from across the plan et enjoy the Christmas lights which are now blaz ing overhead in the early dusk as the throng
Ramsbottom. What on earth were their ancestors up to? Did they have a passion for ovine inter course or for ramming a fellow hu man? Did Winterbottom have a huge single vent in his jacket? How on earth did Sidebottom manage to sit on the loo? Many famous people have names designed to be mocked or parodied, the most famous being
Napoleon Blownapart. Other past national leaders include Mahmood Afterdinnerjacket (Iran), Manhattan Gandhi (India), General Pinocchio (Chile), Robert Macabre (Zimbab we), Nicolas Teacozy (France), David Cameraman (UK), and William the Conker. We also have Osama bin Liner, Dustbin Hoffnung, Herbert von Caravan, Placebo Domingo, and Toulouse La Plotte.
In England in the 40’s and 50’s most celebrities and most people I knew had ‘conventional’ Christian names such as Lorna, Sally, Paul and Michael. Today they are as like ly to be Methuselah, Crombie, Stra vanada or Zog. The current obses sion with neutrality means that more and more traditional sur names are now adopted as Christ ian (or first!) names. In the USA, Taylor Swift, Cameron Diaz and Harrison Ford come to mind. A middleclass couple I knew many years ago were unable to have children but they had four tomcats which were really part of the family. The names of the cats were Christopher, Jeremy, Nicholas and Timothy. All very decent! On the other hand I have encountered dogs burdened with such names as Fido (for a mastiff!), Pinkie Winkie, Hitler and, wait for it, Shenanigan. Meanwhile, a beautiful girl en tered the room. Dominic Waghorn (the journalist) was pleased to see her and Danny Grewcock (the rug by player) was getting excited.
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Exquisite Tea Pot and Set, yours for only £5,000 at Fortnum & Mason. Lot 160 at Sotheby’s auction, The Macallan Fine & Rare 60-year-old 1926 sold for £1,452,000. threads their individual paths to their favoured shops. Many of the shops are specialists; think toys and Hamleys of Regent Street springs to mind. An emporium for children or for adults that do not wish to grow up, most men fill that category, though I have seen some ladies swoon
over the vast array of teddy bears. I do head for a particular shop each year and that shop is Fort num & Mason of Piccadilly. Their windows are decked and decorated each year with tableau. I will not spoil the surprise if you are heading to Piccadilly any time soon as you will see for yourself the crowds on the pavement jostling for a peek. Yes, there are other department stores however none is like Fortnum & Mason. Each is charismatic in its own unique way and draw
hordes of loyal shoppers from around the world each year. Howev er for me the biscuits at Fortnum can not be equalled, indeed I know a man who would do serious damage for a jar of their lemon curd. Christmas just would not be the same with out a tin of Fortnum & Mason biscuits. Of course Fortnum’s food hall is world famous and busy throughout the year; at Christmas their wicker hampers stuffed with exquisite delica cies are shipped to dearest friends and family through out the world. Go be yond the food hall and you will find that the shop is spread over six floors with choice ideas and services , restaurants and even a wine bar. Specialist depart ments curated and devoted to babies and home entertainment as well as fragrances and the essentials for the man or woman in your life. This shop being Fortnum’s tea is big; quite a proportion of the floor space is devoted to tea.Not only in the food halls but also elsewhere. In among the crockery I came across a vast selec tion of tea pots illustrating the Evolution of the Tea Pot as well as all the paraphernalia to do with tea. Inevitably when you have the most ex quisite tea leaf to hand you clearly need an ex quisite tea pot. Yours for a mere £5,000. Nick Horne, London, England
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No offence, please! I’m a snowflake! NORA JOHNSON
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FIRST we had silent ‘jazz hands’ (at Oxford University, it was decided that clapping should be replaced by waving both hands by the sides of the body at meetings to avoid caus ing ‘anxiety’) and then we had Sheffield University banning students from wearing sombrero fancy dress outfits because of ‘cultural appropri ation.’ In 2016 an American college re portedly offered counselling to stu dents ‘injured and affected’ by a group of classmates who wore som breros to a tequilathemed birthday party. And I thought the USA had cornered the market in snowflakes! Some hypersensitive delegates at a gender conference at Roehampton University were issued with red, yel low and green traffic lights on their lanyards to indicate wordlessly their preparedness or otherwise to engage in conversation about the complex
SAM SMITH: Talking gender identity. and harrowing question of gender despite talking about gender being the whole point of the conference. Seems you can’t bandy pronouns willynilly these days, what with a couple keeping their baby’s gender secret, even from its family (alleged ly, we should give all newborn babies numbers rather than names until they are ready to determine their own gender identity) and the singer Sam Smith announcing ‘they’ want to be known as they/them not ‘him.’ Equity, the trade union represent ing actors and entertainers, advises venues to use ‘genderneutral’ termi nology in their announcements like ‘good evening everyone’ instead of ‘ladies and gentlemen.’
As to what should be done about renaming Shakespeare’s play ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ Equity is silent, however! Like any sane, properly brought up, interesting person, I am speech less (well, almost) in the face of all this nonsense. As for those displays of splayed fingers, they make me very ‘anxious.’ Could we just settle please for a nod and a wink? Finally, on a really positive note, many thanks to everyone who’s left great comments on my website about ‘Betrayal,’ the latest of my thrillers now available in audiobook format! Happy reading! In fact, even thinking about the novel is sending icy, bloodcurdling shivers down my spine... Nurse, the screens please! That’s better, now I’m back on the meds. And bring that big syringe! Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Be trayal,’ ‘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.norajohnson.net) avail able online as ebook, ibook, paper back and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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Beautiful San Sebastian TALK to almost every Spanish national about travelling around Spain, and they will all mention San Sebastian. And if you say you’ve never been there, it’s greeted with a look of dismay, quickly followed by “it’s beautiful... you must go!” San Sebastian or Donostia as it’s known to the local Basque Country population is one of the most northerly of Spain’s most popular tourist destinations located on the Bay of Biscay. San Sebastian’s most fa mous attraction is its great se lection of beaches, but for those seeking a little more than a sunbathing holiday there is a wealth of history to be discovered and a chance to learn about a whole different culture and language. If anything, a trip to San Se bastian feels like you’re visit ing two countries in one. Much of the architecture that San Sebastian offers is
relatively modern, with one example being the Buen Pas tor Cathedral (or Cathedral of the Good Shepherd). Domi nating the local skyline at 75 metres high (245 feet), con struction began in 1888. The building was originally just a church and designated as being a cathedral in 1953, nine years before it was com pleted. Featuring the Gothic Revival style, it’s considered the most important church in San Sebastian. One of the most visited places in San Sebastian is the Parte Vieja (Old Town). The quaint buildings famous for their very colourful roofs are protected from the sea by the Monte Urgull. Traditional tourists looking for a more relaxed form of nightlife will quickly fall in love with the Parte Vieja when they get to know its trendy bars and cafes, and with the Basque Country being world famous for the quality of its cuisine, there is no problem in finding a quality restaurant.
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‘Kids can’t do ‘owt these days’ BARRY DUKE THE mightiest row between my par ents occurred when my mother found me fast asleep in a patch of mint growing around the backyard tap. She startled me into consciousness by turning on the tap, and demanded to know how long I’d been lying outside. ‘Don’t remember,’ I mumbled. She rushed back indoors and asked dad if he knew I’d passed out in the back gar den. ‘Sure,’ he replied. ‘I heard Barry sneak into the house at 2am, then rush outside to be sick. He was as drunk as a skunk. I laid him on his side so he wouldn’t choke on his vomit then left him there to teach him a lesson.’ All hell broke loose. While mum in sisted that her 16yearold darling could have died out there, dad pointed out that it was a warm summer’s night and that there was no evidence of maneating critters roaming the neigh bourhood. After that they didn’t speak to one another for a week. And to this day I feel nauseous every time I smell mint.
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The memory of that incident was sparked when I read yet another of those daft reports of children being protected from harm by riskaverse school personnel. This one broke in November, with the Telegraph saying: ‘A pri mary school headteacher has been ridiculed after introducing a ‘gentle hands’ playground policy where children are banned from playing tag. Joanne Smith, head of Rudyard Kipling Primary School in Brighton, has also banned pupils from engag ing in any ‘physical’ games.’ ‘Oh no,’ I yelled, ‘not again!’ For this was simply a repeat of a 2016 story. On that occasion the BBC reported that Christ the King school in Leeds, in troduced the ‘notag’ rule after chil dren’s ‘clothes were torn’ and pupils were left ‘upset.’ Billy Salkeld, who had a child at the school, said: ‘The world’s gone crazy, kids can’t do ‘owt these days.’ Earlier, people ridiculed Ivy Lane Pri mary in Chippenham, Wiltshire, which banned kids from playing with conkers because they might trigger nut aller gies. Commenting on the ban, Hazel Gowland, a former teacher who has a nut allergy herself, said of the school
authorities, ‘they are nuts.’ She added that there was no evidence that any child had ever become ill playing with horse chestnuts. None of this mollycoddling entered parents’ heads when I was a young ster. If it had we’d have seen the re moval of swings in children’s play grounds, along with carousels, jungle gyms and the like. How well I remember the day when my great aunt Annie took me to a local playground and I stupidly decided to go facefirst down a slide. The result? I ploughed into a patch of gravel, grazed my forehead and howled. Auntie An nie simply licked her handkerchief, wiped the wound, told me that I was a ‘silly beggar’ and ordered me to stop being a crybaby. So, how have we reached the point where parents and policy makers go to ridiculous lengths to cotton wool kids? I have no idea, but experts in the field all agree on one thing: Everyday life is full of dangers and challenges and children need opportunities to de velop the skills associated with manag ing risk and making informed judge ments about them from a very young age.
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Tesla in Berlin ELECTRIC vehicle pioneer Tesla is set to build its first European facto ry and design facility in Berlin in a move to further boost its reputa tion for reliability and sporting prowess. Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, made the announcement at a Germany’s Golden Steering Awards ceremony, stating that European ‘Gigafactory’ would make batteries, powertrains and vehicles starting with its Model Y SUV. Musk cited risks surrounding the UK’s exit from the EU for his deci sion, “Brexit [uncertainty] made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK.” Tesla will be taking on Germany’s own BMW, Mercedes and Volkswa
gen as they start rolling out zero emission vehicles, in a move fitting with the German government’s plan to transform the country into a leader in electric mobility. While Germany’s renowned car industry is mainly based in the south of Europe’s biggest economy, the capital has become a hub for startups and has attracted many creative and technology firms since the fall of the Berlin Wall three decades ago. Musk also said the factory would be near the capital’s new Branden burg international airport. Dietmar Woidke, premier of Bran denburg state said in a statement. “Tesla is coming to Brandenburg with a big investment,” and added
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ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher STRIKING visual design is a key sales factor in the image conscious SUV market and Citroen’s C5 Aircross hits the target with its bold and dis tinctive appearance. The Citroen brand status has been greatly boosted in recent years partly due to in novative design and greater emphasis on comfort, and the latest C5 Aircross fea tures progressive hydraulic suspension for a softer ride which the company has likened to being on a flying carpet. They exaggerate of course but there is no doubt the ride quality of this model is arguably best in class and provides impressive comfort around town and on long dis tance journeys. The car also has composed handling and excellent steer ing feedback which helps provide the driver with a feel ing of complete control in all situations. Available from €28,114 (£24,250) and with petrol
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and diesel engines, my test model was a 1.6litre 178 hp turbopetrol version with an eightspeed automatic gear box a nice combination for relaxed driving. Top speed is 215 kph (134 mph), the 0100 kph time a nippy 8.2 seconds and average fuel consump tion 13.3 kpl (37.5 mpg).
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Facts at a glance Model: Citroen C5 Aircross Flair Engine: 1.6 litre petrol Transmission: 8-speed automatic Performance: 0-100 kph 8.2 seconds, top speed 215 kph (134 mph) Economy: 13.3 kpl (37.5 mpg) Emissions: 130 g/km
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FERRARI recently revealed their new Ro ma model to the world and what a stun ner. Its inspiration is Italy’s capital city and ‘La Dolce Vita’ enjoyed there in the 50’s and 60’s. While the Roma’s design has retro inspi rations, the designers have kept it modern with features like LED adaptive headlights with an illuminated strip running through them, and the doors have flushmounted handles. The rear wears expansive glass
Emissions are 130 g/km. In midrange Flair trim, this version is €34,485 (£29,745) and boasts a wealth of standard kit in cluding front parking sensors and rearview camera, elec tricallyadjustable driver’s seat, satnav, digital radio, connectivity features includ
that would appear to bring lots of light in while also providing a good view outwards. But it’s not all just a classy body. The Ro ma uses a version of Ferrari’s 3.9litre twinturbo V8 that makes 612 horsepower and 561 poundfeet in this application. Peak power arrives at 7,500 rpm, and the engine runs through an eightspeed dual clutch gearbox. Ferrari’s specs say the Roma reaches 62 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds and hits 124
ing smartphone mirroring, auto lights and wipers, auto parking brake and hillstart assist and driverattention alert. The car has a strong visual exterior presence and in the cabin, there is a pleasing am bience with userfriendly lay out, extremely comfortable seats and a nice driving posi tion with good allaround vis ibility. Five adults can be easily accommodated and there is generous boot space of 580 720 litres depending whether or not you choose to slide the rear seats forward. And if you drop them flat you get a mas sive 1,630 litres. The SUV sector is a crowd ed place and rivals include the Skoda Kodiaq and Honda CRV but there is no doubt that the Citroen C5 Aircross should be on the shortlist of anyone planning to buy a family SUV it excels on many levels, especially over all driving comfort.
mph in 9.3 seconds. The top speed, mean while, is stated to be greater than 199 mph. On the inside, a high centre console sep arates the passenger and driver. A hitech digital dashboard that is clearly focused to wards the driver includes a portraitlayout infotainment screen and a separate screen for the passenger. The Roma is expected to be priced be tween £160,000 and £200,000.
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FIRST up for England over the latest international fixtures was Wembley on Thursday November 14, vesus Montenegro before then flying out the squad to take on Kosovo on the Sunday evening. With England having al ready qualified it was more of a practice match against a lowly group rated side. Goals flowed for Eng land netting seven in total with goals from Alex OxladeChamberlain in the 11th min, a Harry Kane hat trick at 182237 mins, Marcus Rashford on 30 mins, Aleksandar Sofranac put away an own goal on 66 mins and Tam my Abraham wrapping up on the 84th minute. Missing from the game
was Rahem Sterling after he was, in sensational fashion, dropped from the team on a punishment from Gareth Southgate af ter falling out with England squad member Joe Gomez after an altercation at the prematch training camp midweek which had followed on from the weekend’s Liverpool v Man City title clash at Anfield. Gareth Southgate stamped out the issue quickly within the camp, dropped Sterling from the squad for Wembley and saw a quick response apol ogy from Sterling. The vic tory though paved the way to Kosovo where England football players and fans were offered a warm wel come in Pristina and other
cities for their Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo on Sunday evening. Both countries’ flags were put up around the capital along with banners that read ‘welcome and re spect’ ahead of a game that England went on to win 40. The Kosovans’ friendly greeting was in stark con trast to some of England’s international matches this year, which were marred by racist abuse directed at black players in the Eng land side. Kosovan fans were even clapping England goals and performance in respect. The positive welcome was a reminder of thanks felt by people in Pristina and in the rest of the coun
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England on cruise mode try for the UK’s in volvement in its liberation from what was then the Federal Republic of Yu goslavia after the 199899 Kosovo war. Goals from Harry Winks, Harry Kane, Marcus Rash ford and Mason Mount se cured the victory rounding off a very pleasant evening for everyone concerned. Manager Gareth South gate said after the game he was impressed with the at tacking playing in the first half. He added that Eng land ‘should win the group’ and ‘when you look around Europe, there are other countries who struggle to score the goals that we have.’
VICTORIOUS: England squad on a roll.
Spain pull apart Romania GERARD MORENO scored two and Fabian Ruiz got his first international goal as Spain thrashed Romania in their last Euro 2020 qualifier. Spain wrapped up their successful qualifica tion campaign in style with a rampant 50 vic tory over Romania in Madrid. Robert Moreno’s side already had qualifica tion and top spot in Group F secured heading into their final fixture and followed up a 70 demolition of Malta with another dominant display at the Wanda Metropolitano on Monday. With the excellent Santi Cazorla having al ready hit the crossbar, Fabian Ruiz opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Gerard Moreno’s double then put Spain out of sight. Adrian Rus’ own goal completed the first half scoring, with substitute Mikel Oyarzabal picking out the bottomleft corner in the 91st minute to complete the rout. Jose Gaya’s foul saw the hosts have a goal disallowed in the fifth minute, before Cazorla rattled the bar with a brilliant strike from 18 yards. Spain’s dominance swiftly paid dividends,
though Fabian calmly sidefooting home his first international goal after Ciprian Tatarusanu failed to hold Dani Carvajal’s effort. Romania would have been level if not for Kepa Arrizabalaga’s save from George Puscas, and Spain made their goalkeeper’s work count when Gerard headed in from Cazorla’s exquis ite firsttime cross. Cazorla was involved again when Gerard doubled his tally, playing a neat pass into Gaya, who crossed for the Spanish for ward to tuck in. There was still time for Romania’s first half to get worse Rus diverting Gerard’s cutback beyond Tatarusanu in the 45th minute. Sergio Ramos looked set to make it 50 shortly after the break, only for Spain’s captain to volley over from close range. Alvaro Morata seemed to have been forced wide moments later but managed to dig out an effort that clipped away off the post in the 55th minute. Spain’s efforts to get a fifth were finally re warded in stoppage time ‘ Oyarzabal unleash ing a crisp strike on the turn to round off La Roja’s qualification in fitting fashion.
SPORT Walking football season kicks off ASTON VIÑUELA (VelezMalaga) and Smiles (Calahonda) 60 ‘B’ went into southern Spain’s football history books when they faced each other in the new Blue Sky Mar bella Walking Football League. The first walking football league in south ern Spain. The venue for this historic event was the Polideportivo, Benalmadena on Sat urday November 16. And the team from Viñuela set out their claim to be first winners of the League with a convincing 42 win. The Smiles team were not at full strength but Viñuela did not hold back and took their chances despite some good goalkeeping from Smiles goalkeeper Paul. Smiles 60 ‘B’ had a short break between games due to a tight playing schedule and faced rivals Walking Football Spain ‘B’ (WFS Marbella ‘B’) in their second match of the day. Smiles showed no sign of fatigue and stretched their freshers opponents all the way restricting WFS ‘B’ to a 32 win. It was now WFS ‘B’ turn for the short break before facing the on form and free scoring Aston Viñuela. WFS initially took a comfortable 20 lead. Viñuela proved they had not come for a day out or to make up the numbers by tak ing advantage of WFS losing their compo sure and reduce the WFS lead to 21. With minutes to go a free kick just outside the WFS goal which the goalkeeper seemed to have covered took a wicked deflection to give Vinuela a deserved draw and point. The final game saw the ‘old rivals’ WFS (Marbella) ‘A’ team play Smiles (Calahon da) 50 ‘A.’ As expected both these teams set a fast walking football pace (which saw a WFS player become the first to fall vic tim to the new colour card system,a Yel
low card five minute sin bin penalty after collecting a previous Blue Card) with WFS slick passing causing problems for the Smiles defenders. WFS quickly took advan tage of the Smiles team missing key play ers by going into a 20 lead. In the second half WFS continued in the ascendency and increased their lead to 40. As Smiles tired WFS increased their tally of goals to six running out 60 winners. RESULTS : ASTON VIÑUELA 4 SMILES 50 ‘B’ 2 / WFS MARBELLA ‘B’ 3 SMILES 50 ‘B’ / WFS MAR BELLA ‘B’ 2 ASTON VIÑUELA 2/ WFS MARBELLA ‘A’ 6 SMILES 60 ‘A’. So after the first round of matches Aston Viñuela sit proudly at the top of the new League with a one goal better goal differ ence than WFS ‘B’. Smiles are disappointed at their start to the season but have vowed that they will be back challenging when at full strength. The next round of games in December will prove to be interesting even at this early stage of the season Smiles 50 ‘B’ will be keen to win their first points when they take on local rivals Walk ing Dead for whom this will be their debut in the League. This game will be played at Finca Naudrup, Calahonda. And another appealing fixture is the ‘local derby’ between the two unbeaten WFS teams with both intent on taking full points and remaining undefeated. This game is pro visionally scheduled to be played at Ben havis. Dates for these matches to follow. Thanks to Estelle and Emmy from Body works for taking warm ups and treating muscle strains and injuries and the two ref erees for excellent refereeing.
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR appointed Jose Mourinho as their new manager yesterday (Wednesday), hours after sacking Mauricio Pochettino. Chairman Daniel Levy said in a statement, the London-based club ‘has one of the most successful managers in football.’
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HAMILTON APOLOGISES LEWIS HAMILTON apologised to driver Alex Albon after the world champion accepted full responsibility for their late crash in Brazil. Hamilton, who was running behind Albon after he stopped for a third time under a late safety car, went for an overtake pass on the Londonborn Red Bull driver for second place with just two laps left. But the Mercedes driver crashed into the side of Albon, spinning the Red Bull man around. Hamilton limped to the flag with damage to the front of his car but later received a five second penalty from the race stewards demoting him from third to seventh position. “I apologise to Alex, and I hold my hands up for the acci dent,” said Hamilton, who also collected two penalty points on his drivers’ licence. He said he totally accepted the blame pointing out that it was not his intention and “you hardly ever see me collide with anyone. In hindsight I could have waited to make the move,
but hindsight is a wonderful thing.” Hamilton went on to say that an opportunity arose “and I was in shooting distance.” He revealed he gave it a shot “because in my mind I was try ing to catch Max for the win.” Paul Mohamed from the pit lane told the Euro Weekly News after the race: “It was a fair de cision no malice involved Lewis just got it wrong on this occasion as he’s admitted him self.” Meanwhile Ferrari drivers Se bastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have been or dered by team boss es to the Italian team’s Maranello headquarters fol lowing their colli sion in Sunday’s race.
The warring Ferrari drivers crashed out with five laps re maining as they diced for fourth position and the team owners are not very pleased at all. Paul Mohamed at the race told us the Euro Weekly News “Ferrari Team principal Mattia Binotto blew his stack as the dri vers took themselves out of the race crashing into each other it’s just something that is not ac ceptable especially at Ferrari where they normally run a number one and number two driver, recently though they re laxed this ruling and now this has happened.” Final race result standings were First Verrstappen. Second Gasly. Third Sainz Jr.
I’M SORRY: Lewis Hamilton apologises to fellow driver Alex Albon.
Wales qualify THE Welsh made it to only their third major finals in their history! And their qualification was fully deserved! They picked up momentum at the business end, and got their reward! They were excellent on Tuesday night... but the plaudits go to Aaron Ram sey, who scored both goals on his return. Wales beat Hungary 20 at the Cardiff City Stadi um to qualify putting in a dynamic performance.
After the game Manager Ryan Giggs said: “It doesn’t get any better. It’s amazing. From where we were in the summer... credit to the lads for coming back. They’ve shown great determination and quality. It’s one of the best days of my life! We missed Aaron Ramsey, but better late than never! I’m blessed with a good set of players and the best staff I could ask for. And the fans are part of it. We’re going to go on another trip!”