Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 28 November - 4 December 2019 Issue 1795

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GREEN FRIDAY THE Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion platforms have organised a protest against Black Friday in Palma.

With the objective of highlighting that the event is part of an economic system that harms the environment due to the amount of waste that it generates, a protest will be held from 4.30pm in Plaza España tomorrow (Friday November 29).

Black Friday has grown in popularity in Mallorca in recent years, when on this day, stores offer discounted prices on products in a prelude to Christmas. The event has also become important for small and medium sized businesses, as it boosts local trade.

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RALLY: A demonstration against gender violence was held on Sunday night in Palma.

IN SOLIDARITY HUNDREDS of people have taken part in demonstrations across Mallorca to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The main rally was held on Sunday, November 24 in Palma, bringing together schoolchildren, members of the council and associations, in solidarity with victims of gender violence.

Made up of around 200 people, the group marched through the most central streets of the capital dressed in black and purple, holding slogans to denounce the increasing violence against women in society.

Organised by the Mallorca Feminist Movement, the objective of the protest was to not only remember those who had lost their lives through gender violence, but to support the many brave victims who have decided to speak out.

In Alcudia, flowers were left for Xue Sandra Saura, who was

burned alive by her partner in 2016. In Alaro, a protest took place under the motto ‘not one less’ and in Andratx, a solidarity march was undertaken by residents.

Around 80 schools throughout Mallorca also joined the international day of remembrance, organising various events to educate children on gender vio-

lence. This year, a special programme of activities was held at Joan Veny Clar de Campos, the school attended by the children of Benita Buñola, the woman who was brutally attacked by her ex-partner with a hammer.

This year, the National Police in Spain have assisted nearly 35,000 victims of gender violence, with Ana Botella, the Sec-

retary of State for Security, stating that the battle against the crime is a priority for the country.

The System of Integral Monitoring of the Ministry of Interior also revealed that by the end of September of this year, there were 2,670 active cases of gender violence being dealt with by the police.

PROTEST: The demonstration will denounce the overconsumption of Black Friday.

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THE official Christmas Light Show in Palma will take place today (Thursday, November 28), illuminating the capital over the festive season.

This y e a r, Pa l m a C ity Council has chosen the motto ‘P al m a , c i t y o f t h e fu ture,’ with the theme of the

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Chosen city of the future ceremony centred around children’s wishes for Christmas.

For this, a magical programme of events has been prepared, which includes musical performances,

dance, audio-visual projections a nd s e ve ra l c irc us shows hosted at central points across the city from 5.30pm.

This schedule of events w a s e xpla ine d by M a yor J os é H ila a nd C ounc illor Alberto Jarabo at a press conference last week, revealing that the light show can be seen from three dif-

fe re nt points this ye a r to avoid overcrowding.

The offic ia l c e re mony will take place in Plaza de la Reina from 7pm, however simultaneous events will be carried out on Plaça del Rei Joan Carles and Plaza de Cort.

The ‘A nge ls Without Wings’ association will star in this year ’s celebrations

after obtaining support from the council for their promotion of solidarity and cooperation among all citizens.

Several new neighbourhoods are also being lit up this year, including Carrer de General Riera, Galerías Los Geranios, Son Roca, Son Dameto, Son Cotoner and Carrer de Juan Gris.

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garlands have already been strung across Palma’s streets, with over 1,000 t r ees gi ven a Chr i st m as makeover.

It is reported that Palma Ci t y Counci l have spent over €90,000 on the Christmas Light Show, with a proportion of the money being used to buy LED lighting and equipment.

Brutal hit-and-run THREE cyclists have been injured after being knocked down by a van in Camí dels Reis.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon (November 22), after a vehicle struck a group of cyclists in front of the Son Moix stadium. The driver did not stop after the accident, fleeing rapidly from the scene via La Vileta.

Footage of the incident was captured on a camera fixed to one of the injured cyclist’s bike, which shows a white van attempting to overtake a car, in-

vading the opposite lane and striking the cyclists head-on. All have suffered injuries, with two being rushed to hospital.

Several witnesses noted the licence plate of the vehicle, notifying the National Police, who together with the Local Police launched an investigation to find the van and its occupants.

Officers from the Guardia Civil found the van parked in Santa Ponsa, which showed considerable damage to its front as a result of the collision.

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ACCIDENT: A van struck three cyclists before fleeing from the scene.

Hours later, a woman in her 30’s turned herself into police, admitting she was the driver of the van. However, after ques-

tioning, the woman revealed she was not in fact driving and that she was only trying to protect her partner.

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THE government has announced it will invest €73,000 to build an LGTBI Community Centre in Palma, aimed at being a reference for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the Balearic Islands.

Another €10,000 will also be used to launch a new campaign to fight against domestic abuse.

Food festival THE last instalment of Port Adriano’s Food Passion Festival takes place this weekend, enticing visitors with a varied gastronomical proposal. A selection of the port’s restaurants will offer special three-course tasting menus, ranging from €16 to €18. Participating eateries include Vino del Mar, Marisquería El Faro, Pizzería La Oca and Sa Cantina Café.

Dog friendly DOGS will be able to travel on all EMT buses in Palma from 2022.

Up until now, canines have only been allowed to travel on selected routes, as long as there was sufficient room on the bus. Under the new rules, dogs must be muzzled and kept on a lead, with owners paying a fare of €0.30.

Risky play FIREFIGHTERS have sealed off a playground on Plaça Major in Caimari after inspectors concluded the land that it is built on is sinking into a reservoir below.

The cistern covers an area of 15m with a depth of seven metres, with MayorJoan Rotger asking that users comply with instructions from Local Police.

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PALMA City Council has revealed that it will allocate €175,000 to associations which assist people engaged in prostitution, an increase of 29 per cent from 2018. This year, there have been multiple arrests for human trafficking and sexual exploitation in the capital, pointing to the growing problem of prostitution on the island.

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THE annual Partridge and Agricultural Fair will take place in Montuiri on Sunday (December 1), highlighting the traditional farming activities of Mallorca.

The fair will include a partridge championship hosted in the town centre, as well as a market selling local and organic produce.

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WORLD HERITAGE SITE: Holy Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.

GOTHIC GLORY THIS stunning photograph comes as the people of Segovia brace themselves for more snow. Taken from the top of the Cathedral of Santa Maria looking down over the beautiful historic city in the southern part of Castilla y Leon.

Known as the Lady of the Cathedrals for its size and elegance, the cathedral was built in Gothic style with Renaissance features.

It is one of the latest Gothic cathedrals in Spain and Europe, erected in the 16th century when Renaissance architecture was spread throughout most of Europe.

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of Segovia were declared a World Heritage Site in 1985.

The aqueduct is considered the most important Roman civil engineering work in Spain and is one of the most significant and wellpreserved monuments of Ancient Rome in the Iberian Peninsula.

The Alcazar of Segovia, a royal palace documented for the first t i m e i n 11 2 2 , w a s o n e o f t h e

favourite residences of the Kings of Castile, built in the transition from Romanesque to Gothic, and which highlights the Mudejar decoration of its large halls.

Devastated by a fire in 1862, it was subsequently rebuilt. It currently houses the General Military Archive of Segovia and the m u s e u m o f t h e R o y a l A r t i l l e r y College.

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WORKERS from Son Llàtzer hospital have denounced the lack of available beds for patients.

On Friday, November 22,14 broken beds were piled up by workers in a corridor at the hospital, in a move to push management to acquire new ones.

Workers reported that by 3pm on that day, there were already 16 patients in the emergency room waiting for a bed.

The hospital plans to use the 1-D area at the hospital to cope with the overflow of admitted patients, however the space is currently being used for ophthalmology consultations.

IB-Salut have denied there is a problem at the hospital, stating that the new area will be open to receive patients from December 9 and new beds will be provided when necessary. At present, the hospital has 25 beds for pre-admission in the Emergency Department.

AN agreement has been made between EMT Palma and the workers’ union to call off the transport strike which was scheduled to begin during the Christmas holidays.

Mateu Marcús, the manager of EMT, explained that an agreement between both parties has established improvements to the transport service so that drivers can take advantage of much needed time off. The union’s request for 140 new drivers will be clarified at a later date.

Francesc Dalmau, the councillor of Sustainable Mobility, expressed his satisfaction for the agreement and has reiterated that “the council will modernise EMT over the next four years.”

A strike was announced earlier this month in response to the ‘excessive exploitation and intolerable anxiety’ suffered by workers, with the union indicating that there would be multiple 24-hour work stoppages in December and an indefinite strike from January of next year.

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THE council of Campos has revealed that up to 60 peop l e a re s q u a t t i n g i n s i d e what was once the Can Andreu Cos restaurant.

In recent months, residents of the municipality have raised concerns about the number of people who have moved into the premises, who are described to be families of North African descent.

The site covers an area of 1,500m2, with the council suspecting that those living inside have undertaken extensive labours to obtain running water and an electricity supply.

The Social Services have also been called to the site on several occasions after children were spotted at the premises during times when they should be at school.

While the council claims to be dealing with the issue, residents believe that some of the squatters are ‘creating many problems’ in the

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SQUATTERS: Up to 60 people are believed to be living inside the former restaurant. area, and there are few who fear that the site ‘will become the next Son Banya,’ a neighbourhood in the capital which is known for its high

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RESCUED: A dog was saved from a car submerged underwater.

percentage of crime.

Mayor Francisca Porquer acknowledges that, in accordance with current law, the council had its

‘hands tied’ when it comes to finding a permanent solution for the problem, stating that ‘if it was down to us, the situation would be fixed.’

Lucky escape THE Mallorca Fire Brigade have rescued a dog which was trapped inside a car that fell into a torrent in Vinagrella.

The incident occurred during the morning of November 23, when a car travelling close to a stream plunged into the water.

The driver managed to escape but was not able to retrieve the dog, with the veA 32-YEAR-OLD woman has died after falling from her motorbike in Palma.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning (November 24) on Calle Andreu Torrens, a few metres from the popular Parc de sa Riera.

A witness discovered an injured woman lying on the

hicle being partially submerged underwater.

The Rescue Unit of Muntanya d’Inca, a division of Mallorca Fire Brigade, was deployed after the driver called the emergency services.

A rescue operation was then launched and thanks to the rapid response of firefighters, the dog was saved.

Fatal fall

floor, immediately calling the 112 emergency services where an ambulance was

then deployed. Paramedics performed resuscitation on the woman who was in cardiac arrest, however, despite their best efforts, the woman sadly died at the scene.

Police have launched an investigation to find out the cause of the fatal road accident, analysing security cameras in the area due to the lack of witnesses in the neighbourhood at the time.

In absence of official confirmation, the police suspect that strong winds may have led to the woman losing control of her motorbike, where she then collided with a lamppost on the street.

National Police have not yet revealed the identity of the woman and are currently locating her next of kin.

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Sub-human prostitution

ATTACK: A woman was set on fire at a park in the capital.

Grisly attack INVESTIGATION: The women slept in overcrowded bunk beds with no access to a bathroom.

T H E Na t i o n a l P o l i c e h a s a r r e s t e d a 3 5 - y e a r- o l d woman in Palma for allegedly exploiting women for sexual purposes.

An investigation found that the woman forced foreigners into prostitution at an apartment in the capi-

tal, imposing ‘sub-human and abusive conditions.’

The detainee contacted women in Colombia, offering to pay for their plane ticket and promising that she would help them to obtain residency in Spain to be able to start work.

However, the reality was very different, with the woman ensuring that the women were not able to acquire work permits.

She instead used them for prostitution, forcing them to remain inside the flat for a minimum of 21 days, where they had to be available 24 hours a day for clients.

Officers revealed that the woman took 50 per cent of the earnings from the exploited women, many of them single mothers with children in Colombia.

The victims also had to pay t h e w o m a n b e t w e e n €2 5 and €30 a day.

During an inspection of the property, police discovered that the women had to sleep together in overcrowded bunk beds and that they did not have access to a bathroom.

The accused has been charged with crimes against workers’ rights, illegal trafficking and sexual exploitation.

A MAN has been arrested for intentionally setting fire to a 70year-old woman in a park in Palma.

The horrific incident took place around 10am on November 26 in Son Peretó park, when a man approached a woman who was sitting at a bench near to the playground, cover-

ing her with a flammable liquid and setting it on fire. He then fled from the scene after the attack.

The seriously injured woman was taken to Son Espases Hospital, where it is reported by emergency services that she suffered 50 per cent burns to her body and is in critical condition.

As her injuries were so se-

vere, she has now been transferred to the Burns Unit of the Vall d’Hebron hospital in Barcelona.

The Local Police immediately organised a search of the neighbourhood to try and locate the perpetrator after the attack, arresting a man who has subsequently been charged with attempted murder.

Sewage spills A SEWAGE treatment plant in Soller has flooded plots of orchards in many of its adjacent farms.

In some areas, the height reached by the faecal waste has exceeded 30cm and the total area covered by the discharge has been reported to be 2,500m2.

Farmers claim that leakages from the treatment plant occur on a regular basis, especially when there is heavy rain, but insist that this is the worst spillage they have seen

and that the smell is intolerable.

The Ministry of Environment, who are responsible for managing the treatment plant, said that their technicians have inspected the land and determined that the spill ‘is only water purified with a little mud.’ They also deny any existence of sewage.

Councillor Jaume Bestard has expressed his concern about the spills and has since visited the farms with Councillor Juan Ruiz and the Local Police to examine the affected areas.

Blazing protest A GROUP of firefighters held a protest at Palma Town Hall to demand the recruitment of more employees next year.

Alongside Pedro Castro from the CCOO workers’ union, protesters asked Mayor José Hila to guarantee the employment of at least five more people, to take the pressure off the fire brigade.

According to Castro, it is necessary to hire “about 40 more people over the next

four years.” At present there are 117 firefighters in Palma, although “only 90 are operational, since many are in secondar y rather than frontline positions.”

Hila did not want to commit to giving an employment figure for next year, claiming that the request must be first discussed at the negotiating table.

He reminded the group, made up of around 30 firefighters, that so far, “efforts have focused on worker’s

rights and salaries, which has cost a lot of money,” adding that “all departments are currently deficient.”

Castro expressed his fear that the town hall will outsource the fire service, with Hila responding that he “will never privatise the brigades.”

Tensions have been raging between the fire service and the town hall for several years due to the shortage of firefighters and an ageing workforce.

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Impending collapse

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an evacuation at a property on Calle Riera the next day. The police then removed residents from an eight-storey building on Calle Sureda on November 22.

Those living inside the four properties have been forced to move to homes belonging to family and friends, with many asking for help from the Social Services.

Officers have sealed off the entrance to each of the properties, with the condition of the structures being further examined by the city council.

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THE National Police have carried out multiple evacuations of residents from buildings in Palma, due to their imminent risk of collapse.

Inspectors from Palma City Council performed routine inspections on four buildings in the capital, finding that they had structural deficiencies and posed a real danger to those that lived inside.

On November 18, 20 people were ordered to vacate from two buildings in the Pere Garau neighbourhood, which was followed by

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Frozen Food UNWANTED JUNK: Manacor has a serious problem with the accumulation of junk in the street.

Pricey junk THE council of Manacor has imposed its first penalty for flytipping after a resident left a refrigerator on the street.

The resident was fined €750 , t he m a x i m u m amount f o r a sa nctio n against t he m uni cip a l road cleaning ordinance.

In addition to this, two fines were handed out for dog fouling and another for walking a dog without

a leash.

Councillor Sebastià Llodrà, explained that a new campaign has been initiated by the council to fight against fly-tipping which has become ‘one of Manacor’s greatest problems.’

Instead of removing the junk straight away, stickers will be stuck on the item with the Catalan phrase ‘someone did not do it right,’ so that the

person will see that they made a bad choice.

To enforce the fines, the Environmental Department has employed four new inspectors who will keep a close eye on the town’s streets and any large objects placed next to rubbish containers.

They will then notify the council’s removal company, who will take the item off the street within 48 hours.

Serious surge in abuse PALMA Local Police have revealed that the number of reported cases of domestic abuse has doubled since last year.

According to data from the Family Protection Unit, 493 complaints resulting in criminal proceedings have been filed this year, an in-

crease from the 226 cases reported in 2018.

The unit has established a programme for victims, giving them 24-hour assistance from the police, with 337 people using this service last year. Officers are also keeping a close watch on 40 ‘serious abusers.’

Contents insurance guarantee WHAT about the contents of your fridge? A big part of our monthly expenditure goes on shopping for food. And a fridge packed full of food is a significant cost. Imagine your fridge or freezer stops working in these hot summer months and all the food is quickly ruined. Will it be covered as part of your contents insurance?

Fridge and freezer cover as standard Our home insurance policy covers the contents of your fridge and freezer up to a maximum of €300 per claim for food stored in a domestic refrigerator or freezer that has been spoiled due to the fridge or freezer unit breaking down or a power cut that lasts longer than six consecutive hours.

Putting in a claim If you need to claim, simply provide a copy of the repair invoice for the fridge or freezer, and in the event of a power cut spoiling your food contents, then a

justification from the electricity company confirming the power outage.

Tips for power cuts and surges Power cuts and surges are a nuisance and often occur during thunderstorms during the hotter summer months. And it’s not only the contents of your fridge or freezer that can be spoiled, expensive electronics, home alarm systems and other appliances may be affected. We recommend you install surge protectors and remember to unplug your most prized electronics during thunderstorms.

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BREXIT BRIEF

Anti Brexiteers’ police harassment

by John Smith A GROUP opposed to Brexit in the UK had their phrase ‘Bollocks to Brexit’ adopted by then Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, but they have been campaigning against leaving the EU since 2016.

Currently they have a bright yellow bus with the words emblazoned on the side and three mini cars which are touring the UK trying to turn up wherever pro Brexit campaigners such as Jacob Rees Mogg have been due to appear.

Last Sunday one of the cars was stopped by Essex Police on the M25 near Brentwood and the driver asserts that he was shouted at and bullied by IN response to Jeremy Corbyn’s offer of free broadband if Labour comes to power following the forthcoming General Election, a fish and chip shop is offering free food if two Brexit Party candidates are elected.

David Wood is a councillor in Penistone town in Yorkshire who

NOT ALLOWED: Police told them to remove the offending letters. the officer involved and accused of a public order offence.

A passenger in the car, Peter Cook,

said that they were told to remove the offending letters from the side of the car whilst it was stopped on the hard

Free Cod Bits if Brexit win posted an offer on the Facebook page for his takeaway, Woody’s Fish and Chips which read: ‘Election Promise! Help Woody’s to remove our two current Labour MPs from their seats

in Westminster in favour of Jim Ferguson for Barnsley East and Victoria Felton for Barnsley Central.

‘Our promise to the electorate of Barnsley is to offer free Cod

shoulder of the busy M25 and it was only after he dialled 999 to complain that the officer was putting their life in jeopardy that they were escorted to the nearest service station.

Once parked, they removed the offending b and o of the phrase so that the sign then read ‘locks to Brexit’ at which time they were allowed to continue on their journey.

The pair who recorded the actions of the officer whilst they were parked in the service station have said that they intend to make a formal approach to the Police Complaints Commission especially as the word was declared as being not obscene in judgement handed down in Nottingham Magistrate’s Court in 1977 with regards to the Sex Pistols first album.

Bits & Chips to everyone that visits our shop on December 13 in celebration of turfing Labour MPs out of Barnsley. You can count on us to deliver. Promise.’

Tw o c o m p l a i n t s o f ‘ t r e a t i n g ’ which is not allowed have been received by the police and the offer has been removed.

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BREXIT EXTRA Border vets THE Irish Veterinary Association is opposed to the concept of the Irish government taking full time vets away from their practices and placing them on the border with Ulster if there is a hard Brexit. They prefer to use temporary staff.

French view FREN CH trade minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has said that once Brexit takes place, then the EU and UK could reach an agreement on a future trade relationship provided that Britain sticks closely to Europe’s labour and environmental laws.

Fishing rights ACCORDING to a report in the Daily Telegraph, the EU plans to make access for its fishing fleets to UK waters a non-negotiable condition before any trade deal can be entered into and it is expected to announce this within days of Britain exiting.

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Spanish Life Sponsored by Golden Leaves For more information about the sponsors go to www.goldenleavesinternational.com WINNER: A wine from José L Ferrer Winery in Binissalem was awarded a silver medal.

Winning wine A WINE from Binissalem has been voted as one of the best sparkling wines at this year’s coveted Effervescents du Monde Awards.

The Veritas Brut Nature wine from José L Ferrer Winery in Binissalem was awarded a silver medal at the 17th edition of the international contest held in

Dijon. A total of 22 countries participated in the competition over three days, where expert judges evaluated 564 varieties.

Within the silver category, which included renowned varieties of Champagne and sparkling wine, the sparkling Veritas Brut Nature came in fifth position.

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Awards is an event which is distinguished for its scope, method and ambition and this year saw the highest concentration of sparkling wines from a wide geographical diversity.

The award highlights the innovation ofJosé L Ferrer Winery, both for the wine in question and for the native variety of the DO Binissalem.

Replacing a lost or expired British passport from Spain WITH Brexit possibly around the corner, if you have less than six months life left on your passport it would be a good idea to renew sooner rather than later.

Quite often when different official forms are digitalised, it becomes more rather than less confusing and you need to have a degree in programming in order to proceed.

For once however, the British government has made things much easier and far less complicated in applying for a replacement passport if yours has been lost or is about to expire.

No longer do you need to supply lots of forms including birth certificates and to have a photograph physically signed on the back by someone who knows you and it really is now quite easy if you have access to a computer.

Very simply visit https://www.gov. uk/overseas-passports and you’re taken through the whole process step by step and the only drawback is that there isn’t a single page detailing everything including costs as you have to go through a page at a time.

There is however a passports link which does give quite a lot of information on the website, but not everything.

Even if you have lost or had your passport stolen, you are not precluded for applying online for a replacement, but you have to declare it lost in advance also online.

As a real bonus you can now use digital photograph and there are quite explicit rules about what is acceptable as you navigate the website and whilst it may take a couple of attempts, provided you remove any glasses and stand in front of a white background, a selfie taken with a

phone will probably work ok.

If you are not happy using a phone camera, then most towns have at least one print shop where they can photograph you and give you a digital image on a memory stick or card.

As you progress through the procedure you will be best served by having access to details of your previous passport, but it isn’t actually essential and the site does report back to a human in the UK who can check.

When you post your photograph, you will be asked to give details (including email address) of a person of standing who can confirm that they know you and that the photograph is of you.

The whole process can take up to six weeks from start to finish and this will include delivery via courier to your address in Spain and you have to pay with a debit or credit card for the cost of the passport (depends upon number of pages) and courier fee at the time of submitting the application online.

You will be sent a special code which will allow you to track your passport through all of its stages.

In the event that you have lost your passport and need a temporary replacement, that can also be done online. It is more expensive than a normal passport, is usually good for one round trip only and will normally be issued by the British Consulate in Malaga.

For those without computers, it is still possible to apply through the post and there are even different shops with English-speaking staff scattered around Spain where for a fee they will help you complete the forms and send them off for you.

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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Visit to Manilva by British Ambassador to Spain THOSE on the panel included representatives and mayors of Manilva, Casares and San Roque as well as local experts on law, banking and trade as well as invited speaker, the new British Ambassador to Spain HE Hugh Elliott who travelled from Madrid.

Prior to the meeting he kindly agreed to speak with Euro Weekly News, although due to the forthcoming General Election, he was required under the rule known as Purdah not to make any comment that could be construed as being of a political nature.

The Ambassador had met and married his Spanish wife whilst working as a teacher in Madrid and eventually moved back to the UK with his family to take up a position in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Pleasingly for them both, his first overseas appointment was in Madrid and after spells in the UK he also worked for the FCO in both Argentina and Paris before taking a job in private commerce for seven years.

He then applied for the role of Ambassador to Spain and was appointed, which for many reasons he is relishing and is looking forward to the future once all matters political are resolved.

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INVITED SPEAKER: HE Hugh Elliott in Manilva, Costa del Sol.

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As part of an ongoing programme to discuss the future for British passport holders following Brexit, a seminar was organised in Manilva on the Costa del Sol last week with a number of guest speakers.

His current situation is to advise British passport holders to anticipate and be prepared for an eventual Brexit regardless of how long it takes or whether it is hard or soft.

The important matters to resolve are those of residency, exchange of driving licences, resolution of health care so that those living in Spain can continue to enjoy their lives without facing bureaucratic problems once any Brexit period of grace has expired.

Ambassador Elliott went to some length to praise the Spanish government for the way in which they have reacted to the entire Brexit saga and the fact that they have probably done more to ensure protection for the rights of British subjects than any other EU member state.

In conclusion, the Ambassador encouraged all EWN readers to be ready to take advice, visit the Living in Spain Guide on w w w. g o v. u k , t o s i g n u p f o r r e g u l a r u p dates and be assured that the Embassy and the British Consuls around the country would do their best to make sure that all new information is posted as quickly as possible.

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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH

Rebuilding the coast THE revamping of the Torrevieja coastline began on November 25 with an ambitious project of regeneration of the beach of Los Locos that will continue for a decade.

The first delivery of 12,000 cubic metres of sand, originally planned for the beginning of 2020, was brought forward in view of the impact caused by the storm in September which left the central section of the beach with barely two metres of sand between the promenade and the sea, when a few years ago in the narrowest area there were around 15 metres. The objective is to widen this central section of the beach by 20 metres, which has been gradually receding in recent years.

They will use sand extracted from a Murcia quarry which is clearly a larger and denser granulate, that should withstand the impact of new storms with more guarantees.

In 2017 a study of the dynamics of sea currents in this urban beach area was carried out to determine which could be the best option when regenerating the coastal space, with a budget of more than €65,000.

COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Charity food drive THE Franciscan shelter for men in Gandia is holding its annual Christmas food drive in aid of the 70 men being cared for there. The shelter is urging the community to come together to help those less fortunate in the season of giving.

All they ask is that members of the public pick up a few extra bits of non-perishable and unexpired food when buying their shopping and drop them off at their various drop off points. These are located in La Xara, Ondara, Benidoleig, Benissa, Javea, Denia, Teulada. Oliva and La Drova.

Some examples of suitable donations would be pasta, rice, dried lentils, tinned tomatoes, tinned tuna, cleaning product and toiletries.

They do ask that people do not donate nuts, dried fruit and alcohol.

For more information call 608 751 933 or 676 507 791.

Get in the mood, donate some food!

DROP OFF POINTS: During the season of giving.

COSTA DEL SOL

Made with love

KNITTED KNOCKERS: Received a €1,000 donation.

ON a sunny autumn afternoon, Knitted Knockers celebrated the presentation of a generous donation from La Cala Lions. Euro Weekly attended and was able to see first-hand the women’s amazing work.

The fantastic €1,000 donation is funding brand new Knitted Knocker Kits that will be distributed among Spanish Cancer Associations across Andalucia.

The thoughtful kits look to help women with breast cancer all over Spain. Maria Bailey, president of Knitted Knockers, has already launched them in Sevilla and will continue the expanse.

The inspiring group met up at the Spanish Association Against Cancer centre in Fuengirola, where Vice-president Paloma welcomed us and highlighted the amazing services the centre provides for cancer patients across the province. She spoke fondly of Maria: “This project is amazing. We simply put Maria in contact with hospitals and the women who need her help.”

Smiles all around, the women posed cheque in hand. The air was jubilant and Paloma and Maria broke into song. “Friends forever!” they sang. Maria said: “The beauty of our knockers is that they are made by women for other women. But going forward and as we grow, we need more funding to keep us going.”

Visit knittedknockers.org to get involved in the cause.

ALMERIA

NATIONAL

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AXARQUIA

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 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 traffic 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.

PRACTICE: Pupils apply their new learned skills.

MALLORCA

Boundless buses

GRATEFUL: The City Promotion Councillor said the elaborate decorations were a way for the council to say thanks to residents for supporting the 2019 gastronomy capital initiative.

CREDIT: Facebook Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco Monterreal @ramonfpm

Christmas crowning glory ALMERIA Council has revealed there will be a Christmas crowning glory at the end of what has been a magical year for the city.

This year Almeria has been making the utmost of its status as national gastronomy capital, and the three 10-metre high crown installations made up of 155,000 lights, plus Christmassy music show, are seen as fitting Festive Season decorations.

The giant crowns will stand on the Mirador de la Rambla from December 5 to January 6.

City Promotion councillor Carlos Sanchez said the elaborate decorations were a way for the council to thank all the city’s residents for their commitment to the gastronomy 2019 initiative, commenting, “I am sure they will be enjoyed as much be adults as children.”

The councillor also stressed the aim was to continue to promote the city as a foodie destination, and said that Christmas would mark the transition for the use of the new ‘Almeria, Gastronomy City’ logo from the beginning of 2020 onwards.

THE first of 28 new buses reaching 18-metres in length were deployed on the roads in Palma last week.

A presentation was held on one of the new buses on Avenida Antoni Maura, where it was explained by EMT executives that the buses will be tested on two routes - numbers 3 and 15. They will later be tried out on lines 5, 7 and 8, so that drivers can get used to the different turning angles of the city.

The 18-metre buses, built by Scania, are costing Palma Town Hall €11.2 million. These buses, plus shorter ones of 12- and 15-metres made by Iveco and Man, will be phased in so that they can all be in operation by spring of next year.

The buses run on natural gas and use solar energy for interior equipment. They have control cameras, four doors, two screens as well as LED lighting.

EMT FLEET: The mayor of Palma, José Hila, inside one of the new 18-metre buses.

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The credit rating firm cited ‘paralysis in policy­ making’ as a result of Brexit and ‘no clear plan’to finance the spending promises in the election campaign. Investors ignored such news and are focused almost entirely on the general election.

While lacklustre price growth and political un­ certainty were blamed for Rightmove’s house price index results, the CBI’s Industrial Trends Survey found manufcaturers’ order books re­ bounding in October from a nine­year low.

Sterling found support in opinion polls indicat­ ing a comfortable Conservative victory. All eyes will be on the release of the party’s manifesto in the coming weeks. The pound had a positive week in summary, adding an average of 0.3% and losing out only to the Swedish krona.

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same period and the second this year alone. The result was inconclusive but investors didn’t re­ act, even to a coalition forming mid last week.

Despite Germany avoiding the threat of a re­ cession last Friday ­ third quarter growth of 0.1% was confirmed this Friday morning ­ the euro had a generally uneventful week. The European Central Bank’s Financial Stability Review warned that financial risks are building, and the bank’s low interest rate policy ‘may encourage exces­ sive risk­taking by some non­bank financial insti­ tutions and highly leveraged non­financial cor­ porations.’ The account of the ECB meeting last month confirmed there were differences within the Governing Council about the relaxed mone­ tary policy.

Negotiations between Beijing and Washing­ ton continue to tell an incoherent story. A ‘phase one’ is apparently imminent, followed by talk of problems and objections. The ongoing saga means investors don’t react as extensively to all

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902 887 243 mallorca@moneycorp.com. the twists and turns now, with the dollar un­ changed against other major currencies. US eco­ nomic data was plentiful but had little impact on currency. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell made two appearances at congressional committees to give his six­monthly assessment of the US economy. He gave every impression that there are no further interest rate cuts in the pipeline, saying that monetary policy “is not on a

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preset course.” He did however say the cur­ rent setting is 2likely to remain appropriate2 un­ til the incoming data make an adjustment neces­ sary.

Last Friday’s Canadian employment data was on balance a little disappointing. Although par­ ticipation at 65.7% and unemployment at 5.5% were unchanged in October and in line with forecast, the loss of a net 1,800 jobs was a far cry from the predicted 16k increase and there was a notable 16k swing from full­time to part­time work. However, this was just the first half of Canadian data, with three sets out this week to guide investors ­ manufacturing shipments, infla­ tion and retail sales. None were much help to the Loonie, which was the joint weakest per­ former this week alongside the Swiss franc out of the majors.

Last week the Aussie took a hit from employ­ ment data, despite investors being well accus­ tomed to the unpredictability of the readings.

The 19k fall in employment was well adrift from the predicted 15k increase. Confidence mea­ sures from Westpac did little to improve the Aussie’s mood. Consumer confidence improved by 4.2 points in November but ‘remains down­ beat’ and ‘consumers are somewhat unnerved by the announcement of low rates and media controversy around the banks’ responses.’

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FINANCE

Another bank blunder

AN overnight error with its comput­ er system has meant that thou­ sands of customers of the TSB Bank (which was taken over by Spain’s Banco Sabadell) have been left without funds.

Salary payments, pensions and other transfers did not go into cus­ tomer accounts as they should, leaving many in a difficult financial situation, unable to pay bills which were falling due. The bank apolo­ gised and invited customers to keep a record of any financial losses that may have occurred so that compen­ sation could be paid.

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STAT OF €210m WEEK

is the amount El Corte Inglés has borrowed on advantageous terms from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Official Credit Institute (ICO) to upgrade digital platforms.

Money laundering probe

A SPANISH judge has recommended to prosecutors that former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Al­Assad, the ex­ iled uncle of Bashar Assad, and 13 others be put on trial charged with belonging to a criminal organisation and money laundering.

He suggests that Al­Assad and his eight sons along with others have sys­ tematically laundered money taken from Syria over a period of 40 years.

This judge ordered the confiscation of 500 properties in 2018, many of which were in Marbella and Puerto Banus alongside a huge tract of land

By John Smith in Benahavis on which he planned to build a centre for members of his reli­ gious sect which was said to be worth €60 million alone.

The court alleges that in total the 14 people investigated managed to launder at least €600 million, al­ though it is difficult to be totally accu­ rate as they have not been helping with court enquiries up until now.

Whether this case will ever come to court is questionable as Al­Assad is over 80 and the exact whereabouts of

all of those who might be prosecuted is currently not known.

Interestingly, his assets in Gibraltar were never seized and in 2018, the Supreme Court there approved the sale of a number of properties includ­ ing 6 to 9 Waterport to a family trust which is 75 per cent owned by three brothers, one of whom was at the time and is still the Financial Services Minister there.

The court accepted that the money originally used to purchase the prop­ erty was a gift from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they seize his account?

I have been resident in Spain since 2009. I re­ ceive my Australian old age pension here but now the Spanish tax department has decided to put an embargo on my bank account. I find this strange because my pension is only €850 per month and they have billed me for almost the entire amount. I need this to live on as I do not have any other income and a sick wife to look after. I need ad­ vice as to what to do.

R M (Costa Blanca)

Your first step is to find out why the YOU AND THE Tax Agency has LAW IN SPAIN embargoed your account. Go in person to the tax office of your district with your bank notice. If the Agencia Tributaria has seized your bank account, this is almost certainly be­ cause of unpaid Spanish tax over a period of time. If you have not received notification that you owed tax, something has gone wrong. The Tax Agency is the place to sort this out.

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.

Uber taxi EVER since private hire (VTC) company Uber arrived in Spain, it has been in conflict with taxi dri­ vers (who pay large amounts for their licences) and many city councils.

Now in a breakthrough move, it has agreed that it will offer taxi and VTC services through its UberX platform on a trial basis with 50 taxis in Madrid.

If this is successful then the company hope to recruit many of the 16,000 licensed taxi drivers in the city thanks to a change in lo­ cal law which allows set prices to be charged.

BUSINESS EXTRA

Xmas dogs SAUSAGE brand Jimmy Dean, recognising not everyone wants to find sausages in their Christmas stocking is now introducing a range of banger based gifts including a lip balm and traditional candy canes tasting of sausages. Dogs will love the sausage scented wrapping paper.

Draft budget THE Spanish draft budget for 2020 shows that the country will continue to have high debt ratios but the EU is unlikely to reject it as with yet another minority government anything radical would be difficult to have agreed by opposition parties.

No recession LUIS DE GUINDOS, Vice President of the European Central Bank (ECB) and former Spanish government minister has said that ECB “is convinced that the possibility of a recession in Europe is very small.” The only current fear is for reduced growth.

Bank raises mortgage rates BANKS in Spain have been offering very competitive interest rates on mortgages, but one of the largest, Santander, has announced that it is dropping out of the price war.

Indeed it is planning to put up its rates on variable mortgages as it tries to protect its profitability

which has been dropping during 2019.

Mortgages attached to the Euribor rate are still low when compared to many other countries, but the bank is determined to make more money from its current lending estimated at more than €50 billion.

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NET VOL 97,21K 10,64K 30,90K 86,47K 61,29K 26,26K 7,41K 7,75K 356,39K 22,45K 2,20M 91,60K 6,59K 443,83K 178,40K 130,59K 229,03K 556,47K 18,63K 77,54K 4,80K 946,11K 11,35K 16,78K 103,99K 19,77K 18,12K 12,43K 403,49K 169,58K 99,79K 18,89K 11,52K 11,26K 212,59K 75,41K 394,77K 107,39K 28,38K 7,59K 39,93K 133,93K 337,22K 81,67K 96,36K 13,17K 23,19K 383,96K 387,44K

COMPANY Johnson Matthey Just Eat Kingfisher Land Securities Legal & General Lloyds Banking London Stock Exchange Marks & Spencer Micro Focus Mondi Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next NMC Health Ocado Pearson Persimmon Phoenix Prudential RBS PLC Reckitt Benckiser Relx Rentokil Rightmove Rio Tinto PLC Rolls-Royce Holdings Royal Dutch Shell A Royal Dutch Shell B RSA Insurance Sage Schroders Scottish Mortgage Segro Severn Trent Smith & Nephew Smiths Group Smurfit Kappa Spirax-Sarco Engineering SSE St. James’s Place Standard Chartered Standard Life Aberdeen Taylor Wimpey Tesco Tui Unilever United Utilities Vodafone Group PLC Whitbread WPP

PRICE(P) 2.861,00 754,80 201,40 920,00 280,90 60,46 6.848,00 197,75 1.097,20 1.681,50 201,00 907,80 6.868,00 2.556,00 1.135,30 661,20 2.553,00 718,70 1.321,50 228,80 5.920,00 1.870,00 444,40 636,60 4.266,00 733,20 2.290,25 2.280,50 549,40 737,00 3.242,00 529,16 870,20 2.295,00 1.717,70 1.656,00 2.742,71 8.675,00 1.316,50 1.043,00 699,20 312,20 176,91 236,00 1.080,00 4.505,50 856,00 156,48 4.516,00 994,80

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87,03K 34,10K 916,96K 3,79K 141,83K 10,17M 32,78K 1,06M 14,86K 16,61K 193,15K 470,31K 20,50K 41,39K 27,01K 5,12K 19,14K 35,04K 126,34K 944,94K 91,22K 6,15K 101,23K 109,54K 28,72K 170,41K 5,30K 28,46K 61,82K 95,28K 8,04K 184,14K 168,18K 22,16K 12,88K 19,42K 0,37K 5,29K 22,22K 89,02K 852,57K 39,65K 492,62K 1,08M 116,41K 291,46K 180,95K 3,23M 22,41K 126,78K

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PRICE 167,60 1.295,34 1.745,72 261,78 371,34 143,88 118,63 44,85 53,03 69,37 198,82 220,28 218,03 134,34 57,61 138,07 130,79 193,14 85,45 149,59 93,34 38,33 120,29 333,04 147,70 276,84 59,75 179,47 119,36 148,29

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Most Advanced Netease Inc. ADR Splunk Inc. Amazon.com Inc. Biogen Inc. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. StoneCo Ltd. Cl A Karuna Therapeutics Inc. Mesa Laboratories Inc. Booking Holdings Inc. Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. Cl A Nexstar Media Group Inc. Cl A

310.40 140.50 1,746 299.08 360.66 41.39 85.01 231.30 1,878 209.95 104.85

+5.44% +10.77% +0.63% +3.68% +2.82% +20.49% +7.11% +2.25% +0.23% +2.01% +4.02%

333.04 271.78 259.81 718.00 1,294 247.62 468.50 1,295 232.35 41.55 192.90

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Most Declined Tesla Inc. Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. Intuit Inc. Atrion Corp.

Alphabet Inc. Cl A National Western Life Group Inc. Cl A Charter Communications Inc. Cl A Alphabet Inc. Cl C SBA Communications Corp.

InMode Ltd. Universal Display Corp.

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Black Friday is almost here THIS year, Friday November 29 is known as Black Friday and then the following Monday is Cyber Monday when supposedly many stores both online and in towns reduce prices to stimulate trade.

Like many other marketing trends, this one started in the USA and became popular in the early 2000s as the day after Thanksgiving when people start to think about their Christmas shopping as many take the day off following the Thursday holi­ day.

It is possible that the phrase

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By John Smith

BLACK FRIDAY: Survival of the fittest.

New Fintech business PLAID is a financial technology company based in San Francisco which builds a technology platform that allows consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and

make payments through financial technology applications.

After an initial successful launch in the UK where it has taken over two smaller companies it is now expanding to open operations in

France, Ireland and Spain.

Initial Spanish arrangements include agreements with BBVA, La Caixa and Santander and this Fintech company is now worth more than €250 million.

Black Friday originated in Philadelphia due to the volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic which occurred on that day and it has since been adopted all over the world.

Another suggestion is that it is the day when retail stores start going into profit for the year, with their accounts coming out of the red and going into the black.

Whatever the reason, this has become a popular day to look for bargains all over the world and Spain joins in the fun with special offers being made both online and in store.

As different companies fight for market share, so Black Friday has actually become stretched and offers start in the middle of November.

Probably the biggest online participant is Amazon which does make a number of very decent discounts from normal prices and most of the major retail outlets in Spain now join in, so there are bargains to be found, but hope­ fully, unlike some other coun­ tries, there will be no fights at the tills.

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BUSINESS EXTRA

Spain and Ulster SHIPBUILDER, Navantia which is owned by the Spanish government has reached an in principle agreement whereby if it wins a new contract to build three Royal Navy ships, it will use the Harland and Wolff shipyard based in Belfast.

Bank fined THE Spanish government has levied a €3.32 million fine on private bank Edmond de Rothschild, accusing it of committing several ‘serious’ offences by their lack of assistance and collaboration in the fight against money laundering.

Apple info IN a response to a request from the US Senate about the cost of repair of iPhones and Macbooks, Apple has said that it has been losing money on repairs since 2009 and that it has no objection to owners having repairs done by unofficial outlets.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AS most of you know, I don’t usually ‘do’ politics in this column. In my opinion none of ‘em can be trusted.

The majority are either full on liars, or at best blatantly economical with the truth. Frankly I would never vote for any of them. However with this week’s blurb I simply have to make an exception. In the light of Corbyn’s Labour manifesto, it is undoubtedly the responsibility of all clear thinking UK citizens to do everything in their power to keep this highly dangerous individual as far from the portals of Number 10 as possible.

The agenda of this man and his fol­ lowers are quite categorically a mere red whisker away from the doctrines of pure communism. Everything that comes out of his mouth leans clearly toward the extreme left ideologies of the Marxist dictators he appears to hold in such high esteem.

Have no doubt whatsoever, should he get into power the Red leaders of the world will begin arriving at Num­ ber 10 in convoy. He hates everything the UK stands for. He will desecrate

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DIANA ABBOTT: Fit to run British Rail, for example?

its fighting forces; expunge the UK nuclear defences and probably, after

forming new alliances with his com­ munist and terrorist pals, take them

out of NATO altogether. While the Nationalisation of most of the vital commodities is taking place (thereby handing his party and Unions com­ plete control over the UK infrastruc­ ture) he will be busily scheming how to downgrade the monarchy to mere pawns in his own New Leftist regime.

There are two ways of introducing the politics of Communism into a country. Violence or stealth. With the former obviously out of the question, this party of dangerous miscreants has gone hell bent for the latter. Be­ lieve me; this devious lot doesn’t care a ruble about what the result of any referendum is likely to be. They couldn’t care less whether their poli­ cies are workable or affordable.

The only ambition they have is to gain power at any price. To achieve these ends they are prepared to offer up any bribe they think will suck the public in. Free transport. Free dental care. Higher wages for less work. No education fees. Free child care. Pen­ sion reimbursements for women (not costed!) Increased benefits for all, etc

etc. Plus, to appeal to its envy riddled young leftie followers, the persecu­ tion of anyone who has been suc­ cessful in just about any form of capi­ talist enterprise whatsoever.

A careful look at their Nationalisa­ tion plans alone should be enough to wave glaring red flags. Where in their party of misfits are they going to find all the expertise of experienced busi­ ness personal to replace those they intend to oust from these highly spe­ cialised managerial positions?

Can you really imagine the likes of Diana Abbott running the board­ rooms of British Rail? Let me quickly add, that the rest of this shower in the race for power is none too im­ pressive either. But I would vote for any of them, including the Greens, if it helped keep this bunch of anti­se­ matic commies away from our chil­ dren’s future. For all their sakes we owe them at least that.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

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Millenials are in a different world NORA JOHNSON

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

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“ONE in seven guests spent more than £400 to attend a wedding ­ with the high­ est cost coming in at £1,000.”

A recent study found that one in three millennials would fall into debt this year: a quarter of those surveyed said they’d missed paying bills or rent after splashing too much cash on clothes, gifts, accommo­ dation and hen/stag parties. One in 10 said they’d been forced to sell possessions to meet the costs, while one in seven was forced to move back in with their parents.

The war and post­war generations look on with incredulity, but should we? We’re all a product of our environment and the times in which our values were formed and developed. Wartime kids grew up with next to nothing, while post­war baby boomers had their values significantly im­ pacted by their wartime parents.

But millenials have grown up in a very different world. As a generation they’ve been presented with everything they wanted (iPhones, iPads, PlayStations... you

BRIDES-TO-BE: Want to look good for Instagram. name it). Little wonder they have no ap­ preciation of the value of money ­ they’ve had it all handed to them on a plate thanks to their parents’ generation. Maybe an up­ bringing on Scrabble, Cluedo and Monop­ oly would have served them better.

Additionally, “42 per cent of the study’s 2,886 respondents felt ‘under pressure’ to make their wedding look appealing in pho­ tographs on social media.” How pathetic!

It’s for the couple and the families, not the general public. How sad that that these brides­to­be can’t simply think about the importance of the vows they’ll be making instead of worrying about how they look on Instagram.

Don’t get me wrong! It’s perfectly fine to want any event to look good and be the

best it can be, but surely that should be for the benefit of those attending? What a weird idea that it should be for ‘social me­ dia.’

Finally and on a different note, as we head further into election season, I leave you with this gem from Mark Twain: ‘Politicians and diapers must be changed often and for the same reason.’ Haha!

Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘Betray­ al,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retribution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora­ johnson.net) available online as ebook, ibook, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

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THURSDAY - 28 NOVEMBER

11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pmFake Britain 12:45pmA1: Britain's Longest Road 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at Oner 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Mallorca Files 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Inside the Supermarket 10:00pmElton John: Uncensored 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmQuestion Time 12:45am Brexitcast

7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 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 Chase the Case 2:40pm Eggheads 3:15pm The Best Dishes Ever 3:25pm Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness 4:25pmCall Me Madam 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 11:00pmQI 11:30pmNewsnight 12:30am Weather 12:35am Reggie in China 1:35am Rick Stein's Secret France

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 The Switch 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Tonight 9:00pm Emmerdale 9:30pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pmITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London

7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am 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 2:50pm 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 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:35am American Dad!

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:00pm Wonders of the Solar System 10:00pmWild Weather with Richard Hammond 11:00pmElton John at the BBC A selection of interviews, news clips and archive BBC session performances from throughout the singer's career, including footage from The Old Grey Whistle Test and Top of the Pops.

11:55pmSings Disney Songs 12:50am Time Shift 1:50am Utopia: In Search of the Dream 2:50am Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World of Video Art 3:50am Wonders of the Solar System

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmMidsomer Murders 12:00am Little Boy Blue 1:05am Inspector Morse The last ever episode of the detective drama.

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FRIDAY - 29 NOVEMBER

7:30am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm 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 Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Buy It Now for Christmas 10:00pmWhat Makes a Murderer?

11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?

12:05am Rick and Morty 12:35am 24 Hours in A&E

7:40am Fireman Sam 7:50am Milkshake!

8:10am Shane the Chef 8:25am Peppa Pig 8:40am Top Wing 9:00am Paw Patrol 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 Angel of Christmas 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmFinding Father Christmas 4:00pm It's Time for Me 5:45pm 5 News 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm UK's Strongest Man 2019 9:00pmChris Packham: Plant a Tree to Save the World 10:00pmTutankhamun With Dan Snow 11:00pmGood Girls' Guide to Kinky Sex 12:05am Bouncers 24/7

12:00pmFake Britain 12:45pmA1: Britain's Longest Road 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One; Weather 2:30pm BBC London News; Weather 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Mallorca Files 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six; Weather 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm BBC Election Debate 9:30pm EastEnders 10:00pmStill Open All Hours 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

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 1:30pm 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 Road Racing Series 10:00pmJunk and Disorderly 11:00pmPale Rider 12:00am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:05amPale Rider 1:25am The Contender

6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Live European Tour Golf The Hong Kong Open. Coverage of the opening day at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.

9:30am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Match Centre 11:30am Live European Tour Golf 4:30pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Live NFL Detroit Lions v Chicago Bears (Kick-off 5.30pm).

Coverage of the week 13 clash at Ford Field.

10:30pmLive Test Cricket New Zealand v England.

6:05am Judge Rinder 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 The Switch 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 9:30pm Tonight 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pmITV News at Ten and Weather Round-up of the day's news.

12:00am ITV News London

7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am Love in the Countryside 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Chase the Case 2:45pm Eggheads 3:15pm Darcey Bussell's New Dance 3:45pm Talking Pictures 4:35pm Top Hat 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 Match of the Day Live: The FA Cup 11:00pmMock the Week 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Margate, Turner and the Prize 12:45am Cosmopolis 2:30am Panorama 3:00am Seven Worlds, One Planet

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Dinner Date Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

You've Been Framed!

Emmerdale Emmerdale You've Been Framed!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Supermarket Sweep Dinner Date Dress to Impress I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

You've Been Framed!

Supermarket Sweep Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp

8:00pm World News Today 8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 Gary Davies and Susie Mathis present the edition first aired on November 17, featuring Yazz, All About Eve, INXS, Mica Paris, Tanita Tikaram, Robin Beck and Salt-N-Pepa.

9:00pm Sound of Song 10:00pm Top of the Pops: 1988 10:30pm Country Music

by Ken Burns 11:20pm Country Music

by Ken Burns 12:15am Country Queens at the BBC 1:15am Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:45am Sound of Song 3:45am Tunes for Tyrants: Music & Power with Suzy Klein

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

12:05pm 1:00pm 1:05pm 2:05pm 3:10pm 4:00pm 5:00pm

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7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:50am Classic Emmerdale 8:20am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Midsomer Murders

Frasier Frasier Frasier Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA Undercover Boss USA Channel 4 News Couples Come Dine with Me Escape to the Chateau: DIY Countdown Find it, Fix it, Flog it A Place in the Sun: Home or Away Kirstie's Handmade Christmas The Simpsons Hollyoaks Channel 4 News Unreported World Party Election Broadcast Flirty Dancing Gogglebox The Last Leg Harry Hill's Clubnite Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

7:00am World of Sport: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 7:10am The Protectors 7:35am The Saint 8:30am Kojak 9:35am Quincy, M.E. 10:35am Minder 11:40am The Sweeney 12:50pm The Professionals 1:55pm The Protectors 2:30pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Minder 6:05pm The Professionals 7:00pm The Car Chasers 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm River Monsters 10:00pm Dirty Harry 11:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

11:05pm Dirty Harry

8:40am 9:00am 9:10am 9:25am 9:45am 10:00am 10:15am 12:15pm 1:50pm 2:20pm 4:00pm 5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 7:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm

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11:00pm 12:30am 1:30am 1:55am

Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine Finding Santa Neighbours A Rose for Christmas Jingle Belle 5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Party Election Broadcast The Gadget Show The World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys Cruising with Jane McDonald The Story of That's So Caught on Camera Access

1:45pm Live Formula 1 The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

3:50pm Lewis in the W196 with Martin 4:00pm Live Formula 1 Action and analysis from the Abu Dhabi.

4:30pm Football Centre 5:00pm Football Centre 5:30pm Live International Netball South Africa v England (Centre-pass 5.00pm).

7:45pm My Icon The former England netball captain discusses the individuals that have inspired her during her life and career.

8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England.

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Ah, it’s good to be back!

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man WOW that was an unpleasant couple of weeks. You may have noticed that my column has been missing.

Unfortunately I wasn’t on holiday but was in hospital. All in all everything went very well. If I did have one grump it would be that it’s very frustrating that, as I have several ongoing prob­ lems, the doctors don’t listen to the pa­ tient. I am diabetic and one of the treat­ ments they gave me had steroids in it which affects my diabetes which then went off the scale. They won’t let you administer your own insulin so I had to take what I was given which they decid­ ed would be less than I take at home.

I pointed out they wouldn’t be able to control my normal levels with this dosage let alone the crazy elevated ones I had now. Just to give you an idea it’s normally 100 and was now hitting 400! Eventually, after me refusing to take anything with steroid in until they listened to me, the two doctors in­

volved talked to each other and we got it sorted. But it was a worrying few days.

There has to be petrol station eti ­ quette. Please tell me why people fill their car then go off to pay whilst you are sitting behind them waiting, along with all the others at other pumps, and your one decides to then do their week­ ly shopping. What! Firstly, why would you shop in a petrol station? Except for chocolate or maybe the wife’s last minute forgotten birthday or Christmas present. And secondly, if you do decide to do it, move your car first.

You must realise how annoying it is to have to sit there watching all the cars that arrive after you, fill up and go whilst you are sitting there like a lemon.

Then, after what seems to be a lifetime, they come strolling back to their car.

I’m always so tempted to say something buy if Mrs S is with me I’m not allowed.

Maybe the petrol stations should have a sign up, but then I guess they don’t care as long as people are spending money.

Or give me a job controlling petrol station traffic along with the other job I’d like at Carrefour moving all the cars out of the disabled bays that don’t have blue badges! Ah, it’s good to be back!

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TV LISTING

SUNDAY - 1 DECEMBER

7:00am Breakfast 11:00am Saturday Kitchen Live 12:30pmFlour Power 1:00pm Football Focus 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather 2:15pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 5:30pm Final Score 6:15pm BBC News 6:25pm BBC London News; Weather 6:30pm Weather 6:35pm Pointless 7:25pm The Hit List 8:10pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:10pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 10:10pmCasualty 11:00pmBBC News 11:15pmWeather 11:20pmMatch of the Day 12:40am The NFL Show 1:10am The Uninvited 2:30am Weather for the Week Ahead 2:35am BBC News

9:30am Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole 10:00am Natural World 11:00am Robot Wars 12:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 1:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 2:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 3:00pm Best Bakes Ever 3:30pm Best House in Town 4:00pm The World's Most Extraordinary Homes 5:00pm Radio 1 Teen Awards Highlights 2019 6:00pm Football: Euro 2020 Draw 7:30pm Dad's Army 8:00pm Wales: Land of the Wild 9:00pm Great Australian Railway Journeys 10:00pm QI XL 10:45pm Seamus Heaney: The Music of What Matters 12:15am Snooker: UK Championship

8:00pm Nature's Weirdest Events 8:10pm Natural World 9:10pm The Lake District: A Wild Year 10:10pmThe Sinner 10:50pmThe Sinner 11:35pmRadio 2 in Concert 12:30am Jeff Lynne's ELO - Wembley or Bust 1:45am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:45am The Lake District: A Wild Year 3:45am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop The secret history of pop and rock from the men and women who pull the strings behind the scenes.

6:25am Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 6:45am King of Queens 7:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:25am Everybody Loves Raymond 8:50am Frasier 9:20am Frasier 9:50am Frasier 10:20am The Big Bang Theory 11:15am The Big Bang Theory 11:40am The Simpsons 12:10pm The Simpsons 12:40pm Four in a Bed 2:40pm Four in a Bed 3:15pm Live International Rugby Union 6:00pm Formula 1 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm The First Brit: Secrets of the 10,000 Year Old Man 9:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 10:00pm Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 12:35am Keeping up with the Joneses

10:05am Pirata & Capitano 10:15am Floogals 10:30am Shimmer and Shine 10:45am Digby Dragon 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:30am Friends 2:30pm Call Me Claus 3:30pm Access 3:35pm Call Me Claus 4:25pm Christmas Under Wraps 5:25pm Access 5:30pm Christmas Under Wraps 6:10pm A Snow White Christmas 7:10pm Access 7:15pm A Snow White Christmas 7:55pm 5 News Weekend 8:00pm Party Election Broadcast 8:05pm UK's Strongest Man 2019 9:05pm Raids 11:00pm Fatal Attraction

11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Fern Britton Meets 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Final Score 5:05pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 5:55pm BBC News 6:10pm BBC London News; Weather 6:15pm Weather 6:20pm Countryfile 7:20pm Seven Worlds, One Planet 8:20pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:00pm His Dark Materials 10:00pmThe War of the Worlds 11:00pmBBC News 11:20pmBBC London News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 2 12:45am The Women's Football Show

7:45am The Instant Gardener 8:30am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 1:00pm Rick Stein's Secret France 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 7:00pm Match of the Day 8:00pm Top Gear 9:00pm Dragons' Den 10:00pm Reggie in China 11:00pm The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan 12:00amThe Program 1:35am Snooker: UK Championship

8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm The Taff: The River That Made Wales 9:00pm Fair Isle: Living on the Edge Part two of two.

10:00pmGauguin - A Dangerous Life 11:00pm Charles I: Downfall of a King 12:00am Charles I: Downfall of a King 1:00am Charles I: Downfall of a King Documentary drama charting the collapse of Charles I's rule in just 50 tempestuous days.

2:00am Naples '44: A Wartime Diary 3:20am Gauguin - A Dangerous Life

7:20am Cheers 7:50am King of Queens 8:40am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:30am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 3:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 4:15pm Crocodile Dundee II 6:30pm Channel 4 News Including sport and weather.

7:00pm Party Election Broadcast An election broadcast by one of the political parties.

7:05pm Formula 1 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm Our Guy in Japan 11:00pm Gogglebox 11:55pmBad Neighbours 2 1:45amSnake Eyes

11:05am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:20am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:30am Access 11:35am Friends 1:35pm Deck the Halls 2:45pm Access 2:50pm Deck the Halls 3:25pm Northpole 2: Open for Christmas 4:25pm Access 4:30pm Northpole 2: Open for Christmas 5:10pm The Sweetest Christmas 6:15pm Access 6:20pm The Sweetest Christmas 7:00pm 5 News Weekend 7:05pm Santa Who? 8:15pm Access 8:20pm Santa Who? 9:00pm Crackers About Christmas 10:00pmStanley Baxter: Comedy National Treasure 11:20pm Britain's Greatest Ever Double Acts

10:05am Mighty Magiswords!

10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmGino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 1:10pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:10pm ITV News and Weather 2:24pm ITV London Weather 2:25pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 5:30pm The Chase Celebrity Special 6:30pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pm Take Me Out 8:10pm The X Factor: Celebrity 10:10pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:10pmThe Jonathan Ross Show 12:15am ITV News and Weather

6:45am ITV2 Nightscreen 7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:10am Emmerdale 10:10am Coronation Street 1:05pm Take Me Out 2:20pm You've Been Framed!

3:25pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 4:25pm FYI Daily 4:30pm Spy Kids 3: Game Over 5:10pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

6:30pm Nanny McPhee 7:30pm FYI Daily 7:35pm Nanny McPhee 8:35pm Sherlock Holmes 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pm Sherlock Holmes 11:10pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:15am Family Guy 12:45am Family Guy 1:10am American Dad! 1:35am American Dad! 2:05am Through the Keyhole

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:35am Inspector Morse 11:50am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 3:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Midsomer Murders 12:00am Midsomer Murders 2:00am The Loch Craig Petrie becomes a suspect in both murders, and Blake assists in questioning him.

2:50am On the Buses 3:15am ITV3 Nightscreen Text-based information service.

3:30am Teleshopping

8:30am The Big Fish Off 9:25am Monster Carp 10:30am ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am World of Sport: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 11:45am The Sweeney 12:50pm Minder 1:55pm Mr. Bean 2:30pm Mr. Bean 3:05pm How the West Was Won 4:05pm FYI Daily 4:10pm How the West Was Won 6:10pm Made in Britain 7:10pm Junk and Disorderly 8:10pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 9:15pm FYI Daily 9:20pm Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 10:00pm Benidorm 11:00pm Cliffhanger 12:00am FYI Daily

11:00pm Live Test Cricket 6:45am Test Cricket Bitesize 7:00am Live European Tour Golf The Hong Kong Open.

Coverage of the third day at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.

10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:30am Saturday Social 11:30am Soccer A.M. 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm Gillette Soccer Saturday 6:00pm Live Premier League Southampton v Watford (Kickoff 5.30pm).

Coverage of the top-flight clash from St. Mary's Stadium.

9:00pm Live Fight Night International 10:30pm Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England.

12:30pm Nadia's Family Feasts 1:35pm ITV News and Weather 1:44pm ITV London Weather 1:45pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 2:45pm The X Factor: Celebrity 4:45pm Back to Mine 5:10pm ITV News and Weather 5:25pm ITV News London 5:40pm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8:00pm The ITV Election Debate 10:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:00pm ITV News and Weather 11:19pm ITV London Weather 11:20pm Holiday Horrors: Caught on Camera 12:20am Police, Camera, Auction!

7:00am Totally Bonkers 7:25am Emmerdale 10:30am Coronation Street 1:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

2:30pm Catchphrase 3:30pm You've Been Framed!

4:00pm The Santa Clause 5:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

5:05pm The Santa Clause 6:05pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8:10pm Captain America: Civil War 9:10pm FYI Daily 9:15pm Captain America: Civil War 11:00pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:05am Family Guy 1:30am American Dad!

7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:25am Heartbeat 9:30am Heartbeat 10:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:40pm Agatha Christie's Marple 2:40pm Inspector Morse 5:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Midsomer Murders 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pm Agatha Christie's Marple 12:00am Inspector Morse 2:10am Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans 3:00am Agatha Christie's Marple

7:00am Football's Greatest: Eusebio 7:05am Motorsport UK 7:55am Road Racing Series 8:45am Minder 9:50am The Professionals 10:55am Fishing Allstars 11:20am The Big Fish Off 12:25pm Monster Carp 1:30pm How the West Was Won 2:30pm FYI Daily 2:35pm How the West Was Won 4:35pm Lonely are the Brave 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm Lonely are the Brave 6:50pm Bend of the River 7:50pm FYI Daily 7:55pm Bend of the River 8:40pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 9:45pm FYI Daily 9:50pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 11:00pmPale Rider 12:00am FYI Daily 12:05amPale Rider

7:00am Live European Tour Golf 9:30am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action.

10:00am Total Goals A round-up of the latest football action.

11:00am The Sunday Supplement 12:30pm Live Scottish Premiership 3:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 5:00pm Live Renault Super Sunday 8:30pm Live NFL Coverage of an NFL match.

10:05pm My Icon The England netball international talks about her idol.

10:15pm My Icon 10:30pm Live Test Cricket New Zealand v England.

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TV LISTING

TUESDAY - 3 DECEMBER

MONDAY - 2 DECEMBER 7:30pm BBC London News; Weather 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The Andrew Neil Interviews 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Panorama 10:00pm Reported Missing 11:00pm BBC News at Ten 11:30pm Regional News and Weather 11:40pm Weather 11:45pm The Young Offenders 12:15am Have I Got a Bit More News for You

12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Match of the Day Live 8:30pm Saving Lives at Sea 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmVienna Blood 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm Yorkshire Walks 9:00pm Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 10:00pmMichael Mosley on Pleasure and Pain 11:00pmStoryville Filmed over six years, this documentary reveals the struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco.

12:30am A Timewatch Guide

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Food Unwrapped 9:30pm My Money Secret 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmDispatches 12:00am First Dates

5:45pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm

5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Gallagher Premiership Rugby Highlights 9:00pm Save the Hedgehogs for Help the Animals 10:00pmChris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pmPolice Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 12:05am Undercover: Nailing the Fraudsters

6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six BBC London News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Interviews 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmGold Digger 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather 11:40pmWeather 11:45pmPlastic Surgery Undressed 12:40am Michael McIntyre's Big Show

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 10:00pmRick Stein's Secret France 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight Analysis of the day's events.

Presented by Emily Maitlis.

12:10am Weather

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

8:30pmYorkshire Walks 9:00pm Secret Life of Farm Animals 10:00pmTakaya: Lone Wolf 11:00pmKoko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People 12:00am Turner Prize 12:25am Looking for Rembrandt

3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pmHow to Save £1000 Online?

10:00pmRestorative Justice 11:00pmFirst Dates 12:05am Gogglebox

2:15pmA Very Country Christmas 4:00pmChristmas with a Prince 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:15pmMissing or Murdered?

11:15pm5 Clues That Caught a Killer 12:15amTed Bundy: Stranger Beside Me

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 The Martin Lewis Money Show 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

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!

9:30pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm American Dad! 11:00pm American Dad! 11:30pmI'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:35am Family Guy

1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:50pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 7:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmEndeavour 12:05am Safe House

12:25pmThe Professionals 1:30pm 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 Celebrity Special 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pm Assassins 11:10pmFYI Daily 11:15pm Assassins 12:45am Bullitt

9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 12:30pmRef Watch 1:00pm Sky Sports News 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pmLive Test Cricket

5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 9:00pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

1:45pm Coronation Street 2:50pmThe 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!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

9:00pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp

11:05am Man About the House 11:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmEndeavour 12:00am Safe House

3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:50pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Fishing Allstars 10:00pmDirty Harry 11:00pmFYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

11:05pmDirty Harry 12:10amCliffhanger

1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Sky Sports Tonight This evening's leading sports stories.

9:00pm Sky Sports Tonight 10:00pmSky Sports Tonight 11:00pmThe Debate 12:00am Sky Sports News

7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:25am On the Buses 11:00am Man About the House 11:30am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:40pm Heartbeat 2:45pm Classic Emmerdale 3:15pm Classic Emmerdale 3:50pm Classic Coronation Street 4:20pm Classic Coronation Street 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 6:55pm Heartbeat 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmEndeavour 12:00am Safe House

7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:20am The Sweeney 12:25pmThe Professionals 1:30pm 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 Celebrity Special 9:00pm Made in Britain 10:00pmGordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip 11:00pmFull Metal Jacket 12:05am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news.

12:10amFull Metal Jacket

7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 9:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 10:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 12:00pmFootball Centre 1:00pm Football Centre 2:00pm Sky Sports News 3:00pm Drive Time USA 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 8:00pm Live Scottish Premiership 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Sky Sports News 1:00am Sky Sports News

WEDNESDAY - 4 DECEMBER 12:45pmA1: Britain's Longest Road 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC News at One 2:30pm BBC London News 2:45pm Doctors 3:15pm The Mallorca Files 4:00pm Escape to the Country 4:45pm Garden Rescue 5:30pm The Repair Shop 6:15pm Pointless 7:00pm BBC News at Six 7:30pm BBC London News 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm The Andrew Neil Interviews 9:00pm The Sheriffs are Coming 10:00pmThe Apprentice 11:00pmBBC News at Ten 11:30pmRegional News and Weather

7:30am Murder, Mystery and My Family 8:15am The Repair Shop 9:00am See Hear 9:30am Sam & Shauna's Big Cook Out 10:00am BBC News at 9 11:00am Victoria Derbyshire 12:00pmBBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 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 10:00pmThe Baby Has Landed 11:00pmThe Apprentice: You're Fired!

11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather

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

8:30pmYorkshire Walks 9:00pm Sacred Wonders of Britain 10:00pmDigging for Britain 11:00pmVic & Bob's Big Night Out 11:30pmGone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:00am Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:30am Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise Exploring the wildlife and culture of the Southeast Asian nation.

9:40am Frasier 11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pmUndercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 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 10:00pmMy Grandparents' War 11:00pmCaught on Camera

8:40am Top Wing 9:00am Paw Patrol 9:10am Floogals 9:25am Becca's Bunch 9:45am Little Princess 10:00am Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom 10:15am Jeremy Vine 12:15pmChristmas in the Air 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmA Perfect Christmas 4:00pmChristmas on Honeysuckle Lane 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The Dog Rescuers with Alan Davies 9:00pm The Yorkshire Vet 10:15pmWhat's Your Pension Really Worth?

11:15pmCritical Surgery: Changing Lives

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 The Switch 4:59pm ITV London Weather 5:00pm Tipping Point 6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm Coronation Street 9:00pm Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!

11:30pmITV News

7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 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!

12:50pmYou've Been Framed!

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

2:50pmThe 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!

8:30pm You've Been Framed!

10:00pmFamily Guy

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Freelance correspondent, London, England A LANDMARK moment happened on Novem­ ber 20 in Beijing China, the reveal of the Aston Martin BDX. As emphasised by the words of Aston Martin Lagonda President & Group CEO, Dr Andy Palmer “I can’t emphasise enough how incredibly exciting and significant DBX is for Aston Martin.”

Through its development alone, this beautiful SUV has already taken the company into new territories and in inspiring directions. DBX also marks a key moment in the delivery of the third and final phase of our Second Century Plan, not only representing the promised expansion of our portfolio, but also signalling the start of produc­ tion at Aston Martin’s second manufacturing plant. We have both delivered this model through our expertise, but also by garnering in­ valuable experience and knowledge from exter­ nal counsel, including our Female Advisory Board. This is a real landmark for this great British brand and I promise that DBX will reward all who experience it in their everyday lives.”

A car developed in close cooperation with and for women yet capable of off­road performance and on road acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in just 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 181 mph.

The Aston Martin DBX acknowledges a hope that little separates the sexes in the modern era when it comes to the appreciation of excitement

Christina Sharp GLOBELINK INTERNATIONAL christina@globelink.co.uk.

WE know you have endless op­ tions when it comes to travel insur­ ance. That’s why we got to think­ ing about what sets Globelink apart from the rest? This is espe­ cially significant as this month we celebrate our 23rd birthday. Thank you to all the customers who have supported Globelink over those years and come back time after time to purchase Travel Insurance.

According to your latest Cus­ tomers’ Reviews, here’s why you choose Globelink: • ‘Cover for people living any­ where in Europe’ • ‘Friendly and helpful team’ • ‘Excellent value for money ­ available up to age 89 years’ • ‘Website quick and easy and simple renewal process’ • ‘Good cover limits’ • ‘You can buy even if you have

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The Car for all Seasons

NICK HORNE’S Rich Pick

Advertising Feature

28 November - 4 December 2019

ASTON MARTIN DBX: Aerodynamic yet muscular from Badge to tail flip. involving driving and cars with character. Of course the location of the launch, Beijing, testi­ fies to the desire for Aston Martin to broaden its markets as well as its appeal to beyond the tradi­ tional wealthy man with a penchant for hard dri­ ving. The DBX is after all the very first ever full size five­seat Aston Martin. With 632 litres of boot space and a 40:20:40 split folding rear seats the DBX not only offers outstanding perfor­

The DBX offers personalisation packages including one for your much loved pets. mance but flexibility too. The narrow load sill and broad aperture maximises the variety of lug­ gage, suitcases, golf bags and ski equipment that may be accommodated. Specialist Packages are also offered to further customise the car and to accommodate sports or past times. The Pet Package for example includes amongst other es­ sentials a portable washer to rinse off that mud­ dy dog following a country walk.

The interior of the DBX after all deserves

every consideration, the seats are trimmed in sumptuous full grain leather sourced from Bridge of Weir. The seats hug and support while the panoramic glass roof and sweeping wind­ shield and windows connect driver and passen­ gers with the world. Throughout the cabin the DBX exploits a mix of metals, glass and woods as well as leather to deliver a luxurious and spa­ cious interior. Set within the mix of tactile mate­ rials sits technology at the leading edge. Large TFT screens provide the windows to a wealth of information for the driver. Apple CarPlay comes as standard as well as a 360 degree camera sys­ tem and ambient lighting that offers 64 different colours in two zones.

The DBX it is hoped will allow the Aston Mar­ tin to increase its presence in markets where the roads were perhaps not so good as Europe’s or indeed the USA’s highways. Even ladies may now realise that the DBX is an Aston Martin built for them as well. The DBX is a step change and not at all the rear wheel drive sports car for which the marque is renowned.Such a depar­ ture from much that has gone before is a large ask. Significantly Aston Martin suggest the DBX is expected also to appeal to and reach customers that prefer to be driven; rather than to drive.

A base retail price of €193,500, built in Britain, a very great deal is riding on the DBX’s broad shoulders.

Nick Horne, London, England

AFTER 23 YEARS, WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? already travelled’ • ‘Customer Review Ratings.’

Other top reasons why you choose Globelink include the per­ sonal service we provide. We are continually told that we’re one of the few companies that go the ex­ tra mile to answer your questions and help meet your individual trav­ el insurance requirements ­ whether it’s that ultra­long winter­ sun trip, or you’re trying out a new holiday activity.

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PROTECTED PRINCE THIS Prince Andrew business is an absolute disgrace. And we can all be sure this will be dusted nicely under the carpet. At least we can thank our lucky stars he has been sacked from his cushy day job. To think he was earning half a mil­ lion pounds of hard­earned tax­ payers money. We were inadver­ tently funding the comings and goings of a man who was either involved in or knew about some disgusting actions.

Now the FBI want to interview him under oath and the UK will no doubt be protecting him. Why should we? He is part of the royal family but he has certainly not served his country well. Of course, in a few months, the topic won’t even be open for discus­ sion. Someone will have cleverly pushed it all aside and we will be enraged with some new thing.

People like him need to come down from their protected palaces and finally face the conse­ quences.

David Miller

Weekly to express my admiration for the Spanish Health System. I have seen your articles about the issues they are having and how they don’t have enough staff.

To me this just makes it even more admirable. I think it’s time to actually give them the praise they deserve. Since I came to Spain, I’ve had different health problems and the doctors have al­ ways been fantastic. You get the occasional person who is rude, but that is just part of life!

I recently went to my local health centre and got the winter flu shot like I do every year. When I think I’m not even originally from this country and I still get exceptional service, it just shows how good the European system is.

Let’s give these people the praise they deserve. And I hope the government gives them more funding.

Julie Campbell

SHAMED: Prince Andrew has stepped down.

HAVE YOUR SAY

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OPINION & COMMENT

OUR VIEW

Joining together ON Monday November 25, millions of people around the globe came together to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The day raises awareness for women subjected to rape, domestic violence and other forms of violence.

The date was set in honour of the 1960 assassinations of the three Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic.

Dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered the killings of the political activists after they opposed his rule, thus turning the sisters into symbols of feminine resistance.

The United Nations and the European Commission encourage governments and organisations to celebrate activities in support of the movement.

In Spain, a law was unanimously approved in 2004 to fight against the murders of women by their partners or ex-partners. Consensus was reached again in 2017 with a State Pact against Gender Violence. Since 2003, 1,027 women have been murdered by their partners, with 52 murders so far in 2019.

This year, general agreement has been broken by Vox, now part of eight autonomous governments and 365 town halls. The far-right party has blocked the approval of conviction statements. Vox argues that ‘violence has no gender’ and refuses to adopt the term ‘domestic violence.’

The secretary of State for Equality, Soledad Murillo, considers their actions “a serious lack of responsibility and respect towards the victims of gender violence.”

Now we want to hear your views.

YOUR PAPER - YOUR VOICE - YOUR OPINION www.euroweeklynews.com Readers who have missed correspondence can see all letters - which can be edited before publication - posted on: www.euroweeklynews.com.

Admiration DEAR Letters, I read your article ‘Pregnant Australian Firefighter is doing it for the Community,’ Novem­ ber 13. This reported that Kat Robinson­Williams is doing dangerous firefighting even though she is expecting a baby. I hope that she will take care of herself and her baby because as well as the danger of the bushfires, firefighting foams have been found to con­ tain harmful cancer­causing chemicals. I am full of admira­ tion for her bravery and care for others.

Best wishes, Ann Wills

Deserved praise

Is it time to give all UK cops a gun?

The penalties/punishment needs to be far more severe. Too much of this sort of crime gets away with a slap on the wrist. Also I think if parents were to be fined for their ‘little dar­ lings’ appalling behaviour it might act as some sort of deterrent.

Sharon Wenham

Would your best pal do this for you?

What an excellent company and what a star that driver is, well done sir I raise my hat to you.

Ian Forrest

Hey hey! Tesco arrives!

Soo… The new ‘Tesco’ aka The Food Co opened

COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK here in Mazarron, Murcia a few weeks ago. The prices are excellent... Cheaper than Iceland’s... and a great range of products. Well needed, jobs have also been created. I shop there for a few things we miss but also if things are cheaper than our local English shops and in some cases cheaper than Con­ sum. Then where do you think we will shop? We can’t get everything, we need to still support Mer­ cadona and Lidl. I'm sorry but if things are cheaper than other supermarkets then where will you go?

Lisa Bailey

How many times a day do you swear?

I refuse to answer that on the grounds it might incriminate me.

Brenda McKeague

Do you trust Uber drivers?

I’ve used Uber often in and around San Pedro this last month as had problems with my car. Never had to wait more than five to 10 minutes for pick up. Quality cars, better than local taxis. Cheaper and more convenient, especially being able to se­ lect pick up and drop off points. Nothing to dislike at all! Don’t have trust issues.

Nick Holland­Morgan

I AM writing to the Euro

LAST WEEK’S POLL: Black Friday seems to have started getting longer and longer! Do you think that this constant pressure to spend more money is getting a bit out of hand?

• Yes • No

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POLL OF THE WEEK

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• Yes • No

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YOUR STARS

TIME OUT

FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) There is a wonderful enthusiasm about you at the moment. Seeing the reaction of others to you, it occurs that you should have taken this attitude before. Therefore, make a resolution to put more energy into everything that you do.

PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Something new which you started in recent weeks becomes more than a passing interest. Although it may be surprising to you, it is owing to a predictable situation. In opening your mind, you also seem to have opened your heart. Many people do that at this time of the year and so you are not alone.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Being totally inspired this week, you could be tempted to let enthusiasm run away with you. It is a lovely feeling, like being a child again. Be sure to have fun, but do keep as much money in your pocket as possible.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) There will be a certain amount of discussion regarding holiday plans. You know what you want but how do you persuade others? It's quite easy really.

All you have to do is to get someone else to suggest a certain place. You then agree and it looks like their idea.

GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) You are so sharp that there is a danger you will cut yourself!

Seriously, though, try not to appear pompous over a certain matter. You may be right and you may be clever, but smarty pants are rarely popular.

Some of that sharpness gets things going for you in the love department, though.

CANCER (June 22 - July 23) With everyone busy round you, the chance may be taken to show what you are capable of.

Instead of watching someone make a pig's ear of a work project, offer to help. It's important, though, to let them think any bright ideas were theirs. Giving praise now will mean it coming back to you ten-fold. Be aware that a close friend is in a delicate frame of mind.

‘Greetings cards featuring artwork by AudreyQ are available at P.C. Highway, Javea with profits going to Aspadis, a Valencian charity for severely handicapped children.’

LEO (July 24 - August 23) A business partnership takes on a romantic tinge this week. It is possible that the other party sees this as more significant than you. To avoid problems later it would be best to let them do all the running. Unless, of course, you are determined to run yourself. With a lot of excitement in the air it is possible for you to show just what fun you can be. Enjoy!

VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Your outgoing attitude is spot on. Some may say you are a little crazy, the way you go for things. Each person has their own way and yours can be quite unique but that certainly does not make it wrong. People who make the world around us that little bit more colourful are gems.

Cartoon by Audrey Quinton www.audreyq.co.uk

LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday November 23

LIBRA (September 24 - October 23)

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Some legal matters need your attention. That's not really what you want at this time of the year.

A decision has to be made and it needs a fine balance. Asking others may just confuse matters, so only seek expert advice. At the end of the day, you will know what is both best and acceptable. An attempt to bring romance into your life may be more successful than you think.

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SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) A last-minute invitation turns out to be just the ticket in more ways than one. An invitation to join a holiday may be proffered. This is unusual, certainly, but keep an open mind. Your company is clearly well appreciated so why not make that a point of pride?

Let's face it, who is best equipped to blow your trumpet?

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Someone you mistrust offers to add to your celebrations. Why not call a truce? We both know that little long term will come out of it, but who cares?

Sometimes, it is better to share one good moment with someone than none at all.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) As you are in the limelight, it comes as no surprise that admiration comes your way.

What may surprise you, however, is the direction it comes from. Who would have thought that such a situation would arise?

BONUS BALL

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IRISH LOTTO Saturday November 23

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EURO MILLIONS Tuesday November 19

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EL MILLON: ZKR75708 LA PRIMITIVA Thursday November 21

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JOKER: 8 145 569 Saturday November 23

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Famous quote

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You only pass through this life once, you don’t come back for an encore.”

Elvis Presley (Wise words from the king)

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Women’s wit

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I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter.”

Elllen DeGeneres

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Cryptic

TIME

Across 1 Spanish princess in Spain fantastic! (7) 5 Bad weather in which a pastor must go out (5) 8 Stop and start the car with no difficulty (5) 9 Celebrate noisily - King of France has rest disturbed (7) 10 Print us recipe for vegetables (7) 11 Move smoothly,taking cover in middle of hedgerow (5) 12 Rotter, for example, coming back to beg (5) 14 Very pale, like the female (5) 19 Sort of races requiring lots of land (5) 21 Stir it in quartz (7) 23 Remake of Ant Man is touching (7) 24 It's written by professionals, we hear (5) 25 Put down again for broadcast (5) 26 Grades given to sailors (7) Down 1 Provoke fashionable quote (6) 2 Learner entering just to show natural ability (5) 3 Requiring dead engine to be repaired (7) 4 Ref has trouble again (6) (6) 5 Vocalise about large arm support (5) 6 Not in queue plan (7) 7 Frenchman, Ravel, composed

sensation (6) 13 Real and modified, next to the kidneys (7) 15 Stepping out, missing last scrap (7) 16 Beat pancake mixture (6)

Code Breaker

17 18 20 22

Repartee from Bert, an eccentric (6) Prevents the desert crumbling (6) See Dutch youth leader run down (5) Nut provided by Patricia Cornwell (5)

Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 14 represents C and 15 represents M, so fill in C every time the figure 14 appears and M every time the figure 15 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 Firm and dependable (6) 4 Performance by two singers (4) 8 Small yellow flower (9) 9 Level (4) 10 If not (6) 13 Large beetle (6) 15 Wild pig (4) 18 Bank account deficit (9) 19 Destiny (4) 20 Racket sport (6)

English - Spanish

Across 1 Ira (de persona) (5) 4 Fine (legal) (5) 8 Friendship (7) 9 Voz (5) 10 To believe (have faith) (5) 11 Close to (5,2) 12 Pink (colour) (6) 14 Fuga (6) 18 Match (for lighting) (7) 20 Gritar (5) 22 Papel (5) 23 Pressure (7) 24 Baile (pieza, arte) (5) 25 Throne (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FACING PAGE

Down 1 Triumph (7) 2 Walk leisurely (5) 3 Overdue (4) 5 Father's brother (5) 6/18 Warning (3,3) 7 Dungarees (5) 11 Excess (7) 12 Convenient (5) 14 Watchful (5) 16 Frequently (5) 17 Completely unclothed (4) 18 See 6

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

Down 1 To plug (a hole) (7) 2 Influenza (5) 3 Jubilado (7) 4 Medical (6) 5 Amante (hombre, mujer) (5) 6 Goddaughter (7) 7 Trozo (pedazo) (5) 13 Rayado (tela, diseño) (7) 15 Sospechoso (comportamiento) (7) 16 Government-licenced tobacconist's (7) 17 Urraca (6) 18 Able (5) 19 Dormouse (5) 21 Olive tree (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 (HONEST) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.

ANTHER BOUNCE BURDEN CLERGY DEBTOR DECREE EMERGE ETHANE FENNEL HEATER HONEST (10) JUMBLE MOMENT NETTED NIMBUS REDDEN SERIES STRICT TEEING

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Arrear 2 Greasy 3 Eyelet 4 Strand 5 Allele 6 Gantry 7 Albeit 8 Teller 9 Cleric 10 Belief 11 Thirst 12 Fleece 13 Sortie 14 Trance 15 Letter 16 Indoor 17 Raster 18 Strode 19 Fresco.

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.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

TARGET:

TARGET: • Average: 20 • Good: 28

• Very good: 41 • Excellent: 53

SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points

Average: 13 Good: 18 Very good: 26

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Excellent: 34

tape pond poet poets pate peon peat pets nope dost aeon vets veep fond fovea foveae forb forint forints frond frost frit ostia orbs orbit fate feta feat feet fete feats etna teat teats soft sorb sorbate stet step steep steeve steatite stab rosin ribs tits titbit titan eats tabs bros brit bison biro biros bate batt bats bait baits iron cite ante ants anti antic anis antis nibs nabs tiro tint tints

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION alto clot coat colt cote data date dolt dote late taco tael tala talc tale tall teal tell toad toed told tole toll acted alate allot atoll cadet cleat dealt delta lated octad octal telco acetal alated coated collet locate tolled collate lacteal located allocate collated ALLOCATED

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QUICK Across: 1 Recipe, 4 Scar, 8 Adapt, 9 Alien, 10 Remarkable, 13 Remembered, 17 Falls, 18 Organ, 19 Rest, 20 Offers.

CODE BREAKER

Down: 1 Real, 2 Chase, 3/18 Put off, 5 Climb, 6 Runner, 7 Tackle, 11 Almost, 12 Prefer, 14 Mules, 15 Eagle, 16 Ants.

CRYPTIC

ENGLISH-SPANISH

Across:

Across:

1 Ages, 3 Composed, 9 Showers, 10 Align, 11 Spent, 12 Donate, 14 Easter, 16 Landau, 19 Sartre, 21 Tibia, 24 Ships, 25 Episode, 26 Sinister, 27 Plot.

1 Peasant, 5 Seats, 8 Anuncio, 9 Mucho, 10 Ebano, 11 Harvest, 12 Coarse, 14 Peaton, 17 Abridor, 19 Plant, 22 Techo, 23 Contain, 24 Latas, 25 Learner.

Down: 1 Assisted, 2 Erode, 4 Onside, 5 Plain, 6 Shifted, 7 Deny, 8 Beetle, 13 Budapest, 15 Sea-lion, 17 Attain, 18 Delete, 20 Tasks, 22 Broil, 23 Asps.

Down:

1 Place, 2 Aguja, 3 Anchors, 4 Trophy, 5 Sumar, 6 Ancient, 7 Shorten, 12 Cuartel, 13 Apricot, 15 Esponja, 16 Brecol, 18 Drops, 20 Again, 21 Tener.

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QUIZ: THE SAVVY HOTEL 1. Founded in Wisconsin in 1899, what is the name of the evangelical Christian association that places Bibles in hotel rooms and hospital wards with the aim of spreading the Christian faith?

2. In which seaside town is The Grand Hotel, which was badly damaged by an IRA bomb during the Conservative party conference in 1984?

3. ‘On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair’ is the opening line of which famous song by The Eagles?

4. The George Hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire is a Grade II listed building famous as the birthplace of which sport in 1895?

5. The Hôtel de Matignon is the official residence of the prime minister of which country?

6. What was the name of the British-born author of the1984 Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Hotel du Lac’?

7. What was the title of Elvis Presley’s first UK hit single, which reached number two in 1956?

8. Which colonial-style luxury hotel in Singapore is named after the British statesman who transformed the country into an international port and centre of commerce?

9. Which 1980 horror movie concerns Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the isolated historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies?

10. Which England international footballer was falsely accused of stealing a diamond bracelet from a shop in a Colombian hotel in September 1970?

Not a lot of people know that… according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest hotel still in operation is the Hoshi Ryokan, in the Awazu Onsen area of Komatsu, Japan, which opened in AD718.

Answers: 1. GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL, 2.

BRIGHTON, 3. HOTEL CALIFORNIA, 4. RUGBY LEAGUE, 5. FRANCE, 6. ANITA BROOKNER, 7. HEARTBREAK HOTEL, 8.

RAFFLES HOTEL (named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles), 9. THE SHINING, 10. BOBBY MOORE

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS

Weather

Mallorca

TOMORROW

TODAY POLLENÇA

POLLENÇA

ALCUDIA

CALVIA

CALVIA ANDRATX

PALMA

ANDRATX

LLUCMAJOR MAGALLUF

MAGALLUF

Malaga

Almeria

Bilbao

TODAY: MAX 20 MIN 12-S

TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 12-S

TODAY: MAX 16, MIN 10-SH

TODAY: MAX 13, MIN 9 -C

Fri 16 Sat - 17 Sun - 13 Mon - 9 Tues - 8 Wed - 9

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

21 21 19 15 14 14

12 - S 13 - Cl 10 - S 7-S 5-S 7-S

Alicante

19 19 19 16 13 13

13 - S 13 - S 12 - S 8-S 7-S 8-S

Benidorm

TODAY: MAX 21, MIN 12-S

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

22 21 21 16 14 14

S: Sun

12 - S 13 - S 10 - Cl 7 - Cl 5-S 6-S

21 21 20 16 14 13

Cl: Clear

12 - S 13 - S 11 - Cl 7 - Cl 6-S 8-S

12 - Sh 10 - Sh 8 - Sh 6 - Sh 5 - Sh 6 - Sh

15 10 - C 15 8 - C 12 4 - Sh 9 1-S 8 0-S 9 1-S

POLLENÇA

19 20 17 14 12 12

C: Cloudy

11 - S 13 - S 10 - Cl 8 - Sh 6 - Sh 7 - Cl

TODAY: MAX 18, MIN 10-S

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

17 17 16 13 12 11

ALCUDIA

CALVIA

Barcelona

TODAY: MAX 19, MIN 11-S

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

SATURDAY

Madrid

Mallorca

TODAY: MAX 20, MIN 12-S

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed -

CALA D’OR

PALMA

LLUCMAJOR

9-S 10 - S 7 - Cl 4 - Sh 3-S 4-S

Sh: Showers

ANDRATX

PALMA

CALA D’OR

LLUCMAJOR MAGALLUF

Th: Thunder

Sn: Snow

Euro Weekly News strives for accuracy, but cannot be held responsible for any errors in published forecasts

BIRTHDAYS

TALL TALES and Wee Stories brings together the very best of Billy Connolly’s storytelling for the first time and includes some of his most famous side-splitting routines.

His comedy spans generations in a way that few others have ever managed.

Featuring an introduction and original illustrations from the Big Yin himself, it is an inspirational and riotously funny read, a fitting celebration of Scotland’s greatest ever comedian.

Connolly was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer on the same day six years ago, just as he reached 70 years old.

Although the cancer is beaten, the Parkinson’s won’t go away and in December 2018, after 50 years of belly-laughs, energy and outrage, Billy Connolly announced his retirement from live stand-up comedy.

It has been an extraordinary career.

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Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

• John Charles Galliano, November 28, 59 band Generation X, one of the first punk bands British fashion designer born in Gibraltar, he on ‘Top of the Pops.’ He built up a ‘bad boy’ moved to England with his family when quite image when he embarked on a solo career. young. A much renowned name in the world of • Woody Allen, December 1, 84 American director, writer, actor, and comedian fashion, he has been the head designer of French fashion companies Givenchy and Christian Dior. whose career spans more than six decades. He Billy Idol.

• Ryan Giggs, November 29, 46 has won four Academy Awards: three for Best British-Welsh former footballer who is presently the Original Screenplay and one for Best Director. He also manager of the national team of Wales. He established won nine British Academy Film Awards. Annie Hall was named funniest screenplay by Writers Guild of America. himself as one of English football’s best left wingers and played a major role in ‘Manchester United’s first top• Britney Jean Spears, December 2, 38 division title in 26 years.

American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Her first • Billy Idol, November 30, 64 two studio albums were global successes and made her the best-selling teenage artist of all-time. Referred to as Punk rock musician who rose to fame as a member of the

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.

the ‘Princess of Pop,’ Spears is regarded as a pop icon and influenced the revival of teen pop in the 90’s and 2000’s.

• John Michael ‘Ozzy’ Osbourne, December 3, 71 English singer, songwriter, actor and reality TV star who rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname ‘The Prince of Darkness.’

• Jeff Bridges, December 4, 70 American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis ‘Bad’ Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart,

Word Ladder GOLD

SANK BACK

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

1874 - Wartime leader Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of the Second World War, is born at Blenheim Palace.

1942 - Nuclear age Enrico Fermi, the Italian-born Nobel Prize-winning physicist, directs and controls the first nuclear chain reaction in his laboratory beneath the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago.

1947 - Treading the boards Marlon Brando’s famous cry of ‘STELLA!’ first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance of Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire.

1955 - Racial equality In Alabama, Rosa Parks is jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, a violation of the city’s racial segregation laws.

1994 - Retribution Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, serving 15 life sentences for the murders of 15 men, is beaten to death by a fellow inmate while cleaning a bathroom at the Columbia Correctional Institute in Portage, Wisconsin.

2001 - Gently weep English musician and songwriter George Harrison dies at 58. Harrison achieved global fame as one of the Beatles and had a successful solo career.

1991 - Free at last Islamic militants in Lebanon release kidnapped American journalist Terry Anderson after 2,454 days in captivity.

This week in history

The Big Yin

ALCUDIA

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Solution GOLD BOLD BOND (BALD) BAND SAND SANK

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WORLDWIDE hit Downton Abbey has become a motion picture featuring the original cast, as the beloved Crawleys and their staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A visit from the King and Queen of England unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue that leaves the future of Downton uncertain.

Trouble arises when Mrs Patmore and the servants learn that the royals travel with their own chefs and attendants, setting the stage for sneaky scheming and other antics.

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2020 hair trends WAVES: Curls will be big in 2020.

EACH year, without fail, we are tempted with an array

of new hair trends ­ from slender bobs to crop cuts,

silvers to pastel pinks.

Leading fashion publica­ tions have revealed the new trends and styles to look out for in the New Year, 2020.

If the emphasis was on natural texture and ‘easy’ hairstyles in 2019, 2020 promises this and more.

It looks as though it will be the year for redheads.

Copper tones are going to make a statement. Take a copper shampoo to make reds even more lustrous, give depth to brunette hair and a peachy tone to blondes.

Chuck out those straight­ eners as the way forward is curly! Curls will be big so if you don’t have a mass of waves already, it’s worth in­ vesting in a diffuser to get perfectly balanced curls.

Trending currently is strong, vibrant colour con­

trasting ­ we’re not talking honey blending into blonde, this is white with a sudden burst of orange.

However, hairstylists also say that, in terms of colour, brunettes will shun harsh blonde in favour of richer, warmer shades ­ but not standard chocolate, more likely cinnamon tones, hazelnut and tobacco­esque colours.

Layers will remain popu­ lar, but rather than bulky and blunt, they will be lighter and more flexible to create a looser look.

The bob will remain strong, but for 2020 will be more focused around the jawline.

And when it comes to ac­ cessories, it’s all about going back to nature ­ simple and rustic as opposed to sparkle and sophistication.

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CELEBRITIES

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

SOCIAL SCENE

Saez speculation PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN for­ ward, Neymar, is rumoured to be dating Spanish model Noa Saez.

The 27­year­old recently fu­ elled speculation when he was pictured looking smitten with the blonde beauty at Barcelona’s Mr Porter restau­ rant ­ a snap which was post­ ed to Saez’s Instagram Sto­ ries.

Saez, who is from Malaga and has 26,500 Instagram fol­

lowers, often shows off her incredible physique in a series of sizzling biki­ ni snaps, which receive up to 6,000 likes on the social media platform.

Neymar was in an on/off relationship with Women In Love actress Bruna, 24, for over six years, before they called it quits for good in late 2018.

NOA SAEZ: Neymar’s new love interest?

Spain’s hottest property

LEGENDARY striker and oc­ casional model David Villa, has announced his career is coming to an end. Spain’s top marksman plays for Japanese football team Vissel Kobe and only has three games left in his last season ever.

His glittering career comes to a full stop with one candid admission by the player. Speaking to sports magazine Marca, Villa admitted his only regret is never playing in the Premier League. Once known as Spain’s hottest

property, hunky number 7 admits he would have liked to play for an England team.

He won La Liga twice whilst playing for Barça and also played a season for Atletico Madrid. In the Euro 2008 he helped the Spanish team to victory with four stunning goals. But Villa admits he would have liked more titles despite his fantastic career.

However, the smouldering star has concluded the decision is final.

MOI world premiere THE acclaimed British musician, Steven Warwick, will perform a special concert at Fundació Miró Mallorca this Friday (November 29).

P remi e r i n g so n g s fro m ‘MOI,’ his fearless new full length album, Warwick will showcase his sonic vocal ability fused with intense frenetic rhythms and prismatic melodies.

The concert will take the audience on an emotional musical journey, embedded with an underlying spirituality that explores interior worlds and personal architecture.

Warwick is renowned for his hypnotic dance floor-focus ed t r a c k s, wh e r e h is vocals st r i k e a b a l a n ce

CONCERT: Steven Warwick will premiere his new album at Fundació Miró Mallorca.

between playful and sarcastic.

‘MIO’ marks the artist’s first physical release under his own name. Prior to that, Warwick performed under the moniker Heatsick, debuting on PAN with Intersex in 2011 before going on to release the Déviation EP in 2012 and an album, ReEngineering, in 2013.

P re s e n ted b y M ario S u a rd iaz , th e w o rld p re miere of ‘MOI’ will be hosted at Fundació Miró from 7pm with free admission to guests.

Señorita

ENGLISH popstar Charlie XCX was touring Spain last week playing Barcelona and Madrid in support of her long-awaited third album ‘Charli.’

Raised in Essex she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, leading to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse parties.

Her debut studio album ‘True Romance’ was released in 2013 to critical acclaim and produced her first solo hit ‘Boom Clap.’

On 5 October, Charli released the single ‘1999’ as the first track from her new album, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming her 10th Top 40 single.

Charli is also a songwriter, writing international hits like Iggy Azalea’s ‘Beg For It,’ Selena Gomez’ ‘Same Old Love’ and ‘Señorita’ for Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello, which topped the charts in over 35 countries worldwide this summer.

Aside from her writing, she has her own management company, modelled for Agent Provocateur’s Christmas range, and has just unveiled a new Netflix series titled ‘I’m With the Band: Nasty Cherry.’

Inspired by all-female bands like The Runaways, she banded together four of her talented friends to form Nasty Cherry, the kind of band she wishes she’d had when growing up.

HIT SONGWRITER: Essex born.

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A licence to drill SHOULD you be thinking about building your dream home from scratch or making major changes to your existing house, it should be noted that a First Occupancy Licence will be needed.

This is the document that is issued when the local council is satisfied that the construction project or adaptation work meets all technical standards and regulations, including health and safety.

There are three types of First Occupancy Licences: for new builds; for those that have been substantially modified (eg an extension), and those premises that have changed their purpose.

The licence is also necessary when securing contracts to make the house habitable, such as water, electricity and gas.

It acts as a guarantee for third parties that may purchase the property in the future, proving to them that all the paperwork is above board.

Moreover, any sale of properties that do not have the licence can be declared null and void in a court of law, which would be a very costly mistake and the buyer may even be entitled to compensation.

The licence is also essential for the opening of industrial and commercial establishments in Spain.

PLANNING PERMISSION: The licence is simply essential in Spain.

Day at the office EXPERTS predict the ‘offices of tomorrow’ will look increas­ ingly like homes and very dif­ ferent to what we are used to.

Work In Place 2019 is a con­ vention organised by the Spanish Association of Offices and it brings businesses in this branch of the property sector together.

The convention took place in Madrid and discussed the fu­ ture of our work offices. Some controversial ideas were con­ sidered such as chicken coops on the roof, apps that force employees to walk more and coffee shops that replace tradi­ tional reception desks.

Work spaces are in the spot­

HOMELY: Offices will replicate the cosy feeling of home. light and experts have been de­ bating about their transforma­ tion. The most controversial concepts were conveyed by

Philip Ross, CEO at specialist consultant Unwork. Ross spoke about a world in which em­ ployees were allowed to take their dogs in to work and of­ fices were filled with nature.

He concluded his speech by asking the crowd how they saw this reality in Spain, to which someone replied: “Very far away!”

However, experts in this sec­ tor do believe that similar con­ cepts will become a reality in the near future. They predict companies will be transformed as traditional empty offices are turned into ‘Smart spaces.’

The only drawback in Spain is that companies tend to be smaller, meaning big invest­ ments aren’t as feasible for a reduced number of employees.

General consensus is that these changes are headed in two fixed directions: flexible spaces and well­being. Experts believe the challenge business­ es will face is giving the flexibili­

ty of working from home with­ out employees being isolated from the team. This homey feeling will be sought after in offices so that people can feel comfortable whilst also being connected with technology and their colleagues.

Architect John Bushell, from the British firm KPF, summaris­ es the idea and says that the offices of the future will look like anything but an office. He says the change will lead the owners of buildings into be­ coming ‘providers of an experi­ ence.’

On stage, one of Europe’s largest office owner confirms the trend. CEO of Merlin Prop­ erties, Ismael Clemente, indi­ cated that the company was looking to increase and im­ prove the services provided to tenants. They are already ap­ plying hospitality concepts sim­ ilar to those used by hotels.

Good lighting is being installed and focus is being put on the smell and other sensations that their buildings transmit when you walk through the door.

The president of the Spanish Association of Offices high­ lights that years ago people be­ lieved offices would disappear, when in fact, big companies now boast spectacular head­ quarters. Organisers hope the convention becomes an annual occasion to continue talking about work spaces. Collabora­ tors believe in continuing to give visibility to the industry and the Spanish market.

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BARRY DUKE REMEMBER Chuck Berry’s sugges­ tive single, ‘My Ding­A­Ling?’ The BBC aired the song when it was re­ leased in 1972, and as a conse­ quence it did pretty well on the charts.

But sales really took off when Mary Whitehouse, self­appointed morality campaigner, picked a very public fight with the corporation, and demanded that it be banned.

In a letter to the then BBC Director General, Charles Curran, the ghastly Christian busybody fumed: ‘One teacher told us of how she found a class of small boys with their trousers undone, singing the song...

We trust you will agree with us that it is no part of the function of the BBC to be the vehicle of songs which stimulate this kind of behaviour...’

Curran effectively told White­ house to take a running jump at a rolling doughnut, and gleefully point­ ed out that her crusade against ‘My Ding­A­Ling’ boosted its popularity.

He wrote: ‘We decided that it could be broadcast… We did not think it would disturb or emotionally

Born of Mary

MARY AND CHILD: A greetings card which was surprisingly popular, and Mary Whitehouse. agitate its listeners and we believe that the innuendo is, at worst, on the level of seaside postcards or music hall humour.’

This was a delicious example of The Law of Unintended Conse­ quences. Another, and far more im­ portant example, was Whitehouse’s complaint that all of her Good Works ­ including prosecuting Gay News for

‘blasphemy’ ­ were being under­ mined by, among others, ‘the hu­ manist gay lobby.’

No such a lobby ever existed. It was purely a figment of her paranoid imagination, but it inspired a band of humanists and atheists ‘ myself in­ cluded ‘ to launch just such a move­ ment, and on one momentous day in 1979 we met up to form the Gay Hu­

manist Group, later to become the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Associa­ tion (GALHA).

I, together with my late partner Brian Parry, formed a small publish­ ing company called Parry­Duke En­ terprises to take care of the group’s communications requirements. We published a regular newsletter, and in 1981 created a festive ‘Mary and

Child’ greetings card, which proved surprisingly popular.

I was reminded of the work we did with the group ­ now called LGBT Hu­ manist ­ when, a few weeks back, I received an invitation to a lunch in London to celebrate the 40th an­ niversary of the group that Brian and I helped form.

The invitation from LGBT Human­ ists for the November 24 event con­ tained a message from Andrew Cop­ son, Chief Executive of Humanists UK that said: “As well as fighting hard­ hitting campaigns to combat reli­ gious bigotry and homophobia, the Gay Humanist Group led the way in providing humanist weddings to same­sex couples even in its early years.

“Battles we have fought for decades are not yet won, and we cannot take our victories ­ including ending Section 28, decriminalising gay sex and same­sex marriage ­ for granted. In the current climate, we must be vigilant to make sure progress for which we have fought so hard is not undone, or reversed.”

Nothing would have pleased me more than to join the celebrants, but sadly a full diary made the trip to the UK impossible.

Unless I’m called to Glory Everlast­ ing in the interim, I’ll definitely at­ tend the 50th anniversary.

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MOTORING MINI has launched the new John Cooper Works GP at this year’s Los Angeles Motor Show.

The fastest road­legal vehicle the brand has ever built, with a 302bhp engine, functional aerodynamics and a tauter chassis. Global produc­ tion for the JCW GP is limited to just 3,000 units, 575 of which will come to the UK priced from £33,895 each.

The Mini GP features flamboyant styling with a striking spoiler and wheel arch extensions designed to aid aerodynamics and cover the wider 18­inch wheels. All 3,000 cars will share the same paint finish. The body is in Racing Grey, the roof in Melting Silver and the underside of the rear wing, lower air intake and grille trim feature Chilli Red paint.

Most of the standard car’s chrome trim components, including the Mini badges, have been swapped for gloss black replace­ ments. The GP also features a pair of darkened headlamps and the latest Mini’s trademark Union Flag tail­ lights.

Inside, there are two sports seats but the rear bench has been ditched completely to reduce weight. The dash includes 3D­printed trim, again

ROAD TEST

by Nick Fletcher LEXUS is set to make an impact in the crowded SUV sector with its new UX hybrid model which unlike many rivals is able to run on electricity alone for short distances.

The range starts with the UX250h, priced from €34,925 (£29,905) and powered by a 2.0­litre petrol engine and electric motor together pro­ viding 182 hp and harnessed to CVT auto transmission. All models are front­wheel­drive though all­wheel­drive is an option.

The styling has a forceful look, the front dominated by a giant grille and narrow head­ lights, and inside, the cabin has

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A classic on steroids featuring the car’s production num­ ber, and the paddle­shifters are also 3D­printed in metal.

The Mini is powered by a re­ worked version of the tur­ bocharged 2.0­litre four­ cylinder engine found in the recent Mini Club­ man JCW. Modifica­ tions include a rein­ forced crankshaft, stronger pistons and con­rods, a freer­flowing ex­ haust system, a larger turbocharger and a new inter­ cooler.

The engine develops 302bhp and

FASTEST ROAD LEGAL CAR: Striking exterior.

450Nm of torque, which is fed to the front wheels via an eight­speed au­ tomatic gearbox and a mechanical limited­slip differential. The GP has a claimed 0–62mph time of 5.2 sec­ onds and a top speed of 164mph.

Chassis upgrades include larger four­piston brakes for the front axle, a reconfigured power steering sys­ tem, stiffer suspension mounting bushes, additional chassis bracing and a set of uprated passive dampers and springs, which lower the car’s ride height by 10mm compared to the standard John Cooper Works GP. Mini also says the GP’s brutish body kit provides improved aerodynamic per­ formance and cooling benefits.

The front splitter and large roof spoiler have both been designed to improve the GP’s downforce, while the large vents in the front bumper channel air to­ wards the hatchback’s braking and cooling systems.

Lexus UX 250h NEW UX HYBRID: Has a forceful look.

a quality appearance thanks to neat styling and use of soft­ touch materials. The UX is not the most roomy in the sector ­ which includes the BMW X1, Volvo XC40 and Kia Niro ­ but it accommodates five adults well enough, though occupants have slightly less space than some rivals, and the boot holds 320 litres, one of the smaller ca­ pacities in the class.

Facts at a glance Model: Lexus UX 250h Engine: 2.0 litre petrol/electric motor Transmission: CVT automatic Performance: 0-100 kph 8.5 seconds, top speed 177 kph (110 mph) Economy: 18.1 kpl (51.2 mpg) Emissions: 97 g/km

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

However, the overall pack­ age on offer will be fine for the vast majority of buyers who will paying due attention to the ku­ dos of the Lexus badge and the brand’s outstanding reliability record.

Standard features on the en­ try­level test model include dual­zone climate control, push­button start, integrated roof rails and infotainment

screen with touch­pad control, and a rear­view camera. Safety kit includes pre­collision system with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, lane­ keep assist, road sign assist and auto adaptive high­beam.

On the road, the UX is smooth and quiet and while it is not a plug­in hybrid, it can travel in city traffic on stored electric power alone. In open­road dri­ ving the power switches from petrol to electric automatically to blend optimum perfor­ mance and economy.

The car has good steering feedback, the CVT transmis­ sion is slick and while the sus­ pension is on the firm side and jiggly on rough surfaces, it deliv­ ers a very comfortable ride on smooth roads.

Top speed is 177 kph (110 mph), the 0­100 kph time a quick 8.5 seconds and average fuel economy is 18.1 kpl (51.2 mpg), with emissions just 97 g/km.

Summing up, the UX will at­ tract a lot of attention thanks to its strong brand status, cool im­ age and hybrid capability and Lexus is predicting it could be­ come one of its biggest­selling models.

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Villa trump the Toon Army NEWCASTLE got the game started at Villa Park, and Saint­Maximin’s early cross bounced harmlessly through to Heaton.

The game saw a lively start, Newcastle tried to play the ball out of defence, but the home team didn’t give them any time or space, and after trying on the left, trying through Dubravka and trying on the right, they eventually gave it away, and Douglas Luiz had a shot that deflected wide.

On the 13 minute mark, Villa had their first real chance. From a throw­in they attacked. Grealish dummied gave Targett space on the left to consider his options, and he fired in a delicious low cross that El Ghazi looked destined to turn in, but it did­ n’t quite turn in.

Thirty­two minutes and we saw the first goal which went to the home side. Hourihane tapped a free kick to Greal­ ish, who teed him up. An ex­ tra couple of feet allowed

VILLA: Never looked like losing.

Hourihane to curl the ball around the static wall and just inside the post and Villa Park erupted as Villa took the lead.

Three minutes later Greal­ ish got near the Newcastle penalty area again, and he was brought down again. Fer­

nandez was booked. Nasty challenge and clearly the Toon were under instruction to target the wizard Grealish.

Villa from the free kick scored again ­ one free­kick goal for Hourihane, and one free­kick assist! Dummett just stopped running as it

curled into the six­yard box.

Behind him, El Ghazi had put Villa 2­0 up.

Newcastle had got this all wrong tactically.

The 10 men behind the ball approach was clearly not working, the hack Grealish whenever he’s in the vicinity

of the area tactic was just a few extra hundreds and thousands of idiocy atop an already silly cake.

Villa deservedly lead at half­time. There had not been very many actual goalscoring chances other than the actual goals, but it’s

been a half of two halves. In the first, Newcastle lacked ambition. In the second, they lacked quality.

Second half Newcastle threw on big Andy Carroll and changed tactics ­ lumping the ball up to the big Geordie forward but it was to no avail, both sides had chances in the second half, but in all honesty with their 2­0 lead Villa never looked like losing this and saw the game out with a scoreless second half.

A more than decent game for the neutral, even if both of the goals came from set pieces and there weren’t a lot of clear opportunities from open play.

Villa have an excellent mid­ field and it’s a pleasure to see the ball go through them; Newcastle have Saint­Max­ imin, who’s fun in his way and could at any moment start to actually contribute to actual goals, and a defence shoddy enough to make something interesting likely at some point.

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THE nominees for the 2019 BBC Sports Personality of the Year are: athletes Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, cricketer Ben Stokes, Formula 1’s Lewis Hamilton, footballer Raheem Sterling and rugby union’s Alun Wyn Jones. The event is on BBC One on December 15.

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Tottenham Win After Sensational Comeback In Champions OLYMPIAKOS kicked off at White Hart Lane, their players wearing blue shirts, blue shorts with white trim and blue socks. Tottenham wore white shirts, shorts and socks for this Champions League battle.

There appeared to be a huge contin­ gent of Olympiakos fans in the house, and they were making their presence felt from their place in one corner of the stadium. On the field, their team was dominating possession in these very ear­ ly stages.

Olympiakos had the first shot in anger, when Giorgos Masouras picked up a cross­field pass to the left, cutting inside and unleashing a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it did not trouble the goalkeeper.

The visitors went ahead on 10 min­ utes, Olympiakos took the lead courtesy of a dipping drive from Youssef El Arabi from the edge of the penalty area into the bottom left­hand corner. An early shock for Spurs.

It was no more than they deserved, but Jose Mourinho would have been dis­ appointed that none of his defenders

TOTTENHAM: Ended up 4-2 winners. saw fit to close down the goalscorer. El Arabi picked up the ball on the inside right, cut unopposed across the edge of the penalty area and unleashed a fierce left­footed shot. It was low and into the corner, dipping on its way past Gazzani­ ga.

Nine minutes later Olympiakos dou­ bled their lead. The Greek side scored from a corner, taking advantage of dia­ bolical defending from Tottenham.

Ruben Semedo poked home from about two yards out, getting on the end of a near post flick­on from the dead ball.

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Olympiakos gifted Spurs a goal. An Au­ rier cross came into their penalty area from the right and Yassine Meriah took a big swing at it and missed complete­ ly. Standing behind the defender, Dele Alli was in the right place at the right time and tapped in a couple of yards out.

Ten minutes into the second half Tot­ tenham equalised. Spurs took a throw in and Lucas Moura ran into space down the right flank after a quick­witted ball­ boy ensured the ball went back into play as quickly as possible. He sent in a cross for Harry Kane, who made no mistake.

Tottenham took the lead on 73 min­ utes when Serge Aurier scored with a wonderful strike on the half­volley from one corner of the six­yard box after ex­ cellent work by Dele Alli.

Just four minutes later Spurs won a free­kick wide on the left for a Podence foul on Dele Alli that left the Spurs man in pain. Christian Eriksen sent in a cross and it was a beauty. Kane headed home to become the quickest player in history to score 20 Champions League goals with Tottenham being 4­2 winners.

Mission Accomplished For Manchester City PEP GUARDIOLA insisted it was mis­ sion accomplished as Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League last 16 for a seventh successive season despite a lacklustre 1­1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

Guardiola’s side were well below their best at the Etihad Stadium, but Ilkay Gundogan’s second half strike put them on course to wrap up first place in Group C with one game to spare.

Although Manor Solomon equalised for Shakhtar, Atalanta’s win over Di­ namo Zagreb ensured City can’t be knocked off top spot.

“We have qualified. We played so good in second half. The group stage is always tricky but the target was to qualify and we have done it,” Guardiola said.

“Now we have one competition al­ ready done ­ we play the last game qualified as first in the group ­ so we can focus on the Premier League until we arrive in the cups.”

With the group clinched, Guardiola has the bonus of being able to rest

LIFETIME BAN 9, when the accused al­ legedly punched his rival in the face, breaking his jaw and leaving him un­ conscious.

The 23­year­old aggres­

sor, who has been named as Borja SN, was arrested by the National Police and has been charged with se­ rious assault. The player is also well­known as an

expert in martial arts.

Cerdá reiterated his apologies to Athletic Huialfàs and to the in­ jured player, wishing him “a speedy recovery.”

CREDIT:AD Son Sardina.

THE football player ac­ cused of brutally assault­ ing a footballer on the field has received a life­ time ban from AD Son Sardina.

The news was an­ nounced in a statement from Mari Paz Cerdá, President of AD Son Sardi­ na, who stated that re­ gardless of “the penalty that falls upon the player by the Committee, that he will not return to play or train with any of our teams.”

The incident occurred during a match between Athletic Huialfàs and AD Son Sardina on November

ASSAULT: A footballer had his jaw broken during a match between Athletic Huialfàs and AD Son Sardina.

players for the trip to Zagreb on De­ cember 11.

That is especially important as the Zagreb fixture comes between vital Premier League matches against Man­ chester United and Arsenal.

While City won’t give up their Pre­ mier League title without a fight, Liver­ pool are in such a strong position that Europe could provide Guardiola’s best hope of a major prize this term.

Guardiola won the Champions League twice as Barcelona boss but the last of those triumphs came in 2011. He hasn’t gone past the quarter­finals with City.

Returning to the knockout stages was a first step toward ending that frus­ trating streak, but Guardiola will know injury­hit City have plenty of room for improvement.

“Shakhtar have quality players and are well organised and have an extraor­ dinary goalkeeper so we knew it would be difficult,” Guardiola added.

“We had a lot of opportunities but at the end, 1­1 was enough to qualify. We did it seven years in a row.”

Six goal draw OLI MCBURNIE’S stoppage­time equaliser earned Sheffield United a 3­3 draw against Manchester United at Bramall Lane in the Premier League on Sunday after the visitors had been on the verge of a thrilling comeback vic­ tory.

Coming into the contest on the back of one win in their last 10 Premier League away games, either side of the sum­ mer, Manchester were immediately on the back foot and had goalkeeper De Gea to thank for keeping them in the match early on.

They could not hold out for long, though, and Fleck bun­ dled home the opener in the 19th minute after De Gea had denied Lundstram.

The home side did not relent, creating plenty more openings and pressing their opponents at every opportuni­ ty. Seven minutes after the interval they went 2­0 up, with Lys Mousset drilling home his fourth goal of the season.

United looked dead and buried as they struggled to get back into the contest after the break, but 19­year­old Bran­ don Williams’s first senior goal 18 minutes from time sparked them into life.

Another academy graduate, Mason Greenwood, came off the bench to level things up five minutes later, before Marcus Rashford completed the turnaround in the 79th minute with a fierce strike, earning United a possible win reminiscent of the Alex Ferguson years.

However, substitute McBurnie denied the visitors in stoppage time to add a further twist to the breathless en­ counter, squeezing a strike past De Gea, with the goal awarded after a lengthy VAR review.