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ALMUÑECAR got stuck into the collection for the Food Bank and managed to raise over 10 tonnes of food. The municipality once again proved its solidarity as residents selflessly helped the neediest. The food collection campaign was organised by the Food Bank in the city’s main supermarkets. Between shoppers at Mercadona, Lidl and Día, they amassed an amazing total of 10,159 kilograms. Coordinator of the campaign, Antoni o R o d r í g u e z in d ica te d th e amounts collected in each supermarket. In Mercadona at Mercado de San Cristóbal, 5,568 kilos were donate d t o t h e Fo o d B an k . In L id l shoppers gave 3,102 kilos and in Día an extra 1,489 kilograms. Rodríguez highlighted what a fantastic achievement this was, as the food was mainly collected over the course of one day. He said the bad weather and heavy rain on the Friday meant people didn’t visit the supermarkets, leaving just the Saturday to finish the collection successfully. In 2018 in Spain, 21.5 per cent of people were at risk of poverty and the Food Bank works to feed people and families who need it most.
GENEROUS: The Food Bank thanked volunteers and shoppers.
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SEASON’S GREETINGS THE festive season is well underway in La Herradura after the opening ceremony for the municipal nativity scene on Tuesday evening (December 3). Installed once again at the Pepe Gámez exhibition hall at the Herrera Civic Centre, the stunning display has been skilfully created by the Brotherhood of La Herradura with support of the council. The ceremony was attended by several key members of the community, including Deputy Mayor Juan José Ruiz Joya and Daniel Barbero, councillor for Tourism, Education and Beaches. Both praised the association “for their incredible work on the nativity scene.” Nestor Robledo, the parish priest of La Herradura, blessed
CHRISTMAS CAROLS: Were sung at the ceremony.
the display which stretches across an area of almost 26m2, where popular Christmas carols were also sung by the Pastoral of La Herradura
and the Rociero Choir. The winners of this year’s Christmas Postcard Contest were also announced, crowning Guillermo Maya Barranco and Carmen Luzón Muñoz for their winning designs.
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EL INGENIO shopping centre will see a drastic €15 million renovation to mark the landmark’s 20 anniversary. The town hall in Velez-Malaga has given the go-ahead for the modernisation and expansion of the popular shopping centre. The centre has been the main shopping spot in Axarquia for the last two decades and is the main employment generator in the region, offering 700 direct jobs and creating another 500 indirect jobs. With this new project, El Ingenio hopes to offer better and broader services, be easily accessible and integrate technology. Another aspect that will be worked on is making the complex more sustainable and ecological, as well as safer. Promoters highlight the much-needed update in order to face the new challenges and competitors in the market, especially the rise of electronic commerce. Open since 2000, the commercial complex will
now incorporate charging points for electric vehicles, add extra parking, modernise bathrooms and plant native plants in the gardens to reduce water consumption. Owner Salsa Patrimonio has released a video that celebrates the 20th anniversary of business and recreates the renovations of the premises in detail.
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ATTEMPTS TO KILL A WOMAN has been jailed after allegedly trying to murder her husband in Rincon de la Victoria. National Police have detained the 77-year-old Ecuadorian woman who is accused of attempted murder and the ill-treatment of her family. Police say the woman allegedly hit her husband on the head and then made cuts on his wrist, causing a haemorrhage that made the victim go into cardiorespiratory arrest. The woman then reportedly proceeded to pretend to call an ambulance to avoid the emergency services from arriving. Upon noticing this, the son requested an ambulance himself. The victim was finally taken to hos-
pital in Malaga, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. Emergency services were told the man had tried to commit suicide but when he regained consciousness, he claimed that his partner had attacked him. Police launched an investigation and determined that the woman had tried to end her partner’s life. First by a blow to the head which left the man stunned and then by cutting his wrist and pretending to call an ambulance whilst also saying that he had tried to kill himself. Officers located and arrested the woman and the courts ordered her immediate imprisonment.
RESIDENTS: Gathered in the town to watch the central streets being lit up.
Motril magic Motril is positively sparkling thanks to its extraordinary Christmas lighting which marks the beginning of the festive season in the municipality. ON Tuesday, December 3, hundreds of residents gathered to watch Las Explanadas being illuminated by Mayor Luisa María García Chamorro and members of the council. As well as a walkway created with dazzling lights decorated with silhouettes of fish and stars, artifi-
cial snow and a release of a thousand balloons delighted all those who gathered on the promenade. Lights were then switched on throughout the central streets of Motril, spreading a contagious festive spirit in the community. Installed over the last three weeks by the Ximenez Group, the displays
are a perfect balance between modern and traditional design distributed on almost 200 arches and 23 decorated palm trees. García Chamorro praised the evening which Motril deserves and that the council “are already thinking about improvements for next year.”
COUNCILLORS: Recently visited the town centre.
Shopper-friendly AS Christmas approaches, Motril Town Hall is backing business-owners’ efforts to revitalise shopping streets. Mayor Luisa Maria Garcia Chamorro and local councillors recently visited the town centre to see the Black Friday measures that the council introduced to make it more shopper-friendly.
These included barring traffic from Calle Emilio More, a children’s play area in Cruz Verde and a Funkurama concert attended by hundreds in Plaza de Las Palmeras. “This is the line to follow,” Garcia Chamorro said, “but I believe it’s vital everything is carried out with agreement from the business-owners themselves.”
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THE town hall and Unesco Club of Motril have renewed the agreement to provide Spanish lessons free of charge for immigrants. The mayor, Luisa García Chamorro, praised the altruist work of the volunteers and has expressed the importance of the lessons to help immigrants integrate into Motril’s society.
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STUDENTS from Primary and Secondary schools in Almuñecar attended a conference about the Spanish Constitution organised by the local Department of Education and Culture. Councillor for Education, Daniel Barbero, introduced the act at the Cultural Centre, where the children learned about Constitution Day celebrated on December 6.
Festive fun THE Nerja branch of the Royal British Legion is hosting a Christmas concert on December 16, from 7.30pm. The Cómpeta Choir will be performing with musical director Tom Robinson at the Caves Restaurant in Maro. Tickets cost €15, contact Kim Bowe on 615 550 886 or email kim_bowe1@hotmail.com.
Local help MAYOR of Motril, Luisa García Chamorro recently visited the socio-educational centre in Varadero, launched as part of the local plan for Intervention in Disadvantaged Areas of Motril. The centre hosts training courses aimed at young people who dropped out of school without obtaining a basic education.
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THE Plenary Session of the town hall of Almuñecar has unanimously approved a onemonth extension (until January 3) of the public information period in the approval of the revision of the General Urban Planning Plan (PGOU). This is ‘ to take into account the Christmas holiday period.’
TOMORROW (Friday, December 6) and Sunday 8 are official holidays in Spain. The first, Constitution Day (Día de la Constitucion) marks the anniversary of a referendum held in Spain in 1978 - an important step in Spain’s transition to becoming a constitutional monarchy and democracy. The latter marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
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INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE: Magical illuminations.
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Madrid’s Botanical Gardens will shine brightly with magical illuminations for the festive period. FROM November 19 to January 6, the Royal Botanical Gardens open its gates to reveal a glittering wonderland. The Christmas Garden project, which has been running in London for six years under the name C h r i s t m a s a t K e w, w i l l f i l l t h e botanical gardens with Christmas lights and figures which complement the beautiful and varied plant life. A 1.5km-long twinkling trail awaits children and adults of all ages and is the perfect way to kick
off the Christmas season. The innovative initiative has already featured in other European cities for example in the Botanical Gardens of Berlin, Stuttgart and Dresden. “Celebrate Christmas in a beautiful environment. Away from the burdens associated with other activities of these days of hustle and bustle,” explains Itxaso Barrios, general director of the production company Letsgo When winter twilight falls, the
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Power of equality THE Equality department of Motril Council has celebrated the third literary gathering, focusing on a project called Feminist Reading Spaces. On this occasion, the theme chosen was gender violence, coinciding with the month that celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women The gathering is an event for meeting, reflection and debate where women of different ages meet to talk about feminism and equality. “A space that, in any case, is open to society and in which great themes are discussed, which in turn generate others of great human importance; so it is an incredible experience, ” said the deputy councillor of Social Action, Equality and Citizen Participation, Inmaculada Torres Alaminos. This activity gives participants a real space for empowerment and personal enrichment, in which they enjoy learning.
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Botanic’s lights will come on creating a fairytale landscape. A show that highlights an impressive flora and original figures in a magical place. “Some trees and other species will be decorated with lights. In addition, we have decorated the promenade with some structures. And all accompanied by music.” A soundtrack that moves away from the traditional Christmas carols but that will help to achieve that floral Christmas atmosphere.
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A MOTHER and son were hospitalised for smoke inhalation after their apartment went up in flames in Torre del Mar. The 98-year-old woman and her 58-year-old son had to be taken to the Regional Hospital in la Axarquía after a concerned call from neighbours. The fire broke out in the apartment where they live in the central Princesa street. First to arrive were the Local Police who encountered a large amount of black smoke which prevented visibility and made breathing difficult. Meanwhile, the son had been trying to get his mother out of the residence to no avail. Between the police and firefighters on scene, they managed to get the family out. Firefighters put out the flames and removed the smoke with an extractor. Apparently, the fire was started by the man’s poorly extinguished cigarette. Thankfully, only the first floor was affected and the building didn’t need to be evacuated.
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CITY COUNCIL: Approved several motions related to gender-based violence. JAVIER HERREROS: Captured his audience.
Firm commitment THE town council of Velez-Malaga has made a firm commitment to a range of cultural and social issues in the community. At a plenary session held last Friday (November 29), the council approved several motions related to gender-based violence, children’s rights and the municipality’s festive traditions. The meeting began with a recital of an institutional manifesto to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, where initiatives will be introduced in Velez-Malaga to
fight against gender violence and enhance the network of support to women affected by the crime. Three proposals were also approved to support the ‘International Children’s Day’ and the 30th anniversary of the ‘Children Rights Convention.’ As Velez-Malaga has been recognised as a ‘Child Friendly City’ by UNICEF, the council has promised to renew its commitment through a framework that will continue to protect children. Finally, the council declared Velez-Malaga’s nativity scene as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.’
End to scooter madness N EW regulations have been approved by Spain’s Tr a f i c o ( D G T ) a f t e r c o m plaints about the dangerous practices of some electric scooter users. Electric scooters have risen enormously in popu-
larity and are now considered a convenient method of transport. More and more people are using them to get to work or to move around town. The benefits are clear: they are cheap to run,
don’t contaminate and can be carried around easily. H o w e v e r, t h e i r u s e w a s underestimated by the authorities, who failed to put laws in place to keep pedestrians safe. Electric scooter users must now comply with the temporary regulations, until laws in line with the European Union are passed. Scooters are no longer allowed to circulate on the pavement and people on scooters will be obliged to undergo alcohol and drug tests, with fines between €500 and €1,000 in the case of exceeding alcohol rates or using drugs. The use of mobile phones and earplugs is also completely banned, as well as circulating at night without a reflecting vest and more than one person at a time on the scooter. If a minor is fined, the parents or guardians will be liable for the infraction committed.
Love of music THE talented pianist Javier Herreros enthralled residents in Almuñecar with a special concert of great classical works. Hosted at the House of Culture on Monday (December 2), the performance formed part of a series of concerts organised by the Almuñecar Youth Musical Group in collaboration with the Department of Culture. The pianist captured the audience through music written by some of the most renowned composers, including Joseph Haydn, Frédéric Chopin, Aleksandr Scriabin and Sergey Prokofiev. Born in Granada in 1991, Javier Herreros Herrero is from a family of musicians who played an important role in teaching music throughout Andalucia. Taught by the great Andrei Reznyk, the pianist studied at the Professional Conservatory of Music, achieving the highest distinctions. With a deep interest in chamber music, Herrero has also been awarded first prize in the Ángel Barrios Conservatory Contest. For those interested in attending the next events organised by Almuñecar Youth Musical Group, the Pedro Mena Children's Choir will perform a Christmas concert at the Church of Incarnation on December 14.
Fashion faves RECENTLY Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar held their Autumn and Winter Fashion Show. One hundred International friends were shown 85 outfits of new and nearly new clothes and accessories modelled by eight friends of the Centre. After the show attendees were able to purchase the items that had been worn. As a result of the generosity, the event raised €1,758 which will enable Lux Mundi to continue with its charity work. Due to its success, the Centre is already planning their Spring and Summer show, to take
place in May 2020. The group have some forthcoming festive events: Saturday, December 14 they have an Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service at the Parish Church of San Andrés, Torre del Mar from 6pm. On Thursday, December 19, a Coach Excursion to Gibraltar with tickets priced at €13 and to top it all off on Friday, December 20 an excursion to ‘La Mosca’ Belen and Malaga Christmas lights. Further information regarding these events can be found at www.luxmundi.org or by e-mailing luxmundi@lux-mundi.org.
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THE town council of Velez-Malaga has prepared a full programme o f a c t i v i t i e s f o r re s i dents over the festive period. Designed for every age and aimed at boosting local trade, the council has announced a wide schedule of events that will begin today (Thursday, December 5) and run until the Three Kings Parade on January 6 at the most emblematic points of the city. This evening (Thursday), the spectacular Christmas Light Show will illuminate Camino Viejo de Malaga from 6.30pm. Visitors can enjoy a festive atmosphere thanks to the traditional nativity scene created by the renowned Venitian Antonio Ferrer, who has worked with the council for over 21 years. For lovers of music, Teatro del Carmen have organised a
FESTIVE PERIOD: There will be a varied programme of activities throughout December. varied programme of activities in December including a Christmas Concert from the Municipal School of Music on December 10 and 11, followed by the Juan Breva Flamenco Festival on December 14. A wonderful Christmas parade starring Santa Claus and his merry helpers will also tour
the central streets on December 21, where children and the young at heart can delight in artificial snow followed by a performance from ‘Rumbalero.’ A special Christmas Carol Concert will follow at the Church of San Francisco from 9pm, with performances from the Friends of Music Choir.
Speaking about the impending festive events, Lola Gámez, councillor for Fairs, Festivities and Commerce explained that the schedule of events are geared towards young people this year and will “encourage residents to travel through the main shopping streets, reviving the city during the holidays.”
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Art of innovation THE La Noria Social Innovation Centre in VelezMalaga hosted a thought-proving workshop where the theme of ‘art as a tool for social transformation’ was explored. Taking place on Wednesday, December 4, residents were invited to join a seminar aimed at entrepreneurs in the community through the promotion of social innovation. Led by Marina Reina, a photographer who has extensive experience in cultural affairs, the event examined how photography can be viewed as a means of transformation, enrichment and personal exchange. The workshop forms part of a series of workshops organised by the La Noria centre in collaboration with the city council and funded by La Caixa, to support innovation and social entrepreneurship in Velez-Malaga. In a commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) the events aim to develop solutions to today’s social, cultural and environmental issues to achieve a more sustainable way of life. Natacha Rivas, the Deputy of La Noria, explained that through the workshops, “entrepreneurs and social groups will be given tools to apply effective solutions on social issues such as equality or sustainability” based on commitment and action.
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MERRY EVENTS An exciting programme of festive activities have been organised for Almuñecar throughout December by the Department of Culture and Festivities. zling decorations, visitors can enjoy film screenings, exhibitions, parades, gastronomical offerings and traditional market stalls, with a special nativity scene acted out on the square. For those with a love of music and performance, the Municipal Music Band will offer special concerts on the streets of Almuñecar on December 20, 27, 30 and
January 2. The Zambombas Flamencas dance group will also showcase their talent in La Herradura on December 21, followed by Plaza Constitucion on December 23. To find out the full schedule of activities, a programme can be collected from tourist offices, the House of Culture and the town hall. CREDIT: Juan Manuel De Haro
COUNCILLOR Alberto García Gilabert announced that more than 70 varied events will take place this month, perfect for the entire family to enjoy during the festive season. The wide-ranging proposals begin today, Thursday December 5, after the Christmas Light Show in Plaza de la Constitucion at 6.30pm. Illuminated by daz-
CONCERT: Concertmaster Barry Sargent led the mesmerising concert in Almuñecar.
Perfect harmony The City of Granada Orchestra (OCG) delighted residents in Almuñecar over the weekend with a captivating concert of great symphonic works. Founder of the Sevilla Baroque Orchestra and as the Artistic Director of the Mallorca Baroque Orchestra. The performance began with an interpretation of Symphony No 29 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a stunning work of music created by the great composer in 1774. This was followed by Symphony No 6, by Luigi Bocherinni, the noted Italian composer and cellist. The finishing touch of the
concert was a performance of Symphony No 44, by Franz Joseph Haydn, a famous composer who is remembered for his symphonic music, honoured by historian musicians. In addition to showcasing their remarkable talent, the musicians from OCG made a subtle statement wearing a single red bow. This was to mark the cut in financing that has been imposed on the orchestra.
'TIS THE SEASON A FESTIVE atmosphere has spread throughout La Herradura, thanks to the 150 poinsettias planted across its bay and central streets. Bold and beautiful, the colourful plants are particularly well-known for their red and green foliage and are widely used in Christmas floral displays. Each were carefully planted by participants from the town council’s gardening programme, who have been entrusted to maintain the specific conditions required to retain the plants’ magnificent blooms. La Herradura’s palm trees al-
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XMAS LIGHT SHOW: Events include traditional market stalls and a special nativity scene.
PERFORMING on stage at the Auditorium of the House of Culture, the concert was made possible through an agreement between the Board of Andalucia and Almuñecar’s Department of Culture. Here, the renowned orchestra played three exquisite symphonic works under the direction of concertmaster Barry Sargent, an acclaimed violinist who also leads as Director and
COLOURFUL: Poinsettias have been planted in the town.
so received special attention, which were pruned to prevent their seeds from blowing down onto the streets by the wind. Given their great height, a crane was used to care for the
washingtonia palms which are known for their stately and distinctive stature. The maintenance of the trees began last week and will continue throughout December.
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What to do in the Community distinction event of an emergency in Spain PRESENTATION: Martín Cecilia Rivas was presented with an award at a celebratory lunch.
ALMUÑECAR Council has paid tribute to Martín Cecilia Rivas, President of the Torrecuevas Residents’ Association, for his commitment to the community. Rivas was presented with an award at a celebratory lunch held at Venta Luciano, attended by over 180 residents. On behalf of Almuñecar Town Council, Alberto García Gilabert, councillor for Culture, Festivities and Institutional Relations, thanked the councillor for
his “collaboration, participation, revitalisation and good work for Torrecuevas.” A cheque for €1,200 was also presented to the Almuñecar Local Group (AECC), money raised from the fourth edition of the Torrecuevas Trail and Hiking event which took place over the summer. During the lunch Andrés Manzano recited a monologue and children were able to enjoy a host of fun-filled activities. A special mention was also given to five residents who have collaborated with
the association and its Board of Directors, including Carmen López Joyas, Emilia Almendros González, Antonia García Alonso, Rosario Almendros González and Antonio Alonso Alonso. Accepting his award, Rivas remarked how the lunch was filled with “a fantastic atmosphere of companionship.” Cecilia thanked all of the residents who joined the lunch for coming and encouraged everyone to continue working together for Almuñecar.
Chocolate and churros for all LA HERRADURA once again organised its traditional Chocolate and Churros fundraising tea party for the Three Kings Parade. Churreria La Herradura made 100 kilos of the dough that was piped out, fried in huge rounds and cut up and sifted with sugar to make the churros that accompanied 100 litres of drinking chocolate. Tables and chairs were set up in the Plaza de la Independencia for the ninth edition of
the event that was attended by visitors and residents, including entire families whose youngest members also enjoyed the bouncy castles set up in the Plaza. The event was organised by Almuñecar Town Hall with the collaboration of Juan Salado and Carmen Medina, owners of Churreria La Herradura, and numerous volunteers including La Herradura councillors, Juan Jose Ruiz Joya and Daniel Barbero.
A historic, spectacular walk FIFTY or so walkers recently completed a 12-kilometre route between Moclin and Olivares. Scheduled for two weeks earlier and organised by Almuñecar Town Hall’s Sports department it had been postponed owing to bad weather. The next walk on December 15 is an easy-to-medium walk along a historic and spectacular route on good paths between Fuente Grande and San Miguel Alta.
It is mainly on the level but will be a little longer than the Moclin-Olivares walk. Readers wishing to participate should register at the Oficina de Deportes in the Francisco Bonet sports centre in Calle Puerto de la Cruz, Almuñecar. Walkers leave the bus station at 7.30 and the cost for those without season tickets is €12. Places are limited and allocated according to order of registration.
LIVING in Spain can bring with it an array of issues which may not have been encountered when living in the UK. There are lots of things to consider, and we are here to help try to make the transition and life in Spain a little easier by compiling a series of helpful facts and figures relating to a variety of topics. In Spain there are in effect two groups which most people would understand as being ‘the police.’ The National Police (Policía Nacional) who have jurisdiction in the towns and cities and the Guardia Civil outside the towns and cities. The Local Police are employed by town halls; they basically deal with property found, and enforce local laws. Whilst they have a power of arrest, when exercised they must take the arrested person to the National Police or Guardia Civil according to where the crime took place. National Police and the Guardia Civil deal with all crimes, missing persons etc in their jurisdiction. The National Police also deal with all applications for immigration paperwork, NIEs, EU Citizens Registration and for non EU nationals, Residencia, etc. Throughput Europe the general number for all emergencies is 112. In Spain the operators speak English, French, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish and will liaise with the emergency services when the caller does not speak Spanish. No area code is needed and the number can be called from any phone, including mobiles even those without a Spanish SIM card or any credit. You can also fax or SMS 112.
The 24 hours national emergency numbers for Spanish speakers are: 091 - police, 061 - health emergencies 080 - firefighters. By calling 902 102 112, but only when the perpetrator is unknown, one can give details of certain crimes, including:- burglaries, car theft, theft or loss of documents or belongings. The service is available in English from 9am to 9pm seven days a week, and from 9am to 3pm in French, German and Italian. Having given details of the crime, you must go to the National Police station which you nominate, within 48 hours to make the report using the information supplied on the telephone. In the case of robbery, where threat or force has been used, victims should call 112 at the time for police attendance, or go directly to the police station which covers that area to make a report.
091 or 902 102 112 from 9am to 9pm
Other useful number are:016, specifically to report instances of gender violence. For problems at sea, the Maritime Rescue Service (Salvamento Seguridad Maritmo) can be contacted by calling 900 202 202, and the Red Cross (Cruz Rojo) on 902 222 292. There is also a Red Cross 24-hour helpline 900 100 333.
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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OUT OF FAVOUR: Last week, Spain’s far-left party Podemos held a conference, ‘Goodbye monarchy, hello democracy.’
Calls to abolish the monarchy SPAIN’S royal family is under the spotlight again, after republicans called for a referendum on the monarchy with an option to abolish it. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia became the current King and Queen of Spain in 2014, following the abdication of Felipe’s father King Juan Carlos. At the time 55.7 per cent of Spaniards polled supported the monarchy, up 5.8 points from the six months before. But a YouGov poll last December indicated that almost half of Spaniards would be in favour of abolishing the crown and making Spain a republic. Last week, Spain’s farleft party Podemos held a conference, ‘Goodbye monarchy, hello democra-
cy,’ which discussed the possibility of a referendum on the monarchy with an option to abolish it. Following the conference, the pro-monarchy newspaper ABC published an editorial urging republicans to consider Spain’s stability, urging: ‘We do not need more instability in Spain.’ The move comes as Spain is trying to negotiate the formation of a new government following the general election on November 10 which saw PM Pedro Sanchez win the most seats, but not gain an overall majority. The country is suffering its worst political crisis for 40 years following Cataluña’s bid for independence in 2017, which resulted in Madrid suspending its autonomy for
almost seven months, and failing nine Catalan politicians and activists in October 2019. Cataluña is a wealthy semi-autonomous region in north-east Spain with a 1,000 year history and 7.5 million people with their own language, parliament, flag and anthem. Spain’s royal family visited the region last month, causing antimonarchy protests in Barcelona, including burning effigies of King Felipe VI. Last week also saw the Catalan parliament in Barcelona vote in favour of rejecting the monarchy, with 68 votes in favour, and 21 against. As Cataluña is under Madrid’s control, the vote is ineffectual. The King and Queen are currently visiting Cuba.
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Sad farewell to David the Dogman Costa del Sol dog legend and much-loved member of the Euro Weekly team, David the Dogman, sadly passed away last Friday, after a lengthy illness. David boasted an avid fan base as an EWN columnist, sharing a lifetime of experience in the dog training industry. ORIGINALLY from Nottingham, he was an acknowledged leading behav iourist and people canine educator. An Honorary Life Member of the British Police Services Canine Associa tion, he was the administrator for the Association’s Forum. “Dogs have always been my life,” he once confessed. David started his career in Israel in 1953, with the Israeli Border Police K9 Section. He was involved in all forms of dog training, including airsea res cue, air scent work, and drug and ex plosives detection. When he returned to England, he joined the family busi ness. The name ‘dogman’ comes from the police as they always say: “Get the dogman,” David revealed during an interview. “That’s how the name de veloped.” At 48, he retired to Spain and with the support of his devoted wife, Susan, dedicat ed his full attention to the second love of his life, dogs. The Dogman used all his experience and invented the silent dog training system that centres on what he called ‘silent socialisation.’ His unique style carried an effective, timetested approach. “It takes 10 min utes to have any dog un der my complete control, and this includes showing its owner how to handle it.” David emphasised that the biggest difference be tween his style and those used by others was his passive approach. “Too many trainers use aggressive training methods that are out of date. I delve into the psy chological side of train ing.” David was a guest on Spanish sport radio sta tion, Onda Cero Radio and Gibraltar GBC for many years, appeared on many TV shows, and wrote for publications around the world, as well as a weekly column for EWN. Ill health forced him to retire from giving lessons in 2008 after 50 years of pio neering work in the dog training industry although he continued running his ra dio show on Talk Radio Eu rope and writing for news
DAVID THE DOGMAN: “Dogs have always been my life,” he once said.
CANINE EDUCATOR: He was involved in all forms of dog training. papers and magazines world wide. On his retirement, he gave a special mention to EWN Media publishers Michel and Steven Eu esden: “I wish to thank Michel and Steven for their support they, and others at Euro Weekly News, have given me over the years. I consider them as friends and it is rare to find friends like Michel and Steven. I have one word for Michel: Boss. She always called me ‘The Boss’.” David’s interests also included playing the piano and organ. In the 1970s he appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records for nonstop playing on the organ to raise money for charity an im pressive 51 hours. He was given Civic Receptions in Nottingham and Mansfield in recognition of his charity work. And in December 1973 he was presented with an illuminated Scroll by Commander Sir Philip Franklin Lord Lieutentant Of Nottinghamshire on behalf of the people of Nottingham and
Nottinghamshire. Four years later, David founded The Nottinghamshire Hospice, after being approached by medical members of a Freemasons Masonic Lodge to head a group to establish a cancer hospice in Nottingham. He later became founder of a Ma sonic Lodge in Spain having been in volved in Freemasonary in London and Nottingham for over 40 years. He also helped form an action group to help retired people on the Costa del Sol who had been ripped off by conmen purporting to be licensed Financial Advisors.
“Sincere condolences. Our thoughts and prayers are with David’s beloved wife Susan and his son Mark. Rest in peace David, you were a big part of people’s life on the Costas.”
*At the wishes of David and his family, a funeral service will be held in the UK.
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BREXIT BRIEF
UK entry requirements after Brexit by John Smith IN the event that the Conservative party wins the forthcoming General Election and Brexit does happen, current Home Secretary Priti Patel intends to introduce new legislation which will affect EU citizens wishing to visit the UK. In her opinion, the introduction of a visa waiver which will need to be completed online at least three days before travel (at a cost to be announced) will help to improve border security. In fairness, UK travellers to Spain have been required to complete an online declaration before flying as
Britain is not part of the Schengen Group, but currently EU travellers simply need to show an ID card or passport when arriving in the UK.
It appears that a similar scheme to that proposed by the Home Secretary is to be introduced by the European Union for all non-EU visitors who
Warning to British financiers pore, the USA and some 40 other countries around the world, but Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis has warned that the EU will be keeping an eye on the UK after Brexit as if there is any sign of
deregulation, then the option could be withdrawn. Britain had hoped to have a permanent deal to allow financial access but this was rejected in the Brexit negotiations and therefore CREDIT: Almuñécar Council
A FORMER Prime Minister of Latvia and now European Commissioner with responsibility for financial stability has confirmed that Britain has the opportunity to have access to the EU through a special dispensation for banks and brokers. This will be the same system of ‘equivalence’ as enjoyed by Singa-
PRITI PATEL: Visited London Bridge following the terror attack.
FESTIVE JOY: The Christmas Market at Plaza del Acueducto.
Festive Markets THE first instalment of the Christmas Market in Almuñecar took place over the weekend, welcoming residents and visitors to a magical festive event. Organised by the Almuñecar Activa Association and the Department of Culture and Festivities, Plaza del Acueducto was filled with stalls offering local produce and seasonal gifts.
Speaking about the first market, Alberto García Gilabert, councillor for Culture, Festivities and Institutional Relations said that “the event was very lively thanks to its new location next to Plaza Mayor.” Interested residents can enjoy the market over the course of December from 10am to 7pm which takes place at Medieval in Paseo San Cristóbal, from December 6 to 9; Artisan in
Paseo Altillo from December 16 to 20, and the International Constitution of Foreign Residents from December 6 to 8. At each of the markets, visitors can delight in arts and crafts, home-made sweets, children’s workshops and inflatable toys. There will also be a paella to tempt your taste-buds with money raised from every plate sold donated to the Three Kings Parade and a collection of children’s items for Caritas.
are currently entitled to enter the Union without a visa and Britain post Brexit will fall under that category. The Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott responded by saying that it would be much safer to remain within the EU security and justice system as this would mean continued access to such important data bases as Europol and also the ability to apply for European arrest warrants. She went on to suggest that by leaving the safety of the EU system, police and border departments will find it more difficult to identify potential terrorists and Britain could become a safe haven for those evading the justice systems in the 27 European Union States. currently only this temporary measure appears to be likely to be available in the short term at least. In the past year, a number of countries including Canada have lost their ‘equivalence’ option, so this is a genuine warning from the European Commissioner.
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BREXIT EXTRA No Trump BORIS JOHNSON has indicated that he wants Donald Trump to keep off the topic of the UK election when he visits London for a NATO conference. Experts believe that Trump is so unpopular with voters that he could hurt the Conservative Party.
Down under THE Brexit Party candidate for Tynemouth constituency in the election has only recently returned to the UK and his address as shown on voting papers is in Australia. He has tweeted that he is not taking electors votes for granted.
Pot shot ALTHOUGH Nigel Farage has withdrawn Brexit Party hopefuls from standing against sitting Conservative MPs, he does not appear to be 100 per cent behind Boris Johnson and has taken a pot shot about the number of children he has fathered.
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WELCOME: Dutch woman was 14th million passenger of the year.
CREDIT: Carribus
A DUTCH visitor had a surprise when she touched down at Alicante-Elche airport last week as she was declared the 14th million passenger to be welcomed this year. The record milestone was marked by director of the airport Laura Navarro and representatives of airport operator Aena greeting her as she disembarked from a Transavia Boeing 737-800 arriving from Eindhoven. She was presented with several gifts including a pass for the airport’s VIP lounge. The 14 million figure means that the airport has already broken its historic record for number of passengers handled in a year, surpassing 2018’s total of 13.981 million, which was up 2.1 per cent on the previous year. During the current fiscal year 2019 Alicante airport saw an 8 per cent increase in passenger numbers during the summer months as the tourism economy saw an upturn. For the current winter season, which started on Sunday, October 27, and ends on March 28, Alicante-Elche Airport has 149 direct routes to 23 countries.
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MEGABUS: Each bus can carry 150 passengers. THE mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, has announced five new ‘megabuses’ will soon be in circulation. With an investment of €1.7 million, the town hall continues the renewal process of the EMT bus fleet. In the last three years, a total of 58 new buses have been incorporated, some electric-hybrids and others articulated megabuses. With the recent acquisitions, the total amount invested in improving public transport has ascended to €18 million. The buses are made by the brand MAN, with bodywork made by Spanish company Castrosua. They are 18.75 metres long, 5 per cent larger than the standard articulated buses, which contributes to improving comfort for travellers. Each bus can carry 150 passengers and they will be assigned to lines 3, 11 and 15. Regarding seats reserved for people with reduced mobility, the vehicles have a total of five seats. They also have one extra row of seats, becoming the most comfortable model in the entire intercity fleet. They have photovoltaic panels on the roof, a defibrillator onboard and led lighting with low electricity consumption.
Keep on dancing MOTRIL Council have announced that they will open a dance hall for senior citizens to enjoy next year. Taking advantage of her visit to the Autumn Festival on N ovember 22, Mayor Luisa García Chamorro revealed the news to 250 attendees. Chamorro stated that the council will provide a space for senior residents that will be easily accessible, after the Council received several requests from members of the community. Chamorro expressed her satisfaction to give back to elders in the municipality and that the council “works to serve them, as they have already given so many years of their life to making Motril the town that it is,” adding that “they deserve the best.” The new dance hall has already been included in next year’s budget and the council will be responsible for organising its programme of activities. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Motril
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Green award
SOURCE: Twitter
THE Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition, Mireia Mollà, has given Denia and Benidorm the ‘Green Flags’ award. The award, promoted by Ecovidrio, recognises the commitment of coastal towns with the recycling of glass containers during the summer campaign. Mollà has praised the results of the last campaign ‘Green Flags Movement,’ which managed to recover 15,960 tons of glass in 41 locations, 6.6 per cent more than the previous year. This increase in the recycling rate translates into 9,257 tons less of CO2 in emissions and an energy saving of 11,399 Mwh. Ecovidrio has also recognised other towns in the region such as Xàbia and Calpe, as well as the rest of the community. The Minister was quoted as saying “Today the greatest recognition is not the prize, but the joint achievement of increasing the recycling of glass.”
The Minister of Agriculture gives praise.
DANCE HALL: A space will be created for senior citizens to practice dance.
FA C E L I F T: The park now boasts a range of new facilities for all ages.
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No stoppages CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Adra
Adra’s new-look park THE mayor of Adra officially opened the Parque Europa in the La Curva neighbourhood following €117,000 worth of updates and improvements. Manuel Cortes talked about the “impressive” transformation of the 3,600sqm area, which he stressed was for all municipal residents to make use of “to practice open-air sport, rest or simply have fun.” The mayor said the park works were part of the council’s plans to encourage local people of all ages to do physical activity and enjoy outdoor spaces. Cortes also called on local residents to look after the park. The park now offers different leisure and relaxation areas aimed at both adults and children, including individuals with restricted mobility. Among the new facilities the area boasts are a children’s play area with an EU theme, a snack zone, a sports court with a basketball net, open-air exercise machines and a ‘cross riders’ circuit. The Parque Europa is one of five public spaces in the municipality being given a facelift thanks the Adra Town 2020 Plan and an investment of €545,000, which is 80 per cent financed by the European Regional Development Fund and 20 per cent by the local council.
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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DJ calls for hit to be banned AN off-the-cuff radio broadcaster is calling for Christmas classic Fairytale of New York to be banned from the airwaves - for being an ‘ o ff e n s i v e p i l e o f downmarket chav bilge.’ BBC DJ Alex Dyke, 57, complained to listeners that he was ‘no longer comfortable’ with having the ‘nasty’ Pogues’ festive hit on his playlist. Dyke had tweeted that he wanted the song banned, sharing some of the lyrics he had taken offence at. Such as: ‘You’re an old slut on junk,’ ‘Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed.’ Fairytale of New York originally released in 1987 has sold close to 1.5 million copies and is officially the
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DJ ALEX DYKE: Called for The Pogues’ Christmas classic Fairytale of New York to be banned. UK’s most played Christmas song. It’s been revealed that Shane MacGowan, the Pogues frontman earns a whopping estimated £386,000 (€525,000) a year
in royalties from the song. A BBC spokesperson commented: “This was Alex’s decision. There is no ban. We have a strict music policy that we expect to be followed.”
FINANCE
Green funding
THE European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered what is known as a green loan of €50 million to a consortium made up of Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Navarra. The money is intended to fi nance the building of four new windfarms in Navarra which will be built between Cadreita and Valtierra. The work should see the employment of around 200 people and be completed in the first quarter of 2020 as part of an ongoing EU plan to increase renewable energy.
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is the amount earned by Spain’s STAT OF companies in the second half €6.215 billion telecommunications of the year but shows a drop of 2.2 per cent. WEEK
Bags for life not working
IN an effort to reduce plastic waste, the concept of bags for life was in troduced and charges were made for normal plastic bags at supermarkets. The idea was that people would be persuaded to purchase the bags for life and keep using them, but this hasn’t actually been the case in the UK. Latest research by Greenpeace and charity the Environmental Inves tigation Agency suggest that UK con sumers are buying more of these bags and treating them as if they were disposable and as they are
By John Smith made from stronger plastic the ef fect on the environment is getting worse. To become effective and hurt the environment less, a bag for life needs to be used four times but with 1.5 billion sold last year, that’s clear ly not happening. One alternative that many suggest is to bring back paper carrier bags but the reality is that they can be more harmful to the environment as large tracts of forest need to be cut
down, the process of manufacture produces a higher concentration of toxic chemicals and they take up more space for transport In actual fact, you need to use a paper bag three times to reduce the effect on the environment and this is far less likely as bags split or become wet. Another factor is cost, as the su permarkets are encouraged to charge more for their bags, it is as sumed that profits will go to charity but this is not mandatory and they decide what the ‘profit’ amount is.
LEGALLY SPEAKING Can they buy derelict house? We have had our property in Torrevieja for 30 years. The house next door has been emp ty for 20 years since the owner passed away and is now derelict. We have had squatters and oth er problems. When the last squatters left we paid to have it bricked up and put a new door on the roof. The house was left to five grandchildren who are not interested and have never visited. We have tried for 20 years to buy the house, but we get no proper re sponse. There is about €10,000 debt on the property. Have you any advice? J E (Costa Blanca)
There are p r o c e d u r e s i n S p a n i s h YOU AND THE l a w f o r a t h i r d LAW IN SPAIN party to obtain ti tle to an abandoned property, but these depend on the registered owners being deceased. If you have five living owners, you certainly face compli cations. The only suggestion I can offer is to in struct a lawyer to act for you and to make a seri ous offer to the five heirs.
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Netflix nasty AN apparently new scam has ap peared in the UK which could spread here into Spain concerning Netflix and hijacking of customer informa tion. A number of former subscribers to that platform have complained that once they have cancelled their subscriptions hackers have stolen their information to renew their ac counts (often upgrading them) using their details but with brand new lo gins. The scammers then sell the login details to others users at discounted prices and the old customers sud denly find themselves being charged on a monthly basis.
BUSINESS EXTRA
All that glitters ONE of the most luxurious superyachts to have been built in the past five years, the Khalilah which is made with gold coloured fibre has just been sold for a reported €28.5 million to an unnamed buyer.
Market review SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica has made a radical change to its company strategy and will be reducing its exposure in an unstable Latin America in order to concentrate on its major profit centres in Spain, Brazil, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Xmas jobs IT is estimated that major retailers in Spain such as El Corte Inglés and Media Markt will create 25,000 new temporary jobs from the start of the gift buying season on Black Friday until Three Kings Day.
Electric shock UNLIKE its US parent, Tesla Spain is do ing well financially as turnover for 2018 was €32 million and profits doubled when compared to 2017. It has high hopes for this year and 2020 as the new model Tesla 3 which was only released in February has be
come the bestselling electric car in Spain. Although there is still not a huge mar ket for electric here, it managed to sell 589 cars which was the equivalent of 89 per cent of the company’s total sales for the previous two years.
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Euro EUR/GBP: Down from £0.86 to £0.85 EUR/USD: Down from $1.11 to $1.10 The euro closed October on a high as Brexit optimism and widespread USD weakness helped to buoy the single currency. However the euro has struggled to hold its ground so far in Novem ber as the increasingly fragile out look for the Eurozone takes its toll on the single currency. The bloc’s industrial sector contin ues to be a sore spot for EUR in vestors, with a slowdown in manu facturing starting to spread to other sectors. It’s not all been doom and gloom however, with the news that Ger many unexpected avoided a reces sion in Q3 offering some consolida tion for the single currency. Looking ahead, the euro will re main vulnerable to further losses
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Currency outlook: Brexit headlines and election speculation keeps GBP investors on their toes
TAKING ITS TOLL: The euro has struggled to hold its ground. this month if Eurozone data contin ues to underwhelm. Pound GBP/EUR: Up from €1.15 to €1.17 GBP/USD: Up from $1.28 to $1.29 The pound fluctuated over the past month, amidst a flurry of Brexit and political developments. In terms of Brexit there has been
plenty to keep GBP investors busy after Boris Johnson surprised every one by securing a new withdrawal deal, but subsequently failed to get this deal through parliament, result ing in the Brexit deadline being ex tended until January 31. Domestic politics proved to be equally tumultuous, with Sterling
being infused with further volatility as a snap election was called. So far in November we have also seen the pound face some head winds after two members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee shocked markets by vot ing for an immediate rate cut. Looking ahead, the pound will grow increasingly sensitive to UK po litical headlines in the build up to the election on December 12. GBP investors generally favour a Conservative victory on hopes that a majority will help Johnson break the Brexit deadlock in parliament, so ex pect to see Sterling remain support ed so long as the Tories continue to poll well. US Dollar USD/GBP: Down from £0.78 to £0.77 USD/EUR: Steady at €0.90 The US dollar traded in a wide range over the past four weeks A persistent selling bias hung over
the ‘greenback’ through the last half of October as a riskon mood and Federal Reserve rate speculation both limited the appeal of USD. However the US dollar’s fortunes improved in November, rallying hard through the first half of the month. This has been partly due to risk sentiment souring again amidst re newed USChina trade uncertainty. Some surprisingly resilient domes tic data and indications that interest rates are likely to remain on hold for some time also lent the US dollar support. Looking forward, the US dollar is likely to maintain its upwards mo mentum as global risks continue to build. On the other hand domestic poli tics could weigh on USD in the com ing weeks depending on how Don ald Trump’s impeachment inquiry plays out.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST scribing this in the aftermath of the latest London terror atrocity. At least this particular toe rag complied with the specific criteria required to be classed as a terrorist. These days the authorities are actually petrified to label acts of vio lence ‘terrorist attacks,’ in case of ‘back lash’ or causing ‘offence.’ Well they couldn’t wriggle out of this one. This individual had already been jailed for terrorist offences, wore a sui cide vest and screamed Allah Akbar as he slashed people to death. Yep, bit diffi cult to call that ‘a random non terrorist linked incident.’ Oddly I was going to write that it probably wouldn’t be long before the snowflakes began to crawl out bleating that he shouldn’t have been shot. Lo and behold the first to pop up was Cor byn. This man, who has no shame at all in his quest to appease just about any one whose votes may help his party, im mediately released a statement con demning the ‘shoot to kill’ policy. Oh really? Perhaps they should have ‘shot to injure,’ thereby giving this ani mal time to set off his suicide vest (the
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LONDON TERRORIST ATTACK: Latest atrocity in the capital. fact that it was fake is irrelevant) to in jure and murder a few dozen more in nocent victims. Give us a break. Shoot ing to kill is actually too good for these sub humans. What I found even more disturbing was the fact that the other members of the Al Qaeda cell incarcerated with this
individual have also been released! Have we totally lost our senses? Are the au thorities truly naïve enough to think these people have actually been deradi calised by what to them must appear to be a mere slap on the wrist? These are religious fanatics who are convinced they will reach ShangriLa by killing as
many ‘infidels’ as they can. These mon sters are not going to have their minds changed by a few years in a cushy lock up, being ‘interviewed’ by psychiatrists and do gooders while they dine on halal repasts. Their fellow Jihadists torture, behead and burn their prisoners alive. They don’t understand decency or
‘fair play,’ they interpret this as weak ness. Watch my lips. They hate us. They want to wipe us all out. They are our en emy in a war that, if we don’t come to our senses, they have a very good chance of winning. All of them should be either deported along with their whole families, or locked up and have the key thrown away. As for our pathetic, utterly out of touch parole boards, although they claim to have had nothing to do with this fanatic’s release, they still have plenty to answer for. Most are made up of tin pot magistrates or tweedy local council members. These prisoners eat them alive. They have hours and hours banged up in cells, rehearsing the lines they’re going to give these naïve egotists when their hearings come up. Relying on these overpaid in competents to decide whether to allow fanatical homicidal maniacs back onto the streets is bordering on pure insanity. For heaven’s sake get a grip before we all go under. Keep our faith, Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com
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The Consular Business Networking CONSULAR MATTERS REGULAR readers of my column will know that in addition to be ing the owner and founder of Just Law Spanish Solicitors in Fuengirola I am also the Danish Consul for Andalucia and Ex tremadura. In this role I am re sponsible for encouraging and developing trade relationships between Danish and Spanish businesses. Denmark, despite having a relatively small popula tion, is an important trading partner for Spain, and both countries being members of the European Union facilitates this. Recently I was invited to Gourmet Cazorla in Linares, a company which produces liver pate. It was interesting to see the process from the initial raw in gredients to the finished product.
FACTORY VISIT: The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners. The factory is state of the art and is a credit to its owners. They
even had a swimming pool for the employees to use, something
that comes in handy during the scorching Jaén summers. This
particular company was interest ed in trading with Denmark and of course I was happy to assist in my role. In addition I met with the mayor of Linares and was de lighted to hear his plans for the development of the local area. What made this visit particular ly interesting was that at the same premises they had an art gallery and I was asked to open the exhibition of Carline Crabbe, the daughter of Arne Hauge Sørensen, a leading Danish artist living in Malaga Province. It was a great honour to view all the paintings and attend the event afterwards. There are cer tainly some talented artists in An dalucia. I have to say that every day is different and I really do en joy my work at the Danish Con sulate. I would also recommend this area for a visit as the landscape is stunning, there are interesting villages and a huge number of old castles dating back many years.
Marisa Moreno Castillo • Consul of Denmark • Lawyer at www.justlaw.es • info@justlaw.es • Tel. 952 666 045 - 336 373 535
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THURSDAY - 5 DECEMBER
7:00am Breakfast 10:15am Murder, Mystery and My Family 11:00am Homes Under the Hammer 12:00pmFake Britain 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 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Inside the Supermarket 10:00pmWho Do You Think You Are? 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 Your Home Made Perfect 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 Live Snooker: UK Championship 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmGiri/Haji 11:00pmQI 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather The latest weather information. 12:15am Snooker: UK Championship 1:05am Snooker: UK Championship Extra
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 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 12:15am Piers Morgan's Life Stories
7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:45am 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! 12:50pm You've Been Framed! 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! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:35am American Dad!
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days BBC News teams in Washington DC and London report on the events that are shaping the world. 8:30pm Yorkshire Walks 9:00pm Wonders of the Solar System 10:00pm Wild Weather with Richard Hammond 11:00pm Horizon 12:00am Wild West: America's Great Frontier 1:00am Letters From Baghdad 2:30am Handmade in the Pacific 3:00am Handmade in the Pacific 3:30am Wonders of the Solar System
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am 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 8:00pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pmEndeavour 12:00am Safe House 1:05am Inspector Morse
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7:30am King of Queens 7:55am King of Queens 8:45am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:10am 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 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? 12:00am Rick and Morty
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 12:15pmHow Sarah Got Her Wings 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmChristmas Next Door 4:00pmChristmas at Pemberley Manor 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 10:15pmWhat's Your Pension Really Worth? 11:15pmRestaurant Rescue 12:15am Missing or Murdered?
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 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm A Question of Sport 9:00pm EastEnders 9:30pm Election 2019 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
7:30am 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 12:00pm BBC Newsroom Live 1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 9:00pm Mountain Vets 10:00pm The Name of the Rose 10:50pm Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby 11:00pm Mock the Week 11:30pm Newsnight 12:10am Weather 12:15am Snooker: UK Championship 1:05am St. Stephen's Night Calvary 2:40am Panorama 3:10am Seven Worlds, One Planet
8:30pm Top of the Pops: 1988 Bruno Brookes and Mike Read present the edition first aired on December 1, featuring performances by Rick Astley, Michael Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, George Michael, Angry Anderson, Cliff Richard, Phil Collins, Bros, Robin Beck and Humanoid. 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 Kings at the BBC 1:15am Sings Stevie Wonder 2:15am Top of the Pops: 1988 2:45am Sound of Song
11:10am Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:05pm Undercover Boss USA 1:00pm Channel 4 News 1:05pm Couples Come Dine with Me 2:05pm Escape to the Chateau: DIY 3:10pm Countdown 4:00pm Find it, Fix it, Flog it 5:00pm A Place in the Sun 6:00pm Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 7:00pm The Simpsons 7:30pm Hollyoaks 8:00pm Channel 4 News 8:30pm Unreported World 8:55pm Party Election Broadcast 9:00pm Flirty Dancing 10:00pm Gogglebox 11:00pm The Last Leg 12:35am Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2:40am Come Dine with Me 3:10am Come Dine with Me 3:35am Come Dine with Me
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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 Yorkshire Airport 9:30pm Yorkshire Airport 10:00pmJunk and Disorderly 11:00pmLethal Weapon 12:05am FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 12:10amLethal Weapon 1:15amWanted 2:20am FYI Daily
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Live Golf 9:30am Live European Tour Golf 2:30pm Live Ladies European Tour Golf 3:30pm Sky Sports News 4:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 10:00pmThe Gloves are Off 11:00pmThe Debate Discussion on the latest football news. 12:00am The Gloves are Off Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua come face-toface ahead of their rematch. 12:30am Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 1:00am Aj's Greatest Hits 1:30am Live NFL
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 Tonight 9:30pm Coronation Street 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:30pmITV News at Ten and Weather 12:00am ITV News London
10:00am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:20am I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 12:50pm You've Been Framed! 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm Emmerdale 2:15pm You've Been Framed! 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! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 9:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Family Guy 10:30pm Family Guy 11:00pm Family Guy 11:30pm I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:25am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:25am Classic Emmerdale 8:55am Heartbeat 9:55am On the Buses 10:30am On the Buses 11:00am 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 Doc Martin 9:00pm Doc Martin 10:00pm Endeavour
7:00am 7:25am 8:15am 9:10am 10:15am 11:20am 12:25pm 1:30pm 2:35pm 3:40pm 4:45pm 5:50pm 6:55pm 8:00pm 9:00pm
The Protectors The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Sweeney The Professionals The Saint Kojak Quincy, M.E. Minder The Professionals The Sweeney The Chase River Monsters On a remote lake in Malaysia, two men mysteriously vanish - just hours apart. 10:00pm Assassins 11:10pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 11:15pm Assassins
6:00am Sky Sports News 7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 7:30am Live Golf 9:30am Live European Tour Golf 2:00pm Football Centre 3:00pm Fight Night International 4:00pm The Gloves are Off 5:00pm Live PGA Tour Golf 8:00pm Live EFL 11:00pm Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 11:30pm The Gloves are Off 12:00am The Gloves are Off 1:00am Sky Sports Boxing Gold 1:30am Aj's Greatest Hits 2:00am Live NBA: Denver @ Boston 4:30am Sporting Records 5:00am Sky Sports News
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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Top Wing Paw Patrol Floogals Becca's Bunch Little Princess Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Jeremy Vine A Family for Christmas Neighbours A Majestic Christmas A Fairytale Christmas 5 News at 5 Friends Friends Neighbours 5 News Tonight Party Election Broadcast The Gadget Show Funniest Ever Pets at Christmas for Help the Animals Cruising with Jane McDonald How the Other Half Lives Fatal Attraction
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I am still ‘in the system’ MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man I WAS 70 this year so my English driving licence ran out. I decided I’d kill two birds with one stone and get a Spanish one which I applied for. Firstly I had to take a test. Well it’s not really a test as such it’s a bit weird. I had to go to a clinic and play some kind of 1980’s video game which somehow I passed. I then had to go and have my eyes tested. I don’t wear glasses even for reading. The optician, I’m guessing they were an optician, put me in a room, turned the lights off and told me to put my hand over one eye and read the board which was about two miles away. It wasn’t re ally but it might as well have been be cause I couldn’t read it that well. I point ed out I don’t usually drive with one hand over my eye in the dark. I was in formed I had passed, but would need to wear glasses and it would be put on my licence and if I didn’t have them in the
car I’d get fined. So I went to another op tician and got two pairs of glasses one for day and one for night. Simple eh? Of course not! These glasses were for distance so when I looked in my rear view mirror or at the dashboard it was blurred. So, I then had to have them made into bi focals. I’m now the proud owner of two pairs of glasses that don’t seem to make any difference. By the way, this was back in May. My birthday was in July so I reckoned I had given myself plenty of time to get my new licence. I went to a company that sends all the paperwork off to Trafico for you and that’s it job done. They take your UK licence and give you a piece of paper which allows you to dri ve in Spain, but not anywhere else. So here’s the problem. It’s now December and I still don’t have my licence. I am ‘in the system’ and we all know that means I’m stuffed ‘til someone decides that my application gets attended to. I called the gestor that sent it for me and told them that I had friends that had applied after me who had got theirs back already. They said it was all to do with Brexit of course! Anyone got any idea how I can speed things up?
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SATURDAY - 7 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 6:10pm BBC News The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather. 6:20pm BBC London News; 6:25pm Weather The latest weather information. 6:30pm Pointless 7:20pm The Hit List 8:00pm Strictly Come Dancing 9:20pm Michael McIntyre's Big Show 10:20pmCasualty 11:10pmBBC News 11:25pmWeather 11:30pmMatch of the Day 12:45am The NFL Show
10:25am ITV News 10:30am Saturday Morning with James Martin 12:40pmJohn and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen 1:40pm ITV News and Weather 1:49pm ITV London Weather 1:50pm Nadia's Family Feasts 2:55pm Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy 3:25pm Midsomer Murders 5:20pm Countrywise 6:05pm Tipping Point 7:05pm Catchphrase 7:40pm ITV News and Weather 7:50pm ITV News London 8:00pm Take Me Out 9:20pm The Chase Celebrity Special 10:20pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:25pmThe Jonathan Ross Show 12:30am ITV News and Weather
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Wild & Weird Top Class Blue Peter The Amelia Gething Complex Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings Deadly on a Mission: Pole to Pole Robot Wars Celebrity Antiques Road Trip MasterChef: The Professionals MasterChef: The Professionals Talking Pictures Fire Down Below Live Snooker: UK Championship Richard Osman's House of Games Saving Lives at Sea Wales: Land of the Wild Live Snooker: UK Championship QI XL Live at the Apollo Trumbo
7:00am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:35am Emmerdale 10:30am Coronation Street 1:30pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 3:00pm Take Me Out 4:15pm You've Been Framed! 4:40pmBeethoven's Christmas Adventure 5:45pm FYI Daily 5:50pmBeethoven's Christmas Adventure 6:25pmThe Santa Clause 7:25pm FYI Daily 7:30pmThe Santa Clause 8:30pmCaptain America: Civil War 9:35pm FYI Daily 9:40pmCaptain America: Civil War 11:25pmI'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:30am Family Guy 12:55am Family Guy 1:25am American Dad!
8:00pm All Aboard: The Great Reindeer Migration 10:00pmThe Sinner 11:25pmFrom Elton John to Gary Barlow: Celebrating 100 Concerts Live at Eden 12:25am Top of the Pops: 1988 1:25am Woody Guthrie: Three Chords and the Truth 2:30am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 3:30am Nigel Kennedy at the BBC A compilation of the musician's performances from the BBC archive, documenting the British violinist and violist's development and career, from a seven-year old child on Town and Around
7:00am On the Buses 7:30am Agatha Christie's Poirot 8:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot 9:35am Inspector Morse 11:55am Agatha Christie's Marple 1:55pm Agatha Christie's Marple 4:00pm Endeavour 6:05pm Endeavour 8:00pm Endeavour 10:00pmMidsomer Murders 12:00am Endeavour 2:00am The Loch 2:55am On the Buses
SUNDAY - 8 DECEMBER
7:05am King of Queens 7:30am Frasier 8:15am The Big Bang Theory 8:35am The Big Bang Theory 9:05am Heineken Champions Cup Rugby: The Big Tackle 10:05am The Simpsons 10:35am The Simpsons 11:00am The Simpsons 11:30am The Simpsons 12:00pmThe Simpsons 12:30pmThe Simpsons 1:00pm The Simpsons 1:30pm Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Union 4:15pm A Place in the Sun 5:30pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 6:35pm Jamie's Quick and Easy Christmas 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Titanic: The New Evidence 9:00pm The Royal House of Windsor 10:00pmRed 2 12:15am American Assassin
10:45am Digby Dragon 10:55am SpongeBob Squarepants 11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:20am Access 11:30am Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 12:20pmFriends 3:20pmSanta Who? 4:20pm Access 4:25pmSanta Who? 5:10pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 6:10pm Access 6:15pm Four Christmases and a Wedding 7:05pm 5 News Weekend 7:10pmMingle All the Way 8:10pm Access 8:15pmMingle All the Way 8:50pm Harrogate: A Yorkshire Christmas 10:20pmCraziest Christmas Lights 11:15pmThe Story of 12:40am That's So
11:00am Sunday Politics London 11:30am Fern Britton Meets 12:30pmWanted Down Under 1:15pm Bargain Hunt 2:00pm BBC New 2:10pm Weather for the Week Ahead 2:15pm Songs of Praise 2:50pm Escape to the Perfect Town 3:35pm Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 4:55pm 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 10:00pmElizabeth is Missing 11:30pmBBC News 11:50pmBBC London News; Weather 11:55pmWeather 12:00am Match of the Day 2
7:45am The Instant Gardener 8:30am Around the World in 80 Gardens 9:30am Countryfile 10:30am Saturday Kitchen Best Bites 12:00pmMasterChef: The Professionals 1:00pm Rick Stein's Secret France 2:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 6:15pm Athletics 7:00pm Inside the Factory 8:00pm Live Snooker: UK Championship 12:00am Defiance 2:05am Question Time 3:05am Best House in Town 3:50am Holby City 4:50am This is BBC Two Preview of upcoming programmes from BBC Two.
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9:00am Live European Tour Golf 1:00pm Live EFL 4:00pm The Gloves are Off Previewing Andy Ruiz v Anthony Joshua. 5:00pm Joshua v Ruiz A Heavyweight Upset 5:30pm The Gloves are Off Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua come face-to-face ahead of their rematch. 6:00pm Live Premier League Manchester City v Manchester United ( Kick-off 5.30pm). 9:30pm Goal Zone Updates on all of the goals from the latest football matches. 12:00am Sky Sports News
12:30pmNadia's Family Feasts 1:30pm ITV News and Weather 1:34pm ITV London Weather 1:35pm Midsomer Murders 3:35pm Tenable 4:35pm Tipping Point 5:35pm How to Spend It Well at Christmas with Phillip Schofield 6:35pm ITV News and Weather 6:45pm ITV News London 7:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 8:00pm Catchphrase 9:00pm Not the Robbie Williams Christmas Show 10:00pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 11:35pmITV News and Weather 11:54pmITV London Weather 11:55pmHatton Garden: The Inside Story
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Snooker v Darts The Protectors The Professionals The Big Fish Off Monster Carp ITV Racing: The Opening Show 11:30am The Car Chasers 12:00pm Minder 1:10pm Made in Britain 2:15pm ITV Racing Live 5:00pm Junk and Disorderly 6:00pm The Train Robbers 7:05pm FYI Daily 7:10pm The Train Robbers 8:00pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 9:00pm FYI Daily A round-up of the latest entertainment news. 9:05pm Guns of the Magnificent Seven 10:10pmThe Dirty Dozen 11:10pm FYI Daily 11:15pmThe Dirty Dozen 1:15am The Professionals
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Teleshopping ITV2 Nightscreen Emmerdale Coronation Street 12:55pmI'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 1:55pm Catchphrase 2:55pm Snow Dogs 3:55pm FYI Daily 4:00pm Snow Dogs 5:00pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6:00pm FYI Daily 6:05pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 7:05pm Disney's a Christmas Carol 8:10pm FYI Daily 8:15pm Disney's a Christmas Carol 9:00pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 10:00pmFYI Daily 10:05pm Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 11:35pmI'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp 12:40am Family Guy
8:00pm The Women's Football Show 8:30pm Canals: The Making of a Nation 9:00pm James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years. 10:00pm Ireland with Simon Reeve 11:00pm The Sky at Night 11:30pm Horizon 12:30am Revolutions: The Ideas that Changed the World 1:30am Tales of Winter: The Art of Snow and Ice 3:00am Music Moguls: Masters of Pop 4:00am James Galway at the BBC The flautist, who turned 80 today, reflects on a career spanning more than 40 years.
8:35am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:00am Everybody Loves Raymond 9:25am Frasier 10:00am Frasier 10:30am Sunday Brunch 1:30pm The Simpsons 1:55pm The Simpsons 2:25pm The Simpsons 2:55pm The Simpsons 3:25pm We're Going on a Bear Hunt 3:55pm Father Christmas 4:30pm The Snowman 5:00pm The Snowman and the Snowdog 5:30pm Arthur Christmas 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm Channel 4 News 8:00pm Live: Britain Decides - The Everything But Brexit Debate 9:00pm Escape to the Chateau 10:00pm Guy Martin's Great Escape 12:05am Caught on Camera 1:05am Alex
11:10am Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 11:25am Access 11:35am Friends 1:30pm Becoming Santa 2:30pm Access 2:35pm Becoming Santa 3:20pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 4:20pm Access 4:25pm A Shoe Addict's Christmas 5:10pm A Christmas Movie Christmas 6:10pm Access 7:00pm 5 News Weekend 7:05pm Christmas with the Kranks 8:10pm Access 8:15pm Christmas with the Kranks 9:00pm Inside... 10:00pm Inside Sandringham: Holidaying with the Queen
3:30am Teleshopping Buying goods from the comfort of home. 7:00am On the Buses 7:25am Agatha Christie's Poirot A well-known eccentric contacts the Belgian sleuth when he is haunted by suicidal nightmares. 8:30am Heartbeat 9:30am Heartbeat 10:35am Agatha Christie's Marple 12:35pmAgatha Christie's Marple 2:35pm Inspector Morse 4:55pm Agatha Christie's Poirot 6:00pm Endeavour 8:00pm Midsomer Murders 10:00pmAgatha Christie's Marple 12:00am Agatha Christie's Marple
7:00am Football's Greatest: Diego Maradona 7:10am Motorsport UK 8:00am Minder 8:50am The Professionals 9:55am Fishing Allstars 10:25am The Big Fish Off 11:30am Monster Carp 12:35pm Lonely are the Brave 1:40pm FYI Daily 1:45pm Lonely are the Brave 2:45pm Bend of the River 3:45pm FYI Daily 3:50pm Bend of the River 4:35pm The Searchers 5:35pm FYI Daily 5:40pm The Searchers 6:55pm The Train Robbers 7:55pm FYI Daily 8:00pm The Train Robbers 9:00pm Cannonball Run II 10:05pmFYI Daily 10:10pm Cannonball Run II 11:10pm National Lampoon's Vacation 12:10am FYI Daily
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VIP UPGRADE DEAR Euro Weekly, I am so happy to see you are manag ing to get away from mentioning the dreaded reality stars of Love Island and TOWIE in your Celebrities section. I mean after all can you really call them celebrities? You even went so classy as to feature Queen Letizia of Spain! It’s great to see some coverage of relevant pop stars from here and the UK like those who at tended the MTV awards in Madrid and Charli XCX last week. Antonio Banderas is back in Malaga and switching on the Christmas lights, will he grant an exclu sive Euro Weekly interview? That would be fantastic. I understand why you feature the UK ‘celebrities’ but it’s good to read about Spain’s own stars who have managed to accomplish Inter national fame. I am sure Arg will pop up somewhere singing Sinatra at Christmas, let’s hope there are a lot of celebrities in Spain that week! By James Kent
Parrot lover DEAR Letters, I was horrified and saddened to hear about the shooting of the Argen tinian parrots to decrease their popu lation. Surely something else can be done. I am sure we would be up in arms if they started shooting people in overcrowded countries just to keep the numbers down. Has nobody considered a bird sanc tuary or something less drastic? I mean who are they harming? They look beautiful and I suppose are a bit of a tourist attraction. I am glad that they are looking at more humane ways to limit numbers. It would be great to see an update on the progress of the experiment to remove the eggs to see if it works better. They should hold off on the murdering until they have explored all other op tions and have some answers. QUEEN LETIZIA: Featured in EWN.
OUR VIEW
Break the silence #ME TOO might seem like a new movement in the way that it has been brought to the forefront of the media’s attention. With high profile alleged culprits like Weinstein, Polanski, R Kelly and most recently Prince Andrew, it became ‘fresh’ news when actress Alyssa Milano helped kick off the current phase of the movement two years ago, she wanted to ‘give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.’ However, activist Tarana Burke started the #MeToo campaign more than 10 years ago, her goal was ‘to spread a message for survivors: You’re heard, you’re understood.’ As they both made clear, #MeToo has always been about raising awareness of the impact of sexual violence. It’s also about creating change by empowering women through empathy and strength in numbers and visibly demonstrating how many women have survived sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace. Milano states that a priority for the movement is changing laws surrounding sexual harassment and assault, for example creating protocols that give victims in all industries the ability to file complaints without fear of reprisal. It has been suggested that barriers to employment must be removed, such as the job requirement by some employers to sign non-disclosure agreements or other agreements that prevent an employee from talking about their employment publicly and legislation should be passed that bans these types of mandatory pre-employment terms. The movement has done a great job in highlighting this cause but by drawing it into the public eye has it also allowed once respected figures to be tried by the media?
Now we want to hear your views.
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Gender violence HELLO EWN, I find it very admirable that your paper in print and online has had such good coverage of stories sur rounding gender violence. It does shock me that there are SO many cases here, dare I ask if it is part of the culture? I hope not. However, I do notice that most re ported on are male against female violence and as a male victim of fe male violence in the past, I won dered if there are fewer cases of that in Spain or if it is something that is not talked about due to male pride. I also attended the Solidarity Race in Fuengirola and was blown away by the number of children in atten dance. Let’s hope that it is a good sign and we are teaching our chil dren from a young age that violence is unacceptable whether it is against men or women. Keep up the good work.
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Close the stable door after the horse has bolted!!! A Cobra meeting, and how long is that going to take? And will it be effective? In the meantime people have to be afraid. Lilian Benzies
All for a selfie?- poor thing! Some humans need to learn how to respect animals in general but wildlife really need it even more. This is beyond selfish and tragic. Teresa Tracy Ramsey
Get your money back millions available! Santander is a terrible bank. I have been waiting over three months for my new credit cards and when I
COMMENTS FROM FACEBOOK asked where they were, I was verbally abused by a member of their staff in Torrevieja, and despite con tacting their help line twice still no cards! Rita Taylor Young
Bless her may she rest in peace x The judicial system in this country is totally broken. So sad for this lady’s family and friends... Look at Hillsbor ough result... More proof that our judicial system, is it fit for purpose!! Amanda Jelley
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Hypocrisy? That flight she took to help Greta would have flown anyway whether or not she was on that plane. Greta’s action is symbolic, highlighting the need for change. Why don’t you address the real issue at hand and of fer solutions?? John Petersen
Andalucia to invest €1m to keep British tourists happy. Tourism is the lifeblood of the region. Targeting Asia is a sound move China is a premier source of tourists in the West now. Some places are actually making their town Chinesefriendly in the same way a lot of the Costa has signs in English. Brian Photastic
POLL OF THE WEEK Due to recent allegations, Prince Andrew was forced to step down from his royal duties. Should he be stripped of his title, too?
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4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm Only Connect 9:30pm University Challenge 10:00pmThe Case of Sally Challen 11:30pmNewsnight 12:10am Weather
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream 10:00pmLucy Worsley's Christmas Carol Odyssey 11:00pmRome Unpacked 12:00am The World's Most Beautiful Eggs: The Genius of Carl Faberge 1:00am The Art of Japanese Life 2:00am Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
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 Food Unwrapped 9:30pm My Money Secret 10:00pm24 Hours in A&E 11:00pmGogglebox 12:05am First Dates
1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pmA Joyous Christmas 4:00pmReunited at Christmas 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm Chris Packham: Plant a Tree to Save the World 9:00pm Traffic Cops 10:00pmChris Tarrant: Extreme Railway Journeys 11:00pmPolice Code Zero: Officer Under Attack 12:00amRobin Hood
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 7:55pm Party Election Broadcast By the Conservative Party. 8:00pm The One Show 8:30pm EastEnders 9:00pm Holby City 10:00pmGold Digger 11:00pmBBC News at Ten
4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmRick Stein's Secret France 11:00pmLive at the Apollo 11:30pmNewsnight
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2:20pm A Dream of Christmas 4:00pm Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa 5:45pm 5 News at 5 6:00pm Friends 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 9:00pm Great British Ships 10:00pmHoarders: Landfill In My Living Room 11:00pmGreatest Christmas TV Moments
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 9:30pm The X Factor: The Band 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather
1:45pm Coronation Street 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pmDress 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! 9:30pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pmFamily Guy
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 Midsomer Murders 11:00pmHatton Garden 12:05am In Plain Sight
12:30pmThe Professionals 1:30pm The Saint 2:35pm Kojak 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:40pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase Celebrity Special 9:00pm Junk and Disorderly 10:00pmThe Krays 11:00pmFYI Daily 11:05pmThe Krays 12:35amFull Metal Jacket
11:00am Football Centre 12:00pmFootball Centre 12:30pmRef Watch The Sky Sports team look back over some of the big refereeing decisions. 1:00pm Sky Sports News 5:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Live MNF 12:00am Sky Sports News
6:00pm Cash Trapped 7:00pm ITV News London 7:25pm Party Election Broadcast 7:30pm ITV Evening News 8:00pm Emmerdale 8:30pm The Royal Variety Performance 11:00pm ITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pm ITV News London 11:45pm The Jonathan Ross Show
3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 7:00pm I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 8:30pm You've Been Framed! 9:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pm Love Actually 11:00pm FYI Daily 11:05pm Love Actually 12:45amFamily Guy
11:00am Man About the House 11:30am 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 Midsomer Murders 11:00pmHatton Garden
11:20am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak 3:45pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Fishing Allstars 10:00pm Beverly Hills Cop II 11:05pmFYI Daily 11:10pm Beverly Hills Cop II 12:10am The Dirty Dozen
7:00am Good Morning Sports Fans Bitesize 8:00am Good Morning Sports Fans 11:00am Sky Sports News 12:30pmSportswomen 1:00pm Sky Sports News 6:00pm Sky Sports News at 5 7:00pm Sky Sports News at 6 8:00pm Soccer Special Pre-Match 8:30pm Live EFL 11:15pmThe Debate 12:15am Sky Sports News
7:00am Classic Coronation Street 7:55am Classic Emmerdale 8:50am Heartbeat 9:50am George and Mildred 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 Vera 11:00pmHatton Garden 12:05am In Plain Sight 1:05am A Touch of Frost
7:00am The Protectors 7:25am The Saint 8:15am Kojak 9:10am Quincy, M.E. 10:15am Minder 11:25am The Sweeney 12:30pmThe Professionals 1:35pm The Saint 2:40pm Kojak A mysterious criminal plants bombs around the city which cannot be disarmed. 3:40pm Quincy, M.E. 4:45pm Minder 5:50pm The Professionals 6:55pm The Sweeney 8:00pm The Chase 9:00pm Made in Britain 10:00pmGordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip 11:00pmLethal Weapon 12:10am FYI Daily 12:15am Lethal Weapon 1:20amWanted 2:20am FYI Daily
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1:00pm Politics Live 2:00pm The Best Dishes Ever 2:30pm The Best Christmas Food Ever 3:15pm Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman 4:00pm Who Do You Think You Are? 5:00pm The Hairy Bikers Home for Christmas 5:45pm Eggheads 6:15pm Flog It! 7:00pm Richard Osman's House of Games 7:30pm Strictly: It Takes Two 8:00pm The Andrew Neil Show 9:00pm MasterChef: The Professionals 10:00pmThe Baby Has Landed 11:00pmThe Apprentice: You're Fired! 11:30pmNewsnight
8:00pm Beyond 100 Days 8:30pm University Challenge 9:00pm Hidden Killers 10:00pmDigging for Britain 11:00pmVic & Bob's Big Night Out Vic presents Bob with a striking new wig, before revealing his secret beat boxing skills. 11:30pmGone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:00am Gone Fishing: Mortimer & Whitehouse 12:30am Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise 1:30am Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox 2:30am The High Art of the Low Countries 3:30am Digging for Britain
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 The People's Vet 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 9:00pm The Secret Life of the Zoo 10:00pmMy Grandparents' War 11:00pm999: What's Your Emergency?
8:25am Peppa Pig 8:45am 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 Coincidence 1:50pm Neighbours 2:20pm Access 2:30pmA Holiday Wish Come True 4:15pm A Christmas Comeback 6:00pm 5 News at 5 6:30pm Friends 7:00pm Neighbours 7:30pm 5 News Tonight 8:00pm The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard 9:00pm Secrets of Your Supermarket Food 10:00pmAldi at Christmas 11:00pmIt's Your Fault I'm Fat
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 The X Factor: The Band 11:00pmITV News at Ten and Weather 11:30pmITV News London 11:45pmPeston 12:45am Monster Carp 1:35am Ideal World
7:20am Totally Bonkers Guinness World Records 7:45am You've Been Framed! 8:10am Dinner Date 9:00am Emmerdale 9:30am You've Been Framed! 10:25am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:25am Superstore 11:50am Superstore 12:15pmDress to Impress 1:15pm Emmerdale 1:45pm You've Been Framed! 2:50pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:45pm Supermarket Sweep 4:50pm Dinner Date 5:50pm Dress to Impress 6:50pm Take Me Out 8:00pm You've Been Framed! 10:00pmThrough the Keyhole 11:00pmFamily Guy
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FOR NEXT 7 DAYS AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) During at least one part of your week the glamorous Sun comes out to shine, and together with the new Moon in realistic Capricorn, sweeps across your working, home and social life. Go-getters will definitely benefit from whatever moves are afoot.
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) Trust your instincts about those who chop and change. Chill out on Tuesday, and start planning next year's ideas - with the Sun making friendly aspects with determined Saturn, you should be concentrating on promoting all you have to offer.
ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Be ready for a refreshing cycle of possibilities, as the Sun is in charge of your short and longterm aspirations. Regardless of what is happening in the background, or whatever thankless tasks niggle you on Wednesday and Friday, your efforts will reward you at work, or wherever you need to improve your situation. Meanwhile, watch your diet.
TAURUS (April 21 - May 21) You, of all the signs, best know the value of taking each day as it happens. It's the old story of making time to catch up with life's little routines. Spread your efforts, and you'll reach your goals much faster. The tempo is picking up, and what you encounter will confirm that you're getting somewhere.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Both kind-hearted Venus and butterfly Mercury flutter with luck. This week's planetary sound-bites suggest that you widen your social circle and conquer new horizons. Also, the lively Sun is ready to dawn on a positive outlook for any long-term changes. Forget the hassles, and dig deep. Take Thursday and the weekend in your stride.
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) If you cannot avoid conflicting opinions or certain odds and ends, accept them and show just how tactful you can be. You might not hold a winning hand, but at one point you'll be able to teach as well as learn. In your head-to-head discussions, leave things as they are until the signs are right.
LEO (July 24 - August 23) Even if you've been feeling out of sorts or confused about a certain person or your future, it won't be long before you get a clearer picture. All things change eventually, so don't apply any unnecessary pressure to yourself or others. You'll be surprised at how much better you feel, especially if you're expecting a gleam of hope.
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VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) Considering some of the things that are about to happen, you'll be wise to follow your feelings. Your ability to analyse and understand other people is one of your supreme assets. The links between your job, personal and family lives suggest that you need to be a jot more flexible.
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) Regardless of the weather or other mixed blessings, you should try and get off the grindstone. Although the emphasis seems to be on home, family and practical property tasks, you'll be running true to Libran form, trying to help everyone around you. Don't forget that the planets are positively geared towards fresh steps and new projects.
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Your workaday, family and financial trends offer little respite from ironing out a variety of comings and goings. This is partly because not everyone is being co-operative, but it would be a big mistake to rock any boats close to you.
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LOTTERY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Saturday November 30
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CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your ambitious streak will be in full flow. Stay glued to what you do best, and it will be much easier to get others on your side. The new Moon in Capricorn will heighten your chances of making the right contacts or receiving some useful advice. If you're tempted to buy home-related items or useful gadgets, budget with care.
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SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) If you're single, get out and about, and if you're job hunting or working towards a particular result, stay on course. This is definitely a phase to follow your instincts. With the spotlight on your social, home and selfmotivated activities, you could be in for some unexpected surprises.
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A woman is like a tea bag: you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” Eleanor Roosevelt
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Across 1 Look for fallen arches (6) 4 Worsen new proprietors (6) 9 Jump over arched roof (5) 10 Olga won, unfortunately, through wrong score (3,4) 11 Eve's late, perhaps, but gives a lift (8) 12 Tie up in the rubbish container and finish (4) 14 Shaken spearhead and raced off (6) 16 Five lodged in shocking holes, positive slums (6) 19 Fuel is nothing in California (4) 20 All too human a story in which evil is overthrown (8) 23 Associate with a regal spouse (7) 24 Hammer costing a quid? (5) 25 Taking food, for example, out of a can? (6) 26 He takes a chance on being restored to health (6) Down 1 So six aliens are elected by the Russians? (7) 2 A quaintly pleasing French accent? (5) 3 Get a Scot to build homes (8) 5 Pale old penny that’s used by a magician (4) 6 Eastern cause arousing intense feeling (7) 7 South African boy's food mixture (5)
8 Pigeon poet? (5) 13 In a wood everyone must rise and fall (8) 15 Opposed to a giant’s organisation (7) 17 Slim person loaning shilling first (7)
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18 Celebration for political group (5) 19 Money, we hear, in hidden store (5) 21 Straight to the point, though it's dull (5) 22 Some editor needlessly in two minds (4)
Each number in the Code Breaker grid represents a different letter of the alphabet. In this week’s puzzle, 9 represents Z and 26 represents B, so fill in Z every time the figure 9 appears and B every time the figure 26 appears. Now, using your knowledge of the English language, work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you discover the letters, fill in other squares with the same number in the main grid and the control grid.
Across 1 Secured (8) 8 Once more (5) 9 Bellows (5) 10 Cipher (4) 11 Round, red fruit (6) 13 Traditional story (6) 15 Footwear (4) 18 Impart skills or knowledge to (5) 19 Be in accord (5) 20 Catch off guard (8)
English - Spanish
Across 1 Candado (7) 5 Prawn (5) 8 Cadete (5) 9 Calf (animal) (7) 10 Parade (procession) (7) 11 Mouse (5) 12 Bug (insect) (5) 14 To hunt (5) 19 Yemas (de huevos) (5) 21 Tracks (not asphalted) (7) 23 Often (1,6) 24 Leather (5) 25 Sabroso (5) 26 Symptom (7)
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Down 2 Accolade (5) 3 Very small (4) 4 Not wide (6) 5 Play (5) 6 Found out (10) 7 Carefully thought out in advance (10) 12 Fix firmly and stably (6) 14 Seizes suddenly (5) 16 Damages (5) 17 Two items of the same kind (4)
The clues are mixed, some clues are in Spanish and some are in English.
Down 1 Choppy (sea) (6) 2 Fingers (of hand, glove) (5) 3 Avestruz (7) 4 Gatito (6) 5 To spin (5) 6 Sample (7) 7 Alrededor de (6) 13 Enfermedad (7) 15 Warehouse (7) 16 Tirano (6) 17 A través de (6) 18 Broom (brush) (6) 20 Estudio (5) 22 Grandson (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 (HURTLE) and one letter in four other cells are given as clues.
BEYOND CLUMSY COMEDY CRINGE FUNGAL GAIETY GUNMEN HURTLE (10) LIABLE MANAGE MOTLEY NAUSEA OMELET ORANGE PAYOUT SHIMMY SYLVAN TENNIS VENOUS
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION 1 Clergy 2 Burden 3 Jumble 4 Anther 5 Debtor 6 Bounce 7 Heater 8 Moment 9 Ethane 10 Honest 11 Nimbus 12 Netted 13 Teeing 14 Redden 15 Strict 16 Fennel 17 Decree 18 Emerge 19 Series.
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 L) 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: 21 • Good: 29
• Very good: 42 • Excellent: 55
SCORING: 4 letters: 1 point 7 letters: 5 points 5 letters: 2 points 8 or more letters: 6 letters: 3 points 11 points
Average: 11 Good: 16 Very good: 23
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
Excellent: 29
eats gets gate gats gape stew stag stage state stow stowage stoa stoat stop stope step stet wets wage wags wats watt atop teat teapot tags tatty tape towage totty tote totem tope otto tats tots oats opts octet oboe page pate pats patty pots potage potato potto potty poet poem polo pets ebon coat coats coapts cote cots cope cyme conte boat boats bots bets beta boycott bonce meow once
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION adit ante anti atom date dent diet dint dote edit emit etna into iota item mate meat mint mite moat mont mote neat note omit tame team tend tide tied time tine toad toed tome tone admit ament anted atone dated demit doted mated matin meant monte noted oaten tamed tided timed tinea tined toned atoned detain diatom donate inmate iodate mantid minted moated tandem amniote donated mediant oddment toadied dominate DOMINATED
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QUICK Across: 1 Stable, 4 Duet, 8 Buttercup, 9 Even, 10 Unless, 13 Scarab, 15 Boar, 18 Overdraft, 19 Fate, 20 Tennis.
CODE BREAKER
Down: 1 Success, 2 Amble, 3 Late, 5 Uncle, 6/18 Tip off, 7 Jeans, 11 Surplus, 12 Handy, 14 Alert, 16 Often, 17 Bare.
CRYPTIC
ENGLISH-SPANISH
Across:
Across:
1 Infanta, 5 Storm, 8 Cease, 9 Roister, 10 Turnips, 11 Glide, 12 Cadge, 14 Ashen, 19 Acres, 21 Agitate, 23 Tangent, 24 Prose, 25 Relay, 26 Ratings.
1 Anger, 4 Multa, 8 Amistad, 9 Voice, 10 Creer, 11 Cerca de, 12 Rosado, 14 Escape, 18 Cerilla, 20 Shout, 22 Paper, 23 Presión, 24 Dance, 25 Trono.
Down: 1 Incite, 2 Flair, 3 Needing, 4 Afresh, 5 Sling, 6 Outline, 7 Marvel, 13 Adrenal, 15 Snippet, 16 Batter, 17 Banter, 18 Deters, 20 Seedy, 22 Acorn.
Down:
1 Atascar, 2 Gripe, 3 Retired, 4 Médico, 5 Lover, 6 Ahijada, 7 Piece, 13 Striped, 15 Suspect, 16 Estanco, 17 Magpie, 18 Capaz, 19 Lirón, 21 Olivo.
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QUIZ: WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE 1. According to the Gospel of John, what was the first miracle performed by Jesus 2. According to USGS (United States Geological Survey), what percentage of the Earth’s surface is water-covered: (a) 51 per cent, (b) 61 per cent or (c) 71 per cent? 3. In a game of water polo, how many players are allowed in the water from each team at one time? 4. Set in Baltimore in 1962, which award-winning 2017 American romantic dark fantasy film tells the story of a mute cleaner at a high-security government laboratory who falls in love with a captured humanoid amphibian creature? 5. The Watergate scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice led to the resignation of which US president in 1974? 6. What name is given to a hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air?
7. What was the name of the British female comedy duo, particularly remembered for their contribution to film and radio entertainment during World War II, created by sisters Elsie and Doris Waters? 8. Which alcoholic beverage is created by fermenting honey with water, sometimes with various fruits, spices, grains, or hops? 9. Which American country singer topped the UK singles chart in May 1958 with Whole Lotta Woman? 10. Which famous actor starred as the dockworker Terry Malloy in the !954 US crime drama film ‘On The Waterfront’? Not a lot of people know that… a leaky tap that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year.
Answers: 1. TURNING WATER INTO WINE at the marriage at Cana, 2. C – 71 PER CENT, 3. SEVEN - six players that play out and one goalkeeper, 4. THE SHAPE OF WATER, 5. RICHARD NIXON, 6. GEYSER, 7. GERT AND DAISY, 8. MEAD, 9. MARVIN RAINWATER, 10. MARLON BRANDO
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Axarquía
ARCHIDONA
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TODAY
TOMORROW
CASABERMEJA
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Malaga TODAY: MAX 17 MIN 10-CL
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Alicante
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Bilbao
16 17 19 19 18 17
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10 - Sh 8-S 10 - S 9 - Cl 8-S 9-S
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13 13 12 12 11 10
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Barcelona
TODAY: MAX 17, MIN 9-SH
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Madrid
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C: Cloudy
NERJA
TODAY: MAX 15, MIN 6-SH
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6-S 6-S 7-S 6-S 6 - Cl 7 - Cl
Sh: Showers
Sn: Snow
Th: Thunder
Sudoku LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
SOURCE: Wikipedia
Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3X3 box contains the digits 1-9. There’s no maths involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.
of her career she has won over 50 awards with more than 200 nominations which include a Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award, for her role in ‘Shakespeare in Love.’ • Sir Kenneth Branagh, British thespian, December 10, 59 Actor, producer, director, and screenwriter, he is well known for his film and TV adaptations of a number of Shakespeare’s plays. In 2015, he became the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. • Marco Pierre White, Chef, December 11, 58 Influential British chef and restaurateur dubbed the first celebrity chef of the UK restaurant scene. Popularly known as the Godfather of modern-day cooking, White became the youngest chef to win three Michelin stars.
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• Little Richard, Musician, December 5, 87 that is intoxicating, gravelly and mellow. Along His flamboyant style, sexy lyrics, and dynamic with singing and acting, he also composes music music defined the rock and roll music in 50’s and writes songs. America. He revolutionised the music world by • Mary, Queen of Scots, December 8 Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. She was introducing a certain kind of freedom characterised by the open expression of sexuality and rebellion. the daughter of King James V of Scotland and Little Richard. • Andrew Flintoff MBE, Cricketer, December 6, his second wife, Mary of Guise, and was the 42 only surviving legitimate child of the king. Mary was AKA Freddie Flintoff, an English television presenter and beheaded in Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, on February 8, 1587. She was 44 years old. former international cricketer. He played all forms of the game and was one of the sport’s leading all rounders, a fast • Judi Dench, British actress, December 9, 85 bowler, middle order batsman and slip fielder. Best known for her role as ‘M’ in the 007 James Bond • Tom Waits, Singer, December 7, 70 movies. She made her professional theatre debut at the Royal Court Theatre as Ophelia in ‘Hamlet.’ In the course American singer and actor blessed with a distinctive voice
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This week in history
Here I go again A FABULOUS insight int o the golden age o f 1970s and 80’s rock and roll told through the eyes of legendary Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. The story of a smalltown boy who dreamed of pl aying the guitar and ended up a rock n’ ro l l star. Fr om tours in Co l d War Germany and Franco’s S pain, to meetin g and befriending George Harrison and touring Europe with AC/DC. It’s a story of hard graft, life on the road, writing iconic rock songs and being in one o f the bigges t rock bands of all time. Packed with anecdotes and encounters with the likes of Ringo Starr, Elton John, Ozzy Osborne and B B King. Where ’s My Guitar?: An Ins id e Story of British Rock and Roll is a remarkable look into the highs and lows of being a true mus ic leg end.
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1921 - Eire The Irish Free State is declared, ending a five-year Irish struggle for independence from Britain. It later severed ties with Britain and was renamed Eire, and is now called the Republic of Ireland. 1941 - Pearl Harbour A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes descended on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in a ferocious assault. The surprise attack struck a critical blow against the US Pacific fleet and drew the United States into the Second World War. 1978 - Lufthansa Heist Half a dozen masked robbers raided the Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at JFK Airport in New York, making off with more than five million dollars in cash and almost one million in jewellery. 1980 - The Beatles John Lennon is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range. 1992 - Royal split British Prime Minister John Major announces the formal separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife, Princess Diana. 2009 - Science-fiction epic Avatar makes its world debut in London and goes on to become the highest-grossing movie in history. The box-office megahit was praised for its state-ofthe-art technology and earned nine Academy Award nominations.
ONE of the most anticipated films of the year, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles. The movie industry is changing for fading TV Western star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) as they struggle to land major parts in a business they once ruled. The comedy-drama is a love letter to Hollywood’s bygone era with beautiful scenery, a fantastic musical score and a shocking twist. Be prepared for the usual Tarantino gore.
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Holding out hope S C I E N T I S T S at UConn Health in Connecticut have made an impres sive step that could lead to a break through in the most dreaded form of breast cancer. Researchers at Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine were able to stop triple negative breast cancer from spreading in animals. A new drug being developed at UConn Health consists of a blocking protein that edits DNA and stops the cancer from spreading. It stopped the spreading process, called metas tasis, in animals and petri dish tu mours. Triple negative breast cancer is the most aggressive form of the dis ease and has the highest risks for spreading and proving fatal within a time frame of five years. A drug that targets defects in genes is already used to treat mus cular atrophy in children. The FDA approved the treatment in 2016 and
scientists at UConn say that their findings could mean the expensive drug could be repurposed to treat cancer. Around 10 to 20 per cent of women with breast cancer are diag nosed with the triple negative form. This subtype doesn’t respond to standard treatments due to a mole cular difference in the tu mour. Chemotherapy is effective, but on most oc casions the cancer comes back. The uncontrollable growth of tumours involves splicing factors, that are able to edit specific genes in the cells. They ‘cut’ some of the information out and replace it with faulty DNA. The team in Connecticut focused on the splicing factors, tar geting the bad editor that causes tu morous cells to grow. They found one, TRA2B, that was especially dense and practised
blocking the defective splicing fac tor. Blocking TRA2B prevented the breast cancer from spreading in both animals and petri dishes with this tu mour. Currently, there isn’t a drug that can be used on humans, but doctors can use the model as a base for developing a treatment faster. The drug used to treat childhood muscle wasting disease fixes defects in splic ing factors and
now, doctors hope the same can be done for cancer. How ever, doctors highlight that the process of developing a new drug can take any where from five to 15 years.
PROGRESS: Doctors hope to develop a drug that blocks the cancer.
The power of kindness A NEW study by Penn Medicine at the Universi ty of Pennsylvania has re sulted in some curious re sults. They found that kind gestures from strangers could boost wellbeing even more than a roman tic relationship. Small ges tures from strangers, work colleagues and friends have been found to have a powerful effect on people. Researchers at the pres tigious academic medical centre followed the lives of 212 people with ques tionnaires at various times a day. The study found that people who feel loved every day are healthier and happier, whilst also being better at expressing their feelings. Love that is not romantic was seen to have just as much positive influence on people’s lives. Simple acts such as
helping someone with their bags, smiling and greeting a stranger or sending someone a sup portive text, triggers deep emotions of feeling loved and valued. Because these gestures come from different peo ple and they are unex pected, it seems they have a stronger overall impact on happiness ver sus love from just one person. One researcher from Penn Medicine explained that feeling every day love is actually a much broader spectrum than what we tend to believe. Short, quick moments when you feel a connection and res onance with someone cre ates emotions of wellbe ing. The study was pub lished in the jour nal Personality and Individual Differences and
consisted in daily surveys to find out how people’s emotions fluctuated throughout their day. At first, a group of 52 people of varying ages were studied for one month, then another group of 160 un dergraduate
students for two months. Participants would re ceive questions via text six times a day at differ ent intervals. They were asked about their mood, any notable moments and their daily accomplishments. Gener ally, it was seen that feel ings of love rose for par ticipants as their day went on, and people reported feeling happier after ex periencing what they con sidered to be kindheart ed gestures. Most surprising, was that these feelings of love didn’t depend at all on the participants’ romantic relationship status, with single people feeling just as happy. The findings could mean new tech niques for mental health care and support.
GESTURES: A supportive call or text is a boost to happiness.
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Katie’s woes FREQUENT Marbella visitor Katie Price has the weight of the world on her shoul ders at the moment after being dealt several devas tating blows in a short pe riod of time. Businesswoman and for mer glamour model Katie, 41, was declared bankrupt at a court after facing fur ther legal action over her spiralling debts and discov ered that not only is her toyboy ex Charles Drury, 22, considering suing her, but she has received court orders prompting her to pay her exhusband Alex Reid £140,000 in legal fees As if that wasn’t enough Katie’s on/off beau Kris Boyson split from her again following concerns about ‘all the pressure she’s under.’
Flying visit KATIE PRICE: The businesswoman and former glamour model has concerns about pressure. Rubbing salt in the wound, it looked like her other exhusband and fa ther of two of her children Peter Andre was in very good spirits as he enjoyed a free trip to Spain. Fortyoneyearold Pete bagged a lucrative gig play ing to VIP guests at Jet.2’s travel conference in Calpe
on the Costa Blanca and managed to keep his social media updated with photos from the funpacked event. After wowing fans with a performance of his greatest hits the first night, Peter was back on form the fol lowing night as he attend ed a fancydress party dressed as a Pharaoh.
Literature genius THIS week, the gifted writer Isabel Motos presented her new novel at a special event in La Herradura. Organised by La Herradura Reading Club, residents
MADRID BORN MODEL: Elsa Pataky, the star of Fast and Furious 6.
and members of the council descended to the Civic Centre to obtain a copy of ‘Humo y miseria.’ Those who attended were able to purchase a signed
copy of the book and were captivated by Isabel Motos as s he s pok e about her work and the inspiration behind her latest novel. Born in Granada in 1991, Isabel Motos is a Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Nerja, where her literature has won several awards. In 2015, she collected second prize in the Fourth Literary Contest of the University Librar y of Granada, later winning the Jordi Sierra and Fabra Prize for Young People’s Literature for her novel ‘La Golondrina.’
MODEL and actress Elsa Pataky spent a whirlwind 24 hours in her native Spain to promote the lingerie brand Women’s Secret, of which she is the face of, and their Kissmass Collection. The beauty, who is married to Thor star Chris Hemsworth, revealed that their daughter India Rose has been bitten by the acting bug. “She has her first lines in the end of year school show,” said Elsa. Her daughter’s debut was the reason the trip to her homeland was such a brief one as she wanted to be back in Australia in time for seven-year-old India’s big moment. “I can’t miss it. I don’t want to create a bad memory for her - these are the things that stick with you for life.” Elsa said her daughter was desperate to come on the trip to Spain. “She told me: ‘take me, I want to go to Spain - without boys - just you and me.’ It broke my heart,” and added “She loves Spain. She speaks Spanish very well and she went to a summer camp and made Spanish friends and she’s desperate to see them.” The same cannot be said for her hunky hubby, “At home, I talk (to the kids) all the time in Spanish, and when I do, Chris doesn’t understand a thing,” she explained.
Tournedos Rossini The most decadent, luxurious, voluptuous, steak you can get. THIS dish is really both simple, and crushingly luxurious at the same time. Take a good quality piece of fillet steak. It should be cut thick and flash fried both sides and come out pink if not rare, but you can tell your restaurant how you want it done. Meanwhile, some toasted Brioche is prepared and the steak is placed upon it and topped off with a TOURNEDOS ROSSINI: Making a gentle comeback. slice of Foie Gras pate. It is then put under a grill and grilled until the Its invention has several chefs vying for the pate starts to melt. accolade, French chef MarieAntione Careme, Finally, a rich Madeira sauce is usually Adelphe Duglere, or Auguste Escoffier from added with truffles and mushrooms, and cas the Savoy Hotel. caded over the top. Tournedos Rossini became very fashionable All of this varies with every restaurant so in the 70’s, before fading away, but as it is so while they agree in basics there may be chef’s mouthwateringly delightful, it is making a alterations, there is no ‘official’ way to make gentle comeback in first class restaurants. this dish. Cheaper versions might not be so In Javea, you can try it at Le Gourmand on well made either. the Carreteria Jesus Pobre, 966 289 686. Ask It is generally accepted that Tournedos for Benjamin and do tell him you saw this in Rossini is a French steak dish, though the Swiss Euro Weekly News. Benjamin speaks English and Alsace Germans might argue this point. It French and Spanish. was named after 19th century composer John Le Seuer Gioachino Rossini.
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Sport around the world DAVID WORBOYS FOOTBALL and tennis are as close to being global sports as any. There have been top tennis players from all over the world and from nu merous different countries. The sin gles matches generate the most in terest and the greatest prize money, which makes it primarily an individual sport. Of the team sports, cricket is confined to Englishspeaking nations while rugby’s strongholds are in Eu rope, Oceania, South Africa and Ar gentina. For cultural reasons, women’s gymnastics has limited appeal in Sau di Arabia, while the climate precludes Trinidad as a venue for downhill ski ing. Baseball is primarily of interest in North America and Japan whereas basketball is most popular in North America and Australia. None of these sports has a global popularity compa rable to football.
THE GREATEST EVER: Messi (left) and Maradona (right). Although competitive football is played by so many countries, howev er, the highest level of success has been achieved in only two regions of the world. The 21 World Cups to date have been won exclusively by Western Eu rope (12 times) and South America
(9). The ‘tiebreak’ was finally broken as the Europeans went two points clear (119) in 2014. Until then nei ther region had led the race by more than one point. Moreover, only three ‘outsiders’ have even reached the World Cup Final all from Eastern Eu rope.
Is it a coincidence, then, that prob ably the eight greatest ever foot ballers are also from these two parts of the world? South America gave us Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo and (cur rently) Messi all from Argentina and Brazil. From Western Europe we had
Cruyff, Zidane and (again currently) Cristiano Ronaldo none from Italy, Spain or Germany. If there is an ‘out sider,’ it is possibly Puskas from Eastern Europe. As the World Cup has been hosted in many countries not known as foot ball nations (such as South Africa, the USA and Japan), it has been anticipat ed for many years that an Eastern Eu ropean, an African, a Central Ameri can or even an Asian country might one day prevail. The likes of Croatia, Senegal, Mexico and South Korea, however, continue waiting as the du opoly continues to this day. In the 50’s, the great Hungarian team lost only one match in seven years. This was the 1954 World Cup final when they lost to West Ger many, whom they had, a few weeks earlier, beaten 83 in a group match. Only one of the eight World Cup winners (three from South America; five from Western Europe) has failed to reach a final ‘away from home.’ This is England. The Netherlands, on the other hand, have reached three finals but were never winners.
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My list of super-moans gets longer NORA JOHNSON
BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
GOOD MORNING, class. No talking at the back, please. I’d like to begin with another few moans. I did a straw poll among my friends (only the finest of scientific and journal istic methods for this column, folks) about their biggest gripes. Top of the list came those rich individuals who like to lecture those less well off on every subject under the sun, but have skins like rhinos when it comes to their own actions. One of their favourite subjects is cli mate change. Take Bono, Sting etc (and yes, you too, Greta von Waffles!) who zoom around the world with masses of aides but never tire of telling the rest of us to drive electric cars while wearing vegan shoes. They’re also associated with some of the biggest tax avoidance schemes, and include rabid socialists who send their kids to posh and pricey feepaying schools. The list is endless. Next up, all those overpriced, pre
SOME GRIPES: Climate change and over-priced restaurants. tentious London restaurants: dimlylit rooms in sombre shades of Farrow and Ball grey, which make you feel like you’re in an exclusive Swiss clinic, where nurses do all kinds of things to you in all kinds of places with welllu bricated catheters. Plus menus of ‘healthy’ mung beans and hemp seeds. Make mine a watermelon seed latte. Not. Then there’s our ludicrous university system. Pointless degree courses spawn useless research and irrelevant
professorial posts. Vicechancellors keen to maintain the revenue that funds their inflated salaries permit en try requirements to shrink while pious ly claiming they’re allowing the under privileged to enjoy the benefits of higher education. Finally, there’s the very real danger of getting mugged in London (or any big city). Here’s a hint. I often have a 20 tucked in my, err, underwear, especial ly if anywhere dicey. This I learnt from my mother. Many people, especially men, keep a few banknotes inside their socks. It’s enough to get you home in an emergency. And I hate walking with friends who flaunt flashy designer bags or watches worth thousands of pounds. Status symbols often attract the wrong kind of attention at night. Always happy to help! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘Betrayal,’ ‘The Girl in the Woods,’ ‘The Girl in the Red Dress,’ ‘No Way Back,’ ‘Landscape of Lies,’ ‘Retri bution,’ ‘Soul Stealer,’ ‘The De Cleram bault Code’ (www.norajohnson.net) available online as ebook (€0.99;£0.99), ibook, paperback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.
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A real castle in Spain THERE is much more to Alicante Province than that relative newcomer, the Costa Blanca. Thirty minutes from Alicante City on the N31 motorway to Madrid you’ll find Sax, a town that offers a potted history of Spain. Controlled by the Moors from the eighth century, Sax is dominated by the 12th century castle they built on Bronze Age, Iberian and Roman remains. It was taken from the Moors by the militaryreligious Order of Calatrava in 1240 but was soon the source of tension be tween Aragon and Castilla, ending up in the latter’s posses sion. In the early 18th century, Sax castle’s garrison bucked the regional trend by supporting the French Borbon pretender to the Spanish throne, not Carlos of Austria who, incidentally, had backing from the English. Sax Town Hall organises 45minute conducted tours of the restored castle each Sunday at 10.15, weather permitting. It is necessary to register before 8.30pm the previous Thurs day on www.sax.es or by emailing ceahmsols @sax.es.
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BARRY DUKE WHEN they were handing out good looks and tender hearts I was at the back of the queue. I also missed out on getting genes that would ensure a half-way decent height. To make matters worse, a cruel twist of fate saddled me with red hair and freckles. So it was inevitable I’d be targeted by school bullies. After my uncle Char lie saw the results of a beating I took from a gang of young hoodlums he began giving me selfdefence lessons. He also created a makeshift gym for me in the family garage, and I tough ened up quicker than I thought hu manly possible. The first test of my newfound abili ty to resist bullies came when a vi cious ruffian, who once broke my nose, called me ‘Mary, Queen of Spots.’ I hit him so hard that he pin wheeled backwards into a cactus bush, then spent hours in A&E having hundreds of thorns tweezered from his butt. The bullying immediately stopped. I can’t say I was happy that people be
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BIG SOFTIE: I was dragged to every tearjerker movie ever made when on my first dates. gan regarding me as a fearsome little thug, but I took great satisfaction knowing I could go about my business without being picked on for being short, skinny, ginger and gay. Now the gay bit should have en dowed me with the sort of mawkish sentimentality I’d later detected among many of my LGBT chums, but it didn’t, even though the first guy I
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MOTORING PORSCHE has launched its first ever allelectric emissionsfree, su perfast sports model offering typ ical Porsche performance with everyday usability. The new flagship batterypow ered Porsche Taycan Turbo S four door sports saloon is the first of a family of electric vehicles from the German carmaker and marks a ‘new era’ for the brand. The first models in the new se ries, the Taycan Turbo S and Tay can Turbo are at the cutting edge of Porsche EPerformance and are among the most powerful produc tion models currently in its product range. The flagship Turbo S version of the Taycan can generate up to 560 kW (761 PS; Taycan Turbo S: com bined power consumption 26.9 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis sions 0 g/km) overboost power in combination with Launch Control, and the Taycan Turbo up to 500 kW (680 PS; Taycan Turbo: com bined power consumption 26.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emis sions 0 g/km). The Taycan Turbo S accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, while the Taycan Turbo completes this sprint in 3.2
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Taycan control ONE STEP BEYOND: Leatherfree interior option. seconds. The Turbo S has a range of up to 412 kilometres, and the Turbo a range of up to 450 kilome tres. The top speed of both all wheeldrive models is 260 km/h. With its clean, puristic design, the Taycan signals the beginning of a new era, but retains the unmis
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Fiat 500 Pop
ROAD TEST by Nick Fletcher FIAT’S cute 500 model has been a style icon since first created back in the 1950s and the current version still has plenty of charm which gives it a distinct advantage in the city car sector. While you can pay around €23,000 (£20,000) for the topspecification versions of the 500 with lots of kit and more sporty engines, the entrylevel Pop version starts at a more accessible €14,695 (£12,615) and while at that price you don’t get too much standard equip ment, you still get the cute cachet of the car and its cool retroimage. The featured model is the entry version with a 68 hp 1.2litre petrol engine and fivespeed gearbox. Standard kit is limited to remote locking, electric windows and door mir rors, a radio/CD player and a USB socket, though
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CITY CAR: A style icon with plenty of charm.
there are a variety of op tions which can be added at extra cost. It also has seven airbags as stan dard. The 500 can seat four adults in reasonable com fort and while the boot space of just 185 litres is tiny, it is adequate for lo
THE new Polestar 1 is not a pure electric car but a plugin petrolelectric hybrid linked to an eight speed automatic gearbox with manual override paddles. On looks alone it is eyecatching with a sophisti cated sporty GT silhouette made possible by its carbonfibre construction which has given design ers more flexibility to create crisper, more elegant lines, allowing for a lower roofline and vast panoramic glass roof letting light flood in. Each rear wheel has its own electric motor that allows for both stability and acceleration, known
Facts at a glance Model: Fiat 500 Pop Engine: 1.2 litre petrol Transmission: 5-speed manual Performance: 0-100 kph 12.9 seconds, top speed 186 kph (116 mph) Economy: 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) Emissions: 116/gkm
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cal shopping and can be expanded to take larger items by folding down the rear seats. The retrostyle cabin is simple, unfussy and functional. The car has good all round visibility and its small stature and light steering make it an ideal
Volvo in disguise as ‘torquevectoring’ when entering a curve help ing keep you secure and solid on the ground when accelerating around a bend. Boasting rocketing acceleration from rest to 62mph in just 4.2 seconds and an active rear spoil er lifts up into place at speeds from 62mph and re tracts again when it drops to 44mph, though it can be manually adjusted. Power for this smart plugin hybrid electric car
comes in two main parts working seamlessly to gether. Firstly, there’s a 2.0litre inline four cylin der supercharged and turbocharged petrol engine developing 309 horsepower (hp) and sitting on the front axle. This is linked to two 85kW electric motors on the rear axle which in turn generate 232hp/170kW. Adding to the mix a ‘crank inte grated starter generator’ which sits between the
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city car, agile in narrow streets and tight parking spaces. Out on the open road it can cruise at mo torway speeds without too much engine noise in trusion and although the seats may look basic, they are comfortable on longer journeys. Top speed of 1.2litre petrol model is 186 kph (116 mph) and the 0 100 kph time 12.9 seconds which in such a small and nimble car doesn’t actually feel as slow as the time may suggest. Aver age fuel economy is 18.9 kpl (53.3 mpg) and emissions 116 g/km. There are many rivals in the city car sector, includ ing the Kia Picanto, Hyundai i10 and SEAT Mii and while some may offer a little more in terms of standard equipment or better fuel economy, when it comes to sheer vi sual charisma the Fiat 500 still leads the way.
crankshaft and the petrol engine and develops 69 horsepower. It both acts as a starter motor and gives addi tional electric torque when the combustion engine is in use allowing the petrol engine to charge the onboard batteries up to 80 per cent capacity while on the move if required. The Polestar 1 can be driven as a fullyelectric vehicle at speeds of up to 100mph even at full throttle without the need for the petrol engine to kick in. It has an electriconly range: 78 miles.
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A LASTMINUTE Charlie Austin penalty helped West Bromwich Albion return to the top of the Sky Bet Cham pionship with a fifthsucces sive victory on Monday night. Despite a dominant perfor mance Slaven Bilic’s side found themselves heading in to the final minute level at 0 0, with Leeds having taken top spot over the weekend but when Kyle Edwards rushed through on goal he was unfairly tackled by Declan Rudd, and referee Oliver Langford had no hesitation and pointed to the spot. Charlie Austin scored, send ing Rudd the wrong way be fore sidefooting his penalty into the bottomright corner creating scenes of jubilation in the away end amongst Bag gies fans! Bilic named an unchanged side after a 41 victory against Bristol City last Wednesday. The early stages of the game saw Albion dominate possession, but it took until close to the 45th minute mark to create the first shooting opportunity of the evening to excite their vocal away follow ing. Nathan Ferguson picked
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LEADERS: West Bromwich Albion. the ball up in his own half and beat his man. The young full back powered forward and Preston’s backline parted, al lowing him to rifle a shot at goal, which Rudd managed to tip over the bar.
Preston went close next. Sean Maguire found himself unmarked in the Albion penal ty box following a throwin and hit a shot which Sam Johnstone had to turn around at his near post.
Bilic’s side bounced straight back, though. Matt Phillips found a yard on the edge of the Preston box and hit a curl ing leftfooted effort just wide before whipping in a superb freekick to the back post
which Kyle Bartley couldn’t quite turn in. Phillips continued to be at the centre of the Baggies’ at tacking intent, hitting a shot onto the turn straight at Rudd.
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Albion continued to control the ball as they searched for a way past the hosts’ resolute defence, and once again Phillips found space on the edge of the box and hit a low effort, which Rudd again got his hands to and tipped wide. Plenty of possession even tually paid dividends though when Baggies’ Kyle Edwards burst through on goal and went around Rudd, who tripped the Albion winger, with referee Langford point ing straight to the spot. Austin stepped up to tuck the penalty into the corner, adding the perfect ending to a convincing away performance from the Baggies. West Brom went back to the top of the table leav ing their many travelling fans with a cheery trip home. We the Euro Weekly News spoke to Julian Dicks (West Brom Coach) after the game Dicksie said “Tough game, very tough game but we knew we had to win it to get back on top of the table Preston are a very good side and it was tough to break them down but we got there in the end to take away the three points.”
Hammering on CHELSEA suffered a shock 10 defeat to struggling West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday in the West v the East Derby. Aaron Cresswell scored the winner in the second half to condemn Chelsea to backtoback Premier League defeats. Chelsea remain in fourth place but Tot tenham reduced the gap to seven points with a win over Bournemouth. West Ham thought they had doubled their lead after 67 minutes through Michail Antonio, but VAR disallowed the goal for handball. The victory sees West Ham steer four points clear of the relegation places and eases pressure off manager Manuel Pelle grini. Frank Lampard’s side host Aston Villa in midweek, while West Ham visit Wolves. Lampard told reporters that he still be lieves in his squad and thinks they have shown some great things this season. But he pointed out that ‘we played below par today, it’s time for a bit of character and see our reaction for Aston Villa on Wednesday.’ The manager went on to say ‘we did not do enough in the final third I think that’s been the story in the last three games.’
Before the game, Chilean Pellegrini had looked in danger of becoming the third London Premier League manager this month to lose his job after Tottenham Hotspur dismissed Mauricio Pochettino and Arsenal sacked Unai Emery. Pellegrini said that “for me the most difficult thing this week was not about my future or about the job, it was to con vince the players not to change, that we were doing the right thing.” West Ham goalkeeper David Martin, whose father Alvin played for the club for many years, made his debut on Saturday aged 33 and was in tears at the end. After his fine debut, he told British press that “it still doesn’t feel real” and that he was just pleased he got through it without letting anyone down, adding “ac tually I enjoyed it in the end.” “My dad didn’t say much I think we were both in tears. For my dad to play for the club for 21 years and see it, and for me to make my debut, keep a clean sheet and get a win for the boys, it is so pleasing.” West Ham fans were in full spirit hav ing not won at Stamford Bridge for 17 years but they are still in doubt regards their manager who needs a successful winning run to relieve the pressures cur rently on his shoulders.
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Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi IT was never in doubt. Brit Lewis led every lap. Hamilton had done it his 11th race win of 2019, with the drivers’ title already wrapped up. It was a phenome nal performance. Some py rotechnics fired up on the final straight as the celebrations of the season came to an end in Abu Dhabi. Hamilton finished first, Ver stappen second, Leclerc third, Bottas a brilliant fourth having started last on the grid. Someone on the radio from the Mercedes pit lane summed it all up “Get in there Lewis, what a drive … you didn’t even break in to a sweat with that one.” Hamilton replied: “I can assure you I am sweating. What a race, what a weekend. I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone here, and back home. I gotta say … this one’s for the fans.” This was the first December held Grand Prix since 1963 and after a long season Mercedes and
VICTORIOUS: Lewis Hamilton put on a phenomenal performance. Lewis Hamilton celebrated in style spinning doughnuts on the track in front of race fans. When he eventually got to the podium he threw the trophy aloft
City crush Burnley BURNLEY, in claret and blue, kicked off from left to right. City were in their black change strip. A shaky start by Burnley saw on seven minutes Jesus have a goal ruled out. He was offside. It would have been a lovely goal. De Bruyne drove the corner to the edge of the box, where Angelino belted a volley towards goal. It was slightly off tar get and came to Jesus, who instinctively flicked the ball behind his standing leg and into the net. He was, alas, a long way offside though. It wasn’t long though until Jesus struck on 24 minutes, Pieters crossed too close to Ederson and City were straight on the counterattack. Eventu ally David Silva played a simple ball to Gabriel Je sus on the left wing. He moved into the area, used Bardsley as a screen and bent a glorious ris ing shot into the far corner. It was a classic finish, and Pope had no chance. Burnley though simply hanged on to half time as they were being totally outplayed by an obvi ous City side regathering form. Second half and nothing got better for Burnley as five minutes into the second half saw another fine goal from Gabriel Jesus give City a deserved
in pure celebration spirit. It’s been an amazing achieve ment by Hamilton and his Mer cedes team. Can the Briton win another one next year, and draw
level with Michael Schumacher on seven drivers titles is now the big question? Meanwhile Vettel was in sar castic mood when asked: “How
do you feel about the season?” he replied “I feel like I want to go and get changed now, but instead I have to stand here and answer your questions. I’m only being honest.” Whilst Bottas was pleasantly pleased with himself after start ing at the back of the grid in the other Mercedes. He said “It was a pretty tough race, I was giving everything I could, but I have to say it was pretty good fun, com ing from the back. It wasn’t the easiest, without any DRS in the first 20 laps … but I feel I couldn’t have done anything more, I gave it everything and that’s what matters.” Speculation was rife all week end though that Lewis Hamilton was off to join Ferrari after he ad mitted he wants to join the Ital ian giants before he ends his ca reer Totto Wolf admitting at this stage there was a 25 per cent chance it could take place before next season.
Messi wins his sixth Ballon d’Or G JESUS: His goal gave City a deserved two goal lead in the second half. twogoal lead. They moved the ball around for ages before Bernardo Silva, on the right, whipped an inswinging cross towards the far post. Jesus got in front of Bardsley, six yards from goal, and adjusted his body smartly to slam a volley into the net via the post. In the 68th minute it was a case of ‘pick that out’ as Rodri made it 30 with a thumping finish. David Silva had a shot blocked by a Burnley de fender, with the ball rebounding to Rodri just out side the D. He waited for it to sit up before cutting across a vicious firsttime shot that beat Pope and flew into the top of the net. Whilst cruising at 03 Riyad Mahrez hadn’t set tled for that. He beat Mee on the 87th minute with a step over on the edge of the area and drove a low rightfooted shot into the bottom corner. It was another excellent goal. No clean sheet for City though when the ball ricocheted around the area and fell kindly for Robbie Brady, who slams it past the outrushing Ederson. City produced a portfolio of quality football in this game coming out 14 winners.
IT’S official, Lionel Messi is the winner of the 2019 Bal lon d’Or and makes history by becoming the first player ever to have won the trophy six times. Messi was level with Cris tiano Ronaldo, with five Bal lon d’Ors, and now he has moved onto his unique level. At a starstudded cere mony in Paris on Monday evening, the FC Barcelona star was crowned the world’s best player for the first time since 2015, seeing off strong competition from the likes of Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk. Cristiano Ronaldo finished third in the voting. At the ceremony, Luka Modric presented the Barcelona captain with the trophy, after the Croatian’s year of holding it in 2018 came to an end. Messi was accompanied
TROPHY RECORD: Messi is first player to win the Ballon d’Or six times. by his wife and two children, in addition to some of the club’s senior staff as he col lected the trophy at the France Football gala. Messi later posted on Facebook: ‘Thanks to France Football and the journalists who vot ed for me. I couldn’t have
won this award without the help of my teammates, both those at FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team, and that’s why this prize is theirs too. Of course, it also belongs to my family, who I dedicate it to, and who give me such great support every day.’